Chapter 422 - Chapter 423: Chapter 392: Desolate Martial Artist_1 (1/2)

Chapter 423: Chapter 392: Desolate Martial Artist_1

“Excellent!”

Xu Mu nodded, admitting it was he who had dealt with the Black Bear Spirit.

“Thank you, my lord, for saving our lives! Thank you for your mercy! Kneel down, everyone!”

With the old man’s prestige, the villagers knelt down one by one, thanking Xu Mu loudly.

With so many people kneeling, and Xu Mu having no mana to help them up, all he could do was let them continue to kowtow in thanks.

From the boy, Xu Mu learned that the old man was the village chief and also the most respected elder in the village.

Once the crowd had calmed down, Xu Mu pulled the village chief aside, and asked about the Black Bear Spirit and the Wilderness Martial Artists.

Compared to the boy, the village chief naturally knew much more.

According to him, the so-called Wilderness Martial Artists referred to cultivators who used monster beast blood to cultivate, which gave them strength far beyond that of ordinary people.

And a monster beast was a type of powerful beast, most of which lived in the wilderness.

Only city dwellers had the resources to cultivate martial arts, which is why the boy had said it was the city people who had changed.

Using monster beast blood for cultivation was likely the primary cultivation system in this world, which greatly piqued Xu Mu’s interest.

Unfortunately, the village chief didn’t know much about the monster beasts and the wilderness. Even though he had lived for decades, the furthest he had ever gone was a nearby town. Everything he knew was hearsay.

He knew even less about the Black Bear Spirit.

He only knew that it had suddenly appeared a year before, continuously attacking nearby villages.

At first, the villagers gathered hunters, hoping to kill it using traps and arrows. However, they suffered heavy casualties without injuring the beast in the slightest.

The woman’s husband had died during one of these attempts.

Latterly, a few villages collected money to hire another Wilderness Martial Artist. However, after receiving the payment, he disappeared without a trace, leaving it unclear whether he was killed or had simply run off.

It was from this Wilderness Martial Artist that they got some information on the Black Bear Spirit.

According to him, the Black Bear Spirit was a martial artist who had been driven mad through cultivation.

As for how he went mad, what changes occurred after that, and why he started to kill and eat people, the Wilderness Martial Artist didn’t go into detail.

They had also reported it to the county office, but all the official had said was, “We know,” and there was no follow-up.

Besides this information, Xu Mu also learned about the nearby areas from the village chief.

He learned that he was in the territory of Larnhill County, Buck Nation, and that their closest county seat was LeFeng City.

As the time unknowingly passed, when Xu Mu was satisfied with his inquiries, the sky had completely brightened.

“I need to head to the county seat, so I’ll take my leave.”

Seeing as it was already daylight and he had acquired the information he needed, Xu Mu decided to leave without delay.

“You have slain the monster that haunted our village. You are a great benefactor to us, and we haven’t had a chance to thank you properly. You can’t just leave!”

The village’s chief, naturally not willing to see Xu Mu leave, insisted that he stay to show their gratitude.

Xu Mu was unable to refuse, especially when the woman added her voice to the request. So, he agreed to have a meal before leaving.