"Spiritual Light Body Protection!"

Sun Wujiu’s body suddenly lit up with a layer of lustrous white spiritual light, and his right hand shone even more dazzlingly.

In the blink of an eye, Chen Mu felt as if he were clutching a large, slippery fish in his hand.

A huge, resilient yet slippery force abruptly surged from the palm of his hand.

The fist that he had been holding firmly was slowly being pried open!

"Trying to escape? Too late!" Chen Mu laughed heartily.

A dark red vortex suddenly emerged behind him.

The red light twisted and deformed, instantly transforming into an armored deity figure. His already formidable strength doubled once again.

Squeak, squeak!

Accompanied by a grating noise,

The rapidly expanding protective spiritual light on Sun Wujiu’s hand was immediately squashed by Chen Mu.

Feeling that overwhelming strength, unlike anything human, Sun Wujiu’s face twisted in ferocity.

His left hand suddenly covered in a gray glow, he chopped at his right arm, severing it completely at the root.

"Yin Wind Curse Technique!"

With a loud shout, the severed arm instantly turned into a gray wind tornado, which swiftly engulfed Chen Mu within.

The gray wind was chilling and sharp. As it swept across the trees, their vitality was shredded and drained in an instant.

The lush green leaves on the branches, as if scorched by a scorching sun and pelted by countless hailstones, became dry and tattered in the blink of an eye.

Sun Wujiu, however, did not even glance back.

Longitudinal Rainbow Light!

With just a thought, white fluorescent light rapidly circulated around his body. Like a bullet drawn to its limit on a slingshot, he shot straight into the sky.

He had no desire for the gourd-shaped sword box; his only thought was to kill Chen Mu to avenge his severed arm.

"As long as I break through the Isolation Barrier Technique, I can alert the elder ancestor!"

"With the elder ancestor’s intervention, we can definitely capture this bastard."

Sun Wujiu was full of hatred. In a flash, dozens of torture secret techniques emerged in his mind.

But just as he flew into midair, a massive force suddenly bore down on him.

That invisible power, like a huge hand, grabbed him and held him firmly in midair, rendering him immovable.

He turned his head abruptly.

All he saw was the gray tornado, like a tangled mess with countless huge snakes, bulging from internal collisions throughout the wind mass.

Pop!

A pair of clasped hands suddenly pierced through the tornado, followed by a fierce rip to either side.

The Yin Wind Curse Technique, for which he had sacrificed an arm, was instantly torn apart.

A five-meter-tall monster giant, with indigo skin and bulging muscles, burst out of the wind mass.

Its body covered in bright white light, it shot almost instantly in front of him.

Not even allowing him to react, a dark glow flickered as a half-human height crescent-shaped black blade unexpectedly appeared.

The sturdy protective spiritual light was immediately cleaved open, and the indigo hand, following right through the opening, thrust in without hesitation, pouring into his chest and abdomen.

Chen Mu looked indifferently at Sun Wujiu, impaled on his own arm.

Five Ghosts Moving Mountain!

Black smoke churned. Before Sun Wujiu could even beg for mercy, he was completely devoured and drained.

Chen Mu stood calmly in midair, his body enveloped in spiritual light.

The Truthful Listening Technique blanketed the area, yet all that could be heard was an eerie silence.

Facing the invisible barrier in midair, Chen Mu couldn’t help but sneer, "This barrier between the two realms has been set up so well."

"It’s just a pity that too few of the Sun Family have come."

...

Five days later.

On the waist of Mist Smoke Mountain, about five miles to the west of the bamboo building where Chen Mu resided,

An open clearing appeared in what used to be a thickly forested grove.

All the trees and undergrowth had been cleared and burnt, leaving a bare area of about one hundred meters in radius.

"Why are you thinking of building a house here? There’s nobody around, and it’s far from the Xianxia Hall; it won’t be convenient for daily chores and shopping."

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A man in his fifties, slightly hunched and skinny with dark complexion, looked at Chen Mu curiously.

"Recently, I have been pondering over the Through-Rhino Hundred Miasma Pill. The main ingredient of the pill is the poisonous miasma of East Ridge. If not handled properly, it can easily spread."

"If someone were to get close to where I perform alchemy, and if they were to be afflicted, it would be a big trouble."

"I’d have to ask Master Ma to take the trouble of helping me build a wooden building here as soon as possible, so that it will be convenient for my alchemy practices, and everyone will be safe."

As Chen Mu spoke, he handed the other person a gray cloth bag.

Master Ma squeezed it slightly and immediately a smile appeared on his face. There must be at least twenty White Jade Coins in this cloth bag.

"A wooden building is nothing, by sunset today, this task will be done for you!"

The two middle-aged men who had come with him immediately stepped forward. Accompanying their silently chanted cursing methods, the soil in the center of the clearing instantly softened. Then, as if it had come to life, it began to rise layer by layer. Before long, a solid square foundation had emerged from the ground.

Chen Mu gave the two men an incredulous look; this Earthly Movement Secret Technique for piling up dirt into a platform was indeed practiced with great proficiency.

However, knowing the Earthly Movement Secret Technique might not necessarily be a good thing.

Seeing Chen Mu’s gaze, Master Ma sighed, "You came just at the right time. My two nephews just came out of the Inspection Courtyard today. Otherwise, if it was just me working alone, I might not have been able to finish the job today."

Chen Mu immediately understood, so these two had also been taken by the Inspection Courtyard for questioning.

"The Sun Family?" Chen Mu asked knowingly.

"Who else but them," Master Ma said resentfully. "They’ve been investigating for over two months now, yet they still won’t give up."

"With such reckless behavior, they deserve any misfortune that comes their way!" Master Ma said with schadenfreude, "I heard their family has suffered another death!"

"Really?" Chen Mu pretended to be surprised.

"I heard it’s the head of a branch of the Sun Family." Master Ma chuckled, "Suddenly disappeared, alive without a trace, dead without a body. It only happened a few days ago."

"Ah, Elder Sun must be furious, right?" Chen Mu asked nonchalantly for more information.

"I heard he made a fuss on the mountain tops, then went to other mountains. But in the end, he still didn’t find the person." Master Ma curled his lips, "That’s what his Sun Family gets for being so arrogant and tyrannical. Who knows, they might have offended some High Cultivator. By now, maybe even their ashes have been scattered."

"Indeed, indeed, it’s better to keep a low profile," Chen Mu agreed wholeheartedly.

Otherwise, there wouldn’t be even ashes left.

While they chatted, the two men had finished building the foundation. They waved from a distance and then went straight to the edge of the clearing to chop wood and trees, using local materials.

"It’s a pity you burned all the trees around here; otherwise, we could have saved a lot of work," Master Ma said regretfully, looking at a large area of scorched plants not far away.

I had no choice but to burn them. Those plants had been affected by the Yin Wind of Sun Wujiu, showing obvious symptoms. Leaving them would be a flaw.

"Well, you know me, I can’t feel right if I don’t burn something every day while cultivating pills," Chen Mu shrugged.

"That’s a really strange habit you have," Master Ma glanced sidelong.

"I don’t want to either," Chen Mu laughed, "but what can I do if those twigs and branches always get in my way and are so bothersome?"

...

Master Ma was truly skilled in constructing pavilions in the Hundred Workshops Hall. As expected, he completed the wooden building by evening.

Seeing off the three men, Chen Mu walked into the wooden building on the first floor to inspect it.

The building was seven or eight meters long and wide, with windows on both sides, five or six meters from the south to the north, and doors at the front and back. Spacious and airy, there was no need to fear that the miasma or poison smoke would linger.

The second floor had a similar layout, only with the addition of a bed, suitable for a brief rest or sleep.

It was not convenient enough for long-term living, but as a lodge for alchemy practice, it was more than sufficient.

"More than anything, it’s to deceive others."

This clearing was the main battlefield where Sun Wujiu and others were killed.

Luckily, I acted swiftly that night without leaving much evidence. Then I removed all the plants, bamboo, and rocks that were affected by the battle, and used fierce fire to burn and erase the traces.

But an abrupt clearing would always be somewhat conspicuous, hence I built a wooden building under the pretext of needing it for alchemy.

Tomorrow, I’ll deliberately spread some poisonous miasma and work on several batches of All-Disease Pills. Then, I’ll set up signs around it prohibiting people from approaching due to the miasma.

Clean up the traces, disguise the scene, and the job is done!

"Sun Jian’s running around like a headless fly on each mountain peak, obviously unaware of Sun Wujiu’s whereabouts. This is good."

But recalling Sun Wujiu’s suspicion and test, I remained somewhat worried.

"If Sun Wujiu could suspect me, could it be that others are also suspecting me?"

There’s never a shortage of smart people in the world.

Chen Mu looked at the darkening sky outside the window, his thoughts swirling.

"East Ridge is becoming increasingly lively, and one could easily get involved in trouble if not careful."

"I have the Condense Aperture Secret Method and can perform alchemy to earn White Jade Money. What I lack is a stable environment to cultivate."

A thought suddenly flashed through my mind.

"What if I were to leave East Ridge..."

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