240: Chapter 240 Destroying the Idol

This idol was something he had obtained in Feilong Prefecture.

Ever since a natural disaster struck Feilong Prefecture, he had used food to lure many people who were starving into bowing to the idol.

He had indeed harvested a significant amount of essence energy, raising his cultivation to Mid-stage Bone Refining.

However, he also discovered the aftermath for those who bowed.

If they only bowed once, as long as they could eat their fill, they would recover in ten days or half a month.

If they could have some nourishment, they would recover in three to five days.

But if they bowed twice, recovery would be extremely difficult.

If they bowed a third time without having recovered, then they would certainly die that very night.

Precisely because he understood this situation, he had always been cautious and guarded against the authorities.

But he never expected that.

The authorities he was guarding against didn't cause him any trouble.

Instead, it was the people from the Yellow Heaven Sect who came looking for trouble.

If he hadn't been quite cautious by nature and quick to run, he would likely have already fallen into the hands of the Yellow Heaven Sect.

Later, he fled all the way to Linjiang Prefecture.

Tempted by the desire to rapidly increase his strength, he began to return to his old ways.

However, he did not come forward personally anymore; instead, he used silver and Cultivation Techniques as bait, letting two Flesh Refining Martial Artists do the work for him.

The first day went quite smoothly.

After absorbing the essence energy from within the idol, he made significant progress within the Mid-stage Bone Refining.

If he kept this up for a week, he would definitely be able to break through to Late-stage Bone Refining.

But he never expected that.

It was only the second day, and a mishap occurred; the idol had been smashed by someone.

He feigned calmness and said to Xu Ling and Zhang Qiang, "Fine, I know about this matter. I will handle it. You two go back and rest first; I will come find you tomorrow!"

After dismissing the two of them.

Master Wu immediately entered his room and began to pack up.

He estimated that he had been targeted.

He could no longer stay here.

"Master Wu, are you leaving already?"

An abrupt voice rang out.

Master Wu turned sharply and discovered a tall young man who had appeared out of thin air in the room.

"Who are you, Your Excellency?" Master Wu asked with a guarded expression.

"How did you obtain your idol?" Chen Hu sat down on a chair in the room, not worried in the slightest that Master Wu would escape.

"This matter has nothing to do with you, Your Excellency, does it?"

Master Wu said coldly.

"I intend to recruit all those refugees, so do you think it has nothing to do with me?" Chen Hu said coldly.

"You are Chen Hu, the Gang Leader of the Fierce Tiger Gang!"

Master Wu exclaimed, a wave of despair suddenly rising in his heart.

Chen Hu was ranked twenty-second on the hidden dragon ranking, and after all this time of spreading the news, it was not that everyone in the entire Great Yong world knew,

but at least those who followed the hidden dragon ranking had all remembered his name.

"That's right, it's me!"

"Thump!"

Suddenly, Master Wu knelt on the ground: "Gang Leader Chen, this lowly one did not know that those refugees were valued by you. If I had known, even if I were given a hundred guts, I would not dare to set my sights on them! Please, Gang Leader, spare this lowly one's life. I am willing to work like an ox or horse to repay your kindness!"

"Forget it!"

Chen Hu shook his head: "Even if I spare your life, you won't live for much longer!"

"Gang Leader Chen, what do you mean by that?" Master Wu was completely confused, but he had a faint suspicion, and his face turned deathly pale in an instant.

Chen Hu said indifferently: "In this world, how can there be so many free lunches? You used the idol to absorb essence energy to increase your strength, but the idol also took the opportunity to pollute your Soul.

Now, one-third of your Soul has been polluted.

Moreover, it is constantly infecting your Soul.

When your Soul is completely polluted, you might die, or you might turn into a monster without consciousness!"

"Ah!"

Hearing Chen Hu's explanation, Master Wu's heart plummeted to the bottom, and then he smiled wretchedly: "I should have known; I just kept holding onto hope!"

When he first discovered this idol, he felt from the bottom of his heart that this idol was not a good thing.

But the temptation to increase his strength overcame his reason.

Now it seems his initial feeling was correct.

"Tell me, how did you obtain the idol?"

Chen Hu asked again.

Master Wu did not hide it anymore, and he said slowly: "I unintentionally entered a mountain cave and discovered an altar deep inside. On that altar was enshrined that evil idol, and in front of the idol lay a Secret Manual on how to use the idol to absorb essence energy, as well as how to use that essence energy to increase strength."

"Besides the idol, what else was in that cave?" Chen Hu continued to press.

Master Wu said: "There were also some gold and silver jewelry, worth nearly one hundred thousand taels of silver."

"Fine, that will be all!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Hu disappeared instantly.

Although Master Wu was fortunate to have survived, he felt no happiness at all.

Because he knew Chen Hu had not lied to him.

He activated Near and Far.

Chen Hu arrived at Lingzhou City once again.

He took out a treasure hunting card and activated it.

He obtained a brand new treasure hunting spot.

After he retrieved the items from the treasure hunting spot, he was somewhat disappointed.

Because the treasure he found this time was a Cultivation Technique and a bottle of Medicinal Pills.

The Cultivation Technique was a Earth-grade low-tier technique.

To ordinary people, it was very precious.

But to Chen Hu, it was really nothing.

He flashed back to the study.

Chen Hu took out two enlightenment cards.

He first selected the Moon Soul Curse.

After activating the enlightenment card, he was sent into the cultivation world, where he diligently practiced this spell under his Master's guidance.

Several years later.

Having successfully cultivated it, he was kicked out of that world.

After merging the memories.

He had completely mastered the Moon Soul Curse.

Subsequently, he used the second enlightenment card to lock onto the Spirit Rain Art.

He came to the cultivation world once again.

He practiced diligently for several more years.

He was kicked out of that world.

After merging the memories, he had also completely mastered the Spirit Rain Art.

As for the Great Curse Art.

He did not like it and planned to leave it for last to Cultivate.

Subsequently, Chen Hu took out a cultivation multiplier card and activated it.

He obtained a 10x cultivation effect.

He took out a Soul crystal, held it in his hand, and began to circulate the Spirit Refining Art.

An hour later.

He claimed the Soul Power gained from his cultivation.

The Soul Power merged into his Primordial Spirit, causing his Primordial Spirit to grow much stronger.

Suddenly, Chen Hu's heart stirred.

"System, without using spiritual items, how much subordinate value is needed to break through to the Dharma Form Realm?"

The System transmitted the answer directly into his mind.

It required two hundred thousand.

"What if I have spiritual items?" Chen Hu asked again.

The answer given by the System was one hundred thousand.

His gaze landed on the subordinate value, totaling 31,377 points.

"System, use all subordinate value to increase my enlightenment cultivation!"

The next moment, the amount of Protective Aura in Chen Hu's Dantian increased significantly.

It was very close to eighty percent.

"It's getting late, time to go back to sleep!"

When Chen Hu pushed the door open and entered Liu Xiangyue's bedroom, he found that she was actually still awake.

"Why aren't you asleep yet?" Chen Hu asked.

"Naturally, I was waiting for my husband!" Liu Xiangyue said with a smile.

"Since that's the case, your husband cannot let your good intentions go to waste!" As soon as Chen Hu finished speaking, he pounced on her.

The night passed without incident.

Time came to the early morning.

After eating breakfast, Chen Hu took out the first-tier exotic beast donkey and handed it to Liu Xiangyue.

He told her to process it, as he wanted to eat donkey meat tonight.

Subsequently, Chen Hu appeared outside the city.

He summoned a few soldiers and took out several bottles of qi and blood pills, tossing them to them.

He told them to dissolve the Medicinal Pills in water and take it to the extremely weak refugees to drink.

After drinking the water infused with the qi and blood pills, the qi and blood that had been drained by the idol should recover very quickly.