Chapter 61: Cry Out
Xu Ziqing looked down and carefully examined the jade token fragment in his hand.
It was clear and translucent, looking like mutton-fat jade.
The delicate young man didn’t know its purpose. By the time he looked up, Chu Huaixu had already left.
After looking at the second brocade pouch, he suddenly felt that his senior brother was a bit like that storyteller who traversed the world, as if he was playing with him.
But after being played with, Xu Ziqing still gritted his teeth and chased after him.
All the way, he was like a little tail, following behind Chu Huaixu.
He kept glancing at the tall figure in front of him, and in fact, a breath of anger was building up in his heart.
The more his senior brother left those mocking words on the note, the more the young man wanted to prove to him that he wasn’t a good-for-nothing.
They soon arrived by the cold pool, and Chu Huaixu threw him a water-repelling bead.
The jade token fragment and the water-repelling bead were both things he had asked Han Shuangjiang for.
Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been able to bring Xu Ziqing into the Secret Realm.
At that time, the cold-faced girl was surprised, “Why is this old fox so concerned about Junior Brother Xu?”
If it weren’t for the ambiguous physical contact between the two, she might have taken the lead in shipping them.
At this moment, Chu Huaixu turned to look at the delicate young man and said, “This is a water-repelling bead. You’ll go down with me now.”
While the cold air in the cold pool hasn’t yet proliferated too much, Xu Ziqing could still go down a few times.
When the cold air becomes more intense, with his un-opened meridians physique, he would probably be frozen to death by the cold air!
“Okay,” the young man replied.
The two leaped down and were soon brought into the Secret Realm by the formation at the bottom of the pool.
This mysterious experience made Xu Ziqing’s eyes light up.
After all, he was still a young man who had not experienced much of the world, and it was his first time feeling the many wonders of the cultivation world.
As a result, some of the resentment in his heart dissipated, and he looked around like he was on a tour.
“Stop looking. Follow me closely. Every path you take from now on, you must remember it in your heart. I won’t lead you a second time,” Chu Huaixu said.
“Ah? Yes,” Xu Ziqing replied.
His memory was extraordinary. He could recite the Sword Refining Art after reading it once, so remembering a few paths was not a problem.
Along the way, he repeatedly wanted to ask questions, wondering why they were here.
But seeing his senior brother striding forward without any intention of casual conversation, he could only hold back his words.
The two soon arrived at the eleventh fork in the road, and Xu Ziqing saw Chu Huaixu stop.
The young man didn’t realize he was already in an illusion.
He saw his senior brother, dressed in a black robe, suddenly raise his hand and then violently wave his sleeve.
The next moment, everything around them seemed to shatter like a mirror, and the entire world disintegrated!
Streams of strong light passed through the cracks, blinding Xu Ziqing so much that he could barely open his eyes!
In these streams of strong light, the delicate young man looked at that tall figure. He seemed to be enveloped in a halo, and he was stunned, his mouth agape in shock.
The scene before him was too overwhelming for him!
Everything around them turned to dust, and the dazzling white light made him instinctively close his eyes.
When he opened his eyes again, the two were already standing in an open space paved with bluestone slabs.
Everything that had happened before had vanished, leaving only the figure in the black robe standing in front of him.
The entire scene was deeply imprinted in the young man’s mind, unforgettable!
Xu Ziqing was still stunned on the spot, but Chu Huaixu had already walked away without saying a word.
The delicate young man could only jog to catch up.
Soon, the stone door was opened, and the two entered the third level.
The underground river was still flowing slowly, and Chu Huaixu pointed forward, “Stand there.”
Xu Ziqing looked puzzled but still dutifully stood by the river.
“Jump down,” Chu Huaixu said.
“Huh?” the young man became even more puzzled.
“What ‘huh’? Hurry up.”
His senior brother was no longer human and pushed him down.
His strength was far greater than Xu Ziqing’s.
“Plop—!”
After being unexpectedly submerged, the water-repelling bead in the delicate young man’s arms began to take effect.
Then, he quickly saw the suspended stone walls on both sides begin to descend, cutting off the river.
Immediately after, water blades began to gather at the bottom of the pool and slashed towards him rapidly!
Xu Ziqing had practiced martial arts since childhood and reacted swiftly. He had combat experience and could dodge swords, spears, and staffs.
He dodged and weaved in the pool, trying to avoid these water blades.
However, there were too many of them, and he soon sustained wounds, letting out a cry of pain.
“Ah—!”
Chu Huaixu, standing by the pool, couldn’t help but frown and said displeasedly, “What are you yelling about!”
He’s not even in the Sword Refining Art, how weak! Such a low pain threshold, can’t even endure the most basic pain! Useless!
Xu Ziqing, struggling in the pool, looked at Chu Huaixu in surprise, his hair completely wet and water droplets clinging to his face.
“No running,” Chu Huaixu looked down at him and said solemnly and seriously.
The delicate young man cast a determined glance at the bottom of the water and found that more water blades were being generated.
Blood was already seeping from his body, dissolving into the water and spreading out in threads.
The torment at this moment was different from that during the cultivation of the Sword Refining Art.
Xu Ziqing exchanged a glance with Chu Huaixu, only to feel the coldness in his senior brother’s gaze.
The four holes seemed to have “smelled the blood” and began to exude body-tempering medicinal liquid.
Xu Ziqing, who lacked common cultivation knowledge, was greatly alarmed, “There’s poison too!?”
He wanted to climb out of the pool, but a strong, powerful hand pressed him back down!
Today, Chu Huaixu brought this world’s protagonist here because he had some guesses he wanted to verify.
After being pushed into the water, Xu Ziqing’s head emerged from the surface. In a daze, the delicate young man began to vaguely smell a medicinal fragrance.
He felt itchy all over, and his wounds were rapidly healing!
“This is…” Xu Ziqing was shocked.
Chu Huaixu looked down at him and said again, “What are you flailing around for? This is top-grade body-tempering medicinal liquid. Absorb it properly. Even people in the Meridian-Opening Stage can’t afford to use such a large amount.”
Even if Xu Ziqing were slower, he should have realized by now: his senior brother was helping him cultivate!
Although he didn’t understand the intricacies, he began to obey and do as he was told.
The water blades struck him again and again. He gritted his teeth and endured. When he couldn’t bear it anymore, he would instinctively let out a muffled groan.
Chu Huaixu stared at Xu Ziqing in the water, waiting silently, continuing to verify some of his own guesses.
“As expected, his efficiency in absorbing the body-tempering medicinal liquid is very high.”
“What the hell is this innate medicine-infused sacred body?” He was so envious he wanted to vomit.
Earlier, he had wondered how to make up for Xu Ziqing’s slow cultivation speed.
His first thought was to rely on pills!
He estimated that this kid’s overall absorption efficiency was at least fifty percent faster than his own!
Chu Huaixu even suspected that the medicinal liquid would be absorbed dry before half an hour was up!
He mused, “Perhaps Senior Lei Wenyan didn’t expect anyone to be able to absorb so much…”
“Besides that, the water blades plus the body-tempering medicinal liquid only contributed a few thousand experience points to me, reaching the maximum effect of the medicine.”
“But this kid, his maximum is likely higher too!”
“What kind of damn physique is this? Should I sell him to those pill fanatics as a test subject? He’s simply a human-experiment sacred body.” Chu Huaixu was insanely envious.
Why! Why do they all have so many strange talents, while I am just an ordinary cheater?
Thus, he squatted down unhappily, looking at the delicate young man in the pool who was gritting his teeth in pain and trying his best not to make a sound, and said a displeased remark that was like a scumbag:
“So boring, like a dead fish. Can’t you cry out?”
(End of this chapter)
