Inside the room.
Dim lights.
Mu Canglong looked haggard, lying on the bed, already unconscious.
On his cheeks, black tadpole-like runes wriggled like living creatures, giving a chilling feeling.
Mu Miaomiao stood by the bed, looking anxious: "Senior Brother... How is he?"
Fang Xi had his right hand placed on Mu Canglong's wrist, seemingly checking his pulse.
In reality, he was secretly infusing pure Changchun technique power into Mu Canglong's body.
According to experiments in the cultivation world, a cultivator's power should have a good erasing effect on curses.
After about thirty breaths.
"Wu..."
Mu Canglong's eyelids twitched violently, then suddenly opened: "I..."
"Father!"
Mu Miaomiao cried tears of joy.
"Master Mu, how do you feel?" Fang Xi withdrew his fingers, asking calmly.
This treatment had consumed quite a bit of his power, but he remained composed.
"It's... acceptable..." Mu Canglong couldn't understand, looking at his daughter.
Fang Xi tactfully stepped back, giving the father and daughter some time to talk.
After leaving the room, a figure immediately approached: "Young Master... It's so good that you're safe."
Baihe's eyes were red, with a hint of tears.
In the past few days, the young master had said he was going out to find supplies, but he didn't return, almost scaring her to death.
Now, with monsters roaming the city from time to time, Baihe was afraid the young master would fall into their hands.
Fortunately, this pillar of support had finally returned.
"Don't worry, I'm fine..." Fang Xi glanced at the coarse grain bun in Baihe's hand and smiled: "What's this? Are you preparing food for me?"
"Miaomiao said we need to be frugal and not waste... Young Master, please bear with it for now."
Baihe looked at the coarse grain bun in her hand, feeling a bit embarrassed.
The former Fang Xi used to enjoy the best, even the maidservant's mouth had become picky.
Now, in such a situation, it was somewhat pitiful.
However, humans are adaptable creatures, and Baihe quickly adjusted.
After all, before being sold to the Fang family, she had truly experienced some hard times.
"Mm." Fang Xi didn't comment, but he didn't eat the coarse grain bun either.
He casually asked a few questions and found out that the frequency of monsters appearing near the city wall was very low.
On the contrary, the closer to the city center, the more monsters there were, not necessarily strictly following the rule of hiding during the day and coming out at night.
"It seems that the demon tree in the city center is indeed the key to this evil..."
"And those who understand, if they hide near the edge of the Blackstone City from the beginning, they can indeed survive for a while."
Fang Xi pondered to himself after receiving important information.
At this moment, he saw Tang Xuan walking into Wujie's room with a few buns.
Inside, it seemed that Wujie's wife, a quite beautiful woman, was still living.
"Tang Senior Brother is delivering food to Miss Bai... Miss Bai is so pitiful, not only did her family die in the demonic disaster, she was also forcibly taken by that man named Wu, who claimed her as his wife..."
Seeing Fang Xi's gaze, Baihe hurriedly explained.
"I didn't expect Wuji to be such a person."
Fang Xi sighed, not taking it too seriously.
In the current Blackstone City, there were many people who were even worse off than Miss Bai.
Just then, the door behind him opened, and Mu Miaomiao walked out: "Master... Senior Brother... My father invites you in!"
"Okay!"
Fang Xi nodded to Baihe and walked into the room.
In the room.
Mu Canglong was half-leaning on the bed, looking at Fang Xi who entered, his expression full of astonishment: "You've already broken through the Black Cloud Realm?!"
Although his daughter had briefly explained the recent events to him, Mu Canglong still found it hard to believe.
Not only did he break through quickly, but after the breakthrough, he could even slay enemies of the same level!
Moreover, he even claimed to be able to cure the poison of demonic curses!
The talent of this disciple was truly extraordinary, even a bit mysterious.
"It is so!" Fang Xi nodded.
In this world, he didn't need to be too cautious in his actions.
After all, the martial arts masters in Blackstone City were all absolute top figures.
"Very well, my Baiyun Martial Hall finally has a successor. I am prepared to entrust the position of hall master and my daughter to you..."
Mu Canglong's face flushed with excitement.
"Wait a minute!"
Fang Xi quickly waved his hand, not wanting to accept these two burdens: "Does Master Mu still want to cure the severe poison in himself?"
"Sigh..." Mu Canglong sighed, "One's own matters are known to oneself. This curse comes from the demon... the blood and energy cannot erode it. I have come to terms with it. To be able to see a disciple inherit the mantle before my death is already without regret..."
"Cough... Master Mu, don't be so disheartened." Fang Xi coughed, "I have a spiritual pill in my hand that can dispel all poisons... It cost a whole thousand taels of gold to purchase from a certain wandering merchant. Would Master Mu like to give it a try?"
He had specially purchased a 'Clear Spirit Pill' to digest the demonic flesh. That Zuo Lüting Zuo Daoist friend had praised it sky-high.
At this moment, he couldn't help but have some thoughts of experimentation.
After all, he also had some fear of the 'curse' of demons, and he needed a martial hall master to voluntarily test whether the elixir of the cultivation world was effective.
In addition, he had some friendship with Mu Canglong and didn't want to see this person die in front of him.
"A thousand taels?"
Mu Canglong's mouth twitched.
He didn't even have a thousand taels of gold in all his possessions.
However, thinking of Fang Xi's previous reputation, he actually believed it.
This spendthrift might really spend a high price to buy an unknown little pill!
Seeing the medicine bottle in Fang Xi's hand, Mu Canglong believed even more.
The medicine bottle was actually carved from a whole piece of beautiful jade, a priceless treasure in the mortal world, probably only found in the Great Liang Imperial Palace.
With such a jade bottle, the elixir it contained was naturally extraordinary.
The Clear Spirit Pill was emerald green, with a faint fragrance.
Just by smelling it, Mu Canglong felt a slight shock in his spirit: "It seems you have encountered a truly extraordinary person!"
"Please use the medicine, Master Mu."
Fang Xi came behind Mu Canglong, placing his palm on his back.
Since he was a guinea pig, he naturally needed to monitor him in real-time.
Otherwise, how could it be called a drug test?
"Haha... Let's do it!" Mu Canglong didn't mind, as he already considered himself dead, so he naturally took everything lightly.
After swallowing the Clear Spirit Pill in one gulp, he began to silently feel the power of the medicine.
"Hmm?!"
Fang Xi watched everything, his expression changing slightly.
After a stick of incense's time.
Mu Canglong's expression suddenly became extremely painful, opening his mouth and spitting out a clump of black blood.
Hiss!
On the green stone slab by the bed, a sudden corrosion mark appeared.
However, Mu Canglong's painful expression became extremely relieved, and the curse mark on his face began to slowly dissipate.
"Sigh..." Fang Xi withdrew his hand, looking outside the window in the direction of the city center, his expression becoming extremely serious.
"Master feels much better. There is a warm feeling in the lower abdomen, and the numbness in the body has greatly diminished."
Mu Canglong lifted the blanket, stood up, his face full of joy.
"Unfortunately, this pill can only suppress the curse, not completely eliminate the residual poison... Perhaps after several months or years, it will resurface. By then, taking this elixir again may not be of much use."
However, Fang Xi shook his head.
The grade of the Clear Spirit Pill was still a bit low. If it were a first-class 'Ten Thousand Spirit Pill,' it might be able to restore him to his original state.
At the same time, a great sense of vigilance arose in his heart.
This was not the poison of the demon tree itself, but the residual curse power of its puppets, and it was so difficult to deal with.
In this world, there must be great dangers lurking!
He had to be careful.
"A few years? That's enough." Mu Canglong smiled bitterly, "In our current situation of falling into the demon realm, it's hard to say if we can even live to see the next day."
It was clear that this person was also well aware of the current situation.
The so-called 'waiting for the demons to retreat on their own' was just a wishful thinking.
The greater possibility was that everyone would be trapped and die in Blackstone City!
Compared to the disaster that might erupt in months or years, it was simply nothing.
"Let it be... It's good that Master Mu is optimistic." Fang Xi smiled, "I have some questions about martial arts and would like to ask Master for advice."
"Are you asking how to progress after achieving True Power?" Mu Canglong closed his eyes, "It's a pity... Once you reach True Power, there is no turning back. Even if you abandon your techniques and focus on another, there will be problems with the disorder of your blood and energy. Our Baiyun Palm, the highest realm is True Power, and there is no way forward..."
"So, does that mean I have reached a dead end?" Fang Xi stretched out his right leg.
Bang!
A layer of floor tiles instantly cracked into five pieces.
"Red Snake Leg?" Mu Canglong nodded, then shook his head, "So you have also embarked on the path of mixed martial arts."
"It seems that many wandering martial artists in the past also practiced multiple martial arts and broke through to the True Power realm?" Fang Xi's eyes lit up.
Mu Canglong pondered for a moment before cautiously answering, "We martial artists naturally want to go further... Practicing conflicting martial arts is also a way... It is said that there was once a person who practiced seven or eight martial arts, reaching the level of being able to fight a True Power martial artist, but soon died suddenly..."
"After True Power, it is True Strength?" Fang Xi took the opportunity to ask about martial arts.
"After achieving True Power, one uses it to temper the internal organs, change the tendons and bones, and train the whole body, waiting for True Strength to emerge naturally..." Mu Canglong sighed, "Unfortunately... True Strength martial arts are already at the level of secret transmission within the sect, not something we martial hall masters can covet."
"I see, so if I practice True Strength martial arts, can it solve the original conflict of True Power?" Fang Xi asked curiously.
"It is highly unlikely, but undoubtedly, practicing True Strength martial arts will make the martial artist stronger... As for whether one can break through the realm, I do not know."
Mu Canglong's eyes were somewhat blank, indicating that this question had already exceeded his capabilities.
After all, he was just a martial hall master...
(End of this chapter)