A Thousand Silver Taels, Jingfeng Blade Technique!

The two Tendon Refining martial artists instinctively tried to parry the blade light, only to realize with horror that the speed of this strike was completely beyond their imagination.

Given their strength, they were simply unable to defend against it!

The two could only watch helplessly as the brilliant blade light swept before their eyes, followed by a chill in their throats and an immediate sensation of suffocation.

They clutched their throats, falling into a pool of blood with faces full of unwillingness.

"Today... not a single one remains!"

A flash of killing intent crossed the eyes of Liu Chu, and the long blade in his hand swept like a gale through fallen leaves, swiftly reaping the lives of the Li Family martial artists without the slightest hesitation.

The premise that disaster should not extend to one's family is that the benefits should not extend to one's family either!

Since the Li Family martial artists enjoyed the benefits of the Li Family, they must also bear the disaster together!

The Li Family head and the others did not capture Liu Chu to play a game of hide-and-seek.

If Liu Chu had been lacking in strength and captured by the Li Family Great Elder, the consequences would have been imaginable—absolutely miserable.

Puff! Puff!

Liu Chu's long blade acted like the scythe of the Grim Reaper, crazily harvesting the Li Family martial artists who had already collapsed and were fleeing in panic.

Amidst a chorus of screams, blood splattered and heads fell to the ground; not a single martial artist could withstand a single strike under Liu Chu's blade.

Sometimes, a single swing of Liu Chu's blade could even slay several Li Family martial artists at once.

Even those as strong as Tendon Refining martial artists were, in his eyes, nothing more than a single-strike affair.

The remaining two Tendon Refining martial artists of the Li Family did not escape their fate either, being chased down and killed first to prevent them from fleeing.

Swish!

A cold, sharp blade light flashed, slaying the final martial artist, and only then did Liu Chu cease his slaughter.

In an instant, the area before the main hall fell into a deathly silence.

Every single Li Family martial artist had now become a corpse, piled upon the ground, their blood staining the entire courtyard red.

"Time is short, I cannot stay long!"

Liu Chu searched the bodies of the Li Family head and the several elders directly, quickly finding a stack of silver banknotes and a secret manual.

"There is actually a thousand taels of silver!!"

Liu Chu was astonished; he had not expected the Li Family to be so wealthy.

He looked at the manual in his hand and discovered it was a blade technique called the Jingfeng Blade Technique.

Judging by the fact that both the Li Family Great Elder and the Li Family head practiced fist techniques, this blade technique was clearly not the Li Family's top-tier martial art!

It was highly likely just a blade technique that one of the elders had happened upon and kept on his person to study and practice at any time.

Suddenly, Liu Chu looked up toward the distance.

"Someone is coming!"

Liu Chu felt a secret regret: It is a pity there is not enough time to pry open the Li Family treasury.

Judging by the thousand taels of silver found on the Li Family head and the elders, the Li Family's foundation was definitely very deep, and the treasury likely held a significant amount of silver.

However, although he had slaughtered the Li Family martial artists very quickly, he had still alerted the authorities.

"Hurry, keep up!"

"There is a great commotion at the Li Family; it seems like a powerful martial artist is fighting. Do not be careless!"

Outside, shouts were mixed with the sound of hurried footsteps; clearly, the government officials had discovered the activity at the Li Family.

"The Li Family head is dead, and opening the treasury would likely not be easy, not to mention that there might not be any real treasures inside!"

Liu Chu's eyes flickered, and without lingering, he leaped, flashing a few times before vaulting over a remote courtyard wall.

From the secret chamber of the Green Tiger Gang leader, it was known that these factions usually kept secret rooms to store their true treasures.

Not to mention that the Li Family head was now dead, making it no easy task to find such a secret room.

Even if the Li Family head were still alive, having killed so many of his clansmen, it would have been nearly impossible to pry his mouth open.

Not long after Liu Chu departed, a squad of constables rushed to the scene.

When they saw the corpses littering the Li Family grounds, they gasped in shock!

Severed limbs and broken arms were everywhere, blood flowed like a river, and the familiar faces of the Li Family—people they might have interacted with in the past or simply seen from afar—had all turned into corpses.

Among them were the Li Family head, a Bone Refining expert, as well as several Li Family elders and deacons who were Tendon Refining experts.

Not to mention the dozen or so Skin Refining martial artists!

The Li Family martial artists had been almost entirely gathered here, only to be wiped out in one fell swoop!

"The Li Family is finished..."

This thought flashed through the minds of all the constables simultaneously.

The Li Family head was dead.

A Bone Refining Realm expert was gone.

Every single Tendon Refining and Skin Refining martial artist in the Li Family had been wiped out.

Only a few widows and orphans remained, having survived simply because they did not participate in the slaughter.

However, it was easy to foresee that their ultimate fate would not be pleasant.

The Li Family had stood tall in Zhaojiang City for a century, a feat that inevitably involved bloody and cruel methods; no one knew how many rivals they had suppressed over the years.

Now that the Li Family had fallen, these former rivals would likely awaken from their dormancy and begin a frenzied retaliation!

The remaining members of the Li Family could not hold onto such a massive estate!

In fact, the constables at the scene had already begun to harbor their own selfish thoughts after the initial shock wore off.

Qunxian Residence.

Liu Chu and Chen He sat in a secluded spot, their table laden with various delicacies.

"I didn't expect you to remember your promise to treat me to a grand meal, Junior Brother Liu."

Chen He smiled and said, "In just a few short months, you have grown to the point where you can defeat a Tendon Refining martial artist in a single move. It is truly enviable."

"Look at me, still stuck at the Skin Refining Realm. Comparing oneself to others is truly infuriating!"

Liu Chu picked up a piece of Gathering of Immortals with his chopsticks and teased, "Then why don't you work hard and try to surpass me!"

"Better not. I don't want to end up injuring myself like Xu Haoran."

Chen He shook his head, possessing a clear sense of self-awareness.

"Speaking of which, quite a few big things have happened lately. It is said that the Li Family was wiped out two days ago."

Chen He sighed suddenly.

"Oh? The Li Family was wiped out? How did that happen?"

Liu Chu feigned surprise.

"The destruction of the Li Family has caused quite a stir. Rumor has it that they offended the leader of the Black Dragon Gang, who sought revenge in the dead of night and annihilated them!"

Chen He clearly knew a lot about these rumors. He lowered his voice and said, "Come to think of it, the leader of the Black Dragon Gang is quite an extraordinary person. It is said he appeared out of nowhere, killed the leader of the Green Tiger Gang, subdued the entire Green Tiger Gang, and is incredibly mysterious."

"Later, when faced with a probe from the Wild Wolf Gang, he went straight to their territory, killed their leader with a few strikes of his blade, and annexed the Wild Wolf Gang!"

"Now that he controls the territory of three gangs, his strength cannot be underestimated. I wonder what reason the Li Family had to cross him..."

Chen He talked on and on, his enthusiasm boundless.

Hearing this, Liu Chu shook his head inwardly.

He had invited Chen He out with the intention of gathering information and listening to the gossip of the patrons at Qunxian Residence.

As it turned out, the entire Qunxian Residence was indeed discussing the destruction of the Li Family with great fervor.

But many of them were actually pointing the finger at his own Black Dragon Gang.

Even Chen He felt that the Black Dragon Gang was highly suspicious.

The reason was simple: first, the Black Dragon Gang had risen abruptly and rapidly, and its leader was mysterious and powerful.

Second, before the Li Family was destroyed, they had sent their chief steward to the Black Dragon Gang, only for him to return with a livid expression.

These two things had cast a great deal of suspicion upon the Black Dragon Gang.

"It seems I cannot afford to wait around slowly. I must collect the remaining Treasure Fish for sacrifice as soon as possible."

"That way, even if the authorities decide to investigate to the end, I can just run away!"

After the wine was finished, Liu Chu bid farewell to Chen He and returned to the Black Dragon Gang, immediately summoning Han Qi and Feng Sheng to have them spare no effort in purchasing the remaining quantity of Treasure Fish.

Afterward, he continued his cultivation, waiting for a potential investigation by the authorities.

"As long as my strength is sufficient, everything else is just passing clouds!"

Liu Chu had enough confidence in his own strength and was not intimidated by any so-called investigation.

Taking a step back, all the eyewitnesses had died by his blade; for the authorities to try and gather evidence was nothing more than a pipe dream.