The Gate Of Good Fortune c1-905

by Demon Translations

  “I can be considered a rogue cultivator, at the moment I am with the cultivator army, but after I get out of the Law’s Way, I guess I would be leaving the cultivator army.” Ning Cheng honestly replied, moreover he felt that there was no need to hide this from others.

  “Although Blue Star Academy is just an 8 Star Academy, but it would sooner or later advance to a 9 Nine Star Academy. If you like, then I can introduce you to our Blue Star Academy.” Xiang Zhilan intently stared at Ning Cheng and asked.

  Yan Ji was also looking forward to Ning Cheng’s answer, she was already all smiles with regards to Ning Cheng and she herself was looking forwards to such an event.

  But Ning Cheng quickly replied, “Thank you Senior Apprentice Sister Lan for showing such kindness, but once I get out of this place, I probably won’t be staying long in the Le Continent. Besides, my nature is itself to be free and live comfortably, as such being a rogue cultivator is much better suited for me.”

  Ning Cheng was already aware that his body held a lot of secrets, moreover the amount of resources needed for him to practice cultivation was simply horrendous, as such just this point alone was enough for him to not join an Academy.

  “You will have complete freedom inside the Academy, moreover the core disciples not only have their own Immortal Caves, but they can also go to any place they wish to go, while also having the protection of the Academy. Besides, I think that if in the future you and Junior Apprentice Sister Yan Ji become Dao Companions, then it would also be very good……” Xiang Zhilan finally spoke what she was wanted to say.

  Ning Cheng’s heart was immediately shrouded in dark clouds, he already realized the meaning of Xiang Zhilan’s words, and he knew that he would certainly end up as the subject of complaint all around. Although Yan Ji was truly a peerless beauty, but his thoughts had really not touched upon this topic. If the first person that he came across once he arrived in this world was Yan Ji, then there could still have been a possibility of such a thing materialising. Although he was from the modern society back on Earth, it was still essentially monogamous. Moreover, in this world he already had Ji Luofei, as such he could not have such ties with Yan Ji. Not to say that him and Yan Ji not forming such ties, even if one day he was able to return back to Earth, then even if Tian Muwan took the initiative to come find him, he would definitely not search for any such connection between them.

  The main problem was that this kind of peerlessly excellent woman, Yan Ji, was one of the Le Continent’s ‘Twin Lotus Flowers On One Stock’, once he refused to such a deal openly, then it would certainly be equivalent to slapping the faces of lots of powerful people. Ning Cheng and Yan Ji had not spent a long time together, but even then he realized that Yan Ji had an extremely good temperament and was also quite head strong. Moreover, the reason Yan Ji fell into this place, was also in order to save him. Plus, there was also the fact that Yan Ji had also helped him before, if he rejected this proposal, then what was he supposed to say?

  Xiang Zhilan was not a fool, once she saw Ning Cheng’s expression, she immediately realized that she was too reckless. She totally did not expect, that in the face of such an excellent looking woman like Yan Ji, Ning Cheng would still hesitate.

  Yan Ji’s face also immediately turned a bit weird, she had always thought that Ning Cheng had a favourable impression of her, otherwise how could he come when Zhangsun Yan had pleaded with him for help? Although Ning Cheng came over, and although it apparently looked like it was in order to save her, but now it clearly looked like it was for the sake of saving Jia Lingwei.

  She was just about to open her mouth to break this awkwardness, when Ning Cheng suddenly smiled and spoke, “Although Junior Apprentice Sister Ji is the most beautiful girl that I have seen in my life, However I am just a rogue cultivator……”

  “Ok ok, it seems Senior Apprentice Sister Lan is really worried. I also have not yet advanced to the Profound Core Realm, as such these kinds of things can always be mentioned again after I advance to the Profound Core Realm. By the way, Senior Apprentice brother Ning, you said that you completed the Spiritual Sacrifice, just give it a try and see.” Yan Ji immediately interrupted Ning Cheng’s words, as she spoke with a smile on her face. This time when she spoke those words, her tone had also returned to normal.

  Originally she did not necessarily feel that she and Ning Cheng could become Dao Companions, after all for such a person like her, the Academy would have already made the preparations for it. But now that Senior Apprentice Sister Xiang Zhilan had broken the ice on this matter, she herself found that she really had such thoughts about Ning Cheng. Especially after being aware that before this point they would not have been able to get out of this place, because of which this thought had become even more apparent to herself in her subconscious mind.

  “Ok….” Ning Cheng finished speaking, as he took out a million High Grade Spirit Stones and immediately spilled it into the Blood River, while simultaneously bringing out a dozen Array Flags, before finally throwing a Best Quality Spirit Stones into the Blood River.

  Just after a few breaths, the swath of Blood River in front of them suddenly trembled, as a thick Spiritual Qi Mist rose up from it forming into a whirlpool. The whirlpool was getting increasingly huge, as it slowly wrapped around the three people.

  The three people were unable to bring out their Spiritual Consciousness, before they immediately felt their entire bodies turning into a single body of light. A burst of dizziness hit them and in the next moment Yan Ji and Xiang Zhilan appeared at the feet of the continuous peaks of the Blood River Mountains.

  “We really came out?” Xiang Zhilan ecstatically looked around the endless Blood River Peaks stretching out in front of them, even if she had to die of old age she would rather choose to die inside the Law’s Way rather than at the bottom of the Blood River where there was not even a scrap of Spiritual Qi. Although it was only scarce up here but at least it was better than nothing.

  “Senior Apprentice Brother Ning?” The first thing that Yan Ji realized was not that she and Xiang Zhilan had come out, but rather realized that Ning Cheng had not come out.

  Chapter 0221 – One Hundred Years Of Solitude

  Translated By – DemonKiller

  Checked and Edited By – MissLucifer and CurlyAdi

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  “Aah, Ning Cheng really did not come out?” Xiang Zhilan finally found that Ning Cheng had really not come out, rather it was only herself and Yan Ji who had managed come out.

  “I’m afraid that using the Spiritual Sacrifice method will only work on two people, it seems that Senior Apprentice Brother Ning has given the opportunity to both of us.” Yan Ji having said that immediately went silent. Ning Cheng had continuously saved her twice, and she had also tried to save Ning Cheng once, but instead had ultimately ended up blocking Ning Cheng’s way out.

  Xiang Zhilan pulled Yan Ji’s hand and spoke, “It should not be so, it might be because the Spiritual Sacrifice method encountered some sort of problem. Let’s first leave the Blood River Mountains, and wait for him outside.”

  Yan Ji suddenly asked, “Senior Apprentice Sister Lan, one can only enter the Blood River Mountains in the first three years, then shouldn’t we not have arrived up here? This time, once we get out, then it should not be possible to come back here, right?”

  Xiang Zhilan nodded, “That’s true, only those people who have entered the Law’s Way for less than three years can enter the Blood River Mountain, but once in here, they can stay for as much time as they want in here. But once you come out, you would not be able to re-enter this place. But you do not have to worry about him, Junior Brother Ning Cheng is not only a good man, but is also a genius. I have been living at the bottom of the Blood River for many years, and have seen quite a few people down there, but as to the people who were able to figure out such a way out, perhaps he is the only one to do so. If he could find a w
ay out once, then he could definitely be able to find a way out a second time.” Xiang Zhilan tried to comfort Yan Ji.

  Yan Ji shook her head, “Senior Apprentice Sister Lan, just finding a single Best Quality Spirit Stone in that kind of a place is already something that can be said to be heaven defying, how could he be able to find two? Even if he has a way out, without having any Best Quality Spirit Stones it might not be possible. Moreover, he and that Feng Yushan are already on fighting terms with each other, even Grey Toottoot has come out with me, if he remained inside then he is destined to be alone……”

  Seeing Yan Ji keep glancing at the Blood River Peaks, Xiang Zhilan’s heart was immediately tied up in knots as she thought,

  Junior Apprentice Sister Yan Ji does not really want to re-enter the bottom of the Blood River, right?

  If she really was thinking of doing such a thing, then it was too crazy.

  “Junior Apprentice Sister Ji, let’s first get out of this place. With our current ability. We are simply unable to save him. Junior Apprentice Brother Ning had finally sent us out with great difficulty, we have to cherish such an opportunity.” Xiang Zhilan quickly tried to persuade her with this one phrase, as her tone became even more mellow.

  Yan Ji sighed, and did not speak for a long time, “Senior Apprentice Sister Lan, I always felt that I owed him. I do not like owing something to other people, let alone something as big as saving my life, but, but….”

  Xiang Zhilan thought for a moment and finally spoke up, “Junior Apprentice Sister Ji, in fact, by the looks of it, it looks like it was Ning Cheng who was feeling that he owed you something, as such you don’t have to think about it too much. On the path of practicing cultivation, one should avoid this kind of mentality the most.”

  “Senior Apprentice Sister Lan, counting the time he saved me from the hands of that Feng Yushan. Ning Cheng has saved me three times already. It is also highly possible that it was also because of me, that he did not manage to come out, how could he feel that he owed me?” Yan Ji was completely not able to understand as she stared at Xiang Zhilan.

  Xiang Zhilan’s face turned slightly red and spoke, “Ning Cheng, in order to check that your body did not have Feng Yushan’s Spiritual Consciousness tag, should have used his Spiritual Consciousness to scour your body. This thing is only known to me and Ning Cheng, but now that Ning Cheng had not come out, at least I can say it to you, but you should not take this to heart.”

  In Xiang Zhilan’s opinion, this girl Yan Ji had an extremely bright future ahead of her, as such for a rogue cultivator like Ning Cheng to spy on her body, it can be clearly said that Ning Cheng was the one who profited.

  Yan Ji’s complexion was also becoming sanguine; however, she did not feel too surprised about it.

  “Junior Apprentice Sister Ji, were you already aware of this thing?” Xiang Zhilan seeing Yan Ji did not appear to be too flustered, couldn’t help but suspiciously ask about it.

  Yan Ji nodded and spoke, “I had guessed some of it, but was just not sure at that time, and now that you said it, I have already made sure of that possibility.”

  She was the genius disciple of the Blue Cloud Academy, even if at that time she was anxious and lost in her own thoughts, she simply did not think too much of this matter. It was only later that she guessed, that because Ning Cheng had looked at body, which was why he was certain that there was no other Spiritual Consciousness tag on her.

  If Yan Ji had not known Ning Cheng, then she would have certainly shouted out loudly about this unjust perverted behaviour. Although she had also guessed it that he had seen Xiang Zhilan’s body, but she still had a vague feeling that he not checked Yan Ji’s body.

  “Senior Apprentice Sister, the reason you held onto my hand is because you are afraid that I would suddenly rush towards the Blood River Peaks and then deliberately try to enter the bottom of the Blood River, right?” Yan Ji suddenly asked.

  Xiang Zhilan awkwardly let go of Yan Ji’s hand and spoke, “You think that I am thinking too much, but even so you must not do such a crazy thing. Even if it’s you, if you once again go into there, you may not necessarily find Ning Cheng, moreover there is an even greater possibility that you will fall into the hands of that Feng Yushan.”

  Yan Ji spoke with a hint of sadness, “Senior Apprentice Sister Lan, do you think that I completely lack any gentleness, and that I am too blunt and not careful enough? And that I speak without care as to other’s feelings?”

  “Although I may seem like that sometimes, however even if all these things were taken into account, it isn’t of any concern for you. Cultivating the Dao, nevertheless is something that is to be practiced in accordance to one’s foundation and heart, it does not necessarily mean that we have to care as to what the others think about us.” Xiang Zhilan really had felt that Yan Ji was lacking a girl’s modesty, and would sometimes speak out words that did not suit a young maiden like her.

  “Senior Apprentice Sister you should be aware of the Gui Yuan City, right? It has one of the Le Continent’s three 9 Star Academies, and stands side by side to the Wu Nian Academy and the Dragon and Phoenix Academy.” Yan Ji did not want to continue this topic, instead used her words in such a way as to turn it into a different direction.

  “I know it.”

  Yan Ji once again spoke with a sigh, “In the Le Continent there is actually a saying, the first four sentences are,

  ‘Twin Lotus Flowers On One Stalk, Sea Apple Blossoms, Heavenly Star, Riding Half a Cloud’

  .”

  “What do you mean?”

  “It refers to the nine genius disciples, the

  ‘Twin Lotus Flowers On One Stock’

  refers to me from the Blue Cloud Academy and Nalan Ruxue from the Wu Nian Academy. The ‘

  Sea Apple Blossom’

  refers to the Gui Yuan City’s trio of siblings Gui Yuhai, Gui Yutang and Gui Yuhua.

  ‘Heavenly Star’

  refers to our Academy’s genius Senior Apprentice Brother Kui Tian and Dragon and Phoenix Academy’s Bei Xingjin, while

  ‘Riding Half a Cloud’

  refers to Wu Nian Academy’s Cheng Yixiao and Dragon and Phoenix Academy’s Luo Banyun.”

  TL Note:

  Hai

  here refers to ‘Sea’, Tang

  here refers to ‘Apple’, well more specifically ‘cherry apple’, Hua

  here refers to ‘Blossoms’. Tian

  here refers to the ‘Heavens’, Xing

  here refers to ‘Star’. Cheng

  here refers to ‘Riding’, Banyun

  here refers to ‘Half a cloud’.

  Xiang Zhilan immediately understood it, as she gave a wry smile and spoke, “It looks like during the one hundred years that I have been living in solitude, a lot of geniuses have emerged in the Le Continent.”

  Yan Ji continued to speak, “Senior Apprentice Sister Lan do think that these people’s origins are fixed? They are from three colossally huge 9 Nine Star Academies and our Blue Cloud Academy. Even a fool would know that our Blue Cloud Academy would soon become a 9 Star Academy.”

  “Our Blue Cloud academy already had the strength and qualifications to advance to a 9 Star Academy a hundred years ago, as such for it advance to a 9 Star Academy at this time is not unusual aah.” Xiang Zhilan certainly did not feel that her Blue Cloud Academy was ineligible to advance to a 9 Star Academy.

  “In fact, these three 9 Star Academies have been keeping each other in check and created a power balance in the Le Continent, but at the moment the strength of the Wu Nian Academy is declining severely. Therefore, they do not wish to see our Blue Cloud Academy become the fourth largest 9 Star Academy in the Le Continent, because of which they wish to join forces with the others to suppress our Blue Cloud Academy.”

  “Moreover in the recent years, a lot of geniuses have started appearing in our Blue Cloud Academy, making it even stronger and fiercer than before. Our Blue Cloud Academy’s Senior Apprentice Brother Kui Tian is less than 50 years
old, but has already reached the Soul Essence Realm in his cultivation, other than Dragon and Phoenix Academy’s Luo Banyun, there is no one else better than him. Our Blue Cloud Academy, in order to win the support of the Gui Yuan City, had even proposed a marriage between the Blue Cloud Academy and the Gui Yuan City, with the hope that Gui Yuhua and Senior Apprentice Brother Kui Tian can become Dao Companions.”

  After listening to Yan Ji’s words, Xiang Zhilan immediately spoke up, “This is a good thing aah, so what’s wrong with it?”

  Yan Ji became even more depressed as she spoke, “Wu Nian Academy knows their strength is not better than our Blue Cloud Academy, as such it also wanted to draw in Gui Yuan City, and even took the initiative to voluntarily give Nalan Ruxue to Gui Yuhai. Blue Cloud Academy was afraid that the alliance between the Gui Yuan City and the Wu Nian Academy would be demerital for our Blue Cloud Academy’s advancement to a 9 Star Academy, so……”

  Xiang Zhilan immediately understood, it should be because the Blue Cloud Academy, in order to win over the Gui Yuan City, had also wanted to promise Yan Ji to Gui Yuhai. If this had happened to her, then she certainly would not have any means to resist it. For a genius disciple like Gui Yuhai, his qualifications would certainly be heaven defying. Presumably this man’s status in the Gui Yuan City was also not low, as such for a person like her to become Dao Companions with him, there would be nothing wrong. It was just that it had to be Yan Ji. In her heart she had already come to understand Yan Ji’s viewpoint.

  Yan Ji also knew what Xiang Zhilan meant, as she once again spoke with a sigh, “Originally, I had trained and cultivated in the Blue Cloud Academy, and the Blue Cloud Academy has also always been good to me, although they have not yet put forward this matter. But after coming out from the Law’s Way, they will certainly bring it to the front. I know that Gui Yuhai is fond of sweet tempered and gentle woman, because of which I deliberately spoke and acted in an unconventional manner, it was because I wanted him to choose Nalan Ruxue over me. And now, Ning Cheng he….”