Chapter 89: The Five Elements Gather Spirit (Third Update! Seeking Recommendations)

  As he watched the four-wheeled carriage disappear into the distance, Hong Ming furrowed his brow and turned the horse's head around. He couldn't tell if it was just his imagination, but in that instant when their eyes met, he felt a chill run down his spine. It was as if what he saw was a fifth-stage ferocious beast, not a thirteen-year-old boy.

  It made him somewhat incredulous, that kind of cold and oppressive feeling, even his brother who was known as the number one person in Beimai's younger generation seemed to be a notch lower.

  "An adult? Didn't you say this kid was somewhat suspicious earlier?"

  Behind Hong Meng, a sixth-level martial artist with a square face emerged from the crowd and rode his horse alongside Hong Meng. "We've already set everything up earlier, just waiting to take action, why are we suddenly giving up again?"

  "That young man has been officially granted a seat in the Council Chamber by the Yue family today!"

  Hong Meng shook his head, his face solemn. "Those old folks from the Yue family are indeed cunning and experienced! Didn't you feel it? Just now, in this vicinity, several incredibly powerful individuals have appeared..."

  "Isn't this even more suspicious?"

  That martial artist slightly raised an eyebrow, and those few strands of aura, he himself also had a faint sense. "To mobilize at least four mid-level martial artists for the sake of a few women and children, I think the Yue family is asking for trouble!"

  "But others have their reasons too! That Lady Yue now controls all the Yue family's pharmacies and arms sales, such an important figure. It's only natural that the Yue family would send a few people to secretly guard her!"

  A loud, cold laugh echoed, and his eyes were filled with chill: "And then there's that kid's sister, Yue Yongjie just told me personally that she's highly valued by several elders of the clan. It's said that she has great innate talent, and although her pre-heavenly cultivation is uncertain, her earthly foundation is definitely at the peak. Others being anxious is also normal—"

  At this point, Hong Meng's voice paused for a moment, and his eyes flashed with a hint of hesitation. He had already learned through the "lines" in Yuejia City that Yue Bingqian had indeed been in contact with the elders of the Yue family during the Grand Competition.

  If this had happened before that night, he would have already given up his suspicions about the mother and her two children. However, it was only after Hongzheng's death!

  "This is even more suspicious!"

  The square-faced martial artist's eyebrows furrowed even more. "I think we should come up with a plan and set another trap for that little brat. Even if it's impossible to kill him, trying is always good!"

  "It's not that simple! Dealing with a useless son-in-law from the wife's family is completely different from dealing with a core member of our clan. And if the one who killed my brother really was that little brat, plus those few guard warriors... then even if we all joined forces, we might not be able to kill him!"

  Hong Ming waved his sleeve, with a solemn expression on his face. "If we're lucky enough to succeed, then so be it, but I really don't believe that the Yue family would turn against my family for a dead person! But if things go awry, we'll only suffer even greater losses. Don't forget, this is after all the Yue family's territory, not our own Tianyun City. This matter... still needs to be observed further."

  The square-faced martial artist was taken aback for a moment, and then fell silent. Hong Meng, on the other hand, was lost in thought, deep in contemplation.

  He now has a 50% chance that the one who assassinated Hong Zheng and Hong Fei on that night was indeed that young man. Although this sounds somewhat unbelievable - a youth under thirteen years of age, taking down dozens of martial artists from the Yue family, then killing his brother known as the Sword King of Canglang with a single sword strike.

  The attitude of Ke's family, however, made Hong Meng suspect again.

  However, the problem now is that he doesn't have even a shred of evidence in his hands. Just as he said earlier, dealing with an ordinary person and a powerful member of the Yue family are two completely different concepts. For the former, he has countless methods, whether it's finding evidence or manipulating someone within the Yue family to take action against him, all can be easily accomplished. But for the latter, he is almost at a loss for what to do.

  What's most infuriating is the attitude the Yue family showed today, clearly indicating that they will go all out to protect that young man. Even if it means turning against Duan Yun City, they won't hesitate.

  Hong Meng hesitated for a moment, and the Yue family had already given up three cities of 10,000 people to be governed by Dan Yun City. And what Hong Fei did was indeed somewhat improper. For a deceased clan brother, plus an idiot who didn't know life or death, it was necessary to break with the Yue family at this time?

  After a long deliberation, Hong Meng still shook his head, and the power around him was slightly insufficient. As for how to make a decision, it depends on the city master's intention.

  This kid is definitely going to die, but not now——

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  When he returned home, Yue Yu was in his own room, holding the Golden Crow Sword, and his emotions were turbulent for a long time without calming down. Since being reborn in this world, he had never relaxed his pursuit of self-strength. But if it came to the intensity of his desire, even on the night before entering the City Master's mansion, it was far from comparable to today.

  However, what lies before him now is a dead end. Even the Peiyuan Pill, which was his only hope for some help, is gradually losing its effect.

  It is said that the most effective way for him now is to use the Easy Yuan Dan. According to the last description of the medicinal effect in the Dan Fang, it is said that it can have a stronger effect than the Strong Gan Dan to a certain extent, and increase the body's own yuan qi, and the affinity with the spirits of heaven and earth. Moreover, it can even use part of the vast demonic power in some demon beasts' inner dan to temper and cleanse one's own true yuan, and absorb a small portion of pure yuan energy for one's own use.

  And these effects are exactly what he urgently needs in his heart. Even if it's only half of what Dan Fang described, it would be very beneficial to him.

  The problem is that the five-stage demon beast and bone marrow directly extinguished his heart's thoughts.

  Yue Yu had also considered that fifth-tier demon beast currently active in the southern region of the Yue Family's domain. With its current rampages on North Mare Plain, it would eventually be surrounded and killed by human experts one day.

  The problem is, even if the lion crocodile beast was killed, it probably had nothing to do with him. The fifth-order demon beast's demon core was not only extremely precious, but its skin and bones were also extremely useful things. To want to surround and kill such a demon beast, at least two innate experts would be needed. This demon core and bone marrow, no matter what, could not possibly fall into his hands.

  With a wry smile, Yue Yu put away his thoughts and began to strengthen the Golden Crow Sword in his hand. Over the past ten days, although the sword body was still smooth and radiant, it had lost its previous eye-catching sharpness.

  But after finishing today's work, Yue Yu didn't go to bed immediately. Instead, he sat on the bed with his knees crossed and started another experiment. First, he dispersed a portion of the various spiritual powers in his body according to the five elements. Then, he manipulated these few strands of spiritual power into several branches of meridians in his body, following the predetermined trajectory to start the circulation of spiritual power.

  The method is almost exactly the same as when he used the secret technique before. This time, however, he is simultaneously manipulating the five strands of true energy within his body, and the spiritual power he uses is much smaller, far from meeting the requirements to activate the secret technique.

  As expected by Yue Yu, after the spiritual energy circulation was completed in a week, countless attributes of heaven and earth spirits began to pour into his room within a radius of ten feet. The density of these spiritual particles was even stronger than the spiritual land he found on the back mountain, more than ten times stronger!