Chapter 162: Chapter 109: Third Limit Break in the Twelve Forms Fist, Great Success in Ghost Shadow Illusionary Body Step! Midnight Corpse Handling, But a Crisis Strikes
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The moment he touched the Primordial Vein Marrow Fruit, his eyes flew wide open, and he set the fruit back down!
’Pollution Level... How did it become 5?’
’Back when I ate that half a wild mountain ginseng, it only went up by 1 point.’
’Mastering the Nine Blood Soul Blades to Perfection and absorbing that vast Evil Qi only brought my Pollution Level to 2.’
’How did it go up by 3 points when I haven’t done anything?’
Chu Fan’s heart pounded in his chest.
The two stalks of wild mountain ginseng he had bought from Hundred Herbs Hall that day couldn’t really be considered Treasure Plants—they were far from a hundred years old, a far cry from the half-stalk Zhao Tianxing once had.
That was why his Pollution Level hadn’t changed after eating the one from Hundred Herbs Hall.
And during this time, he hadn’t consumed any other Treasure Plants, nor had he absorbed any more Evil Qi after perfecting the Nine Blood Soul Blades...
’What in the world is going on!’
Chu Fan raised his right hand and stared at his palm.
’Could it be... because of the Demon Suppression Stele?’
’But this is the Demon Suppression Stele!’
’Judging by the name, isn’t it a Magical Treasure Secret Artifact used to suppress demons and fiends?’
’How could it carry pollution?’
Just as he thought this, his body went rigid...
He remembered his parents, who had guarded this place for who knows how many years.
’The pollution on them... where did it come from?’
’Could it have come from the Demon Suppression Stele?’
Chu Fan’s breathing gradually grew heavy.
He silently "looked" at the Pollution Level column on his panel.
’Since the Map of Mountains and Rivers’s panel has this column, there must be a way to deal with it.’
But when he focused his mind on the "Pollution Level," the panel showed no change.
Chu Fan sighed, suppressing the unease in his heart.
’The Pollution Level cap is 100 points, and it’s only at 5 right now. There’s no need to panic too much.’
It was just that the pollution had appeared so inexplicably, which was unsettling.
According to what Master Cao had said before, as long as one absorbed the world’s Spiritual Mechanism, some level of pollution was unavoidable.
But this kind of "pollution" didn’t pose much of a threat to low-level Martial Artists.
’Master Cao and Master Chen have been cultivating for decades, and they’re fine, aren’t they?’
’Those madmen from the Blood Saber Sect have been absorbing Evil Qi for years, and they’re still alive and kicking, right?’
Chu Fan placed the Primordial Vein Marrow Fruit into his mouth and crushed it with a single bite...
He had no time to savor the Vermilion Fruit’s taste. He just chewed a few times, swallowed, and then walked straight into the courtyard to circulate his qi and blood with the Twelve Forms Fist.
The medicinal power of the Primordial Vein Marrow Fruit flowed through his body, immediately spurred on by the Qi Blood Power of the Twelve Forms Fist, and began to race through his limbs and bones...
’A Treasure Plant is a Treasure Plant for a reason...’
Even though Chu Fan didn’t know how to absorb Spiritual Mechanism yet, he could feel that the Spiritual Mechanism within the Primordial Vein Marrow Fruit was immense, and it was rapidly intertwining with his Qi Blood Power!
Although the medicinal power of this Vermilion Fruit was not as potent as Zhao Tianxing’s half-stalk of wild mountain ginseng, for Chu Fan, who was still in the Bone Marrow Forging realm, the benefits were enormous!
As he activated the Twelve Forms Fist to circulate his qi and blood, the Vermilion Fruit’s medicinal power followed his Qi Blood Power, flowing rapidly through his body and beginning to temper his meridians and bones!
The medicinal power of a Treasure Plant could not be fully absorbed in just a day or two.
However, by cultivating diligently after consuming a Treasure Plant or a great medicine, one could retain as much of its power within the body as possible.
Chu Fan discarded all distracting thoughts and focused on performing the Twelve Forms Fist.
[Twelve Forms Fist Experience Points +1]
...
「Seven days passed in the blink of an eye.」
The setting sun shone through the window lattice, brightening the room considerably.
Chu Fan sat in a wooden tub, his eyes still closed, continuing to absorb the medicinal power to temper his bones.
During these seven days, a dark undercurrent had been surging through Cyan Yang Ancient City.
News that the Moon Worship Sect was searching for a "key" had long since spread throughout the city.
Now, not only did major gangs like the Iron Armor Sect want to get involved, but even smaller factions were recklessly starting to track the Moon Worship Sect.
People died every night.
Strangely, the Government Office didn’t intervene.
Constable Lu had acted once but ultimately chose to remain silent.
Somehow, the rumors about the "key" grew more and more fantastical.
Some said the "key" the Moon Worship Sect was looking for wasn’t for a Magical Treasure Secret Artifact, but for a hidden treasure trove.
If it were just a Magical Treasure Secret Artifact, how would the minor gangs and factions dare to fight with experts who had undergone Mortal Transformation?
But if it were a treasure trove, that was a different story... Every faction wanted a piece of the pie.
While the outside world was thrown into chaos, the instigator of it all was currently enjoying a leisurely medicinal bath in his wooden tub.
’There’s something off about the Seven Stars Gang...’
Chu Fan’s eyelids twitched slightly.
Although Master Cao was still a Guardian of the Seven Stars Gang, he had long since stopped managing the gang’s major affairs.
He could only tell the Cao Family and the Li Family not to get involved in the Moon Worship Sect’s business.
But now, even though the Seven Stars Gang’s leadership clearly knew the Moon Worship Sect was searching for the "key," they had yet to make a move.
To Chu Fan, this was truly incredible.
’Do they also know that the Moon Worship Sect is not to be trifled with?’
’But... of the three major gangs, the Blood Saber Sect has already collapsed and is half-dead. The Iron Armor Sect got involved long ago and is sharpening its blades.’
’How could the Seven Stars Gang stay out of it?’
But in all the time since, the news Chu Fan had gathered from various sources showed no sign of the Seven Stars Gang making any moves.
The only action the Seven Stars Gang had taken recently was to frantically gobble up the Blood Saber Sect’s territory.
They had even snatched the Fishery.
Chu Fan had originally planned to retake the Fishery with Zhao Tianxing, but now that it belonged to the Seven Stars Gang, it was a bit more awkward for them to make a move.
Over at the Firewood Market, because Chu Fan and Zhao Tianxing had killed a group from the White Tiger Gang that night, the Seven Stars Gang had seized the opportunity to strike, crippling the White Tiger Gang—a vassal of the Blood Saber Sect—and driving them out.
Now, the Seven Stars Gang seemed poised to become the sole dominant power.
And at the forefront of this were Zhou Tianci and Xia Zhonghai.
Fueled by the deaths of Zhou Ye and Xia Huanhuan, these two relentlessly hunted down members of the Blood Saber Sect, leaving a trail of carnage.
And as a disciple of Cyan Wood Hall and a rising star, Chu Fan had also been forced to charge into the fray with Zhou Tianci for a while.
