73: Two paths to choose from

The next second!

Man Tu only felt a chill on his neck, his body suddenly became very light, and the whole world was spinning.

He saw a headless corpse collapse to the ground, blood gushing from its neck like a fountain—that was his own corpse!

"Plop!"

His head rolled to the side, eyes wide open, as if he still hadn't understood what had happened.

Next to him, the barbarian whose shoulder had been pierced by Li Qingfeng's golden arrow and wasn't quite dead yet was twitching in agony.

Li Qinghe didn't even spare him a glance, casually flicking a cold iron sword Radiance, sending him to his death. With a flick of his wrist, shaking off the blood beads from his sword, Li Qinghe turned around, his gaze falling on Man En.

At this moment, Li Qingfeng also landed with his Flying Shuttle, put away his large bow, and walked to Li Qinghe's side.

Li Qinghe glanced at his Third Brother, a smile playing on his lips as he teased:

"Third Brother, your Star Chasing Arrow Technique, you still need to practice your aim, huh? How did you miss one and not kill him?"

Li Qingfeng retorted irritably:

"Get lost! If I wasn't rushing to save this big guy you wanted, afraid of accidental injury, I would have charged up a big one! With one arrow, these barbarians wouldn't even have bone dregs left!"

Li Qinghe said no more, put his cold iron sword back into his Storage Pouch, spread his empty hands, trying to appear as calm as possible, and asked:

"Hey! Big guy, can you speak our language? Can you understand it?"

Li Qingfeng impatiently interjected from the side:

"Fourth Brother, why waste words with him! I'll just release some pressure to stun him, tie him up, and keep him! I'll immediately return to the Sect to find my Master and learn Soul Searching Art, then come back and directly search his mind, everything will be clear! How much trouble would that save!" As he spoke, he was about to make a move.

"Plop!"

Before Li Qingfeng could even make a move, Man En on the opposite side reacted extremely quickly! He instantly retracted the blood-red glow of Qi that had erupted all over his body, the five blood-red pulse gates disappeared, and his muscular body knelt on both knees without hesitation.

His head thumped against the ground, the sound urgent and loud, and he shouted loudly in heavily accented but perfectly understandable words:

"I can speak! I can speak human language! Thank you, two Immortal Masters, for saving my life! Immortal Masters, spare me! Immortal Masters, spare me! I'll tell you whatever you ask! I wouldn't dare to lie even a single word! I wouldn't dare to deceive the Immortal Masters!"

"Oh ho!" Li Qingfeng was amused by his decisive actions.

"You can speak human language? Then are you a barbarian or one of us? Looking at you, you don't seem like a pure-blooded barbarian?"

Man En quickly raised his head, his face covered in blood, sweat, and dirt, and explained urgently:

"Reporting to Immortal Master! This humble one... this humble one was not originally a barbarian! This humble one is from Kaoshan Village in the North! More than twenty years ago, people from the Blood Wolf Tribe were trading with our village outside, but they broke their word and tried to kill people and rob goods! My parents, my whole family, were all... all hacked to death by them!"

As he spoke, his eyes turned bloodshot, and his voice choked:

"While I was escaping, I was cut on the back, fell into a pool of blood, and was on the verge of dying... It was King Man Hu! He happened to be passing by with his men, saw that his mortal enemies, the Blood Wolf Tribe, were few in number, and without a word, he charged over and drove those beasts away! He found me with one breath left, saved me, had someone treat my wounds, and it took a long time for me to recover!"

Man En took a breath, his eyes filled with gratitude:

"After my injuries healed, King Man Hu gave me a lot of money and food, and even sent people to take me back to my hometown, but my father taught me before he died that one should be grateful for kindness! The kindness of saving a life is like being reborn! So I didn't go back, and I've been following King Man Hu, serving him diligently, until... until today..."

His voice deepened, filled with grief and indignation.

"Oh? So, you're half a fellow countryman of ours." Li Qingfeng stroked his chin.

At this moment, Li Qinghe spoke, more concerned about the power he had seen earlier:

"I ask you, since you don't have Spiritual Roots, how can you activate that blood-light pulse gate? And your strength surges? What method do you rely on?"

Man En dared not delay and immediately replied:

"Reporting to Immortal Master! This is our Barbarian King Tribe's 'Bloodline Forging Body Technique' passed down through generations! It involves tempering the body, Cultivating Qi and blood. Once the muscles, bones, skin, and membranes reach a certain level, we orally consume the tribe's secret medicinal soup, and then soak the entire body in powerful Yao Beast essence blood!"

"Finally, we use a specialized guiding method to absorb the demonic power and Qi and blood contained within the Yao Beast essence blood, nurturing them into various key parts of the body! Once enough has accumulated, we can activate the 'Qi and Blood Pulse Gate'! With the pulse gate, our strength, speed, and endurance far surpass ordinary people!"

Li Qingfeng couldn't help but interrupt here and ask:

"Then can you fly?"

Man En was startled, then honestly shook his head: "Uh... no."

"Then your boss, King Man Hu, can he fly?"

"Also... no."

"Then, can anyone on your side fly?"

Man En thought for a moment, then said uncertainly: "Jumping really high... does that count?"

"That doesn't count! So, no!"

Li Qingfeng pouted, then continued to ask: "Do you have any long-range attack methods?"

"Yes, Immortal Master! Yes!"

Man En affirmed this time: "We can condense a large amount of Qi and blood power and launch it like throwing stones or shooting arrows!"

"Oh? How far can it reach?"

"At most... about twenty meters? And the further it goes, the weaker its power, and the accuracy is also poor."

"Alright, Fourth Brother, that's enough."

After listening, Li Qingfeng looked disappointed and spread his hands towards Li Qinghe:

"After all that, what they practice is just a half-finished product! Useless! Besides being strong and tough, they pose little threat to us cultivators! They can't even fly, we can kite them to death!"

Li Qinghe ignored his Third Brother's complaints and continued to ask Man En:

"What is the highest Realm you can reach by Cultivating this Body Forging Technique? Who is the most powerful?"

"The most powerful is our leader, King Man Hu! He has cultivated to the Bone Forging Realm! His muscles and bones are like iron, and he possesses immense strength!"

"And you? What Realm are you in now?"

"This humble one... this humble one is currently at the fifth layer of 'Blood Moving'."

Man En answered honestly.

"Blood Moving Fifth Layer? Corresponds to Spirit Enlightenment Fifth Layer..." Li Qinghe silently calculated in his mind.

"I haven't asked your name yet."

"Reporting to Immortal Master, this humble one is called Man En!"

Li Qinghe nodded, his gaze unwavering, and spoke directly to Man En, who was kneeling on the ground:

"Alright, Man En. You have two paths now."

His voice was calm, yet carried an undeniable pressure. He raised one finger:

"The first path: Hand over the complete method of the Bloodline Forging Body Technique you Cultivate, word for word, and also hand over the child in your arms to me. If you hand over these two things, I will spare your life and let you leave."

He paused, then raised a second finger, his voice growing colder:

"The second path: If you are unwilling to hand them over, then I will kill you, and then take this child to negotiate with the people who are chasing you. I believe there are definitely more than just these few on the ground chasing you."

"Two paths, which one do you choose? Think carefully before you answer."