Alchemy Emperor of the Divine Dao c1-1294

by Flying Alone 孤单地飞

  The Rock Spirit was very happy, and quickly pounced over to begin chewing on it.

  With a crack, it bit down.

  …It actually bit so hard that its whole head was shattered by the force.

  This was because it had used too much force, while the brick was really too hard. The result was that the brick did not shatter; instead, its head shattered. Thankfully, the Rock Spirit was capable of fragmenting itself in the first place, and split into a great many little stone creatures. Moreover, for a Rock Spirit, their human-like figure was only a shape that they maintained. Their head and chest were not their vital points at all, and had absolutely no difference with an arm or a leg.

  As a result, countless rock debris immediately flew back and gathered once more upon its head, regaining its original shape.

  The Rock Spirit would still not give up, and began biting again. However, without any change, it was completely unable to chew apart this brick. The result of using too much force was shattering its own head from the impact. Furthermore, after a few more times of the same result, its recovery rate had gradually slowed down.

  Ling Han was a little worried that it would really kill itself in the process of trying to get stronger, so he hurriedly drew away the brick, and said, “You are not capable of digesting this rock at this moment. Wait until you get stronger, then I’ll give it back to you.”

  The Rock Spirit knelt down onto the ground with a pa , its arms continuously pounding on the ground, causing the ground to tremor from the impact. It was as if the Rock Spirit was wailing in despair, making Ling Han marvel at the sight. He had never thought that this giant rock would actually be so human-like in behavior and would actually show an expression of misery.

  However, the Rock Spirit was skilled at digesting strange rocks. Moreover, after fusing with the rock of the divine temple inside the Twelve Heaven Mystery Realms, its cultivation was greatly raised. By now, it was already in the seventh layer of the Flower Blossom Tier, yet was not able to even digest a scrap of the brick at all, which showed how high the grade of this brick was.

  He drew out the brick again and observed the few pen marks on it. Though there was no way to tell what kind of lettering it was, there was a majestic air to it, a kind of weight that had surpassed eons.

  He played with it carelessly as he thought that this would not be a bad thing to bash someone with as it was hard enough to do quite a lot of damage.

  The auction was still ongoing. There were a few ancient martial art techniques up for auction which had originated from the ancient historical sites. What surprised Ling Han was that there were two ancient relics that belonged to the era of his previous life, now becoming antiques that people would fight over.

  He could not help but feel emotional. In what seemed like a dream, ten thousand years had passed for him. Upon his awakening, everything had changed, and no matter where he looked in this world, there was no longer anyone that was familiar to him.

  He had to reach the Shattering Void Tier as soon as possible. Then, he could shatter the empty void and become an immortal so that he could once again compete with the Sword Emperor and the others. There was also the Heavenly Phoenix Divine Maiden; she liked him yet did not tell him, and kept their relationship so ambiguous. He was definitely going to give her a good spanking.

  The auction ended successfully. As there was still one more month until the grand auction held at the end of the year, the items up for auction this time were not really all that valuable as all the really good stuff would be reserved for the subsequent grand auction.

  Ling Han knew that the news of his appearance would have spread throughout the whole Million Treasures City. At this moment, there might be Heaven Tier cultivators already lying in ambush, wanting to subdue him in secret and force out the information regarding the inheritance of the Twelve Courts as well as about the depository of the immortal.

  There was nothing else that could be done. Though he was a Heaven Grade alchemist, who asked him to rise up too quickly while he had yet to form his own party? Otherwise, if he had a dozen or more Heaven Tier cultivators following by his side, then aside from Shattering Void Tier cultivators, what party would dare to trifle with him?

  He exited the private room. When he arrived in a corner, he directly entered into the Black Tower. After putting on his disguise, he reappeared and overtly joined the masses. He strolled out of the auction venue and calmly turned back round and returned to his accommodations. And there was actually not one person that suspected him.

  Who would have thought that he would hide himself inside the Spirit Treasures Pavilion?

  This was what it meant to hide in the shadow cast by the lamp! 1

  Chapter 552

  Translator: _Dark_Angel_ Editor: Kurisu

  Ling Han returned to his accommodations, Hu Niu and Helian Xun Xue immediately came up to receive him, each gripping onto one of his arms respectively.

  “Why did you come back so late, Niu missed you to death!” Hu Niu said in a cute voice.

  “Why did you come back so late, Little Xue missed you to death!” Helian Xun Xue followed her example. Her intelligence was really worrying—she actually copied an undependable little girl.

  Zhu Xuan Er merely smiled at one side. She had removed her veil, revealing her captivating beauty. She, unlike Helian Xun Xue and Hu Niu, did not fight for his attention, but rather offered him a fragrant cup of tea.

  “Xuan Er is still the best,” Ling Han complimented.

  “Hmph!” Hu Niu was displeased. Pouting her little mouth, she declared, “Niu knows how to too!” She then raced off, presumably to make him some tea.

  Helian Xun Xue stared blankly, not knowing if she should follow Hu Niu or continue to stay and hold onto the corner of Ling Han’s sleeve.

  In mere moments, Hu Niu returned with a cup of hot tea. The little girl had never been very dependable; as she ran, copious amounts of tea continued to spill out. Yet she paid it no mind at all. When she stood in front of Ling Han, she placed the cup on the table with a pa , then looked at Ling Han proudly, seemingly expecting Ling Han to praise her as well.

  Ling Han took a look. Right, at least two-thirds of the cup’s contents consisted of tea leaves. He laughed loudly, and said, “Hu Niu is indeed generous. Anyone else would only place a few tea leaves for their tea, whereas she would throw in tea leaves by the handful.”

  Hu Niu instantly broke out in a dazzling smile. It was good enough for her to have Ling Han’s praise; she did not care about anything else.

  At night, both Hu Niu and Helian Xun Xue went to bed. This seemed to be a trait of physical cultivators; they placed more importance on their physical bodies than those cultivators that cultivated Origin Power. Those who cultivated Origin Power could actually meditate in place of actual sleep.

  Zhu Xuan Er finally found the chance to have some personal time with Ling Han. She leant back in Ling Han’s arms, and felt her heart was very much at peace. She felt very much at ease.

  After obtaining the alchemical pill from Ling Han, her master had already recovered from her Dao injury. Though there were still some lingering effects, her power had still returned to the Spiritual Infant Tier. In a place like the north region, that would be considered a top elite.

  Now, she no longer had any worries. She was left with only one thought in her mind, and that was to be with this man for all eternity.

  The two of them chatted on and off, and gradually saw sparks of passion flicker in each other’s eyes. Involuntarily, they eventually embraced one another.

  Ling Han’s hands moved all over, touching the spots that this extreme beauty was proud of. Meanwhile, Zhu Xuan Er was extremely shy, and closed her bright eyes. Only light hums could be heard from her nose as if she was encouraging Ling Han’s movements.

  He was just about to place a kiss upon those entrancing red lips, yet involuntarily thought that the heavens were really amazing. They were both extreme beauties, but Zhu Xuan Er and the Heavenly Phoenix Divi
ne Maiden were completely different types of beauties. One was gentle and cool, whereas the other was noble and spirited.

  When he recalled the Heavenly Phoenix Divine Maiden, it was as if a basin of cold water had been poured down on him, and instantly, whatever desire he felt was extinguished without any traces left. He merely held Zhu Xuan Er and gently rubbed her jade-smooth back. The only thing left inside his heart was endless longing.

  Meanwhile, Zhu Xuan Er very obediently leant back in his embrace, and silently listened to the sound of Ling Han’s heart beat.

  ***

  For a few days, Ling Han stayed in the Spirit Treasures Pavilion, either cultivating or playing around with the girls. His days were spent very comfortably.

  But it was still rather boring to stay continuously in the Spirit Treasures Pavilion. With the encouragement and urging of Hu Niu and Helian Xun Xue, Ling Han decided to take the three girls and walk around Million Treasures City. They exited the Spirit Treasures Pavilion and walked in the center of this ancient city.

  It was an ancient city with a long history. One could sense the air of history and age around every corner, and every single brick had its own ancient legend. On this day, they played around a great many places, and at night, they settled at a lakeside inn, enjoying the beautiful sight of the lake at night.

  The bright moon and the many stars were reflected on the surface of the lake. Starlight and moonlight flickered continuously, and the scene was exceptionally beautiful.

  Ling Han and his group sat themselves at the banks of the lake, admiring the beautiful scenery whilst having a barbeque.

  “So fragrant, so fragrant, give me a piece!” A voice rang out. A round, fat figure appeared and stretched out a hand to grab the meat skewer that was still grilling, without any fear of the heat.

  “Damn fatty, this is Niu’s!” Hu Niu was enraged. Whoever tried to snatch her food would be considered a great enemy, and she immediately shot out a foot to kick the newcomer away.

  However, though this man was a damn fatty, he was a very nimble damn fatty. With a twist of his body, he actually dodged Hu Niu’s kick, and his left hand seemed to be completely unaffected. In a single move, it had managed to grab onto a meat skewer.

  Hu Niu was shouting in rage, and rushed forth in a flurry of punches and kicks.

  The fatty merely dodged and ducked, but did not retaliate and allowed the little girl to attack him as he liked, showing the extreme flexibility of his body. Yet Hu Niu was even more nimble. They had barely exchanged a few blows when he was hit with a solid punch on his lower abdomen.

  His round stomach instantly concaved inwards, but his fat body actually acted like a buffer. The concave formed only midway when the force behind Hu Niu’s punch had completely disappeared. His stomach bounced and instantly regained its original shape; it even rippled a few times like water.

  Hu Niu was moving to attack again when Ling Han grabbed hold of her. Yet, she was not pacified at all, and continued to bare her teeth at the fatty.

  Ling Han smiled and asked, “Fatty Ma, here to make your fortune?”

  This fatty was precisely Ma Duo Bao.

  Ma Duo Bao flopped and sat on the ground. There was not much difference between his figure and Ying Xue Yang’s. His legs couldn’t be seen in the first place, and now that he had sat down, it was as if a round ball had been laid on the ground. One would really worry if he would actually lose his balance and begin to roll around on the ground.

  He ate the meat skewer first, then wiped away the traces of oil and said, “My tanned brother, even if people are separated by great distance, there is always a chance that they may meet each other again. Still, every time I see you, you look differently. What’s going on here?”

  He was playing dumb!

  Ling Han did not explain. It was obvious that Ma Duo Bao was an able man; no matter how he disguised himself, the former would always be able to recognize him with a single look. He smiled, then said, “Damn fatty, it can’t be that you’ve purposely come to steal my meat, right?”

  “Who said I’ve not?” Ma Duo Bao really did not hold back. Shua, shua, shua , he had already snatched a few more meat skewers. Hu Niu was filled with so much grief she was on the brink of tears. She glared furiously at Ma Duo Bao, thinking that this fatty was really detestable.

  Ling Han snickered, drew out some fine wine and poured him a cup. Then, he said, “Come, have some wine.”

  “Hehe, Lord Bao’s appetite for wine is very good. If you want to make me drunk to loosen my tongue, that is impossible!” Ma Duo Bao had seen through to Ling Han’s motives, yet he still lifted the wine cup and gulped it down. Instantly, his brow relaxed and he said loudly, “Good wine! Good wine!”

  This time, he did not beat around the bush and said, “My tanned brother, Lord Bao plans to form a party and invite you to join. How about it?”

  Ling Han laughed and said, “I have now become the target of many; aren’t you afraid that I would attract trouble for you?”

  “What trouble, Lord Bao’s one hand can cover the whole sky. I’ll block all trouble for you!” Ma Duo Bao said carelessly.

  Ling Han made no comment. He instead asked, “What kind of party do you plan to establish, and what is its purpose?”

  “To split open the skies!”

  Chapter 553

  Translator: _Dark_Angel_ Editor: Kurisu

  Pu , Ling Han instantly spat out his mouthful of wine.

  If Fatty Ma said he wanted to form some kind of party to conquer the world, then Ling Han would not be the slightest bit surprised. There were countless people in the pages of history with such grand ambitions, so it would not be a surprise that Ma Duo Bao would join their ranks.

  However, this Ma Duo Bao should not have such great power, right? Though Ling Han couldn’t see through him, no matter how he thought about it, there was no way that the former’s power had reached the Shattering Void Tier.

  But to split open the skies?

  The gods were everywhere; these gods would not punish evil, but if one were to upset the balance of the world, it would make the Eye of Heavenly Dao appear, and possibly even directly eliminate such a being.

  Ling Han had said something similar previously, resulting in the appearance of the Eye of Heavenly Dao, which was then scared off by Hu Niu’s shouting. Thus, he did not dare to speak carelessly now. There were some things that one only had to know in one’s heart—before one had obtained enough power, it was best not to speak carelessly.

  “Fatty, you really are ambitious,” Ling Han said ruefully. “But please allow me to ask, what purpose would that have?”

  Ma Duo Bao bared his teeth in a grin and said, “Shattering Void Tier shatters the empty void, which would allow only one person to become an immortal. My tanned brother, don’t you think it would be better if we simply split apart this whole sky and allow everyone to enter the realm of immortals so everyone would be like dragons?”

  Ling Han was struck dumb; this really was an astonishing ambition: to split apart the skies so that everyone would be able to enter into the realm of immortals?

  “Is that possible?” he asked.

  “Without trying, how do you know that it’s impossible?” Ma Duo Bao asked calmly.

  He had never thought that this damn fatty would actually have such a grand ambition and the domineering desire to benefit the whole world; he actually wanted to bring everyone with him into the realm of immortals. To be honest, Ling Han had never even thought of such a thing. Since the beginning of time, ascending to immortality had always been an individual matter—how could it be possible that relatives and friends of the individual would ascend along with him?

  But thinking about it again, if it really was possible to split apart the skies and cleave the earth, one could really bring his companions with him to ascend to the realm of immortals.

  As long as one was strong enough.

  Ling Han mused silently. It seemed that it was a very difficult feat for immortals to de
cend to the lower realm; if that wasn’t the case, wouldn’t legends about immortals appearing in the lower realm spread all over the world? He had obtained the Memory Crystal of Zi Xue Xian, and had seen with his own eyes and heard with his own ears those immortals admit that they would be suppressed upon their descent into the lower realm, and then could be expelled from it.

  It was obvious that crossing into another realm was a very difficult thing.

  “Fatty, let me offer you a toast!” Ling Han raised his wine cup. Regardless of whether he was willing to join or not, merely the fact that Ma Duo Bao had such an aspiration was worthy of his admiration.

  Ma Duo Bao gladly clinked his own cup against his, and they both emptied their cups.

  “My tanned brother—”

  “All right. My name is Ling Han. Just call me by name.”

  “All right, my tanned brother.” Ma Duo Bao readily accepted his request, yet had completely no intention to change his form of address. “Have you ever thought why there was a lapse in history ten thousand years ago?”

  Ling Han could not help but feel secretly shocked. He recalled Zi Xue Xian and his previous lifetime.

  At the time, he had not had the slightest suspicion, but now that he thought about it, a lapse also appeared about nine thousand years ago in the history of his previous life. A great many martial arts inheritances were buried in history, including alchemical knowledge. It was even worse off for array arts as the knowledge had practically all gone extinct.

  Through calculation, the great catastrophe which led to the destruction of that era he was in actually just so happened to be a thousand years later, which was precisely ten thousand years.

  Once every ten thousand years, a great catastrophe would appear in this world?

  Furthermore, Zi Xue Xian had left behind her last words, and said that all that had surpassed these ten thousand years were a gigantic deception; what had she meant? Did it have some kind of relation with the great catastrophe that took place every ten thousand years?