Arriving at Coiling Dragon Stream, Yang Kai sat down and prepared to start his training but suddenly thought of something.
Hands searching his pockets, after feeling around for a long time, from his chest he took out a seed. This seed was the one given to him when he had brought the Bright Yang Stone from the Blood Battle Gang booth’s owner.
It was said to be the Earth Grade, Lower Level, Three Sun’s Fruit’s seed.
Yang Kai wanted to plant it, even though he didn’t know how many years it would take for it to bear fruit, it wouldn’t take much energy. Also, there were abundant amounts of Yang Yuan Qi in the surrounding area which undoubtedly made it the most suitable place to plant this fruit.
But just as he took out the seed, Yang Kai felt there was something wrong.
Earlier that day, when he saw this seed, he didn’t see or sense any abnormalities within it. It only had a faint, almost imperceptible, trace of Yang Qi within it.
But currently, the seed had become bright red and translucent, like a red gemstone. Holding it in his hand, Yang Kai could feel the seedling emitting a steady pulse.
It was like… It was like a human’s beating heart, surging with vitality.
Not to mention, that the seed currently held a much larger amount of Yang Yuan Qi when compared to earlier.
He was in a daze for a good while before waking up from that stupor! He had finally realized where that third drop of Yang Liquid from within his Dantian had disappeared off to.
Clearly it had been absorbed by this seed! If this was not the case, how could this ordinary seed possibly undergo such change in just a few hours? One drop of Yang Liquid, if there were no outside influences helping, it would take Yang Kai several days of hard work to condense.
Yang Kai nearly went to reabsorb the Yang Qi within that seed!
Despite thinking about it, Yang Kai didn’t do it. This seed had clearly undergone a huge change; so, if he went to plant it, what type of fruit would it bear?
A youngster’s curiosity and thirst for knowledge were incomparable. It was just like the curiosity Yang Kai held regarding the changes a precious drop of Yang Liquid would have on the seed.
Carefully considering it, Yang Kai started to move and first went to find a patch of relatively soft earth. Carefully, he dug a hole to put the seed inside and then went to find some water to water it.
After this task as completed, Yang Kai then sat down to activate his True Yang Secret Arts.
He doesn’t yet know whether or not this drop of Yang Liquid he has invested in the tree will be worthwhile.
The night passed by, after training all night he could clearly feel that his absorption speed had become faster again. Thanks to training all night, the Yang Qi within his meridians was replenished.
By his estimation, it would take another two-three days before he could condense another drop of Yang Liquid. Compared to the time it took to condense his drop, his cultivation was far more efficient now.
The morning of the second day, Yang Kai practiced the Tempered Body Record for half an hour.
As for Tempered Body Record’s training, he had never skipped a single day of it. The only thing that he needed to do every day, apart from sweeping the grounds, was practicing the Tempered Body Records and looking for a Junior Disciple to bully a bit to earn some contribution points while the rest of his time was spent non-stop training.
Half an hour later, Yang Kai stopped his work! By accident, he walked to the place where he had planted that Three Sun’s Fruit seed yesterday evening and when he saw it, he couldn’t help but be startled.
On that patch of soft soil, grew a foot long sapling! The sapling was slender with plump and tender looking leaves along with a slender stem with dark red veins faintly crisscrossing it. Although the sapling was small, it possessed a vitality that could not be ignored, trying to break free of the shackles of earth that were binding it, in order to mature.
[That’s not right…] Yang Kai thought his brain wasn’t working properly. Only one night had passed, yet the Three Sun’s Fruit Tree had already grown this big? For a moment, Yang Kai even thought that he had lost track of time and more than a few days had passed already.Thinking carefully, he realized this couldn’t be. The Yang Yuan Qi within his body had not increased by a large amount, indicating that only one night had passed. Thus, he came to another conclusion. [Could all of this be caused by that drop of Yang Liquid that had seeped into the seed?]
This was quite likely, within Yang Kai’s knowledge was information that said the Yang Liquid’s use was plentiful and enormous and it didn’t say it could only be used in battle.
If it really was the Yang Liquid that caused the seed’s mutation, it could explain the scene before his eyes.
[If it grew top a foot in one night, it might be possible that after a couple more days, it could bear fruit!] Thinking about this, Yang Kai’s spirits rose, for the Three Sun’s Fruit was an Earth Grade, Lower Level, spirit fruit and was a priceless treasure that could greatly aid in his cultivation of the True Yang Secret Arts. One of these fruits would definitely be able to equal at least several days of practice.When he thought of this, Yang Kai thought that his investment was priceless. What he currently needed to do was to wait for confirmation and see how many days it would take for this fruit tree to blossom.
This was next to Coiling Dragon Stream, and ordinarily, no one would pass by. Yang Kai had cultivated here for many days, and apart from meeting that Eleventh Elder, he had not seen another. That’s why he wasn’t too afraid that this fruit tree would be discovered by others.
Returning to the wooden hut, Yang Kai wanted to complete his assigned work for today. But after looking around for a while, he still couldn’t find his broom, making him puzzled.
After waiting for a while, a sweating High Heaven Pavilion Disciple came back and in his hands was Yang Kai’s broom.
Yang Kai also recognized this person, he was one the people who were part of Su Mu’s group and was at the Tempered Body Fifth Stage. He was called **.
Seeing Yang Kai standing there, ** immediately walked up and greeted him. “Senior Brother, you have returned.”
“*En!*, what did Junior Brother Zheng ask you to do? Why did you take my broom too?”
** laughed, “I want to help you sweep and from now on you no longer need to worry about such trifles. From our group of Disciples, every day, one of us will come and complete this task for you, so you can concentrate solely on your training.”
“This isn’t too good.” As Yang Kai listened, he swiftly waved his hands, although sweeping wasn’t too important, and it used a lot of energy; if it wasn’t because he wanted to remain in High Heaven Pavilion, he would have long since resigned from this job. But as a Trial Disciple, if he didn’t go receive some work to do, he wouldn’t be able to survive in High Heaven Pavilion.
** comforted him, “What is Senior Brother saying? We Junior Brothers should always strive to help you. Last time, if it wasn’t for you teaching Cheng Shao Feng a lesson, our anger wouldn’t have been vented. Not to mention, there are many of us, if one person came each day in the rotation, each person would only come here twice or thrice a month. There will no longer be any need for Senior Brother to wake up early each morning, and waste his time like this. Senior Brother, you can’t refuse, think of us, your Junior Brother’s faces, allow us to do this. But if you truly despise this, then forget it.”
If it was presented in such a way, could Yang Kai really decline? Promptly he conceded. “Then I shall ask this of my Fellow Junior Brothers. Please come inside to drink some water.”
“No need. Young Master Su issued an order that everyone must cultivate bitterly. If anyone dares to slack off, they won’t be considered as Fellow Brothers any longer. I will leave now. Senior Brother, you must also work hard.” As ** said this, he put down the broom and jogged out.
Looking at his back, Yang Kai’s heart warmed up, saving Su Mu that day was a good decision. This person was a true villain, if you obstruct him once, he would obstruct you ten times.
It looks like he would no longer need to worry about wasting his time sweeping the grounds. Happy, Yang Kai walked out and went to catch a Disciple at the Tempered Body Seventh/Eighth Stage. He cupped his hands and greeted his opponent. “Junior Brother, please enlighten me!”
That person’s face immediately became bitter, “Senior Brother Yang… there are many others, why did you choose me of all people?”
These days, Yang Kai went out to duel every day and had long since fought his way to fame. Now, High Heaven Pavilion Disciples that were in the Tempered Body Stage, when they saw Yang Kai they would be afraid. He was no longer the treasure that lost every battle, giving out free contribution points, the current him had already won countless consecutive battles. Not only this, he had won each battle cleanly.
To this bitter-faced Disciple, Yang Kai laughed. “Now, now don’t be nervous, I am only intending to earn a few contribution points. Rest assured, I will be very light with my hits and promise that you will feel no lasting pain.”
Ten breaths later, this Disciple fell onto the ground and Yang Kai turned around to leave.
Xia Ning Chang stood in the top of a tree watching everything that had just happened. Her eyes narrowed into crescents, a faint, faint smile on her lips as she watched this Disciple who once lost one hundred and forty-seven times, slowly rise in power. This caused her to give birth to a sense of accomplishment. Although Yang Kai’s improvement had nothing to do with her, she had watched for over two years and long gotten used to watching this Disciple. This could also be called being a silent guardian, with Yang Kai becoming stronger, Xia Ning Chang also felt joyous.
Next, to Coiling Dragon Stream, Yang Kai was once again training. It had been five days since the Three Sun’s Fruit seed had been planted and it had already grown to ten feet; practically showing an obvious change each day. At this very moment, the Three Suns’ Fruit Tree was swaying with the wind, while three bright red flowers were in full bloom. It shouldn’t take more than a few more days for these to bear fruit.
At that time, Yang Kai would be able to heartily indulge himself.
And in these past couple days, Yang Kai’s training had been quite fruitful. Within his Dantian, another drop of Yang Liquid had been condensed and the True Yang Secret Arts had once again advanced.
With his daily sweeping completed by others, Yang Kai had a lot more time to train.
Also during this time, Yang Kai had been making various discreet inquiries for news regarding Storm House, for he had killed both Cheng Shao Feng and Niu Tao. There was no guarantee that trouble wouldn’t arise, but what relieved Yang Kai was that Storm House didn’t take any action. It looked like Hu Mei Er didn’t betray him.
[To think that woman, was this trust worthy…]The eighth day of the month soon came and he could finally get a total sum of his accumulated contribution points.
The eighth day of the previous month, he had just gotten the Golden Skeleton and back then, he was only at the Tempered Body Third Stage. In one measly month, he had actually reached the Tempered Body Eighth Stage! This type of training speed, in this world no one could match it, even those so called earth shaking geniuses with their high-class elixirs aiding them couldn’t train with such speed.
Walking into the Contribution Hall, Treasurer Meng who was slouching behind the counter suddenly narrowed his eyes. He looked at Yang Kai surprised, he hadn’t seen him recently and Yang Kai’s strength had increased by a lot!
His surprise lasted only a moment before Treasurer Meng regained his composure. It wasn’t something he had never seen before, for he was also to see everyone in High Heaven Pavilion in his Contribution Hall. Thus, Yang Kai’s increase in strength wouldn’t make him too astonished. A youngster’s growth period was dazzling and bright, so in the end, he had seen scenes like this one too many times.
“Treasurer Meng.” Yang Kai called out in greeting.
“Come to exchange some things?” Old man Meng looked up and down.
“*En.* This month, I should have fifty-nine contribution points right?”
Sweeping the grounds would give him ten points, while each duel would give two points. There were three days that he wasn’t in the school, so he had battled a total of twenty-seven times, but last time when he was drinking with Su Mu and got caught by that Dark Hall Disciple he had been fined five points. Taking all of this into account, it should come to a total of fifty-nine contribution points.
“That’s right. What do you want to exchange them for?”
“Twenty-nine Dead Jedi Tree Grasses and thirty Three Leaved Chaos Spirit Flowers.” It had been quite some time since he had used the incense burner, mainly because he lacked the required herbs to do so. This provided no assistance to training his Yuan Qi, but training his body in the Tempered Body Stage was a wondrous opportunity.
Old Man Meng looked at Yang Kai with a gaze full of puzzlement, before walking to the back hall. Wrapping up Yang Kai’s desired items, he came back out.
Just as Yang Kai reached out his hands to accept the package, Treasurer Meng took back the package and asked, “Little Yang Kai, can you tell me, what thing did you eat when you went into Black Wind Mountains?”
He was still interested in Yang Kai’s good fortune.
Yang Kai spoke with a mouthful of nonsense. “I don’t really know. It was a beautiful red coloured fruit. Since I was hungry, I ate it.”
“Red coloured fruit… red coloured fruit…” Old Man Meng sank deep into his thoughts, but he couldn’t think of the corresponding spirit fruit.
After a good while, Treasurer Meng shook his head. “Never mind. Aren’t you going to save up your contribution points so you can exchange them for Essence Developer Pills?”
The old Yang Kai, he would carefully calculate and ponder each usage of his contribution points, he was always stingy with them. But now, he was quite generous when it came to spending them. As soon as they entered his account he used them. This was very unlike him.
Yang Kai smiled. “I won’t exchange for Essence Developer Pills anymore, for only one’s hard work will make one strong. To put all my hopes on a Divine Pill, my outlook was far too narrow.”
Hearing this, Treasurer Meng looked at him deeply. Smiling, he nodded his head. “Not bad, not bad at all. The fact that you are able to understand this point has surpassed this old man’s expectations. Little Yang Kai, let this old man give you a word of advice.”
“Please say it, Treasurer Meng!”
“Work hard, do not waste your stroke of good fortune!”
“This Disciple has received your word of advice!”
Leaving the Contribution Hall, Yang Kai sprinted back to Coiling Dragon Stream.
Calling out the incense burner, putting the herbs inside, Yang Kai started to practice his punches and kicks. A familiar pressure descended, this pressure was definitely something Yang Kai, with his current strength, could take. In a short while, Yang Kai was gasping for breath, his body weary, but he did not give up and continued to slowly throw out punches and kicks. Each motion was incomparably hard, his strength quickly leaked away, his mental energy depleted; he had exhausted himself by pushing to the limit.
A while later, Yang Kai could no longer endure, he fell head first to the ground.
Forcing himself into a sitting position, he activated the True Yang Secret Arts, restoring his strength and mind.
Originally he thought that the incense burner would have no effect on the development of Yuan Qi, but now he knew he was wrong. Under the effects of that perfume, there was like a seal on the Qi within his meridians, causing it to circulate one centimeter at a time forcing him to feel a sense of helplessness.
The perfume obstructed the movement of his Yang Yuan Qi, causing his cultivation speed to greatly slow down.
Yang Kai was in no hurry to recall the burner and instead decided to analyze it. He felt that this incense burner didn’t just assist the development of one’s body at the Tempered Body Stage, it was a marvelous object, it wouldn’t be a waste of time to examine it for a bit.
With the assistance of the incense burner, Yang Kai’s body grew stronger day by day, but the efficiency of the True Yang Secret Arts had been greatly reduced. The absorption speed of Yang Qi had been reduced by a large amount. After two-three days of training, he had hardly absorbed any.
[Could this incense burner really hinder the development of Yuan Qi?] Experimenting for two-three days, Yang Kai felt a bit hungry for Yuan Qi.If this really was the case, then the incense burner’s worth would be greatly diminished.
Helplessly, Yang Kai could only choose to recall the incense burner as he recovered to avoid further impacting his Yuan Qi. This sadly increased his recovery time.
Once again exhausted, Yang Kai recalled the incense burner into the black book.
Starting to cultivate the True Yang Secret Arts, Yang Kai’s expression suddenly changed, carefully he felt his body.
At that moment, the corners of Yang Kai’s mouth twitched upwards into a smile. The speed of his Yuan Qi in his meridians was a level faster.
The faster the Yuan Qi revolved, the quicker he absorbed Yang Qi. If it was during a battle, the killing potential of his attacks would be stronger.
[So that was it!] The incense burner’s impact with regard to his Yuan Qi was not one of obstruction, but one of benefit.The Yuan Qi within him had adapted to the pressure from the perfume, so without the perfume’s pressure, it would naturally revolve faster than before. This like how if a person got used to carrying a 1500 kilogram stone and it was suddenly exchanged for a 150 kilogram stone, then their steps would much faster.
This was the same concept.
Understanding this point, Yang Kai started to laugh.
In the short term, the incense would only hinder Yang Kai’s True Yang Secret Arts, but in the long term, this obstruction would result in great benefits and rewards. All in all, this was a worthwhile investment!
Ten days later, the Three Sun’s Fruit seed had finally ripened and quietly produced the Three Sun’s Fruit! Dark red, they hung off the branches, enticing people to come and eat them.
From these fruits, Yang Kai was able to sense a rich amount of Yang Yuan Qi.
An insignificant ten days, actually allowed these Earth Grade Lower Class Spirit Fruits to ripen; when the melon is ripe, it will fall. That one drop of Yang Liquid was far too potent.
Cautiously he reached out to pluck one of these Three Sun’s Fruit. Holding it in his hands, Yang Kai played with it for a while, feeling really happy.
But no matter how enticing this thing was, he would need to eat it for it to have an effect.
Yang Kai didn’t hesitate. Sitting down cross-legged, he threw the Three Sun’s Fruit directly into his mouth. Biting down, the sweet, fragrant fruit’s flavor burst out, starting from the tip of his tongue and then traveling throughout the rest of his mouth, leaving an alluring fragrance behind.
The Spirit Fruit entered his stomach and the True Yang Secret Arts started to revolve. His stomach felt like it was on fire, but to Yang Kai who was cultivating the True Yang Secret Arts, this temperature was the most comfortable, it even caused him feel relaxed.
The Yang Yuan Qi hidden within the Earth Grade Lower Class Spirit Fruit quickly flowed into his meridians. Filling up his meridians instantly, *drip, drip* sounded out and a drop of Yang Liquid condensed quietly.
A short while later, another soft and crisp sound rang.
In the end, it had condensed three drops of Yang Liquid before this Earth Grade Lower Class Spirit Fruit’s energy disappeared.
Within his Dantian, there were now four drops of Yang Liquid. While three drops were newly condensed with the aid of the Spirit Fruit, with the remaining drop the result of ten days of hard cultivating by Yang Kai.
With the incense burner’s obstruction, these ten days of cultivation had been dark and tiring, but Yang Kai didn’t really mind. How could he care about this petty thing at this point?
Moreover, Yang Kai held a faint premonition that if he ate the remaining two Spirit Fruits, then he could possibly breakthrough into the Tempered Body Ninth Stage, touching the doors of the Initial Element Stage.
With this thought in his heart, without the slightest hesitation, Yang Kai ate the remaining two Three Sun’s Fruit.
The Yang Yuan Qi dissolved within his stomach and a scorching hot heat flared up in his meridians. Yang Kai’s entire body suddenly became bright red.
True Yang Secret Arts frantically began to work while numerous dripping sounds rang out. In his Dantian, one drop after the other had started to appear. Through Yang Kai’s open pores, Yang Yuan Qi flowing out from Coiling Dragon Stream was sucked in steadily.
The steady pulsing of Yuan Qi within his meridians gradually became stronger, becoming more and more violent. If someone were to see Yang Kai’s current appearance, they would be so shocked that their chin would drop to the floor. There had never been a Tempered Body Practitioner who could condense such a rich amount of Yuan Qi before.
Tempered Body Practitioners’ meridians were narrow and the space in their Dantian was limited, not to mention they were completely unable to bear such a large and fierce amount of Yuan Qi.
The quantity of his Yuan Qi was equivalent to a martial practitioner at the Initial Element Stage, but Yang Kai was still only at the Tempered Body Eighth Stage.
At that moment, Yang Kai felt an inexplicable pressure, like it existed between the heavens and the earth. These shackles were imposed upon him and if he didn’t break these shackles, he would be unable to breakthrough.
The blistering hot True Yang Secret Arts started to revolve again, burning away the unrelenting shackles. As time passed, Yang Kai could sense that the shackles preventing him from entering the next stage were slowly weakening. With his advancement at hand, Yang Kai’s mind became clearer and the revolving speed of the True Yang Secret Arts sped up.
*Bang!*, it was like he had taken off the chains binding him. All over his body, he felt light and all the pressure and discomfort he had felt previously left without a trace, leaving Yang Kai feeling bright and refreshed.
[Tempered Body Ninth Stage!] He was standing outside the doors to the Initial Element Stage.Although he had broken through, that feeling of refreshment had yet to disappear. Moving causally, the ten drops of Yang Liquid within Yang Kai’s Dantian started to rotate around and escaped in all directions, infiltrating into Yang Kai’s five viscera, and six bowels and meridians.
The Yang Liquid’s bright and burning strength burned away all of the impurities within, tempering his five viscera, six bowels, and meridians.
An iron ore need numerous revisions and tempering in order to for it takes shape, so how could it be any different for the human body? Every time a martial practitioner broke through a stage, they would use their body’s world energy to refine their bodies. After each refinement, their strength would crazily increase.
Yang Kai’s current breakthrough was only a minor one, so there wasn’t a lot of excess world energy within his body, but the Yang Liquid within him provided similar effects.
A good while later, Yang Kai slowly opened his eyes, for he could sense that this breakthrough had caused his strength to increase by leaps and bounds. His current power was incomparable to his power before he broke through.
If he were to meet with Cheng Shao Feng and Niu Tao now he was confident that he would be able to effortlessly defeat them, without using a single drop of Yang Liquid.
Apart from an increase in strength, Yang Kai touched on an insight, it was just too profound and he was unable to comprehend it. He could only wait for his next breakthrough to try and understand it.
His meridians were flooded with Yang Yuan Qi, while his Dantian was completely empty.
Carefully sensing around, Yang Kai’s face instantly darkened.
The results he painstakingly achieved through these past few days of hard work had vanished in the blink of an eye. All the Yang Liquid condensed from the three, Three Sun’s Fruit, including his earlier condensed drop, a total of ten drops, were all gone, not a single wisp of Yang Liquid remained.
Although he had gained great benefits, he didn’t have any Yang Liquid.
But it was no matter, as long as he had money if he wanted Yang Liquid; it was a relatively simple task. He just needed to buy some Yang attributed treasures and directly absorb them.
The only problem right now, Yang Kai is penniless. Apart from the spoils of war he had taken from Cheng Shao Feng and Niu Tao, he didn’t have anything valuable.
Sitting down he thought for a while, Yang Kai found a solution.
He could not afford those treasures, could it be that he can’t even afford their seeds?
The benefit of the Three Sun’s Fruit had been clearly displayed to him. With the power of the Yang Liquid, along with a suitable seed, the Spirit Fruit would easily grow.
But these types of things were very scarce, after such a long time spent browsing within Black Wind Trade; he had yet to see anyone selling any seeds. It wasn’t hard to understand why, for spirit grass and spirit tree seeds, not only did you have to find a suitable place to plant them; you also had to use a lot of effort to nurture them, not to mention you needed to wait a long time for them to bear fruit.
[Who would waste all that energy? If they had that much time and energy, they might as well go train. If no one bought them, then naturally no one would sell them. It was all about supply and demand.]Yang Kai decided that he would buy them, furthermore, he was seeking a large amount of seeds.
With his mind made up, Yang Kai left High Heaven Pavilion and towards Black Wind Trade.
Although it was only his second time going, Yang Kai appeared at ease. It had been half a month since he had last come, Black Wind Trade was still bustling with commotion, and many martial practitioners came and went, the treasures in the various booths were all lined up creating a feast for the eyes.
Making his way around the bustling booths, as expected, he did not find any seeds, but since he was prepared, Yang Kai wasn’t too disappointed. Following his memory, Yang Kai walked to the place where that Blood Battle Gang Booth was as he wished to see if that guy had some extra seeds left.
He hadn’t been walking for long before a clear, crisp voice of surprise rang out from beside him. “Senior Brother Yang!”
Raising his eyebrows, Yang Kai glanced over to see Li Yun Tian waving his hand at him. His face was brimming with enthusiasm and in front of him was a booth with various different items; some were herbs, there were also a couple of bottles and it looked they contained pills.
“Why are you here with a booth?” Yang Kai asked while walking over. He remembered that last time ** had told him Su Mu had ordered everybody to go and train with all their might.
“I just broke through, so Su Mu said I could come out for a walk to relax my heart and stabilize my foundations. At the same time, my Fellow Brothers needed some things for their cultivation so I came here to try my luck.” He explained.
“So that is why you’re here.”
Looking carefully at Li Yun Tian, Yang Kai saw that he really did look stronger than a few days prior. He should have broken through into the Tempered Body Eighth Stage.
“Senior Brother, what did you come here for?” Li Yun Tian asked curiously.
“I wanted to buy some things.”
“What do you want? Come, look at my things and see if I have what you need. If you see anything, feel free to take it.” Li Yun Tian said generously while pointing at his wares.
“Do you have any Yang attributed Spirit Herb seeds?”
Li Yun Tian shook his head, “I don’t have any I’m afraid. To my knowledge, very few people actually sell seeds in this market.”
In other words, the market value of seeds wasn’t high but they were still a rarity.
“I also came to test my luck.” Yang Kai laughed out.
“How about this, in the place of Senior Brother, I’ll help you put up a notice to see if anyone has them. Since I’ll be here for the next two days, and if your luck is good, someone might come to sell them.” Li Yun Tian suggested.
“That’s also good. Then I shall have to trouble you, Junior Brother Li.”
On the spot, Li Yun Tian put up a notice, writing one line he put the sign up next to him.
Talking to Li Yun Tian a bit longer, Yang Kai learned that the impact from last time was very big on Su Mu. Coupled with Su Yan’s fierce lecturing, this playful young master had finally learned to control himself. These days, he spent most of his time cultivating and had already broken through to the Initial Element Stage.
Saying goodbye to Li Yun Tian, Yang Kai walked straight to the place where he had brought that Bright Yang Stone.
After seeing that familiar booth owner, Yang Kai let out a big sigh of relief. He had feared that he wouldn’t be able to find him again.
“Hey, little brother, you came again?” This Blood Battle Gang Disciple had watched Yang Kai and Hu Mei Er walk over last time, so his impression of Yang Kai was quite deep. He used honorifics to address him.
“What do you want to buy this time?” The booth owner asked.
“Last time you gave me that Three Sun’s fruit seed for free. I’d like to ask if you still have any?” Not wasting any words, Yang Kai got straight to the point.
The booth owner shook his head and explained. “There are none left. I only had that one seed and, as you know, I used it as a gift and gave it to you little brother.”
“So, I guess that’s it then…” Yang Kai couldn’t help but be disappointed, “Thanks. I won’t be bothering you any further.”
There were a large amount of booths in Black Wind Trade, all with their own varieties of goods if his luck was good, then he might be able to find his desired items.
The Blood Battle Gang Disciple looked over Yang Kai’s back, his face revealing his internal struggle before he suddenly called out. “Little Brother, please wait a moment.”
Yang Kai turned around: “What’s the matter?”
“Back then, there wasn’t just one seed of the Three Sun’s fruit. There were a small number of them, but I only received one.”
Hearing this new information, Yang Kai looked overjoyed, “Where are the other seeds?”
“They were taken by other Disciples. Little brother, if you really want them, then you could go ask those Disciples.”
“Where are they currently?” Yang Kai hastily asked.
The owner’s face was a bit hesitant, he seemed to be deliberating for a good while before saying: “They are in our group’s mining area, extracting Bright Yang Stones and other things. Even if it’s one of our Disciples, it’s not a place one can tread easily. Let alone an outsider like you little brother.”
“When will they leave?” Yang Kai pressed, unwilling to give in.
“In the short term, I’m afraid they will not leave so soon. You may have to wait one or two months.”
Yang Kai’s eyebrows wrinkled, such a long time. By that time, even the cauliflower dish would have long since turned cold.
“You don’t have any methods to allow them to leave earlier? Don’t worry, I only want to go find them to buy their Three Sun’s Fruit seed.”
“I don’t, I am just an Ordinary Disciple in the Blood Battle Gang.” The booth owner forced out a bitter smile before his eyes swiveled around a bit. “But another person can.”
Yang Kai’s face shook: “I would like to hear who.”
Glancing around, the booth owner’s expression was a bit ambiguous: “You can go ask my Young Lady for help. With her assistance, the miners wouldn’t obstruct you.”
Hearing this, Yang Kai’s expression became quite strange. Stammering out, he tried to clarify. “My relationship with your young lady is quite ordinary.”
*En, en.* The booth owner repeatedly nodded his head, it was quite obvious that he didn’t believe Yang Kai. Pointing at a far wooden house he explained. “It is quite a coincidence, today the Young Lady has also come to the trade area and is resting in that wooden house. If you urgently need those seeds, there’s no harm in asking my young lady.”
Yang Kai was slightly hesitant, with the current situation between them and all, it wasn’t the best idea. He had completely offended that woman, and now he needed to go ask her for help. Where would he put his face?
But if he didn’t go find her, he didn’t have any other good ideas.
Unwillingly, Yang Kai continued to search around Black Wind Trade. Although he found some seeds, they were not Yang attributed and were completely worthless to him.
Helpless, Yang Kai clenched his teeth and thought, [fine, if I lose face, I’ll lose it. It’s not like I have done something unforgivable to her, why would I be afraid of her?]
These wooden houses were all residences of each respective factions top Disciples. Since Hu Mei Er was the Blood Battle Gang Sect Master’s daughter, although her strength wasn’t high, her status was, so resting in there was not unusual.
In a thirty foot radius, there weren’t any people to be seen. All of the martial practitioners held great respect for the residents of these wooden houses. That is why they would not set up their booths near these wooden huts.
Arriving at the wooden house the booth owner pointed out, Yang Kai stood at its door. Just as he stood wondering how to ask, from within the house, a cute voice sounded out. “Who’s outside?”
It sounded like Hu Mei Er’s voice, but it was also a bit strange.
Since he had already arrived here, Yang Kai naturally wouldn’t retreat. He tried to greet her as calmly as possible. “Lady Mei Er, It’s me, Yang Kai. I’m here to see you.”
Inside was different from what Yang Kai expected. Sitting inside were two girls who looked practically the same, even their figures were the same. At a glance, you would think that it was a mirror reflecting the same appearance; one was the real figure and other the reflection.
Hearing Yang Kai’s voice, astonishment, and shock flashed through one of the girl’s eyes. Turning around, she went to speak to the other girl, “Little Sister, that person is the one you were talking about, Yang Kai?”
The one being questioned was Hu Mei Er. She nodded her head. “*En.* But why would he come and find me?”
She thought that ever since he had split from her that day, they would never cross paths again.
The other person coldly laughed, “Looks like he isn’t one of those people who isn’t swayed by beauty. Some men will pretend to be noble and virtuous but are experts in baiting women like you. Then they will capture your body and mind, confining you to eternal damnation.”
Hu Mei Er’s face reddened. Angrily she reprimanded, “Older sister, he isn’t like you think he is.”
Hu Jiao Er chuckled, “If he isn’t, why would he come and find you after such a long time? He definitely knows that you think about him day and night, and has come to attack.”
Hu Mei Er displeased, spoke out. “Older Sister, Only you would think of someone you don’t know in such a negative light.”
If he really was one of those people, then that day at the lakeside, she would have lost her chastity. No male could resist that type of enticement.
Seeing her expression, Hu Jiao Er sighed. “To obstinately persist and go about things in the wrong way, will sooner or later lead to your own demise.”
Annoyed, Hu Mei Er snapped. “I won’t talk to you about it anymore. Since he came to find me, it must be something urgent. Let me go and ask.”
Just as she was about to rise, she was pulled back by her Older Sister. Hu Jiao Er’s adorable eyes spun around, cutely she chuckled, “Little sis, how about I make a bet with you?”
“What type of bet?” Hu Mei Er asked in doubt.
“We are betting whether or not he is a hypocrite! If he is really, as you say he is, then he should be able to keep a calm mind. If he isn’t, then don’t blame your sister for being vicious and merciless!” As Hu Jiao Er spoke, a cold light slowly appeared in her eyes.
These past several years, with Hu Mei Er’s various stirrings outside, the only reason why she was able to retain her purity was mainly because of her older sister. Those who wanted to force themselves onto Hu Mei Er had all died in the most unusual ways.
In regards to her sister’s methods, Hu Mei Er knew more about them than anyone. So when she saw her attitude, she knew for certain that she was hatching a nasty plan.
“Older Sister, what are you planning to do?” Hu Mei Er cried out in alarm.
“You just need to sit and watch carefully, *humph!*” With a wave of her white hand, a glossy smoke covered her younger sister. Then Hu Mei Er’s figure slowly darkened and disappeared from sight.
“Older Sister, don’t act recklessly!” Hu Mei Er exerted all her strength, banging at the smoke yet no sounded escaped. In fact, she couldn’t even walk more than ten feet from where she had been standing when her sister executed her technique. She could only watch, her anticipation rising.
Outside, Yang Kai had been waiting for quite a long time and he still saw no signs of Hu Mei Er coming to open the door. He could only helplessly sigh.
It looks like he offended her really badly that day, though her anger would be justified if that is the case. If it was any other female that was spoken to like that, they would not take it lying down.
Never mind, Yang Kai never really held any hope that she would help, the only reason he came was to give it a shot. Now that he saw that she didn’t want to talk to him, he naturally wouldn’t force her to.
Just as he was about turn around and leave, from within the house sounded Hu Mei Er’s voice, “Why don’t you come in?”
Yang Kai was startled, muttering to himself for a while before pushing the door open and walking in.
Walking in and closing the door behind him, all the noise from outside suddenly vanished, replaced instead by a tranquil silence.
Yang Kai looked around and took in his surroundings, the size of the house was about the same as the one Su Yan was staying in. Of course, its interior was superior to Su Yan’s. Su Yan’s room was empty and cold, just like her own frostiness.
Whereas here, there was a table, two chairs, and a sweet smelling bed. On that sweet smelling bed hung some pink curtains as thin as cicada wings and a petite pillow. The smell filled the entire room with a permeated scent of a female.
When one was to compare Su Yan’s place to here, it was two completely different worlds.
Hu Jiao Er sat next to the table, her face filled with smiles, as she faced the door. Her pair of charming eyes, tender and beautiful, glistened with moisture. With a weird gaze and a smile hiding her intentions, she looked at him; a red blush was blooming across her face, causing her to appear very enchanting.
Her two jade arms were uncovered, revealing her snow-white, infant like skin and her wooden clogs displayed her delicate toes. He wasn’t sure what she had put on her toenails, but it had turned them a purple colour making her seem like a wild beauty.
Seeing this, Yang Kai’s heart jumped, he didn’t know why, but today Hu Mei Er seemed extra enchanting. She was far more beautiful than when he had last met her a few days ago.
But her smile caused Yang Kai to feel awkward; he felt as that she was mocking him.
At that moment, Hu Mei Er was holding a spread out fan and fanning herself. With vigorous movements, the winds blew up in wisps, giving her the appearance of a grand noble.
Embroidered on that fan was a picture of a court lady, and that court lady’s figure and full and developed, posing in an alluring position. If there were fewer clothes embroidered on her, then it would be naked.
Giving it a glance, Yang Kai thought that lady was really outrageous. If any other female saw this, they would hide their faces in shame, yet this woman was able to use this fan, clearly displaying that she wasn’t ordinary.
[What? … after not meeting for a good half a month, how could Hu Mei Er undergo such a big change?]Although she kept her eyes on him, Yang Kai did not shy away in the slightest as he walked over to her. Her behavior that day, Yang Kai had seen it all; it was like he was holding her pigtails, so how could he be afraid of her?
Being looked at like this Hu Jiao Er, who was pretending to be Hu Mei Er, was unable to endure. [This person was really audacious, how could be there be anybody who would face a beauty like this? He didn’t even know to let up a bit, isn’t this a bit too unromantic.
However, I can’t deny that his gaze is clear, there is not the slightest amount of obscene desires in it.]
Arriving at the table side, Yang Kai cupped his hands and spoke, “Lady Mei Er, we haven’t seen each other for more than ten days and you look more enchanting.”
Hearing these words caused Hu Jiao Er to *ge ge* laugh while she replied, “You also know how to flatter others?”
In regards to Yang Kai’s situation, Hu Mei Er had informed her of everything, so Hu Jiao knew how to properly reply. She wasn’t afraid that she would be exposed.
Yang Kai laughed, “I am only speaking the truth.”
As he said this, he sat down opposite of her disregarding courtesy. A weight had been lifted from within his heart, it looked like this woman wasn’t angry at him, making his task much easier to complete.
“Lady Mei Er, the purpose of my trip this time…..” Yang Kai had decided to discuss his goal directly. This would make him seem a bit more sincere.
“Let’s not rush things.” Hu Jiao Er put down the cloth fan and quietly got up. Taking up the teapot, she walked over to Yang Kai’s side to pour him some tea. “It’s hot outside, so drink some tea to moisten your parched throat. Rest for a bit then we shall talk.”
“That’s ok!” Yang Kai nodded his head while enjoying her warmth. Picking up the tea cup, he drank some tea before his expression suddenly became strange.
Hu Jiao Er returned to her seat and sat down. Putting her hands on her cheeks, calm and unruffled she said to him: “Junior Brother Yang, how does this tea taste?”
Yang Kai was thinking about something else, but as he lifted his head he looked at Hu Jiao Er deeply before replying, “These leaves are as flat as disks, very straight, it is as green as emeralds, with a flowery background taste. This is a first rate tea.”
Hu Jiao Er was stunned and stared on blankly. She was full of astonishment as she looked at Yang Kai. “You could actually curate the tea leaves?”
She herself didn’t understand, she only brought it to drink. But Yang Kai had described is clearly and accurately, how could this not flabbergast her?
Yang Kai shook his head. “A little, but I’m not too proficient.”
“Then how does this tea compare to me?” Hu Jiao Er let out a breath like lilies. Yang Kai was only a table distance away from her, so he could smell her breath, sweet like the clear mountain spring, pure as 100-year-old wine, it lingered in the memory after it had faded away.
For no reason, Yang Kai felt his breath speed up by a bit as his blood had also sped up. He blurted out. “A good person will always be better than any form of tea.”
*Ge ge…* Hu Jiao Er’s laugh was like flowers blossoming and swaying in the wind, while her chest quivered.
Yang Kai’s eyes were fixed on that big and plump chest, and his adam’s apple bobbed.
Intentionally or not, Hu Jiao picked up that cloth fan again and blocked the springtime scene of her chest, but intentionally revealed that exposed lady picture. Yang Kai’s face immediately became red.
Seeing this scene, the hidden Hu Mei Er immediately shouted out. “Older sister, how can you be so shameless!”
But, how could her voice possibly transmit outside the smoke barrier? Even a fragrance pressing to escape, still could not. It was simply despicable for someone of her Older Sister’s level, to play around with a Tempered Body Martial Practitioner; it was akin to taking a breath, completely effortless.
If this was a normal interaction, Hu Mei Er felt that Yang Kai definitely wouldn’t reveal any abnormal reactions. But if her Older Sister had done anything behind the scenes, then she could not say for certain that this would remain the case.
Inside the house, Hu Jiao Er abruptly stood up again and step by step, she started to walk over to that sweet smelling bed. Looking back, she laughed. “Wait a moment. I need to retrieve something to give to you.”
“Okay.” Yang Kai’s brow was wrinkled, as he faintly felt that something was wrong, but he couldn’t exactly put his finger on it.
Arriving at the side of the sweet smelling bed, Hu Jiao Er knelt over. Half-kneeling on the bed, she started to search around and the thin clothes she wore were unable to completely cover her thousand charms. The clothes stuck perfectly to her body, highlighting her perfectly round buttocks, demonstrating an unparalleled allure.
Yang Kai’s heart rate increased by leaps and bounds, while his throat started to burn.
For a good while, Hu Jiao Er remained in this alluring position. Then suddenly, in a cute voice, she cried out.
“What happened?” Yang Kai’s expression changed and he hurried over.
At that moment, Hu Jiao Er retreated from the bed. Her steps unsteady, she fell directly into Yang Kai’s arms and he firmly caught her.
Both of their legs touched, and for some unknown reason, both of them fell onto the bed.
Hu Jiao Er was on top, Yang Kai was on the bottom and the fiery human body heat on his chest caused his throat to become dry. Looking down at that beautiful face with two tender lips, Yang Kai forcibly suppressed his bottom reaction and asked in the calmest manner he could muster out. “What is the matter?”
“There is a bug!” Hu Jiao Er put on a show; her acting skills were really good. Her two small hands clutched onto Yang Kai’s clothes not letting go as she displayed an easily frightened appearance.
Yang Kai laughed out involuntarily. “Where is it?”
“Over there…”
Looking in the direction Hu Jiao Er was pointing, Yang Kai actually saw a bug slowly crawling around. He thought that this woman was really peculiar; she was already a martial practitioner, yet such a small and insignificant bug could scare her to such a degree. Reaching out, he squashed it before patting her on the shoulder. “It’s alright now. It has already been dealt with by me.”
“There are definitely more…” Hu Jiao Er persisted. As she said this, she looked around in all directions; her gaze wasn’t limited to the bed as it swept over Yang Kai’s cheeks and lips, causing Yang Kai’s recently calmed emotions to flare back up.
“There are none left.” Yang Kai felt it wasn’t suitable for this to continue, because if someone were to burst into the room at any moment and were to see himself and Hu Mei Er like this, then they would unable to wash clean their reputations with three rivers and five lakes.
“There really aren’t anymore?” A flash of astonishment flashed across Hu Jiao Er’s eyes, she would never have imagined that Yang Kai really could control himself in this position. He didn’t try to take advantage of her at all.
Just then, if Yang Kai really had done anything, then he would definitely have lost an arm or two.
Although her heart was still unsettled, Hu Jiao Er meekly crawled off Yang Kai’s body.
Yang Kai sat up, embarrassed, he lifted his head to look at Hu Mei Er, and her face was also bright red, as she shuffled over to sit next to him.
“What’s wrong with your foot?” Yang Kai asked.
“When I tripped, I think I sprained it.” After one scheme failed, Hu Jiao Er immediately moved onto another. She thought, [Great Aunt, today I definitely must reveal your true colours. I must see if it’s a black or red heart.]
“Let me see…” Squatting down, Yang Kai went to pick up Hu Jiao Er’s foot. Looking at it, he saw that her ankle was truly a bit red, proving it really had been injured.
It had actually been injured. In order to truly probe Yang Kai, a small sacrifice like this was nothing to Hu Jiao Er.
Yang Kai wasn’t shy about anything, after all Hu Mei Er wasn’t too concerned with etiquette. Previously, she had used herself to entice him, so how would holding her foot be anything to be concerned over?
“Don’t move around!” Yang Kai commanded before reaching into his clothes to pull out a bottle.
This bottle contained High Heaven Pavilion’s Blood Clotting Cream and after he took it out, Yang Kai paused, as if he was thinking about something. After a good while, Yang Kai finally poured out some cream onto his palm. Then, carefully he started to smear it on the swollen area of Hu Jiao Er’s foot.
A weak pulse of Yang Yuan Qi also started to revolve, assisted with the defusing of the medicine.
Hu Jiao Er’s adorable body quivered for a bit, she told herself that she really had lost big time! So many years had passed, and her jade body had never been touched by others. But because she wanted to make a bet with her younger sister, she was hugged and touched by another. Not only could she not walk, she also couldn’t make them take responsibility.
Although she felt wronged, she no longer felt any more pain on her body.
That big hand was gently rubbing her ankle. His figure serious while his movements were soft and gentle. His coarse and rough hands rubbing on her tender skin sent up waves of numbness.
She steadily got and up accompanied by him, he carried an air not befitting of his age.
Following Yang Kai’s movements, Hu Jiao Er’s imagination became wild and a peculiar feeling appeared within her body. This feeling caused her to become flustered and her maiden heart started to beat erratically. Heat started to rise in her abdomen, like lightening striking downwards causing her to clamp her legs together. She was afraid that if she didn’t clamp her legs closed, then that hot feeling will flood out.
“Yang Kai…” A strange voice shouted out from Hu Jiao Er’s mouth. She was currently too embarrassed to show her face, she had never imagined that she would ever make this type of voice.
*En?* Yang Kai lifted up his head to see Hu Jiao Er’s pair of watery and beautiful eyes staring down at him and her face no longer held any other colour apart from a scarlet red.
“Do you want to… do some other things?” Hu Jiao Er tightly clenched her ruby lips, proceeding to commence her final attack!
If Yang Kai immediately replied in agreement, then she would able to discard all her current emotions and retreat. Then she wouldn’t be merciless to Yang Kai!
[Would he agree?] Hu Jiao Er was nervous, hoping that he would agree so she could be free, but on the other hand, she also wanted him to refuse to prove that her younger sister didn’t misread him and that she had mistaken him! This nervousness and struggle caused her to be extremely indecisive inside.Even Hu Jiao Er was worried, so how could the confined Hu Mei Er not be worried? She had ceased all useless shouts and was closely looking at Yang Kai, unsure what response he would give in the end.
Yang Kai looked straight at Hu Jiao Er, intentionally moving, while she had her heart in her throat afraid that Yang Kai would say the word “Okay”.
Suddenly, Yang Kai softly chuckled. Slowly, without any rush, he put away the bottle of Blood Clotting Cream seriously.
“Lady!” Yang Kai muttered.
*En?* Hu Jiao Er nervous, disregarded Yang Kai’s addressing of herself.
“Just then, the bottle of Blood Clotting Cream was my most precious possession. Although its value isn’t that high, it is the proof of human kindness.”
“What’s your meaning?” Hu Jiao Er looked distracted. She had asked if he wanted to or not, so why was he talking about this? What was his meaning?
Standing up, Yang Kai looked down at Hu Jiao Er, “What I want to tell you is that I used this precious bottle of cream to treat your injury; so, I ask that you no longer hold any grudges with me. Let us end this farce here and now please.”
“What are you talking about?” Hu Jiao Er’s face changed as she forced out a smile, “I don’t understand.”
[He couldn’t have found out that I was impersonating my younger sister, right? It’s not possible. He is only at the Tempered Body Ninth Stage, how could he possibly have seen through my Scheme? Mei Er and I look almost the same; regardless of if it was our voices or figures, we are indiscernible to the eye! Even the Elders in the Sect often mistook us for each other, how could he possibly have such an ability?]Yang Kai looked at her indifferently, lightly laughing. “Lady, then are you unwilling to admit it?”
“Admit what? I really don’t know what you are talking about.” Hu Jiao Er insisted for the last time.
Yang Kai massaged his temples and helplessly explained. “Then I shall say it clearly. Lady, you are not Hu Mei Er. I think…….you are her older twin sister.”
Hu Jiao Er looked on blankly, before recovering with a chuckle. “What makes you think I’m not Mei Er?”
This time, she didn’t force it anymore, but looked at Yang Kai full of interest; she also wanted to know in what aspect she had exposed herself. If Yang Kai couldn’t give any concrete reasons why then it would be clear that he was using words to swindle her.
[could It be that he currently held suspicions, but was ultimately unsure] This is was what Hu Jiao Er guessed was going on.“Lady, you are now testing my observation skills.” Yang Kai didn’t get angry and he laughed. Standing up, he walked over to the table and picked up the teacup from which he had drunk from earlier and pursed his lips. “Actually, I still wasn’t sure that you really were not Hu Mei Er. Though now, I am certain that you are not her!”
Hu Jiao Er stared blankly and became really angry, to the point that she wanted to grind her teeth; it turns out that his words just then really were probing her! This infuriated her! She, a True Element Practitioner, with a moment’s carelessness was played by this Tempered Body youngster. This was such a defeat, she had lost so much face.
She held no interest in denying it further. Hu Jiao Er laughed softly, and repositioned herself on the bed, displaying her alluring body fully, while her bewitching eyes sized Yang Kai up, she asked in a gentle tone. “At what moment did you start having your doubts?”
“From the time I drank the tea.” Yang Kai lightly hit the teacup within his hands, “Although the tea was very pleasant, it couldn’t fully cover the female scent. Also, on this cup, there is a faint marking of lips, and I concluded that it hadn’t been too long since someone last used it right? And that person should be Lady Hu Mei Er.”
“Just from that, you don’t believe I am Mei Er?” Hu Jiao Er was amazed.
“Of course it wasn’t just from that.” Yang Kai slowly shook his head, “The second point that arose my suspicion was your temperament! I do not believe that in ten days or so, a woman’s temperament can undergo such a large change. Putting it nicely, Lady Mei Er’s charm is more young and tender, where as your charm is more mature and developed.”
“I like the sound of that.” Hu Jiao Er started to laugh while covering her mouth, “Please continue, do you have any more reasons?”
“Thirdly, your scent and Lady Mei Er’s are very similar, but if you are to smell carefully, they are still different. Her’s is sweeter while yours possesses a more subtle elegance.”
“Stinking brat!” Hu Jiao Er’s face was a nice pink hue because Yang Kai’s somewhat straightforward answers had caused her to be unable to maintain her calm. Thinking back at how she had wanted to probe him and the self-sacrifices she had made, Hu Jiao Er couldn’t help but want to slap this confident male in front of her into a meat patty.
“Fourthly…” Yang Kai ignored Hu Jiao Er’s oppressive glare and continued to speak.
“There is more…” This startled Hu Jiao Er. She would have never guessed that this Tempered Body youngster would be able to see this many holes, in her seemingly flawless plan.
“*He he*, the fourth point is the injury on this lady’s foot. That injury looks like it is a sprain, but it is really a self-inflicted injury, caused internally and this was the greatest clue. Although Lady Mei Er is a young lady, she is still a martial practitioner. How could it be so easy for her to sprain her ankle?”
“This was actually my own negligence.” Hu Jiao Er lightly nodded her head. Back then, she was only concerned with revealing Yang Kai’s true colours, thus she had not thought too deeply.
As she lifted up her head, she saw that Yang Kai was still deep in thought, so Hu Jiao Er questioned, “Don’t tell me you there were more flaws that you saw through.”
Hu Jiao Er was quite unconvinced. How could her plan, that she thought was flawless and perfect, actually be full of holes and flaws in his eyes? Not to mention all of his analysis was clear and logical, leaving no room for argument.
Looking at this stinking brat filled her with loathing.
[If he dared to point out any more flaws, this Lady would definitely show you some attitude! You completely forgot to leave others some face!]“Then I’ll say no more.” Yang Kai replied as he wrinkled his brows.
Hearing this, Hu Jiao Er became unhappy and her charming eyes turned frosty. Laughing captivatingly, biting down with her ivory teeth she spat out a single word, “Speak!”
“I better not say anymore!” He said shaking his head.
Hu Jiao Er’s anger rose. “If I want you to speak then speak. How could there be someone like you who likes leaving a person hanging.”
Yang Kai bitterly laughed. “I’m afraid that if I say it, I could cause this lady to become angry.”
Her almond eyes narrowing, she replied, “Make me angry? What is this flaw, is it an upsetting thing?”
*En!*
“Then all the more I want to hear it!”
“But you must promise me that you do not become angry.”
“If you don’t say it, then how will I know whether or not I will be angry or not?”
“Nevermind then.”
“Y-You…don’t you know that when you are arguing with a woman, you should back down a step?” Hu Jiao Er was gloomy inside. This youngster seemed shrewd, but he was actually a stubborn and cold headed youth, without a shred of sensitivity.
“If I back down a step, I would become injured. I think… I would be unable to match you.” Yang Kai’s face was serious.
“I see that you still have some sensitivity!” Laughing proudly, Hu Jiao Er sprang up from the bed, carrying with her a sweet aroma, both from the bed and herself over to the table. Her clothes dancing around, she sat down and gracefully looked towards Yang Kai. Muttering for a while, she responded. “Okay then, I promise that I will not become angry with you.”
“And you also promise not to hit me.”
“Fine!” Biting her ivory teeth, Hu Jiao Er continued, “Tell me, what is this final flaw?”
His face stern Yang Kai answered: “Actually, it can’t really be counted as a flaw. It’s just that between you and Lady Mei Er there is a slight difference between you.”
“Where is this difference?” Hu Jiao Er looked at him oddly because she and her younger sister were both practically carved from the same mould. So where would this difference be?
Yang Kai opened and closed his mouth and hesitated for a good while before mumbling out. “It’s your buttocks, one side is smaller than the other! It is incomparable to Lady Mei Er’s well proportioned ones!”
As soon as he said this, Hu Jiao Er’s face suddenly became bright red and all of her True Element Stage Yuan Qi burst out, engulfing the house in a powerful gale.
“Please remember the words you just said!” Remaining calm, his heart steady, Yang Kai reminded her faintly.
Hu Jiao Er’s imposing air unexpectedly receded. She was so furious her entire body was shaking yet she could not vent her anger, she nearly shattered her ivory teeth from biting down too hard. It wasn’t till after a long time had passed that she banged the table and spoke out in her sweet but enraged voice, “Utter rubbish!”
For a proper girl to utter these coarse words, one could only imagine Hu Jiao Er’s current rage.
[This brat should be made into mincemeat, he dares to evaluate my buttocks as one small and one big. Is this something a man should say? How is one smaller than the other? Aren’t they clearly well proportioned? This stinking brat, I’m afraid that you don’t know how to write the word death right?]As Hu Jiao Er flew into a rage due to her humiliation, Yang Kai immediately went to comfort her. “Lady, you do not need to worry about it. If you don’t look carefully, you won’t see any difference.”
Her face turned cold as she murderously looked at Yang Kai. “In other words, you had a pretty good look right?”
Not only did Yang Kai cough a few times, he also looked embarrassed. “I did… have a few glances…”
[You can’t blame me! You stuck out your own bottom towards me. How is it possible for me to act like I didn’t see anything?] Yang Kai felt that he had been wronged.“With these points, if I still couldn’t see that you and Lady Hu Mei Er are two different people, then my eyes would have grown in vain.” Yang Kai faintly laughed.
After her anger had subsided, thinking it over, Hu Jiao Er couldn’t help but feel a little shock.
Seeing this man called Yang Kai, he had incomparable insight. Just from entering this room, looking around and drinking some tea, he had seen through it all. This type of ability is not possessed by just anyone. Let alone the fact that she had personally tried to entice him and ultimately failed to do so, this person’s perseverance and personality are considerably good; so much so as to not be charmed by good looks. He was a man of determination.
[Genius! Although he is young, no one could deny the fact that he is a genius!]Arriving at such a point, Hu Jiao Er’s eyes rolled and she gave Yang Kai a charming look. “Yang Kai right? Seeing that you have just offended me, this lady will give you two choices.”
“What choices?” Yang Kai asked.
“The first choice, the hand that touched me shall be the one to be decapitated and the eye that saw me, shall be dug out and only then would I forgive your previous actions.” As Hu Jiao Er said those words, she maintained her smile, along with a gentle voice. It was like a wife talking to her husband, but within her words, there was an unreasonable amount of cruelty and bloodthirst.
Yang Kai shook his head, “Let me hear the second choice.”
“Clever.” Hu Jiao Er smiled. “The second choice, that is to leave High Heaven Pavilion and enter our Blood Battle Gang. I will ask Father to bestow upon you the position of Small Captain. From what I know, in High Heaven Pavilion Pavilion, you are the lowest rank Trial Disciple; you are bullied, with no access to good cultivation resources. But if you join my Blood Battle Gang, your treatment would be at least a hundredfold better than it is currently. How about it, aren’t my offers generous?”
“Are there any other choices?”
“None!”
“Then I shall choose neither of them.” As he said this, Yang Kai secretly started to operate his True Yang Secret Art and stayed vigilant towards Hu Jiao Er.
“You want to force my hand?” Hu Jiao Er repeatedly laughed coldly.
“I do not think that you would really attack because this isn’t the Blood Battle Gang’s territory. As soon as there is a hint of battle, High Heaven Pavilion and its guardian disciples would all come to investigate. At that moment, problems and inconveniences would occur for you.”
“You’re just an insignificant Trial Disciple, if I want to kill you I can, so what can High Heaven Pavilion do? At most, all I need to do is compensate them with a couple of items. In all likelihood, they wouldn’t even really care about your death that much!”
“Lady, if you really want to kill me, you wouldn’t talk rubbish with me.” Although Yang Kai appeared calm and composed, he was actually nervous on the inside, because a woman’s heart was like a needle at the bottom of the ocean, who knew what they were really thinking.
He was already regretting speaking the truth. As expected, you cannot trust a woman’s words, especially a beautiful woman’s words. He still lacks experience.
“Furthermore, as I have already said, I used my most precious Blood Clotting Cream to help your injury so you should no longer press on about me offending you.” Yang Kai attempted to disperse her ideas of wanting to hurt him.
“Is one bottle of Blood Clotting Cream able to compensate my losses? You have…” Hu Jiao Er’s words couldn’t come out. Previously she wanted to say that he had already hugged her, already touched her, but as the words were about to come out, some invisible force prevented them. Her losses were so great, how could one bottle of cream for external injuries possibly be able to make up for it?
“I can’t help you, no matter what you say. As a matter of fact, you should already know that those things only happened because you initiated them.”
Those words only served to pour oil onto the fire, causing Hu Jiao Er to become both shy and angry. Just as she was about to attack, she turned around to look over at the place where Hu Mei Er was hidden. Seeing her energetic attempts to shout something, her heart softened and her anger gradually melted away. Taking in a deep breath, she spoke. “Never mind, this time I won’t trouble you about it anymore.”
Yang Kai couldn’t help but exhale one long breath. “Lady, thank you for your pardon.”
Hu Jiao Er lightly laughed. “Actually your words were correct, but there was one mistake.”
“Which part?” Yang Kai asked.
Hu Jiao Er didn’t swiftly reply but instead waved her hand making the hidden Hu Mei Er re-appear. Yang Kai was greatly shocked because although he knew this woman’s strength was high, he didn’t think that her strength was at such a level. To wave your hands and have a person appear, clearly, demonstrates that one is at least in the True Element Boundary.
Obtaining her freedom, Hu Mei Er looked at Yang Kai with her charming eyes. Her face relaxed, just then she was nervous to death, afraid that her sister in a moment’s fury would go and kill Yang Kai.
When she looked over at her elder sister again, she couldn’t help but laugh as she remembered Yang Kai’s words.
[My god, there is a man who dared to say those words to older sister and suffered no loss.]“Older sister!” As soon as Hu Mei Er came out, she jumped onto her older sister and threw a tantrum. “Don’t be angry. This affair cannot be blamed on him.”
“I didn’t say I would blame him.” Hu Jiao Er’s gloominess disappeared, and she turned her head around to face Yang Kai. “The point that you were wrong about is, Mei Er and I are not twins.”
“You are not twins?” Surprised Yang Kai was.
Looking carefully, the two ladies in front of him looked exactly the same, with no distinguishable difference. If they were to meet again and asked him who was who, he definitely would not be able to say.
“No, I am older than Mei Er by a few years.” Hu Jiao Er faintly smiled. When she saw Yang Kai’s shock, her heart became somewhat more balanced and at peace.
“It really is a vast world, full of extraordinary things.” Yang Kai sighed out sorrowfully, they really were two sisters. They were born a few years apart, yet they looked so similar. Under the wide sky, perhaps this was the only case.
“You don’t know me?” Hu Jiao Er was slightly puzzled; she was, after all, a powerful younger generation disciple of Blood Battle Gang. Her reputation was widely celebrated, so how could this person not know of her?
“I don’t.” Yang Kai shook his head, appearing ignorant and inexperienced.
Seeing that he wasn’t lying, Hu Jiao Er could only believe him. She didn’t know his daily experiences these past few years, he was practically living separately from the outside world, never socializing with others.
“You have something you wish to trouble me with today?” Hu Mei Er turned her head around to look at Yang Kai.
Yang Kai then proceeded to tell them his goal. Hu Mei Er looked over to her older sister, asking for a consultation. Her sister waved her hand. “Go then, but don’t cause a fuss at the mines.”
“Thank you.” Yang Kai let out a sigh of relief.
“Let’s go. The mining area isn’t that far from here.” Hu Mei Er’s mood appeared quite good, there was a rosy luster on her cheeks while she led the way.
After Yang Kai and Hu Mei Er left, Hu Jiao Er stood up and used her jade hands to slowly rub her soft, round and well-proportioned buttocks. As she massaged them, she muttered to herself, “How is one bigger than the other? They are clearly the same! That stinking brat was clearly speaking nonsense. How hateful!”
After leaving the bustling Black Wind Trade area, under Hu Mei Er’s guidance, the two people walked towards the north side of the Black Wind Forest. Hu Mei Er appeared joyous and within her pair of charming eye’s you could catch glimpses of delight, which made her more attractive when contrasted with her slightly flushed cheeks.
“That day’s affair, I am sorry!” Yang Kai suddenly apologized. His actions that day was really over the top and now that he had come to ask her for help, he felt a bit two faced.
Hu Mei Er pursed her lips before smiling. “It’s okay. Also, you didn’t curse me or anything. These few years, I have heard even worse words and I’m still living well aren’t I?”
“You don’t hate me?” Yang Kai asked astonished.
“What’s the use in hating you?” Hu Mei Er smiled. “Actually, I hated you quite a bit but… one of your actions made me unable to hate you.”
“What action?”
“*He he,* that day when Cheng Shao Feng and Niu Tao appeared, you went and stood in front of me. Perhaps that was a subconscious action, but these past few years, that was the first time someone sincerely and with all their heart wanted to protect me.”
“I don’t remember it, but you must have suffered quite a lot.” Yang Kai sighed. A perfectly good female intentionally sullied their own reputation in order to find some talented Disciples for the Blood Battle Gang. Although the methods were good, it still contained filial piety within.
*Ge ge…* Hu Mei Er chuckled. “It wasn’t too hard. Don’t you know that putting on a show or act is a women’s specialty? ”
“*He he,* I have never interacted with women.”
“Really?” Hu Mei Er’s eyes brightened.
“*En.* So these past few days I have been exhausted and toyed around with thoroughly by you two sisters.” Yang Kai said seriously.
A streak of anger flashed in Hu MeI Er’s eyes as she spoke. “What you said is too bad! Fortunately my older sister’s not here, otherwise, you would be guaranteed a beating from her!”
“Your older sister…..”
“is a True Element First Boundary Cultivator!” Hu Mei Er said with some pride.
“Strong!” He praised.
Su Yan was at the True Element Third Boundary, Hu Mei Er’s sister was slightly weaker than Su Yan, but nonetheless, it wasn’t a big difference.
As soon as Hu Mei Er mentioned her sister, she thought about what Yang Kai had said again, causing her to throw her head back in laughter. During this flurry of actions, she didn’t stop laughing.
Yang Kai remained silent and stood in place waiting for her to recover her breath.
After laughing for a good while, Hu Mei Er finally recovered her breath and turned to him with a big smile. “I see that you have great courage. There has never been a man who dared to speak to my older sister like that. Her that place……is it true that one is bigger than the other?”
“It could be because of the clothes she was wearing, so you can tell her later not to worry about it?” Yang Kai gently laughed.
“Then how about mine? Is it really well portioned?” Her face bashful, Hu Mei Er asked boldly.
“Not only are they well portioned, they stick out smoothly and are well rounded.” Yang Kai nodded his head, “Your body figure excellent, so don’t sell yourself short.”
For a moment, Hu Mei Er thought it was a bit hard to bear. These frank and motiveless praises were the best words she had heard in a long time.
At that moment, she was secretly jumping with joy.
“How much longer will it take until we arrive?” Yang Kai didn’t want to continue discussing this topic, so he asked this question.
“There is still one hour’s worth of walking and although that place can be considered a part of Black Wind Forest, it is closer to the heart of the forest.” Hu Mei Er explained. “Over there, there is a vein that our Blood Battle Gang discovered a few years back. We sent over people to protect it and extract ores. The ore’s that are extracted from there are quite peculiar.”
“How are they peculiar?” Yang Kai asked.
“Over there, there are only stones of two attributes. One of them is the stone you had bought, the Bright Yang Stone while the other is the Bright Yin Stone. If you say it is peculiar, it is not but these two stones mutually suppress each other. So to find them appearing together is quite a mystery.”
“That is really strange.” Yang Kai’s interest was slightly piqued.
The Bright Yang Stone contained Yang attributed energy while the Bright Yin Stone contained Yin attributed energy, they were opposing attributes. Under normal circumstances, they definitely would not form together.
“Even the Elders in the Sect feel that something isn’t quite right with the mining vein, but even after years of investigation, they have yet to find anything out of the ordinary. Though, from this mine, we have earned no small amount of money.” Hu Mei Er didn’t seem to treat Yang Kai like an outsider and whatever she thought, she would say.
“This is your Blood Battle Gang’s good fortune!” Yang Kai chuckled.
Hu Mei Er replied with an *en* and then suddenly lapsed into a reign of silence before speaking again. “Actually, it is such a coincidence that you were looking for me today. If it was at a later date, then you probably wouldn’t be able to find me. So it should be your good fortune.”
“Where are you going?” Yang Kai understood the underlying hint in her words.
“I’m not going anywhere.” Hu Mei Er shook her head and as she explained, she secretly observed Yang Kai’s expression: “After your words last time, I suddenly thought that my actions these past years weren’t correct. When utilizing those underhanded methods, the roped in talents don’t care about the Blood Battle Gang, but rather only me! And since I cannot provide them with what they really want, naturally they won’t try their best for the Sect. That’s why I have decided to go into seclusion to train and become stronger so I can shoulder some of the burdens with my father, just like my sister!”
“The fact that you can think of this, is a good thing.” Yang Kai nodded his head in approval.
Not only was Hu Mei Er disappointed by his response she also saw that from the beginning till the end, Yang Kai’s face didn’t change much at all. Her words caused no fluctuations in his mood.
Feeling a bit of pain stinging her heart, Hu Mei Er didn’t have the mood to continue talking and only led the way at the front.
Since she didn’t speak, Yang Kai naturally wouldn’t go find something to talk to her about. After walking for another hour, the two people arrived at the mining site of the Blood Battle Gang.
It was positioned at the center of Black Wind Forest. An area of roughly ten square kilometers was the size of the Blood Battle Gang’s mining area. In the surrounding area, a few houses had been erected to allow the Disciples to rest.
Because the ore vein was underground, when Yang Kai and Hu Mei Er arrived, they didn’t see many people and instead saw several large holes in the ground that lead underground.
Apart from the surrounding hundred meters or so, Yang Kai felt a weak reaction from his Origin of Yang in the center of his stomach area; a reaction to the underground Bright Yang Stones. Along with the growth of his strength, the area in which he could sense Yang energy also grew larger, but it didn’t increase by much.
Seeing the two people entering the mining area, a Blood Battle Gang Disciple took notice of them. Then an old man suddenly dropped down from the sky and landed in front of Yang Kai and Hu Mei Er. Cupping his hands he said greeted, “Young lady!”
“Grandpa Long.” Hu Mei Er called out familiarly and pulled on Yang Kai to introduce him. “This is our Sect’s vice head, Grandfather Long, Long Zai Tian.”
Yang Kai hurriedly paid his respects. “Greetings, Senior Long.”
Long Zai Tian looked at Yang Kai in contempt and didn’t pay any regard to him. With his Immortal Ascension Boundary Level in Cultivation, and position as Vice Head of the Blood Battle Gang, was there any need to pay regard to Yang Kai’s little face?
Not to mention a youngster who relied on a woman! Long Zai Tian especially despised people like Yang Kai, and if it wasn’t for Hu Mei Er’s face, he would have long since slapped Yang Kai to death.
“Young lady, why did you come to the mining site?” Stroking his long white beard, Long Zai Tian kindly asked her, “It is both dirty and hot here so how is this someplace you can come to. Hurry and return, otherwise when your father learns of it, he will scold me.”
“It wouldn’t happen. Daddy wouldn’t have the guts to scold you because you are the third most powerful Elder in the Sect, in fact, he only respects you.” Hu Mei Er used her spoilt child act, causing Long Zai Tian to become quite joyful.
“Grandpa Long, my friend here wants to purchase some things from some of the Disciples here. Would you allow us to trouble you and enter to find them?” Hu Mei Er asked in a straight forward manner.
“Enter the mine?” Long Zai Tian’s face immediately fell and he went to vigilantly size up Yang Kai before asking: “He isn’t a Disciple of the Sect right?”
Yang Kai took a step forwards and said respectfully. “I am a Disciple of High Heaven Pavilion.”
“Disciples not of the Sect are not allowed to enter!” Long Zai Tian said whilst glaring at Yang Kai before blowing out a mouthful of air, clearly displeased. From his tone, you tell he despised Yang Kai as he spoke. “Even Disciples of the Sect aren’t able to freely enter as they wish, let alone you, an outsider.”
After he finished saying this, his face became full of pain as he turned around to Hu Mei Er to speak. “Young lady, how could you bring an outsider to this place? Since you are young, you don’t know the ways of people’s hearts, you may know a person for a long time but not their true nature. These past years, because of this mine, we have earned quite a lot of money, with many eyes secretly watching us making inquiries, all wanting to exploit any weakness. If this old man did not guard the mine all year round, one couldn’t possibly imagine the chaos that might ensue.”
Yang Kai was deep in thought; this old timer was indirectly accusing him of spying. When you heard this spoken about yourself, how could a person still feel dignified?
Hu Mei Er sensed Yang Kai wasn’t happy and hurriedly explained. “Grandpa Long, you misunderstand. He doesn’t inquire about anything, but only wants to purchase some things.”
Long Zai Tian mockingly laughed. “Purchase some things? Did you need to come all the way here to buy things? This excuse is really interesting. Brat, I don’t know what your goal is, but get lost from my sight. If you dare to come here again, let’s see if this Elder dares to kill you or not.”
A belly full of angry rose, Yang Kai felt this course Senior was far too arrogant. But although he was resentful, he knew that the difference in strength was far too great and if moves were exchanged, Yang Kai was afraid he wouldn’t even last one breath’s time.
Forcibly suppressing his anger, Yang Kai didn’t say a word. If he was to start something, he would only disadvantage himself.
“Coward!” As Long Zai Tian saw Yang Kai’s reactions, he despised him even more.
Uncontrollably the Yang Yuan Qi within Yang Kai’s Dantian started to swell up, as he glowered at Long Zai Tian.
Sensing the change in Yang Kai’s Yuan Qi, Long Zai Tian angrily roared, “Impudent! You want to attack me?”
Once he finished, without any reason or regard to power Seniority, a palm was sent out towards Yang Kai. Seeing this palm being sent towards him, Yang Kai stood there unable to move. It wasn’t because he was scared stiff, but rather that the opponent had used some sort of skill to immobilize him.
Yang Kai’s face changed greatly because he would never have imagined that this old timer would be so shameless. He could feel Long Zai Tian’s attitude towards him, but couldn’t figure out the reason why and faced with this intent to kill, Yang Kai didn’t know how to react.
With death charging towards him, the immense pressure that accompanied an Immortal Ascension Boundary practitioner’s attack caused even Yang Kai’s heart to freeze. His breathing also became shallow; meanwhile, an instinctual desire for survival arose from within his body.
Suddenly from within his bones, boiling hot warmth seeped out and rapidly spread throughout his body. The next moment, Yang Kai felt the restricting forces on his body disappear.
Hastily, Yang Kai used all of his strength to dodge to the side.
Long Zai Tian causally smashed down his palm; he thought that he would definitely have hit that High Heaven Pavilion Disciple with his palm. Contrary to his predictions, the opposite party had actually dodged!
[How could that be?] Long Zai Tian’s eyebrows creased. [How could his Immortal Ascension Boundary restricting techniques be broken by this youngster?] Because he didn’t predict this, Long Zai Tian had just casually slammed his palm down.Although Long Zai Tian’s attack did not hit Yang Kai, it put him in a difficult position. His face became pale and he was left sweating all over while he stabilized his position, he looked at Long Zai Tian for a while. Within Yang Kai’s eyes, there was an extra streak of coldness.
If one said that Yang Kai had been annoyed over Long Zai Tian’s attitude towards him, you could now say that he was furious. The opponent tried to take his life without even trying to hide his intent like he was toying with an ant.
Although Long Zai Tian also knew this point, he still didn’t know how Yang Kai had escaped his binding. But since he had shown that he wanted to kill Yang Kai, how could he be light with his strikes? One step to strike, one step to rest, as he prepared to send another strike over.
Only now did Hu Mei Er regain her senses, she quickly rushed in front of Yang Kai while she glaring at Long Zai Tian, hissing out. “Grandpa Long, he is my friend! What are you trying to do?”
“For people trying to make inquiries about the mine, all must die, as decreed by the law! This the command of the Sect Master!” Long Zai Tian looked at Hu Mei Er deeply, while a flash of astonishment appeared in his eyes.
Before, Hu Mei Er would often have dealings with young males, but he had never seen her disregard her life for anyone. With regards to the lives and deaths of those young males, Hu Mei Er never cared about them. In other words, eight out of ten of those youngsters, none had good endings.
But this time, she was undaunted by the dangers and still stood in front of this High Heaven Disciple, while using quite a fierce tone to question him.
[This had never happened before!] Long Zai Tian’s eyes narrowed, thinking it over, his killing intent became stronger.Hu Mei Er protected Yang Kai behind her, clenching her teeth she glowered at Long Zai Tian and snapped “I’ve already said that he only wants to purchase some things and doesn’t want to inquire about the mine! Grandpa Long, do you not understand my words?”
Seeing how Hu Mei Er wanted to protect Yang Kai, Long Zai Tian could no longer continue to be a troublemaker and could only drawback. “Of course I don’t dare. Young Mistress’s words, this Elder will absolutely believe them.”
“Since it is so, why do you still act that way?”
“This Elder admits his mistakes, and asks for the forgiveness of the young lady.”
The Blood Battle Gang, Strom House, and High Heaven Pavilions were all different; the Blood Battle Gang was a family group, with the Hu family acting as its masters, so although Long Zai Tian was the Vice-Head, he must still give Hu Mei Er face.
“But this Elder still asks for the young lady’s forgiveness because the mine is no small matter and outsiders cannot enter!” After speaking, Long Zai Tian didn’t look to Hu Mei Er but turned towards Yang Kai’s direction and snorted out coldly before turning around to leave.
Yang Kai took in a deep breath, calming the boiling blood within him to speak. “No need for Senior to see me out!”
Long Zai Tian impatiently turned his head and narrowed his eyes at Yang Kai, hiding away traces of killing intent in his eyes.
“Senior, the present me is not your opponent!” Yang Kai slowly walked in front of Hu Mu Er and without any fear he faced Long Zai Tian, “So today’s affairs, I will remember them. But after five years, ten years, I will come and return this debt. I hope that Senior will be able to live till that day!”
Yang Kai spoke with great serenity, and with sincerity.
Long Zai Tian’s face became cold before he started to laugh out loud. “Whether or not this Senior would be able to live to that day, you don’t need to worry about. But I think you definitely won’t be able to live till that day! you unbridled youngster, you’d best be careful in the future!”
“I will!”
After Long Zai Tian departed, Hu Mei Er apologised profusely to Yang Kai. “I am so sorry, I am so-so sorry. I don’t know why Grandpa Long would act this way. If I had known earlier, I wouldn’t have brought you over.”
“Don’t worry about it.” Yang Kai breathed in deeply, recalling the immensely terrifying scene, he still felt some lingering fear. If it wasn’t for the Golden Skeleton acting up at that moment, he was afraid that he would be long dead. It was thanks to that boiling hot warmth that allowed him to break free of Long Zai Tian’s bindings and escape mortal danger.
Hu Mei Er was also a bright and intelligent girl, and although Yang Kai only glanced at her, she still understood the reason for his gaze.
“Grandpa forbade you from entering the mine, and I am unable to not give him face. How about this, I will go and buy those seeds in your place. So, could you wait for me here?” Hu Mei Er suggested.
“Okay.” Yang Kai knew this was the only way, and immediately went to give all of his valuable possessions to her before telling her the names of the Disciple who possessed the seeds. That time in the Black Wind Trade area, he had gotten all the relevant information from the booth owner.
Hu Mei Er entered the underground mine, while Yang Kai’s eyes swept over the holes in the ground. When Long Zai Tian had left, he had entered one of the houses, and Yang Kai could sense that within that house a pair of eyes was staring at him intently, on Yang Kai’s position.
The stare had watched when Long Zai Tian had struck out at Yang Kai earlier; the source of that stare was a boy about the same age as Yang Kai, Long Zai Tian’s grandson, Long Hui!
Long Hui was currently looking at Yang Kai coldly and was discontent. “Grandpa, why didn’t you kill him back then?”
Long Zai Tian coldly laughed. “With Mei Er’s protection, how do you expect me to kill him?”
“All the more reason to kill him! I have never seen little sister, Hu Mei Er spend so much effort for any man and that youngster’s relationship with Mei Er isn’t shallow. To allow him to live, will only cause problems!”
“*En,* we have never seen Hu Mei Er protect someone like that. And for him, she actually dared to go against me, which is very unusual.” Long Zai Tian’s eyebrows creased.
Long Hui was extremely jealous. “Now that Mei Er has entered the mine, how about grandpa attacks again?”
Long Zai Tian looked at Long Hui resentfully, he wanted to comply but knew of the consequences. “Killing him is no hard task. But, if he died, it will cause Mei Er to harbor resentment towards you. Do you think that it’s worth it?”
Long Hui looked on blankly before shaking his head. “It’s not worth it, but are we really going to allow him to continue his relationship with Hu Mei Er? I can’t bear it.”
“You!” Long Zai Tian couldn’t help but let out a breath, “Learn more from your older brother and watch how he treats the women that he likes. If you want Mei Er, you must use more of your mind. Grandpa can help you kill people, but I can’t possibly help you acquire a female’s heart right? Hu Man does not have any sons, only his two daughters, Jiao Er and Mei Er, so if you and your older brother able to obtain these two, then in the future, the Blood Battle Gang would belong to my Long family! In all three generations of my Long family, we have put decades of work into helping Blood Battle Gang so we deserve the taste of being the Sect Master!”
Hearing this caused Long Hui to become hot-blooded as he nodded his head. “It should be time for my Long family to become the Master Family! Relax grandpa, Mei Er won’t be able to escape and over on big brother’s side, Hu Jiao Er will definitely be captured.”
*En* “It’s good to see that you have Some, resolve” Long Zai Tian smiled at him.
Long Hui was full of venom; he blamed things on the distant Yang Kai. With a bit of restlessness, he tried to speak his worries. “Grandpa, that person…….”
“You go find the opportunity yourself. His strength isn’t high, so you should be able to cope.”
“Yes!” Long Hui laughed sinisterly.
Although he couldn’t do anything now since Hu Mei Er would return shortly, Yang Kai was still a High Heaven Pavilion Disciple, so he wouldn’t be able to run far.
Yang Kai waited outside for a short while before Hu Mei Er came out, sweating all over. Her face filled with smiles as she stuffed four seeds into Yang Kai’s hands. “Fortunately, it wasn’t life threatening.”
The young lady of the Blood Battle Gang wanted to purchase some things, so which Disciple dared to not sell?
“Many thanks!” Yang Kai very carefully placed the four seeds within his chest area pocket.
After standing in his original position for a while, Yang Kai struggled before speaking. “You have helped me this time, so I owe you a favour.”
Hu Mei Er held a strange look as she stared at Yang Kai. “What do you mean?”
Waving his hand, Yang Kai explained. “Why don’t you follow me!?”
Although Hu Mei Er didn’t know what he wanted to do, she obediently followed him over.
After walking about thirty feet, Yang Kai unexpectedly stopped and stomped his foot. “I want you to remember this place. About 35 meters below here, there should be some unusual objects.”
Hu Mei Er eyes widened in doubt. “How do you know?”
Yang Kai muttered a bit indistinctly. “The martial skill that I am practicing, within a certain distance, I can sense all Yang attributed things. Underneath here there should be a Yang attributed treasure and its Yang energy fluctuations are many times purer than the Bright Yang Stones.”
Before coming here, Yang Kai had already sensed that in this area was a bit unusual and after considering it, he decided to tell Hu Mei Er. One reason was, due to this area belonging to the Blood Battle Gang, even if Yang Kai wanted these treasures, he couldn’t obtain them. Secondly, he still owed Hu Mei Er a favour and Yang Kai saw everything she did as she helped him today.
“Ah?” Hearing Yang Kai’s words, Hu Mei Er became frightened.
“Do you believe me?”
“I believe!” Hu Mei Er replied very frankly, making Yang Kai feel a bit moved.
“That’s good then.” Yang Kai lightly smiled. “Even though I do not know what is below, its value definitely isn’t low. Also, apart from that, there seems to be something else too, for the specifics, I can’t sense it. But from my guesses, the secret hidden below should be the peculiar mystery that your Blood Battle Gang has been trying solve regarding the mine. It’s extremely possible, that because of its existence, this ore vein exists.”
Hu Mei Er couldn’t help but be moved. If what Yang Kai said was true, then the secret hidden underneath was extremely important.
“You are an intelligent girl, so you should know what to do.” Yang Kai solemnly urged her.
“I understand.” Hu Mei Er kept on nodding her head.
“Okay then, let’s go.” He smiled began moving off.
*En.* Walking through the forest, Hu Mei Er and Yang Kai didn’t speak but instead enjoyed the warmth of the forest together.
Hu Mei Er was extremely joyful because Yang Kai had told her such important information. It was evident that his impression of her had changed greatly, unlike last time when he had simply disregarded her and ordered her around.
This time was different, he was much gentler and softer with her.
“We shall part here.” Abruptly, Yang Kai stopped his steps, while Hu Mei Er looked distracted, showing her unwillingness. In the blink of an eye, the two people had arrived at the four-way intersection; [time passed by so quickly!] Hu Mei Er was slightly grieving.
“Goodbye.” Yang Kai hurriedly said this and rushed back to High Heaven Pavilion.
[He really isn’t an easily swayed man!] Hu Mei Er laughed out bitterly, trying to cope.——————————————————————————————-
Next to the Coiling Dragon Stream, was Yang Kai concentrating on his training.
Not too far from him, there were the three Three Sun’s Fruit trees growing healthily, the biggest of the three already had three fruits growing, all on the verge of ripening. While the smallest of the three had only just emerged from the ground was still a tiny sapling.
Ever since the day he had left the Battle Blood Gang mine, he had been cultivating non-stop day and night at the Coiling Dragon Stream; even forgetting to eat. Long Zai Tian’s capricious attacks had motivated him to become stronger. With regards to that event, he wanted to extract revenge with his own two hands.
After ten days of training, he had reached the peak of the Tempered Body Ninth Stage and was on the brink of breaking through. But he seemed to be unable to grasp certain key points, causing to feel hopeless.
He knew that a realm breakthrough required an opportunity, and wasn’t easy like breaking through the various sub-stages. Even if he has enough Yuan Qi, he must have a chance encounter and understand what needs to be understood.
But if you thought about it, these days of training went by quite smoothly. He no longer needed to go and sweep, so he had more hours to train, the Three Leaved Chaos Spirit Flower and the Dead Jedi Tree Grass herbs had long since been finished. Without the incense’s pressure, the results from activating the True Yang Secret Art were clearly faster, allowing him to absorb the Yang Yuan Qi, more easily from the earth.
But all of the Yang Liquid drops that had been condensed were used as catalysts to transform the Three Sun’s Fruit seeds. Within his Dantian, there was not a single drop that remained.
The world’s essence congregated around, who was about to break into the Initial Element Stage and filled his body with new energy but unfortunately it did not succeed.
Even after a day and night of contemplation, he was still stuck at this bottleneck. Although he didn’t feel worried, or impatient, he was unable to free himself of the shackles that bound him; it was so very strange.
Another night under the starry sky next to Coiling Dragon Stream, Yang Kai’s emotions had sunken into an anxious state. All of his Yuan Qi seemed to become chaotic, and on his face was an extremely painful expression.
Not too far away, Xia Ning Chang who was watching couldn’t help but cry out. Though they were quite a distance apart, she could still sense the unusual Yuan Qi fluctuations; within those Yuan Qi fluctuations, there was a cold and evil Qi.
[How could it be? This was a clear sign of walking into the dark arts. He was only breaking into the Initial Element Stage from the Tempered Body Ninth Stage, so how could there be a chance of accidentally walking into the dark arts?] [Although it might be rude to say this, a martial practitioner with such a low level of cultivation doesn’t have the qualifications to cultivate the dark arts. Only when he was at a higher stage, would he have a chance to start to cultivate in that direction.] [But that doesn’t explain this situation right now.]Xia Ning Chang’s pretty eyebrows furrowed together in confusion.
The reason why she was there, was because she had watched over Yang Kai for more than two years, so… it had become a habit. Over these past few days, the sudden disappearance of Yang Kai had left her a bit lonely. With everything, she did she could not muster even a single bit of interest. Searching for him, she had found him next to Coiling Dragon Stream and the big stone in her heart had been lifted.
After arriving, Xia Ning Chang knew that he was about to breakthrough. After waiting for a day, he had unexpectedly not managed to breakthrough, and now this strange thing had arisen, so how could she not be in doubt.
Just as Xia Ning Chang was feeling anxious inside, a pure and blistering hot energy burst from within. With that blistering hot energies appearance, the demonic traces of energy were gradually being burnt away and the Yuan Qi fluctuations immediately became steady.
“True Yang Energy!” Xia Ning Chang’s small mouth gaped open and her charming face displayed her amazement. Nearly crying out, “How could it be so pure!”
That pure and blistering hot energy was clearly Yang type energy. Many High Heaven Pavilion Disciples cultivate fire or Yang type martial skills and possessed this type of fiery Yuan Qi. But no matter which Disciples Yuan Qi was compared, it wouldn’t be as pure as his.
This blistering hot energy wasn’t very dense, because ’s strength wasn’t very high. But it was abnormally clean, without the tiniest bit of impurity; like a water source that hadn’t been contaminated by the outside world.
Before she could recover herself, Xia Ning Chang saw that the demonic energy which was being suppressed by that blistering energy was also being replaced by it while it scattered inside.
After a short while, another burst true Yang Yuan Qi came out and suppressed the remaining dark energy. This repeated a few times, leaving Xia Ning Chang dumbstruck! She had never seen or heard of such a bizarre occurrence when a martial practitioner broke through into the Initial Element Stage.
In other words, although breaking through to the Initial Element Stage one would suffer some restrictions because the stage was still fairly low. As long as one used some effort they could break through, but this was not the case for him. She could clearly see that the restrictions he suffered were far greater than anyone else’s, and were, in fact, comparable to those she suffered when she was breaking into the higher stages.
[He must have suffered bitterly, but just then he had managed to pry into the next stage. He already had a foot into the Initial Element Stage, but at that moment from within his bones came out an evil energy causing him to lose his concentration. Fortunately, his Yang Yuan Qi allowed him to clear his mind.]Currently, inside his body, the two energies were fighting a ferocious battle with one being the Yang energy that he cultivated and other one being the evil energy that came from his bones. Each side struggled endlessly, treating his body like their battlefield. The evil energy occupied the upper part of his body, making his mind a bit muddled and elicited bloodthirsty emotions from within his mind. He wanted to go find a person to kill.
This was similar to when he was injured by others during a battle, while also being different. Although when he was injured he felt bloodthirsty during battle, his mind was still clear.
While his Yang Yuan Qi occupied the lower part of his body, leaving his body extremely clear and free.
Circling around without end, leaving one unable to determine a clear winner and loser; felt most uncomfortable.
Xia Ning Chang dashed around High Heaven Pavilion wearing her tight, black clothes which displaying her wonderful figure. A slender waist, with long slim legs that made people lose themselves in their fantasies. With an uneasy feeling and a black veil covering her face, she rushed back to her place.
She had watched from her position for quite a long time and felt really concerned for Yang Kai. Thinking it over numerous times, she still decided to go over and help him. Usually, when someone was breaking through, they could not be disturbed, but Xia Ning Chang could clearly feel the chaotic battle occurring inside. It was like a bloodthirst for a battle type of baptism.
[Only a battle could help relieve him. Only that could help him escape from that endless cycle]That’s why Xia Ning Chang returned to her residence to change her clothes before going back to him. Otherwise, he might be able to recognize her. After all, they had met face to face before.
Returning back hurriedly, she saw that the boy was still suffering and his movements seemed to be bigger than before.
Without the slightest bit of hesitation, Xia Ning Chang directly pounced in, as murderous intent shone in her charming eyes. Raising her hand, she struck down to initiate the attacked.
Since she had already decided to help him, Xia Ning Chang didn’t want to expose herself and show any flaws. Only once she helped, by fighting Yang Kai, would he be finally able to breakthrough.
That’s why her first strike was infused with killing intent.
Yang Kai’s strength was only at the Tempered Body Ninth Stage, so Xia Ning Chang only used the strength that was around the Initial Element Second-Third Realm.
Yang Kai who was at a critical juncture sensed something was amiss and felt a cold pressure around him. Without ample time to react, he felt that he was in a life or death situation.
Just as he was in doubt about this sense, the sound of a palm came from the side of his body.
[Someone is launching a sneak attack against me!] Yang Kai immediately woke up, he wasn’t scared, but rather he was happy as he lept to the side. Creasing his eyebrows, he swiftly threw out a fist.His fighting spirit had been woken when he was trying to break through, and just as he was pondering how to discharge the energy in his body, who would have imagined that somebody would come and present themselves like that! As to who had come to mount this sneak attack on him, Yang Kai no longer cared because he only wanted to fight, to fight a fulfilling battle!
Hearing the enemy’s sounds and the beating of their Yuan Qi, Yang Kai hastily retreated a few steps. Xia Ning Chang’s attack hit empty space so she calmly slowed her pace, while a flash of surprise went through her eyes.
Even though she had only used strength at about the Initial Element Third Stage, it wasn’t enough to match him.
Retreating back a bit, Yang Kai used the moonlight to view his opponent’s build. It was a female, but her face was covered with a black veil so he was unable to see her face.
“How could it be a girl!” Yang Kai eyebrows wrinkled as he mumbled discontentedly.
As soon as Xia Ning Chang heard those words, she was trembling with rage! Clenching her teeth, her body lightly flew over while Yuan Qi gathered in the palm of her hand and covered with sky with images of her palm directed towards Yang Kai’s head.
Those words had angered her too much!
Yang Kai howled out and released all of his strength along with his boiling hot Yuan Qi, matching up against Xia Ning Chang. Although the opponent was a female, Yang Kai wasn’t lenient. Their strength was clearly higher than his by a level, whilst also containing killing intent, so he didn’t dare to be careless.
Lightning and fire intercrossed, both Yang Kai and Xia Ning Chang were tightly locked in battle, but it was clear that it was unfavourable for Yang Kai. His style of combat was bursts of heavy strength, and although his killing power was ferocious, it couldn’t match up with Xia Ning Chang’s nimbleness. If he attacked twice, Xia Ning Chang would attack trice, coupled with Xia Ning Chang’s agile movements that allowed her to move in all directions it was like a monkey was playing tricks on Yang Kai.
Yang Kai was beaten all over, making him furious! He could sense that this opponent’s strength was higher than his by quite a bit, but he would have never guessed that his opponent was hiding her true power while fighting him. Fighting these types of opponents, to manage to land a hit on them would actually be a miracle.
Face blackened, Xia Ning Chang who was seething with rage was suddenly smiling. She thought. [Who told you to spout nonsense. You deserve to be beaten black and blue!]
It was just in a few moments, the aches and sores that Yang Kai had received, awoke his blood’s excitement. Energy surging like a gushing river, he listened carefully; he could even hear the waves crashing down, as the familiar warmth spread throughout his body while his strength gradually returned.
Xia Ning Chang repeatedly showed signs of shock, because she sensed that this Junior Brother’s Yuan Qi undulations were getting bigger and bigger as his strength gradually started to breakthrough from the Tempered Body Stage to arrive at the Initial Element Stage. Not mention that it had yet to stop and was slowly but steadily still increasing.
The fist carried with it a hot Yuan Qi became bigger and stronger, bigger and heavier. Xia Ning Chang started to feel that she could not hold on, so she increased her strength a bit more and clenched her teeth whilst enduring.
“Who made you come and try to kill me?” In the middle of this fierce battle, Yang Kai suddenly asked her with a gloomy face, his voice was deep and tinged with dispiritedness.
Xia Ning Chang didn’t answer and instead used all her focus to repel Yang Kai’s moves.
Up until now, Yang Kai’s strength would just match up with hers without either side having the slightest bit of an advantage. As long as she was targeted by his fist, she had to use some effort to repel the pure Yang Qi that invaded her body.
Xia Ning Chang was quite fearful and was afraid she had underestimated this pure Yang Yuan Qi’s might. This level of pureness was not something an ordinary martial practitioner could reach.
Just as Yang Kai and Xia Ning Chang’s hands crossed again neither of them retreated.
Narrowing his eyes at the opposing female, Yang Kai’s gaze was pulled to her forehead and on it, there was a faint imprint. Slightly startled, Yang Kai asked, “Your appearance……you appear to look just like my Senior Sister!”
Xia Ning Chang was currently defending against the invasion of Yang Kai’s Yang Yuan Qi, so when she heard those words, it startled her. She thought, [When was it exposed] She would never have imagined it was the faint imprint on her forehead that aroused Yang Kai’s suspicions.
Yang Kai remembered Xia Ning Chang’s forehead had a blue gemstone in the area of that imprint.
Xia Ning Chang’s eyes nervously blinked her eyelashes quivered nonstop. Meanwhile, Yang Kai grinned widely.
It suddenly hindered her attacks, so he firmly pulled her into his embrace and tore off her veil.
Up until that moment, Xia Ning Chang had only just recovered and wasn’t willing to reveal who she was. Firstly, she wanted to increase the pressure on Yang Kai, and secondly, she was a bit embarrassed. After all, last time’s meeting was far too awkward, so how could she possibly take off her veil?
In a moment of desperation, she failed to suppress her strength so a ferocious burst of Yuan Qi lashed out. Yang Kai cried out strangely and flew backward quite a distance. When he landed, he continued to roll some more.
When he managed to crawl up, how could that female still be there? She had long since escaped to god knows where.
“Could it really be?” Just then, he had casually asked the question, but who would have thought she would react so badly. That final Yuan Qi infused attack allowed Yang Kai to know of the great disparity in their strengths. If she truly wanted to kill him, it would be as simple as raising her hand. Was it really necessary for her to initiate a battle with him?
Whether it was the case or not was no longer important, because under that battles stimulation, the shackles that bound him were broken. He immediately sat down and carefully started to cultivate again.
In the next hour, the Yuan Qi around him started to flow violently towards Yang Kai’s direction.
Breathing in deeply, all of Yang Kai’s pores opened and gladly absorbed the world energy into his body. The pulled in Yuan Qi started to roam around Yang Kai’s body and cleansed his entire body.
This was an opportunity given to every martial practitioner that broke through to a higher Realm. As for the results of the cleansing, it depended on how much effort a practitioner put into it.
A hundred feet away, Xia Ning Chang panicked, while she hugged her chest. She didn’t think that Yang Kai would recognise her. Though she had finally helped him breakthrough, so she hadn’t wasted her efforts.
Just as she was panicking, a person’s figure appeared. A simply dressed old man suddenly appeared. This old man was completely white with a friendly appearance.
After she saw his face, Xia Ning Chang respectfully greeted him, “Greetings to the Sect Master.”
The old man kindly smiled back. “You are not one of my High Heaven Pavilion Disciples, no need for the formalities.”
Xia Ning Chang softly explained, “But you are a close friend of my master, so naturally you are my senior.”
When the Sect Master saw Xia Ning Chang’s clever and sensible behaviour, he couldn’t help but smile, “Meng Wu Ya really is fortunate to have accepted such a well-behaved Disciple.”
Recalling his own two disciples, the Sect Master secretly sighed.
Xia Ning Chang was very clear about his past, and seeing his dim expression, she didn’t know how to comfort him. She could only sink into silence.
Without speaking, the Head raised his hand to the sky and then pushed in the direction of Yang Kai. In that moment, Xia Ning Chang felt that the heaven and earth in that area had been sliced in half; like an enormous invisible palm was shielding that area from all prying eyes.
“This youngster’s breakthrough should have caused quite the ruckus, so it would be best to hide this first. So as to avoid investigation by others.” The Sect Master started to explain.
Xia Ning Chang was at a loss. Why was this Sect Master, someone who often did not show himself to others all year round, treating Yang Kai with such interest? But although she was puzzled, she didn’t dare to ask.
One old, one young, the pair remained at this one hundred meter distance as they watched over Yang Kai’s situation.
The Yuan Qi that entered the Tempered Body Staged Body of Yang Kai and spread through every inch of it. Even though one could not sense the Initial Element fluctuations, they could see that in a ten-meter radius, a large gale of wind was circulating with Yang Kai as the origin, the commotion around Yang Kai really wasn’t small.
[This was only a breakthrough into the Initial Element Stage. How could it be like this?] Xia Ning Chang really didn’t understand it.With the passing of time, a drumming sound slowly began in Yang Kai’s body. He felt his body was like a balloon expanding because there was quite a large amount of Yuan Qi around him was pouring in.
Just as Xia Ning Chang was secretly worrying for him, his body reverted to how it was previously. Even under the Sect Master’s barrier, she could still feel the sinister Yuan Qi fluctuations.
What was even more shocking was that the immense amount of Yuan Qi had all been completely absorbed by Yang Kai. And unexpectedly, a blazing hot, red stream of energy came gushing out from Coiling Dragon Stream.
These strips of energy were like red ribbons, rising from the bottom of Coiling Dragon Stream, they entered Yang Kai through his pores.
[Yang Qi!] Xia Ning Chang realized, the energy Yang Kai had previously absorbed was Yuan Qi, and this time it was Yang Yuan Qi. Although it could still be considered Yuan Qi, it was energy with a single attribute.Only after this Yang Yuan Qi had been completely absorbed by Yang Kai, did the commotion cease.
“Not bad.” The Sect Master lightly smiled and snapped his fingers to remove the barrier he had erected. In a split second his figure had disappeared leaving only his voice near Xia Ning Chang’s ear, “Please ask if your master is well in my place.”
“Understood!” Xia Ning Chang respectfully replied, before going to investigate the results of Yang Kai’s breakthrough.
With only one look, Xia Ning Chang was stunned.
[Initial Element Second Stage!]She actually thought she had sensed incorrectly, so she checked again and confirmed that Yang Kai really had reached that stage.
His breakthrough this time had not only involved him breaking into a higher realm but also breaking through one of the sub-stages. Was she dreaming?
Xia Ning Chang’s own physique was special and even with her meticulous cultivating and training, when she broke through she didn’t directly break through two stages. So today when she saw Yang Kai in front of her achieve this feat, how could she not be stunned?
Just as she was staring at him flabbergasted, Yang Kai who was sitting down cross-legged suddenly muttered to himself: “So it was like this!”
That being said, the World Qi fluctuations from his body became denser, he broke through to the Initial Element Third Stage!
“Monster!” Xia Ning Chang didn’t know how to react, as she once again felt a blow to her confidence.
After holding her position for a while, and confirming that Yang Kai wouldn’t increase in strength again, Xia Ning Chang finally let loose a sigh of relief, then left sorrowfully.
Yang Kai sat next to Coiling Dragon Stream for the entire night but didn’t cultivate his True Yang Secret Art at all, rather he set about understanding the insights he had gained during his breakthrough.
During his breakthrough, two different types of energy had entered Yang Kai. One was the Yuan Qi, this had not been absorbed into his Dantian. This had been absorbed by his bones, apart from a portion of Yuan Qi used to temper his body.
The second type was the Yang Yuan Qi from within the Coiling Dragon Stream which had fully become his. This energy had condensed into five drops of Yang Liquid and was calmly residing within his Dantian. After thinking for the entire night, Yang Kai had finally achieved a vague understanding.
The Golden Skeleton was able to sense when he sustained injuries or pain and restore his stamina, but this boost required energy to work and energy by nature can’t come from nothingness, so absorbing Yuan Qi was not something hard to comprehend.
The Yuan Qi absorbed by it this time would be given back to him later when he needed the stamina boosts. This was also one of the Golden Skeleton’s profound uses and the reason why it could supplement his stamina when needed during battle.
Yang Kai had also thought that he could only take in Yang type Qi because he was cultivating the True Yang Secret Art. But it looked like now, this theory ought to tested to determine its merit.
If he really could absorb energy that wasn’t Yang attributed, then his training speed would be even faster than before.
That made Yang Kai a bit joyful. Even though the True Yang Secret Art was powerful, it still had limitations. However, if his theory was correct, then he would no longer need to worry about finding adequate training environments.
Breathing out deeply, Yang Kai stood up. Using all of his concentration to sense that he truly had broken through and that he was at the Initial Element Third Stage.
Thinking back to the size of the two energies that had entered his body last night, Yang Kai felt at ease.
With his internal Yuan Qi stabilized, arriving at the Initial Element Stage, even if his Yuan Qi amount was small, this breakthrough was clearly out of the ordinary.
The Yuan Qi in his body had succeeded in increasing his heaven cycle, connecting his heaven and earth bridge and thereby increasing the speed at which his True Yang Secret Art worked.
Not to mention that after reaching this stage, to a certain extent, training was easier. But of course, the prerequisites were that you had a suitable cultivating environment.
Walking back from Coiling Dragon Stream, Yang Kai only felt happiness. With a new realm increase, his view on the world had changed a bit, resulting in his eyes becoming a bit clearer.
In a fifty-foot radius, he could even sense a person’s breathing.
Just as he was walking to his wooden hut, Yang Kai suddenly heard a familiar cry of agony. Stopping in his tracks, Yang Kai went to listen but couldn’t resist the urge to laugh.
How could Su Mu be beaten by someone again?
But this was inside the Main Gate’s territory. So if he was being beaten by someone, it was probably because of a duel. If he couldn’t match up with others, then he couldn’t blame anyone but himself.
No matter what, Yang Kai decided to go over and see what was going on.
Inside High Heaven Pavilion, as soon as people started to duel, any place could become a battlefield. The distance from where Su Mu was getting beaten up and where Yang Kai was actually wasn’t that far, and you only needed to walk a short distance before arriving.
Over there, quite a number of people were spectating and as Yang Kai swept his eyes over the scene, he clearly saw two main groups of people. About ten feet away from where he was standing were the familiar Li Yun Tian and Zhao Hu and assorted other underlings. But their expressions were full of wrath as they confronted the people opposite them.
[This doesn’t seem quite right…] As Yang Kai watched his eyebrows furrowed. The comparing of notes between the Sect Disciples, no matter who lost or won, it wouldn’t escalate to such a degree. Li Yun Tian and the others clearly looked like they were feeling indignant at some injustice and like they wanted to start a gang war.——————————-
Apart from these two groups of people, there were quite a few High Heaven Pavilion Disciples encircling the fighters to view the theatrics. The number of these unrelated bystanders was not little, as they pointed with their fingers at the ongoing duel.
Bringing with him a few doubts, Yang Kai broke through the crowd to slowly walk over to Li Yun Tian.
He saw that Su Mu had a bloody nose and swollen face; he was cutting quite the sorry figure as he was facing a youngster who couldn’t be much older than him. The youngster was very calm and composed, without a single sign of injury on his body as he smiled at Su Mu with a contemptuous look. He effortlessly blocked Su Mu’s attacks; while also provoking him. Su Mu yelled loudly as he jumped forward but his attack was easily countered.
After watching for a while, Yang Kai’s eyebrows creased because he saw that it wasn’t because Su Mu’s attacks didn’t hit that youngster, but rather Su Mu’s attack had no effect even when they hit. When Su Mu’s fist landed, that youngster didn’t even bat an eyelid, while Su Mu, on the other hand, received some light injuries.
Between the two, the difference in Yuan Qi fluctuations was quite small, in other words, their strengths were about equal. How could there be such a large disparity when they battled?
“What’s going on?” Yang Kai patted Li Yun Tian’s shoulder as he asked.
Turning around, Li Yun Tian’s face turned joyous as he replied, “Senior Brother Yang!”
Hearing this shout, Zhou Hu and the others saw Yang Kai and went to greet him before turning around to re-face the people facing them.
“How come Su Mu is not his opponent?” Yang Kai voiced his puzzlement, “Their strengths should be about the same?”
Li Yun Tian immediately nodded his head, however his expression fell. “*En,* Young Master Su is currently at the Initial Element Second Stage while that person is at Initial Element Third Stage. If you really wanted this to be fair, then you would have to say Young Master Su is not exactly his opponent, so he would not have an easy time. But this person is despicable to the extreme. As fellow Disciples when we are exchanging notes and during our duels, we do not use any treasures or artefacts, however, he actually dared to wear a Defensive Artefact. How can Su Mu’s attacks show their might?”
When he heard this, Yang Kai expression showed his contemplation. “A Defensive Artefact?”
“Right.” Li Yun Tian clenched his teeth. “He is the Grand Elder’s flesh and blood grandson, he is called Wei Zhuan. His Defensive Artefact was given to him personally by the Grand Elder.”
“Another second generation master?” Slowly things became clear. Behind Su Mu, there was an Elder and this Wei Zhuan was the grandson of the Grand Elder. Both had powerful backings, their positions were about the same, so if others didn’t dare to fight Su Mu, that did not mean that Wei Zhuan didn’t dare. But wearing a Defensive Artefact was a bit unfair.
“The Grand Elder and the Second Elder were never on good terms, so much so that even Su Mu and this Wei Zhuan held unfavourable impressions of each other. Now that he has this opportunity, he definitely plans on teaching Su Mu a ruthless lesson.” Li Yun Tian was secretly worried.
“So, it was just some boring and senseless internal strife.”
“Senior Brother Yang, please think of a way to save Young Master Su. You know his character! If he continues like this, then he will receive heavy injuries. ”
Yang Kai remained calm. “This is an exchange of notes between Disciples, so what if you are not up to par with them, and end up being beaten up? Are you saying that High Heaven Pavilion Disciples are afraid of this?”
“But this duel wasn’t fair from the start, and Wei Zhuan is hiding behind the might of his Defensive Artefact.”
Yang Kai coolly laughed, “This world was never fair! The strong prey on the weak, the strong are respected. You guys should already know all of this.”
Li Yun Tian became speechless, left at a loss for words.
In the exchange of notes between High Heaven Pavilion Disciples, they weren’t able to intervene. Although Yang Kai’s actions were fierce in the past, even he couldn’t disobey school rules, so how could they expect him to go and save Su Mu like last time?
On the battleground, Su Mu was already on the verge of collapse and his attacks no longer had much strength behind them. Meanwhile, Wei Zhuan was laughing out loud, exceptionally pleased with this outcome. Hitting his chest proudly while he spoke, “Su Mu don’t be polite, please come over. This young master is feeling very generous today, for I will not move from this spot at all. And if you are able to hurt me, then it will be my loss.”
Su Mu’s eye’s blurred; both his fists had smears of red blood over them. The Defensive Artefact that Wei Zhuan wore not only had defensive properties, it could also deflect Yuan Qi imbued attacks, causing Su Mu’s every attack to rebound back on him with at least half the original strength. The injuries on his fists were caused from this.
Hearing Wei Zhuan’s arrogant words, Su Mu spat out some blood as he retorted full of contempt. “If you have the guts then take off that turtle shell you’re wearing. If this young master doesn’t beat you until you can only crawl, then you aren’t my grandson!”
Wei Zhuan’s expression became frosty and sinister. Laughing evilly, he continued to mock his opponent. “That’s no small amount of courage! You actually dared to take advantage of me! You will pay for your words!”
Wei Zhuan was clearly enraged, three steps, two steps, he rushed towards Su Mu. Throwing out a punch at Su Mu’s cheek, Su Mu could only attempt to block with his hands. But his strength was already incomparable to his opponent, so he couldn’t defend against it. As the punch landed, it immediately caused his cheek to swell up, and his head to turn one hundred and eighty degrees.
Wei Zhuan was imposing like a tiger, walking forward he kicked out and kicked Su Mu to the ground before throwing both his fists down.
Su Mu used all his strength to resists but to no avail. The Defensive Artefact that Wei Zhuan wore clearly held many uses and wasn’t something Su Mu could contend against with his current strength.
“Call me grandfather and this Young Master will spare you!” After hitting him for a while, Wei Zhuan paused to say this.
Su Mu coolly looked up, smiling with disgust evident in his eyes.
Last time, Su Mu narrowly avoided Cheng Shao Feng smashing a stone into his head, but he still hadn’t yielded. How could he surrender this time?
“You make me laugh!” Wei Zhuan didn’t hesitate and resumed hitting Su Mu, Su Mu’s teeth went flying and his nose started to overflow with blood causing his appearance to be quite pitiful.
This Wei Zhuan’s hands were very fierce, even more so than Cheng Shao Feng’s had been.
“Young master Su!” Li Yun Tian and the others could no longer bear it, but as they took a step forward they realised they couldn’t do anything more because the Main Gate rules could not be violated.
Wei Zhuan didn’t continue but instead turned to sneer at Li Yun Tian and the rest, *Hee… Hee*, “You want to save him?”
Li Yun Tian and the others didn’t reply but took in deep breaths, full of resentment.
“I asked, do you want to save him?” He slapped his hand across Su Mu’s face as he asked again evilly.
Seeing Su Mu being attacked again, they nodded their heads but were afraid that he was scheming something.
“Then kneel down! Obediently kowtow a few times and if this Lord is feeling good, then I shall spare him today!” Since Wei Zhuan couldn’t deal with Su Mu completely, he turned towards Li Yun Tian and the others. Since they were Su Mu’s underlings, if they were humiliated, then it was equal to humiliating Su Mu.
Hearing this, the people there went into an uproar while Li Yun Tian and the rest became ashen faced, humiliated to the extreme.
Su Mu struggled to look towards them, and with his broken teeth he roared, “Do not listen to him!”
*Pa* it rang out as Su Mu received another slap.
Li Yun Tian and the others turned pale in fright because they knew that if they hesitated any further, Su Mu would only suffer more. Faces full of despair, they slowly knelt to the ground.
Yang Kai looked at them in astonishment, because he would never have imagined that they would go to such an extent for Su Mu. Was there gold underneath their knees, if their relationship wasn’t close, who would do this for someone?
Originally Yang Kai thought that Li Yun Tian and the others followed behind the second generation Su Mu to earn some benefits, but that was clearly not the case.
Wei Zhuan’s eyes narrowed and he suddenly laughed loudly. Towering over them, he looked down at Su Mu, “You couldn’t tell that these dogs you trained were so obedient.”
From the corners of Su Mu’s eyes, leaked out two strands of tears, tears of humiliation! Even when he was beaten by Wei Zhuan to such an extent, he had yet to shed any tears, but now when he saw Li Yun Tian and the others kneeling on the ground, he couldn’t restrain those tears.
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Seeing Li Yun Tian and the others kneeling on the ground, Wei Zhuan’s look of arrogance became even more pronounced. Laughing out heartily he further taunted them, “But kneeling alone doesn’t show your sincerity!”
Li Yun Tian and others became ashen faced as they clenched their teeth together before saying, their voices full of grief. “We ask that Senior Wei please be lenient.”
Wei Zhuan narrowed his eyes and his smile gradually disappeared. Li Yun Tian and the others had shown great courage, making him slightly moved.
“Wei Zhuan!” Su Mu called out as a belly full of blood rose up, “Between you and I, we cannot exist together!”
“You really are resolute!” Wei Zhuan clasped his two hands together and smashed down towards Su Mu’s abdomen.
With a loud bang, Su Mu spat out a mouthful of blood before fainting from the pain.
“Young master Su!” His followers bellowed out because they hadn’t predicted that Wei Zhuan would break his promise in front of such an audience.
“Don’t spare a single one!” Wei Zhuan cruelly commanded his men. Then he stood up beside Su Mu and kicked him like he was kicking a dead dog to the side.
The High Heaven Pavilion Disciples that were previously facing Li Yun Tian and the others, sneered out and rushed over to them issuing challenges!
Just as they were going into a rage, not knowing how to vent their anger, their enemy came knocking. Was there any reason to reject the challenges?
This was an open and wild group fight, but each person had a set opponent. Wei Zhuan stood to the side as he watched and mocked, “Whoever refuses to comply, beat him to death. You might as well kill him to avoid a fuss!”
He clearly wanted to teach a good lesson to the people following Su Mu, to show them what lay in store for them when they followed the wrong person.
Because Yang Kai had been standing close to Li Yun Tian, he was also targeted by a Disciple under Wei Zhuan. This person scuttled in front of Yang Kai, stated his name and, without waiting for Yang Kai to respond, he attacked.
Yang Kai sent out a kick accompanied by a thunderous sound into that person’s stomach causing them to immediately crouch down.
It was only because of his bad luck, with his cultivation at only the Tempered Body Eight-Ninth stage, and according to rules, he didn’t have the necessary qualifications to even challenge Yang Kai. But since he had asked for a beating, he could only blame himself.
Dodging through the battlefield, Yang Kai walked step by step to Su Mu.
*En?* Squinting his eyes towards Yang Kai, Wei Zhuan sized him up and a flash of suspicion passed through his eyes.
How many people were under Su Mu, what were their names, Wei Zhuan naturally knew all this. But Yang Kai he had never met, so he temporarily didn’t know Yang Kai’s identity.
Yang Kai silently approached Su Mu with a stoic face. Moving his hand, he went to feel for Su Mu’s breathing and found out that Su Mu had only fainted; leaving him at ease.
“Who are you?” Wei Zhuan wasn’t happy. With the differences between Su Mu and himself, when this person appeared to check Su Mu’s condition, it clearly showed that they didn’t put him in their eyes.
Standing up, Yang Kai calmly looked at Wei Zhuan.
“This master asked who you are.” Wei Zhuan lifted up his chin and stated in a stern voice.
“Trial Disciple Yang Kai, please teach me!” Yang Kai cupped his hands at Wei Zhuan because this was the battle etiquette between High Heaven Pavilion Disciples.
“Yang Kai?” Wei Zhuan looked blankly before quickly recovering himself, “You are the Yang Kai that won against Storm House?”
“I don’t dare to claim such credit, but if there are no other Disciples called Yang Kai in this entire Sect, then guess that must be me.”
“What a joke! An insignificant Trial Disciple dares to come and challenge this master! Do you have the right?” Wei Zhuan sneered.
“The Main Gate rules state that as long as the difference in cultivation between Disciples doesn’t surpass three stages, then they are able to duel!”
“This master is at the Initial Element Third Stage, what can you be considered as?” Wei Zhuan looked at him with contempt. A Trial Disciple, he was only a Disciple that had yet to breakthrough into the Initial Element Stage. Since he had yet to breakthrough, then their stage difference would naturally have surpassed three stages already.
“I am also at the Initial Element Third Stage!” Yang Kai replied indifferently.
A sound of bewilderment echoed.
“That can’t be possible. Yang Kai has already reached the Initial Element Third Stage?”
“Didn’t they say it took him three years to reach the Tempered Body Third Stage? Was it because he had said the wrong thing? Or did I just remember incorrectly?”
“That’s strange, Yang Kai only just recently challenged me. When he did so he was still at the Tempered Body Eighth Stage, so how could he reach this stage in less than a month?”
All types of questions, by no, means few in number arose.
Wei Zhuan was also full of suspicions regarding Yang Kai, constantly wondering if he was lying or not. If he had reached the Initial Element Stage, then why was he still a Trial Disciple?
What he didn’t know was that it was only last night that Yang Kai broke through. Furthermore, he had gone from the Tempered Body Ninth Stage directly to the Initial Element Third Stage.
“Don’t I have the right to challenge you now?” Yang Kai narrowed his eyes as he asked; there was an ominous glint in them.
“If you really have this level of cultivation, then you have the necessary right to challenge me.” Wei Zhuan nodded his head and laughed maliciously, “Only if you are not afraid of death!”
Yang Kai laughed indifferently. “I hope that you are also not afraid of death!”
“Your words are quite big!” Wei Zhuan was angry as he thought about the fact that he was still wearing his Defensive Artefact. So even if he was an Initial Element Staged martial practitioner, he still wouldn’t be able to break through his defences; this made him practically invincible. While only being at the Initial Element Third Stage, how could he possibly win against me?
“Come. I’ll allow you to punch me as a test!” Wei Zhuan waved his hand towards Yang Kai, full of arrogance and anger.
Would Yang Kai be courteous? Rushing forward, he directly sent a fist straight into Wei Zhuan’s chest.
Boiling hot Yang Yuan Qi erupted. Not only was Wei Zhuan unharmed, Yang Kai’s body instead shook as he retreated quite a few steps. Lowering his head, he saw that his hand was red; it was clear that he had been injured by his own Yuan Qi.
“Hehe! You overestimated yourself!” Wei Zhuan was very proud of this outcome, but his face soon fell because he discovered that this Yang Kai’s eyes had become red in colour. He started to emit a violent boiling hot fluctuations of Yuan Qi from his body.
In his eyes, there wasn’t the slightest hint of a desire to retreat or fear, rather only excitement beyond compare. His eyes were like those of a terrible beast, looking at its prey; the slightest bit of movement would make him pounce.
Without warning, Wei Zhuan started to move but Yang Kai had already pounced on him. Within his Dantian, a drop of Yang Liquid disappeared and appeared in his fingers. With a simple thought, it became a blade as thin as a cicada’s wing and as red as blood.
A blood red ray of light flashed by, accompanied by slicing and cutting sounds as Yang Kai and Wei Zhuan exchanged blows.
Wei Zhuan only felt his stomach turn cold. As he looked down, his heart dropped and he shrieked out, “My Embroidered Cloud Locking Mail!”
This Embroidered Cloud Locking Mail was a Mid-Ordinary Grade Artefact. Although it’s rank wasn’t high, it was very suitable for someone at his level. He didn’t know where the Grand Elder obtained it from, but he had given it to him. Back then, the Grand Elder had said very clearly that normally, an Initial Element martial practitioner would be unable to break through this Defensive Artefact’s Defences, unless they used a great killing weapon.
But now, this treasure that he had such faith in, had been cut by a fellow Disciple in a duel; one who was only at the Initial Element Third Stage.
[What martial weapon did he just use! Was that red blade also a secret weapon? And its grade should also be higher than the Embroidered Cloud Locking Mail? Impossible! Impossible! But if that was not the case, could something like this happen?]————
At that moment, you could even say that Wei Zhuan was in deep regret.
He was shocked that his Embroidered Cloud Locking Mail was unable to block even a single blow from his opponent, and was crying over the destruction of his Defensive Artefact.
He was extremely angry. Turning his body around, Wei Zhuan jumped towards Yang Kai and bellowed, “You dared to break my Defensive Artefact! I want you to die!”
Wei Zhuan was also at the Initial Element Third Stage, so when his strength burst out, it didn’t lose to Yang Kai’s. But, unfortunately for him, when Yang Kai was still at the Tempered Body Stage, he could already kill someone at the Initial Element Fifth Stage. How could an insignificant person at the Initial Element Third Stage gain any advantage?
When Wei Zhuan reached Yang Kai, the blood red blade crisscrossed through the air, slashing Wei Zhuan multiple times, leaving various wounds.
Wei Zhuan’s body immediately froze, his fist stopping three inches away from Yang Kai. No matter how much he struggled, he couldn’t move a step further because he felt a scalding hot feeling.
Shuddering, his eyes turned to face the ground. Only to see the blood red blade in Yang Kai’s hand, like a quick snake attacking incessantly.
“A Defensive Artefact isn’t all it’s made out to be.” Yang Kai sneered as his eyes swept over the Embroidered Cloud Locking Mail on Wei Zhuan’s body; it was full of holes and tears.
Yang Kai was also shocked because he also hadn’t predicted that his Yang Liquid blade would be this powerful and this sharp.
Speaking of which, Yang Kai really wanted to fight Wei Zhuan. Originally he thought he would have to use some power, but currently he had only used one drop of the Yang Liquid, to dominate him.
Since the opponent used the Embroidered Cloud Locking Mail, why couldn’t he use Yang Liquid?
“Come and try to injure me!” Wei Zhuan’s cheeks trembled, looking at Yang Kai with a bit of resentment. Even though his life was in the hands of Yang Kai, he wasn’t the least bit afraid because he was the grandson of the Grand Elder! With a person holding such an honourable position backing him, no one in High Heaven Pavilion would dare injure him.
“Brat, you probably don’t know but my grandfather is the Grand Elder so if you dare injure me, you are looking for death!” Full of confidence, Wei Zhuan looked over at Yang Kai threateningly.
Yang Kai did have a reaction when he heard this, the blood red blade between his fingers becoming more menacing and the red glint in his eyes appeared more ferocious than before.
“I don’t know whether it’s you who dies first or me?” Yang Kai said to Wei Zhuan, his voice full of interest. On his face was a strange smile, and he slowly exerted strength with his fingers.
Slowly, a trickle of dark red blood dripped down from Wei Zhuan’s chest and he couldn’t help but let out a groan. In the moment that he got injured, Wei Zhuan felt a rush of boiling hot Yang Yuan Qi enter him, burning his skin and flesh painfully.
“You actually dared………” Wei Zhuan looked at Yang Kai in disbelief. He couldn’t believe that there were still people in High Heaven Pavilion who dared to injure him.
“Whether I dared or not, I have already done it. Do you say I don’t dare?” Yang Kai continued to exert strength and pushed the blade half an inch deeper, causing the blood to continuously flow out. Showing his cowardly inside Wei Zhuan cried out, “Aren’t you afraid that my grandfather will kill you!”
“In the comparing of notes between Disciples, one is responsible for their own life and death!” Yang Kai sneered out coldly, “If you can’t compare to others, you can’t blame others for killing you. What can the Grand Elder do? High Heaven Pavilion does not belong to him.”
Wei Zhuan, was frantic by the craziness of this Disciple, he felt shivers and cold all over.
Just as he was about to speak, Yang Kai suddenly interrupted him, “If you say I concede, these two words, I will kill you. So don’t even think about it.”
Wei Zhuan became deathly white because he had just thought of conceding. In a battle between Disciples, if one felt that they were unable to match up against their opponent, they were able to concede. Then their opponent could not pursue them or attack them any further.
But now he didn’t dare to say these two words because he couldn’t see any hint that Yang Kai was joking in his crazy but serious eyes.
“What do you really want to do?” Wei Zhuan clenched his teeth as he asked this.
“I don’t want to do anything. I’m just thinking how you can’t compare to Su Mu because you relied on your Defensive Artefact to win against him!” Yang Kai said as he slowly shook his head.
“I can’t compare to him?” Wei Zhuan was like a cat that had its tail stepped on. Lowly shouting, “How can I not compare to him? My strength is higher than his, my status is also higher, so how am I not comparable to him?”
Yang Kai shifted his head to the side, “You don’t believe me? I’ll show you.”
Stopping his words, Yang Kai exerted some strength with his fingers causing Wei Zhuan face to contort and shiver uncontrollably.
Yang Kai turned around to size up Wei Zhuan’s underlings. Previously they were fighting against Li Yun Tian and the others with all their might. But as soon as they saw Wei Zhaun fall, they stopped fighting and didn’t dare to do anything other than stare stupidly.
“Do you want to save your Young Master Wei Zhuan?” Yang Kai asked them.
No one dared to reply because they were all terrified at Yang Kai’s craziness. After his display of ferociousness, how could any of the ten or so young men dare to confront him?
“If you want to save him, then obediently kneel down and admit you were wrong! If I feel merciful, I will spare him!” Yang Kai coldly laughed out.
Their faces paled, this……didn’t Wei Zhuan just say this to Su Mu’s underlings?
After Su Mu’s underlings heard this, they had kneeled without hesitation and kowtowed to Wei Zhuan. Did that mean they had to do the same?
These people just stared, because if they kneeled, then they would lose a great amount of face. Without face, how could they continue to stay in High Heaven Pavilion? But if they didn’t kneel and Wei Zhuan blamed them, what would they do?
Each person’s face was different, each contemplative and unsure as to which decision to make.
“It looks like you want him to die.” Yang Kai sighed out softly, and pushed the blade a bit further into Wei Zhuan’s body.
Wei Zhuan cried out in fright, because he could feel that if the blade in Yang Kai’s hands were to penetrate even deeper, then it would stab his heart.
That was a fatal attack!
Wei Zhuan didn’t want to die and shouted out in desperation with a hoarse voice at his underlings, “Why are you still dawdling? Hurry up and kneel down! If I am to die, then none of you shall be spared!”
Only then did the underlings under Wei Zhuan shake their bodies and kneel down.
Watching this scene, Li Yun Tian and the others were overwhelmed with emotions, because the previous injustices they had suffered were being washed away by their actions. They were much more carefree.
Yang Kai turned back to Wei Zhuan, enthusiastically saying, “Now do you know the difference between you and Su Mu?”
Wei Zhuan looked on blankly before his face suddenly changed and he looked at his underlings with a gaze full of malice.
In order to save Su Mu’s life, Li Yun Tian and the others threw away their pride. But how about his underlings? Only when he had bellowed out and threatened their lives, did they grudgingly obey Yang Kai’s request.
When comparing the two, the difference between Wei Zhuan and Su Mu became clear. In personal charisma, Wei Zhuan couldn’t compare to Su Mu.
“Are you satisfied now?” Wei Zhuan asked, looking at Yang Kai coldly.
Yang Kai narrowed his eyes, his expression unreadable.
Wei Zhuan turned pale with fright and said in a shrill voice, “You can’t possibly…..”
But before Yang Kai could reply, from afar, a voice bellowed out in rage: “Detain them all!”
Immediately after this order, a row of people appeared in front of Yang Kai and without waiting giving an explanation, one of them attacked Yang Kai. Groaning out, he flew backwards.
“Senior Brother Yang!” Li Yun Tian and the others turned in pale in fright and quickly rushed forward to help him up.
Yang Kai struggled to stand up, and while sighing out exasperatedly, he looked at the new youth. He stood beside Wei Zhuan, supporting Wei Zhuan with one hand and directing a look filled with maliciousness at Yang Kai, he spoke out, “Young master Zhuan, are you alright?”
Wei Zhuan looked over at Yang Kai, his gaze full of poison. His body appeared a bit unstable and he shook his head. “I’m fine.”
“It’s good that you are fine. I have come late.” The youth spoke again. Although his strength was above Wei Zhuan’s, he was still a person under the Grand Elder so his position was naturally below Wei Zhuan’s.
“You are quite late you know?” Wei Zhuan laughed out, and peculiarly asked, “Senior Brother Cao, ever since you became a Disciplinary Disciple, you should understand school rules better than any of us. So I ask u, if one was to murder another in the Sect, what would their punishment be?”
Cao Zheng Wen sneered, booming out. “This is very serious. We would first break their arms and legs, then expel them from the Sect and then kill them. This also acts as a warning for others!”
Wei Zhuan hehe laughed and pointed his finger at Yang Kai, “Just now, this person threatened to kill me! Senior Brother Cao, punish him as you see fit!”
With someone backing him now, how could Wei Zhuan possibly continue to act as submissively as before?
Cao Zheng Wen sternly asked, “You are serious?”
Wei Zhuan coldly nodded non-stop. “Senior Brother Cao, when you arrived, didn’t you see everything that happened with your own two eyes?”
Cao Zheng Wen nodded his head, “That’s right, when I arrived, I truly saw this person, with a lethal weapon, pointing it at your chest. If I had not hurriedly blocked his attack, then you would have long since fallen under his poisonous hands. This person actually dared to act so brazenly during the day while breaking school regulations!”
These two sang the same tune well, in sync with each other, and managed to put Yang Kai under suspicion of attempted murder.
“Nonsense!” Li Yun Tian hissed out, “Just then, Senior Brother Yang and Wei Zhuan were only duelling and exchanging notes. How could it be as serious as the way you guys are presenting it?”
Cao Zheng Wen coldly snorted, “It was as simple as exchanging notes?”
Zhao Hu quickly answered, “If you don’t believe it, then you can ask any of the Disciples here who came to watch the fun. They were all witnesses to this. Furthermore, this entire thing was first started by Wei Zhuan. Senior Brother Yang was dragged into this.”
“There are witnesses, who are the witnesses?” Wei Zhuan tilted his head, chuckling as he looked around.
The High Heaven Pavilion Disciples that were watching immediately scattered like birds and disappeared. They had naturally heard how it involved the Grand Elder and didn’t have the courage to involve themselves. No matter which side they offended or sided with, their future days in High Heaven Pavilion would be painful.
Li Yun Tian saw this and became speechless and wanted to cry out, but he steadied himself enough to speak. “This entire event has been witnessed by us. Each and every detail was seen clearly. We are the witnesses!”
Cao Zheng Wen shooked his head, “You guys were gathered together and brawled, so you were preoccupied. How are you able to testify?”
“Gathered together to brawl?” Zhou Hu jumped up and bellowed, “It was clearly Wei Zhuan commanding his underlings to challenge us! How could it be described as a group brawl? Cao Zheng Wen, don’t think that just because you are a Disciplinary Disciple you can do whatever you want. It hasn’t reached the point where you can freely make decisions in High Heaven Pavilion.”
“Impudence!” Cao Zheng Wen reprimanded, “The Disciplinary Hall represents the school’s rule and upholds the regulations, so they are always just and impartial. You! actually, dare to question the Disciplinary Hall’s authority? Your crimes are increased by one!”
“If you want to condemn me, then no need to worry about the pretext right?” Yang Kai waved his hand to silence Li Yun Tian and sneered at Cao Zheng Wen, “Just and fair? Today, I truly experienced what is just and fair.”
*Humph!* Grinning coldly, Cao Zheng Wen walked forward and ordered, full of grandeur, “Arrest them all! After discussions with the Grand Elder, the punishments will commence!”
*Sou sou!* The sound of clothes swishing and rapid movement rang out, and out of nowhere appeared more than a dozen Disciplinary Disciples from all directions. The weakest of them were at the Initial Element Fifth Stage, so how could Li Yun Tian and the rest be their opponents? In three steps, two moves, they pressed them down to the ground in a kneeling posture. Yang Kai didn’t resist because he knew nothing would happen even if he resisted.
“Let’s see in the future!” With the cowardly Wei Zhuan accomplishing his goal, he walked in front of Yang Kai grinning smugly.
“Take them away!” Cao Zheng Wen ordered, and the Disciplinary Disciples took them away.
Looking over at Su Mu who was lying unconscious, Cao Zheng Wen wrinkled his eyebrows because apprehending Yang Kai, Li Yun Tian and the rest was a simple matter but apprehending Su Mu wasn’t. He didn’t dare act and thought for a while before speaking, “Take junior brother Su to the Second Elder’s place.”
“Yes!” Someone replied, and went to pick up Su Mu from the ground before carrying him away.
“Young master Zhuan, you have suffered much…” Cao Zheng Wen softly said.
Wei Zhuan narrowed his eyes and gnashed his teeth, “That person called Yang Kai, you definitely must not let him off easy! He has humiliated me today and made me suffer endlessly! You should know what to do!”
Cao Zheng Wen looked a bit hesitant. “Young master Zhuan, today’s event was somewhat big and Grand Elder Hui will definitely be notified. If we were to act now, it would be somewhat inappropriate. Why don’t we act after the Grand Elder has made his decision.”
“But I can’t swallow this rage!” Wei Zhuan’s face revealed his evil intentions.
“Don’t worry, I will help Young Master Zhuan relieve a bit of your anger and teach him properly. I shall teach him what the consequences are for offending young master Zhuan.”
“Don’t kill him, I want to personally deal with him!”
“It shall be as you say!”
Yang Kai and the rest were currently being imprisoned in the High Heaven Pavilion Forest Prison. It was very dark and damp, with dense cold air; they were accompanied by many rats and mosquitos. From all directions a hideous stench wafted towards them, making one want to puke. Overall, it was an uninhabitable environment.
The Forest Prison was the place where High Heaven Pavilion imprisoned Disciples who committed mistakes. Li Yun Tian and the rest never thought that they would one day be imprisoned here, it left a bitter aftertaste.
“Senior Brother Yang, we have dragged you into this.” Li Yun Tian sat next to Yang Kai and softly apologised.
Yang Kai smiled and comforted him, “This isn’t related to you, I just couldn’t hold back and jumped into the situation. I couldn’t bear to see our people bite each other like dogs.”
“Bite each other like dogs…….” Li Yun Tian felt like choking, wasn’t he including them when he was cursing Wei Zhuan’s people?
“Putting it in a better light, it would be a family quarrel, but if you put it bluntly, isn’t it dogs biting one another?” Yang Kai asked as he chuckled.
“I guess you’re right. But Senior Brother Yang, don’t worry! Young Master Su definitely won’t abandon us. We only need to wait a few hours here, and young master Su will come and rescue us.” The way Li Yun Tian thought was relatively simple.
Yang Kai turned his body and repositioned himself so he was in a more comfortable position. “I need to ask you, why are the Grand Elder and the Second Elder so against each other?”
Li Yun Tian sighed out as if he expected this question: “This is related to the Sect Master…”
“What? Let me hear the details.”
Li Yun Tian began, “Last time Young Master Su told you about the Sect Master’s Disciples’ affairs right? Ever since the Sect Master left to capture his second Disciple and trap him in Coiling Dragon Stream, he has rarely appeared in public. He doesn’t even pay much attention to the internal affairs of the Sect. So, for these past few
So, for these past few years, they have been all managed by the Grand Elder. Maybe it’s because of ambition, but regardless, the Grand Elder now acts like he is the Sect Master. Seeing this, the Second Elder has become displeased and thinks that the Grand Elder has thoughts of usurping the Sect Master’s position, and because of these things, there is naturally friction and disputes between them.”
“Currently in High Heaven Pavilion the Grand Elder, Fourth Elder, and Fifth Elder have all banded together, with the Grand Elder leading them. Meanwhile, the Second Elder and Third Elder are opposing them, representing and supporting the current Head. In these past few years, the Second Elder and Third Elder have suffered much in this bitter battle.”
Listening to Li Yun Tian, Yang Kai immediately understood the situation much more clearly then he had previously.
Since the elders did not get along, then the younger generations naturally wouldn’t get along. Su Mu and Wei Zhuan’s disputes were probably a result of this.
Zhao Hu sneered. “It’s only because the tiger doesn’t leave its cave, so the monkey is acting like the king. If the Head decided to reappear, what importance would the Grand Elder and others hold?”
Li Yun Tian glared at Zhao Hu. “Don’t gossip behind other’s backs. Us younger generation can’t disrespect our elders, even if we disapprove of their ways.”
Zhao Hu poked out his tongue and muttered: “Don’t you also have the same thoughts?”
Li Yun Tian rebuked. “But I won’t say it out loud.”
At the Contribution Hall, Xia Ning Chang hurriedly, panting with exhaustion ran over. Seeing her like that, Old Meng laughed at her, “My Disciple, you have come to visit your master again? En, such a filial Disciple, I am happy.”
Xia Ning Chang impatiently said: “Master, big news, bad news.”
“What happened?” Meng Wu Ya was a bit puzzled because he had never seen his Disciple this flustered before.
Xia Ning Chang immediately started to narrate the things that happened between Yang Kai and the others, along with Wei Zhuan.
Meng Wu Ya became quite gloomy when he finished listening. “You’re saying that brat Yang Kai has already reached the Initial Element Third Stage? He also defeated Wei Zhuan?”
“That’s right!” Xia Ning Chang kept on nodding her head, whilst thinking that she had also assisted him in breaking through.
“Looks like that lucky encounter he had in the Black Wind Mountains last time wasn’t small. Such an astonishing rate of growth.” Meng Wu Ya said, slightly shocked.
“Master don’t sigh away your sorrows, please hurry up and think of a method to save him.” Xia Ning Chang impatiently said.
Meng Wu Ya looked at her blankly and said in a strange voice to his Disciple. “My dear Disciple, why are you this nervous?”
At a loss, Xia Ning Chang stammered out, “am I?”
“En, you are currently very nervous.” Meng Wu Ya nodded his head. In all these years, although she was as clear as ice and as pure as jade, he still understood her best, but he had never seen her like this before. In all the years he had known her, there had been countless male Disciples who chased after her, but she didn’t pay much attention to them at all. She maintained a respectful distance from them all. Yet, just today, she had asked him for help for saving a mere person at the Initial Element Third Stage; how very queer.
Xia Ning Chang continued. “I just don’t want his fruitful cultivation journey to suffer such a major setback.”
“You are very close with him?” Meng Wu Ya immediately became alert.
“We are not close, but I have watched over him for two years already. Master, you know that I am a Dark Hall Disciple and have been assigned to watch over his area.” Xia Ning Chang honestly said and after this, she continued to plead. “Master please think of a way to save him. This time he has offended the Grand Elder and if there isn’t someone powerful there to save him, then I’m afraid he will meet a calamity. Not to mention, that the Second Elder may not necessarily care about his life or death! But master, you more than powerful enough to save him!”
Meng Wu Ya’s face was full of pleasure, because no matter if there were a thousand flatteries or even ten thousand flatteries, they would not affect him. But this time, it was his beloved Disciple who was flattering him.
After his wave of excitement passed, Meng Wu Ya frowned. “My Disciple, this matter isn’t easily intervened in. No matter how you look at it, it is an internal situation within High Heaven Pavilion involving the Elders, whereas I am only a caretaker, what would it mean if I intervened.”
This was the truth. Although his impression of Yang Kai wasn’t bad, how could he, an outsider dare to interfere in the internal affairs of the Sect?
Xia Ning Chang didn’t reply, but only lifted her head and directed her watery eyes at Meng Wu Ya. Although there was a veil covering her face, Meng Wu Ya could still see her fiery cheeks.
This was the type of face he could not resist, bitterly, Meng Wu Ya said. “Ai~yo wei! My dear young lady, please don’t be stubborn. I will mention it now, the Second Elder will definitely go and save him. Yang Kai was only involved because he went to save Su Mu, so if he doesn’t help him, then how would he be able to recruit more people in the future and gain their respect and trust?”
“If it isn’t so?” Xia Ning Chang asked angrily.
“There shouldn’t be any situation in which he doesn’t.” But Meng Wu Ya wasn’t certain because in a high-level battle, to sacrifice one or two unimportant, low leveled Disciples wasn’t uncommon.
“Humph!” Xia Ning Chang turned her body and walked up to the seat next to him, sulkily responded. “Master, if you don’t go to save him, I will stay here forever. I’m afraid that your Disciple’s cultivation will stop here.”
Hearing these words, Meng Wu Ya turned pale in fright and submissively rushed out from behind the counter. Bending his waist, he waited on Xia Ning Chang like he was waiting for his master. “Why did you say this?”
Xia Ning Chang turned her head to the side, not speaking a word.
Meng Wu Ya changed his position again so he was once again facing Xia Ning Chang. “Please tell me. If I don’t help him, you won’t leave with me?”
“Since you already don’t care about his life or death, you won’t care about my life or death either. Master, it appears you are this type of untrustworthy person regarding justice!”
These words were like a sharp arrow, they pierced straight through Meng Wu Ya. Then it was like he was struck by lightning, shaking all over before shattering into a thousand pieces.
“My lady, my dear lady, if we need to discuss things, let’s discuss them in a peaceful manner? My old bones can’t bear the burden of your tricks.” Meng Wu Ya repeatedly bowed to her with his hand in front of him in a petty and low manner.
How was this treatment fitting towards a Disciple? It was clearly treatment saved for an ancestor.
Only then did Xia Ning Chang turn her head back and softly say to Meng Wu Ya. “He trains in a Yang attributed Martial Skill, and his Yang Yuan Qi is highly pure and dense!”
“Yang attributed Yuan Qi?” Meng Wu Ya’s expression changed greatly, “Highly pure and dense?”
“It is at least five times better than that last person you found!” Xia Ning Chang answered.
“You have tested this?” Meng Wu Ya impatiently asked for confirmation regarding this.
“Yes!”
“If it’s like this, then he definitely can’t meet any accidents!” Meng Wu Ya suddenly straightened up. After thinking for a while, he started to walk outside.
Walking to the entrance he stopped, and to turned to ask Xia Ning Chang. “My Disciple, do you reject him?”
“I don’t reject him!” Xia Ning Chang slowly replied.
“Then you like him?”
“It’s not like either, I just don’t hate him.” This line of questioning made Xia Ning Chang turn quite red.
“Okay, okay, okay. You should also know what you need to do if you go there. But you must promise your master that you won’t develop feelings for him, only then will I go and save him!”
“Master what are you talking about!” Xia Ning Chang was full of shyness, “I still haven’t even spoken to him.”
These words caused Xia Ning Chang to become less confident and she couldn’t help but think about the events that night.
“The reason why I am stopping your affections is because……..this small place isn’t where you truly belong. There also aren’t any people here who are qualified for your love, and sooner or later you will reach a place no one can imagine. By then, you will be able to live for hundreds of years, even thousands of years, meanwhile the people you love will slowly age and die in front of you and your master doesn’t want you to suffer that pain. My Disciple, you must remember, the martial peak is a lonely and solitary journey, an extremely high peak full of coldness!”
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As Meng Wu Ya said these words, he also sighed like he was a in a constant state of sadness. Listening to him explain himself, Xia Ning Chang could hear the sadness and grief in his words.
Could it be that her master had experienced this before? Just as she wanted to asked him further, Meng Wu Ya had disappeared from her sight.
Right at that moment in the Black Wind Trade in front of one of the High Heaven Pavilion wooden houses, a youngster dripping with sweat was standing. Knocking lightly on the door, he calmed his breathing and called out: “Senior Sister Su!”
“What’s the matter?” A pleasant but cold voice rang out. This voice was nice to hear, but it was permeated with a frostiness that didn’t allow anyone to come close.
That youngster’s sweat had condensed into droplets and quivered as he spoke. “Young master Su Mu has been beaten unconscious, meanwhile the people under him have been detained by the Disciplinary Hall and locked in the Forest Prison.”
Just as these words left his mouth, the wooden door abruptly opened and the white clothed Su Yan appeared.
That person quickly retreated two steps and lowered his face because he didn’t dare to look into her unblemished and flawless gaze.
“Say it clearly, what’s the matter?” Su Yan coldly asked, spreading a frosty air around her and the wooden house. ‘Ka ka’ sounds could be heard as ice appeared on the floor around her.
The youngster immediately began narrating the story from beginning to end in the most concise way possible. After finishing his report, he waited for quite a while, but after hearing no response, he mustered the courage to ask. “Senior Sister Su?”
After calling out with no response, this person courageously lifted up his head to look at her, but there wasn’t even a hint of her figure; she had left before he could react.
“My lord!” That High Heaven Pavilion Disciple collapsed on the spot and fell butt first onto the ground.
This Senior Sister Su is too cold! In the future, the person who takes her as their wife, will need a quilt in the hot summer, in order to not freeze to death. But for someone cold and mighty like Senior Sister Su, there shouldn’t be any man that can match her?
No one could have imagined that the friction between the younger High Heaven Pavilion Disciples would cause such huge waves.
Inside the High Heaven Pavilion Forest Prison, Yang Kai, Li Yun Tian and the others were still trapped. They had been locked inside for an entire hour already, without the slightest hint of motion outside.
Li Yun Tian and the rest had started to become anxious, wondering why Su Mu had yet to come and rescue them. But after thinking for a while, they remembered that Su Mu had been knocked unconscious. So if he wasn’t conscious, how could he come and save them.
Just as they were feeling anxious, the prison doors were suddenly opened and they heard the echo of footsteps. A Disciplinary Disciple came up to the cell where Yang Kai and the others were locked up and yelled, “Who is Yang Kai?”
Yang Kai called out in reply. “I am!”
“Follow me!” That disciplinary Disciple very impolitely ordered him so, “Someone wants to see you.”
Yang Kai’s expression shifted and he laughed out coldly. Without any fear, he stepped out and followed.
“Senior Brother Yang, don’t go. Wait for young master Su to come and save us.” Li Yun Tian cried out in great alarm, pulling on Yang Kai.
“Let go!” That Disciplinary Disciple bellowed in anger, “Anyone who dares to block even a step would be making a direct challenge to the Disciplinary Hall. You should be clear regarding the consequences.”
Yang Kai said to Li Yun Tian, “I’m just going to have a look, no need to be alarmed.”
Li Yun Tian helplessly let go and said in a sunken tone, “Senior Brother Yang, please be careful!”
“Humph!” That Disciplinary Disciple sarcastically laughed, “You overestimate yourself.”
Walking out of the cell, the Disciplinary Disciple locked up the doors once again and then took Yang Kai outside.
Not long after, they had arrived at a wooden room and a strange laugh came, “Please come in.”
Yang Kai turned to look at him and also laughed out as he walked in.
The Disciplinary Disciple followed closely behind and then closed the door behind him.
In the instant the door was closed, Yang Kai swivelled around and sent a palm directly into the stomach of the Disciplinary Disciple behind him. Boiling hot Yang Yuan Qi rushed into him, causing him to let out a bloodcurdling scream as he slammed into the wall.
He didn’t think that Yang Kai would actually strike him, causing him to receive the attack in its entirety and leaving him momentarily paralysed.
“Such courage from a dog!” A voice full of anger sounded and immediately three-four human images appeared, pouncing on Yang Kai.
Yang Kai could reaction only allowed him to block one attack as the others landed, pushing him to the ground. Them he began to receive a thorough beating.
In the midst of that chaos, Yang Kai snarled as he spat out a mouthful of blood. The fishy yet sweet smell of blood, only caused to excite him and heat up his blood, the True Yang Secret Art started to work at an unimaginable speed within his meridians. The scalding feeling from his bones travelled throughout his whole body, causing Yang Kai’s skin to become fiery.
This energy seemed to be many times stronger than it had been previously.
Roar!!! The Yang Kai that was being kicked was suddenly disturbed, then his frenzied actions became several times more ferocious. Jumping into the air, he kicked out and hit two Disciplinary Disciples on the head, this was followed by two cries of pain as they stumbled back.
But before he could continue, another person, emitting killing intent, had managed to grab onto his leg. Then, tossing him like a rag bag, they threw Yang Kai, slamming him into the wall. Groaning in pain, he felt his 5 viscera turn over.
Struggling up, Yang Kai wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and sized up the situation in the dimly lit room.
This was a closed private room with five Disciplinary Disciple in it. From their exchange just now and their Yuan Qi fluctuations, Yang Kai could tell that their strengths were about Initial Element Stage. But the one that had thrown him into the wall, his Yuan Qi aura clearly showed that he had entered the Qi Transformation Stage.
One vs. five! Not to mention the differences in their cultivation levels was also immense, that this battle was doomed to end in failure.
But Yang Kai only smiled. In this hopeless situation, his heart only became more ferocious, raging with emotion.
“You actually dared to injure someone on your own accord!” The Qi Transformation Stage Disciplinary Disciple sneered out, “You have no lack in courage!”
The other four people were standing behind him, looking at Yang Kai mockingly.
They had received orders to properly teach Yang Kai a lesson, as long as they didn’t kill him. Unexpectedly Yang Kai had attacked first and injured one of them by catching him unaware, making them lose a great deal of face.
“He he.” With his back facing the wall, Yang Kai’s blood red eyes swept across the five of them as he said in an icy cold voice, “You guys are allowed to attack, so why can’t I retaliate?”
That Qi Transformation Stage Disciplinary Disciple couldn’t stop his evil laughter. “You are actually quite smart, since you already know what we are thinking about. Why don’t you obediently allow us to beat you up, so we can help young master Wei Zhuan vent his unhealthy anger? If you dare to resist, you might lose an arm or leg!”
“You can come and try!” Yang Kai looked at them coldly.
“Stubborn headed pig! Go beat him!”
Under that command, the five of them went out again! Their hands pierced through the wind without the slightest bit of hesitation. With their cultivations, they would have more than enough energy, with some to spare as they took care of Yang Kai. So as the five leaped forward to teach Yang Kai a lesson, it was naturally an easy thing to do!
Inside the room was total chaos, with angry shouts thundering and punches echoing. Occasionally, there would be the sound of someone grunting and specks of blood could be seen flying out.
As the saying goes, fours hands are hard to defend against with only two. There was already a large difference between their levels and Yang Kai’s, not to mention it was one against five. How could he possibly hold against them on his own?
Attacking out once at someone, he would have to endure four or five hits himself.
Not to mention the power of these Disciplinary Disciple’s strikes. Each strike was strong and landed on flesh. Although they weren’t life-threatening to Yang Kai, after taking so many strikes, anybody would need to lay in bed for one or two months to recuperate.
“Stop!” After a good half an hour, the Qi Transformation Staged Disciplinary Disciple called out angrily and quickly leapt away from the battle scene, “Don’t hit him anymore. If you hit him further, he will die.”
The remaining four quickly leapt back and looked at Yang Kai who lay on the floor, with a bit of fear and worry.
“My Lord!” Amongst them, one of them held their cheeks and said, “Being hit by him once, nearly caused me to lose my tooth.”
Another clutched at his crotch, a face full of fear. “Do you think that is considered serious?! You goddam daddy here nearly lost his future generations. If I had not dodged in time, then the one lying on the floor would be me.”
Dodging at the crucial moment, the blow had landed on his thigh, causing him to feel scalding pain. A hit that was from Yang Kai struggling with all his might was extremely powerful. Even thinking about it now, left him with shivers.
They looked at each other, staring blankly, because in that situation with such a disparity in their strengths, each one of them had a visible injury from Yang Kai; this was after weakening him and knocked him to the ground!
This caused the five people to be stupefied! Their five faces then became embarrassed, isn’t this too embarrassing?
How could a trial Disciple, who was only at the Initial Element Third Stage, be this savage? Just then while they were beating him up, they didn’t think too much about it. But thinking it over now, it was all quite inconceivable.
“Pu……..” A sound was heard. Looking for the origin of the sound, five gazes fell on Yang Kai who should have been paralysed, who was struggling to stand up as he spat out the blood in his mouth.
His body looked dark and unclear, with great changes occurring, his skin started to shine with a red light. An extremely hot feeling could be felt emanating from him like a ten million-year-old volcano was erupting.
“This Yuan Qi aura…….” The Qi Transformation Staged Disciple’s face showed a trace of fear, “Something’s not quite right.”
How was it possible for Yuan Qi to be emitted from an Initial Element Third Stage? This was clearly the aura of someone at the peak of the Initial Element Stage, and with another step, they would be in the Qi Transformation Stage.
“You are still able to stand?” A person said with their eyes wide open, nearly biting their tongue in the process. Even if it was him who had been beaten like that, he wouldn’t even have enough strength to lift a finger. How could he stand up?
“He’s coming!” Someone else suddenly cried out in alarm. Just as the words were spoken, the previously tottering Yang Kai produced a large gale and sprinted to the five in front of him.
Halfway there, Yang Kai’s fist became blazing, like a piece of metal that had just been taken out of a furnace.
The person who had cried out immediately activated his Yuan Qi and clashed with Yang Kai’s fist.
‘Bang’ it rang out, then the Disciplinary Disciple flew backwards and smashed into the wall. His throat gurgling, he spat out a mouthful of blood, meanwhile, Yang Kai’s body only lightly shook as he went to the next person already.
“Impudent!” The Qi Transformation Stage Disciplinary Disciple was agitated and angered. His five fellow Disciples were not only unable to knock down a single opponent; instead, their enemy was given the chance to retaliate. If this was spread out, wouldn’t it be a scandal? Where in the world could he show his face?
In a fit of anger, the Qi Transformation Staged Disciple sent out his palm. Condensing his Qi from his dantian, he shouted out, “Strengthened Revolving Cyclone!”
Inside the room, a splitting wind howl sounded and from his hand, a small cyclone appeared. It directly went to confront Yang Kai’s fist.
Snap, snap, snap………echoed out, while the clothes on Yang Kai’s arm looked like they were being repeatedly cut by razor blades, turning into shreds in just moments. His entire arm was covered in bloody cuts.
Both of Yang Kai’s blood red eyes contained astonishment. Gathering up his Yang Yuan Qi, it exited his body via the cuts on his arm to block his opponent’s Martial Skill.
‘Ah’ rang out, as a blazing energy exploded within the room.
Yang Kai’s Yuan Qi stopped that Qi Transformation Staged Disciple’s Strengthened Revolving Cyclone and set it on fire.
Within the blazing cyclone, Yang Kai punched out towards that Qi Transformation Stage Disciple’s palm. Upon impact, both sides retreated a few steps.
“Why are you guys standing around distracted? Go attack!” The Qi Transformation Stage Disciple’s palm was very red. He never thought that his opponent’s Yuan Qi was this unusual. Although he hadn’t suffered any injuries, no matter what, he still had suffered some deficit. In a rage, he immediately howled out.
The other three Disciplinary Disciples who were in a stupor now awoke and rushed up to surround Yang Kai once again. Facing Yang Kai, they were in for more painful attacks.
The person who had been sent flying by Yang Kai first also charged back in a fit of anger.
In a short while, the four people stopped their attacks. Now being semi-breathless, they held treacherous expressions as they retreated ten feet.
Their strengths were currently being suppressed by his younger Disciple’s savage might.
The second time they gathered to beat him up, the results were drastically smaller!
The injuries that Yang Kai sustained this time were far greater, but……these four people had paid a certain price to achieve this.
“He wouldn’t stand up again, would he?” One of them covered their mouth coughing while asking this question. Finishing his coughing, there was a small pool of blood in his palm.
“He shouldn’t, after all, he has been injured to this state.” Another one was massaging his eye. There, a bruise had already formed, while a nasty blister was present like it had been constantly burned by boiling water.
Within their five hearts, they all felt extremely bitter. They thought the reason why they had suffered so much this time was because of his strange strength.
Within this small and narrow room, although it was five against one and it looked easy to beat him up, they couldn’t exert all their might, whereas Yang Kai was surrounded. This allowed him to use his full power, but if it was an open environment, they would be able to use their full power. Then it wouldn’t be such a bad result, right?
But…..this junior Disciple called Yang Kai, his strength was really something else. An ordinary Initial Element Stage cultivator could not possibly be his opponent. It was no wonder Wei Zhuan lost under his hand.
Just as the five of them thought they had beaten Yang Kai down, he unexpectedly started to move again. Weakened beyond compare, like a wolf without fangs, bit by bit, cun by cun he stood up. Not only had his Yuan Qi aura not diminished, it had strengthened.
“Curses!” That Qi Transformation Stage Disciple clicked his tongue, what sort of freak was this junior Disciple? No matter how they attacked him, why didn’t he fall unconscious?
“Don’t come over. If you come over, we will really beat you to death!” The Disciple with a bruised eye shouted out, making a lot of noise, but there was no real strength behind it.
This was an extremely funny sight to behold because the ones who were attacking were gathered in a bunch telling the one who was getting beaten to not come over. While the one who was getting beaten was quite confused, covered in blood he slowly made his way over. Step by step, he walked over to the group of five.
Each step was heavy, tottering and unsteady, as though he would collapse in the next moment. But he still paced forward, step by step.
If not for the wall behind them, the five people would keep on retreating.
The sound of several people gulping down mouthfuls of water rang out. “Senior Brother, what should we do?” Someone asked nervously from amongst the bunch because he feared that if they continued to beat Yang Kai, he would die.
“My lord, he is a freak!” The Qi Transformation Staged Disciple swore as his eyelids flickered and he clenched his teeth before replying, “We can’t care about that anymore. If he comes over, we shall attack! This time, we must knock him unconscious!”
“Okay!” The remaining four replied a bit begrudgingly.
Just as these five were being extremely alert, a great sense of foreboding arose in their hearts, the temperature within the room dropped by several degrees. Cracking sounds echoed throughout the room, loud enough for all of them to hear. When the five people turned their heads to look, they saw that on all four walls was a thin layer of ice.
“What is happening?” One person asked questioningly, before starting to shiver.
“Boom” rang out as the room’s door was kicked open by someone.
“Who is it!” The Qi Transformation Staged Disciplinary Disciple called. Turning around his mouth became as large as a duck’s egg, and no matter what, he couldn’t muster the strength to close it.
Although the temperature within the room was rapidly decreasing, a thin layer of cold sweat still appeared on that person’s forehead as he gazed at the female at the door. Stammering, he muttered, “Sen-Senior Sister Su Yan!”
“Senior Sister Su Yan?” The four other’s expressions changed greatly.
Looking over, there was a stunning beauty with a cold and indifferent expression, wearing white robes standing there.
She was like a never dying, never aging, eternally blooming snow lotus on the mountain-top, carrying with her a biting cold as she descended to the mortal realm; she was that noble, that cold. As her beautiful eyes swept across the room, the five Disciples felt greatly inferior to her and unconsciously lowered their heads.
Su Yan had hurriedly rushed all the way from Black Wind Market over to the Forest Prison. Thinking that Su Mu was entrapped here, she charged in but felt traces of a battle occurring here, so she had rushed here instead.
Opening the door, the sight she beheld her made her heart slightly shiver.
Inside the room were six people, five were Disciplinary Hall Disciples, with one at the Qi Transformation Second Stage and the rest at the Initial Element Stages. The other person covered in blood and dirty rags, shaking and stumbling yet within his eyes, was a strong gaze of refusal to yield.
This person…….she had met before!
Yang Kai! Su Mu had brought him over to Black Wind Trade once, he was the Trial Disciple that had defeated Cheng Shao Feng!
Sending out her Divine Sense to examine the scene, Su Yan was stunned. Examining Yang Kai, she discovered that he was full of injuries; although those injuries weren’t enough to take his life, with his strength, it should be impossible to remain standing and conscious.
How strong was his willpower in order to remain standing and not fall?
In this short while, Su Yan had understood what had more or less occurred in this room. Rarely did emotions ripple in her heart, but this time she was slightly angered.
With a flash, Su Yan appeared at the side of Yang Kai to support him. Sending out her ice-cold True Yuan Qi, she controlled it heal his injuries inside and outside of his body.
If you thought about it, it was slightly strange. That was because as soon as the ice cold energy entered his body, the fiery energy in his body receded and his fuzzy mind became much clearer.
A pure and crisp aroma lingered at the edge of his nose, Yang Kai turned his head to look at Su Yan, his fierce expression gradually disappeared.
It was like he was sitting on a snowy mountain, all he felt was a cool and crisp breeze, eliminating all noises and shapes from the outside world. With her at his side, Yang Kai couldn’t help but think of taking her hand and living in seclusion with her.
“Who attacked him?” Su Yan calmly asked them in her cold voice.
The five Disciplinary Disciples trembled as they looked at each other. Heads lowered as they spoke, “We all had.”
In front of Su Yan, to lie to her was sullying and pouring dirt on her. That nobility and grandeur caused all of them to speak the truth in front of her.
Su Yan nodded her head “Very good!”
After she said her piece, she supported Yang Kai and step by step she walked out of the room.
It wasn’t until Su Yan’s figure could no longer be seen, that the five gasped for breath. By then, they felt as if they had escaped a great calamity.
But before the five of them could rejoice, they suddenly felt great fear. Looking at the doorway, they saw a small patch of ice that had expanded quickly to the size of a palm. This palm-sized piece of ice was in the shape of a snowflake.
“Pa” rang out as five snowflakes disintegrated. Following this, the five Disciples dropped to the ground in pain as they felt their Yuan Qi disappear along with the destruction of the snowflakes. Along with their Yuan Qi’s disappearance, they all suffered numerous wounds.
“So powerful! She’s truly worthy of the title as number one!” The Qi Transformation Staged Disciplinary Disciple’s face paled with fear as he trembled from the cold.
He was completely unable to see how Su Yan was able to attack. Without any notice, she had planted her attack.
If it wasn’t because the Senior Sister was so calm, it wouldn’t be as easy as receiving a few light wounds. With her strength, if she really wanted to take their lives, it would be as simple as pinching and breaking snail shells.
Outside the room, Yang Kai was still walking with staggering steps. Hearing the sounds behind him, he turned his head in amazement towards Su Yan, “You actually attacked them?”
Su Yan’s long eyelashes slowly close before asking, “En. You’re fine right?”
“I’m fine.” Yang Kai nodded his head, “Oh right, go and free Li Yun Tian and the others.”
“What about Su Mu?” Su Yan asked.
“I don’t know.” Yang Kai slowly nodded his head, “He hadn’t been locked up. He has probably been sent back, as those people didn’t dare to make a move on Su Mu.”
Hearing this, Su Yan finally let out a breath of relief.
The two people swiftly walked deep into the Forest Prison. Not long after, they arrived at the cell in which Li Yun Tian and the rest were imprisoned. Seeing Yang Kai and Su Yan arm in arm, and with such intimacy shocked them to no end. On the spot, their eyes dropped to the ground and they all forgot how to breathe.
[Oh heavens! If you could just allow me to be so close to Senior Sister Su, even in death, I would be satisfied!] Li Yun Tian and the others were jealous to death.“All of you come out.” Su Yan raised her hand and broke the door’s lock.
“Ah…” This group of people involuntarily let out gasps and stupidly walked out. Ten pairs of eyes all were fixed on Yang Kai and Su Yan’s figures.
No matter how collected Su Yan’s expression was, being watched by them like this, she couldn’t help but become a bit frigid.
“Come, I’ll take you guys out.” Su Yan continued with her cold but beautiful face. Supporting Yang Kai, she walked at the front while Li Yun Tian and the rest followed behind them.
Not long after, this group of people walked out of the Forest Prison. As they walked out, the sun’s bright rays assaulted their eyes, causing them to narrow their eyes. As they did, around one hundred Disciplinary Hall Disciples greeted and surrounded them.
“Such a big fuss!” Yang Kai coldly called out, “Senior Sister, this is probably catered to counter you right?”
Su Yan didn’t answer. She only swept her eyes across the group of people, she continued to support Yang Kai and advance forward.
No one dared to block their way. All of the Disciplinary Hall Disciples in their way scattered with fear in their eyes, in their eyes, automatically moving to the side and making way.
All eyes gradually converged to Su Yan and Yang Kai, whom she was supporting. Their gazes, which held traces of envy and jealous, were accompanied by a sour atmosphere.
Before now, they had never seen Su Yan be intimate with a male. Even those outstanding Core Disciples had never received such attention.
What Su Yan cultivated was the Ice Heart Secrets. With her heart frozen these many years, even usually when she talked to males who were close to her, she was still quite cold.
Every High Heaven Pavilion Disciple, no matter how powerful they were, no matter how high their status, every one of them had to be extremely careful around her so as to make sure as to not offend this beauty in any way. But now, she actually took the initiative to support a youth only at the Initial Element Third Stage. Her white as jade hands rested on his waist, while her icy face was tinted a light shade of red, accentuating her beauty.
The originally hard to reach person seemed far more approachable now!
All of these male High Heaven Pavilion Disciples’ hearts all shattered. This was because their untouchable goddess seemed as if she was being sullied by her contact with mere mortals.
The person who had sullied their goddess was standing right in front of them. He was being supported by their goddess, smelling their goddess’ scent, feeling the softness of the goddess’ hands and enjoying treatment that none of them would dream of enjoying!
“There is murderous intent!” The corners of Yang Kai’s mouth turned up forming an unusual smile. And as Su Yan strode forwards, he followed like a fox exploiting the tiger’s might, grinning.
Walking confidently in front of these people, a petite looking male was standing in Su Yan and Yang Kai’s way. Within that person’s gaze was sweetness and tenderness with subtle hints of jealousy and unhappiness.
Su Yan suddenly stopped, lifting up her head to look at him.
“Move aside!” Her cold voice rang out. It was dull and unfeeling, leaving one unable to sense any of the speaker’s emotions.
The male bitterly smiled, shaking his head. “Junior Sister, please don’t make things difficult for this Senior Brother. This Senior Brother is only doing his duty!”
This was High Heaven Pavilion’s second strongest Disciple, Xie Hong Chen.
“Move aside!” Su Yan repeated these words, unwilling to say another word to that person.
Xie Hong Chen helplessly repeated. “Junior Sister, these people cannot leave right now! They have offended Zong Gui, and the Grand Elder has said previously that no one can take them away from here. ”
“Zong Gui?” Yang Kai took a step forward with a sneer, “I dare ask who this is this Senior Brother? Which Zong Gui have I offended?”
Xie Hong Chen looked at him with a gaze full of disgust and snorted out, “Gathering for a gang fight, murder of a person and disrespecting Disciplinary Disciples. Any one of these would be enough to expel you from High Heaven Pavilion.”
“Gathering to fight?” Su Yan spoke out, “Fight with who? Since it was a gang fight, there should be an opponent right? So why did your Disciplinary Hall only restrain one side? Where are the other culprits?”
Xie Hong Chen’s expression was priceless as he was left speechless. The other side was naturally Wei Zhuan’s underlings, so how could they dare to restrain them.
“Murder? Then where is that person’s corpse?”
Xie Hong Chen forced out a smile and immediately went to explain “Attempted, attempted to kill someone, but luckily he was stopped in time by our Disciplinary Hall. We avoided a bad outcome.”
“The life and death of Disciples in the Main Gate, while they are comparing notes, is a matter for the Disciples themselves to manage! If it was to be managed according to your words, then every Disciple that compares notes would be attempting to commit murder? Then all of the Disciplinary Disciples would be running all across High Heaven Pavilion to imprison every Disciple right?” Su Yan’s expression was unsympathetic, her tone ice-cold, “What else was there, disrespecting Disciplinary Disciples, if you Disciplinary Disciples can really be just and fair, then who would disrespect you? This person who is supposed to represent Zong Gui has long since fallen and become a mere tool in a power struggle, extinguishing his own dignity. No wonder he is stepped on!”
“Junior Sister…” Xie Hong Chen’s smile was extremely dry and tart, he was looking helpless beyond compare, and “Do you really need to speak so frankly?”
“True or false, you know which is which in your heart.”
Xie Hong Chen’s expression dimmed and he said in a low voice: “Junior Sister, I have accepted your sincerity to me, so why are you still making things difficult for me?”
Su Yan indifferently responded. “If Senior Brother’s words were heard by Zhao Fei Xue, Junior Sister Zhao, how do you think she will feel?”
Zhao Fei Xue, like Xie Hong Chen and Su Yan, was a Core Disciple of High Heaven Pavilion. But this female’s relationship with Xie Hong Chen was unclear.
Xie Hong Chen’s entire body shook, looking at Su Yan his gaze was filled with grief as he lamented his current situation, but he was left with no way out. Moving his gaze, he glared at Yang Kai, directing all of his complaints to him.
Yang Kai was still calm, showing no fear towards him.
“You are called Yang Kai?” Xie Hong Chen forcibly suppressed his inner grievances and asked. Any male who saw the girl he liked supporting and being intimate with another male, who wouldn’t feel anguish.
“How will Senior Brother enlighten me?”
“I know that these events were caused by you. If not for you, then there wouldn’t be all these inconveniences. If you don’t want to pull Junior Sister Su into any trouble you have caused, then obediently return to your cell and save me the trouble of doing it myself.” Xie Hong Chen indifferently said. He couldn’t convince Su Yan and was unable to raise his hand against Su Yan, so he could only turn towards Yang Kai.
Yang Kai only smiled.
“What are you smiling about?” Xie Hong Chen asked with a frown on his face.
Yang Kai’s entire body was covered in blood, causing his appearance to be quite appalling. As he smiled, he slowly took Su Yan’s jade-like hand that was on his waist. Taking it into the palm of his hand, he slowly patted her hand and turned his head towards Su Yan and said in a very sweet tone. “I also don’t want to implicate Senior Sister, but with the sincerity I have received from her, I really can’t fail to live up to that. So, I can only allow her to do whatever she wants.”
Xie Hong Chen’s expression paled meanwhile Su Yan remained stationary as if she was rooted to the spot, her face perplexed.
The jaws of Li Yun Tian and the rest fell to the ground and from within their throats, emerged a strange creaking sound. But no matter what, they couldn’t say a single word.
While the surrounding hundred or so Disciplinary Disciples only felt that each of their hearts had been split open. Each and every one of them was left dumbstruck!
“Senior Sister, am I right?” Yang Kai didn’t seem to take in the critical state of things and still poured salt into the wound.
Xie Hong Chen looked towards Su Yan with extreme nervousness, unwilling to hear an answer that he didn’t like.
Su Yan suddenly turned her body around.
Despite growing this old, she had never been treated this way by a male before, her hand was actually held within his and being wantonly felt. That coarse hand with callouses rubbing against her skin continuously felt painful yet warm.
Su Yan was extremely angry! Turning around, she wanted to send Yang Kai flying, but looking at him, she understood what he wanted to do. Suppressing her urge to hit him, Su Yan faintly nodded her head and honestly replied. “Yes!
While she responded, she formed a stream of energy and sent it into Yang Kai’s meridians.
Yang Kai suddenly groaned and from his nostrils came two streams of blood.
“Why did you start to bleed?” While she said this, Su Yan also went to take out a silk cloth before tenderly wiping away the blood for Yang Kai.
“I can do it, I can do it!” A cold shiver came out from Yang Kai’s heart. Although this Senior Sister looked indifferent, he knew that if he touched her bottom line, then he would die ruthlessly under her hand.
“You guys…” Xie Hong Chen called out madly in jealousy. If previously he didn’t want to believe Su Yan’s words, now seeing that scene, he couldn’t help but question her feelings.
Had he ever seen Su Yan treat a male this tenderly and gently before? Had he ever seen Su Yan’s hand in another male’s hand without any resistance or reluctance?
It looked like she was really happy and willing. But with Su Yan’s strength, how could Yang Kai win her over?
“Junior Sister, you were born with privilege, how could you possibly take fancy to such trash?”
“Who are you calling trash?” Both Yang Kai and Su Yan simultaneously turned their heads; their expressions like raging tempests.
Like they had planned this beforehand like they shared the same mind, Yang Kai and Su Yan yelled out the same words. Even the tone and attitude with which they yelled at Xie Hong Chen was the same.
Xie Hong Chen became wholly stunned by their shout! Looking at Su Yan, his gaze full of pain, he miserably repeated his question. “How is he not trash? His status is merely that of a Trial Disciple and his cultivation is only at the Initial Element Third Stage. These type of people are clearly trash. Junior Sister, what could you possibly see in him?”
“You need not worry about our affairs!” Su Yan was such a great actress, taking full advantage of this opportunity to rid herself of Xie Hong Chen’s nagging, which she had suffered from all these years. She even used such intimate sounding words.
“Senior Brother, what’s wrong? You don’t seem too well.” Yang Kai said to Xie Hong Chen with a bit of ridicule.
“You shut up!” His expression darkened, Xie Hong Chen shouted at Yang Kai, “I am talking with my Junior Sister, so how are you qualified to interrupt?”
Yang Kai’s eyes narrowed and he laughed out loud.
“Trashes are Trash!” Xie Hong Chen had long since cast him away to god knows where. His handsome face contorted, unsightly as it could be, “When I was your age, I was already at the Qi Transformation Stage, while you are still only at the Initial Element Third Stage. Whereas now, I am at the peak of the Separation and Reunion Boundary. We have an entire two realm gap, with this how can you compare to me?”
“Senior Brother please wait and see!” Yang Kai didn’t waste words because some things couldn’t be explained, you could only do them to make others understand.
“Xie Hong Chen, I don’t want to tangle with you any further. Move aside, under the care of your Disciplinary Hall, he has suffered no small amount. I need to take him back to tend to his injuries!” Su Yan’s cold voice rang out.
“Today, no one shall be able to leave here!” Xie Hong Chen’s voice bellowed out. Looking at Su Yan with pain in his eyes, his entire body shook as he sent out the command. “Listen up Disciplinary Hall Disciples! no matter who tries to dash out, attack to kill! This is even more prevalent with regard to Senior Sister Su, you mustn’t be lenient with her.”
Love, hate, no matter which emotion, at that very hour, Xie Hong Chen expressed his intentions as clear as day.
*Hua hua hua…* after hesitating for a while, the hundred or so Disciplinary Disciples rushed forwards to engage. Once again, these Disciples surrounded Su Yan’s group.
“You are determined to do this?” From within Su Yan’s pair of crystal clear eyes, flashed a dangerous streak of light.
Xie Hong Chen forced out a bitter smile. “Junior Sister, I know that I am not your opponent. But if you really want to pass me forcibly today, then you will need to pass over my dead body!”
Since he was pushed to this point, he tried to use his courage and helplessness to move Su Yan.
Su Yan was so angered, her chest heaved up and down non-stop!
She didn’t fear the Disciplinary Hall Disciples, after all, her strength was at the True Element Third Stage. She was higher than Xie Hong Chen by three small stages and as soon as she used her Ice Heart Secrets, no one would be able to block her path.
But that could not be said the same for Yang Kai and Li Yun Tian’s group, which was destined to not have such an easy time.
After all, she was only one person and couldn’t possibly protect everyone under her wing.
Currently, they were in a deadlock because Su Yan didn’t dare to forcibly try to bring her group of people out, while the Disciplinary Disciples didn’t dare to initiate any attacks. Thus they remained stationary in their current positions.
Just as this group of the younger generation was causing such a large fuss, the High Heaven Pavilion Elders were having an earth-shaking argument in another part of the Sect.
In the Elders Hall, High Heaven Pavilion’s Grand Elder Wei Xi Tong, the Second Elder Su Xuan Wu, the Third Elder He Bei Shui, the Fourth Elder Zhou Fei and the Fifth Elder You Zi Zai had all gathered.
The five major elders sat in two opposing groups, one group was led by the Grand Elder Wei Xi along with the Fourth Elder Zhou Fei and the Fifth Elder You Zi Zai sitting behind him.
Similarly on the other side, sat the Second Elder Su Xuan Wu and the Third Elder He Bei Shui.
This represented the current Elder factions within High Heaven Pavilion.
The previously clashing Wei Zhuan and Su Mu were kneeling on the ground on their respective sides and narrated the things that had occurred earlier in the day.
Su Mu was the first one to speak and he spoke the truth, how he was first blocked and how he was first provoked. Also how he was humiliated when they were comparing notes, though regardless of the importance, he didn’t add any personal opinions.
After he finished the five Elders sat and didn’t say a word, only waiting for Wei Zhuan to narrate.
But when it came from his mouth, things didn’t quite match up with what Su Mu had said. Although it was about the same with regards to the beginning, Once he got to the moment Yang Kai appeared, he started to veer off. His tongue like silver, accompanied by mucus and tears, he tearfully cried out about how overboard Yang Kai acted and how he had a Treasure Weapon which he used to attack and destroy his Embroidered Cloud Locking Mail and how he had attempted to kill him.
With such a miserable tone, his heart-wrenching narration would be enough to bring his listeners to tears; just like a TV drama with its dramatic body language, he exaggerated the events by a hundredfold.
“You are lying!” Listening to this, Su Mu was indignant and couldn’t help by cry out.
“The truth is exactly so!” Wei Zhuan took the opportunity to embellish because Su Mu had been unconscious while the situation had played out, insisting on his truth.
“The truth my ass! You make a fuss out of nothing, you rumor starting and deceiving piece of trash! You don’t even need a script to lie.”
“Silence, all of you!” The Grand Elder repeatedly slapped his chair. Su Mu actually dared to curse his grandson like this in front of him, so how could he remain calm? But anger can only be anger, for it wasn’t appropriate for him to intervene in the disputes between the younger generation.
*Humph!* The Second Elder coldly snorted out.
The Grand Elder asked, “Both sides have said their parts, my fellow Elders, how do you view this?”
Although he had worded it like so, his eyes never left the Second Elder Su Xuan Wu as he wanted to know his opinion.
Su Xuan Wu responded. “What how do we view it? Isn’t it already extremely clear? The disputes between the younger generation and their duels should be settled amongst themselves. Why should we Elders be involved?”
The Grand Elder chuckled slightly, while the Fourth Elder Zhou Fei went to back up the Grand Elder. “Second Brother, what you said isn’t correct. Originally the situation should have been settled amongst the younger generation in their duels, but since that Yang Kai came, he caused a disturbance and complicated things.”
“How so? Under the eyes of everyone, he openly challenged Wei Zhuan to a duel and didn’t break any Main Gate rules. Wei Zhuan’s personal strength wasn’t sufficient, so if he was defeated, who is he to blame?” Su Xuan Wu was furious that his own grandson had been humiliated, so his tone naturally wouldn’t be courteous.
The Fourth Elder opened his mouth to speak. “If he really just challenged Wei Zhuan to compare notes then defeated him, then there wouldn’t be any problems! But during the battle, he had taken out a weapon and used that weapon to break Wei Zhuan’s Embroidered Cloud Locking Mail. The head has said, that in battles between fellow Disciples, one is unable to use weapons! That Yang Kai has clearly broken this rule, and should naturally receive the appropriate punishment!”
Su Xuan Wu laughed sarcastically “Old Four, the Head didn’t set any rules like that right? With the Head in seclusion these many years, someone has actually dared to change his rules?”
Thus clearly pointing fingers and hearing this, the Grand Elder was greatly moved. Wei Xi Tong said. “Oh? Then Second Brother, please tell us what the Head had said exactly?”
Su Xuan Wu sneered. “The Head said, that in the duels between Disciples, Disciples are not to use weapons, nor to use strength enhancing neither immortality pills nor Secret Artifacts! For duels, Disciples are only able to use their own Martial Skills and fists! Big brother, this, I haven’t said incorrectly right?”
The Grand Elder’s face turned grim, nodding his head he replied. “That is correct!”
“That’s right then!” Su Xuan Wu laughed nonstop, “In the duel between Wei Zhuan and Su Mu, why was he wearing a Defensive Artefact? Is this not breaking the Main Gate rules? How should we handle this?”
He didn’t ask about Yang Kai first, but went to rope in Wei Zhuan first, causing the Grand Elder to stare blankly at him, unable to respond.
“If Wei Zhuan really used his own skill to win against Su Mu, then it’s no wonder for Su Mu’s loss. But since Wei Zhuan was under the protection of his Defensive Artefact and used that protection to humiliate my grandson, First Brother how can this be endured?” Su Xuan Wu bellowed out in fury as he slammed his palm down on the arm of his chair, turning it into smithereens.
Wei Xi Tong couldn’t help but lower himself. “Second Brother, please quell your anger. Wei Zhuan’s Defensive Artefact was given to him by me, but that was only because I wanted to make sure he would be safe. But he was like a child and actually used the Artefact’s power to duel with others. This was Wei Zhuan’s fault.”
Right after this, an angry voice immediately sounded out “Wei Zhuan, why haven’t you apologised and admitted your wrongdoings to your Senior Brother Su yet?”
Wei Zhuan was extremely clever and immediately cupped his hands towards Su Mu, apologising, “Senior Su, this time it was this Junior Brother’s fault and he says his apologies to you. Senior Brother, you are a great person with great forgiveness, so please don’t care about my wrongdoings!”
*Humph!* Su Mu over exaggerated his disregard.
But since things had reached this point, how could Su Xuan Wu say anything else?
The Grand Elder explained, “Wei Zhuan was wrong, but Yang Kai committed a bigger violation of the rules. With a Divine Weapon in hand, he threatened to kill Wei Zhuan. If not for the Disciplinary Hall Disciples timely intervention, then I’m afraid that Wei Zhuan would have lost his life already. This was done with extremely evil intentions, so Yang Kai must be punished accordingly and used as an example to others.”
The Fourth Elder Zhou Fei and the Fifth Elder You Zi Zai both nodded their heads in agreement.
However the Second Elder laughed out coldly “Wei Zhuan broke the rules and only needed to apologise to be forgiven, meanwhile, Yang Kai needs to suffer the punishment? Could it be because Wei Zhuan is your grandson First Brother, so he can have special privileges? If this is the case, then how would our great Elder Council have any reputation and prestige in High Heaven Pavilion?”
Wei Xi Tong’s face turned grim: “Second Brother, your words are piercing. Yang Kai’s wrongdoings and Wei Zhuan’s wrongdoings cannot be put on the same level. Wei Zhuan only wore a Defensive Artefact to protect himself, not to hurt others. While Yang Kai’s weapon was used for attempted murder and could be used at any time in the future, so Second Brother, you should be able to see the differences!”
Su Xuan Wu replied. “I dare to ask First Brother, who has seen Yang Kai with this so-called treasure? If this weapon really existed, then why couldn’t the Disciplinary Hall Disciples confiscate it or find it on Yang Kai’s body? Old Four, did your Disciplinary Hall report of anything similar to that being found?”
The Disciplinary Hall came under the jurisdiction of the Fourth Elder Zhou Fei. When he was addressed, he merely shook his head and said: “Although it wasn’t found, under the eyes of the many Disciples present, they all saw Yang Kai holding a blood red blade, this is the undeniable truth.”
Su Xuan Wu laughed coldly, and then using his Yuan Qi, he formed a long and slender blade comprised completely of Yuan Qi. Although its form flickered, you could still feel its power and majesty.
“If this was the case, then am I not also in possession of a weapon?” Su Xuan Wu laughed mockingly, looking at the three opposing people facing him.
“This is only the fine use of Yuan Qi, how could it be considered as a weapon?” The Fifth Elder You Zi Zai shook his head faintly.
“Second Brother means that Yang Kai who is only at the Initial Element Third Stage can already use his Yuan Qi to this extent?” The Fourth Elder Zhou Fei looked at Su Xuan Wu with a smile, which was not a smile.
These words were such a joke. Because only when a martial practitioner reached the True Element Stage and their Yuan Qi became True Qi, were they able to form their Qi into a solid substance. While Yang Kai was only at the Initial Element Third Stage and the distance between it and the True Element stage was like a Heavens and Earths, How could he possibly have this ability?