Alchemy Emperor of the Divine Dao c1-1294

by Flying Alone 孤单地飞

  “Hmph, there is no use even if you reveal a big background. Today, no one would be able to save you!” The old man leaped out and delivered a strike at Ling Han. Peng , when his palm had yet to reach its target, the gale created by it had already smacked down. Origin Power was compressed, so the destructive ability was very astonishing.

  Ling Han’s right hand pressed out, and the old man was instantly sent flying.Peng, peng, peng, peng . He forcefully burst through at least ten walls before finally stopping, losing consciousness directly.

  This time, he should have really attracted enough attention, right?

  Teng, teng, teng , a great many people raced out of the residence, surrounding Ling Han tightly, but none of them made a further move.

  “Hmph!” A terrifying aura spread out, and a figure walked out.

  “Greetings, Seventh Elder!” Everyone went down on one knee to pay their respects.

  He was a white-haired old man, but his spirit was hale and hearty, his eyes bright. He stared at Ling Han, and said, “Young man, you have admirable courage, actually daring to come to the Cold Spear Association and behave atrociously!”

  “Behave atrociously?” Ling Han shook his head. “It was only self-defense. However, my patience is limited. If no one is willing to have a calm, peaceful discussion with me later, then I can only choose to turn this place of yours upside down so that you can all calm down.”

  Chapter 823 - Founder of the Cold Spear Association

  Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

  “What big boasts, you are merely in the Deity Transformation Tier!” Seventh Elder sneered. “Young man, the stiffest tree is most easily cracked. You are too proud, so allow me to teach you how to properly behave.”

  Ling Han retorted, “Your boasts are quite big as well. Don’t become a frog at the bottom of a well and think that the world is only so big. You have to understand one thing: in the wider world, there will always be someone better than you.”

  “Hahahaha!” Seventh Elder laughed scornfully in his anger. If the two of them switched their ages, then these words would be quite logical, but now, a young man was actually lecturing him, an old man, which rendered him practically speechless.

  His eyes froze over; he could not bother to continue the conversation with Ling Han. Otherwise, he would really die from fury; he directly stretched out a hand to grab Ling Han.

  He was in the Heaven Tier, so what could be easier than dealing with a junior in the Deity Transformation Tier? Could it be that he had to purposely rise up into the skies for a fight? The other party would not be able to fight back at all; his only fate would be to be subdued in a single move from him, so it was naturally impossible to cause any collateral damage.

  His right hand grabbed out. The martial intent of the Heaven Tier surged, forming a terrifying pressure. Those Deity Transformation Tier cultivators who were weaker might even directly be forced onto the ground under this tremendous pressure.

  Ling Han neither dodged nor avoided.

  In the eyes of the others, this was very ordinary. An ultimate elite of the Heaven Tier moved, so what chance would this brat have to dodge? With the pressure from the former’s martial intent, he would only be qualified to wait to be captured, naturally.

  Just when this hand was about to grab him, Ling Han moved. He moved very quickly, and gave a flick to the old man’s palm.

  All of a sudden, the Seventh Elder’s expression changed. Though Ling Han’s abilities were not as strong as his, his martial intent was extremely frightening. It seemed to be capable of penetrating directly into his body like a needle, stabbing him and causing him great pain.

  He took seven steps back. When he raised his hand for a look, he realized his fingers were shaking so much that he couldn’t even close them tightly into a fist.

  That was too terrifying. Was this young man a monster? A casual strike from him almost disintegrated his battle prowess.

  “Yi, why did Seventh Elder stop?”

  “I don’t know. I just saw Seventh Elder charge over then retreat.”

  “Could it be that he managed to block Seventh Elder’s attack?”

  “Are you kidding me? What cultivation level is Seventh Elder at? He’s practically standing in the ranks of the strongest of this world, how could it be that he couldn’t even deal with a youngster?”

  The spectators discussed spiritedly. With their eyes, they naturally could not see clearly what had happened just now.

  Ling Han smiled faintly, and said, “How about it? Can we now sit down for a proper talk?”

  Seventh Elder looked at Ling Han, and only after a long while said, “You are underestimating the Cold Spear Association too much. I can’t stop you, but that does not mean that there’s no one capable of stopping you!”

  What!?

  When they heard these words, everyone was stunned. How could they believe it? The Seventh Elder was actually unable to stop this young man? This guy looked to be about twenty years old at most, so how could he be that powerful?

  Could it be that he was some old monster that had preserved his youthful looks?

  Ling Han smiled. “I can’t bother to stay here and wait for you all to take turns in coming out!” Once he said this, he began heading towards the residence.

  “Stop!” everyone shouted loudly. How could outsiders be qualified to enter into the Cold Spear Association? This was blasphemy!

  “You all would not be able to stop him. Let him in, there will naturally be someone there to teach him proper behavior!” Seventh Elder said.

  Everyone nodded. The Cold Spear Association had no shortage of elites. Even if Heaven Tier cultivators could not stop Ling Han, how could it be that even Shattering Void Tier would not be able to as well?

  In a short while, banging sounds were heard from within. A fight should have happened inside, but it only continued for a while before silence returned. Another short while later, an old man ran out, his face bruised.

  “What, even Fifth Elder has been defeated?” everyone exclaimed in shock.

  This young man was a little too strong! The Seventh Elder hurriedly asked about his battle progress—how many moves had that Ling Han used to defeat Old Fifth?

  The Fifth Elder’s face was completely flushed. He paused for a while before finally saying, “I was beaten by a little girl who is about ten years old.” He actually wanted to add a few years to Hu Niu’s age so that his defeat would look slightly better. However, she was really too small, so he really couldn’t add that many years.

  Pu!

  Everyone choked. This was the Fifth Elder here, and ability-wise, he was even stronger than the Seventh Elder. But he had not only lost, he had lost to the little girl that they had seen just now?

  Who had not seen Hu Niu? Still, who could have imagined that such a little snip of a girl was actually an elite as well?

  Peng!

  Sounds of battle were again heard from within. Similarly, not too long later, two old men ran out. Both of them were injured, and one of them had even had his face scratched.

  “Third Elder!”

  “Second Elder!”

  Everyone was astonished. Even these two elders had been defeated. They were known for the strongest battle prowess below the Shattering Void Tier. But even that level of power could not match the intruders… could it be that Ling Han and his group had battle prowess on the level of the Shattering Void Tier?

  But when they asked, the two elders had been defeated respectively by Ling Han and Hu Niu, and there was not a bit of exaggeration about it.

  Hearing their answers, the whole area was silenced.

  “Hahahaha, I heard that someone barged into your false Cold Spear Association!” At this moment, over a dozen people walked over. The people in the lead were three old men, and behind them were eleven young people.

  If Ling Han was here, he would definitely be able to recognize that one of the young women was precisely Mu Fei Yao.

  Obvio
usly, these people were from the Southern Spear Association.

  “What nonsense, you all are the false Cold Spear Association!” those belonging to the Northern Spear Association yelled. Which one was the real Cold Spear Association? This was a question of principle that surpassed all other matters, and was even more serious than the issue of Ling Han’s intrusion into the residence.

  “Rubbish, you members of the false Cold Spear Association are completely shameless!” The Northern Spear Association’s side began retorting as well.

  Every time the two sides met up, they would be arguing over this issue for at least half a day. In the past, they had even gotten into a melee over the matter, and almost caused both sides to be destroyed. Thus, the two sides established an agreement. This Cold City was their sacred land, and they definitely would not fight here.

  Because of Cold City’s special status, the two Cold Spear Associations had even agreed that they would cooperate together in an effort to eliminate whomever dared to damage Cold City.

  “Looks like you’ve come into some trouble. Do you want us to give you a hand?” a member of the Southern Spear Association asked.

  “Heng, we can settle it ourselves, and do not need the help of members of the false Cold Spear Association like you!” The members of the Northern Spear Association were naturally unwilling to accept assistance. Otherwise, wouldn’t they be admitting to being inferior to the other party?

  They had that kind of confidence as well because First Elder was an elite of the Shattering Void Tier—the top elite of the Northern Spear Association.

  ***

  In the deepest parts of the residence, Ling Han was sitting cross-legged, facing an old man. In front of both of them, there was a cup of fragrant tea. Zhu Xuan Er and Hu Niu, meanwhile, were seated behind Ling Han. Zhu Xuan Er was still fine, maintaining the cultured and refined appearance and behavior of a well-bred young mistress. Hu Niu, however, could not sit down properly. She simply sprawled out on the floorboards, and supporting her little head, began spacing out.

  That old man was naturally the top elite of the Northern Spear Association, the First Elder.

  This First Elder was very mild-tempered, and did not immediately start fighting. Instead, he invited Ling Han to sit down for a cup of tea, and said, “Young friend, you are only twenty years old, yet has already reached this height. This talent is indeed very rarely seen, even in all of history.”

  “First Elder, thank you for the praise. I wanted to ask First Elder about some matter, and I hope First Elder can tell me,” Ling Han said very politely.

  Respect went both ways.

  “What matter do you want to know about, young friend?” First Elder questioned.

  “The founder of the Cold Spear Association!”

  Chapter 824 - Change of Name

  Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

  “The founder of the Cold Spear Association?” The First Elder looked very confused. Why did Ling Han want to know about that?

  This was no secret martial arts technique, nor did it involve any ancient secret. Why had Ling Han deliberately come here just to ask this one question? No matter how he thought about it, this was a bit foolish.

  But how could it be that Ling Han was foolish or bored?

  First Elder pondered the question, then asked, “Can you tell me why you wanted to know about this?”

  Ling Han smiled faintly, and answered, “My ancestor could have some relation to the founder of the Cold Spear Association, so I wanted to clarify things.”

  First Elder gave a ‘ya’, and asked, “Your surname is Ling; could it be that you are a descendant of that person?”

  Ling Han answered, “More or less.” He was naturally not about to explain the details to him. He was not the descendant of the Ling Han from ten thousand years ago, but the person himself!

  “There are a total of three founders of the Cold Spear Association, and they are Chen Rui Jing, Lord Chen, Yun Yong Wang, Lord Yun, and Tang Xiu Yuan, Lord Kang!” First Elder replied very piously, brightness flickering in his eyes. Subconsciously, his hands had joined together, seeming to be worshipping these three people.

  Indeed!

  Then, the other Cold Spear Association must have been established by Jiang Yue Feng. However, the two Cold Spear Associations were completely incompatible with each other; could it be that some conflict had arisen between Jiang Yue Feng and the other three?

  Ling Han considered something for a moment, then asked, “These three… have they all ascended into the Immortal Realm?”

  “Of course!” First Elder declared proudly. “The three Lords have naturally long since become Immortals, and through an amazing technique, connected to the Lower Realm and established the Cold Spear Association to the remnants Grandmaster Ling left behind.”

  Ling Han frowned deeply—what exactly was going on here?

  Jiang Yue Feng had definitely become Immortal. Otherwise, it would have been impossible for him to be living four to five thousand years. And Jiang Yue Feng had a falling out with his fellow disciples, Ling Han deduced, because of the Reckoning.

  Perhaps Jiang Yue Feng allied with the five sects of the Immortal Realm. As a result, the other three drew a clear line between themselves and him. Thus, the two Cold Spear Associations became completely incompatible with each other. This was a very logical deduction.

  But Chen Rui Jing and the others also became Immortals, so what was going on?

  According to his understanding of the three of them, they would definitely not defect, so why would they have allied with the five sects of the Immortal Realm? But it was obvious that the skies had not been split open, and if they wanted to become Immortals ten thousand years ago, their only choice was to become a member of the five sects.

  All four of his disciples could not be depended on?

  Hold on!

  Ling Han shook his head. He understood his four disciples. They were definitely not that type of person, but he had forgotten one person—the Heavenly Phoenix Divine Maiden!

  Could it be that the Heavenly Phoenix Divine Maiden extended a helping hand, and brought his four disciples together with her into the Immortal Realm? Even if Chen Rui Jing and the others would rather die than submit, could they match the Heavenly Phoenix Divine Maiden? Furthermore, this woman considered herself to be the mistress. After Ling Han “died”, would Chen Rui Jing and the others dare to defy their “Master’s wife”?

  This was the real logical explanation.

  “Young friend! Young friend!” When the First Elder saw Ling Han was spacing out, he could not help but call him a few times.

  Ling Han snapped out of his daze, and smiled. “Many thanks to First Elder for clearing up my confusion!”

  “Hoho, it’s just a small matter, don’t mention it,” First Elder smiled. He could tell that Ling Han had boundless future prospects. As a result, he planned to form an amicable relationship with Ling Han. After all, this was something that only had pros and no cons.

  Ling Han drew out a great many valuable medicinal herbs, and said, “I have injured a few people of your respected Association, and I am really sorry about it. This is a little token of my apology; please do accept.”

  First Elder did not pretend to be reserved. With a casual swipe of his hand, he had stored all these medicinal herbs into his Spatial Spirit Tool. “Young friend, if you encounter any irresolvable danger, there is no harm in coming here. I can ensure your safety—no matter how big the danger is.”

  A thought flashed through Ling Han’s mind; was he hinting at the Reckoning? However, they had talked quite amiably for two strangers, so it would not be proper for him to probe too deeply. Thus, he nodded, and said, “Then, I thank you, First Elder. I beg my leave.”

  “I shall not bother to see you out.” First Elder smiled.

  He was in the Shattering Void Tier, and Ling Han could somewhat be considered a Heaven Tier elite, so he naturally was not qualified for the First Elder to s
ee him out personally. Even if First Elder really said that he wanted to see him out, that would merely be words of courtesy.

  The world of martial arts had its own rules.

  “Let’s go! Let’s go!” Hu Niu was already impatient in the first place; she had been torturing Rabbit all this while. The moment she heard that they could leave, she hurriedly grabbed one of Rabbit’s legs and dragged him along, causing Rabbit to complain endlessly.

  Rabbit feared nothing in this world… except for Hu Niu.

  They walked out the main doors of the Cold Spear Association, and immediately saw a great many people glaring at them.

  Hu Niu instantly became alert, released Rabbit, and said, “Want to fight? Niu shall accompany!”

  This would have been a very funny thing to hear from the mouth of a ten-year-old child, but even Third Elder and Fifth Elder had been beaten down at her hands. Who would dare treat it as a harmless joke from a child?

  Rabbit rubbed his backside, his face laden with grief. Being dragged out all this way, Lord Rabbit was feeling tremendous stress.

  Why was this brat still completely unscathed?

  Everyone was confused. No matter how they thought about it, there was no way that Ling Han could possibly match the Shattering Void Tier… But then, how did he walk out completely uninjured like this?

  “Haha, the false Cold Spear Association will always be the false Cold Spear Association, to actually have an intruder freely come and go like this, how humiliating!”

  Although the members of the Northern Spear Association were extremely displeased, the fact was that Ling Han had indeed walked out completely unharmed, so what else could they say in retort?

  Ling Han smiled, and said, “I arrived in front of the First Elder, and realized I was far from being able to match him. Thus, I admitted my loss and apologized. First Elder treasures talent, and so allowed me to leave.” Since the First Elder was so amicable, he naturally would not mind degrading himself a bit to protect the pride of the Northern Spear Association.

  When they heard him say so, the members of the Northern Spear Association immediately smiled. So it seemed that the First Elder valued his talent and so did not move against Ling Han. Furthermore, Ling Han admitted that he was not the First Elder’s match, which naturally recovered the pride of the Northern Spear Association.