Treatment

Greenwood Sect.

After dealing with Cultivator Wang, Zhao Huaian took a winding route back to Greenwood Sect.

By then, he had already resumed his original appearance.

The moment he returned to the residential area, Liu Bohu was pacing anxiously outside the room.

The instant he saw Zhao Huaian return, he hurried forward. "Brother Zhao, something happened!"

"Oh? Could the transaction have failed? That shouldn't be. My friend has always been trustworthy."

Seeing Liu Bohu's anxious expression, Zhao Huaian feigned confusion and asked.

Liu Bohu shook his head, guilt written across his face. "No, the transaction went quite smoothly. Brother Zhao's friend was indeed trustworthy, but..."

At this point, Liu Bohu lowered his head, not daring to meet Zhao Huaian's eyes.

"But what?"

Zhao Huaian had actually already guessed what had happened, but he continued to ask with a curious look on his face.

Liu Bohu let out a deep sigh and clenched his fists. "I've let you down, Brother Zhao. The transaction had gone very smoothly, but afterward, one of the cultivators I brought along was tempted by wealth and secretly slipped away. He was probably planning to make a move against Brother Zhao's friend."

As he spoke, Liu Bohu looked even more remorseful. "Brother Zhao trusted me so much, yet I wasn't able to stop him. I've truly failed you, Brother Zhao!"

"It's nothing. With your strength, you wouldn't have been able to stop him anyway." Zhao Huaian shook his head, looking utterly unconcerned.

Of course, he knew that Liu Bohu had definitely not been behind this matter.

Otherwise, if Liu Bohu had harbored greed from the start, he would never have brought only a Qi Refining Layer Seven cultivator to the transaction.

So it had all been the doing of Cultivator Wang alone, who had wanted to make a move against him.

This was not a bad thing.

After all, without killing, where would windfall wealth come from?

Thinking of the Spirit Stones and items within Cultivator Wang's Storage Bag, Zhao Huaian felt a trace of comfort.

There was no other reason—the gains this time had simply been too great.

Although Cultivator Wang's Storage Bag had not contained many Spirit Stones, it held plenty of Monster Beast Blood and Flesh, as well as the Art of Sword Riding and Flying that Zhao Huaian had been longing for.

With such gains, how could Zhao Huaian blame Liu Bohu for failing to stop him?

He even wished more cultivators of that cultivation level would come robbing and intercepting him.

"Brother Zhao doesn't care?"

Hearing Zhao Huaian's indifferent tone, Liu Bohu raised his head in surprise.

Zhao Huaian smiled. "It's not that I don't care. It's that I believe in my friend's strength."

"But he is only at Qi Refining Layer Six after all..."

Thinking of Cultivator Wang's cultivation, Liu Bohu's face was full of worry.

"He is no ordinary Rogue Cultivator!"

Zhao Huaian wore a faint smile and said nothing more. He merely patted Liu Bohu on the shoulder and asked, "Have you prepared the Detoxification Pill?"

"It's ready. Will Brother Zhao begin the detoxification now?"

When Zhao Huaian mentioned the poison in Liu Yuanping's body, delight flashed across Liu Bohu's face, and his eyes filled with anticipation.

Zhao Huaian nodded. "I have prepared my things as well. We can begin the treatment now."

"Thank you, Brother Zhao! So long as the poison in my Clan Brother's body is removed, I, Bohu, will never forget Brother Zhao's kindness for as long as I live."

Liu Bohu nodded excitedly and hurriedly led Zhao Huaian back into the room.

At this moment, Liu Yuanping still lay utterly motionless on the bed, his body covered in densely packed silver needles.

"Following Brother Zhao's instructions, I haven't dared make the slightest rash move these past few days. My Clan Brother has remained in this position the entire time."

Upon entering the room, Liu Bohu handed over the Detoxification Pill. "This is the Second-grade Low-grade Detoxification Pill I purchased. It cost a total of Five hundred Low-grade Spirit Stones."

Zhao Huaian accepted the Detoxification Pill and nodded in satisfaction. "Not bad. This will make what comes next much easier."

"Then I'll leave it to Brother Zhao!"

Liu Bohu gave Zhao Huaian a grateful look, then carefully stood to one side, not daring to disturb him further.

Zhao Huaian glanced at the unconscious Liu Yuanping. He first fed him the Detoxification Pill, then circulated Spiritual Energy in his palm and continuously injected it into Liu Yuanping's body through the silver needles.

Under the infusion of Spiritual Energy, the Detoxification Pill rapidly dissolved and released its medicinal properties.

Time slowly passed.

After roughly the time it took an incense stick to burn, once he sensed that the Detoxification Pill's medicinal effects had fully taken hold, Zhao Huaian immediately waved his hand and pulled every silver needle from Liu Yuanping's body out at an astonishing speed.

Pfft!!!

As the numerous silver needles were pulled from the acupoints, streams of thick black blood burst from Liu Yuanping's chest, splattering onto the bedboard with a sizzling sound and sending up curls of black smoke.

Liu Bohu's face had gone pale, but he knew that each art had its own specialist. He did not dare make any move at this moment, merely staring without blinking.

Zhao Huaian already had a small jade bottle in hand, his gaze equally fixed on the spot where blood kept spurting out.

After roughly a dozen breaths, Liu Yuanping's pale complexion gradually regained a trace of color, and the black blood spraying from his wound turned bright red.

At the sight of this, Zhao Huaian pricked Liu Yuanping's left chest with a silver needle, then swiftly poured out the medicinal powder from the jade bottle.

Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle...

As the powder came into contact with the wound, after several strange noises, the wound that had been continuously spurting blood was quickly stopped.

Only after finishing all this did Zhao Huaian let out a long breath, rising to his feet with a relieved smile.

"Brother Zhao, how is he?"

Seeing Zhao Huaian stand up, Liu Bohu hurriedly asked.

Zhao Huaian smiled. "Senior Brother Liu's toxins have been purged. He'll wake up before long. As for the remaining injuries, with the Healing Pills you used earlier, he should recover quickly as well."

"That's wonderful!"

Hearing Zhao Huaian's words, Liu Bohu was instantly overjoyed. He seized Zhao Huaian's hand and repeatedly thanked him. "It's all thanks to Brother Zhao this time. If not for you, I truly wouldn't have known what to do."

Zhao Huaian waved a hand dismissively. "I was merely lucky. Senior Brother Liu is all right now, but he needs quiet rest. I'll return to my room to cultivate first."

"Yes, yes, Brother Zhao, please go ahead. Once my clan brother wakes up, we'll thank you properly in person!"

Liu Bohu nodded repeatedly.

He was not someone who lacked sense.

Zhao Huaian had done them such a great favor. Once his clan brother recovered and earned a sufficient number of Spirit Stones, they would certainly have to thank him properly.

"No rush, no rush!"

Zhao Huaian did not refuse, merely waving his hand before turning and leaving with easy grace.

After returning to his room, Zhao Huaian locked the door.

He began taking stock of his current resources.

After several days of busy work, he now had a full twenty bottles of Yellow Dragon Pills.

Moreover, over these past few days, not only had he gained more than three hundred additional Low-grade Spirit Stones, he had also successfully purchased that Foundation Establishment-level Sword Dao inheritance.

Besides that, he also possessed a large quantity of Monster Beast Blood and Flesh.

Especially after killing Cultivator Wang, the Monster Beast Blood and Flesh he had obtained was more than enough for Zhao Huaian alone to indulge in and consume for a long time.

After taking stock of all his resources, Zhao Huaian was in no hurry to absorb that Foundation Establishment-level Sword Dao inheritance.

After all, by his estimation, Liu Yuanping would awaken within roughly ten shichen.

When that time came, he would surely come to thank him first.

Thus, in order to avoid exposing himself, Zhao Huaian definitely would not rashly absorb that Foundation Establishment-level Sword Dao inheritance during this period.

"Can't waste the time either. I'll draw talismans first, then resell them to Cheng Daqi and strive to earn more Spirit Stones."

After tidying up a little, Zhao Huaian took out a large quantity of Talisman Paper, held a Talisman Brush in hand, and began concentrating on raising his proficiency with other Spirit Talismans.

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