Knowing the young master of the Fu family's martial arts had side effects, Qin Hanchu naturally had to exploit this.
The young master of the Fu family suddenly attacked, his terrifying life-and-death sword energy transforming into a rain of swords, bombarding Qin Hanchu.
Qin Hanchu waved his hand, the power of the Life-and-Death Sword Scripture manifesting as a shield before him.
Boom!
The young master of the Fu family launched fierce assaults, while Qin Hanchu focused entirely on defense.
Under the terrifying onslaught of the young master of the Fu family, Qin Hanchu's defense trembled violently.
Under the gaze of the young master of the Fu family, cracks began to appear in Qin Hanchu's defenses.
Seeing that Qin Hanchu was about to collapse, the young master of the Fu family intensified his attacks.
"Damn it!"
Qin Hanchu roared in anger.
"Haha... can't hold on anymore, can you!"
"Just surrender early!"
"This secret technique of mine can last for an hour. Do you think you can last an hour!"
Although the young master of the Fu family possessed great strength, he was ultimately a flower in a greenhouse.
Believing Qin Hanchu to be at his limit, he inadvertently revealed the duration of his secret technique.
"This strength is not enough to make me surrender!"
Qin Hanchu gritted his teeth and shouted.
"Is that so? Then break for me!"
To defeat Qin Hanchu faster, the young master of the Fu family actually withdrew his defenses.
He channeled all his power to attack Qin Hanchu.
In the eyes of the young master of the Fu family, Qin Hanchu was completely suppressed.
As long as Qin Hanchu was unable to resist, he would pose no threat.
Qin Hanchu's pretense of struggling was precisely to make the young master of the Fu family go all out.
Although the young master of the Fu family was not foolish, he was somewhat lacking in cunning.
Sensing that the young master of the Fu family had dropped his guard, Qin Hanchu knew his opportunity had arrived.
Lightning Escape!
Qin Hanchu's body suddenly exploded into a bolt of lightning.
Immediately after, Qin Hanchu vanished!
"What?"
"Not good!"
This scene stunned the young master of the Fu family, who then realized something was amiss.
But by the time he reacted, it was too late.
A bolt of lightning instantly appeared behind him, and Qin Hanchu's Life-and-Death Immortal Sword was pressed against the young master of the Fu family's neck.
In fact, a slight bloodstain had already appeared on the young master of the Fu family's neck.
A drop of blood slid down the blade of the Life-and-Death Immortal Sword.
At this moment, Qin Hanchu needed only to swing his sword to end the young master of the Fu family's life.
"You lost!"
Although Qin Hanchu did not kill him, the victory was decided.
While the Dao Oath Contract lacked sentience, the supreme laws possessed immense power to monitor all heavens.
Qin Hanchu could kill the young master of the Fu family, thus it would also judge Qin Hanchu as the victor.
Even if the young master of the Fu family refused to concede, it would not matter, as his intentions were not recognized by the law spirit of the Dao Oath Contract.
"You also hid the Thunder Law!"
"Was that the high-grade Thunder Law martial art, Lightning Escape, that you used just now?"
The young master of the Fu family clenched his fists in anger.
He never expected Qin Hanchu to have hidden the Thunder Law.
Generally speaking, only martial artists above the Immortal Venerable realm cultivated dual laws.
Possessing multiple laws meant requiring more resources for cultivation.
Generally speaking, only those with substantial wealth chose to cultivate dual laws.
For ordinary individuals, even if they obtained Law Immortal Treasures, they would not use them themselves.
For them, even if they cultivated dual laws, they would lack the ability to cultivate them to a profound level.
In such a case, it was better to sell the Law Immortal Treasures and exchange them for resources to nurture their long-cultivated laws.
In the eyes of the young master of the Fu family, Qin Hanchu was merely a commoner of low standing.
It was already difficult for such a person to cultivate the Life-and-Death Law, so he never imagined Qin Hanchu cultivating dual laws.
Most importantly, Qin Hanchu had also cultivated a high-grade Thunder Law martial art.
High-grade Thunder Law martial arts were not common commodities; one could not obtain them without significant wealth and strength.
Qin Hanchu had evidently been lucky, obtaining the inheritance of a powerful being.
"That's not important, what's important is that you lost."
"Remember to abide by the terms of the Dao Oath Contract."
"You cannot reveal anything that happened during the battle."
"Including my Thunder Law."
Saying this, Qin Hanchu put away the Life-and-Death Immortal Sword.
The young master of the Fu family, enduring his rage, healed the wound on his neck. He said angrily, "You got lucky."
"Also, don't send anyone to bother me again, or that will also be considered a breach of contract."
With that, Qin Hanchu walked out of the martial arts arena.
"Damn it!" the young master of the Fu family cursed in anger.
But at this point, he could do nothing.
Bound by the Dao Oath Contract, he could neither cause trouble for Qin Hanchu nor reveal Qin Hanchu's affairs.
He was like a mute eating bitter herbs, suffering in silence.
"All settled?" Ah Xiang asked, seeing Qin Hanchu emerge with a smile.
"Of course, how could your husband be so clever and not settle it?" Qin Hanchu smiled.
"It's good that it's settled, let's go." Lord Dragon smiled.
Under the murderous gaze of the young master of the Fu family, Qin Hanchu and the other three left the martial arts arena.
Returning to the inn, Qin Hanchu and the other three began their cultivation.
Three years flew by.
After three years of secluded cultivation, the strength of all four had grown.
Qin Hanchu's secluded cultivation period was slightly longer than that of Ah Xiang and the other two, as he was cultivating Thunder Dao martial arts.
During this time, Ah Xiang had already investigated the matters of the City Lord's Mansion.
She had begun preparations to reclaim the Immortal Treasure Trove.
Seeing Qin Hanchu open his eyes, a smile appeared on Ah Xiang's face.
If it were the old Ah Xiang, she would have been very happy at this moment.
However, due to the fusion of her past life's memories, Ah Xiang's personality had become somewhat indifferent.
"You're out of seclusion."
Qin Hanchu nodded, "Yes, my strength has improved a bit."
"Take your time. The growth in strength after the Immortal Realm becomes very slow."
"It took my previous life three thousand years to cultivate from Immortal King to Immortal Venerable."
Three thousand years sounded like a long time, but as an Immortal King martial artist, as long as they did not engage in combat, they could live for tens of thousands of years at least.
And upon reaching Immortal Venerable, their lifespan would continue to extend.
"Should I take out the resources from the Thunder Immortal Palace and sell them for Dharma Crystals?"
"Cultivating without Dharma Crystals is too slow."
Qin Hanchu's Thunder Immortal Palace contained some very high-grade artifact refining materials.
Artifact refining materials were different from immortal herbs.
Immortal herbs would lose their efficacy over time, becoming waste.
But artifact refining materials could remain intact throughout the ages.
If Qin Hanchu sold these materials, he would undoubtedly obtain a large number of Dharma Crystals.
However, doing so would easily attract attention.
"Wait for now."
"I've already thought of a way to retrieve the Immortal Treasure Trove."
"If it succeeds, we won't be short of Dharma Crystals for a while."
Hearing this, Qin Hanchu asked in surprise, "What method?"
"The City Lord's Mansion is recruiting guards, let's apply to be guards."
"Once we become guards, we will have the opportunity to approach the location of my Immortal Treasure Trove."
"It will only take a few minutes for me to retrieve it."
Ah Xiang said.