"The Assassin Alliance... a group the Blood Wolf Gang can't afford to provoke."
"But that assassin had to use poison to kill a level nine Martial Artist. He's clearly not that strong, at least not at the Martial Master Level."
"Elder Zhang, call back all the n you've dispatched. Focus all our efforts on finding that assassin."
the Gang Leader ordered from the head seat, his face grim.
"Gang Leader, but my grandson..."
"Shut up! Two of our Protectors died in a single night! If we don't find that little bastard and flay him alive, how will the Blood Wolf Gang ever maintain its authority in Qingshan City?!"
the Gang Leader roared.
Though reluctant, Elder Zhang could only lower his head and nod submissively.
For the next two days, the Blood Wolf Gang mobilized its forces, turning Qingshan City upside down as they hunted for the assassin.
They even sent n to watch Dongliu Alley, hoping to find a lead there.
However, on the very night they started watching Dongliu Alley, every mber of the Blood Wolf Gang, from the Gang Leader down to the Elders and Protectors, found a bloodstained dagger stuck by their bedside.
Early the next morning, the Blood Wolf Gang withdrew from Dongliu Alley, not daring to go near it again.
After two days of relaxing comfortably in his inn, Chu Qingyun had completely figured out the Mysterious Sky Divine Pattern Secret Technique. All he lacked now was a tal Attribute Spiritual dicine.
By the evening of the third day, the devouring progress for the Purple-striped Leopard Martial Soul had reached 68%.
Chu Qingyun felt it was about ti. After nightfall, he put on his mask and went to Dongliu Alley to turn in his missions.
"Ma Liang, Protector of the Blood Wolf Gang. Three contracts, for a total of 1600 Middle Grade Primordial Stones."
"Chen Deyi, Protector of the Blood Wolf Gang. Four contracts, for a total of 1800 Middle Grade Primordial Stones."
"That's 3400 Middle Grade Primordial Stones in total. Paid in Upper Grade Primordial Stones, that cos to 34 for you."
You Yun did a quick calculation and handed Chu Qingyun thirty-four Upper Grade Primordial Stones.
"Aren't you going to confirm it?"
Chu Qingyun asked with a small smile.
He rembered on his first visit, soone had turned in a mission, and You Yun had told them she would send soone to confirm it, making them wait three days to collect their reward.
"The Blood Wolf Gang has practically turned Qingshan City inside out. What's there to confirm?"
You Yun said with a slight huff.
Clutching the Primordial Stones, Chu Qingyun asked, "Miss Youyun, does the Assassin Alliance have any tal Attribute Spiritual dicine for sale?"
"tal Attribute Spiritual dicine? What do you need Spiritual dicine for?"
"As far as I know, there's none here in Qingshan City. If you need it urgently, you can pay a fee to have us check with the Assassin Alliance branches in other cities."
"But tal Attribute Spiritual dicines are rare. With the inquiry and transportation fees, I'm afraid the money you have won't be enough."
You Yun said after a mont of thought.
"I see. Thank you."
Chu Qingyun was a bit disappointed and turned to leave.
"Oh, right. In three days, the Ten Thousand Treasures Tower is holding an auction. You should go check it out then. You might be able to find what you're looking for."
You Yun added, having suddenly rembered sothing.
After leaving the Assassin Alliance, Chu Qingyun returned to the inn to wait for the auction to begin.
These past few days, the Blood Wolf Gang's search throughout Qingshan City was still intense. To be safe, Chu Qingyun chose to remain in the inn.
Two days later, the devouring of the Tier Two Purple-striped Leopard Martial Soul was complete.
Chu Qingyun still had no interest in offensive-type Beast Martial Souls.
He was more accustod to using a sword, so he chose to use its power to strengthen his Devouring Martial Soul.
The Devouring Martial Soul had previously been strengthened to 1%. After adding a Tier Two Martial Soul, its enhancent level reached 6%.
'Looks like I'll need to devour 20 Tier Two Martial Souls to strengthen the Devouring Martial Soul to Tier Three. And I still have the Five-star Vine Soul and the Shadow Martial Soul to worry about...'
Seeing that number, Chu Qingyun suddenly felt the pressure.
Twenty or thirty Tier Two Martial Souls... even a faction like the Blood Wolf Gang, which claid to be the number one power in Qingshan City, probably couldn't produce that many.
That night, Chu Qingyun climbed onto the roof of the inn alone.
Gazing at the hook-like waning moon in the sky, Chu Qingyun's thoughts drifted back ho, back to Chu Family Village.
'I wonder if Father and Mother are asleep yet? How is everything at ho?'
'Almost all of the Blood Wolf Gang's n have been drawn to Qingshan City. No one should be investigating the incident with Young Master Ning, so the village should be safe...'
Gusts of cold wind blew ceaselessly across the rooftop.
But Chu Qingyun simply stared motionlessly at the waning moon, lost in a daze.
Suddenly, Chu Qingyun moved.
He leaped down from the roof into the large courtyard behind the inn.
Chu Qingyun drew his longsword and, under the dim moonlight, began to practice his swordsmanship.
And the sword technique he perford was none other than the fifth stance of the Gale Seven Swords: Dawn Wind and Waning Moon.
The move he had been unable to grasp or comprehend before, he now understood as if in a mont of epiphany. He executed it from beginning to end, his movents as fluid as flowing water.
Practicing it over and over, Chu Qingyun's understanding of this swordsmanship rapidly deepened.
Furthermore, he unconsciously began to analyze every detail and every ounce of power within the swordsmanship, seeking to simplify the moves and condense the Sword Montum.
It wasn't until the latter half of the night that Chu Qingyun finally perfected the technique.
"Dawn Wind and Waning Moon!"
In the courtyard stood a rockery, ten ters wide and over three ters tall. Chu Qingyun thrust his sword forward. The Sword Aura shot into the rockery as if piercing tofu, and the condensed power within it erupted, blowing the entire structure to pieces.
'Crap, I've made a ss!'
Chu Qingyun's eye twitched. Unleashing his full speed as a level seven Martial Artist, he beca a black shadow and leaped back into his room through the window.
"Boss! Boss! Soone blew up the rockery!"
"Ahem! I wonder which esteed master has acted? If this humble one has caused any offense, I beg for your forgiveness, I beg for your forgiveness..."
Soon, a commotion erupted outside.
The terrified innkeeper shouted in the courtyard, afraid he had inadvertently offended so powerful Martial Artist.
Although the innkeeper was not a Martial Artist himself, he had a discerning eye.
To smash such a large rockery to bits with a single move was not sothing an ordinary Martial Artist could do.
'The moon is always brightest over one's hotown. This waning moon... it carries the weight of my longing...'
Sheathing his sword, Chu Qingyun got into bed and went to sleep.
「Soon, the day of the Ten Thousand Treasures Tower's auction arrived.」
On this day, Chu Qingyun also ca to the venue, joining the long queue behind the crowd.
"Big bro, there are so many people. We're from the Blood Wolf Gang, can't we just force our way in?"
"Shut up! If you want to die, go by yourself and don't drag with you! Forget about small fry like us, even if a Protector ca, he'd have to queue up obediently. You only get access to a special entrance if you're a Martial Master."
"Tch, the re Blood Wolf Gang wants to force its way into the Ten Thousand Treasures Tower?"
"What did you say, kid? Say that again if you've got the guts."
"I'll say it again. The re Blood Wolf Gang. What can you do to ? I'm the Guard Captain of the City Lord's Mansion!"
Hearing those four words, "City Lord's Mansion," the two Blood Wolf Gang grunts instantly cowered.
Wherever there are people, there is conflict. With so many hot-blooded, energetic Martial Artists gathered in one line, argunts were breaking out all over the place.
However, no one dared to make a move, because this was the territory of the Ten Thousand Treasures Tower.
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