Overdraw the future and become a peerless martial god

Chapter 34 Detoxification
Chu Ning weighed the pros and cons in his mind.

I was heading to the prefectural capital, and I knew nothing about it. The Qingyun Arena was about to begin, and various forces were converging there, making it a deep and treacherous place. If I could travel with someone from Wuhou Mansion, perhaps I could save myself a lot of trouble.

Moreover, he had just seen the blood-colored mark on the inside of the Thunder Marked Ring of the Tianlei Sect disciple:
"A startling appearance, the blue sky is in disarray."

Jinghong is clearly related to Xie Mingli's brother, Xie Jinghong. With the Qingyun Tournament approaching, these six words are by no means aimless. If we can take this opportunity to investigate, we might be able to uncover the secrets hidden within.

Furthermore, although Xie Mingli was the daughter of the Wuhou Mansion, he had already noticed that she was seriously injured during the fierce battle, and the Yinsha Thunder Poison had not yet been completely eliminated. If she continued to hold on, she might not be able to make it through the city gates.

Thinking of this, Chu Ning slowly nodded and said, "Okay."

Xie Mingli's eyes lit up slightly, and the corners of his lips curved slightly: "Thank you, sir."

"Miss!"

At this moment, the originally silent guards finally couldn't help it. A guard wearing black armor and covered in blood stepped forward with a look of struggle on his face.

"My lady, you are a daughter of gold, how can you ride with a commoner?"

His tone was unfriendly, and his eyes held a hint of vigilance and dissatisfaction towards Chu Ning. For guards like them, the status of a direct descendant of the Wuhou Mansion was paramount. How could they allow an unknown outsider to approach so casually?

What's more, Xie Mingli has a special identity. If something goes wrong, none of their guards will survive.

"It's already this time, why are you still concerned about this?" Xie Mingli's tone turned cold. He endured the erosion of the Yinsha Thunder Poison, his eyes as sharp as a knife, "Let's go!"

The black-armored guard hesitated for a moment, gritted his teeth, and finally lowered his head: "...I obey your command."

Chu Ning took in all their reactions. The people in Wuhou Mansion had class concepts ingrained in their bones.

But he doesn't care.

The cold wind from the wilderness swept through the mountains and forests, blowing up the flying snow, making it look bleak and chilling.

Chu Ning and Xie Mingli rode in a carriage together, hurrying along the official road.

Inside the carriage, Xie Mingli sat cross-legged, slowly circulating his Ice Soul Qi, trying to suppress the remaining Yin Sha Thunder Poison.

Chu Ning glanced at the girl beside him. Her face was as pale as paper, and cold sweat oozed from her forehead. She was obviously trying her best to endure the pain, but her posture remained upright, without the slightest bit of embarrassment.

Chu Ning's eyes lightly swept over the faint black lightning pattern between her eyebrows, and whispered: "Forcing yourself to suppress the injury will only backfire."

Xie Mingli's expression froze for a moment, but then returned to normal.

"Young Master is also proficient in medical skills?"

Chu Ning didn't comment and said calmly, "I don't understand. It's just that when I was fighting with the Tianlei Sect disciple just now, I found that my thunder power seemed to be able to restrain his Yin thunder."

Xie Mingli raised his eyebrows slightly, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes: "Your thunder power can restrain Yin thunder? Could it be... that you are cultivating Yang thunder?"

Chu Ning frowned slightly when he heard this, with a hint of doubt in his eyes: "Yang Thunder? Yin Thunder? What's the difference?"

Xie Mingli looked at him with a complicated expression: "You don't know? In thunder magic, Yang thunder can restrain Yin thunder."

Chu Ning shook his head: "I practiced the Thunder Blade Technique, and the others... I've never heard anyone mention them."

"The Thunder Blade Technique?" Xie Mingli's pupils shrank slightly, and his tone was a little tentative. "Are you talking about the Thunder Blade Sect's The Thunder Blade Technique?"

Chu Ning was slightly startled, then nodded slowly: "Miss, do you know anything about the Thunder Blade Technique?"

Xie Mingli pondered for a moment, his gaze deep as he spoke, "It's said that the highest prize of this Qingyun Tournament is a fragment of the 'Nine Heavens Thunder Codex'. The 'Nine Heavens Thunder Codex', the 'Thunder Blade Technique', and the 'Yin Lei Tian Codex' of the Tianlei Sect all come from the same lineage. There's even a rumor that if the three could be combined into one, one could glimpse the ultimate secrets of thunder magic."

She paused, then slowly said, "As for their specific connection, I don't know. But one thing is certain: this Qingyun Tournament... is destined to be anything but peaceful."

Why was the Thunder Blade Sect destroyed? Why did the Master let him participate in the Qingyun Tournament? What secrets does the Nine Heavens Thunder Code hide? Chu Ning pondered.

These questions, like thunder gathering in the clouds, conceal a storm.

Suddenly, there was a sound of clashing metal from the southeast outside the car window. The pursuers arrived half an hour earlier than expected.

Xie Mingli's internal Qi was already in disarray, and a cold, thunderous force was raging in her dantian. Every time she practiced her technique, that cold, thunderous force would madly travel along her meridians, eroding her internal energy. Her hands clenched slightly, and beneath her sleeves, her knuckles turned white from the exertion.

No more delay!
"Need help?" Chu Ning suddenly spoke, looking at her with deep eyes.

Xie Mingli paused, then sighed softly and said, "I need to find a secluded place to regulate my breathing and control the lightning poison."

"The most secluded place in the wilderness is deep in the mountains and old forests, isn't it?" Chu Ning raised the corner of his mouth slightly, "Don't worry, I will help you remove the poison. It's an 'extra gift' for saving you just now."

Xie Mingli looked at Chu Ning, his eyes flickering slightly.

But at this moment, she had no time to think about it. The Yin Sha Thunder Poison was eroding her faster and faster, and she had to deal with it as soon as possible.

"Okay." She nodded in agreement.

The two men quickly got off the carriage, left the official road, and headed deep into the dense forest.

The thick night enveloped the two speeding figures, and Xie Mingli suddenly stumbled and crashed into the charred rock wall.

The moment Chu Ning reached out to help her, his five fingers touched the purple-black lightning pattern dancing on her wrist.

In an instant, the three-inch-long lightning pattern suddenly expanded to the elbow.

Xie Mingli grabbed his vital point with her backhand, the cold light in her eyes colder than the soft sword at her waist: "Don't touch me. If you are a smart man, you should keep moving forward."

The purple-black lines suddenly forked, one going straight to the heart meridian and the other rushing to the dantian.

Xie Mingli suddenly coughed up blood foam with lightning, and the soft sword fell to the ground with a clang.

Chu Ning dodged and caught her falling body, his palm touching the hot thunder poison lump on her back.

"Young Master is so attentive. Could it be that he was sent by Lihuo Palace?" Ice cones quietly condensed at his fingertips.

"I hope so." He put his fingers together like a knife and cut his wrist, and golden-red blood beads dripped on the intersection of the lightning patterns. "After all, the Lihuo Palace will not use the "Thunder Sword Technique." "The moment the blood beads touched her skin, Xie Mingli's whole body shook violently, and the accumulated ice cones vaporized instantly.

After a while, they stopped in front of a cave.

The cave was not big. As soon as Xie Mingli entered the cave, she could no longer suppress the changes in her body. Her delicate body shook violently, and a mouthful of black blood gushed out, staining the front of her clothes red.

"Hey!" Chu Ning hurried forward to hold her shoulders, but found that her skin was unusually cold, as if her whole body was frozen.

"Hiss——" He took a breath of cold air.

Under Xie Mingli's neck, pitch-black lightning patterns spread out like poisonous snakes, spreading along the collarbone and arms to the limbs, and signs of severed meridians were already apparent.

When Chu Ning's palm touched the lightning pattern, purple spots suddenly appeared on his icy cold marrow.

Xie Mingli groaned, and the lightning patterns that had originally faded away actually eroded the Ice Soul Cold Marrow, dyeing the ice-blue crystal into a dirty purple.

"Girl, hold on," Chu Ning's pupils contracted.

The thunder poison suddenly split into seven poisonous pythons and drilled towards Xie Mingli's seven orifices respectively.

Frost chains burst out from her head, but when she bound the poisonous python, they were countered and spider-web-like cracks appeared.

When the giant poisonous python bit towards his heart, Xie Mingli suddenly opened his eyes, and lightning patterns flashed in his pupils: "Three steps from Kan, Zhen Palace is the guide!"

She seemed to be guiding Chu Ning to form a formation. Chu Ning understood instantly and inserted the rusty knife into the crevice she designated.

The thunder spirit of the earth veins was activated, and with the knife as the center, thunder patterns bloomed like flaming lotuses, enveloping the two in a scorching cyclone.

If she doesn't get rid of the thunder poison, she really won't live for more than half an hour.

"Hurry up and take off your coat!" Chu Ning's tone was more serious than ever.

Xie Mingli tried hard to stay conscious, but his face froze.

(End of this chapter)