Limitless - Chapter 45: Let’s Be Together

"Really, Chu Yu, you had no idea how grand that scene was, hahaha, I can’t stop laughing!"

"I nearly got cramps from laughing!

"I’m on the verge of tears!"

"Qi Heng wanted to fight senior Xiao when he saw him, no one could restrain him, I think he’s crazy!"

"He was saying that senior Xiao wanted to trap and harm him, and wanted senior Xiao’s life as compensation."

Chu Yu was lying in the Chu Clan private hospital’s premier suite, his smile was faint as he heard Lin Shimeng rattle on and on.

Lin Shimeng was completely ecstatic!

She was slightly incoherent, a far cry from the composed self she often portrayed.

She had inherited the teachings that she had always wanted, the metal ancient classic was named the Divine Lady Scripture.

Mm, it was the Divine Lady Scripture, not the crazy woman.

Even though Lin Shimeng did look like a crazy woman at this point.

After she had taken the ship back and docked, she was greeted by an extremely chaotic scene.

Qi Heng, who was missing an arm, did not look human anymore, pitiful beyond imagination, yet he kept chasing Xiao Zhangqing around saying that he wanted to fight it out with him.

Even his senior Liu Qing could not hold him back, whoever tried to restrain him was an enemy of his.

Wang Nan and Sun Wei could only watch from the side, not knowing what had happened.

Xiao Zhangqing also had injuries all over his body, and he was dodging furiously whilst scolding Qi Heng for being crazy, for not knowing better. If Xiao Zhangqing had known, he would not have saved him!

"They all did not get anythinh, Jiu Xiao’s brother Liu, as well as my three brothers all suffered serious injuries, and they barely escaped by the skin of their teeth."

Lin Shimeng’s voice contained traces of fear, "A completely preserved ancient ruin was actually filled with a murderous aura, can you imagine that Chu Yu? Inside those ancient ruins was a living thing! I heard from senior Xiao that the beast resembled the Zheng described in the Classics of the Mountain and Sea, and he suspected that was a Zheng!"

Chu Yu’s face revealed traces of laughter and thought to himself, of course I know, in fact, I have a clearer idea of what it is than you!

Yet, he asked, "What about you Shishi? Did you get anything?"

Lin Shimeng said happily, "Of course, don’t you know who your sister is? Let me tell you, sister here is the biggest winner this time!"

Afterwhich, Lin Shimeng told Chu Yu that she met a very good man, named Song Hong...

"Let me tell you Chu Yu, if you ever have the fate of meeting Song Hong, you must tell me, I haven’t been able to thank him, he is my savior!"

Lin Shimeng was rarely so excited, and she talked to Chu Yu on the phone for over two hours.

Over the phone, Lin Shimeng told Chu Yu about the conflict between Qi Heng and Xiao Zhangqing in great detail.

She told Chu Yu about how great her luck was, and only now did she know that breaking through all 20 true meridians and 365 true acupoints was not the complete picture.

"A pity that this book is known as the Divine Lady Scripture, and only ladies can utilize its teachings, else, I would really want you to train with me. Aish, Chu Yu, why don’t you change your gender? We can be good sisters?"

"Jerk!"

Lin Shimeng could not help but guffaw.

Chu Yu thought to himself, it would seem that Lin Shimeng’s gains from this trip also belonged to the best teachings of that era.

According to the records in the superclass, even in the ancient golden era of cultivation, not everyone had the opportunity to train with the techniques that could break open all the acupoints and meridians.

The fact that Lin Shimeng had acquired such a technique was extremely lucky.

After Lin Shimeng finished talking about herself, she couldn’t help but talk about Qi Heng.

She had no choice. She did not have a good feeling about Qi Heng from the beginning, but the incident at the Ruins of the Pile of Three Stars caused her to hate Qi Heng to the core.

If it wasn’t for the mysterious brother Song, she did not even dare to imagine what kind of fate would have befallen her.

"I only found out after why Qi Heng would go crazy. He had found a spiritual pond with Nine Transformation Golden Lotuses! However, it was guarded by a beast. Afterwhich, he saw brother Xiao and decided to ally with him..."

"In the end, he was nearly killed by the beast, and brother Xiao said he ran without getting anything. Qi Heng is quite pitiful, he is now sterile, a eunuch, haha, serves him right!"

Lin Shimeng was still extremely excited when she mentioned this incident.

Chu Yu asked, "Does that mean that you’re released from your obligations?"

Lin Shimeng fell silent for a moment before saying, "It may be a little difficult."

"Why is it a little difficult?" Chu Yu frowned and sat up in his bed.

"If he wasn’t sterile, just based on what I managed to gain through this expedition, I should be able to reject this marriage. However, in order not to embarrass themselves, Jiu Xiao is likely to push the marriage through. This includes Qi Heng, he will not let me off."

Lin Shimeng spoke normally, without a trace of disappointment.

"However, you can rest assured, I can handle all of these. A marriage agreement doesn’t necessitate that I must marry him."

Chu Yu laughed bitterly, wondering if he had messed things up despite his good intentions.

Lin Shimeng sensed Chu Yu’s silence and thought that he was worried for her. She laughed, "Relax, this is no big deal, you don’t have to worry about me. Right, you’ve been listening to me all this while, talk about yourself, how are things at the Dragon City?"

Chu Yu laughed, "Same old same old, working and waiting for death."

On the other end, Lin Shimeng took a deep breath and said gently, "Chu Yu..."

Chu Yu could tell that she was unhappy and started laughing, "I was just kidding, I am actually working hard and moving up the ranks..."

"Moving up my *ss!" Lin Shimeng was angry, " I hear that you coop yourself up in the hospital and play games everyday? You... how can you do this? Do you know this is you not wanting to improve? If you continue like this, we..."

"What about us?" Chu Yu asked cautiously.

"We will grow distant." Lin Shimeng’s sadness was clear in her tone, "Chu Yu, I don’t want you to continue wasting your life."

Chu Yu’s heart warmed.

Lin Shimeng said, "I really don’t want to see the day where I am still young, yet your hair is white..."

"Shishi, that wouldn’t happen." Chu Yu laughed lightly.

In that moment, he had an impulse to tell Lin Shimeng everything. Yet, he suppressed it in the end.

"I had initially rejected the offer of the teachings, because they had asked me to cut off all my emotional ties..."

Lin Shimeng’s clear voice came over the phone.

Chu Yu laughed, "Shishi, are you finally admitting that you like me?"

"I’ve always liked you, but..." Lin Shimeng said faintly.

"Then... let’s be together!" Chu Yu interrupted Lin Shimeng and announced.

All of a sudden, he felt like his chest was filled with courage and confidence.

Jiu Xiao and Han Xiao could all eat his dust!

I have the Superclass in hand, the metal ball as well as superior talent!

What is there to fear?

Lin Shimeng hesitated, after a long while, she said slowly, "Chu Yu, listen to me, if we are together, you will be under a lot of pressure."

"I’m not scared!"

"A lot of people will want to assassinate you, I..."

"It’s okay!"

"You will grow old..."

"Do you mind?"

"Of course not!"

"Then it’s settled, Shishi, be my girlfriend!" Chu Yu was serious and he could almost hear Lin Shimeng’s heart beat over the phone.

She was silent for a long time, so silent that it caused Chu Yu to feel uneasy.

"Ok."

After a long time, he finally got Lin Shimeng’s one word reply.

Chu Yu’s handsome face broke out into a wide smile. He knew that she would say yes!

At this point, a faint sniffling sound was transmitted over the phone.

"Shishi, what’s happening? Why are you crying, this is supposed to be somthing happy?" Chu Yu’s heart ached,

"I don’t want to see you grow old, I’m afraid..." Lin Shimeng said faintly, "Everytime I think of that scene, it’s like a stab to my heart."

As she spoke, Lin Shimeng’s voice became more determined, "However, you can rest assured, I will definitely think of a way to solve your problem! If... and I mean if..."

Lin Shimeng took a deep breath and said, "In the event that there is no opportunity, then I will also grow old, and accompany you forever!"

"Shishi, thank you. Actually..."

"Chu Yu, you need not say more, no matter what we have to face in the future, I will face it with you!" Lin Shimeng said solemnly.

"Mm, I know, Shishi, rest assured, I haven’t been doing nothing on my end. Furthermore, I have a chance of recovering." Chu Yu said.

"Really?"

Lin Shimeng’s surprised voice came over the phone, "You’re not lying to me?"

"Of course not." Chu Yu said, "There is another ancient ruin here at the Dragon City, there may be a chance that what I need would be found there."

"That’s great! Why not I go over and help you!" Lin Shimeng was excited at the thought that Chu Yu had a chance at recovery.

Else, the news about the appearance of such ancient ruins were everywhere, and there was little way of confirming which ones were legit.

"No, Shishi, don’t come, you have just gained an important teaching, don’t think about anything else, just focus on cultivating."

Chu Yu rejected her quickly, thinking to himself, how will I be able to play if you come?

"What about you?"

"I’ll definitely not go! I won’t put myself in danger like that! Chu Yu swore.

"Ok then, I will keep a lookout for you here. I believe that you will recover!"

Lin Shimeng was serious, but in actuality, she did not have much confidence.

Chu Yu’s state was too peculiar, he was completely uncultivable in a moment. If he really recover, it would not have taken 16 years.

Yet, in her heart, she still hoped Chu Yu could recover. Even though it has been 16 years, she believed that he could return to his former glory!

After putting down the phone, Chu Yu sighed, a look of resolve flashing across his star-like pupils.

At this point, there was a flutter outside his window and a bird entered.

Lord Thief shook his feathers and looked at Chu Yu weirdly, "You disappeared without saying anything for a few days, tell me, where did you sneak off to and what were you up to?"

Lord Thief wishes everyone a happy festival.

Limitless - Chapter 44: Faint Misery

Xiao Zhangqing felt that he was incredibly unlucky.

He had been exploring the palace compound for a long time, but could not gain entry into a single room.

His initial emotions of excitement and expectation momentarily dipped to a new low.

Yet, just at that moment, a huge terrifying beast had appeared. It had a striking resemblance to the Zheng described in the Classic of Mountains and Seas.

After it saw him, it was as if it saw the murderer of its entire family. It’s body was filled with a burning rage and it dashed towards him manically.

In that one encounter, Xiao Zhangqing had wasted one of the protective magical equipment that he had never utilised before. That was one of the treasures that he had gotten from a previous ruins exploration.

Even though he couldn’t be sure of its quality, he guessed that it was above the Xiantian realm!

Which aged martial artist who had explored many ruins wouldn’t have a few secret treasures in reserve?

Xiao Zhangqing did not have any time to feel heartache for wasting that magical item, having to turn around and run for his life.

For some reason, this terrifying beast had its eyes locked on him, chasing him relentlessly.

He had done some research into the magical formation, and he had some magical equipment with him, if he made his way through the magical formation slowly, there shouldn’t be a big problem.

Yet, in his manic attempt to escape, where would he find the time to analyze and calculate?

As such, within a short span of time, Xiao Zhangqing was nearly killed a few times by the killing formations.

Blood was flowing from his body, making him look extremely pitiful.

Heck finding treasure, heck fate and opportunity, he can forget all of it... if he could get out alive, it would be an achievement!

He finally managed to see the end, and escaped from the magical formation, barely holding on to life.

The Zheng continued to roar in frustration behind him, but did not give chase.

Xiao Zhangqing sat on the floor, his body about to collapse from exhaustion. He breathed heavily and turned back to take a look, his courage still eluding him.

The grand and majestic palace compound was still clearly in his view.

He could not sense any danger from out here.

Xiao Zhangqing sighed to the heavens, and when the depression hit him, he could not help but cry.

What kind of bloody luck was this?

It was clearly a well preserved ancient ruins, even without finding the depository of manuals, finding an ordinary weapons cache would have yielded terrifying returns.

In the end, not only did he not get anything, he lost a pile of magical equipment and almost lost his life.

He wanted to turn around and scream his anger, but yet he did not dare to. Heaven knows if that thing would burst out from within?

In fact, he had heard the Zheng’s thunderous roar prior to this, and had been hiding carefully.

Who would have thought he would be so unlucky...

Xiao Zhangqing retrieved a few medicinal pellets and consumed them. He then got some external application medicine and hissed as he applied that on his wounds.

All his aura had dissipated completely, his face was pathetic and depressing.

After a while, he stood up and stumbled towards the river bank.

He did not expect to see a few people standing on the bank some distance away when he raised his head. Their faces were full of shock when they saw his state.

"Senior Xiao!" Liu Fang ran towards Xiao Zhangqing, his eyes full of suspicion, "Did senior meet with danger?"

Xiao Zhangqing’s heart felt like it had been trampled over by ten thousand camels.

What was this?

Liu Fang’s heart was full of shock, and he couldn’t resist but glance at the palace grounds not far away.He thought to himself , "How would we have known the dangers that lay inside this place?"

However, all of them heard the thunderous roar of the beast clearly, and they were scared pale.

The fact that there was a living thing inside an ancient ruin that has existed for aeons struck fear in all of them.

First it was Qi Heng, barely clinging to life, his entire body crippled, and his appearance so pitiful that his parents would not recognize him.

Even before they could resuscitate Qi Heng, they turned to see the powerful Senior Xiao escape from inside embarrassingly.

They were so full of confidence just a moment ago, yet now, reality hit them in the face like a splash of ice water, causing them to think about retreating.

Xiao Zhangqing adjusted his collar, barely able to make himself seem presentable.

Yet, the serious injuries and the ripped T-shirt gave away his distress.

However, in the next instant, Xiao Zhangqing forgot all of these. He saw Qi Heng lying on the ground, hanging on to his last breath.

"Is this... Junior Qi? How did he end up like this?"

Even though Xiao Zhangqing did not like Qi Heng, however, when he saw Qi Heng’s plight, his heart ached with sadness for his fallen comrade.

Who said that a well preserved ancient ruin was a good place? If anyone says that to me next time, I will fight it out with him!

"It is young master Qi, his injuries are severe." Liu Fang smiled bitterly.

"At this point, Qi Heng who was lying there, let out a strained whimper, before he slowly... opened his eyes.

"I’m... still alive?" Qi Heng said weakly.

"Young master Qi, you’re awake?" Liu Fang rushed over, not wanting anyone to take his credit!

This involved saving Qi Heng’s live!

Qi Heng was extremely influential in Jiu Xiao.

Qi Heng woke up, and felt as if his entire body was being torn apart. That kind of deep seated pain made him want to die.

He could not even move his finger, and his doll face was completely scrunched up, his nose broken and off to one side.

"Young master Qi, this is a superior healing medicinal pellet, open your mouth and I’ll feed it to you."

Liu Fang felt a little heartache when he brought out his small jade bottle, and took out a medicinal pellet and placed it in Qi Heng’s mouth.

Even though he was reluctant, Liu Fang thought that by saving Qi Heng’s life, a disciple of an ancient sect will repay him, with interest.

Even if he could earn some brownie points, it was worth it!

Qi Heng opened his mouth a little and swallowed the medicinal pellet. His entire body was now numb, and even the intense pain was beginning to leave him.

After taking the medicinal pellet, Qi Heng perked up a little, but the intense pain in his body came roaring back. It made him want to choose death!

Afterwhich, he looked at Liu Fang and asked feebly, "You’re Liu Fang... from the Liu Clan? Thank you."

"You are most welcome, young master Qi, taking care of your injuries is of utmost importance!" Liu Fang was excited, he clearly did not save young master Qi for nothing.

Qi Heng lay there, and after taking the medicinal pellet, he began to perk up and recover slowly.

The strong medicinal properties of the medicine also included painkilling properties.

Qi Heng felt himself recover some of his energy, at least, he could move his arm.

He instantly rubbed his groin because... it was in extreme pain.

His heart was full of suspicion, why was it so painful? The pain was so intense.

As such Chu Yu’s hand tingled, without care of what people would think, his hand slid towards his groin...

In the next moment.

"Ow! Owowowow!"

A string of painful screams echoed out.

Qi Heng fainted in an instant.

Xiao Zhangqing was left speechless, and he looked at Liu Fang, Liu Ahba and Liu Ahjiu dully.

Liu Fang and Liu Ahba were equally shocked and speechless. They turned to look at Liu Ahjiu, after all, he had given Qi Heng the medicine.

Liu Ahjiu glanced cautiously at Qi Heng, who had passed out again and stammered, "That...that...this."

"What the f*ck are you trying to say! Why are you stammering?" Liu Ahba was frustrated.

Liu Ahjiu whimpered, his face strained, "Young master Qi’s testicles... may be shattered."

"..."

Hiss!

Xiao Zhangqing, Liu Fang and Liu Ahba all could not help but gasp, as they looked awkwardly at the comatose Qi Heng, and they subconsciously closed their legs.

They all felt a faint misery.

They felt the pain for Qi Heng!

Any injury would have been fine, how did he manage to damage his own treasure?

A man with shattered testicles... what would people call him? How would he carry out his duties in the future?

Xiao Zhangqing thought to himself, Qi Heng was slightly feminine, now that this has happened, he is really a eunuch now!

He then thought about a more serious question!

Since junior Qi is a eunuch, if Junior Lin was married to him, won’t she be just like a widow?

Thinking about Junior Lin’s exquisite features, Xiao Zhangqing felt that it would be a waste. He knew that if junior Qi did not have his testicles smashed, this marriage would have a small chance of falling through.

However, with junior Qi a eunuch, this marriage... would most definitely go through!

Jiu Xiao would never let such ugly news about one of their nucleic disciples spread.

Even if it was to cover this up, they would insist that the marriage go through.

Junior Lin... what a waste!

The few of them stood around, unable to speak.

Liu Fang looked cautiously at Xiao Zhangqing, "Senior Xiao, are the ruins... really that dangerous?"

"Hehe..." Xiao Zhangqing laughed expressionlessly, "You all can try, maybe you all can do it."

F*ck that hehe!

Liu Fang felt like rolling his eyes, thinking to himself, what rubbish, as two of the greatest martial artists from ancient sects, with so many magical weapons, you two were completely smashed.

If we went in, won’t we be sending ourselves to our death?

I was just asking, and you still hehe me...

The roar of the beast from the palace compound had stopped. Xiao Zhangqing looked at the comatose Qi Heng and thought that it would not be advisable for him to leave like that.

As such, he quickly checked on Qi Heng’s injuries, at the same time, he helped him check... his testicles. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

Even though he knew the result, he could not rid himself of the chill in his spine.

Not only was Qi Heng’s testicles shattered... his entire sack was empty!

Blood and tissue smushed into one!

Complete mush!

Even a eunuch had his p*nis, yet for junior Qi... he had absolutely nothing.

He had heard that there was a way to change one’s gender. Based on Qi Heng’s current situation, there was a good chance he would need to undergo such a procedure.

Xiao Zhangqing shook his head and sighed.

"Why does it feel like... he was kicked by someone?"

He frowned and helped Qi Heng dress before dressing his wounds once again.

At this point, Qi Heng woke up again. Upon opening his eyes, he saw Xiao Zhangqing’s solemn expression.

Pui!

Qi Heng screamed in pain and spat out blood. He didn’t aim and spit it all on Xiao Zhangqing’s face. He then let out an angry and painful howl, "Old jerk... I will fight it out with you!"

Limitless - Chapter 43: Qi Heng’s Sad Reminder

In front of Chu Yu were three to four stems of the golden lotus. He reached out lightly and carefully pulled one of the golden lotus stems down, before breaking off the lotus on top of it and placing it in his pocket.

As expected, he did not cause any reaction!

It would seem that as long as one did not infringe on the forbidden areas, they would not startle that huge beast.

Afterwhich, Chu Yu sped up and collected over 30 lotus bulbs in a single breath.

There was almost no space on himself to place the bulbs!

Chu Yu sighed and thought to himself, "If only I had a space creating magical item."

The only thing is that those items, even for the Chu Clan, were rare, and most of them were in the hands of the influential people in the pocket dimension.

For the part of the clan who entered society, they were only given one, and it was in the hands of the Second Elder.

He had treasured it like a baby, and did not take it out easily, even when Chu Yu or his counterparts requested to take a look.

Chu Yu moved about slowly at the bottom of the spiritual pond, and managed to harvest all of the lotus bulbs in the spiritual pond in a single breath.

His entire body was bulging with golden lotuses.

He rubbed his chin as he found these Nine Transformation golden lotuses familiar.

Yet he did not harvest them. Chu Yu knew that these Nine Transformation golden lotuses would only reproduce to give the golden lotuses when placed in spiritual fluid.

If they were moved to a normal location, even if they did produce the golden lotuses, they were likely to lose their true value.

Afterall, he had already found out about this place and could return anytime. When his powers had increased, he would just make another trip back.

Hu!

Chu Yu sighed in his heart and swam carefully back towards the shore.

He waited on the shore, and did not see any movement. He then used his vertical eye to scan the area before finally sticking his head out of the spiritual pond.

He turned to look at the false mountain behind him, there was still no movement.

Chu Yu stared at the forbidden zone ahead and frowned.

In order to leave, one had to go through the forbidden zone, there was no way around it.

Then he would break out!

Chu Yu took a deep breath and redirected the large and majestic power contained within his body.

Then, like an arrow released, he burst out!

In the moment he passed through the forbidden zone, his silhouette was already inside the magical formation.

When the angry roaring sound from behind reached him, Chu yu had already been out thousands of miles.

He was gone without a trace!

Zheng was fuming!

It had just returned to its lair and rested for a moment before the forbidden zone was once again disturbed,

When it rushed out, it found that even though the golden lotus in the spiritual pond were present, the lotus bulbs... were all gone.

This caused the Zheng to go mad instantly!

During the long years, these golden lotus bulbs were its food.

Its mission was to watch over this spiritual pond as well as the Nine Transformation golden lotuses.

Waiting patiently for his owner to return.

Yet, his food had been stolen by somebody!

If his owner returned now, won’t his owner feel like the beast was useless?

As such, Zheng’s rage was unquenchable.

He had remembered that person’s face and he swore he would not let him off.

Zheng, who was the size of a small mountain, began to chase about manically inside the compounds of the palaces.

Yet by this point, Chu Yu was long gone.

This was escaping for his life, a serious matter, and Chu Yu also took it extremely seriously.

After entering Acupoint Charging Stage 10, Chu Yu found himself with unimaginably great power.

His speed... had also reached a new high!

When he sprinted, he could even glide in the air for short periods of time!

He fled along a path which was pre-planned, he had thought of his escape route when he entered.

As such, Chu Yu fled manically along the retreat route that he had planned previously.

In the process of fleeing, he reverted his appearance to the skinny tall youth and he took off his clothes full of the golden lotus bulbs, made it into a bag and carried it on his shoulder.

His vertical eye also became sharper. As his cultivation level increased, the capabilities of his vertical eye increased too.

Even as Chu Yu was running out of the group of palaces, he could still hear the thunderous roar of the crazy Zheng.

"Bye bye to you!" Chu Yu did not hesitate as he ran towards the river bank.

Yet, he saw Qi Heng by the bank, comatose.

Chu Wei was startled and stopped in his tracks. He did not expect that this fella was so lucky, could he not die no matter what happened?

Yet, Qi Heng’s current state was really quite pitiful.

One of his arms was missing, and he lay slumping on the ground. His body was drenched in blood and some of his places revealed his bones. He had almost lost any resemblance to a human.

If it wasn’t for the fact that he was still breathing weakly, Chu Yu would have thought that he was dead.

"How pitiful!"

"Wouldn’t it be a little shameless to kill him now?"

As Chu Yu spoke, he walked over to Qi Heng without hesitation and gave him a vicious kick in the groin.

In an instant, a ball breaking sound echoed around...

Even though Qi Heng was comatose, he shivered from the wave of intense pain.

If it wasn’t for the fact that I fear Shishi would get into trouble if I killed you, I would not let you live!

Chu Yu suddenly recalled, could it be that this fella has any other magical equipment on him? After all, Qi Heng was a disciple from an ancient sect. The ancient bronze dagger that was on him was a Xiantian magical equipment, a genuine superior item. Even though he could not bring its full power to bear right now, what it could do was already astonishing.

As expected, Chu Yu found more items on Qi Heng.

The only issue was that most of them were broken, evidently caused when he was being chased down by the Zheng.

The only one that was unharmed was a black ring. It was extremely light and he could not feel its weight when holding it in his hand, and he did not know what the ring was made of.

Chu Yu attempted to use his mental powers to communicate with the ring, and found a clue. There was a weak barrier on it, and it was easily smashed by Chu Yu’s mental powers.

The space inside the ring was immediately clear under Chu Yu’s mental scrutiny.

"Aiyo... there are a lot of things in here!"

This ring was only the size of a small cube. Inside it were about 10 jade bottles and containers, containing various medicinal pellets, three government sealed ancient wooden boxes, clearly extraordinary boxes, and two bronze magical equipment.

Apart from these, there were about 10 palm sized gold bars in the corner.

Chu Yu was slightly surprised, this fella clearly inherited quite a lot of treasure.

Without looking too closely, he threw the bag of golden lotuses into the ring, as well as the bronze dagger that he hid on himself. He then placed the ring in his pocket.

From the palace compound behind him, the thunderous roar of the beast continued to echo.

Yet, that fella had no way of getting out!

This calmed Chu Yu down.

Afterwhich, Chu Yu walked to the river bank, and a small ship floated downstream.

He jumped on the boat, thinking, "Even though he did not know how Shishi was, but this time, Qi Heng, who was half alive, should not bring her any more trouble."

As for the future, that is a conversation for another day!

The small boat brought Chu Yu towards the opposite bank.

When Chu Yu disembarked, he did not stay any longer and headed straight out.

He had to rush back to the Dragon City and explore the Celestial Fox Immortal Cave!

If one had said previously that Chu Yu was merely interested in exploring the ruins, he was at least 10 times more excited about exploring such places now!

When Chu Yu had disappeared into the magical formation behind the mountain, three embarrassed silhouettes rushed out clumsily from the magical formation, their bodies riddled with wounds.

These were the three martial artists from the Liu Clan of Shu!

There were originally five of them, but only three made it out. One was an Acupoint Charging Stage Ten whilst two were Stage Nine. The other two Acupoint Charging Stage Nine martial artists were left inside the magical formation, permanently.

When the three of them came out, they were completely awed by the palace compound on the opposite bank.

The Acupoint Charging Stage Ten martial artist was named Liu Fang. He took a deep breath and said solemnly, "The men from Jiu Xiao and Han Xiao are likely to have entered a long time ago, even though we are slower than them, these ruins are very well preserved, as long as we get in, we will be able to get quite a bit of benefits!

The other two Acupoint Charging Stage Nine martial artists were named Liu Ahba, and Liu Ahjiu. The two of them were brothers.

Even though they were borne by concubines, they had decent talent and held relatively high posts in the Liu Clan.

Even though concubines were treated differently, if their children were powerful, they would still be valued.

Liu Ahba looked out into the distance before saying, "I think that this river will not be so easy to cross."

Liu Fang nodded, "Let’s talk more after we get down there."

The three men made their way quickly to the river bank, Liu Ahjiu picked up a rock and threw it at the river.

When the rock was in mid-air, it was hit by a ray of light and shattered in an instant!

The three men were shocked. Luckily, they did not brashly rush over the river, else they would have been dead too.

At this point, a small boat boarded from upstream.

The three men looked at each other. Liu Ahba said, "I’ll go first, if there are no issues, you two can follow along!"

"I should go." Liu Ahjiu said, "I am the weakest amongst us three, if anything untoward happens to me, remember to burn me some joss paper!"

"I should..." Liu Ahba insisted.

"You still have a wife and kids." Liu Ahjiu laughed, "Brother, I am still single."

Liu Ahba’s eyes reddened, "Single doesn’t mean that you should die!"

"How can it be so easy to die?" Liu Ahjiu smiled and shook his head.

Liu Fang looked at the two men and said, "If we survive this, I will definitely raise you up for promotion!"

Liu Ahba and Liu Ahjiu fervently bowed and thanked Liu Fang.

The small boat docked in front of the three men.

Liu Ahjiu smiled at the other two before jumping onboard.

Liu Ahba and Liu Fang stiffened in anxiety.

After a moment, they realized that there was no danger. They heaved a sigh of relief and jumped on.

The small boat took them to the opposite bank.

Not long after they disembarked, they saw an almost unrecognizable human figure lying not far away.

Upon closer inspection, they realized that the figure was human. After approaching the figure and examining it... only then did they realize that this unrecognizable person was Qi Heng!

"My god... was he smashed by a train?" Liu Ahjiu was stunned.

"Rubbish, an Invigorated Meridian realm expert like him would not look this bad even if he was knocked by a train." Liu Ahba walked over and checked if Qi Heng was still breathing. He turned to look at the other two men, "He’s alive."

Liu Fang’s eyes sparkled and said gently, "This expedition would be worth it if we save him, even if we don’t get anything else!"

Limitless - Chapter 42: Bathing In The Spirit Pond

Even those Qi Heng’s nose was slightly crooked, it was as though flowers were blooming on his smiling baby face.

Senior Xiao, you are truly a good senior ah! You can move on happily, I will definitely burn many paper offerings for you!

I will definitely make you a billionaire down there! You will never be short of food or clothes!

"Hahahaha!"

He was truly unable to control the glee in his heart as he started to laugh hysterically.

He extended his hand as he prepared to use a lightning fast speed to extract all the lotus seeds!

"Laugh at your own sister!"

Chu Yu felt that he had miscalculated!

To actually be scammed by this b*stard Qi Heng, not only was it a disgrace, it might even cause him to lose his little life.

Chu Yu looked incredibly aggrieved; the Zheng’s blood thirst was truly too vigorous!

It was like a huge mountain, suppressing down towards Chu Yu, forcing him to cough out a mouthful of fresh blood. The Zheng’s figure got closer and closer; just a little bit more and it would be able to attack him.

At this time, he heard Qi Heng’s hysterical laughter. Chu Yu knew that he had already activated the second inhibitions.

"Big fool! Your den is currently being raided!"

Chu Yu shouted derisively.

Roar!

The instant Chu Yu spoke, was the same instant as when Qi Heng activated the second inhibition and started to laugh maniacally.

The Zheng which was pursuing Chu Yu relentlessly suddenly uttered a resounding howl!

It seemed like thunder during the clear day!

The Zheng’s body flashed like lightning.

Instant back turn!

Locked and loaded in Qi Heng’s direction!

This speed, wasn’t it an entire fold higher than when it was chasing Chu Yu?

Clearly, it was thoroughly infuriated!

Damn it, you got someone to lure me away then you steal my stuff! You treat me as a fool? I will definitely send you to meet your maker!

The Zheng’s spiritual intelligence was extremely high. At this instant, it was enraged.

Previously, when it was chasing Chu Yu, it was simply playing a game of cat and mice; it did not put in all its effort.

But now, it was serious!

Chu Yu did not even care about his own injuries, chasing after the cloud of dust kicked up behind the Zheng’s ass.

The Zheng’s speed, was multiple times faster than Qi Heng!

In almost an instant’s time, it had already charged to the spirit pond, fiercely swiping its claws towards Qi Heng.

Qi Heng’s hand, had already touched a lotus stem full of golden lotus seeds. His hands had already opened up like a fan as he tried to grab ten lotus stems at one go!

Bang!

A muffled cry resounded, followed by the sounds of breaking bones.

Qi Heng’s body was like a soccer ball kicked by Roberto Carlos…

Just like an artillery shell, it flew out with a ‘whizz’!

Qi Heng coughed out a mouthful of fresh blood in mid air. To add on to his misfortune, his body touched the power currents floating in the air, turning one of his limbs into pulp there and then!

He let out an aggrieved shriek!

Fresh blood continued to gush out as he heavily landed within the magical formation!

The Zheng did not give up, as it continued to chase after him.

Chu Yu, who was right behind it, had already activated the first layer of inhibitions, but it still didn’t care.

Chu Yu charged to the edge of the spirit pond, and with a "Ploom", he threw himself into it.

Just like a fish, he instantly dived in!

Thrown into the magical array, Qi Heng still had a bit of consciousness. He immediately activated a self-protecting magical equipment. Instantly, his body was teleported out of this part of the palace.

Pata!

He fell by the riverside. His head turned sidewards as he lost his consciousness.

The Zheng uttered a thunderous roar. It bared its fangs as it glanced at the magical array. After some time, it unwillingly returned.

But when it returned, the Zheng circled around the spirit pond, suspicion filled its eyes. Something seemed to be amiss.

It seemed to remember that there was still another wretched, little thief, and that thief even seemed to have the balls to chase after it?

Just now, it was too infuriated, so it didn’t care about it. But now, where did that little thief disappear off to?

At this instant, Chu Yu was hiding within the spirit pond. He had already swam under the Nine Transformation Golden Lotus, cencealing his presence.

Acupoint Charging Stage Eight. At this stage, his body already formed its own internal circulations; there was no need for fresh air.

Even if he sat in this spirit pond for a day and a night, there wouldn’t be any problem.

The rich spirit fluid continuously healed the injuries on his body. He opened up the vertical eye on his forehead, and looked outwards.

That gargantuan beast was still patrolling by the spirit lake.

Usually, Chu Yu’s body wouldn’t even exude any spiritual fluctuations. And now while in the spirit pond, he was even especially careful to not even move a single bit.

Even though the Zheng had high spiritual intelligence, it would never have imagined that someone’s balls were big to such an extent, to actually dare jump into the spirit pond.

Throughout its long life, it had never encountered such a thing.

According to its inherited memory, this spirit pond was a holy site. Even the sect’s core disciples were only provided with limited spirit fluid.

That’s why, anyone who came here would show their respect, regardless of their status.

This was also the reason why, this ancient beast would never have imagined that someone would jump and bath within the spirit pond.

Thus, after circling a few rounds around the pond, it felt a little vexed and tired.

This place hadn’t been disturbed for countless of years. Usually, it would sleep for thousands of years at one go. Now that it was rudely awakened, it was very discontented.

Now that the threat had been eliminated, it wanted to return back to sleep.

The Zheng dragged its steps and returned to its small mountain. It was actually a tiny pocket dimension. Inside, it was a warm and comfortable home.

As he saw the Zheng disappear from the edges of the spirit pond, Chu Yu finally heaved a sigh of relief. However, he did not immediately lower his vigilance.

After another hour passed, that Zheng still did not appear.

Chu Yu finally calmed down, but his heart was filled with doubts: This doesn’t adhere to logic ah… That fella actually didn’t kill someone that was pursuing behing him?

But of course, Chu Yu didn’t wish for that Zheng to appear again. He didn’t intend to do anything to the golden lotus yet, but he prepared to make use of this rare opportunity to cultivate himself!

This was a spirit pond ah!

Even those core disciples in ancient sects wouldn’t be able to bathe in a spirit pond, right?

The more he thought about it, the better he felt!

Chu Yu immediately activated his Killing Days Heart Technique, absorbing the spiritual energy from the spirit pond.

Boom!

The instant the Killing Days Heart Technique was activated, that terrifying surge of spiritual energy almost flipped Chu Yu over!

At this time, the might of the Killing Days Heart Technique was exhibited. It first blocked that flood of terrifying spiritual energy.

Thereafter, it started to revolve the spiritual energy, continuously purifying it!

Cultivating this heart technique… can purify energy?

Chu Yu was dazed; in his entire cultivation journey, this had never happened before.

The spiritual energy from the Heavens and Earths, in Chu Yu’s perspective, was already the purest form of energy.

This type of energy, could actually be purified to another level?

In his entire life, he had never heard of such a thing.

His Killing Days Heart Technique was just like some super secret machine. It furiously purified the spirit fluid from the spirit pond, sending this raw, purified power into Chu Yu’s body.

Not too long later, an acupoint in Chu Yu’s body opened.

Thereafter, the acupoints in Chu Yu’s body continued to open consecutively.

After 2 hours, Chu Yu directly opened the 270th acupoint in his body, successfully entering into Acupoint Charging Stage Nine!

This speed… Even Chu Yu was left speechless.

With every opening, power would be locked inside his body. Thus, while he was in the spirit pond, he did not cause any sort of disturbance.

The spirit pond was very deep, and the spirit fuild was aplenty. Even with the Killing Days Heart Technique furiously purifying the spirit fluid, the amount of the spirit fluid didn’t fall noticeably.

This was truly a great place!

Chu Yu really hoped to charge straight to the Circle of the Acupoint Charging at a single go.

However, he had already come to realise that even if he opened 365 acupoints, it would not be considered as a Great Circle. It could only be considered a Small Circle.

If he wanted to truly reach the Great Circle, he still had a long way to go.

Moreover, he was always uneasy cultivating here. After all, the Zheng was still around. It might come out at any random moment for a patrol.

If he was accidentally discovered, then things were screwed.

"Let’s first rush to Stage Ten! After all, this chance is too rare!"

Bathing in a spirit pond, even core disciples of peak ancient sects would get jealous of this absurb method. The moment this news was released, it would definitely scare countless of people to death.

As Chu Yu thought of this, he went back to cultivating.

The Killing Days Heart Technique was continuously activated, even the energy stores previously in his body was purified to a higher degree.

When Chu Yu opened his 300th acupoint, successfully entering into Acupoint Charging Stage Ten, he could clearly feel the boundless energy within is body.

Previously, Chu Yu’s acupoints and meridians exuded a violet tinge; the purity of his energy was already far above the average person.

But now, after the purification from the Killing Days Heart Technique, it was more than three times stronger than his past!

If it’s like that, then there’s no need to talk about martial artists in the same realm, but a Chu Yu at Acupoint Charging Stage Ten could already deal with those at Invigorated Meridian Stage Two or Three… Or maybe even higher. He might even be able to match an expert like Xiao Changqing who was at Invigorated Meridian Stage Five!

Chu Yu previously had seen, from a relatively ancient book, the portraits and descriptions of some Heaven’s Pride of ancient times.

That ancient book was recorded by the Chu Clan’s first ancestor.

When Chu Yu saw it, he felt that the reverence towards the Heaven’s Pride of that era seemed to be exaggerated.

It was said that those Heaven’s Prides of that era could kill an advanced Invigorated Meridian realm expert while at the Acupoint Charging realm!

There were even some names, claiming that they were all outstanding to an unimaginable degree. Moreover, it was even said that some of these excellent Heaven’s Pride were from the Chu Clan.

When Chu Yu saw these ancient books, he had treated them like fairy tales.

He was from a later generation of the Chu Clan, and had interacted much more with modern things. Thus, Chu Yu had completely treated the contents of these ancient books as myths and legends.

But now, what his ancestor wrote down might not necessarily be exaggerated.

Perhaps, the Heaven’s Prides of that era, might truly be that outstanding!

Oppressive and mighty; overlooking the entire world!

An Acupoint Charging martial artist killing an Invigorated Meridian one. Previously, he thought that it was impossible; it was too preposterous.

But after he obtained Superclass, Chu yu felt that if he opened all the thousands of acupoints in his body and truly became a martial artist at the Great Circle of the Acupoint Charging, then the power he will possess will definitely shock the entire world!

If one wasn’t a cultivator in the Xiantian Realm and was unable to use any skills or sacred arts, the only thing he could depend on was his power, speed and combat experience.

If so, there’s no need to talk about the advanced Invigorated Meridian Stage. Even someone who achieved the Small Circle with 12 opened true meridians might not be Chu Yu’s match!

"Indeed, personal strength is the foundation to establish oneself."

Chu Yu sighed with emotion; he had the impulse to just charge to open all 365 acupoints straightaway.

Even though he would only be at the Small Circle of Acupoint Charging, his combat power would definitely be staggering!

But he resisted that urge. Even though this place was good, he could not stay here for long.

Chu Yu opened his eyes, staring at the lotus roots dangling within the spirit pond. In front of him were tall and straight golden lotus stems, filled with large amounts of lotus seeds.

Each lotus seed’s medicinal power far exceeded this spirit fluid by countless of times!

So, these lotus seeds were the true treasure!

Limitless - Chapter 41: Who’s Scamming Who?

Qi Heng was momentarily startled, but immediately, he regained his previous countenance.

"Senior Xiao!"

His attitude was especially affectionate, and he even wore a smile on his face. For those who saw this scene, they might even mistake it as the reunion between old friends.

Chu Yu also revealed a face of pleasant surprise, "Junior Qi, what are you doing here?"

Chu Yu looked at Qi Heng and continued, "Could Junior Qi also have been drawn here by the roar of that beast?"

Qi Heng hesitated slightly before shaking his head, "Senior Xiao, junior wasn’t attracted by the beast’s roar. I was the one who alarmed that guardian beast."

"Guardian beast? This sort of place… actually has a living creature?" Chu Yu’s face revealed an expression of aghast, "It’s not the remnant soul of an ancient god beast?"

"It’s not a remnant soul; it’s still alive." Qi Heng’s face looked slightly bitter as it continued, "That thing’s bloodlust is startling, it’s definitely alive and strong to the point it’s abnormal."

"So it’s like that. Then we should hurry and leave then. We shouldn’t send outselves to death." Chu Yu sighed, then he continued, "This place clearly has so many doors of fortune, but we can’t enter any of them. It’s truly a pity."

His way of speaking and his tone were exactly the same as Han Xiao’s Xiao Changqing.

Qi Heng definitely would never have thought that someone would have such huge balls to impersonate Han Xiao’s Xiao Changqing. Of course he knew of the Art of Disguise, but a skill which could transform one’s face like there, was truly hitherto unheard of.

He looked at Chu Yu, "Senior Xiao, we can’t leave ah!"

"Why?" Chu Yu revealed an expression of doubt, "Didn’t you save that there was a terrifying beast there? A living creature that could appear at a place like this is definitely not what we can handle ah!"

"It’s true that we can’t handle it. But the key thing is… there is a spirit pond ah!" Qi Heng’s face was filled with emotions, "Senior Xiao must have heard of spirit ponds before right?"

Chu Yu sneered in his heart. From his current position, he could already see everything on that plaza clearly with his vertical eye.

How could it just be a spirit pond? There was even a huge water lotus in the center of the spirit pond!

And there were even many golden lotus seeds growing on top of that golden lotus!

The golden lotus’s leaves which stuck closely to the water surface were like carved pieces of gold, glistening with a dazzling radiance.

Chu Yu was incredibly shocked because he knew that it should be lotus flowers which bore lotus seeds. Even though lotus flowers and water lotuses seemed to be the same, they were actually different!

It was clearly a water lotus on the spirt pond in the plaza; all its leaves were adhered to the spirit pond surface. Between those golden leaves, were golden stems. There were many lotus seeds growing on these extended gold stems.

This reminded Chu Yu of a supreme ancient medicinal herb - the Nine Transformation Golden Lotus!

Chu Yu’s heart was shaking in shock. Discovering a spirit pond was already enough to astound him. Unexpectedly, there was even a Nine Transformation Golden Lotus sprouted on that spirit lake!

If the Nine Transformation Golden Lotus was called a supreme medicinal herb in ancient times, then it could be called a godly herb in the current age!

No wonder why Qi Heng was unwilling to leave.

Chu Yu pondered in his heart, but on his face, he revealed a look of astonishment. He stared at Qi Heng, "Spirit pond? You're saying there's a spirit pond?"

Qi Heng sneered in his heart: Not only is there a spirit pond, there's even a golden lotus!

"Yes Senior Xiao, think about it, it's a spirit pond ah! If we can obtain the water from the spirit pond, wouldn't we be rich?"

Chu Yu… No, he should be called Xiao Changqing, revealed a hint of fervour in his eyes.

Qi Heng seized to chance to say, "Senior Xiao, why don't we work together. When the time comes, we can split the spirit pond water 50-50. How about that?"

Chu Yu nodded vigorously, "That sounds good. But, what should we do this?"

An apologetic look could be seen on Qi Heng's face as he looked at Xiao Changqing, "Senior Xiao, to be honest, our two sects are so close, and Senior Xiao even helped speak up for me just now. That’s why junior definitely doesn't have any malicious intentions. But junior's cultivation is too low, and I have even incurred a severe internal injury. If we want to get the spirit liquid from the spirit pond, then we need someone…"

A look of realisation dawned on Chu Yu’s face, "Needs to lure that guardian beast away?"

"Right, it's Iike that…" Qi Heng looked apologetic, then he turned to look at Chu Yu, "But junior's truly unable to do it ah!"

"There's no need to speak any further. Even though we're from different sects, the relationship between our two sects goes back to ancient times. There's no need for any words of courtesy; I will be responsible of luring this guardian beast away! You will retrieve the spirit liquid!"

Qi Heng looked at the magnanimous Xiao Changqing, and in that very instant, a hint of guilt flashed across his heart. But soon after, that guilt dispersed like a cloud.

This was reality!

You could only blame yourself for being too stupid.

However, if you could really survive from that fierce beast's pursuit, then giving you some spirit liquid, or even some lotus seeds… was not that bad.

As he thought of this, Qi Heng instantly felt much more comfortable in his heart.

What I'm doing shouldn't be considered scamming, right? It's just cooperation…

Just now, Chu Yu had seen clearly with his vertical eye, that the entire periphery of the spirit pond was filled with various inhibitions.

If Qi Heng were to touch those inhibitions, that guardian beast should be triggered.

Moreover, within those inhibitions, was another inhibition!

That inhibition, was on that Nine Transformations Golden Lotus!

That went to say, that was the final core inhibition!

However, with his vertical eye, he discovered that within the spirit liquid of the spirit pond, there weren't any inhibitions!

In other words, if he jumped in the spirit pond, there was a chance he could get the golden lotus from the water.

That guardian beast was still standing guard there, probably guarding the Nine Transformations Golden Lotus. Chu Yu could bet, that guardian beast definitely wouldn’t rest if the second layer of inhibutions were breached!

You want to scam me?

I'm the one scamming you!

All this while, Chu Yu had also been planning in his heart.

"Oh right, Senior Xiao, I… also have some Spirit Attraction Grass!"

Qi Heng wanted this plan to go without a hitch, so he willing to endure this bit of heartache, taking out his three strains of Spirit Attraction Grass.

Chu Yu secretly cursed in his heart: This is simply scamming me to the end ah!

Spirit Attraction Grass was a very unique medicinal herb. This herb was useless to human beings, but it was especially tempting for beasts!

Because not only could the Spirit Attraction Grass unlock a beast's spiritual intelligence, it also had the effect of raising a beast's cultivation.

The Spirit Attraction Grass was very rare; only large ancient schools could obtain it be chance, thereafter, they would use it to attract strong beasts, capture them, then slowly tame them.

But there was immense danger throughout the entire process. It required the cooperation of many strong experts.

If one came by himself to tempt a strong best with Spirit Attraction Grass, it was no difference from a suicide.

Much less this beast that has stayed for an unknown amount of years in this ancient ruins.

It might even think he was ridiculing it with this Spirit Attraction Grass!

This was the best way to draw aggro to kill yourself ah.

However, the Spirit Attraction Grass was extremely valuable; each strain of it was enough to buy a city. For Qi Heng to take three out at one go, his heart must be breaking.

This also showed Qi Heng's determination go get the lotus from the spirit pond.

Chu Yu accepted the three Spirit Attraction Grass and smiled ruefully, "Junior Qi, you're really putting my life on the line ah. You definitely need to succeed!"

Qi Heng had a face of determination, "Senior Xiao's brave deed, will forever be etched into junior's heart. Junior definitely wouldn't fail. Moreover, we still have many years ahead of us!"

In his heart, Qi Heng was saying: Many years… In those years, I will definitely burn many paper offerings for you.

Qi Heng was very clear that if Xiao Changqiao walked onto that plaza, he would definitely see the golden lotus and lotus seeds.

But by then, even if he saw… what could he do?

That guardian beast definitely wouldn't let go of him! Moreover, he was holding Spirit Attraction Grass, that beast would definitely chase him!

Chu Yu opened his vertical eye, examining those inhibitions. Thereafter, he walked towards the plaza.

After walking for a period of time, Chu Yu stopped somewhere around ten meters away from the inhibitions. His heart was actually perturbed; he wasn't 100% confident about his plan.

Finally, Chu Yu shouted loudly, "Junior Qi, there seems to be something in the spirit pond! It looks like…"

As Chu Yu talked, he walked continuously towards the inhibitions.

Qi Heng was unable to see those formless inhibitions, but he was constantly trying in his heart: Hurry and attack him, hurry and attack him ah! Damn it, why is it that when I came, you instantly attacked me?

As for Chu Yu's words, they entered one of Qi Heng's ear and left the other. He acted as though he didn't here anything.

At this point, so what is his life was exposed? He did not believe that Xiao Changqing would let go of this opportunity.

When Chu Yu was still one meter from the inhibitions, he stopped and shouted emotionally, "Junior Qi, golden lotus… There's a Nine Transformations Golden Lotus!"

Qi Heng said in his heart: Of course I know!

"I will lure the beast away, you will gather the golden lotus's golden lotus seeds. We will each take half!" Chu Yu shouted loudly.

At the back, Qi Heng was sneering secretly: Idiot, don't tell me you still can't see that I was scheming against you?

Thereafter, he shouted, "No problem!"

"You swear!" Chu Yu suddenly said coldly, "Junior Qi, I won't pursue the matter of you just lying to me. But you better swear on your father and mother!"

"#@￥@..." Qi Heng was quite badly angered. Still, he had to follow Chu Yu's words and swear loudly.

"Good!" After Qi Heng swore, Chu Yu promptly took one step forward.

Roar!

A roar that sounded like a clap of thunder suddenly resounded!

Chu Yu had already kept those Spirit Attraction Grass. It didn't matter whether they were useful a not, he was not going to pull such aggression.

A tiger like beast suddenly pounced out. It was tens of meters long, it had 5 tails and a horn on its head.

It was as big as a hill!

First, it uttered its thunderous roar, then it pounced towards Chu Yu!

The f*ck!

What special beast is this?

In Chu Yu's mind, a relevant piece of information suddenly flashed.

Zheng!

Mount Zhang E; Thousands of miles were devoid of vegetation; It was made of blue rock. Among one of the mountains lives a beast; 5 tails and 1 horn; a roar as load as thunder; tigers and leapards were its food.[2]

This special beast was a demonic beast from ancient times; it was once recorded in the Classics of the Mountain and Sea.

"Qi Heng, you b*stard!"

Half of this was acting; the other half was true anger.

Chu Yu did not believe that Qi Heng would be unable to recognise this thing. But Qi Heng didn't even tell him, clearly trying to get him killed.

Chu Yu's feet moved in a flurry, charging towards the magical formation.

The Zheng was also angered, thinking in its heart: Are you little pricks done? Do you think that I was just mere decoration?

It howled, emitting a resounding roar which was enough to shatter rocks as it chased relentlessly!

By the side, Qi Heng's heart was pounding furiously, gritting his teeth, "Now's the time!"

His figure shot out like an arrow!

Pouncing towards the spirit pond at the center of the plaza!

In an instant, he passed the first layer of inhibutions. Qi Heng's speed was too fast, soon, he reached the Nine Transformations Golden Lotus. Without fail, he touched the second layer of inhibutions!

Qi Heng did not know this; his entire heart was only filled with ecstacy.

The Nine Transformations Golden Lotus was within reach!

True Martial World - Chapter 96: The Semi-finals Begin

Most people did not know what the kingdom's selection’s semi-finals would test. Yi Yun arrived at the plains of the city's outskirts while hearing a flurry of discussion about the semi-finals' examination topic.

Many disqualified participants and the citizens from nearby had gathered to watch the semi-finals, causing the venue to be packed with tens of thousands of people.

The plains on the Tao tribal clan's city outskirts did not have a grandstand. The people in the front could see, but the people in the back couldn't. Even so, many refused to leave.

In a while, the place was packed with people and the Tao tribal clan had to use the members of their warrior camp to maintain the order, in order to prevent a stampede from occurring.

It turned out that it was necessary for the Tao tribal clan's upper echelon to send out men from the warrior camp to maintain order. The moment the Tao tribal clan's first and second young master appeared, the crowd exploded with unprecedented excitement.

These first and second young master were the idols of the Tao tribal clan, especially the first young master, Hu Ya. He was eighteen, quiet and had a nonchalant attitude. He seldom appeared and kept things low-key, giving out a sense of mystery. This, along with his cold but handsome face, led many girls in the Tao tribal clan to worship him.

This was especially because Hu Ya had reached the middle stage of Purple Blood, and he was just a step away from reaching the "Tempered Body, Dragon Pulse" state.

In the vast wilderness, there was a lack of resources, and the heritage was lacking compared to the central heartlands. For the first young master to be close to the point of the 'Tempered Body, Dragon Pulse' state, despite those conditions was a miracle.

Because of this, the people of the Tao tribal clan were extremely proud of him!

They had placed a lot of hope on their first young master Hu Ya!

When Hu Ya appeared, many young girls began chanting Hu Ya's name, and some fainted with excitement.

This scene reminded Yi Yun of concerts he had participated in. Some fans would go into shock upon seeing their idols; and in the vast wilderness where strength was everything, Hu Ya's charisma as a martial arts prodigy exceeded the celebrities of Yi Yun's past.

After Hu Ya was the second young master, Tao Yun who had received a lot of cheering.

Following them were the seven Purple Blood realm warriors. Their ages ranged from twenty to twenty-eight. Compared to Hu Ya or Tao Yun, they were much less popular.

Besides that, many elders of the Tao tribal clan had come. They represented the ruling class of the Tao tribal clan. As rulers, they had their dignity. It would be unsightly to squeeze amongst the crowd, so they had arranged for a row of tables to be placed, like a platform. There was even tea and fruits on the table.

The main examiner of this semi-final was still Zhang Tan.

About ten minutes before the semi-finals began; he rode a horse into the center of the arena.

A few elders invited Zhang Tan to come to the "platform", but Zhang Tan simply ignored them. He stood in front of all the participants as his sharp gaze swept across the sixty warriors.

At that moment, several elders of the Tao tribal clan felt confused. They did not know whether to sit or stand. With Zhang Tan standing there, did they have the nerve to sit down?

Looking at each other, they decided to stand by their seats. They were like school children made to stand by their seats as a punishment from their teacher. It was extremely awkward.

The Mortal Blood warriors and Purple Blood warriors were split into two groups.

For the semi-finals, it was just going through the motion for the Purple Blood warriors. If they were not too terrible, they would all pass.

But for the Mortal Blood warriors, it was completely different. They would face intense competition!

"The Tai Ah Divine Kingdom warrior selection semi-finals shall begin now!" Zhang Tan held his horsewhip and exclaimed loudly.

"I shall announce the semi-final's rules!"

With a wave of his hand, a white light shot into the sky and began to grow, it eventually became a white jade stone stage.

This white jade stone stage was about thirty feet per side. It steadily floated, hanging in the sky.

The four sides of the stone stage had four columns. Each column had one blood-red crystal—desolate bone relics.

It was clear that the jade stage had some spell on it and it was powered by the desolate beast relic. It was a treasure!

But no one knew what the stage was going to be used for.

Zhang Tan stood on the jade stage saying, "When a warrior practices martial arts, they have to accept their heritage. The heritage comprises of cultivation techniques, movement techniques, mystic techniques, soul cultivation techniques, fighting techniques and various other techniques. The most basic of them is the cultivation technique! This will immediately decide the progress of your cultivation. It will decide if you can exceed Mortal Blood, or even exceed Purple Blood in the future!"

"Your path down the martial way is still considered in its infancy. The things that I test, like your Spirit and cultivation techniques, are the most basic things. It will almost determine your success in the future. So try to do your best!"

"Now, all of you will come up to this white jade stage and demonstrate publicly the cultivation technique you have cultivated in. At the same time report your age and I'll grade you!"

"This white jade stage is a cultivation treasure used by the Jin Long Wei elite. A famous refining master in the kingdom created it. By using desolate bone relics to power it, it can gather Heaven Earth Yuan Qi, ensuring that you will be in your optimal state when you demonstrate your cultivation technique!"

With those words, a "bang" could be heard as the white jade stage had fallen to the ground, giving rise to a cloud of dust.

"So it is used to demonstrate one's cultivation technique!" Among the Mortal Blood participants, Tao Yunxiao was standing right in front. Hearing Zhang Tan's words, his lips curled into a smile.

He already had a well-thought-out plan!

The ideal semi-final for him was to engage in real combat, but to demonstrate his cultivation technique was the same. By using the trump card of the Tao tribal clan, he could sweep the audience off their feet!

"We will begin with the Mortal Blood group. Once I shout out your name, you can go up and perform!"

"First person, Sun Yu!"

Zhang Tan shouted out a name. Sun Yu was an heir nurtured from a small tribal clan. He had never expected to be first, so he was a little nervous.

With a deep breath, Sun Yu calmed down and leaped onto the stage.

"Sun Yu, twenty years old, demonstrating cultivation technique: 'Dragon Rib Tiger Bone Fist'!"

In the Tai Ah Divine Kingdom, the 'Dragon Rib Tiger Bone Fist' was the number one Mortal Blood cultivation technique, so there were many people who practiced it. Besides, the 'Dragon Rib Tiger Bone Fist' was of great quality, making it a great cultivation technique.

Unfortunately, Sun Yu was born from a small tribal clan. A small tribal clan from the vast wilderness had little contact with the central heartlands, so Sun Yu's 'Dragon Rib Tiger Bone Fist', which was obtained from the Tao tribal clan, thus it was incomplete. It paled in comparison to Lian Chengyu, who had Yao Yuan as a teacher.

As such, Sun Yu's performance was mediocre and he could not demonstrate the full power of the 'Dragon Rib Tiger Bone Fist'. His tendons and bones could only emit a slight sound, and was far from the standard of the 'Dragon Rib Tiger Bone Fist'.

Tao Yunxiao sneered. He was not bothered by this level of cultivation.

"Next, Zhou Kang!"

Zhang Tan's reaction to Sun Yu's performance was expressionless. It was as if he did not see it. After Sun Yu left the stage, Zhang Tan immediately shouted the second name.

Zhou Kang was an elite nurtured by the Tao tribal clan. He too demonstrated 'Dragon Rib Tiger Bone Fist' but compared to Sun Yu, his 'Dragon Rib Tiger Bone Fist' was much fiercer since Zhou Kang had a master who was at the peak of the Purple Blood realm.

Each blow was packed with a punch, and it was accompanied by a crackling sound in the bones!

"Ka-cha!"

When Zhou Kang shot out his last punch, he jumped off the white jade stage onto a clearing, with a "Tiger Descends Flattening To Dust" stance, he kicked a granite stone the size of a human head into pieces! noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

"Good!"

In the crowd, many of them cheered.

Zhang Tan remained deadpan, "Next, Cheng Pingguang!"

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"Next, Lin Jun!"

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"Next…"

Zhang Tan shouted out the names of about fifty Mortal Blood warriors without any expression. After about four hours, the weaker ones had finished their demonstration, leaving only the best among the Mortal Blood warriors. That, of course, included Tao Yunxiao and Yi Yun.

True Martial World - Chapter 95: Star-filled Sky

"Oh?" Yi Yun was curious about the thing Lin Xintong wanted to verify. But since she did not explain herself, he knew he would not receive an answer. He could feel that Lin Xintong was a pure and noble girl. One could feel the innocence in the middle of Lin Xintong's clear eyes.

Yi Yun obediently stretched out his hand.

Seeing Yi Yun's hand, Lin Xintong hesitantly took a step forward, closing the gap. She said, "Raise up your palm."

Yi Yun followed and upon seeing Yi Yun's palm, Lin Xintong's cheeks blushed slightly red as she hesitated for a moment before stretching her hand to meet Yi Yun's palm.

Under the pine tree, they stood three feet apart from each other with their palms locked. Under the bright moon, the two figure's shadows were merging together. Such a picturesque scene seemed to have frozen for eternity.

"So cold!" This was Yi Yun's first thought. Although he had made contact with her body when he sparred with Lin Xintong, Yi Yun could never feel the touch of Lin Xintong due to the presence of energy and hidden forces.

But today, he could feel it in the raw. It was cold and soft to the touch, like the touching of a pool of clear water.

Why is it so cold?

Both their palms were about the same size and they were a perfect fit.

Lin Xintong closed her eyes as her eyelashes trembled slightly as if she was hoping to feel something with her eyes closed.

As she remained quiet, Yi Yun also stayed silent.

"This feeling..." Lin Xintong closed her eyes and searched for any changes to her meridians. She had a strange feeling that the child in front of her was like an endless star-filled night sky.

As for her, it was as if she was swimming in this night sky, and deeply experiencing the vast expanse of the night sky.

It was a miraculous feeling. Although she knew it was an illusion, it felt very real.

As such, Lin Xintong could not help but open her eyes midway.

Under the faint starlight, an immature but surprisingly handsome face appeared in front of her. Those eyes were black and bright, like the world's purest black gemstone.

And facing this black gemstone, Lin Xintong could clearly see her own reflection.

"Oh!"

This scene, for some unknown reason, left a deep impression on Lin Xintong. She subconsciously took a few steps back, as if she had been frightened by something.

"No!"

Although in that split moment, Lin Xintong had experienced an illusion, the feeling that she had been searching for, the thing that had activated her meridian channels did not appear.

It was like running after a shadow that left her without any traces.

Lin Xintong was disappointed.

But what was that star-filled illusion from just now?

Lin Xintong hesitated for a while before locking palms with Yi Yun again. Once again, there was nothing. She did not feel anything in her meridians nor did she experience the illusion of the star-filled sky.

She looked up and saw that the moon hung in the sky as if nothing had changed.

Lin Xintong sighed. Had she failed in her search? But when she pondered about it, she realized that there was nothing to be disappointed about. In fact, this was normal. How could she have subconsciously believed that a child like Yi Yun was able to join up her terminated meridians?

That would be impossible...

"I’ll look for you tomorrow night at this time and in this same spot." With those words, Lin Xintong floated away and was gone with the wind.

Yi Yun was still filled with questions. He did not understand the reason why Lin Xintong had approached him for a fight. But he was not worried because it was beneficial for him, and it was something he yearned for.

After Lin Xintong left, Yi Yun was in no hurry to leave. Although it was already late at night, he had just eaten one fierce beast relic, and his body was still overflowing with energy, so how could he waste this precious opportunity to train? He could train only when his body had energy, it was impossible to train without energy.

After sparring, Yi Yun had some insight he needed to ponder over. First of all, it was the phantom image formed from Heaven Earth Yuan Qi, and the other was the Minute Subtlety movement technique!

The path of martial arts needed talent, but hard work was even more important. A talented person who did not have the will to practice would still fall behind.

Although Yi Yun's talent was lacking, he was not worried as the Purple Crystal could make up for it.

But nothing could make up for hard work, he had to rely on himself.

He sent punch after punch into the vacant air!

"Peng Peng Peng!"

A big black ironstone was shattered by Yi Yun, sending its stone chips flying!

But it was a pity that the tiger phantom image formed from the Heaven Earth Yuan Qi did not appear. As for the Minute Subtlety movement technique, he needed a person to further his understanding.

Hence, Yi Yun could not make any progress on those two techniques.

On the contrary, Yi Yun entered an ethereal state.

In an unseen world, Yi Yun began to appreciate the wonders of the 'Dragon Rib Tiger Bone Fist'. It was a mysterious feeling but when Yi Yun tried grasping it, he could not...

"Master, he managed to form a phantom image from Heaven Earth Yuan Qi, and gained insight into the Minute Subtlety movement technique." In the woods, Lin Xintong was silently staring at Yi Yun's practicing figure while speaking to Old Man Su beside her.

"Yes...I saw it. This kid's perceptivity is really not bad. He didn’t only comprehend those two things... We shall wait and see what else he has in store for us. Tomorrow is the kingdom's selection's semi-finals and I still want to see his performance!"

The kingdom's selection's preliminaries had injured many, but the Jin Long Wei did not plan to give the injured much time to rest.

In Zhang Tan's words, the moment a battle begins, it would be like a storm. Would the enemy give you time to rest?

Yi Yun practiced all night till the break of dawn before returning to his residence. He was exhausted.

The moment Yi Yun's head hit the bed he fell into deep sleep. In his dream, the Purple Crystal was slowly absorbing the Heaven Earth Yuan Qi around him, slowly recovering Yi Yun's strength.

In his deep sleep, Yi Yun was still cultivating in his dreams.

In a blur, he felt like he was by a cliff and above the cliff were a flying dragon and a fierce tiger who were fighting it out!

It was a bustling scene where the earth trembled and the mountains swayed!

This dragon was like the dragon on the Jin Long Wei's flag, and that tiger was the Fierce Divine Tiger Yi Yun saw during the preliminaries.

This dragon-tiger battle made the heavens rend asunder and the earth cracked.

In legends, peerless experts would learn a peerless skill from watching divine beasts fighting.

At that moment, Yi Yun was gaining further insight from this strange dream. He grew a deeper understanding for 'Dragon Rib Tiger Bone Fist'.

But when he woke up, all his understanding was a blur and recalling it was like chasing shadows.

Yi Yun tried his best to recall but could not remember a thing.

Such a pity.

Yi Yun sighed emotively. In ancient China, Confucius would dream of the Duke of Zhou frequently. The Duke of Zhou would tell him the ways of the world; and when Confucius woke up, he would gain some understanding. Sometimes, dreams was a great inspiration for people.

Looking out of the window, it was already late in the morning.

Yi Yun had slept for about three hours, but because it was in deep sleep, and with the Purple Crystal replenishing his energy, three hours of sleep was enough to push Yi Yun's mental state to its peak.

"Time to participate in the semi-finals." Yi Yun leaped up. He had already decided that he wanted to obtain the first place of the Mortal Blood selection, and become an elite member of the Jin Long Wei!