With only 8 years to live at the start, I'm going all in.

Chapter 142 Tiger Descends from the Mountain

In the study, Song Mingyuan wrote furiously, his pen moving swiftly across the letter paper.

Time was of the essence; he had to write down the list of all the suspects on paper and then send it out by carrier pigeon.

As for what was happening outside and the noise, he seemed not to hear it at all.

Just then, Song Mingyuan suddenly froze, then abruptly looked up at the rooftop.

The next moment, a bright green object fell straight down and exploded in front of him.

"Om!!"

A deep voice and blinding white light instantly filled the entire study, and at the same moment, a figure descended from the sky and punched Song Mingyuan hard on the head.

"Mere hidden weapons? Kids' toys!! You dare to show off in front of me?!"

With a roar, a powerful surge of energy erupted from the study, filling a ten-foot radius around Song Mingyuan. However, the expected attack did not materialize. Instead, a soft thud was heard in the distance, as if the attacker had abandoned their plan.

The sudden disappearance of the attack caused Song Mingyuan's tense blood and qi to stagnate, and he felt a tightness in his chest, so he couldn't help but slow down the flow of blood and qi.

At the same time, the white light in front of him quickly dissipated, his vision returned, and he looked at the young man standing in front of him.

Ding Yi also looked at the so-called leader of the Wuji Sect with great interest. He was a veteran expert who had achieved the Blood Transformation Perfection and had one foot in the Yuanqiao Realm.

After Lin Bao led his men into the front yard to attract everyone's attention, he circled around to the back of the crowd, shouted, and then ran towards the back yard amidst the chaos.

He randomly grabbed a servant in the courtyard, found out where the sect leader lived, and then hurried over here.

Since Bai Wangyun said he didn't get the Yuanqiao Realm cultivation method, it means that the Wuji Sect at least has cultivation methods.

The most likely place for this Yuanqiao Realm cultivation technique is naturally on the sect leader who is at the half-step Yuanqiao Realm.

After all, being at the half-step Yuanqiao stage means that he is attempting to refine the Yuanqiao, but he hasn't succeeded yet.

"Young friend, although I don't know why you've come, as long as..."

Before Song Mingyuan could finish speaking, Ding Yi stomped his foot and suddenly closed the distance. Blood swelled behind him, and he threw a punch. An invisible rift appeared in the void, enveloping Song Mingyuan.

"you!!"

Song Mingyuan was always cautious, but he didn't expect Ding Yi to attack halfway through his sentence. Before he could even muster his inner strength and blood energy, he was sent flying by a punch.

Song Mingyuan, who was in mid-air, fell to the ground with a powerful drop. Just as he regained his footing, the attack came again.

"Bang bang bang!!"

The dull thuds echoed continuously in the study, making Song Mingyuan feel as if he were about to vomit blood.

It wasn't that he was inferior to the person in front of him; it was simply that he had no chance to exert his strength at all!

In a battle between these two, seizing the initiative is paramount.

Song Mingyuan initially mustered all his strength to meet the sneak attack, but unexpectedly Ding Yi did not attack and instead landed in the distance.

Just when Song Mingyuan thought Ding Yi wanted to have a talk and lowered his guard, Ding Yi caught him off guard again.

With his qi and blood released and withdrawn, there was clearly no chance to release and withdraw again, so Song Mingyuan could not unleash 90% of his strength at this moment and could only passively defend.

Song Mingyuan practiced leg techniques and fist techniques, and also practiced palm techniques and sword techniques. He could be considered a master of several martial arts.

But when faced with Ding Yi's ordinary punch, he would often feel a shock to his blood and energy after taking it, and would become weaker after another punch.

After this happened repeatedly, Song Mingyuan finally realized something was wrong. He could no longer care about passing on messages and decided to escape.

Upon seeing this, Ding Yi remained silent. Suddenly, his fists traced an arcane path in the air, and the surrounding air contracted sharply towards him, causing Song Mingyuan's figure to freeze as well.

"domain?!"

Song Mingyuan, being at the half-step Yuanqiao stage, naturally knew what this was. He was greatly alarmed, but it was too late.

"Wait!!"

"Bang!!"

The unstoppable punch pierced through the Blood Elephant and the罡劲 (罡劲 is a type of internal force), finally passing through Song Mingyuan's head. However, the scattered blood did not splatter far, but was instead enveloped by an invisible force and turned into a ball, slowly floating above the fallen corpse.

It's a pity that Song Mingyuan, who prided himself on being cautious his whole life, was too careful and never took a gamble from beginning to end. In fact, he died even faster than Huang Yu!

At that moment, a scroll was slowly falling from the collapsed desk. On the scroll was a striped tiger descending a mountain, coldly staring at Song Mingyuan's headless body.

Ding Yi withdrew his fist, his expression unchanged. He then waved his hand to let the blood fall to the ground, before bending down to touch Song Mingyuan's body.

After a while, Ding Yi's expression turned somewhat unpleasant.

This guy is so sneaky, he doesn't carry any important things with him!

"Hey."

Having no other choice, Ding Yi took out a porcelain bottle from his pocket and then tore a strip of cloth from Song Mingyuan's body and put it into the bottle.

Arriving at the collapsed desk, Ding Yi picked up a brush, dipped it in the blood on the ground, and wrote the words "Searching for the Wuji Sect's Yuanqiao Realm Technique" on the porcelain bottle.

[Currently, the required lifespan for enhancement is 2 months and 3 days.]

Ding Yi was somewhat surprised to see the words appear before him.

Perhaps because of the short distance, the lifespan required for this enhancement is significantly shorter.

Since that's the case, there's nothing to hesitate about.

yes!!!

With a slight tremor, Ding Yi calmly pulled out the stopper and poured out the contents.

It was clearly a gray cotton thread.

Ding Yi smiled slightly, then skillfully tied the cotton thread around his wrist. Suddenly, one end of the thread flicked up, pointing towards the back of the study.

Seeing this, Ding Yi raised an eyebrow and then suddenly rushed off the roof.

After a dozen or so breaths, Ding Yi landed in a small hut.

The hut was somewhat like a storage room. Ding Yi looked around but didn't find anything special. There were just messy piles of wood and cloth, covered in dust.

However, the system's guidance was accurate. Ding Yi thought for a moment and followed the direction pointed out earlier to the wall closest to the north.

Ding Yi carefully felt around the wall, and finally actually found the mechanism on a brick.

"Crench."

Ding Yi felt the brick loosen, then pressed it down hard, and the entire wall vibrated slightly and began to slowly open to both sides.

Wow, it's just like a movie!

Ding Yi was amazed by what he saw, then covered his nose and looked into the open hole.

Beyond the cave entrance was a deep corridor, with torches burning on both sides, suggesting there was no possibility of oxygen deprivation.

Seeing this, Ding Yi stood at the cave entrance and waited for a while. After finding no movement, he slowly went inside.

After walking along the corridor for about ten meters and turning a corner, Ding Yi arrived at a small room.

The room was filled with boxes, some of which were already open, revealing the gold and silver stored inside, and even a large number of silver notes.

But Ding Yi wasn't interested in any of that. He took out thick gloves from his pocket and put them on. Then he quickly opened the box, hoping to find the Yuanqiao Realm manual as soon as possible.

After all, it was the thread that led him here, so the secret manual must be in this room!

Not long after, Ding Yi finally found a thick stack of secret manuals in a small box.

The topmost book was the secret technique for the Yuanqiao that Ding Yi had been longing for.

Upon seeing the five large characters "Tianqiao Guiyuan Method" written on the book, Ding Yi's anxious heart immediately relaxed slightly.

If we can get our hands on this method, then we've achieved our goal for this night.

But at that moment, Ding Yi suddenly frowned and looked up at the other side of the room.

"Crench!"

Suddenly, a hidden door at the very back of the secret room opened, and a delicate figure slowly walked in.

Ding Yiding glanced at the person who had entered and saw that it was a woman.

This woman had a beautiful face and eyes like peach blossoms. She wore a magnificent brocade palace dress, but she looked young and was no more than a teenager.

She also wore a string of copper bells on her wrist, which made a crisp "ding-a-ling" sound when she walked. But it was this sound that made Ding Yi's hair stand on end and his scalp feel a little numb.

"Huh? It's not Song Mingyuan. Who are you then?"

The woman had obviously seen Ding Yi as well, and immediately asked a question.