The Legend of Futian - Chapter 425

Chapter 425: Death of Shang Hai

 

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

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On the peak of the mountain, the demonic dragon was using its huge body to block the entrance. Around the dragon, many dazzling figures were standing and staring coldly at it. Suddenly, the mountain trembled, as if it was going to collapse soon. The dragon knew that it was no match for so many cultivators and thus used this to threaten the rest.

Gu Dongliu was standing not far away and he was being intercepted by three powerful cultivators.

“If you scram now, we can still spare your life. Why do you have to find trouble yourself?” a cultivator from Blazing Sun School warned the dragon.

The demonic dragon only stared back at the cultivator coldly. It had been the king of this vast region for its whole life and had been commanding the other demons. Never had it suffered such a humiliation. It was a proud dragon, after all, and had been protecting for many years the Dragon Grass which was nurtured by its blood essence. Why would it give the treasure to these cultivators for free? The arrogant dragon clearly could not take such humiliation. Moreover, these cultivators actually believed that the people below could obtain the Dragon Grass. How funny.

The cultivators from the three schools stared coldly at the dragon, but they were not in a hurry. The people from the three schools had already broken into the mountain. Once they obtained the Dragon Grass, the rest could slay the evil dragon directly. In this way, the Dragon Grass would not be damaged. The Top Three Schools could then discuss who would eventually get the treasure.

At the moment, an intense battle was happening in the Dragon House. Everyone wanted to obtain the Dragon Grass first. Even some demon kings became greedy and wanted to get the treasure, causing a wild battle to erupt between all the people and demons around the Dragon Grass. Countless people were injured as a result.

On the other hand, the Dragon Grass was still wildly engulfing the Spiritual Qi around it like a black hole as if it was trying to suck all the Spiritual Qi in the world. The dragon-shaped grass swayed in the air. Finally, a cultivator and a demon managed to break through many obstacles and approach the Dragon Grass. The person reached out his hand towards the Dragon Grass, while the demon also extended its claws. Noticing the scene, all the nobles started to charge towards them. However, suddenly, the Dragon Grass started swinging.

Sizzle… Flame red radiance erupted from the Dragon Grass and an illusory fire dragon actually appeared, charging into the foreheads of the noble and the demon king in an instant. Then, both of them gave a miserable cry, after which they covered their heads with their hands and backed off quickly. Soon, they collapsed onto the ground and their wills were severely damaged.

An illusory dragon appeared on the Dragon Grass and scanned around it with a cold look.

“That dragon attached its will onto the grass so that it can use its power to initiate spiritual attacks.” The people in the Dragon House were all astonished. The dragon was indeed cunning and had actually left such a surprise.

The illusory dragon stared coldly at the crowd. Then, the Dragon Grass continued swinging. Many terrifying illusory figures erupted from the grass and charged towards the nobles and greedy demon kings which actually dared to disobey its orders. Did they think that the dragon had been nurturing the Dragon Grass for nothing?

The nobles and demon kings who were still battling saw the attacks charging towards them and their expressions changed at once. They tried to escape, but the frightening spiritual attacks were unavoidable. The attacks charged into their minds directly, causing many people to fall onto the ground.

“I’ll kill everyone who dares to try and take the grass,” the illusory dragon said coldly, but it was already becoming blurry. The many cultivators and demons around stared at the figure above the Dragon Grass. Then, a noble who was lying on the ground said, “It’s going to disappear soon. Take the grass.”

The disciples of the Top Three Schools walked up one after another. Finally, a brave person cast a spell at the Dragon Grass. A brilliant radiance was released from the swaying Dragon Grass, incinerating the wood-elemental spell. However, the illusory figure seemed to be too weak to cast another attack.

“Let’s go.” Seeing that the threat was gone, the disciples of the three schools walked forward towards the Dragon Grass. Immediately, many spells swept toward the grass simultaneously. A cultivator also used a wind-elemental spell to get closer to the grass. However, when he approached the Dragon Grass, many spells flew towards him directly, causing to he to be blown away in severe injury.

Then, a few cultivators who tried to get closer to the Dragon Grass were hit as well. When all the spells had been cast, the disciples of the three schools stood in a circle around the Dragon Grass.

They would attack anyone who tried to approach the grass.

Around them, there were still demons charging towards them continuously. The battle had never once paused.

Suddenly, a loud rumbling was heard and many demons charged out from the caves. They actually charged towards the Dragon Grass at the same time. Meanwhile, a completely black demonic bird enveloped in terrifying Demonic Will charged out from somewhere like a bolt of lightning. On the back of the bird, there was a mysterious figure covered in a silver cloak.

At the moment, the mysterious figure was sitting down cross-legged on the back of the bird. His fingers stroked on his guqin and a powerful music was released.

“Who are you?” The cultivators from the Top Three Schools all frowned. The person did not seem to be a member of the three schools. They had not seen him earlier and he suddenly appeared here, so it was likely that he had been hiding somewhere near all along.

The music suddenly turned sonorous and caused everyone listening to feel annoyed and manic. When the demons around heard the music, they started to roar wildly, as if they had turned insane. A group of demons started charging towards the crowd directly.

A monstrous stone ape descended from the sky along with a terrifying aura towards the crowd. Some spells flew towards the ape, but they were crushed directly. Its enormous body continued falling down.

At the same time, many powerful demons attacked simultaneously, as if they had an unspoken agreement.

“How dare you!”

A person turned into a bolt of lightning and with an incredible speed, he passed through all the demons. Then, he struck out his sword towards the person in a silver cloak on the back of the demonic bird.

The person in the silver cloak was clearly Ye Futian. The cloak he was wearing was given to him by the king of Liu. Ye Futian, however, did not even seem to have noticed the incoming attacker at all. An extremely dazzling golden radiance was released from Ye Futian’s body as his fingers stroked across the strings of his guqin. Music erupted and charged into the mind of the attacker directly, severing injuring his Spiritual Will. The attacker went blank momentarily and even his sword was tilted.

With an astonishing speed, the demonic bird turned into a black bolt of lightning. At the instant when the attacker was stunned, it struck out with its sharp claws, causing the attacker to fly out.

The demonic bird was precisely the Black Wind Condor. At the moment, its eyes were filled with darkness. As it glanced at the crowd with its frightening eyes, everyone could feel an appalling Demonic Will.

The radiance around Ye Futian grew brighter as if he was being showered in divinity. His temperament was particularly outstanding, but his music was like the howls of demons, causing everyone to feel manic. The demons around him had all gone insane.

“Beastmaster…” Everyone’s face darkened. The mysterious person could actually control the demons with music.

“Stop him!” an injured noble shouted. Everyone could feel the threat of Ye Futian and the demonic bird.

The disciples from the Top Three Schools dashed towards Ye Futian one after another. However, many powerful Upper Arcana Plane demons surrounded Ye Futian, helping him to pave the way. At the moment, Ye Futian was partially burning Emperor Will and even his blood seemed to be boiling. This was indeed a very rare chance. If he could get the Dragon Grass, everything would be worth it. Even if he could not, he believed that his third brother would still be able to bring him to safety.

Just like what he thought, when Gu Dongliu heard the music inside the mountain, he knew that it was Ye Futian. A dazzling light glittered on Gu Dongliu’s body as he released his Life Spirit and Dharma. Nine eye-catching characters circled around his body, causing the three people intercepting him to become tense immediately. Was he going to make his move?

However, although Gu Dongliu had released his strong aura, he did not make any attack. Since little brother was inside, Gu Dongliu believed that he could settle everything in the mountain. All that Gu Dongliu had to do was to keep a close watch on the situation on his side.

Ye Futian rode on the demonic bird and many demons charged towards the crowd. Many spells flew towards him, but he only played the guqin in silence. His temperament was superior, while his music was violent and sometimes sharp, bringing pain to the cultivators attacking him.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Violent collisions could be heard continuously. A group of cultivators from Starry School charged towards Ye Futian, which of course included Wang Yuqing. She raised her hand to cast a spell. Immediately, flames started to dance in the sky. However, the person in silver cloak only glanced at her emotionlessly and stroked casually on the guqin. Her spell was eliminated at once, after which an ear-piercing sound invaded into her ears directly. She trembled and fell down helplessly from the sky. Raising her head, she looked at the unstoppable figure in the sky.

The entire space was enveloped in an invisible musical storm. All the injured nobles stared at Ye Futian. He was outstanding and actually had Emperor’s Light around his body. Who was he?

Suddenly, a golden lightning struck towards Ye Futian. It was Shang Yunfeng.

Ye Futian started to play the music at a faster rate. The music turned into a beam of dazzling golden light which charged into Shang Yunfeng’s mind. At this instant, Shang Yunfeng felt a superior might and an even more destructive power trying to crush his Spiritual Will.

A demon leaped into the air and grabbed one of Shang Yunfeng’s legs, causing him to be immobilized.

Shang Yunfeng’s expression changed drastically. Then, he saw a monstrous pair of eyes. In Shang Yunfeng’s eyes, a calamitous, enormous demonic bird appeared, destroying everything in its path. His will trembled and was severely damaged. Suddenly, a sharp claw landed on his head, producing a clear cracking sound. Immediately, cracks appeared on his head which was showered in golden radiance.

The demonic bird stared coldly at Shang Yunfeng. It could still remember Shang Yunfeng’s arrogance earlier. Indeed, it was the type that would hold a grudge.

Bang. The demon which had leaped into the air brought Shang Yunfeng’s body down and smashed him onto the ground. Then, Shang Yunfeng lied motionlessly there.

“No!” Shang Hai’s expression changed drastically. He saw Ye Futian glance coldly at him, after which music spread again. Many terrifying waves of music flew out and charged into Shang Hai’s mind directly, ignoring all of his defense and causing his body to tremble fiercely. The demonic bird whizzed over and grabbed his head with its claws just like it did to Shang Yunfeng, after which it threw him downwards.

“Are you happy now?” Shang Hai heard a cold but somewhat familiar voice in his mind. At this moment, he could only feel waves of coldness running down his spine. He widened his eyes and stared firmly at the figure in silver cloak before him as if he could not believe the reality.

It was no wonder that the mysterious person only tried to kill him and Shang Yunfeng. However, how could the all-powerful mysterious person be him?

Chapter 426: Secret Escape

 

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

Shang Hai had never imagined that he would die here. He had been unpopular in his family and had, therefore, decided to follow Shang Yunfeng. However, not long after they left their family, both Shang Yunfeng and he were killed. All of this was an extension of the event in White Jade Tower.

The last picture he had in his mind was the restaurant in White Jade Tower, where he stood arrogantly and threw the spirit stones in front of Ye Futian. At that time, he was the prestigious genius of Yunyue Business Alliance. He had invited Sorcerer Wu and Demonic Swordsman to assist his family and the road before him seemed bright. Everyone thought that he would have a glorious future. However, everything changed because of the incident which he thought was insignificant. When he saw Ye Futian for the second time, Ye Futian was already on the Yunyue Battle Platform. He was elegant and unparalleled.

Now, it was the third time Shang Hai met Ye Futian. Ye Futian was following Wang Yuqing and had been keeping a low profile, unlike how he had behaved on the Yunyue Battle Platform. However, when he changed yet again, he seemed to be even more powerful.

Which one of them was the real him? Shang Hai wondered if Ye Futian would become his assistant if the incident in White Jade Tower did not happen. He wondered if his fate would be changed because of this.

There was no “if.” Shang Hai’s body fell onto the ground and he stopped thinking. He, the young master of Yunyue Business Alliance, would lie here for all eternity. The people from Yunyue Business Alliance might not even find out that he was killed by Ye Futian.

On the ground, Wang Yuqing saw the bodies of Shang Yunfeng and Shang Hai in the distance and was totally shocked. Just like her, Shang Yunfeng came from Yunyue City and was a genius who had entered the Top Three Schools. He had successfully changed his fate but died here.

Raising her head, Wang Yuqing looked at the brilliant and all-powerful figure and a strange thought appeared in her mind. The people from the Top Three Schools were all so outstanding and yet the mysterious person had attracted the complete attention of everyone. What kind of person was he?

At the moment, he was still charging forward on the back of the demonic bird. His music had turned into an appalling storm, affecting the demons and martial arts cultivators around him. When he attacked his opponents with his music, a destructive note would explode in their minds directly.

Around him, hundreds of demons were following and listening to his command. Moreover, most of these demons were in the Upper Arcana Plane. They had gone wild in the music and were destroying everything in their sight. Even the geniuses from the Top Three Schools could not block such a wave of demons.

Many people were hit by the demons, including the genius Jiang Nan who came together with Wang Yuqing. Of course, the same thing happened to the people from the other two schools.

In the sky, Ye Futian was showered in Emperor’s Light. He had fused Emperor Will into the music and thus the music was just like a terrifying spiritual attack. It strengthened the demons around him and at the same time attacked his opponents. Furthermore, the Black Wind Condor had devoured the will of the demonic bird on Sky Mountain and had evolved, allowing it to turn into the demonic bird. In this state, its combat abilities would increase significantly.

Many cultivators were sent flying out one after another and nobody could stop the demonic bird from advancing. The demons helped to pave the path for the demonic bird which was charging directly towards the Dragon Grass.

Suddenly, a person flew over with the wind and was even faster than Ye Futian. With everyone’s attention fully absorbed by Ye Futian, he extended his arm towards the Dragon Grass.

Some coldness flashed across Ye Futian’s eyes. His fingers stroked fiercely across the strings of the guqin and countless notes danced simultaneously. Then, the musical storm in the sky converged towards the intruder. The intruder’s expression changed drastically as he felt an immense might crushing towards him. Immediately, he let go of the grass and retreated, after which the musical attack also stopped.

Then, everyone realized that the demonic bird was already before the Dragon Grass. On its back, a divine tree seemed to have appeared on Ye Futian’s body. It grew in size and many branches from it swept towards the Dragon Grass.

The illusory dragon in the Dragon Grass appeared again, but the branches of the divine tree blotted out the sky and engulfed the Dragon Grass directly. An extremely powerful willpower eliminated the original will attached on the grass. The illusory dragon gave out a low roar, after which the Dragon Grass was brought towards Ye Futian’s body.

Although a long time seemed to have passed, in reality only a short while had passed since Ye Futian appeared. He charged through everyone with the help of the demonic bird and obtained the Dragon Grass.

Buzz! Immediately, the demonic bird turned around and turned into a black beam of light. With an incredible speed, it left. The people from the Top Three Schools only looked at the scene and actually forgot to intercept the bird.

The nobles were all injured and could only watch everything happen. At the moment, their faces darkened; the mysterious person only made his move after they were injured. However, there were even stronger cultivators above them. Why did he dare to snatch the treasure? Was he trying to kill himself? He would never be able to bring the Dragon Grass out of this place.

Roar! The howl of dragon shook the sky. The evil dragon knew that the Dragon Grass has been taken away and its enormous body started to tremble fiercely. Immediately, the entire mountain started shaking, producing a loud rumbling. Many huge boulders fell down and the mountain seemed to be collapsing.

“We can’t wait anymore!” the cultivators from the Top Three Schools shouted. The terrifying rope earlier was activated again, tying up the dragon’s body so that it could not go down. At the same time, the people from the Top Three Schools descended one after another. They broke the side of the mountain directly and charged inside.

Roar, roar! The evil dragon roared ferociously. The ground shook and the entire mountain seemed to be falling apart.

At the instant when the cultivators started moving, Gu Dongliu also moved. A dazzling radiance appeared under his feet and he charged out at an astonishing speed. The three cultivators who had intercepted him attacked at the same time in an attempt to stop him. However, the nine characters around Gu Dongliu turned into nine beams of light which shot towards the three and eliminated everything in their path.

The three people felt an intense threat from the attack and backed away one after another. Then, Gu Dongliu charged out and looked at the people who were entering the mountain.

At once, everyone there felt an invisible force approach them. Then, a row of brilliant ancient characters appeared, blocking their path. In addition, many warriors were also formed from the ancient characters.

Nobody wanted to waste any time with Gu Dongliu so many people descended one after another. The cultivators from the Top Three Schools already knew that someone not from them had taken the Dragon Grass.

Gu Dongliu’s eyes turned increasingly demonic and terrifying as if the entire region was contained in his eyes. Behind him, the god-like figure released an eye-catching radiance which enveloped the entire space. Then, inside the space of Eye Sorcery, countless characters appeared and sealed the space, blocking everyone’s path.

“Scram!” someone shouted and launched an attack towards the countless characters. However, every character released a brilliant beam of light, or an enormous amount of Sword Will, or a powerful spell towards the rest.

“What do you benefit from this?” Someone turned around and glanced coldly at Gu Dongliu. Someone had taken the Dragon Grass and they did not understand why Gu Dongliu was blocking them. Could it be that the person who had taken the Dragon Grass was his associate?

While Gu Dongliu was slowing down the cultivators, the demonic bird tried its best to charge out of the mountain. At the moment, the mountain was collapsing and the earth was cracking apart. The cultivators from the Top Three Schools and the demons were all in a mess.

Just when Ye Futian charged out of the mountain, many demons outside started gathering around him at the same time, as if they had gone wild simultaneously. In the meantime, a terrifying dark light surged on the demonic bird, covering the region around it. Yu Sheng and Ye Wuchen were both hidden inside.

Buzz! A violent gust of wind swept past and a demonic aura ascended into the sky. Countless demons ran towards the distance at the same time, while a demonic bird tried to escape with a silver-clothed figure on its back.

Behind them, many people finally managed to charge out from the chaos. Looking at the mysterious person who was already quite far from them, their faces darkened. Why did the people at the peak not stop him?

“Why did you not intercept them?” Jiang Nan looked beside him, where Yu Sheng, Ye Wuchen, and Ye Futian appeared. Apart from them, the Black Wind Condor was also present.

It turned out that at the instant when the demonic bird charged out from the mountain and darkness enveloped all the demons, the bird turned back into the ordinary Black Wind Condor. Also, Ye Futian took off the silver cloak and naturally stood beside Yu Sheng and Ye Wuchen. On the other hand, the wild demons continued running forward.

Of course, the escaping demonic bird and Ye Futian were formed with a water-elemental illusory spell. In such a chaotic situation, nobody would notice the difference.

“How do we intercept them with our levels?” Ye Futian smiled and looked at Jiang Nan. How could Ye Futian and his friends stop the intruders? Jiang Nan was probably just venting his anger at them.

“Humph.” Jiang Nan gave a cold humph and stared at the figure in the distance. The Three Top Schools contested for the Dragon Grass but it was actually taken away by a stranger. Moreover, what exactly happened at the peak of the mountain?

Finally, loud roars were heard one after another. Many powerful nobles managed to break free from Gu Dongliu’s binding and started to chase after the demons.

Light appeared below Gu Dongliu’s feet as he was about to chase after them as well. He could not let anything happen to the little brother. However, just when he was about to leave, he seemed to have felt something. Turning his head, he looked behind him, when he saw Ye Futian standing there in one piece.

This caused a strange expression to appear on Gu Dongliu’s face. What’s happening? The music just now certainly felt like it was from the little brother. Coincidentally, Ye Futian was also looking at him and seemed to be smiling. Immediately, Gu Dongliu knew what had happened.

It was a secret escape.

It was indeed the little brother. Gu Dongliu had only managed to give Ye Futian a very short moment, and he already successfully escaped.

“Chase!” The most powerful nobles from the Top Three Schools charged out with an incredible speed. Soon, they caught up with the escaping demons but did not see Ye Futian and the demonic bird. The mirror images had already disappeared. Ye Futian’s goal was to not leave any evidence. Since the mirror illusions had already vanished, nobody would know what had happened.

The cultivators who had caught up with the demons all gazed into the distance. Their Spiritual Energy spread out as if they were trying to find something, but clearly, they failed.

“Let’s chase in different directions.” The cultivators from the Top Three Schools charged out towards three different directions. However, the culprit Ye Futian was only standing quietly beside the mountain and watching everything that was happening before him. Clearly, he knew that the Top Three Schools would never be able to find anything.

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Chapter 427: Unscathed

 

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

Very soon, the cultivators from the Top Three Schools returned. Apart from a group of wildly escaping demons, they did not find anything. All their faces darkened. The culprit actually escaped right before them. How did he manage to do it?

The mountain was still collapsing and many people ascended into the sky. The whole place was still in a chaos. Ye Futian and his friends stood quietly at a corner and he was not worried that he would be discovered.

Before he decided to make his move, he had already planned everything. The third brother had heard his music before and would definitely know that it was him after hearing the music. Indeed, Gu Dongliu had helped Ye Futian to delay the most powerful cultivators for a short while, which was sufficient for him to carry out his plan. Everything was in entire chaos and all the demons had gone wild. Ye Futian and the rest escaped from the mountain with the group of demons, after which he used a mirror spell to create an illusion that he was still trying to escape. Everything was done flawlessly and secretly. At that time, the entire region was filled with demons and a demonic aura. Nobody would suspect him at all.

His face was still exposed after wearing the silver cloak, but the ritual implement changed his appearance. In addition, the demonic bird was too conspicuous. Nobody would think that it was him and the Black Wind Condor.

The only being which might have felt something, namely the willpower of the evil dragon, had also been eliminated by him from the Dragon Grass. Next, Ye Futian only had to behave normally.

The cultivators from the Top Three Schools stood in the air and their faces were all very gloomy. Many people were severely injured and were carried out of the mountain by others.

The Top Three Schools had sealed the Evil Dragon Zone for a very long time to allow the Dragon Grass to mature. They were very determined to obtain it.

At the moment, the Top Three Schools had sent such a powerful team, but the Dragon Grass was snatched by someone right before their eyes. How embarrassing that was.

In the sky, the most powerful nobles glanced at the cultivators below them. At first, they thought that by intercepting Gu Dongliu and the evil dragon, the people inside the mountain could certainly get the Dragon Grass. However, the disciples of the Top Three Schools had disappointed them. The disciples also felt somewhat embarrassed.

“Who is that?” Tan Zhong from Starry School asked the disciples below.

“A very strong beastmaster. He controlled all the demons and used musical spells to drive the demons wild and make them attack,” Jiang Nan said. “We were no match for him. Some people from Blazing Sun School were even killed on the spot.”

“He is indeed very strong. His music contained an extremely powerful spiritual attack which could ignore any defense. Nobody could stop him,” Wang Yuqing also said. They had all experienced it just now and nobody could be blamed. The mysterious person was too mighty.

“You know him right?” Tan Zhong said coldly, looking at Gu Dongliu.

The cultivators from the Top Three Schools also looked at Gu Dongliu. If Gu Dongliu did not intercept them just now, the mysterious person would not have escaped successfully.

Gu Dongliu glanced at Tan Zhong emotionlessly and his body was still glittering in a brilliant radiance. Turning around, he was ready to leave.

“You want to leave just like this?” Tan Zhong shouted coldly. Stepping forward, he penetrated across space and walked towards Gu Dongliu. He extended his fist and clenched in the air. Immediately, the endless earth-elemental Spiritual Qi in the sky raged and converged towards Gu Dongliu. The limitless Spiritual Qi turned into many meteorites which circled around Gu Dongliu.

“Star Burial.”

The disciples of Starry School were all surprised. It seemed like Tan Zhong was really angry.

Tan Zhong was an outstanding talent in the school and was extremely strong. He came here to contest for the Dragon Grass so that he would have a slight chance of breaking through his current level, in which case it would be more likely for him to enter the Sage Plane in the future. However, before the Top Three Schools could begin the internal contest, the Dragon Grass was already taken away by an outsider. This was clearly unacceptable for Tan Zhong who was proud and powerful.

Countless people looked at the scene in the sky. The faces of those from the Top Three Schools were all very cold. Previously, Gu Dongliu attacked out of a sudden and blocked their path by cutting off the space, but that did not mean that they were weaker than him.

At the moment, they were clearly already enraged by Gu Dongliu.

Around Gu Dongliu, the star-like meteorites formed continuously. The region around him was filled with a suffocating gravity and pressure as if it could make the sky collapse. The white-clothed figure inside seemed to be exceptionally small and lonely.

“Bury!” Tan Zhong said coldly. Right away, the countless meteorites floating in the sky converged in an instant with Gu Dongliu’s body as the center. The scene was very frightening.

Bang! Bang! Bang… The meteorites were as quick as lightning and buried Gu Dongliu’s body directly. They seemed to have turned into a star which started to rotate rapidly.

Ye Futian’s eyes sparkled. It was indeed a powerful spell. However, he was not worried. Although Tan Zhong was a genius noble from Starry School, he knew very well about his third brother. Moreover, he did not think that the things Mr. Du had taught the third brother would be weaker than those in Starry School. After all, Mr. Du was brought away by someone sent by Donghuang the Great himself.

Tan Zhong’s fist was still clenched and meteorites collided onto the star continuously. As the star rotated, it also started to contract. If Gu Dongliu was not dead by now, he would be crushed into pieces.

The rapidly spinning star released a bright radiance. However, suddenly, a crackling sound was heard and the star was penetrated. Immediately, many loud sounds spread as countless holes appeared on the sphere. The entire star was enveloped with an even more dazzling light, in which an illusory figure could be vaguely seen.

Boom! Accompanied by an earth-shattering bang, the starry sphere exploded. Gu Dongliu’s body was covered in an eye-catching divine light as the nine characters circled around him.

Tan Zhong frowned gently. Just then, a cultivator from each of Blazing Sun School and Bright Moon School stepped forward. An extremely freezing aura was released from the cultivator from Bright Moon School. Immediately, the entire place was covered in frost, slowing the actions of everyone. As the vast space suddenly turned cold, many people below the Noble Plane shivered uncontrollably.

Gu Dongliu could feel his senses and movement become slower. In the other direction, a sun seemed to have appeared on the cultivator from Blazing Sun School. In the sky, the light from the Sun poured onto the sun behind him, after which countless beams of light shot towards Gu Dongliu, incinerating everything in their path. The freezing and blazing techniques were indeed destructive when combined.

“Hand him over, and we’ll spare your life,” the cultivator from Blazing Sun School said coldly. Three cultivators from the Top Three Schools were jointly attacking Gu Dongliu.

Gu Dongliu’s expression was calm as always. The nine characters around his body rotated wildly and the illusory figure behind him seemed to have turned divine and merged with his body. At this instant, Gu Dongliu looked even brighter and more powerful. Many traces of Sword Will were born and span around his body, denying all spells.

Gu Dongliu suddenly moved forward. He turned into a bolt of lightning and passed through space itself. As he guarded against the attacks of the three cultivators, he quickly approached Tan Zhong.

Gu Dongliu punched out his fist which turned into a terrifying mudra. He looked all-powerful as if he was the emperor of the world. It was one of the Nine Seals, the Junlin Mudra.

In response, Tan Zhong lifted his hand and punched out. A star seemed to be flying out. The attacks from the two collided and the entire sky trembled, giving out a rumbling sound.

The Nine Seals converged again and turned into a second mudra, the Douzhan Mudra, which was even more powerful. It then charged towards Tan Zhong.

Tan Zhong’s expression changed slightly. Giving out a loud roar, he continued to block.

However, after the Douzhan Mudra, there were still the Pomie Mudra, the Jingang Mudra… Finally, when the Jingang Mudra landed, the enormous palm print crushed everything. Followed by a loud bang, Tan Zhong was sent flying out and collided fiercely onto the wall of the mountain.

The expressions of the people from Starry School changed. Did Tan Zhong actually just lose?

Gu Dongliu turned around and glanced at the other two cultivators. The Nine Seals circled around him, after which they converged into many mudras. He raised his hand and the mudras flew out towards the two simultaneously.

The faces of the two darkened and they cast various spells to block the attack.

Gu Dongliu ascended slowly into the sky. Scanning coldly at the cultivators from the Top Three Schools who were trying to stop him, he said coldly, “Stop wasting your time. If I want to leave, you can’t stop me.” After he finished speaking, he turned into a white beam of light which flew into the distance. He was so fast that many people could not even follow him.

The faces of the people from the Top Three School all turned gloomy. They stopped and stared at the slowly disappearing beam of light.

Today, the Top Three Schools had lost all their faces.

“Bring that dragon back,” someone said coldly. Then, a few cultivators went to deal with the dragon and successfully defeated it, after which the most powerful people from the Top Three Schools left the place directly. They did not even pay attention to the disciples of the three schools as they were too embarrassed to stay.

At the moment, the dragon had been brought away and the mountain had also collapsed, leaving everything in a mess. Looking at the scene, the disciples of the Top Three Schools and the people in the distance all felt very emotional.

It turned out that even the Top Three Schools would fail sometimes.

Who was the scholar in the white clothes? And who was the young man in the silver cloak? Perhaps, they are the disciples of some mysterious place or person in the Barren State, many disciples of the three schools thought.

Many disciples had learned something from the journey. They had always thought that the Top Three Schools would be able to easily obtain anything in such an isolated place and it would only be an internal contest. However, two outsiders had appeared and they had grabbed the attention of everyone.

“Let’s go. There are still many treasures in the Dragon House,” someone said. At once, many people walked towards the Dragon House.

On the other hand, Ye Futian and his friends left quietly. Nobody paid attention to such an inconspicuous group.

They advanced forward and walked into the beast forest. After a while, they stopped in front of a quiet stream.

“Third brother, are you here?” Ye Futian shouted.

“Yup,” someone said. Then, Gu Dongliu landed before them. Looking at Ye Futian, he asked, “Why did you come to the Barren State so early?”

“It’s meaningless to stay in the Eastern Barren Territory, so I came here to follow your footstep,” Ye Futian said, smiling. Then, he took out the Dragon Grass and added, “Third brother, can this help you to break through?”

“It’s not so easy to enter the Sage Plane. I can only say that it helps.” Gu Dongliu took over the grass, after which he divided it into two portions and said, “All of you should have some yourself as well. It should be able to help you break through.”

“Is it enough for you? We can break through later,” Ye Futian said. Since the third brother wanted the Dragon Grass, he would not be greedy. Gu Dongliu’s level was higher and so should clearly have the priority. Cottage disciples would not make distinctions among themselves.

“If half of it doesn’t help, it would be the same even if you give me everything,” Gu Dongliu said. “You should have it now before it attracts the attention of demons.”

“Alright,” Ye Futian nodded and accepted the item

Chapter 428: Divine Sky City

 

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

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One day later, Ye Futian and his friends returned to the mountain where the evil dragon had been at. At the moment, the entire mountain had already collapsed, but many people had yet to leave.

On a huge boulder somewhere on the mountain, Jiang Nan and Wang Yuqing were sitting down cross-legged with their eyes closed. Just before this, they had had a conflict with the disciples of Blazing Sun School and Bright Moon School and many were injured. Of course, it was the same for the disciples of the other two schools.

“It seems like we have no more business here.” Ye Futian looked before him. The place in the Dragon House where treasures had been piled up was completely empty now. Anyhow, it was within his expectation.

The nobles had already left the day before, and the people who had remained were all Arcana Plane juniors.

Ye Futian and his friends had already eaten the Dragon Grass and successfully broke through their current levels. Apart from their sorcery, their martial arts levels increased as well. In addition, they managed to reach the peak of the third level, that was, the peak of the Lower Arcana Plane.

Dragon Grass was indeed a treasure that even top nobles would contest for. It had refined their bodies completely. Of course, the person who benefited the most was not Ye Futian or Yu Sheng, but rather the Black Wind Condor. Dragon Grass could increase the intelligence of its consumer and that particular piece was nurtured by the evil dragon. At the moment, even the eyes of the Black Wind Condor became brighter. Ye Futian exclaimed in his heart about how lucky the condor was to get such an outstanding master.

As for the third brother, he had gone to search for a place for seclusion. In any case, even if Gu Dongliu did not do that, Ye Futian would also not leave together with him. The goal of Gu Dongliu at the moment was to enter the Sage Plane and his path was different from that of Ye Futian and his friends. If they were to follow him, they would not experience enough toughening.

Ye Futian and Gu Dongliu agreed that they would meet in the Central Region of the Barren State in the future.

“Let’s go,” Ye Futian said softly.

“Where do we go now?” Loulan Xue asked.

“Divine Sky City,” Ye Futian replied, ready to leave. However, suddenly, Wang Yuqing who was on the boulder in the distance looked at him and asked, “Ye Futian, where have you been to?”

Ye Futian turned around and looked at Wang Yuqing. Smiling, he said, “You were here contesting for the treasures and we could not participate. Therefore, we went to the demon forest to do some training.”

Wang Yuqing did not suspect him at all. Standing up, she added, “We are going to return to the Divine Sky City. You should come with us.”

Beside her, Jiang Nan looked at her and said softly, “Why are you still bringing him along?” Before they came here, Ye Futian said that he wanted to see the bigger world. Now, he had seen it for himself, but the people from the Top Three Schools were all disgraced. The Dragon Grass was taken by a mysterious person and the disciples of the three schools were easily defeated by him. Jiang Nan clearly felt unhappy.

Jiang Nan did not like Ye Futian in the first place; Ye Futian was too good-looking and his smile always caused Jiang Nan to feel uncomfortable. In addition, he saw the awkward side of the Top Three Schools. Hence, Jiang Nan disliked Ye Futian even more.

“That day, my grandfather asked me to take care of him. Senior, let’s bring him to Divine Sky City,” Wang Yuqing asked. That day in Wang Family, the family leader had asked her to look after Ye Futian.

“Alright then.” Jiang Nan glanced coldly at Ye Futian. Although he was chasing Wang Yuqing, he could not interfere with her issues.

In that case, they would just bring Ye Futian back.

Ye Futian stared at Wang Yuqing, thinking about whether he should follow them.

“My grandfather asked me to take you to Divine Sky City. Let’s go,” Wang Yuqing said again. Hearing her words, Ye Futian nodded. Since it was an order from the leader of Wang Family, he would follow them, which he did not mind. By having someone to lead him, it would also save him the trouble of asking for directions himself. In addition, these disciples from the Top Three Schools all had traveling ritual implements with them.

When they reached Divine Sky City, they would part. Ye Futian could clearly feel the distance between him and Wang Yuqing, but this was normal anyway. The disciples of the Top Three Schools all had their own pride.

Ye Futian walked up to Wang Yuqing when Jiang Nan took out a ritual implement. This ritual implement could be expanded and contracted, and when it expanded it turned into a fish-shaped flat object which also seemed to have two wings. It was a ship-like ritual implement. It could accommodate tens of people.

Ye Futian’s eyes sparkled. A powerful wind-elemental Spiritual Qi was spreading out from the ritual implement. Clearly, there were matrices carved in the implement and it needed spirit stones to activate. Then, he also thought about the treasures in the Dragon House earlier. The Eastern Barren Territory was indeed barren as it only had basic offensive and defensive ritual implements. On the other hand, in the Barren State, there were different kinds of ritual implements. The difference between the skills of the armorers in the two regions was too huge.

In the Eastern Barren Territory, Ye Futian had never heard of any master armorer. However, on the map of the Barren State, Ye Futian saw a capital called Alchemy City.

Jiang Nan glanced coldly at Ye Futian, after which he said to everyone, “Let’s leave.” Everyone stepped onto the ship, including Ye Futian.

Jiang Nan really seemed to hate Ye Futian.

The ritual implement ascended into the air, after which it shot towards a certain direction.

…

The Barren State was vast and boundless. Even the Eastern Region of the Barren State was very extensive. Divine Sky City was the only capital city of the Eastern Region. It was certainly the center of the Eastern Region, but its position was not at the geographic center. Instead, it was closer to the Zhongzhou City region, which meant that it was closer to the Central Region of the Barren State.

Yunyue City and Divine Sky City both belonged to the Eastern Region, but the distance between them was still incredibly long.

Even with the help of the ship ritual implement, the team still spent one month to reach Divine Sky City, demonstrating well how far the two places actually were. After all, they were on a noble-level ritual implement.

In the sky above Divine Sky City, a ship flew past swiftly.

On the ritual implement, Ye Futian looked down at the extremely magnificent view of the capital and was filled with excitement.

The Barren State, I’m coming.

In the sky, there were many different ritual implements and powerful demons flying past. Below them, many buildings towered into the clouds, along with numerous eye-catching and unique architectures. They were grand and majestic and Ye Futian had never seen such a scene before.

“A capital city is indeed different.” A smile appeared on Ye Futian’s face as he recalled how he and Hua Fengliu entered Donghai City. As he grew, he was also walking towards further and better places step by step. In the past, although he was also supercilious, it was only because he was young and arrogant. He had never expected himself to actually travel to such a far place. As he recalled the past, it felt as if a long time had passed.

Wang Yuqing glanced at Ye Futian and said softly, “In Divine Sky City, try to keep a low profile. I heard that you have performed very well in the battle of the four factions in Yunyue City, but here there are many more geniuses. People who are more talented and powerful than you can be seen everywhere. If you keep making trouble, you may not end up well. Do you understand?”

“Yes. I always keep a low profile.” Ye Futian smiled and nodded. Before him, many disciples of Starry School glanced emotionlessly at Ye Futian. Jiang Nan did not turn around, but a mocking sneer also appeared on his face.

Ye Futian had no background and was so weak. He would almost certainly have a difficult time in Divine Sky City.

“In Divine Sky City, you can only rely on yourself. Don’t have any other expectations,” Wang Yuqing added.

“Don’t worry.” Ye Futian smiled. Was Wang Yuqing actually worried that Ye Futian was going to follow her?

In that case, Wang Yuqing was only having an overactive imagination.

Jiang Nan turned around and asked, “Where do you want to alight?”

“I’ll follow you for a while. When you reach Starry School, I’ll alight as well,” Ye Futian replied.

The Top Three Schools were at the center of Divine Sky City. Since they had come here anyway, it would, of course, be better to alight at the central area.

Jiang Nan smiled lightly and did not say anything. The ritual implement continued its journey in the sky above Divine Sky City.

“This year is going to end soon. At the start of the next year, the Top Three Schools will recruit disciples again. If you want to try, you can do so next year. You wouldn’t have any chance this year,” Wang Yuqing said calmly, looking in front of her.

“Alright,” Ye Futian replied, but he did not have such a plan. Perhaps, Wang Yuqing thought that he wanted to join Starry School.

Wang Yuqing nodded gently and did not say anything else. She had already done what her grandfather told her to, which was to bring Ye Futian to Divine Sky City. Whatever Ye Futian may choose to do in the future was none of her concerns. After all, she was also only an ordinary disciple of Starry School. She needed hard work to follow in the footsteps of the geniuses there and did not have time to take care of Ye Futian.

“The school exams are coming again at the end of the year. Are you confident?” Jiang Nan asked Wang Yuqing who walked beside him.

Wang Yuqing shook her head gently and said softly, “The school exams do not belong to me. Senior, you should try to display yourself during then.”

“Yup,” Jiang Nan nodded.

Finally, an enormous and spectacular group of buildings appeared vaguely in sight. Pointing in that direction, Wang Yuqing said to Ye Futian, “That is Starry School, a holy land of cultivation in the Eastern Region of the Barren State. Even the most powerful families in the Barren State will send their descendants into the Top Three Schools.”

“Let’s go down.” Jiang Nan controlled the ritual implement to descend. Soon, they landed outside Starry School.

Outside the school, there were many people, all of whom were young. Some were the disciples of Starry School, while others came here to visit, dreaming that one day they could enter as well.

“We’re here,” Wang Yuqing said to Ye Futian.

“Junior, let’s get going,” Jiang Nan said.

“Yup,” Wang Yuqing nodded. Then, she said to Ye Futian, “Take care.”

“Of course,” Ye Futian nodded. Jiang Nan, Wang Yuqing, and their team walked towards the college when Ye Futian shouted again, “Wait.”

Wang Yuqing turned around and said to Ye Futian, “What is it?” She seemed to be somewhat impatient.

Ye Futian walked up to her with a bag in his hand. He handed the bag to Wang Yuqing and said, “Travel fees.”

Wang Yuqing frowned and asked, “What do you mean?”

“This journey has been long and the ritual implement needs spirit stones to activate. I should give you this. I don’t like to owe other people anything,” Ye Futian said, smiling.

Wang Yuqing was somewhat unhappy. Since she had promised her grandfather that she would bring Ye Futian to Divine Sky City, she would naturally not ask for any payment. Ye Futian’s action seemed to be disrespectful towards her.

“Since he gave it, you should take it,” Jiang Nan said, smiling. Was Ye Futian trying to clear everything between them?

Wang Yuqing gazed at Ye Futian, when he smiled and said, “The ritual implement is his. You can give the spirit stones to him if you want. Goodbye.”

After that, Ye Futian and his friends turned around and left.

If they were really friends, Ye Futian would clearly not mind about this. However, he could feel the attitudes of Wang Yuqing and Jiang Nan. It was as if they were helping him only because he was poor. This being the case, he decided not to owe them anything.

“He has his moral principles.” Jiang Nan smiled and said, “Maybe he still does not understand what the Top Three Schools mean.”

Did Ye Futian not want to owe them anything?

Ye Futian did not know that by doing so, he would never be able to be friends with the disciples of the Top Three Schools.

In the future, he would naturally understand it. Young people who just reached Divine Sky City were always very ardent. After a while, their passion would be extinguished by reality. However, it was none of Jiang Nan’s concerns anyway. After all, Ye Futian’s life and his life would just be like two parallel lines in the future. They would never have any relations again.

Chapter 429: Have You Never Seen a Beauty?

 

Translator: Vicky_ | Editor: Vicky_ /Nyoi-Bo Studio

The road outside Starry School was extremely broad and filled with an endless stream of people.

As Ye Futian and his team walked on the street, they noticed a large group of people walking towards their direction. Within the group, two people looked particularly elegant and distinguished. The group walked towards Starry School and the passers-by started discussing it. After listening to their conversations, Ye Futian found out that the two were extremely popular geniuses in Starry School.

The famous geniuses from the Top Three Schools would naturally attract much attention.

Where the group passed, the crowd all burst into excitement. Soon, they passed right before Ye Futian.

“They looked so prestigious,” Ye Futian muttered. So this was how the geniuses from the Top Three Schools looked like.

“Where are we heading?” Luolan Xue asked softly.

“Ask around which is the best inn nearby. We will stay there first,” Ye Futian replied.

“The best one?” Luolan Xue repeated.

“Yes,” Ye Futian nodded. He had obtained a gemstone ring from the Dragon House in which there were many items. Therefore, he was not actually poor at the moment and clearly would not treat himself poorly. Of course, there were more important reasons, one being that cultivation would be more effective in a better environment. Apart from that, he could obtain more information in a good inn.

“Alright,” Luolan Xue nodded, after which she left to ask the people around. Soon, she returned and said to Ye Futian, “The best inn nearby is called Celestial Pavilion. Its environment is splendid, but it is also extremely costly.”

“We’re not short of spirit stones. Let’s go,” Ye Futian said straightforwardly. Luolan Xue glanced at Ye Futian who had already started walking. This guy… indeed always keeps a low profile. We have just arrived in Divine Sky City and he already wants to stay in the best inn. Let’s see how long he can sustain in this way.

As the best inn near Starry School, perhaps even the top three in Divine Sky City, the environment of Celestial Pavilion far exceeded Ye Futian’s imagination. Ye Futian looked into the pavilion and only saw isolated courtyards built within lakes. The place was quiet and graceful and also filled with dense Spiritual Qi which enveloped the sky above the entire pavilion. Clearly, it was filled with Spiritual Qi matrices. Moreover, Celestial Pavilion did not accept spirit stones. Instead, one had to pay ritual implements or treasures in order to stay inside. It was indeed the best inn nearby.

However, Ye Futian eventually decided to stay in Pro-Celestial Inn which was not far away from Celestial Pavilion. After all, cultivators should not only seek pleasure and instead needed to experience some toughening.

The name of Pro-Celestial Inn was indeed well given.

At the moment, Ye Futian and his friends had already settled down in Pro-Celestial Inn and were drinking and chatting in a pavilion. Beside them, there were many other pavilions.

“The environment here is also very good,” Ye Futian remarked softly.

“Still quite a huge difference from Celestial Pavilion,” Luolan Xue said.

“As cultivators, we cultivate our characters. Do not mind about superficial glory,” Ye Futian said earnestly.

Luolan Xue was stunned. Looking at Ye Futian’s serious expression, she nodded and said, “Alright.”

Noticing Luolan Xue’s look, Ye Futian recalled the scornful look of the pretty lady when they went to Celestial Pavilion. He could feel his heart hurt and wondered if he would buy Celestial Pavilion in the future if he had the chance to.

“The place of the young city lord of White Cloud City on the Barren Sky Ranking increased again. Now, he has already entered the top ten,” someone in a pavilion nearby suddenly said, pulling Ye Futian back into reality. His eyes sparkled as it was not the first time he had heard this name. Also, what was the Barren Sky Ranking?

According to the map of the Barren State, White Cloud City was in the Western Region, which was separated from the Eastern Region by the Central Region and therefore extremely far away. Why would someone here talk about the young city lord of White Cloud City?

“I heard that as well. At the age of 20, he entered the Holy Zhi Palace to cultivate. Now he has only cultivated for less than fifty years and has already entered the Sage Plane. His talent is indeed astonishing. After a few more years, perhaps his ranking can move forward some more. Maybe he will even have the chance to challenge the first three places on the Barren Sky Ranking,” someone added. It was indeed shocking that the young city lord could enter the top ten on the Barren Sky Ranking at such a young age.

“Speaking of the young city lord of White Cloud City, I suddenly recalled another person. I heard that the lady of the Zhuge Family, a top family in Zhongzhou City, was found. She has actually been roaming outside to escape from her family and has become a disciple of someone else. At the moment, she has been taken back to her family. Rumors claim that the relationship between the lord of White Cloud City and the leader of the Zhuge Family has always been quite good. Perhaps the two families will ally through marriage, which will be another popular story in the future,” another person said. “I heard that the lady of the Zhuge Family is very beautiful and talented. I wonder if she would match the young city lord of White Cloud City.”

When Ye Futian heard that someone was talking about his second sister, he started paying attention. However, when he heard that the stranger was actually asking if his second sister could match another person, he frowned in dissatisfaction. In his opinion, the young city lord of White Cloud City could not match his second sister who was so beautiful, kind, and good to him.

“Mr., may I ask what the Barren Sky Ranking is?” Ye Futian asked, looking at the person beside him.

“You don’t even know what the Barren Sky Ranking is?” A strange expression appeared on the face of the person. “Did you come from another place?”

“Yes I came to Divine Sky City to train myself,” Ye Futian nodded.

“Oh, I see.” The person smiled and continued, “The Barren Sky Ranking is an infamous and authoritative list in the Barren State which ranks all the famous people here. It doesn’t just rank them according to their levels. Instead, it considers their levels, talents, ages, and many other factors. Most people who can enter the ranking are all extremely famous. There are a hundred people on the list. Even the last person there is also one of the most outstanding people in the Barren State.”

“In this case, I don’t think the Barren Sky Ranking is that authoritative after all,” Ye Futian said emotionlessly. According to the person before him, the Barren Sky Ranking includes all the brightest cultivators in the Barren State. If it only depended on levels, sages would probably never be able to make it to the top ten. This was sufficient to show how excellent the talents of the young city lord were.

“The Barren Sky Ranking has extremely strict requirements and every time before it is updated, it will undergo rigorous reviews. Why are you doubting the authoritativeness of the list?” the person said, smiling.

“The Barren State is vast and boundless and there must be many people hidden in seclusion. There will also be many people who keep low profiles and do not display their talents. Therefore, it is not authoritative enough,” Ye Futian replied.

“You may be right, but this is relative in the first place. If people don’t even know about you, how can you enter the ranking?” the person said.

“The Barren Sky Ranking is too far from us. Why don’t we chat about the talents in Divine Sky City? Now the exams of the Top Three Schools will be starting soon. I wonder how many geniuses will show up this time,” a person in a pavilion nearby said.

“I know a person who will almost certainly become famous in the Top Three Schools.”

“Who is that?”

“The young dragon on West Mountain,” the person said with a sharp expression. “At the beginning of this year, he entered Starry School to cultivate. It’s about time for him to display himself.”

Many people nodded in agreement, thinking about how mighty the pure-blooded dragon on Western Mountain was during that time. Unfortunately, he had died. Now, his son would follow his footsteps. Moreover, apart from his father who had passed away, the young dragon still had an equally powerful uncle.

“Compared to the young dragon on Western Mountain, I’m more concerned about the eventual fate of the few ladies,” someone said, smiling.

“You can stop dreaming about that.”

The group of people chatted casually and Ye Futian could not understand most of their conversation. In their chat, many people were mentioned, but Ye Futian was still unfamiliar with Divine Sky City. Apart from the Top Three School, he almost knew nothing else.

“Luolan, later we’ll take a stroll outside and you will be in charge of collecting information, such as the top clans and families here and the important places in Divine Sky City. Try your best to get them,” Ye Futian said to Luolan Xue. Unknowingly, he was already used to asking Luolan Xue to do these things. Luolan Xue had also been carrying them out quietly and outstandingly. As such, Ye Futian never had to worry about these miscellaneous matters.

“Okay,” Luolan Xue nodded.

After the meal, Ye Futian and his friends walked out of the inn and strolled casually on the streets. On the other hand, Luolan Xue was busy searching for information. Suddenly, they heard a dragon howl from the distance. Many people ran to the sides of the street.

Ye Futian turned around and only saw a mess in front of him. In that direction, an ice dragon was charging towards them. There were also many powerful cultivators beside and behind the dragon.

“Do all the people in Divine Sky City like to attract attention so much?”

Ye Futian felt speechless. Beside the horn of the ice dragon was a girl who was about 13 or 14-years-old was standing. She was using a whip in her hand to slap the dragon, causing it to howl continuously.

“This loli actually has such a large team with her,” Ye Futian muttered, staring at the girl on the dragon.

The ice dragon charged past Ye Futian and his team when the girl glanced at Ye Futian and said, “What are you staring at? Have you never seen a beauty before?”

“…” Ye Futian was totally stunned. Looking at the girl who was standing akimbo, he laughed uncontrollably. A 13 or 14-year-old girl actually just asked him such a question. It was indeed unimaginable.

“How dare you laugh?” Noticing that Ye Futian was laughing, the girl forced the ice dragon to come to a stop. Pointing her whip at Ye Futian, she said, “Someone, come and bring him along.”

“Err…” Ye Futian was dumbfounded. A cultivator beside the dragon said to the girl, “My lady, this isn’t appropriate.”

“Did you not hear me?” the girl said aggressively. The cultivators beside her all seemed to be in a difficult position. Then, a person walked out and said to Ye Futian, “Sir, could you please come with us?”

“I didn’t do anything right?” Hearing his words, Ye Futian frowned. Did it work this way?

“I know, but my lady is in a bad mood. I’m really sorry and we promise that your safety will not be compromised,” the person said.

Ye Futian was speechless. Although their attitude was not bad, the situation was…

Looking at the group of people before him, Ye Futian, “I don’t think I can reject this right?”

“I’m sorry.” The person in front gave a bitter smile and folded his hands, feeling helpless about the temper of the girl. The mother of the girl was not present and nobody could control her at all.

The expressions of Yu Sheng and Ye Wuchen turned cold, but Ye Futian turned around and said, “Just carry on with your stuff. I’ll go with them.”

“Thank you for your cooperation.” The person nodded at Ye Futian, after which Ye Futian joined the group. The girl smiled and glanced at Ye Futian as if she was very satisfied. She waved the whip in her hand and the ice dragon continued forward.

Chapter 430: Later, He Died

 

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

The large group of people advanced towards a certain direction on the dragon.

Ye Futian was somewhat unhappy. The girl in front was forcing her way on the road, causing the passers-by to give way, which was extremely overbearing. However, the passers-by seemed to have guessed her identity. They were not angry and only watched the scene. After all, it was usually difficult to see the girl. Nobody expected her to appear in the central region of Divine Sky City.

“Sir, how do I address you?” a middle-aged man beside Ye Futian suddenly asked.

“Ye Futian.”

“Mr. Ye, I’m really sorry for this,” the person apologized. “The lady was punished by her mother and is therefore in a bad mood. I hope that you will not blame her. Later, perhaps she will offend you again. Take this as a compensation.”

The person took out a ritual implement which was in the form of a shirt. Then, the middle-aged man deliberately activated the implement, causing it to release a faint radiance. Ye Futian felt its powers; it was actually a noble-level defense ritual implement.

This caused a strange expression to appear on Ye Futian’s face. It was really odious to compare with others.

Ye Futian was unwilling to stay in an expensive inn and was even despised by the lady in the inn. On the other hand, the middle-aged man just took out a noble-level ritual implement casually.

“Senior, what kind of person do you think I am?” Ye Futian said emotionlessly, but he had already taken over the ritual implement. Then, he added in a serious tone, “However, because she is young and immature, I will not blame her for this.”

Noticing that Ye Futian had accepted the ritual implement, the middle-aged man smiled and said, “Thank you for that. If the lady is rude in the future, please forgive her. I will compensate you again.”

Ye Futian’s rolled his eyes and said, “As long as she does not cross the line.” At the moment, he was thinking that he would tolerate it even if she crossed the line. He was poor, after all, and it was actually a profitable trade.

“Although the lady is somewhat capricious, she usually will not cross the line,” the person said to Ye Futian, smiling. With their status, they did not have to be like this. However, there were rules in the family. If the girl behaved lawlessly outside and offended many people, they would still be punished. Therefore, he had to handle everything for the girl. Moreover, if the girl kept behaving recklessly, one day it would bring a disaster to the whole family, so he should take care of such issues quickly. In the future, it would be better for the madam to restrict the lady more. After all, she was about to become a young adult and should not throw tantrum when in a bad mood.

Divine Sky City West Court was an extremely famous place in the city.

At the moment, Ye Futian and the others arrived at this place and entered West Court directly. In West Court, the scenery was beautiful and elegant with many well-arranged buildings and courtyards. In addition, there was a small hill with one side of it flattened. There was a waterfall coming down from it and also pavilions on top of the hill. The whole place looked like a fairyland.

If Ye Futian did not see it for himself, he would not have believed that it was a manor in a city. It looked like the scene on a mountain.

Ye Futian and the rest walked to the foot of the waterfall and looked up at the hill, where there was an elder sitting down cross-legged. There was a teapot before him and he was drinking the tea at the moment. Not far away from him, there was also a guqin. It was clear that he was a person of refined interests.

“Grandfather Feng,” the girl shouted at the elder. At the moment, the elder had already stood up. Smiling, he said, “Hey you’re here. You haven’t been here for quite a while.”

“Well, I am now. Grandfather Feng, how have you been?” the girl said in a gentle tone. The overbearing attitude she had outside was completely gone.

“I’m fine. Come up here,” the elder said. The girl nodded gently and rode the ice dragon up the waterfall, after which she walked up to the elder.

“You’ve grown for quite a bit. That time when you came here, you were still a child. In the blink of an eye, you’re almost a big girl,” the elder said with a kindly look. “I heard that you are unhappy with your mother’s arrangement?”

“Grandfather Feng, I do not mean that. I only do not want to leave home to cultivate,” the girl said in a pitiful tone.

“You’ll experience it sooner or later. You’re going to go back anyway. How far can it be when it is also in Divine Sky City? Furthermore, West Court is also your home, so stop thinking about it. You should not waste your talents,” the elder said.

“Fine,” the girl nodded.

“Go. You have been here a few times. Go and choose a place yourself. If you have any problems, come and find me,” the elder added. The girl nodded gently and left the hill. Glancing emotionlessly at Ye Futian, she said, “Follow closely.”

Ye Futian widened his eyes at the girl, but thinking of the ritual implement, he did not say anything. A great man would not argue with children.

West Court was extremely large. The girl picked a courtyard where the scenery was fantastic, while the people who accompanied her would stay in the courtyards just beside. Ye Futian felt somewhat speechless. He felt totally insignificant at this place.

Just then, the girl seemed to have noticed him. A quirky expression appeared on her still immature face as her eyes sparkled. Realizing that the girl was staring at him, a strange expression appeared on Ye Futian’s face. Why did the girl order her men to bring him here?

“How did I offend you?” Ye Futian asked, looking at the girl.

Raising her head, the girl looked at Ye Futian and said, “Why did you laugh just now?”

“Is there a problem with that?” Ye Futian said, looking at the girl. “Do you not laugh?”

“I don’t care. If I say there is a problem, then there is one,” the girl replied capriciously.

“I…” Ye Futian wanted to curse but stopped when he saw the middle-aged man beside the girl signaling at him with his eyes.

Ye Futian stared at the middle-aged man as if he was reminding the man not to forget about the compensation.

“Do you know how to play guqin?” the girl asked.

“Yup, a bit,” Ye Futian nodded.

“That’s nice. You can become my musical attendant. Life wouldn’t be that boring in the future.” The girl smiled mischievously, while Ye Futian only had a strange look on his face. Musical attendant?

Very long ago, he had heard this word. Someone in Cangye wanted him to become a musical attendant. However, it was a girl this time. Moreover, it was a rich girl. Just now, the elder had said that West Court was her home. West Court was just as nice as Celestial Pavilion.

The girl looked at the people who had followed her and said, “Alright, you all should go back and report. I’ll focus on cultivation.”

“We were asked to take care of your safety,” the middle-aged man said, bowing.

“What can happen to me in West Court? I don’t need you here.” The girl waved her hand as if she wanted to chase the people away.

The group still did not move.

“Fine, help me to prepare the guqin. Then you can go and rest.” The girl seemed to know that she would not succeed, so she only asked for something less.

A maidservant came and put the guqin in the courtyard, while the middle-aged man folded his hands and brought the people away, leaving only two ladies to take care of the girl. Of course, Ye Futian and the dragon were also left behind. The ice dragon was coiled up and resting, appearing to be somewhat lazy.

The girl sat down before the guqin, after which she started playing alone. The music spread and was actually quite skilled. However, it seemed to be somewhat messy, clearly demonstrating that the girl was not focused. The girl also knew that she was playing the piece poorly. Annoyed, she stroked fiercely across the strings with her fingers, after which she stood up. Throwing down the guqin, she returned to her room.

A strange expression appeared on Ye Futian’s face. He walked up and touched the guqin lightly. The sound from the guqin was extremely clear and the reverberation was still audible. It was certainly a very rare guqin.

“How long do I need to stay here?” Ye Futian asked the maidservant beside him. Although he had received something, he would not stay here forever. The girl had a weird character and Ye Futian did not have time to keep following her.

“It’s going to be the end of the year soon. At the start of next year, the lady will enter Starry School to cultivate. Hence, the latest you will have to stay is until the start of next year,” the maidservant replied. Ye Futian nodded gently. Without him realizing it, another year was about to pass.

“There’s a small courtyard there. I apologize for this.” The maidservant pointed in a direction. Ye Futian nodded, after which he went to the small courtyard to practice his boxing and cultivate.

At night, the bright moonlight poured down and illuminated West Court.

Ye Futian was still practicing his boxing skills in the courtyard. Even though he had been brought here in a ridiculous way, he must not fall behind in terms of cultivation.

Suddenly, he heard some music that was very different from the disorganized one in the music. The music now was very penetrating and influential. It could actually cause its listeners to feel somewhat sad as if they could feel the grief in the musician’s heart.

Ye Futian stopped practicing and an even stranger expression appeared on his face. Music was a display of one’s mental state. Was it really the girl who was playing the music? He did not really believe that.

Then, Ye Futian walked to the other courtyard, when he saw a young girl sitting down quietly under the moonlight. She looked pure and flawless and was playing the guqin under the moon.

The music changed continuously. It sometimes sounded joyful, as if she was filled with happiness, and sometimes sad, making it seem unpredictable.

Does she have a story at such a young age? Ye Futian thought, looking at the girl. The music continued and became increasingly arousing. Unknowingly, Ye Futian had already approached the girl and stood there, listening quietly to the music.

The music became more and more sorrowful. In the end, it made its listeners feel as if they were heartbroken.

Under the moonlight, tears filled the face of the girl. She actually started crying without realizing it.

Finally, the music stopped, but the artistic conception still remained for a long while. Ye Futian still seemed to be immersed in the reverberation. After a while, he said, “You are so young. What do you know about grief? Why are you playing such a sorrowful piece?”

“Why would I not understand it? Do you?” The girl widened her eyes at Ye Futian.

“Of course,” Ye Futian replied.

“Have you ever experienced separating from the person closest to you?” the girl asked.

“Yup,” Ye Futian replied emotionlessly. He had experienced partings several times.

“From what I heard just now, both of your parents should still be alive right?” Ye Futian asked in doubt.

“Yes,” the girl said slowly. “Once, there was a hero. He was friendly and kind. At home, he always had a smile on his face. Outside, he was very famous and everyone knew him. He was the most popular person in the Eastern Region of the Barren State. When I was young, he always liked to hug me and tell me that I do not need to work hard and can do whatever I like, as long as I am happy every day. With him present, I can live a glory life and nobody would bully me.”

Ye Futian stared at the girl. Just like what he had expected, the girl had a rich background.

“Later, he died.” The girl sounded very low-spirited. After she said this, she started crying again.