Borrowing a sword

Chapter 346 The Gift of the Bell

The scene unfolded too suddenly.

Zhong Ming's unusual movement left Li Chunsong no time to react!

The development of events was actually quite bizarre.

This place is equipped with so many restrictions and numerous array formations.

The iron rings on Zhong Ming's limbs also served to restrain him.

In the past, he would occasionally fall into madness, causing the various powers within him to go completely berserk.

Even under such circumstances, they were able to firmly suppress him.

But now?

In just a moment, everything that had been laid out around them was forcibly broken open!
By the time Li Chunsong, who was still "buried in his food," realized what was happening, Chu Huaixu's neck was already being tightly gripped by this Fifth Master!
The sixth elder of the Taoist sect immediately opened his mouth wide, and the half piece of Dingsheng cake in his mouth fell to the ground.

Before the pastries even hit the ground, he had already flashed to Zhong Ming's side and reached out to snatch Chu Huaixu back.

However, Zhong Ming suddenly swung his other hand, and Li Chunsong was sent flying, crashing hard into the wall, causing dark golden restrictions to appear on the wall.

Chu Huaixu felt that he was having some difficulty breathing.

He watched helplessly as Zhong Ming's features became increasingly distorted and ferocious.

Zhong Ming's eyes also held endless struggle.

Chu Huaixu was not the type to sit idly by and wait for his doom.

Even if the opponent is a peerless expert of the ninth realm, he will still struggle in his death throes!

Of course, if necessary, he will use the [Absolute Defense] obtained from the Heavenly Treasure Chest.

Unfortunately, this thing is disposable, and just thinking about it made him feel a little heartache.

However, just as he began to struggle, a look of surprise appeared on Zhong Ming's face.

He neither dodged nor avoided any of Chu Huaixu's attacks, and they could not harm him in the slightest.

His ever-changing gaze began to scrutinize Chu Huaixu, whom he was choking.

Until he saw the token hanging from the boy's waist.

One token of a true disciple of the Taoist sect, and two Xuanhuang chief tokens.

Upon seeing them, his turbid eyes, which had been filled with endless struggle, regained a moment of clarity!
Immediately afterwards, he raised his left hand and pressed it hard against Chu Huaixu's chest.

The next moment, he heard a system notification sound.

"[Ding! An unknown force is entering your body!]"

"[Warning! An unknown force is invading!]"

"【Notice!】"

Chu Huaixu could no longer hear the system notification sounds that followed.

Because he quickly became numb all over, and his mind was shaken up instantly, he fainted.

Zhong Ming continued to hold him like that, then turned to look at Li Chunsong, who was lying in the corner.

Then, he tossed the unconscious Chu Huaixu over.

Li Chunsong, who was seriously injured by a single blow, was like an incompetent piece of trash in front of Zhong Ming.

He quickly caught Chu Huaixu and, with his last bit of strength, ran away.

The commotion that occurred in the courtyard naturally attracted the attention of Jiang Zhi and the others immediately.

These high-ranking members of the Taoist sect had all flown in and landed outside the courtyard.

Just then, the injured Li Chunsong ran out with the unconscious Chu Huaixu, and Xiang Yan immediately went up to ask him what was wrong.

"Sixth Junior Brother, what happened?"

Before Li Chunsong could reply, a loud bang came from inside the house, shaking the entire Junzi Temple!
"Oh no! It's about to break through the barrier!" Jiang Zhi said this before rushing into the house.

Xiang Yan, with a solemn expression, immediately followed.

"Second Senior Brother, come with me!" he called out to Tai Tingbai.

"Junior brothers and sisters, please don't come in."

"Sixth Junior Brother, you should take Chu Huaixu back first," the sect leader immediately made the arrangement.

Zhong Ming went berserk inside. These seventh-realm cultivators who went in would be no match for him and would only become a burden.

Chu Yinyin and the others looked anxious, but there was nothing they could do.

As soon as Jiang Zhi entered the room, she saw Zhong Ming's white hair dancing wildly in the air.

His expression was filled with endless struggle and pain, and his body's energy was extremely chaotic, radiating a violent power from within!
After a while, he pressed his hands to his temples and let out a series of roars.

"Fifth Senior Brother!" Jiang Zhi approached with a concerned expression.

Xiang Yan and Tai Tingbai stood behind him, their expressions very solemn.

To the three's surprise, Zhong Ming, who was usually either crazy or mentally unstable, actually spoke at this moment.

Although he spoke haltingly and even somewhat unclearly, it was still a complete and clear sentence!
"Don't come any closer!"

"You will protect me immediately!"

In an instant, Jiang Zhi's eyes widened, his pupils dilating violently!

The fingers of his left hand began to tremble slightly unconsciously, twitching occasionally.

Xiang Yan and Tai Tingbai exchanged a glance, their faces showing shock!

Everyone thought that Zhong Ming's condition had suddenly worsened.

But from this, it seems that he has improved?
However, given the current situation, it is not possible to be 100% certain about this.

Zhong Ming's expression kept changing, and his breathing became increasingly erratic.

He continuously exerted his power outwards, as if venting his emotions.

The restrictions here have become the perfect outlet for venting.

Jiang Zhi made a decision quickly.

"Reinforce the restrictions!" he instructed Xiang Yan and Tai Tingbai.

The three powerful cultivators at the eighth level of cultivation cast spells in this room, continuously strengthening the array and restrictions here.

As Zhong Ming continued to unleash his violent power, the surrounding temperature began to gradually decrease.

Black energy began to emanate from his body.

The sweat on his body was black, seeping from his pores.

This made Jiang Zhi frown deeply.

After about an incense stick's time, a black mark began to appear between Zhong Ming's eyebrows.

The mark was writhing like a living thing.

It looks like a strangely shaped tadpole.

As the black mark appeared, the black sweat on his body began to increase and become more viscous.

The old man's roars became increasingly heart-wrenching.

Later, he simply covered his head with his hands and kept wailing.

It's clear that, apart from his physical body, most of the problems lie in his mind.

Jiang Zhi and the others continued to reinforce the restrictions, while Xiang Yan and Tai Tingbai were nearly exhausted.

In the end, only Jiang Zhi was left to struggle on.

"Fifth Senior Brother has been insane for so many years, how come his cultivation has improved so much!" Jiang Zhi was shocked.

He estimated that the other party had already reached the bottleneck of the fifth level of the ninth realm.

He could break through to the sixth level of the Heavenly Realm at any moment!

Strangely, Zhong Ming was either going crazy or making Ding Sheng Gao (a type of rice cake) almost every day.

He hasn't practiced any spiritual disciplines even for a single day!
Once a cultivator enters the ninth realm, every step forward becomes as difficult as ascending to heaven.

Even if one cultivates diligently day and night and strives to comprehend the Dao, it is extremely difficult to make a breakthrough.

Like Tianluo of Luotian Valley, who is quite old, he has not made any progress in ten years.

In his own words, he's probably stuck here for the rest of his life.

"How did Fifth Senior Brother manage to do that?"

"Or is his situation actually very special?" Jiang Zhi couldn't figure it out.

Although he held Zhong Ming in the highest esteem, this undoubtedly violated the cultivation system.

Time passed, and about half an hour had gone by.

The black mark between Zhong Ming's eyebrows suddenly turned into wisps of black smoke and disappeared into the world.

The black sweat that flowed from his body evaporated instantly, turning into black smoke.

The pain on the old man's face eased somewhat at this point.

The chaotic atmosphere gradually calmed down.

He staggered back several steps before falling to the ground, leaning against the cabinet behind him.

Jiang Zhi quickly stepped forward to check on the situation.

"He's asleep?" he exclaimed in surprise.

Tai Tingbai, a master alchemist, immediately began to check on his fifth uncle's condition.

"There is nothing wrong with my body, so there is no need to take any medicine."

"If you're feeling a bit mentally exhausted and absolutely need medication, you can take a Rejuvenating Pill," Tai Tingbai said.

Jiang Zhi raised her hand and said, "No need!"

"Let Fifth Brother sleep a little longer, a little deeper, a little longer, that might be better," he said softly.

Everyone then withdrew.

As soon as they stepped out of the house, Nangong Yue and the others surrounded them.

"Junior Uncle, how is it?" Nangong Yue asked anxiously.

"It's alright now. Judging from the current situation, Fifth Senior Brother seems to be getting better." Jiang Zhi said, "At least, he has a moment of clarity."

"This really shows that Huai Xu's recent efforts have paid off," he remarked.

"Let's go check on him." He waved his hand. The group quickly flew to the courtyard where Chu Huaixu lived.

He was lying in bed at the moment, with Han Shuangjiang taking care of him with a concerned expression.

Li Chunsong sat in meditation on a futon inside the room to heal his injuries.

He had already taken a pill, and his injuries had healed somewhat.

As soon as Zhao Shuqi entered the room, he said with a smile, "Sixth Junior Brother, how many blows did Fifth Martial Uncle strike you? You're so badly injured!"

"Just one slap!" Li Chunsong opened his eyes and said irritably, "Laugh! You're still laughing! If you're so capable, go and try taking a slap yourself! Ouch—!"

Jiang Zhi turned to look at them and said, "Keep your voices down!"

Zhao Shuqi and Li Chunsong immediately shut their mouths.

Everyone gathered around Chu Huaixu's bedside and checked on his condition.

"There are no injuries whatsoever," Zhao Shuqi said.

Chu Yinyin immediately rolled her eyes and said irritably, "That's because the injuries have already healed!"

In fact, Chu Huaixu did suffer some minor injuries.

His neck was bruised and red from being choked.

Moreover, the chaotic energy of the ninth realm's great cultivation would cause him injury just by getting this close!

"Now it seems that there is nothing unusual."

"He should wake up soon," Tai Tingbai said.

"But... why would he be unconscious?" he asked, somewhat puzzled.

Everyone stared at each other, finding it strange.

Chu Huaixu, that kid, his physical body is a model among body cultivators.

Moreover, he has a high pain threshold and a strong self-healing ability.

If my consciousness isn't overdrawn, why did I faint?

"Sixth Junior Brother, are you sure Fifth Martial Uncle only patted you lightly and that you didn't sense any spiritual energy fluctuations?" Xiang Yan asked.

Li Chunsong nodded firmly.

The gambling addict, with a mournful face, said, "Junior Uncle, look at me!"

"I was just slapped casually."

"I'm already injured like this. If Fifth Martial Uncle had really used his spiritual power, Chu Huaixu would definitely be a corpse by now, with no chance of survival!"

Upon hearing this, everyone agreed that it made sense.

Hearing this, Han Shuangjiang, who was taking care of her, felt a pang of anxiety.

Nangong Yue keenly noticed the change in her disciple's expression and immediately comforted her, "Shuangjiang, don't worry, it was just an accident today."

"And you see, Huai Xu wasn't actually injured, but for some reason, he's unconscious."

Han Shuangjiang simply nodded upon hearing this.

She really didn't want Chu Huaixu to always do dangerous things.

But she also knew that he was an extremely opinionated person and might not listen to others.

Many times, she was actually extremely worried.

But she never told Chu Huaixu about it, for fear of bringing him negative emotions and pressure.

Han Shuangjiang would only silently work hard to cultivate, and cultivate even more diligently.

But Chu Huaixu knew very little about all of this. He could only shout in his heart again and again, "Breaking through the realm so fast! The Profound Yin Body is fucking awesome!"

He had no idea that for the girl, her greatest motivation for cultivating was to take control of her own destiny.

After meeting him, her biggest goal in cultivating was to keep up with him and even protect him one day.

All the recent events will only put more pressure on Han Shuangjiang herself.

She desperately wanted to gain power!

After Jiang Zhi and the others carefully checked Chu Huaixu's condition again, they left with peace of mind.

The sun sets, and night falls.

Chu Huaixu finally woke up around midnight.

"You're awake!" Han Shuangjiang immediately came over.

"How long have I been unconscious?" Chu Huaixu asked.

“It’s been several hours, it’s already midnight,” Big Ice Block replied, sitting down on the edge of the bed.

"Ouch! My head hurts!" With extremely exaggerated acting skills, Chu Huaixu placed his head directly on his partner's round thigh and rested it there.

The housekeeper has always had the demeanor of a virtuous wife and loving mother.

Seeing this, she simply smiled and let him rest his head on her lap, even gently patting his head.

As Chu Huaixu inhaled the faint fragrance emanating from the young woman and enjoyed the head massage, he felt refreshed and invigorated.

He squeezed in, almost burying his face in the girl's lower abdomen.

He let out an extremely comfortable sound.

Han Shuangjiang looked down at him, a slight smile appearing on her face.

That smile made the cold-faced girl less aloof and more vibrant.

"Are you alright? How did you suddenly faint?" Han Shuang asked, lowering her head.

Her head-pressing technique was superb; she had learned it at [Hongxiuzhao].

"I don't know, I'll try to feel it properly now." Chu Huaixu closed his eyes.

But he opened his eyes again very quickly.

Before that, he planned to ask a question.

"Have Grandmaster and other masters been here before?" he asked.

“Of course they came. They were so worried about you while you were unconscious,” Big Ice Block replied.

"Did they say anything after they checked my condition?" he asked.

Before he lost consciousness, he vaguely heard system notification sounds.

Chu Huaixu didn't know if Jiang Zhi and the others had noticed anything amiss.

If there were such a thing, it would certainly be better than him guessing blindly on his own.

Han Shuangjiang replied in detail:
"They all examined you very carefully and said there was nothing wrong with you."

"So, they were all very puzzled, wondering why you were unconscious."

"Logically speaking, given your condition, it wouldn't be so easy to make you pass out."

It's extremely difficult to make Chu Huaixu faint from the pain like he used to.

His pain threshold is quite abnormal.

In addition, with the Heart Sword guarding the sea of ​​consciousness, it is not easy for mental shock to occur.

Chu Huaixu listened to the big ice block's words, responded softly, and then closed his eyes.

He could actually check the historical information provided by the system.

He didn't hear the subsequent system notifications, but he could still check them.

"An unknown force has invaded?" Chu Huaixu wondered.

He personally speculated that what the system could classify as an unknown power probably did not belong to the power system of the Xuanhuang Realm!
That can only mean it came from the Kunlun Grotto!
He continued browsing the system's historical notifications.

Then, the more I looked, the more alarmed I became.

"[Ding! An unknown force has entered your consciousness.]"

"[The force is currently repelling.]"

"The system is attempting to merge."

"[Fusion failed!]"

"[The power is still being repelled!]"

"[The system is attempting fusion for you again!]"

"[Ding! Congratulations, fusion successful!]"

What the hell is this?! What kind of things have been fused together?!

Chu Huaixu never expected that his trip to treat Zhong Ming would lead to such a bizarre and unexpected situation.

He searched for this power within his body for a long time, but found it in his sea of ​​consciousness!
Now, three completely different forces exist within Chu Huaixu's sea of ​​consciousness.

The first thing to occupy this place was naturally the small black sword located at the foundation of the sea of ​​consciousness.

Today, Chu Huaixu has essentially become a "swordsman".

In this way, his body becomes the sword, and his heart sword and his sword heart are essentially the sword spirit.

The other force within the sea of ​​consciousness is that half-wisp of primordial power.

After he refined the [Fragment of the Primordial Origin], this wisp of power split into two.

A wisp of something hovered beside the Heart Sword, like a swimming dragon.

The other half is inside the fetus.

As for this third force, it was the one that Zhong Ming forced in today.

Chu Huaixu didn't know why the other party attacked so fiercely the moment they saw him.

Later, another wave of gifts was suddenly given?
"He must have sensed something from the very beginning!" the dead fox thought.

The "foreign object" that appeared in his sea of ​​consciousness also surprised him quite a bit.

What was the scene at the very foundation of his consciousness at this moment?
The black heart sword floats here.

It has the hilt facing upwards and the tip pointing downwards.

A wisp of primordial power swirled around the black sword.

Beneath the tip of the sword, a black lotus platform now appeared.

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