Bang! Bang! Bang!
The jade talismans exploded, which reduced the old man to quite a pathetic state.
He lifted his head with much difficulty and was dumbfounded when he saw another handful of jade talismans appear in his opponent’s hand.
His eyes widened, and his eyeballs almost popped out of their sockets.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Another wave of bombardment.
The old man was about to curse out loud.
‘What the hell? Where did this guy get so many jade talismans? How much has the world changed in a few decades? Are all the cultivators nowadays so powerful?’
“F*ck! Are you done yet? If you have the guts, don’t use jade talismans! Let’s fight fair and square!”
He panicked when he saw another handful of jade talismans appear in Tang Hao’s palm.
“Alright! No jade talismans then!” Tang Hao smiled slightly and stashed the jade talismans away.
The old man immediately heaved a sigh of relief. He was getting scared of the explosions.
Then, he laughed up his sleeve. He did not expect that the villain was stupid enough to agree to his proposal.
‘Hmph! If we fight fair and square, the villain won’t be my match!’
He brandished his sword and was about to charge forward.
At that moment, a mirror suddenly appeared in the villain’s hand. He tossed it in the air, and the mirror trembled and emitted a dazzling brilliance.
The brilliant aura stunned the old man.
His eyes widened again, and his face was almost contorted with fear.
‘F*ck! What’s this Artifact? It looks incredibly powerful!’
He stood there stiffly and gulped down a mouthful of saliva. Cold sweat dripped down his forehead.
‘Things are not looking good!
‘This villain is too well-equipped!
‘He has so many jade talismans and that Artifact. There’s no fight!’
He looked at his sword and felt a little sad. Other than the pitch-black sword, he had nothing else.
His opponent was a supervillain! If he had known earlier, he would have dragged his senior brothers with him. Now that he was alone, he was no match for him!
“Wait, stop! Let’s not fight today!”
He hurriedly waved his hand and shouted.
“I’ll spare your life today and fight another day, villain! F*ck, don’t give me that look! Don’t be so smug. You only happened to be well-equipped. What’s so great about that?”
“Let me tell you, my Sky Mountain is very powerful. There are still a few more senior brothers who are more powerful than me! I’ll gather them in a few days and eliminate you, villain!”
He shouted sheepishly.
Then, he ran away as fast as a rabbit.
His shouts could still be heard from afar.
“Just you wait, you villain…”
Tang Hao put away the mirror and grunted coldly.
He did not dare to act recklessly in the populous residential area. The attacks earlier only served to scare him away.
The fight earlier had caused a lot of commotion, waking up many people in the residential area. They poked their heads out and looked in his direction.
Tang Hao stood there with a gloomy expression.
Suddenly, he grunted coldly and muttered, “Liu family, just you wait!”
Chapter 684 - A Full Perfected Person!
Tang Hao got into the car, picked up his phone, and made a call to General Bai.
He had to confirm whether the Liu family was behind the attack.
He should have someone keeping an eye on the Liu family, but somehow he did not receive any forewarning.
“What? Something like that happened?”
On the other end of the call, General Bai immediately jumped.
“Where did you say that half-step Perfected Person was from? Sky Mountain? I’ve never heard of it!” General Bai was also at a loss.
“The Liu Family? That can’t be! The important figures of the Liu family have always been under our surveillance. I’ll get someone to check it out.”
After a while, General Bai returned the call and cursed angrily, “Dammit! That damned old man is quite cunning. He slipped away using a substitute and fooled our people.
“Now, that damned old man is not in the Capital. That pretty much confirms it. The Liu family is behind this!”
Tang Hao sneered and said, “Now that they’re picking a fight with me, don’t blame me for returning the favor!”
“Don’t be rash, Comrade Tang Hao. You can’t just kill people as you wish! Let me decide for you in this matter. If the Liu family are the ones causing trouble, then we’ll tip them off and let them be punished by the law.
“The Liu family runs a big business. It’ll be too easy to dig up some dirt and get them arrested,” General Bai hastily said.
“Then let’s do it now!” Tang Hao said, “Otherwise, I’ll do it myself.”
“Okay! Don’t worry. I’ll make the arrangements right away! It might take some time. You know, we still have to investigate. We can’t arrest them immediately,” General Bai said.
“Do it as soon as possible!” Tang Hao said.
After ending the call, Tang Hao called the Taoist Master Zhen Yang.
“It’s Fellow Cultivator Tang! Are you home yet?” Taoist Master Zhen Yang said cheerfully.
“I just arrived!” Tang Hao said, “By the way, Taoist Master, do you know Sky Mountain?”
“Sky Mountain?”
Taoist Master Zhen Yang was surprised and muttered, “That sounds familiar. Oh! I remember now. Why, Fellow Cultivator Tang, why do you ask this? How do you know Sky Mountain?”
After a pause, he continued, “I haven’t heard about Sky Mountain for decades! They’ve disappeared for a long time. Let me calculate, it has been about fifty years.”
“Fifty years?” Tang Hao was surprised.
“Yes! It’s been quite a long time. I thought they’ve become just a name in history! Back then, Sky Mountain was quite powerful. It didn’t have as many people as Mao Mountain, but the quality of their cultivators did not lose to us.”
“Why did you suddenly ask about Sky Mountain, Fellow Cultivator Tang?”
“It’s nothing. I just traded a few blows with one of them!” Tang Hao said.
“What? What happened?”
Tang Hao briefly explained the matter.
“Outrageous! The Liu family has gone overboard. How dare they hire someone to deal with you? That guy from Sky Mountain is also an idiot. He’s being deceived by the Liu family.”
“Don’t worry, Fellow Cultivator tang! Isn’t it just Sky Mountain? Mao Mountain isn’t afraid of them. I’ll kill them all if they come and look for trouble!” Taoist Master Zhen Yang said angrily.
Tang Hao smiled and said, “Thank you. However, I can still handle them for now.”
“Alright then. If there’s anything, give me a call. I will immediately gather our people and rush over,” Taoist Master Zhen Yang thumped his chest and said.
After hanging up the phone, Tang Hao sat in the car with a pensive look on his face.
From the Taoist master’s explanation, Sky Mountain was indeed quite powerful. They had equally powerful cultivators as Mao Mountain.
Mao Mountain had two full Perfected Persons.
That old fellow had also said that he had several senior brothers who were more powerful than him.
If they came over together, he would not be able to defeat them all with his current cultivation base.
“Looks like… I have to make the pills as soon as possible,” Tang Hao muttered.
He drove the car into the residential area, returned home, sat down cross-legged in the living room, and took out some ordinary medicinal ingredients. He would use those to make pills as a warm-up.
Soon, a night passed.
At around six o’clock in the morning, he received a call from General Bai.
“Dammit, Ol’ Liu ferried h
is people away. He had an unstoppable expert to help him! We didn’t dare give chase, and now we don’t know where they went.”
General Bai was flustered and exasperated.
Tang Hao’s expression changed slightly, “How many people were with him?”
“Many. They’re all his direct descendants and important figures of the Liu family. That expert even injured many of our people. Grrr!” General Bai said angrily.
“They should’ve gone up Sky Mountain, don’t you think so?” Tang Hao said.
Currently, the only safe place for the Liu family was Sky Mountain.
“That should be the case! Where is this Sky Mountain? If I ever find out their location, I’ll send a barrage of missiles and blow them up!”
Tang Hao’s expression was sullen as he ended the call.
“Old Man, do you think you’ll be safe just because you’re hiding in Sky Mountain? If you don’t come out, I’ll hunt you down!”
He chuckled coldly as he said that.
He did not go to his classes that day. Instead, he stayed at home to practice making pills. When he felt confident, he started working on the actual thing.
He took out all the ingredients and organized them into two portions.
The first time, there was a small problem during the fusion process, and the furnace exploded.
He was even more careful the second time. He refined the materials one by one and successfully fused them together. As the pill continued to purify in the furnace, he took out a gourd.
When he opened the cap, a soul rushed out and prepared to escape.
“Where do you think you’re going?” Tang Hao shouted.
He reached out, grabbed the soul, and stuffed it into the pill furnace to fuse it with the pill-embryo.
Half an hour later, the pill successfully came out of the furnace and fell into Tang Hao’s palm.
The pill was sparkling and transparent like a crystal. Inside, smoke gathered and dispersed, occasionally condensing into the shape of a spirit skate.
There were faint patterns on the surface of the pill. It was like a fish scale, glowing with a faint five-colored light.
“It’s done!”
Tang Hao grinned, overjoyed.
With the pill, he would be able to break through to the State of Foundation Establishment. At that time, he would be a full Perfected Person!
He rested for a while, then left home and went to a desolate mountain range in the countryside. He found a secluded valley, sat down cross-legged, and swallowed the pill.
After swallowing the pill, it exploded and turned into waves of qi that surged into his limbs and bones.
His entire body trembled. A wave of translucent ripples emanated from him.
His body absorbed the pill, and his cultivation base rose steadily.
At the same time, the skin and physical qualities of his body were undergoing changes.
His skin became even fairer and more tender, just like a baby. It was as if he had been reborn once again.
After a long time, he opened his eyes, and the aura on his body slowly dissipated.
He clenched and relaxed his fist. Feeling the surge of power, he smiled joyfully.
Finally, he had broken through to the State of Foundation Establishment!
A full Perfected Person!
“Next, it’s time to go to Sky Mountain!”
Tang Hao murmured and stood up. A cold and fierce expression appeared on his face.
‘That old Liu guy must die!
‘If Sky Mountain were to help him and not see their mistakes, I don’t mind razing them to the ground too.’
Chapter 685 - Going Up Sky Mountain
Sky Mountain was located in Province X in the northwest of Huaxia.
Late that night, Tang Hao broke through to the State of Foundation Establishment. In the early morning, he rented a private plane and flew to Province X. Then, he took a car and arrived at the outskirts of Sky Mountain.
Sky Mountain referred to a big mountain range.
Tang Hao did not know the exact location of the Sky Mountain cultivators.
He wandered and asked around but did not find anything useful.
Sky Mountain was too vast!
Snow accumulated on the mountain all year round, making it even harder to track down any traces. He went to another town and asked around. When he didn’t get any results, Tang Hao thought of Mao Mountain.
He called the Taoist Master Zhen Yang but did not find anything useful.
Then, Tang Hao called the elderly Taoist Master Qing Xu and asked about Sky Mountain.
“Little Brother! Are you going there to cause trouble? Let me tell you, the Sky Mountain sect is quite powerful. How can you do it alone? I’ll come over and help you kill them!
“Qian Ji is here too. Let me tell you, he finally broke through. Just like you, he’s half a step into the State of Foundation Establishment.
“There’s no need? Little Brother, don’t let your guard down!
“What? You’ve fully broken through to the State of Foundation Establishment! F*ck!”
Taoist Master Qing Xu was dumbfounded.
Not far from him, Taoist Master Qian Ji was squatting by the stream drinking water. When he heard this, he spat out the water.
‘Fellow Cultivator Tang had broken through?
‘He had fully reached the State of Foundation Establishment?’
His facial muscles twitched, and he had the urge to vomit blood.
It was not easy for him to catch up. He was quite smug about the achievement, but the news had cruelly destroyed his pride.
‘So what’s the big deal about cultivating for decades? Fellow Cultivator Tang is only twenty years old, and he’s already in the State of Foundation Establishment!
‘Even in ancient times, he would be a monster!’
“Where’s the justice” He muttered sadly.
He looked at the wrinkles of his reflection in the stream, and tears started to flow.
At the same time, Taoist Master Qing Xu put down the satellite phone and turned around.
Taoist Master Qian Ji was shocked when he saw his senior’s face.
“F*ck! What happened to you, Elder?”
Taoist Master Qing Xu’s face was also filled with grief, and his eyes were moist. He was on the verge of tears; he looked even more pathetic!
“How my heart aches, Qian Ji!” Taoist Master Qing Xu said solemnly.
He raised his head and looked up at the sky, and tears streaked down the corners of his eyes. His expression was as sorrowful as it could be.
Taoist Master Qian Ji sighed as well.
How could he not understand the feelings of the Elder? The Elder must be feeling as bad as him, if not worse!
For a moment, both of them sighed with tears welling up in their eyes.
Of course, Tang Hao did not know about that. After ending the call, he rushed towards the location that Taoist Master Qing Xu had mentioned.
He traveled to the range and started working his way toward the mountain. The sun was rising as he did so.
The sky was already bright when Tang Hao arrived at the foot of the peak.
He saw an old mountain gate. A snow-covered mountain path wound upward.
No one was guarding the gate. Tang Hao stepped onto the path and climbed up step by step.
A moment later, he saw a person coming down from the mountain, holding a broom. He looked like he was about to clear the snow.
When he got closer and saw Tang Hao walking from below, he was immediately startled and almost exclaimed.
Then, he frowned and said unhappily, “Weren’t you told not to run around? Why are you going down so early in the morning? Hurry up and get back to the mountain!
“Let me tell you, your Liu family may be bigshots outside, but here, you have to follow the rules.”
He spoke arrogantly and had an unfriendly expression.
He was not happy about the sudden appearance of the Liu family.
A few days ago, Senior Uncle Zheng went down the mountain to eliminate some villain, but he came back dejectedly, saying that he had met a supervillain.
To deal with that supervillain, he summoned everyone from the previous generation.
The previous generation cultivators of Sky Mountain were at the end of their mortal limits. Every day they spent outside of seclusion was another day reduced from their lifespan.
All of that was because of the Liu family.
He was angry when he saw Tang Hao standing there. He took a step forward, lifted his broom, and pretended to attack Tang Hao.
At that moment, Tang Hao grinned. “I’m sorry, I’m not from the Liu family!”
That person was stunned.
‘Not from the Liu family? Strange, this person isn’t from Sky Mountain either! Why would he appear here?’
“Then… who are you?” He asked.
Tang Hao grinned. “Do you hate the Liu Family?”
“Yes… Yes! No, what does that have to do with you?”
“How about if I help you kill them?” Tang Hao grinned even wider.
That person was stunned again. Then, his expression changed drastically, revealing extreme fear.
‘Oh my god!
‘He’s the supervillain, and he’s found his way to Sky Mountain!’
He threw away his broom, turned around in a panic, and ran up the mountain.
He stumbled and fell on the snow-covered steps a few times.
“Bad news! The villain is here!”
He shouted as he made his way up the peak.
There was a commotion on the mountain.
“What? The villain is here?”
“F*ck! It must be a prank!”
The cultivators of Sky Mountain walked out of their abodes, their faces full of disbelief.
This was Sky Mountain! How arrogant must the villain be to attack them on their home turf?
Their expressions became unpleasant when they heard the continuous shouts coming from below.
“Kill! Kill the villain!”
They were burning with rage.
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