Wielding Wu Qian, Fang Qing easily severed the man’s neck. Before the head could hit the ground, the corpse transformed into blood qi and was absorbed by Wu Qian.She had performed this exact sequence countless times just moments ago.Scanning the room’s spotless, lifeless state, Fang Qing regarded it indifferently. A few minutes earlier, it had pulsed with life and sin—but now everything had become blood qi in her blade.With no enemies left around her, she stepped forward, intent on beheading the Black Tiger Gang’s leader as well.Her task was a simple assassination: kill the Black Tiger Gang leader, Yu Tianlu. But Fang Qing thought one leader hardly sufficed—if she was going to do it, she might as well finish the entire gang. Eradicate the Black Tiger Gang entirely. That shouldn’t be a problem.It wasn’t that she craved the gang members’ blood qi; it was that their crimes were too monstrous. Abducting ignorant girls, capturing men as slaves, operating a slave market… If Yu Tianlu weren’t a Foundation Establishment cultivator, someone would have wiped them out long ago. Thus killing Yu Tianlu was a duty she couldn’t shirk—though in truth, she only wanted a bit of blood qi…Putting aside other thoughts, Fang Qing stopped in a narrow corridor and stared at the muscular man before her, who wielded a long spear. Her voice was icy.“Are you Yu Tianlu?”“Are you the swordswoman who slaughtered dozens of my Black Tiger Gang?”Fang Qing lifted her chin slightly and met his eyes with disdain.“That’s me—this miss.”Yu Tianlu laughed harshly. “Fine! Then await your fate as the vilest slave!” He brandished his spear and charged at her.A cruel smile curved Fang Qing’s lips as she rushed toward him. As she advanced, pure crimson blood qi surged around her, signaling the activation of Blood Surge. Moreover, the rising blood qi condensed into several fine blood arrows that shot toward Yu Tianlu like lightning.Yu Tianlu swung his spear, shattering one blood arrow. As he prepared to deflect the others, Fang Qing had already closed the distance. He tried to step back—after all, a spear was ill-suited for close combat—but he was too slow. That single misstep would be eternal.Wu Qian slashed across his neck, mercilessly harvesting his life.With her blade sheathed, Fang Qing paid no heed to the fallen gang leader. She turned and retraced her path. The corridor felt emptier now, colder.…精铁砍刀兑换所需贡献点：100皮甲兑换所需贡献点：500…Fang Qing looked on in disappointment at the Wugou Alliance’s faction store offerings. She shouldn’t have hoped for much—what could a mostly-mortal faction with few cultivators offer her? She’d wait until joining the Fire-Gold Sect to see if they had anything useful. Before then, she needed to amass more blood qi and grow stronger.…Seven days later.It was the day the Fire-Gold Sect’s disciple recruitment began, yet in a quiet corner of Weiping City, people weren’t discussing that—they were talking about something else.In a small room, two men, one tall and one short, sat across a table exchanging recent gossip.“I heard the Blood-Blade Immortal of the Wugou Alliance wiped out another faction,” said the shorter man.“Which faction?” asked the lanky man.“The Fengshang Tower—ranked alongside the Black Tiger Gang.”“Fengshang Tower is gone, too. Looks like the Wugou Alliance will dominate Dali Cave.”“Indeed. Who does the Wugou Alliance recruit? Their strength rivals Gold Core cultivators.”“Not only strong, but ruthless—none who face her survive.”“That’s true. But she’s beautiful. Marrying her—even if it costs me thirty years of lifespan—I’d do it!”“Don’t flatter yourself! Believe it or not, word will get out and some admirer will chop you to pieces!”“Hey, Lao Li, don’t you ever think that?”“What’s the point? Better to find a way out.”“The Wugou Alliance is so powerful now—let’s join them.”“Not a bad idea, but then we must follow their rules.”“The rules are harsh on folks like us, but without them, our old enemies would kill us.”“Lao Wang’s right—let’s do it.”…On a wide street, a long line of people snaked through the district. Even so, more kept joining, the scene bustling.At the end of the line, Fang Qing in her white /N_o_v_e_l_i_g_h_t/ dress asked Gu Yuan, “Are there always this many for the recruitment?”Gu Yuan nodded. “Yes—this many.”“Then let’s wait.”…While queuing, Fang Qing noticed Gu Yuan staring at a girl in the adjacent line. The girl was pretty and composed, waiting for the free test line—ages ten to fifteen. Fang Qing and Gu Yuan, being older, queued separately.Gu Yuan rarely looked at others, so Fang Qing asked, “Who is that girl to make you gaze like that?”At her clear, chilly voice, Gu Yuan came back to himself and explained casually, “She’s an acquaintance.”“Acquaintance? I thought you were alone—how do you have acquaintances?”“Remember when I was hunted?” Gu Yuan looked at her and continued, “I met a blood-stained man who gave me a cultivation manual, asking me to deliver it to his daughter.”“That man’s daughter is that girl.”Understanding dawned on Fang Qing, and she lost interest. “Who tests first?”“I don’t mind.”“Then I will.”“All right.”…After a long wait, it was Fang Qing’s turn. Facing the lavish crimson hall, she knew this was her destination. She handed sufficient silver to the young Daoist at the door and entered. Gu Yuan followed closely behind.The hall was vast. In the center stood a waist-high pillar topped with a transparent crystal orb. Several powerful, white-haired Fire-Gold Sect elders stood before it, their appearances both ancient and youthful. Beside the orb was a burly middle-aged Daoist with a mature countenance. On either side of him were young Daoists—male and female, ages fifteen to twenty—who greeted new disciples and watched the entrants.Fang Qing’s arrival drew admiring glances from the young Daoists, stunned by her beauty. The elders, however, remained composed and said,“Place your hands on the crystal orb, young lady, to begin the test.”Fang Qing nodded and strode forward, placing her hands on the crystal orb.

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