Enforcement Team Arrives

Enforcement Team Arrives

"I'd originally thought it would take a week. I never expected the Spirit Rhinoceros Body Refining Technique to reach the major completion of the first level in less than three days!"

With a whoosh, Nie Yun leaped out of the wooden tub in his room.

After speaking with his father, he had returned to his room and used pure pill fire to refine the prepared medicinal herbs, including the Di Lian Flower, into medicinal liquid, which he poured into the tub.

Refining pills was extremely complex, but medicinal liquid was much simpler. In less than ten minutes, the huge wooden tub was filled with the fragrant scent of emerald-green medicine. Merely inhaling it made one feel their blood circulation quicken and their muscles tremble with excitement.

He entered the tub and circulated the Spirit Rhinoceros Body Refining Technique. He had thought soaking in the Di Lian Flower medicinal liquid would require a week to reach the major completion of the first level, but he had succeeded in less than three days!

Though cultivating it a second time had allowed him to avoid many detours, Nie Yun still felt that reaching major completion of the Spirit Rhinoceros Body Refining Technique's first level so quickly was related to the Nameless Art!

When the Nameless Art had awakened within his body, it had tempered his flesh, producing many effects that coincided perfectly with the first level of the Spirit Rhinoceros Body Refining Technique!

"With the Spirit Rhinoceros Body Refining Technique at major completion, the Nine Revolutions Nirvana Art has also improved. Though I haven't reached the middle stage of the fourth level, I'm not far off!"

For Qi Sea cultivators, each level was more difficult than the last, like climbing the nine layers of heaven. Nie Yun had entered the fourth level less than three days ago and had already touched the threshold of the middle stage. If word got out, it would scare people to death!

"Once the Nine Revolutions Nirvana Art reaches the peak of the fourth Qi Sea level, I'll likely undergo my first nirvana. I wonder how much my strength will increase after it!"

He had obtained the Nine Revolutions Nirvana Art from an ancient ruin. The art itself gave no detailed introduction of its rank, and the so-called "royal high-grade" classification had merely been assigned by him on a whim!

Why had he given it that rank? Because he had seen quite a few royal low-grade cultivation arts, and not a single one could compare!

This cultivation art did not merely speed up one's cultivation. More importantly, it granted nine revolutions of nirvana!

As its name implied, nine revolutions of nirvana meant undergoing nine nirvana-like transformations during cultivation. Every transformation was like a silkworm cocoon turning into a butterfly; whether it was strength, essence, qi, or spirit, all would undergo a qualitative leap!

From cultivating this art in his previous life, he knew clearly that if he continued cultivating, he would face his first nirvana upon reaching the peak of the fourth Qi Sea level, the True Qi Realm!

Though nirvana transformations greatly improved one's strength, they were also extraordinarily dangerous. One careless mistake could lead to qi deviation. Even in his previous life, he had only undergone six transformations and had not dared attempt the seventh!

"Though I haven't eaten or slept for three days straight, my mental and physical strength hasn't been affected at all. Now that cultivation is over, it's the perfect time to go take a look!"

Thinking of how he had not slept a single day since being reborn, Nie Yun shook his head with a bitter smile.

With his current strength, he naturally could not go without food or sleep. But the branch was beset by danger on all sides; if he did not raise his strength quickly, it simply would not do!

"Young Master, people from the family's Enforcement Team have come looking for you! They want you in the reception hall!"

Just as he changed into his clothes and was about to leave, he heard Steward Nie Chong's voice outside.

"The Enforcement Team? It seems they came a little faster than I expected!"

Hearing that they had come for him, Nie Yun was not surprised. Instead, he smiled faintly.

He had beaten Nie Chao until his life and death were uncertain. Though he had used the Zi Wu Mo Gu Jin to force Nie Chaoxing not to admit it, the matter could not possibly remain hidden for long. He had thought he could delay them for ten days or half a month, but they had come knocking after only four days.

The reception hall stood in the very center of the branch. Following Nie Chong, he arrived at the main hall in no time.

The moment he entered and took a glance around, Nie Yun's eyes immediately narrowed.

Two young men sat in the seats of honor at the center of the hall. Below them sat several Enforcement Team disciples, and only after them came his mother.

This was the reception hall of the Nie Tian Branch. Only the master had the right to sit in the seat of honor. Even visitors of the highest status could only sit in the guest seats. Yet these people had directly taken the seats of honor and made his mother sit in the most remote guest seat. They were clearly trying to give him a show of force.

"You're Nie Yun? Nie Chao's injuries need to be investigated. Come with us at once. Delay any longer, and watch out for your dog life!"

The moment Nie Yun entered, one of the young men stood and roared loudly.

"The Enforcement Team requires an elder's punishment warrant to enforce the law. Not to mention that my son has committed no crime—even if he had, as the heir to the Luoshui Golden Shield, you have no right to speak to him like this!"

Before Nie Yun could say anything, his mother, Nie Ling, was already enraged. She stood and flicked her sleeve.

The Luoshui Golden Shield was similar to the yellow riding jacket bestowed by certain imperial dynasties. It was both a symbol of honor and a protective talisman. As the Golden Shield's sole inheritor, even if the Enforcement Team wished to arrest Nie Yun, they should have carried an elder's punishment warrant, invited him courteously, and only imposed punishment after conclusive evidence had been obtained. To speak like this the moment they met was far too overbearing!

"Impudence!" The young man immediately roared, arrogant beyond measure. "How the Enforcement Team handles matters is none of your business, you cheap woman! Hmph, I think you must be an accomplice aiding a tyrant in his evil. In a while, we'll take you away together. Once you reach the Enforcement Team, confess properly and that will be that. Refuse to confess, and we have at least ten thousand ways to make you wish you were dead!"

"Make someone wish they were dead? Who are you going to make wish they were dead?"

A dragon had reverse scales, and family was Nie Yun's reverse scale!

In his previous life, he had been unable to protect his family. Watching them leave one by one had become a lifelong regret. Now that he had been reborn, Nie Yun treasured this familial bond immensely. Hearing this young man insult his mother and call black white, his face immediately darkened.

"Whoever talks nonsense is the one I mean. What, do you dare question the Enforcement Team's decision and defy the family's orders? You thing that doesn't know whether it lives or dies—get down on your knees with that cheap woman and admit your mistakes at once. Perhaps you may still receive forgiveness. Otherwise, you'll die without even a place to bury your bones!"

The young man sneered repeatedly, a vicious glint flashing through his eyes.

"Who did you call a cheap woman?" Nie Yun's lungs nearly exploded.

"Of course, Nie Ling—your mother..."

The young man pointed at his mother, but before he could finish, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his finger. With two crisp cracks, his entire hand, fingers included, shattered into powder.

"Ah..." The young man let out a miserable scream. When he saw that the one who had acted was the youth before him, he could not help shouting, "You dare attack me? This is an unforgivable crime! Not only will you die, everyone in your entire branch will die..."

"An unforgivable crime? Everyone will die? Heh. Worry about yourself first!"

Ignoring his nonsense, Nie Yun pressed his palm downward. The wildly shrieking young man instantly fell silent, slamming onto the ground with a smack, flattened like a toad someone had stepped on.

Silence!

The entire hall fell silent!

No matter which branch they visited, Enforcement Team disciples were beings of utmost arrogance. They were used to watching others bow and scrape, admit guilt, and accept defeat. None of them had expected this youth to openly make a move. Everyone was too stunned to react, feeling as if the world had turned upside down and they were about to go mad.

"Good, good. I have already recorded what happened just now through a special method. Nie Yun, you dared attack an Enforcement Team disciple. Even without the matter involving Nie Chao, you cannot escape punishment today!"

Nie Liao, seated in the place of honor, did not even look at the young man sprawled on the ground with his life and death unknown. Instead, he stood and looked at the youth before him with a faint smile.

"Cannot escape punishment? Heh, I don't much like hearing Deputy Captain Nie Liao put it that way. Oh, right, let me ask you something!"

Recognizing the man before him, Nie Yun no longer wore his earlier ferocious expression. He suddenly smiled faintly and asked in a gentle tone, "Has your mother—that cheap woman, that whore—had any business lately? How many men can she take in a day?" P.S.: The recommendation votes are disappointing. Hurry up and give it your all—three updates, three updates, I strongly demand three updates!