harleyscars Chapter 45 The Disheveled Geniuses of Gama
Chapter 45 The Disheveled Geniuses of Gama
Surprisingly, the Eight Gates didn't provide rooms for the first-class VIPs, but rather small courtyards!
Upon arriving at his own courtyard, Yun Congxin's soul power surged forth from between his brows, thoroughly searching the spacious room. Only after confirming there was nothing amiss did he confidently retrieve the cultivation manual he had just acquired from his storage ring and begin to read it.
"It's not a Blood Sect technique..." Yun Congxin was somewhat surprised. After checking carefully again, he exclaimed inwardly, "No wonder that kid made himself look like neither human nor ghost; this is a fragment of a Heavenly Nether Sect technique!"
The Heavenly Nether Sect was one of the most notorious powers in Central Continent. Yun Congxin remembered that the original text had described the sect's bloody and cruel cultivation methods.
The Heavenly Nether Sect's techniques are extremely evil and cruel. Those who cultivate the Heavenly Nether Sect's techniques can forcibly devour the fighting spirit of others, but this convenience has a prerequisite: it must be done along with flesh and blood.
Simply put, it's Mads Mikkelsen's special version of the Star-Absorbing Technique.
Correspondingly, the fighting techniques of the Tianming Sect are also extremely bloody. Compared to them, the magical beasts in the Magical Beast Mountain Range are considered to have some class.
Furthermore, the Heavenly Nether Sect's method of training disciples is extremely cruel. They have a saying: "Bring your own scallions, ginger, and garlic when you go out, so the young master won't be too burdened." They also give the young master a little cooking wine before battle, so he doesn't have to marinate for too long.
All true disciples of the Tianming Sect will enter the sect's forbidden area after reaching a certain level of cultivation, where a tense and exciting battle royale competition will begin. These fellow disciples, who spend their days together discussing life skills, will then engage in a bloody infighting.
The one who survives to leave the forbidden area will become a core figure in the Heavenly Nether Sect, and may even become a future elder or sect leader.
In this process, even raising gu (a type of insecticide) is a case of friendship first and competition second compared to them.
Yun Congxin couldn't understand how an organization dedicated to killing each other could survive, just as he couldn't understand how the Tianming Sect's techniques could appropriate the flesh and blood and battle qi of others and rapidly increase their own level.
"This is weird..." Yun Congxin sighed. The image of that blood-attribute fighting spirit boy, neither human nor ghost, once again surfaced in Yun Congxin's mind. This time he finally understood why the disciples of the Heavenly Nether Sect were so good at being human and still looked respectable, while this kid had cultivated himself to look like a dried-up corpse.
This fragment of the Heavenly Nether Sect's cultivation technique is so perfectly broken, stopping right before the most crucial part.
"Just this one thing? It's a wonder that kid didn't kill himself with it..." Yun Congxin tossed the manual back into his storage ring, muttering with some regret.
He wasn't actually interested in practicing such unorthodox methods; he was just curious about how this special Uncle Mads version of the Star Absorbing Technique worked.
Not to mention the significant flaws in the Heavenly Nether Sect's cultivation methods, the original text explicitly states that those who cultivated these methods to their fullest potential throughout history all met tragic ends due to the backlash. Given Guang Yun Congxin's current state, there is absolutely no need for him to defy the world and cultivate such an evil technique.
Cultivating this stuff is no better than eating pills like food!
Three days later, on a sunny afternoon, Xiao Yan and the other three finally arrived at Black Seal City.
When they found Yun Congxin, she was lazily lying in a rocking chair in the courtyard, basking in the sun.
"Elder Yun?" Xiao Yan looked at Yun Congxin, whose face was covered by a cultivation manual, who was sleeping soundly. He touched his nose with a wry smile and called out softly.
"Hmm?" Yun Congxin was awakened. He brushed the martial arts manual off his face, glanced at Xiao Yan, and said lazily, "You're here? Did it go smoothly?"
Looking at this guy enjoying life like a retired old man, the Yaoye sisters subconsciously clenched their teeth.
"It's...it's alright, it's alright..." Xiao Yan smiled bitterly, even he felt that the past few days had been a nightmare.
For the past three days, Yun Congxin has been eating and sleeping, occasionally going out to try local specialties from the Black Corner Region, and taking some time to study the golden energy in his Niwan Palace and the incomplete Tianming Sect cultivation manual in his hand. He has been living a life like an immortal.
Xiao Yan and his group experienced a different kind of life than Yun Congxin over the past three days. They fell into pits during the day, were robbed at night, and were constantly engaged in intense exchanges of opinions with the bandits of the Black Domain Plain.
Together with the mercenaries hired by the merchants, they outwitted and outfought the outlaws of the Black Corner Region, repelling six large-scale attacks in three days. In addition, there were countless smaller skirmishes and relentless raids that kept them up at night.
I don't know what's so special about the ordinary raw materials for healing medicine that the merchant brought, that attracted so many reckless bandits.
What's even more exhausting is that, due to the intense combat and the far more arduous work than usual escorting, the mercenaries, driven by a sole focus on pay, decisively went on strike!
Halfway there!
They demanded that the merchant pay double the amount, or they would simply abandon the business and return home.
This directly led to the convoy being forced to stop halfway, and the sounds of negotiations between the two sides attracted the biggest attack in the past three days.
In the end, seeing the gleaming swords in the hands of the Black Corner outlaws, the merchant, who valued money over life, relented. He agreed to the mercenaries' demands and promised to give the mercenary group an extra sum of money for each subsequent attack.
Xiao Yan, who was originally preparing to run away with his men, breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this.
"No wonder the profits in the Black Corner Region are so high; I'll never be greedy for such cheap deals again..."
The businessman who almost lost his life said this.
Apart from Nalan Yanran, whose complexion was obscured by her silken mask, the other three looked haggard with dark circles under their eyes, like corporate slaves who had been working overtime for several days in a row.
"Tired? Go and rest first. We can talk about it at dinner time, don't disturb my nap..." Yun Congxin covered her face with the magic technique again. "Your three rooms are in the side room over there, and Xiao Yan's room is in the next courtyard. I've already booked them..."
Xiao Yan shrugged indifferently and went to his room to rest.
"We...stay here?" Yao Ye was furious when she saw Yun Congxin acting like a big shot the whole time. She frowned and said.
"Otherwise what? You are my maids now, not princesses of the Jia Ma Empire. Didn't Jia Xingtian tell you that?" Yun Congxin remembered her intention to teach this girl a lesson, so she said lazily, "Where else can we stay if not here? Do you expect me to personally brew... Oh right, since we're on the topic, why don't you brew me a pot of good tea before you go to sleep?"
Nalan Yanran glanced sympathetically at Yao Ye, who was biting her lip and looking defiant, and then pulled Yao Yue, who was so sleepy she could barely keep her eyes open, to sleep in a side room.
"Yes, Sect Master Yun..." Yao Ye said through gritted teeth.