"Move, damn it!"
Xue Ning roared in fury, but it was futile.
His body was unable to move. As a blade flashed by, a gigantic head was sent flying into the sky.
"Ah, the bandit chief, the bandit chief is dead."
It took a while for the Black Mountain Thieves to react, and they let out horrified screams.
Ye Fan had already plunged into the crowd, wiping out every last one of them. Since he had already started, he would not leave any of them alive.
One slash killed one. There were dozens of Black Mountain Thieves, not nearly enough for Ye Fan to kill.
He happened to be short of money, these bandits could contribute quite a few resources to the Ye family.
Swoosh!
A blade flashed by and the hand of a Changhe Town Martial Artist who attempted to loot the bodies was chopped off by Ye Fan.
This man was one of those who had pushed Ye Fan out earlier.
"Touching my spoils of war?"
The other martial artists were scared by Ye Fan's brutal actions, keeping their distance.
Even the three martial artists in the Body Forging Realm didn't dare to meet Ye Fan's gaze directly.
After a quarter of an hour, no one from the Black Mountain Thieves could still stand up.
"Everyone, let's discuss the ownership of the iron ore next."
After wiping his blade with the clothes of a corpse, Ye Fan spoke to the crowd.
Upon hearing his words, a small family's member was delighted and was about to speak when he was pulled back by someone next to him.
"What are you doing, aren't you going to dispute the benefits?"
"Are you stupid? Don't you understand the implication of Patriarch Ye? All these Black Mountain Thieves were killed by him alone, do we have any right to demand anything?"
"What if he killed them, would Ye Fan dare to go against all of us?"
The persuader gave his companion a look as if he was a fool, then pointed at the bodies on the ground.
"Do you think we need one more corpse here?"
His companion's face instantly turned ashen. Ye Fan was no longer the kind and gentle Dr. Ye but a ruthless man who single-handedly killed the Black Mountain Thieves.
"Clan Leader Ye, the iron mine should of course belong to the Ye Family. After all, we didn't contribute any efforts."
Mu Tie stepped forward and expressed his opinion wisely.
"Yes, yes, Patriarch Ye, we are not eligible to join."
...
"If you insist, I'll gladly accept it."
Ye Fan finally sheathed his blade and once again regained his cultured demeanor.
The people of Changhe Town breathed a sigh of relief. Thank goodness Ye Fan didn't attack again.
They were truly afraid that Ye Fan would treat them the same as the Black Mountain Thieves.
Looking at Ye Fan, they thought that killing them shouldn't take any effort at all.
"When you head back, can you do me a favor and tell the people of the Ye Family to send some helpers over?"
The crowd agreed and then they promptly skedaddled.
In the entire mine, only Ye Fan and a field of corpses remained.
First, Ye Fan searched all the corpses thoroughly, finding several thousand silver and some scattered items.
Such a measly find from dozens of people, they were not even worthy of being bandits. Disdainful, Ye Fan spat on the ground.
According to the plot, it was now time to receive the reward.
These trifling possessions couldn't be it.
So, where would the reward be!
Ye Fan started searching nearby.
Soon, a cave appeared before Ye Fan.
The cave was clearly man-made.
Upon entering it, a huge plaque with the inscription 'Black Mountain Thieves' came into view.
Damn, no wonder the Black Mountain Thieves' traces were hard to find. They were hiding out in such a place.
Inside the cave, by the light of a torch, Ye Fan saw traces of red iron ore on the surrounding walls.
It seemed this red iron mine actually belonged to the Black Mountain Thieves.
Xue Ning had leaked the news of the mine after his breakthrough, intending to lure in the martial artists of Changhe Town as his prey.
However, little did they expect to attract the attention of Ye Fan, the big tiger, who ultimately reaped the benefits.
Inside the cave, Ye Fan discovered a large amount of extracted red iron ore.
Apart from this, Ye Fan also found a hidden cave.
Inside the cave, the lights were bright and various living facilities were readily available. It was probably Xue Ning's room.
After a thorough search, Ye Fan found over ten thousand silver notes, several good-quality weapons, as well as two secret manuals.
"Congratulations on completing the long-term task, Clan Armory 2: Minor Storage (Completed) Claimable."
Great, very good indeed.
A Body Forging Realm Cultivation Technique was obtained, completing the first stage.
So, the Cultivation Technique achieved this time is for the Postnatal Realm?
Upon this thought, Ye Fan's breath became labored with excitement.
Worn-out shoes traverse the land without a trace, obtaining things without any effort!
The issue that stumped Ye Fan for several months, was it resolved just like that?
Ye Fan quickly picked up the two secret manuals he found in Xue Ning's room.
Mysterious Yuan Jue, Nine Forging Golden Body.
The two Cultivation Techniques are all for the Postnatal Realm.
One for cultivating True Qi and the other for physical training, both can reach the Postnatal Realm.
After a rough glance at Mysterious Yuan Jue, Ye Fan finally had a general understanding of the Postnatal Realm.
The Postnatal Realm is divided into two schools, one for body cultivation and the other for True Qi cultivation.
The so-called cultivation of True Qi in the Postnatal Realm is actually the training of meridians.
Using True Essence to open up the meridians, the more open meridians one has, the stronger the strength.
A human body has twelve meridians, each divided into three stages.
Opening up three meridians represents the peak of the early Postnatal Realm.
Peak of the mid-Postnatal Realm at six meridians, a peak of the late Postnatal Realm at nine meridians, and the peak Postnatal Realm at twelve meridians.
After opening up the twelve meridians, the objective is to break through the Ren and Du meridians, connect with the Qi of heaven and earth, temper the Innate body, and become a strong expert in the Innate Realm.
As for the physical school, it requires breaking through physical limits time and again to achieve a breakthrough.
Both schools have their advantages.
The Innate Realm is still too far away for Ye Fan. What he needs to do now is first to break through to the Postnatal Realm.
In fact, Ye Fan could have broken through the Postnatal Realm a long time ago, but was met with obstacles due to the Cultivation Technique.
Ye Fan took out the Mysterious Yuan Jue and began to manipulate Qi and blood according to the guidance in the Mysterious Yuan Jue, circulating along the Hand Tai Yin Meridian.
Each Cultivation Technique manipulates different meridians. The first meridian that the Mysterious Yuan Jue needs to dredge is the Hand Tai Yin Meridian.
Fifteen minutes, a few hours.
When the first trace of Qi and blood passed through the Lesser Yin Meridian of the Hand and entered the Dantian.
Ye Fan felt as though the world had transformed.
The flowers, plants, and trees became more vivid. The dark environment appeared as daylight in Ye Fan's eyes.
These were all the additional benefits that came with breaking through to the Postnatal Realm, an enhancement of the five senses.
The most important feature of the Postnatal Realm, and the thing that can instantly kill those in the Body Forging Realm, is True Qi.
In Ye Fan's Dantian, hundreds of strands of True Qi had just been born.
Ye Fan tried to manipulate a strand of True Qi and then threw out a punch.
Bang!
The entire cave shook like an Earth Dragon turning over.
On the wall of the cave in front of Ye Fan, a half-meter diameter hole appeared.
Ye Fan was also stunned. This was just the power of simply manipulating True Qi, without even using any martial techniques.
Ye Fan took out his long knife and infused a strand of True Qi into it.
Knife stance!
A white blade of Qi cut through the air.
The hard rock wall was no match for the blade Qi, as weak as a tofu, and was instantly cut open.
Ye Fan took a deep breath. The Postnatal Realm, we finally made it.
Next, he needed to continuously temper the meridians to increase the quantity and quality of True Qi.