Nine Nether Heavenly Emperor
Chapter 124 Martial Arts Sword Intent

Chapter 124: Chapter 124 Martial Arts Sword Intent

"Get out! All of you, get out of here! I’m not holding any 70th birthday banquet! Just looking at you all makes me lose my appetite for food!" Nalan Yuan roared, followed by a rage-filled roar that echoed through heaven and earth, "Out! Anyone who doesn’t will have their legs broken!"

At the bellow, the crowd scrambled towards the exit, and the scene descended into chaos once again.

After tonight, it’s likely that the entire city’s elite will know that a young man named Young Master Feng has arrived in the Imperial City, and Nalan Yuan, the top warrior of the Yunlai Empire, was so protective of this youth that he vented his wrath upon everyone at his grand 70th birthday banquet.

Before long, the once rowdy courtyard quieted down, with those who should leave having departed, leaving only Shi Feng, Long Chen, Nalan Yuan, the mysterious man wearing a conical bamboo hat who had come with Long Chen, and some servants from the National Master Mansion.

Nalan Yuan was probably the only one in the whole Yunlai Empire who could bellow at so many nobles and expect them to actually leave.

"Ah, this time I initially wanted to properly host Young Master Feng, but it turned out like this. I hope Young Master Feng can forgive this!" Nalan Yuan said to Shi Feng.

"That’s enough." Shi Feng waved his hand at Nalan Yuan impatiently, signaling him not to speak further, and then said, "Prepare a secret chamber for practicing Martial Arts." Everyone was clever enough to understand that Nalan Yuan’s anger at the crowd was for his sake.

Even though Shi Feng knew that Nalan Yuan had a purpose, at least he could stand the man, especially since Long Chen had told him that the old man had prepared a generous reward to offer him guidance on the path of Martial Arts.

Yes! For Shi Feng, the realm that Nalan Yuan had struggled with for twenty-one years without a breakthrough was merely a matter of a few pointers.

Upon hearing Shi Feng’s words, Nalan Yuan’s heart tightened with anticipation and excitement. It looked like Shi Feng truly had a way to help him advance from Martial King to Martial Sect! Could it really be possible? It had to be! He was a disciple of Emperor Xiaoyao after all! From the Nine Nether Lineage, every one of them was abnormal, a monstrosity, a freak!

"The secret chamber is already prepared, Young Master Feng, right this way!" Nalan Yuan hastily said to Shi Feng, making a gesture of invitation.

Shi Feng nodded and was about to walk when he looked back at the mysterious man in the bamboo hat and said, "Old fellow, follow me. I will grant you an opportunity."

The mysterious man, upon hearing Shi Feng’s words, followed along. Then, under Nalan Yuan’s lead, Shi Feng, Long Chen, and the mysterious man entered the martial practice secret chamber within the National Master Mansion.

The secret chamber in the National Master Mansion was as spacious as a Martial Arts practice field, filled with all sorts of weapons, with dozens of them each having a grade, the highest being a Fifth Grade Purple Spear.

Pointing to these weapons, Nalan Yuan said to Shi Feng, "I have fought countless enemies in my life, and the owners of these Mysterious Artifacts were all worthy opponents whom I respect. Though they all died at my hands, I respect them and have kept their Mysterious Artifacts as memorials."

Respecting one’s opponents, a shared kinship among Martial Artists – Shi Feng had once deeply understood this feeling. The path of the strong was paved with bones; he too had once respected numerous opponents, and after killing them, what he gained was a sense of solitude.

"Let’s begin." With a flick of his wrist, the Thunderbolt Treasure Sword appeared in Shi Feng’s hand, and then he said to Nalan Yuan and the mysterious man, "I will only guide you both; whether you can comprehend it depends on your own Martial Arts insight." Facing two high-level practitioners of the Martial King Realm, Shi Feng now assumed an air of a grandmaster.

Following this, the sword in Shi Feng’s hand slowly started to move, dancing gracefully. With each motion, a white sword shadow was left behind in the air, each shadow carrying Sword Intent.

Nalan Yuan and that mysterious person watched silently. Then, one sword shadow after another materialized before their eyes. Nalan Yuan’s originally indifferent expression, perceiving the Sword Intent, suddenly changed as he unconsciously murmured, "Illusory yet substantial, naturally occurring..."

After that, Nalan Yuan also began to move slowly in tune with the Sword Intent, with movements as slow and light as Shi Feng’s. Extending his right hand, the Fifth Grade Purple Spear immediately flew to Nalan Yuan’s hand, and he too began to dance with the spear lightly.

"Illusory and substantial! Natural! Entry to the essence of Martial Arts, Martial Sect!" Nalan Yuan’s complexion suddenly showed a hint of excitement as he spoke excitedly, "I... that vague and dark path ahead, I seem to have seen a glimmer of light!" Then, Nalan Yuan stopped the motion of his hands and focused all his attention on Shi Feng.

Meanwhile, the other mysterious person had already sat down cross-legged on the ground, his body’s black light flickering uncertainly, flashing as if the black light was breathing.

And Long Chen, also unconsciously influenced by Shi Feng, sat down on the ground to comprehend.

Nalan Yuan’s originally confused expression gradually became determined, following the white Sword Qi and the contained Sword Intent Shi Feng had danced out.

Until the last dance of Shi Feng’s white Sword Qi converged into two words: Martial Arts!

Nalan Yuan’s whole body violently trembled, "I! The bottleneck that has troubled me for years, I feel it, I feel it starting to loosen! I! I feel I’m about to break through!"

Nalan Yuan shouted excitedly, his entire being so worked up as though he was about to jump for joy, twenty-one years, he had strived for twenty-one years! And now, at last, he had this feeling!

Without delay, Nalan Yuan hurriedly sat down on the ground, crossing his legs to commence his comprehension.

Shi Feng stopped dancing with the sword, his gaze sweeping over those who were sitting on the ground beginning their comprehension of Martial Arts, finally resting on Nalan Yuan. He already sensed that Nalan Yuan’s aura was changing, and, barring accidents, his breakthrough to Martial Sect was imminent.

Then, Shi Feng saw a flash of white light on Long Chen, who was sitting on the other side. Long Chen had broken through first, moving from the realm of Eight-star Martial Master to that of Nine-star Martial Master.

"Young Master Feng!" Long Chen opened his eyes and looked towards Shi Feng, standing in the distance, "I never thought I would break through, too."

"Looking at my Sword Intent, if you, a Martial Artist of little worth, hadn’t broken through, then you might as well give up on Martial Arts altogether," Shi Feng said without any sugarcoating.

"Haha." Long Chen, hearing Shi Feng’s words, laughed instead, "With Young Master Feng’s help, Long Chen feels more and more confident about the future. If I can win the Yunlai Empire, Long Chen is willing to share this world with Young Master Feng."

But Shi Feng shook his head and said, "I have no interest whatsoever in your world. The vast sky outside, that’s where I truly belong. As for your Imperial Throne, I promised I would secure it for you to reign securely, but once I leave the Yunlai Empire, you must ensure that my mother and sister never want for anything in life."