Ancient Devouring Technique

Chapter 28 Marriage
Thousands of miles away from Beidou Town, there is a big city called "Nanyun City".

This city is one of the four major martial cities of Xuanwu State. Martial arts are prevalent here and its resources are vast and unmatched by Beidou Town.

There is a very famous family in Nanyun City.

This family is very mysterious. They moved to this city from other places ten years ago. Their clan name is "Shangguan".

The Shangguan family has become increasingly prosperous in recent years, and many talented people have emerged in the family. In particular, the daughter of the Shangguan family patriarch, "Shangguan Feixue", is a direct disciple of the Xuanyue Sword Sect's leader "Xuanyue Fairy", and is known as one of the four Xuanxing of Xuanwu Country.

However, at this time, the patriarch of the Shangguan family, "Shangguan Bayun", was sitting in his own chair with a frown on his face.

"Master, whose letter has made you so sad?" A woman in palace robes standing next to Shangguan Bayun asked in confusion.

Shangguan Bayun took a deep breath, closed his eyes slightly, and said in a deep voice the name he least wanted to mention in these years: "Ye Gucheng".

"What!?"

The woman in palace dress trembled with both hands, and the teacup in her hands almost slipped. She exclaimed, "That man is not dead. Why did he write to our family? Is it for Feiyun?"

The woman in palace dress seemed to have thought of something and her face turned slightly pale.

Shangguan Bayun nodded, sighed, and said, "What is bound to come will eventually come. Think about Xue'er and the son of the Ye family. They are also of marriageable age."

Shangguan Bayun opened his eyes with a gloomy expression.

"But didn't the son of the Ye family have his martial soul dug out? He will never be able to step into the martial arts world and can only be a mortal. How can Feixue marry such a cripple!" The beautiful woman said after hearing what her husband said.

"So what? It was Ye Gucheng who saved our Shangguan family's life back then, and it was our father who proposed the marriage." Shangguan Bayun frowned.

For a moment, the two people in the room fell silent.

After a long time, the lady in palace dress raised her head and said, "How about we give that boy some other compensation? We can buy a dozen or twenty beautiful girls and send them to him. If that doesn't work, we can pick one of the girls from the side branches of the clan to marry him... Oh, by the way, I think Zhu'er is pretty good!"
Although she is only Feixue's maid, she is definitely talented and beautiful, and is more than enough for that disabled boy. After they get married, they will work for Feixue together, which will be an honor for that boy."

The woman in palace dress felt that her idea was very good, and her eyes lit up more and more as she spoke.

"You are gambling with your life!" Shangguan Bayun smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Although the son of the Ye family is a useless person and is no match for our Feixue, you have seen the horror of the Lone Demon Sword before! Do you think that if we go back on our word, that person will let our Shangguan family go?"

The woman in palace dress froze when she heard this, and a hint of fear appeared in her eyes, as if she remembered something.

She murmured in a low voice, "Didn't they say that Ye Gucheng fought a bloody battle against the Five Saints for the sake of the Saintess of the Imperial Clan, Bai Piaoxue, and was not only severely injured, but his cultivation was also abolished?"

“So what? Even if his cultivation was abolished, given that person’s martial arts cultivation back then, his background is beyond the imagination of our Shangguan family.” Shangguan Bayun said with fear in his eyes.

The woman heard this and said with some resentment, "I really don't understand, is the son of the Ye family Bai Piaoxue's child? How could they watch their child's martial spirit being dug out and taken away by others?"

Mystery! Not to mention the woman, even her husband doesn’t know what happened back then!

With the family power of their Shangguan family, although they are a top-notch family in Xuanwu Country, they are far from qualified to be involved in what happened back then!

A bloodless sword

There is no hero in the eight wildernesses and five realms

Snow falls from Tianshan Mountain to the earth

The Fall of a Prodigy

……

The Ye family’s land, the back mountain.

A young man of about sixteen years old was standing in a huge dense forest. The faint pentagrams in his eyes were slowly turning. He held a long sword in his right hand and had an extremely cold and handsome expression.

Suddenly, the young man swung the sword in his hand forward with a "swish". The sword flew out of his hand like a dazzling meteor and flew into the dense forest.

"Extreme Thunder Pearl!"

With a 'swish' sound, five small silver thunder balls instantly formed in his left hand and were swung out, chasing after the long sword.

The young man's eyes were very serious, his starry eyes were fixed on the thunder ball, as if he was preparing for something. In a trance, a silver light flashed on his body, and suddenly disappeared, leaving only a streak of silver thunder in his place.

"Moth Flash Fire!"

With a loud shout, the young man appeared next to the long sword flying in the air in a flash of silver light. He grabbed the long sword and swung several sword lights, all of which accurately cut the silver lightning balls. The five lightning balls were immediately broken up, scattered into countless tiny electric sparks, falling into the woods, making hissing sounds and being extinguished.

Ye Xuan exhaled lightly, and the pentagram in his eyes gradually faded and returned to the color of normal eyes. He put the sword back into the scabbard behind him, and a look of joy appeared on his face.

"Finally, I successfully performed the Lightning Flash Technique!"

Muttering to himself for a while, Ye Xuan sat on the stone, secretly evaluating his current strength in his heart.

"My main attack method now is to attack with lightning energy. I only know two attacking skills, Thunder Fist and Moon Shadow Sword Skill. In addition, my internal energy is much stronger than that of my peers. My real strength should be at the first level of the True Energy Realm. If I can also use this Instant Lightning Flash Technique, I can probably fight against a True Energy Realm second level warrior.

However, he still has a powerful attack trump card, 'Thunder Dragon's Descent'. If a True Yuan Realm Level 2 expert doesn't know his true strength, he might even be killed instantly by 'Thunder Dragon's Descent'! "

Thinking of this, Ye Xuan felt a surge of confidence in his heart, but at the same time he felt a little confused.

"My own reincarnation martial spirit is not in the martial spirit record!?"

Ye Xuan took out the worn-out "Tianwu Continent Martial Soul Record" from his storage ring with a look of doubt on his face.

He did not find any information about the "reincarnation" of his own martial soul in this "Martial Soul Record"!

There are also several kinds of golden wheel-shaped martial spirits within it, but their abilities are completely different from his martial spirits.

What's happening here?
By consulting the Martial Soul Record, Ye Xuan gained a more thorough understanding of the Martial Soul.

The martial arts spirits in Tianwu Continent are divided into four major levels from low to high: Yellow, Black, Earth, Heaven, and King. And each major level is further divided into four minor levels: low, medium, high, and top.

According to legend, in the ancient times of Tianwu Continent, there once existed a martial spirit that surpassed the king level, but that was only a legend, and no one knew whether there were higher-level martial spirits above the king level!

In the first few places in the Martial Soul Record, Ye Xuan saw several extremely powerful martial souls, including the extremely mysterious Time Martial Soul, Azure Dragon Martial Soul, Shura Martial Soul, Vermillion Bird Martial Soul, etc. Each of these martial souls is incredibly powerful, but they rarely appear. Every time they appear, they will be scrambled for by major forces, which is extremely dazzling.

In the dense forest, Ye Xuan meditated and breathed to consolidate his cultivation. Then he stood up and returned to the Ye family's territory.

Now his condition has reached its peak. Although the battle with Ye Yan tomorrow is just a sparring match, Ye Xuan is looking forward to it quite a bit.

"Oh, by the way, I always feel like something is missing?" Ye Xuan's expression moved.

After thinking about it, he suddenly smiled, thinking to himself that he had already reached the ninth level of Qi Condensation Realm and his strength was not low, but he did not have a weapon that he was familiar with.

And a piece of combat weapon can also significantly increase a warrior's combat power.

It was just that it was a bit difficult to get a suitable sword. Although the family had an armory, most of the weapons in it were of poor quality. As for those spiritual weapons of the entry level, they were not something he could obtain.

After a little thought, Ye Xuan changed direction and headed towards the market in Beidou Town.

There are many warrior shops in the Beidou Town market, selling a large number of items needed by warriors.

After a stick of incense, Ye Xuan arrived at the market.

"Sword for sale! Sword for sale! It can cut through anything, it's a magical weapon. It only costs one hundred silver coins..."

"The top-level martial arts skill, the Wind-Splitting Kick, is used by wind-type warriors. The kick technique is unpredictable and has infinite power..."

"Blood Ganoderma, blood Ganoderma that is over a hundred years old, selling at a low price! Selling at a low price..."
"First-stage mid-stage golden ape demon core..."

"Women are sold at a low price. Women are sold at a low price. Ten silver coins each. Plump, voluptuous, skinny, with big butts, big breasts, everything you can think of..."

Ye Xuan walked in the market, hearing all kinds of hawking sounds and a wide variety of goods. This place was simply a big grocery market.

On the side of the road, a fat man in gorgeous clothes was sitting on a chair and shouting loudly. On either side of him stood a dozen women of different appearances, looking around anxiously, not knowing who would buy them. Behind these women, there were a dozen fierce men in black guarding them...

Ye Xuan searched for a long time. Although there were many shops selling swords, he didn't find any that he liked. Either the quality of the swords was not good enough, or the prices were too expensive.

Feeling a little disappointed, Ye Xuan was about to return to his family when suddenly a shout reached his ears, "We have all kinds of magical weapons and powerful beasts!"

Ye Xuan looked towards the direction where the sound came from and found that it was a stall selling all kinds of miscellaneous items, and a young man was standing there shouting.

It would be hard to find high-quality spiritual swords for sale in a small grocery stall like this, but Ye Xuan still walked over with the attitude of taking a look.

When he saw the items on the stall, he frowned slightly. Some of the low-level herbs had withered, and some of the swords and weapons were rusted. He then looked at the small animals in the small iron cages, which looked skinny and hungry.

Monster spirit pets are pets kept by warriors in the martial arts world. Generally, they contain more or less monster blood in their bodies. However, the spirit pets sold in small places like Beidou Town basically have no combat power and are not worth much.

"Father-in-law, son, would you like to buy a pet?" A soft and pleasant voice suddenly sounded beside Ye Xuan, with a hint of nervousness and timidity in the voice...

Ye Xuan, who was looking at the items on the stall, suddenly changed his expression.

He was shocked. As his strength increased, his acuity became stronger. But at this moment, someone walked up to him and he was unaware of it!
Ye Xuan turned his head quickly, but when he saw who it was, his eyes paused.

In front of him was a shy girl with her head slightly lowered! Her round face was full of blush, her nose and rosy lips were very delicate, but the pupils in her big eyes were a light blue color, crystal clear, and her eyes seemed to carry a hint of tension and grievance. In her two little hands, she was holding a fist-sized snow-white mink that was curled up into a ball.

"Great Perfection of the True Yuan Realm!" Ye Xuan was shocked and taken aback by the cultivation level of the girl in front of him.

This girl is only about thirteen or fourteen years old, but she has such a high level of cultivation! She is too enchanting. Besides, I have never heard of such a girl in Beidou Town before.

But just as Ye Xuan was surprised, the little girl's next words stunned him.

“I’ll sell spirit beasts, ten, ten, ten silver coins,” the little girl said with a red face, looking painful.

"What?" Ye Xuan couldn't believe it. He glanced at the white mink held in the little girl's hands. It was sleeping at this moment, but it turned out to be a top-level first-level creature with a faint aura of breaking through.

A warrior who has reached the Great Perfection of the True Yuan Realm actually came out to sell his spirit pet, and for only ten silver coins? Although ten silver coins are not a small amount, for a warrior in the True Yuan Realm, it is just a drop in the bucket. When did warriors in the True Yuan Realm fall to this level?
The most important thing is that this little girl who has reached the great perfection of the True Yuan Realm actually seems to be a little stutterer.

Ye Xuan looked at the girl in astonishment, who had appeared beside him at some point, and was speechless.

"You little bitch, you actually run to my stall to sell things, get away from me! Otherwise I will be rude to you!" The young stall owner was so angry when he saw someone stealing his business that he shouted.

The young stall owner was only at the third level of the Qi Condensation Realm, so he couldn't see the little girl's cultivation level at all. In his perception, the little girl was no different from a mortal who had not cultivated her Yuan power.

Ye Xuan rolled his eyes. He could kill you with just one finger, and yet you are still being rude to him.

"Yes, yes, I'm sorry! I'm leaving!" But what surprised Ye Xuan even more was that the little girl hurriedly apologized and turned away in a panic.

"Hey, wait a minute!" Ye Xuan shouted.

"Is there anything wrong?"

"Oh, does your spirit pet really only cost ten silver coins? If so, I will buy it." Ye Xuan said with a smile. Ten silver coins to buy a spirit pet that is about to break through to the second level is a big profit.

The most important thing is that Ye Xuan can see that the bloodline of this white sable is definitely not simple, because Ye Xuan has briefly read the book on driving away beasts left for him by his father Ye Gucheng, and has some preliminary understanding of the qualities of some monsters.

"Of course." The little girl nodded heavily, but then said with a painful look on her face, "Can I sell it to you first, and then buy it back when I have money in the future?"

"Well, if that's the case, why are you still selling it?"

Ye Xuan was speechless. How could you sell a spirit pet and then redeem it? Didn't the spirit pet have to pay for food every day? Moreover, this spirit pet was about to break through. It would cost a lot of money to buy a lot of spiritual medicine to help it break through. After he worked so hard to help it break through, this little girl came to redeem it. He would be at a huge loss.

Moreover, Ye Xuan bought this spiritual pet mainly to give it to Yingwu.

"I... I'm not... huh" The girl had just said a few words when she suddenly burst into tears as Ye Xuan was stunned.

She actually started crying?
"I left home without any money on me. I sold all the valuable things I had. I'm left with only a little white money!"

Hearing this, Ye Xuan's mouth twitched, and he was speechless. You are a master of the True Yuan Realm, but you have fallen to such a state. It really makes us, the younger brothers of the Condensation Qi Realm, ashamed.

After pondering for a while, Ye Xuan sighed, and was really melted by the pitiful eyes of the little girl. Besides, the bandit he killed last time was also quite rich, and ten silver coins were really nothing. It was also good to be able to make friends with this little stutterer who had reached the Great Perfection of the True Yuan Realm.

"Consider these ten silver coins as a loan from me." Ye Xuan handed the girl ten silver coins. "You should go home quickly."

"This, this..." The girl shed tears. She didn't expect that she would meet such a caring older brother.

She touched the sleeping little mink, then touched her own belly, knowing that if she continued like this, not only would she starve to death, but the little mink would also starve to death.

"She is yours..." After thinking for a while, the girl stuffed Xiaobai into Ye Xuan's arms and said, "Brother, brother, you must be good to Xiaobai, woooo~~"

In fact, the girl was not stupid enough to sell her spirit beast to anyone she met. She had been looking for a long time and finally felt that Ye Xuan was quite sunny and did not have the hostility of other warriors, so she found him. Ye Xuan even lent her ten silver coins, which made her feel that Ye Xuan should not be that kind of cold-blooded big brother...

"Woo woo, I'm sorry, Xiaobai, but I'm really hungry."

The little girl thought about leaving. She touched her flat belly. Now she had one very important thing to do, which was to eat!

Ye Xuan stood there in shock, touching the still sleeping little mink. The furry body curled up into a ball felt so silky that he couldn't let it go.

"If you know how hard it is outside, you will go home." Ye Xuan murmured to himself, and then returned to the Ye family's territory.

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