blueteamnovel Chapter 111 Better to die for your fellow Daoist than for this one.
Chapter 111 Better to die for your fellow Daoist than for this one.
Chapter 111 Better to die for your fellow Daoist than for this one.
Time flies like water, passing by in a hurry.
In the blink of an eye, more than ten days have passed.
For the past ten days or so, Chu Xuan has been cultivating in the Hundred Beasts Garden and has not gone out again.
That day, the setting sun hung on the treetops, and the sky was gradually darkening.
Chu Xuan sat cross-legged in the room, his eyes lowered, the surrounding atmosphere as still and deep as a deep pool.
[Spirit Turtle Breathing Technique·Dacheng (9999/10000)]
As the final repetition was completed, a slight tremor suddenly rippled within his dantian.
The Spirit Turtle Breathing Technique suddenly reached its peak, and the energy throughout the body surged into the 360 major acupoints, like ten thousand rivers flowing into the sea, yet it was so quiet that not a sound could be heard.
As he exhaled, the hidden ailments and impurities that had accumulated deep within his meridians over many years were completely cleansed by this extremely long and deep breath.
The energy within his dantian was no longer a hazy mist, but gradually coalesced into the phantom of a spirit tortoise.
The tortoise shell pattern is mysterious, with its head and tail turned inward, and its four feet firmly planted on the sea of qi.
next moment!
A barely perceptible tremor exploded from the depths of one's soul.
The phantom of the spirit turtle suddenly trembled, raised its head, and silently exhaled a column of bluish-white energy that shot straight up to the Niwan Palace in the dantian!
In an instant, all meridians opened, the dantian was filled, and the spirit and body were completely connected.
A layer of warm, jade-like light emanated from Chu Xuan's body, like a tortoise shell protecting him, substantial yet understated.
He exhaled gently, and a white mist shot out, like a white ribbon, three feet long, condensing and not dissipating, before turning into smoke upon landing.
He slowly opened his eyes.
The next moment, the panel was opened.
【Spiritual Turtle Breathing Technique - Perfection (1/50000)】
【Two Elements Stance - Perfected (17256/50000)】
【Bajiquan - Perfection (16549/50000)】
After more than half a month of arduous practice, the Spirit Turtle Breathing Technique was finally perfected.
Now, he no longer needs to consciously regulate his breathing; his breathing is like that of a naturally breathing tortoise, his heartbeat is as slow as an ancient bell, and his blood and qi are as deep as an abyss.
To Chu Xuan's surprise, this improvement in his physical constitution also caused his experience points in Bajiquan to soar, directly propelling him into the Lesser Completion of Transformation Force!
"Unfortunately, this is only a simplified version of the Spirit Turtle Breathing Technique. The true, complete version is simply unimaginably powerful—"
Chu Xuan sighed.
After his physical constitution improved again, Chu Xuan could clearly sense the speed of his improvement without even looking at the panel.
"Clang, clang—"
Just then, a piercing gong sound suddenly came from outside, mixed with exclamations and screams, which rang out continuously.
"A strange beast has invaded! Quickly report to Senior Brother Chu!"
"Oh my god! It's a Tier 3 alien beast, a Spinosaurus! Everyone, please don't go near it!"
"Call for help immediately!"
A series of screams rang out.
Chu Xuan's expression changed, and he immediately grabbed the sword beside him and rushed out of the storage room.
At this moment, the entire animal enclosure was in complete chaos. The strange beasts inside were either trembling with fear or violently banging against their enclosures, trying to escape in a panic!
Ta-da!
Heavy footsteps sounded.
The entire ground was shaking continuously.
Immediately afterwards, a huge, ferocious beast gradually emerged from the dense forest.
This strange beast was the size of a house, its entire body covered in hard scales, and its head resembled that of a crocodile, but it was far more ferocious. Two rows of bony spikes ran along its back from the top of its head to its tail.
"Roar~!"
An angry roar instantly echoed throughout the entire animal enclosure.
The next instant, its blood-red eyes locked onto Li Fan, who was not far away!
With a flick of its body, its tail, covered in bone spurs, lashed out at Li Fan like a steel whip.
"Hiss~!"
Li Fan was almost scared out of his wits, his whole body trembling.
If he were to be struck by this, let alone survive, his body would likely be torn to pieces, leaving not even a complete corpse!
It wasn't that he didn't want to dodge, but that he simply couldn't!
The Spinosaurus is a Tier 3 beast!
He wasn't even a Transformation Realm martial artist; the gap was simply too vast.
Whoosh!
Just as Li Fan was in despair, Chu Xuan's figure appeared in front of him.
The next instant, he clenched his fist, his back seemed to writhe like a dragon, and all his strength instantly gathered in his right fist.
Chu Xuan threw a punch directly at it!
No fancy tricks, just head-on collision!
Bang~!
A deafening roar resounded.
Chu Xuan's body trembled, his right arm went slightly numb, and for a moment he lost all feeling in it.
The spiny-backed alligator's tail, however, flew back at an even faster speed, slamming into a tree as thick as a man's waist with a loud bang. With a deafening crack, the entire tree snapped in half!
"My God! Senior Brother Chu can actually withstand a Spinosaurus?"
"How is this possible? Could it be that Senior Brother Chu is at the Transformation Realm—"
Wang Kun and the others, along with a group of handymen disciples, were all dumbfounded.
Li Fan was also dumbfounded, staring at Chu Xuan in disbelief!
He's actually broken through to the Transformation Realm?!
It's even powerful enough to withstand the attack of the Spinosaurus?
"Walk!"
Chu Xuan shouted at Li Fan, who was in a daze.
Li Fan then realized what was happening and immediately fled in a panic.
Although he is now at the peak of internal strength and only one step away from mastering external strength, he is utterly powerless against this third-tier beast, the Spiny-backed Alligator Dragon, unless he reaches the mastery level.
The Blackwater Serpent's tail, which had nearly killed him when he was critically injured and on the verge of death, almost took his life.
The spiny-backed alligator dragon before me, though not as powerful as the Blackwater Serpent, is still a third-tier beast. Moreover, it is currently uninjured.
"roar----"
Upon seeing Chu Xuan, the Spinosaurus roared even more furiously. However, it did not attack, seemingly fixated on Li Fan, and charged towards him once more.
"court death!"
Chu Xuan gave a low shout.
Among third-tier beasts, this spiny-backed alligator dragon is only considered average. Its greatest strength lies in its hard, black iron-like back armor and the row of bone spikes.
Even without breaking through to the minor stage of the Transformation Realm, it wouldn't be difficult for Chu Xuan to deal with his opponent.
Now, it's just a matter of one cut!
"Clang!"
The long sword was drawn instantly.
Chu Xuan prepared to sever the opponent's head with a single stroke.
The next instant, his expression shifted slightly as he clearly sensed the sound of wind breaking from both sides.
In an instant, Chu Xuan changed his mind, parrying with his sword, letting the spiny crocodile's tail, covered in bone spikes, strike his longsword, sending him flying backward.
"You beast, how dare you!"
"court death!"
Almost simultaneously, two angry shouts rang out.
Chen Liang and Zhang Sanyuan arrived together.
Zhang Sanyuan instantly filled his body with energy, revealing his mastery of the Transformation Realm.
With a single punch, a terrifying shockwave exploded on the Spinosaurus's head.
With a loud bang, the massive body of the Spinosaurus was thrown uncontrollably to the side, spinning like a top in the air.
"Slash!"
With a loud shout, Chen Liang swung his sword, severing the massive bony tail of the Spinosaurus.
Whoosh!
Just as Zhang Sanyuan and his companion were about to finish off the Spinyback Crocodile, the "severely injured" Chu Xuan rushed over again. Before the two could make a move, he swung his sword and directly severed the Spinyback Crocodile's head!
[Slayed a Tier 3 alien beast, the Spinosaurus, and gained 305 essence points.]
"I almost overdid it, thankfully I arrived in time —"
Chu Xuan felt somewhat fortunate.
"Cough cough————"
Chu Xuan coughed lightly, his face turning slightly pale.
He sheathed his sword and quickly bowed to Chen Liang and his companion in gratitude: "Thank you both for your timely intervention, otherwise, my Beast Garden No. 9 would have been in serious trouble today."
As he spoke, a hint of lingering fear appeared on his face.
"Hehe, Junior Brother Chu, you're too kind."
Chen Liang smiled faintly, "Since we've agreed to help each other, we should naturally keep our word."
Zhang Sanyuan stared at Chu Xuan, a half-smile on his face, and said, "Junior Brother Chu, you really surprise us. We didn't expect you to have broken through to the Transformation Realm after only a few months of training?"
Chu Xuan wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said with a wry smile, "I had a sudden inspiration recently, so I tried to break through, and I didn't expect to actually succeed. But before my realm could stabilize, I encountered this Spiny-backed Alligator Dragon. What bad luck!"
Both of them nodded without saying anything.
That's probably true!
They had just witnessed Chu Xuan being sent flying by the whip tail of the thorny alligator.
The Spinosaurus has amazing defense, but its attack power is only average. If Chu Xuan hadn't just broken through, he might not have been able to defeat the Spinosaurus, but he wouldn't have been forced into such a sorry state!
"Now that the matter is settled, we'll take our leave!"
Chen Liang said.
"Wait a moment, senior brothers!"
Chu Xuan cupped his hands and said, "Thank you both for your help today. It is getting late, so we can only hold a banquet to thank you another day. As for the Spiny-backed Alligator Dragon corpse, it should naturally belong to my two senior brothers."
Chen Liang and Zhang Sanyuan exchanged a glance and both nodded.
Although the Spinosaurus is a third-tier beast, its flesh and blood are highly poisonous, making it of little value. The only truly valuable parts are its hide and skeleton. However, for them, it's still a considerable income, equivalent to a month's salary.
The two didn't stand on ceremony with Chu Xuan and immediately grabbed the Spiny-backed Alligator's corpse and left.
After leaving Animal Park No. 9, the two headed straight for Zhang Sanyuan's residence.
"Brother Chen, can you rest assured now?"
Zhang Sanyuan spoke with a smile.
Chen Liang nodded: "I didn't expect Chu Xuan to actually have some talent, breaking through to the Transformation Realm at this critical juncture!"
However, it's only the initial stage of mastery; it won't affect us much.
"That's just a brat who's only just entered the Transformation Realm! He can't possibly cause any trouble!"
The two looked at each other and smiled.
the other side.
Zoo No. 9.
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Chu Xuan reassured everyone for a few moments and then let them disperse.
When he returned to his room, his expression darkened slightly.
Although the Spinosaurus is an amphibious beast, it basically lives near water pools and has a very strong sense of territory, generally not venturing out of its own territory.
Although the No. 9 Beast Garden is adjacent to the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range, there is not a single large pond within ten miles of it.
Even if the Spinosaurus were hunting for food, it wouldn't come here.
"Was it an accident, or... did someone deliberately lure it here?"
Chu Xuan muttered to himself.
Moreover, the timing of Chen Liang and Zhang Sanyuan's appearance was far too coincidental!
And Li Fan—
"Hopefully this is just a coincidence!"
In the following days, no more strange beasts invaded the animal park.
Chu Xuan then announced that he would go into seclusion to stabilize his cultivation level, leaving all matters to Li Fan to observe.
This group of disciples had been in the sect for over three months, and many of them had already broken through to the Transformation Realm. His breakthrough to the Transformation Realm at this time didn't seem particularly outstanding.
Ten days later, Chu Xuan emerged from seclusion.
That day, Chu Xuan hosted a banquet for Chen Liang and Zhang Sanyuan to thank them for their help that day.
The meal was a pleasant one for both host and guests.
night.
Animal Park No. 13, Zhang Sanyuan's residence.
Zhang Sanyuan and Chen Liang sat at the table, looking at Li Fan, who seemed a little uneasy.
"Li Fan, has that kid been acting strangely lately? Have you noticed anything amiss?" Zhang Sanyuan asked, squinting his eyes.
No—no.
Li Fan shook his head somewhat guiltily, "Senior Brother Chu has been in seclusion for some time and has left everything to me to handle without ever asking any questions."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Sanyuan and Chen Liang exchanged a smile.
Zhang Sanyuan scoffed, "As expected, a young man with no experience is unreliable! This kid probably still considers us his saviors and is incredibly grateful to us, right?"
"Hehe! Speaking of which, Brother Zhang, your methods are truly brilliant. With just a little trick, you tested this kid's true strength." Chen Liang also laughed, his last trace of worry completely gone.
Li Fan hesitated, saying, "Senior brothers, Senior Brother Chu has only been a disciple for three months, yet he has already broken through to the Transformation Realm, which speaks volumes about his talent. He might even be able to enter the inner sect in the future. Perhaps—we should just forget about it?"
"never mind?"
Zhang Sanyuan's face immediately darkened, and he coldly snorted, "We paid such a high price to get this position as the manager of the beast sanctuary. You don't think we're here just to be the sect's slaves, do you?"
Chen Liang's face also turned cold: "So what if Chu Xuan becomes an inner disciple in the future? What good will that do us? Li Fan, don't forget how you paid back those hundreds of contribution points you owe! If it weren't for us, you would probably have already gone to carry out the sect's assigned mission, and now you wouldn't even know how you died!"
Li Fan's expression changed.
Zhang Sanyuan stood up, patted Li Fan on the shoulder with a smile, and said, "Li Fan, you always said that Chu Xuan treated you well, and he even reminded you to take the money out of Qianjin Club. Obviously, he knows some inside information."
Since he has treated you well, why didn't he tell you the inside information, instead of just watching you fall into a fire pit?
If you ask me, he's only pretending to treat you well; he just wants to see you make a fool of yourself!
To be honest, your current predicament is all thanks to Chu Xuan!
Upon hearing this, Li Fan's expression also turned somewhat unpleasant.
This matter is indeed a thorn in his side.
If Chu Xuan had strongly dissuaded him back then, how could he have lost all of his thousands of contribution points invested in the Thousand Gold Society and now been forced to board Zhang Sanyuan and his companion's pirate ship?!
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became!
The hidden fire of jealousy in my heart seemed to be ignited all at once!
We are both outer disciples, but you, Chu Xuan, have all the advantages. You only need to cultivate every day and you even broke through to the Transformation Realm smoothly, while I can only serve you like a slave.
Why should I?!
"Chu Xuan!?" Li Fan gritted his teeth inwardly.
Zhang Sanyuan and Chen Liang exchanged a glance.
Chen Liang said quietly, "Even if you want to stop now, it's too late! Junior Brother Li, if Chu Xuan finds out that you deliberately lured the Spiny-backed Alligator that almost killed him, do you think he will let you go?"
Between you two, it's destined to be a life-or-death struggle! Will it be a fellow Daoist who dies, or a poor Daoist like myself?!