Chapter Fifty-Three Worries

  The disciples of the martial arts arena gradually dispersed, and Luo Qianyun originally wanted to summon Shen Cong alone again, letting him be more careful. In the end, however, she gave up on it. This vendetta had already been formed, and it wasn't something that could be changed with just a few words. If they were to meet again, being cautious would be of no use; in the end, it was still the fists that spoke reason, and everything else was empty talk. Shen Cong probably understood this principle as well.

  Cao Yu went down the mountain that day, and Shen Cong didn't linger either, but he was one step slower than Cao Yu. When they walked out of the courtyard, it was already empty, with no one in sight.

  As they headed in the right direction, when they were about to go down Yu Nuofeng, a female disciple was waiting below. Seeing Shen Cong arrive, a smile appeared on her face.

  "This is for you." The female disciple placed the item in her hand into Shen's, then turned around and left without saying another word.

  Looking at the letter in his hand, he spread it out, and a line of dragon-like characters appeared on the paper, signed by Cao Yu, "Today's affairs are mostly reckless, if there is next time, I will definitely not be like this."

  The words were also magical, as if they could sense Shen's gaze. After looking at them, they slowly disappeared, and in a short while, the paper became blank, with nothing on it anymore.

  Shen's eyes narrowed slightly, the letter in his hand turned to ashes, and then he smiled. As if nothing had happened, he looked at the location of Sword King Peak, Shen's figure sped up, turning into a black shadow in the forest.

  Jian Wang Feng was as usual, Shen Cong walked straight to his residence. Along the way, he saw people's shadows and would always greet them, but those who saw Shen Cong were stunned. Only after making a great effort to recognize him did they react, realizing that the black shadow in front of them was actually Shen Cong, whose name had been on everyone's lips recently. But why had he become so dark now? And his breath was also strange, as if he was injured?

  Shen Cong didn't mind the gaze and returned to his courtyard, where he lay down and fell asleep. He had already bathed and changed at Yu Nuofeng's place, but upon returning, he was spiritually exhausted and didn't want to do anything else. Only in his own courtyard on Jian Wangfeng could Shen Cong sleep so defenselessly, today was really too tiring.

  After a night's rest, I felt somewhat better. I sat cross-legged on the floor, flipped over the Dragon Bird Knife, and a cluster of blood-red floated in mid-air. The room was immediately filled with a bloody fragrance, which was even more enticing than Nie Xiao's blood last time.

  Shen Cong's fangs slowly emerged, and the bloodthirsty impulse lingered in his mind, but in the end, Shen Cong still retracted his fangs. The blood of this four-stage condensed yuan cultivation, although rich in spiritual energy, would be beneficial to his cultivation if absorbed into his body, but ultimately the drawbacks outweighed the benefits. Moreover, once addicted, Shen Cong's true qi might become disordered, which would be extremely disadvantageous.

  Now that the computer is fully charged, Shen Cong's cultivation speed far exceeds this inferior method. To satisfy a momentary desire and possibly ruin his future, such things, Shen Cong would not do.

  The Longque knife rotated, and the blood beads re-entered the body of the knife. The blood threads wandered on the back of the knife, and Shen Cong could feel that the Longque knife was slightly cheering with joy. As the blood continued to seep in, the amplitude of the knife's tremors also grew larger and larger, until even the heavenly and earthly spiritual energy began to vibrate and rise up.

  Shen Cong's eyes lit up slightly, and the true energy surged directly into the knife. In a flash, Shen Cong arrived in a completely unfamiliar world. There was nothing around, only blood color and blackness entwining each other. Shen Cong's body moved forward automatically, and after just a moment, he came to a deep place where there was a black stone, surrounded by all the red colors.

  "Is this the interior of the Long Que knife?" Shen murmured, but as soon as he spoke, he found himself already in a room within the courtyard, what he had just seen seeming like an illusion.

  "Clang!"

  It was as if a dragon's roar, the entire Dragon Bird Knife burst out with intense momentum, the surrounding spiritual energy being swallowed by the knife body like a whale, all absorbed. Upon closer inspection, the Dragon Bird Knife had already emitted waves of spiritual light.

  "Three-tiered treasure? Great!" Shen's face also involuntarily revealed a joyful expression, and the Long Que knife was slightly trembling with increased spiritual energy.

  The Longque knife becoming a third-grade treasure was a surprise, and Shen Cong experimented with it for a while. The various values of the knife were greatly improved, especially the hardness and toughness which increased the most, and this was what Shen Cong valued the most. At the same time, when true energy was infused into the blade, the Longque knife became even heavier, and ordinary people really couldn't use it.

  However, the knife is ultimately an external object, and the most important thing is one's own cultivation. Putting away the Long Que knife, Shen Cong slowly got up after adjusting his breath. On the second day, the third day, Shen Cong did not go out, but stayed in the room to recover, while thinking about gains and losses.

  "The last day on Jade Maiden Peak was too perilous, just a hair's breadth away from death. The reason for this is still the insufficiency of my own strength, with my cultivation only at the second stage of combined force being a crucial point. If my own cultivation were at the fourth stage, facing Cao Yu would not require such trouble, and I could have simply sliced him to pieces with one knife."

  In the midst of the fragrance of tea, Shen Cong gazed at the distant sky and thought quietly.

  "Now that I have a feud with Cao Yu, my cultivation is far inferior, which is not a good thing." Shen Cong had a clear understanding of his own strength. Although he could transcend ranks and fight against three-rank Tongli, and even reveal his true form as a dry corpse, he could barely hold his own against a fourth-rank Jingyuan in the early stages, but facing a fourth-rank Jingyuan at its peak was absolutely perilous.

  On that day, being able to make Cao Yu so wretched was only due to the powerful force of Palm Thunder, breaking through his defenses by brute strength. If they were to fight fairly, Shen Cong would undoubtedly lose, and even trying to escape might be hopeless.

  "One's own cultivation is the most fundamental and strongest guarantee. However, wanting to break through one's cultivation in a short period of time is extremely difficult, unless you can cultivate the Stunning Frog Technique to the second level." Shen tapped on the table, "But each level of the Stunning Frog Technique requires special materials. The first level, Corpse Water, is easy to obtain and can be bought within the sect. However, starting from the second level, one must decide their own path and choose a special extreme environment to cultivate different true energy."

  In the past, each person who practiced Jingzuo Gong had different true energy and physical quality after practicing it, because they chose different practice methods according to their own situation, which is also a major feature of Jingzuo Gong.

  "Zombies are also known as drought goblins. According to mythological legend, the ancestor of zombies has the attribute of carrying fire, so when they appear, it's a scorched earth for thousands of miles. Following this path should be the most extensive. However, I will definitely have to accompany thunder and lightning in the future. Although the fire attribute is not bad, it doesn't help much against the extremely strong and masculine thunder and lightning, which is troublesome. On the other hand, the pure physical training technique without attributes has some effect on that thunder and lightning."

  "Ruo Ruo only takes the extreme attribute to temper his body, without absorbing energy. Although the path of cultivation is bumpy, the future road will be much wider."

  At this point, Shen finally had some plans in his heart. For now, it's still unclear whether the plan is good or bad, but at least the general direction has been determined, and how things will develop in the future still requires timely adjustments.

  Shen Cong wanted to think again when the token at his waist was hot, which was Gai Luobang summoning him, and he didn't know if he had summoned other brothers.

  When Shen Cong arrived, he saw Gao Yuan and Tie Yang. Shen Cong bowed to Ge Luobang and sat down beside him. Ge Luobang looked at Shen Cong with a slight nod but didn't say anything, his eyebrows furrowed in concern.

  After a while, Zhao Wu and Second Sister Zhou Mengjuan also arrived, but only Big Brother Lin Chao was nowhere to be seen.

  "I have gathered you all here today, and I'm sure some of you have already made some guesses." Gai Luobang looked at the crowd. "Lin Chao went out on a mission with other disciples a few days ago, but ended up clashing with a disciple from an evil sect. At first, it was fine, but somehow, an elder from that sect appeared and subdued Lin Chao and the others. Now, I'm going to rush over to rescue Lin Chao."

  "Master Brother was actually caught." Shen Cong was stunned, didn't expect that he just went to lie down on the Jade Girl Peak and this happened. He glanced at several people around him, found their expressions calm, apparently they had known for a long time.

  "If everything goes smoothly, it will be done in a few days. If not, it may take around 10 to 15 days. Therefore, during this period of time, I hope you can take good care of yourself and avoid trouble."

  "The disciple humbly obeys the master's order."

  Gai Luobang nodded, his gaze shifting to Shen Cong, "A few days ago, I heard that you had a conflict with Cao Yu and even gained the upper hand. As your master, I was delighted at the time, but now it seems that there is more trouble."

  Gao Yuan and others looked at Shen Cong in shock, they didn't know about this matter. Who Cao Yu was, they understood in their hearts, but connecting Shen Cong with that Cao Yu, no matter what, they couldn't understand.

  Even the young generation of Pai Nei, such as Lin Chao, would slightly yield. It's not that they're not skilled enough, but Cao Yu Bao is a formidable opponent who can also ascend to the air, making it too disadvantageous for martial artists to fight against him.

  Such a character actually conflicted with Shen Cong. The key is that Shen Cong still had the upper hand. No matter how you listen to it, it feels like listening to that story, which is not true and unrealistic.

  "Master, you don't need to worry about me." Shen Cong said with a smile.

  Kai Lun shook his head, "If I were still in the sect, I wouldn't have to worry. But now that I'm going on a long journey, I fear it will be some time before I can return to the sect. If you and the others are bullied, I won't be able to uphold justice for you in a timely manner. How could I not worry about such things?"

  Shen furrowed his brow slightly, thinking that if Ge Lie was within the sect, probably no one would dare to provoke him on Sword King Peak. But if he wasn't, it's possible some people might want to stir up trouble.

  "Your cultivation is the lowest, and I worry about you the most. As your master, I have a suggestion, listen to it."

  "Master, please speak, I'm listening." Shen Cong bowed and said.

  "Find a master's door task temporarily stay away from the sect, wait until I deal with Lin Chao's matter, you come back later is not late, at that time there will be no other worries."

  Shen Cong was taken aback, looking at Gai Luobang. This remark revealed that Gai Luobang's confidence in rescuing Lin Chao this time was not sufficient, and the time required was extremely long. Otherwise, it would only take ten days or half a month, why bother with such fuss.

  However, finding a sect mission, Shen Cong was not opposed to it. He had been wanting to find an opportunity to cultivate the Jingzhen technique to the second level, and although it was possible within the sect, there were too few options. Going outside, the choices became more numerous, and also more in line with what Shen Cong had in mind.

  As for Ge Lie's fear that someone would go to Jian Wang Peak to cause trouble when he was not around, Shen Cong was not afraid. At most, he could just beat them back at the time. The realm of the master did not take action, and it was only the fourth stage of condensing yuan. Even if Shen Cong couldn't win, no matter what, he would exchange injuries with them, and see who could hold on longer. As for the recovery ability of his undead body, Shen Cong still had great confidence, especially now that his electricity was fully charged to 100%.

  "How was your consideration?"

  "Disciple wants to find a sect mission." Shen Cong thought for a moment and said in a low voice.

  Gai Luobang nodded in satisfaction, thinking that Shen Cong had accepted his suggestion. In fact, he was secretly relieved. Gai Luobang genuinely liked this new disciple and had already given him too many surprises. Now that he could eliminate the danger to Shen Cong, Gai Luobang could set his mind at ease and go rescue Lin Chao.

  After saying a few more words, the crowd dispersed, leaving only Gai Bang alone in the hall, deep in thought.

  Shen Cong spoke with several fellow disciples and then found an excuse to leave the Sword King Peak. Since he was going out on a mission, he naturally had to find a suitable task; if possible, it would be best to pass through some dangerous places, so that he could start practicing the second level of the Jing Zhong Technique.