Chapter 728 - Break Free
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Ling Han grabbed hold of Zhu Xuan Er, not bothering with the others.
Although Yuan Cheng He and Li Feng Yu were his underlings, both were also disciples of the Restore Heaven Academy. Tong Yang Wen would not be frenzied to the point of doing something stupid like laying his hands on them. As for Hu Niu and Rabbit, their speed was not inferior to his, so there was no need for him to carry them along.
Most importantly, the lesser the burden, the faster Ling Han’s speed would also be.
After he developed a body of lightning, it really did manage to elevate his speed to unimaginable heights, but it could only be considered barely comparable with the Heaven Tier’s. Thus, if he wanted to bring along more people and yet still be capable of fleeing from a Heaven Tier elite, that would really be crazy.
“Want to flee?” Tong Yang Wen sneered, stepping forth in one big stride, maneuvering that colossal palm in a swift attempt to grab them.
He was fast, but Ling Han was not slow, either. With the activation of the Demon Fairy Steps, his figure was akin to that of a ghost. At the same time, he brandished his sword in a backwards slash. Sword Ray appeared in a blaze, and with the addition of the might of the Revere Life Sword, this strike was a blatant display of his abilities.
Even Tong Yang Wen dared not let this strike hit him, so he had no choice but to give his right hand a shake to set off a stream of energy to dissolve the threat that this strike presented to him.
Ling Han seized the opportunity to flee far into the distance, with Zhu Xuan Er naturally hanging upon his back, without the need for Ling Han to expend energy to hold onto her. He drew forth the Setting Sun Bow, gathered his Origin Power into an arrow, and xiu, xiu, xiu , multiple**** 1 .
Although he did not draw an actual arrow, the layering of the three Mystical Powers together was still absolutely astonishing. Tong Yang Wen had no other choice but to repeatedly wave both hands to swat aside the arrows of Origin Power which caught him by surprise, making him bellow loudly in fury.
Damn it, his skill completely suppressed Ling Han, yet he was actually being inflicted with a series of clever maneuvers deployed by the other, and could only gaze on helplessly at the other’s receding figure.
In the end, he was completely livid, all the blood in his body boiling, to the point he was no longer concerned with Ling Han’s attack. He transformed into the likes of a raging arrow and pursued after Ling Han. Xiu, xiu, xiu , the arrow of Origin Power hit his body, yet could only pierce through his clothing and reveal the bulging muscles; it seemed as if his body was forged from precious metal.
In the Earth Dragon Sect, everyone cultivated body arts!
Tong Yang Wen’s natural talent definitely was not as good as Jia Ming’s, yet to be able to advance to the Heaven Tier, he also could not possibly be any ordinary person, either. Furthermore, the higher his cultivation level, the higher naturally would be the cultivation level of his body arts, using his higher cultivation level to compensate for the gap in quality.
He went against the Exterminating Dragon Star Arrow, and charged in Ling Han’s direction.
Heaven Tier… was really so troublesome!
Ling Han sighed. For a Spiritual Infant Tier cultivator to be able to manage this much, it was already considered a miracle. He had no choice but to put forth a real arrow, and after drawing out his full strength, shot it in the direction of his opponent.
The destructive power of this strike was too strong. Even Tong Yang Wen dared not counter it head on, and could only wave forth his palm in a strike to bat away the arrow.
Yet it was precisely because of this short span of time that Ling Han once again took the advantage to flee far away, greatly widening the distance between them.
“Shameless old wretch, wait till I advance to the Deity Transformation Tier, I will definitely chop off your dog’s head!” With these words, Ling Han turned around and hastily fled away with his full speed.
Hu Niu also made a face at him and said, “Old wretch, next time Niu will come again to beat you!”
Rabbit wore an expression of innocence—it obviously did not do anything, so why did it have to follow in their wake and escape as well? “Why do I have to flee together with the lot of you? I feel so wronged!” it spoke out in thorough discontentment.
“You have pilfered so many Spiritual Herbs that being wronged once or twice in a while is also considered nothing short of appropriate and fair.” Ling Han roared with hearty laughter, yet even stronger wind was being tossed out under his steps as he ran even faster.
Tong Yang Wen again gave chase, but because he had fallen behind too much, after pursuing for a few steps, he had already lost track of Ling Han and could only come to a stop, feeling vexed.
After running for quite a long time, Ling Han slowed down his pace. From the map, they were already fast approaching the Herb Garden.
“Rabbit, the Herb Garden is but up ahead, so how about it, don’t you feel tempted?” Ling Han laughingly said.
Rabbit swallowed its saliva, but still spoke out obstinately, “Do you think that I have not seen the world and will lose control of myself over just a few carrots?”
Gold-seeking Rat also crawled out from Ling Han’s front, with its big eyes full of anticipation. Spiritual Herbs and whatnot, they were its favorite.
“Niu also wants!” Hu Niu also joined in on the fun.
Ling Han was in a cold sweat; there were four people at his side, and three were actually gluttons.
They took another step forward and the barren desert finally disappeared as lush and verdant forest and grassland emerged ahead. They also caught sight of a dilapidated courtyard wall; evidently, this place had been subjected to grave damage.
“This… Is this still a Herb Garden?” Ling Han muttered.
Although Spiritual Herbs were nurtured by nature, nourished to the extreme, the requirements with regards to their growth conditions were also very stringent. As such, this Herb Garden had been divided into countless regions and every region had its own specific array, altering the environment to suit the growth of every kind of Spiritual Herbs.
But the damage this place had suffered was to severe; most of the arrays had been destroyed, which naturally brought a fatal disaster to the Spiritual Herbs that were originally growing here. As far as the eye could see, there were only ordinary trees and plants remaining here.
Perhaps there might still be some Spiritual Herbs here, but to seek them out was absolutely not a matter that could be done in a short while.
“Rabbit, now is the time for you to shine,” Ling Han said.
“Pei, I am not a dog to have such good sense of smell!” Rabbit instantly retorted.
“Quickly look for it!” Hu Niu fiercely ordered while staring fixedly at Rabbit, and continued in a harsh tone, “Else I will eat you!”
Rabbit feared no one, but became alarmed at Hu Niu’s words, and proceeded to sniff in earnest at once, leading the group in search of Spiritual Herbs.
However, this place was too wide, and even if Rabbit really had a nose like a dog, it also would not be able to sniff out and locate the Spiritual Herbs right away. They ceaselessly wandered and loitered all over the surrounding areas, while Rabbit also continuously shook its head, saying that it could not trace the scent of Spiritual Herbs anywhere.
Three days passed, yet they were still unfruitful, so they decided to depart and proceed towards the Lang Ya Library first.
After changing their course, they journeyed on. Less than half a day later, they came across a multitude of imperial palaces, which ought to have been incomparably magnificent, yet were now actually almost completely damaged. In addition, no matter how far the distance, one could also make out that there were signs of them being haunted by demonic beasts.
They advanced in the direction of the Imperial Capital, moving with extreme caution. The demonic beasts that roamed around this place were not to
be taken lightly; furthermore, there were other powerful cultivators also scouting this place. They absolutely could not afford to be careless.
Those in search of treasures at such a historical site would not bother with any courtesy whatsoever. Given the opportunity, they would attempt to kill the others in an attempt to obtain treasures themselves.
Without doubt, the most important would still be to avoid the demonic beasts. There were a few auras that were extraordinarily powerful and had reached the level of the Heaven Tier. They were creatures that Ling Han was currently incapable of fighting against.
“The Library is… in that direction!” Ling Han possessed the map given by the Lunar King. After considering the direction, he took the lead and set out.
The area was huge where the multitude of imperial palaces were at, yet no matter how big, it was also only to a certain extent. Very quickly, three people, a rabbit, and a rat came upon the front of a pavilion which had remained in good condition.
The pavilion had only three floors, and was also not very big. In fact it was looking especially small in such a place with so many imperial palaces, but this was actually the only structure that had not suffered any damage—not even a shred—causing one to wonder.
It was precisely because of such peculiarity that this place attracted many, and they practically filled this place to the brim.
Ling Han looked at the pavilion, directing his gaze upwards. There, a plaque was hung, with the words ‘Lang Ya Library’ written on it.
Chapter 729 - Lang Ya Library
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Were we too late?
Ling Han’s gaze swept across the place. There were at least over a hundred people here; furthermore, those were only the ones standing outside the pavilion—who knew how many more were inside.
Ling Han pulled a person away and asked, “Old chap, may I ask, what is going on here?”
Luck seemed to be on his side as he happened upon someone who liked to brag about his knowledge, and proceeded to explain to him right away in an endless torrent.
This was a library, a place where a great deal of secret techniques was stored—there were martial art techniques as well as cultivation techniques. Each and every of the secret techniques was wrapped up within a light sphere that remained afloat in midair as it fluttered about. If one wished to acquire them, one would have to strike out and intercept them. Then, once they managed to seize it, they had to shake it to break the light sphere, and the secret technique that lay within would be theirs.
Everyone could only enter once and stay for a day at most; after gaining a secret technique, regardless of whether the time was up or not, one would be delivered out.
Ling Han was surprised as he said, “Isn’t there an elite of the Shattering Void Tier here? Why not just directly collect this entire library, isn’t that much simpler?” How nice it would be if he could obtain the whole library in a single go; in that way, whatever techniques there were would all belong to him.
That person gave an exuberant laugh, and remarked, “Youngsters, thankfully it is me that you asked, otherwise, others definitely would not know it!” He then lowered his voice while adding on in a feigned mysterious manner, “Just so you know, this pavilion itself is precisely an array, yet in the event that the array is met with an attack, it will then destroy all the secret techniques that lie within.”
Understanding dawned on Ling Han in a flash—try to forcefully obtain the library, and one would only end up not being able to obtain anything at all. Then, naturally, one could only play the game according to the rules. It was not that the elite of Shattering Void Tier could not deal with this array, but rather that this array used the secret techniques as “hostages”, leaving the Shattering Void Tier elite with no way around it as well.
“Thank you.” He nodded towards that person, and then turned to Zhu Xuan Er and the others. “We shall go and try our luck too.”
They squeezed through the throngs of people and entered the library.
“Yi!”
As soon as they set foot in the library, their expressions vividly revealed the astonishment they were feeling. This place was seemingly like a vast starry sky—amid a pitch-black environment, there was a scatter of light specks dancing and swinging about, just like a sky full of meteors.
Scrutinizing upon it carefully, it was precisely as that man from before had said: the secret techniques were wrapped up within light spheres, hovering in the skies all around.
Of course, this was not a starry sky. At first glance, the space was huge, but in fact, it was only a square one acre big, and its height was approximately 150 meters. For a cultivator, this sort of size and height was nothing short of just a leap. They could land wherever they wished.
However, just as Ling Han was thinking to rise high into the air, he detected that there was a force forcing him down right away. He moved his body in a bounce, but his speed was in fact heavily hampered by the strong suppression.
Err, this greatly heightened the degree of difficulty in seizing the light sphere.
Everyone had to abide by the rules here. One could choose not to comply or try to resist, but according to the impressive strength of the array here, probably even Heaven Tier elites could only behave honestly. Shattering Void Tier elites perhaps could break down such bonds, but the consequence would be the loss of all the secret techniques here.
Ling Han didn’t know who’d actually designed this library, but it was really quite a trick.
The probability of that person being Fatty Ma was pretty high; after all, he had an extraordinarily great inclination and knack for mischief.
Here, everyone could only advance at the pace of a normal person, and the height of one’s leap was also not high; hence, as far as the light spheres that filled the sky were concerned, it appeared that there was practically no feasible way. However, amidst the random motions of the light spheres as they danced about in the air, there were also rare occasions when they touched the ground, and they could still be captured.
This would then depend on luck because this place was actually quite expansive. If one did not keep a watchful eye in advance, when the light spheres flitted down, one would also not be in time to catch it.
Ling Han swept in the direction of the light spheres in the air. Because the extent of the motions was too rapid, while their frequency was too close, he had a hard time getting a good look at the things within the light spheres, catching only a few words occasionally. For instance, “Sunflower Demon”, “Cultivation Execution”, and other such incomplete names, believed to be the names of these secret techniques.
He called up the Eye of Truth, and used it to diligently capture the information that was displayed within these light spheres.
“Found it!” After almost an hour later, Ling Han finally locked onto one of the light spheres. The name that manifested within it was Earth Overturning Seal!
Even if he possessed the Eye of Truth, it was also so difficult; he reckoned that others totally could not even make clear the situation. They struck out to grab as soon as they saw a light sphere flitting over, as for whether they managed to successfully grab their target or not, that was a different matter.
This light sphere was now fluttering swiftly aloft. Ling Han tried to use the Blood Sucking Origin Gold, but that thing’s speed was too fast, and he simply could not catch up with it.
No, there had to be a solution.
Ling Han looked closely, no longer impulsively striking out for fear that he would accidentally latch onto other light spheres, after which he’d be sent out of the library.
“Ya, Niu caught one!” Hu Niu delightedly cried out; her luck was exceptionally good. One of the light spheres actually walked into the trap and floated down towards her body—that little girl naturally would not hold back and took that light sphere.
The little girl was also immediately delivered out of the library.
Ling Han withdrew his gaze and continue
d to fix his eyes on that light sphere with the Earth Overturning Seal wrapped within it.
After observing it for less than half a day, he finally discovered that, in fact, there was a sequence to the revolving motions of the light spheres. It was just that the variations were incomparably complicated, so calculating them naturally would be beset with difficulties.
“The next drop point would be… there!” Ling Han immediately moved his body and ran in the direction of the place in accordance to his calculations. But he only made it halfway there when someone actually emerged ahead and blocked his path.
“Make way!” As Ling Han spoke out these words, slightly half of his body was winding around from the side of the other’s body; after all, they did not know each other, and if he were to rashly charge forward, it was highly likely that he would be dealt a severe blow by the other.
Shua , his figure passed through, and ahead of him a light sphere was in the midst of descending swiftly, no more than three meters away from him.
This normally would just be in a split second’s speed, yet now, Ling Han needed to run towards it in three steps.
“Humph, how dare you!” That person was actually furious, and instantly drew out his saber and delivered a slash in Ling Han’s direction.
Xiu , the Saber Ray transformed into a drill that struck forth swiftly.
He was merely passing him, moreover he had already spoken out in advance, and did not even touch him, and yet he wanted to kill?
Ling Han did not move to parry the blow, for it’d be a waste of time, and directly used his body to forcefully take this blow. He even did not have the energy to revolve the particles within his body to try to avoid injuries at all cost.
The Saber Ray slashed onto his body, releasing an aftershock that trembled through his body in its wake. Bloodstains could be seen tainting his back. Thankfully, it was only a minor wound, and the Body of Diamond had automatically healed the wound.
He stretched out his hand in the direction of the swiftly descending light sphere, but the light sphere grazed through his fingers, rebounded from the ground, and returned back to the sky once again.
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