Beiming Mountain Part 110-140 4 Secrets snatched up

A day later-

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Liang Yu wanted to leave but the place had shifted a little while he was in the room with the Skelton. He hoped it was the members of the Rebels having changed things in the place only. Not some trap that triggered after he took the Skelton.

Considering the trap they have in the place for the Noble Families, it was a safe assumption they changed the place a little. It was only slightly odd the one person that was the caretaker of the place did nothing.

Or maybe Liang Yu was just confused about it.

So far he didn't sense anyone so they had to be out doing other matters. Having finally found the room that had the statues and armor pieces inside it made him both happy and a little upset.

"Hmm, this mythological lion. Said to be the offspring of a dragon." Liang Yu looked at the statue admiring the craftsmanship. He shook his head at the notion a mammal was produced from a reptile though. "Cultivation has so much craziness. SO many ancient bloodlines if memory serves correctly."

With a swipe, he stored it away in his Internal space. The Flame Vortex Core started to pulse a little in response. The flames spreading out further as his Cultivation rose slightly. The flames it exuded inside him turned slightly richer as well as fiercer.

Inside the green Skelton reacted slightly in protest. But the pressure of the Flame Vortex Core suppressed it and sped up extracting from it.

A small object no bigger than a computer chip popped out. It floated in place where the statue use to be. It was left as Liang Yu had no interest in collecting the Tianlong thingies. In his current condition that was a death sentence really.

"Oh that is just something!" Liang Yu was ecstatic. He moved to the next one. "A weird bird that looks like Popeye's ancestor I guess, the one leg bird that represents the omen of various fires. I mean I just have to take you with me. I am sure you will give me insights for Popeye and the others. Especially my own Flame Martial Arts!"

Liang Yu did not observe the lion before putting it away really. But the bird however, he felt his Flame Martial Arts change from staring at it. Drawn to it all of a sudden, his hand went out touching it.

*FWWOOOSSSHHH!* Flames poured out of Liang Yu's body and wrapped the bird up. Instead of it going to a spot in his internal space, it was devoured by his Dantian completely.

"Well shit..." Liang Yu was at a loss for words. It was reckless messing with this stuff but, had to risk it for the biscuit. "..I think it will be fine for now. Feels like my Dantian is sturdier somehow. Also recovered some of my qi for it. Definitely going to make it harder to improve it with that smashing method."

*Thrum!* His Dantian pulse as if in rebellion.

"Ok.. I won't do that anytime soon." Liang Yu smiled wryly. Astonishing enough, it stopped thrumming. "Ok, that is just crazy now." Looking at the other statues made of weird materials, he wonder which ones to snatch up next. 'I need the Dragon no doubt about it. The bird did something to my Dantian most likely because the connection of flame. This Crimson Blood Black Dragon should help when I develop my Dragon Martial Arts.'

*Schup!* The purple dragon statue was sucked in. Slowly it spun around as the Flame Vortex Core emitted some qi before stopping. Liang Yu had put a stop to it just in case. His eyes lit up as a few thoughts came to mind.

Seeing the White Wolf he ignored it. The Green Lion didn't react, so odds were it wouldn't either. He moved to the Green Viper Statue. Within ten feet, he felt his Flame Vortex Core and the Blood Black Dragon statue throb.

"Ok taking this to." Liang Yu added it to his internal space. But it moved over to the dragon statue inside him. The two statues glowed before fusing together inside of him. A small ball of qi left and entered his Flame Vortex Core. "Neat... but at least no pain so far."

Looking at the other statues, Liang Yu was about to snatch up the others. However something else occurred the moment he laid eyes on the monstrous Snail. The little chips that were in the previous statues spun while floating in place.

*Bzzzt!* A bolt of lighting shot out, striking him in the chest.

"Humph!" Liang Yu recovered quickly enough from the attack. Taking a step forward, his eyes landed on the bear. "Well, guess your next."

*Dooom!* A blast of energy sent him flying backward. Blowing the hair from his face, Liang Yu was beside himself.

"Ok.. so no to you as well then." Feeling a little off put, it took a minute to recover his footing. "I feel really light and cold. What in the world did they do to me?"

Stopping in place, Liang Yu circled his qi as he cultivated Astral Sense. The Snail hit him with lighting at the level of his own lighting. Well.. it was better than his that's for sure.

The force from the Bear changed the gravity around his body as well as induced a weird chill. One more violent than he felt before. Even worst than the blasted halberd Ye Xinghe now had. It actually gravitated warmth to the center and turned it into cold qi violently inside.

"Kuk!" Liang Yu coughed up fresh blood. His body was a wreck after closer look. "Damn.. it! Should have taken my time!" His eyes shined as he looked forward at the Bat statue down the way. "Show me what you got!"

*Screech!* A sound wave shot out with wind. Liang Yu was slammed into the wall above the entrance to the room before he could even blink. He then dropped light a sandbag to the floor.

"Stingy bastard!" Liang Yu cursed under his breath. "I am leaving this room to then!" He limped away before he was tempted to look at the other statues. "Not like I wanted those blasted artifacts in those barriers!"

The moment he left the room, a figure appeared for a moment. Eyes scanning each area. The method used to take the statues was beyond it's understanding. The notion to try and kill Liang Yu passed quickly enough.

Considering the fact he entered the place on his own and bypassed a few of the traps already, deserved a little caution. As well as met the criteria setup in the place.

The figure faded away to watch from the shadows again. But Liang Yu turned any time he came to a room as well as dipped away when he spotted a few cultivators. It seemed the rebels were in fact inside the place.

Either they went out when he first arrived or the place was just that big he didn't come across them. Considering his luck so far, it was best to make a full escape with his current condition. He did have some items to check over.

A few of the jewels were odd and contain a little qi. So good selling pieces as well as bribes. The Skelton and the statues definitely needed to be handled cautiously. Liang Yu had been real reckless when snatching them up but it was better than nothing.

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A Helping Hand-

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Liang Yu just made it out and was about to sprint to the location of his people, but someone was chasing him the moment he made it a few feet way. So happy with being topside, he triggered a simple trap by the looks of it.

"Tch!" Liang Yu turned on his heels and struck back with a killing blow. His pursuer flew back and collapsed. "You have got to be kidding me?" He droned out. The pursuer was dressed in all black like a assassin. 'Why was the person nearby?'

Not waiting he shot forward fleeing the place. Only good news was that the pursuer was injured and that allowed him to kill him easily. Two injured people fighting only winner would be who struck first.

A few minutes after Liang Yu departed, a cloaked figure appeared. It was none other than Lin Hong. His hand outstretched as black green qi permeated. The art of Necromancy was quite the thing. With a simple touch, the body of the pursuer withered.

The life force entering into Lin Hong making his cultivation stronger. But only a little as a bit of Liang Yu's qi clashed against the energy.

"Slightly painful." Lin Hong grimaced. The amount of energy he should have received dissipated into the air. "Who was that and why do they feel familiar?" His eyes slightly blurry didn't let him realize the person that fled was Liang Yu.

Considering the long black hair and the simple clothes Liang Yu wore, from the back he was no different than 60% of the males of this world.

Before he could pursue, Lin Hong was racked by a sense of pain. He over used the Necromancy Arts and was paying the price for the backlash.

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Resources!-

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Liang Yu was still running in the forest. He made sure to keep a mindful lookout for any trouble and only fought if he had to. A few demon beasts were taken out with the meat helping to alleviate some of the pain.

Any time he tried to cultivate fully to recover, he felt intense pain in his body. At one point he made it to a river. Several bodies were laid out. Members of the Imperial Army that tried to flee or were ambushed by the enemy.

*Woosh!* Laing Yu stored them all into his internal space and kept moving. Feeling dizzy, he jumped into the river to let it take him down stream. Bypassing the last few patrols he was happy once he surfaced nearby someone he knew.

"Hi..." Liang Yu muttered before fainting. The young girl was the young ice cultivator in his group. She snatched him up quickly and ran back to the camp. Popeye and the other Fire Birds following along.

"What in the heck was he up to all this time?" Macara hoped trouble wasn't on the way. They had been fine lately but things could always change. "Liang Jian!" She called out the moment she was close.

"Hmm?" Liang Jian stopped his practicing and looked over. To see his cousin in such a state definitely caused a slight panic. "Liang Yu!" The camp turned a little hectic as most thought the worse.

Liang Yin shot over and checked his grandson. He sighed heavily after just realizing it was just exhaustion and nothing more. Taking the chance, he checked deeper to see if anything else was the matter.

"Haaa, good. Just overworked." Liang Yin checked Liang Yu's Dantian and felt nothing was wrong. He didn't stay long as he felt an overwhelming force bore down on his psyche. Not risking any danger to himself, he pulled away. Slightly confused. 'What is going on with you? I have come across guarded individual before but this was a bit much.'

Seeing the disturbed luck on Liang Yin's face, they thought something was up.

"Grandfather, is he ok?" Liang Jian asked scared. Ye Xingyun came over having heard the commotion but he was elbows deep in dissecting a demon beast boar to come over at the time. Wiping his hands clean he checked his teacher over. "Well?!"

"He is fine. Just tired is all. Needs actual sleep." Ye Xingyun pulled away. "As well as a bath. He smells like mold, dust, and guts."

"Who is going to wash him?" Ye Mu asked with his face scrunched up. A female came out of Liang Yu's tent. She picked him up in a princess carry and walked back inside. "Well guess that answered that."

"Um who is that by the way?" Ye Xingyun asked. He felt she felt familiar. "Where have I met her before?"

"That is your former clansmen Ye Yue." Linlin said simply. Liang Jian took a moment before recognized who she was. "He saved her before she died using some weird method. I have no idea how he did it." She gave a shrug. She found out after she was returning something to Liang Yu's tent yesterday. "How she stood hidden is beyond me. But she is really good at hiding her qi. It is spooky."

"Ye Yue is alive?!" The Ye members were shocked. But also very confused.

"Well she is still recovering from what happened, so it best to leave her alone." Linlin said quickly. "Best to give her space. I do not think anything odd is happening between her and Liang Yu." She was unsure of her statement but Liang Jian was sure nothing was happening.