High Martial: I Can Copy All Root Bones!

After the battle.

The Jiangnan North Army’s Thirteenth Crossbow Corps, having sustained few losses, began their journey back alongside the few survivors of the Twentieth Crossbow Corps.

If only soldiers had died, Jiangnan Prefecture could have later replenished their numbers.

But this time, not only had the Twentieth Crossbow Corps’ soldiers died, but even their crossbows had been turned to ash in the Thunder Purgatory that Baili Mo had created before his death.

This was a difficult situation.

The Jiangnan North Army would likely be unable to restore this crossbow corps anytime soon.

This was a war of attrition.

Once losses became too great, or an enemy force decided it was time for a counterattack, a new, great war would be imminent.

...

The Thirteenth Crossbow Corps returned to their camp in the small town.

The corps members were given a brief opportunity to rest.

For the next hour, the corps members were free to move about the town.

The time had finally come.

Lu Changfeng took his Clone and headed for the town’s dungeon.

Soon, Lu Changfeng arrived at the dungeon.

A squad of soldiers stood guard at the entrance to the town’s dungeon.

Probing with his Clone’s Spiritual Sense, Lu Changfeng found that the squad was composed of Tendon Transformation Realm Martial Artists. Their leader was a powerful expert at the Fourth Layer of the Bone Refining Realm.

He observed the situation in front of the dungeon for a while.

Lu Changfeng came up with a plan.

Lu Changfeng activated Disguise and Transformation. His facial features changed to those of a Daliang person. He removed his shirt, and with the help of his [Transformation] Talent, conspicuous scars quickly appeared on his body.

He took a rope from his Ba Snake Space and tied himself up.

Lu Changfeng then had his Clone walk toward the dungeon.

Arriving before the dungeon, ’Yang Jingtian’ spoke.

"By order of Supervisor Lan, I am here to imprison an important criminal from Daliang. I must personally confirm the cell’s location."

Supervisor Lan was the Lan Family Ancestor, the one who had fought Baili Mo the longest on the battlefield.

’He’s probably injured and his Spiritual Power is severely depleted. I bet he went into closed-door cultivation long ago.’

Fortunately, the dungeon’s leaders didn’t ask too many questions. After registration, a Tendon Transformation Realm Prison Guard led the Clone into the dungeon.

Upon entering the dungeon,

one could see that those imprisoned were basically all captives from Daliang.

Naturally, Martial Artist prisoners were not well-cared for. Not only had most of them had their Martial Arts crippled,

but getting one meal every three days was considered good. As a result, every prisoner in the dungeon was sallow and emaciated, their breathing as faint as a silken thread.

The deeper they went into the dungeon, the stronger the prisoners held there.

"Sir, there’s an empty cell here..." the guiding Prison Guard began to say.

"No! We need to go deeper. This one is a Fifth Layer Bone Refining master. Even though his Martial Arts have been crippled, we must still be cautious."

Yang Jingtian cut him off, flatly refusing.

...until Lu Changfeng saw the three Hua Family brothers.

Only then did Yang Jingtian halt.

The Hua Family brothers before him were already covered in wounds from torture. If he had only the portrait previously provided by Hua Youran to go by, Lu Changfeng would never have been able to recognize them.

Lu Changfeng confirmed the identity of the three Hua Family brothers, who were imprisoned together, through his system interface.

All three possessed Saber Technique-related Talents.

Two were Middle Grade, one was Low-Grade.

When he saw the interface, Lu Changfeng paid closer attention and looked carefully at the three men’s faces, finally recognizing them as the Hua Family brothers.

Having confirmed it was the Hua Family brothers, Lu Changfeng dropped his act.

KACHA! The ropes binding Lu Changfeng snapped. He threw a punch, and the Prison Guard collapsed to the ground, unconscious.

Lu Changfeng smashed open the prison cell’s gate with a palm strike.

Only then did the three Hua Family brothers in the cell react.

Lu Changfeng spoke. "My three brothers, I’m getting you out of here. I’m going to send you into a dark space now. Remember to take a deep breath and don’t move once you’re inside."

"Who... Who are you?" the second Hua brother asked, trembling.

Lu Changfeng took a breath, his nostrils filling with the unique sour, putrid smell of the dungeon. "I am Yiran’s husband. Your brother-in-law, Lu Changfeng."

Upon hearing this, the three Hua Family brothers’ eyes widened in astonishment.

When they came to their senses, they all nodded quickly. "Then let’s move fast, before we’re discovered! Ai, why did you have to risk so much to save us!"

Lu Changfeng said no more. Seeing that the three brothers had all taken deep breaths, he opened the Ba Snake Space and threw them inside.

Afterwards, Lu Changfeng stripped the Prison Guard’s clothes, put them on, and used Disguise and Transformation to take on the guard’s appearance. He then swaggered out of the dungeon with his Clone.

At the dungeon entrance, the Clone took its leave.

Lu Changfeng logged the information, then used the Urine Escape to leave.

Immediately after, Lu Changfeng also stuffed his Clone, Yang Jingtian, into the Ba Snake Space.

Using his Disguise and Transformation skill along the way, he eventually blended in with a squad of militiamen pushing empty carts and easily left Cyan Willow Town.

Lu Changfeng traveled a hundred li before entering a small town.

By now, the sky was completely dark. They were extremely far from the battlefield. Lu Changfeng got a room at an inn in town.

Inside the room, he released his Clone and the three Hua Family brothers.

The moment the three Hua Family brothers came out of the Ba Snake Space, they began gasping for air.

The Ba Snake Space was a vacuum, with no air to breathe.

It was a good thing they were all Martial Artists above the Tendon Transformation Realm; otherwise, they wouldn’t have been able to hold their breath for so long.

"My three brothers, have something to eat first. You’ve suffered in that dungeon."

Lu Changfeng pointed to the table. When he had booked the room, he had already asked the Shopkeeper to prepare food for several people.

The three Hua Family brothers, without any regard for appearances, immediately began to devour the food.

Only after all the food on the table was gone did the three men, who had been imprisoned and abused for the better part of a month, solemnly thank Lu Changfeng.

"This time, thank you so much for saving us, brother-in-law!"

"Forcing you to travel a thousand li to rescue us... the three of us are truly ashamed to face you and Yiran."

"And this is?"

Yang Jingtian had put his White Tiger mask back on. Lu Changfeng introduced him, "This is a Protector of my Holy Sect—White Tiger. Thanks to him, I had the courage to come and rescue you three."

The three Hua Family brothers nodded in understanding and thanked him profusely as well.

After expressing their gratitude, the second Hua brother sighed. "It’s a pity. The three of us have already been crippled by that old dog Meng Wuhen. We’ll never be able to cultivate Inner Strength again in this lifetime."

Hm? Hearing this, Lu Changfeng went forward to inspect each of the three brothers’ bodies.

Sure enough, all three brothers had had their Qi Sea Dantians shattered. They could no longer gather Inner Strength True Energy in their bodies.

Without a Dantian, the highest cultivation they could reach in this life would be the Blood Forging Realm.

For a Martial Arts Family like the Hua Family, the Blood Forging Realm was no different from being a cripple.

Their lives were considered ruined.

’Divine Dream Sect, Meng Wuhen.’ Lu Changfeng silently committed the culprits’ names to memory.

"This might be able to heal your Dantians," Lu Changfeng said.

Lu Changfeng possessed two Demon Fiend Skills with healing capabilities.

The first was ’Rapid Freeze Rebirth’, a Demon Fiend Skill from his Ancient Snow Python Bloodline. The second was ’Purple Lotus Rebirth’, a Demon Fiend Skill from the Ancient Purple Lotus Demon Bloodline he had just fused.

"Really?"

"Brother-in-law, are you telling the truth?" The three brothers stared at Lu Changfeng, their eyes wide with desperate hope.

Lu Changfeng nodded slightly. "Brothers, sit cross-legged. I’ll give it a try."

The three Hua Family brothers obediently sat down.

Lu Changfeng selected the ’Ancient Purple Lotus Demon Bloodline’. After activating it, a purple coat with decent Defense Power appeared on him, and his hair also turned purple.

Seeing this, the three Hua Family brothers naturally knew that Lu Changfeng had activated a Demon Fiend Bloodline.

’My sister has good taste. This brother-in-law of ours not only was willing to travel a thousand li to save us, but his own Martial Arts Talent is also outstanding.’

The three Hua Family brothers found themselves liking their brother-in-law more and more. Even if their Dantians couldn’t be saved, it wouldn’t change his standing in their hearts.

Lu Changfeng wasn’t thinking about all that.

He walked up to the second Hua brother and activated the Demon Fiend Skill ’Purple Lotus Rebirth’.

’Purple Lotus Rebirth! It can use Purple Lotus Demon Power to regenerate body organs!’

’A Dantian is theoretically an organ, so it should be able to regenerate it, right?’

Lu Changfeng activated ’Purple Lotus Rebirth’, and a dense purple light enveloped the second Hua brother’s body.

A few dozen breaths later, the second Hua brother’s eyes snapped open, unable to conceal the overwhelming joy within them.

"My Dantian... it’s restored!" the second Hua brother finally exclaimed, saying the words everyone present most wanted to hear.

Hearing this, Lu Changfeng also breathed a sigh of relief. ’At least it wasn’t all for nothing.’

After the second brother, Lu Changfeng continued his efforts, repeatedly activating ’Purple Lotus Rebirth’.

One after another, he restored the Dantians of the fourth and sixth Hua brothers.

Only then did Lu Changfeng deactivate the Demon Fiend Bloodline.

"Brother-in-law, words cannot express our gratitude!"

"Our little sister doesn’t have the best temper. You must have suffered on a daily basis!"

"If Yiran bullies you, just let us know!"

Of course, Lu Changfeng didn’t dare take them seriously. "Yiran and I get along very well."

"Brothers, should we rest at the inn for the night or head back to Qin City immediately?"

The second Hua brother spoke up. "Let’s go back to Qin City! I don’t want to spend another second in this place!"

They had clearly come to reinforce the front lines and fight against the Alien Race, but they had ended up being thrown into a dungeon. All three Hua brothers were filled with indignation.

Their burning passion had turned to bitter resentment.

And so, Lu Changfeng bought several horses in the town that very night.

They were all Martial Artists, so they recovered their stamina quickly. With full stomachs and the help of ’Purple Lotus Rebirth’, the three Hua Family brothers’ injuries also healed rapidly.

The five of them rode through the night, rushing toward Qin City.

By dawn, the five of them were already back inside Qin City.

When Lu Changfeng returned to the Hua Mansion, Hua Yiran and Chunzhu, having already received the news, rushed out to greet him.

The Ancient Fire Qilin leaped up and landed on Lu Changfeng’s head.

Hua Yiran threw herself into Lu Changfeng’s arms. "Don’t you ever do something so dangerous behind my back again!"

’That Hua Youran really can’t keep his mouth shut. He obviously leaked the news to Hua Yiran ahead of time.’

Lu Changfeng nodded slightly. "It’s good that my three brothers are back."

At Lu Changfeng’s reminder, Hua Yiran finally turned to look at her three older brothers, and was naturally overcome with emotion again.

In the end, everyone directed their animosity toward the Jiangnan North Army, and even the entire Martial Arts Army of Jiangnan Prefecture.

With the return of the three Hua Family brothers, peace was restored to the Hua Mansion.

Lu Changfeng resumed his closed-door cultivation, but after only a few days, the situation in Yunyang Prefecture changed drastically!

Early this morning, Lu Changfeng received an urgent report from Lin Erfeng in the chat group. The Black Dragon Army, one of the Imperial Court’s Four-Color Dragon Armies, had secretly arrived in Yunyang Prefecture.

They launched a surprise attack at dawn, performing a pincer maneuver with the Yunyang Prefecture’s Martial Arts Army to crush the Profound Nether Sect’s forces!

Lu Changfeng typed a few words in the chat group.

Saint Master: Wait for me to return to Yong City.