Hyper-Dimensional Player

Chapter 679 29: Opening the Gate of Martial Arts!

Inside the Valley of the Wicked.

Miss Sun, upon hearing the young man's words, couldn't help but lift her head in surprise, glancing at him to discern whether the youth was speaking nonsense or truly held no reverence for the gods and Buddhas in his heart.

It's rather amusing; since the Late Tang Dynasty through the Five Dynasties, the incense offerings for the Buddhist and Daoist sects have thrived far more than during times of peace and prosperity.

Nonetheless, with his words, Monk No Precepts managed to gather a breath of True Qi, and his complexion seemed to improve slightly. Though he dared not speak it aloud, the big monk secretly believed that the youth before him might be a true demon of the world—otherwise, how could a mortal so condense his baleful aura?

But this demon is not like any other demon.

In the Ancient Era, Chiyou forged a hundred weapons and was later revered as the Lord of War. This was the path of slaughter and the very source of suppressing worldly balefulness.

It is also considered the origin of the Dharma Gates of the Military School.

In ancient mythology, after the Yellow Emperor killed Chiyou, he dismembered him and buried the parts in different locations, sealing them with Divine Power, fearing Chiyou's resurrection. There's also a saying that the source of the demon sect's blood pool comes from this dismembered Chiyou's spilled blood, while another says it comes from the blood pool left after Xingtian's death in battle.

The Blood God's Mantra, the Blood Refinement Great Method, the Blood Child Immortal Body, and other supreme magics of the demon sect, it is said, can reach such profound states that they allow for resurrection, battling even after decapitation—all originating from ancient legends.

Monk No Precepts also knew some of the demon sect's secrets. In fact, when he realized the youth was of Blood Child origin, he wanted to ask him one question.

——Young hero, have you been soaked in the blood pool of the demon cult?

There are many Secret Techniques for making the demon sect's Blood Child, and it's not just about casting a few spells haphazardly. Some Blood Children, used as substitutes, even have to be soaked in the blood pool.

The youth has now reached the Innate Realm, yet the Blood Refinement secret spell within him hasn't been fully broken. If it were ordinary spells, the Innate True Qi would have easily dissipated them.

Miss Sun deftly moved her fingers, sealing the major acupoints around Monk No Precepts' body. Then, using a silver needle to transfer Qi, she safeguarded the monk's heart meridian. As long as the heart meridian was undamaged, at worst, his arms would become useless, but treasures like the Black Jade Continuation Ointment might still restore him.

First, save his life; we'll discuss the rest later.

Just as everyone's attention was focused on Monk No Precepts, suddenly, among a pile of corpses, the Poison-hearted Scholar—who had just been shot through the chest and abdomen by Duncan, the arrow likely breaking his spine—began to rise.

This person was actually pretending to be dead all along!

No, it should be said that he was pulled back from the brink of death because blood was still flowing from his chest and abdomen, though his injuries were no longer fatal.

As the Poison-hearted Scholar stood up, he immediately wanted to use his body technique to escape.

"This person isn't dead?!"

Fu Jianhan happened to be nearby. Seeing the other rise, he first jumped in surprise, then unleashed a sword aura, intending to stop the person. However, the Poison-hearted Scholar, bent on escaping, performed his body technique to its utmost, and even Fu Jianhan's sword aura couldn't match his speed.

Lu Shanjun showed amazement but unhesitatingly struck with a palm, yelling, "Where do you think you're going!"

He was actually still alive.

Could it be that this guy knows some Secret Technique for resurrection?

Lady Jade Face's Qinggong was superb. At this moment, she also reacted, her figure leaping into the air, directly blocking the Poison-hearted Scholar's escape route, and shot out a Finger Force.

"Don't kill me!" The Poison-hearted Scholar knelt down on the spot, begging for mercy.

Faced with besiegement by three experts, the Poison-hearted Scholar knew he had no chance of escaping, particularly in his severely injured state. Even if he were unharmed, escape would be uncertain.

He really had no options left.

Originally, he hoped to play dead to avert disaster, but unfortunately, Fu Jianhan was handling the corpses with signs of administering a finishing blow. In the past, while pursuing horse bandits in the Northern Frontier, he suffered for not doing so; now he's accustomed to ensuring dead people are truly finished off.

"Big monk."

"It seems your fate isn't to end here!"

Miss Sun, looking at the resurrected Poison-hearted Scholar, suddenly had a glint in her eye, staring intently at the arrow wound on his back. The baleful force that pierced his chest and abdomen should have gone through the spine, yet the Poison-hearted Scholar's spine appeared intact.

"Can you also perform the Celestial Snake Bone Changing Skill?"

Miss Sun's figure darted forward and, performing an acupoint technique from a distance, sealed the meridians of the Poison-hearted Scholar. She then approached him, her eyes full of exploratory curiosity, akin to a medical student seeing a perfect specimen. Ignoring the filth and blood on the Poison-hearted Scholar, she began to palpate around his spine, as if searching for something.

The Poison-hearted Scholar's face turned deathly pale in fright as he hurriedly said, "Don't kill me!"

"I do know a bit of the Celestial Snake Bone Changing Skill, but I only stealthily learned one page of the Secret Technique."

This art is an unparalleled secret from the Miao territory, part of the legacy of the Jiu Li lineage, known for its reverse of life and death, though not as domineering as the Blood Child Immortal Body. However, the Celestial Snake Bone Changing Skill can heal nearly any wound.

As long as the person isn't dead, there's still a chance of complete recovery.

Miss Sun's delicate hand felt the upper side of the Poison-hearted Scholar's spine, as if seizing a snake by its seven inches, lifted lightly, and instantly the Poison-hearted Scholar collapsed weakly to the ground. She disappointedly remarked, "You still have human spinal bones."

"There's no trace of the Secret Technique transforming into celestial snake bones! You haven't even cultivated the Secret Technique using the shed skin of a spiritual snake!"

Upon hearing Miss Sun's words, Duncan suddenly recalled the master of the Five Immortals Cult he encountered in the Zhangshan Dragon Pool, who had hurriedly fled with a scroll of snake skin, ignoring all other treasures and sacred medicines.