Chapter 1840 (Raw 1851): Returning from Death’s Door
When Xiao Chen next opened his eyes, four hours had already passed.
“Big Brother, you finally woke up.”
Upon seeing Xiao Chen crack his eyes open, Yan Chen revealed a joyful smile and said, “You have no idea how dangerous it was earlier. The Sovereign Personages of the three great Demonic Sects were all here. Fortunately, they did not notice our presence.”
In hindsight, the many Holy Venerates choosing to leave probably had something to do with the Sovereign Personages of the sects arriving.
Xiao Chen smiled bitterly. “Looks like I have to thank you, then. If Sovereign Personages had discovered us, both of us would not have survived.”
Yan Chen smiled in embarrassment and said, “There’s no need to thank me. The contribution offsets the mistakes. Big Brother Xiao, just don’t blame me for patting you on your shoulder earlier.”
“Don’t mention that again, or I just might beat you up… Ouch!”
Xiao Chen had tried to move his body. Unexpectedly, when he did so, it was so painful that he sucked in his breath.
All the bones in his body were shattered; he could not move his body at all.
Right now, Xiao Chen lay on a rock and could only speak and open and close his eyes.
Yan Chen said quickly, “Big Brother, be careful. I took a look earlier. Your injuries are quite severe, down to your marrows. Your bones seemed to have become dragon bones, so you’ll have a much harder time recovering than normal people. What’s worse is that your internal organs have ruptured as well. Your Qi and blood are weak now. If Big Brother did not have an extraordinary physique, you would have died already. Speaking of which, how come I am completely fine? This is truly…”
Yan Chen rattled on endlessly and did not notice at first. However, when he raised his head, he happened to see Xiao Chen’s murderous gaze.
Yan Chen quickly smiled apologetically and said, “It’s all my fault. It’s all my fault.”
If it’s not your fault, whose is it? If not for your pat, the foundations of my dragon bones would not have been damaged.
I would have been able to recover after a while.
After my bones recovered, the Azure Dragon bloodline in my marrows could have slowly healed the injuries to the internal organs. Everything would not be a problem at all.
To think that he is not embarrassed to say that he is fine!
If not for me carrying you on my back, how could you be fine?
Xiao Chen had never been so unlucky before. He was so badly injured that he could not move at all, not even to take out the Medicinal Pills in his storage ring.
If this continued, his injuries would worsen, resulting in a negative feedback loop.
He might end up dying here.
Xiao Chen had always been very open-minded about life and death. However, he had just obtained a great fortuitous encounter. No one would be able to accept ending like that.
It could only be said that life and death were fated, decided by heaven.
Xiao Chen sighed softly and could only clear his heart of his complaints and frustrations.
“Big Brother, why are you sighing?” Yan Chen asked, finding it strange. He still had not figured out Xiao Chen’s current emotional state.
As Xiao Chen lay on the rock, he smiled casually. “Never mind that. Speaking of which, why did you return? Didn’t I drive you away back then?”
Yan Chen scratched his head and said, “Back then, I felt that something was off. I felt that Big Brother’s tone was not quite right. When I returned, I overheard your conversation with that person. Only then did I realize that you purposely made me leave.”
“So, that is the case.”
Xiao Chen understood. This was fine as well. It saved him from having to explain things.
Yan Zhe had been too difficult to handle. With this little monk’s intelligence, it was hard to say whether Yan Chen might have been tricked into becoming cannon fodder for him.
However, Yan Zhe might not have been able to endure the little monk’s luck, either.
Just thinking about his encounters, Xiao Chen felt helpless.
The two just chatted. They were trapped here and could not do anything else.
After chatting for a long time, Xiao Chen finally understood a lot of things, including why that demonic mirror had taken the initiative to fly over to the little monk.
It was because this little monk’s body contained great sins. He had killed even more than Xiao Chen had.
Normally speaking, people with such horrific sins in them were either major characters of the Demonic Dao or ferocious demonic beasts.
The little monk was truly an exception, to be able to live simple-mindedly.
He was indeed strong—extraordinarily strong—but the price he paid was extremely enormous as well.
He was plagued with misfortune and would be accompanied by it all his life.
It was as the little monk’s master said, being able to be born was already a great stroke of luck for him. Or perhaps, it could be said that he had already used up all his good fortune in his life.
All the little monk’s senior brothers and junior brothers in the temple knew about this and were not willing to interact with him.
Everywhere the little monk went, trouble would occur for no reason. Furthermore, it was hard to blame him for it.
If he were an ordinary person, he would have ended up thoroughly antisocial, and might easily have gone to extremes, becoming a tragedy.
Fortunately, the little monk had a very good master who always told him with a smile that he was the fortune of the Buddhist sect. Furthermore, he had an optimistic mindset. That was why he managed to live on, maintaining his simple-minded nature.
After chatting for a long time, Xiao Chen brought out a Medicinal Pill with a thought. Then, he got the little monk to feed it to him.
However, unless it was a high-grade Medicinal Pill, it would not do much for Xiao Chen.
This pill would only barely lessen the pain.
The crux was still how to heal his dragon bones, dealing with the root of the problem. Otherwise, Xiao Chen would never get better.
“That’s right. I have something for you.”
Xiao Chen recalled that there was a kasaya Soul Tool among the eight treasures he obtained.
The little monk joyfully received it. Then, he exclaimed in shock, “This is a Soul Tool! However, I can’t use it. My cultivation is insufficient, and I am not qualified to put on a kasaya yet.”
Can’t use it? That’s fine as well; I can save it. It is a Soul Tool, after all.
I can sell it and obtain many other items.
“Hehe! However, my master can use it. Thank you, Big Brother Xiao.”
The little monk quickly put it away, not standing on ceremony.
Xiao Chen smiled embarrassedly. “That’s fine. I have a question. Was the Saber Technique you used earlier the Mahāmāyā Abstinence Violation Saber Technique?”
“It is. Big Brother Xiao, how did you know?”
Indeed, I was right. The little monk probably has an incomplete manual as well. However, Xiao Chen did not know if it would break the Buddhist sect’s rules if he directly made an exchange with the little monk.
“Truth be told, I also have an incomplete manual and cultivated three moves of it,” Xiao Chen answered honestly.
The little monk looked very happy when he heard that. “Indeed, that Heavenly Book Scholar said that I would definitely run into a great fortuitous encounter in the Ash Gray Sea’s Myriad Star Mountain. It turned out to be true. Big Brother Xiao, are you willing to trade manuals?”
Xiao Chen was trying to figure out how to raise this issue. Who knew, the little monk immediately suggested it, without any concern at all.
“Speaking of which, by trading them directly, does that not break the Buddhist sect’s abstinence?”
The little monk smiled and replied, “I’ve already broken too many abstinences and can’t be bothered to keep track anymore. Now that I think about it, aside from the abstinence of lust, I’ve already broken all of the other abstinences at least once.”
Xiao Chen said softly, “That’s great. I was thinking the same as well. However, let’s deal with that after I recover from my injuries.”
When mentioning his injuries, Xiao Chen could not help feeling helpless.
All the bones in his body had broken. He could not move at all, as good as paralyzed.
The little monk was right. If not for Xiao Chen’s extraordinary physique, Xiao Chen would already be dead.
As for how to recover from this, he could not think of a good idea.
If Xiao Chen were outside, he could seek out a good physician and use the appropriate Medicinal Pills. After half a year to a year of bed rest, he should recover.
However, these were not possible here.
Actually, Xiao Chen should celebrate. Even Holy Venerates would die if they fell here. It was already a great fortune that he managed to survive.
You are rather stupid. This is the best place for recovering from injuries. What is with all of these useless thoughts?
Just at this moment, a voice suddenly rang out in Xiao Chen’s mind, causing him to rejoice immediately.
The Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor!
You are finally willing to make an appearance!
The Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor had said long ago that the next time he met Xiao Chen would be the day when Xiao Chen broke through to the Cloud Sea Realm.
However, Xiao Chen had already broken through to the Starry Sky Stage and nearly died several times before the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor turned up.
I also wanted to make an appearance. Do you think that I won’t end up draining your lifeforce when I appear? I am a remnant soul attached to you, relying on you to continue existing. With your current state, I really do not dare to appear casually. If it were in the past, when you were at your peak, the slight drain would be nothing. Now, if I use any of it, you might die on the spot.
Xiao Chen had not thought of that. He said, Back to proper matters, why is this place the best place for treating injuries?
Haha! There is Heart Force everywhere around here. To think you managed to find this place in the Scarlet Blood Pirate King’s body. This is really surprising.
Heart Force. Heart Force again!
I’ll teach you a method to use the Heart Force here to stimulate your damaged dragon bones. When your physical body has recovered, I will explain what Heart Force is.