Chapter 77

Inside the cabin, Gu Fei, who was in the room, was completely unaware that Ling Luoyan and others had already become suspicious of his identity. He sat cross-legged on the bed, using the method of inner vision to observe the condition of his body.

However, it was no wonder that Ling Luoyan and Uncle Zhong were suspicious. How could someone from the Tai Xuan Sect, one of the three major Daoist sects, not cultivate immortality and enlightenment? But Gu Fei truly lacked the extraordinary aura that cultivators usually possess.

Moreover, cultivators follow the path of immortals and deities, cultivating the essence, energy, and spirit, drawing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth into their bodies to cultivate Daoist powers.

What is Daoist power? It is the general term for the Dao power and magical power that cultivators speak of. Therefore, cultivators must have fluctuations of magical power emanating from their bodies.

But Uncle Zhong could never have imagined that Gu Fei was an anomaly within the Tai Xuan Sect. The cultivation method of the Cui Ling Peak lineage was not Daoist power, but "Martial," an ancient body-refining technique that had been lost in the present day.

Therefore, Uncle Zhong could not sense any fluctuations of magical power from Gu Fei, which led him to doubt Gu Fei's identity.

This was something Gu Fei had not anticipated, and he didn't need to think about such matters. He was now free and focused solely on advancing in the path of martial arts, paying no attention to others' gazes.

Through inner vision, Gu Fei discovered that not only were his forearms broken, but his ribs also had cracks. Although Zhao Xuanyi's sword could not penetrate Gu Fei's Body Refining Technique and injure his flesh, the power contained in the hundred-foot sword beam was truly immense.

Even if it couldn't injure Gu Fei's flesh, it still broke the bones in his forearms. Moreover, when the sword beam struck his arms, the immense force caused his arms to collide with his chest, resulting in cracks in his ribs.

"Such a powerful sword technique!" Gu Fei was secretly alarmed. If it weren't for the divine weapon essence he had refined into his body to resist the sword beam, he would have been killed on the spot by Zhao Xuanyi.

Even so, through the method of inner vision, Gu Fei already knew that he had not only injured his bones and muscles but also suffered internal injuries to his organs.

"Zhao Xuanyi, I will return all of this to you tenfold!" Gu Fei had never felt such a strong desire to kill someone. Zhao Xuanyi had put him in mortal danger twice.

The first time was at the foot of Cui Ling Peak in the Tai Xuan Sect, by the bamboo grove. At that time, Zhao Xuanyi, dressed in black and masked, used the Fire Departure Sword Qi to try to kill Gu Fei, nearly severing his head from his body. This time, he had sent Gu Fei plummeting off a ten-thousand-foot cliff.

Fortunately, the Yan River, which runs through the 800-mile-long Yunmeng Mountain, was below the cliff. Otherwise, even if Gu Fei's body were as strong as fine steel, he would have been shattered and died on impact.

The force of the fall from such a height was immense, and the current Gu Fei could not withstand it. If he had hit the ground, his bones would not have been able to bear the impact, and his internal organs would have been crushed.

His broken arm bones had already been set and immobilized with wooden boards. Gu Fei then began to use the Body Refining Technique to heal his injuries. Gradually, his body began to emit strange sounds, a faint and muffled explosion.

As his muscles, bones, and flesh trembled, a vast amount of life essence energy emerged from his blood and qi, converging on his injuries. The cracks in his ribs began to heal visibly, and the life essence energy formed thread-like rays that penetrated his flesh, wrapping around the broken bones.

The essence energy formed threads, converging from all directions to the injured areas, regenerating bones and muscles, promoting blood circulation, and expelling the accumulated blood clots from the broken bones.

The pain in his injuries gradually subsided, and a cool, refreshing sensation slowly permeated his muscles and bones, giving him an indescribable sense of comfort.

"At this rate of healing, my arms will be able to move in no more than two days, and I should be fully recovered in about five days!" Gu Fei sensed the condition of his injuries and was well aware of his own state.

As the saying goes, it takes a hundred days to heal broken bones and muscles. That means it would take several months of treatment and rest to fully recover from such injuries. However, Gu Fei, who practiced the Body Refining Technique, had a body that was a hundred times stronger than an ordinary person's, and his flesh and blood contained life-giving elemental energy. Even with a broken forearm, he could regenerate bones and muscles within a few days and fully recover.

It must be said that Gu Fei's recovery ability was truly astonishing. This was perhaps the advantage of a martial artist, not only having a strong body but also being able to recover quickly from injuries.

After resting at the Yan River dock for a night, the Hao Tian Merchant Fleet's large ship set sail again at sunrise. Even with favorable winds and currents, the Hao Tian Merchant Fleet's large ship could only travel a hundred or two hundred miles a day, as they only traveled during the day.

No ship dared to navigate the Yan River through the Yunmeng Mountain section at night because it was too dangerous. This section of the river was filled with treacherous shoals and hidden reefs, and even during the day, there was a risk of collision. Who would dare to take the risk of traveling at night?

For the next two days, no one disturbed Gu Fei except for the servants who brought him three meals a day. Perhaps they knew he was healing, and even the handsome young man who looked like a girl did not appear.

With no one to disturb him, Gu Fei was more than happy to focus on healing. By now, the broken bones in his forearms had already healed and could move.

However, to fully recover, he still needed to continue practicing for a few more days to refine the new bones with boundless elemental energy, making them as strong as before.

Through the idle chatter of others on the ship, Gu Fei also learned about the general situation of the three large ships of the Hao Tian Merchant Fleet and their destination.

Gu Fei was surprised to discover that the destination of the Hao Tian Merchant Fleet's ships was a town called Qing Shi Town, located at the mouth of the Yan River outside the southern Yunmeng Mountain.

As his injuries gradually healed, not only did his strength return, but his keen spiritual sense also recovered to its pre-injury level.

Over the past two days, Gu Fei had slightly expanded his spiritual sense to cover the ship and discovered that the large ship he was on carried over a hundred people.

Most of the people on the ship were agile and exuded a hidden aura of killing intent, clearly experienced guards.

Although Gu Fei found this somewhat strange, once he understood the situation on the ship, he no longer paid attention to the outside world and continued his cultivation.

On the evening of the third day, the three large ships of the Hao Tian Merchant Fleet docked at another port. After the ships anchored, the young master "Ling Yan" sent the maid Xiaoyue to invite Gu Fei over.

Gu Fei naturally did not refuse, as he also had some questions for Ling Luoyan, the thirteenth miss of the Ling family, who was disguised as a man and using the alias Ling Yan.