Eternal Life: I Can Break Through The Limits Of All Methods

Chapter 56: The Thigh of the Outer Sect Elder

"Hmm? Junior Brother Ji, are you injured?" Chu Ming was somewhat surprised.

Ji Rong forced a smile that was even uglier than crying and waved his hand, pretending to be relaxed. "It's just a minor injury, nothing serious."

Song Yu was also surprised. He hadn't used his divine sense to sense Ji Rong's injuries before, so he didn't know how badly injured Ji Rong was. Now that he sensed it, he realized that Ji Rong was actually seriously injured.

Why didn't Senior Brother Ji mention it to him before? He was puzzled.

Chu Ming couldn't help but ask, "Senior Brother, what happened? How did you get injured like this?"

Ji Rong sighed helplessly and had to tell him about what happened yesterday.

Chu Ming sneered, "Oh? So you're saying that Zhou Junyi has already become a traitor and is being chased by the disciples of the Punishment Hall?"

"I don't know when he'll be caught."

"If he's still at large when I enter the Inner Sect, then I'll find a way to join the Punishment Hall and personally chase him down."

"If I can catch that bastard, I will definitely tear him to pieces, crush his bones, and scatter his ashes, avenging our past humiliation."

Ji Rong felt very uncomfortable hearing this. Obviously, these words were also meant for him to hear.

On the other hand, Song Yu, although he didn't know the grudge between Zhou Junyi and Chu Ming, understood Chu Ming's vengeful character through this conversation.

With that being said, it was unlikely that the hatred between Chu Ming and Ji Rong could be easily resolved.

As someone who had been collecting Spirit Rice for more than ten years, he naturally knew how it felt. Especially when he was a Spirit Farmer, Ji Rong had taken care of him because of his good talent.

It was somewhat presumptuous for him to advise someone who was oppressed by Ji Rong in this way.

If he said anything more, he would probably be seen as meddling and offend this talented junior brother.

He had great potential and his future cultivation level might far surpass his own. It wouldn't be good if they became enemies because of this in the future.

Although Ji Rong had shown him kindness, he didn't need to offend others for the sake of this favor.

As for intervening and teaching Chu Ming a lesson, that was even more impossible. Oppressing disciples with talent was a serious violation of the sect's rules.

Moreover, he felt that Ji Rong seemed to be hiding something from him.

He thought for a moment and smiled as he asked, "Junior Brother Chu, do you really have no conflicts with Senior Brother Ji?"

Chu Ming smiled and shook his head. "Of course, we have no conflicts. Senior Brother Ji and I are as close as brothers."

Song Yu smiled and nodded. "In that case, it seems that Senior Brother Ji is worrying too much."

"I can rest assured now. You two continue your conversation. I have some matters to attend to in my sect, so I'll take my leave."

With that, he stood up, bid farewell with a cupped fist, and then turned and left.

"Eh..." Ji Rong was somewhat anxious and quickly stood up to chase after him. He also turned back and nodded farewell to Chu Ming.

Seeing the two of them walking away in the distance, Chu Ming switched his perspective and hearing, and used the recently learned "Mysterious Sensing Technique."

A surge of spiritual energy spread throughout his body, significantly enhancing his vision, hearing, touch, and other senses by about twenty percent compared to his normal state.

[Mysterious Sensing Technique: Proficiency +1]

As he had expected, he could also inherit the ability to sense plants when he switched to perceiving them.

Now he could see farther and clearer, and his hearing was also more sensitive.

Ji Rong and Song Yu were walking on a small path towards the mountain gate, and their conversation could already be heard.

"Senior Brother, it's not that I don't want to help you, but as you can see, Junior Brother Chu has no intention of reconciling with you."

"Moreover, it's not appropriate for you to come to me and talk to him. After all, I was a Spirit Farmer who was taken care of by you. He definitely doesn't like me."

"My strength is also much higher than his, which seems a bit like using force to oppress others."

"Senior Brother, why don't you think of other ways or find someone else to help you plead your case?"

Ji Rong looked troubled. "Sigh... Well, you're the only one I can contact now."

Song Yu asked, "Why don't you ask Senior Brother Wu for help? He is an Outer Sect Elder and has enough face."

"He has also taken good care of you, so he should be able to help you."

Ji Rong looked helpless. "Tsk... Well, forget it. I'll think of another way."

"If Junior Brother has something to do, then go back first. I'll leave as well."

After bidding farewell to each other, Song Yu flew on his sword and headed towards the Inner Sect.

Chu Ming was about to retract his vision, but he saw Song Yu pause in the air for a moment and then change direction, flying towards the east.

That direction seems to be the location of the Outer Sect Meeting Hall, where Elder Wu Changqing is also there.

Chu Ming switched his perception and arrived on top of the big willow tree at the entrance of the Outer Sect Meeting Hall.

The Outer Sect Elder was outside the hall, explaining some things to two disciples.

After a while, Song Yu landed outside the hall.

When Elder Wu Changqing saw him, he dismissed the disciples around him and greeted him with a smile, "Song Yu nephew, it's been a long time since we last met. Why did you think of coming to see me?"

Chu Ming dared not look directly at the two of them, only scanning them with his peripheral vision and carefully listening to their conversation.

Song Yu bowed and said, "I came out to do some small tasks and also to see Senior Uncle."

"By the way, how is Senior Brother Ji Rong doing recently?"

Elder Wu Changqing frowned and coldly snorted, "Why are you suddenly asking about him?"

"Hmph, this idiot has been acting foolishly recently, completely devoid of his previous brilliance, and occasionally causing trouble for me."

"I heard that he seems to have contracted a strange illness, and his whole family is like this."

"Anyway, I really dislike him now. Whenever I see his pig head, I can't help but want to beat him up."

"And his comprehension is extremely poor now. I carefully guided him on the secrets of the Four Symbols Art the other day, but he made no progress at all."

"I think it's very likely that his cultivation will stop here. He won't be able to reach Foundation Building in this lifetime. I don't even want to support him anymore, it's a waste of resources and time."

Upon hearing this, Song Yu couldn't help but be shocked. He didn't expect Ji Rong to end up like this.

Moreover, Ji Rong didn't tell him about these things, he just kept asking him for help.

If it's true that he offended a highly talented Chu Ming for the sake of someone like Ji Rong who has no hope of Foundation Building, wouldn't he be asking for trouble?

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but frown and curse under his breath.

He then recounted the incident to Elder Wu Changqing.

Elder Wu Changqing smiled and said, "Song Yu, you've been used as a pawn by Ji Rong."

Song Yu snorted, "I only realized it after Senior Uncle finished speaking."

Elder Wu Changqing stroked his beard and pondered for a moment before asking, "Is that Spirit Farmer disciple named Chu Ming really extraordinary, advancing from the second level of Qi Refining to the sixth level in just a few months?"

Song Yu nodded, "If Ji Rong didn't lie, then it should be true."

"I have seen Chu Ming myself, and his cultivation is indeed at the sixth level of Qi Refining."

"And he has a good appearance and extraordinary bearing, definitely not an ordinary person."

"What about it, does Senior Uncle intend to befriend him?"

Elder Wu Changqing nodded, "Song Yu, you know the situation I'm in within the sect."

"Although my Wu family was once a prominent branch of the Divine Will Sect, we have declined in my generation."

"We don't even have a place for my Wu family among the Inner Sect Elders. I can only hold the position of an Outer Sect Elder, a mere gatekeeper."

"If it weren't for you disciples who have been promoted from the Outer Sect to the Inner Sect, helping me establish a foothold and speak for me, I'm afraid I wouldn't even be able to keep the position of an Outer Sect Elder."

"Ji Rong is already finished, this Chu Ming is really good. Maybe he can truly make a name for himself. Naturally, I want to befriend him."

Song Yu nodded, "That's natural. Ji Rong just tricked me, so I won't stand up for him."

"And Chu Ming seems to be the kind of person who knows how to repay kindness."

"If Senior Uncle helps him now, he will definitely be grateful and repay Senior Uncle wholeheartedly in the future."

"There's no problem with Senior Uncle doing this."

Saying that, he took out a jade pendant of emerald color from his storage ring.

"Senior Uncle, this protective jade pendant can withstand five full-force attacks from a Qi Refining Perfection cultivator. It's useless to me."

"I hope Senior Uncle can help me pass it to Junior Brother Chu. I also want to establish a good relationship with him and apologize for what happened earlier. After all, I was unaware at the beginning."

Elder Wu Changqing put away the jade pendant and placed it in his storage bracelet, smiling, "Don't worry, I know what to say."

Chu Ming was somewhat surprised to see this.

Is he trying to attach himself to a powerful figure?

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