Dual-wielding! 100x proficiency, I'll grind my way to godhood!

As dawn broke, the noise outside Qing Shi Town never stopped.

A burnt smell wafted from the direction of the Zhao residence, throwing the entire town into chaos as everyone discussed the deafening explosion of the previous night.

Only Chen Mo's courtyard was quiet and still, without the slightest movement.

Chen Mo closed the doors and windows, then reached out and took out the harvested supplies from the bronze ring.

A pile of things instantly covered the entire wooden table.

He casually rummaged through the items and counted them, his movements unhurried and deliberate.

Three bottles of Condensing Essence Pills were placed at the front, nine pills in each bottle, for a total of twenty-seven pills.

This is the hard currency for Qi Control Realm cultivation; the quality is good enough, so I'll keep it for myself.

The remaining half of the table was piled high with low-level pills such as Qi-boosting powder and bone-strengthening pills.

Chen Mo glanced at it and ignored it completely.

His own alchemy skills far surpassed these junk items; keeping them was useless, so he exchanged them all for silver.

He then pulled out a perfectly intact prescription from a pile of charred scrolls.

It's the recipe for the Qi Condensation Pill!

The paper is old and the edges are blackened, but the writing is still clear.

Chen Mo glanced at it a couple more times and understood what was going on.

Unexpectedly, there was a pleasant surprise.

The method of this formula is very similar to the ancient pill formulas he saw on Earth. In the future, he can buy some medicinal materials and modify them himself to make better medicine.

Only two martial arts techniques remain.

A book titled "Treading the Swallow Steps" is a Huang-style light-body technique.

Chen Mo accepted it without hesitation, as he was exactly lacking a proper lightness skill.

Another book, "Guyuan Gong," is crude and inferior.

Chen Mo didn't even bother to look at it closely, casually tossing it aside and letting it gather dust in a corner of the bronze ring.

Finally, there was a stack of silver notes, plus a pile of gold and silver utensils.

The quantity was considerable, enough to cover his expenses for purchasing medicinal herbs for a long time to come.

After the inventory was completed, Chen Mo's expression remained completely unchanged.

The Zhao family had dominated Qing Shi Town for decades, and all the wealth they had amassed was barely enough to fill a small gap in his cultivation.

After daybreak, the entire town of Qingshi was in an uproar.

After the loud noise last night, the brave townspeople flocked to the Zhao residence early this morning to see what was going on, only to be so frightened that their legs went weak.

The once grand and imposing Zhao mansion is now completely unrecognizable.

Several large craters were blasted into the ground, which was covered with broken bricks, stones and wood chips. Half of the foundation of the entire courtyard collapsed.

The most frightening thing was the scattered pieces of flesh and bones on the ground, hanging haphazardly on the broken walls and withered branches.

Of the more than one hundred members of the Zhao family—guards, servants, masters, and maids—not a single body remained intact.

The elderly people in the town, who had lived for decades, had never seen such a tragic scene.

In the streets and alleys, everyone huddled together and whispered among themselves; no one dared to speak loudly.

"That's terrifying, this isn't a fight between humans."

"How could an ordinary martial artist blow up an entire house in a single moment?"

"They must be a reclusive master who possesses the lost secrets of gunpowder technology and came specifically to wipe out the entire Zhao family."

"The Zhao family deserves to die, but the person who did this is too ruthless, leaving no room for mercy."

Everyone felt relieved, but even more so, they were afraid.

No one knew where this mysterious master was hiding in the town, and everyone was afraid that if they offended him one day, they would suffer the same fate as the Zhao family.

Inside the Li family mansion.

After hearing the report early in the morning, the head of the Li family first laughed loudly, but after laughing, his face slowly darkened.

The Zhao family, which had been a burden on the Li family for decades, is gone.

But hearing about the tragic state of the Zhao family made his scalp tingle.

Having spent many years in the martial arts world, he was well aware of the limits of martial arts.

Even the strongest Qi Control Realm expert can at most beat people and demolish walls; they absolutely cannot blow up an entire mansion in an instant and kill everyone without leaving a trace.

"There's a tough guy hiding in town."

The head of the Li family muttered something under his breath, then his eyes turned greedy.

The other party only wanted to destroy the Zhao family and didn't care about worldly affairs; it was clear that they were simply seeking revenge.

That was the Li family's opportunity.

He immediately summoned all his clansmen.

"Effective today, all cooperation with the martial arts school is terminated!"

"Before, with the Zhao family holding us back, we had no choice but to give in to Old Man Zhou. Now that the Zhao family is gone, it's time for the Li family to call the shots in Qing Shi Town!"

"Suppress the martial arts schools, take back all their customers, and let them know who's in charge in town!"

The Li family members responded in unison, their demeanor arrogant.

The inner hall of the martial arts school.

Director Zhou soon received news that the Li family had turned against him.

He sat in the chair, silent for a long time, without saying a word.

Others assumed he was afraid of the Li family, but only he knew in his heart that he wasn't afraid of the Li family at all.

The scene of the Zhao family's destruction was too bizarre and too terrifying.

Without a fight, without warning, a loud bang, and the entire family was wiped out.

This is something that the martial artists of the small town simply cannot access.

There lives a master of the art of killing in this town; anyone who dares to challenge him will die.

Director Zhou spoke slowly, addressing the disciple beside him.

"Closed down, business suspended."

"Don't fight, don't grab, just hide quietly for a few days."

The office of the Zhenfu Division.

The newly appointed military commissioner, Shen Ze, was awakened by a loud noise last night, but he turned over and went back to sleep.

In his eyes, the fight between the powerful families in the small town was nothing to brawl.

This morning, the inspector reported the tragic state of the Zhao residence in detail.

"My lord, the entire Zhao residence has collapsed, leaving deep pits everywhere. All one hundred members of the Zhao family perished without a trace of struggle."

Shen Ze's hand holding the teacup suddenly paused.

He came from a prominent family in the county town and had seen countless masters and secret techniques.

Upon hearing this description, he immediately became serious.

"A large-scale, instantaneous annihilation, no survivors, no signs of struggle—a gunpowder-based killing technique?"

The advisor lowered his head and dared not reply.

Shen Ze's eyes darkened, and his previous contempt completely disappeared.

"So, there's a person like this hidden in Qing Shi Town."

He spoke calmly.

"Ignore the Li family and let them make a scene."

"I want to see just how this reclusive master came from."

Three poles in the sun.

Chen Mo walked slowly down the street alone, heading straight for the pharmacy.

Everyone on the street looked flustered and hurried along with their heads down, but he walked with a calm and unhurried pace, completely out of place with the atmosphere around him.

The pharmacy owner was checking the accounts behind the counter.

Looking up and seeing Chen Mo enter, his hands trembled violently.

The ledger fell onto the counter with a "thud".

The Zhao family mansion was razed to the ground overnight, leaving the entire family in pieces, a deep pit and scorched earth.

Everyone in town was guessing which reclusive master had made the move.

Only he knew the truth.

The demon who committed such a heinous crime and terrified the entire town was none other than this seemingly ordinary young man.

The shopkeeper's back was instantly covered in cold sweat, his legs went weak, and he could only barely stand by clinging to the counter.

Chen Mo walked to the counter.

"Manager, starting today, you are the new head of the Zhao family! Although now the Zhao family only has six members left."

"Yes, yes, thank you, Young Master Zhang."

The shopkeeper immediately bowed and scraped.

Chen Mo took out a cloth bag and casually tossed it on the table.

"There are low-grade pills inside."

"Take it and sell it."

"Keep 30% of the money you earn, and send the rest to my courtyard."

The shopkeeper's throat went dry. He swallowed hard and mustered his courage to look up.

"Young Master Zhang... what happened at the Zhao residence last night..."

Chen Mo glanced at him.

His eyes were calm and indifferent, without any murderous intent or anger.

But when the shopkeeper met that gaze, he felt a chill run down his spine, and the rest of his words stuck in his throat.

He immediately lowered his head and bowed with his hands clasped in greeting.

"I've spoken out of turn! I'll take care of it right away!"

Chen Mo didn't say anything more and turned to walk out.

He paused at the door, then spoke without turning his head.

"Live a good life and protect your whole family."

The shopkeeper was startled.

These words were not a word of advice, but a warning.

Listen to me, and your family will be safe and sound.

If they don't obey, that's what will happen to the Zhao family.

Chen Mo walked out of the pharmacy and disappeared into the crowd.

The shopkeeper stood there, covered in cold sweat, too afraid to move for a long time.

After a long while, he finally let out a long breath and quickly hugged the cloth bag in his hands tightly.

"Honey! Bring the scales! Clearance sale, cash on delivery!"

He dared not offend this fearsome figure in his entire life.

From then on, he could only wholeheartedly cling to this only powerful figure.

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