However, before Di Tianming could escape life, the pressure disappeared. And a cold voice filled with killing intent resounded in his ears.
"Never appear before Su Lanyue ever again. She is not someone your are worthy to deserve otherwise the next time, it won't just end with some minor injuries."
Zhang Mei had disappeared from the room and all that was left of her was her lingering voice and the injuries she had inflicted on him. It felt like a millennia had passed but in truth, only a few minutes had passed.
"Lan'er? Shit! This is some cliche plot right here. It seems she was betrothed to someone she didn't like and now that she was seen with me, I have became a target and that... that woman must her master."
Even though he had hardly read any books in his previous life, this kind of thing was a real life cliche. Thus, easy to figure out.
"Ah! Argh!"
He groaned in pain while dragging his injured body to the side of the bed and leaning his back against it.
"Damn woman! I will get back at you for what you did to me. You me to say away from Lan'er, right? You think I am not worthy of her!? Fine. I will make it so that she could never forget me and will destroy anything that stands in my way, even the heavens!", he muttered coldly under his breathe.
After being forced by the white haired young woman into witnessing such horrible scenes through her killing intent had turned his heart cold and his mind ruthless. He wasn't a naive boy now, but a ruthless killer.
A part within him that made him lively and playful was now broken and was like an empty vas that would forever lack a smile.
The rage inside him had snapped and triggered a sleeping beast within his heart and the desire for power burned even strongly.
"Status.", he said softly.
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[Name: Di Tianming]
[Age: 17]
[Bloodline: Evil-eyes Azure Tiger Bloodline (Spirit Grade) (+)]
[Cultivation: Peak-stage Blood Qi Realm (500/500) (+)]
[Cultivation technique: N/A]
[Martial Arts: Raging Tiger Sword Art(+)]
[Points: 11,156 ]
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That's right. After the amount of information Su Lanyue had fed him, it had earned him an extra 1000 level-up points from the third mission.
Speaking of missions, while he was the wilderness forest with her, he discovered the the daily mission had disappeared and the amount of time he was left with to complete the 'Revenge Mission' were 10 months and 15 days.
However, this was not what made him decide to join a sect. The main reason was Cultivation Technique, for he discovered that he was unable to advance using points and discovered that a Cultivation Technique in order to breakthrough to the Spirit Realm through Su Lanyue.
Di Tianming clicked on the '+' sign and another screen appeared in front of him.
[Ding! Do you want to upgrade the Raging Tiger Sword Art to:
1. High-grade Mortal Rank Martial Arts - 500 points
2. Pea-grade Mortal Rank Martial Arts - 1,000 points
3. Low-grade Spirit Rank Martial Arts - 10,000 points?]
There was no reaction from him, like he always had after seeing every little thing, only an indifferent and cold gaze.
After seeing three options, he speculated in his mind before choosing the second option. The moment he clicked on it, a 1,000 points were deducted and he entered a strange state.
Numerous images started flashing through his mind along with mysterious texts being etched deep within his soul. It was only after a minute had passed that he woke up from the state of trance.
However, there was still no emotion on him, as if they have been severed from him.
The memories that he had received were of a new Martial Arts - 'Claws of the Vengeful Tiger'.
However, just as he was about to go through the memories of the Sword Arts to further comprehend it, he suddenly sensed something. Unknowingly, this change had triggered a part of his bloodline ability to awaken.
Whoosh!
Sure enough, a person arrived in his room. Once again, it was a woman.
...
While Zhang Mei had appeared in Di Tianming's room, the black-hooded figure, who was there to assassinate him, was retreating at an extremely fast speed.
"Shit! I didn't expect that woman to be protecting him. Had I not retreated immediately, I would have died!?"
The assassin thought. He truly had not expected to encounter such a powerful existence while trying assassinating a mere Peak-stage Blood Warrior brat.
Suddenly, he sensed a burst of Spirit Qi from the direction of Cloud Inn and increased his speed, quickly disappearing from the sight.
...
Crown Prince Huang was sitting in his courtyard, meditating, when he suddenly opened his eyes and said, "Have you accomplished the mission?"
A figure appeared in front on him, cupping its hand and kneeling on one foot. This figure was the assassin that was sent to kill Di Tianming.
"Forgive me for my incompetence, Your Royal Highness. I couldn't complete my mission.", the assassin spoke in an apologetic tone.
Hearing this, the Crown Prince's gaze turned cold and his entire self started emitting killing intent, the target being the assassin.
"Why?", he asked coldly.
The assassin shuddered in fear when it felt the terrifying killing intent as spoke, stuttering, "Z-Zhang M-Mei, I-I encountered her when I-I was g-going to kill that b-brat. S-She seems to be p-protecting him."
The moment he finished speaking, he felt an even more terrifying killing intent surged in the area. Fortunately, the target was not him this time.
"Zhang Mei!? So, it was really like what I had speculated. This Master of Yue'er, who disdained men, how could she agree to marry off her disciple to me? Turns out, she wants to humiliate me! That brat, he was only a pawn!"
The Crown Prince gritted his teeth and clenched his fist in anger, his chest heaving up and down and his body trembling in rage. Thinking of that cold and indifferent woman only fueled the killing intent in his eyes.
...
A woman who had black hairs and golden eyes appeared in Di Tianming's room and seeing the state he was in, she was shocked, "Tianming!"
"W-W-What happened? W-Why are you like this!?", Su Lanyue rushed towards him and asked with her body trembling and her eyes wet, tears dropping from them.
During this morning, she was summoned by her master and was unable to contact him. However, after meeting with her Master, when she tried to contact him through the Communication Talisman their was no response.
Suddenly, she had a bad premonition and rushed towards the Cloud Inn. Certainly, this premonition of hers became reality when she saw his state. Her heart sunk into the deepest pits of hell when she looked at his bleeding figure.
Di Tianming, on the other hand was contemplating on whether or not he should tell the truth. He was about to speak when...
"Don't speak! Your injuries are too severe. Here! Eat this Seven Orifices Healing Pill, quickli!", she stopped him from speaking and took out a white pill with golden patterns before stuffing it into his mouth.
The moment the Seven Orifices Healing Pill entered his mouth, it quickly melted and sent a warm sensation through out his body. The injuries started healing at a visible rate, the seeping blood started to flow backwards and the wounds of his seven orifices began to close up.
Within mere minutes, he completely healed. It was as if he wasn't injured in the first place. Taking a deep breathe, he looked at the woman in front of him strangely.
The heaven and earth were truly mysterious. One side was the women who had heavily injured him, leaving him at the brink of death, on the other hand was her disciple saving him from mouth of abyss.
Truly an irony.
Sensing his strange gaze, Su Lanyue asked in confusion, "Why are you looking at me like that? No, first of all what happened to you? Why were you injured so badly? Who did this?"
"I will kill that bastard who did this my Sun*. Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill!..."
However, her heart was already prepared to wage war without knowing who they were against.
Hearing her barge of questions and sensing her emotional turmoil, Di Tianming raised an eyebrow. This was his first time sensing emotions after assimilating with Evil-eyes Azure Tiger's bloodline.
He could clearly feel her worries for him and the strong desire to kill, which was not directed towards him and seeing her previous act of feeding him a miraculous pill without any hesitation, he couldn't help but sigh.
In the end he decide to tell her the truth and chose not to lie like he was about to. Now, he had truly fallen for her.
...
Within the wilderness forest of the Xi'an town, a mysterious figure appeared in front of a cave.
It was an old man, he had big white hair and beard, and wore a plain red daoist robe.
He looked at the cave in front of him before going inside. Inside, he saw nothing but a gravestone.
"Here lies my benefactor and a loving mother?", he slowly read what was written of the it before disappearing.
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[T/N: * -> in the legends it is believed that Sun and Moon are in love with each other.]