The more Niu Yan thought about it, the more reasonable it seemed.

’Right, this kid only killed so many because of his Treasure Saber! That’s a form of cheating! Yes, he’s a cheater!’

Niu Yan charged forward, his face twisted into a ferocious scowl.

He was going to teach this kid a lesson and show him that cheating was wrong!

Jiang Che had just finished killing a group of Thorny-skinned Pigs when he saw someone approaching menacingly. He frowned and asked:

"Something you need?"

He recognized the man. He seemed to be from the Fierce Wind Martial Arts Hall, one of the so-called Four Young Masters of Martial Arts.

But he couldn’t recall ever offending him.

"You punk! You actually cheated using a Treasure Saber!" Niu Yan roared.

At the same time, he executed Gale Fist, throwing a punch!

This punch condensed all his Qi Blood; its force was incomparably fierce and powerful.

The edge of his fist tore through the air, actually stirring up a gust of wind!

Niu Yan was determined to make this cheating kid pay the price!

Jiang Che was a little baffled. Why was this guy suddenly accusing him of cheating and then attacking him?

’Perfect... I haven’t fought anyone recently...’

He tossed Kunji aside, then executed Cloud-Stacking Fist and met the attack.

Using the saber was out of the question; he had no intention of killing anyone.

A lesson with his fists would be enough.

Suddenly, Jiang Che saw that Niu Yan’s body was covered in red dots.

This meant they were all weak points!

’It seems that if I use my fists, the red lines become red dots. Looks like the Insight Talent displays differently depending on the weapon I use.’

Jiang Che habitually aimed for the dot on his chin.

But he was suddenly startled.

’No, no, that would kill him...’

His figure flickered, easily dodging Niu Yan’s fist before he landed a punch on Niu Yan’s chest.

Niu Yan was sent flying by the punch, crashing into a tree behind him before collapsing to the ground.

A shower of leaves fell, and a few startled birds flew away.

Niu Yan lay on the ground, seeing stars.

’What happened?’

His mind was a bit dazed.

Jiang Che was also a bit surprised.

Was someone at the Iron Skin Realm this fragile?

When had he gotten so strong?

But when he thought about his Passive Talents and his pile of Perfection Level Martial Arts, it made sense.

Jiang Che shook his head. He ignored Niu Yan and went back to digging out Black Crystals and cutting off pig ears.

Niu Yan took a long while to recover before slowly climbing to his feet.

He now knew that Jiang Che’s strength was the real deal.

But he refused to accept it.

Why?

How could someone at the Stone Skin Realm possibly defeat him?

"You’re from the White Cloud Martial Arts Hall? What’s your name!"

Niu Yan asked, having noticed that Jiang Che’s clothes seemed to be from the White Cloud Martial Arts Hall.

Jiang Che frowned. This guy was so persistent.

"Remember this well. My name is Gong Yulei!"

He gave a random name and walked away.

"So, you’re Gong Yulei!"

Niu Yan shouted from a distance.

He had heard that name before.

The one hailed as the most promising person to break through to the Iron Skin Realm this year!

He had originally dismissed it with contempt.

But he never expected him to be this strong!

He didn’t even know how he did it!

Suddenly, Niu Yan remembered that his Martial Arts Hall was scheduled to have a sparring competition with the White Cloud Martial Arts Hall in two months!

"Gong Yulei, just you wait! At the sparring competition in two months, I will settle the score!"

He said through gritted teeth.

Originally, he wouldn’t have given a minor matter like a sparring competition a second thought.

Although the White Cloud Martial Arts Hall wasn’t exactly weak, they had never won against them. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

But this time was different.

"Gong Yulei..."

Watching Jiang Che’s retreating back, Niu Yan clenched his fists.

He swore to go back and train hard, to get his revenge one day!

And the name Gong Yulei was deeply seared into his heart.

...

After successfully trading in his rewards, Jiang Che went home.

This time, he had harvested another large pile of Black Crystals.

Moreover, he had also obtained a Qi Blood Realm Martial Arts Secret Manual and a Qi Strength Pill!

The Qi Strength Pill needed to be taken when one was at the Peak of the Iron Skin Realm.

It was a medicine used to help one sense Jin Qi and assist in breaking through.

Jiang Che had no use for it at the moment, so he put it away.

As for the Martial Arts Secret Manual, this time he had redeemed it for a Qi Blood Realm Qinggong manual called "Shadow Tracing Step."

The Government Office had discovered it on a recently captured Pirate and confiscated it for public use.

Of course, what Jiang Che received was a copy.

But there was no difference between this copy and the original.

However, Jiang Che planned to first train his Eight Sufferings Vajra Zen to the Great Success level before considering practicing Shadow Tracing Step.

Afterward, Jiang Che took out all the Black Crystals.

He took stock of them and counted six Iron Skin Realm Black Crystals and forty-six Stone Skin Realm Black Crystals.

He decided to exchange all the Stone Skin Realm Black Crystals for gold.

For the Heart of the Black Abyss, the Iron Skin Realm Black Crystals provided a greater sense of satisfaction, and a single one could last a long time.

These six would be enough for a while.

Even if he ran out, he could just sneak up the mountain and cut down a few more.

As for the Stone Skin Realm Black Crystals, they were of little use for now.

It would be better to exchange them all for money.

As for silver, Jiang Che felt that it was vaguely starting to depreciate.

Especially if the bandit suppression campaign failed and the True Mother Sect rose to power.

When the world fell into chaos, silver would probably become worthless.

But gold was valuable in any era.

Drawing from history, the more chaotic the times, the more one should hoard gold!

However, there weren’t many places that could take so many Stone Skin Realm Black Crystals at once.

So, he went to the Seven Stars Gang and found Qin Yue.

Qin Yue was the same as always, drinking and eating meat with a group of his brothers from the Hunting Hall.

When they saw Jiang Che, everyone was delighted and pulled him in for a round of drinks.

Jiang Che had no choice but to drink with them.

Of course, this inevitably involved a few trips to the latrine to use his Transformation.

Otherwise, he would have been drunk under the table long ago.

After they finished drinking, Qin Yue readily helped him exchange the crystals for gold.