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

Gu Chen stepped forward and searched the man in black.

I didn't find anything.

"You poor bastard!" Gu Chen cursed.

This was the poorest person he had ever killed; he had nothing on him except a knife.

Gu Chen picked up the precious sword that the man in black had dropped and then quickly left the alley.

Gu Chen was unaware that assassins from Lou Wai Lou were out on a mission.

I won't bring anything except weapons.

To avoid being killed and having their identity exposed if the mission fails.

Back in his own courtyard.

Gu Chen took out a copper bowl.

The man in black wouldn't tell him why he wanted to kill him.

He could simply exchange the silver for information directly from the copper bowl.

So when Gu Chen saw that the man in black was playing dumb and didn't want to talk, he didn't bother to waste words with him and just sent him to his death.

Gu Chen placed the silver into the bowl and transmitted information to it, wanting to exchange it for information about why the man in black wanted to kill him that night and what faction he belonged to.

The copper bowl indicated that exchanging this information would require ten taels of silver.

Gu Chen directly put ten taels of silver into the copper bowl.

The silver disappeared, and golden words appeared:

The man in black who tried to kill you tonight was an assassin from Lou Wai Lou; Zhou Guang hired him from Lou Wai Lou to kill you.

Looking at the information displayed on the bronze bowl, Gu Chen narrowed his eyes: "Zhou Guang!"

It was him.

He should have realized that the man in black tonight wasn't after a robbery; he was going to kill him right away.

It was obvious that someone had hired him to kill him.

During this period, he only offended Zhou Guang because of his decision to cripple Zhou Hong.

I have not offended anyone.

The killer from Lou Wai Lou.

What a fine Lou Wai Lou restaurant! What a fine Zhou Guang!

A murderous intent flashed through Gu Chen's mind.

This despicable person dared not openly reveal his intention to target him, but secretly sent someone to kill him.

He has already found a way to die.

Gu Chen took out the manual of the Burning Wood Knife Technique and placed it in the copper bowl.

[The Innate Grade 3 martial art, "Burning Wood Saber Technique," can be obtained by exchanging thirty taels of silver for introductory insights.]

Gu Chen put thirty taels of silver into the copper bowl and selected to exchange it.

The silver disappeared.

Gu Chen gained some initial insights into the Burning Wood Blade Technique.

[For eighty taels of silver, you can exchange for a minor level of mastery of the "Burning Wood Knife Technique".]

The copper bowl serves as a reminder.

Gu Chen took out eighty taels of silver to continue exchanging.

An even greater realization entered Gu Chen's mind.

He has enough silver on him, let's continue!

A profound understanding requires 150 taels of silver.

Gu Chen put the silver in.

Great swordsmanship.

A perfect understanding of swordsmanship requires three hundred taels of silver.

Gu Chen took out three hundred-tael silver notes and put them in.

The banknotes disappeared.

He mastered this newly acquired, difficult-to-cultivate, innate third-grade sword technique to perfection.

He started playing in the yard.

When the sword technique is executed, the sword moves are imbued with the power of flames, as if a raging fire is burning within them, and each strike is faster than the last.

Its power can be continuously accumulated.

The more sword moves are stacked, the greater the power.

This martial art, when perfected, can be stacked into thirty-six strikes, its power comparable to a fourth-grade innate martial art.

Gu Chen sheathed his sword and stood there.

He slowly exhaled.

It cost him 560 taels of silver to master this sword technique, and he had spent all the silver he had earned from selling 60 Qi and Blood Pills to Cheng Mengling.

He added another twenty taels himself.

However, the effect is significant.

With his strength at the second perfect stage of the Innate Realm, coupled with this martial art whose power is comparable to that of a fourth-grade Innate Realm master.

Furthermore, due to the unique nature of the Five Thunder Innate Skill, the earth and metal thunder powers it generates can even rival the strength of a powerhouse at the early stage of the third realm of innate cultivation.

Revenge should not be delayed overnight.

I'll deal with that scoundrel Zhou Guang tonight!

Gu Chen went back to his room to rest.

That night at midnight.

After everyone fell asleep.

Gu Chen stood up, put on his mask, and wore the black clothes he had worn when he went to the black market earlier that day.

Leave your own yard.

After circling around, they headed directly towards Zhou Guang's courtyard.

They arrived outside Zhou Guang's courtyard.

Gu Chen used the Xuan Turtle Concealment Technique to completely hide his aura.

This secret technique is extremely profound; it can not only conceal one's cultivation level but also one's aura.

When he practices this secret technique, he can breathe as slowly as a tortoise, making it perfect for concealing his form.

Stepping into Zhou Guang's courtyard.

Gu Chen went straight into the house and headed towards Zhou Guang's room.

"Who!" Sensing someone breaking into his house, Zhou Guang jumped out of bed and looked around nervously.

The next second...

His mute acupoint was struck by a finger.

Then, a flash of light appeared, instantly severing both of his legs!

Make him collapse to the ground instantly!

His throat bobbed incessantly, and he swallowed instinctively, but no sound came out. He frantically pinched his throat with his fingers, but could only make a hissing sound.

Gu Chen's figure appeared in front of him!

He immediately understood!

It was Gu Chen!

Gu Chen came to kill him, so he sent assassins to kill Gu Chen.

But somehow, instead of killing Gu Chen, they exposed him.

This has led Gu Chen to come seeking revenge.

"How did it taste?" Gu Chen looked at him and said softly, "You dare to hire an assassin to kill me, you've got some nerve."

If he hadn't been so discreet and hadn't revealed his full cultivation level, he might have truly only possessed the cultivation of the early stage of the first realm of the Innate Realm.

He's done for today.

Zhou Guang's lips kept opening and closing, his eyes filled with terror, despair, and resentment, but he couldn't utter a single word.

He really underestimated Gu Chen.

Even assassins at the second level of the Innate Realm couldn't kill him.

He is a being at the second level of the Innate Realm.

Such a monster exists in this world.

After half a year of cultivation, one can enter the second stage of the Innate Realm.

He originally thought that finding an assassin of a higher realm to kill Gu Chen would solve the problem.

I never expected it to turn out like this.

If he had known Gu Chen was this strong, he should have given up the idea of ​​avenging his brother.

But it's too late to say all this now.

Gu Chen will not let him go!

Gu Chen snorted coldly, not wanting to waste any more words with him, and directly severed his neck with a single stroke, ending his life.

Then they searched his body and the entire house.

They found over 1,300 taels of silver.

Gu Chen took the silver and left immediately.

He circled back to his villa, acting as if nothing had happened.

Go back to sleep.

The next day, early in the morning, Gu Chen was woken up by the servants of the Treasure Medicine Pavilion knocking on his door.

Zhou Guang's death has been discovered.

The Pavilion Master of the Precious Medicine Pavilion, who is also Su Ming's father, Su Tianning, was furious.

Unexpectedly, in this Chiyang City, someone dared to so blatantly trespass into the area of ​​his Treasure Medicine Pavilion.

Kill one of the retainers of the Treasure Medicine Pavilion.

Zhou Guang's residence was located far from Gu Chen's, but closer to the residences of the other two servants of Baoyao Pavilion.

Maids were not allowed to live in the separate courtyard. After serving the master of the courtyard to ensure he was resting each day, the maids would leave and would come back early the next morning.

Today, two maids came over, smelled blood, and discovered Zhou Guang's body.

This is Zhou Guang's villa at this time.

The place was filled with senior members of the Precious Medicine Pavilion, servants, and government officials.

Since a master of innate level had died, and he was a retainer of the Treasure Medicine Pavilion, the government naturally had to come and investigate.

Two worshippers who lived near Zhou Guang were summoned for questioning.

But they only felt it was very quiet last night and didn't hear anything unusual.

Based on the on-site investigation, the government officials determined that the person who killed Zhou Guang was at least at the second level of the Innate Realm.

Because Zhou Guang was killed without any sign of resistance, this was something that someone at the first level of the Innate Realm could not possibly do.

After investigating the matter and finding nothing of interest, the officials left, leaving the Baoyao Pavilion to handle Zhou Guang's body themselves.

Then just wait patiently for the results.

As for the outcome, those who know, know.

The government will conduct a perfunctory investigation, but if Baoyao Pavilion doesn't offer any benefits, the case will likely remain unsolved.

In this world where strength reigns supreme, there are far too many fights and killings happening every day.

The government can't handle it all, and they're too lazy to bother. When someone reports a case, they just go through the motions, it's just a symbolic gesture.

If you want to investigate Baoyaoge thoroughly, go check it yourself.

"Investigate carefully who Zhou Guang has offended recently, and make a list of everyone who might kill him or hire assassins to do so," Su Tianning said to Xiang Dezhou. "I want to see who dares to be so bold as to come directly to my Treasure Medicine Pavilion to kill its retainer."

Su Tianning narrowed his eyes. This matter was too outrageous; it was a complete slap in the face to his Treasure Medicine Pavilion.

The Precious Medicine Pavilion was, after all, an institution under the Dan Sect, yet a Xiantian-level retainer was killed right at their doorstep.

If the murderer is not found, how can the reputation of Baoyao Pavilion be preserved?

"Yes, Master." Xiang Dezhou received the order.