"This is …"
As Wei Hengshan opened the last small black box, Wang Yan couldn't help but frown as he looked at what was inside. The reason for this was probably because the thing inside the box looked like a dried peach pit. Its surface was full of bumps and hollows, and there was nothing special about it. Little Say-
Duan Henan also cast her gaze over, but after examining it for a while, she did not seem to see anything special about it. Seeing this, Wei Hengshan took out the item from the box and said, "I accidentally obtained this a few years ago. At first, I didn't know what it was, but every time night, this item would release a cold aura, so I put it away.
Not long ago, by chance, I found out that this is the pit of the Underworld Origin Fruit! "
"Underworld Origin Fruit?!"
Duan Henan raised his eyebrows and seemed a bit surprised. Then he said, "Is it the Underworld Origin Fruit that appeared in the Rising Dragon Assembly?"
The Tianyuan Holy Island would open the Dragon Ascending Platform once every thirty years, and before the Dragon Ascending Platform would open, a Rising Dragon Assembly would be held. The top-notch experts ranked in the Hidden Dragon Ranking would have to fight for the ten spots to enter the Dragon Ascending Platform through the Rising Dragon Assembly. Apart from that, some of the leaders and elders of the major sects would also be invited as spectators. Thus, some of the details of the Rising Dragon Assembly were gradually spread.
The Underworld Origin Fruit had appeared as a reward for the winner of the Rising Dragon Assembly. It was rumored that this fruit contained a bit of pure water spiritual energy. If an ordinary martial artist ate it and combined it with their internal energy, their internal energy would be even purer and thicker. It was enough to make up for several years of bitter cultivation by a Clasping Yuan expert.
Wang Yan naturally didn't know about this, but Duan Henan didn't have any intention of hiding it. After Wei Hengshan gave him an affirmative answer, he told the rumors about the Underworld Origin Fruit. In the end, Duan Henan said indifferently, "If it's the Underworld Origin Fruit, then it's extremely precious. However, it's just a pit left behind by someone else, so it's useless."
"Brother Duan, you can't say it like that. As a fruit pit, it's especially lively. If we can find the appropriate method to cultivate it, maybe …"
Wei Hengshan's words caused his own eyes to light up, but before he could finish, Duan Henan sneered and said, "Cultivate? The spiritual vigor of heaven and earth in the five barren states had long been cut off. Clear and turbid Qi intertwined, and there was no spiritual Qi to speak of. Because of this, after the Wan Jian Clan was destroyed three hundred years ago, there was no trace of the innate mighty figures in the five barren states. This was because the innate mighty figures did not have the nourishment of spiritual Qi, and their spiritual sense would gradually be covered in dust. This was already the case for humans, let alone spiritual flowers and spiritual herbs.
In such an environment, even if there was a cultivation method, how could one grow a Connate Spirit Object? Wei Hengshan, you're a dignified Sect Master, aren't you afraid of making others laugh their heads off by saying such words? Do you think that I, Duan Henan, don't even know these things? "
Duan Henan's mocking words really made Wei Hengshan lose face, but what Wang Yan cared about was the information revealed in his Brother Duan's words. Only now did he know the real reason why the innate mighty figures disappeared from the five barren states. Combined with the contents of the Formless Sensing Yuan Dongxu Scripture, Wang Yan couldn't help but have a deeper understanding of this world.
Wei Hengshan's face flushed red, but he still tried to defend himself, "It is indeed as Brother Duan said, Hengshan is being a bit too whimsical. However, this fruit is still full of vitality, which proves that there should be a trace of water element spiritual energy left in the core. This trace of water element spiritual energy is nothing to Qi Condensation cultivators, but for Embryonic Cultivating Stage martial artists, it should be able to make up for several months of hard work."
"It's easy for you to say, this fruit pit is not the flesh. To extract the water spiritual power in it, there must be a special method. If not, how could this thing be left until now?"
Duan Henan's words pointed out the key point, and Wei Hengshan didn't know how to answer. Unexpectedly, at this moment, Wang Yan said, "I'll choose this thing."
Wang Yan looked at the fruit pit in Wei Hengshan's hand with a trace of passion in his eyes. He never thought that the thing he was looking for would appear in front of him like this.
Martial artists talked about Yin and Yang, but it was actually a more general way of saying it. As for the five elements, one must advance to the innate realm, connect the inside and the outside, and observe the heaven and earth before they could distinguish the five elements. If Wang Yan had never read the True Scripture of Shapeless Perception of Origin, he naturally wouldn't know the connection between Yin and Yang and the five elements. Even now, his understanding was only superficial, but he at least knew that this so-called "water spiritual power" should be a type of innate Yin energy. Therefore, this fruit pit was what he needed to form the Clear Void Sword Embryo. As such, Wang Yan naturally couldn't let it go.
Wei Hengshan and Duan Henan both didn't think that Wang Yan would choose this thing. Duan Henan's eyes showed confusion, but he didn't say anything. On the other hand, Wei Hengshan's face was full of joy, and he hurriedly passed the thing in his hand to Wang Yan like a hot potato. Then, he hurriedly looked at Duan Henan and said, "Brother Duan, is this matter settled?"
Duan Henan didn't answer, but looked at Gu Xiaoyue and said, "Junior Sister, come over and choose one as well."
Gu Xiaoyue seemed to have expected this. She immediately walked forward with a smile and bowed to Duan Henan, saying, "Junior Sister, thank you, Senior Brother."
After saying this, Gu Xiaoyue's eyes moved back and forth between the Snow Reflection Sword and the Spirit Concentration Pill, and she seemed to be hesitating. After a while, Gu Xiaoyue finally chose the Snow Reflection Sword. When the sword was in her hand, Gu Xiaoyue's face was like a flower, and she was very happy.
After Gu Xiaoyue left, Duan Henan swept the remaining two items into his hand and put them into his waist pouch. Only then did he say to Wei Hengshan, "Bring Wei Hechuan here."
Hearing this, Wei Hengshan's expression changed. He had some understanding of Duan Henan, and he knew that Duan Henan's words clearly meant that he still wanted to continue pestering them. He immediately stood up with a 'whoosh' and said, "Brother Duan, Hengshan believes that he has shown enough sincerity. Why is Brother Duan still so insistent?"
Duan Henan also stood up and said coldly, "Wei Hengshan, you know very well what happened here. When your Yunma School suffered a heavy blow in Tianmaji, it was Wang Yan who helped you turn the situation around and take back your property. He even chased the Black Water thief's forces out of Tianmaji in one fell swoop. Yet, you burned the bridge after crossing the river, and even though you knew that he was a disciple of the Aojian Villa, you still set up a killing trap.
When you did this, did you ever put the Aojian Villa in your eyes at all? I, Duan Henan, came here to reclaim the sect's dignity, but if you didn't mediate, your son would have died. If you didn't have sincerity, I would have broken his Sea of Qi and broken the tendons in his arms and legs. Now, I have seen your sincerity, but for the sake of the sect's dignity, I still need to punish you lightly! "
Duan Henan's attitude was extremely unyielding, and the words he said were even more overbearing. Seeing this, Wei Hengshan softened, and almost begged, "Brother Duan, is there no room for discussion?"
Zeng!
Duan Henan didn't reply, and only pulled out his longsword in response. Seeing this, Wei Hengshan felt as if all the strength in his body had been sucked out, and he fell back onto the chair like a pile of mud. Then, he lowered his head, waved his hand, and said, "Bring Hechuan here."
Not long after, the fourteen-year-old Wei Hechuan was brought into the main hall. This child had long been scared out of his wits, and he walked in front of Wei Hengshan and Duan Henan in a daze. Duan Henan said indifferently, "Wei Hechuan, do you know your mistake?"
Wei Hechuan immediately nodded his head like a chick pecking rice. Seeing this, Duan Henan shook his wrist, and a sword light flashed across the sky. In the next instant, a severed finger mixed with blood fell from the sky, and Wei Hechuan hugged his right hand as he screamed in pain.
"Hechuan!"
Wei Hengshan hurriedly rushed out, and then he poked a few points on Wei Hechuan's body to stop his injuries. Seeing this, Duan Henan said indifferently, "Wei Hechuan plotted to kill a disciple of our Aojian Villa, and challenged the dignity of our sect. Seeing that he is young, I will cut off one of his fingers as punishment. Other than him, of the people who participated in the attack on Wang Yan last night, one elder, and twenty disciples, send their heads here before sunset. Like this, we will call it a day, do you understand, Sect Master Wei? "
Wei Hengshan didn't even raise his head, and only nodded. The group of inner sect elders of Yunma School in the hall let out a long sigh of relief. These people had long since seen that Duan Henan wanted to make an example out of Yunma School, and rebuild the dignity of the Aojian Villa in the Northern Lands. Therefore, they were deeply afraid that Duan Henan would turn his back on them after eating his fill, and then go on a killing spree. If that happened, then Yunma School would really be in danger of being annihilated. As for Wei Hechuan's finger being cut off, no one cared about it. Instead, many of them had evil thoughts in their hearts. After all, a sect was not an imperial family, and the position of the Sect Master might not necessarily be passed down from father to son.
As for the thoughts of these elders, neither Wang Yan nor Duan Henan cared. After witnessing Duan Henan's methods, Wang Yan finally understood what it meant to be 'domineering'. First, he broke the bones and sucked the marrow, then he split the loot in front of the Yunma School Sect Master and the group of elders, and finally, he cut off the finger of the Sect Master's son in front of everyone.
Seeing all of this, Wang Yan finally understood what it meant to have confidence brought about by strength, and he finally understood the weight of the three words' Aojian Villa '!
Duan Henan's words and Wei Hengshan's attitude could be considered to have put an end to last night's ambush. Duan Henan sheathed his sword, raised his eyes to look around at the Aojian Villa disciples in the hall, and finally said, "What is the Jianghu? This is the Jianghu, where the big fish eat the small fish, and the small fish eat the shrimps. As long as the Sword Worship Mountain in our Aojian Villa still exists, our Aojian Villa will be the biggest fish in the Jianghu of the South Yue State!
Although Wang Yan is only a Odd Job Disciple, he is also a fish scale on this big fish, how can he allow others to casually scrape it off?
In order to protect the sect's dignity, us disciples should cultivate hard inside, and not let the sect's nurturing down. When we travel the Jianghu outside, we must always remember our own identity, and must not bring shame to the sect's name. Even if we meet a strong enemy, we must fight to the death even if we know we will die. This way, the Aojian Villa's dignity can last forever!
Do you all understand? "
"Understood!"
All the Aojian Villa disciples in the hall, including Wang Yan, responded in unison, and their voices shook the heavens. At this moment, Wang Yan finally truly understood what the glory of the sect was, and for the first time, he understood what it meant to share the glory of others.
Duan Henan nodded in satisfaction when he heard the disciples' answers. He then waved his hand and said, "All of you can leave. We will stay in the Cloud Sect for now. After you leave, someone will lead you to your lodgings. However, all of you remember that without my orders, no one is allowed to take a step out of the room. All of you are to obediently train."
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