Sword Roaring in the Sky

Chapter 365 My grand-nephew, why are you using such force? (Third update, please vote)
The man with the missing arm was named Shi Tianxing. He was actually over seventy years old. He had been imprisoned in Tianwu Prison for more than thirty years, not as long as Zhou Shuyou. In his early years, he was a lone bandit whose reputation was no less than that of Wuying Hou. After being captured, he had to desperately cultivate his internal energy because his internal energy was constantly being drained. He managed to cultivate his unique internal energy to the highest level. He was very proud of himself in Tianwu Prison. Regardless of other martial arts, his palm strength was definitely among the top ten.

Shi Tianxing, having lost an arm, knew he was at a disadvantage in terms of skill, so he deliberately said, "I comprehended ten palm techniques in the Tianwu Prison, and this one is called 'Heaven Like a Dome'."

He struck out with his palm, his first move being to test his palm strength against Sun Yanwan.

Shi Tianxing had heard from the gaunt old man leading the group, Gu Shenggong, that Sun Yanwan was skilled in the Frost Palm technique, and therefore he was going all out to prevent the Frost True Qi from corroding her.

In his mind, even if Sun Yanwan's icy palm technique could erode his meridians, she would definitely not be able to harm him within ten moves.

Sun Yanwan didn't think much of it, thinking to herself, "This person has been imprisoned in Tianwu Prison for decades, and when he speaks to Uncle Zhou, he acts as if he's on equal footing. I have to go all out!"

He activated the Xuanhuang Pagoda and struck out with his palm. Although he could vaguely sense that the man surnamed Shi had a rather powerful palm strike, the Xuanhuang Pagoda's ability to dissolve all true energy in the world was activated, instantly dissipating the opponent's palm strike and sending this notorious thief who had roamed the world for over thirty years flying straight away.

This palm strike startled not only the thirty-six friends but even Zhou Shuyou, who thought to himself, "How come this grand-nephew's palm strike seems to be much stronger than mine?"

When Feng Laozu created the Xuanhuang Scripture, he never intended for it to have so many variations. He only wanted to cultivate the Xuanhuang Tower, which could dissolve true qi, to counter the Tianwu Zhang family's Six Arts of Heavenly Martial Arts.

Zhang Qingxi and Sun Yanwan both thought that Zhou Shuyou had mastered the tenth transformation. In fact, the oldest version of the Xuanhuang Scripture did not have so many complex transformations. That is why the first version of this martial art was extremely difficult to master. Zhou Shuyou was over thirty years old when he was only at the Xiantian level. Besides his own playfulness and unwillingness to work hard, it was also because this martial art was too difficult to master.

Later, when Feng Laozu obtained the Ten Powers of Tathagata, he re-examined his thinking and created the Ten Transformations of Xuanhuang, making this martial art easier to master. Even if one cannot master the Xuanhuang Tower Transformation, the other nine transformations are still top-tier martial arts in the world.

The Xuanhuang Scripture cultivated by Sun Yanwan and the Xuanhuang Scripture cultivated by Zhou Shuyou are actually quite different, with several variations that Zhou Shuyou did not possess.

When the Thirty-Six Friends of Songyang heard that the emperor of the Da Lang Dynasty had sent Sun Yanwan to arrest them, they actually looked down on him and didn't care at all. After all, Sun Yanwan was just a junior. They had also seen Zhou Shuyou's martial arts skills. Zhou Shuyou was not actually the number one prisoner in the Tianwu Prison. They did not think that Sun Yanwan, who was Zhou Shuyou's junior and two generations younger, was anything special.

But to their utter astonishment, Sun Yanwan had sent Shi Tianxing flying with a single move. Her martial arts skills were simply unbelievable. Many people looked at each other in disbelief, wondering if they had seen it wrong.
Zhou Shuyou couldn't help but laugh and said, "Grand-nephew, why are you so strong?"

Sun Yanwan hurriedly explained, "Judging from this person, his martial arts seem to be about the same as my grandmaster's. How could I dare to hold back? Naturally, I used all my strength when I attacked. Who would have thought that this senior was careless and didn't dodge?"

Gu Shenggong couldn't help but say, "Let's not talk for now, let's check on Lao Shi's injuries first."

These people were imprisoned in the Tianwu Prison and were tortured at all times, which fostered a sense of shared hatred and a genuine affection among them.

Sun Yanwan said, "My Songyang Sect internal energy is quite good at healing injuries. Let me show this senior my skills."

He parted the crowd, reached out and pressed down, and suddenly understood.

This lone bandit from over thirty years ago actually possessed considerable internal strength, but the Xuanhuang Pagoda's transformation had dissipated his true energy. When he was then struck with a powerful, forceful blow, even though Sun Yanwan didn't intend to kill him, she still nearly shattered his entire internal energy. Sun Yanwan activated the Taiyi Azure Spirit Fan to help Shi Tianxing regulate his internal energy. Once his internal energy had regrouped, the former lone bandit naturally awoke. Seeing Sun Yanwan healing him, he blushed and remained silent.

Seeing that he had woken up, Sun Yanwan continued to activate the Taiyi Azure Spirit Fan. Soon, she found six imprisonments in the man's meridians. She used her inner strength and pulled out one of the imprisoning true qi in a short while.

Shi Tianxing let out a soft "Eh!" and exclaimed, "It really can remove the seal!"

The other thirty-six friends also showed joy on their faces. In fact, the restrictions on their bodies were either imposed by the Zhang family of Tianwu or by people from Ningbi Cliff. Each one was extremely insidious. Even though their martial arts were extremely powerful and they studied each other for many days, they could only barely suppress them and could not completely remove the restrictions.

Otherwise, their scope of violence would not have been limited to just two areas; they would have already slaughtered people all over Da Lang.

Sun Yanwan spent more than two hundred percent of her strength to remove all the restraints from Shi Tianxing's body. The one-armed old man jumped up and exclaimed joyfully, "The internal energy of the Songyang Sect is indeed exquisite. It can even break the restrictions of Ningbi Cliff."

The other thirty-six friends were also envious. They had escaped from the Tianwu Prison, but the restrictions within their bodies kept flaring up. These restrictions not only imprisoned their meridians and locked their true energy, but also caused various forms of torment. For example, some restrictions would cause itching all over their bodies, making them feel extremely uncomfortable. Some restrictions would cause excruciating pain in their meridians, making them feel like they were dying. Some restrictions would cause them to experience hallucinations. After the hallucinations, it was as if they had been to hell, and they could never bear to look back.

Sun Yanwan actually possessed a method to remove the restrictions, which was nothing short of a savior for these people.

Gu Shenggong said, "Young Brother Sun, could you please take a look at this for me as well?"

Sun Yanwan said with a wry smile, "My skills are limited to this point; I'm afraid I can't watch today."

"I originally intended to go and find you, but why don't we travel together? Along the way, I will remove the restraints from each of you seniors, and we can discuss matters once we arrive at our destination?"

After pondering for a long time, Gu Shenggong said, "Alright."

He knew that although Sun Yanwan said he was only trying to lift the restrictions on them, everyone knew that he was also Zhang Qingxi's special envoy and would inevitably have to deal with the Thirty-Six Friends themselves. He just chose to show his favor first and then discuss matters.

The Thirty-Six Friends really had no choice. Before they were imprisoned in Tianwu Prison, they were all prominent figures in the martial arts world. Having received such a favor, they were quite embarrassed to turn their backs on them.

Although Sun Yanwan had temporarily eased tensions with Gu Shenggong, Shi Tianxing, and the others, and the conflict was no longer at its peak, he also knew that the Zhang family of Tianwu had imprisoned and humiliated these people in every way, and that this small act of healing could not solve the problem.

The most crucial thing now is how to convince these people that Zhang Qingxi and the Zhang family of Tianwu are not one and the same.

(End of this chapter)