After this battle, Yan Chuan suffered significant injuries. It took him four days to recuperate before heading to Tianpeng Academy in Mei State.
Tianpeng Academy, ranked tenth in the world!
They are indeed filled with skilled martial artists.
However, the top young limit-breaking experts had already gone to Cang Mountain for preparations, leaving behind those with limited strength. Yan Chuan single-handedly defeated them all, winning consecutively against twenty-three people. He even bested two Inner Court Elders, but was ultimately repelled by a palm strike from ’Elder Tianluo.’
This ’Elder Tianluo’ was not the strongest in Tianpeng Academy, and compared to Yin Huaidao and Yang Xishan, he was clearly a level lower, unable to enter the "Earthly List."
Yet, even so, this person’s strength should not be underestimated. His movement technique was advanced, and his grappling skill was exquisite. Within a hundred moves, he managed to easily subdue Yan Chuan.
This was also Yan Chuan’s third defeat along the way!
A defeat that was honorable!
"Initially, I thought he intended to strive for victory on this challenging journey, to build momentum and reach the peak at Cang Mountain, with even stronger fighting power. But now it seems that’s not the case."
"Or perhaps, he did not anticipate that Yang Xishan and others would make a move?"
"Alternatively, he might simply want to experience the people and martial arts of each state and county?" 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂
Tian Jing couldn’t quite ascertain the purpose of Yan Chuan’s journey.
Having seen Yan Chuan’s battle records and his traveling trajectory, Tian Jing guessed that he could approximately reach Cang Mountain in four or five days.
He was looking forward to reuniting with Yan Chuan—
"I have prepared a generous gift for you."
In a nameless wild mountain in the northern part of Tianpeng County, Mei State, Yan Chuan suddenly coughed up two pools of black blood. It looked terrifying, but his complexion quickly regained its rosy hue.
Wang Zhengyi swallowed a bottle of ’ginseng liquid’ and let out a long breath, expelling all the chest congestion.
Fu Yunzhan, with delicate features, had a pale complexion. The treasure sword was in front of him, and he suddenly opened his eyes, a flash of hostility passing through.
Wang Ge sat cross-legged, with five points of his heart facing the sky, refining and simplifying thirteen types of internal strength within his body. A stream of white smoke rose from his head, a shiver ran through his entire body, forcing out all the cold air.
Wang Zhengyi glanced around and saw that all three were in a sorry state, finding it momentarily amusing.
Wang Ge said helplessly, "Who would have thought that, although we all came from the Academy, Tianpeng Academy would strike us harder than the previous Jianghu sects!"
"Tianpeng Academy, ranked tenth in the world, they refuse to acknowledge even the top-ranked Yanjing Academy. In promoting the ’Cang Mountain Sword Discussion,’ Tianpeng Academy was among the most vehement. The people here, from top to bottom, are proud and arrogant. We almost beat them a few days ago, so how could they show any mercy!"
Fu Yunzhan wiped his treasure sword, seeing three brand new notches on it, he couldn’t help but feel distressed.
Yan Chuan cultivated, dissipating the injuries inside his body. Hearing Wang Zhengyi and the other three talk about the battle at Tianpeng Academy, he couldn’t help but smile wryly.
’Elder Tianluo’s qinggong and grappling were almost at the transformation realm, and his cultivation was extremely high. As soon as Yan Chuan faced him, the pressure was immense, leaving him no space to maneuver. Having spoken a few intermittent sentences, he barely managed to sustain himself for a few dozen moves and was almost captured alive by ’Elder Tianluo.’ Fortunately, Yan Chuan realized the situation was dire and fled quickly. Otherwise, even with Jiang Bianliu as a strong backup, he would be safe, but if captured alive, he would inevitably lose some face.
’Elder Tianluo’ apparently had no desire to turn against an Innate Grandmaster. Seeing Yan Chuan’s embarrassing escape, he let him go rather smoothly.
However, the dozens of exchanges left Yan Chuan with significant injuries, taking him three full days to fully recover.
Wang Zhengyi, Fu Yunzhan, and Wang Ge, whether fighting disciples or elders, each had more or less injuries. Sitting cross-legged and breathing control, today they finally healed.
It really wasn’t a pleasant experience!