Take this scenario, for example, where two equally matched opponents had both become heavily wounded, and were on the brink of death. However, one individual suddenly used Rising From The Ashes, and returned to the peak of their powers. What could their opponent do but cry?
It was no wonder the Immortal Phoenix was a top echelon Immortal Beast. Just this ability alone would terrify countless cultivators. One would have to do some serious thinking regarding whether they could withstand the relentless ability of an Immortal Phoenix.
It was a shame that Ling Han only had a one percent success rate of activating this secret technique at this moment. This was the most impressive and most core secret technique of the Immortal Phoenix Tribe. Thus, it was astonishing that a Sun Moon Tier cultivator like Ling Han was able to grasp even a small portion of it.
Ling Han didn’t exit the Black Tower. Instead, he took a Berserk Blood Spirit Pill, and digested it under the Reincarnation Tree.
Three days passed, and his cultivation reached the peak stage of the low extreme. If he spent one or two months to stabilize his cultivation, he could attempt to break through to the medium extreme.
Of course, he would need to spend these one or two months comprehending under the Reincarnation Tree. Otherwise, how could he reach the doorstep of the next cultivation level?
However, Ling Han didn’t have the spare time to do this. The auction was almost about to begin.
Anyhow, he hadn’t gone out for a long time, so he was planning to go out for a stroll anyway. Rabbit and the old ginseng were also bored out of their minds after being holed up in the Black Tower. They insisted on going out for a breather. More importantly, one of them wanted to steal Spiritual Herbs to eat, while the other… Well, the ladies in Wolf Fang City needed to raise their guard.
Fortunately, this was the Cloud Apex Planet, where Demonic Beasts and spirits of the five elements got along fairly well with humans. Otherwise, it would be likely that their venture out would be a fatal one of no return.
Ling Han wandered into a tavern. He wanted to see if anything significant had happened during the past few days, and taverns were naturally the best place for gathering information. There were many loudmouths, and revealing “secret news” was also a good way for them to seek attention.
He calmly listened to the surrounding conversations. Before long, he had already gathered a lot of information.
Some people were blowing hot air, describing how they had killed this many and that many Netherworld elites. However, it was obvious that they were bullsh*tting just by looking at their Mountain River Tier cultivation.
There were also some who were discussing the upcoming auction. However, the Realm Spirit Stone’s size had already been exaggerated to being as large as a bull’s head. Rumors were truly flowing thick.
Meanwhile, there were also some who were discussing the Two Realm Prodigy Gathering.
“Have you guys heard? It’s almost time for the Two Realm Prodigy Gathering again.”
“Of course I’ve heard! Those who can attend the Two Realm Prodigy Gathering are all supreme geniuses. They’re prodigies who only appear once in tens of thousands of years.”
“What do you mean tens of thousands of years? It’s at least hundreds of thousands of years!”
“Oh, that’s right, are they entering the Mountain River Forest or Sun Moon Valley this time?”
“I remember they entered the Sun Moon Valley last time. So, it should be the Mountain River Forest this time.”
“Actually, I reckon that the Mountain River Forest is the fairest location. We can truly see the difference between prodigies of different cultivation levels.”
“Not necessarily! Some can cultivate to a state of perfection in the Mountain River Tier, yet they’re unable to do so in the Sun Moon Tier.”
The conversation became more and more heated, reaching the point that they almost started fighting.
Ling Han was completely baffled. However, there was an elder and a youth seated at the table next to him, and the youth was equally as baffled as Ling Han. Thus, the elder was currently explaining the situation to him.
“The Mountain River Forest and Sun Moon Valley are both mystery realms in the Two Realm Battlefield. These are extremely strange places. No matter what cultivation one possesses, they’ll be suppressed to the Mountain River Tier upon entering the Mountain River Forest and suppressed to the Sun Moon Tier upon entering the Sun Moon Valley. Even Saints aren’t exempt from this.”
Ling Han finally understood the situation. At the same time, he also breathed a sigh of relief.
If the gathering were held at the Mountain River Forest, he wouldn’t lose to any other person. He had cultivated to the peak stage of the pinnacle level of the Mountain River Tier, and he had also reached a state of perfection for all the tiers before that.
However, if the gathering were held at the Sun Moon Valley, he would be at a severe disadvantage when battling those with a higher cultivation level than him. In fact, he might even lose in one exchange. After all, he still hadn’t reached the pinnacle level of the Sun Moon Tier yet.
Of course, there were still three years until the gathering, so he could continue to elevate his cultivation level. However, it would be incredibly difficult to reach the peak stage of the pinnacle level in time.
‘These strange mystery realms were probably created by the collisions between the two realms. So what if one becomes a Genesis Tier Saint? They’re cultivating in this heaven and earth, so they’ll still be subject to the restraints of this heaven and earth,’ Ling Han thought to himself.
“Oi, oi, oi, have you guys heard yet?” a man suddenly shouted. He was asking whether the others had heard, yet his smug expression made it clear that he was thinking, ‘None of you know, huh? This is secret news that only I know!’
“Heard what?” many people asked.
This man was dressed in a black leather outfit, and his one-foot-long hair was tied into a ponytail. His chest was half-naked, and an aura of ruggedness exuded from his body. A feeling of narcissistic glory welled up in his heart when he saw everyone’s eyes turn to him. He lifted his bowl of alcohol and downed it in large gulps.
“Two days ago, a grandson of Great General Xie went to the Purple Moon Army. He wanted to bring someone away, yet he was kicked out of their encampment. In fact, his face was almost beaten swollen!”
“What?!”
Many people couldn’t help but laugh. “Is he crazy? He actually dared to go to the Purple Moon Army to bring someone away? Doesn’t he know that the Purple Moon Divine Maiden is extremely protective?”
Ling Han’s heart shuddered. ‘A grandson of Great General Xie? This person is definitely Xie Donglai. He knows that the Heavenly Phoenix Divine Maiden came to the Two Realm Battlefield, but how does he know that she joined the Purple Moon Army?
‘Hang on, even Great General Xie can’t extend his influence to the Two Realm Battlefield. Although there are no eternal secrets in the world, there’s no way he figured out her whereabouts so quickly.
‘Unless… someone revealed this secret to him!’
Ling Han’s mind immediately turned to Zhu Liyun. She was a good friend of the Heavenly Phoenix Divine Maiden, so it was likely that she knew some of her backstory as well, including why she had come to the Two Realm Battlefield.
“Humph!”
Killing intent oozed from Ling Han’s body. Zhu Liyun was pushing the Heavenly Phoenix Divine Maiden into a hellhole!
The people sitting at the tables next to Ling Han involuntarily started to shudder. Ling Han’s killing intent was far too terrifying. There was more so a wisp of heaven’s might contained in this killing intent, and it caused terror to well up from the bottom of their hearts. They hurriedly stood up and went to pay their tabs. They didn’t dare to stay any longer.
However, those who were further away were completely unaffected. They continued to converse with eagerness and vigor.
Someone couldn’t help but as
k, “Which grandson of the Xie Clan was this?”
“Hehe!” The man in black leather paused to build up suspense before saying, “Xie Donglai!”
“What?! It was actually Xie Donglai? He’s an extremely important member of the Xie Clan’s younger generation!”
“Indeed. He’s only cultivated for tens of thousands of years, yet he’s already reached the consummate level of the Sun Moon Tier. According to hearsay, he has a chance of breaking through to the Heavenly Body Tier within 1,000,000 years!”
“Sigh! It would be great if I could break through to the medium extreme of the Sun Moon Tier within 1,000,000 years. Otherwise, my body will stiffen, and I’ll pass into the afterlife.”
“Haha, then kill more Netherworld demons and earn more merit points. After redeeming resources with them, it definitely won’t be too difficult to reach the medium extreme.”
Everyone nodded in agreement. In fact, many of the people here had already retired from the army long ago. However, they still stayed around this place. They were taking a gamble, one which could help them reach a higher cultivation level.
Some succeeded, yet many more lost their lives trying. They would remain here forever, with no one to collect their corpses.
The Venerable Trinity had most likely come across some great opportunity here, one that had helped him break through to the Eternal River Tier. However, it was a pity that he had been smashed to death by Hu Niu.
“The Purple Moon Divine Maiden is truly domineering! She’s not even giving face to the Xie Clan!”
“Heh, who doesn’t know about her protective nature? She treats her soldiers as if they were her own daughters. To say nothing of Xie Donglai, the Purple Moon Divine Maiden mightn’t necessarily budge even if Great General Xie makes a request himself.”
“Indeed!” Everyone nodded in agreement.
“Heh, is there something wrong with me, Xie Donglai?” There was a cold chuckle, and a tall and slender man suddenly appeared at the foot of the stairs. His hands were clasped behind his back, and a powerful aura that was unique to elites radiated from his body.
Chapter 1263 - Conflic
Chapter 1263 Conflic
A hush suddenly fell over the tavern.
That was Xie Donglai!
Although everyone knew that the Wolf Fang City prohibited private skirmishes, who wasn’t afraid of getting on the bad side of Xie Donglai? Doing so would mean becoming an enemy of Great General Xie. Who was willing to shoulder such a terrifying consequence?
If one offended the Xie Clan, how many people in the world would still dare to associate themselves with them?
Moreover, Xie Donglai was an elite at the consummate level of the Sun Moon Tier, and he was more so a prodigy who had a great chance of reaching the Heavenly Body Tier. Thus, few people dared to offend him.
Xie Donglai looked around, and no one dared to meet his gaze. He was like a mighty and invincible ruler.
He chuckled coldly. These lowly commoners actually dared to talk behind his back! If this weren’t the Wolf Fang City, he would definitely kill all of them.
‘Hmm?’
He faltered slightly. This was because a young man was still drinking leisurely as if he hadn’t noticed his arrival at all.
Moreover, this young man stood out like a sore thumb. The tables around him were all empty, and this was a huge contrast to the otherwise bustling scenes in the tavern.
Xie Donglai strode over. As he did so, two elders followed behind him. In fact, these two elders had always been following him. It was just that they had maintained a relatively large distance just then, making it seem as if they weren’t with Xie Donglai.
He sat down opposite to Ling Han, and then released his consummate level aura. An overwhelming pressure surged toward Ling Han.
Ling Han was unfazed, yet killing intent had already welled up in his heart. However, he didn’t have the ability to kill Xie Donglai, and this wasn’t a good place to fight, either. Thus, he could only mull over other ways to rattle Xie Donglai.
This person dared to pester his wife, so there was naturally no reason to go easy on him.
“Mister, how should I address you?” Xie Donglai asked. There was a hint of astonishment in his eyes. This young man was actually unaffected by his aura!
‘It’s clear that he’s only at the peak stage of the low extreme, so how is his divine sense so powerful?’
“Ni Ba[1],” Ling Han replied casually.
Xie Donglai was clearly very intelligent, and a look of anger instantly spread across his face. This brat actually dared to mock him? He humphed, and said, “Young man, is it really appropriate to offend others so readily?”
“Idiot, you sat at my table without an invitation. If I don’t deride you, whom will I deride?” He hadn’t wanted to offend Xie Donglai so soon, but who told him to ask for trouble?
Xie Donglai squinted his handsome eyes as killing intent oozed from his body. This young man was far too audacious. He even dared to mock him, a grandson of the Xie Clan! He was unafraid of the rules in this city, and he was just about to act on his killing intent.
“Young Master!” the two elders called softly. They had been standing by the staircase just then, yet they took a huge stride and arrived behind Xie Donglai at this moment.
If one attacked someone else in the Wolf Fang City, they would receive a punishment equal to 10 times the damage that they dealt. Of course, one would simply be executed if they killed someone else. Their corpse wouldn’t be whipped.
This was a rule that had been formulated by several Eternal River Tier elites. If Xie Donglai dared to break this rule, he would be punished just like everyone else. Although Great General Xie was influential, Xie Donglai wasn’t important enough to receive his full support.
Of course, if it were Great General Xie who killed someone in this city, perhaps the Purple Moon Divine Maiden would simply protest for a bit. She definitely wouldn’t go all out to enforce the rule.
Similarly, Great General Xie wouldn’t go all out against several Eternal River Tier elites if Xie Donglai were killed by the forces of the Wolf Fang City. It simply wasn’t worth it.
Thus, it would be best if everyone followed this rule.
Xie Donglai clearly understood this reasoning as well, so he had no choice but to forcefully suppress his wild fury. Few people had dared to provoke him like this before. There were some, but the grass before their graves was already long.
The Heavenly Phoenix Divine Maiden had dared to escape their wedding, and now a young man dared to humiliate him to his face. Heh, what was the world coming to?
He stood up, and said, “Young man, I’ll remember this!”
With his abilities, he could naturally tell that Ling Han was wearing a disguise at this moment. However, this didn’t matter, as he could remember Ling Han’s aura. It was extremely difficult for cultivators to change their aura, unless they switched to a different cultivation technique.
Ling Han smiled faintly, and said, “You should have p*ssed off long ago. You’re affecting my appetite.”
Xie Donglai’s expression darkened, and he wanted to explode again. However, he was a supreme prodigy, after all, so he forcefully suppressed his dangerous urge. He felt like he couldn’t stay here any longer. Otherwise, he wound definitely explode in anger.
Cultivators should have been unconstrained in paying their debts of gratitude and revenge. Holding his anger in distressed him immensely.
He turned around and left. The two elders behind him glared at Ling Han for a short moment before also turning around and leaving.
Conversations gradually returned to the tavern. However, after what had happened just then, the tavern was much quieter than before. The customers glanced at Ling Han as they conversed, and they all felt that this person was extremely bold and courageous. He had actually dared to provoke a member of the Xie Clan!
An elder shook his head, and said, “He’s still young, so it’s not surprising that he wasn’t able
to control his temper. Moreover, this is the Wolf Fang City, so Xie Donglai obviously didn’t dare to attack him. However, is this young man going to hide in the Wolf Fang City forever?” The old man felt that Ling Han was far too rash.
Ling Han had come here to gather information, not to eat or drink. Seeing the current situation, he decided that there was no point in staying any longer. He paid his tab and returned to the auction house.
There were only two days until the auction began.
Meanwhile, Rabbit and the old ginseng took to this city like fish took to water. They were free and unfettered as they strolled around all day long. Ling Han wasn’t worried about them, as this pair of bad friends was extremely slimy and hard to catch. Unless they were targeted by Heavenly Body Tier elites, there was truly no way one could capture them.
Two days passed by in a flash, and Ling Han entered the lobby of the auction house with his Realm Spirit Stones. He had already handed the alchemical pills to the auction house, but the Realm Spirit Stones were far too valuable to hand over. Thus, he had kept them on him this entire time. He would only hand them over at the time of the auction.
He found a worker and asked them to report his arrival to the manager from the Jin Clan. While he was waiting, he suddenly saw a familiar face appear. It was none other than Xie Donglai!
With Xie Donglai’s status and wealth, it was only normal for him to attend this kind of auction. Moreover, as someone at the consummate level of the Sun Moon Tier, he naturally had an urgent desire to break through to the Heavenly Body Tier or the pinnacle level of the Sun Moon Tier. Thus, he was hell-bent on obtaining the palm-sized Realm Spirit Stone.
“You?” A dark expression fell across Xie Donglai’s handsome face when he saw Ling Han. He chuckled coldly, and said, “Heh, the Gold Origin Auction House is truly becoming more and more low class. Even commoners like you are able to attend?”
“Heir Xie, are you referring to…” A person from the auction house was walking beside Xie Donglai. Because of Xie Donglai’s high status, the auction house also regarded him as an important customer. Thus, they sent a relatively high-ranking person to accompany him.
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