Chapter 50: The Furious Qian Dachai

Dissolving True Qi!

Chen Xuan understood instantly what this special power within his meridians was.

This was the Dissolving True Qi generated spontaneously after mastering the Art of Dissolving Qi to the stage of proficiency.

However, this strand of True Qi was actually flowing backward into his Dantian.

He immediately circulated the inner energy within his Dantian, forcing this True Qi back and causing it to lurk within the meridians where it rightfully belonged.

He must never allow this True Qi to surge into his Dantian; otherwise, it would inevitably usurp the host's territory and collide with the original Five Poisons True Qi residing in his Dantian, in which case his fate would undoubtedly be a dead end.

The existence of such Dissolving True Qi was restricted to those special meridians, unless he had never practiced any mental cultivation method and his Dantian was completely empty, which would allow the Dissolving True Qi to be stored in the Dantian.

To put it plainly, this was just like any other internal martial arts fist or palm techniques.

Once mastered to the stage of proficiency, producing their proprietary True Qi, these types of True Qi would all flow backward into the Dantian.

If the Dantian were completely empty, it would be fine, and no problems would occur.

Yet once the Dantian had stored other True Qi, the True Qi within the Dantian had to be constantly stronger than the True Qi generated by these internal fist or palm techniques; otherwise, the backward surge of the internal arts' True Qi could not be contained.

At that time, the two forces would clash, and the Dantian would be instantly destroyed in a split second.

In other words, the next time he added attribute points, Chen Xuan had to allocate them to the Five Poisons Mental Scripture!

He must ensure that the True Qi of the Five Poisons Mental Scripture firmly occupied his Dantian, preventing it from being eroded by the Dissolving True Qi.

Only in this way would he be safe.

Just like certain characters in the novels of his past life, why did Shi Huolong suffer a deviation in his vital energy when practicing the Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms? It was precisely because his inner force was insufficient while he forcibly practiced the Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms, resulting in the palm technique reaching proficiency and generating its unique True Qi, which directly surged backward into his Dantian, causing a collision between the two inner forces that damaged his Dantian and destroyed all his martial prowess.

Of course, this unique True Qi was not entirely harmful.

It was a double-edged sword!

As long as one's own Dantian True Qi was strong enough, when launching an attack, one could completely channel these proprietary True Qi out as lethal blades.

At that moment, with a single strike of the palm, the two strands of True Qi would superimpose upon each other, effortlessly creating a world-shaking situation.

Chen Xuan took a light breath and looked at the attribute panel once again.

The experience points instantly decreased by 120, leaving 160 points remaining.

He immediately upgraded Eight-Step Cicada Chase, directly elevating it from Shallow (0/60) to Proficient (0/120), while the meridians in his legs suddenly swelled, transmitting a sour and tingling sensation.

Chen Xuan leaped lightly, his body soaring six or seven meters high straight from the flat ground before landing once again.

"More than twice as strong as before."

He muttered to himself, feeling a sense of weightlessness.

At this moment, 100 experience points still remained.

These 100 points were not enough to upgrade any single major technique, so after pondering for a moment, he decided to spend a single point to test out Basic Swordsmanship.

Swish!

Experience points decreased by 10, and Basic Swordsmanship transformed from Beginner (0/10) to Shallow (0/20).

He frowned, sensing a flood of strange knowledge suddenly pouring into his mind, accompanied by a slight, peculiar sensation in his palm.

Expending another 20 points, the swordsmanship instantly shifted from Shallow (0/20) to Proficient (0/40).

Yet this feeling remained identical to the previous one, without any major changes.

"Alright, the grade is simply too low after all, I shouldn't waste too much..."

Chen Xuan muttered to himself.

The reason he spent that point was merely out of a desire to understand it a bit more.

At this moment, the entire panel had completely changed.

Host: Chen Xuan
Identity: Disciple of the Five Poisons Sect
Inner Force: 37 years
Stamina: 1420
Experience Points: 70
Cultivation Techniques: Demonic Iron Cloth Shirt Shallow (0/500), Five Poisons Mental Scripture Proficient (0/280), Art of Dissolving Qi Proficient (0/240), Eight-Step Cicada Chase Proficient (0/120), Basic Swordsmanship Proficient (0/40).
Title: Lineage-Extinguisher
Renown: Modest Achievement (88/280) (For every 5 points of renown increased, 1 point of luck value is obtained)
Luck Value: 11 (Increase luck value by 60 points to open a grand gift package once)
Current Grand Gift Package: Unavailable for opening.
Current Quests: (1) Uncover the truth behind the joint encirclement and suppression of the Five Poisons Sect.
(2) Under the guise of a Five Poisons Sect undercover agent, secretly cooperate with the heretical factions to poison and kill the ten elders of the Orthodox Alliance. For each elder poisoned to death, a reward of 200 experience points will be granted.
(3) Enhance one's strength as quickly as possible and strive for a ranking on the Mortal Roll.
(4) Serial Quest (Not activated).
……

Chen Xuan slowly exhaled a breath.

His current self possessed truly explosive strength.

Thirty-seven years of inner force combined with 1420 points of stamina was fully equivalent to a strength of 2900 catties.

Coupled with the proprietary True Qi in his arms, a single punch from him was roughly equivalent to an elephant stomping its foot.

Suddenly, Chen Xuan noticed the luck value section.

[Increase luck value by 60 points to open a grand gift package once].

"Next time it will be 60, another 20 more than last time. If this continues, maybe it will be 80..."

Chen Xuan muttered to himself.

However, this did not matter.

The further along one went, the faster renown seemed to increase. As long as he could make it onto the Mortal Roll, he could gain at least nearly a hundred renown, and his luck value would soar wildly once again in tandem, effortlessly reaping several tens of points.

Currently, there were two ways to obtain luck value: first, by receiving random rewards upon completing quests; second, by increasing renown to acquire luck value.

That was why Chen Xuan had previously considered whether to establish a propaganda team dedicated to singing his praises across the continent.

"Forget it, let's not consider these things for now; I should leave this ghost place first..."

He sprinted toward the distance. After all, having just killed Fang Xuanwen, the pursuit by the three major families and the Longteng Martial Arts Hall would likely arrive very soon.

He never wanted to set foot in this ghost place again for the rest of his life.

What he yearned for was the passionate Jianghu life filled with chivalry and romance.

……

The news caused a sensation.

The defeat suffered by the three righteous families of Yun州 spread at an unimaginable speed.

Within a mere two days, the three prefectures of the southwest were all fully aware, and countless sects and aristocratic families were utterly shocked.

Upon learning of the actions taken by the Five Poisons Sect, one righteous family and sect after another gnashed their teeth in hatred, rebuking bitterly and loudly proclaiming their intention to provide aid to the three major families.

Amidst the sensation caused by this major news, Chen Xuan's name also initially entered the intelligence networks of various sects and families across the three southwestern prefectures through the circulation of numerous versions of events.

Especially the warrants issued by the Cui clan and the Longteng Martial Arts Hall, which made Chen Xuan's name extraordinarily resounding throughout Yun州.

The tragic death of the young master of the Cui clan was nothing special, but the death of the master of the Longteng Martial Arts Hall was what truly struck terror into the hearts of various martial artists.

The Longteng Martial Arts Hall had been able to establish itself in Yun州 and become a force second only to the three major families; Master Fang's strength could only be described as unfathomable, yet even a man like him had been killed by Chen Xuan!

Just how powerful was this Lineage-Extinguisher!

"The Lineage-Extinguisher is ruthless and vicious to the extreme. If any of you encounter him in the future, you must be extremely careful!"

"Indeed, his Lineage-Extinguisher technique specifically cuts off people's descendants; it is rumored that he once continuously crushed the testicles of eight hundred people in a single night, leaving every single one of them to die in agony!"

"That vicious?"

"Could that possibly be false?"

In one tavern and teahouse after another, many gossipy busybodies discussed animatedly.

Some said that Chen Xuan had a fondness for male attachments, relishing the dao of Longyang, and always made sure to cut off his victims' descendants after making merry.

Others claimed that Chen Xuan was actually a eunuch, and out of deep-seated hatred for men, he specifically castrated people to cut off their bloodlines.

Still others said he devoured both men and women, castrating the males and bursting the chests of females, making him cruel, ruthless, and vicious beyond compare.

For a time, everyone turned pale at the mere mention of 'Chen'.

……

Deep within the Five Poisons Sect.

Inside a courtyard.

Qian Dachai was covered in injuries, with bandages wrapped around multiple parts of his body, wearing a vicious expression as he stared fixedly at the benevolent-looking Good Man Liu before him.

"My disciple is dead! Good Man Liu, it was you! You blew up my disciple."

He gnashed his teeth, glaring at Good Man Liu with green light flashing in his eyes.

"Listen to my explanation."

Good Man Liu was similarly covered in bandages, his aura feeble, as he spoke.

"I won't listen, I won't listen! You damn bastard killed my disciple, I'm going to poison your entire family to death!"

Qian Dachai yelled.

"You..."

Good Man Liu's expression shifted drastically, and he shouted angrily, "Don't you go acting recklessly! I did this for the sake of the sect!"

"For the sake of the sect? Even if it was for the sake of the sect, I'm still going to poison your entire family!"

Qian Dachai sneered hideously, turning and walking away.

"You damn bastard, stop right there! Where do you think you're going?"

Good Man Liu hurriedly limped in pursuit of Qian Dachai.

During this massive explosion, when they launched a counterattack against the Orthodox Alliance, although they emerged victorious, the casualties were equally severe as a result.

Good Man Liu had lost a leg and an arm, while Qian Dachai had fractured seven or eight ribs, suffering severe internal injuries that nearly cost him his life under Grandmaster Beiku's palm strike, only being pulled back from the brink of death through the arduous efforts of the other elders.

The two of them had not stepped outside for days and were completely unaware of the news circulating in the outside world.

However, the moment Qian Dachai regained consciousness, he immediately sought out Good Man Liu to settle the score regarding the incident where Good Man Liu had blown up Chen Xuan.

From Qian Dachai's perspective, given that terrifying explosion and Chen Xuan's level of strength, he was undoubtedly dead beyond a doubt and utterly incapable of surviving, which explained the scene before them.

Good Man Liu grew somewhat panicked, limping forward in pursuit.

Damn it all, this Qian Dachai was an absolute freak with a screw loose; he shouldn't have saved him in the first place!

Now look at this—this lunatic was actually going to retaliate against him.

"Someone come! Quickly, someone come and grab Qian Dachai! Qian Dachai is murdering people..."

He shouted in a panic.