Night of the Broken Gliph

Chui Yim scowled once Chor Sing Hon left the room.

Chor Shing Chit suffered an injury similar to poison; death energy had congealed into liquid before entering him. It was impossible to treat him with ordinary medicine, and the elixir Chui Yim gave him could only stop the death energy from travelling around his body for a short while. 

However, compared to Chor Chong Hoi, what Chor Shing Chit suffered was nothing.  

Death energy had no shape, representing the Yin energy of this world. He was horrified to discover a burning black flame within Chor Chong Hoi!  

The jet black substance bore the form of a flame. When Chui Yim inspected Chor Chong Hoi’s body, it felt like the flame was going to freeze and swallow his soul. He could clearly feel the intense death energy from the flame, which was like a parasite within Chor Chong Hoi, absorbing his vitality to grow!  

Chor Chong Hoi’s vitality was depleting, and he’d soon leave for heaven if this continued. What was worse was that half of Chor Chong Hoi’s vitality had already been lost! 

The needles trembling in his hands, Chui Yim hesitated on what to do. There was only a single strand of death energy, but it was much purer than what he had felt from the Yellow Spring Lady back at Southern Ping! Both he and Chor Chong Hoi would lose their lives with one careless move.   

The Heaven’s Flame in him might be able to counter the death energy, but he dared not gamble on it. His eyes turned bloodshot as he contemplated what to do.  

It wasn’t about Chor Chong Hoi, but rather his identity as Chor Shing Chit’s elder and Chor Huet Zhin’s family. No matter what, he had to save him.  

Chui Yim was currently observing the death energy and soon made a discovery. “Death energy follows the cultivation route to absorb vitality?” He was dumbfounded as he felt chills run down his spine. “Why is it so similar to the Heaven’s Flame inside me?” 

The only difference was that the Heaven’s Flame only absorbed his energliph, and it posed no threat to him even before he started cultivating, unlike the death energy that consumed Chor Chong Hoi’s vitality, which would kill him once his vitality was exhausted.  

Chui Yim shook his head to clear his mind. The only thing he should focus on now was stopping the death energy flame from growing.  

As he watched Chor Chong Hoi’s vitality drained slowly, the risk grew by the moment. He gritted his teeth in determination. “I’m starting!”  

He held the golden needle firmly and carefully pierced it into Chor Chong Hoi’s back. He heard a terrifying screech as the lights went out while the doors and window shattered. A grey flame shot up to the ceiling and broke through the roof.   

Mo-Yung Yin, who was quarreling with Chor Koo, rushed over immediately. His face fell drastically when he felt the death energy. “Damned necrogliphism again! Look at that death energy! If that stupid kid tries to treat it himself, he and that old man will die together!” Mo-Yung Yin shouted agitatedly. 

Chor Koo felt conflicted, but as a stubborn and determined man, he didn’t waver. “We will leave it to little friend Chui.”  

“Foolish and pedantic!” Mo-Yung Yin sneered furiously. There was no way he could break the famous Spiral Dragon Formation. Both the old man and that kid will die in your hands, idiots!   

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Chui Yim didn’t falter despite the change. Thanks to the Yellow Spring’s Lady, this wasn’t the first time he dealt with death energy. He moved his left hand rapidly and pierced another golden needle into Chor Chong Hoi’s back. 

Pff!  

Two needles were now inserted in Chor Chong Hoi’s back at where his ribs were, one on the left and one on the right. Chui Yim was familiar with the Chor clan’s Ink’s Will thanks to Chor Shing Shit, so he placed the needles at its crucial meridians.  

Since the flame swallowed vitality along one’s cultivation route, Chui Yim’s needles would block its path and stop it from further absorbing Chor Chong Hoi’s vitality.  

However, this wasn’t the end. He had thirty-six Night Lunar Needles, each of different lengths. With lightning speed, he inserted all of them into Chor Chong Hoi’s back.  

The needles vibrated slightly while letting out a low buzz. If they had been ordinary needles, they would have shattered by now!  

Now that Chui Yim had sealed the twelve important meridians of Ink’s Will, the flame moved ten times slower despite persisting in Chor Chong Hoi’s body. At the same time, the dark flame in the air felt threatened. It turned into an illusion of a giant snake and pounced towards Chui Yim!  

“What freaking gliphility is this!” Chui Yim screamed, rolling onto the ground instantly.  

Boom! Anything that the flame touched turned into ashes instantly. Chui Yim stood up and saw Mo-Yung Yin quarreling with the Chor Clan members through a hole in the wall. His eyes lit up brightly as he shouted, “Let him in!”  

Chor Koo did as Chui Yim instructed immediately. Mo-Yung Yin was extremely displeased with them and even had the urge to leave, but he remembered that the emperor was the one who summoned him. The emperor had always treated him respectfully and rarely had orders for him. Moreover, his reputation would be tarnished if he failed the emperor! 

With that, Mo-Yung Yin turned to Chor Chong Hoi with a sneer. The death energy that missed its first strike pounced at them again. Already in a bad mood,  he shouted, “Get lost!” He waved his sleeve furiously as a purple light glowed from his snow-white sleeves.  

The thick purple light congealed into a cauldron that Chui Yim was familiar with—the Dragon and Phoenix Harmony Cauldron that Mo-Yung Kit used! It acted as a shield that countered the flame. The snake let out a miserable cry and collapsed weakly. However, its eyes were still filled with determination.  

Mo-Yung Yin quickly saw the golden needles on Chor Chong Hoi’s back.  

The Thirty-Six Night Lunar Needles? Was he given this treasure? It’s even better than my cauldron! Just how rich is that old geezer Ping?  

But that wasn’t it. What shocked him more was the precise location of all the needles. There wasn’t any deviation at all, and Together with the needles’ powers, the black flame was tightly restrained. 

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