Indeed, the heart and thoughts of a pervert could not be understood with conventional reasoning.
“You are not a citizen of Rain Country, right?” Ling Han looked at him, thought for a moment, and asked, “Was that ‘Black Iron Hand’ you were using just now?”
“Yi, how do you know of Black Iron Hand?” Gu Feng Hua looked extremely surprised at this. This was a secret technique of his school, and it was actually recognized by a youth of Rain Country. This was practically inconceivable. He widened his eyes, stared at Ling Han, and asked, “Could it be that you are also a pervert?”
The corners of Ling Han’s lips twitched. One indeed had to prepare to become a pervert in order to converse with a pervert. He laughed loudly, and said, “The identifying characteristics of Black Iron Hand are too distinctive. When it is used, the user’s fists would look like black iron, and with the advancing of cultivation level, the level of hardness would continue to increase. It is definitely not weaker than any Spiritual Tools of the same level.”
Gu Feng Hua’s expression changed a few times, before settling on delight, and he said, “You are indeed a pervert. We can definitely become very good friends!”
“Why have you come to Rain Country?” Ling Han repeated his question.
“My master foresaw that a secret treasure would appear here, so I came to take a look to see if I could get a share for myself,” Gu Feng Hua said.
“Then you’ll have to be disappointed. An ancient historical site had indeed appeared some time ago, and high-level Spiritual Tools had floated out on the waters of an underground river. However, it’s gone by now,” Ling Han said, shaking his head.
“Aiya, what a wasted trip!” Gu Feng Hua beat his chest and stamped his feet, looking very disappointed. But he immediately smiled right after, and said, “However, I managed to encounter another pervert on this trip, so it would still be worth it.”
Ling Han could not help but sweat at this, and said, “Only someone with your charm could be called a pervert. My name is Ling Han, and I definitely would not be able to compare to you in terms of perversion!”
“Haha, so you do know yourself very well!” Gu Feng Hua looked very proud at this before he suddenly sighed and shook his head, “Ai, since I’ve already missed out on the chance of getting a fateful encounter, then I’ll just go back to the mountains to continue my training!”
“Please! Please!” Ling Han and Yun Shuang Shuang both made a gesture of respectfully seeing him off. Neither of them were able to deal with this pervert.
“Then I’ll go now,” Gu Feng Hua said.
“We won’t bother with seeing you off,” Ling Han and Yun Shuang Shuang said at the same time.
“Er…” Gu Feng Hua took a few steps before suddenly stopping, turning around, and saying, “Girl, you really can’t let me measure your breasts?”
“Get lost!” Yun Shuang Shuang pointed with a finger, forcing down the urge to commit murder.
“Looks like I have yet to complete my training to become a full-fledged pervert,” Gu Feng Hua mumbled. “This time when I return to the mountains, I must surpass my master in terms of perversion, and become the most perverted!” after saying so, he took a great leap, and his figure disappeared into the darkness of the street.
“There are indeed many extraordinary things in this wide world!” Ling Han said pensively.
Yet Yun Shuang Shuang said, “Feng Yan actually dared to damage a carriage of Cherishing Flower Pavilion. I will definitely report this to milady when I return, and let milady pressure the Academy into harshly punishing that evil man!”
Ling Han shook his head, and said, “You will most likely be disappointed. Feng Yan should have gotten the support of a great power this time round, so the Academy would definitely not deal with him.”
Otherwise, Feng Yan would not have opposed the Third Imperial Prince so openly. In terms of reputation in the Imperial City, the Third Imperial Prince was definitely not weaker than Lady Yan.
Yun Shuang Shuang was still very furious. She beckoned the coachman back, and the two of them returned to the Cherishing Flower Pavilion.
Meanwhile, Ling Han stored the wooden box into his Spatial Ring. Since he had already promised Lady Yan, and had also received the reward from her, he would of course have to fulfill his promise and concoct the Permanent Pill. This time, his trip was completely peaceful, and he soon returned to Hu Yang Academy.
“The security in the Imperial City does not seem very good!” he said to himself. Feng Yan actually attacked him so brazenly on a street, yet there was no sign of any soldiers. He did not know whether it was that they had reacted too slowly, or they had not made a move at all.
‘I’ll just concoct the Permanent Pill first!’
He began to concoct the pill. With the ability that he has retained from his last life, concocting an Earth Grade alchemical pill was of course a piece of cake, but he did not dare to be careless now. After all, he was increasing the temperature of his flames with the use of the Strange Fire, so he would not be able to fully control the flames as he wished.
But for the Alchemy Emperor, this would only need a slight bit of extra attention from him.
Separating the ingredients, purification, and these techniques were used very smoothly. If Fu Yuan Sheng and Wu Song Lin were here, they would definitely again turn pale from shock, because the speed Ling Han was displaying now was a considerable few times faster than what he had shown in front of them.
Ling Han just had not wanted to scare them too much previously.
“Hong,” the Strange Fire burnt brightly, contributing heat that far exceeded what Ling Han could produce based on his current cultivation level.
This caused Ling Han to sweat greatly, but the droplets of sweat quickly turned into water vapour from the extreme heat. There even appeared a few cracks on his skin, as signs of impending dehydration appeared on his body. Thankfully, his physical body was strong enough and nearing Body of Rock Cliff, so it was not a problem for his body to withstand such high heat.
After half an hour, three differently colored flames suddenly appeared on his hand.
Three Fire Guide, this was his trademark secret skill that he had invented himself.
“Pill completed!” he laughed, and removed the lid of the alchemy furnace. His eyes swept over the contents, and a shocked expression appeared on his face, “The Strange Fire is indeed extraordinary. At first, I would definitely not have been able to concoct a pill so close to Earth Grade at my current level, but now, I not only successfully concocted it, but its quality has even reached sixteen Stars, which is far above my expectations!
No wonder there had been so many alchemists wanting to obtain a Strange Fire in my last life. It would indeed be of great help in the process of concoction!
If I was able to fuse with even more Strange Fires, then wouldn’t the quality of the pills I concoct be even higher?”
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Ling Han was very rueful. In his last life, he had already stood at the top of the field of alchemy, and had not thought of fusing with any Strange Fire, but from the looks of things now, even if he once again returned to the peak of alchemy, Strange Fire would still be a source of great help to him.
‘If I ever encounter any other Strange Fire in future, I will definitely not miss the opportunity to fuse with the Strange Fire!
And now… I’ll take a bath first!’
After pill concoction, he could not avoid being covered by a great amount of dust. Since he was going to sleep later, even if Ling Han was not a clean freak, he would also feel uncomfortable with such a large amount of dust on him.
He boiled water in the kitchen, and after a while, he poured it into a big wooden tub. The water was high enough to reach his waist. After a considerable number of times boiling water, he finally filled the tub to mid level. Ling Han removed all his clothes, and stepped into the tub of water. The warmth from the water spread out and relaxed his enti
re body.
When he was concocting the pill earlier on, he himself was almost barbequed in the process. He had almost lost all the water content in his body, and now with the nurturing of the warm water, his skin immediately returned to its previous smoothness and elasticity at a visible speed.
He closed his eyes and rested his mind, considering his plans for the near future.
In the Imperial City, he had already reached quite a high level on the social ladder at first, convincing the two great bosses of the current field of alchemy to become his pillars of support. He could practically do anything he liked, but Feng Yan’s return had brought a very unstable variable into his path.
This person… was like him, completely ignoring all shackles of rules and regulations.
Most importantly, he must have gotten hold of some kind of trump card that allowed him to disregard all rules.
If he was also in Gushing Spring Tier, he would naturally not fear Feng Yan, but the sixth layer of Element Gathering Tier… was still a bit too far from Gushing Spring Tier.
‘I had thought that my cultivation speed was already very fast, but looks like it’s still not enough!’ he could not help but frown, ‘Could it be that I would have to use ‘Passing Golden Needle Acupuncture’ to force out my potential and reach Gushing Spring Tier as soon as possible? But this is undoubtedly a last resort that would only make things worse. It will force me to pay the price of my future potential to force out power beyond my current capability. If it is not the only means available to me, then I had best avoid using such a method.
Moreover, there is only one chance to use such a method in my whole lifetime, so I should save this chance for when I need it even more.
According to Feng Yan, I should still be relatively safe within these three months.
With my current speed of cultivation, three months would be enough for me to reach Gushing Spring Tier, or even seventh layer of Gushing Spring Tier, and I need not fear him by then.
But that Lian Guang Zu is a little odd. He looked like he wanted to take me in as his personal disciple previously, but did not bother with me anymore after throwing me here. That old man’s attitude is a bit ambiguous!
Forget it. I need only to increase my own ability, and as long as I am capable enough, whatever devious scheme there is would be of no effect on me.’
“Zhiya,” the door to the kitchen was pushed open, and a dainty figure walked in. It was Liu Ru Er. She quietly walked in, as if she was a thief. Her eyes swept over the kitchen, and saw a head sticking out of a wooden tub which stunned her.
She had slept already, but suddenly felt pangs of hunger while she was sleeping. Thus, she got up, intending to look for some food, but never thought that she would encounter the master of this household, which naturally caused her to feel the awkwardness a thief would feel upon being caught.
“Ah…” but only after a moment, she suddenly shrieked and covered her face with her hands. She turned around abruptly and ran off. “Damn scoundrel!” she cursed.
Ling Han had a strange expression on his face. This was his house, and even if he decided to take a bath in the middle of the night, why would that offend anyone? Why did he now become a damn scoundrel? Moreover, his whole body was submerged in the tub, and she didn’t even see anything. Did she need to have such a dramatic reaction?
But after such a disturbance from her, he had also lost the mood to continue bathing, so he stood up, took his towel and wiped himself off, intending to return to his room to sleep.
“Damn scoundrel, don’t come over. I want to take some food- pu!” who would have thought that Liu Ru Er would return suddenly at this moment. The girl spoke very quickly, and he had just barely heard her when she had already walked in.
“Shua,” it was as if time had frozen, and the two of them stared at each other without moving.
“Ah!” Liu Ru Er shrieked loudly again, before once again racing out, “Damn pervert, dirty pervert!”
Ling Han rubbed his chin. This wooden tub was tall enough to reach his waist, and had covered completely all the important parts of his anatomy, so there was no possibility of her seeing anything inappropriate. Why was this girl embarrassed again?
“I am not a pervert!” he mumbled. When he recalled how he had encountered Gu Feng Hua previously, he could not help but grin.
“Little girl, let me give you a serious warning. I am now going to put on my clothes, and if you dare to peek at me again, I will smack your bottom sore,” Ling Han warned before he stepped out of the wooden tub. He quickly wiped off his body and put on his clothes.
Outside, Liu Ru Er’s heart was beating like crazy, and her face was as red as a tomato, as she fiercely stomped her feet, “Despicable damn scoundrel, if it was not because I had not yet recovered my full ability, I would definitely cut off your dog’s head! Waaahh, I’m going to die from fury!”
When she recalled how Ling Han’s naked body was practically branded into her mind, she could not help but want to go crazy.
Ling Han returned to his room, and took one look at Hu Niu’s “egg”, which did not seem to have changed in the slightest. He then lay down on his bed and quickly slipped into slumber.
“Ka ka ka,” a faint sound was heard, which was especially clear in the silence of late night.
Ling Han’s eyes suddenly snapped open and he flipped himself up to stand, his hands stretched out in front of his body in a defensive stance. This was due to the alert nature of a martial artist.
However, he quickly realized that this odd sound was not because enemies had arrived outside his room, but came from a corner of his room.
That giant egg.
Hu Niu?
There was no candle lit inside the room, and the window was also tightly closed, so the room should be completely dark. However, there was a faint flickering light in the room—light was coming from the egg shell.
There were patterned marks on the egg shell, and it seemed as if these marks had suddenly gained a life of their own, continuously flickering on the egg shell.
Hu Niu was about to hatch out?
Ling Han had a very strange feeling. What kind of race did this little girl come from?
Without a doubt, such a great change had happened to Hu Niu because she had eaten the godly medicine. From this aspect, Hu Niu must have gotten a colossal benefit, and this was a change for the positive.
But this was really too strange. Would it be like a butterfly’s metamorphosis? A caterpillar entered into its cocoon, and what came out was a butterfly?
The answer should be soon revealed.
“Ka ka ka,” slight cracks appeared on the egg shell, and a powerful heartbeat was heard from within. Apparently, Hu Niu should have entered a state similar to hibernation, and when the changes to her body were complete, the various bodily functions were awakened.
Otherwise, with the little girl’s appetite, she would have long rebelled after these few days of not eating or drinking. How could she have so obediently remained inside for so long?
“Tong! Tong! Tong!”
The sound of the heartbeat was as loud as the cracking of thunder, and Ling Han could not help the slight change to his expression. He had seen many powerful races in his last life, and the strength of the heartbeat, in a sense, would reflect the strength of life and vitality of these races.
From this aspect, Hu Niu would be adequate to rank as the top.
Ling Han was getting more and more curious, and could not help guessing again. Would the little girl come out with an extra two horns, or with a pair of wings?
A ball of light flickered within the egg, spun around, and he could faintly see the shrunken figure of a human being.
“Meat!” a loud shout was heard, and this tiny figure suddenly stretched out all her limbs. “Pa,” the egg instantly shattered into pieces, and out popped a tiny little girl.
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The meat-eating little girl had r
eturned.
“Hug! Hug!” once Hu Niu caught sight of Ling Han, she immediately pounced into Ling Han’s arms, and buried her head into his embrace.
Yi? Yi? Yi?
Ling Han examined the little girl from head to toe, but why did he not find any horns, wings, or anything of the sort? This little girl looked like there was… absolutely no difference from before?
What was going on here?
After he had eaten two portions of the godly medicine, the first portion refined his flesh and skin, and the second portion reforged his bones. He had practically gone through a complete transformation, and the changes he experienced were extremely distinct. But Hu Niu didn’t show the slightest bit of change at all. If it was just as it looked then wouldn’t it have been a waste of the last portion of godly medicine?
‘No, no, no, no, some changes cannot be seen from the surface. There must have been a great change to the little girl’s body.’
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