Cultivating for Immorality: I Evolved Martial Arts into the Immortal Path – Chapter 150

Chapter 150: Rainy Night, Killing the Green Robe Gang!

“Serve the Count’s Manor as a house slave for fifteen years?”

Chu Liang frowned and casually tossed the contract and invitation into the trash can.

With the Evolutionary Appraisal Mirror in his possession, he wasn’t lacking resources, only time.

Other geniuses in the county town might agree, as this was an opportunity to join a noble family.

In a noble family, even a dog was a hundred times more respected than ordinary people outside.

But Chu Liang didn’t care about status. To him, this kind of identity that restricted freedom and wasted time, let alone fifteen years, he wouldn’t even bother with it for fifteen days!

“Hall Master Luo and the others are right. These powerful factions use cultivation techniques and martial skills as resources to recruit servants, thugs, and private soldiers to expand their own power,” Chu Liang thought to himself.

The Great Liang had been established for over two hundred years, and almost all the good resources were monopolized by the powerful factions in various regions.

Ordinary martial artists who wanted to climb up could only become vassals of those powerful factions.

As this continued, the resources of the world became more and more concentrated, and the entire Great Liang Dynasty became more and more distorted. No wonder there were signs of troubled times.

If this continued, the Great Liang might not be able to survive the three-hundred-year mark.

“Hurry up and become stronger!”

Chu Liang always had a sense of urgency in his heart. In troubled times, the weak would only become the food of others.

He gathered his thoughts, opened the 《Sinking Water Sword》 manual, and sat by the window, reading it carefully.

The Sinking Water Sword emphasized defense. When mastered, the sword movements were like a dense rain curtain, layer upon layer, continuous and difficult to break through.

“The moves of this Sinking Water Sword, in terms of detail processing, are slightly better than the Autumn Blade. No wonder it was previously called the number one martial skill in the county town.”

Chu Liang looked focused. He didn’t want to learn defensive swordsmanship, he just wanted to understand it.

Knowing oneself and knowing the enemy is the key to victory.

If he encountered an opponent using the Sinking Water Sword in the future, Chu Liang could adapt his moves accordingly.

Chu Liang had previously studied the Pine and Bamboo Sword Technique. Now, looking at the Sinking Water Sword, combining the two, he had a deeper understanding of defensive moves.

Unknowingly, it was already evening.

“Boom…”

Outside, thunder rumbled, and a cold wind blew. It had been raining all day.

Dark clouds surged, and lightning snaked across the sky. The entire county town was shrouded in a depressing and gloomy atmosphere.

Inside the house, Chu Liang finished reading the entire Sinking Water Sword manual. His eyes were a little dry, so he closed them to rest for a moment and rubbed his eyes.

“This Sinking Water Sword is actually not difficult to break. The simplest way is to use speed against speed, attacking faster than the opponent, breaking through their continuous sword movements. This way, you can forcefully break through, using force to overcome technique!”

Chu Liang’s mind was filled with thoughts. Besides using force, there were other methods.

After all, the Sinking Water Sword was just an unranked martial skill with many flaws.

The reason why martial artists in the county town found it difficult to break through the Sinking Water Sword was simply because they practiced even worse martial skills.

But Chu Liang was different. His main skill, the 《One Autumn Blade》, was a second-rate martial skill, and his movement technique, 《Blood Soaring Ten Thousand Miles》, was also a second-rate martial skill. His vision had already surpassed most martial artists in the county town.

“Master, master!”

Rat One ran over, his body covered in dust. The plump little creature moved quickly, and in the blink of an eye, he was on Chu Liang’s table.

He flicked his tail, stood up on his hind legs, and said to Chu Liang, “Master, Rat Two sent a message. The core members of the Green Robe Gang have already arrived at their headquarters.”

“Good, tell Rat Two to keep a close eye on them!”

Chu Liang opened his eyes, a sharp glint in them.

“It’s time to settle things.”

He got up, put away the 《Sinking Water Sword》 manual, and began to prepare everything he needed for tonight’s slaughter.

Chu Liang originally didn’t plan to make a move in the county town, as it might attract Skin Tempering Realm experts.

Now that he had mastered the Blood Explosion Technique, he no longer feared Skin Tempering Realm experts.

If not now, then when?

“Boom!”

Thunder roared outside the window, and the wind and rain raged.

Chu Liang put on a black outfit, with hidden weapons and soft armor underneath. He wore a long saber at his waist and carried other necessary items, then went out into the night.

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His figure was eerie, like a ghost, moving quickly in the cold night rain.

The heavy rain showed no sign of stopping.

Raindrops pounded on the blue tiles, cobblestones, and puddles, the sound of the rain urgent and chaotic.

“Whoosh—whoosh—”

The wind howled, and the big red lanterns hanging under the eaves on both sides of the street swayed continuously, looking like a string of blood-stained heads in the dark night.

Before long, Chu Liang approached the Green Robe Gang headquarters in the south of the city.

His eyes were cold as he quietly crouched on the roof of a teahouse, not moving at all, as if he had merged with the rainy night.

The two little rats had already taken the sleeping drug to the designated location.

Not far ahead, the Green Robe Gang headquarters was brightly lit.

One by one, the core members arrived with umbrellas, entering the main hall to await Gang Leader Xu Long’s arrangements.

The atmosphere in the main hall was oppressive, no one spoke, and a deathly silence hung in the air, as cold as a funeral parlor.

Everyone waited in this stifling atmosphere.

Time passed slowly.

The cold wind howled, the lights flickered, and the atmosphere became more and more oppressive, making it hard to breathe.

After an unknown amount of time, Xu Long, who was seated at the head of the hall, finally spoke, “Today, I have summoned you all here for one thing, and I believe you all can guess what it is.”

His face was gloomy, and his voice was low and hoarse, as if he was suppressing something with great effort.

The Green Robe Gang’s External Affairs Hall Master immediately responded, “That Chu Liang, relying on the backing of a Skin Tempering Realm expert, is running rampant in the county town, acting despicably and shamelessly, launching a sneak attack in broad daylight and killing our Young Master! If we don’t avenge this, how can our Green Robe Gang maintain its footing in the county town? Gang Leader, please give the order!”

“That’s right! If we don’t avenge this, we are not worthy of being called men!”

“I will kill Chu Liang!”

“Avenge the Young Master!”

“…”

Everyone in the hall echoed, no one dared to remain silent at this time.

Anyone could see that Xu Long was extremely furious. If they provoked him now, they might not even make it out of the hall tonight.

Whatever Xu Long asked them to do, they could only agree.

“Good! We must kill Chu Liang!”

Xu Long shouted coldly, killing intent permeating the air.

“What if he’s a genius? Many geniuses have provoked me over the years, and in the end, they all knelt before me, begging me to spare them!”

He clenched his fists, the veins on his forehead bulging, and said with suppressed anger, “From today on, you only need to do one thing, and that is to keep an eye on Chu Liang. You don’t need to kill him, just find me an opportunity, and I will personally capture him!”

“Yes!”

Everyone responded in unison, their voices loud and clear, echoing in the hall.

Xu Long roared, “Chu Liang, you dared to kill my son, I will make you wish you were dead! I don’t believe those Skin Tempering Realm experts will always be by your side!”

“They certainly won’t,” a voice suddenly came from outside.

“Hmm?”

Xu Long’s expression darkened as he looked towards the entrance of the hall.

Boom!

A torrential downpour, lightning flashed!

Chu Liang stood there with his saber, his gaze cold, his figure revealed in the flash of lightning.