Chapter 72: Chapter 69: Taking Action_1
The Ge family member who went into the crevice never came up again.
Half a day had passed without any signs of movement. The faces of the other members of the Ge family fell, having a bad feeling about the situation.
"Could it be Shen Yinuo?"
Lu Yan speculated.
Normally, the person would have promptly reported back after discovering the Hidden Blood Land Vein.
Yet, half a day had passed without his return. Perhaps he had encountered Shen Yinuo and was killed by her.
"This is not good. If the Ge’s Martial Marquis himself goes down, Shen Yinuo would not be able to stop him."
Feeling somewhat anxious, Lu Yan took a big bite of the Dried Martial Food and gulped it down with water, then began to train.
Suddenly, Lu Yan’s body shook, and a rich Qi-blood overflowed from his pores.
The Qi-blood was full, signifying a breakthrough.
Lu Yan immediately dashed to the other side of the peak, ready to break the Sealed Door.
Breaking the Sealed Door would make some noise, and he feared alerting the Ge family.
When he reached halfway up the mountain, Lu Yan started to throw punches and move his Qi-blood.
The thick Qi-blood circulated in his meridians like river water, speeding up faster and faster, causing the Qi-blood overflowing from Lu Yan’s body to become richer and richer.
In the end, a projection of a Sealed Door appeared.
The fifth Sealed Door, the last one, and also the strongest.
But this strength was relative to other people.
For Lu Yan, it was nothing.
His current amount of Qi-blood was about five times that of other Peak of the Fourth Breakthrough martial artists, in addition to the second-rate martial art techniques of Unity of Man and Martial Arts.
Bang!
With just one palm, the projection of the fifth Sealed Door shattered into a rain of light.
The real Sealed Door deep within his body also broke in response.
A tingling sensation came from deep within Lu Yan’s muscles and bones, as waves of Qi-blood drilled out from the minute parts of his body, merging into the circulated Qi-blood.
In a short time, Lu Yan’s Qi-blood skyrocketed by thirty percent.
Within the next seven days, Lu Yan’s strength will rapidly increase, doubling his Qi-blood, along with refining his body to be even stronger.
Eat!
During his breakthrough, the remainders of the Martial Food in his stomach were rapidly digested. Lu Yan took out another piece and began eating while walking towards the mountain peak.
The Ge family didn’t continue to send anyone into the crevice in a hurry, instead choosing to wait a few more hours before finally sending down two skilled fighters.
However, those two people were also never see again.
The expressions on the members of the Ge family changed.
Clearly, this crevice was not normal. Something lurking under the crevice was violently swallowing those who ventured down.
"Elder, what should we do?"
A member of the Ge family asked.
"Let’s wait some more."
The Ge family elder stated.
The two individuals who went down earlier had reached the Fifth Breakthrough, so their disappearance was extremely concerning.
Even he was apprehensive and dared not go down.
"I hope they can delay some more."
Lu Yan muttered to himself as he continued his training.
He needed time. These seven days constituted a rapid enhancement period, and he was still far from reaching his peak.
He needed to be in the best shape to compete against the Martial Marquis.
The members of the Ge family waited another half a day, but the two people they’d sent down still hadn’t returned.
"Clear away the grass, you go chop some wood and then set it on fire. Let the smoke force whatever is down there out."
The Ge family elder ordered.
The members of the Ge family divided the work: some cleared the grass, some chopped the wood.
Soon, the surrounding grass of the crevice was removed, revealing a bare and clear area.
Large stacks of wood and branches were gathered and lit on fire, with the thick black smoke billowing into the crevice.
But after half a day, there was no movement.
"Get some kerosene. Let’s burn it."
The Ge family elder ordered again.
Someone left, and soon after brought back large barrels of kerosene.
They poured the kerosene into the crevice and set it on fire.
Instantly, fierce flames burned within the crevice.
However, even after the flames extinguished, there was still no movement.
Could there be no living creatures inside the crevice?
Or have they all been burned to death?
While the fire was burning, Lu Yan’s Dried Martial Food was not much left so he seized the opportunity to return to the Linglan Chamber of Commerce to purchase another fifty jin of Dried Martial Food.
The members of the Ge family waited for another half day.
"You two, come with me."
The Ge family elder, unable to restrain himself any longer, decided to personally go down and investigate.
Before descending, however, he instructed the two to go ahead and clear the way while he followed from behind.
"Elder..."
The faces of the two members of the Ge family turned pale, looking as if they were about to cry.
After all, being the first to go, that’s akin to being bait or cannon fodder.
"What’s there to fear? With me behind you, what could possibly go wrong?" the Ge Family Clan Elder stated.
"But..."
The faces of the two Ge Family members alternated between pale and distraught.
"So you don’t trust me anymore?"
The face of the Ge Family Clan Elder darkened, his long eyes turning icy cold.
"No no! Of course, we trust the Clan Elder."
The two Ge Family members could only shake their heads and stiffly move forward.
There was a world of difference between the status of a Fifth Breakthrough martial artist and a Martial Marquis.
"If I haven’t come out for a long time, return to the clan and report to the Clan Leader," instructed the Ge Family Clan Elder, before entering the crevice with the other two clan members.
"This is bad, I have to make the first move now."
Lu Yan sighed.
He was well aware that beneath the crevice, there was no real danger, only Shen Yinuo.
The previous martial artists who had gone down had most likely been killed by Shen Yinuo.
But with the Martial Marquis from the enemy side personally going down, Shen Yinuo would be helpless. The existence of a second level Hidden Blood Land Vein would surely be revealed.
The only option was to strike first, kill the members of the Ge Family, and then descend into the crevice. Together with Shen Yinuo, they could take on the Ge Family’s Martial Marquis.
To protect the Blood Land Vein, this was the only way.
After waiting a while to ensure that the Ge Family’s Martial Marquis had gone deep underground, Lu Yan began his descent down the mountain and headed towards the Ge Family members.
Six of the Ge Family members had gone in one after another. There were still six left on site.
"Halt! Who are you?"
A member of the Ge Family asked coldly.
Without uttering a word, Lu Yan continued forward.
"I told you to stop. Are you deaf?"
The Ge Family member yelled.
Despite the warning, Lu Yan kept forging ahead.
"He’s up to no good, attack!"
With definitive command, another Ge Family member leapt towards Lu Yan with a palm strike.
"Snake-shaped Seven Killing Palm. Of course, they are from the Ge Family of Snake City," Lu Yan thought to himself.
With a thrust of his legs, Lu Yan sped up and drew his Hundred Refined Steel Knife. A streak of light flew through the air as a severed head rolled onto the ground.
A Fourth Breakthrough martial artist was as fragile as a child in front of Lu Yan.
"Kill him!" the remaining five Ge Family members yelled, attacking Lu Yan in unison. Two were at the third breakthrough, two at the fourth, and one at the fifth.
Yet, amidst the whirlpool of sword light and splash of blood, all five high-level members of the Ge Family were decapitated within a few breaths.
Even the Fifth Breakthrough martial artist, proficient in top-notch martial arts, was no match for Lu Yan.
Once the Ge Family members left on the surface were killed, Lu Yan didn’t pause and descended further into the crevice.
Soon, he reached the bottom where five bodies from the Ge Family lay.
Boom!
Roaring from a distance were intense collisions and dispersing rocks, which flew around like a shower of rain.
Lu Yan quickly rushed over and hid behind a large rock, peering forward. Two figures were engaged in a fierce duel, obliterating everything in their path.
Lu Yan was dumbstruck. Shen Yinuo was holding her own against the Martial Marquis.
"She successfully prepared the Mutated Nine-section Heart Meat, and successfully infuse Qi-blood into the bone." Lu Yan rejoiced.
During this time, Shen Yinuo had been focused on preparing the Mutated Nine-section Heart Meat, so he didn’t visit her often. The last time he saw her was half a month ago.
He hadn’t expected that Yinuo, in just half a month’s time, had made such significant progress.
If she hadn’t broken through, no matter how powerful Shen Yinuo was, she wouldn’t have been able to confront the Martial Marquis directly.
Prior to this, during her fight with Liu Yuansong, Shen Yinuo had relied on her agility and combat techniques. After taking a hit, she retreated injured.
Considering this, Lu Yan decided not to intervene hastily.
