The Cold Marrow Needles technique was already no longer a secret to Yuan Zhengfeng, Yan Di, Fu Enshu and the others.
Because of this, Yan Zhaoge and Feng Yunsheng, who had always been treated as treasures by all of Broad Creed Mountain, had been fiercely criticized.
If it weren't for Feng Yunsheng's insistence, Yuan Zhengfeng would never have supported this.
While Yan Zhaoge had been criticized, he wasn't unhappy about it. In truth, he himself wasn't willing to use this technique. If not for Feng Yunsheng's strong request, he wouldn't even have mentioned it.
On the other hand, Fu Enshu somewhat agreed with it. She was more and more optimistic about Feng Yunsheng, who could withstand this technique.
Still, with this, Yin Liuhua would be in for a tragedy.
As Fu Enshu saw it, since Feng Yunsheng could bear it, Yin Liuhua should be able to as well …
"Master, those Cold Marrow Needles …" Hearing Fu Enshu's question, Yin Liuhua's face instantly turned rather green, her gaze filled with terror.
Fu Enshu frowned slightly when she saw the look on her face. "What's wrong?"
Yin Liuhua said slowly, "Master, I really can't stand those Cold Marrow Needles …"
Yan Zhaoge said from the side, "After testing it once, junior apprentice-sister Yin expressed that she was completely unable to bear it, and I also couldn't continue."
Seeing Fu Enshu's brows gradually rise, Yan Zhaoge shrugged, "Because of their physique, the pain that Maidens of Extreme Yin suffer from the Cold Marrow Needles is indeed more intense than that of ordinary people."
Fu Enshu's expression was still serious: "But Yunsheng can bear it."
Yin Liuhua lowered her head, not daring to speak.
Yan Zhaoge curled his lips, sending a sound transmission to Fu Enshu, "After all, not everyone has such a firm heart like junior apprentice-sister Feng."
Fu Enshu's brows gradually flattened, her gaze moving between Yan Zhaoge, Feng Yunsheng and Yin Liuhua before she said, "Let Liuhua try again."
Looking at Yin Liuhua, she said in a heavy and heartfelt tone, "While your senior apprentice-sister Feng has improved rapidly, you cannot lose your heart to improve because of this."
"Your senior apprentice-sister Feng accidentally injured her Extreme Yin Physique that year, and that Meng Wan of the Sacred Sun Clan was also defeated in the Second Extreme Yin Bout due to her previous injuries."
"There are always many unexpected occurrences in this world that we have no choice but to guard against. The contest for the Extreme Yin Crown is not something that Yunsheng alone can accomplish."
Fu Enshu said, "Liuhua, you started later than the others in the first place. If you do not work hard to catch up, how will you compete with the other Maidens of Extreme Yin?"
"If you remain content with things as they are, let alone Meng Wan, Fan Qiu and the others, you won't even be able to catch up to that Yun Xiuqing of the Sacred Sun Clan. Even for Nian Lei and Ling Hui who are always at the bottom every year, wanting to catch up and surpass them would be a difficult thing. Do you understand?"
Yin Liuhua pressed her lips together, "This disciple will cultivate diligently. Please guide me, Master and senior apprentice-brother Yan."
Fu Enshu said, "It's good that you really remember it."
She swivelled her head to look at Yan Zhaoge, "Zhaoge, can you teach me the Cold Marrow Needles technique? I'll personally keep an eye on Flowing Flower from now on. "
Yin Liuhua's face turned a little green as Yan Zhaoge said nonchalantly, "Of course it is convenient."
Feng Yunsheng watched from the side and sighed.
After Yan Zhaoge and Fu Enshu had finished their conversation, Yin Liuhua said timidly, "Master, this disciple has some questions regarding supreme Extreme Yin Arts that I would like to ask senior apprentice-brother Yan."
Fu Enshu nodded, "Of course you can."
Yan Zhaoge glanced at Yin Liuhua, bringing her along to the other side. Fu Enshu and Feng Yunsheng remained where they were, Fu Enshu guiding Feng Yunsheng in the other supreme martial arts of Broad Creed Mountain.
After asking Yan Zhaoge a few questions, Yin Liuhua said rather dispiritedly, "Senior apprentice-brother Yan, I, am I especially slow-witted?"
Yan Zhaoge's gaze was calm, "Your talent is indeed inferior to junior apprentice-sister Feng's, but you are far from being slow-witted. On the contrary, you can be groomed."
Raising her head to look at Yan Zhaoge, Yin Liuhua said rather hesitantly, "My talent is inferior to senior apprentice-sister Feng's, and I also started out far later than her. However much I try to catch up, it would still be impossible for me to catch up to senior apprentice-sister Feng …"
Yan Zhaoge asked mildly, "What, you want to say that however hard you try, you are only a backup at most?"
Yin Liuhua hurriedly shook her head, "I don't dare, that's not what I mean …"
Yan Zhaoge said, "I remember that when you first entered the clan, senior apprentice-aunt Fu once said that if you could be more outstanding than junior apprentice-sister Feng, having a greater chance of victory in the Extreme Yin Bout, you would naturally be the main one."
"Indeed, you entered the clan late, starting out late. These are all facts. However, the clan has never treated you unfairly in terms of resources, all of which were based on junior apprentice-sister Feng's standards."
"At the end of the day, the two of you are of the same clan. Your opponent is not just junior apprentice-sister Feng. More accurately speaking, your opponents are the Maidens of Extreme Yin of the other Sacred Grounds."
Yin Liuhua nodded, "Yes, senior apprentice-brother Yan, I understand."
She bit her lips lightly, "It's just that I feel that there is completely no hope in sight at all …"
Yan Zhaoge shook his head slightly, "At the start, junior apprentice-sister Feng could not see any hope at all. Being able to reach where she is today, it was through her own efforts."
Yin Liuhua said softly, "Senior apprentice-brother Yan is too modest. The yin-yang coexisting technique was something that you analysed and imparted to us; the Extreme Yin Scripture was obtained by you through a fortuitous encounter; the Cold Marrow Needles was also an ancient secret technique that you obtained; and there are also many, many others …"
"Whether it is senior apprentice-sister Feng or me, Broad Creed Mountain's Maidens of Extreme Yin were all created by you."
Yan Zhaoge said mildly, "Providing the same conditions for all of them, different people, the final results may also be different."
"As the old saying goes, the master leads the way, but cultivation is up to the individual."
Yin Liuhua lowered her head, "… Yes, senior apprentice-brother Yan."
Looking at Yan Zhaoge's departing figure, she bit her lips hard, "There are definitely other secret techniques. Not talking about anything else, senior apprentice-brother Yan definitely has a technique that can lessen the pain of the Cold Marrow Needles."
"He himself also said that that was one of the Seven Great Punishments of pre-Great Calamity times, specially used to torment people. Being used on us Maidens of Extreme Yin, it is even more unbearable. If it could be so easily endured, still using it for cultivation, how could it still be considered one of the Seven Great Punishments?"
Feeling Yin Liuhua's gaze on him from behind, Yan Zhaoge shook his head inwardly, "Her mentality isn't right."
In the Sixth Extreme Yin Bout, Feng Yunsheng had regrettably lost by a single move. While Yan Zhaoge also felt that it was a pity, it could not be said to be a disappointment.
The situation was more or less within the scope of his predictions. From the looks of it now, the Seventh Extreme Yin Bout could really be looked forward to.
If there were no major accidents, the Sacred Sun Clan's Meng Wan would be toppled from her throne a year from now.
With the Extreme Yin Bout having ended, Yan Zhaoge's attention had mostly returned to the Earth Domain.
Yan Zhaoge was busy with his martial cultivation whilst also preparing for the forging of the Taiyi Imperial Breaking Formation's artifacts whilst also being busy with the matter of the Lofty Prestige Mirror. Yan Zhaoge's following days were incomparably fulfilling.
Time passed day by day amidst the busyness.
In the blink of an eye, more than half a year had passed.
It had already been over a year since Yan Di had entered secluded cultivation. It was just that he still showed no signs of emerging from seclusion.
Yan Zhaoge had already pretty much finished dealing with the matters on hand. Still, it was not convenient for him to leave the Eight Extremities World now and attempt to search for the Vast Ocean World and Xu Fei and the others.
Because as time passed, the Earth Domain gradually began to change again! (To be continued.)
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