The Gate Of Good Fortune c1-905

by Demon Translations

  “Naturally…..” Heavenly Emperor Wu Hong raised his hand, took out a jade box, and sent it to Ning Cheng.

  Ning Cheng opened the jade box and felt a terrifying heatwave surge out. Sure enough, it was the Purple Light Treasure Essence. Unfortunately, there was only a single piece inside. A single Purple Light Treasure Essence could only upgrade the Celestial River Flame to Nirvana Grade 2, which was still quite far from the level of a Starry Sky Flame.

  “If Brother Wu Hong requires something, please do state it.” Ning Cheng spoke up in excitement. He wanted to immediately put away this Purple Light Treasure Essence and ask who else here had this thing.

  Wu Hong laughed, “Brother Ning, us two hit it off quite well the instant we met. Plus, today is your sect’s opening ceremony. Please consider this Purple Light Treasure Essence as a gift.”

  Although there were so many ‘guests’ here, no one offered any gifts. From this, everyone could see that although these people came here to congratulate Ning Cheng on the establishment of his sect, they did not take it seriously.

  Ning Cheng cupped his fists, before speaking with some caution, “Many thanks, Brother Wu Hong. Then, I won’t be polite about it.”

  Ning Cheng didn’t purposely didn’t express gratitude about such a matter. He had a vague feeling that Wu Hong wanted to befriend him. If Ning Cheng received something, and Wu Hong then immediately asked something in return, it would show that Wu Hong had something else in his mind. However, if after receiving the gift, he didn’t mention anything in return, it would mean making a friend with a Starry Sky Heavenly Emperor.

  Sure enough, Wu Hong did not say anything resembling a transaction after seeing Ning Cheng put away the things, and immediately spoke up with great joy, “Since today is the Mysterious Yellow Sect’s establishment, this is how it should be.”

  Shen Mao also stood up before speaking with a bitter smile and cupped fists, “Although I also obtained two pieces of Purple Light Treasure Essence, I also had obtained a flame. So I already used up the Purple Light Treasure Essence. If not for that, I would have definitely given it to Sect Master Ning.”

  Ning Cheng felt some pity. He also understood that Wu Hong and Shen Mao must have gone to the same place to obtain these treasures. But Ning Cheng didn’t continue to question him about it. If he wanted to, he could ask Heavenly Emperor Wu Hong privately about it in the future.

  Yi Jiufeng could see that Shen Mao and Chen Xingwen wanted to act as neutral parties, while Striking Order Heavenly Emperor and Wu Hong intended to strike up a friendship with Ning Cheng. As for Cang Caihe, he actually became the Deputy Sect Master of Mysterious Yellow Sect. From this, she also understood that her provocations had failed miserably. Even if she and Chuan Xinlou joined hands, they wouldn’t necessarily obtain any advantage in this place.

  Although Yi Jiufeng had a strong personality, she was not an idiot. She understood that the Mysterious Yellow Sect now had two Pill Emperors. Since they couldn’t force them, it would be better to try to make friends.

  “Congratulations Dao Friend Cang for becoming the Deputy Sect Master of Mysterious Yellow Sect, and also congratulations to Sect Master Ning for obtaining the Purple Light Treasure Essence. As for Sect Master Ning’s request for a branch of Wind Thunder Apricot Tree, it wouldn’t be completely impossible. I know that when Sect Master Ning obtained the Earth Origin Bead, you also picked two Wind Thunder Apricots. If Sect Master Ning can give me those two Wind Thunder Apricots, as well as the Glimmer of Dawn Ice Essence and the bottle of those Accordance Heavenly Pills, I will send a branch of the Wind Thunder Apricot Tree to Sect Master Ning.” Yi Jiufeng spoke with a smile, trying to show a friendly attitude.

  Ning Cheng felt moved in his heart, he really liked this idea. If his Twin Wings of Heavenly Clouds could also undergo nirvana, it would allow his strength to soar to new levels. Moreover, none of these things had much use to him anyway.

  Even though Ning Cheng felt interested, he spoke with a bland tone, “Nine Phoenix Heavenly Emperor, there’s a small problem with what you just said. I’m not asking you to send me a branch of Wind Thunder Apricot in pity, but to exchange it with what I have. If Nine Phoenix Heavenly Emperor doesn’t want to trade with me, then at least don’t treat my things as ‘gifts’[3].”

  Yi Jiufeng smiled, “Sect Master Ning, why would a big man like you care about a little girl like me? If Sect Master Ning says that it’s not a gift, then it’s not a gift.”

  Ning Cheng remained unmoved. Yi Jiufeng’s methods were not even a half-point worse than Chuan Xinlou’s methods. If one considered this woman as a little girl, then it would be almost impossible to find any ‘grown women’ in the universe. But he didn’t point it out to Yi Jiufeng. Instead, he asked with some confusion, “Nine Phoenix Heavenly Emperor, as far as I know, that Wind Thunder Apricot Tree had eight fruits. Since I took two, there should still be six more fruits on it. So, the question is, why does Nine Phoenix Heavenly Emperor particularly need these two fruits?”

  “I think of the eight fruits as siblings. With two fruits missing, it makes me feel regretful.” Yi Jiufeng spoke with a slightly aggrieved tone.

  Cang Caihe suddenly asked, “Sect Master, the two fruits you picked, are they a red fruit and a purple fruit?”

  Yi Jiufeng’s expression suddenly changed after hearing Cang Caihe’s words. Cang Caihe, as if oblivious to Yi Jiufeng, spoke up, “The Wind Thunder Apricot Tree typically has eight fruits, that is, seven red-coloured Wind Apricots and a purple-coloured Thunder Apricot. Giving it a name ‘Seven winds and a thunder’. If you planted a living Wind Thunder Apricot, it would produce seven red-coloured Wind Apricots every year. But the precondition is that the purple-coloured Thunder Apricot remains on it untouched.”

  “If you picked the purple-coloured Thunder Apricot, the Wind Thunder Apricot Tree would no longer bear fruit. In other words, if Sect Master Ning picked the purple-coloured Thunder Apricot, it would be equivalent to cutting off the possibility of Wind Thunder Apricot Tree bearing fruits. It would also eventually lead to the complete death of the Wind Thunder Apricot Tree. Only the Wind Thunder Apricot Tree’s branches would show some growth before stopping; however, it can’t grow any Wind Thunder Apricot Fruits.”

  “Moreover, Wind Apricots had many functions, and could be refined into many wind-attributed medicinal pills, and even help in cultivation for wind-attributed cultivators. At the same time, if you plant the Wind Apricot and Thunder Apricot’s Apricot Kernel together, and as long as you can supply it with sufficient Earth Origin, it would grow into a new Wind Thunder Apricot Tree.”

  Yi Jiufeng’s expressions grew uglier the more she heard; however, Ning Cheng grew more and more happy the more he heard. He didn’t expect that of the two fruits he took back then, one was the highly valuable Thunder Apricot. No wonder Yi Jiufeng wanted the two fruits with him.

  Ning Cheng felt happy but spoke with a sad expression, “Oh, what a pity. I gave the two fruits from the Wind Thunder Apricot Tree from back then to my companion beast. No wonder it helped to improve my companion beast’s speed by a huge margin.”

  “What about the Apricot Kernels?” Yi Jiufeng couldn’t care less about it.

  Ning Cheng shook his head, “It used up everything, not even leaving behind any dregs. Besides, with my Earth Origin Bead gone too, we can’t do anything even if the Apricot Kernels survived. Oh, by the way, since Nine Phoenix Heavenly Emperor can support the Wind Thunder Apricot Tree, does it mean that you have some Earth Origin?”

  Yi Jiufeng’s tone calmed down, “No, my Wind Thunder Apricot Tree is also dying. Since Sect Master Ning does not have the apricot kernels, then let’s forget about this transaction.”

  With disappointment in his eyes, Ning Cheng put away the Glimmer of Dawn Ice Essence and Accordance Heavenly Pills. Besides, he already achieved his purpose.

  Chuan Xinlou and Yi Jiufeng no longer were in the mood to stay here. After taking out some simple things and trading it for other miscellaneous items, t
hey immediately choose to leave. After Cang Caihe’s announcement of joining the Mysterious Yellow Sect, Chen Xingwen and Tang Yitang didn’t talk much and almost went mute but stood around for some more time. As for the two Time Stones from Striking Order Heavenly Emperor, he traded them with Shen Mao, while Cang Caihe exchanged the medicinal pill for two Starry Sky Grade 9 Spiritual Grasses from Chuan Xinlou.

  Ning Cheng understood that Cang Caihe had deliberately given some face to Chuan Xinlou; otherwise, two Starry Sky Grande 9 Spiritual Grass would not be enough to exchange for an Eternal Emperor Continuance Pill.

  At the same time, Wu Hong left a jade strip with Ning Cheng before taking his leave. Ning Cheng did not need to scan it at all. He guessed what was in the jade strip. The place where he obtained the Purple Light Treasure Essence.

  Tang Yitang also left eventually after leaving behind a few words, but Striking Order Heavenly Emperor chose to stay behind.

  Cang Caihe knew that Ning Cheng and Striking Order had something important to talk about in private, so he stood up and said, “Sect Master, I’ll go get my place arranged. Please take your time talking to Brother Striking Order.”

  Ning Cheng smiled and said, “Caihe, you’re not an outsider. You can also sit down and talk with us.”

  Cang Caihe waved his hand and said before stepping out, “Sect Master doesn’t have to be polite with me. If you have anything for me to do, just give me the orders. Besides, I’m still a layman when it comes to managing a sect.”

  Striking Order quickly spoke up after making sure that Cang Caihe had left, “Sect Master Ning, Chuan Xinlou kept provoking you and me today. I think Brother Ning must have also realised it.”

  [1]

  The phrase means ‘what’s done cannot be undone’.

  [2]

  Purple Light Treasure Essence and Purple Light Treasure Eye are the same thing.

  [3]

  Here, it more appropriate to replace ‘gifts’ with ‘useless/pitiable things’. But since the raws mention it as gift, I kept it as it is, except for adding quotation marks to it to signify that it means something else. FYI, Ning Cheng just low-key dissed at Yi Jiufeng and she return fired.

  Chapter 0728 – Re-entering the Time Wilderness

  Translated By – DemonKiller

  Checked and Edited By – Livewidsmile

  Proofread By – DemonKiller

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  “Chuan Xinlou should already know that I had taken away the Earth Origin Bead, so he wants to stir up everyone’s hatred against me. Moreover, I took Jiangzhou Star without the consent from Brother Striking Order. If it were any other Heavenly Emperor, I’m afraid he or she would have definitely fallen out with me. But since Brother Striking Order has been quite magnanimous, this Ning Cheng now owes a big favour to Brother Striking Order.” Ning Cheng spoke with sincerity.

  If it were any other Starry Sky Emperor, and if he had taken away a star from under their jurisdiction, it would have definitely resulted in a huge fight. But seeing Striking Order’s attitude, Ning Cheng truly felt grateful. If Striking Order had decided to come at him hard, he wouldn’t have cared at all. But since Striking Order Heavenly Emperor showed such open-mindedness, it made him feel a little sorry towards this fellow.

  Striking Order replied, “Brother Ning, I still do mean to give you the Named Descendant Celestial River.”

  Ning Cheng smiled, “Brother Striking Order, Jiangzhou Star is more than enough for me. You also know that I have no interest in managing a celestial river. If I had that much time, I would rather use it for cultivation.”

  Striking Order shook his head, “Brother Ning, you are a Pill Emperor, and your Deputy Sect Master is also the premier Pill King under this sky. This means that Jiangzhou Star would at least have many Heaven Seated experts in the future. At that point, even a celestial river might not be enough for you. Besides, you don’t have to ‘manage’ the celestial river. You can just leave it to someone in your sect. Moreover, a large sect cannot survive on a single star.”

  Ning Cheng felt moved in his heart. Striking Order Heavenly Emperor spoke the truth. He was a Pill Emperor, one with many top-quality Accordance Heavenly Pills, which meant that his Mysterious Yellow Sect would end up with many experts in the Heaven Seated Realm. If that was the case, then owning a celestial river naturally would give him a much better developmental potential compared to just a star.

  “Many thanks, Brother Striking Order. If Brother Striking Order needs any help, this Ning will definitely do his best.” Ning Cheng stood up and thanked him.

  He knew that Striking Order Heavenly Emperor wanted to make friends with him. However, since he spoke of such ‘generous’ benefits, it meant that he also had another purpose in mind.

  Seeing that Ning Cheng understood things clearly, Striking Order Heavenly Emperor felt happy and no longer held back, “Brother Ning, you should be aware that the strength of my Striking Order Starry Sky is the lowest within the entire Grand Culmination Starry Sky. Brother Ning had already experienced it, as even a Dock Master of the Endless Void Docks did not put you or even me in his eyes.”

  Ning Cheng nodded to indicate his understanding of the situation. Striking Order Heavenly Emperor was a genuine Starry Sky Emperor; as such, he had a far higher status compared to that of Gua Sangan. However, Gua Sangan didn’t even look at Striking Order Heavenly Emperor as equals. If someone said that Gua Sangan didn’t have support from Chuan Xinlou, Ning Cheng would never believe it.

  “I believe Brother Ning should have already guessed that the Endless Void Docks has Levelled Heart Emperor Mountain’s support. Therefore, if Brother Ning plans to go to the Endless Void Docks in the future, you must keep this crucial point in mind.”

  “I know.” Even if Striking Order Heavenly Emperor didn’t say it, Ning Cheng wouldn’t head to the Endless Void Docks until he advanced to the Eternal Realm. However, if Gua Sangan dared to find trouble with him on Jiangzhou Star, he can’t blame him for taking action.

  Striking Order Heavenly Emperor gave a sigh and said, “My Striking Order Starry Sky is short on resources. The only place famous within this starry sky is the Time Wilderness. But it takes a long time for Time Wilderness to open. Moreover, there is even a strict cultivation restriction to enter, which makes it quite attractive to others. People would simply send others to participate secretly, instead of blatantly entering the Time Wilderness. However, it’s different now…..”

  “Did something change?” Ning Cheng asked in mild surprise.

  Striking Order spoke up with some resentment, “I don’t know which bastard released the rumours, but it essentially states that the Temple of Time is in the Time Wilderness, and that all three Perpetual Moon Keys have emerged, and that the Temple of Time is about to open. What’s the Temple of Time? That’s where Perpetual Moon Holy Emperor stored his treasures. Where one could perceive and understand the Laws of Time. Who wouldn’t be jealous of such a place?”

  “Is the Temple of Time in Time Wilderness?” Ning Cheng felt truly surprised. Although Duan Gantai had given him a jade strip that supposedly contained the temple’s location, he had not opened the restriction over it. In any case, even if he did unlock it, Duan Gantai would need to cooperate with him to open the Temple of Time. It would be useless for either of them to go there alone. However, now that he heard Striking Order’s words, he did feel somewhat strange about it.

  Ning Cheng, however, quickly understood that these rumours most likely came from Duan Gantai. This means that it’s not a rumour, but a fact. Duan Gantai most likely released it as rumours because he felt dissatisfied with him for not making contact in a long time. Therefore, he decided to reveal the actual location of the Temple of Time, to remind Ning Cheng to get to the Temple of Time early and work together with him.

  Striking Order nodded before giving a serious reply, “The rumours are indeed true.”

  “So, Brother Striking Order is worried that Chuan Xin
lou would want you to hand over the Temple of Time to Grand Culmination Starry Sky, and not let it stay in Striking Order Starry Sky?” Ning Cheng asked.

  Striking Order spoke with a definite tone, “It’s already a given. With Chuan Xinlou’s nature, how could he let the Temple of Time fall under my control? But he can’t do it openly; instead, he most likely would try to find other methods to provoke me. For example, through the Dock Master of Endless Void Docks or some other Eternal-level powerhouses. Once he successfully provoked me into retaliation and then killed me, the new Starry Sky Emperor of Striking Order Starry Sky would be someone directly under his control.”

  Ning Cheng remained silent. In any case, he believed Striking Order Heavenly Emperor’s speculation had a well-founded belief. Chuan Xinlou truly had a scheming nature.

  Striking Order’s tone turned even more exasperated, “But that’s not even the real problem, what really threatens my Striking Order Starry Sky is a different rumour. About the ‘Four Heavens’ Three Temples’ being in my Striking Order Starry Sky.”

  “Four Heavens’ Three Temples?”

  “That’s right; these are the three most mysterious temples within the four grand starry skies. These three temples are the Temple of Time, the Guardian Temple, and the Ancient Shadow Temple…..”

  Ning Cheng immediately interrupted Striking Order’s words, “The Ancient Shadow Temple?”

  Striking Order nodded, “That’s right, the Ancient Shadow Temple. You should already know about it. More importantly, this rumour is most likely true. The Ancient Shadow Temple has already appeared outside the Covered Snow City. From this, one can easily infer that the Guardian Temple will also come out eventually. Chuan Xinlou wants me to completely submit to him and give him complete control of Striking Order Starry Sky. He must have thought that all the three temples are in Striking Order Starry Sky, which puts my Striking Order Starry Sky in a very unusual spot. I guess that after taking complete control over Striking Order Starry Sky, he wants to search it inch-by-inch to find all the secrets. I’m sure that he didn’t expect me not to submit to him but cooperate with you, which is most likely why he didn’t mention anything about the Ancient Shadow Temple today. However, he is bound to stir up something later.”