Now, not only could strangers not detect any flaws, but even those who were extremely familiar with Pan Ping would likely be utterly unable to perceive the slightest imperfection.
Liu Chen mercilessly swept Pan Ping's corpse, along with the nearby soil, and even the shattered fragments of the mushroom Gu house, like autumn winds sweeping fallen leaves. He scraped three feet deep, collecting everything into a Third Rank storage Gu, to prevent anyone from finding any clues.
Among the Gu worms Liu Chen refined from Pan Ping, besides the Single Blade Gu, there were five other Gu worms: a Third Rank Saber-Drawing Gu, a Second Rank Saber Qi Gu, a Third Rank Medicine Fragrance Gu, a Third Rank Earth Escape Gu, and a Bookworm.
It contained some not-so-precious secret recipes and some details of his life, but no information worth noting.
"Hei Family or Ma Family? No, I'll go to the Fei Family first!" Liu Chen pondered to himself, "I'll go find Ma Hong Yun, who is still named Fei Cai for now, and get his treasure chest first."
Without further ado, Liu Chen looked up at the gradually rising sun and unhesitatingly decided to leave this place, heading straight in the direction of the Fei Family.
"How many waves has this been?" Liu Chen mused to himself, standing on this plain littered with wolf corpses, with a Wind Wolf Hundred Beast King beside him. He couldn't help but exclaim, "No wonder Wolf King Chang Shan Yin was able to make a name for himself!"
On his way to the Fei Family, Liu Chen had already encountered four wolf pack attacks. Each wolf pack numbered in the hundreds. Although these wolves didn't pose a significant threat to him, they caused him a lot of trouble.
To deal with these wolf packs, Liu Chen had to spend a lot of time and effort hunting them. During this process, the Rank 1 Sword Embryo Gu in his Aperture also continuously improved. After constantly being fed fresh blood, the original Rank 1 Sword Embryo Gu finally successfully advanced to a Second Rank Blood Flow Sword Embryo Gu.
Liu Chen estimated that if he continued at this pace, by the time the Hero Assembly concluded, he should be able to re-refine a Rank Five Blood Sword Gu.
However, acquiring this Blood Sword Gu was not easy. Only after killing the first three waves of wolves did Liu Chen finally obtain a Wolf Taming Gu. With this Wolf Taming Gu, he was able to enslave the wolf king of this wolf pack and use it as his mount.
The Northern Plains are flat and vast, stretching as far as the eye can see, almost without end. Moreover, the Yuan Spring in the Northern Plains gushes forth violently, but its duration is very short, lasting only a few years.
Therefore, most tribes in the Northern Plains live a nomadic life, rarely settling in one place.
In such an environment, finding the Fei Family Tribe was not an easy task. Liu Chen couldn't help but feel a headache, but he didn't give up and continued to move steadily towards his goal.
Riding on the Wind Wolf Hundred Beast King, Liu Chen felt his speed greatly enhanced.
At the same time, countless Kites, like a flock of white spirits, drifted across the sky. Even Gu Masters would find it difficult to detect these Paper Kite Gu. These paper cranes were Liu Chen's scouts; they were dispersed high in the surrounding sky, gathering information for him.
Not long after, Liu Chen discovered a tribal gathering from the Kite's perception. From a distance, it was bustling with people and extremely lively. Judging by its scale, it seemed to be formed by five or six small tribes gathered together.
Liu Chen's heart stirred, and he immediately ordered the Hundred Beast King beneath him to accelerate. Wind wolves are synonymous with speed; its four hooves moved like a swift wind, rapidly galloping.
Upon arriving at the entrance of the tribal gathering, the Gu Masters on guard saw Liu Chen alone and checked their wanted posters. After confirming there were no issues, they showed respectful smiles to Liu Chen and invited him into the market.
As soon as Liu Chen stepped into the market, a thin Rank 1 Gu Master appeared beside him. The Gu Master had a fawning smile on his face and said to Liu Chen, "Sir, do you need this humble one to help look after your mount? If you give me one primal stone, I guarantee I will feed it the best beast meat."
"Here are two primal stones for you. My Wind Wolf is entrusted to your care. If you don't serve it well, I'll let it eat you!" Liu Chen looked at the Gu Master before him with a cold expression. This Gu Master was clearly someone who specialized in this kind of business.
Liu Chen unhesitatingly pulled out two primal stones from his embrace and casually tossed them to the Gu Master. The primal stones arced through the air and landed precisely in the Gu Master's hand.
The Gu Master quickly caught the primal stones, a fawning smile on his face, and kept saying, "Yes, yes, yes, this humble one will definitely serve this magnificent wolf king diligently, even more so than caring for my own father!"
Liu Chen said fiercely, "That had better be true! This Wind Wolf is my treasure. If anything happens to it, I will absolutely not let you off!" With that, he turned and left, leaving the Gu Master standing there, trembling.
He was Pan Ping now, naturally not a pleasant-faced fellow, so he had to act more fiercely.
The Gu Master watched Liu Chen's retreating back, secretly lamenting in his heart. He could tell at a glance that this Wind Wolf was extraordinary; it was a Hundred Beast King! Anyone who could control a Hundred Beast King must at least be a Three-Cycle Gu Master. And he himself was merely a Rank 1 Gu Master, so how could he dare to be the slightest bit negligent?
The Gu Master carefully led the Wind Wolf into the room specifically for mounts. The room was filled with a faint herbal fragrance, clearly prepared specifically to soothe these mounts.
The market was bustling with people and extremely noisy, with various Northern Plains specialties displayed in dazzling array. The people of the Northern Plains were fierce in character, and conflicts between tribes were constant, so slave trading was also exceptionally popular. Members of defeated tribes naturally became slaves of the victors.
However, Liu Chen had little interest in these slaves and specialties being sold. He searched around the gathering and finally found an inconspicuous black mushroom Gu house.
This type of Gu house was a black market tacitly allowed by various tribes in the Northern Plains market, specifically for trading all sorts of illicit items. This included Blood Path gu materials, soul transactions, and the most common intelligence trading.
When Liu Chen arrived at the entrance of the Gu house, the guards on duty stopped him and explained, "Sir, please show your True Essence. Only powerhouses above Three-Cycle Gu Master are allowed to enter here."
Upon hearing this, Liu Chen smiled slightly and then condensed a trace of disguised Golden True Essence in his hand, showing it to the guard.
Seeing this, the guard's face showed surprise, and he quickly bowed and said, "My apologies, Sir, please enter." Clearly, he had not expected Liu Chen to be a Rank Four Gu Master, and immediately opened the entrance to the black mushroom Gu house.