Chapter 10

Xu Yang didn’t have time to open Hong Xi’s leather bag. The immediate priority was to clean up the battlefield and tend to his wounds.

There were still two Xuan scholars behind, whose strength was no less than Hong Xi’s. He mustn’t let them discover the traces of the battle here, nor see Hong Xi’s body.

Xu Yang struggled to drag Hong Xi’s body to the mountain hollow where he had rested, his broken bones protesting with groans.

Xu Yang originally wanted to cremate Hong Xi’s body, but his injuries were too severe, and cremating the body to cover up the evidence would take too much time. He sat cross-legged and began to examine his own injuries.

“This is the most intense battle I’ve had in this era. To reach the pinnacle of Xuan cultivation, there will be countless more brutal battles... but I have no fear in my heart! The greatest gain from this battle is the tempering of my mind, which is greatly beneficial for Xuan cultivation.”

Cultivating Xuan starts with cultivating the mind. At a low level, mental cultivation isn’t too important. But once cultivation reaches a certain point, the status of the mind rises sharply.

The next realm after Xuan Scholar is Xuan Master. When a Xuan Master reaches the peak, to break through and advance to Xuan Ancestor, becoming a grandmaster, one must have the mental cultivation of a grandmaster and understand one’s true heart!

“Xuan Ancestor... I will reach this realm sooner or later!” According to his memories, Xu Changling, the head of the Xu family in Lin Yuan, was a Xuan Ancestor, a grandmaster.

Xu Yang put aside his chaotic thoughts and couldn’t help but smile bitterly when he inspected his injuries.

His physical body was now in a terrible state, with several broken bones and his Xuan meridians injured. If he didn’t properly treat himself, he might be left with hidden ailments that would affect his future progress.

“If I had medicinal pills refined by a Pill Master, these injuries wouldn’t be hard to recover from...” Xu Yang shook his head. He knew a lot about herbs and alchemy, but knowing and mastering are two different things. Moreover, he had neither the materials nor the cauldron, so refining pills was just empty talk.

“The *Xuan Tian Eight Scenery Sutra* does have a healing method to accelerate the absorption of Xuan energy to heal physical damage. However, with my injuries, it would take at least three days of breathing exercises to recover. The situation is urgent, and there’s no time for that... Well, there’s no other choice, I can only do this.”

With no other options, Xu Yang decided to use the healing method from the *Xuan Tian Eight Scenery Sutra* to slightly recover his injuries, at least enough to regain his mobility.

Taking a deep breath, Xu Yang’s Xuan energy in his Star Sea roared and flowed into his major Xuan meridians.

The Xuan energy around him was stirred, and with each inhalation and exhalation, it was absorbed into his body, slowly nourishing his broken bones and wounds. Each surge of Xuan energy brought a tiny bit of recovery, regenerating muscles and mending bones, though the process was slow.

Suddenly, the Star Sea trembled. Before Xu Yang could react, a massive and pure Xuan energy surged into his body with one inhalation, rapidly flowing through his body. Wherever it went, broken bones healed, and wounds recovered, almost like a miraculous healing elixir!

Xu Yang was startled. Upon inner inspection, he found that the Zhen Xuan Tower in his Star Sea seemed to have moved, causing the Star Sea to rotate.

“Could the Zhen Xuan Tower have healing properties?” Xu Yang was both surprised and delighted. This small tower came from the ancestral statue and was also the most likely reason for his穿越 (time travel) from ten thousand years in the future. He had never known its function, but from the eighty-one supreme emperors it suppressed, he knew the Zhen Xuan Tower was no ordinary object.

Xu Yang’s body made a “crackling” sound as his bones absorbed enough Xuan energy, becoming even stronger.

“Phew...” Xu Yang exhaled a long breath and suddenly jumped up. In just three breaths, his originally severe injuries had completely disappeared, and his physical condition was even better than before he was injured.

“No, not just recovery... I’ve actually advanced to the middle stage of Xuan Disciple!” Looking at his Star Sea, which had doubled in size, and feeling his physical strength, Xu Yang muttered.

A punch sent a thunderous sound, and a tree as thick as a bowl was broken by Xu Yang’s punch, falling to the ground with a crack.

“Enough strength to lift thirty jin...” Xu Yang clenched his fingers, feeling the power surging from his body, making him want to howl to the sky in relief.

“Time is pressing. Even though I’m now at the middle stage of Xuan Disciple, I’m still no match for the two Xuan scholars... Any Xuan scholar, with ample Xuan energy, could easily kill me.” Xu Yang didn’t let the sudden increase in strength cloud his judgment. He picked up the leather bag and prepared to flee again.

“Heaven, this is...”

Xu Yang glanced at the ground and saw a shocking scene!

Hong Xi’s body was completely devoid of flesh, leaving only a skeleton wrapped in the Fire Cloud Daochang’s flame-ascending robe, looking inexplicably... eerie!

Xu Yang’s fingers trembled slightly. He couldn’t believe his eyes and squatted down to feel the body with his hands, trying to understand what had happened.

As soon as Xu Yang’s fingers touched the bones, they crumbled like weathered stone, scattering to the ground and turning into a pile of bone powder, as if all the energy had been drained from them.

“The energy in the body... even the energy in the bones, has been completely drained...” Xu Yang’s heart raced, and he thought of the small tower in his Star Sea.

The Zhen Xuan Tower!

“Could it be that the Zhen Xuan Tower really absorbed the energy from Hong Xi’s body to heal me?” Xu Yang pondered, “There’s no other explanation... So, it’s certain that this is indeed the power of the Zhen Xuan Tower.”

“Let’s leave this for later research,” Xu Yang exhaled, as if casting off all his shock and fear, “Regardless, the Zhen Xuan Tower saved me, and so far, it has done no harm.”

“Now, I’ll head back to Lin Yuan City at full speed!” Xu Yang faced the direction of Lin Yuan City, clenching his fists tightly, his eyes shining with longing.

“Lin Yuan City, the city of the golden age... I’m coming!”

Xu Yang activated his Xuan energy and used the “Galloping Horse Stance,” starting to run again.

Two hundred miles behind Xu Yang, the Fire Cloud Daochang’s ascetic team moved forward silently.

Wei Haoshan and Lu Zhuo initially stayed one in front and one behind, guarding to prevent Xu Yang from reappearing and killing more disciples, which would disqualify their ascetic journey.

But after walking for half a day, Xu Yang never appeared, and they gradually relaxed their guard, walking together and chatting.

“Big Brother Wei, do you think Xu Yang really ran away last night as Hong Xi said?” Lu Zhuo asked.

“It seems so...” Wei Haoshan grumbled, “That kid tricked all three of us. Now that I think about it, it’s a good thing Hong Xi acted quickly and went after him in the middle of the night.”

“But a low-stage Xuan Disciple, no matter how fast he runs, can’t outrun Old Hong,” Lu Zhuo was puzzled, “Old Hong is a Wind Apex Xuan Scholar, the fastest among us. By now, he should have caught that kid and returned.”

Wei Haoshan frowned, “Isn’t it simple? You know how deep Hong Xi’s schemes are. He must have caught Xu Yang long ago but didn’t want to share the credit with us! I bet he went straight to Lin Yuan City, holding Xu Yang’s head, to report us to the Sect Leader!”

“Report us?” Lu Zhuo was startled, “Why? We don’t have any grudges with Old Hong.”

Wei Haoshan snorted, “Last night, when Old Hong said he would chase after Xu Yang, neither of us wanted to. He must have held a grudge. This guy is too calculating and has a small heart... Forget it! We’ll just fulfill our duty honestly, admit our mistake to the Sect Leader, and hope we won’t be penalized!”

The team moved steadily forward, the distance between them and Xu Yang, who was running non-stop, growing ever wider...

PS: I’m very moved today.

The biggest supporter of my previous novel, Brother [Chu Qi Borrowing Money], came to support the new book with a reward of 1888 when it had less than ten chapters. I’m very grateful to Xiao Ya!

Today, three chapters~ I also hope for your support in recommendations and collections. Xiao Ya thanks you all!

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