725: Chapter 721: Egg of Death!
725: Chapter 721: Egg of Death!
Ye Zhirong also nodded and said, “Indeed, traditional Inner Strength concentrated in the Dantian can be controlled freely because it comes from one’s own body, thus practitioners of traditional Inner Strength can prolong their life and remain disease-free—this is a truth!
By contrast, the force of nature that is absorbed from the outside world is not so safe.
Absorbing the force of nature causes tremendous harm to Martial Artists.”
However, the pursuit of power by Martial Artists is endless, and they won’t give up their pursuit of strength even if their bodies are covered in wounds!
As long as it makes them stronger, what is mere flesh and blood?”
As he spoke, Ye Zhirong took off his clothes to reveal his upper body to Ye Tian.
Ye Tian was shocked as he saw that Ye Zhirong’s body was covered in burns, some wounds so deep they revealed bone, sending shivers down his spine!
“Elder Ye, what is this?”
Ye Tian asked cautiously, to which Ye Zhirong replied indifferently, “Kid, this is the damage from practicing the force of nature!
Our Ye family cultivates a technique known as ‘Day Dew,’ which can absorb the power of the sun!
However, the power of the sun is immensely strong.
Once absorbed into the body, it carries great risks.
My flesh has been burnt by the power of the sun!”
“…”
Ye Tian fell silent, agreeing with what Ye Zhirong had said.
In the world of Martial Artists, a powerful strength is often accompanied by a severe backlash…
Just like the martial arts of the Shaolin Temple, the purer they are cultivated, the greater the harm to the practitioner, necessitating the use of profound Buddhist teachings to resolve.
If this is the case for traditional Inner Strength, then even more so for the force of nature, which is far stronger than traditional Inner Strength!
After showing Ye Tian his wounds, Ye Zhirong put his clothes back on!
“Kid, within your body’s traditional Inner Strength, there also lies a portion of mystic power from the Miao territory, right?”
Ye Zhirong asked again, startling Ye Tian.
The power of the Golden Silkworm Gu had been completely absorbed by him, making it undetectable even to himself, yet Ye Zhirong was still able to sense it—he was truly formidable!
“Elder Ye, just as you said, my body was once invaded by the Golden Silkworm Gu.
I was in excruciating pain, but fortunately, I absorbed the power of the Golden Silkworm Gu and fused it with my own strength.
Since then, I’ve never been able to sense it again!”
Ye Tian sincerely spoke, causing Ye Zhirong to nod.
“So it is.
The Golden Silkworm Gu indeed comes from the Miao territory.
Although the martial arts of Miao territory are bizarre, the power they wield is still traditional Inner Strength, not the force of nature!
Kid, that’s why the traditional Inner Strength in your body, while safe and durable, is not very powerful.
Therefore, just with traditional Inner Strength, you cannot defeat Sima Feng!
Fortunately, traditional Inner Strength and the force of nature can be perfectly compatible, so, traditional Inner Strength is not entirely useless.
With proper handling, your strength can certainly reach a new level!”
After discussing the origin of the traditional Inner Strength in Ye Tian’s body, Ye Zhirong naturally began to describe the attributes of the force of nature within him!
“Next, let’s talk about the force of nature inside you!
First, the technique you practice is Xuan Yun Technique, which is superior to the Wind Flow Strength practiced by Sima Feng.
Moreover, it has numerous difficult hurdles that usually make it nearly impossible to complete by oneself.
But you were lucky enough to complete the cultivation of Xuan Yun Technique by coincidence and even managed to integrate and apply it in actual combat!
Xuan Yun Technique, naturally a method for absorbing the Power of the Clouds, poses less risk than the power of the sun that I absorb and is indeed considered a safe technique!
Using your current mixture of powers, if you want to integrate them all, it would be better to use Xuan Yun Technique as a foundation!”
“I see!”
Ye Zhirong’s words gave Ye Tian a revelation.
Previously, when Ye Tian merged various powers within his body, he did not prioritize any of them, simply mixing all the forces together.
Although this had some effect, it caused the various powers within him to collide with each other, preventing the fused power from reaching its full strength!
So, if he used Xuan Yun Technique as the basis for absorbing other powers, the integration of internal forces might well be enhanced!
“Besides Xuan Yun Technique, you sneaked into the Spirit Vein under Jiang City and absorbed some of the Power of Spirit Veins without realizing it.
This power isn’t strong because your time was limited then, so you couldn’t absorb much.
Although the Power of Spirit Veins is quite potent, the portion you hold is weak, hence this power can only serve as an effective supplement!”
Ye Zhirong continued to speak at length.
Although the Power of Spirit Veins was among the strongest forces Ye Tian possessed, it was of little use to him as he had absorbed only a tiny amount of it.
“Next, let’s talk about this wooden knife!”
Ye Zhirong suddenly said, and stretched out his hand, reaching into Ye Tian’s pocket.
Although Ye Zhirong was still recovering from serious injuries, his hand was quite fast without expending strength, and in an instant, he drew the wooden sword that Ye Tian carried with him!
“Kid, you have absorbed the power of life from this wooden sword!
Where exactly did you get this Life Weapon from?”
Ye Zhirong asked curiously, and Ye Tian was not planning to hide it from Ye Zhirong.
“Mr.
Ye, before dueling with the Rakshasa Queen, I was thinking that the strength between her and me was evenly matched, so I considered, I was thinking that the strength between her and me was evenly matched, so I considered finding a suitable weapon to duel with the Rakshasa Queen!
After that, a mysterious voice in my mind kept guiding me, so I went to the Primeval Forest, where I found the heart of a millennium ancient tree and carved this wooden sword from Shu Xin.
At that time, I didn’t even know it was called a Life Weapon!”
“Is such a coincidence really possible?”
Ye Tian’s response left Ye Zhirong feeling somewhat astonished.
“It takes ten years to grow a tree, a hundred years to educate a person, a thousand years to attain divinity, and ten thousand years to form a tree’s heart…
Life Weapons can only be crafted from beings that have penetrated life and death in nature.
You knew nothing, yet you thought to carve a Life Weapon; this is truly unbelievable!”
“…”
Though Ye Zhirong was puzzled, that was all Ye Tian could say; he didn’t know how the voice inside guided him.
“Kid, do you know that the jade flute in Sima Feng’s hand, this Life Weapon, was also made from the spine of a thousand-year-old ancient ape!
It’s an heirloom of the Sima Family.
Life Weapons are rare due to the difficulty of finding the right materials and the complexity of their creation.
Even among those who cultivate the force of nature, Life Weapons are scarce, but you obtained one.
This is indeed your opportunity,” Ye Zhirong said with a sigh, while Ye Tian couldn’t help but comment.
He had thought that Sima Feng’s jade flute was carved from white jade, not expecting it to be crafted from bone!
“What’s more important, kid, is that you can actually absorb the power of life from your Life Weapon, which is even more incredible!
I really don’t understand how you did it.
Normally, the power of life is hidden within a Life Weapon, just like the jade flute in Sima Feng’s hand.
Sima Feng has never absorbed power from it; all the strength he uses in combat comes from within himself.”
Ye Zhirong looked puzzled, but at that moment, Ye Tian was not eager to reveal the truth to Ye Zhirong.
Indeed, he could communicate with the heart of the ancient tree, but this was a secret between himself and Shu Xin; Ye Tian didn’t want to disclose it to anyone.
“Mr.
Ye, the power of life is strong, but the wooden sword in my hand is only a lower-grade Life Weapon.
Therefore, the amount of life power I can absorb from the wooden sword isn’t much.
In actual combat, I fear it’s not as effective as the Xuan Yun technique,” Ye Tian said shakily, with Ye Zhirong nodding in agreement.
“That’s correct, kid.
Among all the powers you possess, only the cultivation technique of the Power of the Clouds is the most refined.
The Power of the Clouds inside you is not only powerful but also stable, so other powers can be integrated into the Xuan Yun technique!
It’s worth mentioning that whether it’s traditional Inner Strength, the Power of Spirit Veins, or the power of life, they can all be perfectly integrated into the Xuan Yun technique with relative ease,” Ye Zhirong explained as he returned the wooden sword to Ye Tian, only to then take out a crystal and a golden horn from Ye Tian’s other pocket.
“Kid, what I’m about to tell you is key!
These two items, do you know what they are?” Ye Zhirong’s face took on a serious expression.
Ye Tian was also clueless, asking, “Mr.
Ye, these two items, one is called a crystal, the other a golden horn.
They both contain the Power of Death.”
Ye Zhirong shook his head, saying, “No, kid, the crystal and golden horn are just names given by others.
In our circle, these two items have a unified name, which is ‘Egg of Death’!”
“Egg of Death?”
Ye Tian’s eyes widened, speechless.
Compared to names like crystal and golden horn, the name Egg of Death made Ye Tian feel incredibly uneasy!
“Heh heh heh~~~~~ Kid, don’t be frightened by this name!
In fact, these two items are called ‘Egg of Death’ because they contain the Power of Death, acting like vessels for this power, which is why they’re called ‘Egg of Death’!”
“So, Mr.
Ye, do you know where these ‘Eggs of Death’ came from?”
Ye Tian continued to ask, highly interested in the origin of these treasures!