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When Shen You started practicing again, he realized just how amazing his talent had become.

The morning after he returned, he rushed to Huang Yaoshi's place to learn the "Five Immortals' True Method." Huang Yaoshi had taught him once before, but this was a formal training session.

Huang Yaoshi had Shen You sit cross-legged and begin cultivating in front of him, so that he could point out the shortcomings in Shen You's cultivation at any time and help Shen You constantly correct his mistakes.

This is truly hands-on guidance, an honor that most disciples would never receive.

But until the very end, Huang Yaoshi didn't say a word.

Shen You did a fantastic job. Every movement, every breath adjustment, and every burst of energy flowed out as if it were perfectly natural, in accordance with the most fundamental principles of the "Five Immortals' True Method".

Huang Yaoshi couldn't think of anyone who could do better than Shen You, so naturally there was no need for him to provide guidance.

When Shen You finished practicing all morning, Huang Yaoshi's brows were relaxed.

Shen You was no less shocked than Huang Yaoshi. He even deliberately slowed down his pace as he practiced.

Otherwise, if Huang Yaoshi knew that he could master the "Five Immortals' True Method" from "beginner" to "minor mastery" in just one morning, who knows what Huang Yaoshi would do.

Subconsciously, Shen You concealed his progress from Huang Yaoshi. After all, he didn't dare to completely trust this old ghost Huang, and he instinctively wanted to keep more trump cards up his sleeve.

As Shen You left Huang Yaoshi's place, she encountered her second senior brother, Song Zhiqing. Song Zhiqing looked at Shen You with a strange gaze. He had just brushed past Shen You, but couldn't help turning back and calling out to her.

"Junior Brother Shen..."

"Senior Brother Song?" Shen You turned around and looked at him.

"You... you've reached the third rank?" Song Zhiqing asked hesitantly.

"That's right." Shen You nodded.

"You've even mastered the Five Poisons Technique that your master taught you?" he asked again.

"Yes," Shen You said without hiding anything.

He actually swallowed hard, a rare hint of unease showing on his usually gentle and refined face.

"You didn't... master the 'Five Immortals' Great Strength' as ​​well, did you?"

Shen You thought to herself that he really knew a lot, and nodded again: "I've mastered it."

"This...this..."

Song Zhiqing made a few hesitant sounds, sounds that were hardly believable for a young master like himself.

He looked at Shen You, hesitated, but ultimately said nothing. He nodded to Shen You, said goodbye, and was about to leave.

Shen You called out to him, "By the way, why haven't I seen Third Senior Brother lately?"

Shen You comes to this high-rise building every day. He has seen his eldest senior brother Yao Shan, his second senior brother Song Zhiqing, and occasionally his master's wife Jingxin. However, he rarely sees his third senior brother Zhu Rusong. Even when he does see him, Zhu Rusong always looks very tired.

As for the past ten days or so, he hasn't seen his third senior brother at all.

Shen You's relationship with her three senior brothers wasn't actually that deep, but she couldn't help feeling curious, so she casually asked a question.

Song Zhiqing's expression changed. He gave Shen You a deep look, but did not answer her question. He simply shook his head with a heavy expression and left.

Shen You sensed that Senior Brother Song's expression was meaningful, but she couldn't quite grasp its true meaning, so she had no choice but to leave the high-rise building.

After returning home, he continued practicing. In just one day, his "Five Immortals' True Method" had made great progress. If he continued like this, he would be able to master it even faster than the previous five poisonous techniques.

After all, his physical constitution had reached 150 at this point, and the actual improvement in his aptitude was more than double what it had been before.

Late at night, an unexpected figure knocked on Shen You's door.

Tian Yi'er went to open the door and exclaimed in surprise, "Senior Brother Song?"

Shen You also snapped out of her meditation and looked up in surprise.

Song Zhiqing's expression was very serious. He lowered his voice and stared intently at Shen You, saying:

"Aren't you curious about where Junior Brother Zhu went? Come with me."

Shen You jumped up from the bed immediately. "I'll go with you!"

"Brother Shen?" Tian Yi'er seemed a little uneasy.

"I have to go!" Shen You said, sensing that this matter was extremely important to him.

Following Song Zhiqing, Shen You visited a secluded room behind the tall building of Huangfeng Courtyard late at night.

This place resembles a woodshed, but it has been abandoned for a long time, leaving only a fenced house in a secluded courtyard, with a rusty lock hanging at the door.

Song Zhiqing took out her key, unlocked the door, and turned to signal Shen You to push the door open and go inside.

Shen You couldn't help but show a surprised expression and asked, "Senior Brother Zhu is here?"

No matter how much of a son of a concubine Zhu Rusong is, he is still the young master of the Zhu family. How could he live in such a place?

Song Zhiqing looked somber and didn't want to explain further, only saying, "You'll understand when you see him."

So Shen You fell silent. He felt his insides tightening, making him feel nauseous. He vaguely didn't want to enter the woodshed or see what was inside.

But he knew he had to go; it concerned his future.

Shen You pushed open the door to the woodshed, and before she even stepped inside, she saw a gaunt figure curled up on the ground, desperately trying to shrink back and avoid the moonlight streaming in through the doorway.

"Senior Brother Zhu?"

Shen You couldn't believe her eyes. Was that still the same cold yet ruthless Senior Brother Zhu?

Shen You still vividly remembers his battle with Zhu Rusong when he first arrived at Huangfeng Academy. But what has Senior Brother Zhu become now?

Shen You crouched down and examined him closely. He saw a figure huddled in front of him, so thin he was practically skin and bones. The figure was wearing dirty clothes and had a look of terror in his eyes. He kept shrinking into the corner, avoiding Shen You's gaze.

A sumptuous meal was laid out beside him, but he hardly touched it.

It didn't seem like he had been abused, but rather that he had lost his mind.

Shen You silently stared at Senior Brother Zhu for a while before standing up and leaving the woodshed with Song Zhiqing. She watched as Song Zhiqing locked the door again.

"If we don't lock him up, he'll run around everywhere, which will be even more dangerous..." Song Zhiqing noticed Shen You's gaze and explained softly, "I searched for him for several days last time and found him in a muddy pond."

Shen You nodded, and finally couldn't help but ask, "What exactly happened to Senior Brother Zhu?"

Song Zhiqing looked up, looked at Shen You seriously, and slowly said:

"You probably already know... he practiced the same martial arts as you!"

Shen You was speechless for a moment.

Yes, of course he knew that Senior Brother Zhu practiced the same technique. The combination of "Golden Snake Hand" and "Scorpion Tail Swing" was something he learned from Senior Brother Zhu.

But... is this really the end result of practicing those techniques?

Five Poisons Technique, Five Immortals Great Strength, Five Immortals Orthodox Method... What secrets are hidden in these things?

What method did Huang Yaoshi use to heal Jingxin's wife?

Shen You was originally very confident that he would master the Five Immortals Orthodox Method and believe that he would soon be able to cure Master Jingxin's wife with the perfect Five Immortals Orthodox Method and get back the Creation Dew from Huang Yaoshi.

But at this moment, he felt an uncontrollable chill seeping into his bones and spreading throughout his body.

"Old Ghost Huang..."

Shen You gritted her teeth.

"What exactly do you want to do to me...?"