72: Chapter 72 Still need to deliver it?

If he could befriend him, perhaps he would receive further guidance when they met again in the future.

Qin Shaoshang knew the difference between being full for one meal and being full for every meal.

However, when Qin Shaoshang tried to pursue him, he realized that the Yu Xiu before him was no longer the gentleman himself, but merely a lingering afterimage.

Yu Xiu himself had long since vanished without a trace.

'What a pity!'

'To meet such a remarkable person, yet fail to learn his name!'

Qin Shaoshang felt deeply regretful, but could only bow deeply toward the place where Yu Xiu had disappeared. "Thank you, Senior, for your guidance. Although this Junior's strength is lacking, my sect is somewhat renowned. If you ever have need, please seek me out at Powang Peak of the Qingwei Sword Sect, and I will personally request my sect's Elders to assist you with all our might."

Having said this, Qin Shaoshang bowed once more.

Only then did he turn and leave. Since this gentleman did not wish to leave his name, nor did he wish to see him again, it would not be right to force the issue.

The guy from the Baifeng Sect who had fallen into demonic possession had not yet been caught, and his identity seemed rather peculiar; Qin Shaoshang had not noticed it when he first arrived in Dongan Commandery.

But after failing several times, Qin Shaoshang became more cautious, knowing that someone was helping this possessed fellow from behind the scenes.

And then there was 'Branch Leader Huo Zhaoying' of the Canyuan Sect in Dongan Commandery, an old fox who refused to show his face no matter what.

He had heard that Yuan Tiankuo and Lu Shizhang from Zhanlong Peak had joined forces to slay a branch leader of the Canyuan Sect.

Qin Shaoshang believed his strength and methods were no less than those of Yuan Tiankuo and Lu Shizhang; he too wanted to slay a Canyuan Sect branch leader.

The only regret was that he had not received more guidance from this remarkable person.

Not long after Qin Shaoshang turned and left, Yu Xiu's figure appeared once again.

He had been there the whole time, but since he did not want Qin Shaoshang to see him, Qin Shaoshang could not, even though he was standing right in front of him.

'The Ten Heroes of the main peaks...'

Recalling the days before, when the Ten Heroes of Zhanlong Peak, Yuan Tiankuo and Lu Shizhang, could still make him feel pressured, and he would have admitted to being far inferior.

Yet now, less than a month later, when Yu Xiu saw the Ten Heroes of Powang Peak, Qin Shaoshang, he no longer felt any pressure at all.

Let alone pressure, experts like the Ten Heroes, such as Qin Shaoshang, were no longer even qualified to see him.

Just as he was standing right in front of Qin Shaoshang, yet Qin Shaoshang could not even see a single strand of his hair.

If they were enemies, it would be fatal for Qin Shaoshang; Yu Xiu could sever his head with a casual sword strike, and he would not even know it.

'I have now transcended the scope of martial arts cultivation.'

Yu Xiu stepped out, facing the continuous drizzle, and vanished into the mountains.

When he appeared again, he was a hundred miles away, before a deep pool in the mountains.

He stopped beneath a waterfall in front of the deep pool, watching the water cascade down silently and gazing at the pool, which was as deep as an abyss.

'The work of nature's creation!'

Water takes a hundred forms.

He looked into the water again and immediately saw fish in the pool flicking their tails, fighting for food, and hunting. There were also fish floating on the surface, blending in with the pool water; if one did not look closely, they would easily be overlooked.

'Invisibility.'

'A minor technique.'

Though he called it a minor technique, he did not suppress the inspiration and flashes of insight in his mind, and in an instant, he had grasped the complete method.

[Invisibility Technique: Perfection]

Yu Xiu did not pay much attention to this and stepped into the pool.

At times he swam alongside the fish, at times he quietly experienced the surging of the water, and finally, his body dissipated, actually turning into water, completely merging with the pool and flowing downstream.

During this process, his Dao cultivation was constantly improving, as if he were merging with heaven and earth, becoming a part of them.

He followed the water flow, passing through the mountains, entering mountain streams, and merging into rivers and large waterways.

[Yuanshi (509 / 99999999)]

On this day, Yu Xiu suddenly felt something and exited his state of enlightenment.

He exited his water-formed state and saw a person seriously injured at the bottom of the river.

'Qin Shaoshang!'

At this moment, Qin Shaoshang's face was deathly pale; he had already entered a state of suspended animation, appearing as if he were dead.

His aura was chaotic, clearly invaded by demonic energy that had permeated his Physical Body, and even his True Qi was no longer pure. Faintly, there seemed to be another overbearing Concept entangled with his Sword Intent.

More obviously, there was a palm print on his chest that had almost pierced through his body, going from his front to his back.

The bones in his right arm were completely shattered, and the flesh on his entire arm had been smashed; one could barely see a single piece of intact skin.

Yu Xiu frowned, a rare occurrence for him.

This was Yan Province, where the Qingwei Sword Sect ruled.

Who would dare to injure a Ten Heroes Disciple of the Sword Sect's ten peaks to such a degree? Were they trying to turn the world upside down?

He gently placed his hand on Qin Shaoshang's shoulder, sensing the chaotic energy within his body.

'A Demon born from heaven and earth.' He stripped away a strand of that energy.

This energy was the strongest; its strength had already surpassed the Indestructible Realm and entered the Void-Piercing Realm.

At this Realm, even within the Qingwei Sword Sect, one would be at the level of an Elder or Protector of the various peaks, so it was no wonder Qin Shaoshang had been injured.

'A Demon from within humanity.' He then stripped a second strand of energy from Qin Shaoshang.

This energy must have been a Yin Demon born from a human; its strength was not bad, considered to be at the initial level of the Indestructible Realm.

With Qin Shaoshang's strength, this Yin Demon could not withstand a single sword strike.

Afterward, he stripped a third strand of energy from Qin Shaoshang.

'A human's aura!'

Void-Piercing Realm.

Very well! Very well indeed!

Colluding with a Yin Demon was one thing, but to dare to injure a Ten Heroes Disciple of the Qingwei Sword Sect who was hunting demons!

If not for Qin Shaoshang's solid foundation, and the fact that he likely had some life-saving trump cards, he would probably already be dead in Dongan Commandery.

'A scorching aura!' 'Dongan Commandery!'

Aside from the Qingwei Sword Sect, practitioners at the Void-Piercing Realm in Yan Province could almost be counted on one's fingers.

They were all prominent figures of major sects, either sect masters, or Grand Elders of a sect.

This Void-Piercing Realm expert who colluded with the Yin Demon and injured Qin Shaoshang was definitely not an unknown person.

Yu Xiu collected these three strands of energy and, with a gentle pull, stripped away all the demonic energy and foreign True Qi entangled within Qin Shaoshang's body.

He then employed the "Limb Regeneration Technique" he had realized from the Taiyi Nirvana Technique, instantly restoring Qin Shaoshang's injuries to their original state.

Visibly, the palm print that had almost pierced through Qin Shaoshang's chest vanished rapidly.

Flesh regenerated, broken bones reconnected, and his nearly shattered internal organs also recovered in an instant.

As long as Qin Shaoshang still had a breath of life, Yu Xiu could easily save him.

In fact, even if only a wisp of his soul remained, he could still save him.

"Hmm?" Qin Shaoshang woke from his state of suspended animation. At first, he instinctively glared, but not seeing those troublesome fellows, he breathed a sigh of relief.

He looked at Yu Xiu, then lowered his head to look at his own body, which had recovered as if nothing had happened.

'Why would this mysterious Senior be at the bottom of this river?'

'Have my injuries been fully restored by this Senior's hand?'

He did not care much about the injuries; it was just that the Canyuan Sect's branch leader, 'Huo Zhaoying', had quietly entered the Void-Piercing Realm, which had caught him off guard.

There was also a mysterious Void-Piercing Realm expert whose appearance and figure he could not discern, which was even more shocking. A body of scorching True Qi and Fire Concept had been driven into his body, and even his Sword Intent could not expel it; it was about to be incinerated by that Fire Concept!

The reason his injuries could not heal was that the Fire Concept did not dissipate, constantly damaging his Physical Body.

Yet, even the Fire Concept left behind by such an expert who had stepped into the Void-Piercing Realm could be easily removed by this mysterious Senior who had once guided him!

'Truly a remarkable person!' Qin Shaoshang sighed with admiration in his heart, then quickly rose from the river bottom and bowed deeply to the Yu Xiu before him.

"This Junior, Qin Shaoshang, thanks Senior for saving my life. Such great kindness cannot be repaid with mere words; I will surely repay this with my life in the future."

The rushing river water had no effect on Qin Shaoshang at all.

Yu Xiu said lightly, "Keep your own life."

His tone shifted: "Injured by a Yin Demon and severely wounded by a human expert, do you want to fight back?"

A flash of anger crossed Qin Shaoshang's eyes: "Naturally, I want to fight back. When I return to the sect, I will certainly invite the Elders of my peak to suppress this Dongan Commandery entirely!"

With the Yin Demon running rampant and the demonic sect acting viciously, this Dongan Commandery deserved to face the iron fist of the Qingwei Sword Sect.

Yu Xiu spoke indifferently: "No need to return to the sect. You should go out there again."

"Ah! Am I still going to send myself to my death?" Qin Shaoshang felt a chill in his heart.