C1 Who Is the Murderer

The scorching sun was scorching, and there was not a single cloud in the sky. A gale blew from the south, sweeping up a heat wave from the forest, making people feel suffocated.

At the back of Heavenly Jewel Mountain, Liu Yunze sat quietly in the shade of a tree, beside him was a basket full of herbs, beads of sweat trickling down his forehead. He stared blankly at the object in his hands, it was a handkerchief with a bloody handprint on it.

"Who is the murderer? "Why do you want to kill Auntie Li, who is powerless?" Liu Yunze muttered these words as his right hand unconsciously gripped the blood handkerchief tightly. His eyes flashed with a strong killing intent.

That day a month ago was the most painful moment Liu Yunze had experienced in the past seventeen years. Ever since he could remember, he had never seen his parents, and it was Auntie Li who raised him. Although Auntie Li was not his biological parents, he treated her like his biological mother.

However, the heavens weren't forgiving. Auntie Li went to the Loulan Mountain to pick wild fruits, yet she somehow died. Her body was torn into pieces, and she died in an extremely horrible way. It could be seen how cruel the murderer was! There were no other clues left at the scene. The only clue was that there was a bloody handprint on the wall!

Liu Yunze used a handkerchief to take down the bloody handprint. He swore that he would find the murderer to avenge Auntie Li! Ever since that day, he had been in and out of Wolong Mountain, hoping to find the murderer. However, after seven days had passed, not only did Liu Yunze not find the culprit, he even almost lost his life.

Dragon Mountain was the first mountain range on the Sky Profound Road. Demonic beasts ran rampant inside. If a mortal encountered a demonic beast, they would undoubtedly die! Liu Yunze had encountered a Demonic Tiger, but he didn't lose his life. Instead, he was saved by the elder of the Qianyuan Palace.

Back then, Daoist Master Wu Wei had destroyed the demon tiger with one move. That simple and simple move was deeply imprinted into Liu Yunze's eyes, shocking him to the heavens! He knew that the person in front of him was the legendary immortal! He also had a blood feud. If he wanted to avenge Auntie Li, then he must have a strong cultivation. Only by doing this would he be able to avenge Auntie Li.

Thus, Liu Yunze begged Daoist Wuwei to accept him as a disciple. Originally, Liu Yunze thought that Daoist Master Wuwei would not accept him, but he didn't think that Daoist Master Wuwei would actually agree so readily. However, he had three conditions.

The first was that Liu Yunze was not allowed to call him Master in front of others. The second was that Liu Yunze would not be brought back to the Palace to teach Dao arts. The third was to let Liu Yunze learn Tao techniques in the Palace.

Liu Yunze was very confused by Daoist Wuwei's request, but then he thought that it didn't matter. What he wanted was a strong cultivation, it was the same as learning any Tao technique. Since there was no such arrangement for Adept, everything would be up to Master.

Counting the days, Liu Yunze had already been at the Palace for about a month. Ever since he had joined the Palace, other than basic cultivation, he had also been at the back of the Heavenly Jewel Mountain managing the herb garden and bringing the ripe herbs to the Pavilion of Alchemy.

Liu Yunze took one last look at the blood handkerchief and then placed it on his back. He took a deep breath and carried the basket as he walked down the mountain. He had already walked for more than a month and was extremely familiar with this road. Just as Liu Yunze entered the Pill Pavilion, he heard someone call out to him.

"Junior brother Liu, you came at the right time. I was looking for you for a reason."

The person who spoke was the manager of the Pill Refining Pavilion, Qu Feng. He was in his thirties, with a short stature, and a chubby face that hung with smiles all day long. Although this person was the manager of the Pill Refining Pavilion, and his cultivation was at the late Foundation Establishment stage, he did not have any airs of arrogance.

New disciples would usually be bullied by older disciples, but once someone bullied Liu Yunze, as long as Qu Feng saw it, he would definitely step in and help Liu Yunze a lot.

"Senior Qu, why are you looking for me?" After Liu Yunze handed the herbs to the disciples of the Pill Pavilion, he showed a respectful expression.

Qu Feng slapped his storage bag and took out a jade bottle. He smiled as he handed it over to Liu Yunze and said, "This is the pill your master Su Qian needs. I'll have to trouble you to send it over later."

Liu Yunze put away the pill and bowed. He originally wanted to chat with Qu Feng, but seeing how busy he was, he didn't say anything. He then bid his farewells to Qu Feng and rushed back to his master Su Qian's cave.

An hour later, Liu Yunze arrived at the entrance of his master's cave. He tidied up his clothes and respectfully said, "Disciple Liu Yunze greets master."

After Liu Yunze finished speaking, the stone door in front of him opened with a 'ka ka' sound. Following that, a dignified voice came from the cave, "Come in."

The moment the stone door opened, a dense amount of spiritual energy flew out, causing Liu Yunze's face to reveal a look of envy. He tidied up his clothes again and walked in. After he entered the cave, the stone door slowly closed.

The abode wasn't very large, only two stone rooms. However, these two simple stone rooms made Liu Yunze envious. This was because this was a Blessed Paradise that ranked in the top 10 of the Palace of Freedom.

A middle-aged man wearing a white robe was sitting cross-legged next to the stone platform in the center of the cave. He was very handsome, with long, black hair that fell to his shoulders, giving people a sense of elegance. On the circular stone platform in front of the white-robed man, there was a purple-colored Spirit Stone the size of a lantern. Streams of Spiritual Aura slowly floated out from the Spirit Stone that could be seen with the naked eye.

Although it wasn't Liu Yunze's first time seeing such a scene, he was always envious and envious. He wanted to cultivate here for a period of time because cultivating in meditation was three times faster than in the outside world.

Su Qian looked at Liu Yunze's envious face and said with a smile, "Disciple, why are you looking for me?" Have you met with some trouble or confusion in your cultivation? "

Liu Yunze heard this and quickly bowed, respectfully taking out the jade bottle Qu Feng gave him. He respectfully said, "Master, Senior Qu told me to bring this to you."

Su Qian took the jade bottle and smiled, "I didn't expect Qu Feng to be so enthusiastic. Yesterday, I let him refine a batch of Primordial Pill for me. I didn't expect it to be done so quickly."

When Liu Yunze heard this, he asked with a puzzled expression, "Teacher, what is the use of this Primordial Pill?"

Su Qian looked at him and shook his head with a smile, "Your current cultivation is still too low, you don't need to know all this." His eyes flashed with a golden light as he glanced over Liu Yunze's body, nodding with satisfaction. "Not bad, to be able to reach the second level of Qi Refining in just one month of your entry is indeed a very good talent. I really can't understand it, why would I give you to me, that old man, to take in a disciple on your own?"

After Liu Yunze heard Su Qian's words, he grinned and said, "Daoist Master Wuwei said that I don't have a master and disciple relationship with your disciple, so he gave me to you."

When Su Qian heard this, he looked deeply at Liu Yunze. After smiling slightly, he slapped his storage bag. A red light shot out and followed the red light out. Liu Yunze clearly felt an extremely sharp and powerful aura engulf him, immediately suppressing him and forcing him to take two steps back.

After Liu Yunze stabilized himself, a trace of sweat faintly seeped out of his forehead. He inhaled a deep breath of air to calm his panicked state of mind. After taking a look, he immediately sucked in a breath of cold air.

"Shi …" Teacher, this … "This …"

Su Qian looked at Liu Yunze's astonished expression and smiled, "Disciple, your cultivation has already reached the second layer of Qi Refining. Moreover, you're my only disciple, so I'll give you this Red Cloud Spirit Sword as a reward." With that, he waved his Scarlet Sunset Spirit Sword and slowly flew to Liu Yunze's front.

Liu Yunze looked at the Spirit Sword in front of him; his heart was indescribably excited. This was because a Spirit Sword was not something that any cultivator could have, especially a Qi Condensation cultivator.

This was because the weapons used by cultivators on the Mysterious Sky Road were usually called magic tools, and magic tools were usually used by Qi Condensation cultivators. As for spiritual tools, they were treasures that only Foundation Establishment cultivators could possess. Liu Yunze had only just broken through to the 2nd level of the Refinement Realm, yet Su Qian had bestowed him a spirit sword. Although the grade of this Crimson Nimbus Spiritual Sword wasn't very high, it was still considered a great treasure to a Qi Refining cultivator.

Liu Yunze stretched out his hand to grasp the Crimson Twilight Sword. Feeling the excitement that came from the sword, he wore an uncontrollable smile on his face. Immediately, he activated the Fa Li in his body and poured it into the sword, imprinting his own brand into it.

When Liu Yunze placed the imprint on the sword, the 'clang clang' sound of the sword was emitted from the Crimson Rage Spirit Sword. He could feel the connection between their blood vessels, and an excited smile appeared on his face. This was the first time in his life that he had ever used his own weapon. Furthermore, it was a spirit artifact. The excitement in his heart could be imagined.

"Thank you for your generous gift, Master. I will definitely work hard to cultivate and will not let you down."

Su Qian smiled, "Work hard at cultivating. Master has said it before, you are my only disciple. As long as your cultivation increases greatly, I will definitely reward you. The amount of treasures you obtain will be up to you." With that, she gestured for him to leave.

After Liu Yunze came out of Su Qian's cave, his face revealed an excited expression, and his eyes flashed with determination. He secretly made up his mind that he must work even harder in cultivation. Only when his cultivation level was high would Su Qian pay attention to him, so that he could obtain even more treasures to increase his cultivation level. As long as he was strong enough, the day of his revenge wouldn't be far away.

Liu Yunze, who had obtained the Crimson Rage Spirit Sword, was in a good mood as he leisurely walked towards his own residence. Just as he was about to return to his residence, two people walked in his direction, a man and a woman.

When Liu Yunze saw the two, his eyebrows immediately furrowed and he subconsciously wanted to avoid them. However, before he could do anything, the beautiful woman coldly laughed and said, "Look, isn't that a bumpkin? What's his name? "

However, before Liu Yunze could even open his mouth to speak, the handsome man snorted disdainfully and said, "You boorish mountain barbarian actually entered my palace as a mortal and was even accepted as a direct disciple by Martial Uncle Su. What luck."

The man's name was Zhang Xia, the woman was Li Xi, and the two of them were cultivation partners. Both of them had reached the fifth level of Qi Refinement. In the sect, the two of them relied on their master being the head elder. Everyone knew how arrogant and despotic they were. If anyone offended them, they would at least give them a good beating, and their foundation would be destroyed and they would be chased out of the sect.

Although Liu Yunze knew how domineering these two people were, after being mocked by them like this, he immediately felt a surge of anger in his heart. With an angry expression, he coldly snorted and said, "Senior Zhang, Senior Li, you are both elders.

Zhang Xia never would have thought that Liu Yunze, who had just recently joined the sect, would dare to talk back, and his eyes immediately turned cold and angry as he said, "Such arrogant words, he actually dared to teach us a lesson. From the looks of it, if we don't give you some face, you might not even know who is the boss in this inner sect."