"You... don't follow the martial virtues."
In the corner of his mouth, Ling Changfeng bled blood, his chest had been driven through, the blood gushed out with a steady flow. His eyes bulged in anger and he collapsed.
Chen Mo sheathed his fist, indifferently glancing at the fallen Ling Changfeng. Upon seeing that the other had completely lost his breath, he delivered a final punch to the head, causing the brain matter to explode and staining the ground around with blood. Now there was truly no more breath left.
Chen Mo took a deep breath, and his breathing gradually became steady. His body felt exhausted again, and his vital energy had been consumed almost completely. Although his vital energy had partially recovered in the short time before, it was enough to deal with Ling Changfeng. Therefore, he acted decisively and delivered a punch to the chest when the other was unprepared.
"Sukan Kan, go and check on Sun Qian, he should not have died, just stabilize his condition, do not fully cure..."
After giving a word of instruction, Chen Mo went to search through the ruins. He quickly found Luo Quan Sheng gasping for breath and carried him to Su Kan Kan's side, asking her to assist with the treatment as well, just to stabilize the condition without fully curing him.
Later, Chen Mo asked Sukan Kan to restore his vital energy to him.
"Um, master, their injuries are quite severe. You appear unaffected, so why do you need to treat you first?"
Su Kan Kan glanced at Sun Qian, whose condition was stable but whose complexion was pale, and asked with some concern.
"You are only an eighth-level cultivator, and the amount of spiritual energy within your body cannot be much. Healing them continuously would not only take a long time, but also might not be sufficient for your spiritual energy. Moreover, this secret realm is under the jurisdiction of the Ling Xiaozong, and there may be traps on both the inside and outside. What we need to do now is leave as soon as possible. If we don't have sufficient strength, we may face danger. It is better to use our spiritual energy to restore ourselves first rather than waste it on them."
Chen Mo's words made sense, and Sukan Kan had no reason to object after listening. She focused on restoring his condition fully.
In just two periods of time, Chen Mo's vital energy had recovered to about seventy to eighty percent. After that, he delivered the final blows to the remaining Ling Xiaozong disciples and also dealt with the few half-dead poisonous insects, only after ensuring there were no potential threats did he lead the group away.
As Chen Mo had imagined, the exit of the secret realm had already been sealed off. A heavy stone door blocked the entrance, and several lucky escapees who had managed to get away were trying in vain to open it, even though they had already begun to lose hope.
Chen Mo stepped forward to take action, but the several people around him all shook their heads. They had failed to do so, so they also believed that he couldn't open it. They were ready to mock him when, unexpectedly, he punched and shattered them into pieces.
In the next moment, everyone around them was covering their mouths, holding their breaths tightly. They secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thankfully not opening their mouths else they might have suffered the same fate as the stone door.
Chen Mo did not pay any attention to the crowd around him. He picked up Sun Qian with his left hand and left Quan Sheng with his right, sandwiching them under his armpits, he dashed down the mountain to a small town below, where he found a beast cart and in a hurry, he had the driver take them to Zaishanzong.
"Master, why are you in such a hurry? You haven't even had a moment to catch your breath."
Sukan Kan panted heavily and sat on the beast cart, taking the opportunity to rest for a moment. However, at this point, she was drenched in sweat, and the whole way she had been chasing after Chen Mo, whose physical endurance was far beyond her, almost drove her to exhaustion.
Sukan Kan took out a handkerchief to wipe the sweat from her forehead. "Whether I can handle it is another matter, but mainly, Sun Qian and Left Quan Sheng, they are injured. It seems like their conditions have worsened with your journeying."
Being carried along by Chen Mo, Sun Qian and Left Quan Sheng's faces were even paler. They were breathing heavily, with little to no outflow of air, making it look like they could expire at any moment.
"Time waits for no one."
Chen Mo shook his head, "Don't think that solving the problem with the Ling Xiaozong people is enough. They have backers. We absolutely cannot let them discover that we killed the Ling Xiaozong members. Even if they suspect it, we need to find a place to hide first."
Chen Mo could determine from his previous conversation with Ling Changfeng that the Ling Xiaozong had always been in contact with the spider web.
This so-called spider web was established by Ye Liangchen hundreds of years ago and only loyal to him. It spread all over the entire Jiuzhou Continent, and if they discovered that he had killed Ling Changfeng, his situation would be dangerous.
"So, the Mountain Reliance Sect will be our next place of refuge?"
Sukan Kan asked eagerly.
Chen Mo nodded slightly, "I have a bit of a connection with the Mountain Reliance Sect. This time I will go to find them, and perhaps we can get some help from them. The Mountain Reliance Sect has stood for many years in the Tianlong Dynasty and has a profound foundation. Even if the power behind the Ling Xiaozong discovers our actions, they will hesitate to make any moves against us."
Through their conversation, Chen Mo had also gained a general understanding of the current situation in the Tianlong Dynasty: the Empress is injured, the elder has been influenced by poisons, the situation of the Martial Command Department is unclear, and most importantly, there is no information about Pei Jiangnan. Going to the capital without any prior knowledge of his condition would make his situation even harder.
Although the Mountain Reliance Sect is not the best choice, compared to the uncertain Martial Command Department, the distant Cangsha Sect, it is undoubtedly the best choice we have right now.
Chen Mo pulled back the curtain of the carriage, looking afar in the direction of the Mountain Reliance Sect, muttering to himself, "Fortune Senior, I don't know if you're still alive, and if you're still at the Mountain Reliance Sect..."
Three hundred years ago, Chen Mo had asked the current leader Song Chenfeng to accept Fu Bo and allow him to stay at the Mountain Reliance Sect. It's been three hundred years, and the world has changed. It's unknown how our old friend is doing.
Based on Chen Mo's kindness, he believes that Song Chenfeng will definitely treat Fu Bo well, but the old man was already sixty years old at the time. Although his talent was high, his age was too great, and he could not have predicted what achievements he would make.
If possible, I truly hope that three hundred years from now, at this time, I can still meet those old friends.
Chen Mo closed the window curtain and reached into his chest, pulling out a piece of paper that he had hidden there. It was the cultivation method for vital energy that Left Quan Sheng had copied.
This thing was once widespread in thousands of years ago, but now it is a rare and priceless treasure. Chen Mo carefully read through it, muttering to himself and memorizing every single word on the paper.
The cultivation of vital energy is similar to the martial arts of Qi, but the cultivation of vital energy is inherently much more difficult than the martial arts of Qi.
The most important aspect is energy acquisition. Qi Wuxing cultivation relies on spiritual qi, absorbing the spiritual qi of the universe to merge with oneself, and then transforming it into spiritual power for one's own use; there is already spiritual qi in the universe, Qi Wuxing cultivation can practice at any time and place, but Qi Wuxing doesn't have such a heavenly advantage, after all, blood energy only exists between life forms.
To cultivate blood and Qi in martial arts, one must extract blood and Qi from other life forms and then transform them into their own blood and Qi...
"This looks like it's similar to cultivating demonic arts..."
Chen Mo smiled wryly, thankfully he did not have to extract blood and Qi from others. As long as it's a living creature, even a demonic beast or an alien beast is fine. Otherwise, he would really be the most detestable demon.
