I Become a Martial Arts God in the Chaotic Demon World-Chapter 89: The Consequences of Losing the Sense of Pain (Extra for Alliance Hierarch The Most Dazzling Life Dream)

After reading through Wen Tingyun's notes in one breath, Han Zheng couldn't help but slap the table in amazement.

No wonder Peach Sister suggested Han Zheng exchange for Wen Tingyun's notes.

The state of Water and Fire Immortal Clothes became crystal clear under Wen Tingyun's analysis, even to the point where this state's connections to subsequent ones were meticulously detailed.

If Li Jingzhong's teachings on the Innate Realm were about practice making perfect, about telling you the first three states in the simplest and easiest to understand way,

Then Wen Tingyun was like a textbook—precise, thorough, and highly professional.

Han Zheng put down the notes, closed his eyes, and concentrated. His blood, bones, meridians, ligaments, and flesh melded together, sublimating.

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The first three Innate states were about gradual tempering; this final step of Water and Fire Immortal Clothes was about integration.

At the end, once the integration succeeded and reached its extreme, the Water and Fire Immortal Clothes were achieved.

As his physical body integrated, a slight glow faintly emanated from Han Zheng's skin.

He didn't know how long had passed when the faint glow on his body extinguished, and his skin was emitting a jade-like delicate luster.

Opening his eyes, Han Zheng frowned slightly.

Just a trace short, missing just that little bit of feeling.

According to Wen Tingyun's notes, the step of integration Han Zheng had done was already near perfect, only lacking that final trace of utmost sublimation.

Logically speaking, Han Zheng was not lacking in Martial Arts talent, but his understanding of Martial Arts wasn't bad either.

But it was exactly this final step of realization that Han Zheng couldn't seem to grasp.

At times like this, even entering the Taotie Furnace for seclusion would be useless.

Who knew how long it would take for him to get that sensation and fully, supremely sublimate.

After some contemplation, Han Zheng suddenly had an idea.

He drew the Autumn Water Shocking Swallow and made a delicate cut on his own arm.

The thick blood, like mercury, hung on the surface of his skin but solidified in a moment.

Han Zheng took a deep breath.

He understood where that missing bit of sensation was—it was the sense of pain!

Condensing the Water and Fire Immortal Clothes, the Innate physical body must be Perfect.

Han Zheng lacked the sense of pain, so now his state was imperfect; what he was missing was that bit of sensation.

With a wry smile, Han Zheng suddenly felt like he had lifted a rock only to drop it on his own foot.

When Han Zheng had initially chosen to sacrifice his sense of pain, there were no side effects, and it even had the effect of speeding up his cultivation when breaking through Golden Muscle and Jade Veins and tempering his meridians.

The process of tempering the meridians was excruciatingly painful, and ordinary Martial Artists would proceed with caution, fearing that the intense pain might affect their Mental State and cause their Inner Strength to tear their meridians.

But when Han Zheng was at this step, because he had no sense of pain, he chose the fast track.

It was like performing surgery on someone else; he could refine himself calmly and without it affecting him at all.

But now, the consequences had come.

As easily as Han Zheng had broken through Golden Muscle and Jade Veins, now it was just as difficult.

Just missing that bit of sensation, unable to achieve a thorough Perfect state, he could not supremely sublimate and condense the Water and Fire Immortal Clothes.

Han Zheng sighed slightly; he had been somewhat careless.

A thing as malicious as the Taotie Furnace wouldn't let him exploit any loopholes.

Anything on himself that he could sacrifice must be useful to it.

Anything truly useless to it, it wouldn't want.

It just didn't have any impact at the beginning, but the real effect all came later.

At this moment, Han Zheng even felt some relief that he had always held on to his true self.

Except for sacrificing his fear when facing desperate situations, he hadn't rashly gone on to sacrifice other things.

Otherwise, there would be much more trouble later on.

And luckily, he had previously accidentally traded back his fear, with a bonus of the Horror Purgatory Ghost King Form.

Now, thinking carefully, if he hadn't been able to trade back his fear, any future practice related to the mind might encounter problems.

"What exactly do you want that would allow me to trade back my sense of pain?"

Han Zheng summoned the Taotie Furnace and fixed his gaze on it.

[Please find a special item on your own.]

"At least give me a direction?" Han Zheng helplessly shook his head as he dismissed the Taotie Furnace, knowing this was the likely outcome. Sacrificing oneself to the Taotie Furnace was akin to taking out a high-interest loan. Han Zheng had sacrificed his fear and now needed a Horror Ghost King with the origin of fear to exchange for it. Following this logic, having sacrificed his sense of pain, he would also need something related to the origin of pain in order to redeem it. This thing could be a certain secret treasure, the remnant soul of a ghost, or a part from a demon.

Finding no leads at the moment, Han Zheng could only give up for now, preparing to go to the Demon Cleansing Bureau to look up some information. The Demon Cleansing Bureau had some publicly accessible records, including common knowledge about various demons and ghosts and the like, which might just contain something related to the Pain Origin. Stepping out, he glanced at the sky; outside, the sun was shining brightly, and it was already noon the next day. He wasn't sure if he had been too engrossed in his training or had simply grown accustomed to a place like the Taotie Furnace where time seemed to stand still. Han Zheng felt that he had closed his eyes to cultivate after finishing his notes, and when he opened them again, a full day had passed.

Feeling his stomach empty, Han Zheng directly headed to the dining hall. It was the peak of lunchtime, and the dining hall was filled with over a hundred martial artists from the Demon Cleansing Bureau. Seeing Han Zheng, some couldn't help but lower their heads and whisper amongst themselves. Newcomers to the Demon Cleansing Bureau were nothing unusual, but what was unusual was this newcomer defeating Guo Zhen with a single move right after arriving. Everybody had heard of old-timers showing newbies a bit of their power, but when had a newbie been able to do the same to an old-timer? Although nobody spoke out loud, everyone took note of Han Zheng. "Brother Han! Over here, over here!" Han Zheng had just filled a bowl with food when he saw Yang Tianqi waving him over. "Brother Han, how come you haven't come out all day?" "Got a bit too absorbed in my cultivation." Yang Tianqi looked on admiringly, "No wonder you have such strength, Brother Han. You've been so devoted to your cultivation since you arrived at the Demon Cleansing Bureau." As Han Zheng gnawed on a chicken leg, he asked, "By the way, how are we notified about missions in the Demon Cleansing Bureau? Like yesterday, I was inside all day. Would someone come to find me?"

Yang Tianqi explained, "Previously, our Southern Mountain Demon Cleansing Department headquarters had sixteen battalions. If there was a mission, those above would surely inform the Demon Sweeping Captain first. If the Demon Sweeping Captain doesn't need to take action, the notice would be passed down to a Team Leader at the peak of the Innate Realm, who would lead several members of the Xuanjia Guard to complete the mission. If there's a mission, someone will naturally come to find you. But now, most of our forces have gone to Huainan Road, and the remaining personnel have been distributed into two camps. Most of the Yu Character Camp members are not in the city; they are patrolling and monitoring several important sites around Kai Ping Prefecture. We from the Kui Character Camp are directly controlled by Madam Wen Tingyun. If there's a mission, someone will notify you. So Brother Han, if you need to be in seclusion without disturbances, you should ask Madam Wen Tingyun for leave first, and she will naturally arrange for someone else." Han Zheng nodded his head. Just then, Wen Tingyun suddenly walked into the canteen, and the Demon Cleansing Bureau martial artists quickly got up to salute. Wen Tingyun gestured with her hand, indicating that they need not be overly formal. Scanning the crowd, Wen Tingyun spoke softly, "Ye Liuyun, Ye Caiyun, Yang Tianqi, come to see me after you finish eating; I have a mission for you. Those who haven't received a mission in the past three days, go see Elder Xu afterward; he has a large-scale task that requires a lot of hands." After speaking, Wen Tingyun paused briefly, turning her gaze towards Han Zheng, "And Han Zheng, you come with Yang Tianqi and the others." Yang Tianqi quickly finished his meal, curiously looking at Han Zheng, "Looks like Madam Wen Tingyun thinks highly of you." "Why do you say that?" "Newcomers generally aren't assigned missions so soon after joining the Demon Cleansing Bureau, but the very next day Madam Wen Tingyun is assigning you one. If it's not targeting you, then it must be because she considers you valuable enough to be involved in official Demon Cleansing Bureau missions." Han Zheng swiftly devoured four chicken legs in three bites, his mouth closing and the food instantly crushed and swallowed. For a martial artist of his realm, this was the normal speed of eating; chewing slowly was just for savoring the flavor. After wiping his mouth clean, Han Zheng said, "Rather than her thinking highly of me, I feel it's more likely that the Demon Cleansing Bureau is desperately short-staffed now; even a new recruit like me has to be put to use right away." With that, Han Zheng pulled Yang Tianqi along to find Wen Tingyun, while the Ye siblings, seeing Han Zheng and the others moving, also quickly sped up their meal to catch up.