Four Symbols Seal
"Shentu Nantian is finally going to make his move!"
Seeing Shentu Nantian take out the precious blood of the wild beast, everyone was eagerly anticipating what would happen next. Previously, Shentu Hai and Shentu Feng had already demonstrated extraordinary levels of the Savage Heaven Technique, all thanks to the Shentu Family's discovery in the secret realm.
Although Yi Yun's influence nearly caused Shentu Feng's hand seals to explode, the flaws did not overshadow the merits. Overall, the Shentu Family's strength in the Savage Heaven Technique was indeed something the Lin family envied.
Now that Shentu Nantian has taken over, it's even more of a highlight.
In fact, Shentu Nantian was no ordinary junior. He was over thirty years old and far surpassed Shentu Feng, Shentu Hai Yi Yun in every aspect.
What Shentu Hai and Shentu Feng could learn, Shentu Nantian must have already learned, and even mastered it to a higher level.
The light from the array plate grew brighter and brighter. At Shentu Nantian's feet were four jars of Ancient Remnant Species blood. The lids of the jars were now open, and under the impetus of the Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi, red light flowed and blood energy rose.
Shentu Nantian spread his arms, and his body slowly flew up, hovering in mid-air.
Once a martial artist surpasses the Origin Foundation Realm, they can fly; floating in the air is nothing to Shentu Nantian.
Shentu Nantian began to form hand seals. His movements were slow, and his long, jade-like fingers seemed to contain an indescribable Mysterious Charm, unconsciously attracting the attention of the surrounding audience.
"What kind of ancient Savage Heaven Technique is this?"
People speculated in their hearts, but many ancient Savage Heaven Technique had been lost for too long. Even figures like Su Jie and the Lin Family Old Matriarch would find it difficult to quickly identify what technique Shentu Nantian was using based on some records in the classics.
Just then, a series of auspicious, seven-colored lights appeared behind Shentu Nantian.
These auspicious lights converged, forming various extraordinary phenomena.
People saw that patches of lush green grass had sprouted from the array plate at Shentu Nantian's feet, dotted with wildflowers, making it incredibly beautiful.
"It's an unusual phenomenon!"
The elder of the Lin family spoke up, saying that martial artists can use their own Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi to create extraordinary phenomena. For example, Yi Yun could also use his Radiant Sun True Qi to create the scene of the sun rising over Tang Valley.
However, the strange phenomenon was just an illusion and not very realistic. But the strange phenomenon that Shentu Nantian created was just like a real meadow in front of everyone. People could even faintly smell the fragrance of flowers coming from the meadow.
As the auspicious seven-colored light grew stronger, a spiritual tree sprouted on the grassland, and a sweet spring appeared before the tree.
The spring water was flowing, and a figure appeared beside it.
The figure, dressed in a blue long robe, wearing a square scarf on his head, and holding a folding fan, looked like a young, accomplished, and learned scholar.
The scholar strolled beneath the sacred tree, gently waving his fan, seemingly reciting poetry and painting amidst this beautiful scenery, a scene as dreamlike as a fantasy.
"This is Shentu Nantian's Dharma Aspect Totem," the elder of the Youlin family said.
"Hmm? Dharma Aspect Totem?"
Humanoid Dharma Aspect Totem is extremely rare. Back then, in the alliance competition between Tai'a Divine City, Tai'a Divine Kingdom, and Cloud Dragon Divine Kingdom, Feng Lin used a Dharma Aspect Totem that depicted a girl holding Longsword and having wings on her back.
Compared to Feng Lin's Dharma Aspect Totem, Shentu Nantian's Dharma Aspect Totem is more realistic. Moreover, it has these extraordinary phenomena of jade trees and flowers. If an ordinary person were to see it, they would definitely think that it is a scholar standing under a spiritual tree.
"The Dharma Aspect Totem of Nantian is called the Outworldly Immortal Land." While people were astonished by Shentu Nantian's Dharma Aspect Totem, Granny Thousand Hands of the Shentu Family introduced it with a smug look on her face, "Nantian's Dharma Aspect Totem is itself an immortal land. As for the figure in the immortal land, it is the incarnation of Nantian himself. If one day, this figure transforms into an immortal king, then Nantian's strength will reach its peak."
Granny Thousand Hands is very proud to have a grandson like Shentu Nantian.
Such Dharma Aspect Totem, accompanied by extraordinary phenomena, are extremely rare, and moreover, these Dharma Aspect Totem can evolve, making them truly top-tier Dharma Aspect Totem.
"So that's how it is. Nephew Nantian is truly a dragon among men." Lin Xin Tong's great-aunt spoke up at this opportune moment. The more she looked at Shentu Nantian, the more she liked him. "In the Outworldly Immortal Land, he has transformed into a humble gentleman. This perfectly matches Nephew Nantian's temperament. His Dharma Aspect Totem are just like him. The four words 'a gentleman is like jade' are a true reflection of Nephew Nantian himself."
The palace lady's praise pleased Granny Thousand Hands immensely; her wrinkled old face was so wide with smiles that it almost resembled a walnut.
"A gentleman is like jade? That's an insult to the word 'gentleman'." Su Jie curled his lip, too lazy to say more. If Shentu Nantian could be a gentleman, then he could be a saint.
Just as Su Jie was inwardly complaining, a strange light flashed in his eyes. He saw that the four jars of Ancient Remnant Species blood beside Shentu Nantian were simultaneously emitting a dense blood light.
Within this crimson light, the phantom souls of wild beasts were born.
Mark of the Beast!
Martial artists need to condense Dharma Aspect Totem, which requires hunting wild beasts and condensing a beast imprint from the corpses of the wild beasts they have personally hunted.
In this way, the Dharma Aspect Totem can gradually solidify.
Now, Shentu Nantian used the Savage Heaven Technique to condense a beast seal, and he did so solely from the precious blood left behind by the Ancient Remnant Species.
It's impossible that Shentu Nantian killed all four Ancient Remnant Species, which means that the beast seal that Shentu Nantian condensed is actually different from the beast seal of the Dharma Aspect Totem.
This is a very ancient hand seal technique, the specific secrets of which Su Jie is unaware of.
"Four Symbols Seal..."
Just then, the Lin Family Old Matriarch slowly spoke.
The Four Symbols represent the four cardinal directions: east, west, south, and north. Their symbolic mythical beasts are the Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise, respectively.
Shentu Nantian certainly couldn't use the blood of a divine beast to form a seal. At this moment, the beast seals surrounding Shentu Nantian were: Green Python to the east, Howling Sky Tiger to the west, a firebird to the south, and Black Tortoise to the north.
These four wild beasts also correspond to the Four Divine Beasts. The Lin Family Old Matriarch had only seen records of this set of hand seals in ancient books.
"Your Old Madam has great insight!" Granny Thousand Hands said with a smile. "Since Your Old Madam recognizes the Four Symbols Seal, you must also know the power of this set of seals."
The Four Symbols Seal was also a discovery made by the Shentu Family in the secret realm, and it was their final acquisition.
This set of hand seals requires extracting beast seals from the blood of wild beasts. Using wild bones and beast blood simultaneously makes it perfect for Shentu Nantian to cultivate.
Revealing the Four Symbols Seal at this moment is arguably the last trump card in the competition among the younger generation.
Granny Thousand Hands believed that the demonstration of these three sets of ancient Savage Heaven Technique would be enough to shock and impress the Lin family.
"I've heard that Xin Tong is quite accomplished in the Savage Heaven Technique. Why don't you show it off?" Granny Thousand Hands suddenly turned to Lin Xin Tong. Granny Thousand Hands didn't actually have a good impression of Lin Xin Tong.
Just as the Lin family was wary of Shentu Nantian, Granny Thousand Hands also had an innate sense of rejection and distrust towards Lin Xin Tong.
She had to accept the marriage between Shentu Nantian and Lin Xin Tong simply because of their shared interests.
Even so, she still wanted to give Lin Xin Tong hard time before she married into the Shentu Family.
She knew that Lin Xin Tong was still young, and with the limitations of her innate inability to connect her Fatal Meridian, her mastery of the Desolate Shentu Nantian Savage Heaven Technique was naturally inferior to Shen Tu Nantian's. Moreover, Lin Xin Tong did not know any ancient Savage Heaven Technique. After Shentu Nantian displayed such a brilliant Four Symbols Seal, no matter what methods Lin Xin Tong used, she would be outshone.
Lin Xin Tong frowned slightly but did not answer. She understood Granny Thousand Hands's thoughts and had to admit that Shentu Nantian's Savage Heaven Technique was indeed unmatched among the younger generation.
"Ignore that old hag." Su Jie's curses echoed in Lin Xin Tong's ear via telepathic transmission. "What a pity, if only Yi Yun had been born a few years earlier, we wouldn't have to see Shentu Nantian being so arrogant!"
Su Jie thought bitterly, while at this moment, Shentu Nantian's Four Symbols Seal had entered its final stage.
This Four Symbols Seal is extremely difficult to create. Compared to the Four Symbols Seal, the previous Five Elements Bone Formation and Black Hand Rakshasa are like fireflies compared to the bright moon, not worth mentioning at all.
Even with Shentu Nantian's strength, it was not easy for him to unleash the Four Symbols Seal to this extent.
The Dharma image burned, and the seven-colored dazzling light became more and more brilliant.
Shentu Nantian painstakingly superimposed the four wild beast marks together, attempting to complete the final fusion.
At that very moment, Yi Yun, who had been standing in the corner unnoticed, had a strange glint in his eyes, and the corners of his mouth curved into a slight smile, though no one could see it because of his mask.
Within Yi Yun's soul sea, spiritual power quietly circulated, and at the location of Yi Yun's heart, the Purple Crystal shimmered with dazzling and beautiful purple light, but no one could detect this purple light.
The Four Symbols Seal that Shentu Nantian controlled were essentially energy, and they had just been extracted from the blood of Ancient Remnant Species beasts. At this moment, they were pure, unclaimed energy.
Unclaimed energy—that's what Purple Crystal needs for sustenance, something Yi Yun desperately desires.
...(To be continued~^~)