The Elixir is for You, The Poison is for Me

Clutching the manual, Xie Liancheng advanced step by step, almost pressing it against Lu Jing's face.

At that moment, Lu Jing's vision was filled with whiteness, and he couldn't see anything else.

They remained deadlocked for several breaths before Lu Jing finally broke the eerie silence.

"Um... Sect Leader Xie, if you don't have anything else, can I take my leave?"

Xie Liancheng's face was as dark as if water would drip from it, and he shouted sternly, "How is this possible? Why aren't you tempted by the divine skill in the manual?!"

"Because... there's nothing on it?"

Lu Jing hesitated for a moment but still spoke the blunt truth. He didn't know what was wrong with the others, as if they were possessed, clutching a volume of blank pages as if they had obtained some divine treasure, all of them going crazy.

Listening to Xie Liancheng's questioning, it was as if he was the abnormal one in the hall. Lu Jing felt incredibly absurd.

"You can't see anything?"

Xie Liancheng's expression changed again upon hearing this.

He threw the manual in his hand directly towards Wei Zixian, who was being dragged behind Lu Jing.

Wei Zixian, who had been enduring and fighting against his inner pride, finally couldn't bear it any longer when he saw the manual flying into his arms.

He actually broke free from the rope and rolled onto the ground from Lu Jing's hands.

Ignoring the dirt, he clutched the blank manual and began flipping through it as if he were starving.

The dignified Senior Brother of the Sword Washing Pavilion now looked no different from a drug addict. Lu Jing was horrified and asked Xie Liancheng, "What poison did you give them?"

"I didn't poison them," Xie Liancheng shook his head. He looked at Wei Zixian with joy and enjoyment, as if savoring a feast, every pore emitting a comfortable aura.

"Even if there is poison, it's the poison in their own hearts. I only carved this poison out of their hearts and placed it in front of them. It's their urgent desire to improve their cultivation that has turned them into what they are now."

As Xie Liancheng spoke, he shifted his gaze from Wei Zixian to Lu Jing again, but it became gloomy once more, "Since my spell has no problem, why weren't you affected?"

"Spell?" Lu Jing was stunned, and when he connected it with Xie Liancheng's previous words, a huge wave surged in his heart.

Wait, could it be that I really didn't transmigrate into a martial arts world, but a cultivation world? Wouldn't that mean...?

"Are you a cultivator?" Lu Jing asked in shock.

"What is a cultivator?" Xie Liancheng frowned upon hearing this, but he didn't dwell on the question. He quickly turned his attention back to Lu Jing, but this time he was obviously a little annoyed.

"I don't believe it! No one in the martial world doesn't want a divine treasure. All of you are dreaming about how to improve your cultivation, no one in this world can resist this desire!"

Xie Liancheng almost gritted his teeth as he said the last half of the sentence, "It doesn't matter if you can't imagine the inner cultivation method you want the most, I'll give you a ready-made divine skill!"

After he finished speaking, he reached out, and a blank manual flew into his hand. The next moment, Lu Jing discovered that the originally blank pages had begun to sprout dense small characters and meridian diagrams, and at the same time, five large characters appeared on the cover.

—Marrow Washing and Bone Forging Scripture

Even a martial arts bumpkin like Lu Jing, who hadn't even stepped into the martial world, knew that the famous Marrow Washing and Bone Forging Scripture was the supreme secret technique of Hanging Temple, a legendary divine skill that could change a person's martial arts aptitude.

If such a secret classic were to fall into the martial world, it would inevitably cause a bloody storm, and everyone would want to possess it.

However, Xie Liancheng couldn't see any desire on Lu Jing's face, but he didn't panic in his heart, after all, it had only just begun.

"Don't like it? It doesn't matter, then try this one."

After he finished speaking, the writing on the manual in his hand changed again, from simple and Zen-like to free and unrestrained.

—Carefree Formula

—Sword Heart is Clear!

—Demonic Melody of Thirteen Heavens!!!!

………

As these names that Lu Jing had only heard in legends appeared one by one, the sweat on Xie Liancheng's forehead increased.

After a cup of tea, he gasped for breath, his eyes were already bloodshot, his hair was disheveled, and his gaze towards Lu Jing was full of resentment and unwillingness.

Lu Jing felt a little sorry for him, "Why don't you... rest for a while and then come again?"

"Why... why aren't you tempted?!"

The next moment, Xie Liancheng grabbed the manual in his hand and screamed loudly, and at the same time, a hint of fear appeared in his eyes.

Lu Jing didn't know where Xie Liancheng's fear came from, just as he didn't know why Xie Liancheng was so persistent in arousing the desire to improve his cultivation deep in his heart, turning him as crazy as the others in the hall.

Judging from Xie Liancheng's previous performance, he had already stepped into the first-class realm. Even if the temptation failed, now that Lu Jing was the only one in the hall who was still awake, he could just attack directly.

However, Xie Liancheng only blocked Lu Jing's way, and never made a single move against Lu Jing from beginning to end.

If Lu Jing didn't have any active attack skills, he would have been unable to resist making the first move, just as he was wondering if he would have to stand with Xie Liancheng until dawn.

The next moment, Xie Liancheng finally moved. This time, he didn't change any divine skill manuals, but raised his head and let out a long howl, then rushed towards Lu Jing!

His figure was like lightning. Even though Lu Jing had been vigilant and prepared for something similar to happen, he found that he still couldn't keep up with Xie Liancheng's movements. The latter struck his chest directly with a palm!

The majestic palm wind that was brought up made Lu Jing feel that even breathing had become a little difficult!

Is this the first-class realm?!

Now, Lu Jing could only hope that the inner force in his dantian could block this palm for him as before.

However, when Xie Liancheng's palm came into contact with his chest, Lu Jing didn't feel any pain, and the inner force in his dantian didn't move.

Only his eyes blurred, and when Lu Jing regained his senses, he found himself standing outside a thatched hut.