Longevity Begins with the Seven Injuries Fist-Chapter 278 - 174: Five Forms of Celestial Deformed Foot! New Elixir Recipe!
The Ou Family members who took action were focused on the Heaven-Breaking Martial Artists, and hardly anyone heard Ou Jing’s shout.
Moreover, they had never seen Su Que and Ou Jing fight, and didn’t know about Su Que’s Divine Speed.
So they continued to rush towards the Heaven-Breaking Martial Artists, preparing to display their martial arts, ready to unleash the Celestial Deformed Foot on those Heaven-Breaking Martial Artists.
In an instant, Su Que darted among the members of the Ou Family.
He formed his fingers into a blade and slashed in the air!
A Sword Gang suddenly burst forth, slicing towards the frontmost members of the Ou Family!
Instantly, blood splattered, and the heads of the five leading individuals flew from their bodies, spinning upwards!
Among these five heads, one belonged to the nephew of Ou Jing, who initiated this action.
After spinning numerous times in the air and reaching the highest point, the five heads fell to the ground, rolled a few times, and then stopped.
The five headless bodies also collapsed on the ground, with viscous blood spurting from their necks.
After one slash, Su Que pushed off with his foot, spun his body, and like a shadow, returned instantly to Ou Jing’s side.
The other Ou Family members, seeing the five corpses of their kin, were all stunned, a mix of anger, shock, and fear filling their hearts.
The Heaven-Breaking Martial Artists smoothly reached Su Que’s side, and no one dared to make a move against them again.
"Do as I say, and I will periodically relieve you of the ’Life and Death Talisman’, sparing you from pain."
Seeing the Heaven-Breaking Martial Artists gathered around, Su Que spoke to Ou Jing.
Though furious at the murder of his family, Ou Jing had to nod when he thought of the ’Life and Death Talisman’ afflicting him and his inability to overcome this mysterious masked stranger.
Su Que instructed the Heaven-Breaking Martial Artists to take out the list of materials needed to refine the Fire Spirit Pill and handed it to Ou Jing.
He ordered Ou Jing to prepare the materials on the list periodically, then transport them to a specific location.
He would arrange for the Heaven-Breaking Army to collect them at the agreed location.
If Ou Jing followed his instructions, he would lift the ’Life and Death Talisman’ in forty-nine days, easing his suffering.
Then, Su Que ordered the Ou Family members to retrieve carriages and the materials.
After Ou Jing directed the Ou Family according to Su Que’s orders, Su Que slightly eased the intensity of the ’Life and Death Talisman’ on Ou Jing and withdrew the Myriad Poison True Qi from his body.
When all were ready, Su Que boarded an empty carriage, and the Heaven-Breaking Martial Artists drove it away.
Ou Jing and the Ou Family watched as Su Que’s entourage gradually disappeared, their eyes flickering with emotions of resentment, fear, and others.
Although Su Que had lightened the ’Life and Death Talisman’s’ grip on Ou Jing, he still felt an uncomfortable itching sensation within his body.
Once Su Que was completely out of sight, Ou Jing sighed and said to the remaining Ou Family members:
"Go into the city and commission the finest coffins to properly bury Cheng’er and the rest!"
Saying this, he used his Lightweight Skill and headed towards the Chuyun Prefecture City.
Since it was night, there were fewer people around than during the day.
Thus, news of Wu Xingkong’s incident had not yet spread.
Ou Jing thought about the ’Life and Death Talisman’ he was afflicted with and considered seeking Wu Xingkong’s help to remove it.
But then another thought crept into his mind.
The mysterious man wearing the Rakshasa Mask seemed to know about the ’Life and Death Talisman’ and that Wu Xingkong could remove it, so why use the ’Life and Death Talisman’ to control the Ou Family?
’Could it be...’
A very unpleasant premonition suddenly appeared in Ou Jing’s heart, but he quickly suppressed it and put all his effort into displaying his Celestial Deformed Footlight Technique towards Chuyun Prefecture City.
As he performed the technique, his True Qi circulated faster, intensifying the itching sensation within him.
He then slightly slowed his pace, continuing towards Chuyun Prefecture City.
After all, the Celestial Deformed Foot focused on the cultivation of the legs, allowing for rapid speed.
Ou Jing’s Lightweight Skill was far superior to most martial artists of the same martial arts cultivation level.
Even without using it to full potential, he soon reached Chuyun Prefecture City.
However, after a circuit around Chuyun Prefecture City, he learned of Wu Xingkong’s disappearance.
The sects, clans, and gangs dared not speak out, as they still relied on Su Que to lift the ’Life and Death Talisman’.
Su Que had personally told them of Wu Xingkong’s death, which they kept to themselves.
Thus, in Chuyun Prefecture City, only rumors of Wu Xingkong’s disappearance circulated.
The constables and Chuyun Army soldiers had yet to find Wu Xingkong’s body, so they couldn’t confirm his death.
After further investigation in Chuyun Prefecture City, Ou Jing discerned that the person who had abducted Wu Xingkong, wearing a Rakshasa Mask, was likely the mysterious figure who had given him the ’Life and Death Talisman’.
He immediately surmised that Wu Xingkong’s fate was grim.
Ou Jing realized that going forward, he would have no choice but to be relieved of the Life and Death Talisman by that mysterious figure and consequently be under their control, sighing deeply.
Subsequently, he headed back towards the Ou Family Manor.
Upon returning to the Ou Family Manor, the members of Ou Jing’s family anxiously awaited him.
After all, as someone in the Gang Condensing Realm, capable of condensing Gang Qi up to five feet and with considerable proficiency in the Celestial Deformed Foot Technique, Ou Jing was more powerful than the second-ranked individual of this Ou Family branch.
Should something happen to Ou Jing, this Ou Family branch’s strength would significantly diminish, possibly leading to other branches of the noble family taking over their territory.
"Father (Grandfather, Brother)... did you locate Wu Xingkong?"
Those closest to Ou Jing stepped forward with concern.
Ou Jing sighed, "Wu Xingkong is very likely killed by that person from earlier."
Everyone who heard this news had a change of expression.
Ou Jing’s most gifted grandson, Ou Caixian, was furiously indignant:
"Are we to be controlled by this person forever?"
Hearing this, Ou Jing could only sigh.
He didn’t know how to respond, for he too had no solution.
His body continued to be plagued by the itching sensation, flowing from deep within like a tidal wave.
Ou Caixian then proposed, "That person took our Celestial Deformed Foot Secret Manual; we should inform the main family and have them send people to help us capture him!"
Ou Jing shook his head, "Honestly, the main family is unique, and there are over ten branches; for them, we are not as significant."
"Furthermore, if the main family finds out that we leaked the Five Forms of the Celestial Deformed Foot, they might first take out their anger on us!"
Realizing his idea was impractical, Ou Caixian remembered Su Que’s disdainful gaze, feeling blocked with resentment.
Immediately, another thought arose in his mind, and he suggested:
"Why don’t we inform the main family that another branch leaked the Celestial Deformed Foot to him?"
"The main family wouldn’t want the Celestial Deformed Foot out; they should send people to hunt him down and retrieve it!"
"That’s a good idea!" Ou Jing’s eyes shone brightly.
Thus, they began to discuss how to frame another Ou Family branch and implement this plan.
...
Sitting in the carriage, Su Que took out the Celestial Deformed Foot Secret Manual and browsed through it.
After reading a few pages, he realized that the third technique he deduced was the ’Demons Run Amok’.
Due to its domineering leg technique, seemingly able to throw the world into chaos with one sweep and completely vacuuming the air in its path, it acquired its name.
The subsequent fourth technique was called ’Blood Floods the Mountains and Rivers’.
The fifth technique was termed ’Heaven and Earth Shattering’.
’I’ll find some time to practice it,’ Su Que thought.
Mastering more martial arts allows one to strike unpredictably, enabling surprise attacks more effectively.
In the following days, Su Que and his group journeyed directly southward.
Without the Ou Family’s interference, the sects, clans, and gangs, seeing Su Que’s convoy, dared not block their way.
Thus, their journey was extremely smooth.
Occasionally encountering bandits, the Heaven-Breaking Martial Artists would handle them without needing Su Que’s intervention.
The convoy moved swiftly, changing horses once.
Thus, they returned to Jiannan Prefecture City in just eight days.
Once inside the city, Su Que immediately brought the elixir recipes to Elder Qingxuan for examination.
Elder Qingxuan swiftly skimmed through the recipes, pulling out one from Wu Xingkong’s and two from Ou Jing’s collection.
"These three elixir recipes are quite good; their efficacy should be on par with the Fire Spirit Pill."
"Plus, the ingredients can be gathered from areas around Chuyun Prefecture."
"Should the Fire Spirit Pill’s efficacy weaken, these three elixirs can be used as substitutes."
