by Translator: BornToBe; Author: Ordinary Magician (平凡魔术师); Licensed From: 17k
“How can you put it that way? What do you mean, you’ve gotten a dose of me? You just hadn’t clearly seen your own mistake. Since sister Wan-er personally invited you, you-,” Qing Yu solemnly, unceasingly scolded him.
“OK! If you keep talking, then the fight will be over by the time we get there. You know what, that’ll be good. Let’s not go.” Long Chen impatiently interrupted her. This girl’s mouth really had no end.
“Oh, that’s right. Then let’s go see how sister Wan-er is. Once this matter is over, then I’ll finish telling you about your problems. As a person, you must be upright and proper. Your cultivation goals must be clear.” Qing Yu nodded.
“Sister Qing Yu, can I ask you a question?” asked Long Chen.
“Ask away.”
“Do you have any men chasing after you?” he curiously asked.
She was startled then shook her head. “No, why?”
“Oh, I get it.” Long Chen nodded.
“What?”
“Nothing. It just makes sense… right, what’s your relationship to Tang Wan-er?” asked Long Chen suddenly.
“My grandpa arranged for sister Wan-er to have a close, personal maid. I’ve already followed the young lady for ten years. I’m in charge of her safety and the various work she needs,” said Qing Yu
Ah, so she was a busybody housemaid. No wonder she was always scolding and prattling away.
“You said Tang Wan-er was fighting Lei Qianshang? Doesn’t that gorilla Lei like sister Wan-er? Why would they be fighting?”
“Giving people nicknames like that is a big no-”
“Then I’ll withdraw that nickname. But sister Qing Yu, please answer my other question.” Long Chen hastily interrupted her scolding again.
“You’re right. That Lei Qianshang likes sister Wan-er. But when a man finds himself attracted to a woman, they rarely try to woo and chase after her.
“Instead, they like using martial force to impress and subdue them, making her unwaveringly follow him. That’s the normal way you men like to handle things,” said Qing Yu.
Long Chen rolled his eyes. Did she need to insult his entire gender? He had wanted to refute her for including him in her description, but then wouldn’t that be saying he wasn’t a man? He decided to just stay silent.
But her words did cause him to gain a new understanding of the cultivation world.
A man’s attractiveness was directly related to his martial strength. It was just like in the animal kingdom. Only the strong gorillas had the qualification to have more mates.
Although he scoffed at such a system, having entered the cultivation world, he had seen that everything else was useless. Martial strength was the only thing anyone could trust in.
Furthermore, the cultivation world’s standards were completely opposite to the secular world’s. They were incredibly barbaric. There were practically no morals or ethics. Strength was everything.
Long Chen sighed sorrowfully. By living in this world, will I also change to become like that?
“Why are they fighting?” he followed up.
“It seems to be that they noticed a treasure at the same time. No one wants to give it up to the other, so they could only use martial strength to resolve it,” explained Qing Yu.
“A treasure?” Long Chen’s eyes brightened. Something that could cause Tang Wan-er and Lei Qianshang to fight without hesitation definitely had to be something good.
“Cough, now that sister Wan-er has fallen into danger, as her subordinate, I must save her even if I must walk through fire and water, sacrificing my life. In order to return sister’s kindness and patronage, I definitely must help sister seize this treasure,” said Long Chen loyally. At the same time, his speed shot up as he rushed even faster.
Qing Yu was startled, but she then gratefully smiled, thinking Long Chen had finally gotten things straight and become a good person.
It seemed that she didn’t notice Long Chen’s words about ‘helping’ her hadn’t been entirely sincere...
Seeing Long Chen rushing forward, she also sped up. But what surprised her was that now that he had sped up, her speed was incomparable to his.
Furthermore, she could also clearly see that despite his speed, he wasn’t using any Battle Skills. Qing Yu tried to keep up as long as she could, but she could just barely follow behind him.
Passing a mountain, they arrived at a valley. Within the valley, dozens of people were currently fighting exceptionally intensely.
Outside that crowd of fighting were two people in front of a cliff. One of them was exceptionally large while the other was exceptionally lithe and graceful. They were naturally Lei Qianshang and Tang Wan-er.
Thin lines of light covered Lei Qianshang’s entire body. They were constantly flickering; they were actually countless flowing strands of lightning.
With thunderbolts around his body, even his gaze was like lightning. A single punch of his caused space to boom as if it were exploding.
As for the one facing him, Tang Wan-er, the wind was blowing across her body. With each turn of her hand, wind blades would shoot out. Her wind blades surrounded her. Her imposingness did not lose out to Lei Qianshang in the slightest.
Wind blades and lightning continuously collided. Thunder continuously rang out. The ground beneath them was crushed piece by piece.
“It really is a rare show.” The two of them possessed incredibly great power. It was a rare occasion to be able to see such a fight.
“What are you just watching for? Quickly go help!” Qing Yu also arrived.
“Cough, I’m not just watching. I’m examining the situation and coming up with a battle plan. Only then can I really help sister Wan-er,” explained Long Chen craftily.
In reality, Long Chen didn’t want to take action. It would be better for him to conserve his true power.
Furthermore, he had only been pulled into Tang Wan-er’s faction because she had tricked him. Who knew just what plans she had for him in the future? The fact that she hadn’t already screwed him over was already quite lucky.
“That’s reasonable. Then, quickly finish observing. I’ll go and help first.” Qing Yu actually believed him and jumped down into the valley, rushing into the crowd.
Only then did Long Chen notice that the huge mess of a fight was split between two sides.
After a careful look, he realized that the mass was split between Lei Qianshang and Tang Wan-er’s factions.
He only figured it out because he saw a few familiar faces. They should have been people who had their families set up their positions and not those that Lei Qianshang or Tang Wan-er personally knew. It was no wonder that they would come at this opportunity. This was the best time for them to show off their power to their factions.
However, it appeared Tang Wan-er’s side was quite a bit weaker. Who knew whether it was because her faction was simply weaker or whether the stronger members had yet to arrive, but under their opponents’ pressure, they were forced back step by step.
Even the addition of Qing Yu’s peak Blood Condensation power didn’t change that. They were stuck in an inferior position.
After briefly examining the battlefield, Long Chen began to search around, finally finding what he was looking for.
“Wow, so it was the Nine-leaf Orchid. No wonder they would fight.”
The Nine-leaf Orchid was an extremely rare medicinal plant. It had many uses. But its main use was to nourish the body.
Its powerful medicinal energy could increase the physical body’s strength. Even directly eating it was no problem. But if it was refined into a medicinal pill, its effect would multiply.
Other than greatly increasing the strength of the physical body, it also had the effect of smoothing the skin and reducing wrinkles, letting a person’s skin become even more lustrous.
It was obvious that Lei Qianshang was after the Nine-leaf Orchid to increase his own physical strength. As for Tang Wan-er, it seemed more likely that she was after this divine treasure becau
se it could immediately make her even more attractive.
The more beautiful the woman, the more beauty she would desire. And so neither party would let the other obtain it, causing them to fight.
And once the news that they had started to fight had transmitted out, their factions’ experts all gathered to help.
Even Long Chen was somewhat attracted to the Nine-leaf Orchid. Its nourishment of the physical body was definitely miraculous.
And for Blood Condensation cultivators, it could not only nourish the body but also expand the meridians.
However, Long Chen’s body had already been improved by the Spirit World expert. Long Chen estimated that even if he obtained the Nine-leaf Orchid, it wouldn’t have much of an effect on him.
But if he refined it into a medicinal pill, it might be somewhat effective.
The Nine-leaf Orchid was located on a cliff. In order to arrive there, he would have to wade through the battle. That would be too obvious, and his chances of obtaining it would be far too low.
Furthermore, if he did try passing through that crowd, he would definitely be recognized. Then there was no way he wouldn’t be involved in the fighting. He wouldn’t be able to go directly to the Nine-leaf Orchid.
After observing for a while, he noticed that both parties were currently completely focused on the other. They weren’t paying much attention to the Nine-leaf Orchid.
Furthermore, although they were fighting, it wasn’t a life and death battle. Both sides were holding back. There shouldn’t be much change for a while, let alone any deaths.
Since it was such a protracted battle, perhaps it might be possible for him to slip through without anyone noticing. He’d let them beat each other up and stealthily go snatch that medicinal plant.
Long Chen smiled and began to stealthily withdraw when a shout rang over.
“Damn Long Chen, hurry up and come help!”
Chapter 141 Another Beast Transformation
Long Chen had just been sneaking away when that voice made him stop stiffly.
That voice was very clear and melodious. Slowly turning back, he saw that Tang Wan-er had noticed him at some point. While fighting, she had shouted out his name.
“Damn Long Chen, are you trying to run right before battle?!” Tang Wan-er’s voice was full of anger. Obviously, she despised the way Long Chen was acting.
Her contempt wasn’t anything to care about. But more importantly, now everyone’s focus had landed on him.
“Hey, what kind of joke is that? Am I, Long Chen, a person who would do such a thing? I was just thinking of finding a good place to warm up before joining the battle in my peak condition,” retorted Long Chen.
That sophistry was met with complete disdain in everyone’s ears. His furtive figure had clearly been about to flee. Even a blind person could probably have seen that.
“Zhao Wu, go capture that brat. I’ve long since found him to be displeasing. Give him a thorough beating.” Lei Qianshang ordered one of his subordinates.
“Yes, boss.” That Zhao Wu nodded. With a smile delighting in Long Chen’s misfortune, he charged over at him.
Zhao Wu was at the peak of Blood Condensation with powerful combat abilities. He was one of Lei Qianshang’s most capable subordinates. The entire power level of his side sharply dropped because he left the battle, alleviating much of the pressure on Tang Wan-er’s side.
A crafty light shone within Tang Wan-er’s eyes when she saw Zhao Wu go after Long Chen. You might want to warm up, but this sister won’t let you do as you please.
With a light shout, Tang Wan-er waved her hands, summoning two clear wind blades. They were like two longswords in her hands as she attacked Lei Qianshang.
She possessed an extremely rare wind spirit body and had a great innate affinity toward wind energy. Her control over wind energy had definitely reached a pinnacle.
That was similar to how a pill cultivator controlled the flame. Her wind blades were the same as the Flame Weapons condensed by pill cultivators. They were formed from the compression of their body’s spiritual energy and were extremely terrifying.
Other than the wind blades in her hands, there were still countless thinner wind blades swirling around her body. Although they weren’t as powerful as the ones in her hand, those wind blades could be controlled with her thoughts. They would shoot out whenever she wanted, causing people to be unable to defend.
Only now did Tang Wan-er release some of her true strength. Before she had just been probing him. This was the true fight. She must obtain the Nine-leaf Orchid!
BOOM! Lei Qianshang’s pressure exploded out. The thunderforce around his body increased as it collided with Tang Wan-er’s wind blades.
Lei Qianshang’s body was completely covered by thunderbolts. His body was as hard as iron, and against those wind blades which were more terrifying than sharp swords, he used his fist to resist them, releasing continuous booms. He was not the slightest bit inferior.
But the more intense the fight, the more excited Lei Qianshang became. Tang Wan-er’s strength had exceeded his expectations. If he could conquer such a woman, that would definitely be the greatest accomplishment of his lifetime.
His body was incomparably powerful. If he could obtain the Nine-leaf Orchid, he would power up to a whole new level. And so he also definitely refused to give up.
As Lei Qianshang and Tang Wan-er’s fighting reached its peak, Zhao Wu had already reached Long Chen.
He sinisterly laughed, “Brat, now that you have no third rank Magical Beast, I want to see whether you can still be so insolent.”
Long Chen’s expression became a bit strange. It seemed everyone had already assumed that all of his strength had disappeared along with Little Snow. Did he really look so modest?
“If you are sensible, then you will immediately kneel and beg for mercy.” Zhao Wu stopped a dozen meters from Long Chen with his arms behind his back.
Long Chen shook his head at him. “I really want to know, will you spoiled disciples die if you don’t show off an act of strength?
“Why don’t you look at your own turtle shells and see if they’re hard enough? Frankly speaking, you guys are just a bunch of bumpkins who have yet to see the world.”
Long Chen was truly disgusted with these disciples from powerful families who acted so arrogantly and aloof. It was irritating to see them constantly holding their noses in the air, looking at him with their chin.
Zhao Wu had been so respectful in front of Lei Qianshang, but now in front of Long Chen, he had become an aloof and arrogant lord. It was truly sickening.
“Your mouth is really disagreeable. Perhaps I’ll beat your mouth first.”
Zhao Wu’s expression sank, and he coldly shouted. Stamping his foot, he had already disappeared, leaving behind only an afterimage as he charged at Long Chen. He sent a slap directly at Long Chen’s cheek.
“As you wish.”
Long Chen didn’t even think about it and also sent out a palm.
Long Chen’s palm landed on Zhao Wu’s palm, causing an intense explosion. Qi waves frantically surged out.
Zhao Wu had never imagined that Long Chen’s palm would contain such shocking strength. He felt as if his palm had collided with some huge mountain. His hand almost broke.
He was knocked back and his hand was unbearably sore, his heart trembling.
Zhao Wu was also a genius who rarely had anyone that could fight with him on the same level. He was extremely arrogant, and other than Lei Qianshang, he had never admired anyone else.
And his powerful combat strength had been noticed by Lei Qianshang and he had become his right-hand man. But he had immediately lost out after just one exchange with Long Chen. How could he not be shocked?
“It should be my turn now, right?” Long Chen had already arrived right in front of the shocked Zhao Wu. Sending out a palm, he directly sent out a slap on his cheek, the exact same move as before.
“You’re asking for death!” Zhao Wu roared. Long
Chen was planning on giving him a public slap in the face?! That was the first time anyone had ever treated him like this. His fury immediately soared.
Blood Qi exploded, and qi waves surged out. Shouting loudly, he smashed his palm at Long Chen.
BOOM! This time, the collision was even greater than last time. Even those people fighting below were disturbed.
After the collision, they saw one person miserably being knocked back. With a shocked cry, people realized that that person was Zhao Wu.
Other than Tang Wan-er, everyone present had thought that Long Chen would be ruthlessly oppressed. But surprisingly, the result was that Zhao Wu was sent flying.
Zhao Wu was able to fight alone against three members of Tang Wan-er’s faction. His strength was obvious to anyone.
Of course, Zhao Wu was also extremely shocked. To him, it felt like Long Chen was a huge mountain, and no matter how he tried, he was still completely minute in front of him.
Suddenly, he felt a sharp pain over his face, and he was sent flying back once more.
A clear ringing echoed throughout the battlefield. Along with Zhao Wu, a couple of teeth that were still stained with blood flew through the air.
Everyone watched that figure in horror. Long Chen truly appeared like a war god, his incredible imposingness making him a completely different person than his previous mischievously smiling self.
Even Lei Qianshang and Tang Wan-er were given a fright. Zhao Wu’s strength was something they had a clear understanding of.
Tang Wan-er had always suspected that Long Chen was an expert and should have been able to handle Zhao Wu, allowing her to focus against Lei Qianshang.
But she had never imagined that he would defeat him so quickly. In front of Long Chen, Zhao Wu was almost unable to withstand a single blow.
Furthermore, she could tell that Long Chen hadn’t used the slightest bit of spiritual qi. He had only used the power of his physical body. In other words, he hadn’t even used any of his real abilities!