Slaying a Late-Stage Body Tempering Cultivator Across Realms!

"Die." Chen Huai'an ignored Zhang Mu's shock. The other man was far stronger than him, so he had no intention of wasting breath with him. He lunged forward fiercely.

This time, Chen Huai'an counterattacked head-on, pulling a dagger from his spatial storage.

Villains died from talking too much.

The righteous died from talking too much too.

Chen Huai'an did not want to die, so the other man had to.

When Zhang Mu saw the dagger in Chen Huai'an's hand, his pupils shrank sharply. This guy was a devious bastard. The moment he struck, he was aiming to kill.

"You think the Zhang Family is so easy to bully?" Zhang Mu roared, forcing himself to focus fully as he faced this life-or-death crisis.

They were both at the late stage of the Body Tempering Realm. He refused to believe he could not take down Chen Huai'an today.

He was now completely certain that this fellow possessed some extraordinary treasure. That was why Zhang Hu had gone looking for trouble with him.

As for why Zhang Long had died so miserably, he must have discovered Chen Huai'an's secret and wanted to keep it for himself. He had not reported it to the family, and Chen Huai'an had silenced him afterward.

This guy had been pretending to be weak while hiding his true strength.

Chen Huai'an attacked relentlessly, every move aimed directly at Zhang Mu's vital points.

He had deliberately shown weakness before launching a successful sneak attack. Otherwise, this battle would have been even more disadvantageous for him.

Especially now that Zhang Mu knew his strength and suspected that Zhang Hu and Zhang Long's deaths were connected to him, Chen Huai'an could not let him live.

The Zhang Family was no ordinary force. There were Foundation Establishment Realm experts within the clan. Once the matter came to light, they would not send Body Tempering Realm clansmen after him. They might send Qi Refinement Realm experts instead.

Therefore, no matter what methods he had to use today, he had to keep Zhang Mu here.

Zhang Mu was at the seventh level of the late Body Tempering Realm. He had broken through to the late stage long ago, and his cultivation was exceptionally stable.

Yet, against a junior like Chen Huai'an, he could only defend and had no chance to counterattack. If other Servant Peak disciples stumbled upon them and brought Law Enforcement Hall disciples over, even if he did not die, he would still suffer terribly. He had to end this quickly.

"Brat, if I don't show you what I'm capable of, do you really think I'm some sickly cat?" Zhang Mu roared. He was going all out today. Biting the tip of his tongue, he spat out a mouthful of blood essence, and his strength surged sharply.

"So this is the strength of the late Body Tempering Realm. It really is powerful." Seeing Zhang Mu's aura soar, Chen Huai'an felt a headache coming on.

The fifth level of the middle Body Tempering Realm and the seventh level of the late Body Tempering Realm were separated by only two minor realms, yet the gap between them was still extremely obvious.

If he had not taken a top-grade Bone Tempering Pill today and broken through to the fifth level of the middle Body Tempering Realm, then upon encountering Zhang Mu, he could only have fled. Fighting him would have been impossible.

Chen Huai'an's only advantage was probably his endurance. He possessed five-element spiritual roots, and his foundation was extremely solid. Zhang Mu was already injured, and his sudden burst of power must have come from some secret technique that enhanced his strength. Chen Huai'an did not believe such a technique would have no side effects.

If he were not worried about being discovered, he could have fought a battle of attrition and simply worn the other man to death.

"Damn it, what exactly is this guy's strength? Is he at the eighth level of the late Body Tempering Realm?" The one growing more alarmed as the battle continued was Zhang Mu. He had forcibly boosted his strength with blood essence, yet he still could not crush Chen Huai'an. This gave him a terrible premonition.

If they continued fighting to the death, he would definitely die.

Once he died, whatever heaven-defying secret Chen Huai'an possessed would have nothing to do with him.

What he needed to do now was not kill Chen Huai'an, but save his own life. Only by staying alive could there be a future.

As Zhang Mu's offensive faltered, he began searching for a way to escape.

Chen Huai'an had thought the other man would fight to the end. He did not expect Zhang Mu to suddenly turn and flee, leaving him utterly stunned.

Zhang Mu had looked as if he would not rest until Chen Huai'an was dead, but his change of attitude came far too quickly. Chen Huai'an had to find a way to keep him here, so he suddenly shouted.

"Steward Wu, why are you here?"

At the mention of Steward Wu, Zhang Mu's body paused, as though he had seen a savior.

The instant Zhang Mu turned around, Chen Huai'an shot forward. His dagger stabbed viciously toward Zhang Mu's chest.

Zhang Mu reacted at once and slammed a palm into Chen Huai'an's chest.

Zhang Mu's final desperate counterattack carried tremendous force. With a single strike, Chen Huai'an spat blood and flew backward.

Zhang Mu did not fare any better. His body fell stiffly to the ground.

The instant Zhang Mu hit the ground, a jade pendant at his waist shattered.

Ignoring the piercing pain in his chest, Chen Huai'an swallowed a high-grade healing pill and rushed toward where Zhang Mu had fallen.

In that instant, Chen Huai'an saw Zhang Mu's jade pendant shatter. A streak of red light shot toward the sky so quickly that, just as he saw it and reached out to grab it, it vanished from his sight.

"What was that thing? Could it have been used to transmit a message?" Chen Huai'an felt a headache coming on. He knew that once that message was sent, whatever it contained would be extremely unfavorable to him.

When he reached Zhang Mu, the man's eyes were wide open, still filled with unwillingness to die.

Defeating an opponent above his realm and killing Zhang Mu, a seventh-level late Body Tempering Realm cultivator, should have been a tremendous achievement. Yet, looking in the direction where the red light had vanished, Chen Huai'an could only feel troubled.

Zhang Mu was already dead. What Chen Huai'an needed to do now was clean up the battlefield and destroy the evidence. If people from the Zhang Family came to investigate nearby, they might uncover something else.

After placing Zhang Mu's corpse into his spatial storage, he erased all traces of the battle.

Only after finishing all this did Chen Huai'an carry two buckets of water back to the dining hall.

Chen Huai'an had been injured in that battle, but he had taken a high-grade healing pill. By the time he carried the two buckets back to the dining hall's rear courtyard, his injuries had mostly recovered.

"Chen Huai'an, did you go slack off again? You're the only one who hasn't finished carrying water. If you don't fill the water vat today, then don't you fucking dare sleep." Old Li glared viciously at Chen Huai'an as he stepped into the courtyard.

Old Li was at the late Body Tempering Realm. He had not carried water at all these past days; the others had always filled his share for him. Chen Huai'an and the others had long been resentful of this, but even joining forces, they were no match for him.

But at this moment, Chen Huai'an did not feel like enduring it anymore.

On his way back, he had been thinking about the red light that had flown out after the jade pendant on Zhang Mu's body shattered. Was it a message sent to the Zhang Family?

If it had been a message, then he did not have much time left. If he had to spend so much time every day carrying Old Li's share of the water, how would he have time to cultivate and grow stronger?

The Zhang Family was currently sending late Body Tempering Realm experts after him. If a Qi Refinement Realm expert came next, how would he deal with that?

To resolve the crisis before him, he could no longer keep hiding his strength. He had to become one of the ranked experts among the Servant Peak's servant disciples, so that he could enter the outer sect quickly.

Once he entered the outer sect, even if the Zhang Family discovered that Zhang Long and Zhang Hu's deaths were connected to him, they would not dare do anything to him.

"Brat, what kind of look is that? You're not convinced? Want to go out and have a proper spar?" Seeing Chen Huai'an dare glare at him, Old Li glared back fiercely.