Start your cultivation journey by allocating points to your Destiny.

After killing Hao Cheng, Lu Chen returned to the ground.

I feel a little uncomfortable.

I came up here to get some fresh air.

The moon has disappeared.

A gust of wind started to blow outside, and the air was filled with damp moisture; it looked like it was going to rain.

"Pour it out, pour it out harder, wash this filthy place clean!"

Lu Chen took a breath of fresh air and returned to the underground.

There is still one person waiting to be interrogated.

He went to Li Hao, who had fallen unconscious, and slapped him hard across the face.

"Snapped!"

Li Hao was jolted awake by the pain.

"what!"

He screamed and looked at Lu Chen in terror.

"Who...who are you?"

"Never mind who I am. Your boss, Hao Cheng, has already confessed everything. Now I'm asking you one more time. If there's even one thing wrong, you can see what happens to your boss!"

Lu Chen dragged Hao Cheng's body in front of Li Hao.

It was completely unrecognizable; in some places, flesh had been cut off, pieces were missing here and there, and even the bones were visible.

Li Hao's eyes twitched violently, his face turned deathly pale, and his lips trembled uncontrollably.

"Now, I'll ask, you answer; if anything's wrong, refer to your boss!"

Lu Chen asked Hao Cheng the same questions he had asked earlier, and after comparing them, he found that Hao Cheng had not lied.

"Where does Hao Cheng live?"

Lu Chen asked casually.

"I live at the very end of Mao'er Hutong on West Street."

Li Hao answered instinctively.

"Where's Wang Pao?"

"The Lotus Courtyard on East Street, the one with the big tree at the entrance."

Where do you live?

"He lives next door."

"Very good!" Lu Chen was very satisfied.

So Li Hao was given a swift and painless end.

[Under the host's influence, Li Hao's fate has changed.]

[Hit Value +285]

[Luck value +3]

After searching everyone inside, Lu Chen dragged the corpses to the ground and then closed the pavilion door.

Sitting on a chair in the pavilion, he took stock of his harvest.

Some loose silver, a few banknotes, and a few keys.

Gone.

"My Destiny stat has now reached 7158 points, and my Luck stat has reached 21 points. Not bad!"

He was quite satisfied with it.

"Let's see what the effects of the Primal Chaos Body are; I haven't had time to look into it before!"

Lu Chen opened the panel.

[Primary Level of Hunyuan Body]

[Immune to All Poisons]: Poisons have no effect on you, and other negative effects are reduced by 20%.

[Primordial Power]: Strengthens the body and bones, invigorates qi and blood, increases strength by 100%, increases recovery speed by 100%, increases agility by 50%, and increases defense by 50%.

[Insightful Observation] Provides a keen early warning of malice, enhancing perception by 50% and comprehension by 50%.

[All Apertures Converge] The meridians are broad and resilient, the acupoints are unobstructed, there is a communion between heaven and man, and a unified primordial state.

"Four effects?" Lu Chen's eyes lit up.

"Double the strength, double the recovery speed, and a 50% increase in agility, defense, perception, and comprehension—it's incredible! And this 'Myriad Apertures Return to Flow' technique might not be very useful at this stage, but it will definitely be a great help for future cultivation at the Innate Realm!"

He was very excited.

"A dark and windy night, with rain falling, is the perfect time to raid a house!"

Lu Chen watched as the raindrops pounded down, and the blood that had been in the courtyard was completely swept away by the torrential rain.

He found Hao Cheng's and Wang Pao's sticks, compared them, and chose Wang Pao's bronze stick.

Hao Cheng's stick was a bit too big and didn't fit his hand.

Lu Chen found a straw hat, went to the laundry workshop, made a time-delay device, placed his clothes next to him so that they could be burned clean as soon as they caught fire, and then left in the rain.

He has extensive experience in making this.

Afterwards, he first went to the Lotus Courtyard in the east of the city, which was relatively close to here, and ransacked the homes of both Wang Pao and Li Hao.

He obtained a large amount of silver, a small amount of medicinal herbs, and some bottles and jars. Lu Chen examined them and, based on his experience from reading medical and pharmaceutical books for several days, concluded that they were likely poisons and aphrodisiacs.

He packed them all up and took them with him.

Then came Mao'er Hutong in the west of the city, where Hao Cheng's house was ransacked.

It was still a large amount of silver and a small amount of medicinal herbs.

On the desk, a note caught Lu Chen's attention.

It clearly states on the document: "Delivered on June 19th, 78 taels of silver, payment settled."

The paper had faint, watermark-like patterns on it. He could tell that there were cranes, lingzhi mushrooms, and turtles among the patterns, as well as three flames.

He thought for a moment, then folded the paper and put it away.

What made him happiest were the two cultivation manuals!

One copy of "The White Ape Staff Technique" can directly lead to the peak of the Marrow Cleansing Realm.

A tattered copy of "Health Preservation and Guiding Techniques" appears to be a health preservation exercise, but it can only be cultivated to the Copper Skin Realm. It's almost worn out from being read so many times that the edges of the book are frayed.

Lu Chen wrapped the two books in oil paper, stuffed them into his arms, and looked at the rain outside.

To avoid any unforeseen complications, it's best to strike first and take down the Black Killing Pavilion!

Just as he was about to leave, Lu Chen heard a system notification.

[Under the host's influence, the fates of Liu Tiedan and eight others have changed.]

[Fate value gain: 160, Luck value gain: 8]

"Huh, only now are they giving us a heads-up? Does that mean those children are all safe?"

It was only then that Lu Chen realized that there were rewards for saving people, something he hadn't noticed before.

not bad!

Lu Chen felt a little better, observed the direction, and rushed into the rain.

The darkness and heavy rain perfectly concealed his traces.

In the middle of the night, with no one on the road, Lu Chen moved extremely fast, his body steaming, and quickly found the place.

Headquarters of Heisha Pavilion in Yuncheng County.

The information Hu Bufan gave me was in the file, and I also asked about it when I interrogated Hao Cheng and Li Hao earlier.

Confirmed.

As for the number of people, they didn't know.

However, Lu Chen was not afraid at all.

Because he was certain that there would be no innate realm beings in these places!

Lu Chen found a secluded corner where he could shelter from the rain and put down his bundle. Holding the bronze staff, he flipped over and lightly jumped onto the wall, his eyes narrowing instantly.

What's going on?

Are assassins working all night?

The room was brightly lit!

The room was shadowy, so it looked like there were quite a few people inside!

There were two people standing outside, guarding the door. They had probably been standing there for quite a while, playing with their fingers, and they didn't even hear him arrive.

Of course, it could also be because the heavy rain lowered their guard and masked their voices.

Lu Chen was a little confused, but he couldn't care less about that now. He decided to kill them first!

He tucked the stick under his arm and held a specially prepared porcelain jar in his left hand, which contained various powders.

There was poison from Ghost Hand, as well as poison powder and aphrodisiacs obtained from the recent raid. He crushed them into powder and mixed them evenly.

The effects of this medicine must be amazing!

In his right hand was a bag of pebbles.

Spotting the paper covering the window, Lu Chen took out two pebbles, then spun around and threw the entire bag of pebbles at it.

"Whoosh!"

The lights in the room suddenly went out, probably because they had noticed something.

"Watch out! Someone's there!"

The two men outside glared at him and hurriedly tried to hide, but Lu Chen had already prepared a big gift for them, throwing two pebbles at almost the same time.

"Puff puff puff puff!"

The stones pierced through the window paper, like arrows hurtling into the room.

The people inside were very alert; they only let out one scream before falling silent.

The two people outside had their heads explode and lay on the ground, their fate unknown.

Lu Chen didn't stop; he switched the porcelain bottle in his left hand to his right and threw it out again.

"Snapped!"

The porcelain bottle shattered inside the room, and the medicinal powder scattered outwards.

Because the lights went out, no one knew what it was; they just looked for something to cover themselves and hide.

Lu Chen opened the package hanging from his waist again.

It's still stone inside.

He was very well prepared this time.

He grabbed a handful of stones and hurled them like exploding bullets, crashing into the room with terrifying kinetic energy.

Lu Chen smashed the windows almost to pieces, and the things on the desk were smashed to pieces. The wood was smashed with big dents, and some pieces were even smashed through, with wood chips flying everywhere.

The bottle decorations inside the room were also smashed, and shards of porcelain flew out, leaving a bloody scratch on the face of one of the assassins.

"Damn it, it's poisonous! Hold your breath!"

Suddenly someone cursed angrily, picked up a table, and rushed outside.