From breaking the limits of the White Ape Fist to becoming a martial arts saint.

Cao Bin's head rolled to the side, his eyes wide open, as if still harboring the resentment he felt before his death.

Su Yu let out a long breath, and the heavy weight that had been pressing on his heart for so long finally lifted.

Once upon a time, this name weighed heavily on the Su family, forcing him to cultivate day and night. Now, having achieved martial arts mastery and avenged his family, he feels a glimmer of hope for the future!

After carefully putting away the nine-ringed broadsword, Su Yu skillfully searched Cao Bin's blood-stained corpse.

I searched and sighed.

To this world, martial artists are just ordinary people, shedding the same blood, dying whenever they want.

In this world, only by becoming stronger can one survive!

After looting, Su Yu collected several items.

Two hundred-tael silver notes seemed a bit meager, but that was to be expected; Cao Bin wouldn't carry all his money on him. A thin, blood-stained booklet, titled "Black Tiger Breaking Gate Saber," appeared at a cursory glance to be a fairly ordinary mid-level martial art.

Finally, there was an exquisite black porcelain bottle.

Upon uncorking the bottle, a chilling, bone-chilling aura wafted out, as if it contained a lump of thick, unyielding ink.

Su Yu poured out one pill and found it to be a pitch-black pill, causing his pupils to shrink slightly.

Why does this aura feel so familiar?

It felt somewhat similar to that eerie black stone, exuding an indescribable sinister aura.

At this moment, Senior Brother Xu walked over from behind, patted Su Yu on the shoulder, and said, "Put your things away first, I'll handle the rest."

Su Yu nodded and stepped back.

He had already sensed someone in the room after hearing Cao Bin's plea for help, but with Senior Brother Xu and Senior Sister Qin there, he wasn't too worried and focused on killing Cao Bin.

"Come out!" Xu Feng said calmly, looking at the doorway of the room.

The courtyard was quiet for a while, then the door suddenly opened, and a person walked out laughing.

The man was burly, with a hideous, centipede-like scar across his face, but now his face was full of warm smiles.

"Haha, I am Luo Yuan from the Water Snake Gang. Thank you all for your help!"

Su Yu was on guard, and these words left him somewhat puzzled.

Luo Yuan then cupped his hands in a fist salute to Su Yu and Xu Feng, looking relieved: "Brother Xu, thanks to the righteous intervention of your White Ape Martial Arts School! This Cao Bin is a traitor who colluded with the remnants of the Money Gang. I was just worried about how to clean up his own house. Thank you all for your help!"

Xu Feng smiled; Luo Yuan was indeed a clever man.

Su Yu understood, but remained silent, waiting quietly for Senior Brother Xu to make a decision.

"Your name is Luo Yuan? What realm are you at?"

At this moment, Qin Yu stepped forward, carrying a blood-dripping longsword, her beautiful eyes blazing with fighting spirit.

Luo Yuan maintained a calm expression on his face, but inwardly he was groaning.

How could he not know Qin Yu? She was Qin Fangqiong's darling daughter. With Xu Fengzi present, how could he dare to fight her?

"I am a third-stage Qi Refining Realm cultivator, and the Vice Hall Master of the Water Serpent Gang!"

"Perfect timing! I also have three acupoints; let's give it a try!"

Seeing that Qin Yu was about to make a move, Xu Feng quickly reached out to stop her. "Junior sister, let me handle this."

Qin Yu glared at Xu Feng immediately. "Senior brother, let me test him!"

"Junior Sister, the Su family members are still injured. Junior Brother Su, please have them go to the clinic for treatment first."

Qin Yu glanced at the injured people, frowned, and initially didn't want to pay them any attention, but remembering that they were all Su Yu's family members, she forced herself to hold back.

Xu Feng turned to look at Luo Yuan, his tone flat:

"Brother Luo, there's no need for pleasantries. My junior brother has gone to great lengths to clean up your mess; what does the Water Snake Gang have to say in return?"

This is asking for benefits.

Luo Yuan's eyes darted around, then his gaze fell on the black porcelain bottle in Su Yu's arms. He immediately made a decision: "Of course! Of course!"

"I happen to have a freshly caught Red Oil Fish King, which is very beneficial to the blood and qi of a novice martial artist. I would like to give it to Brother Su as a token of my gratitude."

He paused, then pointed to Su Yu's arms: "However... the bottle of pills that Cao Bin stole belongs to me. I wonder if it's possible to return it to its rightful owner?"

King of Red Oil Fish!

Su Yu's heart stirred; this precious fish was a great tonic for his blood and qi, just right for him!

As for the Black Ghost Pill, it looks eerie, and I dare not take it. Keeping it in my hands would only be a hot potato.

He looked at Xu Feng, and seeing his senior brother nod slightly, he said simply, "No problem. How about Brother Luo comes to the martial arts school to see me in a few days?"

Luo Yuan visibly relaxed upon seeing that he agreed, and his smile became more genuine: "Haha, very well, I will definitely pay a visit in a few days and have a drink with Brother Su."

"Gentlemen, you should leave now. My Water Snake Gang will be here soon, and we'll need to clean up this mess."

……

Outside the outpost, the wind and snow gradually subsided.

"Senior Brother Xu, why won't you let me kill Luo Yuan?" Qin Yu asked, her expression somewhat displeased.

Xu Feng sighed helplessly, "Junior Sister, you're about to break through to the Body Refining Realm. Getting injured now would be a huge loss. Besides, Cao Bin, a minor leader, is dead, and it's just a personal grudge, so it doesn't matter. But if we kill Luo Yuan, the deputy hall master, then it will be like starting a war between the two sides."

"Moreover, if we keep him around, he will naturally take over the profits from Cao Bin's subordinates and help us suppress what happened today."

Qin Yu pouted: "So many twists and turns. Oh well, at least we've saved the person and vented our anger."

Xu Feng smiled and turned to Su Yu, saying, "Junior Brother Su, we'll head back first. The rest... you can handle it yourself."

"Thank you for your help, senior brothers and sisters!" Su Yu bowed deeply.

If it weren't for their support today, even if I could kill Cao Bin, I would still be unable to escape the Water Snake Gang's encirclement and killing.

……

Qingxi Village, the old Su family residence.

Su Yu and the others stood in front of the bed, looking at Chen Shi, whose face was rosy.

The precious hemostatic pill that Su Can gave her kept her alive until the very end, but that was all; Chen's life was now merely a final burst of energy before her death.

"Mother, your son is incompetent, unable to break through to the martial arts realm, unable to save you..." Su Can knelt on the ground, his eyes bloodshot, kowtowing repeatedly.

With difficulty, Madam Chen turned her eyes to look at her son with the missing arm. Her heart was filled with countless sorrows, but she still managed a smile. "My son... is incredibly capable... I know in my heart... it's all because your father and I are incompetent... unable to help you..."

"Cough cough..."

Suddenly, Chen felt a sense of impending death. She didn't look at her third uncle, Su Dawen. Instead, she laboriously turned her head towards Su Yu at the door, trembling as she stretched out her withered hand, grasping at the air.

Su Yu remained silent for a moment, then stepped forward.

Madam Chen gripped Su Yu's sleeve tightly. "Xiao Yu, cough cough... Auntie is a scoundrel, I've wronged you before. Cough cough... Don't hold it against Auntie."

"Please, for the sake of our family... cough cough cough... help... help... help... Can'er in the future..."

With her last ounce of strength, Chen finally finished speaking her last words, and her arm fell limply to the ground.

"mother!"

The room was suddenly filled only with Su Can's wailing.

……

Doorway.

Hearing the cries from inside, Wang Yuezhi sighed silently and waved to the villagers outside: "Prepare for the funeral."

Su Yu pushed Su Hong, who was in a wheelchair, out of the room, his expression calm.

"Uncle Wang, thank you for your trouble." He took out five taels of silver from his pocket and handed it over.

Wang Yuezhi quickly declined, "Brother Su, you're being too polite! I'll take care of it, there's no need for the money..."

Su Yu didn't try to pull him away, and simply shoved him into his arms.

After speaking with the village chief, Su Yu turned around and pushed his elder brother Su Hong back into the courtyard, giving him twenty taels of silver.

Looking at his second brother, who had saved everyone, Su Hong's eyes reddened again. "Second brother!!!"

"Big brother, live well."

Su Yu didn't glance inside the house again, and strode into the wind and snow.

……

After returning to the White Ape Martial Arts School, Su Yu once again sought out Senior Brother Xu and Senior Sister Qin to express his gratitude.

Senior Brother Xu simply advised him to practice martial arts diligently.

Senior Sister Qin was rather strange, her usual cold demeanor gone. "Junior Brother Su, now that you've entered the inner courtyard, you're one of us. Although Father has an eccentric temper, he never mistreats the true disciples of the martial arts school! If you encounter any difficulties in the future, feel free to come to me!"

After this incident, Su Yu once again focused on practicing martial arts.

The incident with Cao Bin also made him realize that in this world, even martial artists face the uncertainty of life and death, and the only way to survive is to continuously become stronger!