Limitless - Chapter 103: Ancient Life Form

This Kings Realm cultivator was absolutely terrified and a little lost, and he was unable to treat the Supreme Realm ancestor the first chance he got.

Afterwhich, he quickly bent over, retrieved various pills and fed them to this ancestor.

However, this ancestor of the Wu Clan of Qing Hai suffered injuries that were too severe. He had previously taken various superior pills, but to no avail.

The King’s Realm cultivator felt an aura of death around the ancestor’s chest.

He tore open the ancestor’s clothes, his face filled with aghast.

His chest was covered by a black palm print. The aura of death was being emitted from this print.

It felt like it was squashing all the life essence!

"Ancestor! Wake up, you can’t die!"

The King’s Realm cultivator screamed.

The ancestor awoke, his voice weak, "Quickly... leave this place... inform the sect... immediately... that... that there are people from the ancient times... who are still alive... existing..."

After the ancestor stumbled through his sentence, his head cocked and he died instantly!

This was a Supreme Realm cultivator!

Even before his Nascent Soul could escape, all of his life essence was completely snuffed out, causing his Nascent Soul to die with him!

This King’s Realm cultivator felt an icy chill down his spine!

At this point, another two men rushed out of the magical formation.

Once they got out, they spit out mouthfuls of blood.

The King’s realm cultivator was about to collapse. The two men who exited were the other two Supreme Realm cultivators!

"Quick... quickly inform the sect, don’t ever come here, don’t ever come her!"

One of the Supreme Realm ancestors shouted whilst spitting out mouthfuls of blood.

"The five King’s Realm cultivators... are all dead... all dead!"

The other Supreme Realm ancestor cried out.

Kaboom!

A loud sound echoed out.

The powerful magical formation behind them exploded instantly!

A terrifyingly powerful wave of energy could be felt, throwing the two injured Supreme Realm cultivators some distance away.

The King’s Realm cultivator suffered a worse fate. Even before he could react, his body shattered!

It was smashed to smithereens on the spot!

Even Chu Yu, who was some distance away, and Zhao Mantian, who was hiding in the darkness, were scared stiff.

What was this?

There was someone inside the ancient monument?

Someone who had survived from the ancient days?

Isn't that a little ridiculous?

Other than saints, who could live for 6000 years?

Unless...

When he thought of such a possibility, Zhao Mantian immediately became much more solemn.

He then raised his head and looked in that direction.

A huge figure, radiating with limitless power, was enveloped by a layer of light, a spear in his hand.

That spear shot out rays of light in all directions and it was impossible to see it's original color.

This man exited the ancient monument with slow, measured steps.

He walked over to one of the Supreme Realm cultivators, raised his spear, and attacked!

This spear was like a bolt of lightning!

It penetrated the forehead of that Supreme Realm cultivator.

A powerful cultivator died on the spot.

This figure then walked over to the other Supreme Realm cultivator.

This Supreme Realm cultivator had a strong defensive magical equipment to protect himself. Even though he suffered serious injuries, they were not life threatening.

He looked at the approaching figure and cried, "Why? We had no intention to disturb you, we were just treasure hunting, we have alr apolog..."

Apologizing was clearly useless.

Zoom!

A hole instantly appeared in his forehead.

It was pierced by a single strike from the spear!

It was completely terrifying!

Chu Yu saw this from afar. He didn't care about anything else, instantly sent out a message to Zhao Mantian, asking him to get to a position about a mile away.

"I will guide you in!"

Zhao Mantian was extremely quick. Like a bolt of lightning, he appeared at a position 500m from Chu Yu.

Chu Yu used his Pill Bending technique to spread the poison mist and guide Zhao Mantian inside.

Only when he was in the safe zone did Chu Yu sigh and wipe the sweat off his forehead.

He looked at Zhao Mantian apprehensively.

Zhao Mantian also looked solemnly at Chu Yu.

Chu Yu used the Voice Transmission Technique to tell Zhao Mantian, "As long as the person isn't past the True Lord Realm, they would be unable to enter!"

Zhao Mantian nodded, he believed Chu Yu wouldn't lie.

Even though he had no idea how Chu Yu did it.

During the time that Chu Yu guided Zhao Mantian over, that figure merely glanced in this direction.

But he did not come over.

After killing that Supreme Realm cultivator, this figure held the spear in his hand and disappeared.

Only then did Chu Yu relax. His expression was still one of aghast as he looked at Zhao Mantian, about to speak.

Zhao Mantian immediately yanked him behind.

At this point, a ray of light could be seen from a long distance away!

Almost like a shooting star!

Zhao Mantian bellowed and offered a powerful magical weapon.

It was a tortoise shell, about the size of a huge wheel!

Dong!

A dull echo resounded throughout the space.

Zhao Mantian’s body shook as he fought hard to keep his position, however, a stream of blood flowed out of the corner of his mouth.

The huge tortoise shell was still unmarked and unharmed.

That ray of light immediately returned to the hand of that figure.

That was the spear!

For some reason, that man had returned to kill the two of them.

Chu Yu was furious and he bellowed, "We have no feud with you, and we didn't disturb you, why are you attacking us?"

The figure did not reply, he simply grabbed his spear and lunged straight for Chu Yu.

Chu Yu grit his teeth, spreading out the poisonous mist and running out. He then threw a handful of the poison pills a long distance!

With his current power, throwing the pills miles away was no problem.

Bang bang bang!

Seven poison pills exploded in the distance.

But this figure was way too fast!

He quickly burst out of the poisonous mist and reached a position within 500m of Chu Yu.

At the same time, he raised his arm and threw the spear at Chu Yu once again.

The spear... was much scarier than the arrow!

Zhao Mantian controlled the Turtle Shell to shield Chu Yu and bellowed, "Stand back!"

Chu Yu felt that death had already locked onto him!

It felt like the spear was going to fall on his head at any time.

That sort of spiritual feeling made his hair stand.

Kaboom!

A wave of power from his forehead gave him a sudden burst of energy and focus.

Chu Yu bellowed and used the Pill Bending technique to direct the poisonous gas to surround that figure!

Zoom!

That spear still flew towards Chu Yu.

Dong!

The turtle shell in front of Chu Yu echoed out again.

Zhao Mantian screamed at spat out yet another mouthful of blood.

Even Chu Yu was impacted by the force and spat out a mouthful of blood.

However, his mental fortitude had already reached a maximum!

He directed that cloud of poison, enveloping that figure.

Zoom!

That figure began to fly into the sky.

However, a small amount of the poison still managed to find its mark.

This man screamed horrifically.

That was unbelievably harrowing, like a wild animal dying a horrible death.

In that instant, the figure morphed into its original form, a gigantic crocodile!

It was over 30 meters long!

It fell from the sky like a rock.

It kicked up a cloud of sand and dust as it made a crater when it landed.

Zhao Mantian was shocked.

"Is it... dead?"

He looked at Chu Yu in complete disbelief.

He found it difficult to believe that such a strong cultivator would die just like that.

"Pui!" Chu Yu spat out yet another mouthful of blood and said viciously, "Good riddance!"

The power if the poison pill was indeed not exaggerated.

Even though he seemed aggressive, Chu Yu was extremely nervous and afraid.

He had never expected something like this to happen.

All of the powerful individuals in the Wu Clan of Qing Hai... seemed to have been annihilated.

This terrifying crocodile was likely past the Supreme Realm. It was likely to be in the True Lord Realm!

Without the poison pills, Zhao Mantian, not to mention Chu Yu, would have been dead.

Hu!

Chu Yu sighed, then sat on the ground.

"Damn it, that scared me to death!"

Zhao Mantian followed suit.

"Damn it, that scared me to death!"

Then, the two brothers looked at each other and burst out in laughter.

"What kind of poison is this? Why is it so vicious?"

"The teachings of a saint are extremely powerful..." Chu Yu fell to the ground and murmured, "Is this the power of an ancient beast?"

A huge crocodile, morphed into a human, holding a spear and killing Supreme Realm cultivators with ease.

This made Chu Yu feel weak and insignificant.

He thought of the beast he met at the Ruins of the Pile of Three Stars. Chu Yu thought that this beast was even scarier.

He had barely escaped the doors of death this time.

Thank you master Crane Saint, thank you baby poison pills...

"How could an ancient life form survive till today?" Chu Yu asked.

"Sealing." Zhao Mantian was solemn. He said sternly, "It would seem that the recovery of the world had become quicker!"

"Hmm?" Chu Yu glanced at him.

Zhao Mantian continued, "The most powerful in the ancient world could have some pretty incredible powers. They could use a type of divine fluid to seal various life forms. Then they would be activated after a fixed time."

As he spoke, he took a deep breath, "It would seem that the sealed powerful cultivators are more than we expected. Once these life forms break the seal and appear in the world, it would cause a catastrophe!"

At this point, Lord Chu’s body radiated with two rays of energy.

He then opened his eyes and smiled, "Xiao Yu, I’ve broken through to Stage Eight... eh, who is this? What happened?"

Chu Yu sat up, visibly exhausted, "Congratulations brother, come on, let’s go home... right now!"

Limitless - Chapter 102: Legends reflect the truth

Zhao Mantian asked Chu Yu if he should kill this King’s Realm cultivator.

The aggressiveness and power of Zhao Mantian was clear to Chu Yu. So long as he gave the go ahead, the King’s Realm cultivator would be dead in the next instant!

However, Chu Yu hesitated.

He was afraid that the people from inside the ancient monument would come out after they had killed the King’s Realm cultivator.

Furthermore, Lord Chu had not finished breaking through.

That would be incredibly awkward.

If the opponents were all King’s Realm cultivators, it would still be okay. At most he would owe his brother a favor and ask him to kill them all.

But the fact that they could leave a King’s Realm cultivator as doorman could mean that they had Supreme Realm cultivators in their midst!

What if it wasn't just one?

Wouldn't he be setting up his big brother?

Chu Yu contemplated for a moment, finally deciding against asking Zhao Mantian to take action.

He hoped that the opponents would come out later, and they could escape as soon as Lord Chu was done breaking through!

They could set up better when back home.

Now that he could mass produce these poison pills, he believed that he could formulate strong defenses.

He had the ability to make the entire border of the Chu Clan inaccessible!

No life form could come or go!

At the same time, he could move in and out freely.

How can it be a case of you attacking me but me not retaliating.

The terrifying power of an enraged, vicious pill master was unimaginable.

He could turn an entire city, even an entire country... into a living hell!

As his pill refining power kept rising, he could collect more superior medicines. Chu Yu believed that it would not be easy to refine a pill that can launch someone into the Xiantian Realm, but to refine one to launch someone into the Invigorated Meridian Realm... was completely possible!

This was a rapidly rejuvenating world, with many lost professions regaining prominence. However, a hierarchy was quickly forming as people fought to get to the top!

If one wanted to gain a foothold in the world, one needed to have immense courage and power!

Chu Yu had the teachings of two saints. Even though he was still young, like a young plant, there would be a day when he becomes a towering tree!

One should not begin the road of cultivation if one did not dare to compete.

Chu Yu waited for Lord Chu to finish breaking through.

He hoped that Lord Chu could advance by at least two small stages.

The Kings Realm cultivator was just waiting for his people to re-emerge from the monuments and bring with them superior teachings!

Then they will kill Chu Yu and exterminate the Chu Clan!

Zhao Mantian was also waiting. He was incredibly patient and vicious.

To his own people, he was extremely protective. He would use his life to protect them!

To his enemies, he was unbelievably vicious, and he would never show them any mercy.

During this time, he did two things in Qing Qiu.

Firstly, he got rid of the core group who had participated in the rebellion.

If they were capable of revolting once, they would be able to do it again.

Betrayal was a one way street, there was no turning back.

The second thing he did was to rebuild the Qing Qiu large magical formation. This time, with the power and control of a Supreme Realm cultivator, he was able to make the formation many times more formidable than before.

Upon receiving Chu Yu’s message, he rushed over without a second word.

The King’s Realm cultivator had no idea that he was being hunted, even whilst he was hunting.

He had thought that he was the boss here, and could easily kill that shameless baby. He had no idea that someone else already had him in their sights!

Zhao Mantian used the Voice Transmission Technique to ask Chu Yu what was going on here.

Chu Yu smiled, took out his messaging tool, and told Zhao Mantian what had happened, as well as the origins of these men.

Having heard that Chu Yu had obtained a superior medicine, Zhao Mantian was ecstatic.

Zhao Mantian was more measured when it came to the Wu Clan of Qing Hai.

He did not use the Voice Transmission Technique, instead opting to use his messaging tool to communicate with Chu Yu.

"The Wu Clan of Qing Hai was one of the divisions of a large ancient sect. Furthermore, they were one of the best back in their heyday. Since the ancient days, their disciples have walked the earth."

"Could there be any Supreme Realm cultivators inside the ancient monument?" Chu Yu asked.

"Definitely!" Zhao Mantian said with certainty. There was once a drawing saint in the Tang Dynasty!

He was also a Wu, Wu Daozi!

The Drawing Saint was no stranger to Chu Yu.

What he did not expect was that the Drawing Saint, Wu Daozi, was from the Wu Clan of Qing Hai.

"Wasn’t it said that the pocket dimensions have been completely separated from the world after the world was sealed?"

Chu Yu was curious.

He had a feeling that this world had never actually rid itself from the shadow of the true cultivators.

Zhao Mantian sent a grinning emoji, followed by a few sentences.

"Brother, if that was the case, how do you think our legends and rumours come about, both in China and abroad? Do you really think that those legends were the thoughts and imaginations of our predecessors?"

"For example?"

"For example, in the era of King Zhou of Shang, ancestor Su Daji had escaped QIng Qiu. The people now do not know better and call her a jinx, but do you know her cultivation level?"

"Is it very high?"

"She was a True Lord Realm cultivator!"

"..."

Chu Yu was shocked, he had guessed that Su Daji, Hu Su Daji to be accurate, was a powerful cultivator.

However, he had not expected that she was a True Lord!

"Doesn’t that mean that she is in the same realm as Yang Jian?"

"Of course!" Zhao Mantian replied confidently. He told Chu Yu that Su Daji did not have any intentions to wreck havoc.

"The King at that time... was also a man from the pocket dimensions. According to the ancient terms, he was a deity who returned to earth. Su Daji... had fallen in love with Zi Shou, also known as King Zhou of Shang. However, in that era, the interactions between the pocket dimensions and the world were closely guarded."

Zhao Mantian sent a sighing emoji and told Chu Yu. In order to preserve the purity of the bloodline in the pocket dimensions, marriage with people walking the earth was forbidden.

As such, the two of them agreed to stay on this earth till their old age.

The two of them were powerful cultivators, and it wasn’t a difficult task for someone this powerful to take the throne.

After he ascended the throne, he married Su Daji.

Zi Shou was an ambitious and clever man.

He ran the Shang Dynasty well.

However, at that time, there were also people from the pocket dimensions entering the world.

They began attacking the Shang Dynasty.

"In the end, it became a war for the ages. Countless numbers of clans were involved, including some of the most influential sects. History is always written by the victors. The losers have to suck up being slandered and scolded by generations to come."

Zhao Mantian told Chu Yu many stories, including those of Hou Yi... Chang Er, and the Three Lords and Five Emperors.

"Even though the world is sealed, true geniuses are always lonely."

Zhao Mantian was rather emotional, "There is a need for someone who can beat the odds and become a saint in every era. The story of the man riding a ox into the west past Han Gu pass, disappearing forever, is backed up by historical evidence. In actual fact, all he did was find the path of sages and enter the limitless universe."

"What about Confucius?" Chu Yu asked.

"Saint Confucius is powerful!" Zhao Mantian became extremely serious and alert when talking about Confucius.

He told Chu Yu that Confucius was unlikely to be a person from that era!

As such, he had taken on the persona of a teacher when he entered society.

"Just like the old man, they are all genuine saints with great healing powers!"

Many of those in the pocket dimensions guessed that the saints from the later generations all had rather complicated identities.

"We had once guessed that the talents from later generations who became saints were likely to be ancient people from the ancient era. They had become saints in an incredibly short time! Within a few decades, with a drought of spiritual energy, they had manage to become saints, how extraordinary."

Chu Yu looked at the message and began thinking deeply.

The legends of Ancient China were really too many.

However, these legends were all related to each other, painting a complete picture!

There is no way these were all imaginations.

"Don’t think so much, if we can enter that realm one day, we will have our chance too. We can go and find the path of sages and enter the limitless universe."

Zhao Mantian was ambitious, "Now that the world is recovering so quickly, the foundation levels of the ancient era, Acupoint Charging and Invigorated Meridian, are becoming more common. I believe that there was once a pill that allowed you to skip the foundation levels. As such, I believe that we are not far from becoming formidable."

Chu Yu messaged Zhao Mantian whilst he refined his pills.

He was clearly deep in thought, with the occasional smile.

The King’s Realm cultivator on the tree kept controlling himself, telling himself to remain calm.

He could tell that this shameless b*stard did not know anything at all!

He treated this place as a little theme park!

He was almost angered to death, yet, Chu Yu was still so relaxed.

"If not for... I would have killed you a long time ago!"

The King’s Realm cultivator grit his teeth. All of a sudden, his gaze shot to the river bank outside the little valley.

A huge wave of energy fluctuations emanated from below the rock!

"They are out!"

The King’s Realm cultivator was extremely excited. He even forgot to maintain his cover!

He was preparing to kill this little b*stard the first chance he got.

A single figure rushed out from within the energy magical formation below the huge rock.

Wa!

A mouthful of blood shot out of his mouth.

After which, the figure wobbled and nearly collapsed on the spot.

"What is going on?" The King’s Realm cultivator had no time to think. He also had no time to care about Chu Yu as he rushed over.

The guy vomiting blood was one of the ancestors of the Wu Clan of Qing Hai!

He was a Supreme Realm cultivator!

This time, the Wu Clan of Qing Hai had activated three Supreme Realm cultivators, six True Lords, one Xiantian and one Invigorated Meridian Stage 11!

The Xiantian and the Invigorated Meridian Stage 11 girl had been killed by the Chu brothers.

One of the King’s Realm cultivators stood outside guarding the door.

The other five followed the three Supreme Realm cultivators into the magical formation.

"Ancestor, are you okay? What happened?" This King’s Realm cultivator was extremely flustered as he looked at the ancestor vomiting blood.

The old man waved his hand, his face devoid of any color. His eyes glimmered with disbelief.

"There’s someone... someone below!"

The aged man panted and forced out the sentence. It was accompanied with another mouthful of blood.

Then, with a bang, he fainted on the ground!

Limitless - Chapter 101: Baby's Heart is bitter

Boom!

The pill furnace exploded.

A thick puff of smoke rose and spread to the surroundings.

Chu Yu’s face was covered in ashes.

His hair was stuck upwards, like it was waxed. His face was completely blackened.

Haha!

The King’s Realm cultivator hiding in the trees could not help but laugh.

He wasn’t worried at all. Seeing that fool looking depressed made him ecstatic and he felt an urge to laugh.

All the rumours about him having the Crane Saint’s legacy and being a pill disciple were all bullsh*t!

If a medicinal saint had accepted someone like him for a disciple, they would be angered to death in a couple of days.

Even if they were dead, they would rise up just to give him a beating!

How dumb could one person be!

This King’s Realm cultivator found it humorous, but also depressing, this guy, clearly did not have the Crane Saint’s legacy.

After some thought, he found that it made sense. Song Hong had admitted that he had taken advantage of the Chu Clan in his life.

And he wanted to make it up to them.

But then he died!

This meant that Song Hong did not give Chu Yu too much benefits before he died.

"That Song Hong should be the one with the Crane Saint’s legacy. He is probably extremely talented and learnt quite abit."

"Too bad he died."

This King’s Realm cultivator thought to himself: The ancient foundation pill!

This was the pill that allowed one to advance straight into the Xiantian Realm.

This was no surprise. Song Hong probably already had this ability. However, due to the lack of such superior medicines in the current day and age, Song Hong could only refine a weaker version.

He did say that he gave a pill to Chu Yu for Chu Yu to recover.

That pill, was likely to be something like that!

Else, there was no way Chu Yu could have the power to battle a Xiantian cultivator.

From the perspective of cultivation, Chu Yu was also a talent.

A pity, talents all die quickly!

Whilst this King’s Realm cultivator was feeling some sympathy for Chu Yu, he continued to watch Chu Yu try to extinguish the sparks on his body.

His shirt was almost completely burnt to pieces.

The King’s Realm cultivator smiled and shook his head, He dared to try to refine a pill... with this ability?

He clearly did not know any better!

In the small valley.

Chu Yu thought to himself, You should have let you guard down by now right?

He had an idea just now. Instead of putting in the medicines to refine a poison pill, he had just put in some ordinary medicines.

He let the furnace blow up on purpose.

His sole intent was to let the observer see it all.

In his view, it was a success, his opponent should have let down his guard completely.

Chu Yu changed a furnace and started refining again.

This time, he was actually refining the poison pill.

He carefully followed through with each step.

However, his every action seemed hilarious to the King’s Realm cultivator hiding in the darkness.

A grey faced, burnt child was cradling a furnace and mysteriously working on it.

He even murmured to himself, "Please don’t explode, I must succeed, baby you can do it, you are the best pill master, you will become a pill saint soon..."

F*ck!

That King’s Realm cultivator even used his powers to listen in.

Yet, all he heard was a bunch of scattered phrases, causing him to almost want to puke blood.

What the hell was this?

Someone refining pills was actually constantly encouraging himself... and praying for the furnace not to explode?

Baby?

Baby your sister!

This was... completely inappropriate!

If you could become a pill saint like this, pigs can become gods!

This King’s Realm cultivator could not help but think this way.

Chu Yu continued chanting, but he was using his firebending technique secretly to control the fire.

Very quickly, the pills in the pill furnace began to morph.

The key moment was approaching.

They were about to take shape!

Taking shape is actually an extremely important step for a pill master.

In the ancient days, there was even a specialized technique for shaping!

How to make the pill more beautiful, its color like jade, its surfaces filled with art... these were all necessary skills for a pill masters.

The most superior pill masters could even carve inscriptions on the surface of the pill.

A single pill could let a person attain enlightenment.

Such a level was only attained by the saints.

For Chu Yu, being able to turn medicine into pills was quite the achievement.

As for shaping, he was completely helpless.

Even though he had the Crane Saint’s legacy, he had never studied under a master. All of his knowledge came from his experiences.

Then again, theory and practical were vastly different.

Chu Yu grasped the theories quickly, and could get the hang of it rather quickly. In the eyes of a pill master, he was considerably talented.

In the ancient days, no one dared to call themselves a pill master before training for at least a few years.

The science of pill refinement was rather complex, and it required vast knowledge.

Rogue cultivators could rarely make anything of themselves.

People who could succeed after just a few days learning by themselves were virtually unheard of.

As such, since Chu Yu was able to refine a pill so quickly, and he was so daring to experiment, he would have been one of the most talented individuals, even in the ancient world.

"Explode!"

"Explode!"

"Blast him to death!"

"How come it isn’t exploding?"

"This is disappointing..."

The King’s Realm cultivator hiding in the darkness kept changing his thoughts until finally, he saw Chu Yu retrieve an oddly shaped item carefully from the furnace.

F*ck me, what is this?

This King’s Realm cultivator’s eyes widened in disbelief.

If he did not see Chu Yu remove it from the furnace himself, he would have never believed that this thing was refined.

Was that a pile of ostrich poop?

It was ashen white, and it had no shape to speak of.

It wasn’t even oval shape, not to mention round.

It was like a pile of ostrich poop, completely disgusting!

Unbelievably ugly!

The ugliest thing ever!

If I had a son like that, I would kill him.

This King’s Realm cultivator felt ashamed for Chu Yu’s parents.

Chu Yu looked at the pile of pills, rather depressed, he did not want the pill to turn out this way.

He had wanted this pill to shine like jade, and filled with art.

However, that was way beyond his current abilities!

For some reason, all the pills he refined were about the same appearance.

He had already tried his best...

"Baby is bitter."

Chu yu murmured.

From afar, the King’s Realm cultivator nearly fell off his perch.

Again?

Aren’t you ashamed?

Which clan’s baby are you?

You are simply a huge infant!

A disgrace to the pill refining world!

Even though he wasn’t a pill refining master, he believed that if a pill refining master saw what Chu Yu had made, they would have been angered to death!

Did you come specially to amuse me knowing I was bored?

Chu Yu turned to look at Lord Chu and shook his head. He knew that Lord Chu’s breakthrough would not finish in such a short period of time.

"What bullsh*t is this!" Chu Yu threw the pill outwards.

With a "Pia" the pill shattered and released a wave of black smoke.

The black smoke quickly dissipated and became invisible.

Chu Yu was ecstatic and thought to himself, Success!

He controlled the pill, using him and Lord Chu as the pivot, he covered the entire area in a twenty meter radius with this poisonous gas.

After the pill exploded, the gas was invisible and scentless, completely in Chu Yu’s control.

He used the resisting technique to sense the location of the poisonous gas.

Even when he opened his vertical eye, he could only see a faint layer of gas circling the area.

This was a great trap, even someone like him with his vertical eye open, may not spot this trap.

Chu Yu looked inside the pill furnace, there were still six pills left.

He nodded happily, he finally had something to protect himself.

This poisonous pill could create a poisonous cloud lasting 24 hours, and it was unaffected by weather.

This meant that his seven poison pills could ensure him seven days of safety!

He still had a lot of medicine inside his storage ring to make more.

He also had a large amount of rations!

If he was forced into a corner, he would just used the pills to lockdown the entire area within a hundred mile radius and turn it into a magical formation!

By that time, even if a powerful cultivator wanted to attack him through the air, it would be an uphill task!

Furthermore, this pill was immune to defences, thus it was great to use to harm people.

Pa pa pa pa!

Chu Yu threw another four pills, covering the entire space within a 500 meter radius with the poisonous gas.

Even though the pill wasn’t big, its poison was strong. Even a little contact could be fatal!

As such, he could throw it however far he wanted. The poisonous mist would spread such that each layer would be thin.

If any life form tried to charge in, they would just be charging into death.

The King’s Realm cultivator thought that this action was the aftermath of a failure to refine pills.

He threw each pill further and further away.

Having refined such rubbish, it is no wonder that he was throwing it away...

Seeing that he only had two left, Chu Yu contemplated for a moment before beginning to refine more pills.

This was a good item, and it was great protection against those with ill intent!

Saving some up was a good idea.

"Baby will succeed this time, keep going, you can do it!"

Chu Yu said this solemnly.

The King’s Realm cultivator felt that if he watched Chu Yu any longer, he would jump down to kill him.

He closed his eyes and ignored him.

Chu Yu glanced over at that area, then whipped out his messaging tool to tell Zhao Mantian not to show himself, as well as to avoid the area around him in a one mile radius.

If Lord Chu had finished his breakthrough and those people have yet to exit from the ruins, then they would kill that King’s Realm cultivator!

Then they would quickly escape.

Chu Yu was uninterested in what lay within the ancient monuments.

If a Xiantian was guarding the border, people entering the monument were at least in the King’s Realm.

Even with Zhao Mantian around, he did not want to antagonize those people.

He simply wasn't strong enough.

An hour passed whilst Chu Yu was refining his pills in silence.

Zhao Mantian had arrived some time ago, choosing to hide some ten miles away.

Chu Yu had told him that there was a strong opponent here and forwarded the location to him.

In the end, Zhao Mantian had told Chu Yu that that man was a King’s Realm cultivator.

That man was in the King’s Realm?

F*ck me!

Chu Yu was shocked.

If he had attacked before Chu Yu had refined the poison pill...

Chu Yu did not dare think of the consequences.

Damn, Xiantian as border patrol and a King’s Realm cultivator as door man!

What was the cultivation level of those who went in?

Was the Wu Clan of Qing Hai so powerful?

This was really - baby is bitter inside, but baby doesn't show it.

Library of Heaven's Path - Chapter 85: Pummeling Zhu Hong (2)

Zhenqi Telepathy!

"You fool, use the three moves that I have just taught you! Execute the first two moves inversely, use your right hand and right foot instead of your left hand and left foot! Execute the last move as it is, just change the fist into a finger strike and strike at the spot three inches lower. Remember, it has to be three inches. It mustn't be any more and or any less.

One had to be at least Fighter 5-dan to use Zhenqi Telepathy. Zhang laoshi's telepathy caused Yuan Tao's body to jolt. Somehow, he felt inclined to trust him.

"Let's just do it! Things are already bad as it is anyway!"

Without time to think too deeply into it, Yuan Tao decided to just go through with it. After all, it wasn't like he had any other ideas. Thus, without any hesitation, he did as the voice commanded him to.

As a cultivator, switching a left hand movement to the right was an extremely simple task.

That left hand grab turned into a right hand grab, causing Zhu Hong to be taken aback. He tilted his head to dodge it and sent a punch back at him.

However, before his fist could even reach Yuan Tao, the latter had already sidestepped from the right to the left, dodging his attack.

"Crap, he is using the inverse version of the technique!"

Zhu Hong immediately understood what is going on. Thus, he quickly withdrew his hands to cover his face.

Previously, the third blow was a downward punch. Since his techniques were inversed, this move would be an upper cut instead. Furthermore, Zhang Xuan had said earlier to beat him up into a pig-head.

He reacted extremely quickly and his movements were swift. However, it was a pity that Yuan Tao's third move wasn't inversed. It was still a downward motion and furthermore, it was aimed three inches below what Zhang Xuan had shown earlier.

Pu!

Before Zhu Hong could even react, he felt a stabbing pain at his waist and his entire body went numb.

"This is bad, he struck my mingmen! How did he know where my mingmen is?"

Zhu Hong's face turned deathly white.

He had carefully guarded the fact that his cultivation mingmen was in his waist from others. Previously, the two inverse movements used by Yuan Tao made him instinctively think of protecting his own face. Never would he have thought that the other party's true motive lied here.

The moment his mingmen was struck, his entire body went stiff as though he was paralyzed.

"This is a good opportunity!"

Seeing Zhu Hong's body go stiff, no matter how foolish Yuan Tao could be, at this moment, he knew that he had struck the other party's mingmen. After yelling excitedly, he charged over.

He would be a fool if he didn't exploit such a godsent opportunity.

Peng peng peng peng!

At this moment, the techniques of the alley ruffians that should have never reached Zhu Hong landed like torrential rain on Zhu Hong's face. Before he could recover, his vision went dark. Yuan Tao's massive punch had sent him to the floor.

At this moment, his years of experience brawling gave him the upper hand. Without much hesitation, he leapt over and sat heavily on the other party's chest. His two fists smashed violently onto the other party's face.

"You..."

Recovering from his numbness, upon seeing a fatty crushing his body and striking his fist, Zhu Hong felt so dismal that he was about to vomit blood.

He was an apprentice of Lu Xun laoshi, an expert who was in the fourth place in the entrance examination. Yet, at this moment, he was being beaten up by the fellow who was last in the entrance examinations.

He felt as though he was going mad.

"Scram..."

He tried to push the other party away, but the other party is simply too heavy. As though a tiny mountain, no matter how much effort he put into his arms, the other party didn't budge in the least. Furthermore, his fists were as hard as rocks and they smashed down on him relentlessly. Before he can finish his words, he felt his mouth getting more and more swollen as though a bun, and quite a few of his teeth had fallen off as well.

"Are my eyes deceiving me?"

Zhao Ya and the rest were flabbergasted by the sight before them.

They had experienced Zhu Hong's strength a moment ago and they had confirmed that even they were not a match for him. Yet, Yuan Tao, the weakest of them all, was about to achieve victory against him at this moment.

When did he become so incredible?

However, the most shocking thing of all was that their teacher’s three moves actually worked?

"Enough! Yuan Tao. I have already said that beating him up into a pig-head is enough, don't kill him!"

Upon seeing Zhu Hong losing his human appearance under Yuan Tao's frenzied punching, Zhang Xuan hurriedly stepped in to stop him.

No matter what, he was an envoy sent over by Lu Xun. It wasn't appropriate for them to go too far.

How awkward the situation would be if he were to be crippled under his pummeling!

Other teachers, even the elders, would have to contemplate for a long moment before they could teach their students how they could counter their opponents. After all, a battle was constantly changing and evolving! However, Zhang Xuan was different. Possessing the Library of Heaven's Path, he was able to know in advance what battle techniques the other party would execute and what responses the other party would come up with. As such, through exploiting the flaws in their techniques, he was able to come up with a strategy to counter them even before the battle begins!

Even though Yuan Tao's strength paled much in comparison to Zhu Hong's, if he were to know the other party's mingmen and make preparations in advance, defeating him was an easy feat.

"Yes!"

After sending a few more fists at his face, Yuan Tao felt the anger he had accumulated being vented out. Only then did he stand up and get off the Zhu Hong's chest.

At this moment, Zhu Hong was already no different from a pig-head. His eyes were swollen red, and his entire face had bloated up. His dignified look from before had disappeared without a trace.

"You are despicable!"

Struggling up, Zhu Hong gritted his teeth and glared at Yuan Tao.

In his view, this fatty must have been putting on a show. He intentionally feigned weakness so as to put him off his guard, before doing a sudden assault to achieve victory!

Damn it!

"Despicable? I am despicable, what about it? Do you want to give it another go?" Yuan Tao didn't care about whether the other party thought if he was despicable or not. At this moment, he was still immersed in the exhilaration from bashing the other party up and stared back at him shamelessly.

"You..."

Seeing his fearlessness, Zhu Hong's complexion turned awful. Even so, he dared not to agree to his challenge.

This fatty obviously knew where his mingmen was. If he were to happen to strike it once more, he would just be beaten up again!

Just as he was in a dilemma, Zhang laoshi's words echoed in his ear.

"Alright, you have already left the other party in such a state. Yuan Tao, you should give it a rest!" Zhang Xuan had a stern expression on his face.

"Good." Upon hearing those words, Zhu Hong heaved a sigh of relief. Just as he was about to say some pleasantries and leave the classroom, he heard Zhang laoshi speaking once more, "Zheng Yang, didn't you want to give it a try just now? Go on!"

"Ah?"

Zhu Hong was taken aback.

[Didn't you stop him so that I can leave? Why are you asking others to get a go on me?]

After a temporary pause, a gleam of ruthlessness flashed across his eyes.

[It's fine this way as well.]

Previously, that Zheng Yang was the first to charge over, and given the fact that he was able to send him flying with a single kick, it was clear that his strength was sub-par. Furthermore, given the experience he had with Yuan Tao, he should be fine as long as he guarded himself against the inversion the three moves!

Besides, after getting pummeled so tragically, how could he account the situation after returning without repaying the favor back to them?

At this point, even though he still held doubts, Zhu Hong gritted his teeth and sneered, "Come!"

"Fine!" Zheng Yang stepped forward.

Peng peng peng!

The two of them started crossing blows. Zheng Yang, who was sent flying with a single kick previously, seemed as though he had eaten some incredible tonic. He flew around the field, refusing to face Zhu Hong directly.

"I dare you to fight with me face on!" Zhu Hong bellowed.

Normally, even if Zheng Yang were to skirt around him, he would have the strength to catch him and defeat him. However, he was just beaten to a pulp by Yuan Tao and his body is aching tremendously. It is almost impossible for him to land a blow on a Zheng Yang, who was focusing all of his efforts on dodging his blows.

"Sure!"

Upon replying, Zheng Yang's left hand grabbed forward. After which, he sidestepped to the right. He used the first move as it is, inverting only the second move. After which, before the other party could react to the abrupt changes, he used his finger as a sword and jabbed straight at Zhu Hong's waist.

Library of Heaven's Path - Chapter 84: Pummeling Zhu Hong (1)

"Ah?"

Upon hearing Zhang Xuan laoshi's words, Zheng Yang and the others were on the verge of tears.

[Teacher, can't you tell?

We aren't afraid of you being unable to account for the matter if we were to beat him to death, but that we are unable to match up to him.

Yet, you still went on and chose Yuan Tao to fight in our stead. He is still at Fighter 1-dan primary stage, how do you expect him to defeat his pinnacle expert before us?]

"Beat me up into a pig-head and compensate for your door? Haha!"

Zhu Hong laughed so hard that he almost failed to catch his breath. He knew what the level of strength the others were at when they crossed blows, especially for Yuan Tao, the one who scored the worst in the entrance examination. Yet, he dispatched him out to beat him up into a pig-head?

He had long heard that Zhang laoshi was terrible at teaching, but he didn't expect his eye of discernment would be so terrible as well.

After which, with a trace of mock in his eyes, he declared, "Alright, if any of you can defeat me, not only will I pay for your door, I will compensate him with a thousand gold coins!"

As the saying went, the poor studied while the rich trained. For Zhu Hong to possess formidable strength at such a young age, this showed the wealth his family possessed. A thousand gold coins wasn't a small sum, but it was still something he could take out easily.

"You will compensate anyone who defeats you?" Zhang Xuan asked.

"Of course!" With both of his hands behind his back, Zhu Hong sneered coldly with a smug look on his face.

They have just crossed blows, and these people wouldn't be able to defeat him even if they were to cultivate for another decade!

"Your time to earn money has come!" Zhang Xuan waved his hand. Looking at his students, he said, "Yuan Tao, it would be best for you to make a move first. Remember teacher's words, go easy with your blows!"

"I..."

Yuan Tao's face knitted into lumps.

[This fellow is so powerful that even Zhao Ya xiaojie was unable to defeat him. How could I fight against him?]

"If I say that you can win, you will win!" Knowing what he was thinking about, Zhang Xuan walked up to the podium and sat on the chair there. "That is because you are my students. You are all Zhang Xuan's students!"

Zhang Xuan's students?

Upon hearing these words, Zhu Hong burst into laughter once more.

[The name of Zhang Xuan laoshi is indeed immense, almost rivaling with that of Lu Xun laoshi, but that's notoriety alright?

I might find it difficult to win against the students of other teachers, but your students…]

Zhu Hong's face was filled with disdain.

While he was chuckling scornfully, Yuan Tao jolted. Hot blood surged through his body and the bitter look on his face disappeared.

[That's right, despite the incredible capabilities of Zhang laoshi, he is being mocked at at this very instant. As his student, it is my responsibility to safeguard his honor!

Even if it means my death, I mustn't allow him to be scorned by others!]

At this point, zeal sprouted in his heart and he no longer felt fear. Thus, he stepped forward, ready to make a move against him.

"Don't rush!" Seeing that he was about to rush over, Zhang Xuan waved his hand once more to stop him.

"Why? Does Zhang laoshi intend to go back on his words?" Zhu Hong snickered.

"Go back on my words?" Zhang Xuan shook his head. "You are overthinking it. Yuan Tao is too incredible, it wouldn't look good on me if he were to kill you accidentally. How about this, Yuan Tao, come over. I will teach you three basic punching moves."

"Three basic punching moves?"

Yuan Tao and the others were perplexed over what this teacher of theirs was trying to do.

"A last minute training? Learning battle techniques right now? I'm afraid that it's too late!"

Zhu Hong was filled with contempt.

[What kind of joke is this?

Every single battle technique requires countless hours of practice, training for days and nights, enduring the heat and cold, and only then will one be accomplished in it. Do you think that you can make them triumph over me by teaching them something at the last moment?

Dream on!]

"Teacher..."

Yuan Tao had the same thoughts as well. He walked forward hesitantly and reflected on his face was confusion.

Yuan Tao was truly unable to comprehend the rationale behind Zhang laoshi's actions.

Assuming that Zhang Xuan wanted to help them redress their grievances, his choice of sending Yuan Tao forward would only embarrass them further if he were to lose against Zhu Hong.

"Yuan Tao, trust our teacher. He must have an idea in mind for him to say such words!" Liu Yang had witnessed the happenings in the Enlightenment Will Trial with his own eyes. He knew how formidable this notorious Zhang laoshi in front of them was and he had complete trust in him.

He was able to help someone break through within ten minutes for what that would have taken the other party half a year. With such capabilities, what else could he possibly be incapable of?

"Alright then!"

Hearing those words, Yuan Tao clenched his jaws.

Since he had been beaten up a while ago, the worst situation that could get was for him to be beaten up once more. Anyway, he had a thick skin and was resilient to beatings, so there was nothing for him to fear!

"The few of you should come over to learn it as well, it will help you all win the bet later on!"

Zhang Xuan looked at Zhao Ya and the others.

"Yes!"

The five of them walked over.

"Look closely, this is the first move!"

Stretching apart his five fingers, Zhang Xuan's left hand grabbed at the empty air before him.

The movement was so simple that even ordinary humans could comprehend and execute it, needless to say, them, who were well-versed in martial arts.

"The second move!"

Without a pause in his actions, Zhang Xuan sidestepped from the left to the right.

"The third move!"

With his right hand clenched into the shape of a fist, he sent an downward punch towards the other party's chest.

Withdrawing his fist, he straightened his posture.

"Zhang laoshi, is that all?"

Seeing that there weren't any more movements to it, everyone was dumbfounded.

[Zhang laoshi, you must be joking! These three moves are as trashy as the fighting methods of those ruffians outside, there isn't a single depth to them at all!

We can achieve victory with these three moves?

Are you sure you aren't joking!]

Zhao Ya and the others could feel tears welling in their eyes.

Even Zhu Hong had his eyes widened in complete circles. He felt as though the world had gone insane.

[You declared that your students will beat me up into a pig-head, so I thought that you will teach them some profound moves. What the heck is this toy?

You call this battle technique?

Furthermore, when you were teaching them, you didn't even try to conceal them from my sight. Teaching such trashy moves in front of me, do you take me for a corpse?]

"Alright, these three moves are extremely simple, so you all should have comprehended them already. Yuan Tao, go. As long as you use them well, defeating this fellow isn't a problem!"

Zhang Xuan ushered him over.

"I..."

Yuan Tao's face was filled with bitterness.

He knew that he wasn't a reliable person, but what Zhang laoshi had just taught them was even more unreliable!

He wouldn't even use these three moves in his usual fights against others because they were too lousy.

There was not a single depth behind them at all. Even a dog could dodge those easily, not to mention, a human.

"Go!" Zhang Xuan's face darkened.

"Yes!"

Gritting his teeth, with the emotions of a brave warrior charging to his death, Yuan Tao walked over to Zhu Hong and declared, "Let's get on with it!"

"Are you sure you want to fight with me?"

Zhu Hong looked at him as though he was looking at a fool.

[Truly eccentric teachers and students.

If you could defeat me after learning three farmer brawling techniques, I should just kill myself.]

"Hmph!"

Ignoring the other party, Yuan Tao, who was already prepared to be pummeled, roared and lunged forward.

There was no depth to the techniques he was using at all, and there wasn't much difference between his fighting style and those ruffians in the alleys.

He didn't use the movements Zhang Xuan had just taught him.

In his perspective, since he was going to be beaten up, it was best for him to not to make a fool of himself.

"You are courting death!"

With a cold sneer, Zhu Hong took a step back, dodging the other party's offense. At the same time, he pushed him with his palm.

Padah!

Flying straight out, Yuan Tao crashed onto the floor.

However, due to his thick skin, he didn't feel any pain from the fall. He stood up and charged forth once more with clenched jaws.

It hadn’t been long since he started learning battle techniques. He didn’t have time to comprehend or execute any techniques and thus, he could only rely on the instinctive brawling techniques that he used in the past.

These moves might work against those ruffians by the alley, but to Zhu Hong, a cultivator, it was as laughable as playing house.

He had already decided to fight for Zhang Xuan laoshi's honor. Even if he was beaten to death, he would not give up!

In the midst of his charge to go all out against the other party, Zhang laoshi's voice rang by his ear.

穷文富武 'The poor studies while the rich trains.'

As long as the poor has books, regardless of their condition, they are able to study. (In fact, some went as far as catching fireflies or camping outside the rich households with light at night just to cram a little more in) If they were to strike it out big, they would be able to bring riches and glory back to their province/town. On the other hand, to learn martial arts, one has to first find a capable teacher. Furthermore, they would need money to feed themselves correctly to strengthen their body as well.

Library of Heaven's Path - Chapter 83: The Arrogant Zhu Hong

"Will Zhang laoshi be okay?"

In the classroom, Zhao Ya, Wang Ying and the others were worried.

Cao Xiong laoshi had applied for the Enlightenment Will Trial to deal with Zhang laoshi. Even though not many people knew of it yet, as his students, they still heard some news of it.

"Don't worry, we had been through Zhang laoshi's lessons and we were all impressed with him. Liu Yang is impressed by him, so it is impossible for anything to go wrong!" Zheng Yang said.

Of the five students Zhang Xuan accepted, he was the one who was the most dissatisfied with Zhang laoshi. However, after two lessons, he was already thoroughly impressed with him. Right now, even if Wang Chao wanted to accept him in, he would reject him flat-out.

Since this was the case with him, it was bound to be the same with Liu Yang as well.

With such level of trust, how could Zhang Xuan fail the test?

Boom!

In the midst of speaking, someone abruptly sent the metal door flying with a kick from outside. After which, a young man walked in haughtily.

"Where is your respected Zhang Xuan laoshi? Get him to come out!"

With both hands behind his back, the young man's eyelids rose slightly as he said those words.

He intentionally emphasized on the words 'Zhang Xuan laoshi'. Not only was there not a single trace of respect in his expression, he seemed to be mocking him.

"Who are you? We don't welcome you here, so please leave!" Upon seeing the other party speaking of Zhang laoshi with such disrespect, not to mention that he kicked the door open, Zheng Yang's face darkened.

"Zheng Yang, don't be rash. He is the one who was ranked fourth in the entrance examinations, Zhu Hong!"

Recognising the young man, Yuan Tao's fat body shook as he hurriedly pulled Zheng Yang back and whispered to him in a hushed voice.

"Zhu Hong?"

Not just Zheng Yang, even the faces of Zhao Ya and the others darkened.

They have heard of this name before. Zhu Hong was reputed to have already reached Juxi realm pinnacle, and it was possible for him to break through into the next realm any moment now.

Ranking fourth in the entrance examination, this clearly showed that his strength and talent were something they were unable to match up to.

"To be able to recognize me, looks like you aren't as dumb as I thought. This is a war letter from Lu Xun laoshi. He wants to challenge Zhang Xuan laoshi to a Teacher Evaluation during the Freshmen Tournament half a month later. So, who is going to accept this letter in his stead?"

Upon seeing the others recognize him, the edges of the young man's lip crept upwards. With a condescending look, he spoke contemptuously to them.

This person was the one who just walked out of Lu Xun's classroom, Zhu Hong.

He had long heard of Zhang Xuan, the worst teacher in the academy who scored zero in the Teacher Qualification Examination. As one blessed by the heavens and Lu Xun's prided student, he looked down on him.

"Teacher Evaluation? Lu Xun laoshi?"

In that instant, everyone's faces changed.

Even though the ones to compete in the Teacher Evaluation were them, it was considered as a battle between the teacher's ability to guide their students. This concerned the pride of their teacher and very few people chose to hold it. Lu Xun was the academy's most famous teacher and there were countless experts under his tutelage. Why would he challenge Zhang laoshi?

"Indeed, the petty actions Zhang Xuan was doing behind Lu laoshi had incurred his wrath and he had decided to teach him a lesson. I will be leaving the war letter here, pass it to him later. If you all dare not to accept the challenge, then admit defeat earlier and head to Lu laoshi's classroom to apologize to him. Otherwise, prepare to be shamed!"

Zhu Hong threw the war letter onto the table and turned around to leave.

"Hold it right there!"

Before he could exit the classroom, Zheng Yang dashed forward and blocked his path. "You kicked the doors to our classroom and spoke of Zhang laoshi so disrespectfully. Apologize, or don't blame me for being discourteous!"

A student had the responsibility to guard the honor of his teacher. This fellow was without a sliver of respect for their teacher. How could they allow him to do as he pleased, wanting to leave right after dumping that war letter?

"You want me to apologize? You need to have the capabilities for it first!"

Sneering coldly, Zhu Hong looked at him contemptuously and sent a kick at him.

Zheng Yang's skill with the spear was incredible, but his punching and kicking mastery were severely lacking. Furthermore, as his cultivation level was beneath that of the other party, before he could even react, he was kicked squarely in his chest and flew backwards, crashing heavily onto the ground.

"Audacious!"

Zhao Ya's face warped in anger. With a roar, she charged forward.

Just like Zhu Hong, she was Juxi realm pinnacle as well. However, her fighting prowess was slightly inferior to the other party. After trading a few blows, she was struck on her shoulder and retreated backwards.

After which, Wang Ying and Yuan Tao also charged forward. However, since even Zhao Ya, who was the strongest of them all, wasn't a match for him, how could they stand up against him?

In a short moment's time, the four of them had sustained some injuries. They were enraged by the other party's actions, but they were helpless to do anything.

They might have learnt quite a few profound theories from Zhang Xuan, but due to the lack of time, they still weren't a match for one who was placed fourth in the entrance examination.

"A bunch of trash!"

After defeating the crowd, Zhu Hong flung his sleeves and said, "This is just a small punishment! He should have thought of this possibility when he challenged Lu laoshi! Tell him, if he doesn't dare to agree, hurry up and apologize, otherwise..."

"Otherwise what?"

Before he could finish his words, a faint word echoed from the doorway.

Along with Liu Yang, Zhang Xuan walked into the classroom.

"Otherwise..."

Regardless of whether Zhang Xuan was a trash or not, he was a teacher. As a student of the academy, he wasn't someone he could insult. Even though Zhang Xuan had yet to fly into rage, Zhu Hong cowered backwards. Gritting his teeth, he harrumphed, "Otherwise, prepare to lose in shame in the Teacher Evaluation!"

"It is not your place to determine whether I would lose or win! Return and tell Lu Xun that I had accepted his war letter!"

Zhang Xuan waved him away.

Actually, he was a little dismal as well.

After expending much effort to coax Huang Yu and Bai Xun to leave, he had intended to continue the lessons for a bit more. Yet, before he could enter the classroom, he heard the bellowing of this fellow.

Lu Xun had challenged him.

[You have a few hundred students under you. It is just a single Wang Yan who is coming to my lessons to listen in by the side, surely you don't need to make such a big fuss out of it!

Furthermore, even if you wanted to dispatch a student to send a war letter you, you should at least choose someone reliable. This fellow, despite being a junior, he was acting so arrogantly. If not in consideration for my identity, I would have extinguished his life with a single slap!

If not so, do you think that I would allow him to be acting so snobbishly here?]

"That's for the best then. Farewell!" Zhu Hong prepared to leave.

"Wait!" Zheng Yang struggled forward. He looked anxiously at Zhang Xuan, "Zhang laoshi, not only did he speak disrespectfully towards you and smashed our door, he even attacked us. If we were to allow him to leave like this, wouldn't others just see us as easy targets in the future?"

"Why? That thrashing wasn't sufficient for you? Hmph! Despite being weak, you sure speak so arrogantly, you damned brat!"

With his head held up high, Zhu Hong's gaze swept across Zheng Yang, Zhao Ya and the others scornfully before sneering, "Just this shabby classroom and these few students, I don't care if that door really means anything much. After all, do you think anyone would secret listen into your lessons? Stop dreaming! Besides, you all would need more capable than that to keep me here. I will stand here, and if any of you think they're sufficiently skilled, come at me!"

At which, he paused for a moment before clasping his hands towards Zhang Xuan, "Zhang laoshi, as a teacher, surely you wouldn't stoop down to the level of attacking a student!"

Teachers had their own pride as well. If he were to really attack a student, he would be looked down by the others.

This was also what the saying 'soldiers against soldiers, generals against generals' meant. Even if a general were to defeat a small soldier, it wouldn't be something honorable for him.

Calculating that it was unlikely Zhang Xuan would make a move on him and that none of his students was a match for him, he was fearless.

"Zhang laoshi..."

Seeing Zhu Hong behaving so arrogantly, the faces of Zhao Ya, Zheng Yang and the others paled. They clenched their fists tightly together and an urge to charge forward and bash him surged through them.

However, they also knew that they weren't a match for Zhu Hong. They had already fallen tragically in defeat previously. They would only make a shame out of themselves if they were to continue making a move against him.

"You want to teach him a lesson?"

Ignoring that conceited fellow, Zhang Xuan turned to look at his students.

"Yes!"

All of them nodded their head simultaneously.

Seeing their expression, Zhang Xuan casually waved his hand. Then, with a serious expression, he said, "No matter what, he is Lu laoshi's student. It would be hard for me to account to him if he were to die! How about this, Yuan Tao, your strength is the weakest, and you have good self-control, go and beat him up into a pig-head and have him compensate for our door while you are at it! Remember to hold back! Also, during the fight, you must remember to play fairly and not to go overboard! Don't wound the camaraderie you have as fellow students!"

True Martial World - Chapter 181: Entering the Wilderness Divine Hall again

Yi Yun started a daily routine in the Tai Ah Divine City.

Every morning he would go to the herb mountain. As he trained his movement skills, he picked herbs. Then, at night, he would meditate. This slowly became Yi Yun's life.

As Yi Yun's job was separate from Zhou Kui’s and Song Zijun’s job, he slowly had less and less contact with them. This was compounded by the fact that he left early and returned home late, and then, never leaving his house.

Slowly, many Xuanwu Army members moved into the Tai Ah Divine City's inner rings, and they began to live in medium-class rooms.

Middle-class rooms were more spacious and they were in better locations. But if one were to compare the density of the Heaven Earth Yuan Qi in the Divine City, other than the central divine tower, there was not much difference. Some might be stronger, but not by much.

Of course, the middle-class rooms had a spirit gathering array which was more useful.

Besides that, the greatest advantage of staying in a middle-class room was reputation. Among the many young warriors, they had certain backgrounds; hence, reputation was very important.

Yi Yun did not move. He stayed at the corner of the city and he was happy being alone.

As for the spirit gathering array, his room also had one. The room had been snatched from Zhou Kui, and it was the best room in the area.

Today was Yi Yun's fifth day picking herbs.

Even Song Zijun was planning on moving out. He came over to bid farewell.

"Yi Yun, are you not moving to the middle-class district?"

Yi Yun shook his head, "There's not a big difference. Besides, my room is also a middle-class room. There's no need to."

Song Zijun said, "It may be so, but the cultivators at the middle-class districts are stronger. Having contact with them has several advantages. For example, trading, discussions, etc. They will help in increasing your strength."

That was the main reason behind Song Zijun moving into the middle-class district.

Yi Yun still shook his head.

"Alright then…" Song Zijun did not say more. "Yi Yun, you should come be a sparring partner soon. With your movement techniques, it is such a pity for you to not be a sparring partner…"

Due to the separate locations of their jobs, Song Zijun did not know of Yi Yun's herb-picking situation.

Yi Yun smiled and did not say further. "I'll only be picking herbs for a few months. I won't be carrying on after that."

"Okay… Alright then." Song Zijun said no more.

After Song Zijun left, Yi Yun headed to the Wilderness Divine Hall.

If there was a day Yi Yun wanted to change his residence, it would not be to the middle or upper-class rooms, but he would move to the central divine tower!

Middle-class district?

Yi Yun felt no need to live there.

In the past five days, Yi Yun had been receiving a steady amount of above 200 dragon scale runes a day from his herb-picking.

The Wang woman originally thought that Yi Yun had been lucky to pick so many herbs on his first day and she was waiting to see Yi Yun's dragon scale runes earnings slowly decline.

However, Yi Yun's herb count did not decrease; instead, it was increasing every day.

As a result, Wang had nothing else she could say. Her chattering foul mouth finally shut itself.

Yi Yun was a freak!

Although at this speed, it was unlikely he could break Zhong Yi's record, Yi Yun was the best herb-picking cultivator in the Tai Ah Divine City for the past several hundred years!

People who had ability were respected. Hence, no matter how mean Wang was, she no longer treated Yi Yun terribly.

And today, Yi Yun had amassed a thousand dragon scale runes. He wanted to enter the Wilderness Divine Hall again.

By then, it was already dark.

Yi Yun stood in front of the Wilderness Divine Hall and raised his head. Seeing the towering Wilderness Divine Hall, he was filled with emotion.

"Which room do you want?" Today, it was an old man in charge of manning the Wilderness Divine Hall. The old man's hair stood up like a sword and his pair of black eyes shined. In between his eyebrows, there was a red jewel, which was very special.

This jewel made Yi Yun take a second look. With that gem there, it gave the old man an indescribable flavor.

"Chimera! Two hours!" Yi Yun chose the chimera from before. His purpose was not only to absorb energy but to also gain insight on the chimera's nomological truths!

After handing over his token, a thousand golden runes flew out into the Wilderness Divine Hall's array. Yi Yun had finally gained the qualification to enter the chimera hall once again.

With a flash of light, Yi Yun was sucked in.

Immediately, Yi Yun felt that he was under intense pressure.

Yi Yun had made his preparations, he immediately interfaced his spiritual energy with the Purple Crystal and circulated his body's Yuan Qi, undertaking the baptism of the primordial strain's oppression.

In a short while, Yi Yun could feel the extremely pure energy boil and rise up within his body.

Yi Yun's vision turned white again. As he focused his spiritual energy, numerous points of light from the chimera's head gathered, eventually forming a blob of light, the size of a pigeon egg.

After going through the Great Yan gold, the light blob floated slowly towards Yi Yun. There were extremely small chimera phantoms that tumbled around within the light blob.

Yi Yun opened up his mouth and swallowed the energy blob.

Yi Yun was already very familiar with this and he found it much easier than the first time.

Yi Yun began to slowly gain insight of the nomological truths from the chimera's energy and he also allowed his body to take in all of the energy.

Yi Yun swallowed blob after blob of the primordial strain energy as he sealed it within his dantian.

Time soon passed and the two-hour limit was up.

"Dang!"

A bell rang!

In this two hours, Yi Yun was only focused on swallowing the energy. He did not digest it so his body was feeling warm. He did not return to his residence after he exited the chimera hall. Instead, he paid 80 dragon scale runes to rent a high-class room in the Wilderness Divine Hall for a night.

Yi Yun began to meditate on the stone bed within this cultivation room.

The energy that he had taken out from the Great Yan gold was not a lot, but due to its pureness and its primordial origins, it could not be compared to the energy from typical desolate bones.

Yi Yun used his spiritual energy to make the energy flow out from his dantian into all his limbs.

This energy had the ancient primal beasts' bloodline essence within it that slowly merged into Yi Yun's blood.

This feeling felt like he had drunk an entire pot of vintage wine. In time, Yi Yun's body was burning hot and gave off steam!

The Qi within the primordial strain's energy was like a raging flood, it surged through Yi Yun's meridians and blood vessels, all the way to Yi Yun's head!

Under the chaotic energy flow, it was extremely painful.

This feeling was as though his body was metal, and the primordial strain's energy essence was a hammer. Every surge was like a hammer, striking him, constantly forging Yi Yun's body.

Although it caused Yi Yun’s joints to hurt, the pain was an enjoyable experience for Yi Yun.

It was both painful and pleasurable!

Yi Yun was engrossed in this feeling, and after seven hours, his body was drenched with sweat. It was like he had been steamed in hot water vapor for a long time.

Slowly, the strikes weakened.

What replaced that was an intoxicated state. In this state, Yi Yun forgot about everything and without any conviction or worries, he was like a primordial beast, flying in the sky, overlooking the vast wilderness…

The control of the nomological truths by the primordial beast subtly branded within Yi Yun's mind.

These nomological truths were still unclear, but they left a seed in Yi Yun's mind, which was waiting to sprout in the future.

Late at night, after meditating for eight hours, Yi Yun woke up from his wondrous state.

He circulated his body's Yuan Qi and he was surprised to find his cultivation level a tiny distance away from the middle stages of Purple Blood.

It had been two months since Yi Yun had broken through to the Purple Blood realm. He had been wearing the Flowing Mercury Gown and had been constantly cultivating for the past two months. Together with the two absorptions of the primordial strain's energy, Yi Yun's current cultivation level had finally reached its current state.

Although he was just a tiny distance away from breaking through, he had fully absorbed all the primordial strain's energy!

To press on to the finish without letting up, with just half a step away from the middle stage of Purple Blood, how could Yi Yun give up?

He immediately took out two bean-sized crystals from his luggage.

Back at the Divine Capital's Jin Long Wei camp, General Yan Menglong had promised to give two upper-grade weapons and two desolate bone relics to the person who placed first in the Frost Metal Blood Balls!

Yi Yun had not used the two desolate bone relics until now, he was using the material where it was needed the most!

With a flick of his fingers, he swallowed the two desolate bone relics without thought!

"Boom!"

The energy within the desolate bone relics exploded like gunpowder within Yi Yun's body

Yi Yun's blood began to boil once again.

The mystical feeling came back once again. Under the surge of energy, Yi Yun could feel like he was touching the middle stages of Purple Blood.

The two desolate bone relics gave sufficient Yuan Qi to Yi Yun, which filled his body with energy.

"Break through for me!" Yi Yun roared together with his bones!

Peng!

At that instant, it was as if something exploded. Yi Yun felt his meridians clear and his blood become turbulent, which made him delighted.

He could not help but let out a long roar!

After that, the meditating Yi Yun suddenly opened his eyes. It was extremely late, but Yi Yun's eyes were like lightning at night. It electrified the void.

Yi Yun leaped from his stone bed like an agile hunting leopard.

The middle stage of Purple Blood! He had finally reached the middle stage of Purple Blood.

Yi Yun jumped to the center of the cultivation room and when he started moving his body, he formed a whole series of shadows. These series of shadows made Yi Yun's body look completely blurred and it looked unreal!

Yi Yun's speed grew faster, and slowly, it was like he had integrated himself into the surrounding space. He was one with his surroundings!

Large success stage of Minute Subtlety!

Yi Yun again demonstrated his movement technique to the extreme. It was really the large success stage of Minute Subtlety!