Alchemy Emperor of the Divine Dao c1-1294

by Flying Alone 孤单地飞

  “Pa,” Ling Han flicked her forehead, which caused the young girl to hold onto her head in pain as she looked at Ling Han with murderous eyes.

  “You tell me,” Ling Han turned to look at the elder sister.

  “We come from Fire Country, and Falling Flower Court is an organization of assassins. Since young, us two sisters were taken in by our Grand Elder as disciples. Xu Ke Xin collaborated with the Imperial Family of Fire Country and practically massacred the entire Falling Flower Court. Elder Hua managed to save the two of us and flee, but her injuries were much too severe. She only managed to last for a few years, and died last year,” Liu Feng Er said. Her explanation was clear and methodical, unlike her younger sister’s disorganized explanation. The latter didn’t even care if her audience understood her or not.

  “And the reason why Xu Ke Xin had committed such crimes… was only because she wanted to steal a treasure of the Falling Flower Court, a Staying Youth Pill. After she got it, she made her way to Rain Country, and using some unknown methods, actually became an Imperial Consort of the Rain Emperor, gifted with the honorable name of ‘Consort Yun’.

  We used the token that she had left behind to lure her out, but never thought that after a mere five years, that woman actually broke through to Spiritual Ocean Tier, making our plans fail at the final step.”

  Ling Han was astounded. Just for the sake of a Staying Youth Pill, she actually became hostile and cruel enough to destroy the sect that had nurtured her for years? But when he thought about it, there were indeed some women who placed as much importance on their beauty as on their very lives. For these women, they could sacrifice anything as long as they could preserve their beauty.

  But this Xu Ke Xin really did have her ways to actually manage to clear her history of bloodshed and murder, and actually become an Imperial Consort of Rain Country.

  “You can rest here and wait for your wounds to recover. When you are recovered, you must immediately leave. Do not drag me into this,” he said.

  Liu Ru Er looked extremely surprised, and asked, “Why are you helping us?”

  Ling Han laughed, and said deliberately, “Of course, it’s because the two of you are so beautiful, so you can pay me back by marrying me in future.”

  “Heng, I will not accept you!” Liu Ru Er immediately declared proudly.

  “Silly girl!” Ling Han shook his head. After understanding the whole situation, he had naturally lost the interest in continuing the conversation, so he turned around and left the room. The reason why he was willing to help them was because he was displeased with Xu Ke Xin. That woman actually bore killing intent towards him—of course he would have to go against her.

  Although there were another two mouths to feed added like this, compared with Hu Niu’s colossal appetite, there was not much difference whether these two sisters were here or not. The amount of food consumed would not attract anyone’s suspicion.

  In the blink of an eye, two days had passed. Ling Han took medicine every day and so his cultivation advanced very rapidly. However, all medicine had a poisonous component, so even though he had concocted a large amount of alchemical pills, he could only take one or two pills per day. Otherwise, the natural poison content in these medicines could accumulate in his body and the result would be unthinkable.

  The Liu sisters recovered very slowly. Using the “Two Hearts Beat as One” technique to force out their potential was harmful to their foundation, and no medicine would be of any help to any wound to a person’s foundation. Even if there was, the medicine would at least have to be Earth Grade and above. Ling Han was not that generous to get some Earth Grade pills for these two sisters.

  There was a slight change to the “egg” that Hu Niu had transformed into. The original white color had turned red, and he could vaguely see a crimson light flickering within, as if the little girl was about to hatch out of the egg soon.

  Those who had ventured to the site of that ancient battleground also returned one by one. The godly medicine had fled, the Spiritual Tools had flown off, and they had already gotten whatever they should have gotten. Whatever they didn’t get, they had no way to get hold of anyways, so what was the use of continuing to stay there?

  At night, the Third Imperial Prince earnestly invited Ling Han to join him at “Cherishing Flower Pavilion”.

  Ling Han had quite a good impression of this Imperial Prince, so he decided to give the latter some face and accept the invitation.

  The Cherishing Flower Pavilion was the most luxurious money-squandering establishment of the Imperial City. Anyone with any slightest bit of social status would choose to receive guests here, because there was not only food made from valuable ingredients and excellent wine here, but also female attendants who had gone through strict training. These women were all extremely beautiful, and came with various bearings.

  It could be said that their bearing and beauty completely enabled them to pass themselves off as any princess of the various Great Clans. This naturally satisfied the hearts of all men who sought novelty as they chased after these female attendants.

  However, there was too strict a requirement to enter into this Cherishing Flower Pavilion. Even clansmen of minor clans had no right to enter into this place. The establishment would not accept their money to lower the entry requirement. But, the more exclusive it was, the more popular the Cherishing Flower Pavilion was. One could not help but sigh at how well the owner of this establishment could grasp human psychology.

  The Third Imperial Prince did not only invite Ling Han. He also invited a lot of other young elites. He had reserved a courtyard of the Cherishing Flower Pavilion for his gathering, proving how very liberal he was with money. Merely the expenses for this one night would be enough for an ordinary family to live their entire lives in comfort.

  Ling Han strolled and arrived at the entrance of the Cherishing Flower Pavilion. There were two exquisitely beautiful servant girls standing at the entrance to receive customers. They were tall and slender, *******, and were very high grade in terms of appearance.

  “Yi, Big Brother Ling?” A voice filled with surprise suddenly called out from behind him.

  Ling Han turned around and saw a young man and woman standing side by side. He could not help but show a smile, and said, “Li Hao, Xue Yi.”

  “It really is you!” Li Hao and Zhu Xue Yi both smiled, and quickly approached him.

  “Hehe, should I be congratulating you for finally winning the maiden’s heart?” Ling Han raised his clasped hands in Li Hao’s direction, causing this guy to instantly show an expression of embarrassment, but there was no way to hide his joy either.

  Chapter 141

  Translator: _Dark_Angel_ Editor: Kurisu

  Ling Han only thought for a short while, and managed to figure out the key factor in this issue.

  Li Hao managed to enter Hu Yang Academy, and was practically guaranteed a bright future ahead of him. The Zhu Clan had to be worried that Li Hao would experience a change of heart after witnessing the dazzling and extravagant lifestyle of the Imperial City, and so had Zhu Xue Yi follow him here.

  However, this couple seemed to have finally broken through the last layer separating them, and their relationship has naturally proceeded smoothly. When Ling Han saw this, he nodded internally, happy for them as well.

  “Big Brother Ling, I kept looking for you after I entered into the Academy, yet couldn’t find you at all,” Li Hao said, a little guilty.

  Ling Han laughed loudly and joked, “You probably haven’t spent too much time searching, right? Always lovey-dovey with Xue Yi, and so didn’t manage to find me, right?”

  Li Hao’s face turned crimson. The feelings between himself and Zhu Xue Yi had only been a hazy, indistinct kind of affection, and neither of them had dared to speak of their feelings openly. After reaching the Imperial City, the two of them only had each other, and were very far away from home, so their affections naturally increased drastically, wanting nothing more than to cling to each o
ther at all times.

  “Big Brother Ling, you’re always such a teaser!” Zhu Xue Yi said, acting like a spoiled child, dispersing the awkwardness Li Hao was feeling.

  Li Hao smiled faintly. Li Hao was a bit wooden in character and slow in speech, while Zhu Xue Yi was much livelier. The two of them would be able to compensate for one another’s shortcomings.

  “Yi, poor fool?” it was at this moment that a light ‘yi’ was heard from behind them, and a young man quickly approached them. It was the young master of the Kong Clan. When he saw Ling Han, a cold smirk appeared on his face, and he said, “What a coincidence for me to see you here!”

  He had been tricked out of a hundred silver coins by Ling Han. Though this paltry sum of money was nothing much to him, the crux of the matter was that he was displeased. However, due to the sudden interception of Xu Ke Xin, he did not manage to find Ling Han to settle this grudge.

  “Young Master Kong, who’s this guy?” a gorgeously dressed woman leaned closely and into Young Master Kong’s arms, casting a coy glance at him.

  “Oh, just a poor fool,” Young Master Kong gave a wave of his hand, looking very disdainful.

  “Who are you calling a poor fool?” Li Hao had the short temper of a young man and could not hold himself back from retorting.

  Young Master Kong swept a glance over Li Hao and Zhu Xue Yi, and a contemptuous expression appeared on his face, as he said, “You have just recently arrived at the Imperial City, haven’t you?”

  “How did you know?” Li Hao blurted out.

  “Haha, just look at the air of a country bumpkin surrounding you, I’m sure you must have come out from some rural, out-of-the-way place!” the contempt on Young Master Kong’s face deepened, and as he stared at Zhu Xue Yi, he said, “However, this village girl does not look too bad. If properly dressed up, there might be still be a bit of worth playing with her.”

  “How dare you!” there was no way that Li Hao could tolerate his beloved being insulted like this, and immediately raised his fist in a punch towards Young Master Kong.

  “Ah!” the beautiful girl instantly screamed.

  “Step aside!” Young Master Kong shoved the beautiful girl to one side and raised his hands to receive Li Hao’s attack.

  “Peng, peng, peng.” The two of them had thus come to blows.

  Li Hao was in the fourth layer of Element Gathering Tier, while Young Master Kong was in the fifth layer, so theoretically, Young Master Kong should be stronger. However, his cultivation level was obviously built up through the use of various resources, so his martial arts foundation was not stable at all. From the look of things, Young Master Kong’s battle prowess was merely four Stars.

  Thus, the two of them were at a tie. Their battle proceeded furiously, yet neither was able to get the upper hand.

  “Hahaha, never thought that a village boy would be able to have a bit of ability!” Young Master Kong said with a loud laugh, “Country boy, how about you lend me your woman to play with for a few days? Don’t think it’s a loss for you. With my careful teaching, your woman would be able to learn a lot of different moves, and let a country boy like you taste something new.”

  Hearing him once again insult his woman, Li Hao’s eyes turned red. He drew his saber in his anger, and aimed a slash towards Young Master Kong.

  “What a good brat, you actually dare use weapons against me!” Young Master Kong gave a humph, and similarly drew his sword and clashed with Li Hao.

  Li Hao gave a furious roar, and a flash of Saber Qi shot out like an enraged dragon, dancing towards Young Master Kong.

  Young Master Kong’s cultivation level of the fifth layer of Element Gathering Tier was built up by force, so how was it possible that he would be able to defend himself against Saber Qi? Instantly, a panicked expression appeared on his face. Within a few moves, Li Hao’s Saber Qi had already caused multiple wounds on his body, causing him to cry out in pain.

  “Stop! Stop!” he exclaimed in fear, quickly calling a ceasefire. He was not a person with an indomitable will.

  “Apologize!” Li Hao withdrew his saber, and shouted at Young Master Kong.

  Young Master Kong’s face turned ashen. For him to actually apologize to a country bumpkin… if this was known by others, what would happen to his reputation? But this country bumpkin was obviously a rash brat. If he clashed with him head on, it was really possible that he would suffer.

  He was just about to temporarily humble himself in view of the situation when his eyes swept over the area, and instantly, joy appeared on his face. He called out, “Big Brother Tan, save me!”

  A tall, slender young man was slowly approaching them. This newcomer was quite handsome, and every move he made was overflowing with confidence. His name was Tan Wei Qi, and he was a young clansman of one of the middle-class clans of the Imperial City.

  In the Imperial City, there were only eight Great Clans—to be qualified as a Great Clan, the clan needed to have a Spiritual Pedestal Tier elite to oversee things. There were a lot more middle-class clans, because they only needed a Spiritual Ocean Tier elite in their ranks. Meanwhile, there were countless minor clans, and they only needed a Gushing Spring Tier martial artist to be qualified as a minor clan.

  While Young Master Kong was respectfully addressed by others ‘young master’, the truth was that he only came from a minor clan. The Kong Clan was deeply involved in business and commerce, so although the clan did not produce many elite martial artists, they had substantial wealth and were even richer than a large number of middle-class clans.

  Thus, Young Master Kong knew quite a number of young masters from various middle-class clans. This was also his capital.

  At first, Tan Wei Qi did not recognize Young Master Kong, because the latter was really cutting a sorry figure at the moment. It was only when he took a closer look that he recognized the latter. He could not help but be shocked, and asked, “Kong Wen Hui?”

  “Big Brother Tan, it’s me!” Kong Wen Hui replied, scowling miserably.

  “Why are you looking so miserable?” Tan Wei Qi could not help but laugh out loud, for he had discovered that Kong Wen Hui’s opponent was merely in the fourth layer of Element Gathering Tier.

  Kong Wen Hui glared fiercely at Li Hao, and said, “It’s this country bumpkin. Just because he managed to form a flash of Saber Qi, he actually dares to be so arrogant in the Imperial City.”

  “Oh?” Tan Wei Qi glanced over at Li Hao, and a hint of disdain appeared on his face. He could tell with one glance that this was an outsider. The air of the rural countryside was practically hitting him in the face.

  As a member of one of the clans of the Imperial City, whether it was Kong Wen Hui or Tan Wei Qi, both had a natural kind of arrogance and pride, and looked down on anyone who came from outside the Imperial City.

  “Country bumpkin, kneel and kowtow to apologize!” Tan Wei Qi immediately said darkly to Li Hao, without even asking about how the conflict between the two of them had begun.

  He naturally would not have any qualms about doing so. What kind of background could a mere country bumpkin have in the Imperial City?

  Li Hao did not dare to be the slightest bit careless. The pressure that came from this person far surpassed the pressure he felt from Kong Wen Hui. The former was at least in the late stage of Element Gathering Tier. Though his Saber Qi could forcibly increase his battle prowess by another Star, he was still no match for the seventh layer of Element Gathering Tier and above.

  …Unless Tan Wei Qi was the same as Kong Wen Hui, only having the cultivation level without stable foundations as support.

  “A mere fourth layer of Element Gathering Tier martial artist. I would be able to dominate you with a single finger!” Tan Wei Qi humphed coldly, and said haughtily, “I am in the ninth layer of Element Gathering Tier!”

  Li Hao’s expression changed drastically. Even if this newcomer’s cultivation level was also without proper foundations as support, the ninth layer of Element Gathering Tier would
still have at least seven Battle Stars of battle prowess, and was still in the position to completely dominate over him.

  “Big Brother Hao, let’s just forget it!” Zhu Xue Yi spoke up. Although Ling Han, based on his current battle prowess, need not fear any martial artist in the ninth layer of Element Gathering Tier, this was still the Imperial City, after all. Who knows what kind of background these people come from?

  Chapter 142

  Translator: _Dark_Angel_ Editor: Kurisu

  “Hahahaha, so you people do know how you should behave!” Tan Wei Qi laughed coldly, “Then kneel down and apologize!”

  “We can apologize, but we will definitely not kneel!” Li Hao forced out through gritted teeth. This was his greatest concession, and if it was not because of Zhu Xue Yi, he would rather fight to the death.

  A dark expression flickered across Tan Wei Qi’s face. He had already opened his mouth, yet this brat actually dared to refuse him?