Martialism

Chapter 11's

Ji Lingfeng nagged at Yi Tianxing in her angry moments.

Yi Tianxing asked, "So you want to avenge your father?"

Ji Lingfeng shook her head, "My brother and my mother told me, even though that you had caused her injuries but my father never blamed you. The duel is honorable and you have even saved his life by teaching him the Divine. Revelation Skill so that he would not need to be bothered by the curse of the Holy Amalgamate Skill that caused the injury of his internal organs."

He added, "My father never expected you to teach him the most secret skill of your clan to him. The truth you touched my father. But even though he had retired from the martial fraternity, the Sacred Hex Sect had never had a moment of peace. Boxers like Gu Tianle have always organized attacks against our sect in order to gain fame for themselves."

Yi Tianxing gulped down the wine that Yi Ping had brought with him as he sighed, "Me too. Your father Ji Yunzhong is the number one exponent of a heretic sect. I challenged your father to gain fame too."

He added, "Although I have defeated your father, I realize that he suffered internal injuries that impaired his ability to fight optimally. Although his skill was powerful enough to defeat most first-rate exponents but when two exponents were both fighting with each other, it would determine the loser and the victor!"

He said, "Don't want to take advantage of your father, I gave him the Divine Revelation Skill and no one else knows about the secret duel we have."

Ji Lingfeng shed tears, "That's why my father thanked you. You've helped him extend his life."

Yi Tianxing said, "There is no denying that I have caused your father's internal injuries to worsen."

Ji Lingfeng said, "However, my father is happy to have you as a worthy opponent. He used to say that if he had met you a few years ago, things might have been different. Even when he was defeated by Gu Tianle, he still said that the one who defeated him was you and not Gu Tianle."

Yi Tianxing sighed, "His martial skills must have greatly decreased over those five years."

Ji Lingfeng said, "Since then, the Sacred Hex Sect disappeared from the martial fraternity. Only in recent years has this been revived by my brother."

Yi Tianxing said, "I remember your brother …"

Brother Ji Lingfeng is twenty years older than him. When her father died, she was just a three-year-old baby.

Yi Ping had no idea that Ji Lingfeng had a tragic past as she began empathizing with him. He asked, "How old were you then?"

Ji Lingfeng sighed softly, "I'm only three years old …"

Yi Ping looked at him with great empathy, "It must have been hard for you all along. That means you are now twenty-three years old now."

Suddenly, Ji Lingfeng furrowed her brows as she looked at him coldly.

When Yi Ping saw his cold gaze and the sudden change in his expression, he started to get scared and thought, "Why is it that every time I say something, he will be so cold to me? Didn't I say something bad? Or is it because she doesn't want me to feel sorry for her?"

When Ji Lingfeng heard him say to her, "It must have been hard for you all along" she was deeply moved. But when she heard him describe her age, she was not happy. Like many young girls in the fraternity, they are sensitive about their age after they pass eighteen. If he was close to her, he would definitely kick and slap her.

Yi Tianxing sighed deeply, "Why bother returning to the martial fraternity? Your family must live a life of seclusion and retreat from fraternal intrigue. There's too much bloodshed."

Ji Lingfeng said, "Even if we want to, the boxers won't spare us. Over the years, we have been betrayed and pursued many times. The blood of the elders and the proteges of our clan, we must definitely take revenge. Old Senior, you don't need to worry for us. Thanks to your Divine Revelation, my brother, Ji Wuzheng has now perfected the Sacred Amalgamate Skill. "

Yi Tianxing was surprised, "He's got?"

Ji Lingfeng said, "Truly. Without your Divine Revelation Skill, my brother would have suffered deep wounds as he progressed. In fact, my brother has defeated Sword Saint, the top exponent of the orthodox clan last year!"

Yi Tianxing was even more shocked, "Old Brother Zuo of the Infinity Sword Clan?"

Ji Lingfeng said, "That's right!"

Even in his time, Old Man Zuo was famous for his Infinity Sword Games and had already been awarded the title of Holy Sword by the martial fraternity for his superior swordplay. His twenty-two boundless sword blows were famous for his offensive attitude and outstanding punch.

Infinity Sword Game is unusual in the sense that the weakest sword blow starts from the twenty-second position, Infinity-Twenty-Two. As the numbering of the horses dropped, the limitless swordplay became more complicated and powerful.

Most senior learners of Infinity Sword Games rarely pass the eleventh position of Infinity Sword Games. Even then, those who had reached the eleventh position of attainment of Infinity Swordplay were top swordsmen that only a few exponents in the fraternity could match.

It was said that Old Man Zuo was the first person in the Infinity Sword Clan who could reach the Infinity-First of Infinity Swordplay. He is closed to uncovering the full mystery of Infinitude Recite and it is rumored that he has reached Infinity-Zero, a swordplay so supernatural that it is out of the world.

Yi Tianxing muttered, "Even with my Horizon Sword Game and your Sect's Hexagon Sword Game combined, it can't even get close to Infinity-Two. I know because my protege master is a close friend of Old Man Zuo's protege teacher and they have argued many times. So how can your brother defeat Old Man Zuo?"

Ji Lingfeng said mysteriously, "Of course it can't be compared. Otherwise, my brother will die many times."

Yi Ping could not bear to not interrupt, "Why are you rambling. How did your brother defeat the Sword Saint?"

Ji Lingfeng said, "Old Brother Zuo knows that my brother will never be his opponent and he is a junior. Hence they were fighting with their inner martial arts. After the giant fight, my brother's Sacred Merger Skill appeared as the winner over the Unlimited Skill of the Sacred Sword. . Once again, your Divine Revelation Skills play a huge role in victory. "

Yi Tianxing blinked his eyes and said, "I'm sure your brother won't stop until he dominates the martial fraternity?"

Ji Lingfeng smiled coldly, "Old Senior, you don't need to worry about this. You just need to know that my clan is forever grateful to you that we can revive our sect. I can ask my brother to exterminate the Gongsun clan for you. I have heard that Gu Tianle is now a guest of the Gongsun clan. Our enemies are the same."

Yi Ping said, "This bloodshed is only between Gongsun Bai and us. We don't need outside help to kill Gongsun Bai."

Ji Lingfeng said coldly, "Hmph you. Did you know that killing Gongsun Bai wasn't easy? His martial level is far beyond your ability! Or, my brother must have led his men to dump the trash into Gongsun Manor."

Yi Ping said, "I don't need you to worry for me, I can …"

Ji Lingfeng said, "Have you forgotten that I've helped save your life? If ... If something happens to you, how do you pay me this debt? Is this the truth you have in mind?"

He added, "Don't forget that without me, you would never have united with your father. So, you owe me two debts."

Yi Ping fell silent and said, "Girl …"

Yi Tianxing laughed, "Son, this girl obviously cares about you and wants to help you. However, you continue to reject his offer."

Ji Lingfeng was puzzled and said, "No, I obviously don't care! He's just a bastard who doesn't know what's good for him!"

Yi Ping thought sadly, "In his eyes, I'm just a bastard?"

Yi Tianxing said, "That's why he's awesome, isn't it?" Even though he was old now but the passionate eyes Ji Lingfeng had for Yi Ping could not escape his eyes.

She added, "You two are like a little couple. Why don't you get married now and I'll be your witness?"

Suddenly, Yi Ping knelt on the ground, "Dad, your son is married!"

Yi Tianxing was startled and he asked, "Who is he?"

Ji Lingfeng trembled lightly in surprise, "He's really married?"

Yi Ping said, "He is Shui Yixian."

Yi Tianxing was startled and asked, "Shui Yixian?" He knew Shui Yixian as the third protege of his wife, Shui Yichi. But there are many people with the same name in the fraternity.

Yi Ping said, "You know him as well. She is a Heavenly Fairy."

Yi Tianxing received a jolt in his head.

Yi Tianxing laughed out loud, "Like a father, like a son. You married her with mediocre skills? It's amazing."

Yi Ping started to connect his account with Shui Yixian.

Ji Lingfeng started to tremble as she thought, "She really didn't lie to me. I'm the one who doesn't believe him .. That means he's not delusional and sane?"

When Yi Ping finished telling his story, he added, "My wife has just died. I have to celebrate three years of mourning for him. I shouldn't be married right now."

Ji Lingfeng turned around as she coldly said, "Even if you want to marry me, I might as well disagree. I don't want to be your guardian for life."

Yi Tianxing looked with an attractive expression on his face. Sometimes, a woman is completely the opposite of what she says. It was a pity to hand over this good woman, even if she was not from an orthodox clan.

Yi Tianxing laughed out loud, "So Girl Ji, do you still want to learn the Aspire Invocations?"

When mentioning the Aspire Invocations, Ji Lingfeng's expression turned sour.

He said coldly, "Why are you still trying to hurt me?"

Yi Ping defended his father, "Girl Ji, why keep saying that? My father only has good intentions towards you."

Ji Lingfeng looked at Yi Ping coldly and almost threw a secret projectile at her, "Why don't you shut up for a moment?" He wanted to say shut up to her but decided to soften his tone at the last moment.

Yi Ping was completely silent, even afraid to look at him.

Yi Tianxing started reciting the Aspire Prayer Complex Pronunciation and said, "This is the basic Aspire Prayer Complicated Pronunciation."

Ji Lingfeng was startled after hearing that, "This is the complicated formula of basic Aspire Invocations? Why does that sound like a dissolution skill? Seems like it has nothing to do with the Asper Horizon Hand?"

Yi Tianxing laughed, "You're so smart. This was a dissolution skill but it was only used to neutralize the erratic vital energy for the practitioners of the Asper Horizon Hand. Our clan used it to test the martial advancement of our proteges before giving a real staging of the Aspire Invocations. If you really want to increase the prowess of the Asper Horizon Hand, you should learn the Aspire Invocation Intricate Recite and Divine Horizon Hands."

He paused for a moment before continuing, "So, are you willing to become my protege and study my Aspire Prayer?"

Yi Ping said to his father, "Since Gqdis Ji thinks father is trying to hurt him and does not want to learn it, do not force him. If he doesn't want to, I will! Moreover, the Complicated Pronunciation of Aspire Invocations is the martial secret of our clan and should not be taught to outsiders."

Ji Lingfeng was extremely excited. It was because the Sacred Amalgamate Skill was a type of dissolution skill as well. If Yi Tianxing could explain to him the complicated formula of the Aspire Invocations, it would increase his understanding of Sacred Merging Skills and greatly help him in his martial development!

Besides, the, Yi Tianxing had explained that to him the basic Aspire Invocations were self-sufficient skills that could help him control his erratic vital energy and would not require him to practice it as another inner martial intricate formula.

Hence he flew over to Yi Tianxing and said alluringly, "I want to learn. Ouch, master protege! Your protege disciple Ji Lingfeng saluted me to you!"

Yi Tianxing laughed, "It was a good student of my protege!"

Yi Ping became confused, "Don't you say you won't learn the Aspire Invocations?"

Ji Lingfeng turned around and smiled alluringly, "Hmph, when have I ever said that? Looks like your hearing's bad."

Indeed, he never said it. He just gave the impression that he did not want to learn it.

Yi Ping was silent.

Ji Lingfeng had a mysterious look in her eyes as she said to him, "From now on, you should call me your protege's older sister and listen to me."

Both Yi Tianxing and Yi Ping were stunned.

Ji Lingfeng said proudly, "It's just now. Hmph, didn't you just hear from your father that he just accepted me as his protege? You haven't even joined yet. Since I was the first to join, then I am your older sister"

That was the rule of the martial fraternity; one who joined first under the same master protege was to become the most senior.

Yi Tianxing recovered from his shock and said, "Right, right …"

Ji Lingfeng looked at Yi Ping and said, "Quickly, call me as your protege's older sister."

Yi Ping was amused, he started rubbing his nose while thinking, "Actually having a protege's older sister is fun." Suddenly, he felt that he was no longer alone.

So he said, "Greetings older protege brother!"

Ji Lingfeng smiled alluringly, "Greet my younger sister!"

Ji Lingfeng was secretly excited because she now had someone to talk to. It was because as the Holy Girl of the Sacred Hex Sect, she had no friends and no one to talk to except her brother.

When he heard about the upcoming great congregation that was going to be held by the Gongsun Clan for the punitive action against his brother, he said, she panicked and decided to take matters into her own hands to visit the congregation beyond her brother's wishes.

It was because her brother had yet to recover from the internal injuries from his duel with the Sword Saint even though it had been almost a year now.

It was no coincidence that he met Yi Ping. He was aware that Gongsun Jing was in the city and was waiting for an opportunity to teach him a lesson, but because he had always been accompanied by top exponents like Jue Yuan and Gu Tianle, he was always accompanied by top exponents like Jue Yuan, the opportunity he had been waiting for never came.

When Jue Yuan attacked Yi Ping, he decided to interfere even though it meant revealing his true identity and making his plans to mess up the trial go to waste.

Yi Tianxing said to them, "Our clan is famous for its Horizon Sword Game, Divine Horizon Hand, Aspire Prayer Complex Pronunciation and Divine Revelation Skill."

Yi Tianxing said, "The skill of Divine Revelation is a breathing technique that controls breathing and vital energy in the body. What makes it special from other breathing techniques is its ability to re-energize the breath and allow the practitioner to maintain the vitality of the breath for as long as possible."

"When used in conjunction with Aspire Invocations, it was able to bring out the full potential of the Divine Horizon Hands and our secret techniques, Asper, Asper Continuum and Asper Divinity Horizon Hand."

"When the top exponent fights, the first breath is always the most important and also the most powerful. That is the essence of vital energy and the key to unleashing our martial power in the form of internal energy. As the fight continued and expended more energy and more martial power, breathing became increasingly difficult."

He paused for a moment before adding, "In a real fight, your enemies will not give you rest and will strive to defeat you through fatigue and exhaustion. There is no room and no chance to rest. Divine revelation preserves the unused vital energy and transforms it back as a vital breath."

He said, "As the Divine Revelation Skill increases, the practitioner will be able to maintain a vital breath in the body's channels for later use. This was unlike the Emotionless Rhyme of the Eternal Ice Palace's breathing technique which tried to maintain a vital breath for as long as possible."

Yi Ping suddenly recalled that when Shui Yixian fought with her opponents, she rarely spoke and was completely calm. Suddenly, he recalled the killing attitude of the yellow-clothed girl.

Yi Ping asked, "The yellow-clothed woman who killed my wife has the ability to gather her martial power in a short period of time and her killing power is deadly. What kind of martial arts did he use? If he had raised his vital breath.Yixian would have known about it and would not have been surprised by it." And Yi Ping described his movements.

Yi Tianxing was surprised, "A sudden burst of martial power? It is true that most offensive martial skills require practitioners to gather and gather their vital energy to attack. That's why it's impossible to surprise a top exponent like Yixian."

He clapped his hands, "I understand now. He must know the Emotionless Rhyme too! You said that her grandmother was Shui Yisi, the second sister of Yixian. If he didn't know the Emotionless Rhyme, then it was truly a strange thing. Hence he must have slowly re-energized his vital breath and gathered his martial power in secret, invisible to anyone."

An Emotionless Rhyme was a breathing technique that allowed practitioners to control their heart rate and kept opponents from knowing whether their vital energy was actually spent and also gathering martial power in secret.

Ji Lingfeng suddenly said, "It was Penetrating Hand. Unlike most other martial arts, this unique skill is capable of displaying the most power at an empty point, without any clues. So if he knew the Emotionless Rhyme of the Eternal Ice Palace, then these two techniques when used together were a deadly combination."

Now it was Yi Ping's turn to be shocked. He quickly asked, "Do you know that yellow-clothed girl?"

Ji Lingfeng shook her head and said, "Two years ago, my brother fought with a young girl by chance. The duel was a series but my brother told me that within a few years time, the martial development of the woman might surpass him. and he warned me to be wary of this type of martial art and explain it to me."

Ji Lingfeng said coldly, "According to him, his Penetrating Hands were extremely fast to execute, he could actually display six to ten blows in the blink of an eye. Every attack carried out by him was deadly and filled with martial power.The brother received several blows due to his carelessness and the internal injuries he suffered were not light!"

Yi Tianxing said, "Although this type of martial art can be deployed in a short period of time, it will likely limit its movements as well. If he can't land his punch, surely your brother can handle it?"

He pointed out, "It's amazing that your brother won't be able to handle it. There were not many exponents in the fraternity who could match his Holy Amalgamate Skills in terms of martial techniques and strength. Why is the fight a series? ?"

Ji Lingfeng nodded, "My brother also noticed it, but that was only after he was struck by his Hand of Trance and nearly killed by it. He had actually injured him with the full martial power of his Holy Amalgamate Skill."

Yi Tianxing was stunned, "He survived that?"

Ji Lingfeng said, "That's because other than Penetrating Hands, she has strong defensive skills."

Yi Tianxing's eyes began to shine as he wished he had not lost his martial power. He almost wished he could try his Penetrating Hands versus his Divine Horizon Hands.

He asked, "Is it because he learned the protective energy aura skill or the kind of iron sheath skill that can fend off physical attacks?"

Ji Lingfeng smiled, "Master Teacher, you are right. It is not an energy-resistant skill that protects it but something else that is subtle. My brother can identify the skill as ‘Goldentight Skill’. That's why even though my brother has dealt with it fatally, it's still not fatal enough."

Yi Ping sighed. He never expected his enemy to be a more terrifying opponent than he thought. But his will is absolute and his wife must be avenged.

Ji Lingfeng added, "If my brother isn't surprised by him and isn't hurt, that woman will never be able to survive a duel with my brother."

Yi Ping interrupted him, "That was two years ago. If your sister was surprised by him two years later, she might not survive as well. Yixian and Tian Kui were killed by him with a single blow. His martial progress in these two years should be amazing."

Ji Lingfeng said coldly, "I think you are overestimating her martial ability. He relied on the element of surprise to produce his attacks with the greatest effect. Since my brother knows his techniques, it's hard for him to succeed again."

Yi Tianxing said, "Nothing is certain in the duel. But it's a lucky thing we can learn a lot. When the top exponents fought, they always hid their best techniques unless they had no other choice. It seems your brother is able to force him to display more than necessary."

But he had already sighed in his heart, "Golden Impermeable Skill. A young girl actually mastered this long-lost emblem skill?" He really found it hard to believe.

Yi Tianxing said, "We've tracked the sides and let us continue with the introduction. Divine Horizon Hands is our clan's most powerful skill. It contains three hidden secret techniques, Asper, Asper Continuum and Asper Divinity."

He said, "Usually, even to begin the first secret technique of the Divine Horizon Hands the Asper Horizon, practitioners would need forty years of martial power."

Both Yi Ping and Ji Lingfeng gasped, "Fourty years?!"

Ji Lingfeng immediately recalled that after she used the Asper Horizon Hand, her fingers trembled and she felt as if all of her strength had been drained from her executioner arm!

Yi Tianxing said, "That's right. I practiced for forty years before I was allowed to descend from the mountain by my master."

Ji Lingfeng said, "Don't I already successfully use the Asper Horizon Hand?"

YI Tianxing said, "I'm surprised that you can use it so quickly. Perhaps it is because you have been practicing the Divine Revelation Skill for a long time to improve your Sacred Amalgamate Skill so that you already have a certain foundation in internal strength. That's why you can pick up the Asper Horizon Hand pretty quickly"

Ji Lingfeng blinked her eyes at Yi Ping and smiled.

Without exchanging words, Yi Ping felt troubled by it. He was elated because his martial power was higher than his.

Yi Tianxing quickly added, "However, without the Aspire Invocations Intricate Recite to refine the Asper Horizon and the knowledge of the Divine Horizon Hands, it was almost impossible to fully realize the full might of the Asper Horizon. Not to mention the Asper Continuum and the Asper God."

Yi Tianxing continued, "The Asper Continuum Horizon Hand takes sixty years and the Asper Divinity Horizon Hand requires eighty years of solid internal strength to use."

Yi Ping sighed and muttered, "Isn't that too difficult?"

He will be an old man by then.

Ji Lingfeng said, "At most I will take a few more years, compare with you, who knows."

Yi Ping unhappily said, "Only time will he answer. Your clan has so many enemies. You may be too busy seeking revenge for your clan to train as much as I do."

Yi Tianxing held it on his wrist and checked his pulse, sighing. "Son, since you have the energy of the Icy Heavenly Tears within you, it might be difficult for you to start Aspire Invocations. Therefore you will not be able to use Divine Horizon Hands to the maximum. If you try to start from the Aspire Prayer, the risk of deviation phenomenon is great. You'll end up paralyzed or dead."

Yi Ping nodded and replied, "Dad, it doesn't matter to me. I'm so glad to see you again. Even if my skills are mediocre, I will repay Gongsun Bai even if I need years of hard work."

When Ji Lingfeng glanced at him, she could see the determined look in her eyes and the dazzling aura of truth around her. She felt herself attracted to him and believed him …

Suddenly, Yi Tianxing gasped, "Although you have an Icy Heavenly Tear on your pulse, but your heart rate doesn't seem to have it at the same time. How's it possible?"

Ji Lingfeng also grabbed Yi Ping's wrist and checked his pulse, "That's weird. Sometimes I can feel a piercing negative pulse but sometimes I can't feel it."

Yi Tianxing muttered, "Don't tell me it was Yichi... He deliberately left the internal force of Ping’Er in a clean state? How come? Don't tell me he finally grasped the mysteries of the Eternal Heavenly Tears in his final moments? It was just the remnants of his Abyss Power in the pulse of Ping’Er and not the Heavenly Ice Tears as I thought?"

He needed more time to ponder it. But for now, Yi Ping might be able to train in the Aspire Invocations under his careful guidance.

Suddenly, he turned serious and said, "I have to warn the two of you first. In the future, if you have the opportunity to understand the mysteries of Asper Divinity; you should not practice or use it. If you pass for future generations, remember to warn them too."

Yi Ping asked, "Dad, what do you mean? If the skill cannot be used, what use is there?"

Yi Tianxing sighed deeply before he said painfully, "That was the warning left by our Master Teacher Grandfather. If you manage to learn this forbidden skill, within three years, you will definitely die!"

Both Yi Ping and Ji Lingfeng gasped at the same time, "Why?"

Yi Tianxing said solemnly, "Divine disaster." But he refused to say another word.

Yi Ping and Ji Lingfeng exchanged glances before Yi Ping gathered his courage and asked, "Dad, what exactly is a Divine Disaster? You mentioned that mother was afraid of it and even our clan had to be wary of her."

Suddenly, he seemed to be muttering to himself and he was unreasonable.

The only legitimate word they could understand was, ". bloodsuckers .. Heavenly Palace …"

Ji Lingfeng and Yi Ping looked at each other. They seem to be thinking the same thing. There was only one place in the entire fraternity called the Heavenly Palace …

The Heavenly Palace was located in the western brotherhood. Like the Eternal Ice Palace and the Virtue Palace, it was one of the three most forbidden places in the entire martial fraternity.

Although many of the powerful orthodox clans were located in the western fraternity, few dared to interfere with the forbidden grounds of the Heavenly Palace. Those who never came back.

The Celestial Palace was said to be located in the Nirvana Mountains and was so mysterious that no one had ever seen a single protege from that place, yet it continued to exist for centuries. No one really knows if the Heavenly Clan really exists.

In the western fraternity, just mentioning the Heavenly Palace among the older boxers would bring tremendous fear and silence.

Ji Lingfeng was even more shocked than Yi Ping.

It was because the Sacred Hex Sect had a short but firm warning not to mention his name and visit the place. The Sacred Merger Skill was said to be a secret skill that came from the Sacred Heavenly Skill of the Heavenly Saint Clan. That warning and the origin of the Sacred Merging Skill were only passed down orally to the members of the Ji Clan.

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