Chapter 286
286 Alarm Sound 2
Chapter 286, Part 286 (Xie Moci, the Alliance Leader, stayed up all night holding a candle)
Fortunately, Li Yuanyuan didn't dwell on the topic and changed the subject.
"Yunxiazi and Su Yaping are waiting outside as you instructed."
"Okay, let them in." Lin Hui nodded.
Now, after such a long period of observation, these two are certain that they can be granted the new seal-making techniques.
You should know that he had only taught them the three ordinary seal techniques before.
Correct the body, correct the mind, correct the virtue.
Thus, their current strength has far surpassed what it was before, and now it is time to bestow the final magic seal upon them.
Lin Hui did not intend to bestow the Qingyuan Dharma Body upon everyone. Only the strongest individuals could fully unleash the power of this Dharma Seal. Even if ordinary disciples obtained it, they would not be able to maintain it for long, and excessive use might lead to their rapid assimilation by the Calamity Energy.
Soon, Li Yuanyuan withdrew, and Su Yaping and Yun Xiazi entered the courtyard one after the other.
Old Su remained the same, calm and composed, always appearing to have everything under control. His life had become quite comfortable since arriving in Black Cloud, and he had gained weight.
Yunxiazi was still dressed in a white dress with gold trim, her black hair reaching her waist, her beautiful eyes sparkling, and her face pure as if she knew nothing of the dangers of the world.
Now she has clearly switched to a female body and is no longer going back to her original form. She's obviously determined to stick by Lin Hui's side.
After the two entered, they each bowed to Lin Hui.
"What are your orders, Dao Master?" Su Yaping asked softly.
"If you want someone to serve you in bed, you can do so anytime, anywhere, as long as the Daoist Master gives the word." Yunxiazi licked her lips, her voice alluring.
Ignoring Yunxia's nonsense, Lin Hui turned around and looked at the two of them.
"With the changing times and frequent wars, the strength of my Qingfeng Sect is now somewhat insufficient. Therefore, after much consideration, I have decided to formally pass on the most dangerous and also the most powerful seal technique of our sect to the two of you."
Upon hearing this, both of them were startled. They both knew the level of Lin Hui's strength. If even he gave such a high evaluation to the hand seal technique, one could imagine how terrifying its power must be.
"Please, Lord Dao, bestow upon us the Dharma!" The two immediately bowed in unison.
"Once this method is passed down, your strength may increase several times or even more in an instant. However, the increased power is not without its price. When activating this method seal..." Lin Hui carefully explained the drawbacks of the Qingyuan Dharma Body.
Both of them paled upon hearing that they might be corrupted by another unknown polluting force, one even greater than Purgatory and extreme cold.
But they did not hesitate and still earnestly requested Lin Hui to impart the Dharma seal.
Lin Hui glanced at a certain direction to the right of the two of them, then nodded and smiled.
"Then, come closer one by one, and hold your breath."
He raised his hand, and a faint blue fluorescent light appeared on the tip of his index finger.
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Song Feishi, dressed in a white dress with a cinched waist, stood motionless outside the courtyard, her brows furrowed, separated by a wall.
For some reason, lately when she came to the Taoist temple to observe Pang Jiu and Lin Hui, she felt that the environment seemed to make her more uncomfortable than before.
Now she can be considered a member of the Qingfeng Sect, just like the disciples of the original blood families, belonging to the outer disciples of the Qingfeng Sect.
Since discovering that Pang Jiu practiced swordsmanship and obtained the True Body Seal, her condition began to recover, and she began to attach greater importance to the special martial arts taught in Qingfeng Dao—the Seal.
Five years of observation and research confirmed her complete certainty that the True Body Seal truly has no side effects.
Zhengde can indeed improve martial arts comprehension. There are no examples of Zhengxin yet, but it can be tested that it has some effect on enhancing mental and spiritual abilities.
She tried to secretly investigate the internal condition of her disciples after obtaining the Dharma Seal, but still found nothing.
During the investigation, she was even more surprised to discover that the amplification of the Dharma Seal was completely independent of the strength of any realm.
This made her even more interested in Lin Hui.
Seeing Su Yaping and Yun Xiazi enter the courtyard, a hint of curiosity flashed through her mind. In the years she had stayed in Qingfeng Dao, she had rarely seen Lin Hui take people out. This time, not only did he bring back a bunch of boxes, but he also brought these two top disciples of Qingfeng Dao together.
It's obvious that something big is about to happen.
Even with their big moves, Yunxiazi and Su Yaping's strength was still too low; they weren't even at the level of the Mistmen. To her, anything below the Mistmen was an ant. Only Lin Hui, who could fight against the Mistmen, was worthy of her attention.
She immediately made up her mind that after the two finished their meeting, she would find an opportunity to investigate and find out what secrets they had met.
She randomly found a spot, pretended to close her eyes and comprehend martial arts, and stood against the wall.
Disciples of the Qingfeng Dao can often be seen here. The perfect version of the Qingfeng Sword requires extremely high comprehension. Lin Hui has also made the subsequent Gale Sword Technique available for exchange and learning, and this martial art requires even higher comprehension. As a result, it is common to see people walking around and suddenly starting to practice swordsmanship or closing their eyes to comprehend the technique.
I thought it might take a long time, but it only took a few minutes.
The courtyard gate slowly opened.
A figure slowly walked out; it was Su Yaping.
He kept his head down, looking somewhat tired, and seemed completely oblivious to whether anyone was around him.
Song Feishi opened her eyes and looked at Su Yaping.
'Nothing has changed. It seems like they're just assigning some slightly important miscellaneous tasks?' she wondered to herself.
She squinted and turned to leave.
'wrong!'
Suddenly she realized what was happening and turned her head quickly to look at Su Yaping.
What's going on?!
'Where is his mental strength? Where is his true energy?' Su Yaping was a Mingji martial artist, and her true energy was extremely powerful, something she had already tested.
As for the testing method, all that's needed is to disguise one's identity and launch a surprise attack to probe.
She was already well aware of Su Yaping's strength; five years ago, when she tested her, Su Yaping was probably at the level of a mid-tier Blood Ancestor. Now, only five years have passed, and for a martial artist with a lifespan of several hundred years, the increase shouldn't be too significant.
But at this moment, what shocked Song Feishi was that no matter how she tried to sense it, even with her strength as an Emperor Blood Mistman, she couldn't detect a single trace of power within the other party's body.
Without thinking, she took a step forward and saw another person walking out of the courtyard—Yunxiazi.
"I think... I feel like someone is watching me?" Yunxiazi's voice, tinged with a hint of allure and lingering excitement, came from inside the door.
She stepped gracefully out of the shadows, her beautiful eyes gleaming with a pale blue fluorescence in the darkness.
“I felt it too, but it’s alright, the Dao Lord is here,” Su Yaping said with a smile.
He gently reached out and lifted a strand of his long hair. Upon closer inspection, one could see a faint hint of blue in the strand.
"Want to have a drink together?" he asked Yunxiazi.
"I'd be happy to oblige," Yunxiazi said with a smile.
Swish!
The two vanished in an instant.
This speed is more than twice as fast as their previous movements!
Caught off guard, Song Feishi's vision blurred, and she failed to keep up with the direction the two had left. Just as she focused her mind and chased after them, intending to find out what was going on...
"Since you're curious, why don't you come in and chat?"
A very familiar male voice suddenly rang out from half a meter behind her.
Song Feishi felt a tingling sensation all over his body, a subtle tremor that hadn't appeared for hundreds of years, shooting straight from his tailbone to the top of his head.
The body's instincts, the evil forces within, are frantically issuing warnings at this moment.
The skin was taut, the muscles were straining. The mind unconsciously and rapidly narrowed the area around the body, solidifying it to form the strongest defense.
She turned her face stiffly, even though her mental perception told her there was nothing behind her.
But in her vision, she could clearly see that Lin Hui was floating quietly behind her, less than a meter away.
His white robe billowed, his long hair flowed freely, and his eyes held a gentle smile. But the hand resting on the hilt of the Ruyi sword at her waist sent a shiver of pleasure through her body and a prickling sensation down her spine.
'A mere mortal who isn't even a Fogman!?' Song Feishi felt a surge of immense humiliation at her own body's reaction.
She forcefully suppressed her instincts and the evil weapon.
When did you find out?
"I just realized that, after all, just as you think, I'm just an ordinary mortal," Lin Hui said with a smile.
Song Fei remained silent.
"Come with me. Five years should have given you a good understanding of everything you need to know." Lin Hui brushed past him and walked towards the courtyard.
At this moment, Song Feishi no longer dared to underestimate his opponent. The fact that he could appear behind him silently was far beyond his previous expectations.
She steadied herself, quickly followed, and they entered the courtyard together.
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Above the Jade Sea, the storm's reach is expanding.
Swish!
A white shadow suddenly appeared in front of the storm, above the sea.
The figure in white, dressed as a scholar, held a folding fan and looked around with a solemn expression.
"Third Sister's presence has completely disappeared."
The fact that she was able to capture Third Sister in such a short time shows that her strength is far beyond what he could contend with alone. Although he is stronger than Third Sister, he doesn't know if he could defeat and take her away within an hour.
puff!
Suddenly, several dark shadows flew out of the sea below.
One of them floated down to the air slightly in front of him and bowed.
"Second City Lord, we have found residual traces of the power left by the Third City Lord's spiritual descent in the sea! The excited behavior of a large number of sea algae and fish is completely consistent with the Third City Lord's fel energy!"
"Looks like this is the place." Zhang Yao nodded. Third Sister's evil power is reproduction, and this kind of evil power can generally only be detected by observing traces of living things in the environment.
"Continue to expand the scope of the search."
"Yes!"
Zhang Yao was worried, but through the relics that connected the three of them, he knew that his third sister was still alive and safe for the time being. However, now that someone in the shadows had taken away his eldest brother and trapped his third sister, there would definitely be further actions to come.
There is also the increasingly suspicious Qingfeng Path in the city, and the aggressive Mingxin Society.
This reignited a sense of anxiety he hadn't felt in a long time.
To prevent a repeat of what happened to his third sister, he brought not only his most treasured relics but also his personal guards and other blood ancestors with him on this search.
By combining the power of the relics with the Blood Ancestor's formation of personal guards, his strength could be raised to a level close to that of his elder brother in a short period of time.
As Zhang Yao was pondering which forces might intervene, he suddenly turned around and looked at the sky to the right of the storm in the distance.
There, a huge warship made of pure white crystal was slowly emerging from nothing.
At the top of the warship, a figure that he knew all too well and remembered vividly stood quietly on the bow deck.
"Ah Yao." A deep, resonant voice echoed across thousands of meters, resounding directly in Zhang Yao's mind.
"After a thousand years, you're still so cautious."
Zhang Yao's expression changed drastically, and even in mid-air, he unconsciously took several steps back. His whole body tensed, his pupils contracted, and his face turned deathly pale.
"Father!?!?!"
(End of this chapter)