Chapter 427: The Criticality of Disease Cultivation (Seeking Monthly Votes)

The Western-style house had just been whitewashed. The walls were very white, setting off the Green Water Beggar's smile, which was filled with green pus; it possessed a unique, eerie, and brilliant quality.

The Green Water Beggar's smile was indeed brilliant. At this distance, facing the Green Water Beggar head-on, Chu Shaoqiang had little chance of surviving.

The methods of Disease Cultivators were too difficult to break. Either one had to crush them with cultivation base, or possess a special sect technique capable of restraining them. Otherwise, encountering a Disease Cultivator head-on, even with equivalent cultivation, meant little chance of victory. This had already become a consensus among high-level cultivators in Puluo Continent.

Chu Shaoqiang walked down the stairs step by step, looking at the Green Water Beggar, and said, "Regarding what happened back then, I really want to have a good talk with you. Why were you so certain I wanted to snatch Green Water Bay?"

The Green Water Beggar blinked, seemingly recalling the past: "The four great families, the four heads—back then, everyone thought Lu Lu Dongliang had the highest cultivation, but in reality, the one with the highest cultivation was you."

"Your cultivation had long since surpassed the ninth layer, and you even used certain techniques to hide a great deal of it. Even the Earth Deity of the first layer above the clouds was no match for you. I knew all of this."

Chu Shaoqiang frowned and said, "Just because I was the strongest, does that mean I'm guilty? I never said I wanted to snatch Green Water Bay. Why did you want to kill me?"

The Green Flower Beggar laughed: "If I waited for you to say it clearly, would I still be able to hear it? I would have already been sent on my way to the Yellow Springs by you. Have you forgotten how Green Water Bay came to be? Wasn't it also snatched by me?"

Chu Shaoqiang shook his head and said, "There is a misunderstanding in this. At that time, I really didn't..."

The Green Water Beggar squeezed a pustule, and the splashing dark green pus interrupted Chu Shaoqiang: "Stop stalling for time. The Craft Cultivator's hundred blades—the longer you delay, the more advantage you gain."

Chu Shaoqiang stopped his steps, seemingly dodging the Green Water Beggar's pus: "The longer a Disease Cultivator lays out their plan, the greater their chance of winning. Let's have a good chat about old times; you won't lose out either."

The Green Water Beggar shook his head and said, "My sect technique emphasizes speed and catching people off guard. It doesn't need so much planning."

"Catching people off guard is true, but is your sect technique really fast?" Chu Shaoqiang shook his head. "Green Flower Beggar, your sect technique is very good at deceiving people. Disease Cultivators are very fierce, but they aren't strong because of speed."

"The true power of a Disease Cultivator lies in the 'small.' The disease focus is too small—so small it is formless and traceless, silent and soundless."

"No one knows when they come, how they come, or how to block them."

"That is why many people have a misunderstanding, called 'illness arrives like a mountain collapsing.'"

"Everyone thinks that an illness erupts very quickly, but in reality, the disease focus doesn't arrive quickly. It is just very small, catching people off guard."

"Just like now, the pus you squeezed out and the pustules all over your body—these are all visible and don't need to be worried about at all. What I should be worried about are those so small they cannot be seen; those are the disease foci that truly cannot be avoided."

As his words fell, fine snowflakes suddenly appeared in the hall of the Western-style house.

The snowflakes were wrapped in invisible bacteria—or more accurately, the corpses of bacteria.

These bacteria had been killed by the "snowflakes." Wrapped within the snowflakes, they kept falling from the air. The pungent alkaline smell made the Green Flower Beggar's cheeks tremble slightly.

"What magic treasure is this again?" The Green Flower Beggar rolled his eyes, seemingly searching for the source of the technique.

"It's not any magic treasure; it's just lime." Chu Shaoqiang grabbed a piece of "snowflake" from the air and rubbed it into dust.

Upon hearing it was lime, the Green Water Beggar looked at the surrounding walls.

The originally smooth white walls had already become mottled, and a large amount of lime was rapidly peeling off the walls.

Chu Shaoqiang said, "The disease focus is very small, small enough to enter through every pore. Back when I fought you, I built three layers of barriers, but I still couldn't defend against you."

"So many years have passed, and I have never forgotten that battle. For all these years, I have been thinking about how I could defeat you."

"In the end, I understood one thing: to defeat you, I cannot think about being faster than you, nor can I think about being airtight."

"No matter how strictly or tightly one defends, there is always a time when one cannot defend. To defeat you, one must become as small as you."

"So, I no longer put my mind on weapons; I put my mind on dust."

Whoosh~

The "snowflakes" in the hall suddenly became denser. The Green Flower Beggar increased the release volume of the bacteria.

The lime dust in the air rapidly made a response; the dust became finer, and the concentration became greater.

These lime dust particles did not need to wait for Chu Shaoqiang's command; they could directly fight the Green Water Beggar's bacteria. The extremely exquisite Craft technique made the Green Water Beggar somewhat nervous.

And what made the Green Water Beggar most nervous was that Chu Shaoqiang had grasped the vital point of a Disease Cultivator.

"Small" was the most critical element of a Disease Cultivator.

"Do you think this lime is that effective?" The Green Flower Beggar also grabbed a piece of lime snow and rubbed it in his hand.

Chu Shaoqiang was startled: "Do you think lime is bigger than the disease focus you create?"

The Green Water Beggar said: "Things that can be seen are not considered small."

"So there is some lime you didn't see at all," Chu Shaoqiang laughed. "Smell it carefully again—isn't that alkaline smell about to burn through your lungs?"

The lime snow fell heavier and heavier. The Green Water Beggar was forced to wrap his body in pus.

There was an endless supply of lime in this house. Every particle of lime dust was Chu Shaoqiang's spiritual object—a spiritual object almost as small as the bacteria.

Now, every particle of dust was fighting the bacteria. Because of the alkalinity of the lime, the bacteria had almost no power to fight back in front of the lime.

He had fallen into a trap.

The Green Water Beggar shouldn't have entered this house.

Now that he wanted to leave, it didn't seem so easy. The pus on his body was hardening and solidifying.

Chu Shaoqiang's figure had already disappeared into the lime snow, but his voice remained: "Everything that needed to be said has been said. We really should make an end to this."

"Green Flower Beggar, I remember you still have one move—you can enter the Nameless Land."

"This is your last chance."

"I am very interested in the Nameless Land. Use this move in front of me; you can escape with your life, and I can also study it well. This can be considered the best of both worlds."

The Green Flower Beggar didn't move. Covered by lime, he had already turned into a snowman.

He was unwilling to open the Nameless Land; it was too precious.

The current situation was that even if he opened the Nameless Land, he might not be able to escape. It was very likely that the Nameless Land would be snatched away by Chu Shaoqiang, and even his contract would be snatched away together with it.

Chu Shaoqiang stood in the lime, silently watching the Green Water Beggar: "I didn't expect you to be so stubborn. Then I can only send you on your way."

A gust of wind suddenly arrived, carrying dust that stuck tightly to the Green Water Beggar's body.

The pus on his body completely solidified and hardened. The skin beneath the pus hardened and cracked accordingly.

Beneath the skin was flesh and blood, and beneath the flesh and blood were internal organs. Before long, the Green Water Beggar was filled with lime from head to toe, becoming dry and hard.

Chu Shaoqiang lit a cigarette and casually threw the lighter onto the Green Water Beggar.

Bang!

The lighter smashed the Green Water Beggar's body.

Like a shattered plaster statue, the brittle, hard remains scattered all over the floor.

Was this the Green Water Beggar's corpse?

Yes, this was the Green Water Beggar's true body.

Chu Shaoqiang was too well-prepared. From the moment the Green Water Beggar entered this house, he lost the possibility of escape. His body was completely petrified by the lime.

Was the Green Water Beggar dead?

Chu Shaoqiang was somewhat suspicious.

Outside the courtyard, several support pillars were still standing in their respective positions.

The head of one support pillar suddenly exploded, and dark green pus swayed back and forth in its body cavity.

Chu Shaoqiang grabbed a handful of lime and threw it out the window, landing accurately on the support pillar.

At the same time, the pus inside the support pillar's body cavity rapidly gathered together, turning into a small green man over a foot tall, which instantly disappeared from Chu Shaoqiang's line of sight.

Had the Green Water Beggar been reborn?

Why did he suddenly disappear?

He had gone to the Nameless Land, also known as the Dark Dimension in the Outer Continent. For Chu Shaoqiang, figuring out the truth of the Dark Dimension was far more valuable than killing the Green Water Beggar.

Thinking of the Dark Dimension, Chu Shaoqiang felt a wave of annoyance.

The pair of judge brushes I obtained could originally enter the Dark Dimension within a certain range, but they were given away by that idiot Chu Huaijun!

I shouldn't have handed the family business to him in the first place; handing it to Chu Huaiyuan would have been far better than him.

The Green Water Beggar left too quickly, and Chu Shaoqiang didn't see some details of the Dark Dimension very clearly.

But that didn't matter. There was still lime on the Green Water Beggar; Chu Shaoqiang could find him.

The Green Water Beggar was very weak and couldn't stay in the Nameless Land for too long. He had to return to the normal territory to replenish his strength.

As soon as he came out of the Nameless Land, he would be dead.

Boundless Hospital. Cui Ti was sitting in his office, his fingers gently tapping on the desk.

He was very nervous; a powerful enemy was approaching.

But at this moment, he had no choice; he had to face this enemy.

Cui Ti put on a mask, opened the office door, and saw a man wearing a gray-white overcoat and a gray-white hat standing at the entrance of his office.

"Sir, are you here to look for me?" Cui Ti asked very politely.

Chu Shaoqiang, standing at the door, was somewhat surprised. Logically speaking, this foreigner in front of him shouldn't have been able to see him.

Did the Green Flower Beggar remind this foreigner?

No, he really could see him. This point could be judged from his tone and eyes.

Chu Shaoqiang looked behind Cui Ti: "I'm not here to look for you, but the person I'm looking for is here."

Cui Ti looked back: "Are you here to look for a patient? This is my office; if you want to look for a patient, you should go to the ward."

A "snowflake" fell from the air and landed in Chu Shaoqiang's palm. He was certain the Green Water Beggar was in this room.

Chu Shaoqiang said with a smile: "I don't want to kill you, and I really don't want to right now. If you move out of the way, the whole matter will have nothing to do with you."

Cui Ti shook his head: "Sorry, this office, and even the entire hospital, is my private territory. I cannot yield this path."

Chu Shaoqiang's smile remained unchanged: "Then I cannot let you live. You really are too dense."

Fine snowflakes slowly fell. Although this wasn't Chu Shaoqiang's house, Cui Ti wasn't the Green Water Beggar either. The lime Chu Shaoqiang carried was enough to kill him.

A layer of green blisters rose on Cui Ti's body. Many blisters rapidly ruptured, and the plasma splashed amidst the snowflakes.

There was the aura of the Green Water Beggar in this plasma. Could this foreigner actually use the Green Water Beggar's power?

Chu Shaoqiang tightened his guard, but his expression didn't fluctuate at all: "So you are a Disease Cultivator. Are you trying to risk your life with me? I really didn't expect that your sect would have such a loyal cultivator like you."

Cui Ti said: "I am indeed a loyal person. I am willing to give my life for my sect."

Chu Shaoqiang nodded: "I can fulfill your wish."

Cui Ti still stood at the door: "Don't be so impulsive. I believe you are also a loyal person."

"You were sent by the Inner Continent. If your master doesn't want to offend a friendly nation, I suggest you'd better not make a move against me."

The word "master" was very harsh. Chu Shaoqiang's cheek twitched, and his smile gradually disappeared: "Foreign devil, what do you think you are?"

Cui Ti replied calmly: "I don't count as anything, but this is my hospital, and this is my territory."

"There are many spiritual objects and magic treasures here, not for fighting, but for communication."

"If you force your way into my territory, I will risk my life with you. If you kill me, the news will be spread immediately, and it will involve many things. I advise you to think twice before acting."

Chu Shaoqiang was silent for a moment, then left Boundless Hospital.

Cui Ti took off his mask and sat in his chair, panting for a long time.

He was very afraid. Ever since the Peddler helped him control the Green Water Beggar's power, Cui Ti had never felt such an intense threat to his life.

A small green man over a foot tall appeared on the desk.

"Chu Shaoqiang has changed. The Inner Continent has changed him too much," the small green man sighed. "If it were the old him, you would have already lost your life. This is the reason why I won't go to the Inner Continent no matter what."

Cui Ti bowed to the small green man: "I love the Ancestor. My loyalty to the sect will not change."

The small green man laughed: "I trust you. Daring to challenge Chu Shaoqiang, you really have guts. What layer of cultivation are you at now?"

Cui Ti said: "Currently still at the seventh layer."

The small green man placed his right hand on his left shoulder, twisted hard, broke off his own left arm, and handed it to Cui Ti: "Eat this; it can let you reach the eighth layer."

"Thank you, Ancestor, for the gift!" Cui Ti ate the arm without hesitation.

The small green man nodded and said: "I still have an errand to entrust to you. Go to Jianren Ridge and send some good things to that bitch. Once the matter is done, I will send you to the ninth layer!"

PS: The Nameless Land, which is the Dark Dimension, this concept first appeared in Chapter 401. Liao Liao Zihui relied on the Dark Dimension to dodge Li Li Banfeng's sneak attack.

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