Alchemy Emperor of the Divine Dao c1-1294

by Flying Alone 孤单地飞

  Zhang Deman could not hold back the hearty laughter that escaped him; who would have thought that Ling Han would become friends with this big white cat that none could afford to offend? He coughed, choking back his laugh as he said, “I still stand by my views. Luo Ba did not verbally admit defeat, therefore Ling Han is not at fault. If there are no further opinions from the two of you, then just let Ling Han go back.”

  What more could Luo Kaifeng say? That beast was Academy Head’s favorite pet, and his affection towards it had even surpassed his affection for his own descendants!

  Even if it were the elders of the Luo Clan here today, they would also have to yield.

  He gave a resentful humph, picked up the pieces Luo Ba’s body, and stored it into the Spatial Spirit Tool. His figure leaped, leaving immediately.

  Wei Qianshu sighed again; just now, he’d been put in a difficult situation. He shook his head, and also leaped and left.

  “Many thanks to Senior for speaking up justly!” Ling Han spoke in all sincerity, clasping his hands in the direction of Zhang Deman.

  Zhang Deman guffawed heartily, and said, “Even if I did not intervene, with this cat around, nobody would dare to even touch you in the entire Academy.”

  The big white cat raised its head proudly. ‘I am that formidable.’

  “I still have to thank you, Senior,” Ling Han insisted.

  Zhang Deman nodded his head. This young man had a sense of propriety, observed etiquette, and had a pretty good disposition. Talent in martial arts was one thing, but one’s disposition was also similarly vital; otherwise, one would only become a danger to others in the future.

  “Go on,” he smilingly said. A student dying meant that there were bound to be some loose ends to be tied, but that had nothing to do with Ling Han.

  Ling Han nodded, and clasped his hands once more as he said, “This student shall then beg my leave.”

  Bringing the big white cat with him, he left. This guy, it was already on more than one occasion it was scratching his head. ‘Don’t you know that I am hungry?’

  After Ling Han left, the spectators that had gathered to watch the fight naturally dispersed; there was big news now.

  Ling Han’s battle prowess had already surpassed 21 Stars of Shattering Void Tier!

  “Big Brother Ye!” Mo Junren gave Ye Chengyuan a light pat.

  Ye Chengyun was in a daze, his body drenched in a cold sweat as he suddenly turned around and uttered, “I kept on thinking… Supposed I were in Luo Ba’s shoes, how would I counter that strike? The conclusion was… it would be an imminent death no matter what.”

  Mo Junren couldn’t help laughing as he responded, “Brother Ye, you could also choose not to spar with that maniac.”

  Ye Chengyun’s eyes immediately brightened as he said, “Right, I have already cultivated to the ultimate of the Shattering Void Tier. With my talent, if I do not possess some kind of exceptional fated opportunity, I would not be able to advance a step further and break through to the battle prowess of 22 Stars. But, if I break through to the Mountain River Tier, then I will again have room to elevate myself further.”

  “Yes, that is why we only spend a hundred years to reach battle prowess of 20 Stars of Shattering Void Tier. Although this maximum limit is very important, it is definitely not the most important,” Mo Junren continued. “One has to first become an immortal too. Only then would one be considered really powerful!”

  Ye Chengyun breathed out a long sigh in relief as his self-confidence completely returned. He said, “Junren, you are way smarter than you let on!”

  “Am I?” Mo Junren let out a laugh. “I am but a romantic person who enjoys playing with the flowers.”

  ***

  At a certain place.

  “Despicable old witch, let Niu out!” Yowling sounds resembling beast cries rang out, followed by drum-like raps on the doors of the room. “Niu wants to see Ling Han, you ugly old woman, quickly let Niu out!”

  Hu Niu’s entire body was leaning on the door, her small hand clutching onto the lintel of the door. She looked just like a monkey.

  “Nonsense!” The old lady garbed in black robes grabbed at empty air, and Hu Niu was immediately drawn over without even the slightest resistance.

  “Niu is very angry, Niu wants to become bad, Niu no longer wants to cultivate!” Hu Niu puffed out her cheeks and put both hands on her waist.

  “You little girl, which day have you been serious in cultivating ever since returning to the Roc Palace?” The black-robed old lady sighed. “Yi Yun only infused the Soul Essence of Martial Arts into your body; how much you can refine and digest still depends largely on your own efforts.”

  “Niu doesn’t want to cultivate. Niu wants to see Ling Han!” Hu Niu was not about to listen to reason, and became even more oblivious to fear as she glared right back at the old lady.

  The black-robed old lady got a big headache. Only the Imperial Empress could cultivate the three supreme secret techniques of the Mythological Beasts Palace. Because only their Milady could inherit the unique Soul Essence of Martial Arts, even with the Mystical Arts in front of you, you would achieve nothing if you weren’t her and didn’t possess the foundation.

  Why did they encounter such an unreliable successor?

  She had been with Hu Niu for more than a year, and also came to have a considerable understanding of this lass, knowing that being fierce did not work on Hu Niu, for she did not even know what fear was.

  “Alright. I promise you, as long as you could cultivate to the Genesis Tier, I will allow you to go and see that guy. But only for three days at most, after which you must return. Our Roc Palace has a great enemy, and only if you have cultivated the three great secret techniques would you be able to oppose them. Ah, not letting you out is also for the sake of your own safety.” The old lady offered a compromise.

  Hu Niu counted on her fingers, and said, “Fine, then Niu is going to use three years to cultivate to the Genesis Tier!” She leaned her head sideways and looked at the old lady as she said, “Rotten old lady, quickly go away! Your presence here only fuels my anger, and it’s making me lose the mood to cultivate.”

  The black-robed old lady could not refrain from shaking her head. She was also someone on the level of the overlord of her territory, yet facing Hu Niu, she just could not muster up even the slightest bit of a temper, which showed that everyone had their weakness.

  “Go on, don’t hinder Nu’s cultivation.” Hu Niu waved her hand, her face filled with impatience.

  The black-robed old lady helplessly left, but at least now Hu Niu was finally willing to cultivate properly, letting her breathe a sigh of relief.

  This little ancestor was really a big headache.

  Nevertheless, unexpectedly a genius had emerged in that small world!

  It was not apparent what was so particularly special about that human, but the fact remained that his son really was a prodigy of martial arts. Were it not for the fact that Roc Palace did not take in male disciples, she really would not have wanted to let the chance slip by.

  “The Heavenly Saint Palace is currently taking in new disciples, and they have always been on quite good terms with our Roc Palace. Offering them a prodigy as successor would definitely make them utterly grateful. Just nice, we’ll be killing two birds with one stone.” She swiftly decided.

  ***

  The Luo Clan Residence.

  Luo Hongdao stared fixedly at Luo Ba’s body, both his hands clenched tightly as the flames of fury flared in his eyes.

  The most outstanding successor among the Luo family’s younger generation was killed just like that.

  Although grooming a Shattering Void Tier cultivator did not really require that big a sacrifice, the Bloodtear Stone was truly precious, and even the thought of it caused him heartache.

  “We absolutely cannot let that lowlife off the hook!” he uttered harshly.

  “But, Lord Patriarch, that fellow seemed to have some kind of relationship with Fu Hu
i!” Luo Kaifeng said. Shivers ran through his body at the mention of Fu Hui’s name, just as if the name of an elite of the Heavenly Body Tier possessed some kind of magical power.

  Chapter 928 - Father-In-Law Wants To See Me

  Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

  “Humph, he’s merely on very affectionate terms with a cat,” Luo Hongdao spat disdainfully.

  “Yes!” Luo Kaifeng promptly nodded in agreement. “Still, it is hard to make a move in the Academy.”

  Luo Hongdao scrunched his eyebrows in a frown, though the frown disappeared just as quickly. Then, he said, “We do not have to worry about that.”

  “Lord Patriarch means…?” Luo Kaifeng asked in bafflement.

  “Go to Dark Night Hall and put up an announcement, offering a reward of 10,000 True Origin Stones for that scum’s life!” Luo Hongdao commanded coldly.

  Dark Night Hall was an organization of assassins; as long as one was willing to pay, they would dare to kill anyone.

  This organization was very big, with branches in the three Majestic Empires and dozens of Royal Empires, but no one knew the whereabouts of its headquarters, who the leader was, and what kind of power he possessed. In short, even the three Majestic Empires wanted to wipe out this organization, but have never succeeded.

  10,000 True Origin Stones for the head of a Shattering Void Tier cultivator, this was too high a value for that lowlife!

  Luo Kaifeng sneered. But, in this way, Ling Han would unequivocally become a dead man. Could an organization as formidable as the Dark Night Hall fail to kill a mere Shattering Void Tier cultivator? Even if they dared not enter the Scarlet Heaven Academy, it was impossible that Ling Han would remain inside his entire life.

  As for when Ling Han came out, it was not necessary for them to keep watch. Hereafter, it would be the Dark Night Hall’s business.

  “Yes!” Luo Kaifeng nodded.

  ***

  After Ling Han and the big fat cat returned to the courtyard, he roasted some meat to fill his and the cat’s stomach, then continued with his secluded cultivation and immersed himself in the Seven Kill Subduing Soul technique.

  After another five days, he was finally able to attain a little success, and could wield it preliminarily.

  He stood in the middle of the courtyard, and stared intently at a stone. Suddenly, his eyes shone, and a sword light shot out from between his brows. Bang! It struck the stone, and it was smashed into smithereens.

  “This secret technique is not only as simple as an assault on the spirit. Rather, it also has quite a terrifying destructive effect on material existence. However, specifically what extent it can reach still depends on what level one could cultivate the secret technique to, and the strength of one’s own spirit,” Ling Han appraised.

  The impact of this assault on the spirit could be real and spiritual. In reality, it could deal damage to one’s physique, while spiritually, it could attack one’s spirit. Its uses were infinite.

  Ling Han could not contain his joy. With the additional support of the Indestructible Heaven’s Scroll, his spirit was incomparably tough, which could maximize the power of this secret technique. He reckoned it did not even occur to Old Man Xu that this secret technique would help him so much after he had cultivated the Indestructible Heaven’s Scroll.

  Peng, peng, peng, a knocking came from the door, and he went over to open it. Standing prettily at the door was the delicate Shui Yanyu, her seductively luscious and mature figure giving off a profoundly stirring temptation—a real test of one’s control.

  Furthermore, with Ling Han’s ample imagination, it did not take much for him to clearly know how tempting the tender body that lay hidden beneath the seemingly loose and long dress was.

  Sensing the heat from Ling Han’s ardent gaze, Shui Yanyu’s lovely face was tinted with a becoming blush. She then immediately relayed, “My father wants to see you.”

  “Father-in-law wants to see me?” Ling Han mumbled. This was not that strange; he and Shui Yanyu did already make a ‘pledge to be married’, so it would be weird if there was no response from the bride’s family. Now that he was being ‘summoned’ after such a long delay, it was considered a bit too late already.

  Probably, the Shui Clan also thought this was merely a rumor, but when Shui Yanyu was called and questioned, they then knew it was not that simple.

  Shui Yanyu’s face then turned cold as she said, “Don’t even think you can take advantage of me!”

  “I say, although we are false lovers, we should also look the part, right?” Ling Han said laughingly.

  “Now there’s nobody here, there’s no need to act,” Shui Yanyu refused frostily.

  Ling Han sighed, and added, “A few days ago, while I was in a duel to death with someone, you did not even deign to drop by to take a look at me. Are you not afraid that others will say that you did not show enough concern? Wouldn’t the act be seen through sooner, then?”

  “With your strength, even if there is a hundred of Luo Ba, how could it be possible to harm a single strand of your hair?” Shui Yanyu humphed. It was not like she had not sparred with Ling Han before; even she could hardly kill Ling Han, and instead was bitten on her… Pei!

  Ling Han let out a laugh, and replied, “Alright. Then let’s go, let’s go meet him. Who knows, maybe I can even get a red packet 1 … Oh, right, be it being fake and considered a pretense, if I do get a red packet, then it’s mine. You cannot make me return it.”

  Shui Yanyu shook her head, then countered, “As far as being able to have marriage ties with the Zhao Clan is concerned, my clan’s thoughts on the matter have been very much inclined towards enthusiasm. So, during this meeting, be prepared: you will probably be under great pressure. Luckily, you’re one of the Left Minister’s men, so even if your level is low, my clan also would not dare to do anything to you; after all, before one beat the dog, one also has to see who the master is.”

  Ling Han couldn’t help a twitch in the corner of his mouth. He responded, “What do you mean before one beat the dog one also has to see who the master is? Can’t you use nicer words? Also, there’s a saying that if you marry a chicken, you should follow the chicken. If I am a dog, you’re not any better.”

  Whoosh , a sword was swiftly held at Ling Han’s neck as Shui Yanyu coldly declared, “Spout any more nonsense and I will kill you!”

  Ling Han remained unmoved, and continued, “Are you going to murder your husband?”

  Shui Yanyu glanced at Ling Han for a moment, then retrieved the sword and tucked it away. Well, she did say that after Ling Han died, she would remain his window her whole life, so in a way, Ling Han was indeed her ‘husband’.

  Why did she never realize that this fellow also had such a shameless side too?

  “Come with me!” She was disinterested in putting up further with Ling Han’s nonsense. She wanted to save herself further frustration of being annoyed by this guy.

  As the two went out, Shui Yanyu had initially intended to walk in front, however, Ling Han persistently proceeded to walk by her side; furthermore, he was very close.

  Just when she was at her limit, and was about to lash out, she heard Ling Han’s soft words as he moved close to her ear, and mumbled, “Senior Sister, don’t forget: once we’re out through the door, there are many eyes watching us!”

  His warm breath caressed her face and neck, drawing an immediate rose-colored flush on her cheeks. It was an irresistibly enchanting sight to behold.

  No man had ever been this close to her, making her get a bout of goosebumps. Previously, Ling Han’s surprise attack on her breasts had made her brain immediately cease operating.

  In a daze, she was not even aware that her hand was held by Ling Han, and she was being led. She only felt that she was stepping on cotton beneath her feet, a feeling light and fluffy and akin to strolling on a blanket of clouds atop the mountain peak.

  “Which direction are we heading in?” They went out through the courtyar
d’s entrance. It was only after Ling Han posed that question that she suddenly came back to herself, and hastily flung Ling Han’s hand aside.

  She glared furiously at Ling Han, and chided, “Even if it were a pretense of affection, there’s no need for holding hands, right? You did it on purpose!”

  “Just now, I saw Zhao Lun’s subordinates,” Ling Han said, signaling in the direction behind them.

  “En?” Shui Yanyu was surprised; she had really been distracted.

  “Let’s go!” Ling Han once again drew Shui Yanyu’s hand into his grasp. This time, Shui Yanyu did not refuse, and let him hold her hand. However, she couldn’t prevent a reflexive blush from inadvertently creeping upon her beautiful face again. So captivating was her loveliness that even ascetics would feel turmoil in their hearts.

  Ling Han glanced back behind them, and a smiling expression unfolded on his face. If he made up his mind to do something, then he had to do it flawlessly. ‘Zhao Lun, you want to get a good look? In that case, I will let you see clearly and have a stimulating view.’

  Shui Yanyu barely kept it together as she calmed down while being led by Ling Han all the way. Less than an hour later, they came in front of a manor.

  Shui Clan, a fifth-tier Clan.

  Chapter 929 - You are going to be a grandfather

  Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

  A fifth-tier clan couldn’t be underestimated.

  Being included in the nine tiers of clans in the Imperial Capital meant that they were influential, possessing an esteemed status in society that would make other people look up to them.

  The ancestor of the Shui Clan was an elite whose cultivation had reached the middle levels of the Sun Moon Tier. He was said to have reached the late stage of the middle levels, and was expected to go towards the peak. However, it ought to be impossible for him to reach the higher levels; after all, time and tide waited for no man—he didn’t have that long to live.