Chapter 56

Those whom Lord Han calls martial artists are most likely ones who have entered the Martial Dao!

A doctor who has entered the Martial Dao—no wonder Lord Han holds him in high regard.

Each profession has its specialty; Fang Yue realized that while Lord Han's strength was formidable, his medical expertise was clearly lacking.

At this moment, the 【Wu Ren Gui】 beside him had turned to ash—but not black ash, rather pale silver.

And these pale silver ashes mutually attracted each other, slowly converging and fusing into two identical rectangular stones, each the size of a palm.

Lord Han kept one for himself and gave Fang Yue the other.

"This is called Silver Stone. It's far more valuable than black ash. With your current strength, you cannot yet control it—keep it safe for now."

"I'll keep the other Silver Stone as payment for An Shenyi's medical services. You have no objection, right? The price we agreed upon only covered treatment for Qi Deviation; your current condition will require him to raise the fee."

Upon hearing it was medical payment, Fang Yue immediately nodded vigorously.

His life was at stake!

He could earn Silver Stone later.

The Analysis Pupil stared at the Silver Stone in his hand for a while.

The Silver Stone was elongated, sharply angular, like an industrial product, possessing a neat, orderly beauty.

"Name: Silver Stone."

"Description: Residue left behind after a Gui's death; wide-ranging uses."

Ah, this…

It's identical to the description of black ash!

This Analysis Pupil is unreliable.

Fang Yue felt frustrated but still tucked the Silver Stone away—Lord Han wouldn't lie to him.

"Let's return to Di He first. So much has happened in Gu Yue Cun—I need to handle each matter one by one."

Carried by Lord Han, the two began rushing back.

On the way, Lord Han explained to Fang Yue the differences and traits of the 【Kun Dan Gui】 and the 【Li Qu Gui】.

In short:

【Li Qu Gui】 are combat-type Guis designed for direct confrontation.

【Kun Dan Gui】 belong to the special category of ability-type Guis.

Killing a combat-type Gui like 【Li Qu Gui】 grants greater cultivation advancement.

Killing a special-type Gui like 【Kun Dan Gui】 yields more yang lifespan from the Gui.

Moreover, 【Kun Dan Gui】's ability lies in restriction and imprisonment; their own combat power is weak.

Yet in terms of rank, both 【Kun Dan Gui】 and 【Li Qu Gui】 fall within the upper-mid tier of 【Hei You Initial Stage】.

The reason lies in their Gui ability.

That power is irrational—organs like the heart are ejected and held in the palm; who would dare disobey?

With life and death in hand, it's even possible to turn humans into traitors.

"Wait, isn't Gui Zui supposed to end after twenty-four hours? Given Niu Niu's reaction, he'd probably be dead after twenty-four hours—what's there left to control?"

"Twenty-four hours? Who told you that? Gui Zui has no fixed duration—it depends entirely on the Gui's power. And Gui abilities can be freely controlled, allowing them to decide whether you live or die."

After a pause, Lord Han continued: "Fortunately, you regained your strength and killed it. Otherwise, if your vital organs had been snatched by the 【Kun Dan Gui】, you'd have had no resistance tonight—you'd have been forced to obey."

Hearing this, Fang Yue was startled, and only then did fear creep in.

Imagine your heart or other vital organs being ejected by a Gui and controlled by it—you'd have no choice but to follow its commands, utterly enslaved.

But upon deeper reflection, Fang Yue felt something was off.

Lady Chen stormed into Chen Fu and slaughtered the entire Chen family.

So Lady Chen's target wasn't Chen Mu—if it were, she would've had the 【Kun Dan Gui】 eject Chen Mu's heart to control him.

Then came two Guis, appearing in separate locations.

The one that damaged Di He aside, the 【Kun Dan Gui】's appearance location was bizarre—as if it were searching outward from Chen Fu.

Combined with Lady Chen's final act of abducting him, and that unsettling phrase—"not yet mature"—

Fang Yue had a strong feeling that the three Guis' target… was him.

Three Guis came for him, and Lord Han traveled thousands of miles to seek a doctor for him.

Fang Yue felt he was hiding some great secret—but the secret was one he himself didn't know.

Yet looking at Lord Han's gentle demeanor, Fang Yue wondered if he was overthinking.

"In any case, being cautious is always better than regretting later."

"First, survive tonight, restore your health—everything else can wait."

Suppressing his thoughts, Fang Yue was swiftly carried back to Di He by Lord Han.

At Di He, the waiting crowd, seeing Lord Han return with Fang Yue, immediately stepped forward respectfully, their faces glowing with relief.

"Lord Han, have you already eliminated the Gui?" Lin Ling asked eagerly.

"Yes, it's dead."

Lord Han frowned at the cracked Di He ahead, now reduced to a fifty-meter-tall Human Soul fire.

He raised his hand, and a faint mist spread out, immediately forcing the exposed Human Soul fire back into the fractured Di He.

The mist expanded further, wrapping the broken Di He from front and back, sealing the gaps seamlessly to form a rough loop.

"This is only an emergency fix—we must arrange repairs to Di He as soon as possible."

Saying this, Lord Han gave orders; soon, many stonemasons stepped forward from the crowd, gathering to discuss how to repair Di He and collect scattered Di He materials.

Di He material isn't ordinary stone—it's extremely valuable. Even if all the scattered fragments on the ground were gathered, repairs would still lack sufficient material, requiring procurement from neighboring villages—a difficult process, impossible tonight.

For now, they must use available materials to repair the existing Di He as quickly and crudely as possible—even if the quality is poor.

Lord Han had no reason to lie; the thin mist might work for now, but it certainly wouldn't last long, so they had to act quickly—if the Human Soul Fire were exposed to the air again and its reserves ran low, Gu Yue Cun would still fall into crisis.

Seeing the village stonemasons already discussing, Lord Han gave orders for other matters.

"There may still be strange things hidden in the village—Lin Captain, please send people to patrol the village and check for any stragglers."

"Yes!"

Lin Ling immediately assigned personnel, and soon squads carrying Soul Torches scattered in all directions, patrolling the entire village.

Lord Han paused, then said, "Afterward, come with me to Chen Fu—the corpse of Chen Mu is still hanging at the gate. In a few days, we'll hold a funeral and send him off with dignity."

"Yes."

Lord Han had been forcibly teleported back by a teleportation talisman, so he knew little about the events in Gu Yue Cun this night.

At the time, to quickly report the situation, Lin Ling had summarized it in just a few brief sentences, after which Lord Han went to pursue the 【Bladeless Weird】 to save Fang Yue.

So now, for the first time, they were beginning to handle the village's affairs in detail.

And this was only the beginning—so many had died, leaving numerous positions vacant, requiring more personnel and careful arrangements.

Just thinking about these matters gave one a headache, but luckily Lin Ling was capable, standing beside Lord Han and seeing everything handled in orderly fashion.

After settling the broad directions, Lord Han asked, "How is Hua Wuye?"

(End of Chapter)