Chapter 86

Seeing Fang Xu's face flush red and his body tremble under Su Cheng's aura, Lu Qingluo beside him hurriedly stepped forward and pulled two ancient scrolls from his bosom.

Stop!

We possess an Immortal Sect Path Token!

He glanced at the Immortal Sect Path Token in Lu Qingluo's hand, Su Cheng slowly withdrew his aura and smiled lightly: "Rules are dead; I want to take her, and I have plenty of ways."

Fang Xu regained his composure, looked at Su Cheng, then at the youth behind Su Cheng who dared to confront him, and immediately said: "Senior Brother, my sister is a Danxiang Sacred Body; does she qualify to become Steward Xu's disciple?"

That youth hadn't expected Fang Xu to approach him; after a brief stunned look, he glanced at Chu Mu in the wheelchair.

"A Danxiang Sacred Body is naturally a genius at alchemy; Master would naturally accept her."

"But your sister is naturally disabled, unable to cultivate martial arts, and cannot possibly become an Entry-grade Pill Master."

Saying this, he shook his head.

Obviously, Xu Changqing would certainly not accept an ordinary person who cannot cultivate martial arts as a disciple, even if Chu Mu is a Danxiang Sacred Body.

I am not a cripple!

I can recover!

Not far away, Chu Mu struggled to rise from the wheelchair, enduring the pain, let go of the wheelchair, and stood shakily, shouting at the youth: "Look, I can stand up!"

"My brother has been helping me recover; give me one more month and I will definitely be able to stand up!"

Chu Mu had been watching everything that happened before her eyes.

Her own constitution had brought great trouble to Fang Xu; she must help him!

Huh?

Seeing Chu Mu actually stand up, the youth immediately flashed to her side, his hand naturally gripping her wrist, and a domineering force traveled along her meridians to her legs.

"Using Blood Qi Power to forcefully open the blocked meridians, this pain..."

After a brief examination, the youth understood Chu Mu's method of recovery.

In this world, many people cannot cultivate martial arts not only due to lack of talent and resources, but largely because their meridians are clogged.

Using Blood Qi Power to forcibly clear clogged meridians is theoretically feasible, yet many cannot persist.

Because the pain this method brings is unbearable for ordinary people; each bit of meridian cleared feels like cutting one's own flesh with a small knife.

He never expected such a frail girl as Chu Mu to endure this pain.

From the earlier examination, the youth indeed found that Chu Mu's clogged leg meridians had slightly opened; given time, opening all meridians and recovering to a normal person is certain.

As long as she becomes a normal person, my master has plenty of ways to make her a Martial Apprentice, then a Martial Master!

A pill master at the Martial Master realm can refine fourth-grade pills.

A fourth-grade pill master, placed in the Ascension Immortal Association, is an existence that many inner sect disciples must treat politely.

"Senior Brother, sorry, this fine seedling must not be ruined by you." The youth pondered a moment, then smiled lightly at Su Cheng.

"Huang Qingzhou! Do you really want to go against me?!" Su Cheng shouted angrily, flushed with rage.

The youth called Huang Qingzhou flicked his ears, curled his lip, and said: "Why shout so loud? My junior brother isn't deaf."

Su Cheng's face turned cold as he glanced at Chu Mu, still insisting on standing.

Since becoming Xu Changqing's disciple, he has been stuck at the fourth-grade pill master realm for over ten years.

Within the Ascension Immortal Association, a fourth-grade pill master enjoys high status among ordinary inner sect disciples, but to mid‑high level stewards and above, he is dispensable.

Seeing some later‑joined junior brothers gradually catch up, Su Cheng felt a growing crisis and dreamed of advancing further.

Yet to rise one step above inner sect disciple status, there are only two paths.

The first is to pass the Nine‑layer Ascension Platform before age fifty and become a core disciple of the Ascension Immortal Association.

The second path is to become a steward of the Ascendant Immortal Society, enjoying treatment comparable to that of a core disciple.

To become a steward of the Ascendant Immortal Society, one must either reach the third realm of Martial Sovereign and challenge other stewards, or be able to refine pills of fifth grade or higher, or treasures.

Su Cheng's idea is simple: using Chu Mu's Pill Fragrant Saint Body's blood to refine a fifth-grade pill, pass the Ascendant Immortal Society steward examination, then use the steward's resources to strengthen himself.

That way, once Chu Mu's Pill Fragrant Saint Body is ruined, I should be able to stabilize my own strength and secure the steward's position.

This is my chance to turn things around; I absolutely cannot miss it!

Thinking this, Su Cheng's face darkened as he said, "Junior Brother Huang, do you really think that with your ninth-realm Martial Master strength you can stop me?"

This little girl's body hasn't fully recovered; if I just take her away now and completely ruin her meridians, even my master won't bother with a cripple.

Moreover... once I become a steward, I will be an existence on equal footing with my master!

"I can't stop it, I can't stop it." Huang Lightboat hastily waved his hands and said, "Junior Brother, I'm only a ninth-realm Martial Master; naturally I can't beat a first-realm Martial Sovereign, but..."

He suddenly pulled an ancient-looking scroll from his bosom, spread it on Chu Mu's wheelchair beside her, then bit his finger, pressed a red mark onto the scroll, and shoved it to Chu Mu, saying, "Hold onto this; it's your life-saving charm."

Chu Mu stared in shock, clutching the scroll.

Huang Lightboat chuckled, looking at Su Cheng and said, "Senior Brother, each inner-door disciple has one recommendation quota; coincidentally, I intend to give my quota to this little girl."

"Now she also possesses an Immortal Sect Pass; surely you, Senior Brother, aren't unaware of the Ascendant Immortal Sect's rules?"

Hearing Huang Lightboat's sarcastic remarks and seeing Chu Mu holding the Immortal Sect Pass in her arms, Su Cheng's face flushed red with anger, his aura violently surging.

"Senior Brother, Senior Brother!"

Nearby, Mu Xuan and the two others hurriedly grabbed the about-to-go berserk Su Cheng, fearing he would lash out without restraint.

The Ascendant Immortal Sect's rules are strict; Chu Mu holding an Immortal Sect Pass makes her half a disciple of the Ascendant Immortal Sect. If Su Cheng attacks, even if it's harming a fellow sect member, returning to the Ascendant Immortal Society would result in the Law Enforcement Elder abolishing his cultivation and expelling him.

After calming down a bit, Su Cheng seemed to realize these consequences as well; he could only forcibly suppress his anger, giving Fang Xu and the two others and Huang Lightboat a cold glance.

"Let's go!"

Mu Xuan and the two others watched Su Cheng turn and leave, helplessly cupping their hands toward Second Senior Brother Huang and saying, "Second Senior Brother, we..."

Huang Lightboat waved his hand indifferently: "Go on, go on; Senior Brother, I'll be staying here today."

After Mu Xuan and the two others left, Fang Xu cupped his hands toward Huang Lightboat and said, "Thank you, Senior Brother Huang, for your assistance."

Today, if it weren't for Huang Lightboat, Chu Mu would surely have been seized by Su Cheng to be used as a blood slave for pill refinement.

At this moment, Fang Xu once again felt the importance of strength!

"No need to be polite, I just can't stand that guy using crooked ways to damage my master's reputation." Huang Qingzhou waved his hand indifferently, then with a bitter face spread his hands and said, "You saw it, he doesn't want to play with me anymore."

Fang Xu quickly said, "The Hall of Far-reaching Aspirations still has some empty rooms; if senior brother doesn't mind, you may stay temporarily."

Beside him, Lu Qingluo also hurriedly echoed, "Senior brother, just wait a moment; I'll go tidy up the room for you right away."

The rules of the Immortal Ascension Society have loopholes.

Su Cheng, constrained by the rules of the Immortal Ascension Society, indeed did not dare to act against Chu Mu, but in the whole Maple Forest Town, martial artists are as numerous as dogs; with his status as a fourth-rank Pill Master plus his title as an inner disciple of the Immortal Ascension Society, a casual order, it is estimated that many martial artists will take risks and forcibly break into the Hall of Far-reaching Aspirations to abduct Chu Mu.

Huang Qingzhou's willingness to stay in the Hall of Far-reaching Aspirations is the best possible outcome.

(Chapter complete)