Chapter83:RedClothedYoungLady
Deepintheforest,demonicbeastsroared.Thereweremanyfigureswithin,theirauraintimidating,andbloodlustswirlingaroundthemlikeacloak.
“Sealtheentireplace!Search!Wemustfindboththeoldandtheyoungbastard!”Theleadingoldmanlookedaround50yearsold,redhairfloweddowntohisshouldersandbothhiseyespermeatedwithablackdarkness.Alargelooserobecoveredtheoldmanandflutteredlikeadressinwind.
Atthismoment,theoldman’sfacewasasdarkasitcouldbe,acoldlightshonebrightlyinbotheyes.
“Whoosh!Whoosh!”
Afigureshotoutfromthedepthsoftheforest.Apersondressedinblackclotheswithonlyhiseyesleftvisiblekneltdownononekneeinfrontoftheoldman,hesaid,“GrandElder,wehavediscoveredtheman’stracks!Itisjustupahead!”
“Move!”
Thefaceofthered-hairedoldmaninalooserobewassomber.Whenheheardthenews,acoldlightflickeredinhiseyes.
“Whew…”
Withinthemysteriousspace,SuYikepthishandsealandtheaurasurroundinghisbodyretracted.Amouthfulofstaleairwentalongthethroatandoutofhismouth.
Hiseyessprungopenandablindinglightgleamedfromthembeforequicklysinkingbackintothedepthsofhiseyes.
Feelingthechangeswithinhim,SuYi’seyesbeamedwithhappiness.
AfterhehadconsumedaSoulStabilizingElixir,hecouldfeelthathiscultivationlevelhadstabilizedquiteabit.
TheYuanQiwithinhisDantianhadbeencompressedevenmoretobecomeevenmoresolid.TheauraofhisbodywasoriginallyattheYuanSoulRealmSixthGradeMiddleStage,butnowitwasonlyYuanSoulRealmSixthGradeBeginningStage.
Thoughthefeelingofbeing“full”,couldnotbecomparedtobefore.
“Notabadelixir.”
SuYiwassecretlyshocked.Thiselixirreallywasnotbad.Itmayhavebeenseentoothersthathiscultivationlevelhadregressed,butinactuality,thatfeelingofstabilityandstrengthcouldnotatallbecomparedtowhatitwasinitially.
Ifhewastalkingaboutcombatability,SuYihadafeelingthathewasstrongerthanbefore.
SuYistoodupandstretchedhisstiffbody.Helookedateverythingwithinthemysteriousspace,theenergyofheavenandearthwasstillabundant,hedidnotdarerecklesslyconsumetheSpiritEssenceandtheplantedherbsseemedtohaveallcomebacktolife.
[T.N:Spiritessencewasthespringwater-likeliquidfrombefore]
ThismysteriousspacekeptongivingSuYisurprises.Itwasfulloftheenergyofheavenandearth,itcouldhelpwithcultivation,itcouldraisethegradeofelixirsandtherewasalsothatSpiritEssence,everythingwassomysterious.
ThisalsofurtherfuelledSuYi’sconfirmation.Thismysteriousspacedefinitelycamefromaterrifyingoriginandwasahugetreasure.Acommonman’ssinistocarryapieceofjade,hemustnotletanyoneelseknowaboutthis.
Estimatingtheamountoftime,manydaysprobablyhadalreadypassed.AfterSuYitidiedhimselfandkeptthemysteriousspace,hewalkedoutoftheseaminthecliff.
HeguessedthatsincethepeopleofBlackFiendSchoolhadnotfoundthisplace,theyshouldalreadybelonggone.
SuYipondered.Ifhewantedtobecomestrong,hecouldonlycountonhimself.TheForestofDemonswasnotabadplacetotrainhimself.
SacredMountainwasoneofthetoptenmajorpowersoftheentirecontinent.Whereitwassituated,itslandstretchedforthousandsofmiles.
Everywherewithinthethousandsofmileswasabundantwiththeenergyofheavenandearthandmountainsstretchedasfarastheeyecouldsee,hencethenameSacredMountain.
SacredMountainwasgrandandmajestic,itwassacredasaplacecouldbe,aheavenandaholyplaceforallcultivators!
AtacertainmountainpeakwithinSacredMountain.
Amistdriftedintheairbetweentheslightlydarkbluemountainpeaksandthemountaintipsweregreenwithvegetation.Thescenewaslikeamysteriousyetbeautifulinkwashpainting.
Ontopofthemountainpeak,analluringandelegantfigurewhichwasclothedinredlikethatoffire,justayoung15,16yearsold.Herskinwaswhiteassnow,abeautymatchedbynoother,stunninganddazzling.
“Heisdead.Ishereallydead?”
Theelegantradiantfaceoftheladywasnowwrinkled,frowning.Heryoungbodycouldnothelpbuttrembleslightly,sadnessresidedinhereyes.
“Everythingwasanaccident.HighElderWangcouldnotsavehimintime.”
Ayoungladyabout17,18yearsoldwasthere.Shewasyoung,yetshewasalreadyatthepointwherehebeautycouldcauseawar.Thatskinnyandlongbody,hiddenunderneathtightcolorfulclothes,wasburstingoutsoftandseductivecurveswhichcouldstunothers’hearts.Hereyeswerebrightasiftheysparkledwithtemptation.
ThisgirlwasLiuYanni.ShewaswithSuYibackthen,nowshehadarrivedatSacredMountain.Shelookedattheyoungladyinredclothes,andsaidslowly,“Butthatguyreallywasslightlyspecial.HemadeitoutoftheForestofDemonsbasicallyunscathedafterthreeyearsandhadthetalentofapieceoftrash.YethecouldstillfightJiChaoasanequal,tothepointwherebothofthemwereseverelyinjured.”
“SisterYanni,didyoureallyseehimdiewithyourowneyes”TheladyinredclothesturnedaroundandfacedLiuYanni,herfaceslightlypale.
“ThatIdidnot,butthisnewsshouldn’tbefake.HighElderWangdidnotmakeitintimetosavehim.”Atherwaisthunglooselyadazzlingpearlbelt,makingLiuYanni’swaistlookeventhinner,justlikeawillow.Besidehercheeksweretwostrandsofhairwhichgentlycaressedherface,addingtothealreadyseductiveappearance.
Lookingattheyoungladyinfrontofher,LiuYanniseemstobecontemplatingaboutsomething,thenshesaidsoftly,"Butthatguyreallywasstubborn,hekeptonbitingdownonthatengagement.Butitisapityormaybeitisthewilloftheheavens,withyourpositionatSacredMountain,ifthatpervertedbrutecametoSacredMountain,heprobablywouldhaveahardtimecoming."
“Backthen,hewasslightlyindecent,but-”
Thered-clothedladymumbledtoherself.Arefreshingwindblewthroughthemountainpeaksoftly.Theredclotheshuggedthatalluringbodytightlyandtheyoungbodyhadalltherightcurves,incomparablystunning.Intime,shewouldprobablybeevenmorestunningthanLiuYanni.
“Why?Isitthatyoumissthatindecentbrute?”LiuYannismiledslightly.
“HowwouldImisshim?Ijustwanttokillthatpervertwithmyownhands.”Thelady’seyebrowscurveddown,herplumplipsprotrudeinapout,tryingtoremaincalm.
Butatthismoment,herhearthurtslightly,whywasitthatwhensheheardthenewsofthepervert’sdeath,shewassoupset.
Withintheforest,itwasalreadypuredarkness.Betweenthecanyon,darkbluemountaintopsstackeduponeachothersidebyside.Throughthelushandthicktoweringcanopy,starsstartedtosparkleinthevastopensky.
Ontopofasmoothblackrock,ayouthdressedintatteredclotheswasgentlyleaningagainstatoweringtree.Thecornersofhismouthcurvedandgaveoffacomplextemperament,andwithinhisfacefilledwithperseverancewasademonicpresence.
TheyouthwasSuYi.FromtheCityofMantowithintheForestofDemons,countingthetimeitshouldalmostalreadybeanentiremonth.
ThetimebackwhenhewasintheForestofDemonsforthreeyearshadSuYialreadyusedtosuchalonelylifestyle.
“Imustcontinuecultivating!”
Soon,SuYistoodup,alightshoneinhiseyes.
Afterleavingthecrackinthesideofthecliff,SuYihadbeenonguardagainstthepeoplefromBlackFiendSchool.HedidnotrelaxforamomentashewhippedoutandopenedthetwosetsofmartialarttechniqueshehadgottenfromtheYoungMasterofBlackFiendSchool.The“SevenInjuriesFist”andthe“CrimsonFlamePalm”.
(TranslatedbyGravityTales😚)
“SevenInjuriesFist”and“CrimsonFlamePalm”werebothCommaderGrademartialarttechniques.Thoughtheywerenotatthelevelofthe“HundredTransformationsStep”,theywerestillofCommanderGrade.
“HundredTransformationsStep”,“Overlord’sFist”,“WrathoftheEightWastelands”,SuYiwasstillfarfrommasteringthesetechniquesandeachtimeheusedanyofthem,hewouldbecompletelywasted.
SuYiguessedthatwithhiscultivationlevelnow,high-levelmartialarttechniqueswerestillnotsuitableforhim.
Achildhandlingalargebladecouldneverexerttheblade’sfullpotential.Maybemasteringsomelowerleveltechniques,theeffectwouldbebetter.
SuYigotup.Hehadalreadyclearedthemeridiansneededtolearnthe“SevenInjuriesFist”and“CrimsonFlamePalm”andwasnowdeepinthought,examiningtheinformationaboutthetwomartialarttechniques.