Saving Someone (Seeking Collection)

In the room.

The lights were dim.

Mu Canglong lay on the bed, looking haggard, having already fainted.

On his cheeks, dark runes resembling tadpoles wriggled like living things, giving a horrifying impression.

Mu Piaomiao stood by the bed, her face full of anxiety. "Junior brother... how is he?"

Fang Xi had his right hand on Mu Canglong's wrist, seemingly taking his pulse.

In reality, he was secretly channeling strands of pure Evergreen Art Magical Power into Mu Canglong's body.

Based on his experiments in the cultivation world, cultivators' Magical Power should have a decent effect in dispelling curse power.

About thirty breaths later.

"Ugh..."

Mu Canglong's eyelids twitched violently, and he suddenly opened his eyes. "I..."

"Daddy!"

Mu Piaomiao cried tears of joy.

"Master Mu, how are you feeling?"

Fang Xi withdrew his fingers and asked calmly.

This treatment had consumed a lot of his Magical Power, but he showed no outward signs of it.

"I'm alright..." Mu Canglong couldn't understand and looked at his daughter.

Fang Xi, being very considerate, stepped out, giving the father and daughter some time to talk.

After walking out of the room, a graceful figure immediately greeted him. "Young Master... I'm so glad you're alright."

Bai He's eyes were red, and her voice was choked with tears.

In the past few days, the Young Master had said he was going out to find supplies, but he never returned, nearly scaring her to death.

Nowadays, monsters roamed the city from time to time, and Bai He was terrified the Young Master might fall into their hands.

Fortunately, this pillar of strength had finally returned.

"Don't worry, I'm fine..."

Fang Xi glanced around and saw the coarse grain steamed buns in Bai He's hand, smiling. "What? You prepared food for me too?"

"Sister Piaomiao said we need to be frugal and not waste... Young Master, please bear with it."

Bai He looked at the coarse grain steamed buns in her hand, feeling a little embarrassed.

The Fang Xi of the past always enjoyed the best, and even his maid's palate had become picky.

It was rather pathetic that they had fallen to such a state.

However, humans are highly adaptable creatures, and Bai He had quickly adjusted.

After all, before being sold to the Fang family, she had experienced a period of hardship.

"Mm."

Fang Xi didn't comment but didn't start eating the coarse grain steamed bun either.

He casually asked a few more questions and found that monsters appeared very infrequently near the city walls of Black Stone City.

Conversely, the farther into the city center they went, the more monsters there were, and they didn't strictly adhere to the pattern of being active at night and resting during the day.

'It seems the giant demon tree in the city center is indeed the Demon's weak point...'

'And those who knew what they were doing wisely hid at the edge of Black Stone City, allowing them to survive for a while.'

Fang Xi, having obtained important information, pondered this in his mind.

Just then, he saw Tang Xuan carrying a few steamed buns and entering Wu Ji's room.

It seemed Wu Ji's wife, a very beautiful woman, also lived there.

"This is Senior Brother Tang bringing food to Miss Bai... Miss Bai is so pitiful. Not only did her family die in the demon disaster, but she was also forcibly taken by that man surnamed Wu and publicly declared his wife..."

Seeing Fang Xi's gaze, Bai He quickly explained.

"I didn't expect Wu Ji to be that kind of person."

Fang Xi remarked, not taking it too seriously.

In Black Stone City today, there were countless people in worse situations than Miss Bai.

Just then.

The door behind him opened, and Mu Piaomiao came out. "Senior... Senior Brother... My father is asking you to come in!"

"Alright!"

Fang Xi nodded at Bai He and walked into the room.

In the room.

Mu Canglong was leaning against the bed, looking at Fang Xi, who had entered, with surprise on his face. "You've already broken through to the Black Cloud realm?!"

Although his daughter had told him about recent events, Mu Canglong still found it hard to believe.

Not only had he broken through incredibly fast, but he could even kill powerful enemies of the same level after breaking through!

He even claimed to be able to cure the poison of demonic curses!

This disciple's talent was simply astonishing, even carrying a hint of mystery.

"Exactly!"

Fang Xi nodded.

In this world, he didn't need to act too cautiously.

After all, Martial Hall Masters were absolute upper-class figures in Black Stone City.

"Good, good, good! My White Cloud Martial Arts School finally has a successor! I'm prepared to entrust the position of Martial Hall Master and my daughter to you..."

Mu Canglong's face flushed with excitement.

"Wait!"

Fang Xi quickly waved his hand, not wanting to take on these burdens. "Does Master Mu still wish to be cured of the severe poison within?"

"Sigh..." Mu Canglong sighed. "I know my own condition. This curse comes from a powerful demon... My Qi and Blood cannot dispel it. I've come to terms with it. To see a disciple inherit my legacy before I die is already a wish fulfilled..."

"Cough, cough... Master Mu, there's no need to be so disheartened," Fang Xi coughed. "I have a spirit pill here that can cure all poisons... I spent a full thousand taels of gold to buy it from a traveling merchant. Would Master Mu like to try it?"

He had previously purchased a 'Clear Spirit Pill' to help digest the demon meat. That Fellow Daoist Zhuo Luting had praised it to the heavens.

At this moment, he couldn't help but feel a desire to test it.

After all, Fang Xi was somewhat wary of the 'curse power' of Demon, and he needed a willing Martial Hall Master to test it to determine if the pill medicines from the cultivation world were effective.

Besides, he and Mu Canglong had some rapport, and he didn't want to see this person die before his eyes.

"A thousand taels?"

Mu Canglong's mouth twitched.

His entire fortune might not even be worth a thousand taels of gold.

However, thinking of Fang Xi's reputation, he actually believed him.

This prodigal son might actually spend a high price to buy a small pill of unknown origin!

When he saw the medicine bottle in Fang Xi's hand, Mu Canglong believed him even more.

The medicine bottle was carved from a single piece of fine jade. In the mortal world, it was an unparalleled treasure, perhaps only found in the imperial palace of Da Liang.

Such a jade bottle must contain an extraordinary pill.

The Clear Spirit Pill was emerald green all over and emitted a faint fragrance.

Just by taking a whiff, Mu Canglong felt his spirit slightly invigorated. "It seems you met a true eccentric who travels the world!"

"Please take the medicine, Master Mu."

Fang Xi moved behind Mu Canglong, placing a palm on his back.

Since he was a test subject, he naturally needed to monitor him in real-time.

Otherwise, how could it be called a drug test?

"Haha... Come on!" Mu Canglong was unconcerned. After all, he had already resigned himself to death and saw everything with a detached perspective.

He swallowed the Clear Spirit Pill in one gulp and began to quietly feel its effects.

"Hmm?!"

Fang Xi watched everything, his expression shifting slightly.

After the time it took for an incense stick to burn.

Mu Canglong's expression suddenly became extremely pained. He opened his mouth and spat out a mass of black blood.

Hiss!

On the bluestone slab beside the bed, a corroded mark suddenly appeared.

Mu Canglong's pained expression eased considerably, and the curse marks on his face began to slowly recede.

"Sigh..."

Fang Xi withdrew his hand, looked out the window towards the city center, his expression becoming extremely solemn.

"Master feels much better. My lower abdomen is warm, and the numbness I felt before has greatly subsided."

Mu Canglong threw off the covers, stood up, his face full of joy.

"It's a shame. This pill can only suppress the curse, not clear the remaining poison... Perhaps in a few months or years, it will return, and this spirit pill will be of little use then."

Fang Xi shook his head.

The grade of the Clear Spirit Pill was still too low. If it were a 'Myriad Spirit Pill' of the first-grade upper level, it might have restored him completely.

At the same time, a great sense of vigilance arose in his heart.

This was not the poison of the Yao Demon tree's main body, but the residual curse power from one of its subordinate puppets, which was surprisingly difficult to deal with.

This world must still hold great dangers!

He still needed to be careful.

"Several years? That's enough," Mu Canglong said with a wry smile. "Given that we've all fallen into the Demon Domain, it's hard to say if we'll even survive until the next day."

It was clear that this person was also well aware of their current predicament.

The so-called 'waiting for the Yao Demon to retreat on its own' was merely a sliver of hope.

The greater possibility was that everyone would be trapped and die in Black Stone City!

Compared to that, a death tribulation that erupted months or years later was not a concern at all.

"Never mind... it's good that Master Mu can see things so clearly," Fang Xi smiled. "I still have some martial arts questions that I'd like to ask Master."

"Are you asking how to progress after True Force?" Mu Canglong closed his eyes. "Unfortunately... once you reach one layer of True Force, there's no turning back. Even if you discard your current cultivation technique and focus on another, you'll still encounter problems with Qi and Blood confusion. And our White Cloud Palm's highest realm is True Force; there's no path beyond that..."

"So, you're saying I've reached a dead end?" Fang Xi extended his right leg forward.

Bang!

A section of the floor tiles instantly shattered.

"Red Snake Leg?" Mu Canglong nodded, then shook his head. "So you've also started down the path of mixed martial arts."

"It seems that many rogue cultivators previously also practiced multiple martial arts and broke through the True Force realm?" Fang Xi's eyes lit up.

Mu Canglong thought for a moment before answering cautiously, "We martial artists naturally wish to advance further... Practicing martial arts with minimal conflict is also a method... It's said that someone once practiced seven or eight martial arts and reached a level where they could fight a True Strength martial artist, but they died soon after..."

"After True Force comes True Strength?" Fang Xi seized the opportunity to ask about martial arts.

"Once True Force is formed, it's used to temper the five internal organs, transform the tendons and marrow, and strengthen the entire body, in preparation for the natural generation of True Strength..." Mu Canglong sighed. "Unfortunately... True Strength martial arts are already at the level of secret sect transmissions; they are not something that martial hall masters like us can covet."

"I see. I wonder if cultivating True Strength martial arts could resolve the original problem of True Force conflict?" Fang Xi asked curiously.

"Demonst likely not, but without a doubt, cultivating True Strength martial arts would make a martial artist stronger... As for whether it can break through realms, I don't know either."

Mu Canglong's gaze was somewhat lost; clearly, such questions were beyond his capabilities.

After all, he was just a martial hall master