161: Goodbye Zhang Chen

At the entrance of the bar, Chu Yuan brushed past a few hurried Martial Artists.

Not long after, an argument broke out inside, but it quickly subsided.

"It's probably the reinforcements Dai Yang called," he thought.

He then wandered around Dawn City again.

In fact, he quite liked these distinct local customs; it even seemed as though the circulation of spiritual energy within his body had become a bit more vibrant...

...

"Chu Yuan, until we meet again." Inside Tianxiang Tower, Yuan Yang raised his glass.

Today was a farewell party for Chu Yuan.

A month was actually very short, so short that Chu Yuan had only gone through three missions with the Bell Tower Squad.

One clearing of a Secret Realm, one routine patrol, and the mission to rescue Jiang Fei.

But in reality, this mission frequency was already quite high.

After all, every mission involved risking one's life. No enemy could be underestimated, and any overlooked detail could lead to casualties or even the total annihilation of the squad!

Sometimes, it was perfectly normal for a squad to not execute a mission for several months, or for a single mission to drag on for several years.

The original intention of the Jianmu Project was not to expect the trainees to make great achievements in such a short time.

It was to let them experience the cruelty and danger of the Outer Heaven Battlefield in advance... which would be beneficial for their future Cultivation.

Chu Yuan also raised his glass: "Until we meet again."

He would definitely return to the Outer Heaven Battlefield, but when he did, he might not be a member of the Bell Tower Squad anymore.

The others in the squad knew this too, and they all raised their glasses to offer their blessings.

At the farewell banquet, everyone got drunk, and in the end, only Chu Yuan remained sober...

...

"Chu Yuan~ Why haven't you come to find me for so long?" Inside the Golden Rainbow, Tian Tian tugged at Chu Yuan's arm, acting cutesy.

Chu Yuan ignored her and flew toward the First Legion on his own.

"Chu Yuan~ Can we go play over there..." Tian Tian said with a pitiful expression.

He turned his head and glanced; it was the direction where the Nightmare Insect Clan was located...

"If you say one more word, I'll leave you here."

"I don't believe you..." Tian Tian muttered, but she still shut her mouth.

After Chu Yuan comprehended the Soul Law, he also tried to resolve the spiritual pollution that Tian Tian had suffered.

No matter how sophisticated the Nightmare Insect Clan's mental techniques were, weren't they developed based on the Soul Law? Could they really contend with his Divine Sense?

He could even forcefully enslave Seventh Realm anomalies; he was no longer the same person he once was.

The result did not surprise him... it could be broken!

But the bad news was that it would be very time-consuming...

Tian Tian's Soul was covered in dense, deep-rooted black threads, which made his trypophobia flare up just looking at it.

He tried extracting the black threads, and it wasn't difficult... but the quantity was simply too large!

Chu Yuan estimated the time. If he wanted to extract and purify all the black threads without harming Tian Tian's Soul... it would take at least a month.

For others, healing a Soul injury in a month was already considered very fast.

But Chu Yuan didn't think so...

A month was enough for him to Cultivate from scratch to the Golden Core Stage! Spending so much time healing Tian Tian... felt a bit of a loss.

Mainly, it wasn't like there were no other options.

Anyway, he had accumulated enough military merit; what was the harm in spending some?

With the month he saved, whether he went to Cultivate, learned Martial Skills, or even learned Alchemy or Artifact Refining... how could that not be better than wasting it?

He still needed to find time to learn a healing-type Martial Skill. Even if he didn't use it on others, it would be worth it for himself...

Entering the barracks, Chu Yuan spotted Lü Xuehai waiting for him at a glance.

"Senior Brother."

Lü Xuehai squeezed out a smile: "Follow me. When Elder Zhang heard it was you, he specifically cleared some time."

Chu Yuan followed with Tian Tian and asked curiously: "Senior Brother, why does it feel like Elder Zhang is always so busy?

Isn't there no major war right now? Where are so many Martial Artists who need Elder Zhang to treat them personally?"

Lü Xuehai didn't like to tease others. Facing his Junior Brother's slightly ignorant question, he patiently explained: "The injuries that require Elder Zhang to treat them personally are generally very troublesome and cannot be healed in one or two sessions.

It's possible that the person Elder Zhang treated months ago is still being treated by him months later."

"But back then..." Chu Yuan stopped halfway. What Realm was he at back then? At best, he was equivalent to a Fourth Realm Martial Artist...

Treating him was naturally simple.

Even so, it took several hours...

Seeing that he had figured it out, Lü Xuehai smiled and continued to lead the way.

"We're here. Go on in."

...

Chu Yuan knocked on the door, and after hearing a 'Come in' from inside, he walked in with Tian Tian.

The room was simply furnished with only some wooden furniture, and the air was filled with a fresh scent.

It made one feel as if they were not inside a building, but in the middle of a forest...

Zhang Chen was sitting in a chair, holding a crystal containing information in his hand, looking gentle and kind.

"Elder Zhang."

Zhang Chen looked him over and smiled: "Your progress is good."

"Hehe~"

"What's wrong with her?" Zhang Chen asked again. He knew the purpose of Chu Yuan's visit, and he didn't have that much time, so he asked directly.

"Previously, there were Nightmare Insect Clan...

Senior Han Ting sealed the connection between her and the Nightmare Insect Clan, and told me you should have a way." Chu Yuan briefly explained the ins and outs of the matter.

Zhang Chen nodded: "Mental pollution, huh? Not hard to treat... What about you? What's going on with you?"

Although Chu Yuan's aura was restrained and powerful, the Law of Life told Zhang Chen that Chu Yuan was not as fine as he appeared to be...

"Uh... I used a few more boiling source pills." Chu Yuan scratched his head, feeling embarrassed.

"..." Zhang Chen was indeed speechless, but he didn't say anything, instead asking: "At your current Realm, boiling source pills can hardly provide any combat power, right?"

boiling source pills certainly couldn't, but the transformed Epiphyllum Lure could...

"Yeah, so I ate a few more."

"Fine... Let's treat your injuries first." Zhang Chen tapped his staff lightly, and a rippling wave swept over.

The injuries that originally needed time to slowly recover were now healing at a rapid speed...

Feeling the situation inside his body, Chu Yuan secretly thought that the Law of Life was truly unreasonable. This was just treating someone else; if used on himself... wouldn't he be unable to die until his energy was exhausted? He could even remain in his peak state!

"Eh? You have comprehended the Soul Law?"

"I got a bit of 'inspiration' from an anomaly and managed to comprehend it by luck..."

"This is a Great Dao." Zhang Chen praised: "Since you can comprehend the Soul Law before the Seventh Realm, it proves you have talent in it.

If you specialize in this path in the future, perhaps your future achievements will be no less than Elder Zhao Zheng."

"Elder Zhao Zheng also comprehended the Soul Law?"

Zhang Chen gave him a strange look, his expression full of 'Isn't that obvious?'...