Fighting Character Secret of the Nine Secrets

Hearing Jiang Taixu say this, Lu Zhou knew that he wanted to pass on the Fighting Character Secret.

He likely intended to make it a condition for asking Lu Zhou to use the Lihuo Furnace to rescue him.

Besides that, he might have had another thought: regardless of whether Lu Zhou ultimately saved him, the Fighting Character Secret would not die out with him.

Setting aside the contributions he had made to humanity in the original story, Jiang Taixu's broad-mindedness and way of conducting himself alone made Lu Zhou regard him even more favorably.

"Passing on the technique can wait. I'll get you out first!"

As Lu Zhou spoke, without waiting for another transmission from him, he had already brought forth the Lihuo Furnace, making it bloom with dazzling divine radiance.

With Lu Zhou's current cultivation, it was naturally impossible for him to unleash the Lihuo Furnace's full might. Even draining him dry would not be enough.

Fortunately, he had prepared for this long before entering Purple Mountain.

He had already transferred all the source he had left—several tens of thousands of jin—into the Lihuo Furnace.

After that source was refined by the Lihuo Furnace, it was still insufficient for Lu Zhou to unleash its full power.

However, it was enough to send forth a ray of light and carve a temporary human-shaped doorway into the rock wall, allowing Lu Zhou to rescue Jiang Taixu.

What happened next was indeed exactly as Lu Zhou had expected.

The Lihuo Furnace let out a hum as laws intertwined. Those laws transformed into a ray of light that slashed toward the rock wall where Jiang Taixu was trapped, opening a human-shaped doorway.

Lu Zhou saw a withered, corpse-like figure, skin stretched over bones like a skeleton, fall stiffly through the opened human-shaped doorway.

Lu Zhou hurried forward and caught him before he hit the ground.

Light. He was far too light.

That was Lu Zhou's first feeling after catching the figure!

"Th-thank you..."

These words were still transmitted by the God King through Divine Sense.

He was too weak—so weak that he no longer had the strength to speak.

"God King, there's no need to say more. I have sacred spring and some Minor Medicine Kings. I'll help you recover some Divine Power first."

As Lu Zhou spoke, he carefully laid the God King's shriveled, corpse-like body flat upon a Boulder.

Then, with a thought, he took roughly two jin of Empress Sacred Spring from the Qiankun Pearl.

Jiang Taixu's body was far too depleted. It had to be nourished with sacred spring first, so that the Minor Medicine Kings could better save him.

Two years ago, when Lu Zhou had entered the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land, he had secretly taken away more than twenty jin of Empress Sacred Spring.

Though he had repeatedly conserved it over the past two years, he only had around ten jin left now.

It could be said that taking out two jin of sacred spring at once to nourish Jiang Taixu's withered body was truly a massive expenditure!

Lu Zhou had long been considering urging Ye Fan to make another trip to the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land once matters in the Northern Region were settled, so he could obtain more sacred spring.

This stuff was extremely useful to him.

Lu Zhou could never have too much of it.

Inside the cave, Lu Zhou dripped the sacred spring into Jiang Taixu's mouth, drop by drop.

Throughout the process, Lu Zhou also mobilized the Divine Power within his body, doing his utmost to help Jiang Taixu digest the energy contained in the sacred spring so he could recover more quickly.

After Lu Zhou had fed Jiang Taixu all two jin or so of sacred spring, Jiang Taixu's withered body finally began to show obvious signs of vitality.

A sheen appeared on his body, and his frame became slightly fuller than before.

At the very least, he no longer looked so horrifying that every single bone was clearly visible.

At this point, Lu Zhou began taking out Minor Medicine Kings one after another.

Only spirit medicines more than ten thousand years old—at least forty to fifty thousand years old—were qualified to be called Minor Medicine Kings.

Though Minor Medicine Kings could not compare to true Medicine Kings that had grown for eighty to ninety thousand years and could extend the lifespan of Sacred Lord-level figures by four hundred years,

their medicinal potency was still remarkably powerful.

If Lu Zhou lacked medicinal potency, he would make up for it with quantity.

He believed that after Jiang Taixu absorbed the medicinal power of these Minor Medicine Kings, he would surely recover!

The lid of the Lihuo Divine Furnace shot into the air as Lu Zhou tossed ten Minor Medicine Kings into it in succession.

Lihuo flames blazed fiercely within the furnace. Before long, the ten Minor Medicine Kings were refined into a fist-sized mass of pure medicinal liquid that glittered with violet-gold divine light.

In an instant, a rich medicinal fragrance rose up. Lu Zhou merely took one breath and felt as though he were about to drift away like an immortal.

The Divine Power within his body surged and became extraordinarily active.

To prevent the medicinal properties from dissipating, Lu Zhou quickly mobilized the Divine Power within his body and sent the entire mass of violet-gold medicinal liquid into the God King's body.

After that, Lu Zhou continued expending his own Divine Power to help the God King refine and absorb the medicinal liquid.

About half an hour later, Lu Zhou once again heard the God King transmit his voice to him.

"Thank you, little friend Lu. I've recovered somewhat and can refine the medicinal liquid on my own now. There is no need for you to keep expending your Divine Power for me!"

The fact that his transmission was no longer intermittent and weak showed that Jiang Taixu's condition had indeed improved considerably.

Seeing this, Lu Zhou did as he said.

He sat cross-legged nearby and took out another Purple Gold Ginseng, cutting off an extremely small piece of root and swallowing it.

Before long, Lu Zhou had fully replenished all his conditions.

Lu Zhou looked toward Jiang Taixu and saw that his body had become fuller still. His condition had clearly improved greatly, though he would probably need some more time before regaining the ability to move.

Seeing this, Lu Zhou continued waiting quietly.

About half a day later, Lu Zhou heard a heartbeat that sounded like pounding war drums.

He looked over and saw Jiang Taixu suddenly float upward while lying flat. Radiance shot toward the heavens from his body, and that drum-like heartbeat was coming from Jiang Taixu himself.

Under Lu Zhou's gaze, Jiang Taixu's body began filling out again at a visible rate.

His hair, withered like dead grass, began to move without wind. After a stream of radiance flowed over it, Jiang Taixu's hair regained its luster as well.

Before long, the God King opened his eyes. The instant he did, the cave became brighter, as though two blazing suns had suddenly appeared within it.

Jiang Taixu looked at Lu Zhou. The first thing he did after recovering was bow to him.

"Thank you, little friend, for saving my life today. Jiang will remember this kindness forever. This is my God King Token. Holding this token is equivalent to meeting me personally. I give it to you today!"

Lu Zhou did not decline. Smiling, he accepted the God King Token and put it away.

At the same time, Lu Zhou asked,

"How does the God King feel now?"

Jiang Taixu nodded and said with a smile,

"Though I have not fully recovered, I am much better now. As long as I recuperate for some more time, there should be no major problem!"

"That's good! I still have some Minor Medicine Kings. God King, would you—"

Before Lu Zhou could finish, Jiang Taixu waved his hand and refused.

Lu Zhou had already spent a great deal to save him. Now that he had recovered somewhat, he could not possibly continue consuming Lu Zhou's resources.

He knew full well how precious Minor Medicine Kings and sacred spring were.

Jiang Taixu changed the subject, then pointed a finger at Lu Zhou.

In an instant, everything concerning the Fighting Character Secret immediately surfaced in Lu Zhou's mind.

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