However, even she had possessed no confidence in opening the sky. Ling Han had been so weak back then, so how had he suddenly become so strong now?
“Haha, change is the only constant, and the wheel of fortune turns! I’m no longer a fool who only knows how to refine pills!” Ling Han smiled, and said, “Say, Wife, I was bullied by you quite a lot back then. However, when my cultivation level draws level with yours, it’ll be time for me to bully you!”
“W-who’s your wife?” The Heavenly Phoenix Divine Maiden’s face instantly flushed red with embarrassment. She finally believed that this Ling Han was the Ling Han from before. The fact that he could speak her True Name was proof—nothing could be as convincing as this.
Ling Han laughed loudly, and said, “Then who referred to themself as the Ling Family’s Widow?”
The Heavenly Phoenix Divine Maiden was extremely embarrassed. She had called herself the Ling Family’s Widow to commemorate Ling Han and to make her determination clear. She wanted to prevent other men from having any thoughts about her.
Now, however, her legitimate husband had reappeared before her.
Ling Han pointed at the letter in her hand, and said, “Say, Wife, do you still insist on handing that letter to me?”
The Heavenly Phoenix Divine Maiden became even more embarrassed, and she instantly shattered the letter to shreds, saying, “Don’t tease me!”
“Hehe!” Ling Han shuffled over, and said, “Come here, Wife, it’s already been 10,000 years. Aren’t we going to reunite with a kiss?”
“Go away!” The Heavenly Phoenix Divine Maiden hurriedly pushed him back, and said, “We haven’t seen each other for 10,000 years, yet you’ve become such a smooth talker. Have you been with other women?” When she said this, killing intent instantly started to emanate from her body.
How proud a person was she? Back then, she had been a top-echelon elite in the Lower Realm, someone who could compete for glory with the Sword Emperor and the Saber Emperor. Her personality was like that of a queen. So, how could she tolerate sharing her man with other women?
Cold sweat formed on Ling Han’s forehead. The instincts of women were truly terrifying! He had barely begun to flirt with her, yet she had already caught onto something! “Right now, you’re my only wife in the Immortal Realm,” he said hurriedly.
This was a big fat truth. Liu Yu Tong, Shui Yanyu, and the others had all been taken to the Celestial Realm by his jealous little lover, Hu Niu. As for Empress Luan Xing, she wasn’t technically his wife yet. Thus, he was being completely honest.
The Heavenly Phoenix Divine Maiden was half convinced and half suspicious. Why did his admission sound so quirky? If he didn’t have any other woman, he could have just said that straight up. Why did he need to specify the Immortal Realm? However, he had arrived after opening the sky, which meant that the Lower Realm had also ascended to become a part of the Immortal Realm. Since he had specified the Immortal Realm, that naturally encompassed the Lower Realm as well.
However, why did she feel like she was missing something?
“Why did you say ‘right now’?” she asked.
Ling Han chuckled, and said, “Don’t you want to hear about my experiences during these past years?”
An expression of curiosity and emotion appeared on her face. She had thought Ling Han dead, yet he was standing before her right now, alive and well. She was so delighted that she had forgotten to ask him about his experiences. However, she naturally wanted to hear about all his difficulties and exploits.
Ling Han recounted his experiences. He naturally skimmed over the events of the Lower Realm, not mentioning Liu Yu Tong, Zhu Xuan Er, and the others even once. Only when he started to recount his experiences in the Immortal Realm did he focus heavily on Empress Luan Xing.
These two were his future wives, and perhaps they would even make love on the same bed in the future. Just thinking about this made him excited. Thus, he naturally had to give her a warning.
The Heavenly Phoenix Divine Maiden was slightly displeased. This man was actually chasing another woman! Although he hadn’t succeeded yet, this didn’t change the fact that he was trying.
If she learned about his relationship with Liu Yu Tong and the others, she would definitely explode in rage.
Ling Han couldn’t help but praise himself in his mind. Slowly revealing his relationships with the other women was indeed the smart thing to do. Otherwise, he would definitely be bullied by this violent woman, just as he had been in his previous life. When he caught up to her in cultivation, he would punish her in bed if she still insisted on complaining about his other relationships. If he did so, how could she not submit?
The Heavenly Phoenix Divine Maiden shivered, and said, “Don’t smile so creepily!”
[1] Not meant to be derogatory or sexist, just means older women trying to get into relationships with younger men.
Chapter 1249 - Falling Ou
Chapter 1249 Falling Ou
The Heavenly Phoenix Divine Maiden only left Ling Han’s tent after a long time.
She learned about many of his secrets, though she still didn’t know about the existence of the Black Tower yet. There were far too many people here, and the environment was also too complicated and chaotic. Ling Han would wait until it was just the two of them before bringing her into the Black Tower.
Anyhow, one couldn’t easily leave the army after joining—they needed to earn merit points if they wanted to leave. Thus, the most important task right now was to fight against Netherworld enemies.
Moreover, the army placed a lot of stress on collectivism, so it would be useless even if he retrieved the Netherworld corpses from his Black Tower and handed them to her. If he did so, she would need to divide the corpses equally among everyone.
This was why the army was safe, yet accumulation of merit points was slow. The army didn’t promote individualism, promoting collectivism instead.
Thus, Ling Han needed to wait until the Heavenly Phoenix Divine Maiden “retired” from the military before he could be together with her.
“Sister, what did he say?” Zhu Liyun asked nervously when she saw the Heavenly Phoenix Divine Maiden return. There was a shy expression on her face.
The Heavenly Phoenix Divine Maiden couldn’t help but feel guilty.
Could she say that Ling Han had always been her man? Just that they had only reunited after 10,000 years? She had initially gone to deliver a love letter for her friend. In the end, however, she had ended up striking a relationship with her friend’s love interest.
“This…” She wasn’t sure what to say.
Zhu Liyun’s expression changed drastically, and she asked, “Did you hand the letter to Grandmaster Ling or not?”
“Big Sister Yun, he’s not suitable for you. It’s best that you forget about him!” the Heavenly Phoenix Divine Maiden said persuasively.
Zhu Liyun remained silent. She stared at the Heavenly Phoenix Divine Maiden for a moment before saying, “You didn’t fall in love with him, did you?”
This wasn’t incorrect. However, she had fallen in love with him a whopping 10,000 years before Zhu Liyun!
The Heavenly Phoenix Divine Maiden couldn’t explain this, so she could only remain silent as she gazed at her friend.
“Good job, Heavenly Phoenix Divine Maiden, good job!” Zhu Liyun was infuriated, and she pointed at the Heavenly Phoenix Divine Maiden before shouting, “B*tch, I treated you like a sister, yet this is how you repay me?! You even stooped as low as stealing your sister’s man! Why don’t you go die?”
Anger spread across the Heavenly Phoenix Divine Maiden’s face, and she said, “To say nothing of whether I interfered or not, do you really think Ling Han would’ve definitely liked you?”
“Why not?” Zhu Liyun shouted. “I’m at the consummate level of the Sun Moon Tier, and he’s merely a Level Four or Level Five alchemist. Truth be told, it’s actually he who is punching above his weight! However, even I’m not complaining about that, so w
hat does he have to be dissatisfied about?”
‘Auntie, you’re truly narcissistic!’
Right now, the Heavenly Phoenix Divine Maiden naturally knew that Ling Han hadn’t been lying. He was genuinely a Level Eight alchemist. Thus, those at the consummate level of the Sun Moon Tier truly weren’t all that special before him. Their standing was at least a level below him.
‘Firstly, you’re not beautiful. Secondly, you’re already a middle-aged woman. Thirdly, your status is at least a level below him. So, what right do you have to say that Ling Han’s punching above his weight?’
Initially, she had felt guilty about not delivering the letter for Zhu Liyun. However, anger rose in her heart when she heard Zhu Liyun’s words, and her feeling of guilt vanished completely.
In any case, she had never owed Zhu Liyun anything.
“B*tch, our friendship is done!” Zhu Liyun flung her hands and left.
The Heavenly Phoenix Divine Maiden shook her head. She was the only friend she had made in the Purple Moon Army. However, it was a pity that she couldn’t deal with any hitches.
Anyhow, Zhu Liyun obviously wouldn’t give up like this. She immediately went to visit Ling Han. Since the Heavenly Phoenix Divine Maiden couldn’t deliver her feelings for her, she could only muster her courage to do so herself. In reality, she hadn’t been too shy to deliver the letter before. It was just that she had wanted to give Ling Han the impression that she was reserved.
However, how could Ling Han be interested in her?
Even a seductive beauty like Lin Yuqi hadn’t been able to move him. So, how could an ordinary-looking middle-aged woman appeal to him? More importantly, they didn’t know anything about each other, okay?
After suffering a polite yet firm rejection from Ling Han, Zhu Liyun returned to her tent with a dark expression on her face. There was venom in her voice as she said, “Heavenly Phoenix Divine Maiden, I only became friends with you because of your beauty and the fact that you might have gotten into a relationship with some powerful figure. However, you actually stole my man!
“Humph! Since the Xie Clan is looking for you, I’ll give them some help!
“And that despicable man! He tried to sugarcoat his words, saying that he was already in love with another woman and that we were all unsuitable for him! Pei! Isn’t it simply because that b*tch is more beautiful than me?
“You dare to humiliate me like this? Humph! When the Xie Clan comes, I’ll get them to kill you along with that b*tch!
“You’re merely a Level Four or Level Five alchemist, yet you actually dare to act so arrogantly!
“Humph!”
She released a bird that was only the size of a bee. It was a hummingbird. Although it didn’t possess any offensive ability, its speed was incredibly quick. In fact, its speed was so quick that it was on par with Heavenly Body Tier elites’ speed. She had only managed to capture this hummingbird by luck. After giving it some training, it was now her messaging tool.
She was an experienced Sun Moon Tier elite, and with her merit points, she could have already retired from the military dozens of times over. However, she chose to remain in the Purple Moon Army. This was because staying in the army was much safer than venturing alone. Moreover, the steady income of merit points would allow her to purchase all kinds of alchemical pills, God Tools, and such.
When she had first arrived at the Two Realm Battlefield, she had merely been at the low extreme of the Sun Moon Tier. Now, however, she had already advanced to the consummate level. She had only been able to achieve this by exchanging her merit points for a large number of alchemical pills. Of course, her own talent couldn’t be discounted, either. Otherwise, just alchemical pills alone wouldn’t have helped her advance so rapidly.
After so many years in the Purple Moon Army, she had naturally formed her own network as well. Now that she had released her hummingbird, the Xie Clan would receive her news in no time. Within two months, members of the Xie Clan would appear here.
“Just you two wait!”
***
With Ling Han’s help, the Heavenly Phoenix Divine Maiden’s reputation in the Purple Moon Army increased by the day. Everyone became aware that Ling Han was only so generous because he was pursuing the Heavenly Phoenix Divine Maiden. He was giving them alchemical pills so they could help him convince her.
In the following few days, the Purple Moon Army came across Netherworld beings several times. Each time, they achieved victory. During these battles, Ling Han provided them with many Explosive Thunder Pills. Although such a pill could only increase their battle prowess by one star, having an entire brigade increase their battle prowess by one star was quite a terrifying notion.
However, their continuous victories also caught the attention of the Netherworld. In the end, the Netherworld deployed a powerful army to hunt them down. There were 50 members in this army, and each of them was at the consummate level of the Sun Moon Tier.
This was an unstoppable force, and the Purple Moon Army didn’t dare to battle them at all. They immediately chose to retreat.
The aim of their trip was to destroy some Netherworld beings and to find some Realm Spirit Stones. They had destroyed a fair number of enemies now, though they still had yet to find a single Realm Spirit Stone. This left everyone disappointed.
However, since they had already attracted the attention of more powerful elites, the brigade decided to return to the main encampment. They would venture out again after laying low for a while.
Since Ling Han couldn’t join the Purple Moon Army, he didn’t plan to follow them back. He would explore this area by himself. He had the safety of the Black Tower anyway, so the dangers of the Two Realm Battlefield were relatively insignificant to him.
He wanted to kill more Netherworld beings and accumulate more merit points as doing so would allow him to obtain more Godly metal. Moreover, he would strike it rich if he managed to find some Realm Spirit Stones. Doing so would allow him to obtain an exorbitant amount of Godly metal.
Right now, elevating the quality of the Divine Demon Sword was of utmost importance to Ling Han, only below that of increasing his own strength.
He decided to venture into the depths of the Two Realm Battlefield and kill more Netherworld beings.
Chapter 1250 - Netherworld King Tier
Chapter 1250 Netherworld King Tier
The old ginseng and Rabbit both supported Ling Han’s decision to venture deeper into the Two Realm Battlefield. After all, they still hoped that he would pummel some Netherworld elites and exact revenge for them.
By and large, there were only Mountain River Tier and Sun Moon Tier cultivators in this Two Realm Battlefield. Elites at the Heavenly Body Tier would rarely ever appear. Once they appeared, it would signify an elevation in the severity of the battle.
Although there was an ongoing conflict between the two realms, a large-scale war hadn’t erupted for many years. All the conflicts were cautiously confined to controllable areas.
Moreover, it was relatively dangerous to venture deep into the enemy’s territory, whether one was an Immortal Realm elite or a Netherworld elite. This was due to the starkly different Regulations of heaven and earth—when in enemy territory, one’s battle prowess would fall significantly.
Under a different set of Regulations, one would only be able to use their power and not their Regulations. In fact, even one’s power might be suppressed. Not only that, but the higher one’s cultivation, the more severe the suppression.
Take, for example, Ling Han. His power was incredible, yet due to his cultivation level, he wasn’t able to comprehend higher-level Regulations. Thus, even though his power surpassed six stars, his battle prowess could only surpass six stars as well.
If his opponent possessed a power similar to his, yet they were able to grasp higher-level Regulations, they would be able to make up for any shortcomings in their martial arts techniques. In fact, they would even be able to use their martial arts techniques to suppress him.
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br /> After all, power was only one part of battle prowess.
If an Immortal Realm elite at the high extreme of the Heavenly Body Tier went to the Netherworld, perhaps their battle prowess would fall to the medium extreme, or even low extreme. This would be incredibly dangerous.
As a result, the elites of both realms didn’t dare to act wantonly. Usually, they would just guard their own side of the Two Realm Passageway—if an enemy elite dared to go over, they would simply kill them, easy and enjoyable.
However, Ling Han’s strong suit was his power, and his cultivation level was also relatively low. Thus, the suppression of the Netherworld Regulations wasn’t especially evident on him. In other words, he would barely be affected even if he ventured into the Netherworld.
Moreover, he had refined the Demonic Power Source of a Demon Master. Although it had only been a small amount, Demon Masters were the most powerful beings of the Netherworld. As long as he circulated this Demonic Qi, he naturally wouldn’t be suppressed by the Regulations of the Netherworld.
This was an extremely important advantage.
Ling Han wandered through the Two Realm Battlefield and familiarized himself with the ever-changing Regulations. He tried his best to harmonize himself with the Regulations of the two realms.
Right now, he was essentially cultivating with the Regulations of both realms. It was just that he was drawing on lower-level Regulations. However, this was perfect for his current cultivation level.
After a dozen or so days, Ling Han became completely accustomed to this place. He had taken to it like fish to water.
In this Two Realm Battlefield, both the cultivators of the Immortal Realm and the Netherworld would be suppressed to a certain degree. However, Ling Han wasn’t affected at all—he could maintain 100% of his battle prowess.
However, he hadn’t managed to find a single Realm Spirit Stone in his dozen or so days here. This left the old ginseng and Rabbit extremely displeased.
“What a cheap place!” the old ginseng grumbled. He seemed tired, and he retrieved a dudou to wipe the sweat off his forehead. “If I had known this earlier, I might as well have stayed back to watch those women change!”
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