Chapter 24: The First Guest Elder of Ziwei Palace, Tang Hao!
"Sigh, there is no need for this."
Seeing Xiao Chenyu suddenly kneel, Zhou Chen was verbally polite, but did not stop him.
After all, as the Palace Master of Ziwei Palace, it was normal for subordinates to salute him. If he stopped it, it would be detrimental to his own prestige.
Many transmigrators with insufficient IQ simply could not understand this point. They went to a fantasy world with a strict hierarchy and played that mentally disabled operation of everyone being equal and not needing to salute, eventually losing all prestige and even being looked down upon.
"Rise."
Zhou Chen made a gesture of helping him up, and Xiao Chenyu immediately took the opportunity to stand. After all, kneeling on the mountain ground filled with stones was truly somewhat painful.
"Alright, hurry back and take the medicine. I will not keep you," Zhou Chen smiled.
Hearing this, the two could not suppress the excitement in their hearts. They immediately bade farewell to Zhou Chen and went down the mountain quickly.
They really could not wait to swallow the pills!
"Phew..."
Watching the receding backs of the two, Zhou Chen let out a long breath. The big stick was waved, and the sweet date was given. These two should be considered secured.
In this case, the plan to recruit a large number of Soul Master students and expand Ziwei Palace could perhaps be implemented.
Turning back into the room, Zhou Chen suddenly remembered that he seemed to still have ten thousand Gold Yuan Points available for use.
He had originally intended to keep it as reserve funds, but thinking carefully now, money only reflected its value when spent.
"System, draw!"
"Ding... Deducted ten thousand Gold Yuan Points, drawing once."
Instantly, that colorful wheel began to spin continuously again...
"Ding... Drew [Pills] category reward, Blood Limb Pill! This pill comes from the A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality Plane. It can heal any injury of strong practitioners below the Nascent Soul stage, and can even regrow severed limbs!"
Seeing the System's introduction, Zhou Chen felt joy in his heart.
Originally, the injuries in his body would take at least a few more months to recover, but as long as he took this pill, he could recover instantly!
Just as he was planning to take it, a figure suddenly flashed through his mind.
Perhaps using this pill well could bring him greater benefits...
Night, west of Nuoding City.
Inside a blacksmith shop, the clinking sounds of hammering were incessant.
Beside the furnace of the blacksmith shop, a tall and burly but unusually slovenly middle-aged man was holding a hammer, aiming at a pitch-black iron block on the forging table and striking continuously.
This striking sound was very rhythmic and sounded very pleasant, just like someone playing music.
"This is the Disorderly Wind Hammer Method of the Clear Sky School, right? Truly extraordinary."
A crisp voice rang out. In the next moment, a small child wearing a conical hat and a mask walked in.
He took off the mask and raised his head, revealing a handsome small face.
It was precisely Zhou Chen.
Hearing Zhou Chen suddenly shout out the hammer method he was practicing, the middle-aged man turned his head abruptly, stared at Zhou Chen, and said slowly, "It seems, Little Chen, you know my identity."
"Of course."
Zhou Chen nodded and chuckled lightly, "There should be only one person in the entire Douluo Continent named Tang Hao who can knock out a Level 47 Spirit Hall Black Clothed Bishop with a casual strike."
"That is the Clear Sky Douluo, Tang Hao, who hammered countless strong practitioners of Spirit Hall to death six years ago, causing Pope Qian Xunji to die from incurable injuries!"
"Oh."
Tang Hao nodded. He was not surprised, but instead asked calmly, "What did you run over to me for? What, just to expose my identity?"
"Of course not."
Zhou Chen shook his head and revealed an innocent and harmless smile. "As you know, because my talent is too astonishing, many people including Spirit Hall want to kill me, so I had to establish a force to seek self-preservation."
"This force is named Ziwei Palace. I want to invite you to join and serve as a Guest Elder of Ziwei Palace. Of course, you will be rewarded."
As he spoke, a light flashed in Zhou Chen's palm, and a crimson pill the size of a longan appeared, its surface shrouded in blood-red mist.
"This is..."
Seeing this blood-colored pill, Tang Hao asked in a deep voice.
"This is the Blood Limb Pill, a holy medicine for healing injuries."
Zhou Chen looked deeply at Tang Hao and said in a faint tone, "According to what I know, the injuries within your body are not light!"
Hearing these words, Tang Hao's breathing instantly stagnated.
His old injuries, how could they be just 'not light'?
In that great battle six years ago, not only did Spirit Hall pay a painful price, but his own meridians were disordered, his five internal organs shifted positions, and his body was close to collapse.
This was also one of the reasons he had hidden in a small village for six years and did not go to seek revenge against Spirit Hall. Because once he fought with a strong practitioner of the same level, it would very likely aggravate his injuries, or even cause sudden death.
Therefore, hearing these words, Tang Hao's heart immediately had some ripples.
"You kid, you actually know quite a lot. What, can this Blood Limb Pill alleviate my injuries?" Tang Hao said slowly.
"No, it can completely cure you."
Zhou Chen nodded slightly, his gaze fixed on Tang Hao. "The Blood Limb Pill can treat any injury of a mortal. Although you are a Title Douluo, you are ultimately still a mortal."
Hearing Zhou Chen's boasting, Tang Hao smiled and said with a bit of mockery, "My injuries could not even be cured by a Healing System Title Douluo. You can?"
"I cannot, but a Deity can."
Zhou Chen said with a face full of unfathomable mystery, "After I awakened my Martial Soul that day, presumably you also had some guesses about my identity. That is right, I have a backer in the Divine Realm. This Blood Limb Pill was bestowed upon me by a certain Deity in the Divine Realm."
"Really?"
Tang Hao looked at Zhou Chen's sincere small face, then thought about the earth-shattering phenomena that seemed like the descent of a Deity when Zhou Chen awakened his Martial Soul, and immediately believed seventy percent.
Instantly, his heart that had been silent for a long time finally boiled. Perhaps this pill really could cure his injuries!
In that case, he would have the chance to seek revenge against Spirit Hall!
"Alright, I agree."
Tang Hao scratched his messy hair, suddenly feeling somewhat absurd in his heart.
He, the Clear Sky Douluo, actually joined a force created by a six-year-old child. Wouldn't people laugh themselves to death if this got out?
"You will not regret it."
Seeing Tang Hao agree, Zhou Chen's heart instantly settled.
With this Clear Sky Douluo present, he was much safer. Even if discovered by Spirit Hall, Tang Hao could resist for a while. If worst came to worst, he could at least take him to flee.
Moreover, many plans that he dared not implement before, Zhou Chen could also calmly arrange in these few years...
(End of this chapter)
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