Chapter 642: Unknown Calamity
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Yu ManLou shut his eyes for a long while as the scenes of his youth replayed before his eyes. All of the events and people of his past surfaced before his eyes.
Everything that happened in the past was like a dream and the winds of today were extremely chilly!
Yu ManLou let out a long sigh as he chuckled. Just what is wrong with me? It is said that the old will always slip into the memories of their past. Could it be that I am becoming old already?
No! I am not old yet! I am still filled with energy! I still want to rule over the entire world! The glory of the Yu Family will spread over the three continents from my generation onward and last another thousand generations! The goal of my ancestors will be fulfilled by me! I, Yu ManLou, will personally destroy Water of Heavenly Wind!
Yu ManLou had the urge to let out a long roar towards the sky.
"Reporting to Family Head, we can see a black dot far ahead and it must be the pier." A Yu Family warrior dressed as a sailor reported respectfully to Yu ManLou.
"Alright." Yu ManLou's eyes remained shut as he replied in an indifferent tone. While he was looking forward to his visit to Heavenly Wind, he did not want anyone to guess his thoughts. After all, in the eyes of his Yu Family, he was always the mysterious figure up above.
The boat sailed along with the wind and the scenery in front of Yu ManLou overlapped with those in his memories as they got nearer and nearer to him…
"Siii…." Yu ManLou could clearly hear a few gasps of shock coming from the boat and could not help but be startled. Could something have happened? Yu ManLou tried his best to maintain his cool and ignore the commotion that was going on below but the gasping sounds of shock grew louder and louder. Finally, Yu ManLou could not help but look over.
The moment he took a glance, Yu ManLou could not help but be startled as well. What was going on?!
As their boat approached the pier, everything on land could be clearly seen. The pier was currently filled with people and everyone was packed like sardines along the coastline.
From afar, the people at the pier seemed to have been split into three different groups. The group in the middle had a large flag raised high up on the pole. The 'Shui' word was written on it as the flag fluttered in the winds. On their left was another large flag with the words 'HuangFu' written on it. On their right was a flag with the word 'Song'.
Behind the three flags were countless warriors standing silently and waiting. They were obviously the elites of the three families. With a slight estimation, there would be a few thousand people present at the very least! While there were many people there, all of their faces were solemn as they stood silently. The only thing that could be heard was the gushing wind and their fluttering flags. A solemn atmosphere would naturally be created and the three groups looked as though they were ready to do battle!
Isn't this far too odd? Could it be that the three great families of Heavenly Wind were about to join hands to face the Yu Family?!
A few black-robed experts walked out from the cabin of the boat and stood behind Yu ManLou. They obviously heard the commotion on the outside and came out to see what was going on.
"With our Yu Family's heavenly prestige, our name would be spread far and wide. With Family Head making a personal appearance in Heavenly Wind, how can the three largest families in Heavenly Wind not come out to give you some face? They must have all naturally come out to welcome you. For us to follow behind Family Head, we can also bask in your glory!" An old man with a pointed mouth and cheeks like a monkey began flattering Yu ManLou before he even understood what was going on.
The moment these words left the lips of the old man, the others beside him looked as though they were about to puke. They stealthily took a few steps back, distancing themselves from the old man. Anyone with half a brain would be able to tell the battle intent being emanated from the warriors on the shore. If not for the old man's skills of flattery reaching the pinnacle, it would be impossible to say such words without batting an eyelid. They truly did not understand why their Family Head had to bring such a character to Heavenly Wind. Standing beside him, the rest of them felt as though their worth was being degraded. With his mental state, how was it possible for him to even cultivate to such a level?
"Welcome us? I think not." Yu ManLou's eyes narrowed and his beard drifted in his wind with a solemn expression, "The opponent's lineup is too large and they are obviously emanating dense killing and battle intent. While I do not know their intention behind gathering here, they definitely do not have good intentions."
The old man beside Yu ManLou looked at the pier and said with worry on his face, "Family Head is right. The opposing party is emanating enmity and they look as though they will draw their weapons the moment we have some disagreement."
"If only the Shui Family was emanating enmity towards us, it wouldn't be surprising. However, the three biggest families in Heavenly Wind are currently gathered together on the pier. Just what is going on with the other two families? Even if the Shui Family enticed the HuangFu and Song Families with benefits, it would be impossible for them to put in so much effort and challenge our Yu Family. I believe that there must be another reason for their presence." Yu ManLou revealed a carefree smile as though he could not be bothered with the huge army on the pier.
"So what if they are emanating enmity towards us? In the world today, how many would dare to provoke the prestige of our Yu Family? How many would be a match for our Family Head? Even if the three families join hands with each other, they may not be able to endure a single strike from Family Head! As long as Family Head is here, all of us will not have any worries." The pointed-mouth old man chuckled and began flattering Yu ManLou again. Looking at the arrogant look on Yu ManLou's face, he naturally understood what Yu ManLou was thinking about. His words were completely in line with Yu ManLou's heroic spirit. His level of flattery had truly been polished to complete perfection.
Even though the rest of them were disdainful towards the pointed-mouth old man's words and were cursing him for being shameless, they had no choice but to helplessly agree in front of the Family Head.
"It would be impossible for the three families to join hands and no matter how shameless the Shui Family is, they would never resort to that." Yu ManLou chuckled and he was obviously in a good mood. "Regardless of what the reason is, we will understand when we land on the pier. At that time, we can just play it by ear and we don't need to make wild guesses now."
"That's right, Family Head is truly wise and has great foresight. Family Head is a heroic individual and naturally has everything within your grasp. This subordinate is truly convinced and the rock in my heart is also finally lifted up," the pointed-mouth old man said respectfully.
The old men beside Yu ManLou had terrible expressions on their faces. Some of them covered their mouths as they gagged and others rolled their eyes with disdain.
The boat gradually reached the pier.
Shui ManKong, the Shui Family Head, welcomed Yu ManLou with a bright smile on his face and Yu ManLou walked over quickly with an amiable smile on his face. Both of them looked as though they were best friends who had not seen each other for a long time. If the people by the side did not know the relationship and identities of these two individuals, they would definitely think that they were a pair of brothers who had been separated for ten years finally being reunited.
"Brother Yu!"
"Brother Shui!"
Both of them shook each other's hand passionately and laughed out merrily.
"Brother Yu, it has been many years since our last parting and brother Yu's appearance did not change much. In fact, you even look younger than before. I heard that you recently took in a new concubine. This little brother is truly filled with envy." Shui ManKong looked at Yu ManLou with a sincere expression as though all of his words were from the bottom of his heart.
"No no no, brother Shui is the one who is still as elegant as always. You still look the same as the past and your cultivation must have taken a huge step forward and reached the peak of martial arts. This little brother is the one who is in admiration." Yu ManLou said with reminiscing in his voice, "Back then, both of us brothers would drink together and talk through the night. Unknowingly, a full thirty years have passed! All of these years, this little brother truly misses brother Shui and hoped that I would be able to meet brother Shui again. Our meeting today truly makes me elated."
"Likewise, likewise. This foolish brother feels the same way too. Time flies like an arrow. For me to have the chance to meet brother Yu again in this lifetime of mine, the heavens truly treat me well." Shui ManKong laughed heartily and continued, "Brother Yu, come come come, let this little brother introduce two friends to you."
These two individuals who probably wished for the death of the other party were actually able to put up such an act. Regardless of whether it was their expression or tone, they looked extremely natural and not a single flaw could be seen. This made all of the Yu and Shui Family experts praise their family heads in their heart.
The family head is truly the family head. How many people in the world would be able to have such a bearing and forbearance? Jade of Heavenly Star and Water of Heavenly Wind truly live up to the name of being a thousand-year-old family.
Shui ManKong then raised his hands up and gestured, "This is the famous family head HuangFu of Heavenly Wind, HuangFu YanHan. Brother HuangFu has always been looking forward to seeing you. This is the Song family head, Song TianQiao, brother Song."
Yu ManLou replied with a smile and cupped fists, "I have long heard of both of your great names."
HuangFu YanHan cupped his fists with a fake smile, "Family Head Yu? I have long heard of your great name. I heard that Family Head Yu just took in a new concubine last year. Family Head Yu is truly filled with energy despite your old age and you are truly an example to those in my generation. I should have made a personal visit to congratulate you but was unable to do so because of the distance. I hope that Family Head Yu would forgive me and I will prepare a large gift for you later." His words were laced with sarcasm and he was obviously implying that Yu ManLou was an old lecher. Besides, would someone present a gift for such an occasion?
Yu ManLou was taken aback for a moment as he thought in his heart. We belong to two different continents and while my Yu Family may be a little tyrannical, we definitely did not offend you. I wonder what do you mean by taking the initiative to provoke me as such? With dissatisfaction in his heart, Yu ManLou's reply became barbed, "No no no, I heard that Family Head HuangFu focused all of your energy into analyzing martial arts and stopped touching ladies a long time ago. After so many years, Family Head HuangFu is still able to remain chaste and this mental will of yours is truly admirable."
"You!" HuangFu YanHan's lips began trembling in anger. He married at a young age and engaged in excessive debauchery. In less than ten years, he already had sons and daughters. However, from that time on, he was no longer able to get it up and this matter was the biggest humiliation and secret in his life. However, Yu ManLou had actually said it in public at this moment. He did not know that Yu ManLou was only making a casual remark and thought that Yu ManLou was intentionally revealing his scar in public. How could he not be frustrated? Yu ManLou was still unaware that he had already formed an irreconcilable hatred with the HuangFu Family. Even if the kidnappings could be proven to be unrelated to the Yu Family in future, it would be completely useless…
"Family Head Yu," Song TianQiao stood forward and said with a detestable tone, "I have long heard of Family Head Yu's peerless martial arts, strict discipline methods, and powerful army. However, it is truly out of our expectations that Family Head Yu is also interested in my Song Family. For Family Head Yu to treat my Song Family with such respect, Song TianQiao is truly honored."
"Ah ah, the Song Family is a large family and Family Head Song's leadership is fabulous. I have always been filled with respect for the Song Family." Yu ManLou replied courteously. At the same time, he could not help but be puzzled in his heart. While Yu ManLou's words seemed like ordinary courtesy words, in the ears of the confused, it was a completely different flavor.
Even if Yu ManLou's wisdom was as high as the heavens, he was completely bewildered at this moment. Just what was going on with these two fellows? No matter what, the two of them are also the head of a large family and they should not be acting in such a manner! I came to Heavenly Wind from afar and even if you guys are dissatisfied with me, you guys should still remain courteous on the surface at the very least. Why are you two filled with gunpowder? How did I provoke you?
If it was only a single person suddenly going crazy, it was still within reason. However, it couldn't be that the two family heads took the wrong medicine at the same time right? Furthermore, these two individuals were characters of weight in the Heavenly Wind Continent!
How would Yu ManLou know that these two family heads spent their past few days in torture? The mysterious gift that they received every day would make them almost faint from heartache and they still had to keep their cool and not act rashly. The moment they met the 'culprit' of the event, how would they be able to exercise any restraint? They hated the fact that they could not pounce forward to swallow Yu ManLou alive. How would they still treat him with courtesy?
Talking to Yu ManLou peacefully without summoning all of their forces to battle was already the limit for HuangFu YanHan and Song TianQiao.
As Yu ManLou's gaze swept past the people before him, he was getting more and more confused by the minute. Both the family heads looked as though their eyes were burning with anger as though he was their greatest enemy. The warriors behind them were also glaring at him with killing intent in their eyes and rage all over their face. As for the Shui Family Head, Shui ManKong, he would look at Yu ManLou with a bright smile on his face as though he was laughing at Yu ManLou's misery. Just… just what was going on?
Just when he was pondering over just what had happened, HuangFu YanHan and Song TianQiao could no longer suppress their anger. With their children suffering in the hands of another, how would they be in the mood to put up a hypocritical front in front of Yu ManLou?
HuangFu YanHan said with a frosty look, "Family Head Yu, it seems like you do not intend to open your mouth if we do not take the initiative. Since things have developed to such an extent, why don't we just speak with each other openly? When does Family Head Yu intend to release my sons? What does the Yu Family have planned? Just tell us your conditions!"
"Wait a minute…" Yu ManLou's face turned dark as he looked at HuangFu YanHan. "This Yu doesn't understand what Family Head HuangFu means. What do you mean by 'since things have already developed to such an extent'? Since when did this Yu take your son? Family Head HuangFu, for you to use such a ridiculous claim to make things difficult for this Yu, what do you mean by that? Do you think that I, Yu ManLou, am easily bullied?"
"Yu ManLou! Why are you still feigning ignorance?! What is the point for you to continue denying the matter? What kind of a Yu Family Head are you?!" Song TianQiao flew into a rage and exploded with anger, "Are you just a coward who do not dare to admit your deeds?!"
"Preposterous!" Behind Yu ManLou, a skinny elder roared and took a step forward to teach the b*st*rd who dared to humiliate their Family Head a lesson.
Yu ManLou raised his arm to stop his subordinate from making a rash move. He could clearly feel that he had been pulled into a large and frightening scheme. As for the target of the scheme, it would probably be him or his entire Yu family. Looking at the situation before him, the children of the Song and HuangFu Families must have been abducted and the party who abducted them had framed him.
This matter is truly strange.
After taking a long boat ride for more than ten days and finally arriving at Heavenly Wind, they met such an incident the moment they set foot on land!
"May the two family heads remain calm and we can talk things through slowly." Yu ManLou said with a calm tone, "First, this Yu has just reached Heavenly Wind and has not even gotten off the boat. How would I have the ability to abduct your children? Second, if this Yu was truly the culprit, do you think I would allow all of you to suspect me? Do you guys think that I am a fool? The mastermind behind this incident obviously hopes for the world to break out into chaos and frame this Yu in the process, killing three birds with a single stone. For the two Family Heads to demand an explanation from me just because of the suspicions in your hearts, isn't that a great joke? Let me ask you two a question. If the Yu Family breaks out in battle with your two families because of this, who would be the one to benefit the most?!"
When he mentioned the matter of him being framed, Yu ManLou's gaze swept past Shui ManKong discreetly. If someone was trying to frame him, the smiling tiger in front of him would definitely be the most suspicious!
Shui ManKong looked at Yu ManLou's gaze and tone and knew that Yu ManLou was suspecting him and even had the intention to point the spearhead towards him. Taking a step forward, he explained everything that happened to Yu ManLou.
In truth, Shui ManKong did not suspect Yu ManLou from the beginning to the end. Yu ManLou was here at Heavenly Wind to battle his Shui Family and provoking the Song and HuangFu Families at this time would mean increased pressure for him. Even if he wanted to do so, he would only do so after the battle between them. Besides, the strength of the Yu Family seemed to be at its peak of the past thousand years. If the Sky Alliance truly belonged to the Yu Family, their Shui Family would not have the strength to even fight the Yu Family. As such, it was impossible for Yu ManLou to be the culprit.
"Sky Alliance…" Yu ManLou muttered those words under his breath and a flash of enlightenment flashed past his head quickly before it disappeared. A long while later, Yu ManLou turned to look at HuangFu YanHan and Song TianQiao. "A man will not be afraid to admit his deeds! If I truly did it, I wouldn't be afraid to admit it but this Yu is definitely not behind this matter. That Sky Alliance is definitely not a subordinate of my Yu Family. If the two of you are certain that this Yu is the mastermind and want to find your sons from me, it wouldn't matter either. Regardless of what you two want to do, this Yu will just accept it!"
He then turned around and said slowly, "But when the truth of the matter is out, the two of you will have to pay for the decision that you make today! While Jade of Heavenly Star isn't a large family, there isn't anyone in the world who dares to speak to me in such a manner!"
Yu ManLou said these words slowly and a dense killing intent spread across the air. The powerful pressure of this peerless expert filled the whole pier.
Chapter 643: Vacant in the East
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
When HuangFu YanHan crossed gazes with Yu ManLou, he felt his whole body freeze up and even his vessels clog up. Forcefully circulating his inner qi, HuangFu YanHan replied without backing down, "If Family Head Yu says so, this would be the best. If the truth comes out and Family Head Yu is innocent, I will definitely give Family Head Yu an answer!"
Shui ManKong chuckled and came out to smooth things over. "Since brother Yu says so, we should investigate the matter carefully to see who is so bold as to provoke the four of our families together! Brother Yu came here from afar and this little brother has already prepared a residence for brother Yu. I shall guide brother Yu to the residence now."
He then held his arm out to invite Yu ManLou.
Yu ManLou chuckled and walked along with Shui ManKong.
As HuangFu YanHan and Song TianQiao saw Yu ManLou coming their way, they could not help but feel a sense of inferiority. They actually did not dare to block the way or say a single word and could only watch as Yu ManLou passed by them.
The members of the Yu Family unloaded from the boat and followed behind Yu ManLou. When they passed by the two family heads, they would glance at the two family heads with a cold gaze filled with killing intent. If their looks could kill, the two family heads would definitely be reduced to dust by now!
A white-dressed peerless beauty appeared on the deck of the boat as though she was a weak flower. She walked off the boat slowly with her skirt fluttering in the wind as though she was a fairy who just came out of the sea. From top to bottom she was not emanating a single tinge of anger. She was Yu BingYan!
Behind Yu BingYan, there were two black-robed warriors following behind her. However, besides the two black-robed individuals, there were two troops of white-robed individuals. Their expression was stern and they were all robust and well built. Their snow-white robes were an obvious contrast to the black-robed warriors behind Yu BingYan.
While there weren't many warriors in the two troops of white-robed warriors, with a mere thirty or so people in each troop, they formed a tight formation around Yu BingYan, guarding every single direction around her.
With these people around Yu BingYan, even if the Shui Family sent all of their forces or even if Justice personally came to assassinate Yu BingYan, these white-robed warriors would definitely be able to protect Yu BingYan for a short period of time!
The two troops of sixty white-robed warriors seemed to be melded together with their auras joined together as one.
As Shui ManKong took a glance back, he was shocked by the sixty white-robed warriors! Since when did the Yu Family have such a batch of young experts? Furthermore, not a single one of them seemed weak and they seemed to specialize in fighting in a formation. If these people participated in the upcoming generational battle, their Shui Family was sure to suffer a heavy loss!
However, what Shui ManKong did not see was the gleam in the eyes of four individuals when Yu ManLou and the two family heads of the Song and HuangFu Families mentioned the Sky Alliance. There seemed to be a look of disdain, a look of pride, and various other emotions during that instant before their eyes quickly regained their chilly appearance.
With the infamous assassins of the First Pavilion gathering in Heavenly Wind, just what kind of a storm would they stir up?!
"The Yu Family has arrived in Heavenly Wind. Feng, Yun, Lei, and Dian together with 56 guards have settled down in the Shui Family guest house. The Song and HuangFu Families think that the Yu Family is behind the kidnapping incident and a small conflict broke out at the pier. The Song and HuangFu Families backed down before Yu ManLou's prestige but the seeds of enmity have already been sown."
Looking at the stunning news on the strip of paper, Ling Tian could not help but be dumbfounded for a moment. He then burst out into soundless laughter. Ling Tian was currently at the peak of Mount Vacant and could naturally not let out a sound. However, it was truly far too hilarious and Ling Tian laughed to the point his sides ached…
Who knows what the HuangFu and Song Family Heads were thinking about? They actually thought that the mastermind behind the whole affair was the Yu Family! Such an unbelievable imagination was truly something that left Ling Tian in complete admiration. In any case, Ling Tian just could not understand what these fools were thinking!
After calming himself down and pondering for a while, Ling Tian then realized that there was some logic to pinning the incident on the Yu Family. At the very least, it made more sense than to pin the blame on someone else like Ling Tian. Regardless of the timing of the incident or the benefits gained from the kidnapping, all the arrows truly seemed to be pointing at the direction of the Yu Family. If someone were to tell the Song and HuangFu Family Heads that this matter wasn't instigated by the Yu Family but Ling Tian instead, these two individuals probably wouldn't believe it and would instead ask who Ling Tian was.
Ling Tian could clearly imagine the look on Yu ManLou's face when he found out that he took the rap for Ling Tian. Imagining the frustration and black lines on Yu ManLou's face, Ling Tian was filled with ecstasy. The HuangFu and Song Families, the number two and three families in Heavenly Wind, they are truly interesting and talented. Ling Tian hated the fact that he could not give these two family heads a kiss on the cheek to thank them for their deeds.
After having a good laugh, Ling Tian began to wonder if he could make use of the false judgment of the two families to create some 'interesting' trouble.
After a series of serious considerations, Ling Tian finally came to the conclusion that it was best to maintain the status quo for the moment. After all, Yu ManLou wasn't like the other two imaginative Family Heads. While the other two might not know who he was, Yu ManLou was completely aware of who he was. Yu ManLou was clear that his biggest opponent wasn't the HuangFu or Song Families, or even the Shui Family but Ling Tian and the Ling Family. The only reason why Yu ManLou had not connected the matter to Ling Tian yet was that Ling Tian truly did not intend to drag the Yu Family into this incident when he planned it. But the moment Yu ManLou guessed that the Sky Alliance actually belonged to Ling Tian, Yu ManLou would probably start stirring up trouble and might even gather the four families to deal with Ling Tian. Not to mention the fact that Ling Tian would not be staying for a long time on Heavenly Wind, his forces and information net on Heavenly Wind weren't as well developed as the ones on Heavenly Star. If Yu ManLou gathered up a force to ambush him, it would be too late even if he wanted to summon aid.
Of course, Ling Tian could also attempt to wipe out all of the Yu Family members in Heavenly Wind. However, the members of the Yu Family who came to Heavenly Wind were all elites and numerous. After weighing the odds, Ling Tian just did not have the confidence of wiping out the Yu Family. Besides that, the people from Beyond Heavens were also present and they might not stay out of the affair as his methods were pretty underhanded. Thus, after pondering for a long while, Ling Tian decided to ignore the huge temptation in front of him. After all, he was treading on a thin line and the slightest mistake would turn the currently good situation around.
Since the confusion was already created and it was to his benefit, it would be already ideal if the confusion could be maintained.
Since the Yu Family was here, BingYan should be here as well. Ling Tian suddenly felt his heart warm up as the image of the gentle Yu BingYan appeared in his mind. Ling Tian was truly fond of her her weak-looking appearance along with her resolute heart that could only contain him. That lady was weaker than most others yet had fought her illness for a full seventeen years! Furthermore, she was always be thinking on behalf of others. Just how rare was such a lady? If it was anyone else who had to spend such a long time being tortured by pain and misery, the person would probably be driven insane! However, Yu BingYan had lived through all that! The seventeen years of torture and facing life and death at every moment had not tainted her in the slightest and she was still able to maintain her purity!
In front of Ling Tian, Yu BingYan would never fight for his favor and would always submit to Ling Tian in everything with complete trust in him. She would never disobey his words and this was true even in bed. Even though she would always be extremely shy, she would still follow Ling Tian's request and perform whatever Ling Tian requested…
For a man to have such a wife, what else could he ask for in this life?
Yu BingYan's personality was extremely similar to Ling Chen in many ways and this was also the reason behind why Ling Tian would show an exceptional amount of care for her. Thus, apart from Ling Chen, Yu BingYan was the second lady that Ling Tian accepted.
Perhaps I should find some time to visit this lass, Ling Tian thought to himself.
Following the arrival of the Yu Family, the defenses of Mount Vacant were indeed loosened up in the east and west and the Shui Family moved its defenses to the middle of the mountain. They had truly surrounded the middle of Mount Vacant and created an air-tight defense. This also made it easy for Ling Tian to go searching for his treasure. He snuck in early in the day and not a single person noticed his presence.
Sitting on top of the branch of a pine tree, Ling Tian closed his eyes with a frown. He had searched the entire east peak for a few times over the last few days and he had even traversed the ten thousand feet cliff up and down a few times but was unable to find a single clue. This made Ling Tian feel extremely helpless. However, it wasn't anything strange either. If it was truly that easy to find the treasure, the Yu and Shui Families would have probably found it already.
Vacant in the East, Heaven and Earth Essence, Sharpness of Heaven Splitter, It Can Be Fought! Just what did these words mean?
If the 'Heaven and Earth Essence' refers to the essence energy of heaven and earth… all of a sudden, Ling Tian's body shook and a look of revelation could be seen on his face.
Essence energy of heaven and earth? What was considered the essence energy of heaven and earth?
Ling Tian's thoughts sunk into his memories as he slowly filtered through any useful information he could find. The human body and spiritual fruits can only be said to be born from absorbing the essence of heaven and earth but cannot be said to be the essence of heaven and earth.
The true essence of heaven and earth is formed by the condensation of the essence energy of heaven and earth!
"I know what to find! The essence of heaven and earth would only exist where the spiritual energy is the densest. It should be where the vegetation is lush with spiritual herbs abundant!"
As long as he finds this place, Ling Tian wouldn't be far from solving the mystery. At that time, as long as he narrowed his area of search, it shouldn't be too difficult for him to find this secret with his cultivation!
Having come to this conclusion, Ling Tian felt his body relax.
Ling Tian's body shot out like an arrow and his gaze was fixed on the vegetation on the mountain. As long as he could find the place where the vegetation was lush, or perhaps different from the others, it may be where the essence of heaven and earth was located!
Ling Tian's movement techniques could be said to be at the peak of perfection and he was like a light gust of wind with every step he took. In just a short while, he had already searched half the mountain. Unknowingly, he had passed by a cliff that was covered in a white fog. This place was also at the highest peak of the mountain. Ling Tian was no stranger to this thousand-foot cliff and he had paid a visit to this place more than once already. However, he wasn't able to find anything strange about this place and this time wasn't an exception either. After studying the place in detail, he just could not find anything strange about this place.
Sighing with disappointment, Ling Tian was about to turn around to walk away. But right at that moment, Ling Tian suddenly found something! Something extremely strange!
There seemed to be something growing on a smooth mountain wall opposite the cliff and under the cover of the fog. It was extremely blurry and looked like a ball of shadow. Apart from that ball of shadow, the other parts of the wall were completely clean.
In his past few searches, Ling Tian had only been searching for caves or any place that could hide something. Thus, he naturally wasn't interested in this smooth mountain wall. But at this moment, it was as though he had discovered a new territory.
Ling Tian immediately felt a wave of excitement and began gauging the distance. It was about 300 feet away and even with his movement techniques, it was impossible for Ling Tian to leap over in a single jump. Sighing helplessly, Ling Tian turned around and sped away. Since he could not jump over, he could only find another way.
After making a large trip around, Ling Tian finally arrived at the opposite cliff. Ling Tian bent down to take a look and saw some small leaves fluttering in the wind. They were similar to willow leaves but it was a vine rather than a willow tree.
Ling Tian tightened his belt and jumped off without any hesitation. Like a gigantic lizard, he slid down the smooth mountain wall.
This was the lizard wall scaling art! If it wasn't Ling Tian, it would be impossible for others to 'scale' such a smooth wall!
Beneath his feet was the bunch of leaves that he saw, gleaming in the afternoon sunlight. Ling Tian's figure suddenly stopped abruptly and his inner qi gathered in his hands. He then clawed at the mountain wall and his five fingers were lodged into the wall with his body hanging from the mountain wall.
What a close shave! The hardness of the wall exceeded Ling Tian's expectations. Ling Tian thought that his whole right hand would have been stuck into the stone wall but he never expected that only his fingers would be lodged within it! If he used slightly less strength, he would have probably slid down the mountain wall. The biggest taboo of the lizard wall scaling art was making an abrupt stop. Furthermore, he was in the middle of a tall cliff and if he were to fall down by accident, even if Ling Tian was able to save his life with his cultivation, he would definitely be severely injured.
Regaining his cool, Ling Tian took out the Heaven Splitter with his left hand. With a 'shuah' sound, the blade was stabbed into the wall. Even if the hardness of the wall was out of his expectations, it wasn't a match for the sharpness of the ancient sword! However, if it wasn't a divine weapon like this, other ordinary weapons may not be able to leave a mark on the mountain wall. With a casual flick of his hand, he made a circle with the sword on the mountain wall.
He then returned his sword back to its sheath and slapped the mountain wall with his inner qi imbued in his hand. With a flick of his sleeve, a gentle whirlwind was sent out, bits of rock flew in all directions, and a three-foot-deep cave could then be seen in the mountain wall.
Being in the territory of the Shui Family, Ling Tian would not dare to create too big of a commotion. If he ended up attracting the Shui Family, while it wouldn't be difficult for him to escape, the treasure that he had been looking for would end up belonging to the Shui Family. How could Ling Tian do something as foolish as that? Thus, it was best for him to ensure that he didn't make a sound.
After a few rounds of digging, the size of the cave was large enough to hold a person. Pulling his right hand out from the mountain wall, Ling Tian entered the cave.
The lush green leaves were in front of his eyes but were currently covered with stone bits. Ling Tian stretched his arm out and wiped the dirt off the leaf before taking a close look at it. All of a sudden, Ling Tian let out a gasp of shock, "King Solomon's seal?! How can this thing grow out of such a hard rock wall?"
While King Solomon's seal usually grew in the mountains and wasn't particularly rare, it usually grew in the cracks of rocks or underneath rocks. Ling Tian never imagined that King Solomon's seal could even grow in this place where the rock wall was even harder than steel. Ling Tian really could not help but be startled.
Following the vines, Ling Tian realized that another small crack could be seen at the edge of the stone wall and Ling Tian's interest was piqued. With the King Solomon's seal growing deep within the mountain wall, it probably wouldn't have been discovered by anyone for a few thousand years. If that's the case, these King Solomon's seals probably wouldn't be very young. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that they were a thousand years old at the very least. Such an item was a divine medicine that one could only hope for! Even if he did not have any other harvest from this trip, just this harvest alone would make the trip worthwhile!
An ordinary King Solomon's seal that is three to five years old could be considered to be an ordinary supplementary herb and it was extremely bitter in taste. But once it grew for more than a hundred years it would turn slightly yellow and the taste of it would become sweet. After a thousand years of age, it could be considered to be a divine medicine. Even with his two lifetimes, Ling Tian did not have the fortune to witness such a divine medicine.
Ling Tian unsheathed his Heaven Splitter again and carefully cut off the rock wall surrounding the King Solomon's seal. He then smashed the rocks into dust before throwing it out of the cave. Unknowingly, Ling Tian had already dug out a tunnel by following along the King Solomon's seal and the King Solomon's seal that was revealed on the outside was the thickness of an arm and four to five feet long. There were obviously more on the inside but Ling Tian's sword could no longer reach it.
With a 'pa' sound, Ling Tian sliced off the King Solomon's seal and backed out to the cave he dug. After studying the cave for a while, he began expanding the cave's breadth.
Chapter 644: Heaven and Earth Essence
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
If he were to dig up the King Solomon's seal from the outside of the mountain wall, Ling Tian was afraid that the large hole would alert the patrol guards. Thus, he decided to dig a deep hole from within instead.
A short while later, Ling Tian had already dug to the place where he previously sliced off a piece of the King Solomon's seal. Afraid that he might damage the herb and cause it to lose its medicinal effect, Ling Tian dug carefully for a full hour before finally being able to dig up the whole herb. The hard rock wall surrounding the herb constrained it to the point it was flattened. To Ling Tian's surprise, he realized that the color of the innermost herb was actually pure white in color! The herb that was exposed on the outside was red in color and it gradually turned pink before becoming white in color as it extended inwards.
With just a sniff of the herb, a fragrance assaulted his nostrils and Ling Tian felt a wave of comfort extending across his whole body. While Ling Tian was unable to estimate the age of the King Solomon's seal in his hands, he was sure that it definitely wasn't anything ordinary and would be a thousand years old at the very least! Breaking off a section of the white herb and throwing it into his mouth, Ling Tian felt a cooling sensation go down his throat. Ling Tian then circulated his inner qi to refine the herb as he observed the changes in his body.
A short while later, Ling Tian was surprised to realize that while his inner qi did not grow, the meridians in his body became firmer and they seemed to have become more flexible at the same time. Ling Tian's meridian channels should have expanded to their maximum without the chance for them to expand further, but as the herb nourished his meridians, Ling Tian was shocked to realize that there was the chance for his meridians to achieve yet another breakthrough!
To think that the aged King Solomon's seal was actually a herb to stabilize one's foundations! With such a herb, Ling Tian was confident in raising the strength of Ling Jian and the rest to another level! Furthermore, it wouldn't affect the growth of their martial arts and would not result in a bottleneck for them in the future. Most importantly, there wasn't a risk of them entering into cultivation deviation because of an inability of their meridians to withstand the growth!
Wrapping up the King Solomon's seal carefully, Ling Tian began investigating the surrounding area. Since such a magnificent herb was able to grow in such a place, this must definitely be the place where the spirit qi was the densest. Furthermore, the exterior of this mountain wall was different from all others and this was definitely not due to a coincidence! Ling Tian was certain that the so-called heaven and earth essence was definitely hidden within this mountain wall!
After studying the place carefully, Ling Tian activated his lizard wall scaling art again and slid down the wall slowly.
After sliding down another 300 or more feet, Ling Tian's body was slowly surrounded by fog. At this moment, even if someone were to look down from the top of the cliff, it would definitely be difficult to spot Ling Tian's figure. Ling Tian then began to search the place in detail.
"Hehehe…" a delighted chuckle could be heard from Ling Tian. On the left of the hard rock wall, there were actually traces of weathering on the rocks. After sliding down a full 1000 feet, the surface of the rock wall was extremely smooth and such a situation had never occurred.
There must definitely be a reason behind this!
Ling Tian made his way to the weathered region and raising his left hand, he circulated all of his inner qi and slapped the surface of the wall with all his strength.
Hongggg!
Ling Tian was showered with stone fragments and his face turned grey from a layer of dust. After cleaning the dust off his face, Ling Tian cursed, "D*mmit, it was actually hollow…"
There was actually a cave there! However, the cave had not been maintained for many years and the dust and mud that gathered over the years had sealed up the entrance of the cave. Furthermore, it was currently spring and the bitter winter had just passed. This was also the time when the ice had just melted and also the time when the entrance was the most vulnerable.
Ling Tian circulated his inner qi and waving his arms around like a windmill, he sent all the rock fragments out of the cave with a gust of wind. Dusting off the remaining dust on his body, Ling Tian began exploring the cave.
After making a few turns, the ground beneath his feet was becoming dry and the cave became wider. It was already wide enough for two individuals to walk side by side.
After making another turn, Ling Tian's eyes lit up and there was actually a stone chamber that was the size of two houses combined. Furthermore, it was complete with furniture and it looked like someone had stayed here before. With the obscure location of the cave, located in the middle of a cliff, the person who had stayed here before must have been a peerless martial arts expert!
After studying the cave carefully, Ling Tian realized that there was another entrance to the stone chamber. Following the entrance, Ling Tian was greeted with another two stone chambers. One of them was a grain storage area but all the grain inside it had turned to dust. As for the other smaller chamber, Ling Tian was surprised when he stuck his head in to take a look.
Facing the entrance of the chamber, there was a skeleton seated cross-legged without a single piece of meat left on the skeleton. The skeleton's azure robe was still intact and in front of the skeleton was a stone table, a wine flask made from an unknown material, a jade cup, and a book made from some unknown material.
Ling Tian walked in with a solemn expression and made a respectful bow to the skeleton before him. "This little one is Ling Tian and I hope that Senior will forgive me for disturbing your rest."
While Ling Tian was an arrogant individual, he would still show the necessary respect to a deceased senior.
Furthermore, it was obvious that the senior before him wasn't an ordinary character!
As he explored the chamber, Ling Tian realized that there were a few rows of words carved out on the wall. Dusting off the soil on the wall, the words became clear.
Ever since I was young, I explored the pugilistic world alone with only a sword as my companion. Even after experiencing a multitude of hardships, I have never changed. When I was in my middle-aged years, there was no longer an opponent for me in the world! How sorrowful! At the peak of the world, there was no road to advance and no door to retreat! What a regret!
Up until this day, I have lived for a mere 200 years but 170 years were spent in cultivation! I have no wife or children and can be said to be a lonely man!
Before my death, I asked the heavens, what is the meaning of life? What is joy?
With my graying hair and knowing that I do not have much longer to live, I spent more than ten years roaming the continent. I found this place by coincidence and realized that the essence of heaven and earth was gathering in this place. After the passing of many years, this place became a naturally formed spirit vein. With the presence of this spirit vein, there must definitely be a treasure in this place and I spent my time searching for it.
After a month of searching and digging, I arrived at this location and realized that the heavens wanted my death! Hiding three feet below this chamber were spirit stones that had been bathing in spirit energy for ten thousand years and had turned into spirit milk! However, I was still a step early! While the spirit milk was formed, it had not matured. If I chose to consume it, there would only be harm without any benefits! It would be the poison to speed up my death!
Is all lost? The spirit milk will mature in a hundred years but I no longer have a hundred years to wait!
In a state of extreme despair, I decided to set my residence in this place. While I do not have the fortune to enjoy the spirit milk, this place can still strengthen my body. However, the will of the heavens cannot be altered by the efforts of men!
I looked at the world with disdain all of my life and laughed proudly in the wind. I have no regrets in this lifetime of mine! I specially recorded down my peerless divine art and placed it in this cave as a gift to the fated individual. If a brat from the younger generation receives my divine art, it will be sufficient for you to roam unhindered in the pugilistic world!
The human heart is filled with greed and if the world knew of this place, slaughter would definitely ensue. I was peerless in the world all of my life and slaughtered countless individuals. However, I do not wish to see another bloodbath in the world after my death! I used a secret art to insert the secret of this place into the treasured jades that I carry along with me and the Heaven Splitter. Only a fated individual will be able to find the secret within!
The one who obtains this treasure must definitely be a blessed individual and you can do as you wish!
Jun ZhanTian's last words. **/**/****
Jun ZhanTian? Who was he? Perhaps the traces of this character had been lost through the passing of time. However, Ling Tian was certain that this Jun ZhanTian was definitely a heaven-shaking figure in his generation!
After Ling Tian checked the date, he was shocked to realize that this Jun ZhanTian had left behind those words three to four thousand years ago! He could not help but suck in a breath of cold air!
Ling Tian could not help but be filled with respect in his heart. The many words written on the wall before him were actually completed in a single breath with his finger! What kind of an inner qi would such a feat require? Such a feat was something that Ling Tian would never be able to accomplish with his current cultivation! If it was only writing a dozen or so words, Ling Tian would still be able to accomplish it. However, the few hundred words on the stone wall were completed with a single breath and the last few words did not look any different in depth of appearance to the first few words! Such a level of cultivation was truly shocking!
Even the current number one expert in the world, Justice, would not have such a level of cultivation! To think that such a heaven-shaking figure actually died a silent death in this small stone chamber!
The most admirable quality of this senior was the breadth of his mind and heart. After finding a divine herb that he could not consume and would only mature in a hundred years, this was definitely a huge blow to one's mental state! If a narrow-minded individual found such a treasure that he could not consume, he would definitely destroy the whole place in a fit of rage! Mmm, since I can't have it, no one else can!
However, this senior did not do such a thing and had even made detailed arrangements to pass it on to the future generation! Such a breadth of mind was something that no ordinary individual would be able to compare to.
Furthermore, this senior had inscribed the words 'do as you wish' at the very end and these words were enough to show that he wasn't a false gentleman but someone who followed his heart and did as he wished. He also did not leave behind any restrictions or hypocritically speak about saving the entire world. This was something that Ling Tian truly admired.
Ling Tian looked at the seated skeleton and respect could be seen in his eyes.
Walking in front of the stone table, Ling Tian picked up the book and flipped it open. There were five different martial arts recorded within it. The first was the Supreme Divine Formula, second Supreme Sword Art, third Supreme Palm Art, fourth Supreme Finger Art and fifth Supreme Movement Art.
From the names of the martial arts, it was obvious that these martial arts were named by Jun ZhanTian and might have even been created by him! Supreme. This word was one that Ling Tian truly agreed with. While it was undeniably arrogant, from the words on the wall, the word 'supreme' was truly a fitting description! Even right now, there wasn't anyone who could exceed this Jun ZhanTian in cultivation!
The thing which Ling Tian found the strangest was the fact that he had never heard of this character. With his martial arts, breadth of mind and charisma, he should be a legendary character even after ten thousand years! But for some reason, such a name could actually be buried in history without a single mark being left behind! This was something which Ling Tian truly felt to be regretful!
Imagining the peerless martial arts of this senior and his suave appearance as he roamed unhindered in the pugilistic world, Ling Tian could not help but wish that he could have witnessed it himself!
Looking at the five martial arts in detail, Ling Tian realized that while these five martial arts could not be compared to his Divine Shocking Dragon Formula and were some distance away from the martial arts of his previous life, they were undeniably considered top-notch martial arts in this world! At the very least, Ling Tian felt that these martial arts were far superior to the martial arts of Beyond Heavens!
Bowing respectfully, Ling Tian said with a solemn expression, "Rest assured Senior, while Ling Tian cannot cultivate Senior's martial arts, I will definitely find a suitable successor for Senior. I will definitely ensure that Senior's majestic name will be recorded down in history!"
Standing up, Ling Tian stored the martial arts manual in his robe and walked out. He then came to the first stone chamber and with the guide of the senior's marking, Ling Tian found the location where the spirit milk was hiding. Using the Heaven Splitter to knock on the ground, Ling Tian finally understood what the last two phrases in the jade pendant meant. Sharpness of Heaven Splitter, It Can Be Fought!
The ground beneath him was even harder than the mountain wall on the outside. If he used an ordinary weapon to slash down at this place, he wouldn't be able to leave behind a mark. Without a top-grade divine weapon, it would be a dream for one to break apart the ground!
Naturally, the Black Iron Sword that Ling Tian crafted could do it but this was something that Jun ZhanTian wouldn't know. After all, only a divine weapon like the Heaven Splitter would probably be able to have such sharpness in his generation.
With Ling Tian's strength and the sharpness of the Heaven Splitter, Ling Tian actually needed more than two hours before he was finally able to break open the ground and dig down three feet deep to reveal a piece of snow white jade. Upon touching it, Ling Tian could feel its warmth but it was extremely hard!
Ling Tian carefully shaved the surroundings of the jade piece down and grabbed onto it with both of his hands. Circulating his inner qi and letting out a grunt, Ling Tian pulled the jade stone out. Walking two steps forward, he leaned the jade stone against the wall as he panted heavily. At the same time, his forehead was already covered with beads of sweat. Even with Ling Tian's shocking cultivation, he actually had to exhaust himself to such an extent. It could be imagined just how much strength was required to pull out the jade stone.
This piece of jade was rectangular in shape and about five feet long. While it wasn't large, it weighed a few thousand catties at the very least! If not for Ling Tian's Divine Shocking Dragon Formula being at the tenth level, he really wouldn't be able to pull it out!
Wiping off the beads of sweat on his forehead, Ling Tian studied the jade rock carefully. This was the biggest target for his trip to Heavenly Wind! Looking into the inside of the jade stone, he could see a liquid like substance flowing around in the middle of the jade stone as though it was alive.
Making a small mark on the jade stone, Ling Tian circulated all of his inner qi and slashed down onto the jade stone with all of his strength!
With a soft ring, a piece of the jade stone fell off and Ling Tian stumbled from over-exerting his strength. He did not know whether to laugh or cry as he looked at the jade stone with a tinge of frustration on his face. Despite the hard exterior of the rock's surface, who would have thought that it would be sliced off as easily as though it was tofu? If not for Ling Tian retracting his strength at the last moment, he probably would have amputated his leg by accident. If a martial arts expert ends up cutting off his own leg by accident, his name would definitely go down in history. Of course, he would be a laughing stock in history.
Touching the fallen piece of jade, Ling Tian could feel that the inside of the jade being slightly moist as though it was semi-liquid.
"No wonder." Ling Tian muttered under his breath and squatted down. He then used his sword to carefully carve the piece of jade as though he was peeling off the outer layer of a carrot. In just a short while, the ground was filled with jade fragments.
If he took out this large piece of jade to sell, he would definitely be able to earn a fortune that could rival an empire! However, Ling Tian could naturally not be bothered with this at the moment…
After another hour, Ling Tian finally completed the whole process which was akin to embroidery. The only thing left behind in his hands was a pristine white piece of jade which was the size of an ear of corn. It was moist to the touch and slightly soft as well. When holding it in his hands, there was an inexplicable feeling of comfort as though all the pores on his body were opened.
Raising it up to eye level to take a look, a silvery liquid was flowing around within.
"What a good item! This trip of mine is truly not a waste!" Ling Tian praised and was about to store it in his robe. All of a sudden, he was stunned as he looked at his palm and realized that it was wet! The liquid in the jade stone had actually passed through the walls of the jade stone and seeped out.
This seemingly sturdy jade stone was actually unable to control the radiance of the liquid!
Ling Tian clicked his tongue with regret and immediately understood the reason. It seems as though the hard outer surface of the jade stone acted like a skin to contain this fluid. The jade on the inside of the surface was unable to keep the fluid contained.
"Just what should I do?" Ling Tian immediately became anxious. If he allowed the fluid to flow out like this it would all evaporate before he could even return. Just when he was frustrated, Ling Tian could feel the silvery light flow out at an even faster rate. With a soft 'chi' sound, it burst out of the jade stone and slowly flowed out.
A sweet fragrance filled the entire stone chamber!
The opportunity cannot be lost! Time waits for no one! The moment he lost this opportunity, this divine treasure would be completely gone! While Ling Tian was not sure if he could endure the immense medicinal effect, he did not have the time to think about it!
Ling Tian steeled his heart and drank all of the silvery liquid without letting a single drop escape. As the silvery fluid flowed down his throat, Ling Tian felt as though his whole body was as light as a feather. It was as though his innards were cleansed from within and an indescribable pleasure filled his entire body…
It was as though he was high on drugs…
Ling Tian dared to bet that such a feeling was a hundred, a thousand, or even ten thousand times more comfortable than consuming the most potent kind of drugs!
However…
Chapter 645: Fortune
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
At this moment, Ling Tian had already forgotten about everything else. Even when the silver light had disappeared completely into his mouth, Ling Tian still held the jade piece at his mouth and squeezed with all his might. After making sure that there was nothing left within the jade piece, Ling Tian put it down with regret.
"Too delectable! This is truly too delectable!" young noble Ling muttered under his breath with his eyes in a daze. He then looked around at the surrounding rock wall with greed in his eyes. If I could drink eight or ten bottles of this thing, how delightful would it be…
Just as he was trapped in his fantasy, Ling Tian suddenly felt a rumbling burning feeling coming from his stomach. The immense medicinal effect began running rampant in Ling Tian's meridians and his suave face was immediately flushed red. The bones on Ling Tian's body also began cracking and the golden crown on his head was shattered. An endless pain assaulted Ling Tian like it was the boundless ocean and Ling Tian's consciousness was almost swallowed.
Before Ling Tian could even think about resisting the pain, he passed out from the immense medicinal might. With a crash, his body collapsed onto the ground!
Ling Tian's body began glowing with radiance before quickly dimming back down. The immense medicinal effect had already begun circulating itself and devastated all of Ling Tian's meridians. When the impenetrable inner qi of the Divine Shocking Dragon Formula met with this flood of medicinal effect, it was like the remnants of snow meeting with the scorching sun. It was disintegrated and dissolved in an instant…
In his state of unconsciousness, Ling Tian's body rolled around in pain and the muscles all over his body could be seen swelling up. The veins and arteries in his body could also be seen clearly through his skin as though they were about to break out of his body. The pores on his body began opening up and a thin black substance began oozing out of Ling Tian's body.
Ling Tian's body temperature began increasing and his skin grew redder and redder. The flow of blood in his arteries also sped up rapidly and it could be seen with the human eye! White gas began emanating from Ling Tian's body and the gas grew thicker and thicker until a white fog covered the whole stone chamber…
Ling Tian was not a stranger to having his body being remodeled by spiritual herbs and treasures. Regardless of whether it was the Great Cyclic Pellet or the Flood Dragon's inner pellet, or even the Heaven's Heart Jade remodeling the inside of his body. However, all of the previous remodeling operations were completely incomparable to this one. The pain from this remodeling was also a completely different story!
Even with Ling Tian's ability to bear with pain that transcends life and death, he actually passed out a few times from the pain! He was knocked unconscious by the pain and then awoken again by the pain, with this cycle repeating over and over again. Ling Tian could not remember how many times he had passed out and even his peerless divine cultivation method, the Divine Shocking Dragon Formula, was completely unable to put up any fight in the face of this powerful heat!
However, the situation this time was completely different than with the Heaven's Heart Jade. The last time, his whole body was covered in blood but the bulk of the energy had been absorbed by Ling Tian's body. While the excess energy entirely ravaged the surface of Ling Tian's body, his innards were unharmed. If not, even with Justice's mystical medicinal skills, he wouldn't have been able to help Ling Tian recover to his peak state in a mere five to seven days!
If the previous remodeling was like cutting open his skin to clean his bones, then the pain of this remodeling was like dicing his body into a thousand pieces. This was definitely no exaggeration!
Thankfully, Ling Tian spent most of the time in a state of unconsciousness. Even if he woke up, he would quickly fall unconscious again. If not, even with Ling Tian's nerves of steel, it would be impossible for him to endure such immense pain. In truth, it would probably be impossible for any living human to endure such immense pain. Even if Ling Tian was only conscious for a short moment, he had already felt a pain akin to descending down the eighteen levels of hell!
How could the spiritual milk which was formed from the essence of heaven and earth be something ordinary? When the owner of the stone chamber found it, it was already nearing its maturation. Now, more than three thousand years had gone by and it meant that this spiritual milk had absorbed a full 13,000 years of spiritual energy from the heavens and the earth! Even if Ling Tian's martial arts were at a high level and his cultivation profound, just how many years had he been cultivating for? For this immense energy to not cause his body to explode on the spot, it was already the biggest fortune!
In the face of such immense energy, even if the number one expert in the world Justice swallowed it, he would definitely be reduced to dust. Of course, with Justice's mystical medicinal skills, it was impossible for him to take such a huge risk like Ling Tian. He would definitely have a more appropriate and proper method to consume it. He might even be able to refine it into a large batch of spiritual elixirs and would definitely not waste it like Ling Tian! Ling Tian's cultivation was naturally incomparable to Justice and he also did not have the medicinal skills of Justice. However, he had something that Justice did not have, and that was luck! Ling Tian had too many advantageous conditions that allowed him to escape from exploding into smithereens!
First, Ling Tian had experienced the cleansing of walking through the Yellow Springs road. Being a character of two lifetimes, Ling Tian had truly seen through life and death and his soul of two lifetimes was far stronger than that of any other individual. Second, Ling Tian had consumed plenty of spiritual herbs in his life to raise his cultivation. He had consumed the Great Cyclic Pellet which was refined by countless heavenly treasures in the world and had also absorbed the essence of the Flood Dragon's inner pellet. These two divine treasures were also a type of spiritual qi from the heavens and earth and his body was said to be acclimatized to it.
The most important point was that Ling Tian's meridians were once remodeled by the Heaven's Heart Jade, the two jade pieces that were personally crafted by Jun ZhanTian. How would Jun ZhanTian possibly do something completely pointless? Ling Tian's meridians had already been expanded to the point they could endure the spiritual milk.
Of course, Jun ZhanTian didn't think that the spiritual milk would only be found after 3000 years and he overlooked 3000 years of pure spiritual qi. Ling Tian would not be able to escape from the excess spiritual qi and his death should have been certain. However, Ling Tian was truly too lucky and he had coincidentally consumed another herb that had been alive for thousands of years, the King Solomon's seal.
While the King Solomon's seal also had a potent medicinal effect, it was gentle in nature and was not like the violent spiritual milk. At the same time, it strengthened the already expanded meridians and made Ling Tian's meridians become more flexible, allowing his meridians to have the room from improvement above their limits. With this series of coincidences, Ling Tian was able to barely endure the frightening energy and gain a huge benefit!
It can't be said that Ling Tian was kind of lucky, but it was more accurate to say that he was lucky to the point his fate could be changed!
Every single fortuitous encounter that he had was considered a heavenly blessing. Furthermore, it was only the combination of these factors that allowed him to barely digest the spiritual milk. However, Ling Tian was actually able to meet with all of these fortuitous encounters…
The white fog on Ling Tian's body became thicker and thicker and the originally bloody smell from the impurities excreted from Ling Tian's body had disappeared. Instead, a sweet fragrance filled the room.
In the cave, the white fog was dense to the point that you would not be able to see your five fingers if they were held in front of your face. Ling Tian's body was like a fog-producing machine and he continued to spew out an endless amount of fog. The pain on Ling Tian's face gradually faded away and the contorted expression on his face also eased up. However, he still did not wake up and remained silently asleep.
If Justice was present, he would probably give Ling Tian a good beating. Such a large amount of ancient spiritual energy was wasted in such a manner by Ling Tian! If this spiritual energy was used in the right way, the benefits from it would be unimaginable!
Time passed by slowly and the white fog surrounding Ling Tian's body stopped moving. It gathered around the surface of Ling Tian's skin and seemed to form a gigantic cocoon, glimmering brightly with a rose gold color…
Ling Tian who was currently unconscious would naturally be unaware about this. At this moment, the Heavenly Wind Continent was already thrown into complete chaos.
Yu ManLou brought his forces to Heavenly Wind with absolute confidence in his victory. His only target was the Shui Family and to help his biggest rival, Ling Tian, create enmity with the thousand-year-old family, Water of Heavenly Wind. As long as he could destroy both Ling Tian and the Shui Family, the world would be within his grasp. Who would have thought that trouble would find him as soon as he departed from the boat? The frustration in his heart could be easily imagined.
The Shui Family would naturally be filled with enmity towards the Yu Family. However, what was with the HuangFu and Song Families, being filled with enmity towards him without any reason?! This enraged Yu ManLou badly! In the depths of his heart, Yu ManLou felt that he didn't need to be afraid of the three families with the forces that he brought. However, this wasn't any ordinary time and his biggest enemy was Ling Tian with a large bet between them! How would Yu ManLou be willing to waste his strength at this moment?
While the Yu Family certainly had the strength to wipe out the Song and HuangFu Families, he would definitely need to pay a huge price to do that. Together with the appointed battle with the Shui Family, almost all of the experts that he brought to Heavenly Wind would probably be wiped out with only a few remaining. While he would still be able to escape back to Heavenly Star, he would only have a few weaklings by his side. At that time, what would he use to compete with Ling Tian? That wouldn't be considered a war but one-sided abuse!
Thus, even if Yu ManLou didn't want to, he could only suppress the anger in his heart. He had to first assist the two families in finding out the truth.
As for how he should unearth the truth, the method was extremely simple. As long as he could find the Sky Alliance, everything would be solved. As such, in the few days before the appointed battle with the Shui Family, the four families launched an operation targeted at the Sky Alliance. While the Shui and Yu Families did not send out their elites to save strength for the upcoming battle, the Song and HuangFu Families felt confident because of the support from both the Yu and Shui Families. They did not hold anything back and sent out all of their elites to sweep through the continent.
After searching the continent for a few days, they were only able to capture a few little pawns and all the hall masters of the Sky Alliance seemed to have disappeared. They were completely unable to capture even an expert of the Sky Alliance, not to mention the mysterious heads of the Sky Alliance.
While the operation did not attain its desired effect, it created another effect, that of enraging the Sky Alliance. The Sky Alliance used the most bloody of methods to began their retaliation. Both the HuangFu and Song Families received a bloody gift of a human head! They were naturally heads from the hostages in the hands of the Sky Alliance. Both families received a head each but the Sky Alliance was able to send the heads without leaving behind the slightest trace. These heads not only brought pain and grief to the two families but also incited panic and chaos.
However, this wasn't the end but only the beginning. Within a day, the businesses of the HuangFu and Song Families had suffered from a destructive blow. A couple of black-robed burly men sprouted out from who knows where and destroyed all of these businesses that the upper echelons of the two families did not pay attention to. They first robbed the place before setting the whole place on fire and disappearing without a trace. When the two families arrived to investigate the matter afterward, they could not even find a single trace.
If it was only a single shop or business, it would naturally be negligible. However, the problem was that every shop within a thousand miles was robbed and burned at almost the same time. With thousands of shops being destroyed, it naturally struck a huge blow to the two families.
The Sky Alliance had only spared the shops in the Jade River City where the members of the two families were mostly gathered. Apart from Jade River City, not a single shop was spared!
Facing this cruel outcome, both the family heads were devastated. They also did not dare to arrogantly capture the members of the Sky Alliance and it could be said that they decided to come to a compromise.
All of these were within the expectations of the Shui Family Head, Shui ManKong. When they tried to deal with the Sky Alliance back then, they had suffered such retaliation as well but the situation back then was not as miserable as the situation now. Even with the Shui Family's thousand years of foundation, they would not dare to provoke the Sky Alliance. The HuangFu and Song Families thought too highly of their own strengths and thought that they could provoke the Sky Alliance with the backing of the Yu and Shui Families. As such, they would naturally have to pay the price for frustrating the Sky Alliance. Furthermore, Shui ManKong was certain that the matter had not come to an end yet.
Indeed!
After a day of silence and when the two families were considering how they should contact the Sky Alliance to negotiate with them, the experts of both families in Jade River City met with trouble. Three elders of the HuangFu Family were assassinated and the Song Family also had three of their experts killed.
Furthermore, all of this happened in Jade River City where they all thought nothing could go wrong! Not only was the arrogance of the two families completely extinguished, but it was also akin to a tight slap to the faces of Yu ManLou and Shui ManKong. Both of them had agreed that the Sky Alliance would not dare to make a move in Jade River City. However, who would have thought that they would be greeted with six bloody corpses after they said those words?
This was a blatant provocation!
When the two largest family heads in the world were enraged, the originally arrogant HuangFu and Song Family Heads went silent from fear. The cruel methods of the Sky Alliance had truly scared the two families and the two families were no longer worried about whether or not their children and wives could return alive but whether or not their families would be wiped out!
Shui ManKong wasn't too enraged as he was clear with the Sky Alliance's forceful methods. However, Yu ManLou was angered beyond reason. He was far too used to having everything go his way in Heavenly Star but everything had been going against him ever since he stepped onto Heavenly Wind. How could he not be mad?
Of course, the HuangFu and Song Families no longer suspected Yu ManLou any further. With things developing to such an extent, as long as they weren't fools, they would be able to tell how ridiculous their original conjecture was. Not only did they offend the Yu Family for no reason, the danger that they felt from the Sky Alliance was also more and more severe.
However, both HuangFu YanHan and Song TianQiao did not have the mood to think about the outcome of offending the Yu Family at the moment. After all, that would only happen in the future and the Yu Family would not deal with them until after the battle or conquering the world. The party who they should be the most worried about was the Sky Alliance. They were the biggest danger that the two families were about to face.
The past few days, the two of them could tell whether it was the Shui or Yu Family, the two families weren't interested in their affairs at all. While the two family heads appeared incensed and enraged, there was nothing more to their rage. As long as the Sky Alliance did not provoke their families, Shui ManKong and Yu ManLou would never take the initiative to touch the Sky Alliance. After all, both of them would never allow the other party to have the chance to take advantage of the situation. As such, the HuangFu and Song Families knew that it was impossible to hope for aid from the Yu or Shui Families.
The two of them only wished that they could negotiate with the Sky Alliance at this moment! That's right, negotiate. The two of them had even come to a decision that as long as the conditions of the Sky Alliance weren't too much, they would just clench their teeth and accept them.
Today, the sun was hung up in the sky without a single cloud in the surrounding hundred miles. However, both HuangFu YanHan and Song TianQiao felt a bleakness and chill in their hearts.
It was only three days away from the appointed battle between the Shui and Yu Family. The two hidden sects in Heavenly Wind and Heavenly Star, Outside Heavens and Beyond Heavens, had also sent their representatives to Jade River City. The representatives were then received by the members of the Shui Family into the castle at the middle peak of Mount Vacant.
The number one expert of the Shui Family, Shui WuBo had also finished his seclusion and walked out.
Almost all the peak experts of both the continents were gathered here at this moment! Whenever two individuals crossed gazes, as long as they weren't from the same power, they would definitely be filled with battle intent. Even when they were facing the members of the two hidden sects, the members from the two families would also be eager to give them a try.
The atmosphere in the place became extremely nervous as the days passed. A hidden killing intent seemed to have risen and formed a bloody cloud above the castle of the Shui Family.
Three days later, the generational battle was about to begin. Apart from the representatives from the two hidden sects, there would be many who would end up in an eternal slumber.
No one wanted to be the one to fall!
HuangFu YanHan and Song TianQiao brought their experts and arrived with their thick skin. They were both worried that if they remained on the outside, their heads may end up being claimed by someone without them knowing! They were truly too frightened!
Chapter 646: Banquet
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
HuangFu YanHan and Song TianQiao were both extremely clear that while the Shui Family castle was filled with killing intent at every turn, it was the safest place for them. At the very least, the members from the Sky Alliance would not dare to infiltrate this place. Their number one priority now should be to protect their own lives.
In the middle of the hall, a banquet was laid. Regardless of whether they were enemies, friends or the judges from both the hidden sects, not a single person was missing.
After this meal, it would probably be impossible for these people to have the chance to dine together again! Among all of the people present, there would be a portion of them who would not have the chance to have another meal! This meal was considered a sacred feast for both the Yu and Shui Families. Regardless of whether they were enemies or friends, this was the final parting feast!
Historically, this meal before the battle was also the final attempt of the two hidden sects to resolve the hatred between both the families from a thousand years ago. However, this meal did not have any effect and rivers of blood were still created! At that time, the sect heads of both the hidden sects let out a long sigh to the heavens, "Who would have thought that the banquet organized by both our sects would become the final meal for so many experts?!"
From then on, a rule was created. Before the final battle, the two families must gather together for a banquet! This banquet was the declaration of war and also their final goodbye! After the banquet, regardless of life or death, both the families would have to live peacefully for the next sixty years! All of their grievances and enmity would be settled after the banquet!
If the battlefield was in Heavenly Star, the Yu Family would naturally be the host. In Heavenly Wind, the Shui Family was naturally responsible! This had never changed for the past thousand years!
However, the meal this time was a little different than before. In the past, no one apart from the two sects would participate in this feast but there were two additional individuals today. They were naturally the thick-skinned HuangFu YanHan and Song TianQiao. This was the first time a bystander was present during their banquet.
All of their faces were solemn.
Shui ManKong was seated on the master seat and beside him was the skinny number one expert in the family, Shui WuBo. Going down from there, the ones seated were the three cousins of Shui ManKong and finally, it was Shui QianRou. Below Shui QianRou were then the two hundred experts of the Shui Family taking part in the upcoming battle!
Shui ManKong was seated down silently without any expression on his face. No one would be able to tell the chilliness hidden within his eyes when he looked at his three cousins and the two hundred participating Shui Family warriors.
Currently, Shui ManKong's hatred towards them had actually exceeded his hatred towards the Yu Family! For the Yu Family to scheme and plot against him, it was only to be expected as their families were enemies! Even if he died in the hands of the Yu Family, Shui ManKong would not let out a single complaint. As someone from the pugilistic world, it was only natural to die in the hands of his enemy! It was just like how a general would wish to give his life on a battlefield. However, for the members of his own family to plot and scheme against him with nefarious intentions, this was an unforgivable sin!
On the opposite of Shui ManKong and in the master seat of the guest seat was Yu ManLou. Below him was Yu ManTang, Yu ManTian, and Yu BingYan. Following them were the 200 Yu Family white jade experts led by 16 elders of the Yu Family! Their faces were all extremely calm as though they were having an ordinary meal.
In the midst of the silence, Shui WuBo's cold gaze suddenly looked towards Yu ManLou. Among all of his opponents, the only person who he considered as an equal was Yu ManLou. Yu ManLou who was originally seated calmly felt Shui WuBo's gaze and welcomed it with a smile. The moment the two of their gazes crossed, both of their bodies trembled imperceptibly.
The way the others saw it, these two gazes of these two individuals only met by coincidence but waves were generated in Shui WuBo's heart! He naturally knew that he was the one who took the initiative in their exchange and Yu ManLou had only welcomed his gaze.
Despite Shui WuBo taking the initiative and Yu ManLou being on the passive side end, the two of them were still evenly matched!
The superior individual was immediately obvious!
Yu ManLou's martial arts were actually a level higher than his! This was Shui WuBo's conclusion! This conclusion made Shui WuBo's heart turn heavy.
Shui WuBo originally thought that with him around, no matter how powerful the Yu Family was, the victory of the number one expert should be firmly in their grasp. Who would have thought that Yu ManLou's martial arts were actually at such a level?!
This made Shui WuBo puzzled. He had spent all of his attention and energy in cultivating and his current attainments in his martial arts were only natural. However, as the Family Head of the Yu Family, Yu ManLou should have been bogged down by all of his responsibilities. Just how then did he cultivate to such a level?
With regards to the hidden exchange between these two individuals, there weren't many present who could tell. However, the eyes of those from Beyond Heavens and Outside Heavens glimmered slightly. Shui ManKong also frowned slightly and a few other experts from the Yu and Shui Family camps looked at each other with a knowing gaze.
In a corner where no one was paying attention to, Shui QianRou and Yu BingYan looked at each other with a mischievous expression. Shui QianRou grinned slightly and Yu BingYan made a funny face. However, the expressions on both their faces quickly returned to normal.
The servants of the Shui Family served up an endless amount of dishes. In the gigantic hall, apart from the footsteps of the servants and the sounds of the cutlery being placed on the table, no other sound could be heard. The atmosphere within the room was stifling to the extreme!
"It has been 120 years and we are gathered in this hall again. It is truly a joyous occasion!" As the host of this place, Shui ManKong naturally had to be the one to break the silence. The moment he spoke up, everyone's gaze looked over towards him, "Allow me to first introduce our esteemed guests."
"These four are the experts from Beyond Heavens, fortune teller Ye QingChen, refined scholar Li ZhiFang, woodcutter Sun ChengLi, and chess fanatic Shen XiaoQiao." With Shui ManKong's introduction, the four individuals smiled and bowed their heads slightly.
"These experts are…" Just when Shui ManKong was about to introduce the experts from Outside Heavens, a cold voice sounded, "Is the legendary number one expert in the world, Justice, not present?"
The moment these words were spoken, the expressions of all eight experts changed!
The one who spoke was Shui WuBo. He was truly a crazy martial arts fanatic who was completely immersed in martial arts. He did not know what it meant to have manners and only he would feel a tinge of delight when saying such words in this setting! He interrupted the words of Shui ManKong, and this was a large taboo in any aristocratic family.
Furthermore, the meaning behind his question also implied that he only had Justice in his eyes and did not place the others in Beyond Heavens within his sights! This was a great humiliation to Ye QingChen and the others!
Furthermore, there was another severe consequence! That was Outside Heavens! Just when Shui ManKong had finished his introduction of the experts from Beyond Heavens and was about to introduce those from Outside Heavens, he was interrupted! This meant that this number one expert of the Shui Family no longer bothered about the existence of Outside Heavens and did not place them in his sights at all! This was akin to blatantly disregarding those from Outside Heavens and it was utter humiliation!
However, Shui WuBo did not have the intention of committing the above three transgressions. He did not have the intention to humiliate his family head, look down on Ye QingChen and the others or disregard Outside Heavens. He was only extremely interested and filled with respect towards the number one expert in the world, Justice. When he noticed that his Family Head did not introduce Justice's name, he naturally could not help but ask about Justice. But in the ears of others, this simple question of his seemed sufficient to stir up a bloody battle!
With Shui WuBo's status, Shui ManKong couldn't possibly openly give an explanation for Shui WuBo and say that Shui WuBo didn't know how to speak appropriately in such circumstances. Shui WuBo would also not bother giving any form of an explanation and thus caused the huge trouble that came with those words!
Feeling the eight unfriendly gazes filled with anger being fixed on him, Shui WuBo let out a grunt and glared back at them without backing down! You guys actually dare to provoke me?! Are you guys sick in the mind to provoke me at such a time? Do you think that I, Shui WuBo, will be afraid of you?!
Ye QingChen glanced at Shui WuBo before signaling to his companions to calm down. With his experience, he naturally understood that this wasn't the time to incite trouble. His three companions let out an unsatisfied grunt and sat down.
Even if Ye QingChen did not want to blow things up, it didn't mean that the others wouldn't.
An Outside Heavens elder with a hooked nose like an eagle's beak said with an unfriendly and chilly tone, "I wonder what Elder Shui WuBo mean by those words?" Shui WuBo's disregard of their Outside Heavens had enraged him!
In the past thousand years, regardless of how hardworking they were, their Outside Heavens would always be suppressed by Beyond Heavens. During their generation, there was finally the chance to turn things around and there were a few outstanding disciples in their sect. Outside Heavens originally thought that they could finally make a comeback but someone like Justice had actually appeared in Beyond Heavens, suppressing them even more miserably. They were originally extremely depressed by this matter and in this banquet where both their sects had an equal status, Shui WuBo had actually interrupted the introduction for their sect. Furthermore, Shui WuBo had interrupted their introduction just so he could ask about Justice. How could they hold back their rage?!
Shui WuBo was taking things too far!
Shui WuBo glanced at the elder coldly and replied expressionlessly, "I mean whatever you think I mean!"
Boom!
The eagle-nosed elder was thoroughly enraged! He stood up and hollered, "SHUI WUBO! You dare to humiliate my sect?! This old man will be lifelong enemies with you!"
Shui WuBo raised his head and looked at that elder with a hint of doubt in his eyes. Since when did I humiliate his sect? What an unreasonable fellow! Shui WuBo would naturally not be courteous in response and would not bother seeking an explanation, "Become lifelong enemies with me? Do you think you are worthy?! With your strength, do you really think you have the right to challenge me?!"
The eagle-nosed elder was angered to the point his body began trembling and his tone changed, "How preposterous…"
Shui WuBo disregarded that elder entirely and picked his glass up to take a sip of wine. Before the head of the family and head of this banquet had even offered a toast, Shui WuBo had already begun drinking on his own. This was obviously another extremely rude action.
Yu ManLou watched Shui WuBo from the side and he let out a chuckle, "Elder, brother Shui did not have the intention to disregard you but he just does not understand all of these formalities. Brother Shui WuBo is probably an individual who only has his sights on the peak of martial arts and doesn't care about anything else. When such a person heard that the number one expert in the world, Justice, wasn't present, he naturally had to ask. I can assure you that brother Shui did not have any other intentions."
The members of the Shui Family did not speak up to help explain things for Shui WuBo, but Yu ManLou who was their lifelong enemy had actually taken the initiative to do so. This matter was definitely laced with strangeness.
Shui WuBo's eyes lit up and a smile could be seen on his lips, "Well said! Let me offer you a toast!" He then lifted up his wine glass and offered Yu ManLou a toast from afar.
Yu ManLou chuckled and held up his wine glass in response.
These two individuals did not bother waiting for Shui ManKong to announce the beginning of the banquet. Shui WuBo did it unintentionally but Yu ManLou did so intentionally.
He originally had intended to watch the tigers battle from the side but the trace of anger that flashed past Shui ManKong's eyes reminded Yu ManLou about the rumors of an internal conflict within the Shui Family. An idea immediately flashed in his mind and he stood up to speak for Shui WuBo. If he did not help Shui WuBo to give an explanation, Shui ManKong would not be so angry. Currently, Yu ManLou was certain that he had created a rift between the Shui Family number one expert and the family head. Regardless of the outcome of the upcoming battle, this rift wouldn't disappear! If they were to fight because of this and break out in a huge internal battle, drawing their swords and killing each other, that would naturally be the best…
The eagle-nosed elder looked at Shui WuBo with rage still burning in his eyes. A long while later, he sat down heavily onto his seat after the persuasion of the other two Outside Heavens experts. Right at that moment, a chilly aura suddenly burst forth from the entrance of the hall. Yu ManLou, Shui WuBo, and Shui ManKong's expression changed immediately and their sharp gaze was fixed on the door as though they were facing a powerful enemy!
Those who noticed this sudden action of the three also looked towards the door.
A clear voice carrying with it the chilliness of the winds of hell then drifted in, "The defenses of the Shui Family truly live up to their reputation. I am truly filled with awe. I am here today to ask if Family Head HuangFu YanHan and Family Head Song TianQiao are here."
Shui WuBo hollered in a chilly tone, "Who are you?" A powerful battle intent emanated together with his voice. He could feel that the martial arts of the person who had just arrived were no lower than his own. Since when did the Heavenly Wind Continent have such an expert? To think that he was unaware of them!
A short while after Shui WuBo's aura was sent out, the other party retaliated with his own aura, and killing intent enveloped the entire hall! Everyone in the hall felt their bodies turning cold!
Battle intent was battle intent and it was different from killing intent!
While Shui WuBo was the number one expert in the Shui Family and had a thick battle intent, he had not killed many in his life! Such a dense killing intent was one that could only be condensed with an endless amount of killing. Such a killing intent treated human life like dirt! Even if Shui WuBo's martial arts were ten times more accomplished, he would never be able to possess such a killing intent!
The matter which was unfolding before their eyes was truly a strange one!
Almost all of the experts in the world were gathered in this hall today and someone actually dared to provoke them under such circumstances! Everyone immediately felt as though they were in a dream. Just who was so bold? Could this person be Justice from Beyond Heavens? However, even if Justice knew how to change his appearance, wasn't the appearance of the person before them too young? He didn't look much older than a teenager!
In truth, the age of this outrageously bold boy was no different from a teenager!
Shui WuBo snorted and he shot out towards the door. A brilliant splendor could be seen in mid-air and his sword was unsheathed. His sword charged forward with an unstoppable might!
Underestimating the enemy was something that would happen to anyone else in the room today except for Shui WuBo. He was a martial arts fanatic who would not think about anything other than martial arts. Even when facing an ordinary civilian, he would never underestimate the enemy and would go all out!
While the sword strike of his looked extremely simple, it contained all of his strength! His sword charged forward with unstoppable momentum. Regardless of whether or not the incoming individual had good or bad intentions, this was no longer important. This sword strike of his would not be retracted! He would kill a deity if a deity was here and kill Buddha if Buddha was present!
If it was anyone else, he would probably suffer under Shui WuBo's all-out attack and might even pay the price of his life. After all, there were far too few who would unleash their strongest attack at the start of the battle. This was also the thought of everyone in the hall.
However, they were all disappointed together.
The opponent that Shui WuBo was facing today, the person who was here to create trouble, was also an individual who would never look down on his opponent. He would always have his guard up and have his skills ready to unleash at any moment. Even if he killed a chicken or chopped wood, he would use his sword and swordplay to accomplish the task at the fastest possible speed!
The sword had already become a part of this individual and his very instinct! Speed was the thing that he had chased after all his life!
The members of the Yu Family and two hidden sects did not make a single move because of their status and the fact that they were guests. Song TianQiao and HuangFu YanHan did not even dare to make a move. Being in the Shui Family, it would never be their turn to take action! Even if they had the heart to, they did not have the right or strength!
Sword light could be seen flashing around them and after a series of collisions, two grunts were heard at the same time. One was a grunt of frustration and the other was taking in a deep breath. Shui WuBo then performed a backflip and landed back in front of his seat.
Everything had happened too quickly and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that it all took place in the blink of an eye. An individual weak in martial prowess would not even be able to notice anything. However, for all those present in the hall today, which one of them wasn't a martial arts expert?! For this unknown expert to evenly match the number one expert in the Shui Family, this was the best way to prove his status!
However, things were far from over…
A loud bang sounded and the door of the hall together with the two walls by the side of the door collapsed outwards. With a loud cloud of dust in the air, a black-masked man stood at the entrance of the door. His cold gaze swept past everyone in the hall quickly. It paused for a short while on Yu ManLou before quickly returning back to HuangFu YanHan and Song TianQiao.