Chapter 477 274: Central Plains Integrity, Tier-3 Qi and Blood Pill! (Part 2)

"Sun Jun... from Yulin County in Qinggu Commandery..."

Amidst the whispers, the graceful figure's injuries were recovering at a speed visible to the naked eye. His Qi and blood, along with power, were restless within. Each time he devoured a cluster of blood light, the aura emanating from his body subtly grew stronger.

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"Continue!"

Another heart-wrenching howl resonated, as Liu E was sent flying once again by Su Mu's punch, for an unknown number of times. At this moment, Liu E no longer had the ferocious demeanor he once did; he was utterly reduced to a bedraggled blood man, looking extremely tragic.

"I will kill you, I must kill you!"

Before the words could fall, boom!

The ship trembled, and amidst the loud noise, Liu E vomited three liters of blood 'wow,' and his body heavily crashed through the ship's deck. The sinister serpent scales entirely shed away, leaving only his remaining energy.

"Kill me... my adoptive father will never let you off..."

After dropping a harsh word, Liu E's body embedded in the deck still thought to speak further, but his breath ceased abruptly, and after a twitch, he no longer had any life force.

"Come on... dead already?!"

Su Mu was left unsatisfied, even as he wished to clench his fist and punch again. Realizing Liu E had lost all breath, his fist lingered in the air, with a face full of regret, and fine beads of sweat emerged all over his body.

It was a pity that after the warm-up, Liu E had died.

Su Mu sighed lightly, his gaze swept around, pausing momentarily on Li Xuan. Upon feeling Su Mu's gaze, the remaining Jiao Blood Gang members were mortified, trembling all over while hanging their heads, not daring to meet Su Mu's eyes.

They had just witnessed this person hurl punch after punch, sending Hall Master Liu E flying, and despite Liu's desperate struggle, the opponent only punched in varying styles, with each punch snapping countless of Liu's bones and causing him to spew liters of blood.

Eventually, a Fifth Grade Demon Martial Artist with a notorious reputation, enough to scare children to tears around tiny commandery districts near Donglai River, was brutally killed by the person before them.

And Li Xuan, feeling Su Mu's gaze, had his heart skip a beat, mouth parched, as he moved his sight, fearful that Su Mu would get excited and target him.

As for Tao Han, the fifth young master of the Tao Family had long blacked out.

"Going back this time, I can probably comprehend another path of the power of the Five Elements Technique. It's not bad after all."

At this thought.

Su Mu reached out and began rummaging through the bodies, and seeing Su Mu's practiced hands, Li Xuan swallowed secretly. It didn't take much effort for Su Mu to quickly search through all the bodies.

From the Jiao Blood Gang, he found roughly over five thousand taels on them. Su Mu didn't look closely at the Sumeru Rings from Liu E and Tao Han, but the harvest was certainly substantial.

Then it's time to deal with the remaining matters.

"These people are left to you. Take the innocent women on the ship and don't bring them back to the Commandery City; find a safe place to settle them. As you leave, give each ten taels of silver for journey expenses..." Su Mu took out a pouch of broken silver, and handed over a few clean clothes from the Sumeru Ring. "I'll handle Tao Han."

"Master, your righteousness is unparalleled, however..."

Li Xuan responded, taking the silver pouch, still wanting to say something, but Su Mu, knowing more talk invites error, raised his hand, feigning deep meaning with a glance.

"You're a smart man; sometimes knowing too much isn't necessarily beneficial."

He didn't give Li Xuan the chance to speak, instead grabbing the unconscious Tao Han and leaping off the ship, swiftly departing on a small boat.

Li Xuan stood on the deck, watching Su Mu's profound demeanor as he left. In his mind, he involuntarily recalled the scene of Su Mu brutally killing Liu E not long ago, possessing an ability to toy with a Fifth Grade Demon Martial Artist.

"Most likely from Qingzhou... a Judge, perhaps related to that matter."

Li Xuan's thoughts raced, his heart ached with fear. Years ago, he secretly infiltrated the Jiangkou Group to investigate a certain matter. The deeper he delved, the more he realized the complexity of the situation was far beyond what's on the surface; the complexities ran deep.

Not only concerning Donglai County, but possibly Qingzhou's Ancient Commandery, and even Yuguo Pass.

Li Xuan longed to escape, and now having gotten free, he immediately followed Su Mu's instructions before departure.

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In a certain place within the Black Water Territory, amidst a patch of reed beds.

Su Mu, looking at the unconscious Tao Han, slightly narrowed his eyes. The secret scroll handed over by Li Heng contained a talisman capable of concealing the Blood Seal, but Su Mu didn't intend to kill Tao Han directly. He still needed Tao Han alive to carry back tonight's 'Demon Slayer Bureau' news.

This way, the Tao Family wouldn't suspect him, allowing Su Mu to snag a talisman for free, which might come in handy later. With a shift in thought, four Vast Swords emerged from Su Mu's fingertips, blood light flaring.

Amidst the heart-wrenching cries, Tao Han abruptly woke up.

"Damn it, you, what have you done to me?!"

"No, you bastard actually severed my limbs. Kill you; I want to kill you; the Tao Family will surely not spare you."

Su Mu gazed at the beast-like ferocious Tao Han thoughtfully.

"Indeed, unless it's a killing blow... won't trigger that Blood Seal unless choosing mutual destruction."

His thoughts spun rapidly; seeing the madness in Tao Han's eyes, Su Mu spoke calmly.

"Don't worry, I won't kill you."

Once the words fell.

Sure enough, a trace of venom flashed through Tao Han's manic eyes, but he dispelled the notion of mutual destruction. As long as he returns alive, no matter if his limbs were severed, as with the Tao Family's resources, his limbs could be reattached!

Seemingly seeing through Tao Han's thoughts, a mocking smile appeared on Su Mu's lips.

"Young Master Tao, whether you live or die next depends on your own fate."

Plop!

After finishing the sentence, Su Mu directly submerged Tao Han into the lake and turned away without looking back.

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The Commandery City had long passed curfew, its gates closed. Su Mu found a small grove in the opposite direction of Black Water Territory.

Soon after, a vast aura subtly emerged from the east, and Su Mu swiftly recognized this aura as homogenous to the one emitted when Tao Xingzheng triggered self-destruction.

"These Noble Family descendants... truly aren't easy to kill!"

Su Mu thought to himself, everything within expectations. At that moment, Su Mu extracted two Sumeru Rings to examine. He had erased the residual Spiritual Power imprints from the rings beforehand to prevent the Tao Family and Jiao Blood Gang from tracing him.

Spiritual power dove into a masterless Sumeru Ring left from Liu E's death.

"Truly one of the Jiao Blood Gang's Hall Masters, exceptionally wealthy."

In Liu E's Sumeru Ring, silver notes alone totaled over thirty thousand taels, accompanied by numerous dazzling gemstones and jade pieces, paintings, and porcelain vases.

Additionally, there were five bottles of elixirs, an ancient text, and three jars of Demon Blood.

Su Mu took out the elixirs for examination, bottles tagged with 'Three-Turn Qi and Blood Pill' labels, also bearing the Pill Cauldron Pavilion's emblem.

"Three-Turn Qi and Blood Pill?"

Su Mu's eyes gleamed slightly, pouring one onto his palm; its fragrance spread widely, causing the Qi and blood within his body to stir implicitly. Focusing, he saw the pill had three and a half Pill Patterns.

"A Half-Step Sixth Grade Elixir, indeed an enhanced Qi and Blood Pill!"

Su Mu felt quite satisfied, as these five bottles would suffice for him to cultivate for some time, sparing a considerable amount of alchemy time. When he ever produces lower quality Qi and Blood Pills in the future, he could sell them, keeping high quality ones for his own cultivation.

Retrieving the elixir, Su Mu swiftly took out the ancient text.

"The 'Profound Serpent Technique'?"

Seeing these three words, Su Mu slightly narrowed his eyes and began quickly reading. Before long, Su Mu exhaled lightly, with astonishment and suspicion appearing on his face.

"Indeed, it is the Demon Martial Cultivation Technique Liu E practiced. This technique is quite peculiar, though it has flaws, it's worth keeping."

The Demon Martial Technique dazzled Su Mu's eyes, whether to cultivate it or not, it's kept first. Having delved into it once, Su Mu also gained a deeper understanding of Demon Martial Artists.

If faced again in the future, it won't be to start off constrained.

Finally, Su Mu eagerly took out those three jars of Demon Blood, which upon extraction reverberated autonomously with a 'whoosh whoosh,' fresh red liquid almost animated, constantly swirling within the jar.

"Such strong vitality... most likely Sixth Grade Demon Blood, possibly even higher at Fifth Grade."

This moment left Su Mu expectant, hoping among them could be one of the three types of Demon Beast Blood remaining from Profound Demon Five Transformations.

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