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

[Technique: Burning Wave Shadow Hand (Perfected) - Acquired Technique Attribute: Killing Intent Red Thread.]

Entry: Killing Intent Red Line: When someone has murderous intent, a red line will appear above their head, connecting to the head of the person they want to kill.

"So, I can see other people's murderous intent..."

Chu Chang's mind stirred, and he looked at the water plants in the water.

Activation of the keyword: Killing Intent Red Line!

In an instant, several invisible red lines appeared to extend from the water plants.

Most of the extended directions were in the direction of the convoy, and it was obvious without even looking that they were connecting to Song Qing and his group.

After all, it was Song Qing and his group who captured this water demon!

One of the red lines was connected to the top of his head.

As expected, this water demon had ulterior motives!

As his Burning Wave Shadow Technique reached perfection, his comprehension of this technique also reached an unbelievable level.

"boom!"

This punch was even more powerful in temperature than the one before.

Of course, his true essence was also greatly depleted, almost half of it was drained in an instant.

But to be honest, the results are extremely pleasing.

In that instant, the last few strands of water plants turned to ashes, burned completely to ashes.

The Corrosion Blade, now free from the entanglement of the seaweed, lay forlornly in the mud and sand. The rust on its body seemed to have peeled off quite a bit due to the intense heat of the previous impact, revealing its eerie dark red blade.

Meanwhile, in the camp not far away, Gu Ling Shuang, who had been resting with her eyes closed, seemed to sense the intense masculine energy emanating from the stream. She slightly opened her beautiful eyes and looked over in this direction with some confusion…

"Why are there sounds of fighting coming from where Chu Chang left?"

Not to mention Gu Ling Shuang, Lin Ruoxue also sensed it.

The two exchanged a glance and then headed this way at the same time.

Chu Chang was immediately excited.

Because in his eyes, as the water plants completely vanished, the red line disappeared entirely.

There are only two possibilities for this situation!

First, the killing intent is gone.

But given the water demon's personality, it's impossible that she didn't have murderous intent towards him.

Second, the other party is dead.

Since the other party no longer exists, the killing intent naturally disappears.

Chu Chang walked directly towards the water's edge. He was certain that it was safe here, and the chilling aura had disappeared.

"It seems there's something wrong with those aquatic plants!"

Chu Chang muttered to himself, and with quick eyes and hands, bent down and scooped up the corrosive blade from the water with a "splash".

The moment I touched it, a slippery, cold sensation instantly crept up my palm.

The rusty longsword trembled violently as if it were alive, even emitting a piercing low groan. A faint dark red light flickered on the hilt, resisting Chu Chang's grasp and trying to slip away.

"Holy crap, that's pretty intense?" Chu Chang was getting a little anxious.

If you have a treasure that you finally got, but you can't use it, wouldn't that be just as frustrating as having a hard drive full of study materials but not being able to unzip them?

How exactly do you tame this thing?

Is it really like in fantasy novels, where a blood oath is performed?

Or shout three times, "Key that hides the power of darkness, show me your true power!"

That's so cringeworthy!

Chu Chang scratched his head. In desperation, he decided to try anything, and subconsciously channeled the last of his true energy into the strange sword!

"Oh my god!"

Instantly, an extremely cold and sharp force rushed back from his true essence.

The feeling was like being suddenly pricked on your most sensitive nerve by a steel needle frozen solid on a freezing cold day.

Chu Chang shuddered, and the childhood fear of being forced to give injections by a masked, indifferent-eyed nurse in his previous life instantly surfaced in his mind.

However, before Chu Chang could even cry out in pain, a sudden change occurred!

"Hiss hiss hiss!!!"

Chu Chang's intense Yang True Essence, as blazing as the sun, poured wildly into the sword hilt.

The rusty sword, which was originally stiff and rigid, gradually stopped trembling under the frenzied infusion of extreme yang energy!

A strange sense of connection arose spontaneously. Under the absolute violent suppression of the extremely yang physique, this invincible weapon instantly completed a one-sided physical recognition of its master.

"Phew! That scared me to death. I thought I was going to have my leg amputated." Chu Chang wiped away a cold sweat, feeling a surge of joy in his heart.

To be honest, if it weren't for his special physique, it would have been impossible for him to make this strange artifact recognize him as its master.

Because my cultivation level is insufficient.

This is why the water demon dared to let him come and pick up the magical artifact.

Because if Song Qing and his group were to take it, they would seize the magical artifact.

Now, it's actually a bargain for him.

Looking at the still rusty iron sword in his hand, Chu Chang grinned.

He knew that the rust was just a disguise!

"Chu Chang, what are you dawdling about? What was that noise just now?"

Just then, a clear, cold female voice came from the woods behind them.

Chu Chang turned his head and saw Gu Ling Shuang stepping on the tips of the grass, floating over as light as a swallow.

Lin Ruoxue followed behind him.

"We just sensed some battle fluctuations here. Have you run into any trouble?" Lin Ruoxue asked seriously.

To be honest, Lin Ruoxue wouldn't care so much about anyone else.

But Chu Chang is different.

"Ah, I was just practicing martial arts."

Chu Chang remained expressionless, his hands naturally retracting behind him as he smoothly shoved the newly acquired Corrosive Blade back into its sheath. His movements were fluid and flawless.

"Practicing martial arts?"

Lin Ruoxue, who had come over with Gu Ling Shuang, raised an eyebrow and looked around suspiciously.

The stream was still bubbling and steaming, and thick white mist filled the area within a few meters. If you didn't know better, you would think that an open-air hot spring party had just taken place here.

Not to mention the unknown aquatic plants on the ground that had been roasted dry and charred.

"Yes," Chu Chang said with a straight face, "While the horses were grazing, I suddenly had a flash of inspiration and tried practicing the Burning Wave Shadow Hand. I didn't expect it to make such a big commotion."

"You're really hardworking."

Lin Ruoxue pursed her lips, but didn't think much of it.

After all, in their eyes, Chu Chang was just an ordinary tool with an extremely yang physique, and what kind of trouble could his little bit of true essence cause?

If it weren't for his strengths, there would have been no interaction between them.

The two women looked around and, seeing that there was indeed no trace of demonic energy left, they withdrew their gazes and turned to leave together.

"Phew..." Chu Chang secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thinking to himself: Prevention is better than cure, and making a fortune quietly is the key!

After an incense stick had burned, Chu Chang finished feeding the horses and leisurely returned to the caravan.

He instinctively turned his gaze to the heavy prison van.

The water demon in the prison cart was now completely devoid of its previous unfathomable and bewitching demonic demeanor.

The demon looked like a dried sweet potato that had been left to bake in the scorching sun for three days and three nights, huddled listlessly in a corner, and even the cold mist that had been surrounding it had completely dissipated.

Seemingly sensing Chu Chang's gaze, the water demon's withered eyes suddenly shot out two extremely vicious beams of light, staring intently at Chu Chang.

Even now, its CPU is almost burning out and I still can't figure it out!

Why is this young groom, whose cultivation level seems as weak as a chicken, completely unaffected by its spiritual temptations?

Not only was it unaffected, it countered with a powerful and masculine physical exorcism, directly destroying its clone!

Chu Chang ignored the water demon's murderous gaze, walked to the carriage, and prepared to eat something to replenish his strength.

"Ah Chang, come here, I have some good news for you."

At this moment, Gu Ling Shuang walked over with light steps, a gentle smile on her face.

Chu Chang snapped out of his thoughts and obediently went to greet her: "Miss, what good news? Are you going to give me a raise?"

Gu Ling Shuang smiled at his greedy appearance and said softly, "Senior Brother Song Qing just mentioned that you are a new disciple who has just entered the sect, and because of your age, you have missed the best golden period for cultivation. If you are assigned according to the normal process, you probably won't get a good position and will most likely end up doing odd jobs in the outer sect."

At this point, she blinked: "However, Senior Brother Song Qing is a very kind person. He said that out of respect for Senior Sister Lin, he plans to personally introduce you to the Enforcement Hall and make you a trainee enforcement disciple! This is a very lucrative and prestigious position that ordinary new disciples would kill for."

Enforcement Hall? Apprentice Disciple?

Chu Chang was taken aback.

Why are you suddenly being so nice to me?

Why would someone I have no relation to offer to help me get in through connections? This kind of unsolicited kindness is definitely suspicious!

Chu Chang felt an orange alert go off in his mind, and subconsciously looked across the crowd towards Song Qing in the distance.

At this moment, Song Qing was standing next to a tall horse. Seemingly sensing Chu Chang's gaze, he turned his head and gave Chu Chang an extremely gentle senior brother-like smile.

However, the moment Chu Chang saw Song Qing clearly, the hair on his body stood on end, and his heart sank to the bottom!

In his line of sight, a thick, blood-red line suddenly appeared above Song Qing's smiling face!

It was the red line of murderous intent.

Song Qing actually harbored murderous intent towards him!

"He actually wanted to kill me?"