A Martial Saint Among Men: From Joining a Martial Arts School

Chapter 170 Dragon and Tiger Return to Origin

Chu Xuan almost lost his composure.

So many people died? And among them were experts at the True Essence Realm?!

Could these people be after him?

But then I think it's unlikely!

He shouldn't be that hated, right? When he took on the mission of the Azure Mist, it was just a casual move; his main concern was that True Essence Realm expert from the Blood God Sect.

Of course, it also implies being wary of people with ulterior motives.

But I never expected that the commotion would be so great, even a True Essence Realm expert would die.

"The Situ family? Which Situ family?" Chu Xuan asked calmly.

"It's the Situ family, where Senior Brother Situ Jin, who is ranked eleventh on the Fengyun Ranking, comes from!" the outer disciple said.

Situ Jin?

Thinking back to the hostility Situ Jin showed towards him when they were in the Zangfa Pavilion, Chu Xuan revealed a thoughtful expression.

But that shouldn't be the case!

It's only two thousand contribution points. The Situ family is a top-tier second-rate power, just like the Liu family, and even a bit stronger than the Liu family!

Because the Core Formation expert of the Situ family is currently in his prime, which is incomparable to the old ancestor of the Liu family who is nearing the end of his lifespan.

Two thousand contribution points? It shouldn't be enough to make the Situ family go and kill you, right?

"Senior Brother Chu, didn't you go to the Azure Mist Miasma for a mission? You should know more about this than we do!" A disciple from the Mission Hall couldn't help but ask curiously.

Upon hearing this, many disciples looked at Chu Xuan with strange expressions.

They know some inside information.

Many of the forces that went to the Azure Mist Mist this time were definitely after Chu Xuan. They might not dare to kill Chu Xuan openly, but they certainly didn't have good intentions. Of course, they would not hesitate to kill him if given the chance.

But now, Chu Xuan has returned unharmed, and doesn't even know what happened in the Azure Mist.

On the contrary, these forces suffered heavy casualties.

"Oh, you mean this!"

Chu Xuan seemed to just remember something and said, "I have a terrible sense of direction. I was supposed to go to the Azure Mist Swamp, but when I got there I found out it was the Black Mist Swamp. Sigh, what a wasted trip!"

As he spoke, he pretended to take out a thousand contribution points: "This mission has failed! These thousand contribution points are my compensation!"

The scene was deathly silent.

Are you directionally challenged? Lost? Did you wander into the Black Miasma Swamp?

The Black Miasma Swamp and the Azure Miasma Swamp are in completely opposite directions, more than a thousand miles apart!

How can you get lost like this?

Are you kidding me?!

Everyone looked at Chu Xuan with strange expressions.

Everyone's smart enough to know what Chu Xuan is up to.

This is clearly a feint!

However, choosing the perilous Azure Mist Mist was a bit too ruthless!

This is absolutely outrageous!

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Chu Xuan didn't care what they thought. After handing over a thousand contribution points, he turned and left.

After he left, the mission hall burst into laughter.

"Holy crap! This Senior Brother Chu looks so handsome and kind, I never expected him to be so ruthless—"

"Hahaha, that's hilarious! Senior Brother Chu actually went to the Black Miasma Swamp. If those forces knew, they'd be furious enough to vomit blood—"

"That guy is so cunning!"

The scene was filled with laughter.

The news quickly spread from the Mission Hall.

Those forces that suffered heavy losses while venturing into the Azure Mist and miasma were enraged and began to curse loudly upon learning the news.

"You beast!"

Rumor has it that the head of the Situ family was so angry upon learning this that he vomited blood!

the other side.

After returning to the Beast Garden, Chu Xuan resumed his life as a recluse, rarely leaving the garden, and diligently digesting his gains from this experience.

Although there aren't many exotic beasts to kill in the Beast Garden, there are still some occasionally.

He earned a lot of contribution points on this trip. With a continuous supply of pills and the improvement of his physical constitution, the speed at which his essence value increased was not much slower than before.

Ten days passed in the blink of an eye.

Over the past ten days, news about Chu Xuan gradually faded away as he remained secluded at home. Of course, many more people were drawn to another piece of news.

Heavenly Elixir!

Wanbaolou is about to auction off the Heavenly Essence Pill!

This news caused quite a stir among the outer sect members, far more intense than the previous Marrow Cleansing Lotus Root incident.

After all, while the Marrow Cleansing Lotus is rare, it is only effective for those with root bones below the sixth form, while the Heavenly Essence Pill can improve root bones of the sixth form and even the seventh form.

Although the price must be astronomical, it doesn't stop the outer disciples from talking about it.

Wanbaolou also made sure to generate plenty of buzz before the auction of Tianyun Pill.

Even to Chu Xuan, Liu Chengzhi personally went to tell him about the Heavenly Essence Pill and brought him the auction catalog.

Chu Xuan had no intention of getting involved in this mess!

Although the Heavenly Essence Pill is good, it only has the effect of changing one's physical constitution once, and it will be useless after taking it again.

Moreover, this is his own elixir; if he goes to bid for it, he can only act as a proxy!

But after looking through the catalog, one item caught Chu Xuan's attention.

Dragon and Tiger Return to Origin Soup!

This is a herbal decoction recipe, but it's not for drinking; it's for medicinal baths.

It is a martial arts soup specially designed to assist in rigorous physical training. It can clear the meridians throughout the body, resolve the stagnation and hidden injuries left by physical training, and can even increase the speed of physical training by 30%.

It can be said that it was specially prepared for martial artists who practice external martial arts.

The Glazed Vajra Body that Chu Xuan obtained from Zhao Meng didn't include a medicinal bath recipe. Originally, he planned to add it directly using his essence points. Otherwise, cultivating on his own would be too slow!

But now that he's practically plundered the entire Beast Garden, if he could get the formula, cultivating the Glazed Vajra Body himself wouldn't be a bad idea.

"Looks like I still have to go."

Chu Xuan made up his mind.

Even without the recipe, he would still go to Wanbaolou to collect money.

Another three days passed in a blink of an eye.

That evening.

Chu Xuan opened the panel.

[Energy Value: 3576/10000]

【Mysterious Jade Hand - Minor Completion (26449/30000)】

After so much hard work, the Xuan Yu Hand technique is finally nearing completion, but there's still a little distance to go.

Chu Xuan decided not to wait any longer and directly added the essence value to Xuan Yu's hand.

In the blink of an eye, my experience points were instantly maxed out, and a flood of insights filled my mind, as if—

This time, it's not just a fleeting impression.

He had practiced countless times and accumulated a wealth of practical experience; all he was missing was that final push, or rather, breaking through the last barrier.

That's enough!

Boom!

As he flipped his hand, a powerful surge of energy erupted, instantly condensing into a giant energy hand in the room.

The terrifying pressure caused the entire room to creak under the strain, as if it were about to collapse at any moment.

"So strong!"

Chu Xuan's expression changed, and he quickly withdrew his protective energy.

He obtained the Xuan Yu Hand from Jin Shitai. He originally thought it was just an ordinary Gang Jin technique. The claims of it being able to "shatter mountains and break rivers" were just exaggerated claims.

But now, Chu Xuan realized that he had probably underestimated this technique!

It is only at the Great Perfection stage now, but the jade-colored palm print it has condensed is already no less powerful than the Overlord Blade Technique.

If one practices to perfection, one can condense nine such hand seals.

The combination of nine seals might truly be able to destroy mountains and sever rivers!

[Energy Value: 24/10000]

【Mysterious Jade Hand - Perfection (1/100000)】

Chu Xuan's smile froze.

Another one with a score of 100,000?

If he were to accumulate experience on his own, it would probably take him forever.

The next day, Chu Xuan instructed Zhang Cheng to keep an eye on the Hundred Beasts Garden before heading down the mountain. Now that he was the boss of the Hundred Beasts Garden, he no longer needed to ask for leave as before.

When they arrived at Wanbaolou, Liu Chengzhi was already waiting at the door.

"I knew you would come."

Liu Chengzhi smiled and said, "The Heavenly Essence Pill is indeed a good thing. If you have the chance, you must bid for it. My uncle asked me to tell you that if you don't have enough contribution points, my Liu family can lend you some temporarily, but it cannot exceed 50,000."

After all, my Liu family is just an employee at Wanbaolou. We have many people to support, so I hope you can understand!

"Thank you very much, Senior Brother Liu. Please also convey my gratitude to Uncle Liu for me!" Chu Xuan nodded without saying anything more.

The Liu family's willingness to lend him 50,000 contribution points is already considered very generous.

"Hehe, you're too kind."

Liu Chengzhi led Chu Xuan to the auction hall and, after arranging Chu Xuan's seat, reminded him, "There are quite a few people eyeing the Heavenly Essence Pill this time, so you'd better be prepared."

Chu Xuan nodded, his gaze sweeping across the auction hall.

Soon, they saw two familiar faces.

Zheng Ziang and Tong Yuanzheng!

These two guys actually showed up too.

Tong Yuanzheng passed the inner sect assessment and has now left the Hundred Beast Garden to enter the inner sect, while Zheng Ziang is still staying in Beast Garden No. 1.

When the two saw Chu Xuan, their expressions stiffened.

Zheng Ziang forced a smile, while Tong Yuanzheng simply turned his head away.

Chu Xuan smiled faintly, not caring at all.

"Those two are most likely after the Heavenly Essence Pill. But they probably have no chance!" Liu Chengzhi said, seeing Chu Xuan staring at Zheng Ziang and the other man.

"Four or five of the top ten on this year's popularity chart are here; you should be keeping an eye on these people! Of course, there are a few others you should also pay attention to—"

As he spoke, he pursed his lips.

Chu Xuan followed his gaze and saw another "familiar face"—Situ Jin!

At this moment, Situ Jin was also staring at him, his eyes filled with resentment and venom!

"Is he crazy?"

Chu Xuan cursed under his breath.

These people schemed against me, only to fall into a trap and suffer heavy losses. Now they're blaming me?

Hearing Chu Xuan's complaint, Liu Chengzhi chuckled softly, "The Situ family has really been screwed over by you this time! They were working on getting Situ Jin accepted as an apprentice by an elder, but before that could even happen, you've managed to push them off the popularity rankings!"

Chu Xuan suddenly realized that it wasn't just because of the two thousand contribution points.

Liu Chengzhi continued, "As for why they sent people to the Azure Mist, they didn't actually intend to do anything to you. They just wanted to see if they could knock you off the Ranking so that Situ Jin could move up. As for why they went to you instead of Xiao Ran, who was ranked tenth, you should know that."

Chu Xuan nodded.

It's simply because he has no connections and is easy to bully!

Of course, you pick the softest persimmon to squeeze; these so-called aristocratic families are all the same.

Liu Chengzhi continued laughing, "As you know, the Situ family not only got tricked by you, but they also lost a True Yuan expert. Now they're practically a laughingstock in Lingxiao City. Situ Jin's plan to become an elder's disciple has also fallen through. Do you think he wouldn't hate you?"