However, he’d still been sure on the inside that with Ju Tian Ge present, opponents would be easily suppressed no matter how strong.
Now… Ju Tian Ge was obstructed, while the other disciples suffered crushing defeat! They didn’t lose to one person, but they collectively lost three times. First losing to a small little girl, then losing to a naturally foolish girl, and then to this young man.
What an unlucky year this was… there were too many prodigies.
“No need to fight, I’ll count it as you winning nine rounds. Wait till the third’s fight stops, then he’ll fight you,” Bai Yuan said grudgingly.
Ling Han cracked a smile, and said to Xuanyuan Zi Guang, “Little Guang Guang, can you do it or not? If you can’t, leave it to me.”
“Bullsh!t!” Xuanyuan Zi Guang roared angrily as divine light flashed in his eyes, and purple-colored flames were emitted from his body. Hong , his aura actually skyrocketed.
“Power of bloodline?” Ling Han muttered. At this moment, Xuanyuan Zi Guang was truly powerful, and it felt like he’d already surpassed the level of the Flower Blossom Tier and crossed into the height of the Spiritual Infant Tier.
“Within three moves, I’ll crush you!” Xuanyuan Zi Guang shouted, firing both fists like hammers towards Ju Tian Ge.
Peng, peng, peng, peng, peng, peng! As expected, the five Corpse Soldiers weren’t Xuanyuan Zi Guang’s match at all, exploding into pieces with a casual strike and not even having the chance to be restored.
Ju Tian Ge’s expression changed drastically. He hurriedly retreated toward the side of the Thousand Corpse Sect, no longer daring to fight.
This was natural. Spiritual Infant Tier elites suppressed Flower Blossom Tier ones, and he wasn’t strong to the point where he could crush a Spiritual Infant Tier while at a disadvantage, so he could only forfeit the battle.
Ju Tian Ge was also defeated.
At this point, the Thousand Corpse Sect’s ten disciples were all defeated, making them all lose face. They clearly came with the light of the victorious yet were trampled into dregs; no one could keep their heads up.
Bai Yuan sighed inwardly. The eldest and the second didn’t come, so it seemed like they could only swallow the defeat this time.
“Han Lin, dare to fight me?” Xuanyuan Zi Guang targeted Ling Han.
Ling Han’s gaze swept by as he said, “Want to fight? Then fight. Where do you come up with all this nonsense!”
“Hahahaha, though I really dislike you, I must admit, you certainly have quite the nerve!” Xuanyuan Zi Guang charged over, striking with his palms, and a massive fire tiger was formed. “I’ll let a thieving man like you know what true power is!”
After he activated the power of bloodline, his power skyrocketed, breaking through the level of the Flower Blossom Tier. Condensing 22 flashes of Qi again, the fire tiger could even annihilate low stage Spiritual Infant Tier opponents; it was terrifyingly powerful.
Ling Han obviously wouldn’t counter it head on. He was originally behind in cultivation by quite a lot, not to mention now that the power of bloodline was activated—it was like taking a forbidden medicine as Xuanyuan Zi Guang instantly became several times fiercer.
He displayed the Demon Fairy Step. Once he delayed to when the power of bloodline was exhausted, he would launch a counteroffensive.
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However, Ling Han and Xuanyuan Zi Guang didn’t fight in the end, as Yin Xue Yang intervened and separated the two.
“Hehe, at high noon tomorrow, you, you, and you, can bring people out to leave this city,” Bai Yuan said, pointing at Ling Han, Helian Xun Xue, and the rest. He left right after he finished talking; they were utterly defeated, so they obviously had no more face to stay.
“Small Yang, why not make him stay?” An old woman appeared soundlessly, supporting herself with a cane. She looked old and shaky, but taking a glance at her, one would feel a frightening impact as if one’s head was about to explode, showing the old woman’s terrifying strength.
“Sister Ma, even if we joined hands, could we defeat seven Heaven Tier Corpse Soldiers?” Yin Xue Yang responded with a question.
The old woman was speechless. The people of the Thousand Corpse Sect were more terrifying the higher their tier because the higher it was, the more Corpse Soldiers they could control. Normal disciples could only control one to two same tier Corpse Soldiers, while prodigies could easily control many. However, for one like Bai Yuan, the Corpse Soldiers he could control reached the shocking amount of seven.
Moreover, no one knew what level the Corpse Soldiers were. It would be alright if they were low stage ones, somewhat troublesome if they were medium stage ones, and almost invincible if they were high stage 1 ones. If they were at the peak of the Heaven Tier, it would be better to request a Shattering Void Tier elite to come.
With the great city-guarding formation, Bai Yuan definitely couldn’t charge into the city, but he didn’t need to. The Fourth Killing Formation would only take a few more days wearing the formation down. Once it was done, Million Treasures City would become a speck of dust in history.
However, weren’t there still many quotas to leave the city?
Ling Han acquired ninety, Hu Niu also acquired ninety, while Helian Xun Xue acquired one hundred. Xuanyuan Zi Guang only acquired ten; Pang Xiang Ming also acquired ten, though he gave them up.
A total of 190, yet Ling Han grasped the distribution of 180 quotas.
Thus, Yin Xue Yang stopped Ling Han and Xuanyuan Zi Guang’s battle in a large part due to the distribution of these quotas. Since Bai Yuan made a dao oath, he could be believed. The key was that staying here, the only option was death, so even if it were risky, it would be worth a try.
Everyone wanted a quota to get out, and Ling Han thought of something better: auction!
He didn’t have a favorable impression of these so-called noble families in the city, so he would obviously take this chance to reap off them fiercely.
At night, Spirit Treasures Pavilion conducted a groundbreaking auction, auctioning only one thing: the one hundred and eighty quotas to leave the city.
Ling Han didn’t want gold and silver; he only wanted Origin Crystals, and it had to be three-star Origin Crystals. Of course, if anyone was willing to use four stars, five stars, or six stars Origin Crystals to snap it up, Ling Han obviously wouldn’t turn them down.
Every quota started off at 100 three stars Origin Crystals, and after some fierce contention, the cheapest quota reached 500 three stars Origin Crystals. The most expensive was auctioned off at 10,700; it was the last quota, drawing the frenzied scramble for it.
After giving the Spirit Treasures Pavilion a ten percent commission, Ling Han still received nearly 20,000 three stars Origin Crystals, making him beam with joy.
After advancing into the Flower Blossom Tier, his cultivation slowed down, but with this many three stars Origin Crystals, his cultivation could speed up again. Storing all the Origin Crystals into the Black Tower, Ling Han was in an extremely good mood, and began to drink with Zhu Xuan Er and the others in a private courtyard.
After drinking, he temporarily couldn’t fall asleep, so he went for a walk by the lake. Helian Xun Xue obviously stuck by his side and pulled on the hem of his clothes while gripping onto that brick, looking like she would dare smack with it if Ling Han dared to shake her off.
As they walked, they saw a black shadow that stood by the lakeside and held a wine gourd in hand, pouring fine wine into the lake. The rich alcoholic aroma spread, making the pores all over Ling Han’s body relax and expand.
This was an exceptional vintage wine, and martial artists would definitely get great benefits from drinking it!
Ling Han looked reluctant to let it go to waste, and said, “Dear friend, dear friend, such fine wine, isn’t it a pity to waste it?”
That person’s back was against Ling Han. He turned around as he heard those words, sweeping a glance at Lin
g Han, but when his gaze swept by Helian Xunxue, he stagnated slightly, revealing a hint of confusion in his eyes, which immediately became clear and bright.
He laughed loudly and threw the wine gourd directly at Ling Han, and said, “Then I’ll treat you to some wine.”
Ling Han took the wine gourd, and instantly, he felt a wave of amazing aroma spread, making him feel as if he were becoming an immortal. He focused his gaze and saw the golden-colored liquor, which looked like agar.
He was the grandmaster of alchemy, and didn’t lack understanding of worldly treasures. Thus, he blurted out, “Purple Moon Ganoderma, Thousand Wind Fruit, Purple Clouds Soul Essence, Void Flower… this, it’s Monkey’s Wine!”
Monkey’s Wine. According to the legends, monkeys harvested various spirit fruits and medicinal ingredients to brew fine wine. It was not only tasty and aromatic, but also quite strong and greatly tonic. Different levels of monkey beasts brewed Monkey’s Wine with different effects, and possessing the medicinal ingredients that Ling Han listed, this was definitely brewed by the strongest of monkey beasts; even Ling Han never had the chance to taste it in his former life.
It could be said that even one drop of such a Monkey’s Wine was extremely precious. Ling Han profited greatly tonight, but taking everything out wouldn’t be enough to buy one drop of it.
This was too precious!
“Hmm, a youngster like you actually recognized the original ingredients of this Monkey’s Wine?” That person was also somewhat astounded. Under the moonlight’s reflection was a man of sturdy stature who gave off the feeling of a tall mountain—even if the skies collapsed, he would be able to prop it up.
Ling Han was startled. He actually couldn’t see through this middle-aged man. It was also quite normal, since this was Million Treasures City; a high-level Heaven Tier elite wasn’t something rare here.
“Old Brother, this wine is too precious, I don’t dare to drink it recklessly,” Ling Han said with a smile and threw the wine gourd back.
That large fellow laughed loudly, and said, “Since you recognize this Monkey’s Wine, it’s karma. Please!” He threw the wine gourd back at Ling Han again, bold and sincere. One could see his magnanimous heart.
Ling Han was no longer pretentious, and said, “Then thank you!”
He raised his head and the liquor instantly poured out of the gourd, flowing into his mouth like a waterfall. However, after one mouthful, Ling Han felt like would pass out from being drunk. This Monkey’s Wine was tonic and strong, effecting the divine sense directly. Even Spiritual Infant Tier and Deity Transformation Tier elites would easily get drunk.
However, Ling Han had a shred of Heaven Tier divine sense, and it was toughened under the sharpening of Primal Chaos Source Rock. He didn’t pass out in one mouthful, but his eyes involuntarily became unclear.
After having a good mouthful, he threw the wine gourd back at the large fellow, and said, “Old Brother, please.”
That large fellow took the gourd and chugged it. He was much more kickass than Ling Han, drinking away half of the gourd with gudu, gudu sounds.
Ling Han bared his teeth involuntarily. If here were to drink half a gourd, he would definitely die from being drunk and go straight to see the king of hell.
“Sigh, can’t get drunk!” that large fellow exclaimed as if he were completely fine.
This show off!
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“Old Brother, something on your mind?” Ling Han was clearly lower in tier, but the other didn’t reveal his identity, so he was happy to pretend not to know. As a former Heaven Tier elite, and an old monster from millennia ago, he obviously didn’t want to call these small guys seniors.
That large fellow simply drank aggressively, revealing a heartbroken look in his eyes.
“No need to say, it’s definitely pain from love,” Ling Han immediately said.
“You can see through it?” That large fellow turned to look at him.
Ling Han snickered, and said, “I’m an experienced person, so how could I not have seen through it?”
“Haha, then cheers again!” That large fellow laughed, and as his hand swayed, he took out a wine bowl and threw it to Ling Han after filling it up. With the abilities of such a great expert, there obviously wouldn’t be a drop of wine spilled.
Ling Han didn’t dare to chug it down. If he drank one more mouthful, he would definitely pass out, so he only took a small sip.
That large fellow didn’t force him, either, and simply chugged down on his own. Ling Han felt pained seeing this; this truly lacked any appreciation and was a great waste. Monkey’s Wine was more than precious, and drinking it like that was just defiling it.
“Old Brother, whatever matter pains the heart, talking about will make it easier to endure,” Ling Han advised.
That large fellow looked deeply at Ling Han, and actually began to talk about it.
His story was quite simple. A young man fell in love with a young woman. They met for the first time at a lakeside, falling in love at first sight. Afterwards, they traveled the world together, sweetly in love.
However, maybe it was because the resentment of singles was too deep, but the young woman actually contacted an incurable disease. No matter how remarkable the young man’s cultivation was, he couldn’t find spiritual medicine to cure it. In the end, the young woman passed away, leaving the young man all by himself.
Every year at this time, the young man would come here to reminisce about his first meeting with the girl. Countless years passed, and the young man became the middle-aged man he was now.
Ling Han couldn’t help but feel sympathetic and began talking about Heavenly Divine Phoenix Maiden. Of course, he wouldn’t say that it was matters from ten millennia ago, making slight changes.
Now, the two were really resonating, seeing eye to eye.
In reality, the two people’s feelings were completely different, but losing their loved ones, the more they agreed; being slightly intoxicated, the two actually became sworn brothers.
“Second Brother, I’m Feng Po Yun. If anyone bullies you in the future, just announce your older brother’s name!” that large fellow said with his arm around Ling Han’s shoulder.
“This younger brother is Ling Han.” Ling Han didn’t use a fake name. This large fellow felt bold and magnanimous to him, and definitely wasn’t the type that placed emphasis on interests. Moreover, this person was true and forthright; he was a true man.
“Sigh, your older brother just can’t get drunk!” Feng Po Yun shook his head repeatedly, appearing extremely unfortunate. His tier was too high, and things in this world that could get him drunk were probably impossible to find.
This older brother was truly eccentric. This Monkey’s Wine was for him to get drunk, and so he entered an ancient forest to find it, fighting a great battle with terrifying monkey beasts. Nevertheless, he still couldn’t get drunk.
Ling Han pat his chest and said, “Older Brother, don’t worry, I’ll definitely brew an exceptional fine wine and get you drunk for three years!” He wasn’t boasting. He entered too many historic sites in the previous life, and other than obtaining many arts and skills, he also obtained a few unconventional things such as brewing recipes.
There was a type of divine brew; its effects were nature-defying, claiming that even gods would get drunk, but the ingredients it required were ridiculously precious—even he couldn’t have gathered it in his previous life. In this life, he was qualified to advance into the Shattering Void Tier, and naturally had hope in creating the divine brew.
Ling Han was willing to call Feng Po Yun older brother because the latter was currently already four hundred years old, older than Ling Han’s combined age in two lifetimes. Calling him older brother was still suitable, and as for the ten millennia of the soul’s existence, there was no body, so he naturally wouldn’t age; it didn’t count.
“Then older brother will wait for you.” Feng Po Yun
laughed loudly.
Although the two brothers just met not long ago, their temperaments were congenial, and the more they conversed, the more they agreed; Ling Han lived as a man twice, and stood at the top of the world in the previous life, so how could his experiences be any inferior?
They talked for a long while, and Ling Han passed out in a daze at last. When he opened his eyes again, he saw a snow-white neck and a beautiful chin; it turned out his head was resting on Helian Xun Xue’s thighs.
As expected, a flat chest; otherwise, from his angle, he should see two mountain peaks, and it should be impossible to see her chin, let alone the neck.
However, when Hai Niu recovered her memories in the future and recalled this scene… Ling Han instantly felt a waterfall-like amount of cold sweat; this would probably lead to him being hunted down.
Ling Han got up and instantly felt an intense headache, making him cover his head. It truly hurt like hell! Ever since cultivating, he very rarely had hangover, but this time, he was in a drunken mess.
This wine was truly fierce.
However, Ling Han immediately discovered that his cultivation rocketed upwards by two small tiers.
From the Flower Blossom Tier onwards, the increase in cultivation was directly related to martial comprehension, but he actually increased two small tiers while intoxicated… what did this imply?
‘Monkey’s Wine was too kickass!’ Ling Han exclaimed inwardly. However, this was also because it was his first time drinking it and so the effects were the most intense. The next time he drank it, there would definitely be benefits, but it definitely wouldn’t be as fierce as this time; it should be the same as spiritual liquid—drank a little at a time.
Moreover, drinking like this was truly intolerable as his head was almost about to explode.
“Ling Han!” Helian Xun Xue called out worriedly.
“Hai Niu, not so loud, not so loud!” Ling Han hurriedly gestured by pressing his hand downwards. With that shout, his head began to buzz painfully again.
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