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One white, two blue, and one purple.

The quality of the entries provided by Hu Xin was even better than Mu Yang had imagined.

Even that white label was a new effect he was seeing for the first time.

An entry that increases the strength of one's soul.

Increasing the strength of one's soul is much more difficult than increasing the strength of one's physique.

Just like Hu Wanshan, if his soul strength hadn't been so low, he wouldn't have become Hu Xin's puppet.

Besides the white attribute "Strengthen the Divine Soul," the other two blue attributes also have pretty good effects.

It's said to be good for replenishing Qi and blood; everyone who uses it says it's great.

The effect of the malice was not bad, but it was not very useful to Mu Yang.

He doesn't need to do any kind of infiltration.

What surprised Mu Yang the most was the last purple entry – "Shared Destiny".

"Consuming a permanent, fixed piece of equipment of equal rarity grants an extra life, complete with a status recovery effect?"

After seeing the effects of the "Shared Destiny" technique, Mu Yang couldn't help but gasp in astonishment.

It wasn't that he was impatient; it was just that the effect of this entry was too overwhelming.

This is equivalent to others having only one life, while he has four.

This is only the third tier; if you advance further, you'll have even more lives.

No wonder Hu Xin survived after her head was severed; it turns out she relied on this ability.

With such powerful abilities, why are you playing a mage? Wouldn't it be better to focus on building up your physical body?

Hu Xin: Do you think I don't want to?

After reading the effect of the entry, Mu Yang walked to Hu Xin's corpse and silently recited in his mind.

"Equip the fox demon's corpse."

[Ding! The fox demon corpse has been equipped!]

A surge of vital energy flowed into Mu Yang's body once again.

He could clearly feel that his muscles and bones were already mostly connected, and he was only a few high-grade martial arts manuals away from reaching the perfect state.

Hopefully, the Hu family's treasure trove will not disappoint him.

"master!!"

Just as Mu Yang was about to leave the courtyard, a cry of surprise rang out from the courtyard gate.

The person who shouted was Hu Lu, who had just heard fighting in the courtyard and immediately called the servants to come over.

At this moment, behind him stood many burly men wielding knives, spears, and clubs.

The leader was as strong as an ox and possessed a second-stage perfect cultivation level.

"Stop howling! Your master colluded with bandits to try and harm me, but I've already scattered them."

Mu Yang pointed expressionlessly to Zhao Kui, who had been torn in two in the corner.

The reason he left the other party with half a corpse was to keep it as evidence.

Although not having evidence won't cause any problems, having evidence is always better.

"Now, either go to the yamen and turn yourself in, or do the same thing as him."

Mu Yang's voice reached everyone's ears.

Many servants and guards, upon seeing the bloody scene in the courtyard and Mu Yang, covered in blood and with a fierce glint in his eyes, were immediately filled with fear and retreated repeatedly.

A few taels of silver a month, why risk your life!

Anyway, Hu Wanshan is dead, and most of the direct descendants of the Hu family have been killed by that poisonous woman Hu Xin. If we don't run away now, when will we?

Crash!

Thinking of this, many of the servants backed down and ran away.

Only a few extremely loyal servants and guards, such as Hu Lu, remained in place, still armed.

It's surprising that everyone else ran away, but Hu Lu and his companions dared to stay behind. They are truly loyal people!

Forget it, let's leave them with a complete corpse.

"Thump!!"

Just as Mu Yang was sighing, Hu Lu and the others, who had been holding weapons, suddenly slid to their knees.

"Lord Mu, please understand! We were forced to work for the Hu family by Hu Wanshan and Hu Xin. Now that the mastermind is dead, please spare our lives!"

"We know the location of the Hu family's treasure vault and are willing to lead the way for you, sir!"

Mu Yang: ......

He decided to take back what he had just said.

It's not really the fault of Hu Lu and the others for being disloyal; it's just that too many people in the Hu family died during the year Hu Xin arrived.

Among them are many loyal and powerful individuals.

But due to Hu Xin's willfulness and Hu Wanshan's tacit approval, they all turned into piles of white bones.

The servants of the Hu family were all terrified, struggling under immense pressure every day. Now that Hu Xin and Hu Wanshan were dead, they felt relieved.

Thus, led by Hu Lu and other insiders, Mu Yang quickly arrived at the Hu family's treasure vault.

To his dismay, the Hu family's treasure trove was far less abundant than the Wang family's.

Not only are there no precious medicines left, but even gold and silver are running low.

"The precious medicine was all used by old man Hu Wanshan to make soup for that poisonous woman Hu Xin when she arrived, and all the gold and silver were used to buy more precious medicine," Hu Lu explained.

An ordinary family would certainly not devote all its resources to one person.

But it's clear that Hu Xin has no intention of making long-term investments; he only wants to exploit resources to the fullest extent of the law.

"Forget it, if it's not there, it's not there. Send someone to the yamen to find Lord Zhou and have him bring men to confiscate the Hu family mansion," Mu Yang waved his hand and gave the order.

He didn't really care whether or not there were precious medicines or not.

After all, Qingxi County is just a county town and doesn't have many high-grade medicinal herbs.

What he really wanted was martial arts.

Fortunately, perhaps because Hu Xin doesn't need to use these things, they have been preserved very well.

Besides some of the martial arts he had learned, there were as many as five high-grade martial arts techniques that he was seeing for the first time, more than he had found in the royal family's treasury.

Among them was the "Zhixiang Gong" that Hu Wanshan had learned.

To be fair, the "Boar and Elephant Skill" is indeed a top-tier martial art. When the Boar and Elephant skill is unleashed, the force can reach 30,000 jin.

If it were any ordinary Blood Marrow Realm martial artist, they would have been reduced to blood mist long ago.

Unfortunately, this technique has too many side effects.

It requires gaining weight and fat, then it leads to being demoted afterward, and even damages one's fundamental health.

Training assassins is fine, but cultivating oneself is out of the question.

Perhaps it can also be used as nourishment for those who share a common destiny.

Thinking it over, Mu Yang put the five top-grade martial arts techniques into his pocket.

Then, he looked at the innermost corner of the Hu family's treasure vault.

Unlike the shelves outside, there was only one display case here, made of solid ironwood.

Inside the display case is an extremely rare matte black weapon—a mace.

It is about four feet three inches long, slightly shorter than the Imperial Feather Broadblade Sword.

It is roughly the shape of a short stick, yet it carries the menacing air of a weapon. Although it has a handguard and handle like a sword, it has no sharp blade.

The mace is straight and upright, without the curved edge of a sword. It is cast into a regular four-sided shape, with flat and thick edges. The tips are not as sharp as those of a weapon, but rather solid like the tip of a spear.

Mu Yang stepped forward, picked it up, and weighed it in his hand.

It's quite heavy, weighing at least 5000 jin (2,500 catties).

No wonder it's been gathering dust in the corner. In the entire Hu family, apart from Hu Wanshan after his outburst, probably no one else can use this thing to fight.

After all, even a martial artist at the peak of the Blood Marrow Realm only has a strength of 10,000 jin in one arm, making it difficult to wield such a heavy short weapon in combat.

However, this was actually a good thing for Mu Yang.

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[Equipable Item: Black Gold Four-Sided Mace]

[Rank: Fourth Rank]

【Equipment Effect: ①Heavy Mace (White): When using a weapon, if it is a heavy mace, the swing power is slightly increased.

②Heavy (Blue): The weapon's weight is significantly increased when used.

[Permanent fixation conditions: Equip this item for 100 days, or slay any fourth-tier or higher-grade monster while equipping this item.]

......

"So it's a Tier 4 weapon, no wonder it's so heavy."

Mu Yang glanced at the information about the black gold four-sided cone.

It's a fourth-tier weapon, even higher in grade than the broken Royal Feather Broadsword he had.

That should last him for a while.