The Great Martial Arts World: Hot Topics and Great Heroes

At first, Zhaixingzi's hands were emerald green, which looked like they were highly poisonous. However, as time went on, the golden light of Azi did not diminish, while Zhaixingzi's face gradually turned green.

Clearly, after being suppressed by the Dao Embryo's palm force, the poisonous technique backfired...

"Junior Sister... have mercy..." Zhaixingzi managed to beg for mercy, her face turning even greener.

Chapter 391 On-the-spot seclusion

"Junior Sister's skills are unparalleled! I knew all along that Junior Sister was capable of achieving great things!"

"Pah! What junior sister? That's senior sister!"

"That's right, Senior Sister, you should kill Zhaixingzi, that shameless scoundrel."

"How many evil deeds has this person committed? He's utterly inhuman! Senior Sister, you've acted on behalf of Heaven and rid our Xingxiu Sect of a scourge!"

"That's right, that's right. Senior Sister received the Divine Wood King Cauldron as a reward from Master. What is that Star-Picking Seed? How dare he try to steal it?"

All the disciples of the Starry Sky Sect turned into Ah Zi's sycophants, and whether it was to prevent future troubles, to show their loyalty, or to avenge past grudges, they actively encouraged Ah Zi to kill Zhai Xingzi.

After all, whether they encouraged them or not, Zhaixingzi had little chance of survival, and they weren't afraid of offending anyone—none of the previous senior disciples of the Xingxiu Sect had ever met a good end.

Don't be fooled by the fact that A Zi has stopped using her "supernatural powers" after he begged for mercy; she's definitely thinking about how to torture him!

"Good, I'm very happy that you are so understanding and filial." Azi tried her best to remain calm.

Did she just let Zhaixingzi go on her own initiative?

of course not!

Instead, the power originating from the Chu Lu people was withdrawn from his body on its own...

If someone were to dare to try it now, they would find that "Senior Sister's" martial arts skills are nothing special!

However, it is clear that no disciple of the Starry Constellation Sect would have such courage, and no one would have the intention to avenge Zhaixingzi.

As for the Divine Wood King Cauldron?

That's Master's own business...

According to the rules of the Xingxiu Sect, no matter what mistake one has made, one can choose to take action against the person enforcing the law, and as long as one wins, one has not violated the rules.

Ah Zi is already the eldest senior sister; if anyone really wants to punish her, that's the master's business.

Seeing A Zi's arrogant attitude, the Xingxiu disciples breathed a sigh of relief and praised her even more enthusiastically.

"Then, fellow disciples, don't just talk the talk, show your senior sister what you're capable of." As she spoke, Azi ignored Zhaixingzi, who had collapsed to the ground, and walked to a nearby rock to sit down steadily.

After the disciples understood what Azi meant, they all looked at Zhaixingzi with strange expressions on their faces.

Zhaixingzi also realized what was happening. He looked around, trying to stop them with his eyes. His usual authority did have some effect, and many of the Xingxiu disciples stopped in their tracks.

However, after seeing Ah Zi's ambiguous smile and confirming that Zhai Xingzi had collapsed to the ground and seemed to have only his eyes left, they all grinned and surrounded her.

"Zhaixingzi! You're utterly ungrateful! How dare you challenge Senior Sister?"

"How many things have you done to wrong our Xingxiu Sect? This is your retribution!"

"I've long suspected that you're a Shaolin spy..."

"That's right, look what this is! It must be Shaolin martial arts!"

The disciples of the Xingxiu Sect, while spouting nonsense, had already searched Zhaixingzi's body. The few pages of the boxing manual that he had stolen from somewhere earlier had now become "evidence" that he was a Shaolin spy.

The items found were mostly bottles and jars, which were then presented to Azi.

As for Zhaixingzi, he screamed and begged for mercy from Azi under the combined attacks of his fellow disciples.

Without Azi's orders, the disciples of the constellations dared not hasten Zhaixingzi's death. Zhaixingzi first screamed and begged for mercy, then screamed and cursed—hoping to be given a quick death.

Ah Zi was also secretly anxious...

At this point, she had no more cards to play. Although Xiao Hong had returned and landed on her shoulder, she was still completely uncertain. She just hoped that these people would leave quickly, otherwise they would be exposed sooner or later.

However, they couldn't appear weak, otherwise their weaknesses might be exposed—don't be fooled by these sycophants, they may seem cowardly at times, but they've all developed a keen eye for talent.

At the same time, Azi casually raised her eyebrows and glanced at the treetops to the side...

Chu Luren was sitting cross-legged there!

Indeed, given the pointed nature of the situation, even though Azi didn't know the details, she already understood what Chu Luren had done.

She also understood that Chu Luren was too busy to pay attention to her for the time being—this was something she had instinctively realized when her "invincible" state faded, and it was the message Chu Luren had left for her!

The small Dao Embryo that Chu Luren left on her body, after Zhaixingzi begged for mercy and had completely run out of options to turn the tide, had entered a breakthrough state due to the influence of sufficient Transcending Calamity Qi, so it was "absorbed" back by Chu Luren...

Because of the resonance of the Dao Embryo, the "absorption" process was extremely fast. As soon as the small Dao Embryo was withdrawn, Chu Luren had to enter a state of seclusion.

If the breakthrough is left on A Zi, she won't know how to break through. At best, this opportunity will be wasted. In more serious cases... what might happen is unknown to Chu Luren!

Now that she had grasped the essence of the Calamity-Crossing Qi, Chu Luren felt that A Zi should be out of danger, provided that she didn't act recklessly.

So he simply used the state of spiritual connection before the little Dao embryo left to "remind" her, then signaled to Xiao Hong to "try" to protect her for a while, and then immediately went into seclusion on the spot.

Chu Luren wasn't worried about himself. With the defense he had in his Dao Embryo state, these Star Constellation disciples posed no threat to him as long as he sat still.

Even if there were some special means that could threaten him, Chu Luren would naturally wake up under the influence of his spiritual senses, it would just be a waste of a breakthrough opportunity.

Finally, amidst the combined anticipation of Azi and Zhaixingzi, the sixth junior brother's hand trembled, and he lost control of the red Gu worm he was using on Zhaixingzi's wound. Zhaixingzi's eyes bulged out, blood flowed from his seven orifices, and he died instantly!

"Eldest Sister, this villain has been executed." The sixth junior brother said with a mournful face, worried that he hadn't been tortured enough and that his eldest sister would take her anger out on him.

Their repeated torment of Zhaixingzi was like Russian roulette; wasn't it also tormenting themselves?

However, he had no choice but to admit it himself first, otherwise his fellow disciples would surely expose him!

Azi pretended to be calm and said, "Well, not bad. Then... you will be the second junior brother from now on! Take the junior brothers back to Xingxiu Sea, and give my regards to our master. Tell him that I will go back in a few months."

Upon hearing this, the sixth junior brother turned pale—he wanted to be the second junior brother?

This is clearly a case of using someone else to do the dirty work!

Firstly, the previous two senior brothers (second, third, fourth, and fifth) must be dissatisfied. Secondly... I need to return to Xingxiu Sea to report to Master.

In a fit of anger, he might just be turned into a poisonous corpse by his master!

But before he could say anything, the second junior brother quickly responded, "Eldest senior sister is wise! We have long felt that Qian Shanzi should be the second senior brother. We will definitely unite around Second Senior Brother Qian Shanzi and convey Eldest senior sister's words to Master!"

"Okay, then you can go ahead." Azi breathed a sigh of relief and waved her hand gently.

A group of Xingxiu disciples forcibly helped Qianshanzi, who was still begging for mercy, away...

Chapter 392: Do one good deed a day

After a period of seclusion, Chu Luren's Dao embryo finally reached the "First Calamity" or "Crossing the First Calamity" realm!

Chu Luren...

It doesn't seem like much has changed!

This is inevitable, since Chu Luren's "Dao Embryo Crossing Calamity Scripture" is not a normal cultivation method, but rather a transformation of his cultivation method after he had reached an extremely profound level with the previous "Great Sage Stealing Elixir Scripture". It is not a step-by-step cultivation of the "Dao Embryo Crossing Calamity Scripture".

Because the Chu Lu people have a direct and complete grasp of the "basic knowledge," most of them can directly ignore the "level" and directly reach a relatively profound level of internal martial arts.

Because the levels and stages of martial arts are not like levels in a game where you have to level up to add points, but are more like skill level certificates in real life...

Some people can't drive and are afraid to drive on the road, but they still pass the driver's license test. Similarly, there are experienced drivers with superb skills, but they don't have a driver's license. (Dongdong's friendly reminder: Road safety is everyone's responsibility. Resist unlicensed driving.)

In normal cultivation, most people can only achieve the corresponding cultivation methods after reaching a certain level. However, Chu Luren usually ignores these and directly uses the most effective method to circulate his energy, which is equivalent to the "highest level".

Others who reach the "highest level" must have been immersed in it for a long time and have profound skills, but for Chu Luren, it is just that his cultivation efficiency is at its highest level.

However, the bottleneck of the "Dao Embryo Crossing Tribulation Scripture" is directly related to the ability of the "Dao Embryo", which Chu Luren cannot ignore, so he must go through this process.

Therefore, quite the opposite of what happened before...

In the past, Chu Luren possessed the highest level of skill but lacked profound mastery accumulated over a long period; now, he possesses mastery accumulated over a long period but lacks a high level of skill.

In normal cultivation, reaching the "First Calamity" realm should not mean temporarily splitting off a small Dao embryo, but rather that one's own "Dao embryo" will be in a state of liberation until it absorbs enough calamity-crossing energy to evolve into the next stage.

The strength of Chu Luren after his transformation left even the Dao Embryo bewildered, leaving it with no choice but to first split off a smaller Dao Embryo called "One Calamity"...

If someone truly cultivated the "Dao Embryo Crossing Tribulation Scripture" and reached the level of "First Tribulation," they would probably be slightly weaker than the strength Ah Zi had previously demonstrated—the reason they would be "slightly weaker" is because the Chu Lu people's solid foundation still had an impact.

Normally, cultivating the "Dao Embryo Crossing Tribulation Scripture" should involve not only difficulties in cultivation itself, but also a near-death experience with each breakthrough...

They were completely overwhelmed by the Chu Lu people!

Chu Luren's breakthrough, besides the nearly half-percent increase in the strength of his "Dao Embryo," more importantly, verified the feasibility of Chu Luren's transfer-style tribulation-crossing method!

The Dao embryo can be "borrowed" out, "absorbed" enough Qi to overcome calamities, fully activated, and then taken back.

However, Chu Luren still had many questions about how to calculate the Qi of Crossing Calamity.

When Chu Luren opened his eyes, he was startled to see that A Zi was also squatting on a tree branch watching him.

Upon seeing Chu Luren wake up, A Zi instinctively looked away, but she wasn't embarrassed at all.

"Are you... confessing for stealing the 'Divine Wood King Cauldron'?" Chu Luren asked with a stern face.

"Steal? No! It was your bird that stole it. I specifically caught your bird and brought it back!" Azi said in a serious tone.

"Coo coo!" Little Red flew away from her shoulder in disgust.

Azi pretended not to see it and continued to look at Chu Luren with innocent eyes. Still somewhat unwilling, she took out the "Divine Wood King Cauldron" and said, "Look, I've preserved it very well!"

Besides feigning ignorance and denying it, Azi was also trying to "offend" Xiaohong first, to let Chu Luren know that she would not and could not use Xiaohong anymore—this kind of humble cleverness was already Azi's instinct.

Chu Luren rolled his eyes, then took back the "Divine Wood King Cauldron". After hesitating for a moment, he said, "Afterwards, you should practice another skill. The difficulty is not low, but it should be something you are good at. If you can master it, you can cultivate the 'Dissolving Power Technique' in the future."

This wasn't just idle talk. Chu Luren had considered it carefully. Although the "Dissolving Power Technique" was dangerous, as long as it was practiced properly, a large part of it could be avoided.

First, practice the "positive and negative transformation version of Xiao Wuxiang Gong". This version of Xiao Wuxiang Gong cannot simulate any other skill, but it can be transformed between two corresponding modes.

Secondly, the "poisonous insects" used for cultivation must be processed by the Chu Lu people so that they can stimulate the "positive" side and produce a poison resistance effect!

Actually, it's somewhat similar to Chu Luren's direct simulation, except... Chu Luren's Vermilion Toad True Qi is simply "Minor Formless True Qi," which cannot be simulated no matter what.

After all, no matter how gifted humans are, they will not have the physiological structure of a toad.

Chu Luren was able to simulate the "Vermilion Toad True Qi" that Duan Yu had lost to him.

This kind of "loss" is not the kind of "loss" that can be achieved by using internal energy to heal injuries. It requires that the nature of the internal energy be completely preserved, and both people need to know the "Northern Darkness Divine Art"!

Chu Luren is fine, but A Zi... if she can learn the "Northern Darkness Divine Art", why would she be fixated on the "Dissolving Power Technique"?