Chapter 46 I’m Here to Challenge You

Du Shao naturally also saw that the person who swore was Li Dong, but he just took a glance, then retracted his gaze and turned to walk towards Lin Du.

"I think I have touched upon some advanced barriers. I will be in seclusion to build my foundation after I return. Lin Du, wait for me to learn acupuncture and heal your heart."

Lin Du waved his hands and said, "I'm fine. There's still my senior brother. You should have heard of his name. His name is Jiang Liang."

Du Shao had actually heard of his name. It was said that Jiang Liang would only save dying people, and would not accept anyone with a breath of life. His nickname was the Living Judge.

Whenever Jiang Liang said that someone was beyond help, that person was definitely beyond help.

"I heard that Jiang Liang is best at refining elixirs and has never used acupuncture and other techniques. I will learn from him and you should cultivate yourself. Maybe one day, I can help you and cure those difficult and complicated diseases."

Du Shao was the same at this moment as when they first met, with hope for the future in her eyes. However, she was like a jade contained in a brocade bag before, but now she was like a crystal hairpin under the sunlight, with dazzling light flowing.

Lin Du tilted his head and thought for a while, "Okay, I'll wait until you finish learning."

She actually doesn't care whether they can save her or not, because she can save herself.

But as a human being, you always have to have something to pursue.

Xia Tianwu, who was standing next to Lin Du, blinked lightly but said nothing.

"Friend Lin."

An unclear and hoarse shout made the five people standing in a row turn their heads to look in the direction of the sound, and three white mists also turned a corner in the air.

"Wow, fellow Daoist, you look really funny on this face." Yuan Ye widened his eyes.

The reason is simple: the man in front of him looks really miserable.

Half of his face was swollen and blue, with clear finger marks on his neck. If you didn't look at his face and only looked at his figure, he would still be a handsome young man. But when you looked at his face, he looked like... a pig demon in disguise.

Hearing this, the young man's eyes slowly moved and his gaze fell on Lin Du. Even though he couldn't move his facial muscles, he still looked as if he had suffered a great injustice.

Lin Du suddenly reached out and grasped Xia Tianwu's wrist, "Second nephew, help me, do you have any blood circulation medicine to dissolve blood stasis? I accidentally injured this fellow Taoist Wu Xi from Guiyuan Sect in the secret realm."

She paused and tried to adjust her facial expression to make herself look more sincere. "It's just that I didn't expect that just one punch would cause such serious damage to this fellow Taoist. It was really beyond my expectations. After all... I think his cultivation is higher than mine, so he should be healed soon."

Wu Xi felt something was not right when he heard the words, and his chest heaved a little more.

Although his soul was suppressed at that time, he could still hear Lin Du's words.

Lin Du clearly went for his life, so how come when it came to her mouth it was just a punch?

Xia Tianwu's eyes moved to Wu Xi, "My junior uncle has been practicing Taoism for less than a year. He is young and weak and doesn't know how to control himself. Daoist friend, please forgive me. It seems that your nose bone is a little crooked and needs to be straightened."

As she spoke, she apologized and then walked up to the bruised and battered man with a cold, angelic face, looking at him as if he were a dead object.

The young man took a step back in fear and said vaguely, "No... no need, Guiyuan Sect also has medical practitioners."

Xia Tian reached out her hand expressionlessly and pinched it. There was a click. She took a step back, looked carefully, and after confirming it was correct, she carefully performed a cleansing spell on herself and took out two jade bottles and a small ointment.

"This is a blood-activating pill that removes blood stasis, a face-smear for wounds, and a throat-healing liquid. Don't drink water after taking it."

Wu Xi thought that he would be tortured, but before he could even shout, Fairy Leng Qing had already withdrawn her hand.

"I, I'm not here to settle accounts with Fellow Daoist Lin."

Lin Du stood up. She seemed extremely well-behaved at this moment, without any of the coldness and weirdness that she had when she grabbed his throat. It was as if the stunning momentum that burst out at that moment was just an illusion in his confusion, and only the dull pain in his throat proved it all.

"Fellow Daoist Wu, I asked my Second Junior Brother to give you medicine because I felt bad. Although I was forced by the situation at that time, I still hurt you. I, Lin Du, never want to owe others anything."

As she spoke, she held a purple-gold crane-shaped hand warmer burning with charcoal in her hand and handed it to Xia Tianwu, "Warm your hands."

This man had been possessed by ghosts, and his body was tainted with the resentment of the corpses. Xia Tianwu had touched his face, so he must have been contaminated with some of it as well.

She didn't want Wu Xi to see that Xia Tian had no strange fire for the time being.

Xia Tianwu took the call, a little surprised, but did not ask Lin Du what he meant. His face showed the same cold and indifferent expression.

According to the original plot, Wu Xi noticed Xia Tianwu, who was carrying a strange fire, at a Zhongzhou competition.

At this moment, Wu Xi has not yet formed his elixir, so it is still too early for the first plot point.

But Lin Du wanted Xia Tianwu to think of this pig-headed image every time he mentioned Wu Xi.

"Friend Lin, I came here to challenge you."

"It's not me who controls the body in the secret realm. I want to have a real fight with you again. Nine years later, at the Zhongzhou Heroes Gathering, we will see who is better."

Because he was strangled half to death, his vocal cords were damaged, and his face was swollen, Wu Xi's speech was particularly unclear.

Lin Du narrowed his eyes and turned to look at the three hot water kettles behind him that were still steaming. "What did he say?"

"It seems like he wants to fight with you." Yuan Ye said.

Lin Du said, "But I am practicing formations, Fellow Daoist Wu, did you misunderstand me?"

Array masters rarely participate in competitions; this has been the rule in the world of cultivation for many years.

Over the years, those who participated in the competition were only half-baked formation masters, and Lin Du's master Yan Ye, naturally, did not use formations in the battle.

Wu Xi didn't care. He took out a challenge and used his spiritual power to carve his mark on the spot, and wrote Lin Du's name on it. His movements were extremely skillful, as if he had done it countless times.

Lin Du: ...What kind of good person would carry a challenge letter with only the name missing? You have done this many times, right?

The young man held the challenge in both hands, then bent down and said, "Fellow Daoist Lin, please accept the challenge."

Without waiting for Lin Du to react, the challenge letter flew towards Lin Du's face at great speed.

Lin Du leaned back subconsciously, stretched out his hand, pinched the challenge letter with his middle finger and index finger, and then the challenge letter quickly recorded Lin Du's breath.

Wu Xi stood up and said, "Since you have accepted it, we will see each other next time."

"I hope that you will have achieved the state of Dan in nine years. Otherwise, I will feel guilty if I win."

After he said all this, he turned and left, his back looking particularly heroic.

Lin Du still held the challenge letter in his arms and turned to look at the kettle. "What did he say?"

"He looks down on you." Yuan Ye translated dutifully, "He said you might not be able to form a pill in nine years, and he's afraid that he'll win unfairly."

"It means that you should spend nine years to catch up with him." Yan Qing added fuel to the fire.

Lin Du looked extremely puzzled. "Wu Xi is a sword cultivator, ten years older than me. He takes advantage of me and looks down on me?"

"Junior Master! Continue to beat him next time!" Ni Jinxuan responded first.

Lin Du turned to look at Xia Tianwu, "Second nephew, how long does it take for the average person in our sect to achieve Dan after entering the Dao?"

"It could be as short as five years or as long as twenty years."

From the first stage to the second stage is transcendence, and from the second stage to the third stage is enlightenment. Once the elixir is formed, the path to elixir is initially completed, one can fly freely, and live for a thousand years. Therefore, the transition from Qinxin realm to Tengyun realm is a big hurdle for all cultivators.

Lin Du said, "Okay, I get it. I'll form a pill next year. Wu Xi had better go back and form a pill right away, otherwise I'll consider it an unfair victory."

Before Lin Du could utter another harsh word, another person walked up to her with a challenge in his hand.

Lin Du raised his hand to support his forehead and glanced at the person next to him.

Yuan Ye understood and said, "Want to challenge my junior master? A little later, the people who want to fight her will line up from here to our Dingjiu City."