“Let’s go!” Jiang Anyun only waved his arm and signaled for everyone to leave when he couldn’t see Shui Yanyu’s figure anymore.
‘One day… will pass by quickly.’
However, Jiang Anyun exploded in rage the very next day. Ling Han and Shui Yanyu hadn’t boarded a ship! Rather, they were still holed up in the inn.
“Why aren’t they setting out to sea yet?” he asked loudly. He really wanted to kill someone right now.
The elder who had proposed the plan wiped beads of cold sweat from his forehead as he replied, “Er… Young Gang Leader, perhaps they’re afraid of you?”
“Trash!” Jiang Anyun slapped the elder in fury, and then said, “Keep them under constant surveillance and don’t let them escape. Otherwise, I’ll skin you alive!”
Chapter 1005 - Arrival of Pursuing Enemies
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In reality, Ling Han wasn’t delaying their journey because he was afraid of Jiang Anyun.
A ship would depart from Tyrant Axe Harbor every three days, yet the sizes of these ships varied.
For example, the ship this time was a large-sized ship that could hold more passengers. Moreover, it had the highest safety rating out of all the ships as it had a powerful elite at the Sun Moon Tier guarding it.
However, Ling Han and Shui Yanyu had come to exterminate pirates, so the more powerful were the people on their ship, the less likely they were to be targeted by pirates. Thus, they naturally wouldn’t choose to take such a ship.
They had to wait for a small ship that was only guarded by a cultivator at the consummate level of the Mountain River Tier as this would greatly increase their chances of being targeted by pirates.
The ship in three days was still going to be a large ship. They had to wait for another three days after that for there to be a small ship.
After learning of this, Ling Han and Shui Yanyu entered the Black Tower to cultivate.
Shui Yanyu practiced her martial arts techniques, while Ling Han investigated the new pill recipes that he had obtained.
Although there were only four recipes, the levels of the recipes ranged from Level One Divine Pill up to Level Four Divine Pill. This gradual increase in difficulty was exactly what Ling Han wanted.
Before now, Ling Han hadn’t had a chance to investigate these pill recipes, as the two had been cultivating or on the road the entire time.
He was the Alchemy Emperor, and he had even managed to refine a Semi-Divine Pill while he was still in the small world. Right now, he was already very close to becoming a Divine Grade Alchemist.
‘There are two things of utmost importance in alchemy. The first is the art of controlling flames, and the second is the intertwining of divine patterns that have been extracted from medicinal ingredients.
‘However one looks at it, these two things both boil down to control and the application of one’s divine sense.
‘I’ve drunk Reincarnation Tea before, so my divine sense is naturally far stronger than that of ordinary cultivators at the medium extreme. In fact, it might even be on par with that of cultivators at the consummate level. Coupled with the tempering by the Indestructible Heaven’s Scroll, the strength of my divine sense is unparalleled among those at the same cultivation level as me.
‘In other words, my condition right now is far, far better than others’.
‘In terms of pill refinement techniques, there’s not much difference between Divine Level and Ordinary Level Spiritual Herbs. It’s just that the peak temperature of the flames and method of intertwining the divine patterns far exceed those needed for Heaven Level Spiritual Herbs.
‘Then, let me start now!’
Ling Han started to refine the Heavenly Qi Pill. It was a Level One Divine Pill that could increase the speed of Origin Power accumulation for cultivators at the Mountain River Tier. There were many pills that had the same effect, but the Heavenly Qi Pill was definitely one of the best among them.
However, all pills came with their drawbacks, and one couldn’t eat pills as if they were candy. Thus, if one could only ingest 10 pills a month, pills that were more effective were naturally more desirable.
Fail, fail, fail…
It was a Divine Pill, after all, so Ling Han’s cauldron continued to explode as if he had become an inexperienced alchemy student again. However, he wasn’t disheartened, as he made clear improvements with each failure that he experienced.
Disappointingly, however, Ling Han still hadn’t managed to succeed when six days passed, and they needed to set sail.
‘I can probably succeed after a dozen or so more attempts.’
Ling Han and Shui Yanyu exited the Black Tower and headed to the harbor.
Not long after they arrived, others also started to arrive one after another. There were even some people with whom they were familiar.
Jiang Anyun was naturally one of them. He had 10 underlings at the Mountain River Tier, and his eyes almost bulged out of their sockets as he leered at Shui Yanyu.
“Those three are from the Luo Clan,” Shui Yanyu whispered in Ling Han’s ears. “Luo Yu, Luo Wu, and Luo Senyun. Luo Senyun is an elite at the Sun Moon Tier, and he most likely advanced to this tier over 30,000 years ago. It’s extremely likely that he’s already reached the peak stage of the low extreme.
Shui Yanyu glanced at another direction, and continued, “Those two over there are Zuo Xiao and Fan Yong, the other two followers of Zhao Lun. They’ve been at the high extreme of the Mountain River Tier for a long time, so they’ve most likely reached the peak stage already.”
Ling Han nodded as he listened to Shui Yanyu. Meanwhile, he also noticed four sharply dressed females. Weren’t they Liu Ying and the others, the four female guards of Sha Yuan?
These four females couldn’t be underestimated, as their cultivation levels were all at the consummate level of the Mountain River Tier.
Apart from these familiar faces, there was also a youth in coarse clothes who looked to be around 17 or 18 years old. However, he was evidently at the Immortal level already, though it was hard to discern what specific tier and sub-minor level he was at. This youth had a fierce gaze that could instill fear in those he stared at.
There was also a woman in a white dress who was as beautiful as a celestial maiden. Her skin was as white as jade, her lips were as red as dye, and her long hair was braided into a large plait that rested on her jade-like neck. She wore an aloof expression that made her appear like an unapproachable icy beauty.
Nearby, there was also a youth who hugged his sword to his chest wherever he walked. It seemed as if he was unwilling to ever let go of the sword.
The last person present was an ordinary man in gray clothes. He was the type of person who wouldn’t attract a second glance if thrown into a crowd of people.
Ling Han had the Cloud Piercing Shuttle, so he and Shui Yanyu had naturally arrived here the quickest. However, the Luo Clan, Sha Clan, and Zhao Clan were all able to easily identify his final destination. Thus, they were also able to arrive here not long after Ling Han.
“We’re departing in 30 minutes,” a sailor shouted. “If you want to board, then hurry up. Each person has to pay 10 True Origin Stones.”
The coarse-clothed youth was the first person to board. Following him, the woman in white and the sword-hugging youth also boarded. However, no one else followed after them.
Ling Han couldn’t help but smile. By the looks of it, the remaining people all had their eyes set on him. If he didn’t board, the others naturally wouldn’t board, either.
‘Come on, then!’
He and Shui Yanyu walked onto the ship deck after paying 20 True Origin Stones. They stood near the bow of the ship.
Immediately after they boarded, the people from the Luo Clan, Sha Clan, and Zhao Clan all paid 10 True Origin Stones each and boarded the ship.
“Halt! You’re at the Sun Moon Tier, so you’re not allowed to board this ship.” The sailor stopped L
uo Senyun from boarding the ship.
“Why can’t I board?” Luo Senyun asked in displeasure. A mere cultivator at the Mountain River Tier actually dared to block him? He unleashed his aura, and instantly caused the sailor to tremble.
“Humph! Sir, please go elsewhere if you want to show off your might. Don’t forget, this is Tyrant Axe Harbor!” An elder in an embroidered robe walked over like a spirit. There were a sun and moon hovering behind his back, and he said, “The rules of our Yang Clan are simple. Small ships only accept passengers at the Mountain River Tier. This is to ensure everyone’s safety and to prevent fellow passengers from targeting each other while out at sea.”
The guards on small ships were only at the consummate level of the Mountain River Tier, so how could they maintain the safety of all the passengers if an elite at the Sun Moon Tier boarded?
Luo Senyun stared at the elder for a long time before humphing in displeasure. He turned and whispered a few words to Luo Yu and Luo Wu before retreating back onto the harbor.
A powerful dragon couldn’t defeat a snake in its nest 1 . Moreover, Luo Senyun couldn’t be considered a powerful dragon when compared to the Yang Clan anyway.
He didn’t mask his killing intent as he stared at Ling Han intently. Even if he couldn’t board the ship, Luo Yu and Luo Wu were both at the consummate level of the Mountain River Tier. Luo Yu was more so at the peak stage of the consummate level already. He could definitely suppress Ling Han with a single hand.
After 30 minutes, the ship raised its anchor, and started to sail toward the boundless sea ahead.
This ship was small, measuring only 30 meters in length and 15 or so meters in height. There was a total of three levels, with the uppermost level for passengers, and the lowest level for sailors. The middle level was for storing weapons, and it also housed the cannons of the ship. These cannons were powered by True Origin Stones and could unleash devastating attacks.
However, these cannons were normally never used, as they consumed one or more True Origin Stones with each shot that they fired. The price of using them was far too high.
The fuel for the ship was also True Origin Stones, and there was a formation set up inside the ship. When they couldn’t rely on the wind, they could use True Origin Stones to activate the formation and power the ship.
When the ship disappeared from the harbor, many pairs of eyes were already fixed on Ling Han’s body.
Chapter 1006 - Pill Refinement
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“Hahahaha! Brat, you finally couldn’t resist setting out to sea!” Jiang Anyun started to roar with laughter. In his eyes, that delicious and charming, seductive beauty would be his once Ling Han decided to set out to sea.
Ling Han completely ignored him. After all, Jiang Anyun was merely a clown.
“Seize him!” Jiang Anyun’s displeasure turned to anger when he saw Ling Han’s reaction. He was the young gang leader of the Black Five Gang!
“Impudence!” a burly man shouted. He was truly burly, and his height reached an astonishing three meters. His body bulged with jet-black muscles, and it looked as if he were forged from cold iron. The cold glint reflected by his skin was especially clear.
“Who are you? How dare you speak like that in front of me!!” Jiang Anyun was extremely annoyed. Was his status as the young gang leader of the Black Five Gang all for show? Why was everyone going against his wishes?
“Young Gang Leader…!” An elder hurriedly tugged at him, and whispered, “This is the Yang Clan’s Yang Tiecheng, an elite at the consummate level of the Mountain River Tier. It’s rumored that he practices a peculiar cultivation technique, causing his physique to become as strong as Godly metal. He’s extremely favored by the Yang Clan.”
Jiang Anyun’s temper instantly died down. He was indeed the young gang leader of the Black Five Gang, but how could the Black Five Gang compare to the Yang Clan?
“Don’t even think about causing troubles on my ship!” Yang Tiecheng swept his gaze over every single person on the ship. With his rich experience, how could he not notice that many of the passengers had set their eyes on the young man and woman?
“Once you disembark my ship, you can naturally settle all the differences between you. However, don’t blame me for being rough if you try to cause troubles on my ship!” Yang Tiecheng unleashed his powerful aura without reservation as he spoke.
“Brother Yang, is it? My hands are a little itchy, so why don’t we have a short spar?” Luo Yu stepped forward with a smile on his face.
“No problem!” Yang Tiecheng answered without hesitation.
If he didn’t display his prowess, who knew what troubles these passengers would cause?
Luo Yu took a few steps forward before pressing his hand toward Yang Tiecheng.
Peng! Peng! Peng!
Yang Tiecheng also moved, and both of them used speed to fight speed. They exchanged over 10 blows in a fraction of a second.
Luo Yu suddenly gave a muffled groan as he retreated several steps. His face had already become frighteningly pale.
“Good fight,” Yang Tiecheng said calmly as he cupped his fists.
Luo Yu finally came to his senses after a short while, and hoarsely said, “Brother Yang is indeed strong. I’m not your opponent.”
It was especially evident how powerful Yang Tiecheng was after he exchanged a few strikes with Luo Yu. The people on the ship were all astonished, and no one dared to underestimate his power anymore.
Initially, the members of the Luo Clan had all felt superior as they had come from the Imperial Capital. They despised the local residents of this poor and rural area. However, Yang Tiecheng’s strength gave them a huge slap across the face.
“This person is most likely a two-star genius.”
“His cultivation level is at the peak stage of the consummate level, and he’s also a two-star genius. He’s probably the most powerful person on this ship.”
“It looks like we won’t be able to kill Ling Han on this ship.”
“We’ll wait!”
Their expressions didn’t change as they spoke, and they all wore radiant smiles as they reached a decision.
“I’ll repeat myself again,” Yang Tiecheng said in a threatening voice. “No matter who you are, don’t even think about targeting other passengers on my ship. If you dare to kill someone, I’ll also dare to kill you!”
“Humph!” Everyone remained silent, and only Jiang Anyun wore his displeasure on his face. From this, it could be seen just how foolish this young gang leader was. He had already reached the Mountain River Tier, yet he still didn’t have any astuteness at all.
He was already accustomed to acting as he pleased, so he was naturally extremely unhappy now that someone was suppressing him.
Yang Tiecheng entered his cabin to rest after delivering his warning.
This was going to be a very, very long trip.
Their ship would sail on a set route. It would anchor in a few renowned regions during this journey—they would stop for one to three days at each place, and then set off for the next region.
So, what exactly were those renowned regions?
These were areas where treasures could potentially be found.
When that star had crashed down, it had broken into several pieces. There were seven extremely large pieces, and they had each landed in a different region in the sea. Thus, people would normally venture to these seven regions when searching for treasures.
Ling Han gazed at the scenery for a while. An astonishing gravity field enveloped the entire Star Sea, and if cultivators tried to swim here, they would exhaust themselves and drown in no time. Of course, they could still recover their Origin Power when they reached the bottom, so they still had a chance to swim back up.
However, a plethora of terrifying Demonic Beasts that were already accustomed to the crushing gravity field lurked under the sea. Moreover, this was the sea, after all, so it would be extremely dangerous if on
e were to come across a Demonic Beast that was at the same cultivation level as them. If the Demonic Beast’s cultivation level was higher, then one was pretty much as good as dead.
When battling under the sea’s surface, the battle prowess of humans would decrease dramatically.
Ling Han hadn’t come to search for treasures, so he naturally wasn’t worried about such dangers. After gazing at the scenery for a while, he returned to his cabin, and continued to refine pills. Wasting time was a disgraceful habit.
The ship continued along its route, but apart from a measly few people, no one else was interested in diving into the sea. They only had one target—Ling Han.
After seven days, Ling Han finally managed to refine his first batch of Heavenly Qi Pills.
The Heavenly Qi Pill was mainly aimed at cultivators at the low extreme of the Mountain River Tier. Cultivators at the medium extreme could still ingest this pill, yet its effects would be much less evident. Ling Han gifted these pills to Shui Yanyu, and the seductive beauty was extremely astonished.
‘Ling Han can actually refine pills as well? Moreover, he genuinely managed to refine Divine Pills!’
She had indeed seen Ling Han refining pills before. However, he had failed time and time again, so she had thought that he had only just set foot on his pill refinement journey. Who would’ve imagined that he was refining Heavenly Qi Pills!
In the Imperial Capital, such pills could be sold for 100 True Origin Stones each!
Ling Han was only able to refine three pills the first time. However, he was able to refine five the second time, seven the third time, and a perfect 10 the tenth time.
In his eyes, this was extremely normal. As the Alchemy Emperor, he had only taken so long to refine this pill because he had been lacking in resources and cultivation level. Now that he had resolved these issues, it was naturally easy for him to succeed in his pill refinement.
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