Mystical Blood Jade

On a country road reduced to mud, Li Zhi relied on sheer willpower to drag his body forward through the muck, inching ahead several dozen meters despite his ruined blood and qi and powerless limbs.

Even Chu He could not help clicking his tongue in amazement.

Hearing the teasing voice, Li Zhi's body could not help trembling faintly.

He struggled to raise his head. His mud-caked eyelids fluttered as he saw Chu He bending over to look at him, and he immediately revealed an expression of wild delight.

"Junior Brother Chu, quickly... quickly take me away from here!"

"Senior Brother, don't panic. Whatever it is, we can discuss it slowly." Chu He looked bewildered, yet did not play along with Li Zhi at all. "Senior Brother vanished for no reason just now and had me terribly worried. How did you end up like this?"

"Junior Brother Chu, we can talk about that later. Get me out of here quickly! That monster can't have gone far. If it comes back, neither of us will escape!" Li Zhi shouted anxiously, unable to stop himself from coughing up blood.

"Senior Brother, don't be afraid. No matter what monster comes, your junior brother will stand before you!" Chu He declared with imposing righteousness.

Stand before him? Stand my ass!

Li Zhi was practically about to curse aloud.

But for the sake of his hope of survival, he still explained to Chu He in a soft voice, "That headless monster is exceedingly terrifying. Even I ended up like this against it. You should hurry and take me away."

"Senior Brother, to be honest, after we were separated, I encountered strange attacks several times. I exhausted every means before managing to flee back here."

With a sincere tone and lingering fear on his face, Chu He said, "Can you use your secret technique once and see whether there are any strange entities nearby?"

"Junior Brother, I want to use that secret technique too, but look at me. Is that even possible?" Though anxious at heart, Li Zhi's face turned bitter at Chu He's words, and sorrow welled up within him.

In this state, it would be difficult for him to practice martial arts again in the future.

"Then... how about teaching me your secret technique? I can sense for myself whether there are any strange entities around here. What do you think?"

Chu He proposed it as though negotiating.

Upon hearing this, Li Zhi seemed to turn into a wildcat with its fur standing on end. His eyes widened, and vigilance filled his face. "What do you mean by that?"

"I mean, teach me that move of yours..."

"Impossible! Don't even think about it!" Li Zhi flew into a rage as though someone had stepped on his tail. But in the next instant, he felt that he had reacted too strongly and immediately gave an awkward laugh. "Ahem, Junior Brother, save me first. Once my injuries recover, I'll definitely pass this secret technique on to you. What do you say?"

"Tsk..."

Chu He bared his teeth, and the smile on his face gradually faded.

"Senior Brother Li, can't you still understand what I mean?"

Chu He grabbed Li Zhi by the neck and forcibly flipped him over.

His eyes turned like blazing suns, radiating a chilling, soul-seizing coldness.

"My patience is limited. I gave you several chances with kind words earlier. If you had taught me your method for sensing strange entities, I would have spared your life. Why did you have to be so stupid?"

"Chu He, what are you trying to do?!"

Chu He's change sent panic through Li Zhi's heart. Ignoring his own wretched state, he forcibly put on the airs of a senior brother and spoke with a fierce face but a weak heart.

"I'm your senior brother! Even while fleeing, I didn't forget to bring you along! Now that you see me as a burden, what do you want? Do you want to kill me?"

"Cut the bullshit!"

Chu He waved a hand, his voice growing colder. "Did you really think I didn't know you wanted to use me as a target to draw those strange entities' attention?"

Li Zhi's gaze shifted evasively, and his voice lacked conviction.

"I don't know what you're talking about..."

Bang!

A fierce gust of wind swept past his ear, lashing his cheek with pain.

A huge hand brushed past his ear and blasted a massive hole through the wall behind him. The flying stones made goosebumps erupt all over his body.

Li Zhi raised his head in terror and met Chu He's devouring eyes.

"I told you, there is a limit to my patience!"

"Junior... Junior Brother Chu, no, Senior Brother Chu, let's talk this over. I swear, as long as you save me, forget teaching you the secret technique—even if you want me to serve you like an ox or horse in the future, I will not refuse..."

Crack!

Li Zhi's words abruptly cut off. Astonishment covered his face, and confusion rose in his heart.

Why... could he see his own back?

"Senior Brother Li, from beginning to end... all I wanted was that move of yours. I never wanted to hear so much nonsense from you!"

Looking at Li Zhi, whose head had been twisted several times around with a single palm strike, Chu He revealed a compassionate expression. "When all is said and done, I'm a good person too. Even if you had survived in that state, illness and pain would have tormented the rest of your life."

"I cut my losses in time and ended your painful future." With that expression, Chu He was only a pair of clasped hands and an Amitabha away.

After consoling himself, he casually searched Li Zhi a few times. To his surprise, he actually found something unexpected on him.

"What is this? It looks like a piece of congealed blood."

Chu He took half a piece of Blood Jade from Li Zhi's chest. The Blood Jade was half the size of a palm, bright scarlet and crystal-clear. Upon closer inspection, it seemed as though blood flowed within it, making it remarkably mystical.

Instinctively sensing that the jade pendant was unusual, Chu He carefully tucked it away in his robes. Dragging the sack behind him, he turned left and right before quietly vanishing into the maze-like abandoned village roads.

At dawn, faint light emerged, and the thin mist dispersed.

Within the tranquil, peaceful village, the villagers who awoke had no idea what astonishing battle had taken place at the eastern end of the village the night before.

Pfft!

Inside a dim room thick with dust.

Foul-smelling black blood sprayed from Chu He's mouth onto the wall, releasing a cold, sinister mist. Even the plaster was corroded until it was riddled with holes.

The flesh on Chu He's face wrinkled faintly, as though he were enduring immense pain.

Again and again, he circulated his blood and qi, drawing in and exhaling scorching currents through his mouth and nose. After a night of circulation, the cold, sinister aura in his blood was finally completely worn away.

"Whew... Some injuries still can't fully heal."

He wiped the fine beads of sweat from his forehead. The loss of blood and qi was quickly replenished, but the internal shock injuries and bruises from the battle refused to heal for a long time.

"When I have the chance, I must choose a martial art that can rapidly heal injuries. Then I'll have no worries behind me."

As Chu He pondered this aloud, inspiration suddenly flashed through his mind.

He abruptly thought of a method. Every time he raised the realm of a martial art, warm currents flowed throughout his body, as though his flesh had returned to the womb. In that process, could his injuries heal at an incredible speed?

Realizing this, he thought of the second layer of the Red Line Fist.

The second layer of the Red Line Fist required only 5 energy points, which was no difficult matter for the current Chu He.

Even though strange entities rarely appeared during the day, there were so many strange sculptures in the village. Smashing a few of them would surely gather 5 energy points.

No sooner said than done, Chu He sprang to his feet and was about to push open the door.

Then, at that very moment!

The Blood Jade against his chest suddenly became scorching hot.

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