True Martial World - Chapter 428: Murderous Intent and Will

"Just some physical pain… " The Elder-in-charge looked deeply at Shentu Nantian, "Niantian… Your spirit might have been too abundant. So with this setback, it might not be a bad thing for you."

The Elder-in-charge could only give some consolation. Shentu Nantian clenched his fists tightly, with his nails nearly piercing his flesh. However, he could only say, "Nantian understands."

He did not have any way of telling the Elder-in-charge of the experiences he had in the dungeon. If other people knew, other than letting him lose face, there were no other benefits.

Furthermore, it would show the people who were eyeing his status that his meridians were damaged. By knowing that his future achievements would be affected, their ambitions would increase as a result.

This humbling feeling made Shentu Nantian's intestines form knots. He could only suffer in silence!

"Since you have seen them, where is the information of the Great Empress mystic realm!?"

Matriarch Lin said coldly. At the same time, a Lin family Elder beside her took a soul contract out.

This soul contract had even more complicated engraved runes. The quality was even higher. It was used to bind the Shentu family clan, so as to ensure that the Shentu family clan would give them a jade scroll with genuine contents.

It also bound the Lin family, ensuring that Shentu Nantian’s and the Thousand Hand Granny’s lives weren’t in peril.

The Shentu family clan's Elder-in-charge coldly snorted. He used a dagger to slit his finger, and with a flick of his finger, a drop of blood flew onto the soul contract.

"For you."

Following that, a jade scroll flew out from the Elder-in-charge's hands. This jade scroll flew very fast, and it was almost like a beam of white lightning. It contained the Shentu family clan's Elder-in-charge's Yuan Qi. The explosive sound it made while flying was shockingly powerful!

There was no doubt that just this jade scroll could threaten any ordinary Sage's life!

This was a contest between the Shentu family clan and the Lin family's upper echelons. Even a negotiation was extremely tense!

Matriarch Lin stretched her hand out and grabbed it. A soft white glow wrapped around her old hands as she easily clasped the jade scroll.

After confirming the contents of the jade scroll, Matriarch Lin nodded. Looking at the soul contract, the soul contract had begun burning by itself. Soon, it turned into a ball of flames. One could see the blood-colored ghost head burning as it slowly died and disappeared.

Once the contract was fulfilled, the soul contract would destroy itself. Once the ghost head was destroyed, the curse would naturally be lifted.

This proved that there were no problems with the contents of the jade scroll.

Since the negotiation was completed, Matriarch Lin said bluntly, "Send them off!"

She did not wish for the people from the Shentu family clan to stay in the Lin family area for a second longer.

"There will be retribution. Today, you might have gotten the upper hand, but our Shentu family clan will take it back in the future!"

As a Great Elder said that, he turned and walked towards their airship.

Behind him, the crowd of Shentu family clan family members began to depart. In the clouds, the immense pressure that flooded the venue also slowly faded.

And at the moment the pressure disappeared, Yi Yun, who was standing next to Matriarch Lin, suddenly felt a deadly chill flash through his heart.

A massive amount of killing intent had swept across him that instant!

"Ah!"

Yi Yun's face went pale as he held his breath.

He knew clearly that in the dark clouds far into the distance, there was a pair of cold, ruthless eyes that had glanced deeply at him.

This glance had caused his limbs to feel numb and cold!

Shentu Patriarch!

This was an old guy who even the Shepherd Boy, back in his heyday, coupled with a primordial Divine Lion could not completely beat. And now, he had specifically glanced at him!

Just that glance was penetrating into the heart. It was as if just before the glance, he had returned to the time when he was still a mortal. It was like he was standing naked in a snowy environment.

The biting chill that was impossible to defend against made people flustered!

"Yi Yun!"

Matriarch Lin, who was standing guard beside Yi Yun, quickly put her hand out as she supported Yi Yun's heart from the back.

A stream of warm Yuan Qi was injected into Yi Yun's body. With that, Yi Yun's complexion turned better.

"Are you alright?" Matriarch Lin asked with concern.

"I'm fine… Thank you Matriarch." Yi Yun shook his head. A glance from the Shentu Patriarch was enough to cause his forehead to release micro beads of sweat. Even his soul felt extremely tense, and there was a tingling pain.

So this was the power of the top figure in the Tian Yuan world...

"That old monster! To actually do that to a junior."

Matriarch Lin looked hatefully at the dark cloud that was fading into the distance.

The final glance the Shentu Patriarch had given contained his will. Although he could not kill Yi Yun here, that glance was enough to send a murderous warning.

To make the Shentu Patriarch behave like that clearly meant that the Shentu Patriarch was really angry about this matter!

The Lin family and the Shentu family clan were large family clans in the Tian Yuan world. If both sides really fought without considering anything else, they would both end up suffering. No one wished to see such an outcome.

Under this circumstances, the Shentu Patriarch had to endure this.

The Shentu Patriarch was forced to back down. But for a person like him to back down, that was a great price in itself.

"Yi Yun, you must be careful. Because you offended the Shentu family clan, you must be careful when you tour the Tian Yuan world. However, if you are in the Lin family, it is absolutely safe. My Lin family will protect you well."

Matriarch Lin said to Yi Yun.

At that moment, many of the Lin family's Elders had left with their disciples. There were only a few people that included Lin Xintong and Yi Yun, left beside Matriarch Lin.

Yi Yun heartfeltly said, "Thank you Matriarch."

"This is to be expected. The reason why you offended the Shentu family clan is largely because of my Lin family. If it was not for you, I would have suffered from being dim-sighted from my old age. I nearly fell for their schemes. For the Great Empress relic to turn the Red-eyed Wolf into bones, it has the side-effect of affecting one's lifespan. If I were to agree to the Shentu family clan’s proposal, I would have harmed Xintong, and I would also have harmed the Lin family. Yi Yun, you could be said to be our Lin family's benefactor!"

Originally, the marriage alliance was beneficial to both the Lin family and the Shentu family clan. However, with the relic being flawed, only the Shentu family clan would gain the benefits, while the Lin family would have mistakenly fell for the trap. They would have ruined their family's heir, and their resulting future could be predicted.

"Matriarch, you make it sound too serious, this junior is not worthy of that." Yi Yun clasped his fists and said humbly.

The Matriarch smiled. She was very satisfied with Yi Yun's attitude of not being arrogant, despite having accomplishing something.

"Yi Yun, I heard that you have not decided on your marriage matters. If you do want to marry, you can choose any girl in the Lin family that you like… " When the Matriarch said this, Yi Yun felt speechless. He awkwardly touched his cheek and said, "This junior is still young, so this is not an urgent matter… "

Clearly, the Matriarch still wanted Yi Yun to have his roots in the Lin family.

Not far away, Lin Xintong's grandaunt felt unhappy hearing this, "Matriarch, how can you… "

She was worried about the matter regarding Yi Yun and the Desolate race. How could the Matriarch let a person whose identity was unknown, and his motives impure, take root in the Lin family? Then, wasn't what she said in the past for nothing!?

"Oh?"

The Matriarch's eyebrows knitted as she gave Lin Fenggu a staring glance.

Lin Fenggu suddenly stopped speaking. Although she extremely disliked Yi Yun, she did not dare to go against the Matriarch's wishes.

The Matriarch turned back towards Yi Yun and her expression changed into a pleasant smile, "You aren't young anymore. Many mortals get married when they were 15 years old. For warriors, they may get married later, but it is also alright to have an early engagement."

"On the road of martial arts, there are some cultivation techniques that allow for cultivation intercourse, which will help give fast improvements in cultivation. My Lin family also has such cultivation techniques, you can choose any of them as you wish. Of course, you can also choose who will be your companion. As long as you choose one, I will personally help you in the matchmaking process."

There were not many people around, so the Matriarch said all that without any inhibitions. This made Lin Xintong, who was standing beside her, blush slightly. She was still pure, so hearing the Matriarch say things like this openly made her unsure on what her reaction should be.

"The Matriarch really is thinking seriously about Yi Yun's marriage… " Lin Xintong muttered to herself. For the Matriarch to be a matchmaker herself, no junior in the Lin family could enjoy such a treatment.

And if the Matriarch had any intention for a marriage to happen, how could it not succeed?

Besides, in the family, there would be no girl who would dislike Yi Yun...

When this thought appeared in her mind, Lin Xintong secretly glanced at Yi Yun. Now, Yi Yun had grown up into a bright young teenager. His childish looks no longer existed, and he looked more wise and he had a restrained air to him.

Furthermore, with his outstanding talent and bright future, which girl wouldn't feel tempted?

Thinking about the celebration party a month ago, the young girls that had surrounded Yi Yun were like fluttering birds. These girls were obviously not following the instructions of the elders to approach Yi Yun, but, they wanted to get to know Yi Yun well themselves.

With this thought, the corners of Lin Xintong's mouth suffused a faint smile. Back then, when she met Yi Yun in the Cloud Wilderness, how would she have known that he would become such an admirable youth?

"Yi Yun, think about it. If you wish, you can also go into our Lin family's cultivation technique library and choose a cultivation technique you want."

The people from the Family Rules Hall, who were sent out by the Matriarch, had investigated everything that happened to Yi Yun in the Chu royal residence a few months ago at the fastest speed possible.

After Matriarch Lin had heard it, she was already sure that Yi Yun was risking his life to stop Shentu Nantian because of his relationship with his sister.

Not only did this not decrease Matriarch Lin's impression of Yi Yun, it in fact made Matriarch Lin think that Yi Yun was a person who set high values on relationships. Such a person was even more worthy of being trusted.

On the contrary, if he ignored his sister's life, and assumed a stance of placing righteousness before family to appear dignified, such a person needed to be watched out for.

This was because this meant that they would do anything to reach their goals.

Yi Yun was a genius that was worthy of being trusted and nurtured. Hence, Matriarch Lin decided to hold on to Yi Yun's heart. If she could get Yi Yun to find a girl that he liked in the Lin family, it would be even better. The girl will slowly take up a spot in Yi Yun's heart. As such, there would be no fear in Yi Yun leaning towards the Desolate race.

True Martial World - Chapter 427: Negotiation

The atmosphere surrounding the arrival of the Shentu family clan was completely different from the previous one.

For a large family clan of the Tian Yuan World to have its successor captured and nearly given an extreme punishment like "dismembering the heart", it was a heavy smack in the Shentu family clan's face. What made it even more tragic was that they had no choice but to come.

For this matter, the Shentu family clan was originally in the wrong. The Lin family had even purposely publicized this matter. With their nefarious schemes exposed, the Shentu family clan had lost face. Now, many Shentu family clan Elders, the Thousand Hand Granny, as well as, the most important genius in the family, Shentu Nantian were in the hands of the Lin family.

With so many Tian Yuan family clans as witnesses, the Shentu family clan could only suffer in silence.

These people had to bring Shentu Nantian back, or people in the Shentu family clan would find the act too heartless. They would also be criticized as being too ruthless and cold-blooded by the Tian Yuan world families.

As for the revenge on the Lin family, that was a matter for the future.

In the martial ground of the Lin family, people from the Lin family and the Shentu family clan were facing one another. Their gazes clashed, as if they were forming sparks.

This martial ground was ordinarily filled with killing intent, and since the Lin family had lost all decorum with the Shentu family clan, Matriarch Lin had not prepared a guest hall for the Shentu family clan’s arrival. She had arranged for the meeting to be held at a martial ground.

The martial ground was about a thousand feet long. In the middle, there were tables and chairs placed without much attention given to them. There sat Elders from the two family clans.

And surrounding the martial ground were young disciples and children of the Lin family and Shentu family clan. These young geniuses also stared at each other fiercely.

To be chosen to appear to help the family's forceful stance in this negotiation, it was an honor for these juniors. So although they were high-spirited, these juniors gave envious and complex looks towards the sides of Matriarch Lin.

There stood two people. One of them was the Lin family's proud daughter of Heaven, Lin Xintong. The other was Yi Yun.

They already knew that Yi Yun was Yun Yantian and that he had previously changed his identity for some reason.

They stood around the martial ground, while Yi Yun was standing by Matriarch Lin's side. He was standing side by side with Lin Xintong, so this difference in status with them was evident.

Lin Fenggu sat not far away. She looked at Yi Yun with an ashen expression. Her confinement had just ended, and the moment she came out for the negotiation, she saw Yi Yun standing beside the Matriarch.

She felt extremely depressed. Matriarch Lin clearly knew that Yi Yun had ties with the Desolate race, yet she treated Yi Yun with such favor.

The venue's atmosphere was heavy. It could be said that they were ready to jump at each other's throats any moment.

Especially with the martial ground as the background, people began to suspect that both sides might come to blows at any time.

Yi Yun could feel that in this negotiation, other than the Elders who were responsible for the negotiation, he had subtly become the focus of attention.

There was no concealing of the truth. The Shentu family clan already knew Yun Yantian was Yi Yun. This was the kid who had completely destroyed the Shentu family clan's plans, causing them to lose all face.

The Elders from the Shentu family clan could suppress their hostility, but many juniors gave murderous looks at Yi Yun without a second thought.

"That's him!"

A thin youth stared at Yi Yun like a venomous snake with the martial ground separating them.

His skin was sallow, and he looked sickly. However, his drooping eyes were extremely sharp. His entire person was like a sinister condor.

"If an enemy, who had impaired Shentu Nantian, fell into my hands, then it would greatly enhance my prestige within the family. Unfortunately, he is too young, and focuses on the Desolate Heaven technique. His combat powers aren't worthy of mention. Defeating him is nothing to be proud of." noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

The thin youth lightly used his thumb to rub his nose.

This person was named Shentu Ya. He was a strong competitor to Shentu Nantian in the Shentu family clan!

Although Shentu Nantian was pretty much designated to be the family's heir, unexpected events could always happen. Ya, who was younger than Shentu Nantian had a frightening reputation.

He was completely different from the usually mild-mannered Shentu Nantian. Shentu Ya was bloodthirsty. He began taking on family missions at the age of twelve. His first mission was to wipe out a small bandit sect. No one out of the hundreds of people from the sect was spared.

Later on, Ya embarked on the extreme path of murder. Those he killed could hardly keep their corpses intact.

"Ya, don't be negligent!"

Hearing Ya's words, an Elder leading the Shentu family clan said softly.

Shentu Ya stared at Yi Yun as he licked the corners of his mouth, "I know. The matter ordered by the Patriarch will definitely be done well by me!"

At that moment, Yi Yun, who was standing beside the Matriarch, could clearly feel that a pair of eyes that resembled a serpent's was staring at him.

Yi Yun tilted his head slightly and saw Shentu Ya.

Shentu Ya's eyes squinted slightly as he grinned.

"This guy..." Yi Yun frowned slightly. He sure received the attention of the Shentu family clan.

Ignoring the hate Yi Yun had gathered for himself, just him putting down Shentu Nantian had caused many Shentu family clan disciples to be greatly interested in putting down Yi Yun.

It was particularly even more so for those people who coveted Shentu Nantian's spot.

At that moment, there was a sudden overwhelming pressure that befell the venue!

No one knew where this pressure came from. They only felt their bodies turn heavily suddenly, as if a mountain was pressing down on them.

This is...

People were alarmed. Many weaker juniors nearly fell to the ground.

People looked up into the sky and saw a dark cloud slowly gathering. This overwhelming pressure seemed to come from the dark cloud.

Shentu Patriarch!

Matriarch Lin took in a deep breath. She knew that the Shentu Patriarch was here! Indeed, for such an important negotiation, how could he not come here to hold the ground?

If he did not come, once the Lin family had any intention to kill, they could wipe out everyone who had come to negotiate. Then, the Shentu family clan would be severely weakened.

As the dark cloud's overwhelming pressure was transmitted, a few strong Yuan Qi beams surged up from a few Lin family main peaks to meet this overwhelming pressure!

The two auras clashed in the sky. Immediately, a strong wind sent the clothes of everyone fluttering and their hair flying.

These were the Lin family's Grand Elders!

This meeting may be a negotiation in name, but it was actually a contest between the top figures of the Shentu family clan and the Lin family!

The juniors present felt their hearts stir as they saw the effects of the wind and the clouds gathering together. With the Lin family's Grand Elders helping them withstand the pressure, they immediately felt much better.

At that moment, Matriarch Lin said, "Where's the information for the Great Empress mystic realm?"

"Where's the people?" The Shentu family clan's Elder-in-charge retaliated with a question.

"Bring them." A Lin family Elder clapped.

Soon, a few Lin family guards brought the Elders from the Shentu family clan over. In front of them were two people, Shentu Nantian and the Thousand Hand Granny.

They were in chains, their hair was unkempt and messy. Their faces were stained with blood. They looked no different from prisoners on death row.

Upon seeing the Thousand Hand Granny's and Shentu Nantian's appearances, the faces of people from the Shentu family clan twitched.

The Elder-in-charge's eyebrows jumped, as his expression turned cold, "What is the meaning of this?"

The Thousand Hand Granny and Shentu Nantian were in a very terrible state. It was equivalent to smacking their Shentu family clan's face!

"To imprison them, we naturally needed to restrain their cultivation. Locking them up was just to make them suffer a tiny bit. If that were not the case, others will think that my Lin family is a place that you can come and go as you please." Matriarch Lin said coldly.

Whatever Yi Yun had done was tacitly permitted by Matriarch Lin. She was after all, unwilling to release Shentu Nantian in the first place.

At that moment, not even the Shentu family clan, even people from the Lin family felt their hearts jump. This Yi Yun sure was cruel!

In the Elder gallery, Su Jie's mouth could not help but twitch. He choked back his laughter as he felt extremely good seeing Shentu Nantian and that old hag in such a state.

This cheap disciple of his sure was good at letting people suffer...

Well done! He had never liked the Thousand Hand Granny due to a myriad of reasons!

"Suffer a tiny bit?" The Shentu family clan's Elder-in-charge's face turned dark. He took a step to stand before the Thousand Hand Granny and Shentu Nantian. As fast as lightning, he grabbed their wrists.

"Oh?" The Elder carefully probed. The Thousand Hand Granny and Shentu Nantian were both injured. Their meridians were damaged!

These injuries were not light, but if they used good medicine, these were not irreparable injuries.

However, this was clearly not just "suffering a tiny bit" as Matriarch Lin described.

"Did they do anything to you?" The Elder asked.

Shentu Nantian and the Thousand Hand Granny looked each other in the eye. Both of them hated Yi Yun to the bone.

Shentu Nantian gritted his teeth, “A man who loses position and influence may be subjected to much indignity. That Yi Yun is a despicable person; however, he did not dare do anything to us. We only suffered some physical pain and there is no damage to our core."

As Shentu Nantian said this, he felt his anger rising. He had been forced to eat the Seven Noxious Divine Yin Pill, yet he could only say that he had suffered some physical pain. It was such a humiliation!

This feud was truly irreconcilable!

True Martial World - Chapter 426: Slander

Jade Bamboo peak was covered in lush green bamboo trees. Inside the bamboo forest stood a tower named Jade Bamboo Little Tower. It did not have a large area, but it was extremely exquisite. It was where Matriarch Lin stayed.

Other than a few Grand Elders who dedicated themselves to cultivating so they could extend their lifespans and did not question worldly matters, Matriarch Lin was actually in charge of the Lin family. Jade Bamboo Little Tower became the spot where the highest power resided in the Lin family.

At that moment, in the Jade Bamboo Little Tower, Matriarch Lin was sitting on her chair. Two maidservants were standing beside her, massaging her shoulders. Her eyes were slightly closed, as if she was about to fall asleep. On the surface, Matriarch Lin looked like an ordinary old granny from a rich, noble family. It was as if because an old person was lacking in mental energy, they would doze off from time to time.

"Matriarch Lin..."

A woman dressed in a palatial gown entered and bowed to Matriarch Lin. She was Lin Xintong's grandaunt.

"Oh? Fenggu… " Matriarch Lin opened her eyes slightly. After glancing at her, Matriarch Lin nodded, motioning her to take a seat.

Lin Xintong's grandaunt, Lin Fenggu, had previously pushed for the Lin family and Shentu family clan marriage alliance. Although it was proven that the Shentu family clan had nefarious motives, people like Lin Fenggu were not punished, they were only reprimanded.

After all, there were too many people who sided with the Shentu family clan. Even the Matriarch herself had ordered Lin Xintong to eat the relic at the final moment.

For this, Matriarch Lin had self-reflected for three days, so as to remember this lesson.

"Matriarch, it's about that Yun Yantian..."

The woman in palatial gown said distastefully. She still had a lot of prejudice towards Yi Yun.

"Oh?" Matriarch Lin frowned slightly. She had a hunch that Lin Fenggu would not say anything good, "What about him?"

"It's this, I received some information regarding him. His true name is Yi Yun and he was born in the Eastern regions. Furthermore, even in the backward Eastern regions, he was an extremely normal civilian. His background could not be any humbler."

"And this is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that he has an elder sister of a different surname. His sister is actually from the… Desolate race! Furthermore, she is a very important figure in the Desolate race. After his sister's identity was exposed, this Yi Yun had actually desperately protected his sister to let her escape. He gave a Desolate race spy a chance to launch a sneak attack."

"And because of this, he was imprisoned. However, it seems that this Yi Yun has something to do with the Shepherd Boy. A few days later, the Shepherd Boy came personally, risking being besieged by Humans. He saved Yi Yun and took him away, and because of this he had paid quite a sizable price!"

"Hence, I suspect that Yi Yun is actually a Desolate race spy. He has nefarious motives coming to our Lin family!"

Lin Fenggu gave a series of deductions, making Matriarch Lin's frown grow tighter, "Where did you hear that from?"

"That… " Lin Fenggu hesitated before saying, "I went to the dungeon to visit Shentu Nantian. It was Shentu Nantian who told me… "

"Shentu Nantian!" Matriarch Lin's eyebrows ticked upwards. She would not easily believe Shentu Nantian's words now. However, if he had lied, it would be easily exposed. After all, there was Yi Yun's master, Su Jie, who could be questioned. Furthermore, sending someone to the Eastern regions would allow them to easily find out.

"He has a Desolate race sister… " Matriarch Lin knew that this was likely true. As for Yi Yun covering for the Desolate race spy, Matriarch Lin believed this was likely Lin Fenggu or Shentu Nantian deliberately distorting the facts and making embellishments.

"Back then the person who imprisoned Yi Yun was Shentu Nantian, right!?"

Matriarch Lin understood the crux of the matter quickly. She knew that Shentu Nantian was in the Eastern regions some time ago. Since he knew so much about Yi Yun and in such clear detail, obviously Shentu Nantian was personally involved in it.

"I see. Shentu Nantian has a feud with Yi Yun. No wonder he changed his name, and even wore a mask."

"Matriarch, you are indeed prophetic. That's how it was!" Lin Fenggu quickly continued while flattering her. "Hence, Yi Yun is using our Lin family to get his revenge on Shentu Nantian in their personal feud. He isn't dedicated to the beneficial outcome of the Lin family. His motives are not pure!"

"That evil little creature's ties with the Desolate race isn't clear. He might even betray the Human race in the future. If you were to ask me, we should quickly chase him out of the Lin family. If I had my say, crippling his cultivation would be best to prevent any repercussions!"

"But then… I know Matriarch is kind. So although this evil little creature has ulterior motives, the Lin family is slightly indebted to him, so we can't do anything to him."

"However, if we were to chase him out of the Lin family, Shentu family clan will naturally deal with him. At that moment, we will not be criticized, and it would also prevent any repercussions. It's killing two birds with one stone."

"Besides, that evil little creature is very greedy. He took Shentu Nantian and the Thousand Hand Granny's interspatial rings. He pocketed all the good items in them for himself. Amongst the items included Shentu Nantian's companion sword, and the ancient Desolate Heaven technique manual! If we are to chase him away, we need him to leave those behind! Actually, Shentu Nantian and the Thousand Hand Granny were captured by our Lin family and their cultivation was restrained by our Lin family. The evil little creature had only provided a little information, so he has no right to get all those benefits!"

"Matriarch, you should also know that the Desolate race has always been eyeing the Human race. The moment we go to war, who knows what kind of sabotage that evil little creature will commit. If at that moment, our Lin family is still retaining the evil little creature, we would become a sinner of the Human race!"

Lin Fenggu tried her best to let her imagination run wild as she described various serious consequences to the Matriarch. This caused the Matriarch's expression to sullen slightly, "Did Shentu Nantian tell you all of this?"

"U..." Lin Fenggu's heart sank as she did not know how to respond. From the way the Matriarch's face had turned sullen, she did not know what the Matriarch was thinking.

"No… Of course not." Lin Fenggu quickly shook her head.

"Although Shentu Nantian is of poor character, he was involved in it himself after all. What he said is worth exploring. But if you didn't hear it from what he said, then all of what you said was just your imagination?"

The Matriarch's tone changed, causing Lin Fenggu to jump with fright. She hastily said, "But what I said isn't impossible!

The Matriarch looked at Lin Fenggu with cold eyes, "The bunch of you only gossip behind others' back, and speak badly of someone in front of me. Other than slandering talent, what else can you do!?"

"If the family only had people with such gossipy tongues, and no one with ability, the Lin family would have fallen in the hands of the Shentu family clan this time! In 10,000 years, our family could have been annihilated."

"I… " Lin Fenggu's words seemed stuck. She opened her mouth, but she did not know what to say. The Matriarch usually had extremely strong stances, so before she raged, no one would know what she was thinking. If one said words in a muddle headed fashion that did not agree with her thoughts, the outcome would be terrible.

"Go face the wall and ponder over your misdeeds for ten days!"

Matriarch Lin's voice was cold. Lin Fenggu wanted to say something, but eventually, she swallowed her words, before obediently leaving.

After Lin Fenggu left, the Matriarch's expression still didn't look good.

In her heart, she was naturally biased towards Yi Yun.

In fact, she really liked Yi Yun. He was young and had excellent talent in the Desolate Heaven technique. His future prospects were immeasurable. His personal relations with Lin Xintong was also good.

Such a person would provide a lot of help for Lin Xintong in the future.

The Matriarch did not mind that Yi Yun had a Desolate race sister of a different surname. However, she was afraid that he really was involved with the Desolate race. Then, it would be like a precious piece of jade that had a fatal flaw in it.

Hence, even though the Matriarch had reprimanded Lin Fenggu, she still needed to investigate the matter regarding Yi Yun. Lin Fenggu's words were not enough to make her gullibly believe in them, but she too would not gullibly believe Yi Yun just because of her personal preference.

"Send the order, get someone from the Family Rules Hall to see me."

The Matriarch said to a maidservant.

The Lin family's Family Rules Hall was responsible in maintaining the family's domestic discipline. Most of the time, they would also be sent out to perform some missions.

The Matriarch had planned to let people from the Family Rules Hall travel to the Eastern regions to investigate what had happened. She wanted to know if Yi Yun's actions had been anything out of the ordinary.

"Yes." The maidservant retreated. The Matriarch could not feel relaxed. She did not mind Yi Yun taking Shentu Nantian's and the Thousand Hand Granny's items. She was afraid that because of his relationship with the Desolate race, Yi Yun would favor the Desolate race.

That night, people from the Lin family's Family Rules Hall set off. The Matriarch did not summon Yi Yun to meet her, so Yi Yun carried on staying on the Jade Bamboo peak.

However, three days later, people from the Shentu family clan came.

They were here to negotiate with the Lin family. They had also brought the information regarding the Great Empress mystic realm!

The Legend of Futian - Chapter 109: Lin Yueyao

Bai Qiu's words immediately made Ye Futian the center of attention. Even though, the two young men were the same, they both came in hopes of attending the Fenghua Banquet. However, despite this, many people only signed up to attend the banquet for the experience. How many people could actually display outstanding skills?

The Cangye Kingdom had no shortage of genius cultivators and now, they were all gathered here in the imperial city, the City of Cangye. But in the end, only ten people would be chosen by the emperor to be on the Fenghua Rank.

Bai Qiu of the Qin Clan, Zuo Qianfan and Yu Jiang of the Cangye College, the incredibly skilled Young Lord Ye Wuchen from the Ye Palace, the Hua family's daughter, and Yun Di of the Demon Clan. These people were the ones who would stand out the most at the Fenghua Banquet. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

Of course, Cangye Kingdom's number one beauty could not be forgotten. She was known as the one of peerless beauty.

Because of this when Bai Qiu asked Ye Futian to be his musical attendant, no one thought of it as demeaning. As the Cangye Kingdom's most outstanding young man, Bai Qiu was destined for a bright future. Even his musical attendant would have a chance to be a big shot in the future. This was an opportunity not everyone had. To offer Ye Futian such a position, it was evident that Bai Qiu was impressed by his gifts.

Even Cen Xia looked at Ye Futian in surprise. Ye Futian and his friends were all Seven-Starred Glory Plane cultivators. They came to sign up for the Fenghua Banquet and each showed their impeccable gifts. If Ye Futian was able to follow Bai Qiu into the Qin Clan, it would only do him good.

However, standing beside Cen Xia, Yu Sheng and Hua Jieyu did not think this way. They stared at Bai Qiu, shocked. To them, who knew Ye Futian, Bai Qiu's words were nothing but a joke. He wanted Ye Futian to be his musical attendant?

"Where did he get that confidence from?" Yu Sheng could not help himself.

Cen Xia glanced at Yu Sheng but did not say anything.

On the battle platform, Ye Futian was taken aback. Cen Xia had said that Bai Qiu was a prodigy from the Qin Clan, a Dharma Plane Musical Sorcerer. It was no wonder that he was so confident.

Since the Qin Clan is so well-known in the Cangye Kingdom, then their musical sorcery should not be any less inferior to that of Elder Qin, but this did not mean that he would be willing to join the clan. He had only signed up for the Fenghua Banquet as a musical sorcerer because of Elder Qin. He was not going to let the elder down. However, to become Bai Qiu's music attendant… The meaning of these two words should be similar to that of a study attendant: a servant who takes care of others.

"I don't have such a habit," Ye Futian smiled at Bai Qiu and calmly answered.

"Your music is pure and you possess an extraordinary mindset but your music is still not perfect. It is obvious that you don't have a good teacher. Why not try it out?" said Bai Qiu. His gaze was calm. In Bai Qiu's opinion, if Ye Futian could cultivate under his guidance for a couple of years, he was bound to improve. This was his reason for extending such an offer.

"No need," chuckled Ye Futian. As a prodigy from the Qin Clan, Bai Qiu was indeed exceptional. What Ye Futian played on the guqin was not any specific musical piece but something he came up with on the spot. So, of course, it was not perfect.

Bai Qiu did not say much else. To him, this was only a small episode before the Fenghua Banquet.

Many of the females present looked toward Bai Qiu and thought he was indeed a gentleman, just as the rumors had it.

Ye Futian returned to stand beside his friends. Just then, Cen Xia's name was called. The trio was not in a rush to leave, so they decided to stay behind and watch Cen Xia's performance. It was an interesting duel.

When Cen Xia stepped off the battle platform, Ye Futian gave her a compliment, "You're very powerful."

"You guys are not so bad yourselves," smiled Cen Xia.

"All we have to do now is to show up outside of the imperial palace in three days to attend the Fenghua Banquet, correct?" asked Ye Futian.

"That's right. In three days, everyone will gather for the banquet and the emperor will grace us with his presence," nodded Cen Xia.

"See you in three days," Ye Futian said his goodbye and left.

Watching them leave, Cen Xia smiled. Three days later, young cultivators from all over the kingdom would gather outside of the imperial palace. Even though Cen Xia had incredible gifts, she only wanted to participate in the banquet. She had no hopes of stealing the spotlight. Those three were mere Seven-Starred Glory Plane cultivators, so even if they had great gifts, they would only be heads in a crowd.

Ye Futian followed the main road out of the Cangye College campus. Along the way, many more young cultivators arrived. He knew well and clear those who had the courage to sign up for the Fenghua Banquet would not be too weak.

Stepping out of Cangye College, there were many elders waiting outside. They had come from all over the kingdom with their juniors. Even if the younger cultivators were unable to become the star of the banquet, it would be a once in a lifetime experience.

From the skies, a Black Wind Eagle headed down for landing and stopped in front of Ye Futian and his friends. The three of them stepped on to the eagle and the creature lifted them away. Just as they took off, many others did so as well. They were all headed in one direction. There, a group of figures was approaching. They all seemed to be surrounding a single person. That person seemed to steal everyone's attention. Very quickly, the trio also had their attention stolen, looking over to the crowd in the skies.

Far away, a magnificent Purple Gold Roc soared through the sky. It was an Arcana Plane beast. Its entire body was enveloped in a purple golden light, its wings spread out wide, creating great winds every time it flapped its wings.

"Purple Gold Roc…" Ye Futian's eyes sparkled. It was an extremely rare beast. The roc possessed powers of three elements: thunder and lightning, metal, and wind. The beast had great growth potential and fearsome speed as well as extremely powerful attack abilities. Rumors said that the Purple Gold Roc was a distant relative to the Golden Roc and had the blood of the Golden Roc running through its veins.

On the Purple Gold Roc stood a beautiful young woman. She had an alluring body and beautiful skin. A sweet scent radiated from her person, and her eyes were captivating. In addition to the red dot in between her eyebrows, drawn on with cinnabar, she was a beauty only seen in drawings.

"So beautiful. Who is she?" asked someone in the skies.

"Cangye Kingdom's number one beauty, Lin Yueyao," answered another, gaze never leaving the young woman.

Lin Yueyao, also known as the Cangye Kingdom's number one beauty, was at the most beautiful age of 18.

"Such a beautiful girl," Ye Futian complimented the nearing figure.

"Yeah, you like?" asked a voice beside him. Ye Futian turned his attention over to Hua Jieyu who was smiling at him.

"But she's still nowhere as beautiful as my Fox." Ye Futian smiled. Hua Jieyu glared at him shyly, feeling satisfied with his answer. Although, she had to admit the young woman was indeed very beautiful.

The Purple Gold Roc called as it approached. The figure on its back looked towards Ye Futian and as if she could hear what he had said, she smiled. It was as if her eyes could speak. One look was enough to get one's heart beating. Fortunately, Ye Futian was used to this type of teasing from Hua Jieyu. Lin Yueyao's look had no effect on him.

With countless eyes glued on her, Lin Yueyao landed and walked into Cangye College. Many people followed after her.

"I want that girl as my wife," said a young man. Everyone around him looked at him as if he were an idiot. He wanted to chase Lin Yueyao? What a dreamer. Maybe if he got on the Fenghua Rank, Lin Yueyao would spare him a glance.

"Haven't gotten enough?" Hua Jieyu laughed at Ye Futian whose gaze had followed Lin Yueyao.

"Fox, why don't you remove the veil. I wonder what kinds of expressions they will make when they find out that my girlfriend is way more beautiful in comparison to their number one beauty." Ye Futian smiled. Hua Jieyu gave him a light pinch but, on the inside, she was melting at his words. He was such a sweet-talker.

Standing behind the couple, Yu Sheng averted his gaze. Ye Futian was still the same, shameless.

The Black Wind Eagle flapped its wings and flew away.

Not long after, they arrived at a lodging nearby.

In a court within the lodging, Hua Fengliu was basking in the sun. Nandou Wenyin was with him. The two of them together was a beautiful sight.

"You guys came back so quickly. Did it go well?" asked Hua Fengliu.

"Yes. Now we just have to wait three days for the start of the Fenghua Banquet," nodded Ye Futian. Hua Fengliu and Nandou Wenyin were not surprised. With Ye Futian, Hua Jieyu, and Yu Sheng's gifts, any one of them would be able to make it past the preliminary round without any problems.

"Master, Masteress, doesn't it feel like we're a family out on vacation? Parents, daughter, and son-in-law," smiled Ye Futian.

Hua Fengliu laughed. It actually did feel that way.

"Then what am I?" just then, Tang Lan appeared and asked coldly.

Ye Futian stood frozen. "Uhm…"

"A concubine?" Tang Lan asked Ye Futian.

"Uh…" Ye Futian did not know what to say. Beside him, Yu Sheng threw him a look of pity, and walked over to Yi Qingxuan. There was no right answer to her question.

"Tang Lan, if you're willing, I don't mind," said Nandou Wenyin. Ye Futian blinked. Nandou Wenyin was actually willing to agree to it?

Ye Futian looked at Hua Fengliu and thought, Master's charisma is so much stronger than mine.

"Do you really think that's what I'm after?" Tang Lan asked in a cold demeanor.

Hua Fengliu coughed and glared at Ye Futian.

Ye Futian chuckled and looked at Hua Jieyu. She smiled and asked him, "If I also don't mind you taking a concubine, would you want to?"

"No, I only like you," answered Ye Futian. He wasn't stupid. If he had said yes, that would be the end of him.

"Hmph." Hua Jieyu smiled lightly. "That's more like it."

Hua Fengliu and Nandou Wenyin watched the young couple as they bickered, and a soft smile spread across their faces. After all that had happened in the City of Donghai, they knew how difficult it was for Ye Futian and Hua Jieyu to be together. As parents, they only wished that the young couple could continue to stay by each other's side.

"Alright, go cultivate now. The Fenghua Banquet is only three days away. It will be gathering of the best of the best in all of the Cangye Kingdom. It won't be like how it was at Donghai Academy," said Hua Fengliu. Donghai Academy was only a prefecture academy in the Nandou Nation.

"Okay," Ye Futian nodded his head lightly. Naturally, he also understood that even though both his natural gifts and combat skills were very strong, amongst the people attending the Fenghua Banquet, there would be many Dharma Plane cultivators. He had to go above and beyond to get the emperor's attention. It was his only way of getting on the Fenghua Rank!

The Legend of Futian - Chapter 108: Bai Qiu of the Qin Clan

In Cangye Kingdom, other than Cangye College, there were also a few powerful clans who trained accomplished disciples as well. They definitely would not miss out on the Fenghua Banquet.

The Qin Clan was a force of Cangye Kingdom known for their studies of the guqin. There were not many disciples because only musical sorcerers could be accepted. This was also why the strongest musical sorcerers of the kingdom were grouped in the Qin Clan.

Bai Qiu was the most talented of the Qin Clan's younger generation. Apparently, he had already entered the Dharma Plane and had an unbeatable talent. Not long ago, Bai Qiu had led the disciples of the Qin Clan to the Cangye College. Cen Xia had seen Bai Qiu with her own eyes and saw the youth was extremely handsome.

Therefore, someone who was only a Seven-star Glory Plane musical sorcerer and not from the Qin Clan would only be there to enhance the others at the Fenghua Banquet by contrast—even if he could pass the pretest. Even the other disciples of the Qin Clan seemed better than this youth beside him, let alone Bai Qiu.

Of course, Cen Xia wouldn't say all this. She just smiled and led the way, saying, "The pretest of the Fenghua Banquet will be administrated by the Cangye College. I am taking you all to the exam site now."

Ye Futian nodded. Since they knew about the Fenghua Banquet, they had naturally done some research. The Fenghua Banquet was the Imperial Examination and it was not open to everyone. After applying, they had to pass the pretest held by the Cangye College to truly be qualified to attend the Fenghua Banquet.

The Cangye College checked the credentials for the emperor.

The Leaf Court of the Cangye College was now filled with all sorts of talent. They had all applied for the Fenghua Banquet. Many were gathered here for the pretest as it was one of the exam sites. In the center, there was a podium. There were two figures fighting on it now, both applicants of the banquet. Three elders of the Cangye College sat before the podium.

"I'll help you hand the bookmark in," Cen Xia said to Ye Futian with a smile. Ye Futian nodded and gave the bookmark to him. Then, Ye Futian saw Cen Xia take one out too and put them together.

"Cen Xia, Nine-star Glory Plane, sorcerer. I will attend the Fenghua Banquet too," Cen Xia said. She introduced herself again while eyeing Hua Jieyu, and then walked towards the elders.

Hua Jieyu's gaze was calm. She knew Cen Xia told her for a reason but she didn't care. She had held Ye Futian's hand earlier not because she wasn't confident in herself but because she knew how attractive Ye Futian was to girls.

The two fighting on the podium were both of the Eight-star Glory Plane. One was a sorcerer while the other was a martial artist.

However, Ye Futian discovered something strange. Right now, most of the audience's attention was not on the fighters. Instead, they focused on the other side. There was a group of people dressed in white. They seemed untainted by the world.

"That's the Qin Clan. The strongest musical sorcerers of Cangye Kingdom are from that clan."

"Is the middle one Bai Qiu? He truly is handsome."

The people around them all discussed the clan. Ye Futian was intrigued that the Cangye Kingdom had a Qin Clan and apparently produced the best musical sorcerers. He looked over at the handsome and slender young man in the center of the group. He looked around 18 or 19. His aura was extraordinary and he stood out like a stork amongst chickens.

At this time, someone walked to Bai Qiu. He wore the uniform of the college. The two smiled and chatted, seemingly ignoring the fight on the podium.

After handing in the bookmark, Cen Xia returned to Ye Futian's group. She saw Ye Futian looking in Bai Qiu's direction and smiled. "That's the Qin Clan. Bai Qiu is the most accomplished of their younger generation. He's apparently in the Dharma Plane now. He's a musical sorcerer like you and the one beside him is my senior from the college, Yu Jiang. He's also in the Dharma Plane. The two of them are the most popular candidates for the Fenghua Rank."

"Who else is included?" Ye Futian asked.

Cen Xia glanced at Ye Futian. She thought that he was probably not from the Imperial City. Otherwise, he would definitely know about these things.

"There are some others. If you can pass the pretest and attend the Fenghua Banquet, you'll meet them," Cen Xia smiled and said without going into detail.

Ye Futian was only at the Seven-star Glory Plane. Knowing all that was meaningless because he was nowhere near their level.

"Oh." Ye Futian knew that Cen Xia wasn't willing to say more. He nodded and stopped talking, watching the fight quietly.

People went up continuously. After a long while, Yu Sheng was finally called up.

Yu Sheng walked to the podium. Another figure stood before him. He was also a Seven-star Glory Plane but he was a sorcerer. The fight would display their true abilities clearly.

"Attack me with your best efforts first," Yu Sheng said. He knew the other was a Seven-star Glory Plane sorcerer. If the opponent was defeated before performing, he would be disqualified no matter how great his talent was.

"You can go first." The opponent smiled confidently.

Hearing this, Yu Sheng didn't hold back. He took a step and the podium shook. His composure changed in an instant, stunning the sorcerer. The sorcerer's Spiritual Qi began to gather crazily and the apparition of a golden tiger appeared behind him. Then it roared and ripped toward Yu Sheng with shocking power.

Yu Sheng punched forward. There were countless shadows that tore apart the golden tiger's image. The powerful force ripped through everything and landed on the opponent, sending him flying.

Seeing this, the Cangye College elders made a checkmark on Yu Sheng's bookmark and put it to the side. At the same time, one said, "Yu Sheng, passed."

Yu Sheng stepped down.

The one who had been forced off the podium climbed up and glared at Yu Sheng. He left with resentment. Clearly, he had lost the ability to attend the Fenghua Banquet.

"Your friend is quite strong," Cen Xiao said to Ye Futian with a smile.

Ye Futian didn't reply. Yu Sheng was way beyond quite strong. This was just the pretest so there was no need to show off everything.

After that, Hua Jieyu was called up. Her opponent was a warrior of the same plane. Though her face was veiled, her eyes were beautiful, and she had a perfect figure and presence. Many people were attracted immediately, thinking that she was definitely a beauty.

"After you," Hua Jieyu said to the youth.

She didn't say much but a burst of powerful spiritual energy bloomed. The opponent felt something and moved toward Hua Jieyu quickly. However, at the same time, an invisible power was blocking him. Then, wood element Spiritual Qi gathered into a spell and wrapped around him.

Boom. Powerful strength burst forth. The opponent burst free from the entanglement like a wild demon.

At this time, spears appeared before Hua Jieyu. They kept stabbing toward the opponent, who roared and stopped. His battle intent burst and attacked the spears coming at him. Simultaneously, he stepped forward and flew into the sky. He soared at Hua Jieyu like an eagle.

Seriousness flashed past Hua Jieyu's eyes. She stepped forward. It was only one step but the opponent seemed to stop in mid-air. Vines curled up toward him and slammed him to the ground.

"Okay, both pass." The Cangye College elder nodded and put away their bookmarks, meaning both had passed the pretest. The defeated one was upset because he had been confident he could win in the pretest. He hadn't expected to meet someone so extraordinary.

"May I see your true appearance?" he stood up and asked politely.

Hua Jieyu glanced at him and turned to leave the podium. She returned to Ye Futian's side. Many looked at Hua Jieyu in shock. She was so arrogant.

"Ye Futian, Mo Gu." It was Ye Futian's turn now. He walked up to the podium. The one opposite him was clad in white. He was from the Qin Clan. Clearly, the Cangye College elder thought that if Ye Futian couldn't even beat a random Qin Clan disciple, he had no need to attend the Fenghua Banquet.

The two sat down with crossed legs and released their Guqin Spirits. This attracted many gazes. In the near distance, the Qin Clan members looked over with interest.

Music sounded at the same time. Gu Mo's music was wild like a tide of ten thousand beasts. The sound of galloping in the air was terrifying. It was like a wave of demons was charging at Ye Futian.

Ye Futian's music was calm, graceful, and lovely. It seemed to be reminiscing someone from the past. As his music flowed out, the formless demons charging at him were gradually tamed. Then Ye Futian's music changed abruptly. It turned sharp like an unsheathed sword. It cut everything and the beasts wailed. Gu Mo's music was in disarray, no longer strong and wild. His spiritual energy was in a mess and his music was disordered too. With a huff, the Qin Spirit disappeared.

"Ye Futian, pass," the elder announced.

"Gu Mo was defeated just like that." The Qin Clan members were surprised. Their fellow disciple was disqualified from the banquet.

"Such pure music and extraordinary mindset. This boy is talented," Bai Qiu praised. Then he asked from across the arena, "Where do you cultivate? Do you have a clan?"

Ye Futian looked up at Bai Qiu. He smiled and said, "I cultivate with my master and have not entered a clan."

"The Qin Clan is the most prestigious for musical sorcery in Cangye Kingdom. Are you willing to join us?" Bai Qiu smiled at Ye Futian. "If you are willing, I can recommend you. I am lacking a guqin student."

Everyone present was shocked. It seemed that Bai Qiu thought highly of this musical sorcerer and had invited him directly into the Qin Clan. He was even willing to let the youth study with him.

A guqin student was someone who would follow him and could learn from him at any time. If Ye Futian could follow Bai Qiu, this would be a great advantage for him as a musical sorcerer!

The Legend of Futian - Chapter 107: Cangye College

One month later in the imperial city of the Cangye Kingdom, the City of Cangye.

The City of Cangye had no city walls. It centered around the imperial palace and spread out wide and far in all directions. Thus, the city was expansive. Presently, on the outskirts of the city, many large beasts soared through the skies. There were also powerful cultivators riding on their swords, and some even had wings on their backs.

The sky above Cangye City was an incredible sight. Countless cultivators had gathered in the city from all over the Cangye Kingdom.

Among the beasts in the skies, was a winged demon tiger pulling a carriage. On this white tiger's back stood several figures. The two people at the front were around 17 years of age. One was unbelievably handsome and one was exceedingly beautiful.

These two youngsters were Ye Futian and Hua Jieyu who had traveled a long way. Behind them were Yu Sheng and Yi Qingxuan. Inside the carriage sat Hua Fengliu, Nandou Wenyin, Tang Lan and Tang Wan. Tang Lan's eldest disciple, Nie Bing, had her own home. That day in Donghai City, she left the Guqin Gardens.

After all that had happened in the City of Donghai, Ye Futian was no longer the happy-go-lucky young man he once was. And after that day the light of an emperor dawned upon him, his aura had experienced a slight change. Different from before, he had gotten even more handsome and more charismatic.

"We're finally here," muttered Ye Futian. Cangye Kingdom's imperial city was massive in comparison to Donghai City. This ancient city had a rich history and majestic architecture. From the exterior of the buildings, you could not tell that it had been around for ages. They were ancient but dignified which made the mood throughout the entire city more solemn.

"Yeah." Hua Jieyu nodded in agreement.

"Once upon a time, when Master, Yu Sheng, and I first arrived at Donghai City standing atop the Black Wind Eagle, I had wanted to conquer the city. But in return, that city has life me with memories I shall never forget," Ye Futian smiled lightly and said in a self-ridiculing way as he observed the vast imperial city ahead.

In the time it took the group to arrive in Cangye City, Hua Jieyu's injuries had healed but their wounded hearts would never heal from the events in Donghai City; especially for Ye Futian. Emperor Luo's imperial order, being hunted down by Minister Hua and the School of the Emperor Star, the Nandou Clan's choice, and Grandmaster. All of it was deeply engraved into his memory, unable to forget even if he tried.

Hearing Ye Futian's words, Hua Jieyu reached out her hand and held tightly onto Ye Futian's. Her eyes remained up ahead and filled with determination. She was not going to forget about anything that happened in Donghai City either. They were able to make it here today because of Grandmaster's sacrifice.

Ye Futian could feel the warmth that radiated from Hua Jieyu's hand and tightened his grip on it. He had originally planned to go to the Nandou Nation's imperial city but now, they had arrived at Cangye Kingdom's imperial city. Ye Futian was not going to allow history to replay itself here. The sharp sword that Hua Jieyu pierced through her own body, Grandmaster's selfless sacrifice, brought him pain to this day.

Tang Wan stepped out of the carriage and took a look at the majestic city below. The skies were still crowded. She asked, "Futian, where are you planning to go?"

"Cangye College," Ye Futian said without a hint of hesitation. It was evident that he came with a plan in mind.

Cangye College was similar to the academies in the Nandou Nation. Its status was equivalent to Nandou Academy located in the Nandou Nation's imperial city. The college was backed by the royal family. Many genius cultivators attended this school. Even disciples of the royal family cultivated at the college. However, Ye Futian was not going there to attend school but for the grand event being held soon in the imperial city. The Fenghua Banquet.

The Fenghua Banquet was an imperial banquet. The emperor of the Cangye Kingdom would come personally to examine the abilities of younger generation cultivators. If it had not been for Emperor Luo's imperial order, Ye Futian should have been preparing to attend the Tingfeng Banquet in the Nandou Nation's imperial city. But life was unpredictable. He was now in the Nandou Nation's rival country, the Cangye Kingdom, preparing to attend the Fenghua Banquet.

Cangye College was the place to sign up for the Fenghua Banquet. Many of the people in the skies right now had younger cultivators with them. They had most definitely came for the same reason as Ye Futian.

Hearing that Ye Futian was headed for Cangye College, Tang Lan understood his intentions. She said, "Are you guys planning on participating? The Fenghua Banquet has an age limitation. Participants must be under the age of 20. This means that quite a few young genius cultivators in the Dharma Plane may show up."

To travel all the way from Donghai City to the Cangye Kingdom's imperial city, it was obvious that the group knew something.

"I know," answered Ye Futian. He continued, "Those picked by the emperor at the banquet will be put on the Fenghua Rank. The top ten people on the list will all be rewarded and the top three can request one thing from the emperor. As long as the request is within reason, he usually grants it."

"What request do you want to make?" asked Tang Lan.

Ye Futian turned back to take a look at Hua Fengliu in the carriage and said, "I want him to restore Master's powers."

A spark reached Tang Lan's eyes. If Ye Futian was able to make this request, with the Cangye emperor's abilities, he would definitely be able to find a way to do it.

"Even though the list is determined purely based on the emperor's liking, and has nothing to do with how strong and powerful you are, you won't be able to stand out in the crowd if you don't have extraordinary abilities. It will be difficult to rank in the top three unless you're prepared to expose all of your gifts," said Tang Lan.

"I must make it into the top three," Ye Futian said with determination in his eyes. The emperor of the Nandou Nation wanted to kill him without reason, but now in the Cangye Kingdom, even if Ye Futian revealed his gifts, the Cangye emperor would only praise him. Besides, the Fenghua Banquet was a place to test the skills of junior cultivators. Elder Qin had already passed and Hua Fengliu was not yet healed. This was a chance he could not give up.

"Okay," nodded Tang Lan. Ye Futian looked determined enough to succeed.

"I will also participate with you," Hua Jieyu said softly.

"Fox, you're too pretty. Isn't it flaunting too much?" Ye Futian examined Hua Jieyu's beauty. At 17, her beauty was in full bloom.

"Screw you." Hua Jieyu glared at him. The conversation was so serious before but Ye Futian turned it into a joke in the span of seconds.

However, deep down, Hua Jieyu was glad. On the entire trip, Ye Futian looked so solemn, not like the happy jokester he used to be. It was obvious that he was deeply affected by the things in the City of Donghai. She wanted to see him go back to his true self. Even though he acted shameless at times, she liked him that way.

"I want to participate too," standing in the back, Yu Sheng finally opened his mouth.

"Of course," said Ye Futian.

The White Tiger Demon continued forward. Ye Futian did not land to ask for directions. He simply followed the group in the skies. The direction in which the most people were traveling must be the direction where Cangye College was located. There was no question about it.

Cangye College was located in the center of the city, near the imperial palace. It could be said to be a true school of nobility. Even princes and princesses cultivated at the college. To be able to attend this school, students had to have gifts out of the ordinary or else, even if you were a noble, you were not allowed to attend Cangye College. The school had the royal family backing it and had no reason to care about what others thought.

In the skies outside of the Cangye College, beasts, cultivators riding their swords, and those flying with the help of their own wings were all gathered together. There were so many people. The Fenghua Banquet would begin in three days but people were still coming to sign up at Cangye College. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

Finally, Ye Futian and his group had also arrived. It was just as he had imagined. A variety of cultivators were present. He had never seen many of the beasts in the sky. They looked fearsome. There were even beasts of the Arcana Plane. Ye Futian wanted to wait until he had higher cultivation and use his ability as a beastmaster to control some powerful beasts.

The beasts and cultivators finally landed when they had reached Cangye College. There was no one who dared to enter the school premises by air.

Ye Futian and the others also landed. He noticed the thin chiffon Hua Jieyu used to cover her face, hiding her beauty.

"Looks like you know just how distracting your looks are," laughed Ye Futian.

Hua Jieyu ignored him.

Ye Futian turned back to look at Yi Qingxuan and Tang Wan. "Qingxuan, Wan, do you guys want to attend the Fenghua Banquet as well?"

"No," Yi Qingxuan shook her head.

"Me neither." Tang Wan smiled.

Both girls knew that they were still lacking and nothing would come of attending the banquet.

Ye Futian nodded and said, "Then you guys should first find some place to stay nearby. I'll have the Black Wind Eagle go with you guys."

"Okay. Be careful, Futian," ordered Nandou Wenyin.

"I'll be fine, Masteress." Ye Futian smiled. After, he, Hua Jieyu, and Yu Sheng walked towards Cangye College. As soon as they set foot on the campus, they saw many people headed in the same direction. In that direction, sat a line of elders making records. There were many people in line ahead of the trio waiting to sign up for the banquet. They stepped closer to the lines in front of the tables where the elders sat and a little while later, it was their turn. They walked up to the empty table.

The elder sat at the table. He was still writing. Moments later, he lifted his head and said, "Name, age, level of cultivation, occupation class."

"Ye Futian, 17, Seven-Starred Glory Plane, Musical Sorcerer," said Ye Futian. On the day of the battle, he stepped into a new plane.

"Hua Jieyu, 17, Seven-Starred Glory Plane, Spiritual Sorcerer," said Hua Jieyu.

"Yu Sheng, 17, Seven-Starred Glory Plane, martial arts cultivator."

The three of them were all on the same plane now.

The elder looked up at the three of them. He was amazed that their age and level of cultivation were all the same. He then handed them each a wooden bookmark. On the bookmark was the information they had just given.

From the side, came a young lady. She smiled and said, "Come with me." The young lady was wearing a school uniform. Before the Fenghua Banquet, the students of Cangye College were in charge of taking care of everything.

"Thank you," said Ye Futian. The trio followed the young lady. She looked to be about 18-years-old. She was very pretty.

"My name is Cen Xia," the girl said. She took a couple of extra glances at Ye Futian. She had seen many handsome males at the college but it was rare to find someone who looked like Ye Futian.

A woman's sixth sense was very accurate. Beside Ye Futian, Hua Jieyu took Ye Futian's hand. Cen Xia took a quick look and smiled at Hua Jieyu. This girl is interesting, thought Cen Xia.

Even though Ye Futian was attractive, as a student of Cangye College she was not going to fangirl over him. Besides, as a Seven-Starred Glory Plane Musical Sorcerer, Ye Futian could not compare to Bai Qiu of the Qin Clan who had entered Cangye College a short while ago.

The Legend of Futian - Chapter 106: Goal

In the Guqin Gardens, Yu Sheng and the others waited anxiously. Right now, the car was ready with demons to pull it. Tang Lan had prepared it. After arranging everything here, she went to aid them and coincidentally ran into the three being pursued.

Several figures dropped from the sky. It was Nandou Wenyin, Ye Futian, and Hua Jieyu. When Hua Fengliu saw that his wife and daughter were there, his heart trembled. Holding onto Yu Sheng, he tried to get up and walk to them.

"Jieyu, what's wrong?" Hua Fengliu asked when he saw Ye Futian holding her.

"Dad, I'm okay." Hua Jieyu smiled at Hua Fengliu.

"Where's my father?" Yi Qingxuan asked Ye Futian. She didn't see Yi Xiang anywhere. Other than him, everyone else was back.

"Senior Yi helped me stop the pursuers. He has high cultivation and won't have any problems," Ye Futian said to Yi Qingxuan, seeming to comfort himself while comforting her.

"How can Headmaster Yi stop Minister Hua and the others? How did you all come back?" Hua Fengliu asked. Yi Xiang and Ye Futian couldn't bring the women back by themselves.

"Master, Grandmaster…" Ye Futian's eyes were red and he felt depressed.

Hua Fengliu's insides trembled. Understanding instantly, he thought of the past and looked up to the heavens, tears in his eyes. His master had used his life to save Hua Fengliu's disciple, wife, and daughter.

"There's no time for tears. Let's go," Tang Lan said.

They all knew she was speaking the truth. Hua Fengliu nodded. Pushing aside Yu Sheng, he knelt onto the ground and kowtowed to the distance. He hated that he was powerless and that his master had died for him.

Ye Futian walked up. He handed Hua Jieyu to Nandou Wenyin and knelt down as well, kowtowing toward where his grandmaster had last been.

"Grandmaster, I will go to the School of the Emperor Star to find you in the future," Ye Futian said. Then he helped Hua Fengliu up and walked toward the car.

After everyone climbed onto the demon and car, Tang Lan asked, "Where to now?"

"To the East Sea first," Ye Futian said. The East Sea was boundless and going there was definitely the best choice.

"What about my father?" Yi Qingxuan's eyes were red. She was extremely worried.

"It's actually easier for Senior Yi to escape alone. He'll be okay," Ye Futian assured her again.

Yi Qingxuan nodded. She knew they couldn't remain any longer. At this time, Yu Sheng grasped her hand with his big hand, giving her strength. Then the demon jumped into the air and pulled the car through the clouds.

After they left, Minister Hua and Nantou Tai arrived at the Guqin Gardens with their men. Seeing the empty garden, Minister Hua's face darkened. "Where's Xia Feng and Han Mo?" he asked coldly.

"They probably continued chasing. Earlier, Yi Xiang had stopped me but Han Mo and Xia Feng continued on. I don't think there should be any problems," School of the Emperor Star headmaster Yan Shao said.

"Then what's with all those bodies beside the road?" Minister Hua's voice was frigid. He had seen Xia Fan's body and Xia Feng's men. There were even people at the Arcana plane who had died. According to Yan Shao, Yi Xiang was busy with him. Of those who had continued fleeing, only Nandou Wenyin was at the Arcana plane. How could they have killed all those men? Furthermore, Han Mo, Xia Feng, and the Nandou clan had all been chasing after them. Unless someone was helping them in the background…

"We can only wait for Han Mo and Xia Feng's news now," Nandou Tai said. He looked unwell too. If the youth survived, he would definitely take revenge for everything that happened today.

In addition, only he knew what Minister Zuo's prediction of Hua Jieyu's fate was. Earlier, when the decree had come, he had mistakenly thought that the empress fate meant becoming the queen. When he saw Ye Futian's brilliance, he thought of the minister's decree given to Ye Futian and realized he was wrong.

"Go, instate citywide control and plant men at all the exits, especially in the sky," Minister Hua ordered. However, he knew deep down that if Xia Feng and Han Mo couldn't keep up, it would be very hard to capture them.

If they'd really escaped, he wouldn't be able to answer to Emperor Luo. Minister Hua had come to deal with two youths himself but they'd escaped. He would be too ashamed to report this.

They waited for a long time but Han Mo and Xia Feng didn't return. The Nandou clan members were gone too as if they'd vanished.

When night fell, Nandou Tai returned to his home, Yan Shao returned to the Donghai Academy, while Minister Hua went to Xia Feng's house. Still, there was no news of him.

Nandou Tai learned from his clan members that Minister Zuo had visited. After hearing what happened, he had left while laughing wildly. He'd sighed that fate couldn't be changed and took his men back to the Imperial City. This made Nandou Tai feel as if a huge boulder was weighing down on his heart.

Not only would there be no crown princess, but the Nandou clan had also lost Hua Jieyu. Because of Hua Jieyu's refusal, Emperor Luo would probably be angered by the Nandou clan too. This was why Minister Hua forced him to make a prompt decision. He must do the immoral thing of killing his family so the emperor wouldn't find him disloyal.

The big figures who had come to congratulate them had already returned to their houses. They'd also heard that Minister Hua hadn't caught the three and found it odd. How could Ye Futian escape from a group as formidable as Minister Hua's? This was not something that followed logic.

On the last day of year 10000 of the Divine calendar, unpredictable events happened in Donghai City.

Minister Hua had come with the emperor's decree to the Nandou clan to make Hua Jieyu the Crown Princess. Everyone had gone to congratulate them. They all thought that the Nandou clan would return to the stage of the Nandou Kingdom, rather than being stuck in Donghai City. However, there was a change. A seventeen-year-old youth broke in, displayed ultimate glory with twin spirits and full elemental talent. Not only did he go against the royal order, he tried to convince the Nandou clan to do the same. The Nandou clan decided to kill him once and for all. He should have died but he left with his life. Minister Hua couldn't catch him.

Finally, he took away Hua Jieyu, who should've become Crown Princess. No one knew where he would go but everyone knew that one day, he would return.

...

Year 10001 came. The first day of the new year, countless rumors spread throughout Donghai Academy.

Apparently, Crown Princess Hua Jieyu almost committed suicide for Ye Futian.

Apparently, the genius who had fought before the School of the Emperor Star had twin spirits and cultivated all elements. He had defeated all the strong figures under the Dharma rank and even Zhuo Qing couldn't fight him. He'd always been hiding his true abilities in Donghai Academy.

They also heard that Elder Qin of the School of the Emperor Star had played his last song to save Ye Futian and Hua Jieyu. The Emperor Star would no longer Elder Qin. Yi Xiang had gone against the royal order for Ye Futian too.

Xia Fan, son of East Sea prefecture chief Xia Feng, had been killed by execution. Xia Feng was gone, as well as School of the Emperor Star vice-headmaster Han Mo and countless strong men of the Nandou clan.

Yesterday, it was as if a terrifying storm had swept through Donghai City. This storm ended with Ye Futian and others disappearing.

Outside Donghai Academy, two beautiful figures stood there, gazing at the academy. It was Lin Xiyue and Xiao He. Yesterday, Lin Xiyue's father had been at the Nandou clan too and witnessed everything.

"I can't believe his talent is that high." Xiao He sighed. After hearing what had happened, the two girls were all shaken.

"I plan on attending Donghai Academy's Spring Quarter Examinations and enter to cultivate," Lin Xiyue said.

"Why do you suddenly want to go to Donghai Academy?" Xiao He asked in confusion.

"After the Spring Quarter Examinations, the Imperial City will hold the Tingfeng Banquet," Lin Xiyue said calmly. "The students of Donghai Academy will attend, and I want to go see too." There was another reason she didn't say aloud—if she cultivated at the academy and he returned one day, she would see him.

"Oh, the Tingfeng Banquet. Wouldn't all the geniuses of the 36 academies of Nandou Kingdom go? I wonder how many there will be." Anticipation filled Xiao He's eyes. "But if he didn't leave, he would definitely shine the most brilliantly at the banquet."

"Of course." Lin Xiyue nodded lightly. Based off of his talent displayed yesterday, it would be hard to find someone who could beat him in the Nandou Kingdom. He had twin spirits, a full elemental talent that included the spiritual element, extremely powerful martial arts cultivation, and was a strong music sorcerer. Lin Xiyue never thought that the sunshine boy she met on a ship would be so amazing.

At the same time, there was another ship in the East Sea. A group stood at the bow. Their clothing fluttered in the sea breeze. This group with an extraordinary presence was Ye Futian and the others.

A demon descended from the sky. The Black Wind Eagle landed before Ye Futian.

Ye Futian walked forward and said to Yi Qingxuan who was at the front, "I sent the Black Wind Eagle to investigate the situation in Donghai City. I'm sure Senior Yi is okay. Don't worry."

"Okay." Yi Qingxuan nodded, though she was still worried.

"Futian, where do you plan on going to?" Tang Lan came up and asked.

Ye Futian gazed at the endless sea. "Does Nandou have any neighboring rivals?" he asked.

"If you go north from the East Sea, you'll arrive at the border of the East Sea Prefecture," Tang Lan said. "That is the border with Cangye Kingdom. The two kingdoms are rivals with war at year 300.

"Then let's go north." Ye Futian gazed in that direction and said, "We'll go to the Imperial City of Cangye Kingdom." He had planned on attending the Tingfeng Banquet of Nandou but Emperor Luo's decree had ruined everything. Since he could not stay in Nandou Kingdom, he would go to the Imperial City of Cangye Kingdom.

"Okay." Tang Lan nodded. With the shocking talent Ye Futian had displayed yesterday, there were no worries of finding a place to establish himself. It would be easy to find support if he searched for it.

Choosing Cangye Kingdom, he was obviously going in order to take revenge on Nandou Kingdom!