Xu Menghua’s words sent a signal. He intended to nurture Yang Yi.
This was a good thing. In the future, Yang Yi’s cultivation would advance by leaps and bounds. He could attribute his sudden improvements to Xu Menghua’s guidance.
If he encountered any difficulties, he could also ask Xu Menghua for help. After all, he held the title of the Mission Hall’s manager.
His status in the sect was only slightly lower than that of the sect master and elders.
Yang Yi bowed and sent him off.
He left Xu Menghua’s place and headed to the Martial Storage Pavilion.
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According to his estimation, he would be able to break through in seven days with the Mountain-hugging Fist.
Before that, he would have excess spirit accumulation points to cultivate other martial techniques.
However, before that, Yang Yi still needed to cultivate his martial techniques to the beginner level. Hence, he would pick a new martial technique based on how quickly he could cultivate it to the beginner stage.
“Yang Yi, long time no see.” Someone called out to him from behind just as he arrived at the second floor of the Martial Storage Pavilion.
Yang Yi turned and saw that the person who spoke to him was Jian Wenbin.
Ever since he failed the mission last time, Jian Wenbin rarely showed his face before anyone else.
Nobody could blame him. Nobody would feel good if their companion died during a mission.
“Brother Jian…”
Yang Yi felt a sense of sorrow.
He went over to chat with him for a while.
The two of them usually had a good relationship with each other.
As they chatted, Jian Wenbin told him about what happened at that time.
“We were on a mission in the village near Liuxi Town, but the Yin Family in the town happened to lure two Bone Refining demonic beasts to the place. Without any explanation, they made Senior Brother Shen Ge stall the two Bone Refining demonic beasts while they escaped on horseback. Before they left, they said that they would bring reinforcements to save Senior Brother Shen Ge and asked him to hold on…”
Jian Wenbin’s eyes gradually turned red, and he suddenly laughed bitterly. “We couldn’t escape, and there were innocent villagers behind us, so we could only believe in their words. However, even when Senior Brother Shen Ge was bitten to death, they never came back.”
“That was truly an undeserved disaster.” Yang Yi felt extremely uncomfortable.
“An undeserved disaster? If you ask me, that was murder!” Jian Wenbin gritted his teeth and looked up at Yang Yi. “I found out after the incident that it was the Yin Family who went deep into the forest and provoked that pack of demonic beasts! But in the end, they were no match for them, and they fled in a sorry state. That’s what led to the incident.”
“…” Yang Yi was shocked. He did not expect that there would be people who had a death wish.
“Recently, Liuxi Town has been invaded by demonic beasts, and the people are suffering. I think that the young master of the Yin Family, who was the leader, was trying to establish his authority, so he led ordinary people to attack the nest of demonic beasts. However, it’s clear that he is an idiot!” Jian Wenbin spat and clenched his fists.
“In other words, Senior Brother Shen Ge paid the price for this person’s recklessness for no reason.”
Yang Yi empathized and felt disgusted with the young master of the Yin Family. “Did you report this matter to the higher-ups?”
“I did, but I don’t think there will be any results. At most, they will offer monetary compensation and an apology. After all, it was a demonic beast that killed Senior Brother Shen Ge, and the Yin Family holds powerful influence on Liuxi Town… What can a mere outer disciples like us do about it?” Jian Wenbin’s words were rather cold. There was also a hint of helplessness in them.
Putting everything on someone else’s shoulders did not necessarily mean that there would be results. If one wanted results, one had to do everything on their own.
“I plan to make a trip to Senior Brother Shen Ge’s house. If it wasn’t for him, I probably wouldn’t have survived. After this, my ambition is to kill that young master of the Yin Family and not rest until one of us is dead,” he said in a very calm tone.
Then, he swiped his pass, took the martial arts on the table, and disappeared from Yang Yi’s sight.
Before he left, Yang Yi could see the determination in his eyes.
Yang Yi sighed. Everyone had their own destinies and opportunities.
Yang Yi could not dissuade him and he did not have the time to be doing that either.
He retracted his gaze and proceeded to choose his martial arts.
Now that he had a fist technique that focused on attacking, he naturally avoided similar martial arts and went to look for support-type martial arts.
“Nine Lotus Steps, Light Body Technique, Phantom Dodge… Yin Yang Guard, Thousand Nails Fall…”
There were quite a few that he liked.
For example, if he mastered the Light Body Technique, his body would be as light as a swallow, allowing him to have the initiative during a battle. It would be easy for him to retreat or fight on. It could be considered a very comprehensive movement technique, but its weakness was that it was difficult to cultivate.
It was difficult to reach the beginner stage, and it was also difficult to break through bottlenecks.
Moreover, it was best to start cultivating it diligently from a young age.
Yang Yi shook his head and his gaze fell on the Nine Lotus Steps and the Phantom Dodge.
These martial arts were not as comprehensive as the Light Body Technique. They were more like skills.
The Nine Lotus Steps was a defensive movement technique. When one was in a defensive state, they would not be thrown into disarray and reveal a weakness in their lower body.
Phantom Dodge was a dodging technique. It trained one’s reflexes to the maximum and one’s body would instinctively avoid the enemy’s attack.
Judging solely from the introduction, the practicality of both techniques was not bad. However, after some consideration, Yang Yi chose Phantom Dodge in the end.
Although Phantom Dodge did not have a complimentary medicinal bath that he could use to aid in his cultivation. it had a unique cultivation approach.
It was said that if one cultivated diligently, one could even reach the beginner stage within half a month. This was very attractive to Yang Yi.
“I’ll take this.” Yang Yi bought it and left.
Before he left, he looked at the Yin Yang Guard and the Thousand Nails Fall again. These martial arts focused on defense. They were powerful, but they were not easy to cultivate. They required time and effort. This was especially true for the Yin Yang Guard.
This martial art had to be cultivated by two cultivators. One would be Yin while the other would be Yang. Only when they worked together could the strongest effect be manifested.
He walked out of the Martial Storage Pavilion silently.
Yang Yi’s mood was still affected by Jian Wenbin. He was very depressed, as if a stone was stuck in his heart.
“Let’s go and take a look. I heard that the devil lord that’s suppressed at the bottom of the cliff is about to break the seal.”
“Who told you that? Everyone knows that someone discovered a leakage of Devil Qi. The Court Master has already gone over to deal with it. Perhaps the Sect Master will be there too.”
“You know, I always thought that it was merely a legend. I didn’t expect it to be true.”
A few nearby disciples rushed to tell each other about the news.
“The Devil Qi leak was discovered so soon?” Yang Yi was stunned. He did not expect the others to act this quickly.
However, it was understandable. After all, this was 200 contribution points. There were probably many people who accepted the mission.
He pondered for a moment and followed the other disciples. When he passed by the devil suppression tree, he did not see Zhao Heng.
“Yang Yi.”
On his way to the medicinal field, Yang Yi bumped into Zhou Yan. Obviously, Zhou Yan was also attracted by the commotion.
“The name list for the assessment has been released. Fortunately, my opponent is also new to the Blood Refining stage. I was just about to enter seclusion to cultivate. Why did this happen at this juncture?”
The two of them walked together and went down the slope. The previously abandoned road was re-paved.
“Did you check the name list with manager Mu?” Yang Yi chatted.
“Yes, I also checked it for you. You’re out of luck, though. You’re paired with an old timer. I think his name is Wang Chong.”
Zhou Yan pushed aside the grass and trees and quickly passed through.
“Wang Chong?” Yang Yi had an impression of this person.
He seemed to be the one who was beaten up by the Mountain-hugging Fist..
Whoosh whoosh whoosh.
The two of them descended the slope and quickly arrived at the bottom of the cliff.
There were already many disciples gathered here.
There were even quite a number of people dressed in purple.
Everyone’s expression was solemn.
Their gazes landed in front of a cave that was filled with Restrictions.
Here, a man in a gray robe was asking a disciple about the reason.
Yang Yi knew this disciple.
It was Lin Yan who broke through one day before him!