Baleful Blade Perfected, Golden-Horned Blood Tiger Slain

The sun and moon alternated, cycling endlessly—this was the natural law of heaven and earth.

In the blink of an eye, ten days had passed.

Outer Sect Back Mountain.

Atop a massive gray boulder mottled with bloodstains.

A blood-soaked figure sat cross-legged, his back straight.

His features were resolute, yet exceptionally handsome.

At this moment, streams of blood-red baleful aura coiled around him.

The corpses of demonic beasts lay sprawled at his feet, each killed with a single slash.

A chill flowed between his brows, making others tremble at the sight of him.

It was Su Yun, who had finished cultivating!

A moment later.

Su Yun slowly opened his eyes.

A blood-red glint seemed to flash within them, murderous intent bursting forth.

Only after calming himself for a moment did he gradually return to normal, his gaze becoming clear again.

"It seems the Extreme Shadow Fiend Blade technique can affect a martial artist's mind."

"If one's will is not firm enough and one's cultivation insufficient, one will likely end up becoming a Blade Slave who kills without restraint."

Muttering softly, Su Yun looked ahead.

Before him stood a demonic beast cave.

Streams of black-and-red blood flowed out from within the cave.

Some had already dried up, while others were still flowing.

The sight was utterly shocking.

Just moments ago, he had directly slaughtered this entire demonic beast nest!

"Still, the result was good."

"The Extreme Shadow Fiend Blade has finally reached perfection!"

Su Yun smiled. With a flicker of his body, he lightly leaped down to the ground.

At the same time, he slowly raised his right hand, which gripped the Black Blade tightly.

Hiss!

A blood-red mark gradually emerged on the back of his hand.

It seemed to contain the roars of demonic beasts and the shrieks of ghosts, making it particularly sinister.

This was a slaughtering blade qi condensed after the Extreme Shadow Fiend Blade reached perfection!

Once unleashed, it could not only amplify the power of his blade technique, but also affect his enemy's mind.

Over ten days of cultivation, even he did not know how many demonic beasts he had slain.

Only then had he finally cultivated the Extreme Shadow Fiend Blade to perfection.

"No wonder so many Outer Sect disciples know that the Extreme Shadow Fiend Blade is powerful, yet still have no choice but to give it up."

"Without the Auto-Cultivation System, even with my talent, I might not be able to cultivate it to perfection after several years."

Su Yun shook his head.

In truth, his Extreme Shadow Fiend Blade had successfully entered the Great Success Realm seven days ago.

Yet going from Great Success to perfection had taken him a full seven days!

This showed just how difficult it was to cultivate the Extreme Shadow Fiend Blade to perfection.

However, the difficulty of cultivating a technique was often directly proportional to its power.

The more difficult the technique, the stronger its might naturally was.

"With the Extreme Shadow Fiend Blade at perfection, even if I am only at the Body Refining Fourth Stage, I should be able to kill those at the Body Refining Sixth Stage and contend against those at the Body Refining Seventh Stage."

Su Yun pondered inwardly.

That was right—his realm was already at the Body Refining Fourth Stage!

During this time, he had made three trips back and forth simply to exchange demonic beast materials for contribution points.

In total, he had exchanged them for two bottles of Body Tempering Pills, with five thousand contribution points remaining.

Only with these Body Tempering Pills had he been able to break through to the Body Refining Fourth Stage within ten days.

The Body Refining Fifth Stage was not far away either.

He planned to save up his remaining contribution points and exchange them for a body-refining technique!

In martial cultivation, the body was naturally important.

After all, if he lost his weapon in an intense battle, his strength would be greatly diminished.

Therefore, cultivating a body-refining technique was necessary.

Mystic Blade Sect disciples generally focused on one blade technique while cultivating a body-refining technique or movement technique on the side.

The outstanding ones cultivated several techniques at once!

This way, whether fighting opponents of the same realm or challenging those above their realm, they would have greater confidence.

"To exchange for a Human Grade High Tier body-refining technique in the Mystic Blade Sect requires ten thousand contribution points."

"I am still short five thousand. If I gather up these demonic beast materials, it should be enough."

Su Yun looked around.

Before this, no matter what he did, he could not scrape together ten thousand contribution points.

But now...

Looking at the large number of demonic beast corpses around him, Su Yun nodded to himself.

"Time to head back."

After spending some time, Su Yun gathered the demonic beast materials.

He filled an enormous pack to the brim.

But just then, his expression shifted as he looked in a certain direction.

"Such dense Sha Qi and murderous intent?"

After cultivating the Extreme Shadow Fiend Blade to perfection, Su Yun's perception of Sha Qi and murderous intent had nearly risen to another level.

From the direction he sensed came dense Sha Qi and overwhelming murderous intent.

It did not seem to be emitted by a human martial artist, but rather by some kind of demonic beast.

"I never expected to encounter this kind of demonic beast at the edge of the outer region!"

"Damn it! It's a Golden-Horned Blood Tiger, a mid-tier First Rank demonic beast with powerful bloodline and strength comparable to the Body Refining Sixth Stage!"

Several Mystic Blade Sect Outer Sect disciples clutched their bloodied chests, their faces deathly pale.

Among them was a female disciple they were protecting.

Her legs had gone weak, and her face was somewhat pale.

The Mystic Blade Sect recruited disciples in two batches every year, one in early spring and one in early autumn.

Su Yun's batch had been recruited in early autumn.

These people were from the first batch recruited this year. Their talent was not bad, and they had cultivated for several months already.

All of them were at the Body Refining Third Stage.

But even so, they were no match for this Golden-Horned Blood Tiger!

Roar!!

The Golden-Horned Blood Tiger swept its gaze across the group and threw back its head with a thunderous roar, its imposing might astonishing!

But before it could fly into a frenzy.

Ten blood-red blade qi streaks flashing at extreme speed all pierced into its skull!

"A mid-tier First Rank demonic beast. Not bad."

Splat!

As soon as the words fell, the Golden-Horned Blood Tiger's head was completely cleaved apart by violent blade qi, blood splashing across the ground.

Extreme Shadow Fiend Blade perfected, Ten Shadows in One Blade!

The Golden-Horned Blood Tiger died!

Su Yun paid no attention to the other disciples, who were still in shock.

His movements were swift as he easily cut off one of the Golden-Horned Blood Tiger's golden horns and placed it in his pack.

"Th-this senior brother, thank you for saving us!"

Seeing that Su Yun was about to turn and leave, the group finally came back to their senses and hurriedly cupped their fists in thanks.

Yet the shock in their eyes had not completely faded.

"Senior brother?"

Su Yun's expression turned strange as he looked at the respectful group.

"This place is dangerous. You should leave early."

Of course, he did not dwell on it. After giving them a reminder, he quickly departed.

As they watched Su Yun leave, the group began discussing him.

"This senior brother is so strong! He killed the Golden-Horned Blood Tiger with a single slash!"

"I'd guess this senior brother is among the top hundred disciples of the Outer Sect!"

Someone speculated.

However, the pretty female disciple, whose clothes were clearly more luxurious, shook her head.

"Probably not."

"I have seen all those disciples over the past few months, and none of them was this senior brother."

"Perhaps he is a hidden expert preparing to make a name for himself in a single stroke at this year's Disciple Ceremony!"

The group did not discuss it further and quickly left the area.

As for the Golden-Horned Blood Tiger's corpse?

Its most valuable part was that golden horn.

The other parts were not worth much, and they had no interest in them.

Besides.

After surviving this ordeal, they did not dare linger any longer.

"This person has such heavy Sha Qi!"

"And he is dragging such a huge pack!"

"Hiss! Blood is seeping from that pack, and there is even a faint demonic aura coming from it. Could it be filled with demonic beast materials?"

As Su Yun walked along the road.

The disciples he passed all turned to stare, whispering among themselves.

They were clearly startled by the sight.

Su Yun did not care and continued onward.

Before long, he arrived at the Contribution Hall.

This was where Mystic Blade Sect disciples exchanged items for contribution points.

"This disciple wishes to exchange these demonic beast materials for contribution points. Please inspect them, Elder."

Dragging his pack into the Contribution Hall, Su Yun spoke directly.

"Put them down."

An Elder White-Brow spoke indifferently.

Su Yun released his grip.

Whoosh!

The elder then hooked a finger.

One demonic beast material after another flew out of the pack and entered his index finger.

More precisely, they flew into a ring worn on his index finger.

"Spatial Ring!"

Su Yun's thoughts stirred.

Naturally, he wanted a Spatial Ring himself. It would make things much more convenient.

Unfortunately, such items were valuable but scarce, and extremely difficult to obtain.

"Hm? There is even a Golden-Horned Blood Tiger's golden horn?"

At one moment, Elder White-Brow said in surprise.

Then he glanced at Su Yun.

Body Refining Fourth Stage!

To kill a Golden-Horned Blood Tiger at this realm.

Was truly rare.

"Not bad."

Even with his discerning eye, he could not help offering praise.

"You flatter me, Elder."

Su Yun cupped his fists and smiled.

A moment later, Elder White-Brow flicked a finger.

A streak of white light entered Su Yun's Disciple Token.

Then he waved his hand.

"Done."

"The contribution points have been recorded in your Disciple Token. Go."

"Thank you, Elder!"

Su Yun thanked him and reached out to take the token.

Afterward, he silently thought to himself.

"Thirteen thousand contribution points—enough to exchange for a Body Refining cultivation technique!"

Elder White-Brow watched Su Yun leave.

He stroked his beard and smiled.

"It seems this year's Disciple Ceremony is far more interesting than in previous years."