Alchemy Emperor of the Divine Dao c1-1294

by Flying Alone 孤单地飞

  Talent couldn’t represent everything. Different people would be suited to different paths.

  Anyhow, the sword strike was especially simple, and everyone replicated its movements as they attempted to decipher a method to overcome it.

  The sword strike didn’t possess any Origin Power when unleashed by the light-person, and thus one naturally couldn’t defeat this strike through brute strength. Instead, they had to defeat this strike using another strike.

  When one felt that they could defeat the strike, they could head over to exchange strikes with the light-person. Whether or not they succeeded was naturally determined in a matter of seconds.

  In addition, a layer of Primal Chaos would envelop both the light-person and the person that was attempting to decipher and overcome the sword strike. As a result, the others wouldn’t be able to see their exchange. If the person passed, they would be able to leave. If not, they would return to their original spot.

  Because of this, the others couldn’t derive any help or copy patterns based on the process of the light-person’s exchanges.

  Ling Han swept his gaze over the surroundings. There were truly a lot of Heavenly Body Tier elites. However, he didn’t see Empress Luan Xing. Perhaps she hadn’t come yet, or perhaps she had already deciphered this sword strike long ago and ascended to the fourth level.

  It was a shame that there were so many watchful eyes. Otherwise, he could have entered the Black Tower with Shui Yanyu and completed comprehension under the Reincarnation Tree. One day was equivalent to one year, and he was confident that no one could possibly be faster than them.

  Ling Han sighed in his mind. Even if he broke the time record and passed this trial with flying colors, his reward would still be a single Purple Pattern Mountain River Pill. It was useful, but not that useful.

  ‘Forget about it. I’ll just decipher it here.’

  Ling Han focused his attention back on the sword strike. This strike drew on some Regulations of heaven and earth, making it appear remarkably profound.

  He couldn’t learn this sword strike.

  This wasn’t because his comprehension ability was weak, but rather because this sword strike drew on Regulations that far exceeded the Mountain River Tier.

  Although he couldn’t learn it, this didn’t mean that he couldn’t decipher it. Otherwise, the Invincible Paragon Saint would have been giving them an impossible task.

  However, this required time.

  Ling Han mulled over the sword strike in his mind, and he couldn’t help but click his tongue in wonder. This strike was truly incredible. It suppressed its opponent using the power of the great dao—this was amazingly mysterious. He couldn’t learn this strike, but he could learn from its principles.

  Sword of the Great Dao?

  Enlightenment arose in his mind. If he combined the Sword of the Great Dao with his Fast Technique, how powerful would the might of the resulting sword technique be?

  The Fast Technique destroyed the Regulations, while the Sword of the Great Dao adhered to the Regulations. It would be a pioneering feat if these two techniques could be combined.

  This would be his own path!

  Ling Han nodded in his mind. He had always wanted to create a technique that belonged to himself. However, achieving this was an extremely difficult task. Yet, right now, he finally saw a path before him. This allowed his comprehension to become clearer and more distinct.

  ‘Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful!’

  Ling Han ruminated over the sword strike in his mind. Right now, he wasn’t thinking about how to decipher it anymore. Rather, he was exploring the workings of this strike.

  The more he understood it, the more enlightenment arose in his mind. This caused him to be beside himself with delight.

  He lost all track of time. Some people successfully defeated the sword strike and left, while many others arrived and joined in on the deciphering. Many more people remained exactly where they were.

  After heaven knew how long, Ling Han finally came to his senses after being tapped on the arm by Shui Yanyu. This seductive beauty was somewhat confident that she had deciphered the sword strike, and she was ready to head over to test herself against the light-person.

  Meanwhile, Shui Yanyu found it strange that Ling Han still hadn’t gone over to challenge the light-person yet.

  This was extremely abnormal, and she was puzzled by it.

  Only now did Ling Han realize that Shao Sisi, Du An, and the others had already left long ago. He was lagging far behind them.

  “You go first,” he said with a smile. “I’ve reaped bigger rewards.”

  Shui Yanyu’s eyes lit up, and she said, “You’re learning the sword technique?”

  His wife was understanding him better and better. Ling Han laughed loudly, and said, “Yes, but also no. I’m figuring out the sword strike, but I’m not actually learning it. I’m simply learning from its principles.”

  Shui Yanyu nodded in understanding. Just as she had thought, Ling Han’s comprehension ability was definitely no weaker than the other young king tier prodigies’.

  “Then I’ll head over first,” she said.

  “Sure!” Ling Han said with a nod.

  Shui Yanyu went over to challenge the light-person. Unfortunately, she wasn’t able to succeed.

  She wasn’t dispirited. She said, “I’m confident that I can decipher this strike in three more days.”

  Ling Han nodded and continued to mull over the sword intent contained within the strike. He definitely couldn’t receive the reward for this trial, yet he didn’t care at all. This opportunity to explore the great dao of heaven and earth was far too precious and rare, and its value was countless times greater than that of the trial reward.

  He lost track of time once again, and the people around him came and went. At some point in time, he finally stood up.

  There was already nothing more that he could learn. After all, this was only a single strike. He could learn the rhythm of dao, but he couldn’t directly learn the Regulations of dao. In any case, he couldn’t grasp such kinds of Regulations anyway—they far exceeded his current cultivation level.

  A confident smile spread across Ling Han’s face. He had already planted a seed in his mind, and there would eventually come a day when this seed sprouted and grew into a towering tree. When that time came, he would have forged a cultivation path that belonged to himself.

  He went over to challenge the light-person.

  The light-person wasn’t a genuine being; as such, it was completely emotionless. It immediately unleashed the sword strike at Ling Han.

  Ling Han drew his Divine Demon Sword and replied with a strike of his own.

  The tip of the light-person’s sword came to a stop before Ling Han’s neck, and Ling Han’s Divine Demon Sword also came to a stop before the light-person’s neck.

  After a brief pause, Ling Han suddenly felt his surroundings spin. He appeared in a completely new place.

  He had passed the trial.

  Ling Han clearly hadn’t thought about how to defeat the sword strike, yet strangely, the method to decipher and defeat it naturally came to his mind after he grasped the rhythm of dao that was contained within it.

  “Hahahaha! Brat, you can’t ask me for a reward this time.” There was yet another stone tablet here, and it was from this stone tablet that the Invincible Paragon Saint’s voice traveled out. Right now, his voice was full of delight.

  Ling Han had dissed him many times over the rewards for passing the trials. However, he had finally lost the right to a reward this time, and this made the Invincible Paragon Saint feel an evil sense of pleasure.

  Ling Han smiled calmly, and said, “Yeah, I truly yearn for those alchemical pills… that’s right. Don’t tell me that the rewards for passing the fourth and fifth trials are also those pills?”

  “Congratulations, you’re absolutely correct!” The Invincible Paragon Saint smiled, and said, “The best Purple Pattern Mountain River Pills can reach
a quality of 10 stars. In other words, they can elevate one’s power by a maximum of 10 stars.”

  Ling Han found this to be strange, and he asked, “If my power can already surpass five stars, won’t I obtain a power of 15 stars after ingesting a 10-star quality Purple Pattern Mountain River Pill?”

  Chapter 1121 - Hit Me

  Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

  “Impossible!” The Invincible Paragon Saint denied so hard one could picture him shaking his head, and said, “10 stars is an absolute threshold. There’s no way to surpass it. If you already possess a power of 10 stars, then ingesting the Purple Pattern Mountain River Pills will be completely useless.”

  “Oh,” Ling Han said with a nod. He was genuinely disinterested in this kind of alchemical pill. This was because he held a firm belief that he could definitely reach the true pinnacle of the Mountain River Tier.

  ‘I can reach a state of perfection myself, so what’s the point of relying on external items?

  ‘It’s best to avoid relying on external items whenever possible. The true power of cultivators should belong to their own bodies.’

  Ling Han chuckled, and said, “So, you’re going to keep rewarding us with Purple Pattern Mountain River Pills? Can’t you swap these out for something else?”

  “No, unless… you can pass the ninth level of the tower!” the Invincible Paragon Saint said.

  Ling Han’s eyes lit up, and he asked, “What reward will I receive?”

  The Invincible Paragon Saint scoffed, and said, “And you’re saying that you’re not greedy. You’ve revealed your true nature now, huh?”

  “Can’t I ask out of curiosity?” Ling Han said with a smile.

  “Pffft. Do you believe that excuse yourself?” There was a look of disdain on the Invincible Paragon Saint’s face.

  Ling Han laughed loudly, and said, “You’re a senior, so is it really good for you to make fun of me like that?”

  “Everyone has a responsibility to lambast shameless people!” the Invincible Paragon Saint said.

  Ling Han rolled his eyes. This Invincible Paragon Saint needed to change his name to Invincible D*ckhead Saint. He was actually exchanging slurs with a junior like him!

  “What’s the fourth trial like?” he asked.

  “Hehe, the fourth to ninth trials are all the same. They’re extremely easy, and simply test how powerful your attacks are, as well as how sturdy your defenses are. As for the final reward, that’s naturally a secret that will be revealed at the very end. Anyhow, what’s the point of telling you now? Can you become the fortunate fellow who lasts until the end?” the Invincible Paragon Saint said.

  “How boring,” Ling Han said with a shake his head. He had genuinely wished that there would be a few more sword strikes for him to decipher and learn from. That would’ve allowed him to walk further along his own cultivation path.

  “Pass through all nine trials first, then tell me whether you’re bored or not.” The Invincible Paragon Saint humphed, and said, “Piss off, piss off. Is there a halo of pesky irritation above your head? Why do I feel annoyed and angry just looking at you?”

  ‘It’s you that’s unreliable, okay?’ Ling Han grumbled in his mind.

  He didn’t speak any more nonsense, and climbed the stairs to the fourth level.

  This level was spacious and empty, with only two stone statues standing in the middle of the room. There was also an hourglass, and it had just started to measure the time.

  One of the stone statues had “hit me” written across its chest, while the other stone statue had “I’ll hit you” written across its chest.

  ‘That D*ckhead Saint is indeed unreliable…’

  Ling Han walked up to the stone statue that had “hit me” written across its chest first. He then clenched his fist and swung it toward it.

  Peng!

  The stone statue was instantly sent flying. He wanted to follow up with another strike to obliterate the stone statue once and for all, yet the words on the stone statue’s chest suddenly changed to “pass”.

  ‘That’s all?’

  Ling Han was astonished. He wasn’t interested in being hit by the other stone statue, so he confidently strode out of the room.

  “You finished that quickly?” There was a hint of annoyance in the Invincible Paragon Saint’s voice, and he said, “Here, here, here, take it and p*ss off!”

  ‘Righto, I’ve become this disliked.’

  Ling Han didn’t stop, and continued onto the fifth level.

  As with the fourth level, there were also two stone statues in this room, one which had “hit me” written across its chest, and one which had “I’ll hit you” written across its chest.

  Ling Han still didn’t want to be hit. Thus, he naturally chose to hit the first stone statue.

  He threw a fist, and the stone statue fell over. However, he realized that this stone statue was clearly stronger than the one on the fourth level. This was because it had merely fallen down, and not been sent flying. Anyhow, he had still passed this fifth trial.

  It was evident that these stone statues would become stronger the higher up the tower he climbed. Although he hadn’t challenged the “I’ll hit you” stone statue yet, he believed that the offensive ability of these stone statues would also rise with each increasing level.

  ‘As expected. This tomb is selecting a disciple, isn’t’ it?’

  Ling Han didn’t mind receiving the inheritance of a Genesis Tier Saint. Such beings were the strongest in the Immortal Realm, and even Venerable Trinity would go crazy with excitement if he arrived in this place. However, the Invincible Paragon Saint didn’t like him much anymore, so would he deal him a blow from behind after he emerged victorious from the crowd?

  It was very likely that this unreliable D*ckhead Saint could do such things.

  ‘Forget about it. I have to pass this tower no matter what, so I may as well deal with whatever comes my way.’

  Ling Han collected his prize and climbed the stairs to the sixth level.

  Peng!

  He chose the “hit me” stone statue once again, yet the stone statue remained unmoving even after he struck it.

  Ling Han was astonished. His power could surpass almost six stars now, and the difficulty of the trials in this place was definitely adjusted according to one’s cultivation level. There was no way the trials would have a Mountain River Tier cultivator attack a Heavenly Body Tier stone statue. Similarly, it wouldn’t have a Heavenly Body Tier elite attack a Mountain River Tier stone statue. Otherwise, these trials would be completely pointless.

  Yet, even a power that surpassed six stars wasn’t enough?

  Ling Han activated his secret techniques, as well as his divine patterns of flame. He then launched another strike at the “hit me” stone statue. However, his flames could only scorch the stone statue black and increase the amount of damage done—it couldn’t increase the power of his physical strike.

  He tried to swallow a Purple Pattern Mountain River Pill, yet he discovered that his Spatial Spirit Tool had been sealed—he had stored the Purple Pattern Mountain River Pills into his Spatial Spirit Tool in order to prevent the Invincible Paragon Saint from discovering the secret of his Black Tower.

  That being the case, he could only rely on his own power to pass this trial.

  Ling Han unleashed his Fast Technique, yet the might of the Fast Technique was largely realized in its ability to be “fast”. It couldn’t generate a power that exceeded his limit.

  It was ineffective.

  Ling Han took a few steps back, and then unleashed his Annihilating Dragon Star Arrow.

  Xiu, xiu, xiu!

  He used his Origin Power as arrows and fired several shots toward the stone statue. However, this was still to no avail, and the stone statue still stood in the exact same spot.

  He was truly astonished this time.

  His power could surpass six stars, and he had even activated a secret technique on top of that. Ye
t, he was still unable to pass this trial!

  One-third of the sand had already trickled to the bottom half of the hourglass.

  ‘Will I have failed when all of the sand trickles down?’ He hadn’t seen any others at the staircase leading to the sixth level, and this signified that one would be directly sent back to the first level if they failed to pass this trial.

  “Then I’ll use the Ultimate Arrow!”

  This arrow would unleash all of the power in his body in an instant. Not only was it incredibly quick, but it was also devastatingly powerful.

  If even this failed, then Ling Han’s only option would be to get hit.

  Ling Han took a deep breath, and then started to activate the Ultimate Arrow. His Origin Power gathered rapidly under the effects of this secret technique. He would be able to unleash his full power at any moment.

  Xiu!

  The Origin Power arrow transformed into a streak of light as it shot out.

  It struck the “hit me” stone statue, and immediately sent it flying.

  He had passed!

  A smile appeared on Ling Han’s face. However, he instantly plopped down onto the ground. He was out of energy.

  Only after a while did he recover some of his stamina. He stood up and walked out, and he saw another stone tablet appear in his blurry and shaky vision.

  “Brat, your abilities are a little beyond my expectations. Your power hasn’t reached six stars yet, yet you were still able to pass the sixth trial.” The Invincible Paragon Saint didn’t hide the surprise and praise in his voice.

  “It was just so-so,” Ling Han spoke modestly, yet his expression was one of smugness. He was doing this on purpose. There was no need to show too much respect to unreliable seniors like this Invincible Paragon Saint. Rather, acting as he did now was more to this senior’s liking.

  Although the Invincible Paragon Saint always roared at Ling Han to “p*ss off”, the only person that he actively spoke to was also Ling Han as well. This spoke volumes about what he liked.

  “Hehe, I’ve got my eyes on you now. I’m sure that you won’t be able to pass the seventh trial.” Sure enough, this D*ckhead Saint couldn’t help but exchange slurs with Ling Han now.