The Legend of Futian - Chapter 70: Nine Heavenly Attacks

Ye Futian looked at the girl up above. She looked back at him.

My name is Donghuang. Ye Futian even felt like that sentence was spoken to him instead of Minister Zuo.

Boundless icy winds blew through, causing flurries of snow that fell from the sky. An indescribable coldness descended into the world. Everyone looked over at the towering mountain's vastness. They saw the Snow Ape look up the vault of heaven. It was sealed in ice with him as the center. The entire world was frozen.

"Child, look carefully." A voice floated into Ye Futian's ear. Then he saw a shadow appear inside the Snow Ape's body. It came straight out of the flesh. The endless ice and snow converged into a giant snow staff that the Snow Ape grasped.

"Nine Heavenly Attacks." The Snow Ape stood up, almost becoming one with the sky and earth. That moment, incredible power converged above the shadow. His body was so stable. Finally, the Snow Ape's large shadow moved. The first hit gathered the power of the world and slammed against the atrium. The air seemed to be sliced apart and the frozen world was cut into two.

Endless wind and snow blocked everyone's vision except Ye Futian. The Snow Ape did not hit anyone. He was just teaching Ye Futian. It was the Freedom Meditation. Even though Ye Futian was sad, he knew that the Snow Ape was using his life to teach. This staff technique was the evolved by Emperor Ye Qing when he created war techniques. Now, the Snow Ape was demonstrating it personally.

After the first hit, the power intensified rather than weakening. When the snow staff was swung again, the power of the first hit seemed to meld into the second and sweep everything. Then the third hit, the fourth… Every hit's power seemed to be multiplying. By the eighth hit, the world was shaking, the mountains were trembling, and the earth had cracked open. The Snow Ape's location had turned into the world's most terrifying windstorm.

"The ninth hit," a voice said in Ye Futian's ear. Then he saw the Snow Ape go toward the atrium. The snow staff swung and countless shadows of the staff appeared, flattening the sky.

After that, Ye Futian could not see clearly anymore. Blinding light shone from above the atrium. It covered everything. The entire Mount Tianyao shook. The demons all knelt on the ground.

An invisible power crashed into Minister Zuo and Ye Futian. They flew backward but something was protecting Ye Futian. He was not fatally hurt but there was pain everywhere.

This windstorm lasted a long time because calming down. It began to snow in Mount Tianyao. White snow continued to float down. Ye Futian stood there, gaping. The Snow Ape's shadow had disappeared. All that remained was the giant flesh body standing there. It was lifeless but it still stood up straight and tall.

He was standing even in death.

In the canyon behind him, Emperor Ye Qing's statue was still undamaged. It was as if the Snow Ape had defended the statue to his death. Ye Futian reached out. A snowflake landed in his palm.

"Child, do not be sad. This was destined. I should have gone with my master long ago but I had to wait for someone. Thankfully, I met you all. I am just sad I cannot see you rule the world with my own eyes." There seemed to be a shred of consciousness remaining in the air. It transformed into a voice that floated into Ye Futian's ear. At the corner of his eye was a tear.

Was this really all fate? The Snow Ape knew the ending but he still remained here, guarding it.

The divine general went toward Emperor Ye Qing's statue to find something but they could not find anything.

A figure radiated and the girl in the air said, "Let his last statue remain."

The divine general still shone. The terrible light fell upon the statue, flattening it to the ground. The statue that the Snow Ape had protected with his life had still fallen.

"Princess, you should not have sympathy," the general said, retracting his light.

The girl looked at him coldly and turned around. The people left with her. When she left, she looked down. Her gaze fell on Ye Futian and then moved away. Her figure disappeared in the horizon.

When they left, Ye Futian collapsed too. Something had been supporting him before but those violent shakes had even hurt Minister Zuo, let alone him. Before, he had forced himself to stand up and witness it all. Minister Zuo coughed out blood. He could not recover quickly. Everything that had happened was indescribable. He did not even see clearly how the Snow Ape had died.

Walking to Ye Futian, he looked at the youth's calm face with a bit of gratitude. If not for Ye Futian, the Snow Ape would have killed him. He could feel the murderous intent. But Ye Futian was only a boy. How could he be so calm when faced with all this? He did not even kneel down.

The girl from the sky had the surname Donghuang. Even the emperor of Nandou would have to kneel. Their statuses were too different. However, the youth had still been standing up straight. It was not because he was dumb from shock but arrogance from his bones.

At that moment, Minister Zuo had the illusion that the boy before him was as high and mighty as the girl from the sky. His eyes flashed. Then he sat down beside Ye Futian. His life spirit appeared. It was a life chart.

The Minister of Nandou was a rarely-seen astrologer. Few people knew this secret. Astrologers usually did not live long because they knew too much. The light of the life chart enveloped Ye Futian. The gears moved without stop and sped up.

"What's going on?" Minister Zuo's expression changed. He stared at the uncontrollable life chart in shock. It spun crazily with noise until it finally slowed down.

Minister Zuo stared at the chart. The needle spun until it pointed upward. It seemed to point at the sky. The Minister collapsed onto the ground. Looking at the life chart, his heart twitched.

This was impossible. How was this possible?

Shouldn't it be the girl in the sky? Her surname was Donghuang.

Why did Ye Futian have this fate? The fortune showed that he would meet someone, but who was it?

In disbelief, Minister Zuo continued to activate the life chart. After several attempts, he was sweating. He sat beside Ye Futian and stared at the sleeping youth.

Would Nandou Nation's fate change because of him?

...…

When Ye Futian woke up, he saw Minister Zuo beside him. The man smiled. "You're awake."

"Senior," Ye Futian greeted. He sat up.

"You saved my life so you shouldn't call me 'senior' anymore. If you don't mind, you can call me Uncle Zuo," Minister Zuo said with a smile. He felt guilty inside. As the minister, he had taken advantage of the boy without him realizing.

"Uncle Zuo." Ye Futian was not very straightforward. Becoming close to the minister of Nandou would be good for him when he returned to Donghai City.

"Yes." Minister Zuo nodded. "How are your injuries?"

"No big deal." Ye Futian looked back. He was sad when he saw the statue-like body. "Uncle Zuo," he said, "I want to stay here for a while. You can go back first."

Minister Zuo shook his head. "The demons have been chased away but they might come back. It's too dangerous. Why don't I stay here with you?"

"But…" Ye Futian wanted to continue but Minister Zuo interrupted, "You're calling me uncle already. We're not strangers. Go do what you want to do. I'll just cultivate here."

"Okay." Ye Futian nodded and stopped talking. He got up and walked toward the Snow Ape's body. There, he kept standing but he looked up to the heavens.

"Senior, I can't take revenge for you now so I'll just accompany you for a while." Ye Futian's voice was sad. He sat by the Snow Ape's body. The Guqin Spirit appeared and descended before him. Ye Futian started playing right there. A gloomy melody sounded as if in farewell.

After the tune, Ye Futian started cultivating. The Snow Ape had taught him the Nine Heavenly Attacks before dying. Cultivating here was like the last comfort to the Snow Ape's spirit.

The days passed. Without realizing, months had passed noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

Nine Heavenly Attacks was extremely difficult. When Ye Futian learned the third hit, both his martial arts and sorcery cultivation had reached the Five-star Glory Plane. That day, Ye Futian knelt before the Snow Ape's body. He kowtowed three times before standing up and turning around. He never looked back.

"Uncle Zuo, let's go back," Ye Futian said to Minister Zuo, who was cultivating with his eyes closed.

The man opened his eyes and nodded. "Okay." With that, he and Ye Futian flew into the sky. They left Mount Tianyao. Ye Futian's recent actions had been odd but he did not ask.

Once out of Mount Tianyao, they were close to Qingzhou Academy. Minister Zuo's men were waiting there. Seeing Minister Zuo return, they let out sighs of relief and went to greet him.

"Where's the princess?" Minister Zuo asked.

"They were living in Qingzhou Academy while you weren't here," someone said.

"That girl has probably caused a ruckus," Minister Zuo said. He walked forward and they all went toward Qingzhou Academy.

The red-clothed girl was the princess of Nandou. She was now living in the School of Martial Arts. Many people where there right now. When Ye Futian walked in, he saw Qin Yi. Surprised, he called, "Ms. Qin."

"Futian!" Qin Yi was surprised when she saw Ye Futian.

"I wanted to go find you. Why are you here?" Ye Futian asked. Hearing this, Qin Yi lowered her head slightly.

"Professor, you're back. The servants here don't know how to take care of people. I can finally go back now." The girl walked by. Many big figures of the School of Martial Arts were present.

They all froze when they saw Ye Futian but Ye Futian's eyes turned cold.

Servant?

The Legend of Futian - Chapter 69: My Family Name Is Donghuang

When Ye Futian at the entrance of Donghai Academy, Minister Zuo was already waiting for him.

When the young woman saw Ye Futian, she said, "Let's have another battle."

Ye Futian was speechless. He wondered it this girl liked being defeated.

"No," he answered. Ye Futian glanced at the young woman.

"What is that look supposed to mean?" Seeing the way Ye Futian looked at her made her mad.

"If we fight again, I'm afraid you might cry," said Ye Futian. He was determined never to battle with a female ever again.

"You…" the young woman pointed at him.

"Alright, missy. Let's go, weren't you the one who begged to tag along?" Minister Zuo did not know what to do with the little princess.

"Just you wait, Ye Futian." She then turned to the Minister Zuo. "Master, I want him to be my guard."

"I..." Ye Futian was dumbfounded. He looked to Minister Zuo. "Senior." She couldn't do this, could she?

"Stop fooling around." The Minister Zuo looked at the young woman once and then gave out his order, "Let's go!" The large group riding on creatures began their journey, heading in the direction of the East Sea.

"I don't care. Master, didn't you say his innate powers were good and that he was gifted? Then he would be perfect as my guard. He can also battle me time to time to help me gain combat experience," the young woman whined to the Minister Zuo. Ye Futian stared in shock. What did she take him for?

"Then you'll have to ask Ye Futian to see if he'll agree," said Minister Zuo. Ye Futian thanked the Minister Zuo silently.

The young woman looked towards Ye Futian and said, "You're better off by my side than you are at Donghai Academy."

"No." Ye Futian remembered what Hua Jieyu made him promise and rejected her firmly. "I really do have a girlfriend."

"You!" The young woman seemed to be adjusting to Ye Futian's shameless antics because she suddenly smiled. With a beautiful smile, she faced Ye Futian and asked, "Is your girlfriend really as pretty as I am?"

Ye Futian saw her smile and did not know what to say. How could her expression change so abruptly? She was trying to get her way through the means of seduction. However, Ye Futian thought it was wasted effort because he was an honest man.

However, he couldn't believe that she remembered what he said yesterday. When it came to appearances, women were indeed...

"You are very beautiful, but my girlfriend is even more so," Ye Futian said with a serious look on his face. The young woman's smile disappeared in an instant and she snickered at Ye Futian, "Who would believe you?" She seemed to know that there was no hope and refused to look at Ye Futian.

That self-confidence, Ye Futian thought to himself, if this girl met Hua Jieyu, then she would not be so confident.

At the thought of Hua Jieyu, a smile crept on his face. Ye Futian closed his eyes and enjoyed the gentle blowing of the wind in silence.

Quickly, the group made it past the city and arrived at the East Sea. In the vast sea, the wind blew and ships sailed. The group did not stall for too long before they were on their way again, this time headed for Qingzhou Academy. Several hours later, from the skies over the East Sea, an island came into view.

Ye Futian stood on top of the beast he was previously riding on and looked at the nearing island. He had no idea he would be back so soon. It did not seem like that long ago that he left the island city. So many thoughts floated through his mind. Was Senior Sister Qin Yi doing alright? Was General Qin Shuai doing better? Did Feng Qingxue miss him? Probably. He smiled at the thought of being back home.

Finally, the beasts were flying right above the island. They did not stop but continued in the direction of Qingzhou Academy.

BOOM! At this very moment, a loud sound came from the ground. Ye Futian and everyone were concerned as they looked down. They saw the ground shake, as if an earthquake or a tsunami was about to dawn upon the city.

"What's going on?" Minister Zuo's eyes flickered and the beasts continued to advance. A moment later, the loud rumbling resumed and the ground was shaking once again. The citizens of Qingzhou City were in a frenzy. The stronger people ascended into mid-air while the weaker people were running on the streets. Everyone was in shock.

BOOM! The ground was still shaking without a pattern. As they got deeper into the city, the shaking got more violent. Even when the monster tide occurred, it did not affect the areas this far way. Right not, it seemed like the entire island was being affected. It was originating from the direction of Qingzhou Academy.

What on earth was going on? Ye Futian's heart was pounding. Even though he was not able to become an official disciple of Qingzhou Academy, he still had a sentimental attachment to this place. He did not wish for anything to happen to the academy.

The beasts sped up and charged forward. Not long after, they arrived at Qingzhou Academy.

Right now, the whole area was shaking non-stop. Some buildings had already fallen. The teachers and students were all looking in the direction of Mount Tianyao. Their hearts in a frenzy. There seemed to be an ultimate battle taking place in Mount Tianyao.

Mount Tianyao. It's Senior Snow Ape! thought Ye Futian. His expression changed. The shaking was coming from Mount Tianyao. There could only be one thing that would lead to such strong vibrations through the ground, and that was a huge battle between the Snow Ape and some unknown people.

The Snow Ape's powers were unimaginably strong. He may very well be second in power after Emperor Ye Qing. Ye Futian was unsure of exactly how powerful he was, but to be able to battle with the Snow Ape, it was most likely a fearsome opponent. It was hard for Ye Futian not to worry.

"Seems like someone got here before I could," said Minister Zuo. The group stood between area between Qingzhou Academy and Mount Tianyao. People who went ahead to test the waters came back to report their findings. They greeted the minister with a bow. "Minister Zuo, things are not good!"

"Do you know who it is?" Minister Zuo asked.

"It's not possible for a person so powerful to exist in Nandou Nation." The reporting person shook his head. Minister Zuo contemplated for a while and said, "All of you stay here, I'll go take a look."

Obviously, everything they had previously prepared was now useless. The plans had been spoiled. An extremely powerful individual got wind of the news and came to Qingzhou City.

"Senior, can you take me with you?" asked Ye Futian.

"Your abilities are still too weak. It will be dangerous," said Minister Zuo.

"That's okay. I want to take a look at what's going on." Ye Futian was determined.

"I cannot promise your absolute safety," Minister Zuo spoke again. Ye Futian nodded and the two of them made their way into Mount Tianyao.

The vibrations of the ground were even stronger now that they were closer to the mountains. Demons and monsters ran frantically in every direction. With Minister Zuo's powers, none of the demons or monsters dared to stand in his way. Finally, they reached the epicenter of the vibrations. One look at the scene ahead and the powerful minister began to shudder, not able to calm down.

"Senior." Ye Futian clenched his fist. His body was shaking. His eyes were filled with a wild flame and all the veins on his arms were visible.

Up ahead, was an enormous Snow Ape, taller than the mountains. Compared to when Ye Futian had met him before, the Snow Ape was much larger now. His head was in the clouds. His enormous body stood in the midst of a storm, but he remained standing steadily like the mountains. A golden chain was locked around the Snow Ape's body. The light coming from the chain was shining brighter than the sun. The chain seemed to have come from the heavens, creating a link between Heaven and Earth.

The Snow Ape reached out his hands, filled with immense power. However, the Snow Ape's snow-white fur was covered in blood. He was bleeding from wounds all over his body. He looked up at the figures in the sky unyieldingly. Ye Futian also looked up at the sky with his blood-shot eyes.

Up in the skies, stood a group of people. They were spread out in the air. A light shone from each of their bodies. This light enveloped them like a divine armor and the people looked domineering, like the gods in Heaven. Standing above them, were two more people. They were quiet.

One of the two was dressed in a robe of sorts. She was dazzling, elegant, and holy like a celestial fairy. She did not look too old, maybe about Ye Futian's age. Even though she was young, her aura was outstanding. It was almost as if she was born superior to others.

She looked very content. Beside her stood a figure that seemed like a divine general. His force field covered her as if to protect her. Compared with Minister Zuo's disciple, the girl won in regards of elegance and looks.

Perhaps, even if the goddess-like Hua Jieyu were here, she would not be able to overshadow this girl. The two girls were on a similar level in terms of looks, but when it came to elegance, not even Hua Jieyu could beat her. If Hua Jieyu was compared to a descended goddess, then this girl was a celestial fairy straight from the heavens.

It was almost as if the Snow Ape could sense Ye Futian's arrival. He looked over in Ye Futian's direction and seemed to have mistaken the situation. The Snow Ape looked at Minister Zuo with blood-red eyes, conveying his intent to kill.

A loud growl sounded. The world seemed to have become frozen and covered in snow. Along with the clanging of chains, the Snow Ape charged at Minister Zuo, lifting his arms, preparing to attack. Minister Zuo's face paled. He could feel his body slowly being sealed by the ice.

"Senior!" Ye Futian jumped in front of Minister Zuo. He realized that the Snow Ape must have mistakenly thought that Minister Zuo was holding him against his will.

The Snow Ape struck the two with his hand causing Minister Zuo and Ye Futian to land far away with a loud crash. The chain rattled again, but this time, to pull him back.

Minister Zuo and Ye Futian picked themselves up off the ground. At this moment, they noticed that the group in the sky were looking down at them. The divine general-like figure spoke to them, "Kneel." His voice was domineering, superior, and arrogant.

"Greetings, I am a prime minister of Nandou Nation. May I ask who you guys are?" asked Minister Zuo. He joined his hands together in a salute.

The fairy-like female looked down at them and replied, "My family name is Donghuang."

Minister Zuo's knees hit the ground and he bowed his head to the floor. This was not only because the opposing side was power, but also because of their identity.

Her surname was Donghuang.

The prophecy has been fulfilled, Minister Zuo thought to himself. A shiver ran down his back. The reason he was willing to risk coming here was because he told his own fortune. The prophecy said that this journey will not be dangerous. On the contrary, he would meet a person fated to become emperor. Never would Minister Zuo have imagined, by being fated to become emperor, it did not mean the emperor of the Nandou Nation—it meant the emperor of the Divine Prefectures.

Ye Futian did not kneel down. In the storm, he looked up to the sky. He stood up straight and, in this moment, he was calmer than ever before. He met eyes with the air in the sky. The look they shared was a look of destiny.

The Legend of Futian - Chapter 68: Murderous

Hua Jieyu's appearance instantly created a gust of wind in Donghai Academy. Rumors about her relationship with Mu Yunxuan had abounded recently. They even said that Mu Yunxuan had said it himself, and no one from the School of the Emperor Star refuted it so everyone thought it was real.But today, this world-class beauty personally walked from the School of the Emperor Star to announce to everyone in Donghai Academy that this wasn't real. She had someone she liked but it wasn't Mu Yunxuan. Mu Yunxuan couldn't be compared to the person she liked.

You can imagine the uproar to Hua Jieyu's words, the most beautiful girl of Donghai Academy. It was like a slap to Mu Yunxuan, the talent of the School of the Emperor Star. There was no dignity left for him. Perhaps Hua Jieyu really was mad because these rumors could hurt the person she truly liked.

The people of Donghai Academy could imagine Mu Yunxuan's feelings now. But compared to that, they were more curious about the one Hua Jieyu liked.

Who was the one that could make Hua Jieyu so beautiful when talking about him? Who was the one that Mu Yunxuan wasn't even good enough to be compared to? Did someone like this really exist in Donghai Academy? After all, Mu Yunxuan was the genius prodigy of the School of the Emperor Star.

At that moment, the one Hua Jieyu spoke of was practicing his guqin in the School. He was immersed in it from day to night. His grandmaster was definitely a master of the guqin arts. His attainment was at the peak. Even Hua Fengliu couldn't be compared to him. He could use music notes to cast spells from other schools, resonating musical spells with others. It could create even more explosive power and was clearly deeper than what he had taught Hua Fengliu. The man hadn't learned these.

The night sky was as dark as ink. Under the bright moon, the School of the Emperor Star looked even more majestic. Music streamed from a pavilion. The youth sat on a stone bench and played the qin. A beautiful girl sat beside him, listening to the melody. Under the moonlit sky, this scene was so beautiful and peaceful.

After a while, the music came to a stop. The youth gazed at the girl and said gently, "Fox, time to rest."

"No, I want to stay here with you." Hua Jieyu's eyes were as gentle as water. She smiled and shook her head.

"Then I'll go rest with you," Ye Futian said.

"No way." Hua Jieyu smiled. What was this bad guy thinking now?

"Huh, you're still not my girl," Ye Futian said, hurt.

"That trick doesn't work." Hua Jieyu smiled. He always pretended to be pitiful.

Despite her words, she leaned against Ye Futian and slowly lied down into his lap. The arrogant and fairy-like girl at the Donghai Academy during the day had now become a girl in love. She was so gentle.

"It seems to work." Ye Futian looked at the pretty girl in his lap. He caressed her hair and dipped his head. He pecked her forehead. His eyes were filled with softness. Hua Jieyu smiled sweetly. With her head on Ye Futian's thighs, she murmured, "Don't mess around. Keep practicing and I'll rest here."

Ye Futian gave Hua Jieyu puppy eyes. "Fox, do you think I can practice with you here?"

"I don't care. Let me sleep for a bit." Hua Jieyu looked smug as she closed her eyes.

"Oh, you sly fox." Ye Futian felt tragic but he started practicing again.

If anyone in Donghai Academy knew that Ye Futian felt sad now, they'd probably slap him to death.

The music was peaceful and Hua Jieyu actually fell asleep quickly. Ye Futian looked down at the girl. Her eyelashes were long and pretty. A smile still hung on her face as she slept. It was sweet and beautiful. Seeing the sleeping beauty, Ye Futian smiled too. He murmured, "Fox, you suck." Then he raised his head and kept playing noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

The music continued from night to day. During the night, Ye Futian felt his energy changing. A slight smile appeared on his face. He had been frustrated all these days due to the rumors but last night, he had felt more peaceful than ever before. With the music notes, he had a mental breakthrough without realizing. This way, he was at the Four-star Glory Plane for both martial arts and sorcery.

A cough broke the early morning peace. Ye Futian saw the old man walk over. He smiled trembled. Hua Jieyu's eyes opened and she got up, pink tinging her cheeks.

"Grandmaster," Hua Jieyu called with her head lowered. There was some embarrassment in her voice.

"Must be nice to be young." The old man smiled at the two before him. They were like a perfect pair. He could feel the pure feelings just seeing them. "I hope you will be in love like this forever." He gave his blessing with a smile.

Ye Futian and Hua Jieyu exchanged glances. Both of them had smiling eyes.

"Grandmaster, we will," Ye Futian said.

"You can't slack on your cultivation though," the elder said. Ye Futian smiled and nodded. He continued practicing. Hua Jieyu stayed there and cultivated too.

"Han Mo is here to greet his senior." A voice came from outside.

The elder's smile faded. He said indifferently, "Come in." As soon as he finished, a few figures walked in. The first was the Emperor Star elder Ye Futian had seen before.

"How have you been?" Han Mo asked with a smile.

"Can I help you?" Elder Qin asked.

"There is nothing much but I heard that Ye Futian was practicing here, so I came to take a look," Han Mo said. His gaze fell on Ye Futian. "I told you last time that you can come to the School of the Emperor Star. Why didn't you tell me after you came?"

"I came with Headmaster Yi. I am sorry for not notifying you," Ye Futian said politely.

"It is alright. Since you are practicing with my senior, why don't you join this school?" Han Mo's smile remained.

Ye Futian shook his head wryly. "You are joking again. I have already joined the School of the Finance Star. If I join the Emperor Star, I would be betraying the Finance Star. Do you accept disciples like that?"

"That is true." The old man nodded and said, "Since you are not joining then, according to the rules, you cannot stay here for long."

Hearing his words, something flashed through Ye Futian's eyes. He looked at the man's smile and Mu Yunxuan behind him. He obviously knew that Han Mo was planning something. The one who reminded him at the Luo palace was obviously not Han Mo.

"You have problems with the fact that I am keeping him here to practice?" Elder Qin's muddled eyes grew sharp. His entire aura seemed to change. His robe fluttered and his white hair flew in the wind.

Han Mo bowed. "Senior, please do not be angry. I was just saying but I will leave now." With that, he really turned to leave. At the same time, he said, "Yunxuan, apologize to Jieyu."

"Yes." Mu Yunxuan walked up and said to Hua Jieyu, "The rumors affected you negatively. Please do not mind them."

"Get out," Hua Jieyu uttered, staring at Mu Yunxuan coldly.

Mu Yunxuan's face stiffened. His handsome face became embarrassed. It was one thing for Hua Jieyu to declare the rumors unfounded yesterday at Donghai Academy. It did not affect Mu Yunxuan too much. But Hua Jieyu did not spare any dignity for him. She told everyone that he could not even be compared to who she liked. Everyone was discussing him as if he was a clown. And now, Hua Jieyu also told him to get out so mercilessly.

Seeing Ye Futian beside her, Mu Yunxuan realized that this boy was the one she liked.

"Yesterday, Jieyu said that I can't be compared to you. I cannot disturb your master today but in the future, I hope we can have some exchanges," Mu Yunxuan said to Ye Futian, still polite.

Ye Futian did not know what had happened yesterday but he could guess from Mu Yunxuan's words. After deciding to stay in this school and Hua Jieyu no longer had to avoid him, she probably personally revealed the truth. Thinking of this, Ye Futian smiled gently at Hua Jieyu. He took her hands and glanced at Mu Yunxuan, giving a strong response to what Mu Yunxuan had said earlier.

Seeing this, Mu Yunxuan's expression grew more uncomfortable.

"Get out," Ye Futian said the same two words as Hua Jieyu. Even though he was told to do so by the School of the Emperor Star, Ye Futian could not tolerate Mu Yunxuan saying he was dating Hua Jieyu.

Sensing Hua Jieyu's reliance on him, Ye Futian knew that this event had hurt her. She had become sensitive and weak. He needed to make Mu Yunxuan pay.

"Sorry for the disturbance." Mu Yunxuan bowed toward Elder Qin and glanced at Ye Futian coldly. His fists clenched loosely. He turned and walked out to catch up with Han Mo.

Han Mo's face was dark too. He said coldly, "Nandou brought her here to cultivate but it seems like nothing will come out of it. If that's the case, what use does she have regardless of her talents?"

"Professor, that Ye Futian will be troublesome in the future too," Mu Yunxuan said.

"Him?" Han Mo sneered. "Youths who don't know how to lie low will die easily. The School of the Finance Star can't protect him for long."

Hearing those words, a cold murderous glint flashed past Mu Yunxuan's eyes!

...…

Days later, Yi Xiang came to the School of the Emperor Star to pick him up. Minister Zuo had sent people over and was preparing to travel to Qingzhou City.

In the yard, Yi Xiang walked forward. He floated in the air and his hands were behind his back. Behind him, Ye Futian said to Hua Jieyu, "Qingzhou isn't far from Donghai. With Minister Zuo's demon, it'll only take one day. I'll be back soon. Don't worry."

"Okay, I'll wait for you," Hua Jieyu said gently. She would wait no matter how long it took.

"Fox, I'm leaving." Ye Futian's eyes were unwilling but he left with Yi Xiang. Hua Jieyu watched his back. She did not turn to go cultivate until he was completely gone!

The Legend of Futian - Chapter 67: Mu Yunxuan is Not Worthy

Ye Futian looked down at Hua Jieyu's delicate features, especially her luscious red lips. His heart was beating like crazy. To reciprocate her gesture, he reached out his arms around her waist. Then, he lowered his lips until they met hers. They were both a little awkward at this. Some time later, they separated.

Hua Jieyu bit her lip, her crystal-clear eyes were enchanting. "I'm yours now, so you have to take responsibility for me," Hua Jieyu said to Ye Futian as she gazed into his eyes.

"Uh..." Ye Futian blinked.

"What do you mean by that? Are you trying to refuse?" she glared at him.

Ye Futian's heart skipped a beat looking at her angry face. He said, "Since you're mine, then let's have another go at it." After he finished his words, he pulled Hua Jieyu close and they were immersed in each other once again. Hua Jieyu's eyes closed, her face redder than before, but she felt warm in her heart. This time as well, they took a while to separate from each other.

Hua Jieyu looked at Ye Futian with a bit of resentment. Suddenly, she asked, "Can you not go?"

"Not go?" Ye Futian was confused.

"That girl from yesterday," said Hua Jieyu. Ye Futian froze for a moment, then chuckled as he looked at his girlfriend. She was jealous.

"Minister Zuo's orders. I can't reject," he said.

"Then you have to promise not to fall for her, even if she tries to seduce you," Hua Jieyu told him. Ye Futian was speechless. He never knew women could be so jealous. But it warmed his heart.

"She looks nowhere as good as good as my Fox. Why would I fall for her?" he asked.

Hua Jieyu felt proud, but continued to say, "Even if she did look better than me you can't fall for her!"

"Alright, I only like you," Ye Futian nodded.

Only then did Hua Jieyu let out a satisfied smile. Her smile was so bright and beautiful. Ye Futian fell for her all over again. After being seduced today, he has lost all his will-power against her.

"I know you're always thinking of father, but can't you save revenge for after you become stronger and more powerful? I don't want to see you in danger," she said.

"I'm fine now, aren't I?" Ye Futian knew she was talking about what happened at the Luo Palace.

"I think they know about our relationship," Hua Jieyu sounded very down. She was worried that they would try to harm Ye Futian.

"They were going to find out sooner or later, but how dare they create all those false rumors. I just want to tell the whole world that you're mine," said Ye Futian.

"Gloater." Hua Jieyu stared charmingly at Ye Futian. "Will you marry me in the future?"

"Of course! I already said, you belong to me," answered Ye Futian.

"Then I'll wait for you." Hua Jieyu smiled gently and said, "Promise that you'll never give up no matter how hard it gets."

"I promise." He nodded. "Why don't we do want Master and Mistress did? Let's jump the gun and do what can't be undone."

Hua Jieyu's face paled then reddened. She stared at Ye Futian timidly, and laughed lightly. "You wish."

"With you acting like this, it's hard to resist." Ye Futian sighed. The two of them were still in a tight embrace. Hua Jieyu blinked a couple of times then let go. "You got lucky today. Headmaster Yi Xiang is still waiting for you. Let's go meet the grandmaster."

"Okay." Ye Futian looked at the captivating young woman in front of his eyes and thought to himself, There's tons of time in the future.

The couple stepped out of the room and were walking shoulder to shoulder when Hua Jieyu warned him again. "Don't forget, no flirting with other girls!"

"I got it," replied Ye Futian. How worried was she?

"And also, be careful for your safety. If something happens to you, I'm marrying someone else. You have to think about this carefully," she said.

"How can you do this to me?" Ye Futian was speechless. He never thought she would threaten him like this.

"Why can't I?" Hua Jieyu looked smug. She then said, "This way, you'll know to cherish yourself."

"I got it, I got it. Before we do the deed that can't be undone, I won't let myself die," said Ye Futian. Hua Jieyu reached for his waist and pinched down hard.

The two of them reached a courtyard. In the courtyard, Yi Xiang was chatting with an elderly man. The elder had a full head of white hair, which made him look very old, but while he chatted with Yi Xiang, one could tell from his smile and his eyes that he was kind.

Ye Futian approached the elder and bowed. "Greetings, Grandmaster."

The elderly man looked up at Ye Futian, and said in a friendly tone, "Hua Jieyu has told me about you. Here, come sit."

"Okay." Ye Futian nodded and sat down next to the elderly man.

"Hua Jieyu told me that she didn't manage to learn any of her father's guqin skills because they were all passed down to you. Is that true?" the elder asked Ye Futian.

"Yes. Master has taught me many musical spells," said Ye Futian.

"Come and play a random song for me," said the elder. Next to him was a guqin.

Ye Futian walked over to sit down behind the guqin, and the aura around him changed as soon as he laid his fingers on the instrument. The peaceful sounds of the guqin flooded the courtyard. It was quiet and peaceful, seemingly able to calm one's heart. There were no other sounds in the courtyard aside from the guqin. The mood that it set up enabled all worries to be tossed to the back of one's mind.

Ye Futian finished the piece and the courtyard remained quiet. The elder gave Ye Futian a smile as he reminisced about the past. The way he looked at Ye Futian was even friendlier than before.

"Hua Jieyu told me that it hasn't even been a full year since you learned to play the guqin from Hua Fengliu. You are even more gifted than he was. However, Yi Xiang says that your Life Spirit is a Golden Roc, but at the Luo Palace you used musical sorcery. Could it be that the Spirit element is hidden within this Life Spirit?"

Ye Futian looked at Yi Xiang and Hua Jieyu. Yi Xiang seemed to understand what Ye Futian's gaze meant, and said, "Elder Qin sacrificed a lot for your master in the past. He spent all his time exploring the way of the guqin and is a true master of the guqin. He gave everything he had to teach your master, but in the end..." Yi Xiang did not continue but Ye Futian understood.

"Grandmaster is not like the other people in the School of the Emperor Star," said Hua Jieyu.

Ye Futian nodded lightly. Looking into the elder's kind eyes, a bright light radiated from Ye Futian's body, and a guqin appeared in the air behind him, then slowly disappeared.

"Twin spirits," said Yi Xiang. He shuddered. When he heard that Ye Futian had crashed the celebration at the Luo Palace and fought with musical sorcery, he knew immediately that Ye Futian had an extraordinary gift. He seemed to be good at everything, regardless it be Spirit Elemental or martial arts and sorcery, but seeing the twin spirits, he still could not help but feel shocked.

"Good, very good! Hua Fengliu picked a good disciple." The elder's voice deepened and he said, "I can't believe that at my old age, just before I die, I am able to pass down the torch. Yi Xiang, I would like to keep Ye Futian here with me for a few days. You wouldn't mind, right?"

"Not at all," answered Yi Xiang. He turned to Ye Futian and Hua Jieyu, "I'm afraid if I leave alone, the people of the School of the Emperor Star will take notice. They're already suspicious of your relationship. This will only strengthen their suspicions."

"If you guessed it, then they probably have as well. They're not stupid. They even spread false rumors to test us. They're going to find out anyway, so just let it be." Ye Futian looked to Hua Jieyu and told her, "One day, I'll make sure all of Donghai Academy knows."

"If you're willing to take the risk, then I don't have anything to say. Elder Qin, I am just disturbing you guys," said Yi Xiang.

Ye Futian watched as he left and said, "Headmaster Yi knew that I specialized in musical sorcery and purposely brought me here to you, Grandmaster."

"Yi Xiang is honest and loyal, unlike the School of the Emperor Star. They've changed." The elder shook his head and said to Hua Jieyu, "Child, go bring me all my music score books."

"Okay." Hua Jieyu nodded and left for a little while. When she returned, she had an armful of score books.

"Give them all to Ye Futian, so he can familiarize himself with them," said the elder. Hua Jieyu nodded again and handed the books over to Ye Futian.

Ye Futian looked really serious when he took over the books. He knew what this meant. Hua Fengliu's powers had been rid of. Grandmaster was now handing down everything he was supposed to hand down to Hua Fengliu to him instead.

"You stay here and learn from Grandmaster, I'm leaving first," said Hua Jieyu. Ye Futian lightly nodded and began to look through the score books.

Hua Jieyu returned to her own dorm, and not long after, the people of the Emperor Star school came for her. An elder asked her, "Headmaster Yi Xiang left alone, did Ye Futian stay here with you?"

"Grandmaster wanted him to stay and learn to play the guqin. If you guys need anything, go ask Grandmaster," said Hua Jieyu coldly. The people from the school shared a look and headed to Elder Qin's residence.

Hua Jieyu watched as they left, her expression peaceful as ever. Now that the secret was out, she felt so calm. It was about time to get this thing straightened out. Walking to the edge of the residence, a gust of wind enveloped her, carrying her down from the Emperor Star school.

At Donghai Academy, there were tons of students walking around the campus. Right at this moment, someone looked up at the sky and shouted, "Hua Jieyu!"

Gradually, more people began to look up. They saw Hua Jieyu being carried through the sky by a force of Spiritual Qi, like a goddess strolling in the air.

"So beautiful. Not even the girl with Minister Zuo can compare to her. Hua Jieyu really is Donghai Academy's number one beauty," said one of the students. Many hearts skipped a beat as they looked at the goddess in the sky. They could only watch her from afar because she was already dating someone. Even goddesses have people they like.

Mu Yunxuan. That name made many people envious, and even jealous.

Hua Jieyu stopped and descended from the skies. When she saw that she had the attention of a good amount of people, she began to speak, "Recently, there have been some rumors about me being spread around Donghai Academy."

Everyone looked at her. There seemed to be something different about Hua Jieyu.

"They are untrue," she said calmly. This stirred up some feelings instantly. For a while now, the rumors about Hua Jieyu dating Mu Yunxuan spread to every corner of the academy. Now, Hua Jieyu had actually spoken up. The rumors were false. Hua Jieyu came all the way down from the School of the Emperor Star just to set things straight.

Saying all she had to say, she turned to leave.

"So, does this mean you don't have anyone you like?" someone gathered the courage to yell out at Hua Jieyu.

Hua Jieyu slowed down. In her mind, a certain young man appeared, which brought a smile to her face. "I do have someone I like."

Hua Jieyu's smile had many people in a daze. But at the same time, their hopes and dreams were destroyed once again. Hua Jieyu already had someone she liked. It's just that it was the rumored Mu Yunxuan.

"Who is he? Is he better than Mu Yunxuan?" someone asked.

Hua Jieyu thought of the spectacular young man again and smiled even brighter. "Mu Yunxuan is not worthy to be compared to him." After that, she was up in the skies again, dancing through the clouds like a goddess.

Everyone was shocked, frozen in place. Along with hearing Hua Jieyu's words, they were able to hear the sound of their hearts break.

The Legend of Futian - Chapter 66: Kiss Me

Ye Futian was hurt. Last time he beat a girl, he was insulted for not being a man. Now, he was being a shameless jerk? Why couldn't they just challenge normally?

Beside Yu Sheng, Yi Qingxuan thought of what happened last time and snorted. Glancing at where the girl's hand was and then looking at Ye Futian, she said, "You've crossed the line."

"I said anything is fair in combat and didn't want to fight but you insisted," Ye Futian explained logically.

The girl glared at him. Obviously, it was useless to talk about logic with women.

"Professor, I want him," the girl said to the scholarly middle-aged man.

"Huh?" Ye Futian was confused. He looked at the girl strangely and said, "I have a girlfriend."

The girl was confused as well. Then understanding what Ye Futian meant, her expression changed drastically. "You…are so shameless."

Minister Zuo, referred to as "Professor" by the girl cleared his throat. "You used the wrong words."

The girl froze. Thinking back to how she said "I want him," she realized it really was easy to misunderstand but she didn't care. She whined, "Professor, you know what I mean."

"Stubborn." Minister Zuo gave her a look, then turned back to Ye Futian. "What's your name?"

"Minister, I am Ye Futian," he bowed and said. "Minister, your disciple challenged me."　

"I know." Minister Zuo nodded. "Very good, your spells and strength are both extremely strong. You didn't even use battle techniques. She isn't at your level."

"How can you say that?" The girl looked at her professor, wounded.　

"It's the truth," Minister Zuo said. "He's in a lower plane than you. Now you know there are many talented people out there. This is just one school in East Sea Prefecture. Don't be so arrogant in the future."

At this time, Xia Fan walked out of the crowd to Minister Zuo's side. He looked at Ye Futian coldly and murmured something into the Minister's ears.

Minister Zuo was taken aback and glanced at Ye Futian in shock.

Ye Futian was suspicious. Xia Fan's eyes were cold and he was probably plotting against him.

"Ye Futian, come here," Minister Zuo said. The boy nodded and walked over.

"I came this time about Qingzhou City's relics," Minister Zuo said to him. "I heard from Xia Fan that someone in Donghai Academy had come out of it alive so I wanted to take a look. I didn't expect to run into you. Are you willing to come with me? Don't worry, I will do everything to protect your safety."

Ye Futian's eyes flashed. It was about Emperor Ye Qing's relics again. Qingzhou City was subordinate to the East Sea Prefecture. Since the appearance of Emperor Ye Qing's relics was such big news, the East Sea Prefecture obviously had to report to the Nandou Nation. It was natural for them to send someone over too. However, if Xia Fan did this voluntarily, he probably wanted to kill Ye Futian. After all, he knew what Mount Tianyao had. But Xia Fan's plan would most likely fail. How would the Snow Ape treat him in Mount Tianyao?

"Minister, a demon lord protects Emperor Ye Qing's statue on Mount Tianyao. It is really powerful. Even if you are skilled, it would still be dangerous. It's pure luck that I survived," Ye Futian warned.

"I understand but the emperor commanded this. I have to go take a look." Minister Zuo nodded. "I've already sent someone to scope out the path. When he returns, we will leave. I will have you stay with me."

Ye Futian pretended to be uncomfortable. Then he very unwillingly nodded. "If there's any danger, please remember to retreat."

"Don't worry." Minister Zuo patted Ye Futian's shoulder. Ye Futian sighed inwardly. He didn't expect to return to Qingzhou City so soon. He could only go ask the Snow Ape if she would come out or not. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

"What are you talking about?" the girl came up and asked.

"I was convincing him to accept your request. He accepted now," Minister Zuo said.

The girl smirked and looked at Ye Futian proudly. "Good, you know your place. You're mine now."

Ye Futian was upset. Looking at her, he said, "You're pretty but I really do have a girlfriend, and she's prettier than you."

"Jerk." The girl was pissed.

The Minister said, "Okay, princess, we should go." Then he said to the people of Donghai Academy, "Thank you for your time."

"You're welcome, Minister. Won't you stay a few more days?" the big chiefs tried to keep him longer.

"No, I'm living in the Xia House." Minister Zuo shook his head. He was the minister of Nandou Nation and the East Sea Prefecture was under him. He naturally lived at the Xia House.

"I will come get you when we leave," he said to Ye Futian. Then he led the people away. While leaving, the girl glared at Ye Futian. The boy shrugged helplessly. Was she trying to scare him? Well, the tides would turn at Mount Tianyao.

After Minister Zuo left, many people of Donghai Academy glanced at Ye Futian. This guy was such a pervert. Multiple disciples had failed against the girl but he squashed her so quickly and was praised by the Minister. The big chiefs stared at Ye Futian deeply. Would he be favored by Minister Zuo?

The crowd scattered gradually. Yi Qingxuan walked over and smiled at him. "You're doomed. People will remember you now."

"It's hard to have such good looks," Ye Futian sighed.

Qingxuan glared at him and said, "You clearly hit somewhere you shouldn't have. You crossed the line."

"It's a battle. How would I know?" Ye Futian said innocently.

"Who knows if you did that on purpose or not," Yi Qingxuan teased with a smile.

"You know too much," Yu Sheng said from the side.

Ye Futian stared at them and sighed. "Yu Sheng, you've changed."

"Learned from you," Yu Sheng said. Ye Futian could only heave a sigh.

"Let's go," Yi Xiang called.

Ye Futian ran up and said, "Headmaster, I remember you mentioned before that Minister Hua and Minister Zuo are rivals. Is it this Minister Zuo?"

"Yes," Yi Xiang nodded. "Now you know why I couldn't reject him."

"Aren't you unethical to sell me out like this?" Ye Futian was frustrated. "What if something happens to me?"

"You aren't my disciple. You have nothing to do with me." Yi Xiang glanced at Ye Futian.

Ye Futian blinked, speechless.

"You said that you have a girlfriend. Is it Hua Jieyu?" Yi Xiang asked.

"How did you know?" Ye Futian looked at him.

"Huh, you think you're the only smart one? The School of Emperor Star aren't idiots either. Mu Yunxuan and Hua Jieyu's rumors were to test you two. They probably guessed your relationship already," Yi Xiang said.

"So what?" Ye Futian said nonchalantly. He had been annoyed these days and he was thinking about when to announce this news. The rumors pissed him off.

"You seem easy and free. Where do you get the confidence?" Yi Xiang asked.

"I have you," Ye Futian looked up and said.

Yi Xiang glanced at him. He could not refute it. "Minister Zuo has power and His Majesty trusts him greatly. If you can become acquainted with him, the Nandou family might consider you."

Ye Futian was frustrated. Emperor Ye Qing and his godfather both said that he would become an emperor but now he needed Nandou to consider him? What a tragedy.

"I'll take you to the School of the Emperor Star as compensation," Yi Xiang suddenly said.

Ye Futian was shocked. He quickly smiled. "You're the best."

"Get out." Yi Xiang rolled his eyes. "I'm taking you to see the senior of the School, your grandmaster, not your girlfriend."

"I know." Ye Futian's expression was understanding. Yi Xiang did not want to talk to him anymore.

...…

The next day, Yi Xiang took Ye Futian to meet a senior of the School of the Emperor Star. Yi Xiang was the headmaster of the School of the Finance Star. He was equal status to the headmaster of the School of the Emperor Star so he could not be stopped. Yi Xiang and Ye Futian entered and walked toward a pavilion.

Inside the School, Hua Jieyu heard from Shu Yuyan about what happened yesterday. She looked wronged and said, "He really agreed, that jerk, jerk…"

"He probably agreed because of Minister Zuo. He couldn't reject him," Shu Yuyan said softly.

"Is she pretty?" Hua Jieyu asked.

"Yes." Shu Yuyan nodded. "But not as pretty as you."

"That guy likes pretty girls. He must've done it on purpose." Hearing that the girl was pretty, Hua Jieyu felt even worse. She said quietly, "There are so many rumors about me but I didn't go see him. Did he get angry and fall for someone else?"

"Stop thinking nonsense." Shu Yuyan looked at Hua Jieyu and sighed inwardly. Even goddesses could panic like this. She was in too deep.

"You don't know him. If he promised to leave with that girl, she definitely likes him. He's so lustful that he won't be able to resist her charms." Hua Jieyu was worried.

"Is he that charismatic?" Shu Yuyan was speechless but Hua Jieyu nodded seriously.

"Is Elder Qin here?" A voice traveled over. Hua Jieyu and Shu Yuyan looked up and saw two figures standing outside the yard.

The speaker was Yi Xiang. Hua Jieyu's eyes landed on the handsome youth behind Yi Xiang. Her eyes focused there and saw the boy blink at her.

"Greeting, Headmaster Yi. Grandmaster is here," Hua Jieyu said.

Shu Yuyan also bowed. She smiled at Hua Jieyu and left.

"I am here to see Elder Qin," Yi Xiang said. Hua Jieyu nodded and led the way. Ye Futian followed.

"Stop pretending. Go say what you want to say and then come find me," Yi Xiang said. He then walked away. Ye Futian looked at his back, realizing the man was pretty loving.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Ye Futian looked at Hua Jieyu with a smile. He saw that her eyes were slightly red. Jieyu dragged Ye Futian into a room.

Closing the door, Hua Jieyu studied him. "You went to the Luo palace?"

"Yeah." Ye Futian nodded.

"Don't believe the rumors. I have nothing to do with Mu Yunxuan," Hua Jieyu said, feeling wronged.

"I know." Ye Futian smiled and nodded.

Hua Jieyu stepped forward. She extended her slim arms and lightly hugged Ye Futian. She raised her head. Ye Futian looked at the shocking beauty before him. Those eyes were filled with emotions. He could faintly see a teardrop in the glittering eyes. She was so beautiful he lost his breath.

"Kiss me!" a dreamy voice said, almost melting Ye Futian's heart!

The Legend of Futian - Chapter 65: Don’t Mess with Women

Recently, Ye Futian had been in a consistently bad mood. He cultivated his martial arts skills like crazy, and was now able to withstand the matrix in the training room for longer periods of time. Thus, breaking past the four-starred Glory Plane in martial arts. However, he had yet to break through for sorcery. To cultivate Spiritual Energy, a sorcerer needs a tranquil mind. However, his mind was anything but tranquil at that time.

Rumors were still flooding Donghai Academy as usual. On this day, a group of people mounted on different creatures stepped into the academy. This caused a large ruckus on campus. The leader of the group was actually a young woman, dressed in a long red dress, the color of fire. She stood on a majestic creature, the same color as her dress. She was a blooming beauty, unparalleled by anybody else. Just standing there, she looked elegant, her eyes bright and piercing.

"I heard Donghai Academy is the best place for cultivation in all of the East Sea Prefecture. There should be a lot of students here on the same level as me, so I came to check it out," said the young woman. Her tone was menacing as she looked around at the students of Donghai Academy.

After that, her group continued to travel deeper into the academy. More and more people gathered and wondered who these people might be. How come the authorities of the academy hadn't come out to stop them?

In a flash, the young woman hopped off the creature she was riding on. As she stood in the crowd, she asked in a cold demeanor, "Is there no one at Donghai Academy?"

"What level are you at?" asked a student.

"Five-starred Glory Plane," replied the young woman.

"I'll oblige," said a young man about 17. He looked at the young woman and introduced himself, "Li Yan, five-starred Glory Plane Sorcerer. Please enlighten me." As he finished speaking, a large force of Metal Spiritual Qi was released. A bright, big, golden bird took shape and came for the girl like a flash of lightning.

Around the girl, Fire Spiritual Qi gathered crazily. It also formed a big bird, but this was a mystical phoenix. It carried an outrageous burst of flame, and collided with the big golden bird, causing the golden bird to disappear into the flames. The phoenix did not stop there.

The look on Li Yan's face changed as he stepped back. He saw the phoenix head straight for him. He shut his eyes tight, and felt the heat of the flames radiate onto his body. But then, the phoenix stopped. It stood right in front of Li Yan, and the Fire Spiritual Qi which had formed the phoenix disappeared.

"Too weak," said the young woman. "Is this what the best of the East Sea Prefecture has got?"

The students of Donghai Academy felt humiliated. Another person stepped up, but the results were about the same—one attack from her and her opponent was defeated.

Students continued to step forward, but it always ended in the same way.

"Mu Yunqing, five-starred Glory Plane, Mandate Sorcerer." Mu Yunqing of the School of the Flirting Star stepped out. He released his Natal spirit, a golden eagle. He leveled up planes a short while ago and was now more powerful. Observing the young woman's beautiful face and her outstanding gifts, Mu Yunqing could not help but fantasize.

The wind enveloped him, and Mu Yunqing turned into a creature. With extreme speed, he charged at the young woman. When his sorcery kicked in, a bright golden light was emitted from his body, and dissolved the wild flames. He chuckled to himself with new-found confidence. However, the young woman moved her body and also became enveloped in a gust of wind. Her movements were elegant, but also extremely fast, faster than Mu Yunqing. In a split second, the distance between the two drew closer. Bystanders could only see a fire red blur flash by. A loud noise sounded, and Mu Yunqing flew through the air, and landed on the floor.

The young woman's feet met the ground once again. The already astounding young woman seemed so carefree. She had a pair of fire red wings on her back. Even her fists were the color of fire. After touching ground, the tinge of red disappeared.

"What a weak Mandate Sorcerer," said the young woman. Mu Yunqing looked pale as he crawled up off the ground. He realized the young woman did not even bother to spare him a glance. His heart cooled. After Ye Futian entered Donghai Academy, this was already his third consecutive loss.

When word spread that there was a battle going on, more and more people arrived to watch. While wondering about her identity, people were also shocked at her power.

Students of the seven schools were also participating in the battle now, but they were all cultivators of the five-starred Glory Plane. They did not want to bully the beautiful girl as they were cultivators of higher levels, but slowly they realized that people on the same level as the young woman were all losing. It seemed like no one was able to even bring out her full potential.

That was until a very well-known young man from the School of the Ruinous Star made his move. This time, the young woman took it seriously. A shield of flames surrounded her, and a Flame Phoenix appeared. It was her Life Spirit. At this moment, the young woman seemed even more impressive. Mandate Sorcerer with a Flame Phoenix Spirit. A Wind and Fire bi-elemental cultivator in both martial arts and sorcery.

"She's so beautiful." Someone couldn't help but stare in awe. The only girl that would be able to compete with her was Hua Jieyu of the School of the Emperor Star. Hua Jieyu was also extremely gifted. But she was introverted and kept a low profile. She might not be willing to fight. Plus, there were a lot of rumors revolving around her. She seemed to be in love.

The young cultivator of the Ruinous Star school was also defeated. After that, more people took up the young woman's challenge, but none of them were victorious. Regardless of natural talent, sorcery or battle tactics, she was very strong.

"A Flame Phoenix Spirit. I wonder who is stronger, the Flame Phoenix Spirit or Ye Futian's Roc Spirit," someone whispered in the crowd. The phoenix and the roc were both mystical birds. The former was Wind and Fire bi-elemental, the latter was Wing and Metal bi-elemental.

Something sparked in the young woman's eyes. She found the person whispering in the crowd and asked, "There's someone at Donghai Academy who possesses a Roc Spirit?"

That person was shocked. The young woman's ears were so sharp that she had overheard them whisper?

"Yeah, a genius from the School of the Finance Star, Ye Futian."

"How are his abilities?" the young woman continued questioning.

"A while ago, he was in the three-starred Glory Plane. I don't know about now, but his combat abilities are very strong. He can even defeat a five-starred Glory Plane cultivator," the person explained. Since Ye Futian was able to battle with Zhou Mu, he had to be very capable.

"He level is too low, but I want to see the Roc Spirit. Go get him from the School of the Finance Star!" she ordered her people. The people behind her nodded and immediately set off to do her bidding.

This scene surprised a lot of people. She was so bossy and arrogant. She was just going to send her people to the Finance Star school and grab Ye Futian? What they did not know was that they really managed to find Ye Futian at the school, and what's more, the person who found him was Headmaster Yi Xiang.

"Someone wants to challenge me?" Ye Futian was in a foul mood to begin with. After a sigh, he said, "Not interested."

Yi Xiang glared at him, "Even if you're not interested you must go. Do you really think that I would come to you personally if any ordinary person challenged you?"

Ye Futian froze, then asked, "Who challenged me?"

"Go see for yourself," said Yi Xiang. With no way out, Ye Futian answered, "Fine."

Ye Futian, Yu Sheng, and Yi Qingxuan followed Yi Xiang as he walked to the place where the young woman was waiting. When they arrived, the area was already packed with people. Ye Futian, Yu Sheng, and Yi Qingxuan pushed through the crowd and were finally able to see the young woman in red. She was currently fighting someone. The Flame Phoenix behind her was very eye-catching. Very quickly, she defeated her opponent.

"Ye Futian." When the people noticed Ye Futian, they began whispering amongst themselves. The young woman turned her attention to him.

"Your Life Spirit is a roc?" she asked him. Ye Futian looked at her strangely and simply said, "A woman."

The young woman frowned and asked, "What do you mean by that?"

"I don't want to hit a woman," Ye Futian said and turned to leave. What happened last time with the sword-wielding young lady had traumatized him.

"Hold it!" she yelled. "Did I say you could leave?"

Ye Futian stood frozen in place. This young woman seemed very arrogant, and it was Yi Xiang who told him to come. What was this young woman's identity?

He turned to speak with her again. "Anything is fair game in combat. You have such a pretty face, I wouldn't want to accidentally hurt you. Let's not fight."

The crowd was dripping in cold sweat by now. Ye Futian would always be Ye Futian—arrogant.

"Nonsense!" The young woman laughed. "Hurt me? Can you even manage?"

"Uh..." Ye Futian was speechless. Did all females talk like this? He could not take it anymore.

"Yu Sheng!" shouted Ye Futian. After a short while, he realized that no one was answering to him. When he turned around, he saw Yu Sheng chatting with Yi Qingxuan.

Ye Futian had no words. "Best friends," he muttered under his breath. He could only count on himself now. He walked forward and saw the young woman smiling at him in a cold demeanor.

"Release your Life Spirit, or else you won't get a chance to later on," she said arrogantly.

Ye Futian let out a sigh and released the bright Roc Spirit. She also released her Flame Phoenix Spirit. The bright light emitted from both of the Life Spirits was blinding. Would Ye Futian be able to win against this insanely gifted young woman?

BOOM! A force of fire sorcery gathered and formed a fire phoenix, charging at Ye Futian.

A golden light surrounded Ye Futian, an endless amount of Metal Spiritual Qi gathered on his wings. His wings joined together and created a shield in front of Ye Futian's body, allowing the fire phoenix to attack as it pleased.

WHOOSH! His wings opened abruptly, and the wild flames dissipated. In the blink of an eye, Ye Futian was gone, leaving a flash of lightning behind. The young woman could see a blurred figure rushing towards her. The Flame Phoenix and the Golden Roc kept getting closer to one another.

Both Ye Futian and the young woman were lifted into the sky and brought closer together. The young woman threw a fiery punch accompanied by what sounded like the cry of a phoenix. Ye Futian also reached out his palm, accompanied by a dragon's roar.

In the next moment, the people watched as the two of them battled in the sky. Cries and roars filled the skies, the Fire and Metal Spiritual Qi flowed wildly.

BOOM! BOOM! Two loud noises sounded. Then the people saw the young woman fall from the sky and land harshly on the ground. Her guards ran to her side.

A lean and handsome middle-aged man also descended from the sky. After this person's appearance, many of the authoritative figures of Donghai Academy stepped forward. Even Yi Xiang was there. All of them bowed to this man.

"Greetings, Minister Zuo," all of them greeted the man. The students of Donghai Academy looked confused. Minister Zuo?

At this moment, the young woman got up from the ground with a hand on her chest. This immediately attracted everyone's attention. All they saw was the young woman looking up at the sky where Ye Futian was floating and screamed, "You shameless jerk!"

"I..." Ye Futian was completely speechless. How did things turn out like this again?

Library of Heaven's Path - Chapter 135: Matter of Minutes

"I didn't know that master was trying to offer me guidance and acted inappropriately before you. I seek your forgiveness!"

Upon entering and noticing Zhang Xuan who was seated at the center of the room, Ling Tianyu felt slightly apprehensive.

His attitude towards this master teacher yesterday was indeed inhospitable, even doubting the goodwill the master demonstrated. It was already a blessing that the other party was willing to allow him entry. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

"There's nothing for me to forgive!" Zhang Xuan waved his hands. "I'm not that petty!"

Sun Qiang's eyes widened.

You left the other party outside for an entire night to be drenched in dew, only allowing him entry after consuming your breakfast slowly. You call that not being petty?

"Yes, yes!" Ling Tiangyu's face flushed. He was about to continue speaking when Zhang Xuan extended out his palm and looked at him calmly. "Do you know why I had you wait outside for an entire night?"

"I..."

Awkwardness showed on Ling Tianyu's face.

Isn't it because you feel that I had slighted you, so you wanted to put me in my place?

I admit my mistake, alright?

"Do you think that I am purposely making things difficult for you?" Zhang Xuan looked over.

"No, of course not!" Ling Tianyu shook his head hurriedly.

"There's no need for you to deny it. It is normal that you would think so!" Zhang Xuan didn't seem to be angry. Instead, he said earnestly, "Actually, it is for your own good that I had you wait outside for an entire night!"

"For my own good?"

This time, not only was Ling Tianyu perplexed by his words, a bizarre expression had also emerged on Sun Qiang’s face.

Making someone wait at the door was for his own good?

What kind of theory is this?

"If I'm not wrong, your wife should be severely ill and is on the verge of death, and the reason why you are looking for me is for me to save her." Zhang Xuan gazed at Ling Tianyu.

"Yes!"

Upon hearing the other party mention his motives, Ling Tianyu jolted.

"If you want me to save her, you would have to bring her over to me. However, you had come into contact with the Southern Blood Jade yesterday and the vitality-consuming aura was still lingering in your body. If I were to agree and you had come into contact with her once more, she probably would have died before you managed to get her here."

Zhang Xuan sighed and continued on, "Thus, I had you wait outside for an entire night so that you can cleanse yourself of that aura. At the same time, you wouldn't hurry home, thus preventing a catastrophe from happening. Of course, if you refused to listen to my words and left, your wife would have died and you wouldn't have to come back. Even a master teacher didn't possess the ability to resurrect the dead."

After hearing these words, Ling Tianyu's expression changed and he began to ooze cold sweat.

In actual fact, he was raging within as a result of the other party's actions of making him wait outside for the entire night. Even though he didn't dare to speak of it, he had felt great displeasure.

A master teacher wasn't just about the strength he holds and his ability to guide others, he should be magnanimous as well.

In his view, this master teacher was trying to humiliate him on purpose.

After hearing those words did he realize that... He was truly mistaken. The other party truly had his intentions at heart.

Despite treating the other party so insolently, he still paid such careful heed to his matter...

Truly the disposition of a master teacher, impressive!

He felt like a hypocrite for doubting the intentions of a gentleman.

While he felt gratitude toward the other party, relief surged through him as well.

It was fortunate that he had managed to hold on yesterday. Otherwise, if he had returned back home, he would have truly regretted his actions for life.

Sun Qiang, who was still standing by the side, had his eyes opened wide with astonishment.

As expected of a master teacher, every single move of the old master was profound.

He thought that the old master was intentionally trying to humiliate the other party. Only now did he realize that the thoughts of the old master weren't something a person like him could fathom.

"Thank you, master!"

Ling Tianyu bowed deeply.

"Send someone to bring her over to me so that I can take a look. If she is too ill, even I might be unable to do anything about it." Zhang Xuan said.

"Yes!" Ling Tianyu's eyes reddened in agitation. He hurriedly took his leave alongside Master Cheng Yuan.

After the two of them left, Zhang Xuan turned to look at Sun Qiang.

"Xiao Qiang, I have promised you to help you to help you break into Fighter 4-dan and I do not renege on my words. Execute a punching routine so that I can see your condition!"

"Yes, old master!"

Hearing that the old master was going to help him break through, Sun Qiang nodded his head in excitement.

Soon, he completed the entire punching routine. However, not only wasn't Sun Qiang pleased by it, he was even slightly embarrassed. "Old master, I was injured yesterday... My body has been weakened significantly and I might not be in the condition to break into Pigu realm today..."

To achieve a breakthrough in realm, one would have to be in tip-top condition. Yesterday, Sun Qiang was beaten up and he sustained quite a few injuries on his body. No matter how incredible the old master was, it was unlikely for him to break through his current realm in such a state.

He hadn’t really noticed it before, but the moment he started executing his punching routine, he felt an aching pain all over his body and his zhenqi didn't flow as fluidly as it usually did.

"Don't worry!" Zhang Xuan interrupted him with a smile. "The reason why you have been stuck at the Zhenqi realm for so long was because the zhenqi you had cultivated was too impure. As such, it was unable to pass through your meridians to nourish your body. In such a state, one's zhenqi might even stagnate. Putting aside being unable to achieve a breakthrough, one's strength might even deteriorate."

"Yes!" Sun Qiang nodded his head.

In the past two years, he felt that his stamina had been on a decline and that his realm was slowly deteriorating as well. If not for him persistently cultivating to remain at his current realm, he might have even fallen to Zhenqi primary stage.

"At Fighter 4-dan Pigu realm, one's zhenqi would surge through one's body and nourish one's flesh and bones. Usually, it would be difficult for your impure zhenqi to surge through your entire body. However, the current situation is different. After yesterday's beating, your body was damaged, causing the stagnated zhenqi from before to be jolted back into action. At the same time, the blocked passageways of your meridians had been cleared significantly..."

"Old master... had others beat me up... for my own good?"

Before Zhang Xuan could finish his words, Sun Qiang's body shuddered due to intense emotions and tears of gratitude streamed down his face.

Old master had Ling Tianyu wait at his doorstep for his own good. Initially, I thought that it was a mistake on his part that I was beaten up but... To think that it was for my own good as well!

Yet, I mistook his kind intentions...

"Huh?"

Seeing tears streaming down the face of his plump butler, Zhang Xuan was confused.

I just wanted to say that your injury does not affect your training, why... What were you thinking of? Did you brain spasm…

However, this is good as well. All the more, this can help to build my prestige as a master teacher...

"Cough cough!" Zhang Xuan coughed and said, "Indeed. At the very least, my efforts weren't in vain since you were able to understand them. Alright, put these aside, if I'm not wrong, Ling Tianyu should have given you medicine to cure your wounds!"

"I..." Sun Qiang's face flushed.

For my sake, old master was even willing to be misunderstood. Yet, I shamelessly took the other party's medicine...

I am truly unable to compare to him...

"It's not a big deal. As long as you work for me loyally, it isn't really a big deal for you to take some things." Seemingly guessing the thoughts in his mind, Zhang Xuan interrupted. "Take the medicine out. Prepare yourself, you will try to break into Fighter 4-dan now."

"Right now?" Sun Qiang didn't expect things to progress so quickly. "Old master, is there no need to look for a quiet chamber? Also, if I were to try breaking through now, I'm afraid that Lord Ling would return before I can even succeed. If so, I would delay your affairs..."

"There's no need for it. It is just a matter of minutes, why would you need a quiet chamber?" Zhang Xuan waved away his concerns.

"Matter of minutes? Break through... in such a short time?"

Sun Qiang was taken aback. Looking at the old master, his eyes widened in disbelief.