Eternal Night Space, a secluded courtyard.
Ye Junlin stood with a tall, straight posture and his hands behind his back. Spiritual energy surged around his body, and his clothes fluttered without any wind.
He had just obtained the Earth-grade advanced martial technique Emperor Seal Art bestowed by the system, and at that moment, his heart was surging with emotion as he eagerly wanted to begin cultivating this formidable martial technique.
"First form of the Emperor Seal Art, Mountain Splitting Seal!"
Ye Junlin let out a low shout, and his eyes suddenly became as sharp as blades.
Following the cultivation method instilled by the system in his mind, he gathered all the mighty spiritual energy within his body onto his right palm.
In an instant, a majestic and vast force condensed in the center of his palm, faint with the momentum of collapsing mountains, and even the air in the courtyard was squeezed to emit a series of explosive sounds.
He turned abruptly, sweeping his right arm across with his palm aiming at the millstone-sized bluestone boulder in the center of the courtyard, and struck down heavily!
"Boom—!"
A deafening roar exploded, air waves rolled, and gravel splashed.
That indestructible bluestone boulder was as fragile as tofu under Ye Junlin's palm,
instantly shattering into countless fist-sized pieces of gravel. Amidst the flying dust, a palm print pit half a foot deep abruptly appeared on the ground.
Ye Junlin slowly withdrew his palm, feeling the residual mighty force in his palm, his eyes filled with joy.
"Such an overbearing Mountain Splitting Seal! It only has such power even at the initial comprehension,
if all five forms are completely mastered, and superimposed, the power will even approach the Heaven-grade. It truly lives up to its reputation!"
He muttered to himself, and his satisfaction with this martial technique overflowed in his heart.
Previously, he had a mighty cultivation base in vain, but suffered from having no presentable martial techniques to rely on.
Now, having the Emperor Seal Art was tantamount to adding wings to a tiger, and he felt that even when facing a Grandmaster expert, he could easily defeat the opponent!
Just as Ye Junlin was immersed in the joy of cultivation and carefully comprehending the mystery of the Mountain Splitting Seal, a slight sound of footsteps came from outside the courtyard.
He raised his eyes to look, and saw Yuan Tiangang, Di Yun, Linghu Chong, plus Jing Ke and four other assassins—a group of eight people—walking slowly over.
All eight of them had steady breaths and calm expressions, obviously suffering no injuries during this trip to Qingzhou City.
Seeing that they were all safe and sound, the stone hanging in his heart finally landed.
Upon entering the courtyard, the group bowed to Ye Junlin in salute, "We subordinates pay our respects to the Lord!"
Ye Junlin raised his hand to signal everyone to get up, swept his gaze over them, and asked in a deep voice, "On this trip to Qingzhou City, did any accidents occur?"
Yuan Tiangang stepped forward and replied with cupped hands,
"Reporting to the Lord, we have successfully fulfilled our mission! In this battle of Qingzhou City, we have successfully shattered the overt schemes of Qingyun Sect."
"We killed all the elders and disciples of Qingyun Sect who came to attack. The name of Misty Rain Tower is now resounding through Qingzhou City and even the entire Eastern Region!"
"Only Zhuge Xiu, the First Elder of Qingyun Sect, was already severely wounded by us, and it only lacked the final strike to execute him."
"Unexpectedly, at the critical moment, a Spatial Rift suddenly appeared, and a terrifying coercion of the Land Immortal Realm came from within it,"
"and even the Divine Ability of time standstill was cast to forcibly rescue Zhuge Xiu."
"Oh? A Land Immortal? Time standstill?" Hearing this, Ye Junlin's pupils suddenly shrank, and a trace of solemnity flashed in his eyes.
The Land Immortal Realm was an existence surpassing the Heavenly Human Realm; looking at the entire Eastern Region, they were rare, top-tier supreme beings.
That Qingyun Sect actually possessed such a foundation was indeed beyond his expectation.
Yuan Tiangang nodded and said in a deep voice, "Indeed. That supreme being of the Land Immortal Realm is obviously an Old Ancestor-level figure of Qingyun Sect."
"However, the Lord need not worry. Although Zhuge Xiu was rescued, he suffered extremely heavy injuries this time, and his divine soul even suffered the backlash of Space Power,"
"without soul-nourishing medicinal treasures of a thousand years or more, it will be difficult for him to recover to his peak in this lifetime, and even his cultivation base of the Heavenly Human Realm will plummet by a large margin. For a short time, he is not to be feared."
Yuan Tiangang nodded and continued, "In addition, this subordinate also noticed that although that coercion was strong, it carried a hint of sluggishness, as if bound by Heaven and Earth Rules."
"This subordinate speculates that it should be because the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy has not yet fully recovered today, and supreme beings of the Land Immortal Realm simply cannot go all out,"
"otherwise they will definitely suffer Heaven and Earth backlash, resulting in a plummeted cultivation base at best, or death and annihilation at worst."
"If that's the case, then it makes sense why the other party only rescued Zhuge Xiu and didn't make a move against you all," Ye Junlin pondered.
Hearing this, the solemnity in Ye Junlin's heart eased slightly.
As long as the Land Immortal could not make a move for a short time, Misty Rain Tower would have enough time to develop and grow.
"The Lord is wise," Yuan Tiangang respectfully said,
"otherwise, with the strength of a Land Immortal, there is absolutely no possibility that we could have retreated unscathed today."
"But this matter must not be taken lightly either," Ye Junlin said with a sharp gaze and a deep voice,
"Yuan Tiangang, you investigate later to confirm whether today's Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy really restricts the Land Immortal from making a move."
"If it is true, for Eternal Night Heaven, it is a tremendous opportunity."
"This subordinate obeys!" Yuan Tiangang accepted the command.
Ye Junlin changed the subject, a hint of a smile appearing on his face:
"This display of might has had remarkable effects. Thank you all for your hard work!"
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