A Martial Saint Among Men: From Joining a Martial Arts School

Chapter 189 The Struggle

As his experience points reached their maximum, a wealth of knowledge about the Eight Treasures Returning to Origin Pill flooded his mind. It was as if he had refined the pill countless times, knowing every detail and every nuance of the process by heart.

Chu Xuan reviewed the process in his mind again and again, making sure he had all the details and key parts in mind, before he immediately started a fire to refine the pills.

The Eight Treasures Returning to Origin Pill is already at the level of a spiritual pill, and its refining difficulty is several levels higher than that of the Heavenly Essence Pill.

To refine the Eight Treasures Returning to Origin Pill, the most difficult thing for an alchemist is not the alchemy furnace or the precious medicinal materials, but rather the control of the heat, which must reach a very subtle level.

This can only be done by a master craftsman with extensive experience in alchemy.

Otherwise, if one is not careful, a batch of pills worth hundreds of thousands of contribution points will turn to ashes.

However, gaining a wealth of experience is precisely the most difficult aspect.

It should be noted that refining a single batch of Eight Treasures Returning to Origin Pills requires over 200,000 contribution points worth of spiritual herbs.

Even the Xuan Yang Sect wouldn't be so extravagant as to waste so many contribution points on alchemists to gain experience.

Even experienced alchemists cannot guarantee that every batch will be successful.

There are too many unexpected events in the process of alchemy. If there is even the slightest mistake, hundreds of thousands of contribution points will be wasted.

This is one of the reasons why the Eight Treasures Returning to Origin Pill is so precious.

However, these things meant nothing to Chu Xuan.

Although he is not an alchemist, his experience in refining the Eight Treasures Returning to Origin Pill is perfect, far surpassing even the elder alchemists of the Green Wood Peak of the Xuan Yang Sect.

Several hours passed in the blink of an eye.

Chu Xuan stayed by the alchemy furnace, constantly monitoring the heat.

In the latter half of the night, a refreshing medicinal fragrance wafted from the alchemy furnace.

Chu Xuan felt that craving in his body again, wishing he could open the alchemy furnace right now and swallow the pills inside.

His heart sank slightly.

It will take about half an hour for the pill to be formed.

The aroma of the medicine was so enticing that even he found it hard to resist; one can imagine how tempting it was to other martial artists.

The fragrance couldn't be hidden at all. Even though no one lived next to the house he rented, it probably wouldn't be long before many martial artists were attracted to it.

Wealth is a powerful motivator!

Although Ruyi Workshop is managed and everyone follows the rules, it's because the profits aren't enough to justify the risk!

Once they are motivated by enough profit, these people will not hesitate to commit murder and robbery, even if they are in Lingxiao City.

As for changing locations, that's even more impossible.

If we move the pot now, this batch of pills might be ruined.

Now that he has reached the True Essence Realm, his five senses are several times sharper than before. Even in this alchemy room, he can still clearly sense several figures lurking outside.

These people were clearly waiting as well.

Once the elixir is refined, they will probably rush in immediately.

Chu Xuan sneered inwardly, ignoring them and continuing to wait.

About half an hour later, the medicinal fragrance emanating from the alchemy furnace became increasingly strong. Chu Xuan quickly opened the furnace and saw ten bright red pills inside, which looked like red-hot iron beads, emitting a crimson light and spinning rapidly inside the furnace.

"There are ten of them?"

Chu Xuan's eyes lit up.

It truly is a perfect alchemy technique.

As far as he knew, even the elders of Qingmu Peak could only refine four or five pills per batch.

And on his very first attempt at alchemy, he doubled his yield!

With these ten Eight Treasures Returning to Origin Pills, we won't have to worry about pills for the next few months.

After the pills cooled down, Chu Xuan picked one up and put it in his mouth. He immediately felt a strong medicinal power emanating from it, and his muscles trembled slightly.

It's like a person who has been starving for a long time suddenly eating a big meal, bringing them an indescribable sense of satisfaction.

"Wow! This effect is even better than the Eight Treasures Returning to Origin Pill that Senior Brother Tong gave me?"

Chu Xuan said with some surprise.

Without delay, he quickly put the remaining nine pills into a pre-prepared porcelain bottle.

After cleaning up the beginning and end, Chu Xuan did not go out immediately, but waited quietly.

in the dark.

At this time, the number of figures lurking outside had increased from a few to more than a dozen.

These people finally couldn't hold back any longer.

"The fragrance has faded! The elixir has been successfully prepared—"

The thought popped into everyone's mind, and then they all leaped into the courtyard, approaching the room.

The group moved extremely fast, yet their voices were barely audible. Although they didn't know each other, their coordination was imperfect, forming a semi-circle that surrounded the entire doorway.

No one dared to make any rash moves.

They all seemed like seasoned hunters, waiting for their prey to take the bait.

However, the people inside didn't seem to have any intention of coming out.

After a moment, the crowd finally couldn't hold back any longer. One of them growled, "Attack together! Everyone, use your own skills!"

After saying that, he rushed into the house first.

The others followed suit.

Bang~!

Just as the leader was about to break down the door, it suddenly blew open.

Immediately afterwards, a red-hot alchemy furnace flew out and slammed into the person at the front.

"Pfft~"

The leader had no time to dodge and was hit by the alchemy furnace. He immediately groaned, spat out a mouthful of blood, and flew backward uncontrollably.

"ah----"

A heart-wrenching scream echoed throughout the night.

Like the torture of branding with hot irons, the furnace, burning red-hot like magma, stuck to his body, melting his skin and making a hissing sound.

The entire courtyard was instantly filled with the stench of burnt flesh.

The remaining people's expressions changed drastically upon seeing this.

Before they could react, a figure darted out of the door like a cheetah.

"This is a tough one. Let's all work together and not let him get away!"

A loud shout rang out.

Instead of being intimidated by this thunderous attack, the crowd charged madly toward Chu Xuan.

Chu Xuan unleashed the Nine Heavenly Rocs beneath his feet, catching up with the flying alchemy furnace in the blink of an eye. He grabbed the furnace leg and pulled it sharply!

"ah----"

Another piercing scream rang out.

The person stuck to the alchemy furnace was immediately stripped of large pieces of flesh and blood, with even his ribs and internal organs exposed, clearly indicating that he was beyond saving.

Chu Xuan ignored him, grabbed the furnace leg, and used it like a sledgehammer to smash it down on one of the people.

Bang~!

A muffled thud was heard.

The first martial artist to rush forward was struck in the chest by the alchemy furnace. Before he could even let out a scream, his body exploded and he was blown apart in mid-air.

This terrifying scene left the crowd, who had been driven to madness, stunned and frozen in place.

They thought they were coming to catch a fat sheep, but they didn't expect it to be a fierce tiger!

On the contrary, they are the ones who are more like easy prey.

In just one exchange, two people were already dead!

"Get out of here if you don't want to die!"

Chu Xuan's gaze swept over the crowd, his voice icy.

A dozen or so men in black stood still, staring at Chu Xuan with deep apprehension in their eyes.

But they were unwilling to leave like this!

"Everyone, I'm sure you were all drawn here by the aroma of herbs. Such a rich fragrance means he must be concocting some kind of elixir!"

Suddenly, a hoarse voice spoke.

Elixir?

The remaining few people's gazes immediately sharpened, and then a deep greed appeared in their eyes.

Elixir, this is a precious medicine that only the Xuan Yang Sect and a few other major forces can refine. Even for True Essence experts, it is a treasure!

Each one is incredibly valuable and is monopolized by top-tier powers.

If they could obtain one, even if they couldn't use it themselves, they could auction it off, which would be enough to exchange for all the cultivation resources of the entire Gang Jin realm.

The person in front of me has refined a whole batch!

"Fortune favors the bold! Let's all go for it!"

Another person growled.

"That's right! Just because he can refine elixirs doesn't mean he's strong! Everyone, attack together and kill him—"

Others echoed this sentiment.

"Kill me? You think I'm afraid of you?"

Chu Xuan's eyes blazed with murderous intent.

He warned these people only because he didn't want them to keep following him around like a tail, lest they attract the attention of stronger individuals.

Since these people didn't know what was good for them, he was too lazy to waste any more words on them.

If we delay any longer, we risk attracting true essence or even stronger beings.

Boom!

The next instant, a surging pressure erupted from his body like a tsunami.

Almost at the same time, Chu Xuan also moved, unleashing the Heavenly Roc Nine Leaps to its fullest extent, his body seemingly splitting into several clones.

Bang Bang Bang ~!

Within a few breaths, seven people were blown to pieces in mid-air, leaving no trace of their bodies.

"True Essence? He's a True Essence expert!"

One of them roared, his eyes filled with horror.

Everyone else was also horrified.

"Run! Split up and escape!"

At that moment, the remaining few people no longer cared about any elixirs and scattered in all directions, like birds and beasts.

Chu Xuan didn't stop and quickly chased after the remaining three.

Just as he was about to leave Ruyi Fang, he caught up with and beat two more people.

The last man was terrified. Just as Chu Xuan was about to catch up with him, a cloud of blood mist suddenly burst from his body, and his body visibly shrank, while his speed suddenly doubled.

"Senior, I don't want the elixir! Why force me like this? Please spare my life, and I promise I won't tell anyone!" the man in front shouted.

Chu Xuan sneered.

Just now, this was the man who shouted that he wanted to surround and kill him.

Now that he's been forced to reveal his strength, he still expects me to spare him?

"Die!"

Chu Xuan roared and suddenly threw the alchemy furnace in his hand.

Bang~!

After a loud bang, the alchemy furnace slammed into his back, causing him to spit out a mouthful of blood. However, it did not shatter him; instead, it created a significant distance between him and Chu Xuan.

"You forced me to do this!"

The man suddenly roared menacingly, "Help! He has a magic pill!"

Instantly, the sound resounded throughout the entire Ruyi Workshop.

Just then, a whooshing sound rang out, and a figure was hurtling towards them at an extremely fast speed.

True Yuan!

Both Chu Xuan and the man in front of him changed their expressions.

The man who was fleeing suddenly beamed with joy and shouted, "Senior, save me! He has a magic pill—"

"court death!"

Chu Xuan snorted coldly, grabbed the rebounding furnace, and smashed out another furnace.

"Spare his life!"

In the distance, the True Essence expert immediately shouted.

Chu Xuan ignored it completely and blasted it into pieces in mid-air.

The next moment, Chu Xuan turned around and prepared to leave.

Boom!

Just then, the True Essence expert arrived and suddenly blocked Chu Xuan's path.

"What do you mean by this?" Chu Xuan asked coldly, staring at the newcomer.

Unexpectedly, it was an acquaintance—Song Chunxiao, a True Yuan expert from the Song family!

"My friend, please don't misunderstand. I meant no harm, nor am I trying to stand up for that person!"

Song Chunxiao cupped his hands in greeting to Chu Xuan, but his gaze fell on the alchemy furnace Chu Xuan was carrying. "You must be an alchemist, right? I am Song Chunxiao from the Song family. I simply wish to make friends with you."

A fiery glint shone in his eyes.

This is an alchemist who can refine elixirs!

Since the other party is refining pills at Ruyi Workshop, it means that he/she is likely not affiliated with any faction, but is a wild alchemist!

If they could be used by the Song family, the Song family would definitely be able to rise to a top-tier power like the Jade Pivot Sword Pavilion.

"No! Not interested! Get out of the way!"

Chu Xuan said directly.

Song Chunxiao's smile froze instantly.

He was about to speak when Chu Xuan turned and flew off in another direction.

"How rude of you! I merely wish to invite you to the Song family home as a guest!"

Song Chunxiao followed closely behind, his voice dark and menacing, "Since you are so ungrateful, then I have no choice but to invite you by force—"

As soon as he finished speaking, his true essence surged and instantly condensed into a giant black claw, which reached out to grab Chu Xuan from a distance like an eagle's claw.

Without turning his head, Chu Xuan threw the alchemy furnace in his hand out of the air.

Bang~!

After a deafening roar, the giant claw of true essence collided with the alchemy furnace, instantly exploding with a deafening sound. Rolling waves of air, mixed with dust, shot into the sky, and fragments of the alchemy furnace rained down in all directions.

Song Chunxiao grabbed a few fragments of the alchemy furnace and walked through the dust, only to find that Chu Xuan was no longer there.

Swish swish~!

Just then, several whooshing sounds rang out in the distance.

Immediately afterwards, a terrifying pressure came from afar. Even though it was several miles away, Song Chunxiao still felt a suffocating sensation as if he were drowning.

Condensation pill!

Song Chunxiao dared not linger, grabbed a few fragments, and disappeared into the night.

the other side.

Chu Xuan circled several streets in Lingxiao City to make sure no one was following him before returning to his residence.

"Song Chunxiao!"

After Chu Xuan regained his original appearance, he snorted coldly and memorized the name.

Just as he was leaving, he also felt that terrifying pressure, which was definitely the aura of a Core Formation expert!

Fortunately, he left decisively; otherwise, if Song Chunxiao had delayed any longer, he might have been caught.

This is the second time!

Last time, he was no match for Song Chunxiao and could only flee in a sorry state!

This time, Song Chunxiao was lucky. If this weren't Lingxiao City, and he didn't want to attract the attention of stronger people, he wouldn't mind killing Song Chunxiao before leaving.

After two encounters, he had a rough idea of ​​Song Chunxiao's strength.

Although he hadn't just entered the True Essence realm, he hadn't reached the Lesser Completion stage either! Even without the Karma-Slaying Blade, Chu Xuan was confident he could kill his opponent!

"Next time, you won't be so lucky."

Chu Xuan murmured to himself, then returned to his room to continue his cultivation.

at the same time.

In a dense forest twenty miles away from Lingxiao Mansion.

Lu Changge looked at Situ Jin, who had appeared alone, her face darkening.

"Why did you come alone? Where are the helpers you invited? Chu Xuan has the strength of the Great Perfection of Gang Jin, and he has even personally killed a Blood God Cult martial artist who has reached the Great Perfection of Gang Jin! The two of us are more like food to him!" Lu Changge said with a grim expression.

He wanted Chu Xuan dead, not to be beaten to death by Chu Xuan!

Situ Jin chuckled and said, "Calm down! Don't be impatient! Don't worry, our helpers are on their way. There's also a master of the Great Perfection of Qi, a retainer of my Situ family, who's keeping an eye on Chu Xuan."

Hearing this, Lu Changge's expression softened slightly, but he was still worried and said, "Just one person at the Great Perfection of the罡劲 (Gang Jin) realm, plus us, I'm afraid it's not enough! Your Situ family is at least a second-rate family, surely you can't even afford this many people?"

Situ Jin said irritably, "We can certainly have martial artists who have reached the Great Perfection of Gang Jin, or even True Yuan experts. But do you even consider what we're doing? This is about intercepting and killing the third-ranked genius on the Wind and Cloud Ranking. If even a whisper of this gets out, we'll all be dead! Naturally, we have to find the most trustworthy person for this kind of thing."

Don't worry, since I dared to come, how could I be unprepared?

As he spoke, he untied a cloth bag from his back, revealing a sword that reflected a deep blue light in the moonlight.

The moment the cloth bag was opened, a sharp aura emanated from the longsword, making Lu Changge's hair stand on end.

"A half-spirit soldier!"

Lu Changge's eyes lit up.

Situ Jin actually brought a semi-spiritual weapon with him.

"A semi-spiritual weapon is good, but don't forget, Chu Xuan also has a semi-spiritual weapon! I'm afraid it's not enough!" Lu Changge frowned.

"What if we join in?"

At that moment, a clear, crisp sound rang out.

Lu Changge turned around abruptly and saw the two of them walking out of the woods.

They were also dressed in black robes, but their faces were not covered.

A young woman and a middle-aged man.

Lu Changge stared at the woman who spoke, then her expression changed drastically as she exclaimed, "You are—Song Yunshu?!"

He had a brief collaboration with the Song family, so he naturally knew Song Yunshu, the eldest daughter of the Song family, who was Qin Chuan's wife.

"Yes, it's me!"

Song Yunshu said calmly.

Lu Changge turned to Situ Jin: "Why did you drag the Song family into this? What will we do after Chu Xuan is killed?"

"rest assured!"

Before Situ Jin could speak, Song Yunshu said calmly, "I only want Chu Xuan dead! I don't want anything else; you can divide it up however you like!"

Situ chuckled and said, "Brother Lu, let me introduce you. You already know this Junior Sister Song. This is Brother Ma Pingchuan, a retainer of the Song family, and also a powerful expert at the Great Perfection of the Gang Jin realm! They also brought a semi-spiritual weapon!"

"Are you satisfied now? Two Great Masters of the罡劲 (Gang Jin) realm, plus us, plus two semi-spiritual weapons! If this still can't kill Chu Xuan, then it can only be said that his life wasn't meant to end!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Changge smiled and shook his head, saying, "Wrong! Not two, but three!"

As he spoke, he suddenly drew a soft sword from his waist, its sharp edge no less formidable than Situ Jin's half-spirit sword.

"You actually have a semi-spiritual weapon?" Situ Jin was taken aback.

Even Song Yunshu looked at Lu Changge with a surprised expression.

As far as she knew, Lu Changge's background was ordinary; he came from a small family in a small town.

There's no way such a family could possibly have a semi-spiritual weapon!

As for the Qin family and the Song family, who had previously cooperated with Lu Changge, it was impossible for them to give him something as valuable as a semi-spiritual weapon.

Lu Changge sneered, "Don't look at me like that! If I hadn't had some fortuitous encounters, what do you think I relied on to get to where I am today?"

This semi-spiritual weapon, the soft sword, was his most treasured possession, one he hadn't even taken out when he ambushed Chu Xuan at Sun Family Fort.

But this time, we have no choice but to bring it out.

Although he was stronger than Song Yunshu and Situ Jin, and had already achieved minor mastery of the罡劲 (Gang Jin) technique, he was still the weakest among the three!

If he doesn't demonstrate his value soon, they might deal with him after they've dealt with Chu Xuan.

He is still the weakest party, but with a semi-spiritual weapon in hand, his strength is no less than that of a master of the罡劲 (Gang Jin) realm! Even if he can't defeat them, he can still protect himself.

"Okay, okay!"

Situ Jin burst into laughter, "Three and a half spirit weapons, plus two Great Perfection Realm cultivators, that's equivalent to five Great Perfection Realm cultivators on our side! This time, Chu Xuan has no chance of escape!"

At this moment, Ma Pingchuan, who had been silent all along, frowned and said, "Miss, intercepting and killing the disciple ranked third on the Wind and Cloud Ranking is no small matter. The slightest mistake could result in death and the extermination of your entire clan! Perhaps—you should reconsider?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Changge and Situ Jin both looked at Song Yunshu.

What does that mean?

Now that things have come to this, are they going to back down?

Song Yunshu said calmly, "I know what you want! Don't worry, once Chu Xuan is killed, I'll be yours!"

Upon hearing this, Ma Pingchuan finally smiled: "Since Miss has made up her mind, then I, Ma, will certainly go through fire and water without hesitation!"

Lu Changge and Situ Jin exchanged a glance.

No wonder Song Yunshu was able to invite a master of the Great Strength Realm, and the man didn't even ask for any benefits. It turns out this woman was using herself as a bargaining chip!

That's really ruthless!

the other side.

After cultivating all night, Chu Xuan arrived at Wuyi Lane early the next morning.

This time, Chu Xuan changed his disguise again, putting on the human skin mask he obtained from Xie Qingfeng.

"This time, they won't recognize me, will they?" Chu Xuan thought to himself.

However, after learning about the background of Wuyi Lane from Liu Donglin, he no longer felt that chill.

The unknown is the most terrifying thing.

Now that we know the other party's background, there's nothing to worry about.

Based on his previous interactions, at least the other party did not have any ill intentions towards him.

Chu Xuan walked directly into Wuyi Lane.

The man sitting behind the counter was still the same rat-faced masked man. However, this time, there was a gaunt old man beside him.

As soon as Chu Xuan entered, he attracted the attention of the two of them.

"What would this guest like?"

The gaunt old man spoke first.

"Old Zhang, let me do it!"

The man with the rat-faced mask suddenly spoke.

The gaunt old man was taken aback upon hearing this, and then his expression towards Chu Xuan became extremely strange.

Is this... another new alias?

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Chu Xuan was speechless.

That last shred of hope vanished at this moment!

Sure enough, I was recognized again!

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