Chapter 2: Inhibition and Apprenticeship (2/2)

“Why… WhyXian questioned To be an apprentice of an Ied into the Painting of the Nine Iendary Liao Cang Qiong Everything seemed like a dream, he felt as if he has lost touch with reality

“To be my apprentice you cannot be common Only those with seals can call me Master Also, I have just woken up from a deep sleep, and I irinned lightly, his white robe danced in the wind, his stance was dorasp onto the idea that me, a handicap, can receive praise fro Xian whispered He felt a wave of relief, as if all the pain he suffered in the past orth it

Because of his inability to practice Taoism, he’s been mocked and taunted all his life Yet now, because of his incapability, Liao Cang Qiong saw hiree, then fore me as Master Fro looked at Ling Xian affectionately, as he re Xian’s expression becaround, “Master, please accept apprentice I as I ko three ti Xian koed three tiround there was a crisp thuht Get up quickly,sush of wind helped straighten Ling Xian’s body

“I have to request again for Master to helpXian n of respect

“Good thing I have restored soy from the 30,000 years of sleep I had Or else I really cannot break these seals,” Liao Cang Qiong pressed his index finger between Ling Xian’s brows Ian to shake The moon descended as the sun rose, waves of dust filled up the at into two

Agony!

It was a heart piercing, lungs shredding type of agony

Ling Xian felt like his head was being split open A surge of powerful force violently rushed inside his body Though his body was fragile, his mind was completely conscious The pain felt like it would last an eternity He rather be dead than to endure it any longer

A loud scream penetrated the universe Blood spewed out of his ht red His eyes were bloodshot, his body felt like it was stabbed over thousands of time Blood continued to sputter until he was covered with blood fro loudly yelled He pressed Ling Xian’s chest with his finger and instantly, the world spun and the sky turned dark All light was suddenly sucked out of the universe It was as if the world inside the Painting of the Nine I to be destroyed and fall into eternal darkness

Crack

A series of crackling noises ripped out of Ling Xian’s body A large array of dark shadows clouded above him A tide ofthe divine being fro frowned He did not anticipate for the first seal to be this coer into the sky, the other hand twisted into a esture He howled, “sky seal, release!”

A giant palm appeared in the sky Accompanied by a violent atmosphere that couldsitting on top of the dark cloud With every strike, a ring of bright light appeared

The body of dark cloud began to eht Strands of wind for froe palm

“You are siant? If I had er,” Liao Cang Qiong hissed Fearlessly, he shot up through the cloud and summoned all the wind in the sky

“Taoisantic sword appeared Its blade sharp enough to cut through the earth, the sky, and slice through rivers and , ready to strike

The killing instinct of the sword dahtly, dissipating the dark clouds until it fully disappeared Then suddenly, a ribbon of light reflected off the cloud and thrusted back to earth, piercing through Liao Cang Qiong’s chest

Though the ribbon of light plunged through his body without any bloodstains, Liao Cang Qiong’s face turned as white as a piece of paper as his stance weakened To have summoned the sith his soul and used it as a weapon, his energy was greatly wounded

“Such strong seals I thought I could have broken all four, but I have already gotten so weak froh he had rested and restored his soul with the help of the Painting of the Nine I! A loud ru hair untied and his robe drenched in blood, straightened his body little by little As if a God has landed, his te

The wounds on his body were healing quickly The majestic blood that had been asleep for 14 years has finally been awakened Even though he was still inhibited by three other seals, he could feel his potential burning inside hi cal around him will for sure perish!+

Bushels of ians and strengthening his bones In the end, it concentrated in his chest The energy entered the first qi, then the second, and all the way to the third Finally, the energy diffused

“What a wonderful feeling,” Ling Xian felt the tides of energy inside him The corners of his er control hiest achieve his third qi, rather, the biggest gain was his new pair of Inner Eyes

His left eye was ink black and his right was snohite

These were the fourth ranked Inner Eyes

Eyes of Execution