111 Shame (1/2)
”Spiritual spells?”
Elder Han opened his eyes, but his surroundings were pitch black. He tried to recall what happened, and subconsciously mumbled to himself.
The suspicious fog and its similarity to spiritual techniques made him think of a spiritual knight.
”Very good! You've gained consciousness quicker, which means that you are stronger than Bian Xie!”
Fang Yuan stood at a side, satisfied.
”Why did I not guess...”
Elder Han laughed. ”After knowing you for so long, I still had no idea that you know spiritual techniques...”
”It's only normal that you are unaware of it!”
The path of a dream master was inclined towards illusions, and therefore one was hard to detect.
Of course, Fang Yuan only used his elemental force for detection, or to make mental suggestions. Only when he had fully become a dream master and could harness dream elemental force did he learn a few spiritual techniques from Master Wenxin's inheritance.
Take for instance, the Bewildering Fog was one of the spiritual techniques which he had learnt.
Since it was summoned using dream elemental force, even martial artists in the 4 Heavenly Gates would succumb to it.
”You showed me such a big secret of yours... It seems that you have no intention of letting me go alive...”
Elder Han understood and accepted death, as he looked at his surroundings.
The place seemed like a cave. A torch burnt brilliantly which filled the cave with the smell of rosin. In the middle of the cave were three stone platforms. Other than himself and Bian Xie, there was another person!
Furthermore, this person was a familiar one.
”Elder Yan... Lady Yan!!!”
Elder Han's eyeball almost popped out. ”You were the one that ambushed our sect!?”
Thinking about how his person destroyed his sect, and yet he foolishly sent himself to him, Elder Han began to break into cold sweat.
”That's me!”
Fang Yuan smiled. ”Why is it fair for the Sect to plot against me, but unfair for me to strike first?”
”Evil thief!!!”
Elder Han's heart sank. He still felt for the Sect, and therefore was raging. However, he could not move a single bit.
The inner force which was initially strong was now sealed in the Dantian like a ferocious tiger in a locked cage, helpless.
”Stop struggling. I have studied you and Lady Yan the longest, and if I still don't know how to seal your martial arts, then I should just give up as a doctor!”
Fang Yuan calmly stated, and at the same time examined Bian Xie's joints.
As compared to Elder Yan and Elder Han, this [Martial Artist (11th Gate)] felt rather unfamiliar. He had to understand him a little more before taking any action.
In fact, no one was more suitable than Elder Yan and Elder Han in being test subjects.
After all, both of them were under Fang Yuan's control previously. Their circulatory system and martial arts were both deeply studied by Fang Yuan. As for Bian Xie, Fang Yuan still had to perform a few tests.
”What exactly do you want?”
Fang Yuan appeared too mysterious, and the only conscious Elder Han could not hold back any longer and asked.
”Don't worry, it's a good thing! I want to help you break through to Wu Zong!”
Fang Yuan answered honestly.
”What?”
At that moment, Elder Han thought that he had heard the biggest joke of his life, but slowly fear grew in him, and with anticipation, he asked. ”What joke is this?”
”The 12 Gates of Martial Arts, in reality, is a method of self-training. It continuously developed one's potential, much like the process ancient spiritual knights used to go through... Once a person's magical energy is sufficient, with external stimulation, it is not hard to obtain hints of elemental force. This is especially true to Earth Gate martial artists like you, who have already sowed the seeds of elemental force...”
However, Fang Yuan deliberately missed out a point.
This forceful way of breaking through gates would take up too much essence from the body. Notwithstanding the shortening of one's lifespan, one's body might not be able to take it, as the increasing magical energy could not reconcile with the elemental force. Once the external stimulation is removed, the body would die immediately!
After all, martial arts was all about foundation, and such a hasty achievement would mean nothing.
But to Fang Yuan, this was all he needed.
With the experience to break through Wu Zong under immense pressure, he could reaffirm his predictions and use his dream elemental force to break through his own Wu Zong!
”You don't seem to believe me?”
Fang Yuan looked at Elder Han and grew a sinister smile on his face. ”Doesn't matter, I will aid you in breaking through the Heaven Gate, and allow you to reach your peak first!”
”What?”
Elder Han was shocked, as he saw Fang Yuan pointing his finger towards his forehead.
”Chila!”
Suddenly, a large concentrated force the strength of an ocean broke through Elder Han's Mind Palace. It broke through the Heaven Gate with brute force, which left him in a state of shock, as he continued screaming.
The Heaven Gate needed a martial artist to break through it by himself willingly. With Fang Yuan's limited experience with using dream elemental force, his brute force approach would lead to dire consequences for Elder Han.
However, the effect was immediate.
After the commotion, Elder Han's eyeballs were bloodshot. He had an excruciating headache, as though someone took an axe and ploughed it through his head.