Immortality Begins With Internal Breathing-Chapter 247: Rewards (I)

This time, I almost met a disastrous end...

Lin Zheyu was still shaken with lingering fear. If not for that expert from the Li Family intervening in time, he would likely have fallen into the hands of that terrifying powerhouse just now.

That Tang Family expert was somewhat strange. He clearly did not possess particularly profound movement techniques, yet his speed was astonishingly fast. And that slash of his as well—it closed in without the slightest sound. Extremely bizarre.

Lin Zheyu looked at the hideous wound on his arm and pondered silently.

The wound on his arm had already scabbed over, yet the pain remained intense. Streams of blood qi surged in unceasingly, restoring the injury on his arm. The bones in his arm had been severely damaged, so Lin Zheyu felt that he had almost been cleaved straight in two.

His current physique defense was incomparably powerful, yet even while wearing the black silver glove, he had nearly been split apart by that single strike. If he had not been wearing the black silver glove, his hand would probably have been crippled outright. That slash gave him an extremely strange sensation.

"Was it the influence of intent, or has that person already entered the Transforming Force stage?" Lin Zheyu murmured softly.

I'll ask Li Mengqi about it when I have time. She should be acquainted with that Tang Family martial artist.

***

Time slowly passed. After a little more than four hours, there came a knock at the door.

"Young Master Yu, I have brought you the decoction and medicinal liquid."

Outside the room came Ya Lan's clear, melodious voice, like that of a lark.

"Come in," Lin Zheyu opened his eyes and said calmly.

The door was pushed open, and a rich medicinal fragrance rushed toward him. It was not the Blood Nourishing Bone Fortifying Decoction that Lin Zheyu usually used, but from the aroma alone, one could vaguely tell that the efficacy of this decoction should not be weak.

"Young Master, this is the decoction you requested," Ya Lan said as she placed it on the table.

"Many thanks," Lin Zheyu replied.

He lifted the decoction and sniffed it carefully. There was nothing wrong with the smell. To be safe, he still tested it according to the methods recorded in the Toxicology Codex. Only after confirming that there were no issues did he drink it down. Once the decoction entered his stomach, he could tell that the effects were excellent, and a warm current spread throughout his body. Even with Lin Zheyu's current physique strength, he could still feel faint waves of heat.

What powerful medicinal potency. This decoction is probably meant for martial artists in the Marrow Refining realm. Its strength is fierce, and ordinary martial artists in the Blood Qi realm would find it difficult to withstand such violent medicinal force.

After the decoction entered his body, the speed at which his blood qi condensed increased significantly. The medicinal effects were six or seven times stronger than when he consumed the Blood Nourishing Bone Fortifying Decoction.

After Lin Zheyu finished the decoction, Ya Lan continued speaking, "Young Master Yu, please come with this servant to another room to soak in a medicinal bath. Miss said that your body has been tainted with the Tang Family's Soul Seeking Incense. Once contaminated by this scent, it lingers for a long time. Only special black insects can detect it, while ordinary people cannot smell it. To remove the Soul Seeking Incense without the Tang Family's unique medicinal powder is rather troublesome. You'll need to soak in a special medicinal liquid, once in the morning and once at night. After two days, it will be completely removed."

"Mm. Please convey my thanks to your young lady. She has been very considerate," Lin Zheyu said with a nod and a smile.

The Soul Seeking Incense scent on his body needed to be removed as quickly as possible. Otherwise, the moment he left the Li Family stronghold, he would be targeted by the Tang Family. When that time came, no matter how much he altered his appearance, it would be useless. Following Ya Lan out of the wooden house, Lin Zheyu did not see many Li Family disciples. According to Ya Lan, most of them had gone to climb Heavenly Blade Peak to comprehend saber intent.

They arrived at another room, where a massive wooden tub stood inside. The tub was filled with purple black medicinal liquid that steamed with heat. The smell was somewhat fishy and extremely pungent.

***

In the blink of an eye, two days passed. Over those two days, Lin Zheyu stayed within the Li Family stronghold and did not go out. After Li Mengqi arrived at the Li Family stronghold, she was no longer seen. According to Ya Lan, she had already returned to Wuling City. As for Li Guoyao, he could be seen on occasion. However, the other party mostly smiled and nodded at him, exchanging a few polite but meaningless words, seemingly with no intention of forming a deeper acquaintance.

Regarding this, Lin Zheyu had no particular thoughts. As a martial artist of terrifying strength, Li Guoyao showing him a friendly side and being willing to exchange meaningless pleasantries already counted as considerable respect. If he were not Li Mengqi's lifesaving benefactor, the man would probably not even greet him upon meeting.

Over the course of two days, Lin Zheyu's essence, qi, and spirit recovered to about 70% or 80%. However, the injury to his arm involved the bones, so recovery was somewhat slow. On the surface, it looked almost healed, but to fully recover would likely take more than a month. Of course, if he used Origin Force, it could be completely restored within just a few breaths.

Unfortunately, the Blazing Flame Blood-Burning Powder on him had long since been used up, and it would be inconvenient to trouble the Li Family to purchase it for him here. With the Soul-Seeking Incense scent still on his body, he was unable to leave. Thus, he could only let his arm recover slowly. Once the Soul-Seeking Incense scent was removed, he would leave the Li Family stronghold, head to Wuling City to purchase Blazing Flame Blood-Burning Powder, and then use Origin Force to accelerate his recovery.

During these two days, he devoted himself to cultivating the Tortoise Breath Grand Method. As the number of qualitative changes in his blood qi increased, the energy contained within it grew ever stronger, so Lin Zheyu felt that the Tortoise Breath Grand Method was becoming less effective at concealing his blood qi. He could no longer hide it as perfectly as before. If he were not careful, a small amount of blood qi would leak out. Once his blood qi underwent nine qualitative changes and entered the Dragon Transformation, the effect of concealing his aura would likely be even worse.

However, this was easy enough to resolve. The Tortoise Breath Grand Method had reached Perfection long ago, back when his blood qi was not this powerful. Now that the energy within his blood qi had surged dramatically, the control he had developed from cultivating the Tortoise Breath Grand Method before was no longer sufficient.

It was difficult to completely lock the surging blood qi energy within his blood. Once his strength advanced to the ninth transformation of blood qi, spending 1 or 2 units of Origin Force to enhance the Tortoise Breath Grand Method should resolve the issue.

***

Night fell.

Several oil lamps burned within the wooden house, illuminating it brightly. Lin Zheyu stood up from the medicinal bath tub, the sound of splashing water ringing out.

At last, the Soul-Seeking Incense scent on my body has been removed. In future battles, I need to be more careful to avoid being struck by similar powders

This single matter had caused so much trouble.

"Young Master Yu, Young Master Mengxi has invited you."

As Lin Zheyu walked out of the wooden house, Ya Lan had already been waiting for quite some time and spoke respectfully upon seeing him.

"Mengxi? Is he Miss Mengqi's younger brother or older brother?" Lin Zheyu asked curiously.

"Young Master Mengxi is Miss Mengqi's biological younger brother. He heard that you saved Miss Mengqi's life and specifically came to meet you to express his thanks in person," Ya Lan said.

"Mm. Then please lead the way."

Lin Zheyu nodded and followed Ya Lan through rows of wooden houses until they arrived before the large central wooden building.

This was a large plaza, with blazing torches burning all around, making it as bright as day. In the plaza, a bare-chested youth held a longsword and practiced his swordsmanship tirelessly. His sword techniques were different from Li Mengqi's. Each move was filled with killing intent, emphasizing speed, accuracy, and ruthlessness, with almost no superfluous feints to be seen. Sensing Lin Zheyu's arrival, Li Mengxi stopped his practice. He sized Lin Zheyu up from head to toe, as if trying to see through him.

"You may withdraw first."

Li Mengxi waved his hand, signaling Ya Lan to leave.

"Thank you, Young Master Yu, for taking action and saving my elder sister's life. If you encounter any trouble in the future, you may rely on this token. Within reasonable bounds, I can agree to do one thing for you," said Li Mengxi. He took out a bronze talisman token and handed it over. Intricate patterns were engraved around the token. One side bore the character Li, while the other was carved with a terrifying, ferocious beast.

"And this silver note as well. Please accept it, Young Master Yu." Li Mengxi took a silver note from his robe.

This kind of silver note was officially issued by Great Wei, with a face value of 100,000 taels of silver per note. Although silver notes were convenient to carry, the cost of holding them was very high. Converting a silver note into silver taels required paying a handling fee of one-tenth. Moreover, silver notes were all large denomination items that ordinary people had no use for, so they did not circulate among the populace.

To actually spend one, it had to be exchanged into silver taels at a designated location before it could be used. For this reason, Lin Zheyu had never used them. At most, the amount of silver he previously possessed was around 10,000 taels. After converting 10,000 taels into gold, the volume was small and easy to carry, making the use of silver notes unnecessary.