Cultivating for Immorality: I Evolved Martial Arts into the Immortal Path – Chapter 123

Chapter 123: Exterminate the Mountain Bandits, Seize the Opportunity

The night was deep.

In the room, an oil lamp was lit.

Chu Liang sat by the window, carefully reading 《One Autumn Blade》.

He had obtained this manual ten days ago through the evolution of 《Three Autumn Blades》, but at that time he was focused on the breakthrough of his Qi and blood and couldn’t be distracted. Only today did he start to browse it.

“Breaking through the framework of third-rate martial skills, no longer limited to ‘Fierce’, ‘Swift’, and ‘Unorthodox’, combining three blades into one, then transforming one blade into ten thousand blades, following one’s heart’s desire, unrestrained…”

As early as when he first mastered the saber technique, Chu Liang had vaguely glimpsed the direction of the next stage.

Now, the evolved One Autumn Blade perfectly verified his guess.

He indeed had talent in the way of the saber.

Fortunately, he didn’t learn the sword back then.

From three blades to one blade, for Chu Liang, it was not difficult, only requiring some time to practice.

He put down 《One Autumn Blade》, rubbed his eyes, rested for a moment, and then picked up the movement technique manual, 《Blood Soaring Ten Thousand Miles》, and began to read.

《Blood Soaring Ten Thousand Miles》 was the evolved version of 《Blood Soaring Technique》, still emphasizing “burst” and “agility”, but also adding “sustainability”.

“Continuous burst, endless, traveling ten thousand miles in a day, traveling to the North Sea in the morning and Cangwu in the evening…”

Chu Liang nodded silently and continued to read.

Time passed quietly.

He read until dawn, and the crowing of roosters woke up the entire county town.

The chubbyRat One suddenly ran over and said to Chu Liang, “Master, Rat Two has been tracking that group of mountain bandits. They stopped to rest in a valley last night, and it looks like they plan to stay there for a few days.”

“Good, how far is that place from the county town?”

“Not far.”

Rat One jumped onto the map and pointed with his paw, showing Chu Liang the location.

Very close!

With Chu Liang’s speed, he could make a round trip in less than a night.

Chu Liang nodded and said, “Good, have Rat Two keep a close eye on them. I will set out tonight.”

“Yes!”

Rat One flicked his tail and hurried away.

Chu Liang closed the martial skill manual, simply ate two pieces of dried meat as breakfast, and lay down on the bed to rest.

He rested until dusk.

Fully rested and full of energy.

Chu Liang got up and began to pack his things, taking his treasure bow, treasure saber, soft armor, and other items. Then he sat quietly in the courtyard, watching the setting sun, watching it slowly sink into the earth.

Darkness fell, and a cold wind blew, chilling to the bone.

Every household in the county town closed their doors tightly, keeping the cold wind out.

“It’s time.”

Chu Liang, seizing the moment, set out under the cover of night. His movement technique was astonishing, disappearing in a flash, unnoticed by anyone.

In a short time, he was out of the county town, heading straight for the valley where the mountain bandits were.

About two hours later, Chu Liang arrived at the valley.

Standing on the ridge, looking down, the valley was brightly lit, with more than ten bonfires burning. The mountain bandits sat around the bonfires, talking and laughing, drinking wine and eating meat, quite carefree.

There were a total of one hundred and sixty-five mountain bandits, according to the two little rats.

Hu Luózi was in the center of the valley, his face full of scars, holding a roasted lamb leg in one hand and a large wine bowl in the other, his teeth yellowed, taking a big bite out of the lamb leg.

Chu Liang watched from afar, already formulating a plan.

“So many people, if I were to kill them directly, even with my speed, it would be difficult to kill them all. It seems I can only use the sleeping drug.”

His sleeping drug, “Seven Steps Down”, had been evolved again into “One Step Down”. Just by the name, one could tell its potency.

After a while, the two little rats took action.

They carried the sleeping drug bottle to the upwind side of the valley and opened the bottle. The thick sleeping drug smoke instantly poured out, flowing into the entire valley with the mountain wind.

Chu Liang stood on the ridge, drawing his bow to its full extent, the arrow cold, aiming at the center, at Hu Luózi.

A short two or three breaths passed.

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With a thud, a fierce-looking mountain bandit suddenly fell without any warning.

The other mountain bandits’ expressions changed, and they quickly took out their weapons. But before they could observe their surroundings, they also fell.

One after another, continuously, as if they were cursed, they fell in droves.

“Who is it?”

Hu Luózi realized something was wrong, looked around, and roared.

But the only response was a cold, long arrow.

Whoosh!

The arrow was like a meteor, streaking across the night sky.

Hu Luózi’s expression changed drastically. He tried to roll away, but his limbs were weak and powerless, unable to move.

“Thwack–!”

The long arrow pierced straight through his calf, penetrating through and into the ground, like a long nail, pinning him firmly to the ground.

Then, a second long arrow whistled through the air, tearing through the sky, and nailing Hu Luózi’s other calf.

Blood splattered, blood flowed like a stream!

Chu Liang stood on the ridge, his eyes cold, his black hair flying, like a cold god of death, shooting arrow after arrow, killing all the mountain bandits trying to escape from the tail end of the valley.

Every arrow found its mark, deadly and precise. In a short time, more than fifty mountain bandits had died under his arrows.

Corpses were everywhere, blood splattered, and the strong smell of blood permeated the entire valley.

The gruesome scene was eerily quiet, like a silent drama of slaughter. Not a single scream was heard, all deaths happening in an instant.

“That’s enough.”

Chu Liang put away his longbow, leaped down, drew his saber, and jumped into the valley.

Along the way, he killed anyone he saw, not sparing a single mountain bandit, until he reached the very center of the valley.

Hu Luózi’s face was already pale, and he recognized Chu Liang at a glance.

“You… it’s you! Are you from the Qin family?”

“No.”

Chu Liang answered casually and then took Hu Luózi’s broadsword.

He placed the broadsword in front of him, gripped his own long saber, and slashed down fiercely.

Clang!

The broadsword shattered in response, breaking into two pieces.

Seeing this, Hu Luózi’s pupils contracted and he asked, “Did you come for the Blood Burning Technique?”

“Yes.”

“How did you know I hid it in the saber?”

“You talked in your sleep after drinking, and my demon beast heard it.”

In this battle, the two little rats had made great contributions.

Chu Liang picked up a section of the broadsword and looked closely. There was a hollow cavity in the middle of the broadsword, in which a roll of yellowish parchment was hidden. It was the scroll recording the Blood Burning Technique!

【Blood Burning Technique（Third-Rate Secret Technique）: Evolvable】

【Sacrifice twenty catties of low-rank demon beast blood, and you can evolve “Blood Burning Technique（Third-Rate Secret Technique）” into “Blood Explosion Technique（Second-Rate Secret Technique）”】

Seeing this prompt, Chu Liang was slightly surprised.

It was actually a ranked secret technique!

This level of secret technique was only possessed by those large clans and sects. It was impossible to see them in such a small place.

This Hu Luózi’s luck was really not small, to actually get such a treasure.

Chu Liang placed his long saber across Hu Luózi’s neck and asked him, “How did you obtain this secret technique scroll?”

“This… this is my fortuitous encounter.”

Hu Luózi was unwilling. If not for this fortuitous encounter, he wouldn’t have come this far.

This was his secret. For this secret, he had not hesitated to kill everyone in the medicine shop back then.

But Chu Liang said coldly, “Now it’s my fortuitous encounter.”