by Translator: Pokka; Author: 我本纯洁 (I Am Pure); Licensed From: Migu
In the past, he had used the astral expansion flower to expand his stars, but that herb would only work once. His only option was to look for other herbs or treasures with the same effect. However, these herbs and treasures were extremely rare. It wouldn't be easy to get one. Of course, the academy still had some in their storage.
I'll buy some after earning more contribution points, thought Xiang Shaoyun.
At the moment, he did not have any contribution points as he had given them all to the Han Clan sisters. If he wanted to trade for those herbs, he needed contribution points. Once again, he returned to his villa.
There, he found that Ma Qihao had been beaten to the ground by Aikai. As for Zhuge Zhantian, he was standing to the side speechlessly, an odd expression on his face.
"What are you doing?" Xiang Shaoyun asked.
"Greetings, Overlord," Zhuge Zhantian greeted.
"Looks like you're improving nicely. You've even reached the third stage," said Xiang Shaoyun with a smile.
"Sharp eyes, Overlord. Yes, I have had some gains recently," said Zhuge Zhantian. "Overlord, this is?"
"He is Aikai, one of us," said Xiang Shaoyun. He then looked at Ma Qihao and said, "Ma Qihao, why are you on the ground? Did you provoke Aikai?"
Face flushed red, Ma Qihao said, "Overlord, when I saw this...this person here, I thought he was here to pick a fight. So I fought him, but he's actually too strong. I'm not his match."
"Hehe, Aikai's strength is far above yours, so it's not surprising that you lost," said Xiang Shaoyun.
Chapter 719: Seeking Gleamstar Water Mission
Ma Qihao's strength had grown greatly recently, and he had reached late third-stage Dragon Ascension Realm. The speed of his growth was, in fact, rather fast. But before Aikai, he was still not strong enough.
After introducing Aikai to Zhuge Zhantian and Ma Qihao, he announced that Aikai would be his guard. He had the two make the announcement public for him. Zhuge Zhantian had not expected that Xiang Shaoyun would actually be able to get such a powerful servant for himself from the Sinister Wind Den. The reverence in his heart grew.
In the past, he had been making use of Xiang Shaoyun's cultivation room to cultivate. But ever since he heard about Xiang Shaoyun killing Di Shang and snatching the Di Alliance's territory, he stopped thinking about that. He no longer dared to use Xiang Shaoyun's cultivation room without permission.
The reason he had been doing so in the past was so he could tell himself that he and Xiang Shaoyun were on equal footing. But with the formidable combat prowess Xiang Shaoyun had shown, his domineeringness was fully displayed. If Zhuge Zhantian continued doing the same, it would be the same as disrespecting his overlord. In the future, he might not be able to even keep his position as butler anymore.
Nobody in the Overlord Legion did not know of Xiang Shaoyun's might. Even in the entirety of the academy, his fame was reaching a level comparable to the top 10 freaks. If it wasn't for his lower cultivation level, he could probably enter the Dragon Phoenix List's top 10 as well.
At the villa, Xiang Shaoyun asked them about the affairs of the Overlord Legion. He learned that recently, the Overlord Legion had been expanding again. They were now comparable to many other top factions in terms of influence.
Apart from that, he also learned that the Di Alliance had been maintaining a low profile. They hadn't even bothered to give the Overlord Legion any trouble. That kind of response put everyone in disbelief.
After all, Xiang Shaoyun had killed Di Shang. It was impossible for Di Lin to not react at all. Xiang Shaoyun had a feeling Di Lin was most certainly scheming a surefire plan.
With Old Winter and Old Summer under my control, no plan you make will remain hidden from me, thought Xiang Shaoyun.
He was no longer afraid of Di Lin. Even if the Ziling Sect people were used, he still had no fear. His current goal was to think of a way to release the Scarlet Flame Monarch. Before this, he wanted to get the gravekeeper elder's help. But the elder had stopped him before he had a chance to ask.
Without the gravekeeper elder's help, he could only rely on himself. But with his strength, how was he supposed to free the Scarlet Flame Monarch?
While he was thinking, Zhuge Zhantian spoke, "Overlord, the academy has recently released a popular mission that many factions have accepted. I am thinking of making our Overlord Legion join in as well. What do you think?"
"Oh? What mission is it to attract so many factions?" Xiang Shaoyun asked in astonishment.
"The academy discovered a place with gleamstar water. Anyone capable of bringing some back will be rewarded 1 million contribution points per drop. Moreover, the gleamstar water is actually a type of high-tier spring water capable of expanding one's star. It is incredibly rare, and our Overlord Legion should not miss out on this," said Zhuge Zhantian.
"There is such a mission? When was it released?" Xiang Shaoyun asked. He finally understood the meaning of Xiao Wei's words.
"It's a recent mission, but it has not officially started yet. In about a month, it will start. The academy seems to have mobilized everyone and would only allow it to start once everyone knows about it. Because of that, the competition will be extremely stiff. Our chances of succeeding won't be too high," said Zhuge Zhantian with a sigh.
From Zhuge Zhantian's tone, Xiang Shaoyun could see that he was filled with both expectation and distress toward the mission.
However, Xiang Shaoyun said with excitement, "Our Overlord Legion will take part in this mission!"
The excitement infected Zhuge Zhantian. "Good. I'll go accept the mission. In any case, strength is not the only thing required to get the gleamstar water. At times, luck can be very important."
"Hehe, of course, luck is important. But how will our Overlord Legion fear others? From now on, announce that the Overlord Legion is still recruiting. It is time for a new round of expansion," said Xiang Shaoyun with elation.
Zhuge Zhantian nodded. "I'll get it done."
He then hurried away. In their current circumstance, the Overlord Legion needed to expand further. In any case, Xiang Shaoyun had sufficient prestige, and nowadays, many people wanted to join them.
Before, Xiang Shaoyun restricted recruitment for the sake of building loyalty. But now, he was confident the new members would no longer dare to try any tricks due to the strength he had displayed.
He then sent Ma Qihao to notify the other members about the mission so they could prepare and gather more information related to the gleamstar water. After leaving Aikai in the villa, he went to the Purple Lightning Pool. He was trying to make use of the final month he had to comprehend the profundity of lightning.
Of the many powers, he used the lightning power the most. It was his strongest power, and he had almost comprehended the profundity of lightning as well. With his past experiences at comprehending the profundity of powers, he smoothly comprehended the profundity of lightning.
Additionally, Money borrowed the Purple Lightning Pool’s environment to advance to third-stage Demon Emperor, and seven days later, Xiang Shaoyun left the Purple Lightning Pool.
He had now comprehended the profundity of earth, gold, darkness, flame, water, wind, and lightning. Only wood and light were missing. He tried using the profundity of the seven powers outside the cultivation zones and found that his speed of gathering natural spiritual energy had significantly increased, even surpassing the speed of someone using a star congregation jade.
He was able to instantly enhance his body with the seven powers at any time, using them to increase his combat strength. Apart from that, his draconic aura had condensed by 27 percent. He was only 3 percent short of reaching 30 percent. Even that was a result of him intentionally suppressing his cultivation.
One ought to know that seven of his stars had been filled to the brim even with constant suppression. After he comprehended the profundity of light and wood, he would be able to break through at one go.
It was soon time for the gleamstar water mission, so h
e did not have the time to comprehend the two remaining powers. He thus returned to his villa and summoned Shang Jifeng over.
Shang Jifeng had reached peak third-stage and was only a step away from fourth-stage Dragon Ascension Realm. These genius disciples would constantly grow. Hence, his growth was nothing surprising.
Chapter 720: Dark Sky Engulfing Imprint
When Shang Jifeng arrived, he looked at Xiang Shaoyun with a look of reverence and asked, "Overlord, you called for me?"
Although Xiang Shaoyun's cultivation level was lower than his, he still revered Xiang Shaoyun greatly. Xiang Shaoyun's ability to punch above his class was something none of them could compare to.
Of course, Shang Jifeng was still worried that Xiang Shaoyun's cultivation level would be stuck. Although Xiang Shaoyun had displayed surprising growth during the past two years, his speed had clearly slowed in the past six months.
Xiang Shaoyun did not bother saying anything useless as he directly took out a yin wind grass and a yin wind stone before saying, "These are for you."
Shang Jifeng was greatly shocked to see the two items. "Th-these are a yin wind grass and a yin wind stone?"
"Good eyes," said Xiang Shaoyun with a faint smile.
"This present is too precious!" Shang Jifeng couldn't hide his joy.
"Take it. If it wasn't for your clan's help, I wouldn't have been able to resolve that issue back then so easily. In any case, I still have more of them. Since we need to go and search for the gleamstar water soon, you need to increase your strength. It will help all of us."
Shang Jifeng did not stand on ceremony and accepted the grass and stone before saying, "Don't worry, Overlord. With them, I will be able to break through before the mission."
He then returned to his own villa, making use of every bit of time to breakthrough. Next, Xiang Shaoyun called over some wind and water cultivators and offered some yin wind grass and the treasures he had gotten from the old frost wolf for trade. With these resources, they would be able to grow stronger.
Xiang Shaoyun personally set an example in trading away treasures he did not need and earned the reverence of the Overlord Legion members. Of course, he had also gotten a lot of treasures from trading with them.
For now, he had no use for these treasures. But after comprehending the profundity of all nine powers, they would help him increase his cultivation. During the remaining time before the mission, he stayed almost exclusively in his villa. Apart from cultivating in silence, he spent his time meeting Overlord Legion members.
Tang Longfei had grown considerably and was now a fourth-stage Dragon Ascension Realm cultivator. He had the highest cultivation level in the Overlord Legion. As for Lady Shura, relying on the gold elemental resources Xiang Shaoyun had left her, she reached late third-stage Dragon Ascension Realm. She was slowly catching up and might even surpass Tang Longfei in the future. After all, she had a much better physique.
After receiving the yin wind grass from Xiang Shaoyun, Shang Jifeng broke through as well, becoming the second fourth-stage Dragon Ascension Realm cultivator in the Overlord Legion.
As for Zhuge Zhantian, Ma Qihao, Li Haonan, and a few others, they were at third-stage Dragon Ascension Realm while the others were mostly at second-stage Dragon Ascension Realm.
Only two years had passed, yet the Dragon Phoenix Academy's disciples seemed to have changed completely. Their progress was clear for all to see. The Overlord Legion members weren't the best among the disciples, but they weren't the worst either.
While waiting for the mission to start, they also recruited many new members. For now, the Overlord Legion had over 500 members. One could say that their size had grown several times in a short while.
If this was any other time, they would not be able to recruit so many members. But with the release of the gleamstar water mission, many neutral disciples started looking for backers so they could join in and reap some rewards from the mission.
Eventually, the Overlord Legion reached the size of a medium-sized faction. Of course, they were still much more lacking than the Sword Society, the Crushing Sky, the Flaming Sun, the Imperial Palace, and the other peak factions.
The Sword Society was the faction founded by Baili Yixiao, the academy's number one freak disciple. He was the society master, but he had always been mysterious, and not many people had seen him. Someone else was in charge of running the Sword Society, but they were still able to recruit a large number of members. They currently had over 3,000 members.
The Crushing Sky was a domineering name, and it was founded by the number two freak, Zhan Wushuang. With his iron fists, he was undefeated. He once vowed to punch even the sky apart, and as such, the name of his faction was born. The members of the Crushing Sky were incredibly domineering as well. Not many people dared to provoke them in the academy.
The Flaming Sun was the faction of Yu Ziyang and Yu Caidie. They had great prestige as well. As for the Imperial Palace, it was founded by Huang Tianji, with countless capable subordinates under him. On the other hand, the Glacier Palace founded by Han Chenfei could only be considered a medium-sized faction.
After all, Han Chenfei only recruited ice and water cultivators. Thus, her faction was lacking in both numbers and strength. And now, Xiang Shaoyun's Overlord Legion was catching up to the Glacier Palace.
A few days before the mission, the Overlord Legion members started returning from the various cultivation zones and awaiting the order to depart.
Meanwhile, Xiang Shaoyun was silently cultivating the Dark Sky Engulfing Imprint. It was a battle technique he had obtained by trading with Han Chenfei. It was a primary-grade sovereign technique.
Prior to this, he had been busy comprehending the profundity of powers at the different cultivation zones and did not have the time to cultivate this battle technique. Now that he had some free time, he decided to increase the number of his battle techniques.
The Dark Sky Engulfing Imprint was a palm technique, and it only had a single stance. Even so, that one stance was extremely powerful. It could gather dark energy to create a world of darkness that would crash down from the sky. Everything covered in the darkness would be instantly killed.
Xiang Shaoyun had already comprehended the profundity of darkness. He even had some dark origin energy in his dark star, so it was very easy for him to cultivate the technique. As he circulated his dark energy, the entire cultivation room was enveloped in darkness. It was so dark one couldn't even see one's own fingers in the room.
Under such an environment, nobody would be able to see clearly the situation within the room. However, Xiang Shaoyun had a clear vision of everything in the darkness. He formed a seal with both hands, creating a layer of dark radiance in his palms. The power gathered within his hands intensified, and when it reached the peak, he unleashed the palm attack.
Bang!
The attack struck the cultivation room's wall, creating an overwhelmingly powerful explosion. By the time the dust settled, Xiang Shaoyun found that a palm print had been left on the wall.
A satisfied smile formed on his face as he muttered, "Indeed, this is an extraordinary technique."
The palm print did not seem too deep, but anyone with deep knowledge in cultivation would be able to see how powerful the attack actually was. This cultivation room was constructed from unique materials and was also protected by a formation. Not even peak Emperors could damage its walls. Xiang Shaoyun's act of leaving a palm print on the wall was enough to prove the battle technique's might.
Done cultivating, Xiang Shaoyun left the room. It also so happened that some guests had arrived.
Chapter 721: Alliance
The visitors were a pleasant surprise for Xiang Shaoyun as they were Han Chenfei and the Han Clan sisters. He found that Han Chenfei's strength had grown yet again, while the sisters had grown even more, reaching second-stage Dragon Ascension Realm. Before this, they were only peak Kings. With them reaching second-stage Dragon Ascension Realm, one could say that they h
ad caught up with the other disciples.
Xiang Shaoyun could also sense an entirely different temperament from them. Their Icefrost Physiques had actually been completed, the hidden danger in their bodies resolved.
When the sisters saw him, they stepped forth and bowed. "Thank you for saving our lives, Young Master Xiang."
Without Xiang Shaoyun bringing them to the Dragon Phoenix Academy, they wouldn't have met Han Chenfei. Without Xiang Shaoyun helping them get the crystals of extreme cold, they would not have resolved the flaws in their physiques. Furthermore, Xiang Shaoyun had also saved them many times. Thus, he was worthy of this bow.
He said, "Alright, you don't have to keep thanking me. We are friends. You don't have to be overly courteous with me."
The sisters raised their heads and gazed at him with gratitude, their hearts completely captured by him. He was a man that had helped and saved their lives several times. For them, he was the kind of man worth marrying.
Han Chenfei had told them that if they could capture his heart and make him work for the Glacier Palace, she wouldn't mind them being with him. One ought to admit that this was a beautiful scheme. However, she was also clear that Xiang Shaoyun was not the type of man to submit to others.
"Young Master Xiang, what do you think about allying for our trip to the Gleamstar Blessed Land?" Han Chenfei went straight to the point.
The Gleamstar Blessed Land was the place where the gleamstar water could be found. It was a unique restricted space, and only those at the Emperor Realm or lower could enter. After losing Leng Feng and Han Lingshuang, Han Chenfei's Glacier Palace had weakened considerably. Hence, it was understandable why she was proposing this cooperation with Xiang Shaoyun.
After all, the Sword Society, the Crushing Sky, the Flaming Sun, and the other super factions would also partake in the mission. Thus, their probability of getting the gleamstar water was low. Han Chenfei might be strong, but the Glacier Palace as a whole was not strong enough. She had no choice but to seek external help.