Chapter 79: Life and Death Seal

Inside the stone building.

Shi Yan's face was filled with surprise. His mind stirred, and he tried to use his body's essence to impact the blood-patterned ring again, only to immediately find that there was a new barrier inside the blood-patterned ring.

Stunned, Shi Yan finally realized that this blood-patterned ring was definitely a unique treasure, with multiple barriers set up inside. Behind each barrier seemed to be a new world.

His first attempt to impact the blood-patterned ring yielded the cultivation method "Rampage," and this time he obtained the "Life and Death Seal." The blood-patterned ring seemed like a wise teacher, setting up a barrier at each special stage, and only by breaking through could one glimpse the secrets within.

The ancient incantation of the Life and Death Seal, though obscure and difficult to understand, was clearly etched in his memory. Just like the "Rampage" martial skill, he could immediately retrieve the ancient characters from his memory and study them in depth with a single thought.

Shi Yan found it hard to fully understand the ancient incantation of the Life and Death Seal at the moment. From his current understanding, the Life and Death Seal was a mysterious martial skill that could utilize a mystical martial soul!

By using the method of the Life and Death Seal, one could activate the negative energy in all the body's acupoints. This negative energy would flow into the left arm according to special rules, forming a "Death Seal" with extremely strong negative characteristics.

The Life and Death Seal could also use secret techniques to activate the body's essence, channeling it into the right hand to form another mysterious "Life Seal."

The left hand with the "Death Seal" and the right hand with the "Life Seal" could, when combined during combat, truly form the Life and Death Seal.

The number of seals formed by the Life and Death Seal depended on the amount of negative energy and essence in the body. At its strongest, it could form forty-nine seals.

Seven seals formed one level. As one's realm and martial soul improved, the number of seals formed by the Life and Death Seal would gradually increase.

Each time one broke through to a new level, the number of seals would double, and their size would also double.

According to the ancient incantation of the Life and Death Seal, when it reached the seventh level, it could instantly form forty-nine seals with the power to split mountains and crack the earth.

Pushing out the forty-nine seals together would be enough to instantly collapse a ten-thousand-foot mountain, destroying everything in its path!

However, the ancient incantation for cultivating the Life and Death Seal was quite obscure and difficult to understand, and could not be comprehended all at once.

Before thoroughly understanding the profound meaning of the ancient incantation of the Life and Death Seal, Shi Yan did not dare to rashly cultivate it.

Having experienced the cultivation of "Rampage," he did not dare to underestimate the mysterious martial skills transmitted from the blood-patterned ring.

After pondering for a while, he decided to spend his free time in the near future to understand the ancient incantation of the Life and Death Seal in his mind.

He slowly stood up, frowned, and went to the window, gazing at the lake not far from the Shi family's residence.

A graceful and charming figure suddenly appeared in his line of sight.

A strange light flashed in Shi Yan's eyes, and a hint of surprise crossed his face. He muttered softly, "Why would she come to the Shi family?"

By the lake, Xia Xin Yan, veiled, with a perfect figure, was personally led by Han Feng toward the secret back door of the Shi family.

Shi Yan was deeply impressed by the mysterious woman Xia Xin Yan. Just a glance from a distance, and he immediately recognized her, feeling secretly surprised.

Under Han Feng's lead, Xia Xin Yan quickly disappeared into the courtyard behind the lake, through the secret back door.

Not long after, Chixiao and Zu Xu also quietly came out, leaving from the secret back door of the Shi family.

After some time, Shi Jian emerged from the Panshi Hall. He glanced at the stone building and immediately walked over.

Shi Yan's heart stirred, and he quietly closed the window, sitting silently on the third floor of the stone building, appearing to be diligently cultivating.

"Kid, what happened just now?" Shi Jian appeared on the third floor of the stone building a moment later, and after entering, he directly glared and asked.

"What happened?" Shi Yan opened his eyes, full of confusion.

"Half an hour ago, a strange fluctuation came from here. Was that you? Tell me clearly, kid."

"I'm not sure. I've been in deep cultivation all along. As you know, I just reached the Human Rank, and I'm still familiarizing myself with the rules of the flow of elemental energy. Perhaps I unintentionally aligned with the rules of heaven and earth, causing a resonance of elemental energy." Shi Yan smiled, speaking nonsense.

Shi Jian frowned, glared at him for a while, and then coldly snorted, "You have quite a few secrets, kid. Humph, I don't have the time to bother with you! Just don't do anything reckless and harm yourself."

As the head of the family, Shi Jian saw through his insincerity at a glance, but he didn't want to meddle in everything. Seeing that he was unharmed, he let him talk nonsense.

After a moment of thought, Shi Jian recounted what Xia Xin Yan, Zu Xu, and Chixiao had said. After finishing, he said, "This time, I plan to send you with Han Feng and Kulong. This trip is just to explore the location of the 'Heavenly Gate' and understand the situation. You just need to gain some experience. Remember, don't take any risks! Leave everything to Chixiao and the Xia girl. Both of them have reached the Heaven Rank, so even if they can't defeat the Nine Heavens Serpent, they should be able to ensure your safety."

Shi Yan was surprised, not expecting Xia Xin Yan to be so magnanimous. Not only did she not blame Chixiao for the ambush, but she also used a diversion to deal with the Mo family and then proactively extended an olive branch to them.

This woman is formidable!

Shi Yan's eyes darted around, feeling secretly surprised. He frowned and thought for a moment, then said, "Don't worry, I value my life just as much. I don't want to lose it carelessly. This exploration of the 'Heavenly Gate' is just to add numbers; I won't put myself in danger."

"Alright, prepare yourself. At the third watch tonight, you and Han Feng, Kulong will quietly set out and meet up with Zuo Shi at the north gate of Tianyin City. Remember, be careful! The 'Heavenly Gate' is important, but you are even more important to the Shi family. You must return safely!"

"Understood."

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Beiming Family.

Beiming Shang was sitting on the seventh floor of the Ice Pavilion, his body emitting a cold aura, covered in a layer of frost. At a glance, Beiming Shang looked like a human ice sculpture, appearing extremely eerie.

Beiming Ce, Yin Kui, and Jiu Shan were also standing on this floor, their expressions solemn.

In addition, there was Beiming Ce's father, Beiming Qie.

Beiming Qie had the cultivation of the third level of the Heaven Rank and was responsible for the affairs outside Tianyin City. Upon learning of the recent chaos in Tianyin City, he rushed back from Bello City overnight.

After the battle with Xia Xin Yan, Beiming Shang immediately entered the Ice Pavilion and had not come out since.

The experts of the Beiming Family were worried about Beiming Shang's condition and guarded the Ice Pavilion carefully, being vigilant day and night, fearing any unexpected events during this critical time.

After an unknown period, the frost on Beiming Shang's body gradually sank back into his body.

"Father!"

"Grandfather!"

Beiming Qie and Beiming Ce called out together.

Beiming Shang slowly opened his eyes, gently exhaled a puff of white frost, and said, "That girl's martial soul is bizarre. Despite only having the cultivation of the third level of the Hundred Tribulations, she can borrow the power of her previous life to instantly reach the Heaven Rank. The Endless Sea is indeed the holy land of countless martial artists. Only in that place would such a terrifying martial soul appear."

"Father, are you alright?" Beiming Qie asked worriedly.

Shaking his head, Beiming Shang said, "Have you found that girl?"

"She mysteriously disappeared last night. We searched all night but found no trace of her."

Beiming Qie was slightly nervous, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "However, she returned to the Ethereal Pavilion early this morning. Our informants in the Ethereal Pavilion said she stayed for a while and then left alone, but we don't know where she went."

"Her injuries were slightly more severe than mine last night. Not finding her last night means we missed the best opportunity." Beiming Shang sighed, "Her appearance early this morning indicates that her injuries have mostly recovered. We have no chance to act now. Order everyone to stop targeting the Ethereal Pavilion."

"Understood." Beiming Qie nodded, also feeling somewhat regretful, "We have informants all over Tianyin City, but we don't know where she hid last night. If we could have found her last night, we could have killed her directly."

"Missed is missed. Not everything goes as planned." Beiming Shang was quite open-minded, pondered for a moment, and then said, "Keep a close watch on the four city gates! Release all the cloud eagles we have. As soon as there is any news of the main figures of the four major families entering or leaving the city, report it to me immediately!"

"Father, what do you mean?"

"Ding Yan is definitely dead! Someone must have obtained the other half of the map. Otherwise, no one would be so eager to raid the Ethereal Pavilion for the other half."

Beiming Shang coldly snorted and continued, "The Mo family lost so badly this time. If they had a Heaven Rank expert, Mo Tuo would not have let it go so easily! Just wait two days. If the Mo family doesn't take any major actions after two days, we can rule them out."

"Who could it be?"

"Whoever can't hold back and leaves the city first is the one."

Beiming Shang's face was dark, "The girl from the Ethereal Pavilion leaving early this morning must have learned something. The two maps might already be combined. Keep a close watch on the Ethereal Pavilion. For now, ignore the conflict between the Mo family and the Shi family. Send all our informants out. Within three days, if any of the four major families' main branches leave the city, I want to know immediately!"

"Understood!"

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