Limitless - Chapter 20: Banquet

Chapter 20: Banquet

Outside Dragon City.

In the first few minutes when Chu Tianxiong and co. arrived, they saw a flying car appear on the highway from afar…

"Dad, quick take a look. That car's so fast, faster than my…"

Chu Xiaoxiao was off marvelling by herself when she discovered that her father was staring at her. Noticing that she seemed to have said the wrong things, she hurriedly change the topic, "Could it be Brother Chu Yu?"

"Nonsense, you think your Brother Chu Yu will be a show-off like you?" Chu Tianxiong glared at his daughter. He sighed, "When Dad isn't around in the future, you need to listen to your brother. Don’t stir up trouble, and try to avoid hanging around with those hooligans…"

"Ok ok, I understand Dad." Chu Xiaoxiao casually pacified her father, but her pair of eyes were still glued onto that sports car that was so fast, it seemed to be flying.

Thereafter, Chu Xiaoxiao suddenly pointed at it and chuckled, "Haha, that is my brother's car, and you still said I was talking nonsense. Huh? The one driving the car doesn't seem to be him, it looks like a gorgeous beauty ohh! Is Brother Chu Yu giving me a sis-in-law?"

Since Chu Xiaoxiao could see it, Chu Tianxiong, who was realms above her, could see it with even greater clarity. A look of astonishment emerged from his face.

From what he knew, this nephew of his only seemed to interact with one girl. However, the girl that was with him was not that girl.

Could it be… He really found a girlfriend?

Soon, the car stopped in front of Chu Tianxiong and co.

Thereafter, Chu Yu alighted from the passenger seat.

Xiao Yue, who drove the car, sat inside and didn't move.

Chu Yu knew her personality so he didn't care to bother her. Lord Thief seemed to be sleeping and didn't follow him out.

When Chu Xiaoxiao saw Chu Yu, she instantly pounced over, throwing Chu Yu into her embrace and softly stroking Chu Yu's hair, "Haha, brother, I found that you've become much more handsome!"

Trapped in this fragrant embrace, Chu Yu patted Chu Xiaoxiao's back and said, "The little brat isn't little anymore. Don't you know how to act a little ladylike? Are you trying to show off your height?"

"Exactly!" Chu Xiaoxiao grinned widely towards Chu Yu.

"If you're tall, then everyone can already see it," Chu Yu bantered.

"Brother, stop it. And isn’t this beauty driving your car also a wild cat?"

Chu Tianxiong stood by the side, smiling warmly at the bantering brother and sister.

Chu Xiaoxiao released Chu Yu from her embrace, then bent down in front of the car window, gently knocking the glass, "Hey, beauty, why are you so cold? Your driving skills are really good, care to come down and make friends?"

Xiao Yue rolled down the car window and glanced at Chu Xiaoxiao, "You're his sister?"

Chu Xiaoxiao, "Why do you sound like he’s difficult to deal with?"

Xiao Yue’s usual aloof face suddenly revealed a gentle smile. Beautiful. Even Chu Xiaoxiao was sent into a daze.

"Hop, I'll bring you on a joyride." Out of expectation, Xiao Yue actually offered an invitation.

"Joyride? Ok ok!" Chu Xiaoxiao didn't say anything else as she raced into the car.

Xiao Yue stepped onto the accelerator and the car instantly started to tremble, emitting a low roar. Then, it shot off like an arrow. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

Chu Xiaoxiao's shrieks of excitement could be heard from a distance.

When they were far away, Lord Thief rolled down a window and flew out, cussing under its beak: "Screw you! Are you crazy? It wasn't enough that you drove like a mad woman on the way here? This great bird just started to sleep too!"

Chu Yu laughed at Lord Thief, "Aren’t you bored of going slow?"

"There's a limit to the YOLO life too!" Lord Thief said discontentedly.

Chu Tianxiong stared blankly as his daughter got taken away, then he looked dumbly at Lord Thief.

He had heard of this bird before, many people thought that it was from the Chu Clan, but he knew that it wasn't.

Chu Yu laughed, "Uncle Xiong, it's okay."

Chu Yu continued, "I randomly picked her up somewhere. I'm not sure about the details but it seems like she's has some background behind her.

Chu Tianxiong, "..."

Only now, Chu Tianqiang, Chu Tiansheng, and Chu Yu's two bodyguards drove in from the distance.

The four alighted and greeted Chu Tianxiong

Thereafter, Chu Yu followed Chu Tianxiong up his car.

On the car, Chu Tianxiong first engaged in some small talk, before introducing Chu Yu to the situation in Dragon City.

All the various factions and clans were detailedly explained to Chu Yu.

When the car drove into Dragon City, Chu Tianxiong could finally mention about the incident of the Fox Immortal Cave.

"The Leng Clan aren't an underworld family clan, however, after knowing of their background, many underworld family clans decided to support them. Thus, over the past few years, they've been expanding at a rapid rate. In Dragon City, the influence of the Leng Clan is even stronger than ours."

Chu Tianxiong's personality was relatively conservative. However, he could assume command over Dragon City for so many years. Naturally, he had his strengths.

When it comes to reasoning, controlling of information, and all sorts of analysis, Chu Tianxiong was an expert.

"According to a report I've obtained, the backers behind the Leng Clan should be the Xie Clan."

Chu Tianxiong looked at Chu Yu, "So this time, I wanted to reject this matter, because I feel that there seem to be many plots and traces hidden within. But it has been confirmed, that someone managed to obtain a technique comparable to the Sutra of Internal Reflection from the Fox Immortal Cave. However, it was snatched away by the Leng Clan. I have already investigated this matter, it is true."

"Leng Clan's backer… is the Xie Clan? That Xie Clan?" Chu Yu asked.

"Yes, the Xie Clan that was just chased out of the capital by us." Chu Tianxiong nodded.

Chu Yu looked at Chu Tianxiong, "So regarding this matter, how does Uncle Xiong analyse it?"

"From the perspective of current events, this matter… seems to be very suspicious. However, the news of the young master coming to the Dragon City should not be done by outsiders. Moreover…" Chu Tianxiong looked at Chu Yu.

Chu Yu smiled, "Moreover, if there’s really something inside, it wouldn’t be me who goes in to investigate."

Chu Tianxiong nodded.

After all, in people's eyes, Chu Yu did not have any sort of cultivation. He had already been turned to trash for many years, so he definitely couldn't explore the Fox Immortal Cave personally.

"Also, regarding the Fox Immortal Cave, if it really is a ruse, then, it shouldn’t be targeting us. At least not completely… Is that right?" Chu Yu asked.

"Right, I think so too." Chu Tianxiong said, "But I still feel that this should be ruse."

Chu Yu nodded, "Yes. The information leak is rather abnormal."

"That's right." Chu Tianxiong looked at Chu Yu in appreciation.

Previously, he was still thinking: Could Chu Yu be able to take command here at Dragon City? Now, he could put his mind at east. Even though Chu Yu couldn't cultivate, this nephew of his was still outstanding.

The group of people arrived at the residences prepared for them by Chu Tianxiong.

It was a relatively elegant villa district.

Chu Tianxiong prepared for Chu Yu a total of three villas. Each of them was very big; enough to fit over ten people.

Chu Yu felt that this was too excessive, but Chu Tianxiong told him, in the future, he would have more people by his side. Living together would allow them to take care of one another.

"Thanks Uncle Xiong for your thoughtful arrangements." Chu Yu sincerely expressed his gratitude.

"We're family, there's no need to be so polite " Chu Tianxiong smiled warmly, bringing Chu Yu to the yard of another villa.

"Everything is installed already. But if you find that anything is unsuitable, you can change it."

Chu Yu shook his head, "It's already great that I have a place to stay."

As he walked in, Chu Yu found that the interior design was incredibly classy; not too luxurious, not too bombastic. Clearly, it was designed by a professional interior designer.

Lord Thief flew around unrestrainedly. Occasionally, he would lift his wing, pointed and criticised something, as though he was surveying his own territory.

By the time Xiao Yue and Chu Xiaoxiao returned, it was already an hour later.

When the two pretty young ladies stood next one another, it was as though rainbows were spewing everywhere.

Once she knew that there were a total of three villas, Xiao Yue immediately opened her mouth and claimed one for herself. She liked living on her own.

Chu Yu was also happy to live alone. When he took Xiao Yue away from Xie Tianyu, it wasn't because he liked her. It was an accident…

Chu Yu completely didn't expect that Xiao Yue would really follow him.

However, since he did that, then that's that. Since he got her from Xie Tianyu, Chu Yu wasn't a half bit guilty.

Xiao Yue did not rush to explore her own villa, but was pulled by the boisterous Chu Xiaoxiao to Chu Yu's side.

The two girls were extremely intimate and completely inseparable, Chu Xiaoxiao didn’t even let go off Xiao Yue’s hand even after they entered the leaving room.

Xiao Yue even took the initiative to offer, "Come, let me brew some tea."

"Ok ok! This young lady likes drinking tea!" Chu Xiaoxiao had a face full of glee.

By the side, it seemed like Chu Tianxiong’s lips had a stroke as it twitched slightly. He looked at his daughter, and thought to himself: Since when did you like drinking tea?

Chu Yu was also shocked when he saw this scene, thinking that the friendship between girls was truly mystical

Even though Xiao Yue followed him willingly, the two of them didn’t even talk much.

He asked her to be his maid but this brat only knew how to watch cartoons for the entire day. Chu Yu didn’t even know that she knew of the tea ceremony.

Thereafter, Xiao Yue used the tea-set from the villa to start brewing tea for everyone.

Chu Tianxiong was knew a bit about the tea ceremony and he usually enjoyed to drink tea. The moment he saw Xiao Yue’s actions, his eyes turned stiff.

This was also Chu Yu’s first time watching Xiao Yue brew tea. Even though he knew a little of the tea ceremony, he could still feel the calmness and aura from Xiao Yue’s actions.

It seemed to have a unique flavour, one that could make a person’s heart be a ease!

The room instantly seemed to turn silent; even Lord Thief honestly hopped onto a chair, perching onto the back of the chair and observed with deep concentration.

Even Chu Xiaoxiao was infected by this atmosphere; she found that the wild brat that could make a sports car fly, actually had another side to her.

A saying even appeared in the mind of the uncultured Chu Xiaoxiao: Quiet as a maiden; Moving like a hare! [1]

…

On the way to the banquet, Chu Tianxiong was stll complimenting Xiao Yue’s tea ceremony to no ends.

"This little girl is not simple. In all these years, I’ve never seen someone with such a high degree in the tea ceremony. Those old fogeys that immerse themselves in the tea ceremony for their entire lives aren’t even as impressive as this young maiden. Her identity, definitely is not normal!"

Chu Tianxiong was happy that his nephew managed to find a person like this by his side.

The group of them soon arrived at the most luxurious club in Dragon City. This was also a property of the Leng Clan; it was specially used to host high-class banquets.

This club was extremely private; the surroundings of the club were completely sealed off from entry. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

Those attending the banquet first entered through the main gate. Then they had to drive through a long, curved path before they could enter the parking lot within the club.

From the outside, not even the parking lot could be seen.

This time, the Chu Clan only sent three people. The father-daughter pair - Chu Tianxiong and Chu Xiaoxiao, and Chu Yu.

Lord Thief, Xiao Yue, as well as Chu Tianqiang, Chu Tiansheng and the two bodyguards stayed at the villa.

Using Chu Tianxiong’s words, in the Dragon City’s underworld, the Chu Clan did not need to walk around with bodyguards.

Moreover, Xiao Yue and Lord Thief did not like these kind of lively social events.

There were already a lot of people in the club. When Chu Yu and co. entered, many came over to greet Chu Tianxiong.

"Boss Chu!"

"Boss Chu is here…"

"Haha, Xiaoxiao has become prettier."

Most of the people were very courteous, and very respectful.

As they were greeting Chu Tianxiong, all of them looked at Chu Yu in curiosity and started to size him up.

They seemed to be guessing the identity of this stoic-looking young man.

[1] This phrase is describing how the actions looked deliberate and calm, yet they were fast and smooth.

Limitless - Chapter 19: Dragon City

Chapter 19: Dragon City

On the highway from Yan Jing to Dragon City, two cars were driving along, with one car at the front and the other at the back. They were driving at speeds that were as fast as the wind.

The person driving the car at the front, was Xiao Yue.

Few could actually imagine, this petite beauty who liked to watch cartoons, was actually as good as a race car driver the moment she enters the car. And it was those extreme kind!

The instant he left the city, Chu Yu started regretting why he brought the sports car out. It was enough that he brought the sports car, but why did he also agree to let her drive.

When this brat was driving, she really became a lunatic.

However, Lord Thief was bravely perched on top of the dash board. It gazed towards the distance, hollering towards Xiao Yue, "Faster, faster, hurry and go faster! Overtake him… This kind of trashy car dares to ride along with us? Too immature! Yes, that’s right, we overtook him. Solid! Aiyo… The feeling of not using by wings is too good. But I still feel that it’s too slow. I say, brat, why did you lower the speed? Press the engine!"

Xiao Yue had an indifferent expression of her face, concentrating on the road in front of her. She didn’t even care about Lord Thief, but pressed on the accelerator on her own.

"You shut up!" Chu Yu could not help but bemoan.

He felt that Xiao Yue had really gone mad. The car’s speed was already over 300, but she was still continuing to accelerate.

The car following behind was really suffering. There were four people inside, and it was those kind of heavy commercial cars. So it was naturally heavier.

However, Chu Yu’s two bodyguards were quite good in driving. They were not completely left in the dust.

Moreover, the traffic conditions of the highway was extremely good, so there was no need to squeeze and push.

Otherwise, they would have soon lost Xiao Yue’s shadow.

Lord Thief tilted its head and faced the slightly anxious Chu Yu on the passenger seat and could not help but mock him, "Your level is so high, but your balls are so small. You dare to kill people but you don’t dare to ride on a car?"

"Screw off!" Chu Yu scolded with a slightly pale face.

"Hahaha, this great bird is right! Truly disgraceful!" Lord Thief continued to ridicule Chu Yu.

"If you don’t shut up ah, I will throw you out. You can fly to Dragon City by yourself!" Chu Yu threatened.

"Nonono, we’re all good friends. Why do you have to speak such hurtful words?" Lord Thief sighed and revealed a pitiful expression.

Chu Yu could no longer be bothered to respond to it.

Xiao Yue drove faster and faster; Chu Yu simply closed his eyes. Do whatever you want, as long as you’re happy.

Chu Yu did not bid his farewells to Lin Shimeng. Right before he left, he received a message from Lin Shimeng.

She told Chu Yu, she would be out for a period of time, and she might not return for a long time. She asked Chu Yu to take care of himself and to live properly.

When Chu Yu saw that message, he felt a little uncomfortable in his heart.

It wasn’t because Lin Shimeng didn’t go to send him off, but because it felt like she was leaving behind her will.

Even though there weren’t many words in the message, the message was very solemn, and it even had a hint of desolateness. This was very different from Lin Shimeng’s usual countenance.

Chu Yu recalled the words that his brother said before. His heart was filled with worries and he wanted to give Lin Shimeng a call and ask her to explain the details. However, he found that she had already turned off her phone. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

He could only send her a message, asking her to take care of herself, and no matter what happens, she must not forget, he was there for her.

…

Dragon City.

Chu Clan Group.

The person in charge of Chu Clan’s branch in Dragon City was from the Chu Clan’s "Tian" generation. He was a cousin of Chu Yu’s father, his name was Chu Tian Xiong.

Chu Tianxiong was a son from a mistress of Chu Yu’s grandfather, his power was at Acupoint Charging Stage 6.

In this mortal world, he could be considered a true expert.

He had managed the Chu Clan’s Dragon City branch for over 10 years, and he had always been doing it assiduously. Even though he didn’t achieve anything much, but nothing went wrong to the Dragon City branch under his hands.

This year, Chu Tianxiong was already 39 years old. Multiple years ago, he requested to return to the clan’s main branch, to concentrate on his cultivation.

However, at that time, the core members of the Chu Clan all had there personal businesses to settle, and there wasn’t anyone suitable to take over.

This matter dragged on till today.

Till Chu Yu graduated from university. Chu Tianxiong once again made the request to the clan, and requested for Chu Yu to manage the Dragon City branch.

This time, the clan elders and acting patriarch, Chu Tianyu, discussed with Chu Yu’s father, Chu Tianbei. Finally, they made the decision, to accept Chu Tianxiong’s request.

When Chu Tianxiong received this promise, he was extremely happy and he heavily anticipated Chu Yu’s arrival.

An underworld family clan, had a different concept from the mortal world. Unlike the mortal world, a large portion of their lives wasn’t spent on variety and self-enjoyment. Instead, they were more inclined to continuously improve their cultivation.

In pursuit for the misty and traceless road to longevity.

However, these few days, Chu Tianxiong’s mood wasn’t very good. He was always frowning and he hung a twisted expression on his face.

Originally, he was very happy. Soon, he would return back to his clan, holding his years of accumulated cultivation resources, and additionally, he would be granted some rewards from his clan. When he returned, he was very likely to enter Acupoint Charging Stage 7, or even higher with a few years.

However, three days ago, he received a news. In a mountain 300 over kilometers away from Dragon City, a "Fox Immortal Cave" had appeared. This might actually be an actual ancient ruins!

Actually, there were news about such things every year, and more than half of them were fake. However, this time it was different.

Because this time, there were already quite a number of people who disappeared inside!

Moreover, one person managed to successfully escape from their place. However, he was unlucky enough to fall into the hands of the Dragon City Leng Clan, who extracted a shocking secret from him.

However, the Leng Clan did not manage to keep this secret as it was unintentionally leaked from their internal department. This secretly instantly sent waves of shock across Dragon City.

Most of the factions within Dragon City thus prepared to send people over to test their fates.

However, they know clearly, this sort of ancient ruins was not like those ancient tombs that could be casually excavated.

This was a true ancient ruin. While there might be all sorts of treasures within, there was also danger in every corner. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

If one was careless, he might just meet his end inside!

This sort of thing had happened before over the past 30 years.

Thus many people were thinking, since this matter was already leaked out, why don’t the large factions temporarily form an alliance to send a team in to explore!

Here in Dragon City, while the Chu Clan wasn’t the strongest faction, it was among the top.

So, the previous night, Chu Tianxiong received an invitation. It was an invitation for a banquet tonight, inviting him to Dragon City’s most high-end club to discuss business.

Chu Tianxiong’s heart was really tangled. The temptations from this ancient ruin was truly huge. However, he was clearer than anybody else, it wasn’t so simple to enter an ancient ruin!

A so-called ancient ruin was at least tens of thousands of years old.

During that time, the world had already entered the Dharma-Ending Age. However, during that time, there were still many strong cultivators and experts traversing across Earth.

Moreover, Earth during that time, was littered with various immortal estates and pocket dimensions.

This sort of place was exceedingly terrifying. Even if martial artists enter, if they were not careful, they would never return!

Chu Tianxiong was more conservative in nature; he belonged to those "Rather don’t do anything than to take a risk" kind of personality.

Thus when he saw this invitation, his first inclination was to reject it.

However, the person that sent this invitation was also a man from an underworld clan.

This clan was on good relations with the Chu Clan, so this person was more casual with his words. It was one unintentional sentence which he said, which caused Chu Tianxiong to hesitate.

"Boss Chu, the Leng Clan managed to extract something from that man who emerged from the Fox Immortal Cave. They obtained a technique manual, and I heard, it’s a manual which could fully open all the acupoints in the body’s five internal organs and six hollow organs. According to the higher-ups in the Leng Clan, it’s comparable to the Sutra of Internal Reflection!"

Only a person of the underworld could understand the value of the Sutra of Internal Reflection.

Just one lucky person who emerged from the Fox Immortal Cave was already able to obtain a manual comparable to the Sutra of Internal Reflection. However, this was not a confirmed fact.

Still, it was enough to move Chu Tianxiong’s heart. If he could obtain a manual that was no lesser than the Sutra of Internal Reflection, then the rewards that he would obtain when he returned to the clan would be astronomical!

Chu Tianxiong’s daughter, Chu Xiaoxiao, also advised her father: It didn’t matter whether he sent people to explore in the end. At least, they should attend tonight’s banquet and see whether they could ascertain more truths of the matter.

"Isn’t Brother Chu Yu coming today? Father can also bring him over."

Chu Xiaoxiao was 5 years younger than Chu Yu; she was 17 this year. Her talent was acceptable and she was born in a large clan. Thus, she had access to a relatively large amount of cultivation resources and she was already at Acupoint Charging Stage 3.

The Chu Clan had good genes; all their descendants were heroes and beauties.

Chu Xiaoxiao was not an exception. Even though she was still a teen, she was bright and beautiful, her skin was white and translucent, and her figure was tall and slender.

Her height was already over 170 centimeters, and if she wore a pair of high-heels, she would definitely be the focus of everyone’s attention.

When Chu Tianxiong heard the two words "Chu Yu", he frowned and said, "This sort of event… I think it’s better not to let him participate?"

"What are you afraid of? Even though Brother Chu Yu can no longer cultivate, he’s still a member of an underworld family clan. He will eventually have to participate in this sort of event. When Dad leaves, he would have to face his first time alone. Isn’t that worse?"

From young, Chu Xiaoxiao liked to chase after Chu Yu’s back. Thus, her relationship with Chu Yu was not bad.

When she knew that Chu Yu was coming over to Dragon City, she was incredibly happy and had always been anticipating his arrival.

Chu Tianxiong pondered and felt that his daughter’s words were logical. He immediately nodded, "Then… Alright. We’ll bring him and let him be acquainted with the people here in Dragon City. That’s also not bad."

"That’s great. Then I’m coming too!" Chu Xiaoxiao celebrated.

Chu Tianxiong contemplated, then nodded, "Alright, but don’t stir up trouble."

This daughter of his, even though her age and cultivation wasn’t high, she was brave and reckless. In front of him, she acted obediently in front of him, but when she went out, she would turn into a gyaru.

"Dad, don’t be worried la. Your baby is so obedient and adorable…" Chu Xiaoxiao gave a cute and adorable expression.

Chu Tianxiong looked at his watch and said, "They’re coming soon. Come, follow dad to go outside the city and welcome them."

"Alright!" Chu Xiaoxiao promptly responded simply.

Limitless - Chapter 18: Facebook

Chapter 18: Facebook

Chu Liang felt a wave of enlightenment which penetrated his heart. That feeling was extremely sobering!

Chu Liang’s mouth twitched, his expression puzzled as he stood rooted to the ground

Soon after, a powerful wave of spiritual energy exploded from him.

In the moment that the wave of spiritual energy broke out, it was suppressed by Chu Liang just as quickly.

Chu Liang was extremely surprised and guffawed, "My good brother, you are my lucky star. In my happiness, I managed to break through one of my acupoints, haha..."

Before he could finish laughing, Chu Yu grabbed his wrist.

In the next moment, Chu Liang’s body stiffened, his face in disbelief.

"Stay calm!" Chu Yu whispered.

Chu Liang immediately suppressed his spiritual energies.

Bang!

Bang! Bang! Bang!

...

A chain of soft explosions were set off within Chu Liang’s body.

Wave after wave of spiritual energy radiated from Chu Liang’s body.

This was the sound of acupoints being broken through.

Chu Liang had initially only broken through 196 of his Acupoints, placing him in the middle of Acupoint Charging Stage Six. In 10 minutes, Chu Yu broke through another 29 Acupoints for him, pushing him straight to the middle of Acupoint Charging Stage Seven!

Such a large gap was bridged with such ease!

Under normal circumstances, even with a large amount of superior medicines, based on Chu Liang’s talent, this would have taken several years.

He would also have had to give up his duties and focus solely on his cultivation in that time.

But that was impossible. The Chu Clan’s many businesses were run by him. He could not leave them for a single moment, not

to mention several years.

Chu Liang had been frustrated by this fact. Yet, he had never expected that his frustrations would have been solved so easily by his younger brother.

Chu Yu was still the Heaven’s Pride!

Chu Liang was extremely ecstatic, dragging Chu Yu back to the table to drink without a second word.

Chu Liang could drink a lot. He could drink a thousand cups without getting drunk. Even several catties of hard liquor had little effect on him.

He was over the moon. The frustrations and concerns that he had been suppressing for the past 16 years had just disappeared in an instant. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

Even Chu Yu, who did not enjoy drinking, was forced to drink several cups. He drank so much that he started blushing.

"Your abilities are great. However, you can never ever... let anybody know." Even though Chu Liang had drank a lot, he was still very much sober.

"I understand. This kind of abilities go against heaven’s will." Chu Yu nodded.

"Not only do they go against heaven’s will, they go against the will of the people!" Chu Liang sighed,

"If others find out about this ability of yours, there can only be two possibilities. One, the better option, is that you will be taken away by a stronger ancient faction and drained of your abilities. Including... your cultivation method!"

"The second possibility is one that you are familiar with." Chu Liang looked solemnly at his brother.

Chu Yu felt a chill run down his spine, of course he knew what the second possibility was!

He had known it since he was six!

However, he had never mentioned mental cultivation methods to his brother, how did his brother manage to guess it?!

Chu Liang could sense the question forming in his brother’s mind, "If you didn’t have a top notch Mental Cultivation Method, it would be impossible to cultivate to such a high level without any resources within 16 years.

Chu Liang looked at Chu Yu and said solemnly, "I know that you are generous, kind-hearted, and trusting towards relatives. However, bear in mind that some level of suspicion and doubt is healthy."

"Mm, I got it brother." Chu Yu nodded seriously.

Chu Liang frowned, deep in thought. After a moment, he carefully removed a shiny piece of jade and presented it to Chu Yu.

"I got this a few years ago. Within the jade is a technique manual. However, in order to access it requires your mental powers..."

"Facebook?" Chu Yu frowned as he held the stone in his hand, "The name of this technique is Facebook?"

"How did you know? I haven’t even taught you how to open it with your mental powers..." Chu Liang looked at his brother with confusion.

His brother had always shown too much of his devilish side. Whenever he was with him, he had to be prepared.

He had not felt this feeling in a many years. However, now, he felt that familiar sensation once again...

"Let me demonstrate this technique to you..." Before Chu Liang could finish, he saw his brother immediately morph into somebody else, face, body shape, disposition...

Everything changed completely.

"Ok then, take it as I never said anything." Chu Liang rolled his eyes, "It’s now yours."

"This is fun!" Chu Yu ran straight into the washroom to look at himself in the mirror as he tried to operate the Facebook.

He saw many different faces of strangers pop up inside the mirror.

10 minutes later.

Chu Liang and Chu Yu were at the drinking table.

Chu Yu looked at his brother, "This technique is also against Heaven’s will, where did you get it from?"

"I got it from an ancient monument. At that time, I paid a huge price in order to get it." Chu Liang, sighed as he shook his head, "Let’s not talk about such an upsetting topic. Now that you possess this technique manual, I’m sure you know what to do with it."

Chu Yu nodded, he knew exactly how to use it now that he had the manual.

"To fully utilise the Facebook technique requires great talent. Even after I’ve spent so much time cultivating, I can only manage to take on two to three sets of faces. And yet, I am not able to capture their aura and disposition as well as you." Chu Liang sighed in exasperation, "I guess everyone is really born different."

Chu Yu laughed, "What’s mine is also my brother’s!"

"That’s right, the stronger you are, the happier I am. Train well in this technique. Cultivate to the highest level, and ensure that you are able to fully grasp their aura, disposition and energy fluctuations. At that point, you can take on someone else’s identity and fool everybody." Chu Liang’s eyes glimmered, "Then, the things that we can achieve will truly be limitless!"

"So, do you think that... I’m ready?" Chu Yu smiled widely.

Chu Liang nodded, then shook his head and said in a serious tone, "Younger brother, if you were only staying in this city, based on your current abilities and your immense talent, you would be the creme de la creme."

"However... you have much to learn if you wish to match up to the giants in the field. Acupoint charging and the opening of meridians are merely elementary levels to the ancient masters. Only when you reach the level of Xiantian Qi Practitioner are you considered worthy to enter their ranks."

"Xiantian Qi Practioner?" Chu Yu had heard of such a realm, but it felt extremely far.

As an underworld clan, the Chu Clan only had about seven to eight ancestors who have managed to make it to that realm.

However, there have been none who have made it there in recent years.

"The Xiantian Qi Practitioners have existed for between three to five hundred years. They have the ability to fill oceans, and manipulate wind and rain at their will. In the ancient times, they were known as the Earth Gods. Before the reversal of the magnetic fields, such a realm was merely considered basic."

Chu Yu looked at his brother, suddenly realizing that even though he was not of particularly high cultivation level, the things he knew... far exceeded those of the general populous.

Many of these events were rarely mentioned, even in the books contained with the Chu Clan’s extensive library. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

Chu Liang smiled at Chu Yu, "Do you know why we went head to head against the Xie Clan?"

Chu Yu thought for a moment before replying, "Because we are stronger than them."

Chu Liang shook his head, "That is only one factor, no matter how strong we are, it may be easy to snuff out the Xie Clan, but how would we stand up to the others?"

Chu Yu was stunned as he pondered over the truth in his brother’s words. The Xie Clan had set up camp here for many years, allowing them to establish a deep network and form alliances.

If it was just the Chu Clan, regardless how strong they were, it would have taken more than a night to get rid of the Xie Clan.

Chu Liang smiled, "Actually, our clan has always been on good terms with the Guo Clan! Furthermore... I have always wanted to contribute to the Guo Clan in my own way. The jade that I gave you was retrieved... during one of our joint exercises."

Chu Yu had an epiphany!

Having been an attentive student for many years, he was keenly aware of how powerful the country is.

During the transition into the New Era, the country was one of the first to react.

Furthermore, too many secrets were hidden within the ancient lands.

The Mainland used to be the best place for cultivation and cultivators.

However, the authorities kept an extremely low profile, treating most other clans well. They rarely interfered in inter-clan feuds.

All of the factions, including the ancient clans and factions, rarely had any confrontations with the government.

They kept a respectful distance from each other’s matters.

This was also one of the reasons why the Xie Clan was furious when they saw the article by the authorities.

Chu Yu finally understood that even though his clan had not been deeply rooted inside the city, they had not been idle.

He murmured, "No wonder..."

Chu Liang whispered, "The ancient clan that Lin Shimeng is in, as well as the ancient faction that her fiance is in, possess powers far beyond those of anyone here."

Chu Yu nodded and took a deep breath, "Brother, I understand, I will work hard, and I’ll be careful."

"Mm, when you return to the Dragon City, you shouldn’t be too bothered by the people back home, just put all your effort into your cultivation. I will send you some of the resources that we gleaned off the Xies. Since you’re still a Heaven’s Pride, you should continue along the path of cultivation!"

Chu liang looked at Chu Yu, "Whenever you attain the level of Xiantian Qi Practioner, the Chu Clan can finally... rise with you to the top!"

"But always, always remember... Facebook!"

Limitless - Chapter 17: Brothers!

Chapter 17: Brothers!

Chu Tianqiang immediately suppressed the gust of energy, overjoyed. He cupped his fist and bowed to Chu Yu.

Even without considering the hierarchy of the underworld clans, just based on what Chu Yu had done for him today, it was only right that he bowed to him.

He bowed willingly!

A teacher would impart knowledge and skills, and explain difficult concepts.

Only the very best could be teachers!

Chu Yu had done him a great service!

Such methods were rare, even amongst the Underworld Clans.

This was power channeling!

He had the ability to impart such power into another person without reason. This required unparalleled technique!

Anyone short of great could not have pulled it off.

One mistake during the process would result in the explosion of the recipient.

Even within the Chu Clan, power channeling was only something in the stories that they've heard.

None of them had actually witnessed it.

It is no wonder that young master made us swear. This is really something that cannot be revealed!

Furthermore... young master was able to channel his power to us Acupoint Charging Stage Six martial artists. What stage of Acupoint Charging was young master at?

Chu Tiansheng stood to the side. Even though he knew that he was up next, he was still extremely apprehensive about it.

"Uncle Sheng, it is your turn." Chu Yu smiled.

Ten minutes later.

Chu Tiansheng looked up with an expression of shock.

Surprise, ecstaticism, disbelief!

Just like Chu Tianqiang before him, he cupped his fist and bowed deeply towards Chu Yu.

"Uncle Qiang, Uncle Sheng, please remember what you swore upon." Beads of sweat broke out on Chu Yu’s forehead.

Using the vertical eye in his forehead continuously and use the Killing Days Technique to open up

the Acupoints of two people was no small feat even for Chu Yu.

Even though the process looked extremely simple, it was in fact extremely tiring and required nothing but the highest levels of concentration and effort from Chu Yu.

Even the slightest mistake could have caused a catastrophe.

Yet, all of this was worth it!

Even though they were the sons of concubines, they were part of the nucleic group within the Chu Clan. They were fiercely loyal to the clan, and had never despised Chu Yu despite his "wasted" status.

Helping them to breakthrough and making them stronger provided an additional layer of insurance for Chu Yu as he tried to hide his true identity. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

Chu Yu was past his rash days and he now understood the importance of hiding his true power.

He knew that the Xie Clan will not relent, similarly he had no intention of stopping.

He was still planning his grand trap for them. One that could bury them for good.

When Chu Yu finally came downstairs with Chu Tianqiang and Chu Tiansheng, Lord Thief began scanning them with its eyes, flying around between the three of them.

It could feel a different level of spiritual energy radiating from Chu Tianqiang and Chu Tiansheng.

Furthermore, when the two of them were breaking through upstairs, waves of tremors were felt by both Lord Thief and Xiao Yue.

This was also the reason why Lord Thief continued to stay by Chu Yu’s side.

Before this, he could only suspect that Chu Yu had such an ability. Today confirmed his suspicions.

Xiao Yue swept over Chu Yu with her smart eyes, the edges of her mouth forming into a faint smile.

She didn't say anything and turned away to continue watching cartoon on the television.

Chu Yu’s two other bodyguards were still on patrol outside. He had similar plans for them, but the time was not ripe. Right now, he had more important matters to attend to. He wanted to see his brother.

...

Chu Liang.

The eldest son of the Seventh Elder of the Chu Clan, Chu Yu’s blood brother.

Chu Liang was 26 years old, and had attained Acupoint Charging Stage Six.

Even though he was still very young, his beard and thick eyebrows made him look mature beyond his years.

Upon closer inspection, Chu Liang and Chu Yu looked alike in many aspects, yet their characters and sense of fashion were completely different.

Since the tender age of 17, Chu Liang had been shadowing the clan elders as they went about settling various issues.

Even though he was quite talented in cultivation, he was even more skilled in handling various situations.

This earned him the nickname of Master Strategist.

The Xie Clan had left many of their businesses and assets behind, spanning various industries. Under normal circumstances, they could not possibly be accounted for properly in a couple of days.

Yet, under the leadership of Chu Liang, they managed to turn over all of the Xie Clan’s assets to the Chu Clan within half a day.

Having settled all of these matters, Chu Liang called his little brother, then sent someone to pick his brother up and send him over.

The brothers have not met for a very long time.

They finally met in a low key clubhouse in Yan Jing city.

This clubhouse was a Chu Clan business, set up many years ago.

Even though the Chu Clan had not dispatched any members to set up camp here, they did set up small enclaves.

Else, taking over the Xie Clan’s assets, with only a limited number of people, would have overstretched the Chu Clan’s resources.

Yet in fact, it did not.

These were actually all part of a plan Chu Liang set in motion many years ago. He was just waiting for the right moment to strike.

When he saw Chu Yu, his eyes lit up and he smiled. He walked over to hug Chu Yu and pat him on the back.

"You are still so skinny!"

Chu Yu felt warmth, Chu Liang had always been extremely caring towards him.

"Brother, how’s everything?"

"Rest assured, everything is going great!" Chu Liang laughed.

Chu Liang dragged Chu Yu into the room.

The gigantic space housed only the two of them.

Chu Liang said, "This place is set up such that outsiders cannot eavesdrop on our conversation. I haven’t seen you in a long time, let us have a good catch up."

As he spoke, he filled two glasses with wine. They raised their glasses and Chu Liang finished the wine in a single gulp.

"Ah..." Chu Liang sighed, "This is good wine!"

On the other hand, Chu Yu merely took a sip before wincing, "Spicy!"

"Haha, you have no idea. This is great wine, authentic Erguotou [1], preserved for over 60 years. These were all taken from the Xie Clan reserves." Chu Liang chuckled.

Chu Yu’s eyes glimmered, "Give me some later."

"I thought you didn’t like alcohol" Chu Liang looked at his brother with some confusion.

Chu Yu chuckled, "Being filial, I’m bringing it to my father-in-law."

"You..." Chu Liang smiled as he shook his head. He then said to Chu Yu, his face serious, "To this point, I’ve always wanted to tell you something."

"Mm, go ahead."

"The faction that Lin Shimeng is a part of is extremely big, but... it is not the strongest amongst all the foreign ancient factions. Some time back, I received news from an informant. He could not validate it, but mentioned that Lin Shimeng’s masters had arranged a marriage for her. That marriage... would allow them to further their influence and power."

Having finished what he wanted to say, he looked at Chu Yu, his eyes glowing.

Chu Yu considered this, before saying, "Brother, I have regained my powers."

"That’s great news... hmm? What? What did you say?" Chu Yu’s expression changed immediately and

he got to his feet, feeling his surroundings.

Only then did he reply Chu Yu in a dignified manner, "Really?"

Chu Yu nodded, "Brother, you’re currently at Acupoint Charging Stage Six right? I have the ability to promote you instantly to Stage Seven. If you want to go higher, I can’t do it in a short period of time. However, given sufficient time, I should be able to do it."

Chu Liang slowly recovered from the initial shock and looked at Chu Yu, "That being the case, on Mount Tai... it wasn’t that bird who saved you? And the five experts that were killed on the outskirts of Yan Jing... were also you?"

Chu Yu nodded.

Chu Liang gasped, "How on earth did this happen?"

"When I had entered Tongusi, I found my way into a cave. There, I chanced upon an item which suppressed the energies in my body. All these years, I have not stopped cultivating, I just could not bring my powers to bear." Chu Yu explained.

"That would mean that, for the past 16 years, you haven’t stopped progressing? Your cultivation... had never ceased?" Chu Liang looked ecstatic. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

He was keenly aware of his brother’s talent!

Previously, there were some people from an ancient faction who wanted to recruit Chu Yu after hearing about his amazing talent.

Yet, by the time they arrived at the Chu Clan, Chu Yu had already been "ruined". As such, they had to settle for Chu Xi, who was slightly less talented than his brother.

If Chu Yu had actually not been ruined all these years, then...

Chu Liang’s breathing got quicker and quicker!

To be honest, even the landslide victory over the Xie Clan that allowed the Chus to gain a foothold in Yan Jing did not excite him as much.

That was well within expectations, but this... this was unexpected. Furthermore, this was a wish that he had hoped to fulfill for many years!

No one knew this, but after hearing that his brother was ruined, Chu Liang, who had never cried before, hid in a corner and bawled his eyes out.

"So... what stage are you at now..." Chu Liang looked at Chu Yu, excitement spilling over.

"Acupoint Charging, Stage Eight." Chu Yu smiled at his brother, his eyes gleaming.

"Great!" Chu Liang punched his fist in the air, "This is awesome!"

[1] Erguotou is a type of White wine.

Limitless - Chapter 16: Shock and Awe

Chapter 16: Shock and Awe

The dawn of the next day.

The battle had ended, and the dust had settled.

The mighty Xie Clan, who had been stationed at Yan Jing for 33 years retreated from the capital with all its members.

Such an illustrious clan was defeated in just one night.

The Chu Clan, on the other hand, had climbed high up the power rankings in Yan Jing in just one night. The final nail in the coffin for the Xie Family came from an article by the authorities.

"In the many years that the Xie Clan has been in the city, they have not fulfilled their obligations to the public as an influential clan. They were overindulgent, arrogant and domineering. They were career criminals, and committed many crimes, leading to many complaints from the general public. We are extremely fortunate to have the Chu Family dish out justice to them. They have expelled the Xie Clan, and brought peace to the land."

Having left the city with much hate and unwillingness, the members of the Xie Clan saw red when they saw the article.

"F*ck that, peace to the land!"

"Since when were we arrogant, domineering career criminals?"

"They are adding more sins by the day..."

"This is slander!"

Xie Xiaotian coughed up blood and hollered, "I hate this!"

Xie Xiaotian’s anger built, to a point where his body could no longer handle it and he fainted from the anger.

The Xie Clan had set up for many years in the city of Yan Jing and their businesses spread all across the city. In their rush to leave, they only managed to take a small amount of cash with them. As for the rest of their assets, they were left in the city for others to claim.

The net value of the assets was astronomical, enough to tempt anybody.

Yet, no one went to claim them!

This was what the Chu Clan had fought for and won!

If the Chu Clan had failed, then all their assets in the area would have naturally belonged to the Xie Clan.

The result was a forgone conclusion the moment the nucleus of the Xie Clan left Yan Jing.

It was then that Lin Shimeng said her goodbyes and left with her four elders.

She still had many things to settle and communicate. Now that Chu Yu was safe, she could set aside her worries.

After sending Lin Shimeng off, he asked Xiao Yue and Lord Thief to stay downstairs. He then called Chu Tianqiang and Chu Tiansheng up to his room.

After the wounds on their wrists were treated, it seemed like there wasn't going to be any major problems.

However, even at Acupoint Charging Stage 6, it would take a long time to heal a torn wrist ligament.

It was also fortunate that the elder that Lin Shimeng brought with her knew how to treat the wound.

If not for the timely treatment, the battle power of these two men would have been severely affected permanently.

"Young master, how did you..." Chu Tianqiang looked earnestly at Chu Yu.

He wasn't concerned about the injury to his wrist. What he was truly concerned about was how this "ruined" young master of his could use the Voice Transmission Technique to speak to him.

Even though it was 16 years ago, no one in the Chu Clan could forget how amazing Chu Yu was. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

Even though Chu Tiansheng did not speak, he awaited Chu Yu’s reply eagerly.

Chu Yu did not answer the question. Instead, he posed one of his own. "If I recall correctly, both of you are at Acupoint Charging Stage 6, am I right?" They nodded in agreement simultaneously.

Chu Yu pondered for a moment and looked at the two men. "If... the clan is in agreement, would both uncles be willing to follow me to the Dragon City?"

Chu Tianqiang and Chu Tiansheng looked at each other, then back at Chu Yu, and said in unison, "Of course!"

Disregarding the fact that Chu Yu may not actually be uncultivable, even if he was ruined, he was still a high ranking individual in the Chu Clan.

Despite their talent, Chu Tianqiang and Chu Tiansheng had limited resources to cultivate themselves as they were of ordinary origin. In order to access the materials, they had to contribute to the clan.

They had looked after Chu Yu since young, and were well aware of his character. If they stood by Chu Yu’s side, they would receive much more cultivation materials than they were currently receiving!

"Okay then. Now, swear that you will not breathe a word to anyone about what you’re about to witness." Chu Yu once again used the Targeted Voice Transmission Technique to speak to them. This time, they did not hesitate.

"I, Chu Tianqiang (Chu Tiansheng) swear that, I will not breathe a word of what I see today to anyone. Should I not keep to my word, I shall burn in hell!" Both of them looked at Chu Yu after completing their vows.

Chu Yu smiled and nodded. "Uncle Qiang, please extend your hand."

Chu Tianqiang extended his good arm in front of Chu Yu.

Chu Yu shook his head, "The other one."

Chu Tianqiang extended his injured arm.

Chu Yu unwrapped the bandage around his wrist and threw it to the ground.

A faint red line on Chu Tianqiang’s wrist was all that was left of the wound. The blood had clotted.

Yet, looking at it was still rather unsettling.

Chu Tianqiang had no idea what Chu Yu was doing, but he had deep faith in Chu Yu, so he did not question him.

Chu Tiansheng was equally confused, yet he too, did not ask any questions.

After which, Chu Yu grabbed the wound with his hand.

A sharp wave of pain caused Chu Tianqiang to wince and squirm, yet he did not make a sound.

"How brave!" Chu Yu chuckled.

Before Chu Tianqiang could speak, he felt a burning sensation on the wound. An astonishing wave of heat radiated from it... and it spread quickly throughout his body.

"This..." Chu Tianqiang was aghast.

Chu Yu’s body was unaffected by the tiny fluctuations that radiated outwards.

Yet, Chu Tiansheng was shocked stiff by what he saw.

What... What... What is happening?

Chu Tiansheng rubbed his eyes thoroughly, suspecting that he was dreaming!

He could clearly feel wave after wave of fluctuating energies radiating from Chu Tianqiang.

He... was breaking through?!

The breakthrough process for an Acupoint Charging martial artist required the opening up of the acupoints.

During this process, every acupoint opened up would add a point of strength to the body.

At the same time, in the instant that the acupoint is opened, there would be a strong wave of energy radiating outwards.

What Chu Tiansheng found unbelievable was that he had never witnessed breakthrough at such a fast rate!

Chu Tianqiang, who was on par with him at Acupoint Charging Stage 6, had only opened up 183 of his acupoints.

Yet, in that short span of time, he felt four waves of power radiating from Chu Tianqiang.

He had opened up... four acupoints in the blink of an eye?

Was this even possible?

Every martial artist had a different amount of talent.

Based on their talent, under normal circumstances, they had already reached their maximum potential.

In order to progress further, they required an astronomical amount of resources.

Yet, what was he witnessing now?

Chu Tianqiang, who was being held by his wound, was radiating pulses of energy continuously.

This meant that the acupoints in his body were being forced open one after another!

This miracle that he witnessed would be forever etched in his mind.

He would never forget this day, not for the rest of his life!

He had witnessed a miracle with his own eyes!

His young master, who had been wasted for 16 years, had managed to change their lives and their fates in a single stroke.

Chu Tiansheng stood stunned as he witnessed the scene unfolding before him.

Chu Tianqiang, who was experiencing this first hand, must be feeling the same thing many times stronger.

Shock had completely taken over him!

The shackles on the acupoints were like the cork on a wine bottle. Without external help, it was almost impossible to unplug it.

A corkscrew was like a powerful cultivation technique.

The higher the level of the technique, the easier it was to open up the acupoint, and the less damage it will cause.

The best corkscrews could remove the cork without doing much damage to it.

Similarly, the best cultivation techniques would do little to no damage to the body when they opened up the acupoints.

In the moment that the acupoint is opened up, all the trash accumulated there would be flushed away, causing damage to the acupoints.

This was why every martial artist required large amounts of medicine in order to consolidate after breaking through.

Consolidation was simply, a recovery process.

Under normal circumstances, a martial artist would need to use various techniques to break open the shackles around the acupoint slowly.

Only when the shackles were weakened did he use all his power to flush it open.

Yet now... it was as if the acupoints in Chu Tianqiang’s body were met with a rapid, unstoppable wave of force. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

Everything in its way... was crushed like dry weeds and rotten wood.

Furthermore, Chu Tianqiang could feel that in the moment his acupoints were being opened, there was no damage to his acupoints! This was an ability so strong it would send shivers down anyone’s spine.

After 15 minutes, Chu Yu finally let go of Chu Tianqiang’s hand.

He let out a long breath before looking at Chu Tianqiang, "Uncle Qiang, how do you feel?"

Chu Tianqiang’s face was a mixture of surprise, entertainment, unparalleled joy and disbelief

He looked down at his wrist and noted that the faint red line was still present.

Yet!

All the acupoints that were previously injured were as good as new!

He tested his internal powers cautiously.

Bam!

A strong gust of energy exploded outwards in an instant.

Acupoint Charging Stage 7!

True Martial World - Chapter 40: Each having a Scheme

Early the next morning, the members of the warrior preparation camp arrived at the square. They already knew that Zhang Yuxian had left. Many people had heard Zhang Yuxian's beast galloping away last night. Of course, that included Yi Yun.

"Yi Yun!" At the square, Lian Chengyu called Yi Yun from afar. His expression was still warm.

"Young Master Lian, what's the matter?" Yi Yun asked with a smile; he knew that Lian Chengyu's current demeanor was an act for the villagers.

At the square, there were many onlookers. Although Lian Chengyu had long since wanted to get rid of Yi Yun, he did not want to do it in front of the villagers.

Having appreciated Yi Yun, it was possible Zhang Yuxian would return to the Lian tribal clan for Yi Yun after he completed his mission.

Even if Zhang Yuxian didn't return, he might ask about Yi Yun at the kingdom's selection.

If Lian Chengyu had attacked Yi Yun in public, it would ease his emotions, but with so many people watching, word would spread. At any rate, he couldn't silence the entire tribe.

If the matter was investigated by Zhang Yuxian, Lian Chengyu would be implicated. Hence, he planned on using a slow and steady manner to get rid of Yi Yun.

Noticing that Lian Chengyu did not turn the tables, Yi Yun happily joined in with Lian Chengyu's shenanigans. Besides, if they were to really break out into conflict, Yi Yun's strength was still insufficient. Also, Yi Yun was still not done absorbing the desolate bone essence.

"Yi Yun, Lord Zhang left behind a note and a box of pills. In the note, he instructed that the pills were for the both of us. The pill for me isn't a mild drug. A person with low cultivation cannot eat it. As for yours, it's very suitable for building a beginner's foundation."

Lian Chengyu reasoned it well. If Yi Yun didn't know who he was, he would have fully believed in it.

"Oh, a pill!?" said Yi Yun as his eyes lit up. He was extremely excited and anticipant. "Lord Zhang left a pill for me?"

"Yes!" Seeing Yi Yun's silly look, Lian Chengyu sneered in his mind. He's indeed a retard. He actually believed that there was a pie in the sky.

"Lord Zhang sure is generous. The kindness he has shown the both of us must be remembered even if we rise up!" Lian Chengyu patted and advised Yi Yun, but in his eyes, there was killing intent.

With Zhang Yuxian gone, Lian Chengyu could no longer conceal his killing intent towards Yi Yun.

"Young Master Lian’s words are wise. I will not forget it," Yi Yun answered with a sincere desire to learn. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

"Yi Yun, your talent is far greater than mine. When the desolate bone essence is extracted, I intend to give you some of it. This desolate bone essence not only concerns our future, but it concerns the future of a thousand lives living in the Lian tribal clan. I can't trust anyone else but little brother Yi. I will be more assured if you lead the brewing."

"Let's do it this way. In the day, you will carry on refining the desolate bones. When it is refined, we shall consume it together as brothers. I will then help you, allowing you to reach the second realm of Mortal Blood, Vigor. I will then give you the pill from Lord Zhang, allowing your cultivation to go one step further!"

Lian Chengyu smirked as he said those words. Yi Yun, on the other hand, knew it was a mocking expression.

Without Zhang Yuxian, to Lian Chengyu, Yi Yun was just a child who could be crushed easily in his palms.

Even if Lian Chengyu had really prepared a pill for him, it would most likely be a slow-acting poison. It would paralyze him and cause him to slowly die in pain.

But from Lian Chengyu's point of view, no poison was better than the Frost Python's frost toxin. It was without cure. Using the Frost Python's frost toxin to kill Yi Yun was most fitting!

"I will complete whatever matter Young Master Lian assigns me." Yi Yun patted his chest with a guarantee. He pledged like a hot-blooded youth.

When Zhang Yuxian arrived in the Lian tribal clan, the refining of the desolate bones had not been halted. Its location was just moved to the Lian Clan Herb Mountain. After all, having a huge cauldron burning day and night when Zhang Yuxian entered the Lian tribal clan was not appropriate.

Lian Chengyu wanted to use the frost toxin to continue harming Yi Yun and slowly push him towards a miserable death. It would also allay suspicions away from him since dead men tell no tales.

As for Yi Yun, he planned to absorb all the energy of the desolate bones before he fell out with Lian Chengyu. He wanted to break through to the Qi Gatherer realm, increasing the chips in his hand.

As such, both of them quickly hit it off as they each had their own schemes. With that, Yi Yun happily went to refine the desolate bone.

Of course, to Lian Chengyu, Yi Yun's elated behavior resembled an immature kid.

"This retard. I'm sending him to his death, yet he remains so happy. How could my talent lose to this retard? How humiliating is that!" Lian Chengyu sneered. He balled his fist so tightly that his knuckles emitted soft explosive sounds.

...

Yi Yun was pining after the desolate bones, as he had not absorbed its energy for three days.

Without the desolate bones supplementing him with energy, Yi Yun's cultivation was slower. He would also feel hungry as a result.

"Damn it kid, where did you die to?"

The dark faced men in charge of refining the bones snapped at Yi Yun.

These men had been staying up on the Lian Clan Herb Mountain, so they were not aware of the events that happened with Zhang Yuxian.

Their impression of Yi Yun was still that of an ill-ridden child. So they were not amiable towards him.

Yi Yun did not pay them any attention. He went to his familiar spot and began chopping wood.

Today, he was prepared to absorb all the energy from the desolate bone because Yi Yun knew that there was not much time left. Lian Chengyu's patience might run out in a few days.

He had to break through into the fifth Mortal Blood level, the Qi Gatherer realm.

Facing the burning cauldron, Yi Yun took in a deep breath. In his vision, he saw endless points of lights.

These points of lights were like a delectable cuisine; Yi Yun was already drooling.

Come on, I'll eat it clean!

With that in mind, Yi Yun conjured up a purple vortex with his heart in the eye of the storm.

In that split second, Yi Yun felt his body heat up. A heat flow began circulating through the conception and governor vessels that Yi Yun had just recently opened up.

After that, in Yi Yun's vision, several purplish-red light dots appeared from the cauldron's mouth before an uncountable number of light dots began to emerge from the "Li Fire Water", and flew towards Yi Yun like a flock of birds!

"This..." Yi Yun was momentarily shocked. The number of light dots were more than he had anticipated. It had even formed a line!

"Shoo! Shoo! Shoo!"

The light drops rained on Yi Yun's body, entering his meridians without resistance.

Yi Yun suddenly felt his body tremble. He felt his meridians were about to burst!

Pain!

An extremely intense pain caused Yi Yun to fall to the ground. And the energies were still entering his body without pause. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

If the men refining the desolate bones could see, they would see Yi Yun's body covered by a halo.

True Martial World - Chapter 39: A person’s most painful experience in life

Yi Yun repeatedly performed the twelve movements of the Elephant Swallowing Technique. For an unknown reason, it was extremely energy depleting. In Yi Yun's semi-conscious state, he repeated the moves five times before he felt exhausted!

Yi Yun opened his eyes and felt his abdomen burning, it was as if a fire had lit up!

Large amounts of blood and energy was supplied to his stomach in a surging fashion!

A normal person would have their blood flow to their stomachs after a meal. This was to aid the digestive process.

Yi Yun was in a similar situation, just magnified a hundred times.

Yi Yun felt that if he wished, his entire body's blood could be condensed within his stomach. Even metal nails and glass could be digested!

The bloated feeling from eating the Guanyin clay had completely vanished. Under the strong peristalsis within his stomach, the coagulated Guanyin clay had already been separated.

Yi Yun lifted his head to realize that everyone was looking at him. Zhang Yuxian had a smile on his face. As for the people from the warrior preparation camp, they could only be described as astonished, jealous, and hostile.

At that moment, Lian Chengyu walked over to Yi Yun with a smile.

"Yi Yun, I must give in." Yi Yun looked surprised as Lian Chengyu said that. Lian Chengyu also patted Yi Yun's shoulder saying nicely, "Yi Yun, to be honest, I was wondering if you had passed the preliminaries due to sheer luck. But you have just proven yourself. I hereby apologize to you. I can't believe that you have such great talent!"

Lian Chengyu was not stingy with his praise. "In the past, using you to pick herbs was a waste of talent. From now on, you can enter the warrior preparation camp. The Lian tribal clan will focus on grooming you!"

"It's too bad that the kingdom's selection is in a few weeks. You have to blame me for not noticing your talent, wasting your time. With only this amount of time left to practice martial arts, it's unlikely you can pass the kingdom's selection…"

"But it's alright. If this stupid brother of yours becomes a kingdom warrior, I will definitely help you. I will ensure that you will be able to leave this vast wilderness. When the time comes, you will be able to support our Lian tribal clan, and be glorious. We can even mass migrate into the cities!" Lian Chengyu said earnestly. His eyes did not exhibit the slightest amount of deceit.

If Yi Yun did not know Lian Chengyu well, he would have been fooled!

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Lian Chengyu was exactly doing so.

Yi Yun understood that he was doing it as an act in front of Zhang Yuxian.

The moment Zhang Yuxian left, Lian Chengyu would reveal his true colors.

How could Lian Chengyu tolerate his growth?

Yi Yun sillily smiled, saying to Lian Chengyu, "Thank you Young Master Lian, I will not disappoint you."

Seeing Yi Yun fooled, Lian Chengyu broke into a smile. He did not expect that under the skin of this twelve-year-old was an adult with richer experience than himself.

Lian Chengyu carried on with some words of encouragement before turning towards Zhang Yuxian saying, "Lord Zhang, I'm a dumb student. My perceptivity is not as good as my younger brother, Yi Yun. I still haven't mastered the Elephant Swallowing Technique, could Lord Zhang please demonstrate it again for us students?"

Since he had decided to settle scores later, Lian Chengyu showed humility on the surface. But for Zhao Tiezhu and company to hear those words, they began choking.

"Young Master Lian…"

Zhao Tiezhu was worried. How could Lian Chengyu think so highly of Yi Yun? How could he say those words…

"Shut up. All of you are good for nothings. All the tribe's rations and meat were provided to you, but you can't even learn this Elephant Swallowing Technique today. It's so humiliating. If you don't practice it well, do you really want to die with your stomachs ruptured from eating Guanyin clay?"

The moment Lian Chengyu said "die", Zhao Tiezhu and company suddenly changed their expressions. Right, this isn't a joke. If they didn't learn it well, they would have to live with the consequences!

Seeing Lian Chengyu appropriate handling of matters, and his good choice of words, Zhang Yuxian nodded. Lian Chengyu had both talent and good leadership potential. He was a talented individual.

Zhang Yuxian said, "For this Elephant Swallowing Technique, eating wood and Guanyin clay is just the beginning stage. If you meet the criteria, you can even try eating materials with devastating energies or treasures that are extremely difficult to digest. The effects of practicing the skill will be better."

These words were only for Lian Chengyu and Yi Yun. From Zhang Yuxian point of view, only Lian Chengyu and Yi Yun had the ability to leave the vast wilderness and become a true warrior.

He turned towards Zhao Tiezhu and company, saying, "As for you, although you won't have the opportunity to eat all those treasures, but if you were to master the Elephant Swallowing Technique, you will be able to eat grass roots and tree bark safely during a famine. It will be a great boon to your survival. Even learning a tiny bit will be extremely valuable for you."

"I will do it again. The speed will be much slower. Look carefully. To be able to identify the charm of the Elephant Swallowing Technique will all depend on yourself!"

With that, Zhang Yuxian began moving again.

He really slowed down, but he was still unable to get through to Zhao Tiezhu and company.

The result for that night was wailings from the toilets of the Lian tribal clan.

Some people say that the most painful thing in life is the failure to find a bathroom when experiencing diarrhea. They would eventually have to shit in their pants.

But for Zhao Tiezhu and company, what would this be called?

Only those who experienced what Zhao Tiezhu was feeling will know that even shitting in their pants was extreme bliss.

That night, the only doctor in the Lian tribal clan boiled a huge pot of laxatives. Every member of the warrior preparation camp drank it, but they still could not succeed in excreting what they consumed out.

As a last resort, they had to follow Zhang Yuxian's words. They used their fingers to dig. When they realized their fingers were not long enough, they used bamboo sticks.

As for bamboo sticks being inserted into their rectum…

That feeling was…"heavenly".

In fact, using a bamboo stick to dig was not easy. It was an extremely difficult task for an individual, because they could not see.

As a last resort, they had to "help" one another. They had to reveal their ass, getting a brother to help…

That scene was too perfect that Yi Yun didn't want to think about it.

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Just listening to the shrill cries, one could imagine the carnage happening. The bamboo sticks might have dug through something…

On the second day, Zhao Tiezhu and company's faces walked soft-footedly with an ashen expression. They had not been able to sleep the whole night for they were constantly running to the toilet. Even after they had drunk the laxative, all that came out was yellow liquid, as for the bamboo sticks… Even known tortures were nothing in comparison. However, they were thankful that they did not eat too much Guanyin clay. As a result of the laxatives and the digging, no one died.

…

For the second day of training, Zhao Tiezhu and company no longer dared to eat the Guanyin clay. As such, Zhang Yuxian only taught Yi Yun and Lian Chengyu.

Eventually, Zhang Yuxian did not even stay the full three days at the Lian tribal clan.

On the second night, a jade slip that accompanied Zhang Yuxian trembled while producing a sound.

This jade slip was a messaging device the Jing Long Wei used.

Seeing the jade slip tremble, Zhang Yuxian's expression changed. He left a note, mounted his beast and disappeared into the night…