Body Refinement for Longevity: From Health Cultivation Exercises to Overcoming All Techniques

Chapter 172 Be Alert!

"Oh? Is that so?"

Ling Xiaohu expressed his doubts.

"You forgot? We talked about it this morning."

Chen Han smiled naturally at Li Hai and his group, and before Ling Xiaohu could speak, he preemptively said, "Then my brother and I will not trouble the three of you any further. Since we are all going to participate in the Ascension Conference anyway, we can meet up then."

"Haha, it's alright, Fellow Daoist Chen. Fellow Daoist Ling, please go ahead and attend to your business."

Li Hai waved his hand and smiled in an approachable manner.

Then he looked at Chen Han and said, "Fellow Daoist Chen, then we'll meet at the Ascension Ceremony."

The group bowed to each other, then parted ways with Chen Han and Ling Xiaohu. As they passed each other, Li Hai smiled and patted Ling Xiaohu on the shoulder.

The two nodded again to show their friendliness.

After the group had walked away, Ling Xiaohu looked at Chen Han again, a look of confusion in his eyes.

"What's wrong, Fellow Daoist Chen? Do you think there's something wrong with them?"

Chen Han nodded, gesturing with his chin to indicate that they should talk as they walk.

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"Fellow Daoist Chen, if it is truly as you suspect, how did you discover it?"

Ling Xiaohu remained outwardly calm, but his lips moved slightly as he secretly communicated with Chen Han.

"I didn't find anything."

Chen Han shook his head. "I just have a feeling they have something to do with it."

Ling Xiaohu tilted his head, indicating that he did not understand.

"So, Fellow Daoist Chen, you have a persecution complex, don't you?"

Chen Han's lips twitched. "It's true that the three of them helped me, but they were far too polite. They quickly built up a distance with just a few words, calling each other brothers and wanting to travel together... Don't you think that's a bit too deliberate?"

Chen Han fought his way up from the bottom and has seen all sorts of people. He is very experienced in reading people's expressions and expressions.

Today, he had a bad feeling about these three people, and he even felt a sense of unease and crisis, like a rabbit being watched by a hawk. This made him very uneasy.

"Deliberate? Now that you mention it, it does seem a bit like that, but... that doesn't mean anything. Rogue cultivators always go it alone, and the opportunity to make friends with like-minded people is extremely rare. I have many friends, and even you, whom I met in just a few words."

"Have you forgotten?"

Chen Han recalled that when he first met Ling Xiaohu, they became familiar with each other in just a few words, and then they came to Qingzhufang City.

"That being said... it's still best to be careful."

Chen Han had no doubt about his own wariness. As the saying goes, one should not have the heart to harm others, but one must have the heart to guard against others. Being wary of others is always more beneficial than harmful.

"Sigh, Fellow Daoist Chen, I think your excessive suspicion stems from mental strain. I don't understand what you've experienced in the mortal world, but that's still mortal stuff. While deceit and treachery are inevitable in the cultivation world, living like this for so long is exhausting..."

"I've been honest and kind to everyone, and haven't I lived a good life in the cultivation world for three or four years?"

Ling Xiaohu patiently advised.

Ling Xiaohu was born in a mortal village in the cultivation world. He had never seen much of the world and his only companions were his village friends and the simple, honest villagers. His life was carefree, except for one thing that caused him pain: the village beauty he loved married someone else...

Until he was sixteen, a hermit who rode a crane came to the village...

After that, he was found to have four spiritual roots and was taken to a small cultivation family.

He thought he could cultivate properly in this family, but unexpectedly, he was thrown out because he often failed to meet the family's quotas.

After that, he became a rogue cultivator.

In this way, one can survive in the cultivation world with just a little skill, but due to the scarcity of cultivation resources, the speed of cultivation is slow.

Therefore, given their different backgrounds, the two naturally have their own understandings and perspectives on various events.

"I hope I'm just overthinking it."

Chen Han said helplessly.

That was indeed the case. He hoped he was overthinking it, but if he encountered the same thing again, he would still think the same way.

Because he knew that if he weren't this kind of person, he would have died a thousand or eight hundred times over.

Late at night, Qingzhu Mountain.

A quiet, deserted spot in the market.

Although it is called a market town, it is not a typical town market. Market towns are much larger and cover a wide area, often encompassing several hills.

"The Ascension Ceremony will begin at midnight tomorrow night. All we need to do now is cross that small hill and walk three miles to reach the West District, where the Ascension Ceremony will be held."

Ling Xiaohu pointed in a direction and said to Chen Han beside him.

"Haha, I didn't know the market was so big. I thought it was just the place I was looking at earlier. Fellow Daoist Ling, you flatter me."

Ling Xiaohu waved his hand dismissively. "I was just like you when I first came here, but you get used to it with experience."

As the two chatted, Ling Xiaohu somehow steered the conversation toward martial arts techniques, a hint of bitterness flashing in his eyes.

"By the way, what kind of cultivation technique does Fellow Daoist Chen practice? It allows him to be surrounded by lightning; he certainly looks powerful."

Although Fellow Daoist Chen's speed was negligible, I might be able to keep up if I used all my spells and talismans. But you must know that Fellow Daoist Chen is only at the first level of the Mortal Body realm, and the power of such thunder magic often becomes more terrifying as it progresses.

Lightning magic not only has a slight advantage over other spells of the same rank, but it also has absolute restraint against some evil spirits and puppets.

Lightning-based cultivation techniques are extremely rare, mostly held by major sects and sects. Ordinary cultivators can't even afford to look at them, let alone cultivate them. Where did he get them from?

Ling Xiaohu's cultivation level was comparable to Chen Han's, but he had been somewhat contemptuous of Chen Han after seeing that Chen Han was only a self-cultivator, though he didn't show it. However, just now, when he saw with his own eyes that Chen Han had actually learned a rare lightning-type technique and that his future achievements might be even greater than his, he was no longer calm.

Some even coveted the martial arts techniques Chen Han possessed.

There's a saying that goes something like, "I'm afraid my brother will suffer, but I'm also afraid he'll drive a Land Rover."

"Oh, you mean this?"

Ling Xiaohu was very good at hiding his abilities, and Chen Han didn't notice him at all. He just smiled self-deprecatingly and explained, "Fellow Daoist Ling is mistaken. This is not some kind of lightning-type technique. It's just an ordinary secular martial art called Thunderclap Extreme."

"What you just saw, fellow Daoist, was the ultimate power of the Thunderclap Technique. It is useful, but it is ultimately a secular martial art, and its upper limit is limited to this."

Upon hearing this, Ling Xiaohu's expression softened, and he breathed a sigh of relief. "Oh, I see. That's a pity..."

Tonight, the moon is bright and the stars are few, with a gentle breeze caressing our faces.

As the name suggests, Qingzhu Mountain is covered with bamboo, and Chen Han and Ling Xiaohu are even walking along a path in the bamboo forest.

A gentle breeze rustled the green bamboo, causing it to sway back and forth as if it were swinging on a swing.

Ling Xiaohu unknowingly walked in front of Chen Han. He hummed a little tune and was in a great mood after learning that Chen Han was just so-so. He was arrogant and looked down on everyone.

At that moment, Chen Han's heart sank, and his gaze swept around sharply and menacingly.

"There seems to be...something wrong around here."