Chapter 1 (2/2)
He was still standing there His posture had not changed even a bit As Yu Shengyan's paler
One finger only, and nothing more
This single finger literally stopped Yu Shengyan's offensive in mid-air
Yu Shengyan felt that the entire airstrea back towards hied reflux that blasted back at his face was several times more powerful than he had created just now Astonished, he used the power of the flow to assist his feet in a hurried retreat!
This retreat carried him back more than ten steps!
Until he finally stabilized hi with fear ”Thanks Master for your mercy!”
There were few people in the martial world that could withstand this palyan had been quite complacent with it prior to this
But Yan Wushi+, with only one finger, was able to force him to withdraw the palm in self-defense
'Fortunately, Master was only testing e with further attacks If it had been an enemy…’
Considering this point, Yu Shengyan was covered in cold sweat as he panicked and dared not walk on air anymore
Knowing that he had already attained his objective, Yan Wushi+ did not intend to say more ”Don’t waste your superb talents In a few days, I will leave for Tujue for soe here, if there is nothing else to do, you can go find your senioroutside”
Yu Shengyan replied most respectfully, ”Yes”
Yan Wushi+ continued, ”This place’s views are crafted by nature and is seldom visited I wish to take a tour around, so there's no need for you to…”
Before he finished, a rattling sound came from not far above them They looked in the direction of the sound and saw so layers of branches and hitting the bottoyan could not hold back an ”ouch!” after hearing the
Falling froh peak, even for an innate master, would still be hard to survive
Not to mention that this person definitely did not fall without reason: it must be because he had been severely wounded
”Master?” He looked at Yan Wushi+ for instructions
”Go take a look,” said Yan Wushi+
His Daoist robe was torn inWith the bloodstains and fresh blood crisscrossing his torn flesh, it was even hard to recognize his original appearance
The person had already passed out and was unconscious, unable to even hold onto his sword As he hit the ground, his sword followed after and fell not far from him
”I'yan examined the fallen man for a while with his eyebrorinkled and expressed his syue He took his pulse, then felt there was still a slim chance of survival
But for a person like this one, even if his life could be saved, the result ht not be much more pleasant than death to him
Yu Shengyan was a disciple of the De, the amount of kindness he had was quite li Pills on hi it on the person
But…
”Master, today is the date of the duel between Shen Qiao and Kunye This person fell down from above, could it be…”
Yan Wushi+ ca at the man, he picked up his sword first
Its blade was cold like the autue, and the reflection of the rivers and theNear the handle of the sere four seal characters [16]
Yu Shengyan came closer for a look, then let out a shout in surprise: ”Grieving Celestial [17] Sword! This sword belongs to the sect leader of the Purple Mansion of Xuandu, so he is indeed Shen Qiao!”
Staring at Shen Qiao, as seriously wounded to the point of dying, he felt it alest martial artist How come Shen Qiao, his personal disciple as well as the sect leader of Mount Xuandu, was defeated so completely?”
Yu Shengyan squatted in front of Shen Qiao and his eyebrows furrowed ”Could it be that Kunye's martial skills have reached a point where he has even surpassed his u?”
If any other person from Mount Xuandu had fallen, Yan Wushi+ would take no interest or even give thelance But Shen Qiao, as the sect leader after all, was indeed special
He threw the Grieving Celestial Sword to Yu Shengyan, then stared at Shen Qiao’s unrecognizable countenance for a ful smile appeared on his face
”Give hi Pill to take for now”
Translator's Notes:
[1] Xiantian/Houtian (先天/后天): the naes which appear in several novels, with the Houtian stage preceding the Xiantian stage Houtian can mean Posterior Heaven / Post-celestial / Acquired Xiantian can hly, the idea is that so ”Xiantian” is pri ”Houtian” is degraded or further away from the Dao
These two terms are derived from Daoism and Internal Alchemy There's a belief that people are born with a small amount of Xiantian treasures (Essence, Qi and Spirit) By practicing Daoist cultivation and internal alchemy, they can absorb and refine the Houtian Qi of the natural world to steadily increase their supply of Xiantian treasures (which grant health and longevity benefits)[
[2] Expert: From noards, ”expert” will often be used as an abbreviation for ”expert of martial arts”
[3] Tujue (突厥): A nomadic confederation of Turkic people in medieval Inner Asia, also known as the Göktürks/Celestial Turks/Blue Turks/Kok Turks [Source (wiki)]
[4] Central Plains (中原 zhongyuan): The area on the lower reaches of the Yellow River which formed the cradle of Chinese civilization In was considered to be the center of the world by ancient Chinese, and in a broader context, the terions directly governed by centralized Chinese governments and dynasties [Source (wiki)]
[5] Ascended to the Heavens (登遐 dengxia): A polite term for ”death”
[6] Personal Disciple (入室弟子 rushi+ dizi): Also referred to as in-house disciple, a disciple who has a very intimate relationshi+p with their ht by their master personally Usually, theirthey know to their personal disciples as well
[7] Closed Door Meditation (闭关 biguan): Also called Closed Door Training or Closed Door Cultivation Training done in seclusion, usually to focus on breaking through a bottleneck, to heal injuries/wounds, or to avoid beco a backlash as a result [
[8] The Tuqi King of the Left (左屠耆王 zuo tuqi wang / 左贤王 zuo xian wang): A high office of the Xiongnu, a title also knowns as ”the left worthy/wise prince/king”, which is the expression used by Chinese analysts in reference to the Eastern Turkic Khaganate (aka Tujue here) in the 6-8th centuries, which is the historical settings this novel is in
The Tuqi King of the Left was generally designated as the successor of the Chanyu/Khan, the leader of the confederation of the nonu/Tujue) Two titles were awarded with each of them a commander-in-chief who derived his power from the eastern and western territories respectively These served as tings alongside the leader's main domain The Chinese annalistic explanation was a “Worthy Prince of the Left (East)” and “Worthy Prince of the Right (West)” This organization of the state was traditional for the Eurasian nomadic states from the Khans to the Turkic Khanates [Source (wiki)]
[9] Qi: Referring to the Northern Qi, one of the Northern dynasties during the period of Southern and Northern Dynasties in Chinese history For e for it is here
[10] Zhou: Referring to the Northern Zhou Wiki page can be found here
[11] Institute (学宫 xuegong): An official Confucian school founded by government In this novel, this school also serves as an Confucian Sect
[12] The Three Schools: From noards, it will be used as an abbreviation for ”the Three Schools of Daoism, Buddhism, and Confucianism”
[13] Sage (智者 zhizhe): An honorific given to h ranks
[14] Tuyuhun (吐谷浑): A powerful kingdom established by Eurasian nomads related to the Xianbei in the Qilian Mountains and upper Yellow River valley
[15] Purple Mansion of Xuandu (玄都紫府 Xuandu Zifu): Purple Mansion (Zifu) is often used to refer to the place/palace/state where the Immortals live The Purple Mansion of Xuandu (Xuandu Zifu), is the place where ”the Grand Supre Laojun)” lived, who is also known as ”the Universally Honoured Virtuous One (道德至尊 Daode Zhizun)” or the Taoist Ancestor In here, it is used as a name for the Daoist Sect on Mount Xuandu
[16] Seal Character (篆体): An ancient style of writing Chinese characters that was cohout the latter half of the 1st inally out of the Zhou dynasty script Later, it is widely used for and only appears in decorative engraving and seals [Source (wiki)]
[17] Grieving Celestial (山河同悲 Shanhe Tongbei): Literally ether [with them/it]”, while ”Mountains and Rivers” is a term often used to refer to ”the World/the entire land/the Nature” There are four characters in Chinese, hence the ”four seal characters” in the paragraph above