Alchemy Emperor of the Divine Dao c1-1294

by Flying Alone 孤单地飞

  “Heng, it’s all your fault. You were the one who caused others to misunderstand. In the end, the moment we left Yun Shuang Shuang’s place, it led to a large number of people all gathering around us to ask this and that. As a result, trouble happened!” Liu Ru Er declared defiantly.

  Ling Han rolled his eyes and asked, “So this is my fault?”

  “Naturally!” Liu Ru Er pushed all the blame onto Ling Han.

  Ling Han waved his hand and said, “Fine, I won’t argue with you two. In short, the two of you have to leave the Imperial City immediately!”

  “Then what about Na Zhi Yan?”

  “I will deal with him,” Ling Han replied calmly.

  “Are you sure you aren’t merely boasting?” Liu Ru Er’s expression was filled with doubt.

  Ling Han humphed, and said, “If you two still won’t leave, then I’ll send you both back. I’m sure that Na Zhi Yan would extremely hope to see your two cut-off heads.”

  “We’ll leave, all right?” Liu Ru Er fumed.

  “Many thanks for saving us again, Young Master Han.” Liu Feng Er was much more sensible. She bowed to Ling Han daintily, and forcefully pulled her younger sister into a bow as well.

  “Thanks,” Liu Ru Er said reluctantly.

  Ling Han nodded, and said, “In a few days, at most, you two will hear the news of Na Zhi Yan’s death, so just go with a peaceful heart for now.”

  “Yes!” Liu Feng Er tugged Liu Ru Er along with her and left.

  Liu Ru Er, meanwhile, kept turning back around, as if she wanted to continue arguing with Ling Han.

  “Sister, he is the sun of the skies, and not someone we would be able to reach. Even if we force ourselves to reach up to him, we would only be scorched mercilessly.” Liu Feng Er was aware of her sister’s feelings. Don’t look at how she was fighting so fiercely with Ling Han. In truth, she was simply low in emotional intelligence, and did not know how to express her own feelings. Thus, she could only pester him endlessly in order to attract Ling Han’s attention.

  Liu Ru Er turned her head back round, her face covered with traces of tears.

  ***

  Ling Han returned to the Imperial City, and had not even reached the city’s entrance yet when he saw Bo Wen Lin and that supervising official had joined forces and chased him all the way here. Who knew whether they had resolved the misunderstanding or otherwise? Hu Niu did not make a sound all this while, but was in an extremely good mood at this moment because the two hateful women had left, and she was able to monopolize Ling Han again.

  “Brat, you actually dared to return?” Bo Wen Lin asked darkly. He was really about to be angered to death by Ling Han’s actions.

  Ling Han smiled, and asked, “With Master Bo to back me up, what do I dare not do?”

  “Die!” Bo Wen Lin charged out. He definitely had to apprehend Ling Han personally to prove that he indeed had no relation with Ling Han.

  Chapter 525

  Translator: _Dark_Angel_ Editor: Kurisu

  “Master Bo, you are being naughty again.” Ling Han laughed.

  Xiu , Hu Niu streaked out and slammed a direct punch into Bo Wen Lin’s lower abdomen. How terrifying was her battle prowess? Added together with the tremendous advantage of two major cultivation Tiers, it was naturally a doubtless crushing suppression. With a peng , Bo Wen Lin became akin to a cooked lobster, his whole body arched.

  Ling Han deliberately heaved a sigh, and asked, “Master Bo, why do you have to do this?”

  The execution official’s eyes were so wide they were in danger of popping out. That was Bo Wen Lin, someone whose cultivation and ability were on par with his. In Fire Country, Bo Wen Lin was definitely a strong character, yet he was actually knocked over by a punch from a little wisp of a girl. This was a little too much, wasn’t it?

  If he stepped up, wouldn’t that be his fate as well?

  Hiss, where had these two monsters come from!

  Ling Han smiled faintly at the execution official, and asked, “Are you naughty or nice?”

  “Nice! I am very nice!” the execution official quickly exclaimed. Hu Niu was currently directing a ferocious look at him, which caused his heart to shiver.

  Ling Han laughed loudly and shot out a foot at Bo Wen Lin, directly kicking him to the feet of the execution official, and said, “Here, you can take him and report back to complete your mission.”

  ‘Report your sister!’

  In the beginning, the execution official had only been extremely infuriated, but upon thinking deeper, what logic would there be for Old Nine of the Bo Clan to align forces with convicted criminals? Therefore, he immediately believed in Bo Wen Lin’s explanation that he had absolutely no relation with Ling Han or the two female criminals.

  Bo Wen Lin groaned miserably. Though that punch of Hu Niu’s had not taken his life, the little girl did not control her strength, either. The blow was enough to make him feel as if all his internal organs had flipped over, which was an incredibly terrible feeling. Now, he could not even speak. The only thing he felt like doing now was to throw up.

  Ling Han waved Bo Wen Lin off with a hand again, and said, “Master Bo, didn’t you say you’d follow me to the ends of the earth? Please do not be scared off.”

  With a stride, he turned around and left.

  The execution official did not dare stop him. Instead, he quickly lifted up Bo Wen Lin and followed closely behind as if he was Ling Han’s lackey, which made him incredibly sullen.

  After travelling for a white, Bo Wen Lin finally got his breath back, and was capable of walking by himself. However, with every step he took, he could still feel a heart-wrenching agony in his lower abdomen. He pulled aside his robes to take a look, and could see there was a bluish bruise on his lower abdomen; the center of the bruise was already beginning to turn black.

  Hiss, this little girl was really ruthless in her attack!

  “The direction they’re heading in is—”

  “Na Zhi Yan’s residence!”

  “Not good!”

  Bo Wen Lin and the execution official’s facial expressions changed drastically. This was a very easy guess. Those two female criminals had been convicted with the crime of attempted assassination of Na Zhi Yan, and since Ling Han was in cohorts with them, it was extremely natural to deduce that he, too, had the idea to assassinate Na Zhi Yan.

  Na Zhi Yan, a popular subject of the current Fire Emperor who had overflowing power in his grasp. If they allowed Ling Han to kill Na Zhi Yan, the two of them, as related individuals, would definitely have to bear blame as well.

  “Quick, quickly go and inform all the officials!” The two of them exchanged a look and hurriedly split ways to complete their respective tasks.

  Ling Han did not walk too quickly, as if he was giving them time to inform others. He walked slowly and unhurriedly but still arrived at his destination twenty-plus minutes later.

  Na Zhi Yan’s residence had originally belonged to an Imperial Prince, but this Imperial Prince was extremely unsatisfied with his position, and secretly planned to seize power. In the end, he had not even begun his plans when he was completely suppressed by imperial might. This residence was naturally confiscated, and had now been bestowed upon Na Zhi Yan, which showed how much the Emperor favored him.

  Shua , a troop of soldiers filed out from the main doors, all of them carrying various weapons, looking quite ferocious. A man who looked to be the captain of the troop strode out, a silver helmet on his head and a long sword hanging at his waist, which made him look majestic and imposing.

  This man was actually in the Spiritual Pedestal Tier!

  “I am the Great Commander of the Internal Imperial Guards, Si Kong Zhen. How dare you, fiend! Quickly surrender without resistance!” he shouted loudly.

  Ling Han’s gaze swept over the troop, and he smiled. “Master Bo, did you not say that you had arranged everything for me and all I have to do is to enter the residence and kill Na Zhi Yan? Why are things different than what we have pr
eviously planned?”

  Bo Wen Lin was so infuriated he almost stumbled in his anger. ‘When do you f****** plan to stop defrauding me?’ But at this moment, one of the elites of the Spiritual Pedestal Tier of his clan had already stepped out, so it was not his place to speak at all. Thus, he merely stood humbly and quietly behind that elite member of his clan.

  “Fiend, don’t you dare feign madness!” Si Kong Zhen stared coldly at Ling Han, not daring to make a reckless move.

  He had already been informed that the little girl by Ling Han’s side was capable of knocking Bo Wen Lin down with a single punch, which was extremely bizarre. Therefore, he had no choice but to proceed with extreme caution.

  Ling Han smiled and said, “I have come to converse with Na Zhi Yan, so why is there need for such a big parade of troops? Go and ask Na Zhi Yan to come out. If things can be settled peacefully, then all of us can still drink wine happily tonight.”

  “How could a nameless nobody be qualified to meet with Master Na?” Si Kong Zhen asked icily.

  Ling Han sighed, and said, “These words are much too hurtful, and I really do not like hearing such. Hu Niu, what do you think we should do?”

  “Beat them up!” Hu Niu waved her little fists in the air. “We use might to enforce submission!”

  What a violent little girl!

  Ling Han smiled and said, “You all have heard it. We use might to enforce submission. Since Na Zhi Yan is not willing to come out, then we can only barge in and directly drag him out for negotiations.”

  When he saw Ling Han step forward, planning to advance, Si Kong Zhen immediately stepped into his path. He directly drew his sword and delivered a slash in Ling Han’s direction. He was an elite of the Spiritual Pedestal Tier whose ability far exceeded Bo Wen Lin and that execution official. As his slash advanced, not only did four flashes of Sword Qi form, there were also multiple flames dancing, making this attack look extremely terrifying.

  “Niu’s Little Iron Fist!” Hu Niu rushed out. Peng , one punch was enough to send Si Kong Zhen flying.

  Pu!

  When they saw this scene, all of them choked.

  That was Si Kong Zhen they saw. He was an extreme elite in the seventh layer of the Spiritual Pedestal Tier, and people stronger than him in the entire Fire Country could be counted on ten fingers. But now, he was actually sent flying by a single punch from a little girl… who could believe such a thing was possible?

  Gods, was this little girl a monster? What cultivation level did she have to be at to be able to do something like that?

  Furthermore, this was only the kid. Ling Han had yet to make a move.

  Pa, pa, pa, pa, pa . Applause rang out as a white-robed man walked out of the residence. This man was tall and slender, and handsome to the point of being almost beautiful. It was as if his black locks were a spiritual snake, and actually moved without any form of wind blowing.

  He looked at Ling Han, smiled, and said, “It is such a delight to have friends coming from afar. I am Na Zhi Yan, how should I address this friend?”

  Surprise flashed through Ling Han’s eyes; this Na Zhi Yan was actually in the Flower Blossom Tier!

  Strange, this was extremely strange. In the Nine Nations of the Desolate North, there was actually no true cultivator in the Flower Blossom Tier. The so-called Flower Blossom Tier cultivators were in truth simply in pseudo-Flower Blossom Tier, and had only managed to enter this cultivation level with the support of power of the nation. They had exceeded mortality, but how powerful was their battle prowess, and how much their lifespan had increased was a different story.

  Aside from an overbearing, aggressive character like the Rain Emperor, Ling Han truly did not believe that there would be a genius in the Nine Nations of the Desolate North capable of taking that step into the true Flower Blossom Tier without aid.

  But this Na Zhi Yan standing in front of him was genuinely in the Flower Blossom Tier, and had definitely not accumulated such cultivation by depending on power of the nation.

  With such power, he actually came to the Desolate North to be an important official?

  Ling Han instantly understood. Na Zhi Yan’s target definitely had to be that mineshaft.

  Laboriously scheming and spurring the Fire Emperor to reopen that fatal ancient mine, he naturally should not have been aiming for those mineral rocks that would cause madness. He probably was aiming for the cursed Tool that had been sealed under the mine, wasn’t he?

  Chapter 526

  Translator: _Dark_Angel_ Editor: Kurisu

  “Na Zhi Yan, I am really curious. What could be buried underneath that mineshaft that could make a Flower Blossom Tier cultivator like yourself not hesitate to become a favored minister, willing to put forward plans and ideas for a Spiritual Pedestal Tier cultivator?” Ling Han said.

  ‘Hiss!’

  Immediately, everyone was astonished. Na Zhi Yan was in the Flower Blossom Tier? That couldn’t be!

  That definitely was impossible. These words came out of the mouth of a young man in his late teens, so how could they possibly convince others?

  Meanwhile, Na Zhi Yan smiled, and said, “It is also my first time to see such a young person who is already in the Flower Blossom Tier like yourself. I won’t say that there will not be no other in future, but at least there has never been one before in history!”

  Putong , this time, a great number of people stumbled and fell onto the ground.

  Ling Han was in the Flower Blossom Tier too?

  …Were these two guys simply flattering each other endlessly?

  How old could this youngster be? At most twenty years old, right? In the Desolate North, someone at this age had to be in the Gushing Spring Tier at most. Moreover, how absolutely difficult was it to take the step into the Flower Blossom Tier? Even if given twenty years’ time, one might not even succeed, what more when this brat only looked to have lived that many years.

  However, Bo Wen Lin could feel a cold sensation rising deep within his heart—he remembered that his whole body became weak from a mere glare by Ling Han. That kind of power was absolutely strong to a terrifying extent.

  What if Ling Han really was in the Flower Blossom Tier?

  His son’s vengeance… forget it, this might bring ruin to the entire Bo Clan.

  Ling Han laughed and said, “Master Na is merely amazed due to lack of experience. There may not be one as young as I in the Flower Blossom Tier in this era, but that might not have been the case in the past. It is only that there has been a lapse in our history, and we lack a complete knowledge of matters that happened millenia ago.”

  “You are right!” Na Zhi Yan nodded, then changed the subject as he said, “However, for such a young the Flower Blossom Tier cultivator like yourself, I think that there is definitely no other who can compare to you in this world.”

  “Niu Niu, he’s looking down on you,” Ling Han said to Hu Niu, smiling.

  “Beat him up!” With a flash, Hu Niu’s figure vanished from everyone’s sight, and with a xiu , appeared right in front of Na Zhi Yan, her little fists shooting towards him. She had never used any kind of martial arts technique. She would only use her fists to punch, her claws to tear, and her teeth to bite, and these three simple moves were enough for her.

  Na Zhi Yan released a sudden grunt. He had not foreseen that Hu Niu could move so quickly.

  No, no, no. He had not imagined at all that such a little girl was actually a cultivator, and furthermore, he could sense from this one move that the power behind her blow, no matter what, had to be at least at the level of the Flower Blossom Tier! If he really was struck by such a punch, he might not die, but his d*** would probably burst.

  …What else could happen? Hu Niu was really too short, so if her punch landed, where do you think her fist would hit?

  Though Na Zhi Yan looked beautiful, he was definitely not a female. How could he actually dare to allow Hu Niu to punch that kind of place? He quickly waved a hand, and a wall of ice froze up in front of him.
There were multiple unadorned, ancient characters flickering on the ice.

  Yi, this kind of pattern was really rarely seen!

  Ling Han was extremely curious. The patterns were a display of one’s martial intent, and though most people had endless differences in their respective patterns, the principle was still the same. One could still trace another’s pattern to its source. For example, in this plane, all cultivation techniques and martial arts techniques had been developed from over a hundred different ancient arts. The corresponding similarities they shared could still be found.

  But Na Zhi Yan’s patterns were extremely unfamiliar; they definitely originated from an ancient art that was absolutely different from the norm.

  How strange!

  This man had strange origins, and his aims were also quite strange.

  Peng , Hu Niu’s fist landed solidly on the ice. Ka, ka, ka . Immediately, cracks appeared on the ice, then it shattered. However, it managed to help Na Zhi Yan gain enough time to remove himself from danger, yet Hu Niu continued an endless barrage of attacks, pursuing Na Zhi Yan, so he could only retreat continuously away from her blows.

  One by one, walls of ice appeared, and subsequently were shattered. One kept stepping back relentlessly, whereas the other pursued even faster. Eventually, it became a one-sided thrashing on Hu Niu’s part as she did not give her prey the slightest bit of opportunity to fight back.

  “Heng!” Na Zhi Yan was finally enraged, and with a cold humph, the strange scene of a tide rising in the ocean actually appeared behind him. He opened his mouth suddenly, and pu , spat out an arrow of water. Upon a closer look, there were similar ancient characters spread all over this arrow of water.

  This was no ordinary arrow of water, but one filled with destructive power, capable of becoming a threat to a Flower Blossom Tier cultivator.

  Hu Niu finally halted, then with an abrupt turn, narrowly dodged this attack. At the same time, this also gave Na Zhi Yan enough time to finally get his bearings, and for the first time in this exchange, obtain an edge over her.