Not Only Could He Kill, He Could Smash Mountains Too? Xiao Yan: Is That White-Haired Bastard Even Human?

Medicine Elder said in his mind, "You were too far away to see clearly just now. Crouch down and take a good look at the wound on his neck."

Xiao Yan's expression stiffened, and he resisted, "Teacher! It's the middle of the night, can you stop messing with me? Who wants to stare at the wound on a headless corpse?!"

"Who's messing with you?" Medicine Elder said speechlessly. "If you don't dare look, then hand over control of your body. I'll use your eyes to look!"

Suppressing the urge to vomit, Xiao Yan simply handed his body over to Medicine Elder again.

Controlling Xiao Yan, Medicine Elder crouched down. Ignoring the blood all over the ground, he leaned directly toward the severed neck of the corpse.

"Little Yan, you see it clearly now, right?"

Using Medicine Elder's perspective in his spiritual sea, Xiao Yan looked over, and his expression instantly froze.

"Th-this... what a clean cut! Even the broken bone was smooth as a mirror! This definitely wasn't torn off through brute force—it looked more like it had been severed in an instant by a sharp blade?!"

"Not bad. Your eye has improved," Medicine Elder praised.

"The moment he grabbed that man's neck, that peculiar Qi Disciple energy within him was like a peerless treasured blade. It clung to his fingertips and severed the man's neck as easily as cutting tofu."

"This was the ultimate manifestation of metal-attributed Qi Disciple energy's sharpness! But..."

Medicine Elder sucked in a breath. "To compress metal-attributed Qi Disciple energy to such an extent that not even a trace of light leaked out... It's like a blacksmith hammering and tempering a piece of raw iron tens of thousands of times before finally forging an indestructible famous sword. His refinement and fine control over his own Qi Disciple energy... That kid is an utterly terrifying monster."

Looking at the gruesome scene on the ground, Xiao Yan shook his head. "He really is terrifying. Unfortunately, he left too hurriedly and didn't even do the most basic thing—destroy the corpse and cover his tracks. If the Cloud Mist Sect finds this..."

"You're wrong."

Medicine Elder suddenly smiled, though his tone carried deep wariness. "Little Yan, the fact that he didn't destroy the evidence is precisely the most brilliant and meticulous part of his plan."

"What do you mean?"

"This place is deserted. There are not only large wild beasts nearby, but magical beasts often appear as well." Medicine Elder pointed around them. "That thick smell of blood will spread through the air and water. Within less than an hour, this place will draw a large number of predators."

"Those wild beasts and magical beasts will frantically fight over the remains and trample this place. The corpse will be torn apart and carried off by them. Every trace at the scene, including his footprints and the characteristics of the wound, will be destroyed completely."

Medicine Elder said darkly, "He deliberately used this corpse as bait to create a perfect scene. He was fabricating the illusion that this Cloud Mist Sect disciple broke the rules and slipped out of the city in the middle of the night, only to tragically die in an accidental attack by a pack of magical beasts!"

"Even if the Cloud Mist Sect investigates thoroughly afterward, all that will remain at the scene will be magical beast droppings and fur. In this dangerous world, no one will trace it back to a useless six-stage Qi Disciple."

After hearing this analysis, Xiao Yan's eye twitched wildly, and a chill ran through his entire body.

Was that really a fifteen-year-old boy?!

Killing without batting an eye was one thing, but after killing someone, he had casually set up such a disguised scene—using the surrounding environment and calculating human nature... That guy probably had more tricks up his sleeve than a hornet's nest had holes!

Medicine Elder nodded and said no more. Instead, he controlled Xiao Yan's body and leaped forward.

"Come on. Let's see exactly how he usually trained."

Splash—

Passing through the rushing curtain of water, their view suddenly opened up.

Behind the waterfall, there truly was an enormous, remarkably spacious cave.

Moreover, the stone walls around the cave possessed an eerie smoothness. There were none of the stalactites and uneven, primitive traces typical of a natural cavern.

The moment he entered, Medicine Elder spotted the two enormous cuts in the hard cliff walls on either side of the entrance!

Their surfaces were smooth as mirrors, as if some divine giant blade had cleaved them open in a single stroke.

These were the marks left behind when An Yi had casually swung a blade of light while testing the power of the Tiger Soul Halberd.

Medicine Elder controlled Xiao Yan and strode to the cliff wall. He reached out and touched the smooth cut, his voice filled with shock.

"What terrifying Qi Disciple energy! What ultimate sharpness! He actually managed to hammer and condense metal-attributed Qi Disciple energy to such an inconceivable degree! With this kind of destructive power, ordinary Qi Disciple gauze armor would be no different from paper in front of him! Unbelievable!"

Xiao Yan asked in his mind, "Teacher, that cut... was made by his Qi Disciple energy?"

"Other than his mutated metal-attributed Qi Disciple energy, who else in Wutan City could leave such a mark?" Medicine Elder asked in return.

Then, Medicine Elder swept his gaze across the spacious cave. In the end, his eyes settled upon the smooth stone walls and the thick layer of stone powder accumulated beneath their feet.

His voice suddenly became heavy, even carrying a tremor of disbelief.

"And... look at this cave. Damn it! This kid... this kid is a complete and utter madman!!"

Xiao Yan was startled by Medicine Elder's sudden loss of composure and hurriedly asked,

"What is it, Teacher? Is there something wrong with this cave?"

"Look carefully at the stone walls around us."

Medicine Elder took a deep breath, suppressing the turbulent waves in his heart. "This cave was not formed naturally at all! Look at the density of the surrounding rock layers and the curves of those indentations. Clearly, they were gradually hammered and squeezed inward by terrifying external force! And judging by the degree of oxidation in the rock, it could not have formed more than ten years ago!"

"Now look at the fresh rock powder on the ground that hasn't yet fully hardened from the moisture..."

Medicine Elder's words were filled with irrepressible amazement. "Inconceivable... Truly inconceivable!"

Xiao Yan's expression instantly stiffened. His mind went blank for a moment before he stammered,

"T-Teacher... are you saying that this enormous cave behind the waterfall, dozens of zhang long and wide... was, was made by him, bit by bit, with his fists... smashing it out by force?!"

Medicine Elder nodded heavily, his tone grave.

"That's right. Considering the way he has run out of the city every day these past years, the excellent body-tempering environment created by the waterfall's impact, and all this stone powder... I can be certain that there is only one possibility!"

"He endured the tremendous impact of this waterfall and used nothing but his bare fists, year after year and day after day, to madly pound these hard rock walls! In the end, he literally smashed out this cave for himself to live in!"

Medicine Elder let out a long sigh. Looking up at the ceiling of the cave, he gave a bitter laugh.

"Little Yan, I thought I had already rated him highly enough during the day. Now it seems... I'll have to raise my estimation of that kid's perseverance, talent, methods, and scheming by several more levels."