Eternal Swordmaster
Chapter 757 - 752 Seal II

Chapter 757: Chapter 752 Seal II

"Let’s talk outside, but first let’s deal with the threat here,"

Lin Xin said with a smile.

He carefully concentrated and looked at Yuan Xiaojing’s soul power.

He faintly felt that it was very similar to the fate he had sensed from Yao YuanHui initially.

Suddenly, an idea formed in his mind.

Resolve the threat?

"I’m afraid that won’t do," Yuan Xiaojing said, finding it difficult. It was only now that she realized the other’s intention.

If the Corpse King’s energy could have been dealt with, it would have been done long ago, and there would have been no need to guard the seal for so long.

"Why not?"

Lin Xin asked with a smile.

"The energy sealed here is from the Corpse King, the most ferocious and evil being since ancient times. It is undying and indestructible! Once the seal is released, I’m afraid it will escape instantly, and then it will be difficult to capture it again!"

Yuan Xiaojing hurriedly explained.

"Corpse King’s energy?"

Lin Xin pretended as if he was hearing about it for the first time.

"Indeed, it is the same energy of the Corpse King that was sealed by the sacrifice of a senior from the Taoist Sect, Hongde the Taoist!"

Yin Mingzhi also added in a low voice from the side.

"If it were released, I’m afraid that there is no one today who could subdue the Corpse King Jidu!"

"Shall we take a look first?"

Lin Xin’s eyebrows rose.

Yuan Xiaojing and the others sighed, knowing that he didn’t believe them, but they had said all they could. After all, the other party represented the government’s power, which they couldn’t resist.

They had no choice but to agree.

Several people led Lin Xin and his three companions slowly into the seal’s entrance, deep in the back.

Inside the cave, there was only a simple black altar, which faintly possessed an alluring charm that could draw the eyes.

Standing guard at the side were four people from the Demon-Subduing Noble Family, wearing black eye masks.

"This is the place of the seal,"

Yuan Xiaojing took a deep breath, steadied her spirit, and resisted the lure of the altar’s charm.

She turned back to look at the people of Lake Mountain Sect, to see if they could withstand the allure of the altar.

This Lake Mountain Sect was exceptionally mysterious and had helped the national army to win several battles in a very short time, unifying Great Xia.

She needed to see with her own eyes just how capable they truly were.

But when she looked over, she saw that the four members of Lake Mountain Sect did not change their expression at all, as if they hadn’t felt any alluring charm whatsoever.

Yuan Xiaojing and Yin Mingzhi both had a slight chill in their hearts.

Not to mention anything else, just this level of cultivation was definitely extraordinary.

Even their disciples from the Demon-Subduing Noble Family needed to practice the cold-hearted technique for at least two years before they could resist the allure of this place.

"Alright, since this is the seal," Lin Xin glanced at Zhao Wumian. "Wumian, go and open it up for a look."

"Yes!"

Zhao Wumian immediately bowed his hands in response.

This action scared Yuan Xiaojing, Yin Mingzhi, and the third person considerably.

The three moved in a flash, rushing to block Zhao Wumian.

"Absolutely not!!"

Yin Mingzhi exclaimed loudly.

"What’s the problem? This place poses a threat to national security, and it must be eliminated!" Zhao Wumian replied indifferently.

Seeing that Lin Xin made no move to stop him, he took a pivot step, easily circled around the three, and approached the altar.

The guardians of the altar from the Demon-Subduing Noble Family also heard the commotion and their complexions changed drastically. Without a word, they got up and rushed towards this spot.

Chichichichi!

In an instant, several whooshing sounds could be heard.

Zhao Wumian’s hand unexpectedly held a black handgun with a silencer, firing a burst of shots that accurately hit the legs of several people, striking with precision.

The ones hit fell to the ground but still shouted out unwillingly,

"The seal must not be broken!"

"If you act recklessly, catastrophe will befall the world!"

"Xiaojing, Mingzhi! Stop them!"

Yuan Xiaojing and Yin Mingzhi didn’t make a move, instead, they were blocked by Yao YuanHui and another, who were grinning from ear to ear.

"Uncle!! No, we absolutely cannot break the seal!" Yuan Xiaojing cried out loudly, trying to get past the two but completely unable to do so, stamping her feet in urgency.

They now realized that Lin Xin was the leader of this team, and speaking directly to him was the most useful at that moment.

Lin Xin, however, appeared regretful.

"You must trust the organization’s power. The threat here must be eradicated. Don’t worry, we will deal with the Corpse King’s energy. There won’t be even the slightest leak,"

he declared with a wave of his hand.

Immediately, Zhao Wumian quickened his pace, darting up to the altar. He grasped a black iron spike in the middle with both hands and yanked it out.

Pfft!

The spike was instantly withdrawn.

Beneath was a black hole so deep it seemed bottomless, from which roiling dark qi and a cacophony of wails and howls seemed to emanate.

"Quick, block the seal!!"

Yin Mingzhi’s face flashed with a purple aura, and his speed surged multiple times as he attempted to bypass the two obstructing him. Despite using a Secret Technique, his vision blurred, and he was still firmly blocked, unable to move an inch.

All three of them felt a surge of panic and shock.

Hiss!

At that moment, a stream of black qi shot up from the large opening towards the sky, circled above the altar, and immediately rushed towards the cave’s ceiling.

The entire cave trembled violently as the air currents whipped up by the circling black qi, seeming to shake the very walls of the cave.

The people from the demon-subduing noble families all felt their hearts and minds being yanked, vomiting blood and collapsing one after another.

Previously, they had only suffered minor injuries from being shot in the legs, but now they were directly shaken to their core. They were all sweating profusely, a feeling of endless pain and frustration weighing down on their hearts, and they couldn’t help but spew out a mouthful of stifled blood.

"Stop it! It’s trying to escape!!"

Yin Mingzhi leaped fiercely into the air, flying towards the black qi.

A jade pendant on his chest emitted a bright green light, ready to fly out towards the black qi.

"Capture!"

Suddenly, a low shout came from behind him.

Yin Mingzhi instantly felt an immense, irresistible terrifying power freeze everything in mid-air.

Including him and the black qi!

"How is this possible!!??"

Yin Mingzhi was greatly shocked.

On the side, Yuan Xiaojing and Yuan ShaoJun, who were preparing to fight desperately while forming a Hand Decision, also revealed faces filled with horror.

Concentric waves of invisible ripples disrupted the air.

Lin Xin extended his right hand, a bead floating in his palm, pink and translucent, slowly rotating and releasing a terrifying pulling force, instantly freezing all surrounding people in place.

"Come!"

Lin Xin pointed with his hand.

Suddenly, the black qi in mid-air flew directly towards him as if caught by an invisible giant hand. No matter how much it struggled, it couldn’t break free, powerless to resist. It obediently flew towards Lin Xin’s hand and disappeared into the Treasure Bead without a trace.

"Alright, it’s temporarily stored away. We’ll go back and start the destruction process. This trip is a success."

Lin Xin gestured satisfactorily to Zhao Wumian and the others.

"Sorry, niece, your people are not badly hurt, they were all shot in noncritical areas. Just go back and rest and recover," he said gently to Yuan Xiaojing.

Seeing the fate emanating from her body, if his guess was correct, this niece of his original body, along with that young man who descended gently, must be the children of fortune in this world.

Children of fortune are those people who are propelled by the grand trends of the times, concentrating all their strength to turn the tides.

Not always are there children of fortune, and their presence changes with the times, as does the territorial extent of their influence.

What Lin Xin hadn’t expected was to meet two upon arrival, which was quite fortunate.

But now was not the time to worry about these matters.

Lin Xin stopped paying attention to Yuan Xiaojing and the others and quickly led his people out of the cave.

He had originally planned to directly absorb and control the seal’s Corpse King energy.

But he hadn’t expected this stream of black qi to give him an indescribable faint sense of mystery. The Earthfire Nine Spirit Beads that had been silently refining inside his body reacted instantly, flying out and absorbing the black qi.

Once out of the cave, he examined the bead.

Inside the Spiritual Pearl, a red flame began to burn slowly, torching a miniaturized version of the twisted black qi.

The black qi exuded strands of eerie and alluring energy, desperately struggling in agony to escape.

But the inner space of the bead was only so large; there was no escape.

As the black qi burned, Lin Xin distinctly felt a warmer and life-infused airflow growing thicker and more concentrated within the Earthfire Nine Spirit Beads.

He seemed to be able to control this airflow, probably because of the refinement, so he could mobilize and transfer it at any time.

"The airflow contains yang energy and the capacity to nurture. It’s like the ’origin’... Could this be the World Origin power that has been refined?"

Lin Xin got into the carriage, sat in the coach, and continued to observe the behaviors and aura of this airflow through Inner Vision.

He had encountered many types of energy and Elemental Forces before, but nothing had ever given him such a strong sense of vitality.

"The Earthfire Nine Spirit Beads, being a Realm Artifact themselves, contain unfathomable power. Anything that can actively affect them must be no ordinary thing... Otherwise, in such a world, with elemental energy so crude, what other power could possibly cause a Realm Artifact to fluctuate?"

With that thought, he became more certain that this power was indeed the World Origin.

Soon, the Corpse King energy was completely refined by the Earthfire Nine Spirit Beads, leaving behind just a mass of transparent invisible warm flow nestled within.

This flow of energy even made the bead’s internal flame burn more vigorously.

Looking at the invisible aura inside the bead, Lin Xin felt a vague longing from the depths of his own soul.

It wasn’t enchantment, but rather like seeing something he needed, something to be devoured and absorbed.

"At my level, what I need most is the World Origin."

He pondered for a moment, sitting in the carriage, and started trying to extract wisps of that invisible transparent airflow from the Earthfire Nine Spirit Beads into his own body.

"Protect me,"

he commanded.

Yao YuanHui and the other disciples, who had been gathered together chatting, immediately fell silent and carefully monitored their surroundings.

"What’s wrong with the Honored Master?"

Yao YuanHui patted Yuanqing on the shoulder and whispered.

"He must have discovered something from that black qi. Don’t think too much about it, how is the selection of your disciples going?" Yuanqing asked while keeping a lookout.

"I have found several prospects with excellent potential here. Just wait until the Barrier is built and the Elemental Energy concentration is adjusted, then I can start their Cultivation Practice."

"With Yanzi’s help on my side, I’ve found a few possibly useful unknown items, which I can’t identify for now. We’ll take them back and see," Yuanqing replied.