Limitless - Chapter 29: Do You Believe?

 Chapter 29: Do You Believe?

Chu Yu found his way to the Ruins of the Pile of Three Stars very quickly.

There used to be a big museum on this piece of land, where artefacts excavated from the ruins were displayed.

However, when the Liu Clan moved to Shu, they removed the magic tools inside the museum and tore it down.

Today, the once barren land has become a lush green forest thanks to the high amount of spiritual energy.

Chu Yu found the entrance to the ruins guarded by a group of men.

The place looked like a ruined altar, and was in the middle of the forest.

Chu Yu opened his vertical eye in his forehead and found that the strongest of the guards was merely an Acupoint Charging Stage Six individual.

These were likely to be the people of the Liu Clan of Shu.

After which, Chu Yu used his eye to look towards the altar.

The initially ruined altar instantly looked extraordinary under the glare of Chu Yu’s vertical eye.

A strong aura of grandeur struck him!

What strong spiritual energy!

Chu Yu was speechless.

Under the observation of his vertical eye, he saw a door in the middle of the altar. The strong spiritual energy was radiating from that door.

Yet, it did not seem to leak to the surroundings as those guarding the entrance seemed unaffected.

Chu Yu subsequently found out that the door hid a trap. The spiritual energies within it were like a raging tide, flowing ferociously, concealing an unimaginable power capable of ripping someone to shreds.

Anyone who could not sense this aura and barged in would be met with a grisly end.

However, upon closer observation, Chu Yu realized that the dark spiritual energy seemed to follow a pattern.

If one was familiar with the pattern, gaining entry would be much easier.

Chu Yu observed from afar, his body not leaking any power fluctuations.

Furthermore, those guards were of a low cultivation level and could not sense his presence.

Chu Yu waited patiently for half a day, and realized that even though the flow of the spiritual energy followed a pattern, it was extremely complicated. Its difficulty... was way harder than the mathematics problems from many decades ago.

For an Acupoint Charging Stage Eight individual like Chu Yu, even though his calculation skills were good, it would take him at least a few days to figure out the pattern behind the flow of the spiritual energy.

He smiled bitterly, he did not want to wait.

A nagging feeling of misfortune was bugging him. He wanted to enter the ruins as soon as possible to find Lin Shimeng.

Forget it, he wasn’t going to wait any longer!

Barge in!

This character was ingrained in Chu Yu. His 16 years of suppression had only taught him to be less crazy and arrogant.

However, it did nothing to control his impulsiveness!

Zoom!

Chu Yu sped through the door like a bolt of lightning.

The martial artists guarding the altar only felt a breeze, but when they recovered, they did not see anything out of the ordinary.

"What was that?"

"I don’t know, maybe it was just the wind..."

"Is there wind in this forest?"

These guards around the altar kept their distance, for fear of the terrifying force that lay within the altar.

After a moment of discussion, they decided to return to their posts.

In their minds, anyone who was going to barge in was courting death.

Once Chu Yu entered through the door, he instantly felt an overwhelming force crashing towards him.

It was like a merciless wave about to swallow him!

Chu Yu opened up the vertical eye in his forehead. Without time to calculate the pattern, he could only rock his body around, dodging all the power waves coming towards him.

The path leading from the door was long, and Chu Yu had not reached the inside even after more than half an hour of walking. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

He suspected that his pace was sacrificed as he had decided to barge in.

The process of barging through was dangerous yet exciting. Any wrong step could bring about much misfortune.

However, in the process of dodging, Chu Yu’s body technique, as well as his control over his vertical eye had improved drastically.

This was why it was important to apply what one practiced.

A general who had never fought a battle could only plan on paper.

After 40 minutes, Chu Yu finally walked out of the path leading from the door.

However, in the next moment, he stepped into a large magical formation.

Woosh!

A wave of sword energies flew past, just above Chu Yu’s head, scaring him so much he broke out in cold sweat.

He had thought that someone had snuck up on him, but he quickly realized that this was the work of the magical formation.

Chu Yu used his vertical eye to survey his surroundings, realizing that they were laden with booby traps.

He closed his vertical eye and opened his eyes. All he saw were broken walls and smashed pillars.

"No wonder they are an ancient sect, I wonder how many years they took to set up all these terrifying magical formations."

Chu Yu murmured to himself before using his vertical eye to look for a safe path.

His first priority was not locating the treasure, he only wanted to find Lin Shimeng.

　　...…

Qi Heng stopped in his tracks and snickered, "You? Suicide?"

Lin Shimeng’s gaze was cold, "I admit I am not your match, but if I want to kill myself, you can’t do anything to stop me."

"Mm, what you’re saying... does make some sense." Qi Heng cocked his head, as if pondering about something.

All of a sudden!

His silhouette disappeared from his location in an instant.

Lin Shimeng suddenly felt weight disappear from her hands, the ancient bronze lamp was gone.

In the next moment, her body was... immobilized.

"Haha, this is our difference in cultivation level. Even though you are from an underworld clan, and are a disciple of the Han Xiao sect, however... your standing is not enough. The resources you can get, too weak."

Qi Zheng smiled casually and said flatly, "During the apocalypse, everything was sealed by a higher power. Anyone with abilities brought large amounts of resources to escape the barren land. Anyone without could only wait helplessly on this earth for death. Even the pocket dimensions created from nothing outside this Earth are on their last legs. The fact is, the world after the apocalypse is devoid of true cultivators and the influence of clans are declining, generation by generation."

Qi Heng’s voice was gentle, but his expression betrayed his feelings, his eyes revealing a tumultuous heart.

"If I was born billions of years ago, I would have been in the Xiantian realms by this age or even higher. Unfortunately, I was born in the wrong era. However, if I compared myself to my seniors, I am considered relatively lucky. I was able to see the revival of the world..."

"That still doesn't change the fact that you're a scum." Lin Shimeng was white with rage, her voice icy.

"Scum? What is scum? Anyone who does wrong without being able to quell the consequences after... that is scum! Anyone who could get away with doing countless evil deeds, that is formidable!"

Qi Heng’s doll face revealed a shameless smile, "Coincidentally, I am a formidable individual!"

He looked at Lin Shi Meng, "As you know, why would the Han Xiao sect want you to marry me? Han Xiao and Jiu Xiao share the same ancestry, and formed the two largest ancient sects after the splitting of the Earth. To link up Han Xiao and Jiu Xiao, there is no need for marriage. Lin Shimeng, do you want to know why your tutors want me to marry you?"

Lin Shimeng was unable to move, her eyes filled with rage. Yet, when she heard this, her eyes revealed a sense of thought and confusion.

Qi Zheng said flatly, "Because the Han Xiao requires resources, and you are of little importance to them! Else, why do you think they put you in the society? And not have you train back in the sect?"

"Rubbish!" Lin Shimeng replied coldly.

"Listen up, I have always done things openly, never secretly. This is the pride of a true genius! Above board, never in secret. This is the pride of a true talent!"

Qi Heng was extremely arrogant as he extended his finger to caress Lin Shimeng’s smooth chin, chuckling coldly, "You should be aware, your basic element is the Yin Fantasy, and the only reason why Han Xiao would take you in is because of your beauty. If you were truly talented, then... you would have become a saint in Han Xiao, and respected beyond imagination. Unfortunately, you are not talented enough, it is good for an underworld clan, but in an ancient sect... it is simply not noticeable.

Qi Heng put his finger to his nose and took a sniff, his expression indulgent, "How fragrant!"

"Shameless!" Lin Shimeng scolded.

Qi Heng was not bothered, replying flatly, "People of your basic element are rare, if you were born before the apocalypse, even if you were of average talent, many of the largest sects would be fighting over you. Unfortunately, you were born in an era where cultivation is on the decline, and the world is in a new era. As a result, people of average talent but exceptional basic elements can only become... items for trade."

Lin Shimeng felt as if she was struck by lightning, her eyes filled with disbelief.

Qi Heng looked at Lin Shimeng and dealt his final blow, "On the other hand, I train with the Intense Sun Heaven Shaking technique! If I bonded with you, my cultivation speed would be increased tremendously, at least by one fold! You don’t have to feel used, such cultivation is symbiotic, whilst I benefit, you will benefit... just as much!"

"I do not need it!"

Lin Shimeng could not move, but she could feel her heart shiver!

Qi Heng was calm, "If you follow me, you will soar into the skies! If you stay with Han Xiao, you can never escape your fate as a trading token. In order to get you, Jiu Xiao have already paid a large price. Haha... the Han Xiaos have a big appetite, don't they?"

"Rubbish, my tutors would never do something like that!"

Lin Shimeng stared coldly at Qi Heng, the rage in her heart burning. She had never expected that her tutors would betray her for benefits.

"Our marriage was arranged a long time ago, till today... you still do not believe your tutors would not do something like that? Should I call you naive, or stupid? Grow a heart next time."

Qi Heng said sarcastically, "Do you believe that if I did you right here, right now, and even if the elders from Han Xiao found out, they would not make a peep?"

As Qi Heng spoke, he let out a raging growl and a ray of light glimmered on his body.

His body was thrown many meters away. With a scream, he spit out a large amount of blood. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

His face turned pale, evidently having suffered serious internal injuries.

Qi Heng roared, his eyes popping out of their sockets, "Who dares to sneak attack me?"

A silhouette walked out from the side. He was a thing and tall youth, and he looked regretfully at Qi Heng, as if regretting why he did not beat him to death just now.

"Do you believe, that if I killed you right here, nobody would care enough to even fart!"

Limitless - Chapter 28: Ruins of the Pile of Three Stars

Chapter 28: Ruins of the Pile of Three Stars

Chu Yu found out from his clan that the Xie Clan was slandering them for the murder at the villa.

When he heard the news, he didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.

The accusation... was not baseless, because he had been the perpetrator. But no one else knew!

As a result, the entire Chu Clan became extremely agitated, accusing the Xie Clan of being shameless sore losers.

"How can they slander us like that? How have we been ruthless?"

"Do they really think that everyone is a fool? If we wanted to be ruthless, we would not have let them run after the battle at Yan Jing, why wait till today to take action?"

"They are obviously framing us, however, the Xie Clan is quite unlucky. They had been completely humiliated by us, and now, they lost two Acupoint Charging Stage Eight experts, hahaha."

"Okay, enough. The Chu Clan has been set up by that killer. For now, you are all to watch your mouths, do not go around making careless comments. We know that we are innocent."

Chu Tianyu, the leader of the Chu Clan raised his head in the middle of the crowd. After saying is piece, he left.

Chu Yu shook his head and sighed. He felt that he was slightly brash in his actions this time. He had no idea that the Xie Clan would be so shameless and slander the Chu Clan with such baseless accusations.

Chu Yu felt a tinge of regret. His brash actions had affected the clan negatively.

He would need to be more careful when he executed his plans in the future.

Chu Yu thought to himself.

The distance between Luo Yang and Shu was not far.

With his speed, he could easily reach the city within half an hour, even without going at full speed.

When he received news from the Chu Clan intelligence website that Lin Shimeng had appeared in Han State with her people, he had guessed their motive.

There was a relatively famous ruin in the Han State.

The Ruins of the Pile of Three Stars!

That place was discovered over 100 years ago. Many ancient artefacts were recovered and it had caused a lot of commotion back then.

They had recovered many intricate bronze artefacts then, but no one knew their purpose. They could only classify them as ritual items, used for praying.

In actual fact, many of the bronze artefacts recovered were magic tools used by cultivators.

Only when the underworld clans began to assimilate into the world did these magic tools, many of them coated with a millennia of dirt and dust, have a chance to be returned to their prior glory.

Many of the magic items recovered them were in the hands of the Liu Clan of Shu.

Having gotten the magic items, the Liu Clan decided to explore the Ruins of the Pile of Three Stars further.

They finally came to the conclusion that this was once the camp of an ancient sect.

This news had got the Liu Clan extremely excited. Such a discovery was a huge opportunity for an underworld clan.

If they could inherit some of the teachings and resources, they could propel the clan to great heights.

Many of the ruins found in recent years were less than 60 million years old... which coincides with the historically cataclysmic event.

The apocalypse had arrived without prior warning, and few cultivators were able to escape the solar system.

Many of those left died without a trace, lost in the rivers of time.

However, there were some who had managed to survive. However, everything on the ground has been sealed and they did not have the ability to unseal it.

They could only carry with them the little resources and teachings that they could salvage and build a new home out of emptiness using their techniques and skills. As a result of this, they had cut themselves off from the rest of the world.

In fact, these were the ancestors of the ancient sects and clans... as well as those of the underworld clans.

At that time, not everyone could run off to other planets to build their own pocket dimension out of nothing. A portion of them stayed on Earth.

The sects that stayed on Earth gradually grew weaker with time, eventually disappearing with the wind altogether.

Their teachings were also buried in time.

These weren’t of interest, the key lay in those large clans and sects that were sealed up!

Countless treasures were sealed up by the cataclysmic event 60 million years ago.

If one was lucky enough to get his hands on such inheritance, in the current spiritual climate, he could find himself as glorious and powerful as those clans billions of years ago.

Those clans were influential and powerful, possessed stunning amounts of inheritance, and had plenty of outstanding members! noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

Following the reversal of the magnetic field and the recovery of spiritual energy, many of these ancient ruins could once again see the daylight.

This was why the underworld clans decided to return and even though the ancient sects and clans are not in this realm, they continue to send people to walk on this realm.

It was not just to experience things on this realm, it was more to search for these ruins!

The Liu Clan of Shu had obtained a large amount of magic tools shortly after they returned. They had used these tools to quickly become the premier clan in Shu.

Having had a taste of what could be hidden, they swore that they would find the real entrance hidden beneath the Ruins of the Pile of Three Stars.

They had in fact found the entrance many years ago, but were terrified by the disorderly energies.

They felt like a small rowing boat facing the raging waves of the ocean!

Any normal Acupoint Charging Stage Five or Six Martial artist would find it difficult to even approach it, not to mention enter it. If he was not careful, his body would be dismembered and ripped to shreds.

Even higher level martial artists did not stand a good chance of survival if they entered.

The Liu Clan had tried for many years with all their might but to no avail.

That was when they had no choice but to search for allies. Naturally, they could not find weak allies.

The ally they found was the ancient sect Han Xiao, Lin Shimeng’s tutors.

After the ancient sect Han Xiao understood the situation, they roped in another ancient sect - Jiu Xiao.

This time, the expedition team from the two ancient clans and the Liu Clan was relatively grand.

There were seven to eight experts in the Invigorated Meridian Realm!

After all, what the Pile of Three Stars hid from view was a huge secret. If it was ever leaked, it would result in a riot.

Lin Shimeng was indeed faced with trouble, but not from the danger of exploring the ruins, but from the people beside her.

Specifically, her fiance Qi Heng from the Jiu Xiao sect.

For this expedition, the Jiu Xiao sect had sent four Invigorated Meridian Realm experts, including Qi Heng. As for the Han Xiao ancient sect, they also sent four Invigorated Meridian Realm experts, and Lin Shimeng, who was at the initial stages of Acupoint Charging Stage Eight.

The Liu Clan had sent one Acupoint Charging Stage Ten martial artist and four Acupoint Charging Stage Nine martial artists.

The three factions had agreed to split the resources in the ruins, with the Liu Clan getting 20% of it and the ancient factions getting 40% of the resources each.

Even though it would seem like the Liu Clan was getting the short end of the stick, they did not have any other choice. If they had the ability to explore the ruins themselves, they would have done it a long time ago instead of waiting till today.

The people from Jiu Xiao and Han Xiao took out a high level magic tool each and successfully passed through the entrance to the ruins.

However, after they entered the ruins, they were split by a strong magical formation.

Coincidentally, Lin Shimeng and Qi Heng met inside the ruins...

These ruins were rather huge, with many large cavities, yet, what a small world it was!

When Qi Heng saw Lin Shimeng, he could not help but mention Chu Yu, causing an argument to break out immediately.

He was only 18 years old, but he was a genius in every sense of the word!

At 18, he was already in the Invigorated Meridian Realm. Even though he was only at Invigorated Meridian Realm Stage One, but he could be considered a true pride of heaven for attaining such a level at such a young age in the current climate.

Qi Heng was not particularly handsome, but he wasn’t ugly either. He had a doll face and his voice had not been broken. As such it was rather shrill and high pitched.

However, he was definitely not childlike in the way he went about doing things.

"I would like to know, is there’s anything going on between you and Chu Yu?" Qi Heng sat atop a rock, and spoke to Lin Shimeng in a tone that did not hide his jealousy and unhappiness.

"What business is it of yours?" Lin Shimeng replied coldly.

"How is it not my business? Lin Shimeng, you are my fiancee! Don’t I have the right to ask?" Rage flashed across Qi Heng’s eyes as his chest heaved.

Before he had seen Lin Shimeng, he did not feel as jealous.

However, when he saw Lin Shimeng for the first time many years ago, he was immediately attracted to this girl.

From that moment on, he began to collect intel on Lin Shimeng.

Chu Yu’s name appeared many times.

If it wasn’t for fear of Lin Shimeng’s bad temper, he would have probably sent people to kill Chu Yu.

If that was the case, there wouldn’t have been the incident with Xie Tianyu.

"Oh, so what?" Lin Shimeng said flatly, "I have not married you yet."

"You... you are going rogue!" Qi Heng looked at Lin Shimeng, full of rage, whilst scanning his surroundings.

Even though they had managed to gain entry into the ruins, they were trapped by the magical formation and could not gain entry into the nucleus of the ruins.

Even though paths stretched endlessly in all directions, both of them did not dare to wander about. If one was not careful, they could be trapped in a killing formation.

Even an Invigorated Meridian Realm expert would be injured by such a formation.

Qi Heng stood up angrily, looked at Lin Shimeng’s slender body, smooth skin and her beautiful eyes, and laughed.

Lin Shimeng increased her alertness and looked at Qi Heng, "Qi Heng, what are you thinking of doing?" She asked coldly.

"What am I thinking of doing? Get intimate with my own fiancee... I’m sure no one will care?" Qi Heng said as he walked towards Lin Shimeng.

Lin Shimeng retrieved a magical tool and activated it

This was an ancient bronze lamp, and she was only able to gain entry into the ruins because of it.

This magical tool had a strong defensive power, even an Invigorated Meridian Realm expert would find it difficult to break through it.

"Do you think that you are completely safe with this magical tool?" Qi Heng chuckled sinisterly, "How naive!"

As he spoke, Qi Heng drew a bronze dagger from his hand and said flatly, "My magical tool, is of the Xiantian realm..."

As he spoke, he disappeared in a flash, his unbelievable speed making him seem like a phantom.

He raised his bronze dagger and stabbed it at Lin Shimeng.

Hmmmm! [1]

The ancient bronze lamp hummed and shot out a faint beam of light that formed into a shield, shielding her within.

The power in the shield was extremely concentrated and it looked like flowing water.

When Qi Heng’s dagger contracted with the light shield, the shield rippled under the impact.

Lin Shimeng couldn’t help but grunt and retreat a few steps.

"Not bad, this thing is quite useful. But, it can eat my blade again!"

Qi Heng screamed, this time, the blade in his hand screeched. Following that, a holographic blade over a foot long shot out from the bronze dagger.

When the holographic blade impacted the light shield from the ancient bronze lamp, the shield... shattered. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

Lin Shimeng’s body shuddered, as if struck by lightning. She retreated a few more steps, her face pale and blood dripping from her lips.

Qi Heng’s doll face smiled sinisterly and said in a high pitched voice, "Now... do you know what an expert is?"

He then stepped towards Lin Shimeng.

Lin Shimeng said coldly, "If you dare to touch me... I will kill myself immediately!"

[1] a humming sound.

Limitless - Chapter 27: Foul Water

Chapter 27: Foul Water 

Through this battle, Chu Yu had a better understanding of his true combat abilities.

Even though he was confident of himself previously, he had never actually undergone a serious battle. Thus, he could not say with certainty.

Those two elders at Acupoint Charging Stage Eight, any one of them, was a supreme expert in the commoner’s world. Before the battle, Chu Yu still had a bit of apprehension in his heart.

But after the exchange of fists, the two weren’t even strong enough to handle a single blow from Chu Yu!

Was it because they were too weak?

Of course not!

It was because Chu Yu was too strong!

That tiny metal ball, was indeed a divine item ah.

Chu Yu could not help but sigh in his heart.

Previously, when he was running in full speed, he could already feel that the power within his body was already must more than other martial artists in the same realm.

After the battle, he had truly confirmed that fact.

Could it be… the violet energy which sealed my meridians?

Chu Yu frowned slightly. Until now, he still couldn’t determine what that violet energy was.

It seemed to be Xiantian energy, but it also didn’t seem like it. Chu Yu had seen many ancient books, but he didn’t see similar ideas on any of the ancient books.

Perhaps, when he reached a higher realm, or in the future, he could find more clues.

Even if he couldn’t find any, it didn’t matter. Anyway, it wasn’t anything bad.

…

Now that he had accomplished his task, Chu Yu didn’t leave anything behind.

On the other hand, because of Xie Tianyu’s death, Luo Yang was thrown into havoc!

The dignified young master of the Xie Clan, while he was in his own stronghold, had his brains blasted into meat juice with a single fist. Furthermore, he didn’t die alone. Two Acupoint Charging Stage Eight experts died along with him!

This was an staggering event!

When the news of Xie Tianyu’s death was released, almost everyone’s eyes turned towards the recently active Chu Clan.

The enmity between the two clans were irreconcilable. Thus, the Chu Clan was the most likely one to have acted against the Xie Clan.

...

Luo Yang Xie Clan.

Tears coursed down Xie Xiaotian’s cheeks. He could never have believed that his own son would actually be killed in Luo Yang.

When his wife heard this news, she immediately fainted. When she finally regained consciousness, it was as though her entire person had collapsed. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

As a mother, she wouldn’t care about the misdeeds committed by her son, the innocent people he killed, or the blood which stained his hands. She only knew, her son was dead!

As they say: Nothing is more lamentable than a dead heart. This time, she did not rage in anger.

Instead, when she saw Xie Xiaotian, she looked at him with a face of calm, telling him to take revenge for their son.

"We only have this one child. He’s not outstanding, and I also know that over these years, he had made many mistakes and committed many crimes. But he’s still our child. Now that he’s dead, I only hope that my lord can help take revenge for our child."

At this instant, Xie Xiaotian’s wife was no longer a rich and elegant looking woman. She was merely a haggard and fatigued middle-aged woman.

She looked at Xie Xiaotian, "This matter, must definitely be related to the Chu Clan! We have already retreated out of Yan Jing, and tens of years of our savings have been wrested away by them. But they still didn’t let go of our son...:"

Xie Xiaotian faced the sky and sighed, then he said softly, "This matter, it doesn’t matter whether the Chu Clan was the one who did it. The blame… must be borne by them."

"Lord doesn’t think that this matter was done by them?" A look of astonishment emerged from Xie Xiaotian’s wife’s haggard face.

"Chu Clan’s experts are currently concentrated in Yan Jing. Moreover, in the entire Chu Clan, the only person with such ability is Chu Tiannan. However, he is the Chu Clan’s patriarch. I don’t believe that he would do such a thing."

Even though Xie Xiaotian’s heart was filled with rancour and bitterness, he was still relatively calm.

Xie Clan’s information web was also relatively reliable. The moment the event happened, he instantly sent his men to investigate on the members of the Chu Clan.

This included Dragon City’s Chu Yu!

His son had been killed so Xie Xiaotian will definitely take revenge.

Since he was to take revenge, he naturally needed to know how was the killer.

Like he just said, the Chu Clan would take the blame. But he still needed to properly ascertain who was the one who killed his son!

"The lord is saying… This matter is not related to the Chu Clan?" Xie Xiaotian’s wife asked once more, her voice was trembling slightly. "Then who… who was the one who killed our child?"

"According to the information reports in my hands, the possibility that the murderer is from the Chu Clan is… extremely low." Xie Xiaotian also had a fatigued expression on his face.

Xie Tianyu’s killer, was a supreme expert!

This was the conclusion that Xie Xiaotian made when they visited the scene of the crime. The killer was truly too strong.

Xie Tianyu’s head was exploded in a single blow. And the two Acupoint Charging Stage Eight experts were also defeated easily.

From the traces on the scene, there was only one perpetrator!

This meant that the killer was at least in the Acupoint Charging Stage Nine.

The Xie Clan gathered all the images from the CCTVs, and all they could see was a faint figure.

Not even one of them captured his face!

The killer’s speed, was truly too fast!

According to Xie Xiaotian’s reports, in the entire Chu Clan, only Chu Tiannan possessed this sort of power.

However, Chu Tiannan was the patriarch of the Chu Clan, how could he have appeared here and done such a thing?

During the battle between the two clans in Yan Jing, the Xie Clan had been defeated. However, the Chu Clan did not drive away and exterminate everyone. This meant that they did not want to push things to the extreme.

"Lord, you’re meaning… Someone is purposely making use of our grievances with the Chu Clan, to throw dirt over Chu Clan’s head? So that our two clans would battle to the death?" Xie Xiaotian’s wife wiped a tear off the corner of her eye and looked at Xie Xiaotian solemnly.

Xie Xiaotian nodded, "With 80 to 90% possibility."

Xie Xiaotian’s wife could not help but bawl once more, "Why, why must they kill our son? Lord, you must find the killer."

Xie Xiaotian said, "Tianyu was my son, my only son! No matter who killed him, I would never let him off!"

At this time, someone knocked lightly against the room’s door. Xie Lu carefully opened the door and entered.

"Lord, just now… The people from the Chu Clan sent over a message, saying… this matter is not related to them. They said, they are also very sorry for what happened…"

Xie Lu’s eyes were also slightly red. Xie Clan’s defeat in Yan Jing had a huge impact on her. She never expected that something worse would have happened; not only did Xie Tianyu die, he died along with two of Xie Clan’s experts!

Martial artists at Acupoint Charging Stage Eight, were treated as treasures in any underworld clan.

But at one shot, two of them had died. This was truly a heavy loss.

If the defeat at Yan Jing could be considered a headache for the Xie Clan. Then this incident, was truly a devastating wound.

"I know." Xie Xiaotian nodded. He raised his head and faced Xie Lu, "Go and ask our man to release the news, say… The Chu Clan is too ruthless, they’re simply devoid of conscience!"

"Yes, lord." Xie Lu did not question anything. Because she knew that the grievances between the Chu Cland and the Xie Clan had gone too deep. It could no longer be mended.

This time, it didn’t matter whether the Chu Clan were the culprits. They would be the scapegoats. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

Xie Lu looked at Xie Xiaotian, "Then… is there anything else?"

Xie Xiaotian waved his hand, "It’s enough to release that news."

"I understand, lord." Xie Lu nodded, turned and walked out the door.

Xie Xiaotian looked at his silent wife, melancholy flashed across his eyes, "Go rest."

"Lord, what you’re doing, is?"

Xie Xiaotian said, "It doesn’t matter whether they did it or not. Either way, I will not make things easy for them. Releasing this news, would tell all the underworld clans, that these Northern Wolves… are not to be trusted!"

Killing intent could be seen on Xie Xiaotian’s face. He continued softly, "Someone needs to be buried together with our child!"

Limitless - Chapter 26: Revenge Must Be Taken

Chapter 26: Revenge Must Be Taken

Chu Yu looked at the city ahead from afar.

It was the Yu province of Luo Yang.

This was the capital of 13 dynasties, and it had a long and illustrious history.

Today, there were high rise buildings everywhere, lights lit up the night sky, the streets were packed with human and vehicular traffic alike, and it embodied the modern era.

However, if one opened up their sacred senses, they could still feel a thick sense of change in the air.

Walking on the streets, Chu Yu, who had taken on the body of a middle aged man was still looking for signs of the Xie Clan.

Luo Yang was not big. Based on intelligence gathered by the Chu Clan, Xie Tianyu should be staying in a posh villa in the west side of Luo Yang.

Chu Yu was visibly troubled as he walked towards the western part of Luo Yang.

His pace seemed slow, but he was actually very quick. In the blink of an eye, he disappeared into the crowd.

When Chu Yu arrived outside the villa, he saw a long haired, pretty girl limp out, wiping tears off her face.

The girl walked towards a sports car by the road, unaware that she was being watched.

Just before she got in, she turned to look at the villa and spat on the floor. She whispered, her face full of hatred, "Xie Tianyu, you’re worse than an animal, you can’t even get a hard on, serves you right for being chased out of the capital!"

Chu Yu, who was about to scale the wall, overheard this and froze for a minute. He glanced at the girl and couldn’t but chuckle to himself.

He saw the girl step into the sports car and speed away like an arrow.

Only then did Chu Yu jump over the electrified fence in a single leap and gain access into the villa.

The villa was huge, but had relatively little bungalows. Each bungalow took up a huge area, built in between the ancient trees.

Anyone who stayed here was rich and influential, and the security was tight.

Chu Yu could feel many CCTVs along the way, hidden in various corners. There were also many guards patrolling.

There were virtually no blind spots in the entire villa, save the interiors of the houses.

Chu Yu, who had changed his entire appearance, did not mind being caught on camera. However, he did not want to raise any alarms before he found Xie Tianyu’s residence.

As a result, he searched every villa relatively quickly.

Almost like a phantom.

Even the CCTVs capable of capturing high speed images could not do much in the face of Chu Yu’s speed.

Very quickly, Chu Yu found the bungalow Xie Tianyu was staying in.

It was right in the middle of the villa, in a secluded area with dense tree cover.

Chu Yu snuck into the yard and vaulted up a large tree.

No spiritual energy was radiating from his body and this ensured that the bodyguards in the yard did not sense his presence. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

This bungalow was huge, three stories high, with at least seven to eight rooms.

The bungalow was surrounded by several acres of land and it was guarded by a few bodyguards.

The yard was also equipped with many high definition CCTVs

Chu Yu opened the eye in his forehead and looked at the interior of the bungalow.

There was a nanny sleeping in the first floor. There was also a weakly cultivated martial artist watching the surveillance camera.

However, that man was busy looking at his handphone, only looking up occasionally to glance at the unchanging screens.

Luo Yang is the location of the Xie Clan’s main camp and the bungalow had extremely strong defensive powers.

As a result, the people supervising its defence did not expect that anyone would be daring enough to find trouble here.

Furthermore, he could not be staring at the camera footage constantly.

There were two elders in the second floor of the bungalow.

These two elders were clearly experts.The spiritual energy radiating from their bodies was able to penetrate the walls and be felt from the outside.

Chu Yu opened the eye in his forehead to look at their essentials. These two men were actually Acupoint Charging Stage Eight!

They were both training inside their own rooms.

Finally, Chu Yu spotted Xie Tianyu!

His bedroom was on the highest level of the villa. The room was big and decorated poshly.

Xie Tianyu was making a phone call on his bed, and his conversation was overheard by Chu Yu.

"Rest assured dad, I know. That bird shall be roasted and eaten by me. Eating the Acupoint Charging Stage Seven bird will be extremely beneficial. If I don’t eat it, I would not be able to dispel the hatred in my heart." Xie Tianyu growled, a ferocious look forming on his face.

Chu Yu looked at him expressionlessly from the tree, calculations running through his mind.

"Mm, I would not travel to the Dragon City. I will wait at home... Chu Yu, that piece of trash... he is definitely dead this time! ... No way, if I can’t get Lin Shimeng, I must also destroy her!"

Xie Tianyu growled, "If it wasn’t for that b*tch, I would not be in such a sorry state today. Dad, please don’t try to change my mind. No matter how strong the powers backing her, I will find a chance to take my revenge. I will bide my time, and when they make a mistake... I will let her understand the consequences of going against me!"

Xie Tianyu hung up the phone and slumped onto his bed, his expression ferocious.

On the other hand, Chu Yu was still icily calm.

Even though he had no intention of letting Xie Tianyu off, the exchange he just overheard had riled up his murderous intent.

The only problem now was the two elders on the second floor. They were Acupoint Charging Stage Eight experts. The moment they found something amiss, they could rush to the scene immediately.

Chu Yu had planned for Xie Tianyu to die from unimaginable fear, but it would seem that he would have to settle for something quicker and simpler.

After taking a deep breath, Chu Yu’s body shot out towards the third floor window like a cannonball.

Smash!

The reinforced glass seemed like wet paper in the face of Chu Yu’s body, shattering instantly!

Even before Xie Tianyu could raise his head, he felt an aura of death envelope him in an instant.

He tilted his head and saw a silhouette rushing towards him from the corner of his eye.

Following which, his brain was knocked by a force akin to a speeding train.

Bang!

Xie Tianyu’s head shattered on impact!

The two Acupoint Charging Stage Eight martial artists hollered in anger and broke through the floorboard, appearing on the third floor instantly.

Chu Yu punched at the head of one of them.

"You’re courting death!" This Acupoint Charging Stage Eight elder hollered as he let go with a punch of his own.

Kacha!

The elders fist disintegrated.

He screamed mournfully in pain

Chu Yu’s fist continued to travel towards the elder’s chest without any signs of slowing.

The sound of bone shattering filled the room.

His chest caved in and he screamed, blood spewing from his mouth. He fell to the ground, anger causing his eyes to look like they were about to pop.

The other elder drew a dagger and stabbed silently at Chu Yu’s ribs.

The blade shimmered with a cold light, its blade extremely sharp.

The blade was angled trickily and travelled at an unbelievable speed.

As Chu Yu beat the elder to death, his other hand slapped the dagger ferociously.

The dagger wielding elder snickered, "You must be tired of living!"

He flicked his blade upward, aiming for Chu Yu’s palm.

He surmised that even if this man was at a higher cultivation stage, the blade would still knick his hand off!

What he did not expect was that Chu Yu had managed to pinch the blade in the short amount of time it contacted with the blade!

How was he so accurate?

Where did he get such great strength?

How was this possible?

These thoughts flashed by in the elder’s mind.

He immediately understood the true meaning of power in the next instant.

An irresistible force travelled through the dagger, causing him to stagger backwards and let go of the blade.

The elder looked aghast, "Who are you..."

Even before he could finish, he saw a cold glimmer in front of his eyes and felt a slight pain in his neck.

He stared widely at his knife-wielding opponent jump out the window.

He wanted to say something, but felt like his power and energy had been drained from his body in an instant.

Blood began to seep through the wound in his neck. He tried applying pressure to the wound, yet, the wound began to get longer and longer, eventually extending to almost half his neck.

Only then did large amounts of blood gush out from the wound.

He fell to the ground with a "plonk" sound.

His eyes were open even when he died as if in disbelief that someone of his cultivation level could be slaughtered by someone in a single round. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

Chu Yu rushed to the yard and killed the bodyguards who had rushed to the scene cleanly.

Only then did he swagger out of the villa.

When the nanny and supervisor on the ground floor responded to the commotion upstairs and were scared silly by the scene that greeted them, Chu Yu had been long gone.

He had not attempted to kill Xie Xiaotian and his associates. As the leader of the Xie Clan, the defences around his residence would be the strongest in the entire Xie Clan.

Even though Chu Yu was confident in his abilities, he was not crazy enough to think that he could eliminate the entire Xie Clan by himself.

Thus, he left.

Just like how he came, he sprinted the entire way towards Shu.

He had received intelligence from his clan that Lin Shimeng was in Shu at this very moment!

Limitless - Chapter 25: The Cover of Darkness

Chapter 25: The Cover of Darkness

After the party, a few of the families in Dragon City decided to form an expedition team to explore the Celestial Fox Immortal Cave in five days.

The day after the party, an angelic girl appeared on the Dragon City Chu Holdings doorstep.

At the same time, the Chu Holdings management got a separate email informing them of Xiao Yue’s employment.

The Dragon City Chu Holdings now had another secretary.

Many people began to speculate about this lady’s origins and standing. However, Xiao Yue’s personal file was blank and no one knew where this beauty came from.

However, they received news that Xiao Yue had arrived with Chu Yu. Now that she was a secretary, they suspected that these incidents were connected.

However, there wasn’t much commotion within the Chu Holdings. They were a family run business and all the vital departments were controlled by the people from the Chu Clan.

They had received prior news that Chu Yu was coming to take over the business. As a result, they were rather composed when they received news of Xiao Yue’s arrival.

As a large corporation, it could run on its own healthily. It did not really matter who was the Chief Executive Officer.

If Chu Yu started to run the business into the ground and stick his hands into everything, someone would report this to the Chu Elders immediately.

Xiao Yue reported to work at the corporation, yet Chu Yu was hospitalised due to a ‘sickness’. As such, he did not report to the corporation.

The hospital that Chu Yu stayed in was a private hospital owned by the Chu Clan.

Chu Tianxiong even brought Chu Xiaoxiao over there to check on him a few times.

Very quickly, many employees at the hospital began to gossip, thinking that Chu Yu was sick as a result of anger.

"Do you know? Chu Yu tried to confront Boss Chu, and this resulted in him being hospitalised."

"Ah? He confronted Boss Chu? Why?"

"I heard that there was a party a few days ago and some people called Chu Yu 'trash', and Boss Chu didn’t stand up for him..."

"Who was so outrageous?"

"Exactly, Chu Yu was angered to tears, really, I saw it with my own eyes!"

"What happened next?"

"Chu Yu got angry with Boss Chu, and decided not to report to work, choosing instead to malinger and stay in the hospital..."

"Haha, you’re right, who’s the unethical one who called Chu Yu trash, that’s just exposing his flaws!"

"..."

These little snippets of gossips began to spread quickly.

Anyone who heard about this laughed disdainfully.

"He is an un-cultivable trash, why is he so sensitive towards gossip? He has quite a bit of pride, haha."

"In my opinion, that piece of trash obviously just doesn’t want to come to work."

"If he doesn’t come to work, what can he do?"

"I heard that he is supposed to work his way up from the bottom. He must spend some time at each position. Only when he is familiar with all the departments will he take over the business."

"Trash is trash, he can’t do anything, so he has to hide out in the hospital. Hahaha, I can’t believe he thought of such a way to malinger!"

Many of those who were at the party could not help but mock Chu Yu.

Even though they were afraid of the Chu Clan, they could not bring themselves to fear Chu Yu.

If they dared to mock Chu Yu in his face, it would not be past them to gossip behind his back.

Inside the private hospital, Chu Xiaoxiao looked extremely unhappy as she spoke to Chu Yu, "Those people outside are ridiculous. I really want to rip out all of their mouths!"

Chu Yu smiled and shook his head, "I need a reason to disappear for some time. Else, my disappearance will raise suspicion."

"But brother..." Chu Xiaoxiao looked at Chu Yu with concern, "Are you really going to look for Sister Lin?"

"Yes, I have a very good reason for going."

Chu Yu did not want to let Chu Tianxiong know what he was doing. Even Xiao Yue did not know what Chu Yu was up to.

He had hired her in Chu Holdings as a secretary, yet he ran off to the hospital to malinger.

Chu Xiaoxiao stayed around for a while before leaving. Chu Tianxiong came in shortly after.

He laughed bitterly as he looked at Chu Yu lying on the bed, "You have caused me so much pain. People in the Chu Clan just asked me if I had been ill-treating you."

Chu Yu looked extremely apologetic, "My apologies Uncle Xiong, I have caused you much trouble."

"Haish, don’t be so courteous, we are one family after all." Chu Tianxiong waved Chu Yu’s apology away. "However, are you really going to look for Lin Shimeng?"

"Yes, she left without saying goodbye previously, I think she may be in trouble." Chu Yu explained. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

"The problem is... can you partake in whatever she is doing?" Chu Tianxiong looked worryingly at Chu Yu.

Chu Yu could was un-cultivable and had no cultivation stage. On the other hand, Lin Shimeng is one of the top 10 ladies on the Heaven’s Pride Board.

Can Chu Yu really join her in her mission?

Chu Tianxiong found this highly suspicious.

Yet he did not find Chu Yu’s request for his cooperation to hide his disappearance from the Dragon City suspicious.

He knew that the Xie Clan had influence in many areas, and they may send assassins after him if they got wind of his location.

As such, Chu Yu needed to exercise caution in his every move.

"Rest assured Uncle Xiong, I have a few experts by my side. Oh yes, there will be someone coming to look for you in two days. Please arrange for him to join in the expedition to the Celestial Fox Immortal Cave." Chu Yu continued, "He is one of my men, you can trust him!"

Chu Tianxiong nodded, "Ok then, you must be extra careful!"

Chu Yu smiled, "Rest assured Uncle Xiong."

...

Half an hour later, an ordinary sedan left from the Chu Clan’s private hospital’s basement car park. The driver was a youth unfamiliar to Chu Yu.

This was someone unknown to the masses, a confidant cultivated by Chu Tianxiong.

He sent Chu Yu to the outskirts of the Dragon City before driving off without a second word.

Chu Yu looked at the time and surmised that he had four days before the Celestial Fox Immortal Cave expedition. He planned to use these four days to do something.

Under the cover of darkness, Chu Yu took a deep breath and began using the Facebook technique.

Chu Yu’s muscles began to twitch, almost as if wave after wave was crashing through his body.

After which, an ordinary looking middle aged man of average build appeared in his place.

"This feeling isn’t half bad."

A raspy voice came from this middle aged man’s mouth as he broke out in a strange smile

Following which, he began to run in towards the South.

Chu Yu chose an untraceable route that ran through old, dense forests.

When he ran at full speed, he was almost like a phantom. He could hear faint sonic booms behind him.

When he ran at full speed, he could feel a strong wave of power surging through his meridians like a raging river.

This wave of power far exceeded that of any normal Acupoint Charging Stage Eight martial artist.

Under normal circumstances, an Acupoint Charging Stage Eight martial artist could only last an hour running at full speed.

After an hour, if he wasn’t exhausted, his body temperature would have risen to a ridiculously high number.

If one used such heat to fry an egg, the egg would burn immediately.

Yet, after an hour of running, Chu Yu could feel that his body temperature had not yet reached dangerous levels.

His power... also showed no signs of abating!

Even though he was breaking out in sweat everywhere, he was still full of focus and energy. 　

He will continue!

Chu Yu also wanted to know how different he was from a normal Acupoint Charging Stage Eight martial artist. He also wanted to know... what his limits were.

After two hours, Chu Yu entered the borders of Yu Province.

Only then did he start to feel slightly exhausted.

His temperature was also beginning to rise.

Yet, it was still nowhere near dangerous levels!

Such a result was extremely surprising, even to Chu Yu.

According to the ancient annals, it seemed that only those who had attained the highest levels of Acupoint Charging Stage Nine, or even martial artists who were at stage 10 and above were capable of sprinting over long distances without rest, and still have energy to battle after.

Chu Yu murmured, "Could it be that my true battle power now is already at the highest levels of Acupoint Charging Stage Nine... or even Stage 10?"

This was a very surprising discovery. However, he could not confirm this hypothesis until he had finally seen battle.

He had made this trip for the sole purpose of battle!

...

Yu Province in Luo Yang.

Home to the main camp of the Xie Clan.

Xie Tianyu’s injuries have been mostly healed through meticulous care. Even though he wasn’t back at full strength, on the surface, he appeared to be fine.

However, his internal injuries had not been fully healed. Despite the amount of superior medicine available to the Xie Clan, internal injuries required long term cultivation to heal completely.

What he could not accept was... from this day on, he had no chance of breaking through to a higher stage.

Lord Thief’s two slaps had completely ruined his essentials!

His plot to get hold of the Sutra of Internal Reflection was all for him to be able to advance to the next realm, and be above the rest.

However, this dream had just gone up in smoke.

His hatred towards Chu Yu, had reached a maximum!

This hatred burned inside him, and followed him, every waking moment of the day.

Even when...

"Ah!" the lady beneath him screamed in pain.

Xie Tianyu looked down at the beautiful face just inches below him, a wave of hatred building up inside him.

He let go of his hard grip on the women’s breast and got down from above her. "Leave." He said flatly.

"Ah?" The women’s face was stained with tears, her white skin bruised from Xie Tianyu’s grasp. Yet, she did not dare to protest. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

She had not fought back, yet for some reason, he was chasing her away. She felt wronged.

She knew who he was. In an attempt to get into his good books, she had presented herself to him.

Yet, she was treated so inhumanely.

"Get out." Xie Tianyu said coldly.

"Young master Yu... what did I do wrong? I can change, I won’t call out anymore..." the girl said anxiously.

"Get out." Xie Tianyu replied icily.

The girl did not dare to reply, and she collected her clothes and limped out, clearly hurt.

Xie Tianyu leaned on the bed, and took out a cigarette from his bedside drawer. After a deep puff, he closed his eyes.

He did not smoke in the past as it would affect his cultivation.

But now... it did not matter anymore.

After another puff, Xie Tianyu murmured to himself icily, "Chu Yu, in four days, when the Dragon City is vacated, you shall meet your maker!"

Limitless - Chapter 24: I've Been Made!

Chapter 24: I've Been Made!

Chu Yu sighed and removed his hand from Xiao Yue’s wrist.

Only now did he realize that his sweat had drenched his shirt and subsequently evaporated many times, causing his clothes to stiffen.

Xiao Yue immediately suppressed the wave of spiritual energy that resulted from her breaking through.

She lay down in utter disbelief.

After a while, she couldn't help but murmur, "It's... solved?"

Xiao Yue’s eyes were red and her pupils glimmered with tears.

The problem that had been bothering her for so many years had been solved so easily!

No one could know this better than her - the ticking time bomb in her chest had... completely disappeared!

This carefree feeling was something that had eluded her for many years.

What shocked her even more was that Chu Yu had actually... helped her breakthrough in the process!

Even though she had known about Chu Yu helping Chu Tianqiang and Chu Tiansheng breakthrough, she was not as affected.

When she finally felt it today, the shock and awe was indescribable.

After all, Chu Tianqiang and Chu Tiansheng were human... and they were from the Chu Clan.

Chu Yu obviously knew the cultivation techniques they used.

However, she was not human!

Her blood consisted of a large portion of Fox DNA!

She would be considered a demon by humans!

Most importantly, Chu Yu did not know her cultivation technique!

How could he possibly know that her next acupoint to breakthrough was in her feet?

Even she did not know that!

If she did, this would not have happened.

Initially, Xiao Yue had only thought that Chu Yu’s abilities were extraordinary. Only now did she realize that his abilities were beyond extraordinary... they were bordering on divine!

"When you return to Qing Qiu, you should choose a cultivation technique for the foxes and try it out carefully. I think... the cultivation techniques for humans may not be very suitable..."

Xiao Yue sat up and glanced at Chu Yu. Afterwards... she knelt slowly in front of Chu Yu.

"In order to repay young master for what he's done, Xiao Yue will..."

Chu Yu bared his teeth, "Be my slave in your next life or are you going to give your heart and body to me right now?"

Xiao Yue couldn't help but roll her eyes before replying, "Xiao Yue is willing to be your servant and follow you around!" noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

Chu Yu turned around, thinking to himself, "How would I dare to take one of the Qing Qius as my servant? If the Qing Qius found out, they would send the whole world to kill me? I'm not tired of living yet."

He looked at Xiao Yue, "Please rise quickly, I was just kidding before..."

"I know that, but now, I am doing this willingly." Xiao Yue replied, looking at Chu Yu solemnly.

"You're a member of the Qing Qiu Clan...", Chu Yu sighed, "On the other hand, I am just a member of an ordinary underworld clan. Not to mention, other people see me as..."

"No, you're not!" Xiao Yue’s eyes filled with fervent admiration, "Even the most talented person I've met cannot match up to you."

"You're exaggerating, rise quickly, stop joking about being a slave. If you're willing, let's just settle for being friends." Chu Yu said.

Xiao Yue raised her head and said faintly, "Young master is kindhearted, my disease could not be cured by anyone in Qing Qiu. Even the ancient sects and schools who we are friends with... could not cure me. Even though they could not find a cure, they knew that my problem could not be cured by any usual traditional methods. However, young master was able to treat me. If news of this spread, you could be in danger."

Chu Yu smiled bitterly.

Xiao Yue continued, "I am not one who forgets the goodwill of others, but Qing Qiu... has many methods of eliciting the truth from people. As such, should I return to Qing Qiu now, there is a good chance your secret will be revealed. Qing Qiu is extremely strong, and young master... you haven't realized your true potential."

Chu Yu fell silent.

He had considered this issue previously, but he did not realize the extent of the consequences. This was his nature, he was not willing to owe anyone a favor.

Xiao Yue had stood up for him at the clubhouse that night, revealing Xie Tianyu’s plots to assassinate him.

Afterwards, in the battle against the Xies, she had prevented her clan from partaking in the battle, again doing a great favor for the Chu Clan.

Now that he knew that she was from the Qing Qiu Clan, the extent of this favor... was unimaginable!

If the Qing Qius had taken action that night, the Chu Clan may not even have escaped with their lives, much less defeat the Xie Clan

Even though he should have been more selfish in the interest of his safety, taking others for granted was not something Chu Yu would do.

"So, please take Xiao Yue in, young master. I will be able to handle things over at the Qing Qiu Clan, young master need not worry.

Even though she seemed cold and distant, Xiao Yue was not one to forget favors easily either.

Furthermore, she was smart and stubborn. Once she set her mind on something, it was unlikely that she would change her mind.

"Since we have already been introduced, please don't call me young master, you can call me by my name."

"Okay young master."

"..."

Chu Yu pondered for a moment, and finally decided to let Xiao Yue tag alongside him for the moment.

Just like she said, she could keep this a secret, but the Qing Qius... would have people who were curious enough to investigate.

One had to maintain a healthy level of suspicion!

Many a times, good deeds did not necessitate good outcomes.

"Oh right, how long have you stopped cultivating?" Chu Yu asked.

"It's been five years." Xiao Yue’s eyes flickered with frustration and desolation. Under normal circumstances, she should have been at least Acupoint Charging Stage Nine!

"How old are you this year?" Chu Yu asked, sensing that she probably wasn't older than him.

"Twenty one." Xiao Yue whispered.

"..." Chu Yu was speechless, "that means... you already attained the highest levels of Acupoint Charging Stage Seven when you were only 16?"

"Yup, why?" Xiao Yue looked quizzically at Chu Yu before continuing, "I know some people who attained Stage Eight, or even Stage Nine by the time they were 16..."

"..." Chu Yu was speechless, the truth striking him hard.

However, his was a special case. He had progressed to Stage Eight with all his acupoints sealed and with no cultivation resources at his disposal.

If the acupoints weren’t sealed, Chu Yu believed that he would not be worse than any of those people.

After a moment, he turned to look at Xiao Yue, "Those individuals are not on China’s Heaven’s Pride Board?"

"That board?" Xiao Yue blinked at Chu Yu, "That doesn’t mean much does it? It’s like a children’s playground."

Chu Yu lamented, people of different origins really saw the world differently. The angle from which they approached and handled issues were also completely different.

China’s Heaven’s Pride Board was seen as the genius board in the eyes of many. It represented power and the maximum talent possible for humans.

However, in the eyes of Xiao Yue and her clan, it was merely a children’s playground...

This was akin to a man born into poverty, but finally managed to make a fortune after many years of hard work.

These people were given the label of Heaven’s Pride in the society.

However, there were others who were born into a rich family. Even though they may not be as stellar, they were still scions of rich families.

As a result, even though they were not labelled as Heaven’s Pride, much less a genius, they could still easily surpass many on the Heaven’s Pride Board.

What if they were of superior origin and talented?

His future would be all the brighter!

However, everything was relative.

Especially in the fields of cultivation. At a certain point, talent and hardwork were larger factors in determining how far one could go as compared to one’s birth.

However, Chu Yu wanted to know where that boundary was.

Chu Yu looked at Xiao Yue, "Being born into a good family does give you a great advantage. However, how far does the advantage take you? If one is not talented enough, can they continue their cultivation journey?"

Xiao Yue appeared to be deep in thought before replying, "For an individual of average talent in an ancient sects and schools … if they are part of the inner circle… the advantage could last to the Xiantian Realm. After entering the Xiantian Realm, it is up to the individual and his talent. If the individual is talented, the power of the ancient sects and schools can allow him to advance even further."

Even someone of average talent… could benefit from the ancient sects till the Xiantian Realm?!

Chu Yu was dumbfounded.

He laughed bitterly.

Based off what Xiao Yue had said, many of those in ancient sects and schools, even those of average talent, stood a good chance of entering the Xiantian Realm!

That would make them Earth Gods in the eyes of the commoners.

The Xiantian Realm!

Even the Chu Clan, a powerful underworld clan, did not have many who achieved that cultivation level throughout their history.

However, if one was a member of the inner circle in an ancient sects and schools , he stood a great chance of entering that realm.

If he was stellar, he would go even further.

Chu Yu couldn’t help but sigh, a plan slowly forming in his mind.

Even though I was not born into an ancient sects and schools, but I have my advantages!

Just based on my own powers, I can become a force to be reckoned with as well!

The Chu Clan was quite some distance off the ancient sects and schools.

However, I have the vertical eye in my forehead, and the Killing Days technique. Based on my current standard, I can raise them all to the Invigorated Meridian Realm!

Acupoint charging and invigorating meridians were all part of the process of breaking the shackles on the body. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

Chu Yu already had such powers.

However, there was still a long way to go before he could make the Chu Clan as strong and intimidating as the ancient sects and schools.

Firstly, he had to keep this a secret, and secondly... he needed an astronomical amount of resources.

Resources!

Chu Yu squinted, Celestial Fox Immortal Estate!

Limitless - Chapter 23: The Descendants of Qing Qiu

Chapter 23: The Descendants of Qing Qiu

When he arrived home, Chu Yu realized that Lord Thief was not home, and he did not know where it had gone. That sparrow was rather devilish and Chu Yu was not worried it’ll be taken advantage of.

He then went to Xiao Yue’s villa, but before he could raise his hand to knock, the door opened.

Under the moonlight, an exquisite face, almost like that of a doll, appeared in front of Chu Yu.

Xiao Yue was dressed in pajamas decorated with cartoon characters, her long hair resting on her shoulders. Her eyes shined brightly as she spoke, "Is anything the matter?"

"I’m here to solve your problem." Chu Yu replied.

Xiao Yue’s surprise was evident, and a look of anticipation flickered across her eyes, "Really?"

"Nope, just kidding, I’m leaving." Chu Yu turned and began to walk away.

"You’re not allowed to leave!" Xiao Yue stared angrily at Chu Yu, "What are you like that?"

"What about me?" Chu Yu smiled wryly at Xiao Yue. This girl was so full of pride such that even though she needed a favor from others, she still had to act aloof.

"Young master, it’s my mistake, please help me." Xiao Yue admitted rather unwillingly.

Chu Yu thought to himself, how difficult, this was the first time she called him young master in many days.

Chu Yu chuckled inside, yet his face was expressionless, "Fine, we have more important things. Also, you don’t have to call me young master, it feels weird, just call me brother."

Xiao Yue felt like Chu Yu was always messing with her.

Chu Yu walked past her and said, "What are you still standing there for, come with me."

"..." Xiao Yue followed Chu Yu, her face expressionless.

"Go inside." Chu Yu pointed to the bedroom.

Xiao Yue immediately looked at Chu Yu, her vigilance peaking.

Chu Yu looked expressionlessly at Xiao Yue, "What are you thinking about? Do you plan to solve your problem?"

Xiao Yue took a deep breath, and wanted to say something threatening to this hateful individual, but was afraid that he would leave if she said something.

Chu Yu’s abilities may be a secret to others, but she and Lord Thief were keenly aware of them.

Chu Tianqiang and Chu Tiansheng had been raised to another stage in a short span of time. If news of this spread, it would incite a lot of discussion.

Furthermore, very little people would believe such an incident happened.

Yet, it did.

Xiao Yue entered the bedroom without a second word.

"Lie down." Chu Yu commanded.

Xiao Yue glanced briefly at Chu Yu, and obediently lay down without a second word.

Her rate of breathing increased and her face became flushed.

Seeing her this way, Chu Yu could only think of one thing - what a delicious beauty!

He immediately shook his head and rid his mind of such thoughts.

It has been so many days, about time that he solved this lady’s problem.

Even though Chu Yu could not be sure of Xiao Yue’s true identity, it was obvious that she was not of simple origin.

As many could attest to, it was only because the powers behind Xiao Yue did not take action was the Chu Clan able to beat back the Xie Clan so easily. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

Xiao Yue had never mentioned this incident, but Chu Yu knew he owed her a favor.

Furthermore, Chu Yu had many things to do subsequently that he did not want many to know. He wanted to solve Xiao Yue’s problem quickly and send her on her way.

As to asking her to be his servant, Chu Yu had been joking all along.

Xiao Yue’s problem was not particularly big. Her meridians and acupoints were just slightly different from a normal person. As a result, when she trained, for some reason, it went in the wrong direction.

She kept trying to break through an acupoint in her chest. As a result of her attempts, it had already resulted in internal damage.

There was an accumulation of power there.

That acupoint had already turned into an explosive!

If she continued to try to break it, there was a good chance the energy stored inside would explode, killing her instantly.

Her entire body would be blown to pieces!

Xiao Yue evidently knew about this. As such, she stopped cultivating and attempted to use the art of making tea to train her character and fill her time.

In actual fact, the next acupoint that Xiao Yue needed to break through was in the soles of her feet!

Chu Yu knew the Killing Days technique, as well as the vertical eye in his forehead. He did not require any other manual to know which was the next acupoint to breakthrough.

However, others did not have this power, and they followed the technique manuals to the letter.

"Your meridians and acupoints are not ordinary." Chu Yu said flatly, looking at Xiao Yue lying down on the bed.

"I am not human." Xiao Yue said calmly.

"..." Chu Yu’s lips twitched, black lines breaking out on his forehead.

"To be exact, I am not completely human, I come from Qing Qiu." Xiao Yue said, lying on the bed, not looking at Chu Yu.

"Qing Qiu? You are..." Chu Yu looked on surprisingly.

"I am a fox, to be exact, I am an offspring of a fox and a human." Xiao Yue replied calmly.

"It’s no wonder you’re so pretty." Chu Yu murmured.

Yet, his heart was rather uneasy.

He thought to himself, it’s no wonder this girl was so extraordinary, she comes from that place.

The famous Qing Qiu Country!

He thought about the annals he had read regarding Qing Qiu. It was 300 miles east, along the Qing Qiu mountain range. The treasures gleamed in the sun and the exotic greenery grew in the shade. There were many species of animals, such as the nine-tailed fox, which made sounds like that of an infant and could hunt humans. Consuming its flesh would make one immune to the poisons of evil. There were birds such as the dove, nicknamed Guan Guan, which made noises akin to two quarrelling persons. Its feathers caused confusion upon contact. Water originated from this mountain, and flowed straight for the southern sea. Inside the river were red Ru, fish that had the face of a human, and made sounds akin to a mandarin duck. Anyone who ate its meat was immune to scabies. [1]

There were many records in Chinese history with regard to Qing Qiu country

For example, the great writer Ouyang Xun once wrote in "Classified Excerpts from Ancient Writers", "According to the Yellow River Map, the White Emperor dedicated an offering to the White Fox. The Book of Zhou further states that when he ascended the throne, the Qing Qius bestowed upon him a nine-tailed fox."

There are even more legends about Qing Qiu Country, the most famous of which was written by Su Daji in the Shang Dynasty. Legend has it that she was from Qing Qiu.

There is also Pu Songling who wrote Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio. Rumor has it that he had close relations with the Qing Qiu Fox Clan.

Chu Yu looked at Xiao Yue, "Then should I call you Hu Xiaoyue?"

Xiao Yue’s eyes flashed with a pale dimness, "I am the descendant of a fox and a human, I have no right to take on the surname Hu, unless..."

"Unless what?" Chu Yu asked.

"Unless I can step into the Xiantian realm." Xiao Yue continued, "That way, I will qualify to take on that surname."

"The Xiantian realm is relatively far. The Earth Gods."

Chu Yu continued, "That explains why you’re in this situation. As of today, Qing Qiu... is populated mostly by humans right? The techniques you use... are also human cultivation techniques, am I right?"

"How did you know?" Xiao Yue blinked, "There are no pure humans in Qing Qiu, however... the techniques I use are indeed human ones. However, there are no problems when others use it, why me?"

"That’s because your meridians are closer to that of... fox." Chu Yu said gravely.

Xiao Yue was shocked, her face in disbelief. She murmured, "How could this be? If my blood is more fox than human, I should be a peerless talent, but I..."

"I can't tell if your blood is similar to them, but your meridians... are extremely similar."

"Also, how do you know you're not a peerless talent?" Chu Yu smiled, "Once your problem is solved, you will be a peerless talent!"

Xiao Yue could not hide her cultivation level from Chu Yu.This girl had actually managed to attain Acupoint Charging Stage Seven.

She never utilized her powers as a result of the emergency in that part of her body.

"Can you really fix it?" Xiao Yue’s cold, unfeeling expression betrayed some anxiety.

"Rest assured." Chu Yu replied, "But I need you to cooperate. I will ask you to train in a moment, do not be afraid, just follow my instructions."

"Mm, okay." Xiao Yue whispered her agreement.

Afterwhich, Chu Yu took Xiao Yue’s wrist in his hand.

Xiao Yue stiffened and blushed, but did not resist.

Afterwhich, Xiao Yue felt a burning sensation, originating from her wrist, moving throughout her body.

This was an experience that was foreign to her and she let out a soft whine before quickly silencing herself, her face blushing.

She felt utterly embarrassed.

"Stay calm." Chu Yu reminded solemnly.

When dealing with such situations, there was no room for error, especially so in Xiao Yue’s case.

Chu Yu began to carefully divert the energies accumulated at the Acupoint in Xiao Yue’s chest towards the Acupoint in her feet.

"Begin training." Chu Yu commanded.

Without hesitation, Xiao Yue began training. She was forced to trust Chu Yu now, or live with the fact that she could never break through ever again.

Even that would not guarantee her survival!

This was because the accumulation could still explode even if the powers contained were not used.

It was also likely to be triggered by agitation.

This was also one of the reasons why Xiao Yue picked up the art of making tea.

She was sent here using the pretext of gaining experience, but it was actually because her family in Qing Qiu had ran out of ideas. They had hoped that through her experiences in the world, she could hone her mind.

All in all, it was just for self-preservation.

This was why Xiao Yue made up her mind so easily to follow Chu Yu that day. He was the only one outside Qing Qiu who could tell she had a problem with a single glance.

Under Chu Yu’s guidance, and Xiao Yue’s relentless training, the power accumulated in her chest began to rush to the Acupoint at her feet. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

Chu Yu sweat profusely, his entire body drenched in sweat. Yet, he sat like a statue by the bedside, unmoving.

After a whole hour, a sudden, strong wave of power fluctuation radiated from Xiao Yue’s body.

The shackles preventing her from breaking through had been shattered in an instant.

She had broken through.

[1] an extract from the Classic of Mountains and Seas, southern hills.