Enlightenment: Beginning as a Disposable Warrior-Chapter 224 - 159: Death Warrior Supervisor, Threefold Yijin! (Part 2)

Chapter 224: Chapter 159: Death Warrior Supervisor, Threefold Yijin! (Part 2)

Why did Pharmacist Lin, someone so proficient with Gu insects, appear?

And when the pharmacist first heard about the Gu insect in Su Mu’s body, he asked Su Mu a question, asking if there was anything special about the Gu poison. Upon reflection, Su Mu realized the question was quite probing and somewhat suggestive.

Perhaps everything was a setup from the start, and I was never more than a pawn!

"If the pharmacist is indeed my handler... have these years been spent observing the changes in my body’s Gu poison?"

With a swift turn of thoughts, Su Mu asked himself a question.

"Why would the pharmacist do such a thing?"

Su Mu carefully reviewed his three-and-a-half-year relationship with the pharmacist and the little doctor, noting that neither had done anything to harm him.

Right now, Su Mu meticulously checked a batch of new medicinal wine he brought back from the clinic, finding no issues. This made Su Mu secretly breathe a sigh of relief, and his tightly clenched fist slowly relaxed.

The insights and strength he gained from his visit to Changfeng County were unexpected by the pharmacist, and such a sudden return left no room for the pharmacist to meddle.

Moreover, considering how today the pharmacist entrusted Xiaoyue to him, it wouldn’t make sense for the pharmacist to be the handler, which further proves that the pharmacist had no harmful intentions towards him.

"What was the intention behind the pharmacist advising me not to teach Xiaoyue martial arts?"

"One should not harbor malicious intent, but neither should one be without a defense."

Su Mu’s eyes glimmered. If the pharmacist was in the Five Extremes Realm, he needed to quickly forge the Great Spear and perfect the Molten Fire Golden Body through further inference. This way, Su Mu would have the confidence to protect himself against a real Five Extremes Realm master, fearless of any schemes.

"But if it’s above the Five Extremes Realm..."

Su Mu understood that if the pharmacist was above the Five Extremes Realm, any strategy would become meaningless.

"The Jade Bone Pills are nearly exhausted, and the Demon Blood is in hand. In the coming days, I need to refine several furnaces."

Su Mu was never one to dwell in hesitation. He promptly ingested the final few Jade Bone Pills and then practiced martial arts in the courtyard. Afterwards, he poured four batches of medicinal powder into a bath tub for a Yijin medicinal bath.

"Thinking too much is of no use; I must quickly improve my strength!"

The long night passed in silence.

News of Li Feiyu’s reverse slaying of the Six-Grade Five Extremes Realm Silver-Browed Eagle King spread from Changfeng County to Qingyun, immediately stirring uproar among both the Five Great Powers of Cyan Cloud and the Qingyun Government Office.

The very night the news arrived, Gu Feng’s study, the current Qingfeng Gang Leader, was brightly lit, and Gu Feng tossed and turned, unable to sleep. Although his demeanor was usually calm like a still well, his face was full of shock.

"That Li Feiyu could actually reverse slay a Six-Grade Five Extremes Realm martial artist; his power advancement is truly terrifying!"

After a long time, the shock on Gu Feng’s face faded, replaced by worry. After the Banquet of Hongmen, although Gu Feng hadn’t paid special attention to Li Feiyu, information about him had been reported three times.

The first was the execution of Bai Yi, the Cang River flower-picking thief.

The second was the nighttime raid on Lin Family Manor, where he executed the Manor Master of Lin Family Manor. It was said that Lin Yun had long since been impersonated by the Flood Banner Lord, one of the Five Banner Masters of the Black Mountain Rebel Army.

This third time, at the Changfeng County execution ground, he reversed slayed the Yuan family’s father and son, taking down one of the Four Guardians of Black Mountain, a Five Extremes Realm expert.

Each incident was more shocking than the last, all within less than a year’s time. After the first two, Gu Feng remained composed, but this time even he couldn’t stay calm.

"Li Feiyu is quite intimate with Li Zhihe; no, I must quickly visit Li Zhihe and have him introduce me to Li Feiyu."

Gu Feng wasn’t the only one with this thought; even the Xiao Family, who had previously sent someone to follow Su Mu, shared this idea. Additionally, two major forces besides Vajra Temple soon grew eager to recruit and establish friendships, sending people to Qingyun City.

Everyone could see Li Feiyu’s potential; given time, Li Feiyu would undoubtedly become the number one powerhouse of the Three Counties!

While the Five Great Powers of Cyan Cloud and government officials wanted to ally with Li Feiyu, ordinary people in Qingyun City rejoiced when hearing the news.

"Hero Li did well; those Black Mountain Rebels deserve to be executed by everyone!"

"As expected of the Unparalleled Boxing and Stick Skills Li Feiyu, Hero Li fights against the oppressors and upholds justice. Having Hero Li in Cyan Cloud is indeed a blessing for us!"

"To suppress the strong and favor the weak is indeed the act of a great man!"

The recently quietened name of Li Feiyu once again spread throughout Qingyun County, becoming a topic of discussion among people in the streets, taverns, and tea houses after meals.

Storytellers in tea houses began recounting the tale of Li Feiyu defeating the Eagle King, receiving thunderous applause.

However, Su Mu, the very person at the center of this storm, seemed oblivious, returning to the Forging Workshop the second day after arriving in Qingyun. Silently, he became the fifth master of the Forging Workshop.

"Master Su, hello!"

Walking into the Forging Workshop, the blacksmiths inside greeted him respectfully. Su Mu nodded in acknowledgment, somewhat unaccustomed to being called Master.

That day, Su Mu found Uncle Wu and the three master blacksmiths.

"Uncle Wu, three masters, I happened to buy a batch of Demon Blood and some forged iron material lately, and I intend to forge a long saber."

"Xiaomu, you are now our fifth master of the Forging Workshop; you can decide for yourself."

Wu Lie agreed with a smile. Among the masters, Chen Yuntian patted Su Mu on the shoulder.

"Su the kid, once you finish forging, let this old man see it first; did you hear?"

"Why should this be shown to you first, Elder Chen? Su the kid, just come to the cold pool to find me first."

"My cold pool door is always open for you," Zhao Ju said without backing down.

Su Mu agreed with a smile. Inside the Hidden Dragon Forging Room, which belonged to Su Mu, all forging tools, including the Forging Platform, Special Forging Hammer, Inscription Pen, and Spiritual Pool, were ready.

It had taken Wu Lie and the three master blacksmiths quite some effort to set up, and each had high expectations for Su Mu. They all knew Su Mu was not just specialized in one skill like them but was a full-fledged talent born for forging.

Su Mu announced his intention to forge a long saber to mislead others. In the military and among martial artists around the world, nine out of ten use swords or sabers, and if the news of forging a Grade-Entering Great Spear were to spread, it would easily attract attention.

In the future, just wielding a spear might expose Li Feiyu’s identity.

Su Mu displayed the iron materials to be used for this forge on the Forging Platform. There was 150 pounds of Red Iron Essence confiscated from Lin Family Manor, two pieces of Yuan Wuming’s Nine-Ring Ghost Head Saber, and a piece of fist-sized, about 30 pounds Iron Essence sent by the Forging Workshop.

Su Mu casually picked up a piece of broken saber, feeling a faint trace of sharpness from it.

"This saber is entirely forged from Xuan Iron, comparable in quality to Red Iron Essence and Cold Iron Essence... This time, let’s aim for an Eighth-Grade Treasure Spear."

"Xuan Iron belongs to the metal element, containing sharpness Qi, its texture is tough, heavy, and has certain elasticity, suitable for being forged into the spear shaft along with Red Iron Essence. The spearhead needs to be hard and sharp, so let’s merge Red Iron Essence and Iron Essence together, and then add some Xuan Iron."

"First, fulfill the iron requirement for the Great Spear, and use the remaining ones to forge the Long Saber."

This time, Su Mu aimed for an Eighth-Grade Treasure Spear while planning to use the leftover materials for the Long Saber, not aiming for an Eighth-Grade Treasure Saber.

The design for the Great Spear had been built in Su Mu’s mind countless times, making him confident. Regarding the Long Saber, Su Mu planned to make some modifications based on the Cold Heron Saber.

At this moment, Su Mu was quite excited. He had been waiting for this day since the first day he joined the Forging Workshop, waiting a year and a half for this moment.

"Let’s begin!"

Hoisting the Iron Hammer, Su Mu struck heavily on the iron material taken from the forge, sending sparks flying.

Forging during the day, cultivating at night; after returning from Changfeng, Su Mu paid no heed to outside affairs, focusing entirely on his endeavor, and time flew rapidly.

Thirty refinements.

Fifty refinements.

Eighty refinements.

In a blink of an eye, five days had passed.

On a deep night, the tranquility of the small courtyard on North Yanque Street in Qingyun City was broken by the sound of muscles and bones resonating.

In the wooden barrel, the youth immersed himself completely in medicinal liquid, feeling as though every major tendon, each of the Eight Extraordinary Meridians, Ren and Du Meridians, and countless tiny meridians in his body were scorching hot.

Every tendon underwent repeated expansion and contraction, appearing as if torn apart and then restored again, repetitively over time, continuously refining and transforming the youth’s body.

Finally, after an unknown period, the burning, tearing pain subsided like receding tides.

In introspection, a luster flowed on the tendons. This time, the luster not only enhanced the exterior but penetrated into the meridians as well.

From the exterior, the tendons did not appear more robust. But with a mere thought, each tendon could endure a more powerful surge of power, with each meridian superior to Mystic Elephant Tendons.

"The third-time Yijin is complete!"

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