Jizhou Lu Clan

Those who could afford to drink and eat meat in the restaurant were mostly vigorous martial artists. Upon hearing such arrogant words, someone immediately wanted to teach the speaker a lesson.

But when they turned to look, they saw County Magistrate Yang Chenwu standing behind the young man. Instantly, the anger that had welled up in the restaurant patrons was suppressed.

Anyone who could have the County Magistrate follow behind them was clearly of considerable background, not someone they, as ordinary martial artists, could afford to offend.

Seeing everyone stunned into silence, Lu Yunfei's arrogance grew.

Yang Chenwu, following behind, could only offer an awkward smile. He had been very surprised when he learned this young man was from the Lu Clan of Jizhou.

The Lu Clan of Jizhou, a thousand-year-old Noble Family whose ancestors had produced a Blood Transformation Grandmaster. Currently, members of the Lu Clan held important positions throughout Jizhou, and the clan was filled with powerful individuals.

In a small county town like Yong'an City, any strong individual casually sent by the Lu Clan could easily sweep through and be unrivaled!

Yang Chenwu didn't pay attention to Lu Yunfei's attitude; in his eyes, the Lu Clan of Jizhou deserved such arrogance.

A thousand years of heritage had subtly altered the perceptions of all martial artists. Most of them naturally believed that the Lu Clan of Jizhou should be powerful, superior to ordinary citizens and martial artists!

Even Viscera Refining experts, like Li Xuanhai, held this belief.

The restaurant's backyard.

Chu Feng was chatting with Li Zhenshan.

"Kid, although you've now cultivated the Skin, Flesh, and Tendon realms to their limits, don't get complacent and think you're a unique genius."

Chu Feng couldn't help but ask, "Are there many others like me?"

He possessed a cheat system and had spent several hundred years cultivating the first three stages of body refinement to their limits. If converted to the real world, it would likely take lifetimes of non-stop cultivation to achieve.

He couldn't imagine there being such heaven-defying geniuses in this world!

Li Zhenshan smiled and said, "Reaching the limit of a realm is difficult. Even top geniuses would spend more than ten years of effort to achieve the limit of even one aspect."

But then he changed the subject. "Since I could recognize your Flesh Vajra, it means predecessors have achieved it before."

He stood up and looked into the distance.

"This world always produces extremely heaven-defying geniuses who can accomplish in a few years what ordinary people struggle to achieve in hundreds of years of hard cultivation. Moreover, those thousand-year-old Noble Families possess unique secret arts that can accelerate this process."

"Therefore, disciples from any Noble Family will have cultivated at least one, if not several, of the Skin, Flesh, or Tendon realms to their limit. If you ever encounter them, do not underestimate them."

Chu Feng nodded, indicating he understood.

All cultivation methods were built upon the foundations laid by predecessors.

No one could exist independently of the world. Since he could achieve it, others must have done so as well.

At this moment, Chen Shi Tou ran over, speaking hurriedly.

"The, the County Magistrate is here, and he's brought two people with impressive auras..."

Chu Feng was not surprised by Yang Chenwu's arrival.

The commotion last night was so great; if the County Magistrate didn't come looking, he'd truly be just a figurehead.

Just as Chen Shi Tou finished speaking, the old shopkeeper arrived with three people.

Among the three, Yang Chenwu was a familiar face. This County Magistrate deliberately positioned himself behind the other two.

Chu Feng's attention was first drawn to the middle-aged man in the black robe leading the group.

He had a square face, his muscles were well-defined, and he walked with a powerful stride, exuding an imposing aura.

"Chu Feng, allow me to introduce you. This is the Demon Suppression Captain sent by the Demon Suppression Division, Lord Li Xuanhai."

As if afraid Chu Feng wouldn't understand Li Xuanhai's capabilities, Yang Chenwu specifically explained.

"In the Demon Suppression Division, only those who reach the late stage of Viscera Refining can be appointed as Captain."

"Therefore, Lord Li Xuanhai is an extremely powerful figure within the Demon Suppression Division, and he even has the authority to recommend candidates for the Demon Suppression Division's reserve members!"

The entire place fell silent.

The old shopkeeper and Chen Shi Tou listened with confusion, but it didn't stop them from imagining the esteemed status of this official.

Even Li Zhenshan was slightly surprised, looking at Li Xuanhai as if contemplating something.

He had initially expected the Demon Suppression Division to send a mere early-stage Viscera Refining martial artist, not a Demon Suppression Captain.

Such individuals were veterans of countless battles against Demonic Beasts, possessing terrifying strength.

This grand display made Li Zhenshan suspect that the Demonic Beast from last night must have been no ordinary foe!

Li Xuanhai smiled and said, "I was on leave and suddenly heard about a Fifth Realm Demon appearing here, so I happened to come by to take a look. Tell me about the Demonic Beast you encountered last night..."

Chu Feng could feel the immense power within the other man's body, like a slumbering volcano, capable of causing earth-shattering destruction once unleashed!

He nodded and began, "Yesterday, Master Li and I were finishing our work and heading home when we heard the restaurant staff's cries for help. That's when we encountered a Fox Demon committing violence..."

Chu Feng briefly recounted the sequence of events.

Li Xuanhai nodded, then glanced at Chen Shi Tou again, his expression suddenly changing drastically.

"Have you been feeling energetic lately, never feeling tired?"

Chen Shi Tou nodded. These past few days, after finishing his work, he had been diligently practicing martial arts, and even after returning home, he would secretly train for a few more hours, yet he didn't feel tired at all.

Li Xuanhai moved like lightning, grabbing Chen Shi Tou's wrist before feeling a few of his acupoints.

He then said coldly, "While your Blood Essence appears abundant, it's like a rootless duckweed. This is a phenomenon caused by the Heavenly Demon Alliance's Blood Gu Pill. This Demonic Beast has quite the nerve, intending to turn everyone in this city into food!"

Seeing the confused looks around him, Li Xuanhai took the initiative to explain:

"This Blood Gu Pill is an evil concoction refined by the Heavenly Demon Alliance. It only needs a human host to incubate and can infect tens of thousands. Those infected will have their Blood Essence stimulated to its limit and will be unable to move within two days, becoming the best food for Demonic Beasts."

"As for the host, their potential will be exploited to nourish the Gu Worm within. Once the Gu Worm spreads, they will suffer from declining Blood Essence and die!"

Chen Shi Tou turned pale upon hearing this. He thought he had escaped disaster, only to find death had come for him after all.

He carefully recalled, but he couldn't remember taking any pills at all.

Chen Shi Tou didn't know that the Fox Demon, to ensure the perfect development of the Blood Gu Pill, had specifically used deep Beguilement that day to make Chen Shi Tou forget the memory of taking the pill.

Chu Feng, upon hearing this, pressed further, "May I ask, sir, is there a way to save him?"

Li Xuanhai shook his head. "This pill isn't a poison; it merely exploits the body's potential and stimulates Blood Essence. Unless a massive amount of Blood Essence can be provided to meet the pill's incubation needs, it's a dead end!"

"Can the Nourishing Soup Medicine used for martial artist cultivation counteract the pill's side effects?"

Chu Feng asked after thinking for a moment.

Li Zhenshan interjected, "Nourishing Soup Medicine is just a common qi and blood replenishing agent. It's unlikely to satisfy the massive amount of Blood Essence required by this pill..."

Chen Shi Tou felt the world turn gray upon hearing this. He whispered, "Master, I'm sorry. I won't be able to learn martial arts from you."

Now that he knew he was close to death, Chen Shi Tou felt a sense of relief. Perhaps he should go find Afu.