Heaven rewards diligence, but there are always fairies plotting against me.

"A hidden weapon?"

Chu Chang raised his eyebrows slightly.

Along the way, while he was acting as the coachman, he listened to Lin Ruoxue and Gu Lingshuang chatting quite a bit.

The two women also discussed the topic of the mysterious artifact.

In this world, forbidden zones rage and evil spirits abound.

The so-called "devious weapon" is an evil treasure created by martial artists who have extracted the evil seed from forbidden zones and forcibly incorporated it into their weapons using secret methods.

Once infused with an evil species, the weapon gains some incredible power.

For example, fire control, soul devouring, or ignoring defense.

"hehe."

Chu Chang sneered inwardly, but outwardly maintained his naive and unsophisticated demeanor, saying bluntly, "Tell me, do you think I'm blind? A piece of rusty iron that even stray dogs on the street would reject, and you insist it's a treasure? My sickle looks better than this."

The water spirit in his mind seemed to choke, remaining silent for a long while before patiently explaining, "Foolish! This sword is called the Blade of Corrosion. Although its surface is rusty and appears dull, it contains a corrosive evil seed! Listen carefully, as long as you use it to make even a small wound smaller than a needle tip on an enemy, the corrosive power will take effect. Like a parasite, it will continuously suck the host's life force and power, thus achieving its purpose of constant depletion. If some low-level martial artists cannot suppress it, they will soon die as dried-up corpses due to the draining of their power!"

After listening to the water demon's explanation, Chu Chang blinked.

Oh ho?

Doesn't this sound like a slow-acting poison weapon with built-in armor penetration and continuous damage?

"Sounds quite nice," Chu Chang replied slowly, then his tone shifted abruptly, "However... young man, although I may not be well-educated, I'm not stupid. Why would you give me this strange artifact for no reason? And weren't you locked in an iron cage? How did this thing end up in this desolate stream?"

Faced with Chu Chang's questioning, the water demon in the iron cage was so angry that it almost spat out a mouthful of blood.

It originally thought that to lure a lowly groom, all it would need to do was throw out bait, and the other party would pounce on it like a mad dog wagging its tail.

Who would have thought this kid was so cunning, actually trying to solve a criminal case with it!

The water demon suppressed the rage in her heart and sighed in a slightly desolate tone, "Alas... I have been captured. Once I am taken to the sect, all that awaits me is the search of my soul and the stripping of my bones. My days are numbered. I only hope that before I die, this strange weapon that has accompanied me in battle for so many years will not be buried in the mud and sand. This can be considered a kind of inheritance."

"As for why it's here... heh, don't forget, I am a water demon! Although I'm imprisoned, I've secretly controlled a small portion of my aquatic avatars to transport this treacherous weapon here by water. Young man, don't miss this opportunity, go and get it!"

The water sprite's voice became somewhat distorted as it urged him on.

Its inner turmoil at this moment was utterly devastating!

What exactly is the structure of this kid's willpower?

How come they're even more troublesome than those cultivators from the Divine Sword Sect?

Anyone else would have been overjoyed to hear that powerful weapons were being given away for free and would have reached out to grab them!

This kid is something else, always suspicious and paranoid, his composure is extraordinary!

In reality, as a water demon, he possesses the ability to bewitch people's minds.

Ordinary low-level martial arts practitioners are easily deceived!

But Chu Chang wasn't buying it.

Chu Chang squatted by the stream, looking down at the corrosive blade that was faintly visible underwater.

There are lots of aquatic plants over there...

He was weighing his options.

This water demon definitely has ill intentions. Giving me the sword is a pretense; its true purpose is to use me to escape my predicament, possess me, or place some kind of restriction on me.

But on the other hand...

If this really is a magical artifact, then it's definitely a valuable item!

After much thought, I've got it!

Chu Chang didn't reach out to grab it. Instead, he silently took a step back, took a deep breath, and the extreme yang energy in his body surged like a raging torrent.

"Punch a few times into the water first!"

Chu Chang's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and a layer of light red, scorching air instantly enveloped his palms!

Burning Waves and Overlapping Shadows Hand!!

Although this palm technique is not some kind of world-destroying divine skill, its strength lies in being an extremely powerful and yang martial art.

Combined with Chu Chang's own extremely pure Yang constitution, he was practically a natural nemesis of evil spirits.

Its effectiveness against cold, mysterious, and dirty things is comparable to radar disinfection.

Chu Chang was making his own plans.

If this water demon truly possessed extraordinary abilities, it wouldn't have been locked in an iron cage like a dog by the Divine Sword Sect.

Since its main body is limited, the arrangement in this stream is at most just some low-health minions it releases.

When dealing with enemies with low health, the best approach is to unleash your ultimate skill to wipe them out!

"Get out of my way!"

Chu Chang let out a low shout, gathered all his strength, and slammed his palm into the puddle where the rusty sword was!

"Boom! Boom!"

Two muffled roars echoed through the stream, and the scorching red energy, like two small torpedoes, sent waves several meters high into the air.

The originally icy stream water, under the onslaught of the extreme yang internal energy, instantly hissed and steamed, its temperature approaching that of a scalding hot spring.

Then, a bizarre scene unfolded.

The few seemingly ordinary green water plants that were originally quietly wrapped around the corrosive blade suddenly convulsed and twisted violently after coming into contact with this scorching Yang energy, just like living creatures scalded by boiling water. They were like several frenzied water snakes thrashing wildly in the boiling stream!

"Ah!!! You damn brat! What are you doing?! Stop it!! Stop it!!"

In his mind, the water demon's originally unfathomable voice transmission instantly turned into a pig-like scream, even with a hint of a broken sob.

The water plant was indeed its clone. Its original plan was to wait for Chu Chang to reach for the sword, then let the water plant parasitize Chu Chang's hand, control him, and then find an opportunity to help it break open the iron cage.

Who would have thought that this kid wouldn't play by the rules?

Without even touching him, he immediately unleashed his ultimate physical exorcism!

Moreover, his skill in this area is by no means weak!

Extreme yang energy is its nemesis. This palm strike was equivalent to giving its spiritual clone a scalding treatment, causing its main body in the iron cage to twitch in pain.

"Oh ho? Screaming so pitifully? Looks like it's working wonders!"

Upon hearing the screams in his head, Chu Chang did not stop; instead, his eyes shone like two large light bulbs.

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"Since you enjoy offering kindness so much, then I'll give you a full-body cupping session today!"

Chu Chang took a deep breath, his arms transforming into a phantom, his extremely yang qi and blood being pushed to the limit, his palms turning as red as branding irons.

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Without any hesitation, Chu Chang unleashed five palm strikes in one breath!

Five violent, scorching palm strikes slammed into the stream in succession, instantly causing the entire section of the stream to boil, water splashing everywhere, and a white mist of water vapor enveloping the area within several meters.

Under such terrifying masculine heat, those few waterweed clones were directly roasted until they were dehydrated and shriveled!

Suddenly, Chu Chang stopped moving.

Because after a series of attacks, his Burning Wave Shadow Hand experience points were finally maxed out.

The intense heat within his body instantly evaporated the sweat from his body.

As the cultivation technique was perfected, the corresponding entry appeared.

Chu Chang glanced at it and froze.

This entry is pretty bizarre!