Beginning of Cultivation
Chapter 85: Everyone returns

Chapter 85: Everyone returns

While waiting, the four had nothing to do, so they helped the townspeople. As a result, their reputation continued to rise.

However, this didn’t matter much to them. Whether the people remembered them or not made no difference. They simply weren’t used to being idle, so they kept busy.

Not long after, three figures were swiftly making their way towards the capital. It had to be three, not two people.

The ones approaching were Chu Wu and Sheng Yuan, accompanied by a burly man standing at a solid two meters tall, looking like a bronze statue. Among them, this man had the largest physique.

After their breakthroughs, their heights hadn’t changed, but their faces and skin had become more refined and perfect with each breakthrough.

As the three neared the capital, Chu Wu asked:

"I wonder if they’ve returned yet?"

Sheng Yuan shook her head and replied:

"I have no idea. Let’s just go in and look for them. Jin Jian Cheng, you’re so big, can’t you run a bit faster?"

Looking at the three, they didn’t seem too exhausted. In fact, they were in better condition than when they fought in the capital.

In the north, due to the cold, the population was sparse, which also meant there weren’t many monsters. The reason they were slow to return was because they were escorting the large man, who was much weaker than them. His realm was at the peak stage of body refinement.

Jin Jian Cheng showed a sullen expression and said:

"Stop talking nonsense. For a cultivator, whether the body is big or small, the strength is the same. At most, a larger body can take more hits, but it also slows down. Wait until I break through to your realm, then I won’t be slow anymore."

Chu Wu laughed but still spoke up:

"That’s right, Sheng Yuan. After all, he’s still at the peak stage of body refinement; even if you asked him to go faster, he couldn’t. But we could carry him while running."

Sheng Yuan shook her head and said:

"No, it’s not urgent. But I wonder if they’ve returned safely? We were lucky to encounter only a few monsters, so our battles were quite easy."

Chu Wu also shook his head but hoped everyone was okay. Ideally, no one had lost any body parts. He said:

"I don’t know, but I hope they’re fine. We already have four disabled people. I don’t want anyone else to end up like that."

Jin Jian Cheng was surprised to hear this, as he only knew Chu Wu’s friends were very strong but hadn’t heard about this. He felt quite curious and asked:

"You said they were very strong, but why are they disabled? What on earth was strong enough to injure them so severely?"

Seeing his curiosity, Chu Wu explained:

"Xia Ni is the current emperor, and he’s in the same realm as you. He got seriously injured trying to lure monsters by himself and was caught in an explosion. Dao San Qian faced a similar situation, but he had to confront the strongest monster, fifteen meters tall, and several thousand barrels of explosives went off simultaneously. Jun Wu Xiao and Yue Guang were the strongest, but they didn’t know about explosives before and fought barehanded with nearly a hundred monsters, resulting in them losing an arm and a leg."

Jin Jian Cheng, upon hearing this explanation, wasn’t surprised about Jun Wu Xiao and Yue Guang, as it was quite normal. He came from a tribe and had left his village to cultivate in distant places, so he didn’t know what explosives were.

Initially, he also tried fighting monsters barehanded, but he only managed to kill one before spending the rest of the time running away.

However, he was most surprised by Dao San Qian. Following Chu Wu and Sheng Yuan for some time, he had learned a lot about explosives.

Moreover, he wasn’t stupid. Even if he couldn’t calculate exactly, he could estimate the relative power of a large quantity of explosives. What puzzled him was how the body of a cultivator at that level could survive such an explosion.

As for Xia Ni, he was only slightly surprised. If the amount of explosives was small and he managed to hide in a hole, he might have survived. However, this would seem unreasonable if he knew about the quantity of explosives and Xia Ni’s position during the explosion.

"Everything else makes sense, but what about Dao San Qian? Why does it sound so implausible?" Jin Jian Cheng asked with a skeptical look.

Chu Wu and Sheng Yuan exchanged glances. Even they didn’t understand this issue. Sheng Yuan said:

"It’s not just you, everyone finds it hard to understand. For now, let’s just say it’s due to luck. Even if we dig deeper into this, we won’t be able to understand it."

Jin Jian Cheng could only nod helplessly. If everyone else couldn’t understand, asking more questions was futile.

Soon after, the three of them finally arrived at the capital. Chu Wu said:

"Let’s look around to see if they are here. Given their personalities, they are probably helping the residents rebuild the capital while waiting for us."

The other two nodded, and they started searching around.

As expected, it wasn’t long before they saw four strong people working... as construction workers. Their movements were very familiar, indicating they had been at it for quite some time.

The three quickly approached the four. Chu Wu asked:

"Is it just you guys here? Has Yue Guang arrived yet?"

All four had sensed Chu Wu’s presence as he approached. Jun Wu Xiao replied:

"Not yet. We are still missing two people."

Hearing this, everyone was stunned. According to the number of people they knew, only Yue Guang was still missing. They wondered if Xia Ni or Dao San Qian had gone out. However, this didn’t seem likely as they were severely injured.

Seeing everyone looking confused, Jun Wu Xiao suddenly realized he had forgotten to introduce his new friend:

"There’s a new friend I just met. Her name is Feng Shuang, and she’s a sword enthusiast. Her strength is at the peak stage of body refinement. She might have already met Yue Guang by now."

Hearing this, everyone nodded. Chu Wu then asked about Chen Wo Lun:

"Who is this? I feel like he’s stronger than me."

"This is my sworn brother, Chen Wo Lun. See? Even my little brother is stronger than you." Jun Wu Xiao said boastfully.

Now that the danger had passed, he was back to his usual clownish self.

Chu Wu was very displeased with Jun Wu Xiao’s smug attitude. He snorted:

"Hmph, what are you bragging about? Do you like showing off? Can you clap like me?"

Chu Wu’s expression was incredibly smug, looking quite humorous. With a 100% chance of winning this time, how could he not be smug?

Jun Wu Xiao’s face turned as dark as the bottom of a pot. Clapping required two hands, but he was the only one here who was missing one.

In contrast, everyone else couldn’t help but laugh and started clapping to tease Jun Wu Xiao. Chen Wo Lun, laughing and clapping, said:

"Pfft, ha ha ha, you’re so mean. Only big brother here is missing a hand."

The words and actions of his good little brother and the others were a critical hit, completely knocking out Jun Wu Xiao. This time, he was utterly defeated. He thought:

"Even monsters couldn’t defeat me, but something as simple as clapping... I can’t do it. So frustrating!"

Reluctantly, he could only change the subject to escape the situation. He asked:

"Who is this big guy? Introduce him a bit."

"My name is Jin Jian Cheng. I happened to meet these two in the north, and after that, we became friends and came here together." Jin Jian Cheng responded.

Jun Wu Xiao nodded and said:

"I’m Jun Wu Xiao. Nice to meet you. Since you’re back, why don’t you help everyone out? Judging by your condition, there probably weren’t too many monsters in the north. I’m a bit worried about Yue Guang, but there’s no point in going now. We wouldn’t be able to help anyway."

Everyone nodded in agreement but didn’t decide to go look for Yue Guang. Despite her current condition, her combat ability was among the best in the group, so she wouldn’t die.

Moreover, she wasn’t suicidal. If she couldn’t win a fight, she could always run away. As long as there wasn’t a fifteen-meter-tall monster, no other monster could stop her, even if she only had one leg left.

"Big brother, Yue Guang will be fine. Just like you said, she’s very strong." Chen Wo Lun said.

Jun Wu Xiao nodded and replied:

"I know how strong she is, which is why I’m a bit worried. There’s no way she could die, but I can’t be sure she won’t be seriously injured. But worrying is pointless, let’s go help the people."

Then everyone nodded and then got to work.

Meanwhile, outside the capital, two people were approaching. Their condition was far from good.

The newcomers were two girls, one with a missing arm, carrying another who was wrapped in bandages. These two were Feng Shuang and Yue Guang, and they had finally made it back to the capital.

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