Chapter 223: Great progress in cultivation, Citibank is indeed a holy place for magic cultivation
Cheng Long sat cross-legged in the bedroom filled with demonic energy, his mind focused. Warm currents flowed through his body like a tide, nourishing every inch of his meridians and constantly strengthening his body.

His face was as calm as water, and his breathing was subtle and even, as if blending into the surrounding air.

Suddenly, a faint wave began to appear behind him, as if an invisible force was awakening...

The power gradually increased from small to large, turning into a deep and mysterious black and red Tai Chi diagram.

The yin and yang poles in the pattern are distinct. The black part is like the bottomless night sky, swallowing up all the light around it; while the red part is like a raging flame, burning in the darkness and releasing a hot and intense power.

As Cheng Long's practice deepened, the Tai Chi diagram behind him became clearer and clearer, with black and red colors interweaving and rotating, like the cycle of life, representing both destruction and rebirth.

Under the light, the Tai Chi diagram emits a faint glow, adding a touch of mystery and solemnity to the quiet night.

Against the backdrop of the Tai Chi diagram, Cheng Long's body seemed to become even deeper and more unpredictable.

His breath became more and more steady, and every breath seemed to blend with the spiritual energy between heaven and earth, absorbing endless energy. His soul was nourished by this mysterious power, gradually sublimating and moving towards a higher realm...

"Sir, ever since Mr. Long entered the room to practice, I have been having a very strange palpitation, as if it is very dangerous to stay and monitor him. Who is Mr. Long? Why should we monitor him?"

In a room in the building opposite the apartment building, Jinx, a female member of the special operations force code-named GI Joe, witnessed what happened in Ares' room and spoke in a low voice in fear.

Jinx, nicknamed Sadako, is a female ninja warrior from the special forces.

She is good at observing everything around her with her heart, so she often blindfolds herself during combat, using the sharpest "vision" from deep within her heart to fight the enemy, thus reaching a higher and stronger realm of martial arts.

It was obvious that this was an elite assassin whose strength was far superior to Ares, Jane Smith and other female killers.

Before Ares was strengthened by Cheng Long, he would surely die in close combat with him. Now he can fight with him, but if it is a life-and-death fight, the outcome is still unknown.

The GI special forces are all elite among the elite. Although Ares is also an elite among female killers, given that there are relatively few female killers, her level of influence is far less than that of female soldiers.

Therefore, even after the enhancement, the probability of winning or losing between her and Sadako is still fifty-fifty.

After all, Ares only obtained the blood and essence energy of three people, not thirty or forty people, to obtain the super physique like Captain America.

"Mr. Long's identity is very mysterious. So far, we don't have any information about him. We only have records of him after he came to New York..."

"He came to New York half a month ago. That night, he beat up a few ignorant kids in a bar. Then he was taken away by Ares, a female killer who came to the bar to relax. The two of them spent a wonderful night together. The next day, our Mr. Long went out alone and pawned a gold bar in a pawn shop on the street."

"According to the surveillance footage, the specifications and appearance of the gold bar are basically consistent with the gold in the New York vault..."

The Duke, commander of the GI Special Forces, slowly recounts the experiences and feats of Qi Chenglong after he arrived in New York. The next day, he played tricks on the police in the downtown area, driving around in cars that did not belong to him, and when he crashed, he stole other people's sports cars and continued to race on the streets.

Of course, these are small things.

If Cheng Long was just Mr. A, a robber wanted by the New York police, then the surveillance mission would never fall on them.

Because their special operations force is an elite force composed entirely of soldiers, and the missions they carry out are all against extremely dangerous terrorist organizations.

"According to the latest FBI investigation, Mr. DeLeon, the executive director of Citigroup, has been secretly offering money to buy death row inmates since March 5th. Up to now, more than 40 billionaires with assets of over 100 million have participated in this..."

"In the past half month, these people have successively provided Mr. Long with more than 20,000 death row prisoners."

"Without exception, these people all looked ten or twenty years younger after meeting Mr. Long. And the prisoners given to Mr. Long by these wealthy and powerful people all turned into hideous and terrifying mummies without exception."

As he spoke, Commander Duke took out a document with dozens of photos attached, all of which were photos of the mummies being destroyed that were secretly taken by FBI agents.

These mummies included men and women, old and young. When thrown into the fire by the bodyguards, a fire would instantly ignite, just like adding wood to the fire.

Some bold and wealthy people even used these blazing flames to hold bonfire parties on the spot to celebrate their regaining fifteen years of youth.

He plays even wilder than Cheng Long.

In fact, the fact that more than 20,000 death row prisoners were bought by wealthy people and given to Cheng Long as sacrifices did not cause public panic.

The wealthy people involved in this incident and their bodyguards kept their mouths shut about it.

The main reason why the authorities attach so much importance to this is that after the rich people sacrificed death row prisoners to Mr. Long, all of them, without exception, regained their youth, or at least became ten years younger.

Citigroup is also a capitalist society controlled by elderly politicians.

These politicians all want to hold power, live a few more years, and live a life of luxury. How can they not take such things seriously?
However, Mr. Long is no longer the wanted criminal Mr. A, but a guest of honor of the Locke, Morgan and other financial groups, which makes the President dare not easily dispatch a large number of people to arrest him.

The reason why this special forces unit was dispatched was because some rejuvenated wealthy people wanted more, which hinted at many people and acquiesced to this action.

If they can control Cheng Long, turn the guests into puppets, or even master the ability to suck human blood, restore youth, and cure all diseases, then they can achieve immortality and become the masters of the world.

"Sigh~~"

When Sadako, Roadblock, Miss Jane, Flint, and Snake Eyes saw the contents of the photo, they all gasped.

The photos of the haggard faces and mummy-like figures that appeared in their eyes caused a great shock to their "weak" hearts, especially those wealthy people and bodyguards who gathered around the mummies and talked and laughed, which made them feel extremely chilled.

None of them take human life seriously, they are simply living devils.

After reading the information provided by the Duke, Stumbling Block, Sadako and others all had extremely complicated emotions towards Cheng Long, a mixture of fear and awe.

"Sir, Mr. Long kills death row prisoners, and they are provided by others. He... should be considered a good... uh, a good blood-sucking demon!"

Maybe it was because of her oriental race, even though Sadako was afraid of Cheng Long, she still instinctively said good things about him.

In fact, what she said was right. So far, Cheng Long has not killed an innocent person. If those wealthy people who can use mummies as firewood for BBQ on the spot had this power, it would not be just tens or hundreds of thousands of death row prisoners who would die.

"So far, Mr. Long has indeed not killed any innocent citizens, but this power should not be in the hands of one person. Unregulated power will sooner or later lead to disaster! What we need to do now is to find a way to contact Mr. Long, find out the source of this power, report it to the President, and let the President issue the final order."

Commander Duke held his head high and spoke in a powerful voice.

It seems as if what they did was a great act of kindness, for the sake of all people in the world and more than 300 million free people, even at the risk of associating with the devil.

Maybe he did mean that.

But whether the superiors want to nip the threat in the bud or seize the power under the banner of eliminating the threat is another matter.

"Om..."

Just as the Duke, Roadblock and others were talking about Mr. Long, a terrifying red light wave suddenly surged out from the apartment building 500 meters away...

inside the room.

Cheng Long's tightly closed eyes suddenly opened, and a deep and fanatical light flashed in his eyes.

He sat cross-legged on the cold floor, the air around him seemed to be distorted by his breath. A strong demonic energy emanated from him, like a giant beast in the darkness awakening.

Suddenly, there was a muffled sound coming from Cheng Long's body, as if something was broken.

That was his golden elixir, which had gone through countless training and polishing, but now, driven by his will, it was shattered. The red fragments flew all over his body, and each piece contained terrifying power.

However, the broken golden elixir did not dissipate, but turned into streams of pure energy and began to slowly condense.

Those energies that looked like the rays of light gradually gathered together and merged into a little man the size of a fist. Its pupils emitted a faint red light, like two newborn stars, shining alone in the darkness.

The appearance of Yuanying made the demonic energy in the room even stronger.

Cheng Long's face suddenly became ferocious and distorted at this moment, as if he was fighting against the power of the Nascent Soul. However, he did not retreat, but gritted his teeth and persisted, constantly injecting magic power into the Nascent Soul.

With the continuous infusion of magic power, the Nascent Soul gradually became fuller.

Its light is even brighter and brighter, as if it will illuminate the whole world.

As a result, Cheng Long's entire body became glowing red, emitting circles of red ripples, like a calm lake surface upon which someone threw a stone, causing ripples to form.

After a while.

The pill shattered into an infant, and the Nascent Soul was completely condensed and formed, suspended in the Dantian.

At this point, Cheng Long officially entered the Nascent Soul stage.

The Nascent Soul at this moment is no longer a simple little man.

It contains all of Cheng Long's magic power and will, and is an important milestone in his journey to the magic path.

In simple terms, it means that he has cultivated his primordial spirit.

The Nascent Soul Realm, and the subsequent Yin God Realm and Yang God Realm, are all processes of constantly tempering and strengthening the Yuan Shen. When Cheng Long cultivates his Yuan Ying to the size of his true body, his Yuan Shen will move into the Purple Mansion.

When you reach that stage, you will reach the Yin Shen realm. At this time, the soul is still illusory. Although you can walk under the scorching sun, staying under the scorching sun for a long time will have some impact.

Only by cultivating to the Yang God realm can one be free from worries. Even if the physical body is destroyed, one can rebuild a new body through magic power.

Of course.

Cultivating the Nascent Soul and possessing the Primordial Spirit is like having an extra life-saving trump card for Cheng Long.

In the past, one relied on the fire of Nirvana through magical powers to be reborn from the ashes. Now, as long as the soul is immortal, even if the body is destroyed, one can be reborn with his memories.

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[Host: Cheng Long]

[Realm: Early Nascent Soul Stage (00.23%)]

[Kung Fu: Killing Technique (slightly accomplished)]

[Spells: Seven-star Soul Nailing Spell, Sleeping Spell, Substitute Spell, Corpse Refining Spell, Ghost Exorcism Spell, Puppet Spell, Soul Devouring Spell, Water Arrow Spell, Paper Cutting Spell, Breath Suppression Spell...]

[Magic Powers: Mediate the Creation, Call the Wind and Rain, Fire of Nirvana]

[Magic Weapons: Bloodthirsty Pearl, Magic Knife, Soul-Nourishing Jade, Soul-Gathering Banner]

[Demon servants: Mengna, Ah Zhui, Scar Red, Liu Piaopiao, Bai Ling (spirit), Jingjing, Ren Tingting, Dr. Sala (Xu Dandan), Mochou, Hu Feifei]

[Demon Servant: Zhang Yi, Wang Jianjun]

"After killing more than 20,000 people, the experience bar that had been stuck is finally full!"

After finishing his practice, Cheng Long opened the character panel as usual, looked at the changes on the realm bar, and wiped away the non-existent cold sweat.

He had been stuck in the Jindan realm for so many years, and today he finally broke through.

The Free Kingdom is indeed a holy place for practicing magic!
Staying here for more than half a month is more useful than staying in the world of Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio for ten years. You don't have to look for criminals all over the world, there are plenty of people transporting cultivation materials here.

Truckloads of death row prisoners were transported like truckloads of piglets to a secret factory in the suburbs of New York.

Moreover, this is just the beginning, more villains will be transported here later.

"Hey, I want to practice magic quietly, why is it so difficult?"

Cheng Long suddenly sighed. With his spiritual sense, he found that there were three groups of people gathered in the building opposite, and each of them was holding an astronomical telescope to monitor him.

Among these forces secretly watching him, there may be some wealthy people who have regained their youth.

Human ambition is endless.

Even though he played a trick when doing deals with capitalists and gave them the hope of continuing the deal after fifteen years, there were still people who couldn't help but want to explore the secret and master his power to restore youth and cure all diseases.

"I am probably the most eye-catching person in the world right now, no doubt about it. Once the news spreads, various forces will surely emerge like mushrooms after rain. Ares is so close to me, she might be in danger. I will help her strengthen herself again tonight..."

Cheng Long has been living in Ares's house during this period. Although they are just cycling friends, they have never said "I love you" or "I want to get married" and so on.

But his behavior during this period has caused Ares great trouble. The blood and energy of three people are no longer enough for him to protect himself.

Thinking about how he had absorbed the blood and essence energy of 20,000 people in the past half month, his demon body directly jumped from more than three meters high to more than six meters high, and he could compete with the Hulk, Thor, and Superman in a fair fight. There was no use keeping the blood and essence energy of dozens of people, so he might as well give it to Ares.

This girl really has nothing to say to him, she poses in whatever way she wants...

As Cheng Long had just started talking about Ares, the door opened in the living room. Ares opened the door with a key and walked in with a group of armed men with no expression on his face.

(End of this chapter)