I can extract hidden information from everything.

Chapter 14: A Great Harvest

A gentle breeze, carrying the heat of the day, brushed against Master Wang's face.

But he didn't feel the heat at all; instead, under Xu Yan's gaze, a chill suddenly ran through him.

His gaze was filled with murderous intent, as if he wanted to grind him into dust.

"escape!"

Without hesitation, Master Wang turned and ran wildly into the depths of the dense forest.

"Staying here means certain death! As long as we escape back to the Ascension Sect, we can find more men to deal with Xu Yan!"

At this moment, he had no will to fight. His opponent had obviously entered the mid-stage of the Daoist Canon, and staying would be tantamount to courting death.

"You think you can escape?"

I had only run a few steps when I heard clear footsteps behind me.

"call!"

Footsteps were followed by a fierce gust of wind that shattered the silence of the night.

Master Wang gritted his teeth, turned around abruptly, and thrust out both palms to meet the incoming blade energy.

"Bang!"

With a muffled thud, Master Wang's hands exploded into a cloud of blood mist.

The blood mist spread and permeated the air, instantly eroding Xu Yan's sword energy.

Master Wang's face turned deathly pale instantly, as if he had paid a heavy price.

This is a secret technique of the Ascension Sect. Once used, it unleashes the power of blood and qi stored up for many years.

The price was the destruction of limbs.

If one wants to perish together with another, one can even have all of one's flesh and blood explode.

Master Wang wouldn't use it unless he had no other choice.

But there's no way to do it now.

"The opportunity has arrived!"

Seeing the sword energy dissipate, Master Wang was overjoyed and prepared to take this opportunity to escape.

But in an instant, joy turned into terror and despair.

"How could he still have so much energy left?!"

Behind him, Xu Yan's gaze was calm as still water as he swung his sword once more.

A chilling aura burst forth from the longsword, stretching endlessly.

Master Wang had never seen such a calm expression on anyone's face.

Looking at him was like looking at a dead body.

"laugh!"

The blade pierced flesh, producing a tearing sound.

Before he could even have his flesh and blood explode, a tearing pain shot through his neck.

Mr. Wang collapsed to the ground, clutching his neck tightly with both hands, his body convulsing.

He tried to breathe, but his trachea was severed, and every breath became a luxury.

"It's time to end this."

Xu Yan strode forward and plunged his knife down, precisely piercing Master Wang's chest.

Mr. Wang's hands were removed from his neck, and he fell to the ground, where he remained motionless.

A bird's call broke the silence of the night.

Under the moonlight, Xu Yan calmly drew his knife and slowly wiped the blood off it using Master Wang's clothes.

The silent night, reflecting his extremely calm gaze, exuded a chilling aura.

"Glug."

The sound of swallowing broke the silence.

Ye Shu's Adam's apple bobbed: "Old Xu, the way you wipe your knife is quite dashing; any girl might fall for you. But could you untie me first?"

Xu Yan glanced back at Ye Shu, walked up to Ye Shu, and slashed down with his sword.

"Snapped!"

The rope snapped, and Ye Shu regained his freedom.

"Old Xu, you've kept this from me for so long! It's been so hard for me!"

Ye Shu's first words conveyed a deep sense of speechlessness.

After witnessing Xu Yan's abilities, he felt no distance from him whatsoever.

Because the two were close friends, brothers, and people who huddled together for warmth in Anping County.

If he had Xu Yan's abilities, Xu Yan would have done the same.

What left him speechless was that Xu Yan was keeping it from him.

He had been worried about Xu Yan for a long time, and even almost wanted to bite his tongue and commit suicide so that Xu Yan could escape alone.

Unexpectedly, Xu Yan killed these people with ease.

Wasn't this worry for nothing?

"Anping County is not peaceful."

Xu Yan shook his head and said, "The less you know, the safer you are."

He was telling the truth.

Some things are better left unknown.

"What do we do now?"

Ye Shu stretched his limbs: "Destroy the body and cover up the evidence?"

Xu Yan walked up to Master Wang's corpse and took off Master Wang's thumb ring: "Of course, it's to destroy the evidence."

Although this matter cannot be kept secret for long, we can at least keep it hidden for as long as possible.

Xu Yan then took off Constable Chen's long knife and slung it over his waist.

At this moment, he looked at the corpses of Constable Chen and Master Wang, and a wisp of smoke appeared before his eyes.

[The Corpse of the Mystic Warrior]

[Hidden Information: Mystic Cloud Blade Technique (uses true energy to create clouds, which can obstruct the enemy's vision)]

[Extraction criteria: Autopsy]

……

[The Corpse of a Mystic Contaminated by Evil Spirits]

[Hidden Information: Blood Armor Technique (Transforms true qi into blood and qi power, covering the flesh and blood to enhance flesh and blood defense)]

[Extraction criteria: Autopsy]

……

Both corpses could be used to extract hidden information, and with the longsword and thumb ring, the gains from this trip were enormous.

"Wait for me a moment."

Xu Yan squatted down and began to examine the bodies one by one.

Master Wang's body was different; it seemed to be related to evil spirits.

But that's not important; what's important is the hidden information.

Ye Shu was puzzled, but remembering that Lao Xu had said he wanted to destroy the evidence, he assumed that Lao Xu was checking for any omissions and didn't think much of it.

Half an incense stick later.

Xu Yan stood up, and a line of smoke appeared before his eyes, condensing into words.

[Reward Obtained: Profound Cloud Blade Technique (same type of technique, can be fused with the Three Blades of Breaking the Qi)]

[Reward Obtained: Blood Armor Technique]

Xu Yan took both rewards, especially the Xuan Yun Blade Technique, which could actually be fused with the Three Blades of Breaking the Gang, which was beyond Xu Yan's expectations.

However, it was already late and the place was not safe, so he did not merge immediately.

Xu Yan first disposed of the two bodies and buried them deep underground before sheathing his sword.

"Walk."

He looked into the darkness and said, "Let's go back first."

Without lingering, the two quickly headed towards Anping County.

……

It was already past midnight when we got back to Anping County.

Ye Shu didn't ask Xu Yan any more questions. He knew that Old Xu had his own secrets, and he would tell him in detail when the time was right.

Xu Yan returned to the house and examined the ring on his hand.

【Exquisite jade thumb ring】

[Hidden Information: Jade Marrow Qi (condensed from the Qi of Heaven and Earth; consuming it can slightly increase cultivation level)]

[Withdrawal Requirements: Wear for five days]

Five days isn't much.

Xu Yan picked up the longsword again: "Absorb the sword intent first."

The hidden information on this knife, like that on Officer Chen's long knife, is that it can be swung a hundred times.

For Xu Yan, this is the simplest thing.

Without hesitation, he immediately brandished his longsword inside the room.

Because of the Three Blades of Breaking the Qi, the swinging speed is even faster.

In the blink of an eye, Xu Yan had met the extraction requirements.

The smoke reappeared, condensing into new words.

[Reward Received: A small amount of sword intent]

Xu Yan pondered for a moment, then immediately used his sword intent.

The words vanished in an instant, then transformed into new text.

[5%→50%]

"This level of sword intent is only enough to advance to half the progress."

Xu Yan rubbed his chin: "We need to find a way to acquire more sword intent. I also need to set aside time to practice the Three Blades of Breaking the Qi."

Having made up his mind, Xu Yan then turned his gaze to the Xuan Yun Blade.

"I wonder what will happen after the fusion."

"Begin, merge!"