Soul Emperor Martial God

Chapter 33: Chapter 32: Setting Off, Meteorite Mountain Range

Within the family, Xiao Yi continued to study the martial technique, Fire Devouring Hundred Blades.

The Xiao family’s foundation was indeed strong, possessing over a dozen martial techniques. There was one low-level Xuan Rank Martial Technique and more than ten Yellow Rank Martial Techniques.

However, those of the Mortal Realm Cultivation in the clan, along with the ordinary deacons, could only cultivate Yellow Rank Martial Techniques.

Only those deacons fully trusted by the family had the opportunity to cultivate Fire Devouring Hundred Blades.

Naturally, the higher the level of martial technique, the harder it was to comprehend and the more difficult to refine to Great Achieved.

For example, no one in the clan with Mortal Realm Cultivation had refined any Yellow Rank Peak Martial Technique to the level of Great Achieved, only a few Postnatal deacons and elders had fully achieved it.

As for the Fire Devouring Hundred Blades, there was not a single person who had achieved it.

Even Elder Wuu Chi, who had cultivated for so many years, had only managed to condense ninety fire blades, still some distance from achieving the full hundred blades.

Most elders were only around the sixty-blade mark.

Xiao Yi was aware of the might of Fire Devouring Hundred Blades.

He had the same thirst for martial techniques. After all, the Xingyi Five Extremes was at best close-combat attacks, or rather a combination of movement technique and maneuvers.

However, a martial technique like Fire Devouring Hundred Blades was a means of attack, capable of long-distance assaults and producing explosive power, which would greatly enhance his combat effectiveness.

Nevertheless, he also realized the difficulty of Fire Devouring Hundred Blades, understanding that refining to a full hundred blades in a short time was unrealistic.

Moreover, even if he managed to cultivate it, with the True Qi inside his body, he couldn’t release it, so it was better to focus on increasing his Cultivation first.

After committing the details of Fire Devouring Hundred Blades to memory, Xiao Yi closed the book on this martial technique and looked towards the next one.

What about that martial technique left by his so-called father, after all?

Xiao Yi turned to the first page, and his eyes immediately lit up.

”Mountain Shattering Slash, a mid-level Xuan Rank Martial Technique. As majestic as Mount Tai, my sword stands at the summit of the peak, a thousand-zhang high mountain, I would break with a single slash.”

Xiao Yi couldn’t help but praise, ”What a powerful sword skill, domineering, impressive, and terrifying in power.”

He eagerly read the entire book but fell into confusion as he reached the last page.

Because, at the end of the book, there were the words ’Upper Volume’.

”What’s going on, this martial technique is incomplete.” Xiao Yi frowned inwardly.

With his ability to cultivate the Xingyi Fist to True Intent, he could sense that if this martial technique were complete, the described techniques would indeed be extremely powerful.

He could even imagine the terrifying notion of a thousand-zhang high mountain being instantly obliterated by that single slash.

However, with the martial technique incomplete, the power recorded in the book for cultivation was reduced by more than a hundredfold.

If Mountain Shattering Slash were complete, its rank would definitely be more than mid-level Xuan Rank; it might even be a Peak Earth-rank Martial Technique.

Moreover, it seemed that the true essence of Mountain Shattering Slash was not present in this Upper Volume, which was why it was merely a mid-level Xuan Rank.

For a long while, Xiao Yi suddenly realized and smiled faintly.

It made sense, the martial artist who created Mountain Shattering Slash must have been a formidable martial artist who defied the common trend.

Such a martial technique, how could it possibly be obtained by the family head of an ordinary family?

According to Xiao Yi’s guess, that nominal father of his must have stumbled upon this Upper Volume of Mountain Shattering Slash and left it in the family.

”Mountain Shattering Slash is different from Fire Devouring Hundred Blades, Fire Devouring Hundred Blades can be cultivated and used by any martial artist with a Fire Attribute Martial Soul. But Mountain Shattering Slash is clearly a sword skill, if one has no sword in hand, it cannot be executed at all,” Xiao Yi muttered to himself in thought.

Late into the night, Xiao Yi stopped his cultivation of Mountain Shattering Slash and took out the book given by the Great Elder.

His interest waned when it came to the knowledge of refining pills in the book. But now that he had reached the Postnatal First Layer, he needed higher-level elixirs.

His eyes suddenly turned one red and one black, as the Taiyin and Taiyang Eyes emerged.

Then, he condensed the sword body of the Ice Phoenix Sword.

The complex and mysterious runes on the sword began to move under the Eye of the Sun, transforming into snippets of textual information.

At the same moment, the knowledge of refining stored in his mind became clear.

He then looked at the pill recipe for the ’Postnatal Pill.’

In an instant, a mysterious pill recipe appeared in his mind, the ’Golden Vein Pill’.

”Hmm? Why is the elixir created by the Ice Phoenix Sword so strange this time?” Xiao Yi wondered inwardly.

According to the description of the Golden Vein Pill, it was not a type of elixir similar to the ’Postnatal Pill’ that enhanced one’s Cultivation but rather a medicinal herb that sublimated the main channels.

Furthermore, there was no need to consume many of the Golden Vein Pills; one pill would take effect, with nine main channels, nine pills were enough.

Xiao Yi gawked at the sight of the materials, dumbfounded.

”Source Cultivating Red Fruit, Third-level Demon Beast Core, this....”

The other materials required for refining the Golden Vein Pill were readily available, easy to come by. But these two items, the Vermilion Fruit, a Third-grade medicinal material, cost at least a thousand taels each, and were not just marketable for their price.

And a Third-level Demon Beast was equivalent to an innate Martial Artist, how could one possibly obtain its core? Even if some trading companies had them for sale, the cost was frighteningly high.

Xiao Yi shook his head helplessly, ”Looks like the Golden Vein Pill is temporarily impossible to refine.”

Finding nothing else to do, Xiao Yi simply pulled the covers over his head and went to sleep.

...

The next day, when Xiao Yi woke up, he still decided to set off today, heading for the Meteorite Mountain Range.

Upon hearing this, Yiyi hastily pleaded, ”Young Master, please take Yiyi with you, the environment in those deep mountains and wild lands is very harsh, Yiyi can take care of you at any time.”

Xiao Yi shook his head decisively, ”No.”

”Young Master...” Yiyi implored.

Xiao Yi’s face turned stern, reprimanded, ”I said no means no.”

”Young... Young Master...” Yiyi was scared by Xiao Yi’s response and looked aggrieved.

Xiao Yi’s face softened, and he gently said, ”Good Yiyi, I’m not going for a leisurely hike but to settle accounts with Murong Qianjun.”

”There are demon beasts roaming all over the Meteorite Mountain Range, numerous perilous places, full of dangers. As a commoner, following me will pose a threat to you, and you might even become a burden, slowing me down, and might even put me in danger.”

”If you want to accompany me on a training expedition next time, then you must practice diligently. Only when you become strong will I feel at ease with you following me.”

Xiao Yi earnestly urged, hoping to encourage Yiyi to train hard.

This world is very dangerous. Xiao Yi hoped even more that during his absence, Yiyi wouldn’t need to look after him and could focus all her attention on Cultivation.

Moreover, intuition told Xiao Yi that the Murong Family wouldn’t stop at just spreading a rumor. That group of sly people would definitely have a sequence of moves prepared. Leaving the Xiao Family would inevitably lead to a confrontation with them.

This was also the reason why Xiao Yi didn’t permit Yiyi to follow him.

...

In the end, Yiyi chose to heed Xiao Yi’s words and packed his luggage for him.

Until Xiao Yi reached the entrance of the Xiao Family, Yiyi still silently followed him, reluctant to part.

”Yii’er.” Without knowing since when, the Third Elder had already been waiting for Xiao Yi at the gate of the Xiao Family.

”Uncle Xiao Chong.” Xiao Yi approached the Third Elder and handed him two martial techinques, ”I have memorized the contents of the two techniques. Fire Devouring Hundred Blades should be returned to the family, and as for the Mountain Shattering Slash, please handle it yourself.”

”Um.” The Third Elder nodded, handed a Qiankun Bag to Xiao Yi, and said, ”This is what I’ve prepared for your training expedition.”

”Thank you, Uncle Xiao Chong.” Xiao Yi took the Qiankun Bag, then said, ”Uncle Xiao Chong, can I entrust you with a matter?”

The Third Elder suddenly chuckled knowingly, ”I know what you want to say. You want me to take care of Yiyi, don’t you?”

”Uh.” Xiao Yi was taken aback, ”Yes.”

”Sly boy, I knew you couldn’t bear to part with Yiyi, rest assured, I have already made arrangements,” said the Third Elder with a smile.

Just then, a middle-aged woman approached.

Xiao Yi recognized her, the First Deacon of the Xiao Family, a Postnatal Nine-layered Martial Artist. Moreover, her strength far surpassed other Postnatal Nine-layered Martial Artists of the same realm, and she was reputed to be the strongest under the Innate level.

Although she was not an elder, her prestige in the Xiao Family was in no way inferior to that of the elders. In fact, for many deacons, her orders were more effective than those of the elders.

However, she was a proud individual, still unmarried to this day. There were two rumors about her: one was that she was infatuated with Martial Arts, indifferent to matters of the heart; the other seemed to involve the Third Elder. It was rumored that the two of them had been close since childhood, and as youths, they even shared a story unknown to others.

”How can that be, Uncle Xiao Chong, I heard that even the Great Elder can’t command our Xiao Family’s First Deacon, yet you summoned her with just a word....” Xiao Yi asked teasingly.

The Third Elder interrupted hastily, ”Nonsense, rascal. Hmph...”

The Third Elder changed the subject, ”I’ve persuaded her to become Yiyi’s Martial Arts instructor, so you don’t have to worry about Yiyi.”

”Um, thank you, Uncle Xiao Chong. With this, I’m off to the Meteorite Mountain Range. If all goes well, half a month; if not, a month, and the Xiao Family will hear of Murong Qianjun’s defeat at my hands.”

”Good, ambitious! I believe in you,” nodded the Third Elder.

”Yiyi, take good care of yourself and focus on training. I’ll be back soon,” Xiao Yi instructed Yiyi, then quickly stepped out of the Xiao family.

Outside the Xiao Family gate, a well-prepared steed awaited. Xiao Yi leaped onto it, whipped the reins, and sped away into the distance.

Behind, the Third Elder and Yiyi watched from afar, their gazes filled with both reluctance and concern.

After all, the most important person in their hearts was setting off on a long journey for the first time.