Phoenix Cry Firmament - Chapter 5

Chapter 5: Shenwu Continent

Translator: Henyee Translations

Editor: Henyee Translations

In one of the rooms in the West Court.

A teenage girl was lying on the bed with her hands behind her head. She was looking at the beam in this room with her eyes open, taking this time to sort through the memories in her head that weren’t hers.

The cultivation of vital energy, commonly known as martial arts, dominated this place—Shenwu Continent. The division of martial artists on this continent was simple: first were the first-rank warriors, then the divisions went all the way up to ninth-rank warriors, also known as the Postnatal stage. Then there was the Connate stage, which was beyond the ninth-rank stage.

Connate powerhouses could reign supreme on the continent. Even the Imperial Clan didn’t have a Connate powerhouse—ninth-order warriors were the best they had.

Thus, once a Connate powerhouse emerged, he would be honored as a guest in any country he visited.

In addition to martial arts cultivation, there was also a profession called alchemy.

The requirements for alchemists were extremely demanding. Not only did warriors need fire attributes, but they also needed strong mental strength. The stronger the mental strength of the warrior’s fire attribute, the more talented he would be in refining pills; he might even be called a genius.

However, on this continent where the strong were respected, the body Mu Ruyue possessed was the antithesis—she was a waste. She wasn’t even a first rank warrior due to her blocked meridians since childhood.

This also defined her lack of status in the Mu family.

“Blocked meridians?” Mu Ruyue leaped up from the bed and sat cross-legged. Her fingers gently probed her pulse, and her expression gradually sank coldly. “It seems like this vessel wasn’t born a waste but was poisoned. The toxins have now accumulated in her meridians, obstructing qi circulation in her meridians, thus preventing her from cultivating.”

Nevertheless, she was a descendant of a medical family back in China, so this poison was a piece of cake for her.

“If I had a silver needle, I could certainly detoxify this poison without a doubt, but I have to lower myself to the second-best option now—using an embroidery needle as a substitute. It’s just that embroidery needles are less safe. If handled improperly, not only could detoxification fail, but it could also trigger an infection. Plus, embroidery needles are shorter. The slightest bit of negligence could leave it inside the body.”

With her current condition, however, she had no other choice.

It would take a lot of silver if she were to head to a weapon shop and forge a pair of silver needles. She was impoverished at the moment; she was so poor that she didn’t even have a copper coin. It was hard to imagine that the real young miss of the Mu Family was treated in this manner.

Fortunately, there were quite a few embroidery needles inside the lady’s bedchamber.

“Step one in acupuncture is sterilization.”

After picking up a few five-centimeter-long embroidery needles, Mu Ruyue lit a candle and placed the tips of the needles on top of the flame. After half a stick of incense, the entire embroidery needles were roasted red. She then soaked them into the water which she had prepared.

“This place is relatively backward. Not only is there no alcohol, but there is no sterilized water either. So, only the most primitive methods can be used, but that’s enough. The next step is detoxification.”

Mu Ruyue sat cross-legged again and quickly pointed to several acupoints with two fingers. Shortly after, she slowly inserted the embroidery needles into her acupoints in turn.

Time passed slowly.

It was grueling for Mu Ruyue. The sour and painful feeling of the toxins being eliminated from her body made her brows furrow. Her petite little face was pale and her thin lips quivered slightly.

All of a sudden, the girl, who was bathed in the sunset, opened her eyes sharply. A wanton smile appeared at the corner of her mouth, and her cold eyes glowed with light and darkness.

“At last, the toxins have been cleansed.”

At this moment, her body felt surprisingly refreshed. The feeling of her previous life seeped into her heart again, brightening her smile even more, yet her eyes remained cold and piercing.

“I am not the Mu Ruyue of this continent, but I’ll live as her from now on. So, regarding her resentments and anger, I’ll take revenge on those people on her behalf.”