Supreme Sword God

Chapter 1063: Chapter 1062: Secret Technique Attempt, Taboo Returns

Ye Chen found himself in a dilemma at this moment.

Those crimson eyes were too terrifying.

If that mysterious unknown presence was always watching everything here, could it have overheard his conversation with Zhang Qianye? If so, was there even a sliver of a chance for success?

"Celestial Master Zhang, wake up!"

Ye Chen shouted.

However, Zhang Qianye remained unresponsive, showing no signs of reaction, just staring with blank eyes.

If Ye Chen hadn’t been sure that Zhang Qianye was still alive, he might have mistaken him for dead within the Taboo Calamity.

"Could it be that Celestial Master Zhang has encountered the same situation I did just now?"

Ye Chen showed a look of contemplation, recalling the conversation he had with Sikong Zhaixing on Divine Mirror Island.

The Taboo Calamity was not unchanging.

There was a type that silently and invisibly took a person’s spiritual will to another world.

Perhaps, the situation he encountered earlier and the current plight of Zhang Qianye were just like this.

"Since my Celestial Stele Breathing Technique was effective, perhaps it can also bring Celestial Master Zhang’s spiritual will back!" Ye Chen muttered quietly. In the next moment, countless divine phenomena emerged around him again, with divine light shining majestically and grandly.

"Celestial Master Zhang, wake up immediately!"

Ye Chen shouted like an angry god, his voice booming like thunder from the nine heavens.

In the next moment.

Celestial Master Zhang’s body suddenly shuddered, his hollow eyes gradually regaining vitality.

Ye Chen immediately concealed the phenomena of the Celestial Stele Breathing Technique, waiting silently for Zhang Qianye to awaken.

Half a moment later.

Zhang Qianye finally regained normalcy, but his life force was much weaker than when Ye Chen first saw him here.

"Celestial Master Zhang, what happened just now?" Ye Chen immediately asked.

Zhang Qianye appeared terrified as he said, "A cracked skeletal hand slowly dug into my flesh, broke my bones, and crushed my internal organs into pulp one by one..."

His voice trembled, clearly indicating the terrifying ordeal he had just experienced was indeed horrifying.

Ye Chen: "I also encountered some trouble, but it wasn’t the same as your situation, Celestial Master Zhang."

Zhang Qianye remained silent for a long while before barely regaining his peace of mind. "You were implicated. Different Taboo Calamities descended upon you. This is quite normal."

Ye Chen: "Celestial Master Zhang, this Taboo Calamity will always accompany you, omnipresent. Perhaps our previous conversation has already been leaked, making the likelihood of success even lower. Are you still willing to try?"

Zhang Qianye nodded and said, "Try!"

If they tried, they might survive.

If they didn’t try, the only path would lead to death.

Ye Chen nodded and said, "Celestial Master Zhang, I will pass on a set of Secret Techniques to you. Operate the secret technique to enter a state between life and death. Remember, you must maintain the balance. Once you cross that balance line, you will truly die."

Zhang Qianye nodded and said, "Alright!"

Immediately, Ye Chen imparted part of the secret technique created by the Sikong Clan ancestors from Divine Mirror Island to Zhang Qianye.

Zhang Qianye frowned and said, "This Secret Technique is vast and profound, endlessly mysterious. I fear it won’t be easy to comprehend thoroughly in a short time."

Ye Chen: "..."

"I just took one look and understood it..."

Zhang Qianye: "..."

Ye Chen: "We don’t have much time to waste. Use this!"

With that, Ye Chen directly handed a piece of Enlightenment Tea Leaf to Zhang Qianye.

During his time in the Martial Alliance, Ye Chen wasn’t idle. He was diligent in the Sword Tomb dealing with the remnants of the Celestial Demon, taking the opportunity to persuade and reason with the Enlightenment Tea Tree, acquiring some Enlightenment Tea Leaves.

Zhang Qianye: "..."

Ye Chen: "I can’t be bothered to brew tea, just eat it directly."

Zhang Qianye: "Celestial Master Ye, if I survive this, I will surely repay this great favor!"

Ye Chen grinned and said, "Hurry up and eat, then go comprehend the Secret Technique. If you don’t understand something, ask me."

A day passed.

Zhang Qianye looked weakly at Ye Chen.

During this day, Ye Chen had thoroughly deflated him.

He was even scolded several times by Ye Chen, who pointed at his nose...

Zhang Qianye felt utterly wronged in his heart.

He became a Celestial-tier Divine Appraiser, his aptitude and talent being the absolute top level in the entire Celestial Burial Sea.

But in front of Ye Chen, he felt somewhat inadequate!

Ye Chen did his best to keep his voice calm. "Anything else you don’t understand?"

Zhang Qianye: "No, I can start!"

Ye Chen: "Old Zhang, then let’s begin. Remember, you must hold onto that line between life and death. If the life force is too abundant, it will be impossible to deceive the heavens; if the life force is too scant, you will promptly perish!"

Zhang Qianye looked at Ye Chen.

In this moment, he seemed to understand something.

Ye Chen was on brotherly terms with the madman Chi Mutian, and spoke candidly with Celestial Cauldron Emperor, seemingly like old pals, perhaps due to his familiarity.

Indeed.

When they first met yesterday, it was all "Celestial Master Zhang," very polite.

But as the day went by, it turned into berating him as if he were a grandson.

Now... he casually called him Old Zhang!

Zhang Qianye hummed, then sat cross-legged to operate the Secret Technique.

His aura began to undergo an extremely peculiar transformation, straddling the edge between life and death.

Ye Chen focused intensely, carefully observing every wisp of aura fluctuation in Zhang Qianye.

In the future... he might need it himself, accumulating experience now!

Half an hour passed.

Zhang Qianye completely lost any trace of aura fluctuation.

Now, he was firmly stabilized on that balance line between life and death.

It could be said that he was still alive, he indeed could come back to life.

It could also be said that he was dead, able to die at any moment.

At this moment.

Inside the house, the cold, sinister wind became terrifying once again.

The shrill and piercing howling was even more jarring than the day before.

The Taboo Calamity grows stronger each time it fails to take its target’s life!

Ye Chen took a deep breath, needing to act quickly now. Immediately, he waved his hand and numerous divine stones flew out from his Storage Ring.

With successive strikes of the Celestial Master Chen Seal, he directly extracted the power from the divine stones. Simultaneously, Ye Chen transformed one hand into a claw, reaching towards Zhang Qianye’s Celestial Spirit, forcibly extracting a wisp of Zhang Qianye’s life essence.

Ye Chen took Zhang Qianye’s life essence and immediately infused it into the extracted divine stone power; thereafter, a completely new body of Zhang Qianye slowly coalesced.

"I don’t know if this will work or not, Old Zhang, we can only take a gamble. Wish you luck!"

Ye Chen uttered lightly. In the next moment, he once again cast intricate hand seals onto Zhang Qianye’s true body, completely masking the traces of his existence!

Upon completing all this.

The house underwent massive changes, with all light vanishing in an instant, making Ye Chen seem as though he was immersed in a world composed entirely of darkness.

In the darkness.

The crimson eyes appeared once again, fixating tightly on Ye Chen!

Ye Chen suppressed the discomfort in his heart, staring back at those crimson eyes, and said, "It’s so boring hiding in the dark, why not come out and have a chat?"

The crimson eyes grew even more sinister and vicious.

Ye Chen: "If you don’t come out, then I’ll come over."

With those words, Ye Chen unleashed the myriad divine phenomena of the Celestial Stele Breathing Technique, charging towards the area where the crimson eyes were located!