Under one person: I, Zhang Zhiwei, the arrogant Zhang.

Chapter 1145 Tragedy

Although his middle dantian was destroyed, Lu Jin's rebirth state was not over.

On the contrary, under this high pressure, his Qi was running wildly, surging through his meridians at an unprecedented speed.

He was forced into a desperate situation and miraculously broke through the hurdle of transforming Qi into the Three Elixirs, a hurdle that had been hindering him for the past two years.

Then, streams of white Qi gathered back from where his chest had been shattered and merged into the huge hole in his chest!

The huge hole that should have been a fatal wound miraculously healed in an instant, leaving not even a scar!

Lu Jin looked down at his chest, a bead of cold sweat beading on his forehead. Luckily, he had broken through; otherwise, it would have been dangerous.

Feeling the surging Qi within his body, Lu Jin's first thought was, "Hedgehog, next time I see you, you'll be in for a world of hurt!"

Having cultivated the Reverse Life technique for so many years, he naturally knew his current level.

It can be said that he has surpassed his uncle Sichong and senior brother Chengzhen, becoming the number one person under his master.

If the current situation weren't so inappropriate, he would definitely want to test how much the current state of reverse regeneration would improve him.

He looked down at Zheng Zibu, who was kneeling in front of him, crying his heart out.

After crying like that, he finally woke up, and Lu Jin breathed a sigh of relief. But hearing Zheng Zibu repeatedly say "I killed Lu Jin," he said irritably:

"Kill me? With your mind clouded?"

Zheng Zibu froze, looked up, and stared at Lu Jin through teary eyes: "You're not dead?"

Lu Jin patted his perfectly intact chest:

"Qi transforms into three dantian, never seen that before? I'm no longer the weakling who would collapse if my dantian were shaken."

"You fucking not dead?! Why didn't you say so earlier?! What are you pretending to be dead for?! Do you even know you're scaring me to death?!!"

Zheng Zibu was so excited that he tried to get up from the ground to give Lu Jin a bear hug.

But as soon as he stood up, his legs suddenly gave way, and he collapsed to the ground with a thud.

His frenzied state just now was pushing his limits, and now that it's over, a wave of weakness is washing over him, leaving him with no strength left to even stand.

Lu Jin quickly helped him up.

Zheng Zibu, supporting himself on Lu Jin's arm, took a few breaths and suddenly remembered something.

He turned his head to look in the direction of his hometown.

The flames were still raging there.

"My home, my home..."

He shoved Lu Jin aside and staggered towards his hometown.

Lu Jin did not stop him. Watching Zheng Zibu's stumbling figure, she did not say anything to comfort him, but simply followed behind him at a leisurely pace.

Zheng Zibu arrived at the village entrance, his eyes reddening as he looked at the houses still burning. He was about to rush in.

Upon seeing this, several members of the Lu family at the village entrance rushed forward to try and stop them.

But Zheng Zibu had already cast a talisman on himself, and in a flash, he rushed into the sea of ​​fire, leaving no time to stop him.

"Brother Jin, this..."

The man turned to look at Lu Jin.

Lu Jin waved his hand: "It's alright, he has a talisman to protect him, this little flame can't hurt him."

Another member of the Lu family reminded him:

"But judging from Zheng Zibu's appearance, he seems to have a death wish! Could it be that he's having a moment of despair and is about to take his own life inside?"

Lu Jin was shocked and immediately used the Reverse Life Triple Technique to rush into the sea of ​​fire.

Flames raged and thick smoke filled the village.

Zheng Zibu walked forward with tears streaming down his face, like a walking corpse, without casting any protective talismans.

The high temperature scorched his hair and burned his body, but he was completely unaware.

Amidst the raging fire, he walked along the dirt road he had traversed countless times since childhood.

All I could hear were the crackling sounds of flames burning through the roof beams and breaking wooden pillars.

The warm home I remember is now almost completely burned down.

The air was thick with the smell of wood and burnt human flesh.

He ventured deep into the village, frantically digging up charred corpses, many of which were incomplete and unrecognizable.

He didn't even know what he was looking for.

Perhaps his family isn't here.

Perhaps they have already escaped.

Perhaps they are among these charred corpses.

Zheng Zibu dared not think about it; he simply looked through each body one by one.

His hands were scalded and bloody, but he seemed oblivious to the pain.

He accidentally stumbled upon a tattered wooden plaque.

The wooden plaque was charred black, and its original shape was no longer visible, but a rough carving could still be faintly seen.

Zheng Zibu was very familiar with those patterns. They were the talismans he had drawn on a piece of peach wood when he first learned to draw talismans, which he gave to his mother as amulets. His mother often carried them with her.

Zheng Zibu stared blankly at the broken wooden plaque in his hand, a surge of bloodlust rising to the top of his head.

"mother!!!"

Zheng Zibu let out a roar, then everything went black before his eyes, and he collapsed to the ground.

Lu Jin rushed in, found Zheng Zibu who had fainted and was severely burned all over his body, and carried him out of the fire.

While unconscious, Zheng Zibu had a very long dream.

In the dream, the fact that the thirty-six of them had sworn brotherhood was not revealed, nor were they hunted down by the major sects.

In his dream, he successfully learned the Tongtian Talisman in the Twenty-Four Heavenly Valley.

He brought this technique back to his sect.

His seniors and fellow disciples were overjoyed and excited to see his ability to draw talismans out of thin air.

After learning his methods, the sect grew stronger and stronger, eventually becoming the leader of the three major talisman sects.

And so he naturally became the new generation sect leader of the Maoshan Shangqing Sect, a position that was revered by many.

Moreover, the war that had lasted for many years finally came to an end, and people all over the country began to live a good life.

He returned home in glory to his familiar little mountain village and saw his parents.

Although his parents' temples were gray and their faces were covered with wrinkles, they were still quite healthy and stood at the entrance of the village, smiling at him.

He suddenly felt a pang of sadness and ran over like a child, hugging his parents tightly.

But suddenly, without warning, thick smoke and flames erupted from the parents' bodies, and their skin and flesh rotted and charred at a visible speed.

Their faces were contorted in the flames, their eye sockets becoming two dark, gaping holes that spewed flames, questioning him:

"Zibu...why...why did you hurt us..."

Zheng Zibu felt a piercing pain on his face.

With a loud scream, he suddenly opened his eyes. He was still alive, lying on the muddy ground outside the village, his body wrapped in bandages, and the slightest movement brought excruciating pain.

"Old Zheng, you have a high fever, don't move around," Lu Jin said.

Why did you save me?

Zheng Zibu spoke, his voice hoarse, like a cat's claws scraping against a glass.

"Old Zheng, don't be so down. I believe your parents in heaven would never want to see you like this!" Lu Jin could only offer dry words of comfort.

"It's my fault that they're in trouble."

"It wasn't you who harmed them, it was those Quanxing demons who harmed them," Lu Jin corrected.

“They… died because of me. They were living peacefully here, but I dragged them into this conflict. I am the culprit.”

Lu Jin opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but then felt that saying anything would be pointless.

He paused for a moment, then said in a deep voice, "Don't do anything rash. You must survive and avenge them!"

"Revenge?" Zheng Zibu turned to him. "Whom are you taking revenge on?"

Lu Jin glanced at the Lu family members behind him and gave them a meaningful look.

A member of the Lu family carried over several Quanxing demons who were bound hand and foot, and threw them in front of Zheng Zibu.

Those men were covered in wounds, but there was no fear in their eyes; instead, there was a playful smile on their faces.

Lu Jin said, "I've caught a few of the culprits. Let's get revenge on them. If that makes you feel any better."

Upon seeing these Quanxing demons, Zheng Zibu's eyes instantly turned red. Ignoring his severe injuries, he suddenly pounced on one of the Quanxing demons.

He didn't use any talismans or magic; instead, he raised his fist and punched the man in the face!

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Punch after punch, the sound of bones shattering was sickening, until the man was beaten beyond recognition and died completely before he stopped.

Then he pounced on another Quanxing demon and continued to beat him wildly.

As he pounded on the object, he hysterically questioned:

"The rules of the underworld dictate that one's family should not be harmed! You beasts, why did you attack a group of unarmed farmers?!"

"When you took action, did you ever think you'd end up like this?!"

The Quanxing sorcerer, whose face was covered in blood, not only didn't beg for mercy, but instead spat a mouthful of bloody phlegm at Zheng Zibu and burst into laughter:

"Bah! Come on! Kill me! Kill me!"

"From the day I chose to join the Quanxing Sect, I never intended to die a good death!"

Even if you were to tear me to pieces or subject me to excruciating torture today, I wouldn't beg you for a single word!

"But I must tell you, when I killed your fellow villagers, they knelt down and begged for mercy, tears streaming down their faces!"

"Funny, hahaha, so funny, hahaha!"

Zheng Zibu's eyes were bloodshot, and he slammed his fist down even more violently, aiming specifically at that mouth.

"I'll fucking make you laugh! I'll make you laugh!!!"

After a few punches, the man's mouth was smashed open, and his teeth were shattered all over the ground.

But he was still laughing, and that slurred, maniacal laugh was still coming from his throat, sending chills down your spine.

Seeing their companion meet such a miserable end, the other Quanxing demons who were tied to the ground did not feel fear, but instead burst into laughter, as if they were watching a good show.

"Hey, do you know that Taoist priest?"

A sorcerer spoke, his tone casual: "When we went to your house to cause you trouble, your mother thought you had gotten into some trouble outside. She even begged me to spare her son, kneeling on the ground and kowtowing more than a dozen times until her forehead was bleeding. Who was her son? It was you, Zheng Zibu."

"Want to hear how I killed your family, your elders and fellow villagers? Hehehe, I'll tell you the whole story, okay?"

He spoke in an extremely mocking tone, saying incredibly cruel things, and then Zheng Zibu slapped his mouth shut.

Immediately afterwards, another Quanxing demon said:

"Look at your pathetic rage, like you've suffered some great injustice. I don't know what you're upset about. You're no different from us!"

"fart!"

Another Quanxing member said, “How can he compare to us? We dare to do what we do and admit it. We joined Quanxing and we live happily. Even if I am beaten to death or tortured to death today, even if my family is implicated by me and you kill them all, they deserve to die! I will never cry like this coward.”

"Hahaha, that's right. I don't know how the sect leader could have taken a liking to you cowards. If I were you, I would have smashed my head against a tree to save myself from making a fool of myself!"

The group of charlatans took turns making sarcastic remarks.

The more Lu Jin listened, the more she felt something was wrong.

At the same time, he also deeply realized the meaning represented by the four words "Quanxing Demon".

They were completely different from ordinary outlaws.

I would not pluck a single hair to benefit the world.

They live only for their own nature, caring nothing about anything else, not even their closest relatives.

For example, in the original story, Yuan Jingui, in order to disgust the Sanyi Sect, actually incited the Sanyi Sect to kill his entire family.

In his view, the life and death of his entire family were not as important as his own happiness.

Lu Jin's attempt to persuade Zheng Zibu to seek revenge to quell his hatred not only failed but also made Zheng Zibu even more distressed.

He quickly took action and killed the several Quanxing demons who were still chattering on the spot.

Zheng Zibu stared at the corpses, his mind replaying the words they had just spoken.

"Old Zheng..."

Lu Jin wanted to offer comfort, but didn't know what to say.

Zheng Zibu lowered his head and said in a hoarse voice, "They're right. I'm a coward who dares to do things but doesn't dare to admit them. I'm a softie, no different from them."

“I pride myself on being from a reputable and righteous sect, yet I went and became sworn brothers with the leader of the Quanxing Sect. This predicament is entirely my own fault.”

"I just... I just feel sorry for my family and my fellow villagers."

"How can someone like me have the face to live on in this world?"

Zheng Zibu suddenly grabbed Lu Jin's hand:

"Lu Jin, I'm passing on my skills to you. Take them. I'm not worthy of them. In my hands, they'll only be a menace!"

Lu Jin grabbed his wrist with her other hand: "No, no, I don't want it. I don't want your methods. You live well and keep your methods to yourself."

"I have no face, I have no face to live!"

Zheng Zibu grabbed Lu Jin's hand and said, "That Quanxing demon is right. I was wrong. I shouldn't have lost my own stance and become sworn brothers with Wugensheng. I deserve to die!"

"Take my methods! Don't let me... die with my eyes wide open!"

"Brother, don't do anything foolish! I'll take you back to your sect," Lu Jin comforted him.

"No! I don't want to go back! What would I do if I went back? I've already harmed my family and my hometown, do you want to harm my sect as well?"

"My sect has no intention of getting involved in this mess; they just want to cultivate in peace. I can't drag them into this!" (End of Chapter)