"Ah!"
Mu Jinyu restrained Lin Feng, rendering him immobile and speechless, yet as Mu Jinyu swung his sword, Lin Feng couldn't help but cry out in pain.
His face turned ashen in an instant, and beads of cold sweat appeared on his forehead.
"Elder Lin, my apologies, just endure it for a bit, it will be over soon."
Mu Jinyu spoke apologetically to Lin Feng.
He had no other choice — if he didn't first scrape off the newly grown flesh at Elder Lin Feng's severed arm, how could he let new bone grow, regenerate, and produce flesh again?
But it was just this one instance of pain; it would be fine in a moment.
After saying another word of apology to Lin Feng, Mu Jinyu immediately fetched the Divine Liujiong Spiritual Liquid and applied it to the re-bloodied severed arm.
Then, he began to channel the Life Source Energy within him with all his might, continuously pouring it into Lin Feng's severed arm.
"Sizzle, sizzle..."
In an instant, the fountain-like gush of blood spewing from Lin Feng's severed arm gradually ceased.
Then, miraculously, a piece of forearm bone appeared out of nowhere, followed by hand bones...
Next, strands of flesh grew from the severed arm under the influence of Life Source Energy, wrapping and growing around the arm bone.
Soon, it became an arm identical to Elder Lin Feng's original one.
The newly grown skin was smooth and delicate, contrasting sharply with the rough, dark skin of the left arm.
However, this minor difference was insignificant compared to the regeneration of a lost limb.
Elder Lin Feng would overlook it, at most feeling displeased and thinking a bit of sun exposure would solve it.
"I... have I truly regenerated my severed limb?"
Watching this miraculous scene, Lin Feng trembled, speaking incredulously with quivering lips.
After speaking, he realized he could talk and move again.
So, he immediately wanted to kneel before Mu Jinyu to express his gratitude for the help.
"This won't do, this won't do..."
Mu Jinyu quickly supported Elder Lin Feng, shaking his head as he spoke.
Previously, Lin Feng was reluctant for Mu Jinyu to waste such a precious spiritual liquid on him, but now that the situation had settled, and with his limb regenerated, there was no point in resisting, and his mindset naturally changed.
Seeing Mu Jinyu stopping him, he sighed: "Jinyu, your immense kindness is something I cannot repay; if you don't even allow me the chance to express my gratitude, I will feel greatly troubled."
Mu Jinyu smiled wryly: "If I were to accept such a grand gesture from you, I would be the one troubled. You needn't thank me this way; instead, I should thank you for the Sacred Wood Branch. Without its help, I wouldn't have been able to break through to my current strength, nor avert disaster during the Blood Sword Sect's assault."
"All this is thanks to you. Helping you regenerate your severed limb is merely making amends; how could I dare accept such a grand gesture from you?"
Lin Feng had already heard Mu Jinyu mention that his rapid breakthrough to the Third Layer of the Fanxu Realm wasn't solely due to the help of Blood Essence Crystals, but also largely owed to the Sacred Wood Essence refined from the Sacred Wood Branch.
However, he didn't feel it was due to his own contribution, as the Sacred Wood Branch in his hands was just an object with no opportunity to transform into Sacred Wood Essence for cultivation.
Moreover, the Sacred Wood Branch wasn't something he gifted to Mu Jinyu; it was a bet lost to Elder Cheng, who then gave it to Mu Jinyu as a welcoming gift.
Lin Feng sighed deeply and said, "This credit truly has nothing to do with me, after all, it wasn't me who gave you the Sacred Wood Branch, it was given by your teacher, and you should be grateful to Old Cheng, not me..."
Mu Jinyu smiled gently and said, "Teacher has already told me, the Sacred Wood Branch was also very important to you; though not a Spiritual Treasure, it was more valuable than one, and you wouldn't have bet it unless you had high hopes for me, knowing he intended to gift it to me as a welcoming token... How can you say this has nothing to do with you?"
Upon hearing Mu Jinyu's words, Lin Feng's expression froze, followed by a helpless smile with a shake of his head, "That Old Cheng, always spilling everything..."
Indeed, Mu Jinyu was right.
Though he often gambled with Elder Cheng, the Sacred Wood Branch was too precious to easily wager.
It was only due to Elder Cheng's persuasive words, combined with his high hopes for Mu Jinyu, that he reluctantly wagered it as a bet.
At the time, if he lost, it would be a gesture to form a good acquaintance with Mu Jinyu; if he won, it would signify that Mu Jinyu lacked the fortune, sparing him from forming ties unnecessarily.
Unexpectedly, though he lost the Sacred Wood Branch that day, it turned out that due to the connection through the Sacred Wood Branch, his severed arm was regenerated.
It truly was a mysterious turn of events.
Mu Jinyu chuckled, then pulled out several storage bags from his waist, handing them to Elder Lin Feng, "Helping you regenerate your severed limb merely compensates for your loss; these cultivation resources in the storage bags are to repay the favor you did by gifting me the Sacred Wood Branch."
"There's no need..."
Upon hearing Mu Jin Yu's words, Lin Feng was immediately inclined to refuse.
He felt that Mu Jinyu sacrificing such an invaluable treasure to regenerate his severed limb was paying a far greater price than the Sacred Wood Branch, so how could he accept further cultivation resources?
To him, had he not provided Mu Jinyu with the Sacred Wood Branch that day, when the Blood Sword Sect arrived at the Heavenly Sword Faction, although having it would raise his combat ability, it would also make him a target for others.
At that point, it wouldn't just cost an arm, but his life as well, losing it to robbers after his treasure!
Thus, he never felt Mu Jinyu owed him anything.
While he could reluctantly accept Mu Jinyu's help with regenerating his severed limb, taking any more cultivation resources would be truly difficult for him.
Seeing the situation, Mu Jinyu firmly placed the storage bags into Elder Lin Feng's hands, saying, "Just take them, Elder, these resources are still very useful for you, and can help you break through to the Fanxu Realm sooner, whereas for me, they aren't of much use. If you don't want them, just discard them, because I don't take back what I've given."
With that, without waiting for Elder Lin Feng to refuse again, he utilized his movement technique to swiftly leave the room.
In a flash, he arrived at the courtyard entrance.
Jian Ruyan and Wen Rou, hearing the commotion, turned to look at him and asked, "How did it go, is Elder Lin alright now?"
Mu Jinyu said, "He is fine, let's go."
Then, just as Elder Lin Feng was about to catch up, he took Wen Rou and Jian Ruyan and left his courtyard, heading to Elder Cheng's cave residence.
Elder Lin Feng quickly caught up, but didn't see Mu Jinyu's group, and then recalled Mu Jinyu's words before leaving — if he didn't want the resources, they would truly be discarded.
Sighing deeply, Lin Feng murmured complexly to himself, "Who would have thought that it seemed like I lost that day, but I actually made the right bet..."