The two swordsmanships Gu Yuan had cultivated, "Spiritual Snake Swordsmanship" and "Willow Catkin Swordsmanship," are both lower grade martial arts. From Gu Yuan's current perspective, they are not particularly exquisite and somewhat coarse.

They don't quite match his current cultivation.

It's not that Gu Yuan is arrogant; it's a fact.

Lower grade martial arts, compared to middle grade martial arts, especially such attack martial arts, have a significant gap in terms of intention, variation, power, and intricacy.

Compared to middle grade martial arts, it's already like this, let alone supreme martial arts.

If Gu Yuan were to engage with other peak martial masters using swordsmanship, and the opponent had cultivated supreme sword techniques, Gu Yuan would be utterly unable to contend!

With this "Life-taking Sword Formulas," Gu Yuan thought that as long as he mastered it, his combat power would increase by leaps and bounds!

However, he had a question he needed to figure out.

That was where exactly did Ah Huang steal this "Life-taking Sword Formulas" from!

Gu Yuan directly asked Ah Huang.

"Squeak, squeak... squeak, squeak!"

Ah Huang, upon hearing this, gestured repeatedly with its two furry little paws and through the mystical connection between human and mouse conveyed the story to Gu Yuan.

"You mean you stole things as an act of goodness?"

Gu Yuan's expression became peculiar, but as Ah Huang explained further, he understood:

"You mean there's a very scary old man hidden in the Cyan Bamboo Gang, and that old man isn't a good person, and this item was stolen from beside that old man?"

Cyan Bamboo Gang?

And not a good person?

Gu Yuan breathed a sigh of relief.

Then it's fine!

After all, "Life-taking Sword Formulas" is a supreme martial art, and Gu Yuan believed he couldn't resist its allure. Since he had obtained it, he would naturally choose to cultivate it.

But possessing something of dubious origin, he couldn't just self-righteously appropriate it.

Thus, Gu Yuan might learn it, but would most likely have Ah Huang return it.

But if the other party wasn't a good person, that would be fantastic!

Once it was in his hands, it was his, and Gu Yuan could rightfully and justifiably take it for himself!

This was when Gu Yuan understood why those members of the Cyan Bamboo Gang on the street earlier were intercepting passersby like mad dogs, sternly questioning and seemingly searching for someone.

It turned out it was because of the loss of this "Life-taking Sword Formulas"!

"Ah Huang, my good boy, you truly gave me a big surprise..."

Looking at the fist-sized, fluffy, white Ah Huang in front of him, Gu Yuan couldn't help but become increasingly fond of it and fiercely kissed it once.

"Tell me, what do you want to eat? I'll buy it for you later."

"Squeak, squeak! Squeak, squeak!"

Hearing this, Ah Huang pointed to a wooden box in the room with its paw, inside which was a Spirit Ginseng that had aged over three hundred years.

"You want to taste this spirit medicine?"

Gu Yuan paused, then readily agreed: "Sure, you found the item and did a great service for me today. Even if you want a few female mice, I'll catch them for you!"

"Squeak, squeak! Squeak, squeak!"

In response, Ah Huang showed a disdainful expression, then stood on its hind legs, stood upright, and called proudly, indicating that the female mice outside weren't its kind and weren't worthy of mating with it.

Moreover, it could easily summon many female mice by itself. If it were to find a mate, it would only be a treasure hunting mouse.

Gu Yuan's mouth twitched.

Well, you were a mountain rat back then, and now you're picky...

But who could blame you for achieving great merit?

Gu Yuan promptly took out that Spirit Ginseng, sliced off two pieces, which Ah Huang held in its paws, munching away at the ginseng slices.

Gu Yuan also placed it in his mouth, chewing.

Only to find that this thing, with its herbal scent, tasted subtly sweet when chewed despite being slightly astringent, which was quite enjoyable.

After finishing, he felt a warm stream rising from his abdomen, flowing through his entire body, and Gu Yuan couldn't help but nod.

The medicinal effect of this Spirit Ginseng was indeed good, at least quite suitable for him.

If he wanted to maintain his current cultivation speed, he truly couldn't do without the nourishment of such spirit medicine.

...

In the courtyard, Gu Yuan stood with his sword, his eyes half-open and half-closed, his entire status seemingly relaxed, his body loose and relaxed.

But…

From a distance, he faintly exuded a wisp of astounding killing intent!

Then, Gu Yuan executed the sword formulas, sword light flashing and moving, radiating brilliant sharpness!

Each move was ruthless, fierce, and sinister, emanating an aura that captured one's soul.

Whether it was in terms of moves and changes, or in terms of intention and sophistication, it was stronger than the "Spiritual Snake Swordsmanship" and "Willow Catkin Swordsmanship" by countless times!

"Life-taking Sword Formulas" is a supreme martial art, naturally profound and mysterious. However, Gu Yuan was not a novice in swordsmanship.

He had a certain foundation in swordsmanship, so he wasn't slow to start and took just over ten days to get initiated.

This sword formula was enormously powerful, and when executed, the killing aura spread everywhere, ruthless, fierce, and unpredictable, each conversion contained endless killing intent.

Once it was executed, even the dense killing aura in the sword momentum was enough to scare someone to death!

While great power is good, there obviously isn't anything perfect in this world; even if there were, it wouldn't include the "Life-taking Sword Formulas."

The core essence of this sword formula is to hone one's physique and spirit, condensing one's essence, qi, and spirit into one.

When wielding the sword technique, the sword holds spirit, the heart aligns with the sword intent, naturally exhibiting tremendous power!

Yet, when used excessively, it inevitably damages the foundation, draining the physique and blood energy.

Those without a strong foundation who cultivate it will die quickly!

'Life-taking,' this sword formula takes not only others' lives but possibly one's own!

However, for Gu Yuan, the sword formula's drawbacks weren't a concern.

The so-called foundation, in simple terms, refers to the physique or intrinsic qualities.

A weak constitution, poor blood energy, and frail physique belong to those with a poor intrinsic foundation.

Such individuals might practice martial arts, but it's often more challenging than ordinary people and requires more effort.

To cultivate the "Life-taking Sword Formulas," it's simply impossible.

Even common folks who practice this sword formula might suffer a short life because this sword formula is relentless, leaving no room for mercy, even exhausting the blood energy foundation.

As for Gu Yuan, he inherently possesses Iron Bone and Soft Tendons, such superior intrinsic qualities, even among the top in that category.

Besides, he is currently cultivating both the "Golden Snake Swallowing Yuan Technique" and "Black Turtle Armor Technique," reaching the great success phase in Bone Refining, giving his blood energy foundation an edge over same-level peak martial masters!

Some newly initiated innate martial masters might even fall short compared to him.

Moreover, he has the Turtle Breath Talent, an ability adept at 'nurturing' and 'concealing,' silently enhancing blood energy, nourishing the organs and spirit.

Therefore, the drawbacks of "Life-taking Sword Formulas" posed no problem for him!

Not far away, Ao Da, lying in the pool, poked its head out, opened its eyes for a few glances, only to feel a stinging pain as that terrifying killing intent unsettled it, prompting it to quickly retreat, hiding under the water.

After practicing "Life-taking Sword Formulas" several times, Gu Yuan sheathed his sword.

The strands of killing intent entwined outside his body also retracted and dissipated.

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