Fantasy: Starting with a bowl, you can exchange it for endless cultivation.

"I was trying to save some money, but since you're so eager to die, then forget it. I'll investigate myself. I'll send you to hell now," Gu Chen sneered.

He originally wanted to ask what level the strongest of the other powerful members of the Yamamoto family were this time.

Has he reached the fourth rank or above?

If we could find out the answer, we could save him the trouble of exchanging it through the copper bowl, thus saving some silver.

But Yamamoto Rinji was unwilling to say.

Let's send him to hell first.

As Gu Chenhua released his aura at the peak of the Sea of ​​Dust realm, three extraordinary phenomena—Azure Dragon, White Tiger, and Vermilion Bird—simultaneously activated on his body.

In an instant, the phantom images of the three sacred beasts, Azure Dragon, Vermilion Bird, and White Tiger, appeared.

The terrifying amplification power fell upon Gu Chen, instantly making his aura and attributes comparable to those of someone in the early stage of the Core Formation Realm.

Originally, he could have crushed Yamamoto Rinji by releasing his perfected Transformation Realm cultivation.

He didn't need to activate the three major phenomena, but he wanted Yamamoto Rinji to experience this kind of mental torment before he died, to make him feel pain and despair with absolute power.

These island pirates have repeatedly invaded the territory of the Divine Dynasty.

We can't let them die so easily.

"The cultivation of the Perfected Sea Transformation Realm, the aura of the Early Core Formation Realm, how is that possible?" Yamamoto Rinji was shocked by the aura that Gu Chen suddenly released.

His eyes were filled with disbelief.

Gu Chen was actually a powerful expert at the peak of the fifth-grade Transformation Sea Realm.

They completely underestimated Gu Chen.

Gu Chen must have known something tonight, which is why he deliberately lured him out.

There was no need for Shangguan Wuqing to send powerful figures to secretly protect Gu Chen.

Because of himself, he possessed combat power comparable to the early stage of the Core Formation Realm.

What kind of insane cultivation speed and talent is this?

There must be a big secret about Gu Chen.

But now, the Yamamoto family has only sent him.

Even if Gu Chen had a big secret, he couldn't go back to report it.

If I had known this would happen, I would have done it.

Yamamoto Ryuichi should have been the one to deal with Koichi.

He possesses the strength of a mid-stage fourth-grade Core Formation Realm cultivator.

We will definitely be able to defeat Gu Chen and uncover his secrets.

Unfortunately, it's no use thinking about this now; Gu Chen will kill him right now.

Yamamoto Rinji turned and ran.

He immediately unleashed the Shadow Killing Technique, his body transforming into seven afterimages that fled in seven different directions.

Hopefully, these afterimages will distract Gu Chen.

Today we helped him escape.

Gu Chen's current aura is comparable to that of the early stage of the Core Formation Realm.

He had no intention whatsoever of confronting Gu Chen head-on.

All I want to do is run away.

If he can escape.

That way, the secrets about Gu Chen could be reported to the family.

Gu Chen will definitely not be able to escape then.

Gu Chen saw this.

He showed a disdainful look; this trick wouldn't work on him.

Gu Chen released his divine soul power, directly locking onto Yamamoto Rinji's true form.

Then, make a hand seal in the air.

Gu Chen immediately unleashed the second move of the Four Beasts Attack Technique: White Tiger Breaks the Mountain.

As he made hand seals, profound power condensed from his hand gestures, and white tiger runes flashed with light, merging with the exotic true essence surging from his body.

A gigantic white tiger sacred beast intertwined and formed directly in front of him. The white tiger sacred beast had distinct patterns on its body and exuded endless ferocity.

Amplified by his three extraordinary phenomena.

This white tiger's power directly reached the limit of the fifth-grade Transformation Sea Realm.

Its roar echoed throughout the entire mountain range, causing all the wild beasts in the deep forests below to immediately prostrate themselves on the ground, trembling in fear.

The beasts looked up at the sky with fear in their eyes.

Then they saw the white tiger sacred beast, condensed by Gu Chen with a different kind of true essence, roaring as it charged forward toward the fleeing Yamamoto Rinji.

When Yamamoto Rinji saw that Gu Chen had locked onto his true form, he was terrified. He unleashed his true energy wildly, increasing his speed in an attempt to escape.

But it was already too late.

Gu Chen's sacred beast, the White Tiger, arrived in an instant, tearing his back open with its sharp, ferocious claws, revealing three deep, bone-revealing wounds.

Then he was slapped so hard that he fell from the sky and crashed into the forest below.

Then the sacred beast, the white tiger, charged down, pressing him down with its claws and embedding him into the ground before biting off his skull.

It left behind a headless body.

He never imagined that going out with Gu Chen tonight would lead to his death at Gu Chen's hands.

Gu Chen concealed his strength to lull the Yamamoto family into a false sense of security.

If he dies today, who in the Yamamoto family will suffer the same fate in the future?

Gu Chen landed beside him.

Looking at his headless body.

It was perfectly controlled.

They only bit off his head, without destroying his body, so that his silver and medicinal resources would not be damaged.

Gu Chen began to grope and search his body.

I wonder how much silver this guy has on him.

He is at the same level as Yamamoto Jiro, so he must have a lot of silver on him.

finally.

Gu Chen found over 48,000 taels of silver and five Transformation Pills on his person.

can.

A smile appeared on Gu Chen's lips.

He was somewhat wealthier than Yamamoto Jiro.

They might be powerful individuals recently dispatched by the Yamamoto family from the island nation.

He comes from a relatively wealthy family.

Even if the five Huahai Pills were sold at an 85% discount, the total value of the 48,000 taels would still be 8,500 taels.

Gu Chen was beside him and picked up his katana.

Including this samurai sword, which can sell for over 20,000 taels, the total is roughly 80,000 taels of silver.

It was worth coming out tonight.

Gu Chen took out a can of kerosene from his storage bag and poured it on Yamamoto Jiro.

Then they set his body on fire.

Looking at Yamamoto Rinji being engulfed in flames.

Gu Chen turned and left.

After returning to his residence in Li Huo Mansion.

Gu Chen took out a bronze bowl and said to it, "I want to sever the karmic ties of Yamamoto Rinji, whom I killed tonight, and obscure the secret of this matter."

Same as always.

First, sever the cause and effect, and obscure the secrets of heaven.

To avoid being caught.

The copper bowl hints that concealing the secret to killing Yamamoto Rinji requires ten thousand taels of silver.

It was the same as what he needed when he killed two fifth-rank officials the previous two times.

Gu Chen put the silver into it.

The silver disappeared instantly.

The copper bowl provides a clue:

[The cause and effect of your killing of Yamamoto Rinji has been severed, and the secrets surrounding this matter have been obscured from you. No one can deduce any information about you from this.]

Get it done.

He obtained 48,000 taels of silver from Yamamoto Jiro.

He still had 38,000 taels left, and with the silver he already had, he now had more than 46,000 taels of silver.

Continue exchanging intelligence.

"I need to exchange information on the specific experts that the Yamamoto family sent to Yuehai County this time, including their cultivation level and what they've been up to lately," Gu Chen transmitted the information to the copper bowl.

The copper bowl indicates that exchanging this information requires one thousand taels of silver.

Only one thousand taels, not much.

It seems this also endangers his safety.

Put the silver in.

The silver disappeared.

The copper bowl immediately provided feedback:

The strongest expert the Yamamoto family has sent to Yuehai County this time is led by Yamamoto Ryuichi, a fourth-grade Core Formation Realm expert in the mid-stage. They also have two fifth-grade Ocean Transformation Realm experts, five sixth-grade experts, and over a dozen seventh-grade experts. They are currently considering which prefecture in Yuehai County to establish a base. However, until Yamamoto Rinji kills you, they will remain hidden and not intend to establish a base. They know that even if they secretly establish a base, you will discover it if you don't die.

Looking at the prompt, Gu Chen began to ponder.

The Yamamoto family sent quite a few people this time.

The strongest among them is a mid-stage fourth-grade Core Formation Realm cultivator.

Right now, he can only guarantee that he will not be defeated by a mid-stage fourth-grade Core Formation cultivator.

It's not possible to kill a powerhouse of this level.

If the opponent has some trump card, it's possible to turn the tables and defeat him.

We cannot confront them.

I need to break through to the early stage of the fourth-grade Core Formation realm at the very least.

Since they have chosen to lie low in the shadows during this period, it is estimated that they will not be aware of it for a short time.

The fact that Yamamoto Rinji had already been killed by himself.

They won't come after me.

Let's consider a different approach.

Even though they knew that Yamamoto Rinji had been killed.

It is unclear who killed him.

They also speculated that it must have been a powerful figure placed by their master, Shangguan Wuqing, who killed them.

They now suspect that Shangguan Wuqing has arranged for a powerful figure to be by their side in order to lure them out.

They will be even more wary.

Therefore, from any perspective, I am currently safe.

Now, what I need to do is save up enough silver as soon as possible and break through to the early stage of the Core Formation Realm. That way, the fourth-grade Core Formation Realm expert from the Yamamoto family will come to kill me.

I can handle it myself.

And they could even steal it from him.

With tonight's haul, plus the three reward items, if he exchanges them all for silver, he should be able to scrape together over two hundred thousand.

There is still a shortfall of over 100,000 taels.

We need to find solutions from other angles.

Otherwise, relying solely on alchemy and the monthly stipends from the Cheng family, it would take him at least three months to accumulate enough silver to break through to the early stage of the Core Formation Realm.