Chapter 27

"So the secret manual Luo Zhaoyu just destroyed was The Drifting Cloud Sword?"

"The complete record of the Tenth Sword of The Drifting Cloud Sword?"

Chen Mu walked while pondering.

The secret of the Tenth Sword of The Drifting Cloud Sword, if not recorded, would remain unknown to anyone.

Because cultivating a martial art to the level of divine mastery is extremely, extremely difficult.

Even the most basic martial art is hard.

As for those of low rank, reaching Inner Disciple Realm is the limit.

Luo Zhongyun clearly could not perform the Tenth Sword of The Drifting Cloud Sword.

Even if he could perform it, its power would be insignificant.

Innate Realm martial arts require Innate Qi to unleash their full power.

With Foundation Establishment completion, the internal energy is immensely thick and can still perform a little.

Luo Zhongyun couldn't do it.

Chen Mu couldn't either—for now.

For this reason, the cultivation card he picked up, he planned to use on Shattered Gold Palm.

The Drifting Cloud Sword at the level of mastery was sufficient.

Thanks to Luo Zhaoyu's actions, Chen Mu reaped a great harvest.

He alone picked up six internal energy cards!

Their cultivation levels were one month, one and a half months, two months, two and a half months, two months, and one month respectively.

Three cultivation cards, with durations of one year, two years, and one and a half years.

Three skill cards, recording the martial arts Shattered Mountain Fist, Killing Life Blade Art, and Grass-Top Flight.

Among them, Shattered Mountain Fist was at the Inner Disciple Realm, Killing Life Blade Art was at the mastery level, and Grass-Top Flight was the highest, reaching the level of perfection.

Several other strength cards, energy cards, and power cards.

A great bounty!

……

He returned home.

Chen Mu first used the cultivation card, instantly raising Shattered Gold Palm to the level of ultimate mastery.

Then he used the internal energy cards, one after another; energy spontaneously arose within him, propelling Juan Yun Gong to circulate and strike at Fifth Stage of Heaven.

During this process, his body strengthened again, especially his five viscera and six bowels, enveloped by internal energy, every part nourished slowly and meticulously, gradually growing stronger.

When he stopped, his five viscera and six bowels resonated in unison, and Chen Mu heard a muffled thunderous sound emanating from within his body.

Viscera thunder—Fifth Stage of Heaven!

His realm broke through again!

Two internal energy cards remained—one for one month, one for two months.

Chen Mu rested briefly, then used these two internal energy cards; energy spontaneously arose within him, propelling Juan Yun Gong to circulate and increase his cultivation.

"Almost there!"

"Sun Jindong, wait!"

Chen Mu exhaled, calmed his breath, and gathered his aura.

Fifth Stage of Heaven—closer than ever to the Innate Realm!

……

He did not stay home long.

Chen Mu went out and headed toward the outskirts of the city.

Arriving at the graveyard, after testing, his pickup range had expanded again!

Twenty-four meters!

Expanded from sixteen meters at Fourth Stage of Heaven to twenty-four meters at Fifth Stage of Heaven!

This expansion was modest, but as long as it continued, it was worth rejoicing.

Future breakthroughs—Sixth, Seventh, Eighth Stage of Heaven…

His pickup range would always expand to a hundred meters!

……

……

The incident of Luo Zhaoyu being surrounded and killed, and his final destruction of an Innate Realm martial art, stirred uproar throughout the city.

The Luoyun Martial Hall had been exterminated; all major and minor factions in Nanyun Prefecture knew.

Everyone kept guessing who the killer was.

Only after Luo Zhaoyu's chaos did the public learn the killer was the Guo family!

Their goal was to seize the Innate Realm martial art!

The Guo family's reputation instantly plummeted; publicly no one dared speak of it, but privately, gossip, disdain, and mockery ran rampant.

They dared to act but refused to admit it.

They still denied it even after the death of a spoiled heir—utterly hypocritical!

"It's understandable, after all—they're a great clan. If they admitted it, wouldn't they be branded as 'bandits'?"

At home, Huang Feiyang, having finished his training, wiped his sweat with Mao Jin and said, "Though such things have been done many times by the Zheng family and the Pan family, no one ever admits it publicly. How could the Guo family admit it?"

The three top families of Nanyun Prefecture, besides the Guo family, were the Zheng family and the Pan family.

Each had multiple Innate Realm experts stationed within them.

"... That's true." Chen Mu thought for a moment, nodded, then casually asked, "Brother, how's your cultivation going? How's the effect of taking the Peiyuan Pill?"

"Not bad, I've already broken through." Huang Feiyang tried hard to suppress the corners of his mouth, but his eyes were full of smiles.

"Broken through?"

Chen Mu looked up at Huang Feiyang upon hearing this, his face lighting up as he said, "Really? Brother, you've become a martial artist?"

Saying so, he stretched out his hand. "Come, let's compare palms."

Huang Feiyang extended his hand as told, palm to palm with Chen Mu.

As they each mobilized their internal force, Chen Mu quickly sensed the faint, familiar aura wandering through the meridians inside Huang Feiyang's body.

It really was internal force!

"Good."

Chen Mu withdrew his palm and said excitedly, "Worthy of the Peiyuan Pill!"

"Yes, all thanks to the Peiyuan Pill you gave me, Huzi." Huang Feiyang sighed. "Without the Peiyuan Pill, I would have needed at least half a year more before I could possibly break through. Unlike now, where five Peiyuan Pills made it happen."

"The Peiyuan Pill was only an aid; your talent, Brother, was equally key." Chen Mu spoke up.

"What talent? Just an ordinary person."

Huang Feiyang waved his hand. "For the First to Third Stage of the Acquired realm, as long as the cultivation method isn't bad and pills can keep up, eighty percent of people can break through and become martial artists."

"It's not that easy." Chen Mu smiled, didn't press the point further, and shifted to another topic. "Now that you're a martial artist, you can't neglect martial techniques either. I just learned a martial art called 'Killing Life Blade Technique'—it's very suited for group combat. Brother, wait a moment, I'll write it down for you."

"This... wouldn't that be a bit improper?" Huang Feiyang hesitated.

"There's nothing improper about it; it's not a top-tier martial art." Chen Mu said as he walked to the desk, picked up a writing brush, and wrote on white paper.

"What I mean is, you've given me too much." Huang Feiyang sighed. "I don't even know how to thank you."

"Too much?" Chen Mu replied casually. "Between brothers, saying 'thank you' is too much like treating each other as outsiders."

"..." Huang Feiyang opened his mouth, then finally closed it again.

That's right, they were brothers—brothers closer than blood brothers. Saying "thank you" would be an insult to their relationship.

Just remember the kindness in your heart.

The moves of the Killing Life Blade Technique were simple, with few variations, but every strike was lethal.

Easy to pick up, and not hard to master.

But the ceiling wasn't high—it only reached the realm of Perfection.

Chen Mu personally taught and guided from the side. Huang Feiyang cultivated for half a day and successfully entered the door.

What remained was accumulating day by day, slowly gaining experience.

With Huang Feiyang breaking through and becoming a martial artist, the two discussed it and decided not to tell anyone else for the time being.

Being an official martial artist was one of the conditions for serving as a Big Head.

However, the position of Big Head was very limited in every gang.

The Great Saber Gang had five Big Heads, and there were no vacancies at the moment.

If Huang Feiyang wanted to be a Big Head, he could only go out and carve out his own territory!

Or, kill one of the existing five Big Heads!

Kill Xie Hong?