Chapter 51: A New Card, One Worth Thirty!

Whoosh!

The branch, carrying the package, whistled as it shot into the open gate of the Martial Suppression Division.

The four guards at the gate didn't even have time to intercept it.

By the time they reacted, Chen Mu had already disappeared, and the branch, carrying the package, had passed through the front corridor and courtyard, straight into the second gate.

"Clap~"

A man walked out from the doorway at the right moment and reached out to catch the branch.

"See... see you, my lord!"

The four guards, finally coming to their senses, quickly knelt on one knee, feeling anxious and uneasy.

"Why aren't you chasing after it yet?"

Yan Qingyuan untied the package from the branch, opened it to check the stone first, confirmed it was just an attachment, and tossed it aside.

Then, he picked up the folded paper, opened it, and his pupils immediately constricted.

The next moment, his figure flickered, skimming across the ground as he rushed toward the back.

The four kneeling guards stood up in astonishment, called over others who had heard the commotion, and the group rushed out of the gate to pursue Chen Mu.

However, Chen Mu had already run two streets away, removed his human-skin mask, changed his clothes, and messed up his hair, letting it hang loose.

At this moment, he was sitting at a roadside tea stall, two streets away, "listening" to the sounds inside the Martial Suppression Division headquarters!

"My lord, news about the Longevity Sect! Someone threw it in from the gate, truth unknown."

"……It says we should act immediately, or they’ll run. Whether it’s true or not, we’ll know once we go and check. It’s in the city anyway, no need to leave."

"Then I’ll head over there now, subordinate!"

"Go."

"……"

That’s it?

Just those two sentences?

Is the Martial Suppression Division’s efficiency that high?

The man "listening" to the report had no change in his breathing or heartbeat, but his position was moving rapidly.

He was heading to the clothing store all by himself!

Innate?

Surprised in his heart, Chen Mu’s expression remained unchanged on the surface. He finished his tea, dropped two copper coins, and walked quickly out of the inner city, returning to the southern district to head toward the clothing store.

On the way, he used "Wind Listening" to lock onto the Innate expert who had come out of the Martial Suppression Division from afar.

The latter gathered a team of patrolling Martial Suppression Division personnel halfway there.

Then, they ran all the way to the southern district, only slowing down slightly when they approached the clothing store.

Once the Innate expert descended onto the clothing store from the roof, the others quickly surrounded it.

"How did the Martial Suppression Division people get here?"

"Oh no, it’s Yan Qingyuan!"

"Kill!!"

Clang, clang, clang~

Bang!

Boom~

Roars, screams, wails...

In the back courtyard of the clothing store, intense fighting sounds erupted instantly.

Chen Mu stopped at the street corner, "listening" from afar.

"Surrender, and I can give you a quick death."

"Hehe, do you take me for a three-year-old? Go to hell!"

Boom~!

Accompanied by a dull, loud noise, all fighting sounds ceased.

Is the battle over?

Chen Mu didn't move, continuing to "listen" from afar.

A moment later, hearing the Innate expert from the Martial Suppression Division, named "Yan Qingyuan," ordering his subordinates to clean up the battlefield, he walked over slowly.

At this time, pedestrians on the street were still fleeing in panic.

Chen Mu blended into the crowd and walked past the front door of the clothing store.

[Corpse found, do you want to loot?]

"Yes!"

[Corpse found, do you want to loot?]

"Yes!"

……

A total of five cards in hand!

Without stopping his feet, Chen Mu followed the flow of people toward the end of the street.

Reaching into his pocket, he checked the cards.

Internal Energy Card! Internal Energy Card! Internal Energy Card!

Three Internal Energy Cards, with cultivation bases of one month, two months, and two and a half months respectively.

The remaining one was a Cultivation Card, and one powerful...

No!

"Body Strengthening Card?"

Chen Mu didn't stop, his heart stirred.

A new card!

Body strengthening, body strengthening.

The effect of this new card was the same as the Powerful Card, also to strengthen the physique and increase power.

But the Body Strengthening Card contained several times more energy than the Powerful Card!

How much more exactly, he needed to verify.

Thinking of this.

Chen Mu turned into a small alley, avoided others' sight, took out a Powerful Card, and silently used it to strengthen his physique.

After a while, he took out the Body Strengthening Card and silently used it.

Whoosh~

The Body Strengthening Card turned into a stream of light and drilled into his body.

A current of electricity exploded in his body, instantly spreading throughout his entire being.

Chen Mu trembled, feeling a sour, numb sensation mixed with a bit of stinging pain.

Fortunately, it disappeared quickly, and immediately after, the sensation brought by the body strengthening surged into his heart.

He had become stronger.

His physique had clearly become stronger!

Compared to his original body, it was more than twice as strong.

"Acquired Eighth Stage... no, Acquired Ninth Stage physique?"

Chen Mu closed his eyes slightly, clenched his fists, and carefully felt the changes in his body.

Compared to the Powerful Card, the Body Strengthening Card’s enhancement of the body was crystal clear.

Broken down, one Body Strengthening Card was roughly equivalent to thirty Powerful Cards!

One to thirty!

"Hard-training martial artist?"

Chen Mu pondered secretly.

This kind of high-effect functional card could only be looted if the martial artist had been a hard-training one while alive.

Just then, in the clothing store locked by the "Wind Listening" skill, Yan Qingyuan’s voice sounded.

"What a 'Hundred Longevity Demonic Body'."

Hundred Beast Demonic Body?

Or Hundred Longevity Demonic Body?

Regardless of which, the corpse from which the Body Strengthening Card was looted had undoubtedly practiced a body-refining technique.

The body of a hard-training martial artist not only had formidable defense but also immense power.

Listening to Yan Qingyuan’s voice, he was panting slightly; was he injured?

"As expected of a Longevity Sect disciple..."

Chen Mu exhaled, suppressed his aura, returned to the street, and headed toward the eastern district.

The subsequent handling of the Longevity Sect disciples was the responsibility of the Martial Suppression Division, so Chen Mu didn't need to worry.

One Body Strengthening Card saved him thirty Powerful Cards.

At present, Chen Mu’s physique could basically withstand the execution of the tenth sword of the "Cloud-Swinging Sword Art."

For this reason.

Returning home, Chen Mu took out the accumulated Cultivation Cards and started practicing the "Cloud-Swinging Sword Art."

As a result, after using all the Cultivation Cards, the "Cloud-Swinging Sword Art" was still a bit short of reaching the realm of perfection.

By Chen Mu’s estimation, he needed at least ten more years of Cultivation Cards.

Fortunately, Chen Mu had a very stable mindset.

Cultivation Cards totaling ten years could be gathered by looting about five more cards.

The personnel of the Foreign Affairs Hall, after simple training, were already running on the streets.

Two teams in the city, two teams outside the city.

Every day, a large amount of information was gathered at the hall and recorded.

Although most of this information was on the surface, there were also many secret messages.

For example, the rumors about Chen Mu had been jointly dismantled by Tang Tianhao and Zheng Qianrou, while Guo Jinquan’s side remained silent.

One can only say that even among disciples of great families, people differ!

……

With subordinates running errands, Chen Mu had free time to flip through the information bought from Hero Tower.

He only went out when someone died somewhere.

Over half a month, he gained three more Internal Energy Cards, five Powerful Cards, two Cultivation Cards, with time limits of one year and one and a half years respectively.

And several Energy Cards and Stamina Cards.

Overall, it was quite good.

On the morning of this day, a carrier pigeon flew into the Foreign Affairs Hall.

A clerk stepped forward, took a small note from the small bamboo tube tied to the pigeon’s leg, and delivered it to Chen Mu.

Chen Mu opened it and looked...

"Red Willow Villa was wiped out last night, all 137 people in the villa died!"