Chapter 4: Chapter 4 The Dead Person

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    From Li Niu and other disciples of the martial arts halls, Gu Qingfeng understood that deaths in Lin County had not just started to happen recently.

    A month earlier,

    Lin County had already been experiencing an unsettling succession of gruesome and bizarre deaths.

    It was merely because Lin County was, after all, a county town, neither large nor small, and since Gu Qingfeng had always traveled only between the martial arts hall and home, he never paid much attention to external affairs, which is why he hadn''t heard of these events yet.

    In the days that followed,

    Gu Qingfeng increasingly deepened his understanding of the situation in Lin County. He discovered

    that the frequency of deaths in Lin County was growing higher and more concentrated.

    At the start,

    a family would die every three to five days, but now it was almost a daily occurrence, and sometimes two or three families would die in a single day.

    As the number of deaths rose, the rumors of something unclean in Lin County grew more prevalent, causing many citizens to panic, with quite a few considering the idea of moving away from the county.

    Because of this,

    the local authorities issued a notice, stating that a murderer had made his way to Lin County and was responsible for these killings, but the authorities had already traced the suspect and would soon capture them, assuring all citizens that they could rest easy.

    This news,

    naturally brought the public''s unrest to a minimum.

    However,

    When Gu Qingfeng heard this news, it caused his brow to furrow slightly.

    "A fugitive murderer... I fear it''s not so simple!"

    Of course,

    Gu Qingfeng merely thought this to himself.

    As to what exactly was happening, he was unable to clarify at the moment.

    Back in the courtyard,

    Gu Qingfeng saw Gu Yang practicing the Mountain Shattering Fist, he frowned slightly and asked, "Don''t you have to go to the private school today?"

    "The teacher said that the town has been uneasy recently, so we''ve been given a few days off. Classes will resume once we''re notified,"

    Gu Yang honestly replied.

    Gu Qingfeng nodded slightly and glanced at his attribute panel, suddenly feeling his worries dissipating quite a bit.

    Why overthink it?

    Whether there''s something sinister or some murderer on the loose, as long as he was strong enough, then none of these problems were indeed problems.

    Right now, to quickly enhance strength, the priority was to have Gu Yang make a breakthrough.

    Once his son made a breakthrough,

    only then could he, as a father, achieve his own breakthrough.

    With that thought,

    Gu Qingfeng covertly took out a Qi Blood Pill and handed it to Gu Yang.

    When he had reached Refining Skin Perfection previously, although he could withstand sword injuries to a certain extent, he definitely couldn''t achieve what he just had.

    It was apparent.

    This was the mystery that came with the breakthrough of Iron Body Skills.

    At that moment.

    The long silent notification bar refreshed with new messages.

    "Your offspring ''Gu Yang'' has broken through to the Mid-level of the Refining Skin Realm!"

    "Reward Upgrade Points *2!"

    "Reward Qi Blood Pills *30!"

    "Reward Blood Refining Pills *10!"

    ...

    While there were no Martial Arts in this reward, there were two Upgrade Points, and a brand

    new elixir was added.

    Blood Refining Pill!

    When Gu Qingfeng''s thoughts rested on the elixir, the corresponding information appeared as

    well.

    It was an elixir for Martial Artists in the Blood Refining Realm, capable of refining a warrior''s Qi and strength, accelerating the breakthrough in the Blood Refining Realm, and Martial Artists at Refining Skin Perfection could also take it to step into the Blood Refining Realm. "Can two Upgrade Points take Mountain Shattering Fist to a higher level?"

    Gu Qingfeng looked toward the name Mountain Shattering Fist, his thoughts stirring slightly, and immediately information emerged from his mind.

    To break the limit of Mountain Shattering Fist!

    Five Upgrade Points needed!

    It really could-

    Gu Qingfeng''s heart leapt with joy. Mountain Shattering Fist at Perfection had already

    allowed him to break through Refining Skin Perfection. If it could break through to an even

    higher level, then he might be able to become a Blood Refining Martial Artist directly through

    Mountain Shattering Fist.

    However.

    Seeing the requirement of five Upgrade Points, Gu Qingfeng''s brow furrowed slightly.

    The points needed to break the limit were indeed many.

    Until now, all the Upgrade Points he had accumulated were merely four in total.

    To truly save up five points, who knew how long that would take.

    With this in mind.

    Gu Qingfeng turned his gaze toward Iron Body Skills.

    "If Mountain Shattering Fist can''t be improved, then let''s raise Iron Body Skills first. Future

    matters can be discussed in the future. The main thing now is to improve my own strength as much as possible!"