Martial Arts Immortal Saint: Starting from Feeding Horses and Escorting Goods

A slight burning pain in his right arm pulled Lu Chuan back to reality.

"Let's focus on recovering first."

He shook his head. Thinking too much was useless; he could only take it one step at a time.

He regulated his breathing and began to circulate the Everlasting Spring Technique, urging his internal energy to forcefully dispel the resentment remaining in his body through his meridians.

Once the resentment is dispelled, the withered flesh and skin, depleted of vital energy, can be quickly restored by nourishing it with internal energy.

However, when Lu Chuan tried to dispel this internal energy, he found that his internal energy encountered an obstacle when it flowed through the meridians of his damaged arm. Not only did the pain intensify, but the remaining resentment also began to churn slightly like boiling water.

"Um?"

Lu Chuan frowned.

"Even though the evil spirits are dead, can't their lingering resentment be dispelled?"

He intensified his efforts, continuously channeling his internal energy into his dantian, circulating it wave after wave to dispel the lingering resentment on his arm.

Lu Chuan stopped only when the sky began to lighten and his internal energy was completely depleted.

Looking down, I saw that the gray haze still lingered in the four dents, and I felt waves of pain.

"The lingering resentment in the attack of the 'Changgui' is indeed too strong."

"My mere Skin Refining Realm is insufficient to dispel the lingering resentment within my body."

He had a headache, which was more than he had expected.

All the effort in one night only had a slight effect.

"It seems the only option is to return to Canglan Prefecture, get some medicine to help assess the situation, or perhaps ask Old Wei."

Previously, Lao Wei had a leg spurted by the resentment of a ghost, but he managed to dispel it quickly. However, the ghost was at the Bone Forging Realm, so it's unclear whether it was due to insufficient cultivation.

As dawn broke, Master He summoned the men from the Zhenyuan Escort Agency together.

With a gloomy face, Master He reprimanded Gong Tie and instructed everyone to be extremely vigilant on the way back, as they might encounter danger at any time.

After a brief address, everyone mounted their horses and began their return journey to Canglan Prefecture.

On the way, Song Huan approached Lu Chuan and whispered, "Brother Lu, is the injury on your hand serious? Is it really like what Master He said, a result of the fight with the evil spirits last night?"

"It's alright." Lu Chuan shook his head.

On the other side, Zhao Kui chuckled mockingly and said, "Why did they choose you instead of anyone else? You're being targeted the very first time you're a striker. Are you some kind of jinx?"

Before Lu Chuan could speak, Master He said with a stern face, "Alright, that's enough. Say less."

Zhao Kui then gave up and pursed his lips.

Lu Chuan ignored him and quietly adjusted his breathing, trying to restore himself to his best condition.

Fortunately, the journey back was safe and sound this time.

They had traveled slowly while escorting the goods on their way there, but the return trip was much faster, and they arrived back at Canglan Prefecture in just one day.

Upon returning to Canglan Prefecture, Lu Chuan went to the pharmacy outside to find a doctor to prescribe some medicine to promote blood circulation, remove blood stasis, and address the foulness in his body.

After returning home, I decocted and took the medicine morning and evening, along with Changchun Gong, constantly trying to dispel my resentment.

But in the past two days, there has been little progress.

"Looks like we have no choice but to ask Lao Wei for help," Lu Chuan sighed.

However, just as he was about to get up, he heard shouts coming from outside.

"Ogawa, Ogawa!"

"Old Wei?" Lu Chuan asked in surprise; it was Old Wei's voice.

He immediately walked out quickly.

Then, Old Wei, leaning on his cane, limped over.

Lu Chuan asked in surprise, "Old Wei, why are you still running around everywhere with your legs like that?"

Old Wei, dragging his pipe in one hand, grinned and said, "I've dispelled all the resentment in my legs. My flesh and blood need to recover. I need not only internal strength but also to move around more to recover quickly."

"I heard you were injured by the evil spirits on your first escort mission, so I came to see you."

Lu Chuan's heart stirred, and he helped Old Wei in, saying, "Come inside and sit down."

Upon entering the house, Lu Chuan poured Lao Wei a glass of water.

Old Wei put down his pipe and said directly, "Let me see the injury on your hand."

Lu Chuan rolled up his sleeve, revealing four dents on his right arm.

Old Wei nodded: "As expected, it's lingering resentment. Have you been unable to dispel it these past two days, even with your internal energy?"

Lu Chuan nodded and said, "I previously used my internal energy to dispel the mark that the evil spirit had planted in a hunter's body, but now when I use my internal energy, it has no effect on this lingering resentment."

Old Wei fiddled with his pipe and laughed, "The mark of the evil spirit is only a superficial layer and has not been completely rooted in the hunter's body, so it can naturally be dispelled by internal force."

"But your injury... that's the method used by the Changgui to kill. Don't even mention you, even Master He would be injured if he were hit. You, a mere kid at the Body Tempering and Skin Refining stage, think you can dispel the Changgui's resentment?"

"The internal energy of the Body Refinement Realm can at most dispel the resentment of wandering ghosts."

Lu Chuan immediately pressed, "Then how can we dispel it?"

Old Wei said calmly, "Only the true energy of a master at the Meridian Opening Realm can dispel the resentment of the 'Changgui'."

"But Master He tried to help me before, but he lost a lot of his true energy and couldn't control the precision well. If he were to make a move, he might hurt you."

"Only by using targeted pills or elixirs, supplemented by one's own internal energy, can it be dispelled."

"I had to buy medicine from Baicaotang to dispel the effects of this medicine in my leg; otherwise, I couldn't have done it on my own."

"Bai Cao Tang..." Lu Chuan suddenly realized.

Old Wei laughed and said, "Alright, you'd better hurry up and go. This kind of injury will take longer to heal if you delay. Don't worry about me, I'll just wander around the escort agency."

"By the way, when you get to Baicaotang, remember to look for Zhang Heling. He's an old acquaintance of mine and can help you find something you like sooner."

"Otherwise, given your status, no matter how much money you offer, you might not be able to get your hands on a Grand Alchemist."

"Okay, I won't thank you enough. I'll treat you to a meal sometime."

Lu Chuan didn't stand on ceremony. After quickly tidying up, he mounted his yellow horse and headed towards Baicaotang.

……

Baicaotang is the largest elixir shop in Canglan Prefecture.

Canglan Prefecture is a medium-sized prefecture in the eastern corner of the Nine Regions, under the jurisdiction of the Heavenly Sword Sect.

The prefectural city was not very large, only a few dozen miles from east to west, with a population of about a hundred thousand.

Baicaotang is located deep within Canglan Prefecture City, southeast of the Tianjian Sect branch.

The road was wide and spacious, and Lu Chuan arrived at the vicinity in less than an hour.

"This place is much more grand."

Lu Chuan looked around on horseback, somewhat astonished.

Zhenyuan Escort Agency is located in the southern part of the city, where the streets are lined with carriage shops, blacksmith shops, general stores, and the like.

Looking around, the shops on both sides are mostly silk shops, jewelry stores, and elegant tea houses.

Even the ground is paved with bluestone slabs.

Lu Chuan sighed, the area of ​​the inner city near the Heavenly Sword Sect was indeed much more prosperous and magnificent than the outside.

He dismounted and led his horse away.

Riding horses recklessly is not allowed near the Heavenly Sword Sect, so Lu Chuan naturally dared not overstep the rules.

After all, in Canglan Prefecture, no one dared to provoke the Heavenly Sword Sect.

Fortunately, the distance was not far, and we arrived at Baicaotang in less than five minutes, where we tied our horses to the stables outside the hall.

Turning to look at Baicaotang, it was a three-story building with a considerable area, and people were coming and going in a constant stream.

As soon as Lu Chuan entered, he smelled a strong herbal aroma.

Before they could even get a good look at their surroundings, a hostess came up to them.

Lu Chuan immediately followed Lao Wei's instructions and gave him Wei An's name.

Tang Yin returned to the inner courtyard to report, and Lu Chuan waited for several minutes before seeing Tang Yin come out again.

"Come with me."

"Thank you for your trouble." Lu Chuan nodded slightly.

Following the guide, we entered the inner courtyard, to a medicine room in the west wing.

"Go inside." Tang Yin pointed inside, then turned and left.

Lu Chuan pushed open the half-closed door and saw a woman sitting at a table in front of the house.

"Um?"

Lu Chuan was taken aback.

Didn't Lao Wei say that Zhang Heling was a male alchemist in his forties?

The woman in front of him didn't look much older than him.