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"Wait... I know where the Blood Saber Legacy is... I can take you there. I only beg that you show mercy and spare my life!" Lu Feiyang was so terrified he was nearly in tears. This damned baleful star killed people at the drop of a hat.

A sly smile flashed across Chu Jiang's face. This was exactly what he had been waiting for.

Lu Feiyang was the son of Annan Commandery's Chief Secretary. He was bound to know where the Blood Saber Legacy was hidden. Without putting some psychological pressure on him, how could he have spoken so readily?

"I've already planted a gu within your body. In twelve hours, if I don't remove it, your meridians will shatter and you'll die. So don't try any tricks!"

Chu Jiang lightly patted Lu Feiyang's shoulder and spoke coldly.

"You actually know the gu arts of Miao territory?"

"Stop looking. This gu is formless and invisible. Only I can remove it!"

Lu Feiyang shuddered, instantly feeling uncomfortable all over. First Chu Jiang had slapped him, and now he had planted a gu in him.

Good heavens, I already agreed to lead him there. Damn it, can't he stop tormenting me like this?

Seeing Lu Feiyang trembling in fear, Chu Jiang revealed a strange smile. What did he know about gu arts? He was merely scaring Lu Feiyang so he would not pull any little tricks.

To the people around them, this scene only made Chu Jiang seem even more mysterious.

At dawn the next day, after the group had rested at the inn, Chu Jiang took Lu Feiyang away from Qingshan Town and headed for Black Tiger Mountain.

"Junior Sister, let's go."

"We can forgo everything else, but we must get that Marrow Cleansing Pill for you. It can allow your physical body to evolve a second time!"

Bai Ruoxue said.

However, they were not the only ones thinking this way.

"Follow them!"

"Now that those government people are taking the lead, we can fish in troubled waters as well!"

More than half the people in Qingshan Town immediately set off, following behind them all the way.

Lu Feiyang was baffled by this. The reason he had joined forces with these martial artists to explore Black Tiger Mountain was because demons and monsters lurked everywhere on the mountain. No single faction could possibly obtain the legacy alone.

Yet Chu Jiang was now taking the lead, walking ahead of everyone else, while the martial artists behind them would simply sit back and reap the fisherman's profit.

Thinking of how his little life was still held in the Chu family's grasp, he could not help reminding him, "Master Chu, the Blood Saber Legacy lies deep within Black Tiger Mountain. There will definitely be plenty of demons and monsters along the way. We can't walk in front."

Chu Jiang looked utterly unconcerned. He wished there were as many demons and monsters on the road as possible. He was poor as hell right now, and his Demon Lifespan was simply not enough.

Once he killed a few more demons and monsters, he could push the Great Vajra Palm to perfection.

If he obtained the Blood Saber Legacy as well, his strength would be enough to contend with the Vajra Realm.

"Find me a route with the most demons and monsters!" Chu Jiang said seriously.

"Ah!"

Lu Feiyang was dumbfounded. What kind of bizarre thought process was this?

Others could not flee from demons and monsters fast enough, yet Chu Jiang was desperately rushing toward them.

It was as though he feared the demons and monsters might fail to notice him.

Damn it, this guy is a complete lunatic. Before we even see the Blood Saber Legacy today, I'm afraid we'll become demon food.

"Master Chu, I've never been to Black Tiger Mountain either. I only have this one route in my hands. I don't know any other paths." As Lu Feiyang led the way, he cursed inwardly. Please, sir, don't court death.

You may not want to live, but I do.

Chu Jiang could only let it go. This fellow was too cowardly. At the slightest rustle of wind or blade of grass, he assumed it was a demon or monster and immediately retreated behind Chu Jiang.

With courage like that, how had he dared venture out alone?

The group moved quickly, entering the depths of Black Tiger Mountain by noon.

"It's far too quiet along the way!" Ever since entering Black Tiger Mountain, Liu Guangwu had remained highly tense. The demons and monsters of Black Tiger Mountain were infamous and far from weak.

Yet apart from birds chirping and insects buzzing, they had not even seen a single hair of a demon or monster.

"There's something strange here!"

As a Demon Hunter of twenty years, Ma Han had weathered countless storms. Black Tiger Mountain was one of the four great gathering places of demons and monsters in Baishi County, yet there were none to be seen. That was absolutely abnormal.

"Did we pick the wrong day to head out? Where the hell did all these demons and monsters run off to? Did they go visit their relatives together?"

Their group was such a huge target, their blood and vitality so abundant. Weren't these demons and monsters normally sharp-nosed? Why could they not see a single one now?

Chu Jiang was greatly disappointed.

Ma Han said seriously, "Master, I've never heard that these Black Tiger demons have relatives."

"Isn't it a wonderful thing that there are no demons or monsters?"

Seeing Chu Jiang's subordinate answer so earnestly, Lu Feiyang could not hold back his laughter.

Visiting demon relatives, my ass.

"Kid, this has nothing to do with you. Just lead the way properly!" Liu Guangwu snapped irritably.

Lu Feiyang laughed in anger. He was not a child.

Two hours later.

"This is the site of the Blood Saber Legacy?" Chu Jiang asked.

"This is what the map says." Lu Feiyang looked puzzled. "Why is there nothing here? Where's the legacy treasure we were promised?"

Before them stood nothing but several half-dead old trees.

The Martial Sects behind them also followed over. Seeing the scene before them, they frowned.

Blood Saber Wang Qifeng had been a powerhouse close to the Vajra Realm, second on the Human Ranking. If he had left behind a legacy, there should at least have been a respectable cave abode. Could this shabby place really contain the Blood Saber Legacy?

Chu Jiang looked back at the martial artists again and noticed several unfamiliar figures among them, each with an aura no weaker than the Innate Realm.

Just then, the withered trees suddenly shifted. The ground shook violently, as if some mechanism were about to activate.

"Get away!"

Everyone fled from the withered trees, thinking concealed weapons were about to be triggered.

When the commotion subsided.

An underground entrance three meters long appeared, drawing the attention of every faction.

There was no need to think.

This was most likely the entrance to the Blood Saber Legacy.

"I am Lin Shan, the Blood Demon Hand. The Blood Saber Legacy is mine. All of you, get lost!" Lin Shan was the first to rush inside. Within a few breaths, he slaughtered with a single palm several Poisonous Snake Gang disciples who had been preparing to enter the underground passage.

"Blood Demon Hand, what grand airs!" the Black Cloud Elders of the Yellow Robe Gang said disdainfully, following close behind.

The Blood Demon Hand had run rampant across the three counties of Annan Commandery and escaped successfully from the pursuit of a late Innate Realm expert. No fewer than three Innate Realm experts had died at his hands.

Others feared the Blood Demon Hand, but they did not fear him in the slightest.

Once everyone entered underground, they discovered that this was a vast subterranean palace.

The air was thick with the stench of rot and blood, making them want to vomit.

The palace was spacious and gloomy. Huge bats hung upside down from the ceiling, their wings occasionally fluttering and bringing gusts of chilling wind.

Terrifying murals hung upon the walls, depicting scenes of bloodshed and violence.

At the center of the palace stood an enormous circular altar. A figure in red sat atop it, while the surrounding torches illuminated the entire space.

Before the red-clad figure, three treasure chests—white, purple, and red—were arranged in a triangular formation.

"Is this person Blood Saber Wang Qifeng?"

"Is he dead? Why hasn't his flesh withered?" Lu Feiyang asked in astonishment.

A man dead for ten years still had intact flesh. How had that been done?

"This must be the unique aspect of the Blood Saber Legacy. Though the man dies, his flesh does not decay!" Greed appeared on Lin Shan's face. He became even more convinced that Wang Qifeng's cultivation art was extraordinary. With a cold snort, he charged toward the altar. "Since you don't want it, then this old master will take it!"

"Blood Demon Hand, you dare! This legacy belongs to my Yellow Robe Gang!" The Black Cloud Elders joined forces to intercept him.