336: Chapter 335 Martial Arts Sect

As the faint voice drifted over, the young man and woman on the flying boat looked up to see a figure holding a long blade, gazing down at them with cold eyes.

"Was that... Earth-Shrinking Technique just now?"

Recalling how Chu Xuan had clearly been below the flying boat just a moment ago, only to suddenly vanish and reappear, both of them looked horrified.

They could only watch helplessly as the long blade was raised and suddenly slashed down; under the weight of the thousand-catty force, the light shield on the flying boat shattered instantly.

"Wait, please stop! We are willing to make amends, please show mercy, Senior..." Junior Sister He said hurriedly.

Chu Xuan didn't waste a single word.

At this point, show mercy?

A wisp of Black Flame abruptly wrapped around the long blade, and an indescribable sense of deathly coldness haunted the hearts of the Senior Brother and Junior Sister.

Junior Sister He wanted to say more, but the words had barely left her mouth when the blade fell.

"Divine Ice Palm!!"

Senior Brother Yu's robes billowed as his energy surged, and his palms were covered in crystalline frost. He tried to resist with all his might, but under this strike, he was as defenseless as tofu being sliced.

A diagonal slash.

Ice shattered!

Palms severed!

He was cleaved in two from shoulder to rib, then burned fiercely under the Black Flame, vanishing into a few wisps of blue smoke.

[You have slain Yu Yang:

This creature possessed 390 points of spirituality value, which has been fully absorbed by you after being burned by the Fire of Nirvana. There were still 4,000 points of spiritual essence remaining in the flesh of this body; the Cangyun World has forcibly reclaimed 3,200 points, providing you with 320 points in return.]

"You actually killed Senior Brother Yu? I clearly said we were willing to make amends..."

Junior Sister He stumbled back, her face deathly pale. She suddenly drew her sword, her body covered in the power of ice as she attacked, but she was met with a pair of eyes flashing with dark light.

In an instant, her elegant face turned dull and blank.

"Who are you? Where do you come from? Tell me everything you know..." Chu Xuan's voice carried a strange power.

Junior Sister He's expression was dazed as she murmured, "My name is He Yueying. East State, Wu Kingdom, Tianshui Prefecture, Five Qi Guiyuan Sect..."

As He Yueying's words slowly unfolded, Chu Xuan's eyes narrowed slightly.

The other party clearly had no concept of the Cangyun World, and even knew very little about the so-called East State, only knowing that the East State was vast and that martial arts Sects and aristocratic families controlled the various kingdoms.

This vast forest was a long-buried Secret Realm, accidentally discovered by Disciples of the Five Qi Guiyuan Sect.

"Body Tempering, Qi Gathering... interesting..."

The corners of Chu Xuan's mouth curled up slightly.

In her narration, the path of practicing martial arts was filled with infinite wonders.

The Body Tempering Realm refines blood and Qi, tempers the muscles and bones, and strengthens the physical body; one can shatter mountains and rocks, and tear tigers and leopards apart with bare hands.

The Qi Gathering Realm involves drawing Qi into the body, allowing one to perform various martial arts techniques with ease, flying across the land. A single person with a single blade could match ten thousand enemies, taking an emperor's head as easily as reaching into a bag.

The imperial nobility were merely tools propped up by the Sects and aristocratic families to control the world and bleed the common people dry.

"What did you just do to me?"

He Yueying suddenly snapped out of it, her face deathly pale and her whole body trembling uncontrollably.

"The soul blood of us both has already lit life lamps in the Sect. Even if you hide at the ends of the earth, you won't escape. Even if you hide in this small Secret Realm, it will soon be broken open. When the elders of my Sect enter, you..."

Shua!

With a horizontal slash, Junior Sister He's head flew off, and blood sprayed out.

[You have slain He Yueying:

This creature possessed 320 points of spirituality value, which has been fully absorbed by you after being burned by the Fire of Nirvana. There were still 3,800 points of spiritual essence remaining in the flesh of this body; the Cangyun World has forcibly reclaimed 3,040 points, providing you with 304 points in return.]

He Yueying was not purely kind, nor was she decisively wicked; she had clearly been spoiled and pampered since childhood.

But to Chu Xuan, it made no difference. Killing one was killing, and killing two was also killing; he felt no psychological burden whatsoever.

Both bodies had vanished into nothingness, but the spoils of war remained.

Chu Xuan searched through the clothes on their bodies and eventually found two rings. Compared to their other clothing and accessories, these were clearly very different at first glance.

"Storage Ring?"

Chu Xuan raised an eyebrow slightly. As the System prompt appeared, he immediately understood the specific functions of these two rings, then focused his attention on one of the simple-looking rings.

He felt as if he had caught a glimpse of a peculiar sight, but there seemed to be an invisible barrier blocking the way. However, this obstruction lasted for only a few short seconds.

Chu Xuan suddenly felt his Mental Energy seem to penetrate some kind of obstacle, delving into a strange space.

The space wasn't large, only about half a cubic meter, but there were quite a few items placed inside.

Most of the items were daily necessities and food, but some things quickly caught Chu Xuan's attention.

With a thought, a pile of bottles and jars appeared.

Among them were over a dozen jade bottles, which turned out to be Jade Dew. According to the System's investigation, others were healing medicines and various pills, each with different effects.

Chu Xuan didn't look closely, then took out several scrolls. One of them caught his eye.

[Five Qi Returning Record, Volume One]

As Chu Xuan flipped it open, his eyes brightened slightly. This scroll was the martial arts Cultivation Technique practiced by these two; it could be cultivated to the tenth level of Body Tempering and lead directly to the Qi Gathering Realm.

However, a System prompt that appeared immediately after made Chu Xuan frown.

[You have obtained the Five Qi Returning Record, Volume One. This Cultivation Technique cannot be practiced for the time being.]