“Master, Eldest Young Master, and Second Young Master were ambushed on their way back and are now gravely injured!” Butler delivered yet another piece of terrible news!

Chapter 0007: A Bolt from the Blue

　　Old Butler’s words struck like a bolt from the blue, landing squarely on everyone’s heads. Not only James Walker, but even a master like David Walker felt his mind buzzing, his face instantly turning pale.

　　“Where are they now?”

　　David Walker asked in a trembling voice.

　　“Eldest Young Master and Second Young Master sent out a distress signal. I led our experts and rushed over immediately to rescue them, but the assailant had already vanished without a trace. Now, both Young Masters have been carried back, but…” Old Butler paused again.

　　“But what?”

　　“It’s just that Eldest Young Master and Second Young Master have suffered severe internal injuries, their meridians are damaged, and there’s poison in their bodies. Even if they recover, their qi cultivation will regress and be far worse than before.” Old Butler painfully stated the fact.

　　“What…” David Walker staggered back several steps, seeming to age ten years in an instant. James Walker clenched his fists tightly, a surge of murderous intent welling up inside him.

　　“Old Butler, bring my Big Brother and Second Brother in so we can take a look. Father’s qi cultivation is profound—he might be able to help expel the poison and heal their injuries.” James Walker said steadily, stepping forward.

　　“Yes, Third Young Master.” Old Butler waved his hand, and immediately there was a rush of footsteps outside. Several guards carried in two stretchers, both stained with blood. On them lay a young man of about twenty-five or twenty-six, and a youth of about twenty. Their faces were ashen, clearly shrouded by a poisonous miasma. Their bodies bore multiple palm marks—evidence of being struck by a master of qi, with broken bones and ruptured meridians.

　　Even if their lives could be saved, their qi cultivation would never progress again.

　　“{Big brother}, Second Brother!” James Walker strode forward, calling out, but both had long since lost consciousness and could not hear him.

　　“Who was it? Who hurt my Big Brother and Second Brother?” James Walker had matured a lot. Seeing this scene, though furious, he calmed himself.

　　Buzz!

　　At that moment, David Walker moved. With a wave of his hand, a milky-white stream of qi surged from his body, condensing into two human-shaped figures—exact replicas of himself. They were actually humanoid true qi!

　　The two humanoid true qi figures flashed like lightning, instantly plunging into the bodies of James Walker’s Big Brother and Second Brother. Immediately, crackling sounds erupted from within their bodies as waves of poison were forced out and their meridians began to heal.

　　“Humanoid true qi!” Almost every The Walker Family expert present was shocked, staring at David Walker in disbelief. “It’s actually humanoid true qi—condensing one’s own qi into human form. This only happens at the qi sect realm.”

　　“Ninth level of qi cultivation, the qi sect realm, is when true qi takes form and can move freely, possessing a degree of intelligence. David Walker has actually reached this level. Although humanoid true qi lacks true intelligence, it’s agile and skillful, already infinitely close to the ninth-level qi sect realm.”

　　“What incredible strength…”

　　“Father can actually condense true qi into human form. Although it’s still a step away from developing intelligence, it’s already extraordinary.” James Walker was also deeply shaken.

　　However, as the two humanoid true qi figures entered the bodies of James Walker’s Big Brother and Second Brother, repairing their meridians and expelling the poison, new poison slowly began to emerge.

　　This was a strange and nearly incurable toxin.

　　“Shadow Poison!”

　　Suddenly, Thomas Walker cried out, shuddering all over.

　　“Shadow Poison” is a secret technique of a certain sect. Although it’s not fatal, it clings to the victim like a shadow for life and cannot be expelled, causing lifelong suffering.

　　“It’s actually Shadow Poison. This toxin is impossible to remove. Rumor has it that it’s the secret art of the Western Shadow Poison Sect. Even those who reach the qi sect realm can’t resist its infiltration—unless, as legend says, one is a master at the Life Reaping realm.”

　　“It seems these two are finished, just like that James Walker—they’ll never be able to cultivate qi again.”

　　“Just now, David Walker said none of his sons were useless, but in the blink of an eye, they’ve all become cripples. Ha, three cripples.” A young talent couldn’t help but whisper.

　　Though his voice was low, it was extremely grating.

　　This was truly misfortune piling on top of disaster. Everyone knew that David Walker was finished this time. Once the elders learned of this, they would never let him remain as head of the family. After all, all his descendants were now crippled—how could the family line continue?

　　To be the family head, the first requirement is prosperous offspring, the second is formidable strength and powerful qi cultivation. In a family, if a genius emerges, his father’s status rises as well, since a genius has limitless potential.

　　Originally, David Walker’s three sons were all outstanding young men. Eldest Son reached the Violent Qi realm at twenty-two, Second Son was now twenty and on the verge of breaking through to the fourth level of “Qi Refinement.” Third Son James Walker was even more talented, about to break through to the fifth level of Violent Qi at eighteen.