Chapter 241: Chapter 158: Tendon Aspect

Du Juan took out a small wooden box. Inside was a single, bright red Elixir Pill. As part of the Royal Family and Relatives, neither Du Juan nor her family wanted this battle between Chu Lingguang and Samba to affect the reputation of Great Yuan.

“A Great Returning Pill!”

Liu Qingqing and the others exclaimed in surprise.

The medicinal efficacy of a single Great Returning Pill was comparable to one hundred Qi Blood Pills, and its effects were much easier to absorb. It could be considered priceless—only the children of Noble Families and the Imperial Family could afford to take one.

“Thank you, but please take this Great Returning Pill back. Lin Guang just ingested the Heart-Devouring Powder, and not enough time has passed. Even if you give him the Elixir Pill, it will be of no use.”

Guo Wei refused.

“Master Guo, I… I apologize.”

Du Juan looked apologetic. She knew the Great Returning Pill had astonishing effects. If Chu Lingguang hadn’t taken the Heart-Devouring Powder, he could have consumed this Elixir Pill and refined its medicinal power.

But now that he had taken the Heart-Devouring Powder, he would have to endure having his flesh torn asunder, followed by a three-day medicinal bath. After the bath, his body would be in the fragile state of early recovery from a major trauma. If he consumed a Great Returning Pill then, Chu Lingguang might not be able to absorb all of its medicinal power; the sheer potency could even injure him again.

Du Juan had no choice but to put the Elixir Pill away for the time being. She had her own selfish motives: she wanted to fight in Chu Lingguang’s place, take the Great Returning Pill herself, and win glory for the Imperial Family.

’I never expected that to increase his strength and activate his second-level Dharma Aspect, Chu Lingguang would actually swallow two packets of Heart-Devouring Powder.’

“I can look after Lin Guang by myself. All of you, go and get some rest.”

Guo Wei dismissed everyone.

Everyone knew this was not the right time to disturb Chu Lingguang as he activated his second-level Dharma Aspect. Guarding the door would be of no help and would only annoy Guo Wei, so they all returned to their rooms.

Hei Hu let out a soft sigh. He had overheard the earlier conversation between Xue Bingsheng and the others perfectly. ’I can’t believe Chu Lingguang has sacrificed so much,’ he thought.

He yawned, wanting to return to his room and rest as well.

“Hei Hu, go heat a basin of water and bring a clean towel over here,” Guo Wei called out.

“Yes.”

Hei Hu was suddenly wide awake.

「Inside the room.」

Chu Lingguang’s feet sank deeper and deeper into the floor.

The effects of the Heart-Devouring Powder lived up to its reputation. When it first began to act, Chu Lingguang merely felt a single strand of muscle being brutally ripped from his flesh.

Slowly, more and more muscle fibers were torn away.

The pain escalated.

His expression turned savage, and he clenched his jaw. His rough hands balled into fists, so tight it seemed he wanted to crush his own knuckles. Driven by the agony, his feet continuously bore down on the floor. The stone tiles shattered and sank until his insteps were level with the ground, and finally, his very ankles were buried.

RIIIIP!

Just then, Chu Lingguang felt a strip of flesh on the sole of his foot, like a piece of yarn, being violently ripped upward. It traveled along his calf and thigh, up to his abdomen and back, before finally being peeled away from the back of his skull.

“AAAAARGH!”

He shrieked in agony, his vision swallowed by a blood-red light.

“Master, I’ve brought the towel.”

Hei Hu carried in a basin of hot water and a wet towel. With swift movements, Guo Wei stuffed the wet towel into Chu Lingguang’s mouth.

Chu Lingguang immediately bit down on it. Both Guo Wei and Hei Hu could hear the sound of his teeth sinking into the fabric, as if he wanted to tear it to shreds.

“Lin Guang, try to control the Day and Night Breathing Technique! Circulate your Qi Power through all your meridians. As long as your Qi can flow without obstruction, the pain will lessen considerably,” Guo Wei advised.

As someone who had been through this himself, he knew this Skill was, in essence, a method of distraction. Aside from reminding Chu Lingguang what to do, there was nothing else he could do to help.

Even if he knocked Chu Lingguang unconscious, the sheer force of the medicine would instantly jolt him awake with the agony of his flesh being torn asunder. The only way to lessen the pain was through distraction—using the Breathing Technique to give him a single task to focus on.

Chu Lingguang was drenched in sweat.

The surface of his skin was flushed crimson.

It was as if his very blood was on fire.

Fortunately, he could hear Guo Wei’s voice. He used the Day and Night Breathing Technique to circulate the Qi Power in his meridians through a Great Cycle. But the pain was relentless, and maintaining such focus was easier said than done. His Qi Power would often only travel a short distance before the pain brought it to a halt, or worse, threw it into chaos.

Guo Wei saw several small bulges pop up on the surface of Chu Lingguang’s skin—a sign that his Qi flow was in chaos.

“Lin Guang, focus on one meridian at a time! Don’t rush to circulate a Great Cycle!” Guo Wei called out urgently.

Chu Lingguang bit down on the towel.

Guo Wei’s voice gave him a sliver of security.

Amid the torment, he followed Guo Wei’s advice and changed his strategy, focusing on circulating his Qi Power through a single meridian instead of trying to complete a Great Cycle.

But just at that moment, the pain reached its apex.

Chu Lingguang felt as though his body was being ripped apart. His vision blurred into a sea of red. The agony caused him to black out, only to be jolted awake a moment later. This happened more than ten times in rapid succession.

His body pitched forward.

“Lin Guang!”

Guo Wei caught Chu Lingguang, trying to pry his hands open. He wanted to place an iron rod in Chu Lingguang’s palms, to give his fingers something to grip and prevent him from clenching so hard that his fingers pierced his own flesh.

But Chu Lingguang’s fists were clenched incredibly tight.

Not daring to use too much force, Guo Wei could only slowly pry them open and place the Lightning Spear into Chu Lingguang’s hand.

He then moved to pick Chu Lingguang up and place him on the bed, but at that moment, Chu Lingguang slowly opened his eyes and spat the blood-soaked towel from his mouth.

It was soaked with the blood that had seeped from between his teeth.

“Master, please stand guard for me,” Chu Lingguang said.

“Lin Guang, you…”

Guo Wei saw that the veins in Chu Lingguang’s eyes looked ready to burst, making them as terrifying as the eyes of a blood wolf.

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