True Martial World - Chapter 1017: Array of the Heaven and Earth

"Phew–Phew–"

A wind blew gently in a seemingly weak fashion. And high in the sky, the sun was burning even more fiercely, as though there were ten suns hanging in the sky! Even as warriors, they began to slowly find it blistering hot.

Yi Yun was fully focused as he surveyed the scrambled rocks around him. When he used the Purple Crystal to look at these rocks that seemed devoid of life, Yi Yun realized that these rocks formed a series of patterns, like they were burning fire plumes.

"What's going on?" Someone in the group asked. Many people remained prudent when inside the Door to the 33 Skies.

"Isn't it just a stronger sun? Even in the Ten Thousand Fey Empyrean Heaven, there are situations when the weather changes on a whim, what more a world on the brink of collapse. There's nothing surprising for the sun to suddenly burn fiercer," said the youth dismissively. He was the one that had talked back to Granny Yin. Granny Yin's expression turned extremely grim as she yearned to kill this rascal that did not know better.

"Shut up!" Granny Yin suddenly attacked him as her wrinkled palm grabbed the youth!

"What are you doing!?" The youth's master took a step forward and grabbed Granny Yin's hand.

"Pa!"

The two elders exchanged blows, causing energy surges. However, neither side used much of their strength. In the strange Blood Desert, none of them dared to battle too seriously.

At that moment, Granny Yin was like an infuriated old beast. She said sharply, "The Blood Desert is an ancient battlefield. Large numbers of primordial creatures died here, along with the blood or fragmented treasures of ancient mighty figures. Everything that was destroyed here left the Blood Desert as a treacherous zone. The countless nomological fragments and the blood have formed a Heaven and Earth array of death after hundreds of millions of years. Anyone that enters it will definitely die!"

"Nomological fragments forming an array by themselves?" The youth laughed disdainfully. He did not believe it at all.

He had studied array formations from his master, so although his attainment in array formations was lackluster, he knew very well how intriguing array formations were. Even an array formation master might fail at setting up an array despite his painstaking efforts, so how could it be formed naturally? That would be too much of a coincidence.

"Let me go." The youth had also turned nervous when he was grabbed by Granny Yin. A cold look flashed in Granny Yin's eyes before she released her grip.

The youth took a few steps back as he opened up a distance from Granny Yin. He straightened his clothes and just as he wanted to say something, he suddenly felt something amiss.

When he tugged at his clothes, which were enchanted, they tore off easily. The enchanted clothes he wore was resistant against the elements. It had been so easily torn apart despite its ability to withstand a full-powered strike from a warrior at the Dao Manifestation realm?

He looked down and the clothes he had torn apart became scorching. However, it was not burning, but melting. It was like metal that had been placed into a furnace!

Not only was the cloth in his hand melting, even the clothes on his body were suffering the same fate.

Next was his flesh, hair, and skin!

"Ah Ah Ah Ah!"

Only then did the youth realize that he was in great peril as he yelled tragically.

It was painful! When the burning pain reached his bone marrow, it nearly drove him mad!

Upon seeing this scene, everyone, including Yi Yun, was dumbfounded from shock. The unforeseen event had happened too suddenly! All they felt previously was a balmy heat, but who would expect that a person would melt?

"Master, save me!"

The youth screamed for help, but at that moment, most of his flesh had melted away. Large quantities of blood and bodily fluids were dripping down from his body. The eyes in his eye sockets had already melted, leaving behind empty eye sockets. Only his bones were left where his limbs were, as his flesh and blood had already melted clean.

He staggered towards his master as his bones were dripping with blood and other fluids. In his heart, his master was the last life-saving straw. But at that moment, the eyes of his master, the purple-robed elder, were filled with horror. Although he knew that the Door to the 33 Skies was extremely dangerous, he had never seen such a horrible scene before.

A person had melted for no reason. What was going on?

Seeing his disciple about to reach him, the purple-robed elder immediately felt greatly threatened. He suddenly struck out with his palm, sending an immense energy blast that struck straight into the youth's chest.

"Bam!"

With an explosion, the youth was sent flying away as blood and bodily fluids splattered!

Granny Yin roared as she conjured an energy barrier, blocking all the fluids. She had a nagging feeling that the fluids were extremely dangerous.

"Bam!"

The youth, that was reduced to a skeleton, slammed heavily into the ground, splattering blood and bodily fluids everywhere.

Next, his bones seemed to burn at extremely high temperatures as they issued sizzling sounds. Following that, his bones began to melt. Some of them had melted before evaporating dry.

Finally, all that was left on the ground was a humanoid outline. It was dark red in color, and there was nothing left other than that.

This...

Everyone drew a cold gasp of air. The way the youth had died was too startling.

Yi Yun also shuddered in fear. He had previously seen the demonic eggs that were slumbering deep underground, but they were living creatures after all. It was still acceptable that they could reduce people to a decaying mess through their bites.

But now, the youth had died in a completely baffling manner.

"Everyone, do not move. In this land of danger, any wrong step will be your last! He died because he had taken a few steps back, stepping into a fatal zone." Granny Yin's hoarse voice sounded. Although the youth had been arguing with her, his death did not make Granny Yin feel any better. Instead, she felt a chill running down her spine.

Was the interior of the Door to the 33 Skies so dangerous? The descriptions in the records did not sound as bad as this!

"What do we do now?"

"We shall retrace our steps and leave this place." Droplets of sweat began oozing out of Granny Yin's forehead. She took out the Great Heavenly Compass once again to envisage the path back.

At that moment, no one had any other thoughts. The death of the youth had chilled their hearts. The Blood Desert was just too peculiar.

Furthermore, what left everyone puzzled was the mechanism behind the person's death without any living creatures. Where did the danger come from?

But at that moment...

"Ah, ah, ah!"

Screams resounded once again as the group turned their heads. The screams came from the Immortal Rain Sect members. They had been following closely behind the Azure Wood Manor and had been fine, but now, they had suddenly entered a land of danger, causing them to fall into peril.

Yi Yun stared at them. Under the blazing sun, two people had been reduced to liquid. Even their bones were quickly melting.

The other members of the Immortal Rain Sect had ashen expressions. Their expressions were as ugly as they could be.

Amongst them, Yi Yun saw Marquis Wu Yun. In the terrifying Blood Desert, Marquis Wu Yun was stronger than the rest, but it did not seem to increase his chances of survival in any way.

The expedition to the Azure Wood Great World was probably a disaster instead of an opportunity for most of the factions that entered it. Even a team from a powerful faction like the Immortal Rain Sect was left in shambles.

The people from the Immortal Rain Sect were completely trapped. They could neither retreat or advance.

And at that moment, Yi Yun had begun to carefully observe the surrounding sand and rock around the Immortal Rain Sect disciples. What he noticed to be identical were the fire-like patterns.

After a long and intense observation, Yi Yun finally confirmed that it was not a fire plume pattern, but...Dao patterns!

Just as Granny Yin said, this was naturally formed Dao patterns from over hundreds of millions of years in the Blood Desert!

The Blood Desert was an array of the Heaven and Earth, to begin with. It was also a terrifying array of death.

It was unknown how large the Blood Desert was. Just the thought of it was astounding. An array formation formed naturally by the forces of nature, formed over hundreds of millions of years. What sort of amazing power did nature have?

The more one practiced in martial arts, the more one could unravel the secrets of the universe.

Yi Yun kept looking at the Blood Desert as he constantly extended his vision range. It might have been a limitation of his cultivation, but even the Purple Crystal's energy vision made it impossible for him to see every single Dao pattern. Furthermore, the ones that were slightly further away were completely blurred.

Yi Yun could only confirm that these Dao patterns condensed various laws that were infinite in variety. The fire Dao pattern he saw was only just one of the myriad possibilities. The people that had evaporated previously probably had to do with that Dao pattern. However, Yi Yun had not fully understood what the connection was.

True Martial World - Chapter 1016: Blood Desert

"They are gone."

Without the strength or numbers, the members of the Immortal Rain Sect could only watch helplessly as Yi Yun and company left.

"What do we do?" Someone looked at Marquis Wu Yun for direction.

"Follow them from afar. Let them pave the way for us. The moment they experience trouble, we can take the opportunity to take action. If it's too dangerous, we will retreat, if not, we can kick them while they are down."

"Alright!"

The members of the Immortal Rain Sect decided on a seemingly ingenious plan. Following behind others was definitely much better than venturing through the minefields themselves.

...

"They are following us."

"Ignore them." As Granny Yin spoke, she took out a metallic compass from her interspatial ring.

It was made of old and rustic bronze. There was even some rust on the compass. It was inscribed with complicated Dao runes and looked like it had been in existence for an immense amount of time.

Granny Yin conjured a seal on the compass and moments later, the compass underwent certain transformations that indicated the way.

"What is that?"

This was the first time Yi Yun had encountered such an artifact.

"The artifact's real name is already unknown. We call it the Great Heavenly Compass. It's an artifact our Azure Wood Manor ancestors found in the Door to the 33 Skies. It can lead the way in the Door to the 33 Skies, allowing us to steer clear of danger. It also guarantees our safety in the Door to the 33 Skies."

"Back when our Azure Wood Manor probed the Door to the 33 Skies, the reason why so many people died was that we did not fully grasp the mechanics of the Great Heavenly Compass. By the time we got a grasp of it, the Door to the 33 Skies had vanished." Yue Yingsha explained with a voice transmission.

The Great Heavenly Compass was one of the most important treasures of the Azure Wood Manor. If not for the Door to the 33 Skies having vanished for hundreds of millions of years, making the Great Heavenly Compass lose its original value, it would definitely have been snatched away by the sect traitors. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

With the Great Heavenly Compass leading the way, there was a great deal of security, allowing the Azure Wood Manor separatists proceeded confidently. There were a few young people amongst them who were filled with anticipation regarding the legends spoken of that were at the end of the 33 Skies where the forbidden zone was.

"That bunch of outsiders is still tailing us!" A young man said disgruntledly. They were leading the way in front, making it easier for the people behind, so he was obviously unhappy about it.

"Let them follow. Even if it's the same path, there are all sorts of changes. They might still perish in the most horrible way possible," said Granny Yin. Her voice was hoarse and jarring to the ears. As she spoke, her eyelids twitched and she came to a sudden stop.

The path in front of them had vanished. A scarlet cliff appeared and the sand looked like they had been dyed red by blood. Rocks were half-buried in sand and their surfaces looked greatly weathered.

Other than the red sand and the rocks, there was nothing, nor was there even a hint of life. It gave people a baffling chill.

"Blood Desert. How could it be..." Granny Yin muttered to herself. Yue Yingsha was also alarmed.

"What's the problem?" asked Yi Yun.

"The Blood Desert is a zone that should only appear close to the forbidden zone, so it's unexpected that we encountered it here. If we enter the Blood Desert, we will suffer terrible losses. The sect records mention of the Blood Desert being extremely dangerous. It is said that it was an ancient battleground from hundreds of millions of years ago. The sand had been dyed red by the blood of primordial creatures, but for some unknown reason, no carcasses were left behind. They had all vanished."

Yue Yingsha was well read when it came to the canon, so she knew of the horrors of the Blood Desert.

"What's there to be afraid of?" A purple-dressed youth said nonchalantly. "Don't we have the Great Heavenly Compass? The Azure Wood Manor had many people die in the beginning because it lacked the Great Heavenly Compass. Now with the Great Heavenly Compass leading the way, there won't be any dangers."

"Hmph! Naive!" Granny Yin stared at the young man. "The Great Heavenly Compass is indeed insightful, but despite the years, our Azure Wood Manor failed to fully understand it. What I learned is also highly limited. If it can be properly used, we can indeed enter and exit the Blood Desert safely, but how can it be that simple!?"

"Your failure to accomplish that does not mean we can't. My master is proficient in array techniques and proficient at Daoist arts. If you lack the confidence, let my master do it!" said the purple-dressed youth proudly. A purple-dressed elder was pushed into the limelight.

The elder's head was strangely large, making his entire body appear disproportionate. He said nonchalantly, "It is hopeless for my cultivation to make any breakthroughs, so I do have some accomplishments in the Dao of array techniques. If Granny Yin finds herself lacking, she can let old me try."

"Spare me. Following you will only lead us into our graves!" Granny Yin said derisively. The elder was very displeased when he heard her words. "Hmph! Then I'll like to see you lead the way."

The big-headed elder returned tit for tat. Even though the Azure Wood Manor separatists and the orthodox Azure Wood Manor were cooperating, it was impossible for them to be in absolute harmony.

As the group of people ventured deep into the Blood Desert, Granny Yin remained extremely cautious. She stopped almost every ten steps and used the Great Heavenly Compass to foresee any portents and correct their direction. However, such progress was too slow.

"Is there a need? If this continues on, it'll take more than days for us to leave the Blood Desert!" The purple-dressed youth who spoke from before lost his patience.

"Shut up. Young lad, curb your arrogance. The dangers that lie await in the Door to the 33 Skies far exceed your imagination. If you are displeased with anything, you can leave at any time!" Granny Yin said angrily.

The purple-dressed youth scoffed and looked towards Rooster and said, "Senior Brother Seven Plume, this granny is stopping every ten steps. When will we ever exit this vast Blood Desert? The longer we stay in the Blood Desert, the easier it is for us to encounter danger."

"I had objected to cooperate with the orthodox sect, from the beginning. Look at what's left in the orthodox sect. An old granny who is becoming meeker as she grows older, a young lass that is hardly dry behind the ears. Furthermore, we need to bring an outsider of unknown origin along." As the purple-dressed youth spoke, he gave Yi Yun a disdainful glance.

Yi Yun smiled. Turning towards Yue Yingsha, he said, "Hey don't you think some retard is sick? There is no end to the nonsense he is spouting. If he had the guts, he can rush forward if he wants. It's not like anyone is stopping him!"

Yi Yun mocked unsparingly. The Blood Desert was odd. He could not wish for anything more than someone foolish enough to be a pathfinder.

"Who do you think you are to speak to me like that!? Senior Brother Seven Plume!" The purple-dressed youth looked at the rooster-like youth once again.

Seven Plume stroked his chin, but he did not express his intentions. The speed they were proceeding at was indeed slow. There was one thing the purple-dressed youth did not say wrong. If they moved too slowly in the Blood Desert, they might end up encountering additional danger because of their overstay.

At that moment, an indiscernible cold wind blew, stirring up the thin layer of red sand on the ground.

Yi Yun's heart thumped for no reason as he looked up. He realized that the sun had unknowingly turned diabolic.

The Azure Wood Great World and the Door to the 33 Skies were dark and gloomy, to begin with. Why did the sun suddenly burn so fiercely?

"Granny!" Yue Yingsha immediately tugged at Granny Yin. Granny Yin's expression changed as she looked at the rocks buried in the sand. What looked like extremely ordinary rocks previously were now like regularly ordered tombstones in Granny Yin's eyes. Not only were they orderly, they exuded strange vibes!

True Martial World - Chapter 1015: Meat Shields

Key of the Nine Lotus?

Yi Yun's mind stirred. From the looks of it, the Door to the 33 Skies held certain secrets and Yue Yingsha seemed to be the key to revealing that secret.

"Ha, Junior Sister Yingsha, aren't you being overly cautious against us with your words? No matter if the Key of the Nine Lotus is merged into your bloodline or not, we will not covet it. You are overthinking things."

The youth with the rooster hairdo said once again. The words he had said sounded too threatening, so from the moment he sensed Yue Yingsha's intense animosity, he softened his tone immediately.

Regardless of the matter, calming Yue Yingsha down was crucial. Just as Yue Yingsha said, the Key of the Nine Lotus was something they could not obtain, even if they killed her.

At that moment, several streams of light bolted over from the distant horizon.

Yi Yun's heart thumped as he immediately turned wary. The people that were flying from a distance were the Immortal Rain Sect disciples who had fallen for Yi Yun's ruse and had faced disaster.

There was only one main path in the Door to the 33 Skies, so the Immortal Rain Sect disciples obviously came in pursuit once they had finally extricated themselves from the demonic worms' assault.

"It's them!" Yue Yingsha stood by Yi Yun's side and was similarly on guard.

The Immortal Rain Sect disciples had escaped from the jaws of death, and from their appearance, one could imagine what sort of disaster they had just experienced.

The leader, Marquis Wu Yun, had a clear wound on his shoulder which nearly exposed his bones. Marquis Wu Yun was a powerful man after all. He had managed to survive even though the demonic worms' eggs had drilled into his body. From the appearance of his wound, it looked like he had steeled his heart and sliced off his flesh.

Marquis Wu Yun was a ruthless person as well. He could not lack any of the qualities of having quick reactions and decisiveness to be able to accomplish such a feat.

As for the rest, there were some who were in a worse shape than Marquis Wu Yun. Furthermore, they previously had twenty people. Now, with only eight people left, there was no doubt that the other twelve had perished.

Upon seeing this unsolicited party, the members of the Azure Wood Manor immediately turned vigilant.

"More outsiders again."

"These darn outsiders are vainly attempting to rob us of our treasures. They should be slaughtered." The youth covered in golden lion fur said hatefully.

While the Azure Wood Manor was becoming wary, the members of the Immortal Rain Sect noticed Yi Yun.

"That little bastard is actually still here. Kill him!"

The members of the Immortal Rain Sect were burning in rage. They yearned to skin Yi Yun alive, but now, with the members of the Azure Wood Manor around, they were unsure of the relationship between Yi Yun and the Azure Wood Manor was.

"Who are you and what relationship do you have with that punk?" asked Marquis Wu Yun. The way he looked at Yi Yun revealed murderous intent.

The rooster-like youth who had plumes growing on his face faltered for a moment before he understood the situation immediately. The group of newcomers was seeking revenge on the punk and it was an outcome which could not be any better.

"We have nothing to do with him. We don't even know him," said Rooster in a gloating manner. He was secretly rejoicing. The punk's impending death could not be any better.

"Then, please make way." Marquis Wu Yun said as he touched his interspatial ring with killing intent simmering.

The disciples of the Azure Wood Manor were naturally delighted to make way, but...when they made way, they realized that Yue Yingsha did not move.

"Successor! What are you doing!?"

Granny Yin's face twitched slightly. She knew Yue Yingsha's personality very well. Yue Yingsha had already taken out her weapon that was in the form of silk ribbons in preparation to battle these group of outsiders. How could she condone it?

"Granny, this person has saved my life twice. Now that he is in a perilous state, I will not sit idle."

"He...saved your life twice?" Granny Yin looked suspiciously at Yi Yun. No matter how she looked, she found Yi Yun's cultivation extremely limited. He was even at a lower realm than Yue Yingsha, yet he had managed to save her life twice? Could this be something Yue Yingsha deliberately said in order to save Yi Yun?

But from the way Yue Yingsha looked like she had already made up her mind, what else could she do?

"Wait a moment. I'll be protecting this kid!"

Granny Yin's figure blurred as she appeared in front of Yue Yingsha.

"Oh?" Marquis Wu Yun was already prepared to attack, but against Granny Yin, he did not dare act rashly while in his injured state. He could sense that the old woman was not to be trifled with.

"What does this mean?" asked Marquis Wu Yun coldly.

"It means nothing. I have changed my mind and I plan on protecting this young man. It's best you leave this area so as to prevent the unnecessary spilling of blood."

Granny Yin's voice was redoubtable and it was not to be questioned. Other than Granny Yin, there were also the other Azure Wood Manor disciples. This made the Immortal Rain Sect disciples turn apprehensive.

The Immortal Rain Sect disciples were helpless. Against such a large group of people, they would definitely suffer if push came to shove.

Both sides immediately entered a stalemate. On the Azure Wood Manor's side, Rooster was somewhat dumbfounded. He was planning on enjoying the show, but Granny Yin had suddenly announced her intentions of protecting Yi Yun. Now, with the show canceled, they had ended up saving a person he hated, to begin with. How could he not feel aggrieved?

"Let's go," said Granny Yin.

Rooster immediately turned flustered, "Granny, why did you save that punk? Also...are you planning on bringing him along?"

"What else can I do? He has saved Yingsha twice. My Azure Wood Manor is not one that shows ingratitude towards favors."

"Saving her twice? How is it possible with that bit of cultivation?" Rooster found it incredulous. Yi Yun's cultivation level was not even at the Dao Manifestation realm. Disciples amongst the Azure Wood Manor separatists at that cultivation level would have been left back home. How could he even have a chance to appear in the Azure Wood Great World? "It's probably a lie Junior Sister Yingsha made in order to force our aid!"

Upon hearing Rooster's words, Granny Yin frowned and said, "You are overstepping your boundaries with your words. We previously agreed that everything will be decided by me on this trip into the Door to the 33 Skies. If you do not wish to abide by it, you are free to leave!"

Granny Yin's voice remained redoubtable. Although she had chosen to cooperate with the Azure Wood Manor separatists because she was out of options, it did not mean she leaned towards the Azure Wood Manor separatists. In fact, she did not bear any good will towards these people that had betrayed the Azure Wood Manor.

However, be it this entry into the Door to the 33 Skies, or the hopes of revitalizing the Azure Wood Manor, neither of them was likely to succeed without those people.

Rooster felt disgruntled, but he endured it. He gave Yi Yun a hateful glance and said in a queer voice, "You sure are lucky with Junior Sister Yingsha protecting you. I wonder how you managed to deceive her for you to be her toy boy."

Rooster did not even say it with a Yuan Qi voice transmission. When he said that, many of the Azure Wood Manor separatists laughed.

Yue Yingsha remained silent. She was worried that Yi Yun would be enraged from the denouncement. She tugged at Yi Yun's wrists and whispered, "Let's go."

"It's fine." Yi Yun laughed. He did not mind it at all. "Didn't you previously mention that it's much riskier if it's only the two of us? Having more people would make it safer."

As Yi Yun said that, a strange glint flashed in his eyes. These people had mocked him, but didn't he also treat them as meat shields? The Door to the 33 Skies was fraught with dangers. With more people, it meant more bait! Just like the demonic worm eggs from before, without those Immortal Rain Sect disciples acting as bait, Yi Yun would barely have a chance to survive such a peril.

True Martial World - Chapter 1014: Key of the Nine Lotus

"Granny, these people..."

Yue Yingsha originally did not have a strong aversion towards the people who betrayed the Azure Wood Manor. After all, people had their ambitions and goals and there was no cause for blame if they chose to leave when the Azure Wood Great World was facing destruction.

However, their departure did not mean much. What mattered was that when the Azure Wood Manor splintered, blood had been spilled during the civil war. There was only one reason — the vying for valuable treasures.

Although the Azure Wood Manor had declined, as a top-ranked sect, it had many treasures that had been passed down through the generations. These treasures were tremendously helpful to warriors with low cultivation levels, and because of them, the Azure Wood Manor disciples began infighting. It eventually led to bloody massacres, adding one disaster after another to the Azure Wood Manor, which was already facing collapse.

Finally, the group that left the Azure Wood Manor emerged victorious. After the cessation of the war, both sides came to an agreement. The departing group left with more than 80% of the treasures, and what was left to the Azure Wood Great World disciples were the ancient ruins, the divine tree, and a large number of heritage and canon books.

Although the ancient ruins and divine tree were the most precious items of the Azure Wood Manor, the succeeding generations of the Azure Wood Manor, including Yue Yingsha, were unable to manifest their powers to their full extent.

Due to a large number of Azure Wood Manor disciples dying during the civil war, the loss of treasures and resources accelerated the Azure Wood Manor's decline. In the following years, many Azure Wood Manor disciples would die due to the dangers that the Azure Wood Great World was filled with before they managed to mature to their full potential. The number of Azure Wood Great World disciples dwindled and now, it was at its nadir.

In view of such a history, Yue Yingsha and Granny Yin were not fond of the Azure Wood Manor traitors in any way. However, Yue Yingsha never expected that Granny Yin would be part of the group of people. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

"Granny, why did you bring these people to the Door to the 33 Skies?" asked Yue Yingsha.

"The Door to the 33 Skies belongs to the Azure Wood Manor. We are the descendants of the Azure Wood Manor, so why can't we be here?"

Behind Granny Yin was a burly man with golden hair covering his face. The man carried a battle hammer, and the hair on his body resembled a feral beast's fur. It clearly had to do with his Fey race bloodline, but it made him look like a golden-maned lion.

Yue Yingsha said coldly, "To think you have the nerve to claim that you are part of the Azure Wood Manor. Back then, if not for all of you, the Azure Wood Manor would not have declined so quickly. In order to rob the sect of its treasures, countless sect disciples were slaughtered as a result. Granny Yin!"

Yue Yingsha looked at Granny Yin. She found it hard to comprehend the reason why Granny Yin, who similarly hated the traitors, would join those people.

Granny Yin sighed and said, "Yingsha, the Seven Royalty Skirmish that marked the betrayal of the Azure Wood Manor happened several million years ago. Most of them have already passed away. The people in front of you aren't the ones who originally betrayed the Azure Wood Manor. They are only their descendants..."

"I hate those traitors, but at the very least, their descendants are still wearing the outfits of the Azure Wood Manor from the past. They are part of our Azure Wood Manor."

"Even though they can be faulted for all sorts of mistakes and they were not right in any way, they are still one of us. Now that the Azure Wood Great World is collapsing and the Door to the 33 Skies has opened, the final ruins and heritage of the Azure Wood Manor can no longer be conserved. The Azure Wood Great World has been invaded by outsiders, and it's unable to put up any resistance. Compared to giving everything to the intruders, we might as well let the descendants of our Azure Wood Manor from back then inherit it. They have already sworn an oath and they are willing to revitalize our Azure Wood Manor."

"I hold no hopes of the Azure Wood Manor being restored to its prime, but I'll be contented as long as it continues on."

The vicissitudes of life could be experienced from Granny Yin's voice. It made Yue Yingsha's heart wince but immediately, her expression turned cold when she noticed the nefarious intentions displayed on the faces of the group of people standing behind Granny Yin.

"Granny, these people are up to no good. So what if they have sworn an oath? Isn't it all for themselves? How can it be for the Azure Wood Manor? Their ancestors had once betrayed the Azure Wood Manor, so how much sense of belonging would they have towards the Azure Wood Manor?"

"Yue Yingsha, what do you mean by that? Do not think that you can casually slander us because you are the orthodox Azure Wood Manor's successor. Our ancestors were constantly thinking of the Azure Wood Manor even after they left. If not, our sect's outfits would not be identical to the outfits of the Azure Wood Manor from the past."

Another young man stood forward. He was fair-skinned and handsome, but his temperament was odd with an exaggerated hairdo. In addition to a few rainbow feathers behind his ears that were a symbol of his Fey race bloodline, it made him look more like a rooster.

"You must be a descendant of the Seven Plume King, right? Back then, the Seven Plume King was the most cunning and greedy one of them all!" Yue Yingsha coldly snorted. "I know where you want to go, but I will not bring you there. Without me, none of you can enter it either."

"Oh?" Upon hearing Yue Yingsha's words, the rooster-like youth turned furious. However, regarding his ancestor, he was a loss on how to retort. He could only grit his teeth and say, "You aren't bringing me there, but you are planning on bringing an intruder there? Who are you? As an intruder, why are you following my Azure Wood Manor's Successor? What sort of scheme are you up to!?"

The second half of Rooster's sentence was directed at Yi Yun. He suddenly felt great animosity towards Yi Yun. For Yi Yun to be alone with Yue Yingsha, there relationship did not appear to be simple. And Yue Yingsha herself was crucial for their expedition to the Door to the 33 Skies!

Under such circumstances, the first thought on Rooster's mind was to eliminate Yi Yun.

How could an intruder infiltrate their Azure Wood Manor?

At that moment, Granny Yin said, "Young lad, I do not know how you gained the Successor's trust, but regardless of anything, this matter is not one that you should meddle in. Please leave."

Granny Yin tried her best to speak politely. As she spoke, she had silently stood in front of Yue Yingsha, separating Yue Yingsha from Yi Yun.

From Granny Yin's point of view, Yue Yingsha was young and naive. It was highly likely for her to be fooled by others because it was hard to determine the true thoughts of warriors in a martial world. Furthermore, Yi Yun was also an intruder. She had an innate sense of mistrust towards him.

The exchange between the members of the Azure Wood Manor made Yi Yun frown. These people truly thought highly of themselves.

At that moment, Yue Yingsha took a step towards Yi Yun. To her, she was choosing between descendants of people who had betrayed the Azure Wood Manor and Yi Yun who had saved her life twice. It was obvious where her leanings were.

Yue Yingsha said, "All of you are mistaken on one point. It isn't true that he wants to follow me, but it was suggested by me for him and me to enter the deepest regions of the Door to the 33 Skies. I am acutely aware why you want to squeeze him out of this, but unfortunately, I will not abide by your wishes. The Key of the Nine Lotus is already part of me. No one can take it away if I am unwilling to do so."

True Martial World - Chapter 1013: Traitors

White Bone Ridge was where the demonic insects slumbered. As parasites, they continuously bred, reducing their hosts to withered bones. The withered bones decayed into bone ash after tremendous periods of time, eventually forming White Bone Ridge.

The history behind the formation of White Bone Ridge was bone-chilling on second thoughts.

"The reason why I could see the eggs is because I have different eyes to others." Yi Yun gave a vague explanation. Yue Yingsha understood what he meant. Back at the entrance to the Door to the 33 Skies, Yi Yun had managed to see through the illusion of the black river's treasures. He knew that they did not exist.

Having such a mutated eye was extremely advantageous when exploring dangerous realms.

Yi Yun and Yue Yingsha flew for dozens of kilometers in one fell swoop before they saw the end of White Bone Ridge.

After the bone ash, there was an endless rocky cliff.

This solemn and desolate land looked devoid of life. All that existed was barren mountains and boulders that littered the ground in the distance.

Upon seeing this scene, Yue Yingsha drew a gasp.

The Door to the 33 Skies, which was fraught with dangers, gave her a repressive feeling.

It was unknown how many corpses were needed to form the White Bone Ridge that they had experienced a short while ago. This meant that the Door to the 33 Skies was much more prosperous in the distant past than it was now. There might even be powerful Ancient Fey or desolate beasts that existed here.

Upon thinking about that mysterious woman who planted the divine tree, Yue Yingsha would not find it surprising if she was told that the Door to the 33 Skies had True Dragons and Phoenixes in it.

Compared to the Azure Wood Great World, the Door to the 33 Skies had undoubtedly existed for an even longer span of time. The time scale was so immense that it was impossible for people to fathom it.

It was hard to imagine what sort of scene the Door to the 33 Skies was like when it was first established.

"Yi Yun, in the records of my Azure Wood Manor, the world beyond the Door to the 33 Skies might seem vast, but there is only one path. Anyone who enters the Door to the 33 Skies will likely have to follow that path. In the future, we might encounter those people again."

"There's only one path?" Yi Yun was stunned. But on further thought, it was expected. If the Door to the 33 Skies was established by an ancient mighty figure and if it were a passage that led to another world, then it was reasonable for it to only have one path. "But… what about You Feihua? We have yet to catch up to him despite traveling for such a great distance."

"I have no idea… It might be a single path, but the world beyond the Door to the 33 Skies is extremely strange. People would be treading thinly on the line that borders life and death. Your foe's outcome is still uncertain, so it's not strange if we didn't encounter him."

"What's the area beyond White Bone Ridge? What sorts of dangers await us?" Yi Yun asked again. In the Door to the 33 Skies, the knowledge of Yue Yingsha, who had read the Azure Wood Manor's canon, would be extremely useful in their exploration of the area.

However, Yue Yingsha shook her head and said, "I'm not sure either. Although there's only one path, the path can undergo a multitude of changes. I'm unable to predict them. The next place that we encounter might be a land of death not recorded in canon. Yi Yun, what I want to say is that it is extremely dangerous if it's only the two of us traveling in the Door to the 33 Skies. If there are more people, we might not be targeted once danger strikes. There will be a greater chance of survival, but with just the two of us, it's nearly impossible for us to escape.”

Upon hearing Yue Yingsha's words, Yi Yun nodded. Indeed, they did not have anyone to shield them if needed. If they were to fall into a land of death, the chances of survival were slim.

"Let's continue to proceed forward first. By the way, why did you come into the Door to the 33 Skies?" Yi Yun suddenly asked. Yue Yingsha had been his companion in misfortune during the Apocalyptic Fumes mostly out of circumstance. However, Yue Yingsha had chosen to enter the Door to the 33 Skies after its sudden appearance with him. She probably had something that she wanted to obtain.

Yue Yingsha bit her lips and did not answer him directly. Instead, she vaguely said, "I do have something that I'm looking for. However, it is unlikely for me to find it. You saved me previously, so I'll now tell you that in the core region of the Door to the 33 Skies, not only is there nebulous Primordial Chaos, there might even be heritage left behind by a senior regarding the Primordial Chaos. There should be something that you need in there."

"Heritage regarding the Primordial Chaos!?"

Yi Yun's heart stirred. This was a timely opportunity for him!

On careful thought, if the Door to the 33 Skies was really established by a figure at the peak of existence such that it led to another world, then the person was probably so immensely powerful that one could not even look up to them. That person was able to puncture the universe, so it was understandable if the person knew Chaos laws.

"Let's go. Regardless of the situation, we cannot be caught by Marquis Wu Yun and company. They might have already extricated themselves from the eggs."

When the eggs were mentioned, Yi Yun had some thoughts regarding them. In the decaying world like the Azure Wood Great World, there were many things that were related to the Destruction and Withering laws that Yi Yun cultivated in. If he had managed to obtain those eggs, the effects might be astonishing if he could nourish them with Destruction laws.

Unfortunately, it was impossible for him to head back.

As Yi Yun spoke, he suddenly saw a spark flash in front of Yue Yingsha. It exploded like fireworks.

Yi Yun came to a halt. He guessed that the spark was some mystic technique used to communicate internally within her sect.

"My granny is looking for me." Yue Yingsha looked in a particular direction. She produced a few hand seals and similarly, a spark flashed, sending out her intentions.

"Granny?"

"Yeah... She's Granny Yin who took care of me after Master passed away. She is actually half my master. It appears as though Granny Yin has entered the Door to the 33 Skies as well."

As Yue Yingsha spoke, she sounded somewhat worried. In the Door to the 33 Skies, having a higher cultivation level did not necessarily mean that one was safer. There was still a high possibility of one perishing.

Yue Yingsha was worried that Granny Yin would encounter danger in the Door to the 33 Skies. After all, Granny Yin was the only loved one to Yue Yingsha other than Chu He.

After acknowledging each other's location through the voice transmission mystic technique, Granny Yin, who Yue Yingsha mentioned, quickly rushed over to where Yue Yingsha was.

She was a hunched and wrinkled old woman. Her combed silvery-white hair was barely wrapped into a bun with a hairpin. The bun looked like it could burst and fall apart at any moment. Her face was covered with wrinkles and she looked like she was exceedingly close to her death.

What made Yi Yun slightly wary was that Granny Yin did not come alone. There were more than twenty people behind her and they were of all ages. They were dressed similarly, and the outfits even resembled Granny Yin’s and Yue Yingsha's. The group of people had different cultivation levels, and a few of them made Yi Yun feel a slight unease.

Yi Yun noticed that Yue Yingsha's face immediately turned ugly after seeing those people.

"Granny, the people you brought… " Yue Yingsha could sense a similar aura from the group of people that came. In addition to Granny Yin's attitude towards the people and their dressing, Yue Yingsha had already guessed their identity.

When the Azure Wood Manor began to wane, a group of people betrayed the Azure Wood Manor and left with treasures and inheritances of the sect to expand outside the Azure Wood Great World. Although they eventually failed, it wasn't surprising that they had descendants.

These people in front of her were the traitors that had splintered off from the Azure Wood Manor. Why did Granny bring them here?

True Martial World - Chapter 1012: The Might of the Sword Qi

"Marquis Wu Yun, was it? Do you really think that you are the overlord of this abyss? Do you think you can rule over my fate?"

As he spoke, Yi Yun slowly flew up. With a warning voice transmission, Yue Yingsha had also begun flying. However, she was completely unaware of what Yi Yun was up to.

"Little bastard, how dare you posture when death is already knocking on your door. Obediently kowtow to me a hundred times and then smack your face senseless. Offer the treasure to my Lord, and I might let you keep your corpse whole, while you have a quick and painless death!" Shi Fei cursed. He intended to provoke Yi Yun in the hopes of seeing Yi Yun attack out of anger before being killed by a group of mighty warriors. Just thinking of the outcome gave him pleasure.

"You? You are just a buffoon in my eyes. You don't look like you can live for more than a few more seconds. It's best that you cut the crap, savor the last few breaths that you have and enjoy the rest of your remaining life."

When Yi Yun said that, he had rapidly distanced himself from the ground. His prediction of Shi Fei's death stemmed from the fact that the first rainbow-colored point of light that was about to emerge was drilling towards Shi Fei.

The points of light were an unknown entity that had been slumbering for millions of years. Yi Yun had suspected that the formation of White Bone Ridge was a result of these points of light.

"Fuck!" Shi Fei was enraged by Yi Yun's constant arrogance despite being at death's door. "Lord, please kill that little bastard. He's trying to escape!"

At that moment, Yi Yun and Yue Yingsha were already a hundred feet above the ground. Shi Fei was afraid that they would escape.

However, Marquis Wu Yun crossed his arms and watched Yi Yun's performance with a belittling gaze. He did not care about the mere hundred feet. To warriors at his level, a hundred feet was no different from inches in front of them. He could maim Yi Yun with a simple thought.

"You still can't hold your tongue despite being at the ends of the precipice? Are those your last words? How disappointing. It looks like Felicitous Rain Lord is only this and nothing more. The personal disciple that he took in is nothing more than a retard."

Just as Marquis Wu Yun finished his words, Shi Fei suddenly felt his leg go limp. He felt an itching pain in his sole, as though he had been bitten by a tiny flying insect.

Shi Fei subconsciously looked down as the itching pain became more apparent. He smacked his foot with his hand, but the scene that followed made Shi Fei's soul nearly leap out of his body.

When he smacked his sole, a large piece of bloody flesh fell off. His blood had turned black as though the flesh on his foot had been rotting for centuries. The flesh simply disintegrated in large swaths!

"Ah!" Shi Fei yelled in horror!

"My foot! My foot!"

Shi Fei was horrified. His face turned as pale as vellum while he watched his flesh peel off. Soon, his bone could be seen and his foot was about to drop off.

The decaying surface was rapidly expanding as it spread towards Shi Fei's thighs.

At that moment, the others who were beside Shi Fei began panicking. Even the composed Marquis Wu Yun had a change in expression. He quickly opened up a distance from Shi Fei as he conjured an energy barrier!

"What is that!?"

Marquis Wu Yun was a powerful person after all. Even though Yi Yun found it hard to detect the dots of light, unless he resorted to using the energy vision, Marquis Wu Yun had already discovered it.

"Cha! Cha! Cha!"

Sword beams flew out of Marquis Wu Yun's body, repelling the points of light.

And at that moment, Yi Yun had managed to discern what the points of light were. They were not points of light but insect eggs!

The slumbering eggs emerged out of the ground and one of them had come into contact with Shi Fei's sole. These eggs would drill into the flesh that it encountered, rapidly absorbing all of the vitality in the warrior's flesh, decaying the flesh and blood so as to rapidly enter gestation.

The egg in Shi Fei's body had already gestated into a larva that was about as thick as a finger!

"Let's go!"

As Yi Yun urged, he pulled Yue Yingsha's arm and fell back in retreat!

He had deliberately said those arrogant words and flew to a height at over a hundred feet while maintaining his countenance. Although a hundred feet was indeed nothing to experts, to the eggs lurking beneath the ground, it was enough to make them prioritize their attacks on the twenty people that remained on the ground.

"You want to leave? Dream on!" Marquis Wu Yun thundered. His figure flashed and he charged at Yi Yun using an unimaginable speed!

With a sword in hand, he slashed out and produced a torrential storm!

Against a Marquis of the Immortal Rain Sect, Yi Yun did not bear any hopes of withstanding his strike. He stirred his dantian with his Yuan Qi.

"Whew!"

An azure sword Qi flew out of Yi Yun's body!

At the moment, that the sword Qi appeared, it formed a gigantic sword in the sky. The sword seemed to sever the heaven and earth, as though it was the only existence in the world!

"This is!?"

Marquis Wu Yun was alarmed. It was absolutely impossible that it was a sword Qi that Yi Yun had produced himself. From the laws contained within the sword Qi, it was part of what the Immortal Rain Sect trained in, but it was also a hundred times better than his attainments.

Damn it!

Marquis Wu Yun retreated rapidly!

"Ka-cha!"

The sword beam that Marquis Wu Yun produced was torn to bits. The forces were on a completely different level!

The sword Qi headed straight for Marquis Wu Yun's glabella, and at the same time, six or seven rainbow-colored eggs shot straight at Marquis Wu Yun's back!

It was apparent that the eggs had a certain degree of intelligence. They determined that Marquis Wu Yun was at his weakest, so if they were able to devour a warrior at his level, they would be able to gestate and mature at a greater rate.

"Damn it!"

Marquis Wu Yun bit his tongue and spat out a mouthful of blood essence. He immediately ignited a talisman in his hand!

In his expedition to the Azure Wood Great World, Marquis Wu Yun had his trump cards as well. The talisman rapidly burned and formed a powerful barrier around him. It barely managed to withstand Felicitous Rain Lord's remnant sword Qi, and at the same time, it repelled the eggs behind him. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

"Boom!"

The sword Qi exploded. But due to the powerful blast, blood seeped out of the corners of Marquis Wu Yun's mouth.

And at that moment, Yi Yun, with Yue Yingsha in hand, had used the repulsive forces of the explosion to aid his movement technique, accelerating him to his maximum velocity!

Just Felicitous Rain Lord's sword Qi was not enough to extricate Yi Yun from the situation. But in conjunction with the unknown eggs, the twenty people were too embroiled in chaos to be able to pursue Yi Yun.

After Shi Fei, an egg entered Shi Ping's body as well.

The egg had drilled directly into his chest. Large parts of his torso disintegrated, revealing his sternum.

His heart was putrefied, revealing a bloody cavity. As large amounts of blood spewed out, Shi Ping's face was filled with despair and horror. He grasped his chest, but he no longer had control of his body. Slowly, he fell to the ground.

In just a few seconds, he had passed away.

And at that moment, Shi Fei, who had an egg enter his body first, was still barely alive merely because it started from his foot. He looked furiously and indignantly at Yi Yun's back that was disappearing into the horizon. His fury overwhelmed him like it would explode his organs.

Shi Fei let out one last cry of hatred.

Blood vessels filled Shi Fei's eyes as though they were cracking. Only then did he realize why Yi Yun had floated mid-air and made the declaration that he only had a few seconds of his life left. Yi Yun had probably anticipated all of this.

Why? Why was Yi Yun able to know of the sudden appearance of the terrifying demonic worms?

Shi Fei felt more and more worms boring through his flesh and blood. His body was riddled with holes and the feelings of despair and the excruciating pain of his death was enough to send him into a depraved madness.

Finally, Shi Ping and Shi Fei had their flesh and blood disintegrate completely. All that was left was a pile of white bones.

The remains of warriors would usually have a luster resembling jade due to the prolonged energy tempering. However, after being drained by the demonic worms, even the luster was gone. When the energy blasts in the sky surged over, their bodies crumbled to dust with an audible crack! They mixed in with the thick bone ash on the surface of the ground.

None of this had anything to do with Yi Yun anymore. He had flown about fifty kilometers, but what shocked him was that all he saw was still that layer of bone ash despite traveling such a great distance.

It was hard to imagine how many corpses were needed to accumulate the mass that made White Bone Ridge what it was!

"Yi Yun, you… could see those eggs?" Yue Yingsha asked Yi Yun in shock. Although she knew about White Bone Ridge in the records of her sect, she did not know how it was formed. She only knew about it today.

True Martial World - Chapter 1011: Deadly Situation

"Oh? I never expected you to possess such tremendous wealth!"

Marquis Wu Yun sized Yi Yun up. In the Immortal Rain Sect, he was no longer considered part of the younger generation. Once Immortal Rain Sect disciples from the younger generation matured and became powerful enough, they were conferred with various noble titles. A title like ’Marquis’ was one of the highest ranks; thus, his powerful strength was evident.

However, even though Marquis Wu Yun had a promising future, he only had a top Supremacy-level item when it came to treasures. It was a treasure that was exceedingly close to the Divine Lord level, so he was naturally tempted when he heard about Yi Yun's wealth.

The others had similar intentions as well. Their wealth was incomparable to Marquis Wu Yun's. Everyone who came to the Azure Wood Great World came in search for opportunities. But from the present situation, it appeared as though the Azure Wood Great World was not a land littered with treasures as they imagined. During their search, not only did they fail to obtain anything, they had also faced all sorts of danger. The Apocalyptic Fumes had left them with a lingering fear. They had been lucky to be situated in the periphery of the Apocalyptic Fumes, otherwise, they would have been reduced to ash.

"With a mere half-step Dao Manifestation realm cultivation level, that Yi Yun is no different to an ant. Yet, he has such valuable treasures. What a fool!"

Many people leered at Yi Yun with all sorts of thoughts.

From their point of view, Yi Yun was like a savory piece of meat. They did not think much of Yi Yun's resistance, but there were two things that were a little trickier. Firstly, Yi Yun's master was Felicitous Rain Lord, who made them apprehensive. The other reason was the problem of splitting the treasure amongst twenty people after killing him.

"Marquis Wu Yun, if you were to do anything to Yi Yun, I, White Brows will not say a thing. I can swear on the heavens that it will not be leaked. Felicitous Rain Lord will not learn of this either," said an old man whose white brows reached his ears. He blinked his eyes with a teasing look in them. He exuded a strange aura and he was the only elderly person amongst the twenty people.

Yue Yingsha's heart sank when she saw the old man. Her intuition told her that the old man was not an enemy to be trifled with.

Warriors had the greatest potential when in their youth. Some would even cultivate all the way to the level of a Supremacy in one fell swoop. However, once their potential was expended, their cultivation level would hardly progress, even with a lifespan that spanned millions of years.

But such people would dedicate time and effort to raise their combat strength through other means when they knew that they had no future in further cultivation. For example, they would employ things like puppets, poison or formation arrays. The old man wasn't striking, but the strange aura that he exuded made Yue Yingsha have some reserved fears.

They were not his match!

"Yi Yun!" Yue Yingsha transmitted her voice to Yi Yun. Her voice was somewhat anxious. Although she was unafraid of death, she was the successor of the Azure Wood Manor. She shouldered the mission of making the Azure Wood Manor prosper again. Even though she was likely destined to never accomplish it, she did not wish to die in the place that they were in.

Yi Yun did not reply because he was fully concentrated on something else. His thoughts were interfaced with the three sword Qi in his dantian that Felicitous Rain Lord had given him. His energy vision was scanning his surroundings. He knew that even if he released the three sword Qi simultaneously, it was impossible for him to defeat the enemies in front of him. Yi Yun only planned on using the three sword Qi in a bid to carve a route of escape from his dire situation.

However, just as Yi Yun was searching for an opportunity to flee, he suddenly saw unusual points of light in the Purple Crystal's energy vision.

The points of light were buried beneath the soil. They were sparkling like stars, suffusing rainbow colors on the surface. They looked like unusually beautiful gems buried underground.

If not for him using his energy vision, Yi Yun would not have discovered their existence. What were they!?

Yi Yun was baffled. The rainbow points of light effused a chilly aura.

When he penetrated the ground with his mental perception in an attempt to probe the points of light, Yi Yun felt his soul sea hurt. The rainbow points of light rumbled, as though they had awoken from a deep and long slumber.

"Yue Yingsha, do you know what's in 'White Bone Ridge'?" Yi Yun inquired quickly with a voice transmission. Yue Yingsha faltered for a moment before replying with a voice transmission, "I'm not sure. The records of White Bone Ridge in the sect only mention a large amount of bone ash."

Although the Azure Wood Manor had records regarding the Door to the 33 Skies, the information was not detailed. There were many regions that were not completely explored.

However, Yue Yingsha's words made Yi Yun generate several guesses.

Bone ash… could it be…

A sudden thought made Yi Yun's heart palpitate.

...

"Old man White Brow. What talk is that? You swear upon the heavens to egg me to kill that punk?"

Marquis Wu Yun laughed. He knew very clearly that White Brow's swearing upon the heavens to keep it a secret meant that Felicitous Rain Lord would not know that he had killed Yi Yun in the immediate future. And as time passed, Felicitous Rain Lord might forget this matter. After all, a half-step Dao Manifestation realm disciple was not necessarily important to a Divine Lord.

"You want to kill him using my hand? The treasure is split amongst us, but the risk of offending Felicitous Rain Lord is borne by me? That's a great plan of yours!" Marquis Wu Yun said sarcastically. Immediately, he looked at Yi Yun and said, "Punk, I do not intend to kill you. Know what's good for yourself and turn over your interspatial ring to me. I'll spare you if you remove the mental imprint and kneel down before Shi Ping and Shi Fei to apologize with a kowtow."

Marquis Wu Yun's words were overbearing, but at that moment, the man in the Daoist outfit walked beside Yi Yun. He said with a smile, "Young man, hand me your interspatial ring and I can guarantee your safety."

"You should give it to me instead." Another person stood forward — the woman with black fingernails.

Be it intentional or not, all of them released their auras. The stifling feeling that they emitted was like there were powerful beasts lurking in their bodies

However, when these auras emanated, the rousing of the dots of light became even more obvious.

"It seems like they have awoken."

Yi Yun was in full concentration as he circulated his mental energy to its limits. He injected it deep underground and constantly stimulated the points of light.

The vibrations of the points of light turned more intense and slowly, green-colored eyes seemed to light up underground.

They are awake! Yi Yun held his breath!

Whew! Whew! Whew! Whew!

Large swaths of rainbow-colored dots of light drilled towards the surface rapidly.

These points of light only used a few seconds to reach the ground beneath the group's feet from a half a kilometer underground.

Yi Yun discovered that other than him having his energy vision, no one present had detected the approaching points of light.

The points of light lurked just inches away like they were gathering strength.

At that moment, Yi Yun suddenly laughed. Despite being surrounded by twenty people, with many of them far exceeding his strength, Yi Yun's laugh had surprised everyone.

"Why are you laughing when death is knocking at your door?"

Marquis Wu Yun frowned. He liked it when his enemies were horrified because of his might, but he did not like such people who he could not control.

Now, Yi Yun was clearly in a dire situation, but the smile on his face did not look like it was faked.