Thea leaned over and kissed James on the forehead. She caressed his face and said with a smile, “Rest well, Honey. I’ll be back by dusk if nothing goes wrong.”A myriad of emotions welled up in James as her soft hands caressed his face.He remembered caring for Thea the same way when they were reunited a year ago.Unexpectedly, it was Thea’s turn to take care of him now.He closed his eyes and stayed silent.Meanwhile, Thea headed out.She picked up the hoe in the yard and walked out of the village.James could not move, so he stayed in bed as he stared at the ceiling in a daze.Time passed by at a glacial pace.After some time, James gradually fell asleep.Suddenly, a person appeared in his room.The man looked to be in his 40s. He had a short crew cut and was dressed in baggy white clothes.He stood beside the bed and had a troubled look on his face as he looked at James.“I’m sorry, my boy. I don’t want to do this either, but I’ve got no other choice.“The Spirit Turtl
James lay quietly on a bed in a bungalow somewhere in Sol.Thomas had already sealed his acupoints so he would not wake up unless his acupoints were released once more.Thomas sat by the bed and looked at James, who was sleeping peacefully.He looked at James with a reluctant expression.Since James left the Southern Plains last year and headed to Cansington, he always kept his eye on James. When he could not personally observe him, he had someone else watch over James in his stead.Thus, he knew where James had been throughout the entirety of the past year.This is how he knew that James had been to Polaris Sect.Over the past few decades, Thomas traveled all over the world.As long as the sect had some sort of renown, he had visited almost all of them and secretly learned their signature martial art techniques.Naturally, he had also been to Polaris Sect and learned their signature martial art technique as well.However, this martial art technique was incompatible with Thom
“That’ll be great.”James’ face was full of gratitude.It was his wish to restore his strength.The Nine Scriptures of Ordeals was all-encompassing and extremely complex. It was hard for him to fully understand it in such a short period.The Nine Scriptures of Ordeals contained the best martial art techniques found throughout the world.Thomas sneaked into Polaris Sect ten years ago.Over the years, he learned numerous martial art techniques that came from various corners of the globe.He did this to learn about the different types of martial arts found across the world so he could use the knowledge to come up with an invincible martial art technique.Although he could not practice the Nine Scriptures of Ordeals, Thomas had fully grasped the theories behind it.He shared what he understood about the Nine Scriptures of Ordeals in detail with James.James spent the next few days in bed, listening to Thomas’ teachings.With someone guiding him, James quickly understood the part
Thomas stood by the bed, looking at James, who had a pained expression.At that moment, his expression became solemn.He kept a close eye on James to immediately pull him out of danger if something were to go wrong.With his proficiency in medical skills, he could still save James if he acted in time.However, this ordeal would leave James a cripple even if Thomas were to rescue him in time.This was not the way James’ destiny was supposed to play out.Thomas fell into silent contemplation.“Oh right, he still needs one more push to help him over the edge.”Thomas suddenly remembered something.The founder of Polaris Sect created the Nine Scriptures of Ordeals out of desperation.In addition to desperation, he had a dream.He wanted to be the world's greatest martial artist. He dreamed of defeating the Prince of Orchid Mountain, who beat him and destroyed his cultivation base.There was another prerequisite to master another person’s martial art and that is to have a simila
She wanted to become the greatest in the world.“Argh!!! Why?!”James bellowed in fury.He was already seriously injured.With the additional gut-wrenching revelation, the vitality in his body rapidly faded away.Thomas sensed something was wrong and promptly urged him, “James, you can’t give up just yet. You mustn’t die here.“You still have a lot more to accomplish.“There are still many things you need to resolve!“If you’re dead, no one will be able to oppose Thea.“Do you know what else Thea practiced besides the Demonic Sword Art?“She also practiced Demonic Breath and cultivated True Demonic Energy. Moreover, she even practiced Murderous Energy which negates the Invincible Body Siddhi.”After learning of Thea’s identity, Thomas was confused as to why the strength of Thea’s Demonic Sword Art was so inconsistent.So, he specifically investigated where Thea had been to.He discovered that Thea had visited Medical Valley before going to Durandal.Thomas also visited th
James’ energy increased considerably.When True Energy is absorbed away from the body of someone who painstakingly cultivated it from scratch, not all of it would end up being absorbed and some vestiges of it will remain.James’ True Energy was absorbed by Tobias.However, there were still some dregs of True Energy that remained within his flesh and bones.These remaining dregs of True Energy within him were forced out of James' body.The nine waves of True Energies quickly concentrated together and coalesced into an extraordinary force.His energy continued to grow at a staggering pace.“Use yourself as the medium, use the world as your pillar, endurance is the key…”James’ comprehension of the Nine Scriptures of Ordeals grew deeper.At that moment, the pores throughout his whole body were unbound and energy from the heavens and earth flowed into his body through the pores, converting into his own True Energy.The nine True Energies increasingly became stronger and stronger.
“Grandpa, what on earth are you trying to do?”James could not understand.He could never figure out what Thomas was trying to accomplish.Thomas had always been secretive.He has kept James in the dark about many matters.Where exactly was his family?Why had they not appeared after it has been so long?“Let’s talk while seated.”Thomas waved his hand casually, and the dust that coated a large rock on the ground was swept away instantly.He sat down, took out a cigarette, and lit it. Then, he threw it to James.James caught it and sat down opposite him.Thomas lit another cigarette and said, “I’m doing all this so our family can prosper till the end of time.”James looked at Thomas as he waited for an explanation.Thomas continued. “My Boy, have you heard of dragons?”James nodded lightly and said, “Yeah. Isn’t the dragon the overseer of the Twelve Zodiacs? It’s a mythical creature, right?”Thomas shook his head gently and said, “Dragons aren’t simply mythical creatures
Thomas left.James looked absentmindedly in the direction Thomas had left in.It was becoming harder for him to decipher his grandfather's intent.His behavior was incredibly bizarre as of late.“Haah.”After a while, James let out a feeble sigh.He did not have the energy to also deal with matters involving Thomas.There were still many things he needed to cross off his list.His first priority would be to find Thea as soon as possible.Thomas had kidnapped him and left a gory scene behind to force Thea to unleash the power of the Spirit Turtle’s blood in her body.He knew that upon seeing the scene, Thea would be enraged and go berserk.Half a month had already passed, so he was unsure of what had happened to her.He had to find her immediately.“How strong did I get?”James did not leave just yet.For the past half month, he had been constantly practicing the Nine Scriptures of Ordeals’ cultivation method, and right now, he had no idea of the extent of his strength.