The Legend of Futian - Chapter 241

Chapter 241: The Fourth Disciple of the Cottage

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

Gu Dongliu’s words froze the atmosphere.

Everybody looked up at that figure in white. Even knowing it was the Donghua Clan and Qin Dynasty who bullied the disciple of the Cottage, Gu Dongliu still came for revenge. If the Qin Dynasty intercepted to protect the Donghua Clan, it would mean that the Qin Dynasty admitted to being involved.

Gu Dongliu was pressing the Qin Dynasty to make choice. People were curious about what Gu Dongliu would do if the Qin Dynasty admitted it. Both the Qin Dynasty and Donghua Clan were among the top three powers in the Eastern Barren Territory. If they joined hands, even the Cottage could resist them. Therefore, would the Cottage directly declare the war? The other forces did not dare to do that but people never knew what the Cottage’s next step was.

Qin Yu kept staring at Gu Dongliu who threatened him, the new crown prince, with only one sentence.

This was the third disciple of the Cottage, Gu Dongliu.

“When our disciple was bullied in the palace, the Qin Dynasty didn’t intervene.

Therefore, I hope that you will also stay clear of what I am going to do or you must be the accomplice,” Gu Dongliu said lightly. “The Cottage came to the ceremony with sincerity. If Qin Dynasty is really the accomplice, we won’t just let it go.”

Saying this, Gu Dongliu walked toward the Donghua Clan. Suddenly, an invisible power broke out from his body and covered the whole space.

Did Gu Dongliu really dare to attack? The strong cultivators of Donghua Clan stared at Gu Dongliu coldly.

Whoosh. Countless people stared at that man in white, their hearts clenching. Confronted with two top powers, he showed no fear but acted directly.

Was this who Gu Dongliu was?

He didn’t care whether the Qin Dynasty would help the Donghua Clan. As long as they offered help, they were the accomplice. Then, he had enough reason to fight them. As for the Donghua Clan, he didn’t even need to talk to them before fighting since the fact was very obvious to all.

He just needed to take that person.

The Nobles of the Donghua Clan stepped out. Many of them were very strong. They wanted to see what kind of ability Gu Dongliu had.

“It is said that the third disciple of the Cottage is excellent but not many people have experienced it. It seems that we have the chance now to find out how strong you can be.”

A strong upper-level Noble walked out with a shocking noble intent. Spiritual Qi went wild around him and the space became incomparably intense. An invisible force rushed toward Gu Dongliu.

Even people standing afar could sense that horrible pressure. A Noble cultivator was indeed terrifying. However, Gu Dongliu seemed to be unaware. He looked up indifferently as if there was nothing there. His eyes seemed to release a beam of the demon light which made his eyes more profound. At the same time, an invisible spiritual power appeared.

That Noble felt an invisible pressure against him and the figure of Gu Dongliu was magnified indefinitely in his mind.

The scholarly man in white floated in the air like a god.

It was not only him. The other Nobles of the Donghua Clan behind him felt the same.

There was a long distance between them and Gu Dongliu but they felt as if he was standing before them, face to face.

“See what I have?” Gu Dongliu sneered. “Do you qualify?”

Gu Dongliu’s voice sounded so mighty to those strong nobles.

Do you qualify? Qualify… The sound kept repeating in their minds. Gu Dongliu’s figure would not leave their vision.

“Leave,” Gu Dongliu uttered.

As the word “leave” resounded in the Noble’s mind, an invisible force pierced into him.

The voice of Gu Dongliu hit him like lighting and he grunted in pain. Blood burst from his mouth and he was forced back to the rest of the nobles.

“This…” People were all shocked by what they had seen. Just like the Noble once said, Gu Dongliu was famous but few people had seen him fight.

They were fortunate to witness it now.

Most people involuntarily looked at Qian Shanmu behind the strong cultivators of Donghua Clan. He was claimed to be the best at Rhythmic Sorcery among the young generation. At this moment, Gu Dongliu’s voice was transformed into rhythm attacks, which was really incomparable.

It was clear that Gu Dongliu was an extremely powerful Spiritual Mandate Sorcerer.

“Who is the bully? Will the Dognhua Clan give the bully to me or should I find him by myself?” Gu Dongliu asked indifferently, ignoring the nobles of the Donghua Clan. Up to now, he still had no idea who was the bully. But no matter whom it was, he would find out and take him away.

He Jiang looked extremely embarrassed. He was part of the Donghua Clan, one of the top powers. He didn’t expect that Gu Dongliu could be so bold. Moreover, he was afraid that nobody in the Donghua clan could stop Gu Dongliu.

Scanning them, Gu Dongliu fixed his eyes on He Jiang as if he could find the bully only by judging their eyes and looks.

“You?” Gu Dongliu asked. He Jiang was so embarrassed that he dared not respond directly.

Seeing this, Qin Yu frowned. He didn’t expect that the Donghua Clan could be so vulnerable. However, Gu Dongliu’s sharp words made it impossible for him to stop this.

Gu Dongliu continued walking forward. The Donghua Clan seemed to be frozen. Every step the man in white made was like a beat to their hearts.

At this moment, a line of figures came appeared the sky and looked downward.

“Gu Dongliu.” A cold voice was heard. Gu Dongliu looked up to the sky behind him.

“How dare you?” an old Noble said. His voice resounded through the air like thunder. An invisible pressure rushed to Gu Dongliu like a hand pushing down.

Seeing this, Gu Dongliu shot into that hand like lightning. Accompanied by a loud bang, that handprint was shattered and destroyed. Gu Dongliu rushed directly towards the strong cultivators of the Donghua Clan in the sky. The members of the Donghua Clan here were all strong Nobles. All kinds of horrible attacks were issued at once, blocking the sun.

Seeing this scene, Qin Yu was relieved. Before this day, Qin Yu had warned the Donghua Clan that since they should have the mightiness the top power of the Eastern Barren Territory should have. The people here at this time were indeed very strong.

He Jiang was relieved too. That old man was his master uncle who had monstrous strength. Moreover, many people here were top nobles in the Eastern Barren Territory. They should be strong enough to deal with Gu Dongliu. However, facing such strong attacks, Gu Dongliu didn’t escape. Instead, he moved straight forward. Every attack heading toward that white figure was dispelled and transformed into violent Spiritual Qi.

People were all shocked by this scene. The strong cultivators of the Donghua Clan attacked again while Gu Dongliu still made no resistance. He continued walking in the sky as if his figure was transformed into an illusory shadow.

Boom.

When he took another step forward, those figures in the sky stopped. The Nobles who had arrived stiffened and lost their fierce momentum. Their faces were purple as if they were suffering from very strong pressure.

Seeing this, the strong cultivators of the Donghua Clan below stepped out, wanting to join hands with people in the sky to fight against Gu Dongliu. He was too strong.

“Stop!” someone called coolly. The strong cultivators of the Donghua Clan looked up to the sky and saw a proud figure walk out above the black dragon.

Xue Ye also looked like a scholar. Looking at the Donghua Clan, his expression turned strange and he asked, “Is this how you bullied my brother yesterday?”

An ancient book appeared behind Xue Ye as soon as he spoke. Brilliant light radiated from the book. Like a treasured scroll, it was dazzling. This could be his Dharma.

The book opened automatically and pages rushed out one by one. For a moment, the pages flew around Xue Ye, surrounding him like a sea of paper.

“Thousands of Books to Read,” Xue Ye said slowly. The pages of the ancient book flew directly toward the strong cultivators of the Donghua Clan.

Suddenly, one of the pages was set aflame. It turned into a fire dragon, soaring toward the enemy. Another page turned into a mountain, crushing down to the enemy. Yet another page turned to ice and froze everything.

In an instant, all kinds of images and attacks rushed to the people of the Donghua Clan. Countless people were frozen in shock, their hearts trembling.

Two battles made the Cottage known to all. One was First Disciple Sword Saint’s battle with the Fuyun Sword Clan. The second was Third Disciple Gu Dongliu’s defeat of one of the top powers in the Eastern Barren Territory.

The two disciples of the Cottage were very famous in the Eastern Barren Territory. Everyone knew them. However, people knew that the fourth disciple of the Cottage was called Xue Ye but had never seen him fight.

This seemed to be Xue Ye’s first battle down the mountain.

At that moment, everyone seemed to see the birth of another man who would shake the world!

Chapter 242: Who Dares to Bully?

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio | Editor: Vicky_

The Dharma book transformed into ten thousand scrolls and flew out. Every page transformed into a powerful spell. One attack was like a thousand spells. How powerful was this talent? How exactly did the disciples of the Cottage cultivate?

Even Ye Futian, standing on the black dragon, was shocked by his fourth senior brother and his eyes flashed.

Second Senior Sister had told Fourth Senior Brother to transcribe the books and Ye Futian had laughed that he would never finish. But now he wondered if he’d really only been transcribing.

He thought of Yu Sheng’s words. Third Senior Brother had said that transcribing, cooking, and chopping firewood was all cultivation.

Thinking of how Fifth Senior Brother’s power was fire, Ye Futian felt speechless. Who said that the Cottage didn’t teach their disciples how to cultivate?

They were taught according to their needs. They seemed to have started cultivating as soon as they entered the Cottage. Even eating was a type of cultivation.

There were ten thousand spells in the scrolls. Countless spells came to life at once; many of them were powerful. They all swept towards the Donghua Clan. Some of them were like spell scrolls where each page was a different one.

Though there were many people from the Donghua Clan and fought at once, they were still surrounded by spells.

“The thing the Cottage is least afraid of is facing a large enemy,” Xue Yue said nonchalantly. He still stood in place. All the Spiritual Qi seemed to have turned into a windstorm. The book pages were like a vortex, violently swallowing Spiritual Qi to turn into spells.

Everyone was speechless. There were only eight disciples from the Cottage but each showed that they were the best of the best. Many of the pages flew towards one direction—towards He Jiang.

Seeing all the pages coming, He Jiang retreated furiously. He was only a low-level Noble. Luo Fan, the fifth disciple of the Cottage, had easily defeated him. The fourth disciple was even stronger. He definitely was no match.

Xue Ye stood in the air. Powerful spiritual energy engulfed the space, and he cast many spells. Spiritual energy was the basis of sorcery. If Xue Ye could instantaneously cast so many spells, his spiritual energy was definitely extraordinary. His control of spells was definitely strong.

Xue Ye was a pure sorcerer. He didn’t study martial arts and didn’t need to waste energy on that. His spells could fill in for all weaknesses.

The Donghua Clan members were all trapped in the spells, struggling furiously. Some powerful Nobles stepped out to charge towards Xue Ye. However, he just smiled. Waving a hand, more book pages flew out.

One transformed into a horrible tornado. The sky became dark, collapsing onto everything. At the same time, countless pages melted into the tornado. Fire, lightning, and golden swords instantly appeared in the windstorm.

This terrifying tornado went forward like the end of the world.

Powerful sorcerers could combine spells of different elements and cast them together. With Xue Ye’s talent, he could do this well. Now, the combined spell was terrifying even for Nobles.

“Retreat!” All lower level Nobles retreated quickly when seeing the incoming windstorm. However, it swept past at a shocking speed. There were pathetic cries.

One Noble was stabbed in the gut by a golden sword released by the windstorm. Blood flowed out. Some people were struck by lightning, their entire body turning black and their hair standing up. They felt numb all over.

He Jiang hid at the back of the crowd and tried to escape. However, the pages followed him directly. They transformed into a weight that made the sky and earth sink down. He Jiang’s speed slowed too. At the same time, golden ropes swept towards him, circling in the air. It sealed off all escape routes.

“You still want to escape?” Xue Ye asked indifferently. He was enveloped in the spell made from the pages. He stepped out and appeared inside the windstorm he’d cast. He walked with the storm through the crowd of Donghua Clan Nobles.

Everyone retreated; no one dared to block him.

In only a moment, Xue Ye was before He Jiang. The golden rope wrapped around He Jiang tightly. His face paled considerably.

“Let go of him.” The Donghua Clan’s cultivators grouped again. Their auras were furious as they surrounded Xue Ye.

“Are you kidding?” Xue Ye scanned them and mockery filled his eyes. “Mistreating my juniors when you’re only in the Noble Plane. Did you forget the Cottage exists?”

The people in the distance were shaken. The fourth disciple of the Cottage had come and he was another powerful figure. His personality was different from Gu Dongliu. While Gu Dongliu was sharp, Xue Ye was indifferent but arrogant. He didn’t seem to care about anyone. Though they were different, they had the same proudness. It seemed to be the Cottage’s temperament.

“Gu Dongliu, is the Cottage trying to make a scene?” a Donghua Clan cultivator in the air said to him.

Gu Dongliu didn’t attack them. Merely standing there was able to put terror in everyone. No one dared to act recklessly.

There was no need for fighting. Just him standing there was enough.

Gu Dongliu gazed at him coolly, not feeling the need to reply. His arrogant eyes were filled with disdain.

Did the Donghua Clan expect this would happen when they bullied Yu Sheng and Ye Futian? Since they hurt the two, they would have to pay. Since they already committed the crime, there was no more need for small talk.

Xue Ye had He Jiang’s body tied and he walked forward casually. The book remained in the air. Thousands of pages danced with the wind, releasing shocking spells at any time.

His steps were as light as him. He didn’t care about the strong cultivators of the Donghua Clan around him at all.

He Jiang’s expression was as horrible as it could be. As a Noble in the Donghua Clan, he obviously had his own pride. Who in the Eastern Barren Territory, other than the Qin Dynasty and College, would dare to look down on him? He was high up wherever he went. But now, he was tied up by the Cottage’s disciple like a criminal. There were so many people from the Donghua Clan here but no one could save him. It was depressing.

“Third Brother, how should we punish him?” Xue Ye asked, looking up at the white-clad figure in the air.

Countless eyes looked up at once. Punish? Was the Cottage prepared to punish a Donghua Clan Noble here?

“Gu Dongliu, do not destroy the harmony too much,” Qin Yu looked up and said.

“Crown Prince, you should say that to the Donghua Clan,” Gu Dongliu said indifferently. Then he uttered coldly, “Disable him.”

Countless hearts shook in the vast space. A Noble figure from the Donghua Clan was extremely respected no matter where in the Eastern Barren Territory. Who dared to disrespect him? But today, outside the Qin palace, Gu Dongliu’s punishment to him was only two words—disable him.

He would disable a Donghua Noble on the spot.

“Gu…Dong…liu…” In the air, the elder’s voice was so heavy. Only Gu Dongliu dared to do this. Only he would disable a Donghua Noble before everyone.

“Okay.” Xue Ye nodded and then gazed at He Jiang.

At this moment, He Jiang just felt cold. He looked at Xue Ye’s look of disdain and knew that he dared to do so.

The frightening ropes transformed into the sharpest blades and dug straight into He Jiang’s body. In an instant, He Jiang grunted and his face was ashen.

Xue Ye didn’t just dare to do so. He did it without any delay. He Jiang’s body was icy and he couldn’t help but shiver. In addition to pain, there was terror. For a cultivator to have his fate taken away, it was worse than death. He would rather die.

A Noble needed courage to live after being disabled.

The horrible power went wild inside his body, destroying all his veins.

“No!” He Jiang roared. He was a Noble of the Donghua Clan. He was high and mighty, looking down on countless people. But now he would be disabled just because he had slapped Yu Sheng?

He couldn’t accept this. Golden light went crazy on him. He roared in pain and yelled in anger.

Everyone watched him with pounding hearts. This was the Cottage—the proud Cottage. No one could mistreat the Cottage, not even the Donghua Clan. So what if the Donghua Clan was the number one clan? Even the cultivators of the top forces were shocked. They would never forget this scene.

Who would dare to bully the Cottage after this?

The Cottage had shown their style with two battles in the past. Today was the third battle. News of it would spread throughout the Donghua Clan just like the previous two.

The Donghua Clan watched powerlessly as their Noble was disabled. They rose up and down in anger, clenching their fists. However, Gu Dongliu and Xue Yue were like a thousand-man army.

If the Cottage were like the other clans, how could they gain their reputation with just the few of them?

Qin Yu and the others from the Qin Dynasty were aghast as well. They weren’t directly involved but anyone could notice some things. He Jiang was disabled right outside the Qin palace. This made things difficult for the Qin Dynasty.

Gu Dongliu was equal to Qin Yu but was even more arrogant and cruel. As for his words, Gu Dongliu completely ignored him.

Time would tell. This event wasn’t over yet.

Ye Futian quietly watched all this from the back of the black dragon.

Gu Dongliu had gone to the Cangye Kingdom to invite him into the Cottage. At that time, he’d said that no one in the Eastern Barren Territory would dare to mistreat the Cottage’s disciple. He had been very proud.

Now, Gu Dongliu and Xue Ye had used their actions to prove these words. No one dared to bully the Cottage—not even the top clan, the Donghua Clan, or the Qin Dynasty!

Chapter 243: The Junior Is More Thoughtful

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

He Jiang fell to the ground. With his cultivation gone, his expression was like dead ashes. He knew what this meant for him.

The people of the Donghua Clan looked at Gu Dongliu and Xue Ye. Someone said coldly, “Gu Dongliu, have you thought of the consequences?”

Gu Dongliu walked out and returned to the dragon. Xue Ye gazed at the Donghua disciple coolly with disdain.

Consequence? Did the Donghua Clan not think of consequences when they attacked the Cottage?

“Declare war as you wish,” Gu Dongliu said. Then the black dragon roared and its body shook. It turned and shot into the clouds, flying towards the distance.

Countless eyes stared at the figure in white. As it disappeared, they still couldn’t calm down.

Only the Cottage could act like this in the Eastern Barren Territory. Only they could disrespect the Qin Dynasty and Donghua Clan like this.

Declare war as you wish.

They didn’t fear war even if they were alone.

The people from the College glanced at the Donghua Clan. Situ Wu said, “Let’s go.” Then they left immediately.

The Sword Saint Mountain and Liu Kingdom departed as well. The people of the Qin Dynasty and Donghua Clan remained in their spots. Many of the members of top forces had odd expressions. Was this really the titling ceremony for the Qin Dynasty’s crown prince? Qin Yu’s name should be the one spreading throughout on a day like this. However, people will only remember that the Cottage had come from afar and disabled a Donghua Noble.

They would only remember Gu Dongliu, the third disciple of the Cottage, and the arrogant scholar Xue Ye.

Someone would be remembered today. However, it was not Qin Yu who had become crown prince. The Qin Dynasty and Donghua Clan were only the supporting characters.

Qian Shanmu stared at the figures that had long disappeared. The things that had happened made him feel many things. It had started because of him and Qin Mengruo. The gradually evolving clash between two large forces ended with the Donghua Clan’s temporary defeat.

Of course, what really moved him wasn’t the Donghua Clan’s humiliation. Rather, it was the Cottage’s disciples.

No matter if it was Gu Dongliu, Xue Yue, or even Ye Futian and Yu Sheng, they were all so extraordinary. Was this what the Cottage was—the sacred and inextinguishable legend of the Eastern Barren Territory?

He had seen Gu Dongliu’s arrogance today. Compared to his senior brother, Gu Dongliu’s aura was sharper. They often cultivated together so he obviously was very familiar. Now, he wanted to know if the legendary senior brother or Gu Dongliu was stronger.

The Donghua Clan’s Noble was disabled today and planted the seed for the future. He had a feeling that the two would definitely have a battle.

Gu Dongliu and Ye Futian obviously didn’t know what he was thinking. Even if they did, they wouldn’t care. The Cottage acted as they pleased.

On the dragon’s back, Gu Dongliu stood beside Ye Futian and said, “This isn’t over.”

Ye Futian was surprised and looked at him. Gu Dongliu faced forward with his hands behind his back and said nonchalantly, “The Qin Dynasty won’t admit it but they were definitely involved. Luo Fan told me that they must have allied with the Donghua Clan to repress the Cottage, which is why they started with you. However, I am not strong enough to defeat the Qin Dynasty and Donghua Clan. Thus, I can only disable the one who hurt Yu Sheng. I’m sorry.”

“Third Brother.” Ye Futian felt warm inside. His third and fourth senior brothers had traveled such great lengths today to the Qin palace. They helped take revenge for him and Yu Sheng, even disabling a Noble, but still felt they didn’t do enough.

“Junior.” Gu Dongliu turned to gaze at him and said, “The teacher once said something to all the disciples. I will now repeat it to you.”

Ye Futian nodded.

“He said that, when walking in the world, the most important thing is to respect your teacher,” Gu Dongliu said.

Ye Futian was surprised and then shocked. As expected of the Cottage’s teacher…impressive.

Gu Dongliu didn’t think anything was wrong with it, as if it was a fact. He then said, “Other than that, you must use reason. What is reason? Reason is the rules of the world.

If the Qin Dynasty and Donghua Clan declared war, you have to bear any consequences if you agree. The Cottage will not take revenge for you. That is the way. However, they didn’t follow the rules, so reason is on the side of the Cottage. Thus, the Cottage has nothing to fear. If there is anything more powerful than ‘reason,’ then it is your fist.

If your fist isn’t strong enough, you have no right to talk about reason. Therefore, the most basic thing of life is cultivation.”

Ye Futian was utterly impressed. They were simple phrases but sounded like truths of the universe. He grew even more curious about his teacher.

The Cottage had fought many times, showing their demeanor and this demeanor must have been created by the teacher he had not yet met. But thinking of the first sentence, he felt awkward. What kind of person was the teacher?

“I’ll keep it in mind.” Ye Futian nodded.

“There’s something else,” Gu Dongliu said. “Before coming, I’d wanted Yu Sheng to become the ninth disciple of the Cottage.”

Ye Futian was shocked but quickly smiled. The moment Yu Sheng entered the Cottage, he understood that Yu Sheng would become a true disciple there as well. Of course, his feelings towards the Cottage weren’t the same as now.

At that time, the Cottage was mysterious and powerful to him. Now, it was warm, like a home. He was definitely happy if Yu Sheng could be part of it.

“But Yu Sheng rejected me,” Gu Dongliu continued. Ye Futian’s smile froze and stared at the other in shock. “He said that if you’re here, he’s here,” Gu Dongliu said slowly.

Ye Futian muttered, “That idiot.”

“Indeed.” Gu Dongliu chuckled. “However, I like him. Even if he’s not the ninth disciple, he’s still a part of us.”

“Thank you, Third Senior Brother.” Ye Futian chuckled too.

“Why don’t you thank me?” Xue Ye asked sadly, moving closer to them.

“Fourth Senior Brother, I think that you should transcribe more books when you get back,” Ye Futian said with a smile. These words were genuine. To Fourth Senior Brother, transcribing books must be very useful.

“We’re done,” Xue Ye said in mock anger. Then he looked to Gu Dongliu and grinned.

“Third Senior Brother, I kind of miss our teacher. I want to go find him.”

Looking at him, Gu Dongliu smiled and patted Xue Ye’s shoulder. “Junior, he must be very touched but there’s no need to go look for him. If he doesn’t want to come back, no one can find him.”

“Then I want to go into the society to experience the love and hate of the world,” Xue Ye continued.

“What about me is not enough for you?” Gu Dongliu asked with his hands behind his back.

Xue Ye froze. He quickly smiled and said, “No, Senior, you’re so talented and wise.”

“Okay.” Gu Dongliu nodded. “Then what about Second Senior Sister isn’t enough for you?”

Xue Ye flinched and quickly said, “Senior, I’ll go back to the Cottage. I still need to get advice from Second Senior Sister.”

“You still know your manners.” Gu Dongliu nodded but Xue Ye felt dispirited.

Ye Futian gaped at this, his expression a bit dramatic. This was too impressive. Xue Ye seemed to sense something. He glanced at Ye Futian and glared.

Ye Futian looked away as if he saw nothing.

…

When they returned to the Cottage, Yu Sheng’s injury was much better. Fifth Senior Brother must have given him many nutrients.

Second Senior Sister glanced at them. She didn’t ask what had happened. Since Gu Dongliu had gone personally, they wouldn’t have returned if the crisis wasn’t solved. Therefore, she didn’t need to ask.

Her pretty eyes falling on Ye Futian, she said, “Junior, come over.”

“Oh.” Ye Futian nodded and walked before her. “Senior Sister,” he greeted.

“Did you get hurt?” Zhuge Hui studied him.

“No, I’m great,” Ye Futian replied with a smile.

“That’s good. Did your Fifth Senior Brother not take good care of you this time?” Zhuge Hui asked.

Hearing this, Luo Fan looked up from his cooking and shook his head furiously.

“Uh…” Ye Futian saw Luo Fan’s movements and quickly chuckled. “He took care of me well. What happened was pure accident.”

Luo Fan let out a relieved sigh but quickly looked jealous and hurt. “Senior Sister,” he said pitifully. “Why are you so biased?”

Life was so hard on the mountain.

“I finally have a junior brother to take care of,” the Second Senior Sister said, grinning. Beside her, Yi Xiaoshi made a face, feeling extremely frustrated. He had been the youngest before Ye Futian came but he didn’t get this treatment.

Why was the difference so obvious?

Ye Futian shook his head. “Of the eight disciples in the Cottage, only Second and Sixth Senior Sister are girls. You two are like fairies. I should be the one protecting you and lessening your worries.”

Luo Fan and Yi Xiaoshi gaped at Ye Futian. They finally knew why there was a difference.

As expected, Second Senior Sister smiled brilliantly. “Junior, you’re more thoughtful than the others.”

Depressed, Luo Fan lowered his head and continued feeding the fire. He missed the days off the mountain. He didn’t know when he could go out again.

…

Many days later, the Qin palace event spread through the Eastern Barren Territory. It caused a huge splash and countless people discussed it.

They didn’t really know what had happened previously inside the palace. Only those top forces knew the details. However, the Cottage disabling a Donghua Noble outside the palace was enough to shake the entire region.

Countless eyes focused on the Donghua Clan. As a group that wanted to become the top clan, would the Donghua Clan let this go?

No matter what happened earlier, this had nothing to do with right or wrong anymore. It was a fight for power between these two forces.

Just as everyone was focused on them, countless people walked out of the Donghua Clan one day!

Chapter 244: A Great Disturbance

 

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

The Eastern Barren Territory’s eyes were all focused on the countless people who walked out of the Donghua Clan. However, instead of the College, they went towards the Qin Dynasty imperial city. After that, there was news that Qian Shanmu, the genius talent of the Donghua Clan, had gone to the imperial city to propose to Princess Qin Mengruo. The Qin Dynasty agreed.

All of the Eastern Barren Territory was shaken by this news. Even though the top forces had felt this day would come when they were at the palace, they didn’t expect it would come so quickly.

The Donghua Clan had proposed before the fiasco with the Noble was solved. Everyone obviously knew what this meant—an even more powerful force was about to be born.

The Qin Dynasty, Donghua Clan, and College made up the three points of the heart of the Eastern Barren Territory. Now, the first two were united and the spear was pointed towards the College now.

This was not all. More important news spread afterward.

Qian Shanmu and Qin Mengruo’s wedding was set to be the first day of the next year. To celebrate the marriage, the Qin Dynasty and Donghua Clan would build a holy land together. It would be located in the Chaoge City in the heart of the Eastern Barren Territory. It would be a college. In this college, the teachers would be the strong cultivators of the Qin Dynasty and Donghua Clan. The students could choose freely to enter either or neither of the forces.

This news really shook everyone. They vaguely felt that a storm was about to sweep across the Eastern Barren Territory. There were many colleges but the first that everyone thought of when hearing that word was the Eastern Barren College. It was a sacred land for cultivation.

Now, the Qin Dynasty and Donghua Clan would build a new college together. The significance went without saying.

It finally dawned on the forces. They vaguely understood everything that had happened in the Qin Imperial City.

The Qin Dynasty and Donghua Clan had purposely repressed the College and tried to destroy the legendary reputation of the Cottage. It was foreshadowing this. Unfortunately, it didn’t succeed. Otherwise, the Cottage getting humiliated would definitely create more excitement for this announcement and cause even bigger waves. Even so, the news still shook up the Eastern Barren Territory.

The Qin Dynasty and Donghua Clan announced that the college would be constructed within three months. After that, it would start enrolling students. The opening ceremony would be held on the first day of the next year. It was the same day as Qian Shanmu and Qin Mengruo’s wedding, which would also be held in Chaoge City.

There was even more. The Qin Dynasty and Donghua Clan continued on to announce that all top forces could participate. They invited the forces to establish the college together and make it the unrivaled holy land for cultivation. Their disciples could also study in the college and have friendly competitions.

This stirred up the various top forces. They all wondered if they should join.

If the Qin Dynasty and Donghua Clan were successful, they may truly threaten the Eastern Barren College’s status. They may even replace it.

All the headlines threw the Eastern Barren Territory into a frenzy. For so many years, all the top talents would choose the College as their first choice. Furthermore, something like the Cottage existed.

Last year, many great geniuses had appeared in the Ancient Barren World—Ye Futian, Yu Sheng, and Xiao Wuji. The first two joined the Cottage while Xiao Wuji joined the College. The Cottage was part of the College.

The three of them had all become disciples of the College. Clearly, the Qin Dynasty and Donghua Clan didn’t like this. If this trend continued and the College had the ambition to take over, they could call up all their disciples and it would be terrifying.

The only reason why the College hadn’t instilled any such fear now was because it wasn’t like a clan. However, the Sword Saint and the Sword Saint Mountain existed. It acted like a warning bell. If something happened to the Cottage, the Sword Saint would definitely get involved. If more people like him existed and were called upon by the College, they could possibly take over the entire Eastern Barren Territory.

Many disciples of the Qin Dynasty and Donghua Clan walked towards all directions, seemingly headed to the various top forces. Not long ago, a similar scene had happened when at the ceremony for the Qin Dynasty’s crown prince. What was it for now? Many people already had premonitions.

…

While the world was being shaken up, the Cottage was like in another world. It didn’t care about the mundane matters. Inside the small hut in the bamboo forest, a group sat on the ground. There was a clean piece of cloth on the ground. A fragrant odor came from it, making one drool. Cultivators didn’t need to eat every day. Meals were unimportant. However, it was important in the Cottage. Eating was also cultivation.

“I’m so hungry,” Yi Xiaoshi muttered. “Second Sister, can we eat now?”

“Xiaoshi, you’re so fat. Don’t eat that much,” Second Senior Sister advised. Yi Xiaoshi nodded. It seemed that she still cared about him and didn’t want him to get fat.

“Junior, eat more.” Second Senior Sister moved her chopsticks first and got meat for Ye Futian.

Yi Xiaoshi blinked. He’d been happy for nothing…

“Thank you, Senior Sister. You should eat more too,” Ye Futian said, his eyes bright.

“No, I’m fat and can’t eat too much.” Second Senior Sister smiled.

“No way. Your figure is flawless. If you go down the mountain, so many girls will be jealous,” Ye Futian said. “During the trip, I heard that the top three beauties of the Eastern Barren Territory are Qin Mengruo, Chu Yaoyao, and Hua Qingqing. I saw two of them but they’re not as pretty as you. If you go down the mountain, you’ll definitely steal their spotlight.”

Xue Ye, Luo Fan, and Yi Xiaoshi were dumbfounded at these words. They looked side to side and then started eating quietly. You had to be born with this talent. They could only worship him.

Zhuge Hui’s smile grew even more brilliant. At this time, Gu Dongliu got some food for her. “You like eating this so stop talking.”

Zhuge Hui glanced at him, her smile still there, but she ignored him. The other disciples were used to this.

“Senior Sister Xing’er, you eat more too.” Ye Futian got some food for Beitang Xing’er.

Beitang Xing’er smiled sweetly. “Thank you, Junior.”

Xue Ye and the others had a feeling that their status would get even lower, completely destroyed by their junior.

“Second Senior Sister, Third Senior Brother, did you hear what happened down there?” Yi Xiaoshi asked.

“What?” Gu Dongliu asked.

“The marriage between the Qin Dynasty and Donghua Clan,” Yi Xiaoshi replied. “They’ll also build a college in Chaoge City.”

“I know.” Gu Dongliu nodded lightly and didn’t continue. Yi Xiaoshi was speechless. Perhaps to Gu Dongliu, only Zhuge Hui was important.

Apparently, this news had stirred up waves in the outside world. It caused a commotion even in the other mountains of the College. Only the Cottage was like in their own world.

“Earlier, Qin Yu said some things to me, basically wanting to ally with the Cottage or College,” Luo Fan said. “I rejected him. They’d probably been planning this already.”

“Big ambitions but small scale,” Gu Dongliu commented.

“Yes. After all, not everyone is as idealistic as our teacher.” Luo Fan chuckled. Ye Futian glanced at him. Luo Fan had mentioned the teacher’s ideal.

What ideal could he have?

Third Senior Brother had said that the other’s scale was too small. Then what was the teacher’s like?

As they were chatting, a group arrived below Book Mountain. They looked up the steps that led to the mountain. The College and Cottage were situated there. One of the people walked up to the steps and called, “The Qin Dynasty and Donghua Clan are here to visit the College.”

The voice traveled up the steps and landed on the Book Mountain, inside the College. All the students were shaken. The Qin Dynasty and Donghua Clan had come to visit. The alliance between these two top forces had caused such an uproar and now, they’d come to visit personally.

No one on the Book Mountain replied. The group waited quietly below the steps. They could vaguely see many students on the other end of the steps, looking down.

Then a voice said, “Welcome.”

“We are here for two things and will leave as soon as we finish. We won’t go up to disturb you all,” the strong cultivator said. His voice resounded in the air and echoed through the mountain.

“First,” the man began, “Princess Qin Mengruo of the Qin Dynasty will hold her wedding in Chaoge City on the first day of year 10002. On that day, the Dongqin College will also hold its opening ceremony. We will invite all top forces to attend that day and witness the start of a glorious era. We are here now to invite the Eastern Barren College.”

The new college would be named the Dongqin College, with “dong” meaning “eastern.” The name seemed to come from the Donghua Clan and Qin Dynasty but was also a jab at the Eastern Barren College’s name.

“Okay, we will attend,” the voice up above said.

“Secondly, Lu Nantian of the Donghua Clan will challenge Gu Dongliu of the Cottage on that day in the Chaoge City,” the man spoke again.

This time, countless hearts trembled. This was even more newsworthy than the wedding. Lu Nantian of the Donghua Clan would challenge Gu Dongliu of the Cottage. They were both definite talents of the Eastern Barren Territory, respected and worshipped by many. They were both top figures now and stood where many looked up to.

They would soon fight each other.

Merely this news was enough to shake up the Eastern Barren Territory.

“Will Gu Dongliu of the Cottage accept this challenge?” The soundwaves rolled and swept through the sky towards the top of Book Mountain.

Even the disciples of the College shuddered inwardly. Countless eyes turned to the Cottage. That part of the mountain seemed extremely serene. But then, a voice cut through the serenity and traveled down.

“Okay.”

The voice only uttered one word. The Cottage accepted!

Chapter 245: No Status

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

Every generation of the Eastern Barren Territory produced great talents. Strong cultivators abounded. However, there were only three most legendary figures in Gu

Dongliu’s generation. They had all produced brilliant histories.

Gu Dongliu, the third disciple of the Cottage.

Lu Nantian of the Donghua Clan.

Crown Prince Qin Yu of the Qin Dynasty.

These three of equal status were now at the top level of the Eastern Barren Territory. With Qin Yu becoming crown prince, it was obvious their generation would begin to rule the Territory. These three were the leaders of the generation.

Lu Nantian was the most famous of the Donghua Clan. He was unrivaled. He had once defeated top figures of the same generation from other forces. Even people from previous generations had lost to him. He fought fewer and fewer these years because fewer people were qualified. There were only two in the vast Eastern Barren Territory—Gu Dongliu and Qin Yu.

Now, Lu Nantian had challenged Gu Dongliu, third disciple of the Cottage. This news quickly spread throughout the Eastern Barren Territory, causing fervor. A legendary battle would naturally be watched by all. Was this the Donghua Clan’s response? If Lu Nantian had challenged publicly, did it mean that he had the confidence to win? Even though he had a brilliant record and had never lost, no one doubted that this fight would be his most difficult one.

After the Donghua Clan and Qin Dynasty left, the College was in a fervor. Not only did the two team up to establish the Dongqin College to compete with them, now Lu Nantian came to challenge Gu Dongliu. This was all building up to something. They knew that Gu Dongliu couldn’t lose this fight.

This was not only a fight involving Gu Dongliu. It affected the entire College. One could imagine the consequence if the Cottage’s Gu Dongliu lost to Lu Nantian on the opening ceremony of the Dongqin Ceremony. However, the Cottage was still quiet. After that voice traveled down from it, everything went back to normal. They returned to their own duties.

It was still a long while before the next year. Cultivating was the most important task.

Ye Futian began cultivating as well. The trip down the mountain had motivated him greatly. The Dharma Plane was way too weak in the Eastern Barren Territory. If not for his status as part of the Cottage, he probably wouldn’t even be able to walk out there. Any random strong cultivator would be able to kill him.

That was the main reason why the top talents all joined different forces. If they cultivated alone, it would be dangerous no matter how talented they were.

The Book Cave of the Cottage contained tens of thousands of books. Second Senior Sister and Third Senior Brother didn’t ask about Ye Futian’s cultivation. They just told him to read more.

The books spanned every topic. He was a Full-Attribute Sorcerer so reading was definitely good. He could cultivate different elements as well as elemental martial arts. He could even learn to be like Fourth Senior Brother and cast spells of different elements together to be even more powerful. This was the advantage of Full-Attribute Sorcerers.

After a few days, the Black Wind Eagle came to the Cottage too. With Ye Futian’s rising status, Second Senior Sister obviously wouldn’t care about this. The Black Wind Eagle had meat every meal and was overjoyed. It was so nourishing.

What made Ye Futian speechless was that it would often go to the cave that trapped many Noble demons to show off. So what if they were demon kings? They still had to work every day. Only the Black Wind Eagle could go freely in the Cottage. Whenever the demon kings saw its annoying gaze, they would get the urge to eat it. It was a bastard.

The days of cultivation passed extremely quickly. Without realizing, months passed and Ye Futian reached the Fifth-level Dharma Plane.

The shocking news from months ago was still affecting the Eastern Barren Territory. This storm was destined to continue.

In the Chaoge City, the Dongqin College was already completed and had started enrolling students. Anyone who was talented enough could study there. Entering the college meant that they could freely choose between the Donghua Clan and Qin Dynasty. With this attractiveness, one could imagine the commotion it caused. Countless people headed towards Chaoge City. However, this seemed to have nothing to do with Ye Futian. That day, the Black Wind Eagle flew to the distance from the Book Mountain. There were two people on its back—Ye Futian and Yu Sheng.

They’d been busy with cultivating and hadn’t gone to see Master and Masteress.

The Divine Capital Ancient City was extremely vast and hundreds of miles away from the Book Mountain. There was a neighborhood there and the Black Wind Eagle landed in a certain mansion. This place was still named the Guqin Gardens. There were too many memories in the Donghai City so they used the same name to commemorate it.

“Master, Masteress, we’re here!” Ye Futian jumped off the Black Wind Eagle and went to one courtyard.

Hua Fengliu was playing his guqin. Nandou Wenyin and Tang Lan were beside him. This scene was beautiful. Seeing this, Ye Futian smiled brightly. He was obviously happy to see them all.

The music stopped and Hua Fengliu looked up. He seemed to have aged backward since his time at the Qingzhou City and Donghai City. He was extremely handsome. Ye Futian felt that only his master’s looks were close to his.

“Master, you’re living in paradise,” Ye Futian said while smiling at Masteress and Tang Lan.

“Stop your smart mouth. I heard you made trouble in the Qin palace.” Tang Lan glared at him. He was so improper and teased them as soon as he arrived.

“Aunt Tang, you already know?” Ye Futian smiled timidly.

“I’m afraid everyone here knows.” Tang Lan gave him a look.

Book Mountain was in the suburbs of the Divine Capital. The Cottage’s Gu Dongliu had descended into the Qin Dynasty with mightiness. Such shocking news had spread all over the Eastern Barren Territory, let alone the Divine Capital.

“Aunt Tang, you know me. I never look for trouble,” Ye Futian said pitifully.

“Futian, were you mistreated in the Qin Dynasty?” Nandou Wenyin asked gently.

“Masteress, you’re the best.” Touched, Ye Futian said, “Don’t worry. Third Senior Brother already took revenge for me.”

“Of course you weren’t mistreated. You’re not the one who was hurt,” a cold voice said.

Yi Xiang and Yi Qingxuan walked over. Yi Xiang glared at Ye Futian and asked, “Why do you always involve my student when you make trouble?”

Ye Futian was speechless. “You always think I’m the one who caused trouble.”

The old man was too biased.

“Yu Sheng is an honest man. Of course it’s you,” Yi Xiang said.

“Teacher, it has nothing to do with Futian,” Yu Sheng said.

Yi Xiang gave his student a look. He felt helpless. This kid always sided with Yu Sheng and Yi Xiang couldn’t do anything about it.

Yi Qingxuan walked to Yu Sheng and looked up lovingly. “Were you hurt badly?”

Yu Sheng smiled broadly. “Don’t worry. The food at the Cottage is great. Not only am I okay, I’m stronger than before.”

“That’s good.” Yi Qingxuan smiled sweetly and took Yu Sheng’s hand.

“Ah, I miss my Fox,” Ye Futian muttered as he watched their public displays of affection. He wondered how Jieyu was doing at the Moon Clan and if she was mistreated.

However, Jieyu was so clever. She was definitely doing fine.

“All you think about is your fox,” Tang Lan said. “Now that you and Yu Sheng are so famous in the College, you’re probably settled. When will you help get my student in too?”

Behind her, Tang Wan’s eyes flashed. Her gentle eyes fell upon Ye Futian. She still vaguely remembered bringing Ye Futian into the Donghai Academy back then. Ye Futian had fought all the way in. It was not even two years later but Ye Futian’s name was known all over the Eastern Barren Territory. He developed so quickly that she felt powerless.

Ye Futian gaped at Tang Lan. The guys at the College didn’t like him that much. It was no easy task to bring Tang Wan in. As for the Cottage…how could he even bring it up?

He’d witnessed the talents of those at the Cottage. They didn’t even invite someone like Xiao Wuji.

“Aunt Tang, that’s…” Ye Futian didn’t know how to respond.

“Look at your student. He’s not reliable at all,” Tang Lan said to Hua Fengliu.

Ye Futian felt wronged. “It’s hard for me to come down. Why do you keep bullying me?”

Why did the other disciples all want to go down the mountain but he liked being up there more? His status was too low in this family. Second Senior Sister loved him more.

“Brother Yi, Brother Fengliu,” a bright voice suddenly said. Yi Xiang and Hua Fengliu looked outside and saw two figures walk in. They strode over directly.

Ye Futian glanced at them. One was middle-aged and the other was a young man around 20 years old. The younger was quite handsome and had a nice temperament. When his gaze fell on Ye Futian and Yu Sheng, his eyebrow arched. His eyes contained slight animosity. Though it was just a flash, Ye Futian was sensitive and caught it.

It was their first meeting. Why did he treat them like enemies?

“Brother Nangong, how come you came over?” Yi Xiang asked.

“It’s embarrassing but this kid missed a beautiful girl. I came over with him.” The newcomer chuckled. The young man beside him glanced at Yi Qingxuan beside Yu Sheng. Then his eyes fell on Tang Wan.

“Wan’er, there’s a gathering tomorrow. I want to invite you,” he said to Tang Wan.

Tang Wan glanced at him and shook her head immediately. “I won’t go.”

“It’s a gathering within my family. Many people will go. It’s the birthday of an elder so a lot of people will go. Nangong Jiao has returned from the College too and they’ll attend tomorrow. At that time, there’ll be many talented people from our generation. You can go take a look.”

The young man spoke with a smile as if flirting with Tang Wan.

Ye Futian blinked. Someone was pursuing Tang Wan!