Chapter 625: 624
"Both of you, turn the ship around."
On the boat where the Three Talents Association was located, Liu Niansheng suddenly spoke.
"Why? The Hall Master hasn’t returned yet."
The hunchbacked elder and the man in the green robe looked at each other, and the hunchbacked elder asked in confusion.
"Your Hall Master won’t be coming back, so why bother to wait any longer."
Liu Niansheng shook his head and chuckled.
The man in the green robe shouted in anger, "Mr. Liu, what do you mean by that?" He, quick-tempered, instinctively reached out to grab the opponent, but just as he raised his energy, a twinge of pain came from his abdomen. He fell to the ground, howling in misery.
At the same time, the hunchbacked elder also fell to the ground, his face deathly white.
"Ah, to deal with you two, I had to secretly use a unique poison that I’ve collected over the years. Mr. Mo is smarter than you guys, but he still fell for my trap."
Liu Niansheng went over to the two of them, cut their throats with one stroke of a knife, and then threw the knife on the floor.
"The Kirin is a strange creature in this world and one of the key forces in the future situation. How could I let someone like you, ordinary people, threaten its life?"
Liu Niansheng muttered to himself, laughing, "I can’t wait for the coming glorious era when the prodigies compete, giants emerge and walk among us, battling for destiny. To witness such a spectacle is the greatest fortune for anyone living in this era of the martial world!"
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The mound was shaped oddly so that unless you went inside, you wouldn’t be able to find the three skeletons.
The three skeletons were not large, but they shone bright and silvery white. The sunlight beamed off them, making Shi Xiaole squint his eyes. Next to them, there were three Buddhist spades.
Apparently, the three skeletons must have belonged to Buddhist masters when they were alive.
The previous illusion, though seemingly cruel, actually gave people a chance at every turn, removing the evil in their hearts in keeping with the Buddhist idea. The marks on the surface of the yellow stone human figure matched with the spade edges.
The clues indicated that the Array System on the back of the blue whale was arranged by the three skeletons.
"The flesh bodies of the Divine Barrier Realm masters can be preserved for a hundred years without rot. However, looking at the state of these three, they must have voluntarily disintegrated their flesh and blood, otherwise, the bones wouldn’t be so pure and free of flesh."
In Buddhism, there is always talk of entering nirvana, where enlightened monks are not afraid of death but embrace it, hoping that their virtues in life could aid them towards ultimate bliss. The flesh body is nothing more than a foul sack.
Shi Xiaole took a look around and saw no epigraphic words left behind. However, he found a square command tablet under the foot of one skeleton.
The square tablet was jet black, about the size of a baby’s palm, with a horrific demonic face carved in the center: the face had horns that extended up to an inch on top of the tablet forming a handle.
Unknown of what material was made of, the square tablet sank several inches into the ground just by lying, and the feet of the closest skeletons were somehow turning black!
"Such heavy demonic aura!"
Shi Xiaole could feel that the square tablet was releasing a subtle aura that constantly stirred up the fierce and evil in him.
If an ordinary martial artist was in prolonged contact with this tablet, even the kind-hearted would probably be led astray.
Fortunately, hardened by previous hardships, Shi Xiaole’s mentality was much stronger, and he easily fended off this influence. He picked up the tablet, turned it over, and the terrifying characters "Yama" came into his sight.
"As I thought, it is the Ghost Killing Yama Order!"
Although he had guessed it earlier, Shi Xiaole still felt a sense of surreal when confirming it.
Over the decades, whether it was the Ghost Lethal Sect, other Devil Path sects, or even various Righteous Path forces, including the Sea Whale Alliance, all were interested in this command tablet but no one had ever succeeded in obtaining it.
He barely survived the pursuit of two Terrestrial Immortals, it was rather unexpected that he ended up finding it. Such was life’s twists and turns.
Since the tablet is the Ghost Killing Yama Order, then these three skeletons must be the three monks who, in order to kill the Demon Sound Elder, tracked him for three months risking various dangers.
Shi Xiaole bowed respectfully to the three of them.
In the Martial World, there are selfish individuals, hypocrites, but also those who are truly virtuous, willing to die for justice.
Even the virtuous have flaws and selfish motivations, but their noble actions are enough to earn Shi Xiaole’s respect and admiration.
In his view, if a person loses the capacity to respect others, he will not, and does not deserve to be respected by others.
These three monks made a name for themselves at a young age, punishing the wicked and eliminating evil throughout their lives. After death, they disintegrated their flesh and never mentioned their past achievements, leaving only a skeleton, drifting alone on the South Sea with the blue whale.
Shi Xiaole took a deep breath and suppressed his odd emotions.
"Huh?"
Suddenly, a layer of crimson black aura emerged from Shi Xiaole’s body, forming a silhouette that would leave all women in the world in awe.
This was the evil Shi Xiaole formed by the Demonic True Intent.
Hmmmmm...
The Ghost Killing Yama Order trembled inexplicably as if it was affected by the Demonic True Intent, emitting emotions similar to surprise and excitement.
The next moment, the front and back of the Ghost Killing Yama Order suddenly separated on their own, revealing a small gap. A scroll the length of a thumb fell out, which Shi Xiaole caught in his hand.
He unfurled it with curiosity. Seeing its content, Shi Xiaole’s face drastically changed, leaving him stunned on the spot.
The unrolled scroll was a thumb-wide and six inches long, with minuscule characters filled densely on it, amounting to several thousands. The words "Part I of Yama Canon" were written prominently at the top.
Yama Canon!
Even though Shi Xiaole possessed the martial arts system, he was still highly sensitive to these three words.
In the martial world, martial arts were classified into three, two, and single streams, top-tier, and Divine Martial Arts, among which the complete Yama Canon was a famous top-tier skill and the crown jewel of the Ghost Lethal Sect.
Legend has it that many years ago, a Sect Master from Ghost Lethal Sect had trained the Yama Canon to an unparalleled level, becoming invincible across the world.
However, after the great war between the righteous and the devil six hundred years ago, almost all the ancestors of the Ghost Lethal Sect were wiped out. The top volume of Yama Canon disappeared, creating an obstacle for the successors to continue studying this art.
After several hundred years, Ghost Lethal Sect, once the first among the six paths of Demon Door, had deteriorated to the bottom.
The previous Sect Master of Ghost Lethal Sect could never have guessed that the Part I of Yama Canon, which he yearned day and night, was actually hidden within the Ghost Killing Yama Order.
But even if he knew, it was useless.
The solidity of Ghost Killing Yama Order was invincible, not even the experts of Void Origin Realm could destroy it directly. It seemed like it could only be opened if someone resonated with it.
After quickly scanning through the Part I of Yama Canon, Shi Xiaole found out that to master the art, one not only needed enormous talent but also ruthlessness. The first step was to kill all personal loved ones.
Shi Xiaole shook his head, no longer wanting to cultivate it.
For him, practicing martial arts wasn’t for dominating the martial world nor erasing humanity for invincibility. What was the point of that?
Even though he couldn’t cultivate Yama Canon and due to its incomplete nature, couldn’t exchange it for an equivalent martial art, he could still exchange it for reward points.
To Shi Xiaole’s surprise, Part I of Yama Canon was graded as a top-tier first-class skill, successfully earning him 50,000 reward points.
Before this, Shi Xiaole had 90,620 reward points. When he used the Soul Capturing Skill to interrogate masters like Red Leaf Sword Master, he also acquired their secret techniques accumulated over many years.
Adding this 50,000 points, Shi Xiaole’s total reward points ridiculously shot up to 213,450.
Even the most top-tier first-class martial arts were worth, at most, only 50,000 points, and needed 125,000 points to purchase.
In other words, if Shi Xiaole had the permission, he could buy two top-tier first-class martial arts.
"I’m still short of one three-star task."
Shi Xiaole couldn’t help but grin ruefully.
Who wouldn’t want to acquire a top-tier first-class martial arts? Moreover, he had promised the Three Distinguished Persons that he would give them one in two years.
Unfortunately, according to the system’s rules, he must complete three three-star tasks to directly purchase a top-tier first-class martial arts. He was still short of one.
However, there was no rush. Additionally, unless he broke through to the Divine Barrier Realm, he wouldn’t be able to use a top-tier first-class martial art anyway. If it came down to it, he could trigger a task himself!
After much contemplation, Shi Xiaole ultimately chose not to bury the three bodies. He decided to leave everything as it was, which might be the wish of the three monks.
Looking at the robed old man and the round-faced man, they were still struggling hard and sweating profusely, clearly unable to escape from the illusion.
"I hope you enjoy it."
Taking his eyes off them, Shi Xiaole looked into the distance.
One ship after another was converging, like a black flood. Countless people were calling out, slowly calming the panicked crowd down.
There were also several figures flying over the sea, ordering the crowd around while chasing the whales. The figures were none other than the Yin Pole Lord, Tyrant Sky Lord, and their peers.
He casually took off his purple robe, revealing the green shirt underneath, and moved outside the mound.
Shi Xiaole knew well that after today, the Sea Whale Alliance would investigate anyway. Based on their True Intent and sword arts, they would identify him. Concealment was pointless.
"Ninth Elder!"
A group of young men with eerie and frosty demeanor on a big ship were gathered on the deck. They shouted in unison, looking towards the robed old man on the blue whale. They were the disciples of the Ghost Lethal Sect.
Groups of martial artists also stood on other ships. There were masters of the Devil Path and champions of the Righteous Path; all were staring at the blue whale that was moving forward in astonishment.
The commotion created by the two Terrestrial Immortals was so big, that no one could ignore it.
"Senior Brother, should we go and save Ninth Elder?"
The disciples on the ship of Ghost Lethal Sect looked at Zhu Dongqing.
Zhu Dongqing said, "Stay calm."
What was their competence, and what was the Ninth Elder’s competence? If even the Ninth Elder was in grave danger, they would be throwing away their lives if they went.
"Eh, who’s that man, he looks familiar?"
Just then, a disciple from the Ghost Lethal Sect pointed at the figure clothed in green standing on the back of the blue whale and exclaimed.
