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Chapter 136 - 55. Mind Forbidden Technique_2

Daoist Master Tu remained silent for a while, looking into his eyes and slowly said, "Is that really what you think?"

"Of course."

Lin Yue glanced at him, "You should know better than I do how terrifying the struggle for the throne can be. Are you hoping that I would put myself in danger?"

Daoist Master Tu sighed and said, "If you can avoid getting involved in the whirlpool of the princes’ struggle, that would indeed be good."

"Isn’t that settled then?" Lin Yue smiled, knowing that this was an argument Daoist Master Tu couldn’t refute.

Daoist Master Tu fell silent again for a while, and it wasn’t clear if he truly believed or not. He just patted Lin Yue on the shoulder and sighed, "You, lad, are so good to an old loner like me... really..."

"You know me. I always repay kindness like a spring which flows in return for a single drop." Lin Yue shrugged.

"Get yourself well prepared."

Daoist Master Tu, shaking his head helplessly, said, "The people sent by the Twelfth Prince to assassinate you are not easy to deal with. Lucky for you, you have the Tantian Sect’s Sword Boat for escort; without it, there’d be no chance."

Lin Yue slightly raised his eyebrows and said, "I had wanted to keep the matter about Tantian Sect from you, but after today’s commotion, you still found out."

"I didn’t just find out today." Daoist Master Tu shook his head with a smile.

"When was it then?" Lin Yue was surprised.

"The first day we boarded this Flying Boat and saw the Fake Patrol Envoy, I already realized it." Daoist Master Tu chuckled.

Lin Yue was shocked and shook his head, "Aren’t only Great Cultivators supposed to see through it? Knowing it, why didn’t you speak up?"

"What good would speaking up do?"

Daoist Master Tu shook his head and said, "Although I’m not a Great Cultivator, the Divine Firmament Thunder Skill is originally good at exterminating evil demons. Being able to see through a disguise from the Demon Path is quite normal."

Lin Yue realized.

"It will still take some time to reach Jingzhou." Daoist Master Tu picked up a jug of wine and walked toward the cabin, "Out of wine, going to get more."

After Daoist Master Tu had gone far, Lin Yue coughed again.

"Your Highness."

Baili Fengzhi spoke softly, "You were deceiving Daoist Master Tu just now, weren’t you?"

"Cough cough..." After Lin Yue eased his coughing, he then said, "Not entirely. At least, my lack of desire to go to Di Hong City is true. There’s indeed no longer any need for it. I don’t even understand what the princes are fighting over. I’ve already found a cure for the poison, so why should I bother wading into these murky waters?"

Baili Fengzhi fell silent and gently nodded her head.

But then she said, "This method can’t be real, can it? At least the cost is probably more than that. Is it really just a reduction of ’some’ potential?"

"... You’re becoming quite talkative too."

Lin Yue glanced at her and shook his head, "It’s okay, lower potential is fine by me. I never really intended to cultivate up to a Great Cultivator, otherwise I wouldn’t be able to leave Jingzhou. With reduced potential, I can still rely on myself."

Baili Fengzhi slightly shook her head.

Lin Yue looked at her, "What, do you despise me now, thinking your master has no future?"

"Your Highness knows I’m not that kind of person." Baili Fengzhi spoke slowly, "Since Your Highness has decided this, I will strive in my cultivation from now on to protect Your Highness well."

Lin Yue slightly raised an eyebrow but said nothing, and then he coughed again.

"Your Highness."

At that moment, Yu Shiqi ran out from the cabin of the Flying Boat, rushing over to Lin Yue and asked, "Your Highness, what happened today? Why did we suddenly set off for Jingzhou?"

As she spoke, she gently patted Lin Yue’s back to relieve his cough, "Why are you and Master both coughing? But Your Highness, your Essence hasn’t been damaged."

Lin Yue gave her a look, knowing that Master had suffered a backlash because he had donned the Truth Mask and even deceived him.

He slowly stopped coughing, stroked Yu Shiqi’s head, and suddenly felt she was quite fine the way she was.

At least she didn’t have so many worries.

"It’s nothing. We’ll just be settling in Jingzhou from now on. Do you like Jingzhou, little fish?" Lin Yue asked.

"Master said I was born in Jingzhou."

Yu Shiqi shook her head, "But I can’t remember anything from when I was little."

She continued, "Right, Your Highness, didn’t you ask me to teach you a killing move? It seems like Your Highness is sick; can you learn it?"

"I’m not sick, it’s just a cough."

Lin Yue shook his head, looking out at the landscape rushing past outside the Flying Boat, and said, "We should reach Jingzhou in a couple of hours. Is there enough time to teach me now?"

"We definitely have enough time."

Yu Shiqi handed a misty green Jade Pendant to Lin Yue, "This killing move is easy to learn, you just have to receive the transmission to know it. This will also pass on the skill to Your Highness, consider it repayment for the True Treasure Iron Sword you gave me."

"No wonder you were so eager to teach me..." Lin Yue realized, "So it’s because you wanted to repay me?"

But that was normal, for the heart of an innocent child is just like this.

"This Jade Pendant’s transmission is a form of Mind Forbidden Technique; I’m not sure if it’s enough to repay Your Highness..."

Yu Shiqi murmured, "Anyway, it consumes a lot of mental energy each time it’s used and it will deplete a significant amount of Essence Blood. Your Highness, you must be careful using it."

Lin Yue took the Jade Pendant, slightly raised his eyebrows, "Mind Forbidden Technique?"

"Miss Fish, is this a transmission of a Mind Forbidden Technique?" Baili Fengzhi couldn’t resist asking.

"Yes, the Master said it was something left to me by my family," Yu Shiqi nodded.

Lin Yue appeared contemplative.

Could it be an heirloom left by the Sixteenth Prince?

He couldn’t help but look towards Baili Fengzhi and ask, "Is the Mind Forbidden Technique very special?"

"Very special."

Baili Fengzhi nodded slightly and said, "Only a Great Cultivator skilled in Divine Thought and physical strength could possibly create such a Forbidden Technique. In principle, it’s somewhat like a Killing Move, but the Mind Forbidden Technique is directly imprinted into memory, without the need for contemplation or familiarity. It can be activated at any time and does not conflict with a Killing Move."

She glanced at the Jade Pendant in Lin Yue’s hand and said, "Moreover, this Mind Forbidden Technique consumes Essence Blood, which is actually quite suitable for Your Highness."

Lin Yue nodded slightly.

With my recovery power that defies death, let alone Essence Blood, even my Lifebound Essence can recover quickly.

However, this Forbidden Technique seems not very suitable for Baili Fengzhi because her recovery mainly relies on the Fire Phoenix Blood within her body, and the consumed Essence Blood can only be replenished slowly.

"How do I use it?" Lin Yue looked at Yu Shiqi.

"Just drop blood on it," said Yu Shiqi.

Lin Yue immediately controlled the Water Element to exude a drop of fresh blood from his fingertip and dropped it onto the Jade Pendant.

The next moment, cracks slowly began to appear on the Jade Pendant.

Then, a wisp of misty blue light flew directly into his forehead, ’dragging’ out a thread of his Divine Thought and guiding it into the pendant.

In a moment of haziness, Lin Yue felt his consciousness plummet rapidly and saw a tall man dressed in the usual attire of a Prince sitting cross-legged on the ground with a crevice visible on his forehead.

Could it be the Sixteenth Prince?

The thought flashed through Lin Yue’s mind as his consciousness directly entered the man’s body.

At the moment of fusion, he clearly sensed all the changes in this body, even down to the cellular level, deeper than every drop of blood.

"This Forbidden Technique is based on the Spirit Blood Curse of the Second Generation Blood Demon Ancestor, supplemented by the Illusion Heart Skill."

The man spoke softly, "Though the Forbidden Technique is powerful, it also consumes a significant amount of Essence Blood and must be used with caution."

Immediately after, Lin Yue ’saw’ a vision of a raging Blood Sea in tumult, with boundless waves roaring madly, even stirring the Essence Blood within his own body.

In an instant, as Essence Blood transformed into streams of invisible Power, he suddenly felt an overwhelming strength coursing through his entire body.

Then his consciousness was ejected.

"Is it over?"

Lin Yue slowly opened his eyes, and the Jade Pendant in his hand had already turned to powder.

"Your Highness, have you learned it?" Baili Fengzhi asked.

"Yes."

Lin Yue nodded slightly.

The memory of the towering Blood Sea had been thoroughly imprinted in his mind, ready to invoke the Mind Forbidden Technique at any time, exchanging Essence Blood for tremendous Power.

But...

Lin Yue suddenly recalled the man, who might be the Sixteenth Prince, mentioning the Second Generation Blood Demon Ancestor?

It is said that Wudao was the son of the Ancestor of Illusion Demon and had joined the Blood Demon Ancestor. Now it seems he must have joined under the Second Generation Blood Demon Ancestor.

Could it be the statue of the woman in Wudao’s Cave Mansion?

Additionally, the vision of the tumultuous Blood Sea closely resembled the Blood Sea he had seen when he had recognized the master of the Blood Jade.

But the deep voice from the Blood Jade was that of a man.

Thinking this way, could it be that the creator of the Blood Jade was the First Generation Blood Demon Ancestor?

Lin Yue speculated for a while.

He was quite grateful to Wudao and the Blood Demon Ancestor, only he did not know which Prince the Blood Demon Ancestor was?

Time trickled away bit by bit.

In the blink of an eye, two hours had passed, and Jingzhou was now not far away.

The people on the Flying Boat became increasingly vigilant.

Although they had the protection of the Sword Seeking Boat, a True Treasure, and a Barrier at the level of Heaven and Earth Law, they were fearless beneath the level of a Great Cultivator. But a big shot like the Twelfth Prince would certainly find a way to deal with it.

The Tantian Sect had already prepared to face what was coming.

"Hmm?"

Suddenly, the sky turned to night in an instant, and the speeding Flying Boat seemed caught in a quagmire, its speed drastically dropping!

Then, a haunting chant drifted over.

"Heaven nourishes all things to sustain humanity, yet human beings have nothing with which to repay heaven..."