Chapter Forty-Four: Washing the Marrow and Cutting the Tendons

  Private hospital, on the middle flat ground, golden light scattered away, originally standing people have all mixed into the ground, expression without pain, instead with a few people smiling, if someone carefully compared, will find their situation and that Li Qinglong is exactly the same.

  "Alas, Wheel of Reincarnation, what do you want to say? Haven't you harmed enough people already? Now another innocent person has been added." A sigh was heard, and the person hiding in the shadows slowly walked towards the altar, placing their hand on the forehead of the unconscious person.

  He came a step late, the reincarnation eye had already completely merged with its current master. The person sighed in his heart and looked at Jin De Dao Chang, speechless. His original plan was disrupted by his soul-entering technique, which prematurely stimulated the awakening of the reincarnation eye. The heavens are unpredictable, truly unfathomable.

  "Fine, since you want to see the final outcome, I'll give you a chance at enlightenment." The man said with a light smile, then waved his hand and a green light shot out. The green light spread out just like the golden light had, covering everyone's body, while he himself slowly became blurry, then completely disappeared from sight.

  "Second Master, Second Master, Mr. Tan, Mr. Tan"

  "Bailongshi, Zilongshi... all of you wake up!" The explosion was so loud that it's impossible no one saw it. People on the outer perimeter who were keeping watch saw it and immediately asked what happened through various communication tools, but no one responded. So they knew something was wrong and rushed back in a hurry.

  The scene that came back to see was a courtyard with a lot of people lying on the ground, which almost scared those people to death. This is nearly half of the high-level officials of the Three Dragons Association, if they all died like this, the Three Dragons Association would instantly collapse. Fortunately, after checking everyone's breath, they were all still alive, not a single person had died.

  "Hurry, get everyone into the room and find a doctor!" The highest-ranking person immediately instructed the remaining people. This is also where everyone in the Three Dragons Association is loyal and devoted. If they were to change their minds even slightly, the Three Dragons Association might have to change its leader.

  At this time, in the warehouse of Jiangbei City, Li Lan was panting heavily on the ground, her whole body like she had just been pulled out of the water, sweat soaking through her entire body, and black sweat also emerged from her body, emitting a foul odor.

  However, whether it's Fat Master Chicken or Li Lan, they only feel delighted and not a hint of disgust towards this foul odor, because they both know that this is the impurities in Li Lan's body. Li Lan is now like the "Wash Marrow and Cut Bone" in fantasy novels, her entire person is undergoing a drastic transformation, expelling these impurities will make Li Lan's martial arts talent take a huge leap forward, her future prospects are simply boundless, within ten years, just talking about her skills, this world really won't have anyone who can be her match.

  Longhu Dan, where in the world can you still get it? Without this opportunity, even the most talented person would find it difficult to be mentioned in the same breath as Li Lan.

  "After a short rest," Li Lan gritted her teeth and continued, "The Dragon Tiger Pill was only used once, she still has a lot of room for improvement."

  Fatso and Chicken Eye exchanged a glance, both of them understood each other's eyes. To be honest, neither of them wanted Li Lan to continue any further. Swallowing the Dragon Tiger Dan was not without danger, one pellet could cause a person to burst from the enormous energy, especially since Li Lan didn't have a foundation in internal strength, whether it was her dantian or meridians were all weaker than theirs. The energy of the Dragon Tiger Dan was enough to make her die from bleeding out of seven orifices. Until now, they were both very curious, how did Li Lan manage to survive when she first swallowed that first pellet?

  Nowadays, Longhu Dan has been divided into several portions, and its efficacy has also decreased a bit, but this is still not to be underestimated. The impact of energy will bring great pain to people, which is unbearable for ordinary people. The best way is to eat a little every three to five days, so that it can progress gradually. Like Li Lan, who wants to finish everything in one day, it's really hard to digest. This is also why Li Lan was able to endure the extreme training during her mercenary training, otherwise, ordinary people would not dare to eat again, let alone ask for it voluntarily.

  "Lan, why don't you take a break and come back tomorrow? You've already achieved full internal energy, the next step is to transform it. This level isn't easy to reach, and this half Dragon Tiger Pill must be taken all at once. If not, you might really die from bleeding out of seven orifices." Fatso's kind suggestion was actually quite enviable - one Dragon Tiger Pill could increase one's martial arts cultivation by a whole generation. Only a few old men from the four major families had achieved full internal energy, and only he and Chicken Grandpa had reached this level after decades of practice. If they could leave some behind to study, that would be great.

  "No, you've also said that Long Batian and Li Qinglong are both martial arts prodigies, who have been obsessed with martial arts for decades. Nobody knows what level they've reached. This matter can't afford to have the slightest mistake." Li Lan replied. If a mistake is made, Lin Hao will lose his life, and if Lin Hao dies, her brother will also be in danger. The safety of the two most important people in her life hangs on her own shoulders, so Li Lan must be cautious.

  "Are you sure you want to do this, it's life-threatening if you eat it," the fat man asked again. He also knew about Li Lan's situation, as they say "poor in literature and rich in martial arts", practicing martial arts indeed requires a lot of talent, but it is also closely related to one's own conditions. Having money not only allows you to find a skilled master, but also to obtain excellent martial arts secrets, more importantly, having the financial support to sustain the daily expenses of practicing martial arts.

  Practicing martial arts, especially internal styles, requires a large amount of spiritual herbs and medicines to supplement one's energy. Especially in the early stages of training, medicinal baths are used to temper the bones and muscles, which is not something that ordinary people can withstand. Without these nourishing substances, even if you prematurely activate your body's potential and achieve great martial arts skills, it will still lead to endless troubles later on. When you grow old, your body will decline extremely quickly. At that time, even if your internal energy is fully developed and perfected, what use is it? You won't even be able to stand steadily, let alone engage in combat.

  "Well, I've decided that if I'm unlucky and die, please tell my brother and Lin Hao for me. Sorry, it's all because of useless Li Lan. I'll wait for them at the Naihe Bridge." Li Lan said softly with her eyes closed, no matter what, she wouldn't allow herself to fail.

  "Alright, I promise you, and I can guarantee that if something unfortunate happens to you, we'll help your brother Li Ning rescue you," said the fatty. The three divine sects were now almost defeated, and it was said that even their sacred maiden had been injured. The next step would either be a desperate struggle or the three divine sects surrendering to save their lives. In any case, rescuing an unimportant Li Ning would be an easy task for them. As for Lin Hao, they didn't have the ability to do so yet.

  Seeing the two fat men agree to rescue Li Ning, Li Lan was overjoyed. No matter what, it's always good to have a glimmer of hope, right? With a smile, Li Lan swallowed the last half of the Dragon and Tiger Pill.

  Within a minute of swallowing, Li Lan let out a long whistle that shook the clouds. After the whistle, Li Lan immediately became frantic, her eyes turned crimson red, and she had already lost her rationality. She stood up, wanting to release the chaotic energy inside her body.

  But before she could get up, Pangzi and Jiyé pressed down on Li Lan's shoulders, one on each side, and infused her body with internal energy to help her tidy up the chaotic energy.

  "Bang, bang", but this time, the two people's abilities were clearly not enough. The inner energy they injected into their bodies was immediately expelled, and the two of them stumbled backward four or five steps as if they had been struck by something.

  "No way, Chicken Brother, we're too weak. She still has residual energy from before and with this half a pellet stimulation, we can't control it." Fatso said hastily, the energy of this Dragon Tiger Dan is too astonishing, fortunately Li Lan didn't eat one directly at first, otherwise they would also be affected.

  "No choice, use the Taoist technique then. You go distract her, I'll stick the talismans. Hopefully these few Tai Shan talismans will work." Ji Ye quickly took out a few spiritual talismans from his pocket and swiftly rushed towards Li Lan.

  "Lilian, snap out of it, stay awake, think about your brother and Lin Hao, don't let madness take over you!" Fatso shouted on the side, hoping Lilian would come to her senses, or else she would be a terrifying existence at this moment.

  Fatso shouted, and Li Lan's eyes really cleared up a few points. With these few points, Ji Ye had already stuck the Taishan symbol on Li Lan's body.

  "Roar!" Li Lan lost control again, but she took a step forward and fell to the ground, as if she couldn't bear the weight. The Tai Shan symbol, as its name suggests, was like carrying Mount Tai on one's back. This spirit symbol could transform into the weight of Mount Tai in a short period of time. Of course, the kind of spirit symbol that was as heavy as Mount Tai was still a legend, and the ones they used now only added about 180 pounds. They usually used them for training purposes.

  "Bang" Originally thought that the Tai Shan symbol could suppress Li Lan, but in less than ten seconds, the spirit symbol was kicked flying by Li Lan. Luckily, Ji Ye was quick-witted and swiftly pasted a few more Tai Shan symbols on him.

  "This won't do, fatty! Quick, set up the altar and lay out the formation!" Ji Ye shouted loudly. Li Lan was getting more and more out of control, which wasn't good at all.

  "Bang, bang, bang", at this moment, the Taishan symbol on Li Lan's body burst open again.

  "It's too late, urgent as a law enforcement order, binding the demon rope, amnesty order" The fat man took one look at the collapsed spirit symbol and knew it was already too late. He quickly pulled out the hemp rope he had prepared earlier, drew a virtual symbol on it, and after making a decisive gesture, immediately wrapped the rope around Li Lan.

  "No way, fatty! The binding spell is useless against humans, it can't hold them back!" Chicken Grandpa shouted loudly. This kind of Taoist magic was particularly effective against ghosts and monsters, but against humans, it was completely ineffective.

  "Damn it, what can I do now? I have a hundred ways to deal with ghosts, but when it comes to dealing with crazy people, I don't have any methods at all!" Fatso exclaimed loudly. Ninety percent of the Taoist techniques were used to deal with ghostly cultivators, and even those evil cultivations didn't have many spells that could be used against humans.

  "What are you going to do, wait for her to break free and then she'll kill us both?" Ji Ye shouted loudly. They were not afraid of her while she was still dazed, but taking advantage of the situation like this seemed a bit too much.

  "Or should I use a purple bell to calm her soul?" asked the fat man in a low voice.

  "Let's try it then." Ji Ye's eyes lit up and his soul settled down. If Li Lan couldn't move, then they could safely channel energy to her.

  "Alright, you wait first, I'll cast the spell." The fatty obtained Chicken Grandpa's agreement and immediately took out his purple bell. With a shake, a clear and crisp ringing sound came forth.

  The chubby boy continued to chant, and the bell in his hand also transformed into a virtual shadow that was slowly growing larger.

  But just as the fat man was about to finish reciting the incantation, a loud shout came "Nonsense!" Before the words had fallen, a figure appeared beside the fat man, slapping away the copper bell in his hand. The fat man's spell backfired and he spat out a mouthful of blood.

  "Fat boy" shouted loudly, the Xuanxin knife had already been unsheathed, dare to hurt Fat boy and die, but when he saw the person coming, he was startled.

  "Second, Second Grandfather, how did you come?" Ji Ye stuttered and said.

  "Hmph, I'm not coming, and who knows what kind of trouble you'll stir up," the newcomer said coldly, but still pulled out a jade bottle from his pocket and tossed it to Chicken Grandpa, telling him to give it to Fatty to take. It was their family's secret remedy, specifically for treating internal injuries.

  With a "bang", Li Lan suddenly broke open the hemp rope and the Tai Shan symbol, and rushed towards the three people like a strong wind.

  "Sit down for me." With a wave of his hand, the second grandfather brushed aside Li Lan's arm and pressed it onto her shoulder. After a loud shout, Li Lan was actually pressed to the ground.

  "Hiss, hiss, hiss" Not only that, but the second grandfather also pulled up his sleeves, revealing a row of long needles, and pulled out a few to stab at Li Lan's head, the needle went in, and Li Lan immediately couldn't move.

  "Hmph, watch how I do it, don't lose face for our four families again." Second Grandfather said coldly.

  But Fatzi and Chicken Grandpa let out a sigh of relief, with this Second Grandpa taking action, Li Lan can be assured of safety. Every generation of the four major families will have several people with exceptional abilities, and Fatzi's generation is one of them.

  But in their grandfather's generation, this second grandfather was indeed the first person of the same age without discount, whether it was martial arts or medical skills, he had extremely high attainments, and even the old masters at that time praised him endlessly. Unfortunately, when he was young, he didn't like to stay in the family, always ran outside, and caused a lot of trouble for the family in that era, so he didn't inherit the position of head of the clan.

  Now he's made his move, Li Lan's matter will be settled in no time.

  "Hey, Chicken Grandpa, do you think Second Grandpa came here because of that thing?"