Alchemy Emperor of the Divine Dao c1-1294

by Flying Alone 孤单地飞

  “Hahahaha!” A bout of loud laughter was heard, and a thin old man was taking big strides into the Main Hall. Waves of terrifying power continuously spread out from his body as he approached. This was because he had just broken through, and so had not yet managed to completely control his own power.

  He was Cheng Wen Kun’s Third Uncle, Cheng Ji Yu, a martial arts maniac. He was already acclaimed as the top elite martial artist of the whole Cheng Clan years ago, yet did not have much interest in having power over the clan. Instead, he had kept himself in seclusion to break through to Gushing Spring Tier. Even in their own Cheng Clan, many clansmen had all thought that he had long since died.

  And his hard work had paid off, for he had successfully broken through to Gushing Spring Tier. This was the strongest level of existence in the whole of Gray Cloud Town, more than enough to sweep away all opponents with his overwhelming might.

  “Greetings, Third Uncle! Congratulations, Third Uncle!” Cheng Wen Kun half-knelt on the ground, his face filled with overwhelming joy.

  “En, rise!” Cheng Ji Yu raised his hand. His eyes turned away from Cheng Wen Kun, and he said, “Call Xiao Yuan and the others back. I have not seen them for quite a few years.”

  “Third Uncle, Xiao Yuan, he… he’s dead!” Cheng Wen Kun said, choking with grief.

  “What!” Cheng Ji Yu suddenly slammed a hand onto the table. “Peng,” this table made of excellent sandalwood instantly turned into broken pieces. His furious eyes widened, and he said, “Who has killed my grandson?”

  Cheng Xiao Yuan was Cheng Ji Yu’s direct grandson. He had also inherited the latter’s talent, and as a result, was taken in as a disciple by the Stone Wolf Sect. Not even Cheng Hao or Cheng Xiang had this kind of talent. [1]

  “That little bastard from the Ling Clan, Ling Han!” Cheng Wen Kun immediately said.

  “Pa!”

  Cheng Ji Yu’s hand rose and fell quickly, giving Cheng Wen Kun a slap. He sneered, “Then what are you doing, still sitting here? Why did you not come see me with the head of that little bastard?”

  Cheng Wen Kun did not dare to have any feelings of anger. In front of a powerful warrior of Gushing Spring Tier, he wouldn’t be able to raise even a single finger. He quickly knelt, and said, “How could I not want to avenge Xiao Yuan? It’s just that there is an elder from Stone Wolf Sect supporting him, I can’t touch him!”

  “An elder from Stone Wolf Sect?” Cheng Ji Yu’s eyes narrowed slightly. All the Elders of Stone Wolf Sect were in Gushing Spring Tier while he himself had just broken through to this tier. Whoever that Elder was, it was impossible he would be able to match him in a battle.

  But very quickly, he gave a humph, and said, “At most, that little bastard must have curried a bit of favor with that Elder. Even if I killed him, that Elder would never think of declaring a blood feud with me.”

  “Let’s go. Come with me and we will immediately charge towards the Ling Clan Residence. Since he dared to kill my grandson, then I will slaughter every clansman of the Ling Clan in exchange!”

  Cheng Wen Kun was of course overjoyed. He had been afraid that Cheng Ji Yu would fall back, but thanks to the death of Cheng Xiao Yuan, Cheng Ji Yu was overwhelmed with rage, so much that he had no fear for even an Elder of Stone Wolf Sect.

  Practically the whole Cheng Clan moved out, all of them bursting with killing intent as they made their way to the Ling Clan Residence.

  Moving so pompously through the streets of course attracted the attention of the smaller clans in the town, as they all came out to observe the spectacle.

  “What’s the matter with the Cheng Clan?”

  “Could they be about to start a war with one of the clans?”

  “Aside from the Ling Clan, what other clan is worthy of such a big movement from the Cheng Clan?”

  “That can’t be true, can it? The power of the Ling Clan is practically equal to the power of the Cheng Clan, and if a war sparks up between these two great clans, both sides would only suffer. The Cheng Clan couldn’t be so foolish, right?”

  “No, no. Don’t you guys know that the Cheng Clan is not having a good time lately? I heard that their main source of income has received an all-out suppression from the Ling Clan, and now, they can’t even afford to pay the salaries of their servants.”

  “Yes, yes, yes. I heard about that too. Lately, many of the servants and guards of Cheng Clan have all secretly ran off.”

  “Are they in such a terrible condition? Then no wonder the Cheng Clan is going all out now. Otherwise, they’d be wiped out by the Ling Clan in the future. At least, if they made a gamble now, there could be a chance of victory for them.”

  Cheng Wen Kun heard the discussions from around him, and could not stop a cold smile from appearing on his face. Going all out? How could that be? They now had a powerful warrior of Gushing Spring Tier fighting on their side, and they were going to wipe out the Ling Clan!

  Going all out? Only the Ling Clan needed to do that, but it would all be pointless effort. One finger of a powerful warrior of Gushing Spring Tier would be enough to suppress all resistance.

  The Cheng Clan advanced like a great flood while the townspeople followed behind them to watch the ensuing show. This was a great battle between the two Great Clans. If anyone of them missed it, they’d definitely regret it for life.

  Very quickly, they set out from the town’s east side and arrived at the west side, which was where the Ling Clan Residence was located.

  With such a big commotion, it of course caused a disturbance within the Ling Clan. Ling Dong Xing had just returned, and he immediately stepped out, with his clansmen behind him.

  “Ling Clan Head, long time no see,” Cheng Wen Kun raised a hand, and all the clansmen of the Cheng Clan halted their steps. He smiled at Ling Dong Xing, his face filled with smugness because very soon, this old rival of his would be kneeling down in submission in front of him.

  Ling Dong Xing frowned. They had obviously come with bad intentions! He raised his voice and said, “Brother Cheng has brought so many people here, are you here to make a demonstration?”

  “Hahahaha!” Cheng Wen Kun laughed loudly, before suddenly stopping. He said in a deep voice, “That’s right, I’m here today to make a demonstration! Ling Dong Xing, immediately order the members of your clan to surrender, and I can consider killing a few people less!”

  “Cheng Wen Kun, have you gone mad?” Ling Dong Xing asked coldly. This was a humongous joke.

  “You think I’m joking with you?” Cheng Wen Kun laughed coldly.

  “Are you not?” Ling Dong Xing asked back.

  “Of course not!” A cold voice declared. An old man with a tall, thin figure left the ranks of the Cheng Clan and passed Cheng Wen Kun by, his face filled with killing intent.

  “Yi, who’s this old man?” Those who had gathered around to watch the spectacle were all curious about the identity of this mysterious old man.

  “Was there such a person in the Cheng Clan? It looks like his status is not beneath Cheng Wen Kun’s.”

  “I’ve got it, he’s Cheng Ji Yu!” An old man suddenly gasped in surprise. “Everyone said that he has long died, I never thought he’s actually still alive!”

  Ling Dong Xing of course recognized Cheng Ji Yu, though the latter now looked much older than he had last seen him. He raised his clasped hands in Cheng Ji Yu’s direction as a sign of respect to someone from the generation before his. But the issue now concerned the pride of the two clans, so naturally, he would not give in easily. He said, “If the Cheng Clan insists on battle, there is no member of the Ling Clan that is afraid of death!”

  “Heng, you think you’re worthy of standing as an equal with my Cheng Clan?” Cheng Ji Yu stretched out a hand, and pressed down on Ling Dong Xing, “I’ll put you down first!”

  “You’ve gone too far!” Ling Dong Xing raised his palms in a counterattack. He had been praised as the top genius in the whole of Gray Cloud Town in the past, and so of course possessed except
ional power. As his palms moved, more than ten images of palm strikes could be seen, and the attacks were extremely fast.

  “How could a firefly be worthy of competing with the moon over which is brighter?” Cheng Ji Yu’s finger extended, and there actually appeared a gigantic palm about the size of a millstone which pressed down on Ling Dong Xing.

  “Origin Power given form, Gushing Spring Tier!” Ling Dong Xing gasped in shock, his face immediately turning pale. He finally understood where the Cheng Clan got such confidence from.

  Cheng Ji Yu had actually broken through to Gushing Spring Tier!

  Chapter 81

  Translator: _Dark_Angel_ Editor: Kurisu

  The gigantic hand made of Origin Power clapped down and sure enough, it completely suppressed Ling Dong Xing and even sealed his Dantian. The current Ling Dong Xing was now no stronger than any ordinary person.

  “Hahahaha!” Cheng Wen Kun laughed loudly. He felt very well; he was extremely delighted at this long-awaited scene.

  From the moment he had awakened his Spirit Base and began his path of cultivation, he had always been compared with Ling Dong Xing, but Ling Dong Xing’s prowess had always exceeded his own and he could only be considered the second best. Fortunately, Ling Dong Xing had never managed to break through to Gushing Spring Tier, which gave him a faint ray of hope.

  And now such a close rival that had always been weighing him down was actually so easily suppressed, how could he not be ecstatic at this? But at the same time, he was also extremely shocked. Gushing Spring Tier was really too powerful, Cheng Ji Yu had just barely broken through and Ling Dong Xing was practically defenseless against him!

  “Take all of them down! Whoever dares to resist, kill them with no exceptions!” He commanded coldly, and with a wave of his hand, all the martial artists of the Cheng Clan behind him charged towards the Ling Clan, moving forwards in a very imposing manner.

  On the other hand, the Ling Clan, due to the suppression of their Clan Head, as well as the fact that the opposing party had a powerful warrior of Gushing Spring Tier on their side, suffered a drastic decrease in their morale, so they couldn’t put up any efficient resistance. There were a few clansmen in Element Gathering Tier who had attempted to flee yet all of them were chased down by Cheng Ji Yu, and with a palm strike, they were all beaten half to death.

  “I never thought that the Cheng Clan actually still had a powerful warrior of Gushing Spring Tier as their trump card!”

  “He should have just broken through recently, otherwise, they wouldn’t have waited until now to make their comeback.”

  “The saying that every dog has its day is really true, who would have thought that the Cheng Clan would actually be able to make a gigantic comeback out of nowhere precisely when they were forced into such dire straits.”

  “According to the temperament of the clansmen of the Cheng Clan, I’m afraid that no one from the Ling Clan would be able to escape with their lives!”

  “Ai, the Cheng Clan will be in charge of the town in the future, and our days probably wouldn’t be easy after this!”

  All of the spectators were astonished at the might of Cheng Ji Yu, but could also not help sighing and shaking their heads. All of the people of the Cheng Clan were arrogant and overbearing, and in the future where their clan was the one in charge, the townspeople would probably be having hard times ahead of them.

  Less than half an hour later, all of the clansmen of the Ling Clan were practically taken down. There were only a mere several clansmen who had businesses outside of the Ling Clan Main Residence that had fortunately escaped this calamity temporarily.

  “Where is Ling Han!” Cheng Ji Yu approached Ling Dong Xing, killing intent brimming in his eyes. He had commanded the others to search for Ling Han, yet the latter could not be found anywhere in the Ling Clan Residence.

  “Hahahaha!” Ling Dong Xing laughed loudly, “My son has already been taken as a disciple by the Hu Yang Academy. If you people dare to touch a single hair on his head, that would be equivalent to declaring war on the Imperial Family of Rain Country!”

  Cheng Wen Kun walked over, and said, “That trash son of yours entering Hu Yang Academy? Who are you trying to fool!”

  Ling Dong Xing spat and said, “My son not only is going to enter Hu Yang Academy, he’s also the first place champion of this time’s Da Yuan Tournament! In future, he’d at least manage to break through to Spiritual Ocean Tier, so just wait!”

  “Nonsense!” Cheng Wen Kun scoffed, “That trash son of yours dreams of taking the first place in Da Yuan Tournament? Ling Dong Xing, you really like to indulge in fantasies to actually use such a hilarious story to attempt to fool us!”

  Actually, if he had said that Ling Han was able to enter into Hu Yang Academy, Cheng Wen Kun would still have believed him. After all, Cheng Xiao Yuan was defeated by Ling Han, but now he’s saying that Ling Han got the first place? What a gigantic joke!

  This time’s Da Yuan Tournament was the gathering place of geniuses. There were powerful warriors from the previous Da Yuan Tournament like the Fourth Prince and Jin Wuji, as well as new talents like Baili Teng Yun and Xia Zhong Guang. How could Ling Han be able to win?

  “Heng, so what if he has been accepted by the Hu Yang Academy? As long as he has not stepped into the Hu Yang Academy, he cannot be considered as a disciple of Hu Yang Academy!” Cheng Wen Kun’s killing intent soared, and then he spoke to Cheng Ji Yu, “Third Uncle, why don’t we hang them all up at the entrance to the town and wait until Ling Han, that little beast, returns then kill all of them?”

  “Very well, we’ll do that. I want to scoop out the heart and dig out the lungs of that little bastard, Ling Han, in front of him and make him also have a taste of losing his own flesh and blood!” Cheng Ji Yu coldly humphed.

  “We only need to leave about ten plus of them alive, as for the others…. kill them all!” Cheng Wen Kun said deeply.

  “Cheng Wen Kun, you dare!” Ling Dong Xing roared. The clansmen of the Ling Clan alone numbered a few hundred, and added with their servants and guards, those that did not share their surname, the total reached over a thousand. And now only about ten plus would be left alive, so how many people would be killed?

  “Why do I not dare?” Cheng Wen Kun laughed coldly. This was establishing the might of the Cheng Clan, sacrificing the lives of the clansmen of the Ling Clan to let the townspeople of Gray Cloud Town know that this would be the inevitable result when opposing their Cheng Clan!

  “Kill them!” He shouted loudly.

  “Pu, pu, pu…” one by one, their heads were chopped off with no exceptions. It was a complete bloodbath, and corpses lay everywhere.

  Not every clansman of the Ling Clan was unafraid of death. Many of them had begged for mercy, but it was pointless. The Cheng Clan was determined to wipe the Ling Clan out of existence, and had absolutely no intention to accept surrender. There was only slaughter, which transformed the whole Ling Clan Residence into a realm of death.

  When Ling Dong Xing watched all this happen before his eyes, he felt like it was him that was being torn apart. All of these people were his clansmen, and as the Clan Head, how could his heart not be bleeding at this horrific scene? But he was still more worried about his son–if Ling Han returned, what if he fell into the hands of the Cheng Clan?

  Though Ling Han had an affable relationship with quite a few Black Grade alchemists, the problem was, would the Cheng Clan believe him? Moreover, the news that Ling Han had won the first place champion of the Da Yuan Tournament had not yet spread to these parts, so the Cheng Clan would naturally not have any worries about attacking his son.

  If his son died, then even if he himself died, how could he bear to face his wife?

  His heart was burning with anxiety, yet there was nothing he could do.

  The remaining ten plus survivors of the Ling Clan were dragged to the east entrance of the town, where ten plus short wooden pillars had been set up. Ling Dong Xing and the others all had had their
Dantian sealed, and all of them were forced to kneel on the ground, their hands and feet tied to the wooden pillars.

  “Wu, wu, wu, Big Brother Da Xiong!” Ling Zi Xuan wept bitterly. She was one of the few survivors, yet maybe not one of the fortunate.

  “Pa!”

  One of the clansmen of the Cheng Clan gave her a slap, and shouted, “Stop crying!”

  Yet Ling Zi Xuan wept even louder, enraging him, and he quickly drew the saber at his waist.

  “Forget it, forget it!” Someone persuaded him. Perhaps it was due to the fact that Ling Zi Xuan was really too young, causing mercy to rise within him. “Just let her cry as much as she likes, we can use that as a show of deterrence. This is the fate that awaits anyone who dares to oppose our Cheng Clan!”

  “Hehe!”

  “What Clan Head, you’re still trampled under my feet now!” One of them stepped on Ling Dong Xing’s head. He even deliberately smeared the dirt on his shoe onto Ling Dong Xing’s face, causing Ling Dong Xing to tremble with rage.