Chapter 543: It's Quite Normal for Righteous Disciples to Know How to Formulate Bone-Melting Water

Seeing Senior Brother Lu triumph, Tao Yaoye's eyes sparkled as she took the lead in applauding.

Clap, clap, clap, clap.

"A truly magnificent battle!"

Meng Jingzhou and Mangu thought for a moment, wiped the grease from their mouths and hands, and joined in the applause.

"Winning a match is no easy feat." Li Haoran was by no means an easily defeated opponent; having fought through this duel, Lu Yang felt thoroughly exhausted, his entire body aching.

It was merely that Li Haoran lacked combat experience and worldly wisdom, otherwise he would not have been forced by Lu Yang's chained Five Elements spells to utilize the Shift and Swap technique, exhausting his spiritual energy and ending up in a state of oxygen intoxication.

"Junior Brother Li needs to be more vigilant in future battles. If it were Old Meng, I wouldn't dare use such an underhanded trick to scheme against him. That grandson of a gun Meng is incredibly devious; he certainly wouldn't fall for such a simple ruse."

Li Haoran: "..."

I have inherited half of Qin Haoran's memory legacy. How is it that in Senior Brother Lu's eyes, I am reduced to someone lacking combat experience and worldly wisdom?

Qin Haoran was a grand master of the Body Integration Stage. Having acquired half of his inheritance, I should at least be considered half-step into the Body Integration Stage.

Well, compared to Senior Brother Lu and Senior Brother Meng, Qin Haoran's memory legacy really was of little practical use.

Standing before his charred avatar, Li Haoran stared blankly in a daze, letting out a soft sigh.

"Senior Brother Lu is indeed stronger."

Lu Yang could understand Li Haoran's feelings. Li Haoran's avatar was a trump card he had prepared for a long time, yet it ended up being drawn out by the Shift and Swap technique. Had it been his true body inside the Zhang-Six Golden Body when it exploded, what would the consequences have been?

Lu Yang stepped forward and clapped Li Haoran on the shoulder to offer consolation, saying, "Junior Brother Li, do not lose heart. The spells you have mastered are more than sufficient. Your approach is simply a bit too direct and honest; you are bound to suffer losses when encountering someone sinister and crafty."

"...I have not lost heart. I am merely pondering how to dispose of my corpse."

"Senior Brother Lu, your corpse was a wood avatar, which automatically dissolves into the earth once the spell is undone. But my avatar was flesh carved directly from my own body."

Sharing the same predicament were the two extra arms that had grown out of Li Haoran.

Upon reflection, Lu Yang realized this was indeed the case; dealing with Junior Brother Li's avatar was truly a troublesome matter.

"Very well, though it breaks my heart, it is the only way."

Li Haoran drew a small vial of liquid from his identity jade token and pulled out the stopper. A pungent odor immediately assailed their senses. With an expressionless face, he poured out the solution. As the dark green liquid splattered onto the avatar, thick white smoke arose, and the clone dissolved at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Mangu drew in a sharp breath. "Junior Brother Li, what is that?"

"Bone-melting water. It is something from Qin Haoran's memories; I concocted a few bottles of it."

The ingredients for the bone-melting water were complex, and he had spent quite a few contribution points just to gather all the required herbs.

The last time he failed while controlling his avatar in the finals, he had disposed of it in this exact manner.

There was no other alternative; he could hardly dig a grave for himself at such a young age and bury his own avatar inside it.

Even if he did not believe in fate, he still felt it would bring misfortune.

"Hey! What are you five young rascals doing?"

"Not good, it's the Elder of Dharma Transmission."

The commotion from their duel had been immense. Sensing the disturbance, the Elder of Dharma Transmission had set out to investigate the battlefield. By the time he arrived, the fight had concluded, and he happened to witness Li Haoran pouring the liquid as the white smoke billowed.

Fearing that the Elder might misunderstand, Mangu hastily stepped forward to explain.

"Elder, please do not misunderstand! Junior Brother Li is merely destroying the corpse to eliminate the evidence, he is doing nothing else!"

The Elder of Dharma Transmission almost struck out to eliminate this reincarnation of the former cult leader to enforce justice on behalf of Heaven.

Thankfully, Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou, with their eloquent tongues, managed to explain the situation clearly.

Li Haoran stared faintly at Mangu, his eyes filled with profound resentment.

"So Lu Yang has successfully mastered the combination of Five Elements spells and was conducting a practical combat experiment here."

The Elder of Dharma Transmission nodded slightly, feeling deeply gratified.

To think that after lecturing during the day, Lu Yang would figure out how to combine them by nightfall.

What incredible speed.

Lu Yang also felt that the Invincible Pill formulated the plan with remarkable speed.

The Elder of Dharma Transmission did not inquire deeply into how Lu Yang combined them. Since Lu Yang had mastered it without seeking his guidance, it indicated there were things he preferred to keep private, which was entirely beyond reproach.

"Wait, that's not right. Where did you boys obtain the formula for bone-melting water?"

The Elder of Dharma Transmission suddenly realized another issue. As upright disciples of an orthodox sect, how could they possibly know the recipe for bone-melting water?

Li Haoran's eyelids twitched, at a loss for how to explain. He could hardly declare that he was the reincarnation of Qin Haoran.

The Single-Hearted Sect could accept his reincarnation, believing that his past and present lives were unrelated, but the Five Elements Sect might not be so accommodating.

As the team captain, Meng Jingzhou offered a serious explanation: "Our Single-Hearted Sect, together with the imperial court, eradicated the Immortal Cult. We confiscated some supplies and pill formulas from them, among which was the recipe for bone-melting water."

"As members of the orthodox path, we must regard the eradication of demonic cults as our primary duty. The demonic cults are insidious, cunning, and versatile in their methods. Only by mastering their stratagems can we better eliminate them!"

"So that's how it is. I thought you had learned it from that old rogue Buyu."

"Very well, as long as you are all unharmed. With such a massive commotion, I feared some accident had occurred. Rest well, you have classes tomorrow."

"Yes, Elder."

...

"Today, we shall study the Five Elements Battle Tactics."

"The so-called Five Elements Battle Tactics align with your individual characteristics to correspond precisely with the Five Elements, allowing the five of you to unleash far greater power when fighting together."

At these words, the eyes of the five brightened; this class promised to be far more interesting than yesterday's.

"Based on the records provided by the Single-Hearted Sect and my own understanding of you, I can confirm that the five of you correspond to five distinct attributes, making you perfectly suited for this battle method."

"Metal governs offense. Lu Yang, as a sword spirit root mutated from a metal spirit root, you can be regarded as a metal spirit root—and the one with the highest offensive capability at that. You correspond to the Metal Position."

"Wood governs transformation, existing between the real and the illusory. Tao Yaoye, whether it be the illusions you excel at or your Feathered Immortal Body, both are related to transformation. You correspond to the Wood Position."

"Water governs recovery. Meng Jingzhou, originally I thought you could serve in a supporting fire attribute role, but since you have mastered the Nirvana True Fire capable of healing injuries, it is fated that you are better suited for the water attribute. You correspond to the Water Position."

"Hold on, Elder. I possess such abundant yang energy, yet I am placed in the water attribute position?"

In Meng Jingzhou's concept, water represented yin, which completely clashed with his nature.

The Elder of Dharma Transmission was puzzled by Meng Jingzhou's query: "But aren't you a virgin spirit root? Your renal water is extremely abundant."

As Meng Jingzhou mastered the aphrodisiac Nirvana True Fire, his renal water became increasingly abundant, and due to his virgin spirit root, there was absolutely no chance of it leaking out.

Meng Jingzhou: "..."

Don't think that just because I can't beat you, I can't beat you!

"Fire governs assistance. Li Haoran, as a fire spirit root who has also trained under Zhou Xin and doubles as an armorer, the Fire Position couldn't be more perfect for you."

"Earth governs defense. Mangu, as a member of the Ancient Barbarian Race, is a natural physical cultivator. The Ancient Barbarian Race is renowned for its defensive power. You correspond to the Earth Position."

The second update will be at eleven o'clock.

(End of Chapter)