“Hand over the Origin Crystals!”
Yesterday, the people who bought the 180 quotas all shouted at Ling Han. In order to save their lives, they were cut fiercely. Now that the crisis was lifted, the more they thought about it, the more they were dissatisfied about it.
Moreover, Ling Han was a mere Flower Blossom Tier, and although there was a freakish little girl by his side, she was still small, after all. The larger girl only had amazing brute force, and was at most in the Spiritual Infant Tier.
On the other side, there was a handful of Deity Transformation Tier experts, and even Heaven Tier beings.
“Return the Origin Crystals!” Countless people demanded of Ling Han.
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Ling Han shook his head, and said, “Business is about integrity. You guys bought those quotas and used them today; no refunds!”
“Bullsh!t!” Someone immediately jumped up. “A mere Flower Blossom Tier dares to have such nerve, you tired of living?”
“Hand over the Origin Crystals, and I can spare your life!”
“Youngster, don’t seek your own death because of some external possessions.”
Some threatened and some advised, but all of them wanted to take back the Origin Crystals from Ling Han.
Ling Han cracked a smile, and said, “The Spirit Treasures Pavilion took away ten percent of the commission; do you guys dare demand it from them?”
“That’s your problem and has nothing to do with us!” those people immediately said.
No way; the Spirit Treasures Pavilion had Shattering Void elites keeping watch, so who would dare ask them for money?
“What if I don’t hand it over?” Ling Han said, smiling.
“That’s not up to you!” Everyone pressured him.
Being able to take out such a large sum of money, they were obviously the city’s noble families, with at least Spiritual Infant Tier elites keeping watch; Deity Transformation Tier oness wouldn’t be rare, either, and even Heaven Tier warriors might be found.
Now, it wasn’t the problem of 180 people, but also the families behind them. Such a force united was enough to sweep across the north region.
What could Ling Han use to block them? He couldn’t block it at all!
However, Ling Han was still full of smiles, absolutely unafraid, and said, “You guys threaten me like this… don’t regret it afterwards!”
“Haha, could you also set up something like the Fourth Killing Formation?” Everyone burst into laughter.
“Even if he could, don’t we still have a mighty Shattering Void Tier?”
“Boy, quickly return the Origin Crystals!”
“In addition, we need compensation for daring to deceive us. Hand over your arts and skills!”
“Yes, yes, yes, also your arts and skills!”
Everyone’s eyes lit up. Earlier, Ling Han’s display was extremely freakish; no matter the defensive ability, the movement art, or the attacks, it was all far surpassing that of a second layer Flower Blossom Tier…
Sh!t!
When did this boy become a fourth layer Flower Blossom Tier?
In a single night, he actually improved two small tiers; who could believe this!
However, everyone’s hearts immediately burned with desire again. This youngster had too many secrets, and if they could obtain them… it might be able to change a family’s prospects.
Everyone surrounded Ling Han, seething with killing intent.
Helian Xun Xue hurriedly swung the brick, and said, “You, don’t you guys act reckless. That person over there is Han Han’s older brother!” She was rather smart, learning to rely on someone else’s power.
As everyone heard her, they instantly burst into laughter.
Older brother? Older your sister!
How could a mere Flower Blossom Tier be the brother of an extremely strong Shattering Void Tier? The two were several hundred years old apart.
“If you don’t hand it over now, I’ll kill you!” some people said impatiently.
“Oh, you guys want to do what to my brother?” A voice sounded from afar.
Hearing this voice, most people immediately began to shiver. However, some people simply stared at Ling Han as they didn’t distinguish the voice, clamoring on. “Of course we’re forcing him to hand over Origin Crystals, arts, and skills!”
“Such great nerve!” Feng Po Yun already walked over, and the presence of the Shattering Void Tier rumbled. With each step, divine patterns blossomed profusely like celestial flowers.
Pa, pa, pa, everyone hurriedly knelt down.
Feng Po Yung walked to Ling Han’s side with a smile, and said, “Brother, someone trying to harm you?”
Ling Han smiled faintly, turned to look at the masses, and said, “My big brother is asking if you guys are trying to harm me?”
Everyone was on the verge of crying. This boy really became the brother of a Shattering Void Tier? If they’d known, they wouldn’t have dared to threaten Ling Han even with the greatest of guts. They hurriedly shook their heads one after another, and said, “We wouldn’t dare! We wouldn’t dare!”
“Then why did you guys just surround me and look seething with killing intent? Don’t you guys know that I’ve the smallest of guts and am easily scared?” Ling Han said intentionally.
‘You’ve the smallest of guts?’
Quite a few people mocked him inwardly, but didn’t dare to say it out loud, and hurriedly said, “We were thinking of gifting you Origin Crystals.”
“Yes, yes, yes, gifting Origin Crystals.” the other people hurriedly said. Everyone was smart; Ling Han didn’t crack down on their coercive actions and left them a way out in order to have them use money to save themselves.
Ling Han smiled, and said, “Big Brother, they’re all good people!”
Feng Po Yun nodded, and said, “Good, then. I’ll break all the bones in the body of whoever dares to harm my younger brother.”
Everyone felt a chill in their hearts. This was a mighty Shattering Void Tier elite’s words, powerful and resonating; how could it simply be a reckless remark?
Ling Han laughed loudly, and said, “Then send the Origin Crystals to the Spirit Treasures Pavilion, I live there. Big Brother, let’s go drink.”
“Alright!” Feng Po Yun nodded, and left side by side with Ling Han.
Heaven Tier elites didn’t speak up; even Yin Xue Yang and the others didn’t dare to interrupt, simply watching the two leave. Contrarily, Zhu Xuan Er, Helian Xun Xue, and Hu Niu chased behind.
Xuanyuan Zi Guang’s expression turned dark, and he clenched his fists tightly. He never would’ve thought that Ling Han would become sworn brothers with a Shattering Void Tier warrior; would he still dare to kill Ling Han?
What was so special about this boy that Feng Po Yun viewed him in a favorable light!?
…
Ling Han and Feng Po Yun came to Ling Han’s private quarters in the Spirit Treasures Pavilion. Taking out the ingredients inside the Black Tower and cooking them, the five people sat down and began eating.
Hu Niu feared nothing and no one, and Helian Xun Xue didn’t know about the tiers of martial arts, so only Zhu Xuan Er showed the proper respect, appearing extremely reserved.
This made Feng Po Yun quite interested as he said, “This little girl is remarkable!” He looked at Hu Niu and revealed an astounded expression.
Even a Shattering Void Tier elite said so.
“Niu’s the most impressive!” Hu Niu was not humble at all, and even reached out with her small arm and made a flexing pose.
Feng Po Yun laughed loudly, and said, “Younger Brother, you’ve got quite the luck with women, being surrounded by them!”
Zhu Xuan Er immediately revealed a bashful look, but Helian Xun Xue was absolutely unaware, and simply fought over food with Hu Niu. She was strong, so Hu Niu absolutely couldn’t get the upper hand.
“Niu’s the most beautiful. Ling Han’s Niu’s!�
�� Hu Niu clung onto Ling Han, and didn’t consider that her small hands were covered with oil.
Feng Po Yun was astonished; this little girl matured real early. He looked at Helian Xun Xue a few times, and said, “Younger Brother, the sea tribe’s waters are deep; you’d better be careful.”
Ling Han was astounded, and said, “Big Brother, you know of this Hai Niu’s identity?”
“Sea tribe’s royalty, the descendant of true dragons,” Feng Po Yun said casually.
Shattering Void Tier elites were Shattering Void Tier elites, after all; this couldn’t be concealed from him as expected.
Ling Han nodded, and said, “This chick has lost her memories.” He lowered his voice, and spoke about the ancient mineshaft, including the terrifying giant silver spider.
“Oh?” Feng Po Yun immediately revealed a curious look, and said, “Then I shall take a look.”
“Big Brother, be absolutely careful!” Ling Han had seen the great spider when it displayed its divine prowess; just the silhouette of it almost shattered his divine sense.
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“Hahahaha, Younger 1 Brother, do you have no confidence in your big brother?” Feng Po Yun laughed loudly.
Ling Han shook his head, and said, “How could I not have confidence in you, Big Brother. But, I’ve personally witnessed the silver-colored divine spider. That’s definitely a Shattering Void Tier being, and possibly extremely high level.”
Feng Po Yun laughed as he nodded, and said, “Younger Brother, relax, I’m already in the seventh layer of the Shattering Void Tier!”
The Shattering Void Tier was humanity’s peak, so its seventh layer was the peak of peaks… almost invincible.
After Ling Han was momentarily startled, he said, “Never would’ve thought that Big Brother was actually this strong!”
Although appearance couldn’t represent one’s true age, this big brother’s blood and Qi soared through the sky, so he was apparently still in his prime; thus, when he charged into the ninth layer of the Shattering Void Tier, he should still be able to maintain the vigorous blood and Qi he had now, enough to break through the void.
Otherwise, breaking open the void when one was old and decrepit, and Qi and blood was unable to keep up, it wouldn’t be a rare thing to die during the process of breaking open the void; such legends existed since the ancient times.
Feng Po Yun nodded, and said, “Younger Brother, your battle prowess is exceptional, and your martial talent is also amazing, advancing into the Flower Blossom Tier at merely twenty years of age. Even I was far from as good back then. In the future, it wouldn’t be difficult for you to advance into the Shattering Void Tier.
“However!” He paused momentarily, looking stern. “I always have an unknown fear that if I broke open the void, there would be terrifying consequences.”
Ling Han was puzzled, and said, “Big Brother, don’t you have to be the ninth layer of the Shattering Void Tier to shatter the void?”
Feng Po Yun nodded, and said, “Once one advances into the Shattering Void Tier, one will possess the ability to break open the void. However, the higher one’s tier, the less difficult it is. I’ve stalled in taking this step, for one in reluctance, and secondly due to the fear within me.”
Ling Han understood. After cultivating to an extremely high tier, one would naturally have a premonition of the future—not that one could see the future, but simply that after deciding to do something, an ill premonition would be felt.
It was the same for him in the previous life. When venturing into historic sites, after making a certain decision, a vigilance would unknowingly arise within him. He would then give up and make an opposite choice. However, this wasn’t omnipotent, or else he wouldn’t possibly have lost his physical body from the shock of the Black Tower.
“Since advancing into the Shattering Void Tier, one can cross into the god realm, and Big Brother has already reached the seventh layer of the Shattering Void Tier. According to reason, you should have a firm grasp,” Ling Han said, puzzled.
“I also can’t figure it out.” Feng Po Yun shook his head. “I once asked a few others, and they were like me, not daring to take that step carelessly, feeling that it was extremely likely for them to die.”
The few others he mentioned were definitely Shattering Void Tier beings.
“However, some people clearly knew why, yet were unwilling to say.” Feng Po Yun went on.
“Which ones?” Ling Han was suddenly struck by a realization.
“Heaven’s Sword Sect’s Sword King, Cloud Phoenix Sect’s Azure Phoenix Empress, Absolute Saber Sect’s Severing Heaven Saber, Azure Thunder Sect’s Thunder Emperor, Earth Dragon Sect’s Beast Snake King…” Feng Po Yun counted with his fingers and said, “As I’ve seen, Thunder Emperor and Azure Phoenix Empress should be at the Shattering Void Tier’s completion, and according to reason, they should be in more of a rush than me… so puzzling!”
Certainly. Upon reaching Shattering Void Tier’s completion, unless one became a god, there was no way to advance further; staying in the vast lands was simply waiting for death. However, entering the god realm would be different as it meant being no longer restricted by this world’s limits, possessing vast space for improvement.
Ling Han nodded, and said, “It certainly is strange.”
“Younger Brother, there are extremely many sea tribe’s elites; among them, the Shattering Void Tier elites’ number is at least several times that of men. You’d better shape up!” Feng Po Yun patted Ling Han on the shoulder, speaking gravely and sincerely.
Ling Han couldn’t help but be gloomy. He didn’t think of doing anything to Helian Xun Xue, and this sea girl stuck to him on her own accord. This girl was a high level Heaven Tier warrior, and her staying by his side was equivalent to being near a time bomb. He couldn’t sit safe and still, but he had no way to get rid of her, either.
“I’ll go see the desolate north first.” Feng Po Yun got up, and with a step, he was instantly a thousand miles out; the elites of humanity’s peak were terrifying strong as expected.
Ling Han stared at Helian Xun Xue, suddenly coming up with an idea. He said, “Hai Niu, let’s play a game called ‘make an oath’.”
“How do we play?” Helian Xunxue was naïve.
“You raise both your hands and say: no matter what happens in the future, you won’t harm a single hair of mine.” Ling Han began to get his ‘inoculation’.
…
Although Feng Po Yun left, the forces that threatened Ling Han earlier didn’t dare to go back on their word, sending over their compensation that night. Ling Han counted and discovered that he had thirty thousand more Origin Crystals, and they were all three-stars level.
This was the face of a Shattering Void Tier elite!
It seemed that the Thousand Corpse Sect wouldn’t return in the near time. However, setting up the Fourth Killing Formation to completely massacre an entire city despite the risk of becoming the target of all… just how precious was the thing the Thousand Corpse Sect sought? They absolutely wouldn’t give up like this, and would definitely stage a comeback.
Everyone could guess that the thing that the Thousand Corpse Sect sought was definitely a supreme treasure, so on the same night, the city became extremely bustling as everyone began playing the game of treasure hunt.
The problem was that no one knew what the treasure the Thousand Corpse Sect targeted was, and even if they found it, they’d miss it unknowingly. Still, Treasures stirred people’s hearts, and not only did the treasure hunt game not end, it became even fiercer. Large forces didn’t hesitate to purchase properties and dug down three feet deep to search.
Ling Han was also curious, but thinking that it was a most valuable treasure for the Thousand Corpse Sect, it might not be useful for other martial artists.
What did Thousand Corpse Sect want the most?
First, first-class Corpse Soldier materials, or just corpses of elit
es—the stronger, the better. Second, Corpse Qi—this was their power source and the Corpse Soldiers’ power supply.
For a tenth-tier Spirit Tool, the Thousand Corpse Sect would appear in public and set up the Fourth Killing Formation; this was something that Ling Han just couldn’t believe.
Then, buried underneath Million Treasures City was either a large pile of Shattering Void Tier corpses, or a hidden source of Corpse Qi, which could make Thousand Corpse Sect’s overall strength increase drastically in a short time.
These two things Ling Han had no interest in.
At this time, the Spirit Treasures Pavilion’s eight Pavilion Masters and Alchemist Society’s two Heaven grade alchemists finally returned. Obviously, they gained nothing; even Ling Han, the genuine Alchemy Emperor, didn’t know where his belongings of the previous life were, let alone other people.
Once they returned, the five regions’ Spirit Treasures Pavilion’s contest was also brought up to schedule and wasn’t cancelled because of the Thousand Corpse Sect surrounding the city. With a Shattering Void Tier elite keeping watch, Million Treasures City could be said to be safe and stable… unless the Thousand Corpse Sect could set up the complete Fourth Killing Formation.
However, if they were able to set it up, wouldn’t they have already done it, not going through the hassle of doing it twice?
Temporarily, Million Treasures City returned to normal; as for when the Thousand Corpse Sect would stage a comeback, it was unclear.
Ling Han cultivated diligently in seclusion. Feng Po Yun left the rest of the Monkey’s Wine to him. Although taking it again, the benefits wouldn’t be as evident, his cultivation clearly increased. More importantly, he achieved a breakthrough on the sword path.
The twentieth flash of Sword Qi was about to form!
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After crossing past the great threshold of ten flashes of Sword Qi, Ling Han cultivated nine more flashes smoothly, but the twentieth flash of Sword Qi was another threshold, blocking him for a long time.
Feng Po Yun was really generous to Ling Han as a sworn brother. In the Monkey Wine he left, he especially sealed some martial intent—when Ling Han drank it, this martial intent would also circulate throughout his body, increasing his all-around martial arts comprehension.
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