Upon hearing the old man's words, Chen Zhou immediately sheathed his heavy sword and rushed to his side, gently helping the old man up.

The old man was on his deathbed. Chen Zhou helped him fix his hair, revealing a face covered in blood.

Chen Zhou recalled the kind smile of the old man he had once met, and now his face was covered in blood. It was all because of the silver notes he had given him. Chen Zhou felt as if a thousand knives were stabbing him at the same time.

"I...I don't have time... anymore," the old man said haltingly, as if he were speaking with his last breath.

Chen Zhou had no choice but to release a wisp of his true energy into his uncle's body to understand his condition. His uncle's condition was already very poor, and since he was just an ordinary person with no signs of cultivation, a cure was absolutely impossible.

The old man's body is extremely fragile, so Chen Zhou's true energy is naturally unable to heal him. In other words, the old man is now beyond saving.

Chen Zhou was unable to save him.

"Please...please...save...my...daughter..." the old man said, one word at a time, now he could only read it one word at a time.

His time is indeed running out.

Chen Zhou had to hear his last words clearly, or he would regret it for the rest of his life.

"I told... her... that my mother and I... both... miss her very much..."

Chen Zhou nodded vigorously and quickly asked, "Where is she? I will definitely find her."

The old man held on to his last breath and slowly uttered the last words of his life.

“In… Gan… Linfang… named Miao… Su… Huai…” The old man finished speaking the last word in fits and starts, then died without making a sound.

Chen Zhou quietly closed the old man's eyes; the old man and the old woman had already gone to another world.

Chen Zhou turned to look at Kong Liming, who had just been lying on the ground.

Kong Liming has already escaped.

The large iron gate was locked when he wasn't paying attention.

Chen Zhou was filled with rage.

The previously suppressed true energy now began to stir.

"Chen Zhou! Chen Zhou! You must not use your true energy!" Elder Ren shouted urgently.

Chen Zhou's current physical condition absolutely precludes the use of true qi. His body is like a newly sprouted bamboo shoot, extremely fragile and unable to withstand the slightest blow.

That violent true energy requires a powerful vessel; for Chen Zhou to circulate his true energy now is undoubtedly asking for trouble and ruining his future.

Chen Zhou couldn't care less about any of that now. His berserk true energy immediately destroyed the shackles on the old man's body. Then, carrying the old man's corpse, Chen Zhou rushed to the iron gate and used his true energy to break it open.

Like a whirlwind that can break through any obstacle.

True Qi is indeed true Qi; its power is immense. Compared to Chen Zhou's Foundation Establishment stage True Qi, Kong Liming's Qi Refining stage aura is simply insignificant.

If he were to use his true energy, Chen Zhou believed that defeating the so-called captain of the guard would be a piece of cake.

He didn't need much true energy; with Chen Zhou's current level of mastery over true energy, he could already completely control its direction.

Therefore, Chen Zhou easily sent his true energy into the captain's body or the surrounding area.

Both of these can be used to attack the captain.

But Chen Zhou can't use it.

Sure enough, as soon as he broke through the iron gate, Chen Zhou's body went limp, especially his hands. After using up his true energy, the meridians in his body had just been repaired and were still too fragile. The circulation of true energy damaged the meridians.

That's why Chen Zhou felt weak at this time.

It is precisely because the meridians have been damaged that the vital energy cannot flow through.

"Your physical condition is extremely poor! Do you understand?" Old Ren shouted angrily.

This kid is such a worry.

With such a physical condition, he still dares to rashly use his inner energy. Does he know that if this continues, his meridians will break inch by inch, affecting his future growth?

"Elder Ren, I have no choice but to use my true energy now," Chen Zhou said helplessly. Then, streams of true energy surged out of his body, tightly surrounding his limbs.

Chen Zhou picked up the old man's body and started running as fast as he could.

With the support of true qi, Chen Zhou's speed was extremely fast.

None of the soldiers present could keep up with his pace.

As soon as I left the basement, I saw rows of neatly arranged soldiers waiting outside.

As soon as Chen Zhou appeared, they immediately had a target and locked onto him.

"What a grand display," Chen Zhou muttered, having never seen such a large army before.

This was another first for Chen Zhou; he never expected that this army was coming to attack him.

"Intruder! Intruder! Drop the hostages immediately! Drop your weapons! We'll spare your life, or we'll kill you on sight!"

Atop a carriage standing in the middle of the army, a man clad in pale gold armor spoke eloquently.

Standing next to him was someone Chen Zhou recognized—Kong Liming, whom Chen Zhou had defeated.

Kong Liming has not only changed her clothes, but has even dressed up a little.

Kong Liming was speaking in a low voice to the highest-ranking officer.

"Hmph! Can't even handle a mere resident? Haven't you even cultivated immortality yet?" the officer said curiously.

"Yes. I fought him once. He had a strange longsword, and I had no chance of winning against him with that sword."

Captain Kong Liming said helplessly.

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