Chapter 852

Chapter 852: Power of the Desolate World Tribe

Tianluo’s question made Jiang Gui slightly stunned. He blinked his single eye and a look of surprise appeared on his face.

It seemed that Jiang Gui didn’t understand why Tianluo would ask this question. After a moment of contemplation, he answered, "Among the Gu Clan, the ones with powerful physical strength are only the Desolate World tribe and the demon clan."

Tianluo then asked, "So, do you think Fang Mang belongs to the Desolate World tribe or the demon clan?"

"Fang Mang?"

After a moment of confusion, Jiang Gui regained his composure and said, "Are you talking about that ordinary person the sect master mentioned?"

"I can’t say for sure, but I know that his physical strength is much stronger than ordinary people, even cultivators. It seemed suspicious, so I decided to keep him around."

"Did the sect master discover something on him? Do they think he might be a member of the Desolate World tribe or the demon clan?"

Faced with Jiang Gui’s question, Tianluo smiled slightly and replied, "Do you know that last time when the Jiang Clan’s sacred object appeared, he was also not afraid of it?"

"What? I can’t believe this!"

Jiang Gui looked shocked and bowed to Tianluo, saying, "At that time, I was also busy dealing with the Jiang Clan’s sacred object and couldn’t pay attention to him. It was my negligence, please punish me, sect master!"

Tianluo waved his hand and said, "I am not blaming you. I just called you over to ask if there is a reasonable explanation for his situation."

After pondering for a moment, Jiang Gui said, "There are two possibilities. The first one is that he is indeed a descendant of the Jiang Clan, but he has abandoned everything related to the Jiang Clan and focused on cultivating his physical strength."

"The other possibility is that he is a product of the combination of the Jiang Clan, Desolate World tribe, or the demon clan!"

After listening to Jiang Gui’s explanation, Tianluo remained silent for a while before continuing, "We can rule out the first possibility. You know the Jiang Clan better than anyone else. If he really is a descendant of the Jiang Clan, he would never choose to cultivate his physical strength!"

"As for the second possibility, it is somewhat likely!"

"After all, in the eyes of their Gu Clan, we mortals are just ants. They would rather choose to combine with other Gu Clans and continue their bloodline!"

Jiang Gui frowned and said, "Master, in my opinion, we should observe this person further. When he reaches the Tao Spiritual Realm, everything will become clear!"

Tianluo nodded and said, "For now, we can only do that."

"If Master has no other matters, I will take my leave!"

"Wait!" Tianluo stopped Jiang Gui, who was about to leave, and asked, "What do you think about the appearance of the Holy Object of the Jiang Clan?"

Jiang Gui smiled bitterly and said, "I have no opinion! Whether it’s the Jiang Clan or the Desolate World tribe, their Holy Objects are not something we insignificant beings can speculate about!"

After Tianluo looked deeply at Jiang Gui, he slowly closed his eyes and said, "It’s okay, you can go now."

"I take my leave!" Jiang Gui bowed to Tianluo, turned around, and left.

…

As the Desolate Mark entered his forehead, Jiang Yun’s body trembled slightly, and a strange power he had never felt before swept through his whole body!

Under this force, his body is rapidly aging at an extremely fast pace.

Just like how time passing on him suddenly speeds up ten or even a hundred times.

This aging and the loss of vitality when he uses vitality as a sacrifice to practice the Art of Sacrificing to the Heavens, feels completely different.

If we have to describe it, we can only say that the loss of vitality is a forced deprivation caused by an external force, depriving only his vitality.

And now this accelerated passing of time is an inner deprivation.

Moreover, this deprivation targets his body and every part of his body.

Just a few breaths later, the Desolate Mark has already flown out from his forehead and returned to the water transformed by the Tao Seal.

Such realization is actually a spiritual experience, similar to everything just being Jiang Yun’s imagination, like a dream.

Jiang Yun is well aware of this!

Even so, he felt extremely lucky to have survived the disaster.

Jiang Yun slowly opened his eyes and let out a sigh, whispering to himself, "The power contained in this Desolate Mark is unlike anything I’ve ever encountered before, but it is also the most terrifying power I have ever seen!"

"Only the chaotic power can compete with it!"

"Unfortunately, the time for understanding was too short and there was nothing special gained, so let’s try again!"

Jiang Yun had storage artifacts he had looted from Lei Ling and the Torture Demon.

Both Supreme Envoys of the Dao San Palace had high value, with the number of spirit stones alone exceeding millions.

Although the seventh-grade spirit stones were not too many, there were around a hundred pieces, which naturally allowed Jiang Yun to gain insights hundreds of times.

So, in the following time, Jiang Yun immersed himself in understanding the Desolate Mark.

He completely ignored the finger in his body and did not think about the possible appearance of Tianluo at any time.

Tianluo always pays attention to Jiang Yun’s situation.

However, Tianluo cannot see the Tao Seal fragments or the Desolate Mark. In his eyes, Jiang Yun is simply focusing on his cultivation practice.

This makes him even more curious.

Apart from his physical strength, Jiang Yun is emitting more and more spiritual energy.

However, this does not match the characteristics of the Desolate World tribe, demon clan, or Jiang Clan.

Tianluo never thought that the recent strange incident involving the appearance of the Jiang Clan’s sacred object could be related to Jiang Yun.

Four months have passed in the blink of an eye!

A month ago, Jiang Yun stopped contemplating the Desolate Mark and instead sat in the courtyard, observing the plants and trees in front of him.

He even dug several small channels underneath these plants and trees, and then spent a whole month just staring straight at them.

Nan Yunruo didn’t understand why Jiang Yun was so interested in these plants, as they weren’t rare or special looking.

But she didn’t want to bother Jiang Yun!

As time passed, Tianluo Sect stopped causing trouble for them, and Jiang Yun continued to receive his medicine regularly every month. Everything seemed to be back to normal, which relieved Nan Yunruo’s worries.

She admired Jiang Yun even more, knowing that everything he did must have a reason.

Today, after sitting for a whole month, Jiang Yun suddenly got up and walked towards the courtyard.

Since the last time Mirage appeared, Jiang Yun not only wasn’t threatened by Tianluo anymore, but he also had some freedom to move around Tianluo Mountain.

"Where are you going?"

Nan Yunruo rushed out of the house and shouted anxiously at Jiang Yun’s departing figure.

"Just wandering around!" Jiang Yun replied without looking back.

In the sound of talking, Jiang Yun walked out of the courtyard, down the steep stairs, towards Tianluo Mountain. He kept walking until he reached the foot of the mountain.

After standing still for a moment, he unexpectedly walked back up again, all the way back to Lv Lun’s courtyard. He sat down again, closed his eyes this time.

Nan Yunruo watched this scene, feeling confused. She didn’t understand why Jiang Yun climbed Tianluo Mountain all over again.

Shaking her head, Nan Yunruo decided to ignore Jiang Yun.

Jiang Yun sat there for three days straight. After three days, he suddenly opened his eyes. His eyes sparkled, and he silently said, "Thank you."