Inside Guan Lie's study at Tiger Might Martial Arts School.
Guan Lie took off his shirt and sat cross-legged on the couch. Xie Changmin pressed a hand against his back. Guan Lie's skin was flushed red, and his body trembled faintly.
Pfft!
Suddenly, Guan Lie spat out a mouthful of blood, and the redness over his body swiftly faded.
Xie Changmin withdrew his hand and gathered his energy, ending the technique.
Guan Lie slowly exhaled and likewise withdrew his energy. His complexion had returned to normal, no longer as pale as before.
"The inner force of the Eagle Claw Technique is truly overbearing. It rampaged through my body. If it hadn't been for Senior Brother, I really wouldn't have been able to suppress it!"
Xie Changmin washed his hands in the basin beside him, took a towel and dried them as he said, "When you have time, you should make a trip back to Danshi Mountain Buddhist Monastery. To advance to Dan Jin, you need to cultivate a Dan Jin technique. That's where you suffered a loss. If you had cultivated a Dan Jin technique, you wouldn't have been injured by a single blow!"
Guan Lie nodded solemnly. "All right. I'll find time to go back."
After getting dressed, he looked at Xie Changmin and asked, "Senior Brother, are you really going with Luo Jiangyan?"
Xie Changmin nodded. "From the moment I showed myself, I could no longer stay in Yunyang. I have to leave. Wu Changfeng will soon receive the news and come after me!"
Guan Lie looked apologetic. "It all began because of me, Senior Brother..."
"This has nothing to do with you!"
Xie Changmin waved his hand. Tossing away the towel, a chilling gleam flickered in his eyes as he said slowly, "Even if he didn't come,