Wuxia Across the Heavens: I Collect Side Effects

Su Xin feigned doubt and pressed further, "You mean, if I join the Vajra Sect, you'll really let bygones be bygones?"

Gangse patted his chest, his face full of certainty: "That's right!"

"Aren't you going to seek revenge on me?"

"Really not going to report it?"

"It's absolutely true, I swear!"

As Gangse spoke, he held up three fingers.

Su Xin reached out and gently pressed down three of his fingers, smiling faintly: "Okay, I believe you."

Then, changing the subject, he asked, "Then tell me first, what martial arts does the Vajra Sect possess?"

"The Vajra Fist, the Vajra Finger, and the Vajra Subduing Demon Divine Power."

"Tell me about your Vajra Subduing Demons Divine Power, and I will completely believe you."

Just as Gangse was about to reach for the paper and pen, he suddenly came to his senses, smiled slyly, and said with a look of "I'm so smart": "That won't do. This skill can only be taught to you after you become my disciple and come back to the mountain gate with me."

Su Xin was speechless for a moment.

His eyes darted around, then he looked at the archers beside him: "Are these Mongols? How come the Vajra Sect is colluding with the Mongols?"

Gangse laughed even more smugly: "You don't understand. The martial arts of our Vajra Sect are domineering and fierce. Without the Black Jade Rejuvenating Ointment to treat them, you'll inevitably accumulate hidden injuries sooner or later. But the ingredients for this ointment are precious, and without the support of the imperial court, it's simply impossible to make. So you must come back to the Vajra Sect with me, otherwise, once your hidden injuries flare up, the deeper your martial arts training goes, the faster you'll die."

After saying that, he had an expression that said he had Su Xin completely under his control.

Su Xin suddenly realized.

No wonder he sought refuge with the Yuan court; it turns out he relied on the Black Jade Life-Sustaining Ointment to prolong his life.

He looked at Gangse and said softly, "That's about enough. I've asked everything I needed to ask."

"Alright! Then follow me!" Gang Se waved his hand and turned around to lead the way, assuming that Su Xin had already obediently complied.

Su Xin watched his retreating figure, her lips moving slightly as she silently murmured, "One...two...three..."

Huh? Why didn't it fall over?

When he pressed down Gangse's three fingers, he had already used the Thousand Spider Poison Hand technique.

Gangse only used poison when he made a move, never expecting that he would be poisoned as soon as his fingertips touched it.

Su Xin was surprised when his body suddenly swayed and he collapsed to the ground with a thud, his whole body convulsing.

Before the Mongol archers beside him could react, Su Xin had already moved swiftly and decisively, killing them all without leaving any survivors.

Only Gangse survived.

Su Xin looked at the unconscious burly man, his eyes shining.

The Vajra Subduing Demon Divine Power is a top-tier external martial art that works from the outside in, and it might even be an internal martial art with its own side effects.

He looked in the direction of Shaolin Temple, marveling to himself.

The martial arts techniques from Shaolin Temple are truly more and more suitable for him than the last.

Thinking about all these intricacies, Su Xin couldn't help but mentally complain:

These Shaolin monks are really hooligans.

For those who have mastered Shaolin's unique skills, it's simply a matter of "those who obey me prosper, those who defy me perish."

At least the Life and Death Talisman of the Heavenly Mountain Child Granny was used openly; if it hurt, it hurt, and everyone knew that someone had tampered with it.

But the 72 Shaolin Arts are like boiling a frog in lukewarm water.

The more intensely you practice, the more obsessed you become, the deeper the hidden injuries and resentment accumulate, while you yourself believe that you have made great progress in your skills.

By the time they realized something was wrong, they had already gone mad with qi deviation, their meridians were severed, and they couldn't even understand how they died.

It's called a martial arts treasure, but in essence, it's no different from having a time bomb strapped to your head.

No wonder the Vajra Sect sought refuge with the imperial court and fought tooth and nail for the Black Jade Broken Ointment.

Without seeking powerful backers or relying on miraculous medicines, practicing their kung fu basically means an early death and an early rebirth.

Su Xin looked at Gang Se, who was unconscious from poisoning, on the ground, and a smirk appeared on his lips.

Others may fear side effects, but he doesn't.

The Shaolin Kung Fu was practically a tailor-made experience package for him.

I glanced at Gangse again; this is just another experience pack.

He planned to bring his martial arts training with him.

One dies, another one comes!

As for letting him go, although he's a bit simple-minded, it doesn't mean he's not a bad person.

They've all come to kill him, isn't that a good thing!

During the following period, Su Xin completely treated Gang Se as a high-level sparring partner.

This person's cultivation level far surpasses Gang Shi's, making him a perfect candidate to hone his combat experience and, incidentally, fully extract the Vajra Subduing Demon Divine Power.

This skill is quite interesting. It makes up for the weakness of the Thousand Spider Poison Hand in terms of power and can greatly enhance the amplification of internal energy on the physical body.

What's even more peculiar is that it doesn't seem like orthodox internal energy cultivation; rather, it's more like a method of using qi and blood to generate internal power.

By unleashing the combined energy and internal strength cultivated through the Vajra Fist and Vajra Finger techniques, the power instantly surges.

Moreover, it is highly compatible and does not conflict with any martial arts style.

The total amount of internal energy remained the same, but the quality of internal energy was directly elevated by several levels.

There were no new side effects; it was still the same old three: disfigurement, resentment, and hidden injuries. For Su Xin, it was as good as nothing.

Only the hard color is bitter.

The once robust and imposing man was dragged into daily battles, tested his moves, and forced to reveal his secret techniques. In just a few days, he lost a lot of weight, his body covered in bruises, looking utterly miserable.

As they took a break that day, and Gangse was panting heavily, Su Xin suddenly spoke:

"How did you find me in the first place?"

Gang Se said weakly, "Gang Shi left sect marks along the way."

Su Xin suddenly realized, then frowned: "Marks? But you clearly saw his body later, so why are you still chasing after me?"

Upon hearing this, Gang Se's expression changed drastically.

Su Xin's eyes instantly turned cold.

He finally figured out the key point.

That day at the tea stall, Gangse didn't really want to recruit him, nor was it because he lacked enrollment quotas.

This burly man looked simple and honest, but he had already sensed something was wrong. Knowing that he couldn't be defeated head-on, he pretended to be stupid and tried to win him over. In reality, he was just stalling for time, waiting for the experts from the Vajra Sect to arrive and surround him.

He thought Su Xin's poison was nothing more than powder, alcohol, or hidden weapons. He never imagined that touching a finger could cause silent poisoning.

This is a huge problem now.

If you beat the young one, the old one will surely come.

Before long, the senior disciples and even elders of the Vajra Sect will follow the clues and hunt them down.

Su Xin gazed at the outline of Mount Kongtong in the distance, lost in thought for a moment.

"Don't let the misfortune befall the wife and children?" That's just polite talk for respectable families.

When the martial arts world really gets ruthless, wiping out entire families, confiscating property, and implicating innocent people is nothing out of the ordinary.

He was glad that he had settled Su Ying and Ali in the Kunlun Secret Realm earlier, otherwise they would have been implicated this time.

Su Xin glanced at Gang Se, who was standing next to him with a bruised and swollen face and harboring ulterior motives, and his eyes turned cold.

Being constantly chased around isn't a solution.

Once he's dealt with the Seven Injury Fist of the Kongtong Sect, he wouldn't mind finding a dark and windy night to storm the Vajra Sect and wipe them out in one fell swoop.

"Come on! Come on! Let's continue!"

"We've already had two games today, how about we start tomorrow?"

Now that Gang Se has been exposed, he's given up all hope.

It's good enough if I can avoid getting a beating.

Unfortunately, Su Xin was feeling unwell at the moment and needed to vent and exercise.