"What? You're saying my junior brother's daughter was pierced through her vital points with a soul-locking nail and imprisoned for ten years?"
After Lin Chen mentioned Zhang Ying's situation, Lu Yuyan, who had been lying weakly on the sickbed, suddenly sat up.
An intense killing intent emanated from her entire being.
The sheer power of her killing intent caused the entire异空间 (yìkōngjiān - alternate dimension) to tremble slightly.
"Scoundrels!"
Lu Yuyan's eyes instantly turned bloodshot, and her body began to tremble uncontrollably.
Her murderous aura seemed poised to pierce through the heavens!
"Yuyan!"
Long Yixian, who was outside, dropped his hammer and rushed in. He immediately channeled a palm full of spiritual energy into Lu Yuyan's back.
As the spiritual energy entered her body, Lu Yuyan slowly returned to normal.
"Alright, alright, it's alright now."
Once Lu Yuyan calmed down, Long Yixian quickly spoke in a soft voice, trying to comfort her.
At this moment, Lin Chen was utterly astonished.
The aura Lu Yuyan had just exuded was undoubtedly several times stronger than his master's!
Heaven knows, his master was currently a legitimate half-step Nascent Soul expert!
But just now? Lu Yuyan's aura far surpassed his master's!
Several times stronger than half-step Nascent Soul… doesn't that mean this martial aunt of his is actually a legendary Nascent Soul cultivator?
"What's wrong? Did martial aunt startle you?"
After calming down, Lu Yuyan turned to look at Lin Chen.
"Uh, martial aunt, your cultivation..."
Lin Chen swallowed hard.
There were hardly any Nascent Soul cultivators in the entire Dragon Country's cultivation world!
Lu Yuyan, who had been so sickly, was actually such a legendary powerhouse?
"I'm just a cripple now."
Lu Yuyan sighed, her expression filled with a sense of loss.
"Uh, martial aunt, what exactly is going on?"
Seeing Lu Yuyan's current expression, Lin Chen's heart ached.
What was happening? Why had both his master and martial aunt fallen into such a state?
"To rapidly increase my cultivation, I cultivated the Qian Yuan Burning Blood Divine Skill, and now I'm suffering the backlash."
"I have at most half a year left to live."
Lu Yuyan sighed deeply and explained to Lin Chen.
"Uh, Qian Yuan Burning Blood Divine Skill, it has a backlash?"
Hearing this, Lin Chen was immediately confused.
Good heavens, he was also cultivating the Qian Yuan Burning Blood Divine Skill to rapidly improve his cultivation!
He had carefully read the introduction before. If one's medicinal pills couldn't keep up while cultivating this divine skill, their cultivation would indeed regress, but it shouldn't have caused Lu Yuyan to become like this, should it?
"What? You've heard of this cultivation method?"
This time, it was Lu Yuyan's turn to be curious.
The Qian Yuan Burning Blood Divine Skill was obtained by her by chance from an ancient secret realm.
Back then, to survive, she had gritted her teeth and made up her mind to cultivate this method.
She originally thought that no one in the entire world would know about the existence of this cultivation method, so how could Lin Chen know about it?
"Uh, to be honest, martial aunt, I am also cultivating this method."
Lin Chen scratched his head, feeling somewhat at a loss.
Even if his medicinal pills couldn't keep up and Lu Yuyan's cultivation regressed, at worst she would become an ordinary person, right?
Why was Lu Yuyan like this now?
"What? You've also cultivated this method?"
"Quick! Quick, abolish your cultivation and start anew! You still have time!"
Upon learning that Lin Chen was also cultivating this method, Lu Yuyan was startled.
Good heavens, she had been harmed by this method her entire life. If Lin Chen were to be harmed by it again, how could she face her junior brother?
"Martial aunt, could you show me the cultivation manual for your skill?"
At this moment, Lin Chen was extremely curious.
Could it be that the Qian Yuan Burning Blood Divine Skill Lu Yuyan cultivated was different from his?
"The manual has already been destroyed by me, but I still remember the incantation..."
Although curious, Lu Yuyan still revealed the cultivation method she had practiced.
After Lu Yuyan finished explaining her cultivation method, Lin Chen's brows furrowed deeply.
Good heavens, no wonder Lu Yuyan had become like this. It turned out that the cultivation method she practiced was incomplete!
"Martial aunt, forgive me for speaking frankly, but your cultivation method is incomplete, which is why you are suffering the backlash."
Lin Chen spoke the truth without hesitation.
"What? Incomplete?"
Upon hearing this news, Lu Yuyan was stunned.
Good heavens, she had relied on this cultivation method to break through from Core Formation to Nascent Soul in just ten years.
She had originally thought it was the strongest cultivation method in the world, and a bit of backlash was normal.
But now Lin Chen was telling her that the version she cultivated was actually incomplete?
"Yes, this is the version I cultivated. You can take a look."
"Based on my personal experience, cultivating the complete version, even if spiritual energy cannot keep up, at worst, your cultivation will regress, and you'll have to start over."
"There will be no side effects."
Lin Chen then took out the Qian Yuan Burning Blood Divine Skill from his Nine Dragon Ring and handed it to Lu Yuyan.
Lu Yuyan took the book and eagerly began to read it.
As she saw the contents clearly, her brows furrowed deeply.
"So... I was indeed cultivating an incomplete version."
Lu Yuyan finally understood.
"Martial aunt, I have some knowledge of medicine. How about I check your meridians?"
Lin Chen then suggested.
He could feel that the emotions Lu Yuyan displayed when talking about his master and senior sister were indeed genuine.
"Alright."
Lu Yuyan nodded and did not refuse.
Lin Chen then took out a silver needle and inserted it directly into Lu Yuyan's wrist.
A wisp of spiritual energy flowed through the needle into Lu Yuyan's meridians, circulating within.
After about two to three minutes, Lin Chen slowly opened his eyes.
"Martial aunt, your meridians are severely damaged. Repairing them will be quite difficult!"
After examining Lu Yuyan's physical condition, Lin Chen's brows furrowed deeply.
"Hmm? Difficult? Lin Chen, what do you mean?"
However, as soon as Lin Chen finished speaking, Long Yixian, who was standing nearby, suddenly stood up and stared intently at Lin Chen.
He had clearly heard that Lin Chen said "difficult," not "impossible"!
"Uh, Uncle, martial aunt's meridians are all damaged, and she has at most half a year to live."
"But if we can find a hundred-year-old Yellow Immortal Ginseng, refine a Marrow Cleansing and Meridian Reshaping Pill, her meridians can be reshaped."
"Of course, it will be impossible for her to cultivate other methods; she can only continue to cultivate the Qian Yuan Burning Blood Divine Skill."
"However, this Qian Yuan Burning Blood Divine Skill can only allow her to reach the Nascent Soul stage at most."
"This means that martial aunt can only reach the late Nascent Soul stage in her lifetime."
Lin Chen, with a troubled expression, stated his opinion.
However, after he finished speaking, he found that all three people in the bamboo house were staring at him, dumbfounded.