Chapter 139
Chen Huai'an laughed heartily three times, hands on his hips.
His laughter made the Ba Ji and Xiao Qing on the windowsill tremble.
【Tu Xinghe, I am not a killer either. You’ve dispelled this demonic power, so go to the Law Enforcement Hall and accept a hundred lashes, then spend a week facing the wall in the Sword Tomb for reflection!】
Tu Xinghe's eyes widened in disbelief as he stared into the void.
“Ancestor, you… you’re not going to kill me?”
【Why would I kill you?! Knowing your mistakes and being able to change is a great virtue! Considering your pure intentions and that this is your first offense, I’ll let it slide this time.】
“Ancestor!” Tears welled up in Tu Xinghe's eyes as he deeply bowed his head.
He didn’t understand what “great virtue” meant.
But he could roughly grasp the meaning.
The Ancestor had high hopes for him!
It seemed he wanted him to recognize his mistakes, to break free from the past, and to have the chance to compete with the heavenly might, to seize the thunder, to shatter the void and ascend, to achieve immortality!
The path of a sword cultivator was a broad and glorious road.
He didn’t need to resort to demonic powers to arm himself.
Those feelings of unwillingness and regret were merely scars that spurred him forward, weren’t they?
Even the Ancestor didn’t care about his past.
So why should he still dwell on it?
Tu Xinghe, with his mediocre talent, felt unworthy of such recognition from the Ancestor. He feared the heavens, he wandered aimlessly, he lived day by day… but from now on, it would be different! The Ancestor was his sky!
Swoosh—!
A wisp of clear energy rose from the top of Tu Xinghe's head. He immediately sat cross-legged, dispelling the demonic power while beginning to comprehend, his realm not only not declining but actually rising, leaping from the late Foundation Establishment stage to the perfect Foundation Establishment stage, with a faint trend of breaking through to the Golden Core stage.
“Damn, are all the disciples of the Sword Sect this fierce? I didn’t even say anything, and they just suddenly comprehend…” Chen Huai'an felt a mix of envy and jealousy.
Why was his cultivation speed so slow?
He had never had a sudden epiphany!
It must be the demonic cancer cells holding him back!
It had nothing to do with his innate understanding!
Chen Huai'an had already developed a hatred for the cancer cells. Thinking about quickly implementing his self-rescue plan, he sent a message:
【Su Qinian!】
“Junior is here!” Su Qinian clasped his hands and knelt on one knee, his expression solemn.
【The demonic sect has infiltrated multiple righteous sects by spreading demonic cultivation methods. I want you to notify all righteous sects to strengthen their defenses and check for disciples practicing demonic arts within their ranks!】
“Understood! Please rest assured, Ancestor!”
After speaking, Chen Huai'an turned to the obediently standing Li Qingran, his tone immediately softening as he said, “Qingran baby, come with me into the house. Let’s discuss some good things, hehehe…”
After a long silence in the void, a voice rang out:
【Disciple, come inside with me for a chat.】
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Chapter 148: Asking the Disciple for Pills (Boring Yanmen Guxue +1)
Su Qinian glanced at Tu Xinghe, who was meditating nearby, then looked at the receding figure of Li Qingran, feeling unsettled for a long time.
“The Ancestor is truly remarkable…”
He had thought Chen Huai'an would directly kill Tu Xinghe.
Unexpectedly, the situation took a turn; not only did Tu Xinghe survive, but he also let go of his past obsessions and turned misfortune into fortune, rising to a new level. Perhaps this was fate in the making. The Ancestor seemed to be a powerful being capable of grasping fate, able to alter Tu Xinghe's destiny.
He set up a barrier to isolate Tu Xinghe from the outside world and turned to leave on his flying sword.
The Ancestor's orders seemed simple but were difficult to execute.
Convincing the old monsters of other sects that there were demonic cultivators within their ranks was no easy task.
He knew all too well how arrogant those old monsters could be.
Even he had fallen prey to arrogance.
…
In the small house.
Chen Huai'an wanted to ask Li Qingran for some pills.
But he couldn’t think of how to start, so he just looked at his pretty disciple and pretended to be serious, saying:
【Qingran, what do you think about today’s events?】
“Master is a very gentle person. Although he usually seems cold, Qingran knows he has a soft heart!” Li Qingran rested her chin on her hands, gazing at the void above, her eyes sparkling like little stars.
Even if she couldn’t see her master, it didn’t matter.
She could still imagine what he looked like in her mind.
“Hmm, you’re absolutely right!” Chen Huai'an felt pleased.
What Li Qingran heard was: 【Stop being so chatty!】
Clearing his throat, Chen Huai'an continued, “So, disciple, do you have any unused pills? No matter what type, just bring them to me. I have great use for them!”
The void fell silent for a moment.
What Li Qingran heard was: 【Master is currently researching alchemy, but the subspace doesn’t have any materials. If you could bring some pills, it might not help much, but I could at least study the pharmacology a bit.】
Li Qingran blinked, believing him without doubt, and quickly took out all the pills she had and placed them on the table: “Master, please see if there’s anything you need. Just take it.”
She thought to herself, as expected of Master.
Even while battling great demons, he still had the energy to study alchemy.
This must be the reason why Master is so powerful and knowledgeable.
She was still far from Master’s realm; compared to him, she felt like she was getting lazy.
Li Qingran clenched her fists, her shame turning her face red, and she secretly resolved to only rest for two hours each day from now on, dedicating all her other time to cultivation.
Chen Huai'an looked at the pills on the table.
Most of the pills he could take.
But some were marked as ‘only for Li Qingran’ and ‘current realm cannot use,’ the former being healing pills and spirit energy pills given as rewards, while the latter included breakthrough pills like the Foundation Establishment Pill, which could only be used at the peak of Qi Refinement.
But he wasn’t picky.
These on the table were enough for him to test.
Chen Huai'an took one or two of each type of pill, leaving the rest untouched.
He needed to test them.
If any of them had an effect on cancer, he could just ask Li Qingran for that type in the future.
“Qingran, these pills are good. I’ll take them for now.”
Li Qingran looked at the array of basic pills, feeling a bit embarrassed.
How could such a powerful being as Master need these low-level pills?
He must be pretending to use them for her sake.
Taking just one or two of each type was proof of that.
If they were truly useful, he would have taken them all…
Li Qingran puffed out her chest, biting her red lip softly, and said quietly, “Master, Qingran will work hard to cultivate and improve her alchemy skills, so I can refine better pills for you to study in the future!”
Actually, she had wanted to say she would go buy better pills.
But saying that would make her seem unambitious.
Moreover, all her spirit stones were given by Master; buying pills with Master’s spirit stones for Master to study?
Other cultivators would surely laugh their heads off.
She felt embarrassed just thinking about it!
【Good!】
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Chen Huai'an logged off.
Looking at the four types of pills before him, his eyes sparkled with greed.
High-quality Great Recovery Pill, high-quality Qi Cyclone Pill, high-quality Cleansing Marrow Pill, high-quality Detoxification Pill.
The Great Recovery Pill was a basic healing medicine; he felt it wouldn’t have much effect since cancer cells weren’t wounds. The potentially useful ones should be the Qi Cyclone Pill and the Detoxification Pill.
The Qi Cyclone Pill could accelerate the speed at which Qi Refinement cultivators absorb spirit energy, speeding up their cultivation.
He wondered if, once his realm increased, he could suppress the demonic cancer cells?
Or perhaps he could eliminate these demonic cancer cells himself.
The Detoxification Pill, as the name suggests, could neutralize most toxins from demonic beasts and poisonous miasmas.
“Let’s try the high-quality Qi Cyclone Pill first!”
Chen Huai'an picked up the pill, mixed it with water, and swallowed it.
Soon, he felt a cool breeze gathering from all directions, even drilling into his body along his meridians, and the closer it got to the Nine-turn Spirit Orchid, the more pronounced the sensation became.
Previously, when he was cultivating, he couldn’t feel the spirit energy at all on his surface.
Now, he could finally experience the feeling of being surrounded by spirit energy.
He immediately sat cross-legged to practice the Tidal Technique.
Two hours later, the effect of the pill wore off.
Chen Huai'an picked up his phone, ready to check if there had been any changes in his character panel.
His cultivation was still at the first layer of Qi Refinement, with no changes whatsoever.
Then a prompt popped up:
【You have 32 days left to live!】
Chen Huai'an: “???”
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