King of Ten Thousand Years

Taking the one hundred Spiritual Essence Coins from Princess Yunxiu, Luo Tian was overjoyed.

If he could cure the Commandery Princess’s illness, he would receive a huge sum of one thousand Spiritual Essence Coins in total.

However, the second method was a long-term treatment process, and he also had to consider the Commandery Princess’s physical conditioning and recovery.

Luo Tian estimated that it would be difficult for her to recover fully in anything less than a few months.

’A few months is too long. I need to find a way to shorten it,’ Luo Tian thought to himself.

”Senior Luo, do you have any other requests?”

Princess Yunxiu’s beautiful eyes flickered.

In fact, she had gritted her teeth and promised the one thousand Spiritual Essence Coins; even for someone of her family background, it was a huge expense.

Although her father doted on her, he had taken other consorts after her birth mother’s death. This matter would likely face considerable resistance.

”I’ll write another prescription to help you recuperate and suppress the Yin Netherworld Power in your body.”

Luo Tian paused for a moment before replying.

Just now, he had used his remaining Celestial Book Power to perform an Inference for a prescription for Princess Yunxiu.

This prescription could suppress that Yin Evil Power, speed up the Commandery Princess’s recovery, and cut Luo Tian’s treatment time in half.

”Senior Luo, thank you so much.”

Princess Yunxiu’s face was full of joy; she had complete faith in Luo Tian’s medical skills.

She quickly fetched a brush and paper for Luo Tian to write down the prescription.

After reading the prescription, Princess Yunxiu was secretly astonished. The various medicinal ingredients on it were all incredibly precious, and she had never even heard of more than half of them.

And this was after Luo Tian had the Celestial Book simplify it as much as possible and lower the requirements.

”Take care, Senior Luo...”

Princess Yunxiu took graceful steps, seeing Luo Tian out of the pavilion.

This scene left several nearby Silver Students stunned and incredibly envious.

An observant person would have noticed that Luo Tian had stayed in the Commandery Princess’s room for well over an hour.

In that amount of time, one could do anything imaginable.

As they said their goodbyes, Luo Tian used his Qi Observation Skill to size up Princess Yunxiu.

He saw that the Clear Qi Pillar above Princess Yunxiu’s head had become bright and dazzling. The dark, black threads piercing through it had dimmed somewhat.

Not only that, the originally faint Dragon and Phoenix Qi on the Clear Qi Pillar had become a bit denser, and a hazy, indistinct white glow phenomenon was faintly visible within it.

After seeing Luo Tian off, Princess Yunxiu hurried back to her room and sat down cross-legged.

WHOOSH! VMM!

She activated her Martial Vein, and the qi phantom of a white lotus flower, glowing brilliantly, appeared behind her.

”This is... a Martial Vein Phenomenon?”

Princess Yunxiu gasped in pleasant surprise.

It turned out that from birth, her Martial Vein had been implanted with and suppressed by that Yin Netherworld Qi.

But just now, the Yin Netherworld Power in her body had been extracted and intimidated by Luo Tian’s Divine Vein, allowing her Martial Vein Power to seize the opportunity and erupt.

A Martial Vein Phenomenon could only be possessed by a Martial Vein of the Earth Tier or higher.

”My Martial Vein previously tested as Profound Tier Upper Grade, but now it’s at least Earth Tier Middle Grade or higher.”

”I must return as soon as possible and tell Father this good news. When I do, he will surely support me with all his might.”

A beautiful, radiant smile appeared on Princess Yunxiu’s face.

That very day, Princess Yunxiu borrowed a Flying Bird Mount from the Holy Mansion and returned to the Azure Cloud Royal Capital.

...

Luo Tian left the Silver Area, walked out from Sunrise Peak, and planned to take a trip to the Martial City.

Acquiring Swordsmanship Secret Manuals to perfect and advance the subsequent parts of the Star Condensing Sword Point was a matter of utmost urgency.

While passing through a mountain forest, Luo Tian’s steps halted.

’After absorbing the Yin Netherworld Power from Princess Yunxiu’s body, my Divine Vein seems to have grown much stronger,’ Luo Tian thought to himself.

He walked into the forest and approached a large tree.

CRACK!

He lightly pressed a palm against the large tree, and it immediately caved in, a half-foot-deep Palm Seal corroding the wood.

This palm strike was purely Divine Vein Power; he hadn’t used any True Qi.

HISS!

With the sunken Palm Seal as the center, a layer of frost spread out, seeping into the tree’s interior.

After a few breaths, RUSTLE! SWOOSH!

The entire surface of the tree, along with its branches and leaves, began to wither and die.

Ten breaths later, the large tree, which would take two people to wrap their arms around, was completely bare and dead, a cold chill radiating from it.

’What powerful corrosive Cold Power! And a kind of tyrannical suppression of life force...’ Luo Tian’s heart trembled.

At this moment, with his Divine Vein Power alone, he had the combat strength of someone close to the Seventh Layer of Meridian Opening.

Adding his Breaking Sky Sword Qi and the Spirit Level Middle Grade Cloud Traveling Step, an ordinary cultivator at the Seventh Layer of Meridian Opening would not necessarily be Luo Tian’s match.

’Once I absorb all of that Yin Evil Power from the Commandery Princess’s body, I can’t imagine how terrifying my Divine Vein Power will be...’

Luo Tian’s heart pounded with excitement and anticipation.

Just then,

BOOM!

Luo Tian’s powerful senses picked up a loud bang coming from a nearby mountain peak.

The sound came from a peak about a li away from Luo Tian.

Atop the mountain peak, a handsome youth with shoulder-length hair slowly withdrew his hand.

BOOM!

Seven or eight meters in front of him, a thousand-jin boulder exploded into powder, sending dust flying everywhere.

Even an ordinary cultivator at the Seventh or Eighth Layer of Meridian Opening could shatter a thousand-jin boulder, but it would be difficult to obliterate it into such fine powder.

What’s more, the handsome youth was seven or eight meters away from the boulder.

If Luo Tian had been there, he would have definitely recognized the handsome youth as Nangong Yu.

”Yu’er, you’ve finally broken through to the Third-Layer of the Celestial Spirit Extreme Origin Skill. With this temporary release of power, I’m afraid even an ordinary cultivator at the Eighth Layer of Meridian Opening wouldn’t dare face it head-on.”

An elder with white hair draped over his shoulders had appeared behind him at some point.

This elder had white hair but a youthful face. His features were fifty to sixty percent similar to Nangong Yu’s, and he still cut a dashing figure despite his age.

”Grandfather, I clearly possess such talent and strength, yet I must keep half of my power sealed on a daily basis,” Nangong Yu said, a hint of unwillingness in his voice.

”Otherwise, during the Holy Mansion’s test this time, I could have easily suppressed an ordinary Seventh Layer of Meridian Opening cultivator. How could I have just handed over first place to someone else?”

Nangong Yu still felt aggrieved about the matter of the Holy Mansion’s test.

It turned out that the wondrous Cultivation Technique Nangong Yu practiced was incredibly special, requiring him to seal half his power on a daily basis.

Only at certain critical moments of breaking through in the technique could he temporarily unseal it.

”Being inferior is being inferior! Your grandfather heard that you were thoroughly defeated by that person in the hidden test,” the white-haired elder said, his voice turning stern as he scolded him.

”Yes, your grandson knows his mistake.”

Nangong Yu looked ashamed. Thinking of Luo Tian, a powerful fighting spirit surged in his eyes.

”Yu’er, you are the Nangong Family’s hope for the past several hundred years. Back then, because of this Celestial Spirit Extreme Origin Skill, the Nangong Family fell from being one of the Ten Hidden Families of the Continent to a mere Martial Arts Family within a single kingdom,” the white-haired elder said with a sigh of melancholy.

After several hundred years, the Nangong Family had finally welcomed a peerless genius capable of cultivating this world-shaking, wondrous technique.

The further one progressed in the Celestial Spirit Extreme Origin Skill, the stronger one became. If one could cultivate it to Great Success, they could reign supreme over the Continent!

”Your grandson understands.”

Nangong Yu sat down cross-legged, restraining and suppressing the extremely formidable True Qi within his body.

Gradually, the True Qi in his body was compressed and restrained by half. Even so, the True Qi fluctuations from his Qi Vein still surpassed those of an ordinary Seventh Layer of Meridian Opening cultivator.

”Go into seclusion for another ten days, and you can stabilize your Cultivation Technique Realm. You don’t need to attend the upcoming exchange with the new students from Panshi Martial Mansion,” the white-haired elder said, stroking his beard.

”Panshi Martial Mansion? The strongest one under the Holy Mansion?”

A glint flashed in Nangong Yu’s eyes.

”Mm, the first-place new student is Luo Tian anyway. Let him have the headache.”