Chapter 48: Murder and Robbery of the Golden Belt

  A burst of blue light enveloped an area of several dozen feet in diameter, and a silver star shot out from within like a ghostly apparition. Its momentum was like lightning, its power like thunder. Unlike other top-grade attack-type artifacts, this "Silver Thunder Destruction Blade" had been included in the "Mystic Origin Records", and with the discerning eye of Mystic Origin True Person, who stood at the pinnacle of the artifact refinement field, it naturally had its own special characteristics.

  In terms of attack power, among the many top-grade magic treasures, "Silver Thunder Destruction Blade" is not considered top-notch, but it is indeed the fastest among the many attacking top-grade magic treasures.

  Apart from this, the strong blue light that flashes when "Gin no Raijin" is used also has a very strong dizzying effect. A silver thunderbolt suddenly strikes out from it, making it impossible to defend against.

  A loud "whoosh" sound entered the ear, and Chu Linfeng's true yuan force, which had been almost exhausted, suddenly flashed a hint of joy in his eyes. Everything was going as he had planned, and the final killing move, "Silver Thunder Destruction Blade", was viciously stabbed into his opponent's abdomen.

  The enormous destructive force released from the treasure pagoda directly pierced through Wú Chén Dào Rén's abdomen, and that silver star actually drew a curved trajectory in mid-air, striking Wú Chén Dào Rén's chest with lightning speed.

  "Master Dao will surely have you crushed to dust..."

  The vitality of a cultivator is extremely strong. Although the Daoist Wucheng's lower abdomen was severely injured, this kind of injury was severe but not enough to render him unable to cast spells.

  It's all thanks to the astonishing attack speed of "Silver Thunder Breaking Blade". Otherwise, with Wuji Dao Ren's cultivation at the 9th level of the Mortal Realm, if it were an ordinary magic treasure, he could have already avoided it just by sensing it with his divine consciousness.

  Repeatedly wounded, Wu Dang's pale face was already deathly white. Now he didn't dare to look at Chu Lingfeng as a mere Six Heaven junior cultivator who could be played with. At the critical moment of life and death, he also burst out with his strongest power, quickly swallowing several healing pills, and the "Turtle Shell Defense" divine technique was once again activated.

  When the "Silver Thunder Destruction Blade" attacked him for the second time, Wú Chén Dào Rén suddenly bit his tongue and spat a mouthful of blood onto his flying sword. The hundred-layered sword curtain burst out violently, relying on his deep cultivation to block the frequent attacks of the "Silver Thunder Destruction Blade".

  "This little guy has been using high-quality magic treasures in succession, and his true yuan energy is already about 80% to 90% depleted. As long as he can withstand this wave of attacks, he will definitely be able to take him down." Being able to become one of the top three disciples in a leading sect like the Taiqing Sect, Wucheng Daoren was naturally also an exceptionally talented individual. At this moment, although he was seriously injured, he immediately thought of his opponent's weakness.

  Indeed, Dustless Dao person's guess was not off by a single hair, but he underestimated Chu Lianfeng's hatred for him that had reached the bone.

  At this moment, Chu Linfeng, with his body covered in a thick layer of armor, charged towards Wuchendao Ren at an astonishing speed. He didn't use the power of his war armor to blast through the defensive light screen surrounding Wuchendao Ren's body, but instead directly wrapped his arms around him, merging his extreme speed and impact force, tightly holding onto Wuchendao Ren as they both plummeted down into the deep abyss below the valley.

  "Let go!"

  Wudang Daoist never thought that his opponent would be Crazy Ruo Si, struggling to get out of the way. However, he had been severely injured in a row before, and his energy was greatly damaged. Simply in terms of strength, Wudang Daoist was no match for Chu Linfeng. Even though the latter's true yuan force was no longer infused into the "Chongshan Houtu Armor" to enhance its power at this moment.

  "This is the price you pay for slaughtering my Chu family. You are the first one, and afterwards, I will wipe out your entire Taichong clan..."

  The chill of the wind was at its extreme, and the sound fell into Wudun Dao's ears, but the latter had no chance to respond. With a loud "rumble", the two fiercely crashed down, and the powerful impact force caused by the huge drop made the spiritual turtle's virtual shadow around Wudun Dao disappear in an instant.

  He may not have the kind of powerful physique that a sword cultivator from the True Immortal Realm has, but he can't even withstand a fall from a cliff of ten thousand feet and turn into a puddle of flesh. He had just been boasting about how he would crush Chu Lianfeng's bones to dust, so how could he have ended up falling to his death?

  At the bottom of the cliff, in a pit several meters deep, Chu Lianfeng lay on the ground with a suit of "Chongshan Hou Tu Armor" covering his body. He didn't move for a long time before he finally stirred slightly.

  Under the protection of "Chongshan Houtu Armor", Chu Linfeng was unable to fulfill Wuchendao's wish and perish together, but due to the depletion of true yuan energy, the defensive power of "Chongshan Houtu Armor" was greatly reduced. Such a high fall would be enough to cause serious injury to Chu Linfeng.

  She put away two magical treasures, Chu Linfeng found it hard to swallow the mouthful of blood in his throat, and his face looked exceptionally pale.

  However, Chu Lianfeng's expression revealed an unbecoming delight.

  After a brief rest, Chu Linfeng burned the remaining corpse of Wuchendao into ashes with a wave of his hand, picked up the jade Kunlun bracelet and the waistband inlaid with Niulingyu on his waist, and put them all into his storage ring. He recovered some of his true yuan power and headed towards Jubei City to meet Yu Jian.

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  In the midst of the giant city, in a temporary inn taken over by cultivators, Chu Linfeng leaned against the expensive healing medicine he had bought from the market, and had now recovered to about 70-80%. He set up a restrictive array in the room, and took out the spoils of war from the Wuchendao cultivator he had killed with great difficulty.

  The gaze focused on the ancestral jade Kun bangle passed down by the great elder Jin Zhongjiu of the Mu tribe, and Chu Lianfeng couldn't help but feel a pang of sadness in his heart.

  "This is just the beginning, every last one of the Taicheng Sect will die at my hands until the entire sect is exterminated..."

  It took a long time to calm down, Chu Linfeng took out all the items in Yu Kun's ring. This Wuchundao person actually had some family assets, with over 20,000 low-grade spirit stones alone, as well as some decent refining materials, several flying swords, and an upper-middle grade artifact.

  Logically, the naturally formed spiritual treasures are the most valuable. However, that's only relative. For Chu Linfeng, a master craftsman who has inherited the essence of Xuanyuan True Person's equipment refinement techniques, "Wind and Thunder Arrows" are somewhat mediocre.

  With the current cultivation strength, the true yuan force consumption required for high-grade artifacts is an extremely large number. Just "Chongshan Houtu Armor" alone has already exceeded his limit, let alone using multiple high-grade artifacts at the same time.

  Moreover, the top-grade artifact "Wind Thunder Needle" is actually quite common and easy to refine. Although it's also a high-grade lower-tier artifact, its power is far inferior to Chu Lianfeng's personally refined "Silver Thunder Destruction Blade".

  Nine days remain until the opening of the hidden treasure, Chu Linfeng feels that it is difficult to break through the bottleneck and impact the seven heavens in a short period of time. So he strolls around the streets every day, for him, killing one person is the same as killing a group, after this battle, Chu Linfeng has gained a clear understanding of his two top-grade treasures, and can accurately judge the probability of winning or losing between himself and his opponent.

  Within a short period of time, the number of Taiching Sect members who died at Chu Lianfeng's hands had already reached double digits. Chu Lianfeng's methods were extremely simple yet highly effective. Using the ox-horn waistband taken from Wuchendao, which symbolized Taiching Sect membership, he disguised himself as a Taiching Sect member and lured his targets to secluded areas before swiftly killing them with all his might. He was ruthless and quick, ultimately burning the corpses into ashes, elevating the art of murder and robbery to a certain realm.

  Later on, the vast market town was surprisingly difficult to find a Taoist priest of Taiqing Sect. This wasn't because the people of Taiqing Sect were afraid of trouble, but rather because the treasure hunt was about to begin and the Taiqing Sect had already taken a step ahead and stationed themselves at Duanling Lake, eight hundred miles south of Juluo City.

  Chu Linfeng also started to hesitate between going to Duoling Lake to muddy the waters and giving up, or heading to Jiemi Valley to find his clansmen.