Alchemy Emperor of the Divine Dao c1-1294

by Flying Alone 孤单地飞

  ‘Have Seventh Younger Brother and Ling Han joined forces?’

  However, no matter how they looked at it, there was no way for Ling Han to get the upper hand in the battle today. How could Seventh Younger Brother have made such a mistake? He obviously knew that Ling Han was definitely going to lose, yet still insisted on supporting him? One had to understand, Feng Yan had the Winter Moon Sect behind him, and what party of Rain Country was capable of opposing such a colossal behemoth?

  ‘How weird. Seventh Younger Brother should not be as idiotic as that.’

  Chapter 257

  Chapter 257: Open Confrontation

  Translator: _Dark_Angel_ Editor: Kurisu

  There were members of the other seven Great Clans who had come to attend the wedding. Although those who were in the Spiritual Pedestal Tier, due to their high status, had definitely not personally arrived, there was still a considerable number of martial artists of the Spiritual Ocean Tier, who were naturally qualified to know Lu Zhong Tian’s identity, present.

  The Imperial Family was interfering? Interesting.

  “Hehe, Brother Zhong Tian and I are old partners. Since Brother Zhong Tian wants to interfere, how could I simply sit by and watch?” Another old man stood up smilingly.

  “Xie Chang!”

  “Is that really Senior Xie?”

  “Hiss, Senior Xie is a genius of saber arts, and has been called ‘Overlord Saber’ years ago. He was in the Hu Yang Academy at the same time as the Rain Emperor, and His Imperial Majesty, the Rain Emperor, has called him the strongest saber wielder that has appeared in these two hundred years!”

  “He is the Chief of the Palace Guards, and has been on guard in the Imperial Palace all this time; I never thought that he would be here!”

  The spectators all exclaimed in shock. In terms of status, Xie Chang was much higher than Lu Zhong Tian. Not only did the former have a higher cultivation level and a higher battle prowess, he was also the Chief of the Palace Guards, and thus could to a great extent represent the Imperial Family.

  The Eldest and the Third Imperial Princes tensed up. Lu Zhong Tian’s appearance could only represent the Seventh Imperial Prince’s individual support of Ling Han, but it was different in the case of Xie Chang. The Rain Emperor thought highly of Xie Chang, and as the Chief of the Palace Guards, he was only loyal to the Rain Emperor.

  But now Xie Chang was standing on Ling Han’s side; wouldn’t that mean that the Rain Emperor himself was supporting Ling Han?

  When they recalled the fact that they chose to stand by and do nothing, whereas the Seventh Imperial Prince chose to support Ling Han and now it seemed as if the Rain Emperor too had made his choice, how could this not shock them to pallor?

  Liu Chuang and Liu Ci’s expressions changed drastically. Xie Chang could be considered as a representative of the Rain Emperor. In fact, most of the time, it was Xie Chang who was tasked with going to the various Great Clans to inform them of the Rain Emperor’s decrees, and the extent to which he was exposed was even higher than the Rain Emperor.

  His appearance definitely did not just represent himself alone.

  Though Ling Han did not recognize Xie Chang, after hearing the discussions of the people around him, he was made aware of the latter’s identity and could not help but nod internally. This was the Rain Emperor’s move to express his displeasure towards the Winter Moon Sect. It was also a warning.

  Of course, Rain Country was not qualified to oppose the Winter Moon Sect. However, Feng Yan was only a mere disciple and his behavior was much too arrogant, and had thus attracted the Rain Emperor’s displeasure. Xie Chang’s appearance was also a knock on the heads of the clansmen of the Liu Clan, reminding them not to forget themselves.

  …The enmity between Feng Yan and Ling Han was only limited to the two of them, and it was best that others did not go and join in on the excitement.

  There was no way that the Liu Clan could fail to decipher the Rain Emperor’s hidden message. As a result, Liu Ci and Liu Chuang exchanged a look and stepped back respectively. Meanwhile, those clansmen who had intended to step in retook their seats as well.

  Xie Chang, Lu Zhong Tian, and Guang Yuan exchanged smiles, and they too returned to their original positions.

  This was indeed a great turnabout of events. Previously, Feng Yan and Ling Han had created such a great commotion, and yet there was no sign of movement from the Imperial Family at all. At first, everyone had thought that it would be the same this time, but did not once think that the Rain Emperor would make a move so unexpectedly. This was something that no one had foreseen at all.

  “The reason the Imperial Family did not make any move before this was because it had only been a private enmity between Ling Han and Feng Yan, but now that the Liu Clan is also implicated in the matter, the significance is completely different! How could the Rain Emperor allow outsiders to interfere in the internal matters of the nation and shake the foundation of the country!” A man with sharp insight had seen through the present situation.

  The others nodded in agreement. The Liu Clan was one of the Eight Great Clans and one of the pillars of support for the Empire. Yet now, they actually publicly sided with Feng Yan and the Winter Moon Sect. Did you still care about the Imperial Family? Or were you planning a rebellion?

  This did not mean that the Rain Emperor was taking Ling Han’s side, though. Rather, it was because Feng Yan, or better said, the Liu Clan had exceeded their boundaries and crossed the Rain Emperor’s bottom line.

  There had been two voices in the Liu Clan in the first place, and now that the Rain Emperor had also expressed his opinion on the matter, naturally no one dared to interfere further. It would depend on Feng Yan alone whether he could stop Ling Han or not. Ultimately, this was a private enmity between Ling Han and Feng Yan after all.

  After taking a few more steps, Ling Han had arrived right in front of the nuptial couple.

  “Ling Han, if you’re here to drink at my wedding, I will welcome you. However, if it’s anything else, I have no intention to listen!” Feng Ming spoke. He looked like an obvious hooligan, but the words he said were very high standard, causing the onlookers to be taken aback.

  Obviously, these words were taught by Feng Yan… but his following words caused the spectators to frown. “Ling Han, I heard that you have a close relation with Yu Tong. You wouldn’t be planning to cuckold me, would you?”

  Pu!

  Quite a number of people choked. How could he simply ask such a question face-to-face, didn’t he think it was humiliating to ask such a thing? Idiot… this guy was indeed an idiot. He was an instrument that Feng Yan had made use of to deliberately embarrass Ling Han with. Anyone would probably turn green with fury after hearing his woman being insulted in such a way, right?

  Even the expressions of the clansmen of the Liu Clan turned ugly at this. Liu Yu Tong was the elite genius daughter of the Liu Clan. How could they not feel humiliated after hearing her being insulted so horribly?

  “Let us quickly kneel and wed. Such a beautiful woman, I don’t want to wait any longer to consummate our marriage!” Feng Ming said lecherously. He had only seen Liu Yu Tong once, and was captivated under her spell ever since. Even in his dreams, he had never dared to dream that he would one day marry such a magnificent beauty.

  The guests all shook their heads repeatedly. They did not know what benefits the Liu Clan had gained from this wedding, but after these words from Feng Ming, the reputation and pride of the Liu Clan was probably ruined completely.

  Indeed, all the clansmen of the Liu Clan looked ashen. They had never thought that Feng Ming would actually be this vulgar.

  Only Feng Yan was still wearing a smile. He did not look for anyone else except Feng Ming. Wasn’t that precisely because of Feng Ming’s vulgarity and immorality? The more lowly Feng Ming behaved, the greater the insult would be to Ling Han—see, you are only at this level, to fight over a woman with such a lowly, minor character.

  “What are we stand
ing around for, let’s kneel! Kneel! Can’t you see that I have restrained myself for a very long time?” Feng Ming urged.

  Pa!

  Ling Han moved, and a fist slammed onto Feng Ming’s head. The cracking of bones was heard, and Feng Ming’s entire head was completely smacked into his chest. His body staggered for a few times, and fell onto the ground with a bang. It was only now that blood came trickling out.

  Fine, the wedding has turned into a funeral.

  When they saw such a scene, quite a number of people wanted to clap and cheer. It was because Feng Ming was really too lowly, and had dragged down their status to his level. Now that he was killed with one strike from Ling Han, they suddenly felt the happy feeling one would feel after finally killing an irritating fly.

  Only the expressions of the Liu Clan clansmen were ugly. No matter what, Feng Ming was a son-in-law of the Liu Clan, and now he was actually killed by an outsider like Ling Han. Wasn’t that practically a smack to their faces?

  “Ling Han, you are getting bolder and bolder!” Feng Yan finally stood, his hands placed behind his back, and walked towards Ling Han.

  Feng Ming was dead, and he naturally did not care one bit about it. He had never cared about this cousin of his, and the Feng Clan did not need such a piece of trash in any case. He had only used Feng Ming to humiliate Ling Han, but had never thought that Ling Han would be so decisive and directly kill Feng Ming with a blow.

  “So what?” Ling Han countered. There was already no possibility of reconciliation between him and Feng Yan.

  “Hehe!” Feng Yan did not become angered. Instead, he said to the clansmen of the Liu Clan, “Why did you all stop? Didn’t you hear the groom say just now, quickly kneel and complete the wedding ceremony!”

  Yi, wasn’t Feng Ming already struck dead, how was he going to continue the wedding then? Hiss, Feng Yan couldn’t be thinking of having Liu Yu Tong marry a dead man, right?

  Evil! That was too evil!

  No wonder Feng Yan was so calm. His purpose was only to humiliate Ling Han, and it was not much better getting married to a dead man than getting married to a piece of trash.

  Chapter 258

  Chapter 258: Decree of a Spiritual Infant Tier Elite

  Translator: _Dark_Angel_ Editor: Kurisu

  “Feng Ming is already dead, so the matter of this wedding should be dropped!” one of the higher ranking clansmen of the Liu Clan declared. He was one of the objectors and had previously endured for a long time. It was only now that he finally chose to speak up.

  If the Liu Clan really married Liu Yu Tong to a dead man, then how would they be able to continue existing in the Imperial City?

  Feng Yan smiled calmly and said, “So what if he’s dead? When I return, I will find a man from the Feng Clan, and if Miss Liu thinks one is not enough, I would not mind finding a few more.”

  Once these words were spoken, the clansmen of the Liu Clan all looked furious.

  What did you think the women of the Liu Clan were? Prostitutes? And you said you want to find any man, and if one was not enough, you wanted to find a few more!?

  Feng Yan was completely uncaring. So what if he had excited the fury of the crowds? Even if a flock of lambs decided to unite, how could they stand against a fierce lion? He had in his hands absolute power, enough that he would not need to bow his head even in front of the Rain Emperor, what more when it was only a mere Liu Clan.

  “Heng, the wedding is cancelled, get lost!” the Clan Head of the Liu Clan declared. The aura of a Spiritual Pedestal Tier elite rolled out like the waves of a stormy sea, causing all those around them to turn pale.

  The fury of an elite was enough to turn the sky and earth upside down!

  Yet Feng Yan paid no attention. He merely waved his right hand, and in his hand appeared a roll of silken paper. No one saw where he had drawn it out from. He continued to say, “This was the decree that my master had gifted to me, who would dare disobey?”

  Everyone’s expressions changed instantly. After Feng Yan had deliberately let the news spread out, those in the upper social circle were all aware that Feng Yan had joined the ranks of the disciples of a Grand Elder of the Winter Moon Sect. That was an ultimate elite in the Spiritual Infant Tier.

  In Rain Country, the Flower Blossoming Tier was synonymous for invincibility, what more when it was a Spiritual Infant Tier—that was practically a living god!

  With a decree from an elite in the Spiritual Infant Tier in his possession, Feng Yan could completely wave a chicken feather as a token of authority. Even the current Rain Emperor would have to give some face, right?

  The Clan Head of the Liu Clan instantly choked. He was a forceful person by nature, but in front of the decree of a Spiritual Infant Tier elite, how could he continue with his forceful ways?

  Feng Yan’s eyes swept over the crowd, and no one dared to look him in the eye. They all lowered their heads. He could not help but look arrogant. He was a tyrant, but so what? He had the right to be!

  Today, he would completely humiliate Ling Han… before killing the latter with his own hands.

  “Just because you say it is the decree of a Spiritual Infant Tier elite, it is one?” Ling Han shook his head, and said, “I have the token of a Shattering Void Tier elite here myself, would you like to take a look as well?”

  “Haha, you’re just being stubborn!” Feng Yan laughed loudly, but when he saw some people begin to look a bit doubtful, he said, “Fine then, I’ll just let you all take a look at the decree of a Spiritual Infant Tier elite!”

  He slowly unrolled the scroll. It was made out of some kind of unknown material. It had the softness of silk, but there were golden threads sewn into it as well, and by itself, it was already a very valuable item.

  Weng , a terrifying aura spread out from the decree. It was as if an ultimate elite warrior was about to step out from within, and this caused everyone to shiver, as they felt their limbs freeze and it was if their hearts would jump out of their chests at any second.

  This was definitely the decree of a Spiritual Infant Tier elite. Merely the martial intent injected into it spreading out was enough to dominate over an area, and no one could gather the slightest intent to resist.

  Pa, pa, pa . One by one, they all knelt. The first were those in the Body Refining Tier, followed by the Element Gathering Tier ones, and then those in the Gushing Spring Tier. As the decree was increasingly unrolled, even the Spiritual Ocean Tier elites were no longer able to withstand it. However, the Spiritual Ocean Tier was Spiritual Ocean Tier after all. They forced themselves to merely sit on the ground, and were spared from being too embarrassing.

  Now, there were only a bare few elites of the Spiritual Pedestal Tier who could force themselves to resist. Aside from them, Ling Han and Feng Yan were still standing as well. Meanwhile, Hu Niu was still seated and chowing down on her food. She had listened to Ling Han and obediently did not run around anywhere.

  Aside from them, there was one other person who was still sitting fine.

  Yan Tian Zhao!

  The reason why Feng Yan could remain standing was because he was holding the scroll, and was thus protected by the scroll itself. As for Ling Han, he had been an ultimate elite of the Heaven Tier before, and would naturally have no fear for such dominating might. On the other hand, Hu Niu was too inconceivable.

  But when one recalled that shocking Spirit Base in her Dantian that had almost destroyed even Ling Han’s consciousness, it was reasonable to think that she would also be able to resist the might at the level of the Spiritual Infant Tier.

  But what about Yan Tian Zhao, then? What did he possess that allowed him to resist the martial intent of a powerful elite of the Spiritual Infant Tier?

  This guy glanced at Ling Han, and a cold smirk curled up the corners of his lips. He turned to look at Hu Niu, and could not help but frown and look a bit baffled. Obviously, he could not comprehend Hu Niu’s calm display.

  The decree in Feng Yan’s hands was fully unrolled, a
nd though those in the Spiritual Pedestal Tier could still resist, they had lost all ability of movement and could only force themselves to resist through gritted teeth. When he cast his eyes around, it seemed as if everyone was bowing down to Feng Yan, making him stand out like a swan in a flock of chickens as an invincible ruler.

  This kind of decree could not last for a very long time. The martial intent within would very quickly disperse, and to sustain such a powerful martial intent, the material used to construct the decree itself was also incomparably valuable. It could only be used once and would thereafter be completely written off. Thus, this was definitely a very wasteful move.

  Judging from the fact that Feng Yan was able to obtain such a decree, it was proof enough how very much that Grand Elder of the Winter Moon Sect doted on him.

  He should have obtained this when he had returned to the Winter Moon Sect to ask for a Spiritual Pill to heal Feng Luo’s arms. Otherwise, he would have had the ability to completely eliminate Ling Han previously, and would have had no need to drag things on until this moment.

  Feng Yan laughed loudly, behaving extremely arrogantly.

  So what if they were in the Spiritual Pedestal Tier? Even they would only be able to quiver like rats in front of him! So what if they were imperial princes or young masters? They could only kneel in front of him!

  “How could this be?!” However, when Feng Yan’s swept over Ling Han, he instantly looked astonished. How could this guy still remain standing, and look so completely at ease?

  There was absolutely no logic in that!

  “How are you still standing?” Feng Yan could not help but ask. This was the decree of a Spiritual Infant Tier elite he was holding here.

  “None of your business!” Ling Han gave him the middle finger.

  Feng Yan humphed, and said, “I have underestimated you a bit; to think that you have actually concealed your true abilities thus far! However, you are definitely going to die today, and no one will be able to save you!”