Killing Intent 3: Chapter 3: Vitality?
Killing Intent “Centurion!” Shuidong Liu bowed.
The memories of being beaten and whipped by the man at the slightest provocation were still fresh in his mind.
“Shuidong Liu, you’ve brought honor to our mining district today!” The stubble-faced Centurion laughed heartily, clapping Shuidong Liu hard on the shoulder.
“Since you’ve caught the Second Miss’s eye, you can’t live here anymore!”
“Really?” Shuidong Liu could hardly believe it.
But then confusion set in.
‘Where am I supposed to live?’
He’d been tossed here at the age of seven with nothing to his name.
He had no money to rent or buy a place.
The Centurion smiled.
“Take this!”
“A deed to a house?”
“Don’t refuse.
Just think of it as an investment from me.
Once you’re the son-in-law of Duke Zhen’s Mansion, don’t forget about me.
It’s just a small house; you have to accept it!”
The Centurion made his utilitarian motives plain.
For a moment, Shuidong Liu didn’t know what to do, not until the Centurion shoved the deed into his hand.
In the blink of an eye, several other Centurions came in, bringing silver, food, and even a blade.
It was as if the scoldings and whippings of the past had never happened.
They even cheerfully escorted Shuidong Liu to the Centurion’s house before leaving.
Shuidong Liu sighed, “So this is the benefit of power.
It’s the same everywhere, just as I thought.”
As he mused, he looked around the house with its three courtyards and three main halls.
In Celestial Fragrance City, a place like this would cost no less than five hundred taels of silver.
In the courtyard stood a large willow tree, its branches dancing in the wind.
It was impossible to tell how many years it had been there.
The courtyard was swept clean, and all the furnishings in the main house and side rooms were new.
‘This Centurion certainly is thorough.’
‘All this for something that isn’t even a sure thing yet?!’
Shuidong Liu smiled and shook his head.
He took out the Linglong Pendant to examine it.
He couldn’t shake the feeling…
that there was something inside the Jade Pendant.
He held it up to the sunlight.
“Ah…”
A ray of light pierced the Jade Pendant.
From within it, a figure that looked exactly like Shuidong Liu seemed to walk out and rush into his eyes.
A purple light condensed between his brows, like a crack opening in the Celestial Gate.
Bathed in the purple light, his entire body, inside and out—sinews, bones, skin, blood, and marrow—began to vibrate, shaking countless impurities out from within him.
He had directly reached the First Realm of the Ten Realms of the Body: the Body Refining Realm!
Countless Cultivation Techniques also flooded into his mind, along with a string of inexplicable memories that he could neither comprehend nor fully grasp…
Shuidong Liu tried to probe them several times but could only see the back of a strangely familiar figure.
It walked among the starry cosmos, and with a swing of its Sword, billions of stars shattered and countless Laws disintegrated…
‘Whose memory is this?!
Who is that?!’
Unable to figure it out, he decided to stop thinking about it for now.
Shuidong Liu sifted through the countless Cultivation Techniques and finally chose a Body Refining Technique called the “Profound Yellow Undying Body”.
It was divided into five major stages: Jade Bone, Yang Blood, Star Marrow, Dharma Eye, and Dao Body.
Each stage was further divided into three minor realms: Minor Achievement, Great Success, and Perfection.
The cultivation path for Martial Artists in this world began with the First Realm of the Ten Realms of the Body, Body Refining, followed by Gathering Power, Techniques, Firm and Soft, Refining Gang, Qi Refining, Inner Realm, Divine Valor, Super Body, and Extraordinary.
But in truth, all Ten Realms were a form of Body Refining!
Right now, with the help of the purple light, Shuidong Liu had only reached the Minor Achievement stage of the Jade Bone level of the “Profound Yellow Undying Body”.
His bones took on a jade-like luster, as strong as mountain ranges.
His sinews were like celestial strings, capable of withstanding thunder.
His skin was like fine cream, yet tougher than the hardest steel.
His blood was the color of molten gold, its momentum like a great river.
His vital energy and blood flowed like mercury, crashing like a tsunami in the ocean.
‘What a powerful Cultivation Technique!’
Regardless, after transmigrating, Shuidong Liu could finally cultivate.
He was ecstatic and on the verge of roaring out, “As the Celestial Emperor, I shall suppress all enemies!”
BANG!
The main door was kicked open…
This was the Centurion’s house, so many people must know about it.
But these intruders still burst in, clearly acting with impunity.
Five people entered.
Two guarded the door, two flanked the sides, and one advanced from the center.
Their roles were extremely clear.
“Shuidong Liu, hand over the Linglong Pendant!”
‘So they’re here to steal the Linglong Pendant.’
‘I should have known.
When Xiao Yue’Er had it, no one dared to steal it.
But in my hands, it’s a different story!’
The corner of Shuidong Liu’s mouth curled into a cold smirk.
“Just you lot?”
Now that he possessed a Cultivation Technique, Shuidong Liu was eager to test his strength.
The men were slightly surprised.
Shuidong Liu was just an ordinary person, yet he wasn’t afraid at all?!
“Just me is enough!” The leader, Cyan Mountain, sneered.
“Think carefully.
We can still take the Linglong Pendant after we kill you!”
“The Linglong Pendant is right here.
Come and get it if you have the guts!”
“An ordinary person dares to act so arrogantly before me!”
Cyan Mountain grew angry.
He knew they had to finish this quickly.
If they caused a commotion, they wouldn’t be able to escape.
In an instant, he charged forward with his fist raised, killing intent flashing in his eyes.
But unexpectedly, not only did Shuidong Liu not flee, he watched the punch come at him and simply raised a hand.
POW!
When fist met palm, Cyan Mountain’s power vanished like a clay ox sinking into the sea.
Instead, his fist was gripped tightly, impossible to pull free.
His expression changed drastically.
“What!”
“The boss was caught!
Isn’t Shuidong Liu an ordinary person?”
The four other men stared, their eyes wide with shock.
A Martial Artist in the Body Refining Realm possessed at least a thousand catties of strength, yet he was caught by an ordinary person.
It was the most absurd thing in the world!
“You?
You wanted to kill me and take the pendant?”
Shuidong Liu’s gaze turned icy.
With a twist of his hand…
“Aaargh…”
With a piercing scream, Cyan Mountain’s arm was snapped.
The white bone pierced through his flesh, protruding more than ten centimeters as blood dripped continuously.
The sight made the other four men’s scalps tingle with fear.
“The boss’s punch has nearly two thousand catties of force!
Shuidong Liu is definitely not an ordinary person!”
“Run!”
The four men showed no loyalty, immediately abandoning Cyan Mountain and fleeing.
But before they could even open the closed gate, a dark shadow descended from the sky and crashed directly onto the two men guarding the door.
“Agh…” With two screams of pain, the men’s spines were shattered by the impact of Cyan Mountain’s body, and they collapsed to the ground.
The other two were so terrified their hearts leaped into their throats.
In their panicked, blind attempt to split up and flee, they ended up colliding with each other.
BAM!
BAM!
Shuidong Liu leaped over, and with two stomps, pinned the men to the ground, unable to move.
“You wanted to kill me?”
“Then die!”
Shuidong Liu had seen his share of life and death in the mines.
Why would he show mercy?
“You dare!
I’m…”
CRUNCH!
Without hesitation, Shuidong Liu stomped, crushing the man’s skull.
Brain matter and blood splattered onto the other man’s head, making him scream in terror.
“I don’t care who you are!
I’ll crush you all the same!”
Shuidong Liu’s confidence soared.
Given his true identity, how could he allow such small fries to humiliate him?!
“Don’t kill me!
I was just following orders!”
“We’re…”
The men were terrified, but Shuidong Liu’s expression remained glacial, and he didn’t pause for a second.
CRUNCH!
CRUNCH!
CRUNCH…
He crushed one head after another.
Cyan Mountain trembled all over.
“You…
You’re not human…
You…
I…
They won’t let you get away with this…”
As he babbled incoherently, Shuidong Liu raised his foot to stomp down, but a knock sounded at the door.
As if grasping at a final straw, Cyan Mountain immediately started screaming, “Help!
Help…”
The people outside heard the voice, and their expressions changed.
“Get in there, quickly!”
Someone immediately flew into the room.
But when they saw the four shattered skulls and the floor covered in brains and blood, their scalps tingled with dread.
“Xiao Zhuang, what’s the situation?”
“N-Nothing’s wrong!” Xiao Zhuang hurriedly opened the door and bowed his head respectfully.
“Second Young Master, this is…”
A large, fat man dressed in green silk strode through the doorway.
“Corpses?
Was Shuidong Liu killed?”
“Are we too late?”
“I told you to hurry up!
That useless horse was too slow!
How am I going to explain this to my little sister now?!”
Xiao Liang bellowed, “Someone, kill that horse and put it on a spit!
Later, I will offer two pieces of its meat at Shuidong Liu’s grave!”
“Oh, my poor, dear brother-in-law whom I’ve never even met!
I…”
“Second Young Master, Second Young Master…” Xiao Zhuang called out in a low voice.
“Please stop shouting.
He’s fine.
The ones who died are…
others…”
“Huh?” Xiao Liang froze.
“He’s not dead?”
“Look…”
Only then did Xiao Liang look up, just in time to see Shuidong Liu looking right back at him.