Chapter 180 - 136: Regeneration
Hong Zai watched as the Saint Demon Sect Master rode the Qilin away.
An indescribable frustration churned within him.
But he had witnessed today’s high-stakes battle with his own eyes.
He knew that at his own Cultivation Realm, he lacked the courage to confront the Saint Demon Sect Master and block his path.
Even with the man having lost an arm.
"Your Majesty."
Lingkong’s voice from beside him roused him from his thoughts.
Hong Zai came to his senses. Besides Eunuch Cao, his master, Lingkong, and Grandmaster Ming had gathered around him.
Hong Zai acknowledged Lingkong and Grandmaster Ming. "Thank you for your assistance, Master, Grandmaster."
Grandmaster Ming waved his hand. "I never imagined that fiend from the Saint Demon Sect would dare come directly to the Imperial City. I’m truly getting old. Fortunately, I wasn’t badly injured. It’s just a shame about the senior from Yunfo Temple."
At his words, the expressions of both Lingkong and Hong Zai darkened.
That senior was Hong Zai’s grandmaster, Lingkong’s master, and a living fossil of Yunfo Temple.
He was nearly three hundred years old and had hoped to live out his final years in peace. He never expected to meet such a violent end at the hands of the Saint Demon Sect Master.
Hong Zai was even more devastated. One of his trump cards had been laid bare for all to see, only to be brutally shattered by Lu Changfeng.
Even within the Capital Region, very few people knew of his grandmaster’s existence.
Most people believed that Lingkong, ranked third on the Celestial List, was his greatest pillar of support.
"Your Majesty, compose yourself. There is still a mess waiting for you to clean up," Lingkong said slowly.
Hong Zai nodded slightly. "I understand."
His gaze passed beyond the Imperial Palace toward the city. ’It’s time to deal with these noble families in the Capital City.’
’The Imperial Palace was in peril, yet they just stood by and watched. What use are they to the Capital City?’
’These noble families are entrenched in the Capital City, their relationships a tangled web.’
’Every last one of them knows only how to waver; they’re experts at being fence-sitters.’
’In times of peace, that would be fine.’
’But now, Song Country faces its most difficult crisis.’
’If these people cannot remain loyal to the Royal Family, then they have no reason to exist.’
"Send an urgent dispatch. Have the Black Dragon Army return at once."
"I am going to thoroughly clean up this cesspool that is the Capital City!"
A glint flashed in Hong Zai’s eyes. This might actually be a good opportunity.
After the Four-Color Dragon Army had been consolidated to form the Black Dragon Army, Hong Zai had, for various reasons, suspended the creation of the other three armies.
The main reason was his inability to find Rebirth Realm experts willing to die for him.
But now, after this battle with the Saint Demon Sect Master, those who stood by and did nothing were clearly in the wrong.
This gave Hong Zai the perfect pretext for consolidation.
’Either they join the Four-Color Dragon Army and serve for several years, or I’ll confiscate their assets and eliminate their clans!’
...
Lu Changfeng rode the Fire Qilin for hundreds of miles, far beyond the Capital Region.
Only when he was a sufficient distance away did he land on a remote, several-hundred-meter-high mountain peak.
Bai Touweng hadn’t received the privilege of riding the Qilin; he had been carried in the Fire Qilin’s claws.
He was now unceremoniously dropped by one of the Qilin’s claws.
"We’ll rest here for a while. You two stand guard," Lu Changfeng said, clutching the stump of his arm.
Bai Touweng nodded, his expression grave.
After witnessing the previous battle, his estimation of Lu Changfeng’s Combat Power had soared to unimaginable heights.
As for the White Tiger Guardian beside them, Bai Touweng believed that both the Protector and the Saint Master could kill him with a single finger.
’Following these titans around makes me feel like a completely useless piece of trash,’ Bai Touweng thought.
’But the backlash from the Saint Master’s last attack must have been immense; it blew his arm clean off.’
Bai Touweng desperately wracked his brain, trying to think of any Spiritual Pills and Treasures capable of regenerating a severed limb.
’The Saint Master is so powerful. It would be a terrible shame if he were to lose an arm permanently.’
If he knew that Yang Jingtian was also one of Lu Changfeng’s clones, one could only imagine his reaction.
Of course, Lu Changfeng had no idea what was going through Bai Touweng’s mind.
Possessing multiple Demon Fiend Bloodlines, Lu Changfeng had his own method for restoring the limb.
He had his clone, Yang Jingtian, and Bai Touweng stand guard to one side.
Lu Changfeng sat down cross-legged. After circulating his power for a moment, he activated his Ancient Purple Lotus Demon Bloodline.
[Ancient Purple Lotus Demon 10% (Ancient Level Demon Fiend Bloodline, boosts physical attributes by 700% upon activation), (Demon Fiend Skill ’Purple Lotus Body Protection’), (Demon Fiend Skill ’Purple Lotus Rebirth’), (Demon Fiend Skill ’Purple Lotus Clone’), (Demon Fiend Skill ’Purple Lotus Rebirth’). (Location: Left Palm)]
The Demon Fiend Skill Lu Changfeng intended to use now was ’Purple Lotus Rebirth!’
The Demon Fiend Skill ’Purple Lotus Rebirth’ could use Purple Lotus Demon Power to regenerate bodily organs, so long as the body had not completely perished.
An eerie purple light shone from Lu Changfeng’s left hand. The next moment, the activation was successful.
Lu Changfeng immediately activated the Demon Fiend Skill: ’Purple Lotus Rebirth’!
The Demon Fiend Power transformed into a mysterious force that covered Lu Changfeng’s right arm.
A mysterious purple lotus flower blossomed from the wound on Lu Changfeng’s right arm.
The purple lotus bloomed and bore fruit, and from that fruit, buds of flesh began to sprout.
Then, as the flower bloomed and withered, the flesh buds developed into a section of Lu Changfeng’s arm.
This process repeated—a flower blooming and withering, another taking its place—until several Purple Lotuses had grown in succession.
At last, Lu Changfeng’s entire right arm had finished growing back.
In the process, the Demon Fiend Power within him was completely depleted, automatically deactivating his bloodline’s active state.
However, Lu Changfeng possessed a Spiritual Genius Root Bone, so his Inner Strength recovered at an incredible rate.
Lu Changfeng stood up and flexed his newly grown right arm, testing its movement.
He made a quick assessment.
The new arm had the strength of roughly a seventh or Eighth Layer Blood Forging Realm Martial Artist.
While this was certainly powerful for an ordinary person, it was still insufficient for the current Lu Changfeng.