Chapter 92 - 91: Suppression
The Blood God Sect might have scattered its members across Ning Province, but that didn’t mean every Jianghu force in the province was colluding with them.
But Feng Xieyun had vanished in Pian Guan City, and according to Wu Bingjian, he definitely had help.
As the only Jianghu force in Pian Guan City, the Lin Family was highly suspicious.
Chen Yuan’s gaze swept over the members of the Lin Family.
The Lin Family was large, with nine branches in total. The heads of six of those branches were at the Sea of Reincarnation Realm.
It was possible the Lin Family as a whole wasn’t associated with the Blood God Sect, but it was highly likely that one of its branches was.
"Patriarch Lin, you claim the Lin Family has not colluded with the Blood God Sect, but can you guarantee that all nine branches of your family are completely uninvolved?"
Chen Yuan shook his head. "You can know a person’s face, but not their heart. If you let me search now and I find something, I will only execute the members of that one branch. The rest of the Lin Family will be considered innocent.
"But if this is exposed later, your entire Lin Family will be found guilty of colluding with the Blood God Sect."
As soon as he said this, the members of the other Lin Family branches erupted.
"Patriarch, don’t listen to his nonsense! There’s no way anyone from my third branch would collude with the Blood God Sect!"
"The nine branches of our Lin Family are as one! Patriarch, if you let the Zhenwu Hall search our home, it will be a stain on our family’s honor!"
The head of the second branch, Lin Jingshen, had the foulest temper. He pointed a finger at Chen Yuan and roared, "I call you ’Lord’ out of respect for the Zhenwu Hall. Otherwise, what right does a junior from the Jianghu like you have to act so insolently before my Lin Family?
"Do you even know how Pian Guan City came to be? It was built because my Lin Family established itself here!
"The Lin Family came first, then the city! Back then, the Court had to beg my Lin Family for permission to establish a Government Office in Pian Guan City.
"Which of the Zhenwu Hall’s past Guardian Envoys hasn’t treated my Lin Family with courtesy?
"Ask Fei Bin beside you! Does he dare search my Lin Family?
"For a mere junior from the Zhenwu Hall to behave so outrageously toward my family... this is absurd!
"If you want to search the Lin Family, then have your Inspector Du Tianfeng or your White Tiger Hall Master Feng Wushang come here themselves!"
Chen Yuan shook his head lightly. ’The problems at the grassroots level of the Zhenwu Hall are quite severe.’
The Zhenwu Hall hadn’t been in control of Ning Province for long, yet its authority had already fallen to such a state. These local forces were gradually losing their respect for its members.
Behind Chen Yuan, Lu Li and the others had subconsciously placed their hands on their weapons. They looked at the Lin Family as if they were already dead.
The Lin Family could get away with being this arrogant in front of other Guardian Envoys.
But to be so arrogant in front of Lord Chen was simply asking for death.
The blood of the three families in Linyuan City had yet to dry. Only Qiao Haiduan had survived his encounter with Lord Chen, and that was because he had knelt quickly enough.
"You were offered a chance to save face, but you spat on it! You chose the hard way!"
Just as Lu Li and the others expected, Chen Yuan couldn’t be bothered to waste any more words on the Lin Family. With the ring of a drawn blade, black Demonic Qi surged forth. The light of his saber flashed like a bolt of silk, slashing directly at Lin Jingshen!
Seeing Chen Yuan attack, and with Lu Li’s group charging forward, the other Zhenwu Hall members had no choice but to act as well.
Besides, Lord Du had said he would take responsibility if anything happened.
"You dare!"
Lin Jingshen snorted coldly. A Long Sword appeared in his hand. He thrust it forward, and a biting Sword Qi instantly let out a series of ear-piercing shrieks. The sword’s light was a formless, savage blur.
The Lin Family’s secret technique, the Celestial Wind Fourteen Swords!
The Lin Family’s Swordsmanship was a Fast Sword style, awe-inspiring in its power and complex in its Sword Momentum. It was an Earth Level Swordsmanship.
But under the overwhelming Demonic Qi of Chen Yuan’s strike, the countless glints of sword light were instantly suppressed. All of its Sword Momentum was torn apart by the Cyan Dragon Blood Drink.
Even the Long Sword in his hand was snapped in two by Chen Yuan’s saber!
After stepping into the Sea of Reincarnation Realm, Chen Yuan was backed by the vast Inner Strength True Qi within his Reincarnation Sea. An ordinary Sea of Reincarnation Realm Martial Artist like Lin Jingshen was no match for him in a single exchange.
If Chen Yuan’s Reincarnation Sea could be called a sea, then the Reincarnation Sea of a Martial Artist like Lin Jingshen could at best be called a small river.
Seeing the saber about to strike him, Lin Jingshen’s expression was one of absolute horror.
’We’re both in the Sea of Reincarnation Realm, so how can his power be so terrifying?’
’Even if he’s practicing a Celestial Level Technique, it shouldn’t be this exaggerated.’
Lin Jingshen had guessed part of it correctly.
Chen Yuan was indeed practicing a Celestial Level Technique, but he had more than one.
Lin Jingshen formed a sword-finger, unleashing his Inner Strength True Qi as Finger Strength to execute the Celestial Wind Fourteen Swords.
At the same time, he retreated backward at high speed.
Nearby, Lin Jingcheng hadn’t expected Chen Yuan to attack so suddenly.
But once he reacted, he immediately called out to another Sea of Reincarnation Realm Martial Artist from the Lin Family, and they attacked Chen Yuan from the left and right, trying to help Lin Jingshen escape.
The Lin Family’s Celestial Wind Fourteen Swords was incredibly swift. The attacks of the three Sea of Reincarnation Realm masters arrived in an instant.
Chen Yuan formed a Seal Technique with his hands, and a dazzling golden Buddha Light instantly erupted from his body.
Powerful Buddhist True Qi vibrated through the air, erupting into a deafening Buddhist Chanting that sounded like a great bell, resonating in the minds of the three men.
The Six Paths of Vajra Mantra of Master Padmasambhava!
As the Spell emerged—suppressing evil, breaking demons, and clearing obstacles—the True Qi around the three men was directly shattered by its power. Their heads instantly started buzzing.
Lin Jingshen bore the brunt of the attack. The tyrannical power of the Spell forced him to spit out a mouthful of blood.
Before he could even recover, the Shocking Swan Slash was upon him, severing his head!
The eyes of the numerous Lin Family Martial Artists turned red with fury.
The six Sea of Reincarnation masters were the foundation of the Lin Family’s power. Who would have thought one would die the moment the fight began?
Before Lin Jingcheng and the other Sea of Reincarnation Martial Artist could react, Chen Yuan suddenly turned and brought down his Profound Celestial Finger.
The vast, surging Finger Strength descended like a judgment from the heavens, aimed directly at the other Lin Family Martial Artist.
His mind was still in turmoil from the Six Paths of Vajra Mantra of Master Padmasambhava. Now, seeing such a powerful Finger Strength descending, the True Qi around him surged wildly as he unleashed a series of palm strikes, forming a Gangfeng Palm Force.
This was the Lin Family’s Celestial Wind Linked Palm, a technique where the Palm Force was continuous, one strike after another.
But against the supreme power of the Profound Celestial Finger Strength, it was useless even if he managed to strike a hundred times in an instant.
The Profound Celestial Finger Strength instantly pierced through his palm strikes and brutally shattered both his arms!
Of the two Lin Family Sea of Reincarnation masters, one was dead and the other crippled in the blink of an eye. Lin Jingcheng’s eyes were bloodshot. With a furious roar, the Qi and Blood in his body burned violently as he unleashed Boundless Sword Qi from his hand, which swept toward Chen Yuan like a storm.
But just then, Chen Yuan suddenly sheathed his saber. He formed a Seal Technique, and surging Demonic Qi vibrated through the air, letting out a series of mournful wails.
The seal descended. The vast Demonic Qi seemed to transform into a Supreme Celestial Demon, surging forward in an instant to crush all power in its path!
The Demon Sound vibrated, shattering True Qi. Then, the Demonic Qi exploded. Its immense might directly tore apart the storm of Sword Qi from Lin Jingcheng’s hands. He was sent flying, a mouthful of blood spraying from his lips.
This was a move Chen Yuan had developed using the Power of Celestial Demon Myriad Phenomena from the Other-Transformed Self-Free Celestial Demon Secret Manual. Chen Yuan had named it the Great Celestial Demon Seal.
The Celestial Demon is formless, capable of myriad transformations.
As Chen Yuan’s Realm increased and he learned more Cultivation Techniques, his understanding of the Power of Celestial Demon Myriad Phenomena deepened.
He had come to comprehend this Great Celestial Demon Seal while practicing the Six Paths of Vajra Mantra of Master Padmasambhava, combining his insights with the Power of Celestial Demon Myriad Phenomena.
If the Brahma Sound could shake the heavens, then the Demon Sound could pierce the ears.
Chen Yuan applied the principle from the Six Paths of Vajra Mantra of Master Padmasambhava—using Buddhist True Qi to vibrate the air—and discovered he could also use pure Demonic Qi to vibrate the air and create a Demon Sound.
This Demon Sound had the effect of disintegrating True Qi. At close range, it could also pierce the ears and directly attack an opponent’s mind.
And for the final explosion of Demonic Qi, Chen Yuan had incorporated some of the force-application techniques from the Profound Celestial Finger.
Although its power, when used alone, was not as strong as the Six Paths of Vajra Mantra of Master Padmasambhava or the Profound Celestial Finger, its consumption was far less.
When the Power of Celestial Demon Myriad Phenomena was cultivated to its peak, all phenomena would return to one, and it could manifest the Free Celestial Demon Aspect, which would be even more terrifyingly powerful.
The moves Chen Yuan had comprehended so far, like the Demon Blade Slash and the Great Celestial Demon Seal, were all laying the foundation for the future Free Celestial Demon Aspect.
The potential of this Cultivation Technique was even greater than Chen Yuan had previously estimated.
Just as Chen Yuan was about to cripple Lin Jingcheng for interrogation, he suddenly sensed an extremely dense wave of Blood Qi from behind him.
Sensing this power, the faces of the Zhenwu Hall members lit up with joy.
The Lin Family really was colluding with the Blood God Sect!
’Lord Chen was right all along!’
The members of the Lin Family, however, were stunned. They never would have imagined that one of their own was colluding with the Blood God Sect!
Chen Yuan turned to look. The attacker was someone he hadn’t expected—Lin Jingcheng’s daughter, Lin Yingying.
"Father! Run!"
A line of blood condensed on the Foil in Lin Yingying’s hand. She thrust it toward Chen Yuan while shouting at Lin Jingcheng.
She was only at the Blood Movement Realm and couldn’t even project True Qi. Her Qi and Blood Power could only be attached to the sword in her hand; she couldn’t kill with lines of blood like Gu Hongyuan.
Chen Yuan simply reached out his hand. Brilliant Buddha Light flared as he revealed his Glazed Vajra Body, catching the sword in his grip.
The dazzling Buddha Light erupted, instantly obliterating the Blood Qi on the blade and snapping the sword in two.
Then, Chen Yuan grabbed Lin Yingying by the neck and lifted her clean off the ground.
"Let go of my daughter!"
When Lin Jingcheng had seen Lin Yingying display a Blood God Sect technique, his face had been a mask of disbelief. He clearly hadn’t known.
But now, seeing her captured, he ignored his injuries and charged at Chen Yuan with his sword again.
With a casual tap, Chen Yuan struck Lin Yingying’s Dantian, shattering it instantly.
Lin Yingying let out a pained shriek. "WAH!" A huge gush of blood sprayed from her mouth.
Chen Yuan casually tossed her to Lu Li. He spun, bringing the Cyan Dragon Blood Drink down in a reverse slash. The momentum of the Shocking Swan shattered the Long Sword in Lin Jingcheng’s hand.
He formed the Great Celestial Demon Seal with his left hand. As the seal fell, Lin Jingcheng was once again sent flying. The bones in his chest shattered, and large amounts of blood gushed out continuously.
At this point, the Lin Family’s Sea of Reincarnation Realm Martial Artists who were fighting Wu Bingjian and the others could no longer hold on.
They had been self-righteous at first, believing the Zhenwu Hall was deliberately causing trouble.
But they never expected someone in their family was truly colluding with the Blood God Sect. Their minds were shaken, and they were now at a disadvantage.
With their Patriarch gravely injured and out of the fight, some of them even wanted to flee, but Chen Yuan wouldn’t give them the chance.
The power of the Fish Dragon Transformation erupted. Chen Yuan personally joined the fray, helping Wu Bingjian and the others to heavily injure and capture the remaining Lin Family Sea of Reincarnation Martial Artists one by one.
With the heads of the Lin Family branches all severely wounded by Chen Yuan, the other Lin Family disciples lost their will to resist. They dropped their weapons and surrendered.