Su Xian's mind sank into his body,
After breaking through to the Bone Tempering Realm, martial artists could already look inward and inspect their bodies.
Within Su Xian's body, all his bones gave off a faint red glow,
Seeing this scene, he could not help but nod.
According to the Marrow Cleansing Bone Refining Scripture, this was the sign that one's cultivation had broken through to the Bone Tempering Realm,
Once one broke through to the late stage of the Bone Tempering Realm, the red glow would gradually fade,
And once one reached Bone Tempering Realm perfection, one's entire skeleton would be like jade!
Within Su Xian's body, it was not only his bones that displayed strange phenomena—even all his muscles and tendons gave off a clear radiance!
Once he broke through to Bone Tempering Realm perfection.
A martial artist would obtain a body of Ice Muscle Jade Bone!
It possessed wondrous might. According to the description in the Marrow Cleansing Bone Refining Scripture,
After obtaining Ice Muscle Jade Bone, a martial artist could even improve their cultivation aptitude,
And accelerate the speed at which they cultivated martial techniques!
Recalling the records in the Marrow Cleansing Bone Refining Scripture, Su Xian could not help feeling tempted.
This was the only method he currently knew of that could improve a martial artist's cultivation aptitude!
"Tomorrow, I'll go out and see if I can find a way to make some money!"
"A thousand taels of silver! Could it be that I have to enter Green Dragon Mountain and kill demons again? But there aren't many members of the Demon Race in Green Dragon Mountain to begin with, and they're very difficult to find."
At this thought, Su Xian could not help feeling a headache coming on. The Demon Race in Green Dragon Mountain was already scarce,
And their locations were all extremely well hidden,
Back then, the Azure Cloud Medical Hall had organized so many people to climb the mountain, yet they had not even encountered a single member of the Demon Race. That alone said a lot!
"I still need to get a saber!"
Su Xian shook his head. His only Mountain-splitting Saber had already shattered, and he urgently needed a good saber now.
Early the next morning, Su Xian left home,
But he had not gone far when he once again saw a small alley surrounded by a crowd.
"Someone else died?" Su Xian frowned. Things were different now.
The last time he had encountered a dead person in a small alley, he had felt a sense of urgency in his heart. After all, his martial cultivation had been too low at the time.
But things were different now. Although only a few days had passed, he was already an early-stage Bone Tempering Realm expert.
He also had considerably more confidence.
Su Xian walked over and peered into the alley. When he saw who had died inside, his expression froze.
It was actually Zhang Zuo and his two lackeys?
All three of them had been stripped naked, their vital essences drained, and were lying in the alley.
"This... Was this done by a Fox Demon again?"
Looking at the condition of the three corpses in the alley, Su Xian thought to himself.
Their deaths looked just like those of the corpses he had discovered back then. Although they had been stripped naked, they had indeed died after their vital essences were drained.
He judged that it had probably been done by a Fox Demon.
"It seems there's still a Fox Demon in Blackwater County!"
The corners of Su Xian's lips curled into a smile. Now, when facing these members of the Demon Race, he no longer felt any fear.
They were all walking Demon Lifespans!
"Looks like I don't need to repay those thirteen taels of silver anymore, right? Though I never intended to repay it in the first place."
Looking at the miserable state of the three people in the alley, Su Xian smiled.
Only a few days had passed since he borrowed the money, yet he never expected that the creditor would already be dead.
After leaving the area, Su Xian thought for a moment. He did not go to the Blazing Sun Martial Arts School, but instead went to the County Yamen of Blackwater County.
He planned to see whether there were any demon-slaying commissions or the like,
Not only could he earn Demon Lifespan, but he could also earn silver. It was killing two birds with one stone.
"Hmm! There's one!" Su Xian looked around, and soon made a discovery.
Several servants in the Liu Family of Blackwater County had died, and their hearts had been ripped out!
At first, their early-stage Tendon Refining Realm guard had planned to exterminate the demon, but after one night,
That guard had died as well. This time, the death was even more thorough: not only had his heart been removed, even all the blood in his body had dried up.
After the death of that early-stage Tendon Refining Realm guard, the entire Liu Family was thrown into a panic!
Thus, the Liu Family's head had offered three thousand taels of silver to hire a Tendon Refining Realm perfection martial artist!
To help them kill the demon, or escort the entire family to neighboring Linyuan County!
If they could escort them there safely, an even more generous gift would be presented!
Looking at the details and reward on the bounty notice, Su Xian could not help feeling tempted, but he also hesitated.
Even an early-stage Tendon Refining Realm guard had died. The strength of this member of the Demon Race was probably no simple matter.
Su Xian's current cultivation was only at the early stage of the Bone Tempering Realm,
He was merely one major realm above that guard. He did not know whether he could handle this member of the Demon Race.
"I'll go take a look first. The Liu Family isn't far from here!"
After thinking it over, Su Xian returned home, changed his clothes, and put on a mask,
Then he returned to the County Yamen, tore down the bounty notice, and headed toward the Liu Family.
As soon as he arrived at the Liu Family's entrance, a cry of alarm came from inside!
After Su Xian took out the bounty notice, the person who opened the door warmly ushered him inside.
Su Xian also saw the situation inside clearly: another person had died,
A large hole had been blasted through his chest, and the heart inside was gone.
Surrounding the dead man, everyone wore terrified expressions, and some of the women were even sobbing.
"Who might this be?"
A portly man noticed the masked Su Xian nearby. He walked over and asked softly.
"I take people's money and rid them of their troubles."
Su Xian spoke indifferently, then took out the bounty notice.
Hearing this, the man's face lit up with joy. He had issued this bounty notice long ago, but no one had ever come!
If no one came soon, he had even been considering offering his entire fortune to the Azure Cloud Medical Hall and begging for their protection!
"So you're a Demon Hunter! Wonderful! I am Liu Xuan, the head of the Liu Family. May I ask your name?"
"Ye Fan."
After Su Xian finished speaking, he looked toward the corpse in the distance and said:
"Let me examine this person's wounds first."
"So you're Warrior Ye! Good, good, please, this way!" Liu Xuan hurriedly said.
Su Xian went to the corpse's side and crouched down to examine the wound in its chest!
After a long while, he slowly rose.
"May I ask if you discovered anything?" Liu Xuan hurriedly asked, a trace of anxiety flashing across his face.
So many people in the Liu Family had already died, yet he knew nothing at all about the demon that was killing them.
"It's hard to say, but I'll take this commission." Su Xian's tone remained calm as he continued:
"I need a saber—preferably a good one!"
Based on his observations just now, Su Xian had noticed a few things.
The demon doing the killing was no ordinary one. Its cultivation was at least at the Tendon Refining Realm, but it should not exceed the Bone Tempering Realm!
Although Su Xian's cultivation was currently at the early stage of the Bone Tempering Realm, he still asked for a saber to be safe.
"No problem! No problem! It's only a saber!"
Liu Xuan, the Liu Family's head, hurriedly nodded. He then called over a servant, who fetched a saber from the estate's treasure vault and handed it to Su Xian.
"Please see whether this saber is suitable," Liu Xuan said.
Su Xian took the saber and swung it a few times. He then flicked a finger against the blade, and a clear ring rang out.
"This will do. It's good enough!"
Su Xian nodded. Although the saber was not of a high grade, it was sufficient.
"Wait, Father! Shouldn't we at least test this 'Ye Fan's' strength?"
At this moment, a young man stepped forward and looked at Su Xian.
Hearing this, Liu Xuan looked toward Su Xian. "What do you think, Warrior Ye?"
"Fine. Give me your sword."
Su Xian looked at the young man who had stepped forward and spoke calmly.
The young man tossed the sword at his waist to Su Xian.
After taking the sword, Su Xian drew the blade and pinched it between his fingers. Then he squeezed hard.
He tossed the sword back to the young man.
The young man caught the sword and looked at it. Clear finger impressions and dents had been left in the blade!
Seeing this, the young man was utterly shocked!
The material of his sword was extraordinarily sturdy!
Even a late-stage Tendon Refining Realm martial artist could not possibly leave such clearly visible dents in the blade!
At this thought, the young man hurriedly bowed and apologized.
"I was blind and failed to recognize a true expert. Please forgive me!"
"It's nothing." Su Xian waved his hand lightly.
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