Cultivating in Different Professions

Chapter 216: Chapter 147: Fighting for Credit

[Cultivation Technique: Xuanhuang Blood Exchange Technique (25,000/100,000) (+)...]

[Martial Arts: Gen Mountain Realm (Minor Accomplishment), Xun Wind Realm (Minor Accomplishment), Kan Water Realm (Minor Accomplishment), Archery (Entry) (+)]

A blazing inferno burned in Su Mu’s eyes. Its name was greed!

Thirty-eight thousand Points!

Su Mu knew that his status as the Outer City Commander could earn him many Points, with no upper limit.

But he never imagined that "no upper limit" meant he would get so many!

Thirty-eight thousand Points!

Even as a Taiping Captain, maxing out his Points would only earn him six hundred per day.

To earn thirty-eight thousand Points, it would take over two months at the very least.

In reality, it was impossible for a Taiping Captain to earn six hundred Points every day. Most of the time, they made around four hundred.

In other words, under normal circumstances, it would have taken Su Mu about a hundred days to accumulate thirty-eight thousand Points.

Earning a hundred days’ worth of Points in a single day far exceeded Su Mu’s expectations.

’So, this is how much I get for killing a Tier Three Demon.’

Su Mu muttered to himself. He even felt the urge to draw his bow and shoot a few more of the bastards.

Was that a Tier Three Demon?

No, that was a massive pile of Points!

After a moment of hesitation, he sighed.

He hadn’t fully recovered yet. He might be able to manage one more shot with the Five Flames Heaven-Shaking Bow, but killing another Tier Three Demon was still a stretch.

But there was no rush.

With thirty-eight thousand Points, he could advance his Blood Transformation Realm to fifty percent completion.

Today, he could only manage three shots with all his might. Tomorrow would be a different story.

"Second Young Master."

Su Mu called out.

"Brother Mu, I’m here! I’ve been right here!"

Wang Guan trotted over, looking every bit the eager subordinate.

"Do you have any more Nourishing Elixirs?"

Su Mu asked.

The elixirs Wang Guan had brought from the Inner City had been a great help. Not just for Su Mu, but also for the wounded Martial Artists of the Outer City, who owed their recovery to them.

Now, Wang Guan had volunteered to manage all the military supplies for the Outer City and was doing a surprisingly competent job.

"Yes!"

Wang Guan said without hesitation, "When I escaped with the Xiang Family, I went home and stole another batch—no, I mean, I *brought* another batch of elixirs."

With a wave of his hand, someone quickly brought over several porcelain vials.

"These are all the best Nourishing Elixirs from the Inner City—the kind you can’t buy even if you have the money. My old man usually keeps them hidden away real tight, but can he really hide anything from the eyes of Wang Guan?"

Wang Guan said smugly.

"Your contribution to holding off the Demon Tide was indispensable."

Su Mu said, patting Wang Guan’s shoulder.

Wang Guan immediately beamed. "Brother Mu, you deserve the most credit! My contribution is just second place, second place..."

Su Mu chuckled, took the elixirs from Wang Guan’s hand, and stuffed them all into his mouth at once.

"Brother Mu, that stuff is potent..."

Wang Guan’s eyes went wide. He had never seen anyone consume Nourishing Elixirs like that.

He’d get a nosebleed from taking just one of those things.

’Brother Mu is a true beast.’

As the elixirs went down, Su Mu felt a furnace ignite in his lower abdomen. The powerful heat made it seem as if all the blood in his body was beginning to boil.

Without a moment’s hesitation, he closed his eyes and with a thought, activated an option on the system panel.

Blood Exchange!

The Xuanhuang Blood Exchange Technique began to operate frantically, continuously drawing power from his Body Tempering Limit physique as drops of Profound Yellow Blood were born from his bone marrow.

The body’s expenditure was rapidly replenished by the energy from those potent elixirs.

Su Mu felt like a balloon, being inflated and deflated at the same time.

The process was not pleasant. He felt empty one moment and full the next, a torturous cycle that felt like dying and coming back to life.

Relying on his formidable willpower, Su Mu endured it.

"Second Young Master, elixirs."

Su Mu was drenched in sweat, his official uniform looking as if it had been pulled from water. His voice was laced with weakness.

Wang Guan stared, dumbfounded, and instinctively handed over the remaining elixirs.

Without hesitation, Su Mu stuffed those elixirs into his mouth as well.

In an instant, a thick white mist rose from his body.

The white mist didn’t begin to dissipate until a full meal’s time had passed.

Wang Guan’s eyes were wide as he watched the color return to Su Mu’s face, a healthy red in stark contrast to his previous weak and pale complexion.

He opened his mouth, but no sound came out.

’Can Nourishing Elixirs really be taken like that?’

Su Mu slowly opened his eyes, just in time to see Wang Guan’s jaw dropped so wide you could fit a duck egg in it.

He smiled slightly and said calmly, "This is one of my Physical Divine Techniques. My body can absorb medicinal energy rapidly. Don’t try to copy me, or you’ll end up dead."

If an ordinary person ate so many Nourishing Elixirs, their body wouldn’t be able to handle the sudden influx of energy, and they could bleed to death.

It seemed like Su Mu had consumed a huge number of elixirs at once, but in reality, he had just exchanged thirty-eight thousand drops of blood. The medicinal energy from the elixirs merely compensated for his body’s expenditure.

Others didn’t have a system panel; they couldn’t possibly learn his ability.

Su Mu stretched lazily, and a series of CRACKLING pops, like soybeans being roasted, echoed from his body.

Sixty-three thousand drops of Profound Yellow Blood surged ceaselessly through his veins with a RUSHING sound, constantly nourishing his body.

Having completed over sixty percent of his blood exchange, Su Mu felt power coursing through his entire body.

Yesterday, he could only shoot the Five Flames Heaven-Shaking Bow three times. Today, if he went all out, he felt he could shoot ten times.

The two Tier Three Demons were no longer a threat!

As long as he killed those two Tier Three Demons, the remaining demons wouldn’t be impossible to deal with.

The only problem was ensuring the two Tier Three Demons didn’t escape, and that they didn’t send Tier Two Demons to tie him down.

’As long as I time my attack perfectly, there’s still hope of killing them.’

Only now did Su Mu truly see a glimmer of hope for successfully defending against the Tier Five Demon Tide.

"Reinforcements from the Inner City are here!"

Just then, a joyous shout suddenly came from below the city wall.

Immediately after, Su Mu heard the sound of orderly footsteps.

He turned to look and saw large formations of fully equipped City Defense Army soldiers marching onto the top of the wall. Without a word, they began to quickly set up defensive positions.

Su Mu glanced over at Luo Anning.

Luo Anning blinked, her eyes filled with confusion.

Clearly, she also had no idea why the Inner City had suddenly changed its mind and sent people to reinforce the Outer City.

"Where is Taiping Captain Su Mu?"

Just as the large contingent of the City Defense Army was setting up defenses on the wall and shoving the Outer City’s Martial Artists aside, a middle-aged man dressed as a general stepped onto the wall and called out loudly.

"That’s the City Defense Army General, Xie Zuowen."

Luo Anning said to Su Mu, then raised her voice, "General Xie, Captain Su is here."

Xie Zuowen’s gaze fell upon Su Mu, and he immediately noticed the Five Flames Heaven-Shaking Bow in his hands.

His pupils contracted sharply.

’Just as I thought!’

On his way to the Outer City, he had been wondering just who this Ninefold Blood Exchange Martial Artist from the Taiping Bureau who could wield the Five Flames Heaven-Shaking Bow was.

From the Inner City walls, he hadn’t been able to clearly see who was firing the arrows.

But the more he thought about it, the more he suspected that the archer was likely Su Mu, the one who was so close to the Luo Family’s young miss.

Although he had heard that Su Mu was only at eightfold blood exchange, the kid had reached the Body Tempering Limit and awakened Physical Divine Techniques, so perhaps he could use the Five Flames Heaven-Shaking Bow after all.

Seeing him now, it turned out he hadn’t guessed wrong.

’This Su Mu has deep ties to the Luo Family. If he’s allowed to take all the credit for defending the Outer City, wouldn’t the Luo Family profit immensely?’

’Good thing I acted fast!’

"Captain Su, you’ve all worked hard."

Xie Zuowen clasped his hands in a perfunctory salute and said in a low voice, "From this moment on, I, the General, will be taking over the defense of the Outer City. Captain Su, you need only handle the Taiping Bureau’s duties and deal with those two Tier Three Demons. My City Defense Army will handle the rest of the demons."

"Men, get these obstructive Outer City Martial Artists off the wall. They’re useless wastes of space, more trouble than they’re worth."

Xie Zuowen gave the cold command before Su Mu could even speak.

The Outer City Martial Artists, who had been overjoyed by the arrival of reinforcements from the Inner City, were all stunned. What was the meaning of this? How were they "more trouble than they’re worth"?

They had successfully held off the first wave of the Demon Tide!

"General Xie, if I recall correctly, *I* am the Outer City Commander. I don’t believe you have the authority to take over the Outer City’s defenses."

Su Mu said coolly, looking at Xie Zuowen.

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