Wounded

Yi Yun had already been exerting all his strength to absorb the Savage Bone's energy today, but he had never expected the energy to be this fierce.

By Yi Yun's estimate, he should have needed at least five or six days to completely absorb the energy within this Savage Bone.

But now, the energy Yi Yun had absorbed in just a few seconds was already greater than what he had absorbed over two or three days combined!

Could this be the result of opening his meridians?

Feeling the heat in his meridians, Yi Yun suddenly understood.

This was the first time Yi Yun had absorbed Savage Bone energy since breaking through to the Mortal Blood Fourth Layer Meridian Realm!

Before this, Yi Yun's meridians had been blocked. He could only rely on his physical body to absorb the energy within the Savage Bone. The energy his body could contain was extremely limited, and Yi Yun would soon be full.

But once his meridians were unblocked, everything was different. Meridians were channels through which Yuan Qi circulated, and their capacity for energy was far beyond what the physical body could compare with.

Meridians were like energy highways. Yi Yun reaching the Mortal Blood Fourth Layer Meridian Realm was like opening the energy highways within his body.

Originally, the Savage Bone's energy had seeped slowly into Yi Yun's body. But now, the energy was equivalent to charging straight into his body through the highways of his meridians. The two were completely incomparable.

After all, Yi Yun had never received systematic martial knowledge. He had no idea how great the difference was. Thus, in a moment of carelessness, he injured himself—and severely at that. His meridians had only just been expanded and opened a few days ago. How could they withstand such a powerful surge of energy?

With this single burst, he had basically drained all the essence remaining in the Cold Python Savage Bones!

"There's such a thing... Absorbing too much energy and ending up like this—I've been wronged by fate."

Yi Yun felt that his luck was terrible. All the meridians in his body felt as if they were about to snap. It was like going to eat a grand seafood feast, only to end up in the hospital with a bloated, indigestion-stricken stomach.

In fact, if energy grew strong enough, it really could burst a person's meridians.

This was nothing new in the martial world. A mortal might eat aged medicinal herbs, fail to digest them, and die. A martial artist might swallow a Savage Bone Relic that they could not digest and explode on the spot.

That was truly a pathetic way to die. In Yi Yun's view, it felt no different from eating until one's stomach burst and dying from it.

Yi Yun only felt as if his insides were on fire. His throat turned sweet, and a mouthful of blood spilled out.

"Hey, little monkey, what are you lying on the ground for? Playing dead so you don't have to work?"

A dark-faced man cursed irritably. This man had a son named Big Head, and a few days ago, he had used "Big Head" to berate Yi Yun.

"Damn it, can't you hear me talking?" Big Head's Father saw that Yi Yun was still lying on the ground and immediately flew into a rage. He threw down his ax and was just about to come over and kick Yi Yun a few times when he noticed that Yi Yun's face was deathly pale and his body was trembling faintly. Blood was even flowing from his nostrils and ears.

Big Head's Father was stunned!

Something had happened!

Although Big Head's Father was no good man—his mouth was vicious, and he loved snatching other people's things—he would still panic when he truly saw someone about to die.

"Hurry up and report this to the people above. Tell them someone's about to die."

Big Head's Father said this to one of his companions.

He was not cursing Yi Yun to die. Yi Yun was already bleeding from all seven orifices. Could anyone bleed from all seven orifices and not die?

In the Lian Clan, medical conditions were practically nonexistent. Supplies were desperately scarce, and the clan members had weak resistance. Under such circumstances, even contracting Typhoid Fever could cost someone their life, let alone bleeding from all seven orifices.

In Big Head's Father's eyes, Yi Yun was certain to die!

"Hey, little monkey, don't die here, alright? If you're going to die, at least move somewhere else..." Big Head's Father said this as he reached out to grab Yi Yun. But the instant he touched Yi Yun's hand, he felt as if his own hand had been burned by fire, making him let out a miserable howl. His body toppled backward, and he landed squarely on the firewood pile. His head nearly struck the red-hot cauldron. If he had really hit it, his life would have been as good as over.

Even so, Big Head's Father still had a lock of hair singed off. His face turned ashen with fright. It seemed that some kind of thing had just followed his hand into his body through his contact with Yi Yun.

"What the hell was that?" Big Head's Father was startled. This was too bizarre, like being bitten by a snake. The hand with which he had touched Yi Yun was still trembling.

"What happened? What happened?" Several other able-bodied laborers hurried over.

Still shaken, Big Head's Father said, "I don't know if this kid's been possessed by a ghost. We'd better hurry and notify Young Master Lian."

As Big Head's Father spoke, an able-bodied laborer tending the fire hurried off to report it.

Big Head's Father thought for a moment, then said to Yi Yun somewhat fearfully, "Hey, monkey... No, I mean, little brother, what's wrong with you? You have to hold on. I've already sent someone to get help. The clan doctor will be here soon."

Although Big Head's Father said this, he knew that the clan had only one doctor, and that it was practically impossible for him to come and save Yi Yun.

That doctor was almost exclusively in the service of the clan's upper echelons. Otherwise, with more than a thousand households in the clan all looking to him for treatment, how could he possibly keep up? Even if he could, there would not be enough medicinal herbs. The Lian Clan's medicinal materials were extremely precious.

Thus, when poor families fell ill, they could only rely on themselves to endure it. If they could not endure it, they simply let nature take its course. After all, their lives were cheap.

"Little brother, I was greedy before and snatched your porridge to eat. Don't blame me, alright?"

Big Head's Father had no idea that Zhang Yuxian had taken a liking to Yi Yun. Seeing that Yi Yun probably could not hold on much longer, he tried to comfort him before his "death," worried that Yi Yun would turn into a ghost and seek revenge after dying.

Most of the people in the Great Wilderness were deeply superstitious. This was probably because their lives were too bitter, so they needed a spiritual anchor. They believed that evil people went to hell after death, while good people ascended to paradise. Even the poor had hope of reincarnation after death—perhaps they would be born into a good family in their next life.

Yi Yun was so exasperated he nearly laughed. I'm not even dead yet, and you're already cursing me like this.

But speaking of it, this had certainly taught him a lesson. Absorbing too much Savage Bone Essence really could kill him.

To end up in such a state today was truly rotten luck. What did it mean for joy to turn into sorrow? He was the perfect example of joy turning into sorrow right now.

While Yi Yun's meridians were injured and he was bleeding from all seven orifices, Lian Chengyu also received the news at the Clan Elder's compound in the Lian Clan. The person who reported it was Zhao Tiezhu.

"Young Master Lian, hehe, that kid called Yi Yun suddenly looks like he's about to kick the bucket! I heard he's been possessed by a ghost, and then blood started spurting from his nose and mouth!"

Hearing that something had happened to Yi Yun, Zhao Tiezhu was delighted. Who told you to win Lord Lian's favor? This is what you get!

"Oh?"

Lian Chengyu had originally been practicing his punches. At Zhao Tiezhu's words, his movements paused slightly, and a trace of delight flashed through his eyes.

As for being possessed by a ghost, Lian Chengyu thought that was merely the foolish view of those ignorant commoners. He was certain that Yi Yun had ended up like this because of the intersecting effects of the Cold Python Savage Bones' cold energy and the Blood Dissolving Pill.

This kid's time has come!