Sacrificial Artifact System: From Bell-ringer to the Ancestral Patriarch of the Sect novel Chapter 16

Chapter 16 - 16 Trouble

Li Qian hurriedly gathered all his belongings and started to dispose of the body.

More than an hour later.

He had buried Manager Zhao's body behind the mountain.

The bloodstains in the room had been cleaned up as well.

It's just that a faint scent of blood still lingered.

But it didn't matter, time would make it fade away.

Moreover, he would clean up more meticulously the next day, leaving no trace whatsoever.

Despite being at the bottom of the hierarchy, Manager Zhao was still essentially a servant disciple and not ranked among the official disciples, but he was, after all, a manager in the Chores Hall and held a status of some importance among the servant disciples.

The disappearance of a manager would definitely prompt an investigation by the Chores Hall.

Lying on another wooden bed, Li Qian flipped through the booklet in the light of the oil lamp.

Mingyu Palm.

A more profound palm technique.

Much more advanced than Sword Stabbing Fist.

Sword Stabbing Fist is the most basic fist technique that only has the effect of Breathing Refining. As for Qi Cultivation... it is negligible.

It's only because he practiced Sword Stabbing Fist to perfection that it had the effect of Qi Cultivation.

Compared to the real Internal Cultivation Methods, there's still a huge gap.

The Qi Cultivation effect of Mingyu Palm is much stronger than Sword Stabbing Fist, and it also contains martial arts characteristics.

It is considered a comprehensive martial skill.

However, the cultivation of Mingyu Palm is demanding... It requires a special ointment - Golden Jade Ointment to go along with it, or else the progress would be very slow.

Once Mingyu Palm is practiced to a certain degree, one can make their palms as hard as gold and stone, indestructible.

"Needing an ointment to accompany the cultivation is quite troublesome."

Li Qian shook his head.

Never mind the cost of Golden Jade Ointment, or how to buy it... This Mingyu Palm belonged to Manager Zhao. If he were to practice it, it would create a trail leading to him, increasing the risk of exposing the fact that he killed Manager Zhao.

Therefore, he decided not to practice Mingyu Palm.

It's a bit of a pity in his heart, but compared with his own safety, the benefits brought by Mingyu Palm didn't seem to matter anymore.

The next day, Li Qian once again cleaned the inside and outside of the bell tower thoroughly.

After committing the contents of the Mingyu Palm booklet to memory, he also destroyed it completely as kindling.

The other belongings of Manager Zhao, he chose to temporarily bury them in the ground and did not plan to use them.

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Ever since killing Manager Zhao, Li Qian had become even more cautious and low-profile in his actions.

Silently striking the bell, practicing martial arts, raising chickens and ducks, planting vegetables, and occasionally chatting with Chen Yong who came up the mountain to train.

If not for the daily sounds of the bell, he would almost have no presence within the Divine Sword Sect.

Just like that, half a month went by before the Chores Hall sent someone up to inquire about the situation, as the disappearance of Manager Zhao had finally been discovered.

Li Qian responded calmly.

Of course, the people from the Chores Hall did not suspect Li Qian.

A servant disciple who had only joined a little over two years, probably hadn't even achieved Inner Strength yet, how could he possibly be related to the disappearance of Manager Zhao?

"If the Chores Hall doesn't have a second person who knows about the treasure map, maybe this will be the end of the matter."

Li Qian thought to himself.

Unexpectedly, a few days later, a man in his thirties suddenly came to the bell tower.

"May I ask what brings Senior Brother here?"

Li Qian asked curiously.

"My name is Yi Zhong, you must have heard of me."

The man said indifferently.

Yi Zhong?

Li Qian had certainly heard of him; he was ranked number one on the recently concluded Combat Power Ranking.

As for the previous number one, Zhang Mingcan, he was narrowly defeated by Yi Zhong and was placed second on the Combat Power Ranking. He did not continue the three-year streak of being number one, thus missing the rank of Official Disciple.

Moreover, Li Qian had learned from Chen Yong that Song Yingying had become very close to Yi Zhong.