Half a month later, outside Fragrance City.
This place’s prosperity was no less than any of the great cities in the outside world. It was also the place where the Beguiling Demon Queen lived.
The Ash-Gray Cloud Evil Land covered a vast area but was roughly divided into six territories, each one belonging to one of the six Demon Kings.
With Fragrance City as a center point, all the land within a radius of several thousand kilometers belonged to Shan Qing Luo.
For the past two weeks, Shan Qing Luo, Yang Kai, Qiu Yi Meng and Luo Xiao Man had passed through the territories of the other Great Evil Kings, forcing them to be constantly on alert.
Now stepping into Fragrance City, no matter whom it was they couldn’t help feeling relieved.
After two weeks of traveling together, not only had Yang Kai’s impression of the Ash-Gray Cloud Evil Land changed, even Qiu Yi Meng and Luo Xiao Man had their previous impressions completely subverted.
From the rumors they had heard, the Ash-Gray Cloud Evil Land was filled with evil cultivators, where demons rampaged about, and every person they encountered was some kind of heinous criminal.
But after accompanying Shan Qing Luo, they found that the Ash-Gray Cloud Evil Land was far different compared to the rumors about it! At the very least, the site which she occupied wasn’t that kind of infernal hell.
It was undeniable that there were indeed many evil cultivators in the Ash-Gray Cloud Evil Land, but many of the people here were actually just ordinary people.
There was no lack of cultivators around who had committed some kind of crime within their Sect and had been forced to flee to the Ash-Gray Cloud Evil Land. There were also some who had offended large forces that they could not afford to and had sought refuge in the Ash-Gray Cloud Evil Land. Still others were here because the Secret Art or Martial Skills they practiced were eerie and they had been classified as demon by the world and expelled from their homes like plague rats.
It could be said that the majority of the Ash-Gray Cloud Evil Land cultivators simply had their own bitter pasts but were not necessarily evil.
“This world only recognizes their so called righteousness, shunning any kind of darkness within their hearts, labeling such practices and feelings as evil… It’s all just sophistry!” Shan Qing Luo said certain helplessness apparent in her tone.
Although she was one of the six Great Evil Kings and governed a vast land that stretched across thousands of kilometres, she still couldn’t do anything about this world’s deep-rooted prejudices.
Yang Kai couldn’t help suddenly remembering the words Old Demon had once said to him.
What is a man, what is a devil? Men and Devils are all one in the same!
Everyone had demons within their hearts.
As they continued forward, Yang Kai quickly noticed how vibrant the city was, a fact that amazed him to no small degree.
If he wasn’t clearly aware that they hadn’t left the Ash-Gray Cloud Evil Land, Yang Kai would have sworn that this Fragrance City was just another town in the outside world.
Everything here was no different from the grand cities in the outside world. The streets were filled with ordinary shopkeepers and people pawning their goods. Cultivators swam through the crowds like carp, most of whom didn’t engage in any wanton bullying in their interactions with these ordinary people. Occasionally there was a cultivator exuding a thick Demonic Qi, but even they were for the most part following the rules of Fragrance City and didn’t make the slightest bit of trouble.
From time to time, Yang Kai would spot cultivators dressed in black uniforms patrolling about. These were apparently the law enforcement teams charged with maintaining order.
Whenever someone acted out and disrupted the public order in Fragrance City, they would swiftly and mercilessly be attacked by these law enforcement teams.
As a result, throughout the entire Ash-Gray Cloud Evil Land, Fragrance City was about the safest city and under the effective management of Demon Queen Shan Qing Luo, and it was also the most prosperous. There were actually very few people here who committed crimes.
At the moment, this very Demon Queen was concealing her face with a black veil and leisurely strolled about as she led their small group forward.
Qiu Yi Meng and Luo Xiao Man followed close behind her while secretly observing the scenes within this city. A deep sense of admiration welled up in their hearts.
Allowing this great city to be so peaceful, Shan Qing Luo’s means were clearly not simple.
As they continued walking, Yang Kai’s pace suddenly paused.
Aware of this, Shan Qing Luo turned to look at him, “Is something wrong?”
Yang Kai grinned helplessly, “Beauty, as the saying goes, ‘The world is filled with infinite wonders, one must not always remain in one place and further explore’.”
Although receiving the favour of this beauty was quite enjoyable, Yang Kai still couldn’t help feeling nervous that one day Shan Qing Luo wouldn’t be able to restrain herself from ‘eating’ him.
Also, it had been quite some time since he had been separated from Su Yan, so he wanted to quickly investigate her current situation.
Listening to him say as such, a light flickered across Shan Qing Luo’s eyes, and she immediately saw through all the thoughts that were in his heart. Quickly wearing a smile as she slowly walked back and grabbed Yang Kai’s arm, she let out a light fragrant breath, “Do you think you can just walk away?”
“Please try to restrain yourself!” Yang Kai’s expression became bitter. This was exactly what he was most worried about.
He had constantly been worried that Shan Qing Luo wouldn’t let him go. On the way back here he had also tried multiple times to escape, but each time before he even had a chance she would see through him.
Given the height of Shan Qing Luo’s true strength, if she was set on keeping him here, he really had no hope of getting away.
“Outside there is chaos everywhere. If you went out by yourself, it wouldn’t necessarily be safe, it’s best if you just stay here for now.”
“For how long?”
“Depends on my mood, haha…”
Yang Kai’s expression instantly became gloomier, [Damn it, if I’m stuck here won’t I eventually become prey for this devilish woman?]
Qiu Yi Meng and Luo Xiao Man nearby both watched this farce play out with smug grins on their faces, indulging in a moment of pleasure at Yang Kai’s expense.
He was thoroughly restrained by Shan Qing Luo, his True Qi unable to circulate, but on top of that, this seductress also put on a well-behaved devoted lovers appearance and gently linked arms with Yang Kai as she affectionately snuggled up next to him.
Fortunately, she had concealed her face with a veil. If she were to expose this appearance to the inhabitants of Fragrance City, there would certainly be chaos.
Within a short while, the four of them arrived at Shan Qing Luo’s palace.
This grand palace exuded magnificence, covered a vast region, and was filled with jade statues, dragon carvings and phoenix images, which gave it an elegant yet domineering air.
Once inside, Yang Kai unexpectedly discovered that this huge palace was exceptionally peaceful. It seemed like not many people lived here.
Glancing around, he saw numerous wide corridors, and the sounds of small streams flowing nearby reached his ear. It was quite a picturesque feeling.
“Within my palace, in addition to a few maidservants, there are no other people, it has always been deserted like this so there’s no need for you to be overly cautious!” Shan Qing Luo softly explained. Having made it back to her palace she also completely relaxed and casually removed her veil before slowly stretching, putting her wondrous curves on full display.
“Who goes there!” A melodious voice soon called out as a purple dressed figure quickly approached.
“It’s me!” Shan Qing Luo replied leisurely.
After the figure paused for a moment, it suddenly flew forward even faster. In the blink of an eye, a sweet, petite girl appeared in front of everyone.
“My Queen, you’ve finally come back!” The girl appeared to be around twenty years old. A beautiful young lady who was at the height of her youth, and upon seeing Shan Qing Luo, clear lights of joy and relief flashed across her eyes.
Because she was so happy, her eyes actually began overflowing with tears, which rapidly became a veritable flood, as her proud snow white rabbits heaved up and down as she cried.
With only a faint glance, Yang Kai found that this girl was also an exceptional beauty.
She had long freely flowing hair, elegant thin eyebrows, and a pair of bright enchanting eyes. Her nose was perfectly proportioned, and her face was slightly flushed. Every time she breathed, her petal like lips fluttered softly, like flowers adorning her glamorous face. Her creamy snow white skin seemed to glisten under the light. All of this coupled with her graceful posture and exceptional figure, she was extremely enchanting.
Seeing her, Yang Kai couldn’t help nodding in approval, only such a beauty was worth of being the Beguiling Demon Queen’s maid.
Lightly sweeping her with his Divine Sense, he was surprised to find that this girl was actually a True Element Boundary Seventh Stage cultivator. Although she was not as strong as Qiu Yi Meng, it was clear that she was also younger than her by a year or two.
Being probed by a thread of Divine Sense, the girl’s expression suddenly became serious, and her eyes darted about before quickly glaring coldly towards Yang Kai.
[Ho… her senses are quite sharp!] Yang Kai chuckled lightly and carelessly ignored her gaze.
Her brow slightly wrinkled. This young girl obviously didn’t understand why Shan Qing Luo had brought these three people here, but instead of probing further she instead quickly ignored Yang Kai and eagerly asked, “Mistress, I heard that the Beast King and his people ambushed you! You’re not hurt are you?”
“I’m perfectly fine,” Shan Qing Luo shook her head lightly, “Nothing to worry about.”
“Thank goodness! That Beast King is really despicable! The Elders almost ran out to fight with him over this matter. Also, right now those Eight Great Families are rallying all the outside world’s major Sects to attack the Holy Land. Fragrance City has dispatched a lot of people to intercept them, the Elders said…”
“Leave such things for tomorrow, I’m feeling a bit weary right now.” Shan Qing Luo interrupted her. “Tell the Elders they have full discretion on these matters.”
“Yes Mistress.” The girl nodded seriously before once again suspiciously looking at the three newcomers, “These three…”
Shan Qing Luo also frowned slight as she glanced towards Qiu Yi Meng and Luo Xiao Man before suddenly laughing happily. She flicked her wrist and sent two faint lights towards them.
Qiu Yi Meng and Luo Xiao Man both trembled slightly, but before they could react, they instantly discovered that their True Qi had been sealed.
“What meaning does Elder Sister Shan have?” Qiu Yi Meng asked with a wry smile on her face.
“Oh nothing much,” Shan Qing Luo giggled, “Bi Luo, bring these two girls to the Fragrance Guest House.”
“En.” Bi Luo glanced curiously at Qiu Yi Meng and Luo Xiao Man and wondered how these two had provoked her mistress, even causing her to go so far as to keep them under house arrest in the Fragrance Guest House.
Although she was puzzled by this, she did not bother asking and instead just clapped her delicate hands twice.
Soon after, a few young women arrived. Each one of them was as beautiful as a flower, and their cultivation was also not low. All of them were dressed up as maids.
“Show them to the Fragrance Guest House,” Bi Luo swiftly ordered.
“Yes!”
“Take good care of them, do not let them suffer any grievances!” Shan Qing Luo quickly added.
Qiu Yi Meng and Luo Xiao Man both wore helpless smiles, not even attempting to revolt, but simply allowing these few maids to lead the way.
“What about him?” Bi Luo pointed towards Yang Kai and asked, confusion and doubt filling her thoughts. After all, she had never seen her mistress bring a young man into the palace before. Even when one of the other Demon Kings came to visit, she would arrange a separate location for them. This quiet place had never had a man set foot in it before.
“About him…” Shan Qing Luo smiled meaningfully and also sent a stream of light into Yang Kai body.
Yang Kai’s complexion subtly changed, and he stealthily circulated his True Qi only to discover that it had not been blocked, but instead finding that a mark had been left on his body, one that he had no way to resolve.
“Bring him to the Tranquil Phoenix Pavilion to rest!” Shan Qing Luo smiled sweetly as she looked towards Yang Kai.
Although Yang Kai maintained a calm expression, his stomach quickly filled with grievances.
“The Tranquil Phoenix Pavilion…” Bi Luo exclaimed. Her bright eyes filled with a look of surprise.
That place was located in the deepest part of the palace and was no doubt the best pavilion in the palace grounds. It was also where her mistress had stayed when she was growing up.
The mattress, curtains, and pillows were all things her mistress had used before, and many of which still carried her lingering scent.
Most importantly, it was filled with Shan Qing Luo’s childhood memories.
How could such an intimate and private place suddenly be given to a man to live in?
Bi Luo also had ideas towards Tranquil Phoenix Pavillion once and persistently begged Shan Qing Luo for several months to let her stay there, but ultimately did not receive approval.
Yet now, an unknown man was actually going to live in Tranquil Phoenix Pavilion, and Bi Luo couldn’t help but feel shocked.
[What’s the story behind this little brat? How can the Mistress value him so highly?!]
Surprised, she constantly glared towards Yang Kai, and a thick look of jealousy and reluctance filled her beautiful eyes.
“Running around all the way here, you must be tired. Have a good rest today and let me finish my work. Once I’m done, I’ll come talk with you.” Shan Qing Luo said sweetly.
Yang Kai’s face remained indifferent, and he blankly stared at her, not saying anything.
People under the eaves have to bow.
Just as Bi Luo was about to clap her hands again and summon a few maids to escort him, Shan Qing Luo said, “You take him to Tranquil Phoenix Pavilion personally.”
Bi Luo trembled, unable to hide her surprise, but still hurriedly nodded, “Yes!”
Shan Qing Luo leaned over and quietly whispered to Yang Kai, “Little bastard, don’t bully her too much, she and I grew up together, she is my precious little sister.”
“Got it,” Yang Kai laughed helplessly.
“Let’s go!”
Bi Luo then led Yang Kai off through the palace.
Following behind this enchanting girl, Yang Kai casually observed his surroundings and found that Shan Qing Luo’s palace was indeed very quiet. Although outside there was a prosperous boisterous city, within these walls there wasn’t the slightest noise, instead everywhere was filled with fragrant aromas. Every path and corridor was meticulously cleaned and was completely free of dust.
From time to time, they would pass by a few pretty maids, all of whom would respectfully greet Bi Luo before curiously glancing towards Yang Kai.
During this entire trip, he had not come across a single other male.
After a short while, the pair arrived at Tranquil Phoenix Pavilion.
It was an extremely elegant loft, a total of three stories high, neither big nor small. Overall it was quite tasteful with plenty of neatly arranged planters decorating it. Each of them was filled with blooming fragrant flowers.
“Hey…” Bi Luo shouted towards Yang Kai and quickly stepped towards him to block his path forward, “Careful where you step, don’t trample over these flowers, all of them were carefully grown by Mistress herself.”
“Ah…” Yang Kai nodded indifferently, not caring about the resentful tone in her voice, knowing that this little girl had already formed a very poor image of him in her heart.
[This damn bastard!] Bi Luo cursed in her heart. This little brat didn’t appear the least bit formidable, and neither his dress nor his temperament was in any way noble. Why did her mistress value him so highly?
On top of that, her mistress had specifically told him not to bully her!
[Was he somehow capable of beating me?] Bi Luo simply couldn’t understand.
If not for Shan Qing Luo specifically ordering her to treat Yang Kai with respect, Bi Luo would have already tried to teach him a harsh lesson.
Entering the building, the pair walked up to the second floor. When Bi Luo opened the door a sudden look of joy appeared on her face as she hurriedly rushed inside, completely ignoring Yang Kai. The first thing she did was head straight for the large soft bed in the middle of the room and quickly jumped onto it while wrapping her arms around a giant pillow nearly as tall as she was. Holding it close to her, she gently sniffed the lingering scent it was stained with.
As she inhaled this fragrance her entire face couldn’t help but fill with an extremely happy expression.
[This was Mistress’s pillow, the pillow Mistress once slept on, it still has Mistress’s scent on it…]
Bi Luo felt like her soul was fluttering, and her face gradually turned red.
Yang Kai on the other hand couldn’t help but frown towards her and secretly found all of this somewhat funny. It was obvious that that this little girl held Shan Qing Luo as an object of absolute worship in her heart, or else she wouldn’t be putting on such a vigorous performance.
However, while this little girl laid there, her prominent well rounded bottom was fully displayed.
Looking around carefully at this boudoir, Yang Kai eventually nodded, “Not bad!”
Bi Luo instantly woke up from her trance and quickly got up from the bed. Her large round eyes glared towards him, as she gritted her teeth, “Not bad you say?”
Yang Kai nodded succinctly. This was a bedroom designed specifically for a woman. It seemed a bit strange for him to live here, so giving it a satisfactory rating was the most he could do.
“Haha… good, good!” Bi Luo ground her teeth and angrily retorted, “This is the place where Mistress lived in while she was growing up. I spent so long begging her to allow me to live here, yet never receiving permission, but now some smelly little brat from who knows where not only doesn’t know how to show appreciation for it and actually dares denigrate it as just ‘not bad’?”
“Uh…” Yang Kai stared back at her slightly stunned, as he tried to figure out why she was so hostile to him.
Scratching his nose lightly, he embarrassedly replied, “Ms. Bi Luo, do you have some kind of misunderstanding about me?”
“Hmph, who do you think you are!?” Bi Luo stood up angrily, still holding the giant pillow in her arms as she angrily stomped towards the door.
“Do you plan to take that pillow away with you?” Yang Kai asked stiffly.
“This is something Mistress once used.” Bi Luo shot back sharply, before suddenly halting, turning back and walking over to the bed once more. She quickly picked up all of the remaining bedding as well, “These were also used by Mistress.”
Glaring sharply towards Yang Kai like a little tyrant, Bi Luo wrapped everything up in her arms before arrogantly storming out.
Yang Kai couldn’t help but feel surprised. He knew that this girl’s worship towards Shan Qing Luo could now only be described as obsession.
However, in the end this was irrelevant to him, so he set aside such thoughts and simply sat himself down cross-legged on the bed.
He certainly couldn’t stay in Fragrance City for very long. With Shan Qing Luo’s cultivation technique demanding his life as a sacrifice, if he remained sooner or later he would die at her hand.
But now that this seductress’s strength had been fully restored, even if Yang Kai wanted to run there was no way he could.
It really was a case of harming oneself. If he had known earlier things would end up like this, he wouldn’t have given her that Myriad Drug Cream! Even if it was true that he had no choice back then and had in fact successfully escaped from the tiger’s cave as a result, what was the point if he now found himself trapped in the wolf’s den instead?
To make matters worse, that devilish woman had left some kind of spiritual mark on his body.
If he wanted to leave, he first had to deal with this seal.
Closing his eyes, Yang Kai carefully investigated his body.
Although Divine Sense was not meant to investigate one’s inner body, investigating his physical condition wasn’t too difficult.
After a few breaths of time, Yang Kai felt a faint yet formidable wisp of energy embedded on one of his ribs between his chest and abdomen.
Immediately he tried to use his True Yang Yuan Qi to disperse, but doing so proved fruitless.
Next he attempted to remove it using his Unyielding Golden Skeleton’s evil energy but once again met with failure.
The mark was incredibly persistent. It did no harm to his body and did not interfere in the slightest with the circulation of his True Qi, but it instead acted like a lighthouse in the blackness of night. No matter where he went, Shan Qing Luo could easily feel its energy.
If Old Demon was here everything would be fine! He could see exactly what this energy was, but unfortunately, since the Devil Lord incident, Old Demon had been secluding himself in the Coiling Dragon Stream. Yang Kai wasn’t even aware of his current status.
As he was attempting to remove this mark, Yang Kai suddenly became aware of a ray of Divine Sense floating beside him.
“Little bastard, what are you doing?” Shan Qing Luo’s voice immediately reached his ear, a hint of annoyance apparent in her tone.
“Going to sleep!” Yang Kai rolled his eyes and silently cursed this woman’s vicious means. He knew this mark would allow her to track him, but he hadn’t expected that even tampering with it would draw her attention.
Shan Qing Luo Jiao simply snickered lightly, “Don’t waste your time; that mark is my Soul Seeking Seal, unless I personally want to remove it even a peak Immortal Ascension Boundary master can’t dispel it. As long as that seal is present, no matter how far you run, I can still find you!”
“There’s no need for this,” Yang Kai complained with a bitter look upon his face.
“Hehe…” Shan Qing Luo giggled happily, “Who told you to be so unfaithful; if you were a little more honest I wouldn’t have to take such measures. Just rest for tonight, tomorrow I’ll come look for you, I promise.”
“Do as you please.”
“Hmph, heartless bastard!” Shan Qing Luo cursed, quickly taking back her Divine Sense.
Helpless, Yang Kai could only give up his attempts to crush this Soul Seeking Seal and settled down for the night.
The next day.
While meditating, Yang Kai’s concentration was disturbed by the sound of footsteps coming downstairs.
A moment later, a knock came from his door.
“Come in!”
When the door opened, a mature elegant woman walked in. Her face was adorned with a warm friendly smile.
It was impossible to tell how old this beautiful woman was, but from her looks alone she seemed to be no more than twenty five. She had a wonderfully curved body, and her pair of peach blossom like eyes seemed shine with a captivating lustre. A light scent wafted from her body, which caused all of one’s sense to go dull. With delicate snow white skin and a potent naturally born charm, even if she wasn’t quite on the same level as Shan Qing Luo her allure was did not miss by much.
However, the spring-like appeal of this woman had a rich quality to it as opposed to Shan Qing Luo’s delicate intoxicating aura.
Smiling pleasantly towards Yang Kai, she softly spoke, “Did Young Lord sleep well last night?
“Yeah.” Yang Kai nodded slightly.
The mature beauty stepped forward lightly, walked up to the bedside and bowed elegantly as she let out a light breath, “That is good to hear, this servant has been sent by the mistress to attend to Young Lord’s needs, Young Lord may call me Yun Li.”
“These two have also been assigned to you.” While introducing herself, Yun Li quickly nodded once, immediately summoning two beautiful young girls dressed in maid outfits from the hall.
One of them appeared gentle and tranquil, while the other seemed dignified and elegant.
Whether it was the mature beauty or these two young girls, each of them had their own unique appeal and charm.
“This is a Ruo Yu.” The beautiful woman gestured towards the gentle and quiet young girl before turning to the dignified and elegant young girl, “And this is Ruo Qing!”
“Ruo Yu/Qing greets Young Lord!” The two quickly bowed elegantly. Whether it was their demeanor or their temperament, it was in no way inferior compared to those young ladies from great noble houses. Everything about them was impeccable.
Yang Kai couldn’t help but stare blankly for a moment, unable to figure out what that’s seductress Shan Qing Luo was thinking sending these three great beauties to serve him. No matter which one it was, they would definitely arouse the instincts of any man to conquer them.
Even without mentioning the fresh and vibrant appeal of these two young girls, the great beauty Yun Li’s temperament was only worse than Shan Qing Luo by a tiny margin, and on top of that she had a unique advantage over these young girls in the form of her extremely well developed body. Coupled with her pair of spring peach eyes, it was like she was constantly exuding an air of enchantment.
[Is this her idea of a soft appeal?] Yang Kai’s heartbeat quickened slightly.
The beautiful woman Yun Li simply continued smiling, “Mistress has said that while Young Lord is in Fragrance City, all of his daily needs will be attended to by we three.”
“I’ll be imposing upon you then!” Yang Kai replied in a lukewarm tone.
“Of course, Young Lord is an honored guest after all.” Yun Li smiled as she elegantly replied. However, a hint of flush suddenly crept into her expression as she whispered, “Mistress has also said that any request Young Lord has, this servant must satisfy!”
“Any request?” Yang Kai’s heart suddenly clenched as he immediately understood the subtle meaning in these words.
Seeing his reaction, this mature beauty gently nodded. Even though she was an impeccable servant with a finely refined temperament, Yun Li couldn’t help her gaze from becoming slightly erratic, and she became somewhat unnerved and was almost afraid to look at Yang Kai.
Regardless of what purpose Shan Qing Luo had in sending these three women to him, Yang Kai couldn’t complain about the service they rendered.
The second floor of the Tranquil Phoenix Pavilion was completely a sleeping chamber, while the entire fire floor consisted of a large bath, carved from exquisite white jade, and it was obviously very expensive. As for the third floor, there was almost nothing there. It was probably just a place meant for enjoying the scenery.
At the behest of Yun Li, Rui Yu and Ruo Qing, respectively on his left and right, accompanied Yang Kai down to the first floor’s bathing pool.
Inside the bathing room a thin watery mist lingered, carrying the scent of blossoming flowers, and unbeknownst to Yang Kai, the entire bath had been filled with hot water along with various scented flower petals.
Yang Kai couldn’t help but stare blankly.
A nearly vagabond man like him indulging in a petal bath here, obviously he felt somewhat awkward.
“Young Lord, please enjoy the bath.” The mature beauty Yun Li continued smiling from start to finish. Her pleasant expression never once diminished.
Yang Kai unconsciously nodded.
However, after waiting for a while, he found that whether it was Yun Li, Ruo Yu, or Ruo Qing, none of them seemed to have any intention of leaving. Turning an astonished gazed towards them, he hesitantly asked, “It can’t be that… your mistress also ordered you to help me bathe, right?”
To his question, Yun Li simply smiled and gracefully replied, “If Young Lord wishes so… we servants will naturally obey… Mistress has ordered, any requirements or request you make we are to meet…”
Even for someone as composed as she, by the time Yun Li reached the end of this sentence she couldn’t help her voice from becoming smaller and her face from becoming redder from apparent shame.
The nearby Ruo Yu and Ruo Qing also appeared quite tense.
“There’s no need for that, all of you may leave.” Yang Kai waved his hand casually.
The mature beauty’s peach blossom eyes couldn’t help but reveal a touch of surprise, and she quickly glanced once more towards Yang Kai to seemingly re-evaluate him. Ruo Yu and Ruo Qing on the other hand, hearing Yang Kai’s words, wore expressions like they had just been granted amnesty and involuntarily breathed a sigh of relief.
After the three beauties left, Yang Kai quickly undressed and jumped into the bath. Even he was somewhat eager to wash himself after such a long time.
The temperature of the water was not too hot nor too cold; just perfect for relieving one’s fatigue.
Finally relaxing somewhat, his thoughts wandered, and he worried about what had happened to Su Yan after they had been separated at the Void Corridor. After traveling ten thousand kilometers in an instant, where was she now? What had happened to the other members of High Heaven Pavilion? What was the outcome of Grand Master and the four Elders’ battle?
Recalling all of this, Yang Kai suddenly felt restless again.
Outside the pavilion, Bi Luo paced back and forth. She really didn’t understand why her mistress was so good to this little brat, not only providing him with the palace’s finest accommodations, but also assigning the best maidservants to him.
Those three, whether it was their beauty or temperament, were ranked at the very top of the palace’s staff. Such meticulous care, it was something not even shown towards the other Demon Kings.
Her first opinion was that this little brat was definitely not a good thing. He couldn’t be devouring Yun Li, Ruo Yu, and Ruo Qing right now, right?
As such a thought crossed her mind, Bi Luo suddenly felt even more indignant and secretly thought that these three girls had suffered a terrible injustice. Yun Li had been widowed for several years now and had not indulged in any moisturizing since then. Her accompanying that little brat to experience such things would not be too devastating, but Ruo Yu and Ruo Qing had grown up together with Bi Luo like little sisters. Both of them were rather simple little girls, pure and innocent, and allowing that bastard to taint them…
[I’ll castrate that little bastard!] Bi Luo eyes flashed a murderous light, and she secretly made a solemn vow in her heart.
However, just as her anger was rising to its peak, she suddenly saw Yun Li, Ruo Yu, and Ruo Qing all walk out together from inside.
“Tss…” Bi Luo was startled, but she immediately rejoiced, quickly rushed over, and held onto Ruo Yu and Ruo Qing’s hands and hurriedly asked, “Are you alright? He didn’t try to molest you, did he?”
Ruo Yu and Ruo Qing both blushed bright red and quickly shook their heads.
The mature Yun Li nearby smiled warmly, “Bi Luo’er, you’re over thinking things, the young lord doesn’t look like a shameless womanizer, he is actually very calm and respectful.”
“He’s, not?” Bi Luo was taken aback. “Did you not tell him about Mistress’s command?”
“I did, but he didn’t have much reaction.” Yun Li nodded slightly.
“He didn’t take advantage of you in any way?” Bi Luo asked again, tilting her head to the side in confusion.
“No,” Yun Li couldn’t help laughing, “If you don’t believe me, you can just ask Yu’er or Qing’er.”
Bi Luo quickly glanced suspiciously towards these two.
Ruo Qing lightly shook her head and blushed as she said, “Sister Bi Luo, you seriously frightened me, after what you said, I really thought that he would lay his hands on me.”
“Strange… how could this be? I’ve always had a sharp intuition about this, that little brat is definitely a sinister and untrustworthy type, there’s no reason for him not to have at least harassed you…” Bi Luo frowned before suddenly thinking of something, “Yes, of course, it must just be that he’s somewhat disconcerted right now! All men are simply vultures, you’ve greeted those Young Lords who came here representing the other five Demon Kings haven’t you? Which one of them hadn’t drooled upon laying eyes on you, like they couldn’t wait to strip off all your clothes and ravish you upon their beds?”
Listening to her, Ruo Yu and Ruo Qing suddenly became nervous again.
“He must be the insidious type, first acting gently towards you to reduce your vigilance before taking advantage of your naivety, conquering not just your body but your heart as well! He’s the most underhanded and malicious type of beast there is!” Bi Luo declared, completely confident in her speculations.
“Ah…” Ruo Yu and Ruo Qing were shocked.
However, the more mature Yun Li was instead dumbfounded, “Little Bi Luo, don’t scare them so, the Young Lord isn’t such a wicked person… and besides, even if he really was… we’re unable to resist…”
Bi Luo angrily looked at her, then suddenly rushed forward, firmly grasped Yun Li’s rich chest, and wickedly kneaded them while laughing mischievously, “It seems Elder Sister Yun has made plenty of psychological preparation, all these years the palace has refused entry to all men, so you’ve been holding back the whole time, now that there’s a chance you’re actually not that opposed are you?”
Suddenly being attacked and having her sensitive chest being obscenely fondled by Bi Luo, the mature beauty Yun Li almost collapsed into her arms. Her white face suddenly showed an intoxicated tinge, and she struggled to reply, “What are you… nnn… talking about?”
“Hoo… so sensitive already? Seems like its true!” Bi Luo not only didn’t let go, she instead began groping her more intensely, while subtly pushing her True Qi to generate a kind of mild electrical shock, which rhythmically sent tingling pulses from her fingertips to ferociously stimulate the voluptuous peaks.
“Enn…” Suggestive moans began leaking from the mature beauty’s thin red lips, and her pair of peach blossom eyes instantly blurred as her skin began showing a light crimson shade.
As these sounds rang out in their ears, Ruo Yu and Ruo Qing couldn’t help but feel strange.
Bi Luo however simply smiled naughtily and leaned in towards Yun Li, bringing her face up next to Yun Li’s long white neck. She stretched out her delicate pink tongue and licked this mature beauty’s earlobe suggestively.
Yun Li suddenly let out a cry.
Ruo Yu and Ruo Qing were both stunned, and their faces were completely dyed red as they stood there in shock.
Although they all knew that Bi Luo cultivated the same Beguiling Technique as their mistress, and that she was well versed in the ways of men and women. They had never thought she was skilled enough to not allow her prey to resist.
“Damn little girl, stop making trouble!” Yun Li, this mature beautiful woman, finally managed to hold down the heat which was rising within her and struggled free from Bi Luo’s evil grip, but she was barely able to support herself on her softened legs. Unable even to summon even a bit of strength, and her voice still carried an awkward tone.
“Hehe! Sure enough, a mature woman’s reaction is really not the same.” Bi Luo licked her lips seductively, her face filled with an unrestrained expression, and her eyes contained a suggestive light.
“Stop fooling around, if you want to do such things why don’t you go search for Qian Ying and Qian Hen? Mistress has ordered them to cultivate the Beguiling Technique. I, Ruo Yu, and Ruo Qing have to serve the young lord breakfast, and delaying any longer is no good.” Yun Li quickly said, and only glanced at her briefly. She understood Bi Luo’s temperament well, so she swiftly made her escape along with Ruo Yu and Ruo Qing, “You two, let’s go.”
“Oh,” Ruo Yu and Ruo Qing hurried to keep up.
“Elder Sister Yun, I’ll look for you tonight,” Bi Luo called out in a jovial tone from behind her back.
Hearing such a threat, Yun Li turned around and fiercely glared at her, “I, Ruo Yu, and Ruo Qing will be resting here tonight, if you have the courage you’re welcome to come!”
After bathing, Yang Kai donned a set of brand new freshly washed clothes.
These clothes were something Shan Qing Luo had personally ordered her maidservants to go out and buy earlier today. They were light and tasteful, matching Yang Kai’s measurements almost perfectly and gave him the look of a handsome young noble lord with a firm temperament.
Even the mature Yun Li and the innocent Ruo Yu and Ruo Qing couldn’t help but blush lightly.
In the pavilion’s dining hall a sumptuous breakfast had been prepared, filled with all kinds of fine delicacies. Each one was an exquisite work of art.
Yun Li even stood beside Yang Kai and served each dish to him personally and lightly commented, “All of these dishes were prepared by we three, Young Lord should eat while they’re still hot.”
Glancing at Yang Kai once again, Yun Li suddenly couldn’t help but smile warmly, “Young Lord appears to be a bit on the lean side, probably because of constantly rushing around outside, correct? Young Lord should take advantage of this time to eat his fill.”
“En.” Yang Kai nodded lightly before asking, “What about your Mistress?”
“Mistress has some important matters to deal with today,” Yun Li replied with a smile.
“Oh, I thought she would come join me for breakfast.” Yang Kai couldn’t help wrinkling his brow slightly.
Hearing him say this, the mature beauty Yun Li and the two young girls suddenly stared at him in amazement. They were increasingly puzzled about just who Yang Kai was in the end.
Daring to say Shan Qing Luo would sit and dine together with him, this was a blessing that even the other five Demon Kings could not receive, right?
“Then, if I want to see her, where should I go?” Yang Kai asked as he ate.
Yun Li quickly fixed her smile and replied, “Mistress has said that for the next few days she will be a bit busy, so if Young Lord has any requests he should speak directly with Bi Luo. She has been waiting outside since early this morning.”
“Seems like she’s trying to avoid seeing me!” Yang Kai grunted unhappily. Yesterday, Shan Qing Luo had promised to come see him today. He had not expected her to suddenly change her mind. She certainly knew he was going to talk to her about him leaving.
Sweeping away the food on the table, Yang Kai leisurely walked out of the pavilion.
The enchanting young girl Bi Luo really was standing outside waiting for him. Her brow thoroughly furled as she glared towards Yang Kai. Obviously she was not pleased having to be with him, but with Shan Qing Luo personally issuing her these orders, she didn’t dare disobey.
“Ms Bi Luo!” Yang Kai called out.
“Hmph,” Bi Luo snorted lightly. Her arrogant and disdainful expression clearly displayed her dissatisfaction.
Seeing her like this, Yang Kai couldn’t help but laugh dryly and quickly said, “I want to see your Mistress!”
Bi Luo frowned even harder, and a thoroughly displeased look appeared upon her face, “Mistress has many matters to discuss with the various Elders in the city so she has no time to see you.”
“When will these discussions end?”
“Probably not for a few days. This time, Mistress had left Fragrance City for about two months, so numerous issues and disputes have arisen which she must attend to personally.”
Yang Kai’s expression suddenly became cold, and his mood quickly became solemn.
Bi Luo hesitated for a moment before she somewhat reluctantly continued, “However, Mistress said last night that to make up for her fault, she will allow you to look at the Palace Treasure House.”
“Treasure House?” Yang Kai’s brow twitched, and he cursed that devilish woman. Was this her way of trying to seduce him?
Although he was silently cursing in his heart, his mouth still said, “Is there anything good inside that Treasure House?”
“Little brat!” Bi Luo glared at him angrily, “Mistress’ Treasure House is filled with many rare and valuable items. Mistress said that you’re currently too weak, so she said that you can look around inside the Treasure House for things you can use to enhance your cultivation!”
“What are we waiting for then?” Yang Kai quickly urged her.
Seeing him suddenly wear an eager and impatient look, Bi Luo more and more despised him in her heart, and she cursed this ignorant countryside bumpkin.
Although she was extremely reluctant, as long as it was something Shan Qing Luo commanded, Bi Luo would never object, and instead do her best to complete.
“Come with me.” She said gruffly and quickly lead the way.
After walking through the palace for a long time, the pair suddenly arrived at a very secluded wing. Roughly ten meters into this wing they came upon a thick, heavy door.
This door was cast from some unknown material and seemed quite old. It was obviously quite thick and sturdy, clearly not something easy to break.
However, the strange thing about this door was that there was no handle, nor were there any visible gaps. It was more like an extension of the wall than a door.
Bi Luo quickly pulled out a black rectangular object from her waist pocket, tightly held it within her jade like hand, and poured her True Qi into it.
A moment later, she pressed this rectangular object onto the gate.
Accompanied by a burst of rumblings, the heavy door slowly opened.
Yang Kai couldn’t help but stare curiously and unconsciously praised, “Things stored in this place are quite safe.”
Bi Luo snorted loudly and proudly quipped, “Naturally! The entire Treasure House was forged from Desolate Red Black Gold, even if a Peak Immortal Ascension Boundary masters came here, he would never be able to open this vault. This is the safest place to store things in the world.”
Listening to her boast, Yang Kai did not openly refute and instead simply disdained silently.
If they wanted to talk about security, his Black Book Space was no doubt this world’s safest storage.
“Come in!” Bi Luo stepped forward and begrudgingly ushered Yang Kai in as well.
The Treasure House’s door closed again once both of them were inside.
Although this Treasure House was fully enclosed, it was by no means dim. All four walls were dotted with pebble sized pearls. Each of which released a soft sparkling light, which illuminated the entire vault.
Once inside, Bi Luo half-bitterly began introducing various things to Yang Kai, “Over there is where the gold and silver items are kept, here is the storage place for all the rare medicinal herbs. These are refined pills. Here are all the high grade artifact, and over there are various Secret Arts and Martial Skills… Well, just look around yourself, don’t bother me with any unnecessary questions!”
She seemed quite impatient to separate from Yang Kai.
Yang Kai couldn’t help but scratch his nose and wrinkle his brow slightly, “Ms. Bi Luo, did your mistress say how much I could take from here?”
Bi Luo sneered disdainfully, “How much do you want to take?”
“I’m just asking!”
Bi Luo’s expression suddenly became cold, and she irritably replied, “Mistress said that however much you want to take you can take!”
“Ah…” Yang Kai nodded, then without any further scruples went straight to the place where the spirit herbs were kept.
Seeing him not show the slightest bit of restraint, Bi Luo couldn’t help muttering under her breath, “Hmph, really nothing but a country bumpkin. I really can’t understand why Mistress is so good to him!”
As she was whispering to herself, she also quickly arrived in front of the stored artifacts. Staring inside, she fixed her gaze on a pair of exquisite teardrop shaped earrings. This pair of earrings had a nearly transparent blue hue, appearing almost like a piece of the crystal clear sky.
Holding this pair of earrings in the palm of her hand, Bi Luo suddenly smiled and was no longer willing to let them go.
On the other hand, across the room, Yang Kai smiled deviously.
That seductress Shan Qing Luo had put him under house arrest, and although she didn’t have any malicious intent towards him, he still couldn’t help feeling uncomfortable. However, her allowing Yang Kai into her Treasure House was really a big mistake.
If Yang Kai was willing to, then taking away the entire content of this Treasure House would not be a problem. The Black Book’s storage space was much larger than this Treasure House after all.
However, Yang Kai didn’t want to expose the Black Book space yet, so he only picked out some things that were of immediate use to him.
Firstly, he needed to supplement the Yang Liquid in his dantian. About the energy contained within his Unyielding Golden Skeleton he was not worried about running out any time soon, the only problem he had was maintaining the amount of Yang Liquid he had available.
So, Yang Kai swept away any Yang attribute spirit herbs and pills he found and loaded everything into the Black Book space.
Soul-nourishing herbs and pills, no matter the place, were scarce, so he took everything he could find without hesitation.
His Five Coloured Soul Warming Lotus needed these things in order to evolve, and they also had great use in cultivating his Divine Sense.
As for the Secret Arts and Martial Skills stored here, Yang Kai wasn’t very interested; no Secret Art here was a match for his own, and the Martial Skills weren’t particularly appealing to him either.
Yang Kai was more interested in finding high grade Soul Skills to cultivate.
Although he had managed to cultivate out his Divine Sense already, because he had no offensive type Soul Skills until now the role it played was limited and only allowed him to scout his surroundings.
But to his disappointment, he did not find any decent Soul Skills inside this Treasure House. He occasionally came across some Earth Grade or lower rubbish, but such weak Soul Skills had virtually no appeal to Yang Kai. Even if he were to cultivate them they wouldn’t have any great use. It would simply be a waste of time.
After searching up and down the entire Treasure House, in the end, he only managed to find some Yang attribute herbs and pills as well as a small amount of Soul nourishing Precious Treasures.
Symbolically holding two bottles of Heaven-Grade pills in his hands, Yang Kai finally walked over to where Bi Luo was standing.
This enchanting young girl was now wearing the pair of earrings on her delicate earlobes and was holding up a crystal mirror while smiling happily as she stared at her reflection.
Yang Kai’s sudden appearance in front of her startled her, and patting her well-shaped chest with her delicate hand, she quickly wore a frown and angrily snapped, “Why did you not say anything, is sneaking up on people fun for you?”
Yang Kai could only grin wryly, “Wasn’t it just that you were too immersed in her own world to notice me?”
Having things pointed out so bluntly, Bi Luo couldn’t help but blush, and she earnestly took off the earrings and carefully placed them back into storage before reluctantly removing her sight from them, “Find what you were looking for?”
“En.”
“What did you take?”
Yang Kai casually lifted the two bottles of pills in his hand so she could see. Seeing this, Bi Luo was slightly surprised, laughing lightly, “You’re surprisingly frugal aren’t you, I thought you would surely…”
Stopping herself mid-sentence, Bi Luo instead stuck out her little pink tongue in lieu of finishing her thought.
“Surely what?”
“Nothing, if you’ve got what you want we should leave, but are you sure that you only want these two bottles of pills? Mistress specifically said that you should find some things to raise your cultivation.” Bi Luo asked quietly, “Are these pills really enough for you to enhance your strength?”
“It’s enough!” Yang Kai nodded.
“Fine, it’s not my concern anyway, if you’re alright with it then why should I care, just don’t try to blame me if Mistress asks about you taking only these two bottles of pills.”
Yang Kai simply nodded indifferently, “En.”
Leaving the Treasure House, Bi Luo closed the vault door again but as she turned around a small box came flying towards her.
Reflexively, Bi Luo reached out and caught this box and was at first shocked but then warily turned her gaze towards Yang Kai.
However, after seeing which box this was, she couldn’t help but cry out in surprise. Her gaze changed from wariness to shock.
Yang Kai smiled lightly, “Don’t you like it?”
“Of course I like it!” Bi Luo nodded, half stunned as she hesitantly opened the box. Inside it was the same pair of earrings she had tried on inside the Treasure House.
“But… how did you know?” Bi Luo asked Yang Kai in confusion.
“Anyone who saw you like that would know,” Yang Kai chuckled. “I’m not blind.”
“Hehe…” Bi Luo let out a heartfelt laugh filled with joy, and she quickly took the earrings out and stared at them. Spellbound for a moment, she proceeded to explain, “Although these are only a set of low grade artifacts, from the first time I saw them, I fell in love with them.”
“If so, why didn’t you just ask your mistress if you could have them? As far as I can tell she is quite good to you.” Yang Kai asked suspiciously.
“Well… these belonged to Mistress’s mother. I was worried that she would be sad if she were to see them…” Bi Luo faintly sighed and suddenly tightly gripped the earrings to her chest, “Are you giving these to me?”
“En, why else would I have brought them out? If your mistress asks, just tell her I took them.”
“Thank you!” Bi Luo happily thanked him, but her expression became a bit complicated before quickly becoming alarmed, “You… why are you being so good to me… you’re not trying to make a move after taking a fancy to me are you?”
Dumbfounded, Yang Kai couldn’t only shake his head wryly, “You’re thinking too much about it.”
“I’ll tell you up front, I don’t like men.” Bi Luo started at Yang Kai with her guard fully up, seemingly trying to discover if he was speaking the truth or not, “So no matter how gallant you behave or how attentive to me you are I will never be swayed. In my heart, only Mistress is my perfect companion!”
Yang Kai was once again flabbergasted, as if he had been struck by lightning, and he stared towards Bi Luo in shock, “What you mean is… you’re in love with Shan Qing Luo?”
“That’s right!” Bi Luo’s face was a bright shade of red, but she still firmly nodded and replied in a shy voice filled with infinite longing, “One day, sooner or later, I will definitely become Mistress’s wife…”
At that moment, she completely showed the look of a young girl in love. It was just… the object of her affections was a bit unexpected.
After a long stunned silence, he took a deep breath then nodded strongly and said, “In that case, I sincerely hope you achieve your happiness, Ms. Bi Luo!”
Giggling happily, Bi Luo smiled as she looked Yang Kai over again and re-evaluated him, “En, I don’t find you as annoying as before!”
[Sending her a gift seems to have been quite beneficial.] Yang Kai thought to himself. At least she wasn’t treating him as coldly anymore.
“Hahaha …” Yang Kai smiled awkwardly, not knowing what to say now.
Thankfully, Bi Luo quickly followed up, “Good, with that, our trip to the Treasure House is now finished. Mistress said that if you were bored staying in the palace I should escort you around the city, would you like to go out now?”
“No thanks, I’d rather go back and cultivate,” Yang Kai replied casually.
“Oh…” Bi Luo smirked and laughed meaningfully, “With Elder Sister Yun, Ruo Yu, and Ruo Qing back at the Tranquil Phoenix Pavilion, I suppose you really wouldn’t have any interest in going out.”
“And, ah, ahem… if you really want to… you know… then… you should start with Elder Sister Yun, she was only married for one month before her husband died, and that was almost 10 years ago. Since then she hasn’t once had a man, right now, she is almost like a starving tiger ready to pounce. All you need to do is give her a nod and I’m sure she’ll happily accompany you… Well, just make sure you treat her well. Oh right, Elder Sister Yun also particularly likes it when you caress her ears…” Bi Luo suddenly started explaining to Yang Kai. Her beautiful face was filled with a kind of indulgent excitement.
Yang Kai, on the other hand, looked like he had been struck over the head.
Such an enchanting little girl, how could she so easily talk about such matters, as if it were the same as having a light mid-day snack? On top of that, she seemed oddly experienced. It was a bit worrisome. Where had she acquired this knowledge?
Tranquil Phoenix Pavilion, second floor.
Yang Kai was sitting cross-legged on the fragrant bed with a solemn expression. His breath was steady and even.
Circulating his True Yang Secret Art smoothly, he absorbed and refined the Yang energy contained within numerous spirit herbs and pills.
These things were the spoils he had taken from Shan Qing Luo’s Treasure House, and all of them were high quality goods. The lowest quality items reached Earth Grade Top-Rank, while most of them were Heaven Grade.
Naturally, since they had come from the Treasure House of a supreme master like the Beguiling Demon Queen, there was no chance of them being mediocre.
As a light churning sound floated in the air, Yang Kai’s True Yang Secret Art rapidly operated and quickly converted the essence stored within these pills and herbs into pure True Yang Yuan Qi, gradually filling up his meridians.
In Medicine King’s Valley Hidden Cloud Peak, Xiao Fu Sheng had prepared a special Secret Art and medicinal bath for Yang Kai which had fully developed the potential of his meridians and allowed him to more smoothly cultivate.
It wasn’t until now that the medicinal bath really displayed its effects. The speed at which he could refine and condense his True Qi had obviously been greatly enhanced.
Moreover, this refinement would continue to play a role for the rest of his life, the more he cultivated, the greater the effect would be.
After merely a dozen or so cycles, before the first drop of Yang Liquid had even formed, the energy within his meridians suddenly began to swell, and a subtle ripple started spreading throughout his body before suddenly vanishing.
His entire being was filled with a clear sensation that his strength had risen, which gave him a sense of physical and spiritual comfort.
True Element Boundary Fifth Stage!
Once one entered the True Element Boundary, each minor realm’s breakthrough would become progressively more difficult.
However, these days Yang Kai had consistently taken a small cup of Myriad Drug Liquid every morning, using the Myriad Drug Liquid to temper his physique and cleanse his body.
After doing so for a long period of time, both his physique and meridians had undergone a significant improvements compared to the past, so even when he was breaking through the various stages of the True Element Boundary it was still quite a relaxed process for him.
Having spent nearly a month consolidating his True Element Boundary Fourth Stage, undergoing a breakthrough now was essentially taken for granted.
The scorching True Yang Yuan Qi burst forth from his body, like a raging flame, and instantly caused the temperature in the entire room to soar.
Calming his breath and condensing his True Qi, the flame-like Qi in the air was suddenly sucked into Yang Kai’s body, disappearing completely.
Immediately, his whole body was bathed in a warm and comfortable sensation.
At that moment, Yang Kai, with his True Yang Secret Art circulating as rapidly as it could, appeared to radiate a vibrant aura.
His meridians were filled to the brim and were no longer able to store any more pure True Qi.
With a sudden dripping sound, a new drop of Yang Liquid was condensed and was quickly stored in his dantian.
Instantly, Yang Kai’s bloated meridians once again became uncomfortably empty.
However, the medicinal herbs and pills he had ingested quickly began producing new True Qi, and they gradually filled up his empty meridians once more.
This dripping sound was extremely pleasant to the ear, and each time it occurred, it brought him a serene feeling.
After absorbing all the medicinal essence from all the spirit herbs and pills, more than a dozen drops of Yang Liquid had been added to his dantian.
Letting out a long breath and feeling the fullness of his dantian, Yang Kai couldn’t help smiling with satisfaction.
Although the number of drops of Yang Liquid he had stored right now was not many compared to before, the grade of each one could not be compared to back then, so even if the number was less, they could actually support his high level of consumption for a much longer period of time.
Without resting for even a moment, Yang Kai once again closed his eyes.
Now that he had refined enough Yang Liquid, it was time to nourish his Soul.
The Soul Seeking Seal Shan Qing Luo had implanted into the Yang Kai’s body should be some kind of Soul Skill.
As long as his Divine Sense became strong enough, naturally he would be able to crush it.
If he wanted his Divine Sense to become strong, his only options were to take some Precious Treasure or cultivate an appropriate Soul Skill.
However, the only Soul Skill Yang Kai could cultivate right now was the defence skill, Soul Palace! But in order to cultivate this defensive Soul Skill, one had to be in a very specific environment.
Currently, there was no way for Yang Kai to practice it.
So, how was he to rapidly cultivate his Soul and enhance his Divine Sense in order to break free from this seductress’s Soul Seeking Seal?
Yang Kai furrowed his brow and contemplated deeply.
After a long time, an idea came to him.
What he thought of was the two times before that his Soul had rapidly increased in strength, both of which he had entered into very dangerous places, causing his Spiritual Energy to be greatly drained before being supplemented. Each cycle brought a slight enhancement to himself.
The first time was when he was in the isolated world for life experience and had entered the white mist bank where the Soul Cleansing Dew was formed.
The second time was in the depths of the Coiling Dragon Stream when the hostility from the thick Demonic Qi rising from the canyon floor had impacted him and damaged his Soul.
After being damaged and restored, the strength of his Spiritual Energy had rapidly increased at a speed far beyond cultivating a Soul Skill or taking Precious Treasures could match.
For any ordinary person, it would be impossible to cultivate their Soul this way.
If one experienced a severe loss of Spiritual Energy they wouldn’t necessarily suffer any lasting damage, but if such a process was repeated many times, they would inevitably be given a permanent trauma. One they would never be able to recover from.
However, Yang Kai was different. In his possession was the Heaven defying Five Coloured Soul Warming Lotus, the world’s most precious Soul cultivating treasure. With this treasure, Yang Kai simply didn’t need to consider his Soul receiving permanent damage.
Frowning, Yang Kai contemplated for a long time before deciding to implement this strategy.
Supplementing his Spiritual Energy wasn’t a problem; after all, he had acquired a number of herbs and pill from Shan Qing Luo’s Treasure House, and on top of that, his Myriad Drug Milk could also be used.
As for depleting his Spiritual Energy, that was easy, stored within Yang Kai’s mind was the True Alchemic Way.
The last time he had studied it, he had completely consumed his Spiritual Energy multiple times yet ultimately only managed to obtain an auxiliary support type Spirit Array for pill refinement.
Just by simply viewing the True Alchemic Way with his Divine Sense he could quickly exhaust his Spiritual Energy.
Having made up his mind, Yang Kai didn’t hesitate to immerse himself in the True Alchemic Way’s various records stored within his mind.
The True Alchemic Way was incredibly extensive and profound. Contained within it were innumerable documents, texts, and thesi. If he wanted to completely master it, it would no doubt take countless hours and an enormous amount of Spiritual Energy.
Yang Kai though wasn’t interested in actually studying the True Alchemic Way, so he only haphazardly browsed through it.
A moment later, Yang Kai felt a sharp pain in his head. His whole being was suddenly afflicted with a sense of exhaustion, and his face instantly became pale.
His Spiritual Energy had been exhausted!
However, soon after, a cooling sensation began spilling out from his mind as the Soul Warming Lotus began to repair the damage done to his Soul.
A few breaths later, the pain had disappeared and his Soul had been fully repaired. However, his depleted Spiritual Energy still needed to be supplemented.
With his latest experience beneath the Myriad Drug Pond, Yang Kai knew that if he wanted to depend entirely on the Soul Warming Lotus to replenish his Spiritual Energy it would take a long time, at least four or five hours.
It was precisely because Spiritual Energy was much more difficult to restore than True Qi that cultivating one’s Soul was incredibly difficult.
Weakly removing a bottle of Soul replenishing pills, Yang Kai poured out several of them and together with a small sip of Myriad Drug Milk, he began to refine and absorb their medicinal essence.
After a short time, his Spiritual Energy was fully restored, and Yang Kai once again felt as mighty as a dragon and fierce as a tiger.
Immediately, he sunk his Divine Sense into his mind and continued studying the True Alchemic Way, combing through its mysteries.
Time quickly passed by.
Yang Kai kept repeating this cycle of damaging then restoring his Soul.
With each cycle, his Spiritual Energy would have some enhancements, although the increase was not great, such progress was still quite gratifying.
Not only that, Yang Kai also gradually became interested in exploring the mysteries of the True Alchemic Way.
The last time he had studied it, Yang Kai had only glimpsed a single support type Spirit Array. Specifically, it was designed to improve the quality of the pills an Alchemist could refine.
For example, if one refined a furnace of Heaven Grade Top-Rank materials, with the assistance of that Spirit Array it would be possible improve the quality of the pill by a single rank to a Mysterious Grade Low-Rank pill.
Of course, this was only a possibility. The effects of this Spirit Array were by no means a guarantee, and as one refined more and more pills, the effect would continuously degrade.
As his understanding the True Alchemic Way deepened, Yang Kai discovered that there was actually a variety of Spirit Arrays recorded within it.
At the very least, he had now glimpsed several different types which were related to improving the quality of the pills, increasing the chances of Pill Veins forming, improving the success rate of refining pills, and numerous other auxiliary effects.
And these were still just the preliminary methods of the True Alchemic Way.
It was truly hard to imagine what profound insights and mysteries the later chapters contained.
In addition to these Spirit Arrays, there was also some special alchemic knowledge such as how to select the best materials to use when refining pills.
These pieces of the information had been recorded by Yang Kai into his memory, so that if there was a chance in the future he could pass them on to Xia Ning Chang and Xiao Fu Sheng.
After two days of continuously repeating this Soul cultivation, the herbs and pills Yang Kai had ransacked from Shan Qing Luo Treasure House had been completely consumed. Without these things to supplement his Spiritual Energy, Yang Kai could no longer continue this reckless form of practice.
Any other Immortal Ascension Boundary master would at most carry one or two bottles of these types of pills in case they suffered from a grievous injury to their Soul, but none of them would so wantonly consume them simply to cultivate.
Without these pills and herbs, Yang Kai’s Myriad Drug Milk alone couldn’t supplement his Spiritual Energy loss fast enough.
Although the Myriad Drug Milk also had a restorative effect, its role was simply too broad, not specifically for nourishing the Soul. Taking it one or two times in quick succession still produced significant results, but as it was consumed more and more it’s efficacy decreased. In the end, the Myriad Drug Milk’s role was more so as a catalyst which allowed one to rapidly refine the efficacies of various pills while enhancing their contained medicinal essence’s potency.
Without Soul nourishing pills, even if he continued such cultivation, his progress would have to slow dramatically.
“Ahem,” As various thoughts churned inside Yang Kai’s head, he wrinkled his brow and quickly beckoned to the people waiting nearby.
These past three days while he had been cultivating, he was constantly aware of the auras of three other people staying within Tranquil Phoenix Pavilion. It was no doubt the mature beauty Yun Li and the two young girls Ruo Yu and Ruo Qing.
Yang Kai’s room was in the innermost wing of the pavilion, while nearby there was a separate room where the three maids lived, always at the ready, just waiting for Yang Kai to summon them.
As soon as he called out to them, Yang Kai immediately heard the light sound of footsteps approaching and within a few breaths, Yun Li, Ruo Yu, and Ruo Qing came into his room.
“What orders does Young Lord have?” Yun Li respectfully asked as she directed a warm smile at Yang Kai.
“Where is Bi Luo?”
“Ms. Bi Luo right now should be cultivating in her residence.” Yun Li replied professionally.
“Go call her for me.”
“Yes, Young Lord!” Yun Li elegantly nodded, gently turning her gaze towards Ruo Yu and Ruo Qing, “Go summon Ms. Bi Luo here.”
The two girls nodded once before swiftly walking away.
Next, for some unknown reason, the mature beauty remained behind. Directing her elegant pair of enchanting eyes towards Yang Kai, she softly asked, “Young Lord looks tired, have you not rested well these past few days?”
“It’s nothing,” Yang Kai lightly shook his head, “I’ve just been cultivating.”
The beautiful woman elegantly smiled, lightly stepping forward, and her well rounded hips gently swayed as she unhesitantly walked over to Yang Kai and knelt down behind him.
Stretching out her two soft white-jade like hands, she gently began to massage Yang Kai.
“Young Lord’s pursuit of strength is very admirable, but you must also take good care of your body, if Mistress were to see you looking so worn out, I’m afraid she would think we servants had been negligent in our duties to care for you, we may even be given some punishment as a result.” As she spoke, her small delicate hands continued to rhythmically rub his tense tired muscles. They seemed to know exactly where and how much pressure to apply in order to produce the most soothing effect.
The mature beautiful woman Yun Li’s ten slender fingers seemed to contain some kind of magical power. No matter where she touched, Yang Kai’s physical and mental fatigue would vanish, which caused him to involuntarily relax and fall into a sense of extreme comfort.
A gentle village was the burial place of a hero, these words were not false.
Yang Kai also felt very contented with this service, and gradually closed his eyes and immersed himself in this pleasant feeling.
He was by no means an obstinate person, and since Shan Qing Luo had specifically sent Yun Li, Ruo Yu, and Ruo Qing to serve him and had even ordered them to accept any request he made, Yang Kai simply didn’t mind imposing such a minor matter upon this mature beauty.
These three, an enchanting mature woman, a gentle and tranquil girl, and an elegant and dignified young lady, each had their own unique style, but all of them were undoubtedly extremely attractive to men.
Now that this beautiful woman had taken the initiative to serve him, Yang Kai naturally had no reason to refuse. Doing so would only make it seem like he felt guilty about something.
A temporary tranquility fell upon the pavilion. Yang Kai didn’t speak, nor did the beautiful woman Yun Li make any noise. Both just concentrated on the massage.
As time passed, Yang Kai began to notice that the beauty kneeling behind him was beginning to breathe slightly heavier. Even the faint heat her body was radiating gradually increased. As she breathed in and out, a faint aroma leaked from her lips, and her heartbeat also started to accelerate.
Whether intentionally or unintentionally, while she was massaging him, Yun Li’s full amazingly elastic peaks from time to time would brush against Yang Kai’s back, which added to the ambiguous atmosphere.
Two cherry-like bulges occasionally pressed against him and sent a light shock running up his spine.
Yang Kai couldn’t help feeling surprised, and was unable to stop his expression from becoming awkward.
Yun Li, this graceful mature beauty, couldn’t actually be just as Bi Luo described, right? After suffering a ten year drought, was she really now akin to a starving wolf or crouching tiger, just waiting for an opportunity to pounce?
If not, why would she have such an exaggerated reaction from just a simple massage?
The not so subtle change in this beauty, along him being alone in his bedchamber, suddenly made various stray thoughts surface in Yang Kai’s mind.
In truth, Yun Li’s age was not large. At most, she was only twenty-five or so years old, and although she couldn’t be described as a girl anymore, she was still in the prime of her life.
Most importantly, she gave off the charm of a mature woman, both physically and mentally. She had a certain appeal that was impossible to find on a young naive girl, and this point alone made her particularly attractive.
This woman had been married once, but she had only been able to spend a single month with her husband before he died, since then she had spent ten years as a widows.
Ten years ago, she would have only been fifteen years old. To have tasted that kind of wonderful feeling and then have to spend so long without it, she may really have some unsatisfied desires.
Seemingly aware of Yang Kai’s awkward reaction, Yun Li once more wore an elegant smile and took the initiative to separate herself from Yang Kai as she softly said, “Young Lord, Ms. Bi Luo should arrive shortly.”
“En.” Knowing that she was simply reminding him, Yang Kai just nodded slightly before falling silent once more.
The mature beauty couldn’t help being slightly surprised. Apparently not thinking Yang Kai would be so succinct, she felt a bit lost in her heart.
A moment later, from outside the pavilion, the sound of Bi Luo gnashing her teeth and cursing under her breath rang out, as if she was just at a critical moment in her cultivation but had been disturbed by Ruo Yu and Ruo Qing. However, with Shan Qing Luo’s order in place, she really had no choice but to swallow her dissatisfaction and arrive quickly.
“Yang Kai!” Calling out from downstairs, Bi Luo stood straight with her hands on her hips, and her eyes clearly contained an unhappy light.
Yang Kai, in response simply stood up, walked over to the window, and without reservation jumped down to lightly land in front of her.
“A woman should try her best to maintain some elegance, why must you look so vicious?” Yang Kai quipped.
“Mind your own business!” Bi Luo snapped back at him and glared at Yang Kai in annoyance, “Don’t think that just because you managed to please me last time, I’ll suddenly take a liking to you! I’ll say it clearly once more, if not for Mistress’s orders, I, your aunt, wouldn’t bother wasting any of my time with you!”
“Fine, then give those things back!” Yang Kai reached out solemnly.
“What things?” Bi Luo asked in an indignant voice.
“That pair of earrings.”
Bi Luo hurriedly took a few steps back and bitterly stared at Yang Kai, “Why do you want them back now?”
“Since it’s no use trying to please you, why should I offer you anything, come on, quickly return them!” Yang Kai coldly said.
“Hey hey hey, are you really a man?” Bi Luo suddenly asked sarcastically, “Sending something out but then trying to grab it back, aren’t you being a bit too stingy?”
“It’s your own fault!” Yang Kai sneered. “Now, are you going to return them to me or not?
“Never!” Bi Luo firmly declared, “I won’t give them back! Since you gave them to me already they’re mine now, I’ll never give them back to you!”
“You’re determined?”
“En!”
“Good!” Yang Kai nodded, quickly striding forward towards the Palace.
“Where do you think you’re going!?” Bi Luo suddenly felt suspicious and quickly blocked his path.
“I’m going to tell your Mistress that you stole an artifact from her Treasure House!” Yang Kai looked at her defiantly as he smiled deviously.
“You… you…” Bi Luo falteringly took a few steps back and pointed her trembling finger at Yang Kai with her face dyed a bright shade of crimson, “How can you act so ruthlessly, you heartless, shameless bully! Obviously, you were the one who took them out from the Treasure House and threw it to me. That day you said…”
“I didn’t say anything that day!” Yang Kai smiled arrogantly towards her.
[Silly little girl, you’re still too naive. Did you really think this young master would be so kind to send you something without some strings?]
“That day, I didn’t get anything except two bottles of pills,” Yang Kai calmly declared.
“Don’t be so unreasonable, okay?” Bi Luo became completely sluggish. She finally understood what it meant to suffer injustice from receiving another’s gifts. She had no choice but to swallow her anger now. Although she couldn’t wait to rip Yang Kai’s corpse into ten thousand pieces, she still wore a delicate and aggrieved expression on her face.
Staring begrudgingly at Yang Kai she desperately pleaded, “You’re not such a person, right? Simply because my attitude just now wasn’t very polite, and I had a minor disagreement with you, are you really going to intentionally create a misunderstanding between Mistress and I just to see me get punished?”
Bi Luo wore a pitifully expression as she begged him, and her eyes became slightly watery, which gave her the appearance of an innocent young girl suffering a great injustice.
However, Yang Kai simply pretended he didn’t see any of this and coldly said, “I’m sorry, after all, I’m just a shameless ruthless person. Any grievances I have must be settled. Since you provoked me, I have to make sure you learn the folly of your choice.”
“You… I’ll remember you!” Bi Luo saw that the soft approach wasn’t going to work, so she immediately dispensed with her cheap act and bitterly ground her teeth as she asked, “What do you want…”
“Nothing, I’m just too bored, I thought it’d be a good time to have a chat with your Mistress!”
Bi Luo’s True Qi suddenly ferociously surged as she glared fiercely at Yang Kai, seemingly tempted to teach this rude brat a lesson.
Yang Kai remained indifferent however and instead sneered provocatively towards her. If Bi Luo thought that her True Element Boundary Seventh Stage was enough to suppress him, she was really looking down on him too much. He actually hoped she really would start something here. It would give Yang Kai the perfect excuse to act furiously towards Shan Qing Luo and allow him to legitimately escape from this devilish woman’s grasp.
The pair continued staring each other down until, all of a sudden Bi Luo’s momentum collapsed, and her threatening air evaporated, “Name your terms, I’ll agree!”
From childhood till now, the first gift she had received from a man had actually become a fatal constraint!
[From now on, even if it kills me, I’ll never accept gifts from someone ever again, especially a man!] Bi Luo felt like her innocent soul had suffered a deep wound, casting a lingering shadow in her heart.
“Either show me some respect or return those earrings.” Yang Kai casually demanded.
“Agreed!” Bi Luo replied forlornly, “What else?”
“I want to go out for a stroll, come with me.”
“En….”
“Good!” Yang Kai laughed triumphantly, his mood suddenly a bit lighter.
As the two of them left, Yun Li, Ruo Yu, and Ruo Qing, who had watched this scene unfold, still couldn’t help staring with astonishment at the pair’s shrinking backs.
[Bi Luo… backed down?]
In Fragrance City, Bi Luo had always been fearless. Besides Shan Qing Luo, no one could make her submit, yet now Yang Kai, this young man of unknown origin, had actually forced her to back down?
The mature beauty and the two girls still couldn’t believe what they had seen, standing there stunned, not knowing what to say.
“Right, did Shan Qing Luo tell you if I wanted to buy something, she would pay?” After leaving the palace and arriving on the streets, Yang Kai suddenly asked.
“En.” Bi Luo nodded softly and seemingly did not have the energy to even reply.
However, suddenly thinking something, she angrily snapped, “You dare casually call Mistress by her real name?”
Before she could finish though, Yang Kai decisively interrupted her.
“Even in front of your Mistress’s face I dare call her by her name yet she never had a problem with it, so stop being so long winded.”
“You…” Bi Luo tightened her fists in rage, “I warn you, don’t overstep your bounds!”
Yang Kai simply ignored her and continued walking in front. Behind him, the sound of grumbling was obvious, as was the piercing glare of hatred which seemed akin to a wild beast ready to rip him to shreds.
Wandering around the city for a while, they eventually came to a medicine store.
This was a fairly high grade shop, as soon as the two of them entered, the store’s Head Treasurer stumbled out from behind the counters and swiftly arrived before Bi Luo, his forehead filled with cold sweat, “Greeting Ms. Bi Luo, your arrival was unexpected, so this servant has not prepared an appropriate welcome, please forgive this sin!”
As soon as the shop’s Treasurer shouted as such, all the people in the shop, whether they were employees or guests swiftly made their escape, as if they had seen a poisonous viper suddenly emerge. In the blink of an eye only the Head Treasurer and the young pair were left.
Yang Kai couldn’t help being astonished as he witnessed all of this, quickly discovering just how famous Bi Luo was in Fragrance City, and not in a good way.
“En.” Bi Luo offhandedly nodded, apparently used to such treatment already.
“Did Ms. Bi Luo perhaps come here today to… purchase something?” The Treasurer asked carefully while wiping the sweat from his forehead.
“I’m not here to buy things, he is! Quickly greet him.” Bi Luo snappily pointed towards Yang Kai.
“Hm?” The Treasurer suddenly became confused, and glancing back and forth between Yang Kai and Bi Luo, a light of suspicion flashed across his eyes.
“Do you have Soul nourishing and Spiritual Energy recovery type pills?” Yang Kai asked directly.
“Yes!” Treasurer repeatedly nodded, “Soul Cultivating Pill, Soul Supplement Pill, Soul Restoring Pill, we have all of these, which one does this Young Lord want?”
“How many do you have?” Yang Kai asked.
“The number of these pills is generally quite small, this humble store only has three or four bottles of each, only the Soul Recovery Pills have five bottles.”
“I’ll take them all!” Yang Kai’s casually made such grand demands.
In any case, since Shan Qing Luo was backing him, he might as well take advantage of the situation while he could. With her being a Great Demon King who reigned over several thousand kilometres of territory, she was definitely not short on money.
“Ah… all of them?” The Treasurer couldn’t help gawking, while even Bi Luo turned a puzzled look towards Yang Kai and asked, “Why do you want all of these things? You haven’t even reached the Immortal Ascension Boundary yet.”
“It’s none of your concern!” Yang Kai replied lightly.
“Ms. Bi Luo, this…” The Treasurer nervously asked for instructions.
“Didn’t you hear? Since this Young Lord said he wants everything, then quickly bring all of them out! Have all of them packaged up right away and sent to The Palace. Payment will be made in full when we receive them.” Since Bi Luo couldn’t vent her anger on Yang Kai, thus her anger spilled over onto the poor Treasurer.
“Yes yes yes!” The Treasurer no longer hesitated.
Although Bi Luo was famous for her bad temper, she had always conducted business fairly. However much was owed, she would pay, so the Treasurer was not actually worried about money.
His only concern was who this young man was. Bi Luo seemed to be very angry with him yet she still spared no expense to help him.
However, with his heart beating like a drum, the Treasurer dared not delay and quickly packed up all the pills Yang Kai had ordered before having a store boy deliver them to The Palace.
When this shop boy walked in front of Bi Luo, he kept his head lowered, his eyes staring at his toes, and did not dare to even glance at Bi Luo.
After leaving this medicine shop, Yang Kai and Bi Luo’s eyes met coincidentally, “Seems like many men in the city are afraid of you!”
“Hmph!” Bi Luo proudly snorted, and her enchanting face donned an arrogant look, as she proudly puffed up her chest and casually said, “If they dare look at me the wrong way, I’ll claw out their eyes!”
“Isn’t that a bit much?” Yang Kai frowned. “A great beauty always draws the eyes of many others, if no one dares look at you, what is the point of being beautiful in the first place?”
“You know shit!” Bi Luo glared at him menacingly and disdainfully quipped, “All you men ever have in your heads are dirty thoughts. When you see a beautiful woman the first thing you think of is defiling her, I don’t want to be stared at with such filthy gazes!
“Not all men are like that,” Yang Kai said indignantly.
Bi Luo looked him up and down suddenly before quietly declaring, “Well, not you I guess, at least when you look at me your eyes don’t seem to be filled with obscene intent, I’ll admit that you are at least a bit better than most men on that at least.”
“Young Lady Bi Luo’s vision is quite good!” Yang Kai faintly responded.
“Now… where do you want to go?” With Bi Luo’s hands crossed behind her back, her shoulders drooped slightly as she was obviously feeling a bit impatient. “If you’re done shopping, I’d like to head back and resume my cultivation.”
“Of course there are more places I wish to visit. Fragrance City has more than this one medicine shop, right?”
“There are four or five, do you still plan to visit more pill shops?” Bi Luo looked at him slightly surprised, “You don’t want to buy more Soul nourishing pills do you?”
“Indeed I do.”
“What do you need so many for?” Bi Luo grumbled before suddenly curling her lips, “Fine fine, if you want to buy more then I’ll just bring you there.”
After turning around and walking away, Bi Luo quickly grinned impishly before hurriedly adjusting her face, then she lightly coughed and pretended like nothing had happened.
Although Fragrance City was by no means small, there were only a few pill shops doing business. After all, in order to sell large quantities of pills one needed to have a very strong family background. The sheer amount of financial, material, and human resources wasn’t something a small force could accommodate.
Therefore, in the entire city there were only a total of five pill shops.
Bi Luo worked tirelessly leading the way, and after spending half a day or so she had finally finished escorting Yang Kai to visits four of these shops, sweeping clean all the Soul nourishing pills they had in stock. At last she led Yang Kai toward the fifth and final pill shop, Heavenly Melody Medicine Square.
Inside Heavenly Le Medicine Square, a young man in a shop boy’s uniform flew up to the second floor and gently knocked on a large door at the top of the stairs.
Immediately, a raging voice like thunder resounded, “Fuck! What is it! Didn’t I say no matter what matters come up, no one is to disturb me! Damn brat, I’ll rip off your dog head! Fuck! Fuck your mother!”
“Young Master, it’s about young lady Bi Luo.” The fatigued young man diligently ignored this vicious scolding without a single complaint before respectfully reporting.
All of a sudden a loud thumping sound was heard, like someone had just violently stood up, which was then quickly followed by a series of flustered footfalls.
On the first floor of the shop, the shop assistants all wore bitter expressions, and each of them were frightened that the ceiling above their heads would crack under their young master’s footsteps.
With a loud crash, the large door was opened, and an extremely burly man, with the physique of a wild bear, charged out.
This man was by no means old, only in his early twenties, but his image was quite imposing. His face was covered with a shaggy beard, and he looked extremely rough and unfriendly. Only his eyes were somewhat small and narrow, and coupled with his hulking physique, he gave off a somewhat sinister aura.
He was the Young Master of the family which owned Heavenly Le Medicine Square, Le Yu.
The Le Family was also a big force in Fragrance City. Its patriarch was one of the city’s Elders. They had been serving Shan Qing Luo’s family for more than two hundred years and had rendered many meritorious services.
The Le Family’s main residence was actually not inside Fragrance City, instead located on a nearby mountain range.
Le Yu’s reason for staying in his family’s pill shop in Fragrance City was entirely related to Bi Luo. Since a year ago, when he had first encountered Bi Luo by accident, Le Yu had become completely infatuated and declared that he must by all means make her his woman.
Although Bi Luo did not come from a Great Family, and was neither a pure chaste maiden nor had a noble temperament, she was still Shan Qing Luo’s foremost subordinate. Therefore, the Le Family was quite supportive of Le Yu’s decision, allowing him to stay in the city.
Unfortunately, this past year, Le Yu had barely managed to interact with Bi Luo, and each time he did, Bi Luo would quickly escape.
Even if Le Yu was arrogant, he would not dare recklessly intrude into Shan Qing Luo’s palace, so once Bi Luo escaped into the palace he could only hopelessly give up.
In all of Fragrance city, Le Yu was no doubt the person Bi Luo most did not want to meet.
Even remembering this rough overbearing burly giant at least four times her size would always give Bi Luo tremors.
Outside his room, Le Yu vice gripped the young shop assistant; this youth was not weak, but now facing Le Yu, he was no better than a chicken, his feet dangling in the air as he was held up by his shoulders.
“What about Bi Luo?” Le Yu asked urgently.
With a cold sweat dripping down his forehead, the youth quickly replied, “Young Master had ordered that once Young Lady Bi Luo leaves the palace, we must inform him right away. Today she has come out!”
“She came out?” Le Yu look suddenly looked overjoyed and casually tossed the young shop assistant aside, dashing forward three steps before he halted, turned around, and asked, “Where is she now?”
The youth couldn’t help having an awkward look cross his face as he replied, “Young Lady Bi Luo is on her way here to Heavenly Le Medicine Square!”
“Hm?” Le Yu’s expression suddenly froze before he asked again, “Are you sure your dog eyes didn’t see wrong?”
“It’s true, Young Master. She really has come to Heavenly Le Medicine Square.”
“But… why?” Although Le Yu looked like an uncouth muscle brained savage, but quite inconsistent with his physical appearance he was actually quite shrewd. He was well aware that Bi Luo would do everything in her power to avoid him, and that each time he chased after her she would quickly escape to the Demon Queen’s Palace, so how come she all of a sudden decided to leap into the tiger’s mouth, taking the initiative to come see him on her own?
“Did she come alone?” Suddenly thinking of something, Le Yu’s look became cold, his already small eyes narrowing further, a dark dreadful light flashing across his gaze.
“No…” The young shop assistant shuddered unconsciously, hesitantly replying, “It seems as if… she is accompanying a young man.”
“Hmph!” Le Yu’s True Qi suddenly burst out and nearly crushed the shop’s second floor to pieces, maliciously smiling as he muttered, “A young man huh… I’d like to see which bastard dares have ideas about this Young Master’s woman!”
On the street, Yang Kai looked suspiciously towards Bi Luo. Although Yang Kai knew she was planning something, he was unsure just what it was.
As well, this enchanting girl’s facial expression was quite stiff, like she was suffering some kind of inner conflict and was constantly struggling to make a decision.
Bi Luo was naturally somewhat conflicted. Le Yu was not someone who could be reasoned with. If they really arrived at Heavenly Le Medicine Square, he was sure to raise a fuss.
What if this smelly brat was killed by Le Yu?
However much she disliked him, there was no refuting the fact that he was an honored guest. If he suffered from some kind of accident, how could she possibly explain to her mistress?
However, Bi Luo quickly put down such extreme concerns. If things developed too far, she could simply invoke Shan Qing Luo’s name. Even if Le Yu was domineering, there was no way he wouldn’t give her mistress face.
[Good! This time I’ll give this little brat a little lesson, lest he think this young lady is easily bullied.]
Thinking back on Yang Kai’s attitude towards her, Bi Luo couldn’t help but feel angered.
“Are we there yet?” Yang Kai frowned and asked. Along this particular road, Bi Luo’s pace had been much slower than before, seemingly because she was considering if there was a problem in coming here.
“We’re here!” Bi Luo’s slender fingers pointed towards a large building in front of them, “That’s Fragrance City’s largest pill shop, it’s also the last one in the city.”
“But… maybe we shouldn’t go.” Her haughty attitude suddenly deflated. Bi Luo began to hesitate once more, wondering if she was being too vicious.
“Hmm?” Yang Kai looked at her meaningfully, his curiosity somewhat piqued.
“There’s a man inside there that I hate!”
“Looks like we’re too late,” Yang Kai couldn’t help chuckling. “They’ve already come out to invite us in.”
“Ah?” Bi Luo suddenly looked dismayed as she quickly swept her gaze forward.
From the Heavenly Le Medicine Square in front of her, a few uniformed men quickly appeared, walking straight towards them.
These few people’s cultivation were not weak. Although they were all quite young, each one of them had at least reached the True Element Boundary. Swiftly arriving in front of the pair, all of them smiled as they cupped their fists, “Young Lady Bi Luo, our young master has been looking forward to you paying a visit to our humble shop, and has instructed us to courteously escort you inside.”
“I have nothing to say to your young master!” Bi Luo’s face twisted in disgust, and she turned around and quickly pulled on Yang Kai’s sleeve, “Let’s go!”
However, the few shop assistants quickly blocked her path and grinned helplessly, “Young Lady Bi Luo, if you do not come with us, I’m afraid we brothers will lose a layer of skin today. We hope Young Lady Bi Luo will not refuse this invitation, thus inciting our young master’s anger.”
“What do you want to do here!” Bi Luo coldly asked.
Quite reluctantly, the leader of this group replied, “Young Master has said, if Young Lady Bi Luo refuses to meet him then he will not force the issue, but this Young Lord accompanying you must come with us!”
“He dares!” Bi Luo’s tone became even colder, her enchanting eyes quickly flashed an angry light and regretting she had come here in the first place.
She deeply felt that she shouldn’t have dragged Yang Kai into this muddy water knowing full well that nothing good would come of it, but in the end she had still brought him over, which caused her to feel guilty.
“Haha, this doesn’t seem like a decision Young Lady Bi Luo has the final say in. This Young Lord, please follow us!” These few people turned their eyes towards Yang Kai while maintaining a formal smile.
Yang Kai stared back indifferently and slightly wrinkled his brow, “I’ve only come here to buy some pills, whatever grievances you have between you doesn’t concern me, so don’t get me involved.”
By now, Yang Kai also understood what was happening. That Le Yu probably had intentions towards Bi Luo, and upon seeing him accompanying her he became angered. Bi Luo also surely understood this point and wanted to take this opportunity to have Le Yu teach him a lesson.
But now, for some unknown reason, she was regretting her decision.
Thinking so, he couldn’t help glancing back at Bi Luo.
Feeling the deep coldness in his eyes, she unconsciously shivered.
“Since this Young Lord wants to buy pills, then please accompany us inside. Heavenly Le Medicine Square, Fragrance City’s largest pill shop, will definitely not disappoint the Young Lord!” The lead shop assistant smiled as he spoke to Yang Kai.
Having reached this point, if he tried to pull back, it would only bring disdain upon himself; not to mention, the other side had made it quite clear that even if he wanted to walk away he wouldn’t be able to.
“We’ll settle this once we get back!” Yang Kai coldly snorted before calmly walking towards Heavenly Le Medicine Square.
Bi Luo’s expression dimmed slightly at this, and she anxiously kept up. Her enchanting face was filled with a mix of displeasure and grief.
Stepping into Heavenly Le Medicine Square, before Yang Kai had even had a chance to glance around, he felt a sharp and hostile gaze fall upon him.
Staring back at the source of this gaze, Yang Kai’s expression became cold.
He had never before seen such a burly man. He was no different from a tower, at least two heads taller than the average man with an incredibly muscular frame. His physique appeared full of explosive power, every part of his body seemed to ripple with vitality, akin to a great beast standing there before him.
What stood out most though was his pair of narrow squinting eyes, only revealing a small gap, radiating a cold light, and his mouth was similarly curled into a chilly grin.
Although he hadn’t yet exchanged blows with him, Yang Kai still felt slightly pressured by this brawny man’s imposing aura. Le Yu’s combat effectiveness, he estimated, was no worse than Qiu Yi Meng’s, possibly even somewhat higher.
“Le Yu, what do you want to do?” As soon as Bi Luo came in, she immediately frowned and said, “He is an honored guest of my mistress, you should not act too presumptuously.”
“Mistress Demon Queen’s honoured guest?” Le Yu couldn’t help but show a startled expression but soon after revealed a disdainful sneer, and his eyes filled with cold light, “Him? Who the hell is he? What qualifications does he have to be Mistress Demon Queen’s honored guest?”
Apparently, Le Yu thought Bi Luo was simply trying to intimidate him and did not take her seriously.
“I’m serious,” Bi Luo said anxiously. “If anything should happen to him, it will cost you your life. Mistress’s anger isn’t something to take lightly, even your Le Family won’t be able to save you.”
“Enough!” Le Yu roared impatiently. Watching Bi Luo treat Yang Kai so favourable only deepened the resentment in his heart, but eventually he showed a cold grin, “So what if he’s the Mistress Demon Queen’s guest? As long as he doesn’t die then everything is fine, right? Hmph, look at his scrawny arms and legs, this Young Master disdains to even attack him, lest others say I am bully a weakling.”
Hearing this, Bi Luo heaved a sigh of relief, “Good, you still have a little bit of sense!”
As long as Le Yu didn’t personally take action, things wouldn’t escalate too far.
As these two carried on their discussion, Yang Kai simply observed from the side. His brow slightly wrinkled as things developed, and he eventually said, “Whatever grievances you two have you should solve them on your own, I said before I’ve only come here to buy pills.”
“Buy pills?” Le Yu grinned meaningfully, “We indeed have many pills here for sale, if others wish to buy them, we will sell things at fair prices, but you, little brat, if you want to buy something, I’m afraid things won’t be so easy.”
“Le Yu, are you going to insist on being like that?” Bi Luo’s look also became cold, “Is Heavenly Le Medicine Square not an open and fair business? Must you intentionally try to embarrass him?”
“Indeed I must embarrass him, unless of course… hah, if Young Lady Bi Luo were to promise to marry me! As long as you swear an oath to marry me, I will immediately kowtow before this little brat and provide an appropriate compensation for any previous slights.” Le Yu shifted his gaze towards Bi Luo as he revealed an arrogant grin.
“Keep dreaming!” Bi Luo immediately refused, “This Young Lady would rather marry a dog than marry you!”
Le Yu was not phased by her answer, and instead just laughed it off, as if nothing Bi Luo could say to him would arouse his anger.
After an instant, Le Yu shifted his eyes back to Yang Kai, his smile still icy cold and disdainful, “Little brat, seems you have bad luck. Since she refuses to marry me, if seems you’ll have to suffer some inconvenience.”
“What pills do you want to buy?” Le Yu then suddenly asked.
Bi Luo, thinking Le Yu was willing to take a step back, suddenly relaxed slightly and quickly said, “Soul restoring and Soul nourishing pills.”
“Good, we have plenty of those in stock!” Le Yu nodded and waved, “Take out all the pills we have with such effects!”
The shop assistants inside the pharmacy quickly nodded, and a moment later had brought out a dozen or so bottles of pills.
“En, please have all of these sent to the palace, after a few days I will come to deliver payment.” Bi Luo smiled lightly and looked at Le Yu, “Seems like even though you’re just a bear you’re not completely unreasonable.”
“Heh heh!” Le Yu grinned meaningfully before glancing towards Yang Kai, “Of course I’m not unreasonable, I’m simply earning this little friend here some face!”
“Face is earned by myself, not given to me by others.” Yang Kai coldly snorted. Being involved in this troublesome matter for no reason, he was extremely unhappy.
If he was not happy, no one would be.
“Very good!” Le Yu laughed, seemingly now somewhat enjoying this. “Since you’ve said so little friend, I will give you two choices. First, take these pills and then leave Fragrance City, the farther you roll the better, just make sure that in this life you never appear in front of me again.”
“I chose the second option!” Yang Kai looked back at him indifferently and instantly cut him off.
Le Yu was stunned for a moment before he grinned happily, “Good! It’s been a long time since I’ve seen such a crazy arrogant little bastard.”
Saying so, he signaled towards a few of the young shop assistants who were standing nearby, “You guys, play with him a bit, regardless of the outcome, these pills afterwards will belong to him.”
Bi Luo was startled and immediately objecting, “Hey, Le Yu, don’t go too far! All of them are True Element Boundary masters, if it’s one on one then so be it, but making them all gang up on him, don’t you think your bullying him too much?”
“Bullying him too much?” Le Yu shot back disdainfully, “Here, in this place, this little bastard can’t compare with this Young Master’s financial power, or family power, so the only thing he can compare with this Young Master with is strength! Since he dares act so arrogantly he must show he has the strength to back it up!”
The few young shop assistants who were called up grinned menacingly. All of them cracked their knuckles and shook their heads, as they slowly walked forward and encircled Yang Kai.
These youths were not pushovers either. All of them at least had reached the True Element Boundary Third or Fourth Stage. One of them even had a cultivation at the True Element Boundary Sixth Stage.
Inside the Heavenly Le Medicine Square, a few old men squinted. Their expressions were dull and indifferent. Although they were Immortal Ascension Boundary masters who served the Le Family, they would not lower themselves to intervene in the battle between young people.
Not to mention that given how prideful Le Yu was, he would not allow them to do so. Yang Kai and Bi Luo arriving together proved that their relationship was certainly unordinary, but such experts acting against them would only serve to stir up the other Immortal Ascension Boundaries in the city and possibly even arouse Shan Qing Luo’s ire, making the situation extremely troublesome.
Youth fighting amongst themselves was simply a matter of course. It was not something they would involve themselves in.
Because of this, these old men would simply open one eye and close the other. This was, after all, not the first time they had witnessed their young master bully someone. Even him killing people wasn’t uncommon, either way it wasn’t a big deal.
“Little brat, it’s too late for you to regret it. I, your Uncle, won’t allow you to choose again!” Le Yu laughed wildly.
However, as Le Yu laughed, Yang Kai had already begun to move.
A True Element Boundary Third Stage uniformed youth only saw something in his vision before he felt his whole body suddenly lift up and a sharp pain radiating from his chest before he immediately fell unconscious.
*Peng peng peng…*
A series of muffled bangs rang out as three or four limp figures flew out. Accompanied by the sound of bones cracking, in just a blink of the eye, Le Yu’s henchmen all crashed into the shop walls before falling to the ground. Only the True Element Boundary Sixth Stage cultivator remained.
But before this man could recover from the shock of his companions being blasted out, the vague image of a man flashed in front of him.
In a panic, he instinctively tried to defend himself, but the other party easily broke open his guard, and he found himself immediately suppressed.
A rain of fists flew towards him, each one seemingly ethereal and illusory, superimposing themselves onto one another, and all of them seemingly landed on his body simultaneously.
*Pa pa pa pa…*
His True Qi was unable to block a single one of these strikes, and the sound of all his bones shattering rang out.
Following this explosion of punches, Yang Kai swiftly landed a kick on the man’s shoulder and sent him flying tens of meters like a rag sack before he fell to the ground, motionless.
Le Yu’s pupils suddenly shrank. At the moment Yang Kai took action, he had instantly become aware of his strength; that sudden burst of True Qi, its force and purity, it was so great he almost couldn’t believe his eyes. Before he could collect himself, his few henchmen had all been beaten senseless.
“Tss…”
Bi Luo’s charming eyes bulged, and her expression was completely aghast as she gazed in pure shock towards Yang Kai.
Although she had been in contact with Yang Kai several times, she actually didn’t know too much about him. The only thing she knew was that his cultivation realm wasn’t too high.
This was the first time she had seen him fight.
In a flash, four or five True Element Boundary cultivators had all been crushed, just how powerful was he?
Was this really something a True Element Boundary Fifth Stage cultivator could achieve? Bi Luo’s heart couldn’t help but tremble.
All of a sudden, she understood why her mistress valued him so highly.
This little True Element Boundary Fifth Stage brat was definitely unusual!
Inside Heavenly Le Medicine Square, those few old men also narrowed their eyes, and were unable to suppress their surprise.
Yang Kai had struck decisively and extremely ruthlessly. These few True Element Boundary uniformed youths all had at least a dozen broken bones each. The True Element Boundary Sixth Stage man was in even more tragic shape. From what they saw, they estimated that he would be bedridden for at least six months.
Such a powerful and overbearing young man, how come they had never heard of him before?
In the midst of all this chaos, Yang Kai simply stood there indifferently, glancing around once at the youths before him, he soon called out, “Bi Luo!”
“Hm?” Bi Luo, still in shock, quickly responded.
“Take the pills, we’re leaving.”
“En!” Bi Luo hurriedly stepped forward and received the dozen or so bottles of pills that the shop assistant was holding, before somewhat dazedly following behind Yang Kai.
“What to leave!?” Le Yu bellowed, like a thunderbolt on a calm sunny day disturbing the entire street. With a great roar, he leapt out, flew above everyone’s heads and suddenly fell in front of Yang Kai, blocking the way, as he angrily glared at him, “After injuring my people, you want to just walk away? Stop dreaming!”
“What do you want?” Yang Kai stared back coldly at him.
“Play with me for a bit!” Le Yu cracked his neck, and a burst of crackling noise sounded out, “If you can’t beat me, don’t even think about leaving here!”
“Le Yu, don’t go too far!” Bi Luo frowned.
“I’ve already got what I wanted, what capital do you have to get me to act?” Yang Kai looked at him disdainfully.
However, Le Yu just sneered, “A Soul nourishing pill… there’s a Soul nourishing pill inside my Heavenly Le Medicine Square of Mysterious Grade Low-Rank!”
“Not interested!”
A Mysterious Grade Low-Rank pill was indeed very valuable, but if there was only one, it really couldn’t attract Yang Kai’s attention, no matter how good the pill was, it was ultimately only something disposable to be eaten.
“A Mysterious Grade pill isn’t enough for you?” Le Yu’s brow wrinkled slightly. It was, after all, not an ordinary pill, but one used to replenish Spiritual Energy. The value of such a pill, compared to other Mysterious Grade pills, was significantly higher, and it was worth at least tens of thousands of silvers.
On top of that, a Mysterious Grade pill wasn’t something that could be casually refined. In the entire Great Han Dynasty the number of Mysterious Grade Alchemist numbered no more than thirty people, yet he actually didn’t care about such a rare treasure? Wasn’t this little brat’s vision a bit too high?
“Not interested!” Yang Kai casually repeated himself.
“Bastard!” Le Yu’s eyes suddenly became cold, and his True Qi ferociously burst out, “I, your Uncle, don’t care if you’re interested or not! Since Uncle here is determined to fight with you, you have no choice but to fight!”
Done talking, Le Yu roared as the ground beneath his feet began to crack and rocks and dust flew about randomly.
An ominous dark purple light began to radiate from Le Yu’s body, pulsating out shockwaves that crashed upon Yang Kai’s body.
“Le Yu, if you dare hurt him you’re dead!” Bi Luo’s beautiful face paled as she cried out fiercely.
Although Yang Kai had instantaneously just defeated a few True Element Boundary cultivators, fully demonstrating just how great his strength was, Le Yu was an entirely different story. Throughout the Ash-Gray Cloud Evil Land he was quite a famous existence. Though he wasn’t a peak rank master, he was still well known for his remarkable combat strength. Within the younger generation there were few who could fight evenly with him.
Moreover, Le Yu was a bloodthirsty person. All those whom he had ‘played’ with in the past had died miserable deaths. Not a single one had survived.
Because Bi Luo didn’t know if Yang Kai was his opponent, how could she not worry? If something were to go wrong, how could she possibly explain to Shan Qing Luo?
As these thoughts raced through her head, Yang Kai’s True Qi burst forth.
*Pu pu pu….*
Sending out his True Qi, the two auras wildly collided with each other and Le Yu’s invisible attack was dissolved.
Without enough time to even breathe though, Yang Kai suddenly saw Le Yu’s face fill with a wild grin.
His expression rapidly changed, and Yang Kai swiftly leapt high into the air.
*Ci…*
Suddenly, from the place he was just standing, sharp rays of the same ominous light burst out from the ground.
“Oh…” Le Yu’s eyes flashed a cold light, apparently he didn’t expect Yang Kai to have been so alert that he would manage to dodge this sneak attack.
A raging ball of flame suddenly broke out around Yang Kai as he stood in mid-air. Pushing his True Yang Yuan Qi to its limit, his image suddenly flickered as he rapidly descended, like a swooping eagle striking from the sky. This blow contained a devastating force.
Feeling this immense heat and pressure rapidly approaching him from above, Le Yu didn’t dare to be neglectful. Steadying his stance, he raised both his palms to the sky.
*Hong hong hong…*
As the pair’s True Qis furiously collided, shockwaves burst forth in all directions, and each one visibly distorted the surroundings. As a result of this Earth shaking collision, Le Yu’s towering body was actually slowly driven into the ground.
This was not however because his strength being weaker than Yang Kai’s, but rather a result of the ground not being able to withstand such a heavy bombardment. Where Le Yu stood, all around him, deep cracks radiated out.
Seeing this, the chill in Yang Kai eyes only became heavier. Without hesitation, he poured his True Qi into this attack and forced Le Yu further into the ground.
Aware of his opponent’s intention, Le Yu roared like a raging beast as his muscles bulged, and he exhausted the full potential of his body, as he struck back.
Half of Fragrance City trembled under the force of this confrontation. The surrounding shops all fragmented and blew apart as those unfortunate enough to be inside them cried out in terror, as they quickly tried to escape.
Even Heavenly Le Medicine Square couldn’t avoid being affected.
Yang Kai’s expression remained steadfast, as he stood without the slightest intention to avoid this blow.
[Burning Sun’s Three Layer Blast!]
Three explosive waves of True Yang Yuan Qi shot out and instantly superimposed themselves in front of Yang Kai.
*Boom…*
The remaining half of Le Yu’s giant frame was instantly smashed into the ground by the force of this explosion while Yang Kai leapt backwards from the rebounding force and stood firmly on the ground. His expression was slightly pale.
In this exchange, Le Yu had actually not suffered; it was instead Yang Kai who had taken some damage.
But to abruptly be pounded into the ground, Le Yu had lost all face!
Silence fell. The crowd watching this spectacle stared silently at Yang Kai with their eyes full of shock and horror. None of them had dreamed that Le Yu would be shamed in such a way.
“What happened?” Someone asked as many figures rapidly flew over, including all of the city’s Immortal Ascension Boundary masters.
Fragrance City, under the management of Shan Qing Luo, experienced very little street fighting. However, the battle today was so loud and violent that even these normally aloof Immortal Ascension Boundary cultivators couldn’t help running over to investigate the situation.
Upon discovering that this fight actually involved Le Yu, all of them felt stunned.
However, the key was, Le Yu seemed to have suffered a loss. His body was buried into the ground, and his opponent was unexpectedly… just a teenage youth!
“What is going on? Who is Le Yu fighting with?” A number of these new arrivals quickly asked the several Immortal Ascension Boundary old men who were occupying Heavenly Le Medicine Square.
“Who is that youth? How is he fighting Le Yu head on?”
One of the Le Family masters smiled wryly, “We don’t know where this little brat suddenly appeared from but according to what that little girl Bi Luo said, he is some distinguished guest of Mistress Demon Queen!”
“Mistress Demon Queen’s honoured guest? How come we haven’t heard of him then?”
“Forget about that for now, what should we do about the current situation?”
“There’s nothing we can do. Young Master has never eaten such a big loss before, no doubt he has become completely enraged.”
“Hah… hahaha…” From inside the recently appeared pit, Le Yu suddenly laughed a few times. He raised his head and gloomily stared towards Yang Kai. The chill in his eyes all but solidified as he growled in a low voice, “No one has ever dared do this to me! Little brat, you have some courage!”
As he spoke, the ominous purple glow once again appeared around his body, and this time, this demonic light seemed to form a tattooed pattern upon Le Yu’s skin.
“Demonic Purple Qi Body!” Someone amongst the Immortal Ascension Boundary masters who were watching suddenly exclaimed, “Le Yu actually wants to use this move?”
“Oh no, Young Master can’t suppress the Demonic Qi within him, quickly stop him!”
“It’s too late! Shit! What the hell is that little brat? How could he have forced Young Master into using this technique?”
The surrounding group of people’s foreheads all began to fill with sweat, but unfortunately there was nothing they could do. They could only hope that Le Yu would quickly defeat Yang Kai as soon as possible so he could then disperse the Demonic Purple Qi Body.
Demonic Purple Qi Body, it was a Martial Skill which had originated from an Evil Spirit that resided within the Evil Cavern.
If a cultivator continuously absorbed the unique Evil Spirit Qi from these Evil Spirits for many years, and if their luck was good enough and their aptitude high enough, they had a chance to comprehend this Martial Skill.
Every year, many cultivators would enter the Evil Cavern wanting to explore the mysteries hidden within, of course, many who entered never returned.
Occasionally, some people who luckily escaped alive, and upon returning managed to comprehend this Demonic Purple Qi Body.
Le Yu was amongst those who had successful cultivated this skill! Therefore, Every year he would make the journey to the Evil Cavern to absorb Evil Spirit Qi in order to enhance the power of this Martial Skill.
After many years of cultivation, this Martial Skill was able to play a significant role.
Upon activating the Demonic Purple Qi Body Martial Skill, Le Yu gained a significant boost in strength, and his eyes revealed a look of madness and malice. Leaping up onto the ground, while releasing a deranged laughter, he charged towards Yang Kai. Swiftly arriving before his opponent, a great mace appeared in Le Yu’s hand. Its surface was covered in crimson red blood stains
This mace had obviously killed a lot of people.
Le Yu was going all out!
Everyone present who witnessed this scene was fully aware that he was incomparably angry, so he didn’t hesitate to use his Demonic Purple Qi Body and summon his artifact. Obviously he had no intent on holding back at all.
“Yang Kai, be careful! Right now he’s not thinking rationally!” Bi Luo’s beautiful face went pale as she screamed towards Yang Kai.
However, Yang Kai simply glanced at her coldly before snorting disdainfully.
Seeing this head-on attack filled with Evil Qi, Yang Kai did not hesitate to recall his True Yang Yuan Qi back into his dantian.
Immediately, the Demonic Qi contained within his Unyielding Golden Skeleton burst out.
*Hua…*
As if a dark cloud had suddenly blotted out the sky, darkness descended all around and instantly engulfed all the surrounding light, which caused everyone to feel like the world had suddenly gone dark. All of them unable to even see their surroundings.
Immediately, two scarlet eyes gleamed in the darkness, and just like Le Yu’s, they were filled with madness blood thirst and cruelty.
“Such strong Evil Qi!” Everyone was shocked at the sight of Yang Kai’s transformation, leaving all of them temporarily dumbfounded.
Which of these Immortal Ascension Boundary masters’ Divine Senses weren’t extremely sharp or possessed incredible vision? How could they not detect that Yang Kai’s Evil Qi was of an even higher dimension than Le Yu’s.
“This couldn’t be another Martial Skill obtained from the Evil Cavern, right? But then why does it look similar to Le Yu’s?”
In addition to difference in colour of the two’s auras, not much else appeared different.
“No, they’re not the same!” One of the stronger Immortal Ascension Boundary masters quickly said in amazement, “Look, can you see? Although the look in their eyes is similar, Le Yu’s clearly don’t show much sentience, like his entire being has been consumed with madness and he’s simply moving on instinct whereas that youth… he still looks perfectly calm.”
“Could it be that he’s able to suppress the Evil Qi within his body?”
“It’s quite likely!”
“Wha… what a monster!” The group of people gathered around suddenly shouted out involuntarily. Only the few Immortal Ascension Boundary masters from Heavenly Le Medicine Square began to frown.
“You’re dead, heh heh!” Le Yu kept muttering, his eyes clouded over with madness as he glared towards his prey. The great mace was tightly gripped in his hands as he slowly approached. The raging pressure bursting from his body constantly swept towards Yang Kai.
Suddenly, Yang Kai flicked his wrist and the blood-red Asura Sword appeared in his hand.
Once this sword appeared, the entire area was filled with an overwhelming amount of murderous Qi.
“A Heaven Grade artifact!” Exclaimed one of the nearby Immortal Ascension Boundary masters.
Heaven Grade artifacts were extremely rare, and even amongst the many masters gathered here, only a few of them had a Heaven Grade artifact.
On top of that, it was a sword type Heaven Grade artifact, something worth significantly more than a normal artifact.
As soon as the sword appeared, the Evil Qi radiating from this unknown youth seemed to suddenly grow stronger and continued to increase in intensity.
So young, with such tyrannical strength, possessing a Heaven Grade artifact, an honoured guest of the Beguiling Demon Queen…
Just who the hell was this little brat…
Aware of how unusual this situation was, the Le Family’s several Immortal Ascension Boundary masters immediately had cold sweat drip down their foreheads.
Could he be the direct descendant of one of the other Demon Kings? If that was the case, then Le Yu had no doubt brought great trouble to the Le Family.
“Young Lady Bi Luo Girl, Young Lady Bi Luo!” One of the old men from the Le Family quietly came up to Bi Luo and cautiously whispered, “What is the identity of this Young Lord?”
Bi Luo continued staring towards Yang Kai, and her seductive face had lost all blood becoming ashen grey, “I do not know, he was simply brought back by Mistress, all I was told was that he was an honored guest.”
“You don’t know anything about him?” This master did not give up, continuing to probe her for information.
However, Bi Luo simply shook her head slowly.
*Boom…*
As the two of them talked, Le Yu and Yang Kai had begun. Le Yu’s large mace, covered in purple Qi, smashed down, and each strike contained a lot of raw power, which constantly smashed Yang Kai’s blood red Sword Qi shadows.
Le Yu’s tough muscles rippled along with the heavy mace firmly gripped in his hand as he viciously swung it about. Each blow contained a heaven shaking might, which caused swaths of devastation each time it was brandished.
Yang Kai’s thousands of Sword Qi blades encircled his body and didn’t even have time to play a role before they were destroyed.
His expression became stern as Yang Kai swung his Asura Sword again and sent out numerous dark sword waves condensed from his True Qi straight towards Le Yu, seemingly splitting the space between them in half.
Le Yu laughed madly, not even trying to dodge, and instead struck out with his mace once more.
With an earth shaking bang, the dark sword wave shattered, and although Le Yu shook violently, he hadn’t taken any real damage. So, he continued to dash forward while swinging his mace towards Yang Kai, as if consumed by madness.
Engulfed in black Demonic Qi, Yang Kai’s blood-red eyes radiated a cold, sharp light.
The black gas concentrated on his palms before he thrust forward violently.
[White Tiger Seal! Divine Ox Seal!]
With a fierce tiger roar and grand ox bellow, two gigantic demonic beast phantoms appeared and sent out thick murderous auras as they charged forward.
*Rumble*
As the ground trembled violently under their charge, a burst of madness spread from Le Yu’s eyes. Not showing the slightest fear, he instead laughed wildly and roared, “Good, good! But it’s still not enough! When you die, I’ll drink your blood dry! You’re worthy of such an honour!”
Swinging his mace twice at his attackers, Le Yu instantly struck flying the two phantoms, causing them to roar miserably as their figures dispersed.
However, in the brief time he was distracted, Yang Kai had managed to form three dense Sword Qi blades before him, and sent them flying towards Le Yu’s chest!
Two months ago, Yang Kai wouldn’t have been capable of such delicate manipulation of his Qi.
But after cultivating Xiao Fu Sheng’s Yuan Qi control techniques while he stayed on Hidden Cloud Peak, his ability to wield this Demonic Qi had been enhanced greatly.
Although he hadn’t mastered this ability, his control was still much better than before.
Seeing the fast approaching Sword Qi blades, cold sweat instinctively appeared on Le Yu’s brow, and his Purple Demonic Qi burst forth in an attempt to block Yang Kai’s attack.
*Bang bang bang*, shockwaves spread as the two Demonic Qi’s clashed and caused the road’s thick stones to crack and nearby debris to fly out.
As the two Demonic Qis burst, Le Yu’s figure disappeared completely in the darkness.
“Ah…” Bi Luo’s mouth hung agape as she stared dumbfounded at the sight before her. Since the beginning of the battle, Yang Kai’s combat strength had continuously defied her expectations and caused her to wonder just how great his strength really was.
The mystery and profoundness of this youth had exceeded Bi Luo’s understanding completely.
“Young Master…” The Le Family’s several Immortal Ascension Boundary masters cried out, but soon steadied themselves. Under the investigation of their Divine Senses, they soon discovered that Le Yu’s vitality hadn’t diminished at all, and instead, his rage was rapidly growing.
“This little brat is too amazing. He can fight evenly with Le Yu head on, ha ha ha, I really want to see what Old Dog Le’s expression will be when he hears about this!” One of the Immortal Ascension Boundary masters who had been observing laughed loudly, seeming to take great pleasure in seeing Le Yu being bullied.
Le Wu Ji, the Le Family’s previous patriarch, was a Peak Immortal Ascension Boundary masters and an Elder of Fragrance City.
“What a pity that several of the Elders and Mistress Demon Queen have all gone to Beast King’s territory! Seems like they won’t know about this for a while!” Another spectator gloated.
The few Le Family Immortal Ascension Boundary experts all suddenly wore bitter expressions and glared back angrily at these people.
Yang Kai cold expression had also become serious, and his brow wrinkled slightly as he felt the changes in Le Yu’s aura.
Suddenly, a speck of gloomy purple light appeared inside the thick black Qi. At first glance it only appeared like a small flame, but it soon spread outwards becoming an engulfing fire.
*Xiu xiu xiu…*
As the purple Demonic Qi burst through the darkness, it struck towards Yang Kai with lightning speed.
This purple Demonic Qi was so dense it had nearly solidified, as if it was a real flame, but strangely not only did it not give off the slightest heat, but instead radiated a bitter cold.
*Pa pa pa pa…*
Yang Kai’s own Demonic Qi moved to counterattack. The black and purple Qi’s clashed violently, and actually formed a delicate balance that neither side was able to overwhelm the other.
After a moment of struggle, the purple Qi drew back, and the previous engulfing darkness seemed to burn away as Le Yu’s burly body once again appeared in everyone’s sight.
“Heh heh heh…” Le Yu grinned menacingly as he rested his giant mace upon his shoulder.
Yang Kai’s expression became somber as he suddenly discovering that he had unknowingly become contaminated by the purple demonic flames!
A bone chilling cold spread from the location of the flame and soon engulfed his entire body.
This demonic fire not only caused him to feel a biting chill, it also impeded the flow of his True Qi within his body.
This wasn’t actually a type of flame, but instead an effect the purple Demonic Qi acquired when it reached a certain degree of intensity.
As his body’s temperature rapidly decreased, and the Evil Qi he was sending out became sluggish, Yang Kai was quickly covered in a layer of frost, and even his his hair and clothes froze, giving them a white sheen.
Le Yu’s mouth twisted into a cold grin.
“You’re dead!”
As he spoke, the purple tattoos on Le Yu’s body seemed to come alive, leaping from his body to transform into a terrifying fiery serpent that lunged towards Yang Kai.
“Looks like this little brat is finished.” One of the nearby Immortal Ascension Boundary masters commented as he watched with great interest. His exclamation echoed the thoughts of those present. With the exception of those from the Le Family, all of these spectators were excited to see such a violent all out fight, but seeing the current situation had basically concluded the outcome.
If his body wasn’t frozen, he may have still been able to fight with Le Yu, but now that he had his movements impeded, how could he avoid Le Yu’s onslaught?
Not holding anything back, Le Yu also rushed towards Yang Kai with his mace as his purple Qi snakes closed in.
“Stop!” Bi Luo cried out sharply, but how could the deranged Le Yu who could only think of slaughtering Yang Kai pay her any mind?
In that instant, around the half frozen Yang Kai suddenly bloomed a blood red storm of petals.
The seemingly intoxicating petals rippled about.
But soon these individual petals assembled together and took the form of a giant begonia flower in full bloom, which wrapped Yang Kai in a protective shield that left not the slightest gap exposed.
“Another Heaven Grade artifact?”
The eyes of all the surrounding Immortal Ascension Boundary masters protruded and almost fell out of their sockets.
How was such a thing possible?!
If Yang Kai taking out a single Heaven Grade artifact had made them realize he had a significant background, then a second appearing made them all realize they had still far underestimated the force supporting him from behind.
At the very least, it was not something the Le Family could even be compared to.
What kind of force could afford to give a single young man two Heaven Grade artifacts? Moreover two extremely powerful slaughtering type artifacts?
The Le Family absolutely couldn’t do such a thing! Even a genius like Le Yu only had a single Heaven Grade artifact on him.
Was this youth a direct relative of one of the other five Great Evil Kings, or perhaps the disciple of some unparalleled hidden master?
The Le Family’s Immortal Ascension Boundary masters all had their jaws hanging loose and were unable to utter a single word.
“What are you fools still standing around stunned for? Quickly stop Le Yu!” One of the other spectating Immortal Ascension masters quickly reminded, not wanting to see the situation develop to an irredeemable height.
“Ah!” The Le Family’s masters were shaken awake from their stupor, and without hesitating they shot towards the battlefield.
Arriving before that budding Thousand Blossoming Blood Begonia, Le Yu held up his mace and swung down with all his might.
The petal barrier instantly fragmented and revealed Yang Kai’s figure.
Instantly, Yang Kai shot out, vomiting a mouthful of blood. However, the purple demonic flames originally wrapping his body had also somehow disappeared.
Still shivering slightly from the cold, Yang Kai’s hand waved to summon the thousands of blood red petals.
At the same time, he also thrust the Asura Sword forward ruthlessly.
A huge sword wave quickly shot out towards Le Yu.
Le Yu’s pupils shrank. Letting out a ferocious roar, all of his muscles bulged, as he lifted his mace to block this sword wave while desperately resisting the surrounding petal blades.
“Enough!” The Le Family’s Immortal Ascension masters finally arrived with a shout. One of them stood before Yang Kai, and the rest surrounded Le Yu, simultaneously protecting and suppressing him.
With these several experts all of a sudden gathered together, it only took a small gesture before the Thousand Blossoming Blood Begonia petals and the Asura Sword Qi were all blocked.
“Young Master, please calm down!”
“Move! I’m going to kill him! I have to kill him!” Le Yu’s True Qi furiously burst forth, as he waved his mace madly towards the Immortal Ascension masters in front of him, “Block me and I’ll kill you too!”
These Immortal Ascension Boundary masters all exchanged a glance, and each of them carried a deep frustration in their eyes before suddenly coming to a consensus to deliver a quick strike.
With a loud bang, these masters had instantly knocked Le Yu unconscious.
None of them had wanted to use such a last resort, stunning Le Yu like this. After all, by doing so he was bound to suffer extreme backlash from his Demonic Purple Qi Body since he still could not completely control this demonic energy.
Because they had been concerned about this, even though they knew Yang Kai had a strong background, they still had not stopped the fight.
But after Yang Kai had come up with a second Heaven Grade artifact, even if they didn’t want to do this they had no choice.
The situation couldn’t be allowed to get further out of control.
Even if Le Yu ended up badly hurt, it wasn’t too important. The key was to not thoroughly offend the force behind Yang Kai.
This force no doubt was extremely powerful; it was not something their Le Family could afford to provoke.
What’s more, he was also Shan Qing Luo guest! As such, they truly couldn’t afford to offend him too greatly.
“What the meaning for this?” Yang Kai looked towards the Le Family Immortal Ascension master in front of him with an indifferent expression, as he slowly recalled his Thousand Blossoming Blood Begonia.
“Honoured Young Lord…” The Le Family Immortal Ascension master cringed slightly as he cupped his fists while trying to put on a friendly smile, “Please restrain your anger, I’m sure you can see that our young master’s Demonic Purple Qi Body causes him to lose his rationality. The situation here developing into a life and death struggle is surely not something anyone here wishes to see…”
Yang Kai raised his brow slightly before letting out a sneer, “Your Le Family certainly thinks highly of themselves, if you want someone to fight with you they must fight, but once you want to stop, they have to stop?”
“This…” The Le Family Immortal Ascension Boundary master was suddenly speechless, and his face flushed in embarrassment.
However, he was also unable to say anything. After all, this Young Lord had come here only to buy some pills, yet their young master had insisted on insulting and provoking conflict with him.
While this master was still struggling to find an appropriate answer, Yang Kai lightly said, “Since he’s already been knocked out by you, even if I want to continue I suppose I can’t.”
“Thank you, Young Lord!” The Le Family master happily smiled, relieved that this youth seemed to be more amenable than he had expected.
Yang Kai just coldly snorted in response, but before he could turn away, a cold voice called out, “This isn’t over yet!”
Upon hearing this, all of the Le Family members suddenly wore bitter expressions.