Wang Family's Downfall! Third-Grade Treasure Medicine! Special Secret Method!

The fleeting turn of events left both Xue She and Zhou Heng utterly stunned.

The two stood rooted to the spot, looking at Wang Rudong, who had died with his eyes still open, then at Mu Yang, who stood beneath the moonlight unhurriedly shaking the blood from his blade.

Their minds went blank.

Just moments ago, they had thought disaster was imminent, that Qingxi County would be plunged into another storm of blood and gore tonight.

Xue She had even prepared to sacrifice himself to cover the other two as they fled.

And yet...

Mu Yang had killed Wang Rudong?

He had killed Wang Rudong, who cultivated the Demon Blood External Method and possessed twenty thousand jin of strength in a single arm?

This was far too defiant of martial reason!

Zhou Heng swallowed hard and turned his head with difficulty toward Xue She, who was equally dumbstruck beside him. Even his voice trembled:

"Brother-in-law... did those geniuses in Prefecture City possess this kind of strength when they were in the Blood-Marrow Realm?"

Xue She came back to his senses, a trace of indescribable shock mixed into his tone. "My ass. Their cultivation progresses quickly, but they're not freaks invincible within their realm, with peerless combat strength."

"Someone like Mu Yang..."

Xue She looked at Mu Yang's broad back, the corner of his mouth twitching. "He doesn't look human at all!"

Unaware that he had just been stripped of his human status, Mu Yang was currently staring in surprise at the panel notifications that had appeared.

[ Ding! It has been detected that the host has slain a Third-Rank Half-Demon. The equipped Rat Demon Corpse (Third Rank) has met the conditions for permanent solidification. This equipment has been permanently solidified!]

[ Ding! It has been detected that the host has slain a Third-Rank Half-Demon. The equipped Rat Demon Corpse +2 (Second Rank) has met the conditions for permanent solidification. This equipment has been permanently solidified!]

[ Ding! It has been detected that the host has slain a Third-Rank Half-Demon. Equipped item...]

[Current vacant Equipment Slot count: 4]

Four consecutive notifications instantly freed up space in Mu Yang's Equipment Slot, which had only just been filled.

"Third-Rank Half-Demon?"

Mu Yang carefully examined the wording of the notification.

He understood Third Rank, but what the hell was a Half-Demon?

A few rather unpleasant and bizarre scenes immediately surfaced in Mu Yang's mind.

Clearly, this Half-Demon did not mean the same thing as the Half-Demons he knew from his previous life.

"Was it because of that Demon Blood External Method..."

Mu Yang recalled the secret method Xue She had hastily described earlier.

Using demon blood as a catalyst, one became a Half-Demon?

It seemed reasonable enough.

Mu Yang withdrew his thoughts and shifted his attention to Wang Rudong's corpse, which had been cleaved in two.

Since the man was a demon, did that mean he could also become equipment?

Just as he was thinking this, a translucent panel stained with ink-wash hues abruptly appeared.

[Equippable Item: Half-Demon Corpse (Complete)]

[Rank: Third Rank]

[Equipment Effects: ① Half-Demon Bloodline (Blue): Transforms the human blood within the body into a unique Half-Demon hybrid bloodline, greatly increasing the efficiency of absorbing Blood Pills and preventing the desire to devour raw flesh and blood caused by boiling demon blood.

② Demonic Blood Qi (Blue): Transforms the Blood Qi within the body into special Blood Qi tainted with demonic aura, allowing it to be released outside the body and making the surrounding air viscous.

③ Demonic Body Transformation (Blue): Stirring the Demonic Blood Qi within the body reveals the demonic body concealed beneath flesh and skin, granting defensive power comparable to a Third-Rank Perfection Rat Demon.]

[Condition for Permanent Solidification: Equip this item for ten days, or while it is equipped, slay any demon beast of Third Rank or above.]

Three blue traits.

It had to be said that the traits of the equipment Wang Rudong had turned into after his death were genuinely high quality.

But every single effect was useless.

Either it transformed human bloodlines into a Half-Demon Bloodline, turned the Blood Qi within his body into Demonic Blood Qi, or transformed his body into that of a demon, leaving him half man and half demon.

"Bad luck!"

Mu Yang cursed inwardly, having no intention whatsoever of equipping it.

Why live properly as a human only to become some beast?

Still, after today's events, he now knew that besides ordinary demons, there were also "Half-Demons" in this world that the Equipment Slot regarded as demons.

It had broadened the path toward permanently solidifying equipment.

With Wang Rudong dead, the Wang Family, which had run rampant for so long, had effectively collapsed by half.

Before long, Wu Cai and the other head constables arrived with a large force. When they heard that Mu Yang had fought Wang Rudong alone and killed him, every one of them was horrified.

Wu Cai reacted somewhat better. After all, he had personally seen the feats Mu Yang had left behind in Li Village, and had seen him come down the mountain carrying Huang Feng's head.

The expressions of the other two head constables were far more spectacular.

They had never imagined that one day, a rookie constable would pierce through the "sky" of Qingxi County.

Afterward, under Xue She and Zhou Heng's command, the Wang Family was swiftly purged clean.

Anyone who dared resist was killed on the spot. Those who did not resist were thrown into prison first, while all remaining resources were naturally confiscated.

Mu Yang had no interest whatsoever in gold, silver, banknotes, land deeds, or such things.

What pleased him more was that many martial arts manuals, medicinal herbs, and other treasures had been found in the Wang Family treasury.

There was no need to mention the low- and middle-grade martial arts. There were three High-Grade Martial Arts manuals alone that he had never seen before.

Besides that, there were precious medicines such as Second-Grade Dragon Saliva Grass, Second-Grade Polygonum Multiflorum, and Third-Grade Ginseng.

The ranks of treasure medicines corresponded to martial cultivation, likewise beginning at First Grade and rising upward.

Treasure medicine like Third-Grade Ginseng could help with Second Tendon-Tempering and Bone Tempering.

All that could be said was that the Wang Family truly deserved to be called a great lineage that had occupied Qingxi County for over a century. Its wealth exceeded even the County Office Armory.

"Head Constable Mu, this Wang Family treasury is really barren. Aside from a few martial arts manuals, there isn't even a single treasure medicine. Looks like Wang Rudong used everything in secret!" Zhou Heng said abruptly after finishing his inventory of the treasures.

Xue She, standing nearby, echoed him. "What a pity. I thought the Wang Family would at least have stored some treasure medicines to strengthen Blood Qi, but there wasn't a single one."

Mu Yang understood.

The two were hinting that he could take whatever he wanted from the treasury.

Mu Yang did not stand on ceremony. His gaze swept across the treasury.

One ink-wash panel after another slowly appeared.

The Second-Grade Dragon Saliva Grass had the trait Tendon Protection, which assisted tendon tempering. It was useless to him.

The Second-Grade Polygonum Multiflorum had two traits: one for black hair growth and the other for clearing the bowels and moistening the intestines. It was mainly for conditioning the body and was of little use to him as well.

That one and only Third-Grade treasure medicine, the Century-Old Ginseng, however, had rather good trait effects.

[Equippable Item: Century-Old Ginseng]

[Rank: Third Grade]

[Equipment Effects: ① Blood Strengthening (Blue): Greatly increases the circulation speed of Blood Qi and greatly increases the recovery speed of Blood Qi.

② Organ Nourishment (White): Gently nourishes the five viscera and six bowels, slightly increasing their strength.

③ Detoxification (White): Slightly increases resistance to ordinary poisons. Nonlethal poisons below Third Rank can be rapidly metabolized.]

[Condition for Permanent Solidification: Equip this item for ten days, or while it is equipped, slay any demon beast of Third Rank or above.]

Although Blood Strengthening, Organ Nourishment, and Detoxification were not traits that directly increased combat power, all three effects were quite good.

The effects of Organ Nourishment and Detoxification in particular were best suited for guarding against underhanded tricks.

After looking through all the treasure medicines, Mu Yang decisively took the Century-Old Ginseng.

As for the other Second-Grade and lower treasure medicines, Mu Yang did not take them.

For one thing, he was not the sort of person greedy enough to insist on keeping everything for himself. For another, those treasure medicines truly were useless to him, so they were better transported to the County Office Armory for the other constables to use.

Apart from the Third-Grade Ginseng, Mu Yang only selected several High-Grade Martial Arts manuals that he had not yet equipped.

Just as he was preparing to leave, a familiar faintly fishy scent suddenly entered his nostrils.

It was somewhat similar to Wang Rudong's scent.

Mu Yang turned his head and saw that Xue She had somehow dug out a Red Sandalwood Box lined with red cloth from a corner.

The copper lock hanging from the wooden box had already snapped. After the box was opened, a thread-bound book with a pitch-black cover of indiscernible material lay quietly inside.

There were no words on the book's cover. There was only a blood-red pattern imprinted upon it that no one could understand. In a daze, that blood-red pattern seemed to gleam with flowing luster, making it exceptionally strange and demonic.

Mu Yang looked over curiously, and an ink-wash panel quietly emerged.

"Demon Blood External Method?"