That night, the troops under the Black Tiger County King did not counterattack, nor did the forces from the other branches of Black Tiger County Kingdom attack. It was obvious they had tacitly acknowledged Wang Xiaoqiang as the new Commandery Prince.
Since ancient tis, the throne of the Rivers and Mountains has always belonged to the capable. The Black Tiger County King was inferior in skill, died and his Dao perished, while Wang Xiaoqiang's Cultivation Base shook the heavens and he firmly controlled the overall situation. Naturally, this Black Tiger County Kingdom would be governed by Wang Xiaoqiang.
Early the next morning, not only did the Black Tiger County King's n not counterattack, so even ca over to defect to Wang Xiaoqiang. They all knelt outside the gate of the Wang Manor, loudly declaring their loyalty, hoping Wang Xiaoqiang would take them in and give them important posts.
Wang Xiaoqiang thought that after taking Black Tiger County Kingdom, next would be the entire Villain Nation. He wanted to beco the Great Emperor of the Villain Nation, and this could not be accomplished by his strength alone. He needed helpers and military power, so he did not hesitate at all and accepted these soldiers, planning to entrust them with heavy responsibilities.
After Wang Xiaoqiang beca Commandery Prince, he firmly grasped military power in his hands. Black Beard was appointed State Preceptor by Wang Xiaoqiang to manage state affairs.
Black Beard, a forr Guest under a City Lord, beca the State Preceptor of a County Kingdom overnight, thrilled beyond asure in his heart.
He knew that Wang Xiaoqiang was fighting for Rivers and Mountains not to sit on them, but for Cultivation. So he catered to his wishes and supplied what he needed, levying Blood-Boosting Pills within the County Kingdom, using Blood-Boosting Pills as harsh taxes and miscellaneous levies.
Black Tiger County Kingdom had dozens of large and small cities under its jurisdiction, and every city had to pay, only with different standards. Based on Tianfang City's production standard, large cities paid one hundred Blood-Boosting Pills per month, while small cities paid five hundred Blood-Boosting Pills per month.
Roughly calculated, there would be tens of thousands of Blood-Boosting Pills in sharp collection every month.
Next, under the banner of taking concubines for the new Commandery Prince, Black Beard searched throughout the County Kingdom for won with a Mystic Yin Body, bringing them into the palace to provide for Wang Xiaoqiang's Cultivation.
These two great initiatives—using Blood-Boosting Pills as tax revenue, and using the excuse of taking concubines to seek out Mystic Yin Body won—did not arouse public dissatisfaction, nor did they give others anything to criticize. This made Wang Xiaoqiang extrely satisfied. He felt that although Black Beard's loyalty was sowhat lacking, he was sharp and capable, worked with Soul Power, and was a talent worth using. He decided to entrust him with heavy responsibilities in the future.
Blood-Boosting Pills were collected to cultivate the Blood Burning Technique, Mystic Yin Body won were brought into the palace to be used for Qi Refinent, and so City Lords within the nation, in order to curry favor with Wang Xiaoqiang, secretly sent large quantities of Heavenly Dew and Earth Essence. Wang Xiaoqiang felt this was enough for Cultivation.
When the first batch of Blood-Boosting Pills was delivered to the national treasury, when the first batch of Mystic Yin Body won was sent to the harem, and when large quantities of Heavenly Dew and Earth Essence were sent before Wang Xiaoqiang, his heart surged with excitent and gratification. He felt all his previous efforts had been worthwhile, and that this position of Commandery Prince was truly rich with oil and water.
Not to ntion how precious and rare the Blood-Boosting Pills, Heavenly Dew, and Earth Essence were; just those dozen Mystic Yin Body won alone were each as beautiful as flowers, with unique temperants, noble and elegant, and with different kinds of allure. Like a hundred flowers contending for spring, they were fragrant and enchanting.
Wang Xiaoqiang did not engage in major construction to build a new Wang Manor. Instead, he forged a huge bed for himself, large enough to hold more than a dozen people sleeping together. As for why he needed such a large bed, the reason went without saying.
When Black Tiger County Kingdom was completely stabilized, Wang Xiaoqiang began closed-door Cultivation. He set his place of seclusion in the bedchamber, with the dozen Mystic Yin Body won serving as his protectors.
The reason he chose these dozen Mystic Yin Body won as his protectors was self-evident. During the intervals in Cultivation, in monts of relaxation, he would Dual Cultivation with these Mystic Yin Body won and raise his Cultivation Base together with them.
Black Tiger County Kingdom was governed by Black Beard; he did not need to worry. His cultivation place was guarded by five little brothers; he did not need to be concerned. He only had to focus on Cultivation.
Because there was a large amount of Heavenly Dew and Earth Essence, and a dozen Mystic Yin Body won accompanying him in Cultivation, his Qi Refining Cultivation progressed rapidly.
Three months later, his Qi Refining Cultivation reached the Earth Immortal Eight Plates level.
And his Blood Burning Technique finally broke through the bottleneck of the Third Layer and reached the realm of Fourth Layer Blood Qi as a Rainbow.
On the day of the breakthrough, a rain fell.
After the rain, an unusual "rainbow" hung in the sky above Black Tiger County City.
This rainbow was extrely large. It rose mightily from the Black Tiger King's Mansion, shot straight into the heavens, pierced into the clouds, swept across the sky, and finally fell outside Black Tiger County City, forming a grand arc. This enormous rainbow had a single color—it was a red rainbow.
That crimson color looked as if it was congealed from fresh blood. In fact, it really was condensed from Blood Qi.
Moreover, that red rainbow crackled as if it was burning. In fact, it really was burning.
Blood Qi was burning, vast like a rainbow.
Blood Qi Like a Rainbow.
Wang Xiaoqiang's Blood Burning Technique had finally stepped into the Fourth Layer—Blood Qi Like a Rainbow.
The Blood Burning Technique was inherently hard to cultivate, requiring a powerful Physical Body foundation. There were few cultivators to begin with, and even fewer with deep Cultivation. In any case, in Black Tiger County Kingdom not a single person had reached the Third Layer: Blood Qi Like Soldiers, let alone the Fourth Layer: Blood Qi Like a Rainbow.
In fact, not to ntion the Villain Nation; even in the entire Ancient Immortal Realm, no one had reached the Fourth Layer: Blood Qi Like a Rainbow, because this Fourth Layer required a Nirvana Realm Physical Body foundation to attain.
Back when he was at the Pinnacle of the Third Layer: Blood Qi Like Soldiers, the Blood Qi in Wang Xiaoqiang's body had already begun to burn. If he cultivated further, his body would have to be as tough as a furnace, so he could use his body as the furnace and Blood-Boosting Pills as firewood, to fuel the Blood Qi.
Precisely because in Black Tiger County City no one had ever reached the realm of Fourth Layer: Blood Qi Like a Rainbow, no one had truly seen a red rainbow ford by Blood Qi.
So when a red rainbow suddenly appeared above the city, people were greatly shocked and puzzled, all raising their heads to watch. Any cultivator of the Blood Burning Technique felt their Blood Qi within their bodies boil out of control, all drawn by that red rainbow in the sky. Their Blood Qi went chaotic, as if it was about to burst from their bodies. Those with weak Cultivation, at the First Layer of Dense Blood Qi, because they could not endure that pulling force, felt their Blood Qi rampage like wolves and tigers. In the end, they could not endure it, opened their mouths with a "waa" and spat out fresh blood. They hurriedly sat down cross-legged, closed their eyes, and perford the Breathing Technique, so even taking out their last remaining Blood-Boosting Pills and tossing them into their mouths to swallow and refine.
Even cultivators who had reached the Second Layer of Boiling Blood Qi could not control their Blood Qi at this mont; they all sat down to perform the Breathing Technique with eyes closed.
Wang Xiaoqiang did not know about this situation, although he could guess it. He did not dare to be too high-profile, and with a single move of his Willpower, he withdrew that rainbow-like Blood Qi.
The gigantic red rainbow spanning the sky was slowly drawn back into his body, like a great whale sucking in water.
Then he opened his eyes wide, a trace of gratification and joy flashing across his face. The Fourth Layer of the Blood Burning Technique had finally broken through.
However, he had paid a huge price for this breakthrough to the Fourth Layer. First, three months of ti were spent. Second, ten thousand Blood-Boosting Pills were consud. Only now did he understand that the further the Blood Burning Technique was cultivated, the more difficult it beca, and the more ti and Blood-Boosting Pills it consud.
At last, he truly understood the aning of "the body as the furnace, Blood Pills as the firewood." He really had to treat his body as a furnace, burning Blood-Boosting Pills as firewood.
Ten thousand Blood-Boosting Pills, piled together, would be a huge heap. If swallowed all at once, not to ntion a man, even a cow would be stuffed to death. But he swallowed them, and as soon as those Blood-Boosting Pills entered his belly, they were burned and refined by the Blood Qi within his body, transford into power…
Blood Qi burned and turned into imnse might!
Although just breaking through to the Fourth Layer had consud ten thousand Blood-Boosting Pills, the power of this Fourth Layer: Blood Qi Like a Rainbow had made a qualitative leap compared to the Third Layer.
This could be seen just from the Blood Qi that erupted. That red rainbow spanning the sky, once its power exploded, was enough to wipe out a city.
Moreover, when the red rainbow appeared, all Blood Burning Technique cultivators in the city had their Blood Qi thrown into chaos, and those with weak Cultivation spewed blood on the spot. From this angle, one could see that the power of the Fourth Layer of the Blood Burning Technique had opened up a huge chasm between it and the Third Layer. Let alone instantly killing a Third Layer cultivator; slaughtering a whole bunch of them would be nothing at all.
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