The righteous path punishes Heaven

Chapter 57 Magical Skills

Boom boom boom!

There was another knock on the door.

"Damn it, why does someone always ruin my plans..." Chu Yanbing was about to deliver the final blow when she was interrupted by the knocking on the door. She had no choice but to compose herself and go to open the door.

The person outside the door was Ren Tianxiong again. He frowned and said with some doubt, "Holy Maiden, after much thought, I have decided to personally check on Yun Ling's injuries."

"This..." Chu Yanbing became a little nervous upon hearing this and wanted to dissuade him, but Ren Tianxiong insisted on going into the house to check, so she had no choice but to comply in order not to expose herself.

Ren Tianxiong walked up to Zhang Yunling with a kind expression, lifted his wrist and began to take his pulse. "Yunling, my grandson has told me a lot about you. You once saved his life during the trial in the Xuanxu Ancient Realm. It is only right that I come to check your injuries today."

Zhang Yunling nodded gratefully: "Thank you for your care, Elder. I feel something is wrong with my body. It seems that I have some hidden injuries from the previous battle. Please examine me."

At this point, Zhang Yunling stole a glance at Chu Yanbing. He saw that the female demon was gritting her teeth but could not say anything. He felt extremely satisfied. Taking advantage of Ren Tianxiong's treatment of his injuries, he directly cured the Northern Darkness Poison, thus avoiding the hidden danger of Chu Yanbing seizing his manhood.

"Hmm? There is indeed a hidden injury, it seems to be some kind of poison." Ren Tianxiong nodded slightly, and at the same time, he urged his own internal energy to explore Zhang Yunling's meridians, directly controlling the slowly spreading Beiming Witch Poison, forcing it to Zhang Yunling's throat, where it turned into a stream of turbid blood that spurted out.

Once the poison was neutralized, Zhang Yunling felt much better and immediately knelt down on one knee to express his gratitude: "Thank you for your help, Elder! This poison was extremely subtle, and with my cultivation level, I had no way to deal with it. I never expected that Elder could neutralize it with just one move!"

Ren Tianxiong withdrew his spiritual power and laughed, "No need to be polite. You must have had a very bumpy and tiring journey. Take a good rest here and return to the sect later."

After saying that, Ren Tianxiong turned back to look at Chu Yanbing and said meaningfully, "Holy Maiden, please come back with me. Today's matter has been resolved, and it's time to go back and see the Sect Master."

"Yes, Elder Ren." Chu Yanbing responded with a somewhat reluctant bow, glancing at Zhang Yunling again out of the corner of her eye before following Ren Tianxiong out of the guest room.

After a few breaths, the surroundings became quiet, leaving only Zhang Yunling standing alone. He took out the amulet hanging around his neck with a touch of melancholy; it was the only keepsake left by his adoptive father, Zhang He.

“Father, the enemy is right in front of us, but I am powerless. It is harder than climbing to heaven to take revenge.”

But then, he suddenly remembered something, and the sadness on his face turned into joy. He put the talisman back in place, patted his storage bag with his left hand, and a jade slip flew out from it.

"Oh right, I still have Brother Sun. He promised to help me kill Chu Yanbing, and now he's finally come in handy!"

With this trump card in hand, Zhang Yunling's mood finally improved a bit, and he returned to his bedroom, sat on the bed, and began to meditate cross-legged.

Three days later, the Quanzhen School.

The Quanzhen Sect members who went to the Pei family for the banquet have all returned to Quanzhen Sect with their sect leader. Zhang Yunling was taken to the Elders' Hall and received a lot of praise and commendation. The Quanzhen Sect leader, who had initially suspected him of stealing the identity token, now greatly admired Zhang Yunling.

"Yun Ling, the Elders' Council previously treated you as a suspect and conducted a rigorous investigation, which was somewhat presumptuous. We did not expect you to be such an upright and righteous person. I apologize to you here."

The sect leader looked at Zhang Yunling with increasing admiration. "My name is Duan Suchen. If you encounter any obstacles when you leave the sect in the future, just mention my name. I dare not say that everyone in the entire Dao Tian Continent knows me, but at least in this northern sect, I am quite famous."

After saying that, Duan Suchen waved his hand, and the sect steward beside him stepped forward and presented a small wooden box with both hands.

"This is the reward you deserve for your outstanding contributions to the sect. Keep up the good work, and the sect will support you."

Zhang Yunling was pleasantly surprised to see this. He hadn't expected that the sect leader was somewhat different from the image his master had described. He was clearly a reasonable and virtuous sect leader who could distinguish right from wrong.

However, since his master had told him these things, there must have been a reason. After learning that the Holy Maiden was Chu Yanbing, Zhang Yunling had some clues.

Could this be related to Chu Yanbing? Did she incite Duan Suchen to do something wrong? But the timeline doesn't match up...

A variety of thoughts filled his mind, but Zhang Yunling immediately suppressed them. After accepting the wooden box and bowing to thank the sect leader and the elders, he hurriedly left the Elders' Pavilion and returned to his own cave.

Slowly opening the wooden box, Zhang Yunling discovered a pill inside. He immediately recognized it as a fifth-grade pill, the Qi-Nourishing and Spirit-Returning Pill.

This pill helps cultivators absorb spiritual energy from the environment more quickly, and its effects vary depending on the cultivator's level.

These fifth-grade pills were originally best suited for cultivators in the Golden Core or Nascent Soul stages, but Zhang Yunling had studied alchemy extensively and knew a great deal about this kind of knowledge.

Cultivators below the Golden Core stage can also take this pill. Unlike the normal effect, if a Foundation Establishment cultivator takes this pill in batches, he can continuously and rapidly absorb spiritual energy.

With the aid of the Spirit Summoning Bracelet from the previous auction, he is one step closer to completing the Tribulation and refining the Profound Purple Pill.

Thinking of this, Zhang Yunling's confidence increased greatly. Then he remembered that he had previously seized the storage bag of a squad leader of the Thief Heaven Sect, so he took it out to take a look.

He opened the storage bag and probed it with his divine sense. Inside, there were approximately several hundred thousand spirit stones, more than a dozen pills of grade three to four, several weapons and magic treasures, and a brown wooden box.

"What is this?" The other items were secondary; it was this wooden box that caught Zhang Yunling's attention. He took the box out and examined it closely. The box was carved with exquisite gold patterns, and there was a small padlock at the opening, but no keyhole.

“This wooden box has been sealed. It’s probably an opportunity that the squad leader obtained from somewhere, but he couldn’t open it because his cultivation level wasn’t high enough.” Zhang Yunling sensed the strength of the seal on the box and it seemed to have been left by a Nascent Soul stage expert.

Just then, a familiar voice came from outside the cave: "Junior brother! How are you?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yunling put away the wooden box and storage bag, quickly walked over and opened the mansion gate, where Ren Jixing was the first to appear.

"It's Senior Brother Ren! I'm much better now, thanks to the Grand Elder's help." Zhang Yunling smiled and hugged Ren Jixing tightly.

"It's good that you're alright, it's good that you're alright! By the way, did you get back the Spirit Summoning Bracelet that we saw at the auction?"

“We’ve got it back. It’s here.” Zhang Yunling raised his wrist, revealing the Spirit Summoning Bracelet he had been wearing ever since he killed the Thief of Heaven’s squad leader.

Ren Jixing nodded in satisfaction, then took out a scroll from his storage bag. "By the way, junior brother, I also bought something at that auction, which I'll use as a gift to visit you."

"Oh? Is it a secret manual?" Zhang Yunling took the scroll and asked in confusion.

"It's probably some kind of secret manual. I opened it before but didn't understand anything. And this scroll isn't cheap. I think you have high comprehension, so I bought it for you to take a look at."

Seeing Zhang Yunling's serious expression, Ren Jixing became interested and leaned closer. As the scroll slowly unfurled, five large characters were written at the beginning:

One breath transforms into three pure ones.