Cultivating for Immorality: I Evolved Martial Arts into the Immortal Path – Chapter 80

Chapter 80: Chu Liang’s Saber

“How much for this 《Green Pine Sword》?”

Chu Liang bent down, picked up a book, and asked the stall owner for the price.

The stall owner lazily replied, “Fifteen taels of silver, buy one get one free.”

“Oh? What’s the free one?”

“A peerless treasure sword!”

He reached out, grabbed an ordinary-looking long sword, and tossed it to Chu Liang.

Chu Liang took a closer look. The long sword was somewhat rusty, and the blade had several nicks on it. He had no idea who it had been taken from.

He wouldn’t take it even if it were free!

“I’ll buy it!”

Chu Liang threw out thirty taels of silver, took the two copies of 《Green Pine Sword》, and turned to leave.

He went to Wu Dafu’s place, bought enough demon beast meat, and chatted with him about the Green Robe Gang’s movements.

Wu Dafu said that the Green Robe Gang had been trying to infiltrate the black market recently.

Many stall owners had been approached by the Green Robe Gang in private.

But it was all useless.

Strength was what mattered most.

With the Black-Faced Market Master overseeing things, any methods used by the Green Robe Gang were a joke.

“Unless the Green Robe Gang’s leader can break through to the Skin Tempering Realm,” Wu Dafu said to Chu Liang, “But I don’t think he has much hope. Right now, the person in the county town with the best chance of breaking through to the Skin Tempering Realm is the Hall Master of the Black Sword Martial Arts Hall.”

“Hmm.”

Chu Liang nodded and chatted casually for a few more sentences.

After that, he wandered around the black market, his gaze sweeping over the various stalls, looking for anything he could use.

“The martial skills in the black market are too ordinary. Even if they were evolved, they wouldn’t be as good as the Three Autumn Blades. Right now, I just need to specialize in one martial skill. I’ll master the Three Autumn Blades before thinking about anything else.”

For cultivation techniques, he had the 《Dragon Tiger Body Refining Manual》. For martial skills, he had the 《Three Autumn Blades》. For weapons, he had a set of hidden weapons for self-defense, as well as the treasure bow that could help him kill enemies from a distance.

He also carried various poisons with him.

Even if he encountered experts with four or even five strands of Qi and Blood, Chu Liang was confident that he could escape unscathed, or even kill them.

As for the Skin Tempering Realm…

Chu Liang wasn’t confident about that yet.

He had seen the Black-Faced Market Master in action. That person’s speed was simply too fast, incredibly fast.

If he were to fight the Black-Faced Market Master, Chu Liang might not even have time to use his sleeping drug or poison.

Even if he did, the other party would likely be able to deal with Chu Liang before the poison took effect.

“It’s said that Skin Tempering Realm experts are impervious to swords and spears, their skin like refined iron. Can my hidden sleeve arrows penetrate it?” Chu Liang couldn’t help but think.

He shook his head, not wanting to think too much.

He wasn’t likely to provoke any Skin Tempering Realm experts for now.

“My saber skills are improving rapidly. I do need a treasure saber. I can’t always rely on hidden weapons. The quality of the standard sabers issued by the martial arts hall is too poor. They can’t withstand my current strength.”

Chu Liang thought to himself.

He walked slowly, his gaze sweeping over the various stalls one by one.

Weapons of various shapes came into view, sabers, spears, swords, halberds, a dazzling array of everything.

Chu Liang mainly focused his attention on the sabers, making judgments based on the information provided by the Evolutionary Appraisal Mirror.

【Silver Ring Saber: Evolvable】

【Offering eight jin of flesh and blood can evolve the “Silver Ring Saber” into the “Gold Ring Saber”】

This was a large saber, with a wide back, a thick blade, and a fierce aura.

Chu Liang shook his head slightly. This kind of heavy cleaver wasn’t suitable for him.

He moved his gaze.

The next one was a mother-and-child saber. This saber had a double sheath, appearing to be one saber but actually containing a long one and a short one.

This kind of saber was suitable for martial artists who practiced special saber techniques, but it was also not suitable for Chu Liang.

The Evolutionary Appraisal Mirror indicated that evolving this mother-and-child saber would require eleven jin of flesh and blood.

Chu Liang didn’t linger and moved his gaze to another one.

The amount of flesh and blood required to evolve these sabers varied. The least required five jin, and the most required eighteen jin.

“None of them are suitable for me.”

So far, none of them had satisfied Chu Liang.

He wasn’t in a hurry and continued to look.

After a long time, Chu Liang’s gaze locked onto a horizontal saber.

This horizontal saber was completely black, with a straight blade, moderate length, a round exterior, a square interior, and an unpretentious appearance. It had a somewhat understated and reserved feel.

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Clang!

Chu Liang drew the saber.

A flash of silver light, and the entire saber was instantly sharp and fierce!

【Falling Moon Saber: Evolvable】

【Offering twenty jin of flesh and blood can evolve the “Falling Moon Saber” into the “Cold Moon Saber”】

Chu Liang gripped the saber tightly and casually executed a few saber techniques, a look of satisfaction on his face.

Very suitable!

He immediately asked the stall owner, “How much?”

“Seventy taels of silver, no bargaining!” The stall owner quoted an exorbitant price. “I got this saber from the prefectural city. Don’t think it’s expensive. It’s worth the price!”

“Alright, I’ll take it!”

Chu Liang directly threw out seventy taels of silver notes and bought the saber.

This price was quite expensive.

Keep in mind, this saber was just an ordinary saber, not a treasure saber.

Ordinary sabers were only a few taels of silver. For example, the standard-issue horizontal sabers from the Autumn Blade Martial Arts Hall were at most ten to twenty taels.

But this saber cost a full seventy taels!

With a little more money, one could buy the lowest grade of “Unranked Treasure Saber.”

Qi Xiuliang’s unranked treasure sword only cost one hundred and fifty taels of silver.

“That’s it for today. There’s nothing else I need.”

Chu Liang took a quick look around, didn’t linger, and quickly left the black market, returning to his courtyard in the martial arts hall.

It was already night.

The bright moon hung high, and a cool breeze blew gently.

Chu Liang first used ordinary flesh and blood to evolve the “Falling Moon Saber” into the “Cold Moon Saber,” and then used demon beast flesh and blood to perform a second evolution.

After evolving, he obtained a treasure saber named “Moon-Slaying Saber.”

The appearance of this saber didn’t change much. It was still ordinary and understated, with a deep black scabbard that didn’t look very impressive.

But once drawn, the cold aura immediately rushed out. Just looking at it was chilling.

“Good saber!”

The more Chu Liang looked at it, the more satisfied he was. He couldn’t help but swing it a few times. It felt very comfortable to use.

This saber was practically tailor-made for him!

“This saber and I are fated!”

Chu Liang sheathed the saber smoothly.

Compared to this saber, the standard-issue horizontal sabers from the Autumn Blade Martial Arts Hall were simply not worth looking at.

Chu Liang felt that he could easily cut the martial arts hall’s horizontal sabers in half with a single slash.

If he were to fight against an enemy, such a treasure saber could give him a great advantage, even achieving an unexpected effect.

“Next is this 《Green Pine Sword》.”

Chu Liang placed the two copies of Green Pine Sword in front of him.

He used the Evolutionary Appraisal Mirror to evolve one of them and obtained the third-rate martial skill, 《Pine and Bamboo Sword Technique》.

Comparing the two, 《Pine and Bamboo Sword Technique》 was much thicker than 《Green Pine Sword》, obviously containing more content.

“Could this 《Pine and Bamboo Sword Technique》 be the first third-rate sword technique in the county town?”

Chu Liang secretly guessed.

There were no third-rate martial skills in the county town on the surface, but secretly, it was hard to say.

In any case, this martial skill was enough to drive all the sword-learning martial artists in the county town crazy.

Chu Liang first opened the original 《Green Pine Sword》, looked through it roughly, and memorized its contents.

“A total of twelve sword moves, almost no active attacks, basically all focused on defense and blocking. Not seeking to injure the enemy, only seeking to protect oneself. Everything is about stability. It is indeed similar to the 《Sinking Water Sword》.”

Chu Liang hadn’t seen the contents of the 《Sinking Water Sword》, but he had heard of its characteristics.

Switching to this 《Green Pine Sword》 shouldn’t be difficult for Qi Xiuliang, since he already had several years of swordsmanship foundation.

But 《Green Pine Sword》 was ultimately too ordinary.

This sword technique was widely circulated in the martial world. Most martial arts halls had it.

Many martial artists had read this sword technique, knew the twelve sword moves, and even knew how to counter them.