CHAPTER 133: CHAPTER 134 HEARING KSITIGARBHA (3000 WORDS!!)

"Half of the bones in your body are fractured. Logically, you should be collapsed on the ground!"

"Oh, you mean this? I just used my muscles to push the broken bones back into their original position. Look..."

Lu Ren pointed to his arm, where a few muscles were taut and straight, acting as splints. But such a tense state could not be maintained for long; the entire arm’s muscles had to take turns playing the role of fixation, and so it was throughout his body.

"Because the situation was quite urgent at the time, I didn’t think too much, and fortunately I didn’t touch the bones in critical areas. It’s just that many others were twisted and broken by my muscles."

Hearing Lu Ren’s nonchalant words, the doctor felt a dry discomfort in his throat, wanting to say something but not knowing where to start.

He had seen skilled martial artists before, but none reached the level of Lu Ren. As for those extraordinary martial artists who broke through the shackles of the physical and mental limits, stepping into the realm of Bright Awakening, he had heard of legends but had never truly encountered one.

In other words, every move Lu Ren made surpassed the physiological limits of ordinary people, reaching an unimaginable level.

After a long time, the doctor finally asked, "How do you feel?"

Lu Ren pondered for a moment and replied, "According to my estimation, it should take about three days for the bones to knit and around fifteen to twenty days for full recovery. Doctor, I want to ask if you have any methods here that can speed up body recovery?"

The Triple Recovery brought by the Great Perfection Realm of Phoenix Falcon Fist gave him an unusual speed in healing from injuries that far exceeded that of common martial artists. If it weren’t for the severity of this injury, one might have considered it a miracle survival after undergoing numerous major surgeries, with the whole body inserted with steel pins and cast in plaster.

How could anyone appear as unscathed as Lu Ren?

After a long while, the doctor finally said, "I can apply the latest-developed ointment for external injuries for you, and maybe supplement some calcium."

Two hours later, the freshly bandaged Lu Ren was lying on the hospital bed, exchanging glances with the fatigued Zhang Li. After spending half an hour explaining the ins and outs of the situation, Zhang Li remained silent.

Lu Ren was somewhat surprised and said, "Sister Li, you don’t seem to have rested well; this won’t do."

Zhang Li glared at him angrily, wondering who on earth had caused her so much trouble.

In this matter, Meng Xian had no justification, and she had even contacted a martial arts swordmaster to attack Lu Ren. If not for Lu Ren’s resilience, he would be the one dead. Although he entered the other’s residence, surveillance clearly showed Lu Ren politely knocking on the door, leaving the Department of Legal Affairs with nothing to say. In that case, this incident could be easily defined as a Jianghu vendetta.

Zhang Li let out a sigh of relief but was still worried, saying, "This matter can be labeled as a Jianghu vendetta, but it can also be taken up by the Security Department. It’s largely my straightforwardness that I didn’t tell you. If you came any later, Meng Xian would have already been taken away by our Security Bureau."

Seeing Zhang Li proactively apologizing, Lu Ren raised an eyebrow, "What do you mean?"

"If defined as a Jianghu vendetta, the Security Department can’t provide any practical power to help you, although there is a lot of room for maneuver for you, provided you consider your own strength sufficient.

I strongly recommend the other choice. You are with our Domestic Security Administration Bureau, which means that the attack on you is contempt towards the Security Department. We will open a case and punish the people behind it severely, but all of this has to follow the legal procedures set by the country, not a step astray."

Zhang Li earnestly said, "After all, you must know if the rules we set are broken by ourselves, the effects would be extremely adverse, and the social order would quickly break down because of it."

Lu Ren understood what Zhang Li said. If he chose to label it as a Jianghu vendetta, the ensuing actions, as long as they didn’t affect ordinary people’s lives, would be ignored by the Security Department, but they wouldn’t provide substantial support, mostly assisting in intelligence or suddenly investigating some people so the other side can’t respond.

In short, you just need to fight, and I’ll cover for everyone else!

Very supportive!

The other choice was to emphasize evidence and follow the rules set, which can provide a benchmark for martial arts boxing schools to follow.

Though no mastermind would go unpunished, cases following legal procedures could drag on for a long time, making Lu Ren feel it lacked excitement.

Lu Ren thought for a moment and said, "Let me think it over. I’ll give you an answer once I’ve recovered."

"There’s no rush; we can talk about everything when you you’re fully recovered," Zhang Li nodded slightly. "Let’s put that aside for now and tell me about the other thing; about you entering the space rift..."

Lu Ren, thinking as he spoke casually, said, "From your background checks, you should know I first entered the space rift with three of my companions..."

"Not that," Zhang Li interrupted Lu Ren with a face of resignation, "I’m asking about the Ksitigarbha issue."

"Did you catch him?" Lu Ren propped himself up instinctively to ask.

Seeing Lu Ren’s movements, Zhang Li couldn’t help but ask, "Do you really have many broken bones inside you?"

"Doesn’t it look like it?"

"It’s not a matter of resemblance; I just find it unbelievable that you can control your muscles to such an extent. It seems Phoenix Falcon Fist truly suits you."

Regarding another thought, Zhang Li dared not think about it, nor was she willing to go there.

In literature there’s no first place, in martial arts there’s no second place. Claiming that your team members are stronger than the captain, what kind of thing is that?

Lu Ren’s face bore a mysterious smile as he said, "You’ll understand once you achieve the Great Perfection Realm of the Fist Technique."

"Ha?"

For a moment, Zhang Li couldn’t react, her face filled with disbelief, unwilling to accept it, "Stop talking nonsense, Ksitigarbha pointedly mentioned wanting to see you."

Though Zhang Li didn’t believe him, Lu Ren didn’t refute or try to prove anything. Hearing that Ksitigarbha specifically named him, Lu Ren wasn’t surprised; if he didn’t want to see him, then there would truly be a problem.

"Okay, give me three days."

"Why three days?"

"I need my bones to stabilize where they fractured."

"..."

In these three days, Lu Ren wasn’t idle either. Through the continuous practice of Lamp of Freedom Observation, his skill level in Spirit Attributes was slowly increasing.

The continuous growth of skill level in Spirit Attributes made his thinking more agile, his wisdom clearer, and his control over his body more precise, while his perception of the external world became sharper.

He even felt that if his spirit continued to delve deeper and grow stronger, it might cause an incredible transformation in his body.

An extraordinary martial arts practitioner of the Bright Awakening Realm might exhibit many incomprehensible feats externally.

With such practice, the joy of increasing skill level and upgrading brought back the passion he once felt, just like playing a game, seeing his level rise step by step, the experience value stacking visibly, that addiction is incomparable, especially this upgrade enhances the feeling of one’s strength.

Even affairs between men and women aren’t as addictive as this.

Lu Ren somewhat understood why many martial artists who hit the right note become addicted to it.

Three days later, with the triple recovery special effect brought by Phoenix Falcon Fist, the fractured bones in Lu Ren’s body had preliminarily rejoined, and as long as he didn’t engage in intense activities, he was no different from an ordinary person. This astonishing recovery speed made the doctors at the main hospital of the Security Department’s logistics exclaim in disbelief, repeatedly trying to convince Lu Ren to stay.

After all, having such powerful and vigorous recovery characteristics is something many martial arts families dream of but cannot achieve, and even Li Ziqing hasn’t comprehended the hidden traits of Phoenix Falcon Fist.

Phoenix Falcon Fist has Falcon Speed but lacks Phoenix Power, ultimately unable to ascend.

Previously, he had asked Zhang Li why the Security Department would rank Phoenix Falcon Fist, which loses its boxing spirit and spiritual cultivation method, among the first-class boxing skills.

Zhang Li said it was arranged by a strong personnel of the Bright Awakening level in the Security Department.

Bright Awakening...

An extraordinary martial arts practitioner of the Bright Awakening Realm, indeed!

Lu Ren really wanted to know what it’s like to exist in that realm.

As Lu Ren boarded Xiao Chen’s hummer, seeing his somewhat impatient demeanor, Lu Ren couldn’t help but say, "Oh, what’s got Deputy Xiao so excited?"

"What’s there to be excited about? Hurry up," Xiao Chen urged, "That skeleton has been in the research institute for several days, but insists on not saying a single word until they meet you."

Lu Ren was speechless; Ksitigarbha certainly had a big temper.

All the way to the Martial Arts Research Institute under the Security Department, located at a military unit’s training base, Lu Ren had fearlessly accepted firearm training here amidst the peculiar gazes of many martial artists.

After getting out of the car, Lu Ren saw a huge square with four separated areas. Each area had a martial artist of first-class level covered with electrode patches, surrounded by body monitoring devices, and currently practicing fist techniques.

What surprised Lu Ren was that one martial artist emanated faint traces of Blood Qi Martial Path.

Seeing Lu Ren’s unwavering gaze at a martial artist on the platform, whose muscles were bulging, with steam rising around and emitting intensely hot breath as if a furnace was burning vigorously.