A/n: Please read the previous chapter again. I uploaded two chapters today, one of them was to replace the wrong chapter from a few days back. The bug is now removed and the chapters are now shifted one-up. Read the previous chapter first, because that's fully new now.
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"To prepare, I'll first need to go to the ruins of the Yin Yang Sect. I really want to witness the place where the whole sect was massacred in one night, known as the Yin Yang massacre."
"But all of these still have a long way to go. First, I need to focus on increasing my cultivation and stabilizing my Sword Domain."
Ye Tian Yun scratched his chin while thinking about his plans for the cultivation.
He was not in a mood to waste such an excellent chance to increase his cultivation. Moreover, there was also his Sword Domain which he needed to take care of.
But before that, he needed to make one thing clear, "System, what do you think will happen if I release my whole Sword Domain? Are you sure no one outside will get affected?"
[Host, as I said earlier, you can practice Sword Intent with all your might, and no one outside this hall would feel anything or sense it.]
[However, I would suggest that you take things easy and not go berserk while releasing Sword Domain. Try to release it as slowly as possible. Even though there are arrays on this hall to suppress any aura or intent as to make it remain inside, you should not take any risk.]
[You have one whole month, it would be enough for you to stabilize your Sword Domain while also increasing your cultivation realm.]
Ye Tian Yun nodded his head while replying, "I understand. I won't take the risk of releasing the Sword Domain in one go; it's too dangerous. I am sure that at least someone in the sect would feel suspicious about the disturbance, and they might even pinpoint it to here. Where will I hide then?"
After a moment of thought, Ye Tian Yun asked, "System, who do you think has the most chances of sensing my Sword Domain in the Gracious Sword Sect?"
[Host, the Sect Leader Su is most likely to be the person who can sense your Sword Domain]
"Oh? What's his Sword Intent realm? Did he break through the Sword Attainment Realm?"
[Host, Sect Leader Su is at the Sword Domain Realm of Sword Intent]
"Sword Domain Realm!" Ye Tian Yun was shocked to hear those words, "How could that be possible?"
"As far as I know, if Sword Domain reaches the peak, one can easily fight head-on against a cultivator in the Half Saint Realm. Doesn't that mean that Sect Leader Su is almost near the Half Saint Realm… System, what's the cultivation realm of Sect Leader Su?"
[Host, Sect Leader Su is indeed a Half Saint Realm powerhouse]
Ye Tian Yun took a deep breath when he heard those words, "And I killed his son."
Shaking his head, Ye Tian Yun continued, "There's no way I am gonna let Sect Leader Su find out that his son is long dead and was murdered by me… at least not for now."
"But I can't believe that that old man is in the Half Saint Realm. How in the world were Fang Chen and Xiao Ming able to kill him in my previous life?"
"A Half Saint Realm powerhouse is the peak of the Lower Heavens, and two kids in the Foundation Realm were able to kill a Half Saint."
"Either those two had some extraordinary help, or this Sect Leader Su was only brawns, no brains."
Scratching his chin, he thought, 'I should have had my informants work on the past of this Sect Leader Su… It looks like I will have to find things on my own.'
Finishing his thoughts, Ye Tian Yun leaned his head and pushed himself up to stand on his feet.
In the next instant, a sword appeared in his hand.
"Even though I don't know how to increase cultivation from Chaos Qi, I at least know how to use it to boost my Sword Intent."
Then he asked, "System, do you have any pills that can temporarily cripple me?"
[Host, for how long do you wish to stay in that state?]
"As long as I stabilize my Sword Domain, I want to remain in the crippled state."
[Host there are Qi Stripping Pills, they can suppress Qi and turn any cultivator in a mortal for fifteen days.]
Ye Tian Yun shook his head, "I don't want anything with a fixed time. Is there a method where I can remove my cultivation for as long as I want?"
[No Host, there are no pills or treasures like this. They all have a fixed period in which they will work.]
Ye Tian Yun pursed his lips when he heard the System's response, "Looks like I will have to use my own skills… System do you have acupuncture needles?"
[Yes, Host.]
[Nine Phoenix Feather Acupuncture Needles - 120 Kill Points]
[Made from the feathers of the legendary beast, the Phoenix, these acupuncture needles have the ability to bring someone back from the dead. The user's skills are the limit.]
Ye Tian Yun was surprised when he saw the price, but the description managed to shock him, "Bring someone back from the dead? That's just absurd."
"System, why do I feel as if these needles are not going to be as amazing as it says in their description… to bring someone back from the dead… that's just too much of an arrogant claim."
[Host, it's the user's skills that are the limit. These needles have unlimited potential]
"Unlimited potential? User's skills are the limit?" Ye Tian Yun crossed his arms and asked, "If these are true, then why is it that you're giving it for so cheap? What's the catch?"
[These are one-time use. And the cost shown is per needle.]
"I knew it," Ye Tian Yun smirked, "I knew you wouldn't miss an opportunity to rip off my Kill Points. Show me something cheap. I don't need god-level heavenly needles… I just need a basic acupuncture needle to stop my Qi flow and turn myself into a mortal."
[...]
[Host, you could have asked this earlier and saved both of our time.]
Ye Tian Yun shrugged, "I just wanted to see if you have anything better and affordable. My acupuncture skills are not heavenly. I just know a few important skills; I am not a master."
"I thought if you have something which could provide better results with lesser risk, it would be great."
"After all, acupuncture is not a joke. Doing it on someone else is hard enough; imagine doing it on ourselves… it's too risky."
"That's why I was looking for an alternative."
[There is not an alternative, Host. I can only show you cheap acupuncture needles.]
Ye Tian Yun nodded his head, "Yeah, show them."
[Cheap Acupuncture Needles: 5 Kill Points each]
"..." Ye Tian Yun stared at the prompt, speechless.
"You literally named it cheap… wow."
Breathing out from his mouth, Ye Tian Yun continued, "I need thirty-three acupuncture needles… that would be one hundred and sixty-five Kill Points?"
[Yes, Host. Thirty-three needles will cost you one hundred sixty-five Kill Points.]
"Well, buy them," Ye Tian Yun wasn't going to waste more time haggling with the System. He knew no matter what he said or how much he pleaded; the System would only try to take away his Kill Points at every chance it got.
[Bought Thirty Three Kill Points]
[Consumed Kill Points: 165]
[Remaining Kill Points: 8562]
Ye Tian Yun nodded his head while looking at the remaining Kill Points and then suddenly felt something in his hand.
Raising his hand, he found thirty-three thin needles packed in a bundle.
Nodding his head, he put them on the ground and began to remove his Inner Court disciple robes.
Acupuncture was mainly a form of technique that involved inserting fragile needles through a person's skin at specific points on the body to various depths. The needles were specially made so that they could pass through the skin, but they wouldn't harm the meridians.
When they were inside the body, these needles then reached the meridians. But instead of passing through the meridian and harming the person, these needles actually compressed the meridian, effectively blocking the Qi flow through the meridians.
Thirty three needles, and thirty three points to block the Qi flow. After the Qi flow was fully blocked, he could remove the acupuncture needles after an hour.
And one would find that the Qi flow remains blocked even when the needles were removed.
And this was what Ye Tian Yun was planning to do, and thus he removed his upper clothing so that needles didn't face too much trouble in passing through the skin.
After a while, once he had removed the upper clothing and was only in the upper and undergarment, Ye Tian Yun took the bundle and removed its transparent cover. Then he slowly took out the needles while being careful not to touch the tip of the needles.
He then sat on the ground and stretched his legs straight.
He was going to start with his legs and slowly move upwards toward his forehead.
Selecting a random needle from the bundle, Ye Tian Yun carefully put the needle in between the gap of his right foot's toe and index finger.
There was a slight pain as the needle went in, and suddenly, the right foot began to feel numb as he could feel the sudden pressure from the Qi flow build-up due to the immediate blockage, which happened as the needle pressed the meridian.
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