by Translator: BornToBe; Author: Ordinary Magician (平凡魔术师); Licensed From: 17k
When a woman came up to Long Chen to heal him, Long Chen had been about to decline because he knew he wasn’t injured at all.
Furthermore, if he let someone else’s spiritual qi enter his body, that would reveal the secret that he had no Spirit Root in his Dantian. He didn’t want to become someone gossipped about behind his back.
But before he could even decline, that senior apprentice-brother blocked her from healing him. Long Chen was startled. That senior apprentice-brother only icily glanced at Long Chen, not explaining anything.
Long Chen was curious, but that was also fine. Now he had no need to personally decline it. He returned his focus back to Tang Wan-er.
“Whew.” Qi Yue sighed, shaking her head, “You really are worthy of being a core disciple who has awoken your ancestral mark. To heal your injuries, I ended up using up half of my spiritual qi.”
Those disciples who had come with Qi Yue were shocked. Qi Yue was very well-known by them. Other than that senior apprentice-brother, she was the most powerful of them all.
But healing a Blood Condensation disciple had used up half her spiritual qi. That was practically inconceivable.
They were all wood cultivators who knew that the stronger someone was, the more spiritual qi it would require to heal them. It appeared this fairy-like maiden was definitely a terrifying expert.
“Senior sister has gone to a great deal of trouble. Please wait a moment.” Tang Wan-er could feel her entire body was relaxed without the slightest injury, filling her with gratefulness towards Qi Yue. She ran back into her immortal cave and came out with a cup of Queen Bee Crystal.
“Haha, what a smart junior sister. Thank you- oh! … This is Jade Butterfly Queen Bee Honey? No, the Queen Bee Honey wouldn’t have crystallized. This is… Queen Bee Crystal?” Qi Yue was startled when she recognized this treasure.
Tang Wan-er smiled slightly, “Junior sister’s luck was good and managed to obtain a piece through luck. Quickly drink it senior sister; it’ll solidify again soon.”
Long Chen’s mouth twitched. She had once more taken out his things to give to others. But this girl was still alright, keeping it low-key.
“Junior apprentice-brother, I can see your body is injured. Let senior apprentice-brother give you a check up. You should know that I rarely ever offer my healing services to just anyone.” That man smiled and walked up to Long Chen.
Chapter 177 Can You Not Heal Yourself
“I don’t need you to heal me. I’m fine.” Long Chen shook his head. He immediately understood this senior apprentice-brother was planning something against him.
“Trust your senior apprentice-brother’s eyesight. If I say there’s something wrong with your body, there’s definitely something wrong. Don’t fail to appreciate my kindness. I, Lu Chuan, am not someone who will randomly heal anyone,” said Lu Chuan icily.
Lu Chuan’s words startled everyone, especially Tang Wan-er’s people. Wasn’t this clearly bullying?
Originally, they were filled with gratefulness for all these senior disciples coming to heal them. But hearing this, they no longer felt any respect for this senior apprentice-brother Lu Chuan.
“Senior apprentice-brother Lu Chuan, I don’t sense anything wrong with this junior’s body. Now that we’ve finished our mission, we should return.” Obviously, Qi Yue had also seen through Lu Chuan’s intentions.
Qi Yue was giving Lu Chuan a chance to back down. But Lu Chuan shook his head, “When it comes to experience, I joined the sect a month earlier than you.
“So junior apprentice-sister, trust your senior apprentice-brother’s eyesight. I will kindly heal him. For you to not trust me really is hurtful.
“Junior apprentice-brother, come. Don’t make things hard for your senior apprentice-brother. It wouldn’t be good for me to have to forcibly subdue you.”
Long Chen took a deep breath. If he still didn’t understand Lu Chuan’s intention, he really wouldn’t be Long Chen.
This bastard wants to show off his abilities here, most likely in order to awe Tang Wan-er, retrieving the face he lost just now. If you want to show off then show off, but for you to place your intentions on me… Long Chen was already extremely irritated.
“It’d be best for you to not force me.” Long Chen indifferently said to Lu Chuan.
Tang Wan-er’s people were all shocked. As soon as Long Chen’s expression became like this, that often meant he had truly become angry.
“Refusing medical treatment is not a good thing. If you’re sick then you must get treated. If not, it will be difficult to treat in the future.” Lu Chuan icily glared at him.
“Does your brain have a problem for you to try to show off your senior status in order to attract a woman? It seems you not only have a mental illness, but your eyes must also be diseased. Or perhaps you really are blind. Do I look that easy to bully to you?” snorted Long Chen icily.
“Are you trying to provoke me?” Lu Chuan’s expression sank. He began to raise his hands.
“Stop!”
Qi Yue was about to go out to stop him, but Tang Wan-er pulled her back. “Let them.”
For some reason, she also found Lu Chuan extremely distasteful. Although he was a senior disciple, she felt Long Chen wouldn’t be much inferior to him. At the very least he wouldn’t lose out.
She understood Long Chen’s temperament. That fellow was able to accept anything except loss. It was better to just let him go out.
“No, I wouldn’t provoke an idiot like you,” corrected Long Chen snidely, shaking his head[1].
“Bastard!” A rattan vine appeared in Lu Chuan’s hands, and he attacked Long Chen.
Long Chen sneered and grabbed the vine directly. Lu Chuan had obviously underestimated Long Chen’s strength. Long Chen pulled, bringing Lu Chuan flying into him.
POW! Long Chen’s hand viciously slapped Lu Chuan on the face, sending him flying back.
Tang Wan-er’s people were not that shocked. But Qi Yue’s group were flabbergasted, watching this scene with disbelief.
In their group, Qi Yue might be the leader of their group and was number one in terms of healing and recovery, but when it came to combat strength, Lu Chuan was superior.
And so despite the fact that Lu Chuan was technically Qi Yue’s subordinate, he would often mess with her. Qi Yue also had no way to handle that and so she could only endure.
That gave her a constant headache, as her prestige of being their team leader would only grow weaker. Luckily, the rest of her group had an understanding of her and supported her greatly.
Although none of them liked Lu Chuan, when it came to cultivation base and strength, Lu Chuan was the most powerful amongst them.
But even such a Tendon Transformation expert was sent flying with a single slap as soon as he attacked.
Lu Chuan flew back dozens of meters, miserably crashing on the ground. When he once more got up, there was a very clear handprint on his face.
Feeling that hot pain on his face as well as seeing everyone’s peculiar expressions, Lu Chuan immediately became infuriated.
“Fucker!” Lu Chuan roared and a wooden spear appeared in his hand. Although it looked to be made of wood, there were lines covering the entire spear that released a terrifying pressure. That sharp aura caused people to shiver. That was a weapon that was even harder than steel.
His aura exploded as he stabbed his spear at Long Chen. Terrifying qi rumbled, shaking people’s eardrums.
That spear shot straight at Long Chen’s stomach. He was incredibly vicious, actually wanting to take Long Chen’s life. Furthermore, it was so fast that no one was able to react before that spear stabbed through Long Chen.
“Long Chen!”
Tang Wan-er let out a startled cry, her face pale. But she then suddenly noticed Long Chen who had been pierced through by that spear had actually disappeared.
“Afterimage?” Lu Chuan immediately had a bad feeling.
BANG! Another hand viciously slapped across his face, the e
xplosive energy once more sending him flying.
It was the exact same angle and attack as the previous one, but this time the distance he flew back was no longer the same. He no longer flew in an arc; this time he was blown back so hard he was flying in a straight line.
Lu Chuan smashed into the stone wall behind him, causing a loud boom that caused everyone to cringe.
But the stone wall was extremely sturdy, and he simply splatted against it.
He vomited out blood. Inside that vomit were also a couple of teeth. Seeing that there was still some flesh on those teeth, people shivered.
Everyone looked at Long Chen as if he were a monster. Was he really a newly accepted disciple? He was far too strong! How was this even a battle? It was more like beating a child!
“Boss is mighty!” A cry came out from the crowd. Guo Ran had been frightened greatly when he saw that spear stab through Long Chen. But now he finally had a chance to cheer for Long Chen.
Lu Chuan’s face had another large handprint that was on the other side of his face now, practically symmetrical. But one side had swollen up much more than the other, causing him to look like a freak.
“Didn’t you want to show off your great strength and your exquisite healing skills? Now you have a chance,” Long Chen icily said to Lu Chuan.
Now that he said that, Guo Ran and the others finally understood why Lu Chuan would force Long Chen like this. So he had been planning on using him to display his own abilities.
Then remembering how he had taken action to try healing Tang Wan-er’s wounds, everyone finally came to a sudden realization.
If you really needed someone to make an example out of, there were many possible candidates. For him to choose Long Chen, was he tired of living?
Long Chen’s ridiculous combat strength had already surpassed the monster-class. Even those Elders were all shocked by him.
Furthermore, with Long Chen and Tang Wan-er’s relationship, to use Long Chen as an example to obtain Tang Wan-er, he must really have a mental illness or be blind. Had he not seen how close the two of them stood?
Everyone was deathly silent. Lu Chuan was already completely dazed, only recovering after a long time. Then sensing the painful heat coming from his face, he glared at Long Chen, his eyes spitting flames.
“Hey, I waited forever for you. Are you still putting on a show or not? Can you not heal yourself? You can’t put on your show?” Long Chen impatiently said.
“Hundred Vine Trap!” Lu Chuan roared. Suddenly, countless vines charged out of his hands at Long Chen like hundreds of slithering snakes.
That had happened so quickly that no one had even realized what had happened before Long Chen was completely ensnared by those vines. He was completely caught with only his head exposed at the top.
Tang Wan-er and the others had never seen such a bizarre technique, blankly staring at Lu Chuan’s hands.
Those vines had flown out from Lu Chuan’s flesh. This was the first time any of them had seen a wood cultivator’s techniques, so they were all shocked.
To use one’s own flesh to give birth to rattan vines was odder than any other kind of ability they had seen.
Those vines had come out from Lu Chuan’s body and were controlled by him like his own fingers. That kind of ability had surpassed everyone’s expectations.
“Now you can shut up you bastard!” Lu Chuan sinisterly glared at Long Chen. The vines then began to slowly tighten even more, wanting to crush Long Chen within.
Long Chen indifferently examined those vines. “Why do I need to shut up? It’s not like my teeth have already fallen out, and all that remains in my mouth is a bunch of crap.”
Everyone was startled. Despite being completely trapped, Long Chen was still able to say such things. Was he not afraid of paying for his actions?
Tang Wan-er had been worried at first when she saw Long Chen trapped, but then she thought of something and relaxed, actually laughing inside.
“Your mouth really is vicious, but I want to see just how vicious it’ll be later.” Lu Chuan snorted, urging his vines to tighten to the limit.
But Long Chen’s expression was still completely indifferent with just a touch of ridicule as he looked at Lu Chuan. He didn’t say a single word, acting as if he were just watching a monkey perform.
Lu Chuan’s expression gradually grew uglier. Those handprints on his face had now become even clearer. It was almost possible to see even his palm lines.
“I don’t believe I can’t crush you to death!”
Lu Chuan roared, and his whole body’s qi surged out. His spiritual qi poured into those vines. Everyone could see those vines grow even thicker.
But no matter how he strengthened those vines, it seemed as if they had reached some sort of limit and were unable to tighten any further.
Lu Chuan was completely astonished. These vines had all been formed from his core energy. Their toughness was even greater than steel rope.
Even steel would have been crushed, let alone flesh. But Long Chen’s expression was completely composed. That meant that Long Chen’s physical body had already reached an inconceivable level.
“Have you finished playing? Can you take back your useless little strings?” Long Chen asked the astonished Lu Chuan.
Lu Chuan immediately reacted and put away his astonished expression, coldly snorting, “Do you think that I’m helpless now? You’re too immature! I’ll whip your face into mush!”
Another vine the thickness of a thumb grew out of his palm. He raised that vine high into the air as if it was a whip and thrashed it down on Long Chen’s face.
[1] There’s a pun here based on the pronunciation of ma, the question particle, and the word for mom. Lu Chuan says: Are you trying to provoke me? The end of the sentence ends with the question particle . This sounds similar to for mother. So Long Chen responds to him, No I’m not trying to provoke your mother, I’m trying to provoke you. I just replaced it with some sarcastic remark.
Chapter 178 Let Me Treat Your Illness
That vine was turned into a whip that lashed at Long Chen’s face.
Long Chen coldly snorted, “Your illness really is too severe. Fine, I’ll help you treat it.”
He closed his eyes. When he once more opened them, he let out a thunderous cry.
“Pill Blaze!”
BOOM!
Terrifying flames soared out, engulfing the area dozens of meters around him. That intense temperature roasted the air.
“AHHH!!” When those flames appeared, a miserable scream came from Lu Chuan, a cry so mournful it caused people’s hair to stand on end.
Everyone from the Healing Hall was greatly shaken. They looked at the flame-covered Long Chen with terror. Some of them couldn’t help but take a couple steps back.
They had an innate fear towards fire. That was their natural enemy, their bane.
Tang Wan-er extended a hand and severed the vines that were being burned. Only then did Lu Chuan’s miserable shrieks end.
She knew those vines were formed from Lu Chuan’s core energy. However, they were not the same as her wind blades.
Those vines were connected directly to Lu Chuan’s mind and spirit. That was how he was able to control them so nimbly.
When those vines received an attack, his spirit would also suffer the same impact. Wood cultivators did not specialize in fighting, but in supporting. Their strength lay in their pure life energy that could quickly heal people’s injuries.
So despite Lu Chuan being a senior apprentice-brother, he was not at all on the same level as those Tendon Transformation senior apprentice-brothers who specialized in fighting.
But Lu Chuan had still thought that even if his strength wasn’t great, it should still have been no problem to suppress the rookies who had just joined the sect. The result, of course, was this.
Because his vines had been wrapped too tightly and bound to each other in layers, he was unable to withdraw his vines after Long Chen had released his flame.
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Having those vines being burned by that flame made him feel as if his soul was on fire. That kind of pain was something unendurable.
If Tang Wan-er hadn’t severed those vines when she had and Lu Chuan had continued to feel that pain of having his soul burning, his soul would have ended up almost permanently injured. Tang Wan-er didn’t want to see Long Chen end up committing such a crime.
The flames surrounding Long Chen’s body faded away. Shrugging, those vines that had been tightly coiling around his body had all been burned to crisp and now collapsed to the ground.
Shaking out his body, Long Chen looked at the astonished Qi Yue and laughed, “Many thanks sister Qi Yue for coming here to heal our injuries. Would you like to come in and have a sit, perhaps drink some tea?”
“Oh, no. We still need to return and report that we finished our mission. If I have a chance, then I’ll come back to disturb you all. Goodbye.” Qi Yue brought everyone away.
As for Lu Chuan, his face was pale as paper and he was already completely dazed. That was because of the pain from his soul.
“Brat, you better wait for me!” Lu Chuan ground his teeth and gave one final shout to Long Chen before descending down the mountain with everyone. However, he no longer had his bossy air as he had before. Now he seemed more like a stray dog.
“Boss, you’re too amazing!” Guo Ran walked up and gave Long Chen a thumbs-up. “However, boss, I feel like you really do stir up trouble all the time. Wherever you go, there’s always people who end up looking unfavorably upon you.”
Tang Wan-er laughed, “I think the same, haha.”
Seeing everyone looking at him oddly, Long Chen felt extremely embarrassed.
“That doesn’t matter. Everyone can disperse now. According to the Elder’s explanation, we have three days’ resting time. Three days from now, everyone remember to report to the monastery plaza. We don’t have to gather together at that time; just go over by yourself and you’ll be fine. If you can’t restrain yourself, you can go explore the surroundings, but don’t get lost.”
After sending everyone away, all that remained were him, Tang Wan-er, and Qing Yu. Qing Yu worriedly looked at Long Chen, “Long Chen, if you continue like this, it won’t be advantageous for you in the future. Restraining yourself a bit isn’t always a bad thing.”