Longevity Begins with the Seven Injuries Fist-Chapter 210 - 140: Sixteen Meridians Unleashed! Envoys from the Tang Sect! (Part 2)

Three meals a day are now no longer eaten at home.

When Su Jing asked, Su Que used excuses like meeting people for mountain hikes, reciting poetry, and sightseeing to brush her off.

During this period, because Jiannan Prefecture was relatively calm, the Heaven-Breaking Army's management of Jiannan Prefecture became more refined.

Perhaps because of this, Li Xuanji's twin sister Li Yujing found herself somewhat free, often inviting Su Jing out.

Su Jing herself was also often not at home.

Therefore, when Su Jing heard Su Que wasn't coming home for meals, she paid no mind.

On this day, Su Que ran to a village, then two towns, and after having three meals, feeling full, returned to the cave to continue cultivating.

Seven Injuries Fist (Peak of the 8th Realm 51%)

Marriage Robe Divine Skill (Peak of the 8th Realm 39%)

Through his daily cultivation, his mastery of Seven Injuries Fist and Marriage Robe Divine Skill steadily improved.

His capacity to absorb elixirs and the thickening of his True Qi improved each day.

Now, he could refine six Celestial Essence Pills in one day.

His capacity to absorb elixirs had reached a level that amazed Elder Qingxuan.

Elder Qingxuan led other alchemists to diligently refine elixirs every day to fill the elixir gap for Su Que and the entire Heaven-Breaking Army.

The alchemists from other forces who joined the Heaven-Breaking Army weren't aware of why there was a need for so many Celestial Essence Pills, but they've heard from witnesses from their previous factions.

A tremendously formidable mysterious figure, solely by their own power, managed to kill top experts like Li Tunshan, Master Baiyun, and Gui Risheng, who previously ruled Jiannan Prefecture.

Only then could Li Xuanji swiftly absorb these forces under his command.

Some alchemists couldn't help but speculate that the so-called Li Xuanji might just be controlled by that mysterious figure.

And the entire Heaven-Breaking Army was just a tool for that mysterious figure to plunder resources. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

However, these alchemists, having lived among complex social structures of major forces, all knew the consequences of careless talk.

Hence, none dared to voice their guesses to others, not even close friends or family.

After ingesting three Celestial Essence Pills, Su Que continued to open his meridians.

His sixteenth meridian, the Yinwei Meridian, was about to be opened.

The Yinwei Meridian starts on the inside of the lower leg, ascends along the inner thigh to the abdomen, then through the chest, and finally ends at the neck.

Su Que controlled his True Qi, directing it toward this meridian.

As his True Qi gathered more and more within the meridian, under his will, it surged outward against the meridian.

Just as he pushed his True Qi once more.

The meridian immediately expanded outward, accompanied by a rumbling sound in his ears.

Examining himself internally, this meridian had increased tensfold compared to before it was opened and permanently shaped.

Robust True Qi now flowed unhindered through this meridian.

In his ears, a sound like a fierce wind rushing through a canyon echoed.

Su Que looked at his attributes, noticing changes in the martial arts realm section.

Realm: Meridian Opening Realm·Sixteen Meridians

He took another look at his lifespan and talent values.

Remaining lifespan: 424

Talent Value: 82

Due to opening the Yinwei Meridian, his lifespan extended by five years, and his talent value increased as well.

'With this, I still have the Yin Qiao Meridian, Yang Qiao Meridian, and Ren and Du Meridians to open.'

'Once I open these four meridians, I can advance to the next martial arts realm.'

With this thought, Su Que couldn't help but feel excited.

Witnessing his steadfast progress in martial arts realm, physical fitness, and martial arts mastery brought him a sense of fulfillment.

Many times, he completely immersed himself in the process of self-improvement.

In those moments, he even forgot about the potential threats from the imperial family and noble families of the Central Plains, as well as major sects.

All these factors were his initial motivation for cultivation.

Now, however, a new drive emerged in his heart.

He genuinely wished to see, as his lifespan extended, to what realm he could reach through continuous cultivation.

How formidable his body might become.

...

Black Cloud Mountain, Jiannan Prefecture Tang Sect.

The Tang Sect assassins were gone, replaced entirely by Heaven-Breaking Army soldiers.

The damages caused by the previous raid by Su Que and the Heaven-Breaking Army had all been repaired to their original state.

Under Li Xuanji's orders, these Heaven-Breaking Army soldiers donned Tang Sect assassin attire.

All wore black martial attire, with masks or face coverings.

Though still decorated in the Tang Sect style, it had become a liaison post for the Heaven-Breaking Army's intelligence agency.

Because Su Que and Li Xuanji predicted the upper echelons of Tang Sect would come down, they instructed these soldiers to disguise themselves as Tang Sect members.

They were to immediately send an alert to the Heaven-Breaking Army's residence in Jiannan Prefecture if met by the upper echelons of Tang Sect.

At the foot of Black Cloud Mountain, two figures stood – an elder and a robust man.

The elder was short, the robust man tall, both gazed up, surveying the lush trees of Black Cloud Mountain.

"According to the intelligence, the Tang Sect in Jiannan Prefecture should be on this mountain, right?"

The elder hunched his back and spoke blandly.

"Yes."

Beside the elder, a young man in his twenties folded a yellowed map and tucked it back into his shirt and said.

Then, the elder and the young man started walking up the mountain.

Both the elder and the young man came from a Tang Sect Outer Sect stronghold in the Central Plains.

Entrusted by the Tang Sect Inner Sect, they came to gather information about the head of the Tang Sect in Celestial River Prefecture.

Additionally, they were to obtain the poisonous herbs required by the Tang Sect Inner Sect from Miaojiang.

The elder's name was Ji Yuanhen, a Meridian Opening Realm, Nineteen Meridians Martial Artist.

He was thin and not very tall, and his hunched back made him look even shorter.

He appeared very old, with a face full of wrinkles and a completely white beard.

His eyebrows stretched long and drooped at the sides.

His eyes were deeply set, cheeks spotted with age spots, and the corners of his mouth curved downward, giving an appearance of distress.

He wore a gray robe and leaned on a wooden cane.

The top of the cane was a large piece of wood riddled with nodules.

Between the nodules were grooves.

The cane looked ugly and unremarkable, but it was actually the elder's weapon.

The cane concealed multiple poisoned hidden weapons.

As long as the elder activated his True Qi, the hidden weapons could be launched from the cane.

He created this cane more than a decade ago, and people who died because of it numbered at least four hundred.

"Cough, cough!"

"Crack!"

"Spit!"

The elder suddenly hunched even lower, coughed a few times, then spat a mouthful of phlegm on the ground.

Yellow phlegm streaked with blood and purple.

Years of cultivating the Heart Scripture of Myriad Poisons had caused issues in his body.

His poor lungs and facial spots were results of practicing the Heart Scripture of Myriad Poisons.

But this did not mean he couldn't fight; he was confident in his excellent Lightweight Skill.

He could kill so many people, even those with a higher Martial Arts Realm than him, at his elderly age.

Not solely with his intricate hidden weapons, but also with his formidable Lightweight Skill.

The young man was the elder's disciple, named Yi Xingyun.

He was tall and sturdy, sporting short hair, dressed in a black robe that concealed his broad, muscular build.

This man had thick eyebrows, a resolute gaze, and a well-defined face.

He was the elder Ji Yuanhen's prized disciple, possessing exceptional talent.

At only twenty-three years old, he was already at the Meridian Opening Realm, First Meridian.

Skilled in needle technique, poison technique, and crafting mechanical iron balls.

What pleased Ji Yuanhen most was the person's simplicity, sincerity, and focus.

Some people flaunt their power by fighting and killing, but not Yi Xingyun.

Some people, once wealthy, tend to indulge in gambling dens, teahouses, and brothels.

Ji Yuanhen's previous two disciples were ruined by alcohol and lust.

But this disciple neither loved alcohol nor desired women.

His only hobby was dissecting living humans without anesthesia.

This hobby neither harmed the body nor destroyed the spirit, and even helped in martial arts cultivation.

Each Tang Sect stronghold's building structure was roughly the same.

Ji Yuanhen and Yi Xingyun quickly found the entrance to Black Cloud Mountain and saw two Heaven-Breaking Army soldiers disguised as Tang Sect Outer Sect disciples guarding the door.

"Who are you two?"

The two Heaven-Breaking Army soldiers saw one elder and one youth, one tall, one short, and clasped their fists in inquiry.

Swish!

Yi Xingyun suddenly flung an object.

The guarding Heaven-Breaking Army soldiers were Second-Blood Martial Artists.

One soldier instinctively caught the object that was thrown.

He found out it was a wooden token after catching it.

The token was intricately carved and engraved with the words "Butcher Ding."

Li Xuanji had interrogated high-ranking members of the Jiannan Prefecture Tang Sect stronghold and knew the Tang Sect's rules.

Later, he taught these rules to the soldiers stationed at the Tang Sect stronghold.

Looking at the token, the two soldiers realized these two were indeed from the Tang Sect Outer Sect.

Yi Xingyun uttered in a rough voice, "We are from the Central Plains Hece Prefecture Tang Sect stronghold, here to meet your stronghold's general in charge, 'Mirage.'"