CHAPTER 297: CHAPTER 17: CLOUD LANTERN TECHNIQUE, BURNING SOUL POWER

"Miss, you used the tattoo needle again," Teng Wu said, after having brought the still shaken Yun Luo and Ye Zi back to the village. Upon hearing that Yun Luo had used the tattoo needle on the way, the usually calm Teng Wu became as violent as a lake hit by a storm.

He rarely lost his temper with Yun Luo, but now his flat face was twisted with anger, his thick eyebrows furrowed in rage.

On the way back, unable to withstand Ye Zi’s persistent questioning, Yun Luo hesitantly revealed her identity. Yun Luo was a Tattoo Master, and not just any Tattoo Master, but one with extraordinary talent.

This surprised both Shalman and Ye Zi greatly, but Yue Jinghua was not too taken aback by it.

The Yun Family was already known throughout the world for their Tattoo Masters, and Yunhu Commerce was a great clan. If Yun Luo had no skill to speak of, relying solely on her grandfather the Clan Leader’s protection, it would have been impossible to gain such attention from Yunhu Commerce. Not to mention being assigned a Dark Heavenly Master for protection.

"Why are you so angry? Whether or not I use the tattoo needle is my own business," said Yun Luo, her eyes red, like a cat that had its tail stepped on, suddenly bristling.

"Miss Yun, don’t be angry. Teng Wu was so anxious when you went missing, he was turning in circles. Just now when he went out, he was all fired up, and his tone became inevitably harsh," Hongling and Teng Wu had been searching for Yun Luo towards Bailu County. Along the way, Teng Wu had activated his Dark Skill and dashed madly, nearly getting into a conflict with some mercenaries traveling at night.

His concern for Yun Luo was probably more than just that of a master and servant.

"Wuwu, it’s none of his business. I’m just a person who will die sooner or later, there’s no need for his concern," Yun Luo covered her face, shoved Teng Wu aside, and ran out.

"What’s the matter with you, you big fool? Why did you make her cry?" Ye Zi gave Teng Wu a disdainful look, thinking to herself, why are there so many blockheads in this world; one is like this, and so is another. She also ran out after Yun Luo.

Teng Wu stood there, his expression dimmed, motionless.

"Teng Wu, you really did wrong this time. To be able to use the tattoo needle under such critical circumstances, to carve a rune on Ye Zi’s flower vine, instantly enhancing the vine’s offensive and defensive capabilities, such ability is unmatched in the Canglong Continent today," Yue Jinghua said indifferently, "Moreover, she did it not for herself but for her companion. I guarantee that after this incident, both Ye Zi and Yun Luo will have grown a lot."

Only through facing life and death can one earn true friendship.

"Miss Yue, this is the deed to Xuanji Academy. According to the agreement between the young miss and you, the deed now belongs to you. However, this does not absolve the Mercenary Team of their debt, so you must still accompany us in searching for clues regarding the destruction of the Dark Beast Egg. Furthermore, I have another favor to ask, Miss Yue and everyone, please don’t disclose that the young miss is a famous Tattoo Master," Teng Wu said gravely, handing over the deed to Xuanji Academy to Yue Jinghua before walking out alone.

After a moment, Ye Zi came back. She gave Yue Jinghua a cold look before finally speaking, as if relieved, "Yue Jinghua, do you have a way to save Yun Luo?"

Just now, Ye Zi had asked about Yun Luo’s secret.

When Yun Luo was born, it was discovered that her Dantian was incomplete, and in order to save her life, Yunhu Commerce spent a great deal of money to obtain a unique Cultivation Technique for her called the Heart Lamp Technique.

The Heart Lamp Technique is also a high-level spiritual power cultivation technique. After cultivating the Heart Lamp Technique, Yun Luo, though young, possesses astonishing spiritual power cultivation.

With her extraordinary spiritual power and her uncle Yun Lang’s affection, she learned to carve Holy Runes.

As every coin has two sides, Yun Luo is unable to cultivate Dark Power and is also not adept in any other Spiritual Power. The consequence of cultivating the Heart Lamp Technique is the burning of her soul power.

"Every time Yun Luo uses the Heart Lamp Technique to carve Holy Runes, her body suffers a heavy blow. The Pill Masters in the Imperial City say that unless someone can reconstruct her Dantian, if she carelessly manipulates her soul power again, it will definitely lead to Dantian exhaustion, and paralysis of her limbs," It’s precisely because of the possibility of Yun Luo becoming handicapped at any moment that the Yun Family’s Clan Leader has spoiled her since she was young, indulging her every whim, which has led to Yun Luo’s notoriously capricious behavior.

"I’m powerless," Yue Jinghua spread her hands, she’s not the all-powerful Creator God. If Yun Luo was just suffering from a blockage in her Dantian, she might have tried to unblock the Dantian with Creation Power. But since it’s a matter of Dantian defects, even the Pill Masters in the Imperial City say that the only solution is a reconstruction of the Dantian.

Reconstructing the Dantian is as difficult as reaching the heavens. Since even the renowned Tattoo Master Yun Lang of the Yun Family cannot help Yun Luo, Yue Jinghua is also at a loss.

"If you don’t help her, I won’t tell you about the treasure we discovered tonight. I’m telling you, we didn’t just mess around tonight; we’ve done something remarkable. We’ve found a way for the entire population of Fengdan County to survive the cold winter safely," Ye Zi didn’t believe that someone as profit-driven as Yue Jinghua would miss out on such an opportunity.

That mysterious blue snow that can burn is rarely seen on the continent. Ye Zi was fully confident in her belief that if Yue Jinghua became aware of the existence of such magical Blue Snow, she would definitely be more than eager.

"Are you talking about this?" Yue Jinghua conjured up, as if by magic, a piece of Blue Snow the size of a palm in her hand, "I conveniently took a piece with me on my way back."

"You, how did you—" Ye Zi was at a loss for words, as she hadn’t seen Yue Jinghua pick up a piece of Blue Snow at any time.

"Catch a fire and it burns, purely natural and pollution-free. My knowledge of this Blue Snow is much more than you think. I’ve already had Hong Yao survey the surroundings of that frozen land. This time, you’ve indeed achieved something, but you’ve also caused big trouble. With your merits and misdeeds offsetting each other, you no longer have the qualifications to bargain with me. Fengdan County is under the Duke Mansion’s territory, and I would have discovered this patch of Blue Snow sooner or later. You startled those mercenaries last night and let one of them escape, have you thought about the consequences?" Yue Jinghua mused that playing with science against her was futile; discovering a reserve of combustible ice with an ominous area within her territory was likely the first such field in the entire Canglong Continent, which meant she had hit the jackpot this time.

As for the people from Bailu County, there would inevitably be conflict sooner or later; before that, the defense work for Fengdan County needed to be dealt with first.

The next day, as dawn was just breaking, Yue Jinghua, along with Hongling and a few sturdy women from the village, headed in the direction of the Blue Snow Field they had found earlier.

A night of snowfall did not hinder the group’s exploration. After a full day of surveying, they confirmed that within the territory of Fengdan County, there lay a high-quality Blue Snow Field, a hundred zhang thick and covering an area of over a hundred li.

Describing it in more common terms, if it were the modern era, an equivalent area of combustible ice would be enough to support a population of three billion in the Huaxia Alliance for three hundred years.

Yue Jinghua believed that with proper development, in no more than a year, she could make Fengdan County one of the forces that could not be ignored on the map of the Dragon Battle, but there were also many problems lying ahead of her.

The most important issue was whether she and the people of Fengdan County could protect this Blue Snow Field.