True Martial World - Chapter 1214

Chapter 1214

In the land where Yi Yun secluded himself, there was an azure-blue lake in the middle of an extended mountain range and valley . During windless days, the lake's surface would be calm, without even a single ripple . At night, the lake would reflect the round moon, exuding great beauty .

As it was uninhabited, Ling Xie'er had taken it upon herself to become the lake's owner . She named it Mirror Moon Lake .

At that moment, by the bank of Mirror Moon Lake, four men and two women landed with spectacular speckles of light .

The person leading the group looked like a middle-aged mortal in his fifties . He was severely lacking in lifeblood and there was a wound on his chest . It looked like it was a slash wound .

The middle-aged man looked at the surrounding terrain and said, "We have already escaped deep into the mountains but there are many desolate beasts and Fey beasts here . If we venture deeper into the woods, we might encounter danger . I'm injured and can hardly repress the poison in my body . I can't go on further as I need to rest here to recuperate . If we were to continue and enter the woods, I'm afraid we might perish . "

As he spoke, the middle-aged man was panting . His face had several purplish patches that were obvious signs of poison .

"Senior Brother, I'll set up a concealment array here . Let's recuperate here," a woman that looked to be in her thirties said .

Among this group of people, three men and two women looked rather old . There was another young man that looked about fourteen . He had a round face that was still very child-like . His raven-black eyes exuded hints of an unyielding will .

When he heard his martial uncle's instructions, the youth began clearing the ground and setting up an area for resting . He was still young and unable to help set up any concealment array . All he could do were some miscellaneous chores .

"This lake sure is beautiful . It reminds me of our sect's ice lake . The only difference is the scenery . "

As she looked at Mirror Moon Lake, a woman that appeared middle-aged sighed wistfully .

It snowed perennially at their sect's ice lake but it never froze in any season . In winter, there would be pink winter plums sprouting by the lakeside, making for a picturesque scene .

Another woman in her thirties shook her head and said, "Don't be sad . Although our sect no longer exists, we are still alive . When Ling'er grows up, we can reestablish Ice Lake Island . "

As she spoke, the woman ruffled the youth's head . She exuded tender, loving care, for they were the only few left from Ice Lake Island .

The youth did not say a word . All he did was secretly turn firm and determined . He was in his teens but he was already carrying a heavy mission on his shoulders .

As the two women spoke, they set up the array flags . The concealment array, which was Ice Lake Island's best concealment array, was almost done . With it successfully set up, they would be temporarily safe .

The deep mountains were rather cold and desolate but there was some spiritual energy . They could recuperate for a few days before making a decision on what their future held .

The middle-aged man that led them had already consumed some pills and began meditating to treat himself . However, the purplish patches on his face did not rescind . His chest wound also did not seem to recover, and instead flowed more incessantly . One could vaguely make out blackness in his blood .

"Martial Uncle! Are you alright!?"

The youth was the first to notice the man's odd state . He panicked, for the middle-aged man was the pillar of support among the six of them . He was the deputy island lord of Ice Lake Island . They were only able to remain alive and come this far because he had fought so desperately .

"Senior Brother, didn't you consume the Frost Cocooned Iceheart Pill? Why isn't it able to curb the spread of the poison?"

The woman in her thirties panicked . She believed that things would be fine once the anti-poison pill was eaten .

At that moment, the middle-aged man suddenly struck his chest and spat out a mouthful of black blood . When it landed on the grass, it immediately withered away the green grass, robbing it of its vibrancy .

After the middle-aged man forced out the mouthful of poisoned blood, he finally managed to catch his breath .

"I won't be dying so soon!" he said while gritting his teeth . An unusual redness flashed across his face . The poison was indeed domineering, preventing the Frost Cocooned Iceheart Pill from completely expelling it from his body . All the pill could do was repress the poison .

He did not know if he would ever get rid of the poison at its root . If he didn’t remove it, he probably would not live more than a few years .

The middle-aged man was not afraid of death . He was only afraid that his death would result in Ling'er losing his guidance and protection, and that he wouldn’t have the chance to mature .

"Senior Brother, nothing untoward should happen to you . "

Said a slightly younger man . His face was filled with worry but, just as he spoke, a rainbow-colored beam of light shot out from the lake in front of him . The light charged into the sky as immensely rich spiritual energy rushed at them .

What?

The group was alarmed . Could the scene that was unfolding before them be the birth of a mysterious treasure?

"No, it's an array formation!"

The middle-aged leader was more knowledgeable . The moment he spoke, immense energy rushed over . The concealment array that was halfway set up was dissipated from the surge!

The array flags were launched into the sky!

That was one of their sect's core array formations . Yet, it had been dissipated by the remnant energies of the array formation that was already located here .

At that moment, the group realized that the lake in front of them had shrunk, revealing trees by the bank . Didn't this mean that what they had been looking at all this time was an illusion?

The group exchanged looks . Two of the women had even scooped water from the lake out of their love for cleanliness . They had used the water to wash their faces, so how could the cool and refreshing lake water be an illusion?

"It's a concealment array formation but it's extremely esoteric, far superior than our Ice Lake Island's . I wonder if an expert resides here or if we have accidentally intruded onto a ruin . "

The middle-aged man wore a solemn expression . Either one of the possibilities were extremely dangerous, especially the former . Some reclusive experts had odd personalities . It was now a question of what would happen .

At that moment, they saw the space in front of them distort . A teenager that looked sixteen or seventeen appeared out of thin air with a young girl that was slightly older than a decade .

The young girl had two hair buns and her red face still had a little baby fat . She looked innocent and adorable, like a pixie that resided in the woods .

As for the youth, he looked handsome and had an extraordinary bearing . His eyes were deep like the starry sky and appeared unfathomable . His aura was converged, making him resemble a beautiful piece of jade that had been restored to its original simplicity . He made it difficult for others to describe him .

Who… were they?

The middle-aged man was dumbstruck . They had deliberately escaped into an uninhabited land but ended up encountering others . Furthermore, they were such peculiar people .

Although they looked young, the middle-aged man was certain that they were definitely no ordinary youths .

"You mentioned that your sect had been wiped out?"

At that moment, the youth spoke . He spoke in a slow tone but it seemed to ring within their hearts .

The youth was none other than Yi Yun, who had just come out of seclusion .

The middle-aged man faltered for a moment before nodding his head slowly .

He was feeling completely flabbergasted . The youth had heard their conversation but they had not even noticed the duo’s existence .

"Ice Lake Island… I have never heard of this sect . Is your sect from around here?"

"Yes, but we are only a tiny sect . Senior, it is only natural that you have never heard of it . We had escaped here and accidentally disturbed your peaceful cultivation . Please do not blame us for our ignorance . " The middle-aged man had already begun speaking politely . He guessed that the youth was probably an old monster that had eaten Youth Retention Pills . He had been secluding himself here but they had stupidly trespassed . It was truly a tragedy .

"I see…" Yi Yun nodded . His gaze flittered across the middle-aged man's chest wound . "Tell me, how was your sect wiped out?"

If it was only a typical feud between sects that lead to their destruction, Yi Yun would not bother about it . In a warrior's world, sects were wiped out all the time . Not only did small sects experience it, even the Myriad Immortal Pavilion had been wiped out .

There was no right and wrong in such matters, only victory and defeat . Yi Yun would not interfere in such matters .

However, Yi Yun had sensed a familiar aura from the middle-aged man's wound .

The aura left him wary .