Chapter 551: Chapter 550 Fulfilling the Promise
In the dimly-lit cargo hold of the ship, Yang Fei, Umekawa Taro, Zhu Tianshou, Luo Yong, Wang Chengcuo, Xu Yunshan, Xu Liangyou, and Xu Xiao, cramped together in a small, crowded room.
This place was located below the waterline; the room had no windows and was illuminated only by a dim electric light, the air carrying a musty dampness.
None of the eight showed any signs of dissatisfaction.
Being able to safely leave the territory of Japan was already the greatest stroke of luck.
Two days ago, after the attack by Sun Xingyu at the Chiba family villa, they were pursued both by martial artists from Japan and experts from Sky Net. Fortunately, each of the eight was powerful, and they managed to annihilate the enemies completely.
With the covert assistance of Chiba Susumu, they finally boarded this cargo ship to return to the Divine Continent.
"Yang Fei, I think I’d better not go with you to Divine Continent Country," Umekawa Taro suddenly spoke up.
Yang Fei looked at him with puzzlement.
Umekawa Taro said, "If I go back to Divine Continent Country with you, and if the Japanese martial artists discover this, it will bring trouble for you."
Yang Fei shook his head, "They won’t. They have no evidence to prove that we went to interfere in the internal strife of the Japan Martial World."
"That’s true, they have no evidence now, but as soon as I appear within Divine Continent, especially by your side, they would use that as an excuse to cause trouble," Umekawa Taro explained.
Yang Fei said disdainfully, "If that’s the case, it would mean they are deliberately trying to provoke a war with the Divine Continent Martial World, and any reason could become a pretext to start a war."
Umekawa Taro replied, "That’s exactly why I can’t go back with you. It would give them grounds to make things difficult for you."
Before Yang Fei could respond, Xu Yunshan said, "Mr. Yang, I think he’s right. It’s too sensitive a time for you to take him back to Divine Continent now. How about this, let him come back with us to the Xu Family?"
Xu Liangyou and Xu Xiao’s expressions shifted subtly, but with their elder brother having spoken, they felt less inclined to say anything.
Umekawa Taro asked, "Isn’t the Xu Family located within Divine Continent?"
"Not at all," Xu Yunshan shared the location of Xu Family Island.
Umekawa Taro turned to Yang Fei, "That would actually be perfect. I’ll go to the Xu Family. It will give me a place to temporarily stay and heal my wounds, and I can also count on the senior members of the Xu Family for support."
Yang Fei pondered for a moment, "Because of Xu Xin, it’s likely that the Xu Family will soon be investigated by the Japan Martial World as well, and the Xu Family might also suffer harassment from the forces of the Japan Martial World."
Upon hearing this, Xu Liangyou said, "Exactly, Mr. Yang. Since you’ve brought this up, I won’t keep it to myself anymore. These past few days, I’ve been worried about this matter, even considering whether to relocate the whole family to lie low for a while after our return."
Xu Xiao said, "The Xu Family has been established on the island for decades, we can’t just give it up so easily. Although not recognized by the Martial Alliance within Divine Continent, we’re still a part of the overseas martial alliance. To move against the Xu Family means challenging the entire Chinese martial world. Japan’s martial forces may not be bold enough for that."
Xu Liangyou frowned, "Youngest brother, Japan is ambitious. They have already collaborated with Sky Net and have dared to provoke both the Divine Continent Martial World and the Hidden Sects. They certainly won’t balk at confronting our Xu Family. We must take this seriously."
Xu Xiao was about to speak again when Yang Fei said, "You’re right, we must guard against the ambition of the Japan Martial World."
As he spoke, he glanced at Luo Yong and Wang Chengcuo, "Let’s do this, we’ll go to the Xu Family first and recuperate there for a while."
Luo Yong and Wang Chengcuo exchanged looks, guessing Yang Fei’s intentions and couldn’t help but smile bitterly to themselves.
Though this trip to Japan had been perilous, it appeared they hadn’t been of much help to Yang Fei. He had not forgotten their past issues and didn’t plan to let them off the hook so easily.
Be that as it may, for the sake of their families, they had to swallow their pride and follow the young man’s orders for now.
Two days later, the eight men arrived safely at Xu Family Island.
Except for Umekawa Taro, who was seriously injured with a sword thrust through his chest by his mother, Fujiwara Hosokai, the others had no injuries. However, Yang Fei needed to recover from the substantial telekinesis depletion in his Sea of Consciousness due to his exchange with Sun Xingyu.
After recuperating on the island for three days without incident or provocation from the Japan Martial World, everyone was considerably at ease.
That morning, after three days of seclusion, Yang Fei emerged from his room, feeling refreshed and invigorated.
Gathering everyone together, Yang Fei glanced at the three Xu brothers and said, "I promised you earlier that I would lend a hand if I had the chance. There were too many things going on before, and it got delayed. Now that we are on the island, let’s give it a try."
Xu Yunshan, Xu Liangyou, and Xu Xiao were overjoyed.
This was the promise Yang Fei had once given to the Xu family.
At the beginning, the Xu family had agreed to subordinate themselves to Yang Fei and the Qin family, firstly, because of the Qin family’s sake, and secondly, because they saw that Yang Fei had the ability to enhance people’s strength.
The rapid advancement in the realms of Xu Mao and Xu Xingzhou was thanks to Yang Fei’s merit, which was witnessed by all.
Yang Fei had also said that he might help them enhance their strength and step into the Innate Realm in one fell swoop, something that the three of them had not forgotten.
Zhu Tianshou, Luo Yong, and Wang Chengcuo, however, were hearing about this for the first time and were stunned to hear that Yang Fei was going to help the three Unique Tier individuals improve their cultivation.
Does stepping up from the Unique Tier mean stepping into the Innate Realm?
Did Yang Fei really have the ability to help the Unique Tier surmount the great barrier to the Innate Realm?
The three from the Innate Realm were skeptical.
In fact, even the three Xu brothers were skeptical. After all, Xu Mao and Xu Xingzhou were at low realms, and it should be easy for Yang Fei to help them grow. But they were at the Unique Tier and had been at this realm for too long, finding it difficult to break through. Could Yang Fei’s methods really help them?
However, they would not pass up the opportunity.
Xu Yunshan then asked, "Mr. Yang, who among us three brothers do you think should go first?"
Yang Fei looked at the three and smiled, "It’s all the same. The three of you have been stable in the Unique Tier for many years, and stepping into the Innate Realm is just a footstep away. The chances of success are the same for all."
Xu Yunshan said, "Then I’ll go first. I’m the oldest. Even if it doesn’t work out, I won’t have any regrets, and I might provide Mr. Yang with a bit more experience to help my two brothers. Second brother, third brother, what do you think?"
Xu Liangyou and Xu Xiao were moved and said, "We’ll listen to our big brother."
If Yang Fei truly had a way to help them step into the Innate Realm, the order didn’t matter. Conversely, if he didn’t have the ability, the first one to try would indeed be the guinea pig and might even suffer from side effects.
Yang Fei was very confident in his own methods and said, "Although I can’t guarantee a hundred percent success, even if it fails, there will absolutely be no adverse effects. The three of you can rest assured."
With these words, the three felt greatly reassured.
"I won’t be coy then, Mr. Yang. When do we start?" Xu Yunshan asked excitedly.
Yang Fei said, "Go to your room, and the rest of you can stay outside just in case."
"Young Master Yang, rest assured."
"We are here, no one will disturb you, don’t worry!"
At that, Xu Yunshan took Yang Fei to his room.
After closing the door, Yang Fei had Xu Yunshan take off his shirt to bare his upper body, then he took out a silver needle and performed the Six Harmonies Energy-Introducing Needle Technique on Xu Yunshan, instructing him to cultivate. Meanwhile, he shared his understanding of controlling the Heaven and Earth Power, as well as the methods of nourishing the soul and consolidating telekinetic focus with Xu Yunshan.
To Yang Fei, stepping into the Innate Realm and the Divine Travel Realm was not difficult. It was only that the secular Martial World had lost the systematic methods to enter these two realms.
As long as Xu Yunshan’s True Yuan reached the threshold for breaking into the Innate Realm and he understood the essence of the Power Elements of heaven and earth, and sensed their existence, the breakthrough would be a natural result.
Conceal secrets?
Nonexistent.
With the threat of the Hidden Sect looming and Penglai Fairy Island and Heaven looking on eagerly with their ambitious plans, the cultivators of the Divine Continent must rise up. Otherwise, their nation really would be in danger.
Of course, Yang Fei hadn’t thought that far. He was simply fulfilling his earlier promise and wanted to enhance the combat power of those around him, so that they would be capable of standing their ground in the face of unforeseen changes in the future.