Chapter 488: Chapter 21 A Year of Severe Injury Buff
A tremendous force descended upon the Yan Family’s residence, and even Yan Tian, who claimed to be a master of the True Martial Realm, was confined and could not move at all.
The hearts of everyone in the Yan Family were filled with endless panic.
They knew that the Yan Family had violated a taboo that should not have been broken.
Just when they thought they were doomed, a voice fell.
“The Yan Family took action in the Three Counties area, the chief conspirator’s cultivation is to be abolished, and the Yan Family martial artists will be severely injured for a year.”
This voice spread throughout the Three Counties area, and every martial artist heard it clearly.
As soon as the voice ended, everyone in the Yan Family groaned, blood spilled from their mouths, and their energy instantly wilted. Even Yan Tian, a True Martial master, retained only a tenth of his strength.
At the same time, another voice arose in the ears of the Yan Family.
“Do not repeat this offense. If you do, you will die!”
The people of the Yan Family showed shock, but dared not say a word.
After a long time, another voice arose.
“Ancestor, it seems my injury cannot heal. Whenever I try to recover, it becomes even more severe.”
After being wounded by the mysterious force, some began to attempt recovery.
Although the voice had mentioned an injury lasting a year, they thought they could heal themselves. He did not believe such a powerful figure would keep watching him.
But he underestimated the capabilities of such a figure.
Instead of healing, any attempt at recovery only worsened the injuries.
Upon hearing this, Yan Tian closed his eyes to sense his body’s condition, and finally he sighed deeply, “Do not attempt to heal the injuries. Just live as an ordinary person this year. In addition, the Yan Family is to close off to the outside, not allowing anyone to leave the city. We will reopen after one year.”
“Ancestor…” someone seemed unable to comprehend.
“We may lack strength, but we have a foundation. Right now to others, our Yan Family is like a piece of fat meat.”
There is a regulation within the city, within a hundred miles of the city, and near the main roads, that one must not engage in conflict.
But once outside of these bounds, life and death are determined by fate. It doesn’t matter if it is the Human Race or the Spirit Clan, if a martial artist dies, no one will intervene. If ordinary people die, the authorities will pursue the matter.
The authorities are well aware that conflicts among martial artists are inevitable, which is why they established such rules.
However, rules are just rules. The moment you step out of the city, even if on the roads, the danger is still very high.
Given the current state of the Yan Family, if they were to go out, certainly someone would take risks.
The other members of the Yan Family also understood this point as darkness fell in their eyes.
A day ago they were vigorous, but in an instant, they had to close their doors.
If it weren’t forbidden to fight within the city, movements would have already been made.
Soon, all of the Yan Family members had left, leaving only Yan Tian alone.
He sighed inwardly.
“One year’s time. The True Martial Path will fall far behind. Indeed, the powers that can unite the world should not be provoked recklessly.”
Having been stricken, Yan Tian had completely calmed down.
He knew that even if they hadn’t been sanctioned by that powerful figure, they would have been suppressed by the official authorities.
“That’s fine. Although we will fall behind, it’s a good opportunity to calm down and review the True Martial Path. It’s not necessarily a bad thing.”
The True Martial Path, although an extension of the Qi Blood Martial Arts, has many differences if one starts from the beginning, needing his thorough revision and amendment.
This matter wasn’t really a bad thing for him.
Even in his heart, he felt fortunate. This time he was able to act accordingly. Otherwise, his cultivation might have been entirely abolished.
Outsiders who saw the Yan Family’s tightly shut gates quickly speculated about the internal situation of the Yan Family.
Initially, the several families in the Three Counties area, such as the Zheng Family, Jiang Family, Zhao Family, and Wu Family, were not surprised by this outcome.
“The peace in the Three Counties area relies not on self-awareness, but on martial power. Did you think that by breaking through to the level of a Grandmaster, you could provoke the Guardian God?”
“The Yan Family, really can’t see clearly their own selves!”
The four families that first came to the Three Counties, coupled with close ties to Qingshan Village, had profound cultural heritage. Originally just Grandmaster families, they had now all become Great Grandmaster families, with members stepping into unknown territories. Had it not been for Yan Tian’s past experience as a Master of Destiny, he might not have broken through before the members of the Four Major Families.
Despite this, they remained low-profile.
This was because they were well aware of who protected the Three Counties.
“Do not worry about them, let us continue to develop peacefully, the most important thing is the martial arts tournament a year from now. That is the most crucial.”
The connection between the Four Major Families and Qingshan Village was unbroken. The frequency of the tournaments simply went from once a month to once a year. They all firmly believed that as long as they maintain this strong support, the achievements of the Four Major Families would not fall short.
“No one knows better than us how to secure a backing!”
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On the other side, Mo Yang also learned of this news, but he wasn’t surprised. Had Grand Unity not acted swiftly, he would have intervened personally. The Three Counties held a special place in his heart. It was a turning point in his life. Following this event, all foreign Martial Artists and members of the Spirit Clan knew one thing clearly, which was the iron law of the Three Counties.
No Martial Artist or Spirit Clan member may engage in combat within the Three Counties!
Power was the basic deterrent for all.
And it was Wang Sheng who took action, specifically his Five Internal Gods, Dragon Smoke. Wang Sheng had once stationed Dragon Smoke in the Three Counties to initiate the Spirit World. After the stable operation of the Spirit World, he allowed Dragon Smoke to return. Unexpectedly, after a long time without issues, someone dared to violate the rules.
Thus, Wang Sheng sent a Child transformed by Dragon Smoke to suppress the situation in the Three Counties. Such small matters were trivial for him. He was currently busy with the Spirit World.
“Ever since using the Taiping Tripod to carry the national destiny, slight changes have begun to appear. The breakthroughs of Martial Artists at Grandmaster and Great Grandmaster levels have increased, including Mo Yang and Yan Tian’s breakthroughs, which are also related to this matter. In a year and a half, it will become even more apparent…”
Ever since the Taiping Tripod carried the national destiny, he had been paying close attention. With the Spirit World, he was very familiar with the situation of Martial Artists. Just by looking at the daily increase in spiritual power, he knew the gains were immense. And this was just the beginning.
As time passed, a year went by. During this year, countless Martial Artists achieved breakthroughs, and a few even surpassed the level of Great Grandmasters. Xu Qu was one of them. He had founded the Medical Martial Arts, combining Medical Skill with Martial Arts, sacrificing some combat strength for strong healing effects with his Qi Blood Power, though he did not publicly disclose this method but chose those with destiny.
Two external Martial Artists also achieved breakthroughs and established their paths.
Mo Yang’s Tian Wu Path, which was initially assumed to expand, did not. Until the fifteenth new year after, it officially announced the completion and perfection of the path from ordinary people to Tian Wu and began to recruit disciples to pass on the teachings.
Yan Tian’s True Martial Path, having been severely damaged a year ago and unable to recover its cultivation level within a year, could also sort out but was half a year behind the Tian Wu Path.
As for the other two Martial Artists, they were also wise, not rushing but rather learning from Mo Yang and Yan Tian, perfecting their paths first.
The Martial Artist World was advancing towards higher levels. The strongest were directly elevating in realms.
Meanwhile, the Grand Unity officially issued a new decree.
[Regulations and Various Precautions for the Establishment of Academies]