Hide in the world of gods and demons

Chapter 193 Killing (Part Two)

After leaving Lin Qing's courtyard, Chen Li's killing intent remained undiminished. Without even touching the ground, he headed straight for the location of another cultivator surnamed Huang.

Seeing that the courtyard gate was tightly closed and shrouded in a protective array, it was unclear whether they had already left.

He lingered nearby for most of the day, but the other party did not come out. As the sun rose higher and more and more pedestrians appeared on the road, he decided to give up for the time being and prepare to look for another opportunity.

He turned and walked back. When he was almost home, he found that the Daoist partner of the cultivator surnamed Xiao had come again. She was pacing back and forth in front of Linqing Courtyard, her face anxious and worried.

Chen Li glanced at it, then looked away, preparing to activate the formation.

Unexpectedly, the young and beautiful woman saw that Chen Li lived next door, so she quickly came over and gave a slight curtsy: "Greetings, fellow Daoist. You live here, so you must be acquainted with fellow Daoist Lin Qing. Do you know where he went? He even removed the formation."

She was extremely beautiful, with a bright and clear face tinged with a hint of melancholy.

The other person clearly didn't recognize him and probably hadn't even heard anyone mention him.

"I don't know that, but since the formation has been removed, he probably went on a long trip. I haven't been here long and haven't had much contact with Fellow Daoist Lin. You can ask someone else!"

Upon hearing that Lin Qing might be going on a long trip, the beautiful woman looked alarmed, clutching the hem of her clothes tightly with both hands. She asked a few more questions, and finally pressed him to tell her if she had seen her husband, Xiao Changyi, that day.

“...I’ve never seen your husband before...Why don’t you tell me what he looks like? When we meet, I’ll have him go back to you.”

……

Chen Li gave her a few perfunctory replies, and it took him quite a while to finally get rid of her.

Watching her graceful figure disappear into the distance, Chen Li's expression was complicated.

The sight of the beautiful woman frowning in sorrow already stirred a sense of pity in him.

Not to mention ruthlessly destroying flowers!
She was already a widow...

"Let's deal with that cultivator surnamed Huang first!"

Chen Li gathered his scattered thoughts, activated the array in the mansion, and pushed open the door to enter.

……

in the afternoon.

Chen Li sat in the medicinal bath tub, the steam rising from the tub, radiating high temperature.

Whether it was from the medicinal bath or the inherent effects of the Immortal Skin Jade Bone Technique, his skin had become increasingly fair over the years, looking like a piece of beautiful jade, and his appearance and temperament had also improved significantly.

He looked like an immortal, with a dignified and otherworldly air.

Of course, Chen Li didn't care about this at all.

It's just that it's harder to keep a low profile.

When I walk down the street, I always attract the attention of some women.

He opened the properties panel:
"Grandmaster of Immortal Skin and Jade Bone Technique: 2300/3200"

"If I practice for another year, I can reach the maximum level of this technique." Chen Li pondered in his heart: "Once the technique reaches the maximum level, it won't be long before I reach perfection. At that time, I will have cultivated immortal muscles, jade bones, and internal organs, and become a unified whole. My strength will be generated naturally, and my strength will take another leap."

"I wonder if, like when the Longevity Technique reaches its maximum level, a supernatural power will appear?"

Chen Li closed the attribute panel.

With a "splash", the water splashed.

Chen Li gently tapped the edge of the bucket and lightly jumped out.

Then it stepped into another bucket of clean water.

He only came out after washing off the remaining medicine from his body.

Bai Wei, who was waiting to the side with a towel, immediately blushed and stepped forward to carefully dry Chen Li's body, then helped him put on his robes and tidy his hair. In earlier years, Chen Li was not used to such service, but now he was used to it. On a summer afternoon, cicadas chirped and a gentle breeze blew.

After taking a bath, Chen Li moved a chair and sat under a big tree in the yard, taking out his spoils from the past two days and counting them off one by one.

Darklight Sword: A flying sword from Xiao Changyi, suspected to be a second-tier top-grade item.

The flying sword is made of a black crystal, semi-transparent, reflecting a mesmerizing halo in the sunlight, with an imposing sharpness. It is unclear whether it is a natural mineral or comes from a high-level demon beast.

Its speed is like light and lightning, like a black shadow.

Chen Li has handled two second-tier high-grade flying swords. He currently has a Qingying Sword from Ji Kai, but neither is as good as this one. The only difference is that it consumes more spiritual energy. If he were to use it at full power, with his cultivation level of just entering the fourth stage of Foundation Establishment, he would run out of spiritual energy in just a few moves.

If it is truly a top-tier second-order item, its value is probably not much lower than that of a low-tier third-order Demon-Slaying Sword!
"This late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator is indeed wealthy. It's a pity that all he has left is this flying sword."

The thought of this still pains Chen Li deeply.

Next, we need to take stock of what we obtained from Lin Qing.

They also discovered that the area was quite wealthy.

Including spirit stones, there are a total of 85 high-grade spirit stones.

A second-tier, mid-grade magic array called the "Azure Origin Misfortune-Avoiding Array" is a grade higher than the Yin-Yang Five Elements Spirit Gathering Array currently used in Chen Li's residence.
Two ritual implements:

One is a second-tier superior-grade "Golden Rhinoceros Cone," shaped like a cone, entirely golden, with its surface densely covered in fine scales. While not particularly fast, slightly slower than the Azure Shadow Sword, it possesses immense power and a penetrating attack with metallic properties, making it exceptionally effective at breaking through defenses like water elemental shields.

The other one is a mid-grade second-tier flying sword.

It's probably a magic artifact that Lin Qing had prepared, so let's skip it.

Five jade slips for transferring skills, but unfortunately, none of them interested Chen Li.

He no longer values ​​ordinary secret techniques and methods.

His storage bag contained all the books in the Zhenhuan Sect's entire library, and so on—he had as many as he wanted.

In addition to these, there were also some miscellaneous items such as pills and talismans. All of these items together were worth nearly two hundred high-grade spirit stones.

"No wonder they looted several markets of the True Sect, they're really rich..."

Chen Li put everything back into his storage bag, and he began to look forward to the cultivator surnamed Huang.

……

Nearly a day has passed, and Xiao Changyi's death seems to have caused little ripple.

Around dinnertime, Chen Li took the opportunity to stroll around and went to the scene. He found that the ruins had been mostly cleared by the homeowner, and the collapsed buildings were being rebuilt. There was not a single person from the Fire Cloud Sect in sight.

"What's going on here? What happened?" Chen Li called over a Qi Refining cultivator who was watching the commotion and asked, feigning curiosity.

"Senior, you may not know this, but a fierce battle took place here last night. These people were unlucky enough to be caught in the crossfire, but fortunately no one was killed or injured!" the Qi Refining cultivator said respectfully.

"I see!"

Chen Li asked a few more questions without revealing his identity, and obtained a lot of information.

The enforcers from the Fire Cloud Sect did come once last night, but they left quickly.

This was exactly what Chen Li had expected.

The Fire Cloud Sect's management of Red Pillar City is actually quite lax, which is the norm in this world. This is true for both the Longevity Sect and the True Realm Sect. Ordinary murders like this are usually left unresolved unless the perpetrator is caught on the spot, and the victims can only accept their bad luck.

As for things like investigation and solving cases, like Chen Li did in his previous life, mobilizing a large amount of manpower and resources to investigate them as major cases, that's simply a fantasy.

Unless you kill someone important!
P.S.: I need to pull myself together this month!