With that, everyone's ugly expressions worsened.
Only people close to Wang Yan could come under these circumstances, so Xue Wuhen did not hide anything about the various rumours and matters that ordinary people did not know about the Skyroad sect.
The Skyroad sect was a supreme existence that stood above all organisations on the Starsource Continent. They claimed to be the embodiment of the heavenly ways. To everyone present, they were an unstoppable colossus.
Even Wang Yan, whose soul had reached half a step into the Star Plucking realm and was infinitely close to the true Star Plucking realm, had been reduced to such a state by a simple palm strike from Tian Jizi.
If he used his full strength, who would be able to escape? Who would be able to survive?
"Yan 'er, what level do you think the Tian Jizi you fought against is?"
When Wang Yan heard that, he carefully recalled the pressure that Tian Jizi emitted when he fought with Tian Jizi and the power that nearly destroyed him. He shook his head with great difficulty.
"That's hard to say. He might be at the late stage of the Star Plucking realm, or he might only be at the second or third layer. After all, he didn't use his full strength."
Yu Longxin nodded in understanding. The light in her eyes flickered as if she was in thought.
A while later, she slowly straightened her back and shot a glance at Wang Yuesheng.
Wang Yuesheng immediately understood and cleared his throat. "Everyone, please leave for now."
Everyone present was a person with an active mind. They all left sensibly. Even Wang Xian 'er left with them.
For a moment, only Wang Yan, Yu Longxin, and Wang Yuesheng remained in the room.
"Yan 'er, how much do you know about the Skyroad sect?"
"Not a lot, but I have a rough idea. It's said that they claim to be the embodiment of the heavenly ways, shouldering the sacred responsibility of protecting the heavenly ways."
"Every single member is an expert who once shook up the entire Starsource Continent. They're known to be absolute rulers who stand above all organisations."
Yu Longxin nodded discreetly. "Yes, and no. The Skyroad sect wasn't like that in the beginning. While it's true that it's responsible for protecting the Heavenly Axiom, that's just one of the reasons."
"The other reason is to fend off the foreign experts who want to enter the barren miniature world of the Starsource Continent together. That's the foundation of the Skyroad sect."
"But after countless years, the sect master of the Skyroad sect has replaced the old with the new. His original intentions for founding the sect have already been tossed to the winds. All that remains is his wild ambition to control the entire Starsource Continent firmly."
At this point, Yu Longxin sighed. "That's why the Skyroad sect doesn't allow heaven-defying people to appear."
"The definition of a heaven-defying person is very broad. Anyone who opposes the Skyroad sect will be labeled as a heaven-defying person. Anyone who doesn't join them but has the strength to threaten them will also be labeled as a heaven-defying person.
Wang Yuesheng could not help but growl angrily. "Isn't the way the Skyroad sect does things a little too overbearing?!"
Yu Longxin glanced at him indifferently. Immediately, Wang Yuesheng shuddered and stumbled back a few steps. He bowed and lowered his head in silence.
"The Skyroad sect has always done things this way."
Immediately, Wang Yan, who was lying on the bed, was stunned. Why did these words sound so familiar?
That's right, Tian Jizi had said something like that to Xue Wuhen.
"I can't judge the strength of the current Skyroad sect master. As for this Tian Jizi, I have a rough guess. He should be between the third and fifth layer of Star Plucking."
"But he definitely can't exceed the fifth layer of Star Plucking. Otherwise, if his seemingly gentle palm fell … I'll never see Yan 'er again."
"Yan 'er, do you feel unwell anywhere?"
Faced with his mother's question, Wang Yan felt it carefully. He frowned in pain. After a while, he smiled miserably.
"Most of my meridians are broken. My Dantian is full of cracks. My astral powers are leaking."
After saying that, Wang Yan forced a smile. "I'm much better than a cripple."
Everyone had different expressions when they heard this.
Apart from Wang Yuesheng, Yu Longxin, and Wang Xian 'er, who didn't seem too worried, the rest of the people were frowning.
Broken meridians were insignificant. Combined with elixirs and secret techniques, it would only take a few days to recover. But the Dantian was not so easy to repair.
Although the spirit was the most important to a martial cultivator, the Dantian was the foundation.
If the Dantian was broken, there was no way to rebuild it.
Even though Wang Yan's dantian hadn't fallen asleep and only a crack had appeared, this kind of situation would cause his cultivation to be unable to improve for the rest of his life. Moreover, as time passed, his cultivation would fall layer by layer until he became a cripple!
Because the Dantian was the largest space in a martial cultivator's body. It was like a storage ring. It stored the astral powers absorbed from the heaven and earth.
With the breakthrough, the Dantian would expand infinitely and store more astral powers.
When a certain saturation point was reached, if the situation was broken, the cultivation would improve further and break through.
If the Dantian failed, it would stay where it was and re-cultivate to the saturation point.
Therefore, the Dantian was very important. Now that there were cracks, the astral powers stored in it would disappear as time went by.
It was as if a hole had suddenly appeared in a funnel, and anything that existed inside would leak out from this hole.
It was precisely because of this understanding that everyone's expressions turned unsightly when they heard Wang Yan's words.
Even Wang Yan himself felt hopeless.
Tian Jizi's seemingly gentle palm had landed on him, but it felt like the world's most violent attack had suddenly descended from the Nine Heavens and hit him.
His Dantian and the meridians all over his body cracked and shattered. He felt like his body was falling apart.
If he had not consolidated all of his spiritual power into the Reincarnation Sword of a Thousand Souls and waited for the right opportunity to deal a fatal blow to Tian Jizi, he would not have been able to survive.
Therefore, he immediately activated the Reincarnation Sword of a Thousand Souls as soon as he was sent flying. He used his last trump card, the Heaven Destroying Godly Eyes, in an attempt to injure Tian Jizi.
However, he did not expect the Heaven Destroying Godly Eyes to scare away Tian Jizi even though it had only just begun to activate.
This was something that Wang Yan had not expected. At the same time, his admiration for Heaven Burying Divine Emperor had reached a new height.
Merely the rare phenomenon of the Heaven Destroying Godly Eyes had scared away a terrifying opponent like Tian Jizi.
One could imagine how many powerhouses during Divine Emperor Zang Tian's era were hiding in a dark corner and trembling as they stared at his tall and majestic silhouette.
This man had lived his entire life as a legend!
"That's not a problem, and there's no need to worry about it. I'm most worried about Tian Jizi and the organization behind him, the Skyroad sect."
As Wang Yan was lost in his thoughts, Yu Longxin's voice dragged him back to reality.
(End of the chapter)