Chapter 411: Three-Way Blood Qi, Perfect Balance

Before he knew it, Yang Ling had been in the Capital for over ten days.

During these ten days, he had shut himself inside his quarters in the First Division, Public Security Department, focusing entirely on cultivating the Heavenly Will Hundred Battles Diagram.

Yang Ling's eyes were shut tight, his Vital Qi surging within him like a mighty river in flood.

The Vital Qi of the Vajra Bright King Technique, the Vital Qi of the Great-Grade Azure Dragon Force, and the Vital Qi of the Heavenly Will Hundred Battles Diagram were all circulating without interfering with one another.

The three streams of Vital Qi seemed to form a perfect balance.

Time passed by, bit by bit.

One hour.

Two hours.

Three hours!

Yang Ling suddenly rose to his feet, stepped out of the room, and began practicing the Ethereal Steps, the Wind God Vajra Legs, and the Dragon-Capturing Saber Technique in the solitary training ground right in front of the door!

He trained for a full ten minutes or so before finally stopping, a fine layer of sweat already covering his body.

The searing heat radiating from him raised the temperature around him by several degrees.

If any Ironclad agent had come over at this moment, they would have felt waves of hot air rolling off this spot.

This was the sight of Vital Qi spilling outward.

Yang Ling closed his eyes once more, and the three streams of Vital Qi within him maintained their perfect balance.

"It's done. I can now run three Internal Techniques simultaneously with ease, and even maintain the balance in the middle of combat."

A smile tugged at the corners of Yang Ling's mouth as he felt that these ten or so days of hard work had not been wasted.

With the addition of the Heavenly Will Hundred Battles Diagram, his dual attributes could receive another 65-point boost!

Most critically, he could now activate skills simultaneously: Vajra Indestructible Body, Azure Dragon Force, Resolute Heart, Two-Times Critical Hit, and so on.

Stacking these skills together would elevate his offensive power to a truly terrifying level.

At the very least, at the Upper Sixth-Rank stage, he was confident no one could face him head-on!

Just then, Lu Qian hurried over. The moment he arrived, he felt the scorching heat radiating from the area, and a flicker of surprise passed through his eyes.

Seeing that Yang Ling seemed to have just finished training, he didn't approach right away.

"Something on your mind?"

Yang Ling looked at Lu Qian and smiled.

Lu Qian quickly stepped forward: "Chief Constable Yang, some shopkeepers in the territory under our jurisdiction would like to meet with you."

Yang Ling's expression turned strange: "Are you saying the Inspection Department over there is blind? Director Yun even warned me to be careful of those three Directors.

And now you want to play matchmaker for those shopkeepers down below?"

Are you kidding? His Green Dragon Ring held so many fragments of Centenary Refined Blazing Gold, a full four hundred jin.

Why would he leave any leverage for others to grab onto?

Lu Qian was stunned for a moment, then reacted and said with a wry smile:

"Chief Constable Yang, you've misunderstood. They're not here to offer bribes. It's always been a rule in our Ironclad Department.

Each of the nine divisions in the Public Security Department has its own designated jurisdiction. If any problems arise, they'll contact the corresponding division to handle them.

The Department Head said that only this way can matters be handled in an orderly and clear manner. Anything outside our jurisdiction, we can't touch."

He paused, then continued, "Chief Constable Yang, these shopkeepers all have significant backgrounds. Meeting them once will make it more convenient if we ever need their cooperation in the future."

Yang Ling felt a sudden understanding and asked casually:

"Which shopkeepers are they? Isn't it below your station to meet them?"

Lu Qian: "For the ordinary ones, a Ninth-Rank Ironclad meeting with them is enough.

Naturally, that wouldn't require your esteemed presence."

"The ones requesting an audience today come from the Divine Armaments Pavilion, the Pharmacy Guild, the Mining Guild, and some shopkeepers backed by various Second-Rate sects, and even... First-Rate sects."

"...Then I suppose I should meet them."

Yang Ling nodded with a peculiar expression on his face.

He still needed the Centenary Refined Vermilion Gold Throwing Daggers from the Divine Armaments Pavilion.

He also needed the Spirit Nurturing Pills from the Pharmacy Guild.

He really did need to build good relations with them, which would make things easier in the future.

He still hadn't reached Transcendent proficiency in the Dragon-Capturing Saber Technique and the Candle Dragon Seven-Star Sword Technique.

His shortage of Spirit Nurturing Pills was still quite significant.

"It's been almost a month since the last Skeleton Cave Dungeon run. In another seven or eight days, the dungeon will refresh."

"The Devour Heaven Palace dungeon will also refresh. Next time I go in, I'll see if I can exchange the Centenary Refined Blazing Gold for Spirit Nurturing Pills first..."

Capital, Gathering Spring Tower.

Under Lu Qian's introduction, Yang Ling met with the shopkeepers of the various major factions in his jurisdiction.

The status of these shopkeepers wasn't actually that high; they were only at the level where they could manage affairs. The big shots behind their factions naturally wouldn't come to meet a Sixth-Rank Ironclad agent.

The meeting was simple, just a few cups of clear tea, mainly chatting about mundane matters and what they'd seen and heard regarding public security in their daily affairs.

"Honored shopkeepers, have any of you heard of the Immortal God Sect?"

Yang Ling suddenly asked.

The shopkeepers present had indeed heard of the Immortal God Sect, but they had never had direct contact with it.

"The Immortal God Sect commits all kinds of evil and colludes with the Rong tribe. If any of you have people under you connected to the Immortal God Sect, you must report it to our Public Security Division."

The shopkeepers exchanged glances and nodded gravely, indicating they would certainly comply.

Before long, they took their leave one after another. True enough, they didn't pull out any greeting gifts.

Lu Qian said in a low voice: "Chief Constable Yang, Li Huaiyi treated me to a meal a while back.

He was beating around the bush, trying to get me to plead for mercy on his behalf."

"That guy offended me before, so it's natural for him to be worried. But I won't use my position to take personal revenge. As long as he does his job well, that's fine."

Yang Ling said casually.

Lu Qian nodded slightly, now knowing what to tell Li Huaiyi.

At that moment, a group of people with somewhat strange expressions crept closer to them.

Lu Qian gripped the Official Saber at his waist and stared at them coldly.

The group immediately froze in place, not daring to take another step forward.

"Lu Qian, your business here is done. Head back to the Ironclad Department."

Yang Ling instructed casually.

Lu Qian glanced at the group, realization dawning in his eyes, then rose and took his leave.

As soon as he was gone, Yang Ling gestured for these players to come over and sit down.

There were eight players in total, each with the class of Canal Worker, having completed their Class Change.

Their levels ranged from 11 to 20.

The Internal Techniques and Martial Arts Techniques they practiced couldn't even qualify as Third-Rate.

Similar to the Thief-Capturing Saber Technique from back then.

Only the level 20 player had Internal Technique Methods and Martial Arts Techniques that had reached Third-Rate standards.

This standard was actually enough for an ordinary player to be proud of, and enough to establish a foothold in the Divine Realm.

"Players?"

Yang Ling smiled.

The eight of them immediately breathed a sigh of relief. They hadn't guessed wrong, this was indeed Rank One Yang.

"We're all players here, no need to be formal. Have a seat."

Yang Ling gestured for them to sit again.

The eight appeared somewhat restrained. After taking their seats, the level 20 player spoke cautiously:

"Rank One Yang, we have leads on the Immortal God Sect."

Yang Ling smiled without changing his expression:

"The Immortal God Sect threatened you on the Public channel before. Aren't you afraid?"

The eight exchanged glances, and a glint of hatred suddenly burst forth in their eyes.

The level 20 player said in a deep voice: "Before we entered the Divine Realm, members of our families had been ruined financially by the Immortal God Sect.

My father, because he deeply believed in the heretical doctrine of immortal descent, refused to take medicine even when he was sick, and in the end, he stubbornly held on until he vomited blood and died."

Yang Ling straightened up slightly and took another careful look at this person's Status Panel. His name was Xu Peng.

His perception told him that this man was not lying.

But after witnessing the methods of masters of deception like Li Ming and Zheng Chunhong, he couldn't fully trust his perception either.

"There probably aren't many liars in the real world who could reach the level of someone like Li Ming. It wouldn't be so coincidental for me to run into one."

With that thought, Yang Ling said: "If you have leads, I can wipe them all out in one go right now."

"Rank One Yang, the real leads are in our Guild Master's hands. The Guild Master hopes to invite you to a meeting."

"And for this meeting, the Guild Master hopes to also invite several other guild masters here in the Capital."

Xu Peng asked cautiously.

He didn't have much confidence that this man would agree to the meeting.

After all, this man's identity was Number One on the Divine Realm Level Ranking.

Based on his past experience with various games.

This kind of Number One wouldn't pay any attention to ordinary players.

Yang Ling became interested: "Guild Master? What player-created guilds are there here in the Capital? Tell me about them."