Chapter 648: Doomed to be a dead person

Evening Sun Old Ancestor tarried without acting; Morning Sun Old Ancestor couldn't help but grow anxious, 'Are we really going to give him away **for nothing**?'

He originally intended to use this opportunity to create some chance for his third younger brother, but he never expected that Evening Sun Old Ancestor would, as if resigned, offer no resistance at all, rendering his good intentions futile.

Morning Sun and Yang Sun were both entangled by their opponents, unable to break free, while Evening Sun fell into Ye Qin's hands. Several garrison guards quickly bound Evening Sun Old Ancestor with ropes; Ye Qin then relaxed, sheathed his long sword, and calmly said to Morning Sun Old Ancestor, 'Now can you hand over the Three Yang True Method? Or perhaps the Golden Crow True Method?'

He wore a faint smile, his gaze directed at the two old ancestors, Morning Sun and Yang Sun, paying no heed to whether they had the leisure to attend; he only wanted to obtain that secret manual divine skill.

'First release my third younger brother.' Morning Sun Old Ancestor glared at Ye Qin and said in a deep voice, 'Otherwise, don't even think of getting anything.'

Although they were helping Wanyan Hongxi to intercept and kill this group of Qin Lake people, if they also got themselves involved, it would be utterly not worth it. His life is extremely valuable; cultivating the Three Yang True Method to the utmost yields power profound and immeasurable, almost able to stand shoulder to shoulder with heaven.

The Innate Realm is merely the entry level; perhaps the Utmost Realm truly can stand equal to heaven.

Ye Qin calmly gazed at Morning Sun Old Ancestor, then suddenly swung his sword; the bound Evening Sun Old Ancestor's arm was instantly severed, bright red blood immediately staining the ground, even the grass on the ground turned red in a patch.

'My patience is limited.' Ye Qin wiped the blood from his sword with a cloth, the corners of his mouth slightly rising, revealing an inexplicable chill.

He is certainly no fool!

'You...'

The faces of the two old ancestors, Morning Sun and Yang Sun, changed abruptly, then they blazed with anger: 'You dare to act? From now on, Pure Yang Observatory and you are irreconcilable!'

For a martial artist, losing one arm greatly reduces strength; ten units of power can be diminished by eight or nine.

'Can Pure Yang Observatory represent heaven?' Ye Qin gazed calmly and said lightly, 'If he does not die, then I might be the one who dies. Exchanging for the Three Yang True Method is exactly worthwhile!'

Pure Yang Observatory lies in the Northern Frontier Lands, furthermore beyond the Pass, still unable to enter the Central Plains, and moreover is suppressed by the Various Schools of the Central Earth Dao. Even beyond the Frontier, foreign Jin people exist; how could Pure Yang Observatory cover the sky with one hand? Wanting to become heaven is likely impossible within a century.

It is precisely because he saw this point clearly that Ye Qin dares to act so arrogantly and domineeringly.

'Arrogant!' Morning Sun Old Ancestor looked at this extremely arrogant brat, his face turning ashen. This fellow, who appears to have only reached the Acquired Perfection Realm, truly leaves him feeling uneasy.

This fellow seems to fear neither heaven nor earth, able to stand firm even if the heavens collapse. Yang Sun Old Ancestor's old face fell grim; he secretly wondered, 'Where does he get his nerve?'

One person can disregard three Innate peerless masters; even someone as strong as Hong Qigong would not dare to do so. Yet he manages this, as if there were no opponent under heaven, that supreme arrogance really makes one wonder where his confidence comes from.

Perhaps seeing Evening Sun Old Ancestor's miserable state, now already fainted, Morning Sun and Yang Sun Old Ancestors seem to have understood something. This person before them, the Grand Song Imperial City Superintendent, indeed seems to possess that confidence.

'If you oppose the Jin people, aren't you afraid they will demand redress from the Zhao Song?' They now rely on the Jin people; if the Jin thus pressured the Great Song, it would surely be effective.

'I only concern myself with the present.' Ye Qin remained calm, as if this matter had nothing to do with him; that carefree demeanor made Morning Sun and Yang Sun Old Ancestors' old faces darken. Meeting such a person, they suddenly felt their strength had no use.

Morning Sun Old Ancestor took several palms from Hong Qigong, and after a while said: 'I gave you a chance; don't mess it up for yourself!'

Ye Qin frowned slightly, yet spoke composedly: 'So what?'

No matter what difficulties he may face later, at least for now Evening Sun Old Ancestor is in his hands. He has already severed one of his arms; without obtaining the Three Yang True Method, he will not let him go.

'Here you go!'

Morning Sun Old Ancestor, unable to contain his anger, leapt out of the battle circle and pulled a secret manual from his bosom. The cover bore the large characters 'Golden Crow True Method'. He also said: 'The Three Yang True Method is a name we three gave it; actually it is called the Golden Crow True Method.'

Ye Qin snatched the manual; in fact no one stopped him. Everyone was busy fighting, with no time to pay him heed. The Golden Crow True Method turned into a mysterious light, absorbed by the Diamond Bracelet in his dantian, leaving the manual as merely a physical book.

He casually passed the manual to Huang Rong for safekeeping, then carefully sensed the changes within the Diamond Bracelet. Originally there was a peacock-patterned area; now it is also filled with these characters, and various mysteries begin to permeate this space.

'This feeling is marvelous; the Golden Crow True Method actually absorbs the sun's power to cultivate, then transforms it into the most blazing true qi for the practitioner's use.' Through the Diamond Bracelet's decomposition and recombination, he gradually grasped its secrets.

'Grasping the sun's power, the Pure Yang Dao Observatory truly brings continual surprise.' Such a technique is hardly something humans could create; it is simply too powerful.

Morning Sun represents vitality, Yang Sun represents killing intent, while Evening Sun represents stillness.

'However, the drawback is also obvious; if one blindly absorbs solar power into the body, it may easily cause self-immolation, refining oneself first.'

Ye Qin was fortunate to have the Diamond Bracelet; the content of the manual was optimized and merged. Moreover, the earlier manual also contained the Palm Seal Technique, enabling him to fuse these manuals into a Palm Seal Technique, although it might not be the best.

'Huh, interesting.' He saw the combined characters suddenly turn into a palm seal pattern, beginning to evolve within the Diamond Bracelet's space.

The outside world.

Morning Sun Old Ancestor's old face turned bluish, he coldly shouted: 'Now can you release my third younger brother?'

After a long wait, Ye Qin still gave no response, as if he hadn't heard Morning Sun Old Ancestor's words at all. This made Morning Sun Old Ancestor furious, and he roared again: 'You don't keep your word, do you?'

'Elder brother, let's fight him!' Yang Sun Old Ancestor's eyes flashed with cold light. 'A nameless brat dares to bully people like this—does the reputation of Pure Yang Observatory still matter?'

The Qin Lake Six Freaks could no longer withstand Yang Sun Old Ancestor's attacks; originally there were only six of them, now only four remain. Even Qiu Qianren is injured and vomiting blood.

'Let's get past Old Beggar my level first, then talk.' Hong Qigong blocked Ye Qin's front, then shouted at Huang Rong: 'Huang lass, hurry up and wake him up!'

Ye Qin seemed to have fallen into some epiphany, but now it is clearly not the time.

Meanwhile, the Quanzhen Sect and the thousand gold soldiers' melee have entered a white-hot stage, frenzied slaughter unfolding.

Morning Sun Old Ancestor angrily roared: 'Your lives are lives, but is my brother's life not a life?' No matter how difficult, he does not want anything to happen to his brother.

At this moment, Ye Qin slowly woke up, speaking calmly: 'What are you doing here? If you fear death, you should stay inside the Pure Yang Dao Observatory and not come out. Once out, you could be struck down; even if you are Innate Realm masters, there would be no exception.'

In Qin Lake, who isn't dead?

Just as his words fell, Ye Qin struck the unconscious Evening Sun Old Ancestor with a palm. His appearance, originally fifty or sixty, instantly aged half again; his face was covered with dry wrinkles like withered pine bark. His hair turned completely white, his whole body reduced to skin and bone, his stooped frame evoking pity.

Everyone was stunned.

At this moment, Ye Qin's voice came, he said gloomily: 'The Evening Sun power within the Golden Crow True Method is even more terrifying than I imagined!'

Suddenly, everyone's gaze fell upon him as if seeing a demon; this extraordinarily uncommon youngster actually mastered the Golden Crow True Method in just a dozen breaths, while everyone clearly remembered he had never even opened half a page of the manual.

This is simply horrifying!

Morning Sun and Yang Sun Old Ancestors widened their eyes, staring at Ye Qin like they were watching a ghost; this person actually grasped the Evening Sun method of the Golden Crow True Method so quickly, its terror even surpassing that of their third brother, Evening Sun Old Ancestor.

Is he human or demon?

'How exactly did he do it?'

This question lingered in the hearts of Morning Sun and Yang Sun Old Ancestors, their faces grimly dark, even beginning to doubt whether Ye Qin was human at all, for human limits seemed far unable to reach such a terrifying extent.

Hong Qigong also stood stunned on the spot; still in a dazed state, his palm strike intended to take a life, yet he never expected it would instantly age a fifty- or sixty-year-old to over ninety, as if draining all his lifespan at once.

'Such a strange method is practically like gods and demons descending, utterly terrifying.' Even with his Innate Realm strength, he could not perform such a terrifying move; Ye Qin's method truly shocked him.

No matter how high one's martial arts, one still fears such an unfathomable method.

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The power of a single palm left heroes across the world dimmed; some even secretly pondered: 'If everyone in Pure Yang Observatory cultivated the Golden Crow True Method, what a terrifying picture that would be—likely the entire Qin Lake would be swept away by it!'

"Give him back to you!" Ye Qin tossed the dying Evening Sun Old Ancestor over, speaking calmly: "If you want revenge, come at me."

The Evening Sun Old Ancestor's life hung by a thread; he was doomed to die.

The Morning Sun Old Ancestor's face turned livid; together with the Positive Yang Old Ancestor, he helped the person up and said coldly: "We'll settle this debt sooner or later."

Having said that, they took their leave with the person, no one daring to stop them; after all, they were three Innate Realm experts—how could one possibly keep them?

Ye Qin crossed his arms, watching them depart leisurely, wind light and clouds calm, and thought to himself: "Once I break through to the Innate Realm, I'll come find you to settle the total score!"

The Morning Sun Old Ancestor and the Positive Yang Old Ancestor bore grudges, but how could he easily let go of this grudge?

As the three ancestors of Pure Yang Observatory departed, Wanyan Hongxi's face turned green, and he roared: "Three bastards, they can't even handle a bunch of lowly folk from Qin Lake!"

He drew the sword at his waist and charged at the crowd without regard, shouting: "The people of the Jin State never fear death—it was so in the past, and it is so now."

His eyes blazed like torches as he charged madly at Ye Qin. However, Wanyan Hongxi had never trained in any martial arts; he was merely an ordinary person with extraordinary strength.

Seeing Wanyan Hongxi rush at him, Ye Qin couldn't help but smirk: "Truly a death wish. I thought the Jin people were formidable, but they're nothing special—no wonder even the wild dogs on the grasslands can't beat them, and can only watch them grow stronger."

Beside him, Seventh Elder couldn't help but feel a headache: "Do you think everyone is as monstrous as you, kid?"

Ye Qin's demon-like methods were truly astonishing—he could take a life with a mere gesture, which was utterly terrifying.

"Sir, should I take care of him?" a guard stood beside Ye Qin, eyeing the sword-wielding Wanyan Hongxi charging forward, and couldn't help lick his lips. He didn't expect to go far on the martial path, so he might as well use this chance to curry favor with the Commissioner.

Ye Qin glanced at the guard in surprise, shook his head with a smile, and said: "No need; a dying man doesn't require your intervention. This is perfect for testing my new technique—if you acted, you'd waste the opportunity."

His words brimmed with confidence, but as soon as he spoke, many surviving martial artists stared at him in fear: "A new technique? Isn't that just the bizarre lifespan‑sucking method he used on the Evening Sun Old Ancestor just now?"

Gurgle!

That god‑like method made people feel a chill down their spines; the guard hurriedly smiled and said: "Yes, sir, but it just let that brat off easy."

Although Ye Qin's move seemed unfathomable and could frighten someone to death, it at least allowed the victim to live a bit longer—just like the Evening Sun Old Ancestor, who, though at death's door, could still linger a few months.

Even living one more day is good.

Ye Qin glanced at the guard and said casually: "No problem; once touched by Evening Sun Power, one will wither away—no amount of heavenly treasures can help. Unless the Morning Sun Old Ancestor masters Morning Sun Power and is willing to pay a huge price, there's no hope of saving him. But I doubt he'd spend that much even to save his own brother."

His tone was indifferent; everything seemed under his control.

Killing a Jin prince meant nothing to him—just a trifle. After all, the Jin people were about to collapse.

"Southern barbarians, all of you die!" Wanyan Hongxi had descended into madness; if he didn't exterminate these Song people, the Jin State's strength would only keep weakening.

Moreover, Wanyan Hongxi knew full well that after the Three Yang Ancestors of Pure Yang Observatory left, the thousand Jin soldiers he'd brought were all killed or wounded; he realized he had no chance of escape.

"Just seeking death!" Seeing Wanyan Hongxi's desperate resistance, Ye Qin smiled faintly: "Take him down and relieve him of his long sword."

"Yes!"

Several guards stepped forward, quickly subdued him, and together seized his sword: "Come over, kneel before the Commissioner!"

Looking at the furious Wanyan Hongxi, Ye Qin couldn't help but think: "In this world there is no pure martial world, nor any pure nation or ethnicity. Martial artists have their limits, and ordinary people have their distinctions."

"Being born in the Jin State is your greatest misfortune in life!"

No sooner had he spoken than Wanyan Hongxi shouted furiously: "You despicable, shameless Song barbarian—if you have the guts, fight me with real blades!" (End of chapter)