Chapter 228 - 203 Heartbeat Like War Drum_1

However, the green-haired old man displayed a thoughtful demeanor, seemingly struck with a realization. His face suddenly shifted: "Chu Chenzhou, could it be Chu Chenzhou?"

"But hasn’t Chu Chenzhou secluded himself for ten years, not showing face to the world, could it be that he is still not dead?"

The green-haired elder’s mind raced.

"Chu Chenzhou, whose life is nearing its end, suffering from chronic injuries, hasn’t come out from seclusion for ten years. Even if he’s not dead, he’s half into the grave, his vitality exhausted and leaving not much combat strength. Send someone to probe."

Within the depths of his own thoughts, the green-haired elder bellowed, "Who will go and slaughter this old fool."

"I will."

A First-level Master from the Spirit Sect rushed towards Chu Chenzhou with haste.

This one, after harnessing the power of his Martial Spirit, grew golden hairs on his face and limbs—his limbs were robust, his movement swift-like a cheetah. With a few leaps, he was upon Chu Chenzhou, swooping down to kill from the air.

His pair of sharp claws aimed towards Chu Chenzhou’s skull, tearing through the air at an astonishing speed.

In a blinking moment, he was a mere half a meter away from Chu Chenzhou’s skull.

Chu Chenzhou’s sparse hair, caught in the wind, fluttered continually.

At this moment, Chu Chenzhou extended his withered right hand, reaching forward.

It seemed slow, but the strangest thing was, in the next moment, Chu Chenzhou’s right hand grabbed the opponent’s face and squeezed tight.

A surge of chilling inner strength erupted, freezing the opponent’s head and quickly spreading towards his body.

In an instant, this First-level Martial Spirit Master turned into an ice sculpture.

Not only the Spirit Communicator himself but even the dark shadow inside his body was also frozen.

With an expulsion of power, with a slight thud, the ice sculpture shattered into pieces.

The accompanying dark shadow also burst apart, dissipating into a wisp of black smoke.

The people from the Spirit Sect took a sharp intake of cold air.

A First-level Martial Spirit Master was killed so easily.

They were all well aware of the sheer vitality within a Martial Spirit. To kill a Master Level Martial Spirit required an overwhelming, unmatched power.

This suggested that the old man’s strength was far superior to a First-level Master.

The people from Kunwu Mountain, on the other hand, were ecstatic.

Cough cough...

After killing a First-level Master, Chu Chenzhou coughed consecutively, but his steps quickened.

Simultaneously, his mouth opened wide, like a snake swallowing a whale. He gobbled up several kilograms of Martial Food in one bite.

Boom, boom, boom...

A series of sounds echoed like war drums through the mountain forest.

The sound originated from Chu Chenzhou, it was his heartbeat.

As his heart thumped like a drum, Qi-blood gushed from his heart to his entire body.

Chu Chenzhou’s withered body began to fill out, and his skin began to glow.

His muscles were full, and his skeleton was upright.

In the blink of an eye, Chu Chenzhou seemed to have become decades younger.

Thud!

With a stomp of his feet, he traversed five hundred meters, aiming for another First-level Master from the Spirit Sect, he spread a chilliness that invaded the surrounding for dozens of meters, enclosing that Martial Spirit Master.

The Martial Spirit Master was terrified and rapidly retreated.

But he was slower than Chu Chenzhou, who instantly closed in and delivered a blow to his chest.

The man flew away like a ball, getting covered with frost in mid-air, and was frozen into a block of ice.

Thud!

The man rammed into a huge tree and shattered into pieces.

One move, then another.

The remaining Martial Spirits felt chills running down their spines.

Whoosh!

After killing this Martial Spirit, Chu Chenzhou went after the next Martial Spirit without a pause.

This man was a second-rank Master, the head of the Ouyang Family, Ouyang Ming.

Greatly terrified, Ouyang Ming bellowed. The dark shadow from his body flew out, attacking Chu Chenzhou.

At the same time, he swung a large sword with all his might, striking at Chu Chenzhou from the side.

Chu Chenzhou didn’t dodge or avoid, he swung his hand to meet the attack.

The first blow sent the dark shadow flying and its body disintegrated. It struggled to regenerate.

With a second palm strike, Chu Chenzhou’s hand landed on Ouyang Ming’s sword blade.

Ouyang Ming’s sword of Divine Weapon level was instantly covered in frost. The coldness started to move along the sword blade, rushing toward Ouyang Ming.

Ouyang Ming stomped his feet, attempting to resist the icy cold.

But Chu Chenzhou’s inner strength was derived from the practice of Top Martial Arts.

At his peak, Chu Chenzhou had perfected five internal organs cultivation and was on the threshold of reaching the Master Peak. His top-notch inner strength, honed over more than two hundred years, was extremely domineering, something Ouyang Ming simply couldn’t contest against.

The icy cold was merely slowed down but continued to creep up Ouyang Ming’s body.

Thud!

Chu Chenzhou stepped forward, his palms consecutively striking out.

Ouyang Ming was greatly astonished. He threw his sword and retreated quickly, simultaneously exerting all his strength into delivering two palm strikes.

As he struck with his palms, from his sleeves, a generous amount of green powder flew towards Chu Chenzhou.

This was poisonous powder.

The poisonous powder used by Ouyang Ming was naturally extraordinary and could directly corrode a Martial Cultivator’s internal organs.

However, Chu Chenzhou simply ignored these toxic powders.

His palm wind swept through and all the poisonous powder crystallized into beautiful tiny ice crystals, falling onto the ground.

Thud!

Ouyang Ming and Chu Chenzhou crossed palms.

Ouyang Ming retreated rapidly, his hands had completely turned into ice crystals and exploded into fragments with a thud.

Chu Chenzhou, taking large strides forward, wanted to finish Ouyang Ming in one move, but the dark shadow inside Ouyang Ming’s body attacked.

"The chaotic world of Martial Spirits, all should be obliterated."

Chu Chenzhou spoke coldly, his palms pressing down, he grabbed the shadow and fiercely smashed it onto the ground.

Boom!

A large pit was smashed into the ground, and the black shadow was shattered. Its illusory body turned into swirls of black smoke and dissipated.

With the black shadow destroyed, Ouyang Ming suffered from a backlash. He coughed up blood and turned to run.

But Chu Chenzhou caught up with him in one step, a palm landing on his rear heart meridian. With a metallic clink, Ouyang Ming turned into an ice sculpture and then exploded.

All of this may have seemed slow, but in reality, it only happened within a few movements.

After killing Ouyang Ming, Chu Chenzhou wasted no time. He made one turn and catapulted, heading to kill the next expert from the Spirit Sect.

This person was one of the Spirit Sect’s top eight protectors. He was a second-rank master with a purple robe.

"Join hands and fight him!"

The purple-robed protector roared, his body making a crackling noise.

His head began to shrivel rapidly, and from his chest, a new head burst out, covered in fangs.

From his back, two more arms grew, with palms as sharp as knives, covered in strange patterns.

Faced with Chu Chenzhou’s threat, the purple-robed protector disregarded the risk of mutation, pushing his Martial Spirit to the limit.

But it was all in vain. When Chu Chenzhou slammed his palms onto him, he was still knocked hundreds of feet away, his body covered in ice.

Chu Chenzhou made a leap, landed on top of the purple-robed protector, stomped him, and broke his body in two.

A human shaped shadow with two heads, four arms, and a mouth full of fangs emerged, emitting a sharp scream.

"Neither human nor ghost, I won’t let you live."

Chu Chenzhou coldly called out, preparing to eliminate the purple-robed protector in one fell swoop.

At this point, a gust of fragrant wind swept in, and a swiftly moving figure, like a ghost, rushed towards Chu Chenzhou from the side. Two crystal-clear fingers, sharp as swords, were thrusting towards Chu Chenzhou’s temples.

Chu Chenzhou felt an intense danger. Ignoring the purple robed protector, he swiftly turned and struck out a palm, colliding with the two crystal-clear fingers.

Boom!

As the two forces met, a cold atmosphere swept through the area, and frost covered the ground extending several meters around Chu Chenzhou.

However, there was no frost on the other side.

Two figures each drifted back by several meters, facing off.

Chu Chenzhou looked at his opponent with a slightly serious expression.

The person who attacked was a young woman. She was wearing a slit skirt, highlighting her long, immaculate legs.

She was incredibly beautiful, features like they were sculptured by the heavens, but with a seductive charm that would make any man’s heart flutter.

"The Sect Leader."

"It’s the Sect Leader."

Those from the Spirit Sect were pleasantly surprised when they saw the woman.

"Has she broken through?"

The elderly man with green hair and Dongfang Shi exchanged looks, both astonished and excited.

What surprised them was the woman’s cultivation level was significantly stronger than before.

In the past, her cultivation level was on the same layer as theirs, that is, the third-rank master.

However, after seeing her recent attack, it was clear that she was not just a third-rank master anymore but had stepped into the fourth rank.

What excited them was that someone could finally stop Chu Chenzhou.

This time, they made a miscalculation.

They didn’t expect Chu Chenzhou to be alive.

If the Sect Leader hadn’t showed up, the outcome would be uncertain.

"This is interesting, really interesting. I didn’t expect to find a good expert in these six counties of Lingdong. A perfect opportunity for me to test my skills."

The woman, who was the Sect Leader of Lingdong’s Spirit Sect, looked at Chu Chenzhou as if she was looking at a prey.

With a tap of her toes, the woman rushed towards Chu Chenzhou like lightning, leaving a trail of afterimages.

She pointed a finger towards Chu Chenzhou.

Her finger, covered in inner strength, glittered like white jade.

This was a top martial arts technique, the Jade Sword Divine Finger.

Chu Chenzhou, not daring to be careless, raised his palm to counteract.

Clash! Clash!

The speed of the two was fast to the extreme, like two phantoms battling. Wherever they passed, either ice crystals were formed, or things turned to dust.

No one dared to stand nearby.

"Attack!"

The spirit sect’s morale greatly increased and they launched an attack against the Alien Beasts and masters of Kunwu Mountain.

On the Spirit Sect’s side, even though Chu ChenZhou has killed two first-level masters and one second-rank master and severely injured another second-rank master.

Their strength was still far superior to that of Kunwu Mountain.

On Kunwu Mountain’s side, they were repeatedly beaten back and in a difficult situation.

...

Inside the cave.

The crucial moment for Lu Yan’s breakthrough had arrived.

He had ingested the Ink Jade Heart Bead and the Phoenix Blood Heart Protective Soup one after the other, turning them into two energies that protected his heart.

Lu Yan directed the eleven bone strengths within his body to flow through his heart meridian towards his heart.

An Inner Strength Master cultivates the internal organs.

The Martial Arts Canon states that the human body possesses infinite potential. The first step in cultivation is to break through the Sealed Door and unleash the potential within the flesh and blood.

The second step is to break the bone space and release the potential within the bones.

The third step is to stimulate the potential within the five internal organs and six hollow organs.

Each internal organ contains a source which, once released, can have infinite power.

The first step is to unlock the source in the heart.

The five internal organs correspond to the five elements.

The heart belongs to fire.

The source corresponding to the heart is referred to as the Source of Fire or the Source of Life.

Life provides lifespan.

Therefore, when one steps into the master rank and unleashes the potential of the heart, their lifespan will greatly increase, at least to live for three sexagenary cycles or 180 years.

If slightly stronger, living over 200 years is not out of the question.