122 Someone Formidable (1/2)

Yun Yang took in a deep breath and began re-adjusting the energy of the Endless Divine Art within himself.

A quarter of an hour later, Lao Mei came over to see Yun Yang already in a state of cultivation as layers of mist engulfed him from head to toe.

Being a cultivation expert himself, Lao Mei knew that he could not be disturbed. He was relieved nonetheless, excusing himself and stepped out of the door unhurriedly, seating himself right in front of it.

The four little guys knew well enough not to take advantage of the situation as each of them picked a window and stayed there, the last one hopping up to the roof and sat there leisurely.

Eight tiny ears perked up at the same time, eight tiny eyes darted around to keep guard.

…

The moon hung high in the sky.

Yun Yang woke up again and sat up.

He tried getting off his bed but his feet were wobbly, barely able to support his weight. He made several attempts, finally succeeding in standing up by holding onto the bed. After moving around for a while, he finally felt his feet stepping on solid ground. With more exaggerated movements, his bones cracked throughout his body like beans being stir fried.

”Young master is finally alright.” Fang Mofei and Lao Mei were all smiles.

”I’ve troubled both of you greatly this time.” Yun Yang wore a soft smile as he said this.

”Being able to serve young master is a blessing we aren't able to get again in this life.” Fang Mofei and Lao Mei said respectfully, ”Such insignificant work is nothing compared to that.”

Fang Mofei hesitated for a bit and finally asked carefully, ”Young master, what has happened this time?”

Yun Yang sighed softly.

This time was really a narrow escape from death.

To be even more accurate, he just picked his life back up!

The hazards of this incident were even more severe than that one time at Tianxuan Cliff.

Just as the elder had lifted his head, Yun Yang could sense that he had been locked in as a target. It was within that instant that the wind Yun Yang had turned into threw itself upwards a further five hundred feet into the air.

Then he saw the elder raise his arm as a devastating attack came from all around him.

If he had not noticed earlier and managed to put some distance between himself and the elder, he might be roaming the Underworld now, ten lives notwithstanding.

The flash of terror was something Yun Yang still felt until now and shivered from.

He was too strong!

He was too formidable!

There was no way to defend himself against him!

Yun Yang still could not understand how he, who had turned into the autumn wind in the sky, could actually be discovered.

It was probably his inadequate cultivation base and inability to understand the state those highly proficient cultivators were in as well as the responses they could make.

All in all, he was almost dismembered under the terrible onslaught.

If he had not just advanced and reached the fourth stage of Mystique Wind Conjuration, if Emmie had not lent him support just in time to maintain his basic Qi and forcefully keep his form of wind, then he would really have died – the type of death where his cultivation skills and soul were destroyed, an irreversible death!

Having survived the attack and being severely injured, Yun Yang wanted to leave fast and far but he knew that the elder would not let it go just like that. Therefore, he maintained his form of wind with all the strength he could muster and kept on circulating through the air. Indeed, this formidable elder had tested him for an entire night!

In the end, Yun Yang had wholly depleted himself and had to depend on Emmie’s support to make it home.

If there had been any blunders in the process, he would have died, his soul shattered!

Before this, Yun Yang had not known there was such an elder in the crown prince’s residence. He had thought that he was just an old scholar, an aide; at most, he had more experience in life and had higher intelligence but that was all.

Looking at his age freckles and his wobbly walk, this old man had people thinking he might only have a few years of life left.

Yet when he struck, he had revealed himself to be an earthshattering, formidable presence!

It was only at dawn that the elder finally gave up and retracted his aura. When he returned to his residence, Yun Yang was barely holding himself up.

Even then, the elder had actually said wheedling words that were extremely deluding.

How he lacked trust, and yet, was still confident.

Yun Yang had judged the elder in his heart – he was not a martial artist of the fifth, sixth or seventh peak.

Even Marquis Yun or Old Dugu who had been waiting for the brothers in the small alehouse had not exuded such a formidable aura like this Old He!

This person must have exceeded Tenth Perfection!

His attack that needed no preparation, had no foretelling signs, and could not be defended against, had left Yun Yang terribly close to death, shattering his soul almost to the point of no return.

How should one fight against someone so formidable? He could not challenge him with force. Even if he had thousands of clever plots, they were useless against such power.