Transmigration: A person in a martial arts world, cultivating to ascend to immortality

As outsiders, Jiang Yuchuan and Ji Zizhou did not join the battle immediately. Instead, at Xi Yun's request, they stayed behind with another elder to look after and protect the High Priest.

As Ji Zizhou watched as the Gu Nu Zhai side gradually fell into a disadvantageous position, and as Xi Yun killed more and more masked men, the number of masked experts besieging her also gradually increased, he became extremely anxious.

"What should we do? If this continues, Yun'er won't be able to hold on any longer!"

Jiang Yuchuan looked at Ji Zizhou, who was pacing back and forth like an ant on a hot pan, and thought for a moment before saying, "Brother Zizhou, if you want to go up and help, then go ahead. Elder Mu and I can keep an eye on things here."

"But--"

Ji Zizhou was clearly tempted by Jiang Yuchuan's suggestion, but he still glanced at the middle-aged woman standing by the bed with some hesitation.

This person was Elder Mu, whom Jiang Yuchuan had mentioned.

Elder Mu stood silently before the High Priest with his eyes slightly closed, like a statue. Although he had heard the conversation between Jiang Yuchuan and the other man, he remained silent throughout.

"Brother Zizhou, rest assured, Elder Mu will not mind."

Jiang Yuchuan glanced at Elder Mu, knowing that the other party's silence meant acquiescence.

Ji Zizhou withdrew his gaze and looked at Jiang Yuchuan again, "Then I'll trouble Brother Jiang and Elder Mu with the High Priestship. I'll go out now to help the people in the village deal with those masked men!"

Having said that, he immediately picked up his longsword and rushed out.

The battle between the two sides had now reached a fever pitch. Although both sides had suffered losses, the Gu Nu Village side had lost far more people than the masked men because they had lost their advantage in Gu magic.

This disadvantage is snowballing, and it won't be long before all the experts from the Gu Nu Zhai side are wiped out, leaving them completely unable to resist and at the mercy of the masked men.

Although Ji Zizhou possesses first-class strength, it is clear that the current disadvantage cannot be reversed simply by adding one or even a few more first-class experts.

On the other hand, the battle between Sang Xun and Mao Yang is also not looking promising.

Although Sang Xun used his natal Gu to forcefully raise his cultivation to the mid-stage of Grandmaster, his strength was still slightly inferior to Mao Yang, a veteran Grandmaster who was clearly about to break through to the late stage of Grandmaster. After exchanging dozens of blows, he gradually fell into a disadvantageous position.

Jiang Yuchuan kept a close eye on the changes on the battlefield.

Although he didn't have much interaction with Gu Nu Zhai, he didn't want to just watch the village perish.

But he couldn't, or rather, didn't want to, take direct action.

So, if we want to help Gu Nu Zhai overcome this crisis without his intervention, there is only one way left.

Jiang Yuchuan then turned his gaze to the high priest, who was still unconscious.

If this person can wake up, then this crisis concerning the survival of the mountain stronghold will naturally be resolved.

"What is Elder Mu's opinion on the current situation?"

Upon hearing Jiang Yuchuan's question, Elder Mu opened his eyes and looked over, saying expressionlessly, "Doctor Jiang is a smart man, and he should be very clear about the current situation. Why ask such a redundant question? Or perhaps—Doctor Jiang has a way to help Gu Nu Village overcome this calamity?"

The reason she asked this question was that she couldn't see through the boy in front of her who was only fifteen or sixteen years old from the beginning, and after a brief interaction, she felt that he was as calm and unfathomable as the high priest and the elder.

Jiang Yuchuan smiled. "Elder Mu is indeed a wise man. I do have a way that might help the village overcome this crisis. However, my method carries a certain degree of risk, and whether or not to take action is a decision for the village's higher-ups to make."

"tell me the story."

Elder Mu replied expressionlessly, "If it is truly feasible, then I can make this decision."

Jiang Yuchuan did not doubt Elder Mu's words.

After all, at such a critical moment of life and death, the person who was sent to look after the high priest could not possibly be an ordinary person.

"I have a set of secret acupuncture techniques that can awaken the high priest without disturbing the Gu worm in his head, and will not be affected at all when the procedure is performed."

Jiang Yuchuan said, "However, this formation can only be maintained for half an hour, and after it ends, the person who received the needles will fall into extreme weakness. In severe cases, their martial arts realm will never advance."

After Jiang Yuchuan finished explaining the pros and cons, Elder Mu's expression, which had been expressionless, finally changed. His brows furrowed tightly, as if he were facing a difficult decision.

Just then, the weakest of the five elders fighting against Ni Chang was caught off guard and attacked by Ni Chang's Gu worms. He was seriously injured, coughed up blood, and lost the ability to continue fighting.

With one less helper, the elders, who were already at a disadvantage, were immediately put at a disadvantage and were overwhelmed by the increasingly frenzied Ni Chang.

Elder Mu immediately stopped hesitating and looked at Jiang Yuchuan with a firm gaze: "Please, Physician Jiang, perform acupuncture on the High Priest!"

Making this decision was partly due to the fact that several elders were at a disadvantage and the situation was critical, but more importantly, if the high priest were sober, he would agree to this approach without hesitation.

"Okay, give me fifteen minutes."

Jiang Yuchuan stopped talking and took out his needle pouch, beginning to administer acupuncture to the High Priest one by one according to the distribution of acupoints.

Elder Mu went outside to protect Jiang Yuchuan from being disturbed by anyone who might break in.

Fifteen minutes passed quickly.

After Jiang Yuchuan inserted the last needle and used a trace of spiritual power to connect and activate all 106 silver needles inserted at different acupoints, the high priest, who was in a coma, immediately woke up.

The acupuncture treatment was not over yet, and Jiang Yuchuan took the opportunity to briefly tell the high priest what was happening in Gu Nu Village.

After listening, the high priest's eyes showed a complicated expression, and then he sighed softly, "I thank you very much, young friend Jiang. If it weren't for your help in waking me up, I'm afraid that the Gu Nu Village would have been completely destroyed after today, and I would have become the village's eternal sinner."

If she hadn't so readily believed Ni Chang's words of repentance, she wouldn't have been caught off guard, and along with another mysterious master hiding in the shadows, wouldn't have been able to plant a poisonous curse on her...

It's too late to say all this now. What she needs to do now is to do her best to make up for the mistakes she made because of her momentary soft heart.

Even at the cost of her life, she was determined to save the village!

Having made up his mind, the high priest's gaze became firm.

At that moment, Jiang Yuchuan waved his hand and removed all the silver needles stuck in the high priest's body.

Feeling that his strength was not restricted in any way by the internal Gu worm, the High Priest smiled, immediately got up from the bed, and thanked Jiang Yuchuan again.

"Thank you very much, young friend Jiang. Once Gu Nu Village survives this calamity, we will definitely not let you have made your sacrifice in vain."

"That's wonderful! Your Excellency, you have finally awakened!"

Elder Mu looked at Xi Man as she got up from the bed and a rare look of joy appeared on his face. Even his tone became much gentler.

Xi Man nodded to Elder Mu, "Now that I've woken up, Mu Lan, you no longer need to wait here. Hurry up and protect your people to fight against the foreign enemies!"

"Yes!"

Elder Mu responded emphatically, his entire demeanor suddenly becoming sharp. He grabbed his weapon and rushed out the door to fight a group of masked men.

Xi Man followed Elder Mu out of the house, and looked at the corpses of her clansmen lying on the ground and the blood splattered everywhere, her face filled with grief.

"It's time to put an end to this decades-long feud!"

Soon, Xi Man's gaze was fixed on Ni Chang.

Ni Chang, who was frantically preparing to kill the remaining four elders, seemed to sense something and immediately turned her head to look in the direction of Xi Man.

Their eyes met, and Ni Chang was first taken aback, then exclaimed in surprise:

"Xi Man! -- Impossible! You've been poisoned by my Three Corpse Brain-Eating Gu, how could you possibly wake up!?"