Chapter 72
The Frozen Barrier! The Mysterious Water Breaks the Golden Bell, the Golden Bell Barrier
Chapter 72 The Frozen Barrier! The Mysterious Water Breaks the Golden Bell, the Golden Bell Barrier Manual is in Hand!
Upon hearing this, a sharp glint flashed in the eyes of the woman in green.
Outside Cuiyu Manor, the image of Su Yang suppressing Yuwen Wudi with his icy true energy was still clearly imprinted in her mind.
She harbored deep resentment towards the Yuwen Clan. The chilling true energy of the Ice Fiend Guards had caused the loss of several of her skilled men, yet she had never been able to find a way to counter it. Now, hearing that Su Yang could not only defeat the direct descendants of the Yuwen Clan, but also break through the Golden Bell Shield and seize military power with this true energy, her mind immediately began to stir.
The man in the tight-fitting clothes, observing the situation, quickly advised, "Miss, this Su Yang is no ordinary martial artist! At such a young age, he holds military power, and his martial arts are incredibly strange. Since he can use icy true energy, he must have thoroughly understood the Yuwen clan's techniques! I think we should take the initiative to contact him. If we can form an alliance, it would be a great thing!"
The woman in green was silent for a moment, then a half-smile appeared on her lips: "A mere battalion commander of the Sharp Edge Battalion can stir up trouble in the North City. The day I saw him defeat Yuwen Wudi, I knew this man was no ordinary person."
She paused, glancing out the window at the deep night, a calculating glint in her eyes: "Prepare a small, inconspicuous gift. Tonight at midnight, I will personally make a trip to the Sharp Edge Camp!"
"Yes, Miss!"
Half an hour later, Su Yang led his team to the Willow Manor.
In the darkness, the villa's walls were mottled, and the gate was ajar, exuding an eerie silence.
.
"Surround the villa and search it thoroughly!"
At Su Yang's command, the soldiers immediately dispersed, drew their swords and spears, and cautiously crept inside.
After searching for a while, the manor was empty, with only overgrown weeds in the courtyard, dusty rooms, and cobwebs under the eaves swaying slightly in the night breeze.
Su Yang looked around and said in a deep voice, "Zhao Daqi, pass down the order: we will camp here at the manor tonight! Send ten men to guard the gate, ten men to patrol the walls, and the rest to tidy up the rooms and take turns on duty. No slacking off!"
"Yes, sir!"
Zhao Daqi clasped his hands in acceptance of the order and immediately arranged for the soldiers to take action.
The quiet mountain villa was suddenly filled with the sounds of tidying up. Some people moved the dusty tables and chairs, others swept the weeds in the courtyard, and the sentries quickly took their positions.
As soon as I stepped into the backyard, a biting chill hit me, even stronger than I had expected. Even the faint glow of the waning moon in the night sky seemed frozen solid, casting a cold, eerie light on the ground.
Behind the artificial hill, a small, cold pool, more than ten feet wide, lies quietly in the ground.
The pool water was crystal clear and shimmered under the moonlight. Five finger-length red goldfish swam at the bottom of the pool, and several thin streams gushed out from the cracks in the rocks at the bottom, but the water level did not rise at all, as if it were being melted away by the cold air at the bottom of the pool.
A thin layer of frost covered the rocks by the pool, and even from several feet away, one could feel the pure, chilling cold that penetrated through clothing and seeped into the body through the pores.
Su Yang strode forward, and as soon as his fingertips touched the rocks by the pool, he felt a cool sensation coursing through his meridians, which made his eyes light up involuntarily.
"The chill in this pool is a hundred times purer than that of the ancient well!"
Overjoyed, Su Yang immediately bent down and scooped up a handful of water from the pool.
The spring water was icy cold, yet pure and without any impurities. As soon as it entered my mouth, it turned into an icy line that slid into my stomach, instantly resonating with the Xuan Shui Qi Hai (a concept in Traditional Chinese Medicine) at the Shenque acupoint in my navel.
At the same time, he looked up at the waning moon in the night sky, and the Bright Moon Qi Sea in his Tanzhong acupoint began to circulate on its own. The clear moonlight shone on his body and intertwined with the cold air of the cold pool to form a strange energy that flowed into his body through his pores.
[Mysterious Water True Skill Proficiency +1!]
[Moonlight Heart Technique Proficiency +1!]
[...]
The panel in his mind suddenly started flashing wildly, and the proficiency of the two techniques surged alternately, with notification sounds as dense as drumbeats.
[Mysterious Water True Skill 879/5000]
【Moonlight Heart Sutra (Beginner Level 1022/10000)】
"This Willow Villa is truly my lucky place!"
Su Yang paused, his hands holding the spring water, his eyes filled with unbelievable surprise. This cold spring was drinkable and could be used to absorb cold energy. He immediately took out the picture of a hungry tiger pouncing on its prey from his backpack and placed it on the artificial rock. He admired the moon and absorbed the cold energy while looking at the tiger picture and drinking a handful of the cold spring water.
As his proficiency with the Bright Moon Heart Sutra and the Profound Water True Skill continued to increase, he felt the true energy within his Bright Moon Qi Sea and Profound Water Qi Sea gradually increasing as well.
"We'll set up camp here from now on!"
Su Yang secretly made his plans.
He scooped up some water from the cold pool and drank seven or eight scoops before feeling a cold, bloated sensation in his stomach, so he quickly stopped.
He immediately sat cross-legged on the flat rock by the pool, looked up at the waning moon hanging in the sky, then looked down at the clear, icy spring water in the pool. A thought suddenly popped into his mind: "Absorbing on the shore only gives one point of proficiency every three breaths. If I jump directly into the pool and let the cold air envelop my whole body, wouldn't it be faster?"
Once this thought takes root, it can no longer be suppressed.
Su Yang immediately removed his outer robe, leaving only his close-fitting clothes, took a deep breath, and jumped into the icy pool.
"Splash!"
The icy pool water instantly submerged my waist and abdomen, and a pure, cold energy several times stronger than that on the shore surged through my pores and into my meridians like a tidal wave.
Just then, to Su Yang's surprise, the vortex of his Qi Sea in his Tanzhong acupoint suddenly trembled and began to operate on its own!
The panel flashed wildly for a moment.
[Moonlight Heart Technique Proficiency +1!]
[Moonlight Heart Technique Proficiency +1!]
[...]
.】
"This vortex—it seems to be actively drawing in the cold air!"
Su Yang was overjoyed. He was about to deliberately activate his cultivation technique to guide the vortex when it suddenly expanded, and the suction force increased several times in an instant!
The spring water in the pool suddenly boiled!
It wasn't a heat wave, but rather the cold air being forcibly pulled apart, forming visible white cyclones.
A large amount of extremely pure and frigid spring water, like hundreds of rivers flowing into the sea, surged wildly into his body through his pores.
The notification sounds on the panel suddenly exploded, so densely packed that they almost formed a continuous chorus, making it impossible to distinguish the intervals:
[Moonlight Heart Technique Proficiency +100!]
[Moonlight Heart Technique Proficiency +200!]
[Moonlight Heart Technique Proficiency +300!]
[...]
The whirlpool spun wildly, and the water level in the cold pool dropped visibly, with the spring water gushing from the bottom of the pool unable to keep up with the rate of absorption.
Su Yang felt his internal energy surge, and his original fist-sized Bright Moon Qi Sea expanded to the size of a large bowl. The internal energy in the Qi Sea also condensed from thin mist into liquid cold crystals, which carried a bone-chilling yet warm coolness as they flowed.
next second.
The insights gained from the minor success of the Bright Moon Heart Technique flooded his mind, and the key points of meridian circulation, true qi condensation, and cold power control instantly became clear.
The Qi Sea in the Tanzhong acupoint expanded wildly, from a large bowl to a washbasin, then to a bucket, and finally to the size of a millstone, with the space increasing tenfold!
The cold crystal true qi within the Qi Sea underwent a complete transformation, turning into a surging river that swept along the widened meridians, polishing the meridian walls to make them tough and broad.
This true energy also has a suction force that draws in the cold air, and the faint remaining cold air in the surrounding area is spontaneously flowing into the dantian.
At this time, the moon was high in the sky, and it was nearly midnight.
Su Yang suddenly opened his eyes, a cold glint flashing in them.
"This is the Bright Moon True Qi at the Lesser Completion stage!"
His mind was racing. He rose and stepped out of the pool. He raised his hand and clenched it. Instantly, a thick, pale white mist larger than a human head condensed in his palm. The ice crystals made a faint cracking sound. The surrounding air instantly turned white with frost. Wherever the mist reached, the rocks by the pool instantly froze with a thin layer of ice.
"Though the spring is empty, the harvest was worthwhile!"
A look of wild joy flashed in Su Yang's eyes. Overnight, he broke through two realms from the beginner level to the minor mastery level of the Bright Moon Heart Technique. Such an opportunity was something that ordinary people might not be able to obtain even after ten years of hard work.
With the Bright Moon Heart Technique reaching minor success, the Bright Moon True Qi in his Bright Moon Qi Sea not only increased in quantity but also in quality, becoming three to four times that of the Nourishing Life and Cultivating Essence Technique. His control over the cold force became more refined, and its power increased by more than tenfold!
He felt that the chilling energy he released with a casual wave of his hand was far more powerful than the effect of fully activating the Nourishing Life and Cultivating Essence Technique before.
Suddenly, Su Yang paused slightly in his hand gesture as he wiped himself.
The breakthrough in perception spread like a tide, instantly capturing dozens of dark figures dozens of feet away, cutting through the night like ghosts, their weapons radiating a chilling, tangible aura of bluish-white.
The angry shouts of the soldiers outside the courtyard and the clang of metal rang out almost simultaneously!
"Such a strong aura of ice! They're in cahoots with that silver-robed man!"
Su Yang's eyes narrowed, and he instantly recognized the person who had come.
This icy aura was chilling and domineering, and its origin was the same as the martial art of the silver-robed man from the Yuwen clan that he had encountered at Cuiyu Manor. It was clearly aimed at him.
He glanced up and saw twelve figures. Each of them, though far inferior to the man in silver robes, possessed an aura that far surpassed Liu Meng and Zhou Tong of the Golden Bell Martial Arts School!
"kill!"
The leader of the men in black gave a low shout, his voice hoarse and cold. Instantly, two of the twelve men in black rushed towards the soldiers guarding the courtyard to hold them back, while the other ten went straight for Su Yang. Their blades flashed like snow, their chilling aura was palpable, and their moves were ruthless and unparalleled, each strike aimed directly at vital points.
A cold glint appeared on Su Yang's lips. He showed no fear as the men in black attacked.
The Bright Moon Qi Sea within his body circulated wildly, and liquid, icy true qi surged forth, while the pale white mist in his palm grew increasingly dense.
"clang!"
A man in black robes slashed down first with his long sword, carrying a chilling, icy force.
Su Yang neither dodged nor evaded, but instead raised his hand and used his palm, which was imbued with the true energy of the bright moon, to directly confront the blade.