Lord Shenxiu
Chapter 140: Tracking (Congratulations to Alliance Hierarch 67832!)

Chapter 140: Chapter 140: Tracking (Congratulations to Alliance Hierarch 67832!)

People, all kinds of people...

Colors... Red, yellow, green, black, white... all sorts of colors...

Ever since he had practiced the complete Five Elements Thief Palm, Zhong Shenxiu felt that he had changed.

His senses seemed to be able to see more colors from different angles.

At Shanyao Hall, a person walked towards him; it was Senior Brother Li.

"Xun, good morning!"

His smile was beaming, but Zhong Shenxiu saw another face on him, a green one, twisted and pained.

’Liver Qi is stagnant, the Qi cannot disperse... This matches the situation Wei Hongyao said about him crying secretly at night...’

Zhong Shenxiu silently made a judgment, forcibly suppressing certain desires within him.

On the surface, however, he responded with a smile: "Senior Brother Li, good morning."

As he walked through the corridor, he saw Wei Baizhu practicing martial arts in the courtyard.

The old man was leisurely performing a set of Health Care Boxing, yet Zhong Shenxiu saw a red, angry face within him.

’Old Wei’s Heart Fire is very strong, he’s harboring a deep grudge, intent on revenge...’

Zhong Shenxiu walked past expressionlessly and came to the medicine cabinet, where he saw Wei Hongyao and many more people.

Each person had different colors, forming various kinds of faces.

Some were pained, angry, twisted... It was as if the seven emotions were etched on their faces, and the six desires embodied within them.

He seemed to directly see through the most sinister, hidden parts of the human heart, the subtle sensation following could drive ordinary people insane.

’Have I lost my way in my practice due to excessive training?’

’No, I can feel my Inner Strength growing stronger day by day. In another month, no, in twenty-five days, I will be able to achieve great Inner Strength, achieve Five Elements Unification, and undergo the transformation...’

’It could even be faster... if I consume people, no, if I steal the Five Elements Qi within these people for my own use! It’s not twenty days, within a day the great Inner Strength and transformation could be possible!’

’Humans have five organs, to steal them is to thrive! Humans have five organs, to steal them is to thrive!’

’So, it wasn’t that this martial arts technique was used by others for evil; it’s inherently a wicked technique!’

Zhong Shenxiu licked his lips.

Wei Hongyao, whom he was staring at, suddenly shuddered: "Xun, what’s wrong with you?"

’No, I control the martial arts, not the martial arts controlling me!’

Zhong Shenxiu, having been reborn as a human with a resolute will, forcefully suppressed the strange sensations and smiled in response: "Nothing... I’m just a bit hungry."

"The kitchen is in the backyard, today we’re having meat buns..."

Wei Hongyao still felt it was strange.

However, at that moment, there was business to attend to, so she went to busy herself.

It was Chen Jiu who had arrived, directly presenting a bag of silver: "Miss Wei, the last time I was here, the counter said there was no medicine. Today, I came early and brought thirty silver taels."

He was extremely respectful, nearly bowing and scraping.

Wei Hongyao rolled her eyes, pulling out a big bottle: "Hmm, consider yourself lucky. My junior brother has just returned, and he personally prepared this medicine."

"Master Xun!"

As Chen Jiu saw Zhong Shenxiu, his legs went weak, seemingly recalling the fear of being dominated; after the greeting, he quickly turned and left.

’The way of martial arts is about balancing work and rest...’

Zhong Shenxiu watched his retreating figure and pondered internally: ’This forceful suppression isn’t a solution, it’s better to relieve rather than to block...’

"I’m going for a walk..."

After saying that, he left Shanyao Hall and, using his Qinggong, followed Chen Jiu.

...

Chen Jiu had been cautious on his way, for he was the local snake of Anshan City, winding his way through streets and alleys with practiced ease.

Occasionally, he would even glance back, portraying utmost caution.

The more he did this, the more Zhong Shenxiu was convinced that the man was up to something.

He did not directly follow Chen Jiu but kept a distance, remotely sensing the man’s Qi-Blood.

Since his senses had changed, Zhong Shenxiu saw the world from a different perspective.

To him, Chen Jiu’s Qi-Blood was as conspicuous as a beacon fire on flat ground, impossible to lose track of even from a distance.

What truly required his careful attention was the interference from other pedestrians.

Each bustling person was like a cluster of Spirit Pills that could aid in one’s martial training, emitting an endless allure.

Zhong Shenxiu swallowed, feeling his viscera transform into five voracious monsters.

Every inch of his flesh, driven by the most fundamental human desires, screamed in terrifying howls: "Hungry!"

I am hungry!!!

Finally, Chen Jiu entered a deserted back alley and went through the back door of a residence.

Zhong Shenxiu leaped over the wall to enter, immediately spotting a huge cluster of Qi-Blood.

This cluster was significantly larger than that of an ordinary person, but the Qi representing the kidney – the Black Water – appeared somewhat weak and obviously injured.

Inside the house.

Chen Jiu, facing a disciple of the Five Poison Sect with green patterns on his face, grinned widely, "I went early to line up today and managed to get your medicine..."

"Useless thing!"

The disciple from the Five Poison Sect on the other side snorted coldly, slapping Chen Jiu across the face: "You didn’t even notice you were being followed. You deserve to die."

With a black palm print on his face, Chen Jiu was startlingly struck dead!

The door creaked open, and Zhong Shenxiu walked in leisurely, a smile on his face, "Not bad, not bad... I said that besides Chen Jiu and his group, you were the only other one who needed the Five Flavors Rehmannia Pill."

"It’s you!"

Enemies met with great hostility.

The disciple from the Five Poison Sect was initially startled, but then, noticing Zhong Shenxiu was alone, he sneered sinisterly, "Yan Wushuang isn’t here today, perfect for taking revenge!"

He trusted in his martial skills, believing that if not for being injured by Yan Wushuang that day, he would never have fallen to this man’s sneak attack!

Now that Yan Wushuang was not present and his injuries were mostly healed, it was an excellent opportunity for revenge!

The disciple with the poison-tinged face from the Five Poison Sect bellowed furiously. His left hand, boneless and supple, unleashed a killer move from the Snake Manipulation Fist, his right hand straightforward and unadorned as he struck with his palm, slightly concave in the center with a skin surface pitch black, releasing a sweet-smelling odor – it was his painstakingly cultivated Poison Palm Skill!

He staked all his best moves, thinking he could kill Zhong Shenxiu within ten strikes and then find another place to hide.

But little did he know, the Zhong Shenxiu in front of him had changed dramatically from before, having undergone a transformation akin to the rebirth of a phoenix.

Zhong Shenxiu raised his palm, the Five Elements in his body circulated: earth creates metal, metal creates water, water creates wood, wood creates fire, one cycle completed, and the original spleen earth palm force suddenly transformed into the Heart Fire Palm Technique, its power increasing fivefold!

Snap!

Poison Palm met Heart Fire Palm, striking fiercely in mid-air.

With a loud bang, the disciple with the green face from the Five Poison Sect was sent flying, his entire arm dislocated, blood spewing from his mouth and nose.

Struggling for breath, he cried out, "You’ve been hit by my Poison Palm, without the antidote..."

"Heh heh..."

Zhong Shenxiu flicked his right hand, forcing out a few drops of jet-black liquid: "Are you talking about this?"

Regarding poisons, what could possibly escape the purview of the Five Viscera and Five Elements?

Thus, he took a moment to sense the Qi-Blood and self-treated himself through differential healing.

Seeing this, the disciple from the Five Poison Sect fell into utter despair.

But in the next moment, something even more horrifying occurred.

Zhong Shenxiu stepped forward, pressing his palms against the disciple’s chest. In an instant, the disciple’s expression twisted in immense pain, feeling his Qi-Blood, visceral Qi, and even his martial prowess, no, his very life force, rapidly draining away, greedily sucked up by those hands...

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