The Legend of the Condor Heroes: From Being Expelled from Peach Blossom Island

Chapter 380 Yin-Yang Cauldron
The old monster, carrying one person in each hand, endured his injuries and barely managed to circulate his inner strength as he swiftly left the princess's residence. Without even discerning which direction to take, he ran directly towards the outskirts of Xingqing City.

Her current problem is that the internal energy she absorbed from Xu Zhu is still plentiful, but her body, which serves as the container for this internal energy, is about to collapse. So, as long as she controls the amount of internal energy output before it completely collapses, she can still have a continuous supply of internal energy to use.

Normally, if she didn't fight with a master and aggravate her internal injuries, she could have lasted for ten days to half a month. But after being injured by her own Yang Ge Tian Jun, her body definitely wouldn't last more than three days, or even a day, before she would be unable to move and could only wait to die like a cripple.

This is why, after rushing out of the palace, she didn't even have time to heal her wounds before frantically grabbing Princess Yuzhu and Wu Qianyu—she truly had no time left.
In his anxiety, the old monster grabbed the two people and used the Lingbo Weibu technique. His speed was still very fast. In just the time it takes for two incense sticks to burn, he arrived outside the city wall of Xingqing Prefecture and then flew over the city wall.

Wu Chengyu had been following Princess Yuzhu from a distance since her palace. He entered a state of profound awareness, concealing his presence. The old monster, now out of his mind, occasionally turned back and clumsily conducted a counter-surveillance, but still failed to detect his presence.

A dozen miles west of Xingqing Prefecture lies a mountain forest, high and dense, rarely visited by humans. The old monster led his two apprentices into the mountains, only stopping when they passed a dilapidated mountain god temple.

Finding no one around, she immediately entered the mountain god temple. In ancient times, the worship of mountain gods was often frivolous, and the deity worshipped was often not human. Some worshipped tigers, others weasels. The mountain god statue here was actually a giant snake, which was quite fitting for the occasion.

She arrived at the shrine of the mountain god temple, ignoring the giant serpent statue. She casually put down her two disciples, then breathed a sigh of relief. Ignoring the filth on the ground, she sat down with a thud. In her mind, the greatest crisis of her life had finally passed.

Next, as long as she can absorb the internal energy of her two disciples and use the power of yin and yang to nourish her body, her internal energy storage container can be pulled back from the brink of collapse. Not only will her injuries be healed, but she will also be able to live for at least ten more years.

Unfortunately, Princess Yuzhu and Wu Qianyu never mastered their cultivation techniques. Otherwise, they might have been able to achieve the Free and Unfettered Wind Control Technique in one fell swoop, or even break through to the Innate Realm and reach the level of Xiaoyaozi, the founder of the Free and Unfettered Sect.

No one knows what the realm above the Innate Realm is. In fact, all realms above the Innate Realm have been like legends since ancient times. But it is certain that as long as she breaks through to the Innate Realm, her lifespan will definitely increase greatly.

This situation is a last resort in the face of a life-or-death crisis, where the primary goal is to temporarily prolong life.

With ten years, she had enough time to find other methods. That old monster, the Emperor of Western Xia, wouldn't let her go. At worst, she could find another one, replant the Life and Death Talisman, and use royal resources to offer herself rare treasures. In this way, she might live even longer. As long as one is alive, there is always a chance.

After that, she also needs to find Wu Chengyu. He is so young, yet his martial arts have reached the pinnacle. He might be able to advance to the Innate Realm soon. Moreover, he is cunning and unpredictable, and he has caused the old monster a lot of trouble. The existence of such a person is like a thorn in the old monster's side. He will definitely not let Wu Chengyu go.

But all of this is predicated on extending lifespan. The old monster's obsession with prolonging life has completely clouded his mind, leading him to resort to any means necessary. Now, he looks at his disciples as if they were human-shaped elixirs. He stretches out his hands and carefully examines the pulse points of his two disciples, then nods in satisfaction.

Princess Yuzhu and Wu Qianyu are now immobilized by her acupoints, but fortunately they can still speak.

"My dear teacher, what's going on?"

"I heard that you were all injured in the arena that day. I thought you would at least need time to recover and regain your strength."

To my surprise, your injuries have already healed considerably. What delights me even more is that your internal strength seems to have improved significantly. Not bad, you truly are my good disciples.

It seems that God still has mercy on me.

"Master, you flatter us. We are merely..."

The old monster was actually asking and answering his own questions, not giving Princess Yuzhu a chance to speak, interrupting her halfway through his sentence.

"You two have been my disciples since childhood. I taught you divine skills and made you top-notch experts. With my support all these years, no one in Xia Kingdom dared to mess with you. You have lived such a carefree life. I can say that I have done right by you."

“Of course, I am eternally grateful to my teacher…” This time it was Wu Qianyu who spoke, but she was interrupted before she could finish.

"Since I have been kind to you, now is the time for you to repay that kindness. From now on, my debts and grievances will be settled, and no one should blame me."

Princess Yuzhu and Wu Qianyu looked at each other, not knowing what the old monster was talking about, but instinctively knew that what was about to happen was not good for them, and began to struggle.

But the old monster's eyes grew brighter and brighter. She had spent years and resources nurturing the two people in front of her, especially Wu Qianyu. In order to create the Wuji Xuanyin Gong, she had killed countless people, leaving only this one treasure.

Now the time for harvest has finally arrived. Her hands are still gripping the pulse points of the two men, and she finally circulates the Northern Darkness Divine Art to absorb their internal energy.

Her body was on the verge of collapse, so she was very careful when absorbing internal energy. She kept the absorption speed relatively slow and dared not exert herself to absorb it all at once. Just like a babbling brook, she let Princess Yuzhu and Wu Qianyu's internal energy flow into her body little by little.

At the same time, this process cannot be interrupted. If it is forcibly interrupted, her current body cannot withstand it. It must be successful in one go.

Princess Yuzhu and Wu Qianyu had followed the old monster for many years and knew the characteristics of his Beiming Divine Art. They also knew what their so-called mentor was up to: he wanted to devour them like a delicious meal.

They tried to struggle, but were completely unable to break free from the old monster's control. Once he began absorbing their inner energy, their bodies immediately became numb and powerless, and without external force, they could not break free on their own. They began to plead and curse, but the difference was that he pleaded with Princess Yuzhu, while he cursed Wu Qianyu. When faced with life and death, this effeminate man actually showed more courage than the fierce Zhang Fei.

But soon they were unable to speak anymore, their faces turned pale and withered, their bodies gradually became dry, and their hair slowly turned gray.

The Northern Darkness Divine Art is not only for absorbing internal energy, but also for absorbing the opponent's essence, energy, and spirit. If used in this way, it is no different from a demonic art. No one who has ever practiced the Northern Darkness Divine Art would do this. The old monster has completely lost all human decency; she is truly eating people.

Just then, as the old monster absorbed her inner energy, she heard footsteps outside the mountain god temple. Immediately afterward, her eyes widened as she saw Wu Chengyu slowly walking in.

At this moment, whether you attack her or interrupt her absorption of internal energy, the old monster will surely perish.

Fortunately, Wu Chengyu did not make a move immediately. Instead, after looking around, he turned around, moved a stone, swept off the dust, and placed the stone about three or four feet away from the old monster before sitting down leisurely.

Then, Wu Chengyu said to the terrified old monster, "Don't worry, I won't make a move until you've absorbed all their internal energy."

Heaven have mercy! You've been preparing for this day for who knows how long. I'm the kind of person who always helps others achieve their goals. How could I possibly let you die with regrets for the rest of your life?
Later, or perhaps even in the afterlife, you will understand that I was a good person, a very good person.

Wu Chengyu looked at the two people who were slumped on the ground like minced meat, their faces filled with despair, and clicked his tongue repeatedly, saying...

"Your martial arts talent is actually not high. Without Xu Zhu's internal energy, you would not have reached your current level at all."

But I really admire your ingenuity. You must have racked your brains to come up with this method in order to cultivate the Free and Unfettered Wind Riding technique. It's really creative.

The Free and Unfettered Wind Riding Technique is based on the Northern Darkness Divine Art, uses the Lesser Formless Art to connect Yin and Yang, and then refines the Supreme Pure Yang Art and another Yin-attribute technique of divine skill level to achieve its ultimate form.

Without Li Canghai's Yin-attribute cultivation technique, the dream of "Free and Easy Wind Riding" has become a distant dream.

You were not giving up, and you actually managed to create the Limitless Profound Yin Technique by referencing the Supreme Pure Yang Technique. It's just a pity that your martial arts skills and talent are still lacking. The Limitless Profound Yin Technique is too extreme, abandoning pure yin and embarking on the irreversible path of extreme yin, which does not meet the requirements of the carefree and wind-riding technique.

Forcing oneself to cultivate will only lead to an imbalance of Yin and Yang, with Yang becoming excessive and Yin being exhausted. In the end, the conflict between Yin and Yang will inevitably result in death from qi deviation.

Then you can even find another way, actually thinking of having other people cultivate these two martial arts separately, using them as furnaces, and after they have mastered them, you can use the Northern Darkness Divine Art to absorb them into your body, thereby achieving the ability to fly freely.

The best solution is to find two exceptionally talented individuals: the man should cultivate the Supreme Pure Yang Technique, and the woman should cultivate the Limitless Profound Yin Technique.

However, the Wuji Xuanyin Gong is too cold and yin, and it is far from the realm of pure yin. This defect cannot be remedied at all. If women were to cultivate it, it would only make the yin even more yin, and there would be no chance of success. I guess you tried it at the beginning, and the women who cultivated it all died in the end, as if they were frozen stiff.

So you came up with the idea of ​​having men cultivate it, but they must be people with extremely strong yang energy from birth. Only in this way can they use their own yang energy to resist the extreme yin of the Wuji Xuanyin Gong and not die as soon as they start practicing. You must have done a lot of experiments and killed a lot of men before you found a treasure like Wu Qianyu.

If this guy hadn't practiced your evil martial arts, I reckon he would have grown into an extremely masculine and tough man. It's just a pity that he was forcibly turned into a cross-dresser.

At the same time, since men are to practice the Wuji Xuanyin Gong, in order to achieve harmony between yin and yang and equality between the two, the one who cultivates the Supreme Pure Yang Gong cannot be a man anymore. So you chose Princess Yuzhu, who should be born with extremely heavy yin energy.

The end result was that a beautiful and charming princess was transformed into a fierce warrior like Zhang Fei, capable of riding a horse on his arm.

However, in this way, the yin and yang attributes of both sides can achieve a rough balance, with each side mutually reinforcing the other.

When you absorb it into your body, allowing these two different internal energies to merge within you, all possible conflicts will be borne by the two of them. At that time, they will surely die, and your long-held goal may actually be achieved.

I've done some calculations privately, and if you succeed, your success rate in mastering the Free and Easy Wind Riding technique is actually 40%, which is already quite good.

Am I right? The Free and Unfettered Sect is indeed unparalleled in its research on Yin and Yang attributes; you've certainly put in a lot of effort.

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