Chapter 205: 138. Acquaintances from youth still hold their swords.
Moyun Palace... A different cultivation method from the Main World...
In Shi Yuyan’s arms, Xu Xing was suddenly swept into the air by Kou Chun’s large sleeves. He showed no fear, instead closing his eyes and pondering the conversation between Wu Yi and Kou Chun during their battle.
The name Moyun Palace was first uttered by Kou Chun. Shi Yuyan and Kou Chun last saw each other at Moyun Palace. Later, when Wu Yi encountered Kou Chun, he remarked, "Kou Chun, so this is all the good fortune you obtained in Moyun Palace."
It’s evident that Moyun Palace must be an important secret location in this world.
This Wu Yi’s technique... It’s somewhat similar to the Blood Shadow I fought before. Could it be that this world is the one I arrived at from the Qingli World via the Teleportation Array? In that case, is it possible that the Heavenly Demon Copper Scroll is also in this world?
Xu Xing frowned.
He had witnessed Kou Chun’s strength just moments ago. If Kou Chun wasn’t concealing his true power, his strength was roughly equal to his own, perhaps even slightly inferior. If his physical body from Reality were here, he could dispatch Kou Chun in under a hundred moves. This was because both Kou Chun and Wu Yi had glaring shortcomings. The former cultivated only the Divine Soul; his physical body was stiff, and inhabiting a Refined Corpse, it was riddled with weaknesses. The latter cultivated only the Physical Body; he appeared formidable, but his speed was far too lacking. Wu Yi couldn’t land a blow on Kou Chun. But his own Withered Wood Flying Sword and Golden Cicada Sword Pill could easily strike Kou Chun.
A world with a deficiency in inheritances, Xu Xing inwardly shook his head. Perhaps these two cultivation paths hold other mysteries that will be revealed later on. But for now, as far as he could tell, neither of their cultivation paths was comparable to the Immortal Path he himself practiced.
As he was contemplating, he suddenly felt the sensation of being suspended in mid-air cease.
Glancing around, he found that he, Shi Yuyan, and Kou Chun had arrived in a valley.
"In Moyun Palace... besides the inheritance left by the ancient War God, I discovered an inheritance left by another individual. That person was born 1,300 years ago, shattered the void, and departed this world..." Kou Chun retracted his sleeves, clasped his hands behind his back, and facing away from Shi Yuyan, slowly recounted the past. "Demon Emperor You Taigu was a peerless talent who created a supreme technique named the Sky Element Forget Dust Heavenly Skill."
After saying this, he paused for a moment, then added with a faint smile, "Back then, the jade pendant I left for you, Miss Shi, was a promise to help you once. Now that this promise has been fulfilled, you may take your son and leave."
"Leave?"
Shi Yuyan’s delicate body trembled.
Once they left Kou Chun’s protection, she and her son would be in a worse situation than if they remained in the Shooting Sun Marquis Mansion. At least in the Marquis Mansion, the only one openly targeting them was the Shooting Sun Marchioness.
Outside, her enemies were innumerable.
"Did you imagine... that I, Kou Chun, would serve you indefinitely without seeking any benefit?"
Kou Chun sneered.
It was true that he had admired Shi Yuyan in the past.
But Shi Yuyan had chosen Wu Yi, abandoning him.
The bond between them had been severed long ago!
Now that Shooting Sun Marquis Wuyi had let Shi Yuyan down, she had come seeking him again...
Was he, Kou Chun, truly such a contemptible person?
"The Sky Element Forget Dust Heavenly Skill..."
"This concubine can cultivate this Skill."
Shi Yuyan knew that Kou Chun’s earlier mention of Demon Emperor You Taigu was not mere idle talk. Rather, cultivating this Skill was Kou Chun’s condition for protecting her and her son. Being an intelligent woman, she understood this after a moment’s thought.
"However, after I cultivate this Skill," Shi Yuyan gritted her teeth and stated her condition to Kou Chun, "you must accept my son as your disciple!"
Three months ago, she had already resolved to die. If ’Wu Xing’ hadn’t transferred Evergreen Qi to her, she would have long since embroidered the Rivers and Mountains Map, dying from the exhaustive effort.
As long as ’Wu Xing’ had a good path ahead...
She wouldn’t mind dying.
Besides, Kou Chun’s current demand was merely for her to learn a cultivation method.
"This child’s constitution is extraordinary..."
"Wu Yi misjudged."
Kou Chun turned back, his gaze sweeping over the infant in Shi Yuyan’s arms, a smile on his face. "Taking him as my disciple is something I, Pindao, couldn’t ask for more. From now on, my lifetime’s learning will have someone to whom it can be entrusted."
Those who cultivated the Sky Element Forget Dust Heavenly Skill would gradually lose all their emotions... At that point, Shi Yuyan would no longer be the innocent, romantic girl he once met, but rather Wu Yi’s concubine, deeply infatuated with him. Furthermore, a child only a few months old wouldn’t remember anything. Whether as an heir to his legacy or as a Taoist Soldier Weapon, it was an extremely worthwhile transaction.
As expected... Xu Xing observed this scene, his heart calm. There’s no such thing as a free lunch in this world.
In the later stages of cultivation, regardless of one’s aptitude, the time required for practicing cultivation methods will invariably increase. With his aptitude, even mastering Innate Martial Arts to perfection would take several years. Spending a decade or so on a cultivation method was a small matter. If the Sky Element Forget Dust Heavenly Skill was of a low level, it wouldn’t have too great an impact on Shi Yuyan. Once his strength recovered, all this would be easily resolved. If this Sky Element Forget Dust Heavenly Skill was high-level, that too would be no cause for concern. Cultivating this Skill would take at least ten to twenty years. By then, as long as he didn’t meet an untimely end, he would have the capability to resolve everything and prevent Shi Yuyan from continuing to cultivate this Skill.
「Returning to Reality.」
Xu Xing timed it perfectly, having just completed seven days of secluded cultivation.
His Bloodline World self was still an infant at this time.
When he was with Shi Yuyan, he had dared to secretly practice The Eternal Green Dao Sutra, aiming to recover his strength sooner.