Martial Arts Sainthood Begins with the Tiger-Taming Fist

"It's just ahead."

Chen Mo pointed in one direction.

Xiao Ming walked towards that direction without much doubt, as he was quite confident in his abilities.

At such close range, and with the opponent not concealing their aura, Chen Mo could vaguely sense the opponent's strength—

He was at the early stage of the Transformation Realm, just one step away from the middle stage, and was one point stronger than Cao Tai.

Chen Mo's own strength is something he can't hide.

If a martial artist with the Transformation Realm and a martial artist with the Dark Realm Realm attack at such close range, the chance of the martial artist with the Dark Realm Realm surviving is no more than 10%.

That is why Xiao Ming was not on guard at the moment.

The two walked a dozen steps.

"Brother Xiao, are you also a disciple of Su Academy on Linzhi Peak?" Chen Mo asked.

Without hesitation, the other party replied, "Yes, it was my cousin who introduced me to Elder Su Lian of the Su Academy."

"Is the Su family located in Chuzhou Prefecture?" Chen Mo asked again.

The other party shook his head and said proudly, "Our Su family is the largest family in Wen County. Although we are not in Chuzhou Prefecture, we have quite a few connections there."

Chen Mo nodded in understanding.

His two questions were clearly aimed at something.

Firstly, it distracts the other party.

Secondly, they wanted to find out if the Su family could get to Nine Swords Mountain quickly.

If you beat the young one, the old one will come; if you beat the old one, the old geezer will come. This is the iron law of this world.

Wen County is quite far from Jiujian Mountain, so it would take some effort to get there. Even though the Su family has connections in Chuzhou Prefecture, they are not as powerful as the families in Chuzhou Prefecture.

After receiving these two answers, Chen Mo's eyes turned cold, and he had already made a certain decision.

The two walked forward another ten steps or so.

Just as Xiao Ming parted a clump of weeds, Chen Mo suddenly raised his hand, which was pressed against his right leg.

He now held a jade-green hidden weapon—a peacock feather.

At that moment, Xiao Ming had a premonition and tried to dodge to the side.

In that instant, Chen Mo suddenly flicked his wrist, applying a surge of powerful force to the peacock feather, which transformed into a streak of emerald light.

In the blink of an eye, the emerald green light disappeared into Xiao Ming's side.

puff!

Xiao Ming's eyes bulged out instantly, his face filled with terror, and he tightly covered his wound with both hands to prevent blood from flowing out.

The dart-shaped concealed weapon that had been held between his fingers clattered to the ground.

"you……"

The way he looked at Chen Mo was as if he were looking at a devil from hell.

The next moment, the peacock feather that had disappeared into the side of the abdomen emitted a crisp sound of a mechanism turning, as if it were twisting flesh and blood.

"ah!!!"

He let out a piercing scream, his terrified face turning deathly pale instantly. His whole body trembled, and streams of blood and visceral fluid gushed from between his fingers.

Chen Mo did not hesitate. He took a step forward, swung his sword, and pierced the opponent's heart.

puff!

Blood slid down the blade, quickly staining the ground red.

Xiao Ming opened his mouth and struggled to move the corners of his mouth, but couldn't utter a single word.

A few breaths later, he was completely still.

Chen Mo drew his longsword, splattering a few drops of blood. The other man fell to the ground, completely lifeless.

After killing Xiao Ming, Chen Mo looked around to make sure no one was there. He then immediately crouched down, using the weeds for cover so that he wouldn't be seen by people in the distance.

Judging from the dart-shaped hidden weapon in the other party's hand, he also intended to kill Chen Mo here after extracting information about Chen Mo's "gains".

However, he did not expect Chen Mo to make his move ahead of time.

If the two were to fight head-on, Chen Mo was confident he could kill him, but such a commotion might attract unnecessary trouble.

Therefore, using peacock feathers for a sneak attack became the most suitable method.

To his surprise, the power of the peacock feather was so formidable that it was worth the price of six taels of silver for just one battle.

Xu Yan really didn't lie to him!

Of course, the opportunity to launch the sneak attack was extremely rare; it's not common to have such a close-range opportunity to strike.

Furthermore, the peacock feather contains a mechanism that automatically activates when it becomes trapped inside a human body, and this strangulation is its true deadly nature.

However, once the mechanism is activated, the peacock feather cannot be restored, so it cannot be recycled like a dart or caltrop.

My thoughts returned.

Chen Mo quickly searched the other person's body and found a receipt worth two hundred taels of silver and a milky white jade pendant, which he carefully put away.

Then, they found the nearest fox den, threw Xiao Ming's body into the den, filled it with soil and gravel to seal it, and then shoveled away the blood on the ground.

Although a careful investigation by someone with a keen eye could uncover clues, time was limited, so this was all he could do.

After doing all this, Chen Mo quietly left the scene and returned to the old mine.

He pondered to himself.

"Soon, Dean Su will discover that Xiao Ming is missing, and perhaps his body will be found."

"The old mine is not far from the entrance of Wind and Thunder Valley. Given my grudge against Dean Su, there is a greater than 50% chance that they will suspect me."

"And by then, will the academy and my master protect me?"

"...No, I'll go back to the entrance of Wind and Thunder Valley tonight and completely erase all traces..."

After thinking it over, a cold glint flashed in his eyes.

You can't entrust your life to someone else!

……

As night fell, the mountains and fields felt slightly cool.

Chen Mo quietly set off and arrived at the Scaled Fox Cave. He cleared out the rubble and then filled it with dry firewood and withered leaves.

Flames gathered in his palm, igniting withered leaves, and the flames roared up.

The cave is located on the back slope, so the flames are not visible from a distance.

Once the dry firewood and withered leaves had burned to ashes, Xiao Ming's body was reduced to a skeleton, making it difficult to identify him.

After finishing all this, Chen Mo returned to the old mine and let out a long sigh of relief.

He sat down with a focused mind, his gaze slightly narrowed, and he began to contemplate the progress of his comprehension.

[Refined through countless trials, nurtured by mountains and rivers]

[Luo Yanbu: Steps leave trails of smoke, shadows vanish without a trace]

Comprehension: 112/200 (Mastery)

[Iron Sharpness Skill: Like a shield of sharpness covering the body, as if made of copper and iron]

Comprehension: 95/100 (Minor Success)

【The Mysterious Art of Separating Fire: An Ancient Technique for Controlling Fire】

Comprehension: 70/100 (Minor Success)

[Tai Chen Yinghuo Chapter: Changing Tendons and Marrow, Yinghuo Enters the Body]

Comprehension: 32/50 (Beginner)

【Dragon-Slaying Sword Technique: Wielding a three-foot sword, cross the sea to slay the dragon】

Comprehension: 46/50 (Beginner)

His Iron Light Skill is nearing completion, and his Dragon-Slaying Sword Technique is nearing mastery.

In addition, after half a month of fighting and martial arts training, coupled with the medicinal supplements of Chongye Zikui and Guyuan Dan, he has reached the peak of Dark Force.

"Once you reach the beginner level of the Tai Chen Ying Huo chapter, will you have reached the threshold of the Transformation Realm?"

"I still need to break through to the Transformation Realm as soon as possible..."

When one reaches the Transformation Realm, one's martial arts will advance by leaps and bounds, and at that time, even if faced with the entanglement of the Su Academy, one will be able to deal with it with ease.

He took out the milky white jade pendant he had obtained from Xiao Ming, held it in his palm, and gently rubbed it with his fingertips, feeling a warmth seep into his body.

"It should be an item that emits warmth to complement physical training."

he murmured.

So he placed it close to his body inside the lining.

"Tomorrow, go to the Sword Forging Pavilion and deliver the three precious swords there."