Alchemy Emperor of the Divine Dao c1-1294

by Flying Alone 孤单地飞

  “All of you can stay!” Ling Han flicked his fingers and four flashes of Sword Qi fired out. Pu, pu, pu, the four people instantly fell to the ground, thoroughly dead.

  The miners looked at Ling Han with gazes of reverence, and also filled with gratitude because once Ling Han showed his strength, they definitely would reply honestly; however, Ling Han chose to use food to exchange with them, evidently treating them as humans.

  ‘So we’re still human!’

  Some spirit ignited with the miners’ eyes; so they weren’t walking corpses waiting for death to befall them.

  Ling Han saw this, and made up his mind to immediately “communicate” with the Fire Emperor and Na Zhi Yan, making them give up on the idea of excavating the mineshaft. Then, he would store all the miners into the Black Tower, purify the curse on them, and then have them leave.

  They were just a few normal people, and couldn’t possibly discover the secret of the Black Tower. They would only feel as if they slept, and then everyone would return to normal.

  With his mind set, Ling Han turned around.

  The martial celestial flower within his body could no longer endure the intense craving to devour these ores. Ling Han tried to refine the smallest rock, and a strange power was instantly extracted from within the ore and entered his dantian, being absorbed by the martial celestial flower

  The vein-like patterns on the celestial flower radiated and raised a wave of red Qi; the celestial flower grew slightly.

  The extent was truly pathetic, but Ling Han was sure that the martial celestial flower certainly grew a little. However, his bloodlust was also stimulated, giving him the urge to act violently.

  This was shocking; the martial celestial flower’s growth couldn’t be separated from one’s understanding of martial arts—without deepening martial comprehension, the celestial flower would never grow and bear fruit in the end, birthing a spiritual infant. Ling Han had the complete martial arts experience, so he naturally didn’t need martial comprehension, but for others, martial comprehension was the most important thing after crossing into the Flower Blossom Tier.

  These ores could let martial artists go around it.

  Inconceivable. If there were a bit more of these ores, then wouldn’t a Flower Blossom Tier, Spiritual Infant Tier, and even a Shattering Void Tier be easily achievable?

  Ling Han immediately stored the rest of the ores into the Black Tower, and said, “Small Tower, analyze it, what are these things?”

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  Translator: _Dark_Angel_ Editor: Kurisu

  “It’s an ordinary rock, with a slight bit of Source Power.” Small Tower very quickly transmitted a divine sense message to him.

  “Ordinary?” Ling Han was surprised; a rock that was capable of directly raising the martial cultivation of a Flower Blossoming Tier cultivator, could it actually be ordinary? If there was a countless number of these “ordinary” rocks, it was guaranteed that even a pig could advance to the Shattering Void Tier; even becoming an immortal might not be impossible.

  It would not be inappropriate to call them divine rocks, so how could they possibly be ordinary?

  “Origin Power?” Ling Han shook his head. “Why can’t I sense that?”

  “Not Origin Power, but Source Power,” Small Tower explained.

  Ling Han was startled and asked, “The same kind of Source Power in the Primal Chaos Source Rock?”

  “That’s correct. But the amount of Source Power inside is pitifully little, I can’t be bothered to absorb it!” Small Tower declared in a tsundere tone.

  Just hear what it was saying!

  Ling Han gritted his teeth. You did it deliberately, didn’t you? Trying to infuriate him, right? He said, “I won’t mind if you get me some, the more the better.” He did not need martial comprehension, but his parents did. If there was a large supply of this type of mineral rock, he was sure that Ling Dong Xing and Yue Hong Chang would be able to smoothly break through to the Flower Blossom Tier.

  He suddenly understood. Why was the Fire Emperor willing to spare no expense to obtain these ores? That was because this could allow one, in a situation wherein they possessed no cultivation technique and did not have enough ability of comprehension, to complete the leap over the dragon’s gate leading to transcendence from this mortal world!

  However, if that was the case, it would be a little difficult for him to persuade the Fire Emperor to stop.

  Because this involved breaking through to the next major cultivation tier, which also meant the difference of an additional two hundred years of lifespan! Without breaking through to the Flower Blossom Tier, mortals would only possess a mere hundred years of lifespan; the Fire Emperor had used up at least half his lifespan, so stopping him from breaking through to the Flower Blossom Tier would be equivalent to taking his life. He was sure that this Emperor would definitely not be persuaded easily.

  ‘Since he is not willing to listen to persuasion, then I can only beat him into submission,’ Ling Han thought very violently.

  “These rocks also possess extremely large amounts of violent traits. If you absorb too much, with your current cultivation level, you will definitely not be able to control it. You will experience a drastic change in character, and become a wild man that only knows slaughter and bloodshed,” Small Tower said.

  When Ling Han heard this, he immediately gave up the thought of bringing some of these mineral rocks for his parents, and asked, “Even the Black Tower is unable to erase these emotions inside them?”

  “The hardest thing to grasp is human nature… Unless I erase all your memories completely,” Small Tower suggested.

  “Forget it!” Ling Han hurriedly shook his head. He had absolutely no desire to erase his parents’ memories and for them to become complete strangers. Furthermore, he had a lot of confidence that he could deliver his parents up to the Flower Blossom Tier. With an additional two hundred years of time, he should be able to enter into the realm of immortals and get an Immortal alchemical pill for his parents to help them succeed instantly.

  Ling Han was still quite confident in his personal talent in alchemy.

  Ling Han decided to deal with Na Zhi Yan and the Fire Emperor first, then come back here to study this mineshaft and find out what exactly was buried inside.

  The two of them very quickly exited the mineshaft and began walking towards the city walls.

  “Halt!” the guards called out. The command they had received was not to allow anyone to leave this place.

  “En?” Bo Wen Lin appeared as well, a cold smirk at the corners of his lips, and said, “Young man, you are really acting recklessly. You even dared to enter into this Mineshaft of Death! Now, you only have half a day’s time left to live.”

  Ling Han smiled faintly. His natal horoscope was extremely tough; unless he stayed in the mineshaft for a number of years, he would not be affected by the curse. Furthermore, even if he was, didn’t he still have the Black Tower? This divine item had extraordinary skill in matters like eliminating evil and curses.

  “Since I only have half a day left to left, I should go and cause great havoc,” he declared, putting on a pretense of madness.

  Bo Wen Lin immediately looked wary. Previously, he had not made a move because he had sensed that Ling Han was not someone to be trifled with. And now, this guy, who was not to be trifled with, only had less than half a day to life… then that would be even more horrible. Who would be willing to risk their life against someone who was going to die?

  “Young man, you are definitely going to die. I can’t bother to drop down to your level. However, I will follow you and watch you die!” he declared.

  Ling Han grinned, and asked, “Really? You will follow me wherever I go? You dare?”

  “Haha, is there any place in this world that I, Bo Wen Lin, dare not go?” Bo Wen Lin laughed coldly.

  “Then, come,” Ling Han said with a smile, striding forwards. He was heading in the direction of the Imperial City, and Bo Wen Lin
stopped the guards here from pursuing. Otherwise, how would these people possibly be able to stop Ling Han?

  Ling Han was not walking very fast; he only entered the Imperial City after close to half an hour had passed.

  “Let’s quickly go and watch, quick. Two female assassins have been arrested, and they are about to be beheaded at the Eastern Gate in a public display!” He had just entered the city when he heard a passerby running around and announcing the news. He looked very excited, and attracted a large number of people to follow him.

  Female assassins, and there were two of them? It couldn’t be Liu Feng Er and her sister, right?

  Ling Han immediately changed course and headed towards the Eastern Gate as well. How had these two women compromised their identities and whereabouts and actually fallen into the hands of the Imperial Family?

  He sped up slightly, and in just a few minutes, he had arrived at the Eastern Gate. He saw a tall stage had been erected in a public square; there were two girls being held down on the executioner’s block. Their hair hung loose, and there was no way to distinguish their appearance.

  But with how Ling Han was familiar with the air of these two girls, he could confirm that these were the Liu Sisters.

  Ai, were these two people really made out to be assassins?

  At the side, someone was announcing the crimes of these two girls. They had attempted to assassinate an important minister, Na Zhi Yan, committed an offense against imperial authority, and now, they were to be beheaded in public as a warning to the others.

  The move to behead these two beauties in public, furthermore one carried out with such expediency, was made probably because the Fire Emperor’s forceful excavation of the mineshaft had caused seething discontent among the citizens. As a result, he deliberately chose to execute these two girls in such a public manner to suppress the whole nation—especially the rebellious feelings in the Imperial City.

  “Assasinate Na Zhi Yan? Pei, then these two young girls must definitely be good people.”

  “The gods are blind; they actually did not allow that bastard to be killed. Instead, two good people will die.”

  “Shh, be quiet. Don’t you want to live anymore?”

  The masses were embroiled in a furious discussion, and all expressed sympathy for Liu Feng Er and her sister, as well as their deep-seated hatred for Na Zhi Yan.

  Ling Han did not immediately move to save them; he wanted these two girls to learn to be more obedient, so that they would not be some assassins in future. They were absolutely not cut out for this profession!

  Bo Wen Lin naturally followed him here. He could not help but look extremely surprised. This person who was about to die was still in the mood to watch another person’s execution; just how thick were his nerves?

  “The time is up, commence the execution!”

  An executioner walked up the tall stage. His upper body was bare, and he held a gigantic broadsword in his hand. He took a drink of wine, then spat it all over the blade. Then he raised it high, and under the sun of dusk, a forlorn light was reflected from his blade.

  Liu Feng Er and her sister’s cultivation had obviously been sealed off; for the majority of cultivators, if their cultivation was sealed, then they would not be able to circulate Origin Power to protect themselves. In that case, their defenses would actually not be much higher than an ordinary person’s. This executioner was in the Element Gathering Tier, and with a wave of his blade, one of the two sisters would definitely lose their head.

  Shua , the broadsword slashed downwards.

  But the expected scene of a head falling to the ground and blood spurting everywhere did not appear. Instead, a young man had suddenly appeared on the tall stage, and holding onto the blade with a single hand.

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  Translator: _Dark_Angel_ Editor: Kurisu

  Who was that, who actually planned to forcefully seize the execution ground?

  “How dare you!” One of the officials supervising the execution jumped out. He was in the Spiritual Ocean Tier, and in a small place like Fire Country, he could definitely be considered a master. He glared furiously at Ling Han and said, “Where has this madman that would dare to be so outrageously bold come from?”

  Ling Han smiled slightly, and said, “Under the command of His Excellency, Bo Wen Lin, please hold the execution.”

  Pu!

  Not far off, Bo Wen Lin immediately choked.

  This was an injustice, a colossal injustice! This brat was really reckless; not only did he kill a member of the Bo Clan, he actually planned to make bogus accusations of his victim as well! But this brat was destined to be a dead man, so what else did he dare not do, and what other reservations would he have left?

  Bo Wen Lin, as a great master of the Spiritual Ocean Tier, in addition to the reputation of the Bo Clan, was unknown to none in the Imperial City. Instantly, countless eyes swept over to focus on him.

  With their united actions, that official naturally spotted Bo Wen Lin as well. He instantly erupted into a great rage and exclaimed, “Master Bo, you actually dared to command another to seize the execution ground by force; what a treasonous action this is!”

  What the f***!

  Bo Wen Lin hurriedly leaped out and said, “Master Gou, please do not misunderstand. I don’t know this brat at all!”

  “Master Bo, your words have truly made me sorrowful!” Ling Han pretended to be sad. “Didn’t you agree that you would become my sturdy support, and no matter what happened, you would be there to back me up?! Master Bo, these are your precise words. Wherever I go, you would follow, isn’t that right?”

  Bo Wen Lin could not deny it at this moment. He had indeed said that wherever Ling Han went, he would dare follow, but with the way that Ling Han had simply picked out these words and repeated them, their meaning was completely different. He had been used to standing in a high position—how could he have possibly encountered this kind of situation in the past? He had actually turned dumb from his anger, and did not know how he should refute this accusation.

  But in the eyes of others, this was obviously a tacit agreement.

  “Hiss, Old Nine of the Bo Clan is really brave that he dares to even seize the execution ground by force!”

  “Master Bo is really a good man. He knows that anyone who attempts to assassinate Na Zhi Yan are faithful officials and martyrs, and wanted to leave behind sparks for Fire Country.”

  “That’s odd. When did Bo Wen Lin make a turn like he’s a completely different person that he would actually do something like this?”

  Some were praising Bo Wen Lin, whereas others were expressing doubt. There was really too wide a disparity between his usual behaviour and his actions now.

  Bo Wen Lin was a master in the Spiritual Ocean Tier, and thus naturally heard the whispers of the masses; inwardly, he wanted to throw up blood. He was absolutely not that kind of man, all right? What business was it of his if commoners lived or died? It was only because Ling Han had killed his son that he had made a move to stand and oppose Ling Han. As a result, Ling Han had actually dug out such a gigantic pit for him to leap into.

  “Master Bo, my mission has been completed, so I’ll hand things over to you now,” Ling Han said, smiling, then said to the two girls, “Quickly thank Master Bo for his kindness in saving your lives.”

  Liu Feng Er and Liu Ru Er’s chains had been unlocked by Ling Han, and their cultivation was unsealed as well, so they recovered their cultivation. They were not the slightest bit dumb, and immediately cooperated with Ling Han’s act, bowing daintily in Bo Wen Lin’s direction and both saying at the same time, “Many thanks, Master Bo!”

  Right, even if he jumped into the Yellow River, there would be no way to wash himself clean . 1

  “Let’s go!” Ling Han stretched out a hand each and grabbed both girls, immediately fleeing. “Master Bo, we’ll meet again in the usual place.”

  “No way you are leaving!” One of the supervising officials quickly moved. He stretch
ed out his right hand to grab Ling Han’s back. He was skilled in palm techniques, and with this move of his palm, tightly woven patterns flickered brightly. It was as if a tree demon had spread out its roots, clawing at Ling Han.

  In truth, a mere breath of air from Ling Han could easily kill that official. However, he used the Ghostly Immortal Steps. His figure moved in a bizarre manner and easily dodged his attacker’s palm strike. Then, his figure sped up, and the farther he went, the faster he moved.

  Bo Wen Lin hurriedly broke out into run in pursuit. He definitely had to detain Ling Han, or he would really be unable to clear his name.

  “Master Bo, you intend to flee as well?” the supervising official sneered darkly. His figure made a sharp about-turn, and delivered a palm strike in Bo Wen Lin’s direction.

  ‘Your sister!’

  Bo Wen Lin’s nose was almost bent in his anger, and he exclaimed, “Master Gou, I was going to recapture those three escaping criminals!”

  “Heng, heng. Why didn’t I see Master Bo make a move just now, then? And now you are so proactive? Master Bo, you wouldn’t be purposely stopping me from pursuing the criminals, would you?” the supervising official asked coldly, his expression clearly saying that he had seen through Bo Wen Lin’s deception.

  ‘F*** your sister, you’re the one stopping me now!’

  Bo Wen Lin could do nothing but make a move of his own. He had similar ability with that supervising official, so how could he simply allow the latter to attack him as he liked? However, with this move to defend himself, it was as if it was a confirmed fact that he was trying to assist Ling Han and the others in their flight, making the supervising official smirk repeatedly.

  This f*******, what the f***!

  At this moment, there were ten thousand curse words streaming through his heart.

  ***

  Ling Han brought the two girls all the way outside the city, then tossed them away, and said, “For assassins to fall low to the extent that you have, it’s really enough. Just honestly find a man and marry him, then obediently stay at home to take care of your husbands and teach your children.”