Considering that the conflict with the Sacred Sun Clan had recently intensified, as a precaution, a portion of Broad Creed Mountain's experts who had come this time remained behind to help Elder Qin stabilize the situation in the East Heaven Region and the Eastern Tang, as well as to deal with any possible retaliation from the Sacred Sun Clan.
After sending Feng Yunsheng off, Yan Zhaoge returned to his lodgings, pondering as he walked.
Having offended the Sacred Sun Clan badly this time, and with the strength and potential he had displayed recently also being more outstanding, the Sacred Sun Clan would most likely be keeping an eye on him.
What's more, there was still Yan Xu eyeing him like a tiger watching its prey.
Yan Zhaoge having stepped into the mid outer aura Martial Scholar realm, even having defeated the late outer aura Xiao Shen, the group of black-clothed martial practitioners were now no longer accompanying Yan Zhaoge.
As guards, it was already difficult for them to play a sufficient role. Instead, they might even be implicated. At that time, who would protect who?
However, the group of black-clothed martial practitioners did not leave the Eastern Tang Kingdom. Instead, they remained behind, awaiting Yan Zhaoge's orders at any time.
Yan Zhaoge and Elder Qin's group headed for Overlooking Abyss City a while later.
Yan Zhaoge and the others saw Lin Yushao's corpse there.
It was only now that Yan Zhaoge had seen Lin Yushao's true appearance for the first time, instead of looking at the memories of the body's original owner through a slideshow.
Just as Yan Xu had said, the injuries on his body were all caused by the Tushita Palm of an early stage physical invulnerability Martial Scholar.
The energy of the Purple Tushita Flame spread throughout his body.
… and also covered up other traces.
"Beauties suffer unfortunate fates …" Yan Zhaoge was silent.
Leaving Lin Yushao's place, Yan Zhaoge raised his head to look at the sky, "Ye Jing, has he really reached such a level?"
"Hmm, he seemed to have been injured again in the cold pond. If he continues to use that secret technique to heal himself, his mind will be severely affected by it."
"In such a case, it is indeed possible that he will be more irascible and extreme."
Yan Zhaoge's gaze turned cold, "If you really want to end the world, I will personally send you on your final journey."
When he returned to his residence, Ah Hu, who was beside him, said softly, "Young Master."
Seeing Ah Hu's seemingly simple and honest, but actually rather despicable smile, Yan Zhaoge rolled his eyes.
Following Ah Hu's line of sight, he saw a slender and elegant young girl standing by the roadside.
"Junior apprentice-sister Sikong, you've left seclusion?" Yan Zhaoge asked, "From the looks of it, you've successfully broken through your bottleneck, stepping into the Martial Scholar realm?"
The young girl was precisely Sikong Qing. Her temperament was clear and cold, aloof from the world.
She bowed solemnly towards Yan Zhaoge, "Having received many pointers from senior apprentice-brother Yan before, I have specially come to express my thanks after emerging from seclusion."
"I've also heard about junior apprentice-sister Lin's matter. My condolences, senior apprentice-brother Yan."
Yan Zhaoge waved his hands, "I'm fine. Thank you for your concern."
Saying thus, Yan Zhaoge appraised her from head to toe, "Not bad, a sixteen year old Martial Scholar; this is also hard to come by in our clan. Junior apprentice-sister Sikong is indeed determined to improve."
"However, do not slack off. You should know that the Sacred Sun Clan's Meng Wan was already a Martial Scholar at the age of fifteen."
Sikong Qing's expression was calm, her gaze firm: "Yes, I know."
"Neither arrogant nor rash, very good." Yan Zhaoge nodded, "You are wholeheartedly devoted to the martial dao, possessing a firm will. Therefore, I am not afraid of giving you a blow. Other than Meng Wan, there is another person in the Sacred Sun Clan who also stepped into the Martial Scholar realm before the age of sixteen."
"And now, she has joined our sect."
Sikong Qing said quietly, "I hope to be able to exchange pointers with her more often; I think that I will benefit greatly from it."
Looking at her, Yan Zhaoge suddenly broke into a smile, "However, like Meng Wan, she is also a Maiden of Extreme Yin. Her situation is rather special, and in order to obtain results in the Extreme Yin Bout, the Sacred Sun Clan has always used some rapid methods to nurture them."
"This way, their foundations will inevitably be unstable in the future, causing their cultivation speed to be fast at first before slowing down afterwards."
"However, with the resources of the Sacred Sun Clan and our clan, even if their cultivation speed slows down afterwards, that is only relative to themselves, still far faster than most people. Also …"
Hearing Yan Zhaoge's words, Sikong Qing continued mildly, "Also, the Extreme Yin Crown has an amplifying effect on the cultivation of Maidens of Extreme Yin."
"After Meng Wan won the first Extreme Yin Bout and grasped the Extreme Yin Crown for a year, her cultivation advanced by leaps and bounds, far surpassing her usual speed."
"After that senior apprentice-sister of Jade Sea City defeated Meng Wan in the second Extreme Yin Bout and grasped the Extreme Yin Crown, her cultivation also began to soar."
Sikong Qing's gaze was resolute, not fluctuating in the slightest, "Many thanks for senior apprentice-brother Yan's advice; I won't slack off."
Yan Zhaoge smiled slightly, "Very good, you have already reached the early inner aura Martial Scholar stage. Next, you will have to use your initial cultivated aura-qi to open the acupoints of your entire body."
"After you succeed, you will be in the mid inner aura Martial Scholar stage, after which you will cleanse your internal organs, strengthening your body a step further."
"When you are able to use your aura-qi to form a wall of qi within your body, you will be considered to have reached the late inner aura Martial Scholar stage. Whether it is in attack or defence, the toughness of your body will all increase greatly, in preparation for your breakthrough into the outer aura Martial Scholar stage."
"Step by step, walking steadily, I believe that you will be able to do it."
Sikong Qing nodded, "I will work hard. I will trouble senior apprentice-brother Yan."
The two parted, Yan Zhaoge looking at Sikong Qing's departing figure, not speaking for a long time.
Ah Hu came up to him, giving a simple and honest laugh, "Young Master, Miss Lin has just left, and you want to eat Miss Sikong? That's a little insincere … "
Yan Zhaoge said exasperatedly, "Can you stop thinking about your lower half?"
Ah Hu scratched his head, "Then why is Young Master looking at her with that kind of gaze?"
Yan Zhaoge narrowed his eyes slightly, "Perhaps it was my misconception, but after Sikong Qing became a Martial Scholar, it was as though she had been reborn, her body undergoing a heaven-shaking, earth-overturning transformation."
"Although there is a heavenly chasm between Martial Artists and Martial Scholars, after crossing it is a brand new world."
"However, Sikong Qing's transformation is even greater than that, just that this feeling is very indistinct."
Ah Hu gazed at Sikong Qing's already disappearing figure for a long time, before saying in a puzzled tone, "Young Master, other than having stepped into the Martial Scholar realm, I really can't see any other changes in her."
Yan Zhaoge curled his lips, "Perhaps."
"Right, previously I instructed you to have people follow that Zhao Hao. Is there any report?"
Ah Hu answered, "For the time being, there hasn't been any activity. It looks like he is far more obedient than Young Master said he was."
Yan Zhaoge nodded, "Continue watching, but do not touch the people of the Eastern Tang."
Temporarily putting everything else to the back of his mind, Yan Zhaoge returned to his lodgings, taking out the Nine Treasures Ice Gourd that he had obtained from Elder Qin.
The original use of this thing was to store other items, especially some spirit herbs and spirit medicines.
Some spirit medicines, as soon as they were plucked, would lose their spiritual qi rapidly, becoming useless. At this time, with this Nine Treasures Ice Gourd, they would not fail on the verge of success.
Yan Zhaoge pulled out the stopper at the mouth of the gourd, then took out the Essence Jade within which the Glacial Dragon Bone Soul was sealed.
A portion of the power of the Glacial Dragon Bone Soul had already been absorbed by Yan Zhaoge. At this moment, Yan Zhaoge once again absorbed the essence qi within into his body.
Under the nourishment of the essence qi of the Glacial Dragon Bone Soul, the aura-qi within Yan Zhaoge's body circulated unceasingly, turning it into his own.
With the help of the Peerless Heavenly Scripture, Yan Zhaoge was able to accomplish this magnificent feat that most Martial Scholars would find hard to achieve, thereby increasing the rate at which his cultivation base rose.
However, this time, as Yan Zhaoge cultivated, he pressed a hand on the Nine Treasures Ice Gourd.
The essence qi of the Glacial Dragon circulated between the Essence Jade, Yan Zhaoge's body and the gourd.
Gradually, the cold qi emanating from the Nine Treasures Ice Gourd grew denser and denser, and from within the gourd, the faint roar of a dragon could be heard.
The faint silhouette of a white dragon surfaced on the surface of the gourd.
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