Chaos God-Demon Body Refining Technique, True Man Realm?

[Because you chose to kill the Evil Sect discreetly, you received the martial art reward: Golden Bell Shield.]

Words appeared before Ren Xiaoyao's eyes.

However, Ren Xiaoyao was in no hurry to inherit the Golden Bell Shield. Instead, he looked at the unconscious Liu Ruyan on the ground and the Evil Sect member he had slain, feeling a headache coming on.

The Evil Sect member was dead.

Even if Ren Xiaoyao destroyed the corpse and erased all traces, this matter could not possibly be concealed.

The Evil Sect's reputation was simply too great.

Earlier, Ying Huai had told Li Chunfeng that the Evil Sect wanted to seek revenge on him. This showed that Facing Heaven Pavilion generally had a grasp on the Evil Sect's whereabouts.

Now that the Evil Sect member had died within the Imperial Observatory, word would sooner or later reach Facing Heaven Pavilion.

But Ren Xiaoyao did not want to expose his strength.

Ren Xiaoyao did not cultivate the Martial Dao, and there was no True Essence within his body.

Even the most powerful Martial Artist would only feel that Ren Xiaoyao was an ordinary person and would not pay him much heed.

That made it easier for Ren Xiaoyao to play the pig to eat the tiger. In this dangerous world, that was how he could remain safer.

Ren Xiaoyao could not think of any particularly good solution, so he could only deal with Liu Ruyan first.

Before tonight, if Liu Ruyan had fallen unconscious into his hands, Ren Xiaoyao would certainly have handed her over to the Imperial Observatory for punishment.

After all, he had no favorable impression of this Demonic Maiden.

But earlier, when the Evil Sect member had tried to attack him, Liu Ruyan had voluntarily shielded him.

Ren Xiaoyao remembered that.

Ren Xiaoyao Shook His Head. He carried Liu Ruyan away and hid her in a secluded cave on Fulong Mountain.

Otherwise, if Liu Ruyan fell into the Imperial Court's hands, she would meet no good end.

Afterward, Ren Xiaoyao returned to Night Gazing Peak.

He examined the Evil Sect member's corpse. Aside from some banknotes, he found a bloodstained portrait on him. The person in that portrait was unmistakably Ren Xiaoyao.

"So this Evil Sect member's target really was me."

Ren Xiaoyao drew a deep breath.

It seemed his earlier judgment had not been wrong. The Evil Sect member's killing intent toward him had been far too intense; he had not regarded Ren Xiaoyao as some insignificant ant at all.

Who exactly was directing the Evil Sect member from behind the scenes?

Ren Xiaoyao Only Felt as though a mountain were pressing down on him.

The Evil Sect member had also been a Grandmaster Realm expert. Whoever could command him was either stronger than him or possessed power that reached the heavens.

No matter which possibility it was, neither was good news for Ren Xiaoyao.

After pondering for a moment, Ren Xiaoyao kept the banknotes he had taken from the Evil Sect member and stuffed his own portrait back into the man's clothes.

After doing all this, Ren Xiaoyao looked toward the Night Sky.

He let out a long, faint sigh.

Crises lurked everywhere.

There truly were crises everywhere.

After lamenting a few words, Ren Xiaoyao began inheriting the rewarded Golden Bell Shield.

The Golden Bell Shield was a defensive method. If a Martial Artist cultivated it to a profound level, they could become Invulnerable to Blades and Spears, impervious to water and fire. It was an exceptional defensive Martial Art.

Martial arts rewarded by the system required no practice. Once Ren Xiaoyao inherited it, he mastered it perfectly.

At that moment, words appeared before Ren Xiaoyao's eyes once more.

[Your comprehension is Heaven-Defying. By cultivating the Golden Bell Shield, you have comprehended the Chaos God-Demon Body Refining Technique.]

As all the information on the Chaos God-Demon Body Refining Technique flooded into his mind, joy also appeared on Ren Xiaoyao's face.

The Chaos God-Demon Body Refining Technique was a cultivation method countless times more advanced than the Golden Bell Shield. It had even surpassed the scope of the Martial Dao.

If one cultivated the Chaos God-Demon Body Refining Technique to its utmost limit, one could shake the sun, moon, and universe, and one's physical body could have Heaven and Earth Live Together.

Naturally, Ren Xiaoyao could not achieve such an effect with his current cultivation of the Chaos God-Demon Body Refining Technique. Yet if he used spiritual power to activate it, he could still attain an almost perfect defensive state.

As Ren Xiaoyao's spiritual power grew stronger, the defensive power of the Chaos God-Demon Body Refining Technique would also grow stronger and stronger.

This was an evolving cultivation method!

A cultivation method gained through comprehension could not be directly mastered. Ren Xiaoyao needed to spend time cultivating it.

Thus, Ren Xiaoyao simply guarded the Evil Sect member's corpse while cultivating the Chaos God-Demon Body Refining Technique.

Not long afterward, Li Chunfeng returned to Sun Gazing Peak. Smelling the pungent Bloody Scent, his expression naturally darkened. Someone had lured the tiger from the mountain, intending to strike at Ren Xiaoyao while he was away?

Li Chunfeng made no sound. Using his Lightness Skill, he swiftly arrived in the courtyard, only to see this bloody scene.

The Evil Sect member's corpse, like his weapon, had been Broken Into two pieces.

The ground was Stained Red with Blood.

Not far away, his disciple Ren Xiaoyao was sitting with his eyes closed, resting his mind.

Li Chunfeng Only Felt as though he were hallucinating. His eyes widened as an unbelievable guess surfaced in his mind.

But that guess was too terrifying. Even Li Chunfeng himself did not dare believe it.

"Master, you're back?"

Ren Xiaoyao's Spiritual Sense had also detected Li Chunfeng's return. Looking at Li Chunfeng, he smiled faintly. "This man is the Evil Sect member Elder Ying Huai mentioned earlier."

Li Chunfeng naturally recognized the Evil Sect member. At this moment, he stared fixedly at Ren Xiaoyao, his voice grave. "Xiao Ren, did you kill this Evil Sect member?"

"I had no choice."

Ren Xiaoyao sighed. "His target wasn't you. He came specifically to kill me. Forced into a corner, I could only kill him."

Ren Xiaoyao confessed to Li Chunfeng.

He knew that if he wanted to conceal the fact that the Evil Sect member had died by his hand, he had to obtain Li Chunfeng's help.

"You've been secretly cultivating martial arts all along?"

Li Chunfeng glanced at the Evil Sect member's corpse and drew in a sharp breath. "This Evil Sect member was also in the Grandmaster Realm. You killed him in a single blow—your Martial Dao has already far surpassed my current self. Could it be that you have already reached the True Man Realm?"

"Not quite."

Ren Xiaoyao Shook His Head. "Master, you know my fate is poor. Danger always finds me, so I need some means to preserve my life."

Ren Xiaoyao did not cultivate martial arts, so naturally he was not in the True Man Realm.

Moreover, Ren Xiaoyao believed that he was only slightly stronger than Grandmaster Realm experts at present.

He was still no match for a True Man Realm expert.

The reason he had been able to instantly kill the Evil Sect member—

First, the Evil Sect member had underestimated him. Second, the Pure Yang Heaven Breaking Gang Sword was an ultimate martial art.

"Since you hid it until today, I imagine you intend to keep hiding it."

Li Chunfeng quickly understood that Ren Xiaoyao's confession was likely because he wanted Li Chunfeng to help conceal the matter.

If Li Chunfeng announced to the outside world that the Evil Sect member had died at his hands, no one would doubt it.

After all, Li Chunfeng had once been a Jianghu Myth.

With that thought, Li Chunfeng spoke.

"You are my disciple, and your mother was an old acquaintance of mine. Naturally, I will help you conceal all this."

Ren Xiaoyao hurriedly bowed in thanks to Li Chunfeng and smiled. "Master, now that this Evil Sect member is dead, Facing Heaven Pavilion will surely investigate. We should get our stories straight, lest we reveal a flaw."

"You Kid are quite clever!"

Li Chunfeng nodded as well.

Not long afterward.

Huben Guards Centurion Gongsun Yang finally received the people sent from the Capital City.

He led Ying Huai, Fang Yuan, and more than a thousand Huben Guards transferred from the Capital City, climbing Fulong Mountain without stopping for even a moment.

"This Evil Sect member came to seek revenge on Li Chunfeng!"

Ying Huai's expression was incomparably ugly. "Li Chunfeng's combat strength is no longer what it was in his prime. He may not be this Evil Sect member's match. Fang Yuan, go up the mountain first and assist Li Chunfeng!"

"But you—"

Fang Yuan's duty was to protect Ying Huai at close quarters. With the Evil Sect member still on the mountain, he naturally did not wish to leave Ying Huai.

"I have over a thousand Huben Guards protecting me. Nothing will happen. It is Li Chunfeng I am worried about. If we arrive too late, I truly fear something may happen to him!"

Ying Huai's heart was filled with worry.

Hearing this, Fang Yuan no longer hesitated. He used his Lightness Skill and transformed into an Afterimage, rushing toward Night Gazing Peak.

When Fang Yuan saw the Evil Sect member's corpse, it naturally Makes One's Scalp Tingle!

The Evil Sect member had died too miserably.

He had been cut in half at the waist by a single sword strike.

Fang Yuan asked himself honestly: he could easily defeat the Evil Sect member as well, but he could not kill him in a single move like this. In fact, no Grandmaster Realm expert could accomplish it. Only a True Man Realm expert could possibly do so!

"Have you recovered the combat strength of the True Man Realm?"

Fang Yuan looked at Li Chunfeng with reverence.

Li Chunfeng had once been a Jianghu Myth.

The number one figure of the Martial Dao.

Back then, the Devil Master, Co-lord of the Demonic Sect and a True Man Realm expert, had died at Li Chunfeng's hands.

This had also created an opportunity for the Director's Undercover Agent among his senior disciples to later become the Devil Master.

Was Li Chunfeng now about to return?

At that thought, Fang Yuan naturally felt incomparably Shocked!

Not long afterward, Ying Huai and the Huben Guards also arrived at Night Gazing Peak.

Upon seeing the Evil Sect member's corpse, Ying Huai naturally heaved a sigh of relief.

As for Huben Guards Centurion Gongsun Yang, when he looked at the Evil Sect member lying on the ground in such a miserable state, he felt a Shocked that he could not put into words.

How terrifying had this Evil Sect member been before? How had his ferocity reached the skies? Yet now he had simply died like this?

"Worthy indeed of the Jianghu Myth of old!"

Everyone looked at Li Chunfeng with eyes full of reverence and fear.

Li Chunfeng had often received such looks when he was young.

But this time, Li Chunfeng Only Felt uncomfortable all over beneath those gazes.

After all, he had not been the one to kill the Evil Sect member.

"Ren Xiaoyao, Ren Xiaoyao, just how many secrets are you hiding?"

That night, for the first time in his life, Li Chunfeng did not gaze up at the Starry Sky. Instead, he felt an incomparably intense curiosity toward his disciple.

However, Li Chunfeng knew where to draw the line. No matter how curious he was, he did not ask Ren Xiaoyao a single question.

Everyone had their own secrets.

The disturbance temporarily Calmed Down.

In the latter half of the night, Ren Xiaoyao quietly went once more to the cave where he had hidden Liu Ruyan.

Liu Ruyan had already vanished without a trace. Ren Xiaoyao was not surprised. Although Liu Ruyan had taken one strike from the Evil Sect member, he had not intended to kill her, so her injuries were not too severe.

Since that was the case, Ren Xiaoyao did not linger. He returned to Night Gazing Peak and continued cultivating the Chaos God-Demon Body Refining Technique.

He did not dare slacken in the slightest.

The only thing Ren Xiaoyao knew now was that someone wanted to take his life.

But Ren Xiaoyao still did not know who it was.

His enemy remained hidden in the shadows.

Only by becoming strong enough could he face any unforeseen crisis.