Chapter 69

At this critical moment, Hua Su arrived.

At this moment, a man in black had already lunged in front of Jiang Feng. Hua Su grabbed Jiang Feng's clothes with one hand and extended the other, lightly tapping the forehead of the man in black.

With a "bang," the man's head exploded like a rotten watermelon, splattering red and white all over the ground!

Hua Su carried Jiang Feng and walked out calmly. With each step, he accurately reached a man in black. Then, he would extend his finger and lightly tap.

He tapped six times, and with six "bangs," six explosions of fireworks appeared in the air. A moment later, six men in black fell to the ground, all dead!

Hua Su retracted his hand, took a deep puff of the cigarette in his mouth, and then checked Jiang Feng's breathing.

Then, he said calmly to Hong Cheng and the others, "He's fine, just fainted from exhaustion."

Teng Zhi was stunned, and Hong Cheng and Wang Erhu thought they were dreaming.

They had been with Hua Su for over two to three years and never knew he was so powerful and ruthless!

Hua Su put down Jiang Feng, walked to Wang Erhu's side, and lightly swept his fingers over Wang Erhu's body. Instantly, the largest wounds on Wang Erhu's body began to contract and stop bleeding. This way, as long as he received timely treatment, he would not be in danger of death.

Wang Erhu said gratefully, "Thank you, Master. It's a pity, but Ah Sheng..."

Hua Su's expression was solemn as he walked to Xiang Sheng's side and knelt down on one knee.

Xiang Sheng had died suddenly, his eyes wide open, staring at the sky, with a trace of panic and anger still in them.

Hua Su stared at him for a while, then reached out and gently closed his eyes.

He took a deep puff of the cigarette, placed the remaining half in front of Xiang Sheng, and stood up, saying, "You must be prepared."

His voice carried an unusual firmness, "The path of a martial cultivator is one of life and death. The major exams will use treasure artifacts to protect your life, but real battles will not! In the future, you will encounter all sorts of despicable people, powerful opponents, and enemies who will fight you to the death. As long as you walk this path, you could end up like him!"

He turned around and looked directly at Hong Cheng and the others, his gaze like lightning, "To become a martial cultivator, you must be prepared to die in battle!"

Hong Cheng, Wang Erhu, and even Teng Zhi unconsciously raised their heads and straightened their backs. They said in a deep voice, "Yes!"

Hua Su waved his hand and said, "Go and say goodbye to Xiang Sheng. Hong Cheng, you come with me to take him back to his family."

Xiang Sheng's family had five sons, and he was the only one who had fused with the Mingxin Seed. Even though it was only a first ring, it was enough for his family to place all their hopes on him.

Even if he couldn't pass the county exam, a realm-entered martial cultivator was still different. Now, all they could wait for was his corpse...

Hong Cheng felt a wave of sadness and walked to Xiang Sheng's side, wiping the blood from his face.

Hua Su squatted down and turned over the martial instructor's body. His fingers swept over the wound on the martial instructor's chest, and a fine stream of Mingli (clear force) seeped through, probing the residue in the wound. After a moment, Hua Su muttered, "This move is very strange... it can even kill across realms..."

At this moment, Ping Luan Shan returned to the scene and saw Jiang Feng lying on the ground, calling out anxiously, "Old Jiang!"

There was another person with him, Fang Liuxian. Fang Liuxian was also a bit anxious for a moment, but he soon relaxed, saying, "It's fine, he just fainted."

Hua Su searched the martial instructor's body, pulled out a token, and handed it to Fang Liuxian, sneering.

Fang Liuxian looked down and frowned, "Fuliu Jun? Again, them?"

Hua Su sneered, "Wu Cang is a disciple of the Fuliu Sect, this has long been no secret. I just didn't expect him to be a 'Fuliu Guest Scholar'!"

Fang Liuxian looked at him with a frown, "What do you plan to do?"

Hua Su looked down at Xiang Sheng, a cold expression crossing his face, "It's not what I plan to do, but what they have already done!"

He turned around and picked up Jiang Feng, saying, "Let's go!"

Hong Cheng also picked up Xiang Sheng, and the group headed towards the Yuan Mountain Martial Hall.

Teng Zhi stayed behind, staring at the martial instructor's face for a while, then silently walked to one side and started digging a hole on the hillside.

Hua Su turned and looked at him, saying, "Considering he taught so many disciples... Ping Luan Shan, go help him."

Ping Luan Shan, who had always looked at Teng Zhi unfavorably, said nothing and went over to help dig the hole to bury the martial instructor.

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At midnight, the moon was high in the sky.

Jiang Feng lay in bed, unconscious.

That astonishing punch had drained all his Mingli. Now, not only was his blood empty, but there was no Mingli in his Yuanzhi (origin branches) either, and even the vortex in his Tianxin Seed had slowed to an extreme.

A beam of moonlight shone through the roof, illuminating his body.

In the deepest part of the Tianxin Seed vortex, a speck of silver light appeared. This speck was as small as a needle tip and very dim.

The moonlight fell directly on the silver light, connecting with it. Then, a large amount of Mingli surged in, making the silver light brighter and larger, and the Tianxin Seed vortex began to rotate rapidly.

At the same time, the Tianxin Seed began to expand and contract, like breathing. Each "breath" brought in more Mingli, which flowed through the vortex in the Tianxin Seed into the Yuanzhi, gradually filling it.

Jiang Feng's consciousness gradually rose from the depths, and the rise and fall of his chest became more noticeable, starting to breathe consciously.

The growth of Mingli accelerated, and after a moment, the Tianji Magic Cube also seemed to wake up, constantly changing.

Each face of the cube had different numbers, which kept flowing and transforming.

At the same time, a large number of transparent images appeared around the magic cube, sweeping through one by one, flowing continuously.

These images were all the events Jiang Feng had seen and experienced throughout the entire major exam.

The entire process of the Heaven Test, Earth Test, and Human Test;

The palm strike the martial instructor delivered when scolding him;

The force Qu Chun used to activate the Jietian Seal to eliminate the residual laxatives in all the candidates' bodies;

The process of the martial instructor and his black-clothed subordinates ambushing and fighting;

The process of him using the punch taught by Ye Xiao and the enemy's reaction;

Even the six consecutive taps by Hua Su after he fainted...

All the processes and feedback related to the battle and power were now presented around the Tianji Magic Cube.

Numerous numbers flowed out of the images, pouring into the Tianji Magic Cube and being stored inside.

Jiang Feng's mind unconsciously watched the actions of the Tianji Magic Cube, and the numbers flowed through his mind, forming vague thoughts.

The moon gradually tilted eastward and finally set.

Usually, only during the short period when the moon was high in the sky would Mingli form a column of a river, flowing into the body of a martial cultivator. But today, the Mingli continued to flow until the moon completely disappeared.

In the darkest moment before dawn, Jiang Feng opened his eyes and sat up.

The Mingli in his body had returned to its original state, and he had just advanced to the first chain and first aperture before fainting from exhaustion. Now, the Mingli in the second Yuanzhi had advanced another line!

Jiang Feng blinked and looked at the bed.

A white figure, Ye Xiao, stood there steadily, her face unclear, but a sense of focus could be felt.

Jiang Feng suddenly asked, "During the Heaven Test, when I unintentionally reached seven breaths and wanted to continue, was the voice that stopped me yours?"

The white figure remained silent.

Jiang Feng was already used to her silence and asked, "Have your memories returned? Or did you instinctively realize something was wrong?"

Ye Xiao paused for a moment and said, "I still can't remember many things, but I have remembered some."

Compared to before, her voice was no longer so lost, and her tone was almost normal.

Jiang Feng asked curiously, "Have you remembered your identity?"

Ye Xiao did not answer directly but said, "The name Ye Xiao is good, you can still call me that."

Jiang Feng pressed on, "In other words, you actually remember but don't want to tell me?"

Ye Xiao remained silent and then said, "You can ask me any questions you have now."

Jiang Feng stared at her for a while, shook his head, and said, "I really suspect that you have already remembered everything but don't want to tell me."

Ye Xiao said calmly, "I never lie."

Jiang Feng suddenly smiled, "Alright, I believe you. What I want to know most now is how I can perform without arousing suspicion."

He pulled back the blanket, stood on the ground, and said calmly, "An innocent person has no sin, but one who possesses a treasure does. The power of the Tianxin Seed is now very clear to me. Faster Mingli absorption, nine apertures in one branch, and the Tianji Magic Cube..."

As he spoke, he observed Ye Xiao. No matter what he said, Ye Xiao showed no surprise, and it was unclear whether she was naturally so calm or if she already knew.

He suddenly smiled lightly and said, "Everyone thinks I just entered the realm and am vastly different from the people at the Gu Teng Martial Hall. But in fact, with the Tianxin Seed's nine apertures, once fully connected, they naturally circulate, and the Mingli stored in my body is much stronger than they imagine!"

Ye Xiao said, "That's right. If not for your mixed bloodline limiting your strength, today's battle would have been easier for you."

Each flow of Mingli purified and refined Jiang Feng's golden bloodline, but even now, the actual storage of Mingli in his Yuanzhi and the Mingli he could use were still disproportionate.

In other words, in actual combat, Jiang Feng would not be suppressed by anyone below the Tianming Warrior level. But to deal with martial cultivators above the first chain and third aperture, he would have to exert all his strength.

But he would become stronger and stronger, and the gap between him and the Mingxin Seed martial cultivators would widen. When he was strong enough, these would no longer be issues. Before then, he had to be careful to hide this secret.

Ye Xiao suddenly extended her finger and lightly tapped Jiang Feng's forehead.

A stream of information flowed into Jiang Feng's brain and imprinted there.

Ye Xiao said, "Before the state exam, find this thing. Then, these will no longer be issues."