18: Section 18

It was so fast that Yang Yuan had the urge to dodge, but just as the thought arose, the Sword Qi had already pierced through his chest.

Pfft!

With a dull sound, his internal organs were torn apart by the sharp Sword Qi.

His lips moved, as if he wanted to say something, but no sound came out.

Finally.

With a 'thud', his body fell to the ground, no longer moving.

......

“First Boss… is dead?”

A long time passed.

The bandits finally came to their senses.

And this voice woke all the bandits from their shock.

The only one who could deal with this young Martial Artist, the First Boss, was dead. What about them…

At this thought.

Everyone shivered involuntarily.

And only then did they realize that Chu Mo had already turned his gaze towards them.

“He’s here!”

“Run, run!”

“Run for your lives!”

“You, don’t kill me!”

The bandits were in a chaotic mess, like headless flies, some fleeing for their lives, some kneeling and begging for mercy.

But no matter what, Chu Mo simply swung his sword.

A moment later.

The bandits were almost all dead or wounded, with only one survivor left.

His strength was probably at Body Forging Realm eighth level, he should be a mid-level figure in the stronghold, and Chu Mo deliberately left him alive.

“Senior, spare my life, Senior, spare my life!”

“Don’t kill me, please don’t kill me!”

This bandit was utterly terrified, constantly kneeling on the ground and begging for mercy.

“Tell me, where are all the treasures in the stronghold hidden?”

Chu Mo asked coldly.

“They’re in the First Boss's residence, there’s a cellar inside, all the treasures are there… I’ve told you, please don’t kill me!”

The bandit blurted out everything he knew in one breath, then continued to kowtow and beg for mercy.

Chu Mo ignored him and killed him with a single punch.

Immediately.

He arrived at the First Boss's residence in the stronghold and quickly found the cellar inside.

Entering it.

He saw several boxes carefully placed on a shelf.

Chu Mo opened them one by one.

Two boxes contained Spirit Stones, totaling about five thousand, which were presumably the Spirit Stones they had plundered.

The last small box contained two Secret Manuals.

One was called 'Black Wind Palm', and the other was 'Rushing Tiger Fist'. Both were Low Grade Yellow tier, not considered good items.

Chu Mo curled his lips and put them all into his Storage Pouch.

He looked again carefully.

After not finding anything else worth noting, he turned and left.

“The mission has been completed, and the irrelevant people have been cleared out. Next is to find the Opportunity!”

“According to the description of the Opportunity seen on Lin Feng, the Mixed Origin Dao Embryo was found in a certain grotto in this stronghold, but unfortunately, the detailed location was not marked, otherwise it would be much easier to find!”

Chu Mo murmured.

This was a range of mountains, very extensive, with high mountains and dense forests nearby, and even many Vicious Beasts roaming around.

It would probably not be so simple to find a hidden grotto here.

But no matter how difficult, he had to search!

“I’m going to be busy now!”

Chu Mo took a deep breath, then came to the back mountain of the stronghold and began to search.

......

While Chu Mo was searching.

At this moment, in the Taichu Holy Land, in the Hall of Merits.

After resting for two days in his Immortal Cave, Lin Feng came here again, ready to take on a mission and go down the mountain for experience.

He searched carefully but couldn't find a suitable mission.

Either it was to guard a certain area, or to go to a certain place to collect something, all of which were time-consuming tasks that offered no training.

“Deacon Zhou, are there no suitable combat missions for me right now?”

Lin Feng was a little unwilling and pulled a deacon in the Hall of Merits to inquire.

“No.”

Deacon Zhou shook his head, then said: “To be fair, there was one two days ago, but unfortunately, it was already taken… Why don’t you look at other missions first!”

“Alright then, thank you, Deacon Zhou!”

Lin Feng was a little disappointed.

He continued to choose for a while and finally selected a mission to go to a certain mountain range to collect Spiritual Plants.

Then, he walked out of the Hall of Merits.

For some reason.

The moment he walked out, a sudden feeling of vexation arose in his heart, as if something extremely important had left him.

Chapter 16: Fusion of the Dao Embryo, the Martial Dao path is now a smooth road!

Black Wind Stronghold.

Chu Mo had been searching here for two days now, but unfortunately, he had found nothing.

But thankfully.

Only a small part of the area he needed to search remained.

Finally.

Half an hour later, in a hidden corner of a cliff, he discovered a cave entrance covered with green plants.

“This should be it!”

Chu Mo's spirits lifted.

Without hesitation, he directly entered the cave.

The cave was very dark, and the passage was extremely long, winding downwards all the way.

He didn't know how long he walked, but he finally reached the end.

Upon entering, he found it to be a huge stalactite cave.

The surroundings were all stone walls, with no other paths, looking very empty.

“Is it not here?”

Chu Mo scanned the area but found nothing special.

After thinking for a moment, he went straight to a rock wall and felt it with his hand.

A moment later.

“Found it!”

Chu Mo’s eyes lit up. He saw that his hand was touching a slightly protruding stone wall surface, which looked very unremarkable.

But with a slight push, his entire palm sank into it.

As if swallowed by the stone wall.