He Wentian said, "With this school, even a strong attack from a Fourth Realm Martial Artist can be withstood. You can also guard this Prisoner Canyon!"

The first martial art: Health Care Skill · Mandarin Duck Poison Eating Skill. This skill aims to nourish the body with poison, and after long consumption, the body becomes highly resistant to poison. After death, the Mandarin Duck Poison Eating Skill reverses, accumulating poisonous essence that surges back. The second martial art: Female and Male Combined Form Skill, a rarely heard martial art, requires a [Heavy Yin Form], this skill is an Inner Martial Arts, aiming to "restore qi and return to the original state". When practiced to a profound level, one can "marry oneself", enjoy solitude, and even "give birth to one’s own child". The third martial art is the Bone Manipulating Transformative Palm, its palm force is sinister, and it is a tormenting move.

Although the three martial arts are strange and unusual, if combined within one body, they resonate with each other and integrate harmoniously. It forms the "Self-Marriage and Child-Delivering Flow", and can exhibit miraculous effects: a body with dual lives, body transforming into three infants, old body turning toxic, and killing without a trace.

After Zheng Decun was killed, the Mandarin Duck Poison Eating Skill was still evolving, with some consciousness remaining. At this time, the "Female and Male Combined Form Skill" and "Bone Manipulating Transformative Palm" resonated and evolved. The Bone Manipulating Transformative Palm acts on itself, manipulating the entire skeleton, reassembling all bones into three young bodies. The Female and Male Combined Form Skill then "self-produces children", allowing one body to transform into three infants.

Paired with "Magic Dao · Ground Escaping Technique", they hide underground. The reverse operation of the Mandarin Duck Poison Eating Skill turns the remaining old body into poisonous essence. In this way, it generates such miraculous effects. The old body dies, the new forms into three infants: one male and two females.

Due to different body bone qualities, the three infants have different postures. The three infants lurk underground, forming a strange array, truly showcasing bizarre techniques, extremely troublesome. The old body turns toxic, the poison spreads, even a Fourth Realm Martial Artist would be in dire straits without appropriate countermeasures, escaping in a sorry state at best, or dying instantly at worst.

This school requires a crucial point: one must step into the Third Realm of Martial Arts, otherwise the martial arts development is insufficient, and the infants would easily "die in the womb". Therefore, Zheng Decun barely entered the Third Realm, guarding the Prisoner Canyon earnestly instead of being used elsewhere. He Wentian made full use of everything, calculating everything accurately.

One of the infants suddenly attacked, with both palms displaying the "Flying Dragon Searching the Clouds Claw".

Li Xian gathered his breath and shook, his body emanating a black glow, operating the "Iron Copper Body" to resist, along with the "Ghost Wrapped" trait of the Broken Demon Spear. Amongst the black glow of the Iron Copper Body, ghostly figures emerged, and his back became a verdant purple, more solid and sturdy, taking a claw without harm.

Zheng Decun cursed, feeling deeply that Li Xian had numerous strange techniques. He dove into the soil, maneuvering underground. Li Xian’s spear shook, and the ground echoed with a "dong-long" sound, dust flying, a huge pit formed around him.

Zheng Decun’s martial arts school indeed had intricate techniques. But after the body transformed into three infants, the three young bodies were incomplete, their strength significantly reduced. With the aid of Magic Dao and Array, barely compensating for the defects. Even more bizarre, yet Li Xian’s extraordinary "great strength" happened to counter this array precisely.

Li Xian planted his spear on the ground, simultaneously integrating the essentials of "Thunderbolt Finger" into the spear. As he planted the spear, it echoed like a "thunder drum", the chest drum thunder sound penetrating the ground. With fierce power, it reached into the underground.

A few times down, the three young bodies, already incomplete, were injured by the tremors. Finding it hard to stay underground, they darted out, pleading, "Hero, spare us, spare us... we admit defeat... admit defeat."

Li Xian seized the opportunity, kicking the spear’s tail. The Ghost Python Spear shot ferociously, piercing through the three young bodies of Zheng Decun. Such was the immense power, the spear pierced with a "dong-long" sound, nailing them to the canyon wall. Zhao Chunxia and others in the stone cave all shook.

The women gasped and retreated, all terrified: "This power... is terrifying!"

Li Xian had slain the powerful enemy, then observed for half an incense stick’s time. Confirming that Zheng Decun was indeed dead, he sighed in relief.

[First time slaying a Third Realm Martial Artist, Broken Demon Spear skill level +153]

[Broken Demon Spear]

[Skill Level: 6599/35000 Perfection]

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Li Xian searched Zheng Decun’s tattered clothes, found a ring of Mystic Key, precisely the key to unlocking the "Pipa Clavicle Chain". Li Xian thought to himself, "In this way, my crisis should be relieved. Although the calculations for this battle were many, it wasn’t particularly strenuous. But I must not become complacent, Zheng Decun lost to me because he was cunning yet not intelligent, with a narrow vision. Once restrained, he became disorganized. If it were another strong opponent, I fear victory would not be so easy. Well... let’s rest for a while, and then go save people."

He clasped his hands toward the women, saying, "Ladies, I will rest for a while and then come to rescue you, please do not be anxious." He sat cross-legged on the ground, performing inner cultivation with [Five Viscera Avoiding Dross and Gathering Yang Scripture].

[Skill Level +1]

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[Five Viscera Avoiding Dross and Gathering Yang Scripture · Strengthening Viscera Chapter]

[Skill Level: 11236/24000 Great Success]

The women, seeing rescue was near, felt great joy and endless gratitude. They all looked on without daring to make a sound, making shushing gestures amongst themselves, and anyone who made a noise was glanced at resentfully by others.

Li Xian nourished himself for a while, first rescuing "Lin Aoshan". Lin Aoshan was naturally overjoyed, jumping to embrace him. Li Xian, seeing all eyes upon him, intended to evade. But, being inherently uncertain of how to refuse a woman’s embrace, he sighed inwardly, thinking, "Li Xian, oh Li Xian, no wonder your wife wants to gouge your eyes out, you..."

He gently patted Lin Aoshan’s back, soothing her with soft words. Lin Aoshan exclaimed happily, "Xiaolizi, our camaraderie in the Prefecture City is still deep. You... you even risked your life to save me." She finished with a pretty blush. 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

Li Xian thought, "I risked my life to save many." He said, "You rest for a while, later come over to help." Then he climbed along the iron chains to rescue the other women.

The women, freed from the cage, were naturally overjoyed. Ji Hui and others were utterly grateful, but before they could speak, Li Xian had already gone elsewhere. They watched for a long time, feeling quite lost, unable to converse.

When rescuing Luo Feiyan, Li Xian smiled, "Feiyan sister, since we parted in Brocade City, we’ve met again!" Thinking of past embarrassments, Luo Feiyan remarked, "You strange person, still dare to speak, are you good or bad, what strange antics are you up to now."

Li Xian feigned sorrow, saying, "I risked my life to save you, and you... you..." Luo Feiyan’s heart softened, "I’m... I’m sorry, I... I..."

Li Xian laughed, "Just teasing you. Don’t talk randomly about the Brocade City matter. Otherwise, I’ll tie you up and throw you elsewhere." Luo Feiyan blushed, "That sort of thing, how... how could I spread it around? You strange person, dare to do but not admit, afraid that I’ll ruin your reputation, huh."

The women were each rescued in turn. Those with sufficient strength helped to rescue companions while those less able sat down to recuperate. Hundreds of iron chains formed a "Mandarin Duck Knot", suspended high in the air.

Once the women recovered their Inner Qi, their Lightweight Skills were not bad, able to leap across roofs and walk walls with ease. Dozens of women had been rescued. Ji Hui gazed at Li Xian for a moment, thinking of her master, exclaiming "Ah", utilizing her Lightweight Skill, stepping on walls, flying to the stone cave where her master was.

Ji Hui asked, "Master, are you alright?" At this point, the worries and grievances had dissipated. Zhao Chunxia smiled, "Naturally, I’m fine." Ji Hui said, "I’ll unlock you."

Attempting to open the Mysterious Iron Bars. But Zhao Chunxia was restrained by the Mandarin Duck Clavicle Chain, unable to take a step even if the bars were open. Just as Ji Hui was at a loss, footsteps were heard approaching from behind.

Li Xian called, "Ji sister, let me." Ji Hui exclaimed with joy, "Ah, it’s... it’s you." Realizing her faux pas, she quickly added, "Young Hero, thank you very much, please quickly save my master." She didn’t even look at her master, instead, she completely focused on Li Xian.

She paused, both embarrassed and curious, "You just called me Ji sister, you know my name? Have we met before?"

Li Xian responded casually, "I heard Wang Long mention you." He thought, "Calling someone sister is natural to me. Realistically, I should be calling people big sister." He had no ulterior motives towards Ji Hui, maintaining a friendly demeanor, with no ambiguity in the term "sister".

Turning to clasp his hands he said, "Senior Chunxia, I will save you!" Zhao Chunxia smiled and nodded gently, her expression slightly odd, continuously examining closely with her eyes.