Cultivating for Immorality: I Evolved Martial Arts into the Immortal Path – Chapter 35

Chapter 35: Chu Liang Ran Away?

“Hee-haw…”

As dusk approached, the donkey raised its head and brayed.

Chu Liang held a blood-dripping long saber, his body covered in blood. He swung the saber again and again, like reaping wheat, harvesting the heads of the Green Robe Gang members.

In fact, it was easier than reaping wheat.

At least, that’s how Chu Liang felt.

Most of the survivors were begging for mercy.

“Spare me, spare me!”

“Little Brother, Young Hero… Sir, please spare my life, I’m willing to be your ox or horse!”

Among them, the three martial artists who had condensed one strand of Qi and Blood were the most desperate.

They had finally become martial artists and hadn’t enjoyed the status of a martial artist master long enough. They really didn’t want to die here.

Who would have thought that just intercepting a seemingly ordinary country boy… this seemingly simple task would actually cost them their lives!

Chu Liang was too young, his appearance lacked intimidation, and he wasn’t any of the martial artist masters from the surrounding villages.

In the eyes of the Green Robe Gang members, Chu Liang was just a walking fat sheep.

But now, this fat sheep was holding a butcher knife, sending them to hell one by one!

“Please don’t kill me, I’m a martial artist, I’m very useful, I can be your slave!”

“Me too, I’m willing to sign a slave contract!”

“Think about it, having a martial artist as a slave will bring you face wherever you go…”

The three of them exhausted their words, trying every possible way, constantly begging.

But Chu Liang seemed to have not heard their words. He remained silent, holding the long saber, getting closer and closer to them.

Having a martial artist as a slave would indeed bring him face.

But these people, forget it.

A group of gang bandits, if he took them as slaves, Chu Liang feared he wouldn’t be able to sleep soundly… who knows when they would turn their butcher knives on Chu Liang, their master?

“Crack!”

The long saber slashed, blood splattered.

The martial artist who was hit fell on the spot, dead as a doornail.

Seeing this, the other two martial artists felt despair, knowing that they couldn’t escape this fate today.

In their despair, the two began to curse.

“Kid, you will die, you will definitely die!”

“The gang leader is a Five Strands of Qi and Blood expert, with connections everywhere. He will definitely find you and cut you into pieces!”

Two more cracks, and the two fell one after another.

The thick smell of blood permeated the air.

Finally, only the martial artist with two strands of Qi and Blood remained.

He also knew he couldn’t survive. Before dying, he stared at Chu Liang viciously and said fiercely, “Kid, you better hope our gang leader doesn’t find you, or you will live a life worse than death!”

Chu Liang walked up calmly and ended his life with a single slash.

After that, he put down the long saber and took out a delicate small porcelain bottle.

The bottle contained the evolved Corpse Dissolving Powder.

The Evolutionary Appraisal Mirror indicated that this Corpse Dissolving Powder could still be evolved.

【Corpse Dissolving Powder: Evolvable】

【Offering three jin of low-rank demon beast flesh and blood can evolve “Corpse Dissolving Powder” into “Hundred Corrosive Liquid”】

“Low-rank demon beast?”

Chu Liang muttered in his heart.

He had heard that ordinary demon beasts were “unranked,” equivalent to human martial artists at the Blood Coagulation Realm.

Above that were “ranked” demon beasts, divided into “low-rank, mid-rank, and high-rank,” corresponding to the human realms of “Skin Tempering, Tendon Tempering, and Bone Tempering.”

Above high-rank demon beasts were the legendary Demon Kings who could command all demons.

“The flesh and blood of low-rank demon beasts are probably hard to come by in the county town.”

Chu Liang knew clearly that Anping County Town was just a small county town, and resources were not abundant.

Fortunately, the current stage of evolution items was sufficient for his use.

Before using the Corpse Dissolving Powder, Chu Liang first searched all the corpses and found more than five hundred taels of silver notes.

Then, he uncorked the small porcelain bottle.

A wisp of yellowish-brown powder floated out of the bottle and landed on the corpses.

“Sizzle… sizzle…”

The corpses quickly dissolved, and in a short while, they turned into a pool of pus, unrecognizable from their original appearance.

This was much faster than when Chu Liang used the “Corpse Melting Liquid” last time.

Next, Chu Liang did the same thing.

In less than a quarter of an hour, all the corpses of the Green Robe Gang members had turned into pus, and Chu Liang’s bottle of Corpse Dissolving Powder was almost used up.

Finally, Chu Liang changed his clothes, put on a clean set, and dissolved the old clothes.

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“That’s about it.”

Chu Liang calculated the time.

This was, after all, an official road. If he delayed too long, someone might pass by.

It was better to leave as soon as possible.

“Donkey, let’s go!”

Chu Liang mounted the donkey cart.

The donkey brayed, and its four hooves moved swiftly, running quickly on the official road shrouded in the setting sun.

The sky grew darker and darker.

Half an hour later, the whole world was completely dark, and the smooth official road turned into a bumpy dirt road.

Chu Liang had to slow down and light an oil lamp, hanging it in front of the donkey cart, continuing to travel by the weak light.

Unknowingly, it was already nine o’clock at night.

“It’s so late, and I’m not back yet. Will Second Uncle and the others think I ran away?”

Chu Liang calculated the remaining distance. He would probably arrive back at the village around eleven o’clock at night.

By then, almost every household in the village would be asleep.

Unlike his previous life, this world lacked various entertainment activities. Ordinary people went to bed very early. Only those wealthy masters had nighttime entertainment, such as visiting brothels and the like.

Chu Liang’s guess was correct. By early evening, rumors about him running away had already begun to spread in the village.

Some said he had fled to another county town.

Others said he had run north, and some even said he had been killed by bandits on the way.

Various theories were circulating.

“A-Liang is really asking for trouble, insisting on going against Master Hu.”

“He just needed to lower his head, and now he’s ended up in this situation, his life and death unknown. Even if he’s alive, he’s become a black household, and he probably won’t even be able to eat in the future.”

In the villagers’ discussions, every possible outcome for Chu Liang was extremely miserable.

Thinking of his tragic end, the villagers felt that their own lives weren’t so bad after all.

“It’s still better to follow Master Hu. We can have porridge every day.”

“Yeah, A-Liang probably won’t even be able to have porridge in the future. How pitiful…”

A cool breeze blew gently. It was ten o’clock at night.

The bright moon hid, and the stars shone brilliantly.

Second Uncle stood at the entrance of his courtyard, looking anxiously at Chu Liang’s yard. After a long while, he finally sighed deeply.

“Sigh, I wonder where A-Liang went. He should still be alive… as long as he’s alive…”

He felt complicated. He closed the courtyard door and returned to his house to rest.

Perhaps it was better that he ran away.

At least he could avoid the tragic end of being killed or becoming a slave.

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Half an hour later, Chu Liang finally returned to the village driving the donkey cart.

“Donkey, stop here. This will be your home from now on.”

Chu Liang opened the courtyard gate and led the donkey inside.

Inside the courtyard, the three puppies heard the noise and excitedly ran out to greet him.

They wagged their tails happily, jumping around Chu Liang.

The two little rats also scurried over, one after another, climbing onto Chu Liang’s shoulders.

“There are more and more animals in this yard.”

Chu Liang remarked, casually closing the courtyard gate.

He walked to the donkey cart, uncovered the cloth on top, and removed the covering layer of spices and herbs.

An eerie smell of blood wafted out.

The two little rats squeaked excitedly.

“This kind of flesh and blood is good for your growth?”

Chu Liang casually cut off a small piece of flesh and threw it to the two little rats on his shoulders.

Seeing this, the three puppies whined, wagging their tails and pawing at Chu Liang’s trousers.

“Don’t worry, there’s some for you too.”

Chu Liang cut off a large piece and threw it to a corner of the yard.

At this moment, the donkey turned its head and looked at Chu Liang.

“What are you looking at? You’re a grass-eater, do you want to try demon beast meat too?”