Because activating Fury had left his body exceptionally fatigued, Shen Qiang had fallen into a deep sleep that night, but the persistent ringing of the doorbell in the middle of the night eventually woke him up.
His eyes were dry and gritty, as if they were bloodshot.
He picked up his phone and found there were over a dozen missed calls. Sleepy-eyed, Shen Qiang accessed the visitor surveillance system bound to his phone and imdiately saw Zhong Yongxi, Zhong Jixiang, and over a dozen n with formidable statures who clearly possessed strong cultivation, anxiously standing downstairs under the watch of seven or eight security guards.
He glanced at the ti, 1:30 AM.
With eyes aching from dryness, Shen Qiang spoke with a hint of annoyance, "What do you want?"
Upon hearing Shen Qiang's voice,
Zhong Yongxi's eyes brightened, "Great Uncle Master, are you alright?"
Shen Qiang frowned, about to chide him for not getting overly familiar, when he caught sight of the white-haired and venerable Zhong Jixiang.
He seed to breathe a sigh of relief.
"So late at night, with so many of you here, have you co to fight ?" Shen Qiang asked.
Zhong Jixiang hurriedly explained, "Great Uncle, please don't misunderstand. We've co here in the middle of the night because Yongxi ntioned that you were earlier comparing Bone Setting techniques with the heir of He's Bone Setting. We worried that the person might beco desperate, so we gathered so people to cheer you on."
Hearing this, sothing warmly stirred in Shen Qiang's heart.
His mood also beca sowhat complex.
An old man of his age, bringing along such a large group in the dead of night, must have gone to a lot of trouble.
The Zhong Family wanted to learn the Young Plum Blossom Needle Technique.
This was their reason for showing goodwill towards Shen Qiang.
But at the sa ti, even Shen Qiang had to admit that they had done well.
At least, coming together in the middle of the night for his sake, and the old man himself taking the field at such an age, this by itself showed the regard the Zhong Family had for Shen Qiang.
One should recognize and respect such gestures.
No matter the intentions of the Zhong Family, at least now, they were indeed treating Shen Qiang's matter as an important issue.
That was enough.
Because Shen Qiang always lived by the rule: show an inch of respect, and I'll show you a yard.
"It's over now, I'm fine. I'm just a bit tired and it's too late for inviting you up for tea. Please go back," Shen Qiang's tone was markedly softer.
Zhong Jixiang quickly replied, "Great Uncle, since you're fine, we'll be leaving now. If you need anything, feel free to call us at the Zhong Family dical Hall any ti. We will be at your service imdiately."
"I understand."
Watching Zhong Jixiang turning to leave with his group on the video system, Shen Qiang sighed and then said, "Zhong Yongxi."
Zhong Yongxi imdiately stopped in his tracks and responded, "Great Uncle Master, I'm here."
Shen Qiang spoke in a stern voice, "When you have ti, pass a ssage to Life-extending Hall for . Next Wednesday, I'll be challenging their establishnt. They have two choices, either roll out of Provincial City or accept the challenge. If they lose, I will personally smash their signboard."
Upon hearing this, Zhong Yongxi's eyes instantly lit up, "Great Uncle Master, rest assured, I will definitely deliver the ssage. Our Zhong Family..."
"It's , Shen Qiang, who is going to challenge them. It has nothing to do with the Zhong Family," Shen Qiang cut him off.
Zhong Yongxi was montarily stunned.
Zhong Jixiang, the old patrician, with his eyes shining keenly, hastily interjected, "Great Uncle, I understand your aning. Please rest assured, we will handle this matter well."
Shen Qiang said, "Hmm, let's leave it at that. I'm tired. You've had a hard day. I'll treat you to tea so other ti."
"It's no trouble at all!"
"Great Uncle, you should rest early. Your health is the most important. We'll be on our way now."
He casually turned off the visitor system linked to his phone.
Lying on the bed, Shen Qiang took a deep breath, and his eyes beca inexplicably sharp.
"Life-extending Hall, since you dared to prod He Fatty into competing with in bone setting and dared to send an assassin my way, don't bla . I don't trouble others unless they trouble , but if soone offends , I must eradicate them root and branch!"
With that thought in mind,
Shen Qiang, extrely fatigued, turned over and sat up.
He began to check the state of his body.
After taking a Guiyuan Pill, followed by two hours of sleep,
Shen Qiang's True Qi had not yet reached its peak state of fullness.
But it was at least over eighty percent.
Based on past experience,
In such a condition, Shen Qiang's state should have been invigorated and vibrant.
But the current situation was not like that.
His body was not injured, and the wounds on his face, after being treated with Jade Cream, had already healed without leaving any scars.
The state of his True Qi was also not bad.
However, the fatigue in his body not only did not lessen at all, but it felt even more intense due to the relaxation of his spirit, which forced Shen Qiang to think.
"The dical Saint Inheritance records that the use of Fury overstretches Life Force, but what exactly is Life Force? According to the records, using Fury causes irreversible reduction in lifespan, but what is the principle behind this? If life has a term limit, how long should it actually be?"
"At the ti of the founding of the country, the average lifespan of our citizens was only in the thirties, but now it exceeds seventy. Even if it were halved, it's still equivalent to the normal lifespan of that era."
"Moreover, the lives of cultivators are even longer."
"How did the dical Saint determine that using Fury would reduce lifespan? What is the amount of reduction? Has it been verified through a wide range of tests? Does lifespan always decrease with the use of Fury?"
Shen Qiang furrowed his brows.
Because when using Fury, whether it was speed, power, or various other aspects of the body, it was terrifyingly strong. To have such great power and to not be able to use it freely was undoubtedly a form of torture for Shen Qiang.
Unlike the quasi-feudal society of the Immortal Realm, Shen Qiang had received a modern education.
To put it bluntly, once Shen Qiang obtained the dical Saint Inheritance, as long as he didn't die, he was destined to surpass the dical Saint in dical skill.
What the dical Saint knew was in the inheritance.
What the dical Saint did not know, Shen Qiang did, such as the subjects of modern dical science, which were not recorded at all in the dical Saint Inheritance.
For instance, infectious diseases like typhoid, were still categorized as plagues in the dical Saint Inheritance. Besides determining that this thing was contagious, all research on bacteria was completely absent.
Anatomy, pathology, microbiology, psychology—they simply did not exist.
It was for this reason that although Shen Qiang admired the dical Saint Inheritance, he absolutely did not follow it blindly.
He preferred to think about problems with the mindset of a modern person.
"What's being consud is not True Qi, not the spiritual energy of nature, but rather a powerful force obtained at the expense of life."
"What is life?"
"What supports the lifespan of humans?"
"Cells!"
Shen Qiang's eyes suddenly lit up, his gaze becoming excited.
"Apart from viruses, all organisms are made up of cells! Assuming no disease or accidental injury, the side effect of lifespan reduction after using Fury only has one possible explanation! That is, this power originates from the cells, and tapping into this part of the power is equivalent to accelerating cell aging!"
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