chapter 2081-2085


    Chapter 2081


    Dwight signaled at Jed with a frown and shook his head softly to stop him from asking questions. To this,


    Jed shrugged and kept his curiosity aside. At this time, Jackie was in no capacity to care about what the


    people around him were talking about. He focused all his concentration on the energy that he had just


    absorbed. The powerful soul power washed through his meridians, and immense pain spread throughout


    his entire body.


    Although the Shattered Soul Crystal was a precious treasure, it contained a great amount of energy. The


    energy was so strong that it felt like a road roller constantlypressed his meridians. Jackie’s


    meridians were rtively strong, but he gradually grew weaker after enduring the continuous impart and


    was unable to take it anymore. He sighed deeply and continuously performed the seal with his hands,


    wanting to form the sixth soul sword by utilizing this energy.


    He ignored the thoughts of everyone around him. One by one, strands of dark-colored light appeared In


    his palms. These strands of light condensed into ck runes in mid-air, and they twisted and rotated as if


    they were about to form a painting.


    With the support of such powerful soul power, it was much simpler to form the soul swords. The great


    master was able to form the soul swords several hundred times faster than Jackie because he had the


    support of strong soul power and was able to use that power to form the sword as he wished.


    Everyone watched as Jackie continuously flipped his palms. His hands moved faster and faster until only


    shadows of his hands were left. Within several breaths, the sixth soul sword waspleted. Jackie


    ignored the condition of his body and continued. He immediately plunged into forming the seventh soul


    sword.


    Everybody stared at him, especially Jed and the rest. Jed looked left and right in puzzlement as he tried


    to make sense of what was going on by looking at the others’ reactions. s, everyone else was just as


    clueless, with doubt painting their expressions, and they could not even hide it.


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    They had no idea what Jackie was doing. What was he practicing? Why were his hands so grandiose in


    the way they moved?


    Dwight’s frown never left his face. He lowered his voice and said, “What is he doing? Is he practicing


    powerful martial skills?”


    Jed initially nodded before he shook his head. “What martial skills can he practice when he’s only in the


    initial stage of the innate level? He’s probably bluffing, who knows.”


    Dwight leaned back, but his eyes never left Jackie.” Ordinary people might be restrained by their realms


    when practicing martial skills, but Jackie seems to be extraordinary. Look at what happened just now.


    The two of us thought that he wouldn’t be able to break through the trap array, but he still managed it.”


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    Jed nced at Dwight. “This is different from finding a way to get out of the trap array. If he’s so talented,


    he would’ve been epted as one of the Thousand Leaves Pavilion’s disciples. Why did he go to the


    Dual Sovereign Pavilion instead? Let’s not stretch it out too much.”


    Dwight stopped speaking, and one after another, the possibilities shed through his mind just like what


    Jed said, practicing martial skills was different from thinking of a way to break out of the trap array.


    Practicing martial skills was an extremely difficult task.


    It was extremely difficult for a person in the initial stage of the innate level to practice martial skills of the


    Earth level! Even disciples in the fifth-grade sects could not achieve this, let alone this young man who


    was from a third grade sect. However, the things happening to him were too grand to ignore.


    As Jackie continued absorbing the surrounding energy into his body, Dwight truly wondered to himself if


    Jackie was truly practicing an Earth-level martial skill.


    Chapter 2082


    In fact, Dwight did not know that the limitation on the realms had no effect on Jackie because Jackie had


    absorbed the memories of the great master. Not only did he know what the great master knew, but he


    also inherited the great master’s various experiences with these things aiding him. Jackie had no


    limitation when he practiced martial skills.


    As time passed, Albion, Dwight, and the others only saw hot sweat trickling down Jackie’s forehead like a


    waterfall that burst through its bank. They could not help but brown when they saw this just like that, a


    day and a night had gone by when Jackie finally seeded in forming the tenth soulsword. Jackie had


    finally entered the level of proficiency.


    No matter what martial skill a martial artist was practicing, they were separated into three stages:


    preliminary, proficient, and perfection. Jackie’s sess in forming ten soul swords meant that he had


    completely entered the level of proficiency.


    Jackie wanted to achieve perfection, he had to form so many more soul swords. At that moment, he


    required a lot of time to settle down to achieve that. When Jackie opened his eyes again, it was already


    sunrise on the third day. This meant that he had been practicing for one and a half days. He was slightly


    more rxed when he saw how the sunlight shone over thend.


    Jackie had sessfully absorbed most of the energy from the Shattered Soul Crystal, and the remaining


    30 to 40 percent of the power had been stored in his body. Although the crystal was only the size of a


    fingernail, the power could not be underestimated. if he did not use all the soul power in forming the soul


    swords, Jackie would have burst and died from the high amount of power.


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    Nash stretched out his hand and ced a white towel in Jackie’s hands. “Go and wipe yourself dry.”


    Nash’s voice was slightly hoarse in sheer worry for his son. After all, Jackie was in so much pain from his


    meridians being crushed by the soul power that his entire body quaked Seeing Jackie in such a state


    worried Nash immensely.


    Jackie quickly nodded. He was so dirty as he had been covered in dust blown by the wind and had been


    sweating. His biggest wish right now was to find a clean stream to take a bath. He exhaled a rxing


    breath and finally stood up from the ground. As he had been meditating for a long period and his body


    was in a stiff position, his joints audibly popped the moment he stood up.


    At this moment, Jed could not help but say, “Brother Jackie, what were you doing just now? Were you


    practicing some extremely powerful martial skill or martial art technique? You’ve caused quite a huge


    amodation…”


    Jackie nced at Jed and simply replied, “I just wanted to use my time to quickly improve my strength.”


    This was such an obvious and stiff prevarication, but Jed also understood that this was Jackie’s private


    matter. He would seem impolite if he continued to pester Jackie for answers when Jackie was obviously


    unwilling to speak more about it. Hence, Jed ceased his questioning.


    Jackie turned around to look at the gravel road in front of him. The gravel traveled from west to east, and


    he wondered if they were able to walk out of this valley following this road.


    “Let’s go. We’ve stayed here for a long time already.” The others were speechless when they heard what


    Jackie said. The corners of Jed’s mouth twitched, not knowing what to say to that. He felt that this person


    was not strong, but he was secretly thinking about himself as the leader of the team. He started training


    or leaving after mentioning it and did not take their opinions seriously.


    Jed coughed softly. “My Senior Brother Albion hasn’t healed from his injuries. What should we do if we


    go out abruptly and face any danger?”


    Chapter 2083 Jackie turned around and walked toward Albion without any hesitation. He stretched out


    his hand and ced it on Albion’s wrist.


    Jackie did not know much, but he was capable of judging Albion’s injuries through his meridians. Albion


    had recovered 40 to 50 percent already, but he would need a couple of months if he wanted to be


    completely healed.


    Jackie did not want to waste those couple of months In this ce. Jackie nced past Jed and stared


    straight at Dwight, who stood behind Jed. “Your Senior Brother Albion’s wounds have stabilized, and he’s


    forty to fifty percent recovered. However, apart from time, he needs a peaceful environment if he wishes


    to be seventy to eighty percent recovered. Even if we continue to stay here for another month or two,


    nothing will change, and your senior brother will only have a fifty to sixty percent recovery. What we


    should do is think of a way to leave this ce and cure your senior brother after that.”


    Dwight exhaled softly and felt that what Jackie said made sense when he thought about it. Senior


    Brother Albion needed the help of other pills and herbs to have a recovery rate of 70 to 80 percent.


    However, they had already used all the pills and herbs they have on Albion, and none remained. If they


    stayed here, it would hinder Senior Brother Albion’s recovery.


    Dwight stretched his legs and stood up from the ground when he had made up his mind. He patted the


    dust off of his body and picked the broken leaves off his arm before speaking without looking up.” You’re


    right. It’s a waste of time to continue lurking here. Let’s think of a way to leave this ce.”


    Jed’s expression faltered upon hearing this, but all he could do was hide his anger, unable to directly


    refute Dwight.


    They did not dy their actions after they decided what to do next. For everybody’s safety, Dwight led


    the pack to check the path for everybody else while the others followed behind him. There was a stream


    flowing beside the gravel path. They just walked outward following the direction of the stream flowing. In


    fact, none of them were able to tell where they were or which way they should go; they could only march


    on.


    Albion, on the other hand, could walk on his own without the support of others. Although it was slightly


    tiring, it did not affect his wounds. Jed walked beside Albion. As Dwight had gone checking the path for


    everybody, Jed could only mention his worries to Albion. “Do you think that we’ll bump into the Corpse


    Pavilion’s disciples? What do we do if we do? What shall we do if the trap array hasn’t been resolved?”


    He did not forget that those lunatics from the Corpse Pavilion had secluded Mount Beasts and set up a


    trap array. Even if they did not run into any of the Corpse Pavilion’s disciples, they would also face the


    issue of the trap array. He had no idea if Jackie would be able to find the array eye this time.


    Albion sighed helplessly and nced at Jackie, who was walking right in front of him. “I have no idea;


    guess we’ll only have to wait and see. To be honest, I feel that we’re taking a risk by going out at this


    moment. Nheless, it’s a waste of time if we stay here for a long time. We can only try our luck and


    circle back if it doesn’t work.”


    The grass under their feet was soft. The situation seemed to be extremely peaceful as the birds’ chirping


    and sounds made by other small animals traveled to their ears. However, none of them let their guard


    down, knowing very well that none of them knew what they would face the next second.


    Right at this moment, Dwight, who had been checking the path for everybody ahead of them, suddenly


    turned around and came running back. His darkened expression obviously meant that he had


    encountered something bad.


    Jackie immediately stretched out his hand to shield Nash behind him as his eyes stared at the space


    behind Dwight.


    Sure enough, a familiar voice entered their ears within two breaths. “It’s you! How are you guys still


    alive? Was the trap array at the bottom undeserving of its reputation?!”


    Chapter 2084 The man with a pointy chin showed up in front of Jackie with three Corpse Pavillion’s


    disciples behind him. Luckily, the masked man was nowhere to be seen. The man with a pointy chin had


    been the one following the masked man previously, providing the masked man with ideas as he bad


    mouthed about them.


    Who would have expected to bump into them not long after they left the valley?


    Senior Brother Robin Mullins, are these the people our eldest senior brother is hunting.


    Jackie raised his brows. So, this man’s name was Robin Mullins. Under normal circumstances, nobody


    would address their n brothers with their full name unless this person’s surname was everywhere,


    Their name might be easily confused with other n brothers unless they addressed him with his full


    name.


    Robin had a sharp chin and looked like a treacherous court official, good at ttering others. Robin


    narrowed his eyes as he sized up Jackie and the others, seemingly trying to spot some great secrets


    from them.


    Robinughed coldly, shrugging as he said, “We can’t let them escape. I’ve never heard about anybody


    coming out of the legend under the Cliff of Sorrow, but these people had actually made it out. They


    probably know something very important.”


    Robin suddenly turned around and looked to those three people behind him. Those three looked alike


    and were obviously brothers. “Derek Roffe, you’ll go to the left, and Dudley Roffe to the right. Damian


    Roffe, you’ll remain in the center with me.”


    With that said, the four of them manage to surround Jackie and the rest in the middle. It looked like they


    nned to make Jackie and the others stay, not allowing any of them to escape.


    Jed and the others turned pale. He immediately turned toward Dwight and barked, “What’s going on with


    you? How could you lead them here? How did they discover you?”


    Dwight’splexion darkened when he heard what Jed said. He turned around and red at Jed


    angrily.” What’s this about? You speak as if I purposely led them here. I have no idea how they


    discovered me. That Derek guy discovered me when I was checking the path ahead of us.”


    Dwight was slightly flushed, whether it be out of shame or frustration. He did not even lower his voice,


    causing the four men standing opposite them to hear his words, too.


    Derek sneered and stared at Dwight with a mocking expression on his face. “Stop embarrassing yourself


    in front of us. You’re a Jackie of all trades but a master of none. You must’ve practiced a martial skill to


    hide your figure. Unfortunately, the martial skill you practice means nothing to me. In the entire Corpse


    Pavilion, nobody from the formal and informal disciples have better hiding and exploration abilities than


    me. You’ll only make a joke out of yourself by showing yourself up to me.”


    Dwight flushed a crimson color, but he was unable toe up with any refutable words. From the looks


    of It, Derek was definitely stronger than him, or he would not have easily discovered how he hid himself.


    However, Derek suggested to Robin, “Senior Brother Robin Mullins, should we send a signal to our


    eldest senior brother—”


    Unexpectedly, Robin’s once prideful expression turned cold upon hearing this, like a wave of cold wind in


    December. He stared daggers, and Derek was startled by Robin’s reaction.


    Robin sneered. “Hey, why aren’t you this foolish any other day? Did you not hear what I said just now?


    The five of them have great secrets! What can we get If we report to the eldest senior brother about this?


    We wouldn’t even get the scraps, let alone the main dish.”


    Chapter 2085


    Derek had an immediate realization when he heard this. He stretched out his hand and pped himself


    instantly. Of course, his p was nowhere harsh; it was out of realization, too. A smile crawled to his


    face. “Agh, what a fool I am! You’re right. If news about this gets out, it won’t benefit us at all. These


    people aren’t strong, and we alone will be sufficient in handling them.”


    Dudley and Damian jumped on the bandwagon and said ttering words, much to Robin’s pleasure. His


    cold expression was nowhere to be seen after that. You guys are thinking of notifying the eldest senior


    brother when these are just a couple of losers. The eldest senior brother will say we’re losers if we


    trouble him with this. Three of them are in the final stage of the innate level while the other one is in the


    initial stage, and another useless one who’s in the acquired level. On top of that, one of them in the final


    stage of the innate level was badly wounded previously. Even if there were only three of us, they’re no


    match for us!”


    All four of them were in the final stage of innate level, especially Robin, who was about to break through


    into the spring solidifying realm. These peopleid out their n without even making it discreet, thinking


    as though Jackie and hispany were like bs of meat on a chopping board.


    Although Jed was extremely furious when he heard what they said, he could not refute it, anyway. These


    men had a point: they were no match for Robin and his team. They were considered weak soldiers, too.


    Jed inhaled deeply and could not help but take a couple of steps back. He stretched out his hand to grab


    Albion’s arm. Senior Brother Albion, we need to retreat. I don’t know if we can get rid of them, though.”


    A bitter smile appeared on Albion’s face. “How’s that possible? On top of that do you think that they’d


    allow us to escape? We’ve escaped the tiger’s den just to enter the wolves’ territory. It looks like we’re


    fated to die.” Albion would never say such discouraging words under normal circumstances. However,


    the continuous problems had caused him to slowly lose his will to fight. Together with the fact that he had


    not recovered from his wounds, he became disheartened.


    Despite keeping their voices hushed, Robin saw through their thoughts andughed maniacally at them.


    “Are you guys thinking of escaping? Do you think you guys can do that? Thebat power of your team


    combined is only two people in the final stage of the innate level. You guys are fated to die if you n to


    fight the four of us!” Robin grew increasingly excited as he spoke, and his smile grew wider.


    Jed’s expression faltered. “We’re done for, this time. I’ll never leave Senior Brother Albion and escape on


    my own!”


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    Dwight rolled his eyes at Jed. “What do you mean when you say this? You sound like I’d leave our senior


    brother here and escape alone! I won’t escape on my own; we’ll die together if that’s our fate. It’s just


    quite unfortunate… After all, we’ve just escaped from the Ten Absolutes Trap Array, and we even thought


    that peace was at hand. Who would have expected…”


    Jed tightened his fists and raised his head to look at Jackie. “We shouldn’t have left the ce as this


    ce Is filled with danger. We should’ve waited inside for a couple of months until the masters of our


    sect broke the trap array and got rid of these asses. We would’ve been safe by then!” He was obviously


    comining about Jackie’s idea, and Jackie could tell what he really meant. He was not a fool.


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