At this moment.
Fu Tingyuan was in a small house in front of Dishui Cliff, immersed in secluded, diligent cultivation.
First, he swallowed a special Secret Medicine as instructed by the Golden Silkworm Gu Master, and then began to circulate his Qi Blood.
As the medicine took effect, Fu Tingyuan felt the bones that had solidified start to loosen, as wisps of Acquired Muddy Qi were expelled, being pushed out of his body.
This sensation fascinated him.
Fu Tingyuan was thirty-seven years old this year.
For a person in the Martial Dao, this age is the prime of life, but aiming to advance to the Fifth Realm is a bit too late.
One could even say the hope is slim.
In fact, prior to this, Fu Tingyuan had already abandoned the idea of advancing to the Fifth Realm.
Unexpectedly, the Golden Silkworm Gu Master from the Refining World Sect confidently assured him that he had a way to help him break through the marrow barrier and achieve Blood Exchange.
Fu Tingyuan was immediately tempted at that time.
After all, no Martial Artist can resist such temptation.
That’s why he trusted the people from the Refining World Sect so much, even acquiescing to many of their actions.
Now the results were quite pleasing, although the progress was incredibly slow, there was progress, wasn’t there?
And as long as there is progress, Fu Tingyuan had the confidence to completely expel the Acquired Muddy Qi, thereby advancing to the Fifth Realm.
Just as he was filled with confidence and fully focused on his painstaking cultivation, the door to the room was suddenly knocked.
Fu Tingyuan frowned.
Before entering seclusion, he had ordered that unless it was extremely important, no one should disturb him.
Especially since he had just taken the precious Secret Medicine, now was the prime time for cultivation, which made Fu Tingyuan even more annoyed.
"What is it?" Fu Tingyuan shouted coldly.
"Great Village Chief, something happened at the front mountain." Zhan Feng’s voice came from outside the door.
But at this moment, he had long lost his usual calm demeanor, even his voice was trembling slightly, clearly terrified.
Hearing that Zhan Feng came personally, Fu Tingyuan took it seriously.
"What happened? To make you so flustered?"
"You should come and take a look, the Third... Miss ran into trouble!"
"Tingfang? What kind of trouble could she be in?"
"You... better come and see, the situation isn’t good!"
Zhan Feng dared not mention that Fu Tingfang was already dead, fearing it would provoke the Great Village Chief and make him strike him with a single palm.
This wasn’t alarmist talk.
Fu Tingyuan usually seemed very normal, even quite approachable at times.
But once he got angry, it was as if he turned into a different person, often venting his anger on nearby people.
If this matter wasn’t also related to him, Zhan Feng would never have come to deliver this message no matter what.
But he still decided to delay as much as possible, even if it meant telling him the truth only after reaching the front hall, it would be better.
At least the danger to himself would be greatly reduced.
At this moment, Fu Tingyuan didn’t think ill of it at all, assuming his only sister was throwing a tantrum again.
It was partly his fault for spoiling her too much, leading to her lawless behavior.
Fu Tingyuan shook his head in secret, but since it involved his sister, he couldn’t sit still, so he stood up and opened the door.
"Let’s go, have a look."
Saying this, Fu Tingyuan stepped out towards the front mountain.
Zhan Feng followed behind, trembling, not even daring to lift his head.
After exiting Dishui Cliff, Fu Tingyuan sensed the strangeness of the situation.
Because the entire Cyan Bamboo Ridge was in an uproar, with each Village Chief bringing their subordinates to gather on the square in front of the main hall, creating a tense atmosphere.
Fu Tingyuan’s face darkened at that moment.
"Second Brother, what happened to cause the entire mountain to be alarmed?"
Zhan Feng dared not answer, but braced himself and said, "Great Village Chief, the Third... Third Miss was killed by people from the Refining World Sect!"
Before coming, Zhan Feng had already decided to put all the blame on the people from the Refining World Sect.
Despite having seen the scene in the central courtyard himself, and it being clear there were many discrepancies, especially the suspicious death of the Fifth Village Chief Huo Tianxiao.
But to save his own life at this moment, Zhan Feng still chose to conceal and not report the truth.
Anyway, the people from the Refining World Sect and themselves were already at odds, if this matter could lead the Great Village Chief to eliminate these guys completely, it would be a good thing.
And after hearing Zhan Feng’s words, Fu Tingyuan was stunned at first, then his eyes shot out a devouring light.
"What do you mean? What happened to Tingfang?"
"The Third Miss... was killed!"
Bang!
With a loud noise, Zhan Feng was blasted away.
Even though he was prepared, that punch nearly took his life.
After landing, Zhan Feng spat blood, but didn’t even dare to lift his head.
"Great Village Chief, this was indeed done by the people from the Refining World Sect, if you don’t believe me, you can go take a look!"
At this moment, he had only one course of action to stick to his story.
The murderous aura emanating from Fu Tingyuan nearly solidified, he said nothing, but turned and rushed towards the central courtyard.
With his Body Technique speed, he reached the Central Courtyard Stronghold in just the blink of an eye.
Upon seeing him, the lackeys and Village Chiefs gathered on the square in front of the door all bowed and stepped back, clearing a path.
Fu Tingyuan rushed into the central courtyard and immediately saw the corpses on the ground.
His sister, Fu Tingfang, lay on the ground, her own sword stuck in her neck, eyes wide open, having been dead for a long time.
Beside her lay a man whose face was unrecognizable, but from his attire, it was clear, he was from the Refining World Sect.
At this sight, Fu Tingyuan stumbled, nearly falling, then like a mad tiger, pounced forward, cradling Fu Tingfang’s body.