Kexiang's Was There Too

He did not reveal Chen Sanyan's death.

He also kept that blade tightly hidden.

The wounds on his body were concealed very well too.

Whether it was his injuries or the blade, once Zhou Wen found out, he would ask a lot of questions.

If Zhou Wen learned that he had killed Chen Sanyan, there was no telling what would happen.

But one thing was certain: Zhou Wen would stay.

If Zhou Wen learned that Jiang Changkong was injured, he would likewise stay to take care of him.

Jiang Changkong wanted to travel alone, so he could only use Chen Sanyan's name to scare him off.

Another reason was that Jiang Changkong had another thought.

If possible, could he get his hands on that special Star Demon too?

Zhang Hua had dared to set him up, so he naturally had to pay him back.

A gentleman remembered a grudge for ten years.

Jiang Changkong was no gentleman. He could not remember it for that long. If he had the ability, he would settle it now.

After identifying the direction, Jiang Changkong took the Primordial Martial Compass and set out again.

Zhang Xiaoyu and the others had not sent any more messages. Presumably, they had found the senior.

Jiang Changkong did not contact them either and hurried on his way.

The Primordial Martial Compass lit up, and Jiang Changkong went to kill the Star Demon.

With a top-tier second-rank blade in hand, the boost to Traceless Three Blades was tremendous.

Using only his blade technique, he could easily kill even a Mid Nebula Level foe.

A blade that left no trace did not merely kill without leaving marks; the blade force itself was likewise traceless, hard to fathom.

Jiang Changkong suddenly found himself somewhat fond of Traceless Three Blades. It killed without leaving visible wounds on the surface.

Blood would not flow out, and the essence, qi, and spirit drained away slowly.

With the Primordial Martial Compass in hand, Jiang Changkong killed Star Demons even more smoothly.

In the past, he could only gain a little over one thousand points a day. Now, if he did not hold back while traveling and searched for them, he could still gain over one thousand.

If he did not dare show himself and only killed Star Demons, he might gain even more.

After traveling for a day, Jiang Changkong still had not caught up to him. Taiji Fist Classic was still over one thousand points away from reaching mastery.

He looked at the sky, then at the Primordial Martial Compass. Jiang Changkong decided not to rest tonight.

With the Primordial Martial Compass sensing danger in advance, given his strength, he could completely travel and strike in the dark.

In the night, Jiang Changkong chose to focus on hunting Star Demons, with traveling as secondary.

There were more Star Demons in the dark. Before he had walked far, all four needles of the Primordial Martial Compass began to tremble.

There were Star Demons all around him, and one of them was even at Mid Nebula Level.

Delighted, Jiang Changkong went over with his blade. Traceless Three Blades, Star Power restrained, silent and soundless.

Even in the night, there was not the slightest glow of Star Power, nor any sound of wind.

He easily killed a Star Demon without making even the faintest noise.

He extracted its essence, qi, and spirit, then went to find the next Star Demon.

Turning into a death god in the dark, a reaper of Star Demons' lives, he continuously strengthened Taiji Fist Classic.

He kept killing until midnight before stopping, and his essence, qi, and spirit had increased by several hundred.

The next day, he continued traveling and hunting Star Demons.

By noon, Jiang Changkong had hunted enough Star Demons, and Taiji Fist Classic successfully advanced to mastery.

He sat cross-legged. Star Power surged, Taiji Fist Classic circulated, and the Taiji diagram emerged from within him, passing through his body.

Strands of blade qi flew out from the Taiji diagram and dissipated into the air.

He was forcing out the blade qi.

The Taiji diagram had already reached mastery. This ticking time bomb could now be resolved.

As strands of blade qi left his body, Jiang Changkong's body felt a little lighter.

The wound on his right shoulder also healed a little faster.

Time passed, and in the blink of an eye, half an hour had gone by.

When the final strand of blade qi was expelled, all his Star Power surged mightily, and it actually increased by a trace.

Jiang Changkong was somewhat surprised. This counted as an unexpected delight, and even his three martial arts increased a little along with it.

But it was damn useless, not even as good as a single Star Qi Peak Star Demon.

Jiang Changkong: Late Nebula Level

Low-grade mid-tier martial arts:

Copper Skin Iron Bone Technique: Greater Mastery 2/16000

Taiji Fist Classic: Greater Mastery 2/16000

Traceless Three Blades: Minor Mastery 2/4000

Essence, Qi, and Spirit: 12

"Sixteen thousand."

Jiang Changkong felt a little depressed. No matter how good he was at killing, two thousand a day was his absolute limit.

For one martial art to reach perfection, it would take eight days. For two, that was sixteen days.

Traceless Three Blades was only at Minor Mastery. That would take ten days.

Adding it all up, a whole month would be gone. How long would it take him to reach Star Sea Level?

"Next, I'll focus everything on improving Traceless Three Blades."

Jiang Changkong's expression darkened slightly.

With a super top student like Chen Sanyan having verified the power of Traceless Three Blades, he now valued this martial art highly.

Besides, it was time to give himself a trump card.

To outsiders, he was a fierce close-combat fighter with peerless fist techniques and defense.

But who knew his blade technique was even stronger?

Then there was what came next. If he acted using blade techniques, he could distance himself from his own identity.

For the remaining time, he would improve as much as he could. For now, his fist techniques and defense were enough.

Once he had made up his mind, Jiang Changkong gave chase again.

The blade qi had completely faded, and his strength had recovered. Although his injuries had not fully healed, they no longer affected him.

His traveling speed increased, and he killed Star Demons even faster.

Along the way, he occasionally encountered a few Mid Nebula Level Star Demons, and he chose to keep their Star Stones.

Ji Ziling had treated him well, and she needed Mid Nebula Level Star Stones, so he would get a few more for her.

He was not lacking these few pieces himself. After entering the school later, he might still need her to look after him.

For brotherly loyalty!

Going all out in pursuit, Jiang Changkong finally discovered the others' traces by evening.

Taking advantage of the night to travel, he spent another hour and finally found Zhang Hua and the others.

After taking a bite of Star Demon meat, Jiang Changkong turned and left again.

They would not travel at night, so he could let loose and kill for a while.

The Primordial Martial Compass sensed targets, Traceless Three Blades reaped lives, and his Essence, Qi, and Spirit rose rapidly.

He hunted quickly, and an hour later, he was far away from Zhang Hua and the others.

The Primordial Martial Compass detected something again, and one needle began trembling violently.

"Early Nebula Level, Star Qi Peak, Late Nebula Level..."

Jiang Changkong looked at the compass with a hint of pleasant surprise.

Had he run into a small Star Demon squad?

There was no Peak Nebula Level. These were just easy prey.

Holding his blade, he carefully pushed aside the weeds.

Jiang Changkong hurried over, but in the next moment, his face went blank with confusion.

They were people. A dozen or so of them. Four of them were very familiar to him.

Zhang Xiaoyu and the other three!

Kexiang's people!

At this moment, the group was calling out warnings in low voices.

"Alert, a Late Nebula Level is approaching. Everyone, be careful."

"Battle armor ready. Sword formation compass ready."

"Starlight guide instrument ready..."

Jiang Changkong: "..."

Damn it, a bunch of filthy rich bastards.

Jiang Changkong tactfully slipped away, putting distance between himself and the group.

"Kexiang's people? Why are they here too?"

Jiang Changkong looked puzzled.

Shaking his head, he decided not to think about it anymore. Those people had the Primordial Martial Compass, so he couldn't get close enough to eavesdrop.

He might as well go hunt Star Demons. As for why they were here, it had nothing to do with him.

Avoiding the group, Jiang Changkong went elsewhere to hunt Star Demons.

He kept killing until the latter half of the night before Jiang Changkong returned to the area near Zhang Hua and the others.

Zhang Hua and the others had already gone to sleep, so Jiang Changkong could only sit cross-legged alone and wait for dawn.

When the first ray of sunlight broke across the earth, Jiang Changkong opened his eyes right on time and found that Zhang Hua and the others had gotten up.

Zhang Hua and the others picked up their backpacks, spread out, and entered the weeds.

Jiang Changkong also saw Ji Ziling and Ying Yanxue. They looked unhappy, but they still chose a direction and left.

Only one Early Nebula Level student followed beside them.

This left him very puzzled. Zhang Hua was actually at ease letting the two of them go?

One Early Nebula Level student was nowhere near enough for Ji Ziling and Ying Yanxue to deal with. Wasn't he afraid they would run away?