Imperial Cultivation

Chapter 1043: Chapter 1039: Spirit-Sealing

Hu Yuni scolded, ”Brother Miao!”

She could see Miao Qingjie’s little schemes.

He was afraid the sect would keep this relic for itself, thus claiming it as sect property.

Eager to refine it for himself, even if handed over to the sect, it would be his.

Miao Qingjie laughed heartily, ”Junior Sister, it’s fine, I can quickly complete the refining, it won’t damage it!”

Hu Yuni said irritably, ”Can you really do it?”

Leng Tieya stared intently at the Miao Qingjie, his chin raised, stifled with a grin, and whispered, ”Miss Hu, there’s something off about Young Master Miao.”

Hu Yuni said resentfully, ”Arrogant when successful—most are like this!”

She had seen many like this, cautious and humble usually, but incredibly arrogant once triumphant.

Leng Tieya shook his head, ”Is there something wrong with this relic?”

”What could be wrong?” Hu Yuni asked.

Leng Tieya replied, ”Since it has a spirit, could it possibly affect one’s mind?”

Hu Yuni lightly furrowed her eyebrows, gazed at Miao Qingjie, then turned to look at Leng Tieya.

Leng Tieya shook his head and said, ”I just feel something’s peculiar.”

Hu Yuni said, ”Brother Miao is originally like this; the spiritual artifact can’t change the owner’s character!”

Leng Tieya floated closer to Miao Qingjie, cupped his fists and smiled, ”Congratulations, Young Master Miao, for achieving your wish, what a joy!”

”Haha...” Miao Qingjie laughed, the golden light around him surged, ”This time, it’s thanks to Mr. Sun, you’ve been a big help. Don’t worry, I won’t treat you poorly. Come back with me to the Star-picking Cliff and we’ll comprehend this treasure together!”

”Then thank you, Young Master Miao!” Leng Tieya smiled in gratitude, and then flashed behind him, striking his back with a palm strike.

”Stop!”

”You...”

The surrounding experts from the Star-picking Cliff were shocked and angrily shouted.

Hu Yuni narrowed her bright eyes slightly, swayed her body slightly, then stopped.

”Bang!”

Miao Qingjie turned, his right palm met Leng Tieya’s left palm.

His quick turn was unbelievable, as if he had been standing like that all along.

The experts from the Star-picking Cliff widened their eyes.

They had never seen Miao Qingjie with such incredible movement technique and hand skills.

Amidst the dull sound, Leng Tieya was sent flying, floating out more than ten steps, and shouted aloud, ”Miss Hu!”

Hu Yuni’s figure flashed, gracefully floated behind Miao Qingjie, and her jade palm struck out, seemingly slow but actually fast, almost impossible to dodge.

”Junior Sister Hu, you want to plot against me too!?”

Miao Qingjie swiftly turned, his right palm met her jade palm, ”bang” sounded when they were a foot apart.

Hu Yuni floated back, a layer of frost covering her jade face, ”Brother Miao, what’s going on?!”

Miao Qingjie burst into triumphant laughter, ”Junior Sister Hu, you can’t outsmart me!”

”Brother Miao!”

”Brother Miao!”

...

The other experts from the Star-picking Cliff also noticed something was wrong.

Miao Qingjie’s wild arrogance was completely inappropriate.

Even if he had gained the relic and achieved his wish, he shouldn’t be so arrogant.

The relic wasn’t some absolute skill, especially since they were disciples of the Star-picking Cliff, they didn’t lack these mysterious skills.

It seemed abnormal no matter how they looked at it.

Hu Yuni snorted, ”Let’s go together and capture Brother Miao!”

”Yes, yes, capture him first and talk later.”

”Brother Miao, apologies!”

”Brother Miao, surrender.”

Eight Star-picking Cliff experts agreed, and all lunged toward Miao Qingjie.

”Bang bang bang bang...”

The golden light surged, and the hand on Miao Qingjie’s right palm radiated an even stronger golden radiance.

The golden light made Miao Qingjie’s speed incredible, his strength greatly increased, sending the eight Star-picking Cliff experts flying.

”Haha...”

Miao Qingjie stood in the void, laughing skyward, bathed in golden light, resembling a heavenly god.

Leng Tieya stood on the riverbank, shaking his head.

Had Miao Qingjie already been body-seized?

That was truly a pity, but he couldn’t say he hadn’t warned them.

Having warned them meant he had fulfilled his intention.

”Go!”

”Capture Brother Miao!”

The experts floating in the air over the Star-picking Cliff continued to rush towards Miao Qingjie.

Hu Yuni landed beside Leng Tieya, her face enveloped in a layer of frost, she said coolly, ”Mr. Sun, do you have a way?”

Leng Tieya frowned, ”Is Young Master Miao’s power coming from that relic? We need to remove the relic first. But once we remove it, it will escape.”

Hu Yuni furrowed her brows slightly, ”If we don’t remove the relic, it will continue to affect Brother Miao, right?”

”That should be the case.”

”How can we separate the relic from Brother Miao without it escaping?”

”I can’t think of anything; Miss Hu, do you have any ideas?”

Hu Yuni pondered for a moment and said slowly, ”First cut off Brother Miao’s arm, lock the relic, and then reattach Brother Miao’s arm.”

Leng Tieya was stunned.

Hu Yuni said, ”This method is the only way.”

”What about Young Master Miao’s arm...”

Hu Yuni said, ”There’s the Flying Dragon Transformation Powder, which can restore it as it was.”

Leng Tieya showed a half-skeptical expression.

Hu Yuni said, ”The Flying Dragon Transformation Powder, combined with a unique secret technique, will leave Brother Miao’s arm even better than before.”

”As expected of the Star-picking Cliff,” Leng Tieya marveled, ”incredible.”

How could there be no impact after breaking and reattaching an arm?

Not to mention the blood vessels, muscles, bones, but more importantly, the meridians could be damaged, possibly distorted, and reconnected wrongly, resulting in a mess.

Even using Super Sense to perfectly align the meridians and blood pathways, there could still be hidden troubles.

Reconnecting a broken arm isn’t the same as never breaking it in the first place.

Hu Yuni said, ”The Flying Dragon Transformation Powder is also a rare medicine within the sect, this time we have no choice, ... let’s do it this way, I need you, Mr. Sun, to help.”

Leng Tieya hurriedly said, ”You’re not asking me to cut off Young Master Miao’s arm, are you?”

Hu Yuni said, ”Your swordsmanship is exquisite, it has to rely on you.”

Leng Tieya quickly waved his hand, ”If I’m the one to cut Young Master Miao’s arm, how can I be accepted at the Star-picking Cliff? Miss Hu, you might not be able to protect me either.”

”It’s not really to harm Brother Miao, it’s to lend him a helping hand!” Hu Yuni furrowed her brows slightly, dissatisfied and looked at him, ”How could I not protect you? Are you guarding against me?”

”Still won’t do.” Leng Tieya showed a bitter smile but shook his head and his expression was firm.

Hu Yuni had been guarding against him, and naturally, he was also guarding against Hu Yuni.

Even with a strong Super Sense, one can’t see through the human heart; the human heart is like an abyss hidden within the oneself, precautions must be taken.

”So timid!” Hu Yuni snorted, ”Fine, then you get the Sealing Spirit Ring!”

Leng Tieya sighed in relief and said, ”The Sealing Spirit Ring?”

Hu Yuni removed a silver ring from her slender jade finger and handed it to Leng Tieya: ”This is it. Once touched, activate the mental method, and it can be stored inside the ring.”

The silver ring was covered with intricate patterns, shining flawlessly, making the slender fingers appear even more tender and smooth like white jade.

Leng Tieya took it.

The silver ring carried a faint fragrance and a touch of warmth.

He first concentrated, sensing if there was any danger.

Then, he placed it on the little finger of his left hand.

”Concentrate on it, there’s a mnemonic,” Hu Yuni said.

Leng Tieya nodded, and a mnemonic appeared in his mind, a method of operating Demon Essence.

As it operated, he felt himself merge completely with the Sealing Spirit Ring.

He sensed a space, ten meters long, ten meters wide, and ten meters high.

”If this Sealing Spirit Ring works,” Leng Tieya raised his head and said, ”Miss Hu, you should just go forward, there’s no need to cut off the arm, right?”

”It has to be an unowned item, without a mental connection, even knocking Brother Miao unconscious won’t store it.”

”If Young Master Miao hadn’t refined it beforehand...”

”Then there’s no need to sever his arm; just take it directly.”

”This... what a pity,” Leng Tieya sighed: ”Then this is the only way.”

”It’s the only way!” Hu Yuni said impatiently: ”Let’s begin!”

With that, she flashed, and her longsword was unsheathed, turning into a ray of light shooting towards Miao Qingjie.

Miao Qingjie suddenly turned, his eyes shooting golden light, and his right palm struck at the falling sword tip.

”Ding...” The sword trembled, and Hu Yuni felt as if she was struck by lightning, her body numbed, unable to move.

Her heart cried out that it was not good.

The power of Miao Qingjie’s palm was far superior to before, his palm force was eerie, paralyzing her, rendering her unable to move while watching helplessly as another palm struck towards her forehead.

”Ding...”

A sword suddenly blocked before her forehead, stopping the palm covered in golden light, and it was Leng Tieya’s sword that arrived.

He placed one hand on Hu Yuni’s back while wielding his sword to fend off the golden palm with the other.

”Ding ding ding ding...”

The golden light-covered palm was incredibly swift, so was Leng Tieya’s sword, and the dense ringing resounded in Hu Yuni’s ears.

Hu Yuni suddenly struggled free, left Leng Tieya’s grasp, and also drew her sword.

”Ding ding ding ding...”

Two swords formed two groups of sword light enveloping Miao Qingjie, but they were blocked by his right palm covered in golden light.

The sound of the sword clashing with the palm was clear and dense.

The other eight Star-picking Cliff experts saw this and lunged forward, attacking Miao Qingjie from behind.

Miao Qingjie flashed and left Leng Tieya and Hu Yuni’s sword light range, appearing next to the eight Star-picking Cliff experts in the next instant.

He struck with his palm like lightning, sending each of them flying, spraying blood arrows in the air, and they fell heavily into the river, disappearing without a trace.

Hu Yuni and Leng Tieya hurriedly pursued, once again enclosing him in dense sword light.

Hu Yuni despaired in her heart.

She never expected Miao Qingjie’s movement technique and hand skills had reached such a level.

This increase was terrifying.

It was as if he wasn’t Miao Qingjie, but another expert.

While swinging his sword, Leng Tieya sighed and said: ”At this rate, we will both be captured by him.”

The vibration transmitted from the sword made his entire body numb, due to Miao Qingjie’s strange palm force now.

If it continued like this, both of them would lose the ability to swing their swords.

Hu Yuni pursed her lips without speaking, her sword swung like lightning, her bright eyes shining.

Leng Tieya said: ”If it doesn’t work, we should retreat first.”

Miao Qingjie’s power evidently came from the mysterious relic, but looking at Miao Qingjie’s demeanor, he didn’t seem seized.

This was indeed strange.

Since they couldn’t match his power, it was wise to retreat first and see what happened next.

Hu Yuni cast a sidelong glance at him: ”Brother Miao is so strange, how can we retreat!?... Mr. Sun, lend me a hand!”

”What to do?”

Hu Yuni said: ”Distract Brother Miao, I want to cast a secret technique.”

”Alright.” Leng Tieya readily agreed.

He was very curious about what secret technique Hu Yuni was going to use, that could turn the tables in such a situation.

Hu Yuni suddenly retreated, landing on the shore, her left hand shaped into a sword point, and touched her brow.

”Ding ding ding ding...”

The dense and urgent ringing continued.

Leng Tieya swung his sword vigorously, bearing all the pressure from Miao Qingjie.

At this moment, Miao Qingjie’s eyes had turned a reddish-yellow, his expression cold, as if he didn’t recognize him, his palms swift and fierce.

The Star-picking Cliff experts who emerged from the river a hundred meters away flew over one by one, unable to help marvel at Leng Tieya’s swordsmanship.

Such palm skills, yet they could still block it, this Mr. Sun’s swordsmanship was truly amazing.

While swinging his sword, Leng Tieya observed Hu Yuni using Insight, watching her left forefinger shine like a star, lightly brushing it over the sword.

The longsword was covered with a layer of faint blue radiance.

With a solemn expression, she lifted her sword, her eyes bright like cold stars, similar to the brilliance of the sword.

”Swoosh!”

In the next moment, she appeared behind Miao Qingjie.

Miao Qingjie’s left arm was already detached from his shoulder, falling downwards.

Leng Tieya reacted, hurriedly stepped forward, catching the severed arm with his left hand.

The Sealing Spirit Ring flashed, and the severed arm disappeared.

It had already appeared in the space within the Sealing Spirit Ring.

”Ah——!”

A miserable scream rang out, Miao Qingjie screamed, clutching his shoulder.

The golden light around him vanished in an instant, and his face turned pale.

Hu Yuni stepped forward, sealing the acupoint on his shoulder, and said loudly: ”The arm.”

Leng Tieya produced the severed arm in his hand, stepping forward to hand it to Hu Yuni.

Only the mysterious relic remained in the space within the Sealing Spirit Ring.

With an expressionless face, Hu Yuni was enveloped in an uncanny majesty, as if she were a goddess.

She took out a jade bottle from her sleeve, her jade fingers gently flicking it open, directly pouring the red powder inside over the severed bone.

As soon as the red powder touched the white bone and flesh, it quickly solidified into a dense, gel-like consistency, resembling jelly.

She sternly shouted: ”Brother Miao, don’t move!”

Pressing the severed arm directly onto his shoulder, then said: ”Operate your power on the arm!”

Miao Qingjie, pale and haggard, lifeless, vastly different from before.

He operated as instructed, and the break on his shoulder suddenly emitted a dim glow.

”Continue to operate your power,” Hu Yuni huffed: ”Flying Dragon Transformation Powder.”

Miao Qingjie immediately exhaled in relief, frantically continuing to operate his power.

He knew the wondrous effects of Flying Dragon Transformation Powder, no longer worried about the arm, but instead looked at Leng Tieya.

Leng Tieya removed the silver ring and handed it to Hu Yuni, smiling at Miao Qingjie: ”Young Master Miao, what’s going on? Is there something strange with this mysterious relic?”

”Sigh...” Miao Qingjie smiled bitterly with a face of desolation: ”I really didn’t expect...”