Limitless - Chapter 82: Volcanic Fire

In the depths of the earth, a magma river flowed, its high temperature causing the entire area to feel like a huge furnace!

Even at the higher point, it felt like one was being made into human jerky.

This was a relatively large cave, and waves of heat rose from here.

Chu Yu and Xiao Yue stood at the highest point, some 200 meters from the bottom.

Just looking down gave one a dizzying feeling.

The magma river gushed below.

The temperature was too high!

There was no sign of life in the cave.

"You're saying that the ball of extraordinary fire is here?" Chu Yu looked at Xiao Yue.

"Mm it's here." Xiao Yue nodded confidently and said, "The Sect Leader had also come here some years back to cull the fire, but was unsuccessful. That fire is spiritual and temperamental."

Chu Yu nodded, opened his vertical eye and looked down.

The vertical eye penetrated all the masks and went straight into the depths of the magma river!

It was extremely dense and murky, it was almost like staring at the sun.

Woosh!

A ray of light was like a blade aura, and it was directed straight at Chu Yu’s mental energy!

Chu Yu immediately withdrew his gaze with a woosh, even as his forehead began to ache.

He was slightly shocked.

He turned to look at Xiao Yue, "That thing will attack people by itself?"

"Hmm?" Xiao Yue was slightly stunned and she looked at Chu Yu, "Teacher, what did you find?"

"No... nothing." Chu Yu shook his head and said, "Wait here, I’ll go down and take a look."

Xiao Yue was slightly concerned, "Be safe."

Chu Yu nodded and then walked down along a snaking narrow passageway.

The further down he went, the higher the temperature.

However, for Chu Yu, such a temperature was still bearable.

He walked right next to the magma river in one breath.

At the moment he reached, a human silhouette burning bright red suddenly leapt from the river and directed a vicious punch straight at Chu Yu.

F*ck!

Chu Yu was shocked, and he was unable to defend himself in time.

Before this, he could not feel any energy fluctuations.

He immediately channeled all his power into his fist and punched at this figure.

"Ah!" Xiao Yue screamed in shock above.

She had never heard of this before.

The only thing that she had heard about this fire, was that it was just a spiritual fire.

When did it become a fire which could morph into a human?

And it could proactively attack Chu Yu...

Xiao Yue’s heart tensed as she stared widely.

Bang!

The fist from this fire human collided with Chu Yu’s fist viciously, causing a loud bang to echo out.

This wave of force cause a huge wave to form, throwing out the magma from the magma river.

At this point, a huge wave of fire blocked Xiao Yue’s view.

Chu Yu felt as if his fist had hit a solid wall.

It was too hard!

Chu Yu felt as if his bones were going to shatter!

It was hard to imagine that a human lifeform created from the fire could have such a tough fist.

What was more frightening was that this fire human’s fist had an unbelievably high temperature, even steel would melt!

Hua la!

Chu Yu’s fist was smoking.

After which, there was a smell of burnt meat.

This was accompanied by an explosive sensation of pain!

Hiss!

Chu Yu hissed due to the pain!

But he drew an ancient bronze blade with his hand and viciously chopped at the fire human.

Chu Yu’s swipe was unbelievably fast!

Clang!

A loud sound echoed out, this chop was almost as if he chopped at a bronze wall!

A huge sound echoed out.

The ancient bronze blade broke instantly!

Bong!

Only then did the terrifying, heaven shattering sound explode from the ancient bronze blade.

The fire human life form was knocked back into the magma river by Chu Yu’s blade.

It splashed into the magma river, knocking a large amount of magma up into the air.

Damn!

Chu Yu quickly retreated, staying away from the magma rain.

Crash!

A large amount of magma crashed back into the river.

This scene was way too scary, and Xiao Yue’s heart palpitated as she watched from above. She shouted, "Teacher, be careful!"

Huff!

Chu Yu let out a long sigh as some drops of magma fell on him and burnt holes in his clothes. Some of them stuck to his skin and they felt like needles on his skin.

It was a good thing he had a strong body as he was a martial artist. Any normal human would have suffered serious injuries from these drops of magma.

Chu Yu looked sternly at the magma river which was slowly returning to its calm state. He remembered that there was an introduction to such extraordinary fires inside the Crane Saint’s Scripture.

The gist of it was, "There are millions of of types of fires. Amongst those known to us, the Samadhi True Fire is the most superior, followed by the Nine Heavens Xuan Fire and the Elemental Fires [1]... there are also magma fires in the belly of the earth. They become conscious once in a billion years. Their value is undetermined, but they are extremely powerful.

Their potential is limitless, if one can subdue it, one can cultivate it and let it transform into the elemental fires. Afterwhich, it can progress into the Nine Heavens Xuan Fire and finally to the Samadhi True Fire!

The fire in front of him was likely to be such a magma based fire.

The life form that is only born once in a billion years has immeasurable potential

The Crane Saint’s Scripture clearly states that such a fire is extremely rare.

There is magma in the nucleus of every star. In order for the magma to gain a consciousness, a strict set of conditions must be fulfilled.

Of the 500 words that Chu Yu read, the introduction to the extraordinary fire was only 100+ words. However, it was succinct and contained a large amount of information.

He then recalled that he had just sparred with this fire that morphed into a human. Chu Yu was awed to find out that he seemed to have found an extraordinary fire!

A fire that could be refined to the Samadhi True Fire...

Is this real?

The Samadhi Real Fire only existed in legends, and it was termed as the divine fire.

Many legends feature its existence, but Chu Yu felt that the Samadhi True Fire that was controlled by those "Deities" was not the legitimate Samadhi True Fire.

It should be the simplified one!

Because according the the Crane Saint’s Scripture, a rice sized Samadhi True Fire... could burn the entire star to ashes!

That is the legitimate divine fire!

Boom!

Right in front of his eyes, that fire morphed into a human and charged once again, this time... in his hand, was a fire sword!

That sword was similar to the ancient bronze blade that Chu Yu had in his hand previously!

Kaboom!

The human made of fire chopped straight at Chu Yu.

"He doesn’t want to let me live!"

Chu Yu was exasperated, this human made of fire was too terrifying, and it was so quick to learn!

Clang!

The human made of fire began to fight ferociously with Chu Yu.

Not only did he have a fire blade that matched Chu Yu’s ancient bronze blade, its fighting techniques... were also similar to Chu Yu’s!

A fireball which is so quick to learn...

How damned, what f*cking bad luck!

Chu Yu’s mouth twitch and he used his broken blade to fight with the fire human.

Xiao Yue stood on top, awed and speechless.

She had heard many things about that ball of fire, but no one had told her that it was like this.

At this point, Xiao Yue began to look upstream of the magma river, and a few hundred meters from where Chu Yu was fighting with the fire human, she found a ball of fire burning weakly.

The ball of fire rose from the magma river, and it was flickering.

Even though it was some distance away, Xiao Yue could feel a sense of fear in that ball of fire.

It was as if it... was afraid of that human life form made of fire!

Oh god...

Xiao Yue was stunned, and was rather pensive.

She had finally understood that the fire she was bringing Chu Yu to find, was not that fire human, but the ball of fire above!

Didn’t they say that the fire was extremely temperamental?

However, it looked like a scared bunny... about to disappear at any second!

On the other hand, the fire human life form that Chu Yu fighting was completely unknown.

"Teacher, that is not what we’re looking for... come back quickly!"

Xiao Yue couldn’t help but shout the reminder.

However, Chu Yu was unable to disengage, the opponent was too strong.

With Chu Yu’s current battle power, even someone who had attained the small circle of the Invigorated Meridian Realm would not have been as much trouble.

However, this damned thing would spew out tiny threads of fire while it fought.

This fire, when it dried up and cooled, would become volcanic ash.

However, before it cooled, every bead was relatively scary!

Chu Yu’s clothes had already been burnt to shreds and several lines of blood filled his face.

Yet he did not retreat, and he waved his broken blade and engaged in battle with the fire human.

After 10 minutes, the ancient bronze blade in Chu Yu’s hand was now less than a foot long.

This fire human on the other hand, grew stronger and more courageous as the battle raged on, seemingly invincible.

Pui!

Chu Yu threw away the ancient bronze blade.

Mass produced weapons are simply mass produced weapons, horrendous!

Haha...

The fire human suddenly let out what seemed like a mocking laugh.

Even though Chu Yu could not see its expression, the mocking tone was obvious, and that irritated Chu Yu immensely.

F*ck that!

That ball of fire, morphed into a human, actually dares to mock me?

In that moment, CHu Yu had an idea. He retrieved the Immortal Crane Furnace from the storage ring, grabbed it by a leg, and smashed it towards the fire.

The fire life form immediately raised its sword to block it.

The Immortal Crane Furnace smashed viciously into the fire blade.

But it was too fast!

It was faster than the speed of sound!

As such, only after the fire blade was broken into half and subsequently shattered did a hum echo through the air.

It was immediately followed by a thunderous echo.

Clang!

It was completely unbecoming to use a superior item like the pill refining furnace to... smash someone.

I’m sure not many people would do this in the ancient days?

The fire human life form was a little dazed from the smash. But before it could recover, Chu Yu attacked again!

Dang Dang Dang Dang Dang!

Chu Yu held the Immortal Crane Furnace and slammed it manically against the fire life form.

He looked like a crazy blacksmith.

Holding the hammer in one hand and smashing the metal at high speed.

"I let you scald me..."

Half of the fire life form’s head had been caved in.

"I let you learn from me!"

The other half of its head disappeared.

"I let you slash me!"

Half of its body disappeared.

"I just wanted to get a small ball of fire, is that so frustrating for you?"

"Hmm? Say something!"

Dang Dang Dang!

"Speak!"

Dang Dang Dang!

By the end, the entire fire life form was completely shattered by Chu Yu and the Immortal Crane Furnace!

It was completely squished!

By this time, Chu Yu also looked like a beggar, unbelievably pathetic.

He glanced at the Immortal Crane Furnace in his hand and was shocked to find out that the Immortal Crane Furnace did not have so much as a single scratch on it!

"This is a real treasure! It is so much stronger than those mass produced weapons, and it is so good to use as a smashing weapon!" Chu Yu wondered if the Crane Saint would be angered to death if he heard this. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

Chu Yu’s chest continued to heave, the energy required for such a battle was astonishing.

This was by far the toughest battle that Chu Yu has ever been in.

If not for the strength and sturdiness of the Immortal Crane Furnace, he feared that he could only run away with his tail tucked between his legs.

At this point, the sparks that littered the floor rapidly began to gather and formed a human silhouette in the blink of an eye.

"Are you not done yet?" Chu Yu took the Immortal Crane Furnace and prepared to smash.

What he did not expect was that this fire formed human actually kneeled down and bowed at his feet.

Chu Yu was confused as he thought to himself, What is happening? Is he finally admitting defeat?

Xiao Yue, who was standing above, began to yell, "Teacher, quick, quickly keep it, it's willing to be your subordinate!"

.........

[1] There are 5 elements, Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth.

Limitless - Chapter 81: Crippling Zuo Datong

Zuo Datong was extremely frustrated, even slightly confused, everything was going well and all the advantages were with him!

How did it all go south all of a sudden?

They had eyed the Crane Saint’s legacy in Song Hong’s possession, and they tried ways and means to get the relevant news from Xiao Yue.

They didn’t expect that Song Hong would deliver himself to their doorstep!

Logically, they should be thanking their lucky stars for such a break.

In the end...

The entire Qing Qiu had been decimated!

Even thousands of years ago, when Qing Qiu went to the underworld to rescue Su Daji and caused a lot of trouble, they had only suffered a slight hit to their core energies, nothing of this magnitude!

The Qing Qius, the legendary fox ancestral land, had been thrown into chaos by a single person.

How damned!

The wind howled outside.

Chu Yu and Xiao Yue hid in the hills behind Qing Qiu calmly.

They had hid in a cave above the abyss. This place was a dead end, and there was no way of seeing it from the cliff.

Even if you stood at the other end of the abyss, the line of sight would be blocked by the rising, thick mist.

The cave was extremely wide, and in the heart of it was a spiritual spring. Spring water dripped into a two meter squared natural pond.

"Even master does not know about this place, it probably belonged to one of the Qing Qiu ancestors."

"Once, when I was playing around, I found this place by accident. I thought that it was pretty nice so I took it as my little secret space."

As Xiao Yue spoke, her voice drifted and she looked at some of the furnishings in the room, visibly shy.

There were all sorts of dolls and soft toys of many shades of pink...

Xiao Yue’s injuries were rather severe, but after Chu Yu gave her some medicinal pills to take, she perked up visibly.

When dealing with Chu Yu, she was no longer as aloof.

She began boiling a pot of water and took out her tea making set, and poured Chu Yu a cup.

At the same time, she began to tell Chu Yu about the backstory of Qing Qiu’s infighting.

"The Sect Leader is relatively young, he is a true Heaven’s Pride talent!"

"In my generation, he is one of the most outstanding. Even though the Invigorated Meridian martial artists in Qing Qiu look young, they are already many decades old."

"Not only does the Sect Leader have a high cultivation level, his battle prowess is awe inspiring, and he has done much research into magical formations. The large protective formation that protects the Qing Qiu ancestral land was activated by him. Even though it is only less than 0.01% of its initial effectiveness, it is sufficient for the current era."

"He frequently goes out to cultivate, and look for monuments left behind from the ancient era. Many of these monuments have just begun to reveal themselves in the recent years, together with the rise in spiritual energy. That’s why he has been going out more often."

"In order to make Qing Qiu stronger, he has gone on many expeditions, however, the two deputies have always had ill intentions. This time, the Sect Leader was gone for too long..."

As Xiao Yue explained the situation to him, Chu Yu begun to understand the root cause of this internal struggle in Qing Qiu.

As an ancient legacy, Qing Qiu had a solid foundation.

Since the ancient times, the Qing Qius had a superior medicinal field in a pocket dimension despite a lack of spiritual energy!

It could produce a large amount of superior spiritual medicine, except at a much slower rate as compared to if there was sufficient spiritual energy.

Qing Qiu also had many experienced Pill Refining Masters even though the pills they refined were no where near those of the ancient eras.

However, in the current day and age, they were considered superior medicinal pills!

As such, since the ancient era, there has always been a strong cultivator keeping watch over the pocket dimension.

Chu Yu was filled with respect, these were no rumors, they were facts!

In actuality, all these years, Chu Yu had been thinking if the rumors from recent history were started by the powerful individuals from the pocket dimensions.

Xiao Yue looked at Chu Yu, "In fact, in those pocket dimensions of the ancient schools, there exists many powerful cultivators. There are talents in every age. As these talents are matched with powerful pills and large amounts of resources, there was even a batch of True Lords in the cultivation world’s recent history! There were even reports of a saint!"

Chu Yu could not help but take in a breath of cold air, attaining the True Lord Realm would make someone near divine.

For example, the famous True Lord Er Lang in Chinese history!

As for Saints, Chu Yu thought of Confucius and the Superclass.

When Chu Yu mentioned True Lord Er Lang, Xiao Yue laughed, "True Lord Yang Jian was not just the only one, there were some during the Shang Dynasty, as well as the Early Tang Dynasty. The only issue was we lost track of them after that. Maybe they had broken to higher realms, or maybe, they had left our world in search for a higher level of cultivation..." Xiao Yue’s knowledge of these things was limited. However, she did say that even though the world had been sealed, there were still many superior talents in history.

Some of these talents could still find a way to cultivate despite the lack of spiritual energy!

According to what Xiao Yue told him, the Qing Qiu sect leader was definitely a talent worthy of Heaven’s Pride.

However, he was too liberal and too trusting of his subordinates!

This allowed Zuo Datong and Liu Wucheng to start a rebellion after he disappeared for half a year.

"For ancient schools and underworld clans alike, including yours, the strongest warriors have never entered society."

Xiao Yue looked at Chu Yu and whispered, " Since the world has recovered its spiritual energy, the pocket dimensions, with their spiritual energy concentrating magical formations, would have even thicker and saturated spiritual energy!"

Chu Yu nodded and smiled bitterly. In the pocket dimension outside the Chu Clan, there were no powerful individuals.

After millions of years, that place was like a secluded oasis.

There were a few hundred thousand occupants, and it ran like a reclusive country.

However, in the past 30 years, there was a good chance they had managed to get a few Heaven’s Pride talent.

However, he did not think that there would be any especially strong individuals, at most... they could be in the Xiantian realm.

This should be the case for majority of the underworld clans.

Possibly, the stronger ancient clans may have more resources to pump into them and let them progress further.

"For us, we are actually just explorers. To put it nicely, we are returning to our ancestral lands to rebuild and restore it to its former glory. To put it bluntly, we were just sent out to take point. "

Xiao Yue stood up and walked to the cave entrance and said softly, "With the increase in the spiritual energy, as well as the reappearance of the ancient monuments, I believe that it would not take long before a large number of highly skilled individuals walk the Earth once again."

Chu Yu’s spirits darkened when he heard the news.

As the ancient clans began to enter society bit by bit, Chu Yu had already begun to feel it.

After hearing what Xiao Yue said, Chu Yu was slightly pressured but still calm.

"This is why Zuo Datong and Liu Wucheng want to be in power. The real Elders of Qing Qiu do not really care about who is the leader. They care more about who can give them more benefits..."

Xiao Yue sighed and looked back, smiling at Chu Yu, "Teacher’s methods and abilities today are reminiscent of the Heaven’s Pride in the ancient days. However, this time, Xiao Yue implicated teacher, and I feel guilty about it."

Over here, she finally dared to call Chu Yu her teacher.

"If I were in danger, wouldn’t you do the same?" Chu Yu looked at Xiao Yue and smiled lightly.

"Mm, definitely!"

Xiao Yue’s expression was filled with determination. She quickly became anxious, "I wonder how my master is now, speaking of which, I really want to go into the abyss to search for my master."

Chu Yu shook his head, "Don’t be rash. Even though I don’t really understand the abyss here, but according to you, this isn’t a place to be trifled with."

Xiao Yue had just told Chu Yu that in the ancient era, some of the Supreme Realm cultivators who entered did not make it out.

Back then, there was an extremely strong cultivator who entered the abyss. When he returned, he was covered in injuries. All he said was, "The abyss is linked to another pocket dimension." Afterwards, there was an order that banned anyone from exploring the abyss.

"I know that, I just hate myself for being so weak."

Xiao Yue was slightly depressed, but she quickly picked her spirits up and smiled, "That’s right, how about we steal some medicine from the medicinal field?"

"Steal medicine?" Chu Yu looked at Xiao Yue.

Xiao Yue nodded seriously, "Now that the Sect Leader’s location is unknown, and the Qing Qiu ancestral land is in the hands of scums, if they get to the medicine, it would just be like fitting wings on a tiger."

She looked at Chu Yu, "Doesn’t teacher have the Crane Saint’s legacy? Even though these medicines have not been aged much, but at least... they can be used as practice!"

"Are you sure?" Chu Yu was slightly astonished.

If he wasn’t sure of Xiao Yue’s character, he may have even thought that she was still trying to harm him.

"Definitely!" Xiao Yue was determined.

"If we steal the spiritual medicine from the medicinal field, Zuo Datong will puke blood. He knows that when the powerful figures from Qing Qiu return, they will definitely interrogate him!" Xiao Yue hated Zuo Datong and his gang to the core. As long as she could create trouble for them, she would stop at nothing.

"What if... your Sect Leader returns?" Chu Yu asked.

"It’s ok, they’ll just replant them! The Sect Leader has a way of dealing with those powerful people." Xiao Yue said confidently, "But Zuo Datong and those scums, definitely don’t have that ability!"

"If that is the case..." Chu Yu frowned, "But, do we have a method of accessing it?"

"The defences at the medicinal field are bound to be at their weakest now, I have a special route that will lead us there. That was a route that the Sect Leader told my master, and one that my master subsequently passed to me!"

Xiao Yue grinned and said contentedly.

"But... I don’t have the fire for refining pills." Chu Yu’s lips pressed together and his spirits dampened.

"Ay? Can’t spiritual wood work?" Xiao Yue looked at Chu Yu, shocked. Then as if she thought of something, she took a deep breath and said, "I forgot, teacher has a Saint’s legacy, a normal fire... wouldn’t work."

Chu Yu smiled bitterly, "That’s right."

"Let me think..." Xiao Yue scrunched her eyebrows and thought for a moment. Then she said rather hesitantly, "I remember that the Sect Leader once said that deep inside Qing Qiu, there is a place... with an extraordinary fire. That fire has spiritual properties, one needs to be affirmed by the fire in order to retrieve it, else... there’ll be immense danger!"

"Hmm?" Chu Yu looked at Xiao Yue.

Xiao Yue continued, "That ball of fire was likely to have been left behind by one of Qing Qiu’s ancient pill refining masters. It has always been in the ancestral land. Over the years, many Qing Qiu disciples have attempted to retrieve it, but they have all failed. Even the Sect Leader... was not successful."

"What kind of consequences come with failure?" Chu Yu looked at Xiao Yue, visibly tempted.

"If you are a Qing Qiu disciple, there’s unlikely to be any big issue. Although you will be burnt, it will not kill you. But for an outsider... I can’t say for sure."

Chu Yu thought deeply for a moment and said, "Do you have a way to get close to it without alerting anyone?"

Xiao Yue nodded, "This one I do have!"

As she spoke, a look of pride began to fill her face, "No matter what, I grew up here, Zuo Datong and the others don’t know this place as well as me!"

Chu Yu laughed, "Were you a little fox running around here when you were little?"

"Hmph! Teacher, watch your behavior!" Xiao Yue rolled her eyes.

...…

Early the second morning, Qing Qiu’s acting Sect Leader Zuo Datong was driven crazy by a piece of news.

He spit out a mouthful of blood.

He was hopping mad!

The most superior medicinal field in Qing Qiu’s ancestral land had been robbed. All the spiritual medicine was gone... in one night!

Yes, exactly, all of them!

More than ten thousand sprouts!

It was said that the scene would bring anyone to tears.

The entire medicinal field had been wiped clean, not a single hair was left!

Amongst them were a few spiritual medicines that only existed in legends!

Even though they weren’t aged very long, they were aged at least 30 years, and the value of these medicines were astronomically high.

They carried with them the responsibilities of thousands of years of Qing Qiu pill refning.

Now they were all gone.

The thief was too vicious!

Wasn’t this just trampling the treasures? This was clearly a way to bring harm upon someone else!

Even though such young spiritual medicines did have medicinal property, there was no way of harnessing its full potential. It could not even harness 10% of its potential!

This guy had effectively shattered 30+ years of Qing Qiu’s effort.

30 years did not account for much in the grand scheme of things, it was maybe a small wave in the ocean.

But for the people of QIng Qiu, the sadness and anger that came from having 30 years of effort go down the drain was inexplicable.

The crux of the issue was that the seeds of some of these superior medicines were extremely rare. After they had been dug out, Qing Qiu had no more of them.

Initially, when something like this happens, the pressure would be on the missing Qing Qiu Sect Leader.

Now however, the pressure had been shifted to the acting Sect Leader, Zuo Datong.

He could imagine, in the near future, when those Qing Qiu elders from the pocket dimension come over and realize that the spiritual medicines are still in their infancy, as well as the disappearance of several top grade, rare spiritual medicine, the faces of the elders.

"Ahahahahah, Song Hong... I will never let you off!"

"Xiao Yue... you traitor, I announce that you have been kicked out of Qing Qiu, and shall be hunted down by the entire Qing Qiu."

"If you have descendants, they will also be the victims of the QIng Qiu chase, ahahahahah, I won’t stop till I die... I won’t stop till I die!"

Limitless - Chapter 80: The Song Army

Only then did Zuo Datong remember, Song Hong had come out from this magical formation!

He couldn’t help but let out a scream in rage, "Song Hong, I will cut your b*stard body into a thousand pieces! Xiao Yue… you traitor b*tch, when I catch you, I will torture you with a thousand cuts! Ah ah ah ah!"

Zuo Datong was on the verge of going crazy as he raised his head and complained to the heavens

He had thought that Xiao Yue had brought Song Hong out of the magical formation. This formation was set up by the Sect Leader personally and outsiders could not possibly enter and exit as they please.

Even they could not do so, a single wrong step would see them killed and pulverized by the terrifying energy of the magical formation.

The Sect Leader must have thought Xiao Yue the method.

Damned b*tch, that traitor!

What a blind Sect Leader, unable to differentiate the good from the evil!

Zuo Datong felt that he had found yet another reason to betray the Sect Leader.

What a crony!

Yes, that is it!

"Tell people to ut Qing Qiu on lockdown! Activate the sealing magical formation, until we catch Song Hong, no one is to enter or exit!" Zuo Datong raged, his eyes filled with rage.

This was the Qing Qiu ancestral land, and there was a huge protective magical array that was left behind from aeons ago. Since the spiritual energy dried up tens of thousands of years ago, the magical array had been completely ruined.

It had been crippled beyond recognition.

Only when the highly talented Qing Qiu Sect Leader returned to the homeland did he manage to restore it a little.

Even though they still could not bring to bear 0.01% of the power of the huge magical formation, it was sufficient for the current world.

Once the formation was activated, all the entrances and exits would be sealed shut!

There would be only one road left in the entire Qing Qiu!

Along that road, there was a magical formation at every step.

Only the deputies and the Sect Leader knew how to walk along the road!

Zuo Datong was being driven insane by "Song Hong", and he was crumbling.

He had totally forgot that Song hong had come out from the magical formation, and he also did not expect that Song hong would dare to go back!

B*stard, this time, I will catch you!

At this point, Elder Lu suggested, "Leader, should we activate the old elders in isolation?"

"No!"

Zuo Datong’s eyes were red as they stared at Elder Lu viciously, "Are you stupid? If we activate the old elders... do you think we will still be able to get the legacy?"

Elder Lu murmured, his face blushing, not daring to speak again.

The others were as quiet as crickets in winter.

Even though Zuo Datong had not attained Xiantian, he was extremely influential in Qing Qiu and had a large following.

Qing Qiu was extremely powerful, and has been very active in recent history.

There were many legends about them.

They had only become more secluded in the past couple of hundred years

In a pocket dimension just outside the Qing Qiu lands, there were many Xiantian elderlies, some of whom were even stronger than Xiantian.

Their knowledge and abilities were unimaginable for anyone in the outside world.

Elder Lu had been scared straight by Song Hong, and wanted to activate a couple of these elders.

But Zuo Datong wanted the Crane Saint’s legacy for himself.

Even though Elder Lu did not speak, a shred of doubt began to form in his heart.

...…

The most popular social networking site in China became extremely active once again.

Song Hong was famous again@

This time, the people who posted had come from Qing Qiu...

Even though Zuo Datong and Liu Wucheng had control of the entire Qing Qiu, not everyone was on their side.

Even though many did not dare to oppose them directly, deep down, they did not approve of Zuo Datong and his men’s actions.

"The deputies of Qing Qiu, Zuo Datong and Liu Wucheng have joined up with Elder Lu to activate a rebellion and suppress Elder Du and the others."

"Elder Du’s beloved disciple Xiao Yue has been dragged in, and Chu Yu, Xiao Yue’s good friend, has requested for Song Hong’s help."

"Song Hong has a strong sense of righteousness, but he is not trapped in Qing Qiu, and he has also admitted to using the Chu Clan..."

"Song Hong said..."

"The truth has been revealed, the Crane Saint’s legacy is indeed with Song Hong, he admitted this himself. He also admitted that he had gotten additional benefits from his exploration at the Ruins of the Pile of Three Stars."

"Song Hong admires Chu Yu, and thinks that Chu Yu is a real talent. If he can survive, he will become sworn brothers with Chu Yu."

"Song Hong also admitted to giving Chu Yu a single pill so that he can recover..."

"The underworld Chu Clan has been pushed into the abyss unintentionally by Song Hong. Song Hong is about to die, and he announced that he had indeed let the Chu Clan down."

The largest social media site in China was in uproar, activity exploding in an instant.

Afterwhich, there was even more explosive news.

"There were a large number of ancient school disciples gathering in the Dragon City, and there were even Xiantian realm experts!"

"They were chasing Song Hong. Rumor has it that Song Hong had ran to a country in Central Asia. There, he had fooled several Xiantian experts, and then disappeared from right under their noses!"

"Hahahaha, Song Hong is indeed strong, I never expect that he had the ability to fool the Xiantian experts in Central Asia. Afterwards, he had revealed the tumultuous situation in Qing Qiu and pulled back the curtains on the internal chaos."

"How powerful, Hero Song! My idol! I have never seen such a courageous and brave person!"

"This is hilarious, even with a group of people hunting him down, he can go to Qing Qiu to wreck havoc? What a little mynx!"

"Song Hong is indeed a righteous person, what a hero! How warmhearted. Even though he did set up the Chu Clan, I believe he did not do it intentionally."

"A hero dares to take responsibility for his actions, and is not afraid of being oppressed, he is a true role model!"

"It is difficult to say what kind of impact this would have on the Chu Clan. No matter what, the Chu Clan’s innocence has finally been proven, and Song Hong has been good to Chu Yu..."

"Chu Yu managed to benefit from the chaos. For a rare talent like him, I wonder how he will grow and develop after he regains his ability to cultivate?

"I am more interested to find out how is Song Hong?"

"He had better not die..."

Many people took to social media to voice their views on this issue.

Song Hong’s fooling of the Xiantians and his havoc in Qing Qiu had caused many people to be shamed. However, to the ancient schools and underworld clans who were not participating, this was great news.

Even more so for the commoners!

Whilst they were praising Song Hong, Hero Song, for his courage and righteousness, they couldn’t help but worry for his fate.

People always loved the underdogs.

As such, many people began to become drawn towards Song Hong. Someone even created a "Song Army" fan group.

Within moments of its inception, it had thousands of members!

Within two hours, the Song Army stood at over 30000!

This was a complicated power. Even though it was rather miniature, it’s composition was complicated. There were people of all walks of lives, all genders, ages and status. They all supported Song Hong, supported Chu Yu and supported Chu Clan.

This wave of momentum was awe inspiring!

It quickly became a huge trend on the web.

When it first started, many of the ancient schools did not take much notice, even the underworld clans disregarded it.

He was just a hero on the internet. The crowd was merely commoners who could only run their mouths.

However, they quickly realized that something was amiss!

There were actually many disciples of ancient schools and underworld clans in the group!

With the technological advancements today, the cultivation civilisation today was extremely different from the cultivation world of the ancient days. They did not control it; it was uncontrollable! Furthermore, they did not know how to control it.

In truth, over 30 years ago, many of these ancient legacies and underworld clans had already gotten used to the convenience that these technological inventions provided.

Even if they had the abilities, they would not destroy the technology.

It was too convenient!

The people who had a feud with Song Hong, or those who did not like the Chu Clan were dumbfounded.

They could not understand how this had created such a huge uproar!

Especially Zuo Datong, after receiving news of this, he was so furious he wanted to puke blood!

He immediately ordered a ban against any Qing Qiu disciple making so much as a pip on the internet!

However, laying down the order now was too late.

The momentum had already formed, gushing up like a wave. With such momentum, no one could stop it now.

The Song Army got stronger and stronger, engulfing the entire internet. Within five hours, it had over 70000 members!

Even though a lot of people had just joined for the fun of it, there were a lot of people who had joined because they did not like the oppressive nature of the ancient schools and underworld clans!

Amongst these people, there was no lack of people from the underworld clans and ancient school!

There will always be conflict and confrontations as long as there are people.

The leader of the Song Army was a person with screen name "Legendary Voice", he was the one who had started this revolution.

No one knew anything about him, nor did they know his gender. Even the famous hackers hired by the ancient schools could not dig up any news on him.

They could only feel that he had a great impression of Song Hong, his every sentence directed towards him.

This wave on the internet was the first time these ancient schools and underworld clans saw the power of the community.

Qing Qiu also came under immense pressure as a result!

There were a lot of people on the internet who asked them to let Song Hong off!

"He killed our Sect Leader Liu Wucheng!" Zuo Datong rebutted angrily, "He is a murderer!"

"In the cultivation world, who talks about murderers? Can you tell us the underlying reason?" The Song Army replied.

"He killed a large number of Qing Qiu experts, we cannot let him off!" The Qing Qiu people bellowed.

"You’re all inhumane, and you deserve to die, why don’t you say that you’re just eyeing what he has? Is it that you all can be robbers but people cannot retaliate?" The Song Army replied coldly.

"He killed many people in the core of Qing Qiu!"

"Hahaha, and you still have the cheek to say it. Aren’t you ashamed that people have beat you in your own home?"

This went on for several rounds.

"Qing Qiu will never let Song Hong off!" The Qing Qiu people finally said in anger and embarrassment.

"Then prepare to die at the hands of the citizens! From now on, the entire web will boycott Qing Qiu!" The Song Army issues an even stronger reply.

If this was ages ago, no one in Qing Qiu would mind such a threat.

It’s just a boycott, who’s scared? If you have the guts, come to Qing Qiu and we will beat the sh*t out of you!

However, now, no one dared to say something like that.

Because at this point, many ancient schools had already sided with the Song Army!

"The things that Qing Qiu has done is rather overboard." One of the members of an ancient clan’s leadership registered an account using his real name with the social media site. His first activity was directed at Qing Qiu.

"Even though the cultivation world only respects ability, everything is about cause and effect. Please do not twist the three core values of the cultivation world. In fact, if we need laws to control us, this tells us that we no longer value our morals. As such, in the ancient cultivation world, compassion, loyalty and knowledge are still valued. I hope that Qing Qiu does not continue with this mistake.

Another member of an ancient clan’s leadership also registered an account using his real name with the social media site. He also issued a stern statement.

Furthermore, there were many influential people who voiced their discontent openly.

Zuo Datong was hopping mad, he paced around in his room hollering, "A bunch of hypocrites! Utter bullsh*t! Complete crap! Acting like a good guy? They are the same, trash! A group of scum and losers! Aren’t they also robbers? Why would they go to the Dragon City? Bullsh*t! And they dare to lecture me? They obviously want Song Hong for themselves too, but since he is trapped by me, they are acting like good guys..."

Elder Lu was visibly concerned as he stood to the side, completely silent.

He had worries that there would be certain hiccups when doing this, but he had never expected that it would be due to the internet.

It was as if there was a pair of invisible hands pushing the influence of this incident higher and higher.

The infighting in Qing Qiu raged on as the people of Elder Lu and the two deputy sect leaders continued their rebellion and killed the loyal members; Song Hong, Hero Song, was extremely righteous. He saved Xiao Yue but was now trapped in Qing Qiu. Chu Yu was also implicated. Even though Chu Yu was not Song Hong’s junior, Song Hong thought highly of him... such news spread through the internet like a virus.

They had never met with such an incident, and had no idea how to deal with it.

From Elder Lu’s point of view, if they didn’t activate the Qing Qiu elderly masters... this would be unsaveable!

Zuo Datong’s eyes were red like a caged animal. He looked at Elder Lu, "Is there completely no news on Song Hong? And that b*tch Xiao Yue... how long more will they run free? We can’t find two people with the horde we have? Trash... all of them are trash!"

Elder Lu stiffened. He was much older than Zuo Datong, and he wasn’t much weaker than Zuo Datong in terms of cultivation either.

Being reproached this way made him rather embarrassed.

At this point, someone from outside came back with some reports.

"Sect... Sect Leader, there’s a problem, just outside the huge magical formation, that is a big group gathered there, and the numbers are increasing. "

Zuo Datong was extremely frustrated and waved him away, "They can’t get a way in, whoever wants to come can jolly well try!"

The Qing Qiu protective magical formation had already been activated. Even though they could only bring a little of its power to bear, even a Supreme Realm martial artist would find it difficult to charge in!

"But Sect Leader, that group of people are not to be trifled with, they are all influential figures from the ancient schools. Also..."

"Anything else?" Zuo Datong’s eyelids were hopping, his tone cold. "Also, the protective magical formation, can only last us a month... at best."

Zuo Datong took a deep breath, his eyes wandering. Finally he gritted his teeth and said, "Half a month... is sufficient! Catch Song Hong and Xiao Yue first! Don’t bother about the people outside! If they have the abilities, let them charge through the formation!"

.........

Limitless - Chapter 79: Lord Of Theater

Elder Lu, who was initially extremely proud, instantaneously became like a strangled chicken, stunned speechless. He reacted quickly and hid behind Zuo Datong in a flash.

His eyes exuded a strong sense of fear, at the same time, there was a faint sense of relief.

Luckily… he wasn’t the one being attacked.

Zuo Datong was shocked. In the moment that Liu Wucheng fell to the ground, he activated a piece of protective magical equipment.

That was a Legendary magical equipment!

It was a genuine piece of treasure!

Liu Wucheng died rather wrongfully, he also had Legendary grade magical equipment on him.

However, who would have thought that Song Hong would begin killing so readily?

Even though Qing Qiu had been in society for over three decades, it had been relatively secluded.

The elders in the sect occasionally walked in the world with arrogance; no one could be a match for them.

Some of them had been through various complicated scenarios and had been trained to be extremely alert since young; others could live to be a hundred and still never been in true danger, as naive as the day they were born!

Amongst the two deputies vying for the spot of Sect Leader, one of them was dead!

Zuo Datong felt a chill in his heart. There was no love lost here.

This guy had exceeded all their expectations.

All of the other Invigorated Meridian Realm martial artists were all stunned.

After Chu Yu had activated the Spirit Stunning Bow, he had virtually no energy left in his body.

Even though the Killing Days Heart Technique was helping him absorb the spiritual energy around him manically, it was difficult to fill the enormous void.

However, at this point, Chu Yu was covered in blood and exuding a huge killing aura.

He stood there like a God of Death!

All of the Qing Qiu disciples looked aghast, none of them daring to launch an attack!

Chu Yu looked at these people coldly. He was just hangin on by the skin of his teeth and his head was beginning to feel numb.

Being outnumbered put you at an disadvantage, unless you’re much stronger than the others!

For example, a Xiantian cultivator would not be disadvantaged even if he had to face off with 100 Invigorated Meridian Realm martial artists.

The sacred art and the power and speed of martial artists were at two completely different levels.

However, Chu Yu was still far away from this stage.

The entire arena fell silent.

Nobody spoke!

After half a minute, Old Yellow murmured, "Are you going to fight? If you want to fight, fight. If not, scram!"

"Song Hong... you, you killed Sect Leader Liu!" Zuo Datong said, at this kind of time, he had to stand up for the sect.

If not, even if he managed to become Sect Leader, what could he do?

Chu Yu looked at Zuo Datong and said flatly, "So what if I killed him?"

As he spoke, he waved the Spirit Stunning Bow, "Do you wish to die too?"

Even though Zuo Datong had a legendary protective equipment, he retreated a few steps and his eyes flashed with fear.

Elder Lu stood behind Zuo Datong and said, "We cannot let him off, I’m guessing he doesn’t have any energy left!"

Zuo Datong thought angrily to himself, Rubbish, don’t you think I know that? I also think that he doesn’t have any energy left, but what if he does?

He looked at the group of Invigorated Meridian martial artists and said solemnly, "Whoever can take down Song Hong shall be given a legendary magical equipment, a legendary divine soldier, and shall be given the surname Hu!"

The group of Invigorated Meridian martial artists breathed heavily,

Legendary magical equipment, a legendary divine soldier... even for a strong ancient legacy like Qing Qiu, those items were rare.

More importantly, they would be given the surname Hu!

This went far beyond just a surname. By getting the surname Hu, they would have access to... the limitless hidden resources!

The legitimate Qing Qiu!

Without exaggerating, anyone with surname Hu, at worst, could be an elder of Qing Qiu!

Even though in the current world, Qing Qiu was not the strongest, but what about in a few centuries?

Where would Qing Qiu be then?

If you could be an elder in Qing Qiu, in the near future, you would be above tens of thousands of people.

You would attain an unimaginable standing in society!

For cultivators, standing equated to resources!

The few injured Invigorated Meridian martial artists looked at each other, at least seven of them had determined looks on their faces.

They began to surround Chu Yu.

They were going to put their lives on the line!

Chu Yu thought to himself.

At this point, Xiao Yue tied a silk band around her waist and bunned her hair up.

A determined look flashed across her face as she took up a spot next to Chu Yu.

Even though she was only in the Acupoint Charging Realm, she was extremely determined even in such a life or death situation. She chose to stand together with Chu Yu.

Old Yellow’s mouth twitched and it blinked its eyes, trembling inside.

Chu Yu looked at it, "Go, I return you your freedom!"

As he spoke, he used the devil’s technique and returned the shred of Old Yellow’s soul back to it.

Old Yellow was stunned. It looked at Chu Yu, never expecting that Chu Yu would give it a lifeline at a time like this.

It was touched, pride swelling up inside of it.

However, soon after, it was knocked to its senses by the truth in front of it.

"Leave, quickly, if you stay here you’re going to die." Chu Yu did not advise Xiao Yue to leave. Even though they did not know each other for very long, he knew that Xiao Yue would not go.

Old yellow then looked Chu Yu deeply in the eye, "Do you need me to pass any message?"

After which he used the Voice Transmission Technique to speak to Chu Yu, "Leave out your connection to Chu Yu and continue to live on!"

Chu Yu looked at Old Yellow, smiled and said flatly, "Go to the Dragon City, find the Chu Clan and apologize on my behalf. I used them previously, but I have done my fair share for Chu Yu. I have given him a pill for him to recover and continue cultivating. He is a real talent, I believe he will catch up soon."

Zuo Datong’s eyes glimmered and he stretched out his hands to prevent the Invigorated Meridian Realm martial artist from launching his attack.

He could feel that Song Hong was likely to be at the end of his road, he was even laying down his will!

Even though he wanted to avenge Liu Wucheng and those dead Qing Qiu brothers, he wanted the things on Song Hong even more!

The Crane Saint’s legacy!

Who wouldn’t want it?

Old Yellow nodded solemnly, but it couldn’t help but roll its eyes inside, thinking to itself, This b*stard can really act, he is smart enough to leave himself a way out, this way, even when I run, I won’t feel so guilty…

Chu Yu continued, "Tell Chu Yu, I really treated him as a brother, tell him not to hate me, not to avenge me, cultivate properly and keep a low profile."

Even though it seemed like they were about to part forever, Old Yellow felt the urge to laugh.

He remembered, in the days when the earth had not yet recovered, he would go into the city and enter unoccupied houses and watch TV to learn new things.

He had once seen the award for the best actor, what was it called?

Lord of Theatre!

Yes, it was Lord of Theatre!

Old Yellow thought that this jerk in front of him did have some of the qualities to be a Lord of Theatre

Damn, he really knows how to act!

Old Yellow also caught onto some of the acting vibes and said solemnly, "You let others take such a huge rap for you, do you think they would avenge you? Dream on, they would be more than willing to send you on your way."

"No, you must tell Chu Yu, never to avenge me, he is a loyal person, if you don’t tell him that, he will avenge me!" Chu Yu spoke rubbish with a serious face, yet he was deeply anxious inside, he was manically trying to use his Killing Days Heart Technique.

All of his 1000 acupoints that he had harnessed were in overdrive!

The spiritual energy in the surroundings were almost sucked dry by him.

However, the reservoir of energy in his Dantian was still rather empty, like a spring which was drying up.

The amount of energy he could store… was simply immense!

At this point, Chu Yu looked at Xiao Yue, "I came to save you because Chu Yu values you a lot…"

Xiao Yue knew clearly that the person in front of her was Chu Yu, but her ears and eyes turned red and beads of tears appeared on her cold and aloof face.

"Young master Song, I’m sorry, I’ve dragged you into this."

Chu Yu laughed out loud, "Nothing much, I had let the Chu Clan take a huge rap for me and brought them immense inconvenience. Chu Yu and I were brought together by fate, if I could live, I would have become sworn brothers with him!"

Even though Xiao Yue was sad, she couldn’t help but roll her eyes inside many times. She thought to herself, Aren’t you just speaking rubbish and praising yourself manically in the process?

After which, Chu Yu glanced at Old Yellow, "Go, if you can, please remember to help me protect the Chu Clan, I owe them!"

Chu Yu was extremely serious about this.

The list of things that the Chu Clan had done for him was endless.

Old Yellow nodded, "Keep fighting to live!"

As he spoke, he disappeared in the blink of an eye with a zoom.

On the side of Qing Qiu, no one tried to stop Old Yellow.

Their gazes were all fixated on Chu Yu.

Zuo Datong laughed coldly, "Song Hong, I must admit, you are a piece of work!"

"Haha…" Chu Yu laughed coldly, "For someone as weak as you, I could kill you in a single slap if not for the fact that I had used up all my energy!"

Zuo Datong’s eyelids jumped, this guy was insane!

Even whilst looking death in the eye, he was still so arrogant.

He suppressed the anger in his heart and tried to get himself to calm down. He looked at Chu Yu and said solemnly, "Did you get a superior legacy when exploring the Ruins of the Pile of Three Stars?"

"Yes, however, you can’t get it." Chu Yu was expressionless even as he continued to exercise the Killing Days Heart Techinique manically.

His vertical eye was too strong, and it suppressed the footprint of what was happening!

Else, they would have spotted him sucking up the spiritual energy at such an alarming rate.

Zuo Datong did not want to let Chu Yu delay time, even though in his opinion, it did not matter even if "Song Hong" was buying time!

This was because a large number of Invigorated Meridian martial artists were streaming in!

At that point, he would not be able to go anywhere.

The only reason why he would continue letting Chu Yu talk rubbish was because he wanted what Chu Yu had on hand!

"Is the Crane Saint’s legacy on your person?" Zuo Datong asked again.

"Yes it is, but you still can’t get it!" Chu Yu laughed.

Zuo Datong’s gaze became cold as he looked at Chu Yu, "Song Hong, as the leader of the Qing Qiu Sect, I can let you live. As long as you hand over the loot you got at the Ruins of the Pile of Three Stars, as well as the Crane Saint’s legacy, I can let you live!"

Xiao Yue said at Chu Yu’s side, "He is lying to you, this man has no morals, he is a scum! My master… did not do anything wrong, but was thrown into the abyss by him!"

Xiao Yue teared as she spoke.

"Shut up!" Zuo Datong looked at Xiao Yue angrily, "As a Qing Qiu disciple, and with fox blood running in your veins, how can you side with others and still not admit to your treachery? I will settle the score with you afterwards!"

As he spoke, Zuo Datong looked to Chu Yu, "You killed the sect leader Liu Wucheng, and so many of our disciples, as such, whilst we can spare you death, we can’t spare you punishment. You can hand these over and jump into the abyss. Your life will be in heaven’s hands… at least, to you, there is some chance of survival.

Some of the Qing Qiu Invigorated Meridian martial artists had already arrived.

There were almost a hundred people surrounding Chu Yu and Xiao Yue, blocking off all escape routes.

Behind Chu Yu was the Qing Qiu magical formation!

At this point, Chu Yu’s Dantian finally regained some energy.

If it came down to it, he could still fire the Spirit Stunning Bow one more time, but Zuo Datong had a legendary protective magical equipment on him and killing him would be difficult.

If he used it on anyone else, it would be a waste.

He looked at Zuo Datong, "Are you for real?"

Chu Yu’s eyes revealed traces of conflict, almost as if he was hesitating.

"A gentlemen’s word is golden!" Zuo Datong’s heart began to beat rapidly.

In this moment, Chu Yu grabbed Xiao Yue by the arm and retreated straight into the Qing Qiu magical formation!

From within the formation, he shouted, "F*ck your gentlemen, go f*ck yourselves!"

Limitless - Chapter 78: An Intense Battle

Before, due to the fact that his vertical eye could discern illusions, Chu Yu had managed to bypass Qing Qiu’s magical formations easily.

The few Qing Qiu disciples behind him were deep in conversation, talking about how pitiful Xiao Yue was to be thrown into the Abyss deep inside Qing Qiu.

Chu Yu became increasingly angst, even though he did not know what the abyss was, its name did not sound pleasant.

He immediately captured one of them, knocked out the others, and asked for the abyss’s location. He then sprinted right for it.

He did not even care that this would reveal his movements.

When he had gotten to the abyss, he was just in time to witness Xiao Yue’s humiliation.

His charging in had alerted many people.

Furthermore, the few low level disciples that Chu Yu had interrogated previously were just knocked out and not killed.

Someone must have raised the alarm.

Anyways, the entire Qing Qiu was in motion now.

Someone actually had the audacity to charge into Qing Qiu and injure our disciples?

This was completely outrageous!

Qing Qiu was no ordinary underworld clan, many of the underworld clans did not have many Invigorated Meridian Realm martial artists.

The fact that they could survive the loss of spiritual energy and the exile from the world was a rather admirable achievement. They could not really hope for more.

However, the Qing Qius were different, they were many times stronger than the average underworld clan.

Even though they did not have as many Xiantian real experts as the huge ancient sects, they had a solid foundation which allowed them to train many Invigorated Meridian Realm martial artists in the three decades since the world’s return to prosperity.

Upon hearing that someone had barged in, a large number of experts responded in an instant.

Very quickly, Old Yellow could not hold them back any longer, its fart attack just now had nearly stunk some people to death.

Each of them hated it to the core.

Now, there were large numbers of Invigorated Meridian martial artists, murderous auras exuding from their bodies.

Old Yellow saw the disadvantageous situation, turned, and ran.

However, he did not forget to remind Chu Yu by shouting loudly, "Song, I have been set up by you, did you stir up a hornets nest? There are so many Invigorated Meridian Realm experts..."

Zoom!

Old Yellow ran to the North and disappeared instantly into the woods.

The woods were its territory!

At the very least, the Invigorated Meridian martial artists could not catch it here.

Chu Yu glanced at Xiao Yue.

Xiao Yue was blushing slightly. She wrapped herself with Chu Yu’s huge jacket, but inside she was naked. She had never experienced such a feeling before and it made her rather ashamed.

Looking at it, there seemed to be an inexplicable, enchanting love brewing.

She was still rather weak and she whispered to Chu Yu, "I’m sorry young master, I have brought you trouble."

"Don’t talk rubbish, now, where should we run towards?"

Chu Yu frowned as he watched the silhouettes closing in from a distance.

Under such a scenario, staying here was courting death.

"I can’t run, young master, follow the cliffs and run towards the north..."

Before Xiao Yue could finish, Chu Yu carried her by her waist, placed her on his shoulder and began sprinting manically.

The rest of her words were drowned out by the wind. Xiao Yue closed her mouth. She felt an inexplicable sensation as she felt Chu Yu’s palms supporting her by her thighs.

Xiao Yue’s face blushed even harder.

"Xiao Yue has been taken away!"

"Quickly, give chase, don’t let him get away!"

"There’s an intruder in Qing Qiu, raise the alarm!"

"Report this to the sect leader and the various elders..."

The entire Qing Qiu was in chaos.

Since the revival of Qing Qiu in three decades, no similar incident had happened before.

This was a completely unprecedented incident, everyone was in chaos, not knowing how to react.

They screamed and shouted like a flock of crows!

Chu Yu glanced back and thought to himself, If I was in the Xiantian realm, I could flatten this entire place by myself!

He was relatively quick, as long as a Xiantian cultivator did not lock onto him, virtually no one could catch him.

Very quickly, his figure disappeared from the view of the Qing Qiu disciples.

"Aiya, Qing Qiu is surrounded by magical formations, how will we get out?" Xiao Yue could not help but reveal her anxiety and bitterness as they approached the boundaries of the array.

However, Chu Yu simply placed two fingers in his mouth and whistled loudly!

Zoom!

A yellow figure rushed over.

Old Yellow was slightly angry when he saw Chu Yu, "Is this how you say hi? You actually used such an uncouth whistle!"

"You’re not even human, why are you so petty?" Chu Yu glanced at it and said, "Go!"

"Ay..." Xiao Yue wanted to stop him.

Yet, Chu Yu carried her and tunneled through the formation. Old Yellow followed behind without hesitation.

"Don’t barge through..." Xiao Yue reminded anxiously. The arrays here were set up by the Sect Leader himself, even Qing Qiu disciples and the deputies did not dare to barge through it carelessly.

Before she could finish, she could not speak anymore.

Chu Yu carried her and maneuvered through the array like it was his home. It seemed effortless.

What astonished Xiao Yue was, Chu Yu actually managed to walk through the arrays set up by the Qing Qiu Sect Leader personally with such ease, even whilst carrying her!

"How is this possible?"

Xiao Yue was shocked, her pale lips opened as her frail and weak face revealed her complete shock.

Chu Yu put down Xiao Yue, glanced at her and smiled, "Everything is possible!"

Xiao Yue first rolled her eyes before whispering, her eyes red, "Young master, thank you, Xiao Yue had brought you trouble yet again!"

"Don’t say that, let’s go, quickly!" Chu Yu turned back to glance at the Qing Qiu magical formation.

Xiao Yue hesitated, then she nodded lightly.

"Is there anything else?" Chu Yu looked at Xiao Yue. He had received the message from Xiao Yue that there were things in Qing Qiu that required her attention, but did not know what had happened.

Xiao Yue forced a smile, "Nothing much, young master, let’s go!"

At this point, a group of people were rushing here from a distance.

From afar, they spotted Chu Yu, Xiao Yue and Old Yellow. The people at point immediately began hollering.

"The b*tch is here!"

"Don’t let him get away!"

"The one who gets Xiao Yue the traitor shall be rewarded with a King’s realm magical equipment!"

"Anyone who catches Song Hong will be rewarded with a legendary, divine soldier!"

It was obvious that this group of people valued "Song Hong" much higher.

Chu Yu’s eyes flashed with ferocity.

This was the cultivation world, much more brutal than the main society!

The only rule that was followed here was ability!

"Young master..." Xiao Yue’s eyes flashed with a worry, but she said, "Young master is fast, run away quickly, they want you more..."

Chu Yu opened up the vertical eye in his forehead and shot out two rays of invisible light. He could see all of their meridians clearly!

Invigorated Meridian Stage Eight!

Invigorated Meridian Stage Six!

Invigorated Meridian Stage Nine!

Invigorated Meridian Stage...

Of the 20-30 people rushing over, none of them were from the Acupoint Charging Realm!

All of them were Invigorated Meridian Realm martial artists, the worst of them was Invigorated Meridian Stage Three!

Chu Yu laughed and glanced at Xiao Yue, "It would seem that in your school, they are all of a relatively low cultivation level!"

Xiao Yue’s eyes flashed with anxiety and she rebuked Chu Yu, "I can’t believe you still have the heart to make jokes at this point. I have been wasted for so long whilst the pills refined by my school have only gotten more powerful as the spiritual energy increased over the years..."

As he spoke, the person in front was already nearing them.

He was an Invigorated Meridian Stage 10 middle aged man. When he saw Chu Yu, he was extremely excited and he shouted, "Little thief, where are you running to?"

As he spoke, this man retrieved an amulet and activated it instantly!

With a zoom, the amulet flew towards Chu Yu’s head and morphed into a cage made of light and approached Chu Yu, about to trap him inside!

The speed at which the amulet was activated was immensely quick, he did not say anything unnecessary, nor did he give Chu Yu any additional time to react.

He was certain that he was going to be successful!

What shocked him was that, in the moment he retrieved his magical equipment, Chu Yu offered up one of his too, that seal!

Chu Yu channeled his power into it and the seal exploded with energy!

It immediately morphed into a two meter squared seal, double the size of when the Invigorated Meridian Stage 11 martial artist had used it.

The seal immediately collided with that light cage, shattering the cage instantly.

The remnants of the cage became just spots of light, scattering in all directions!

The Qing Qiu middle aged man looked on in aghast, his eyes unable to comprehend what had just happened.

That amulet was a King’s Realm amulet!

Such items were extremely rare, even in Qing Qiu!

He ached slightly when he had to use it to suppress Chu Yu, but never in his wildest dreams did he expect it to be shattered!

This was ghastly!

Chu Yu began to gain more control over the seal and directed it straight at the middle aged man.

Before he could begin to take evasive maneuvers, he was completely smashed into minced meat by the seal.

The people behind charged at Chu Yu manically.

"He killed Elder Wang, don’t let him off!"

"Song Hong killed Elder Wang!"

"You will pay with your life!"

Most of the Invigorated Meridian Realm martial artists had magical equipments in hand. Even though they were all only Xiantian realm level magical equipments, a combined attack from so many of them would still be awe inspiringly powerful.

They all hummed in the air and the space between heaven and earth was filled with an aura of murder.

Chu Yu shouted and directed the huge seal towards this group of men.

He killed two more on impact!

Xiao Yue and Old Yellow, who were standing to the side, were all shocked by Chu Yu’s battle prowess.

Xiao Yue was especially stunned. She was all to clear about Chu Yu’s previous cultivation level, thus she kept advising Chu Yu to leave.

In her opinion, it was impossible for Chu Yu to be a match for these Invigorated Meridian Realm martial artists in such a short time.

However, never in her wildest dreams would she think that Chu Yu’s battle prowess would be this terrifying.

Chu Yu kept the huge seal, drew his ancient bronze blade and began slashing through this group of men.

With a single seal, he had squashed three men. The morale of all the Qing Qiu Invigorated Meridian martial artists dropped instantly.

For something like morale, once it’s down, it’s extremely difficult to raise.

Chu Yu was simply too ferocious.

Even though his sword art was nothing impressive, it was clearly average and ordinary, but no one could match his speed!

It is said that speed is the best form of protection!

Chu Yu’s speed was simply too fast!

In the blink of an eye, he had killed another seven to eight people with his ancient bronze blade.

Even though he had some injuries, and blood was flowing from the wound, they were mostly flesh wounds and did not affect him much.

Chu Yu had previously wanted to gather the group of Invigorated Meridian Realm experts in the Dragon City for his training. However, due to the participation of the Xiantian cultivators, his wish could not be fulfilled.

This time, he could kill in all directions and showcase his terrifying battle prowess!

The energy fluctuations that exploded from his body were extremely difficult to comprehend.

An Acupoint Charging Realm martial artist clearly could not have such strong energy fluctuations. However, an Invigorated Meridian Realm martial artist, with their cleared meridians, had powers like a raging river. This energy fluctuation was completely different!

Furthermore, at a time like this, no one dared to guess the true level of "Song Hong".

This was because a moment of carelessness could cost one his life!

Xiao Yue had initially worried for Chu Yu, but as the battle raged on, she had begun to feel a little heartache for these Qing Qiu martial artists.

She was no saint, but these people were still people that she knew back in the day.

Yet, Xiao Yue did not speak, she knew the consequences if young master did not defeat these people today.

As such, in the end, Xiao Yue steeled her nerves and focused on observing Chu Yu’s movements!

She realized that the reasons for young master’s prowess were down to two factors. Firstly, his power was too much!

Secondly, he was too fast!

The others did not even have time to react.

The only reason why he was getting injured was because there were simply too many enemies!

In such a chaotic environment, it was every man for himself. With attacks flying in all directions, injuries were inevitable.

In less than 20 minutes, the battle had all but ceased.

Amongst the 20+ Qing Qiu Invigorated Meridian martial artists, Chu Yu had killed more than 15 of them!

All of the remaining ones were also ridden with injuries!

This group of people wore fearful expressions on their face.

They were too scared of being killed!

This man was like a devil in their eyes!

In actuality, such a high intensity battle was equally tiring for Chu Yu.

However, his Killing Days Heart Technique allowed him to absorb the spiritual energy between Heaven and Earth. This meant that his recovery rate was many times faster than the people in front of him.

At this point, several figures began to charge over from afar.

Xiao Yue’s eyes flashed with aghast, "Young master Song, those are the two Qing Qiu traitor deputies, one of them is at Invigorated Meridian Stage 11, the other is at stage 12!"

"B*tch, you still dare to sell us out? I will see where you will run to this time!" Elder Lu screamed, whilst following closely behind Zuo Datong and Liu Wucheng.

Chu Yu squinted his eyes and looked at Liu Wucheng. He saw that Liu was an Invigorated Meridian Stage 12.

He did not hesitate and drew the Spirit Stunning Bow.

Between retrieval and activation, a second had not even passed.

Liu Wucheng charged over proudly, but when he was still seven to eight hundred meters out, a huge hole appeared in his forehead.

Because his speed was too fast, he managed to reach Chu Yu in an instant.

Then, he landed on the ground with a plonk.

Dead!

...............

The Legend of Futian - Chapter 32: The First Awakening of Love

The Ye family gathered to spend New Year's Eve together with a feast. Feng Ruhai's family came to visit as well. Even though the two families had been good friends for decades, it was the first time Feng Ruhai had come to visit on New Year's Eve.

"Uncle Feng," Ye Futian greeted Feng Ruhai, then sat in between Ye Xiaoqin and Ye Mo.

"You will officially be sixteen years old after tonight, Ye Futian. You look more and more handsome," Feng Ruhai complimented. As a result of the constant cultivation that Ye Futian was going through, he now looked more charming than ever. He had become a thin young man with a handsome face, like a model.

Feng Qingxue kept looking at Ye Futian from afar. She still couldn't forget what had happened at the academy one month before, when the young man had been standing with another beautiful girl in the snow, and they fought against the authority together. Ye Futian had used to make fun of her all the time, and she had believed that this boy would be around her forever. But now, there was a certain distance between them.

What if… she had never talked to Ye Futian in that horrible manner?

"This boy has only inherited about thirty percent of my looks," Ye Baichuan said. "But Qingxue is growing ever more beautiful, she's just too gorgeous to be your blood," Ye Baichuan joked. Feng Ruhai was speechless, so he gave Ye Baichuan a stare.

"Stop boasting. Why have these kids not gotten engaged?" Ye Rong, Ye Futian's aunt, smiled and cut into the conversation.

Ye Futian was shocked by this while panic flashed across Feng Qingxue's eyes. She lowered her head to avoid the glances cast on her.

Feng Ruhai looked at Ye Futian, and Ye Rong kept talking, "Brother, why are you looking at him? I know this boy so well. Really, he would be laughing all night if Qingxue said yes to this engagement."

"Yes, yes, Ye Futian loves beautiful girls." Ye Xiaoqin was speaking for her mother.

"Looks like you're getting lucky, bro." Ye Mo mumbled to Ye Futian. Ye Futian felt awkward that no one had even bothered to ask what his opinion was.

"Qingxue, my girl, what do you say?" Ye Rong looked at Feng Qingxue. Feng Qingxue's face turned red from all the attention. She snuck a look at Ye Futian and soon was reminded of the time when another girl was standing up for Ye Futian. She suddenly felt disappointed and shook her head, "He's too good for me, Aunt Ye."

She had just rejected the suggestion.

Ye Rong was a bit embarrassed but she smiled and said, "It's fine. You're still young, and there is enough time for you to foster your relationship."

"Nah, it's not happening." Ye Xiaoqin was trying to relieve her cousin.

"That's too bad, bro." Ye Mo mumbled to his cousin.

"Futian, you need to work harder, and I believe Qingxue will finally accept you someday," Ye Dongliu, Ye Futian's uncle, also said. They all thought that Ye Futian had just been rejected by the girl. Ye Futian remained silent and nodded. Actually, he didn't care about what the others were thinking.

Soon, someone approached the Ye home. A guard from the house came in with a message. "Someone is looking for Mr. Ye Futian outside the door."

"For me?" Ye Futian had no idea who it was.

"Go ahead," Ye Baichuan told him.

"Sure," Ye Futian nodded and followed the guard.

After he left, Ye Rong started talking with Feng Qingxue again, "Qingxue, you guys have grown up together for so many years. Just give him some time and a chance to prove himself."

Feng Qingxue was now even more embarrassed. Still, she was curious about who was waiting outside.

Right at that moment, Ye Futian stepped out of the door, he recognized the gorgeous figure waiting outside quietly. He was so surprised that suddenly a bright smile showed up on his face: "Wow, you missed me?"

Hua Jieyu glared at him and said, "Dad told me that the city would be lively tonight, so I thought I should go out for a walk. I noticed that this is the Ye's place, so I was wondering if it was your home. It looks like I guessed right."

"Wow, such a coincidence." Ye Futian fluttered his lashes, and he looked at the girl with a weird expression like he was concealing his laughter. Deep inside, he felt really surprised by this unexpected visit.

"Mind if I join you for the walk?" Ye Futian asked.

"I'm right outside your home. Why don't you be a friendly host and invite me inside?" The cute manner in which Hua Jieyu asked the question almost melted Ye Futian's heart.

"Uh…" Ye Futian was surprised by this offer. Bringing a girl home on New Year's Eve was like...meeting the parents for an engagement?

"You're not willing to?" Hua Jieyu asked with a smile, sensing the boy's embarrassment.

"How could I say no? Even if you're ugly, I would still be willing to bring you to meet my family." Ye Futian was picking on her, and Hua Jieyu pretended that she was mad about the joke.

She smiled at Ye Futian and condensed the power around her again: "Ugly? Huh?"

"Gentlemen never fight!" Ye Futian felt the threat in her gesture. He turned back and ran.

"Am I a ugly? Tell me!" Hua Jieyu chased after him, laughing.

"Fine, what if I call you my pretty wife?" Ye Futian responded.

"Ye Futian!"

They ran away.

The guards exchanged glances. One said with awe, "Jesus, he's so good with girls."

"Too good," another guy agreed.

This fairy-like girl just asked to meet the parents? They realized that being shameless was somehow attractive to girls, even beautiful ones like Hua Jieyu.

Hua Jieyu and Ye Futian walked into the feast together. Hua Jieyu asked him, "Is your whole family here for New Years?"

"Yes, it's our tradition." Ye Futian nodded, and soon they were beside the table. People in the room were quite shocked that Ye Futian had brought a gorgeous girl to the table at this specific moment.

"What a beautiful girl!" Ye Mo was shocked by his cousin.

Ye Rong blinked. She looked at Hua Jieyu, then Feng Qingxue. She had to admit that the newcomer was so much more beautiful.

Feng Qingxue had never imagined that Hua Jieyu would just show up at the Ye family's home at that particular moment, in such a meaningful situation. She felt extremely disappointed. She lowered her head and clenched the hem of her skirt in her hands.

"Futian, introduce the girl please," Ye Rong said.

"This is Hua Jieyu," Ye Futian started introducing, "She is… Uh… My professor's daughter."

"Professor's daughter?"

The people smiled and some type of 'understanding' showed in their eyes. Hua Jieyu's cheeks turned a bit hot and even felt a little panic but she did not reject this feeling. In fact, she even felt happy about it.

"Why are you still standing there? Come have a seat." Ye Baichuan soon recognized who she was. He had a feeling that something was going on between this girl and his son when they had met after the Fall Quarter Exam. However, he never anticipated that his son was good enough to successfully bring her back home in such a short time.

Ye Mo gave his spot to Hua Jieyu so that she could sit next to Ye Futian. After the introduction, Hua Jieyu started greeting the family members one by one in a sweet manner.

Ye Futian was surprised. She had never treated him in such a manner before.

"Hey, Ye Futian, how did you manage to trick her into coming here?" Ye Xiaoqin asked her cousin.

"My amazing looks, obviously." Ye Futian smiled at his cousin. Ye Xiaoqin looked at her cousin with contempt. No matter how handsome he was, the girl sitting next to him had no match. In fact, Ye Xiaoqin never imagined that there could be a girl as beautiful as Hua Jieyu.

After sitting down, Hua Jieyu did nothing but sit there quietly. However, the whole atmosphere had changed since her arrival. Soon after, Feng Qingxue mumbled to her father, "Dad, I'm full now. Let's just go home."

"Okay," Feng Ruhai nodded. Then the Feng family said goodbye and left. Ye Rong noticed that Feng Qingxue's eyes avoided the boy and girl sitting together. She suddenly realized that what Feng Qingxue had said was right, rather than an excuse for rejection.

"Dad, Mom, I'm going to take Jieyu out for a walk," Ye Futian said.

"Sure, go ahead. Take care of her," Ye Baichuan responded.

"Sure, we will," Ye Futian answered, then they left the house together.

Colorful fireworks were everywhere above the city, and the area of Qingzhou Lake had the best view of them all. People were rafting in the lake, some of them families, and others couples. The restaurants on the shore were full of people. All of them were enjoying the beautiful scenery while drinking.

"It's beautiful here." Hua Jieyu and Ye Futian had come to a stop. While looking at the scenery around them, the happiness could be read in the girl's eyes.

"It is not as beautiful as you are," Ye Futian said. Hua Jieyu gave him a spiteful glance, but deep inside she was happy from being complimented like this. She had never felt this unique happiness before.

This was apparently the first awakening of love for the sixteen-year-old girl.

Hua Jieyu walked all around the place. There was a lot of entertainment going on. Lantern riddles, magic tricks… Ye Futian kept following her. The cute smile on her face suddenly melted all the depression he had had these days. He finally realized that he could not be at peace without her. They had only spent three months together, but it was such a joyful time that they were already attached to each other without realizing it.

On the shore of the lake, Hua Jieyu saw many tourists placing wish lanterns onto the water. She bought one, put it on the lake, closed her eyes, and made her wish.

"I'm done," she opened her eyes and told Ye Futian.

"What was your wish?" Ye Futian asked.

"I'm not telling you," Hua Jieyu smiled at him. Then she looked at the sky, where the bright fireworks show was going on, and mumbled to Ye Futian, "Are we in a relationship now?

"Uh…" Ye Futian hesitated. He had not expected to be asked like this. "What kind of relationship?" Ye Futian blinked his eyes.

Hua Jieyu looked up at the sky rather than at Ye Futian. But in the next moment, Ye Futian felt a tender hand touch his arm as if looking for something.

Ye Futian reached over and grabbed the hand. A smile appeared on his lips. Feeling the softness of the hand, he squeezed it a little.

Hua Jieyu blushed. She mumbled, "That kind of relationship ."

Ye Futian closed his eyes, then opened them again. Together, they enjoyed the bright fireworks together, holding hands, like all happy couples would do.

It was the first time Ye Futian realized that a fox could be so cute and silly!

It seemed like time had stopped and everything had fallen silent. Neither of them spoke to the other. However, Ye Futian believed that the smile on Hua Jieyu's face was even brighter than the fireworks.

The Legend of Futian - Chapter 31: Godfather

The City of Qingzhou was an island city, located in the East Sea, surrounded by the water.

On the vast ocean waters sailed a big ship, headed in the direction of Qingzhou City.

On the deck stood multiple people suited in armor. They were a group of knights. There were three figures; a middle-aged man, one young man, and a young lady stood on the edge of the deck.

The man looked dignified and imposing; the young man beside him was handsome, his eyes giving off a hint of evilness; and the young lady on his side looked cold and arrogant. However, her sex appeal was off the charts.

"So, this is the City of Qingzhou?" the young man spoke while looking straight ahead.

"That's right. Qingzhou City is an island city in the East Sea, but because there are many similar island cities in the East Sea, it doesn't stand out. So, you've probably never heard of it before," explained the man.

"That's true. If it weren't for you, I never would have found out about this island city. Did someone like him really come from this small place?" asked the young man, unable to believe this. Even though the young man has always been haughty, when they spoke of "him" he could not stop the fear-induced palpitations of his heart.

"The information we have should be accurate. We were able to find some traces from the history books found in the East Sea Prefecture. The only thing we don't know is if "he" left anything behind in Qingzhou City," said the man.

"Hopefully this won't be a wasted trip," said the young man, his lips curling into a smile. It was hard to imagine that the most legendary character in the Divine Prefectures of the East originated from this little island city.

Emperor Ye Qing, a legend in the divine prefectures, along with the Great East Phoenix, ruled the divine prefectures for over three hundred years. He died suddenly fifteen years ago. His death is a mystery to this day. Nobody was brave enough to investigate the cause of his death, and his name had since become a taboo. However, traces he left behind in the East Sea Prefecture pointed to him leaving the prefecture and ending up in the City of Qingzhou.

The ship sailed quickly, and as they got closer to shore, their view of Qingzhou City became clearer. On the shore stood many high authority figures. The City Lord and authoritative figures of the Murong Chamber of Commerce waited deferentially.

....

The people of Qingzhou City had no idea some very important people had arrived. Ye Futian was also oblivious to this.

Walking down the familiar streets, the Ye House came into view. Ye Futian's steps relaxed. He had missed his family.

"Ye Futian is back!" shouted a street vendor selling bing, a type of flat cake.

"Hello, Auntie She," greeted Ye Futian. Then, he turned to two older males playing chess not far away and called out, "Uncle Wang, Grandpa Yun."

"Oh, you sweet boy. The Lin family's daughter is home. After the new year she'll be fifteen. She's looking prettier every day!" laughed Uncle Wang.

"Uncle Lin, is Xiao Qing here?" Ye Futian asked the shopkeeper of the restaurant next to where Uncle Wang and Grandpa Yun were playing chess.

"No, she's not here. You haven't been home in a while, hurry home!" ushered Uncle Lin with a quick smile. He then turned to Uncle Wang with a glare.

"Ye Futian is home?" a crisp voice rang throughout the restaurant.

"Go back to work, you brat," the shopkeeper reprimanded lowly. Ye Futian smiled and was on his way. He waved as he left, "Xiao Qing, I'll come hang out another day!"

After he left, Uncle Wang said to Shopkeeper Lin, "Hey Lin, Ye Futian is the young master of the Ye family. Shouldn't you be glad that he wants to hang out with your daughter?"

"Excuse me, that little devil has never taken anything seriously. How many girls around here have fallen for his words already? How can I let my daughter be around him?" Shopkeeper Lin looked worn. He pitied the man whose daughter would fall in love with that little devil.

Ye Futian weaved through the streets and came upon a private residence, separate from other buildings. 'Ye' was engraved on the plaque above the main entrance.

Two people stood guard on either side of the entrance. By the door was a white-haired, hunched figure. He looked out on to the streets and when he saw Ye Futian, his eyes lit up.

"Godfather," Ye Futian greeted the man. He made his way to the entrance of the residence in a light jog. "What are you doing here, Godfather?"

Although his face did not look old, his white hair and hunched body made Ye Futian's godfather look oddly aged. He smiled at Ye Futian and said, "It's already December. I thought it was about time you came up, so I was waiting here for you. By the way, why don't I see Yu Sheng with you?"

"Yu Sheng is training on Mount Tianyao," explained Ye Futian. He walked closer to hold the older male by his arm. "Godfather, your white hair has grown out even more."

"That's fine. I'm just happy and honored to see that you have grown up," smiled the old man.

"Godfather, you're talking nonsense again," Ye Futian did not know what to say when his godfather used the term 'honored.'

"What do you mean 'nonsense?' A day will come when you understand what I mean," said the old man. He smiled and continued, "Come, now, let's go home."

"Okay, let's go!" answered Ye Futian. With a skip in his step, he arrived at the courtyard. His father, Ye Baichan, said, "You brat, you have finally come home? Is it already the end of the year? Where have you been? Picking on girls?"

Ye Futian was speechless. "Pops, I just got back. Can't I get some fatherly love?"

"Ye Futian, don't mind your father. Let me take a good look at you." A beautiful and elegant woman walked out. It was Ye Futian's mother, Ye Rou. It was said that Ye Rou was not originally from Qingzhou City. She had met Ye Baichuan when he was traveling around to gain experience. Later, when she had gotten pregnant with Ye Futian, they came back to Qingzhou City together.

"I don't know how you lucked out and ended up with such a beautiful, genial woman," sighed Ye Futian as he looked at his father.

"Do you want to get beaten? Let's see if you're capable of bringing home a woman as great as your mother," Ye Baichuan said as he walked up to stand next to his wife.

"That's an easy enough task for me, it's just that I don't want to do it," said Ye Futian without shame.

"Ye Futian, you're boasting again," a beautiful girl said from outside. She looked to be a little younger than Ye Futian. She walked towards Ye Futian and his parents. She was an equally beautiful woman. It was Ye Baichuan's younger sister, Ye Rong, and her daughter, Ye Xiaoqin, who had taken her mother's surname.

Behind the two females were two more people. A middle-aged man was leading a young boy around the age of thirteen. They were Ye Baichuan's younger brother, Ye Dongliu, and his son, Ye Mo.

"Uncle; Auntie," greeted Ye Futian. Then he looked at the smiling girl and said, "Are you itching to get hit, Ye Xiaoqin?"

Ye Xiaoqin hid behind her mother, "You're bullying me again! Don't forget, your dad is watching you."

The whole lot began to laugh. Ye Mo stepped up and said, "Ye Futian, your dad said that you're really powerful now. Is that true?"

"Of course it's true! I've been cultivating in martial and divination arts. I'm approaching the Glory Plane, and countless people at the academy look up to me!" Ye Futian said with a smile.

Ye Mo looked at Ye Futian with distaste as he said, "I almost believed you."

"Same," Ye Xiaoqin chimed in.

"Ye Futian, enough with your lies. When are you going to bring a girl home? You better keep an eye on Feng Qingxue. She's pretty and talented; you might lose her to someone else," teased Ye Rong.

"Feng Qingxue..." Ye Futian shook his head with a bitter smile. Seeing his reaction, everyone seemed to have everything figured out. It seemed like Ye Futian couldn't get her to be his.

"Alright now, it's rare to have the family gathered together like this, so let's go catch up while we eat," Ye Rou suggested. Everyone nodded in agreement, and they all headed for the dinner table. They chatted happily over a delicious meal that night.

After dinner, people made their way back to their own homes. Ye Futian asked his father for a guqin and headed back to where he was staying. Not long after, the sounds of the instrument filled his room. Under the moonlight, everything seemed at peace.

The next day, Yu Sheng returned. He was now officially in the Glory Plane of martial art cultivation. Ye Futian was very happy for him.

In the blink of an eye it was the last day of the year. The night came, but Qingzhou City was illuminated with lights. The streets were buzzing, and the skies were decorated with fireworks.

At the Ye House, there was an area occupied with the sounds of the guqin. One person was elegantly playing the guqin while another person at his side sat cultivating on the ground. However, at this moment, Yu Sheng opened his eyes to look at Ye Futian.

Something did not seem right. The music stopped and Ye Futian lifted his head to stare at the moon, his mind was not at ease.

"Ye Futian," A white-haired elder walked in from the outside and looked at Ye Futian. "This piece can put the mind at ease, yet you are restless. A messy mind results in a messy performance."

"I don't know what's going on either," said Ye Futian with a bitter smile.

"From your music, I could feel happiness, longing, and melancholy. You have truly grown up now," the elder said lightly. "Who's the girl?"

"Godfather!" Ye Futian was shocked. He looked to Yu Sheng, only to see him shake his head in denial. He had not told his father about Ye Futian.

"So, there really was longing?" questioned his godfather. Ye Futian shook his head with a bitter smile, "Godfather, did I let you down by not focusing on what I was supposed to?"

"Silly child, this is the journey to adulthood. Who in history hasn't been troubled with matters of love?" asked the white-haired elder. He approached Ye Futian's side and continued, "I'm not opposed to you dating but she should be worthy of your love. You must remember, your other half will become a motherly model to the nation in the future."

Ye Futian lifted his head to look at the elder. Naturally, Ye Futian knew that his godfather held high hopes for him since childhood. His hopes for Ye Futian were so high that they exceeded his own expectations.

"Godfather, I'm afraid of letting you down," Ye Futian said quietly.

"Believe in yourself, just like I believe in you," the elder said as he patted Ye Futian's shoulder. "Let's go, your family is waiting for you. The guests from the Feng family have also arrived."

"Okay. Yu Sheng, let's go together," Ye Futian said to Yu Sheng.

"Yu Sheng, you stay. I have something I want to talk to you about," said the elder.

"Alright," Ye Futian nodded and left the quarters. After his departure, a gust of wind shut the doors of Ye Futian's living quarters. The elder looked at Yu Sheng, "Show me your Life Spirit."

Yu Sheng stood and focused. His eyes glowed fearfully with a bright light and a course of energy radiated from his body fiercely. The Spiritual Qi in the surrounding area began to flow crazily. A suit of armor appeared on his body and his Life Spirit appeared. Right now, Yu Sheng was godlike.

"That's good enough," nodded the elder. Yu Sheng withdrew his Life Spirit, the look in his eyes returned to normal.

"Yu Sheng, you must remember, you will forever be Ye Futian's deadliest weapon and his sturdiest shield. There will come a day when your name will be written down in the history books," urged the elder. Yu Sheng was not sure he completely understood his father's words. All he knew was that he would forever protect Ye Futian and it was not only because his father told him to do so.