Unstoppable Martial Arts: Starting with brother's wife and young sister Chapter 993 - 511: Marquis Ning’s Final Moment (3)

There is still no news regarding the Heaven-Reaching Tree.

Nevertheless, with his present might, delaying the decline of the Human Realm remains achievable.

Indeed... should the Primordial Realm prove expansive enough, relocating everyone from the Lower Realm to the Primordial Realm wouldn't be an impossibility.

"Almost..."

.....

Time marched onward, and half a month vanished in the blink of an eye.

Within the study.

During his cultivation, Chen Xuan’s brow furrowed.

"Break!"

A resolute shout echoed in his heart, and in the subsequent moment, with a distinct 'pop' from within his body, he finally managed to open the third aperture.

"Hoo—"

Chen Xuan’s eyes slowly opened, and he exhaled a prolonged breath.

Throughout this period, the Spiritual Liquid stayed at the bottom of Xiaoyuan's lake. Relying solely on his own efforts, he eventually succeeded in opening the third aperture.

"It's simply too sluggish."

He harbored significant dissatisfaction; the third aperture was already faintly discernible, yet it still required a fortnight to fully open.

The apertures that were yet to come… he even hesitated to contemplate them.

"This pace cannot persist; the Spiritual Liquid must return to the Dantian."

Without its aid, his progress was excessively slow.

Moreover, a span of half a month had elapsed; it should be nearly recovered by now, and even if not entirely, it would be close.

He then summoned the system.

...

[Jade Bones: Seventh Grade (52%)]

[Sacred Body: (3/108)]

[Talents: Concealment, Evolution]

[Spirit Body: Origin Dao Body]

[Realm: Martial Cultivator: Dao Realm (Fifth Level), Spirit Cultivator: Dao Stage (Fifth Level)]

[Cultivation Technique: Nine Elements Dao Skill (Dao Grade) (Seventeen Layers (2.36 billion/7.2 billion)), Myriad Manifestation Skill (Twenty Layers (312 million/8.32 billion))]

[Skill Points: 7.468 billion]

...

"Huh?"

Chen Xuan's eyebrows lifted; the progress on Jade Bones had unexpectedly advanced from the initial 50% to 52%!

Could it be that the enhancement of Jade Bones was linked to the apertures?

Chen Xuan mused silently.

The apertures necessitated the energy of Jade Bones for their opening, and conversely, the act of opening an aperture also nourished the Jade Bones!

"Is that how it functions?"

Chen Xuan speculated internally.

He ought to seek out Elder Zhan for clarification.

After all, within the entirety of Great Yu, only Zhan Tian had cultivated beyond thirty apertures of the Sacred Body, making him the foremost authority on this particular matter.

Setting his contemplations aside, his gaze once more settled upon the status panel.

This time, Jade Bones had bestowed upon him a significant advancement; following the upgrade of his Spirit Body to the Origin Dao Body, his cultivation speed had accelerated another notch.

However, the matter of talent evolution remained something he had yet to attempt.

"Deduce everything?"

Chen Xuan whispered to himself, then, as if by some unseen compulsion, retrieved the ornate box left by Marquis Ning from his person.

"Evolution!"

In an instant, the panorama before his eyes underwent a dramatic alteration.

A youth garbed in purple robes was suspended in mid-air, a single, dark arrow embedded deeply within his chest.

Crimson droplets of blood fell, one by one, from the arrow, tracing a path from the heavens.

Yet, even under such dire circumstances, his countenance betrayed no hint of fear; instead, his gaze was fixed with profound disappointment in a specific direction.

In the very next moment, Marquis Ning uttered words.

Though the scene was entirely devoid of sound, the expression on his face and the final, slow closing of his eyes made it abundantly clear that his spirits had plummeted to their nadir.

Suddenly!

Marquis Ning wrenched the arrow from his chest and hurled it towards his adversary. In the ensuing instant, his aura erupted with formidable power.

His long, dark hair whipped wildly about his person in the air.

Instantly!

Successive Spiritual Beasts materialized!

A total of nine creatures appeared!

Subsequently, the perspective within Chen Xuan’s vision shifted, revealing the opposing force that Marquis Ning faced.

The Southern King!

And... further still, Qin Tiandao's Fifth Elder!

"So Qin Tiandao was implicated in Marquis Ning's predicament as well?"

Chen Xuan’s expression tightened, finding it utterly unbelievable that even the Eldest Prince would stoop to such actions.

This doesn't align!

Weren't there reports circulating that the Southern King intended to silence the Ning Family, only for Qin Tiandao's intervention to supposedly safeguard them?

"Hehe!"

Chen Xuan let out a sudden, scornful laugh; what a paragon of virtue the Eldest Prince pretended to be!

Engaging in such nefarious acts, yet simultaneously posturing as a benevolent figure!

As the scene expanded further, an increasing number of figures became visible, and Chen Xuan finally discerned Qin Tiandao's form partially obscured in a distant corner. However, as the perspective widened once more.... the scene abruptly fractured into countless pieces.

Chen Xuan's face grew visibly ashen.

"What?"

His Spiritual Power was utterly depleted!

In such a brief duration, the Spiritual Power within his sea of consciousness had been completely drained, leaving his Divine Soul depleted and weary.

"This talent truly consumes an extraordinary amount of Spiritual Power!"

Chen Xuan shook his head with a wry smile. His Spiritual Power was not inferior to that of a Dao Stage Six-Level cultivator, yet he could only sustain the vision for mere moments.

Nevertheless, he paid it little heed at that very moment because, in the fraction of a second before the scene dissolved, he glimpsed another silhouette. It was remarkably familiar, seemingly having encountered it somewhere before, but at present, he could not bring the memory fully to the forefront.

"Who could it be?"

Chen Xuan mumbled, the individual hadn't directly joined the assault on Marquis Ning but stood near Qin Tiandao. Their position suggested a role of less prominence.

He genuinely recognized few individuals within Great Yu.

Even with a seemingly minor role, they were recognized... "Who is it?"

"Hmm..."

As his thoughts raced, an intense throbbing began in his sea of consciousness. This forced Chen Xuan to cease his contemplation, quickly activating the Myriad Manifestation Skill to mend his Spiritual Power.

An hour elapsed.

Chen Xuan's eyes fluttered open slowly, a gentle breath escaping his lips.

The discomfort finally subsided.

However, only a sliver, less than a tenth, of his Spiritual Power had been restored.

His attention returned to the mysterious box.

"Qin Tiandao must have been pursuing this, correct?"

Given his standing, it seemed unlikely he would desire the Ten Thousand Beasts Technique. As the Eldest Prince, what sort of cultivation techniques would he lack?

This was the sole logical deduction.

What hidden secret did this box hold, and what treasure within so captivated Qin Tiandao?