Chapter 383
Chapter 383: Aid the Fight
Translator: Reverie_ Editor: Kurisu
Don’t assume that Liu Ji Tong was a benign person; on the contrary, to be able to sit in his position, how could he be a person faint of heart?
Not only did he execute Lang Jun Cai, the old man also gave the Lang Family an empty criminal charge, killing all their elites while the leftover women, children, and old were exiled from the Extreme Yang City; he was truly vicious and merciless, almost destroying the Lang Family.
The old man certainly had reason to be enraged… Liu Qi Yuan originally wouldn’t have come into conflict with Ling Han, and it was completely instigated by Lang Jun Cai. If he weren’t there that day, then what end would Liu Qi Yuan have met?
This was almost equivalent to hatred of killing his grandson, so the old man naturally didn’t hold back when he acted.
With one day’s effort, the Lang Family vanished completely from the Extreme Yang City, demonstrating the amazing capacity of an Earth Grade alchemist.
Ling Han was also an Earth Grade alchemist, which meant that if he revealed his identity, he could receive the same standing and power as Liu Ji Tong. However, the Thousand Corpse Sect was a hidden threat and Ling han didn’t want to reveal his identity so quickly, so he circled around, pulling in Liu Ji Tong.
An Earth Grade alchemist as a supporter for the tavern and medicine store meant he didn’t need to have any future worries.
He was heading to the Dark Demon Forest next. Liu Yu Tong and the others naturally had to help him clean manage the store—with an Earth Grade alchemist as support, he was naturally relieved.
Otherwise, why would he intentionally bring Liu Ji Tong under his control?
Ling Han made some arrangements. He didn’t plan on bringing anyone on the trip to the Dark Demon Forest, but when Hu Niu found out, she immediately threw a fit, following him no matter what. Thinking of the little girl’s speed, Ling Han knew he couldn’t get rid of her, so he nodded in agreement.
However, before he even left, he received an invitation to a banquet from the Spirit Treasures Pavilion.
Ling Han thought it was a matter concerning the auctioning of the Bone Forming Pill, which involved his profits, so there naturally wasn’t much to consider—he readily agreed. Hu Niu was most mischievous, following him to the banquet no matter what.
Arriving at the Spirit Treasures pavilion, he and Hu Niu were brought to an elegant private courtyard. There was a square table set in the atrium of the courtyard, with two girls already seated there. One of them was in all white and even had white gauze covering her face. Her skin was like snow; it was indistinguishable as to whether it was the white clothes or her skin. Her hair was like clouds, dangling like a waterfall.
Zhu Xuan Er!
Ling Han was slightly startled—did he guess wrong and this banquet wasn’t for the Bone Forming Pill?
Another girl was roughly twenty-one or twenty-two years old. Clad in a long skirt, her body was fiery with stunning curves; her complexion was extremely beautiful, her flaming red lips filled with seductive air.
Seeing Ling Han walk over holding Hu Niu’s hand, the red-clothed girl stood up abruptly and laughed, “Young Master Ling, please!”
Zhu Xuan Er stood up as well, but didn’t speak, simply rising half out of her seat to greet Ling Han.
“Young Master Ling, this young lady is surnamed Yin and named Lan,” the red-clothed beauty introduced herself. “This one is Lady Zhu Xuan Er. Sister Zhu, this here is Ling Han, Young Master Ling… but he has another more shocking identity… an Earth Grade alchemist!”
“En!” Zhu Xuan Er was really shocked. Ling Han looked not even twenty years old! Which Earth Grade alchemist wasn’t an old man or old lady in the fifties or sixties?
Hu Niu looked at Zhu Xuan Er for a while and immediately revealed an expression as if guarding her food, climbing onto Ling Han’s neck and saying, “Ling Han is Niu’s!” She expressed her sovereignty towards Zhu Xuan Er and completely ignored Yin Lan, clearly thinking that this girl wouldn’t be of threat to her.
Zhu Xuan Er had always been easygoing—whether people liked her or disliked her, she wouldn’t take it to heart. However, a five to six year-old little girl looked full of jealousy and challenged her, making her feel somewhat awkward.
“Hahahaha!” Yin Lan laughed exaggeratingly, wantonly and with exceeding charm. She was naturally charming and didn’t need to make a display of it. Each and every move of hers was filled with charm; after she cast an enchanting glance at Ling Han, she said, “Sister Zhu, you’ve been regarded as a rival.”
Zhu Xuan Er looked at Hu Niu again, revealing astounded expression, because she found that she couldn’t see through Hu Niu at all. However, thinking again, a five to six year-old little girl wouldn’t have awakened a spirit base, so she naturally had no cultivation—she couldn’t see through Hu Niu, because Hu Niu wasn’t a martial artist at all.
Thinking so, she felt at ease.
Ling Han sat down, while Hu Niu knelt on his lap, looking at Zhu Xuan Er provocatively… The little girl truly saw Zhu Xuan Er as a rival—she had never been this serious in front of Liu Yu Tong and Li Si Chan.
“Lady Yin, why did you invite me here?” Ling Han said.
“First drink and eat, we can talk over the meal.” Yin Hong smiled. “Can Young Master Ling still feel bored with two beauties like us as company?”
Ling Han held the wine bowl and simply smiled slightly, unmoved by her exceeding charm, and said, “What is Lady Yin’s position at the Spirit Treasures Pavilion?” She invited him in Spirit Treasures Pavilion’s name.
“My father is Yin Shang, the Pavilion Master of north region’s Spirit Treasures Pavilion,” Yin Hong said casually.
This was very surprising. The Spirit Treasures Pavilion and the Alchemist Society were leviathans in the vast lands, even if it was just a sub-branch in the north region, the power they grasped was still surprising, not inferior to the sect master’s of sect like the Winter Moon Sect.
He never would’ve thought that Yin Shang’s daughter was actually so young!
When did the old man have this daughter?
Yin Hong went on, “I have a favor to ask of Young Master Ling.”
Ling Han couldn’t help but laugh and said, “Lady Yin’s the young mistress of the headquarters of north region’s Spirit Treasures Pavilion, is there something that you can’t do and need my help with?”
Yin Hong sighed faintly and said, “Every five years, the Spirit Treasures Pavilion will gather at the main branch and have a contest in alchemy, formations, and martial arts. However, only those under thirty years old can attend. The purpose is to select those who are worth investing in, and rate the managers of the four large sub-branches.”
Hearing her words, Ling Han already guessed her intentions but he didn’t interject, simply listening quietly.
“The north region’s sub-branch has continued to be the last in the past hundred to thousand years.” Yin Hong knitted her willowy brows, appearing extremely displeased. “However, I truly don’t think that there are no prodigies in the north region! So, I plan on inviting Young Master Ling as a welcome guest of the headquarters in the north region to battle for us, traveling with me to the middle state at the end of next year.”
Traveling to the middle state?
Ling Han had an epiphany. He certainly had the thought of going to the middle state, but he had to take care of a few things: cure his father’s spirit base, save his mother, and kill Ao Feng! After that, he could feel at ease and head off to middle state; after all, the secret Zi Xue Xian buried was in the middle state.
He looked at Zhu Xuan Er and said, “I am the alchemy representative and Lady Zhu is for martial arts… then where’s the formation representative?”
“It’s me!” Yin Hong patted her chest, instantly causing a shocking ripple.
Chapter 384
Chapter 384: Provisos
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Ling Han was astounded and said, “Lady Yin is skilled in formations?”
He dabbled in formations in his previous life and learned mainly to break through all sorts of historic sites. Focused on unraveling formations, his formation-setting abilities weren’t strong. However, it was said that in the ancient times, formations were a large branch that was on par with martial arts and alchemy.
Several millennia ago, the status of formation masters was no lower than alchemy masters. A breakoff in alchemy occurred millennia ago, but alchemy was almost completely destroyed in Ling Han’s previous life.
He never would’ve thought he would witness a person cultivating formations, which made Ling Han quite shocked.
“Haha, you looked down on me? Thinking that all I know is to give charming winks?” Yin Hong said, carefree and not at all ashamed.
This was simply her personality. Her charming face with her natural seductiveness were quite impressive, but it couldn’t be helped she had a manly personality, speaking whatever she thought and knowing not what restraint was.
Ling Han laughed loudly and said, “Lady Yin is very interesting, I propose you a toast!”
“Hehe, I don’t get drunk in a thousand bowls. If Young Master Ling wants to get me drunk and plot some bad things, then you’ll only be disappointed.” Yin Hong gladly drank the bowl of wine in a gulp, surprisingly bold.
Ling Han couldn’t help but feel a bit ill at ease. This woman was too straightforward, did she not fear of making other people feel awkward?
“Young Master Ling is already a low level Earth Grade alchemist at such a young age, no one can compare even in the middle state. So, we can firmly take down the thirty points in alchemy. Sister Zhu’s strength can’t count as the finest in the middle state, but fortunately, we still have half a year’s time—enough for sister Zhu to improve by several layers. I will fully assist her, making sister Zhu reach at least the ninth layer of the Spiritual Pedestal Tier. Of course, if she can break through to the Flower Blossom Tier, all the better—then we would at least get thirty points out of the forty in martial arts.”
Yin Hong paused, then went on, “I’m a formation genius, the thirty points in this stage… taking twenty-five points definitely won’t be hard. So the total points out of the three stages can reach above eighty-five.
“The first place last time was only eighty-five points, so we have high hopes of taking first!” she said filled with confidence.
Ling Han shrugged and said, “Lady Yin, it’s all your own wishful thinking. I don’t recall accepting?”
“Being able to fight alongside a woman of unmatched beauty like Sister Zhu, is Young Master still unwilling?” Yin Hong said, pretending to be surprised.
Ling Han simply laughed and said no more.
“Sly little fox!” Ying Hong criticized as she spread her hands out, asking, “Alright, put forward whatever requests do you have, we of the Spirit Treasures Pavilion have money and all sorts of treasures; as long as it doesn’t exceed our bottom line, I am in the position to give it to you.”
Ling Han waved his hands dismissively and said, “No need to gift it. I want a spirit grass, and its best if you can get it by the end of the year. Origin Crystals are not a problem, I can pay accordingly.”
Yin Hong instantly clapped her hands and said with a smile, “As expected of an Earth Grade alchemist, rich and imposing, not even taking advantage of me given such a great chance!”
Zhu Xuan Er’s tolerance was bit surprising; she remained unmoved, no matter how Yin Hong teased her, as if a true fairy from the heavens—how could she be moved by mortal matters?
Yin Hon went on, “What spirit grass does Young Master Ling need?”
“Nine Leaf Black Ganoderma,” Ling Han said. “Seventh tier spirit grass shouldn’t be a problem for the Spirit Treasures Pavilion, right?”
Yin Hong’s beautiful face twitched. She said exaggeratingly, “Hey, hey, hey, that’s a seventh tier spirit grass, even Spiritual Infant Tier warriors would be moved! Our strongest cultivators in the north region are only in the Spiritual Infant Tier, you have the nerve to say that it shouldn’t be a problem?”
Ling Han shrugged and said, “Even if there is a problem, that’s Lady Yin’s problem. I’ve set forth my condition. As long as Lady Yin can bring me the Nine Leaf Black Ganoderma, I’ll accept and attend the battle for the Spirit Treasures Pavilion. Besides, I can take a step back; the Nine Leaf Ganoderma doesn’t have to reach maturity, but if it’s not mature enough, I want a living one.”
Yin Hong looked at Ling Han with a strange gaze; the insinuation behind his words was somewhat shocking.
It didn’t matter if the medicine wasn’t mature enough as long as it was alive!
Could Ling Han possibly have a way of fostering spirit grass that could speed up its growth?
This thought flashed by, but Yin Hong immediately shook her head; there was no way. From sixth tier onwards, all spirit grass and trees were like martial artists, surpassing mortals, and absolutely couldn’t be fostered in a normal medicinal garden. Keeping it alive was quite difficult, not to mention speeding up its growth.
She pondered, then said, “Alright, leave this matter to me. But even if I can really get it, the value of a seventh tier spirit grass is extremely shocking… hopefully Young Master Ling would be prepared.”
Ling Han cracked a smile. “No matter. At the worst, I’ll jut refine some more medicinal pills.”
Ying Hong suddenly became speechless. The best group of moneymakers in the world were alchemists, and one outstanding alchemist… The ones who had high pill forming rate had terrifying moneymaking abilities. One batch of ingredients refined into medicinal pills was ten times the profit, and they wouldn’t have worry about not selling because of the large scale of martial artists.
“Since everyone’s agreed, come, let’s drink!” Yin Hong said extremely boldly. Looking only at her appearance, one couldn’t possibly think that such a charming lady was actually so manly in character.
The four began to eat. Hu Niu immediately stuck her tongue—the things here were too unpalatable! She took out the dried meats that had already been prepared from her spatial ring and began munching on it. The smell spread and instantly attracted Yin Hong’s gaze. Her saliva almost drooled out—even Zhu Xuan Er couldn’t help but swallow her saliva.
In front of such delicacies, even fairies turned into mortals.
“Pretty little girl, give sister a piece,” Yin Hong said unabashedly.
Hu Niu was stingy, glaring vigilantly at Yin Hong—food was her life.
Ling Han laughed loudly and said, “Niu Niu, don’t be stingy, give the two sisters a taste.”
Hearing Ling Han say so, Hu Niu reluctantly separated two small pieces and handed them over. Moreover, the piece that she gave to Zhu Xuan Er was clearly a whole lot smaller; it was clear just how unhappy she was to see Zhu Xuan Er.
Yin Hong wouldn’t be embarrassed; she immediately started to eat the dried meat. With a taste of it, she was enraptured, and her entire body began to tremble.
The snacks for Hu Niu weren’t made from normal meat, but from the beasts fostered inside the Black Tower. There were very little, even Ling Han didn’t eat it often. The taste was not only fresh, but also greatly benefitial to martial artists.
After all, these beasts ate hundred-year-old ginseng and Ganoderma all day, and it would be weird if it weren’t rich in nutrition.
“Young Master Ling, how do you sell these meats? Set a price, I’ll even sell my body!” Yin Hong said.
Chapter 385
Chapter 385 Formation Master
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Pu, Ling Han instantly spurted out a mouthful of wine. This woman was so bold that it was a bit unbearable—only a pervert like Gu Feng Hua could match her.
Hearing Yin Hong say such a thing, Zhu Xuan Er couldn’t cover up her curiosity and picked up that small piece of meat on the table. Sh
e lifted the white gauze slightly, revealing her exceedingly beautiful red lips, and opened her mouth slowly. Her pearly white teeth were as if exquisite sculptures, stunningly beautiful.
She placed the meat in her mouth and lowered the white gauze, chewing slowly. It instantly made one feel ceaseless regret, hoping to see it one more time.
She didn’t act as exaggerated as Yin Hong, but her gaze revealed extraordinary splendor from shock. Such delicacy was once in a lifetime, making her feel the urge to have another taste no matter the cost.
She was Zhu Xuan Er after all, and soon suppressed the urge and looked even-tempered once again; rather than enjoyment, she still had a grave responsibility.
“Sister Zhu, you should just marry Young Master Ling!” Yin Hong’s could help but speak teasingly. “Look, Young Master Ling is only seventeen years old and is already a low level Earth Grade alchemist. At this rate, he’ll be a Heaven Grade alchemist around thirty years old, and you can just find him to refine the pill. Besides, following him, there’ll be such delicious food to eat—your entire life will be worth it!”
She laughed mischievously, looked flatteringly at Ling Han, and said, “Young Master Ling, look, I got you a wife, why don’t you give me some more of that dried meat?”
Those words instantly provoked two people—Zhu Xuan Er and Hu Niu!
Not so much Zhu Xuan Er—she was an adult after with self-control, but her gaze became somewhat cold. Hu Niu had a hot temper—she immediately dove out from Ling Han’s embrace, and xiu, her small figure flashed and appeared before Yin Hong, waving her claws toward Ying Hong’s chest.
‘Hiss!’
The two girls were completely shocked—Hu Niu was actually an elite? She was extremely strange. Even Ling Han, who possessed a shred of Heaven Tier divine consciousness, could no longer see through her at all, let alone the two girls?
A Spiritual Ocean Tier expert suddenly attacked, and Yin Hong was absolutely unguarded. Chila, the clothes on her chest were instantly torn open. However, soon following, a white light flickered and formed a screen of light, blocking Hu Niu’s little hands.
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