Alchemy Emperor of the Divine Dao c1-1294

by Flying Alone 孤单地飞

  However, those who had actually witnessed Ling Han’s battles during daytime were nodding in agreement.

  He, someone who was merely in the first layer of the Spiritual Ocean Tier, could actually defeat all the Seven Sons of Ao Family. This guy’s talent in martial arts could only be described with the word ‘monstrous’. Furthermore, he was already in the first layer of the Spiritual Ocean Tier at the mere age of nineteen, and this kind of achievement could already be counted within the top hundred in the history of the Winter Moon Sect.

  And among these hundred people, there were fifty-six that managed to break through to the Spiritual Infant Tier in the end, and there were thirty-one that had also reached the ninth layer of the Flower Blossom Tier.

  As for the remaining thirteen?

  It was either that they had vanished amongst the crowd, or died at a young age. Otherwise, they would have at least broken through to the Flower Blossom Tier.

  History had already proved that Ling Han indeed had that kind of potential, and was not merely boasting.

  Ao Feng was stunned. He had never imagined that Ling Han would actually still be able to speak so much with such a sure tone when he was under the pressure of his aura. However, he was not angered, because he possessed absolute power. What need was there for him to get angry when he had such power?

  “I don’t care, I only know that you’ve killed my daughter. No one can kill anyone from the Ao Clan, no one!” He moved, and hong , a sharp brightness arose from behind him; his martial intent was at full power, forming what seemed to be a world of its own.

  It was within this short instant that multiple thoughts streaked through Ling Han’s mind.

  Should he have the Black Tower instill power into him, or draw out the Demon Birth Sword, and kill this enemy directly? Or he could duck into the Black Tower and temporarily avoid confronting him directly, because he very much wanted to leave Ao Feng to Ling Dong Xing himself to deal with.

  However, before he had come to a decision, he saw a huge crimson palm strike forth and parry Ao Feng’s attack. “Humph, the Winter Moon Sect is not your private kingdom where you can do as you like.”

  Hong , a violent power surged forth, forming a brilliant light.

  When the light had died out, another man had stood in front of Ling Han. He looked to be in his forties as well, with a sturdy hair and his black hair fluttering around him. He withdrew his fist, folded his arms behind him, and said, “I think that the fault lies with Zi Tai. As for Han Lin, he can only be claimed to be a bit too rash, so it would be enough for him to get a little black mark.”

  “Dad!” Yue Kai Yu immediately exclaimed in delight and surprise. What made him even happier was the fact that his father had obviously made the same decision as he had—that was to shield Ling Han to the best of their ability.

  “Greetings, Attendant Yue!” Everyone once again greeted. The person that had come this time was, of course, Yue Zhen Shan.

  Ao Feng looked at Yue Zhen Shan coldl, and asked, “Then my daughter has died for nothing?”

  “Hoho, Senior Brother Ao, you have my condolences!” Yue Zhen Shan said without any sincerity in his words. “Although Niece Zi Tai has gone too far, but we should honor the dead. Thus, there is no longer any need to pursue her fault in this matter.”

  Ao Feng was so angry that he looked like he wanted to breathe fire. Then, he said coldly, “Today, if this boy does not die, I will definitely not let matters go!”

  “You have so many sons and daughters anyway, so it’s not such a big issue if a few of them die,” Yue Zhen Shan mumbled.

  “What!?” Ao Feng instantly jumped up and raised a palm in a strike at Yue Zhen Shan, which attack transformed into eight eerily sharp blades. He was a swordsman, so even if he did not have a sword in his hands, every move he made was filled with sword intent.

  When they heard Yue Zhen Shan’s words, quite many felt some sympathy for Ao Feng, and secretly thought that it was rumored that Yue Zhen Shan was a brainless and straightforward character. The rumors were indeed true. How could he say such words in front of everyone?

  Chapter 352

  Chapter 352: Punishment Decided

  Translator: _Dark_Angel_ Editor: Kurisu

  Yue Zhen Shan raised a palm to parry this strike and created seven flashes of Qi that transformed into seven giant crimson palms that flew forth towards those eight flashes of Sword Qi.

  Pu, pu, pu, pu. The Sword Qi and the gigantic palms cancelled each other out. However, as Ao Feng had formed his eighth flash of Sword Qi, he was at an obvious advantage; the additional flash of Sword Qi continued its advance, forcing Yue Zhen Shan to dodge it.

  This was an advantage born from a deeper comprehension of “Dao”. They had shot out their attacks which had the same amount of force behind them at the same time, yet the one who had a stronger comprehension would still have a more powerful attack!

  This was still only the gap when it was a clash between seven flashes and eight flashes of Qi. If it was a clash of one flash against eight flashes, or even zero against eight flashes of Qi, then the power gap would be as huge and overwhelming as the gap between Heaven and Earth. That was why those who managed to form seven flashes of Qi could be labelled as rulers.

  Thankfully, the gap between seven and eight flashes of Qi was not especially obvious, and Yue Zhen Shan was not too far beneath Ao Feng in cultivation. As a result, though he would still be at a disadvantage against Ao Feng, he was still able to contend with the latter for quite a while.

  This was the Winter Moon Sect, and if there really erupted a fierce battle between them, then one of the higher ranks would definitely appear to stop them.

  “Yue Zhen Shan, are you sure you want to be my enemy?” Ao Feng suddenly jumped up in fury. “I am currently extremely angry! One of my daughters f******* died, and I want to kill this bastard!”

  Yue Zhen Shan shook his head and said, “I haven’t sparred with you for quite a long time, so I would like to see how far you’ve advanced now and whether you’ve degraded or not.”

  Ao Feng withdrew his furious expression, took a deep breath, and said, “You have never been able to rival me. That was the case in the past, now, and in future, it will still be so!” He widened his eyes, and there actually appeared two flashes of cold light that streaked out and tore through the open air as if they were real blades, creating power ripples.

  Yue Zhen Shan did not dare to be careless. Ao Feng was indeed superior to him in power, and though this gap was not very large, if the former really put all his effort into a battle and he still proceeded carelessly, then there would be a great possibility that he would be defeated within a few moves.

  “Come on then!” he said without a care. When elites battled, they would naturally contend with their real battle prowess, but one should not underestimate the power of words. This was a kind of stance, so it could not be weak.

  “Heng!” It was at this moment that a powerful pressure pressed down on the area. An elder arrived by stepping on air. As his eyes swept over the group, his imposing gaze made both Ao Feng and Yue Zhen Shan instantly cease their battle.

  This was an elite of the Flower Blossom Tier, and as his immortal aura swept over all of them, it made every single one of them feel utter reverence as if they were facing a god.

  Ling Han glanced over; this elite of the Flower Blossom Tier was exactly He Zheng Chu, who had gone to Rain Country some time ago and fought a battle with the Rain Emperor, but in the end was chased out. And though they were both half a step away from the Flower Blossom Tier, the Rain Emperor was much more forceful than Ao Feng.

  There was no way to compare the two. One was only the Attendant of a great sect, and no matter how much power he had and how many disciples he had authority over, ultimately, he could not compare to one who was the Emperor of a whole country. Furthermore, the Rain Emperor was the kind of dominating ruler that appeared once in a few thousand years, and he had made full use of the power of the nation to its ext
reme.

  He could not help but wonder how the Rain Emperor was now. With the latter’s intelligence and outstanding courage, he should be close to breaking through to the Flower Blossom Tier, shouldn’t he? Once he had broken through to the Flower Blossom Tier, he would be able to add an additional two hundred years to his lifespan. The Rain Emperor was only sixty years old now, and in terms of a lifespan of about three hundred years, that was equivalent to about twenty years old of an ordinary lifespan, so he was in the prime of his youth.

  Perhaps it would not take a long time for him to hear rumors of a “young” elite gradually appearing, rushing through the north region, or even entering the other three regions and prefecture, displaying his elegant bearing and powerful presence as much as he desired.

  “In this matter, the sect leader has already made a decision!” He Zheng Chu said emotionlessly, “It was Ao Zi Tai who had used a scheme to set up one of our disciples first, and now that she has been killed by Han Lin, she deserved it for her crime! However, Han Lin killed her in private, which is also a breach of the rules of the sect, so his punishment is to enter the Dark Devil Forest and collect seven stalks of Fiery Sun Grass in one year’s time before he will be allowed to return.”

  That was the end of the matter?

  Everyone was shocked. That was a daughter of the Ao Clan, and furthermore, she was not an insignificant illegimate child, but a genius and talented princess! Yet Han Lin was only to go to the Dark Devil Forest and collect herbs; wasn’t this punishment a little too light?

  However, there were some who were wearing cold smirks. That was the Fiery Sun Grass they were talking about here. It could only be found in the deepest parts of the Dark Devil Forest, and there would be demonic beasts of the Flower Blossom Tier there. Even an elite of the Spiritual Pedestal Tier would not dare to carelessly enter that part of the forest.

  Moreover, the Fiery Sun Grass was an extremely rare herb. Collecting one stalk would take a very long time, and if one wanted to collect seven stalks, the time needed would be overwhelming. If one was lucky, that would take about one or two months. But if one was unlucky… then he’d best prepare himself to stay there for about a year and a half.

  During this long period of time, how high were his chances to encounter a demonic beast in the Flower Blossom Tier?

  Thus, while this was not a definite death sentence, it was still extremely dangerous.

  …It was obvious. There was no way that a member of the younger generation of the Ao Clan could die for nothing, but in this matter, it was still Ao Zi Tai who was in the wrong. Furthermore, this involved Yue Kai Yu as well. Thus, the Elder of the Ao Clan must have interfered, which had led to this kind of punishment in the end.

  “Junior Brother Han, I shall go with you!” Yue Kai Yu immediately declared, extremely loyal. He did indeed have this kind of character, and added with the fact that they had experienced a hardship together just now, he made the choice to go with Ling Han without any hesitation.

  Ling Han nodded to Yue Kai Yu, yet wondered internally whether he should really enter the Dark Devil Forest. After all, he was only holding onto the false identity of “Han Lin”, so there was no need for him to take the risk just to maintain this false cover.

  He decided not to worry about that for the moment and see how things went. Anyways, he had nothing much to occupy his time currently.

  Ao Feng humphed and stared for a very long time at Ling Han’s face before he finally turned and left. There was nothing else he could do now. The Elder of the Ao Clan had obviously agreed to this final decision, and no matter how arrogant he was, he dared not oppose a decision made by their Clan Elder.

  The Dark Devil Forest?

  Heng, at most within three months, he would definitely be able to break through to the Flower Blossom Tier, and by that time, he would be able to charge into the deeper parts of Dark Devil Forest, find Ling Han, and kill him!

  It was only another two or three months. He did not believe in the slightest that Ling Han would be able to procure seven stalks of Fiery Sun Grass in such a short period of time.

  The crowd dispersed and went their separate ways. There was naturally someone who carried away Ao Zi Tai’s body. Moreover, the passing of this goddess of the Winter Moon Sect had broken the hearts of who knew how many young men, so everyone wanted to have a moment of silence.

  “Han Lin, within three days, you must leave the Winter Moon Sect. If you dare to escape secretly, the sect will definitely search the whole world and apprehend you,” He Zheng Chu said, without knowing that the person in front of him was precisely that criminal that he had gone over to the Rain Country to apprehend some time ago.

  When he had finished speaking, he immediately turned around and left. With his identity as one in the Flower Blossom Tier, he of course disdained spending pointlessly time on talking with a minor character like Ling Han.

  “Junior Brother Han, we’re in trouble this time!” Yue Kai Yu said, his brow wrinkled in a frown. He naturally knew the difficulty of collecting seven stalks of Fiery Sun Grass.

  Ling Han frowned as well, and just when Yue Kai Yu thought that he too was troubled, he heard Ling Han say, “Who knows if I would still be able to get the Thunder Battle Armor tomorrow?”

  Yue Kai Yu almost stumbled. Things were already like this, and you are actually still talking about the Thunder Battle Armor? He said in irritation, “Compared with entering the Dark Devil Forest to collect herbs, the Thunder Battle Armor is nothing!”

  Ling Han smiled, and said, “With the Thunder Battle Armor, wouldn’t it be safer for us?”

  That sounded very reasonable. Yue Kai Yu scratched his head—he kept feeling like there was something off with that logic.

  Chapter 353

  Chapter 353: Cripple

  Translator: _Dark_Angel_ Editor: Kurisu

  On the second day, Ling Han indeed still obtained the Thunder Battle Armor, which made him “extremely pleased”.

  Firstly, the Thunder Battle Armor was indeed a very valuable treasured tool, and years ago, Zi Xue Xian had worn it all day, treating it like it was a priceless treasure. Secondly, it was precisely because this was a Spirit Tool one of his old acquaintances had used before Ling Han felt very nostalgic.

  He was reborn after 10,000 years, and all around him, the people he met were all strangers to him. Thus, when he saw an old possession of someone whom he had known years ago, how could he not be overwhelmed by emotions?

  Then he’d just go to the Dark Devil Forest. Ling Han had made his decision.

  The reason why he had come to the Winter Moon Sect was to find out where his mother was, bring trouble to the Ao Clan, and in passing, steal some good stuff—these three motives were practically fulfilled. He had collected a considerable number of Spiritual Herbs, and had even obtained the Thunder Battle Armor. He had defeated all the Seven Sons of Ao Family and killed Ao Zi Tai.

  Lastly, since Yue Kai Yu was going with him, then he would naturally have a lot of time to probe for information. This cousin and his uncle had more or less the same personality. They were very forthright and straightforward people, and weren’t really ones to keep secrets.

  Thus, after he obtained the Thunder Battle Armor, Ling Han decided to set out.

  Yue Kai Yu went with him, and looked to be in high spirits at that. It seemed that this guy had only left the sect for a trial twice, and even during these two times, he had not gone too far. Thus, he had never really left on a long journey away from the sect.

  Ling Han sighed. This guy said he wanted to help him, but the best he could hope for was that he wouldn’t hold him back.

  He and Yue Kai Yu set out together and descended the mountain.

  “Ling Han!” However, they had just arrived at the foot of the mountain when they suddenly heard a voice filled with venom ring out behind them.

  Yi, this voice was… Feng Yan!

  Ling Han did not turn around. He was now Han Lin, and not Ling Han.

  “You actu
ally still dare to come here, die!” Feng Yan roared furiously, drawing his saber and delivered a strike at Ling Han. Xiu, xiu, xiu . There actually appeared six flashes of Saber Qi that transformed into six cold bright sharp blades that charged towards Ling Han.

  This guy had improved very fast. At that time in the Rain Country, he had only formed four flashes of Saber Qi, but now, he had shockingly reached the level of six flashes. Looks like after Ling Han crippled one of his legs, he had received a huge provocation, which boosted his comprehension in his saber arts.

  Shua , cold Qi spread throughout the air, and the severe, fierce Saber Qi streaked through the air, making for a very terrifying spectacle.

  “Are you crazy?!” Because he was standing together with Ling Han, Yue Kai Yu was naturally in the vicinty of this attack as well. Furthermore, the name that Feng Yan had called out was incomprehensible. He naturally would not think that it had any relation to Ling Han, and only thought that they had encountered a maniac, so he immediately delivered his own punch.

  His arms immediately transformed and looked like they were made of black iron. Martial intent transformed into patterns that shone on his arms, and six flashes of Fist Qi shot forth.

  Peng!

  The fist parried the saber’s blade and the Fist Qi clashed with the Saber Qi, cancelling each other out.

  Feng Yan’s gaze tensed. He said, “Who are you, and why are you defending this person?”

  Yue Kai Yu glanced over and could not help but be astonished, because even though this person was a cripple who had obviously lost one of his legs, he now had a prosthetic attached, and his pants’ leg revealed a bit of a white-colored metal, which had a circular shape and stood on the ground.