Alchemy Emperor of the Divine Dao c1-1294

by Flying Alone 孤单地飞

  Could it be that when he said he wanted to sever the skies one day, he had actually given a scare to the world? Furthermore, there was a possibility that he could succeed in future?

  Really, what an optimisic opinion of him!

  “Ugly, get lost, Niu doesn’t like you!” Hu Niu jumped up onto the roof of the carriage with her hands on her hips, looking very fierce.

  When the Eye of Heavenly Dao turned to look at Hu Niu, it was very obvious that slight fear actually appeared in its gaze. Suddenly, the dark clouds turned and flipped, covering the eyeball before quickly disappearing altogether. When the dark cloud had completely dispersed, the Eye of Heavenly Dao had also disappeared.

  F***, was it really chased off by Hu Niu’s scolding?

  Chapter 544

  Translator: _Dark_Angel_ Editor: Kurisu

  Hu Niu looked very pleased with herself. She had absolutely no idea what kind of astonishing feat she had just accomplished, but she was still a child, after all, so she was naturally tsundere 1 .

  Meanwhile, Ling Han was astounded. That was the Eye of Heavenly Dao!

  In the ancient tales, the Eye of Heavenly Dao was the guardian of the balance of this world, and was also able to command the power of an entire realm. Why would those beings as strong as immortals still have their cultivation suppressed upon entering the lower realm and could only use power on the level of the Shattering Void Tier? If they surpassed that allowed level, why would they be forcibly expelled?

  That was because of the Eye of Heavenly Dao. It guarded the order, and could directly make use of the rules of this realm so that no one would be able to transcend the rules.

  Yet, such a powerful existence was actually chased off by Hu Niu’s scolding!

  Ling Han shook his head. It did not look like it was chased off by a scolding, but looked more like it had been scared off.

  The little girl was so awesome?

  Ling Han knew that she possessed a human-like Spirit Base inside her that was very terrifying, capable of even easily destroying his divine sense of the Heaven Tier. But he was only on the level of the Heaven Tier; a Shattering Void Tier cultivator would be able to do the same easily. Meanwhile, the Eye of Heavenly Dao was even more powerful. Just now, it had only stared at him for a moment, and Ling Han felt as if his divine sense was about to shatter.

  Yet Hu Niu actually scared off the Eye of Heavenly Dao.

  Damn, being capable of scaring off the strongest existence of this realm, what kind of concept was that? One had to understand that even if immortals descended, they would be forcibly suppressed, and with this comparison in mind… how strong would that human-like Spirit Base inside Hu Niu have to be?

  Was that really just a Spirit Base?

  Ling Han could not help but worry. If that Spirit Base was merely asleep, and then awoke one day and completely took over Hu Niu’s body, what would happen next? In the face of that kind of existence, would Hu Niu’s spirit be able to stand strong?

  “What freaky thing was that?” Ying Hong gasped uncontrollably. Too terrifying; she had directly been scared into flopping into a sitting position on the ground. She was completely covered with cold sweat. The pressure exerted by the Eye of Heavenly Dao had surpassed even immortals’, and at least within this realm, it was the most powerful existence.

  Ling Han pondered for a moment, then replied, “If I have not guessed wrongly, that is the Eye of Heavenly Dao.”

  “Heavenly Dao actually has an eye?” Zhu Xuan’er asked curiously.

  “Perhaps.” Ling Han was not too sure himself. After all, the Eye of Heavenly Dao was merely a myth; perhaps, it had a different name.

  “What unforgivable crime did you commit that you would even attract the attention of the Eye of Heavenly Dao?” Ying Hong was on the verge of freaking out. She had absolutely no desire to be eliminated.

  Ling Han said with utter seriousness, “How could it be possible that an honest, trustworthy, good and kind young man like me would do something unforgivable? Please do not slander me.”

  Ying Hong could only roll her eyes like mad at his retort.

  After this little interlude, none of them mentioned the Eye of Heavenly Dao again. Thankfully, though the two coachmen had also been scared out of their wits, they came back to themselves after a moment’s rest. The two steeds had also recovered, and they could continue on their journey.

  When they passed through the Region Barrier, a very strange feeling arose, but before Ling Han could make any sense of it, they had already passed through and officially entered the middle state.

  “Yi!” Ling Han was surprised. This middle state was indeed very different. The moment he entered, he could feel that the Spiritual Qi here was denser, as if there was something additional in the air that was more advantageous to the progress of martial arts.

  It was indeed reasonable that the martial arts level in the middle state was higher.

  The carriage rocked and swayed, continuing to advance towards Million Treasures City. They did not encounter any more danger on their way, because the flag of the Spirit Treasures Pavilion was raised on the carriage. This made a great number of thieves and bandits take the initiative to back off, not daring to have any thoughts about robbing their carriage.

  This was also proof of the power of the Spirit Treasures Pavilion. Its name was well-known, so even if it was only a lone carriage, no one dared to rob them.

  After about a month, the carriage finally arrived in Million Treasures City.

  This was where the headquarters of the Spirit Treasures Pavilion was, and at the same time, was also where the headquarters of the Alchemist Society was located. It was as if the two were conjoined babies; where one was, the other was not far away. But it was understandable. High grade spiritual pills occupied the greatest share of the auction items in Spirit Treasures Pavilion, and the Alchemist Society also needed the Spirit Treasures Pavilion to auction off their alchemical pills in order to maximize their profits. Thus, the two parties have always maintained a close working partnership.

  The group of five disembarked from the carriage and, guided by Ying Hong, went off to find accommodations.

  The Spiritual Treasures Pavilion was a towering building. The foundation of the building was about two thousand metres high, which was tall enough that one could only look up at it. Furthermore, this palace-like building was incredibly huge. It really held up the façade, and was qualified to be the real headquarters of the Spirit Treasures Pavilion.

  And this was only the façade of the Spirit Treasures Pavilion that they used as a venue for their auctions. Behind it, there was another massive group of buildings used to accommodate the countless number of people belonging to the Spirit Treasures Pavilion. The majority of these people made up the security detail. If it did not possess a very strong power, how could the Spirit Treasures Pavilion be able to deter the world, and cause any potential thief to falter at the idea of robbery merely upon seeing the flag of the Spirit Treasures Pavilion?

  A staircase extended towards that higher level. It was made of white jade, and from afar, the light reflected off it made it seem like a shining cloud. This made it seem as if this place was sitting upon the summit of clouds, making it look even more magnificent and grander.

  With Ying Hong’s guidance, they walked up the stairs.

  They had only walked halfway when they saw someone walking out of the palace.

  In truth, coming to and fro was a very normal thing. However, this person’s aura was too powerful. Divine light actually encircled hid body, and with every step he took, brilliant light would shine. It was if the son of a god was out, as he possessed an astounding aura.

  All the way, everyone could not help but stand still and admire this young man that possessed such an astounding aura. They wanted nothing more than to kneel down in obeisance and worship him.

  This young man was tall and slender. His hair was black and thick, with skin like the best-quality jade, smooth and fair. He was also extremely
handsome. He most probably had to stand there and it would be enough to make countless women fall for him.

  He was shockingly in the Flower Blossom Tier, and was a top cultivator at the ninth layer. With every breath he took, it was as if the whole world resonated with him.

  Ling Han was astonished. This young man’s vitality was strong and he was incredibly young. Furthermore, this young man was shockingly already in the ninth layer of the Flower Blossom Tier. This kind of talent was really quite scary.

  This young man walked down step by step, his aura seeming as if it was natural, leaving one only to feel endless reverence in his wake.

  He soon passed by Ling Han’s group, but he had only taken two steps when he suddenly stood still. Abruptly, he chased over, his eyes focused on Helian Xun Xue, holding such concentration as if he was staring at his beloved lover.

  “Hey, you’re blocking the way!” Ling Han said.

  “Get lost!” This young man directly raised his hand in a slap, filled with condescending forcefulness.

  Ling Han gave a cold humph. It was too late to draw his sword, so he threw out a punch of his own to parry. War Elephant Fist was out in full display; seventeen silver images of dragons appeared, that rolled towards the young man—his Sword Qi had increased to nineteen flashes, so his grasp of the art of fist techniques had also rise correspondingly.

  “Yi?” the young man exclaimed in surprise. He had obviously underestimated Ling Han’s ability, yet he did not take it to heart. His right hand merely turned over and the power behind this palm strike instantly spiked.

  Peng!

  In truth, the palm and fist did not come into contact, but the two young men’s Origin Power had collided, which instantly created a powerful impact. The shock wave that was released was filled with destructive ability, and instantly, there appeared multiple cracks upon the stone steps.

  Teng, teng, teng . Ling Han stepped back continuously, and only regained his balance after he had taken a consecutive seventeen steps backwards.

  Chapter 545

  Translator: _Dark_Angel_ Editor: Kurisu

  An expression of shock finally appeared on the young man’s face. He turned to look seriously at Ling Han and said, “You actually managed to block my strike? Not bad, not bad. Who are you? You are qualified enough for me to know your name!”

  “Are you retarded?” Ling Han asked coldly. Did this young man really think that he was the king of the world and everything revolved around him?

  “How dare you?!” The young man was instantly furious, and shot out another palm strike. Immediately, a total of twenty-three flaming tigers appeared and pounced towards Ling Han. Every single fiery tiger was extremely scary and strong enough to subdue any normal cultivator in the ninth layer of the Flower Blossoming Tier. The combined appearance of these twenty-three tigers was practically a horrifying sight.

  Twenty-three flashes of Qi!

  Ling Han could not help but feel surprised. He had only grasped nineteen flashes of Sword Qi, and in terms of Fist Qi, his advancement was obviously even more behind. However, he merely gave a cold humph and faced the oncoming attack with fists raised, striking out with seventeen silvery dragon images.

  Peng, peng, peng, peng . The dragon images and the tigers of fire collided and tore at each other. It was apparent that the flaming tigers had the upper hand; merely thirteen of them could stand against these seventeen dragon images, and the remaining ten continued on their fiery course to Ling Han.

  Ling Han used the Ghostly Immortal Steps and managed to successfully dodge this attack. A powerful fighting spirit burnt in his eyes, and he shouted, “Take one more punch from me!”

  He shot out another punch, but this time, he inserted an ancient bone pattern, and instantly, his martial intent grew inexplicably brilliant. The power of the seventeen dragon images increased several times and flew at the young man in a counterattack.

  “Interesting!” The young man waved out a palm strike and again, twenty-three fiery tigers pounced.

  Peng!

  This time, the seventeen dragon images actually stopped seventeen fiery tigers in their path, but there were still another six flaming tigers that continued to pounce towards Ling Han.

  There was nothing that could be done. This young man had higher comprehension in martial arts than Ling Han—or at least that was the case in terms of Qi. In addition to the fact that he had higher cultivation, it was only natural that he would have the upper hand in this exchange. This was something that Ling Han could do nothing about.

  Most importantly, he was also a genius, and furthermore, a super-genius.

  Ling Han gave a loud howl, and with Ghostly Immortal Steps, flashed right in front of his opponent, intending to have a short-distance battle with the latter. He had already formed Body of Iron Sheet; and added with the fact that his Nine Dragons Tyrant Body Art had also advanced to the Flower Blossom Tier, in any short-distance fight, he was definitely the best in the same Tier.

  …Unless his opponent was also similarly monstrous, and had cultivated some super Body Art that allowed him not to only have terrifying physical strength, but also an incomparably tough physique.

  Using the mysterious movements of the Ghostly Immortal Steps, Ling Han successfully flashed right in front of that young man and shot out a punch at him.

  “Where did you get the confidence to have a close-up battle with me?” The young man smirked and shot out a palm strike to parry Ling Han’s attack at an overwhelmingly fast speed.

  Usually, most cultivators would avoid close-up battles because what they cultivated was Origin Power, so most were not physically tough. In an instant, a cultivator could shoot out ten or even twenty flashes of Origin Power, but without enough physical strength, would he be able to deliver ten or even twenty strikes in an instant?

  As long as enough distance was maintained, then a cultivator needed only turn over his hand, or wave his sword a few times, and he would be able to injure his enemy from afar. Would the enemy fleeing with a single leap be faster or he, who only needed to raise his hand?

  However, in a close-up battle, raising a hand and turning over his palm would become an extreme luxury. There was a saying that said, ‘the whip is too short to reach’, but if the whip was too long, it would also become very inflexible when used.

  Yet this young man was actually skilled at close-up battles as his parrying palm strike was very well-practiced, and fully displayed his skill.

  This meant that this young man definitely had a strong physique.

  Ling Han’s battle intent soared. With a loud howl, he began a fierce battle with the young man. Peng, peng, peng . They both struck extremely quick short-distance blows. There were not many flashy moves, merely the display of martial intent and the glowing of intricate patterns that endlessly shattered before reforming again in a continuous cycle.

  In this battle, the two of them actually came to a tie.

  Ling Han’s physique was undoubtedly stronger. That was something that had been refined through the Indestructible Heaven Scroll; furthermore, with his cultivation of the Nine Dragons Tyrant Body Art, his physical strength was similarly terrifying. The young man’s physique was inferior to Ling Han’s, and so was his physical strength; however, his stronger Origin Power had compensated for this disadvantage.

  “I’ve really underestimated you!” the young man declared coldly. Killing intent flashed in his eyes, and peng , a terrifying aura spread out from his body and transformed into a thousand flaming blades that shot towards Ling Han.

  Even if Ling Han had formed the Body of Iron Sheet, wherein his physique was as tough as precious metals of the same level, he still felt dread. He could not help but retreat, and extend the distance between the two of them.

  “Hahahaha, within ten moves, I will make you bow down in front of me!” The young man laughed loudly, delivering several palm strikes in quick succession like he was an ultimate existence capable of splitting apart the skies and cleaving the ground. His
battle prowess instantly soared to a whole new level.

  …Unless the level of one’s physical strength had surpassed the level of one’s Origin Power, the smart move was of course to maintain distance. However, there was practically no one on this plane that had physical strength that surpassed his Origin Power.

  The young man was very smart. Furthermore, he might be arrogant, but he was not an idiot. Though he had previously expressed his disdain towards Ling Han, he had absolutely no intention of fighting with Ling Han in a close-up battle, which was not his strongest area, again.

  For those cultivating Origin Power, it was natural to maintain distance with one’s opponent so as to throw out martial arts techniques as much as one liked.

  Ling Han was being suppressed, but it did not mean that he did not have the ability to turn the situation around. He was most skilled at sword techniques, but he did not draw the Demon Birth Sword, not did he use the Mysterious Three Thousand. These were his trump cards. Moreover, this was the middle state, and who knew if someone would recognize the Mysterious Three Thousand and lead to the old monsters from the Heaven’s Sword Sect being drawn out?

  “Stop!” A cold humph was heard, and a displeased voice came from the palace above them. “What do you two take this place for that could allow you two to do as you like here?”

  This deep rebuke was filled with austerity, and Ling Han and the young man immediately stopped moving at the same time.

  Being proud depended on the venue. Otherwise, that would not be pride you were showing, but idiocy. The person who had rebuked them had to at least be in the Deity Transformation Tier, and no matter how monstrous Ling Han and that young man were, against such a presence, their only fate was to be suppressed and subdued.

  Whoever disobeyed would be seeking a beating, and Ling Han and his opponent obviously did not want to be thrashed.

  The young man was still very arrogant. After slanting a look at Ling Han, he no longer paid him any attention, but instead turned to look at Helian Xun Xue and said, “I am Xuanyuan Zi Guang. I fancy you, so be my woman!”