Chapter 197: Heaven-Overturning Seal!

Yang Xiao was also somewhat surprised. He knew Yang Tian's tenacity very well, and to see him reduced to this state clearly indicated that the seal technique was no simple matter.

After breathing heavily for a few moments, Yang Tian lay on the ground recovering his strength. Later, urged by Yang Xiao, he gritted his teeth, forced himself to stand up, then sat cross-legged, sinking his mind into his sea of consciousness.

Within Yang Tian's sea of consciousness, a vast expanse of red-gold divine light shone brilliantly, the dazzling golden radiance glittering resplendently. Beneath this expanse of golden light, countless golden characters had condensed, emitting extremely powerful fluctuations.

"Could this be the inherited martial technique?" Staring at the golden characters ahead, Yang Tian's throat rolled slightly, a flicker of shock flashing in his eyes.

The 'War' character within his body had come from inheritance; since these golden characters could extend into his sea of consciousness, they were surely not simple. Now, Yang Tian immersed his mind into the golden characters.

"Earth-Shaking Seal, Heaven-Overturning Seal, Annihilation Seal! These three seal techniques were created by me, exhausting my lifelong efforts. This seal is the Heaven-Overturning Seal, a Star-rank intermediate martial technique. When cultivated to perfection, it can overturn heaven and sea! When two seals combine, their power directly approaches that of a Star-rank advanced martial technique!"

"Star-rank intermediate martial technique!" Hearing this voice of introduction, a surge of fervor instantly flooded Yang Tian's eyes. Star-rank martial techniques and Mystic-rank martial techniques were incomparable; a single Star-rank technique could be exchanged for a hundred Mystic-rank techniques!

Yang Tian was utterly astonished. The fusion of the first two seal techniques would cause their power to skyrocket.

"The second technique is already a Star-rank intermediate martial technique, and it can merge with the Earth-Shaking Seal. Then what level is the third technique, the Annihilation Seal?" Scratching his head, Yang Tian smacked his lips. The remaining technique was likely a Heaven-rank martial technique!

Yang Tian was silent for a while, then his mind surged into the introduction of the Heaven-Overturning Seal. The seal formula of the Heaven-Overturning Seal shared similarities with that of the Earth-Shaking Seal, but the energy consumed was vastly different.

The higher the stage of a martial technique, the more its power increased geometrically, and the energy it consumed multiplied several times over. Yang Tian had already expended nearly half the energy in his body just to unleash the Earth-Shaking Seal. This was only because his qi and blood were exceptionally condensed, his qi sea was three-tenths larger than an ordinary person's, and the War Heaven Art stored qi and blood more than ten times that of common techniques.

Thus, Yang Tian could easily execute this technique that bordered on Star-rank. If someone of the same cultivation level had used it, they would likely be unable to move afterward.

Within the Ancestral Dragon Ring, Yang Tian remained silent for about a day before slowly opening his eyes. Heaven-Overturning Seal! It overwhelmed the enemy with force, forming a seal like a mountain—an extremely domineering attack method! If unleashed, the qi and blood consumed would be terrifying.

"How is it? What martial technique?" Seeing Yang Tian awake, Yang Xiao walked over slowly and asked. From Yang Tian's earlier expression, the rank of this inherited technique was evidently not low.

"Star-rank intermediate martial technique, Heaven-Overturning Seal!" Hearing this, Yang Tian turned his head slightly and smiled at Yang Xiao. If this technique was mastered, its power would be no less than that of the Blazing Sun.

A smile spread across his face, and Yang Xiao said gently, "The grade is not bad. You should cultivate this technique first. Right now, all the major families know your moves, so this technique will serve well for self-defense."

"That's fine." After thinking for a moment, Yang Tian nodded. He still didn't know Yang Ba's location. If he met up with him and revealed his identity, he would face even more terrifying assassination attempts.

"While cultivating the technique, prepare more spiritual herbs. Inside the Ancestral Dragon Ring, you have over a year's time. Focus on alchemy—it's enough for you to break through to a fourth-rank alchemist. Prepare to make a trip to the Alchemy Conference."

"Uncle Xiao, when will I break through to the next realm?" After pondering for a moment, Yang Tian said slowly. Currently, his divine soul was nearing the intermediate stage of Forging Strength. If he cultivated to break through, he might reach the Soul Refining realm!

"Don't rush for now. I recently researched a recovery pill whose main ingredient is a fifth-rank spiritual herb, the Blood Soul Flower. Have that little girl help you collect it. Refine as many as you can. The Annihilation Divine Thunder is not something to be taken lightly; a single Marrow-Transforming Pill is far from enough."

Yang Xiao said slowly, a hint of worry in his eyes. He didn't know what had happened in ancient times. Yuan Xia had said that Yang Tian would attract the Annihilation Divine Thunder. Although he didn't believe it in his heart, he dared not take it lightly. This divine thunder, even in ancient times, was used to punish the most heinous criminals who cultivated demonic arts.

In ancient times, very few people survived such divine thunder, let alone Yang Tian, who was only a minor cultivator. The difficulty was immense, and it was highly likely that he would die here.

"Alright." Nodding, Yang Tian recalled the previous two tribulations and couldn't help but feel a pang of fear. If not for the protection of his bloodline power and the Ancestral Dragon Ring, he would hardly have persevered.

"I wonder if this auction house dares to take the Golden Dragon Seal." After a moment of silence, Yang Tian thought about his financial situation. The only item he could sell now was this Dao artifact; Yang Xiao still needed the Azure Dragon Seal.

Yang Tian's consciousness returned to his physical body. Gazing at the night sky before dawn, he focused his mind, and dazzling starlight burst from his back, instantly illuminating the dim room with surging ripples.

Looking at the star-filled sky, Yang Tian's eyes, as they opened and closed, even showed phantom images of the sun and moon. Brilliant starlight burst forth, captivating the soul.

After the sun-moon void flashed and vanished, Yang Tian recalled the method for condensing the celestial phenomenon. Suddenly, the Tianshu star emitted a strong light, instantly drawing in the star power of heaven and earth.

Starlight descended, directly converging on the Tianshu star. Over time, the Tianshu star scattered strands of starlight, descending onto the nearby suspended starlight.

The condensation was extremely slow, almost tortoise-like. The celestial phenomenon of stars illuminating the azure sky required accumulating abundant star power to activate the Tianxuan star.

"No, too slow." After cultivating for a while, Yang Tian shook his head slightly. At this rate, it would take a long time to condense the power of the second star.

"I don't have many Star Condensation Pills left; I'll have to cultivate the Gouchen Star Pill..." Sighing, Yang Tian said slowly. At this cultivation speed, it would be faster to cultivate spiritual herbs.

Just as Yang Tian was pondering, he heard a noise outside the door. Startled, he got out of bed and walked toward the door.

"Creak..." Outside the door, a petite figure cast a long shadow in the moonlight. When she noticed the door suddenly open, a flash of joy appeared in her beautiful eyes, but it was quickly dispelled by a trace of panic.

"Yun'er, why aren't you resting at this late hour?" A gentle voice sounded. Yang Tian looked at Yun'er and couldn't help but smile. Who would have thought this girl possessed the supreme Nine Yin Divine Body in the cultivation world?

"Oh... I..." Her eyelashes trembled slightly. Yun'er intertwined her hands and said softly, "Brother Yang, were you just now displaying the star celestial phenomenon?"

"How do you know?" Hearing this, Yang Tian was startled. This room had a formation arranged outside, which, though not very high-level, could easily block divine sense probing.

"Brother Yang forgot, Yun'er is a formation master." Seeing Yang Tian's astonished expression, Yun'er pouted and looked at him with a hint of reproach.

"Oh... right... right, Yun'er is the successor of the Formation Sect, haha." Scratching his head, Yang Tian grinned and laughed. He was somewhat surprised; if any formation master could see through the outer formation, then it was virtually useless.

"Hehe, actually, the outer formation was set up by Yun'er, so..." Seeing this, a sly glint appeared in Yun'er's eyes, and she couldn't help but giggle.

"Uh..." Hearing this, Yang Tian spread his hands. His gaze hesitated for a moment, then he asked, "Yun'er, has anyone placed a seal inside your body?"

"Yes... how do you know?" Nodding, Yun'er's pretty face was full of surprise. The seal in her body was placed by her master, and no one had ever seen through it, not even the elders in the sect. Yet now, Yang Tian had seen through it.

"This little girl probably doesn't know about her physique..." Seeing Yun'er's expression, Yang Tian muttered to himself. His eyes hesitated for a moment, then he said slowly, "Yun'er, your physique is quite special. If discovered, it would be very troublesome. You'd better return to your sect soon."

"Return..." Hearing this, Yun'er's crescent-shaped brows furrowed, her face full of reluctance. She muttered, "I finally got out; I'm not going back."

"Uh... it's fine if you don't go back, but you must never leave here. Since I can see the seal on you, others can definitely see through it too." Still uneasy, he admonished.