The Martial Lord of the Troubled World

Chapter 79 Xin Yi

Fu Juemin evenly applied the wood-refined snake venom ointment to his hands and manipulated the venomous energy threads in the three Yin meridians of his hands to travel between his palms.

As their hands burned like hot irons, they could clearly feel the poisonous ointment slowly seeping into their flesh, the poisonous tendrils gradually increasing in intensity.
An hour later, Fu Juemin opened his eyes, removed the hardened residue from his hands, applied new ointment, and let it absorb.

After repeating this process several times, he clearly felt that the poisonous energy in the three Yin meridians of his hand had increased several times over.

"So fast?!"

Even Fu Juemin himself was taken aback.

He couldn't help but sigh that evil arts truly lived up to their name; as long as one was not afraid of death and was willing to risk one's life, the progress of cultivation would far exceed what ordinary people could imagine.

After absorbing too much poison, Fu Juemin began to experience symptoms of poisoning again, including chest pain and blurred vision, and even black blood was flowing from his nose.

He picked up a handkerchief and casually wiped away the blood from his nose. He then mobilized his "innate vital energy," and soon, the various symptoms of poisoning gradually subsided.

Fu Juemin did not rest for a moment and continued to apply the medicine and practice his skills.

He used up the entire supply of the wood-refined snake venom ointment, which was originally prepared for one month, overnight.

Five days later.

The Fu family's training room.

Fu Juemin stood with his hands hanging naturally at his sides, holding a short knife, ten paces apart from Li Tong and the other man, facing each other.

The air in the room was stagnant and thick, filled with an inexplicable sense of oppression.

Suddenly, Fu Juemin sprang up.

He moved his feet, raised his hand and drew his sword, his whole body suddenly creating a snow-white sword rainbow, slashing fiercely at Li Tong without warning.

Li Tong stood motionless in place. Just as the sword flashed near, its originally sharp aura suddenly turned sinister and eerie.

A faint bluish-black light appeared at the end of the blade's flash, accompanied by a hissing sound as if a venomous python had bitten Li Tong's body.

"clang--"

The two figures passed each other, and Fu Juemin stood behind Li Tong, sheathing his sword.

"As expected of a minor master pharmacist."

Li Tong flicked his right hand, fingers scissors together, across his sleeve, and a piece of charred cloth fluttered down.

He turned around, looking at Fu Juemin with a slightly complicated expression, and said, "Young Master's progress is much faster than I expected."

Fu Juemin remained expressionless, only asking, "Uncle Tong, do you think my current Five Elements Profound Fiend Technique can break through the outer gas membrane of that scarred strongman under Song Lin's command?"

"It's probably still a bit short."

Li Tong shook his head, but then changed the subject and added:
"But with the young master's hard-earned skill in using a foreign gun, and with all the advantages of timing, location, and manpower, it's not impossible to deal with him."

Upon hearing Li Tong's words, Fu Juemin's expression seemed to soften, and he nodded with slight satisfaction.

But soon Li Tong continued, "I need to remind the young master of something."

To kill a Transcendent Realm expert, breaking through their air membrane defense is only the first step; something far more important is...

Li Tong looked at Fu Juemin and added meaningfully, "You also have to be able to withstand his counterattack."

Fu Juemin narrowed his eyes and nodded slowly.

"Young Master, please take your time to understand this. I won't disturb you any longer."

Li Tong left behind a sentence, then gracefully walked out of the training room with his hands behind his back.

During this period, no one knows what Li Tong is planning, as he is nowhere to be seen all day and his whereabouts are elusive.

After Li Tong left, Fu Juemin's expression visibly relaxed.

He looked down at his hands, a strange expression flickering across his face.

What Li Tong didn't know was that in the slash he had just tested with Fu Juemin, Fu Juemin had used less than one-tenth of the poisonous aura he had cultivated.

No one knows how crazy he was during those five days. He worked almost day and night, using up countless jars of wood-refined snake venom ointment, and temporarily exhausted all of his "innate vital energy".

Currently, the poisonous energy lingering in the three Yin meridians of his hand has grown to almost the thickness of his little finger!
"If I hadn't exhausted my 'innate vital energy,' at this rate, I'm afraid I could have cultivated the snake-like venomous seed in one go."

The poisonous energy cultivated in the beginner level of the "Five Elements Profound Evil Technique" is all consumable; every bit used reduces the amount. However, once it condenses into a poison seed, it has the ability to be endlessly generated.

Fu Juemin's actions weren't entirely about concealing his abilities; he also considered reducing the waste of poisonous energy.

"A potent poison is a potent tonic; this intense training has even increased my [Attack] stat a bit..."

In the past few days, Fu Juemin's [Attack] attribute has increased by 1 point, reaching a high of 20 points.

Along with his body, which had been reshaped and returned to a slender and well-proportioned state due to his minor success in the Medicine Master's Technique, it began to become slightly more robust again.

Judging from his current vigorous blood and qi, Fu Juemin estimated that he should have entered the middle stage of the Blood Refining Realm.

The blood barrier is not far away! Suddenly, he felt a warm sensation in his nose. Fu Juemin sniffed hard, reached out and touched it, and saw that two of his fingers were bright red.

Lately, I don't know if it's because I've been taking too many supplements or because my body's residual toxins haven't been cleared in time after my "innate vital energy" was depleted, but I keep having nosebleeds.

Fu Juemin shook his head and was about to call someone to bring him some hot water and a towel to wash himself when suddenly a servant rushed in to report.

"Young Master, Miss Xu has arrived."

"Miss Xu?!"

Fu Juemin pressed his hand to his nose and frowned, asking, "Which Miss Xu?"

"Miss Xu, the second daughter of Master Xu Shirong."

Xu Xinyi?
Fu Juemin was slightly taken aback, but quickly nodded, "Okay, I understand."

When Fu Juemin finished cleaning and changing his clothes and came to his front hall, he saw Xu Xinyi sitting on the sofa with her stepmother Lin Wanrong, who was absentmindedly comforting her.

"Brother Lingjun!"

Upon seeing Fu Juemin, Xu Xinyi immediately stood up and ran towards him.

Fu Juemin noticed that her eyes were red and swollen, clearly indicating that she had just been crying. Moreover, there seemed to be a red mark on her left cheek where she had been slapped.

"what happened?"

Fu Juemin pressed down on Xu Xinyi's shoulder and asked calmly.

The Xu family had returned the marriage certificate long ago, and a few days ago Fu Guosheng had briefly mentioned to him that the group of people who took advantage of the Fu family's sale of assets to raise funds for donations during this period almost all had the shadow of the Xu family behind them.

The long-standing friendship between the Fu and Xu families seemed as fragile as paper in the face of disaster. Not only did the other party not offer any help, but they were even suspected of taking advantage of the situation and climbing over the "corpse" of the Fu family to gain power.

Fu Juemin didn't kick Xu Xinyi out immediately because he was really curious about what this woman was up to.

Xu Xinyi seemed to have originally intended to throw herself into Fu Juemin's arms, but seeing his cold and distant attitude, she could only stop herself.

But when he asked her that question, Xu Xinyi could no longer hold back her grievances and almost cried as she told him the reason.

"I heard that my father had canceled the engagement between Lingjun and my sister, so I happily went to find him."

As a result, at the door of the study, I overheard my father and sister saying some things that were bad about the Fu family.

I barged in and had a huge argument with them. My father got so angry that he hit me. I ran away from home, but I couldn't find anywhere to go, so I had to come find Brother Lingjun.

After listening to Xu Xinyi's rambling account, Fu Juemin roughly figured out what had happened.

He was still puzzled: "Your engagement with your sister has been called off, so why are you happy?"

Xu Xinyi's eyes immediately began to dart away, her voice barely audible: "Father said before that he wanted me to marry into the Fu family in place of my sister."
When I heard that your engagement was called off, I thought I'd urge him to come and propose marriage as soon as possible.

Xu Xinyi's voice grew softer and softer until finally, her face was almost buried in her chest, and her face turned red to the roots of her ears.

Is this how you use it to propose marriage? Sister.
Upon hearing Xu Xinyi's explanation, Fu Juemin was first stunned, then didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

"Xinyi, do you even know the current predicament of our Fu family?"

Fu Juemin thought for a moment, then asked Xu Xinyi in a serious tone.

Xu Xinyi raised her head and said stubbornly, "I know, Dad, my sister, and many other people say that the Fu family is doomed."
But what does this have to do with me marrying you?

The words she had just spoken seemed to embolden Xu Xinyi. Suddenly, she mustered her courage, looked directly into Fu Juemin's eyes, her pretty face flushed but her tone firm: "I like you, Brother Lingjun! I've liked you since I was little, and I want to marry you."

In the past, outsiders thought you and your sister were a couple, but I dared not say so.

Now that no one is blocking me, I just want to be with Lingjun-ge.

So what if the Fu family is gone? We can start over! I have money...
"I...I brought all my dowry!"

As she spoke, Xu Xinyi ran back to the sofa. Only then did Fu Juemin notice that she had brought her luggage. One of the packages fell open, revealing a cascade of jewelry and gold ornaments inside.

"Brother Lingjun"

Xu Xinyi walked up with red eyes, gently tugging at Fu Juemin's sleeve with both hands, "Please don't leave me. I can give up everything else, I just want to be with you."

Looking at Xu Xinyi's pitiful and pleading expression, Fu Juemin fell silent.

Lin Wanrong, the stepmother standing to the side, hesitated several times before speaking.

Just then, a servant rushed in to report: "Young master, madam."

The eldest daughter of the Xu family has arrived, saying she's here to take the second daughter of the Xu family back home.

Upon hearing Xu Leyi's name, Xu Xinyi immediately hid behind Fu Juemin like a frightened rabbit, tightly hugging his arm.

"I'm not going back, Lingjun! Tell her I'm not here."

After pondering for a long time, Fu Juemin finally spoke: "Have her wait for me at the door, and I'll take her out in a bit."

(End of this chapter)