Chapter 95: Escape

Zuo Qiu Lianzhu gave Chu Jianqiu a doubtful look. Seeing that although Chu Jianqiu's clothes were torn and his body covered in blood, he seemed to have suffered no serious injuries, she felt slightly relieved.

The great python celestial scale armor Chu Jianqiu wore was already in tatters and had been discarded halfway.

Calculating the cost of this operation, Chu Jianqiu's heart ached as if it were bleeding.

This armor, worth 3,000 contribution points, was scrapped after just one use.

The creation of the maze array cost Chu Jianqiu more than 20,000 contribution points, including the illusory soul wood obtained from Ma Jingyao.

Fortunately, thanks to the illusory soul wood from Ma Jingyao, the maze array's rank was forcibly upgraded to a third-grade array, which managed to trap the sea-transforming demon for a moment.

In addition to the great python celestial scale armor and the maze array, Chu Jianqiu used countless spirit talismans during this operation. He roughly estimated that these talismans were worth at least tens of thousands of contribution points.

This time, he truly lost everything.

As for the injuries he sustained, they were secondary.

Although the sea-transforming demon's claw was incredibly powerful, with the protection of twelve golden shields and the great python celestial scale armor, he barely managed to withstand it.

With his supreme martial body's terrifying recovery ability, as long as the injuries did not exceed his limits, he could quickly recover.

Moreover, after the battle with the blood python, Chu Jianqiu had a deeper understanding of his supreme martial body. As long as his internal qi and blood did not deplete, his recovery ability would not be affected. Therefore, before entering the Xinze Secret Realm, Chu Jianqiu had refined a large number of blood-strengthening pills.

During the escape, Chu Jianqiu had already consumed a large number of blood-strengthening pills and Nine-Revolution Moistening and Restoring Pills. Under the powerful effects of these pills and his supreme martial body's recovery ability, although only a short time had passed, the visible wounds on Chu Jianqiu's body had already disappeared.

Of course, the internal injuries could not recover as quickly as the surface wounds, but they no longer posed a significant threat to him.

The group ran swiftly for a day, traveling hundreds of miles away from the Black Dragon Mountain before stopping to rest.

By now, it was deep into the night. Apart from arranging some people to take turns on watch, everyone else was taking the opportunity to rest.

In the battle with the sea-transforming demon, everyone had suffered significant losses. If they did not quickly recover, encountering another dangerous situation would be extremely troublesome.

As for the Tianji Black Dragon Grass on Chu Jianqiu's body, no one mentioned it at this time. Everyone knew that if this matter were brought up, it would cause discord among them.

The temptation of the Tianji Black Dragon Grass as a mission reward was too great. 500,000 contribution points and the status of a personal disciple were enough to drive any Xuanjian Sect disciple mad.

During the mission to harvest the Tianji Black Dragon Grass, although Chu Jianqiu's contribution was the greatest, and everyone had seen him withstand the sea-transforming demon's attack, if any of them had been in his place, they might not have survived.

Moreover, Chu Jianqiu used the array to trap the sea-transforming demon, giving everyone a chance to escape.

However, they also believed that without their restraint of the sea-transforming demon, Chu Jianqiu would not have been able to harvest the Tianji Black Dragon Grass. Even if the majority of the credit went to Chu Jianqiu, they felt they deserved a share of the benefits.

Furthermore, since Chu Jianqiu was already a personal disciple, he should give up this credit.

Zuo Qiu Lianzhu naturally saw through everyone's thoughts. Even though she did not know where Chu Jianqiu had placed the Tianji Black Dragon Grass, she did not ask.

She felt that Chu Jianqiu was hiding a big secret, and the Tianji Black Dragon Grass would be safer with him than with her.

Chu Jianqiu did not care about the disciples' twisted thoughts. Once the Tianji Black Dragon Grass was in his hands, there was no way he would give it up.

He would only consider handing it over after leaving the Xinze Secret Realm; here, he did not trust anyone.

Chu Jianqiu sat cross-legged, meditating. After this battle, he found that his realm had become more solid. It seemed that combat greatly helped in cultivating the Chaotic Heavenly Emperor's Technique.

Moreover, the realm gained through combat was more solid, without the hidden dangers of using pills to force it, and it greatly benefited the foundation of his cultivation.

This discovery made Chu Jianqiu's thoughts more active. It seemed that in the future, cultivation should not rely solely on refining heaven and earth's spiritual energy; a large amount of combat was also necessary.

Seeing his realm become more solid, Chu Jianqiu began to take Qi-gathering pills without worry.

As long as he could continue to fight, he did not need to worry about the hidden dangers of taking too many pills.

"Hey, what are you eating? Give me a few to try!" The red-clothed girl saw Chu Jianqiu chewing something, making a crisp sound, and could not help but swallow her saliva, reaching out to ask Chu Jianqiu.

Chu Jianqiu glanced at her and continued to chew the Qi-gathering pills.

The red-clothed girl immediately became furious. "Are you deaf? Didn't you hear me? Do you want a beating?"

Zuo Qiu Lianzhu sneered. "Tang Ningxin, you really need a beating every three days! How dare you be so impolite to our Fourth Peak junior brother."

The red-clothed girl's aggressive momentum instantly weakened. She was still somewhat afraid of Zuo Qiu Lianzhu, having suffered a lot under her.

But with no outlet for her anger, she muttered, "What a pair of adulterers, they really match."

Zuo Qiu Lianzhu heard the red-clothed girl's muttering but pretended not to hear.

To be honest, at her current sealed realm, her strength was not much higher than Tang Ningxin's. If they really fought, it was uncertain who would win.

She could still intimidate Tang Ningxin only because of her past authority. Moreover, they were now allies and could not really start a conflict over such a trivial matter.

The Fourth Peak and the Seventh Peak had always had a good relationship, and the conflicts between her and Tang Ningxin were mostly verbal, with few actual fights.

Chu Jianqiu ignored the two girls' argument and continued to eat his Qi-gathering pills.

Although he had already harvested the Tianji Black Dragon Grass, Chu Jianqiu did not relax his efforts to improve his realm. In this perilous environment, every bit of strength gained increased his chances of survival.