Zi Xue Xian was a disciple of the Blue Thunder Sect, and in this current era, the Blue Thunder Sect was still standing firm and strong in the middle state. It was said that they were one of the major parties that stood against the chaos all those year ago. In that case, Zi Xue Xian’s race probably didn’t have anything to do with the Blue Thunder Sect. They had only discovered that there was a member of their race in the Blue Thunder Sect and thus had the intention of bringing her back to the realm of gods.
Jiang Yue Feng and the others, several hundred elites of the Heaven Tier combined together, battled an ultimate elite of the Shattering Void Tier. According to the time, that person could very possibly be an invader from the realm of gods, or even a god himself. However, because he was suppressed by the power of the realm, he could only possess the battle prowess on the level of the Shattering Void Tier. So ultimately, he was dragged into a battle of resilience by so many elites of the Heaven Tier, then killed through their combined forces?
Theoretically, that was probable.
But the problem here was, why did the realm of gods want to invade this world?
It was public opinion that the realm of gods should be rich in resources, and Divine Herbs would be growing everywhere there. Simply picking any one of them and swallowing it would allow a normal person to immediately become a god. Even if he was not able to become a god, then he should still at least shoot up to the Heaven Tier, or the Shaterring Void Tier.
What feature of this world would then attract the covetous eyes of such a rich place?
It was just like how the various parties of the north region were disdainful of the Desolate North—because even if they conquered the latter, what was the point? Only those minor, insignificant parties would think of striving for a niche in the Desolate North.
Could it be that the realm of gods had such parties as well? They could no longer survive in the realm of gods, and so decided to travel to this world?
No, that was not right. Those three old men said that they wanted to bring Zi Xue Xian back, which meant that they had no plans to stay here for a long time. Additionally, Zi Xue Xian mentioned that they wanted to destroy the whole human race. That was not something a conqueror would do.
Without subjects, was a ruler still a ruler?
Most important were Zi Xue Xian’s last words. She said that everything the future generation heard were lies. What could that mean?
In terms of her era, she must have been talking about that huge calamity that had happened about 10,000 years ago. It was not true? It was only a lie?
Ling Han could not help but feel a headache coming on. What should have been a very logical story seemed to have been turned completely turned upside down with a few words from Zi Xue Xian. But Zi Xue Xian was so determined to send out these words even if it meant that she would die in battle, so how could she possibly be joking around?
That was definitely impossible!
It appeared that he definitely had to make a trip to the Clear Harmony Palace Hall at the Boundless Mountain and find the answer Zi Xue Xian had buried there. He knew where the Boundless Mountain was—the middle state. Of course, it might no longer be called the Boundless Mountain by now.
Furthermore, after 10,000 years, was the Clear Harmony Palace Hall still standing?
He’d think about it in future.
Ling Han sighed. You obviously had the Memory Crystal on you, so why hadn’t you simply recorded all the answers inside instead of forcing him to have to make a side trip to the Boundless Mountain!
“Small Tower, can you repair this battle armor?” he asked.
“No!” Small Tower moved left and right. This was a gesture it made when it was shaking its head. If it was nodding, it would move forwards and backwards. Ling Han was already familiar with its gestures. It paused, then continued, “However, I can disperse the various energies within so that this battle armor could still be used for a while.”
Ling Han was delighted, then said, “Then, come over quickly.”
Small Tower trembled slightly, and a powerful might gushed forth. The Thunder Battle Armor instantly floated midair and began to shake. Zi, zi, zi . Multiple patterns on it lit up, and then extinguished. However, it was only a short while before this battle armor fell back down onto the ground with a smack.
“It’s done,” Small Tower said expressionlessly.
Ling Han was not that surprised anymore. It had also erased the tool spirit in the Demon Birth Sword as easily and as quickly like it had done now. Moreover, this was only a Level Ten Spirit Tool that was severely damaged. He put on the Thunder Battle Armor and tried to activate it.
Zi, zi, zi . Multiple patterns lit up, and abruptly, there were uncountable lightning bolts jumping all over his body. It was not just his torso, but his whole body, and they formed a barrier of lightning.
Ling Han gave a wave of his hand, and xiu , a blazing white electric light shot out into the distance and transformed into a sharp blade. He delivered a punch, and the electric light transformed into a blazing white fist that possessed formidable force behind it.
With a sharp whistle, he attacked repeatedly with both hands. Xiu, xiu, xiu . Fist Qi and Sword Qi were shot out simultaneously and, compounded by the Thunder Battle Armor, transformed into blazing white swords of lightning and fists of thunder!
Ling Han could not help but laugh uncontrollably. This Thunder Battle Armor had at least given him a power upgrade of five Battle Stars! Furthermore, this was only in terms of attack. He had yet to try out its defense, but he believed that this barrier of thunder would definitely not be weak.
He was only capable of activating a portion of the patterns on the Thunder Battle Armor now. In other words, with the advancement of his cultivation level, the might of the Thunder Battle Armor would also advance accordingly. However, it could not possibly reach the level of the Shattering Void Tier anymore, because the two holes in its front and back were still there. That meant there was a portion of patterns missing, and no matter what, it could not possibly display its strongest abilities anymore.
“Zi Xue Xian, we have not had many relations in the past, but the choice you’ve made has impressed me very much. Don’t worry, I will definitely find the answer that you have left behind, and not allow the calamity to happen again!” Ling Han said somberly. After making this oath, he shrugged on his outer garments. The Thunder Battle Armor was a high level Spirit Tool and could actually adapt accordingly to the different physique of its wearer. Thus, while he was obviously taller and broader than Zi Xue Xian, he did not feel it was in any way tight when wearing this battle armor.
There was still that bottle.
Ling Han opened it and looked inside. There was only a drop of purple-colored blood inside, and it was exuding a very powerful aura, instantly making him feel as if his skin was being pared by knives, like his skin was going to crack.
Was this Zi Xue Xian’s blood?
Ling Han replaced the lid on the bottle. This might be the key to opening the place in the Clear Harmony Palace Hall where Zi Xue Xian had buried her answer, so he could not use it now.
He exited the Black Tower; there was still some time left until dinner. Furthermore, if they wanted to go to the Duan Residence, they would have to go in the middle of the night, and it was still a little too early now.
He had free time anyways, so he called Liu Yu Tong and the others over and began to teach them martial arts.
First was an enquiry session. He asked them to inform him of the difficulties they had encountered during cultivation, which he would clarify and answer. After that, he taught them different cultivation and martial arts techniques based on their different abilities.
He did not need to teach Liu Yu Tong, however. Zhu Wu Jiu was a swordsman as well, so Ling Han taught him the Four Seasons Sword Technique. Can Ye wielded a saber. Unfortunately, Ling Han had not managed to get any supreme saber technique from the Setting Sun Saber Emperor. However, there was no shortage of saber techniques in
his head, so he found a Black Demon Saber Technique which he had Can Ye learn. This was a Black Grade high level martial arts technique, and it was an excellent choice for his current level. It could nearly be considered Earth Grade.
At the moment, Liu Yu Tong was at the eighth layer of the Gushing Spring Tier, whereas Zhu Wu Jiu was at the fifth. They had improved very rapidly—this was naturally due to the alchemical pills they had taken. Ling Han warned them repeatedly that they must not be in a rush to break through when they reach the ninth layer of the Gushing Spring Tier, but should rather strengthen their foundations firmly before taking the final step of breaking through. Otherwise, the cultivation that had been accumulated with the use of alchemical pills would be too weak, and it would be impossible for them to climb to the highest level of their cultivation.
At night, Guang Yuan finally came downstairs and joined them for dinner. Then, they quietly waited for midnight to arrive.
Chapter 360
Chapter 360: A Ghostly Manor?
Translator: _Dark_Angel_ Editor: Kurisu
Only Guang Yuan and Ling Han were to participate in the movement this time round.
They were only going to take a look at things, and not going there looking for a fight. Thus, they did not need too many people with them. Furthermore, only Can Ye could be considered as an acceptable fighter amongst their group; the others were still too inexperienced.
As for Yue Kai Yu, he was still snoring loudly away. After drinking so much, he would definitely not be waking up before tomorrow.
Ling Han and Guang Yuan made use of the darkness of the night to move, and wove through all the main streets and small alleys of the Sea Breeze City. Soon, a massive manor appeared in front of their eyes. Multiple lanterns were hung all around the manor, hinting at the tremendous wealth the manor’s owner possessed.
Ling Han leaped up onto the roof, and as he swept his eyes over, surprise filled his expression.
Although it was completely bright all around the manor, inside the manor itself, there was only darkness as not one room was lit. Even if it could be explained by saying that it was already midnight and thus most people would have slept by now… it was still strange for such a huge manor to be completely as dark as ink like this.
Guang Yuan instantly wanted to climb over the walls and enter, yet was restrained by Ling Han.
“There’s an alarm array in place,” Ling Han said. Even without making use of the Eye of Truth, he could still sense it with his divine sense of the Heaven Tier.
Guang Yuan immediately stopped. He naturally did not have the slightest bit of doubt about Ling Han’s words. This young man was too terrifying. He was only seventeen years old, and not only was he already an Earth Grade alchemist, Ling Han was also his equal in martial arts.
“Can you dismantle it?” he asked quietly.
Ling Han smiled faintly and answered, “It’s not too difficult.”
This was only an alarm array, and not a massive array like the Mountain Protection Great Array. Furthermore, because Ling Han had entered so many ancient historical sites in the past, this was the type of array that he was most familiar with.
The Black Tower was getting more and more abundant in materials, and only a thought from Ling Han was needed to withdraw them one after another. Soon enough, he had torn a hole into the alarm array and stepped into the manor with Guang Yuan at his side.
“How eerie!” Guang Yuan could not help but fold his arms.
Ling Han nodded. From the outside, he had already sensed that there was something off with how dark the manor was. Now that he had stepped into the manor, there was an additional feeling of eeriness and terror.
The two of them passed through the garden and entered a courtyard on tiptoes.
They observed silently from the corner. In an uncertain situation, it was naturally best to be extremely careful and cautious. However, after only a short while, the both of them looked surprised, and exchanged a look.
…Such a massive manor was actually as silent as a grave, and there was not the slightest bit of sound to be heard.
Even if it was the middle of the night and the residents were all asleep, there should still be the sound of breathing, right?
However, this place was so quiet that there wasn’t even the sound of people breathing. It was as if all the residents of this manor had been massacred and no one was left alive.
They entered the courtyard and began their search. However, as they searched one room after another, their expressions became increasingly dark.
There was no one in any of the rooms.
There was neither any living person nor any corpse.
What was going on here?
“Let’s go take a look over there.” Ling Han pointed at another courtyard.
Guang Yuan nodded, and the two of them went to search the other courtyard. However, the results were the same. There was no one, alive nor dead.
“Let’s separate and search. After one hour, we will meet back at the place we came in,” Ling Han said. This manor was very large, and for courtyards alone, there were close to twenty of them here.
“All right!”
After an hour, the two of them appeared back at the point of their entry.
They shook their heads respectively. Neither of them had found anything.
There was not a single person in this whole manor!
How could this be?
“Let’s go out first and examine it from the outside,” Ling Han said. The two of them exited the Duan Residence and waited for daybreak.
When the cockerel crowed, they saw the manor suddenly come alive. One after another, people came out of their rooms, and life came back to the manor instantly.
Ling Han and Guang Yuan exchanged a look, yet a cold feeling rose up from their very hearts.
This was too abnormal!
“If you look closely, the crowd seem to have all come from that room,” Ling Han said. Currently, he and Guang Yuan were seated on the top of a loft. Thanks to their high position, they could see very clearly.
Guang Yuan nodded. “En, I’ve seen that room before. It should be a very ordinary hall. But it definitely can’t contain so many people. Moreover, I’ve checked it before. At that time, there was definitely no one inside! Not even a damn shadow of a person!”
Ling Han looked curious at this, and said, “Then there must be a secret passage inside. At night, they would enter through this secret passage, and then come out at dawn. No wonder we didn’t find anyone yesterday. They should have hidden themselves in an underground secret chamber. But what makes me curious is, why would they have to do that?”
This was the Duan Residence, their own territory. What was the reason for them to leave their comfortable rooms and hide undergound instead?
“We’ll go back first, then come back tonight for another probe,” Ling Han said. This time, even he was starting to feel very curious.
When the two of them returned to the inn, Yue Kai Yun had finally woken up, but he still had a hangover and was currently gripping onto his head. Any slightly loud sound was enough to make him bare his teeth in pain.
“Ha, let’s see if you dare to get yourself drunk again.” Ling Han laughed deliberately loudly.
Yue Kai Yu hurriedly covered his ears and asked, “I seem to remember you were the one who had purposely encouraged me to drink?”
Ling Han laughed and said, “Go and drink some ginger soup. I’ll bring you to a nice place tonight.”
Yue Kai Yu instantly looked at Ling Han strangely and said, “I say, you already have two beautiful girls, and you still want to go to indulge in sensual pleasures? It’d be fine for me alone to go to that kind of place.”
Ling Han was at a loss at first before he finally realized what he was taking about. He couldn’t help but shake his head, then said, “What filthy thoughts!”
“Pei. I’m not as filthy as you. You already have two beautiful girls, and you’re still interested in those women outside
.” Yue Kai Yu expressed his disdain.
After Yue Kai Yu meditated for a while and completely recovered from his hangover, Ling Han introduced Zhu Wu Jiu, Can Ye and Guang Yuan to him.
“Haha, since you all are Junior Brother Han’s friends, then you all will be my friends from now on as well,” he said very boldly. This was to give face to Ling Han. If it was anyone else, the Young Master of the Yue Clan would not be in such a good temper.
He was at first planning to urge Ling Han to set out, yet Ling Han said he wanted to buy some items at the Sea Breeze City and prepare a bit. Additionally, he also wanted to bring Yue Kai Yu to a nice place tonight. As a result, he could only suppress this urge and went to buy some rations as well. It would at least take them half a year after they had entered the Dark Devil Forest, so he had to ensure that they were sufficiently prepared.
As the only grandson of the Yue Clan, he naturally had a spatial ring of his own.
He was initially a bit proud, but when he saw that even Hu Niu had one when she took out some dried meat to chew on, he was instantly struck with a blow. Furthermore, when he smelt the delicious aroma of the meat, he could feel his mouth begin to water.
This guy had really thick skin, he actually went to beg for some meat from Hu Niu. And Hu Niu, who usually thought of food as if it was her very life, very generously gave him a piece, which made Yue Kai Yu scarf it down with his eyebrows twitching.
Gods, how could there be something so delicious in this world.
Within a few moments, Yue Kai Yu was completely bought over by Hu Niu.
At night, when Ling Han called over Guang Yuan and Yue Kai Yu and the group set out towards the Duan Residence, he heard Yue Kai Yu deadpan, “Junior Brother Han, so Hu Niu is your cup of tea! Tsk, tsk, tsk. You really have a unique taste, to like this kind of young sprout.”
Chapter 361
Chapter 361: Going Underground
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