Alchemy Emperor of the Divine Dao c1-1294
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The three of them nodded and took over the jade bottle one after another, hardly able to contain their joy as they already began to take it.
Ling Han also entered the Black Tower and chugged a massive gulp for himself, continuing to refine it.
However, this was the same as medicinal pills, having a corresponding medicinal resistance. When Ling Han took the third mouthful, he felt that he couldn’t completely refine the medicinal power, and the efficiency of it instantly dropped by half.
He exited the Black Tower, lying down to rest. Even Spiritual Pedestal Tier beings needed a certain amount of sleep. It was impossible for cultivating to replace it completely; this was mainly to recover some soul power.
After “dawn,” the four continued onwards.
Some blood-sucking bugs caught up to them, but their levels were normal, so Ling Han and the others naturally wouldn’t care about them. They immediately extinguished these bugs in case some of them brought news back and attracted that big one.
After half a day, a large wall appeared before them, towering into the clouds. Inside the city was a pillar of light surging into the sky. It was this pillar of light that attracted them to come to this place.
“Could it be flown across?” The four of them wondered.
Ling Han let Rock Spirit fly up to try, but it only flew a few hundred meters high before falling down, sending a thought to Ling Han which said that up there was terrifying pressure, so it could only fly a few hundred meters high.
To be able to cross over the wall, what cultivation did one have to be?
The four could only walk alongside the city walls. Since there were city walls, then there naturally should be a city gate.
As expected, after a few hours, a massive city gate appeared in front. It was about a few hundred feet tall. Anyone who stood in front of it would instantly feel extremely insignificant.
There were many people at the city gate. Some were about to enter the city, but more people sat cross-legged on the side.
Ling Han didn’t have any ideas at first, but he soon discovered that those who entered the city walked very slowly; some people even revealed a pained expression, even spitting out blood, retreating as if they’d been heavily injured.
“With the ability to enter the city gates, one will qualify to accept the examination, and become a disciple of The Twelve Palaces.” Beside the city gates were three rows of large and flamboyant words.
Astounded, Ling Han said, “So even without an opening key, one can still receive the inheritance of The Twelve Palces?”
“It certainly is so, this sect’s third generation founder was an extraordinary genius who passed this test and became an external disciple, receiving some godly arts and making this sect north region’s strongest force,” Yue Kai Yu said unhurriedly, full of admiration.
He paused and then said, “Actually, the third-generation founder had the chance to become a Shattering Void Tier cultivator, but the world’s environment didn’t allow it. The Twelve Palaces have strict rules, forbidding the impartment of the palace’s legacy, so the third-generation founder could only leave his knowledge on martial arts, which still kept this sect standing for thousands of years. If we could receive the Twelve Palaces’ true legacy, this sect definitely wouldn’t be weaker than the great sects in middle state!”
Ling Han nodded. Becoming an external disciple and acquiring the true legacy was definitely different, otherwise Yan Tian Zhao wouldn’t want so much that one thing inside the palace.
Something that made even a god moved, what sort of treasure could that be?
However, even if he had the opening key, he still had to pass the examination, first passing through the city gates. Only then would he have the chance to go to The Twelve Palaces. It looks like not any random lucky guy can receive The Twelve Palaces’ legacy, but one also needed considerable talent.
“Master Han!” At this moment, Liu Yu Tong’s and the others’ voices resounded as Can Ye, Zhu Wu Jiu, Zhu Xuan Er and co all walked over.
“Big baddy!” Hu Niu pounced over and hugged one of his legs like sticky candy that he was unable to fling off.
Chapter 488
Translator: Reverie_ Editor: Kurisu
“On your way here, did you guys encounter any danger?” Ling Han asked.
“It was alright, we encountered some beasts, which were all defeated by us, and also harvested a few stalks of spiritual medicine!” Zhu Wu Jiu said smilingly.
Liu Yu Tong pulled on Zhu Xuan Er’s hand, appearing very intimate as she said, “It’s all thanks to Xuan Er. If it hadn’t been for her intervention on several occasions, we would have been wounded at least.”
Ling Han nodded. Their entire party—except for Zhu Xuan Er who was at the Spiritual Pedestal Tier—had cultivation of the Spiritual Ocean Tier, and would naturally feel pressure encountering Spiritual Pedestal Tier beasts. If they encountered Flower Blossom Tier ones, even Zhu Xuan Er would only be able to run.
Moreover, Zhu Xuan Er’s master suffered a Dao injury and living was probably already quite difficult for him, so how could he possibly refine a law decree for her?
…There were definitely all sorts of internal strifes between various forces within a sect. Take as an example the Winter Moon Sect—if Yue Family’s elder died, would Ao Family’s elder grant Yue Kai Yu law decrees?
That was obviously a joke.
“Can this city gate still be passed through?” Ling Han asked.
“That’ll be hard!” Liu Yu Tong shook her head and said, “Amongst us, only Zhu Xuan Er and Hu Niu can easily pass through, but Can Ye and I fall a tiny bit behind, while Zhu Wu Jiu can only walk through two-thirds it seems.”
In other words, to pass through the city gates was more difficult than fighting into the prodigy roll!
Ling Han looked around and didn’t find Yu Kun Lun, Yang Jun Hao, and the others. Presumably, they all passed through the city gates.
“We’re in no rush, let’s first go to the side!” he said, smiling. After pulling everyone to the side, he took out the leg meat of a great beast, Absolute Cold Ice Heart Fish, and diluted spiritual liquid. “Here, nourish your bodies a bit and increase your strengths, then we’ll all be able to go in.”
Hu Niu instantly let go of Ling Han’s thigh and picked up the beast’s leg meat first, then grabbed the fish, and said hurriedly, “Don’t grab it, it’s all Niu’s!”
Everyone instantly laughed loudly. Once it had to do with food, the little girl showed her true colors, displaying her chowhound nature.
Ling Han began boiling. Only he could control Strange Fire to boil out the essence from a great beast’s meat. He added in all sorts of medicinal ingredients; shortly, the fragrance assailed people’s noses, making everyone drool.
“Fairy Zhu, you really have fallen into Young Master Han’s devilish clutch!” Yue Kai Yu said torn by grief and anger—this was the perfect goddess in his eyes.
Zhu Xuan Er instantly rolled her eyes, and her pretty face blushed from embarrassment—she’d never seen anyone who was so straightforward. Fortunately, she wore a white veil, and other people couldn’t see her blush.
“Don’t you try to fathom my noble moral character with your small puny heart!” Ling Han said in a justified manner.
“Tsk!” Yue Kai Yu immediately sneered. After battling shoulder to shoulder with Ling Han for a few days, he naturally became a lot more courageous, and seemed to forget that Ling Han still had the title of a Heaven Grade alchemist, treating Ling Han truly like a person of the same age.
That was mainly because his personality was this way to begin with—forthright and not manipulative.
“Ling Han is Niu’s!” Hu Niu instantly became protective, grabbing onto Ling Han’s neck to declare her ownership.
Ling Han grimaced and said, “You squeeze any harder, and I’ll become a dead Ling Han!”
Hu Niu hurriedly let go, kissed Ling Han on the check, and then pouted at Zhu Xuan Er—a great show of dominance.<
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“Alright, let’s eat!” Ling Han fetched everyone a bowl of soup and then gave each person a jade bottle with diluted spiritual liquid.
Everyone took the spiritual liquid as wine, and as they ate meat and drank soup, multicolored light soon rose from their bodies. As their blood and Qi surged, they all began to adjust one after another.
From the order, everyone’s cultivation and martial arts talent could be seen. Li Si Chan was obviously the weakest, and although she was better than the previous two times, she only ate a bite of meat and two sips of soup before she began to adjust. Zhu Wu Jiu followed, then Can Ye, and then Liu Yu Tong, Guang Yuan, and Zhu Xuan Er.
However, Ling Han and Hu Hiu were still eating, a bite here and a bite there, snatching happily and showing their monstrous nature.
Only when all the food within pill furnace was eaten clean—even the soup was without a single drop left—did Ling Han activated arts to refine and absorb these medicines, while Hu Niu even omitted this step; whatever went into her stomach would be perfectly converted into her spiritual power accumulation.
After a few hours, everyone made rapid progress, all itching to try to charge past the city gate.
Ling Han didn’t care. Even if some people couldn’t go through, it didn’t matter, since they could all enter Black Tower and be brought in by him. However, other than Li Si Chan who was devoted heart and soul on alchemy, the others all treaded the path of martial arts, so Ling Han naturally hoped they could get through with their own strength.
This was not only an affirmation of their talent and strength, it could also increase their confidence greatly.
After all, Liu Yu Tong and the others all came from a small place like Rain Country, and inevitably had a weaker mentality when faced with the disciples of north region’s large sects.
“Let’s try again.” They walked to the city gates, and began to try to pass through.
Weng , a terrifying obstructive force instantly stormed over. They were as if a normal person walking in mire, each step taking a great deal of effort. Moreover, the further they advanced, the greater the obstructive force.
No wonder even Liu Yu Tong and Can Ye could barely make it. This certainly wasn’t very ordinary.
“There certainly is a knack to it,” Ling Han said.
“Young Master Han, are you mocking us?” Zhu Wu Jiu was almost about to cry because though Ling Han said there was a knack to it, he crossed his hands behind his back and looked relaxed.
“Hahahaha!” Hu Niu laughed loudly, ran with large strides to the front, and then ran back with large strides extremely effortlessly as well.
Ling Han nodded inwardly, this test varied with the individual. The higher one’s tier, the greater the corresponding obstructive force was; otherwise, Spiritual Ocean Tier warriors couldn’t possibly pass, and all Spiritual Pedestal Tiers would pass.
Liu Yu Tong and Can Ye were fierce as their strength improved greatly. They originally only lacked a bit to go through, so this time they were walking a lot more relaxed.
It was hard for Zhu Wu Jiu. After a dozen steps, he was sweating from his head, and his face began to contort, appearing really strained.
Ling Han and Hu Niu passed through test at the city gates without any pressure. When they had walked through the city gates by a hundred meters, the obstructive force automatically disappeared and returned to normal, while Yue Kai Yu, Liu Yu Tong, and Can Ye walked over one after another.
Guang Yuan and Zhu Wu Jiu could only walk three-fourth of the way.
“Young Master Han, we plan on just cultivating here,” the two of them said, appearing very resolute.
Ling Han thought about it, and said, “Alright, this may be a test, but it’s also a good place to cultivate. Every time you guys push yourselves to the limit, not only can that polish Origin Power, but also speed up cultivation.”
“Yes!” The two nodded. Even if they went further, there was nothing they could help Ling Han with and were better off cultivating here, increasing their tier so that they could help Ling Han in the future.
Ling Han still put Li Si Chan into the Black Tower. Such a sweet beauty left outside would attract a lot of disturbances, plus she didn’t strive for martial arts and had no need to cultivate here.
Thus, Ling Han, Hu Niu, Li Si Chan, Zhu Xuan Er, Can Ye, and Yue Kai Yu—the six of them—continued onwards.
Chapter 489
Translator: Reverie_ Editor: Kurisu
Advancing for a short while, they stopped before a building that looked like a normal house. However, a large amount of people gathered at the door; there, Ling Han saw Yu Kun Lun, Yang Jun Hao, and Rong Huan Xuan!
This Thousand Corpse Sect inheritor was still laying inside the Three Lives Casket, but other than the casket, he brought two other caskets, receiving other corpse soldiers probably from digging up graves.
Feng Ye was also here, looking over with a hateful gaze, which slightly startled Ao Feng, since he still didn’t know the feud between Feng Yan and Ling Han. Of the Seven Sons of Ao Family, three came in and were all Spiritual Pedestal Tier, apparently more talented.
“Kai Yu’s respect for Elder Ao!” Yue Kai Yu saluted at Ao Feng. What he thought was one matter, but expressing it was another matter.
Ao Feng raised his hand slightly, and that was the it for both parties.
“What’s everyone waiting here for?” Ling Han asked White-Robed Sword King. Amongst these people, he had the best impression of Shen Zhong Chen.
“When we passed the city gate and came here, a formation spirit appeared and said that there is a test here, and those who can make top three will receive amazing rewards,” Shen Zhong Cheng replied.
“Formation spirit?” Ling Han was surprised.
“That’s right, this entire mystery realm is controlled by the formation spirit,” Zhu Xuan Er chipped in. Her master obviously told her this.
Ling Han nodded. Although these people entered the Twelve Heaven Mystery Realm for the first time, their seniors had come here before, naturally telling them a few things about them.
“Oh, what are the rewards?” He was somewhat curious.
“Didn’t say.” Shen Zhong Chen shook his head.
Ling Han’s lips twitched. He said, “Didn’t say? Yet you guys are waiting here?”
“It’s definitely worth it!” Yue Kai Yu opened up. “My third-generation founder obtained great opportunities here, and improved in martial arts as if flying ever since then.”
No wonder these geniuses all halted here and were in no rush to go anywhere else. Conversely, without the key, even if these people arrived at The Twelve Palaces, they wouldn’t be able to enter, so they were better off placing their sights on these realistic rewards.
“Where’s the formation spirit, let me see,” Ling Han said, maybe he could communicate and inquire about formations with it.
“It only said a few words then disappeared,” Shen Zhong Cheng said.
“How much longer do we have to wait?”
“The tenth day after the mystery realm opens.”
Ling Han calculated that there were a few days. Had he known that earlier, he would’ve roamed around more and perhaps found some precious spiritual medicine. However, no one knew if the super bug king would fight its way over. That large guy was definitely terrifying, and if it really caught up, then the people here would all face disaster.
Unless the formation spirit intervened.
Ling Han didn’t know what tier the formation here was, but since it was extracted from god realm, it had to be at least god tier.
Everyone waited patiently. The spiritual Qi here was abundant, and as a holy land for cultivation, one day could be compared to a hundred days on the outside; thus, even if they were sitting, it wouldn’t be a waste of time, as their cultivation was rapidly improving.
Ling Han was even more outrageous, eating large amounts of beast meat everyday, along with Absolute Cold Ice Heart Fish and all sorts of thousand-year-old medicinal
ingredients; multicolored rays shot into the sky when they were boiled, making even the Flower Blossom Tier elites swallow their saliva involuntarily.
Seeing them eat to their heart’s content, the throats of people nearby trembled, swallowing saliva continuously—that was called having a bad craving.
Unfortunately, who dared to rob a Heaven Grade alchemist?
In the north region, some people certainly didn’t need to give face to a Heaven Grade alchemist, but not giving face didn’t mean they could severely offend one. After all, when everyone contended for treasures, no one had a say, but if you try to rob a Heaven Grade alchemist’s meal, the whole world would probably ridicule you to death.
Some people were quite brazen, such as Chi Hua Lan and Lin Xiang Qin who came without an invitation and joined their team. Relying on their advantage as beauties, they picked up bowls and chopsticks, fetching some soup and meat, which made Hu Niu cry out loud—how could they steal her food?
Luckily, other than Ling Han, no one else ate much, so the little girl was only restless for a short while, and very soon started fighting over food with Ling Han enthusiastically.
“Ling Han, you came as expected!” Rong Huan Xuan approached sliding in the Three Lives Corpse Casket.
“What, you can’t possibly also want to eat meat, right?” Ling Han pretended to be surprised. “Aren’t you already a dead man? Do dead men eat meat?”
“Don’t be garrulous!” Rong Huan Xuan shouted. He didn’t expose that Ling Han possessed a spatial Spirit Tool that could accommodate living things and the secret that Ling Han acquired the key to Sagittarius Palace. It wasn’t because he had a good relationship with Ling Han, but because wanted it for himself.
“Then what brings you here?” Ling Han said smilingly.
“I only wanted to hear your last words since I’ll soon refine you into a skinned corpse soldier!” Rong Huan Xuan cackled. “And these people around you, none of them can escape!”
In the entire north region, there probably were quite a few people that wanted Ling Han dead, but to threaten to kill a Heaven Grade alchemist in the open… Rong Huan Xuan was probably the only one.