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"I finally know who you are!"
Yang Tian's face darkened.
The old lady had a dagger with a token inside; this token was her identity token.
Initially, Yang Tian had no intention of checking the old lady's identity.
But the old lady was just too mysterious, full of secrets.
So in the end, Yang Tian snatched the dagger and then crushed it, revealing the token inside.
On the token were four large characters: Dark Elder!
Dark Elder?
Elder of the Dark Organization?
In an instant, Yang Tian's face darkened further, looking coldly at the old lady: "Granny, you're quite impressive, actually an elder of the Dark Organization!"
"Elder of the Dark Organization?"
Wang Ying looked at the old lady nervously.
These past days, everyone had been dealing with the Dark Organization, and as an ordinary person, though she was the chairman of the Ma Xun Group, Wang Ying was still afraid of these ancient martial artists from the Dark Organization.
"Yang, what are you saying? The granny is an elder of the Dark Organization?"
Ling Ying stepped forward, face filled with anger.
If the old lady was really an elder of the Dark Organization, wouldn't they be in great danger?
"Ling Ying, take a look..."
Yang Tian handed the token to Ling Ying.
Ling Ying took the token and looked, her eyes filled with murderous intent: "I didn't expect she really is an elder of the Dark Organization. No wonder she knows where my parents are. Her approach likely holds no good intentions!"
"Ling Ying, don't speak recklessly..."
The old lady said, trying to come forward to snatch the token back from Ling Ying.
At this moment, Yang Tian channeled Spiritual Breath, focusing it on his palm, and struck towards the old lady fiercely.
This strike held a monumental force.
The old lady's face darkened.
She never expected Yang Tian to strike with such force. She cast a glance at Yang Tian and quickly retreated, standing there with a cold face: "Yang Tian, this is between me and Ling Ying. It has nothing to do with you now; you can leave!"
"Really?"
Yang Tian sneered coldly.
This old lady was too arrogant, an elder of the Dark Organization, yet still so insolent?
Courting death!
Yang Tian channeled Spiritual Breath, focusing it on his fist, intending to rush forward for a deadly blow.
But at this moment, the old lady was already taking action.
The old lady did not attack Yang Tian but instead struck the ground heavily with a palm.
Boom!
A rumbling sound erupted, and the whole ground vibrated fiercely.
Strong Spiritual Breath blasted in all directions, causing all trees, flowers, and rivers within a kilometer to boil.
For a moment, everyone was frozen in place.
Even Yang Tian frowned deeply.
He never expected the old lady to be so formidable.
A single strike probably surpassed the pinnacle of the Body Tempering Realm, maybe even Yang Tian couldn't match her.
Before this, Yang Tian thought he could contend with the old lady, but now he realized how gravely mistaken he was.
This old lady unleashing all her energy was a terrifying presence.
"Old lady, I didn't expect you to be so powerful! It seems you've been pretending all along!"
Yang Tian said deeply.
"Give me the token."
The old lady said indifferently.
Ling Ying didn't hesitate, handing the token back directly. In such a situation, confronting the old lady was courting death.
The old lady put away the token and suddenly looked at Yang Tian.
Yang Tian sensed danger and instinctively channeled Spiritual Breath, preparing to confront the old lady.
But then, he felt a suppressing breath surging up.
He couldn't move at all.
Whoosh!
The next second, the old lady already dashed forward, patting Yang Tian's chest twice.
Yang Tian felt a tidal wave of energy hitting him; he felt his body about to disintegrate.
"Yang Tian..."
"Big brother..."
Ling Ying and the others hadn't even seen the old lady's move, and only when they reacted did they notice Yang Tian had been hit.
Seeing Yang Tian's pale face, Wei Leng, He Shang, and Hao Ren were furious.
But just as they were about to act, Yang Tian already spoke: "Stop, she's not trying to kill me!"
"Huh?"
Wei Leng, He Shang, and Hao Ren were all taken aback.
Even Ling Ying and Wang Ying couldn't help but look at Yang Tian: "Yang Tian, what's going on? She just hit you like that..."
"She's opening up my meridians and acupoints!"
Yang Tian stood up, although exhausted, a warm current flowed through his body, and wherever it passed, he distinctly felt his physique transforming.
He understood, this must be the old lady opening his meridians and acupoints.
Waves of warm current spread throughout his body.
Yang Tian sat up, took several breaths, and felt his cultivation rapidly advancing.
Suddenly, he opened his eyes: "Granny, thank you for allowing my cultivation to break through!"
In that instant, Yang Tian's cultivation had broken through from the late stage of the Body Tempering Realm to the pinnacle.
This surprised him greatly.
How the old lady's blow carried such a powerful effect was beyond his understanding.
"Yes, this is my greeting gift to you!"
The old woman spoke calmly.
Yang Tian nodded his head. Although the old woman acted quickly, there was no malice in her actions. Instead, she broke through Yang Tian's meridians and acupoints forcefully.
One must know that a person's meridians and acupoints are the hardest to conquer.
Even Ancient Martial Artists cannot control them.
Only experts can forcibly break through a person's meridians and acupoints. For this, Yang Tian was still grateful to the old woman.
"At the same time, I hope you can survive the upcoming pursuit! You are now at the peak of the Body Tempering Realm and should be able to last for a while. Once the Imprisonment on the Holy Sword dissipates, it will truly recognize you as its master. Then you will be the ruler of the Dark Organization!"
The old woman spoke expressionlessly.
"Oh!"
Ling Ying and Wang Ying breathed a sigh of relief.
It turned out that the old woman's earlier forceful intervention was not to kill Yang Tian, but to open up his meridians and acupoints to help him reach a higher level of existence.
Because soon, Yang Tian would face the pursuit of the Dark Organization.
On one side, Yang Tian remained silent.
Although the old woman was an elder of the Dark Organization, she had no malicious intent; on the contrary, she helped Yang Tian.
From this perspective, this old woman should be a friend, not an enemy.
"Where is this place…"
At this moment, a panicking voice sounded.
Everyone turned around and saw Ling Ying's mother, who had just awakened from a coma.
"Mom…"
Ling Ying hurriedly stepped forward.
"Xiaoying…"
A voice filled with confusion and excitement sounded. The middle-aged woman immediately recognized Ling Ying, walked forward, and hugged her tightly.
"Mom, you're finally awake… boo hoo…"
Ling Ying breathed a sigh of relief.
Her mother had finally come through, and a weight was lifted from her heart.
"Where is this place? Where's your father?"
The middle-aged woman, Huang Yili, looked around uneasily.
"Auntie, uncle is in the car behind. He's just unconscious, it's nothing serious…" Yang Tian quickly comforted Huang Yili and, at the same time, operated the X-ray Vision Technique to look inside her body.
He found that Huang Yili's physical condition had stabilized.
However, in Huang Yili's chest was a dark bruise, likely caused by new injuries compounded with old ailments. Yang Tian asked, "Auntie, is there an old ailment on the left side of your chest? Your heart should not be in great condition, right?"
"Yes, my heart has some chronic problems…"
Huang Yili originally ignored Yang Tian, but seeing that he identified the problem with her heart so quickly, she seriously began to examine Yang Tian.
Soon, Huang Yili discovered that Yang Tian had a close relationship with her daughter Ling Ying.
This made her take a few more looks at Yang Tian.
Seeing Yang Tian's upright and tall stature, she nodded in satisfaction.
"Yang, is my mother's heart problem serious?"
Ling Ying looked at Yang Tian.
Just as Yang Tian was about to speak, the old woman had already pulled out a bottle of pills from her embrace: "Here, have your mother take this immediately. We don't have much time; we need to leave West Capital urgently. The Dark Organization will soon begin their pursuit!"
"Alright!"
Ling Ying also realized the importance of the matter. She took the pills and watched Huang Yili take a few, noticing that her complexion had calmed significantly, and she sighed in relief.
Meanwhile, beside them, Yang Tian operated the X-ray Vision Technique to look inside Huang Yili's body again.
He frowned.
Although Huang Yili had taken the old woman's pills, it only treated the symptoms but not the cause. Huang Yili's heart still harbored congested blood.
This should be due to the combination of new and old injuries.
Yang Tian felt that Huang Yili would suffer a relapse sooner or later.
"Yang, let's go inside and leave West Capital quickly!"
Ling Ying pulled Yang Tian along.
"Mhm."
Yang Tian nodded, called over Wei Leng, He Shang, and Hao Ren, lifted Ling Ying's father from the car, and headed into the village.
"I'm going to call Tingting and the others to prepare, then we'll leave here…"
Wang Ying said and ran into the village.
"Mom, let's go inside first…"
On this side, Ling Ying supported Huang Yili as they followed Yang Tian into the village.
"Xiaoying, tell me honestly, do you have a boyfriend?"
Huang Yili glanced at Yang Tian with a smile and asked Ling Ying.
Ling Ying's face turned crimson immediately, and she nodded.
"How far have you two gotten?"
Huang Yili asked quickly.
This time, Ling Ying's face was flushed red: "Well… Mom, can you not ask…"
"Does that mean you've already been intimate?"
Huang Yili laughed.
"No, am I that kind of casual person? I am definitely not that casual!"
Ling Ying quickly shook her head to deny it.
Huang Yili laughed upon hearing this and called out to Yang Tian in front: "Young man, when are you going to make me a grandmother with my daughter's child? Let me hold a grandchild…"
Hearing this, Yang Tian felt a bit embarrassed.
While Wei Leng, He Shang, and Hao Ren nearly tripped and fell, they secretly admired their boss's speed.
With this banter, the atmosphere became much more lively.
Although the people from the Dark Organization would soon arrive, it didn't stop everyone's laughter.
Just as they reached Wang Wu's home entrance, the previously silent old woman suddenly said in a deep voice: "Be careful, the people from the Dark Organization are here!"
"What? So soon?"
Wei Leng, He Shang, and Hao Ren's faces changed dramatically.
Just then, the sounds of a group of people dressed in black echoed as they swiftly approached…