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Chapter 113 Killer

"This red lotus is indeed quite effective. It has seven petals and can be taken for seven consecutive days to rapidly consolidate one's cultivation level, saving two months of hard work... However, the journey from three to four blood condensation stages is rather long."

After drinking the red lotus tea, Wu Ming felt his blood and qi surging within his body, and the blood and qi condensed in his dantian had noticeably strengthened. He nodded slightly, after all, it was a spiritual treasure of heaven and earth, so it was normal for it to have such an effect.

However, he also clearly realized that the distance from three to four coagulations was much greater than that from two to three coagulations. He had accumulated blood energy for almost two years before finally reaching the threshold of breaking through the bottleneck, while the blood energy required to accumulate from three to four coagulations increased several times.

Even if a martial artist who has achieved three blood clottings has a stronger physique and can eat more demon meat and digest more nourishing medicines, it would still take at least three or four years to accumulate enough to break through the bottleneck of four blood clottings.

However, his spiritual cultivation, with the Lin character technique as its core, has made considerable progress every day.

After consuming the red lotus, Wu Ming returned to his bedroom. He stopped practicing his spear technique and instead sat cross-legged on the bed to begin practicing the Divine Firmament Upper Purity Talisman. He now only practices his spear technique at noon each day, and cultivates Taoist arts in the afternoon and at night.

Several days have passed since Wu Ming mastered the first secret rune of the Divine Firmament Upper Purity Talisman. As the easiest first thunder talisman to cultivate, Wu Ming's cultivation progressed rapidly and was nearing perfection. The secret rune engraved deep in his soul became increasingly bright, filled with lightning.

Once the first secret rune is fully refined, Wu Ming will begin cultivating the second secret rune.

quickly,

Time flies, and it's already midnight.

In the evening, after having dinner and exchanging greetings with Wu Qi and Liu Shi, Wu Ming returned alone to his bedroom in the backyard. He extinguished the candles, sat cross-legged on the bed, and entered into meditation.

……

The inner city of Jingye City.

A small building is located in an inconspicuous corner.

This is Bloodblade Tower, one of the six major powers in Jingye City. Compared to the other five powers, it is insignificant and doesn't even have many industries in the city. However, it still holds a place among the six major powers mainly because Bloodblade Tower itself is too powerful. It acts with impunity throughout the entire Yong Kingdom. Naturally, no one dares to underestimate it in the small territory of Jingye City.

As the saying goes, every country has its laws, and every trade has its rules. Although Bloodblade Tower is unscrupulous, it is also strictly regulated. For example, it does not participate in the division of interests within the Jingye City territory, but only engages in businesses such as bounty hunting. Therefore, even if what they do violates the laws of Yong Kingdom and falls into the gray area, the two major government departments of Yong Kingdom turn a blind eye from top to bottom.

"Wu Ming, the newly appointed Inspector of the Censorate?"

Deep within the small building, a man in black robes stood in the empty room. Embroidered on his chest was a blood-red blade with four crimson stars at the edge. He was a leader of the Blood Blade Tower.

Between his fingers was a note with some fine, peculiar writing on it, recording information in the form of a coded message.

The message stated that Bloodblade Tower had received a new bounty, targeting Wu Ming, the newly appointed Inspector of the Censorate, with a total reward of 200,000 taels of silver.

According to the rules of Bloodblade Tower and the situation of the target Wu Ming, the price of 200,000 taels of silver can only be used once, and there is no guarantee of a kill. If the target's death is to be guaranteed, the price needs to be increased to 600,000 taels. The Xu family, who made the secret offer, cannot come up with the huge sum of 600,000 taels. Even 200,000 taels would be a huge loss.

"Let 'Silver One' make a move."

After a brief moment of contemplation, the black-robed leader spoke softly in the empty room.

The assassins of Bloodblade Tower are divided into four levels: gold, silver, bronze, and iron. Among them, silver-level assassins are all experts who have achieved three levels of blood coagulation. The 'Silver One' is the number one among all silver-level assassins and is also the professional assassin trained by Bloodblade Tower itself.

Although Wu Ming is a newly promoted third-stage Blood Coagulation expert, his skills have reached the Unity Realm, making him exceptionally strong. Furthermore, his residence is not far from the Cautious Punishment Division, requiring a swift and decisive battle. Therefore, the success rate for ordinary assassins to eliminate Wu Ming is not high.

Two hundred thousand taels of silver is not enough to warrant the deployment of a Gold-Rank assassin. Arranging for Yin Yi to take action is just right. With Yin Yi's strength, he is confident that he can defeat a newly promoted third-stage Blood Coagulation cultivator within ten moves, even if the technique is combined. The success rate of the assassination is at least 80% or 90%, which is enough.

"Order."

In the empty building, a cold, emotionless voice came from within, and then the shadows in the darkness seemed to quietly recede.

……

under night.

The courtyards throughout the inner city fell silent, with only a few mansions still lit by candlelight.

At the junction of the inner and outer courtyards of the Wu residence, there are several low houses where servants live. In one of these low houses, a maid named Xiaomei rubbed her sleepy eyes and sat up from the bed.

I drank a bit too much porridge for dinner, and I was woken up by the urge to urinate not long after I fell asleep.

She touched her lower abdomen, rolled out of the small bed, pushed open the door, walked out of the room, and headed towards the outhouse not far away.

She had been at the Wu residence for many days, and she was able to eat her fill every day without having to do any heavy work. She could clearly feel that her body was no longer weak and listless, and her complexion had improved a lot.

Although she was only eleven years old, in this day and age, girls of that age understand almost everything. She knew that Wu Ming taking her into his household was a great favor, so she had already decided before entering the household that she would not complain no matter how hard or tiring it was. After actually entering the household, not only was there no hardship or fatigue, but she also had very little work to do. Her only duty was to guard outside the backyard and wait for Wu Ming's instructions at any time.

Wu Ming hadn't really asked her to do anything these days, so she had plenty of free time, ate well, and slept well.

Having suffered poverty since childhood, sometimes going hungry and sometimes full, she knew that being able to serve a master like Wu Ming and work as a maid in the Wu household was a rare stroke of luck, giving her hope for the future. However, every night, she couldn't help but miss her father and would often feel sad and shed tears. She knew that her father was ill and wouldn't last much longer. Now that they were separated, she could at least have something to look forward to, thinking that perhaps her father could recover and come to the Wu household to visit her someday.

Of course, she knew that such hope was slim.

Soon after using the toilet, Xiaomei returned to her small room.

However, just as he arrived at the house and was about to enter, a large hand suddenly reached out from the darkness and covered her mouth, instantly making her limp and unable to exert any strength.

"Which room is your master in?"

"Answer honestly, and I'll spare your life."

A suppressed and deep voice came from beside my ear.

Xiaomei sobbed, unable to make a sound, her eyes filled with fear. Hearing the suppressed and deep voice beside her, she knew that bad people had entered the mansion.

The man in black behind her stared at Xiaomei. After seeing her body tremble for a while and then slowly nod, he knew that the little girl had been frightened by him. He immediately loosened his grip slightly, revealing a gap.

however.

As soon as the gap appeared, Xiaomei took a deep breath, about to scream.

"Humph."

The man in black was Silver One, an assassin from the Blood Blade Tower. He was a formidable figure who immediately saw through Xiao Mei's intentions. He reached down with his other hand and grabbed Xiao Mei's throat, ready to crush it in the next moment.

But at that moment, in the backyard in the distance, the window of a house suddenly ripped open, and a beam of crimson light shot through the air, striking straight at Yin Yi's back. It was as fast as lightning and contained an astonishing killing intent!
With Yin Yi's abilities, it would be easy for him to crush Xiao Mei at this moment. However, Xiao Mei was just a maidservant, and her life or death was of no concern to him. What was really important was the beam of blood light that pierced through the air, which gave him an extremely terrifying feeling. He instinctively judged that if he did not deal with it seriously, he might die in an instant from that beam of blood light!
present.

Yin Yi casually tossed Xiao Mei aside, and she crashed into a nearby pillar with a thud, losing consciousness.

Without the slightest hesitation, he drew two short swords with a flick of his wrists, which crossed in mid-air, creating a dark blade of light to meet the incoming beam of blood!
Ding.

The clash of blades and the flash of blood produced a crisp metallic clang. This brief collision halted the momentum of the flash of blood, allowing Yin to see its true form: a flying sword radiating murderous intent!

"Flying sword! Using Taoist magic to control objects!"

Yin Yi's pupils contracted as he felt the sharpness of the flying sword, which made the hairs on his body stand on end. He had a terrifying feeling that he would be pierced through at any moment, but instead of retreating, he advanced. His blood energy suddenly burst out, and he swung out two blades of light that enveloped his body. He rushed towards the house where Wu Ming was in the backyard.

As the number one assassin in the Silver Rank of the Blood Blade Tower, he was a veteran of countless battles and was practically invincible after three blood coagulations. However, at this moment, he still felt a great threat from Wu Ming's flying sword. Moreover, he was terrified and knew very well that when facing a Daoist cultivator, fleeing was useless. Once the opponent used objects to chase him, it would be even more difficult to escape. Only by forcibly engaging in close combat could he have a chance to win against all odds.

In the bedroom.

Wu Ming sat upright on the bed, gazing in the direction of Yin Yi, a faint glint in his eyes.

"Assassins from the Bloodblade Tower?"

"What amazing skills! Even Shen Lian couldn't withstand my flying sword attacks for more than a few moves, but this person was able to forcefully block my flying sword attacks for a short time... If we were to fight using martial arts techniques, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to last ten moves against him."

Of all the three Blood Condensation masters Wu Ming had encountered since entering the martial arts world, this mysterious man in black was the most terrifying. He was far more powerful than Zhou Huai'an, Shen Lian, He Tian, ​​and others. He could withstand five or six consecutive attacks from flying swords and even forcefully break through to attack Wu Ming's location.

but.

Seeing the man in black rushing towards him, Wu Ming was not afraid at all. He used his soul to control the flying sword while pointing his fingers forward to form a hand seal. With a single hand seal, his soul power surged, and a beam of lightning suddenly appeared in the void, crackling and falling towards the hole in the window, smashing down on the man in black.

"Shenxiao thunder method!"

Although he had only mastered the first secret rune of this lightning technique, the power he unleashed with his strong primordial spirit was already considerable, enough to threaten even martial arts masters who had achieved three stages of blood coagulation.

Although the man in black was agile and powerful, he was still made of flesh and blood. He could not withstand the lightning bolts that came crashing down from the window hole. He could only flip over in mid-air, step onto the windowsill, and leap away to avoid the attack.

This move seemed impressive, as it allowed him to narrowly avoid a Divine Firmament Thunder Technique. However, in reality, failing to seize the opportunity to rush into the house and engage Wu Ming in close combat meant he had already completely lost his chance.

*Sizzle! Sizzle!*
Wu Ming wielded his flying sword, its blood-red light flashing like a ribbon, crisscrossing and intertwining.

Under the fierce attack of the flying swords, the man in black was no longer able to break through and retreated repeatedly. After retreating more than ten steps, the two swords in his hands could no longer block the flying swords that were cutting through the air. They were forced through the sword light and pierced directly through his chest!
"puff."

The man in black had his chest pierced and his heart shattered, and he immediately coughed up a mouthful of blood.

"Your Taoist magic is so powerful..."

He stared at Wu Ming's bedroom, his gaze passing through the broken window to Wu Ming sitting on the bed. After whispering a few words, he finally collapsed into a pool of blood with a thud.

Wu Ming didn't stop. He controlled his flying sword, and with a flash of sword light, he severed the head, which rolled far away.

So far,

He finally breathed a slight sigh of relief, recalled his flying sword, put it away, got up and left the bedroom to check on the body of the man in black.

(End of this chapter)