Chapter 388: Blowing Off an Arm

Chapter 388: Chapter 388: Blowing Off an Arm

The Cyan Wilderness lay to the east of Great Yu’s Eight Desolates, bordered by the Endless Forest.

Cyan Cloud City was one of the hundreds of cities in the Cyan Wilderness, with three major powers dividing it amongst themselves.

The Ji Family, the Liu Family, and the Cyan Cloud Sect—these three were the strongest powers in Cyan Cloud City. Countless people sought to join them as disciples, and their prosperity had not waned for many years.

In Cyan Cloud City, these three powers were truly prestigious factions, with experts as numerous as the clouds.

Among them, the Ji Family had been in relative decline in recent years. The Liu Family, on the other hand, was showing its fangs and was on the rise, but still couldn’t quite match the prestige and power of the Cyan Cloud Sect.

This was because the first choice for countless young people was the Cyan Cloud Sect, as the other two major powers were family clans.

On this day, Yi Xiaoyao stood by a window in the Holy Pill Pavilion, listening as its Pavilion Master described the distribution of power in Cyan Cloud City outside.

The Pavilion Master of the Holy Pill Pavilion added, "Of course, saying the Ji Family is in decline is only relative to the other two powers. They are still a behemoth in Cyan Cloud City."

"I understand. Thank you for your trouble, Pavilion Master Yun," Yi Xiaoyao said with a faint nod.

The Holy Pill Pavilion was naturally a branch of the Holy Pill Hall. Because elixirs were a necessity for everyone, there was a Holy Pill Pavilion in every city across Great Yu’s Eight Desolates. This was precisely what made the Holy Pill Hall so powerful and unique.

Pavilion Master Yun was a refined middle-aged man. He smiled at Yi Xiaoyao and said, "Young Master, if you need anything during your time in Cyan Cloud City, please do not hesitate to ask. I will do everything in my power to assist you."

"There’s no need. I only came to this city to see a friend," Yi Xiaoyao replied with a faint smile.

In truth, Yi Xiaoyao could have had Pavilion Master Yun introduce him to the Ji Family Patriarch, but that would draw too much attention. To be safe, Yi Xiaoyao chose not to use his Holy Pill Pavilion privileges.

"From now on, you don’t need to call me Young Master. I don’t want my identity to become public knowledge."

Yi Xiaoyao’s instruction made a strange look appear in Pavilion Master Yun’s eyes.

Most young men his age would be eager for the world to know how noble their status was, but Yi Xiaoyao was the opposite. Pavilion Master Yun couldn’t help but think to himself, ’This Pill Child is no ordinary youth.’

Just then, a young man in a blue robe emerged from the Holy Pill Pavilion below, gleefully clutching a bottle of elixir as he walked out.

Before he had gone far, the blue-robed youth was stopped by a woman in green and the group of people behind her.

"What... what do you want?" the blue-robed youth asked, backing away.

"Hmph! What do we want? Shouldn’t you know perfectly well?"

The green-clad woman snorted coldly, snatched the elixir from his hand, and ordered the people behind her, "Beat him!"

The blue-robed youth was immediately surrounded and beaten by the group. He cried out in pain, "Liu Ting, you were defeated by my young miss, yet you’re taking your anger out on me! If you don’t feel any shame, I feel it for you!"

Hearing this, Liu Ting flew into a rage. "Beat him harder! Beat him to death!"

As she spoke, she channeled her own Spiritual Power, preparing to attack the blue-robed youth herself.

On the floor above, Pavilion Master Yun saw this and shook his head with a smile. "The Liu Family and the Ji Family are like fire and water. It’s always been this way."

"The Ji Family?" Yi Xiaoyao’s gaze shifted slightly.

Below, just as Liu Ting’s fist, crackling with Spiritual Power, was about to smash into the blue-robed youth, a figure descended. A powerful hand intercepted the blow, sending Liu Ting staggering back.

"Who are you? How dare you oppose my Liu Family?" Liu Ting took several steps back and glared at Yi Xiaoyao, who had blocked her attack.

Yi Xiaoyao ignored Liu Ting, proceeding to knock back all the surrounding Liu Family members and pull the blue-robed youth to his feet.

"Are you from the Ji Family?" Yi Xiaoyao asked.

"Yes, yes! Thank you for saving me, friend... Watch out!"

The blue-robed youth thanked him profusely, but in the next moment, his eyes widened as he looked behind Yi Xiaoyao and cried out in alarm.

As it turned out, when Liu Ting saw Yi Xiaoyao ignore her and then ask about the Ji Family, she became convinced he was a friend of the Ji Family. Fueled by rage, she launched a palm strike directly at the center of Yi Xiaoyao’s back.

It was a merciless sneak attack. If it landed, it would most likely cause a severe injury.

Yi Xiaoyao felt the gust of power from behind, and his eyes instantly turned cold.

He spun around and threw a punch, meeting Liu Ting’s palm head-on.

It was an equally merciless punch, one that contained a terrifying Destruction Will.

As fist met palm, Liu Ting’s venomous sneer twisted into horror. She felt the attack in her palm being annihilated by a dreadful power that even began to creep up her arm.

BANG!

With an explosive bang, Liu Ting’s entire right arm burst apart at the shoulder, spraying a mist of blood and sending flesh flying.

The onlookers were all scared stiff. Who would be so audacious as to blow off the arm of a member of the Liu Family, one of the three great powers of Cyan Cloud City!

The blue-robed youth was clearly terrified as well. Seizing the moment while Liu Ting was screaming in agony, he quickly pulled Yi Xiaoyao away and made a hasty retreat.

By the window on the upper floor of the Holy Pill Pavilion, Pavilion Master Yun was stunned for a moment by the scene below before letting out a soft chuckle. "The Pill Child is truly extraordinary."

Meanwhile, the blue-robed youth dragged Yi Xiaoyao quite a distance before Yi Xiaoyao stopped him.

"What are you running for?" Yi Xiaoyao asked with a frown.

"Friend, you’re in big trouble! That Liu Ting is a direct descendant of the Liu Family. They won’t let you get away with this!"

The blue-robed youth said hurriedly, "But you did this to help our Ji Family. I’ll take you to my young miss and ask her to help you resolve this!"

Hearing this, Yi Xiaoyao raised an eyebrow. He had been planning to have this person take him to the Ji Family anyway, so this was perfect.

"Your young miss?"

"Don’t worry. My young miss, Ji Min, is also from the direct line of the Ji Family. With her status, she can definitely keep you safe."

The blue-robed youth continued to lead Yi Xiaoyao toward the Ji Family estate.

Along the way, Yi Xiaoyao learned from the blue-robed youth that Ji Min was Ji Hao’s cousin. This would make meeting Ji Hao much more convenient for him.

Before long, the blue-robed youth led Yi Xiaoyao to the Ji Mansion. Only after entering did he realize the estate was as vast and deep as the sea—impossibly large. It was truly worthy of being one of the three great family powers.

After a series of twists and turns, the two arrived in front of an exquisite pavilion.

"Where is Miss Min?" the blue-robed youth asked anxiously, stopping a passing maidservant.

"In the training grounds," the maidservant replied.

The Ji Family’s training grounds were where the younger generation of the clan practiced.

At that moment, a woman with an agile figure sent the person in front of her flying with a single palm strike. The arrogance in her indifferent eyes deepened as she snorted coldly, "How boring. There’s no challenge at all. How am I supposed to improve with this kind of training? At this rate, I’ll be left in the dust by Ji Hao!"

A servant ran up and whispered a few words in Ji Min’s ear, "Miss Min, the person you sent to buy the elixir ran into the Liu Family..."

"Oh? He blew off Liu Ting’s arm?" Ji Min’s eyes lit up. "Bring him here."

A moment later, the blue-robed youth brought Yi Xiaoyao before Ji Min.

Yi Xiaoyao sized the woman up. Ji Min was not yet twenty and was clearly a beauty in the making. She also bore a slight resemblance to Ji Hao.

"You’re the one who blew off Liu Ting’s arm?" Ji Min asked, sizing up Yi Xiaoyao as well.

"Yes, yes! If it weren’t for this friend, I wouldn’t have made it back alive to see you, Miss! Please help him deal with the trouble from the Liu Family!" the blue-robed youth quickly interjected.

"It’s not impossible for me to help you with your trouble. Since you were able to defeat Liu Ting, your strength must be considerable." Ji Min gave a light laugh and looked at Yi Xiaoyao. "As it happens, I’m in need of a sparring partner. You can train with me first. We’ll talk again after you manage to beat me!"

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