Martial Sage from the Vajra Skill

Chapter 339: Chapter 190: Harvest (2)

[Killed Su Zhe, Points +1]

[Killed Su Jiangong, Points +5]

[Killed Su Jianye, Points +20]

[Killed Su Man, Points +3]

[Killed Su Xiuyuan, Points +20]

[Acquired Half-Spirit Weapon: Cold Abyss, Points +50]

[Acquired Half-Spirit Weapon: Starlight, Points +30]

...

He just learned that Su Xiuyuan’s Half-Spirit Weapon was named Starlight. ’Maybe because I don’t plan to use it, the point reward is lower than Cold Abyss’s,’ he thought.

He read on:

[Acquired Spirit Iron: Silver Essence, Points +10]

Xu Yang’s eyes lit up. He remembered that when he obtained that piece of Spirit Iron from Wu Nanshan, the panel had only awarded him three points.

For this Spirit Iron called Silver Essence to give so many points, it must be far more valuable.

’It must be that silver piece of Spirit Iron. So its name is Silver Essence.’

[Acquired Spirit Iron: Red Gold Essence, Points +12]

[Acquired Spirit Iron: Wujin, Points +10]

[Acquired Spirit Iron: Fish Scale Steel, Points +20]

[Acquired Spirit Medicine: Crystal Lotus Root, Points +15]

[Acquired Spirit Medicine: Hundred-year-old Blood Ginseng, Points +15]

[Acquired Spirit Medicine: Dragon Beard Root, Points +25]

[Martial Arts Longevity Points: 1307]

He’d hit the jackpot. Xu Yang almost split his face from grinning; he had never seen so many notifications at once.

Not to mention the treasures he’d obtained, the point rewards from the panel alone were, by his rough estimate, over two hundred.

If he had to accumulate that many points himself, it would have taken him three or four months. This was the biggest haul he had ever gotten.

All of it was Spirit Iron and Spirit Medicine!

He identified the Spirit Irons and Spirit Medicines based on the panel notifications, memorized their names, then shouldered his loot and leisurely made his way back to the Purple Sun Sect.

No one knew what he had done!

After eating in the dining hall, he returned to his room. Having not slept for several days and nights, he collapsed onto his bed and was instantly asleep.

「Meanwhile, in Cyan Yang City」

News of what had happened to the Su Family the previous night had spread, and the entire city was in an uproar.

The Blazing Blade had broken into the Su Family estate, killed the Su Family’s daughter, Su Man, smashed open the doors to the Su Family Treasure Vault, and stolen a pile of treasures, including Su Jianye’s Half-Spirit Weapon.

The Su Family’s sole remaining old monster, Su Xiuyuan, had given chase, only to be slain by the Blazing Blade outside Cyan Yang City, his head impaled on a tree branch.

Throughout the entire ordeal, Patriarch Su Jianye and the family’s second-in-command, Su Jiangong, never appeared. They were still missing now. The Su Family was in chaos. Rumors spread that Su Jianye, Su Jiangong, and Young Master Su Zhe had been missing for days and were presumed dead.

Some families were already making moves on the Su Family’s assets, while some of the Su Family’s branch lineages were clamoring to split off from the main family.

Some of the smaller families were also demanding that the Cyan Yang City Law Enforcers arrest the Blazing Blade immediately to restore peace, worried that their own family would be next.

"The Su Family posted a ten-thousand-tael bounty for the Blazing Blade. This was obviously revenge."

"This is all trouble that arrogant brat Su Zhe brought upon the Su Family."

"Someone who can kill Su Xiuyuan isn’t going to be easy to catch!"

"The Blazing Blade’s name and identity are unknown. No one’s ever seen him. How are they supposed to catch him?"

...

The Su Family was finished. Su Zhe, Su Jianye, and Su Jiangong were most likely dead; otherwise, they would have shown themselves when such a disaster befell their family.

Han Feng never expected to wake up in Lichun Garden to such sensational news.

The Su Family, a clan that was nearly one of the top families in Cyan Yang City, was on the verge of collapse after just a few short days.

And the main culprit behind it all was none other than the Blazing Blade.

The Blazing Blade’s reputation was widespread in the Purple Sun Sect, as many suspected he was one of their own disciples.

’Su Zhe is actually dead, just like that!’

As a fellow Ten Heroes Genius, he never thought Su Zhe would end up like this.

Back then, Su Zhe had been so full of himself, challenging Xu Yang and planning to use all the Ten Heroes Geniuses as stepping stones. Now, he was dead under mysterious circumstances.

’No, I have to get out of here, now!’

Han Feng felt a chill of terror. That bastard, the Blazing Blade, was rumored to specifically target and kill Purple Sun Sect disciples. Many had already fallen victim. ’It’s still early. I need to get back to the Purple Sun Sect right away,’ he thought.

He scrambled to his feet and knocked on Xiong Kun’s door.

"What do you want?"

Xiong Kun opened the door, looking displeased.

He had wanted to go for another round and was naturally unhappy about being interrupted by Han Feng.

"Something’s happened. The Blazing Blade killed all the Su Family’s experts. We need to get back to the mountain, now," Han Feng said in a low voice.

Xiong Kun was stunned. "But the Su Family has two experts at Marrow Cleansing Minor Achievement! How could the Blazing Blade kill them?"

Then, he frowned. "So the Su Family was wiped out. So what? We weren’t friends with Su Zhe. What’s the rush to go back to the mountain? Let me have one more go. Once we enter the Inner Sect, it’ll be hard to come down the mountain again."

’This guy’s even more addicted than I am.’

Han Feng retorted irritably, "Don’t you forget, the Blazing Blade specifically kills people on the road to the Purple Sun Sect. The guy’s a maniac! He even wiped out the Su Family! It’s still early, so we need to get back to the mountain now.

If we leave later and run into him on the road..."

He didn’t finish the sentence, but Xiong Kun’s expression had already changed.

He was clearly aware of the Blazing Blade’s fearsome reputation.

Without another word, Xiong Kun hurried back to get dressed, and the two of them quickly left Lichun Garden.

Once they were out of the city, they found many other disciples who had spent the night in Cyan Yang City also rushing back to the Purple Sun Sect. Seeing each other, they quickly grouped up.

About halfway there, massive saber scars suddenly appeared on the road ahead, splitting the earth. There were also several craters a few meters wide.

A single glance was enough to tell that these were the marks left behind by a battle between experts.

"What terrifying saber scars! Judging by the devastation, the fight here must have been between Martial Artists at the Marrow Cleansing Minor Achievement level, at least."

Xiong Kun’s expression shifted as he stared at the saber scars, some of which were dozens of feet long.

It hadn’t been like this when they passed through here yesterday.

"It’s the Blazing Blade!" someone suddenly exclaimed.

Han Feng and the others rushed over. The earth around one of the saber scars looked as if it had been scorched, with some charring left behind.

"Let’s go, quickly!"

Everyone’s face changed. That bastard, the Blazing Blade, really did specialize in killing people on this very road.

The group didn’t dare to linger and hurried back to the Purple Sun Sect.

Before long, the news that the long-absent Blazing Blade had reappeared and annihilated the Su Family spread throughout the Purple Sun Sect.

"Another one from the Ten Heroes List is dead," Zhang Yong lamented.

Including Su Zhe, a total of four of their generation’s Ten Heroes were now dead.

"We should avoid going down the mountain for a while," Sun Tao said, somewhat distractedly.

’Junior Brother Xu Yang leaves the Purple Sun Sect for a few days, and upon his return, the Su Family—who he had a deep grudge against—is wiped out by the Blazing Blade. Can that really be a coincidence?’

’And the Blazing Blade even went out of his way to kill Su Man. If it wasn’t Xu Yang, who else would hate Su Man that much?’

’Could he have already reached Marrow Cleansing Minor Achievement?’ Sun Tao’s heart skipped a beat, startled by his own thought.

’So that fiend, the Blazing Blade, is actually Xu Yang!’

’If I remember correctly, when Xu Yang came back this morning, he was carrying a lot of things. Was all that stuff looted from the Su Family Treasure Vault?’

Sun Tao gasped, his mind reeling in shock. He knew Xu Yang was formidable, but he had never imagined he was already strong enough to single-handedly annihilate one of Cyan Yang City’s major families.

CREAK...

Suddenly, Xu Yang pushed his door open and walked out, smiling. "Senior Brothers, what are you all talking about?"

Zhang Yong wore a grave expression. "The Su Family’s experts were killed by the Blazing Blade. They say even an old monster who lived for nearly a hundred years was killed."

Xu Yang laughed. "Good riddance. What’s the reaction from the Cyan Yang City Law Enforcers?"

’He’s such a good actor!’

Sun Tao stared intently at Xu Yang but couldn’t find a single flaw in his act. Still, he was certain Xu Yang was the one who did it.

Zhang Yong shook his head. "What reaction could there be? They issued a wanted notice, but no one has ever seen the Blazing Blade. Even his moniker was given to him by others. How are they supposed to catch him?"

Sun Tao knew what Xu Yang wanted to hear, so he added, "The Su Family is basically finished. The branch families are clamoring to split off, and other families are eager to carve up the Su Family’s riches.

As for the Cyan Yang City Law Enforcers, with Su Jianye gone, who’s going to give the Su Family any face?

As long as Su Jianye is really dead, the Su Family is doomed for sure."

Xu Yang nodded in satisfaction. His only fear had been that the Purple Sun Sect might intervene, but it was clear that without Su Jianye, the Su Family no longer held the same influence.

"The Su Family is finished! This calls for a celebration. Come on, drinks are on me." Xu Yang said with a smile as he stood up.