Unstoppable Martial Arts: Starting from Fist Technique Deduction
Chapter 346 - 114: Crane Taoist

Chapter 346: Chapter 114: Crane Taoist

The Long-browed Taoist felt a bad premonition arise in his heart when he heard Xu Ling report about Lin Yuan.

Luo Penghai seemed to sense the atmosphere wasn’t right as well, so he sat quietly in his chair and waited.

Before long, Xu Ling entered the living room with a dejected expression.

The Long-browed Taoist was shocked to see his second disciple, who was usually high-spirited, looking so exhausted and dejected.

"Disciple, why are you in such a state? Have you been injured?"

The Long-browed Taoist immediately stood up, intending to check Xu Ling’s injuries.

"Master." Xu Ling raised his head, looking at the concerned Long-browed Taoist, and couldn’t help but feel a tinge of guilt rise again in his heart, "Disciple is fine."

"That’s good!"

The Long-browed Taoist scrutinized carefully for a while and only when he was sure Xu Ling was not hurt did the knot in his heart loosen.

"Master, Junior Brother Lin."

Xu Ling gritted his teeth before speaking again, "In order to save me, Junior Brother deliberately lured the Spirit Element realm cultivators to buy us time to escape. He has yet to return."

"What?"

The Long-browed Taoist widened his eyes, "Say that again? What happened to Lin Yuan?"

"Junior Brother was chased by demonic sect Martial Artists in the Spirit Element because of saving me. It’s been five days, and he still has not returned. He might be in grave danger," Xu Ling’s voice was choked with sobs.

"Master, I have wronged Junior Brother Lin, I have wronged him." The man, built like a mountain, collapsed at the Long-browed Taoist’s feet, tears streaming down.

For a moment, the room was extremely oppressive, while the Long-browed Taoist slowly closed his eyes, his face suddenly aged ten years.

After a while.

"Alas!"

The Long-browed Taoist sighed deeply, placing his hands on Xu Ling’s shoulders, "Disciple, maybe this is fate!"

He had hoped Lin Yuan could be accepted under Dapeng Divine Sovereign, entering the Fire Crow Sect, with a future full of limitless possibilities.

But unexpectedly, fate played a cruel joke, resulting in his untimely demise here.

Luo Penghai, seated on a chair, also felt a sigh rise in his heart upon hearing of Lin Yuan’s demise.

The situation Long-browed Taoist faced back then was quite similar to Lin Yuan’s. Both possessed outstanding talent yet spared no concern for their safety for their brothers.

The Long-browed Taoist managed to survive, but Lin Yuan couldn’t even hold onto his life.

Luo Penghai walked up and patted the Long-browed Taoist’s shoulder, "Junior Brother, maybe Lin Yuan is formidable enough to escape from Spirit Element hands; it’s not impossible."

Having said that, Luo Penghai looked at Xu Ling, offering the same solace, "No need for such sorrow, just focus on cultivating well."

"Yes, Martial Uncle!"

Xu Ling, unfamiliar with Luo Penghai, as he addressed him by the same rank as the Long-browed Taoist, responded respectfully.

"If Lin Yuan returns unharmed, I will give him an opportunity."

Exiting the hall, Luo Penghai paused with a deep voice.

Behind him, the Long-browed Taoist nodded silently.

With so much time having passed and still no sign of Lin Yuan, hope was evidently fading.

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Meanwhile, in the depths of a forest, Lin Yuan was inside a cave.

After leading away that Spirit Element, the outcome needed no elaboration. Upon reaching the forest depths, he resolved the Spirit Element, thereafter letting Jiuzhang devour that person’s divine essence.

At this moment, Lin Yuan had exited the Jiuzhang space.

"Hahaha, after several days of practice, I’ve finally completed the first layer of the Sky Candle Dragon Brilliance Scripture!"

In the depths of Lin Yuan’s pupils was a faint dark golden hue. As he circulated his energy, an inexplicable aura seemed to emanate outward continuously.

The insect chirps around the cave silently vanished, clearly subdued by the dragonlike aura Lin Yuan emitted.

"With my current state, stepping into Spirit Element is a breeze." Reflecting on the dragon soul cultivation technique, Lin Yuan realized it had now transformed completely into the Sky Candle Dragon Brilliance Scripture, practically sublimating his entire sapphire dragon form into the legendary true dragon of a past life’s imagination.

This made Lin Yuan feel as though there had been a qualitative leap in his bodily strength. His speed had increased by nearly fifty percent from before.

Even using his physical strength now, he moved faster than ever. Lin Yuan was confident, even against a mid-Spirit Element, keeping up with his speed would be extremely difficult.

The most astonishing aspect was that his physical defense had seen a terrifying enhancement again.

Inside that cave lay his old skin, shed recently.

It was a sensation similar to the entirety achieved in the late Qi-Blood realm; experiencing this qualitative improvement once more filled him with immense satisfaction.

In his current form, standing there, Di Jianyi or Xiang Feichen, aspiring disciples like them, could attack for a quarter hour, and he’d only have some skin scratches at most.

As for the extent of his strength improvement, Lin Yuan couldn’t estimate accurately. Without a benchmark, finding the limits was challenging.

But to simply kill ordinary Spirit Element cultivators, Lin Yuan was already confident. Even without using the Purity World Seal, he could kill them.

Moreover, his body’s meridians consisted of only about one hundred and ten orifices, and as their number increased, the strength the first layer of the Sky Candle Dragon Brilliance Scripture imparted would elevate to an even higher level.

Much like a child toying with a long spear, unable to exploit its power. Yet, when he grows into an adult, he can wield the spear to slay enemies on the battlefield.

Gazing at the rising dawn in the distance, Lin Yuan felt refreshed, the shackles and chains on his body peeled away another layer.

"The Sky Candle Dragon Brilliance Scripture is immensely important to me. What kind of enhancement will the second layer bring if I accomplish it?"

Bathed in the flame-like dawn’s light reflected in his pupils, Lin Yuan couldn’t suppress his delighted thoughts.

"With demonic sects running rampant now, it’s time they paid the price!"

After pondering for a moment, Lin Yuan’s lips curled slightly.

Reaching into his bosom, he retrieved a red and white facemask.

"If I’m operating, I should have a title, what should it be?"

His cultivation was the Sky Candle Dragon Emperor scripture, so a dragon-linked alias suited him.

"I am of the Qu Xiang Sect, the Crane Taoist!"

Placing the mask upon his face, he felt a thin icy sensation against his skin immediately.

Swoosh!

The next second, his figure was gone from the forest.

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In Baiyan City, when praise of Dapeng Divine Sovereign’s exploits returned, more people were dispatched from surrounding towns around Baiyan City.

Still, the saying went that where powerful figures gathered, it became the center.

In an instance, almost everyone was filled with fervor.

Under Meng Nanyan’s arrangement, countless disciples were dispatched once again, endlessly battling the demonic sects.

Most teams were led by Spirit Element realm elders, continuously launching attacks towards Changle Village.

For a time, countless disciples waged battles back and forth in the area between Changle Village and Baiyan City.

True disciples ruling the battlefield watched as both Spirit Element and below disciples slaughtered each other, making few moves, as if brewing something.

Simultaneously, the three major demon sects also secretly deployed a top-tier figure of God’s essence realm at the same time.

When that individual arrived, Dapeng Divine Sovereign sought him out for a great duel again.

It was said the two battled for three days and nights with no clear victor.

Post-battle, it seemed that the demonic and sects like the Fire Crow Sect reached some tacit understanding, for Dapeng Divine Sovereign and figures above Spirit Element did not mobilize.

Thus the situation reached a stalemate.

Among all this, a strange name began to circulate quietly among the disciples.

In Baiyan City, it was known as the Crane Taoist.

Among the demon people, it spread terror, known as the Crane Old Demon!