Chapter 98

The assessment time was finally set for one month later. Fang Yi rose to take his leave; now he had plenty of time to get a good understanding of this giant city, and by the way, he could also push his own strength up another level.

If nothing else, the many techniques he possessed had the potential to advance further.

Unknowingly, the high-grade martial arts he possessed had already accumulated to five, but it was a pity that only 【Ten Thousand Poisons Purgatory Art】 and 【Poison Emperor Asks for Longevity】 had been practiced to great success, while the remaining 【Universe One Qi Technique】, 【Yinyang Nine-Layered Energy】, and 【Dragon Elephant Scripture】 were still far from it.

Especially the 【Dragon Elephant Scripture】, which was only a remnant, with only the first third of the content.

The city was prosperous, bustling, and lively.

On both sides of the spacious streets were buildings with carved beams and painted rafters.

Most of the pedestrians on the street were full of spirit and energy, their eyes shining with brilliance, appearing exceptionally different from the people in small places.

Fang Yi first rented a courtyard in the city, which was a relatively quiet place.

It was very peaceful on ordinary days, and no one would disturb him.

He unloaded his luggage, hid it all under the bed, and before leaving, he sprinkled deadly poison all over the room and the courtyard. After doing all this, he picked up his precious saber and went out again.

In the end, he went to a prosperous restaurant, ordered a table of good dishes, and while eating, he listened to the discussions of the people coming and going.

A restaurant was originally the place where all kinds of Jianghu news spread the most, and the guests of this restaurant were mostly carrying sabers and swords, and at a glance, one could tell they were all Jianghu people.

They came from all directions, and the news they possessed was also of all kinds.

"Have you heard? Recently, someone has realized something from that Martial Dao Heavenly Stele again, causing the Heavenly Stele to produce a response, and experts from all paths have rushed over."

"What? Someone realized something again? Who is it?"

"Who else could it be? It is precisely that genius from a noble family who has recently risen to fame, known as the martial Dao genius Ye Yun Xiao, who is said to be rare in five hundred years!"

"It really is him. I knew this Ye Yun Xiao was not simple!"

"It is truly extraordinary. Ever since the Martial Dao Heavenly Stele fell from the sky more than a decade ago, it has attracted who knows how many experts to observe it, but very few have truly been able to realize anything from it. Adding them all up, it's not even five fingers' worth, right?"

"To be precise, including Ye Yun Xiao, there are only three now!"

"This Ye Yun Xiao is truly powerful. I wonder what martial art he realized?"

"I think it is at least a middle-grade martial art."

There was endless discussion in the inn.

Even Fang Yi could not help but frown slightly.

Martial Dao Heavenly Stele?

"Everyone, hurry up and eat. Let's go watch the excitement in a while. People from the Floating Cloud Sword Sect and the Diamond Gate have arrived and are going to observe the Martial Dao Heavenly Stele."

Suddenly, a Jianghu man ran in from outside the restaurant and shouted.

Whoosh!

The entire restaurant was in an uproar.

"The Floating Cloud Sword Sect has arrived?"

"Experts from the Diamond Gate have also arrived!"

"There is a good show to watch. Waiter, settle the bill! Settle the bill quickly!"

Many people could not care about eating, immediately took out silver, threw it on the table, picked up their weapons, and left.

The crowd surged, and in the blink of an eye, they had all rushed out.

The large restaurant, which was noisy just a moment ago, was left with only Fang Yi, sitting in place, looking completely bewildered.

The waiter who collected the money seemed to have long been accustomed to this and immediately rushed over to start cleaning up.

"Guest, why aren't you going?"

The waiter looked at Fang Yi with a smile.

"Waiter, what kind of forces are this Floating Cloud Sword Sect and Diamond Gate they mentioned? And what is going on with this Martial Dao Heavenly Stele?"

Fang Yi asked.

"You are from out of town, right?"

The waiter looked at Fang Yi in surprise and smiled, "The Martial Dao Heavenly Stele fell on a night more than ten years ago. At that time, there was thunder and lightning, the light was dazzling, and accompanied by a huge roar, many people saw a stream of light fall from the sky and crash into the east side of the city.

When the thunder and lightning dissipated, that Martial Dao Heavenly Stele appeared. Later, it alarmed many outlanders, but it seemed that none of them realized anything. On the contrary, some martial Dao masters realized martial arts from it, which is why it was called the 【Martial Dao Heavenly Stele】.

As for the Floating Cloud Sword Sect and the Diamond Gate, they are both famous major martial Dao sects nearby, with extraordinary heritage and exceptional power."

"So that's how it is."

Fang Yi nodded.

It seemed these Jianghu people were all going to watch the excitement.

He felt curious and also wanted to go and see what this Martial Dao Heavenly Stele looked like.

"By the way, guest, since you are new here, you must take a good stroll around Chifeng City. Chifeng City has a rich martial Dao atmosphere, many martial Dao experts, and there are quite a few opportunities."

The waiter smiled slightly and said, "Besides this 【Martial Dao Heavenly Stele】, there is also a famous 【Sha Qi Tian Keng】 in the city. That 【Sha Qi Tian Keng】 spews out evil energy every few months, which is of great benefit to the cultivation of many outlanders. If a martial artist practicing hard-body techniques goes there, they can achieve twice the result with half the effort."

"【Sha Qi Tian Keng】?"

Fang Yi was suspicious.

"Yes, that sinkhole has a long history. No one knows when it appeared, and it has always been located in the old city area of Chifeng City."

The waiter responded, "Every time the sinkhole spews out evil energy, it can alarm many outlanders, and even some hidden major martial Dao sects might appear!"

These major martial Dao sects he spoke of were undoubtedly the people walking the Evil Martial path.

Forces like the Diamond Gate and the Floating Cloud Sword Sect, although they belonged to major sects in the eyes of ordinary people, after all, had not walked their own path and were stuck within the 【Shedding Fetus】 realm for their whole lives.

The four great steps of the martial Dao: Qi and Blood, Bone Changing, Tendon Changing, Shedding Fetus.

Only those who forcibly continued the path after 【Shedding Fetus】 and established forces could be called major sects.

That was the current Evil Martial!

"Does this sinkhole cost money?"

Fang Yi asked.

"That's not necessary. As long as the evil energy spews, anyone from all directions can go there."

The waiter responded, "It's just that if someone whose cultivation is not up to par goes there, let alone touching it, they would explode on the spot just by approaching it."

"Alright."

Fang Yi nodded and then asked for more news.

The waiter was like a family treasure, telling Fang Yi about all the famous areas in the city.

It had to be said that the foundation of a giant city was truly extraordinary.

Many places of opportunity emerged one after another, simply like two different places compared to Qingyang City.

Besides this Martial Dao Heavenly Stele and Sha Qi Tian Keng, there were also the famous Demon Plain, Dan Xu Secret Realm, and even the Netherworld Ghost Market near this Chifeng City.

One was stranger than the other.

First, talk about this Demon Plain, located in the vast area west of Chifeng City, it was a huge plain stretching for hundreds of miles, said to be the location of a terrifying battlefield in ancient times.

But every night of the full moon, bursts of Buddhist chanting would come from within this plain, and at that time, a phantom of a great Buddha would appear, pointing to the sky and the earth, discussing the Dao with people.

Anyone who could debate better than him would receive a great opportunity.

But those who could not debate better than him would vomit blood on the spot and die a miserable death.

And the Dan Xu Secret Realm was even stranger; it was said to be the ruins of an ancient alchemy sect that had collapsed, where the earth fire never went out all year round, and an incredibly huge hidden space was formed underground.

Countless incomplete alchemy recipes and spiritual medicines were scattered among the ruins, and living medicinal pills would fly out from time to time.

As for the Netherworld Ghost Market, it was an illusory market.

It seemed as if it did not exist between heaven and earth.

Every year, a few individuals would suddenly stray into it for various reasons and experience all kinds of bizarre and illusory things.

But if one wanted to enter it actively, it was absolutely impossible.

Over so many years, who knows how many people had searched for the entrance to the Netherworld Ghost Market, all to no avail.

"Thank you."

Fang Yi nodded, finally took out silver to settle the bill, picked up his precious saber, and walked toward the outside.

Since he was here, he would settle in.

He was now preparing to go to that Martial Dao Heavenly Stele to take a look.

"Move aside, move aside! The Tiangang Alliance is on business, move aside quickly!"

"Bystanders, retreat!"

Just as he walked out of the inn, he heard bursts of shouting.

A large number of gang members wearing bright clothing were running on the street, carrying small flags on their backs, full of spirit and energy, running like the wind, and were very aggressive.

"Tiangang Alliance."

Fang Yi pondered.

It was actually them!

When he was in Qingyang City, that mysterious Su girl he met was the daughter of a deputy leader of the Tiangang Alliance...

Even Shen Huairen was a member of the Tiangang Alliance.

Fang Yi ignored it, his body flashed, and he disappeared in an instant.

Half an hour later.

He appeared at the place where the Martial Dao Heavenly Stele was located.

East City area.

On an unremarkable small hill, countless figures were gathered, densely packed, with almost no place to set foot.

From far away, one could see that in the middle of the small hill, a tall black mysterious stele stood.

It was about seven or eight meters high, exceptionally thick, and it was unknown what kind of material it was cast from; its surface was covered with deep sword and saber marks, and there were even palm prints, fist prints, and claw prints...

At a glance, it gave people a feeling of exceptional vicissitudes.

It seemed to have been baptized by blood and fire.

"Worthy of being Ye Yun Xiao, he actually realized a profound fist technique from it..."

"A fist technique? What level?"

"According to the speculation of an older generation figure, it seems to be in the category of middle-grade martial arts."

"Middle-grade martial arts..."

Many Jianghu people and Mist Hunters showed thick envy on their faces.

For many people, middle-grade martial arts were things they could never obtain in their entire lives, but they were just realized by the other party from the Heavenly Stele.

"Look, experts from the Floating Cloud Sword Sect and the Diamond Gate are going to step forward."

Suddenly, someone whispered, pointing to the very front.

I saw that on both sides of that black mysterious stele, quite a few figures walked out.

Some were wearing blue clothes, long hair fluttering, beautiful faces, carrying swords, obviously people from the Floating Cloud Sword Sect.

The other part was a mixture of monks and laypeople, relatively chaotic.

These were people from the Diamond Gate.

The Diamond Gate had both monks who strictly observed precepts and lay disciples who only practiced martial arts and did not study Buddhist scriptures.

Their techniques were known for their masculinity and were quite famous in all directions.

I saw them appearing on the left and right in front of the Heavenly Stele, directly looking toward the Heavenly Stele.

The Martial Dao Heavenly Stele occupied a huge area and could fully accommodate many people to contemplate it together.

Even martial artists on the periphery could observe it.

It was just that this stele had stood quietly for more than a decade, and it was unknown how many times it had been looked at by people.

The vast majority of martial artists had long since given up, and at this moment, they were just watching the excitement.

Fang Yi ignored the clamor of the crowd and gathered his spirit, letting his gaze fall on that tall, dark mysterious stele.

At first glance, it seemed there was nothing.

But as his gaze condensed, he only felt that an invisible black hole seemed to be hidden inside the Heavenly Stele, attracting his mind and swallowing his mind bit by bit.

Gradually, he began to forget both himself and the world, and in front of his eyes, it seemed there was only endless darkness.

Then countless saber shadows, sword shadows, fist shadows, and claw shadows began to appear one after another, surging out from inside the black hole, densely packed, dazzling, and completely impossible to see the pattern.

Vaguely, it seemed there was a figure with a majestic body, moving heaven and earth, waving fists and feet inside the black hole; the aura on his body was exceptionally terrifying, like a god but not a god, like a demon but not a demon, and countless saber shadows, sword shadows, fist shadows, and claw shadows began to erupt from this strange black hole.

There was even a deafening and unwilling roar that spread out directly.

"Martial Dao is at a dead end, the heavens have cut off the path!"

"But I do not accept it!"

"Even if my body dies and the Dao disappears, I must open a ray of light for future generations!"

"Martial Dao is not extinct! The firewood is exhausted, but the fire is passed on!"

Rumble!

Rolling muffled thunder suddenly sounded between this heaven and earth, deafening, and strange phenomena descended from the sky, directly manifesting countless thick purple lightning bolts, instantly covering this sky.

Everyone who was watching the excitement in all directions was in an uproar, showing horror, and looked up one after another.

"Oh my god, look!"

"Strange phenomena have descended from the sky!"

"Mom, it's thundering in the sky, such dazzling lightning!"

"Someone has realized the Dao again, the commotion is intense, thunder is rolling, who is this person? Is it a high-grade martial art?"

Everyone's expression changed.

Especially those elders of the martial Dao sects, who were all shocked and simply could not believe their eyes.

In the past, when someone realized something from the Martial Dao Heavenly Stele, it at most triggered strange changes in the Heavenly Stele, blooming with light; no one had ever been able to trigger changes in heaven and earth.

At this moment, countless lightning bolts appeared in the sky, crackling and popping, like countless terrifying flood dragons.

The experts of the Floating Cloud Sword Sect and the Diamond Gate who were carefully contemplating in front of the Heavenly Stele all had their expressions change drastically and broke away from their contemplation one after another.

Boom, boom, boom!

Countless lightning bolts instantly struck toward the Heavenly Stele, as if wanting to destroy the Heavenly Stele.

But the Heavenly Stele bloomed with black light, as if turning into a strange vortex, instantly absorbing all the lightning in the sky, and not a single bit of lightning leaked out.

The terrifying scene left countless people dumbfounded.

Fang Yi also instantly came to his senses, gasping for air, feeling that his mind seemed to be instantly filled with all kinds of information, densely packed, filling his brain nerves with a slight pain.

"Seven Kills of Heaven Chaos!"

A piece of information appeared in his mind, and the first few words on the surface were just like this.

But he quickly absorbed and digested it.

This was only the first style of the Seven Kills of Heaven Chaos.

It was called 【Breaking Shackles】.

It could reverse life and death, stimulate the potential of the human body, and let a person explode with ten times their own power in an instant; it could be considered an extremely terrifying forbidden technique.

But the consequences that followed were also serious, which was that the physical body was nearly torn apart, and it would bring intense pain.

"Unbelievable."

Fang Yi's heart surged, carefully digesting the information in his mind.

Was this the inheritance in the Heavenly Stele?

Was the realization of others also like this?

Or was it unique to him?

At this time, the thunder that was roaring in the high sky suddenly disappeared again, like a sea tide, and began to dissipate rapidly, with no more majesty.

The crowd was in an uproar, all looking toward the Floating Cloud Sword Sect and the Diamond Gate, wanting to know which of them had realized the supreme technique.

Looking at this kind of commotion, it must have been realizing something extraordinary!

"Han Feng, is it you? What did you realize?"

"Bu Jie, Bu Chen, is it you?"

The elders of the Floating Cloud Sword Sect and the Diamond Gate asked one after another.

The few people they named were all famous geniuses in their sects.

Young and already successful in Tendon Changing, reaching the Elephant Tendon realm.

If anyone was most likely to realize something, it was undoubtedly the people they named.

However, all three were completely bewildered, staring at each other.

"Master, it's not me..."

"Neither is it me."

"I didn't realize anything either."

The few denied it hurriedly.

"Not you?"

An old monk of the Diamond Gate had his expression change in surprise, then shouted, "Is it the remaining people? Who realized something?"

That elder of the Floating Cloud Sword Sect was also asking his own disciples.

However, the remaining people were in an uproar, all indicating they did not know.

Now the crowd was completely shocked.

It wasn't them who realized it?

What kind of joke was this?

Could it be that someone outside the field realized it?

For a time, everyone was sweeping toward those around them, wanting to see who had realized it.

The intense commotion just now must have been a high-grade martial art.

It might even be the legendary 【Scripture】 or 【Canon】.

Because such an intense commotion had never appeared before.

In the crowd, Fang Yi acted as if nothing had happened, following the crowd, looking toward all directions, his face full of bewilderment, not revealing any flaws.

"Could it be that they realized it and are intentionally hiding it?"

"It's possible. After all, the commotion was too great. If they don't hide it, it's very likely to attract a murderous intent..."

Some people speculated secretly, and their eyes toward the Floating Cloud Sword Sect and the Diamond Gate began to change.

That Diamond Gate elder and the Floating Cloud Sword Sect elder felt a shock in their hearts, obviously also realizing this point, and immediately began to lead their disciples away.

They were also worried that their own disciples were hiding their skills and were preparing to ask clearly after returning.

As they retreated, the crowd here was even more in an uproar.

Fang Yi also took the opportunity to leave.

Before long.

He returned to his residence again, exhaling a long breath in his heart.

"Seven Kills of Heaven Chaos, this name is truly domineering."

According to this statement, this martial art seemed to be divided into seven styles.

What he had obtained was only the first style.

"I wonder what kind of realm the person who left the inheritance reached to be able to trigger this kind of strange phenomenon?"

Fang Yi felt secretly awed.

As expected.

The news outside was sensational, and this matter soon spread in all directions, falling into the ears of people from the four paths.

Especially the people from the Seeking Immortal and Seeking God paths.

They appeared in Chifeng City that afternoon and began to investigate carefully.

An expert on the Seeking God path even used a forbidden method to take 'memory replication' measures on a witness nearby, directly capturing the scene they had seen before and storing it completely inside a crystal.

"Unbelievable, someone was actually able to trigger the Martial Dao Heavenly Stele. Who is this person?"

"Lightning filled the sky, the scene roared; this kind of commotion is exceptionally rare. Even when the Heavenly Stele fell back then, it was no more than this!"

"Could it be that someone obtained the complete opportunity within the Heavenly Stele?"

"The Ancestor said that the Heavenly Stele is ominous and involves secrets, telling us to pay close attention..."

This image began to circulate among the high-level figures.

Not only were the people from the four paths astonished, but even the experts of the Evil Martial lineage were greatly shaken.

Because from the time the Heavenly Stele fell until now, they had also sent many experts to observe it, but very few had truly gained anything.

Even if someone could realize something, it was only a middle-grade martial art.

Now someone could actually make heaven and earth roar and trigger countless lightning bolts to attack.

This must be talent at the ancestor level.

If they did not die, their achievements would be limitless.

"It seems that Chifeng City is truly about to have a storm."

"The major Evil Martial systems are about to recruit disciples, and it's hard to say what kind of genius will pop out from which corner. This is nothing."

"The Evil Martial system, after all, has too many drawbacks, and the branches are too messy. They can't become a path!"

"That's right. The Evil Martial system is not bad in the early stages, but the further it goes, the greater the gap between them and us, so great that it's hard to reach, and thus despair."

Many people on the Seeking Immortal and Seeking God paths were forcibly comforting themselves.

Time passed.

The shock caused by this episode among the high-level figures was not small.

It continued for more than ten days before it gradually subsided.

Soon, the matter of the Evil Martial system's grand recruitment began to ferment and became a new hot spot.

This time, it was not just the Poison Martial lineage recruiting people; the Weapon Path, Blood Path, and Gu Path were all recruiting people.

Every millennium noble family and major martial Dao sect was busy.

They were eager to send their own disciples or sect members into those 'major sects'.

Since the path of 'outlanders' did not work, they could only settle for the next best thing.

Walking the path of 'evil' could also ensure the family's long-term prosperity.

A month passed in a hurry.

Ever since he triggered the strange phenomenon in front of the Heavenly Stele that day, Fang Yi had been keeping a low profile.

Although he went to visit the Sha Qi Tian Keng later, it was a pity that he did not encounter a situation where the evil energy erupted.

During this month, he practiced diligently, and the many martial arts he possessed were constantly advancing.

Especially 【Ten Thousand Poisons Purgatory Art】 and 【Dragon Elephant Scripture】, which were finally practiced to perfection by him.

Only the 【Poison Emperor Asks for Longevity】, which only had the first half, directly reached the 24% level of great success.

The remaining 【Universe One Qi Technique】 and 【Yinyang Nine-Layered Energy】 were both advancing by leaps and bounds.

His entire strength had undergone a huge change compared to a month ago.

The most important change was still the deadly poison in his body.

The five elements deadly poison became thicker and more terrifying.

He could now easily condense this five elements deadly poison into a single point, flick it out with a finger, and its power would be boundless, capable of corroding all things.

Landing on the ground, it could even turn the ground within a radius of dozens of miles into a place where not a blade of grass grew, pitch black.

"With my current strength, if I were to deal with myself from a month ago, I'm afraid I could poke myself from a month ago to death with one finger."

Fang Yi thought to himself.

If he wanted to deal with a certain sect, he only needed a drop of poison to make the entire sect die out and turn into a forbidden land.

This feeling of strength improvement was truly comfortable.

Seeing that the time was not early.

He immediately picked up his package, started to go out, and rushed toward the stronghold of the Poison Martial lineage.

Today was the day the assessment started.

According to what Zhao Heng said earlier, the assessment place was not in Chifeng City, but in another area.

Every giant city had a stronghold of the Poison Martial lineage.

This assessment was to gather all the people from the strongholds together to select the best from the best and the excellent from the excellent.

When Fang Yi arrived, he indeed saw a large number of figures gathered in the stronghold.

Everyone was young, with the oldest being only in their early thirties.

"Brother, do you know where the assessment is being held?"

"Not clear. May I ask if you have received any news?"

"Alas, I have heard some things. The location seems to be set in the Desolate Void Forbidden Land."

"Desolate Void Forbidden Land?"

"Hiss!"

"Is that the forbidden land that caused countless deaths a while ago?"

"How is that possible?"

The crowd was instantly in an uproar, everyone wide-eyed, feeling astonished.

Even Fang Yi showed suspicion and said, "What is the Desolate Void Forbidden Land?"

"A few years ago, several major sects carried out a secret grand reclamation, extending their influence nearly ten thousand miles deeper into the mist. As a result, when they encountered a mountain range, they stopped abruptly, and overnight there were countless casualties. Several major sects all retreated rapidly and designated it as a forbidden land. This is the Desolate Void Forbidden Land. It is said that it is full of crises inside, and there are many indescribable things haunting it."

An informed person whispered.

"Indescribable things?"

Fang Yi's expression froze.

What the hell?

The crowd's faces were all pale, discussing it incessantly.

Suddenly, someone else came in, which made many people's eyes flash, showing surprise.

"Eh, it's him, Luo Tianfeng!"

"It really is him! Luo Tianfeng actually also apprenticed in the Poison Martial lineage."

"Luo Tianfeng, ranked 8th on the Hidden Dragon Ranking?"

The crowd clicked their tongues one after another.

A youth wearing a white robe with an indifferent expression walked in from the outside, about eight feet tall, his face like jade, his breathing even, carrying a long sword in his hand, and the blood Qi fluctuation in his body was exceptionally thick.

Fang Yi could tell his cultivation at a glance: the second barrier of Tendon Changing.

"It seems this is the martial Dao genius of the Chifeng City area."

Fang Yi pondered in his heart.

It was indeed not something that small places like Qingyang and Yunyang could compare to.

Waited for a while longer.

Finally, a huge raptor fell from the sky and landed here.

Zhao Heng immediately rushed over quickly.

Six thousand six!

Seeking subscriptions! Seeking monthly tickets!

Continuing to rush for the average subscription~

(End of chapter)