Xiao Yifeng was startled, finding it somewhat hard to believe.
"It’s just that against the heavens. However, although this physique defies the heavens, it has one major drawback that turns it into a disastrous body."
Xiao Yifeng asked in astonishment.
"Because anyone with the Seven Orifices Exquisite Body must obtain the Heart of Seven Orifices and merge it with the Seven Orifices Exquisite Body before the age of twenty in order to truly activate it. Otherwise, if they do not acquire it, their organs will rapidly fail, leading to death!"
"And the woman before us possesses the Seven Orifices Exquisite Body, it’s just that she has already surpassed the age of twenty. She must have taken some special Spiritual Medicine to sustain her life until now, but it looks like she won’t be able to hold on much longer unless she fuses with the Heart of Seven Orifices."
Long Qian continued explaining.
"The Heart of Seven Orifices, isn’t that..."
A look of surprise flashed across Xiao Yifeng’s eyes when he heard these five words.
"Exactly, the Heart of Seven Orifices is that heart-shaped stone you obtained before!"
Long Qian saw Xiao Yifeng’s thought and spoke directly.
Xiao Yifeng hadn’t expected that when he saw the auctioning of an object named the Heart of Seven Orifices back at the Donggang auction, he didn’t know what it was.
He just knew it was a very powerful item and later on took the opportunity to obtain it, never imagining that the Heart of Seven Orifices had such a use.
"However, the Heart of Seven Orifices you obtained is incomplete; it’s merely a part."
Long Qian said indifferently.
Xiao Yifeng’s eyes shimmered as he watched Lan Linger.
Soon after, the terrifying pressure in the great hall vanished. The middle-aged monk walked directly up to Lan Linger, his eyes filled with excitement and joy.
"Benevolent lady, the Buddha statue manifested its spirit just now, proving that you have a connection with the Buddha. May I know your identity?"
The middle-aged monk addressed Lan Linger.
"My name is Lan Linger, from the Lan Family of Yanjing."
Lan Linger spoke with simple honesty.
"Miss, it seems you really have a connection with this Buddha. The moment you paid your respects, the statue shone. Surely nothing will happen to your body."
The middle-aged woman said to Lan Linger with a smile.
"I hope so, let’s go."
Lan Linger smiled and turned to walk outside.
Xiao Yifeng’s gaze followed Lan Linger as she left, his eyes showing a distinct brilliance.
"Kid, have you taken a fancy to her? Let me tell you, if you make her your woman and also find the rest of the Heart of Seven Orifices for her, then you’re in for a fortune. If you could dual cultivate with her, your strength would skyrocket for sure!"
Long Qian said outright.
"Senior, could you not always be so lascivious?"
Xiao Yifeng was speechless.
"Tch, I’m just giving you a heads-up. Who knows, what you’re thinking in your heart might even be more lascivious than me."
"Brother-in-law, you’re going to pop your eyes out staring so hard; she’s already walked far away."
Ye Yashi’s voice suddenly rang out, waving her hand in front of Xiao Yifeng’s eyes.
"I was just casually looking."
Xiao Yifeng retorted, curling his lips.
"Right, the way you were looking at her, it’s as if you couldn’t wait to strip her naked."
Ye Yashi rolled her eyes at Xiao Yifeng.
"Your eyes must be playing tricks on you, you should go to the hospital and have them checked out."
"That person just now should be Lan Linger, the young miss of the Lan Family among Yanjing’s Eight Great Families, a great beauty of Yanjing, just rarely seen in public."
Zhang Xinlan introduced.
Xiao Yifeng said dismissively and started walking outside.
As soon as he stepped out of the great hall, Xiao Yifeng’s gaze sharpened, a flash of astonishment crossing his eyes.
He saw a group of people coming towards him, led by Princess Zi Luo in a purple dress, exuding a lofty aura, with Liusheng Yiyi by her side.
Accompanying them were some of China’s government officials and a group of Imperial protectors, as well as martial experts from the Liusheng Family.
At this moment, Zi Luo and Liusheng Yiyi also saw Xiao Yifeng, and their expressions were varied.
Liusheng Yiyi looked at Xiao Yifeng and called out, her expression somewhat excited.
"Princess Zi Luo, Yiyi, why have you come to China?"
Xiao Yifeng approached the two women and said.
"The Princess is here on behalf of the Japanese Imperial Family to discuss some matters with the Chinese government. We heard that the temple here is quite efficacious, so we came to pay our respects."
Liusheng Yiyi explained, looking at Xiao Yifeng.
"I never expected you to have such a large fortune, having offended a powerful clan in Yanjing, and yet you seem perfectly fine!"
Princess Zi Luo’s eyes shimmered as she watched Xiao Yifeng.
"I’ve always been rather hard to kill!"
Xiao Yifeng smiled wickedly at the corner of his mouth.
Suddenly, a gunshot rang out, throwing Mingquan Temple into instant chaos as all the tourists started fleeing, covering their heads.
"Protect the Princess!"
"Protect the young miss!"
The Japanese Imperial protectors and the martial experts of the Liusheng Family shouted, but there were too many people around, causing many of them to be scattered.
Xiao Yifeng immediately started to protect Ye Yashi and Zhang Xinlan, retreating, with Tian Tu and Jian Yun emerging to guard both sides.
At that moment, a black arrow shot explosively from a distance, aiming right at Zi Luo.
The arrow came too fast for the Imperial guards to react.
Standing next to Zi Luo, Liusheng Yiyi suddenly cried out, stepping in front of Zi Luo with her eyes closed.
Then, a crisp clanging sound was heard as a flying dagger shot forward, deflecting the black arrow away - it was Xiao Yifeng’s doing.
Swoosh swoosh swoosh!
At that point, a group of black-clothed individuals with weapons burst forward, charging directly at Zi Luo and the others. The group was comprised of individuals with at least Gang Qi Realm strength, among them, five or six were Qi Condensation Realm experts.
The leader was a masked middle-aged man, revealing only a pair of cold eyes, wielding a katana, already at the peak of the Qi Condensation Realm. He burst forward with his body and attacked Zi Luo viciously with a single strike.
As that terrifying slash approached, Zi Luo’s face remained calm, but Liusheng Yiyi’s eyes were filled with concern.
At that moment, two Imperial Guard experts rushed forward, wielding their weapons to block the masked man’s assault, with other Imperial guards partly protecting Zi Luo and the rest engaging the black-clothed adversaries.
However, since Princess Zi Luo hadn’t brought too many people to the temple, with only around a dozen Imperial guards present, they felt somewhat understaffed at that moment, while the Liusheng Family only had five or six experts.