CHAPTER 200: CHAPTER 199 TERRIFYING CULTIVATION (1/4)

The temporary base of Shangxi.

Stubble grew on Shangxi’s pale face, clearly he hadn’t shaved for days.

His hair also seemed messy, unkempt.

Originally quite handsome, he now looked full of worry, appearing rather slovenly.

It’s not that he doesn’t tidy himself up; he simply doesn’t have the heart to do it.

Today marks the fourth day, and Shangrang is still unconscious.

During this time, Shangrang woke up a few times, only to cough up blood and fall back into a deep slumber, causing Shangxi great concern.

Now, he’s both worried and fearful.

Because Shangrang’s injuries aren’t something that can be treated by a hospital. For the arm injury, he has already set the bone and put it in a cast.

But the internal injuries of Shangrang, he simply has no idea how to handle.

The only solution now is to send Shangrang back to their sect.

However, Shangxi doesn’t dare to do so.

Shangrang is the most outstanding disciple their sect has seen in a hundred years, and he is the foremost senior disciple within their sect, the one with the highest cultivation among all the disciples, regarded as the hope of the sect by the Sect Leader and their master.

If they find out that he made Shangrang help him resolve some matters and instead caused Shangrang to get so severely injured, he wouldn’t evade punishment.

Shangxi is well aware of Shangrang’s importance, and if their master knew, he might slap him to death out of anger.

Thus, Shangxi dares not speak.

Remembering the battle scene from that night, recalling how Yang Chen, despite his injured shoulder, managed to injure Shangrang this badly, Shangxi can’t help but feel a burst of fear in his heart.

At that time, Shangxi was still angrily preparing to seek revenge against Yang Chen, and now it seems like it would have been suicide!

Terrifying!

Shangxi couldn’t help but shudder.

If Yang Chen’s injuries recovered, wouldn’t the two of them together be crushed?

Just as Shangxi was lost in terrifying memories, Shangrang coughed, turning to the side and spitting out another mouthful of blood.

"Senior brother Shangrang!" Shangxi was startled, quickly standing up and rushing to Shangrang’s bedside, nervously watching him.

He was very worried whether Shangrang could hold on any longer.

After all, he had taken the Burst Body Pill.

The Burst Body Pill, as the name implies, would cause an ordinary person to explode and die.

It’s a failed pill, but later discovered that for cultivators like them, taking the Burst Body Pill would enhance meridian operation speed, and subsequently, their power would surge.

But this method extracts potential and causes great harm to the body.

Even in the best condition, taking a Burst Body Pill would result in immobility for ten days to half a month, leaving hidden injuries in the meridians, let alone in the severely injured state Shangrang was in.

"Senior brother..." Shangxi began to consider whether he should escape overseas if Shangrang died.

At this moment, Shangrang gradually awoke, opening his eyes weakly and said, "How many days have I been unconscious?"

When Shangxi saw Shangrang awake, his spirits lifted instantly, quickly saying, "Senior brother, it’s been four days. How are you feeling? Anywhere uncomfortable? How can I help you?"

Shangrang slightly shook his head, fully aware of his body’s condition.

"You can’t help me; eighty percent of my meridians are damaged. Even if I recover, my powers will drop to a very low level..."

Saying this, a hint of pain flashed in Shangrang’s eyes, "I never thought... Yang Chen would be this strong... If... I can’t restore my meridians, in this life of mine..."

Shangxi understood that if Shangrang couldn’t recover, he would probably never progress any further in his life.

"Then senior brother... about this Yang Chen..."

"Innate!" Shangrang’s voice trembled, "His power far exceeds that of an Innate!"

"What!" Shangxi was shocked, his eyes widening in disbelief as he looked at Shangrang.

Innate!

What concept is that!

One step to Innate, and one ascends to heaven!

This phrase, Shangxi had heard countless times from his master.

It means that to be Innate is to be one in ten thousand, a dragon and phoenix among people, ascending with one step and thus standing at the pinnacle of the world.

And below Innate, all are ants!

Far exceeding Innate!

What kind of concept is that?

Shangxi couldn’t imagine.

"Could he be the heir of some legacy?" Shangxi asked, trembling.

Shangrang gently shook his head, "I don’t know, but the one thing certain is that we’ve already offended him. If it weren’t for Ye Xin holding him back then, it would have been best to kill him. Now, there is no chance, and we can only avoid him in the future, staying as far away as possible!"

"Yes!" Shangxi couldn’t think of anything else, not even wanting to see Yang Chen in the future.

"Never mind!" Shangrang sighed and said, "Go get me some herbs. I need to recuperate properly."

"Yes!" Shangxi promptly agreed, turning and leaving.

After Shangxi left, Shangrang couldn’t help but cough up more blood.

Gasping for breath, a deep fear surfaced in Shangrang’s eyes, "Yang Chen... just how strong are you? I was already half a step onto the threshold of Innate, and yet even after taking the Burst Body Pill, I still wasn’t your opponent!"

He even doubted whether his master could rival Yang Chen at his peak!

His eyes were filled with a deep apprehension.

Regret wasn’t enough to describe his emotions at this moment; he truly shouldn’t have been involved in this matter, the result possibly being the loss of his lifelong prospects!

Unfortunately, there are no regret pills to buy.

"Alas!" Shangrang let out a heavy sigh, closing his eyes to sense his internal condition, sensing the damaged meridians, tears involuntarily falling.

He knew that recovering was nearly impossible.

...

Ningchuan.

Slum area of the city.

Baihua Kindergarten.

Chen Siyan was teaching the children.

After finishing the lesson, she let the children do their own assignments.

She then leaned by the window, watching the floating smog outside, her brow furrowed, eyes full of worry.

"Brother! Where have you gone?" Chen Siyan murmured to herself.

Five days ago, after Chen Siyan stepped out for just a while, she returned to find Yang Chen missing, with only Zhao Shisan knocked out on the bed.

After inquiring, Zhao Shisan said Yang Chen went to rescue Ye Xin.

But... where did Ye Xin go?

Where has Yang Chen gone?

He was so seriously injured...

How could he still go to save someone?

Chen Siyan was deeply worried.

"You promised to take me to see the sea of flowers!"

"You promised to take me to Tian Nan!"

"Why haven’t you returned yet?"

"Brother! You better not be in trouble!"

...

The Wei family.

Wei Qingzhong was on the phone with his secretary, "Have you found Zhao Chengpeng?"

"Chairman, President Zhao has gone to Star Country for a vacation. I heard he invested in some property there and will need some time before coming back."

"Oh, okay, I understand." Wei Qingzhong furrowed his brow, hanging up the phone.

He wanted to return the gold to Zhao Chengpeng, but he couldn’t seem to locate Zhao Chengpeng, nor could he get in touch with his agent, which worried Wei Qingzhong greatly.

Wei Qingzhong sighed, picked up the cup of green tea prepared by the servant, took a sip, and lay back in his chair to think.

...

Not long after, Wei Xueqing returned home, went to the study to find Wei Qingzhong, and called out, "Dad, the first batch of goods has been sent out today."

Wei Qingzhong did not respond.

"Dad? Are you asleep?" Wei Xueqing approached, watching Wei Qingzhong lying peacefully in the chair with his eyes closed.

"Dad, don’t fall asleep here, or you’ll catch a cold." Wei Xueqing gently nudged Wei Qingzhong.

But with just that, Wei Qingzhong fell out of the chair.

Witnessing this, Wei Xueqing’s eyes widened in shock, exclaiming, "Dad!!!"