Chapter 1583 — The Origins of the Ancient Lineages
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 2
Precisely because of this, if Feng Nitian had truly mastered the Heaven-Defying Divine Art, the Feng family's standing would soar overnight. The Heaven-Defying Divine Art was an ancient cultivation technique, and its power was incomparably immense.
The old master of the Feng family entered the conference hall with a dark expression, his steps hurried. He walked to the seat of honor and sat down, surveyed everyone in the hall, and finally let his gaze settle on the faces of Feng Tianqi and Feng Tianhu.
He was naturally well aware of the open and covert struggles between these two brothers. But aware or not, he had not stopped them. As long as they did not cross his bottom line, he was happy to watch the next generation grow through competition. Without competition, an overly comfortable life would lead the Feng family to decline.
But what was happening now had clearly exceeded the old master's bottom line. Still, he was not certain whether Feng Tianhu was behind this scheme. After all, colluding with the Ice Palace to pull something like this off was no small feat. Never mind a mere young master like Feng Tianqi — even if the old master himself came forward, the Ice Palace might not grant him any face.
"Everyone knows what happened to Nitian. What do you all think?" the old master asked, his eyes moving between Feng Tianqi and Feng Tianhu.
"Father, Nitian is the hope of our Feng family. Now he has been reduced to a cripple. The enemy who did this is an enemy of our Feng family unto death. This debt will be repaid!" Feng Tianhu declared passionately. Though he had not examined Feng Nitian carefully earlier, even a cursory glance had been enough for him to conclude that the boy was beyond saving.
Ordinary Meridian-Piercing Pills would no longer have any effect on him. Such a pill could only repair a small fraction of the damaged meridians within the body. For someone like Feng Nitian, whose meridians had all been severed and whose hands were gone as well, it was utterly useless.
Even if a fifth-grade pill, a top-grade Meridian-Piercing Pill, existed, it could only repair damaged meridians. The hands blown off in the explosion could not be regrown. Without hands, it was impossible to ever practice the Heaven-Defying Divine Art again, because its techniques required forming several hand seals before execution. Without hands, what hand seals could possibly be formed?
"We haven't even identified the enemy yet. What vengeance?" The old master frowned and turned to Feng Tianqi. "What did the people from the Ice Palace say?"
"Nothing at all. Given the Ice Palace's rules, it is impossible for them to reveal who carried this out. So I think we should wait until Nitian's emotions have stabilized and let him speak for himself." Feng Tianqi paused, then added, "However, even if we do learn who the enemy is, I would not advise seeking revenge."
"Second brother, what do you mean? Not seek revenge? Nitian has been crippled, and you still don't want revenge? Are you even his real uncle?" Feng Tianhu's anxiety flared at once upon hearing Feng Tianqi's words.
"First of all, anyone who could do this to Nitian is certainly no ordinary person," Feng Tianqi said calmly. "That means the power standing behind this person cannot be underestimated. Nitian is already done for. If we go back for revenge on top of that, do you think the Feng family is really so strong?"