by Shian Jeen
Shi Xiaofei lightly nods her head, “Master is very good to me. I very much like the snow here in the Wintry North World, in reality, the Wintry North World is beautiful, especially this land of new moon. The moon is especially mesmerizing during every rising and receding tide.”
Huwang Xiao smiled, teasing in his voice, “Then, did you miss me?”
A mischievous light flickered in Shi Xiaofei’s spirited eyes, questioning demurely in return, “How about you?”
Huwang Xiao was dazed for a second, chuckling as he replied, “I missed you more than I miss drinking.”
Hearing this, sweetness poured out, filling Shi Xiaofei’s center. She knew that other than cultivating, Huwang Xiao’s favorite pastime was wines.
He pulled Shi Xiaofei deeper into his embrace, “How is the progress of your Moon Summoning Rhyme?”
“Late first stage, near to peak late-first stage, I think in another three years, I can begin the second stage.” Shi Xiaofei solved softly, “But, to breakthrough to the third stage, at least another twenty years or so are needed.” She raised her face toward Huwang Xiao, worry shadowing her manifestation, “I heard that Zhang Family’s Zhang Han was here and you gave him a beating?”
He knew what Shi Xiaofei was worried about, and spoke to quell her worries, “Don't worry, nothing will happen. Have you forgotten whose personal disciple I am?”
Still, Shi Xiaofei was significantly less than reassured, “That Zhang Han never lets go of the grudge, he definitely won't let the matter end like this. Although you are the Black Warrior Institute Principal’s personal disciple, this is Wintry North World, it’s better to become more careful.”
Huwang Xiao smiled faintly, not attempting to continue discussing the matter, thus changing the subject, “Where’s your Professional?”
Shi Xiaofei was surprised, “You want to see my Master?”
“Yes, I have some issues I’d like to ask her.” Huwang Xiao said. Though Dragon Emperor Ao Taiyi understood that the Ascending Moon Old Man used to cultivate in the Wintry North World, he previously no idea where his cultivation cave was located. Perhaps, Shi Xiaofei’s Grasp might have some hints.
“Master is ending up in a guest, I’ll bring you to her now.” Shi Xiaofei lovingly responded.
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“A visitor?” Huwang Xiao found that surprising.
Shi Xiaofei nodded, “Yes ah, it appears to be someone from the Vermillion Parrot Galaxy, but what that person's identity is strictly, I don’t know.”
“Vermillion Bird Galaxy.” That information was another surprise for Huwang Xiao. There were actually people touring over a hundred thousand li to Wintry North World to visit Shi Xiaofei’s Expert, Yang Yi. This undoubtedly roused Huwang Xiao’s curiosity.
With doubt in his mind's eye, Huwang Xiao followed Shi Xiaofei to Crazy Lady Yang Yi’s cultivation courtyard.
When each of them reached the hall, Crazy Woman Yang Yi was sitting on the host’s seat, and further down was a young man clad in white brocade robes, with elegant good looks, exuding a high-status noble aura.
However, what drew Huwang Xiao’s attention was the fire phoenix emblem on that young man’s upper body.
‘Someone from the Vermillion Parrot Institute?’ Huwang Xiao deduced. Furthermore, it was a Grand Elder from the Vermillion Bird Institute! The Vermillion Institute Grand Elder robe was precisely this white brocade robe.
In the short time these thoughts ran through Huwang Xiaolog’s brain, he and Shi Xiaofei already arrived in front of Yang Yi, paying their respects.
Seeing that it was Huwang Xiao, despite her shock, there is a faint smile on her behalf face, “Xiaofei has been lacking you every day these few years, but I didn’t expect your strength to have become to the extent in just a few years.”
Hearing her Master’s words, a crimson blush crept up Shi Xiaofei’s cheeks.
Huwang Xiao grinned, “Many thanks for Senior Yang Yi’s praise.”
After Huwang Xiao and Shi Xiaofei both took a seat, Yang Yi said to Shi Xiaofei, “Xiaofei, come greet your Senior Sibling He.” Yang Yi said, indicating the Vermillion Parrot Institute young man.
Huwang Xiao was stunned.
“Mature Brother He?” Shi Xiaofei was sluggish to react, she got never noticed anything about her Get better at having received other disciples before.
Noticing her confusion, Yang Yi explained, “I and the Vermillion Bird Institute’s Principal are apprentice brother-sister, and this is He Feifan, your Senior-Apprentice uncle Qiu’s eldest disciple.”
This little bit of news just like a thunderclap to Huwang Xiao: Yang Yi was actually the Vermillion Bird Institute Principal’s Junior Apprentice-sister!
Clearly, Shi Xiaofei also wasn’t aware that her Master had this apprenticeship relationship with the Vermillion Parrot Institute Principal, and it showed on her face. It required her an instant before regaining her manners, greeting the son as her get better at instructed.
He Feifan slightly nodded, and cordially returned Shi Xiaofei’s greeting.
Although He Feifan concealed it well, it did not escape Huwang Xiao’s keen eyes; when looking at Shi Xiaofei, there was disdain, condescension, question, as well as fervid desire in his eye.
Huwang Xiao inwardly sneered, he understood that He Feifan’s disdain was because Shi Xiaofei was simply a meager Saint realm cultivator, his doubt was because he couldn’t understand why Yang Yi would take someone of the level to be her personal disciple. Yet, he was also used with Shi Xiaofei. She was a beauty, hence the fervid desire.
After Yang Yi introduced Huwang Xiao, He Feifan was certainly astonished, and at the same time, a fleeting clear glint flickered in his eyes.
“So, this brother is actually the Dark Warrior Institute Primary’s personal disciple, Huwang Xiao.” He Feifan showed an elegant smile as he continuing, “Brother Huwang Xiao’s name has been distributing far and wide after defeating the Azure Dragon Institute’s Xiang Mingzhi. On many occasions, I’ve heard disciples of the Vermillion Bird Institute discuss Brother Huwang Xiao’s monstrous skill.”
Huwang Xiao merely gave a perfunctory lukewarm reply.
Huwang Xiao’s indifferent attitude toward him triggered another flicker of killing intention in He Feifan’s eyes. However, he hidden it well enough that neither Yang Yi nor Shi Xiaofei observed any misgivings.
“Since I've delivered Master’s message, Senior-Apprentice aunt Yang Yi, I will take my leave now.” He Feifan stood up at one point, respectfully saluting Yang Yi.
Yang Yi nodded. She too stood up, personally sending He Feifan out the entranceway. Only after He Feifan left did Yang Yi return to the main hall with Huwang Xiao and Shi Xiaofei.
“Master, Senior Sibling came to look for your for..?” Shi Xiaofei couldn’t contain her attention.
Yang Yi didn't conceal the problem, “Your Senior-Apprentice uncle Qiu invited me over to the Vermillion Parrot Institute, stating there’s something he wants to discuss with me.”
“Master wants to go to the Vermillion Bird Institute?” Shi Xiaofei was amazed.
Yang Yi nodded, “But this matter is not urgent. Wait till your Moon Summoning Rhyme reach the 3rd stage, I could leave at that time.”
Hearing this, Shi Xiaofei calm, whereas Huwang Xiao felt that the purpose of the Vermillion Institute Principal inviting Yang Yi over was probably not so simple. However, since Yang Yi did not mention it in detail, Huwang Xiao wouldn’t step on the collection to inquire. Still, Huwang Xiao acquired kept in mind that He Feifan. He didn’t miss the killing purpose in the other’s eye, he had to guard against this person if they were to meet again later.
As for why this He Feifan would want to kill him, he was probably jealous of his ‘monstrous talent’. After the information of his ‘monstrous skill’ spread even more, the number of people wanting to kill him would only increase. On the other hand, the Black Warrior Institute’s romantic relationship with the Vermillion Parrot Institute had never been good.
Among the four institutes, their Dark Warrior Institute was on better terms with the White Tiger Institute, while the Azure Dragon Institute was nearer to the Vermillion Bird Institute. Not forgetting that competition experienced always existed between the four institutes.
A while later, Huwang Xiao finally broached the goal of his visit to Yang Yi.
“You’re looking for Ascending Moon Old Man?” Yang Yi viewed Huwang Xiao in amazement.
Huwang Xiao nodded, saying, “My parents and some others have reached peak half-step Saint world in their cultivation, I heard that if one consumes the Rising Tide Ascending Moon Divine Pellet, it might increase one’s chances of breaking in to the Saint realm by eighty percent, in support of Ascending Moon Old Man knows how to refine it.”
Yang Yi’s brows wrinkled into a tiny frown, “So, it’s such as this. I do know where the Ascending Moon Old Man’s cultivation cave is, but that old monster’s temperament has always been strange. More than ten thousand years ago, a large number of disciples from some top causes came to request him to help refine some pills, but they were instead sophisticated into pills by him. In the last thirty thousand years, people no longer dared to come requesting him for pills anymore, even the Zhang Family’s Ancestor would have a detour if he ever came across that old man.”
Huwang Xiao was both shocked and delighted at exactly the same time; delighted because the Ascending Moon Old Man was still around rather than having ascended to the Divine World, and shocked due to his extremely unusual behavior, actually refining the people who emerged to request for pills into pills themselves!
Shi Xiaofei became worried and anxious hearing what her Get good at said, “Xiao, that Ascending Moon Old Man’s temperament is so strange, I believe it’s better not to go and ask for pills from him. There’re still many other kinds of pellets that will help people break through to Saint world!”
Huwang Xiao shook his mind. Although there were other choices apart from the Rising Tide Ascending Moon Divine Pellet, their effectiveness was too low, barely passing thirty percent. Since he had already come this much, it doesn't matter how strange the Ascending Moon Old Man was, he had to visit and try.
Since Huwang Xiao got already decided, Yang Yi reminded solemnly, “Then I will bring you to that old monster’s place personally. For my sake, he probably won’t make things too difficult for you.”
Joy pass on over Huwang Xiao’s face and quickly thanked Yang Yi.
Yang Yi joked playfully, “If that old monster really gives you some Increasing Tide Ascending Moon Divine Pellets, then you can give me personally another sacred quality immortal soul stone as thanks.”
Huwang Xiao laughed good-naturedly, “Naturally.”
Hence, Yang Yi led Huwang Xiao and Shi Xiaofei toward the Ascending Moon Old Man’s cultivation cave. In fact, it wasn’t very definately not the land of new moon where these were. Barely a day later, the three of these arrived at the Ascending Moon Old Man’s cultivation cave.
The Ascending Moon Old Man’s cultivation cave was right next to a volcano’s crater. One must acknowledge, this old monster’s taste was really unique.
However, before they could approach any closer, their path was blocked by the Ascending Moon Old Man’s medicine boy, who lectured with a snobbish demeanor, “Our Ancestor is amid tablet concoction right now. The Ancestor said that no matter who it is, he’s not viewing anyone! Quickly scram! In any other case, if you disturb our Ancestor’s refining process, even dying 100 times cannot purchase your crime!”
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A tiny frown appeared on Huwang Xiao’s forehead as he looked at the medication boy’s snobbish demeanor. There was obvious disdain in his eyes as his mouth area spouted harsh words, but just as he was about to say something, from the part of his attention, he caught Crazy Female Yang Yi raising her palm, flying across the medicine boy’s face.
That slap directly sent the medicine young man flying into the air, teeth spurting out from his mouth in midair, falling over the edge of the volcano crater and disappearing from view.
Shi Xiaofei was flabbergasted, while Huwang Xiao secretly sweated bricks, convinced that this Professional of Shi Xiaofei was a hundred times more brutal than him!
In the next moment, Shi Xiaofei and Huwang Xiao started to worry. Despite completely deserving that slap, he was still the Ascending Moon Old Man’s medication son! With this Ascending Moon Old Man’s unusual temperament, would he…?!
The space before them suddenly rippled vigorously and an old man with a big disheveled mass of hair appeared. He was putting on a vintage robe, torn and littered with burn marks here and there. His eye were bloodshot red, providing others an inexplicable pressure.
A sense of danger appeared to close in on Huwang Xiao.
This… withered skinny old man resembling a beggar that gave Huwang Xiao immense sense of danger was the Ascending Moon Old Man?!
As the be concerned in Shi Xiaofei and Huwang Xiao’s hearts rose high as the sky, that skinny and withered Ascending Moon Old Man’s face suddenly blossomed into a radiant smile as he viewed Yang Yi, speaking in the softest voice, “Little Yang, you finally came to see me!”
Little Yang?!
Both Huwang Xiao and Shi Xiaofei’s jaws almost dropped to the floor as a violent shiver traveled down their spines.
At this time, Yang Yi’s tone of voice sounded, “Old monster, you think I’d come here willingly?” She then briefly spoke of Huwang Xiao’s purpose of wanting the Rising Tide Ascending Moon Divine Pellet to the old man.
After he finished hearing Yang Yi, the Ascending Moon Old Man scrutinized Huwang Xiao from top to bottom. An eerie sweet smile surfaced on the old man’s face seconds later, “Little brat, since Little Yang is ready to enable you to get here personally, I can give you the Increasing Tide Ascending Moon Divine Pellets.”
Huwang Xiao was surprised and happy, but he knew that there is a latter part to the old man’s sentence, it was impossible for this old man to provide those divine pellets to him so easily.
“May I know very well what demand Senior has?” Huwang Xiao repressed his joy, asking in an obvious steady voice.
Ascending Moon Old Man nodded with a faint smile, satisfied with Huwang Xiao’s performance so far, “Not bad, pretty good, a discerning brat. Let’s do it like this, in the past, I had formed this unwritten guideline that anyone who comes requesting for therapeutic pellets can choose any bottle of from my collection so long as they can refine a sacred grade divine pellet.”
Yang Yi and Shi Xiaofei’s expressions tightened.
“Old monster!” Yang Yi shouted angrily, “You’re deliberately making things problematic for Huwang Xiao, who doesn’t know that one of the conditions for refining a sacred quality divine pellet is a Highgod World master’s godflame?! Huwang Xiao is but a God Realm cultivator, how could he possibly refine a sacred grade divine pellet!”
Shi Xiaofei also said something, backing her Master.
Ascending Old Man overlooked Yang Yi’s boiling anger, the little eerie sweet smile was still on his face, “Little Yang ah, you cannot blame me in this matter, this is a rule arranged by my Grasp as well as the rule of the 1000 Worlds Sect. I cannot change it as I like ah.”
“Thousands of Worlds Sect?” Everyone looked at the Ascending Moon Old Man.
The Ascending Old Man straightened his face, “Correct, the Thousand Worlds Sect. My Thousand Worlds Sect was a prominent sect through the historic times, renowned for its alchemy. However, the 1000 Worlds Sect’s disciples hardly ever reveal their identities to the exterior world, hence, very little people know about the living of the Thousands of Worlds Sect.”
“Then Senior Ascending Moon, just how many disciples does your Thousand Worlds Sect have? Are you the 1000 Worlds Sect’s Main?” Huwang Xiao asked out of interest.
At Huwang Xiao’s question, the Ascending Moon Old Man looked awkward for a moment, performing shilly-shally as he hesitated often over before finally saying: “Because of the strict requir
ement of the Thousands of Worlds Sect taking in disciples, we do not have that many disciples.”
Not many disciples? Three pairs of eyes were set on Ascending Moon Old Man.
“Currently, I’m the Thousand Worlds Sect’s only disciple.” As if he was extremely uncomfortable by the three extreme stares direct at him, the Ascending Moon Old Man muttered the truth.
All three ‘guests’ were dumbfounded.
One sect, one man!
Watching the expressions around him, the Ascending Moon Old Man fumed with anger, mostly out of embarrassment, “What kind of expression is that on your faces! Didn’t I already say to you all, our Thousand Worlds Sect has very strict requirements for taking in disciples, you think we’ll accept any stray cats and dogs knocking on our door? Let me tell you, countless super makes’ talented disciples wanted to enroll in our 1000 World Sect, but it was our Thousands of Worlds Sect that refused them!”
Huwang Xiao was embarrassed for the old man’s behalf in his heart.
“I agree, Senior Ascending Moon,” Huwang Xiao said after thinking it through, “But, easily succeed in refining a sacred quality divine pill, I don’t want a bottle of Growing Tide Ascending Moon Divine Pellets, I want the formula!”
One container would, for the most part, contain 20 to thirty Rising Tide Ascending Moon Divine Pellets, it might not necessarily be enough to help his parents and others break into the Saint realm, but with the formula itself, Huwang Xiao could refine as many Growing Tide Ascending Moon Divine Pellet as he wanted.
“Fine, as long as you child can really refine a sacred grade divine pellet, I will provide you with the Rising Tide Ascending Moon Divine Pellet’s formula.” Out of Huwang Xiao’s expectation, Ascending Moon Old Man agreed to his request straightforwardly without any hesitation.
Huwang Xiao wasn’t the only one surprised, Yang Yi and Shi Xiaofei listening at the side were the same.