CHAPTER 37: CHAPTER 37: STAY AWAY!

Upon receiving Jiang Shi’s confirmation, Elder Chi Yun and Elder Chi Hu were even more shocked, yet their faces showed delight.

"Good, what a Jiang Shi!"

"He truly is a talent cultivated by our Zhenwu Temple. Come, accompany us to see the Observatory Master."

The two elders grabbed Jiang Shi, intending to head towards the main hall.

But as they pulled, they couldn’t move him at all.

Jiang Shi’s body was as if rooted to the ground, unyielding and motionless.

The two elders were instantly taken aback, looking at Jiang Shi.

Jiang Shi gently shook his head and said, "Forget it, no need to see the Observatory Master. I came here mainly to tell you all to hurry and escape. The Red Flame Army has suffered a massive defeat at the front lines, with heavy casualties. I have defected from the Red Flame Army and even killed several key figures from it.

It’s likely that Yang Hongtian will soon bring people to attack Zhenwu Temple. There’s not much time left. If you delay any longer, there’s only a dead end. I’ve completed my task now, so I’m leaving first."

He turned and left without staying a moment longer.

Yang Hongtian hated him deeply; if he were caught by Yang Hongtian, he would certainly spare no expense to kill him.

Coming to Zhenwu Temple to deliver the message was already taking a huge risk, and he had already been delayed by a group of bandits. There’s no time for pleasantries now.

"What?"

"You defected from the Red Flame Army? What about Chi Long, Chi Hu, Chi Yuan?"

The two elders’ faces changed, hardly daring to believe it, and quickly chased after Jiang Shi.

Jiang Shi paused and said, "I don’t know their whereabouts now, but before I escaped, I already informed them to prepare. I estimate they’ve also successfully escaped."

He continued to walk out.

"Jiang Shi, wait, where are you going? Even if you leave, you should at least leave with us."

Chi Hu Daoist quickly spoke up.

Zhenwu Temple was heavily damaged now, almost everyone was injured. Leaving directly at this moment would spell great trouble if they encountered bandits.

"No, if I leave with you, I’ll only bring you harm. Yang Hongtian will soon come in pursuit. This time, taking the risk to deliver the message is already dangerous enough, esteemed Daoists, quickly escape."

Jiang Shi continued to shake his head.

"Jiang Shi, you can’t go!"

"Stop, quickly!"

The two elders exclaimed in alarm.

They had just been filled with joy, and now Jiang Shi brought them this, making their hearts feel like a roller coaster, cold and bleak.

"Jiang Shi, thank you for coming to deliver the message. Can you listen to an old Daoist’s word?"

Suddenly, a sigh reached Jiang Shi’s ears.

Jiang Shi frowned, stopping again and turned around to look.

He saw the Observatory Master, Red Sun Daoist, with a pale face, wearing a Daoist robe, standing at the hall entrance at some point, gazing at Jiang Shi with a complex look.

"Observatory Master."

Jiang Shi spoke.

"I know you’ve made up your mind to leave. I couldn’t have imagined that our humble Zhenwu Temple would produce such a genius. If I had known sooner that you were an Innate Vajra, this old Daoist would definitely have taken you as a Direct Disciple, and wouldn’t have let you waste so much time in the Outer Sect."

Red Sun Daoist sighed and said, "In your heart, you might resent this old Daoist. So, by leaving, you want to sever ties with Zhenwu Temple completely."

Not far away, Chi Hu and Chi Yun’s hearts tightened.

It was hard enough to have such a prodigy in Zhenwu Temple, and now to sever ties with them?

No matter what, this was unacceptable.

"Observatory Master is overthinking. I just don’t want to waste time here. If you have anything to say, say it quickly, I need to leave immediately. You all should hurry and escape."

Jiang Shi spoke up.

"Forget it, if you want to leave, this old Daoist won’t stop you. But before you go, this old Daoist wants to give you a few things as the last token of Zhenwu Temple’s affection towards you."

Red Sun Daoist continued to sigh, taking out a porcelain bottle and a copied book from his robe, and said, "In this bottle is a Dragon Tiger Leopard Marrow Pill, which I spent three years refining. It can enhance power and improve physique, which is rare and valuable for martial artists. Take it.

And this book, it’s our Zhenwu Temple’s secret art, called the ’Primordial Divine Palm’. You take it as well."

"Observatory Master!"

Chi Hu and Chi Yun were both startled in their hearts.

All the Inner Sect Disciples’ faces changed too.

Dragon Tiger Leopard Marrow Pill, Primordial Divine Palm!

These were things they dreamt of obtaining!

Especially the Primordial Divine Palm!

It’s a Super Grade Martial Art with immense power!

In the entire Desolate State Land, besides the military possibly mastering Super Grade Martial Arts, Zhenwu Temple might be the only one.

Of course, such martial arts are exceptionally difficult to master and demand immense talent. Within Zhenwu Temple, no one had succeeded in hundreds of years.

That’s a hallmark of Super Grade Martial Arts, ordinary bodies can’t handle the operation of such martial arts; power barely released would first cause self-collapse.

For a long time, they could only treat this martial art as a family treasure, passing it down through generations.

And now the Observatory Master was actually giving this martial art to Jiang Shi?

"Oh?"

Jiang Shi’s eyes flashed, looking again at the Observatory Master, "Alright, thank you, Observatory Master."

He directly walked over, took the porcelain bottle and the secret manual from the Observatory Master’s hand, tucked them into his robe, and said, "Observatory Master, hurry and escape."

He turned and left again.

"Jiang Shi, remember, you will always be a disciple of Zhenwu Temple."

Red Sun Daoist couldn’t help but say.

Jiang Shi looked back again and said, "Don’t worry, I will remember. If not, I wouldn’t have come all this way to deliver the message. And I’m really not joking, if you delay even a moment, it will be a dead end. Yang Hongtian won’t let anyone go."

After he finished speaking, he immediately dragged his Wolf Fang Club, headed out the door, mounted his horse, and left directly.

"Observatory Master..."

Chi Hu and Chi Yun, the two elders, looked at their Sect Leader with immense complexity.

"What Jiang Shi said might be true. Let’s go, retreat from the rear mountain immediately!"

Red Sun Daoist said.

"Alright!"

The two elders didn’t dare delay and nodded immediately.

"By the way, Fang Yun, that damned beast, ran away."

Elder Chi Yun gritted his teeth.

"Let him run. There will always be a chance to meet him in the future."

Red Sun Daoist said.

The group immediately started preparing swiftly.

Jiang Shi rushed down the mountain, and pausing again, looked back, brow tightly furrowed.

From the direction of Zhenwu Temple, no one had fled yet.

"Could it be they still don’t believe? Forget it, I’ve already delivered the warning. Whether they escape is their own business now."

He didn’t stay longer, immediately galloping in another direction.

He didn’t intend to stay in the Desolate State any longer and must escape completely out of its borders.

Otherwise, it was inherently unsafe.

He ran for a full five days; everywhere was in chaos, bandits rampant, not a moment of peace.

In five days, his strength increased by another 500 pounds.

Besides this!

There was something beyond Jiang Shi’s expectations.

The Dragon Tiger Leopard Marrow Pill given by Red Sun Daoist was unexpectedly peculiar; consuming three pills caused his entire body to expel a large amount of black sticky substance, smelly and extremely disgusting.

This black substance expelled for three days until it was almost completely cleansed.

"Could it be the legendary Bone Marrow Cleansing?"

Jiang Shi frowned.

At this moment, he just felt inexplicable lightness all over his body.