True Martial World - Chapter 266: Grandmaster Yuehua

A stone table was prepared for every Desolate Heaven Master apprentice in the Desolate Heaven technique classroom. On each stone table there was a disk array used for refining desolate bone relics. There were runes inscribed on the three foot long square disk array.

Beside the disk array, there was also a meter tall cabinet. The cabinet was a storage device, similar to an interspatial ring. They all contained large amounts of desolate bone materials.

Desolate bones were usually extremely large. Some primordial desolate beasts could even be as long as a 50 kilometers, or even 500 kilometers. The desolate bones of such a large desolate beast would look like a winding mountain ridge when laid out on the ground. Even a sage-grade Desolate Heaven Master would find it difficult to refine such enormous desolate bones into desolate bone relics.

When Yi Yun saw all of the most basic materials needed for practicing the Desolate Heaven technique, he recalled the Desolate Heaven Master notebook Lin Xintong left for him.

This notebook was written by Su Jie. Su Jie had previously left 18 notebooks for Lin Xintong, and in turn, Lin Xintong left the first volume for Yi Yun.

Lin Xintong originally did not support Yi Yun's wish to learn the Desolate Heaven technique as it was extremely demanding on a person's talent. Only one in ten thousand could learn the Desolate Heaven technique. Furthermore, one needed plenty of resources to practice the Desolate Heaven technique as well as a good teacher's guidance. Back then, Yi Yun fulfilled none of those conditions.

Yi Yun however insisted on learning it, resulting in Lin Xintong making a deal with him. If he could gain any insight from Su Jie's notebook within two years, learning the most basic of hand seals and energy control, then Lin Xintong would help Yi Yun learn the Desolate Heaven technique. If not, Yi Yun was to return the notebook.

Su Jie's notebook was too profound for Yi Yun as he was only at the beginner stage.

Although Yi Yun had read Su Jie's notebook many times in the past half year, what he learned from it was very limited.

He was only able to get a general overview over what the Desolate Heaven technique was about from the notebook's summary. The real basics and details of it had to be learned.

Learning the Desolate Heaven technique would take some effort, but to Yi Yun, this was definitely more beneficial than harmful.

The Purple Crystal could prepare the world's purest and richest energy. Currently, Yi Yun could simply absorb or swallow these energies, but that was a waste of a treasure.

If he could use the methods of the Desolate Heaven technique, he could process those energies. Bringing out particular aspects of those energies could make Yi Yun's martial path easier.

And if he mastered the Desolate Heaven technique well, it would also be a good way to accumulate a lot of wealth.

Right now, Yi Yun was lacking a teacher, a teacher who could lead him into the world of the Desolate Heaven technique...

As Yi Yun was examining the Desolate Heaven technique disk array, someone suddenly shouted, "Grandmaster Yuehua is here!"

With this, everyone stopped what they were doing and stood upright.

When the classroom's door was pushed open, a woman clad in a dark purple Desolate Heaven Master robe slowly walked in.

This woman did not look to be a day over thirty. She had white teeth, pretty eyebrows and a perfect body, exuding a mature charm.

"Oh?"

Yi Yun was surprised. This is Grandmaster Yuehua?

Initially, his impression of a sage ranked Desolate Heaven Master was that of an old man like Su Jie. He did not expect that Grandmaster Yuehua would turn out to be a woman in her prime. Just from her looks, it was hard to imagine that this woman had become a sage nearly a thousand years ago.

Countless girls were made jealous by her ability to maintain her beautiful appearance for more than a thousand years.

In fact, in the world of warriors, there would be many females with unparalleled manners and deportment, who not only had exceptional talent, but also beauty that could cause the downfall of cities and countries.

A person's looks were 30% nature and 70% nurture. Ordinary ladies from rich families would most likely be more beautiful than a poor girl. This was because they were particular about their etiquette and did not do any chores. Because of that, their skin and body lines were much better.

But no matter how rich a mortal lady was, she would not be comparable to the elite females of the martial world.

These girls would inherit a good bloodline from their family. In their future growth, they also had Heaven Earth Yuan Qi as well as all sorts of elixirs to nourish themselves with.

These things allowed many of them to develop their bodies to near perfection. Their skin would be perfect like white jade and their figures would be developed perfectly due to Yuan Qi. They would not be like mortal girls, who would end up overly thin or fat due to poor nourishment.

For example, Grandmaster Yuehua had extremely good talent. This accompanied with the fact that she was still young when she broke through to become a sage, allowed her to maintain her youth for a long time.

"From today onwards, I will be your Desolate Heaven technique teacher!"

Yuehua said without much expression while standing in front of the hall, tapping the disk array on the stone stage lightly.

Her voice was gentle, but due to her lack of expression, she somehow exuded a charm.

Immediately, many of the youths below the stage went into a daze.

For 16 year old youths, who were extremely energetic, a mature woman's charm was more deadly than a young girl’s.

"Teacher Yuehua is so pretty! Also, she looks very young."

Some people private transmitted their voices. Female warriors tended to be more concerned about their looks. In the world of warriors, there were many ways to ensure eternal youth.

"In the next few years, I will be teaching in the Tai Ah Divine City. I will teach you everything about the Desolate Heaven technique. If you have the ability, you can even learn my 'Thousand Hand Moon Buddha'!"

When Yuehua mentioned the 'Thousand Hand Moon Buddha', many of those who knew about this mystic technique could not help but gasp.

In the world of Desolate Heaven Masters, there were also cultivation techniques and mystic techniques. These were mainly used to extract and refine energy.

The 'Thousand Hand Moon Buddha' was a set of hand seals. Once it was performed, one would end up seeing the shadows of hand seals due to the extreme speed.

This was Grandmaster Yuehua's specialty. By using this set of hand seals, it was extremely easy to extract and refine desolate bones!

The 'Thousand Hand Moon Buddha' was an opportunity Grandmaster Yuehua had chanced upon while she was enduring a training expedition. It was also the foundation of why Grandmaster Yuehua had such accomplishments in the Desolate Heaven technique. It was unexpected that she would be willing to teach it to others.

But, it was obvious that to reach Grandmaster Yuehua's standards, would be almost impossible.

"This 'Thousand Hand Moon Buddha' was most likely prepared to be taught to Luo Huo'er. It's pointless for us to think about it."

People began privately transmitting voices. Grandmaster Yuehua's rapid arrival in the Tai Ah Divine City was equivalent to taking in Luo Huo'er as a disciple. She had set many standards that were tailored for Luo Huo'er.

When they thought of that, many of them could not help but be disappointed. It was unlikely that they could learn the 'Thousand Hand Moon Buddha'.

At that moment, Grandmaster Yuehua carried on, "All of you differ greatly in talent and foundation. I need to roughly understand what they are to teach according to your aptitudes. Now, I will give you two hours to use the disk array on your stone table and the materials stored in the cabinet. Choose your best Desolate Heaven technique and show it to me!"

When Yuehua finished saying that, she gently brushed her purple robe and sat down on a chair.

When the young cultivators under the stage heard this, they immediately lit up. Especially those who were very confident in their Desolate Heaven technique, they began to rub their hands.

They were all thinking about how to catch Yuehua's attention at the beginning of the class. In the future, even if they did not have the chance to learn the "Thousand Hand Moon Buddha', it would at least make it easier for them to win the scholarship award. This would make their training go even smoother.

Many people could not wait to take out the desolate bone materials from the cabinet. They chose the materials that suited them and were prepared to refine their desolate bone relic they were best at.

But at that moment, in the corner of the classroom, Yi Yun was dumbstruck when he heard Yuehua's words.

Refine a desolate bone relic?

He did not even know the most basic sealing methods, how could he refine a desolate bone relic?

The things written in Su Jie's notebook were stuff he could not even use at his beginner stage.

Yi Yun took out some sections of desolate bones, but he did not recognize any of the desolate bone materials.

At that moment, many people beside Yi Yun were already busying themselves.

They were all focused and doing their best. Yi Yun was the only one who was without action. It made him stand out.

While Yi Yun was in a daze, Yang Yuefeng was about to refine his specialty, the Seven Treasure Totem relic. This relic helped in the condensing of an Aspect Totem. It could increase the success rate of forming an Aspect before Yuan by 5%.

This was the best Desolate Heaven technique that Yang Yuefeng could do.

He was confident that with the Seven Treasure Totem relic, not many people would be able to exceed him except people like Luo Huo'er and a handful of other people.

As for Yi Yun, how could this trash compare with him?

Yang Yuefeng gave Yi Yun a glance and noticed that he was in a daze.

In this situation, Yi Yun was really in a daze.

This retard! Yang Yuefeng said in his mind. If not for Grandmaster Yuehua being present, he would have laughed loudly and ridiculed Yi Yun.

Yi Yun's retardedness had exceeded his imagination. Yang Yuefeng had originally thought that Yi Yun was able to do a thing or two. He never expected that Yi Yun would have no knowledge of the Desolate Heaven technique, yet Yi Yun actually came to Grandmaster Yuehua's class to shame himself. He sure was a dumb pig!

Unfortunately, at the level of dumbness that this kid was, it was unlikely that Yi Yun would be able to know the level of the Seven Treasure Totem relic he was going to refine. To show off his skills in front of a pig felt meaningless. It was really quite pointless subjugating such a person.

Yang Yuefeng shook his head and no longer looked at Yi Yun. He carried on focusing on the refining of the Seven Treasure Totem relic. There was a non-trivial failure rate for refining the Seven Treasure Totem relic, so he had to concentrate to succeed.

Not only Yang Yuefeng, even Luo Huo'er had noticed Yi Yun.

Seeing Yi Yun staying motionless, Luo Huo'er was delighted.

She gloated and said to herself, "This toad is way too inferior. He has decent talent for martial arts, yet he came to the Desolate Heaven Master class to shame himself. I really don't know what he's thinking."

Luo Huo'er quickly stopped caring about Yi Yun. She had already chosen the desolate bone relic she wanted to refine. She wanted to show off her talent, letting everyone see what Luo Huo'er's Desolate Heaven technique was.

Yi Yun carried on in his dazed state and this also fell into Yuehua's eyes. At the beginning, Yuehua thought that Yi Yun was preparing his state of mind, as it was normal for many Desolate Heaven Masters to sit quietly for a while before refining a desolate bone relic.

But after 15 minutes, Yi Yun was still standing there motionless. Yuehua gave a slight frown and stood up before walking towards Yi Yun.

True Martial World - Chapter 265: Enemies Meet Again

In the purple Desolate Heaven Master robe, Luo Huo'er looked extremely bright and lovely. Her gracefulness made her look like a proud peacock.

The cultivators who could pay the tuition fee were all elites who had a bright future ahead of them. Some of them even came from reclusive family clans. But in front of Luo Huo'er, they immediately turned inferior, they were like the green leaves growing beside a beautiful flower.

But these elites did not mind this. They were happy to be serve as Luo Huo'er's foil.

Luo Huo'er, who was like the bright Sun at mid-day, not only had extremely high talent in the Desolate Heaven technique, she was very beautiful as well. If they could marry her, it would be a great thing.

Not only would they then have a beauty in their arms, they would also raise their own positions in their family by marrying Luo Huo'er.

"Miss Luo, I had reserved a table at the Divine Moon Restaurant, hoping that Miss Luo would grace herself there, but Miss Luo didn't come. I wonder if Miss Luo will give me face and appear tomorrow?"

Yang Yuefeng said with a smile as he came forward when Luo Huo'er approached her seat.

Yang Yuefeng assumed that he would be unable to persuade Luo Huo'er into joining the Chu royal residence. He also knew that it was extremely difficult to win Luo Huo'er’s heart, but hard work had to be injected into everything. Who knows if it might succeed or not?

Luo Huo'er however, treated Yang Yuefeng and the rest of these young masters, who thought highly of themselves, as toads.

Just as she was thinking up an excuse to humor Yang Yuefeng, she noticed a figure. Out of the corner of her eye, she spotted a youth in linen clothes walking into the classroom after pushing the main door open.

Compared to all the others present, dressed in beautiful Desolate Heaven Master robes, this youth's clothes were very simple. Although the cultivators in the Tai Ah Divine City did not judge a person by the way they dressed, it was still unfitting to dress in linen while attending a noble Desolate Heaven Master class. It was like a dance ball where people were decked out in elaborate costumes, but a person appeared in uncouth clothes. Wearing a Desolate Heaven Master robe was a gesture of respect to Grandmaster Yuehua who was about to show up.

Seeing this youth, Luo Huo'er was stunned.

Yang Yuefeng, who was beside Luo Huo'er, was also stunned.

Isn't that... Yi Yun?

What was he doing here? Was he here to learn the Desolate Heaven technique?

Luo Huo'er was stunned, but only for a moment. Her face then turned red. Her face, which had a deliberate smile on it, had now frozen.

At that moment, Yi Yun, who had just closed the main door and turned around, also spotted Luo Huo'er.

The both of them stared at each other.

Yi Yun was a bit surprised. It's her?

Back when he met Luo Huo'er in the central divine tower, Yi Yun did not give it much thought. But after seeing Luo Huo'er for a second time in Grandmaster Yuehua's class, Yi Yun suddenly had an idea of who she was.

A cultivator, who practiced the Desolate Heaven technique and lived at the 69th floor of the central divine tower could only be the first person on the Man roll of honor, Luo Huo'er.

Yi Yun had naturally heard of the recent events surrounding Luo Huo'er. The royal family's Desolate Heaven Master Grandmaster Yuehua had purposely come to the Tai Ah Divine City because Luo Huo'er caught her attention.

Yet, Yi Yun had seen Luo Huo'er's wardrobe malfunction and he had told her , "Beauty, I can see your breasts."

Thinking of this, Yi Yun's expression turned wonderful.

He could not help but think of the scene he saw that day, Yi Yun subconsciously glanced at Luo Huo'er's perky female peaks.

This was purely out of reflex, but this tiny movement of his eyes was caught by Luo Huo'er who had extremely sharp senses.

Luo Huo'er turned extremely angry. Her face had turned from red to green as she clenched her tiny fists. If not for the people present, she would have stormed away.

Instantly, the atmosphere turned heated. Luo Huo'er's eyes seemed to give off sparks.

Yi Yun could feel the killing intent and quickly looked away in an ashamed manner. It was as if nothing had happened.

This happened under everyone's watchful eye. Many were baffled at Luo Huo'er’s stare at Yi Yun. Had something happened between Luo Huo'er and Yi Yun?

Yi Yun felt uncomfortable being stared at by Luo Huo'er. He opened his mouth, thinking of giving an apology.

But at that moment, he heard a Yuan Qi voice transmission from Luo Huo'er, "If you say anything about that day, you will die!"

Uh...

Yi Yun gave a wry smile. He knew that it was a big deal if a girl's body was seen by others in this world. If she was seen by a man she liked that might still be acceptable, but that wasn’t the case if she was seen by a male stranger. Even the girls in Yi Yun's previous life, who valued their chastity, would find it difficult to accept that.

Furthermore, Luo Huo'er was an extremely proud girl that was anything but ordinary. She definitely treated her body as something extremely important.

"You must be Miss Luo Huo'er. I am very sorry for that day. I did not know you were inside, neither was it intentional. As for that matter, I will never mention it to anyone."

Yi Yun used his Yuan Qi to transmit his voice, with a very sincere tone.

"Hmph!" Luo Huo'er sneered, "It wasn't intentional? Then it wasn't intentional today?"

What Luo Huo'er was referring to was Yi Yun's glance at her breasts just a moment ago.

"Eh..."

Yi Yun had no way of refuting it. His glance was purely a male reflective instinct. It did not go through the brain, it was something the eyes would do by themselves.

But his skin was not so thick to say that that was not intentional.

"You are not allowed to stay at the 69th floor of the central divine tower!" Luo Huo'er suddenly said with a Yuan Qi voice transmission.

Now, Luo Huo'er was slowly calming down. She could not do anything to Yi Yun. She could neither kill him just because her body had been seen, nor because her shameless, narcissistic words had been heard.

But Luo Huo'er did not wish to see Yi Yun. Just seeing Yi Yun made her feel awkward and depressed. Therefore, she did not want to be neighbors with Yi Yun.

"You won’t allow me to stay at the 69th floor?" Yi Yun frowned. He may have apologized, but he did not like to be ordered around.

"It is the freedom of people to choose to stay in the central divine tower. If Miss Luo doesn't want to see me, you can move to the 70th floor."

"You..." Luo Huo'er was at a loss of words by Yi Yun's counter. Moving to the 70th floor required glory points. Although Luo Huo'er was rich, she could not afford to spend glory points like that. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

Seeing Luo Huo'er's face turn green and then white, Yang Yuefeng could no longer stand watching this any further.

He had originally been speaking with Luo Huo'er and was thinking of inviting her to the Divine Moon Restaurant for a meal. Just as he was looking forward to the answer from Luo Huo'er, Yi Yun had entered, absorbing all of Luo Huo'er's attention.

The two of them had been staring at each other for more than ten seconds. From the looks of it, they were likely communicating with Yuan Qi voice transmissions.

Was it possible that this poor kid from the Cloud Wilderness had some dealings with Luo Huo'er?

Yang Yuefeng had previously been ridiculed by Yi Yun and had wanted to deal with him. Now, having seen the goddess in his heart being involved with Yi Yun, how could Yang Yuefeng feel pleasant?

He immediately took a step forward and stood in the middle of Yi Yun and Luo Huo'er.

"Kid, what are you doing here?"

Yang Yuefeng questioned Yi Yun.

Yi Yun's attention was completely on Luo Huo'er previously. Only when Yang Yuefeng appeared did he see him.

"Oh? Isn't this the retarded young master from the Chu royal residence who wanted to use 20,000 dragon scale runes to exchange for the 'Truth of the Laws'? Right, when he gave his self-introduction, he did mention that he was a Desolate Heaven Master. His Desolate Heaven technique is not bad and he ranks tenth on the Man roll of honor. It's no wonder he appeared here."

These thoughts flashed across Yi Yun's mind. He could not be bothered with Yang Yuefeng.

Sensing Yi Yun's disregard of him, Yang Yuefeng's forehead popped a blue vein. "Kid, are you deaf? I was asking you a question!"

Yi Yun glanced at Yang Yuefeng and coldly said, "Aren't you asking a nonsensical question. Since I'm here, naturally it’s to attend the class."

Hearing Yi Yun say he was speaking nonsense, Yang Yuefeng's face sank. "Attending the class? You? This is a place to learn the Desolate Heaven technique, taught personally by Grandmaster Yuehua. Do you even know the Desolate Heaven technique?"

Yang Yuefeng was aggressive and Yi Yun impatiently replied, "So what if I do? And so what if I don't? Is there a rule saying that one needs to know the Desolate Heaven technique to attend the class?"

With Yi Yun's rebuttal, all the Desolate Heaven Master apprentices were dumbfounded.

From Yi Yun's words, it was clear he did not know the Desolate Heaven technique.

It was normal if one thought further about it. With Yi Yun's experiences, how could he know the Desolate Heaven technique?

But he actually spent 9000 dragon scale runes to attend Grandmaster Yuehua's class, without even knowing the Desolate Heaven technique?

"Hahaha!" Yang Yuefeng laughed as if he had heard the world's funniest joke.

"You don't know the Desolate Heaven technique and you actually came here to listen to the lecture? Do you think you are worthy? This ridiculousness goes to an extreme!"

Yang Yuefeng was a talented Desolate Heaven Master so he had his pride.

The Desolate Heaven technique was his field. He may not have as great a talent in martial arts compared to Yi Yun, but he was a king when it came to the Desolate Heaven technique.

Yi Yun was simply looking to suffer by entering a field that he dominated.

Yang Yuefeng had already bore a grudge from back when he was ridiculed by Yi Yun when he tried to get back the 'Truth of the Laws'. He was thinking of a way to seek revenge, but now Yi Yun had come to his door, which greatly suited him.

Yi Yun could not be bothered with Yang Yuefeng and walked pass Yang Yuefeng and found a seat. All the Desolate Heaven Master apprentices were giving odd looks at Yi Yun.

This dude was too weird. He did not know the Desolate Heaven technique, yet here he was to join in on the fun. Did he not have anywhere to spend his money?

True Martial World - Chapter 264: Learning because I don't know

As Yi Yun was studying the 'Myriad Beast Totem', another sensational news broke out in the Tai Ah Divine City.

The Desolate Heaven Master of the Tai Ah Divine Kingdom's royal family, Grandmaster Yuehua, would take up residence as one of the new Elders of the Tai Ah Divine City.

Grandmaster Yuehua would begin public teaching of the Desolate Heaven technique tomorrow. Each month, she would hold three lessons.

This news buzzed in the circles of the cultivators that focused on the Desolate Heaven technique.

These lessons would be taught by a sage-level Desolate Heaven Master!

Previously, few sage-level figures would show any concern for the young cultivators in the Tai Ah Divine City. After all, the chances of a cultivator from the Tai Ah Divine City becoming a sage was extremely low. And these sage-level figures prioritized their own cultivation.

Therefore, how could cultivators not get excited when they suddenly learned that Grandmaster Yuehua would be teaching young juniors that were at the Purple Blood realm or Yuan Foundation realm?

Besides, Grandmaster Yuehua was one of the best Desolate Heaven Masters in the entire Tai Ah Divine Kingdom!

People were discussing it. It was in fact no coincidence that Grandmaster Yuehua became a Tai Ah Divine City's Elder at that moment in time.

The main reason was because of Luo Huo'er's breaking of the Desolate Heaven technique record a few days ago.

The Desolate Heaven technique record Luo Huo'er broke had previously lasted for 30,000 years.

What did 30,000 years mean? A normal sage only had a lifespan of 10,000 years. Only the great figures who reached the middle or late stages of sages would have a lifespan of 30,000 years.

It was not surprising that Luo Huo'er would eventually become the best Desolate Heaven Master in the Tai Ah Divine Kingdom. If Luo Huo'er were to become a sage, her Desolate Heaven technique would then reach an extreme level. She could become the most powerful Desolate Heaven Master seen in the Tai Ah Divine Kingdom's for the past 100,000 years!

Because of this, the entire Tai Ah Divine Kingdom was paying close attention to Luo Huo'er. All the powerful factions would provide Luo Huo'er with all sorts of benefits in their attempts to befriend her, even if they knew it was impossible to rope her in.

This was also a form of expression made by the Tai Ah Divine Kingdom's royal family.

The royal family's Desolate Heaven Master Yuehua came to the Tai Ah Divine City personally to become an Elder and hold Desolate Heaven technique lessons.

Everyone knew that Yuehua was only here to teach one person. And that person was Luo Huo'er! It was just out of convenience that Yuehua would take on the other Desolate Heaven technique apprentices as well.

Even though the other cultivators, who focused on the Desolate Heaven technique, knew that they were just side characters, they were still overjoyed. They had gained something great all thanks to Luo Huo'er.

But when Grandmaster Yuehua's class details were released, many cultivators were dumbfounded.

Each lesson held by Elder Yuehua's would cost 3000 dragon scale runes in tuition!

Tuition fees were paid monthly, which meant that one would have to pay 9000 dragon scale runes a month!

It was too expensive!

Many Desolate Heaven Master apprentices could not afford such high fees. Only those ranked at the top of the Man roll of honor would barely be able to afford Grandmaster Yuehua's lessons.

Although many were disappointed, they knew the reason behind the expensive fee.

Just from Grandmaster Yuehua's name alone, many cultivators would come in droves. Even cultivators who had never come into contact with the Desolate Heaven technique would join the class just for fun. Even if they could not understand a thing, just seeing Grandmaster Yuehua was good enough for them.

When that happened, how could Grandmaster Yuehua teach with the lecture hall so full?

Hence the 9000 dragon scale runes was used as a barrier to entry.

Those who could pay the 9000 dragon scale runes would be people with some attainment in the Desolate Heaven technique. As for those who just wanted to see Grandmaster Yuehua, they would stop here as no one would pay 9000 dragon scale runes just to join in for fun.

Although the tuition fees were expensive, there was an additional provision. This made many Desolate Heaven technique apprentices had something to look forward to. There was a scholarship award.

Those who attended Grandmaster Yuehua's class and obtained outstanding results as well as the affirmation of Grandmaster Yuehua, would receive a scholarship.

This scholarship was funded from the tuition fees collected from the rest.

If anyone could break any Desolate Heaven technique related record in the Tai Ah Divine City, the tuition fees would be permanently waived. In addition, they would be given 8000 dragon scale runes worth of Desolate Heaven technique materials every month.

This allowance could be stacked. Breaking one record would have one's tuition fees waived and be awarded a monthly allowance of 8000 dragon scale runes.

By breaking two records, the tuition fees of 9000 dragon scale runes would be returned, and with the double allowance, one would get 25,000 dragon scale runes a month!

This additional provision tempted many.

But even a fool knew that this last provision was customized for Luo Huo'er!

This scholarship system could even be considered as a way to reward and win the favor of Luo Huo'er by the Tai Ah Divine Kingdom's royal family. Besides Luo Huo'er, who else could break a Desolate Heaven technique related record?

Learning the Desolate Heaven technique was a resource-burning trade. And materials used was a large proportion of the heavy costs. Many Desolate Heaven Masters may be ranked ahead in the Man roll of honor, and have a lot of dragon scale runes, but they would still think twice before spending them. They lived their lives on a tight budget.

With Grandmaster Yuehua establishing a scholarship system, if Luo Huo'er was to break another record, then the materials needed for her future practicing of the Desolate Heaven technique could be used without any monetary concern.

Many Desolate Heaven technique apprentices could only sigh when they thought of this. Luo Huo'er's was a genius whose Desolate Heaven technique left them in the dust.

The original intent of the establishment of the Tai Ah Divine City was to gather resources to groom geniuses. It was fair competition. Those who could not gain the resources could only blame themselves.

...

The registration for Elder Yuehua's class began.

Although the tuition fees were expensive, there were still many who registered for it. Although the cultivators, ranked ahead on the Man roll of honor and focusing on their Desolate Heaven technique, felt the pinch of paying 9000 dragon scale runes a month, they could still afford it.

Once 9000 dragon scale runes were paid, each person would receive a small lecture token.

Very quickly a few dozen lecture tokens were handed out, but there was still a long line. It was natural that there would be many attendees for Elder Yuehua's first lesson.

When the lecture tokens were almost completely handed out, many people had begun leaving. At that moment, Yi Yun dawdled into the administration office, intending to receive a lecture token.

The clerk in charge of handing out the lecture tokens recognized Yi Yun. Seeing Yi Yun asking for a lecture token, the clerk's expression turned odd. He reminded Yi Yun, "This is a lesson for Desolate Heaven Master apprentices."

He was afraid that Yi Yun had made a mistake. After all, Yi Yun should have been attending lessons for warriors that taught laws, cultivation techniques or Aspect Totem.

"Ah, I know." Yi Yun said and handed over his identity token, intending to pay the 9000 dragon scale runes.

Seeing the dragon scale runes fly up, the clerk froze for a moment before asking, "You know the Desolate Heaven technique?"

The clerk was very aware of Yi Yun's Cloud Wilderness background. He was poor. And to learn the Desolate Heaven technique, it needed the support of plenty of resources. Considering Yi Yun's martial arts talent was so monstrous, it was unlikely that he could also have learned the Desolate Heaven technique...

"I don't really know." Yi Yun shook his head, and then said matter of factly, "I’m learning because I don't know."

"Eh..."

Hearing Yi Yun's words, the clerk nearly choked.

Learning because I don't know?

These words, which sounded completely logical, made the the clerk speechless.

A rookie, who was completely clueless of the Desolate Heaven technique, actually wanted to attend Grandmaster Yuehua lecture? That was a three lesson course that cost 9000 dragon scale runes!

He knew that Yi Yun was extremely rich after the rookie ranking competition. He could only sigh at the fact that one could be so capricious when one was rich. No matter how much the tuition fees were, he could learn it if he was interested!

...

At that moment, in the central divine tower, Luo Huo'er was lying comfortably in bed. She was playing a small token in her hands.

She did not pick up a lecture token because someone had sent the lecture token directly to Luo Huo'er.

Luo Huo'er was extremely satisfied with this.

This was not about running errands or the waiving of tuition fees, it was a matter of face.

As the Tai Ah Divine City's most perfect girl genius, how could she not receive any special treatment?

"Miss, in the future we will get a monthly allowance of 8000 dragon scale runes! This Grandmaster Yuehua sure is a nice person."

Maid servant Dong'er was looking at Luo Huo'er. She had not eaten for two days now. Although she had eaten the grain avoiding relic and wasn’t hungry, she still felt that her mouth and stomach were empty.

She wished that Luo Huo'er would absolve her of her punishment in her good mood.

Luo Huo'er rolled her eyes at Dong'er and said, "What's 8000 dragon scale runes of allowance? It's far from enough for me to spend. Wait till I break another Desolate Heaven technique record and receive 25,000 dragon scale runes in monthly allowance. I might even break a third record and receive 42,000 dragon scale runes in allowance. When that happens, I can practice the Desolate Heaven technique however I like."

"Yes, yes. Miss is the best!" Dong'er began kissing ass. A the same time, she was eagerly looking at Luo Huo'er with her big eyes.

Luo Huo'er snorted, "I know what you are thinking. I'll absolve you of the next two days of punishment. Follow me to class tomorrow!"

Of course, Dong'er could not enter the lecture hall. All she could do was wait outside.

...

As such, under all the anticipation, Grandmaster Yuehua's course began.

The classroom was located underground in the central divine tower. A large Desolate Heaven technique hall with an area of a thousand square meters was used as the classroom .

In the large hall, there were all sorts of desolate bone relic arrays, cauldrons as well as rows of stone tables. All sorts of valuable materials were placed on the tables.

Just the layout and materials made many feel that the 9000 monthly tuition fee was not that expensive after all. Practicing the Desolate Heaven technique was a huge drain on resources, but in this class, the materials were provided free of charge.

Many cultivators had arrived in the lecture hall an hour early. They had an expectant mood as they waited for Grandmaster Yuehua to appear.

There were a total of 106 cultivators in this class. When Luo Huo'er entered the room, there were already almost a hundred people present.

When Luo Huo'er appeared, it naturally caused a stir.

"It's Luo Huo'er!

When someone said that, everyone's eyes turned towards the classroom's entrance.

Luo Huo'er was wearing a purple Desolate Heaven Master robe. She was like a different person in public. Slowly walking over, her every action was elegant, exuding the air of someone from a high class family.

True Martial World - Chapter 263: Yi Yun’s Dao

After the way of the weapons, there was the second large category, the laws of the five elements!

The five elements, Metal, Wood, Water, Fire and Earth could be cultivated to an extreme and pushed to the pinnacle of martial arts. If one could combine the five elements into one, one could go one step further.

Besides the five elements, there were the laws of nature.

One could use the powers of nature such as Wind, Snow, Thunder and Lightning and the power of crumbling mountains and tsunamis.

Once the laws of nature were cultivated to an extreme, they could also be combined into one. A warrior could become an embodiment of Heaven and Earth, holding onto the power of the Creator.

The aforementioned three laws were the most common cultivation techniques. They were not considered difficult to master, but they were still promising as one went higher. 90% of the warriors in the Tai Ah Divine Kingdom chose from these three categories, focusing on a particular law.

After the three big categories, there were some relatively rare laws.

Many laws and Great Dao often came in pairs, for example, Hard-Soft, Fake-Real, Space-Time, Yin-Yang, Life-Death, Cause-Effect, Being-Void, Murder and Redemption, Ephemeral-Eternal…

Yi Yun kept reading. The 3000 Great Dao of martial arts were all-inclusive.

A typical warrior would only choose one of them, and at best, just a few.

Every path in the 3000 Great Dao contained endless mysteries. A warrior could spend his entire lifetime and still not be able to glimpse at every secret.

If one chose too many laws, it could result in one becoming too distracted, preventing one from accomplishing greater things.

Yi Yun read the introduction to every law, as well as their properties and principles which were recorded in the 'Truth of the Laws'…

The 'Truth of the Laws' was a foundational description. Only 16 types were described in detail amongst the 3000 Great Dao.

Different Dao had their own differing qualities.

The highest grade amongst the 3000 Great Dao was the "Great Dao of Origins"!

There were very few types of Great Dao of Origins. It exceeded the normal Great Dao and was they were chief amongst the 3000 Great Dao.

It was very difficult to have an initial foothold in the Great Dao of Origins. It was also quite difficult to comprehend, master or break through. Just finding a mystic technique that dealt with the Great Dao of Origins was nearly impossible. Even the sages in the Tai Ah Divine Kingdom rarely managed to see a book that dealt with the Great Dao of Origins.

A typical warrior would not choose the Great Dao of Origins when practicing martial arts. It was tantamount to blocking their own martial arts careers.

In human history, there was no lack of elites from super family clans that chose to focus on the Great Dao of Origins because of their exceeding talent. But due to their inability to succeed, they had to change to a lower grade law, resulting in wasted time.

In this world, there were people who tried to gain understanding in the high realm of the Great Dao of Origins. These people would usually begin with a normal Great Dao, and only when they became a Sage and exceeded peers on the same level as they would they choose to try to understand the Great Dao of Origins. If they had any success, they could go a step further, becoming a Great Emperor. They would then become a giant of the Human race, allowing them to surpass the confines of the divine kingdom, being respected by all.

Below the Great Dao of Origins, there were second-ranked Great Dao. They were named Great Dao of Supremacy.

The so-called Supremacy was Supremacy below Origins.

For example, Space-Time Dao, Yin-Yang Taiji Dao, Life-Death Dao, Immortality Dao.

The Great Dao of Supremacy were also extremely difficult. But compared to the Great Dao of Origins, they were slightly easier. There were also many more known cultivation technique manuals for them.

Below the Great Dao of Supremacy, they were no longer named Great Dao, but instead named laws.

For example, the laws of the five elements, Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth, the natural laws of Wind, Rain, Thunder, and Lightning. These were all known as high-grade laws.

Below high-grade laws were the lowest grades amongst the 3000 Great Dao, they were just normal laws.

Hard-Soft laws, Fast-Slow concepts, Mountain-River concepts, vibrational laws were all considered normal laws.

Young warriors with exceptional talent would slowly grasp normal laws in the Purple Blood realm. When they reached the Yuan Foundation realm, they would be relatively skilled at using the laws.

Of course, it was not easy to understand normal laws to an extreme limit.

There was no limit to laws. In the history of the Tai Ah Divine Kingdom, many sages focused on normal laws. But even in the realm of sages, they were far from being able to cultivate any normal law to an extreme.

Yi Yun browsed through the 'Truth of the Laws' in its entirety once. The 16 laws described within the 'Truth of the Laws' were the five elements, Hard-Soft, Fast-Slow, Wind-Lightning, Starlight, Yin-Yang, Murder, and Redemption.

The more Great Dao of Laws that one cultivated and the more thoroughly one understood them, the closer one would get to reaching the pinnacle of martial arts.

Yi Yun clearly understood that he had to go slow. Although he had the Purple Crystal Origins helping him and had a promising future ahead of him, his martial path was still in its infancy. He could not be too greedy for many warriors would only focus on one Great Dao of Laws in their entire life. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

After a lot of comparisons, Yi Yun decided on his final choice, pure Yang Dao!

The pure Yang Dao was part of the Yin-Yang Dao, which was a Great Dao of Supremacy.

When the Universe was in its formative stages, "The primordial universe (Wuji) generated supreme ultimate (Taiji), and therefore generates the opposing forces. The two opposites generate the four images."

This primordial universe was Chaos, and Chaos was a Great Dao of Origins, and the two opposites were Yin-Yang, which was a Great Dao of Supremacy.

By the evolution of Pure Yin and Pure Yang, they formed everything that existed in the Universe.

The Yin-Yang Dao was extremely difficult and profound. This was a reason why many elites failed at learning the 'Tai Ah Sacred Technique'.

After establishing his first goal of practicing the pure Yang Dao, his direction in condensing an Aspect Totem was then also decided.

That was to hunt pure Yang desolate beasts to form a pure Yang totem!

When Yi Yun chose the 'Myriad Beast Totem', what mattered the most to him was that the 'Myriad Beast Totem' had no restrictions based on laws. There was no requirement on what type of primordial strain had to be killed for the 'Myriad Beast Totem'.

Unlike the 'Five Elements Divine Totem' and the 'Book of the Stars', they were based on the five elemental laws and the powers of the stars respectively. The cultivation technique designated a strict path for a warrior.

Cultivation techniques were rare. High-level cultivation techniques like the 'Five Elements Divine Totem' and the 'Book of the Stars' were invaluable.

Many warriors would restrict their own martial path by accommodating the cultivation technique, but Yi Yun was not like that.

"I want to gain an understanding of the pure Yang Dao, and cultivate the 'Myriad Beast Totem'. At the same time, I need to cultivate the next few volumes of the 'Tai Ah Sacred Technique'. Not only that, I also need to learn the Desolate Heaven technique! I have so many things to learn!"

Yi Yun could perfectly control the energy within a desolate beast thanks to the Purple Crystal, so it was half the work with double the results when it came to mastering the Desolate Heaven technique.

The Desolate Heaven technique was a supplementary skill that greatly helped one's cultivation, so Yi Yun would definitely not miss out on it.

Yi Yun had previously obtained a copy of a Desolate Heaven Master manual when he and Lin Xintong separated.

In the past six months, Yi Yun would read the contents of the Desolate Heaven Master manual whenever he had time. Although Yi Yun had never systematically practiced the Desolate Heaven technique, he had a general understanding of it.

"The Tai Ah Divine City also has lessons that teach the Desolate Heaven technique. It's not too late for me to start now."

Yi Yun decided to report for a Desolate Heaven technique class starting tomorrow. At the same time, he would progress in his cultivation of laws and Aspect Totems.

With his future path decided, Yi Yun took the remnant pages of the 'Myriad Beast Totem' and began trying to gain an understanding of the contents in the 'Myriad Beast Totem'.

True Martial World - Chapter 262: I’m neighbors with him?

"Damn Dong'er, darn Dong'er. You only know how to eat! Then, I'll let you eat!"

Luo Huo'er was pinching Dong'er's ears. At that moment, her heart was filled with anger, with no place to vent her frustration. Just recalling the last words Yi Yun said about seeing her breasts made Luo Huo'er feel like exploding.

"Painful...Painful...Ouch! Miss, you are going to pull off Dong’er’s ears!" Dong'er said in an aggrieved manner. Poor Dong'er still did not know what had happened. She was happily eating a bun, when suddenly a calamity from the Heavens fell upon her. That is why she was in such a state now.

Only then did Luo Huo'er release her. Dong'er's tiny ears were red and her large eyes were filled with tears.

Seeing Dong'er's pitiful look, Luo Huo'er's heart started to soften. But she was still fuming inside. She grunted, "I told you to guard the door. Why were you here eating and not guardıng the door!?"

Dong'er touched her tiny red ears and said wrongfully, "I...was hungry..."

It was common for Dong'er to feel hungry guarding the door without a replacement...

Of course, even if Dong'er was not hungry, she would not just focus on guarding the door. She had plenty of other things to do such as staring blankly, sleeping and fiddling with flowers. She could even spend most of the day watching a small bug walking on a blade of grass.

In the central divine tower, Luo Huo'er would spend most of her time cultivating or practicing her Desolate Heaven technique. Although Luo Huo'er seemed like a capricious person, she was always working hard on her cultivation. Hence, Dong'er would be left alone and bored out of her mind most of the time.

"M...Miss. Was the 'Sacred Fire Infinite Book' seen by someone else...?" Dong'er pursed her lips as she asked fearfully.

The reason why Luo Huo'er instructed Dong'er to guard the door was to prevent her from being disturbed, and even more importantly, prevent others from discovering her practicing of her family’s cultivation technique, the 'Sacred Fire Infinite Book'.

"It is worse than that!" Luo Huo'er said angrily. In fact, even if someone saw her cultivating the 'Sacred Fire Infinite Book', they would find it difficult to tell the level of the 'Sacred Fire Infinite Book'. Luo Huo'er was just being careful, erring on the side of caution.

"Worse than that?" Dong’er opened her tiny mouth and started to stare at Luo Huo’er with round eyes. She knew she was in great trouble today.

Although she had an extremely good relationship with Luo Huo'er, they were after all still mistress and servant. She knew that her duty was to dedicate herself to serving Luo Huo'er.

"What happened, Miss?" Dong'er uneasily asked. She started praying in her heart hoping that it was not something unredeemable.

Luo Huo'er's face turned red as she did not know what to say.

Even though she and Dong'er had a very close relationship, Luo Huo'er would never tell Dong'er the details of such a shameful event.

Did she need to tell Dong'er about that ruffian who heard the narcissistic words she was saying after he entered the training ground? And on top of that, he completely saw her whole body!

Not only that, he had even used a scoundrelly method to escape from her hands!

Just thinking about it made Luo Huo'er feel resentful. She went through such an unacceptable ordeal, and not only was there nowhere for her to vent her frustration, she could not tell anyone what had happened, not even Dong'er.

With nowhere to vent her resentment, Luo Huo'er started pinching Donger's ears again. But this time, she did not use any strength.

"Damn you Dong'er, you listen carefully. In the future, when you are guarding the door, you are not allowed to go anywhere else! Also, I will punish you by not allowing you eat buns or any food for the next ten days! I will only give you an avoiding grain relic!"

When Luo Huo'er said this, Dong'er's face paled in fear. It was as if she was facing the world's most terrifying event.

"No buns, no food..."

Dong'er was too sad for tears. The avoiding grain relic Luo Huo'er mentioned was a fierce beast relic made specially for replacing meals. It did not have much Yuan Qi within it, but eating one stopped that person from feeling hungry for ten days.

But the avoiding grain relic had no taste. It was as bland as eating white noodles. Dong'er felt like she had entered hell when she thought about not having any food for ten days, having to subsist on just a tasteless relic.

"Miss..." Dong'er said in an aggrieved manner as she lightly pulled on Luo Huo'er's clothes. Her watery eyes seemed to speak for her.

"This is not negotiable!" Luo Huo'er said hatefully, but after seeing Dong'er as if she was about to die, her heart softened. She said, "This time, I will be light on you. The ten days will be shortened to five!"

With that said, she shook Dong'er's hand off and stormed angrily towards the central divine tower's administrative office.

She wanted to know how could a rascal, who appeared out of nowhere, manage to get the key of the central divine tower's 69th floor training ground.

...

A black-clad beauty was sorting a room list in the central divine tower's administrative office. She looked like she was in her twenties. She had an excellent body and beautiful good looks.

The central divine tower was the face of the Tai Ah Divine City, so it was common for her to receive all sorts of guests. As a service staff, every aspect of this beautiful girl was excellent.

The black-clad beauty was stunned when Luo Huo'er stormed into the room angrily to question her. After understanding Luo Huo'er's question, she chuckled, "Little sister Huo'er, the person you are talking about is most likely Yi Yun."

Back when Yi Yun rented a room at the 69th floor of the central divine tower, this black-clad beauty was the one who took him to see the room. Yi Yun, who was just thirteen years old, was able to pay half a year's worth of rent in his first year of entering the Tai Ah Divine City. It was a great shock to the black-clad beauty, so she remembered him very clearly.

For him to be so powerful at such a young age, it indicated that he would have a promising future. He was a diamond bachelor, if only she could get him...

But this desire of the black-clad girl was just fantasy and she knew that. Previously, she cultivated in the Tai Ah Divine City for six years and her results were terrible when she graduated. It was only because of her beauty that she was able to stay in the Tai Ah Divine City and work in the central divine tower.

"Yi Yun!? He's Yi Yun?" Luo Huo'er did not recognize Yi Yun at all.

She knew of Yi Yun only because he was the first person to break a Tai Ah Divine City record in the past thousand years. It peeved Luo Huo'er.

When the name Yi Yun was mentioned to 99% of the cultivators in the Tai Ah Divine City, they would either admire him or be jealous of him. Only Luo Huo'er was bugged by his name.

This time, it was that Yi Yun again!

"Yes, he's Yi Yun, a young man with great achievements." the black-clad girl giggled. "He's a tenant of the 69th floor of the central divine tower, so it's natural for him to have the training ground's key. That training ground was originally meant to be shared amongst the adjacent rooms. Oh yes, he's even your neighbor!"

The black-clad girl was looking at Luo Huo'er with envy.

But when Luo Huo'er heard this, she felt as if a bronze basin was dropped on her head...

Dang!

Luo Huo'er was extremely shocked.

I am neighbors with that toad!?

Did it not mean that she to lower her head whenever she saw that rascal?

Heavens!

If it was not for what happened today, Luo Huo'er could completely treat Yi Yun as if he was just air, just like a toad on the side of the road. Although she did not like it, it was alright seeing him.

But...after today's event, Yi Yun would have all sorts of images appearing in his mind whenever he met her again. Just thinking of this made Luo Huo'er go crazy.

The black-clad girl apparently did not notice Luo Huo'er's mood and carried on saying without much thought, "You two are amongst the best geniuses in the recent batches of the Tai Ah Divine City. You two can mix around and share experiences with each other. Hai, I really envy all of you..."

When Luo Huo'er heard this, her mouth twitched a few times. Mix around and share experiences? Don't make me laugh!

"I do not want to be his neighbor!" Luo Huo'er blurted out. She did not expect that Yi Yun could afford to live on the 69th floor of the central divine tower.

"Eh?" The black-clad woman was shocked. "Why do you not want to be Yi Yun's neighbor? Yi Yun has already paid for the room, so it is natural for him to be staying at the 69th floor of the central divine tower..."

There were only a few rooms prepared for cultivators in the 69th floor of the central divine tower. No matter how the rooms were switched, they would still be neighbors. The only way out for her was to move to a higher or lower level.

But the rooms situated at the 70th floor and above were not for the Tai Ah Divine City's cultivators. This was because the concentration of Yuan Qi was a waste for low level warriors.

To stay at the 70th floor and above, one had to pay one glory point every two months. Even though Luo Huo'er was first on the Man roll of honor, she did not have so many glory points to squander. Using glory points in exchange for a place to live was too wasteful.

As for moving to the 68th floor, Luo Huo'er got more angry just thinking about it. Why did she have to move to the 68th floor!? If anyone had to move, it was that toad!

"I will find that kid and settle score!" Luo Huo'er ground her teeth and thought hatefully.

...

At that moment in the Tai Ah Divine City's herbal mountain, in a place with beautiful scenery.

A youth in linen clothes was sitting on the grass, with his back leaning against a tree. He was quietly reading an ancient book. He would gently brush away the occasional fallen leaf.

"Myriad Beast Totem", "Truth of the Laws"...

Yi Yun planned on returning to his residence in the central divine tower to continue his research of the two manuals, but when he opened the door, he met a violent girl who nearly killed him.

Yi Yun found it puzzling, but there was no doubt that the violent girl's strength was higher than his. Therefore, he decided to avoid the central divine tower temporarily. After that, he came to herbal mountain #60 under the guise of picking herbs.

He had to admit that the Chu royal residence's 'Truth of the Laws' was a valuable book.

The 'Truth of the Laws' did not focus on explaining every single nomological truth's cultivation method. The entire book introduced nomological truths. It was a secret manual that introduced the laws in a general fashion.

If he could understand it, it would be a great help for his future when it came to cultivation of the laws.

In the introduction of the 'Truth of the Laws', it explained that the path of martial arts had 3000 Great Dao. Each Great Dao could lead to the peak. While some of these Great Dao were difficult, others were easy. The powers one could obtain from each route were not the same.

These 3000 Great Dao were split into several big categories.

The first category was the Dao of weapons!

When it came to weapons, there were saber truths, spear truths and sword truths. All of them came under the classification of the Dao of weapons.

Some swordsmen only used swords throughout their lives. Even so, they could still reach the pinnacle of martial arts with just swords.

Similarly, it was possible with spears, sabers and polearms!

Yi Yun understood that the Saber Truth's 32 Words in the saber tomb were left behind by an expert who had reached an unfathomable level at saber truths.

True Martial World - Chapter 261: Luo Huo’er’s Rage

The training ground was just next door to where Luo Huo'er was staying. Dong'er immediately began to set up the isolation array in a skilful manner. Following that, the young lady touched her interspatial ring, making a huge cauldron fly out of the ring.

Dang!

With a loud thud, the huge cauldron landed on the floor. With a few of Luo Huo'er's hand seals, a rainbow colored flame began to emerge from the cauldron as it started burning. The training ground's temperature began to increase rapidly.

Dong'er backed out and left Luo Huo'er alone in the training ground to cultivate. Luo Huo'er began to expirate as she started cultivating her cultivation technique, absorbing the fire essence as she tried to gain understanding in the fire laws...

The flames burning in the huge cauldron were collected from a mysterious land within the remote wilderness. The fire essences were being absorbed and released by Luo Huo'er.

Due to the high temperature, even the purple tungsten metal that tiled the floor nearly melted. At this point, a footprint could be left on what was usually an extremely hard purple tungsten metal.

Luo Huo'er's body started to turn red as her body heated up while she was in this extreme environment.

She continued this cultivation for four hours. The changing flames in the huge cauldron were now slowly subsiding, and the heat waves that flooded the training ground also slowly started to dissipate.

Luo Huo'er's entire body was now drenched in sweat, but her flushed face was one of excitement. She had gained another understanding in the laws of fire. If this went on, she would soon enter the third realm of her "Sacred Fire Infinite Book".

"My 'Sacred Fire Infinite Book' is still only at the peak of the second stage. Although I cannot find an opponent amongst my peers, this is still far from the realm I want..."

"Father told me that when my 'Sacred Fire Infinite Book' reaches the seventh stage, I would be able to barely help share in his burdens. But the seventh stage… is so far away..."

Thinking about what her father wanted to do, Luo Huo'er was a bit anxious.

It was something troublesome, not having enough power.

With this thought in mind, Luo Huo'er walked past a large mirror and took a casual glance at it. She noticed her pretty face in the mirror.

Originally, this training ground did not have a mirror, but as this training ground was only used by her, she decided to take the liberty of placing more than ten Divine Mercury mirrors in it.

These Divine Mercury mirrors were made by smiths. The metal used was extremely expensive, and the mirror created by it could reflect a person's looks perfectly. It was on a completely different level compared to the bronze mirrors used by mortals.

There were more than ten mirrors placed in a specific manner, so that one could stand at a certain spot in the training ground and see one's reflection from all angles.

At that moment, Luo Huo'er was standing at that spot, admiring her reflections.

Luo Huo'er was at the age where she was as pretty as a flower. Due to her body being drenched in sweat, her clothes were now sticking to her body, outlining her body’s perfect lines.

Her slim and slender body was supported by two legs that were sticking close together. As her clothes were wet, one could vaguely see her delicate skin. Those perfect legs were soft and her flesh was springy to the touch.

Her full and firm female twin peaks could be easily seen due to her wet clothes. One could even vaguely see two tiny protruding dots.

Luo Huo'er was like a delicate flower bud that could make one be lost in wild and fanciful thoughts

As Luo Huo'er looked at her own reflection, all her worries quickly receded from her mind.

She said to herself, "So perfect… Excellent martial arts talent, Desolate Heaven technique and alchemy talent. Perfect looks and a perfect body line. Do I have any weaknesses?"

"If I were a guy, I would also fall in love with myself… Speaking of this, it sure is a headache. What would happen if no one is worthy for me? This Tai Ah Divine City gathers all of the elites, yet from the guys here, none of them are any good. Yes… I would rather stay unmarried for life than let these toads luck out..."

As Luo Huo'er spoke to herself, due to her body's heat and excitement, her skin was very red.

She turned her body a few times and admired her perfect body line with a 360° view. At the same moment, the isolation array Dong'er had previously set up for Luo Huo'er to allow her to cultivate in the 'Sacred Fire Infinite Book' had dissipated with time.

Just as the isolation array dissipated and Luo Huo'er's face was still one of narcissism, she suddenly felt that something was amiss.

As she slowly turned her body and noticed that not far from her, there was a youth in linen clothes with a saber on his back. He was standing there stunned, with a surprised and baffled expression on his face. He was looking at her with one eye raised higher than the other!

Luo Huo'er was extremely shocked!

It took her a few seconds before she suddenly covered her chest and screamed, "You… You… How did you come in here!?"

Luo Huo'er was embarrassed and angry. She had already lived in the 69th floor of the central divine tower for two years. This training ground was to be shared amongst the 69th floor residents, but in these two years, it had pretty much been her exclusive training ground. How did a man enter here!?

"Eh..."

Yi Yun looked at the pyramid-shaped key in his hand and raised his hand slightly. He meant...

I entered using the key to open the door.

"You!"

Luo Huo'er's eyes burned with anger. When she recalled the words she said to herself, she felt so embarrassed that she could die. The isolation array was already greatly weakened before she began speaking. With an expert's listening power, it would be very easy to hear everything at such a close distance. Besides, one could also read from one's lips.

"How long have you been here!?" Luo Huo'er asked while clenching her teeth.

"I… just came..." Yi Yun explained hurriedly.

Luo Huo'er looked at the training ground door which Yi Yun had closed, and from his position from the door, Luo Huo'er could estimate that this kid had been here for quite a while!

"I… I'll kill you!"

Luo Huo'er was fuming and immediately unsheathed a sword.

"Uh… Don't be rash!" Yi Yun could feel Luo Huo'er's murderous intent as he retreated. He sure was f**king unlucky. He had just moved into the central divine tower today and already he encountered this type of situation by opening the training ground's door with the key.

"I didn't know that you were training in here. I didn't mean to..."

"You!" Luo Huo'er's face was red with embarrassment. She leaped forward and slashed at Yi Yun with her sword!

This slash was accompanied with wanton blade beams and an overpowering aura. Before the sword could reach him, Yi Yun felt his body's pores contract. It was as if 10,000 swords had already reached his body!

What the heck!

Yi Yun was dumbfounded. This girl's sword attack was too fierce. Even without using the Purple Crystal's vision, he could feel the surging energy coming from the girl's sword. In comparison, Li Hong was nothing!

He definitely was not able to withstand that attack. The girl probably did not measure her strength due to her embarrassment that turned into anger. If he were to be killed or seriously injured by her, causing him to become bedridden for half a month, it would be a grave injustice!

If he could not take on this attack, it would be no different from suicide. He could not avoid it even if he wanted to. Yi Yun's mind was filled with scrolling words of "f**k your mother". How could he be so unlucky!?

In his panic, Yi Yun saw the blade beams engulfing him. The red-clad girl’s pair of little bunnies were bouncing naughtily around as she wielded her sword.

As the girl's clothes were clinging tightly to her body, and because both of her hands were wielding the sword, she was not able to cover her chest. The picture in front of Yi Yun was clearly seen by him. He could even see through the clothes, seeing the red amongst the white soft skin.

Immediately, Yi Yun thought of something and a spell of wrath rose from his heart. Since he could not take the attack head on, he had to outsmart her!

He looked at the girl's bosom, pointed with a finger and shouted, "Beauty, I can see your breasts!"

"Ah!"

Luo Huo'er cried in fright and the sword Qi greatly dissipated.

With the sword Qi blockage released, Yi Yun quickly pulled out his Thousand Army Saber and slashed outwards.

"Cha!"

Luo Huo'er's remaining sword Qi was broken apart by Yi Yun. Yi Yun then quickly used his Minute Subtlety movement technique and rushed out.

He appeared in a blink of an eye in front of the training ground's door and kicked open the door. Thankfully, when Yi Yun entered he had only closed it instead of locking it. If he had done so, the purple tungsten door would definitely give Yi Yun trouble!

The decision to escape was the wisest now. To stay behind while the girl was fuming with rage would be to court death. Girls were not reasonable creatures, even more so for girls burning with rage. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

"Peng!"

With the door closed, Yi Yun immediately disappeared.

Luo Huo'er was holding her sword in one hand while her other hand was covering her chest. She stood in the training ground in a daze.

She was furious and embarrassed. She was like a cat whose fur was standing on end after its tail was stepped on.

"Damn that lecherous kid. If I catch you, I'll definitely kill you!"

Luo Huo'er was already extremely angry, but when Yi Yun said his last words, "Beauty, I can see your breasts", it made her so enraged that she gnashed her teeth.

She lowered her head and looked at her chest. The outline of her full breasts was completely brought out due to her wet clothes. There were even parts in the fabric that were vaguely translucent!

This made Luo Huo'er feel like she could die!

First the rascal heard her narcissistic words, then he saw her breasts. She had even previously said that she would rather stay single all her life than let those toads luck out. But at the next moment, she had been completely seen through by a toad!

"That damn toad!" Luo Huo'er's chest heaved up and down. "I'm also dumb. I forgot I can use the fire laws to dry my clothes!"

As everything had happened too quickly, Luo Huo'er did not have the opportunity to think it through. She had forgotten about the fact that she had a wardrobe malfunction because her clothes were now drenched with sweat.

But even if Luo Huo'er's grasp of the fire laws were exquisite, it would still take a few seconds to dry her clothes with a flame. Any faster and her clothes would end up burning instead.

Those few seconds were enough to let that rascal see through everything!

With these angry thoughts in her mind, Luo Huo'er angrily rushed out of the training ground.

"Peng!"

Luo Huo'er kicked open the door to her own residence, "Damn you Dong'er, come out now!"

Luo Huo'er had a sword in hand and had a threatening stance.

During her usual cultivation, as she did not want others to see her 'Sacred Fire Infinite Book', Luo Huo'er would always set up an isolation array and let Dong'er guard the door. But today, Dong'er had disappeared!

"What… What's wrong Miss?"

Dong'er lifted her head and looked at Luo Huo'er in a daze. Her two hands were still holding up a round bun with it nearly stuffed into her mouth. So her words were muffled.

Seeing Luo Huo'er's angry expression, Dong'er tried her best to swallow the mouthful she already had in her mouth. She then placed the bun into a bowl and hid the bowl behind her back, it was as if this ostrich act would give her better peace of mind.

"I made you guard the door and here you are, eating!?" Luo Huo'er asked furiously. In her anger, she grabbed the bowl and smashed it to the ground.

"Pa!"

With a clear snap, the bowl broke from the smash.

Seeing the broken bowl and the dirty bun, Dong'er was dumbfounded. Tears streamed down her face as she felt wronged.

Dong'er did not know why Luo Huo'er was in such a bad mood.

Luo Huo'er had been cultivating in the training ground for two years. In those two years, Dong'er seriously guarded the door in the beginning. But later on, as no one ever came, she naturally relaxed. Dong'er was still young at heart and Luo Huo'er would sometimes cultivate for more than twenty hours at a go. For a child to guard the door daily, she would be bored to death.

Hence, she would occasionally go run some errands and the missus never blamed her for that in the past...

True Martial World - Chapter 260: Desolate Heaven Technique Record

Yang Yuefeng did not truly want to make a transaction with Yi Yun in the meeting today. To put it bluntly, he wanted to use the overwhelming stature of the Chu royal residence to pressure Yi Yun to yield to them, returning the 'Truth of the Laws' back to the Chu royal residence.

The 20,000 dragon scale runes were just a token amount to give Yi Yun a reason to resolve the situation. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

But Yi Yun had immediately gone on to say that he wanted glory points.

Yang Yuefeng had one glory point. It was insufficient, but even if he had enough, he would not use his glory points to exchange for the 'Truth of the Laws'.

After all this was Yang Dingkun's problem. Yang Yuefeng was only here to remedy the situation.

Yang Yuefeng initially planned to use this opportunity to impress the Chu royal residence's Elders with his abilities, causing them to value him more. But Yi Yun was not able to appreciate favors!

"Yi Yun! I said everything nicely and was all smiles. I have given you enough face, yet you treat me as someone easily bullied?"

Yang Yuefeng was an extremely talented Desolate Heaven Master and had been valued by his family ever since he was young. Amongst the younger generation in the Chu royal residence, other than the heir of the Chu royal residence, he had the highest position.

Under these circumstances, he had always been looked upon as a leader amongst the younger generation of the Chu royal residence. Normally, who wouldn't be subservient towards him?

Today, he had lowered his stature to negotiate with Yi Yun. His every word had been polite and earnest.

But even after doing all of that, this kid did not reciprocate and even treated him as a monkey.

Who did this kid think he was?

"Your face?" Yi Yun sneered. "Your face isn’t worth anything to me. I did not want to go against your Chu royal residence, but I am neither a fish on a chopping block for you to chop. If you are unwilling to take out two glory points and merely want to get the benefits without any risk, then there's nothing more for us to talk about."

Yi Yun rebuffed Yang Yuefeng immediately.

Yang Yuefeng was fuming. He angrily looked at Yi Yun and said, "Don't you regret this!"

With that said, Yang Yuefeng rose.

"Let's go!" Yang Yuefeng shook his sleeves and left.

Yi Yun did not even bother to take a glance at them and simply carried on eating with his head down.

Although it was troublesome to offend the Chu royal residence, Yi Yun was not afraid of them. The Chu royal residence may be powerful, but it could not hoodwink the masses in the Tai Ah Divine Kingdom.

Although he was insignificant compared to the Chu royal residence, Yi Yun was confident that in a few more years, he would be able to demonstrate enough value to make people know that he was a future sage.

When that happened, the Chu royal residence would be unable to resist the combined forces of all the other factions trying to rope him in.

Furthermore, the Chu royal residence might even try to befriend him at that time. It was after all just a manual that was leaked out. To offend a future sage because of something like that would definitely not be wise.

As Yi Yun was about to leave after having finished his meal, there was stir in the cook house. A few people were excitedly passing on a message.

Yi Yun listened carefully. Something big had just happened in the Tai Ah Divine City.

Luo Huo'er had broken the Desolate Heaven technique record left behind 30,000 years ago!

"Desolate Heaven technique record?"

Yi Yun was slightly surprised. It was no doubt that the record meant a lot!

"Luo Huo'er is impressive!"

People were very excited as they discussed Luo Huo'er's breaking of a record. After all, no one had broken a record in the Tai Ah Divine City in the past thousands of years.

Yi Yun was the only one who had broken a record with the herb-picking record.

But the herb-picking record was just established out of a whim by the Tai Ah Divine City to encourage hardworking people. It was just a record to fill the numbers and had no opportunity to leave one’s name on the Sage Avenue.

Compared to Luo Huo'er's breaking of the Desolate Heaven technique record, it was nothing.

The Desolate Heaven technique's record was a huge record. It could be said to be one of the most important non-combat records in the Tai Ah Divine City.

It was a record where cultivators had to process desolate bones and produce desolate bone relics with various effects in a fixed amount of time.

Finally, the Tai Ah Divine City would assess the value of the desolate bone relics and pay for them in dragon scale runes. The final amount of this was the final score.

This needed a Desolate Heaven Master to have a well-honed Desolate Heaven technique to produce the high-grade and expensive desolate bone relics.

At the same time, the Desolate Heaven Master had to have a very low failure rate to accomplish this. The Desolate Heaven Master also had to have a high production speed as well as plenty of Yuan Qi to sustain the long assessment!

Stamina, speed and precision were all essential!

A person who could break the Desolate Heaven Master record was undoubtedly a well-rounded genius!

"I'm so envious! Luo Huo'er was already number one on the Man roll, now she has even broken a high standard record. She really has all sorts of resources at her disposal! I heard that this record will reward Luo Huo'er with 100,000 dragon scale runes and 25 glory points!"

For cultivators that managed to break records, the dragon scale runes were just a token sum, the glory points were the real reward!

"25 glory points? Amazing! Back when Yi Yun broke the herb-picking record, I think he was rewarded with 2 glory points. And that was after the Divine City's Elders raised it provisionally."

"We are so lucky. We managed to see the breaking of a large record not seen in a thousand years. Many people do not even have a chance to witness something like this!"

There was a flurry of discussion. They were all of worship and admiration towards Luo Huo'er.

Ever since the Tai Ah Divine City was established, every record had been constantly refreshed by numerous cultivators. After all, geniuses were not omnipotent. Some people were better in one field, so all of the records left behind were left there by the best in that field.

Because of that, every broken record made people feel powerless and frustrated. It made many lose the courage to even attempt to break the record.

As such, even though there were all sorts of records in the Tai Ah Divine City, they would usually stay unbroken for thousands of years.

It was not an exaggeration to say that Luo Huo'er's breaking of the Desolate Heaven technique record was a meaningful event in the Tai Ah Divine City.

The achievement of breaking into the top 1000 of the Heaven and Earth rolls in one years was nothing compared to it.

"Desolate Heaven technique record… Luo Huo'er..."

Yi Yun returned his cutlery while murmuring.

The Desolate Heaven technique record awarded 25 glory points. Breaking records was definitely the fastest and most efficient way to accumulate glory points.

Yi Yun wanted to exchange for the 'Myriad Beast Totem' and the subsequent volumes of the 'Tai Ah Sacred Technique'. He was in great need of glory points!

Yi Yun needed at least 30 more glory points to relieve him of his pressing problems.

...

"Are you really not going to think it through?"

A middle-age man with a long face pressed a jade scroll on the table, looking earnestly at the girl in red sitting in front of him.

After Luo Huo'er broke the Desolate Heaven technique record, the news of it had quickly spread throughout the Tai Ah Divine Kingdom. Many major factions were alarmed!

The main reason was that Luo Huo'er had no background. It was as if she had appeared out of nowhere. With hope that she could be roped in, what major faction would not go mad over her?

Many factions had already sent envoys at the level of elders and entered the Tai Ah Divine City through their connections. They had personally come to Luo Huo'er to give her all sorts of favorable conditions in an attempt to rope her in.

These factions were mostly reclusive family clans. Many of them were even more powerful than the Chu royal residence.

But Luo Huo'er was uninterested in them.

Luo Huo'er smiled sweetly and politely said, "Thank you for the kind gesture, but Huo'er does not wish to be bound, Huo’er prefers freedom."

"If the conditions are not satisfactory, we can discuss them further." The long-faced middle-aged man asked, unwilling to give up.

"It's really not necessarily. Thank you for Uncle Song's love, but Huo'er still prefers freedom, going wherever she wants." Luo Huo'er politely said, sounding as pleasant as a lark.

"Really… Then that's a pity." The long-faced middle-aged man had lingered around for a long time, but he could only silently leave after seeing Luo Huo'er's lack of interest.

When the door closed, Luo Huo'er's bright smile immediately disappeared. She curled her mouth and snorted, "What a small broken faction. To think you call yourself a reclusive family clan. Trying to use a bunch of junk to trick me into joining. Dream on!"

Her maidservant, Dong'er revealed her head from the room, "Miss, these people are so troublesome."

"Indeed!"

"Miss, there was a leaflet that was sent just now. The Chu royal residence's Yang Yuefeng wishes to see you."

Luo Huo'er paused for a while, "Who's Yang Yuefeng?"

"Uh… He's number ten on the Man roll. He's ranked not far behind you. Previously when Elder Yuehua was teaching, he was trying to get close to you!"

Dong'er said in a speechless manner. Yang Yuefeng was after all an outstanding figure and ranked close to Luo Huo'er, but Luo Huo'er did not even know who he was.

But Dong'er knew that it was not because Luo Huo'er's memory was bad, it was because she selectively chose to filter out insignificant people.

The stronger one's soul was, the greater was one’s ability at selectively forgetting things.

In Luo Huo'er's own words, remembering these useless peoples was a waste of life.

"Another toad, not meeting!" Luo Huo'er would patiently deal with the elders of large factions, but for a junior from the younger generation, Luo Huo'er could not even be bothered.

"Yes." Dong'er nodded fiercely. "As expected, Miss is the best! Previously people placed Miss, Qin Haotian and Yi Yun as the three elites of Tai Ah. Now, they should know that Qin Haotian and Yi Yun cannot compare to Miss?"

Dong'er proudly said. She was proud of Luo Huo'er from the bottom of her heart.

"To be born in a place like the Tai Ah Divine Kingdom, Yi Yun and Qin Haotian aren’t bad for reaching such a level." Luo Huo'er said as she suddenly recalled something and curled her mouth. "Yi Yun, that rascal which only knows how to use loopholes, actually managed to break a record first and stole my first place."

Even though Yi Yun's record was nothing compared to Luo Huo'er's Desolate Heaven technique record, it still put Luo Huo'er in a bad mood. Luo Huo'er remembered Yi Yun only because of this. If not, she would not have bothered with the rookie ranking competition at all, and neither would she have bothered to remember who Yi Yun was.

"Dong'er, set up a sound-proof barrier array. I want to cultivate! After all, because of the training in the Desolate Heaven technique, I have been putting my cultivating aside..."