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Chapter 114 - 46, Chijiuyuan 2

He walked to the front of the stele and inserted his fingertip into the hole at the top.

"[With a single strike, one must cultivate the dual powers of wind and fire, using wind to aid the fire’s momentum and fire to borrow the wind’s force, creating an unpredictable and powerful force, only then can one master the Wind and Fire Strike]"

The next moment, a hint of ethereal power suddenly came from the hole and surged into his heart.

In a trance, Lin Yue vaguely saw towering flames burning wildly in front of him, firelight soaring into the sky, and violent winds howling, making the fire even more ferocious as if it wanted to burn everything in the world.

That fierce and destructive realm deeply engraved itself into his heart.

He then looked at the sword mark again, where the intense sword intent melded with the wind and fire realm, allowing him to faintly see a dazzling blade light suddenly erupting, resembling a blazing flame bursting forth and the wind fueling it, the essence of the wind and fire realm exploding with the blade light as if it could cut through everything...

The cave was silent, with only the faint sound of wind swirling inside.

And there Lin Yue stood in front of the stele, quietly feeling, motionless, as if he had turned into a stone sculpture.

Baili Fengzhi also stood quietly behind him.

However, beneath her mask, her brows were slightly furrowed, and within her Phoenix Eyes, a hint of worry was faintly visible.

She was not worried about Lin Yue using the killing moves.

But she knew the downside of these legacies of killing skill realms.

"Learning it superficially only captures the essence," these legacies of killing moves often include spiritual realms that are overly exaggerated to better allow future generations to feel them, and they can have a strong impact on the mind.

If one cannot connect with that spiritual realm, it might cause damage to the spirit, which could take a long time to recover.

But she also knew that Lin Yue had a bit of a wild gambler in him, and it would be useless even if she tried to advise him.

Thus, she simply didn’t remind him, to avoid causing Lin Yue worry and affecting his determination, which could have even greater consequences.

Suddenly—

Baili Fengzhi saw Lin Yue reaching out into the void with one hand, and a battle saber appeared in his hand.

It was a Mystic Iron Battle Saber, a gift he had received while in Qingdu.

Although it did not possess special effects like magic treasures, it was sturdy enough to withstand the burst of energy from a regular Martial Cultivator.

"Sigh..."

Lin Yue began swinging the saber with one hand.

The force was light, and the speed was not fast, as if it was just a very ordinary strike.

Then came the second strike; this time, the force was much heavier, and the speed much faster, making a light sound of the blade slicing through the air.

Then came the third strike, the fourth strike...

With each strike, the force grew stronger, the speed quicker, and the sounds of slicing through the air louder.

Later, there were even faint hints of roaring wind and blazing flames.

Then Lin Yue stopped swinging, his gaze unswervingly fixed on the sword mark, intensely focused, motionless.

It was hard to tell how much time had passed—

Lin Yue suddenly closed his eyes, moved his arm, and swung out another strike.

"Boom!"

At that moment, the sound of wind and fire suddenly erupted, and a dazzling blade light bloomed, instantly piercing through the darkness of the cave, as if the whole cave was lit up by the strike!

Lin Yue swung at the empty space, but just the sword qi pressure generated by the mere momentum of this strike formed an invisible edge like ripples on water, sweeping invisibly across a massive hanging column inside the cave.

Silently, the huge column quietly fractured, creating a smooth cut surface, then immediately crashed to the ground.

Baili Fengzhi watched the result of this strike in surprise.

This was just a casual strike that sent out sword qi; what if it had been the blade edge itself that struck?

Was this the power of an Ultimate Killing Skill?

"Boom!"

A loud crash echoed through the cave.

Lin Yue slowly opened his eyes.

"Your Highness?" Baili Fengzhi couldn’t help asking, "Did you master it?"

Lin Yue shook his head slightly and said, "It was just the simplest Prairie Fire Strike. I was only able to make this strike because I had just sensed that spiritual realm. After some time, as my sense of that spiritual realm becomes vague, I won’t be able to do this anymore."

Killing Skills, in fact, are essentially a mental self-hypnosis, allowing oneself to follow that spiritual realm and the strength of the killing moves to exert power beyond limits.

At this moment, he had just sensed the Spiritual Realm, making it naturally easy for him to get into the state.

"No harm."

Baili Fengzhi said, "As long as Your Highness continues to sense and comprehend it, you’ll be able to use it anytime once you’re familiar with it. However, Your Highness’s understanding is truly remarkable, managing to use this first strike so quickly."

Lin Yue’s face looked somewhat pale as he slowly took a deep breath, sensing the changes in his body, he said, "This Ultimate Killing Skill indeed causes significant damage to the body."

"Yes, the eruption of the Killing Skill’s power can damage the foundation of the body and even harm the Spirit Vein. It should indeed be used sparingly."

Baili Fengzhi nodded and said, "Generally, Martial Cultivators wouldn’t use the Killing Move unless it’s in a critical situation, but Your Highness need not worry too much."

"Damage the Spirit Vein?"

Lin Yue slightly raised an eyebrow and said, "I don’t have a Spirit Vein, it just damaged my body and Lifebound Essence. The damage from this strike will recover after a while."

"That’s also true." Baili Fengzhi wasn’t surprised.

She had personally examined him before and naturally knew of Lin Yue’s unique physique, which lacked a Spirit Vein, so there was no such thing as damaging the Spirit Vein.

However, she had promised Master Tu not to tell Lin Yue and naturally would not go against her promise.

Lin Yue glanced at her and asked nothing further, only saying, "Let’s take this Stele back first; I’ll slowly comprehend it back at the courtyard."

Immediately, Baili Fengzhi dug out the Stele along with its base from the ground.

Lin Yue also stored it inside the Silent Bone’s storage space.

"However, this Stele is ultimately a treasure of Red Maple Lake Forbidden Land."

Lin Yue said, "Inform the Tantian Sect and Red Maple Lake, compensate them somewhat."

"Yes." Baili Fengzhi nodded.

Just then—

"Hm?"

Baili Fengzhi suddenly turned her head, looking toward the cave entrance.

She saw a man dressed in a Red Maple Lake Elder uniform suddenly appear at the entrance, his back against the daylight making his face unclear.

"Who are you?"

The man watched Lin Yue and Baili Fengzhi, saying cautiously, "This is Red Maple Lake Forbidden Land, and yet you dared to barge in here?"

At this point, Baili Fengzhi had already lowered her aura as Lin Yue requested, making her unrecognizable as Four Symbols Heaven Barrier; the man wouldn’t even imagine a power from Four Symbols Heaven Barrier appearing here.

He just detected the aura of Five Elements Heavenly Barrier from Lin Yue, and it seemed a bit weakened?

Therefore, the man was not afraid.

"The Sect Leader of Red Maple Lake has already issued a lockdown order, forbidding anyone from entering this Forbidden Land. Who are you to defy the Sect Leader’s orders?"

Baili Fengzhi stood in front of Lin Yue, her voice cold.

"Lockdown the Forbidden Land?" The man frowned slightly; he had just taken a shortcut from outside the mountain gate to this Forbidden Land and had not seen the Sect Leader today.

He then said coldly, "I am a Red Maple Lake Elder, Song Cidong. My mother is the Law Enforcement Elder, how come I haven’t heard about any lockdown order? And why would the Sect Leader randomly lockdown the Forbidden Land? It seems you are just spouting nonsense."

Song Cidong?

The son of the Law Enforcement Elder?

Lin Yue suddenly remembered a Second Ring Level secret he acquired a few days ago.

The secret mentioned the genius son of the Red Maple Lake Law Enforcement Elder being trained like a dog for the Supreme Elder of Nanyun Sect; was it this man?

"The lockdown order was issued not long ago." Baili Fengzhi said indifferently, "If you don’t believe it, you can ask the Sect Leader of Red Maple Lake."

Song Cidong frowned, seeing the woman in front of him with a bamboo hat and dangling veil speaking so confidently, he kind of believed her. Could it be true?

Suddenly—

"Hm?"

Song Cidong suddenly noticed that behind these two there was nothing, where a damaged Stele should have stood, only a hole remained!

He immediately realized these two were trying to get him to go find the Sect Leader, probably planning to escape in the meantime!

"You dare to steal a treasure from Red Maple Lake Forbidden Land?"

Song Cidong’s figure abruptly moved, he immediately rushed toward the two, shouting coldly, "Where have you hidden the broken Stele? Hand it over immediately!"