Longevity: Never leave the mountain until you are invincible

After Luo Tiezhu spread the power-absorbing method, it caused quite a stir in several prefectures in the northern border.

Countless martial artists rushed to the northern border like crazy, wanting to see the power-absorbing method.

As a result, Monk Mingjing brought several Xichan Temple marrow-refining masters to the northern border, spent three days to find Luo Tiezhu, and suppressed him.

Then, Monk Mingjing took Luo Tiezhu to retrieve and destroy all the power-absorbing methods he had spread, and brought all the people who had seen the power-absorbing method back to Xichan Temple to shave their heads and become monks.

He said that such evil skills should not be spread to the world.

Before returning to Xichan Temple, Monk Mingjing also said that if anyone dared to practice the power-absorbing method, Xichan Temple would hunt them down to the end no matter where they fled.

This statement was supported by a number of righteous sects, and forces such as Xuanzhen Temple also said that if anyone practiced the power-absorbing method, they would hunt down the person who practiced the method together with Xichan Temple.

Since then, the disturbance caused by the Absorbing Power Technique has subsided.

At least on the surface, all those who knew about the Absorbing Power Technique were taken to Xichan Temple.

Logically, no one in the outside world knows about the Absorbing Power Technique.

But it is possible.

Some well-informed forces in the martial arts world have already obtained the Absorbing Power Technique.

It is just that under the pressure of forces such as Xuanzhen Temple and Xichan Temple, no one dares to practice it openly.

It can be collected as a foundation, or practiced in secret, which is still possible.

Such as the Jinyiwei.

After Song Chongshan obtained the Absorbing Power Technique, he immediately sent it to Chu Chen.

"The Absorbing Power Technique is somewhat similar to the Soul-stealing Body-forging Sutra, but the two are very different."

Chu Chen was a little disappointed after studying the Absorbing Power Technique.

The Absorbing Power Technique is far inferior to the Soul-stealing Body-forging Sutra. It can only absorb the internal energy and blood of warriors below the Xiantian level, and cannot absorb the true energy and blood of the Xiantian Grandmaster, let alone other things containing spiritual energy.

However.

Compared with the Soul-stealing Body-forging Sutra, practicing the Absorption Power Art has one advantage, that is, it will not reduce too much lifespan.

Practicing the Absorption Power Art increases one year of internal energy, and will reduce one year of lifespan.

Practicing the Soul-stealing Body-forging Sutra will reduce the lifespan twice as much.

"The Absorption Power Art should be a simplified version of the Soul-stealing Body-forging Sutra."

Chu Chen carefully compared the two techniques and made a judgment.

The Absorption Power Art is likely to be derived from the Soul-stealing Body-forging Sutra. All signs show that the two are of the same origin.

Perhaps the Soul-stealing Body-forging Sutra was introduced to the mortal world and obtained by a martial arts genius. Based on the Soul-stealing Body-forging Sutra, the cost was reduced and the Absorption Power Art was created.

Or, it was originally intended by the Tianyou Palace to spread it.

"Three thousand years ago, the Tianyou Palace moved to Zhongzhou, but left behind the inheritance of the Soul-stealing Body-forging Sutra. What was its purpose?"

From the existence of the Absorption Power Art, it is not difficult to infer that the person who obtained the Soul-stealing Body-forging Sutra is definitely not just Chu Chen.

But.

Chu Chen couldn't see the purpose of Tianyou Palace.

To cultivate the innate strength of horizontal training?

For Tianyou Palace, which has a Jindan cultivator in charge, what's the use of more innate strength of horizontal training?

"Forget it, Tianyou Palace has long left Dayan. Even if Tianyou Palace has any calculations, it should not affect me."

Chu Chen didn't dwell on it for too long.

What is the calculation of Tianyou Palace, what is the secret of the Soul-stealing Body-building Sutra, when he has a high level of cultivation in the future and contacts with the cultivators of Tianyou Palace, he will explore it.

...

The twenty-eighth year of Chengwu.

New Year's Eve.

This is the sixty-fourth year since Chu Chen came to this world.

This night.

After closing the pawnshop as usual, Chu Chen stayed alone in the backyard of the pawnshop to drink.

Grand fireworks bloomed in the sky, and firecrackers sounded one after another. The whole imperial capital was immersed in a joyful and peaceful atmosphere, full of the lively New Year atmosphere.

The cold of winter seemed to be dispelled by the noise.

"Being a stranger in a foreign land, I miss my family even more during festivals."

Listening to the laughter coming from outside the house, Chu Chen suddenly felt a little sentimental.

"Good poem, brother Chu is so talented!"

Jin Buhuan's lips moved slightly, as if he wanted to recite a poem, but he couldn't find much ink after searching his mind, and the words turned into a compliment when they came to his mouth.

"Why are you staying here with me? Why don't you go back to accompany my sister-in-law?"

Chu Chen took a sip of wine and asked casually.

"Brother Chu, you are alone at home. As your closest friend, how can I leave you? I will stay here with you tonight for New Year's Eve."

Jin Buhuan said righteously, as if he was sacrificing for Chu Chen.

After many years of friendship, he and Chu Chen can be regarded as good friends.

"Are you quarreling with your sister-in-law again?"

Chu Chen saw through Jin Buhuan's tricks at a glance and pointed them out.

"Ahem!"

Jin Buhuan's expression froze, and he coughed to cover up his embarrassment: "Miss Dulan gave me a sachet as a New Year's gift, and Qin'er found it."

"Brother Jin, you want to..."

Chu Chen looked at Jin Buhuan in surprise.

"No, I don't want to. I have nothing to do with Miss Dulan."

Jin Buhuan immediately denied it three times.

"Miss Dulan just admired me because I was handsome and elegant, so she gave me a sachet to express her love."

Speaking of this, Jin Buhuan opened up all of a sudden: "I am a soft-hearted person. I can't bear to see a woman sad, so I had to accept Miss Dulan's sachet."

"Handsome? You?"

Chu Chen smiled and looked at Jin Buhuan, who was getting more and more prosperous. He didn't know what to say for a while.

He only had one comment on Jin Buhuan's confidence.

He was really thick-skinned.

Why did that Dulan girl fall in love with you? Don't you have any idea?

He didn't believe that Jin Buhuan didn't know that this Dulan girl came for his identity as a direct disciple of the Jin family.

"Okay, let's not talk about this. We won't stop drinking tonight!"

Jin Buhuan felt uncomfortable when Chu Chen looked at him, and quickly ended the topic.

The two of them didn't end up getting drunk.

After drinking two pots of Drunken Immortal Wine, Jin Buhuan was taken back by his family.

"Shopkeeper Chu, I'm sorry to trouble you."

Zheng smiled apologetically and apologized to Chu Chen.

She didn't show the majesty of the former Saint of the Wusheng Sect at all, just like the wife of an ordinary wealthy businessman.

"It's okay."

Chu Chen waved his hand.

"The tree wants to be quiet, but the wind doesn't stop!"

Looking at Jin Buhuan who smiled at Zheng, Chu Chen's eyes were dim.

Jin Buhuan was expelled from the Jin family by the head of the Jin family, but he is the blood of the Jin family after all, and is the legitimate son of the head of the Jin family, and is qualified to inherit the position of the head of the Jin family.

As the head of the Jin family is getting older, it is inevitable that some people will pay attention to Jin Buhuan.

That Dulan girl is just a test.

"Jin Buhuan is a direct descendant of the Jin family, and his methods are not bad. I think he can handle these things well."

Chu Chen was not worried about Jin Buhuan.

Jin Buhuan was able to open a brothel in the imperial capital and run Yicuilou as the first brothel in the imperial capital. Naturally, it is impossible to rely on the gimmick of the barbarian girl.

He seems to be kind and makes people feel like spring breeze, but in fact, he is also a ruthless person.

Over the years, he has earned the title of a smiling tiger in the imperial capital.

After sending Jin Buhuan and the others away, Chu Chen drank alone for a while.

Then, he got up and returned to the secret room.

He planned to break through the seventh level of the Soul-stealing Body-tempering Sutra tonight and reach the peak of the horizontal training innate realm.