Zhanxian

by Stayrr

Gripes have their origins and debts have their creditors. We haven’t crossed each other in days past or present, nor formed any grudges. I am but duty-bound to carry this out, so apologies in advance! In his past life, Yang Chen was a gentle person who was oppressed for his whole life. Now that he’s reborn, he chose to become an executioner and severs ties and grudges with his ex

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Chapter 186 – Clan Extermination

06 Mar 2017

The status of these people was absolutely clear, especially from that clan's cultivation method and other things within their qiankun pouches there was no more doubt.

The clansmen surprisingly had the intention of killing Yang Chen and Gao Yue. It was not appropriate to go back to Palace Master Zhong Jiao and explain everything him. Just because of the fact that they intended to target Gao Yue, they were already destined for doom.

Although the experts had died, those qi layer disciples were still alive. Seeing that the events were far from encouraging, each and every one of them began to flee. Unfortunately, under the spiritual awareness imprint of the old tree demon, they hadn't even run a few miles before they were captured by Yang Chen and his group, who were flying on flying swords. Within less than half a day, all seven of them were lying down in front of Yang Chen and other two.

Yang Chen didn't have to use any tricks to deal with these people, just looking at the corpses of the three JieDan stage experts had already scared them stiff. Each and every one of them started talking about all of the different matters in their clan for the last few years, to save their lives. As for the location of the clan, obtaining it was as easy as pie.

"Surprisingly, some mysterious person also knew that master sealed her cultivation and is training in a water attributed cultivation method!"

After obtaining their confessions and confirming it, Yang Chen snorted:

"It seems that there is still someone inside the Pure Yang Palace who wants something to happen to us!"

Gao Yue wrinkled her brows, forming a knot. Surprisingly this matter also involved someone from the Pure Yang Palace. It was not just a simple matter about the sect's reputation, instead it was a great problem inside of the sect.

"Should we notify the Palace Master?"

Gongsun Ling looked from Yang Chen to Gao Yue and could not help but ask.

"Don't be so hasty!"

Yang Chen easily sealed the five senses of the qi layer clansmen whom they had apprehended and put them into the Medicine Garden. Then he clapped his hands:

"We will arrest those clansmen and their chief and then deliver them to the Palace Master to make the decision."

This was a rather good way. Nobody could say then that Yang Chen had massacred them for nothing. In any case, since they knew the location of the clan, the rest was simple.

The Clan Chief and some elders who had remained behind to take care of things were waiting expectantly for the dispatched clansmen to return triumphantly. Despite knowing that the pill recipe in Yang Chen's hand certainly didn't belong to their ancestor, if they could gain that pill recipe, it would greatly increase the status of their clan among other cultivators.

In those days, it was indeed a great expert who used to refine the Heaven Seizing Pill, but the pill recipe could only be understood by a Da Cheng stage pill concocting expert, with whom these later generations of the clan basically did not have any connection. Moreover, it was almost impossible to rise to the Da Cheng stage by just relying on pills. This was also one of the reasons of the decline of the clan.

The clan currently required a kind of pill which could give a great boost to spirit power at the JieDan stage or even the Foundation stage, which the children of the clan could use and Yang Chen had appeared at the perfect time, giving the clan chief the opportunity he was looking for.

Initially, they hadn't thought that they had any connection with this matter, but when He LianYun dropped in and made his almost reasonable analysis, it gave rise to hope among the clansmen. If such a matter succeeded, they could gain such a pill recipe together with the Heaven Seizing Pill and the clan would also gain in reputation.

The most important fact was that, even if they lost, based on the fact that Pure Yang Palace had always been treating people mercifully, the worst that could happen was that they would have to apologise, but would not have to suffer any substantial damage. Who wouldn't take such a very beneficial gamble with such enticing benefits and negligible consequences?

Opportunity always comes without notice. Yang Chen, Gao Yue and Gongsun Ling, a JieDan stage cultivator who had sealed her cultivation together with two initial Foundation stage cultivators; facing three JieDan stage cultivators and three Foundation stage cultivators, the outcome was clear as crystal.

Once he thought of the glory and honor the clan would accomplish under him after getting the pill recipe, the clan chief couldn't help but feel very complacent.

"Second Elder, what do you say, if we get hold of the pill recipe, what should be the first thing we do?"

The clan chief whose heart was filled with longing, asked the second elder, who was restlessly sitting to the side. Nobody sitting there had anything to do, so this topic of discussion gave everyone something to do.

"The first thing to do is to wash your necks!"

Before the second elder could reply, a towering voice suddenly came from outside.

"Who?"

The elders and the clan chief within the room jumped like rabbits being chased by an arrow. Someone was so close, but nobody was able to discover him? What kind of expert had come?

Naturally it was none other than Yang Chen, Gao Yue and Gongsun Ling. Gongsun Ling was using the spell flag arranged in accordance with the illusion spell of the senior in the valley extremely cleverly. Although it didn't have any offensive power, it was incomparable in the field of hiding people. Even a YuanYing stage expert couldn't discover the existence of the spell flag if he didn't come within three meters of the spell.

This was an extremely useful tool for scouting and obtaining information. Moreover, it could also greatly assist in saving one's life at a most crucial point. Since top grade spirit stones were used at the spell core to provide spirit power, there was also no need to worry about the spirit power depleting.

After killing those clansmen, Yang Chen didn't take those two spirit stones back, and instead just gifted them to Gongsun Ling for future use. Currently she didn't have any reliable magic weapons, only those two spell formations. One purely for attacking and the other one to conceal a person. Perfect as her last resort.

As for Yang Chen's generosity, after trying to decline a few times, she accepted it without saying anything. In fact, from the time at the Heavenly Stairs, Yang Chen had been showing great consideration for her, Gongsun Ling knew this within her heart. Cultivators had long lives and they had enough time in future. Gongsun Ling firmly believed that one day she would be able to return Yang Chen's kind intentions.

Before the clan chief and the elders in the room had the opportunity to discover the face behind the voice, they were trapped inside of a huge netting of vine. They couldn't even say anything and immediately lost consciousness.

Yang Chen, Gao Yue and Gongsun Ling didn't have any impressive method to capture and deliver these people to the Palace Master. Capturing them alive could not be compared with killing them. Yang Chen could kill them easily, but instead of capturing them himself, asking the old tree demon would simplify things a lot.

Because of the possibility of someone from the Pure Yang Palace colluding with these people, Yang Chen didn't want one unwise move to gain him the reputation of killing people to silence them. In any case, Palace Master Zhong Jiao also found these people intolerable, so there was no need to discuss the death of these people, it was just a question of time. But before facing death, if these people could help in uncovering a spy within the Pure Yang Palace, it would still be good.

The base of the clan was hidden extremely well, perhaps they thought it was absolutely safe, so all clansmen were present there. The old tree demon only had to attack once and all the clansmen were like sitting ducks. Nobody was able to escape. In other words, the entire clan was already on the path of extermination.

Yang Chen, Gao Yue and Gongsun Ling once again appeared on the path of the spirit beast market at Yang Liang Market. On the entire journey, they were very relaxed, as if on a scenic tour, slowly approaching their destination.

This time, the journey took an entire two months before it was completed. Whenever they would near a human habitation on their journey, Yang Chen would take both women for a stroll.

Both women were also enjoying this experience very much. On one hand, experiencing all kinds of people, while on the other hand, confirming what they had learned. The experience in the mortal world was nothing more than this.

"We have arrived at the spirit beast market, what kind of spirit beast do you want to purchase?"

When they reached the spirit beast market, Gongsun Ling curiously asked. As for Gao Yue, she never asked reason for Yang Chen's actions, apparently she firmly believed that Yang Chen had his reasons.

"Purchase a spirit beast?"

Yang Chen slowly shook his head, although he had experience worth thousands of years as a Great Principal Golden Immortal, he didn't remember the mortal world having very strong spirit beasts, worthy of his attention. There was another reason for coming here, which could not be said publicly, so after shaking his head, he said:

"If you find a suitable spirit beast, there is no harm in buying it."

Yang Chen's words didn't match his expression, which Gongsun Ling clearly understood. In any case, there were more than enough secrets on Yang Chen. Gongsun Ling didn't find it anything strange, but one thing she believed firmly was that Yang Chen would not harm her in any case.

"You are a sword cultivator, moreover you also are a highly proficient pill concocting expert, you should not waste too much energy on other things, so as to avoid distractions."

Seeing that Gao Yue didn't have any intention to stop Yang Chen, she couldn't help but warn him.

"Many thanks senior apprentice sister, I will remember it!"

Yang Chen smiled and nodded his head. Afterwards he immediately turned towards the spirit beast market gate's avenue and walked two steps and, as if remembering something, he turned around and warned seriously:

"Regardless of what I say or do, you should not be baffled. I have my own reasons!"

Gongsun Ling and Gao Yue glanced at each other and, having no alternative, forced a bitter laugh, shaking their heads in tacit understanding, following after Yang Chen into the spirit beast market.

The spirit beast market was located within a huge valley, covering an area of several hundred hectares. As the name implied, the spirit beast market was an area for dealing with spirit beasts, which was the main commodity of this region. There were several hundred stores in this region, all of them engaging in spirit beast trade.

Yang Liang mountain was the territory of the Beast Taming Sect. The Beast Taming Sect was the most powerful sect in the field of controlling troublesome spirit beasts and taming them into pets. So the spirit beast market being here was not that strange.

Despite Yang Chen's reputation in the outer world, nobody recognized him here. Who would pay attention to a Foundation stage youngster? Let alone the Foundation stage, people here wouldn't even pay much attention to JieDan stage cultivators. After all, JieDan stage cultivators there were always one or two of them here.

Gao Yue and Gongsun Ling however were still attracting the gazes of many people. The beauty of both women could be considered as among the finest among cultivators. Beautiful people always attracted attention wherever they went, cultivators were no exception. Who would not watch a beautiful woman?

Because of his relationship with the two women, Yang Chen was also a target of some attention. Actually, their ranks were also a little strange, Yang Chen was walking in the front, with a JieDan and a Foundation stage cultivator walking behind him. This was the opposite of the expected order, with Gao Yue in front and Yang Chen and Gongsun Ling following behind.

But Yang Chen didn't pay any attention to the weird looks cultivators were casting their way. He went inside the first shop he saw in the spirit beast market and then went into another one and then continued the same, observing the spirit beasts inside.

In every shop he entered, Yang Chen only asked one question:

"Do you have any spirit beast pets of the ox family?"

The ox family demon beasts were either quite rare or were very strong like the Fullmoon Rhinoceros. If someone had such a demon beast, then who would be willing to part with it? After hearing Yang Chen's question, all shop owners just shook their heads, forcing a bitter laugh.

Yang Chen wasn't discouraged in the least and continued going through shops. Although each time was in vain, he didn't give up. His strange actions quickly caught people's curiosity.

He didn't conceal the mark of the Pure Yang Palace, so any experienced person would know that those three belonged to the Pure Yang Palace. But the Pure Yang Palace was a sect comprised of cultivators. Why would they send people to buy spirit beast pets? Moreover, why such a rare spirit beast? The most baffling thing was that they had sent out a Foundation stage disciple for it.

"Why is the Pure Yang Palace purchasing spirit beasts?"

After those three had visited more than a dozen stores, some untimely voice suddenly echoed in everyone's ears.

Cultivators purchasing spirit beasts was not something to make a fuss about, but the majority of people who bought them were either from sects like the Beast Taming Sect, which relied mainly on taming beasts, some rogue cultivators or disciples of some small sect, but the disciples of a big sect like the Pure Yang Palace rarely came to purchase them.

Spirit Beasts require a lot of energy to breed. To cultivate a formidable spirit beast, not only were all kinds of high grade elixirs required, but also a large amount of time and the use of its owner's spirit power for nourishment.

Disciples of big sects were all proficient in the cultivation of one or two things, like sword cultivators, pill concocting masters, tool refining masters or spell formations among others. Once in a while, there were some cultivators proficient in taming beasts, but they were as rare as the feathers of a phoenix. Especially after the great calamity of the devil cultivation, the upper echelons of all big sects were restraining their disciples even more, not allowing them to research such messy things, thus, these people being so baffled was quite normal.

Following this sound, the three people turned to look. They saw an extremely handsome youth standing in the direction of the voice, his entire body was covered with white clothes, untainted by even a speck of dust. On his waist was a purple spirit beast pouch, looking towards them with his eyes shining brightly. That voice a moment ago was definitely his.

"Can disciples of the Pure Yang Palace not buy spirit beasts?"

Yang Chen coldly glanced at him and retorted. Although the other person was looking at them, his gaze was concentrated on Gao Yue and Gongsun Ling, trying to show off that he was cultured and elegant in front of them, but he was not very good at making sarcastic remarks.

"Of course you can!"

The white clothed youth smiled and advanced towards them. When he smiled, it made people feel as if they were bathing in the spring wind, as his eyes were shining brilliantly.

"My name is Su Mosheng, the disciple of Windflower Pavilion, nice to meet you fellow daoists!"

Stopping some distance away from the three people, Su Mosheng cupped his hands towards Yang Chen and his group:

"If fellow daoists really intend to purchase some spirit beasts, then this lowly me can provide a little help."

"We don't dare to trouble you, we can find it by ourselves!"

Yang Chen didn't have a favorable opinion of people who took such opportunities to hit on someone, so he cupped his hands and returned the salutations, immediately declining.

"Myself is very familiar with the surroundings, if you require anything, this lowly me can lead the way."

Su Mosheng didn't show the slightest unhappiness and was still beaming with a smile like before, but his gaze was passionately concentrated on Gongsun Ling.

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Chapter 187 – Wanting To Restore A Constituent Spirit

07 Mar 2017

Su Mosheng hadn't concealed his gaze from the start. Yang Chen and Gao Yue could see it clearly. Even Gongsun Ling could see the lust in his eyes. However, Yang Chen and Gao Yue didn't say much.

Gongsun Ling's natural talent was brilliant. Even the entire Pure Yang Palace approved of it. Even many lower disciples wanted to get close to Gongsun Ling and had the intention of forming a dao companionship with her, but Gongsun Ling never paid heed to such intentions.

Clearly Su Mosheng had either made out Gongsun Ling's talent in one glance or he already knew about her and was thinking of some plan.

The reason why Yang Chen and Gao Yue hadn't said anything was because Pure Yang Palace didn't forbid disciples from taking dao companions from other sects. All the big sects had a similar stance on this point, even the Green Jade Immortal Islands' Shi Shanshan still had an unclear relation with Yang Chen. Since it was Gongsun Ling's matter, she had to take care of it herself.

"Many thanks, fellow daoist Su!"

A smile spread on Gongsun Ling's face and she suddenly turned towards Yang Chen and said:

"Junior Apprentice Brother, allow fellow daoist Su to help us, perhaps the matter will be resolved quickly."

"Then we will trouble you!"

Yang Chen was also not disgruntled and rushed to thank Su Mosheng with a faint smile.

"There is no harm!"

Su Mosheng was exalted and approached a few steps closer, making an inviting gesture and asked:

"I still don't know the names of the esteemed fellow daoists?"

Yang Chen took the initiative and made the introduction for the three people. Suddenly, a flash of realization could be seen on Su Mosheng's face, as if he was waiting to meet them for a long time. Looking at his slightly amazed expression, he apparently hadn't expected to meet a famous person such as Yang Chen.

"I wonder what kind of spirit beast is fellow daoist Yang looking for?"

After greeting them once Su Mosheng, he asked for Yang Chen's purpose of coming:

"This lowly me knows a thing or two about spirit beasts, whatever request fellow daoist has, you should ask for it."

"Myself has been looking for a spirit beast of the ox family. The best would be to purchase a demon beast."

Yang Chen did not hide it and confidently answered. In any case, he had intended to let people know from the beginning.

"A spirit beast of the ox family?"

Su Mosheng wrinkled his brows:

"Difficult! The ox family is quite rare, ordinary ones are not enough for your request, this is extremely difficult!"

After shaking his head for a moment, Su Mosheng inquisitively asked:

"Does it have to be the ox family? Will others not do?"

"The ox family would have been the most suitable, but since there aren't any, I can only use others in place of it."

Yang Chen also knew that spirit beasts of ox family are hard to come by, so he took a step bad.

"Forgive me for speaking bluntly!"

Su Mosheng was curious about Yang Chen's purpose and trying to probe out, he asked:

"Pure Yang Palace hasn't been an expert at taming spirit beasts, moreover cultivating a formidable spirit beast requires a lot of energy. Fellow daoist, if you already have something in which you are proficient, together with pill concocting, you shouldn't distract yourself."

These words seemed to be friendly advice, but seeing as Yang Chen and Su Mosheng had only met for the first time today, he seemed to be talking too familiarly with strangers. But Su Mosheng's words were certainly nicely put, the expression on his face was also sincere, making it seem that he had certainly thought about Yang Chen and didn't have any other thoughts.

"Eh, I am not looking to cultivate a spirit beast."

Yang Chen waved his hand:

"It is also related to pill concocting."

Once these word came out of his mouth, Gao Yue's eyes opened widely. Related with pill concocting. In relation with spirit beasts, he had just recently resolved a dispute over the Heaven Seizing Pill. What was Yang Chen doing now? Was the amount of trouble still not large enough for him?

Not just Gao Yue, even Gongsun Ling was looking with a similar expression towards Yang Chen. Su Mosheng standing on one side did not dare to believe his own ears. He kept looking at Yang Chen with extremely bafflement.

"My Pure Yang Palace's secret pavilion had guardian beast of the ox family. After sustaining some injury, his spirit itself had been damaged, so I was thinking if I could make some elixir for restoring his spirit."

Yang Chen calmly explained:

"But it has never been tested on a living guardian beast, so I was thinking about testing it on a spirit beast."

"Oh!"

Su Mosheng suddenly understood something. Gao Yue and Gongsun Ling also relaxed within their hearts and were not that nervous anymore.

Yang Chen had become famous in the entire world because of the Heaven Seizing Pill. Everyone knew that he could make an elixir to restore the pill spirit, but right now he was just trying to restore the constituent spirit of a demon beast, which wasn't something to make a fuss about. For the purpose of insurance, buying a spirit demon beast to experiment upon first was a good idea. Nobody could say anything.

"Since this is the matter, then myself will lead you to the biggest spirit beast shops. If we still haven't found it, then you can only select another spirit beast."

Su Mosheng said in a deemphasizing tone and made an inviting gesture with his hand, but his heart and mind were in great turmoil.

Su Mosheng was indeed very familiar with this place because of the good relationship between the Beast Taming Sect and the Windflower Pavilion. Moreover an elder of Su Mosheng also had a good friendship with an expert of the Beast Taming Sect. The high grade spirit beast pouch was gifted to him by that senior of the Beast Taming Sect.

Because of this relationship, Su Mosheng also knew about the internal events in the Beast Taming Sect. During the great calamity of devil cultivation, the Beast Taming Sect was one of the sects which had suffered relatively little damage, but they were not interested in devil cultivation methods at that time. Moreover, during that time, the sect was preoccupied with something else and hence didn't have the time to pay attention to it.

After a senior of the Beast Taming Sect had ascended, he had left behind a formidable spirit beast. According to rumors it was believed to be at the Da Cheng stage, but nobody had ever seen it. This was the sect guarding secret of the Beast Taming Sect, therefore the Beast Taming Sect had steadily held the position of a second rate sect.

But more than ten years ago, this spirit beast senior's constituent spirit had slowly dissipated. Regardless of whatever methods the experts of the sect used, none had been able to solve this problem. The upper echelons of the sect had become anxious like a cat on a hot tin roof.

And now Yang Chen's words about trying to restore the constituent spirit of a guardian spirit beast of the Pure Yang Palace had lit a torch in them, as if being thrown into a deep fryer. Su Mosheng wished to immediately inform the people of the Beast Taming Sect about this and thus try to form friendship with them. But before that, he still endured the desire and acted as Yang Chen's guide.

If he didn't serve Yang Chen well, why would Yang Chen help them? Su Mosheng understood this point clearly. Even if he wanted to hit on Gongsun Ling at the beginning, that he had already gotten rid of those thoughts. First he had to concentrate on serving Yang Chen, anything else came after that.

Within the spirit beast market, the scene made many people confused. Young master Su Mosheng of the Windflower Pavilion was serving Yang Chen, Gao Yue and Gongsun Ling like a waiter with a pleasant smile across his entire face, travelling back and forth between the biggest spirit beast shops.

Even after going to many shops, they weren't able to find an ox family spirit beast. Only one place was left, the biggest shop in the spirit beast market, the Ten Thousand Beast Pavilion, opened by the Beast Taming Sect.

"This is the Ten Thousand Beasts Pavilion opened by the Beast Taming Sect, if they don't have it here, then it can't be found anywhere in the spirit beast market."

Su Mosheng introduced, while inviting them to go in.

"Eh?"

Originally Yang Chen had planned to follow behind Su Mosheng, but after a casual sweep over the caged beasts, which were arranged in a row outside of the Ten Thousand Beasts Pavilion, he could not help but show his surprise.

"What happened?"

Gao Yue had heard it clearly and hastily asked. She knew that Yang Chen had found something abnormal.

"Nothing!"

Yang Chen used his spiritual awareness again to confirm that he hadn't been mistaken and only then did he reply to his master, playing it down and went inside, following Su Mosheng into the Ten Thousand Beasts Pavilion, without looking at it.

Although Yang Chen had casually ignored it as if nothing had happened, within his heart he still couldn't dare to believe what he had seen.

When coming to the spirit beast market, Yang Chen's aim was precisely to spread the information that he could restore the constituent spirit of a living demon beast, to catch the big fish, the Beast Taming Sect.

Yang Chen knew all about the matters of the Beast Taming Sect from his previous life. In his previous life, that Da Cheng stage demon beast of the Beast Taming Sect had his constituent spirit dissipate and it had perished. Only after ascending to the Spiritual World did he learn the method of restoring the constituent spirit.

Such great resources, if Yang Chen didn't make use of them in this life, then wouldn't it be a complete waste? Seeing that it was more or less time for this event, Yang Chen had come out.

As long as he could help that spirit beast senior of the Beast Taming Sect, it didn't need to be said that he would certainly gain a good impression with the entire Beast Taming Sect. This would draw a strength more or less comparable to the Pure Yang Palace to his side.

But he hadn't thought that he would get such a pleasant surprise outside of the Ten Thousand Beasts Pavilion, that it would make him distrust his eyes.

"Quickly ask senior Liu to come out! These noble customers are seeking something!"

Once entering the Ten Thousand Beasts Pavilion, Su Mosheng hastily instructed the outer disciple of the Beast Taming Sect to call the person responsible for the Ten Thousand Beasts Pavilion. He was in a hurry to inform the Beast Taming Sect about this good news.

"What kind of matter requires me to appear personally?"

Su Mosheng really had great face here. In a moment, the master of the Ten Thousand Beasts Pavilion, Liu Yuanfeng had personally appeared in front of everyone.

Liu Yuanfeng was an initial JieDan stage expert and because he wanted to experience the mortal world, he was put in control of the Ten Thousand Beasts Pavilion. He was already an acquaintance of Su Mosheng and he also showed a lot of consideration towards him. Hearing that Su Mosheng was insisting on calling him, he quickly appeared.

"This is Pure Yang Palace's fellow daoist Yang, Yang Chen!"

Su Mosheng hastily introduced Yang Chen. Soon afterwards he immediately remembered that Gao Yue was Yang Chen's master and she should have been introduced first, but because of his impatience he had introduced Yang Chen first, he then hurried to introduce Gao Yue and Gongsun Ling.

"It's an honor to meet you!"

Liu Yuanfeng was worthy of being called a businessman. Regardless of whether it was sincere or not, he immediately put on an enthusiastic face:

"Fellow daoists of the Pure Yang Palace have honored me with their presence and have brought light to my humble store! I dare not boast, but regardless of whatever kind of spirit beasts fellow daoists want, if my Ten Thousand Beasts Pavilion doesn't have it, then no other place will have it."

"Senior Liu, fellow daoist Yang is looking for an ox family spirit beast."

Su Mosheng had already become Yang Chen's spokesman and spoke in place of Yang Chen. Moreover, fearing that Liu Yuanfeng would not find it important, he added further:

"A guardian beast senior of the secret pavilion of the Pure Yang Palace had been injured and thus his constituent spirit had dissipated. Fellow daoist Yang Chen wanted to test if he could use some elixir to restore it and wished to test it on a spirit beast."

In fact, in the beginning, Liu Yuanfeng didn't think this was important. Even if they were people brought by Su Mosheng, it was just a Foundation stage youngster, so there was no need for him to be polite. Only after hearing Yang Chen's name, he couldn't help but be astonished. These past few days, Yang Chen's name had been constantly talked about. Not knowing about him was difficult.

Although he had become polite, he was only polite on the surface, but after hearing Su Mosheng's explanation, Liu Yuanfeng almost jumped in surprise.

What kind of joke was this, restore the constituent spirit of a demon beast? So many experts of the Beast Taming Sect had been unable to solve this difficult problem, so how could a Foundation stage youngster do it? But once this thought appeared in his mind, he immediately thought of the reason why Yang Chen was being talked about currently. He suddenly remembered that there had been an incident questioning if Yang Chen could refine a pill spirit restoring elixir or not.

Restoring a pill spirit, restoring constituent spirit, if one absolutely insisted on distinguishing between them, then it could be said that a demon beast's constituent spirit was refined into a pill spirit. Another would be in the one case, the life of the demon beast is lost and in other one, the demon beast was alive. After making the connection between the two, this certainly didn't seem impossible anymore.

The expressions on Liu Yuanfeng's face changed from shock to pleasant surprise and then to crazily enthusiastic, not concealed from Gao Yue and Gongsun Ling's eyes. Both of them were unable to make any sense of the matter. Was it possible that this master of the Ten Thousand Beasts Pavilion was a lunatic or an idiot? How could his expressions be changing so fast?

Enthusiasm born from the bottom of the heart was naturally different. After that qi layer disciple who had gone to inform Liu Yuanfeng came out, he didn't have any opportunity to do anything. He only kept looking at master Liu, who usually was aloof and remote with a dumbstruck expression, as master Liu transformed into the best kind of salesman: from pouring tea, to accompanying the guest, he basically ran the entire show by himself.

First he invited all three of them to sit, then this JieDan expert personally poured the best kind of tea he had and offered it to Yang Chen, Gao Yue and Gongsun Ling, then, sitting at the position of the shopkeeper he said with some embarrassment:

"Spirit beasts and pets of the ox family are extremely rare, currently we don't have any at the Ten Thousand Beasts Pavilion."

After speaking this, he wrinkled his brows and thought for a long time, then said with some awkwardness:

"I really don't have any way. Is it possible to use other spirit beasts?"

This time Yang Chen still hadn't replied, but Su Mosheng already started speaking in his place:

"Senior Liu, fellow daoist Yang had said that if there really isn't any other way, other spirit beasts would also do."

"Then fellow daoist Yang, please take a look at the beasts in my Ten Thousand Beasts Pavilion and see if you can use any. If you like something, don't hesitate to speak."

Liu Yuanfeng naturally wanted to satisfy Yang Chen. If Yang Chen was successful, then the one saved would not only be the guardian beast of the Pure Yang Palace, the biggest winner would definitely be the Beast Taming Sect. For this reason, the Beast Taming Sect would not mind paying the price of a few low level spirit beasts.

"Alas !"

Yang Chen sighed, showing his disappointment and stood up:

"In this case, we can only use a substitute. This junior will first take a look and then make the decision."

"At your convenience, fellow daoist Yang!"

Liu Yuanfeng hastily indicated Su Mosheng to take his place to accompany Yang Chen and his group and made the excuse of some urgent business and ran to the rear of the Ten Thousand Beasts pavilion.

"Quickly, immediately relay this information to the sect master!"

Liu Yuanfeng used the highest grade summon he had to send the couriers to quickly relay the news to the Beast Taming Sect. Successful or not, let's consider Pure Yang Palace's Yang Chen.

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Chapter 188 – How To Resolve The Fairy Shi Situation

11 Mar 2017

"Fellow daoist Yang, whatever kind of spirit beast you want to use, choose without any hesitation! This place has the largest number of spirit beasts in the entire spirit beast market."

Su Mosheng enthusiastically guided Yang Chen to the place where the spirit beasts of the Ten Thousand Beasts Pavilion were displayed:

"They don't have any of the ox family, but choose whichever you find suitable!"

Yang Chen smiled and nodded his head slightly and then began to look at the highest grade spirit beasts of the Ten Thousand Beasts Pavilion. Looking at each of them one by one, he didn't seem satisfied with any of them.

"What? None of these are suitable?"

When Yang Chen had spent almost a time of almost two incense sticks in there and still hadn't chosen one. Liu Yuanfeng came back from the rear courtyard and was unable to control himself but ask with some astonishment.

"Whether or not they're suitable, this junior doesn't know."

Yang Chen explained with a smile and then continued casually:

"This junior can only try to sense these spirit beasts' presence and see which one is closest to it."

Liu Yuanfeng understood the explanation and he was very much wishing for Yang Chen to succeed. As long as he found a suitable subject and his experiment was successful, the Beast Taming Sect would gain great benefits.

When Yang Chen didn't choose any spirit beast and shook his head in disappointment, Liu Yuanfeng's heart felt as if it was drowningin at bottom of an ocean of hopelessness. If those spirit beasts weren't suitable, he would have to ask the experts of the Beast Taming Sects to appear personally and ask them to catch some formidable demon beasts, like the Heavenly Fullmoon Rhinoceros.

"There still seem to be some left on the outside, I will go and take a look!"

When Yang Chen calmly began to step outside, Su Mosheng hastily followed him.

Liu Yuanfeng however didn't follow. Those spirit beasts on the outside were the lowest grade spirit beasts and didn't even have the qualifications to be placed inside of the shop and were thus placed outside. They weren't even chosen by rogue cultivators who didn't have any money, so he didn't think that those spirit beasts would satisfy Yang Chen's requirements in the least.

"This one? Will this one do?"

Suddenly, Liu Yuanfeng heard Su Mosheng's astonished voice from the outside. Excitedly, he rushed outside to Yang Chen's side.

He looked in the direction where Su Mosheng was pointing and saw a spirit beast inside of a cage, whom he would be embarrassed to even call a demon beast.

How could it be called a demon beast? It didn't have even a little spirit power on it, if one firmly insisted, then it could be said to have an extremely small trace. In other words, it could not even be counted to the grade of demon beasts.

What astonished Liu Yuanfeng most was that this so called demon beast was just a little pup. Its ashen hair wasn't even smooth, giving it a very filthy look.

"Fellow daoist Yang, this clearly is just a little pup, how can it be a demon beast?"

Not waiting for Liu Yunfeng to say anything, Su Mosheng had already spoken:

"Is it really suitable?"

"It had that trace of presence, that's all. Maybe it can be used."

Yang Chen faintly smiled and answered without saying much.

"Even tho its presence is so weak that, it basically can't even be called a spirit beast!"

Su Mosheng was not worried that Yang Chen would choose the most formidable spirit beast. As long as he was successful, the Beast Taming Sect would even be willing to give it to him, but Yang Chen had chosen such a little pup. Wasn't he just mocking them?

"Fellow daoist Su, you must not underestimate the little pup!"

Yang Chen turned towards Su Mosheng and faintly smiled:

"You should be aware that dogs can become as formidable as their master!"

"It is just a dog, how much stronger can it even become?"

Su Mosheng couldn't accept it and knitted his brows.

"Yang ErLang also had a dog known as Heavenly Roar, which was more powerful than many formidable spirit beasts."

Yang Chen laughed and after saying this, without caring if the shopkeeper Liu Yuanfeng would agree or not, directly opened that cage and seized it by the neck, taking that little pup and bringing it in front of him.

Nobody could discover the excitement in Yang Chen's heart. Fortunately it was Yang Chen, who could maintain his calm without any change in expressions, but his heart was about to explode from happiness. Surprisingly, the mortal world had such a formidable spirit beast and what was even more fortunate was that he was the one to find it. Indeed, when it rains, it pours.

But unfortunately, everyone seeing him only considered it as a normal pup and Yang Chen didn't have a way to share his happiness with others.

Whether people considered it as a normal pup or not, Yang Chen didn't care, he remembered that, when Heavenly Roar had died, it was said that he had left behind a drop of blood essence in the mortal world which could excite the blood vessels of any demon beast.

Although this blood essence could not be said to significant compared to the wealth Yang Chen had, it could still be used to enhance the strength of this little pup. Moreover, this blood essence was also quite beneficial. It could confuse the majority of people to think that this little pup was Heavenly Roar.

"This one will do!"

Yang Chen indicated to Liu Yuanfeng that he had selected it:

"How many spirit stones?"

"If fellow daoist Yang Chen likes it, then take it without any hesitation. There is no need to pay any spirit stones!"

Liu Yuanfeng didn't know whether to laugh or cry, the difference between the favor he wanted to ask from Yang Chen and this little pup, who had just a trace of spirit power was like heaven and earth. How could he even ask for spirit stones from Yang Chen?

"It is a gift for you!"

"That won't do!"

Yang Chen directly declined:

"Senior Liu is operating the sect's business and giving it away for free would not be according to rules and this junior doesn't want to break rules. Senior, it would be good if we settled the bill."

Yang Chen didn't want to owe somebody for such a small thing. He did not have such an intimate friendship with Liu Yuanfeng and he didn't want to gain karma which had no use for him. Business was business and friendship was friendship. Yang Chen didn't need to blame himself for this.

"Fine, if fellow daoist Yang Chen insists, then you can buy it for two low grade spirit stones!"

Liu Yuanfeng was also not unreasonable. In any case, it was only a matter of two low grade spirit stones, not worthy of arguing with Yang Chen, so he waved his hand and set the price.

"I would still like to purchase a spirit beast pouch, so that this junior has a place for it!"

Since he was acting, he had to complete the whole act, in any case, it was just a matter of a few more low grade spirit stones, so naturally he had to buy it all.

Liu Yuanfeng gave the instructions at once and that outer disciple who had been serving them swiftly returned to the shop and quickly retrieved a spirit beast pouch and delivered it to Yang Chen. This time, the clever assistant quickly announced the price, without needing for Liu Yuanfeng to speak:

"This spirit beast pouch is quite ordinary, it also costs two low grade spirit stones."

For that little filthy pup, even this ordinary spirit beast pouch seemed to be extravagant, but since Yang Chen had insisted, there was no need to say anything more. In any case, when Liu Yuanfeng looked at Yang Chen's serious expressions, he could not help but be glad. Fortunately he had placed this filthy pup outside to make up for the numbers, otherwise if Yang Chen hadn't found a suitable spirit beast, it would have been a great inconvenience.

Yang Chen had guessed his intentions spot on, but unfortunately Yang Chen could only secretly be happy within his heart and could not speak to anyone, having to swallow his happiness.

Spirit beast pouches were things which provided a spirit beast with a comfortable place to reside, moreover it allowed the spirit beast to slowly recover their energy, even if it was the most ordinary spirit beast pouch. Compared to that cage, however, it was many times more comfortable. Yang Chen immediately placed the little pup into the spirit beast pouch and then hung it from his waist.

After paying the price, Yang Chen expressed his gratitude towards Su Mosheng and then solemnly said his goodbyes to Su Mosheng and Liu Yuanfeng, and then he started moving towards Pure Yang Palace.

Regardless of how unwilling they were, Liu Yuanfeng and Su Mosheng had no option but to see off Yang Chen and his group with a smile. They didn't have any other option: if Yang Chen didn't test his method once, how could they allow him to treat the Beast Taming Sect's senior?

"What are you doing?"

After having departed from the spirit beast market for a while and checking around that no one was near them, Gao Yue asked softly.

"Purchasing a spirit beast!"

Yang Chen laughed:

"And attracting some business to concoct pills."

"Concoct pills?"

Gao Yue and Gongsun Ling immediately thought of the matter which Yang Chen had discussed with Su Mosheng at the spirit beast market and seemed to realize something:

"Could it be, that it was the Beast Taming Sect?"

"Yes!"

Yang Chen replied, nodding his head. Very few people knew this information on the outside. Gongsun Ling and Gao Yue had not come out of the sect recently, so not knowing things was completely normal.

"And I believed that you were still toying with them for your amusement."

Gongsun Ling also suddenly realized this and spoke in a complaining tone, not too lightly and not too harshly.

"Forget about me, senior apprentice sister. That Windflower Pavilion's Su Mosheng seems to have taken fancy to you, congratulations!"

Yang Chen's gaze swept over Gongsun Ling and suddenly he began to tease her:

"He also seemed cultured and elegant, what do you think, Gongsun Ling?"

"Yang Chen!"

For some reason, hearing Yang Chen's joke, she suddenly grew furious:

"You should not talk rubbish! As for a dao companion, it seems that Green Jade Immortal Islands' Fairy Shi is still waiting for you, isn't she?"

Gongsun Ling didn't know why she was so angry, moreover when she blurted Fairy Shi's name, she felt unhappy in her heart. This mysterious sensation was too difficult to bear for her.

Once the name of Fairy Shi came up, even Yang Chen didn't know what to say. Gao Yue also couldn't say anything and those three didn't have anything to talk about, making for an awkward atmosphere. Everyone was walking awkwardly, unable to endure.

"The Palace Master still has a decision to make about that clan, so we must hurry on our path!"

After walking silently for a good while, Yang Chen raised the issue and proposed this solution.

None of the women were against this suggestion and nodded their heads in approval, taking out their flying swords at the same time and beginning to fly towards the MeiQing Mountains. On the entire way, everyone had tacitly turned silent and didn't say anything.

Palace Master Zhong Jiao, together with a few elders were gathered and the hall master of the Law Enforcement Hall was also there when Yang Chen released the people of that clan in front of them. The clan chief wasn't feeling lucky to try anything in front of Palace Master Zhong Jiao. His five senses had already been sealed by Yang Chen, so he immediately collapsed on the ground and narrated his entire conspiracy with He Lianyun, including the matter of that mysterious person.

"What kind of person shits where he eats? Colluding with outsiders to conspire against disciples of their own sect?"

Wang Yong's current cultivation was very high and thus his temperament was a lot better. But upon hearing that someone had schemed against his disciple and grand disciple, how could he still endure? He immediately slapped and shattered the desk in the hall where official business was discussed:

"Palace Master, if there isn't any clear explanation for this, don't blame me for being unreasonable!"

Let alone speak of Wang Yong, the Palace Master ZHong Jiao himself was also shaking with rage. Even the complexion of hall master Meng Xian had turned black and his brows were tightly wrinkled. Pure Yang Palace always seemed to have such a disciple, having evil intentions towards the sect.

Everyone's gaze, intentionally or otherwise, turned towards Lin Yunfeng. When it came to people who tended to target Yang Chen and his master Gao Yue, apart from the people of the Luminous Moon Hall, there wasn't anyone. Moreover, Luminous Moon Hall's hall master, Liang Shao Ming himself was the disciple of Lin Yunfeng and had tried to scheme against Yang Chen, making him the most likely suspect.

"Liang Shao Ming is still going through his punishment, how could he go out?"

Lin Yunfeng knew why was everyone looking at him and hastily clarified. While being the target of anger for so many people, such a matter could not be admitted, even if he were beaten to death. Even having a connection should be out of question.

"Hall master Meng!"

With a furious face, Palace Master Zhong Jiao instructed hall master Meng:

"I order you to find out the traitor of the sect!"

With the words from the Palace Master, the person of the sect who had colluded with He Lianyun had already been marked as a traitor, but nobody disagreed. Hall master Meng Xian agreed and didn't say anything, but anyone could sense the anger rising from the bottom of his heart.

"About these clansmen, how should we deal with them?"

Yang Chen still hadn't returned those clansmen to the back, but it still caught many people off guard. Nobody knew that Yang Chen had also taken Gui Shanyou with him and had thought that Yang Chen, Gongsun Ling and Gao Yue were the only people who had gone. After hearing everything from the people of the clan, they also had to be punished, so an elder asked immediately.

"For the time being, we will just hold them and wait for He Lianyun to be caught. After that, we will execute all of them publicly as a warning to everyone who wants to fight."

Zhong Jiao had already made these plans and calmly explained them to everyone. Not killing them immediately, fearing that He Lianyun would get the information and flee.

Strictly speaking, compared to finding the traitor of the Pure Yang Palace, punishing those clansmen was a trivial matter. Nobody cared about them. From the time they provoked Pure Yang Palace they were already doomed. Pure Yang Palace's dignity could not lightly be trampled by anyone.

After the group of elders scattered, only Palace Master Zhong Jiao and Wang Yong were left behind. They were still questioning Yang Chen. Yang Chen took the initiative and without waiting for them to say anything, he narrated everything that occurred on the journey.

"What did you say? You have the key to cure that senior of the Beast Taming Sect?"

What kind of person was Zhong Jiao? He immediately understood the intentions of Yang Chen when he said those words. The Palace Master had no guardian beast whose constituent spirit had dissipated, nobody knew that more clearly than him.

These kind of tactics which Yang Chen used were beneficial for Pure Yang Palace and could build an alliance, so why wouldn't the Palace Master be in favour of it. Seeing Yang Chen, he was elated and without being stingy with praise he said:

"It seems that my Pure Yang Palace really requires a guardian beast who has a dissipated constituent spirit which can be cured by you."

"Many thanks for helping, Palace Master!"

Yang Chen laughed and made his salutations, completely different from those other disciples who would remain nervous in front of him.

"This can't be called help!"

Zhong Jiao shook his head:

"You have rendered a great merit if you manage this well. Whatever reward you want, ask for it."

"Then disciple will not be polite."

Yang Chen stood up straight and asked:

"Disciple wants to know how you are going to deal with the matter of Fairy Shi of the Green Jade Immortal Islands!"

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Chapter 189 – Favour Drops By Voluntarily

18 Mar 2017

Earlier because of the great calamity of devil cultivation, nearly all big sects were in chaos and didn't have the time to discuss the matter of Yang Chen's dao companion. Afterwards he was under the pressure because his reputation was being tarnished by He LianYun and that clan, so this matter was pushed to the back of his head.

Originally the Palace Master had intended for this matter to resolve itself, but since Yang Chen himself had taken the initiative to raise the issue, the Palace Master had no other option than to make clear where he stood.

"Green Jade Immortal Islands' Fairy Shi!"

Palace Master Zhong Jiao forced a bitter smile. Looking at Yang Chen, he suddenly asked:

"Regarding cultivation talent, perception, beauty and cultivation, Fairy Shi apparently has it all! If you form a sturdy bond with Fairy Shi by becoming her dao companion, it will also form a good relationship between the Green Jade Immortal Islands and my Pure Yang Palace. Are you really against it?"

Palace Master Zhong Jiao's words were facts. Hearing Min Huafeng and Guan Yueying's opinions, it was clear that they were very much looking forward to Yang Chen and Shi Shanshan becoming dao companions. If Yang Chen really accepted Shi Shanshan, then the relationship of both sects would advance one more step, no doubt about it.

Not only the relationship between the sects, even Yang Chen himself becoming dao companion with someone who had a full metal spirit root would have many advantages for his cultivation.

Unfortunately, Yang Chen couldn't accept Shi Shanshan. His master's image had filled his vision for more than ten thousand years, including both lives, so how could he easily agree to become dao companions with someone else?

"I don't have any problems with other things, but Fairy Shi's temperament is somewhat cold and not quite suitable for Yang Chen."

At this point, Wang Yong was completely in support of Yang Chen:

"Moreover, the age difference her and Yang Chen is large, so she doesn't seem very suitable."

Fairy Shi had already reached the initial JieDan stage, even if she was a cultivation genius and hadn't even encountered the smallest of accidents, it would still require at least a hundred years. As for Yang Chen, taking everything into account, he was at most forty, so if someone absolutely insisted, then it could really be considered a problem.

However, cultivators had extremely long lives, moreover, before their cultivation reached a bottleneck, maintaining one's appearance was easy. So this matter of age was just forcefully twisting logic to find fallacies.

The Palace Master looked at Yang Chen and then at Wang Yong defending him, everything seemed to be out of his expectation. But his face was completely calm and collected and he only shot a faint glance at Gao Yue sitting to his side and sighed within his heart:

"Fine, since you are so unwilling, then I will talk about it with the island master of the Green Jade Immortal Islands!"

Despite Zhong Jiao declaring his stand, Yang Chen still had a trace of uncertainty within his heart. Perhaps looking at Shi Shanshan's circumstances at that time, he was afraid that she had taken things too close to heart. Moreover, later Min Huafeng had also agreed, thus making the matter difficult to resolve.

But regardless of what was said, the day was still far from over. The matters of the future could be settled in the future. Presently, Yang Chen still required the Palace Master to put up an act with him and calmly wait for the people of the Beast Taming Sect to drop in.

When he was joking with Gongsun Ling on the journey and she had used the matter of Shi Shanshan to attack him, Yang Chen simply forgot about the little pup he had just purchased. It was simply put into the spirit beast pouch without any concern. Fortunately, the spirit beast pouch offered a cozy environment, and that clever assistant had moreover placed many types of food inside, so for some time, there would be no change in it.

Yang Chen would naturally not attach much importance to the lowest grade spirit beast pouch. After returning to his own courtyard, Yang Chen greeted the old tree demon once and then pulled out the little pup from the spirit beast pouch.

Because of not having any special traits, this little pup had not been cared for much at the Ten Thousand Beasts Pavilion, but after staying comfortably in the spirit beast pouch these past few days, it seemed full of spirit.

After washing the pup cleanly, Yang Chen suddenly smiled while looking at the ash gray pup. In the beginning, it was only a shallow laugh, but afterwards he was completely unable to repress his emotions and burst out laughing until his belly started to ache.

Even if he had been reborn and possessed the memories of a generation, Yang Chen hadn't expected that such a huge golden pie would fall into his lap. Within the memories of his previous life, no such thing had appeared, neither did the secular world have any such spirit beast which could even shake the Immortal World.

Perhaps it was because of the different appearance in the beginning, therefore without proper care, this little thing died before it could reach its full potential. Or perhaps it was because of some other reason, but regardless of what was said, in this life not only it had it caught Yang Chen's eye, but he had also gotten his hands on it.

This was Yang Chen's immortal karma. He would certainly cherish it. Only, Yang Chen couldn't rejoice for long. Such a formidable spirit beast had unexpectedly fallen into his hands in such a dramatic manner, which made him sceptical about how, apart from his memories of the previous life, his fortune had become so extremely formidable.

"If your origins were publicised, then I fear that it would really shock anyone."

Focusing his attention on that slightly shy pup in his room, Yang Chen spoke towards it:

"Whatever… Calling you Heavenly Roar will be fine, moreover, everyone would think that you are a common dog. Wait for the day when I can find the blood essence left behind by Yang Erlang and patch you up first."

After saying this, regardless of whether the little pup understood or not, he directly threw it into the Yang Mountain's Medicine Garden and said:

"Heavenly Roar, you should not eat the things inside indiscriminately and instead wait for me to find a suitable high grade spirit beast pouch for you."

Heavenly Roar's circular eyes were scuttling gazes at Yang Chen, slanting its head to look at Yang Chen. Yang Chen patted its small head, massaged it and then released it into the Medicine Garden.

On the next day, Yang Chen began to concoct a pill at the Nine Earth Manor. He wasn't refining the elixir for restoring a constituent spirit, instead he made the appearance changing pill which he had promised to Scarface.

The refining requirements of the appearance changing pill were relatively high, moreover, some of the raw materials were difficult to find, even with the strength of the Greatest Heaven Sect. But after plundering for so long, Yang Chen had already gathered everything and had begun the refining in advance, while waiting for Scarface to return so that he could make the exchange.

Yang Chen had to spent a full year to start the furnace this time. Because of the addition of the Nanming Fire, the grade of the Profound Spirit Furnace had been raised by another level and it had become even more proficient at the job, cutting the time of refining in half. Yang Chen didn't have any refining experience in his previous life, but with so much knowledge and the formidable technique from the pill scripture of the Great Supreme Elder, he could successfully refine with the first attempt.

Four batches of raw materials were used up, returning four appearance changing pills. The hundred percent success rate even made Yang Chen feel a little proud of himself. Observing the appearance changing pill in his spirit sea once concluded the experience, only then did he come out of seclusion and immediately received the information that a senior of the Beast Taming Sect had come.

"Senior Fan Shan?"

When Yang Chen saw Fan Shan before his eyes, he was caught off guard as if not daring to believe his eyes. Only after confirming it again did he believe it. The Beast Taming Sect had unexpectedly sent his acquaintance.

"Junior brother Yang!"

The person who had come was senior Fan Shan, who had helped in refining the demon beast when refining the Heaven Seizing Pill. However, at this moment, Fan Shan didn't have the slightest air of a senior, and was addressing him like a friend instead.

Fan Shan had given sufficient face to Yang Chen and Pure Yang Palace this time. He had already come here three months ago, but after finding out that Yang Chen was refining a pill, he forcibly waited for three months without showing the slightest impatience. His manner was nothing to complain about.

When the Heaven Seizing Pill was being refined, most of the time the other people were working, while Yang Chen and Fan Shan were observing and chatting. They had a much closer contact. From the beginning, Fan Shan hadn't shown any great arrogance and was quite amiable towards Yang Chen, and Yang Chen also had a somewhat favourable opinion of Fan Shan.

"We are honoured by your presence, senior Fan Shan. What instructions do you have for us?"

Yang Chen asked respectfully, after all Fan Shan was a YuanYing stage expert, moreover one who had the unique skill to control a Da Cheng stage demon beast, even Yang Chen didn't dare to put his Beast Taming Secret's to test against his.

"My sect is currently in a very difficult situation and you possibly have a solution here, so I have specifically come to ask."

Fan Shan also didn't speak any nonsense and directly came to the point.

"A senior of our sect has not been well these past few years."

Fan Shan didn't beat around the bush, in any case there were only Yang Chen and Fan Shan two there, so he was not afraid of other people overhearing them and frankly asked:

"That senior's constituent spirit has faced some wear and tear. Your words at the Ten Thousand Beasts Pavilion about creating a pill to recover the constituent spirit, was it successful?"

"Very difficult to say! My sect's problem has been solved, but there are different methods to heal constituent spirits based on the cause of the problem."

Yang Chen didn't give a definite reply directly, but rather replied ambiguously:

"I don't know what this senior's actual situation is. I can only say anything after taking a look."

Fan Shan was appreciative towards Yang Chen's cautious manner. Those who made guarantees for the solution before hearing the problem were definitely the kind of people who either did not understand it perfectly or hadn't succeeded in doing it. In any case, Yang Chen's cautious approach gave people an impression of someone knowledgeable.

Especially hearing that Pure Yang Palace's problem had been solved was good news because it definitely meant that the guarding beast who had sustained injuries and had his constituent spirit dissipated had recovered, if Yang Chen could solve such injuries, perhaps he could settle other reasons too.

"Young friend, let's go on a trip, come with your elder brother to examine the situation!"

Fan Shan lowered his status by a lot and directly called himself elder brother:

"Elder brother has personally come to ask you, so please give me some face! Regardless of whether you can cure him or not, my entire Beast Taming Sect will be in your gratitude."

Regarding Fan Shan's invitation, Yang Chen hadn't intended to decline. From the beginning, Yang Chen was waiting for the people of the Beast Taming Sect to drop in. How could he miss such an opportunity? Only, some matters still required the Palace Master to appear personally, Yang Chen could not take his place.

"Senior Fan Shan!"

Yang Chen had barely called him, when Fan Shan already opened his mouth to correct him:

"Don't call me senior, I am not that old, you should call me elder brother."

"Ok, elder brother Fan!"

Yang Chen followed his advice readily and directly changed his address:

"I was going to Palace Master Zhong Jiao to make the report, then I will accompany elder brother to go on the trip."

"This is only natural!"

Fan Shan naturally didn't say anything. It would be a miracle if Yang Chen didn't make any report to the Palace Master:

"This elder brother will also pay a visit to your noble Palace Master."

Fan Shan was totally oblivious that everything had already been planned by Yang Chen and Palace Master Zhong Jiao. After both of them met Zhong Jiao, the Palace Master heard everything, then as if realizing everything suddenly, he instructed Yang Chen to help as much as possible.

While talking, the guardian beast of the Pure Yang Palace whom Yang Chen had cured naturally also came up, which Yang Chen had already confessed to Palace Master Zhong Jiao about, so naturally the Palace Master confirmed what Yang Chen had told Fan Shan earlier.

The Palace Master immediately agreed to do a favour to Fan Shan, a favour to the Beast Taming Sect. After paying a visit to the Palace Master, Yang Chen also made a report to his master, Gao Yue, then he followed Fan Shan and left the MeiQing Mountains to go to the Beast Taming Sect at the Yang Liang Mountain.

Fan Shan was very anxious and directly took Yang Chen along on his flying sword and within less than thirty days, they arrived at the Beast Taming Sect. After hastily leading Yang Chen to meet a few seniors of the Beast Taming Sect, he didn't delay for a single moment and directly led him to that senior demon beast whose constituent spirit was dissipating.

At the rear part of sect within a huge cavern, Yang Chen met that demon beast senior. It was an enormous black tiger with a body several times larger than common tigers, lazily basking in the sun at the mouth of the cavern.

From the body of the demon beast, some guesses about its cultivation could easily be made, however there were two prerequisites: one was that it hadn't cultivated any Appearance Transforming Secrets, another was that its cultivation should have reached the Da Cheng stage.

Although this black tiger was enormous, compared to Shi Kui and Xie Sha whose bodies were several hundred meters long, its body had already shrunk. After cultivating to the Da Cheng stage and passing the yin fire tribulation, the yin fire had already refined the impurities within its body and the body size had reduced a lot. The black tiger in front of his eyes was in exactly these circumstances.

Fan Shan had come together with a Beast Taming Sect's expert. The black tiger only snuck a glance at them, not paying them any heed, lying on its stomach and enjoying the warmth of the sunlight. But when it looked at Yang Chen following behind Fan Shan, the black tiger lifted its head with some suspicion. Its eyes were emitting an insulting gaze, as if wanting to pierce Yang Chen's eyes.

"Uncle master, disciple has found a pill concocting master, who can perhaps help in settling master's dissipating constituent spirit."

Fan Shan and the others stopped a few steps in front of him and uniformly bowed:

"I apologise for causing you some inconvenience, but I still request uncle master to pardon me!"

"This little boy is interesting, step forward and let me take a look."

Suddenly the black tiger spoke human words, which could make anyone feel bewildered. But the people present kept their calm, with an accustomed expression.

"I formally pay my respects to senior!"

Yang Chen respectfully stepped forward and respectfully saluted him. This black tiger had entered the Da Cheng stage several years earlier than Gui Shanyou and had a formidable cultivation. It definitely discovered the anomaly within Yang Chen's spiritual awareness. All of this was within Yang Chen's expectations.

"You have a way?"

The black tiger observed Yang Chen for a good moment, only then did it open its mouth and began to talk.

"This junior doesn't dare to be sure."

Yang Chen replied with a bow:

"Before being certain, this junior requires to do an inspection of senior and find the reason, only then can this junior make accurate judgements."

Yang Chen's words were as careful as ever, he had used the word 'judgement' instead of claiming to prescribe the correct medicine.

"For what reason?"

The black tiger roared:

"When this old man passed the yin fire tribulation, the yin fire had left behind some internal energy which had flared after several hundred years, so do you have a way?"

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Chapter 190 – I will assist you in dealing with him

01 Apr 2017

Once these words left the mouth of black tiger, immediately the few experts of the Beast Taming Sect present on the scene were stunned. For several years, they had tried to find the reason of the problem, but they hadn't been able to find it, but no one among them had anticipated that the black tiger himself knew the root of the problem.

However, what they didn't understand was why hadn't the black tiger informed them even after knowing the cause of his constituent spirit dissipation. Perhaps, because the black tiger knew that their cultivation was not sufficient and thus can't help in solving the problem.

But, if this was true and the black tiger had tried to conceal his illness, then why did it told Yang Chen whom it was seeing first time that it had sustained internal injuries, could it be that it already knew that Yang Chen can cure its unmentionable illness? However, Yang Chen was just a trifling foundation stage junior. Whether it was naked observation or probing with spiritual awareness, Fan Shan and the others couldn't see anything extraordinary in Yang Chen, so what had made the senior black tiger see him in such favourable light?

However, Yang Chen wasn't the slightest bit amazed. Previously, the old tree demon had called Yang Chen a little calf with a single look. This senior black tiger had entered the Da Cheng stage several hundred years before the old tree demon, so him sensing few clues was perfectly normal.

Perhaps it was only because of the assembly of people and the glimmer of hope he'd seen in him that senior black tiger had told him the cause in just one meeting.

"If I could ask senior to answer the following questions. How severe is your injury, what kind of circumstances does it flare up under, and furthermore, what is senior sensing presently?"

Without paying attention to the astounded gaze of those around him, Yang Chen respectfully asked.

"You all, return. Allow this little friend and I to chat."

The black tiger didn't reply directly, but rather used his tail to signal to Fan Shan and the others that he wanted privacy.

Fan Shan and others didn't dare to neglect his wishes in the slightest. Moreover, they were perfectly aware that Yang Chen, as just a foundation stage junior, was incapable of harming the black tiger. As such, everyone respectfully bid their farewells and vacated the cave, leaving just Yang Chen and the black tiger inside the cave.

"Strange little friend!"

After everyone had left, the black tiger again lay on his stomach and said,

"So in the end, are you a cultivator or a little calf?"

"Senior's perception is so piercing, this junior is greatly admiring!"

Yang Chen slightly flattered him and then replied:

"This junior is a cultivator but has had the opportunity to study the cultivation method of the demon race."

"Pure Yang Palace's cultivation method?"

Senior black tiger asked again.

"No."

Yang Chen immediately rebuffed that notion and explained:

"Junior is fond of reading various books, and obtained that cultivation method from one of them. This time after curing the senior, I will once again request various books from your noble sect."

The black tiger didn't much care about Yang Chen's puny request. In fact, his primary interest lay in whether Yang Chen could recover his constituent spirit or not,

"Have you tested this method on yourself?"

"Tested!"

Yang Chen nodded,

"I have tested it on the sect's guardian beast. However, senior's circumstances are a little strange, and perhaps there is some inconvenience that needs tending first."

"What kind of trouble?"

The black tiger interestedly asked. Since it concerned himself, even if he didn't care about life or death, but he didn't want to spare any effort in thoroughly investigating the method.

"Senior has injuries from the heavenly tribulation, which is similar to the injuries of the guardian beast senior of my sect. ."

Yang Chen explained a little, making the black tiger feel somewhat relieved, then continued:

"But senior's injuries certainly are more grave compared to that senior of my sect, therefore it will take slightly more time. Can senior provide me with specific circumstances of your injury?"

"Prove your method to me!"

The black tiger thought for a long moment and said.

If the one standing in front of the black tiger was an ill-tempered pill master, he would've immediately stormed off in a huff. The black tiger was merely assisting him in the diagnosis and he still wanted more proof? Yang Chen had already said that he had cured a demon beast with similar injuries, what more proof does he want?

But Yang Chen knew that the black tiger was a Da Cheng expert, and if not for the old injuries, maybe he would have already surpassed Elder Wu. Originally he had intended to peacefully welcome his death, but suddenly a foundation stage junior was telling him that he could be healed. Soo naturally he had to put quite a bit of thought into it.

Yang Chen unleashed the Beast Taming Secrets, and his thoughts met the senior black tiger's spiritual awareness. Immediately, the both of them exchanged their thoughts, without any kind of barrier. Just this allowed the black tiger to lay the majority of his hesitations to rest.

At the same time, Yang Chen also received a great amount of information from the black tiger. What astonished Yang Chen was the inclusion of images of when the black tiger had overcome heavenly tribulation as well as many other experiences.. Naturally, the most detailed information was about the injury, which was included within the process of heavenly tribulation described to Yang Chen.

The Beast Taming Secrets was indeed convenient, and also ensured the utmost secrecy. No wonder senior black tiger had insisted upon proof before answering the questions. Just the information of heavenly tribulation was of great use to Yang Chen. Even if it was of no use to him, when the time of She Kui and Xie Sha's heavenly tribulation comes, then this information could be used to great benefit if consulted.

The exchange happened in an instant and broke off just as quickly. Even if outsiders were spying on the two, they would only think that the both of them had gone silent for a moment. No one would even imagine that a short instant had been more informative, persuasive, and detailed than a conversation held for several days and nights.

Yang Chen's face turned grave as he began to analyze the problems, the condition of injury and the sensations after cultivation. Only after fully evaluating the variables could Yang Chen judge what was required for treatment.

There was no need to wonder whether he could cure this problem or not. There was no doubt to that conclusion. Otherwise Yang Chen also wouldn't invested so much effort in acting. But what kind of price needed to be paid for the complete recovery of senior black tiger required considerable deliberation.

"Senior, your injury has been left untended for too long. Although you have suppressed it with your great cultivation, its recent flare-ups have made it quite troublesome to manage."

Yang Chen also wasn't afraid to tell the complete truth and directly got to point,

"My method can allow you to stabilize the condition of your injuries within five years. But for complete recovery, at least an additional ten years would be required, so from the beginning to end it will take around fifteen years. Is senior willing to receive my treatment?"

"Fifteen years time, I can wait."

The black tiger's tail once again lashed from side to side and slowly said,

"If you want anything, go look for those youngsters who brought you here."

With the conversation at an end, his tone already held the tone of one chasing away a customer.

"Then this junior will take his leave!"

Yang Chen again bowed and took his leave. However, before he left, the black tiger said from behind,

"My Beast Taming Sect isn't a rich and overbearing sect, so don't extort them excessively!"

"Don't worry, senior!"

A smile split Yang Chen's face as he left in the direction Fan Shan and others had taken.

Outside this region, Fan Shan and others were waiting anxiously, wondering what Yang Chen and senior black tiger were discussing. Their primary worry was whether Yang Chen could rescue their senior or not. As their apprehension grew to a peak, they suddenly saw Yang Chen's figure making its way towards them.

"Younger brother, what happened?"

Fan Shan almost ran over to Yang Chen and nervously asked.

It wasn't just Fan Shan, everyone else were also equally uneasy. For the Beast Taming Sect, having senior black tiger and not having senior black tiger were two diametrically different situations, so they couldn't help but worry.

"Can be cured!"

Yang Chen knew their situation and made no show with his reply.

When Yang Chen's words reached them, all the YuanYing experts immediately let out a long sigh without caring for appearances. The mood at the scene also immediately became relaxed.

"Only…….."

Looking at their relaxed expressions, Yang Chen couldn't help but caution them calmly, slowly changing the topic.

"What? There is still some trouble?"

The hearts of Fan Shan and others tightened again, wondering what the wrinkle was?

"It will require at least fifteen years."

Yang Chen also didn't keep them hanging and immediately continued,

"Moreover, the amount of ingredients required is not a small number; you all should prepare yourself mentally. After all, senior's injury is a result of overcoming the yin fire tribulation, it is far from ordinary."

Hearing that the complications were only some extra time and excessive cost, everyone's hearts grew a tiny bit relaxed. Curing a Da Cheng expert's injuries easily was naturally an impossible task, so all of them had long been mentally prepared for an exorbitant price to pay.

On the contrary, when Yang Chen confidently told them his caveats, everyone felt relief. This was finally a guarantee hat senior black tiger could finally be saved. As for fifteen years, compared to the long life of cultivators, this time would simply used for a nap, no one cared about it much.

Despite rejoicing, Fan Shan didn't dare to drop all forms of etiquette towards Yang Chen, rather becoming even more careful in his speech as he said,

"Whatever ingredients you need, younger brother, just make a list. Although my Beast Taming Sect cannot be compared to big sects like Greatest Heaven Sect or Five Phases Sect, but we also cannot undervalue ourselves."

This was only natural, the ingredients needed for treatment were definitely the responsibility of Beast Taming Sect. It was only right and proper, so Fan Shan did not bother Yang Chen with it. On the contrary, these words of Fan Shan, were about thanking Yang Chen with a gift.

"For delaying fifteen years worth of pill concocting cultivation, younger brother, this elder brother will repay you with a great favour."

Fan Shan patted his chest and said,

"I cannot speak about other matters, but of that He Lianyun who tried to tarnish your reputation, sect disciples have already found his location. This elder brother will go in your place and settle the problem for you!"

Fan Shan undertaking the task would cause far less waves than having Yang Chen and Pure Yang Palace disposing of him. However, Fan Shan was trying to be thoughtful and wanted to take care of this little worry for Yang Chen.

"Found his whereabouts?"

Yang Chen was startled and his face revealed a smile. This was an unexpectedly pleasant surprise. Without any politeness, Yang Chen raised his request,

"Elder brother, when you take care of him, please keep in mind that he has a flame that is of great use to me, your younger brother. Specifically, it is the Real Moon Fire."

"Rest assured!"

Fan Shan nodded vigorously,

"As long as he or his disciples have any kind of flame, I will bring it for you."

"Young friend Yang, if you still have any other request, please feel free to ask,. my Beast Taming Sect will not haggle."

As soon as Fan Shan had finished speaking, the master of Beast Taming Sect immediately continued in the same vein, reiterating their gratefulness.

Delaying fifteen years of cultivation, in addition to the favour of rescuing a Da Cheng stage expert, cannot be repaid fully by simply getting rid of that trifling He Lianyun and seizing the Real Moon Fire, even if the Real Moon Fire was already very precious. For the Beast Taming Sect it was but a scant portion of what they owed Yang Chen.

"Since senior is being so generous, then this junior will also not be polite."

Yang Chen turned towards the master of Beast Taming Sect, bowing once before continuing,

"Junior has a bad habit of being fond of various sorts of books. If senior's sect has some books which are not related to cultivation, then I would request senior to bestow them to this junior. This junior will be extremely grateful. Junior also won't ask for much, just twenty thousand books will be sufficient."

"That's not a problem!"

Hearing Yang Chen only wanted some books, everyone heaved a sigh of relief. Each sect and school had many books unrelated to cultivation. Even if they didn't have enough, it was easy enough to send out people to collect the required number for Yang Chen.

Twenty thousand books, this number had been spread from Clear Sky Sect. Apparently when Yang Chen had rescued elder Hua Wanting of Clear Sky Sect, he had demanded the same number of books. He had also been granted the qualifications to enter in the Clear Sky Sect's auction. This was not a secret, everyone was fully aware of the particulars.

Compared to elder Hua Wanting who had recently become Da Cheng stage expert, senior black tiger was much more important to the Beast Taming Sect. So, twenty thousand books, He Lianyun, and his flames were far too profitable a trade for the Beast Taming Sect.

Although it didn't have an influence as large as Clear Sky Sect, Beast Taming Sect also wasn't miserly. Without waiting for Yang Chen to mention it, the master of Beast Taming Sect immediately realized and added for Yang Chen,

"Young friend Yang, you are welcome to my Beast Taming Sect's sect auction any time you want."

Everyone tacitly understood not to raise the issue of relations between the two sects. The Beast Taming Sect also owed the Pure Yang Palace together with Yang Chen. However, this is a problem between sect masters. As a youngster, there was no use raising it in front of Yang Chen.

"Ah right, seniors, this junior will require the assistance of my sect's Medicine Hall's hall master uncle master Zhu's help this time."

Yang Chen suddenly remembered something and asked,

"He Lianyun's pill concocting furnace was pretty good, do you think you can part with it to gift it to my uncle master Zhu?"

Before his realm had fallen, He Lianyun was a middle YuanYing stage cultivator. He was also one of the people invited by Elder Wu to refine the Heaven Seizing Pill. As such, his pill concocting level was not low, and his furnace was first class. When all was said and done, Zhu Chentao was a JieDan stage expert, and his furnace wasn't of a very good grade. This would be a very profitable exchange for him.

"You just need to mention such trivial matters to consider them done!"

The master of the Beast Taming Sect immediately agreed to Yang Chen's small request. Not only that, he also added one more thing,

"After taking care of He Lianyun, of all the pill recipes we receive from him, my Beast Taming Sect will keep one copy and give another copy to your noble sect as a small gift."

After this, Yang Chen didn't make any more requests and immediately took out an empty jade slip on the spot to mark all the materials required. Since he had agreed to do this for them, he would see it through to the end. The items that he had stocked under the supervision of Shangguan Feng, he immediately marked. As long as they paid the full the price, it would save Beast Taming Sect a lot of trouble in searching.

The experts of Beast Taming Sect were extremely grateful for this consideration and favour. After entertaining Yang Chen for some more time, they sent him back to Pure Yang Palace in grand style.

This time, on the journey, apart from his old friend Fan Shan, the master of Beast Taming Sect had also followed. Some of these matters needed the a consensus reached between the master of Beast Taming Sect and the palace master of Pure Yang Palace.

As soon as Beast Taming Sect's master together with Fan Shan entered Pure Yang Palace, it immediately gave rise to huge chaos. Pure Yang Palace's palace master and a few elders came out together to welcome them and discuss recent affairs. After extending his greetings to everyone and leaving the Beast Taming Sect delegates in their hands, Yang Chen went towards the Medicine Hall.

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Chapter 191 – He Lianyun exits the stage

02 Apr 2017

"Uncle master Zhu!"

Yang Chen's goal was naturally Zhu Chentao. This hall master of Medicine Hall had always supported Yang Chen from the time he entered Pure Yang Palace. This time, it was Yang Chen's turn to return the favour.

Regarding Yang Chen's arrival, Zhu Chentao was greatly astonished. Frankly speaking, in the outer world Yang Chen was renowned as a famous pill concocting master, but inside the Pure Yang Palace he had never once entered the Medicine Hall. He was trying to think of why Yang Chen had come to find him this time.

Fortunately, today Zhu Chentao was guiding disciples and hadn't entered seclusion to concoct pills, thus Yang Chen was able to catch him.

Seeing Zhu Chentao, Yang Chen didn't directly say anything about the matter, rather pulling the senior to his room within the Second Fierce Yang Courtyard. After which, he placed a layer of restriction and secretly asked the main body of Gui Shanyou to place a layer of restriction as well.

Some matters were not suitable for many people to know. The Beast Taming Sect had kept it secret for ten years, and the sect master of Beast Taming Sect and palace master of Pure Yang Palace were discussing it right now. Yang Chen also didn't want to let it known to strangers. At least he could not allow those people who were harbouring disloyal and malicious intentions towards Pure Yang Palace to know about this.

"What affair requires so much mysteriousness and secrecy?"

Zhu Chentao was baffled, unable to figure out what Yang Chen wanted. Seeing him attach so much importance to this matter, he was greatly surprised.

"Uncle master Zhu, there is a matter for which I require your assistance"

After confirming that no one else would hear their conversation, Yang Chen made his request with the utmost seriousness.

After he explained the entire matter, Zhu Chentao almost jumped out of his skin in astonishment, completely discarding the poise of a JieDan expert.

"What? Refining an elixir to treat a Da Cheng stage expert?"

Zhu Chentao's eyes opened widely, simply not daring to believe what he had just heard,

"Furthermore, an injury left behind by a yin fire tribulation several hundred years ago? Me? How is it possible?"

"Uncle master Zhu how can you say it's impossible?"

Looking at Zhu Chentao, Yang Chen was slightly dumbfounded:

"Even disciple didn't think it was impossible, so how can uncle master think it is?"

"Ehh!"

Zhu Chentao only then remembered that Yang Chen was famous for pill refining in the outside world because he had successfully refined the Heaven Seizing Pill. That was a pill which allowed people to ascend, which was many times more formidable than this elixir used to cure injuries.

"Can I really?"

But when all was said and done, Zhu Chentao hadn't ever considered being able to refine elixirs for the Da Cheng stage. Never mind Da Cheng stage, he didn't harbor much hope in successfully refining elixirs at the YuanYing stage. When it come to pill refining, the Pure Yang Palace wasn't a very knowledgeable sect, so Zhu Chentao not having confidence was completely normal.

"Naturally, disciple still requires uncle master's strength!"

Naturally, Yang Chen wasn't about to pour cold water over Zhu Chentao's hopes. In fact, he wanted to use this opportunity to push Zhu Chentao another step forward in the pill concocting world, even give him a push to rise from JieDan stage to YuanYing stage.

"How can I help you?"

Zhu Chentao suddenly realized something, Yang Chen was obviously giving him a huge opportunity. He could already refine an elixir capable of restoring a pill spirit, how could he require help to refine an elixir that only needed to treat a constituent spirit? Clearly, Yang Chen wanted him to broaden his horizons and rise another step using this excuse.

When it came to pill concocting, even if Zhu Chentao was the hall master of Medicine Hall, he wouldn't dare compare himself with Yang Chen. Yang Chen, even as first layer, could create the recipe for and refine the xun qi pill. Not only that, he could already refine third grade pills of qi supporting pill, yuan cultivation pill and foundation stage pill while Zhu Chentao can only refine them to at most two times. This was the difference between them.

If Yang Chen's cultivation wasn't low, and he hadn't already paid his respects to Fierce Yang Hall instead of under Zhu Chentao's name, then Zhu Chentao would've nourished Yang Chen as the future hall master of Medicine Hall.

Now Yang Chen wanted his assistance, and even if he called it assistance, it was clear he was the one helping Zhu Chentao. Since Zhu Chentao was his elder, he couldn't thank him, but in his heart, he was extremely grateful for the opportunity. How could he not agree to this?

"Then first let me pay my gratitude to uncle master Zhu."

Yang Chen didn't mention when the refining will start. It was still early enough since all the required materials had to be prepared, so there was no need to be hasty:

"For the time being, there is no rush, but first uncle master Zhu must make the appropriate arrangements for Medicine Hall. After the refining begins, you won't be able to attend Medicine Hall for one or two years."

"That is not a problem, I will return to make the arrangements."

Zhu Chentao didn't talk much and stood up to go make arrangements.

"Uncle master you don't need to rush. Just wait for the instructions of palace master."

Yang Chen also stood up and smiled. Zhu Chentao was seemingly impatient to get started. This matter naturally would not begin until the talks between palace master and sect master of Beast Taming Sect were completed, so presently there was no need to be hasty.

"Haha, however I am very eager."

Zhu Chentao also embarrassedly smiled and also sat down, calming his heart, and began to talk with Yang Chen about controlling fire and other things.

"The Beast Taming Sect has also agreed to compensate for delaying ten years of uncle master's cultivation."

Yang Chen first told him about the advantages Beast Taming Sect offered,

"He Lianyun's pill concocting furnace will also be given to you, uncle master."

"There really is such a thing?"

This was again a pleasant surprise. Just witnessing and helping with the refining itself was enough to make Zhu Chentao participate. With still more unexpected benefits to come, how could he not be joyous? That pill concocting furnace of pill concocting master He Lianyun was already a famous treasure which unexpectedly was already scheduled to come to him.

"Presently you don't have a good pill concocting furnace, you can make good use of it."

After rejoicing for a moment, Zhu Chentao calmed his head, attempting to refuse.

Although he was delighted, Zhu Chentao carefully thought it through. In pill concocting talent alone, Yang Chen was clearly far ahead of him. If Yang Chen had a high grade pill concocting furnace, then it would certainly increase his power by leaps and bounds. Although it was unfortunate, helping Yang Chen increase his strength would help many pill concocting masters in Pure Yang Palace. In front of such an outcome, how could he covet a pill concocting furnace for himself?

"Disciple already has the high grade pill concocting furnace conferred by the uncle master Zhu, so I don't require another."

Yang Chen clearly knew the thoughts in Zhu Chentao's heart and moved to cut them off. At the moment, he already had the Profound Spirit Furnace, why would he need another one?

Although Zhu Chentao had such thoughts, Yang Chen felt that himself assisting Zhu Chentao this time was not a mistake but rather was well deserved. Zhu Chentao was certainly a deserving individual.

Zhu Chentao naturally didn't believe Yang Chen at first glance, but after Yang Chen took out his Profound Spirit Furnace and taking a look at the furnace which had already risen several grades, the earth shattering transformation of the furnace thoroughly convinced Zhu Chentao that Yang Chen really had a high grade spirit furnace. It was only then that he agreed.

The events that followed were well within expectations. After Palace Master Zhong Jiao and few elders talked with sect master of Beast Taming Sect and Fan Shan, they grandly sent the two people off. Soon after, they immediately called Yang Chen and Zhu Chentao in and told them about the discussion. Afterwards, the two of them went their separate ways to prepare individually.

Although Yang Chen had already prepared a portion of the medicinal ingredients, the Beast Taming Sect still required some more time to prepare all the ingredients.

However, Fan Shan had already began his favour. The disciples of Beast Taming Sect had already discovered the location of He Lianyun. After confirming this, Fan Shan moved heaven and earth to capture He Lianyun and his diehard followers within a single month.

He Lianyun was a cowardly person, otherwise he wouldn't have easily handed over the Real Sun Fire. Facing Fan Shan's threats, he didn't dare to haggle over the price. Between being swallowed by Fan Shan's spirit beast or handing over all the flames he had collected over his life, He Lianyun cleverly chose the latter.

After handing over the Real Moon Fire obediently, he also had to hand over the Cold Ice Flame which he wanted to absorb first in order to absorb the Real Moon Fire. His few disciples also handed over two flames, Green Phosphorescence Fire and Profound Wood Fire. High grade flames were not always needed, but the two flames his disciples had handed over were both suitable for pill concocting.

Fan Shan complied with his promise and didn't kill He Lianyun, rather abolishing his cultivation and delivering the group to Pure Yang Palace. This was at the request of Palace Master Zhong Jiao, he wanted to execute both He Lianyun and those clansmen together to display Pure Yang Palace's temperament.

He Lianyun certainly hadn't anticipated such an ending. At this stage, any trick he tried, any benefit he promised, any agreement he tried to strike with Fan Shan for high grade pills, everything was rendered impotent.

When they were working together, Fan Shan had already understood He Lianyun's temperament. Further, the slander circulating about Yang Chen was something originally fabricated by him, how could he cooperate with a small person like He Lianyun. When comparing him with Yang Chen, a pill master and genius with grand future prospects, he would be an idiot to offend the latter.

This time, Pure Yang Palace had displayed an unprecedented hard-line stance regarding Yang Chen's matter. First they silently invited few big sects to witness the confrontation and afterwards silently set off the campaign to capture those clansmen, He Lianyun and his disciples. Furthermore they had also grandly announced to everyone, that these people will be executed.

As for the one who to kill them, it was naturally chosen to be Yang Chen. He was originally an executioner, and karma had been sown between all these people and Yang Chen. Yang Chen also didn't have anything to be afraid of. So outside the gate of Pure Yang Palace, under the eyes of several hundred disciples of other sects and loose cultivators, he chopped their heads off one by one.

Pure Yang Palace's actions caused a huge uproar. The few big sects didn't express their views except to say that killing too many people would affect their cultivation. Their manner of handling such a problem was similar anyway. If someone had dared to knock on their door with such matters, their response would have been even more cruel.

But many loose cultivators thought Pure Yang Palace was being tyrannical, but they only spoke about this when they met another rogue cultivator. No one dared to personally come and create trouble for Pure Yang Palace.

Who would oppose the Pure Yang Palace for the sake of a few dead people? The loose cultivators had no sect to back them and they were far from fools. Bother the sect? Hadn't they witnessed the end of He Lianyun and those clansmen?

In the midst of this clamor, Beast Taming Sect also firmly expressed their support of Pure Yang Palace, stating that such people who had dared to slander others needed to be killed. None of the big sects had responded, and the loose cultivators didn't dare talk. Within the second rate sects, Beast Taming Sect and other few sects who were on good terms with Pure Yang Palace had also expressed their support. At this point, who still dared to say anything to the contrary? Even if they had anything to say, who would dare to challenge Pure Yang Palace at MeiQing mountain?

Those people who had previously dared to spread malicious words about Yang Chen and Pure Yang Palace, decided to cleverly shut their mouths, not even daring to mention rumor that Yang Chen had stolen the pill recipe of Heaven Seizing Pill of the clan. It commonly said that rumors die when people become wise, but most of the time, rumors are stopped by force.

Those people who still wanted to obtain the pill recipe from Yang Chen, in these circumstances, they also sensed Pure Yang Palace's attitude. Regardless of whether they still harbored such thoughts within their heart or not, at least on the surface, they didn't dare to say anything.

Seeing the end of this matter, everyone also began to realize that the current Pure Yang Palace was not a pushover. These few years, the strength of Pure Yang Palace had increased by leaps and bounds. Not only had they gained one Da Cheng stage expert and two YuanYing stage experts as part of Eccentric Hall. They hadn't suffered the slightest during the great calamity of devil cultivation, while other sects had suffered great losses. Their decisions had allowed Pure Yang Palace's authority among dao sects to greatly increase.

But those matters were for Palace Master Zhong Jiao and other elders to think about, Yang Chen was endlessly happy holding his newly acquired pile of flames. Green Phosphorous Fire, Profound Wood Fire, Cold Ice Fire, and Real Moon Fire, he'd obtained four flames all of a sudden. If the Profound Spirit Furnace absorbed these four flames, it will certainly become the most formidable furnace in the mortal world. Even Deng Yi's purple furnace will also be inferior compared to it.

The Profound Wood Fire was perfect for Yang Chen to act as a buffer before Real Sun Fire. As for other flames, apart from Real Moon Fire, the green Phosphorous Fire and Cold Ice Fire were both fourth fire attribute and could completely fuse with Geocentric Fire, increasing his fire attributed cultivation by one more step.

The flames should also be absorbed in sequence from lower to higher grade. After his cultivation had risen again in the future, he could refine even more high grade flames. When flames were refined within the body, they could fuse with other flames and increase their grade.

Yang Chen didn't even dare to think about the Real Moon Fire right now, but he could think about refining other types of flames. Only today, he had to first make Profound Spirit Furnace absorb it. It could greatly upgrade the Profound Spirit Furnace which would be beneficial for future pill concocting. While the refining the mixture of the flames was time consuming, it would pay dividends later when it came to refining speed of pills.

Other people believed Yang Chen's cultivation would be delayed because he chose to accept this refining request. They wouldn't be able to even imagine that Yang Chen could still increase his cultivation during pill concocting.

Zhu Chentao had also received the pill concocting furnace he had been yearning for. The high grade pill furnace used by a YuanYing stage expert was now in his hands which made him extremely delighted. When Yang Chen had given him the furnace, he had repeatedly warned him to refine it and make every effort to begin to refine some pills. A high grade pill furnace could not only increase the level of a pill concocting master, they could also increase the success rate of pill concocting as well as the quality of pills refined.

When Fan Shan handed everything to him, he also gave him an approximate idea of when all the materials would be gathered. Yang Chen still wanted to wait for one year, before officially beginning pill concocting. This one year was just perfect to allow Yang Chen to increase the level of the Profound Spirit Furnace.

Yang Chen didn't wanted to waste this time. All the four flames were in his hands, only waiting to be absorbed by the Profound Spirit Furnace.

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Upgrading The Profound Spirit Furnace

05 Apr 2017

Great master Wang Yong had already begun to refine the qilin horn flying sword. After returning, Gongsun Ling had also headed back to that valley. As long as she could thoroughly understand the illusion spell, combined with the two top grade spirit stones provided by Yang Chen, it would certainly end up being a life saving treasure for her. Moreover Gao Yue also had begun his meditation to cultivate the water attributed cultivation method.

During this time's pill concocting, he would not be able to see his master much for at least ten years, therefore Yang Chen visited his master in advance to provide her with the things he had prepared.

"What is this?"

Gao Yue looked at the qiankun pouch Yang Chen had provided her but didn't open it immediately, instead asking curiously.

"For some time, disciple will go into seclusion with uncle master Zhu to concoct pills, therefore I have prepared some water attributed fruits for you in advance."

Yang Chen said with a smile,

"Disciple is just showing his filial respect, please use them while cultivating."

"Oh, one more thing, master, remember these fruits must be peeled before eating."

Yang Chen again warned,

"If you eat one everyday, then it will last almost as long as disciple is in seclusion. As for the others, you don't need to worry much. Just wait for the sect to purge some people and then we will tell them."

To Gao Yue, hearing this line that didn't make any sense was as if Gao Yue had entered a misty black fog.

Until Yang Chen left, Gao Yue didn't clearly understand what Yang Chen had meant, what fruit? What peel and eat? But when she opened the qiankun pouch and glanced at the contents inside, her whole person was rooted to the spot.

Even if Gao Yue had stressed tool refining as her field, it didn't mean she was unaware of medicinal ingredients. Nestled within the qiankun pouch were clearly Profound Yang Fruits. Moreover, they were the thousand year Profound Yang Fruits, all of them at least maturity of one thousand five hundred years. All of the fruits were large and sturdy, neatly arranged within the qiankun pouch. There were at least ten thousand fruits, so if she ate one per day, then they would last for at least twenty seven to twenty eight years.

Each of these matured Profound Yang Fruits, as long as they were refined properly, could turn into high grade foundation stage pills. If ordinary cultivators wanted to purchase such fruits they would at least have to pay a price of a thousand low grade spirit stones. These ten thousand Profound Yang Fruits, if introduced to the market, would sell for at least one hundred high grade spirit stones.

Such enormous wealth and natural resources, Yang Chen had surprisingly turned over to Gao Yue to show his filial respect. Even more astonishing, he had still asked her to peel them before eating, didn't he know that even the peel of such matured Profound Yang Fruits were also precious ingredients?

For some time, Gao Yue couldn't understand how to deal with these Profound Yang Fruits. Should she really follow Yang Chen's opinion, and treat them as fruits to eat them? If these were handed over to the sect, let alone other things, these would produce ten thousand high quality foundation stage pills. How big a benefit would that be for the sect?

But she also understood Yang Chen's final warning sentence. The Luminous Moon Hall had not been exactly friendly to either master and disciple. It could be said that there was clear hostility from their side. Besides, that clan and He Lianyun also surprisingly knew that she had sealed her cultivation to cultivate a water attributed cultivation method. Clearly, someone in the sect had leaked that information, and Luminous Moon Hall couldn't escape responsibility.

If these fruits came out in public, it would certainly be troublesome and maybe again give people an excuse to target master and disciple. Since Yang Chen had insisted so much, she would accept them. In all likelihood, Yang Chen had arranged for them long ago, and Gao Yue didn't believe that Yang Chen would not have thought about the sect. His actions all these years clearly proved his care for the sect .

After piecing all this together, Gao Yue was finally able to calm her heart and in accordance with Yang Chen's words peeled and ate a fruit. Immediately, an enormous amount of spirit power erupted, so massive in fact, that she was unable to absorb it completely with her water attributed cultivation of third qi layer. Finally after the water attributed spirit power had increased many times over, she undid the seal on her fire attributed spirit power and used the cultivation of JieDan stage to absorb this colossal amount of spirit power without letting any go to waste.

Only now did Gao Yue realized why Yang Chen had told her to eat only one fruit per day, her present cultivation at most could only handle one. With this speed, by the time Yang Chen was finished concocting pills for ten years, her water attributed cultivation would have already reached mid foundation stage. After all, she already had the temperament of a JieDan stage cultivator and the spiritual awareness of peak JieDan stage cultivator.

After sensing this, Gao Yue also again developed complete confidence about Yang Chen, he didn't even conceal such things from her. Regarding Yang Chen, her disciple, she was more than satisfied.

Over the course of the next several days, Zhu Chentao had already made proper arrangements for Medicine Hall, even entrusting Law Enforcement Hall's hall master Meng Xian to act as a substitute hall master. Within the Medicine Hall, there were many foundation and JieDan stage experts, but all of them were ordinary, so even under the supervision of Law Enforcement Hall, they should not devolve into chaos.

Yang Chen also had no option but to relieve himself of his status as Merit Transferring disciple, since he would be in seclusion for more than ten years, refining pills. It would be impossible for him to continue to hold office. This time however, everyone in the Nine Earth Manor and Ye Xiu Manor were reluctant to part with him. Not to speak of other things, this Merit Transferring Disciple Yang Chen hadn't let any person remain anxious for any problem related to cultivation.

Yang Chen had to enter seclusion to concoct pills because of the sect's affairs, but Palace Master Zhong Jiao had released a statement to everyone stating that the time for Yang Chen to serve as Merit Transferring Disciple had already been fulfilled and it was just an ordinary turnover of resposibility. This was just normal substitution, no one could find anything inappropriate here.

As for the refining location, it was chosen to be Yang Chen's little courtyard within the Second Fierce Yang Courtyard. The Palace Master Zhong Jiao had thought of arranging an even more dependable place, but Yang Chen had insisted on this. What a joke, what more safer place could there be in the Pure Yang Palace than the location of old tree demon Gui Shanyou's body?

Yang Chen's four servants kept cultivating even while following after Yang Chen all these years. Yang Chen had also spared no pain in guiding them. All of them had already reached peak qi layer. Before this time's seclusion, Yang Chen also wanted to honour the commitment he had made to them.

"These are four third grade foundation stage pills."

Yang Chen called all four of them, and in front of everyone, placed a foundation stage pill with a clear pill pattern,

"Right now, all of you are at peak qi layer. I had promised you all foundation stage pills, so take it! After reaching foundation stage, you all will be inner disciples of my Pure Yang Palace and will not be servants anymore, do your best to behave!"

All four people kept on looking at each other, unable to repress their emotions. Originally they had believed they would remain servants at Ye Xiu Manor for the rest of their lives. They had never anticipated that they would one day become inner disciples.

Naturally, all this had come from Yang Chen. Just as the pavilion closest to water enjoys moonlight first, they all had also obtained most detailed and frequent guidance, so more than half of their success could be attributed to Yang Chen.

"Thanks, young master!"

Four of them uniformly kowtowed in front of Yang Chen.

Yang Chen also didn't stop them and received their respects:

"This is the last time you will call me young master. After reaching foundation stage, I will be your senior apprentice brother!"

Third grade foundation stage pills were sufficient for those four to reach foundation stage. After Yang Chen had given them the pills, all four took their leave with different feelings in their heart.

In the beginning, none of the four had accepted Yang Chen, and had even thought to forcefully dominate Yang Chen during the first month. But after being beaten by Yang Chen and following him for so many years, they had also obtained great benefits. Now, they were one step away from moving from a servant's status to inner disciple of Pure Yang Palace, simply a difference between heaven and hell.

Although none of them said anything, everyone knew that in the future, they should definitely continue to follow Yang Chen. After all the things Yang Chen had done at Pure Yang Palace, their prestige had also grown at Pure Yang Palace. Certainly, following Yang Chen was never a mistake.

"Ho Lin, if you can reach foundation stage in one year, then I will allow you to wait upon me and uncle master Zhu while we are concocting pills in seclusion."

Although she still hadn't reached foundation stage, the benefits had already dropped in. Observing Ho Lin, Yang Chen encouragingly said,

"If you display satisfactory performance and impress uncle master Zhu, then paying respects and entering uncle master Zhu's faction is also not impossible."

Ho Lin was beyond happy, and hastily bowed her head. Being able to help in Yang Chen and Zhu Chentao's pill concocting was certainly an opportunity which could only be found by luck and not by seeking, Ho Lin herself emphasized pill concocting, so naturally she knew the seriousness of this chance.

As for being able to pay respects to Zhu Chentao and enter his faction, it made her even more delighted. Zhu Chentao was the hall master of Medicine Hall. Although he was only at JieDan stage, everyone in the Pure Yang Palace was extremely respectfully towards him. Entering his faction was definitely the first choice of any disciple trying to become a pill concocting master.

Naturally, being able to pay respect under Yang Chen's faction would have been an even better opportunity, but unfortunately, Yang Chen was only at initial foundation stage and could not accept disciples. However for Ho Lin, this was not a big deal, Yang Chen was her young master. If she goes to Yang Chen with any questions, Yang Chen would never decline.

After sending off the delighted and surprised servants, Yang Chen sealed his courtyard and began to increase the grade of Profound Spirit Furnace.

The Profound Spirit Furnace which had absorbed the Geocentric Flame, Real Sun Fire and Nanming Flame had already become very high grade, not in the least inferior to He Lianyun's ancient pill concocting furnace.

Green Phosphorous Fire and Cold Ice Flame were the same grade as the Geocentric Flame so there wouldn't be much difficulty in absorbing it into the Profound Spirit Furnace.

When Yang Chen had first used the Profound Spirit Furnace to absorb the Geocentric Flame, he had to waste half a year. Naturally, at that time, Yang Chen's cultivation was low and the grade of Profound Spirit Furnace was also inferior, but now he didn't have to waste so much effort.

Both Green Phosphorous Fire and Cold Ice Flame belonged to the fourth fire attribute. Yang Chen easily absorbed them both within the Profound Spirit Furnace at the same time. From beginning to end, it only took two months.

Profound Wood Flame was a little bit troublesome. Compared to the Geocentric Flame, it was of a higher grade. But it wasn't a big deal for the Profound Spirit Furnace which had already absorbed the Real Sun Fire. Within another two months, the Profound Wood Flame was successfully absorbed and stored within the furnace body.

But the next Real Moon Fire was also quite troublesome, this flame was on the same level as Real Sun Fire but its nature was the complete opposite. Yang Chen wanted to absorb it too, but he couldn't allow the Real Moon Fire to come in contact with the Real Sun Fire stored within the furnace. With his present cultivation, that was an almost impossible task.

Fortunately, the Real Sun Fire and Nanming Fire had already laid a good foundation. With those two, the impossible task turned into something just highly difficult. Yang Chen only needed to be a little careful and have some patience. As for Yang Chen, who had played with fire for over ten thousand years in his past life, how could he let a trifling Real Moon Fire baffle him?

Back when he absorbed the Real Sun Fire, he had used the same technique and process. Only this time, he just needed to be a little careful and not let the Real Sun Fire encounter Real Moon Fire inside the furnace. It was similar to refining two types of flames together, but for Yang Chen, success was only a matter of time.

After half a year, the Real Moon Fire was also completely absorbed within the Profound Spirit Furnace. In addition to these four types of flames, the Profound Spirit Furnace already had seven types of flames. Of those, three were of them were high grade, Nanming Fire, Real Sun Fire, Real Moon Fire. The whole magic tool's grade had risen more than twice.

The body of Profound Spirit Furnace was emitting a hazy light and didn't have the color and lustre that gave it its customary illusionary sensation.

But Yang Chen knew that in front of the current Profound Spirit Furnace, let alone He Linayun's furnace, even Deng Yi's purple coloured furnace which was used to refine Heaven Seizing Pills were just dregs. After absorbing seven flames, the Profound Spirit Furnace had already attained the peak of magic tools in the mortal world.

Naturally, if he could also absorb the Real Pure Yang Fire passed down by the great ancestor of Pure Yang Palace, then it will genuinely reach the pinnacle which no other pill concocting furnace of the mortal world could attain.

Among the magic weapons and magic tools which Yang Chen had, only the Profound Spirit Furnace could separate itself from Yang Chen's cultivation and continue to be upgraded. But this moment, the Profound Spirit Furnace didn't have the aura of a high grade magic weapon, rather seeming reserved, like nothing out of the ordinary. If he told someone that this seemingly unremarkable furnace has some relation to the one of the most formidable pill concocting furnaces of the Heavenly Courts, no one would believe him.

With the present Profound Spirit Furnace, Yang Chen could refine the elixir for healing senior black tiger even more easily, and with a greater chance of success. By this moment, Yang Chen's preparation was already nearly complete, taking him more or less ten months. Now, he just had to wait for Beast Taming Sect to deliver the ingredients.

During the waiting time, Yang Chen once again went to meet his master. With the Profound Yang Fruits given by Yang Chen, within these ten months, Gao Yue's cultivation advanced by leaps and bounds and had already reached fifth qi layer from third qi layer. Moreover within the short period of two months, it had already increased by two minor layers. Even if it was Fairy Shi who was in another whole world with regard to cultivation speed, she couldn't match this cultivation speed.

Naturally, Yang Chen and Gao Yue both knew that apart from the Profound Yang Fruits, Gao Yue's formidable peak JieDan stage spirit awareness was also a significant reason for this speed. Despite all this, Gao Yue was still astonished, she wondered whether she was really suited to water attributed cultivation methods? But she obviously had a fire attribute spirit root!

"Master don't be worried about you cultivation, you will know the reason with time."

Naturally Yang Chen couldn't tell her the reason right now, let alone make it public. In his last life, it was because others knew that Gao Yue had a post-natal water attributed full spirit root, that she had been forced to become someone's dao companion.. This life, before Yang Chen obtained the strength to protect Gao Yue, he would certainly not let anyone know.

Ho Lin was not willing to break Yang Chen's trust. Within brief ten months, with the assistance of the third grade foundation stage pill, she had successfully built her foundation. In fact, all of Yang Chen's four servants had a similar cultivation. The other three had already reached foundation stage and entered the inner sect, only Ho Lin was waiting for Yang Chen, waiting to see whether she has the opportunity to enter Zhu Chentao's faction or not.

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Chapter 193- Cultivating while pill concocting

15 Apr 2017

Before Yang Chen entered seclusion, he was called in by Palace master Zhong Jiao. The reason for calling him this time was none other than Yang Chen's four servants reaching foundation stage.

Among the inner disciples of Pure Yang Palace, how many were servants? It was not like servants who had the benefit of a long cultivation period and good guidance from their masters could not reach foundation stage successfully, but, these kind of servants are very rare. Moreover, servants with inferior aptitudes who could reach foundation stage within a short twenty years belonged to Yang Chen alone.

This point had already clearly illustrated Yang Chen's exceptional guiding abilities. Guiding a disciple with a good aptitude to reach foundation stage was very easy, but guiding a servant who had an inferior aptitude to reach foundation stage was not something many could do.

Palace master Zhong Jiao only wanted to know the reason behind Yang Chen's incisively accurate guidance, so as to confirm whether other Merit Transferring Disciples could also do what Yang Chen had done. It must be known that the more robust the foundation of a cultivator was, the higher his future accomplishments were. The entire time, Palace Master Zhong Jiao was only thinking about raising the sect's strength.

"Reason?"

Yang Chen didn't know whether to laugh or cry, since Palace Master had asked a question that he was obliged to reply but could not be truthful. How could he explain that he had already lived one life and had also retained the memories of more than ten thousand years of that life. So he could only use another reason that was palatable to everyone.

"Palace Master, disciple had already read and memorized millions of jade slips in the Hidden Pavilion of my sect. In those slips were the experiences of difficulties many seniors had faced during their cultivation."

Yang Chen's words were also true. These past years he had really read all the jade slips in the Hidden Pavilion once, so it wasn't completely false.

"Moreover, all the five phases of this disciple has reached foundation stage so disciple also has personally experienced all attributes. Thus when it comes to guiding disciples who have problems, disciple is personally aware of what they are going through."

This was Yang Chen's second reason. To begin with, it was a convincing reason. Almost all the Merit Transferring Disciples could only provide guidance about the attribute they cultivated in, as for other attributes, they usually didn't have enough knowledge or experience.

Both reasons were quite reasonable, but if someone wanted to replicate those circumstances, it would be quite difficult. Let alone foundation stage disciples, even Palace Master Zhong Jiao and any of the other YuanYing stage elders were incapable of doing so. If they spent the effort to read a million jade slips, perhaps they'd be able to do so, but reading and memorizing that many jade slips was easier said than done. Even still, that would still leave them bereft of experience regarding other attributes.

"However, presently, setting up five Merit Transferring Disciples, one for each attribute, would do the job better."

Yang Chen seemed to hesitate for a moment before putting forward this suggestion. However, this suggestion was clearly against the unwritten rules that every disciple should follow after their karma.

It wasn't like there was any provision that only one disciple could be made the Merit Transferring Disciple. But every big sect had such unwritten regulations and no one had broken it. Yang Chen's words made Palace Master Zhong Jiao's brows pucker up immediately.

"But it doesn't sit well with the rules set by Ancestor, does it?"

Palace Master Zhong Jiao's thoughts also began to waver slightly. But tempting as it was, this clearly did not conform with the rules.

"The Eccentric Hall also isn't in keeping with the rules set by Ancestor."

Yang Chen faintly smiled and reminded him.

"If my Pure Yang Palace indeed becomes the first in the entire world to implement this rule, then maybe everyone can follow along."

Palace Master Zhong Jiao pondered for a moment and faintly shook his head,

"Is there any other dependable method? We cannot create an opportunity for other sects to exploit."

Perhaps all sects understood that if they had more Merit Transferring Disciples that they could provide better guidance to those outer disciples. But it was also unknown which ancestor had left behind this rule and insisted on using this ineffective and merciless rule to guide the disciples at all sects, playing such an important role in affecting their destiny.

Reforming the immortal cultivating sects was even more difficult than reforming the Heavenly Court. Even the Eccentric Hall was established only because there was no precedent. Only when Pure Yang Palace saw that the resistance from the sects weren't too great, and the obvious benefits did they clench their teeth and go through with it. Any problems that would've popped up were quickly erased with Elder Wu's support and the devil cultivation calamity. Only because of these two events was it accepted by everyone with great difficulty.

Pure Yang Palace was only a second rate sect, but after the previous few events, if they absolutely insisted on transforming the Merit Transferring Disciples system, then it certainly cannot begin from Pure Yang Palace. Therefore, the Palace Master was asking Yang Chen to think of a method.

"How about if Nine Earth Manor can still have only one Merit Transferring Disciple, but if every peak qi layer disciple voluntary agrees to be the Merit Transferring Disciple's assistant and guide the younger disciples for one year in exchange for reward of a second grade foundation stage pill, wouldn't this improve this situation?"

Seeing that Palace Master Zhong Jiao was serious about increasing the reserve strength of Pure Yang Palace, Yang Chen thought for a brief moment and gave a solution that could act as a compromise.

"Peak qi layer disciples guiding junior fellow disciples?"

Once the Palace Master heard this, he immediately began to mull over it, and both his eyes began to shine with some excitement.

This was certainly not in violation of the rules, there was still only one Merit Transferring Disciple as before. But even some of the peak qi layer disciples guiding their fellow disciples of the same attribute would be of great assistance, compared to the disciples fumbling on their own. As for these peak qi layer disciples, a second grade foundation stage pill would greatly improve their chances of reaching foundation stage, satisfying both sides.

"Good! Good!"

Palace Master Zhong Jiao nodded his head. In reality, he hadn't expected to obtain a specific solution from Yang Chen when he had called him in this time. He had only sought the reason behind Yang Chen's superb guidance and see if it could be duplicated. But he hadn't in the least expected that Yang Chen would be able to find a method.

However, Yang Chen heaved a sigh of regret inwardly. Secular world cultivators were so inflexible in comparison to those people of the Heavenly Court. Perhaps it was because of their wholehearted immersion into cultivation that they never thought of breaking the rules of the cultivation world. Unlike the secular cultivators, the officials of the Heavenly Court would first seek to see which rules and regulations needed changing in order to satisfy their requirements.

"Yang Chen, you have again rendered a great service."

Palace Master Zhong Jiao's heart was filled with joy. This disciple, Yang Chen always delivered such unexpected surprises, so how could Pure Yang Palace not rise?

"The sect traitor who had leaked the information about your master, it was Luminous Moon Hall Song Hang's disciple."

Palace Master Zhong Jiao calmly told this to Yang Chen,

"He had already admitted his guilt, and no other person was involved. You can deal with him as you see fit."

As for the authority to punish him, he had handed it over to Yang Chen.

"Kill!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Yang Chen condemned him to death. Leaking his master's weak point and putting her in danger, what else could enrage Yang Chen more? For him, such a person was an enemy who had to be killed.

This judgement also decided that person's fate. Since Palace Master Zhong Jiao had allowed Yang Chen to handle the punishment, it counted as a small reward, and absolutely couldn't go against his wishes. Also, it was only natural to kill a traitor, who would dare speak up against it? Even his own master Song Hang couldn't do anything.

Initially, Palace Master Zhong Jiao had intended to ask Yang Chen about Song Hang's bottleneck. It'd already been several years since Song Hang had tried to embarrass Yang Chen while he was the substitute hall master of Luminous Moon Hall. His hatred may have abated by then, but with this, the Palace Master was no longer in a position to ask.

Perhaps he already knew what his reply would be, so it was better to save himself the embarrassment of asking. Hearing Yang Chen's reply, Palace Master Zhong Jiao also sighed in his heart. It seemed the matter between Yang CHen and Luminous Moon Hall could not be resolved peacefully.

People of Luminous Moon Hall had repeatedly tried to provoke Yang Chen. From Chu Heng to Liang Shaoming, then Song Hang and now his disciple, their repeated actions had also begun to make Palace Master Zhong Jiao extremely resentful.

If that one disciple hadn't taken all the blame this time, and the Law Enforcement Hall had implicated more people of Luminous Moon Hall, the Palace Master could've used this chance to clean the Luminous Moon Hall thoroughly. It could only be said that this time, Luminous Moon Hall's luck was very good.

Compared to Yang Chen, who had been continually battling to gain benefits for the sect, these Luminous Hall people had simply been biting the hand that fed them. This kind of behavior had already infuriated the palace Master. If they tried anything to provoke him again, he certainly wouldn't let Luminous Moon Hall off easily.

Besides these brief interludes of conversation, all that remained was many months of waiting before the people of Beast Taming Sect finally collected all the ingredients and delivered them to Yang Chen. Yet those months were not put to waste, as Yang Chen frequently met with Zhu Chentao to discuss the ingredients, pill recipe and the sequence of the entire process from the beginning to end.

For the sake of Yang Chen's face, Zhu Chentao also approved Ho Lian as the assistant for the two people during pill refining. This point made Ho Lian almost jump up and down due to excitement. Even though she had already reached foundation stage, she still hadn't reached the level of maintaining a serene heart.

The person who had come to deliver the ingredients was Fan Shan. After putting all the items one by one in front of them, Fan Shan finally took out a jade bottle with a serious expression. Even while delivering it to Yang Chen, he was still reluctant to part with it.

"Younger brother, this is the powder shaved from senior black tiger's inner dan, in accordance with your request."

Fan Shan continued with almost a begging tone,

"While scraping this powder, senior black tiger was in unbearable pain, and even his cultivation has dropped the equivalent of several decades. Younger brother, you must succeed at all costs!"

"Be relieved elder brother, I am well aware of the situation!"

Naturally, Yang Chen knew how painful it was to forcefully shave a demon beast's dan, but there was no other option. He had to add the elixir made of the inner dan's powder to make the pill the most compatible with senior black tiger and heal him perfectly.

Under Fan Shan's expectant gaze, Yang Chen, Zhu Chentao and Ho Ling entered the first five year period of seclusion. During this period, the two of them wanted to refine an elixir which could stabilize the internal condition of senior black tiger so that it doesn't worsen more. The rest of the time would be spent refining the rest of the ingredients properly. During the next period of ten years, they intended to refine the elixir which could treat the condition of the injury.

As for the period, the time for this refining was longer compared the time it took to refine Heaven Seizing Pill. That wasn't entirely strange since, back when refining the Heaven Seizing Pill, there were three YuanYing stage pill concocting masters working with the assistance of Elder Wu himself and Fan Shan. Currently, however, there was only the initial foundation stage cultivator Yang Chen and peak JieDan stage cultivator Zhu Chentao, so the time taken would naturally be different.

On Yang Chen's request, the old tree demon had sealed Yang Chen's small courtyard. As long as Pure Yang Palace doesn't face a situation comparable to sect extermination or Gao Yue isn't in any mortal danger, Yang Chen would not be bothered by anyone. According to Yang Chen's memory, no major events happened during this period and each sect just steadily increased their strength.

"Uncle Master, I will first purify the ingredients once and then uncle master can take a look."

Yang Chen once again confirmed the refining process with Zhu Chentao and Ho Lin and began to purify them with his Geocentric Flame.

The difficulty of concocting the elixir that could stabilize the injury wasn't very high, but it still required Yang Chen to use his unique technique at some crucial points. During the early stages, Zhu Chentao would be responsible for conducting the refining according to Yang Chen's directions. At the latter stages, Zhu Chentao's proficiency for controlling flame was insufficient and Yang Chen would take over. As for Ho Lin, she was responsible for delivering the ingredients. Her main role was to learn from the concocting process.

Zhu Chentao was extremely focused. This was his first time participating in refining an elixir to be used by a Da Cheng stage expert, let alone acting as the main pill concocting master. Yang Chen would only lend assistance during the most crucial of times. In other words, it can be said that ninety nine percent of this elixir would be refined by Zhu Chentao.

If the refining of this elixir was unsuccessful, both Zhu Chentao, the principal pill concocting master, and Ho Lin would be lambasted as the ones responsible for ruining Yang Chen's reputation as a famous pill concocting master which he had carefully built from that time of refining the Heaven Seizing Pill. So both of them were extremely cautious with this opportunity, acting as if they were facing the biggest hurdle of their lives.

Under the dual force of the Geocentric Flame and the present grade Profound Spirit Furnace along with Yang Chen's extremely proficient control over fire, it only took a couple of days to completely purify all the ingredients, bringing their medicinal quality to the peak. It was only waiting for Zhu Chentao to open his furnace and begin refining.

One year's time was already enough for Zhu Chentao to become proficient in using He Lianyun's pill concocting furnace. As the furnace was started, Ho Lin started to bring the ingredients one by one according to the plan. Zhu Chentao took a deep breath and looked at Yang Chen with seriousness. After seeing Yang Chen nod, he began to add the ingredients one by one to the furnace.

Being cautious, Zhu Chentao even started using the trick Yang Chen had used when he was still a qi layer disciple and caught the furnace by its handles with both hands for the first stage of refining.

Looking at Zhu Chentao slowly stabilize his flame control and begin refining, Yang Chen took out his Profound Spirit Furnace and began to absorb the refined flames.

As during the time while refining Heaven Seizing Pill, Zhu Chentao and Ho Lin were carefully refining while Yang Chen was busy with his cultivation. This time, Yang Chen's plan was to absorb the Profound Wood Flame, Green Phosphorous Flame, Cold Ice Flame, and fuse all of them together. The brunt of the work would be undertaken by the Profound Wood Flame.

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Chapter 194- Finally again a fire attributed cultivator

17 Apr 2017

Presently, Yang Chen was trying to cultivate all ten attributes together. Right then, all were at the third layer of foundation stage. However, for other people, it was very strange, Yang Chen was of fire attribute, but he could still cultivate other attributes. Since his cultivation was low right now, other people didn't care, but when his cultivation rose higher, other people would certainly start raising questions.

In terms of spirit power quality, fifth earth spirit power was the most formidable at the moment. Using True Fifth Earth Secrets as a cultivation method and fifth earth True Qi as a spirit power, the one considered nearest to origin fifth earth. Next was first wood spirit power and second wood spirit power, one was the PengLai Divine Wood spirit power while the other was Blood Phantom Vine's spirit power.

Following it was fourth attribute spirit power, which was the Geocentric Flame's spirit power. Compared to fourth attribute spirit power, third attribute spirit power was slightly weaker. Even though the third fire spirit power had undergone tempering by Real Sun Fire and Nanming Fire and had been purified, neither of them could be absorbed at present, so it was much weaker. As for the other spirit powers, they were all ordinary and didn't have any special features and constituted the last grade of spirit powers.

Presently, Yang Chen could make use of the flames at the grade of the Profound Wood Flame. Absorbing the Profound Wood Flame would allow his third fire spirit power's grade to rise a little, allowing it to achieve equilibrium with the fourth fire spirit power.

The method was similar to absorbing the Geocentric Flame, where he would absorb a trace of the flame it, using the third fire spirit power to absorb and transform it.

The process was very simple and uninteresting, it only required Yang Chen to be able to endure the pain of self immolation during the flame purification and absorption process.

For Yang Chen who had already absorbed the Geocentric Flame as well the Real Sun Fire in his previous life and had also endured over ten thousand years of suffering, this was nothing. The only thing he had to pay attention to was avoiding a backlash from absorbing too many flames.

Ho Lin was amazed as she saw Yang Chen immersed in that sort of cultivation state right in front of her. Her amazement was only compounded when she looked over to see Zhu Chentao holding both handles of Profound Spirit Furnace, doing something she couldn't understand. What was more strange was that there was nothing inside the Profound Spirit Furnace, it made her all the more amazed.

However, despite not understanding what was going on, Ho Lin didn't make any careless moves. On the contrary, her actions became more deliberate and cautious, moving to the area between Yang Chen and Zhu Chentao between their pill concocting furnaces. In case some accident happened while Zhu Chentao was concocting, Ho Lin could substitute for Yang Chen to reduce the harm.

Zhu Chentao continued refining the ingredients meticulously, following the pre-determined plan. Of the multitude of ingredients, Yang Chen had already explained clearly which one to add when, what sort of temperature should be maintained, and how to control the flames. Zhu Chentao also remembered everything clearly.

Due to a combination of excitement and nervousness, Zhu Chentao entered a profound state. Apart from the pill concocting furnace in his hands, he couldn't see anything. Perhaps, even more strictly speaking, apart from the ingredients being refined in the furnace, he was unaware of anything around him and was wholeheartedly working on the process as discussed with Yang Chen without any mistakes.

Looking between Zhu Chentao's expression and Yang Chen's, Ho Lin suddenly comprehended something. She may not be gifted with talents like Yang Chen, but if she could learn hall master Zhu Chentao's temperament of not letting himself distracted, whether in cultivation or pill concocting, this attitude will be very good for her.

Traces of Profound Wood Flame entered Yang Chen's body one by one until it had sufficiently accumulated. At that time, third fire spirit power rumbled loudly and began to ignite. The fierce burning made Yang Chen's meridian ache as the third fire spirit power soon seemed to have completely exhausted itself.

Yang Chen knew that this was the Profound Wood Flame assimilating and compressing into his own spirit power. The familiar pain drilled through his body as an endless stream of energy came from the Profound Wood Flame. Finally, the entirety of his third fire spirit power had transformed.

Yang Chen quickly swallowed the Profound Yang Fruit which he had kept in his mouth earlier. Back in those days, the amount of spirit power in one of them was enough for Yang Chen for a couple of days was now barely enough to recover his spirit power. After being tempered, the spirit power transformation was even more fluid. After a few cycles of absorption and transformation, Yang Chen's third fire spirit power successfully transformed to Profound Wood Flame spirit power.

Bang!

After the whole process was completed, Yang Chen once again entered his spirit sea. It had changed once more. Above the PengLai Divine Wood's tree trunk appeared many ring size flames. The raging flames were burning fiercely, and rose very high, but it didn't seem to be harming the trees in any way.

The range of spirit sea once again began to expand, only this time the range of expansion was not very large, stopping after only expanding twenty percent. His spirit sea was now nearly as large as it was before he had healed Gao Yue.

His spiritual awareness had increased again, but had stayed within the boundary of JieDan, reaching peak JieDan stage. If it increased any more than now, it would make its way into initial YuanYing stage.

Now that the third fire spirit power had completely transformed into Profound Wood Flame, it had also upgraded the third spirit power. Yang Chen again ate a Profound Yang Fruit to recover his spirit power and was pleasantly surprised to discover that his third fire spirit power had reached the fourth layer of foundation stage and entered mid foundation stage.

Opening his eyes, Yang Chen was slightly distracted to find Ho Lin staring intently at him. But seeing Ho Lin in protective mode made him extremely satisfied at her performance so far.

A soft query to Ho Lin, and he was aware that four months had passed. Yang Chen walked to Zhu Chentao's side and began to examine the refining situation.

Zhu Chentao didn't seem to pay any attention to Yang Chen and was wholeheartedly concentrated on the pill concocting furnace within his hand. Looking at his situation, it seemed that he had been persisting for these entire four months. Seeing this, Yang Chen couldn't help but admire him more and more, thinking that choosing Zhu Chentao for this pill concocting was correct.

There hadn't been the slightest bit of mistake in pill refining until now, if he continued at this rate, within only three more years, Zhu Chentao can successfully refine all the ingredients and deliver them to Yang Chen to work on.

There was still plenty of time left, so Yang Chen once again sat down cross-legged. After exhorting Ho Lin to be careful in tending to the two of them, he again took out the Profound Spirit Furnace. This time, Yang Chen had intended to absorb the Green Phosphorous Flame.

Green Phosphorous Flame was fourth fire attributed and was the same grade as Geocentric Flame. For Yang Chen, this also wasn't anything difficult and only required some patience and time.

Everything was going according to Yang Chen's plan, including the absorption of these flames. During this pill concocting period, Yang Chen was aiming to make people recognize that he only had a fire spirit root and was fire attributed cultivator, not a mix-up.

Absorbing and refining the Green Phosphorous Flame was not difficult, the only difficulty lay in fusing the Geocentric Flame and the Green Phosphorous Flame. However, Yang Chen's present goal was not fusion, but rather absorption. All the other things come after that.

After four months, Yang Chen had again completed the absorption and refining process. The fourth fire spirit power within his body had completely changed into two types. Among the spirit power flowing within one hundred and eight paths, half belonged to Geocentric Flame spirit power while another half belonged to Green Phosphorous Flame.

Absorbing the flame made Yang Chen's spirit power rise again as fourth fire spirit power directly broke through the third layer of foundation stage and entered fourth layer.

The largest transformation still happened within the spirit sea, the spirit sea had again expanded this time and had finally reached the size it had been before Yang Chen and Gao Yue's dual cultivation. A ball of flickering light appeared within the sky. It didn't resemble flame at all, but Yang Chen knew, this was Green Phosphorous Flame's truest and simplest form.

His spiritual awareness which had already reached the peak, finally broke through and entered initial YuanYing stage with seemingly unstoppable force. Only this time, his spiritual awareness was even more compact and seemed to be of higher quality.

At this moment, within Yang Chen's body, only third and fourth fire spirit power had reached fourth layer. Although the other spirit powers had broken through too, but they had stopped at the third layer's peak without upgrading any further.

After resting for a little bit and examining Zhu Chentao's situation again, Yang Chen sat down cross-legged and began to absorb Cold Ice Flame.

Under Ho Lin's gaze, with these eight short months of cultivation, Yang Chen's body began to emit a dense fire energy. If it is said that previously she couldn't sense any particular attribute strongly from Yang Chen, it was clear now that Yang Chen was a cultivator with a fire attributed spirit root.

The presence of fire was growing more and more vigorously, but the strange thing was that while emitting that sensation of flames raging vigorously, he was also simultaneously emitting the shady sensation of phosphorescence. It was extremely strange.

Ho Lin had recently reached foundation stage not too long ago and still hadn't accepted any master. At most, she was consolidating her realm under Yang Chen's guidance, so naturally she didn't realize what was happening. But very quickly, Ho Lin discovered after four months that Yang Chen's body had begun to radiate an ice cold sensation that felt like it could freeze bone to the marrow.

This sensation was extremely strange. It was clearly flame, but anyone who could sense it also felt an impression of deep cold. By this time, Ho Lin finally remembered that fire attributed cultivators can absorb some different flames, so in all likelihood, this was some kind of ice attributed flame.

Cold Ice Flame, Geocentric Flame and Green Phosphorous Flame were all of similar grade, but compared to Geocentric Flame and Green Phosphorous Flame, Cold Ice Flame was slightly more difficult to absorb. For better or worse, Geocentric Flame and the Green Phosphorous Flame both had high temperatures, but the Cold Ice Flame had a temperature below freezing.

Yang Chen had already prepared for this long ago. With three flames as a foundation, he began to steadily and surely absorb traces of Cold Ice Flame into his meridians. Soon enough, fourth fire spirit power's one hundred and eight paths were evenly divided, every thirty six spirit power threads, between the three flames.

Absorption of the Cold Ice Flame once again lead to upgrade of fourth fire spirit power. This time, the fourth fire spirit power broke through fourth layer and entered fifth layer.

In his past life, when Yang Chen reached foundation stage, it had taken him fifteen years to reach third layer. But in this life, over the course of a single year, his fourth fire spirit power had jumped two layers and his third fire spirit power by one. Overall, his fire attribute spirit power had entered mid foundation stage.

His spirit sea had expanded once again, reaching one hundred and fifteen mu. Around the roots of the PengLai Divine Wood and Blood Phantom Vine, many large ball shaped flames had appeared, extremely pure and transparent, like everything touched by it would freeze over.

Spiritual awareness had again upgraded, reaching the peak of initial YuanYing stage. With the slightest increase, it would be able to break through.

From the outside, at present, Yang Chen's body was radiating signs of the fire attribute, especially fourth fire spirit power which had the highest cultivation.

Zhu Chentao's refining had also proceeded without the slightest mishap. He was single mindedly concentrated on refining without slowing down even a little bit. Within the time of one year during which Yang Chen had absorbed three flames, relying on his astonishing willpower, Zhu Chentao had continued to persist with the refining.

Ho Lin also discharged her duties as helper earnestly, aptly bringing the ingredients Zhu Chentao needed, whether it was feeding him yang qi pills or yuan cultivation pills, allowing Zhu Chentao to maintain sufficient spirit power. Yang Chen didn't dare to give Profound Yang Fruits to Zhu Chentao That kind of high grade supplement would have no greater benefit, only distracting him and making him feel regret at using such a high grade supplement.

At this rate, this refining would still require two more years. Only then Yang Chen would take the stage. Currently everything was moving according to the plan.

Keeping to his own schedule, Yang Chen once again sat down and began to fuse Green Phosphorous Flame and Cold Ice Flame within his body. For the time being, he wouldn't be fusing the Geocentric Flame, he still required it to raise the grade of refining.

The process of fusing flames was again a process which would again increase his spirit power, allow the fire attribute within his body to rise in quality and also imply that Yang Chen's fire attributed cultivation had become even more formidable.

Compared to refining, fusing the flames was even more difficult, but fortunately, the grade of flames was not very high, reducing the difficulty. Moreover for Yang Chen, it was only a matter of time and patience.

For the next two years, the fourth fire spirit power paths in Yang Chen's body where Green Phosphorous Flame and Cold Ice Flame were flowing, incessantly touched, fused and separated in a continuous cycle. But in the final two months, they began to genuinely fuse together without any distinction.

Ho Lin had already became accustomed to the unusual changes in Yang Chen's body. At the same time, she had also understood that his spirit power had increased greatly within a small period. Although, she didn't know how to react to this. In a short three years, Yang Chen's cultivation seemed to have increased by yet another layer, finally breaking through to fifth layer, at the point of entering late foundation stage.

This time's upgrade was naturally because of fusion of the flames. Fourth fire spirit power had again upgraded, and Yang Chen's body was clearly emitting the presence of fire attributed spirit power. But this time's spirit power upgrade didn't lead to increase in spirit sea's area nor spiritual awareness. The true form of those flames in the spirit sea hadn't fused and were still present.

The fire attributed spirit power seemed to be outstanding compared to other attributes' spirit power. Regardless of whether it was third fire or fourth fire, both had surpassed the other attributes, so the spirit power of other attributes wasn't that eye-catching.

At this stage, Yang Chen finally could confidently declare to anyone that he was a fire attributed cultivator with a fire spirit root. Moreover, the best way to increase one's fire attributed cultivation was to absorb and fuse all kind of flames.

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Chapter 195- Awe Inspiring Pill Concocting Technique

19 Apr 2017

Not everyone can successfully fuse different types of flames. Before one's cultivation had reached a certain stage, it was a dream within a dream.

Pure flames had the benefits of pure flames. The fire's quality was high, and controlling it was a matter of ease. Furthermore, it would not become chaotic.

But its weak points were correspondingly clear. The strength of pure flames were not constant, and depended on the cultivation of the cultivator. Moreover if someone has only one kind of flame then it may not be usable under certain circumstances.

Furthermore, controlling fused flames was exceedingly difficult and required a formidable spiritual awareness. If Yang Chen was the slightest bit careless, he could entirely lose control. But fused flames did have a qualitative increase in strength as well as caused an increase in the quality of spirit power.

In his previous life, Yang Chen only had the Real Sun Fire. He didn't have many other opportunities to collect flames either, since he was constantly hunted. But even if he had had the fortune of obtaining other flames, he didn't have the knowledge, experience or control to fuse them. Only when one had a deep understanding of different flames would one obtain the ability to fuse flames.

By the time he had ascended to heaven, he was already a prisoner, so he he didn't have any opportunities. But in this life, Yang Chen had the opportunity to discuss methods of controlling fire with experts and learned how to fuse flames.

The fusion ended at the perfect time, only two months after Zhu Chentao had finished. These two months, while cultivating, Yang CHen had also been guiding Zhu Chentao and Ho Lin on the principles of control and manipulating fire.

It was not that Yang Chen didn't want to share this knowledge and purposely didn't guide Zhu Chentao earlier, but because Zhu Chentao could only understand now that he had completed three years of continuous refining.

On the other hand, Ho Lin couldn't understand most of the principles. Nothing could be done about that, her realm was too low, her perception a little below par, and her experience with pill concocting inadequate. Thus, not understanding was completely normal.

Two months passed like the wind as Zhu Chentao's work neared completion. All of the ingredients had been refined and mixed properly, nearing the second stage of this concocting.

This elixir originally didn't have any name because Yang Chen had prescribed the ingredients according to senior black tiger's exact condition of injury. However, for Zhu Chentao and Ho Lin, this time's refining had great meaning, so it absolutely had to have a name. After a slight discussion between the two, according to Zhu Chentao's opinion, this time's injury stabilizing pill was called the Black Tiger Suppressing Elixir, and the injury restoring pill was called the Black Tiger Spirit Supporting Pill.

The Black Tiger Suppressing Elixir still required one more step before completion, but that single step was a gulf Zhu Chentao couldn't cross. It was almost laughable, Pure Yang Palace's Medicine Hall master, a cultivator with a JieDan cultivation, unexpectedly couldn't best a foundation stage junior's prowess. But this face, even Zhu Chentao was well aware of when to step aside.

The initially refined medicinal liquid was wrapped by Zhu Chentao's spirit power and softly deposited within Yang Chen's Profound Spirit Furnace. At this moment, no pill concocting furnace in the mortal world could compare to the Profound Spirit Furnace, so changing furnaces was entirely appropriate.

Now it was out of Zhu Chentao and Ho Lin's hands, the rest was up to Yang Chen. Both of them slightly backed away, eyes glued to Yang Chen's technique in an attempt to learn something from his refining technique.

Inside the Profound Spirit Furnace, different flames drew patterns on the furnace walls. Of all the high grade flames within, the Geocentric Flame, the Profound Wood Flame, Green Phosphorous Flame, Cold Ice Fire, Real Moon Fire, Nanming Fire, and Real Sun Fire Yang Chen didn't choose the flame most appropriate for pill concocting, the Geocentric Flame, to bear the brunt of the world, but rather the Real Sun Fire.

It was the flame that Yang Chen was the most familiar with, having more than ten thousand years of experience in his previous life. He knew everything about it, so even if he hadn't absorbed it, he could already utilize it to the point of perfection.

If it was just this, it wouldn't have made Zhu Chentao gasp in amazement. It wasn't like Zhu Chentao hadn't had the opportunity to obtain high grade flames, it was that his cultivation was too low to have any effect in controlling flames.

What stunned Zhu Chentao and Ho Lin speechless was what Yang Chen was doing with his other hand. His one hand was controlling Real Sun Fire, but the other was doing something absolutely astonishing.

Water attributed spirit power, precisely speaking ninth water attributed spirit power, was controlling the medicinal liquid as fluidly ass water. Under the control of Yang Chen's ninth water spirit power, the medicinal liquid was spreading to form a complex formation within the Profound Spirit Furnace.

Both Zhu Chentao and Ho Lin weren't familiar with the spell formation, but when the spell formation was unleashed and directly controlled the strength of surrounding flames, this scene completely absorbed their attention. Yang CHen had only revealed this trick once before when refining the Heaven Seizing Pill, so how could Zhu Chentao and Ho Lin even imagine such a method of pill refining?

Yang Chen wasn't done yet. When the spirit formation made of medicinal liquid was laid down, Yang Chen used his other hand to manipulate the Real Sun Fire to form another spell formation. However, even made of flames, it gave of a sensation as if the power of fire had been replaced with water attributed spirit power.

Water power based pill concocting? Ho Lin and Zhu Chentao almost lost consciousness. It wasn't like a water method of pill concocting didn't exist, but only some unique pill concocting masters used it in some unique elixirs.

But presently Yang Chen was clearly controlling fire, but was using water attributed spirit power to concoct pills. This was already outside the horizons of cultivators, who could even do this?

Apart from astonishment and admiration, Zhu CHentao and Ho Lin couldn't think of any words to describe their mental state at this time. Was this still pill concocting? It really wasn't a performance?

Only, soon Zhu Chentao grew worried. If he was using this kind of method and the flame was being controlled like water spirit power, the Real Sun Fire's formidable strength might burn all these ingredients. But this was Yang Chen, if he had taken this into account, wouldn't it be rude to interrupt?

But the next surprise made Zhu Chentao snap his mouth shut. A cyan colored cold flame, the Cold Ice Fire, began to flicker within the Profound Spirit Furnace, wrapping itself around the medicinal liquid. The presence of this icy fame brought the temperature of the furnace to normal and the medicinal liquid also began to smoothly accept the next phase of refining.

The two spells seemed to have a complementary effect, bringing out the best in fire and water spirit powers. The medicinal liquid within Profound Spirit Furnace quickly began to change.

"Fortunately, the situation turned out to be even better than I expected."

While concocting, Yang Chen didn't forget to speak what he was thinking.

This action scared Zhu Chentao almost to death, and he almost couldn't help himself from jumping over to cover Yang Chen's mouth. Fortunately, he was able to control himself and didn't do anything rude and impetuous.

"You should not speak for a little bit, so you don't scare the life out of me!"

Even if Zhu Chentao was Yang Chen's elder, at this moment he clearly was a student.

Without any aids, a single person was using two types of flames, one of which producing a spell to release water attributed spirit power and another to evenly cool down the medicinal liquid while still using water attributed spirit power to manipulate the medicinal liquid to form a spiritual formation to absorb spirit power. Seeing this, Zhu Chentao's face was completely turned to stone, he was at a loss to describe what he was feeling.

Even if Zhu Chentao told this situation to someone, who would believe him? Until he had seen Yang Chen do it in front of him, even Zhu Chentao wouldn't have believed it. If someone had dared to describe this to him, Zhu Chentao would've slapped him without a second thought and asked him what kind of dream he was in to speak such rubbish.

The situation before his eyes had completely toppled all the knowledge Zhu Chentao had learned. Ho Lin was still a bit fortunate. She had just recently become an official disciple and still didn't have any deep seated beliefs. But Zhu Chentao had been concocting for several hundred years and his brain was already packed with traditional concocting methods. Yang Chen's performance had simply placed Zhu Chentao at a loss of what to do.

Was this still pill concocting? Didn't pill concocting include procedures like refining and mixing ingredients controlling fire? What kind of relationship does it have with spell formations? Moreover using both fire and water to concoct pills at the same time, what was this sorcery?

Without caring for whether it was unfathomable or unbelievable for Zhu Chentao, Yang Chen steadily carried out the refining in the Profound Spirit Furnace and smoothly advanced through the last stage of Black Tiger Suppressing Elixir.

Originally Yang Chen had planned to use common pill concocting techniques to refine the elixir in two years after Zhu Chentao had completed the initial three year stage of ingredient refining. But after absorbing the Cold Ice Fire and seeing the crazy upgrades of the Profound Spirit Furnace, Yang Chen could only resort to such a method to drastically accelerate the refining process.

Using this method, the originally required two years could be cut down to one year. That would allow senior black tiger's condition to stabilize one year earlier. Which in turn would allow the people of Beast Taming Sect to have some assurance one year earlier, which would have significant impact on both sides cooperation.

While pill concocting, Yang Chen was also explaining some of the principles of pill refining and fire control being used by him then to Zhu Chentao and Ho Lin. Although neither of them could grasp the whole thing immediately, it would still open their eyes to a larger world, letting them know that there was still a long road ahead of them on the path of pill concocting.

Not to speak of other things, but the last time Zhu Chentao had seen Yang Chen use fire to imitate living beings, he had touched upon a vague insight, but this time, Yang Chen's words caused him to have a flash of enlightenment. Only then did he realize that compared to what was happening in front of him, even entering YuanYing stage wasn't impossible.

For Pure Yang Palace, a YuanYing stage expert certainly held great importance. But if they also had a YuanYing stage pill concocting expert, then they would be a half step closer to becoming a first rate sect.

But the benefits didn't stop there. No one would dare offend a pill concocting master, especially a YuanYing stage pill concocting master. Even Da Cheng stage experts would tread carefully around them. Didn't Elder Wu, on the verge of ascending need the assistance of three YuanYing stage pill concocting masters to refine a Heaven Seizing Pill?

YuanYing stage expert Deng Yi, although she belonged to a minor school, the Heavenly Lake School, no one dared casually offend them. Even He Lianyun was a powerful figure in earlier days. If his realm hadn't fallen, he wouldn't have died so easily.

Although Zhu Chentao was obsessed with pill concocting, he wasn't an idiot. He naturally understood Yang Chen's intention. He didn't dare distract Yang Chen, and intently watched his technique, fearing to miss even the slightest thing. He was even more focused now than he had been before when he was refining ingredients. Maybe this time even the slightest change in spirit power could allow him to gain enlightenment. .

Just as Yang Chen had anticipated, after absorbing the Cold Ice Fire, this kind of method of using water and fire in tandem like yin and yang aiding each other really increased the efficiency of refining. In a little more than a year, his control of temperature had already reached perfection.

After calling Ho Lin and Zhu Chentao to pay attention, Yang Chen began to receive the pill. His pill receiving technique was different from ordinary methods, It was rather a technique written within the Great Elder's pill scripture. The more superior a technique was, the more profound it was.

However, Zhu Chentao and Ho Lin were unable to make any sense of his pill receiving technique, rather just seeing the flame transform so nimbly at just the moment of pill receiving endlessly shocked the both of them, leaving them watching in rapt attention.

Under Yang Chen's control, the flame slowly began to die down, and the medicinal liquid began to slowly fuse together to form a rough sphere, just like a low grade elixir.

Soon, this rough elixir began to smoothen out, turning into a proper sphere and emitting a sweet fragrance.

At this stage, Zhu Chentao's nervous heart began to calm down. Looking at the Real Sun Fire and Cold Ice Fire slowly fade away, this Black Tiger Suppressing Elixir was finally completed.

Just when they were thinking that, the Profound Spirit Furnace suddenly emitted a trace of flame, the Nanming Fire. This mild seeming flame wrapped itself around the pill form of the elixir instantly, the dark green pill bursting into flame.

"Ah!"

Zhu Chentao screamed loudly. Just when the pill had been successfully completed, how could Yang Chen make a mistake like this? These four years of hard work had been completely ruined.

Just as he was about to extend his hand and snatch the burning elixir, Zhu Chentao was suddenly pulled back by Ho Lin. When he took ahold of his senses again to take a look, he say an extraordinarily serious look on Yang Chen's face. His eyes were fixed on the elixer, his entire being focused on the furnace.

When he was controlling two flames and medicinal liquid at the same time, he had the leisure to explain everything he was doing, so why wasn't he speaking now? Zhu Chentao immediately realized something was off, so he began to concentrate, no longer daring to utter another sound that could disturb Yang Chen.

This time, the flame was burning without any pattern, it was just ordinary refining, but after a few seconds, Zhu Chentao understood everything. Yang Chen wasn't satisfied with the elixir and had unexpectedly advanced to second refining.

After realizing this point, Zhu Chentao again cried out in fear. This Black Tiger Suppressing Elixir was to be used by a Da Cheng stage expert. Any elixir required by a Da Cheng expert was far from comparable to ordinary elixirs. Surprisingly, Yang Chen wasn't even satisfied with this elixir and still wanted to refine it once more.

This moment, even if he was a JieDan stage expert, even if he was the hall master of the Medicine Hall, Zhu Chentao couldn't help but admire Yang Chen. There was already no need to say anything more about Yang Chen's technique, but just this attitude of seeking perfection had already made Zhu Chentao admire him even more.

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Chapter-196 Your Time Has Come

23 Apr 2017

Truly speaking, Yang Chen was certainly excited. He was controlling the Profound Spirit Furnace so he naturally knew that the Black Tiger Suppressing Elixir had been successfully refined. But this moment, he had spied an opportunity of good fortune so he immediately summoned the Nanming Fire to begin a second refining without hesitation.

If he wanted to increase the level of his pill concocting, than only relying on his experience of ten thousand years of refining some low grade elixirs was absolutely impossible. Only by charging forward to refine high grade elixirs would improve his pill concocting.

Since he wanted to establish himself as a pill concocting master in this life, and a high grade pill concocting master at that, Yang Chen couldn't let any opportunity slip by. And in front of him was one of the most optimum opportunity.

The Black Tiger Suppressing Elixir wasn't entirely crucial to the overall treatment plan. It was only mean to suppress the injury from worsening, a transitional elixer. Yang Chen had intentionally created this step to impress the difficulty of pill concocting onto the Beast Suppressing Sect, so even if it failed, it wasn't a problem.

Another important fact was that regardless of however unimportant this Black Tiger Suppressing Elixir was to the overall picture, it was still an elixir meant to be used by a Da Cheng stage expert. The higher the grade of the pill, the greater the difficulty in refining it. There was no need to prove this, it could be seen clearly from Yang Chen using two types of flames as well as both water and fire to complete the refining. Refining such a high grade elixir to second grade was certainly an exceptionally good opportunity for Yang Chen to improve the level of his pill concocting.

Within Great Elder's pill scripture, there were many records. Because of his cultivation, Yang Chen had selected the most suitable type of method for this type of refining. To Zhu Chentao, it seemed that he was just cultivating according to some set rules.

Naturally, Zhu Chentao didn't understand the high grade skills and techniques within this kind of seemingly ordinary refining which Yang Chen was doing, but this didn't stop Zhu CHentao from realizing that Yang Chen was advancing the refining to second grade.

While being careful that neither himself nor Ho Lin disturbed Yang Chen, Zhu Chentao was carefully observing Yang Chen's refining. But what again astonished Zhu Chentao was that he couldn't make any sense of what Yang Chen was doing. What was even more difficult to bear was that at this moment, Yang Chen was extremely focused, and not in a position to answer any of the myriad questions he had.

With his heart tense yet full of expectation for two months, Yang Chen's refining finally came to an end. WIth an exceptionally clean pill collecting technique, the flame wrapped around the pill flickered down to embers, leaving behind a crimson pill. Only, on the pill, there were two exceptionally clear pill marks.

The mark of a second grade pill was precisely the two pill marks. But since the pill marks were so clear, Zhu Chentao almost wanted to extend his eyes to his hand and put the second grade Black Tiger Suppressing Elixir in his eyes. Ho Lin was looking at that beautiful elixir with even more infatuation and was speechless for a long time.

"I want to rest a little!"

Yang Chen only said these words and immediately sat down in a meditative posture and threw two Profound Yang Fruits in his mouth, closing his eyes without saying anything.

During the first refining, Yang Chen could still distract himself and explain things. During the second grade refining, the technique was seemingly ordinary, but Yang Chen was strained enough to be unable to say anything. In the previous year, he hadn't sensed any pressure, but the refining of last two months seemed to have utterly drained Yang Chen's entire strength.

His spiritual awareness and spirit power had been consumed to the extreme, and astonishingly, his ability to recover his power had also been deeply affected. Once the Profound Yang Fruit entered his stomach, as if a clean spring had begun to flow through a desert, it was completely absorbed in an instant.

Fortunately, they were inside the Second Fierce Yang Courtyard. The spirit power in the underground vein was greatly sufficient and with the spirit power of the Profound Yang Fruits, Yang Chen soon thrummed with spirit power.

However, recovering the spirit power was easy, but recovering his spiritual awareness wasn't so simple. So after half of his spirit power had been recovered, Yang Chen stopped cultivating spirit power and began to cultivate Three Purities Secrets to restore his spiritual awareness.

This was the first time that Yang Chen's spiritual awareness had been consumed completely after reaching foundation stage. Even though his spiritual awareness had already reached initial YuanYing stage, it was still of no help. This clearly proved the difficulty of the second stage of refining.

However, apparently this was in accordance with the principles of cultivation. Despite being ferociously consumed, with the formidable supplement from Three Purities Secrets, the restored spirit power was seemingly more compact compared to before. After so much practice, maybe Three Purities Secrets could really break through to the fourth layer.

Naturally, that is something to be done later. For the time being Yang Chen didn't have any extravagant hope of reaching the fourth layer. Right now, he he had forcefully reached the third layer by drawing on the power from beheading tens of thousands of immortals as well as fusing the will of the Immortal Executioner's Platform. That was already taking advantage of his tremendous luck, Yang Chen didn't think there was still a place in the secular world that would give the opportunity to behead so many like the Immortal Executioner's Platform.

Yang Chen rested for around ten days. Within these ten days, Zhu Chentao was unable to remain calm and was continuously tweaking his ears and scratching his cheeks.

Yang Chen had surprisingly refined the Black Tiger Suppressing Elixir to second grade, how could that not drive Zhu Chentao crazy with happiness? He had waited until Yang Chen had recovered with great difficulty, but as soon as Yang Chen awoke, he wasn't able to wait anymore. Facing the volley of questions, Yang Chen didn't knew which he should reply to first.

Yang Chen was even more embarrassed upon finding out that Zhu Chentao was unable to make head or tails of a few of his simplest techniques! His brow deeply furrowed, Zhu Chentao was completely engrossed in Yang Chen's words. Unfortunately, some of things were from Yang Chen's experience while others he had learned from reading books, Zhu Chentao didn't have this experience and knowledge, so basically he didn't understand.

"Don't be hasty, uncle master!"

Finally Yang Chen could only force a bitter smile and remind Zhu Chentao. However he didn't say much, if he said too much, Zhu Chentao will lose face.

"On the path of pill concocting, I am still far behind!'

Zhu Chentao himself realized and took a deep sigh. However, afterwards he vigorously stood up,

"It seems this old man would have to live a little bit longer to see more things."

After he finished saying this, his eyes burned with an unprecedented seriousness.

Zhu Chentao used to think that until he broke through JieDan stage, it will be impossible for him to move forward on the path of pill concocting. After he had witnessed Yang Chen's fire control, desire had begun to rise once again within his heart. But after today, the conviction of victory has been genuinely established in him. This would prove to be a great advantage for him when he attempted his ascension to YuanYing stage.

"After delivering this elixir to the people of Beast Taming Sect, should we continue immediately?"

After setting a goal, Zhu Chentao was impatiently waiting to participate in the refining of the Black Tiger Spirit Supporting Pill. He was already itching to once again observe Yang Chen's pill concocting techniques.

"Don't be hasty, uncle master Zhu!"

Yang Chen shook his head with a smile:

"Uncle master, rest during this time. Take this time to comprehend everything you've learned. Disciple will have to refine this Black Tiger Spirit Supporting Pill personally, since only disciple has taken a look at senior black tiger's injuries."

"Why is that?"

Zhu Chentao asked this, but before Yang Chen could reply he understood. For an elixir which is going to be used by a Da Cheng stage expert, whatever the results were, the eventual responsibility would land on Yang Chen who had suggested the pill recipe and refining method. As such, this time he couldn't just watch from the sides, otherwise the people of Beast Taming Sect will also not dare to make senior black tiger take this elixir.

"Fine, you go to Beast Taming Sect, this old man will enter seclusion for two months."

Zhu Chentao waved his hand and made his arrangements. Before leaving, he didn't forgot to take Ho Lin,

"You also come, I have looked at your fire controlling methods. Are you willing to become this old man's disciple?"

This was one of Ho Lin's aims when entering pill concocting with Yang Chen. Hearing Zhu Chentao's words, Ho Lin was simply pleased beyond expectation. Without any hesitation, she immediately tapped her head on the ground,

"Master, please accept disciple's salutations!"

"Slow down! Slow down!"

Zhu Chentao's words pushed Ho Lin's heart into the deepest abyss, was there still some problem?

"Uncle master!"

Yang Chen also couldn't help but speak up, not realizing Zhu Chentao's meaning.

"Humph, when you become a disciple, you have to become a glorious disciple of the Medicine Hall. Why should this old man's disciple simply kowtow?"

Zhu Chentao snorted, flung his sleeves and walked out of Yang Chen's small courtyard:

"Ho Lin, follow your master. Good or bad, this old man is a hall master of the Medicine Hall, so there must be a grand ceremony!"

Ho Lin was greatly overjoyed at the unexpected news and glanced at Yang Chen. She suddenly tapped her head on ground heavily towards Yang Chen and got up tearfully, hastily following after Zhu Chentao and leaving Yang Chen's courtyard.

After coming out of seclusion, Yang Chen's first target was naturally his master. Within short four years, Gao Yue's water attributed cultivation had already entered the late stage of qi layer, only a step away from reaching peak qi layer.

From beginning to end, it had only required seven years to reach this stage. Although Yang Chen had offered great supplements in the form of Profound Yang Fruits, it has to be said, Gao Yue really was extremely suitable for a water attributed cultivation method.

After realizing this point, Gao Yue's trust towards Yang Chen increased even more. Removing all doubts, she devoted herself to cultivation. Seeing Yang Chen come out of seclusion, she made her own inquiries about him. After hearing that Yang Chen had refined the second grade Black Tiger Suppressing Elixir, she urged Yang Chen to make haste and deliver it to the people of Beast Taming Sect.

Fan Shan was the representative connecting Beast Taming Sect and Pure Yang Palace. Just two months before Yang Chen's first stage of refining had ended, he had rushed over to Pure Yang Palace, fearing that Yang Chen may have come out of seclusion in advance and hoping to avoid delay. It seemed that senior black tiger's injuries had again worsened.

"Second grade elixir?"

Fan Shan was both surprised and excited at the same time. Yang Chen had put forward the second grade Black Tiger Suppressing Elixir, so clearly the refining was a success. If this was true, wouldn't it mean that they would had greater assurance of controlling senior black tiger's injuries from worsening? After looking at the pill, Fan Shan couldn't help himself and started urging,

"Walk faster, walk faster!"

"Wait for some time, elder brother, let me make a report to Palace Master."

Yang Chen smiled and urged Fan Shan to stay. Such a matter of great importance, how could he not inform Palace Master Zhong Jiao before leaving for Beast Taming Sect,

"Be relieved, senior black tiger's injuries will certainly not worsen after taking this pill."

With Yang Chen's assurance, Fan Shan was greatly relieved. After all the convoluted formalities had been rushed through, a few elders of Pure Yang Palace still had some questions, so only after that did Yang Chen depart with Fan Shan.

"Younger brother, wait here for older brother for a moment."

After crossing MeiQing Mountain's market and coming out of Pure Yang Palace's territory, both of them had just flown for half a day and arrived at the edge of a great mountain when Fan Shan suddenly made Yang Chen stop,

"Older brother has to collect some spirit beasts."

Some spirit beasts were specifically reared on this mountain cliff, and collecting them here would avoid wasting time later. Yang Chen also nodded, it would only take a moment for Fan Shan to capture the spirit beast, so waiting for a moment was no big deal.

Fan Shan quickly disappeared. Being bored, Yang Chen found a big tree to sit atop. He was sitting on the top of the tree enjoying the view of the surroundings. But, in just a moment, he wrinkled his brows, spotting someone flying over on a flying sword from the other side.

Warned by his spiritual awareness, his gaze flicked over. Within a few moments, Yang Chen discovered the identity of that person.

What astonished Yang Chen was that the person coming over was someone he had previously crossed paths with. He had met Greatest Heaven Sect's JieDan stage cultivator Cheng Wencai for the first time when he tried to humiliate Yang Chen, which resulted in his realm falling, and for the second time during the time of great calamity of devil cultivation where he had lost a bet to Yang Chen and Gao Yue about a kowtow.

Cheng Wencai also discovered Yang Chen's presence and turned his flying sword towards the region closer to Yang Chen. Floating under the clouds, he gazed at Yang Chen for a long moment before breaking out in a sneer,

"I was thinking who it was and it turned out to be you!"

"So it was senior Cheng!"

Yang Chen remained sitting on the tree top without any intention of standing up and smilingly asked,

"Senior hurrying like this, where are you going?"

"Youngster, this is a desolate area outside the city, what are you doing here?"

Naturally Cheng Wencai didn't bother answering Yang Chen's question and menacingly asked.

"Whatever this youngster is doing here, isn't it unrelated to senior?"

His smile unaffected, Yang Chen gazed into Cheng Wencai's eyes, strongle tempted to punch his lights out.

Attentively watching Yang Chen's face, Cheng Wencai's spiritual awareness was quickly released. He also hadn't expected to run into Yang Chen. But since he had run into him, that could only be called Yang Chen's bad luck. Within this barren mountain, if there weren't other people, then it was an exceptionally good place to kill people.

"Youngster, don't say that I didn't you give you any opportunity!"

Cheng Wencai's spiritual awareness explored for a good moment and didn't found anyone in a ten mile radius. An evil grin split his face as he said,

"Obediently kowtow and admit your errors towards me and this old man will let your death be easy!"

"Kowtow? Admit mistakes? Easy death?"

Yang Chen couldn't help but expose a stunned expression, looking all around, seemingly only noticing that his fortune is not that good.

"You need not waste your breath making schemes!"

Cheng Wencai looked at Yang Chen with contempt,

"This old man has already examined the surroundings, and there is no one else beside us. Yang Chen, you do not walk on the road to heaven, and neither does hell have a gate to burst into. You have humiliated this old man, and I will extract my due a hundred, no, a thousand times over."

"You dare to kill me?"

Yang Chen showed a seemingly panicked expression, as if he was intimidated. Yet, unexpectedly, he still hadn't stood up.

"The scenery is very enchanting here, but at the same time it is an exceptionally good place for burying corpses!"

Cheng Wencai mischievously laughed, enjoying the panic on Yang Chen's face as if drinking the finest wine,

"After killing you, I will also kill that bitch master of yours at some other time. Daring to make this old man kowtow, humph, don't say this was unannounced, the time to pay for my humiliation had finally come!"

"Seemingly, this really is a pretty good place for disposing a corpse!"

Hearing Cheng Wencai speak about Gao Yue, Yang Chen's expression turned ice cold.

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Chapter 197- Suspicious Cheng Wencai

06 May 2017

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When Cheng Wencai had identified Yang Chen, this JieDan stage expert of Greatest Heaven Sect didn't have any clue of what's going on. How could he have imagine that in this region where there were apparently no signs of human habitation, how could the person who he wanted to kill be so nonchalant?

From beginning to end, Yang Chen had remained seated on top of the tree without even changing his posture. When Cheng Wencai's spiritual awareness was probing all sides, Yang Chen's formidable spiritual awareness had also probed this area, and Fan Shan had already returned to this side.

Even though he was only at foundation stage, Yang Chen was curing senior black tiger, moreover was also personally escorting the Black Tiger Suppressing Elixir with him to Beast Taming Sect to stabilize the injury of senior black tiger. How could Fan Shan let Cheng Wencai injure Yang Chen so easily? Fan Shan had established the relationship of a brother with Yang Chen with great difficulty, how could he let Cheng Wencai destroy it so easily?

Cheng Wencai and Yang Chen's relationship was something which everyone knew. Since Cheng Wencai had to kneel down and kowtow towards Yang Chen and Gao Yue in front of that many experts and had to face utter shame and humiliation, attacking Yang Chen here was inevitable.

Unfortunately, Cheng Wencai's luck was not very good, encountering Fan Shan here. Even if disregarding Yang Chen's relationship with senior black tiger, the choice between an old JieDan stage cultivator who had already dropped a realm once and had no future prospects, and a foundation stage disciple bursting with potential who was also a high grade pill concocting master was obvious.

Even if it meant offending Greatest Heaven Sect, Fan Shan wouldn't care. Moreover, just a moment ago, Cheng Wencai himself had said that within these mountain woods where any signs of humans were rare, even a murder would go unnoticed. Although Yang Chen was watching, why would Yang Chen speak up?

At their first meeting, before Cheng Wencai could see clearly who was behind him, he was cleanly knocked down by Fan Shan without any mishaps.

"I am very curious, senior Cheng!"

Yang Chen jumped down from the tree and slowly walked over to Cheng Wencai's side. He stopped in front of him, crouching in front of him and looking at his battered and exhausted old face. Without a change in tone, he asked seriously,

"What exactly are you doing in this desolate area?"

"Despicable!"

Cheng Wencai almost bawled. The situation had turned on its head so quickly from a position where he was sure he could kill Yang Chen. How could he still restrain his temper? What was even more infuriating was that he had no idea who had attacked him from behind.

"Despicable or not, this does not matter for you now."

Yang Chen said, beaming,

"Instead of recuperating at the Greatest Heaven Sect, senior has come here, it is indeed queer!"

Casually guessing the direction where Cheng Wencai was rushing over to, Yang Chen made a guess and grimly laughed,

"Senior Cheng, being so hasty, were you heading towards MeiQing Mountain? Would you happen to have some business with Pure Yang Palace?"

While those words were spoken, Yang Chen noticed Chen Wencai's eyes begin to roll. Doubts grew in his heart. Originally, he just wanted to spout some hypotheticals and kill him, but it seemed there was more to investigate here.

Without any hesitation, he directly sealed Cheng Wencai's senses and threw him into the Medicine Garden. For the time being, Yang Chen was not in a position to deal with him. Senior black tiger's condition came first, everything else could come later.

From the start, Fan Shan hadn't appeared in Cheng Wencai's view, and moreover, with one hit, he had sealed Cheng Wencai's spirit power and spiritual awareness. Cheng Wencai was never aware who had attacked him.

Fan Shan didn't interfere seeing Yang Chen deal with Cheng Wencai like this. He also agreed with Yang Chen's intention of immediately rushing over to Beast Taming Sect to deliver the pill to senior black tiger. So both people continued on their journey towards Beast Taming Sect at Yang Liang Mountain as if nothing had happened.

No one knew Cheng Wencai had appeared here, and neither did anyone know that he had fallen into Yang Chen's hands. Not a single trace of battle existed. Let alone battle, there weren't even traces of people. Cheng Wencai seemed to have disappeared from the face of earth without any trace.

At the back mountain of the Beast Taming Sect's Yang Liang Mountain, Yang Chen, Fan Shan and the Beast Taming Sect's sect master stopped in front of senior black tiger's cave. He was still lazily lying on his stomach. At that moment, a red colored pill was floating in front of senior black tiger. This was the second grade Black Tiger Suppressing Elixir refined by Yang Chen.

"Second grade elixir!"

Seeing that elixir, apparently even senior black tiger was also astonished. Not only senior black tiger, in fact, anyone who saw this elixir was completely amazed.

This was an elixir to be used by a Da Cheng stage expert and unexpectedly had been refined to second grade. Everyone who laid eyes on this elixir looked at Yang Chen in a new light. A pill concocting master who could refine a second grade Da Cheng stage elixir was certainly someone who would be super popular among people.

When Palace Master Zhong Jiao saw this elixir, his face broke into an heartfelt smile. Yang Chen was already this formidable, so once he reached JieDan stage, he could very well reach the level of a fourth grade pill concocting master. One had to remember, Yang Chen had refined third grade foundation stage pills more than ten years ago, and now he could refine second grade Da Cheng stage elixirs. Fourth grade pills would be as easy as making pie.

If he could then become a fourth grade pill concocting master with the ability to refine second grade Da Cheng stage elixirs, even Deng Yi, who was considered the most formidable pill concocting master at the moment, would pale in comparison. From now on, no one would be dare to say that Pure Yang Palace doesn't have a pill concocting master.

As for the people of Beast Taming Sect and Fan Shan, there was no need to say anything, their attitude could clearly seen from Fan Shan's actions. From not hesitating to attack Cheng Wencai to apprehending him for Yang Chen, ready to deal with anyone for him, it was obvious how much they valued him. He feared that if he didn't do everything according to Yang Chen's intentions, he would ruin his good relation with an almost fourth grade pill concocting master. That was an opportunity that can only be found by luck and not by searching.

The pill hanging in the air in front of him was quickly swallowed by senior black tiger. Initially, senior black tiger had been deliberating for a while, but once the elixir had slipped down his throat, it was unexpectedly refreshing

After black tiger had swallowed the elixir, all three of them, including Yang Chen, began to tense up. Yang Chen was also slightly anxious. After all, this was a method he had heard about in the Spiritual World but hadn't put into practice. If it failed, it would certainly make him lose face. Fortunately, he was certain that even if it failed, it wouldn't damage senior black tiger.

After swallowing the elixir, black tiger didn't seem to show any special signs. Even after a good while, not even the slightest change could be seen in the lazy appearance of senior black tiger.

What was going on? Fan Shan and the sect master of Beast Taming Sect both doubtfully looked over to Yang Chen's side. However, Yang Chen was deeply pondering, his brows furrowed, the result shouldn't be like this, should it?

Suddenly, the black tiger who was lazily lying on the ground until now, let out a loud roar.

Hou!

That heaven shaking howl, to the people nearby, was like their ear had suddenly exploded. Their heads rang, and their ears began to buzz.

Black tiger, who had been lying down until now, suddenly stood up. Just this one act, immediately gave rise to a huge ripple in his spirit power. It was almost impossible to believe that this was the same black tiger who had been bedridden until now because of illness.

Hou!

With yet another earth shattering howl, senior black tiger suddenly extended his claws and swiped down. A mountain peak in front of the cave entrance shattered into dust and smoke with an explosive bang.

Although everyone's vision was obstructed, they could still clearly sense everything with their spiritual awareness. With just one swing from senior black tiger, a huge claw print was etched into the ground.

"Hahahaha!"

Senior black tiger issued a carefree laugh,

"I believed that in this lifetime, I would never be able to attack like that again. I never imagined a day like this would come!"

Fan Shan and Beast Taming Sect's master had been both scared and happy. Senior black tiger didn't need to explain the current circumstances, it was clearly the effect of the elixir.

"Yang Chen, you have done a great favour for my Beast Taming Sect; you have our undying gratitude!"

The tone of Beast Taming Sect's sect master was trembling. With a Da Cheng stage senior black tiger as the head, the future generations of the Beast Taming Sect was secure, so why wouldn't he be excited?

Although Fan Shan hadn't said anything but his slightly trembling body had already given away his emotions. Two YuanYing stage experts seemed to be shaking at the cave entrance of the small cave of senior black tiger as if caught in paroxysms of joy.

"What a formidable elixir!"

Senior black tiger finally stopped exerting himself, slowly walking over to Yang Cheng and bowing in thanks.

"That is only because senior's cultivation is profound and had been able to forcibly suppress the injury for so many years."

Yang Chen made a slight smile, but didn't claim any credit for himselfm,

"If senior hadn't controlled it and this injury had worsened even more, then even if junior had enormous skills, it wouldn't have been of any help."

"Hahaha!"

Black tiger's attitude was one that had just been relieved of a huge burden. For the last several hundred years, he had confined himself to a cave at the back of the Beast Taming Sect to keep his internal injuries stable. His cultivation had begun to waste away, and he was withering away to death while hoping to stay as the support of the younger generation.

Today after he swallowed the Black Tiger Suppressing Elixir, his injury, for the first time in centuries, didn't flare up, held firmly under control by the elixir. Astonishingly, the injury had even healed itself a bit. Prior to this, his constituent spirit had been slowly dissipating. Now, as long as he doesn't enter a life or death battle or encounter an accident, his life had been saved.

But for the condition of the injury to improve, that was inconsistent with Yang Chen's words. The only possible reason was that the second grade Black Tiger Suppressing Elixir was much more formidable than the first grade elixir. That had greatly increased his confidence, if this elixir could already improve his condition, maybe a complete recovery wasn't an extravagant hope.

Next, Beast Taming Sect's sect master and a few elders grandly received Yang Chen. A veritable mountain of assorted delicacies were prepared to show their gratitude for Yang Chen.

Several YuanYing stage experts clustered around Yang Chen. Apart from profusely expressing their thanks, most were almost speechless with gratefulness. One of them insisted on presenting Yang Chen with a high grade spirit pet upon seeing him without one.

"Senior, apart from the previously agreed remuneration, junior does not dare to be greedy."

Yang Chen politely refused that senior's good intentions. He already had obtained the Heavenly Roar and didn't harbor any extravagant hope to obtain any other like it. Moreover, what kind of spirit beast could be called high grade in front of Heavenly Roar?

This refusal made the seniors of Beast Taming Sect look at Yang Chen in a new light. There aren't many youngsters who were so principled and also knew how to control his greed, especially one who had such a high grade pill concocting skill. His future accomplishments were boundless, and fortunately Fan Shan already had good relationship with Yang Chen.. This was simply the good karma of Beast Taming Sect.

But the Beast Taming Sect didn't dare to spread the news about senior black tiger's injury being stabilized, fearing that if any formidable opponent heard this news, then maybe they would attack. They had intended to make the news public only after Yang Chen had completely refined the Black Tiger Spirit Supporting Pill and senior black tiger's injury had completely recovered. It was better to be safe than sorry.

In reality, the Beast Taming Sect didn't have many formidable enemies, but indeed there were some sects who were not willing to see Beast Taming Sect take a superior position and were only waiting for opportunity to strike. These sects would use all kind of tricks to undermine the Beast Taming Sect which honestly couldn't be defended against. As such, the entirety of the Beast Taming Sect was on guard.

It wasn't that Beast Taming Sect had a guilty conscience or anything. Even when Elder Wu refined the Heaven Seizing Pill, as formidable as he was, he had also found a secret location and only publically declared it after the refining had been completed. In this world, everything cannot be revealed to people, cultivators were also quite shameless and envious people like ordinary mortals.

After senior black tiger's injuries had stabilized, he was also unwilling to stay in the cave and also came out to greet him, flying towards some unknown place to enjoy himself. In any case, he hadn't returned until Yang Chen departed, and the sect master of Beast Taming Sect was extremely apologetic for causing trouble.

Yang Chen also didn't care much about it. In any case, he had met him personally. Yang Chen could already see that senior black tiger was not someone who would talk about emotions openly, so perhaps when the time comes, apart from the reward of Beast Taming Sect, senior black tiger would also reward him generously. Naturally, this was something to be taken up later, and there was no need to mention it for now.

The books promised to Yang Chen had already been rewarded to him. As before, Fan Shan, this YuanYing stage expert, escorted Yang Chen back to Second Fierce Yang Courtyard at MeiQing Mountain, and only then departed.

Originally, Yang Chen had intended to immediately enter seclusion with Zhu Chentao after returning to the mountain, but he had currently captured Cheng Wencai within his Medicine Garden. He wasn't feeling particularly anxious, so he arranged an appointment with Palace Master Zhong Jiao and Law Enforcement Hall's hall master Meng Xian at his courtyard.

Once they entered the door, Yang Chen strongly insisted that Palace Master Zhong Jiao and Meng Xian place several layers of restrictions. Hearing this request, Palace Master Zhong Jiao understood that Yang Chen may have once again discovered some major event which could be not spread. Without another word, he placed down top quality restrictions and calmly took a seat, waiting for Yang Chen to speak.

Yang Chen also didn't conceal anything and directly spoke about his encounter with Cheng Wencai. At the same time, he also voiced his doubts. A JieDan expert from the grand Greatest Heaven Sect, who seemingly had no matters to tend do, why would he come to the place where he was extremely humiliated before? Most of all, after the event, Yang Chen had also discovered a carefully refined mask which could change one's presence and appearance at will, which only raised more doubts.

"Because of this you captured him?"

Law Enforcement Hall's hall master Meng Xian was a firm and decisive person, hearing this, he puckered his brows:

"It is not appropriate, if you want to kill him then kill him, why go through all this trouble?"

"He is certainly suspicious!"

Palace Master Zhong Jiao didn't think much and directly instructed Yang Chen:

"Take him out, we will carefully examine him at once."

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Chapter 198- There Is Another Traitor Again

16 May 2017

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When he took out Cheng Wencai, he didn't look like the others who had crumbled due to their five senses being sealed by Yang Chen. On one hand, the time he was sealed was short, while on the other, Cheng Wencai was already a JieDan stage expert.

Although his cultivation wouldn't be able to increase greatly in future, his mental state was still firm. Compared to the pitiful creatures at the foundation stage, he still hadn't collapsed completely.

Looking at Yang Chen and Palace Master Zhong Jiao, Cheng Wencai knew that he had already fallen into the hands of the Pure Yang Palace. So without spouting any nonsense, he immediately said to Palace Master Zhong Jiao:

"This Cheng is extremely delighted to meet the Palace Master of your noble sect!"

"Want to die? That's easy."

Before Palace Master Zhong Jiao could open his mouth, Yang Chen replied in place of him:

"If you think that you will remain alive after insulting my master, that's just wishful thinking. However before you die, this junior wants to know, why did you come to MeiQing Mountain?"

Even though Palace Master Zhong Jiao and Law Enforcement Hall's Hall Master were present, Yang Chen didn't conceal his killing intent. Both Palace Master Zhong Jiao and Hall Master Meng Xian didn't objected to it. After all, they knew what status Gao Yue held in Yang Chen's heart, and by abusing Gao Yue, Cheng Wencai was just courting death. The two of them absolutely wouldn't obstruct him.

Regarding Yang Chen's intense interrogation, both of them didn't say anything. They only wanted for Cheng Wencai to speak the truth. As for whether Cheng Wencai lived or died, they were not concerned at all. Yang Chen had already told them that no one knew he had Cheng Wencai, so they didn't care much whether or not Yang Chen killed him.

"Humph, don't get too carried away!"

Since Cheng Wencai knew that he would most certainly die, why would he cooperate:

"This old man isn't afraid of death, so why would I be afraid of your threats, you stupid brat!"

Once he said these words, both Palace Master Zhong Jiao and Hall Master Meng Xian knitted their brows. Yang Chen had apparently said too much just now. Since Cheng Wencai knew he didn't have any chance of survival, there was a low possibility of getting any information out of him.

"Very good!"

Yang Chen expressionlessly nodded his head, revealing a fake smile which could make anyone tremble in fear, and said to Cheng Wencai:

"This junior greatly admires senior's courage. Originally this junior had intended to seal senior's senses for the duration of my seclusion of about ten years, so that senior could figure out what he wants to do. But since senior has such strong resolve, then this junior would have to change his plan."

After saying this, Yang Chen fished out a small porcelain bottle from his qiankun pouch and took out a pill the size of a dragon's eye that seemed completely ordinary.

While looking at Cheng Wencai, he laughed once again, and afterwards, grabbing Cheng Wencai's chin, he shoved the pill in his mouth. Gently caressing his throat with a little bit of power and applying some spirit power, he pushed the pill into Cheng Wencai's stomach.

Cheng Wencai only sneered, since he knew that he was already going to die, what kind of torture couldn't he endure? Furthermore, this was just a seemingly insignificant pill. If it weren't for Yang Chen grabbing his chin making him unable to speak, he would have already snorted.

After feeding him the pill, Yang Chen threw Cheng Wencai back onto the ground, not caring about him anymore and turned towards Palace Master Zhong Jiao and began to inform him about the matters of the Beast Taming Sect.

Hearing that senior black tiger had such strength even while injured, Palace Master Zhong Jiao was astonished. Fortunately, Yang Chen belonged to Pure Yang Palace, otherwise some other formidable sect would have appeared within the cultivating world.

On one side, they were happily talking, while on the other side, Cheng Wencai was unable to be endure the pain. Even though his spirit power and cultivation had already been sealed, even though he couldn't move his body, his body was still issuing trembling sounds. It was obvious how much pain he was in.

"What kind of pill is this?"

Law Enforcement Hall's Hall Master Meng Xian was very interested in this. If the Law Enforcement Hall could obtain some of these pills, then maybe they could have a much easier time getting information from the mouths of others.

"Ahh, it's nothing much, just a pill which makes them feel itchy over their whole body."

Yang Chen said, lightening its effect. While speaking, Yang Chen went over to Cheng Wencai's side:

"Actually sometimes, pain isn't that much, many people aren't afraid of pain. But itching is different, itching is intolerable, isn't that so Senior Cheng?"

Hearing Yang Chen's words, apparently Meng Xian also sensed an itch at some part of body and couldn't help but reach out his hand to scratch it.

Cheng Wencai could only produce frightening, shivering sounds. As he could still control the muscles on his face, he was incessantly trying to make wry faces to get relief for the strange itch on his face. Though his body still couldn't move, this was a gleam of hope for him, this extravagant little hope that he still could move a small part of his body.

"Senior Cheng, not allowing you to move is for senior's own good."

Yang Chen said to Chen Wencai with deadpan expression:

"If senior's hand and foot could move, this junior can guarantee on his life, even a piece of flesh won't be left on your body."

As for why wouldn't a piece of flesh be left, everyone knew even without Yang Chen explaining. Cheng Wencai would certainly scratch himself until his body was filled with bruises and cuts.

"It is still early, senior should continue to sense this for a while longer."

Yang Chen laughed:

"If the antidote of this pill isn't taken, then the effect of this medicine can last for one year. This junior can absolutely guarantee your life, but if you endure it for one more day and can still control your flying sword, then you will certainly use your flying sword to scrape all the flesh off your body and be left with only bones."

"Si si!"

Cheng Wencai still couldn't do anything, Palace Master Zhong Jiao and Meng Xian standing behind his body already sucked in a breath of cold air. A pill which could make him remove his own flesh, how ruthless!

"We have plenty of time, so we can take things slow."

Yang Chen sat down in front of Cheng Wencai, bowing his head to look at Cheng Wencai's twisted face and calmly said:

"This pill of mine doesn't have a name for now. Senior, your fortune is great. Since you are the first one to experience this pill, I wonder what senior thinks is a suitable name for this pill?"

"This junior has already thought of a few names, but I still think they are not good enough, maybe senior can suggest some good name to junior."

Yang Chen extended his hand and began to count names one by one on his fingertips:

"Asking for itch, asking for death, asking for killing of seven generations, asking for ripping your flesh alive, which does senior think is the most suitable?"

While Yang Chen was speaking , Cheng Wencai's expression twisted again and again. After Yang Chen finished listing down all the names, Cheng Wencai couldn't tolerate it anymore and tried to speak loudly.

"End…me….quickly!"

With great struggle and his face changing several expressions, Cheng Wencai was only capable of speaking these few words. Rather than saying that he spoke those words, it would be better to say that he squeezed them out from his throat.

"Want death?"

Yang Chen sneered:

"Be relieved senior, even if you want to live, you won't be able to. As for when, you will have to wait until you have informed this junior about everything and then this junior will personally send you on your way."

"I…….will…..speak!"

Cheng Wencai again yelled, but only with this yell was the strange itch in the vicinity of his neck slightly dulled.

"Junior is listening."

However, Yang Chen didn't have any sympathetic expression on his face and coldly said.

Cheng Wencai narrated everything while stammering the entire time and Yang Chen and other two finally knew of his intention for coming here.

Because of falling down from JieDan stage and in addition to his life expectancy and dantian being substantially damaged, regardless of how hard Cheng Wencai cultivated, he wouldn't have any great future accomplishments. Being able to return to JieDan stage was already the extreme limit, and he couldn't raise his cultivation any higher.

However, after all is said and done, he was still a JieDan stage expert. Many cultivators with limited aptitude didn'tt reach this stage in their entire lifetime. Although Cheng Wencai wasn't the focus of Greatest Heaven Sect to be nurtured, the sect still has its reputation to keep and used Cheng Wencai as an example for other sects that they will not abandon any disciples.

There was great hatred between Yang Chen, Gao Yue and Cheng Wencai, they were irreconcilable enemies. It was impossible to reduce the tension between them. So his sect had considered it over and over again and had given out a secret mission to secretly rope in some disciples of the Pure Yang Palace and destroy it from inside in order to topple the Pure Yang Palace.

Naturally, this plan was a long term operation and success couldn't be achieved overnight. But Cheng Wencai himself took the initiative to undertake this mission as if he was gaining a precious treasure.

He was a JieDan stage expert claiming to be a person who accepts important missions, but in reality he had been reduced to the most pathetic creature. Cheng Wencai had been so blinded by his hatred that he didn't even realize he had been deceived. When Yang Chen and others heard this, they all shook their heads with a grim smile.

This time, apart from looking for an opportunity to rope in some disciples of Pure Yang Palace, he still had one more important mission. That was to retrieve some important item concealed at some place in MeiQing Mountain. As for what it was, Cheng Wencai himself didn't know.

"Where is it?"

Meng Xian asked in a deep voice, but his expression was furious. Something was being concealed at MeiQing Mountain, and by sending Cheng Wencai to retrieve it, it could clearly be seen that it was the work of someone that was from the Pure Yang Palace. Why does Pure Yang Palace need have another traitor, Meng Xian couldn't help but get enraged again.

When the strange itch stopped, Cheng Wencai didn't dare to conceal anything and told them the location. However, since it was not far from Pure Yang Palace's entrance, it clearly showed that the person who had concealed this thing couldn't go too far out of Pure Yang Palace.

Hearing Cheng Wencai's information about the location, Meng Xian was just about to immediately probe that location, but he was stopped by Yang Chen.

"Don't be hasty, Hall Master, listen to what he has to say."

Yang Chen stopped Meng Xian with some intention in mind.

Meng Xian was startled, then without saying anything, remained at his original position, waiting for Yang Chen to continue with the questioning. Now, he could also see that although Cheng Wencai had been forced to reveal everything, he also hadn't informed them some affairs which no one paid any attention to.

"The location where that thing is concealed, what kind of characteristics does it have?"

Yang Chen said calmly while standing near Cheng Wencai. While speaking, he stretched his hand to form some kind of sign and a wave of spirit power hit Cheng Wencai's body.

Cheng Wencai sensed a wave of comfort passing through his whole body, as if the strange itch had been entirely scratched off by someone, he was unable to immerse himself in comfort as this sensation only lasted for a few seconds, following which the itch became even more difficult to endure.

Since he had been enduring the strange itch from the start, he would have been able to continue enduring it. But after it was cut off for a few moments and he had experienced comfort, when he had to go through that itch again, the sensation became even more difficult to endure. Immediately, Cheng Wencai's body started trembling violently once again and his face started transforming into sinister expressions again.

"That place…..has……has…..a hidden spell formation."

Cheng Wencai almost yelled in a hoarse voice:

"Only….after…..obtaining the…..command tile…..that I have…..can…one go in!"

Without saying anything, Yang Chen rummaged through Cheng Wencai's qiankun pouch and discovered a command tile. The tile created was with metal attribute and had a spell formation engraved on the forefront, while on the back, the word 'command' was written.

"Isn't there any ambush?"

Yang Chen flipped the command tile several times looking all around and then tossed it to Meng Xian.

"Go…..with…. the command tile!"

Cheng Wencai was already unable to preserve anymore and quickly spoke out.

When Meng Xian received the command tile, he bowed to his head to examine it carefully. He then looked towards Yang Chen and nodded once. Then, he rushed out immediately after lifting the restrictions. Palace Master Zhong Jiao promptly restored the restrictions and sat down on one side with a grim expression.

"Palace Master, should I ask him about the cultivation methods of Greatest Heaven Sect?"

Seeing Palace Master's unsightly expression, Yang Chen couldn't help but ask.

"Cultivating his sect's cultivation method, would be a taboo."

Palace Master Zhong Jiao's line of thought was broken by these words as he quickly replied to Yang Chen:

"My Pure Yang Palace's cultivation methods are not inferior to other sects, so there is no need to for this."

Regarding this however, Yang Chen didn't approve, but he didn't say anything. The cultivation methods, that Cheng Wencai had access to were finite and there was no need to go through that much trouble for the sake of those low level cultivation methods.

"Yang Chen, since you said that my Pure Yang Palace is one of the grand dao sects, then why is there someone who is cheating their master and deceiving their sect?"

Meng Xian hadn't returned back yet, and Palace Master Zhong Jiao also didn't have the intention of continuing to question Cheng Wencai anymore. So instead, he turned towards Yang Chen and asked.

"Greatest Heaven Sect is currently the unannounced leader of dao sects, naturally people will follow behind them, this is just human nature."

Yang Chen said without thinking much:

"Greatest Heaven Sect had never stopped annexing small sects. In reality all the other big sects are the same. Pure Yang Palace has many formidable cultivation methods and magic weapons that were left behind by the great ancestor, this is just what Greatest Heaven Sect wants."

Yang Chen didn't say much, but had convinced Palace Master Zhong Jiao that he understood everything clearly. The great ancestor was valiant and formidable, but the present disciples had failed to live up to his expectations.

The most formidable ones had only been able to reach YuanYing stage. It would be a wonder if the big sects didn't lust after such a big piece of meat. Similarly, there are some disciples who thought that the Pure Yang Palace didn't have many future prospects, and that if they merged with the Greatest Heaven Sect, then saying that they were a disciple of the Greatest Heaven Sect was much more pleasant to hear compared to saying that they were a disciple of the Pure Yang Palace.

Palace Master Zhong Jiao didn't ask anything else and only closed his eyes and began waiting. Yang Chen was also got bored to death and began to search through Cheng Wencai's qiankun pouch to see whether there was something that could be of use to him.

After a moment had passed, Meng Xian quickly returned. This location was near the outside gate, so it was not that far away from the hidden spell formation. With Hall Master Meng Xian's YuanYing stage strength, he quickly made the journey. After returning, he handed over a small qiankun pouch to Palace Master Zhong Jiao, without saying anything.

This was clearly retrieved from the location which Cheng Wencai had mentioned. There were no seal marks on top, so the sect it was from couldn't be distinguished. After opening qiankun pouch, Palace Master Zhong Jiao was startled once again. He then took out two different things from the qiankun pouch.

One was a porcelain bottle containing several tens of pills. Looking at the pills, Yang Chen was certain without any hesitation that they were the xun qi pill refined by Ho Lin for the disciples of Ye Xiu Manor.

The other item was a jade slip which Palace Master Zhong Jiao swept through his spiritual awareness to check the content that was inside. However, once he saw what was inside, he became even more furious. The jade slip contained everything which had happened in the Pure Yang Palace in recent times in great details, regardless of whether it was important or not.

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Chapter 199- Cheng Wencai Dealt With

16 May 2017

Palace Master Zhong Jiao and Hall Master Meng Xian were extremely angry, although these two things didn't seem very remarkable, but with these, the Pure Yang Palace had been completely sold out to Greatest Heaven Sect.

Xun qi pill was used by the outer disciples, assisting them in finding spirit power. Although it was not very high grade, it required a unique flame controlling technique to refine.

Because of the xun qi pill, the number of outer disciples in Pure Yang Palace had grown several folds compared to previous years. However, this was Pure Yang Palace's secret trump card for revitalizing the foundation.

Apart from Yang Chen and Ho Lin, only the Palace Master Zhong Jiao, Medicine Hall Master, Law Enforcement Hall Master and few other elders knew about the xun qi pill. This was Pure Yang Palace's secret. Even the Hall Masters of Fierce Yang Hall, Luminous Moon Hall and other such halls, also didn't know about the xun qi pill. Yang Chen and Ho Lin had been repeatedly urged again and again to not tell others.

Even if it were the managers of Ye Xiu Manor who were responsible for dispersing the pills among the outer disciples, they also didn't know what kind of pill was it. They only knew that it was provided by higher ups to supplement the bodies of those outer disciples. Once they tried to cultivate, the pill would be consumed completely. Therefore every time they cultivated, they would ask for a dose of the pill and that would be all.

Presently finding this one bottle of xun qi pills meant that this secret had already been discovered by that person hidden within the Pure Yang Palace. He had even acquired a bottle of it by some method. If this had been handed over to Greatest Heaven Sect, and they could research it, then perhaps they might not find out about the refining method, but they would certainly find out about the use of xun qi pills.

And when the time comes, the Greatest Heaven Sect would gather some other big sects to suppress the Pure Yang Palace under the name of righteousness. Then the Pure Yang Palace would just sink into passiveness. Although, it would not go as far bringing some damage because of xun qi pill. On the contrary, this xun qi pill would rather bring some advantages, but Pure Yang Palace's advantage would also be removed, and everything would again return as before.

This kind of secret, naturally could be hidden only for some time, but if someone betrayed them, then how could it not make Palace Master Zhong Jiao, who was always thinking of reviving the Pure Yang Palace, furious?

The things recorded on the jade slip were the last straw for his patience. Not only what kind of tendency had the upper layers of the Pure Yang Palace formed in the recent years, but even the changes in the middle layer of Pure Yang Palace was also recorded clearly. Even the newly established Eccentric Hall was also reported about within this jade slip. The special analysis was performed in great detail, and even the fact that the Pure Yang Palace may have grasped the secret method allowing the demon beasts to transform into human form was mentioned. Otherwise the three demon beasts of the Eccentric Hall wouldn't be able to retain human form.

This was again a great secret which Pure Yang Palace had tried to conceal in many ways, but unexpectedly, this was also clearly recorded on the jade slip. Although the Appearance Transformation Secrets weren't recorded, but this was already enough to make him furious.

Yang Chen's current movements were also recorded that Yang Chen was concocting pills in seclusion, but there wasn't much clarification on it. Probably that person hadn't got the information about what kind of pill Yang Chen and Zhu Chentao were concocting as of yet.

If this jade slip had fallen into the hands of the Greatest Heaven Sect, the entire Pure Yang Palace would have been naked in front of the Greatest Heaven Sect without any secrets.

"Palace Master, a good spell formation had already been laid at that location, if I didn't have that command tile, then even with my cultivation, I would have barely escaped alive."

After Palace Master had completely swept the jade slip, only then did Meng Xian opened his mouth:

"The spell formation was hidden remarkably well, only after reaching within three feet radius of it, could one discover it."

That place was originally above half a wall over a cliff near a bare rock, and since it didn't have medicinal ingredients or any other heavenly treasures, so why would anyone go to that place?

What made them feel more astonished was that a spell formation which could even stop a YuanYing stage expert was arranged near the gate of the Pure Yang Palace without anyone suspecting anything. This certainly couldn't be done overnight.

Once Palace Master Zhong Jiao thought that the Greatest Heaven Sect might possibly have been monitoring the movements of the Pure Yang Palace for maybe past several hundred years or maybe more, he immediately broke out in cold sweat.

Yang Chen was also completely astonished. Originally, he used to believe that the Pure Yang Palace was exterminated because of him, but he hadn't expected that the Greatest Heaven Sect had surprisingly laid plans so many years ago, concealing them so deeply. Even thinking about it made them afraid. Maybe, him killing that young master at that time was also a big conspiracy.

"Desolate Valley's arrangement!"

Yang Chen almost yelled out, but still managed to say out this line calmly. It must be known, after the incident at Desolate Valley was revealed, all sects were endlessly shocked when they heard that several hundred years ago the Greatest Heaven Sect had placed spell formation in Five Phases Sect's territory. Five Phases Sect was a first grade sect, by comparison, the spell formation arranged at Pure Yang Palace was just a small appetizer.

The only fact to rejoice at was that the xun qi pill hadn't been explained in much detail, rather there was only a guess. This clearly illustrated one thing, that spy or those spies didn't knew about the use of xun qi pill. With this, at least those people who knew about the xun qi pill could be removed from suspicion.

"Good! Good!"

Palace Master Zhong Jiao almost exploded with anger, his whole body was unable to restrain his emotions and was shaking, suddenly his presence exploded out because of anger, even Yang Chen and others also felt some pressure. Fortunately, Yang Chen could still control, only Cheng Wencai wasn't that comfortable, With the strange itch, in addition to Palace Master Zhong Jiao's pressure, he was simply thrown into double hell.

"Bullying us to the limit!"

After shouting loudly, Palace Master Zhong Jiao loudly commanded:

"Meng Xian, carefully investigate, who all were in contact with the things written on this jade slip."

"Yes!"

Meng Xian bowed his head to accept his command. In any case, this was his job as the Hall Master of Law Enforcement Hall to investigate this. He had been furious in rage from the time he had found about these things. Even without Palace Master's command, he would still have investigated this matter.

"This scoundrel, Yang Chen, deal with him however you want!"

Pointing towards Cheng Wencai, Palace Master Zhong Jiao said without the least bit of compassion. Other people already have formed evil schemes to interfere in his sect, even laying down spell formation at the entrance of the Secret Pavilion, it would only be a wonder if Palace Master still defended Cheng Wencai

"Yes, Palace Master!"

Yang Chen similarly agreed. From the start, he hadn't intended to let Cheng Wencai remain alive, and with Palace Master Zhong Jiao's words, he could deal with him without any worries.

"Be relieved and concoct pill with Zhu Chentao, as for other matters, you need not worry about them for now."

In the end, Palace Master instructed him once more. Presently, Pure Yang Palace's influence was too little, it was impossible to directly confront the Greatest Heaven Sect. Yang Chen refining the black tiger spirit supporting pill will have many great benefits and will pull many allies towards Pure Yang Palace, allowing the influence of Pure Yang Palace to become even greater.

"Just settle the matter with Beast Taming Sect first, then I will permit you to enter the Secret Pavilion again."

Palace Master Zhong Jiao had also made his resolve. Yang Chen had not only pulled an ally for the sect, but had also discovered such a big conspiracy. He should certainly be rewarded. Moreover, the reward couldn't be a small one.

Regarding entering the Secret Pavilion, Yang Chen didn't have any great interest. Whether it was going in several times or few times, it didn't make a difference to Yang Chen. In any case, the thing that Yang Chen wanted most from the Secret Pavilion, the Real Pure Yang Fire, he had already obtained the safekeeping rights for the next three hundred years.

Within the next three hundred years, Yang Chen had the confidence that he could certainly find a method to refine and absorb the Real Pure Yang Fire. Even if he took a step back and couldn't find any method to absorb it, he could still use the Profound Spirit Furnace to absorb the Real Pure Yang Fire. As for other things within the Secret Pavillion, he had no interest.

Even in Palace Master Zhong Jiao's hands, Cheng Wencai didn't have any hope of living. Under Yang Chen's hands, there was absolutely no chance of him remaining alive.

"For every grievance someone responsible, for every debt there is a debtor, you had tried to injure this junior over and over again. This time you have insulted junior's master again. You cannot remain alive anymore, be at ease and start on your journey!"

Regarding Cheng Wencai who had already collapsed, Yang Chen didn't have any compassion and directly slashed his sword and beheaded him.

At the instant when his head was removed from his neck, Cheng Wencai unexpectedly had a smile as if he had been freed from a great burden, which made the others present feel even more dread towards that pill of Yang Chen's.

A JieDan stage expert's corpse, although it wouldn't be of much help, would still provide some nourishment to the Blood Phantom Vine. Very quickly, under the roots of Blood Phantom Vine, Cheng Wencai's body turned into bones. In this world, there wouldn't be a person named Cheng Wencai from Greatest Heaven Sect anymore.

Not too long after, Pure Yang Palace released news, Yang Chen and Medicine Hall's hall master Zhu Chentao had taken out a pill which could extend one's life by forty thousand years from the Secret Pavilion for research. However, it was stolen by someone, and his identity and whereabouts were currently unknown.

The entire Pure Yang Palace was extremely furious and had unleashed all its manpower in hunting down the unknown culprit. While searching, they had also discovered that hidden illusion spell, by the time a few experts got there and forcefully broke down the spell formation, all traces of that mysterious culprit were long gone.

Moreover, the Greatest Heaven Sect also didn't have any information about the whereabouts of Cheng Wencai, and no one heard about any news regarding him. Everyone unanimously believed that Cheng Wencai had snatched the forty thousand life pill and then had begun to cultivate in seclusion. The upper echelons of the Greatest Heaven Sect hated Cheng Wencai to the core. This time, surprisingly, several hundred years of meticulously arranged spell formation for hiding items near Pure Yang Palace was also destroyed.

While the information was released on one side, on the other, Yang Chen had already begun to prepare for the refining the black tiger spirit supporting pill. This time, he also had to go to Yang Liang Mountain for almost one month. When Yang Chen was not present, Zhu Chentao took Ho Lin as his disciple with great fanfare. Moreover, he also summarized all the methods they had used during the refining of black tiger suppressing pill for her. Regardless of whether it was Zhu Chentao or Ho Lin, both had benefitted from the experience.

After the official ceremony for master and disciple, Yang Chen and others once again came together at the Second Fierce Yang Hall and spent almost ten years to refine the black tiger spirit supporting pill that is supposed to cure senior black tiger's injury completely.

The process was almost similar to the refining of the black tiger suppressing pill. First Yang Chen used the geocentric fire and purified all the ingredients, Then, Zhu Chentao took over the refining and with normal methods, and refined the ingredients to a certain stage. After congealing the pill in the initial step, Yang Chen again advanced the refining meticulously, finally finishing the pill.

Everyone was skillfully advancing the pill concocting process, and this time, the there were a lot more ingredients used. Moreover, the powder from the inner dan of senior black tiger was also included, so they couldn't even be a little careless. However, this was the inner dan of a Da Cheng stage demon beast, so Yang Chen had to spend around half a year to refine it perfectly.

Then, Zhu Chentao once again began the long term refining process. Refining the pill was not a job that could be completed overnight, and all the pill concocting masters knew this from experience. The physical strength and spirit power had to be properly distributed, but this was not a difficult matter for Zhu Chentao.

The beginning process was relatively easy, and Zhu Chentao even had energy left over to talk to Ho Lin about some pill concocting techniques while refining. He also explained to her logically about identifying and dealing with medicinal ingredients, and the medicinal liquid refined by Yang Chen was the best kind of sample to deal with.

While Zhu Chentao was refining, Yang Chen began to fuse the geocentric fire with the flame formed by fusion of green phosphorous fire and cold ice fire, to form a completely new flame.

Naturally, this was certainly not Yang Chen's final flame but was just another transitional flame. Yang Chen was even disinclined to name it and just called it 'hybrid fire'. Yang Chen's goal was to fuse a large number of third and fourth fire attributed flames, especially the real sun fire, real moon fire, pure yang real fire and if possible also find and fuse pure yin real fire and finally transform the fusion into one of the most formidable flames, the yin and yang heaven burning fire or perhaps also known as the heaven and earth burning heavenly fire.

But this goal was still too far away, and presently Yang Chen could only fuse these low grade flames. He didn't even dare to lightly touch the real sun fire and real moon fire. According to his plan, only after he had congealed his dan and entered the JieDan stage would he be able work on the real sun fire and the real moon fire.

Before fusing, Yang Chen also intended to check upon his spirit beast, Heavenly Roar. The spirit beast pouch he had purchased at the Ten Thousand Beasts Pavilion was quite low level, so Yang Chen had put Heavenly Roar in the Medicine Garden.

Since he also had the Beast Taming Secrets of the demon race, Yang Chen didn't forget to form an initial stage connection with Heavenly Roar. Within the Medicine Garden, Heavenly Roar could eat many formidable medicinal herbs whenever he wished, apart from the Blood Phantom Vine.

But Heavenly Roar only ate several profound yang fruits. Other than that, he wouldn't touch the other medicinal herbs. Whenever he was hungry, he would start nibbling at the profound yang fruits. Apart from those fruits, regardless of whether it was thousand year old ginsengs or anything else, Heavenly Roar wouldn't even look at them. This behavior surprised Yang Chen greatly.

Even if he threw spirit stones at Heavenly Roar, he would treat them disdainfully. Yang Chen was at a loss for how to deal with this issue. He didn't have many memories pertaining to feeding Heavenly Roar, and it seemed that only after reaching the spiritual world could he consult some seniors about this problem.

Only, this time, when he opened the Medicine Garden to take a look, Yang Chen was astonished. Heavenly Roar, the ash grey coloured little pup, was surprisingly holding a flying sword horizontally within his mouth and was excitedly jumping around the Medicine Garden.

Where did he get that flying sword within the Medicine Garden? Yang Chen was also greatly surprised, but quickly understood. This sword was inside the qiankun pouch that he had thrown inside the Medicine Garden when he was dealing with Cheng Wencai. Heavenly Roar had somehow found it and was playing with it.

Thinking about Heavenly Roar's origin, Yang Chen immediately laid down the worries in his heart, seemingly, this kind of spirit beasts require some extraordinary method to be cultivated. He might as well throw in all of the several thousand flying swords he had gathered inside the Medicine Garden.

Heavenly Roar was also quite knowledgeable. These flying swords had been refined by the Heavenly Stars Treasure Refining Secrets, Earth Fiend Sacrificial Spell Secrets and Universal Treasure Raising Secrets. They immediately caught the attention of Heavenly Roar and he began to rush towards them excitedly. However, he still didn't dare touch the high grade ones, only picking a seemingly low grade one and slowly began to lick it.

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Chapter 200- Tribulation As Soon As The Pill Forms

19 May 2017

Looking at Heavenly Roar happily licking the low grade flying sword, Yang Chen realized he now knew how to cultivate this small pup spirit beast and became excited. Feeling ecstatic, he also felt anticipation with regards to how formidable this beast would become once he matured. How would he look?

After visiting this spirit beast, Yang Chen gave some pointers to Ho Lin. He then began the fusion of three third grade flames.

As the number of flames to be fused increased, the difficulty of handling these flames also increased. However, for Yang Chen, this increased difficulty didn't exceed the amount of trouble he could handle. It only required more time and patience.

While carefully attending to her master, Ho Lin also began to study a large number of jade slips. Zhu Chentao also didn't ask much of her and only taught her about a large number of ingredients she was already familiar with. He also taught her how to identify and deal with these ingredients along with their medicinal efficiency. This was not like the basic education she had obtained at Ye Xiu Manor but was rather a basic knowledge provided to improve all the principles of pill concocting and direction for more research.

Apart from these subjects, she also had to learn about controlling flames. Zhu Chentao was very lazy regarding this point and directly told Ho Lin to go to Yang Chen for guidance. With a devoted mind, Ho Lin began to use her flames to form shapes like other living things, in accordance to Yang Chen's guidance.

Zhu Chentao was also a student like Ho Lin right now. Refining such a high grade elixir allowed Zhu Chentao's horizons to be expanded. At the same time, he broadened his line of thought. Although he was using the most common refining method, Zhu Chentao was still able to comprehend many extraordinary things.

Each day seem to pass peacefully, with everyone busy on their own matters, but the three people immersed in their own preoccupations didn't seem to realize the quick passage of time.

After a certain amount of time passed, Ho Lin would leave her own practice and would assist her master in deciding how much of an ingredient should be thrown in the pill concocting furnace, while also learning slowly from her master's pill concocting technique.

The fire attribute on Yang Chen's body had become more and more powerful. Previously when Ho Lin was following Yang Chen, she knew Yang Chen himself was very mystical, but she had perceived that all five attributes on his body seemed to be in perfect harmony. No one could predict what his attribute was. Presently, he was completely a fire attributed cultivator. Moreover, his flame seemed quite formidable and gave a sensation of going out of control.

This was not an illusion, rather Ho Lin's genuine feeling. Like Ho Lin, even Zhu Chentao also felt the same sensation. The transformation produced by fusing three flames not only made the power of the resultant flame greatly formidable, but the most direct effect was that the fire attributed spirit power seemed to be going berserk.

The fusion of flames was an extremely dangerous thing in other people's opinion, and the degree of danger could be compared to mixing formidable explosives and using a sledgehammer to hit them incessantly. If one is even a little careless, the mixture would immediately explode. For other people, sensing that Yang Chen's flame was about to go out of control was completely normal.

More time passed, and the berserk flame within his body seemed to have obtained some control. The presence of fire within his body also lessened greatly. The anxious Ho Lin could finally put down the worries in her heart and no longer felt that apprehensiveness.

After taking a deep breath, Yang Chen finally stopped his cultivation and sobered up. During the fusion of the flames, he had to spent most of the time in resisting and controlling, finally successfully accomplishing the fusion.

This time's fusion had great benefits for Yang Chen. The fourth fire spirit power had unexpectedly been upgraded to the seventh layer of the foundation stage. This upgrade was the equivalent of entering into the later foundation stage.

Because of the increase in the fourth fire spirit power, the third fire spirit power had also obtained replenishment and broke through the fourth layer of the foundation stage, entering into the fifth layer of the foundation stage. The spirit power of other attributes also increased, finally breaking through the threshold of the third layer of the foundation stage and entering the fourth layer of foundation stage, collectively stepping into mid foundation stage.

Now Yang Chen seemed to be purely a fire attributed cultivator. The fourth fire spirit power was around three layers highers compared to spirit power of other attributes, thus suppressing his other attributes and standing out.

"How much time has passed?"

While Ho Lin was serving her master, Yang Chen casually asked.

"Five years, senior apprentice brother!"

Ho Lin respectfully replied, although her address of Yang Chen had already changed to senior apprentice brother, but her manner was still respectful like before.

"Five years?"

Yang Chen also didn't expect this, although he knew that fusing the three flames would take long time, he hadn't expected that such a long time would have passed.

He also didn't know what was happening outside or whether his master had already reached the foundation stage in the water attribute. How did Palace Master Zhong Jiao deal with the matter regarding Shi Shanshan? These thoughts kept passing through his mind and fading away.

Speaking of Yang Chen, within Ho Lin's view, his previous image was that of a lazy person. She had never before seen him sit and cultivate for any length of time while ignoring everything else. In the past, he would just circulate his spirit power once at fixed time everyday. Afterwards, he would either read some book or perhaps do something which would astonish everyone. This time, Yang Chen cultivating directly for five years was an unprecedented matter for her.

However, Ho Lin had already reached foundation stage, so she could also sense Yang Chen's present cultivation vaguely. Within a brief twenty years, Yang Chen had surprisingly entered the late foundation stage. This progress had already surpassed the normal speed of advancing by leaps and bounds. Instead, with his speed, it would be closer to say that he was advancing with the speed of an ignited rocket.

For a very long time, Yang Chen's cultivation hovered within the initial foundation realm. It could be said, within these past ten years of pill concocting, that Yang Chen had directly upgraded to the late foundation stage from initial foundation stage. This progress would astonish anyone.

Ho Lin had been together with Yang Chen for a long time and also knew about his temper. Thus, she asked him about the reason cautiously.

Yang Chen also didn't blame Ho Lin and explained it once for her that he had absorbed many flames and because of that his spirit power had increased. Other than that, there was no other reason. However, this method to increase one's cultivation substantially shouldn't be used so lightly. Rather after using it once, one must spend a sufficient amount of time in consolidating the current cultivation. Otherwise, the gains wouldn't make up for the losses.

This was a fact even for Yang Chen. After explaining this to Ho Lin once, he also had to resume the daily routine of circulating the spirit power once again and slowly consolidate his current realm. At the same time, he also had to wait for Zhu Chentao to finish the early stage of refining.

Heavenly Roar residing within the Medicine Garden, until now, could only hold the most low level grade flying sword and lick it violently. Yang Chen also wasn't hasty. Instead, on an ordinary day, apart from reading those books sent by the Beast Taming Sect and guiding Ho Lin, he didn't have anything to do, so he used this time to refine the other flying swords he owned. He was convinced that as Heavenly Roar became more and more formidable, he would still be fond of more high grade flying swords.

Looking at Heavenly Roar holding and licking the flying sword madly, Yang Chen also decided something, after this time's refining was completed, he would go and find that drop of blood essence of a Heavenly Roar dog to provide proper supplements to Heavenly Roar.

While Yang Chen was waiting leisurely, Zhu Chentao also finally completed the initial stage of the black tiger spirit supporting pill and quickly shifted the medicinal liquid into Yang Chen's Profound Spirit Furnace.

The black tiger spirit supporting pill was of a higher grade compared to the black tiger suppressing pill, so the difficulty was also higher, furthermore Yang Chen's attitude towards refining it was also much more earnest. Zhu Chentao's excitement had already reached the same level as when Yang Chen had refined the black tiger suppressing pill to second grade.

This time, Yang Chen didn't use that eye dazzling method of controlling fire like last time. Instead, he used a method similar to Zhu Chentao who had used the most basic method of controlling fire to advance the refining.

But the more it was this way, the more serious Zhu Chentao became. From the time Yang Chen had refined the black tiger suppressing pill, Yang Chen had continued to use different refining methods, which gave Zhu Chentao an indistinct sensation, as if he had been looking at the gate of YuanYing. Presently looking at Yang Chen sincerely using the most fundamental refining method, it was as if something was being stirred up in Zhu Chentao's stomach, and suddenly he had a flash of understanding.

Regardless of whatever kind of technique is used, some basic things always remained constant. The most fundamental things used anywhere, they are always reliable. He previously thought he couldn't reach YuanYing stage because he was not proficient in using different high grade techniques, but now he discovered, it was certainly not that way.

Zhu Chentao seemed to have achieved great enlightenment during this period of time. After carefully observing Yang Chen's refining technique for a whole year, he suddenly burst out laughing. Then heaving a sigh of relief, he said:

"I understand!"

Soon after, he sat upright on the ground, in the posture of cultivating and immersed into meditation.

A puzzling expression crossed Ho Lin's face, she didn't know what her master had realized, but she honestly performed all her duties, not daring to be lazy in the slightest. Fortunately, there was sufficient spirit power, so there was basically no need to use spirit stones for supplement. There was no problem, if any Da Cheng stage or lower level expert immersed himself in cultivation for a long time, so Ho Lin wasn't anxious about her master's safety.

Zhu Chentao's meditation lasted for several years. Moreover after the first three and a half years of his cultivation had passed, Yang Chen had already refined the black tiger spirit supporting pill and was ready to receive it.

The spirit power within the pill furnace was in great turmoil which caused Zhu Chentao sitting in cultivation to open up his eyes. He opened up his eyes perfectly at the time when Yang Chen was going to collect the pill and he hastily took a step forward, to observe everything carefully.

Using the pill collecting technique from Great Supreme Elder's pill refining scripture was indeed excessive in mortal world. Similarly, it gave great confidence to Yang Chen. The long process of pill concocting had been completed very smoothly without any mistakes and finally at this last step, there basically wasn't any worry of the pill being a failure.

The medicinal liquid within the Profound Spirit Furnace began to rotate violently with Yang Chen's signal and slowly began to solidify. First the chaotic mess formed a lump, then slowly it began to rotate and turn spherical, the crude portions also began to disappear little by little, as if it was being sculpted carefully by an invisible hand.

Finally, when Yang Chen made the final gesture and turned his hand into a fist, a spherical pill was shaped up in a moment. On top of the elixir was a mark of black tiger that was quite realistic, as if an extremely gifted artisan had carved it on top, the long mark of 'hissing' towards the sky. Although didn't make any sound, it gave a sensation of hearing a tiger's roar.

And the instant the pill was finished, Zhu Chentao's body emitted a dazzling brilliance. Soon after, Yang Chen sensed something inappropriate in the surroundings.

"No way?"

Even Yang Chen couldn't help but become astounded. Zhu Chentao's situation this time was clearly the first sign of the YuanYing stage. After this stage had passed, immediately tribulation of lightning would come. Only after passing the lightning tribulation, could one be called a genuine YuanYing stage expert.

"Ho Lin, leave immediately!"

Yang Chen immediately instructed Ho Lin and then loudly shouted facing the sky:

"Senior Gui, release the restrictions!"

While yelling, he quickly collected that pill within a small jade bottle, this was the result of exhausting hard work of almost ten years, Yang Chen couldn't let it be destroyed by Zhu Chentao's lightning tribulation.

He collected the Profound Spirit Furnace and other things one by one properly, while on Zhu Chentao's side, the formation of Ying had already begun, his body was overflowing with spirit power. Yang Chen couldn't stay here anymore and quickly rushed out.

Everyone present in the Second Fierce Yang Hall had already sensed that events were far from encouraging and quickly rushed out to examine the situation. Although the range of influence of spirit power wasn't very large during the formation of Ying, but it was more than sufficient to cover the entire Second Fierce Yang Hall.

"Everyone fall back quickly and do not influence uncle master Zhu's Ying formation!"

Yang Chen loudly commanded, which made everyone realize what was happening. Quickly, everyone followed Yang Chen's instructions and left the Second Fierce Yang Courtyard.

Not to speak of one Second Fierce Yang Courtyard, even if there were ten Second Fierce Yang Courtyard's, Yang Chen was willing to exchange them for a YuanYing stage expert. In any case, only some buildings would be damaged, and there would be no harm the underground spirit vein.

Yang Chen wasn't worried that anyone would interfere, having old tree demon's original body there, no one would be able to create a disturbance inside. He kept observing the transformation in Zhu Chentao' body from far away using his spiritual awareness, while secretly assessing Zhu Chentao's current situation.

Soon, Palace Master Zhong Jiao and other few elders who weren't in seclusion quickly hurried over there, on seeing Yang Chen, he asked only one question, whether the pill refining was a success. After Yang Chen nodded affirmatively, Palace Master's attention concentrated on Zhu Chentao's situation. Regardless of however much foreign help they might get, it would never be as reliable as having a YuanYing stage expert in his own sect.

The colour of sky darkened suddenly with black clouds appearing in the sky, which continued to grow thicker and thicker, from time to time, a bolt of lightning would flicker among them. Everyone looking at this suddenly tensed up, this was the tribulation cloud of the lightning tribulation, which clearly meant that Zhu Chentao had already formed his Ying successfully and was only waiting for the tribulation lightning to arrive.

The rotating lightning cloud in the air suddenly turned into a spiral, then immediately, a lightning strike struck Yang Chen's small courtyard. At that instant, Yang Chen's small courtyard immediately turned into fragments, revealing Zhu Chentao sitting inside in upright position.

Zhu Chentao who was baptised by thunder, remained sitting motionlessly. However, his body emitted a different brilliance as if he had been set on fire.

The lightning strikes kept falling, second strike, third strike, all along until the eighth strike. Until now, Zhu Chentao hadn't shown any intentions of moving, but before the last strike, he stood up, the fire on his body also suddenly rose up, as if a bucket full of boiling oil had been poured on him. The fire seemed exceptionally clear under the black shadow.

Bang!

Finally, the last and thickest lightning strike directly struck at Zhu Chentao's forehead almost penetrating inside, the flickering around Zhu Chentao's body continued for a good while, then slowly disappeared. The tribulation cloud in the sky also finally started to turn bright and finally disappeared.

"Palace Master! All elders!"

Without caring about his completely charred looks, Zhu Chentao rushed towards the higher ups of Pure Yang Palace and bowed in front of them.

"Congratulations, Hall Master Zhu!"

Regardless of whether it was the Palace Master or the elders or other people who were watching, at this moment, everyone was saying the same thing.

Palace Master Zhong Jiao burst out laughing, unable to hide his happiness. His sect only had few YuanYing stage experts, let alone a YuanYing stage pill concocting master. What other matter could bring him greater happiness compared to this?

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Chapter 201-Black Tiger's Injury Is Cured

06 Jul 2017

The people of the Second Fierce Yang Courtyard were very fortunate. Not only did they get to cultivate in the best environment, but now they also had the opportunity to experience and observe the lightening tribulation of a JieDan expert who had formed his Ying. This was basically getting educated through observation, What learning opportunity could be better compared to this?

As for the part of Second Fierce Yang Courtyard which had been destroyed, there was nothing to worry about. Only Yang Chen, Gao Yue, some of Yang Chen's senior apprentice brothers, and their servants had participated in the construction of the initial Second Fierce Yang Courtyard. Presently, Palace Master Zhong Jiao simply waved his hand and assigned the sect's builders, using natural resources, to repair the entire courtyard properly. Compared to initial one, the courtyard this time will be constructed more spectacularly.

All the elders were happy, Palace Master Zhong Jiao was also happy, and all the other disciples were happy. Under such extreme happiness, Palace Master Zhong Jiao decided to celebrate Hall Master Zhu becoming a YuanYing stage expert by giving every disciple an additional allotment of their monthly elixir allowance, regardless if they were an inner or outer sect disciple.

Once the information began to spread, a great celebration began in Pure Yang Palace. Everyone realized the benefits of an increase in the number of YuanYing stage experts, especially the addition of a YuanYing stage pill concocting expert. This also implied that, in the future, even more higher grade elixirs could be provided to the disciples of the Pure Yang Palace.

Even in this celebratory atmosphere, there were a few unhappy people. The gloomiest among them was Song Hang! He was also at the peak of the JieDan stage and was also confronting a bottleneck. Zhu Chentao had gained enlightenment from Yang Chen and stepped into the YuanYing stage without any warning. Moreover, Song Hang felt even more despair thinking that Yang Chen knew the way of crossing the bottleneck, but he wouldn't tell him no matter what. There was great hatred between both sides, so how could the good fortune of these others not make Song Hang extremely depressed?

Similarly, another unhappy person was the Luminous Moon Hall's Hall Master Liang Shaoming. He was both at the JieDan stage and a Hall Master. In fact, his cultivation could be considered better than Zhu Chentao's before Zhu Chentao entered seclusion to concoct pills. Now, Zhu Chentao had apparently easily stepped into the YuanYing stage, whereas he was still hovering at the peak JieDan stage even after ten years of closed door training. How could Liang Shaoming, who had always bragged about his cultivation, endure this?

Regardless of whatever was said, Liang Shaoming and Song Hang could only bite their tongues, swallow their resentment, and congratulate Zhu Chentao on forming his Ying and passing the lightning tribulation.

Pure Yang Palace's upper echelon, including Palace Master Zhong Jiao and the other elders, were well aware of Zhu Chentao's previous circumstances. They knew that he previously had no hope of forming his Ying and had therefore delved into pill concocting. Now, after concocting elixirs with Yang Chen for more than a dozen years, he had surprisingly stepped into YuanYing stage. This was simply a pleasant surprise.

Logically speaking, in the years that this foundation stage disciple Yang Chen had been at Pure Yang Palace, he had already produced a Da Cheng stage expert, two YuanYing stage eccentrics and now a YuanYing stage pill concocting master for the sect. No need to mention the fact that, under his influence, the cultivation of his great master Wang Yong had advanced by leaps and bounds. Seemingly, as long as someone was on Yang Chen's side, his cultivation will increase at an incredible speed.

Speaking of Yang Chen's achievements, they were not only limited to those previously mentioned. Regarding the recently refined black tiger spirit supporting pill, when the senior black tiger of Beast Taming Sect uses this elixir and his injury gets cured, the Pure Yang Palace will gain a second rate sect as an ally. Moreover, if Yang Chen consents to becoming dao companions with the beautiful Fairy Shi, Pure Yang Palace can further gain Green Jade Immortal Islands as another ally.

Strictly speaking, the accomplishments of some Hall Masters or even the Palace Master paled in comparison to those of Yang Chen. Just with one comparison, the difference was clear. Truly said, the true value of person can only be determined through comparison.

While the Pure Yang Palace was engulfed in celebration, the higher ups of Beast Taming Sect were also endlessly excited. Originally, they believed it would have taken ten years to complete the refining, but they hadn't expected that after Yang Chen had fused the three flames, his cultivation would increase greatly and the refining time would be cut down by one and a half years. Within a brief eight and a half years, they were notified that the black tiger spirit suppressing pill was complete.

Fan Shan, who received the news, used his fastest speed to hurry to the Pure Yang Palace and meet with Yang Chen to confirm the news. After verifying the good news, Fan Shan immediately started pressing Yang Chen to go to Yang Liang Mountain. Due to excessive anxiousness, he even forgot to follow through with the proper etiquettes. Presently, there were a lot of concerns that Fan Shan refused to attend to. He even apologised forthrightly in front of Palace Master Zhong Jiao that all the other matters would have to wait until his sect master comes personally to congratulate Zhu Chentao on successfully reaching YuanYing stage.

Naturally, when the sect master personally comes, he would also discuss the matter of additional future cooperation with Pure Yang Palace. However, Palace Master Zhong Jiao wasn't the slightest bit displeased. Instead, he also urged Yang Chen to hurry on the journey.

This time, there were no twists and turns on the journey. Without any distractions, Yang Chen and Fan Shan hurried rapidly to Yang Liang Mountain. Once they reached Yang Liang Mountain, Fan Shan immediately led Yang Chen to the rear of the mountain towards senior black tiger's residence without saying anything.

Senior black tiger had already changed his residence and didn't live in that crude cave anymore. Rather than living in a crude cave, he used that cave as a foundation and directly transformed it into a palace within the belly of the mountain. Although it wasn't very lavish, compared to that crude cave, it was many times more comfortable.

After the condition of the injury had been stabilized, senior black tiger was not depressed anymore and had begun to ponder things which he hadn't considered before. The transformation of the cave was just one of those things.

The sect master and several elders of the Beast Taming Sect had already been waiting for some time. Upon seeing Yang Chen, they immediately expressed their gratitude first before saying anything else. Regardless of whether this elixir failed or succeeded, just the fact that Yang Chen had spent fourteen years on refining this pill for senior black tiger was deserving of their gratitude.

Once senior black tiger saw the black tiger spirit supporting pill, he immediately felt a sensation as if he was seeing his own blood and flesh. He was very clear that inside the pill the powder from his inner dan was present. This detection of his own inner dan was why the pill gave him this sensation.

Looking at this round and smooth pill, which had a clear pill mark of a black tiger, senior black tiger wasn't willing to gulp it down immediately. Waves of memories began to surge inside his brain. During these past several hundred years, he had no other alternative other than to endure his injury that flared up again and again. The memories of the pain of his constituent spirit dissipating once again returned to his mind.

After sighing once, under the anxious gazes of the upper echelon of the Beast Taming Sect, senior black tiger swallowed that pill.

This time, the effect wasn't like the previous time where there was no reaction in beginning. As soon as the pill entered his stomach, everyone sensed a kind of refreshing spirit power that began to quickly spread around. Senior black tiger issued a satisfying hum as if enjoying a pleasurable sensation.

Senior black tiger was indeed enjoying the present moment, and that refreshing spirit power filled his whole body after a short time. The internal organs which had sustained injuries several years ago because of the Yin Fire Tribulation were surrounded by this refreshing spirit power. Those ashes of Yin Fire, which hadn't stopped burning, seemed to have been extinguished by this refreshing spirit power. While at the same time, this refreshing spirit power also nourished the area of injuries which now started to recover slowly.

Within a moment, senior black tiger sensed that his injuries had been restored by more than half and were recovering stably. Because of that comfortable sensation in his whole body, he was unable to control his emotions and issued a low croon while lying on his stomach.

The situation was both alarming and exciting for the higher ups of the Beast Taming Sect. After senior black tiger had recovered completely, the morale of the entire Beast Taming Sect would reach the sky.

The medicine continued to take effect for three days and three nights. The people standing near him didn't even need to ask about his situation. Just by looking at his power and presence rising endlessly, anyone could tell the situation in his body.

The dissipated constituent spirit also began to return little by little. This result also implied Yang Chen's elixir had been completely effective.

After four days had passed, senior black tiger finally stood up. He stretched his several meters long body comfortably before slowly shrinking, soon reducing to half his original size.

All the people present on the scene were experienced and knew that the size of senior black tiger's body reducing also meant that his cultivation had also increased. Seeing this, the group of higher ups of Beast Taming Sect were greatly exalted. Yang Chen's pill not only cured senior black tiger's injury, but surprisingly also allowed his cultivation to increase. It really was very effective.

"Good! Originally, I was only waiting to close my eyes and die, but now my cultivation has increased instead."

Senior black tiger himself was also endlessly grateful to Yang Chen:

"Fellow daoist Yang, many thanks! If you have any difficulties in the future, just inform me. Even if I have to tread on fire or go through water, I will not refuse!"

Previously, he used to call Yang Chen as junior, but now had already corrected himself to fellow daoist Yang.

"This is senior's own accumulation and has nothing to do with this junior."

Although Yang Chen would accept the reward for curing senior black tiger's injuries, Yang Chen wouldn't take the credit for the increase in senior black tiger's cultivation:

"If senior wants to thank someone, then senior should thank himself!"

Yang Chen's one line was to the point. Everyone also realized the reason behind senior black tiger's increase in cultivation. All of them were experts, so they could also comprehend the reason. During the several hundred years senior black tiger was injured, he had been suppressing the injury from the beginning, year in and year out. If it was not for the burden of his injury, his cultivation certainly wouldn't have stopped or declined.

Now, the injury had been completely recovered, and senior black tiger's hard work for years all those hadn't gone to waste. The results of his hard work were automatically reflected in his increased cultivation. Moreover, previously his mental state was depressed, thinking that he would certainly die, but now it was different, and his confidence had increased so his realm also upgraded as a result.

"However, senior, let your injuries heal first and do not use spirit power lightly."

After saving him, Yang Chen also didn't forgot to remind everyone:

"The weakness accumulated in several hundred years needs to be healed slowly. If it is suitable for you, it would be better to let it consolidate for ten years, allowing it to be thoroughly healed."

Everyone present were cultivators, so they all knew whether Yang Chen's words were true or not. Seeing Yang Chen's concern for senior black tiger made everyone in the Beast Taming Sect feel even more gratitude and everyone successively expressed their thanks.

Everyone in the Beast Taming Sect rejoiced greatly. They couldn't control their happiness. A trifling twenty thousand books and the qualification for an auction, in addition to catching He Lianyun, whose reputation had already turned into trash, in exchange for a curing a Da Cheng stage senior black tiger. This deal was indeed extremely profitable.

On that day, the sect master of the Beast Taming Sect announced this news. Once this information was released, all the disciples and friends of the Beast Taming Sect all became aware that senior black tiger had recovered from his injury completely and had regained the strength of the Da Cheng stage. Each and everyone of them was jubilant. The more a sect's strength increases, the more helpful it becomes for the disciples. When they go out traveling to gain experiences, the more reputation it gains for them.

Because of refining the pill and hooking another Da Cheng stage expert, Yang Chen's fame spread again. According to cultivators talking between themselves, presently Yang Chen had already been considered as a high grade pill concocting master just after Deng Yi and Zhu Peng. Although his cultivation was low, no one dared have contempt for him.

Not to mention other things, but it could even be said he had already helped many others as a pill concocting master. Elder Wu's Heaven Seizing Pill, Subduing the Blood Phantom Vine for elder Hua Wanting, senior black tiger's black tiger suppressing pill, and the black tiger spirit supporting pill, all these three occurrences had some relation with a Da Cheng stage expert. Even Deng Yi also hadn't been that formidable.

Especially when Pure Yang Palace released the information that during the refining process, Medicine Hall Master Zhu Chentao had a flash of enlightenment and successfully formed his Ying and Pure Yang Palace had gained another YuanYing stage expert. This additional news surprised people to no end.

Many people had known about Zhu Chentao's reputation, and they also knew how much innate talent he had. If it was said that Zhu Chentao achieved YuanYing stage by his own strength, then eight out of ten people will not believe it. He had been concocting a pill in seclusion with Yang Chen for fourteen years and surprisingly made the breakthrough. It clearly had some unspeakable relation with Yang Chen.

A foundation stage pill concocting master who had been concocting pills one after another for Da Cheng stage experts. Moreover, Yang Chen also helped his own sect's Medicine Hall Master to upgrade a realm. What kind of formidable pill concocting master was this?

Now, no one mentioned the incident between Yang Chen and that clan regarding Heaven Seizing Pill's pill recipe. Can the Heaven Seizing Pill cure senior black tiger's injury? Or can it resolve the entanglement of Blood Phantom Vine? Everyone would rather believe that Yang Chen was getting inspiration from some random book, or perhaps he had discovered the some rare cheat pill scripture.

Regarding the beheading of He Lianyun and that clan at the Pure Yang Palace, no one spread any rumors. Even if someone mentioned it, he would only be laughing at them, who had overestimated their abilities. Being much too greedy and insatiable, seeking Yang Chen's own recipe, however, they had angered the Pure Yang Palace and death only served them right.

Many pill concocting masters had already begun to follow Yang Chen's method of learning, by reading random books extensively and attempting to increase their own experience and knowledge to broaden their horizons. Unfortunately, they didn't have Yang Chen's formidable memory, so they couldn't remember too much.

Naturally, even more people, intentionally or otherwise, began to slowly get pulled towards Yang Chen. It was clear that even the heavens had something they required from this pill concocting master. Having good relations with the Pure Yang Palace was absolutely necessary.

Moreover, those disciples of the Pure Yang Palace who were travelling outside to gain experience also clearly discovered that apparently other people were much more polite towards Pure Yang Palace now. After the successive major events that were associated with Yang Chen, everyone was both pleasantly surprised and frightened towards their own sect's disciple Yang Chen. They were also grateful towards him from the bottom of their hearts.

On the return journey to Pure Yang Palace, Yang Chen was joined by the Beast Taming Sect's sect master and senior black tiger. They jointly followed Yang Chen to the Pure Yang Palace. First, in order to express their gratitude towards the Pure Yang Palace, and second to discuss the next step of cooperation with the Pure Yang Palace.

When the guests arrived, Palace Master Zhong Jiao and other elders also became busy while receiving the guests. During this time, Yang Chen asked to be excused and returned to Second Fierce Yang Courtyard.

Throughout this pill concocting event, he hadn't seen his master for more than ten years, last time he could only catch a glimpse of her when Zhu Chentao passed his lightning tribulation. At that time, his master Gao Yue was immersed in observing Zhu Chentao's tribulation, so Yang Chen didn't disturb her. Now, Yang Chen wished to chat with her for three days and nights without any disturbance.

The part of the Second Fierce Yang Courtyard that was destroyed by Zhu Chentao had been constructed during the time that Yang Chen had been away. It looked even more imposing as compared to before. With the sect exerting itself, the constructed buildings were more lavish. Even their layout had changed. Yang Chen had no option other than to look for Shangguan Feng first to know about his master's location.

However, before he could see Gao Yue, Shangguan Feng gave Yang Chen news. Senior Scarface, whom they met last time, when Gao Yue was injured, had come to Pure Yang Palace half a month ago, wanting to see Yang Chen. But Yang Chen was at the Beast Taming Sect at that time. Therefore, the sect had arranged for him to stay at a guest room in the Second Fierce Yang Courtyard, so if Yang Chen had the time, he should go and meet senior Scarface first.

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Chapter 202- Scarface's big business

07 Jul 2017

Yang Chen didn't listen to Shangguan Feng's proposal and went to his master's place first. Upon seeing his master again, he was happy.

Gao Yue had already reached foundation stage in water attributed cultivation. This had also put Gao Yue at a loss, even if she had elixirs and her JieDan stage spiritual awareness to help, reaching foundation stage after a short nine years. This speed could astonish anyone.

Even Gongsun Ling who was known as a cultivation genius inside the sect and had a nearly full earth attributed spirit root, had taken a full ten years to reach foundation stage from qi layer. But Gao Yue knew very well that she clearly had fire attribute spirit root, so how could she cultivate water attributed cultivation methods so quickly?

"why is it like this?"

Gao Yue, who had already reached second layer of foundation stage, asked Yang Chen, feeling very confused. Since Yang Chen had been insisting from the beginning for her to cultivate water attributed cultivation methods, so he must most probably know the reason.

"For the time being, let us just say that I guessed it. Allow me be completely sure before I give master a proper explanation."

Yang Chen naturally would not explain it to her right now. Presently, the time hasn't come.

"Are you making your master become a test subject for your experiment?"

Seeing Gao Yue's slightly angry expression, Yang Chen was enchanted. When Gao Yue saw him not paying attention, she pushed him a little which made Yang Chen snap out of his daze.

"Is your master beautiful?"

Gao Yue suddenly asked Yang Chen curiously. As soon as she said this, Gao Yue also sensed that the question was inappropriate and her whole face turned red.

"Beautiful!"

Yang Chen replied immediately.

"Compared to the cool and calm Fairy Shi?"

Seeing Yang Chen answer immediately, Gao Yue suddenly didn't know what demon had possessed her as she asked again.

"Master is more beautiful!"

Yang Chen answered immediately again. In his mind, there was no place for Shi Shanshan from the beginning, so there was no need to think about anything else.

Hearing Yang Chen's reply, Gao Yue felt sweetness spread through her heart, but at the same time, she also felt shy. How could she ask such a strange question. This was certainly not the way a master should behave with her disciple.

"Master, Scarface has come, let's go meet him together!"

Yang Chen appeared to not have sensed his master's peculiarity and calmly said. But in his heart, there were already big waves surging around, only, he didn't know how to express his emotions.

Regarding Yang Chen's suggestion, Gao Yue didn't have any intention of declining at all. Both of them jointly arrived at Second Fierce Yang Hall's guest room and met with Scarface whom they hadn't seen for almost twenty years.

Although such a long time had passed, Scarface almost didn't change. In any case, YuanYing stage expert's appearances don't change greatly. Only now, Scarface was completely different from before when he didn't know what to do after his hatred had been satisfied. Seemingly, he had found a new direction again, he seemed to be full of energy.

"Senior!"

Regarding YuanYing stage, they have to be regarded as senior, so Yang Chen and Gao Yue also addressed him as senior:

"Long time no see, senior, you seem safe and sound!"

"Thanks to your lucky influence!"

After getting his revenge, Scarface seemed very polite, however that scar on his face destroyed all peace, even his smile made him seem more sinister.

"This is the promised face changing pill, kindly accept it senior!"

Yang Chen didn't need to follow fake niceties with Scarface, he took out the bottle containing a face changing pill which he had already refined and gave it to Scarface.

Scarface also wasn't polite and directly accepted it. Feeling it with his hand, he suddenly smiled:

"Yang Chen, in the past few days, your reputation has spread greatly!"

After returning from the Demon Beast Plains, throughout the whole journey, Scarface kept hearing about Yang Chen's matters. Moreover, all of them were apparently related to Da Cheng stage experts, Scarface could not help but be astonished. But once he remembered how Yang Chen had convinced old tree demon to take his advice, all these matters didn't seem so hard to understand.

"A few trivial matters, not worth mentioning!"

Yang Chen casually waved his hand and courteously said, then asked:

"Senior, what were the harvests this time?"

Without the face changing pill, Scarface didn't go to the Hundred Thousand Mountains. Rather, he had to go to Demon Beast Plain which he was not so familiar with. Also fortunately, he himself was a formidable YuanYing stage expert so he didn't have any losses at the Demon Beast Plains.

Demon Beast Plains really were enriched with natural resources, otherwise, it wouldn't have produced so many demon beasts. Scarface holding large amounts of spirit stones as well as some of the products of dao sects, were all exchanged for many good things he had obtained from Demon Beast Plain.

Although his qiankun pouch had already been filled from before and he could have returned in three years, Scarface was fortunate enough to have found a good place in the Demon Beast Plain. However, after he had collected some good things, he discovered that twenty years had already passed, so he hastily rushed back.

"What kind of treasure was worth senior spending twenty years time to collect?"

Yang Chen's eyes immediately shone, he asked curiously. On the other side, Gao Yue also had a curious expression on her face, waiting for Scarface's reply.

"A bottle of seventh metal true qi."

Scarface calmly replied, completely unaware of the shock his reply had produced in Yang Chen.

"Seventh metal true qi?"

Yang Chen almost cried out in shock. Trying to repress the surprise in his voice, he asked with ecstasy:

"Senior, is this seventh metal true qi useful to you?"

"For me, it is useless."

Scarface shook his head and said with a smile on his face:

"However, for those who cultivate metal attribute, this is a treasure which could only be found by luck. Alas, why are you and I speaking of this, you certainly know of this better than me."

Speaking till here, Scarface suddenly remembered Yang Chen's reputation about being a great reader and shook his head.

"If senior is not going to use for himself, could you exchange it with this junior?"

Repressing his emotions, Yang Chen asked in a discussing tone:

"What does senior require, don't hesitate to tell me."

"Exchange with you?"

Scarface was startled, he believed that Yang Chen was a fire attributed cultivator, so hadn't expected that Yang Chen would require this seventh metal true qi. He asked curiously:

"What will you use it for?"

"Junior requires it for a sect's cultivation method."

Yang Chen also didn't hide anything.

"I don't have any use for it, so might as well exchange it to you."

Regarding this, Scarface didn't have any conflict, in any case, this would fetch him spirit stones or perhaps a magic weapon, it didn't matter who he exchanges it with, but he again asked just to clarify:

"What do you intend to exchange it for?"

"Senior what do you want? Spirit stones? Magic weapons? Elixir? Cultivation method?"

Yang Chen spread his hands, asking Scarface his price. This seventh metal true qi was incomparably precious to Yang Chen as it was essential for the cultivation of «Seventh Metal True Secrets» and thus was necessary for completing the Great Yin and Yang Five Phases Secrets, so Yang Chen must have it.

Seeing Yang Chen so intent on asking Scarface's price, Gao Yue also became anxious, but she could not do anything to help. Suddenly thinking of something, she said:

"If senior does this for Yang Chen, then the three requests that senior had promised to me can all be forgotten."

Because Scarface had injured Gao Yue, Scarface had promised three requests to Gao Yue, this was before they came to an agreement. Presently, Gao Yue was raising this issue to help fight for Yang Chen.

"Since it is like this, then this could only be considered as one of the requests to fellow daoist Gao."

Scarface also wasn't a shameless and greedy person and immediately took out the jade bottle that was densely packed with sealing talisman and gave it to Yang Chen:

"So, now I only owe two requests to fellow daoist Gao."

"This is not appropriate!"

Although Yang Chen extended his hand to take the bottle, he shook his head and refused:

"This seventh metal true qi is too precious, master's one request is not enough to exchange for this."

"Then let's also add in your face changing pill."

Scarface lightly added. Apparently, he was rejoicing over the fact that he could settle one request:

"You only promised me the face changing pill, do not say anything else, this is just perfect for our exchange."

"Not appropriate, not appropriate!"

Yang Chen again shook his head, face changing pill was too easy for him and couldn't be compared to the value of seventh metal true qi. Moreover, he was sincerely determined to rope in Scarface and even a little push could push him thousand miles away.

"Then I will reserve a good elixir from you in advance."

Scarface was greatly generous, after taking his revenge, he neither had the desire nor need for anything, at this moment also he didn't want any disputes with Yang Chen:

"This ought to do for you, shouldn't it?"

Although his words were light, in his heart, Scarface was greatly appreciative of Yang Chen's big hearted personality. At least when dealing with him, he needn't be anxious that Yang Chen would cheat him or would use him lightly.

"What kind of elixir?"

Yang Chen nodded his head, also in addition, this wasn't something that could not be accepted.

"I haven't thought about it yet."

Scarface smiled shaking his head:

"Perhaps, in the future, I may need a unique elixir, when I require it, I will tell you. As long as, you remember that you owe me an elixir, that'll do."

"Then, we have a deal!"

Yang Chen loosely said, as if gaining the most important treasure, he immediately put the seventh metal true qi within his Achievement Ring. After holding the seventh metal true qi in his hand, he was no longer anxious and could rest in peace.

Gao Yue standing on the other side was also very happy, although she had used up one of her requests, Yang Chen had finally gotten what he wanted. Although she didn't knew what Yang Chen wanted to do with this, Gao Yue was absolutely satisfied.

"How did senior collect this seventh metal true qi?"

Although he had accepted it, Yang Chen was still curious about how Scarface had collected it. He wasn't a demon beast neither was he metal attributed, he really must have had some trouble.

"It was not easy."

Hearing Yang Chen ask about this matter, Scarface also started feeling proud, thinking about it, he could not help but began to explain non stop about it.

Scarface himself was a fire attributed cultivator. Moreover, Nanming fire already belonged to him personally. Since fire restrains metal, after he had discovered the Seventh Metal True Qi, Scarface used Nanming fire and tried to force the Seventh Metal True Qi to a certain place, but even though he had spent tremendous amounts of strength, he could only collect that bottle of Seventh Metal True Qi.

Although it was simple logic of five phases subduing each other, Scarface used it to the point of perfection. Inevitably, Scarface was proud of himself at the end:

"Although it wasted twenty years of time, but my cultivation had increased again because of the hard work that went to collecting this Seventh Metal True Qi, so it was worth it!"

Apparently, Scarface's goal of changing his mental state was fulfilled, his cultivation had also increased because of the increase in confidence. No wonder, Yang Chen had felt a sensation that was full of vitality coming from him when he saw him. So this had been the reason.

"Congratulations, senior!"

Yang Chen also smiled and congratulated Scarface, with this kind of start, in the future, Scarface will be someone who will certainly excel, which would possibly lead to even better cooperation.

"This time, I have obtained many great things at Demon Beast Plains, what do you intend to purchase?"

Yang Chen and Scarface, both began to talk about normal business matters, Scarface naturally didn't forget to talk about it. If he doesn't get spirit stones by selling the objects he had brought back, then his trips would just be a waste. Moreover, those big sects and schools would just try to lower the prices forcefully, so naturally he found Yang Chen as most suitable person to sell to.

"If senior is willing then we can deepen our cooperation."

Yang Chen directly mentioned his intent to deepen their cooperation. At the same time, he would also talk to Shangguan Feng on the side. He was thinking of discussing about expanding his business outside the Pure Yang Palace.

This would establish a stable market, at the same time, it would also signify the establishment of stable means of supply of goods from dao sect, how could Scarface be unwilling? Not only limited to these, Yang Chen's business, by using Yang Chen's great fame which Scarface had just recently heard about, Pure Yang Palace will certainly not be ignored. At least it will provide for security and Pure Yang Palace itself will be a formidable patron compared to individuals and the earnings will also be higher.

The more both sides discussed, the more optimistic they became. Gao Yue hearing all this was dumbstruck, she hadn't even thought that Yang Chen surprisingly was so proficient about business dealings. While chatting with Scarface, he had never been in a disadvantageous position.

Scarface was even more astonished regarding Yang Chen's familiarity with everything produced in Demon Beast Plains. Yang Chen seemed even more knowledgeable compared to himself, who personally went there. Even compared to him, Yang Chen's thinking was even more comprehensive, what price to mention, at what price should the negotiation end, he already had the basic idea about everything. Also compared to his ad hoc scheme, Yang Chen also had specialized knowledge about which things would earn him spirit stones and how much profit would he make.

The more they spoke about this, the more Yang Chen was aroused, so much that he even called Shangguan Feng. Shangguan Feng's interest regarding business far surpassed his interest in business, but the strange thing was that the better business he did, the more his cultivation seemed to increase. During the years Yang Chen was busy with pill refining, Shangguan Feng surprisingly entered mid foundation stage and soon was going to break through into later foundation stage.

Yang Chen also clicked his tongue in wonder, apparently Shangguan Feng was talented as supervisor and also didn't neglect his cultivation. Regarding how to run this business efficiently, Shangguan Feng had much more knowledge, he opened a huge world of business in front of Yang Chen, Scarface and Gao Yue, making all of them dumbstruck.

"Seemingly, this business wouldn't be a loss!"

Scarface said deeply moved, even without needing look at the result of this opportunity, just hearing Shangguan Feng's words gave him a sensation as if he was looking at a tall mountain. Even though he was a YuanYing stage expert, he couldn't help but look in awe at the foundation stage Shangguan Feng's ability to do business.

Scarface felt greatly refreshed, he immediately opened his qiankun pouch and began to take out all the good objects he had obtained at Demon Beast Plains. On the other side, Shangguan Feng began to value all of them, the sound of metal objects being put on table was very pleasant to hear.

While four of them were immersed in counting their riches, several days passed. Scarface's harvest was quite abundant this time, even his biggest qiankun pouch was filled squeezed to the top, just sorting them out took several days and it took even more time to calculate their exact value. Shangguan Feng also couldn't help but envy Scarface, just with this trip alone, Scarface would reap several hundred thousand catties of low grade spirit stones.

Shangguan Feng was also not negligent and immediately took out several tens of high grade spirit stones to pay. Inside Pure Yang Palace, perhaps apart from Yang Chen, only he had so many spirit stones.

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Chapter 203- Settle It Yourself

08 Jul 2017

Both sides were completely satisfied, especially Scarface. After receiving the face changing pill, he could return to Hundred Thousand Mountains without having to worry about being discovered by the people there. The region Scarface was most familiar with was still Hundred Thousand Mountains. Compared to Demon Beast Plains, Scarface clearly knew which regions in the Hundred Thousand Mountains had specific kinds of materials.

Of the two, Yang Chen was the happiest. Who would have thought there would be such a coincidental opportunity? That he would surprisingly obtain something he had yearned for day and night, the Seventh Metal True Qi, was certainly an unexpected surprise. With the Seventh Metal True Qi, Yang Chen's Seventh Metal True Secrets would certainly transform his seventh metal spirit power to the purest seventh metal true qi. His Great Yin and Yang secrets would advance by one more step.

"Senior, remaining alone isn't always convenient, is it?"

While everyone was at last stage of discussion, Yang Chen suddenly asked.

"You mean?"

Scarface asked in confusion. He instinctively felt that Yang Chen was thinking of arranging some helpers to be at his side.

"What I mean is that senior's first priority should be to find some suitable juniors or perhaps begin to slowly find some helpers."

Yang Chen only wanted to give him a reminder:

"Sometimes, having many people is not only a convenience, but it can also help a lot. Other people also would not dare to casually attack you at Hundred Thousand Mountains and Demon Beast Plains.'

This was actually true, at least in Hundred Thousand Mountains. A lone cultivator was the easiest target. Generally speaking, regardless of how high one's cultivation was, in cases where there were many people attacking, they would all jointly attack from all sides. Previously, Scarface had only gone to look for wealth, but it was not like he hadn't fought with others to the death. If he had the help of a small group, it would be much safer and would also simplify matters a lot.

"If there is an opportunity, I will try to get some helpers."

Scarface contemplated for a moment and nodded his head in agreement.

Yang Chen had already mentioned his point about what Scarface should do, so now Scarface had to deal with his own matters himself. Ever since Shangguan Feng had been in control of these things, Pure Yang Palace had become more and more prosperous, now it was almost time to allow him to start business outside.

The negotiation between the Palace Master of the Pure Yang Palace and the Sect Master of the Beast Taming Sect regarding future cooperation turned out great, so the Palace Master's mood was good. When Yang Chen mentioned this small matter, without any hesitation, Palace Master Zhong Jiao replied:

"Go find the shopkeeper of the Thousand Autumn Pavilion and ask him to arrange a shop front for you all. You all need not trouble yourself to worry about this."

Shangguan Feng accepted the order and rushed out excitedly. Palace Master Zhong Jiao, however, had asked Yang Chen to remain behind. The Palace Master didn't say anything at first. He only kept on hesitating. Finally, clenching his teeth, he asked Yang Chen:

"Yang Chen, you know where Song Hang is stuck, could you guide him a little?"

Palace Master had only asked this after hesitating for a good moment. He knew Yang Chen's temperament, but the good news of Zhu Chentao becoming YuanYing stage had provoked him, making him think that if Pure Yang Palace had one more YuanYing stage expert, then it would be even better for Pure Yang Palace. Therefore, he still hesitated a long while before asking this question.

Yang Chen didn't reply directly. He only shook his head silently. Palace Master Zhong Jiao's question was indeed logical, but for Yang Chen, only this couldn't be the only reason. Song Hang, who had tried to target Yang Chen, now wanted Yang Chen to help him? How could Yang Chen be expected to give charity like this? Moreover, even if someone were to request this of him, it should have been Song Hang asking. Why is Palace Master and Yang Chen talking about this?

"Alas!"

Palace Master Zhong Jiao faintly sighed. He had also been aware that this would be result, only, he wasn't willing to accept without trying once. A YuanYing stage expert, ah, what a pity. Why did Song Hang have to be so stupid to allow his brain to be poisoned by Liang Shaoming when he had been the substituting hall master and go cause trouble for Yang Chen? Now, the method of breaking through was in Yang Chen's hands. What an irony indeed!

"Palace Master!"

Yang Chen suddenly addressed him, which again gave rise to a trace of hope within Palace Master. Raising his head to look at Yang Chen, he was expectedly waiting for Yang Chen to say something which would benefit them all.

"A YuanYing stage expert wouldn't increase the strength of my sect."

Yang Chen's first words once again extinguished the little trace of hope that Palace Master Zhong Jiao had, but his next words made the Palace Master turn pale with fright:

"If in near future, when Palace Master isn't busy, then maybe you should think about attacking Da Cheng stage."

Attacking Da Cheng stage? Palace Master Zhong Jiao hadn't had this thought for a long time. Presently, he was at the mid YuanYing stage, not to mention Da Cheng stage, and even reaching the peak the YuanYing stage seemed like an extravagant hope. Yang Chen's words about him attacking Da Cheng stage, how was it possible?

"If Palace Master is willing, then you should find a suitable dao companion. Disciple actually knows a metal attribute dual cultivation method which can allow your strength to increase greatly."

Ever since Yang Chen returned from Immortal Falling Well, Palace Master Zhong Jiao had shown great consideration for Yang Chen. So naturally, Yang Chen also wanted to return the favour by allowing Palace Master Zhong Jiao to advance one step further.

"Dao companion?"

Palace Master Zhong Jiao was so startled that he was rooted in his original place. He hadn't thought about this question.

Firstly, the Pure Yang Palace didn't have any great dual cultivation methods. Secondly, finding a suitable dao companion was really extremely difficult. Palace Master Zhong Jiao's status was special, so how can he casually take a disciple of another sect as his dao companion?

But Yang Chen's reminder gave some hope to Palace Master Zhong Jiao, especially Yang Chen's performance in these last few years. As long as someone was on Yang Chen's side, he would certainly show consideration to them and all of them had an increase in cultivation. There had been many examples, so clearly Yang Chen was not just speaking big words. Since he had said that he will help Palace Master attack the Da Cheng stage, then maybe Palace Master would be able to reach Da Cheng stage.

Yang Chen also wanted the surrounding people to feel this. As long as they have good relationship with him, there will be many benefits, but if they oppose him, the losses will be disastrous and maybe they will have to worry about their life. This way, the people of the sect will easily make the correct choice.

"Are you certain?"

After pondering for a moment, Palace Master Zhong Jiao lifted his head and asked.

"Sixty percent certain!"

Yang Chen also wasn't a hundred percent sure about this, so he only answered that there was a relatively high possibility. In reality, sixty percent assurance was enough to tempt Palace Master Zhong Jiao, even thirty percent certainty was sufficient to stake his life on it.

This scene was very weird, if someone saw it, their first impression would certainly be that Yang Chen was asking Palace Master Zhong Jiao for advice, but who would have thought that the truth was the complete opposite?

One option was to remain a YuanYing stage expert, another was to turn himself into Da Cheng stage expert. Between these two choices, how could Palace Master Zhong Jiao not know which to pick? But once he thought that Yang Chen would rather his spend time and energy training a Da Cheng stage, but he wasn't willing to even say a single line of advice to Song Hang, who had offended him, Zhong Jiao really didn't know how to describe Yang Chen.

"Regarding the matter of a dao companion."

Palace Master Zhong Jiao suddenly mentioned another topic, and said while looking at Yang Chen:

"While you were in seclusion, I personally went to Green Jade Immortal Islands."

Yang Chen couldn't help but throw a look at him, this matter concerned him and he couldn't avoid it, so could only ask angrily:

" Could Disciple know what was the result?"

"In my opinion, you have obtained a beautiful flower, her cultivation is high, her innate talent is also outstanding and exceptionally good for dao companion. In addition, my Pure Yang Palace will obtain the support of Green Jade Immortals Island. This would just be having your cake and eating it too."

Palace Master Zhong Jiao looked at Yang Chen and said with a smile.

"Palace Master, will you answer me or not?"

Yang Chen became anxious, without caring for the etiquette between senior and junior, he hastily asked.

"You are afraid of that girl, Shi Shanshan?"

Palace Master Zhong Jiao looked at him teasingly and could not help but make fun of him.

"I am not afraid!"

Yang Chen shook his head, then earnestly stood up, within his mind, his master's determined face of previous life again flashed through, formally said:

"Only, I cannot accept her."

"The matter is between you two, so you have to resolve it yourself!"

Palace Master Zhong Jiao seemed to sigh faintly and continued to speak:

"I have already spoken to the Island Master of Green Jade Immortal Islands. You two are still young. Perhaps if you know each other more, you will understand. As for whether it will succeed or not, since you both started this matter, you will have to resolve it!"

"Many thanks Palace Master!"

Yang Chen had heard that faint sigh from Palace Master Zhong Jiao's mouth. Palace Master had already fought for him to this stage, this certainly wouldn't have been easy. Yang Chen paid his respects and thanked him.

"You need not be so courteous with me."

Palace Master Zhong Jiao shook his head, then said optimistically:

"I have already agreed with Green Jade Immortal Islands, that after your pill concocting had ended, regardless of whatever you do, you will do it together with Shi Shanshan. You will both gain experience together in these next several years. Perhaps that will enhance your understanding."

"What?"

Yang Chen was stunned. What did this mean? Why was he still required to accompany Shi Shanshan to gain experience? To promote understanding between them?

"You don't need to be so stunned."

Palace Master Zhong Jiao said in commanding tone:

"This is for your own good. What do you intend to do next?"

He had barely asked this when he directly instructed, without waiting for Yang Chen's answer:

"Regardless of what you do, you are to first go to Green Jade Immortal Islands and pay formal visit to Shi Shanshan. Then, you are to travel together afterwards."

Palace Master Zhong Jiao's command was the result of discussions between him and the Island Master of the Green Jade Immortal Islands. Yang Chen knew that this matter couldn't be changed and could only scowl miserably and ask to be excused.

"I am allowing an exquisite woman like Shi Shanshan to travel with you and you still want to complain? Quickly get lost!"

Seeing Yang Chen's expression, Palace Master Zhong Jiao understood what he was thinking and berated him before driving him out.

Yang Chen was incessantly complaining within his heart, what is this? Initially, he had intended to go and find that blood essence of Heavenly Roar Dog for his Heavenly Roar to use as a supplement together with his master, but now, he had no option but to bring along Shi Shanshan. How could this have happened?

While complaining in his heart, he could only return back to his master's courtyard and tell her about Palace Master's instruction, while anxiously waiting for Gao Yue to say something.

"Since these are Palace Master's instructions, then go with her, what harm can be there?"

When Gao Yue saw Yang Chen being so anxious, she couldn't help but laugh:

"You don't have confidence in yourself? Or still….."

Saying until here, Gao Yue suddenly bit her lip and continued:

"Or you don't have faith in your master?"

"Master!"

Yang Chen lifted up his head and looked at Gao Yue in complete astonishment. Seeing the red shade on Gao Yue's face, as well as her limpid eyes, he suddenly thought that him protecting her for so long was finally showing some result.

With an ecstatic sound, Yang Chen suddenly recovered his vigorous fighting spirit and laughed for a long time. He then said high spiritedly:

"Disciple understands master's intention clearly! Disciple will go to Green Jade Immortal Islands and invite Fairy Shi to journey together."

In any case, Palace Master Zhong Jiao said they should resolve their problems themselves. If worst came to worst, he could just speak clearly with Fairy Shi. Yang Chen's only worry previously was that he feared his master would misunderstand. Now that his master had full confidence in him, why should he be afraid of anything?

While Yang Chen was involved with pill concocting, Gongsun Ling had already studied that maze thoroughly. Moreover, she had returned in time to see Zhu Chentao form his Ying successfully and had observed the entire process of lightning tribulation in close range. She had comprehended something at the end and was now in closed door training.

Yang Chen wanted to pay her a visit, but that had been in vain. He could only ask the servants of Gao Yue to pass on a message to her, saying that he was going outside to travel and would return in two to three years.

After handing over the business matters to Shangguan Feng, Yang Chen congratulated Zhu Chentao, and then left the Second Fierce Yang Courtyard. He called out his Flying Shuttle and directly headed towards Green Jade Immortal Islands.

When there was still some distance left to reach Green Jade Immortal Islands, Yang Chen commanded his Flying Shuttle to fall in ocean. He changed it into a big boat and rushed towards Green Jade Immortal Islands.

Regardless of what is said, he had maintained all etiquettes properly, so even if there were some indifferences, other people wouldn't be able to pick faults with these trivial things. This was Yang Chen's intention.

After stopping his boat on the shore, he paid his respects as per the islands' rules and announced his name. Then, he requested to meet with Fairy Shi.

The entire Green Jade Immortal Islands had heard of Yang Chen's famous name, moreover, the upper echelons of Green Jade Immortal Islands had also let out the news confirming that Yang Chen was Shi Shanshan's dao companion. So when he announced his name this time, the treatment he received was completely different.

When the disciple guarding the island gate heard Yang Chen's name, he enthusiastically led him to the guest room, delivered fine refreshment, and didn't forget to inform him:

"Fellow daoist Yang, this time, ask senior apprentice sister Shi to show you around the islands. Next time when you come, just announce your name and directly go find senior apprentice sister Shi."

Shi Shanshan was extremely talented and had entered the JieDan stage quite early. The fellow disciples of the same generation as her were still here looking after guests and were still only in the foundation stage, so calling her 'senior apprentice sister Shi' was normal.

Through his journey to the island, Yang Chen had already considered this carefully. This matter regarding Shi Shanshan had to be solved as early as possible. As for what Shi Shanshan was thinking, she could do whatever was convenient for herself. In all likelihood, Green Jade Immortal Islands had considered his innate talent in pill concocting, and because of that, had generously agreed to make Shi Shanshan his dao companion at that time. In any case, as long as the matter was appropriately dealt with, no one would be greatly offended and probably there wouldn't be much effect.

Upon receiving the news the that Yang Chen had come to see her, Shi Shanshan also wasn't neglectful and quickly flew towards the guest room. On seeing Yang Chen, she exchanged conventional greetings with him, but apart from that cold expression as before, she didn't show any other expression which would astonish people.

Shi Shanshan indeed invited Yang Chen to take a walk around Green Jade Immortal Islands. He didn't refuse, as per Palace Master Zhong Jiao's instructions. Yang Chen followed behind Shi Shanshan, looked around Green Jade Immortal Islands, then also rested in Shi Shanshan's room for a while. Only when both of them were sipping tea did Yang Chen speak about his intentions.

"You intend to go to Ming Qi Mountain to gain experience and are inviting me to journey together with you?"

Shi Shanshan was startled, apparently she hadn't expected that Yang Chen would invite her to travel together. However, she wasn't that conflicted towards Yang Chen's request as she had already acknowledged Yang Chen as her dao companion publicly, so naturally, she would not refuse:

"That is also good, I haven't gone out to gain experience in a long time. So let's go and see."

Shi Shanshan was a firm person, she just sent one of her servants to notify her master and she followed Yang Chen without any hesitation.

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Chapter 204- Common Interests

08 Jul 2017

The Meng Qi Mountains were quite far from Green Jade Immortal Islands and close to the Demon Beast Plains. Although the region didn't penetrate the territory of demon beasts deeply, there were still many demon beasts. However, this blood essence hadn't been found until now.

Regardless of what is said, Yang Chen had to go and take a look. That one drop of blood essence of Heavenly Roar Dog could possibly activate some unique ancient beast's bloodline. His Heavenly Roar himself is a unique beast and this blood essence would be a great supplement for him. Taking a trip there wouldn't waste anything, but if he found that blood essence, there would be great benefits.

Since Guan Yueying already knew that Yang Chen had a flying shuttle which was very fast, Yang Chen didn't hide it from Shi Shanshan and called out his Flying Shuttle, inviting her onboard. He then controlled it to move towards the Meng Qi Mountain's direction.

Although Shi Shanshan was slightly surprised, she wasn't that astonished. However, sensing the high speed of Flying Shuttle, she couldn't help but steal glances at Yan Chen. Seeing from her reaction, it could be assumed that Guan Yueying had spoken with her about this matter.

"Is this the magic weapon you had to used to escape from elder Guan when she was chasing you?"

After sitting in the Flying Shuttle, no one said anything for a long time, so Shi Shanshan found a topic and asked.

"Yes!"

Yang Chen nodded affirmatively. He was thinking about Seventh Metal True Qi, so he didn't speak much.

Although he had already obtained the Seventh Metal True Qi, Yang Chen wasn't anxious to refine it immediately. His fire attribute spirit power had already reached late foundation stage. After successive upgrade in layers, it required some time for consolidation. Right now, forcefully absorbing the Seventh Metal True Qi to cultivate the Seventh Metal True Secrets would certainly not do him any good.

However, when he thought of Seventh Metal True Qi and Seventh Metal True Secrets, Yang Chen suddenly remembered that Shi Shanshan was metal attributed. If Shi Shanshan and he became dao companions, then with her full metal spirit root and Yang Chen's postnatal full metal spirit root, their cultivation would increase at an astonishing speed.

However, with the image of his master in his heart, Yang Chen didn't feel anything towards Shi Shanshan. Perhaps this was also destiny, in his previous life, Yang Chen had coveted Fairy Shi passionately, but in this life, he didn't have that kind of feeling.

"Then what blade did you use to kill Li Qingchen at that time?"

During the time of Yang Chen's life and death challenge with Li Qingchen, Shi Shanshan was also present at the scene, but she also couldn't see clearly how Yang Chen dealt the final blow. Just one blade slashed down and as a result, countless chins fell down.

Shi Shanshan was also one among one of those. At that time, she also wasn't that optimistic about Yang Chen winning, therefore, she had said that she would remaining faithful to Yang Chen. And now, with Yang Chen sitting by her side, she couldn't help but ask about this to clarify her thoughts.

"My Immortal Executing Blade is a high grade magic weapon."

Yang Chen also didn't hide and stated the reason:

"My strength was very high and was holding the blade with two hands, so it was much more advantageous for me compared to him, who was protecting himself by controlling his flying sword with spiritual awareness."

Shi Shanshan was also an expert, so immediately understood the crux. One side was slashing with physical strength and power of spiritual awareness, moreover, also had a high grade magic weapon, while the other side was careless and didn't have a high grade magic weapon, so this outcome was completely normal.

"Thank you!"

Shi Shanshan earnestly thanked Yang Chen.

"Because I killed Li Qingchen?"

Yang Chen was slightly confused, even if Li Qingchen nagged Shi Shanshan, it should not have gone so far as to give birth to killing intent in Shi Shanshan. And even if she wanted to kill Li Qingchen, Shi Shanshan could have casually led to him to a place where there wouldn't be any witnesses and have gotten rid of him easily, so why thank him for doing anything?

"Because you have saved me a lot of trouble."

Shi Shanshan earnestly replied:

"After your life and death duel, elder Li hadn't come to look for trouble with me, so I was able to remain in peace, therefore, thank you!"

Because of Fairy Shi's words about remaining faithful to Yang Chen for no cause or reason, Yang Chen had become the best shield for Shi Shanshan. Moreover, with elder Guan Yueying's consent and elder Min Huafeng's agreement later on, there was no opposition within Green Jade Immortal Islands.

Naturally, outsiders also got this news. Those that were chasing after Shi Shanshan couldn't do anything except rack their brains, loathe and curse Yang Chen as they couldn't chase after Shi Shanshan anymore. They had already become dao companion, so going after her wouldn't be admirable, moreover, it will also be disrespectful.

Surprisingly, he had once again saved much trouble for Shi Shanshan without any intention, Yang Chen didn't know what to say in this situation and could only force a bitter laugh:

"You need not be so formal!"

After that there was silence again, Shi Shanshan also saw that both of them were bored and fished out a beautiful tea set from her qiankun pouch and set it on the table. Then using the teapot and tea leaves, she began to boil tea within the Flying Shuttle.

It had to be said, Shi Shanshan herself was a beautiful woman, matchless, cool, and elegant. At this moment, this remarkably beautiful woman was earnestly boiling tea in front of him. Seeing her earnest expressions, Yang Chen also couldn't help but admire.

After a series of tricks, Shi Shanshan placed a mug of aromatic tea in front of Yang Chen. Yang Chen very naturally, picked up the aromatic mug and poured it in the cup and sniffed it once. Then brought the tea cup to his mouth and began to sip slowly, closing his eyes to attentively enjoy the aftertaste.

"How is the taste?"

Shi Shanshan looked at Yang Chen with an expectant expression, wanting to hear the assessment from his mouth.

"This water, is it taken from the spring at the ocean floor after removing the salt?"

After sampling for a moment, Yang Chen opened his eyes and asked.

"You're really knowledgeable!"

Shi Shanshan was slightly amazed, but when she remembered that Yang Chen had read many random books and his reputation of being extensively knowledgeable, she wasn't greatly baffled.

"Good water, however the tea leaves aren't properly matured."

Yang Chen slightly shook his head, then continued with his evaluation:

"Boiling also wasn't enough, but getting it to this stage also wasn't easy for you!"

This unrestrained criticism made Shi Shanshan slightly enraged, following which she said coldly:

"In that case, today let's taste your skills."

Yang Chen also wasn't that polite and nodded his head. Taking out tender leaves of tea trees he had long ago planted in Medicine Garden, he began to roast them in front of Shi Shanshan.

Suddenly, the Profound Spirit Furnace appeared in front of them, the Cold Ice Fire flashed and began to dry the moisture content from the green tea leaves. After waiting for some time, he changed the flame to the Profound Wood Fire, a tiny flame began to bake the tea leaves. Yang Chen, using the Profound Spirit Furnace as a ware for sauteing tea leaves, began to stir fry them.

With his fire controlling technique, Yang Chen didn't even need to touch tea leaves and completed all the work. By the time, he placed the well fried tea leaves in a jade cup on the table, Shi Shanshan's face had turned sluggish, apparently not daring to believe everything she was seeing.

"Using the pill concocting furnace to saute the tree leaves, you would be the first one to do so?"

After remaining expressionless for a while, she suddenly smiled. When she smiled, it was like cold ice had been defrosted, so beautiful, that nothing more beautiful could be imagined.

But only after one smile, Shi Shanshan quickly restored her cold expression from before. She grasped the jade cup with her lily white hand and brought it towards herself. First, she marvelled at the plump tea leaves, afterwards, bringing it closer, she slightly sniffed it.

With this one sniff, Shi Shanshan's ice cold expression transformed again, changing to an expression of not daring to believe the sight in front of her.

Yang Chen's tea leaves were planted in the Medicine Garden. Although they were planted only twenty years ago, the several times transformation in the clean bottle had lead to all the herbs within the Medicine Garden to increase their maturity by hundred years for no special reason. This tea tree was also no exception.

They had reached sufficient maturity themselves. Moreover, with the nourishment of fifth earth soil within the Medicine Garden and the medicinal power distributed by countless herbs, this combination made the harvested tea leaves even more unique.

Up to here, everything was still normal, but surprisingly Yang Chen had used pill refining technique to fry the tea leaves. Speaking of frying, it is inferior to refining. Even then, he used two different flames and a portion the strong medicinal power of Profound Spirit Furnace had also permeated within it. These were not simple tea leaves, rather, they were clearly tea pill.

These kind of tea leaves were completely different compared to ordinary tea leaves. Even if Shi Shanshan's tea leaves were grown in the region of Green Jade Immortal Islands with plentiful spirit power and fried with utmost care, how could they compare to Yang Chen's special tea leaves?

Just these tea leaves were enough to make Shi Shanshan forget her unwillingness to accept criticism from a moment ago. Furthermore, when she saw that Yang Chen had surprisingly used Nanming Fire within the pill concocting furnace to boil water, she immediately realized what Yang Chen meant by saying that the heat was not enough.

Shi Shanshan had a metal spirit root and was not proficient in everything like Yang Chen. Presently, she could only shockingly look at Yang Chen adding water to the tea leaves in a way that was more proficient than her. She didn't dare to believe what she was seeing. Where did Yang Chen learn such a traditional method of making tea?

After a series of techniques, a cup of tea that was even more aromatic compared to previous one was placed before Shi Shanshan, Yang Chen then extended his hand and made an inviting gesture:

"Please!"

Shi Shanshan gracefully picked up her fragrant cup in her lily white hands and deeply sniffed. Immediately, she sensed a sweet fragrance together with spirit power which comforted her entire body and rush into her nostrils. Just this one sniff had made her unable to control her gasp.

Only after the tea entered her mouth did Shi Shanshan genuinely taste what is known as the high quality tea. That refreshing flavour penetrated deeply through her body, making her whole body loiter within that feeling she got after sniffing the tea. Even without speaking about the refreshing spirit power that passed along with aroma of tea, it was not very dense and neither was it too weak. It was just perfect to cleanse the body once, from her lip directly to the sole of her feet, giving the sensation of rushing to become an immortal.

After drinking a mouthful, even the Cold Plum Fairy Shi, exposed an expression of admiration and was unable to hide it. After reflecting on the aftertaste for a good while, Shi Shanshan issued a faint sigh.

"Such delicacy, at which year, which month, would I be able to enjoy it next!"

Shi Shanshan couldn't help but feel regret, Yang Chen's current behaviour towards her didn't resemble one of a dao companion. Shi Shanshan could see that he just didn't care about her. If this continues, then there would be no fixed time when these two would see each other again, much less talk about drinking Yang Chen's tea.

All her life, Shi Shanshan never had other hobbies except one. Apart from cultivation, she was only fond of tea making techniques. She didn't spare any effort and even went to the underground spring at the bottom of the ocean to collect water from the core of earth. The tea leaves were also personally grown and fried by her.

Initially, she had believed that her tea was already very high quality, however, she hadn't expected that within one short hour, Yang Chen would manage to produce something which was many folds better compared to the tea produced by her with utmost care for several years. If Yang Chen had also prepared it meticulously, spending several years to take care of it, what kind of delicacy would he produce?

"Whenever you wish you drink, just find me!"

Yang Chen subconsciously considered Shi Shanshan as an ally, after the words came out he felt a sense of regret, but couldn't take back his words.

Speaking frankly, Shi Shanshan was someone who understood tea and also understood how to appreciate it. Yang Chen's effort a moment ago, although it seemed simple, was quite dazzling. Showing off in front of the famous Cold Plum Fairy of previous life, Yang Chen also couldn't help but feel some excitement.

When Shi Shanshan drank the tea, Yang Chen also felt some longing. When Yang Chen saw the intoxicated expression on Shi Shanshan, he felt even more complacent. As the maker, the genuine delight for Yang Chen was someone who knew how to appreciate his tea. Therefore, he had started talking without thinking.

However, just after he had opened his mouth, Yang Chen immediately regretted it, but this was only a faint regret. Didn't he not want to become estranged with Shi Shanshan? How could he reply to her like this?

Shi Shanshan was greatly exalted. She surprisingly revealed a smile again and thanked Yang Chen.

"No need to be polite!"

Since he had already said so, Yang Chen wouldn't be petty. How could he insist on such a trivial matter? He only nodded:

"Sometimes, freshly prepared things are far more delicious compared to things which are prepared a long time ago with utmost care. If you like it, then you can come and drink the fresh tea!"

Two people, each one holding a cup, were silently sipping tea. Shi Shanshan was immersed within the beautiful taste. After taking a sip, Yang Chen again slightly shook his head:

"Unfortunately, the tea is still not the best. Only sometimes do I find some wild tea. Compared to them, these spirit plants are much worse. Although the water is pretty good, but it is only in the sunflower water category and it is not as good as natural ninth water."

The ocean water was precisely sunflower water, having large amounts of salt, even if it is from an underwater spring from the bed of the ocean. It was also the same. Although salt was removed from it, some amount of salt still remained, making it lose its natural flavor. This was the reason of Yang Chen's resentfulness.

While sipping the tea, Shi Shanshan committed Yang Chen's words to memory. Next time, when she traveled out, if she would find some good type of water and then would surely collect it. She knew she must try what this heavenly ninth water tastes like.

As for the tea plant, that could only be encountered by chance and not purposefully found. If she encountered it, she would surely pluck a branch or two and grow them. Using the pill concocting method to refine and further raise the quality, it would probably increase the taste even more.

Although not many words were spoken, both of them seemed to have found a common pleasure, each of them sipping their aromatic tea slowly, which took an incense stick burning time to finish. After the tea was finished, the atmosphere between seemed to have become harmonious.

"What are you going to do at Meng Qi Mountain?"

This time, Shi Shanshan asked Yang Chen's real goal:

"There are many demon beasts there, if it is just for getting experience, isn't that dangerous?

"In near future, I intend to raise a spirit pet. There are many treasures at that place which can substantially increase the strength of my spirit pet, thus I am going there to try my luck."

Yang Chen didn't conceal anything. In any case, she would be travelling with him through the whole journey. Sooner or later, she would become aware of Yang Chen's aim. So concealing anything would be of no use, and he told her everything forthrightly.

"Spirit pet?

Shi Shanshan glanced at Yang Chen and was somewhat surprised:

"You should spend more time on cultivation. Refining pills is already difficult enough, but you still want to raise a spirit pet? You must absolutely not become greedy. I remember that during the last 'great calamity of devil cultivation', Pure Yang Palace suffered the least loss. Did your master allow you to do this to distract you?"

"This is my own matter."

Yang Chen slightly smiled, hinting her not to bother:

"Moreover, my spirit pet will be unique and won't require me to spend much time on it."

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Chapter 205- Searching Heavenly Roar Dog's Blood Essence

25 Jul 2017

Hearing Yang Chen's words, Shi Shanshan couldn't help but curiously ask:

"What kind of spirit beast is so easy to breed? Is it possible for me to take a look?"

Since the two people were publicly acknowledged to be dao companions, so naturally will not call each other as senior apprentice brother or senior apprentice sister or fellow daoist and just addressed each other informally.

Yang Chen also sensed that travelling without speaking would be too difficult, Cold Plum Fairy Shi rarely took the initiative to speak, so Yang Chen also didn't intend to brush her away and directly took out Heavenly Roar from Medicine Garden and released him within the Flying Shuttle.

Heavenly Roar was greedily licking the low grade flying sword when he was pulled out from Medicine Garden. When he suddenly discovered he was in an unfamiliar location, he subconsciously bit the flying sword and looked vigilantly at the two people. Seeing Yang Chen, he delightedly ran towards him and started intimately rubbing himself against Yang Chen's leg.

Shi Shanshan was stunned. Initially, she had believed that the spirit pet of someone like Yang Chen would certainly be an unique and formidable beast, but she didn't expect that it would be such a cute little puppy. She couldn't endure it any longer and started giggling. Once a smile bloomed on her snow white face, the sensation she exuded was indescribably breathtaking.

Heavenly Roar seemed to sense that Shi Shanshan was laughing at him. He started whimpering at her, opening his small beady eyes. He then angrily growled at Shi Shanshan. Once Yang Chen held him to his bosom and caressed him gently, he started to calm down and make crooning sounds; he then began to lick his flying sword again.

"Sorry!"

After Shi Shanshan laughed, she immediately sensed that it was inappropriate of her. As her control over her mental state was good, she quickly composed herself and returned to normal.

"No problem."

Yang Chen shrugged his shoulders with an indifferent expression. When he had informed Gao Yue and Gongsun Ling about Heavenly Roar, they had also laughed, so he didn't think that Shi Shanshan laughing at this moment was inappropriate.

"Forgive me for speaking bluntly."

After observing Heavenly Roar for a long time, Shi Shanshan couldn't find anything extraordinary about him and earnestly said:

"But your spirit pet doesn't seem very outstanding. You spent your only chance to select a spirit beast companion to be it's master, isn't it a waste?"

"If he had been that outstanding, then he would already have been discovered by others before being discovered by me."

Yang Chen smiled but didn't dispute her, he hadn't found Heavenly Roar based on previous life's memories. Rather, Heavenly Roar was treasure he had found using his insight, like an antique lover that had picked up a great antique, so he couldn't help but feel proud of himself:

"If you knew his origin, you would certainly not be thinking like that."

"Then I request you to enlighten me."

Shi Shanshan's eyes shone brightly. She was a cultivator and also knew that Yang Chen had extensive knowledge and experience, after taking a good look at Heavenly Roar again, she was puzzled and asked him.

"For the time being, you should not ask about this. Even if I told you, you wouldn't believe."

Yang Chen shook his head while smiling and returned Heavenly Roar back to the Medicine Garden. In reality, Heavenly Roar had already started revealing some characteristics from Yang Chen's memories, but his outward appearance was still ordinary, making people unable to believe his origins.

Seeing that Yang Chen didn't intend to speak no matter what, Shi Shanshan also didn't insist and changed the topic:

"What kind of thing can allow a spirit pet to upgrade?"

"It's nothing great. Just the Heavenly Roar Dog of the Immortal World had left behind a drop of blood essence in the mortal world."

Yang Chen said nonchalantly, without caring for how shocking the answer was.

"Heavenly Roar Dog's blood essence?"

Shi Shanshan said with great alarm. Although she didn't know much, she had definitely heard about Yang Erlang's Heavenly Roar Dog. There were many legends about him. When Yang Chen unexpectedly mentioned that there was a drop of Heavenly Roar Dog's blood essence here, Shi Shanshan immediately thought of the little pup from a moment ago:

"How is it possible? Could it be that your spirit pet is a descendent of a Heavenly Roar Dog?"

"No!"

Yang Chen shook his head to refute and immediately continued:

"However, you can think about it as you like, and I will also not refute you for the time being, and in any case, you should treat him as he is!"

What kind of reply is this? Shi Shanshan was bewildered. He would not refute and treat him like he is? Then in the end is he or is he not a descendent of a Heavenly Roar Dog?

"Believe me, you are an orthodox dao sect cultivator, you most certainly do not want to know what it is."

Looking at Shi Shanshan's confused face, Yang Chen couldn't help but remind her:

"You need not indulge in flights of fancy."

Even though he said these things, Shi Shanshan still wrinkled her brows, trying to guess what Heavenly Roar was. But regardless of how much she racked her brain, she couldn't imagine what kind of ferocious spirit pet he was. After observing him and pondering for a long time, with his appearance, only Heavenly Roar Dog came to her mind.

As for why Yang Chen knew that Heavenly Roar Dog's blood essence was there, Shi Shanshan didn't ask much. Yang Chen had a reputation of reading many random books, so it didn't need to be said that he must have found it within some book by chance.

Yang Chen also hadn't expected that this reputation, which he had let out casually, had saved him many misunderstandings. Even when he did something strange, other people wouldn't doubt him and would rather take the initiative to find the reasons and sources.

Meng Qi Mountain was still very far away. Even using the Flying Shuttle, it still would take one full month of travel to reach. During this long time, the two people riding in the Flying Shuttle exchanged some words from time to time, but for most of the time, they cultivated silently. Occasionally, they would taste Yang Chen's fresh tea prepared on the spot.

However, every time the tea was cooked, Shi Shanshan tactfully took charge. Moreover, with each time, Shi Shanshan began to resemble a virtuous wife more and more; carrying the tea water respectfully with both hands for Yang Chen. In the beginning, Yang Chen was unused to this, but Shi Shanshan insisted that this was woman's work. Yang Chen couldn't change her mind, so he could only slowly adapt.

With Meng Qi Mountain within sight, Yang Chen and Shi Shanshan also did some preparation. After finding a suitable region, Yang Chen put away the Flying Shuttle and landed.

After observing the surroundings for a good while, Shi Shanshan turned to Yang Chen and asked:

"Where should we go now? Where did you say that blood essence was?"

The information about Heavenly Roar Dog leaving behind something was only a few words. It was clearly at some hidden valley at the Meng Qi, but there is no clear sign of where the hidden valley is.

"It must be at some hidden valley, but there is no specific location. We would have to spend time to search."

Holding the Bright Ray Sword in one hand, Yang Chen released his spiritual awareness and began to investigate everything.

"If only you had a better solution!"

Shi Shanshan wasn't in favor of Yang Chen's plan of searching region by region, but she had already followed Yang Chen, so it wouldn't be appropriate to return. She could only follow after Yang Chen, taking one step and checking.

Not waiting for Yang Chen to remind her, Shi Shanshan had already taken out her flying sword. However, she didn't clenched her flying sword in her hand; rather, it spun around her body rapidly. Together with it, a faintly discernible armour also appeared. With this, her battle preparation was done.

Looking at Shi Shanshan naturally get into a fighting stance, Yang Chen recalled that in his previous life, Shi Shanshan hadn't gotten the fame of Cold Plum Fairy just because of her cold face. Rather, she earned her reputation because of her real world battle experience. Having such a companion would save him the worry of needing to show any consideration for her during battle.

Both of them had completed their preparations in a timely and proper manner. Just when they had started walking after being fully armed, not far away, they saw a demon beast suddenly incline its head to look at them. Seeing two people, the spirit beast loudly roared, and its saliva was immediately thrown towards the two people.

Sou Sou Sou

With three successive sounds, Shi Shanshan's flying sword flickered three time continuously on the body of the demon beast in the sky. As the body of the demon beast fell in front Yang Chen from the sky, with one ferocious slash, Yang Chen chopped the already seriously injured demon beast into two pieces.

Even though they were cooperating for the first time, their mutual understanding seemed to be perfect. There were no unnecessary movement, and the demon beast was taken care of very efficiently. Both of them hadn't expected this. Neither of them had previously seen the other person fight, but now, after seeing for the first time, both were full of praise in their hearts for the other.

Although this place was close to the Demon Beast Plains, the demon beasts here were not very formidable, With Shi Shanshan's JieDan stage strength, they advanced forward effortlessly. Furthermore with Yang Chen, the killing god, things were even easier.

Within less than two hours, the two of them had already killed three demon beasts. Each beast seemed to be at foundation stage. Their inner dan still hadn't solidified. Yang Chen would always conveniently remove the most useful part, but for Shi Shanshan, she refused to do so.

Fairy Shi was clear as ice and clean as jade. She was more or less obsessed with cleanliness. Seeing the blood dripping from the parts cut off from the demon beasts disgusted her.

Yang Chen also recalled this habit of Shi Shanshan from his previous life, so he also didn't insist on her doing it. Rather, he did it himself. Moreover, when they reached a place near water and rested, he took these things out and washed them clean when she was not near.

Although the Meng Qi mountain was not very huge, it still had a radius of several hundred miles. There were several hundred valleys, so finding the valley where Heavenly Roar Dog's blood essence was located was not an easy task. Yang Chen had already planned ahead. It would take at least three to five years, since they would have to search all the valleys one by one. Thus, he was not very anxious.

There were many demon beasts, always jumping out when least expected, so the both of them remained extremely alert, especially Yang Chen. He was sensitive towards killing intent, and the demon beasts here didn't know how to conceal their presence. They were always discovered by Yang Chen in advance.

While they had searched three or four valleys, both of them had already killed more than ten demon beasts. Both of them gained even deeper understanding towards the other person's cultivation and techniques,further increasing their coordination.

Shi Shanshan was a pretty good fighting partner for Yang Chen. She was an expert who had matured through fighting and was different from an academic like Gongsun Ling. She had ample experience and knew what kind of techniques should be used against which enemy. She also understood when to attack and when to defend. She wasn't hesitant and soft hearted when dealing the final blow and was therefore extremely compatible.

Both of them were extremely well coordinated and attacked one after the other in full swing. From start to end, those demon beasts didn't have the slightest chance to retaliate under the unending successive attacks of the both of them and were killed immediately.

While killing so many demon beasts, both of them felt that it was too easy. Their attacks were incisive, dodging was also prompt, not in the least obstructing the attack line of the other companion. After killing the demon beast, when they beheaded it, they would always give each other a knowing smile.

He had a few memories of Shi Shanshan smiling, from his past life. After Yang Chen and Shi Shanshan had come here this time, he had already seen her smile several times. Thinking about it, Shi Shanshan also did not have it easy. She was such a beautiful woman, but she always wore an ice cold expression. Smiling several times was also an effective means of releasing pressure.

Yang Chen checked all the valleys one by one carefully. The blood essence left behind by Heavenly Roar before ascending was certainly not anything ordinary. There would certainly be formidable spirit power fluctuations. He found nothing extraordinary in these valleys which he had already inspected.

Luckily, Yang Chen had already discussed his intentions with Shi Shanshan, so neither of them were anxious and rather kept searching one valley after another trying to find it.

Continuously searching more than a hundred valleys consumed fully three montbhs. During this time, they had killed several hundred demon beasts, but they couldn't find a single sign of Heavenly Roar Dog's blood essence.

"Could it be that you have made a mistake?"

Shi Shanshan also became doubtful, even after searching for so long, they couldn't find any sign of it.

"No, certainly not!"

Yang Chen thought about it. Heavenly Roar Dog shouldn't have lied under those circumstances, so he firmly shook his head and said:

"Hidden valley, where could it be?"

"Hidden valley?"

When Shi Shanshan heard these words, a light suddenly passed her eyes and she immediately asked:

"The valleys that we searched, were they hidden?"

Being reminded by Shi Shanshan, Yang Chen suddenly realized. Indeed, all the valleys these two had searched all clearly stood out. How can they be said be to be hidden?

Seemingly, even a person like Yang Chen could also be negligent and hadn't carefully given thought about the region. Yang Chen was extremely grateful towards Shi Shanshan's warning. Following this, both of them began to search for valleys which couldn't be seen easily.

There were many hidden valleys, with probably several kinds of circumstances. One of the possibilities was that the entrance to the valley was hidden. After several thousand years, it was also not possible for them to be discovered by the demon beasts roaming here. Another possibility was that an expert may have hidden the valley from view using spell formations or some magic tools. Regarding the valley where Heavenly Roar Dog's blood essence was present, this was the most likely case.

With this new line of reasoning, their goal became even clearer. With just one glance at a valley, they could determine which ones could be ignored. They were specially searching for a region with a large scale spell formation.

Regardless of how hidden a spell formation was, under the probing of Yang Chen's formidable spiritual awareness threads, as long as it was within a range of several feet, Yang Chen would definitely discover some clues. Shi Shanshan didn't have such formidable spiritual awareness, so she could only follow after Yang Chen, searching through the whole journey.

Hard work indeed pays off, after changing their goal this time, in less than two months, Yang Chen discovered marks of a spirit formation hidden extremely well. There were spirit power fluctuations in a crack between a large stone and mountain rock. The crack was not very large, and its insiders were covered with thorn and bushes. Even the demon beasts couldn't squeeze in so easily.

After approaching it, Yang Che carefully checked it and even used some things to inspect it properly. Only after confirming that it was an illusion spell did he take the lead and enter the hidden illusion formation.

Just as he entered, Yang Chen saw a huge valley. It really was a hidden valley in accordance with Heavenly Roar Dog's words. Before he could express his astonishment, Shi Shanshan followed behind him, seeing the huge valley, she was endlessly surprised.

The inside of the valley was quite warm. All kind of trees and flowers grew luxuriously inside it. Just one thing was odd. There were no large animals inside and only had some small insects.

The most astonishing thing was not this fact but rather the plants growing inside. With just one glance, Yang Chen surprisingly discovered several unique legendary herbs. Moreover, from their shapes, it was clear that their maturity had reached at least ten thousand years.

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Chapter 206- Unexpected Harvest And Collecting The Blood Essence

26 Jul 2017

Ten thousand years was just Yang Chen's initial estimate, but their real maturity may not just be limited to ten thousand years. He knew that it had already been over ten thousand years since Yang Erlang and Heavenly Roar Dog had ascended and these were left behind when Heavenly Roar Dog had ascended so it certainly could surpass that limit.

"Half belongs to both of you, you can choose first!"

Suddenly Yang Chen had some slight regret, if he had known earlier about this, he wouldn't have led Shi Shanshan here, he had given a huge favour to Green Jade Immortal Islands for no reason. But he also wasn't a cheap person who would hog everything to himself, so he generously extended his hand and indicated for Shi Shanshan to choose first.

Shi Shanshan was also a knowledgeable person, even though she didn't specialize in pill concocting, she could still make out the maturity of these rare herbs. Great astonished, she didn't expect to see Yang Chen being so generous and sighed.

"Aren't you afraid that after seeing these herbs, I would kill you to silence you and take everything for myself?"

Shi Shanshan didn't immediately start to collect the herbs, but rather, turned to Yang Chen and coldly asked.

"I only asked you to take your portion, why is there a need to speak so much rubbish?"

Yang Chen said resentfully, in fact, he wasn't afraid of becoming hostile with Shi Shanshan; that would be the perfect excuse to break off with her.

Whether it was the shock of seeing these precious ingredients or Yang Chen using an aggressive tone, the coldness on Shi Shanshan's face immediately weakened by much, she gave a little smile to Yang Chen and agreed:

"Good!"

"Wait a moment!"

Just as Shi Shanshan was about to move, Yang Chen suddenly shouted at her.

"Regretting it now?"

Just as she was hesitating, thinking about which herbs she should pick first, she heard Yang Chen's voice and immediately turned around. Looking at Yang Chen suddenly take out his flying sword, she asked, ridiculing him.

"First investigate the surroundings and check whether there is any danger or not."

However, Yang Chen didn't pay any attention to Shi Shanshan's words, rather, he alertly scanned the surroundings first:

"With heavenly treasures in the vicinity, maybe there will be a guardian spirit beast, so being a little careful wouldn't harm you."

This logic was applicable for most of the treasures, Shi Shanshan also understood it clearly. Thinking about how she had misunderstood Yang Chen, her face turned bright red with embarrassment, unable to say anything. Only following his words, she took her flying sword and began to look all around.

Inside the valley, there were no traces of any large demon beast moving about, these plants also didn't seem to have suffered any damage while growing. Both of them were carefully flying around on their flying swords. On one hand, they had to make sure that they don't ruin the medicinal ingredients, while on the other hand, they were afraid of what might be lying therein.

This hidden valley also wasn't small, both people flew on their flying sword for the time it took for an incense stick to burn, only then did they reach the end. At the end point of the valley, there was a large stretch of empty land. A spell formation could be clearly seen on that empty land. Lines that were about ten meters in radius filled the land and the lines of the spell formation were still flickering faintly.

At the core of the spell formation, a ball of blood coloured liquid of the size of a person's head was floating, incessantly changing shapes. But regardless of how it changed shape, it was always unable to leave the core of the spell formation.

"Isn't this the blood essence of Heavenly Roar Dog that you've been trying to find?"

Looking at that blood coloured liquid that was still completely full of energy, Shi Shanshan was slightly astonished, her tone was also slightly unconvinced.

"Should be!"

No spirit power seemed to penetrate through the spell formation's cover, Yang Chen's spiritual awareness also didn't seem to be able to pass through it, so he couldn't confirm whether it really was the blood essence or not. But since it was here, moreover it also fitted with Heavenly Roar Dog's description, it should be correct.

"This is………one drop?"

Shi Shanshan was even more dumbfounded. In any case, how could the concept of a drop of blood be linked this human head sized lump of liquid.

"Perhaps!"

Yang Chen also didn't know what to say, Heavenly Roar Dog's idea of a drop of blood was perhaps different from a human.

"Then what do we do now?"

Shi Shanshan seemed to be completely following Yang Chen, so she asked, waiting for his next command.

After looking all around the surroundings once, he pointed to the vacant land at the edge of the spell formation and said:

"There doesn't seem to have the slightest trace of demon beasts, so there shouldn't be any here."

The soil on the side of the spell formation was obviously not solid. The thing inside the spell formation was the most precious, if there had been demon beasts there, with so many legendary herbs growing nearby, they would have awakened their spirit wisdom by now. Demon beasts with spirit wisdom would certainly not leave the thing inside the spell formation alone, even if they could not break the spell formation, they would have certainly tried to. But since there were no marks here, it clearly meant that there weren't any demon beasts around.

"Go pick the ingredients that you want!"

Presently Yang Chen only had the blood essence of Heavenly Roar Dog in his eyes, but suddenly, after he thought about something, he turned around and told her:

"If there is something you can't determine or perhaps you don't know how to harvest it, then wait for me to get there and I will get it for you, by all means don't ruin it."

"En!"

Shi Shanshan agreed and began to slowly look around the valley. There was no need to be hasty, she could decide later after looking around properly.

However, Yang Chen remain seated at the edge of the spell formation and began to carefully analyze its mysteries. Since the lines of the spell formation could be easily seen, it saved Yang Chen a lot of trouble.

He kept on searching through all the high grade spell formations in his mind, but couldn't find anything identical to this. Having no other option, he could only use the most basic spell formation principles to analyze it.

Although the spell formation could be broken forcefully, it would easily destroy the blood essence inside it, so he could only keep on analysing as the gains did not make up for the losses here. Sitting at the edge of the spell formation, Yang Chen began to determine the principles behind the spell formation and also began to determine the function of the spell formation.

Just this one analysis had taken full two months. For some reason, Shi Shanshan had unexpectedly not pluck even a single legendary herbs. After taking a look around the valley, she returned. Seeing Yang Chen focused on analyzing the spell formation, she didn't say anything and sat down at one side and began to meditate, acting as a protector for Yang Chen.

"So it was like this!"

Yang Chen who had been attentively observing the spell formation, revealed a hint of a smile suddenly and blurted out these few words.

"Have you figured it out?"

Suddenly, a voice came from one side, it was Shi Shanshan. Yang Chen was startled, hadn't Shi Shanshan gone to collect the legendary herbs?

"Clearly!"

Yang Chen slowly stood up and chuckled:

"There is a sealing spell formation, a defensive spell formation, one is a preserving spell formation, another is a floating spell formation, and the last one is a spirit collecting spell formation, these few spell formations are just joined together, it will not be too troublesome.

"Yang Chen!"

Shi Shanshan suddenly called Yang Chen, Yang Chen also turned his head.

"You are so audaciously analyzing the spell formation here, don't tell me that you aren't a little bit afraid that I would kill you for this treasure?"

Shi Shanshan had her customary ice cold expression on his face, but her gaze contained slight hopelessness.

"Although Fairy Shi has killed a lot to exterminate the devil and defend the dao."

Yang Chen blurted out without any hesitation:

"But I still haven't heard Fairy Shi killing people to take their riches or silence them."

These words weren't from this life, rather heard in his previous life.

"If I killed people to silence them, then naturally you won't hear about it."

A slight light passed through Shi Shanshan's eyes, but she continued with a stiff face:

"If you haven't heard that doesn't mean I haven't done so."

While speaking, she turned around her head to take a look at the valley and asked Yang Chen again:

"Do you know, if Green Jade Immortals Island obtained all this legendary herbs, how big of an advantage that will be?"

As a disciple of Green Jade Immortal Islands, she naturally would think about her sect.

"Even if you get more of them, then it also won't matter to me!"

When Yang Chen said these words, Shi Shanshan almost tumbled on the spot. Does Yang Chen really not know value of these legendary herbs?

How is this possible, Yang Chen was a somewhat famous pill concocting master, how can he not know the value of these ingredients. If he really meant this then he certainly considers Shi Shanshan as an ally. Thinking of this, Shi Shanshan felt a little warmth in her heart, this is the first time she had such sensation towards a male.

Yang Chen was totally oblivious to the misunderstanding created in Shi Shanshan's mind by the words he had blurted out. His goal was simple, to get the blood essence of Heavenly Roar Dog, as for other things, they were just an added bonus, regardless of whatever he got, he was totally indifferent. He was only slightly astonished to discover the ten thousand years matured herbs but didn't attach much importance to them.

Yang Chen remembered many locations having such legendary herbs, some had more than here, some had less, so the herbs here couldn't stir up his greed.

However, Yang Chen's behaviour had a completely different meaning in Shi Shanshan's mind. Not tempted even when facing riches, this was a true cultivator who wasn't affected by external factors. No wonder, within the brief thirty or so years, Yang Chen's reputation had increased so much, he indeed deserved it.

At this instant, Shi Shanshan had a sudden insight, her mental state had once again improved and she unconsciously entered the state of meditation.

However, Yang Chen hadn't discovered Shi Shanshan's peculiar situation. Besides discovering the logic behind the spell formations, he had also found the way to enter it at the same time. So he took out Heavenly Roar from Medicine Garden, seized the flying sword he had in his mouth and carried him into the spell formation.

Since his flying sword had been snatched, Heavenly Roar was barking furiously. Seeing this, Yang Chen gently caressed him and said:

"I have something good for you, after eating this, you can start licking high grade flying sword."

It was not clear whether Heavenly Roar understood him or not, but once he saw the blood essence of Heavenly Roar Dog, his gaze was hooked on it, saliva kept dripping from his mouth. It could be assumed that he had also discovered the unusualness about the blood essence.

The radius of the spell formation was only ten or so meters, but it took Yang Chen fully two incense burning time to reach the middle. Yang Chen didn't wanted to break the order of the spell formation and risk wasting even a drop of blood essence, that's why he had chosen such a complicated method.

If the spell cultivators saw this action of Yang Chen, they would astonished to the point of their chin dropping to the ground. He had easily entered inside the spell formation without the least bit of problem which was formed by combining several spell formations and was arranged by a Da Cheng stage expert more than a thousand years ago. Those so called experts who had been researching spell formations for their entire lifetime would be ashamed to death upon seeing this.

When he came in front of the blood essence of Heavenly Roar Dog, without damaging the spell formation, only then did he discover the ferociousness of that blood essence. The spirit power contained inside the blood essence seemed to be earth shattering. Surprisingly, Yang Chen was sensing an oppressive pressure standing in front of it.

If Heavenly Roar swallows this formidable blood essence, the outcome was certain, his body would explode into pieces. But collecting it wasn't extremely difficult for Yang Chen. He used a bucket sized piece of jade stone and quickly carved out a jade bottle from it using flying sword.

Soon after he engraved the floating spell formation and preserving spell formation on that jade bottle by referring to those two portions in the spell formation. Then he stretched his hand and collected the blood essence within the jade bottle.

Speaking of jade bottle, it would be more suitable to call it jade bucket. Once the blood essence entered the jade bottle, then similar to the spell formation, it remained suspended within air without coming in contact with the four walls.

Carefully using spirit power to take roughly one tablespoon of blood essence, he fed it to Heavenly Roar whose mouth was already dripping with saliva. Heavenly Roar excitedly drank that mouthful of blood. Immediately, red coloured light glittered from his entire body, after continuing for an instant, Heavenly Roar was unable to support himself and lost consciousness.

Yang Chen understood that this was the effect of blood essence and carefully placed him within the Medicine Garden. Then following the spell formation's pace, he slowly came out.

After coming out, he noticed Shi Shanshan's situation, she seemed to be comprehending something. Yang Chen couldn't resist passing a bitter smile, the talented were indeed talented, they could gain enlightenment from even the slightest things that any ordinary person wouldn't pay any attention to.

Without saying anything, he stood at some distance from Shi Shanshan as her protector. He also felt strange within his heart, from when did he start to not bothered by Shi Shanshan at his side, surprisingly, not even a least bit afraid that she would catch him off guard and attack?

Although within his memories, Cold Plum Fairy was a person of extreme importance, but, himself and Shi Shanshan shouldn't have that kind of friendship where they don't need to put up any defenses towards each other, right? But Yang Chen himself, didn't understand this clearly, even the two months while he was analyzing, he never felt that Shi Shanshan would attack him for even a single moment.

Moreover, even more strange was Shi Shanshan's current situation. She had casually entered meditation not feeling the least bit afraid that Yang Chen may have ill intentions.

This kind of mutual trust had appeared between them at some point in time. Yang Chen also felt quite baffled, didn't he draw a clear dividing line between himself and Shi Shanshan? So how had this happened?

Confused, Yang Chen could only keep on protecting Shi Shanshan while observing Heavenly Roar's circumstances in Medicine Garden.

At this moment, Heavenly Roar was still unconscious, but blood veins had appeared around his body, becoming more and more dense, like a cocoon that binded around Heavenly Roar. Moreover, wave after wave of spirit power began to bubble forth from Heavenly Roar's body. Compared to previous state when he didn't have even the least bit of spirit, it was simply sky and earth turning upside down.

"Hmm, this blood essence of Heavenly Roar Dog is indeed a great supplement!"

Yang Chen felt sincere admiration, then said concluding:

"Perhaps, after you consume this entire blood essence and arouse your blood vessels, you will turn into a Yazi!"

Sure enough, this little pup Heavenly Roar surprisingly had a faint blood vessel. When Yang Chen had incidentally discovered this, he didn't dare to believe his eyes.

However, this blood vessel wasn't clear, but Heavenly Roar had already started showing a traces of a Yazi's characteristics. His head had started to resemble that of a jackal, also he was fond of holding sharp blades in his mouth, but the spirit power in his body was very weak, thus people would easily mistake it for an ordinary pup.

Yazi was one of the nine sons of the Dragon King. Yang Chen hadn't even thought of meeting him in the mortal world. Perhaps, after Heavenly Roar's blood vessels had been properly awakened, Yang Chen could think about going to the Dragon King's Palace and collecting the other magic weapons. Previously, he could only collect the Flying Shuttle so there must be many remaining.

However, it was unclear whether the dragon qi on this Yazi's body would allow Yang Chen to collect all the magic weapons concealed inside the Dragon Palace. If he really could, then it would awesome as that was a genuine daoist immortal abode. out the maturity of these rare herbs. Greatly astonished, she didn't expect to see Yang Chen being so generous and sighed.

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Chapter 207-Troubles Of Sharing

27 Jul 2017

Note:Thanks to a nice suggestion from last chapter, I am changing blood vessels to bloodline

Yazi, Dragon King's second son, with a body of dragon and head of a dog, upright and resolute in nature, excellent warrior, fond of war and would always be holding a sword in his mouth and use it to increase his strength.

Presently, Heavenly Roar still hadn't aroused Yazi's bloodline, so although his head seemed to resemble a dog, his body still resembled that of a dog since he was very young, thus other people only considered him as a little pup. Hence not being discovered by others was normal.

Yang Chen had countless links to Yazi, not to mention other things, even the chief demon blade used by him at the execution ground, that so called chief demon was precisely Yazi. Normal people believe that engraving Yazi on knife's end and sword's hilt would increase the strength of their weapons, making it formidable.

These beliefs were based off legends, which may have had some effect, but Yang Chen was certain about one thing. That certainty was that only when a genuine Yazi would become close to a weapon, that weapon would become greatly formidable.

A weapon's spirit, made from cleaving, destroying evil, and beheading all living things or engulfing another weapon's spirit could elevate and transform the weapon into a godly and ferocious instrument of death. Yang Chen knew that if he could, at some point in the future, get the mature Yazi to become close to his flying sword, then even if all the enemies of Yang Chen joined all their magic weapons together, they would be powerless against his weapon.

Because Yang Chen could already sense Heavenly Roar's rising killing and attacking intent, he knew that Heavenly Roar's Yazi bloodline had already started to be aroused. After some consideration, Yang Chen placed the Bright Ray Sword near the Yazi's body. This was Yang Chen's most precious flying sword. It might not be the most formidable one, but Yang Chen would still protect it with his life.

On one side, Shi Shanshan was still meditating and comprehending, while on the other side, Heavenly Roar continued to sleep for one full month. After waking up, Heavenly Roar immediately took the Bright Ray Sword Yang Chen had placed near him and began to madly lick it. After licking for a moment, he seemed to sense that someone was spying on him and quickly went to a concealed corner, taking the Bright Ray Sword with him. He then continued to enjoy it as if this flying sword was something delicious.

Yang Chen knew that this was the Yazi's instinct as he was quite fond of weapons. Heavenly Roar not only enjoyed licking swords, but this act could also greatly increase a weapon's strength. Even though this Yazi's bloodline weren't completely aroused, it wasn't a difficult task for him to use his ability to increase the sharpness of the Bright Ray Sword.

Yang Chen only fed a tablespoon sized portion of Heavenly Roar Dog's human head sized blood essence to Heavenly Roar. He didn't want to feed Heavenly Roar any more than that for now. Spirit pets were the same as human cultivators in that after reaching certain stage, it was always better to consolidate the realm. Otherwise, his later cultivation speed would decrease when reaching higher levels. Moreover, the cultivation will also be unsteady.

Shi Shanshan's meditation lasted for full two months. During those two months, Yang Chen attended to Heavenly Roar while calmly guarding Shi Shanshan. A few days after that two month period, Shi Shanshan suddenly opened her eyes.

"Congratulations!"

One look at Shi Shanshan and Yang Chen immediately knew that Shi Shanshan had once again gained some insight and her cultivation had again increased.

"You were guarding me all this time?"

Shi Shanshan didn't smile as she responded. Rather, she asked with her customary cold expression.

"If I had not guarded you, then what would have happened if something had disturbed you?"

Yang Chen lazily replied, then standing up, he properly stretched his body.

Shi Shanshan's cultivation had indeed increased, causing her mental state to become more stable. Looking at Yang Chen stretching out, Shi Shanshan also suddenly had an impulse to follow Yang Chen without caring about her image, but her conscientiousness restrained her to not show a lack of manners.

When her gaze swept through the valley and saw the intact ingredients, she was stunned as this was completely out of her expectations. If he had been some greedy and vile person, he would have already swept everything clean. Moreover, he also would have attacked her while she was meditating.

Thinking of how vulnerable she had been, Shi Shanshan was frightened while at the same also surprised at how she had not bothered to set defenses against Yang Chen? She was aware that while she had been in meditation, if there had been even a little disturbance, the backlash could have seriously injured and maybe killed her. Until she found a safe region, she basically shouldn't have experimented. How could she be so bold?

After pondering these things, she reached a conclusion toward Yang Chen. Surprisingly, she had somehow developed trust towards Yang Chen without being conscious of the fact. Could it be because she had agreed to become Yang Chen's dao companion and the feelings had developed automatically?

Shi Shanshan also didn't understand this other fact clearly, but after running into Yang Chen, she had already gained insight two times. First was because of his words at the execution ground when he still hadn't began his own cultivation. The second was seeing Yang Chen's indifferent attitude towards herbs. Although she didn't understand Yang Chen greatly, Shi Shanshan felt that becoming Yang Chen's dao companion wasn't anything unbearable.

"Have you chosen the ingredients you want?"

While stretching and looking happy, Yang Chen pointed towards the great pile of legendary herbs and asked.

Shi Shanshan looked at the surroundings and then suddenly asked Yang Chen:

"Are you really sure that I should take away some?"

"Both of us get half. This is the rule."

Yang Chen smiled and casually asked:

"Why, haven't you chosen yet? Do you want me to give some suggestions?"

"Yes!"

Shi Shanshan nodded her head, agreeing with Yang Chen. But within her heart, she was a little surprised.

"Then let's start from here!"

Yang Chen had really intended to introduce Shi Shanshan to some good things. Since he had already agreed to give her half, why not do the job perfectly?

"This herb is comparatively ugly but also the most attractive."

Yang Chen pointed to an herb having six leaves and explained:

"Ginseng, after its maturity reaches ten thousand years. It doesn't even need refining and can be directly consumed. Even YuanYing stage experts have a chance of reaching the Da Cheng stage after consuming it."

"This is Nine Leaf Profound Ginseng."

Yang Chen again pointed to other one:

"As long as its maturity passes ten thousand years, it is basically the best mid grade ingredient. Any elixir refined with it has at least a third grade efficiency."

Yang Chen quickly introduced a series of items, speaking very quickly without any hesitation. As one item after another was mentioned, Shi Shanshan could only force a smile while listening.

All the ingredients Yang Chen mentioned were indeed genuine. Shi Shanshan understood this clearly. But what she couldn't understand was that all the ingredients Yang Chen mentioned were of comparatively higher value. Left over all were ordinary goods. Is this also Yang Chen's kindness?

Yang Chen who was introducing items one by one, didn't have the faintest idea that his act had caused a stir in Shi Shanshan's mind. In any case, now that he had obtained the Heavenly Roar Dog's blood essence, all these things didn't even enter his eyes. What could be more precious compared to a spirit pet like a Yazi? Other people might not know, but how could Yang Chen not realize this?

When ten more sword spirits had been added to the Immortal Executing Blade, with Great Yin and Yang Five Phases Secrets to propel it, with the Yazi possessing it, let alone within the Mortal World, even in the Spiritual World or the Immortal World, what wouldn't the Immortal Beheading Blade be able to cleave?

When compared between ten thousand years matured legendary herbs and a Yazi, even if ten times more of these herbs were present, Yang Chen would still choose the Yazi without any hesitation.

Yang Chen's behaviour was quite casual, but Shi Shanshan wasn't able to relax. Although she could sense that Yang Chen didn't consider her an outsider, when she saw his generosity while deciding her share, she was completely surprised.

Shi Shanshan felt quite conflicted. There were so many several thousand years matured legendary herbs. If she could bring them back, then regardless of either herself or the Green Jade Immortal Islands, both of them would gain immense wealth.

But the problem was that such wealth would give rise to evil intentions of some elders with ulterior motives within the sect. One such elder was elder Li Yunyu who belonged to the same clan as that Li Qingchen.

So at that time, these herbs would certainly create disputes. Yang Chen and her had both set out on a journey together and had collected these legendary herbs, but to divide them evenly? Why? Shi Shanshan's cultivation was of the JieDan stage, so she certainly must have done more work. Moreover, Yang Chen was only a foundation stage youngster, so he certainly must have attached himself to Shi Shanshan for her help to get his work done.

Then, what would follow would be the rise of a dispute between the Pure Yang Palace and the Green Jade Immortal Islands. This was not Shi Shanshan's baseless assumption, rather such matters had happened in the past. There were many examples of big sects doing such things.

Next, there would be certainly some argument which would cause both sides to go to war. The two sect which had originally been harmonious would turn into enemies. Shi Shanshan was absolutely unwilling to see such circumstances.

It was not that Shi Shanshan wasn't thinking of the sect, rather sometimes when the benefits were too big, they can break the balance. The saying that people would appreciate you when you help them but will hate you once you stop helping them was quite true.

Only Shi Shanshan herself knew that her contribution was not that great in obtaining these things. Rather Yang Chen had already planned this trip out long ago. He went to find Shi Shanshan to go on a journey only because the elders from both sides had requested this, and he had no other choice. What surprised her even more was that during this process, both sects had good mutual understanding and confidence in one another. What an irony!

If all these events were just in Shi Shanshan's imagination, then she also didn't know how to face Yang Chen's confidence in her. Especially since she hadn't done much work, she still had obtained the benefits for no reason.

After pondering over these thoughts, Shi Shanshan only could think that she should not accept this share, but even after asking few times, Yang Chen seemed to have already decided resolutely that she must have her share.

Looking at Yang Chen still explaining non-stop, Shi Shanshan took a deep breath and made her decision.

"Yang Chen, I don't have anything like a medicine garden or similar with me. It would be better for you keep then first!"

When she said these words with indifferent expressions to Yang Chen, Shi Shanshan felt calmness return to her heart:

"If I collect them just like that it would just be a great waste, when I want something, I will ask you!"

"En?"

Yang Chen's eyes opened widely, what did this mean? Making him collect everything? Yang Chen clearly understood Shi Shanshan's intention and asked her mockingly:

"Aren't you afraid that seeing these riches could provoke my evil intentions and I will hog everything for myself?"

"How about you, weren't you afraid that I will keep everything for myself when you were researching spell formation?"

Shi Shanshan finally smiled and looked in Yang Chen's eyes with a slight hint of provocation.

"Speak frankly, I don't understand!"

Yang Chen shook his head. Naturally, he could collect all these herbs within his Medicine Garden, but he could not understand how a core disciple of the Green Jade Immortal Islands, Shi Shanshan, could renounce these riches so easily. Could it be that she didn't think the Green Jade Immortal Islands needed them?

"Many people on the island don't think highly of you."

Shi Shanshan also didn't hide anything and directly spoke the reason:

"If these things were to appear on the island, many people will target you and Pure Yang Palace."

Yang Chen was delighted. For the moment, he hadn't thought this through. With Shi Shanshan's one warning, Yang Chen immediately realized the problem. For an innocent man, treasuring a jade ring could also become a crime. In his previous life, a ten thousand year matured vermilion fruit caused the young master of the Greatest Heaven Sect to be tempted. What to say of the matured legendary herbs in this valley, all of which had reached ten thousand years maturity?

After understanding this one point, Yang Chen saw Shi Shanshan in a new light. Previously obtaining Heavenly Roar Dog's blood essence and the thought of arousing the Yazi bloodline had excited him so much that he had forgotten about other matters. Fortunately, Shi Shanshan reminded him.

He felt a little happy. This cool and elegant beautiful woman hadn't betrayed his confidence. Rather, she took the initiative to propose this method. But Yang Chen couldn't help but get another headache. How could he refuse Shi Shanshan in this case?

Shi Shanshan's method was quite legit. It was the best method to preserve the efficacy of these herbs for maximum time. But the premise is that both parties should have absolute confidence on each other.

Presently, Shi Shanshan had already shown her absolute confidence on Yang Chen. If Yang Chen was argumentative as a male, then her trust would not be justified. Immediately Yang Chen also made his decision and nodded his head:

"Ok, then let's work together, you successively take out the root. I will transplant them."

This work was also not easy. If these legendary herbs, which had reached the maturity of ten thousand years, were even spoiled a little bit, then just simple regret wouldn't be enough. Shi Shanshan used a large tree to make a wooden sword and then carefully used it to dig the roots one by one. She then handed them over to Yang Chen for transplantation.

Sometimes, a few legendary medicines grew together, so it was better to not separate them and just dig the entire piece of land and plant it as one unit within the Medicine Garden.

Yang Chen's work was contrarily much easier, since the environment inside the Medicine Garden was as better than the outside environment. Moreover, the spirit power was also abundant. Furthermore, with fifth earth soil as the foundation, these legendary herbs would easily take root in the Medicine Garden.

With those two working together, they quickly rooted out all the herbs from the valley. It still took them a full two months. Regarding time, it had already been a full one year since Yang Chen and Shi Shanshan had left together on their journey.

"Where do we go next?"

On this journey, Shi Shanshan had gained great harvests. Her cultivation had also improved. Furthermore, she had also obtained so many legendary herbs. Thus, she didn't have even the least bit of hesitation on travelling further together with Yang Chen. After completing this, there was no meaning of remaining at Meng Qi Mountain for Yang Chen, therefore Shi Shanshan asked for Yang Chen's next plans.

"Initially I was thinking of going to ocean together with you, but now that we have found these legendary herbs, I am thinking of returning and refining some elixirs first."

Yang Chen also didn't hide anything, presently he was feeling very conflicted. Initially he hadn't thought that he would have this kind of contact with Shi Shanshan, so he could only use pill concocting as an excuse to avoid her.

"That is also good!"

Shi Shanshan also didn't want to pester him, so nodded her head in agreement:

"Just perfect, I have also gained some enlightenment so must go and consolidate my realm first.

After the work had been finished, naturally Yang Chen wanted Shi Shanshan to return to the Green Jade Immortal Islands. Shi Shanshan also didn't decline, and having no qualms, she tasted the tea prepared by Yang Chen several times on Flying Shuttle. Afterwards, she also bluntly asked for some reserves before sending Yang Chen off from the Green Jade Immortal Islands.

After returning back to the mountain by himself, Yang Chen began to ponder. Returning this time, what should he do? Speaking of pill concocting, earlier he had just said that he would concoct pills to give an explanation to Shi Shanshan. However, since he had those legendary herbs, pill concocting really wasn't a bad choice. Great Master was presently stuck at the bottleneck of the peak of the YuanYing stage. Having these legendary herbs, maybe he could overcome the bottleneck and enter the Da Cheng stage?

Naturally, this still required to be thought over, Yang Chen had already followed Palace Master's instruction and returned first to see master.

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