Chapter 8

When Xuwuzhou returned to the martial hall again, the sunset had already fallen, and all the disciples of the martial hall had already left.

Xuwuzhou deliberately glanced at the weapon storage, where a large lock had been added to the main door.

"Add a lock, and these people leave?"

Xuwuzhou originally thought that after the weapons were stolen, these people would send someone to guard the place, but he did not expect them to just add a lock and leave.

"This is a sign of disrespect."

Xuwuzhou was very dissatisfied. A little trick like this to stop his superior thieving skills?

They are too insulting! So Xuwuzhou walked towards the weapon storage again. The black bowl touched the iron lock, and the lock was immediately swallowed.

The weapon storage was full of weapons, and Xuwuzhou, of course, did not hesitate. He directly swallowed them with the black bowl, and the liquid in the black bowl increased to seventy-one drops.

Looking at the empty weapon storage, Xuwuzhou muttered, "Tomorrow, you will understand that a great thief cannot be insulted."

The martial hall was empty, and Xuwuzhou sat down on a stone platform. His mind immersed in the black bowl, and under his control, a drop of the liquid entered his body.

The feeling was the same as before. The sword intent and the blood-colored liquid merged, forming a warm current that flowed through his entire body, and Xuwuzhou clearly felt a sense of comfort.

As the blood-colored liquid and the sword intent continuously merged into his body, his vital energy rapidly increased.

If he were a pond, the blood-colored liquid would be like a stream, continuously flowing into his body, and the water in the pond would rise visibly.

Ten drops made Xuwuzhou's body undergo a change, and he knew this was a sign of his realm improving.

Ten drops, fourth level! Twenty drops, fifth level! Thirty drops, sixth level! Forty drops, seventh level! Fifty drops, eighth level! Sixty drops, ninth level! An unimaginable improvement, who could cultivate like this?

Ordinary people accumulate vital energy bit by bit to achieve a breakthrough, but Xuwuzhou... it was as if a stream of vital energy was flowing directly into him, which was simply heaven-defying.

In half a day, no, it didn't even take half a day.

He went from being unable to lift a chicken to having the strength of nine oxen.

At this moment, he felt that if he unleashed all his strength, he could shatter stones and split steel.

"The liquid produced by the black bowl can improve one's realm so much, it's terrifying."

Xuwuzhou's heart could not calm down. Who could cultivate like this?

He swallowed his saliva, and such a terrifying ability made him feel dry and thirsty.

Of course, Xuwuzhou was also delighted. This was like a cheat for his cultivation path. How could he be afraid of falling behind others?

"Reaching the ninth level of the Vital Energy Realm, among all the disciples of the martial hall, I should be in the top five."

Xuwuzhou muttered. According to his memory, there were no more than five disciples in the martial hall who had reached the ninth level of the Vital Energy Realm.

Reaching the ninth level of the Vital Energy Realm, in the young generation of Lin'an City, he would also be considered a notable figure. Being able to enter the Nativist Realm was already considered excellent, after all, the heads of the six major families were only at the Nativist Realm.

With his current strength, in the young generation of Lin'an City, he was no longer a disgrace.

Of course, Xuwuzhou did not know that his ninth level of the Vital Energy Realm, with the strength of nine oxen, was something other cultivators could only achieve at the Nativist Realm.

Cultivating the body with sword intent, how could it be compared to other cultivators! Xuwuzhou also thought about Qin Li and the heads of the six major families, who were only at the Nativist Realm. If he obtained more metal, could he quickly reach the Nativist Realm?

Thinking of this, Xuwuzhou became even more eager for the ten thousand taels of silver.

Feeling the eleven remaining drops of liquid in the black bowl, Xuwuzhou was considering whether to continue absorbing them when his ears suddenly twitched. He looked in a direction and saw two people sneaking into the martial hall.

By the moonlight, Xuwuzhou recognized who they were.

Shi Lei and Shi Sen, the sons of a minor family in Lin'an City, were Xuwuzhou's old friends. When he was squandering his family's wealth, they always followed him. After Qin Li took control of the Xu family's assets, these two never came to see him again.

"What are they doing here?"

Xuwuzhou was puzzled. Shi Lei and Shi Sen also saw him in the moonlight. They were delighted and quickly surrounded Xuwuzhou, drawing their long knives.

Even a fool could see their ill intentions. Xuwuzhou frowned and asked, "What do you want to do?"

"Hehe, blame Qin Li. You did such a beastly thing, and Qin Li didn't even kill you. So, it's up to us."

Shi Lei said.

Xuwuzhou frowned, "Are you sent by Lin Qingci?"

"That little wench couldn't even get us to do this. It's because she couldn't handle the job that we're here to kill you today."

Shi Sen snorted.

"You want to kill me?"

Xuwuzhou looked at the two, his body tensing slightly.

"What? Surprised?"

"Did you really think we were your brothers when we accompanied you in your debauchery? We just thought it was fun to have a fool willing to buy us drinks."

Shi Lei laughed.

Xuwuzhou looked at them and said, "Indeed, I am a bit surprised. But if it's not Lin Qingci, who wants to kill me? Xie Guangping?"

"That's none of your business. Out of respect for the past, we're giving you a few words. If you're smart, you'll end your own life to save us the trouble."

Shi Lei waved his knife menacingly at Xuwuzhou.

"Do you really think you can kill me? What if I kill you instead?"

Xuwuzhou asked them.

"Ha ha ha!"

The two laughed as if they had heard a great joke.

They had spent so much time with Xuwuzhou in debauchery, how well they knew him. He couldn't even strangle a chicken.

They couldn't understand where this fool got his confidence every day.

"Come, here's the knife. You kill us."

Shi Lei laughed and threw the knife in front of Xuwuzhou, "Ha ha ha, can you even pick up the knife?"

Xuwuzhou knew he was considered useless by everyone, but he didn't expect to be so despised.

Someone was trying to kill him, and they even threw the knife at his feet to let him kill them.

How disgusting! "Ha ha ha, pick up the knife, come, cut me. If you kill me, you're great."

Shi Lei walked towards Xuwuzhou. They used to enjoy teasing this fool, it was their entertainment.

A useless person, even if he tried to cut them, he couldn't reach them.

"What are you waiting for? Come and kill me."

Shi Lei walked towards Xuwuzhou, pointing at him and laughing, "Waste, you wouldn't even dare to cut someone. After all, you can't even bear to see blood."

"Oh, you actually raised the knife. What? Did I anger you so much that you want to cut me? Ha ha, cut me, show me. Do you dare? If you don't, I'll come to you and let you cut me."

Xuwuzhou's face turned red from the insults. How could someone be so useless that they could be mocked and humiliated like this? It was shameful.

Seeing Xuwuzhou's red face, Shi Lei laughed even more arrogantly, "Your face is red, Xuwuzhou. Before you die, let me tell you the truth. In our eyes, you're not even as good as a sick dog, a foolish worm."

"What? Raising the knife so high, cut me..."

Shi Lei was still mocking, but when he saw Xuwuzhou's knife coming down, his face changed. He tried to back away, but it was too late. He could only raise his hand to block.

"Ahh!"

A scream of pain, blood spurted out, and an arm was severed, and Shi Lei rolled on the ground in agony.

At this moment, Xuwuzhou took a step forward and stomped on the other's head with his foot, pressing it into the other's face.

"Never seen anyone so eager to be cut. How could I not fulfill such a wish?"

As Xuwuzhou spoke, he increased the force on his foot, and the blood flowed down his face.

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