True Martial World - Chapter 407: Great Empress Relic

Due to Shentu Nantian's spiritual injuries as well as Shentu Hai and Shentu Feng also being wounded, the first day of the Desolate Heaven technique tea session, which was supposed to end at sunset, came to an early conclusion.

Shentu Nantian was supposed to be the star of the Desolate Heaven technique tea session. The Shentu family clan had intended to use the tea session to let Shentu Nantian build a good relationship with the upper echelons of the Lin family. At the same time, they planned for him to display his abilities, letting the old fellows of the Lin family realize his awesomeness.

However with the situation like this, all the song and dance that had been planned for the stage was devastated. The Shentu family clan did not feel proud about it.

The Desolate Heaven technique showdown between the older generation, which was to be the main highlight, was delayed to three days later.

After the tea session ended, the Shentu family clan gathered a few of their Elders to analyze what had gone wrong at the last moment in Shentu Nantian's Four Images Seal.

However, even after analyzing it all day, they still could not figure anything out.

This was quite demanding for them, as besides the Thousand Hand Granny, the others had never come into contact with the Four Images Seal.

Furthermore, Shentu Nantian, the person directly involved, could only give a vague description of what happened.

This made the Thousand Hand Granny's old face scrunch up.

Her greatest fear was that there was a problem with the heritage.

As it was a heritage obtained by them in a mystic realm, the Four Images Seal was definitely part of an ancient Desolate Heaven technique heritage. There was no doubt to that. However, what the Thousand Hand Granny feared was whether the Four Images Seal required the use of other Desolate Heaven techniques in combination with it.

In the martial world, there was no lack of cultivation technique manuals which required another cultivation technique as a foundation. Without the foundation, problems ranging from damaging one's Yuan Qi to suffering a qidong deviation could occur.

As to whether there was someone who caused Shentu Nantian's Four Images Seal to fail, the Thousand Hand Granny never even entertained the thought. At the tea session, there were so many experts watching. With countless numbers of eyes and spiritual energies pervading the square, who could have the ability to bypass the perceptions of all of them and secretly sabotage it?

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As the Shentu family clan's Elders were racking their brains trying to figure out what went wrong with the Four Images Seal, the culprit Yi Yun was at the Lin family's Silk peak, participating in a victory party.

Actually, with Yi Yun's personality, he would not be interested in such celebration parties. The time was better off spent cultivating.

However, Su Jie had made it clear that the Matriarch held the party because of the Desolate Heaven technique tea session. And Yi Yun was the star of the party. If the star did not participate, then the party would lose its meaning.

As Yi Yun was still new to the Lin family, it was best to keep a low profile. If Yi Yun rejected the invitation the Matriarch sent, then it would inevitably lead to widespread criticism of him not being able to appreciate favors.

The Silk peak was not one of the Lin family's eighteen main peaks. It was a small mountain situated in the external perimeter of the main peaks. The Silk peak was about half the height of the other eighteen main peaks, but there were plenty of spiritual flowers there, and these flowers grouped together like silk, giving Silk peak its name.

Other than some miscellaneous events being held at Silk peak, not many of the family's disciples stayed here. Whenever there were any internal family celebrations, they would be held on Silk peak.

At that moment, in the opulent Silk Palace by the slope of the Silk peak, there were hundreds of people gathered. There were a few of the Lin family Elders amongst them. The others were all juniors about the same age as Yi Yun.

And amongst the few Elders, there was Yi Yun's cheap master, Su Jie, and the Lin family's Matriarch.

The Matriarch held a dragon-head walking stick and had her white hair was pulled back in a bun. Her hair bun was adorned with a piece of jade and she was giving Yi Yun a loving smile.

"Little Friend Yun, welcome to the Lin family. Your master Su Jie is the Lin family's guest Elder, so you can treat the Lin family as your own home and do not need to feel restrained."

When the surrounding juniors heard the Matriarch's simple words, they were secretly envious of Yi Yun.

The Lin family had many disciples, and many of them were part of their direct bloodline, yet most of them had never received the chance to directly speak to the Matriarch.

And now, the Matriarch was especially warm towards Yi Yun at the Lin family's celebration party. The treatment she gave Yi Yun by specifically saying those welcoming words made them envious.

The treatment many of these direct bloodline children received did not even match an outsider like Yi Yun.

However, there was nothing they could do. After all, Yi Yun had demonstrated monstrous talent in the Desolate Heaven technique!

"This junior thanks the Matriarch. This junior is greatly flattered by the love the Matriarch provides me." Yi Yun humbly bowed as the Matriarch's smile turned especially bright. She was even more satisfied with Yi Yun.

"This is a party for you young people. These old bones will not be joining." After the Matriarch said a few more words, she took her leave. "Xintong, have fun with them."

The Matriarch turned her head and spoke to Lin Xintong who was behind her.

Lin Xintong was still dressed in that spotless white dress of hers, but there was now a jade hair accessory on her head. This made her seem less distant, but also made her more charming.

"Alright. I will help you out."

Lin Xintong smiled at Yi Yun before helping the Matriarch.

The party officially began and without the Lin family's elders, the juniors became more carefree.

Many of the Lin family's disciples would spend most of their time cultivating. Even when they had free time, they could not go wild due to the various family restrictions.

However, because of this celebration party, many of the youths could completely let their hair down.

And Yi Yun was no doubt the focus of the party.

"Senior brother Yun, my name is Lin Caiyun. I am also learning the Desolate Heaven technique and have been learning it for two years. However, I am still greatly lacking and can barely refine relics of the lowest grade." A 14-15 year old girl of small stature and big eyes looked at Yi Yun without blinking, "Senior brother Yun, your Desolate Heaven technique is so awesome. Is there a secret to it? If you have the time, can you enlighten me?"

"Uh, I am also a beginner in the Desolate Heaven technique. There are many theories I am still learning. As for the techniques I know, it might be fewer than what you know."

After Yi Yun ate something, he quickly realized he was especially popular amongst the girls.

Girls, one after another, would solicit Yi Yun for various reasons.

Of course, most of them did so by discussing the Desolate Heaven technique.

After the big-eyed girl left, a 18-19 year old girl with a tall and full figure replaced her.

"Hehe, Little brother Yun, your Desolate Heaven technique is indeed not bad. However a warrior should have some means of self-defense. Are you interested in learning swords? This elder sister can teach you."

The girl's voice was crisp and tender, and sounded like music to one’s ears.

Yi Yun was a bit helpless. Ever since he came to this alternate world two years ago, girls did not seem to take the initiative to woo him, but today, there were suddenly more than five of them.

"There is no need. I do not have the intention on learning swords from others." Yi Yun could only reject. About the way of the sword, Yi Yun's accomplishments were extraordinary. Of course, he had no intention to learn from others. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

"Junior Brother Yun."

At that moment, a refreshing voice rang in Yi Yun's ear. Yi Yun turned around and saw the picturesque fairy-like Lin Xintong.

After sending the Matriarch off, she had returned to the party.

The moment Lin Xintong appeared, the few girls surrounding Yi Yun immediately knew to back off.

Amongst the younger generation of the Lin family, Lin Xintong's status was extremely special.

Lin Xintong gave a slight smile, and with a voice transmission, whispered, "This celebration party has the intention of letting the boys and girls of the younger generation mingle together. The Lin family's Matriarch has already decided to keep you in the Lin family."

"Oh?" Yi Yun was stunned. He understood what Lin Xintong meant. The celebration party was just an excuse, calling it a blind date would be more appropriate.

Yi Yun knew that he was a rare talent for the Lin family, having shown his talent and bright future.

And many of the young girls of the Lin family would be willing to marry Yi Yun. Yi Yun was handsome and with his extraordinary talent, it was easy for him to grab the hearts of the young girls.

Furthermore, marrying such a Desolate Heaven Master would make one's future martial path even smoother as there would be no lack of resources. In a large family clan like the Lin family, the girls were not as reserved as the Tai Ah Divine Kingdom's nobles. They would pursue what they wanted.

"The Matriarch probably wishes to see you marry one of the girls in the family. This way, the relationships will be even more stable. Maybe not long from now, there will be a matchmaker who will matchmake you. Sometimes, children of the family marry late, but they would get engaged very early."

Lin Xintong's expression seemed like she was both smiling and not smiling at the same time. It was hard to tell what she was thinking.

Yi Yun felt a bit speechless hearing this as he frowned. This was reasonable. In the Tian Yuan world, where the family clans gained their power from their children, marriage was indeed a very stable relation.

"Well… and there is another thing." Suddenly, Lin Xintong changed the topic and her voice turned serious. "At this Desolate Heaven technique tea session, the Shentu family clan may have suffered greatly, but… the number of Lin family's Elders who support the Shentu family clan has actually increased..."

"Oh?" Yi Yun frowned. This was not good news. If the Lin family really forged an alliance with the Shentu family clan, then ignoring what Lin Xintong's fate would be, just his identity alone would be impossible to conceal forever.

This was the reason why Lin Xintong highlighted this to Yi Yun.

Lin Xintong's marriage was actually a matter that was far in the future. However, the alliance between the Lin family and the Shentu family clan would be forged much earlier and quicker.

This was of course not something Yi Yun wished to see.

"Is it because the Shentu family clan demonstrated many ancient Desolate Heaven technique heritages?" Yi Yun asked. He knew that these ancient Desolate Heaven technique heritages were very tempting for the Lin family. Furthermore, with the Shentu family clan willing to share them with the Lin family, it would be a very favorable condition!

"That is just a minor reason..." Lin Xintong gently shook her head. "The most important reason is that the Shentu family clan has finally agreed to first refine a few of the peerless Great Empress's ancient recipe's relics for me to try... Previously, the Shentu family clan was unwilling to do so as every relic made from the ancient recipe required a very high cost."

When Lin Xintong said this, Yi Yun was stunned. The Shentu family clan was already willing to refine the ancient Great Empress's relic!?

True Martial World - Chapter 406: The Blows Shentu Nantian Suffered

"Tian'er, are you alright? Tian'er!"

Seeing Shentu Nantian in such a state, the Thousand Hand Granny was extremely worried. Having one's soul damaged was not a trifling matter. The Four Images beast marks were especially fraught with dangers as it was an ancient Desolate Heaven technique. In the records, there was no lack of ancient Desolate Heaven Masters who tried various dangerous bone refining experiments, resulting in them suffering spiritual backlashes, becoming mentally slow or crazy.

People called this a Qi deviation.

Shentu Nantian's Four Images Seal was used to showcase his strengths and was forcefully displayed. Such a bone refinement process that was infinitely pushing his limits would be even more dangerous once a spiritual backlash was dealt.

Although the Shentu family clan had all sorts of top-grade soul nurturing drugs, there was a possibility of not curing the root of the problem, leaving repercussions.

Shentu Nantian could no longer speak. The backlash suffered from the beast marks of primordial strains were too great. His face was ashen and his lips purple. The only things on his mind were the various moments before the final explosion. He still could not figure out what problem led to the energy suddenly going beyond control.

The Thousand Hand Granny took out a green pill bottle from her interspatial ring. She poured all the crystal-clear pills out and stuffed them into Shentu Nantian's mouth.

These pills were the Thousand Hand Granny's own top-grade pills. As the Thousand Hand Granny was one of the top ranking Desolate Heaven Masters in the Shentu family clan, the value of her pills was obvious.

However, at that moment, she could not care less about being stingy. Curing Shentu Nantian's injuries were what mattered most.

Once the entire bottle's pills entered his stomach, Shentu Nantian's condition seemed to improve by a bit.

"Granny, I…" Shentu Nantian found it difficult to breathe as he felt discomfort in his heart.

He was an extremely proud person. He had specially prepared for this Desolate Heaven technique tea session. He wanted to awe and shine before the Lin family, the Shentu family clan and all the important figures of the visiting family clans that had relations with the two families.

He had elevated himself greatly and did lots of groundwork and preparations, just to let people think the Shentu family clan's Desolate Heaven technique heritage was unfathomable, with his own abilities being absolutely stunning.

But now, while he was proving himself, trying to realize that impression into reality, everything was for naught. He had thrown all his face in front of all the important figures amongst the large family clans.

And amongst the audience, it included his fiancée, Lin Xintong.

The magnitude of the setback Shentu Nantian suffered was obvious!

Now, while Shentu Nantian was enduring his injuries, there was not only the injury to his body and soul, there was also the blow to his confidence and self-esteem!

"Tian'er, what happened?" The Thousand Hand Granny was also unsure of what had happened. As a bystander, she naturally did not know as much about the energy changes of the Four Images beast marks at the final moment compared to Shentu Nantian himself.

However, Shentu Nantian shook his head. He too was not sure what had happened.

The Four Images Seal which he had chosen was a sealing technique he was very confident in. He had succeeded with it several times, but he never expected that at the final critical moment, something went wrong, and yet he still did not know where the problem lied.

After all, it was an ancient Desolate Heaven technique that was a heritage that was neither systematic or complete. Shentu Nantian's understanding of the Desolate Heaven technique wasn't that great, so an occasional accident that he did not know the reason to was quite normal.

"Alright, don't speak! Just recuperate!"

The Thousand Hand Granny frowned. She was determined to figure out where the problem lied. If this happened another few more times, the Shentu family clan would definitely not be able to afford it.

Seeing Shentu Nantian being brought down the square with the Thousand Hand Granny's support, the Lin family's Elders shook their heads in their minds.

An Elder said secretly, "This Shentu Nantian is after all young and impetuous. He chose a bone refining technique that he could not handle, ruining an otherwise clever plan."

"He should have the sense to choose a sealing technique that is lesser in difficulty. Then, this would not have happened."

Seeing Shentu Nantian in such a state, the Lin family's Elders naturally did not pity him. Of course, on the surface, they would not gloat over his misfortune.

For this Desolate Heaven technique tea session, the Lin family was clearly inferior to the Shentu family clan as the Lin family's Desolate Heaven technique heritage was lacking. Furthermore, the Shentu family clan had obtained a lot in the mystic realm. So for the outcome to end in such a manner despite the huge difference between the two family's abilities, the Lin family was very pleased.

"Yantian, you should be fine, right!?"

When Yi Yun came down the square, Su Jie laughed. He had already noticed that Yi Yun was completely fine having hidden behind the large furnace.

Su Jie did not know what had gone wrong with Shentu Nantian, but seeing him be blown to such a lifeless state, Su Jie felt joy deep down. I'll see how arrogant you can be!

With Su Jie's words, many people looked towards Yi Yun.

At this Desolate Heaven technique tea session, Yi Yun was originally a small fry. However, once the competition began, no one could ignore him.

Previously, he had defeated Song Ziyue. Next, he had accepted Shentu Nantian's challenge, and perfectly completed his task during the ancient bone refinement process.

He had produced brilliant results for the two Desolate Heaven technique showdowns.

And in the end, when the four beast marks exploded under Shentu Nantian's control, Yi Yun was the only person who managed to dodge in time.

In contrast, Shentu Feng and Shentu Hai were all much slower to react.

Actually, there were already many indications that the situation was not right. For example, veins had bulged on Shentu Nantian's neck and forehead to the point of them nearly exploding. And Shentu Nantian's profuse sweating and bursting temples all illustrated this point.

Previously, the Lin family Elders had already noticed something amiss. However, when it was mentioned, the Shentu family clan's Elders remained confident and blindly believed in Shentu Nantian.

And at that moment, it all boiled down to one's personal judgment of how the Four Images Seal, which no one knew well, was performing.

Not everyone could instantaneously make a quick and precise judgment call from all these tiny clues.

However, Yi Yun had managed to do it!

Compared to Shentu Hai and Shentu Feng, who had stood there in a daze, Yi Yun's judgment and sensitivity were clearly on a different level.

This person was most suited to explore mystic realms. Dangers awaited in mystic realms in unsuspected ways. A small discrepancy might not seem much, but it could devour the lives of a dozen people in a blink of an eye.

Only those people who were on constant alert could go farther and live longer.

"Elder Su, you took in a good disciple."

Sun, the middle-aged man patted Su Jie on the shoulder and looked at Yi Yun with envy.

To have such a disciple taking over their mantle was the dream many Desolate Heaven Masters had.

"Haha, it's alright, it's alright!"

Su Jie boasted without turning red. Yi Yun rolled his eyes hearing this. This old fellow had really treated him as a disciple he had discovered. Yi Yun still remembered that Su Jie had taken him in as an in-name disciple because he wanted to eat roasted meat every day.

"Yi Yun, you worked hard."

At that moment, Yi Yun heard a gentle voice transmission. Yi Yun turned his head and saw the white-dressed Lin Xintong smiling at him.

She slightly curved her lips which looked like a silent crescent. Her bright eyes seemed like a pool of spring water.

Yi Yun always found Lin Xintong as a quiet girl. Whether it was her speaking or smiling, they were always so composed and light.

"I would never have expected that you had grown to this extent in the two years we have not met. Your level of the Desolate Heaven technique has surprised me."

Thinking back to the scene of meeting Yi Yun in the Cloud Wilderness, no one would have expected the plain youth to mature in such a way today.

If he was given another ten years, he would be able to take charge of his own endeavors and shine.

True Martial World - Chapter 405: There's no negotiation to screwing you over

Back in the Desolate Human Valley, Yi Yun had seen Lin Xintong refine bones. He then tried to manipulate the Power of Desolates Lin Xintong had extracted from the desolate bones using the Purple Crystal and he had succeeded.

This was what started Yi Yun’s ambition to become a Desolate Heaven Master. He had obtained Su Jie's notebook from Lin Xintong, which was his first step in becoming a Desolate Heaven Master.

In this Desolate Heaven technique tea session, when Shentu Nantian requested Yi Yun’s cooperation, Yi Yun had planned to use the Purple Crystal to interfere with Shentu Nantian at the critical moment to screw him over.

Hence, even though Yi Yun knew Shentu Nantian was targeting him, he had played along and accepted the challenge.

Yi Yun was not a magnanimous person. He would return things in fashion to whoever went against him.

At the critical moment Shentu Nantian fused the Four Images Seal, the bright light beams emitted by the Purple Crystal reached an extreme. A black swirl quietly formed and it began to form a powerful suction force on the Four Images Seal. It immediately caused chaos to the Four Images Seal.

At that instant, Yi Yun could clearly feel the array was being an obstacle to the Purple Crystal's power.

The Purple Crystal could only absorb energy without an owner. The Four Images beast mark that was being extracted from the primordial strains’ blood by Shentu Nantian had not been refined in time by Shentu Nantian, so they were pure energies without an owner.

However, due to the confinement from Shentu Nantian's array, Yi Yun felt some resistance from the ownerless energy at that instance.

It was similar to how Yi Yun felt the resistance of the Great Yan gold back in the Wilderness Divine Hall when he extracted the energy from the primordial strain statues.

However, as Shentu Nantian was barely able to use the Four Images Seal, all his mental energies was being occupied at that moment. He was at the limit of his limits.

He could not control the Four Images Seal freely as he wished. He could barely maintain its stability and it could melt down any moment.

At this point, the interference from the Purple Crystal's powers was no doubt beyond what Shentu Nantian could handle.

"What… is going on!?"

Shentu Nantian was alarmed. He suddenly discovered that the Four Images beast marks in his hands seemed to be like a wild horse that he had lost the reins to. It was struggling to rid itself of Shentu Nantian's bondage.

And at that moment, how could Shentu Nantian have the additional mental energy to restrain the Four Images beast marks?

As a result, the four beast marks clashed and shone brightly. It was like a burning Sun and it was about to explode any moment!

A large number of Elders in the Shentu family clan had not had the opportunity to come into contact with the Four Images Seal. After the Shentu family clan obtained the Four Images Seal, there was only one copy of the heritage and it could only be provided to the most important figures in the Shentu family clan to learn.

"Haha, this Four Images Seal is impressive. It is so powerful."

A Shentu family clan Elder said excitedly. The other Desolate Heaven technique sealing methods were gorgeous, but they were greatly lacking compared to the Four Images Seal in terms of scale.

Those seals were at best considered as fireworks, so how could they compare to the Sun-like Four Images Seal?

"Of course, amongst the three ancient Desolate Heaven technique skills obtained by our Shentu family clan in the mystic realm, the Four Images Seal is ranked first!"

A few Shentu family clan Elders endlessly praised the Four Images Seal. They wished that they could quickly obtain the opportunity to learn this sealing technique. It would greatly enhance their Desolate Heaven technique abilities. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

The Lin family's Elders were about to chime in. They were very envious of the Shentu family clan having such a fortuitous opportunity. Just as they were about to say something, they felt something was amiss.

"It seems something has gone wrong…"

They saw that Shentu Nantian, who was in the middle of the array, was flushed red. He was sweating profusely as green veins protruded from his forehead. The blood arteries along his neck looked like they were about to explode at any moment.

"Don't worry. There cannot be a problem. Besides, the Four Images Seal is indeed not easy. Even with Nantian's cultivation level, it is also barely… "

Some Shentu family clan elders spoke while stroking their beards. They did not know the exact results when the Four Images Seal was used, so they naturally could not detect any abnormalities. They even thought that it was normal!

Of course, amongst the Shentu family clan, there was one other person who had come into contact with the Four Images Seal like Shentu Nantian. That person was the Thousand Hand Granny!

She had just been bragging to the Lin family's Matriarch, Su Jie and Lin Xintong about Shentu Nantian's prowess, but now, seeing the Four Images Seal stability unhinged and that it was about to explode like a furnace, her smile had completely frozen. An alarmed flash appeared in her old, dimmed eyes.

"Tian'er!"

The Thousand Hand Granny exclaimed. The seat below her shattered as she rose up. She jumped up like an old toad and rushed to the center of the square.

"Tian'er, hang on!" The Thousand Hand Granny's expression had greatly changed. Her wizened hands were like chicken claws as she formed seals in the air. She tried to stabilize the terrifying energy in front of Shentu Nantian.

At that moment, the Four Images beast mark energies were in complete chaos and they were on the brink of an explosion.

Shentu Nantian's hair was disheveled as he looked ferocious. As he had greatly overdrafted his mental energy, his temples were at bursting point. His face was scrunched up like a crumpled drawing. He no longer looked anything like a jade-like gentleman.

Seeing the Thousand Hand Granny fly over, Shentu Nantian bit the tip of his tongue and forced a mouthful of blood essence out. He intended to burn his blood essence and gain the power to be able to forcefully endure for just a split second!

These four beast marks were formed from the essence Qi of primordial strains. Once the four primordial strains’ energy exploded, it would be no trifling matter.

At that moment, Yi Yun had quietly retreated to a safe distance. Seeing the Thousand Hand Granny send out runic seals, Shentu Nantian burning his essence blood and depleting his soul sea greatly, a deep smile appeared under Yi Yun's mask.

"Let it explode."

Yi Yun moved his mouth slightly and at that split moment, he powered the Purple Crystal to an extreme.

He had been waiting for this moment!

"Boom!"

The weak energy balance between the Four Images beast marks was completely disrupted. The primordial strains’ energies collided as powerful Power of Desolates surged out, transforming into a terrifying blast!

"Ah!"

The first to be hit was Shentu Nantian and he let out a scream!

Nearby, the Thousand Hand Granny widened her eyes. The seals she had just made needed a tenth of the time it took to blink to be sent to the Four Images beast marks and stabilize the situation. However, this short time gap was like a moat that separated the Heavens!

With the energy exploding, the Desolate Heaven technique sealing technique was already useless. With great anger, the Thousand Hand Granny crushed her runic seals and flung her sleeves as she waved it towards the explosive energy blast!

"Peng!"

The Thousand Hand Granny's sleeve clashed with the energy blast. Colliding with her powerful Yuan Qi, the energy blast was instantly annihilated.

However, Shentu Nantian was originally on the other side of the explosion. Although the Thousand Hand Granny was able to withstand most of the explosive energy, she could only block it on her side. As for Shentu Nantian's side, she could not help him at all!

The primordial strain's energy was originally beyond Shentu Nantian's control. He had used the Four Images Seal and the array beneath his feet to barely control it. Now with the primordial strain's energy exploding in front of him, how could Shentu Nantian withstand it?

The remaining energy blast collided with Shentu Nantian's chest. He felt like his chest was hit by a mountain. His ribs and sternum were cracked and he spat out a mouthful of blood as he was sent flying!

"Tian'er!"

The Thousand Hand Granny was already at her wit's end. She reached out and her long sleeve wrapped around Shentu Nantian.

However, Shentu Nantian's face was pale and his body trembling. Obviously, his condition was at its worst!

Other than the heavy injuries inflicted to his chest where his sternum was fractured, his heart and lungs were damaged and what was most important was the spiritual backlash to his soul!

This ancient Desolate Heaven technique was a bone refinement technique that was neither orthodox nor heretic in nature, but its backlash was extremely powerful.

Shentu Nantian had hoped to screw over Yi Yun with the spiritual backlash, but now he had tasted his own medicine. He had suffered the spiritual backlash from the Four Images Seal!

"Ka Ka Ka!"

The huge array beneath Shentu Nantian's feet cracked. On the two corners of the disk array, Shentu Feng and Shentu Hai had also been implicated by the energy blast as well.

Although they were further away, their cultivation levels were incomparable to Shentu Nantian. Their condition was no better. Both of them were injured with their organs damaged. Their mouths were full of blood!

The only thing better for them than Shentu Nantian was that they didn’t suffer from the spiritual backlash. It was much easier for them to recover from their injuries.

And only Yi Yun had retreated in advance since he knew that there would be an explosion. At the moment of the explosion, he had hidden behind a green bronze furnace in the corner of the square.

This green bronze furnace was forged by the Lin family and it was a magical item used to suppress the Heaven Earth Yuan Qi in the Tian Hua Garden. Naturally, it was not destroyed by the explosion Shentu Nantian had caused.

Hence, out of the four young people present, only Yi Yun was not affected.

After the explosion cleared, Shentu Nantian, who was high-spirited and vigorous, was now like a dead fish. Similarly, Shentu Hai and Shentu Feng, who had stolen the show, were like roadkill. Everyone present, be it the Lin family's Elders or the Shentu family clan's Elders, as well as the juniors from both families, were dumbfounded!

"What the hell… happened?"

The situation had reversed so quickly no one had had the opportunity to react!

What had been a grand scene of showcasing the ancient Desolate Heaven technique had now turned into a bad situation.

Amongst the three brightest heroes of the Shentu family clan, two of them were lying on the ground, and another was being wrapped by the Thousand Hand Granny's sleeves and barely breathing. As for the large disk array beneath their feet, it had completely shattered.

And at that moment, the audience happened to see Yi Yun casually coming out from behind the large furnace. Amongst the four of them, his cultivation level was the lowest and he was the youngest. However, not only was Yi Yun not injured, he did not even lose a single hair!

Seeing Yi Yun in his state, the expressions on everyone’s face odd.

He formed a sharp contrast compared to Shentu Nantian and company!

What the hell is this?

Many people felt a knot in their throats as their mouths were agape for a long while.

The Shentu family clan's Elders were the most devastated. They had just been bragging and now with a shocking reversal happening, they were in a state of disbelief.

The script should not have been like this. It should have been Shentu Nantian showcasing his skills, perfectly completing the Four Images Seal, and refining a desolate bone relic from an ancient recipe!

True Martial World - Chapter 404: Four Images Seal

"Shentu Nantian is finally going to show his hand!"

Seeing Shentu Nantian take the desolate beast's blood out, people were looking forward to it. Previously, Shentu Hai and Shentu Feng had displayed their extraordinary Desolate Heaven technique. It was all thanks to the discoveries the Shentu family clan had made in the mystic realm.

Although Shentu Feng had been affected by Yi Yun, nearly causing his runic seal to explodes, a flaw could not obscure the splendidness of jade. Generally, the Lin family was envious of the Shentu family clan's strength in the Desolate Heaven technique.

Now with it being Shentu Nantian's turn, it was the highlight of this round.

Actually, Shentu Nantian was not considered to be a normal junior. He was past 30 years of age, and in many aspects, he exceeded Shentu Feng, Shentu Hai and Yi Yun.

Whatever Shentu Hai and Shentu Feng could learn, Shentu Nantian had definitely learned it, and he would have mastered it even better.

The disk array's light grew brighter. Beneath Shentu Nantian's feet, there was a total of four primordial strain blood containers. All the lids of the containers had already been opened. Under the influence of Heaven Earth Yuan Qi, red light swirled around them as the blood boiled.

Shentu Nantian spread his arms out and his body slowly lifted off from the ground as he started to hover in midair.

When warriors exceeded the Yuan Foundation realm, they could fly. Hence, hovering was nothing for Shentu Nantian.

Shentu Nantian had begun forming seals with his hands. His hand motions were very slow. His slender jade-like fingers seemed to possess an inexplicable charm, it drew the surrounding audience to his finger skills in a subconscious manner.

"What ancient Desolate Heaven technique method is this now?"

People were trying to guess. As many of the ancient Desolate Heaven technique heritage had been lost for so long, even figures like Su Jie and the Lin family's Matriarch found it difficult to match what technique Shentu Nantian was using according to what was written in the books.

At that moment, behind Shentu Nantian, colorful lights started to emerge.

As these lights gathered together, they formed a phenomenon.

People could see lush, green grass grow on the disk array by Shentu Nantian's feet. The grass was dotted with wildflowers. It looked extremely beautiful.

"It's a phenomenon image!"

The Lin family's Elders shouted. Warriors could use their own Heaven Earth Yuan Qi to condense phenomenon images. For example, Yi Yun also could use his Radiant Sun Qi to condense an image of the Tang Valley.

However, phenomenon images were just illusions and they did not look very realistic. In contrast, Shentu Nantian's phenomenon image seemed to be a grassland that appeared before everyone present. People could faintly smell the fragrance from the grass and flowers.

As the colorful lights grew in intensity, a spirit tree grew from the grassland. A spring then appeared in front of the spirit tree.

As the spring water flowed, a human figure appeared by the spring.

This figure was dressed in a green gown and a headband wrapped was around his head. He held a folding fan and he looked like a learned scholar who had accomplished much at a young age.

The scholar strolled under the tree as he gently flapped his fan. He seemed to be reciting poetry and drawing art in the beautiful scene. The scene seemed magical and dream-like.

"This is Shentu Nantian's Aspect Totem!" A Lin family's Elder said.

"Oh? Aspect Totem?"

Humanoid Aspect Totems were very rarely seen. Back in the Tai Ah Divine City, during the alliance tournament between the Tai Ah Divine Kingdom and the Yun Long Divine Kingdom, Feng Lin had also shown her Aspect Totem. It was a sword-bearing maiden with two wings on her back.

Compared to Feng Lin's Aspect Totem, Shentu Nantian's Aspect Totem was even more realistic. Furthermore, the picturesque scene was so realistic that mortals would completely believe that a scholar was standing under the spirit tree.

"Shentu Nantian's Aspect Totem is known as the Transcendent Immortal Paradise." While people were surprised at Shentu Nantian's Aspect Totem, the Shentu family clan's Thousand Hand Granny introduced it with glee, "Nantian's Aspect Totem is comprised of an immortal paradise. As for the figure in the immortal paradise, it is Nantian's incarnation. If one day, this figure transforms into a Immortal King, Nantian's strength will reach an extreme limit."

The Thousand Hand Granny was very proud of having a grandson like Shentu Nantian.

Very few people had Aspect Totems that had phenomenon images accompanying them. Furthermore, this kind of Aspect Totems could also evolve. It could be said to be a supreme quality Aspect Totem.

"I see. Dear nephew Nantian is surely a dragon amongst people." Lin Xintong's grandaunt spoke at the appropriate moment. She liked Shentu Nantian the more she looked at him. "In the Transcendent Immortal Paradise, the gentleman embodiment really suits dear nephew Nantian's temperament. His Aspect Totem is just like him. The words "jade-like gentleman" really are the perfect portrayal of him."

The woman in palatial gown praised him and she greatly pleased the Thousand Hand Granny. Her wrinkle-filled old face made her look like a walnut as a smile contorted her face.

"Jade-like gentleman? That sure is a phrase that insults a gentleman." Su Jie curled his mouth. He could not be bothered to say anything else. If Shentu Nantian was a gentleman, then he was a Saint.

As Su Jie was silently cursing, a light flashed in his eyes. He could see thick blood beams being emitted from the four containers of primordial strains’ blood around Shentu Nantian.

In the blood beam, the souls of the desolate beasts emerged.

Beast mark!

When warriors condensed their Aspect Totem, they had to condense a beast mark from the desolate beast's corpse they had killed with their own hands.

Only then could an Aspect Totem slowly form.

And now, with Shentu Nantian displaying the Desolate Heaven technique, he had ended up condensing beast marks. Furthermore, these were beast marks condensed from blood left behind by primordial strains.

These four primordial strains were not killed by Shentu Nantian. This meant that the beast marks Shentu Nantian had condensed were slightly different to the beast marks needed for Aspect Totems.

This was actually a very ancient sealing technique, so profound that Su Jie did not understand it.

"Four Images Seal..."

At that moment, the Lin family's Matriarch said slowly.

The Four Images were related to North, South, East and West. Each Image corresponded to a divine beast, the Azure dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird and the Black Turtle.

Of course, Shentu Nantian was unable to form seals using the blood from divine beasts. The desolate beast marks surrounding Shentu Nantian were as such: the East being the Azure Python, the West being the Fierce Divine Tiger, the South being the Firebird, and the North being the Mystic Turtle.

These four desolate beasts also matched the divine beasts of the Four Images. The Lin family's Matriarch had only seen records of such a sealing technique in books.

"The Matriarch is well-read!" The Thousand Hand Granny said with a smile. "Since the Matriarch knows the Four Images Seal, you should also know the power of this sealing technique."

The Four Images Seal was also the last thing the Shentu family clan had found in the mystic realm.

This sealing technique needed to extract beast marks from the desolate beast's blood. It was used in conjunction with the desolate bones and it was suited for Shentu Nantian to practice.

Now with the Four Images Seal showcased, it was also the last killer technique to win the showdown for the younger generation.

The Thousand Hand Granny believed that by showcasing these three ancient Desolate Heaven techniques consecutively, it was enough to shock and tempt the Lin family.

"I've heard that Miss Xintong is very accomplished in the Desolate Heaven technique. Why don't you show it to us?" The Thousand Hand Granny suddenly turned towards Lin Xintong. She was not fond of Lin Xintong.

Just as how the Lin family was wary of Shentu Nantian, the Thousand Hand Granny felt a natural mistrust and prejudice towards Lin Xintong.

Due to the benefits gained from their getting together, she had to accept Shentu Nantian and Lin Xintong's marriage.

However, she still wanted to take Lin Xintong down a notch before she was married into the Shentu family clan.

She knew that Lin Xintong was still young. In addition to the limitations of her naturally terminated meridians, her accomplishments in the Desolate Heaven technique was naturally inferior to Shentu Nantian. Besides, Lin Xintong did not know any ancient Desolate Heaven techniques. With Shentu Nantian showing off such an eye-catching Four Images Seal, Lin Xintong would definitely be put to shame no matter what method she used.

Lin Xintong frowned and did not respond. She knew what the Thousand Hand Granny was thinking. She had to admit that Shentu Nantian's ability in the Desolate Heaven technique was unmatched amongst the younger generation.

"Ignore the old witch." Su Jie swore in his Yuan Qi transmission as it rang in Lin Xintong's ears. "Unfortunately, this rascal Yi Yun was not born a few years earlier. If that was the case, we don't have to see such an arrogant Shentu Nantian!"

Su Jie thought with hate. At that moment, Shentu Nantian's Four Images Seal had reached its final critical moment.

The Four Images Seal was extremely difficult to use. Compared to the Four Images Seal, the previous Five Elemental Bone Array and Black Handed Demon were like fireflies in front of the moon. They were not worth mentioning.

Even with Shentu Nantian's ability, it was not easy for him to use the Four Images Seal to such a stage.

As his Aspect Totem burned, the colorful lights became brighter.

Shentu Nantian had managed to splice the four desolate beast marks together with great difficulty. He was about to finish the final fusion.

At that moment, a flash appeared in Yi Yun's eyes. He had been standing in a corner and was ignored by everyone. The corner of his lips curved upwards, but no one could see it because of the mask.

In Yi Yun's soul, his mental energies were being circulated. From Yi Yun's heart, gorgeous purple beams circulated in the Purple Crystal. However, no one could detect the purple beams.

The Four Images Seal Shentu Nantian was using was in essence, energy. Furthermore, what had been just extracted from the primordial strains’ blood was pure energy without an owner.

Energy without an owner was basically food for the Purple Crystal. This was what Yi Yun wished for.

True Martial World - Chapter 403: Yi Yun’s thoughts

Shentu Nantian's first thought was that the "Yin" labeled desolate bone's spiritual backlash had lost its effectiveness. Regardless if it were Shentu Feng or Shentu Hai, handling the spiritual backlash from the desolate bones was a life and death struggle. Only by using powerful sealing techniques could they resolve the danger through great difficulty.

And now, Yi Yun, who was fifteen years old, had used the run-of-the-mill Mystic Crystal Hand. Why didn't he suffer the spiritual backlash without a sound? Also, his speed at extracting the energy was faster than Shentu Feng?

As these thoughts lingered in Shentu Nantian’s mind, he watched helplessly as an ashen gray colored gas flowed out of the cracked "Yin" labeled desolate bone in Yi Yun's hands.

This gray gas was cold and silent, it was the spiritual backlash force that was produced as a result of the ancient processing methods used on the "Yin" labeled desolate bone!

Yi Yun looked calm as he used the Mystic Crystal Hand's seals to suppress the ashen gray gas completely.

After that, he casually took a jade box out of his interspatial ring and he nonchalantly sealed the ashen gray gas inside.

Seeing this scene, Shentu Nantian was so dumbfounded that he stood as still as a statue.

Not only Shentu Nantian, even the members of the upper echelon of the Lin family had the same reaction.

When Shentu Feng suddenly displayed the Saber Sword Shura, it had attracted everyone’s attention. While they were briefly focused on Shentu Feng, who knew that in a short moment, Yi Yun had already completed the energy extraction of the "Yin" labeled desolate bone?

"Yi Yun, he… " Lin Xintong had been focused on Yi Yun all this time. In fact, when Desolate Heaven Masters refined desolate bones, laypersons would not be able to figure out much. And Lin Xintong was still young, so she did not have the ability to see through the essence of items; hence, she too did not know what had happened.

"It's quite odd… How did this young one do it?"

Many of the Lin family's Elders were both excited and incredulous. They knew the difficulty of extracting the Power of Desolates from the "Yin" labeled desolate bone. However, Yi Yun had done something incredulous before by cracking Song Ziyue's Five Elemental Bone Array with the Mystic Crystal Hand.

And now, Yi Yun had once again completed a seemingly impossible task. Although they were shocked, they barely accepted it.

If the Lin family had another Desolate Heaven technique genius, it would obviously be beneficial for the Lin family.

Especially for the Lin family's Matriarch, she stared at Yi Yun without blinking as her eyes sparkled.

She increasingly liked this junior. If he could accompany Lin Xintong and mature together with her, then he would be a great help to Lin Xintong. He would not only be very beneficial for Lin Xintong in the future, but he could also provide the various refinements needed after her naturally terminated meridians were joined.

However, the Lin family's Matriarch could also tell that Shentu Nantian had a grudge with Yi Yun like how oil and water did not mix. This was a problem that gave her a headache.

If Shentu Nantian was chosen, they could heal Lin Xintong’s naturally terminated meridians with the power of the Shentu family clan. After which Shentu Nantian would probably not allow Yi Yun to exist.

At that moment, Yi Yun flipped his palm as the energy blob merged with the huge disk array beneath his feet.

As the disk array's corresponding "Yin" label lit up, the "Chou" labeled desolate bone in Shentu Feng's hands suddenly trembled. Three runic explosions occurred successively.

Shentu Feng's face turned pale as his eyes turned bloodshot. At that moment, he had nearly lost control of the energy in his hands.

As Yi Yun had finished extracting the energy from the "Yin" desolate bone earlier than expected, Shentu Feng had naturally noticed this. He could not believe that it had happened.

Due to the emotional upheaval that Shentu Feng had experienced, his mental energy was unstable, so he made a mistake with his Saber Sword Shura seals.

Originally, with Shentu Feng's abilities, it was already not easy for him to use the Saber Sword Shura as he was not good at combat. Naturally, a person who was not good at combat was unable to perform the decisive killing intent required of the Saber Sword Shura.

Now, Shentu Feng's saber and sword beams exploded continuously and the energy in his hands was about to undergo a complete meltdown. Once it happened, Shentu Feng would suffer the consequences of a spiritual backlash. Damaging his soul was considered a light injury, and the worst case scenario was becoming a retard.

The more he panicked, the more trouble he was in. Beads of sweat oozed out of his forehead.

"Damn it!"

Shentu Nantian, who was in the center of the disk array, was fast to react. As Shentu Feng had an accident, Shentu Nantian quickly woke up from the shock he had gotten from Yi Yun completing the energy extraction of the "Yin" labeled desolate bone. He pushed his hands forward as a Yuan Qi sword shot into the energy blob in front of Shentu Feng, steadily stabilizing the energy that nearly exploded.

"What are you panicking about!?" Shentu Nantian's fierce voice rang in Shentu Feng's ears.

At that moment, Shentu Nantian was in a really bad mood. He had wished to take Yi Yun down a notch, and he saw it about to succeed, but he did not know what method Yi Yun had used to complete the task. And at that moment, Shentu Feng's made a mistake with the Saber Sword Shura. It nearly exploded in front of the audience. This made Shentu Nantian very pissed.

He had really felt disgraced today!

And all of this was due to that Yun Yantian.

…

"Saber Sword Shura, is it… ?"

Yi Yun looked at the sealing technique Shentu Feng was using as his eyes sparkled. Previously, when Yi Yun was busy extracting the energy from the "Yin" labeled desolate bone, he did not have the mental resources to watch the technique carefully. Now with him watching it, he was quite alarmed.

This technique did not look anything like the Desolate Heaven technique. It looked more like a sword and saber technique.

Under the control of this sealing technique, the Power of Desolates in the desolate bone would condense into runic seals in the shape of swords and sabers. The sharp aura they emitted was alarming.

Yi Yun had no doubt that if these runic seals were sent flying, they could kill someone!

Such a peculiar and powerful sealing technique made Yi Yun slightly covet it.

"If I were to obtain this sealing technique, it would be great… "

As these thoughts lingered in Yi Yun’s mind, Shentu Feng had barely managed to complete the energy extraction from the "Chou" labeled desolate bone with Shentu Nantian's help.

Due to the accident from before, he was clearly drained. His mental energy had been overdrafted and he could not take it anymore.

Shentu Feng secretly gritted his teeth as he looked at Yi Yun. Up until now, he still did not know what happened. How did Yi Yun succeed in extracting the energy from the "Yin" labeled desolate bone so smoothly?

"Senior brother Nantian…"

"Shut up!"

Shentu Feng wanted to use his Yuan Qi to transmit his voice, but he was brutally cut off by Shentu Nantian.

Shentu Nantian was no longer in the mood to speak to Shentu Feng.

Shentu Feng knew that he did not do well, so he did not dare speak again. He quietly swallowed a Soul Nurturing pill and recovered some mental energy so as to prepare for the work that awaited him later. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

Shentu Nantian sullenly placed the primordial strain blood in the center of the disk array. He no longer cared about Yi Yun.

Compared to shining at this Desolate Heaven technique tea session and letting the stubborn old fools of the Lin family completely lean towards him, trampling on Yi Yun was nothing.

Now, three of the twelve desolate bones' energy had been collected. This ancient bone refinement recipe could officially begin. What followed was for Shentu Nantian to showcase himself.

Although his face had been smacked swollen, it did not matter. As long as he did things well in what followed, this Desolate Heaven technique tea session would be a great success!

True Martial World - Chapter 402: Saber Sword Shura

People felt speechless. Back when Yi Yun first displayed his Desolate Heaven technique in the Lin family, he had used the Mystic Crystal Hand.

Later on, Yi Yun disappeared for two months for reclusive training. After coming out of reclusion, his first challenge in the Desolate Heaven technique tea session was to go against Song Ziyue's specially designed Five Elemental Bone Array. And he had used the Mystic Crystal Hand once again to crack the array.

Now, it was the third time. He got to exchange moves with Shentu Nantian. In the domain of the ancient Desolate Heaven technique, just a tiny mistake would cause a spiritual backlash, so his life on the line. If this were any disciple of the Lin family, they would never dare to accept this challenge, but… after Yi Yun had accepted the challenge, he still used the Mystic Crystal Hand!

At this point of time, you shouldn’t be hiding any skills you have!

Many of the juniors of the Lin family who were about the same age as Yi Yun, were worried.

"Hahaha, Junior Brother Yun, you sure are confident."

Shentu Nantian really found it amusing. This Yun Yantian was still using the Mystic Crystal Hand at this point in time. Was he trying to forcefully pretend to show how powerful he was?

Did he think that the Desolate Heaven technique was like cooking, where one trick could be used to feed the world?

However, Shentu Nantian did want to see Yi Yun use such a technique that would be the death of him.

On the other hand, many members of the upper echelons of the Lin family were breaking out in sweat for Yi Yun.

"Elder Su, what is the matter with your disciple? At that moment, shouldn't he use his best skills?"

Even though Yi Yun did not know Dark Desolate Heaven Master techniques like Black Handed Demon, he should have been able to use some more powerful sealing techniques to withstand the spiritual backlash.

"This… " Su Jie sweated. He reluctantly said, "Everyone might have misunderstood. It is not that this disciple of mine does not want to use any other techniques, but at this point, it seems… that he only knows the Mystic Crystal Hand. He also knows Small Thousand Seal, but that is to form the bone relic… "

When Su Jie said this, the members of the upper echelons of the Lin family looked at each other. He only knows the Mystic Crystal Hand!?

They had heard of incidences in ancient times where there were some Desolate Heaven Masters who wandered the world, specially researching on a few sealing techniques, and pushing these few sealing techniques to perfection.

However, even those Desolate Heaven Masters would not have chosen a sealing technique like the Mystic Crystal Hand that had no future.

And at that moment, Shentu Feng, who was opposite Yi Yun, had conjured his Aspect Totem while refining the "Chou" labeled desolate bone.

It was another sealing technique that required the conjuring of an Aspect Totem. This technique greatly consumed the performer's mental energy and Yuan Qi, but of course, it was very powerful.

Shentu Feng's sealing technique was also very special. He stretched his palm in one hand like a saber, while his other hand used his fingers like a sword. When he formed the seals, not only was there gorgeous light emitting from it, but there was even the roar of saber beams and sword Qi!

People could faintly see the saber beams and sword shadows appear in midair. This wasn't anything like refining a bone using the Desolate Heaven technique, it was a brutal fight!

"Oh?"

On the Lin family's side, the eyes of many Elders flashed seeing this scene.

Could this be ...

The Lin family's Matriarch took a deep breath, "If I am not mistaken, what Shentu Feng is using is an ancient sealing technique known as the Saber Sword Shura!"

"Saber Sword Shura… Indeed! This sealing technique's heritage is already incomplete as it got passed down today. A long time ago, in the great battle between orthodox Desolate Heaven Masters and Dark Desolate Heaven Masters, the Saber Sword Shura was buried along with the destruction of several sects!

Ignoring anything else, just the name of it could make one feel the power of this sealing technique.

Saber Sword Shura was both orthodox and heretic. It was very powerful. Some people claimed that the Saber Sword Shura technique could not only refine bones, but it could also be used in battle to kill.

Using the Saber Sword Shura sealing technique was a battle in itself.

As such, Shentu Feng, who had entered a combative state, could withstand the "Chou" labeled desolate bone's spiritual backlash easily.

However, the Saber Sword Shura was extremely difficult to cultivate. After all, many Desolate Heaven Masters were not proficient in combat, so it was very difficult to learn the Saber Sword Shura.

Besides, the main heritage of this sealing technique had been lost. As such, even though the Saber Sword Shura's technique was extremely powerful, very few Desolate Heaven Masters could use this technique nowadays as the high level heritage was lost and also because it was difficult to learn.

However, now people could see Shentu Feng use the Saber Sword Shura and it did not seem to be as simple as the incomplete heritage.

"The Shentu family clan not only found the Heaven Desolate Ancient Sect's Desolate Heaven technique heritage in the mystic realm, they also found the long lost Saber Sword Shura..."

The upper echelons of the Lin family were envious and depressed. Such a great opportunity had been gained by the Shentu family clan. If they had found it, the Lin family's Desolate Heaven technique heritage would raise by at least an entire level. And they could even join Lin Xintong's naturally terminated meridians up themselves. If so, then things would not be so troublesome.

"The Shentu family clan really came well-prepared. For the Saber Sword Shura to appear in the hands of a junior, it must be an extremely tiny portion. If the Shentu family clan really has the complete heritage of the Saber Sword Shura, then they would definitely be showcasing the rest later! Now is just the appetizer."

People understood that for a top level Desolate Heaven technique like the Saber Sword Shura, juniors like Shentu Hai and Shentu Feng had just learned a tiny bit of it.

As Shentu Nantian had said, they had prepared all sorts of things to shock the Lin family in this Desolate Heaven technique tea session. They would prove that they had the ability to heal Lin Xintong's naturally terminated meridians!

Although Yi Yun's appearance had upset the Shentu family clan's plans slightly, Yi Yun, as an uncertain factor, was nothing compared to the ancient heritage the Shentu family clan had obtained in the mystic realm.

After all, Yi Yun was too young.

And at that moment, Shentu Nantian smiled at the Lin family's Elders' odd expressions from the center of the square. There was a tinge of teasing in his smile.

He had wanted this effect.

He would let the Lin family understand the heritage and capital the Shentu family clan had. He would make the Lin family covet the heritage the Shentu family clan had obtained. Compounded with Lin Xintong's naturally terminated meridians, they had no choice but to cooperate with the Shentu family clan.

Shentu Nantian was the one who wanted this to happen the most. As by being together with Lin Xintong, and having cultivation intercourse with a pure Yin bodied girl who would become a peerless Great Empress, it would give him great benefits.

Shentu Nantian had already planned how he would make his plans happen beginning with the Desolate Heaven technique tea session.

By showcasing the ancient heritage of the Heaven Desolate Ancient Sect, he would broaden the horizons of the Lin family. This was the beginning of his plans. However, due to the unexpected bug that was Yi Yun, his plans had been pushed forward.

However, it did not influence him being able to showcase the Heaven Desolate Ancient Sect's heritage. Trampling on Yi Yun was just a matter of convenience for Shentu Nantian.

He, Shentu Nantian, would definitely become the person to control the Tian Yuan world in the future!

Thinking of these, Shentu Nantian was extremely pleased. He looked at Shentu Feng. Shentu Feng had not disappointed him. His Saber Sword Shura technique may have only reached half of the first level, but it was enough to handle and extract the "Chou" labeled desolate bone.

Now, Shentu Feng had already completed extracting half of the "Chou" labeled desolate bone's energy in a prescribed order. Also, he had used the saber and sword at the same time, nipping the spiritual backlash in the interior of the desolate bone. Such a method was even superior than what Shentu Hai had previously showcased!

Shentu Nantian had already planned how he would present things that would make the Lin family red-eyed. And if they wanted this, they had to pay the price.

"Seniors of the Lin family, you must have noticed that what Shentu Feng is showcasing is the long lost Saber Sword Shura!"

"Of course, Shentu Feng is limited in his abilities. He can only show a tiny portion of it. To tell the truth, my Shentu family clan has already obtained a nearly complete Saber Sword Shura heritage. Now, the Elders in my family are researching it. However, as the Saber Sword Shura's heritage is too arcane, the research is still in its initial stages."

Shentu Nantian purposely threw out the bait as many of the Lin family Elders felt the temptation in their hearts.

They were naturally interested in this ancient heritage. Even Su Jie was not immune to it.

And beside Shentu Nantian, Lin Xintong frowned slightly. Shentu Nantian was too cunning. She could feel that Shentu Nantian was slowly gaining control of the situation. Through this Desolate Heaven technique tea session, it was certain that more and more Lin family Elders would lean towards Shentu Nantian.

"The Saber Sword Shura is extremely heavy in its killing aura. This demonstration of the Heaven Desolate Ancient Sect's Desolate Heaven technique requires many of these sealing techniques in various aspects. Without them, using existing Desolate Heaven technique heritages would just appear lacking!”

At that moment, the Desolate Heaven technique demonstration still did not need Shentu Nantian's involvement, so he could casually introduce these ancient Desolate Heaven technique methods.

"This time, my Shentu family clan has not only obtained the Saber Sword Shura in the mystic realm. Including the joining up of Miss Lin's terminated meridians, it is inseparable from the ancient Desolate Heaven technique methods. Some of the methods are indeed stunning… "

Just as Shentu Nantian was fervently narrating, he suddenly heard a "Peng" explosion.

This explosive sound appeared very suddenly, but it made Shentu Nantian feel a sense of familiarity.

As he felt a jump in his heart, the sound stopped.

He inexplicably had an uneasy premonition, what happened...

He slowly turned his head and looked towards the explosive sound.

When he saw the situation, Shentu Nantian seemed to petrify. His mind went blank.

He saw that behind him, where Yi Yun was standing, the "Yin" labeled desolate bone in Yi Yun's hands had completely cracked apart. Its was grayish-white in color.

There was a blob of pure energy in Yi Yun's hands. It was… the Power of Desolates from the "Yin" labeled desolate bone!

Yi Yun had already extracted the Power of Desolates from the "Yin" labeled desolate bone!

What!?

Shentu Nantian stared widely as his mouth was slightly agape. It was like he had Alzheimer's as he could not believe the sight in front of his eyes.

What had happened? What happened to the spiritual backlash inside the "Yin" labeled desolate bone? Why didn't Yi Yun get affected by the spiritual backlash surge?

True Martial World - Chapter 401: Heretic energy

"Junior Brother Yun, these twelve desolate bones are not simple. Your mental energy is weaker by a bit and you may not be able to handle it. Do you want to carry on?" Shentu Nantian smiled at Yi Yun as he asked.

If Yi Yun were to insist even after the dangers were highlighted, it would not be Shentu Nantian's fault if Yi Yun were to have an accident. Then, there was no reason for the Lin family to find fault with him.

It could only be reasoned away with Yi Yun being overconfident and having only himself to blame.

Seeing Shentu Nantian's smile, Yi Yun sneered in his heart.

Shentu Nantian did not mention the danger earlier on, and he had only highlighted it only after the bone refinement process had begun. Shentu Nantian’s goal was none other than to place him in a dilemma.

Shentu Nantian wanted to see Yi Yun carry on refining the bone. He was looking forward to seeing Yi Yun be damaged mentally and become a retard.

Conversely, if Yi Yun were to decline, then his goal would have been accomplished even though he would be slightly disappointed.

Regardless of the outcome, Shentu Nantian would’ve taken the advantage.

Yi Yun understood Shentu Nantian's intentions, and naturally, Lin Xintong and Su Jie could understand it clearly.

"Kid, don't be rash!"

"Yi Yun, don't fall for his trick!"

Lin Xintong and Su Jie's Yuan Qi voice transmissions simultaneously rang in Yi Yun's ears.

The corner of Yi Yun's lip curved slightly under the mask. Since Shentu Nantian was scheming against him, why could he not scheme against Shentu Nantian?

Yi Yun was a vengeful person. Previously, he had suffered a lot, so how could he accept the matter without obtaining a little interest?

"Don't worry, I know my limits. If I really cannot cope with it, I will not force it."

Yi Yun replied to Su Jie and Lin Xintong with a Yuan Qi transmission, ignoring their continuous disagreement with his decision. He said to Shentu Nantian, "I have no problem. Since the bone refinement has begun, how can I quit now!?"

When Yi Yun said this, all the Desolate Heaven Masters present were slightly taken aback. This kid really has guts!

Especially the juniors of the Lin family, they were worried for Yi Yun. These twelve desolate bones appeared evil in any form. Yi Yun was really a daredevil considering he accepted the challenge without knowing any of the heritage of the Heaven Desolate Ancient Sect.

Besides Yi Yun was young, he was younger than Shentu Hai and Shentu Feng by three years. In this situation, if it was anyone else, they wouldn’t really accept the challenge, risking their lives for it.

"An accident can't happen, right… ?"

The members of the Lin family were worried. Now, Yi Yun was in the limelight. He had gained enough face for himself and the Lin family.

However, if he were to receive permanent damage to his soul during the bone refinement process, it would not be gaining face. He would be mocked by others as not knowing his own strengths, foolhardy and dumb.

"Junior Brother Yun's courage is to be encouraged. He really is an elite son of Heaven of this generation in the Tian Yuan world. His style is magnificent and unmatched in his generation." Shentu Nantian was not stingy with his praise. He was pleasantly surprised that Yi Yun would accept the challenge as he had expected Yi Yun to reject it.

"He is, after all, a child. He's too young." Shentu Nantian thought.

In his eyes, Yi Yun was fifteen-years-old, this was an age where people were arrogant, thinking they were the center of the universe.

Especially with Yi Yun showcasing his talent previously, if it were any other fifteen-year-old youth, they would inevitably feel inflated and lose their sense of self.

This was the outcome Shentu Nantian wished to see most.

Shentu Nantian's lips moved slightly as he transmitted his voice to Shentu Feng and Shentu Hai.

The two brothers smiled, "Senior brother, don't worry. Leave it to us!"

"Then, let us continue." Shentu Nantian laughed, "Chou!"

Shentu Nantian shouted the second desolate bone's label out.

The "Chou" labeled desolate bone was in Shentu Feng's hands.

Shentu Feng took a disk array out of his interspatial ring. The "Chou" labeled desolate bone was not very difficult, so he was confident in completing it.

"Yin!"

Just after Shentu Feng began extracting the energy, Shentu Nantian shouted the "Yin" labeled desolate bone out immediately. And this desolate bone was in Yi Yun's hands!

Yi Yun was calm as he picked the corresponding desolate bone and his own disk array out.

He noticed that a mocking and anticipatory smile had appeared on Shentu Nantian's lips. Shentu Nantian was looking forward to him having his soul suffer a spiritual backlash from the desolate bone.

At that moment, a lot of people were staring at Yi Yun. In comparison, Shentu Feng, who understood the Heaven Desolate Ancient Sect's mystic techniques, did not receive much attention.

Yi Yun was not in a hurry as he controlled his mental energy to suspend the "Yin" labeled desolate bone mid-air.

At the same time, Yi Yun opened the Purple Crystal's energy vision.

With the energy vision, he saw through all illusions.

In an instant, Yi Yun could see the "Yin" labeled desolate bone's entire energy structure.

"There is indeed heretic energy…"

Yi Yun could clearly distinguish the nature and essence of the energies in the desolate bone.

In this world, some energy was pure and powerful, and they were very beneficial for the cultivation of warriors. Examples are primordial strain desolate bones or the energy in a pure Yang spirit.

However, the nature of some energies was to destroy. Even if they were tamed, they did not have any benefit for a warrior. For example, back when the Shepherd Boy and the Myriad Empyreal King fought, the dark energy from the Myriad Empyreal King's Ten Thousand Ghost Bell was similarly extremely powerful, but other than killing people, it had no other use. No one could absorb that energy to utilize it. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

Now, in the desolate bone, it contained an energy that was similar. Other than harming others, it had no other purpose.

This was probably left behind by using the Heaven Desolate Ancient Sect's ancient mystic techniques to process the "Yin" labeled desolate bone.

These things would cause a backlash to a Desolate Heaven Master if they made the slightest of mistakes while extracting the energy.

Of course, to Yi Yun, this was not a threat at all.

Yi Yun raised his hands and began to form seals.

People focused their attention as they stared at Yi Yun's ten fingers. The outcome of the bone refinement was all resting on this moment.

"Master!"

Lin Xintong alerted Su Jie. Su Jie waved his hand gently, and focused while speaking, "My mental energies are locked onto the kid. If there are any tiny abnormalities, I will immediately make a move and cut his mental energy link with the desolate bone. However… the spiritual backlash is instantaneous. Even if I can make a move in time, his soul will still suffer some damage, but he will definitely not become a retard."

Su Jie could only do this. At the Desolate Heaven technique tea session, Yi Yun had agreed to this matter in front of so many people; so he, as Yi Yun's master, could not strongly object to it. He could only save Yi Yun only when something happened.

"Yes."

Lin Xintong nodded. She could only count on Su Jie now.

"Heh! He is a bit too undeveloped after all… " Shentu Nantian noticed that when Yi Yun extracted the energy from the desolate bone, he did not divert much energy to protect his soul. That was a grave mistake.

For example, when Shentu Hai used the Desolate Heaven technique, he would first conjure his Aspect Totem to defend against the backlash from the desolate bone's energy. And even with all the preparations, he had been greatly drained and he had nearly hurt himself.

And now, Yi Yun was only courting death by being so carefree.

"I really overestimated you. Looks like even if you do not become a retard this time, you would still suffer greatly. You will probably not recover without half a year's recovery time."

Shentu Nantian naturally noticed that other than Su Jie, the upper echelons of the Lin family, including the Lin family's Matriarch, were all watching Yi Yun's every move, ready to make a move at any moment.

Clearly, the Lin family would not watch a talent become a retard because of a Desolate Heaven technique tea session without doing something.

Such a scene made Shentu Nantian know that it was impossible to completely destroy Yi Yun. However, just making Yi Yun suffer a major setback and delaying his cultivation would be sufficient.

At that moment, Yi Yun tapped his fingers on the desolate bone and as if playing the piano, runic seals came flying out.

These runic seals revealed a very simplistic aura. When everyone saw this scene, they were dumbfounded.

Mystic Crystal Hand?

Why was it the Mystic Crystal Hand again?

The Lin family's Desolate Heaven Masters, especially the younger generation, were all stunned with their mouths agape.