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"My brother and I came here because of the beautiful serpent in this swamp. I wonder if this sir from the Demon Slayer Division has seen her before?"

Chu Ning asked with a smile on her lips.

A beautiful snake?

That half-human, half-snake monster...

The image of the snake demon whose head he had just snapped off immediately flashed into Mu Yang's mind.

"Unfortunately, you're a step too late," Mu Yang said.

"As expected of the lords of the Demon Slaying Division, they are truly professionals at dealing with demons!"

Chu Ning's smile remained unchanged, and her voice was still gentle: "Since you have already taken action, it saves us a lot of trouble."

"I would like to request that you sell me the corpse of the beautiful snake. I am willing to offer three fourth-grade pills for it. What do you say?"

Within the Demon Slayer Bureau, the selling price of a fourth-tier demon is equivalent to a Xuan-level superior merit.

One Xuan-level superior merit can be exchanged for three fourth-tier pills.

Theoretically speaking, this exchange rate is acceptable.

but......

"Not for sale."

Mu Yang's voice remained calm.

You want to buy, so I'll sell?

There's no such logic in the world!

not to mention......

Mu Yang glanced at Yuwen Shukuang, whose hand had never left the hilt of his sword since Mu Yang appeared.

This isn't doing business; it's clearly an attempt to force a sale!

They might not even be prepared to "buy".

"Not for sale?"

Chu Ning seemed surprised that Mu Yang rejected her offer, and the smile on her face froze for a moment.

Yuwen Shukuang, who had been standing to the side with a sullen face, immediately stepped forward after hearing Mu Yang's reply.

His rugged face was filled with undisguised impatience, and even his voice carried a forceful, oppressive quality.

"Boy, my Ningmei is willing to use pills to buy your demon corpse; that's because she's kind-hearted. Don't be ungrateful!"

"Also, don't think that wearing the skin of the Demon Slayer Bureau is a lifesaver. The demons in this desolate wilderness don't recognize any Demon Slayer Bureau. You'd better not be greedy!"

After saying this, Yuwen Shukuang's true energy surged, and his aura became imposing.

It's as if they're saying, "If you disagree, I won't tolerate it!"

"Brother Shukuang, don't be in such a hurry~~"

Chu Ning gave Yuwen Shukuang a reproachful look, saying words of dissuasion, but her tone was more like a coquettish plea.

Clearly, after being rejected, other thoughts began to emerge in her mind.

If it weren't for that Demon Slayer's uniform, she wouldn't have bothered to continue arguing.

"My brother has a quick temper and speaks a bit bluntly, but in business, it's always the case that you ask for the moon and then haggle. Since you're not satisfied, how about I add another one?"

Chu Ning gave a pointed hint, then looked at Mu Yang and said in a rather serious tone, "This is the highest price I can offer. Sir, you might want to think it over before making a decision."

Yuwen Shukuang, standing to the side, also took another step forward, his fierce eyes fixed on Mu Yang, as if he would make Mu Yang regret daring to refuse Chu Ning.

However, Mu Yang remained calm in the face of the two men's overt and covert threats.

A soft voice came from his mouth and reached the ears of the two of them.

"I said, we're not selling, are you deaf?"

Upon hearing this, Chu Ning's smile vanished completely.

She gazed silently at the pale green mist at the edge of the swamp, her light blue, narrow-sleeved dress fluttering in the wind.

After a few breaths, seeing that Mu Yang still showed no sign of changing his mind, a look of helplessness appeared on her face.

Why bother...?

She sighed softly and continued, "Brother Shukuang, thank you for your trouble."

"no problem!!"

This is exactly what Yuwen Shukuang was waiting for.

Almost the instant the words fell, a thunderous roar erupted from Yuwen Shukuang's body.

As one of the top forces in Anling Prefecture, Thunder Sect naturally has its own unique lineage.

The "Thunderous Dantian Construction Method" is a martial art practiced by the direct disciples of the sect.

The Thunder True Qi, refined using the "Thunder Dantian Construction Method," is blue-purple in color. When added to the body, it not only possesses speed surpassing that of the wind but also a ferocity comparable to fire.

When combined with their Thunder Sect's exclusive external martial art, "Thunder Body," they can even gain even greater speed and strength boosts.

"Kid, remember not to be too greedy in your next life!"

Yuwen Shukuang sneered and drew his sword, charging forward.

The blade emitted a low hum as it was drawn from its sheath.

The bluish-purple true energy, like a lit incense stick, quickly spread along the spine of the blade to the entire blade.

Thunderous Blade Technique - Thunderous Slash!

He took a step forward, his figure shooting out like lightning, shaking a large dent into the wet mud beneath his feet.

The blade, stained blue-purple, carrying the true energy of nine meridians connected, pierced through the air, seemingly about to break Mu Yang in two.

"What a pity for such a young martial artist at the Meridian Opening Realm." Chu Ning sighed inwardly as he watched Mu Yang being rapidly approached by Yuwen Shukuang.

Although she only had the cultivation level of the late stage of the fourth-order Qi Condensation Realm, she came from Medicine King Valley and had seen many high-level martial artists, so her eyesight was quite good.

It was obvious that Mu Yang possessed the cultivation level of the Meridian Opening Realm.

Perhaps Mu Yang was also confident in his high cultivation level, which is why he didn't give them any face.

Unfortunately, small places are small places, and they simply don't know that there are different levels of the Meridian Opening Realm.

His older brother not only honed his true qi to the middle level through three rounds of intensive training, but also mastered the secret method of building hidden meridians with astonishing skill.

In addition to connecting the nine major meridians, it also opened up eight hidden meridians.

While the amplification effect of hidden meridians is not as good as that of major meridians, it is still about half the effect of major meridians.

All of these factors combined result in an amplification effect on physical strength and internal energy alone, amounting to a force of 350 million jin.

With the added boost from the external martial arts technique "Thunder Body," it can even unleash a terrifying force of nearly 400 million jin.

Even if an ordinary martial artist at the Meridian Opening Realm has opened all twelve major meridians, their full power can only unleash 200 million jin of force.

It's not even half of what her unruly brother has.

And this is still for a martial artist at the peak of the Meridian Opening Realm.

Judging from Mu Yang's young age, he is probably at the level of two meridians, which is quite remarkable.

After all, apart from Anling Prefecture, the entire Liangzhou region is surrounded by impoverished and remote areas; what kind of geniuses could possibly emerge from there...?

"boom!!!"

Just as Chu Ning was mentally sentencing Mu Yang to death, the blue-purple blade arrived in front of Mu Yang.

However, just when Chu Ning thought Mu Yang was about to be blasted into pieces, something happened that she never expected...

It's here!!

Facing the terrifying attack filled with raging lightning, Mu Yang not only did not retreat or show fear, but instead stood still, and then...

Without dodging or avoiding, he unleashed a palm strike!

"clang--!!!"

Instead of the blood and flesh flying from a sharp blade cutting through the palm, the blade, carrying terrifying force, struck as if it had struck an indestructible iron mountain, producing a deafening metallic clang.

"impossible!!"

Not only was Chu Ning caught off guard, but Yuwen Shukuang, who made the move, was also completely taken aback.

He had considered that Mu Yang might use the black gold four-sided mace at his waist to block, and he had also considered that Mu Yang might dodge.

Unexpectedly, the other party not only did not dodge, but also took the hit with their bare hands.

Even more terrifying is that he actually caught it!!

You should know that even he, who had mastered the art of external martial arts, couldn't withstand the blow he had just received!

What kind of monster is this?!

Yuwen Shukuang was greatly alarmed.