From the moment the Tiger Soul awakened, I became invincible.

Chapter 158 An Unprecedented Threat

Everyone rushed into the Zhou family home and searched the place extensively.

However, after searching for a while, they found nothing at all.

The only thing they found was a formation set up in a core area of ​​the Zhou family's territory. The formation was covered in blood, indicating that countless people had died to create this situation.

Seeing all this, everyone understood that what the Zhou family was doing had already begun long ago.

Otherwise, it would be absolutely impossible to reach such a scale.

Just then, Qin Wu suddenly felt a chill down his spine, as if a pair of demonic eyes were staring intently at him.

However, when he looked behind him, he found nothing. The others, unaware of this, simply stared at the altar, their hearts trembling.

"Have the Zhou family members gone mad? They've actually built an altar here and are performing sacrificial rites. Don't they know that our Great Zhou strictly forbids this kind of thing?"

Someone spoke up, both surprised and angry.

Sacrificial rites often involve heretical beliefs about demons and monsters, which the Great Zhou Dynasty absolutely opposes. Therefore, the current situation is enough to enrage them immensely.

Even though the Great Zhou Dynasty is currently in a precarious situation, according to ancient records, the human condition back then was much worse than it is now.

Anyone who learns about that past will deeply abhor the Zhou family's current actions.

"It seems we made the right decision to come here. If we hadn't come to the Zhou family, how could we have discovered that the Zhou family had already colluded with those cult members?"

One of the disciples from Tianwu Mountain spoke up, his face extremely grim.

Qin Wu suddenly spoke up: "Have you noticed?"

However, everyone looked at Qin Wu with blank expressions, clearly no one had noticed what Qin Wu had just sensed.

Then Qin Wu spoke up: "We should retreat."

"Senior Brother Qin, why don't we search the Zhou family's place first?"

Since this is where cult members are located, there must be many traces of them. If we can find those cult members, who knows how many people will survive because of it.

However, Qin Wu remained calm and continued, "Let's leave now. We can deal with the cult later, but if we don't leave, we might not have another chance."

After hearing Qin Wu's words, no one hesitated any longer. They already knew how strong Qin Wu was, and since he could say such things, they naturally had no reason to doubt him. The group then immediately left the Zhou residence.

After walking for quite some time, someone finally looked at Qin Wu and asked, "Senior Brother Qin, why are you urging us to leave in such a hurry? The Zhou family is already powerless to resist."

Qin Wu calmly said, "But I felt a gaze upon me. Although I don't know where that gaze came from, this feeling is definitely not fake."

Although everyone was still somewhat confused, Qin Wu made no attempt to explain. Meanwhile, at the Zhou family residence, a figure in black robes entered from afar.

For him, a distance of several hundred meters was nothing more than a single step, and he even flew through the air the entire time. Such strength was something Qin Wu had never heard of, let alone seen.

Upon seeing the Zhou family's miserable state, the man in black robes said coldly, "What a bunch of useless trash."

Just then, some surviving members of the Zhou family rushed out in a panic and crawled towards the man in black robes: "Master, you must kill them! It's Tianwu Mountain! If it weren't for Tianwu Mountain, how could our Zhou family have ended up like this?"

But just a second later, the man in black waved his hand, and the man bled from all seven orifices and fell to the ground dead.

For him, the Zhou family was no longer of any use, so naturally he wouldn't do anything for them. Then, he looked in the direction of Tianwu Mountain, his eyes flickering with a mixture of light and shadow, before disappearing from the spot.

He will go to Tianwu Mountain, but not now.

Just as he was leaving, Qin Wu instinctively glanced in the direction of the Zhou family's residence before looking away. Even now, he wasn't sure if what he had sensed earlier was real, but he trusted his intuition.

After fusing multiple martial souls, his beast-like intuition was strengthened to an even stronger degree, so almost no one could ambush him unless he was willing to fall into a trap.

The extreme evil emanating from behind him was unlike anything he had ever heard of before; the overwhelming malice almost made him lose his footing.

Therefore, he believed that this was definitely not his imagination. The only problem was how to tell Tianwu Mountain about this.

The fact that someone could make a martial artist like him, who was close to the True Martial Realm, break out in a cold sweat even without them appearing meant that the strength of that person was probably incredibly powerful.

However, it is clear that those at the True Martial Realm cannot do this, and even those above the True Martial Realm are still uncertain whether they can achieve it.

Several days passed in the blink of an eye, and the group finally returned to Tianwu Mountain. Li Lingfeng finally breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing them return. Ever since Qin Wu and the others left, Li Lingfeng had been living in constant fear.

After all, Tianwu Mountain has been extremely weak during this period, and a single misstep could lead to its complete destruction.

Upon seeing Qin Wu and the others return, Li Lingfeng couldn't help but ask, "Have you resolved the Zhou family's matter?"

Many disciples nodded excitedly: "In front of Senior Brother Qin, those Zhou family members are nothing but clay chickens and earthen dogs, and they will be dealt with quickly."

"That's right. If you haven't seen it with your own eyes, you probably can't even imagine how powerful Senior Brother Qin is."

Many disciples spoke excitedly, but some calm ones said, "We found the situation in the Zhou family to be extremely unusual after we went there."

Zhou Yan also stepped forward and said, "That's true. I have some understanding of the strength of our Zhou family."

Previously, our Zhou family only had five or six martial artists at the True Self Realm. But this time, not only has the number of martial artists at the True Self Realm increased significantly, but the number of martial artists below the True Self Realm who have reached the True Qi Realm is also terrifyingly high.

Most importantly, the Zhou family still has another master.

Upon hearing the last sentence, Li Lingfeng involuntarily looked towards Qin Wu, wanting to hear Qin Wu's answer.

The Zhou family is quite powerful. Although they can't compare to Tianwu Mountain, it's still just a family. You can imagine what kind of existence such a family must be to be called the master.

Qin Wu nodded, then said, "The Zhou family does indeed have a master behind them, and not only that..."

Their master probably arrived at the Zhou family's house shortly after we left.

"You saw it?" Li Lingfeng asked in a deep voice.

Qin Wu shook his head and said directly, "I didn't see it, but that was my intuition."

"This..." Li Lingfeng was speechless for a moment. In his opinion, intuition was completely unreliable.

But seeing Qin Wu's extremely determined gaze, he didn't say anything more.

Qin Wu's actions over this period had already shattered his expectations of ordinary martial artists, so even though Qin Wu's words sounded like those of a madman, he didn't refute them. Despite having many questions in his mind, he still listened to what Qin Wu said.

"So, what do you think of the strength of the Zhou family's master?" Li Lingfeng asked.

Qin Wu considered it for a moment, then gave an answer: "Above the True Martial Realm."

These words immediately caused Li Lingfeng to gasp in shock. Even at the peak of their Tianwu Mountain, there were very few beings above the True Martial Realm.

Not to mention the now-declining Tianwu Mountain, where only their sect leader possesses the True Martial Realm.

"If that's the case, then it's going to be very troublesome. Right now, the three passes of my Great Zhou are under attack, and the demon race outside the Great Zhou is willing to pay any price to take them over. If a being above the True Martial Realm were to appear at this time, it could be a catastrophe for my Great Zhou."

After considering for a while, Li Lingfeng made up his mind and said, "I will send a message by carrier pigeon to inform the sect leader and the others. Every time a being above the True Martial Realm appears, it could be a catastrophic disaster for the Great Zhou. We absolutely cannot sit idly by."

After saying that, Li Lingfeng turned and left.

With this matter resolved, everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief. Qin Wu was no exception. Although the Zhou family master still harbored resentment in his heart, for the time being, he posed no significant threat.

After this period of time, his cultivation level increased again, and his trip to the Zhou family was not without its rewards. After dealing with the Zhou family, they still managed to find some rare and precious materials, and Qin Wu also received a share of the spoils.

Since that's the case, he naturally plans to digest all the newly acquired rare and precious materials during this period before heading to the Guiyuan Sword Realm.

After all, he now knows that the strength of the True Martial Realm is probably much stronger than he imagined. Even if he killed a half-step True Martial Realm martial artist before, he might not be able to gain any advantage when facing a true True Martial Realm martial artist.

At this moment, the entire Guiyuan Sword Realm was filled with a solemn and murderous atmosphere.

The Thunder Sword Ancestor's face was extremely grim. So much time had passed, yet Huang Quan still hadn't returned. What this meant was almost self-evident.

He found it utterly unbelievable. Qin Wu was just a young man in his early twenties. Although he had some talent, how could he kill someone who was already at the half-step True Martial Realm?

At the same time, he was extremely dissatisfied with the Sword Master of Raging Waves. If it weren't for the Sword Ancestor of Raging Waves, how could Huang Quan have gotten out? But now it's all too late.

The Thunder Sword Ancestor was well aware of the Thunder Sword Ancestor's thoughts. During his observation, after discovering that Huang Quan had not yet returned, he had similar suspicions.

However, the shock he felt was even greater than that of the Thunder Sword Master.

The Thunder Sword Master didn't know much about Qin Wu, but he was different; in fact, he had watched Qin Wu grow step by step.

Although he spent most of his time in seclusion, the information about Qin Wu, in great detail, was all in the dossier, enough for him to know everything about Qin Wu.

Qin Wu has only been around for less than two years, yet in that short time, he has actually gained the strength to threaten someone at the half-step True Martial Realm.

The mere thought of such a situation made him feel physically upright. If possible, he would never offend such a terrifying being with unparalleled potential for the sake of a woman.

But it was too late now. The two sides were already mortal enemies, so he absolutely could not let Qin Wu continue to live.

However, he no longer had the ability to take action against Qin Wu, and as for asking the Thunder Sword Master to intervene, he knew very well that it was an impossible task.

Currently, within the Guiyuan Sword Realm, there is only one qualified sword master: the Thunderclap Sword Master.

Before he truly broke through to become a True Martial Realm warrior, his title of "Master of the Raging Waves Sword" was merely a nominal one.

Even though he is now only one step away from a breakthrough and could cross it at any time, it is still a world away. No one knows when he will break through. Maybe it will be the next second, maybe it will be the next month, or even the next year.

"It seems we have no choice but to let Qin Wu live a little longer."

He murmured, his eyes filled with resentment.

They no longer have the ability to take action against Qin Wu in the Guiyuan Sword Realm. The only way to truly take action against Qin Wu is to wait for the return of the many powerful Guiyuan Sword Realm experts who went to the Three Gates.

For a moment, all parties seemed to fall into a state of calm.

The message sent by carrier pigeon from Tianwu Mountain quickly reached a giant pass.

Above the massive pass, three large characters appeared: "Luanhai Pass".

Many powerful figures from Tianwu Mountain were gathered here. Below the Chaotic Pass, the ground was littered with corpses, and even inside the city walls above the pass, the scene was the same. The earth had long been stained a dark red, and the sky was filled with an eerie atmosphere, obscuring the sun.

The Lord of Tianwu Mountain opened the message sent by carrier pigeon, and upon reading its contents, his expression immediately changed.

Seeing the change in the mountain lord's expression, Cang Xuanwu asked in confusion, "Mountain lord, what's wrong?"

The Lord of Tianwu Mountain remained silent, simply handing the letter to Cang Xuanwu. Cang Xuanwu looked inside with a puzzled expression, and soon his face also became extremely grave, even grim: "A being above the Tianwu Realm—are there still such powerful individuals within the Great Zhou Empire?"

"Who knows?" the Lord of Tianwu Mountain said in a deep voice. "Qin Wu is a talented kid, but his strength is ultimately limited. Perhaps the master of the Zhou family is not above the True Martial Realm. He should only be a True Martial Realm expert."

But given that kid's knowledge, it's unlikely that an ordinary True Martial Realm expert would have such a misconception, which is enough to prove that this person is very likely a true peak True Martial Realm martial artist.

The only thing I can think of is that a peak True Martial Realm martial artist is performing a ritual; he's trying to break through and advance further, beyond the True Martial Realm.

Upon hearing this, Cang Xuanwu's expression became even more unpleasant than before.

A being willing to sacrifice blood to reach the True Martial Realm is a huge threat to the entire Great Zhou Dynasty.