Return: The Dragon Legend

Ch. 34. The Seventeen Treads of the Dragon

It has been two days since this second test took place, deep in the forest and near the river there is a old man who is still training his new students with a tree branch “Salah..! didn't I tell you to keep your horses.?”

“Ba-good Guru” Shou Yan held back his horses with two tree trunks the size of adults were on his shoulders “Why does the teacher get angry..? different when first met”

Lu Ming who originally circled Shou Yan stopped his steps and answered the question of his disciple “If I do not ask in a subtle way, do you want to make me your teacher.?”

A statement from Lu Ming confirmed Shou Yan's guess that he would be kind when he wanted to, as long as he saw Lu Ming walking away along with the rising sun “Guru where to go.?”Shou Yan shouted to stop his intention of leaving alone

Hearing the screams from Shou Yan, Lu Ming continued on his way without looking back until he was finally not seen again but still a voice echoed in the air “ at the rising of the sun, continue your training with the 9 yin” method

Shou Yan turned his head around to find the source of the voice from Master Lu but did not find it “Good Master” he put two pieces of wooden trees that were on his shoulders before sitting cross-legged and continuing the exercise 9 yin is hers

Closing his eyes, Shou Yan chanted a sentence neatly lined up in his mind “ Light descended across the Ocean.. Blood flow flows into the body.”

During Shou Yan meditation while chanting every sentence he read made his body become warmer even to the point of emitting smoke

For almost twelve hours Shou Yan sat cross-legged even though he had stopped his meditation while filling his empty stomach

Shou Yan took out the energy gathered at the nine points that were within his body then took it out through to his two palms “Hyaa.”

The energy thump that Shou Yan unleashed made the trees around him drop every single leaf of his. Shou Yan clucked in admiration while looking at both of his palms “I feel, my body is becoming more powered”

“Finally you have reached the ninth stage”

Shou Yan turned his head and found someone he was waiting for “Teacher.!” He stood up and could not wait for the next exercise “Teacher, what is our next exercise.?”

“Ahemb”

Lu Ming coughed softly when he found out that his disciple was still excited not even showing an exhausted expression “If it was an ordinary person then he would lie limp” his inner self

Nine yin flow or commonly called the nine points of internal energy flow, can make anyone who learns it will be able to accommodate natural energy very large

The conditions for completing this last stage must be able to control, flow nine internal energy flows and release them simultaneously

Spending out old Energy and attracting new energy, will make the user can recover power quickly “This child is very talented” Inner Lu Ming

“Teacher..? Master Lu..!?

“Ah, well” Lu Ming awakens from his daydreams and begins his final practice “Alright my Disciple, I will teach you seventeen Treads of Naga”

“Seventeen Dragon Treads..!? Shou Yan was very enthusiastic while listening to the name of the cool style “I'm Ready Master.!” Shou Yan stood behind Master Lu to look at the movements he was about to demonstrate

“Do you understand Yan’er.?”

“Understanding Guru”

The first technique of the seventeen Dragon Palms was to expend twenty percent of the energy and draw ten percent of the energy from nature back into the body

“Ejecting..? and interesting.?” Shou Yan muttered before repeating the move Master Lu had shown

Seeing Shou Yan who could already remember and demonstrate the sixteen Dragon Palms made him very proud as he was able to lower his knowledge on his new disciple “Maybe,, there are no more regrets for me” Inner Lu Ming with a gentle smile

“Teacher,,?” Shou Yan who saw the old man beside him shed tears making his heart touched, somehow Grandpa's cry reminded him of the presence of the father figure even though he himself did not know what the face of his father was like “Why did the teacher cry.?”

Shou Yan nodded slowly before frowning when he saw his Master in an attacking position

“Prepare your horses Yan’er”

“Ba-good Guru” Shou Yan did not understand the intent of Master Lu but he still followed his directions

The two demonstrated the technique first all the way to the sixteen technique before finally getting to the final technique

“Tapak Naga lament”

“Tapak Naga lament”

The Master and the Disciple pulled out the final moves of the Seventeen Dragon Palaces but Shou Yan widened his eyes when he found out that his Master did not really take out his energy

Shou Yan wanted to draw back his strength but the Dragon figure created from nine yin energy already led to his opponent “Teacher.!”

“Finally. I was able to get rid of” Inner Lu Ming while closing my eyes when I saw the style of Shou Yan hit his body

The Dragon Energy pierced through Lu Ming's body until it crossed the stream until it finally shot up into the sky and disappeared

***

Ma Liang could not hold back his emotions as he was still thinking about his good friend who never returned when the rising sun would be the end of this second test “I do not believe I have to do this”

Ma Liang who was across the river tried to look for Shou Yan by leading to the stream, considering he had seen him running towards this place “Ehm, what is it.?”

Ma Liang narrowed his eyes at the sight of the glint of light and tried to approach him hoping that at night he would find Shou Yan

Lighting a fire in the middle of the forest at night can invite the attention of wild animals but can also show a person's life

Ma Liang heard the rumbling sound of water indicating that the river was near, as well as the flash of light that made him sure there was Shou Yan who set up a tent but his gaze began to change when he saw a flash of light that was originally small to become bigger

“what is it really.?” Ma Liang peeked out from behind the thicket and found a dragon head pointing above his head “Setannn….Aaaagggghh”

Ma Liang shouted loudly until his voice shrank and finally fainted

***

“Teacher,, Teacher, Guruuuu,,!?” Shou Yan walked over to Lu Ming whose body was fading further

“I'm sorry Yan’er.” Lu Ming hoped that his Disciple would be able to forgive him for lying by hiding the fact that he was the spirit of the skull that Shou Yan had encountered before

“Don't go teacher,,,” Shou Yan has known about it since the second day when Master Lu left with the rising sun and returned again when it had set, already, but all that did not prevent Shou Yan from becoming his disciple

“Yan’er, there is something I want to tell you, come closer”

Shou Yan complied with the wishes of his Master and brought his ears closer, for a moment Shou Yan's eyes opened wide upon hearing the statement from Lu Ming “ My parents are still alive.!?”

Shou Yan wanted to stop him but both of his hands only found dust grains from Lu Ming's body “Guruuuu.”.

“Be a strong Swordsman and fulfill your destiny” Lu Ming left behind a dimensional ring of his before finally disappearing completely