Chapter 157: Senior Brother, Don't You Will Die?

"No wonder they've always been so nonchalant; it turns out they were hiding their strength." Seven Night gripped the hilt of their sword at their waist.

"Liuyun, what's your cultivation?" Yan Chixia said in disbelief.

Zhuang Buran seemed somewhat helpless:

"In order to become the so-called savior hero, I had no choice but to reveal the cultivation I'd hidden for so long."

Yan Hongye ignored the overwhelming pressure, leapt up, landed on the high platform, her expression icy.

"Why do I feel that your aura is both somewhat familiar and yet strange?"

She glared fiercely at Yan Chixia:

"Did you teach the Profound Heart Marvelous Secret?"

"Hongye, how could I possibly pass the Profound Heart Marvelous Secret to this brat?" Yan Chixia hurriedly said:

"It's precisely because I taught you this martial art that I've hated myself for over ten years; how could I make the same mistake again."

"Hahaha, Junior Sister, if I said it was Master who taught it, you'd probably beat him to a pulp." Zhuang Buran laughed.

"Where exactly did you learn it?" Yan Hongye stared dead-eyed at the spear-bearing youth.

"Junior Sister, your memory should be excellent, right!" Zhuang Buran said with a smile.

"I seem to have said before that my martial talent is higher than you imagined."

"What do you mean?" Yan Hongye spat out two words.

"During the year you lived at Ice Heart Grass Hall, you'd every morning be before my eyes, constantly using the Profound Heart Marvelous Secret; I really couldn't help but learn it!"

Zhuang Buran showed even more helplessness:

"It seems I only looked at it three times—three days—and I figured out the essentials of this martial art's heart method."

"You only watched it for three days, and you've cultivated the Profound Heart Marvelous Secret." Yan Hongye said expressionlessly.

"I truly don't know whether to praise your extraordinary talent or call you oblivious to death."

Zhuang Buran smiled without speaking; as he rose, a force that cleansed the universe, vast and mighty, the heavenly dao's great power descended upon them.

The Four Generals of Profound Heart and the others were suddenly pressed flat to the ground, while Sima Sanniang and the others could no longer hold out, dropping to half-knees, bracing themselves with their hands.

Meanwhile, Yan Hongye on the platform sensed that six or seven tenths of that heavenly dao power pressed toward her, leaving her as if imprisoned, unable to move a single finger.

"Zhuge Liuyun, you've only cultivated the Profound Heart Marvelous Secret for over a year, so why is your strength deeper and more formidable than mine?"

"It might be the difference between people; sometimes it's greater than the gap between a person and a dog."

Yan Hongye heard the teasing in the spear-bearing youth's words, but felt no annoyance, merely saying:

"Do you also know that you're about to reach the highest realm, after which you can only unleash one more move before your essence runs dry and you die?"

Zhuang Buran's eyes flashed with a strange light:

"Yes, the aspiration of this martial art is truly magnificent; among the orthodox, there are usually two kinds of people: one whose life's purpose is not mere existence, but to burn."

"One kind forever only watches others burn, letting their light shine upon themselves."

"And by cultivating this martial art, one can become the one who burns all and illuminates the world as a savior hero."

As he spoke, he suddenly struck out, the energy released from his palm enveloping Yan Hongye's entire body.

"The Vastly Righteous Qi cultivated by the Profound Heart Marvelous Secret is overbearing to an unimaginable degree, both capable of restraining demonic qi and suppressing all manner of dao arts."

"With such overpowering true qi, who in the world could possibly scatter it?"

Yan Hongye suddenly felt the true qi from her dantian qi sea surge like a tide into the spear-bearing youth's body; her eyes reddened, and she shook her head repeatedly.

"Zhuge Liuyun, stop, you'll die, hurry and stop!"

The crowd below seeing this scene, who else wouldn't know the spear-bearing youth was absorbing Yan Hongye's entire cultivation?

"Usually, the methods of dispelling cultivation are divided into four types: dissipating, scattering, abolishing, and absorbing. Among them, dissipating and scattering both require injecting one's own cultivation into another's body, but the true qi of the Profound Heart Marvelous Secret is so overbearing that if one forcibly injects cultivation, it will surely provoke a backlash from the secret's power."

"If I were to likewise inject the Profound Heart Marvelous Secret's cultivation, it would merely cause the two overbearing streams of true qi to produce an even greater recoil."

Zhuang Buran's mouth curled upward:

"Therefore, I reverse-cultivated the Profound Heart Marvelous Secret, causing your entire cultivation, Junior Sister, to flow backward into my body."

"This way, you can shed your Profound Heart Marvelous Secret cultivation without harming your body or falling ill; it seems only fitting for my year of free food and drink."

Yan Hongye's tears streamed down her face as she began to plead:

"Senior Brother, don't you will die."

"Liuyun, I know you want to save Hongye, but you can't sacrifice your own life to do so."

Sima Sanniang's eyes were bloodshot:

"Are you trying to make your junior sister and your master's wife—me—spend the rest of my life living in guilt over you?"

Yan Chixia several times tried to rise to stop him, but was instead firmly pressed down by the heavenly dao power from the depths; unable to help it, she bit her mouth until it bled and shouted:

"Liuyun, what your master's wife said is right; hurry and stop, tell me the secret of reverse-cultivating the Profound Heart Marvelous Secret so I can learn it—I'm the one who deserves to die!"

"Zhuge Liuyun, don't do any more foolish things." Jing Wuyuan shouted with an inscrutable expression:

"Have you ever considered that your life was also saved by your mother's bitter struggles; if you die like this, how heartbroken she'll be—do you know?"

The spear-bearing youth paid no heed; suddenly flicking his sleeve, Yan Hongye fainted and fell toward the platform below, while Sima Sanniang instantly sensed the pressure on her body vanish, instinctively rising to catch her own daughter as she fell.

"If you count the time, Junior Sister should sleep for three days; by then everything will have cleared up."

Zhuang Buran slowly gathered his aura, his gaze falling on Jinguang and Qiye, who were still under the pressure.

"Sect Master, I'm about to die, but as the sole inheritor of the Profound Heart Marvelous Secret, letting the Profound Heart Orthodox Sect heed my commands should pose no problem, right?"

"Having cultivated the Profound Heart Marvelous Secret, you naturally hold the supreme position within the Profound Heart Orthodox Sect; Jinguang and all the disciples will obey your orders."

"Excellent, if I didn't have demonic blood in my veins, and if Jing Wuyuan weren't my maternal uncle who would surely lay down his life to save me should I encounter danger,"

"I will certainly have the Profound Heart Orthodox Sect exterminate the Yin Moon Dynasty down to the last person."

Upon hearing this, everyone was shocked, yet could not hide the astonishment on their faces.

"Considering the orthodox and demonic paths, there are those who would live or die for me." Zhuang Buran said calmly.

In this world, I have no qualms about becoming a world-saving hero; therefore I want you, the Profound Heart Orthodoxy and the Yin Moon Imperial Dynasty, to jointly help me forge a flying vessel that can both fly and be carried as a sedan.

The Great Demon-Sealing Formation can still hold for twenty hours; I only give you ten hours—can you do it?

Jinguang and Qiye evidently heard that the spear-bearing youth intended to enter the Oblivion Forest alone to resolve the trouble of the Netherworld Gloomy Spring, and they spoke up one after another.

Qinglong's pair of skillful hands are unmatched under heaven; he can forge it for you.

Elong is most skilled at forging magical artifacts; he can also forge them for you.

Zhuang Buran nodded.

Then the flying vessel's form will use the Profound Heart Orthodoxy, and the sedan's form will use the Yin Moon Imperial Dynasty.

Having said that, the great trend in the darkness dispersed, and everyone rose to their feet one after another.

People who are about to die usually have bad tempers; if you don't finish what I want within ten hours, you needn't wait for the Netherworld Gloomy Spring's demonic aura to erupt.

The spear-bearing youth said indifferently:

I can send you ahead to the Underworld, just to find some companions for myself, so I won't be bored on the Yellow Spring Road.

As soon as his words fell, Jinguang and Qiye spat out a mouthful of blood.

Your thoughts and intentions seem somewhat excessive; now that I've crippled half of your cultivation, you should understand something.

Zhuang Buran leisurely took the seat of honor and said.

So, do your best and quickly give me what I want.

(End of Chapter)