Immortality Begins by Taking Care of Master’s Wife – Chapter 50

Chapter 50: Extermination, Qi Observation Technique

Salt Gang, Qing He Branch.

Flickering candlelight illuminated a luxurious and spacious room. Bai Gui Nong, his face contorted with rage, sat bare-chested, his eyes fierce and violent. It had been so many days.

He had exhausted all the methods he could think of.

But the murderer remained elusive.

He had completely given up.

Returning to the gang without any success would be a great loss of face, utterly humiliating.

He was filled with anger, unable to sleep at all.

“Damn it!”

“I’ll kill you!”

Bai Gui Nong roared, uncertain whether he was cursing the murderer who killed Bai Ru Yun, or Qiao Bei Ming who assigned him this case, or perhaps both.

“Ugh!”

The woman moaned, her lips bitten until they bled. The crimson blood made her already swollen lips even more alluring.

“Salt Gang Law Enforcement Elder, Bai Gui Nong…”

Guided by Ji Feng Xia and Liu Ru Yi, Zhou Chen had already infiltrated the room. However, Bai Gui Nong, preoccupied with tormenting the woman to vent his frustration, remained oblivious.

“Ninth Level of Body Refinement, Spirit Refinement. A martial artist’s senses are incredibly sharp, especially when their life is in danger. If I draw my bow to shoot him, I’m afraid he’ll sense it the moment I do…”

This kind of perception becomes more acute with higher cultivation levels. While Zhou Chen, concealed by Ji Feng Xia’s power, remained undetected by Bai Gui Nong, it was only because he hadn’t made a move.

Once he attacked, Bai Gui Nong would definitely react.

Moreover, with his Seventh Level of Body Refinement cultivation, there was an 80-90% chance he wouldn’t be able to kill Bai Gui Nong with a single arrow. But if he merged with Ji Feng Xia and Liu Ru Yi to increase his cultivation, Bai Gui Nong would surely notice.

“Perhaps I can do this…”

Zhou Chen had originally planned to lure Bai Gui Nong and Wang Kang An out of Qing He City and then merge with Ji Feng Xia and Liu Ru Yi to launch a surprise attack.

After all, there were many martial artists in Qing He City. Zhou Chen didn’t want everyone to witness him killing with Yi’s Archery.

If he used Yi’s Archery to kill them outside the city and destroyed the bodies, even if others suspected him, there would be no evidence.

With him becoming a disciple of the Azure Cloud Sect, the Salt Gang wouldn’t be able to do anything to him.

After laying low in the Azure Cloud Sect for a while, he could take down not only the Salt Gang, but even the Azure Cloud Sect.

But seeing Bai Gui Nong’s lowered guard as he tormented the woman, Zhou Chen had a sudden inspiration, a new idea.

“Feng Xia, pay attention and cover me as I approach Bai Gui Nong. Just make sure he doesn’t notice me.”

Zhou Chen had already suppressed his aura to the extreme, and Ji Feng Xia’s powerful soul energy concealed him, allowing him to slowly approach.

Zhou Chen didn’t reveal any killing intent. He even completely abandoned the thought of killing Bai Gui Nong, focusing his attention on the woman.

As expected.

Bai Gui Nong remained completely unaware.

Suddenly.

Zhou Chen saw Bai Gui Nong shudder, grabbing the woman’s head and slamming it onto the table.

Zhou Chen’s eyes lit up. He understood what was happening.

“This is my chance!”

He dashed forward in a single stride, instantly grabbing Bai Gui Nong’s arm.

“Who!”

Bai Gui Nong’s entire body jolted, his soul trembling in fear. Just as he was about to resist, he felt as if he had been struck by lightning, his body going numb.

The immense strength he usually prided himself on completely vanished.

“The Thunderclap Wish-Fulfilling Hand is truly formidable!”

Zhou Chen was overjoyed. Without hesitation, he grabbed Bai Gui Nong’s neck and twisted with all his might.

Crack!

His neck snapped, Bai Gui Nong’s head rotated 360 degrees, his eyes meeting Zhou Chen’s.

“It’s you!”

Looking at the sallow face behind the mask, Bai Gui Nong, before losing consciousness, recognized Zhou Chen’s alias, Han Fei Yu.

“It’s me!”

Golden flames surged from Zhou Chen’s palm, instantly incinerating Bai Gui Nong into ashes that scattered with the wind.

As for the woman, she had already been knocked unconscious by Bai Gui Nong.

“With supernatural abilities in hand, the world is mine.”

Zhou Chen sighed with emotion as he watched Bai Gui Nong vanish into thin air.

He had been prepared for a fierce battle, but he hadn’t expected to instantly kill Bai Gui Nong by utilizing Ji Feng Xia’s terrifying soul power and the formidable Thunderclap Wish-Fulfilling Hand.

“The rest is easy!”

Guided by Ji Feng Xia and Liu Ru Yi, Zhou Chen repeated the same trick, killing Wang Kang An in his sleep and then eliminating all the other disciples of the Salt Gang.

Weeds must be uprooted, lest they sprout again in spring.

After killing, Zhou Chen incinerated the bodies, leaving no trace behind.

Half an hour later.

The entire Qing He Branch of the Salt Gang, except for some maidservants and the women captured for pleasure, had been exterminated, their bodies turned to ashes.

Zhou Chen gained two storage pouches, belonging to Bai Gui Nong and Wang Kang An.

Countless gold, silver, and jewels.

Several martial arts manuals.

“Arson and murder lead to riches, it’s true.”

Zhou Chen left the Qing He Branch of the Salt Gang, laden with spoils.

Li Chang Feng and his disciple Li Chang Hen, who had been observing from afar and were prepared to intervene, were utterly dumbfounded. They had imagined countless possibilities.

Li Chang Feng had even anticipated Zhou Chen using his Sunset Bow to kill Bai Gui Nong with a single arrow.

But he never expected that Zhou Chen, without even using his bow, would silently exterminate Bai Gui Nong, Wang Kang An, and the entire Qing He Branch of the Salt Gang.

Knowing that Li Chang Feng might be secretly protecting him, Zhou Chen didn’t allow Ji Feng Xia and Liu Ru Yi to appear.

Naturally, Li Chang Feng and Li Chang Hen, unaware of their presence, assumed that Zhou Chen’s ability to conceal his aura was simply masterful.

“He’s a natural assassin!”

Li Chang Feng exclaimed.

He could tell that Bai Gui Nong had been careless while indulging with women and had been instantly subdued by Zhou Chen’s powerful technique.

Even so, Bai Gui Nong was a Ninth Level of Body Refinement, Spirit Refinement expert.

The fact that Zhou Chen could succeed in a surprise attack demonstrated his formidable skills.

The process wasn’t important.

What mattered was the result.

“Although Junior Brother cleaned up the scene and destroyed the bodies, once the news of Master accepting him as a disciple spreads, the Salt Gang will surely suspect that Junior Brother killed Bai Ru Yun. They might even suspect that we helped Junior Brother kill Bai Gui Nong and Wang Kang An to silence them!”

Li Chang Hen said calmly.

“So what if they suspect?”

Li Chang Feng scoffed, a disdainful look on his face:
“Would that old geezer Qiao Bei Ming dare to confront me?”

“If he knows what’s good for him, he’ll stay quiet. If he doesn’t, I’ll crush him with a single palm strike!”

Although the Salt Gang boasted about being second only to the Azure Cloud Sect, the gap between them was vast. Li Chang Feng alone could annihilate the entire Salt Gang.

“Let’s go!”

Li Chang Feng vanished into the night.

Li Chang Hen remained standing on the rooftop, the wind billowing her dress and ruffling her hair.

She replayed the scene of Zhou Chen grabbing Bai Gui Nong’s arm in her mind:
“His hand speed is truly remarkable!”

Putting herself in Bai Gui Nong’s shoes, she realized that even she might not have been able to dodge Zhou Chen’s sudden attack.

“How did he train his hand speed to be so fast?”

If she could achieve such hand speed, it would greatly enhance her strength.

“I’ll ask him when I have the chance.”

Li Chang Hen assumed it was a specific martial arts technique. If possible, she would trade other techniques with Zhou Chen to learn it.

Unaware that Li Chang Hen had taken an interest in his Thunderclap Wish-Fulfilling Hand, Zhou Chen was sitting on his bed, counting his loot.

Needless to say, the gold and silver amounted to at least ten thousand taels.

Countless precious medicinal herbs.

But what Zhou Chen valued most were the martial arts manuals.

“Bai Gui Nong’s signature technique, the General-Slaying Saber, a high-level martial art…”

Zhou Chen examined each manual.

There was only one high-level martial art.

But that was to be expected.

High-level martial arts were extremely valuable, not something easily found.

However, even among high-level martial arts, there were vast differences. If they were divided into four grades, then the General-Slaying Saber was merely a low-grade high-level martial art, while Yi’s Archery was a top-grade high-level martial art.

Compared to the General-Slaying Saber, his Yi’s Archery was indeed incomplete, lacking many aspects.

Not only did it lack ultimate moves, but it also lacked the most crucial aspect of high-level martial arts: the spirit refinement method.

Low-level martial arts couldn’t allow one to reach the Seventh Level of Body Refinement because they lacked the Qi condensation method, preventing them from advancing to the Seventh Level of Body Refinement, Internal Organ Tempering.

Mid-level martial arts couldn’t allow one to reach the Ninth Level of Body Refinement because they lacked the spirit refinement method, preventing them from advancing to the Ninth Level of Body Refinement, Spirit Refinement.

Upon returning to the Divine Arrow Peak of the Azure Cloud Sect, Zhou Chen would definitely obtain the complete Yi’s Archery.

“Qi Observation Technique?”

Putting down the General-Slaying Saber, Zhou Chen noticed an ancient-looking manual and curiously opened it.

“All things in the world possess Qi. Strong things have strong Qi, evil things have evil Qi. By observing the Qi of all things, one can discern their strength, weakness, good, and evil…”

Zhou Chen’s eyes lit up, becoming engrossed in the manual. By the time he finished reading it, the sky had already brightened.

“Unexpectedly, Bai Gui Nong had some decent stuff!”

Zhou Chen felt like he had found a treasure, but the cultivation method was very difficult.

Bai Gui Nong probably hadn’t mastered it.

Zhou Chen looked at the magic skill section of his personal panel.

【Qi Observation Technique: First Level （0/10000）】

“F （ck!）”

“I’m still a poor bastard!”

Putting away the Qi Observation Technique, Zhou Chen entered the Wind and Moon Mirror with his soul.

Since he was so poor.

He could only make Liu Ru Yi and the others work hard.

As Zhou Chen prepared to reward them for their hard work the previous night, the disappearance of all the powerful disciples of the Salt Gang’s Qing He Branch was discovered.

In an instant, Qing He City was in an uproar!

The world had changed!