This Martial Saint's Health Bar is Too Thick!

Chapter 391: Chapter 97: No Longer the Same as Before this Month (Major Chapter)_2

Hao Yi didn’t have the Cloud Soaring Divine Power, but he could use the Magnetic Corner’s attraction to metal to move himself at high speed.

All he needed to do was lock onto a distant metallic object, pull it towards himself, and at the same time, propel himself towards it.

On the streets, cars, lamp posts, the metal frames of billboards, and other such objects, all served as points of leverage for Hao Yi.

He swiftly whisked Li Fei and Shangguan Xiao across streets after streets, and swiftly arrived at the edge of Datong District.

In the middle of the street, Master Yun Shen still blocked the front of the convoy.

At this time, the “Li Fei” disguised as Li Tianyu had already disembarked, surrounded and protected by several Wu’an guards.

Master Yun Shen sensed the movement behind him and turned around.

Seeing Hao Yi had successfully rescued Shangguan Xiao, his expression brightened.

Swoosh—

Hao Yi landed beside Master Yun Shen with Li Fei and Shangguan Xiao.

“Amitabha, is everyone alright?”

Master Yun Shen asked with concern.

Hao Yi smiled and shook his head, saying to Master Yun Shen, “You probably won’t have peace for what comes next.”

Master Yun Shen responded with a slight smile, his hands pressed together, “As long as the heart is at peace, everywhere is pure land.”

“Becoming a monk, you really have a way with words.”

Hao Yi shook his head, then turned his gaze to Li Tianyu, disguised as Li Fei, his eyes filled with profound meaning.

Suddenly he gestured with his hand, and the Ghost Slash Blade in Li Tianyu’s hand instantly unsheathed and flew into his grasp.

Before Li Tianyu could react, Hao Yi had already taken Li Fei and Shangguan Xiao and fled on the road again.

Watching this scene, Master Yun Shen thoughtfully suddenly had a foreboding feeling.

He watched Hao Yi’s retreating figure and silently prayed for his friend in his heart.

Over thirty minutes later, Hao Yi took Li Fei and Shangguan Xiao out of Datong Prefecture City and came to the outskirts.

There weren’t as many metals in the countryside, so Hao Yi set the two down, and carrying Shangguan Xiao, with Li Fei following on foot, they hurried on.

Another thirty minutes passed, and Hao Yi stopped:

“That should be far enough.”

Li Fei also stopped upon hearing this.

He had been thinking of excuses to slip away the entire trip, waiting until he was sure Hao Yi and Shangguan Xiao were safe before planning to leave.

“Xiao Fei.”

Just as Li Fei was about to speak, Hao Yi suddenly looked at him and called out.

Li Fei froze, stopping in his tracks.

“I never thought you would be the Green-faced Ghost.”

Hao Yi had a complex look in his eyes.

“Teacher…”

Seeing that he had been exposed, Li Fei dropped the act, reverting to his true form and revealing his multiple layers of human skin masks.

“Brother, don’t blame Xiao Fei, he actually confessed to me a long time ago; it was I who told him to keep it from you.”

Shangguan Xiao spoke up from the side.

Throughout their escape, Hao Yi had disabled the talismans on her and the magic she had been afflicted with, and also removed the methods that limited her strength and movements, allowing her to recover.

Hao Yi laughed upon hearing this, “I wasn’t going to blame him.”

Then he looked at Li Fei, “Each generation has its own choices, and you don’t have to tread my old path. I am already a man decayed in the old era, the future belongs to you.”

“Teacher…”

Li Fei caught a hint of ominous meaning in Hao Yi’s words.

“Brother, are you injured? Is it serious?”

Shangguan Xiao also asked anxiously.

“My time is running out.”

Hao Yi spoke calmly.

“What?!”

Shangguan Xiao took a step forward, grabbing Hao Yi’s arm, her eyes reddening as she asked,

“Did Xu Jing seriously injure you just now? You should heal quickly! Or we can go find Master Yun Shen; he might have a way!”

Hao Yi waved his hand gently, speaking softly,

“Listen to me…”

Then he revealed the actions he had taken during his breakthrough years ago and the method of breakthrough he used today.

“…My lifespan was only a few years to begin with; in the fight against Xu Jing, I used the Refining Objects Divine Power to refine my remaining life, nearly exhausting it.”

“Impossible!”

Shangguan Xiao shouted in distress, “Breaking through to a Martial Arts Master and achieving the Tao Body should immediately result in a 60-year increase in lifespan. There’s no way you could have used all of those 60 years up just now, right?”

During the Tao Foundation Stage, martial artists could extend their lifespan by about 10 years for each Implant absorbed.

Breaking through to the Master Realm and cultivating the Tao Body would immediately yield a 60-year lifespan increase, a gift from the cosmos to the martial arts powerhouses.

Hao Yi displayed a bitter smile:

“The reason I dared to use 40 years of my lifespan to preserve the power during the breakthrough was not only because I knew returning to the peak would be difficult, but also because I thought that if I could successfully break through, I would get at least 60 more years to do what I wanted.”

“Unfortunately, the best-laid plans of men often go awry…”

Each person has only one opportunity in their life to construct the Martial Arts Foundation because during the process of establishing the Tao Foundation, five types of Implants must fully release their source power, and this power is one-time use, missing it means it will not come again.

Initially, Hao Yi used the Refining Objects Divine Power to preserve this power at the expense of his lifespan.

He managed to keep the power, but he could not hold onto time.

Had he been able to successfully integrate this power into his body to build his Tao Foundation, he would have gained an immediate 60-year lifespan extension.

But the cosmic laws had offered him a gift, and he had failed to catch it.

As he sealed this power in his Ghost Slash Blade, the power itself did not diminish, but the lifespan it contained was continuously draining with time.

The 60-year lifespan, of which Hao Yi had only 37 years left to retrieve, was not reduced to 23 years, it was utterly gone!

That lifespan had to exist on a person to flow normally; placing it on a blade would naturally result in a rapid loss.