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"The head镖师 (镖师 is a kind of镖师 who is skilled in escorting goods) is dead!?"

"Monster!!"

"Retreat! Retreat now!!"

The men from Pingwei Escort Agency were stunned when they saw Bao Tian's headless corpse.

Some stared wide-eyed, arrows slipping from their fingers; some trembled, barely able to hold their swords; some had dry throats, unable to speak fluently.

Upon witnessing this scene, several quick-witted and resourceful bodyguards immediately abandoned the fight and turned to run.

They didn't have time to think about why Bao Tian lost, or why Mu Yang, who only had the Qi Condensation Realm cultivation, was so strong.

All they knew was that if they didn't run now, they would probably die!

Unfortunately, what they didn't know was that running now would also mean certain death!

While his true energy was still strong, Mu Yang didn't hesitate. He pushed off with his feet and caught up with the镖师 (bodyguard/escort) who had turned and fled first.

With the aid of wind power and multiple attributes, Mu Yang's figure appeared ghostly in their eyes.

Each time it disappears and reappears, there is always a sound of a skull breaking.

In just a few dozen breaths, the dozen or so bewildered Blood Marrow Realm warriors all collapsed to the ground.

The four Qi Condensation Realm warriors didn't run far either. The furthest one had just entered the forest when his head exploded, and blood splattered on the branches.

The woods fell silent again.

More than a dozen corpses lay scattered among the fallen leaves and soil, their bloodstains forming patches of dark red in varying shades.

Lei Sai was stunned, Zhou Yao was stunned, and Qin Yuan was stunned.

Ma Xuan slapped his head repeatedly, trying to make sure he wasn't still half asleep.

It's the middle of the day, and it feels like a dream.

They looked at the scattered arrows, the shattered blades, and the scattered flesh and bones, then glanced at Mu Yang, who acted as if nothing had happened, scavenging spoils from the corpses.

He remained silent for a long time.

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Bao Tian's attack was like an unrelated interlude.

It did not affect the speed at which the five people returned to the city at all.

However, compared to the relaxed and cheerful atmosphere before noon, everyone was very silent in the afternoon.

To be precise, Qin Yuan and the other three were very silent.

Their gazes involuntarily fell on Mu Yang.

They simply couldn't understand how a Qi Condensation Realm martial artist could so easily kill a Meridian Opening Realm martial artist.

Little Black: My master is very strong, isn't that normal?

Mu Yang didn't seem to care about the stares of the crowd.

His attention was entirely focused on the five sleeve pockets on his body.

These were all looted from Bao Tian and the four Qi Condensation Realm martial artists.

Four white and one blue.

The one with the blue tag was naturally found on Bao Tian.

It was very large, just like the sleeve bag that Bao Ping had worn before, both being fifteen feet square, about 125 cubic meters.

Soon, Mu Yang transferred all the items in his sleeve pocket to the solidified space in his personal sleeve pocket.

The solidified purple quality sleeve bag has a space of 45 feet square, approximately 3375 cubic meters.

Even if all the items in the five sleeve pockets were moved, it wouldn't take up much space.

Among them were gold and silver clothing, as well as military armor.

There are as many as five that have reached the fourth-tier quality.

One was a level 4 armor made entirely of dark silver, another was a level 4 broadsword as tall as a person, another was a level 4 longbow, and the other two were level 4 longswords.

The armor belonged to Bao Tian, ​​while the other four weapons belonged to the four Qi Condensation Realm warriors.

Besides military-grade medicines, there are also many bottles and jars of ointments and powders.

There are mosquito repellents, insect repellents, energizers, fun toys, dizzy tonics, aphrodisiacs, and wound heals—all little gadgets you can use when you're out and about.

In addition, there were more than a dozen pills that reached the fourth-tier quality.

Besides the healing pills, qi-tonifying pills, and detoxifying pills that Mu Yang had seen before, there were also pills he had never seen before, such as detoxifying pills, miasma-avoiding pills, bone-strengthening pills, vision-improving pills, qi-consolidating pills, and pulse-protecting pills.

The effects of Qingdu Pills and Qudu Pills are similar, but Qingdu Pills are more targeted, mainly removing toxins that cause heat and aphrodisiac effects.

The miasma-avoiding pills are designed to target natural toxins such as miasma in mountains, swamps, and mud pits.

Bone-strengthening pills can strengthen bones in a short period of time, while vision-improving pills can enhance eyesight in a short period of time.

As for the Qi-stabilizing pill and the meridian-protecting pill, they are cultivation aid pills.

The former can stabilize the vital energy, while the latter can protect the meridians.

Mu Yang glanced at the entries for each pill.

Like the healing pill, it's something that stays effective as long as it's equipped.

It's equivalent to a permanent buff.

Besides these, what Mu Yang valued most were the books that recorded cultivation methods.

The "Powerful Wind Dantian Construction Method" came from Bao Tian's sleeve bag and was the same martial art that Bao Ping practiced. However, since he had already equipped it, he didn't use it.

The other methods for building the dantian are quite good, though.

One book is titled "The Method of Building the Golden Dantian," which cultivates true qi of the metal element, while the other is titled "The Method of Building the Blazing Fire Dantian," which cultivates true qi of the fire element.

There was also a book called "The Construction Method of Black Water Dantian" that was found in Fan Lang's sleeve pocket, which cultivated water-attribute true qi.

Including the "Wood Source Dantian Construction Method" he had previously equipped, he had already collected four of the five elements, only lacking the earth element.

After returning to the Demon Slayer Division, Mu Yang planned to exchange the martial arts manual titled "The Method of Constructing the Dantian of the Earth and the Source of Life" from the armory.

While we're at it, we can also see if there are any other dantian construction methods with different attributes.

In addition to the common five elements such as metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, true qi also has five rare attributes: ice, wind, thunder, yin, and yang.

Among them, the true qi with yin and yang attributes is the rarest.

Theoretically speaking, the yin energy he possesses is the purest yin-attribute true energy, since it originates from a ghost.

In this world, what is more sinister than a ghost?

In addition to these dantian construction methods with attributes, there are also two dantian construction methods without attributes.

"The Method of Constructing the Source Dantian" and "The Method of Constructing the Quiet Dantian"

Although it has no attributes, it's something Mu Yang has never seen before, so it's still a pretty good find.

Besides these methods for building the dantian, what surprised Mu Yang the most was a book printed with dark cyan patterns—

"The Method of Unblocking Meridians with Strong Wind"

This is a fifth-tier martial art that records how to use wind-attribute true qi as a foundation to connect the twelve major meridians in the body.

Unlike the Dantian construction method, which has no prerequisites, the prerequisite for practicing this martial art is that one must possess wind-attribute true qi.

Among them, the "Strong Wind Dantian Construction Method" produces the best "Strong Wind True Qi".

It's fair to say that anyone else who obtained this martial art would only be able to look on with envy.

Fortunately, none of these were difficult for Mu Yang.

All he needs to do is return to the courtyard, wash up, relax, and then put this fifth-tier Meridian Opening Realm martial art into his equipment slot to officially break through to the Meridian Opening Realm.