Limitless - Chapter 134: Tai Qing Speaks

After a long pause, Societal Elder Li Zhangming took a deep breath, looked at the deputy sect leader and the crowd and said solemnly, "We cannot handle it this way!"

"Why?" The deputy sect leader of the Rainfall Ancient Sect frowned.

Even though he was of a higher standing than Li Zhangming, it may not be very courteous to challenge Li Zhangming in public like that.

However, he wasn’t so stubborn to ignore the opinions of others. He waited patiently for Li Zhangming to explain.

"Disregarding the fact that we may not even be able to destroy the Chu Clan, who can ensure that the video will not be released? Now that we have set up a cultivation school, we do need to maintain a good reputation." noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

Li Zhangming looked at the crowd and said flatly, "Does the Chu Clan want compensation? Then we’ll give them compensation!"

At this point, Li Zhangming hid the pain and sadness in his heart.

No matter how much pain he felt, his disciple, Qin Ming, had died, and it was impossible to revive him.

The deputy sect leader took a deep breath, he understood it now!

However, understanding aside, it was still humiliating!

What did this mean?

However, the deputy sect leader also knew that the one most humiliated... was Li Zhangming!

Not only did he have to take responsibility for the failure, he had to suffer the pain of the knowledge that his beloved disciple had misunderstood him, even at the very end.

In the end, this was a result of him not understanding the character of his disciple well enough.

The deputy sect leader pondered, then said, "How about this, I’ll go to the Chu Clan myself!"

The crowd was stunned and they looked at the deputy sect leader with admiration.

This was initially something for Li Zhangming to handle, but the deputy sect leader had taken the reigns, and the responsibility.

No wonder he’s the deputy sect leader, he was responsible!

Even Li Zhangming revealed a tinge of thankfulness.

The deputy sect leader waved them off, then sighed, "With things as they are right now, no one needs to say anymore. With such huge losses, if we don’t recover, we will all be dead. We are an entity, we will rise and fall together. I will go personally to the Chu Clan and invite Chu Yu over!"

Then, his eyes flashed with a vicious glow, "Once he joins us, all his possessions... will no longer be his!"

At this point, someone rushed in, an anxious look on his face. His voice quivered, "Deputy Sect Leader, Elder Li, this is not good! There is a video on the internet that is taking the internet by storm. The discussion online is not favorable to us!"

"What?"

"The video is spreading?"

"How did this happen?"

"This must be the Chu Clan!"

"How dare they?"

"Damn it!"

All echelons of the Rainfall Ancient Sect panicked, they were keenly aware of the implications of this video.

They knew that once this video spread, it would bring about immense negative consequences to the Rainfall Ancient Sect.

Qin Ming’s arrogance and so called "demeanor of a large sect’s disciple" had become that of a rude and brazen disciple. The beating he received from the two King’s Realm cultivators would also stun the viewers.

There was no lack of backseat analysts on the internet.

The Rainfall Ancient Sect’s thoughts and motives could have very well been analysed by someone!

What would they become?

Would they even be human?

More importantly, their guesses about Chu Yu would become public knowledge.

Even though the Rainfall Ancient Sect was strong, they were not the strongest sect.

They could only imagine the possibility of this spinning out of control if it was allowed to fester!

Once this blew up, the Rainfall Ancient Sect, who had already been disadvantaged, would lose the Crane Saint’s legacy forever!

Damned Chu Clan!

Did they not understand the damage this could cause?

The Rainfall Ancient Sect’s leadership were fuming.

Li Zhangming and the deputy sect leader went pale.

"What happened?" The deputy sect leader was extremely sullen.

The messenger said bitterly, "That video... was not sent out by the Chu Clan, it was... it was..."

"Who was it?" Li Zhangming glared at him, "If you’re not even coherent, why do we need you?"

"It came from someone on our side!" This man was forced into a corner and replied loudly.

Everyone on the scene went silent.

They were all stupefied.

"This video... wasn’t it just sent to us? How could it have been sent out?" The deputy sect leader’s eyes went red.

At this point, Li Zhangming’s personal cell phone rang. He glanced at it, frowned and picked up.

A roar came over from the other side, "Elder Li! Look at what the Rainfall Ancient Sect has done! We sent you the video out of goodwill, so that you knew what happened. We didn’t even leave a trace! But you all actually went to spread it! Now a bunch of people are here to ask if the Chu Clan has a secret, why else would the Rainfall Ancient Sect use such tactics to lure Chu Yu away?"

"Who are you?" Li Zhangming was fuming even though he knew the person on the other line was probably from the Chu Clan.

But how could someone from a clan as small as the Chus get his contact details?

"I am the leader of the Chu Clan, Chu Tianyu! Elder Li, even if you are the Societal Elder of the Rainfall Ancient Sect, this is way overboard! If the Chu Clan suffers because of this, the Rainfall Ancient Sect would be the main culprit!"

Before Li Zhangming could reply, the line went cold.

Li Zhangming’s expression turned crimson. It was extremely humiliating for a man of his standing to be chided by the leader of an underworld clan!

However, he could not possibly rebut him!

Some of them looked sympathetically at Li Zhangming.

Li Zhangming sighed and said, "Release a statement immediately. The two King’s Realm Rainfall Ancient Sect elders acted on their own accord..."

"Qin Ming was youthful and naive, he was hoodwinked..."

"The two King’s Realm elders wanted to scam Chu Yu... this had nothing to do with the Rainfall Ancient Sect!"

"The Rainfall Ancient Sect reasserts that we are a fair and equal sect, we will never do anything untoward to others."

"We condemn the actions of the two King’s Realm elders, as well as Chu Yu and the rest of the party..."

Li Zhangming spoke slowly, his pain was evident.

But he was determined!

In the end, even the deputy sect leader could not help but look at him in admiration.

At such a critical moment, he was able to make such a clear decision, albeit a really difficult for him.

Even though it seemed like he was pushing the responsibility outwards, everyone inside knew that he was taking all the responsibility upon himself!

When he returned, the sect leader would definitely interrogate him!

The death of the eight people will just have to be treated as their final contribution to the sect.

"Later, we need to compensate their families well..."

Li Zhangming said.

Everyone on scene sighed.

Only by keeping the Rainfall Ancient Sect above all this will it be possible to minimize the impact to them.

Even though there will be people who doubt the statement, at the very least, they could save some face.

After Li Zhangming finished, he seemed to age significantly, however, a vicious look appeared on his face and he grit his teeth, "At the same time, let people release news from the shadows that Chu Yu from the Chu Clan had indeed gotten a portion of the Crane Saint’s legacy!"

When he finished, he glanced at the deputy sect leader, "We definitely can’t get it anymore, and what we can’t get, others can also forget about getting! As for the Chu Clan, we will let this wolf be ripped to shreds by the surrounding lions!"

The deputy sect leader contemplated this for a long time before saying, "Indeed we can’t get it anymore."

As he said, his expression became sullen, "Send someone to find out who exactly... released the video."

Li Zhangming’s face revealed his fury, "Investigate, get to the bottom of this!"

Even though the Rainfall Ancient Sect’s statement was released quickly, it was just as they expected, barely a saving grace.

Almost all of the chatter on the web was chiding them.

The Rainfall Ancient Sect was extremely spiteful. They believed that there were other ancient sects involved in the chatter.

This was too humiliating!

They lost men and power!

They had been beaten.

However, news that Chu Yu had gotten a portion of the Crane Saint’s legacy had spread eventually.

The Chu Clan was once again pushed to the corner.

However, even before the news picked up pace, Tai Qing, a super huge sect released a statement.

"The solar system is the center of the cultivation world and the Earth is the core. In the ancient times, the earth experienced a catastrophe. Countless ancestors lay down their lives in order to seal the world and retain a spark."

"This was once an incredibly prosperous land. The number of sects here was countless!"

"Now, many of the life forms outside of this world are plotting to make a return. All of our cultivators are following in the footsteps of our ancestors and training hard. We will face the enemy together!"

"It is of little importance if Chu Yu has the Crane Saint’s legacy or not, he can be called a young talent. If the youth continue to compete, they can become stronger. Through trials and tribulations, they get stronger. It is only natural that some will die in the process."

"However, if an ancient sect, clan or family... shamelessly uses the might of their sect to oppress someone younger, how is that any different from being a robber?"

The statement from Tai Qing was released from their verified account and posted on China’s largest social media site.

The entire internet burst into chatter!

"Tai Qing ah... the legendary large sect, they must be the most powerful ancient clan now?"

"This seems to be the first post from Tai Qing, and it is actually in defence of Chu Yu?"

"It is said that Chu Yu’s sister Chu Xi is a Tai Qing disciple. Thus, it is perfectly logical for Tai Qing to protect Chu Yu."

"There is too much information here, who can explain it to me?"

"I think that Tai Qing makes many valid points. We do not really know what happened in the ancient days. However, we were clearly invaded, else, the scale of destruction would not be so great. As such, the enemy from before could come at anytime! Yet, we are targeting a young man based on some rumors."

"You ancient sects, as the torchbearers of civilisation, is this how you guide us? Aren’t you ashamed by your action?"

Tai Qing’s voice was not just impactful, it criticised many of the ancient sects.

The main sect it was criticizing was the Rainfall Ancient Sect!

Even the Rainfall Ancient Sect did not expect the impact of the statement from Tai Qing.

The cultivation school set up by the Rainfall Ancient Sect began to experience a high dropout rate.

Many of them silently left the Rainfall School and join the Truth School!

The Truth School had also released a statement, "Chu Yu is a real talent, regardless of whether you have the saint’s legacy, the Truth Ancient Sect will be willing to give you any form of aid and convenience!"

Many of the Rainfall Ancient Sect members were angered to the point of puking blood when they saw that.

Chu Yu continued to ignore them all.

Regardless good or bad, he did not care about them.

He was in isolation, trying to breakthrough his final meridian!

He wanted to finish the foundation and enter Xiantian!

Limitless - Chapter 133: They will pay for this

The entire area had lost all sense of life.

The entire area was ashen, almost as if it had been torched. There was no remnant of life, with the exception of the ashes.

The area enveloped by the amulet was extremely close to Chu Yu.

It wasn’t even a hundred meters away!

That terrifying wave of death had scared him into a bout of cold sweat!

Even until now, Chu Yu was still a little confused, unsure of what had exactly happened.

However, he could guess it from Qin Ming’s final words.

There was definitely a motive for the Rainfall Ancient Sect to want to recruit him!

For example, they may have suspected that he had the Crane Saint’s legacy. They wanted to get it from him sneakily. They could also have suspected that he had a superior technique that allowed him to defeat a Xiantian at the Invigorated Meridian Realm?

Qin Ming, without knowing what was going on, had acted perfectly. He had put his entire emotion into this act.

In the end, he had been deceived by his own sect!

He had been completely trashed up!

How embarrassing.

At that point, he was so humiliated he wanted to die!

In the end, he did not mind killing the people from his sect in order to express his despair and anger.

The Rainfall Ancient Sect had wanted to use this show to move Chu Yu, but they didn’t expect Qin Ming to be the one to spoil their entire plan...

This kind of accident even made Chu Yu incredulous.

At the same time, Chu Yu was angry.

The leaders of the Rainfall Ancient Sect were really so treacherous!

If not for Qin Ming spoiling everything, he could have very well been hoodwinked.

Afterall, Qin Ming’s arrogance was real and from the heart.

Who would have thought that there was a trap in this?

Through Qin Ming’s arrogance and his subsequent punishment, it would have expressed the Rainfall Ancient Sect’s fairness... the subsequent apology could have moved him.

If not for the fact that Qin Ming had spoilt it all, Chu Yu really could not guarantee he would not be moved by that act.

What a bunch of b*stards!

Serves them right to die here!

Everyone in the Chu Clan were speechless, through the surveillance system, they had witnessed everything.

Initially, they were extremely confused about what the other group was doing; by the end, it was clear.

Qin Ming, who was being used, started off great, arrogant, oppressive, egotistical... he had fully embraced the superiority of being a disciple of a huge sect.

However, upon realizing that the sect wanted to recruit Chu Yu by stepping all over him, he could not take it any longer!

Upon finding out that he was being used, he completely lost it!

If Qin Ming’s master had told him the motive behind recruiting Chu Yu, this may not have to end up this way.

Sadly, a bunch of leaders tried to do things in secret. Qin Ming’s master wanted to train his most beloved disciples. The two King’s Realm elders were also slow to react.

These factors amalgamated to cause this situation to spiral out of control.

The academics in the Chu Clan very quickly analyzed the entire situation from beginning to end.

They took out a few copies.

They sent them to leader Chu Tianyu and deputy Chu Tiannan.

Even Chu Yu, upon request by the two leaders, was given a copy.

This treatment was unprecedented in the entire Chu Clan, but no one thought it was unfair.

He had been the key in resolving multiple major incidents. Even the slowest of the Chu Clan could tell that Chu Yu’s future was boundless.

Chu Yu read through a few of the analyses. He nodded silently at the one closest to the truth - just as he had guessed.

Afterwards, Chu Yu was summone2d by the two leaders.

"How do you think we should handle this incident?"

Chu Tianyu looked at Chu Yu and said solemnly, "The Rainfall Ancient Sect is not like the Three Leaves Sect. They have an incredibly strong foundation and influence. If we are not careful, we could lose our advantage."

Chu Yu smiled, "For this, the Rainfall Ancient Sect must keep quiet and admit to it. Give them a copy of the entire surveillance tape, then send condolences on behalf of the entire Chu Clan."

Chu Tiannan smiled, "Exactly what I thought! This was them finding trouble for themselves, what does it have to do with us?"

Chu Yu thought about it, "That’s right, also tell them this has affected us and we have suffered huge losses."

The two leaders looked at each other, then at Chu Yu quizzically.

Chu Tiannan said, slightly unsure, "What you mean... is that the Rainfall Ancient Sect should compensate us?"

"Of course!"

Chu Yu nodded righteously, "They are a bunch of maniacs, coming to our territory to play this game of perishing together, causing us huge losses. Not considering the loss of wildlife, they also scared me!"

Chu Tianyu and Chu Tiannan were speechless.

Chu Yu said seriously, "Is it too much to ask for some compensation for our losses when we express our condolences?"

"It doesn’t seem like it was too much..."

Chu Tiannan and Chu Tianyu looked at each other, but felt that there was something that wasn’t quite right.

...…

"It was too much!"

"Too much!"

"They had only heard that the Chu Clan was arrogant, Chu Yu incredibly so. Only now did they realize that it was an understatement!"

"They want us to compensate? Is this a joke?"

"I finally understand what is a frog in a well, not knowing how huge the sky is!"

When the first of the Rainfall Ancient Sect found out about the Chu Clan’s notice, they all exploded.

They were mad with fury.

Some of them even burst out laughing. They felt that it would be a huge humiliation to the Rainfall Ancient Sect if they didn’t teach the Chu Clan a lesson.

The Chu Clan was extremely demanding. They couldn’t figure out if they were just weird or simply crazy.

They first thing that they expressed were their condolences, saying that they had personally seen eight of the Rainfall Ancient Sect’s disciples die. The Chu Clan were all saddened by the loss.

However, the death of the eight Rainfall Ancient Sect disciples had caused huge losses to the Chu Clan. They hoped that the Rainfall Ancient Clan could compensate them for it.

Why don’t you all just die?

To be honest, the people of the Rainfall Ancient Sect did not even believe that all their people had died!

They felt that the Chu Clan was crazy.

In the end, right behind came the group of people in charge of contacting Qin Ming. They reported that they couldn’t reach all eight of them.

After which, the complete surveillance tape arrived from the Chu Clan.

After watching it, the entire Rainfall Ancient Sect went silent!

They were like mutes, all of them were speechless.

After watching the video, anyone with a brain could tell that this incident had nothing to do with the Chu Clan.

Saying that they were the victim was not crazy, nor was it a death wish, it was a perfectly reasonable request.

From the video, it was clear that only one person from the Chu Clan was involved.

That was Chu Yu!

However, the only thing that Chu Yu did that was slightly out of line was kick Qin Ming after being driven into a corner.

Then, he had told the two King’s Realm cultivators of the Rainfall Ancient Sect to return to where they came from.

That was all!

Anyone who watched it would side with Chu Yu.

Even the people of the Rainfall Ancient Sect did not think that Chu Yu was in the wrong after watching the video.

Qin Ming’s actions were really arrogant to the point that people wanted to smack him!

Okay, Chu Yu was slightly arrogant too, but people were bullying him at his doorstep, was there anything wrong with taking the action that he did?

His demeanor was similar to his character in the past two live broadcast.

Introverted but domineering!

To be honest, Chu Yu was not a high profile person.

Even though news about him had been spreading, he had not replied to any of them.

For example, rumours about him and Lin Shimeng; or Xie Tianyu’s multiple attempts on his life over Lin Shimeng which resulted in the loss of Xie Tianyu’s life; or his 16 years without cultivation and subsequent recovery after taking a pill from Song Hong, turning him into a powerful individual...

But Chu Yu never revealed himself.

Even though there were many voices raising various opinions about these, Chu Yu himself never appeared.

Regardless good or bad, he never saw the need to explain himself.

This calmness could not even be replicated by many of the famous people.

But Chu Yu did it.

As such, everybody’s impression of Chu Yu was formed only through watching the two live broadcast.

It could be said that the two live broadcasts finally gave the world an insight into Chu Yu.

Many people realized that Chu Yu did not seem similar to the man they had heard about.

Firstly, he did not seem at all disadvantaged when compared to the disciples of the large sects!

Secondly, even though he was young, he was relatively courageous!

The Rainfall Ancient Sect’s impressions and guesses about Chu Yu were also formed after watching the two live broadcasts.

It could be said that this was the root cause of the death of eight of their disciples.

Qin Ming’s own master, the Societal Elder Li Zhangming watched the entire video. Afterwards, especially when he heard Qin Ming’s last words... his eyes turned red and he couldn’t help but close them.

Tears still fell from his face.

"Jerk! Careless! How stubborn!"

Li Zhangming’s tears rolled down his cheeks. He could not believe that his most beloved disciple would end his life that way.

To be honest, even he was not willing to use that amulet.

He had given it to his disciple to save his life at the most critical moment!

Who could say that he was truly unafraid of death? Who could be that calm?

That amulet was like a nuclear bomb, I can not use it, but I have it!

If you want to kill me, we will all perish together!

"Aish..."

The Rainfall Ancient Sect’s leadership were left speechless by the result. They could only sigh.

One of the deputies was the highest in rank after Li Zhangming.

After a moment of silence, he said solemnly, "The Chu Clan... must be punished, regardless if they are right or wrong. Else, if this video is published, it would be catastrophic for us!"

Everyone in the audience went silent.

This was too big an issue, they didn’t dare, and didn’t want to voice an opinion.

Punished? How?

The Chu Clan has poison. No one even knows how the poison looks like, much less found a cure for it!

People had tried to find trouble with the Chu Clan, but none had succeeded.

"Deputy sect leader, we cannot do that."

Limitless - Chapter 132: Perish Together

Qin Ming was being beaten viciously and he lay there howling.

Even though they did not go all out, and made sure that they did not land any life threatening blows, the attacks from two King’s Realm cultivators was extremely torturous, so much so that Qin Ming hoped for death.

Ping ping pang pagng!

"Why are you hitting me? What did I do wrongly?"

Pitter patter!

"What are you two trying to do? Are you trying to murder the chief disciple of the societal elder?"

Bang bang bang bang!

"F*ck me, are you two crazy? When we return, my master will never let you off! You dare to hit me?"

Pa pa pa pa!

"Please, I’m begging you, stop hitting me, I was wrong, I know I made a mistake... ah, it hurts so much, please stop hitting me, I really know my mistake..."

This scene had stunned Chu Yu, who was not far off. He thought to himself, What is this?

Are you all trying to act like you’re disciplining your disciple in front of me?

The two King’s Realm cultivators finally stopped and looked angrily at Qin Ming.

One of them stared icily at him, "Do you really know what you did wrong?"

"I was wrong, I really know my mistake!" Qin Ming’s eyes were swollen shut, his head looking like that of a pig’s.

His nose bridge had already collapsed from the kick by Chu Yu.

Now, he was given such a vicious beating by his own elders that his mother would not be able to recognize him.

He cried, "I really really do know my mistake, stop hitting me."

"Ok, then tell us, where did you go wrong?" The other King’s Realm elder looked in the direction of the Chu Clan and asked solemnly.

"I, I shouldn’t... shouldn’t..." As Qin Ming spoke, he felt that he was wronged.

He thought to himself, I didn’t do anything wrong!

Master and so many elders asked me to bring the aura of a huge sect’s disciple!

And I did!

Not only was I beaten by others, I was even beaten by my own people!

How wronged could I be?

The more Qin Ming thought about it, the more he couldn’t stand it. He cried, "I shouldn’t have come!"

F*ck!

The two King’s Realm cultivators looked at each other, angered half to death.

They couldn’t help but hit Qin Ming again.

This time, they hit him more viciously. They were clear that if they didn’t complete the mission, Qin Ming’s master would give him a more vicious beating!

They may also have to take some responsibility.

The thought of this made them more angry!

This time, Qin Ming was really injured, and rather badly.

Initially, he could still moan and groan in pain. In the end, he could only whimper.

Chu Yu, who was looking on from the shadows, thought to himself, Is this necessary?

Even if Qin Ming had insulted him, was it necessary for two powerful cultivators to beat up one of their juniors so badly?

Unless...

Chu Yu frowned, an icy glow flashing past his eyes as he thought to himself, You’ve rehearsed this before haven’t you?

"Do you know your mistake now?" One of the King’s Realm Elders looked at Qin Ming and asked again.

"Elder Xu... please tell me... where I went wrong." Qin Ming forced out his words through the pain.

He had no more energy to feel wronged and angry. All of his emotions had been emptied from him. He had no energy to think of anything, all he could do was close his eyes and dull the pain.

Elder Xu glared at him. He did not have a good temper and really wanted to beat Qin Ming up further after hearing that.

Elder Sun immediately restrained him and shot him a glance. Then he said solemnly, "What is the Rainfall Ancient Sect’s ancient teaching?"

Damn it... not only are you two not dead, you still want to test me on the Rainfall Ancient Sect’s ancient teaching at this time? Just wait, one day, I will kill you both myself!

Even though Qin Ming had no energy and was hurting to death, a burning rage still formed in his heart.

However, at this time, he did not dare to reveal his discontent. He could feel that both the elders were prepared to kill him.

"The ancient teachings are..." Qin Ming began to recite all of the Rainfall Ancient Sect’s ancient teachings.

Any one of the huge sects and clans would have similar teachings. They were to treat people with compassion and work hard to improve oneself.

However, as the sect grew bigger, there would be disciples who stray off.

If the leader was one of those, then the entire sect... would be brought along that path.

The Rainfall Ancient Sect’s ancient teachings were all great teachings. Each and every disciple had to memorize them when they entered. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

When Qin Ming recited, "One must treat others sincerely and be humble", Elder Sun stopped him and asked solemnly, "So, did you do it?"

"I... did not." Qin Ming had a sudden realization, and he more or less understood why he had been beaten.

"When you carry yourself like that, where is the culturedness and demeanor of a huge sect’s disciple? Think about it, when you came out, what did the elders instruct?" Elder Sun was expressionless as he chastised Qin Ming solemnly.

Qin Ming cried and said breathlessly, "They wanted me to bring out the arrogance and demanor of a huge sect’s disciple..."

"Is that what you understood?" Elder Sun did not want Qin Ming to say anymore, this was enough.

He looked at Qin Ming disappointedly, "What is the demeanor of a disciple of an ancient sect? Humbleness and low profile! What is the arrogance of a disciple of a large sect? It is to treat people sincerely! It is to be grounded as a person! Tell me... which part of these have you done?"

Qin Ming cried without tears. He thought to himself, Was this the intention of the elders? Do you think I am stupid?

They obviously wanted me to use my aura to stun that woodlouse Chu Yu!

As someone from a small clan, shouldn’t he be kneeling in the face of a huge sect?

However, he didn’t dare to say this, any idiot would have understood it by now.

The sect’s leadership valued Chu Yu!

Even if you value Chu Yu, why set me up?

The hate and anger in Qin Ming’s heart reached a maximum. Even though he was arrogant, he was no idiot.

Who couldn’t understand that the elders in the sect, including his master, were ganging up in a huge performance!

And he got the short end of the stick!

Everyone was in on it, he was the only one who didn’t know what was going on.

He had run headfirst into the spear. When it all fell apart, they blamed him for being a bad actor!

How hateful!

Elder Sun’s lecturing continued. He chastised, "Don’t you know how much the sect’s leadership value Chu Yu? I think jealousy had blinded you!"

"Chu Yu’s talent is undoubted, and he was a genius since young. Even though he was forced into a break in the middle, once he recovered, he rose in an instant!"

"Do you not honor such talent?"

"We have been warning you to be more humble and low key when meeting with Chu Yu. As a disciple of an ancient sect, you cannot be arrogant or impatient, you must be cultured!"

"But you used your identity as an ambassador and ignored us the entire way!"

"We will report this back to the leader when we get back. He will punish you severely!"

"Else, if everyone is like you in the future, the reputation of the Rainfall Ancient Sect... will be tarnished for generations!"

"..."

Qin Ming lay there, eyes staring into the sky, not saying anything.

By this time, his heart was dead!

He did not understand why the sect was doing this to him, and he did not understand why they valued Chu Yu so highly.

He only felt that his heart was completely dead.

Even his master, whom he had always treated like his own father, was in on this!

How hateful!

Qin Ming’s eyes went blank, but his heart was filled with vengeance.

Elder Sun was still going on and on about the teachings.

Even Elder Xu felt that Elder Sun was getting a little naggy. He thought to himself, Enough is enough, so long as Chu Yu understood what’s going on.

Now, with you going on and on, you have already gone off topic!

Ahem...

Elder Xu coughed lightly then said, "Elder Sun, take a breather, no matter how degenerate Qin Ming is, he is still our junior. Let’s not air our dirty laundry here. The important thing is to apologize to young master Chu.

A King’s Realm cultivator was relatively powerful in this day and age.

To apologize to someone not even in the Xiantian realm was awkward for them.

However, in order to get hold of Chu Yu’s secret and the Crane Saint’s legacy, they did it anyways.

Haha, they still had to apologize.

Qin Ming lay there, his heart despairing.

For some reason, at this point, he no longer hated Chu Yu, who had kicked him.

At least he was a man!

He was not a coward!

What about himself? What was he?

He had been used by his sect, by his master, and beaten up by his elders...

Qin Ming always had an amulet on himself.

This amulet had a terrifying name, it was called, "perish together"!

This name was given to it by Qin Ming himself, and it was a treasure bestowed upon him by his master!

When he thought of his master, Qin Ming had a sour, despairing feeling.

The man who treated him like his own son, the one who he treated like his father... had changed!

After becoming the Societal Elder, he had changed completely!

Hahahaha!

Qin Ming laughed coldly inside, his heart turning to ice.

No matter what, he wasn’t related to him by blood... he could give him up anytime.

Masters are fathers and disciples are sons? Lies, all lies!

At this point, Qin Ming had been possessed, he could no longer see sense.

He could no longer fight his inner demons. He shook as he summoned every last bit of his strength to retrieve the Perish Together amulet.

He laughed pitifully, "Master, you have trained me for so many years, brought me up, made me a talent. If you asked me to die, I would not have said a second word. I would go through hell for you! But you lied to me! Why did you lie to me? I am sorry master, I cannot convince myself to accept this face. Enough... master!"

"What are you doing?"

The short tempered Elder Xu’s eyebrows raised as he looked angrily at Qin Ming, "You wastrel!"

Elder Sun felt the danger and frowned, "Qin Ming, don’t throw a tantrum!"

Qin Ming laughed as he looked at the two King’s Realm Elders disdainfully. He did not even look at the others.

He murmured to himself, "Worthless is it? Then I shall show you my worthlessness! Tantrum? I shall throw you a real tantrum!"

As he spoke, he activated the amulet without hesitation.

In an instant, the amulet shot out blinding rays of light!

Almost like a sun, it radiated with boundless light!

It was blinding!

Even though it was high noon, the light from the amulet masked the sun’s light.

The entire space became white!

"No! This is not what you think..." Elder Sun’s body went cold as he retreated.

Elder Xu followed closely behind, he could feel that wave of terror and wanted to flee.

At this time, anger was secondary, their life came first!

Then, everything ended.

This amulet was something Elder Li had gotten from an ancient monument. After it found out what it was, he had hesitated very long before giving it to his disciple.

It wasn’t for suicide, but for the preservation of his life!

This thing was like a nuclear bomb, you could only use it to scare people, but you should never use it!

But Qin Ming, in his despair, did not hesitate to use it!

Maybe, in his final moments, he regretted it.

But it was too late.

The amulet did not release any earth shattering noise. Its boundless light enveloped the entire area within a thousand meters.

The light only lasted for a little over 10 minutes.

Then it began to fade!

After the light faded, the entire area... was blank.

It was filled with death!

The eight Rainfall Ancient Sect people... were completely vaporized.

Limitless - Chapter 131: Wrong Method

When news reached the Chu Clan, everyone panicked.

"What is going on?" When Chu Yu heard the news, he was extremely surprised.

These few days, he had already kept a very low profile.

He had stayed home to refine pills and cultivate. He did not even follow the conflicts happening outside.

"He claims that he is from the Rainfall Ancient Sect, he did not say anything else, only that Young Master Chu was to come out, kneel, and receive the edict. His attitude was a little arrogant..."

"Is he ill?" Chu Yu frowned.

At this point, a strong voice could be heard from afar.

"I am the administrator of the Rainfall Ancient Sect, Qin Ming. I am here to deliver an edict on behalf of the Rainfall Ancient Sect, Chu Yu of the Chu Clan, come out quickly to receive!"

Qin Ming?

This name caused Chu Yu to be stunned. He immediately thought to himself, Wasn’t this the guys who had a conflict with Song Hong?

The last he heard, Qin Ming had been confined in the clan. Clearly, he had strong backers to ensure his early release and promotion to administrator.

Chu Yu frowned and considered his options before deciding to go out and find out what was going on.

All along, the person who had a conflict with the Rainfall Ancient Sect was Song Hong, and Song Hong was gone.

Why were they looking for him?

And he had to kneel and receive the edict?

F*ck that kneeling!

Outside the Chu Clan/

In front of that warning sign, Qin Ming and eight others stood in a straight line.

They all frowned as they looked at the warning sign.

If not for the fact that they knew that the Chu Clan had powerful poison as protection, they would have ignored the warning and barged in.

They were just a small clan, what was there to be arrogant about?

But now, they did not have that courage.

However, with strong backers, Qin Ming looked extremely contented and courageous.

After Elder Yue’s death, his master had took over that position and become the spokesperson for the Rainfall Ancient Sect.

As such, the confinement of his disciple was also removed.

He even became the administrator for the Rainfall Ancient Sect’s societal department.

In the current era, the Rainfall Ancient Sect could be considered a large sect. To be the administrator of the Rainfall Ancient Sect’s societal department at such a young age was quite an achievement for Qin Ming.

Furthermore, his cultivation level had been rising recently, giving him additional confidence.

Qin Ming did not have much of an impression of Chu Yu. Even though he had heard Chu Yu being mentioned often, he did not care about an insignificant person like Chu Yu.

The only reason why he had noticed Chu Yu was because of the battle at the Heaven Lake.

That battle had shot Lin Shimeng to fame and stunned the world.

She had fought six people and inflicted serious injuries on six ancient sect disciples.

Chu Yu’s performance in that battle had also attracted a lot of attention.

As a disciple of an underworld clan, having not cultivated for 16 years, he had so easily sent a Xiantian cultivator like Chai Yue flying!

Some analysts were saying that Lin Shimeng had a part to play, else, how can a small martial artist like Chu Yu defeat a Xiantian cultivator like Chai Yue?

Even so, Chu Yu’s battle power was definitely not weak.

This point of view was shared by many.

Then, the Rainfall Ancient Sect’s leadership had noticed Chu Yu.

They knew that Chu Yu had no master, so they wanted to recruit Chu Yu as a disciple in the Rainfall Ancient Sect.

However, there was an objection immediately. Some had felt that making Chu Yu a Rainfall Ancient Sect disciple was being too good to him!

Especially since Chu Yu and Song Hong had some relationship before, and Song Hong was the mortal enemy of the Rainfall Ancient Sect!

As such, the proposal was scrapped then.

After that, the attack on the Chu Clan by the Three Leaves Sect showcased the Chu Clan’s, who had never used poison or had a poison master before this, ability to use poison.

The Rainfall Ancient Sect’s leadership could not resist it any longer. Chu Yu was no ordinary person, they knew that all the teachings of the superior pill masters were great!

They once again suspected that Song Hong may have passed the Crane Saint’s legacy to Chu Yu!

Or at least taught him a part of it!

Else, where did the Chu Clan get their hands on such terrifying poison?

After that came the Three Leaves Sect retreat. This had reinforced the idea to recruit Chu Yu in the minds of the Three Leaves Sect leadership.

There was something strange about the Chu Clan!

Chu Yu... was definitely hiding something!

However, how could they check it out without raising any attention, and make Chu Yu join the Rainfall Ancient Sect without alerting him... these questions troubled the leadership.

Initially, someone suggested cordially inviting Chu Yu over.

This was quickly objected as it would definitely raise Chu Yu’s alarms.

In order not to raise his alarm, they only had one method - Injure themselves to gain his confidence!

At last, the Rainfall Ancient Sect thought of Qin Ming, the disciple who had a conflict with Song Hong.

"Send him there, tell him to maintain the arrogance of a disciple of a large sect! Then, give him two King’s Realm elders as escorts, then this way...."

The one who gave this suggestion was none other that Qin Ming’s master!

He was Elder Li, the one who took over Elder Yue.

"This... would it work?" Some of them were doubtful.

"I know my disciple best. All you have to do is tell him to maintain the arrogance of a large sect’s disciple and he will be extremely arrogant! This kid is smart and talented, but extremely arrogant, we can use this incident to mould him."

Elder Li had put in a lot of effort for his disciple.

With King’s Realm elders as escorts, even if Chu Yu chose to attack, not much harm could be done.

Then, they could just symbolically teach Qin Ming a lesson. By hurting his ego a little, it would teach him not to be so arrogant next time.

Of course, if everything in this world went according to plan, accidents wouldn’t exist.

Qin Ming had already overdone the "arrogance of a large sect’s disciple".

The two King’s Realm elders wanted to restrain him, but they were afraid of spoiling the plan, so they held themselves back.

Qin Ming was extremely arrogant as he looked at Chu Yu condescendingly.

He said coldly, "Can I take it that you are slighting us?"

"Are you ill?" Chu Yu asked Qin Ming. His tone was caring, almost as if he was concerned about a friend.

Qin Ming was furious. He was never a steady person, and he did not remember his lessons.

Now that he was representing the entire Rainfall Ancient Sect, he felt that he was of extraordinary standing. How could he take such a statement from Chu Yu?

"Kiddo, do you think that you’re a big shot now just because you killed a Xiantian cultivator with the help of a woman?" Qin Ming laughed coldly, "You really don’t know better!"

"With the help of a lady?"

Chu Yu stiffened slightly as he looked at Qin Ming, "What business is it of yours?"

Qin Ming’s face flushed with anger and he bellowed, "You piece of trash..."

"Ahem..." One of the King’s Realm Rainfall Ancient Sect elders could not take it anymore and coughed lightly.

Qin Ming took a deep breath and laughed coldly, "Chu Yu of the Chu Clan, are you not going to kneel and receive the edict?"

"You’re the grandfather?" Chu Yu looked at him, his expression curious.

"What grandfather?" Qin Ming was confused.

One of the people to his side reminded, "Administrator Qin, he’s saying you’re a eunuch..."

"Eunuch? Eunuch!" Qin Ming raged on the spot and glared at Chu Yu, "Do you want to die?"

As he spoke, he raised his hand to slap Chu Yu’s face.

"Ahem..." The other King’s Realm cultivator sighed internally. He felt that it was about time he put Qin Ming in line.

Else. it was bound to result in a fight.

However, at this point, this King’s Realm cultivator suddenly felt a dangerous wave of energy and bellowed, "Stop..."

The other King’s Realm cultivator also released his suppressive aura in order to try to control the situation.

As for Qin Ming, his face was still ferocious, his arm raised to slap Chu Yu.

It was almost as if time stopped in this moment.

Chu Yu had attacked the moment Qin Ming had said what he did!

He was too fast!

Way faster than Qin Ming!

No one, other than the two King’s Realm cultivators, could see how Chu Yu had attacked.

They wanted to stop it, but they were too late.

Chu Yu’s body leapt into the air and kicked at Qin Ming’s face.

Boom!

This kick was really solid.

Qin Ming retreated a few steps on the spot, breaking a tree into half and fell to the ground.

Blood trickled out of his nose and mouth.

He was kicked unconscious by Chu Yu.

The Rainfall Ancient Sect Edict was also lying on the ground.

After Chu Yu had sent Qin Ming flying, he immediately returned to the Chu Clan safe zone.

Then he looked at the two King’s Realm cultivators and the remaining disciples of the Rainfall Ancient Sect. He said solemnly, his gaze icy, "I have no feud with the Rainfall Ancient Sect! This time... I am just teaching someone who doesn’t know courtesy a lesson. If you come here to find trouble again."

Chu Yu’s gaze scanned across the group, "I will kill all without mercy!"

Then, Chu Yu turned and left.

"Stop!" One of the King’s Realm cultivators bellowed, then when he remembered their motive, he smiled bitterly, "Young Master Chu, our apologies, Administrator Qin is immature, we hope that Young Master Chu doesn’t take it to heart, we mean no harm..."

Chu Yu stopped, without turning back, "His immaturity is his master’s problem. As for you all, your intentions, good or bad, are none of my business. I do not mind."

Then, he continued towards the Chu Clan.

The other King’s Realm cultivator wanted to barge in in order to stop Chu Yu.

Chu Yu said flatly, "Intruders shall care for their own safety. There are cameras everywhere, don’t blame me for not warning you."

Then, he turned and left.

"Young Master Chu, Young Master Chu..." This King’s Realm cultivator from the Rainfall Ancient Sect was getting impatient. He thought to himself, This isn’t right!

Were we too slow?

Definitely not!

Damn it, Qin Ming destroyed it all!

However, Qin Ming did not know what was happening, he still thought that he was loyally following the orders of the sect...

"Young Master Chu, it is like this, we heard that you are a talent, and the Rainfall Ancient Sect is in need of talents..." The other King’s Realm cultivator said slowly, choosing his words carefully.

"In need of talents? Is this how you come looking for talents? Furthermore, didn’t you all just open a cultivation school? I am just an ordinary person, I am not a talent."

Chu Yu, who had long disappeared, used the Voice Transmission Technique, "Don’t waste your time! Leave! You are not welcome here."

At this point, Qin Ming regained consciousness. He was angry and surprised, feeling extremely humiliated. He roared, "Chu Yu you little b*stard...

Before he could finish, the two King’s Realm cultivators raged and beat him up!

The Legend of Futian - Chapter 60: My Brother, My Shackle

The news that Ye Futian finally accepted Jing Yang's challenge soon spread around all the academy, causing a great sensation. People were now swarming toward the dorm where Ye Futian lived.

Several weeks before, when Ye Futian was first accepted to the School of Finance Star, Jing Yan issued him a letter formally challenging him, and Ye Futian rejected it with the excuse that "he did not have time", which made people confused. Jing Yang commented arrogantly on the response from Ye Futian, saying he was "just so-so". The whole story was rather dramatic.

One of them was the genius who just got admitted, and the other one was the top student from the School of Flirting Star. This challenge was really important to students in the School of Flirting Star, because they hungered for the revenge. Ye Futian's attitude truly made them upset. Now, Ye Futian was agitated, and agreed to fight.

There was already a large audience watching Ye Futian. He stood peacefully, with his hands in his pockets. He acted almost like a master in this school. Tang Wan was looking at him, and believed he was using this manner as a bluff.

Most students in the School of Flirting Star gradually arrived. They were all staring at Ye Futian with hatred. They believed Jing Yang would definitely win this fight, because he was the private disciple of someone powerful who ran this school.

There were also many students from the School of Finance Star. Some of them did not like Ye Futian much, but still, they hoped that Ye Futian would win. At least Ye Futian was attending the same school, so this fight was obviously about dignity. Mu Yunqing and Mu Yunni also came. They had been badly anticipating the fight, because there was finally someone able to get revenge for them.

Since Jing Yang was not studying in the same place with others, he arrived a little bit late. When he arrived, he was surrounded by students from the School of Flirting Star. They were loud and imposing.

The audience moved and formed a path for Jing Yang. The group with him also stopped, and let him enter the field where Ye Futian was waiting.

"Finally, you agree to fight, coward?" Jing Yang sneered at him. In fact, it was unexpected that Ye Futian accepted the challenge.

"Stop spouting nonsense. You have wasted so much of my time, so just shut up and prepare to get your *ss kicked." Ye Futian looked at Jing Yang for the very first time. Jing Yang was confused about his attitude, and wondered how crazy this boy was to say something like that.

The audience was also shocked. They could not understand this contempt from Ye Futian at all. Jing Yang was the superstar in the School of Flirting Star, the private disciple of someone truly powerful who ran the school. However, Ye Futian acted so arrogantly, as if it was a waste of his time to wait for Jing Yang.

People soon remembered his "no time for this" comment about challenge, and became speechless about this boy. They realized he had never taken this fight seriously from the beginning. People from the School of Flirting Star looked extremely embarrassed. Never had there been a student who disrespected their school in such a way.

Jing Yang sneered at Ye Futian, "You are the first guy I—"

Ye Futian did not let him finish. He initiated his attack, shooting his body at Jing Yang like a thunder. Jing Yang swallowed the second half of his sentence. He started driving the Spirit and Qi in the universe to react.

"Silk Imprisonment!" Jing Yang cast his spell. The gold-element power formed countless silk threads that flew towards Ye Futian. They were blocking the space around him, confining his movement.

"He is a genius, is he not?" People were in awed by Jing Yang. There are different levels of difficulty for spells, and Silk Imprisonment was definitely among the top level of all spells. It required extremely strong mental control to run thousands of silk threads at the same time. This spell was really mighty because it could confine the freedom of opponent, or directly kill him, depending on the will of the spell caster.

A pair of golden wings made of Spirit and Qi appeared on Ye Futian's back, and the wings were so sharp that they slashed the countless silk threads into pieces. The attack from Jing Yang was not effective at all facing the absolute power of Ye Futian.

Jing Yang was caught by surprise for a moment. He did not anticipate that Ye Futian could survive his previous attack. He changed his spell a little, and suddenly, all the silk threads straightened and rained down as needles. Ye Futian wrapped his wings around his body to protect himself from the needles, and charged at lightning speed at Jing Yang, leaving only his shadow behind.

The next moment, Jing Yang saw a fist coming at him. Instead of fancy techniques, it was just a simple punch.

Without any time for a reaction, Jing Yang's body fell to the ground, blood covering his face. He was the same plane as Ye Futian and the latter didn't want to waste his time.

However, he was finally forced to accept because so many students in the academy started considering him a coward. He had to fight for his own reputation.

This punch made the audience feel as if their hearts were shaking. It was truly nasty and rough.

Soon, all they witnessed as Ye Futian endlessly punched Jing Yang with his bare fists. Bang, bang, bang… With every sound of the solid punches, the audience was becoming more shocked by this fight.

"Satisfied?" Ye Futian said coldly.

People were totally speechless. Ye Futian asked Jing Yang if "he was ready to get his *ass kicked" before the fight, and now he was restating his point. What an arrogant attitude!

People were confused by how quickly and easily Jing Yang had been defeated. He was the private disciple of the School of the Flirting Star's supervisor, and had said that Ye Futian was "so-so" before the fight. However, he had been totally humiliated by this fight.

Just so-so? That was Jing Yang, not Ye Futian.

"Stop!" Students from the School of Flirting Star felt angry, and yelled at Ye Futian.

Ye Futian stood up and looked at those students. He laughed and said, "Is this what you were asking for?" He let go of Jing Yang and left. People even forgot to check on Jing Yang after he left. Ye Futian could feel hundreds of eyes following him. This feeling of being the center of attention gave him a weird feeling of pride.

"It's not my fault. They asked for it." It seemed that as long as Ye Futian was still a student of Donghai Academy, this humiliation of the School of Flirting Star would never be erased.

...…

Ye Futian's mind was eased slightly after he let out his rage on Jing Yang. Staying in the Lord Palace was a good life for him, but somehow he felt depressed, especially now that it was impossible to find some help for Hua Fengliu.

When he returned to the room, he noticed that there was one more person. Yu Sheng had lived with him for a long time. However, there was someone standing next to Yu Sheng in their room. Ye Futian was surprised when the he clearly saw the person. He kept blinking to make sure it was true.

It was a girl, about sixteen-years-old, standing next to Yu Sheng. She was petite and cute, with a gorgeous face. Ye Futian confirmed with a quick glance that this girl was definitely a sweetheart.

Yu Sheng and the girl noticed that Ye Futian was back. The girl looked at Ye Futian and started smiling. Yu Sheng opened his mouth, as if he was trying to explain.

"Keep going. Just ignore me." Ye Futian turned around.

"Wait," a soft voice said. Ye Futian stopped, and saw the girl smiling at him. When she was smiling, the beauty from her unique youthfulness was even more attractive.

"It's not what it looks like," Yu Sheng tried to explain.

Ye Futian laughed and asked, "What does it look like?"

"Uh..." Yu Sheng was silent, not sure what to say. He had always been awkward compared to Ye Futian. "Qingxuan came here for us," Yu Sheng said.

"Wow, you're using just her first name already. Sounds like there's been great progress between you guys, right?" Ye Futian was still making fun of him. Yu Sheng did not know how to respond at all.

"I told him to call me by my first name." The girl smiled and said, "I'm Yi Qingxuan, so just call me Qingxuan."

"Ye Futian." He also introduced himself.

"I know you." Yi Qingxuan nodded, "I was there watching your first fight with the School of Flirting Star. I saw every bit of the fight. You were so good."

"Yu Sheng is better." Ye Futian was still laughing. It was almost like he was trying to make Yu Sheng more embarrassed.

"You are both really good." She kept smiling.

"He's not only good. You know what? He's single and available too."

Yu Sheng wanted to run out the room.

Yi Qingxuan fluttered her beautiful lashes and smiled. "You guys are interesting. I guess I will see you next time."

She soon stood up and left. As she passed by Ye Futian, he whispered to her, "What do think about my buddy? Like him?"

Yi Qingxuan blushed and answered in lowered voice, "He's nice." Then she just ran out of the room.

Ye Futian started to laugh even harder. He looked at Yu Sheng with a wicked smile and asked, "Tell me, Yu Sheng, how far did you go with her when I was not here?"

Yu Sheng said, "She came to ask whether we would be willing to get tested and go to the upper level of cultivation in the School of Finance Star."

"She was sent here by the supervisor?" Ye Futian was curious.

"I guess so. I did not ask," Yu Sheng said.

"She must be someone special in this school. Not to mention, she is so beautiful and sweet. I think she's good for you. What do you think?" Ye Futian asked Yu Sheng.

"I have no idea what you are talking about." Yu Sheng was numb.

"Boy, she blushed when I asked her about you. I guess she's got a crush on you. Do you have the same feeling?" Ye Futian kept nagging him.

"My father told me to stay away from girls, you know that. He told me my lifelong task is to help you build your kingdom." Yu Sheng was serious.

Ye Futian had to stop joking when he realized Yu Sheng meant what he said. Then he started talking again, "Yu Sheng, I know my godfather has really high expectations for me, but I believe the future is still far away for us. Life is so long that neither you nor I knows where we will end up. I know he believes I was born to be the king, but there's a long journey ahead of us. So, I hope we can enjoy this journey together. We are brothers, not master and servant. The future belongs to both of us."

"It's his will that I should live for you. It's meant to be this way," Yu Sheng insisted.

"I told you, he's not here, so forget about what he said. My word is the law now." Ye Futian had suddenly started to yell. Yu Sheng was shocked seeing him angry. He lowered his head, but still looked stubborn.

The guilty look on Yu Sheng's face made Ye Futian somewhat regret yelling at him. He lowered his voice and said, "Yu Sheng, forget the shackles he has put on you. You should have your own life, a really happy one. If you do, I will also feel happy for you even you leave me alone someday."

Yu Sheng looked at Ye Futian, and found that he was smiling again. He almost cried, and swore to himself that he would never leave Ye Futian alone, ever.

The Legend of Futian - Chapter 59: I Will Be Waiting for Him Here

Ye Futian froze, conscious of the force of spiritual energy. Spiritual Energy was an invisible force. If a powerful cultivator in the Arcana Plane made a move with the energy, it was definitely possible for it to go unnoticed by others.

"That's enough. Go home," a low voice resonated in his mind. It was hard to tell who the voice belonged to, but it did not seem to mean any harm. The voice only wanted to persuade him to stop here.

In reality, Ye Futian had already announced his leave after defeating Xu Qing, but Zhou Mu stepped up, so he could only continue to fight. Hua Fengliu once lost to the Art Saint and even had his Life Spirit disabled. Then today, people insulted him. The Art Saint's disciple made the first move and went as far as destroying the guqin that Ye Futian played, he could not just walk away after defeat. How would that reflect on Hua Fengliu?

That was the reason for his attacks on Zhou Mu.

Just as Ye Futian was deep in thought, Zhou Mu had completed yet another drawing. This time, it was a large golden dragon, ferocious and arrogant. The Golden Dragon revolved around Zhou Mu's being, the energy from his Life Spirit rushed out in a crazed manner and descended on the dragon. It was as if a real dragon was present. Those that were shocked by Ye Futian were now in awe because of Zhou Mu. He was even more intimidating since he was going all in.

Ye Futian showed no expression. A wild force of Spiritual Qi gathered in his body and formed a golden roc. He flew into the sky and shined brighter than anything else. At this point, Ye Futian's only option was to fight until the end. However, he still appreciated the voice for warning him.

Zhou Mu and Ye Futian moved at the same time. The Golden Dragon and the Golden Roc were about to collide. The Spiritual Qi in the atmosphere went wild and the skies began to change color. High level cultivators at the venue joined hands to create a force field to block out the powerful energy given off by Ye Futian and Zhou Mu's attacks.

Just then, Ye Futian felt another force of spiritual energy invade his mind. This time, there were no warnings, but a direct attack. Ye Futian felt a stabbing pain, then his nerves began to grow numb, almost like he was about to lose all his senses. Just as he was approaching Zhou Mu, Ye Futian lost control of the flow of Spiritual Qi.

BOOM! A loud crash. Ye Futian had no idea where the attack came from, but after he was attacked, his own attack on Zhou Mu was weakened by a significant amount. The Golden Dragon imploded, Zhou Mu and Ye Futian retreated at the same time. All of these events happened in the span of minutes. When Ye Futian landed on the ground, he felt no anger, but smiled instead.

There were a lot of important people present at today's celebration. It was only natural that they could not put down their pride to intrude in a battle between two youngsters, but if they couldn't do it blatantly, they could do it in secret. Looks like the first voice that warned him knew that this would happen.

Who was it that warned him? And who was it that attacked him?

Obviously, Ye Futian was not dumb enough to reveal that he had been attacked. His attacker was most likely looking for an excuse to put him in his place. If he were to come out and accuse of the high authority figures, then they would have a legitimate reason to get rid of Ye Futian.

"Thank you for this experience." Ye Futian smiled. However, he was not looking at Zhou Mu when he said this, but to the group of VIPs. His attacker would understand what he meant.

"I have unwillingly disturbed your celebration, Lord Luo. I am grateful for your understanding. If you'll excuse me, I shall be on my way now." Ye Futian smiled as he bowed and turned to leave. He didn't not want to fight any longer. His attack had already resorted to this method. If Ye Futian did not stop the battle, he would only be at a disadvantage.

"The battle isn't over. Are you really leaving?" Zhou Mu shouted at Ye Futian's back. He seemed to have gained quite a bit of confidence.

"Zhou Mu, that's enough," said the Art Saint. Zhou Mu was stunned, but when he recovered, he spoke again, "If the opportunity ever comes again, we shall finish where we left off. At that time, I will be sure to give it my all."

"Sure. Today is Lord Luo's celebration, so I didn't want to cause too much of a ruckus. Therefore, I only used about fifty percent of my power. When we battle again, you'll see what I'm talking about," said Ye Futian as he continued on his way out of the palace.

His words piqued Zhou Mu's interest. Ye Futian was able to drive him to a breaking point, but now he said that he was only using half of his powers?

"Shameless!"

"Maniac." Everyone began voicing their opinions of Ye Futian. Somebody tried to brown-nose the Art Saint once again. "The Art Saint was nice enough to let him go without making him look bad after being defeated by Zhou Mu, how dare he say such ridiculous things? Absolutely preposterous!"

"That shameless b*stard." The insults continued around the venue.

"Zhou Mu's performance was fascinating! He is definitely fitting as your disciple, Brother Hua," complimented Lord Luo. Many people agreed with him, but the high-powered people present knew even though Zhou Mu was able to fend off Ye Futian's attack towards the end, there was no telling how things would have ended had they continued their battle. Plus, Zhou Mu was two levels above Ye Futian. His victory in this battle was nothing to brag about.

Xia Fan did not look too good. He realized that he never got to truly get to know Ye Futian. His extraordinary gifts would explain why Hua Fengliu was willing to take him in as a disciple and even went crazy to try to save him. Ye Futian had to be rid of as soon as possible. He could not be allowed to keep growing stronger.

At the party venue, besides the rivalry between the Art Saint and Ye Futian's master, the Guqin Devil, nobody had anything against Ye Futian himself. Even if they had been humiliated by him today, it could not be considered a bloody feud. Therefore, they had no need to be wary of Ye Futian. However, it was different for Xia Yan. If he allowed Ye Futian to keep getting stronger, Ye Futian would definitely try to kill him.

"I never expected Ye Futian to be able to withstand a battle with Zhou Mu. He is pretty gifted. No wonder the Guqin Devil took him as a disciple. When I was in the City of Qingzhou, I even saw him flirting with Hua Jieyu. The two of them seemed to have an extraordinary relationship. I'm afraid she has fallen victim to his lies. Ye Futian harbors bad intentions," said Xia Fan. His words drew everyone's attention. It was obvious that Xia Fan had something against Ye Futian.

"Hua Jieyu is the little princess of the Nandou family, and from what everyone said, has an excellent gift. Brother Nandou, you should keep an eye out," said Lord Luo. Nandou Wenshan looked at Lord Luo and said, "Thank you for your advice, but Hua Jieyu was in Qingzhou City cultivating under her father's guidance and Ye Futian is his disciple. It's only natural that they will be in good relations with one another. However, I will still remember to have a talk with her."

"I'm sure that you will come to your own conclusions," nodded Lord Luo. Beside him, the Art Saint was in deep thought. After a while, he spoke up, "Ye Futian did not come to convey his blessings. If my predictions are correct, he came because Lord Luo could heal Hua Fengliu's injury."

Lord Luo was stunned. "You're saying that he originally wanted to come and ask me to heal his master?"

"That's right," nodded the Art Saint. He thought back at home Ye Futian stood up to the people who insulted Hua Fengliu and could not help but say, "Hua Fengliu choose a good disciple."

The Art Saint personally complimented Ye Futian. Nobody knew what to say to that.

"Zhou Mu, head to Donghai Academy's School of the Emperor Star tomorrow," the Art Daint said suddenly. His voice was calm, as if he knew that just one word could get Zhou Mu into the school without testing. In addition, none of the high-powered authorities thought that this was strange. On the contrary, it seemed like such a normal thing. Even the elder from the Emperor Star school did not seem to have a problem with this. Ye Futian would have never seen this coming.

"Okay," Zhou Mu nodded. Hua Jieyu of the Nanou family was also in the Emperor Star school. Also, Ye Futian attended Donghai Academy as well.

"A big congratulation to the School of the Emperor Star for gaining yet another spectacular student." Lord Luo smiled at the elder.

Lin Xiyue observed everything in silence. Ye Futian's handsome figure appeared in her mind. That reckless fellow had no idea of the relationship between the Emperor Star school, the Art Saint, and Lord Luo. It was a good thing that he was clever. Although he was reckless, he was also careful. He did not do or say anything that could be used to threaten him in the future. Although a public setting such as this could not be considered dangerous, it seemed like Ye Futian had already made some enemies.

The celebration continued but could not return to the atmosphere at the beginning of the event. Lord Luo was supposed to be the only star of the night. However, his spotlight was stolen by Ye Futian.

At this moment, Ye Futian was headed back to Donghai Academy mounted on the black wind eagle. The wind blowing on him cleared his mind as well. He knew clearly that his actions today were reckless, but he could not bear to watch as the Art Saint received everyone's respect, and his disciple flooded with compliments, while Hua Fengliu was disabled and insulted to make the Art Saint look better.

"I'm afraid I've offended some people today," Ye Futian muttered. He must be careful from now on. Especially around Xia Fan. Ye Futian knew that after the battle, Xia Fan was definitely going to try to kill him. As for the others, they may worry about their reputation and therefore not be able to take care of Ye Futian personally, but that did not mean they wouldn't try to operate in the shadows. This point was evident when he was attacked during the battle against Zhou Mu.

The person who attacked me is either the Art Saint or Lord Luo, Ye Futian thought to himself. They were both sorcerers of the Spirit Element.

And the person who gave me that warning was most likely the elder from the School of the Emperor Star, Ye Futian analyzed. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

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When Ye Futian got back to Donghai Academy, many people stared at him. He was becoming more and more well-known around campus. However, Ye Futian paid them no attention and continued on his way. It was then that several people came up and blocked his path.

"Ye Futian," said the leader of the pack.

"Yes?" Ye Futian had never seen this person before.

"Jing Yang of the School of the Flirting Star wishes to challenge you. Why do you keep avoiding it?" asked the person.

Ye Futian looked at the person in front of him and thought of how stupid this was. He did not want to acknowledge them and so, he chose to escape from the side.

"When you said you didn't have time, it was just a poor excuse, wasn't it? You only got accepted into the School of the Finance Star because you defeated students from our school. Are you scared now that you got into the academy? Is this who you really are? Don't you think you're disgracing your school?" the person continued to pester Ye Futian.

There were many onlookers at this point. Ye Futian stopped in place. With his back still facing the students of the Flirting Star school, he said, "I'm not in a good mood right now, so you better shut up and stop trying to pick a fight with me, or else you'll regret it."

Finishing what he had to said, Ye Futian was ready to walk away again, but the person would not take no for an answer. He laughed and said, "You're really opening my eyes to something new. I've never met a person who can be so thick-skinned after being too chicken to battle."

The foot that Ye Futian picked up to leave was placed on the ground once again. Everyone watched as he turned around with a bright big smile and said, "Tell Jing Yang, I will be waiting for him here."

The Legend of Futian - Chapter 58: I’m a Mage, But Also a Warrior

As soon as Ye Futian stopped talking, the people in the banquet room stopped smiling. Moments before, Zhou Mu, the disciple of the Art Saint, had accepted Ye Futian's challenge and even broke his guqin. People were about to latch onto this chance and chastise Ye Futian in order to retrieve their dignity. However, even before they began, Ye Futian shocked them again with his overbearing statement.

Musical sorcery was his worst talent?

They had seen many people who were reluctant to admit defeat, but they now considered Ye Futian even worse, almost shameless.

Ye Futian defeated two young geniuses with music spells, and successfully intimidated a lot of others. However, now he claimed that musical sorcery was his weakest skill. He was intentionally humiliating the young men at the banquet, suggesting that they were too lame to even compete with his worst skill. It almost seemed that he forgot the fact that his guqin had been broken within a second.

The big chiefs in the room did not believe him either. He acted like his defeat had not happened.

This was intolerable.

"Your instrument has been broken. How dare you keep talking like this! Show me what you got without your guqin, now." Xu Qing was still mad that he did not get to beat up Ye Futian. He was a Four-star Glory Plane mage with double-element talent, but he did not even get the chance to fight. This was something he felt very angry about.

"You are not good enough for me," Ye Futian said peacefully while walking toward Zhou Mu but Xu Qing was not done. He stood up from his seat, and the Spiritual Qi around his body started to gather in a frenzy.

Ye Futian stopped walking, and gave Xu Qing a glance. He noticed that thunder bolts clashed around Xu Qing, and rage was burning in his eyes. Xu Qing believed his previous defeat only happened because his spell channeling had been interfered with by the music spell. Otherwise, Ye Futian would have been doomed.

"Thunder spell, the Thunder Vortex." All the thunderbolts converged over his body, and Xu Qing almost looked like Thor's incarnate. Piercing lights were centered in his palm, and its power would be tremendous.

Ye Futian was forced to act. He also reached out his hands, and suddenly, there were also thunderbolts converging into his palm. Soon, there was a whirl of thunder that formed a sphere in his right hand.

"I can do that too." Ye Futian sounded peaceful. People were so shocked that two boys were channeling the same spell. Even though Ye Futian was in the lower plane, the thunder bolts in his palm were actually more converged than those Xu Qing's palm. It actually indicated that Ye Futian possessed a higher level of control over this spell than Xu Qing did.

Xu Qing was extremely embarrassed. It was considered an utter humiliation to counter the attack of one's opponent with the same spell.

"Charge!" The vortex was casted. The thunderbolts were so fast that they would pierce through Ye Futian's body in a second. Xu Qing did not stop there. He started converging the fire element to initiate the following spell. As a double-element mage, he was good at spell combos.

However, Ye Futian easily dodged the thunder vortex. He started charging toward Xu Qing, carrying his own thunder vortex in his palm. This spell was supposed to be a ranged attack, but Ye Futian transformed it into melee range. Ye Futian almost teleported across the space between them, and he appeared right in front of Xu Qing without leaving him any time to react. Xu Qing's body was frozen.

Ye Futian was looking at Xu Qing directly in the eye. His palm was so close to his body that Xu Qing was just several centimeters away from death. He realized that Ye Futian was showering him with mercy.

"Are we done?" Ye Futian dispelled his attack, then turned around and kept walking to Zhou Mu, leaving Xu Qing behind him, dumbfounded. He walked and talked in such a peaceful manner that people even somehow started to respect him.

He defeated Xu Qing, a powerful mage, with the exact same spell. How incredible was that? Was it true that musical sorcery was his weakest ability? As a disciple of the Qin Devil, was he still hiding more unknown power from everybody?

Ye Futian stopped in front of Zhou Mu. He laughed and challenged Zhou Mu, "Ye Futian, Three-star Glory Plane. Please show me your ways."

People knew he was doing this intentionally. They already knew his plane. He made this introduction only to agitate Zhou Mu.

Zhou Mu ignored this provocation. The Spirit and Qi started converging in his body. He drew something in the air with his hand, and people noticed it was a sharp sword. The sword was made of gold-element Qi in the universe.

"Zhou Mu is serious." The audience was curious about how Ye Futian would finally be defeated by a real genius.

Zhou Mu suddenly launched his attack. The sword aimed right at Ye Futian's throat, and it was flying really fast. Ye Futian also made a quick reaction. He leaned to his left, and the sword missed him by such a narrow margin that it actually cut off several of his hairs.

"What?" Ye Futian sensed danger coming from behind. After missing the first strike, the sword turned around and flew back at him. However, meanwhile, another sword was approaching from the opposite direction. With a single stroke, swords were created endlessly.

"Controlling the swords with mental power?" Ye Futian was shocked at this ability. Invoker and musical sorcerer had the similar abilities in mental control.

Ye Futian summoned a terrifying gold-element storm around his body to protect himself. The barrier was a dark gold, almost like a solid armor. When the swords connected with the barrier, rather than breaking through, they were absorbed by the armor.

Since Zhou Mu was summoning hundreds of swords, each individual sword did not contain power strong enough to break through the barrier. But the quantity was just so immense. The swords Zhou Mu summoned were arranged into rows. Hundreds of swords hung all around the barrier Ye Futian summoned, not attacking. Zhou Mu was obviously looking for a weak spot to concentrate his attack. Meanwhile, he kept summoning more and more swords into the fight.

Ye Futian believed he must act now to grab the upperhand. He suddenly came out of the barrier and appeared before Zhou Mu with wind-element power. He realized that as the disciple of the Art Saint, Zhou Mu was a perfect invoker. However, he seemed to be really weak at martial arts. Melee ranged attack might provide a good opportunity for Ye Futian.

Countless swords suddenly started moving and chasing after him again. Several of them were deployed around Zhou Mu's body as defense mechanism. They were forming an array to intercept Ye Futian. However, Ye Futian slid through the defense, and kept approaching Zhou Mu.

Zhou Mu also knew melee range was his weak spot. He initiated a wind-element spell to drive his body away from Ye Futian. The array of swords moved with him. As Ye Futian approached, the swords kept attacking him continuously. Zhou Mu was trying to block every possible route for Ye Futian.

Ye Futian finally became impatient. He stopped dodging, and formed the golden armor around his body again. With the swords continuously crushing the armor, cracks started to show, and the armor finally shattered into pieces. However, a pair of wings appeared on his back. The golden wings covered his body from the swords, and he almost reached the melee range of Zhou Mu.

Meanwhile, Zhou Mu had also finished his final summoning. He summoned a Demon Lion with wings on its back. In fact, people had never seen a Demon Lion like this. This monster was only made real because Zhou Mu was such a powerful invoker that he was able to inject his creation into form without being limited by reality.

The Demon Lion pounced on Ye Futian. People were shocked at how Zhou Mu kept summoning different forms of monsters by drawing. His incomparable mental power made it possible for a sorcerer to block a warrior outside his melee range.

When the Demon Lion almost reached his body, Ye Futian finally released his natal spirit—the Divine Roc. He decided not to hide this ability anymore because he had already released the roc in Donghai Academy.

"A Mandate Sorcerer." People were surprised and awed.

The Divine Roc was made of wind and gold element powers. However, Ye Futian was also a musical sorcerer. People were curious where that power of mental control came from. It obviously did not belong to the Divine Roc.

A gold and gray storm consisting of both gold and wind elements converged around his body. Soon, he jumped into the air, and the speed he showed obviously came from the wind-element spell.

Ye Futian became the incarnate of Divine Roc himself. The Divine Roc crashed with the Demon Lion in the air, and it generated a strong shock wave, knocking over many desks.

While people opened their eyes again after the shock wave, they noticed that the Demon Lion failed. The momentum of Divine Roc tore the lion into pieces of Spirit and Qi, which soon disappeared in the space.

The audience lost any previous estimation of how powerful Ye Futian was supposed to be. He was a musical sorcerer, a multi-element, a Mandate Sorcerer, and a warrior. He even had such a powerful natal spirit. It seemed as if he had no weak spots at all. No wonder he said musical sorcery was his weak link.

He had not been lying.

Lin Xiyue was astonished. She never imagined that the pretty boy she met would soon unveil his disguise and show how powerful he was.

Nandou Wenshan felt a little bit frustrated. Now it was apparent that the disciple of the Qin Devil was more talented than the disciple of the Art Saint. The only reason Zhou Mu did not lose the fight in an embarrassing way was because he was still in the higher plane.

"That's all you got? You are in the higher plane than I am." Ye Futian laughed at Zhou Mu. Zhou Mu was seriously pissed off, and decided to release his own natal spirit. The natal spirit was a shadow with the eyes of Satan. Evil mental power was permeating around Zhou Mu.

Ye Futian recognized this natal spirit. It was a mind controlling natal spirit, and Ye Futian believed there was quite a lot of similarities between this one and the Eyes of Storm he possessed.

Ye Futian was about to turn to the audience and announce that the fight was over. However, he suddenly perceived Zhou Mu's natal spirit. But it was too late. The mental power pierced into his mind, and somehow started warning him.