True Martial World - Chapter 419: The final outcome of the Medicine Trial

As Yi Yun was single-mindedly absorbing the energy from the Great Empress's relic’s explosion, Shentu Nantian was approaching the gates of Hell.

In this world, few people were not afraid of death, and Shentu Nantian was apparently not one of them.

"Matriarch Lin!"

Beads of sweat began oozing out of Shentu Nantian's forehead. They were forced out by Matriarch Lin's killing intent.

"I can tell you all the secrets of the Great Empress mystic realm, including the experience gained from sacrificing so many Shentu family clan experts. But, I plead that you let the people from my Shentu family clan leave."

Shentu Nantian intended to sign another soul contract with Matriarch Lin.

"Let you go?" Matriarch Lin sneered, "You schemed to harm Xintong with evil intentions, and now, you want old me to let you off? If old me did not guess wrongly, if Xintong had swallowed that Great Empress relic, the evil energy would greatly shorten her lifespan! By the time my Lin family knew the truth, your family would have gained all sorts of benefits, and it would have been too late!"

"And all these benefits would all be yours, Shentu Nantian, alone. How can I let you go!?"

"You are using the Great Empress mystic realm as a chip, so how would I know if the 'Great Empress mystic realm' was really left the behind by the ancient Great Empress? Maybe, it was just a mystic realm left behind by an ancient Desolate Heaven Master. There would be no way of finding a method to join Xintong's terminated meridians up!"

Matriarch Lin expounded pressure. After all, she was a grandmaster in the Desolate Heaven technique. Although she had been tricked by the Great Empress relic, she could roughly guess the Great Empress relic’s trap.

An elixir like the Great Empress relic made of extremely pure Yang energy was definitely useful for Lin Xintong's natural Yin Meridians. however, the dangerous potential was not easily detected.

However, as the Red-eyed Wolf was too weak, and with it swallowing the evil energy and not the beneficial portion of the relic, as such it was suppressed by the evil energy, leading it to rapidly age.

Shentu Nantian knew that Matriarch Lin would definitely not let him off today. He was distraught, for in this situation, the news about the Great Empress mystic realm was the only card he had that was keeping him alive.

"Matriarch Lin! This junior can swear on my life that the Great Empress mystic realm is truly extraordinary. It is definitely closely related to the Great Empress. This point can be written in the soul contract. It is just that my Shentu family clan does not have the ability to fully open and explore the Great Empress mystic realm! Amongst all of the Shentu family members present, only Thousand Hand Granny and I know everything about the Great Empress mystic realm!"

Shentu Nantian began to speak factually. What he said immediately shocked everyone present.

The Great Empress mystic realm had not been fully explored by the Shentu family clan!?

Even the Shentu family clan did not have the ability to fully open the Great Empress mystic realm, so what was inside the areas that were not fully opened?

There was no doubt that the more inaccessible the place was, the more extraordinary it was. The parts explored had produced the ancient Desolate Heaven Master heritage that made many people envious. There was also the extraordinary Great Empress ancient recipe that had been proven to be defective.

The places that had not been opened in the mystic realm definitely had amazing opportunities!

People were tempted. Other than the upper echelons of the Lin family, even the upper echelons of the family clans that had allied with the Shentu family clan were envious.

The Shentu family clan may not be able to enter those areas, but they might be able to do so?

Although it was unlikely, it was not entirely impossible!

That ancient Great Empress was not someone that someone like the Shentu Patriarch could compare with. There was even the possibility that she had long surpassed the usual definitions of the Great Emperor realm, and she had reached a higher realm that they did not understand nor have a name to.

Matriarch Lin narrowed her eyes. If there was an area in the mystic realm that had not been opened up, that would be an opportunity for the Lin family. Furthermore, what Matriarch Lin was most concerned with was finding a method to join up Lin Xintong's terminated meridians within those areas.

The situation had progressed into a dilemma.

Matriarch Lin may be having a powerful stance now, but she too did not know how to handle it.

On one hand, she did not wish to let Shentu Nantian off; and on the other hand, she wanted to obtain the the Great Empress mystic realm.

"Since we have made enemies with the Shentu family clan, it will only lead to endless adverse consequences if Shentu Nantian was let off..."

Matriarch Lin knew that despite Shentu Nantian’s poor character, he was extremely talented. Even now, Shentu Nantian's talent far exceeded anyone in the Lin family's younger generation.

As for Lin Xintong, she may possess great talent, but she had the critical problem of her naturally Yin terminated meridians.

Matriarch Lin sighed and suddenly, she turned her head towards Yi Yun, "Little Friend Yun, how do you think this matter should be dealt with?"

Matriarch Lin's sudden words made everyone present surprised. Even Yi Yun, who was focused on absorbing the pure Yang energy, was stunned.

It was shocking to consult a junior on such a huge matter.

There was no doubt that with Yi Yun's performance over the past few days, and having revealed the Shentu family clan's evil scheme, Matriarch Lin no longer looked at Yi Yun in an ordinary manner. She had completely distinguished Yi Yun from the other juniors, and she had treated him as one of the members that could discuss in their family matters.

"This..." Yi Yun smiled bitterly. He scratched his head and shirked, "This is a matter that the upper echelons of the Lin family needs to decide. It might not be suitable for me to give my opinion..."

Matriarch Lin shook her head, "This is not only a matter for the Lin family, it is also a matter for you. This matter is closely related to you. There is no way of reconciling your relationship with the Shentu family clan, especially Shentu Nantian. If I were to let him off today, aren't you afraid he will seek revenge in the future?"

Matriarch Lin had asked because she wanted to respect Yi Yun's wishes. By letting Shentu Nantian off, the harm to the Lin family could be far off into the future, but the harm to Yi Yun would be immediate. Once Yi Yun lost the protection of the Lin family, he would suffer the vengeful attacks of the Shentu family clan.

"About this..." Yi Yun stroked his chin. He was already far from reconciliation with Shentu Nantian a long time ago. Just as the saying goes, one isn't afraid of being bitten by lice once there were too many, so one matter more or less did not really mean much. "Actually, since Matriarch Lin has asked me, you already have the answer in your heart. This junior feels that healing Miss Lin of her naturally terminated Yin meridians is more important."

Yi Yun knew that Matriarch Lin was not willing to miss the opportunity to heal Lin Xintong, despite the threat of Shentu Nantian's future revenge if he was let off. Matriarch Lin was just taking into account Yi Yun's feelings.

Seeing Yi Yun so considerate for Lin Xintong, Matriarch Lin was touched, "Little Friend Yun, as long as old me still has a breath left in me, and as long as Xintong still holds a spot in the Lin family, the Lin family will definitely not let you down!"

Once Matriarch Lin finished speaking, Yi Yun said, "Matriarch Lin, this junior did not say that Young Master Nantian should be let off!"

"Oh?" Matriarch Lin's eyebrows raised as she was slightly surprised.

"It's this. The soul contract's curse will take a few days, right?"

Yi Yun knew that the ghost head in the soul contract was actually a curse. Once the contract was signed, and until the contract was nullified, the ghost head would slowly eat into the signee's soul, till they died a painful death.

Only by fulfilling the contract would the ghost head disappear. This process varied depending on the person. Those with high cultivation levels could last for 70-80 days, while those with low cultivation levels could only last slightly more than ten days.

Matriarch Lin gently nodded.

"Right… Young Master Nantian's strength is good, and he can definitely endure it for a long time." Yi Yun smiled gently as he praised Shentu Nantian. However, this "praise" made Shentu Nantian's heart freeze.

As he looked at Yi Yun's cold mask and the two red blood lines where the eyes should be, a sense of foreboding was felt by Shentu Nantian. What was this kid going to do?

"It's this. This junior has heard that the Shentu family clan has a form of torture, called the "Dismembering the Heart" punishment. In a period of 36 days, a red-hot blade would be slashed on the criminal 36,000 times. After each day’s slashing, a heart dismembering worm’s egg would be placed in the wounds. The eggs would then slowly hatch and eat at the flesh and blood. Finally, when the 36,000 slashes were completed, the heart dismembering worms would follow the blood vessels and meridians all the way to the heart. There, tens of thousands of worms would bite at the heart, eventually leading to one’s death...

The Dismembering the Heart punishment was what Shentu Nantian had told Yi Yun a few months ago.

Back then, Shentu Nantian wanted to use "Dismembering the Heart" as a way to deal with Yi Yun, to force the Shepherd Boy to save him.

However, now, it had switched to Yi Yun talking about the "Dismembering the Heart".

Shentu Nantian's face immediately turned as white as paper!

As a member of the Shentu family clan, he had witnessed with his own eyes how the "Dismembering the Heart" punishment was carried out by the Shentu family clan. The slashes were nothing much, but once the heart dismembering worm's eggs were placed in one's body, the feeling of the larvae crawling inside one's body was a pain that was worse than death!

Back then as a spectator, Shentu Nantian felt some pleasure seeing people suffer this punishment. However, if it was him suffering it, he could not imagine it!

"Torture?" Matriarch Lin asked. She was surprised that Yi Yun was so vicious in his methods, even though he was so young!

"To get truths out of torture, that would be the best."

"If it is useless, we can release news that the sentencing will happen in ten days later to allow the Shentu family clan to come and redeem him. Of course, the price of redeeming him is the information of the Great Empress mystic realm. The Shentu family clan would probably not give up on Shentu Nantian, right? ...After all, the Great Empress mystic realm cannot be opened by the Shentu family clan. So things they cannot obtained can't be more important than the future successor of the Shentu family clan."

Shentu Nantian was extremely important for the Shentu family clan. His importance far exceeded the importance of Lin Xintong in the Lin family.

Matriarch Lin would not give up on Lin Xintong.

Then, the Shentu family clan's Shentu Patriarch would also not give up on Shentu Nantian. He was the most favorite and beloved junior.

"This..." Matriarch Lin felt suspicious, "Then, wouldn't Shentu Nantian be let off, what's the difference?"

"The difference is, we can use these ten days to 'take care' of Young Master Nantian well. After all, Young Master Nantian's injuries are quite severe. If we can 'treat' his wounds such as feeding him some poisonous items that might affect his future cultivation, then..."

When Yi Yun said this, Matriarch Lin's eyes twitched. This little rascal sure wasn't any goody two shoes.

Seeing Matriarch Lin look at him with disbelieving eyes, Yi Yun scratched his head sheepishly, "This junior is just letting him have a taste of his own medicine."

Yi Yun had said that with his Yuan Qi.

True Martial World - Chapter 418: Shentu Nantian, the boy who gives treasures

"Granny!"

Shentu Nantian hurriedly helped up the Thousand Hand Granny. The sudden turn of events had completely exceeded his control. Seeing Matriarch Lin full of killing intent, Shentu Nantian could not help but feel a deep sense of fear.

He really began to suspect that Matriarch Lin would annihilate the Shentu family clan including him!

The Thousand Hand Granny struggled to get up as a bitter smile appeared on her old face. Ten thousand years ago, she had once sparred with Matriarch Lin. Back then, she was no match for Matriarch Lin, and today, the gap between them was even greater. Furthermore, with a few of the Lin family's Elders attacking together, her meridians had already been injured.

As for the other Elders of the Shentu family clan, none of them dared to help the Thousand Hand Granny. At that moment, they were all dumbstruck, they never knew that the Great Empress relic possessed such a major flaw.

There was no more possibility for excuses with the matter reaching such a situation.

If the Red-eyed Wolf's body had exploded to its death, they could even say that it was because it was too weak to withstand the powerful energy within the Great Empress relic. However, for it to age and die, reducing it to dried bones, there was no way to explain it. Only evil energies could lead to such consequences.

The Shentu family clan's Elders were all worried about being implicated.

This was the home turf of the Lin family. It was not hard for Matriarch Lin to kill them all!

The outcome would only be the complete breakdown of decorum between the Lin family and the Shentu family clan. It would be an all-out war.

Many of the Shentu family clan Elders were trying to think of a way to separate themselves from the situation and clarify their stand, but at that moment, Shentu Nantian was the first to speak, "Matriarch Lin! I did not know the Great Empress relic had such a flaw. I did not know this would have happened. This has nothing to do with me."

Upon hearing Shentu Nantian's words, Lin Xintong frowned. This person was shameless to the core!

Matriarch Lin walked towards Shentu Nantian as she held her dragon-headed cane.

Shentu Nantian held his breath. Just as he was about to add on, Matriarch Lin suddenly shot out her arm and her wrinkled palm came striking down like lightning.

"Pa!"

With a clear slapping sound, Matriarch Lin had slapped Shentu Nantian right on the face!

This slap completely contorted Shentu Nantian's face. More than ten teeth flew out as Shentu Nantian spun in the air at least ten times like a top before slamming heavily to the ground.

"Ah…ah, ah…"

Shentu Nantian clutched his face as he trembled. His extremely handsome looks and great demeanor could no longer be seen as his face was now mangled with blood.

Matriarch Lin's strike had repercussed the injury to his soul. As Shentu Nantian had gone through the ordeal with Yi Yun, and was like a flickering candle, this major blow made Shentu Nantian feel like a heavy hammer was constantly striking his head. His brain was buzzing as he felt an excruciating pain!

Shentu Nantian looked up. Blood was pouring out from his nostrils and ears. The killing intent Matriarch Lin expressed nearly made him think he was going to die.

This woman, who had been in charge of the Lin family's internal affairs for ten thousand years, may look amiable, but once she was angered, she was extremely frightening!

"Dong!"

Matriarch Lin's dragon-headed cane slammed heavily to the ground, producing a loud thud. The bricks made of Heavenly Formation Mud underneath her feet turned to dust with her strike!

"Don't think I'm a three-year-old child. You are a wolf with savage ambitions. Your intentions on Xintong were never pure. Old me was dim-sighted from old age and was nearly fooled by you. If not for Little Friend Yun, I would have made a terrible mistake. After I die, I would have no face to meet the Lin family's ancestors!"

Matriarch Lin had taken on a high position for a long period of time, so with her rage, the pressure and killing intent she forced on Shentu Nantian was something his injured soul really could not handle!

"Hand over the Great Empress ancient recipe! Say the secrets and location of that mystic realm!"

Under Matriarch Lin's oppressive aura, Shentu Nantian found it hard to breathe. At that moment, the Thousand Hand Granny gave a wry smile and said, "So what if we say it. It's just a soul contract. Death awaits if I don't speak, but even if I speak of it, would you spare us?"

The Thousand Hand Granny was on the brink of despair. She had nothing to say if she had lost to Matriarch Lin, but today, she had lost to a teenage kid!

She could not accept it!

The Thousand Hand Granny looked towards Yi Yun with extreme hate!

Everything that happened today was because of that little bastard. The great benefits that awaited the Shentu family clan had now led to a disaster!

"You may not want to say it, but someone else will say it. Not everyone is like you who wishes to die."

As Matriarch Lin spoke, she looked towards Shentu Nantian. She had not killed Shentu Nantian with her strike because she wanted to know the location of the Great Empress mystic realm.

Shentu Nantian's mouth twitched as all sorts of thoughts flashed past his mind. He was in the worst of situations.

Even if he revealed the whereabouts of the mystic realm, the chances of him getting out alive were slim. The only way was for him to sign another soul contract with Matriarch Lin, with the condition of him being able to leave the Lin family if he revealed the location of the mystic realm. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

Shentu Nantian had always led a smooth life. When had he ever encountered a scenario that was a threat to his life? This trip to the Lin family would have been the greatest opportunity in his life. A beauty, a top-grade cultivation technique and it would all be his; but in the end, it had become his nightmare!

As Shentu Nantian was facing the threat of death, and enduring the physical and spiritual pain, Yi Yun looked up towards the sky.

In the sky, there were Heaven Earth Yuan Qi gathered from all corners of the world, forming an enormous cloud.

This cloud was more than five kilometers wide. Its perimeter was golden in color, while the center was filled with all sorts of colors. It was extremely beautiful!

From the cloud, Yi Yun could feel the extremely pure Yang Qi. Yi Yun knew that this Yuan Qi cloud was formed after the Great Empress relic exploded.

The Great Empress relic was made from a pure Yang elemental primordial true spirit's life essence bone. With all sorts of invaluable materials, a pure Yang divine item was refined.

The ancient Desolate Heaven Master who had written the Great Empress relic's recipe had theorized that injecting the unadulterated form of pure Yang Qi into the Great Empress' body would complement Yin with Yang and make her meridians open up.

However, refining a relic that contained such strong and unadulterated pure Yang Qi was extremely difficult. When pure Yang reached an extreme, it would explode.

As such, the ancient Desolate Heaven Master had added an extreme Yin and evil energy to balance the relic's energy structure. Now with the Yin and evil energy having been extracted by Yi Yun, the pure Yang energy exploded. However, it had not disappeared. It had gathered in the sky above, forming a huge rainbow-colored Yuan Qi cloud.

In a few more hours, the Yuan Qi cloud would dissipate, but before that, this place would be a treasured ground that could be used to cultivate pure Yang cultivation techniques.

However, even the most powerful pure Yang elemental warrior could only take in a limited amount of pure Yang energy in a few hours. It was at best a drop in the bucket.

However, Yi Yun was different. With the Purple Crystal, Yi Yun could absorb all the pure Yang energy into the Purple Crystal and store them without anyone noticing!

The Yuan Qi cloud was like a great treasure for Yi Yun!

Upon thinking of this, Yi Yun felt extremely excited.

The Purple Crystal could absorb energy without leaving any traces. In a few hours time, people would only think that the pure Yang Yuan Qi had dissipated by itself. No one would know that it had been swallowed by the Purple Crystal.

With this thought, Yi Yun immediately proceeded in carrying out his plan. He controlled the Purple Crystal and began pulling the pure Yang Qi in the sky towards him.

The pure Yang Qi was extremely clean and pure. Yi Yun had never come into contact with the energy of such a grade.

Furthermore, this energy was not as chaotic as he imagined. The ancient Desolate Heaven Master who had invented the ancient recipe had used some method to transform the pure Yang energy into a gentle state which made it easy to absorb.

After all, in ancient times, that peerless Great Empress, who had healed her own naturally terminated meridians, was still young. Her cultivation level was naturally limited, so how could she endure chaotic pure Yang energies?

"Whew Whew Whew Whew!"

In Yi Yun's vision, he could see countless numbers of light dots surging towards him. Other than Yi Yun himself, no one could see the light dots.

Yi Yun felt like his body had transformed into a sponge, those light dots being the sweetest spring water that he greedily absorbed them.

There were more and more light dots as they became denser. In Yi Yun's energy vision, his body had become like a Sun, exuding colorful beams!

Yi Yun suddenly felt extremely refreshed. The warm energy cleansed Yi Yun's body from head to toe. The energy entered deep into his bone marrow, meridians and organs.

Yi Yun felt an indescribable comfort. This feeling made Yi Yun feel like his entire body had turned sublime.

He could clearly feel that every cell in his body was breathing the pure Yang energy as they grew and evolved while bathing in the pure Yang energy.

His cells became more and more energetic as if they had a life of its own. The ordering of the cells became even more perfect, following certain laws of nature.

The change to his cells made Yi Yun feel that his body had gone through a subtle change.

Could it be…

Yi Yun suddenly realized the possibility that his pure Yang body had undergone another evolution!

When Yi Yun first obtained the pure Yang spirit, his body became a pure Yang body of the earliest grade. Now, it had evolved to a higher level. Although it was not a perfect pure Yang body, he was getting close to it!

Upon thinking of this, Yi Yun’s mood turned exceedingly serene.

Shentu Nantian was practically a boy who gave out treasures!

He sure was too much to cheat Shentu Nantian so terribly when he had come to give him treasures…

Yi Yun stroked his chin as a smile suffused on his lips. Clearly, he did not feel one bit guilty about this.

Shentu Nantian's face was currently covered in blood. Of course, he did not know what Yi Yun was thinking. Neither did he know that Yi Yun was currently wolfing down on the Great Empress relic's energy that his Shentu family clan had paid a terrible price to refine.

Furthermore, the evil energy had been discarded by Yi Yun. What he was absorbing was the essence of the essence. There were no side effects at all.

If he knew this, Shentu Nantian would probably have died from exploded lungs.

True Martial World - Chapter 417: The Relic’s Secret

"Ao woo!"

With the black gas suddenly entering its body, the Red-eyed Wolf's body twitched, before it began convulsing violently.

The moment the black gas entered its body, the Red-eyed Wolf felt a biting chill that irritated it.

At that moment, the Thousand Hand Granny and Shentu Nantian were completely stunned. Besides knowing that the Great Empress relic possessed a flaw, the ancient recipe they had obtained also described the flaw in detail.

However, even the Thousand Hand Granny did not know that there was a black gas hidden in the relic.

What was it?

"The kid has really found the defect?" Shentu Nantian coldly stared at the Red-eyed Wolf with his bloodshot eyes.

"Impossible!"

The Thousand Hand Granny suddenly burst out hysterically as her old facial features contorted. Her thin, arched body began to tremble, "The black gas he found is still of dubious origin. Victory has not been determined!"

At that moment, everyone present was watching the Red-eyed Wolf.

This weak desolate beast, that had the strength equivalent to an ordinary Purple Blood realm warrior, suddenly turned frightened due to the combination of it being stared at by so many strong figures and the frost Qi that had just entered its body. Its body began to shiver.

About ten seconds later, the Red-eyed Wolf's body suddenly quivered as it let out a scream.

Its fur began to grow longer at a perceptible rate. The Red-eyed Wolf began to struggle violently as its wails sounded more painful than the previous wails.

Its eyes were turning redder and redder, they went from pale red to deep blood-red!

"Ao woo!"

The Red-eyed Wolf's muscles began to crackle with explosive sounds as it crazily smashed its head on the ground and its fur grew longer and longer.

It was restricted by seals and it had no way of breaking the seals with its strength. However, now with its muscle’s expanding, the seals on its body were being destroyed one after another.

"Careful!"

Matriarch Lin immediately stood up. The Red-eyed Wolf was not a powerful desolate beast, but it was not necessarily the case when the black gas entering it.

The Matriarch's mental energy locked onto the Red-eyed Wolf, and with a flick of her finger, a few energy beams shot out, enclosing the Red-eyed Wolf in a Yuan Qi cage!

The Red-eyed Wolf seemed to go mad as it desperately slammed into the cage, causing its head to bleed!

And people could see a chilling look of hate and evil in the Red-eyed Wolf's eyes!

"What's the matter!?"

The Matriarch asked angrily. She greatly cherished Lin Xintong, and now with the relic having a problem, she was furious!

"What… What's strange about this!?" The Thousand Hand Granny immediately calmed down and snorted, "The Great Empress relic's medicinal efficiency is extremely strong, so how can a Red-eyed Wolf withstand just a tiny bit of it? It would not be odd if the Red-eyed Wolf dies? There's nothing you can tell from that!"

Just as the Thousand Hand Granny finished speaking, the mutated Red-eyed Wolf let out a blood-curling howl.

Its fur had grown to two feet long and its abdominal hair was already touching the ground. It began to convulse crazily and one could visibly see its muscles shrinking rapidly till they formed a lump.

Following that, its fur began to shed as its eye sockets sank.

Its eyes were no longer scarlet red they had turned dim, as if it had gone blind.

"It is aging!"

An Elder from the Lin family said in horror.

The Red-eyed Wolf was rapidly aging to the naked eye.

A Red-eyed Wolf could live for hundreds of years, but it seemed like hundreds of years were compressed into a few seconds.

Soon, the Red-eyed Wolf had lost all of its vitality as it slumped to the ground. All of its fur had shed, leaving behind a dried out piece of skin. However, this was not the end.

It was like the wolf skin had been buried for hundreds of years as it slowly rotted away. And what was left of the Red-eyed Wolf was just a pile of nearly-weathered bones.

"This is… "

Seeing the Red-eyed Wolf's final outcome, the Matriarch's pupils constricted as her face paled.

It was terrifyingly toxic!

If Xintong had eaten it, what would have happened to her?

Not only the Matriarch, even Yi Yun was stunned. Although he could tell that the black energy was a form of evil energy, he had not expected the Red-eyed Wolf to die like that when the black energy entered its body.

"Im… Impossible!"

The Thousand Hand Granny's face paled as well. It was like the paper dolls that were burned for the dead. It was the type that had been torn apart too!

Beside her, Shentu Nantian's face was even more contorted. His temples were bulging and his brain was buzzing like a thousand drums were being beaten beside his ears.

This was not what was described in the ancient recipe!

If eating it would reduce one to a pile of bones, how could they have given it to Lin Xintong?

This was the territory of the Lin family, Did they not want to live any longer!?

According to what the ancient recipe said, once the twelve relics were eaten by a woman with naturally terminated Yin meridians, she would be cured, giving her peerless talent, and her cultivation would rapidly advance.

However, the relic had a very strong side effect. It would harm the woman's lifespan.

Although women with naturally terminated Yin meridians would be healed, their bodies would be poisoned. Their life essence would be eroded by the poison, and it would limit her lifespan to 2000 years.

2000 years was enough for the Shentu family clan!

Shentu Nantian would marry Lin Xintong, and obtain her primordial Yin, which would greatly benefit him, allowing his cultivation to rapidly improve. Furthermore, with Lin Xintong's help, Shentu Nantian would be able to cultivate the "Great Empress Heart Sutra". 2000 years was enough for Shentu Nantian to master the "Great Empress Heart Sutra".

In addition, with the Lin family's help, the Shentu family clan would be able to ride out the crisis, allowing the Shentu Patriarch to completely heal.

Finally, with Lin Xintong dying 2000 years later, it would also end the possibility of her becoming a peerless Great Empress.

Once a woman with naturally terminated Yin meridians was healed and she became a Great Empress, she would become an existence that could lord over the entire Tian Yuan world. No one would be her match!

Although Shentu Nantian would also become a Great Emperor, his strength would be too weak compared to Lin Xintong.

The Shentu family clan was afraid that Lin Xintong might have nefarious thoughts, causing the Lin family to swallow the Shentu family clan. This was something that the Shentu family clan did not wish to see.

By letting Lin Xintong die 2000 years later, Shentu Nantian would then become the number one person in the Tian Yuan world!

Hence, this move by the Shentu family clan achieved many things with one stroke.

However, now with the appearance of Yi Yun, this fabulous move was completely destroyed. With this sudden turn of events, it was something the Thousand Hand Granny and Shentu Nantian had never expected!

They simultaneously felt a biting cold!

This chill came from Matriarch Lin! It was her killing intent!

The Thousand Hand Granny was feeling the chills all over as she felt her neck was being squeezed tightly, preventing her from breathing.

"Peng!"

At that moment, there was an explosion!

Not far from the Thousand Hand Granny, the Great Empress relic had exploded!

What?

People were all surprised. The Great Empress relic's explosion was no trifling matter!

Seeing the strong shockwave sweeping over, the long-browed elder, who was closest to the relic, and other Elders from various family clans made a move to block the surging energy.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The strong energetic impact caused a few of the Elders, who were shielding the blast, to waver. A few of them had their expressions slightly change as it was clearly taxing on them.

The Great Empress relic's explosion was extremely strong. Furthermore, most of the explosive energy had surged up into the sky, leaving a tiny amount to surge to the sides. If not, they would have spat out blood from the blast.

After nearly 30 seconds, the shockwave dissipated. A few Elders wiped the cold sweat from their foreheads as they felt a lingering fear.

Why did the Great Empress relic explode?

People were confused, but the Thousand Hand Granny and Shentu Nantian knew the reason.

The Great Empress relic's flaw could not be removed!

When the Shentu family clan obtained the Great Empress relic's ancient recipe, this information was written in the ancient recipe by an ancient Desolate Heaven Master who was a contemporary of the Great Empress.

This ancient Desolate Heaven Master was a peerless genius. As he fell for the Great Empress, he wished to join the Great Empress' naturally terminated Yin meridians up.

He had gone through tremendous efforts just to write out the ancient recipe that could join up the Great Empress's terminated meridians.

However, after he completed the recipe, the refined relic had an evil energy that could not be removed.

The ancient Desolate Heaven Master had tried various methods hoping to extract the evil energy; however, once the evil energy was extracted, the energy structure in the relic would collapse, and it would result in an explosion!

Hence, the Great Empress relic was an utter failure in itself!

In the end, even the peerless ancient Desolate Heaven Master had to give up.

Although she knew this, the Thousand Hand Granny would never dare to admit it.

She suddenly turned crazy.

Due to her emotional upheaval, her body's Yuan Qi surged wantonly. The hairpin on her head dropped off as sparse gray hair dropped down like a patch of wild grass.

She suddenly looked at Yi Yun with eyes full of bloodlust!

"Little bastard, you destroyed my Shentu family clan's Great Empress relic and had prepared poison before hand. You planted this on the Shentu family clan! I'll take your life!"

The Thousand Hand Granny suddenly imposed herself as she charged towards Yi Yun!

She stretched her skinny claws out which transformed into a huge, black hand shadow that travelled towards Yi Yun's neck.

Yi Yun's was shocked as he quickly retreated. Of course, he could not evade the Thousand Hand Granny's attack, but at that moment, how could Matriarch Lin, Su Jie and company sit on the sidelines?

The two of them and a few Elders from the Lin family made their moves!

"Boom!"

With gorgeous rainbow beams flashed, the combined strengths of a few people devastated the Thousand Hand Granny's black claws easily.

Following that, the rainbow beams did not diminish as they slammed heavily on the Thousand Hand Granny's chest.

"Puah!"

The Thousand Hand Granny's thin body suddenly halted as she spat out a mouthful of black blood, before she flew backward. Like a dead dog, she slammed heavily into a furnace used by the Lin family to suppress the mountain peak's Yuan Qi.

"Ding-Dang!"

The large furnace shook vigorously as it emitted a metallic roar. The back of the Thousand Hand Granny's head was covered in blood. She slid down slowly like a piece of dough.

"Little… Little bastard, I… I will grind you to dust!"

The Thousand Hand Granny shouted fiercely, but the moment she opened her mouth, she spat out another mouthful of black blood.

True Martial World - Chapter 416: Extracting a Black Gas

The seals that Shentu Nantian, the Thousand Hand Granny and the long-browed elder formed landed in Yi Yun's hands.

Yi Yun opened his energy vision up and in the energy vision, the Great Empress relic remained bright. The little black snake was like a scar that made the perfect Great Empress relic exude a dangerous and evil aura.

Yi Yun injected his mental energy into the Purple Crystal, and using the Purple Crystal's powers, he carefully isolated the evil aura.

Before making the bet, Yi Yun had attempted and proven that the Purple Crystal was effective on the Great Empress relic.

When the Purple Crystal's powers came into contact with the evil aura, Yi Yun felt a jolt. It was like a frost Qi had moved along his meridians, spreading across his entire body, making him feel cold to the bone.

Hiss...

The little black snake constantly hissed as it was being surrounded by the Purple Crystal's powers. It struggled with all its might, trying to break out of the shackles enforced by the Purple Crystal.

This stunned Yi Yun. This black Qi could already instinctively struggle. This meant that a Spirit would soon evolve from it!

An intelligent Spirit could evolve from some elixirs and relics after a long time when a large number of invaluable high grade materials were used. At the instant a warrior swallowed it, it would fly out.

Seeing that the Great Empress relic had almost formed a Spirit after having been recently refined, it was quite formidable.

If the Great Empress relic were to possess a Spirit, especially with that little black snake having intellect, Yi Yun would no longer be able to separate it from the relic using the Purple Crystal.

This was because the Purple Crystal could only affect lifeless energies without an owner.

Yi Yun looked at the three Mystic Crystal Hand seals in his hand and without hesitation, he sent the three seals onto the little black snake’s body.

"Whew!"

When the seals pressed down on the snake's body, they caused its struggles to greatly weaken.

"If this relic was kept in the Everlasting Purple Gold relic box for another one or two months, the black Qi would probably be able to absorb Heaven Earth Yuan Qi, becoming even harder to control. When that happens, my Purple Crystal would be helpless against it."

"Previously, Shentu Nantian said that even with the Great Empress relic sealed in the Everlasting Purple Gold relic box, it would slowly lose its medicinal properties, completely disappearing after a year. It looks like he was just fabricating it just to force the Lin family into deciding on the marriage alliance early."

These thoughts flashed in Yi Yun's head as he looked at Shentu Nantian with a smile.

"Young Master Nantian, it's time for the second seal."

Shentu Nantian's face sunk as he snorted. He endured the pain in his soul as he began to condense the second Mystic Crystal Hand seal.

At that moment, many people were looking at Shentu Nantian, including the upper echelons of the Lin family and Lin Xintong.

How could Shentu Nantian, who treasured his reputation greatly, allow himself to be made a fool of in front so many people?

However, to act as a fatty, one had to endure the pain of the beating required to obtain a swollen face. Shentu Nantian was already beginning to regret it. Why did he have to hide his injuries and forcefully pretend to be indifferent about it?

The second seal, the third seal, the fourth seal… all the way to the twentieth seal.

Shentu Nantian managed to complete them barely.

However, upon reaching the twentieth seal, Shentu Nantian began to feel the strain. The veins on his forehead bulged. As his mental energy were being overdrafted, his eyes turned red. He no longer looked anything like the carefree gentleman he usually acted like.

And of all things, Lin Xintong was still looking at him. Shentu Nantian was insistent on not appearing weak in front of his future woman.

What Shentu Nantian was persisting on was the thought of being able to kill Yi Yun as he wished once Yi Yun failed.

However, there was no doubt that Shentu Nantian felt that every second in the one hour period was like a year!

At that moment, Yi Yun had already used the Mystic Crystal Hand seals to completely restrain the little black snake. After all, to extract the black snake, it was not using the Mystic Crystal Hand but the power of the Purple Crystal.

If he wished, he could easily extract the little black snake anytime.

However, seeing Shentu Nantian in that state, Yi Yun felt that if he did not drag this to the last moment, he would certainly let down the hard work Shentu Nantian had put in thus far.

"Young Master Nantian, you seem to be suffering? Is your soul hurting? Actually, you have only completed less than half of the Mystic Crystal Hand seals. There is still another 60 odd more left. Actually for things like pain, you will slowly get used to it as the pain goes on."

When the fortieth seal was condensed, Yi Yun looked at Shentu Nantian as he said with "concern".

Shentu Nantian's face turned gloomy as he endured the throbbing pain in his soul. He gritted his teeth, "You better mind yourself. You only have 30 minutes left to live."

At that moment, there was a hourglass erected by the side of the venue. Grain by grain, the sand flowed down silently from top to bottom, just like the flow of life.

After another fifteen minutes, 80 Mystic Crystal Hand seals had been formed.

Shentu Nantian's expression was ferocious as his forehead was covered with sweat. His facial features were all twisted together.

At that moment, he could no longer pretend anymore. Even a seven year old could see that Shentu Nantian was a spent force.

The seals that Shentu Nantian formed now were no longer perfect.

Although he had lost all of his face, Shentu Nantian continued to try his best to keep going on. After all, him helping Yi Yun to search for the flaw in the Great Empress relic was written in the soul contract. Shentu Nantian was worried that something would go wrong with the soul contract.

"Tian'er, endure a little more. Just a little while longer."

At that moment, the Thousand Hand Granny's Yuan Qi transmission rang in Shentu Nantian's ears.

Shentu Nantian nodded his head with effort as he took a Soul Nurturing pill out of his interspatial ring and swallowed it. Following that, his face flushed with an unnatural red color.

Originally, the injury to his soul was recovering, but after today's ordeal, he would probably take another few more months to recover.

He really hated Yi Yun!

The amount of sand in the hourglass had depleted, there was only a tiny bit left.

Nearby, Su Jie, Matriarch Lin and Lin Xintong were all worrying for Yi Yun.

There was only about five minutes left! However, there was no obvious development with the Great Empress relic.

Lin Xintong clasped her hands together and she intercrossed her fingers. Lin Xintong, who was always as nonchalant as the wind, could no longer remain calm.

"Master..."

Lin Xintong transmitted her voice to Su Jie, but Su Jie only shook his head, "I cannot see anything either. Maybe only the kid's mutated eyes can see such things."

To the people present, Yi Yun's mutated eyes were mysterious and incomprehensible. They were completely unaware of what the mutated eyes could see, nor did they know their effects.

No one had guessed the existence of the Purple Crystal as it exceeded their knowledge of the world.

In fact, there were already members of the older generation from the Shentu family clan who had used their Heaven's Eyes to completely scan Yi Yun; however, they did not detect anything unusual. As a result, they could only accept the fact that Yi Yun had mutated eyes.

240 seconds, 210 seconds, 180 seconds...

Time passed as seconds changed to minutes, leaving only a small handful of sand left in the hourglass.

Realizing that there was not much time left, Lin Xintong and company had their hearts in their mouths. As for Shentu Nantian, although he was suffering from extreme pain, a grin of pleasure suffused on his mouth.

For a small fry to cause him to feel so much hate, other than Yun Yantian in front of him, the only other person to do that was Yi Yun from a few months ago.

Yi Yun had already been maimed by him. As for this kid, he would brutally kill him using the most horrific methods!

Another 90 seconds!

Shentu Nantian's eyes were bloodshot as he looked at Yi Yun before looking at Lin Xintong.

As his soul was on the brink of tearing apart, Shentu Nantian was nearly going insane. He no longer concealed the way he looked at Lin Xintong as it became that of coveting desire!

In fact, compared to killing Yi Yun, obtaining Lin Xintong was a greater motivation that allowed Shentu Nantian to persist on. The pleasure obtained from this was better than killing Yi Yun by a thousand times or more!

Lin Xintong's expression remained still as water as she kept silent.

Seeing that there were less than 60 seconds left and the 100 Mystic Crystal Hand seals completed, the Lin family held their breaths. One could have heard a pin drop.

As for the Shentu family clan and company, they expressed pleased smiles.

Especially Shentu Nantian and the Thousand Hand Granny, who did not hide their ferociousness and pleasure.

"Kid, I'll see how you shall die!"

The Thousand Hand Granny cackled like an old witch. For Shentu Nantian and Lin Xintong's marriage, she had endured it for two years. Now she had endured this little bastard peeing and s***ting on her head. She had had enough of it!

Once Shentu Nantian married Lin Xintong and cultivated the "Great Empress Heart Sutra", he would eventually become a top Great Emperor.

Then, the Shentu family clan would not only be able to ride out the crisis, they would also become the family clan that would rule over the Tian Yuan world.

30 seconds!

One could count the number of sand particles left in the hourglass with their naked eyes.

The Thousand Hand Granny and Shentu Nantian watched the hourglass closely. Once the final moment passed, they would obtain everything they wanted!

And at that moment, something out of the ordinary happened

The Great Empress relic under Yi Yun's hands suddenly shook. The bright light emitted by the relic dimmed and a black gas flew out of the relic into Yi Yun's hands.

This black gas looked hideous and evil. Even with the numerous Mystic Crystal Hand seals restricting it, it still struggled violently. It was like an evil black worm that gave people the chills!

Yi Yun used the Purple Crystal to extract the black gas hidden in the Great Empress at the final moment. People could only stare widely as the sudden appearance of the black gas was completely unexpected. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

"What's that?"

Other than the Elders from the Lin family, even the Elders from the Song family and the Shentu family clan were shocked. The black gas in Yi Yun's hand made them feel uneasy.

That was extracted from the Great Empress relic? Why did it seem to have a life of its own? If one ate the Great Empress relic, wouldn't that black gas be hiding in their body?

People did not have time to figure out what the black gas was as Yi Yun flicked his finger, shooting the black gas into the Fire-eyed Wolf beside him!

This Fire-eyed Wolf was the desolate beast that Yi Yun had selected for the experiment!

True Martial World - Chapter 415: Great Empress Heart Sutra

An administrator of the Lin family brought the soul contract forth.

It was an ancient scroll, made of a primordial strain's or a primordial true spirit's hide. The soul contract was engraved with complicated runes that specified the contract.

Surrounded by all the runes, there was a hideous ghost head image.

Upon seeing the soul contract, the Thousand Hand Granny sneered as she cleanly cut her finger with a dagger, dropping her blood onto the contract's ghost head.

After the ghost head came into contact with the Thousand Hand Granny's blood, it suddenly came to life and flew out of the contract reel, straight into the Thousand Hand Granny's heart.

This ghost head was a curse. Whoever signed the soul contract, and did not have the power to counteract the soul's curse, would have their hearts eaten by the ghost head and die if they were to breach the contract.

Yi Yun also dripped his blood onto the soul contract. When the ghost head entered his body, Yi Yun felt his body suddenly turn cold. It was as if his soul had separated from his body for a split second!

At that moment, the Thousand Hand Granny looked at Lin Xintong.

Without any hesitation, Lin Xintong gently stroked her nail across her index finger, and with a flick of her slender fingers, a drop of blood flew a distance of sixty to seventy feet, straight onto the soul contract.

Seeing Lin Xintong's blood form a runic seal on the soul contract, a contented smile appeared on Shentu Nantian's face.

"Miss Xintong's actions sure are cool…"

Shentu Nantian flapped his fan as he looked at Lin Xintong. Seeing Lin Xintong's graceful body line, an imperceptible look of greed flashed in Shentu Nantian's eyes. After today, this woman of the highest grade would be his!

Shentu Nantian was already looking forward to the pleasures that a man and woman would enjoy together, but this was not the most important thing…

The more important thing was that the Shentu family clan had not only obtained the Great Empress ancient recipe in the ancient mystic realm, they had also found a remnant copy of a cultivation technique left behind by the peerless Great Empress of old, "Great Empress Heart Sutra".

This "Great Empress Heart Sutra" was a technique for cultivation intercourse, and it greatly benefited the man.

However, the cultivation technique required the woman to have the purest Yin body.

In ancient times, only the peerless Great Empress would be a candidate.

And now, there was only Lin Xintong.

After receiving Lin Xintong's primordial Yin body, and having cultivation intercourse with Lin Xintong, Shentu Nantian himself could begin cultivating the "Great Empress Heart Sutra". This was a huge opportunity for Shentu Nantian!

This is also why Shentu Nantian was trying to push for the marriage with the Lin family through all means.

"It is finally signed!"

Shentu Nantian looked at the soul contract scroll. The mark left behind by Lin Xintong made him extremely excited.

After today, Lin Xintong is mine!

No matter how pure you are, with you not showing signs of flirtation to anyone, wouldn't you end up ripe for my picking in the future?

Just thinking of this made Shentu Nantian suffuse an evil smile on his lips.

At that moment, Yi Yun had already stood in front of the Great Empress relic. He looked at Shentu Nantian, then at the Thousand Hand Granny and the long-browed elder.

The three of them were now standing in front of Yi Yun.

"Shall we begin?"

Shentu Nantian said with a mocking smile. He wanted to see Yi Yun feeling troubled.

"Yes, all of you should know the Mystic Crystal Hand, right!?"

Yi Yun's retort made people speechless. The Mystic Crystal Hand again!

Could this Yi Yun do something fresh and new?

The long-browed elder frowned. He had not used a low-grade sealing technique like the Mystic Crystal Hand for many years. Without mincing one's words, using this sealing technique would only degrade his status!

"Little friend, what is the meaning of this? Are you trying to use me for your amusement?"

"Even if I want to use all of you for my amusement, I would not use it at the cost of my life. It's just that… I only know the Mystic Crystal Hand at that moment, so I have to use it."

He only knew the Mystic Crystal Hand?

When people saw Yi Yun use the Mystic Crystal Hand all the time, people were already suspicious about it. However, with Yi Yun saying it himself, they felt extremely speechless. A genius Desolate Heaven Master could only use one technique, the Mystic Crystal Hand?

"Hahaha!" Shentu Nantian could not help but laugh. This retard only knew how to use the Mystic Crystal Hand and he dared to evaluate this world's top-grade Great Empress relic. Was he out of his mind!?

Just as Shentu Nantian was about to mock Yi Yun, Yi Yun was the first to speak as he nonchalantly said, "Young Master Nantian, what are you laughing about? You look like you are rejoicing! Speaking about this, it shouldn't be a problem for you to use the Mystic Crystal Hand now, right? It must be extremely easy for Young Master Nantian to use such a simple sealing technique. As for the minor injuries, Young Master Nantian incurred half a month ago, I believe they have completely healed, right!?"

Yi Yun's easygoing words made Shentu Nantian's face change slightly!

Yes, as the Mystic Crystal Hand was too simple, he had nearly forgotten that he was injured!

"What? Young Master Nantian has yet to recover?"

Yi Yun asked in a puzzled manner. However, under the mask, his lips curled up gently. He could have used a master like the Thousand Hand Granny to help him, but he had forcefully pulled Shentu Nantian into the picture because he had long decided to screw with Shentu Nantian again.

Yi Yun was always a petty person, so he would not let go of any chance to screw with Shentu Nantian.

Shentu Nantian's expression sunk. He was extremely proud and he would work extremely hard to maintain his modest and calm image in front of others.

His reputation was his life.

Half a month ago, the news of his soul being severely damaged at the Desolate Heaven Master tea session was kept under wraps by the Shentu family clan. If the news that the heir of the Shentu family clan could not recover despite using great quantities of treasured medicine just because of a performance to the point of needing at least a year to nurse his injuries was leaked… wouldn't it cause people to laugh till their guts burst?

Unfortunately, Yi Yun was a person who specialized in smacking the faces of others. He would randomly expose Shentu Nantian's scars, which made Shentu Nantian unable to do anything but rage.

"Hmph, it was just a minor injury. Just some nursing was enough!"

Shentu Nantian's facial muscles twitched. At that moment, it was not a matter of face, but the critical point was that the soul contract had been signed. The condition of them helping Yi Yun to prove the defect in the Great Empress relic was also written in the soul contract.

If Shentu Nantian did not fulfill the conditions of the contract, he was not sure if Yi Yun could find a loophole causing the soul contract to end up being void, then he would lose greatly.

As such, Shentu Nantian had to force himself in doing so.

"Haha, then that's great!" Yi Yun gave a malicious smile. He gently touched the Great Empress relic with the tip of his finger. "My abilities are lacking, so although I may be able to form the Mystic Crystal Hand's seals, it is impossible for me to control the energy in the Great Empress relic from the seals I form. Hence, I will need to use your strength."

"All of you just need to form the seals. There is no need to control them, for I will take the lead!"

Actually, with the Purple Crystal, Yi Yun could extract the energy from the Great Empress relic himself, but it would be too shocking.

It was more reasonable to use the Thousand Hand Granny’s and the long-browed elder's strength.

"Has the desolate beast arrived yet?"

Yi Yun looked at the Lin family. An Elder stood up and took a desolate beast out of a spirit beast pocket.

It was Fire-eyed Wolf. It was about the size of a dog and had very weak attacking powers. Typically, it would only attack Mortal Blood realm warriors and eat their organs.

At that moment, the Fire-eyed Wolf was being restricted by a seal. It gritted its teeth as it continuously struggled.

"It is this Fire-Eyed Wolf. It was chosen according to your requirements."

The Elder threw the Fire-eyed wolf towards Yi Yun.

"Alright, let's begin!"

Yi Yun gave a satisfied nod, "The three of you, please begin forming the seals. The Mystic Crystal Hand has a total of a hundred seals. You just need to do it from the beginning. I believe that with the standard of the three of you, the seals formed will be perfect!"

Yi Yun was not afraid that these people would secretly make any trouble for there were so many people looking. Naturally, they would not form the wrong seals.

"Hmph! You have only about an hour of your life left. Enjoy it while you can!"

The Thousand Hand Granny sneered as her thin fingers moved. The first seal of the Mystic Crystal Hand was nearly instantly completed. It was flawless.

For her, a seal at this level was child's play.

Yi Yun opened his energy vision and observed the Thousand Hand Granny's seals. He knew that under the focus of so many people and the constraints of the soul contract, the Thousand Hand Granny would not dare to mess around. However, as he was naturally cautious, Yi Yun still used his energy vision to inspect it to make sure that the seal did not have any traps like a spiritual attack embedded within it. Only then did Yi Yun use his mental energies to pull the seal towards him.

Next, Yi Yun pulled the seal from the long-browed elder.

With the two seals in hand, one on the left and one on the right, Yi Yun looked at Shentu Nantian.

"Young Master Nantian, it's your turn… " Yi Yun said those words with deep meanings.

Everyone's eyes also began turning towards Shentu Nantian.

Shentu Nantian's expression looked ugly. He grunted before beginning to form the seals hiding the difficulty he felt behind a calm face.

However, this seal had affected his soul. Shentu Nantian immediately felt the pain in his soul. It was like a needle pricking him and the pain was excruciating!

Shentu Nantian gritted his teeth and endured the pain. Bit by bit, he completed the seal. The Mystic Crystal Hand which could not have been any simpler now caused Shentu Nantian great pain.

"Kid, I'll let you be arrogant for a little while. After you fail, you will fall into my hands, and I will let you know what it means to lead a life worse than death!"

With this thought in his mind, Shentu Nantian managed to use it as support to complete the first seal with great difficulty.

Finally, the seal was considered to be perfect, allowing Shentu Nantian to maintain his image.

Yi Yun pulled the seal towards him and scanned the seal with his energy vision. His mouth curled slightly, "Young Master Nantian is indeed awesome. I believe the remaining 99 seals won't be a problem!"

Yi Yun's words nearly made Shentu Nantian gasp. Shentu Nantian looked grimly at Yi Yun, wishing to skin Yi Yun alive.

"This kid!" He clenched his fists tightly with his heart burning with rage. "You can only live for another hour! So what if I tolerate you for just a moment?"

True Martial World - Chapter 414: I agree

As no one could see Yi Yun's smile, no one knew what he was thinking.

Shentu Nantian narrowed his eyes. He never expected that Yi Yun would need the Thousand Hand Granny’s and his help in probing the Great Empress relic. What was this kid scheming?

"Granny, what do you think is the underlying meaning is?" Shentu Nantian sent a Yuan Qi transmission to the Thousand Hand Granny.

The Thousand Hand Granny sneered and transmitted back, "This little bastard is just deliberately courting death. I don't believe that a Yuan Foundation realm junior like him is able to do anything when even an empyrean-level Desolate Heaven Master can't resolve or even detect the relic's flaw!"

"Also, we will not let this kid destroy the relic. This will make it even more difficult to discover the relic's flaw!"

The Thousand Hand Granny stood up while saying this. She walked to the middle of the square. She was a head shorter than Yi Yun, but her aura suppressed the entire venue.

"Little bastard, I want to see what game you want to play!"

"Oh!? Are you agreeing to it?" Yi Yun retorted.

"What a joke! Why would I not agree? However, do you think that a junior like you can slander my Shentu family clan's honor? Since you are maligning my Shentu family clan today, you will need to pay the price! If I were to let you off, wouldn't my Shentu family clan be the laughing stock of the world!?"

"I will give you an hour. If you cannot prove that the Great Empress relic is problematic, then you will need to hand your life over to me for my disposal!"

The Thousand Hand Granny said with a grin. She could tell that the Lin family's Matriarch intended to protect Yi Yun. She was not serious when she had previously threatened not to heal Lin Xintong’s natural Yin Meridians and killing Yi Yun.

Immediately, everyone looked at Yi Yun. This had suddenly become a bet with his life at stake!

Once Yi Yun agreed to it, the Matriarch could no longer protect him.

If Yi Yun were to lose, who knew what sort of inhumane torture he would suffer before his death!?

"Yi Yun… !"

Lin Xintong's concerned voice rang in Yi Yun's ear. She had never expected things to develop to such a point. Yi Yun had stood up for her, but now, even Yi Yun's life was at stake as well!

Lin Xintong had wished to see Yi Yun make an attempt. Any tiny bit of hope was after all, good. However, once lives were at stake, it was no longer the same. It was too difficult for Yi Yun to prove that a desolate bone relic of this grade was problematic. She was afraid that he did not have much confidence.

"Don't take the risk! This has nothing to do with you!"

Lin Xintong wanted Yi Yun to rein in the horse at the edge of the precipice. Yi Yun's expression had slightly turned serious. He had to carefully consider it with his life on the line.

Seeing that Yi Yun was afraid, Shentu Nantian was naturally pleased. "Granny, that was great! Let's see how this naive kid can jump up and down with his life at stake."

"Hmph! He just has a vague feeling. It's impossible for him to find the flaw. If he dares agree to it, it will be something that I greatly welcome!"

The atmosphere in the square froze. Yi Yun stood silently in the middle. No one could tell what his expression was under that cold, silver mask.

Irrevocably committed? Why did you act as such knowing that this would be the outcome? Since you are now in the limelight, it is time to pay the price.

The Shentu family clan's Elders all felt their frustration vent. This ignorant junior really made their blood boil.

"Yun!" Shentu Nantian looked mockingly at Yi Yun, "If you kneel down and kowtow to us to confess your wrongdoings, my Shentu family clan will not pursue this matter!"

Shentu Nantian was feeling very comfortable at that moment. He had been suppressing the pangs of fire for the past few days.

Yi Yun looked back at Shentu Nantian and sneered. How could he not have confidence in the Purple Crystal? However, as it concerned his life, even if he was 90% confident, he would need to give it even greater thought.

"If… I can prove the problem with the relic? If I were to fail, I will pay the price of my life. Then if I were to succeed, what price will you pay? How about your life!?"

Yi Yun took a step forward and looked straight back at Shentu Nantian!

Shentu Nantian's heart sank and he subconsciously took a step back. Yi Yun was willing to bet lives with him!?

He did not have the courage to bet his life with Yi Yun. His mouth twitched as he was temporarily stumped. He was suppressed by Yi Yun's stance momentarily.

However, Shentu Nantian calmed down quickly and retorted, "Do you think an ant-like figure like you can bet lives with me!? Who do you think you are!?"

"That idiot. Does he think his life is equivalent to Young Master Nantian's!? That is an insult to Young Master Nantian!"

A Shentu family clan Elder echoed.

"Hahaha!" Yi Yun roared with laughter, "If you were not guilty-conscious, why does it matter if you bet your life?"

Yi Yun could only mock Shentu Nantian. He knew that it was impossible to get rid of Shentu Nantian with a bet.

"Since you are afraid to die, that is fine. I'll change the stakes! If I win, I want the Shentu family clan to hand the ancient Desolate Heaven technique heritage and the Great Empress recipe over to me. You will then have to tell me where in the mystic realm the Great Empress recipe and the ancient Desolate Heaven technique heritage was found, as well as everything you had encountered while exploring the mystic realm!"

Yi Yun finally mentioned his real goal.

This is what he really wanted to know.

"Yi Yun, you..."

Upon hearing Yi Yun's proposed bet, Lin Xintong's heart thumped. Her beautiful eyes looked at Yi Yun with complexity.

She knew that Yi Yun was doing this for her.

She did not know what problems there were in the Great Empress relic that the Shentu family clan refined. However, she had a faint feeling that this relic was likely effective on her, or the Shentu family clan would not have taken it out for her to trial it.

If the Lin family went personally to explore the area of the mystic realm where the Shentu family clan had gone, the outcomes of them obtaining the ancient recipe and finding the way to really heal her naturally terminated meridians would be completely different.

"Kid, you are dreaming!"

The Thousand Hand Granny's old face twitched. Yi Yun was really demanding a lot to actually know the location of the mystic realm and the experience gained from risking the lives of many Shentu family clan experts!

Even if she did not believe that Yi Yun could prove the flaw in the Great Empress relic, she could not agree to it. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

And at that moment, the Lin family's Matriarch stood up. Her amiable smile had long disappeared, and her gaze was now fierce.

"Thousand Hand Granny! I am not doubting the Shentu family clan, however… if the Great Empress relic really has a problem, then the intentions of the Shentu family clan letting Xintong eat this relic is questionable!"

"Your Shentu family clan would not let little friend Yun easily off after he has slandered you. If my Lin family can prove that someone has malicious thoughts against us, then we would not let it go so easily. Thousand Hand Granny! If there is really such an outcome, my Lin family expects an answer from the Shentu family clan. Or else, my Lin family isn't a place where you can come and go as you please!"

By saying this, the Matriarch words already had a threatening tone.

The Lin family was a top family clan in the Tian Yuan world. As the head of the Lin family's internal affairs, the Matriarch was not some nice old lady. She had her strong side.

Seeing the Matriarch put her foot down, the Thousand Hand Granny's heart sank. There was no doubt that if the Great Empress relic was proved to be problematic, the Lin family was willing to lose all decorum.

If the Lin family really were to fight against the Shentu family clan, both sides would end up with grave losses. Even if the Lin family were to win, it would be a pyrrhic victory. Another large family clan might take advantage of the situation and benefit from the tussle.

As for whether they will end up at war, the Thousand Hand Granny did not know. However, if their group did not give a reasonable answer, Matriarch Lin would not let them leave easily.

Upon thinking this, the Thousand Hand Granny knew that she had to agree to Yi Yun's huge bet, if not, Matriarch Lin would be the first to disagree.

However, so what if she agreed!? Could a kid like him really think he would succeed?

"It is ironic for Matriarch Lin to suspect my Shentu family clan. My Shentu family clan had incurred a great price just to refine the Great Empress relic, but we only ended up being suspected!"

The Thousand Hand Granny shook her head and looked at the Lin family with disappointment.

The allies of the Shentu family clan felt emphatic hearing this. They felt the Matriarch Lin's words were chilling!

"Since Matriarch Lin has said this, this old man can't sit idly. I will also help to prove this so-called "flaw" in the Great Empress relic!"

The Song family's long-browed top guest elder, who had previously stood up for the Shentu family clan, walked to the middle of the square.

Yi Yun nodded as if indifferent about it. It was irrelevant having one more helping hand.

"Words are useless. Let's sign a soul contract!"

Yi Yun said, he knew that there were soul contracts that were binding amongst warriors. As long as both sides were willing to sign it, it would have to be fulfilled or they would suffer punishment.

With the Lin family's heritage, it would not be difficult to produce a soul contract that could bind the Thousand Hand Granny.

The Thousand Hand Granny's face twitched slightly and she looked coldly at Yi Yun, "Just to my liking! Take the contract out! However, a cheap life of a little bastard like you is not worthy of the information of the mystic realm. I want to add on a point, that is if the Great Empress relic is proven to be alright, the Lin family has no reason to delay this marriage. I have had enough from this dragging on for so long!"

When the Thousand Hand Granny said this, she looked at Lin Xintong!

For this marriage alliance, the most important factor was Lin Xintong's attitude towards it. If Lin Xintong was adamant against it, they were helpless as the Lin family would not dare to force Lin Xintong.

Lin Xintong frowned slightly. The way that things had developed had long gone out of control.

The Thousand Hand Granny sneered and waited for Lin Xintong to make a decision. She disliked Lin Xintong, who was a woman who did not know what was good for her.

"I… " Lin Xintong stood up and gently closed her eyes as her long eyelashes trembled slightly. After about the time it took ten breaths, Lin Xintong opened her eyes and gave Yi Yun a deep glance.

Through Yi Yun's mask, their eyes met. Yi Yun did not speak a word nor did he pass any message with his eyes. He respected Lin Xintong's choice as it was a matter regarding her own marital affairs.

"I agree!"

The two clear words resounded in the venue.

Yi Yun had stood up because of her and had even risked his life. How could her betting her own dignity and innocence compare to that?

Since Yi Yun believed in himself, Lin Xintong also chose to believe in Yi Yun.

True Martial World - Chapter 413: I can prove it

With the Thousand Hand Granny move of making it known that she wanted to kill Yi Yun, to the point of not her not giving the Great Empress relic to Lin Xintong just to force the Lin family to pass him over, the Matriarch's Yuan Qi voice transmission made Yi Yun feel warm and fuzzy.

"Thank you, Matriarch. This junior is aware of the stakes."

Yi Yun knew it was no longer the time for him to hide. Originally, Yi Yun did not want people to know about any of his abilities, but now, he had to stand out.

He could not use the help of Su Jie, for even if Su Jie believed him and said that the Great Empress relic was problematic, he too could not say what the problem was.

Hence, everything depended on Yi Yun himself.

Taking a deep breath, Yi Yun walked to the center of the square. He could feel Lin Xintong looking at him from nearby.

Within her gaze was worry and hope. She knew that Yi Yun seldom did things he had little confidence in. Since Yi Yun had already spoken out, he might have a way.

He stood about ten feet away from Shentu Nantian, since the Great Empress relic was already in the hands of Shentu Nantian.

Shentu Nantian held the Great Empress relic as he stared at Yi Yun, his eyes cold and filled with murderous intent.

"Kid, it is best for you that you do not fall into my hands in the future, or else you will live a life worse than death."

Shentu Nantian's Yuan Qi transmission rang in Yi Yun's ear. He did not care about Yi Yun, though Yi Yun's Desolate Heaven technique talent was good, strength was what mattered in a warrior's world.

When it came to strength, who in the younger generation of the Lin family could compete with Shentu Nantian?

"Little bastard, speak. If you do not speak well, it might be your last words in this world."

The Thousand Hand Granny looked ferociously at Yi Yun. All the Elders in the Shentu family clan were on Yi Yun. Their expressions were that of disdain and mockery.

Yi Yun took a deep breath and his voice rang in the entire venue.

"Since I was young, I have had a natural keen sense of energy. My eyes are special and can see through the essence of energy."

"Oh?"

People were surprised. Seeing through the essence of energy?

In fact, in this world, there were people with mutated bodies. Although this was rare, but when considering the populations numbered in the trillions, it was still easy to find a lot of people with mutated bodies.

For example, Lin Xintong's natural Yin Meridians was a kind of special body.

A pure Yang body was naturally also one.

There was also no lack of people who had mutated eyes. Some people had Dark Yin eyes, which allowed them to see ghosts and spirits.

Some people had Heretic eyes, which allowed them to charm others with their gaze, making them enter an illusion and suffer mental damage.

However, they had never heard of mutated eyes that allowed one to see through the essence of energy.

There was the legendary Double eyes and Repeated eyes that were related. Double eyes was having two pupils in one eyes. And Repeated eyes was having a smaller pupil within the bigger pupil. These two types of mutated eyes could see through illusions and fabrications. They could see the nature of things, so these people tended to have high perceptivity, resulting in outstanding talent. It was a very special mutation.

Could this kid have such eyes?

People looked at each other. However, even people like Lin Xintong's grandaunt, who strongly disliked Yi Yun, somewhat believed in his words.

As Yi Yun had previously used the simple sealing technique, the Mystic Crystal Hand, at the recent Desolate Heaven technique tea session to easily crack Song Ziyue's Five Elemental Bone Array.

Actually this was very difficult to explain, but if Yi Yun had eyes that allowed him to see through the essence of energy, it would be very easy for him to do so.

This was because any trap that Song Ziyue had set in the desolate bones would have been seen through by Yi Yun at a glance; hence, cracking it would be very easy!

"To see through the essence of energy… this is pretty much the ability that Desolate Heaven Masters wish for..."

A Desolate Heaven Master Elder from the Lin family said with envy and surprise. Who would have thought that a youth like Yi Yun would have such an ability?

Upon hearing Yi Yun's words, Shentu Nantian's flashed in a imperceptible manner. As he looked at Yi Yun, his gaze revealed that he only wished that he could kill Yi Yun.

"Granny, this kid's ability might be real!"

Shentu Nantian never expected that an unimportant character in the Lin family would go against him at every turn. And every time he appeared, he would either smack him in the face or crush his Achilles' heel.

The kid's strength was clearly nothing, but Shentu Nantian felt as if he was powerless against him.

The old face of the Thousand Hand Granny twitched a bit before she said, "So what if he has such mutated eyes? He has only detected that something is amiss, not what. This Great Empress relic was refined by using an ancient Desolate Heaven technique that several Grandelders in our Shentu family clan, a few Desolate Heaven technique experts from our allies, and I collectively used."

"This Great Empress relic may have a flaw… but this flaw is something that even our allied family clans' quasi-empyrean Desolate Heaven Masters, who jointly refined this relic, do not know! The Lin family Matriarch's cultivation level may be formidable, but she too could not figure it out!"

"I do not believe that this kid can prove anything. I am guessing that he is just grasping at shadows and that there is nothing to be feared."

With the Thousand Hand Granny saying this, Shentu Nantian felt slightly at ease. Indeed, so what if Yi Yun was suspicious. Did he have any proof?

Upon thinking of this, Shentu Nantian sneered and said to Yi Yun, "Are you done speaking? This is your explanation? Our Shentu family clan sacrificed the lives of many experts just to obtain the Great Empress' ancient recipe, and then we gathered experts from afar and spent countless amounts of treasures, including a primordial true spirit's life essence bone, to finally refine this Great Empress relic. However, with just a sentence, you, a teenage kid, are completely negating all we have done? Who do you think you are!?"

Shentu Nantian said this disdainfully and on the Shentu family clan's side, those Desolate Heaven Masters who had worked hard for this Great Empress relic were even more outraged.

So what if Yi Yun had mutated eyes. Could a child at the Yuan Foundation realm with mutated eyes see a flaw in a treasure like the Great Empress relic?

"I can testify that this Great Empress relic has no problems!" A white-robed elder with long eyebrows stood up. "I am the Song family's guest elder. I have no grudge with the Lin family, so whatever I say should be considered objective. My Desolate Heaven technique may not be outstanding, but I believe my eyes are not that bad. I was involved in the entire process of the Great Empress relic refinement and not once discovered any problems with the relic!"

This long-browed elder was actually one of the people involved in refining the Great Empress relic. So by standing up to speak for the Shentu family clan, his words were substantial.

Few people present actually believed Yi Yun, and with the elder's testimony, even fewer did so now.

Under this situation, what right did a junior have to speak? If it was because of Yi Yun's words that a matter, which involved the two families' future and had been intensely discussed by the two families, was overthrown, then it would be too much of a joke.

"This kid is deliberately being disruptive and speaking nonsense. He said he has mutated eyes that can see through to the essence of energy. Then it is something that only he can see. Then who can prove whatever he says?"

Elders from the Shentu family clan began to criticize. The Lin family's Matriarch's expression turned heavy, "Little Friend Yun, do you have anything else to say?"

Yi Yun nodded, "What if I say… I have the ability to prove it?"

Oh?

Upon hearing Yi Yun's words, people were stunned. Proving it?

"I need a desolate beast to test the medicine." Yi Yun said as he looked towards the Matriarch. The Lin family did imprison desolate beasts. These desolate beasts had been causing chaos in the Tian Yuan world and had later been caught by warriors. They were not killed and were instead used for training purposes by letting juniors fight with them to hone their battle skills.

"Hahaha!" At that moment, Shentu Nantian suddenly erupted in laughter, "That is your proof!? You want to feed a desolate beast the priceless Great Empress relic? Just to see if it is poisonous?"

He thought Yi Yun had some method to prove it. However, this method was extremely stupid.

"Just because of your word, our Shentu family clan, who have spent countless amounts of effort to refine this desolate bone relic, is to feed it to a desolate beast? That is ridiculous!"

Against Shentu Nantian's mockery, Yi Yun smiled, "Of course not. I still need someone to help me. Young Master Nantian, Thousand Hand Granny, in order to be fair, can I use your powers to help me?"

Yi Yun smiled gently. The corners of his lips curved up and gave a malevolent feeling.

Normally, when he expressed such a smile, someone would usually be in for some bad luck...