Chapter 94: Unpeaceful

Shan Xu has been wandering the Jianghu for many years, and for most of that time, he’s been poisoned, slashed, and then recuperating from his injuries.

So, his poison resistance is very high.

When he drank the first cup of wine, he realized something was wrong.

He could tell it was poison with one taste!

But he gritted his teeth and drank it, because it wasn’t the right time to confront them.

The two of them had no chance of winning against Zhang Yi and the coachman whose strength was unknown.

So he was waiting, waiting for Zhang Yi to let his guard down, like now!

He pretended to be unconscious from the poison, lying on the ground, only a few feet away from Zhang Yi.

Then he unleashed his ultimate technique, his eyes slightly red, the sword in his hand faster, brighter, more elegant, and more ruthless than ever before!

It was a sword strike that surpassed the Qi Sea Realm and reached the Zhoutian Realm!

Zhang Yi only saw a breathtaking sword light, a beauty not of this world, like ripples on a lake under the moonlight, or like the moon’s shadow in a celestial palace, and then he was hit!

“Chief Manager!” The burly coachman, who was covering their retreat not far behind, saw Zhang Yi, who originally had the upper hand, suddenly collapse with blood spurting from his chest after a flash of sword light. He quickly flew over!

“Go!” Shi Feizhe saw Shan Xu collapse after delivering the strike, raised his hand and sent a few sword energies towards the coachman, then carried Shan Xu and ran!

The burly coachman was no slouch either, surrounded by lightning, his palms crackling with electricity as he dispersed the sword energies.

Ignoring the escaping Shi Feizhe and Shan Xu, he quickly stopped the bleeding and bandaged Zhang Yi’s wound.

A sword mark ran across Zhang Yi’s chest, slanting down from his left shoulder, almost cutting him in half. Fortunately, the 《 Ten Mountains True Thunder Sword 》 also included some body tempering techniques, making his physique extraordinary.

Otherwise, this sword strike would have split him in two!

But his heart was also cut open!

“We’ve… overturned!” He said, spitting out blood. He transformed his sword energy into needles and inserted them into his wound to prevent it from splitting open.

He learned this technique from a medical book, never expecting he would have the opportunity to use it.

“I’ll take the Chief Manager to the nearest branch!” The burly coachman carefully lifted Zhang Yi onto the carriage, then drove off in a specific direction.

Shi Feizhe chose the opposite direction, then took out antidotes from his pocket, Bezoar Hundred Herbs Pills, Detoxification Pills, and indiscriminately fed them to Shan Xu.

These were their usual antidotes.

“Cough… Stop feeding me, I’m choking!” Shan Xu pushed away Shi Feizhe’s bloody left arm and said, “Eating too much will upset my stomach!”

“You don’t look too good!” Shi Feizhe looked at Shan Xu’s pale face and trembling hands.

“Cough…” Shan Xu coughed up blood and said, “《 The Dagger is Revealed 》 can temporarily increase my power, but…”

“But at a great cost?” Shi Feizhe said, “Like the Heavenly Demon Disintegration Technique?”

“But I need to rest for many days and can’t use it again for a while!” Shan Xu didn’t want to entertain Shi Feizhe.

Why couldn’t this guy hope for the best for him?

“That’s not bad!” Shi Feizhe, seeing that Shan Xu had taken the antidote and could speak normally, began to bandage his own wounds.

He was too familiar with this task; he hadn’t spent all that time in the medical clinic for nothing.

His left shoulder was pierced by sword energy, but fortunately no bones were injured, and it would only take ten days or so to recover.

The antidote gradually took effect, and Shan Xu began to circulate his energy to detoxify.

The poisons in the Jianghu were nothing more than herbal poisons, mineral poisons, and insect and gu poisons.

The essence of Zhang Yi’s poisoned wine was a supplementary medicine that aided the 《 Ten Mountains True Thunder Sword 》, but others couldn’t absorb it, so it became poison.

Shan Xu skillfully spat out a mouthful of black blood, still with the smell of alcohol.

But the aftereffects of 《 The Dagger is Revealed 》 were severe, making him slightly dizzy.

“What an exciting night!” He picked up some dry firewood, split it with his sword, then lit it with flint and said.

“It seems that we still need to be low-key when wandering the Jianghu!” Shi Feizhe said after bandaging himself.

Judging from Zhang Yi’s reaction, he had probably been targeting him for a long time, targeting the 《 True Origin Sword Finger Formula 》!

So… was it at the Kongtong Mountain Market, the Invincible Bookshop?

The True Martial Hall, was it the one that slaughtered Sword Emperor’s entire family a hundred years ago after his death?

And the same organization that released the 《 True Origin Sword Finger Formula 》 into the Jianghu decades ago, hyping it up, killing two birds with one stone?

They would stop at nothing for martial arts manuals, and there must be many martial arts experts among them.

“Brother Shan, I think a sword is still necessary!” Shi Feizhe drew out the Blood Shadow Sword, which was wrapped tightly behind his back.

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“From today onwards, I shall be known as Heartless Moon Burial, wielding the evil sword Blood Unstained, harming none who harm me not!”

“???” Shan Xu looked at the suddenly eccentric Shi Feizhe and couldn’t help but say, “What are you babbling about?”

“Our journey to the Mobei Desert will likely be unpeaceful!” Shi Feizhe said frankly, “We need to prepare in advance!”

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The burly coachman brought Zhang Yi to a branch hall in a town just before dawn, and immediately arranged for the branch members to purchase medicine and treat Zhang Yi.

After applying the medicine to Zhang Yi and seeing him fall into a deep sleep, he went to a quiet chamber in the branch hall.

“Greetings, Manager Zhang!” He bowed to a figure sitting in the shadows of the quiet chamber.

This person was named Zhang Chen, and like Zhang Yi, he was one of the managers of the True Martial Hall.

“How is he?” Zhang Chen’s voice was deep.

He was naturally referring to Zhang Yi.

“He’s already fallen asleep. Should we take this opportunity to eliminate him for the higher-ups?” The coachman said.

Everyone in the True Martial Hall knew that the two of them were at odds, both vying for control of the hall.

“No rush! He’s still useful!” Zhang Chen said, “Did you obtain the secrets of the 《 True Origin Sword Finger Formula 》?”

“Zhang Yi used all his means to obtain the secret!” The coachman recounted the supplementary mental cultivation method.

“That person being able to practice the 《 True Origin Sword Finger Formula 》 is most likely related to this supplementary mental cultivation method, 《 Sword Heart Clarity 》.” He added at the end.

“Heh… He actually capsized in a ditch for a supplementary mental cultivation method, how laughable!” Zhang Chen laughed, feeling that Zhang Yi was foolish.

“This 《 Sword Heart Clarity 》 is quite interesting and worth studying!”

“You did well this time! Follow me well, and you’ll be rewarded handsomely!” He casually tossed out a secret manual, feeling that everything was under his control.

“Thank you, superior! Serving you is my duty!” The coachman picked up the secret manual and said with great joy.

By the time he finished speaking, the figure in the shadows had disappeared.

The coachman wasn’t surprised; he returned to Zhang Yi’s room and saw Zhang Yi open his eyes.

“He’s gone?” Zhang Yi asked softly.

“Everything was done as you instructed, I told him everything about 《 Sword Heart Clarity 》!” The coachman said respectfully.

“He believed it?”

“You’re injured, of course he believed it!” The coachman continued.

“Heh… Although there are inconsistencies in that visualization method, there are many interesting things in it!”

“With Zhang Chen’s personality, he’ll probably be unable to resist practicing it!”

“Where else can we find such a test subject?” Zhang Yi chuckled softly, as if everything was under his control.

“Brilliant, Chief Manager!” The coachman bowed his head and said.

Constant infighting, planting spies and setting traps for each other, this was the culture of the True Martial Hall!

The True Martial Hall truly has the air of the Jiang bandits.