Chapter 57

"Did Ye Handong pay to buy my life?" Ye Jun Tian asked, inwardly shocked as well. He had heard that the 'Kuai Yi Tang' had a hundred assassins. The higher the ranking, the stronger the assassin. Chen Qing, ranked 90th, had already reached the 3rd or 4th level of the Earth Martial Realm. The top 10 assassins must be at the Heaven Martial Realm, and getting involved with them now was truly a big trouble.

"This I cannot tell you. You'll just go to the 'Underworld' as a confused ghost. Because, this is our professional code of conduct," Chen Qing said.

"Ha! You cold-blooded, mercenary killers talk about ethics, that would dirty my ears," Ye Jun Tian sneered, his hand already on the strange stone. However, he didn't feel much, just a slight warmth. But Ye Jun Tian could sense that the veins inside the stone, which resembled a placenta, indeed had liquid flowing through them. Since Bai Yi said this stone was so peculiar, perhaps today's hope of survival lay in it.

"Kid, do you think touching a broken stone will make me spare your life? That's impossible. Alright, I've said my piece, now I'll take your life," Chen Qing said coldly, his palm opening again. Blood Qi condensed in the air, forming a large hand like an iron pot, reaching out to grab him.

Feeling a massive pulling force, Ye Jun Tian injected his Blood Force, trying to move his body to hide behind the stone. However, Chen Qing was too powerful. Despite using his full strength, Ye Jun Tian could not resist the pull and was dragged over.

Chen Qing was very sinister, pulling Ye Jun Tian into the air and then slapping him. With a slap, Ye Jun Tian spat blood and was hit hard into the stone.

"Hehehe, you like that broken stone, don't you? Let you have a good time with it," Chen Qing sneered. He pulled Ye Jun Tian into the air again and threw him like a discus onto the placenta stone, hitting it hard. He felt his bones almost disintegrate.

Bai Yi roared, but he couldn't get up. Chen Qing sneered, kicking and throwing Ye Jun Tian around like a ball. Soon, Ye Jun Tian was covered in blood, with many broken bones and dozens of torn skin wounds. He became a blood-soaked man, and the placenta stone was also stained with blood.

However, when Chen Qing pulled Ye Jun Tian up again, the power Ye Jun Tian had been saving finally erupted. Because Chen Qing didn't guard against Ye Jun Tian at all, this time he pulled Ye Jun Tian within ten meters of himself, preparing to slap him.

Ye Jun Tian used the 'Stone Break' technique, shooting it from his palm. However, Chen Qing didn't seem to care. His other hand, raised to slap, didn't move, just watching Ye Jun Tian.

Because Chen Qing thought Ye Jun Tian was just a weak Pulse Movement Realm practitioner, lacking the ability to project Blood Qi to injure from a distance. So, he was careless.

The 'Stone Break' technique fiercely struck Chen Qing from a distance, causing him to let out an angry scream, spitting out a mouthful of blood and being slapped away.

Ye Jun Tian, without hesitation, threw the broken spear. The broken spear whistled through the air. Although Chen Qing reacted quickly, he was already injured by Ye Jun Tian's 'Stone Break' technique. It was a bit slow, and the spear's energy pierced through his left rib, causing blood to gush from his left chest.

Chen Qing roared and kicked out. This kick had a force of over 20,000 pounds, and Ye Jun Tian was kicked like a cannonball into the strange stone. The force was so great that the placenta stone cracked, and Ye Jun Tian was slammed into the stone, blood spurting out, his head splitting open.

At this moment, Ye Jun Tian felt as if he had suddenly fallen into a warm womb.

"Ha ha ha, this time you're finally dead," Chen Qing laughed maniacally, swallowing a Blood Pill to heal his injuries. At this moment, a giant eagle with two heads, like a hundred-seat airplane, came roaring through the sky.

"Two-headed eagle, not good!" Chen Qing's face changed. Because the giant eagle's aura was much stronger than his. Moreover, the two-headed eagle was extremely violent and cruel. It was also naturally strong, and humans couldn't match them at the same level. The most terrifying thing was that it liked to suck the brain marrow of humans.

Chen Qing, who had been ambushed and injured by Ye Jun Tian, was in a bad situation. Finally, Chen Qing struck Ye Jun Tian, who was inside the stone, with a palm, confirming that he had no hope of survival, and quickly fled down the mountain.

The two-headed eagle, apparently liking to devour the brain marrow of strong beings, didn't even look at the nearly dead Bai Yi or Ye Jun Tian inside the stone, and instead pursued Chen Qing. Chen Qing was terrified, fleeing like the wind.

Ye Jun Tian felt as if he had returned to his mother's womb, a mysterious aura gently caressing his injured body, like a mother's hand. Soon, the placenta stone twitched, and the cracks gradually closed. This left Bai Yi staring in shock, not knowing what to think.

Ye Jun Tian had completely become a fetus inside the placenta stone. After the placenta stone closed, it began to pulsate rhythmically, like a heart. Ye Jun Tian still had a faint consciousness, feeling as if he were wrapped in a tank of water.

Inside the placenta stone, he could more clearly feel the flow of liquid in the veins outside the stone. Although Ye Jun Tian didn't know the feeling of being in a mother's womb, he had a mysterious sense, as if he had returned to his mother's body.

A day later, a thin, mist-like blood substance appeared in Ye Jun Tian's consciousness. Soon, the blood substance vibrated. The next moment, a faint, mysterious voice came from the substance, filled with a warm, magnetic quality, making one feel comfortable and close, like a child listening to their mother's voice. It said, "Tai Guang, the mother of the earth, the earth nurtures Tai Guang. The earth is the womb, and it is the light of life, the most precious thing in the human body. Those who are depressed and see the world in gray, even seeking death, often lose their Tai Guang. Losing one's soul and Tai Guang is like being a walking corpse, still moving and thinking, but already dead. Tai Guang is the source of human vitality and self-healing ability. Medical practitioners judge treatability based on whether one has spirit. When Tai Guang is extinguished, the soul is also extinguished. Therefore, Tai Guang is more important than bloodlines..."

"Am I in the Tai Guang now?" Ye Jun Tian asked.

"Hehe, far from it," the warm voice said.

"I see this stone as a placenta in the womb, and I am now in the 'placenta.' Am I back in the womb?" Ye Jun Tian asked.

"That is just the initial blood essence of the earth's mother. The 'Great Way of Tai Guang' emphasizes using the earth as a womb. The energy of the earth is the light, and absorbing the earth's energy nourishes the spirit of the womb. This allows the fetus to grow gradually, and eventually, one achieves the Great Way of Tai Guang. At that time, you will be a deity of the earth. On a small scale, you can control a region, such as borrowing the earth's energy of a city or a state for your own use. This earth's energy is the essence and power of the earth, which is immense. Of course, this is just a small achievement. On a larger scale, you can control the earth's energy of a country or even a continent. That power is so great, it will make you tremble," the warm voice explained.

"Is the Great Way of Tai Guang also a cultivation method?" Ye Jun Tian asked.