I Can Merge Techniques-Chapter 143 - 106: Promoted to Small Leader, Zhao Tianxing Severely Injured, Chu Fan’s Night Raid on the White Tiger Gang
But just now, Chu Fan had given him this cushy job and even made him the leader.
’Isn’t it a bit ungrateful to be cursing Chu Fan in my heart right now?’
The short, chubby youth was deeply conflicted.
"Let’s go, let’s go, Fatty." Jiang Yuanfan slung an arm around Fatty’s shoulder and said, "Calling you Fatty does feel more familiar. A name is just a label, after all."
Fatty said, "In that case, can I call you Sycophant Number One?"
"...You son of a bitch!" The corner of Jiang Yuanfan’s mouth twitched violently.
If Fatty weren’t on such good terms with Chu Fan, he would have slammed Fatty’s head down and beaten him to a pulp right then and there.
’This guy is not easy to deal with...’ Liang Qiu turned his head and glanced at the distant, already-closed courtyard gate.
Master Zhou had ordered him to monitor Chu Fan, and he felt a little apprehensive about it.
’Some people, you can only befriend, never make an enemy of.’
...
Chu Fan sat down on a stone bench in the courtyard.
’Patrolling the streets?’
Even if it was an easy and lucrative job, he had no desire to do it himself.
To him, time was money, and time was power.
"This power is iron, this power is steel, harder than iron and stronger than steel..."
"...Damn!" Chu Fan froze. ’How did I end up singing that out loud just from thinking about it?’
’Something’s not right...’
’It couldn’t be because of those two points of Pollution Level, could it?’
’But it’s only two points!’
’Am I already starting to go crazy?’
’Impossible.’
’Absolutely impossible!’
Chu Fan’s eyes flickered as he thought of Liang Qiu and Zhou Tianci.
Zhou Tianci had sent Liang Qiu to monitor him, so he must have already grown suspicious.
But Chu Fan wasn’t particularly concerned.
He had sought out Master Cao to deal with the Bone-Attached Butterfly Fragrance not because he was afraid of Zhou Tianci, but because he was habitually prudent.
After all, if things escalated, it would just be troublesome.
At the very least, it would waste a lot of his time.
This current situation was for the best. He had tied up the loose ends cleanly, allowing him to continue his training with peace of mind.
In another month or so of training, he could kill an Incense Master with just a few punches... People like Zhou Ye’s uncle or Xia Huanhuan’s uncle would no longer be a threat to him!
’If the Trait from the Third Limit Break of the Twelve Forms Fist also makes my body Vajra Indestructible, how hard would it be to kill even Hall Master Level experts from the three great gangs?’
[Spiritual Essence: 1415]
Chu Fan looked at the Spiritual Essence on his panel.
’Almost there...’
’It’s about to hit 1500 points!’
When that time comes, he would complete the Refinement of the Demon Suppression Stele, sell the Chu Family’s ancestral home, and whether or not the "key" the Moon Worship Sect was looking for was the Demon Suppression Stele would have nothing to do with him.
A man should only take on what he can handle.
He was capable of stirring the waters, but he had no desire to jump into those muddy waters and get entangled.
After all, those muddy waters were full of piranhas and sharks.
Even if he were to do something...
...he would only fish from the edge of the puddle, or maybe beat up some small fries to farm some Spiritual Essence.
But then again.
He had recently received news that after he spread the word about the Moon Worship Sect searching for the "key," all the major powers could no longer sit still and had entered the fray.
Yet the Seven Stars Gang had made no move at all. Why was that?
Human greed, by its very nature, knows no bounds.
Chu Fan simply didn’t believe the upper echelons of the Seven Stars Gang could be so utterly devoid of desire.
To watch others fight over a "treasure" and remain completely indifferent... how was that possible?
But they hadn’t made a single move. Why?
After Zhou Tianci learned of the matter from Zhou Ye, he had clearly intended to hide it from the Seven Stars Gang.
He only wanted the Zhou and Xia Families to get involved.
But aside from Zhou Ye—who had refused to give up, and was now dead by his hand—even the Zhou and Xia Families had gone quiet.
’Truly strange...’
Chu Fan stood up, walked to the center of the courtyard, and began practicing the Twelve Forms Fist again.
The Twelve Forms Fist was still 1,221 points away from its Third Limit Break.
According to his previously planned time allocation, he would need at least another nine days.
But if he allocated more time to it each day, he could speed up the process considerably.
Right now, his qi and blood were still weak, and his Realm was only at Bone Marrow Forging. The Vajra Iron Fist and Vajra Iron Leg were his greatest trump cards.
When his other Martial Arts were combined with these two Traits, he could often achieve victory through surprise in battle.
’If the Third Limit Break of the Twelve Forms Fist grants a similar Trait and can cover the other parts of my body...’
’...then even while still in the Bone Marrow Forging Realm, I could leapfrog several Realms and beat an expert in the Entering the Realm of Strength to death with my bare fists!’
At that point, both his offense and defense would become extraordinary!
With an excited heart, Chu Fan began to execute the Body Technique of the Twelve Forms Fist in the courtyard, performing it move by move.
[Twelve Forms Fist Experience Points +1]
Time flew by...
In the blink of an eye, it was time for dinner.
Chu Fan gradually felt fatigued and finally stopped.
This was the first time he had practiced the Twelve Forms Fist for so long since joining the Seven Stars Gang.
Even with his now vigorous qi and blood, he was currently as exhausted as a Soft-footed Shrimp.
But this one day of arduous training had earned him 260 Experience Points for his Twelve Forms Fist!
At this rate, he could achieve the Third Limit Break for the Twelve Forms Fist in just four more days!
With such gains to be made, what did a little hardship and exhaustion matter?
Chu Fan took a small vial from his robes, tipped out a Blood Nourishing Pill, and swallowed it. Then, with heavy steps, he walked into the house and threw himself onto the bed.
The Blood-Nourishing Medicine Soup he drank daily when he first joined the gang was brewed from these very pills, but because it was diluted many times over, its effects were far inferior to the pills themselves.
The effect of the Blood Nourishing Pills on increasing qi and blood was no longer very significant for Chu Fan, who was in the Bone Marrow Forging Realm.
However, they were still quite good for recovering from fatigue and replenishing his qi and blood.
Suddenly, he heard the courtyard gate being slammed open. Zhao Tianxing, reeking of blood, staggered into Chu Fan’s room!
"Tianxing?"
Startled, Chu Fan rolled over and sat up.
He had never seen Zhao Tianxing in such a miserable state!
Even that day at the Blood Saber Sect’s Medicinal Herb Garden, when the two of them faced Tang Xiao of the Entering the Realm of Strength Realm, Zhao Tianxing had not been injured, though the situation had been fraught with danger.
But right now, Zhao Tianxing was in a terrible state. His clothes were in tatters, and he had four or five saber wounds so deep the bone was visible, with fresh blood soaking through his coarse clothing!
His face was as pale as paper, and the Quiver on his back was empty, without a single arrow left.
Chu Fan quickly got up to help him inside, fetching Golden Sore Medicine and clean water to wash and bandage his wounds.
