Chapter 61: The Butcher with Bloodstained Hands

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  The strength of the Butcher with Blood Hands is at most equivalent to that of an ordinary mid-stage Condensing True Realm martial artist. To say nothing of Ye Chen now, even when he had just entered the Condensing True Realm, he wouldn't have been afraid. Honestly, choosing a white-level task of this difficulty was a bit of overkill, after all, killing a chicken doesn't require using an ox knife.

  But Ye Chen didn't think so, this was his first mission, he didn't want any mistakes, it had to be perfect, once he gained enough experience, he could choose high-difficulty missions, anyway, there were always missions available, and it wasn't just one time, no need to rush.

  Ling Kong tore down the task list, Ye Chen didn't rush to leave, turned around and came to the white jade plate that issued tasks in Pai Fa Zong.

  The first line of the sect's internal task is a four-star white-level task, with a difficulty that is obviously lower than eliminating the Skull Horse Gang. The reward is 5,000 taels of gold and two pieces of low-grade spirit stone, which seems to be very little.

  However, the account is not calculated in this way. The value of a low-grade spirit stone is above 1,000 taels of silver and below 1,500 taels, but the key is that there are places to buy it, especially for individuals, it's very difficult to buy spirit stones unless at an auction, so this over 1,000 taels is just the normal value of low-grade spirit stones, most of the time it's not normal, sometimes a piece of low-grade spirit stone can be speculated up to 2-3,000 taels which is not uncommon.

  It's precisely because of this reason that the rewards for internal sect tasks are meager, yet they're extremely welcomed by those disciples who lack low-grade spirit stones. Every time one appears, it's inevitably taken away in an instant. The first row of Jade Tablet originally had over a dozen task orders posted on it; now only this one remains, and it's likely to be taken soon as well.

  Ye Chen doesn't lack spirit stones, and the reward for white-level tasks is too little, can't even be bothered to join in on the excitement.

  As they walked out of the Tengyun Grand Hall, Wu Zongming happened to come out at the same time.

  "Ye Chen, what kind of difficult task did you take on?"

  Ye Xun waved the task list in his hand, "Three-star White-level Task."

  Wu Zongming smiled and said: "Like you, I also accepted a three-star white-level mission to go to Fengzhong Town and slay a bloodthirsty double-tailed leopard!"

  "Double-tailed leopard, so fast!" The double-tailed leopard is a third-grade demon beast, its combat strength is not too strong, roughly equivalent to an ordinary Condensing Realm warrior, but its speed is as swift as the wind, making it quite troublesome.

  "That's all for now, I'm going back to prepare, we'll catch up again sometime."

  "Alright!"

  Parting with Wu Zongming, Ye Chen saw that it was still early and walked down the mountain.

  ……

  Wushi Town, a remote small town near Wushi Mountain Range.

  The town is not large, and there are no tall buildings. It's surrounded by a simple wooden fence, which serves to prevent low-level demonic beasts from launching surprise attacks. After all, in the wilderness, demonic beasts appear frequently, and if one isn't careful, they'll become prey.

  Not far from Wushi Town on the road, the young man slightly slowed down his horse's speed.

  "According to the information, the Butcher arrived in this area three days ago. Within a radius of hundreds of miles, only Wustone Town is habitable, unless he went somewhere else during this time!"

  The young man was Ye Chen. It had been a day and two nights since he received the next task, during which he rode his horse non-stop to arrive at Wushi Town three thousand miles away.

  "Never mind, let's go in and take a look first."

  With a slight exertion of his legs, Ye Chen urged the black bay horse to gallop towards the gate of Wushi Town.

  Entering the town, Ye Chen dismounted his horse and walked while leading it.

  The environment in the town is not very good, the road is a bumpy dirt path, and the shops on both sides look old and worn out, as if they haven't been repaired for a long time. Compared to Qingfeng Town, this place is simply a village, and the two are not even on the same level.

  Of course, Ye Chen didn't mind the poor environment. His goal was to kill the Blood Butcher, and he would leave soon.

  In the center of the town there is a two-story high wine building, perhaps this is the most lively place in Wushi Town, with people bustling about.

  Second floor.

  By the window sat a burly man, wearing brown clothes, with a wild head of long hair draped over his shoulders. His hand grasping the wine cup had thick, rough knuckles, like iron stones, slightly darkened. As for his face, it was terrifying, with intersecting scars almost disfiguring him, except for a pair of eyes that shone brightly, emitting a brutal aura.

  After eating a few pieces of beef and drinking a cup of wine, the burly man turned his head and said to a purple-clothed young man at the next table: "Who are you? You seem to have been staring at me for a long time."

  The young man in purple put down his chopsticks and said fiercely: "Are you a butcher with bloody hands?"

  "That's right!" The burly man licked his lips.

  "It seems I'm in luck, either you take your own life or I'll be the one to take it from you, choose one."

  Upon hearing this, the Blood-handed Butcher burst into loud laughter. "A mere early-stage Condensed True Realm warrior dares to utter such arrogant words? You underestimate me, the Blood-handed Butcher! Look at your clothes, you should be an inner disciple of the Purple Sun Sect. Unfortunately, today you will fall here."

  He killed people like flies, often being hunted down by disciples of various sects, but still managed to survive. However, last time his luck was too bad, and he encountered a inner disciple from the North Snow Mountain Villa. The opponent's boundary was equal to his, but his violent snow knife technique was extremely fierce, almost completely killing him off.

  Fortunately, the experience of licking blood from a knife was not useless. At the most critical moment, he launched a crazy counterattack, with a completely desperate posture. The Northern Snow Mountain Villa disciple was inexperienced in Jianghu and did not want to engage in a fierce battle with him, wanting to slowly wear him down instead. In the end, he was killed by a single palm strike from Blood Hand Butcher, who himself also suffered greatly, his face slashed dozens of times by the knife light, ending up in his current state.

  The young man in purple slowly stood up, "I've eaten my fill of rice and drunk enough wine. Since you're so stubborn, don't blame me for being ruthless. I forgot to tell you, my name is Teng Yunlong, and I'm the one who's going to kill you."

  "Hmm." The Blood Butcher also stood up, not responding, his eyes fixed intently on something behind Teng Yunlong, as if there was someone there that he took seriously.

  Teng Yunlong's face showed confusion, and he turned his head to look around.

  "Kid, you're still a bit tender." The Blood Butcher laughed triumphantly, his thick and rough right hand raised high, with bloodstains swirling around it, as he chopped down at Tong Yunlong, who had turned his head.

  Teng Yunlong was furious, "Despicable."

  He slapped him back with his palm.

  Rumble!

  A powerful shockwave swept in all directions, the tables and chairs on the second floor were shattered, some diners did not have time to dodge, seven holes bleeding, dead beyond recognition.

  After the sound faded away, Teng Yunlong was shocked out of the second floor and fell onto the uneven street, his clothes tattered and his face pale.

  Next moment.

  The butcher with bloody hands chased after him, continuing to chop out with his palm.

  "Slashing Yuan's Bloody Hand!"

  A bloody true energy emerged in the air, transforming into a giant palm print that suppressed Teng Yunlong, causing his entire body's true energy and blood to stagnate, leaving him stunned.

  At the critical moment, Teng Yunlong bit his tongue tip, and his palms, full of purple true energy, met again.