Chapter 104 - 101: The Secret of the Cold Pond, Enhanced State of Mind
No. Where did such a weak Bone Forging Realm martial artist come from? This bastard, he can’t really be from the Yao Family, can he?
Jiang Shu’s brows tightened further. Normally, if I were to launch a backhand slash, a Bone Forging Realm martial artist should have been able to sense the killing intent in advance and either retreat explosively or rush forward to battle me. But what the hell is this? Him just standing there rooted to the spot? I’ve been looking forward to this for so long. The Yao Family has been preparing for so long. And they send *this*? I thought they were brewing up something formidable, but instead, they just dropped a huge turd?
In Pingling County, Jiang Shu had yet to truly battle a Bone Forging Realm martial artist. Elder Chou, while appearing to be in the Bone Forging Realm, had long since reached the Refining Internal Realm. Qi Yuan, even now, is only in the Iron Skin Realm. And on Xuanxing, the true Dark Force martial artists I had fought, whether Xie Feichen or Shang Jibei, were all able to put pressure on me. This middle-aged martial artist, he came from a major household, after all. He should have at least learned some low-grade martial arts, right? Just this? It seems that, without realizing it, I have already reached such a height.
He searched the body out of habit, taking out the silver notes and golden beans.
Jiang Shu carried the head and dragged the corpse, tossing it directly onto an empty patch of ground. After waiting for wild beasts to devour it completely, he then burned the remains to ash.
Unknowingly, three people from the Yao Family have now met their demise at my hands. A retainer, a young master, and now, a Bone Forging Realm martial artist. Their pillar, their heir, their leadership—I’ve killed one of each. Quite something, really.
Despite these reflections, Jiang Shu’s pace was extremely fast. At his current realm, he could easily traverse this great mountain and could reach Yongning County City at any moment.
But right now, I don’t have the relevant maps. And although my strength in the Bone Forging Realm might allow me to fight against many, or even battle the strongest among them with a drawn sword, Yongning County City is a much larger ’map.’ There, there are those in the Blood Exchange Realm, and even higher realms. I still have the task of delivering a letter for Elder Chou. Without the strength of the Refining Internal Realm, I have no plans to leave Pingling County yet.
His reasons for coming to the mountain now were twofold: first, to deal with the Yao Family’s underhanded tactics, and second, to see if the cold pond was still occupied.
Every blade of grass, every tree felt exceptionally familiar.