Chen Guan rode a horse, carrying Mei Qingta's corpse, and arrived at Zhu Hongzhi and his group's location.

Zhu Hongzhi and Bai Yueguang did not escape; their injuries were too severe. Bai Yueguang was barely alive, and Zhu Hongzhi was beaten immobile by the Disabling Fist.

Chen Guan took out a bottle of elixirs and poured out two pills, feeding one to Bai Yueguang and one to Zhu Hongzhi, feeling a pang of heartache.

These were not the usual elixirs he had bought, but the "Vitality Reishi Pill" Ling'er had just given him, a miraculous healing remedy capable of reviving dead flesh and regenerating bones.

Ling'er had told Chen Guan with a smile, "Since Mei Qingta is dead, the Void Cyan Stone Liquid meant for transaction now belongs to you, dear benefactor. What was originally for him is now yours."

Ling'er had given Chen Guan some elixirs from the Mushroom Immortal Race, which were unlike the common varieties available for purchase outside.

The Vitality Reishi Pill was just one of them; there were also others like the "Return Primordial Reishi Pill" for replenishing primordial energy, and the "Red Face Lingzhi Pill" for vitality and anti-aging.

Among these, the Return Primordial Reishi Pill was the most abundant, crafted from lingzhi over ten thousand years old, providing a significant benefit for boosting primordial energy.

The Vitality Reishi Pill was the rarest, not made from lingzhi but rather the Reishi Mushroom Pearl formed by the Zhi Xian absorbing elemental energy and secreting a unique substance.

Only Zhi Xians that can take human form can produce the Reishi Mushroom Pearl; those like the Zhi horses and beasts cannot.

It would not be easy to acquire these precious items in the future.

Ling'er informed him that the patriarch had almost fully recovered, and the Zixian Valley would soon move again to an uninhabited, unknown region, making it difficult for Chen Guan to meet them again.

If it were not imperative to heal the two swiftly and given their grave injuries, Chen Guan would not have used this remedy on them.

The Vitality Reishi indeed proved extraordinary; Bai Yueguang's injuries healed significantly in no time, at least out of life-threatening danger, and soon he could move freely.

Though not fully recovered, being able to heal to this extent in such a short time was already quite miraculous.

However, Zhu Hongzhi's case was troublesome; although he wasn't physically hurt much, he was hit by the Disabling Fist, rendering him blind, mute, and immobile, and the Vitality Reishi Pill couldn't cure the effects of the Disabling Fist on him.

Chen Guan had to take out the scroll of "Disabling Fist" that Mei Qingta had given him, studying it to see if there was a way to remove the Disabling Fist from Zhu Hongzhi.

After some study, he found the composite secret skill was genuinely unconventional; Mei Qingta was indeed a vicious genius.

The composite secret skill included seven different secret skills: Bone-Breaking Hand of ordinary quality, Blind Fist of rare quality, Deaf Fist of rare quality, Vein-Cutting Hand of rare quality, Silent Fist of uncommon quality, Meridian Finger of uncommon quality, and Nerve Saber of uncommon quality.

None of the secret skills exceeded the uncommon quality, and none were unique or unparalleled.

Yet, the composition of these secret skills into the "Disabling Fist" possessed terrifying abilities unseen in many unparalleled secret skills.

"What a talent... such a pity..." Chen Guan pondered for a while and found that apart from learning the Disabling Fist himself to counteract it, there was another method.

That was to precisely strike Zhu Hongzhi's nerves to neutralize the Disabling Fist's effects.

However, the process was extremely complex and delicate; nerves could be easily damaged, and improper handling could lead to severe consequences.

Moreover, the sequence of striking the nerves had to be exact, and the power applied had to be neither too light nor too heavy.

Even with the Disabling Fist manual, Chen Guan couldn't guarantee he could successfully lift the Disabling Fist from Zhu Hongzhi.

"There's nothing else to do but try. Luckily, my control over power is decent, and I also have the Blood Coagulation Fork secret skill, which can be used to resonate through the body to the nerves, which should suffice." Chen Guan decided to give it a shot.

Indeed, Chen Guan dared to try mainly because he had the Vitality Reishi Pill on him; in case of errors, he could use it to save Zhu Hongzhi, effectively giving him room for mistakes.

Before proceeding, Chen Guan practiced the Blood Coagulation Fork several times and summoned a wild ghost to test the strength of the Blood Coagulation Fork. Only after confirming his control did he begin work on Zhu Hongzhi.

Unable to speak or move, Zhu Hongzhi was assumed by Chen Guan to have implicitly agreed.

Fortunately, Chen Guan's hand was steady, and according to the manual, he managed to remove the disabling effect from Zhu Hongzhi on the first try.

Upon regaining consciousness, Zhu Hongzhi saw that Chen Guan was unharmed, while Mei Qingta's corpse was on the horse, leaving him both shocked and delighted.

"Did you kill him?" Zhu Hongzhi asked.

"Don't speak nonsense. He was killed by a Secret Spirit while exploring the Valley of Hundred Beasts, and it has nothing to do with me," Chen Guan said calmly. "We never had any conflict with Inspector Mei; he just met with misfortune."

Chen Guan intended to heal Bai Yueguang and Zhu Hongzhi so no one would know they had any conflict with Mei Qingta, leaving no excuses for anyone.

If what Mei Qingta said was true, that the Chief Judge wanted Chen Guan dead, announcing a conflict with Mei Qingta would be handing them an opportunity.

If he returned alive alone, although there would be no witnesses, it would still be difficult to clear accusations should others try to sully his name.

Zhu Hongzhi and Bai Yueguang exchanged glances; they were not fools and immediately understood Chen Guan's intentions.

"We explored the Valley of Hundred Beasts with Inspector Mei, and he was tragically ambushed and killed by a Secret Spirit. What did that Secret Spirit look like again? My memory seems a bit foggy…" Zhu Hongzhi said, tapping his forehead.

"It was a Secret Spirit resembling a young girl, wearing a formal dress…" Chen Guan half-truthfully described Ling'er's attire but claimed he didn't get a clear look at her appearance.

The three aligned their stories, took a break, and headed back with Mei Qingta's body.

When the inspectors of the Inspectorate saw the three of them return safely, with Mei Qingta dead, they were stunned and enraged, confronting Chen Guan and his companions.

Chen Guan and his companions were well-prepared for this; no matter how they were pressed, they resolutely insisted that Mei Qingta was killed by a Secret Spirit, claiming they risked their lives to bring his body back.

Chen Guan wasn't afraid of their threats. Even if they examined the body, it couldn't prove they had killed Mei Qingta, as, indeed, they hadn't.

Everyone shielded Chen Guan as they left the Valley of Hundred Beasts first, while the inspectors, with grim faces, took Mei Qingta's body, coldly leaving behind a remark: "This isn't over; Inspector Mei can't just die inexplicably."

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