When Xi Yunyi and Zhang Qingjue arrived near Lin Qianxuan, both were astonished by the scene before them.

Lin Qianxuan was missing an arm, his clothes stained red with blood, leaning on You Xi as she fed him fish meat.

Not far from him lay a corpse, and who else could it be but Zhu Qianqiu?

“Brother Tan…you…”

Xi Yunyi’s eyes moved back and forth between Lin Qianxuan and the corpse of Zhu Qianqiu, filled with disbelief.

“We exchanged a few moves, I caught him off guard and luckily won,” Lin Qianxuan vaguely explained, then asked Xi Yunyi, “Who might this senior be?”

“This is my master, Zhang Qingjue, the Immortal of Bixiao. I thought it was too far to go back to your Lanxi Sect, so I found my master to save you, but it seems it wasn’t necessary,” Xi Yunyi said.

“So it’s the senior from Bixiao!” Lin Qianxuan looked suddenly enlightened and said, “I thought, to have cultivated a remarkable talent like Brother Xi, one’s master must be extraordinary. It turns out to be true! How grateful I am for the senior’s painstaking efforts to rescue me, forgive me for being injured and unable to give proper thanks….”

“No need, no need!” Zhang Qingjue waved his hand and said, “I have some acquaintance with the Mountain Master of Lanxi; we once discussed martial arts together. Now that you’re friends with Yunyi, it’s only right for me to come to your rescue.”

Zhang Qingjue had no intention of acting like a senior at this moment.

Lin Qianxuan’s achievements were a bit too fierce.

A Postnatal defeating an Innate; though rare, he had heard of it.

Sometimes an unlikely Innate master emerges due to being too reckless or by chance.

But a Circulation Realm martial artist being killed by an Innate Realm one was indeed unprecedented.

There was no record in history of this ever happening.

Not to mention that Zhu Qianqiu was an elder high-level master of the Circulation Realm, making this feat even more astonishing.

Xi Yunyi sat down beside Lin Qianxuan, glanced at You Xi resting against Lin Qianxuan, and asked knowingly, “Where’s your little sparrow? What about it?”

“Well, Xi’Er is a mythical creature with the ability to change size,” Lin Qianxuan explained.

“So it’s a Simurgh?” Xi Yunyi looked at Lin Qianxuan and said, “You’re not Tan You, are you?”

“Tan You is my younger brother!” Lin Qianxuan replied with a smile.

“So you’re the Simurgh Spear Tan Xuan, who as a six-year-old fought two Innate masters to a draw! You fooled me for so long!”

Xi Yunyi couldn’t help but want to punch Lin Qianxuan, but seeing Lin Qianxuan’s sorry state, he couldn’t bring himself to do it.

“Sorry,” Lin Qianxuan said with a smile.

“By the way, how old are you now?” Xi Yunyi asked.

“Two more months, and I’ll be eleven,” Lin Qianxuan replied straightforwardly.

“Twenty-one?”

Xi Yunyi thought he heard wrong.

“Eleven,” Lin Qianxuan said.

Xi Yunyi stared at Lin Qianxuan for a long moment, then suddenly exclaimed, “Freak!”

To fight Innate realms at six, to kill Circulation realms at ten.

What else could he be but a freak?

“Why the insults, Brother Xi?” Lin Qianxuan remarked.

“Are you even human?” Xi Yunyi retorted.

The two exchanged a glance and then chuckled together.

Zhang Qingjue also drew near and said, “Young friend, I know a little about the healing arts. If you don’t mind, I could take a look at you.”

“Thank you, senior,” Lin Qianxuan replied.

Zhang Qingjue extended his right hand, placing two fingers on the meridians of Lin Qianxuan’s left arm, and a surge of heavy True Essence flowed into Lin Qianxuan’s body, running through his damaged but resilient meridians.

The further he probed, the more complex Zhang Qingjue’s expression became.

These injuries would be enough to kill someone else ten times over, but Lin Qianxuan was not only alive but teeming with vitality, like a dead tree sprouting new shoots.

The rapidly regenerating internal organs and healing bones and meridians were even stronger than before.

Such an extraordinary physique is something he’s never heard or seen before.

Then again, he had heard that some people with unique physiques might unlock their potential and enhance their inherent attributes after a brush with death.

This boy was already unusual, and possessing such a physique only made sense.

“Master, how is he?” Xi Yunyi asked nervously.

Zhang Qingjue glanced at Xi Yunyi and said, “Although it looks dire, it’s essentially not a big issue; it just requires re-setting the broken bones. It’s not life-threatening, but as for the lost arm…regrowing an arm is difficult. The last time I heard of a Bone Fruit was 213 years ago, so it’s probably even harder to find now. I think he might have to resort to attaching someone else’s arm. The Simurgh Immortal hasn’t been dead long, and his body hasn’t entirely decayed; if he doesn’t mind, I can assist with the attachment, just stitch the meridians with True Essence, and after some adaptation, with the Immortal’s Circulation Realm cultivation, it might serve better than the original….”

“Thank you for your kindness, senior, but I believe my own hand is more suitable. I will seek out a method to regenerate flesh and blood,” Lin Qianxuan replied.

“In that case, I won’t insist, but if you ever change your mind, feel free to find me. Although it won’t be possible to find an arm like the Simurgh Immortal’s then, getting an inmate’s arm from a prison shouldn’t be a problem,” Zhang Qingjue said.

He wasn’t surprised by Lin Qianxuan’s response.

Geniuses like him are extremely proud, unlikely to tolerate using another’s body parts.

Especially since Lin Qianxuan is still young, far from being out of options.

Subsequently, Zhang Qingjue performed bone setting for Lin Qianxuan. Although Lin Qianxuan originally intended for You Xi to assist, having Zhang Qingjue was much better.

With True Essence’s embrace, Lin Qianxuan felt no pain during the bone setting, and in less than an hour, all his fractures were corrected, wrapping him like a cocoon.

However, it was not cloth wrappings but his own Inner Qi that enveloped him, covering both the exterior and interior, firmly protecting him.

“Silk Hand” in Lin Qianxuan’s hands manifested yet another function.

“Brother Tan, how did you manage to defeat him?” Xi Yunyi asked Lin Qianxuan.

“Naturally, it was after a fierce three hundred round battle that I barely claimed victory,” Lin Qianxuan replied.

“Do you think I believe that?” Xi Yunyi rolled his eyes and said.

“He pretended in front of me, and I kited him into the thunderclouds where he got struck by lightning and was left with critical health. Then I stabbed him severely with the treasure sword given by the Mountain Master and finally condensed a spear with Inner Qi to pierce through his forehead. He died just like that,” Lin Qianxuan said.

“Details? You’re speaking so fast! Describe the process a bit!” Xi Yunyi said discontentedly.

“I’m not a storyteller…” Lin Qianxuan replied irritably.

“Why was Master San Yuan giving you trouble? Was it because you solved the inscription, and he didn’t want to give you a reward?” Xi Yunyi asked, puzzled.

“As for that, it’s not just related to me; it also involves you,” Lin Qianxuan said. “The business of the Shuangxia of Wangshan is also connected with Master San Yuan…”

…..

After explaining for a while, Lin Qianxuan made it clear about Zhu Qianqiu’s issue of making medicine with Innate Fetal Essence.

Upon hearing this, the one who reacted most wasn’t Xi Yunyi but the Bixiao Sage.

He immediately stated that he would thoroughly investigate and eliminate all the remnants involved.

Bixiao Sage has experienced the era of darkness.

He knows better than anyone what would happen if such a precedent were set.

So upon hearing about the San Yuan School’s deeds, he naturally had to oppose it with all his might.

The time came to the next day.

Zhang Qingjue and Xi Yunyi bid their goodbyes and set off to handle matters concerning the San Yuan School.

On Lin Qianxuan’s side, with You Xi’s protection, they did not worry about him getting into trouble.

“After dealing with the master’s matters, I’ll return to the mountain to continue cultivation. When you have time, you can visit me at Bixiao Ridge, but the next time we meet, I must defeat you,” Xi Yunyi said.

“If you mean in terms of how much we can eat, I do fall short of you, Brother Xi,” Lin Qianxuan said seriously.

“Are you calling me a glutton?” Xi Yunyi frowned and asked.

“That’s all from your own words, Brother Xi,” Lin Qianxuan replied.

“You….”

Xi Yunyi gently punched Lin Qianxuan, who collapsed to the ground pretending to be in pain, startling Xi Yunyi until he bent down to check and saw the smile on Lin Qianxuan’s face, and then he realized.

The two of them shared a laugh before saying their farewells.

All good things come to an end.

For the two of them to travel together for so long was indeed rare.

After Xi Yunyi left, Lin Qianxuan embarked on his journey alone.

Though the injuries on his body were dramatic, thanks to his body’s self-repair, they had mostly healed in just half a month.

He just felt a bit uneasy with the loss of his left arm.

At the same time, part of the acupoints on his left arm were lost permanently.

If compared at the same Innate Realm, Lin Qianxuan’s recovery ability was inferior to that of other Innate Masters.

His Circulation Realm’s Grand Circulation wouldn’t even be complete.

However, Lin Qianxuan was not worried.

He already had a plan.

That night, Lin Qianxuan once again opened all the acupoints throughout his body except for his left arm.

Then he decided to trade a small realm to enhance his Root Bone.

In an instant, the open acupoints were sealed again, and the Root Bone Attribute once more saw an improvement.

Lin Qianxuan vaguely felt an itch from his already healed left arm wound.

If his Root Bone Attribute reached a certain level, it would allow him to regenerate severed limbs.

No external aid was needed.

Lin Qianxuan considered one Innate Root Bone as [One].

He felt that his current Root Bone Attribute should be at [Twenty-three].

He believed that once he reached a Root Bone of [Twenty-five], he could achieve complete limb regeneration.

The time continued to pass.

Three months went by quickly.

During these three months, Lin Qianxuan went through four occurrences of unlocking all his acupoints and then reversing the progression.

His Root Bone finally reached [Twenty-five].

Then not only did his severed left arm itch, but his body also started going through a second development.

Although, in reality, he hadn’t even experienced a first development.

Lin Qianxuan felt he was breaking the limitations of the human species.

A month later, Lin Qianxuan looked at his newly regenerated left arm and gently clenched his fist.

Though it was a new arm, it was not inferior to the original one. In fact, because of his stronger Root Bone, it was even stronger than the one that had been severed.

Lin Qianxuan held a knife used for peeling fruit and applied a little force. The blade was crumpled in his grip, and with a slight rub, it turned to iron filings in his palm.

He didn’t use any Inner Qi, nor did he apply any martial arts techniques.

This was purely due to physical strength.

It could be said that relying solely on this strong physique, Lin Qianxuan could now contend with those Innate Masters and come out victorious.

This is the effect of a [Twenty-five] Root Bone.

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