Longevity Begins with the Seven Injuries Fist-Chapter 220 - 145: Divine Transformation Sunflower Manual! Eighteen Bandits!

As soon as he began channeling his Martial Arts, a familiar heat rose from his Dantian.

This heat was caused by practicing the Sunflower Manual without castration.

It was like a burning poison that would surge through his body, causing great harm to the cultivator!

Su Que had cultivated the Sunflower Manual to the 6th Realm Divine Skill, neither castrated nor using medication to remove male characteristics such as Adam's apple.

The heat was even more intense than before.

But he ignored the heat and continued cultivating.

Soon, the heat surged through his body.

However, he felt no discomfort. On the contrary, it felt as if his entire body was rejuvenated.

It was like soaking his body in a hot spring, nurturing his flesh and meridians.

——The "harmful heat" side effect had reversed, turning into "beneficial heat" for his body.

Sunflower Manual (6th Realm Divine Skill 99%)

After practicing for a while, he glanced at his attributes and noticed the cultivation progress of the Sunflower Manual increased by 1%.

After about the time it takes for a tea brew, he suddenly felt a stream of Qi rush from his Dantian, like a spring, flowing through his kidneys, heart, and other parts.

'Breakthrough!'

Su Que's heart stirred, and he summoned the attributes.

Sunflower Manual (7th Realm of Divine Transformation 1%)

'Both the Sunflower Manual and the Celestial Deformed Foot have reached the 7th Realm of Divine Transformation.'

'With the enhancement of these two Martial Arts, my Lightweight Skill will also greatly improve!'

Thinking of this, Su Que leapt out of the cave to test his Lightweight Skill.

As he activated Lightweight Skill, it was as if his whole body suddenly vanished into thin air.

Soon, dust began to scatter in the forest, like something was threading through it.

In a short time, Su Que returned to the cave and sat down, with his previously invisible form condensing as he sat down.

He crossed his legs and continued cultivating.

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He continued cultivating until just before midnight. Su Que then changed his clothes and headed back towards Jiannan Prefecture City.

Passing the city wall, he suddenly saw the mark left by the Heaven-Breaking Army on the wall.

'What happened with Heaven-Breaking Army this time?'

'Was there trouble in the Celestial River Prefecture, or did Tang Sect Assassins arrive again?'

Su Que wondered while heading back.

Changing into black Martial Attire, he enhanced his Qi Blood to make himself look taller and stouter, donned the Rakshasa Mask, and proceeded to the Heaven-Breaking Army's residence in Jiannan Prefecture.

Still bypassing the main entrance, he jumped in with a swift Dry Land Onion Pulling technique.

In the corner of his eye, he noticed figures suddenly appear beside him; the guards were startled and pointed their spears at Su Que.

However, a soldier recognized Su Que shortly afterward, quickly withdrew the spear, and respectfully said, "Sir, I'll report this to them right away."

After saying that, he used Lightweight Skill and dashed away.

In a short while, Elder Dan Yang arrived.

Qiu Yu had joined Li Xuanji's team attacking Celestial River Prefecture, leaving only him here.

"Sir!" Elder Dan Yang greeted Su Que with a Dao salute.

"What's the matter?" Su Que asked.

Elder Dan Yang replied, "Our lord sent a message back from the front lines, hoping you could assist. Are you willing?"

"Assist with what?" Su Que asked.

Elder Dan Yang continued, "Our lord encountered an obstacle while strategizing Celestial River Prefecture."

"Although Celestial River Prefecture is more prosperous than Jiannan Prefecture, its bandit forces are quite substantial."

"Despite frequent raids on the populace by Celestial River Prefecture's bandits, the Red Dragon Army's Commander Ma Kuanglong turns a blind eye."

"This is because the bandits often pay tribute to Ma Kuanglong."

"Among these bandits, there are eighteen who are particularly formidable with strong groups under them."

"Martial Arts in Celestial River Prefecture calls these eighteen major bandits the 'Eighteen Bandits'."

"The 'Eighteen Bandits,' knowing the Heaven-Breaking Army is attacking Celestial River Prefecture, and hearing that after occupying a prefecture, all evil cults, gangs, and mountain villages will be swept clean, are fearful of being eradicated and have formed an alliance to attack the Heaven-Breaking Army."

"The highest Martial Arts Realm bandit among them is 'Sea-Entering Flood Dragon' Zhou Wutao, a Martial Artist who has opened fourteen meridians."

"The second highest is 'Descending Tiger' Tian Butian, a Martial Artist who has opened thirteen meridians."

"Even the least skilled among the 'Eighteen Bandits' is a Martial Artist who has opened ten meridians."

"While individually, the 'Eighteen Bandits' aren't very formidable, together they become dreadfully powerful."

"Moreover, since they are desperados, they fight recklessly, making them even more troublesome."

"Additionally, 'Eighteen Bandits' always wink at Red Dragon Army's Commander Ma Kuanglong. Our lord fears Ma Kuanglong might ally with 'Eighteen Bandits,' forcing us to withdraw from Celestial River Prefecture."

"Thus, our lord sent a letter back asking me if you'd be willing to assist."

Su Que, having heard this, promptly replied, "Where can I contact Li Xuanji?"

All these months, each time he cultivated Martial Arts and tested its power, he had been smashing mountain walls, never sparring with anyone.

Now that a live opponent was available for combat, he certainly did not want to miss this opportunity.

Moreover, he also needed higher-quality Death Qi to feed his "Nine Yin Corpse Claw."

Upon hearing Su Que's agreement, Elder Dan Yang rejoiced and immediately said:

"Because our lord fears being ambushed, the base camp frequently changes."

"Sir, once you arrive at Celestial River Prefecture's Luoyang Town, find the Tongguan Pharmacy and contact Shopkeeper Su."

"He will inform you of our lord's whereabouts."

"Is there a map?" Su Que asked.

He was far from familiar with Celestial River Prefecture.

"Yes, yes!" Elder Dan Yang's silver-white beard wobbled, and he immediately instructed a young servant to fetch the map and respectfully handed it to Su Que.

Su Que unfolded and glanced at it; after confirming it was indeed a map, he folded it back, placing it into his clothing.

A moment later, amidst the astonishment of the young servant and nearby soldiers, his figure flashed, disappearing from sight.

Elder Dan Yang, being an Eleven Meridian Meridian Opening Realm master, only saw Su Que as a blur of shadow swiftly leaping out of the residence.

Once Su Que left the residence, he first returned to the cave where he hid his items, changed clothes, and then headed home.

While doing this, he contemplated.

This trip to Celestial River Prefecture might take several days.

Considering the late hour, he presumed Su Jing was already asleep.

Therefore, he planned to depart the next day and personally tell Su Jing that he would be out collecting insights and might take several days to return.

After making up his mind, Su Que stopped overthinking and sprinted back home using his full Lightweight Skill power.

After taking a hot bath, he lay down and slept until dawn, pretending to pack his luggage, and explained the situation to Su Jing, bidding farewell.

Then he returned to his storage cave, changed attire, picked up another set of luggage, tied it to his body, and used Lightweight Skill to fly towards Celestial River Prefecture.

Upon reaching Celestial River Prefecture, he slowed his flight speed, unfolded the map, and located Luoyang Town.

Once the direction was confirmed, he put away the map and sped towards Luoyang Town.

Due to his superb Lightweight Skill and taking direct routes through mountains and rivers, his travel speed was exceptionally fast.

He soon saw Luoyang Town bathed in sunlight from afar.

Slowing his pace a bit, he donned a mask, wore a cloak, pulled up the hood, and headed towards Luoyang Town.

After entering Luoyang Town, he caught a local ruffian and asked for the location of Tongguan Pharmacy.

He entered Tongguan Pharmacy and found Shopkeeper Su.

Shopkeeper Su was disguised by a soldier who had previously seen Su Que; upon seeing Su Que's attire, he immediately perked up.

Once Su Que inquired, he confirmed Su Que's identity and told him the location of Li Xuanji's temporary base camp.

According to this "Shopkeeper Su," Li Xuanji is currently in Tianyuan City, which is a county-level city.

Leaving the pharmacy, Su Que employed Lightweight Skill and exited the small town first.

After leaving the town, he unfolded the map and searched for Tianyuan City.

He quickly located Tianyuan City, confirmed the direction, and utilized full Lightweight Skill power to fly towards it.