Chapter 2201-Have a Sure Catch
With the Fire God Guards’ strength, it was estimated that three or four of them were already enough to overcome average True Gods. Moreover, the Fire God Guards could not be destroyed by experts weaker than Divine Kings. They might be defeated but they would not be destroyed.
The flame inside the Fire God Guards was the Red Lotus’ fire essence. If ordinary people saw this kind of flame, they wouldn’t have to wait to retreat. Jiang Chen finally understood the reason why the Fire God Guards were so terrifying.
“Such terrifying puppets!”
Luo Ningtian was completely stunned. When he was fighting against the Fire God Guards just now, he was in a passive position and could only defend their attacks. He even needed to be extremely careful in order to not get burned by the flames, otherwise, the consequences would surely be terrible. He only took the defensive position, but he was still injured by the Fire God Guards. If he was not on the defensive, he might have been severely injured by now.
However, he was really embarrassed as his life was threatened by the Twelve Fire God Guards and he lost his sense of superiority.
He doubted if the Twelve Fire God Guards was part of the Craftsman God’s inheritance. Otherwise, how could Jiang Chen deserve to have these twelve flame puppets? The value of each of the Fire God Guards was priceless, and it’s almost impossible to obtain one of them either in the heavens or earth. But this guy unexpectedly had twelve of them and this had made Luo Ningtian jealous of Jiang Chen.
“Today will be the anniversary of your death next year!”
Jiang Chen did not hesitate at all and joined hands with the Twelve Fire God Guards, pressing against Luo Ningtian into a deadly position. This time, Jiang Chen’s Fusion of Dragon and Sword, and dragon transformation was also completely different from how it was in the past. The terrifying Heavenly Dragon broke through the void and left no place for Luo Ningtian to hide. The Fire God Guards had already given Luo Ningtian a great pressure and made it almost impossible for him to make any counter attack.
The Heavenly Dragon Sword, that was filled with peerless divine might, shattered the void. The entire Yu Hua Boundary seemed to have become very dark but the radiance of the world lightened up the void. Luo Ningtian could only withdraw himself quickly in order to survive.
*Ping*
The Heavenly Dragon Sword fell on Luo Ningtian’s Qing Azure Peak Sword immediately. Behind Luo Ningtian, Luo Chentian used his power to support Luo Ningtian’s body. After the heaven-shattering, earth-shaking roaring sound broke through the sky, the Heavenly Dragon Sword was still standing with its sharp radiance, however Luo Ningtian’s Azure Peak Sword cracked and became a broken sword.
“My divine weapon, my divine weapon…!”
Luo Ningtian said while feeling heartbroken. It was a divine weapon that had been accompanying him for more than eight hundred years, given to him by his father before passing away. The divine weapon was his only treasure, since for an ordinary Heavenly God, they might not be able to obtain any divine tools. Because of this divine weapon, many in the God Luo Family had been jealous of him. However, at this moment, it was broken by Jiang Chen without much effort.
“Such rubbish. Now we should clear the grudge between us. I have said this before. Those who can laugh in the end have the best laughter,” Jiang Chen said with pride.
“Don’t even think that you could escape from our hands by relying on these puppets. It’s easy for us to kill you,” Luo Chentian said coldly.
“Then let’s try and see whether you could kill me first and take the inheritance away or I could kill you both and prove the existence of justice.”
“These flaming puppets are really formidable. Even if we join hands, it might still be very challenging,” Luo Chentian said in a low voice.
Although Luo Ningtian was still mourning the loss of his divine weapon, he knew that if they killed Jiang Chen and got the inheritance, the rewards they would receive would be better than a piece of divine tool.
“You have destroyed my divine weapon, I won’t let you off today! Receive your punishment!”
Luo Ningtian roared in rage. The two True God experts took action together and wanted to eliminate Jiang Chen.
This place was not considered as part of the territory of the Divine Tomb anymore. Instead, it was Yu Hua Boundary. That’s why the constraint against the Void Gods did not exist anymore. The two experts could use their full strength, hence Jiang Chen did not dare to be slow at all. He arranged the twelve Fire God Guards in different positions, and made sure that his opponents were surrounded. This had turned into a life and death battle, and there was no other way around it. Moreover, Jiang Chen would never let go of the people who had decided to kill him.
“Don’t show mercy. Use everything!”
Luo Chentian roared in rage. If he had taken action earlier, then there wouldn’t be so many surprises. However, Jiang Chen obviously was not easy to deal with. It could be considered that the two of them had encountered a match. It was completely out of their expectation that this guy had obtained so many of the Craftsman God’s inheritance. Otherwise, it would be a piece of cake to kill him.
“Pai Shan Palm!”
Luo Chentian’s palm was like the huge palm of the Buddha Tathagata, blocking out the sun and sky. The void and clouds were all shattered by his palm. When Jiang Chen’s Slaughter Dragon Seal collided against Luo Chentian’s Pai Shan Palm, it was undeniable that Jiang Chen was not a match for an expert at the True God Realm even with the help of the dragon transformation. Jiang Chen was forced to take a step back.
Luo Chentian was staring at Jiang Chen with a serious facial expression. This was his strongest strike. An ordinary Early True God might not even dare to resist this attack but this lad was not afraid at all, and was even not hurt by the strike as well. This was really strange.
“Sword shadow descends into the yellow springs and soars up to cloud nine!”
Luo Ningtian unleashed his full strength as well, after having decided he would not give Jiang Chen any chance of living. However, Jiang Chen made a counterattack with his sword and Luo Ningtian’s Azure Peak Sword was broken completely this time.
Jiang Chen immediately withdrew himself as the twelve Fire God Guards took a step forward and besieged Luo Chentian and his brother completely.
The Karmic Fire of the Red Lotus was rising continuously. At this moment, the Karmic Fire of the Red Lotus that was unleashed by the Fire God Guards became many times stronger than before.
Even the experts at the True God Realm could only take a few steps backwards and would not dare confront it. However, Luo Chentian’s strength was actually better compared to ordinary True God experts. He had even reached the peak of Early True God Realm. That was why it was hard to tell who had the upper hand against the twelve Fire God Guards.
The God Luo Clan had supreme cultivation methods like the God Luo Art, so they were stronger compared to those ordinary experts. The strength of the disciples from the prestigious families was of course generally quite formidable. This was unquestionable. Even though Jiang Chen had not been killed yet, Luo Chentian did not feel desperate yet because the twelve Fire God Guards were controlled by Jiang Chen. As long as the battle continued, Jiang Chen might not be able to take the upper hand.
“It seems like a good timing to have a sure catch.”
Jiang Chen sneered as the two were under the absolute control of the twelve Fire God Guards. They were tangled together and had no way to get rid of the Guards. Although they were in a fierce fight, Luo Chentian felt sick of the battle as the twelve Fire God Guards kept pestering them. They did not have any way of getting out of Fire God Guards encirclement at all, not to mention killing Jiang Chen and seizing the inheritance.
More importantly, they couldn’t get rid of these flaming puppets and restraining them had become a silly thing to think about.
“Right now, it’s finally my turn to show up.”
Jiang Chen’s figure flashed then suddenly disappeared. At this moment, both Luo Chentian and Luo Ningtian felt a sense of coldness behind them. How did the guy disappear suddenly?
“Great Void Technique, breaking through the void with light steps!”
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Chapter 2202-Divine World, Here I Come!
Jiang Chen appeared in front of Luo Ningtian suddenly. Jiang Chen had already predicted that Luo Ningtian would make such an attack. Under such circumstances, the combination of Great Divination Art and Great Void Technique was perfect because they did not have too many methods to handle him, even more so after the twelve Fire God Guards had driven them nuts.
Jiang Chen was already prepared for Luo Ningtian’s attack. As soon as Jiang Chen made a kick, both him and Luo Ningtian retreated. However, at this moment, Jiang Chen’s figure suddenly appeared at the back of Luo Ningtian. Jiang Chen was ubiquitous with the help of the Great Void Technique. On the other hand, Luo Ningtian’s sensation was very sharp since he had reached True God Realm.
However, by the moment Luo Ningtian turned his head, Jiang Chen’s Heavenly Dragon Sword had already hit his shoulder. His arm was cut off cleanly and he suffered great pain.
“Brother!”
Luo Chentian’s countenance fell and shouted in a deep voice. While Luo Ningtian was staggering, the two Fire God Guards behind him caught the perfect timing and immediately struck a heavy blow on Luo Ningtian.
Luo Chentian struck three of the Fire God Guards, then caught Luo Ningtian at the next second. However, Jiang Chen’s attack still fell on him again. In a flash, the two of them were almost standing face to face. Luo Chentian screamed and withdrew himself subconsciously, but Jiang Chen appeared next to him and his sword pierced into Luo Chentian’s chest.
“Pu!”
Luo Chentian spurted out a mouthful of blood. The two brothers were pressed to a dead end by the twelve Fire God Guards. At this moment, Jiang Chen attacked again, and each of his attacks was extremely ruthless and vigorous. Luo Chentian and Luo Ningtian had paid a severe price with each of Jiang Chen’s attacks.
At the end, under the attack of Fire God Guards, Luo Chentian had also come to a disadvantaged position. On the other hand, Luo Ningtian was not even able to get up after the set back as he was under complete suppression without any strength to counterattack.
“You two shouldn’t have come to pester me.”
Jiang Chen said faintly while his figure was flashing around with his Heavenly Dragon Sword. Suddenly, another strike of the sword hit Luo Ningtian’s chest.
“No!”
Luo Ningtian was mad, staring at Jiang Chen with his eyes that seemed to crack. At this moment, he felt that his life was leaving his body as his chest was pierced through by Jiang Chen’s Heavenly Dragon Sword.
Jiang Chen continued to sweep across with his sword, tearing Luo Ningtian’s body apart from his side directly. Luo Ningtian kneeled down and fell on the ground while blood was flowing out from his mouth continuously. The divine light from his eyes dispersed and his breath slowly turned weaker and weaker.
“Jiang Chen! This grudge is irreconcilable!”
Out of rage, Luo Chentian’s roar broke through the sky. In an instant, he crashed into Jiang Chen although he was attacked by the Fire God Guards behind at the same time. His eyes could only see Jiang Chen at this moment. Killing him was the only way to get revenge for his brother.
Before passing away, his father told him that he had to take good care of his brother. That’s why he never competed with his brother for any divine tools and he gave his brother the best. Seeing how Luo Ningtian was torn apart by Jiang Chen’s sword, his heart had become dead now.
“I am going to kill you!”
Luo Chentian crashed into Jiang Chen madly, however, the Fire God Guards blocked him, and left no chance for Luo Chentian to resist at all.
“Don’t worry. The next one will be you. Go accompany your brother, and then continue counting on each other on the way to hell.”
Jiang Chen said ruthlessly. With his mystical Great Void Technique, he kept appearing and disappearing at the side of Luo Chentian and attacked him with his sword. As soon as Jiang Chen struck a blow at the three most vital parts of his body, a drop of blood tear flowed out from Luo Chentian’s eyes as he was unable to escape the misfortune of being killed like his brother.
This time, Luo Chentian failed in a comparatively easy task. It was completely out of his expectation that he would be eliminated by a young lad who was just at the Early Void God Realm.
“I cannot accept this…I cannot…I can’t……”
Luo Chentian murmured while he was falling down to the ground slowly. Even though the two brothers were unreconciled to their fate, they were still buried at the Divine Tomb eventually and died at the Yu Hua Boundary.
“This is the dignity of an expert. It’s just the law of the jungle!”
Jiang Chen looked at the Luo brothers without any compassion. If he chose to be compassionate to everyone, then who would show him the compassion he needed? If he did not rely on his own strength, he might have died many times earlier.
Kindness was the epitaph of those who were kind. If he bowed his head down, how would the Luo brother let him go alive?
This world was a world of the strong. Your competence was part of your dignity.
Jiang Chen plundered whatever he could get from Luo Chentian and Luo Ningtian’s body. He found thirty thousand low-grade Divine Origin Stones worth two hundred middle-grade Divine Origin Stones. This is the currency used in the Divine World, of course Jiang Chen would not miss them out.
The Divine Origin Stone released pure and intense divine energy. Those under the True God Realm would only need the Low Grade Divine Origin Stone. Those above would need Middle Grade Divine Origin Stone. However, those above Heavenly Gods would need to refine the High Grade Divine Origin Stones for their own use. Once one broke through the Divine Emperor Realm, he would need Supreme Grade Divine Origin Stone.
“What’s this?”
Jiang Chen discovered an ancient sheepskin scroll from Luo Chentian’s ring. It seemed like a part of an incomplete and tattered map. The words on the map were also very old and difficult to understand.
There were quite many remarks stated on the ancient scroll and they seemed like some hidden divine treasures but they also seemed like cultivation art. Jiang Chen was not sure about that.
“Rushing Thunder Chart?”
Jiang Chen frowned his forehead. Since he did not know what it was right now, he could only keep it first.
Right now, he was badly injured and his strength was also drained. Everyone had already stepped into the Divine World and the Yu Hua Boundary became darker. Soon, he was afraid that the boundary would close up completely.
“After going through so many difficulties with so much effort, finally it’s time to leave the Divine Tomb.”
Jiang Chen looked at the sky and unexpectedly a remnant figure appeared above the void. He seemed to give a smile to Jiang Chen. The figure was actually the old tomb keeper. Jiang Chen was stunned. However, it just happened for a second. After blinking his eyes, the figure had already disappeared.
“Oh my… The Divine Tomb is seriously not a simple place. No wonder, even those experts from the Divine World could not simply enter this place. The law set by the God Emperor is really extraordinary,” Jiang Chen murmured.
Divine World was just in front of him right now but Jiang Chen suddenly became very sentimental. Even Tyrant had been taken into the Divine Tomb by force, how about Yan Chenyu? Wu Ningzhu? Yan Qingchen? And when would his own father enter the Divine Tomb? Most importantly, Jiang Chen was worried if they could make it until the end in the Divine Tomb since this was a place full of great danger.
Looking at the Yu Hua Boundary, Jiang Chen held his fists tightly while a great pressure was pressing on his shoulder.
“One day, this sky won’t be able to block my eyes anymore and this land will not subdue me.”
“Wait for me, I won’t let you guys get any harm.”
Jiang Chen said in a deep voice while pointing his sword to the sky.
“Here I come, Divine World!”
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Chapter 2203-Northern Cold Divine Region, Deer Mourn Mountain
The moment when Jiang Chen stepped into the gateway of the Divine World, he fell into a mysterious state. It felt like he was in a state of emptiness and wandering in the illusion.
At the same time, the Yu Hua Boundary disappeared completely, severing the connection between the Divine World and Divine Tomb.
When Jiang Chen stepped into the Divine World, an incomparably long passage appeared in front of his eyes. The passage was floating above the clouds. In front of him, there were countless pavilions and terraces and the entire scene was like a dream.
At this moment, a giant black Heavenly Peng* flew towards him from afar. While the divine bird flew with its wide wings, its feather was glowing with towering mightiness.
Jiang Chen stared at the terrifying Heavenly Peng while the Heavenly Peng gave Jiang Chen a glance in a profound way. Then, it swept across the void, soaring up to heaven with an overbearing momentum.
“Such a terrifying Heavenly Peng. Its eyes seem like it can determine my life and death.”
Jiang Chen was a bit shocked in his heart as he never encountered such a terrifying strength before. The glance the Heavenly Peng showed to Jiang Chen seemed to express a sense of reunion after a long separation but it was also filled with fighting intent.
“Bang……”
Suddenly, a dreadful lightning fell from heaven with billowing thunder and it was striking towards Jiang Chen.
Jiang Chen took a cold breath while his facial expression changed as the dreadful lightning gave him an irresistible feeling. If the lightning and thunder fell on him, he would definitely die.
“Buzz……”
The dreadful lightning caused Jiang Chen’s pupils to continuously enlarge. The lightning then fell on the Ancestral Dragon Pagoda. Golden light was glowing at the top of the pagoda while it protected Jiang Chen.
Under the golden light, the Ancestral Dragon Pagoda was still in a state of great shock. The deafening thunder had made Jiang Chen cover up his ears with his hands but his countenance had fallen completely.
The gloss of the Ancestra Dragon Pagoda had faded at this moment. It even turned into a bloody colour at the end that was still emitting weak golden light. Meanwhile, Jiang Chen, despite the protection of Ancestral Dragon Pagoda, still felt a sense of great pressure and fainted because of the dreadful lightning strike.
“Although the heavens do not tolerate me and the earth does not treat me well, I am still going to fight the heavens and earth! No one can block my path, and the heavens is no exception! Cough, cough, cough……”
An old voice sounded from the Ancestral Dragon Pagoda. In the midst of the thunderstorms, nine golden lightning struck the Ancestral Dragon Pagoda!
Divine World. Northern Cold Divine Region
Single Dragon County, Lin He Boundary, the foot of Deer Mourn Mountain.
“Grandpa, look, is there someone falling down from the peak of the mountain?”
A young girl said softly.
The young girl has a pair of big bright piercing eyes and was around thirteen or fourteen years old. Her black hair was tied into a bun. She was full of curiosity and in a state of great shock.
The young girl carried a bamboo basket on her back as she walked through the forest while following her grandfather to pick up herbs in the Deer Mourn Mountain. This was the first time she encountered someone in the mountain and she didn’t even know if he was still alive or dead.
“Where is he?”
The old man was holding a pipe between his lips. His hair was all white and it could be seen that the fur-lined coat on his body had been resewn and made up for many times. He squinted his eyes then sucked the pipe and breathed out some smoke.
“What a pitiful guy. He’s still alive, albeit barely. Since he fell here, it can be considered that he’s destined to meet us.”
The old man put the pipe in the basket behind him and squatted down and patted the young man whose clothes were badly torned.
“He’s still alive but he seems to have suffered great injury and lost his consciousness now.”
The old man said and he turned around to carry the injured man on his back. He then walked towards the foot of the Deer Mourn Mountain.
“Grandpa, don’t you always tell me not to bother others’ business? Wait for me!”
The young girl curled up her lips and followed up her grandfather quickly. The old man walked quickly as if he was flying. He did not look like an elder at all.
…….
When Jiang Chen woke up suddenly, he realised that everything in front of his eyes had already become another scene. The palaces, pavilions and terraces had vanished and the flying Heavenly Peng had also disappeared without leaving any trace.
“Where am I?”
Jiang Chen rubbed his head and frowned his forehead. Before losing consciousness, all he felt was that everything was spinning and the Ancestral Dragon Pagoda protected him with utmost effort.
“You have woken up, brother?”
The young girl was holding a bowl of steamingly hot herbal medicine and entered the room.
Jiang Chen looked around and realised that it was an ordinary thatched hut with simple arrangement. It was not a mansion of a rich family.
“Where’s this place?”
Jiang Chen asked for the second time. The young girl who stood in front of him looked very innocent and adorable. She seemed very pure like a lotus that blossomed in the pond.
“Deer Mourn Mountain. Qilian Residence, Pengtou Village.”
The young lady said with a clear voice. She gave Jiang Chen a glance and looked like she was a bit scared.
“Little sister, are you the one who saved me?”
Jiang Chen asked and said with a smile. He felt terrible as his whole body felt like it was going to break apart anytime.
The surroundings looked very strange to him. He really had no idea where he was right now.
The young girl nodded but then she shook her head.
“My granddad saved you.”
“No matter how, thank you.”
“Drink this bowl of herbal medicine first. Granddad said it’s good for your recovery.”
The young girl smiled and spoke to Jiang Chen. She seemed not to be that scared and cautious anymore.
“Is this the Divine World?”
“Yes. I only know that we’re at Deer Mourn Mountain, Qilian Residence, Pengtou Village. Other than that, I don’t know anymore.”
The way the young girl pouted was really cute but she seemed to not know much.
“As long as it’s the Divine World.”
Jiang Chen thought. However, it seemed like the Divine World was much bigger than the Immortal World and it was not as simple as he had thought.
“We are in the Lone Dragon County of the Northern Cold Divine Region. There are nine regions and eighteen counties in the Divine World. There are Dongsheng, Western Extremity, Nantong, Northern Cold, Restricted Area, Ancient Divine Region, Desolate Divine Region, Earth Divine Region and lastly, the Central Region Divine Land! In terms of the eighteen counties, some are inside the Divine Region but some counties exist independently. Right now, the Qilian Residence where we are staying is only a remote area of the Deer Mourn Mountain. Deer Mourn Mountain is very big but Lone Dragon County is even bigger. The Northern Cold Divine Region is even vast. As a god, if one wanted to go through every place in the Divine World, it would take him hundreds and thousands of years.”
The old man was holding the pipe in his mouth while sucking the pipe gently. He seemed to really enjoy the moment.
“Thank you master for saving me.”
Jiang Chen said in a solemn voice. Jiang Chen was really thankful for the old man.
“This is your own fortune and not related to me. Hehe. Are you a cultivator from the Immortal World and just entered the Divine World?”
“How did you know?”
Jiang Chen looked at the old man in shock as he felt bewildered.
“You have great potential and talent. Even if I did not save you, you would wake up by yourself within a few days. What a pity that a young and talented man like you hasn’t reached the True God Realm yet.”
The old man smiled faintly. No one knew if he was teasing Jiang Chen or expressing his regret.
Peng*: a giant bird that transforms from a Kun giant fish in Chinese mythology.
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Chapter 2204-Profound Feng Sect, Feng Manlou
“Master’s wise eyes are as bright as a torch. I am Jiang Chen from the Nine Region Immortal World and I just came into the Divine World. I thank master for saving my life. Cough…cough…” Jiang Chen said.
“Your body is still weak. You should rest well. Most of the cultivators who have gone through difficulties and challenges to enter this world are those who have great determination. You’re a good young man.”
The old man smiled and left the hut.
“My name is Yue Er. You can call my granddad Old Gang Tou as everyone in the village calls him so. Hehe. Granddad is a well known alchemist at the Ten Li Eight Village.”
Yue Er grinned and said, while the corner of her mouth was overflowing with some cunningness. After glancing at the direction where her grandfather disappeared, only then did she feel relieved.
“You’re an Eight Grade Immortal Sovereign!”
Jiang Chen looked at Yue Er and only then did he find out. He took a breath and his facial expression became really terrible as he did not know whether to laugh or cry.
“Yue’s Er cultivation realm is quite low and I really did not have much talent. Also, my comprehensive ability is weak. Brother, don’t laugh at me. I am trying very hard in my cultivation but grandpa said that I have no talent in cultivation or learn medicine from him.”
Yue Er tooted and said with an unhappy face. She seemed a bit unhappy. Jiang Chen could not help suppressing himself to not laugh while looking at her naive and pure face.
Was this called not much talent? Was this called low comprehensive ability? This young girl was even more terrifying than him who had been on the journey of cultivation for a hundred thousand years. He was only a Seventh Grade Immortal Sovereign when he first stepped into the Divine Tomb. But now, the young girl showed an innocent face and even said that she had no talent, putting in no real effort and already an Eight Grade Immortal at such a young age. This was really a heavy blow to others.
“That’s not right. Who said that Yue Er is weak? I am the first one to disagree. Hehe.”
Jiang Chen said with a smile. Who would dare say that a young Eighth Grade Sovereign Immortal girl was weak? Jiang Chen was the first one to disagree.
“Brother, this is the medicine specifically made by my grandpa. Drink it while it’s still hot. I guarantee that you will recover and be lively as a dragon within two weeks.”
Yue Er’s pure and naive temperament reminded Jiang Chen of Yan Chenyu. She used to be that naive, kind and simple kid. She was like a lotus growing up from a muddy pond.
“What happened? Brother, you don’t want to drink the medicine?”
“No, I just thought of a sister. She is as simple as you.”
Jiang Chen said while drinking the medicine. As soon as he finished the medicine, his whole body was refreshed. It had really recharged him. It was indeed a divine medicine. As soon as he consumed the medicine, he immediately felt a great sense of comfort.
“You always laugh at others. Brother, I am not as good as you said.”
Yue Er blushed after being praised by Jiang Chen. Her grandfather never praised her before as she was almost the weakest cultivator in the village. Although no one cared about this, she actually put this matter in her heart. She did not want to become a burden to her grandfather. When others joked with her grandfather, they would always take her cultivation realm as a topic to joke about.
“Old Gang Tou, Old Gang Tou, where is he?”
Someone shouted outside of the door in a deep voice.
“What happened? Young master Feng Manlou. My house is too shabby for you to come visit. Why are you here today?”
Old Gang Tou said faintly as if he did not welcome him too much.
“Isn’t a young man staying at your house these days? Ask him to come with me to Profound Feng Sect three days later. Young master Feng has urged me several times. All the men in our village must come with me to mine Divine Origin Stone. This is a command from the young master.”
Feng Manlou said with pride while looking at Old Gang Tou coldly. His father always asked him to respect Old Gang Tou who was a well-known alchemist in the Ten Li Eight Village. If he offended Old Gang Tou, his father would fall into a difficult position as the village chief.
However, nowadays Feng Manlou had built some connection with the Profound Feng Sect of Qilian Residence, so they started not putting Old Gang Tou in their eyes. Moreover, Feng Manlou was going to bring all of the men in the village to Profound Feng Sect to help them mine for Divine Origine Stones. It would be a very tiring labour. They could only come back to their village once a year, that’s why none of them were willing to leave their home to Profound Feng Sect.
Unfortunately, Feng Manlou was the village chief’s son and these days he had flattered the influential young sect master of Profound Feng Sect. So no one dared to find trouble with him now.
“He’s not from our village and he is still recovering. I am afraid that he won’t be able to take the labour. I think it’s better that young master Feng get another man to replace him,” Old Gang Tou said with a smile.
“Are you going against me intentionally? Old Gang Tou, what do you think about one hundred Low Grade Divine Origin Stones? It would be enough for you for a year.”
Feng Manlou snorted, thinking that money can do anything. If the old man wanted Divine Origin Stones, he had more than enough. What he lacked was only manpower.
Old Gang Tou shook his head and smiled without saying a word.
“What do you mean? I am going to bring him away three days later. As I have told you about this this time, don’t complain about this to my father next time. He’s the village chief and you’re only someone who refines medicine. Humph.”
Feng Manlou snorted and turned around, leaving the hut.
“Oh right. When your granddaughter Yu Er grows up two or three years later, she will definitely turn out to be charming and beautiful. I am going to bring her to Profound Feng Sect at that time. She would definitely have a good future. Hehehe. She’s an embryo of beauty.”
The corner of Feng Manlou’s mouth carried a cunning smile that made people shiver.
“If something is meant to happen, it happens. If something isn’t meant to happen, it won’t happen.”
Old Gang Tou carried the pipe in his mouth while lying on a rocking chair, seemingly falling asleep.
“Yue Er, who’s this Feng Manlou who wants me to follow him and mine for Divine Origin Stones?”
Jiang Chen frowned. The guy did not seem to be a good guy. He was shouting like he was the only ruler under the heavens. A typical tyrant who loved to bully the weak.
“He is the son of the village chief. Five years ago, he was fortunate to enter the Profound Feng Sect and flatter the young sect master. These years, he has been very tyrannical and overbearing, doing whatever he wants in the village. More than hundreds of young men had been recruited by force to Profound Feng Sect and mine for Divine Origin Stones. These guys are only allowed to come back to the village once a year. That’s why no one is willing to go. Moreover, he has been quite influential in the Profound Feng Sect. No one in the Peng Tou Village dared to go against him. Every time he comes back to the village, he bullies both the men and takes their women. There’s no evil that he wouldn’t dare do. Even his father, the village chief, can only pretend like he doesn’t see anything. Hmph. I hate him the most. He always looks at me with bad intentions in his mind.”
Yue Er said angrily. Obviously, she really doesn’t like the village chief’s son.
“Is Profound Feng Sect very powerful?”
Jiang Chen murmured.
“Of course, Profound Feng Sect is one of the major sects in Qilian Residence. They have more than a hundred thousand disciples. Even the cultivation realm of their outer disciples has reached Ninth Grade Immortal Sovereign. Once they reach Middle Void God Realm, they will become inner disciples.”
Yue Er said.
“Are there also a lot of Ninth Grade Immortal Sovereigns in the Divine World?”
Jiang Chen doubted.
Yue Er couldn’t stop laughing and she seemed flattered.
“Do you really think that cultivators with god realm and Divine King cultivation base are everywhere in the Divine World? Brother, you’re more naive than me. Hehehe.”
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Chapter 2205-Mortals are those who are under True God Realm
Jiang Chen smiled while looking at Yue Er with doubt. He thought that all of the cultivators in the Divine World were under God Realm and surmised that there might not be so many Ninth Grade Immortal Sovereigns.
In fact, it was as simple as he thought. Although the Divine World was filled with incomparably vigorous Divine Origin Qi, it was not that easy to achieve great advancement in one’s cultivation.
“The reality is not like what you had imagined, brother. In the Divine World, we are not born with unparalleled strength. However, the indigenous people of this world are destined to be talented as they are nourished by the Divine Origin Qi between heaven and earth. Of course, compared to those cultivators like you who ascended here from another world, we are relatively talented. Basically, tenagers like me will at least reach Ninth Grade Immortal Sovereign or some might even break through to the Void God Realm. Some who are more talented and monstrous will have reached the True God Realm. I am comparatively ordinary.”
After saying this, Yu Er looked a bit disappointed. She was really a girl who cared about how others view her. That was why she could not get over the matter about her cultivation realm. She hadn’t been putting a lot of effort in cultivating, however, no one saw that. Moreover, her talent was mediocre so she stopped putting in more effort when her cultivation realm was only advancing very slowly.
“Since the Origin Divine Qi is very intense here, ordinary cultivators might achieve advancement very quickly when they first started cultivating. But there are some people who are destined not to be able to breakthrough. Early God Realm is the threshold they can’t breakthrough. Some people might not be able to breakthrough the Void God Realm as they have advanced too quickly at the beginning and they couldn’t digest all the Origin Divine Qi they have absorbed. Unfortunately, this is their destiny in the Divine World. For example, I might never be able to reach the True God Realm.”
“You’re not bad. When I was your age, my strength was even weaker. Hehe. I am not comparable to you. Don’t give up. I believe you can make it.”
Jiang Chen looked at Yue Er and told her that he meant it.
“Really?
“Of course. If there’s a will, there’s a way. As long as you put effort and work hard, you will never be weaker than others. Someone who just listens to whatever they hear and thinks that they will not achieve anything without talent. Then they give up on themselves and miss out on the best time and chance to cultivate. It’s normal that they won’t improve at all if that happened.”
Yue Er smiled and said:
“What you said seemed very reasonable. I will not give up and I will aim to breakthrough the True God Realm, so that everyone will pay great respect to my grandpa.”
“I believe you definitely will make it. Haha.”
“I’ll listen to you. Brother, your power must be formidable as well. Now, I can also sense that you are definitely stronger than me.”
Yue Er looked at Jiang Chen curiously.
“Me? I am just an Early Void God. Moreover, I am badly injured right now. I guess I won’t be fully recovered without ten to twenty days of rest. The effort I need to put to cultivate might even more compared to you.
“Actually, not everyone can be immortal in the Divine World. If we can’t breakthrough the Void God Realm, we would be mortal forever. We might only live up to five hundred years.”
At this moment, Old Gang Tou came in with a smile and gave Jiang Chen a profound glance.
“You must be curious about why you were an immortal in the Immortal World and why it’s a different case in this world.”
Old Gang Tou’s word struck Jiang Chen as he had seen through Jiang Chen’s mind. Indeed, this was what Jiang Chen was worried the most. If he could only live for five hundred years, how was he going to wait for his loved ones? How would he prepare for their arrival in the Divine World?
“Those who are under the True God Realm would be mortals forever. You might have never heard of this before. If you break through the True God Realm, you will have five hundred years to live. If you reach the Heavenly God Realm and manage to condense the Divine Spark, you will have five thousand years to live. When one reaches the Divine King Realm, he will be immortal. However, those who are under the True God Realm are actually not that different from a mortal. Talented cultivators with great fortune or those who know how to use divine elixirs to prolong their life might be able to live a few hundred years more. However, those who are under the True God Realm will never be able to live more than five hundred years. I have mastered the art of making the elixir of life for my entire life and I once used elixirs to advance myself to the True God Realm. However, after suffering a serious injury from a battle, I became a Middle Void God and it’s hard for me to advance my cultivation realm anymore. My life might end when I reach around one hundred years.”
Life of a hundred years!
These words were like thunderclaps resounding around Jiang Chen’s ears. At first, the Divine World was a pradarise everyone dreamt of. But now, it seemed like it was even more cruel than the Immortal World. If you couldn’t succeed, you were doomed to be a mortal. If you could not break through, you would fall.
If you could not break through to the Void God Realm, you will not be able to live long. This was the principle. Even Old Gang Tou who was once a True God could only live around a hundred years now. This was incomparably cruel and heartbreaking.
Jiang Chen was deeply related to Old Gang Tou. He looked at his granddaughter while his eyes carried gentleness and hope as everything depended on her fate.
True God Realm, Jiang Chen would definitely reach that realm. Even if a Heavenly God or Divine King hinders him, he would still breakthrough their hindrance and stand at the top of the Divine World. He was going to use his own palm and effort to achieve something great in this new world. Otherwise, how was he going to protect those he loved when they ascend here from the Immortal World.
At present, he still did not know where Big Yellow, Dragon Shisan and Tyrant were. The vastness of the Divine World was unimaginable. He had to look for them first. It must be easier to find Big Yellow as he entered the Luo Family. But he did not know where the Luo Family was.
“I have something to ask. Master, do you know where the God Luo Family is?”
Jiang Chen asked.
Old Gang Tou was startled and looked at Jiang Chen.
“You know about the God Luo Family of Xuanyuan County?”
Lao Gangtou sighed and shook his head.
“God Luo Family of Xuanyuan County is at the Western Extremity Divine Region. Although we are not at the furthest part of the Divine World, it would still take more than six thousand years to reach the Western Extremity Divine Region without spatial teleportation.”
Jiang Chen smiled bitterly. Was he joking? More than six thousand years. That meant if he did not advance to the Heavenly God Realm, he would die on his way to the Western Extremity Divine Region. He would die even without encountering any misfortune and just die out of old age. This sounded ridiculous. Spatial teleportation seemed more reliable.
“However, not everyone is able to afford spatial teleportation. Even if a Heavenly God or Divine King wanted to use spatial teleportation, that might cost half of his total wealth. Only the true experts in the Divine World have the right to use it,” Old Gang Tou said faintly.
Jiang Chen was shocked. Even if he spent all of his life travelling in the Divine World, he might not be able to reach every place. Travelling throughout the entire Northern Cold Divine Region would not be easy as well.
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Chapter 2206-The Easiest Thing is also the Hardest
To put it bluntly, he needs to increase his strength as fast as possible. Otherwise, he’ll vanish in this cold and cruel Divine World.
“You want to go to the Western Divine Region. Heheh, you better get well first. Those who managed to ascend will definitely get noticed by the great clans of this world. Because each and every one of them managed to reach here with their own sheer effort. Their talent and willpower is something us indigenous people could not compare with. When you have recovered your injury, you can go and search for a powerful sect to train; you’ll certainly go far. If you managed to obtain a great fortune, you’ll have no problem in reaching the Heavenly God Realm and condense your own divine spark.” Old Gang Tou said, giving Jiang Chen a great credit.
“Thank senior for the advice.” Jiang Chen said.
“You’re talented. You’ll certainly achieve great things in the future. I do not wish to see a prodigy fall here, that’s all.” Old Gang Tou said while he took a smoke.
“This one shall not forget senior’s help. I will leave after three days. Otherwise, I will bring trouble to you guys.” Jiang Chen said.
“But you are still injured, Big Brother,” Yue Er said worriedly.
“Relax. That kid acts tough only because of the Young Sect Master of the Profound Wind Sect. But will the Young Sec Master personally deal with this problem? As for his father, heh, he’s nothing. He’s the village chief but he never thinks about the people of the village. He’ll never dare do anything to me.” Old Gang Tou harrumphed coldly while his expression turned solemn and proud.
As the famous alchemist of the Ten Li Eight Village, Old Gang Tou was one that could not be easily pushed around by others. Moreover, he was once a True God expert. Even though he had lost his strength, he was still someone not to be trifled with as the number one expert of the Zhou Family Village.
“Stay here without worry, at least wait until you recover from your injuries.”
“Then… very well.” Jiang Chen nodded helplessly.
He does not want to receive the hospitality of these two, plus, he would probably bring unnecessary troubles to them.
At night, Jiang Chen cultivated, his dragon mark appeared, the divine origin qi of the Divine World poured into his body unceasingly. It was many times stronger than the immortal origin qi of the Immortal World. The divine origin qi nourished his meridians, relaxing his mind and body. His body has recovered 50% and his strength has increased tremendously. He’ll be completely recovered after three days.
“This world is truly different, the air is much thicker compared to the Immortal World. No wonder so many weaklings are able to reach the Void God Realm. Shocking.” Jiang Chen murmured with a serious expression.
There is still a long way to go in the future. But I do not have much time, a few hundred years feels like it’s long. But for them, a seclusion may last a few years to a dozen of years. It’s but a glimpse in the Divine World. It’ll be hard to break through further if I cannot reach the Heavenly God Realm within a few hundred years.
In the courtyard, Old Gang Tou was concocting pills. Flames could be seen burning from the cauldron. Old Gang Tou threw in medicinal ingredients into the cauldron continuously. It’s the easiest and most efficient way in concocting pills. With this the medicinal efficiency of the pills would reach the perfect state. But an average flame will not purify the impurity of those ingredients.
A famous saying states that a medicine has 30% toxin in it. If one could not completely purify the impurities in the ingredients, then the pills will not reach its perfect state.
After awhile, the flame subsided and the pill was made. But Old Gang Tou’s expression was solemn, one could slightly see the disappointment he had.
“Senior, I see that you do not have complete control over the medicinal ingredients.” Jiang Chen said as he observed Old Gang Tou concocting pills. He too was itching to try.
“You know the art of pill concoction?” Old Gang Tou said with a shock.
“A little, I observed your techniques in refining the ingredients… it’s not at the perfect stage yet. I wonder if senior could also feel it?”
“Haih. I’ve known about it. Pity, without a proper flame, it’ll never reach a better refinement. A normal flame could not purify the impurity of these ingredients. Hence, it’ll never be perfect.” Old Gang Tou obviously knew about his flaw.
“I would like to try.”
Old Gang Tou smiled.
“Don’t look down on these medicinal ingredients. No matter if it’s the degree of purity or the medicinal effect of the ingredients, it’s not something that could be compared to those of the Immortal World. Do not treat it lightly.”
“Many thanks for senior’s advice.” Jiang Chen nodded with a slight smile on the corner of his mouth.
Jiang Chen moved one of his arms and a flame arose. The Fire of Sun appeared in his hands and he took three ingredients—the Sun Yi Grass, three-leaved ginko clover and mangrove fruit!
“This is…… the Fire of Sun?!”
The old man was slightly stunned and his expression became serious. He had been concocting pills for more than 200 years. Even though his strength was average, in terms of pill concoction, he was quite experienced in the field. Now that the Fire of Sun was revealed, Old Gang Tou knew that Jiang Chen wasn’t just your average joe.
The Fire of Sun was powerful, causing people to fear it. Especially those alchemists, they understood how powerful the flame was. It could even burn the user itself. Not even Old Gang Tou in his prime could touch this flame. Plus, such a flame was way above his pay grade.
“Refine!” Jiang Chen shouted.
Three medicinal ingredients were thrown into the flame, making Old Gang Tou even more shocked. He had never seen an alchemist that could refine several medicinal ingredients together. Moreover, the impurity of each ingredient was hard to purify.
Jiang Chen looked at the Fire of Sun in his palm. The three solid medicinal ingredients that were refined instantly merged together. Three rays of light shot up. At this moment, Old Gang Tou was in awe, he never thought Jiang Chen was this skilful. He must be an alchemist, pretty high-grade nonetheless. One that is above me. More importantly, the Fire of Sun in his hand is not something an average person could get.
“Is it done?” Old Gang Tou murmured.
Jiang Chen’s Fire of Sun instantly devoured the three medicinal ingredients. His control of the flame was perfect. After the flame has rescinded. Three white pills appeared in his palm.
“The easiest Perfect Supplement Pill.” Jiang Chen said with a smile.
“Looking at the colour of the pill, it definitely possesses 100% medicinal efficiency.”
Old Gang Tou looked at Jiang Chen somewhat excitedly. The easiest thing was also the hardest thing to master. Especially a basic medicinal pill like the Perfect Supplement Pill was something that almost none could perfect. Yet, Jiang Chen managed to refine a 100% medicinal efficiency pill!
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Chapter 2207-Listening to the words of a wise man is greater than studying ten years of books
Listening to the words of a wise man is greater than studying ten years of books
Old Gang Tou never imagined that he would pick up a treasure. This fellow brought quite a shock to him. Old Gang Tou had concocted pills for many years, but this was his first time meeting such a prodigious talent. Moreover, Jiang Chen could control the Fire of Sun, this fellow’s future will certainly be bright.
Old Gang Tou was extremely excited.
As for Jiang Chen, the excitement of the old man gave him a boost of confidence.
“It should be a perfect pill. But this kind of pill has a low difficulty to make, I may not fare well on those pills harder than this.” Jiang Chen said in modesty.
“You little fella, this old man’s eyes are still clear. Do you really think I do not know what you’re capable of? Looks like you’re definitely a pro in pill concoction, even better than me. I have to say, your control over the flame is truly magnificent. Plus, with the help of the Sun of Fire, the result you’ll get would be great.” Old Gang Tou said.
“I would’ve wanted to compete with you if I had the Fire of Sun too. Haha.”
“Senior’s pill concoction skill is also extraordinary. It’s just that I’m better at controlling flames.” Jiang Chen replied.
“No need to be modest. You’re definitely better than me. Lad, I’m right about you. But in terms of the pill concoction art, you’re still lacking other than the flame control.”
“Please enlighten me, senior.” Jiang Chen said.
“Your control over the flames has surpassed the control over the ingredients. Meaning that your knowledge and understanding of the medicinal effects of the ingredients are not perfect. There are three important points in the art of pill concoction you have to know. The first is the temperament of the divine power, second is the temperament of the medicinal ingredients, the last is the control over the flame. The temperament of the divine power increases when your strength increases. Whereas for the temperament of the ingredients, you need to use your heart in order to feel the changes in the ingredients.
“You dispel the impurities by using powerful control over the flame. But you had neglected one of the important points of the pill since the medicinal ingredients need to be absolutely pure. You need to feel the changes that occur in the ingredients. Then, an unexpected result will come through. There are even some pills that have special effects. There are myriads of medicinal ingredients. Some of them we may not have seen before and know about its attributes. But you can feel its changes when you’re concocting the pills, you’ll understand that actually there is life in these ingredients. Only by understanding the thousands and myriads of changes that occurs within the ingredients, then you’ll truly become a real master alchemist. At that moment, with the help of the divine power temperament and control over the flames, a peerless pill will surely be concocted.”
Jiang Chen was in agreement with Old Gang Tou. He nodded seriously and felt extremely moved by the old man’s words.
Indeed, previously, he only paid attention to the control of the flame and had neglected that point. Thinking that as long as the impurities of the medicinal ingredients were gone, a high-grade pill will surely be concocted.
“My pill is 70% perfect. Look, this pill may not lesser than your perfect pill.” Old Gang Tou said with a smile.
Jiang Chen observed carefully. These two pills gave him quite a shock mentally.
“A single conversation across the table with a wise man is worth a month’s study of books. Senior’s technique is truly great, this junior is truly amazed. Pity the Heaven is jealous of such talent. If senior’s strength is able to move up to another level, then your pill concoction skill will surely be on a greater level.”
Jiang Chen felt some pity towards Old Gang Tou. But the current Old Gang Tou does not have the strength to break through the True God realm anymore.
“Everyone has their own destined fate. I’ve never wished for any extravagant demands, thinking that I can become a true master alchemist. I’ve once relied on my pill concoction skill to improve my strength but my meridians and veins were damaged as a result, causing me to be unable to reach the True God realm anymore.”
Jiang Chen couldn’t help but sigh. But Old Gang Tou would never give up if there’s a chance.
“The fate of man cannot be changed. Especially in the Divine World, after threading on the path against the Heaven, you’ll then know what it means to be condemned by the Heavens. Sometimes, men don’t need to live a colourful life, as long as you live appropriately, then it’s enough. The path of heaven defiance is not easy… hehe… You don’t have enough lives to fight for that tiny chance. I am not without desire, but I know how to feel content. This is my take after two hundred years.”
Jiang Chen was lost in thought. Old Gang Tou has his own goal. On this point, Jiang Chen had no right to interfere. Moreover, what Old Gang Tou said was right, it wasn’t easy to walk a path that was against the Heaven.
There is endless enjoyment in contending against man and the Earth. But to contend against the Heaven, then one may not be able to do it easily.
Has the Heavens forgiven anyone? The most heartless one in existence is the Heaven itself.
Old Gang Tou was the first person Jiang Chen had met after entering the Divine World. He was also the person who influenced his mentality the most.
“Life in itself is precious. You’ll definitely have a brighter future than this old me.” Old Gang Tou tapped on Jiang Chen’s shoulder with eyes full of hope.
On the second day, Jiang Chen had recovered half of his strength. He persistently wanted to go out and train for a while, and breathe in some fresh air. Hence, he and Yue Er went up to the mountain to collect some medicine.
“Big Brother, be careful. Follow me closely, there are demonic beasts prowling in the woods.” Yue Er said with a smile where a pair of her petite canine teeth could be seen.
She wore a green cloth attire, carrying a medicinal basket behind her back, looking lively and cheerful. Her liveliness too had affected Jiang Chen.
“There are demonic beasts prowling around and your grandpa allowed you to come and gather medicine alone?” Jiang Chen said.
“Hehe. I’m just teasing you. This is the outer region of Deer Mourn Mountain, as the area for the mountain stretches over millions of li, there are certainly powerful demons and beast in the mountain range. Even divine beasts could be found. But in the outer region, there is no beast. Even if they were, they’ll just be at the level of Void God at best. I have a Bi Ling Pill that will make those that are below Void Gods walk away from me. Even if I do encounter Void God beasts or devils, I have the strength to fend it off alone.” Yue Er said with a tsundere tone* (proud, pampered).
“Looks like our Little Yue Eer is confident with her skill? Haha.” Jiang Chen said with a laugh.
Yue Er took the lead to pick up medicinal ingredients as Jiang Chen followed behind. Jiang Chen too recognised a dozen Divine World medicine. At the same time, Yue Er was also acting as a teacher for Jiang Chen, describing the attributes and condition of the medicines she came across.
TL: This expression stems from Japanese ‘Tsundere’ and there’s a mandarin equivalent of it 傲娇. Because ‘proudly’ wouldn’t do justice to this attitude/character
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Chapter 2208
White-robed lady and the Profound Ice Azure Snake*
The sun was setting towards the western horizon. The duo had already walked 2000 li of the outer region, harvesting plenty of ingredients, a boon!
“We should go back soon, otherwise grandpa is going to get worried.” Jiang Chen said.
“Let’s play a little longer, I still haven’t had my fill. Heheh. There’s a lake over there, let’s go have a look.”
Yue Er ran towards that direction without listening to Jiang Chen’s reply.
The lake was crystal clear. The scenery was one of a beautiful picture.
“This place is really beautiful.” Yue Er breathed in deeply while enjoying the scenery.
The lake had a dozen li radius with a soft breeze blowing across it, creating ripples across the entire lake. Even Jiang Chen who was lacking in the emotional department felt somewhat moved from the beautiful scenery that was imprinted in his eyes.
“It is beautiful.” Jiang Chen couldn’t help but praise.
The day was slowly getting dark, a giant vortex could be seen in the middle of the lake as the night arrived. The vortex was getting deeper and deeper, reaching a thousand metres deep as water splattered across the lake.
“Is that a water tornado?” Yue Er’s eyes enlarged as she looked at the shocking scene. She did not realise the danger she was in.
“Sh*t! There’s definitely a great demon here.” Jiang Chen shouted.
He then quickly took Yue Er’s hand, wanting to quickly evacuate from the scene. However, a gigantic Azure Snake flew out from the vortex and roared furiously, causing the lake to suddenly freeze. Jiang Chen and Yue Er were both blasted away from the sudden change and the latter fainted from the force.
Even Jiang Chen cursed as the blood flow within his body was in a mess.
“Surrender now. Profound Ice Azure Snake, you’ll never get away from me.”
A white-robed lady stood on the sky elegantly, as if she was the profound lady of the supreme heaven. Her figure was exquisitely stunning, giving off an angelic vibe that every mortal would envy, a beautiful face was hidden under a green piece of cloth, yet one could see her beautiful feature through it, causing one to be dazzled by her beauty.
The lady possessed an elegant voice that could move the hearts of men as if it had a mysterious power that ensnared Jiang Chen.
This lady should only appear in places like the Heavens, how could one appear in the mortal realm?!
Jiang Chen had never come across a lady so elegant that one could only exist in a painting. A lady such as her was sacred in the hearts of mortal men, watching, admiring from afar, one that cannot be sullied.
“Not even your master could do anything against me. But you? I’ll kill all who dares to stop me from transforming into a dragon!”
The Profound Ice Azure Snake leapt up and flew with its 100+ Zhang body, blotting out the sun with its gigantic body.
At this moment, it uttered the human language. Speaking disdainfully towards the white-robed lady.
“You’re still heavily injured even if you’re powerful. ” The white-robed lady coldly said without a shred of emotion, cold as ice, as if she was announcing the creature’s death.
“Obnoxious! Let’s see whether you really have the ability to kill me! You’re far too weak! You’re but an Early Heavenly God. I am two realms higher than you, even if I am injured, you still couldn’t harm a single scale of mine.”
The Profound Ice Azure Snake said above the sky with an ear-splitting voice.
Jiang Chen trembled. These two were both Heavenly God experts, a realm higher than the True God realm. Jiang Chen felt like he was an ant in front of these two Heavenly Gods. The creature ignored him after giving him a glance.
At this moment, Jiang Chen felt like his whole being dropped into a bottomless pit of ice, terrifying. A Heavenly God expert was terrifying, giving him a psychological shock.
“A powerful expert would always be powerful.” Jiang Chen sighed.
Two Heavenly God experts already have the strength to shock the hearts of men. What about Divine Kings or even Hierarch experts? Wouldn’t that be devastating? Jiang Chen had a lingering fear thinking about what had happened in the Divine Tomb as he eliminated hundreds of thousands of divine souls that were Heavenly Gods, Divine Kings and even Divine Emperors.
Yet they were divine souls. In the Divine World, a Heavenly God expert could easily vanquish my very being from the face of the earth.
“I need to become stronger!” Jiang Chen clenched his fist tightly as he observed the two Heavenly God experts face off against each other.
A battle was about to set off. Jiang Chen was forced to quickly retreat from the scene, otherwise, the battle between these two Heavenly God experts would certainly affect the surrounding area, including him.
“Such being the case, then I shall see what you amounted to. ” The white-robed lady said.
She flew up towards the sky, closing in onto the creature with a jade-white long sword. The blade was sharp. As it spun towards the sky, sword Qi accumulated on the blade and swept towards its enemy.
“I did not think that the old codger would pass down the Snow Shadow Sword to you. Looks like you’re really his favourite disciple. However, I shall be your ruin today. There are too many beings in this Heaven and Earth that you are not meant to go against. Little lady, you’re still too young.” The Profound Ice Azure Snake sneered as it flew and tumbled across the sky, leaving only its after images and a trail of ice from its path, freezing even the air itself. It was truly suffocating.
The lady used the Snow Shadow Sword with vigour. As a lady, her sword qi was powerful, her strength was terrifying, a single sword strike could level the whole battleground into flat land. Not even the creature dared to take it head-on, as it attacked while evading the lady’s flurry of attacks. The lady’s aura was unparalleled, her giant swings had a tinge of the energy from Heaven and Earth that fused with the environment, anywhere the blade points, everything was destroyed!
The creature avoided the flurry of attacks. A human and a creature fought a battle of life-and-death above the skies of the lake. The terrifying aftershock from their clash has caused the giant ancient trees to freeze in a dozen li radius or even shattered into dust from the sword Qi. Jiang Chen used the Ancestral Dragon Pagoda to defend themselves from the aftershocks. At this moment, he was in extreme shock, the battle between these experts will certainly become a good reference for his future.
“Azure Dragon leapt out from the sea, heaven-shaking water tornados!” The Profound Ice Azure Snake roared.
Within the lake, water tornados emerged, reaching over the sky, causing the white-robed lady to quickly retreat. However, her body was still frozen by the sudden attack. The creature roared furiously, its voice shook the heavens and earth. Even Jiang Chen who was hiding in the Ancestral Dragon Pagoda could feel the tremors. Luckily he was able to hide himself within the pagoda and was unharmed. A ten li radius of the battlefield had been frozen in ice, it was a terrifying sight to behold.
*Bang*
An ear-splitting loud bang could be heard, the white-robed lady forced herself out from the ice. But a tinge of paleness could be seen on her beautiful face. A single slash cut through the void, causing heaven and earth to change its colour!
TL: the Azure Dragon here is a snake-like being that has yet to become a true dragon which is 蛟
*extra note* There is also another being that can become a dragon, which is the carp, if they managed to jump over the dragon gate.
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Chapter 2209-Shocking Battle
“Snow Shadow Flow, breaking the Heavens with just the blade!”
The white-robed lady was unstoppable; her Snow Shadow Sword was unparalleled. Her figure zapped across the field, cutting through the air, forcing the creature to retreat continuously as cuts and injuries appeared across its giant body. It was forced to be on the defensive from the lady’s furious attacks even with its sturdy scale covering its body. However, the blade of the lady did not have a single drop of blood on top of it.
The white-robed lady looked at the Profound Ice Azure Snake with rising killing intent!
“I’ve said it before, you’ll never be my match. Since you refuse to surrender, then, prepare to die. Your scarlet dragon gall will be mine!”
The white-robed lady flew up towards the sky, her sword qi reaching 800 zhang with prestigious might and an unstoppable aura.
“F*cking b*tch, you dare injure me?! I’ll never forgive you.” The creature’s eyes became vicious, and extremely cold. The two then flew towards the sky, and clashed once again.
The two of them clashed against each other. It was probably due to the creature’s injury that it was unable to suppress the lady even though it was obviously stronger in terms of cultivation. Whereas the lady was getting much more ferocious with her attack, trying to take the creature’s life with every attack, it was truly terrifying.
“F*ck off!” The creature roared.
However, it was still repelled by the lady’s attack. Moreover, with the lady dead set on killing the creature, it needed to put its life on the line to fend her off. Otherwise, there won’t be anything left for him.
“Die, Azure Snake! You’ll never get away after you robbed the supreme treasure of my sect from our treasury.” The white-robed lady eyes lit up.
She then unleashed her strongest sword strike, cutting across the void and air, shattering the earth, causing the creature to have a hard time defending against such an attack as it continuously retreated.
“I will never let you off easily even if I die.” The creature sneered as its eyes became suffocatingly cold.
Jiang Chen could see that the creature was trying to do a kamikaze with the white-robed lady.
“The Heaven and Earth freeze as I hail supreme!” The creature sneered once again.
It then leapt up towards the sky as it encircled the lady, and then released a frozen qi that froze everything within the ten li radius. Everything became frozen solid and dead. The white-robed lady was in the middle of that attack, causing her mental state and blood to also become frozen solid.
The white-robed lady continuously retreated but the creature’s freezing field did not allow her to get away. It even made her reaction and body became slower and slower.
“My arms… my blood… my body… my consciousness…” The white-robbed lady murmured as she slowly froze under the Azure Dragon’s attack.
At this moment, the creature fell from the sky and a black marble fell from its body. Jiang Chen was quick with his hands and swiftly took the marble without anyone noticing.
The creature was already heavily injured by the lady and was even in its last leg. It then leapt into the lake and swiftly retreated.
Whereas the lady’s eyes were turning fiery even though she was frozen.
“When the heart is calm, it’ll not waver even if the sky collapses!”
The white-robed lady’s eyes shone brightly as she opened her eyes. But she still fell towards the ground and into the chillingly cold lake.
“Even if a powerful being died, it can still leave its influence behind!” The white-robed lady said while gritting her teeth.
Her expression was pale white, her strength almost completely gone. The chilling ice qi that was invading her body felt like it was devouring her soul. The Profound Ice Azure Snake was terrifying, after all, it was still a Late Heavenly God expert. Even though she was extremely careful in her actions, she still failed in the end.
“I have lost half of my strength. It’ll take me more than one or two days to recover. Plus, the chilling qi that had invaded my body will eventually take my life if it’s not eliminated quickly.” The white-robed lady gritted her teeth and murmured.
The creature still managed to get away in the end. However it was already in its last legs. It’ll take a tremendously long time for it to recover. But the sect’s Cabernet Hades Marble vanished along with the creature, once again going into hiding.
She was clear that it was impossible for her to search for the creature with her current condition.
The white-robed lady’s expression was pale white. The chilling ice qi that invaded her body was becoming worse, causing her strength to drop down to the level of the Mid Void God realm.
“Looks like I’ve really underestimated that beast.”
She won’t be able to live past the third day if the chilling ice qi would not be eliminated from her body. That chilling pain was excruciating.
“Master, I have let you down. This disciple is incompetent.” The white-robed lady stared blankly at the void and murmured.
No matter how much divine energy she used to try to force the chilling qi out, no result could be seen.
“Thunderfire Seal!”
The white-robed lady suddenly remembered the Thunderfire Seal her master taught her. Because the Thunderfire Seal was incompatible with her cultivation technique, she gave up on it. But at this moment, it could probably be effective in this situation?
The white-robed lady unleashed the Thunderfire Seal. At this moment, she was burning as if a raging fire was lit within her body. Nobody knew what kind of excruciating pain she was experiencing, the chilling qi and fiery qi that was clashing within her body was truly unbearable. Even though the seal managed to disperse the excruciating chill, the two opposite energies within her body could not merge together.
“Thunderfire shines across the sky, the raging fire shall burn.” The lady murmured.
In an instant, her clothes were burnt to nothingness, completely showing her snow-white skin and perfect figure. It was a sight that could make a person’s blood boil in excitement. It was something that could only be admired and not tarnished by the likes of mortals, Jiang Chen’s throat tightened from the sight.
Isn’t this too stimulating?!
“The fuc*? This is not something I want to see. Nothing to be seen, nothing to see.”
Jiang Chen quickly closed his eyes shut. Even though he only took a glance, it managed to make his blood boil.
The white-robed lady was in excruciating pain, as one could see a pained expression across her beautiful and elegant face.
Her eyes coldly swept across the field. Even though there wasn’t anyone there, she felt like there was something or someone looking at her. Her hand moved and the surrounding mist covered her beautiful body.
Jiang Chen opened his eyes and sighed. It was not a gentleman’s act to peek. It was an accident, those who don’t know anything, should not take any responsibility. Hence, he did not feel guilty.
The white-robed lady was in pain and Jiang Chen couldn’t bear to watch it. The creature’s technique was quite powerful.
“I could possibly help you.” Jiang Chen suddenly appeared 20 metres away from the lady. Her eyes became cold as she looked at Jiang Chen. She quickly took out a garment and donned it on her body with a shred of killing intent emerging in her eyes.
“What did you see?” The white-robed lady spoke with extreme coldness as she looked straight towards Jiang Chen and asked.
Edited by: Lifer, Fingerfox
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Chapter 2210-Devastation, Wherever the Flame Reaches
“I did not see anything.” Jiang Chen frowned.
He never thought the first thing the lady asked was what he saw. Would I even tell you if I really saw it? Wouldn’t I be nuts to do so? How could an arrogant woman like you handle it?
“Who are you? Why are you here?” The white-robed lady was on guard against Jiang Chen.
“I came to the Deer Mourn Mountain to collect medicinal ingredients and I stumbled upon you writhing in pain, so I wanted to help you. I’ll leave now if you don’t want me to be here.” Jiang Chen too said it with a cold tone.
Aren’t you cold? I’ll let you see how cool and cold I can be. I originally wanted to help you but you’re this cold.
“How can you help me?” The white-robed girl said.
“Hahaha, I never imagined I could see the prodigious girl to be in such a pitiful state. Truly a sight to behold.”
At this moment, not even Jiang Chen had expected that the creature would come back.
“It must be because of the marble.” Jiang Chen thought.
“You dared to come back? Profound Ice Azure Snake, I’ll kill you today!”
The white-roed lady leapt up and attacked with her blade. This time, her sword strikes weren’t as scary as before. The creature swept her away with just a tail swipe. She flew backwards while coughing out blood. Her expression was ugly as she was completely beaten down.
“You are not my match! I came back just to check whether you’re dead or not, If you’re not, I’ll finish the job, thoroughly.” The creature harrumphed.
But the creature was also gravely injured. It was quite passive at the moment, and it wouldn’t have returned back if he didn’t see the boy beside her was just an Early Void God.
“Beast!” The white-robed lady said while gritting her teeth, but she did not have any more strength to retaliate.
“Nobody will know where I am after I kill you.” The creature smiled, moving closer onto the lady once again.
“Take another step and you’re dead!” Jiang Chen looked at the Profound Ice Azure Snake.
At this moment, the lady was slightly stunned.
“Are you talking to me? Hahaha. Is this a joke? Little boy, you’re just an Early Void God. Trying to be a hero, are we? There won’t be anything left to bury in just a little while.” The creature said arrogantly to Jiang Chen, completely looking down on him.
“You’re on your last legs, you’re probably not even in the True God realm now, right?” Jiang Chen said.
“You guessed correctly, I only possess the strength of a Late Void God realm currently, at most. But so what? Do you think you can defeat me? Hahaha, hilarious, truly hilarious!” The creature laughed, looking down much more on Jiang Chen.
The white-robed lady looked at Jiang Chen. This fellow is truly fearless. Is he stupid? Even if he’s trying to save me, it’s just pointless to sacrifice yourself. She thought he was an idiot.
“You don’t believe it? Let’s try it out.” Jiang Chen said with a smile.
He was fearless while he faced the creature. I may not be able to defeat you when you’re strong, but now you’re on your last legs… I would be f*cking useless if I am being bullied by such a weak creature!
“You do not have what it takes to take me down. I, Profound Ice Azure Snake, can easily kill you off with just a single breath.” The creature was arrogant.
“You’re not his match.” The white-robed lady said coldly. Even if she was going to die, she still acts proudly and with disdain, as if she was a heavenly swan.
“I’ll give you a free shot. Try and kill me if you really can.” The creature smugly said.
“Alright.”
Jiang Chen wasn’t that kind. Plus, what is there to be courteous against a Heavenly God expert? He wants to kill it in a single strike!
Jiang Chen’s palm moved. In an instant, the Five Elemental True Fire appeared in his palm. The Fire of Sun, True Dragon Fire, True Thunderfire, Qilin Saint Fire, and Vermilion Divine Fire. The whole void felt like it would melt from the five flames. The ten li frozen lake instantly melted from the heat. The creature’s expression instantly became extremely ugly. It did not recognise all five of the flames, but it could feel the terrifying energy coming from them, they were absolutely its bane!
“This…… How did you do it? How is this possible?!” The creature was shocked.
Even the cold lady was moved. No wonder he said he could help me. These five flames feel dangerous even to me. Quite scary. I won’t be afraid of it if I am still at my peak strength. But now I am injured and my strength has depreciated… This flame could instantly devour her.
“Three Thousand Flames Dragon Seal!” Jiang Chen roared.
The five flames instantly merged together and the Three Thousand Flames Dragon Seal struck, causing the heaven and earth to change its colour!
Jiang Chen’s strength was on par with a Late Void God. Plus, with the creature being careless and the Five Elemental True Fire completely suppressing the creature’s element, hewas on the complete upper hand against the creature. The creature was already gravely injured, it came back just to search for the marble.
“No! No…. I cannot accept this….” The creature roared.
But the creature couldn’t even finish his sentence as the Three Thousand Flames Dragon Seal had utterly devoured it. The creature could not even retaliate as it was devoured by the fire snakes. No retaliation could be made within the Three Thousand Flames Dragon.
As the flame descended, the creature struggled, and then turned into ash at the end of its pointless wriggling. The scene had made the white-robed lady in a thorough shock. Isn’t this too terrifying?! The creature must have never imagined that it would die under the hands of a little Void God little lad.
Devastation, wherever the flame reaches.
“Who are you?” The white-robed lady asked.
“I’m just a medicinal harvester.” Jiang Chen replied helplessly.
“Can you really help me?”
“I should be able to. If I can’t, I can warm you up by using my body. Haha.” Jiang Chen said with a laugh.
“It’s not funny.” The white-robed lady replied coldly once again.
“Doesn’t matter if you believe me or not, I only wanted to help. Seeing you’re in such pain… ” Jiang Chen hasn’t finished his sentence and the lady’s expression changed once again as her hands pressed onto her chest painfully.
“I’m cold……”
Jiang Chen shook his head helplessly. Why? Why do you act like a saintess even in such a dire moment?
“Come. This brother will solve it with just a hug.” Jiang Chen thought, but he did not say it out loud.
He knew that this lady’s character would not comply even if she dies.
“I will be truly grateful if you can really save me. But if you have any ulterior motives, I will kill you!” The lady said coldly, looking straight into Jiang Chen’s eyes.
“Relax. A man with great integrity would still lose against me.” Jiang Chen said arrogantly.