Chapter 60: The Furious Guo Clan

Identifying Wu Gong from a wound is not difficult for someone experienced.

The distinctive feature of the Great Expansion Sword Art is its powerful vibration force—it not only knocks weapons from opponents' hands, but also causes the flesh around the wound to blur and turn to mush when the blade pierces the body.

The higher the sword realm, the larger the blurred area, and the more shattered the tissue!

At this moment, Guo Jinnian's chest wound nearly covered his entire heart.

This is at least the Flawless Realm version of the Great Expansion Sword Art!

Whoever can cultivate the Great Expansion Sword Art to this level must know the entire technique.

Which faction's Wu Gong is the Great Expansion Sword Art?

Luo Yun Martial Hall!

Luo Yun Martial Hall has been wiped out—the one who struck was the Guo Clan.

Now someone is using the Flawless Realm Great Expansion Sword Art to kill Guo Jinnian…

Sss~!

Every member of the patrol team exchanged glances, their expressions varied.

The Guo Clan is in trouble!

…

Outer City.

Chen Mu walked leisurely down the street, his pace relaxed, one hand inside his pocket checking the card he'd picked up.

Internal Force Card: three months of cultivation!

"Not bad."

Chen Mu quietly tucked the card away.

Internal Force Cards are useful, but right now Chen Mu most wanted a Memory Card.

If he knew Guo Jinnian's memories, he could learn the entire distribution process of the Free and Easy Pills.

With that, he could locate the hideout, report it to the Town Martial Office, and let them deal with the Guo Clan!

Too bad…

Chen Mu exhaled, calming his mind.

Using the Great Expansion Sword Art to kill Guo Jinnian was intentional.

The goal was to make the Guo Clan anxious, to make them think someone was avenging Luo Yun Martial Hall!

Only when the Guo Clan descended into panic would Chen Mu be forgotten.

…

"Zheng Qianrou! Don't push too far!"

A furious shout suddenly drowned out the bustling street, reaching his ears.

Chen Mu stopped walking, listening closely.

"Guo Jinquan, if you can't accept defeat, just say so. Acting both ways only makes you look ridiculous."

"What did you say!?"

"I say you're clueless! Do you really think everyone has to coddle and accommodate you? Lucky you're not even the next heir to the Guo Clan—if you were, you'd think you owned the sky!"

"Shut up, you bitch! I'll kill you!"

"Ding ding dang dang~"

The sound of weapons clashing rang out.

Chen Mu turned his body, followed the noise through an alley, and arrived before the entrance of a three-story building facing the street.

There, a man and a woman were rapidly exchanging blows.

Passersby quickly scattered, clearing a wide open space.

"It really is Guo Jinquan and Zheng Qianrou…"

Chen Mu gazed from afar, a faint smile tugging at his lips—he thought quickly and devised a plan.

He stood still, watching the evenly matched battle.

After a moment, unable to gain the upper hand, Guo Jinquan and Zheng Qianrou both halted.

"Zheng Qianrou, this isn't over. You wait!"

Guo Jinquan growled, his face dark.

"What, are you going to summon your elders to take revenge on me?" Zheng Qianrou sneered. "Can't beat someone, then call your parents—you've got nothing else."

"Huff~ huff~"

Guo Jinquan took deep breaths, suppressing his raging anger, forcibly turning away from Zheng Qianrou, and striding off.

"Pfft~" Zheng Qianrou scoffed. "Thought you were something special."

Creak~!

Guo Jinquan, striding forward, clenched his fists, his body trembling slightly.

Arriving before the crowd, he waved his hand and roared, "Get out of my way! All of you, get out!"

The crowd immediately parted, clearing a path.

Guo Jinquan's face turned ashen, eyes blazing as he marched straight ahead.

As he passed before Chen Mu…

Shhh~

Chen Mu's form blurred, darting behind Guo Jinquan and delivering a swift, powerful palm strike to his lower back.

Boom!

The rigid, violent Stone Dragon Palm, fueled by eighth-stage post-heaven internal force, struck solidly against Guo Jinquan's lower back.

"Waa~!"

Guo Jinquan spat blood from his mouth, his body leaping off the ground and flying forward, soaring over twenty meters before crashing hard to the ground. His body trembled once, then fell silent.

【Corpse detected. Retrieve?】

"Yes!"

With the card in hand, Chen Mu turned and slipped into the crowd, quickly leaving.

The crowd on the scene stood frozen.

After a long moment…

"Aaa~!"

"Someone's been killed!"

"…"

Screams and cries erupted through the street as the crowd scattered in panic.

Zheng Qianrou, who had just turned to return to the building, walked against the flow of people to stand beside Guo Jinquan's corpse. She stared at the clear palm print on his back, her pupils contracting and expanding, her expression solemn.

"Is this… the Stone Dragon Palm?"

Several teenagers in brocade robes hurried up from behind and stood beside Zheng Qianrou. One of the boys cried out in shock.

"The Stone Dragon Palm? The Stone Dragon Palm of Red Willow Manor?" asked a girl beside him.

"It's the one from Red Willow Manor!"

"Red Willow Manor was wiped out entirely, and the killer remains unknown. The man who killed Guo Jinquan used the Stone Dragon Palm! This…"

"…"

Including Zheng Qianrou, the group exchanged glances, each pair of eyes gleaming with hidden light.

The Guo family is in trouble!

…

First Guo Jinnian, then Guo Jinquan—both killed publicly in broad daylight.

The Guo family, upon receiving the news, erupted in fury!

"Find him! Find that man!"

"These are the remnants of Luo Yun Martial Hall and Red Willow Manor, coming for revenge!"

"The killer's cultivation is likely at the Eighth Layer of Post-Heaven. Anyone below this realm in the family must not leave home for the next few days."

"Mobilize everyone! We must drag out that killer!"

"Weren't Luo Yun Martial Hall and Red Willow Manor completely wiped out? Why is someone still coming after us?"

"You ask me? Who am I supposed to ask? Damn it, there must be survivors we missed!"

"My son! Master, you must avenge Quan'er!"

"…"

The Guo family mansion was in chaos.

Roars, bellows, and wails rang out continuously.

Outer City.

Back in the East District, Chen Mu used a card retrieved from Guo Jinquan's corpse.

Skill Card!

It contained a martial art named the Wind-Chasing Leg Technique, at the Inner Disciple Realm.

This martial art is a leg technique, a lightness skill, and also suited for long-distance pursuit.

Previously, Chen Mu had used the Grass-Soaring Technique for travel—it was mediocre at best.

Now, with the Wind-Chasing Leg Technique, his travel would be far easier.

But the Inner Disciple Realm was insufficient.

Chen Mu decisively pulled out his accumulated cultivation cards, using them one after another to rapidly train the Wind-Chasing Leg Technique.

After using several cultivation cards, the Wind-Chasing Leg Technique's realm rose to Peak Perfection!

"Huu~"

"Huu~!"

Wind howled as Chen Mu dashed forward, moving swiftly across the courtyard.

During the movement, his internal energy was nearly unspent; only a slight amount of physical stamina was consumed.

"Good, good."

Chen Mu stopped moving and nodded in satisfaction.

Physical stamina consumption was inevitable—but he had stamina cards, and plenty of them! He could replenish them anytime, anywhere!

Long-distance pursuit? Sorted.

"Go visit the neighboring mansion?"

Chen Mu pondered.

Guo Jinquan and Guo Jinnian had both died in succession; the Guo family would surely go mad, searching everywhere in the city.

Leaving for a few days now would help him avoid trouble.

When the Guo family relaxed slightly, he'd return and target their disciples—keep killing them until they lived in terror.