Eternal Life Starts from Tai Chi-Chapter 118: Life is Hard, Taiyin Heavenly God Skill
"Compared to all that, the bigger problem is the new, unknown expert who appeared from the Cyan Yuan Sect."
"We haven’t been able to dig up a single shred of information on him. It must be a hidden ace the Cyan Yuan Sect has been keeping, possibly a measure aimed specifically at us."
Zhu Siyuan’s gaze was fixed on the powerful aura that had erupted from Tan Yun Mansion. It belonged to another unknown Inner Master. Clearly, the Cyan Yuan Sect had sent more people this time than they had anticipated.
These experts were either here to deal with them or to confront the No-Life Holy Sect in Yu State. Either way, it was not good news for them.
"This matter is difficult. If you feel it’s too dangerous, you can retreat first. I’ll stay behind to cover you and try to buy us three days."
Zhu Yiqun listened to his two brothers, fully aware of their current situation. He thought for a moment, then spoke slowly, a look of grim resolve on his face.
They all knew the situation in Tan City was critical. Even sacrificing their subordinates’ lives might not buy them much time. As for abandoning the mission entirely, that would just be asking for trouble, and the consequences would be severe.
"Brother, that’s not what we meant," Zhu Yangbo said hurriedly, offering an alternative, albeit an unreliable one. "What we mean is, if Tan City is a lost cause, let’s set up traps on the road! As long as we delay them for three days, we can still complete our mission."
Against the people from the Cyan Yuan Sect, traps on the road wouldn’t hold them for long. In fact, they themselves might be the ones to end up in a perilous situation.
"That’s right, Brother. Tan City is too dangerous. It would be better to carry out the delay tactics on the road," Zhu Siyuan also chimed in.
There were too many hidden experts from the Cyan Yuan Sect in Tan City. The three brothers were no match for them, and with no backup, staying in the city would be like being a turtle in a jar—trapped.
Hearing this, Zhu Yiqun felt a headache coming on.
If it were possible, he would naturally want to shift the risk elsewhere, or even escape the situation entirely. But right now, trying to shift the risk was even less reliable than staying in Tan City.
He had already considered the idea Zhu Yangbo suggested, but it was unlikely to succeed. In fact, it might even allow the Cyan Yuan Sect to reach Yu State faster and attack the No-Life Holy Sect directly.
At that point, they would become sinners of the Holy Sect.
Even if they made it back to Yu State alive, they would surely face the most severe punishment.
The No-Life Evil Cult never went easy with its punishments for those who failed their missions.
"I’ll think about it more. We definitely can’t leave now. The people from the Cyan Yuan Sect are likely watching our every move. We have to wait."
Zhu Yiqun didn’t argue the point with his brothers any further, deciding to shelve the discussion for now.
Besides, what he said was true. If they tried to leave Tan City at this time, they would likely be targeted the moment they made a move.
The experts they had seen so far weren’t necessarily all the Cyan Yuan Sect had at its disposal. No one dared to bet on that.
Hearing this, Zhu Yangbo and Zhu Siyuan didn’t object or continue to argue.
"Sigh, this is difficult!"
After the two left, Zhu Yiqun sighed and murmured to himself.
’Who said joining an Evil Cult meant a life without worries? Once you’re in, you’re under the Evil Cult’s control. Your life and death are no longer in your own hands, but in someone else’s.’
’My loyalty to the No-Life Saintess isn’t because I’m truly devoted. It’s because she left something inside me. If I’m disloyal, I’ll die without a doubt.’
’Zhu Yangbo and Zhu Siyuan have it too. That’s why we have no choice but to serve her—just to stay alive.’
’These days, even just staying alive isn’t a simple matter.’
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’He actually left something behind. Was it on purpose, or did he just drop it here?’
After waking up, Yang Chan began to inspect the hidden tunnel.
It had been too late last night, so he hadn’t checked it thoroughly. He had only confirmed that the tunnel was empty and hadn’t thought much more of it.
However, after waking up this morning, he decided to clean it up, as he noticed the double-layered bed had been disturbed.
Previously, Shen Yuan had been hiding in there. But Yang Chan had noticed something was off, which was why he hadn’t entered the room and instead had a standoff with Shen Yuan at the doorway.
Shen Yuan must have also found the secret compartment under the bed. His plan was likely to kill his target for revenge and then use it as a hiding spot.
And someone who knew about the tunnel under the bed was a huge liability.
If Shen Yuan had been given one night, he could have recovered some of his strength and would have had a better chance of escaping. Unfortunately, Yang Chan had put an end to all of that.
While cleaning up this morning, Yang Chan found two items in the tunnel.
They were a book and a broken seal.
The broken seal had a visible character carved on it: ’Yin’. Yang Chan didn’t know its purpose or if it was some kind of Identity Token. He couldn’t be sure.
Judging by the extent of Shen Yuan’s injuries, it would be normal for his Identity Token to have been shattered during the fight. This wasn’t important, though. It was useless to Yang Chan, so he casually set it aside.
The other item, a book, however, caught Yang Chan’s attention.
The title read *Taiyin Heavenly God Skill*. It recorded the method for breaking through to Inner Refining and the Inner Refining Six Viscera Method.
This was exactly the kind of Cultivation Technique he needed to break through to the Inner Refining of the Lungs and Spleens after reaching Bone Cultivation Perfection in his Martial Arts. And it had just fallen right into his lap.
Yang Chan wasn’t sure if it had been left behind intentionally to lure him into practicing this Cultivation Technique.
It was a Cultivation Technique from the No-Life Evil Cult, and Yang Chan suspected there was something wrong with it.
Even so, Yang Chan read the book from cover to cover, as he was intensely curious about the method for Inner Refining of the Lungs and Spleens.
The copy of the *Taiyin Heavenly God Skill* in his hands was incomplete. It was only the first volume, recording the Inner Refining Six Viscera Method, but not the method for the Inner Refining of the Five Viscera.
A complete Inner Refining Method should include techniques for the Inner Refining of the Five Viscera and Six Bowels. Only then would it be whole.
As far as Yang Chan knew, the Cyan Yuan Sect’s Flood Dragon Demon Breath Method contained a complete record of these techniques.
After finishing the book, Yang Chan realized that the *Taiyin Heavenly God Skill* not only recorded the Inner Refining Six Viscera Method, but also had an illustration of the Taiyin Celestial God on its last page—a Visualization Method.
An Evil God Visualization Method, which meant an Evil God Martial Seal.
In a way, it could be considered a complete Inner Refining Method, since it included Martial Seal Cultivation.
This put Yang Chan in a difficult position. After all, what he lacked most right now were an Inner Refining Refining Method and an Inner Refining Visualization Method.
Inner Refining was certainly much harder than External Cultivation and would take him a very long time to master. However, he was deeply suspicious of this Cultivation Technique obtained from an Evil Cult. After all, the reason they were called Evil Cults was that their cultivation methods were bizarre. Practicing them could even cause a drastic change in a person’s Heart Nature, thereby affecting their behavior.
Furthermore, the cultivation process for the *Taiyin Heavenly God Skill* was also quite strange and different from normal cultivation techniques, which was another point of concern for Yang Chan.
If there were other hidden problems with the *Taiyin Heavenly God Skill*, he would be in big trouble.
