The Legend of Futian - Chapter 229

Chapter 229: History of Fame of the Cottage

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

The grandson of the king of Qin was called Qin Li. He was one of the most talented young people in the Eastern Barren Territory. At the moment, his father was about to be conferred as the crown prince of the Qin Imperial City and become one of the most influential people in the Eastern Barren Territory. Therefore, every move of Qin Li would undoubtedly be magnified. Thus, when Qin Yu was about to be conferred, the words from Qin Li immediately stirred up the people in the Qin Imperial City.

Qin Li’s words did not seem to be inappropriate, and he did not even mention Ye Futian’s name, but when he said so at this moment, it would easily cause people to misunderstand. Of course, maybe there was no misunderstanding at all: this might be his attitude in the first place.

Ye Futian was a disciple of the College Cottage, but the grandson of the king of Qin was praising the disciples from the Donghua Clan. The meaning behind it was really intriguing.

Of course, from another perspective, what the grandson of the king of Qin said seemed to be reasonable as well. Records were indeed meant to be broken by later generations. It was only that Ye Futian broke the records in a very powerful way. That was why he could cause such an intense furor and let the entire Eastern Barren Territory know his name when he was only in the lower levels of the Dharma Plane.

Nobody knew how strong Ye Futian would be in the future. However, at least currently, he was still only a low-level cultivator.

As for the two absolute geniuses from the Donghua Clan, both of them were very outstanding, especially the one who was already standing among the top of the Eastern Barren Territory. Perhaps, only people like the crown prince Qin Yu and Gu Dongliu from the Cottage could be compared to him.

Qin Li’s words quickly spread into the ears of the people from the different forces which were entering the Qin Imperial City.

It was said that someone met a disciple from the Donghua Clan, and asked the disciple for his opinion on the words of Qin Li, the king’s grandson. The disciple from the Donghua Clan smiled and commented that even though Ye Futian performed well in the Ancient Barren World and had proven his own talents, he was still too weak to compare with the real geniuses in the Eastern Barren Territory. At least, he had yet to prove himself in terms of combat powers.

The disciple from the Donghua Clan said that maybe a few years later when Ye Futian’s level was higher, he would then be qualified to be compared with the absolute geniuses.

Many people agreed in their hearts, feeling that the words from Qin Li and the disciple of the Donghua Clan were reasonable. On one hand, Ye Futian’s talents were indeed outstanding, but on the other hand, when they carefully recalled Ye Futian’s performance in the Ancient Barren World, they realized that he indeed did not prove his combat abilities. Maybe his willpower was also genius.

Of course, in any case, they were comparing Ye Futian to the best geniuses in the Eastern Barren Territory in the first place.

Apart from that, some people also noticed something unusual.

Qin Li, the grandson of the king of Qin, was about to become the son of the crown prince. Why would he comment on the disciple of the Cottage and the people from the Donghua Clan publicly?

Ye Futian did not know about the words from Qin Li and the disciple from the Donghua Clan until the people from the Liu Kingdom came and visited them.

“Greetings, Senior Luo.” The people from the Liu Kingdom who came were naturally Liu Feiyang and Liu Chenyu. When they saw Luo Fan, they bowed slightly and saluted. Ye Futian was gradually becoming used to this as well: even when the prince of the Qin Dynasty came here, he also viewed Luo Fan as someone with a similar status as himself.

Of course, this was also because Ye Futian had a strong first impression. When he first saw the fifth brother, he was conscientiously cooking. Therefore, he felt strange about what happened outside.

A Cottage disciple on the Book Mountain and one outside the Book Mountain were completely different.

“Your friends?” Luo Fan asked Ye Futian.

“Yes.” Ye Futian nodded.

“You talk,” Luo Fan said. He then walked to the side and sat down.

“Where’s your Wuchen?” Ye Futian looked at Liu Chenyu and smiling, he said so.

Liu Chenyu opened her eyes wide at Ye Futian. “I have asked around, and Wuchen probably did not come. Among all of you, only you and Yu Sheng are here,” Liu Feiyang said at the moment.

“Jieyu did not come as well?” Ye Futian asked.

“Nope.” Liu Feiyang shook his head, and Ye Futian was somewhat disappointed. Maybe Jieyu did not know that I would come.

“Have you heard about the king’s grandson and the Donghua Clan?” Liu Feiyang asked.

Ye Futian shook his head. “What happened?”

Liu Feiyang told Ye Futian about the things that had happened. Not far away, Luo Fan glanced in their direction and a strange look flashed across his eyes. However, he quickly returned to normal and did not seem to be bothered.

A strange expression appeared on Ye Futian’s face and he said, “Why did Qin Li say this?”

“I heard that Qin Yu, the prince-to-be, has been visiting all the top forces that have come here. He has a wild ambition,” Liu Feiyang said.

“Qin Yu wants the Qin Dynasty to be revived in his hands, but it’s not as easy as he thinks. Even if he teams up with the Donghua Clan, to rebuild the king of the Eastern Barren Territory it once was…” Before Luo Fan finished the sentence, he smiled and shook his head.

A fool’s talk.

“Senior Luo, you are saying that the Qin Imperial City has teamed up with the Donghua Clan?” Liu Feiyang’s eyes sparkled.

“One wants to revive the dynasty, and the other only wants to become the strongest clan in the region. The two do not contradict each other.” Luo Fan smiled. “Maybe, one more force can be included. For example, a college which teaches the world.”

Liu Feiyang felt somewhat shocked. It seemed to him that Qin Yu had already spoken to Luo Fan. If the top three forces in the Eastern Barren Territory were to join hands, their combined capability would definitely be terrifying. Furthermore, the three indeed did not contradict one another.

A dynasty, a clan, and a college could actually complement each other.

Ye Futian looked at brother Luo Fan in surprise. He did not expect the fifth brother to be able to speculate so many things just from a simple meet-up and the words from the king’s grandson and the Donghua Clan.

“Did the College reject it?” Liu Feiyang asked. If the College also agreed, with its influence, and the Qin Imperial City and the Donghua Clan, it would be somewhat terrifying.

“Now, the College is already orthodox in the Eastern Barren Territory. Why does it have to become a cat’s paw? Those guys are not stupid.” Luo Fan smiled. “Then, they thought of the Cottage. However, the Qin Dynasty is really looking down on the Cottage. Although the master is lazy, he is ambitious.”

Ye Futian blinked his eyes. Just now, the fifth brother told Qin Yu that the Cottage had its own aspirations. He asked curiously, “What’s the master’s ambition?”

“I forgot. Next time when you see the master, you can ask him yourself,” Luo Fan said, smiling. Ye Futian was somewhat speechless.

“So, the king’s grandson said that deliberately to devalue Ye Futian and apprise the Donghua Clan?” Liu Feiyang’s eyes sparkled. He was not very surprised by Luo Fan’s words. The Qin Dynasty had always wanted to revive itself, and the Donghua Clan also worked hard to become the first clan in the Eastern Barren Territory. These were not secrets.

“Perhaps,” Luo Fan smiled and said.

“Should we use a counterattack?” Liu Feiyang asked.

“The Cottage does not care about the opinions of others. That time, before the big brother went down the mountain, he was questioned by many. After the battle that made him famous, everyone in the world knows about him. Some people think that the existence of the big brother is merely a coincidence. Later, the third brother went down the mountain, and all the voices vanished. Those who were supposed to shut up did so,” Luo Fan said tonelessly. The history of fame of the Cottage was simple: it was only a story about two disciples going down the mountain.

However, the simple story was stirring. The eldest disciple of the Cottage went down the mountain and challenged the clan leader of the Fuyun Sword Clan. He became reputed in just one battle and formed his own clan.

The story of the third brother becoming famous was even simpler. The master of the Cottage was roaming around when he encountered a tragic case. A junior young man from a top-tier Noble-level force liked a girl from a certain family. After being rejected, the family was actually exterminated. When the master of the Cottage reached there, only an orphan was left in the family.

According to many rumors, the Cottage master was bad at cultivating himself and knew only how to teach others to cultivate. The young man from the force was disrespectful, but because of the influence of the eldest disciple in the Cottage, he did not dare to do anything and could only allow the Cottage master to bring the orphan back.

The latter part of the story was much simpler. The third disciple from the Cottage went down the mountain, and the top-tier Noble-level force disappeared from the Eastern Barren Territory since then.

Because of these two incidents only, the Cottage became reputed in the entire world and a holy place where countless young people longed to cultivate in. From then on, even though the Cottage disciples did not appear often, whenever a disciple went down the mountain, no force would dare to neglect him. Nobody would know whether he would start another bloodshed!

Thinking of this, Luo Fan smiled and said, “Actually, what the king’s grandson said is true. The people in the world always tend to forget the brilliance of the previous generations. Habitual forgetfulness, they just don’t learn.”

Hearing Luo Fan’s words, Liu Feiyang was speechless. It’s indeed the Cottage: the people there are overly arrogant. Also, the arrogance seemed to be able to spread, and every single Cottage disciple would be like this. He had already seen the situation when Gu Dongliu went to Cangye. Now, the fifth disciple of the Cottage was equally arrogant.

Ye Futian is a proud person in the first place. Now, he has entered such a place. I wonder what he will become.

Chapter 230: Accomplished Beauty

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Liu Feiyang and Liu Chenyu left. The outside world was shocked by Emperor Qin’s grandson’s words but the Cottage seemed not to care. What could they say? Time would prove everything. They anticipated the brilliance Ye Futian would display in the Ancient Barren World.

Even though his current plane was low, Liu Feiyang and the others believed that, judging from his earlier performance, he might become as Luo Fan had predicted after entering a truly high plane. Then those people would shut up naturally. However, the outside world didn’t see it that way. The more people talked, the truer it became.

Especially when the speakers were those like the Emperor Qin’s grandson and the strong cultivators of the Donghua Clan. Not everyone could see things clearly like Luo Fan. Most people accepted this view. Ye Futian indeed attracted too much attention recently and his plane wasn’t enough to support his reputation. After all, he hadn’t truly displayed his combat ability yet. Perhaps, after a few years and Ye Futian rose in plane, he would truly qualify for the attention. It was still too early now.

Days passed in the blink of an eye. There was only one more day before the crowning ceremony of the crown prince. That day, someone from the Qin imperial city came to the Book Tower, inviting the College and Cottage to reside in the palace and observe the ceremony in the morning.

All top forces received the invitation.

The Qin Dynasty invited the top forces into the palace the day before. This way, they wouldn’t disturb the top forces but would also display enough respect.

That day, many people waited in the large square before the Qin palace. They wanted to see the top forces. At that time, a group descended from the sky. They had powerful auras and were unparalleled. They were the Donghua Clan. Landing directly in the square, they strode to the palace.

Not long after, the fairies of the Moon Clan arrived. The leader of the group was an extremely beautiful lady. She looked otherworldly. Her eyes were clear as water and her skin was unblemished. She had a thin waist and her beauty was like an angel. However, she also seemed pitiful and gentle. She was like a fairy in the mortal world, making people want to approach her.

“Chu Yaoyao, the Virgin of the Moon Clan.” Seeing her beauty, many people’s hearts quivered. They wanted to protect her—they seemed to forget that her status. She didn’t need their protection but that was her charm.

The top three beauties of the Eastern Barren Territory were often mentioned together. Apparently, Princess Qin Mengruo was elegant and graceful. Her beauty made her a goddess in many people’s eyes. Hua Qingqing of the Donghua Clan was, according to rumors, pure and sweet. Nobody who saw her could think of anything dirty.

As for Chu Yaoyao, they all saw her today. She made one want to protect her and feel pity.

Now, Chu Yaoyao entered the Qin palace. She probably would soon see the other great beauty. What would that scene be like? It was a pity that Hua Qingqing hadn’t come. Otherwise, the three beauties together would make for beautiful stories.

Another group of strong cultivators descended. It was the Liu Kingdom. Liu Feiyang and Liu Chenyu had obviously seen the Moon Clan and saw Chu Yaoyao.

“As expected of one of the top three beauties. She’s even prettier than you,” Liu Feiyang said to his sister. Liu Chenyu’s eyes flashed but she didn’t mind. “However, the title of the three beauties of the Eastern Barren Territory might disappear soon and be replaced with the four beauties.” Liu Feiyang thought of someone else.

Liu Chenyu nodded in agreement. Hua Jieyu’s features were at the same level as Chu Yaoyao. She’d also joined the Moon Clan.

“Let’s go.” The people of the Liu Kingdom also walked towards the Qin palace. They had invited all top forces of the Eastern Barren Territory and the Qin palace grouped everyone.

Of course, only representatives of the top forces came. The true leaders weren’t present. It was just a ceremony for the crown prince and wasn’t important enough for them. The leaders might come if it was the crowning of the emperor.

The other forces arrived gradually. The College arrived too, as well as the Cottage. Though the College didn’t like the Cottage and the Cottage looked down on the College, those were private matters.

The College’s arrival attracted much attention. The three from the Cottage snatched even more attention.

Is that Luo Fan, the fifth disciple of the Cottage? I heard he’s already in the Noble Plane.

Ye Futian was also surprising. He was more handsome and charismatic-looking than the others had imagined.

The group ignored the spectators and walked straight into the palace. People welcomed them outside the palace and guided them to where the other forces were. They walked down the road and met many people from the other forces. Coincidentally, they ran into Liu Feiyang and Liu Chenyu.

Seeing Ye Futian, Liu Feiyang walked up with a smile and said, “I’m not going to the pavilion first. I’m going to look around.” With that, he walked over and grabbed Ye Futian.

Ye Futian was embarrassed. He said to Luo Fan, “Senior Brother, I’ll walk around.”

“Alright.” Luo Fan nodded lightly. Ye Futian and Yu Sheng left with the Liu siblings.

“What’s so interesting about the palace?” Ye Futian asked Liu Feiyang. That guy was really dragging him around.

“Don’t you want to see the three top beauties?” Liu Feiyang asked, grinning.

Ye Futian blinked. “Beauties are nothing to me. I’m actually not interested.”

“Really?”

“But since I’m already here and there’s nothing to do, there’s no harm in looking,” Ye Futian said.

Behind him, Liu Chenyu gave him a look. Then she looked away as if disgusted by the two guys in front of her. Men were lustful indeed and were always interested by beauties.

They went to a garden. There were many pagodas and the environment was peaceful. There were already many people there. They were all the young members of each top force. They all looked at the same place.

At the front of the crowd was a pagoda. A girl sat inside quietly with a guqin before her. She seemed to be preparing to play a melody.

So pretty, Ye Futian couldn’t help but think. Of course, he was just appreciating her. As a loyal man, he wouldn’t think about anything else.

The girl in the pagoda was elegant and graceful. A single glance at her was like a hit to the heart. Every man fantasized about a dreamy, fairy-like girl like her.

Ye Futian’s arrival didn’t attract much attention. It wasn’t that they didn’t notice but that everyone was distracted by the girl. They didn’t have time to pay attention to him. Some also purposely ignored him. After all, many of the crowd were extraordinary figures of the top forces.

“Qin Mengruo, princess of the Qin Dynasty,” Liu Feiyang whispered. Ye Futian nodded.

“Chu Yaoyao over there.” Liu Feiyang pointed elsewhere. There was a group of beautiful girls. One of them was just as beautiful as Qin Mengruo. “Who do you think is pretty?” Liu Feiyang asked.

“My girlfriend is the prettiest.”

“Just between the two of us.” Liu Feiyang smiled at Ye Futian with a knowing look.

“I’m different from you,” Ye Futian said seriously, looking at him with disdain.

“Seems like you’re taught well.” Liu Feiyang patted Ye Futian’s shoulder, making his expression darken.

He looked around and saw many familiar figures, such as Gu Biyue of the Witch Clan.

Li Daoyun and Li Daoqing of the Fuyun Sword Clan.

Hua Qingchi of the Donghua Clan was present as well.

“Why aren’t we starting?” Ye Futian was confused. Qin Mengruo was already before the guqin, ready to play, but she didn’t move.

“Waiting for someone,” Liu Feiyang said.

“Who?” Ye Futian found it strange. So many prides were here, even the Virgin of the Moon Clan. Who could make everyone wait like this?

“Qian Shanmu of the Donghua Clan,” Liu Feiyang said. “Yesterday, Qin Li spoke of two monsters of the Donghua Clan. Qian Shanmu is one of them.”

Countless days ago, Qin Li had used the two monsters of the Donghua Clan to pressure Ye Futian.

Of these two, one was someone equal to Gu Dongliu, third disciple of the Cottage, and Qin Yu, soon-to-be crown prince of Qin. The other was Qian Shanmu.

Ye Futian was a bit surprised. Even Qian Shanmu shouldn’t be this important. Merely looking at the beauties Qin Mengruo and Chu Yaoyao, one was a princess while the other was a Virgin. They were both equal in status to Qian Shanmu.

“Qian Shanmu is skilled in music,” Liu Feiyang said. “You can say he’s the best at musical sorcery in the younger generation. Qin Mengruo invited everyone here so they could hear it. Therefore, we must wait for Qian Shanmu. Earlier, you fought with Gu Biyue with musical sorcery. You’re also skilled in the guqin so you can enjoy this well today.”

As they spoke, a figure walked over slowly. He was extremely handsome and had a free and easy feeling about him. He was dressed in all white. Looking forward, he seemed not to see anyone present. No one seemed worthy of his gaze.

“He’s here.” Everyone looked over to Qian Shanmu. Known as the most powerful musical sorcerer of the younger generation, he’d arrived at the Qin palace.

Though talents from all over were here, not many were equally reputable as Qian Shanmu. Even the beauties Qin Mengruo and Chu Yaoyao were slightly lower. It was only because of their extreme beauty that they could be as well-known as Qian Shanmu.

His talent was evident