The two caught up with the crowd. Chu Li stopped pretending to be a patient and became the coachman.
Xiao Qi rode beside him on her horse.
Chu Li swung his whip and asked, "My Lady, have you seen a Spirit Tiger before?"
"A Spirit Tiger …" Xiao Qi muttered, "You want to see a Spirit Tiger?"
She guessed Chu Li's intention right away.
He cultivated the Art of White Tiger Portrait and wanted to see the true form of a Spirit Tiger. It was beneficial for his cultivation. He had seen a few of the masters' portraits and must have learned something from them.
Chu Li smiled. "It would be great if I could see a Spirit Tiger."
"You know how powerful a Spirit Tiger is." Xiao Qi said, "With your current cultivation level, you'll die if you meet a Spirit Tiger."
"My Lady, have you seen a Spirit Tiger before?"
"If you have, you can't see me now."
"Is a Spirit Tiger really that powerful?"
"You can learn a thing or two from the Art of White Tiger." Xiao Qi calmly said, "They're God's favored children. They're born with psychic abilities, strong bodies, and inherited cultivation methods. If it weren't for the fact that they stayed in Hundred-Thousand Hills and despised the outside world, I'm afraid they would've been extinct long ago!"
The Spirit Tiger was terrifying beyond imagination. She knew from the imperial family's secrets that once a Spirit Tiger came out of the mountains, it would kill an entire city of people. No matter how powerful a human was, they were no different from ants in front of a Spirit Tiger. Only Enlightened Masters could escape.
The spiritual energy in the Hundred-Thousand Hills was dense. The cities and villages outside were like stinking ditches compared to the Hundred-Thousand Hills. The Spirit Tiger could not stand it and did not want to stay for even a moment longer. This gave humans a chance to survive.
Chu Li sighed. "Hundred-Thousand Hills …"
The more he read, the more he understood the world. He realized that humans were not the king of all things in this world. The Spirit Beasts in the Hundred-Thousand Hills were the real masters and viewed humans as ants.
No matter how powerful one's martial arts was, it was nothing in front of a Spirit Beast. Treasured swords could not pierce through a Spirit Beast's fur and martial arts were like tickles to a Spirit Beast.
He also knew that powerful martial arts were often learned from Spirit Beasts. For example, the Sun Cultivating White Tiger Portrait, the current world's palm techniques, and fist techniques all originated from Spirit Beasts. They were merely imitations of Spirit Beasts. Compared to the real Spirit Beasts, it was somewhat laughable.
The Hundred Thousand Mountain Range was a paradise for spirit beasts and a forbidden area for humans.
Xiao Qi said, "Even a master in the Enlightened Master's Boundary will most likely die if he approaches Hundred-Thousand Hills."
"How were those tiger drawings drawn?"
"It might have been passed down from the Heavenly God Realm, or it might have been passed down from generation to generation." Xiao Qi furrowed her brows and shook her head. "No matter how similar the tiger in the painting is, it's still nothing compared to a real Spirit Tiger. Unfortunately, almost no one has ever seen a Spirit Tiger and survived."
Chu Li muttered, "Has no one ever raised a tiger?"
Xiao Qi glared at him as if blaming him for asking such a stupid question. "Whoever dares to raise a tiger is courting death!"
Putting aside the question of how one could obtain a cub of a spirit tiger, even if one were to obtain one by chance, one would not be able to raise it. The spirit tigers in the world could sense one another, and they would soon come to one's doorstep, annihilate one's entire family, and take away the cub.
Chu Li sighed. "I really want to see the Spirit Tiger."
"You'll only have a glimmer of hope when you've reached the Enlightened Mastery's Boundary." Xiao Qi shook her head. "Below the Enlightened Mastery's Boundary, Hundred-Thousand Hills is a forbidden place."
Chu Li nodded helplessly.
"But this time, Grand Secretary Kang has a few tiger drawings hidden away. You can borrow them from Second Eldest Sister," Xiao Qi said.
Chu Li's eyes lit up.
He realized that the Art of White Tiger was extremely mysterious. It was completely different from the usual torso tuning techniques. He even felt that the Art of White Tiger might not be any weaker than the Sentient Menace, and might even be better.
The Sentient Menace borrowed energy from the body, but the Art of White Tiger absorbed the invisible energy from the void.
However, if he wanted to improve the Art of White Tiger, the force of the white tiger was the most important. By looking at a few tiger drawings, his cultivation progressed faster. If he could see a real Spirit Tiger, it would be even more powerful. Unfortunately, it was rare to see a white tiger, so he could only look at the tiger drawings.
He had seen a tiger in his past life. Although it was far from the Spirit Tiger of this world, it was still somewhat similar, unlike the people today who only heard of legends and had never seen a real tiger. They could only rely on their imagination.
This allowed him to cultivate the Art of White Tiger very quickly, far surpassing the people. If he wanted to completely cultivate the Art of White Tiger, he might have to see a real Spirit Tiger.
"My Lady, I want to go out for a while," Chu Li said.
Xiao Qi looked at him.
Chu Li said, "I'll be back soon."
Xiao Qi frowned. It seemed that he did not want to tell her, but she did not ask. "Don't take too long!"
"If something really happens, I'll send a signal." Chu Li patted the arrow on his chest and smiled. "If there's danger, I can escape."
"Go!" Xiao Qi waved her hand.
Chu Li closed fist saluted and disappeared from the carriage.
Guo Mulin fluttered over. "Third Lady, where's young Chu Li?"
"He has some private matters to attend to."
"This young man, he really makes people worry!" Guo Mulin shook his head.
Xiao Qi glanced at him.
She did not expect that Chu Li would be able to enter Guo Mulin's eyes. Guo Mulin's medical skills were very high, but his temper was also very bad. Other than Second Elder Sister, he did not like anyone else. He would always mock and ridicule others, but Chu Li was the exception.
"If it wasn't for him this time, Second Lady and I would be finished." Guo Mulin sighed. "This young man is really ruthless to himself!"
"He's quite loyal," Xiao Qi said.
Guo Mulin said, "Congratulations, Third Lady. I can see that Second Lady is also very tempted and wants to snatch it."
Xiao Qi pursed her lips and chuckled.
Guo Mulin shook his head. "This kind of smart and loyal guy is very rare. He should be put in an important position!"
Xiao Qi said, "I see that he likes medical skills. Please give him some pointers, Elder Guo."
"I want to pass on my medical skills to him." Guo Mulin said, "Nowadays, people are desperately practicing martial arts. They don't want to learn medicine. If this continues, no one will be able to treat their injuries!"
Xiao Qi nodded. This was indeed a big problem. People valued martial arts more than literature. Doctors were often people who could not practice martial arts and were forced to choose it. They did not really like it. As a result, there was a lack of medical talents. They were becoming more and more scarce. The exquisite medical skills of the predecessors were slowly being lost.
— —
In the depths of a dense forest, Chu Li suddenly appeared behind Fa Yuan. He swung his hand and shot out a cold light.
Fa Yuan's gray robe fluttered. He moved horizontally a foot and pointed a finger behind him.
"Chi!" "Chi!"
Two sounds of air being pierced were heard almost at the same time. Chu Li moved sideways to avoid the finger energy. The invisible finger energy was clearly visible to his eyes.
Fa Yuan also avoided the cold light. He turned around and threw another punch.
"Woo!" The fist energy hit like a rock.
Chu Li extended his palm and pressed.
"Bang!" He was pushed back three steps. He spun his feet and dissipated the fist energy. His palm felt as if it was cut by a knife. Traces of energy still permeated his arm. Such a pure inner energy. Chu Li sighed!
However, he was no longer afraid of Fa Yuan's inner energy.
He used the Imminent Skyline Purification Technique. The combination of the Infinite Azure Sea and the Imminent Skyline Technique produced a trace of pure inner energy to fight against Fa Yuan's inner energy.
If it was in the past, his meridians would not be able to withstand the confrontation of two pure inner energies. Now, he was fearless.
However, this technique was extremely complicated. He needed to circulate the complicated heart technique twice. Especially the Imminent Skyline Purification Technique, it was not used to fight against an enemy.
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