114: Block one move

Jiang Donghua sat cross-legged on the floor, feeling the cool medicinal power slowly spread throughout his body, and his meridians, which had been numbed by the lightning, gradually regained sensation.

"Hmm?"

Suddenly, he noticed something unusual. His muscles and bones seemed tougher than before, and faint lightning arcs flickered within his body. Although weak, they were definitely there!

He abruptly opened his eyes and immediately called up the afk to check.

[Host: Jiang Donghua]

[Cultivation Realm: Six Star Great Dou Master (400/6000) currently afk]

[Main Cultivation Art: Heaven Burning Art (profound rank mid-level)]

[afk Income]

Clone 1: 3 points / hour

Clone 2: 3 points / hour

Clone 3: 3 points / hour

Clone 4: 3 points / hour

[Current Total Income: 12 points / hour]

[Dou Technique: Roaming Cloud Steps (perfected), Blazing Flame Palm (perfected), Heavenly Stellar Overlord Fist (beginner), Heavenly Thunder Body Tempering Art (beginner) (1/1000), Lightning Flash Shadow Step (not yet mastered)]

[Pill Formula: water spirit pill (perfected), bone-mending pill (perfected), qi burst pill (perfected), mysterious spirit pill (perfected), fire spirit pill (400/1000) (minor accomplishment)]

[Secret Art: Pill Fire Technique (perfected)]

Heavenly Thunder Body Tempering Art, it actually reached beginner level?!

Jiang Donghua was stunned for a moment, then reacted.

"So that's it! Senior Sister Hong Ling's Lightning Attribute Dou Qi actually inadvertently helped me temper my body!"

He was previously worried about where to find lightning to strike him, but now, Red Silk had come directly to him, using her lightning power to temper his body!

"So, being beaten by her actually has benefits?"

Jiang Donghua's mouth twitched slightly, his mood complex.

Annoying as it was, if it could improve his strength, it wasn't entirely unbearable!

However, he quickly thought of another problem.

"The pill Red Silk gave me just now was clearly specifically for neutralizing lightning power, and she said it was given by her master?"

Jiang Donghua narrowed his eyes, the more he thought about it, the more something felt off.

"Could it be that Master really even gave her pills?!"

This old fellow, is he siding with outsiders?!

He snorted coldly, stood up, dusted off his robes, and strode towards Mo Xuan's residence.

Today, he had to get to the bottom of this!

Jiang Donghua pushed open the door and immediately saw Mo Xuan leisurely sipping tea, holding an ancient book in his hand. Seeing him enter, he merely lifted his eyelids.

"Oh, isn't this my Disciple who was rubbed on the ground by that girl Red Silk?"

Mo Xuan said with a chuckle.

A vein throbbed on Jiang Donghua's forehead as he suppressed his anger.

"Master, the pill Red Silk gave me just now, was it from you?"

Mo Xuan stroked his beard, pretending to ponder for a moment.

"Hmm, I think so?"

Jiang Donghua gritted his teeth.

"Why did you give it to her?"

Mo Xuan looked innocent.

"Oh, that girl Red Silk specifically came to me, saying she was afraid of hurting you during sparring, and asked if I had any pills to neutralize lightning power. As an elder, I couldn't be stingy, could I?"

This old fellow was clearly doing it on purpose!

He took a deep breath and said coldly.

"Master, whose side are you on, exactly?"

Mo Xuan chuckled.

"I'm naturally on the side of watching the excitement!"

Jiang Donghua's fists clenched!

Seeing his Disciple's gloomy face, Mo Xuan finally reined in his smile and said seriously.

"Alright, don't make such a long face. That girl Red Silk, though mischievous, has no ill will towards you."

"What's more, you were so electrocuted by her Lightning Attribute Dou Qi that you didn't even have the strength in your fingers, so how would you have the strength to get a pill from your storage ring to eat?"

That sounded somewhat reasonable. Jiang Donghua snorted coldly.

"She had no ill will? She was clearly toying with me!"

Mo Xuan raised an eyebrow.

"Oh? Then did your Heavenly Thunder Body Tempering Art reach beginner level?"

Jiang Donghua was startled.

"How did you know?"

Mo Xuan proudly stroked his beard.

"Nonsense! Why do you think I agreed to let her spar with you? Lightning Attribute Dou Spirits are rare in the entire academy. She can help you temper your body, and you're still complaining?"

Jiang Donghua was silent for a moment, then finally realized.

"Master, you planned this all along?"

Mo Xuan nodded with a smile.

"Otherwise? Do you think I'm really so idle that I'd try to set you two up?"

This Old Fox!

Mo Xuan patted his shoulder and said earnestly.

"Donghua, in cultivation, sometimes you have to borrow power. That girl Red Silk is strong, has a solid background, and is interested in you. If you don't take advantage of it, wouldn't it be a waste?"

Jiang Donghua's mouth twitched.

"Master, why does that sound like you're pimping?"

Mo Xuan glared.

"Nonsense! I'm thinking about your future!"

"This girl has a good figure, good potential, and her family is a considerable force in the Central Plains..."

Jiang Donghua was too lazy to argue further and turned to leave.

Mo Xuan shouted from behind.

"Remember to continue sparring tomorrow! Don't let down that girl Red Silk's painstaking efforts!"

Jiang Donghua waved his hand without looking back, but he was already making calculations in his mind.

In the corridor of the Alchemy Department, Red Silk had just entered the hall when she saw Jiang Donghua leaning against the wall. With a light flick of his finger, a crisp snap echoed.

"Snap!"

"Senior Sister, how about we change locations today, to the training ground?"

He looked at her with a calm expression, raising his eyes.

Training ground?!

The entire Alchemy Department hall instantly fell silent.

The next second, it erupted into an uproar!

"Is Senior Brother Jiang crazy?!"

"Wasn't he miserable enough from being electrocuted yesterday?!"

"Training ground? Isn't that a place exclusively for those cultivation fanatics in the Outer Academy? Is he going to publicly get beaten?!"

Several sycophantic Junior Brothers from before rushed over, hugging Jiang Donghua's thigh and crying out with mournful faces.

"Senior Sister! Look! Yesterday, you electrocuted Senior Brother Jiang so much that his mind isn't clear!"

"Yes, yes! He can't even tell his own strength now!"

"Senior Sister, please be kind and don't bother with him!"

These disgraceful fellows!

A vein throbbed on his forehead. He kicked away the Junior Brother clinging to his thigh and said coldly.

"Scram!"

The Junior Brothers were kicked and rolled twice on the ground, but they were still unwilling to give up, wailing on the ground.

"Senior Brother Jiang! Think twice!"

Red Silk watched this scene, her red lips curving slightly, a hint of playfulness flashing in her eyes.

"Junior Brother Jiang, are you sure? The training ground isn't as narrow as this corridor, you know ~"

She chuckled.

Jiang Donghua was expressionless.

"Is Senior Sister scared?"

Red Silk raised an eyebrow.

"Scared?"

She suddenly burst out laughing, lightly tapping her red lips with her fingertip, her tone carrying a hint of provocation.

"Alright then, the training ground it is."

"However, Junior Brother Jiang, if you lose later, don't cry, okay ~"

She leaned in closer, lowering her voice.

Jiang Donghua sneered.

"Senior Sister worries too much."

Red Silk chuckled softly, then turned and walked out, her figure swaying gracefully.

Jiang Donghua followed closely, leaving the Alchemy Department Disciples to look at each other in dismay.

"It's over, it's over! Senior Brother Jiang is probably going to be electrocuted into charcoal today!"

"Quick, quick! Follow to watch the excitement!"

"Yes, yes! We can't miss such a famous scene!"

In the center of the vast training ground, Jiang Donghua and Red Silk stood facing each other.

The Outer Academy training ground was bustling with noise.

The duel between Jiang Donghua and Red Silk was like a giant rock thrown into a calm lake, instantly stirring up a thousand waves!

Such a battle was almost unprecedented in the Outer Academy!

In just a few minutes, the stands around the training ground were already packed with people, a dense crowd of at least several thousand Outer Academy Students.

They whispered to each other, discussing animatedly, their gazes all focused on the two figures in the center of the arena.

"Jiang Donghua? Is that the Alchemist who spends all his time in the alchemy room?"

Someone asked in confusion.

"Yes! That's him! I heard his alchemy talent is extremely high, even the Inner Academy Elder favors him!"

"But can an Alchemist fight?"

Someone scoffed.

"He's probably going to be sent flying by Senior Sister Hong Ling's slap, isn't he?"

Everyone burst into laughter, but quickly quieted down, because the battle on the field had already begun!

"Whoosh—!"

Red Silk moved like lightning. Amidst flashing lightning, she was already close to Jiang Donghua, her jade hand gently raised, lightning arcs coiling around it, pressing towards his chest!

Jiang Donghua's eyes narrowed. He used Roaming Cloud Steps, his figure shifting like a ghost, narrowly dodging the attack!

"Oh?"

A hint of surprise flashed in Red Silk's eyes.

"Junior Brother Jiang, your movement technique is quite good ~"

Jiang Donghua didn't respond. The Heaven Burning Art circulated frantically within him, flames rising around his body, and he retaliated with a palm strike!

"Blazing Flame Palm!"

A scorching wave of fire swept out. Red Silk chuckled, a flash of lightning, and she easily dodged it.

"Boom!"

The flames slammed into the ground, blasting a charred pit, making the surrounding students gasp in cold air!

This power, how could it come from an Alchemist?!

"Senior Brother Jiang is actually this strong?!"

Someone's eyes widened.

"Nonsense! Do you think he only knows how to refine pills?"

The person next to him rolled his eyes.

Seeing Jiang Donghua's fierce offensive, Red Silk's fighting spirit grew even stronger. Her lightning power surged, and her speed increased by another third!

"Whoosh!"

A lightning shadow appeared simultaneously, attacking Jiang Donghua from the front!

profound rank mid-level Dou Technique, Instant Lightning Art!

Jiang Donghua's pupils contracted. He couldn't react at all.

"Bang!"

The lightning power struck his shoulder, and a wave of numbness immediately spread. But he gritted his teeth and endured, the Heavenly Thunder Body Tempering Art circulating within him, he forcefully withstood the blow, and at the same time, countered with a Heavenly Stellar Overlord Fist towards Red Silk!

"Boom!"

The punch was fierce. Red Silk didn't expect him to be able to counterattack. In a hurry, she raised her hand to block, and was forced back several steps!

The entire place was in an uproar!

"He, he forced Senior Sister Red Silk back?!"

"I didn't see wrong, did I?! That's the thirteenth on the strong ranking list!"

"Senior Brother Jiang was hiding so much strength?!"

Red Silk stabilized herself, a hint of surprise flashing in her eyes, then her smile grew wider.

"Junior Brother Jiang, it seems I underestimated you ~"

Jiang Donghua was slightly out of breath, but his eyes were still sharp.

"Senior Sister, you yield."

Red Silk chuckled softly, then suddenly withdrew her lightning, lazily stretching.