Blade Drawing Tournament (6)
"Great Demonic Art..." Yan Bugui these words for a moment, and suddenly felt inexplicably uneasy. The sudden palpitation was indescribable! It was like being trapped in a swamp, feeling suffocated.
The two seemed to share that feeling, and they silently gazed at each other for a long time. Man Hu continued, "According to the records in the Demon Codex, once one's Devil Cultivation Method arts are perfected, even the Immortal and Underworld Realms will rarely have an opponent, let alone the experts in the human Cultivation World."
"Is it really that powerful?" Yan Bugui exclaimed in surprise.
"To be honest, Palace Master Yan, this is only one side of the story in the Demon Codex. No one knows the truth." Man Hu said solemnly, "But the Devil Cultivation Method cultivation methods recorded in it are indeed beyond our comprehension. Even my master, a Nascent Spirit Transformation stage expert, found it unbelievable. After my master personally translated the entire Demon Codex, he ordered my fellow disciples and me to find people with extraordinary physiques to experiment on. However, regrettably, after experimenting on over a thousand people, not a single one of them was able to successfully build their physique."
"What?!" Yan Bugui shouted sharply, his expression twitching. "Man Hu, how dare you use my son for such a vicious experiment!"
"Palace Master Yan, please calm down!" Man Hu said, trying to appease him. "Non-Self used the Young Palace Lord for experiments; it was the Young Palace Lord's own request. One day, the Young Palace Lord asked me what the strongest cultivation Method Formula in the world was. I said I didn't know which Method Formula was the strongest, but I knew there was a very strong Method Formula, the strongest Method Formula in my knowledge. The Young Palace Lord immediately pressed me for details, so I told him about the Demon Codex Tome. Actually, I was just saying it casually, but who knew the Young Palace Lord would take it to heart and pester me every day. I was forced to lend him a translated copy of the Demon Codex to read. The result was beyond my expectations. After reading it, the Young Palace Lord resolutely decided to serve the demon and cultivate the Demon Codex. This is too dangerous. I immediately asked him to discuss it with you first, but the Young Palace Lord not only wouldn't let us tell you, but also asked us to help him keep it a secret."
"You unfilial son, you unfilial son!" Yan Bugui roared madly, then glared at Man Hu with red eyes and said, "Didn't you tell him that there had never been a successful example before?"
"To cultivate Devil Cultivation Method, one must first build Demonic Body." Man Hu sighed, "I naturally told the Young Palace Lord about the examples of those who had failed before, but the Young Palace Lord's determination was simply unbelievable. Helpless, we had no choice but to fabricate the pretense of using Secret Method to enhance cultivation to deceive you. Fortunately, the Young Palace Lord has an incredibly strong will and actually withstood the torment of the 'Seven Star Bloodletting Art,' which is unbearable for ordinary people, and successfully built Demonic Body, which even surprised us."
"Unfilial son, unfilial son..." Yan Bugui murmured incessantly, breathing heavily like a wounded tiger, showing how important his son Yan Zhuixing was to him.
After the matter was explained, Man Hu and the others exchanged glances and were about to leave quietly to let him calm down. But then Yan Bugui asked, "Where are my seven Nascent Soul stage cultivators? They went in with you, why haven't they come out?"
The seven people looked at each other in bewilderment. Man Hu said somewhat awkwardly, "Those... those people, to be honest with Palace Master Yan, the Young Palace Lord was able to form Demonic Body thanks in no small part to the nascent Nascent Soul and Essence Blood of those seven people."
"What?" Yan Bugui looked up abruptly, stunned. "You mean they're dead?"
Man Hu nodded silently and said, "I have already sacrificed myself for the Young Palace Lord."
Who would willingly give up their life? Yan Bugui stupid. With his son's cultivation level, he couldn't possibly force any of the seven people to sacrifice themselves. It must have been done by these seven late Tribulation Transcendence stage Transcending cultivators. But what could he say?
"Clang, clang..." Just then, the sound of dragging chains suddenly came from behind the hall. The group of people turned around abruptly. A moment later, a man covered in blood, his clothes torn, and thick iron chains dragging around his limbs and waist emerged. Upon seeing the group in the hall, the man stopped and scrutinized them. His blood-red eyes, glowing with a crimson light, sent chills down their spines. Who else could this be but Yan Zhuixing? His appearance was so striking that it was almost unrecognizable. It was truly unbelievable that such a handsome and refined man had become like this.
The atmosphere in the main hall suddenly became strange. The seven members of the Man Hu Brothers became solemn. After Yan Zhuixing formed his Demonic Body, they used several thick black iron chains to lock him up, just in case he would run out and cause trouble when his Divine Sense was not clear. Who knew that he would break free? How could he possibly do that with his current cultivation level?
"Xing'er, how are you?" Yan Bugui to go and check on her when the seven members of the Man Hu flashed in front of him and blocked his way, saying, "Palace Master Yan, be careful. The Young Palace Lord is not yet clear-headed and cannot distinguish friend from foe."
"Let him go!" Yan Zhuixing raised his hand, which was dragging the iron chain, and pointed at the people blocking Yan Bugui. His voice was strange, cold and ruthless, somewhat eerie. But he clearly still remembered Yan Bugui.
"He still recognizes me! He still recognizes me!" Yan Bugui exclaimed excitedly, pushing through the group as he ran towards him. Man Hu and the others exchanged bewildered glances, but just as Yan Bugui approached, Yan Zhuixing suddenly collapsed to the ground. Yan Bugui in alarm and rushed to help his son up...
The 'Sword Blade Drawing Tournament' arrived as scheduled, and Hat Island had never been so lively. Most of the experts from the Huaxia Cultivation World gathered there, and even those who weren't experts came to watch the spectacle. Moreover, most of them brought huge sums of money. Prices in all walks of life on Hat Island skyrocketed, and all the shops made a fortune.
The Wu family spent several days leveling a small hill on Hat Island to serve as the venue for the 'Blade Drawing Tournament,' and the other three major Lineage also urgently mobilized many people to help. A brand-new plaza was erected, with rest tents built around it. Of course, due to the large number of people, not everyone could find a place; those who could find shelter in the tents were either from top-ranking sects or renowned experts in the Cultivation World. The Four Great Families' enthusiastic assistance to Yue Qianchou immediately gave the Cultivation World a new understanding of the relationship between Yue Qianchou and the Four Great Families.
The newly built square was a scene of pure joy. Crowds thronged the area, firecrackers crackled incessantly, and bright red ribbons hung everywhere. The members of the Four Great Families were sweating profusely, wondering what Yue Qianchou was thinking, insisting on sending people to the mortal world to purchase such large quantities of firecrackers and red cloth, claiming it was for good luck on his grand opening. When had the Cultivation World ever done anything like this? So tacky!
The most problematic thing was that Yue Qianchou also made the Four Great Families wear large red cloths draped diagonally across their bodies and large red flowers pinned to their chests. In fact, Yue Qianchou originally wanted to invite some people to perform dragon and lion dances, but unfortunately, this kind of thing wasn't popular in the world, and he couldn't find anyone who knew how to do it, so he had to give up the idea.
For a moment, the people from the Four Great Families were extremely conspicuous, attracting everyone's attention. This made the group of old guys so embarrassed that they really wanted to hide in the shed and not come out. However, there were many people of great status in the Cultivation World among the visitors, so they couldn't just not come out to greet them. They had no choice but to force a smile and come out to welcome the guests.
While this approach was unconventional, it undeniably changed the atmosphere, creating a genuinely festive feel and reducing the oppressive atmosphere of competition. In contrast, Yue Qianchou, draped in a red sash and sporting a large red flower pinned to his chest, wandered around the square, enthusiastically greeting everyone he met with a broad smile, whether he knew them or not; his mouth was constantly grinning...
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