Martial God Vol 2 ch31-40

Chapter 31.1 The Treasured Colt

12 Mar 2017

A snow-white kitty, which had its whole body covered in long fur, was looking at
the few individuals in the main hall with its glass ball-like big eyes, appearing
somewhat timid.

The few individuals in the main hall had long since noticed this small kitten hidden
in the corner but hadn’t paid any attention to it. Although their faces seemed quite
tranquil, the anxiety in their eyes couldn’t be masked.

Suddenly, a sound of footsteps came from outside. Following which, six

individuals entered together.

Seeing one of the entered individuals, that kitty immediately rushed forth and
directly leapt into He Yitian’s bossom.

He Yiming looked at his eldest brother with his eyes wide opened, wondering
when he’d begun to foster pets.

He Yitian rather embarrassedly smiled and softly said, “This is your sister-in-law’s
precious.”

He Yiming immediately understood that it had actually come from the Cheng
family.

The eldest sister-in-law’s status in the family was indeed extraordinary. This was
not merely because He Yitian was the eldest grandson of the eldest son. More
importantly, the dowry sent by her parent’s home, which would be the Cheng
family, was so ample that even the few old men in the family couldn’t help but see
her in a favourable light.

As such, not to mention, fostering a kitten for amusement, even if she were to
foster a tiger, the clan members would turn a blind eye to it.

There were three individuals in the hall. Apart from the manor’s old servant that
was in-charge of handling the affairs in the manor, there were two individuals that
appeared to be carrying the wind and dust of the road with them. One was a forty
or fifty year old man while the other was rather young, about twenty-five years old,
similar to He Yitian.
As soon as He Wude entered the main hall, that middle-aged man immediately
stood up, hurriedly walked up to He Wude, knelt, and suddenly kowtowed heavily,
“Nephew pays his sincere respects to elder uncle He.”

He Wude first stared blankly- evidently not expecting such a response from the
counterpart- before quickly reacting. He reached out with his hand and supported
the latter, pulling him up, and said, “Nephew Yuan is a guest from afar, no need to
be this courteous.”

Yuan Earnest intended to heavily tap his head on the ground a few times.
However, being supported by He Wude’s arm, he could no longer do so.

However, inwardly, he was quite pleased. This old man was indeed as his father
had said- a tenth layer expert. However, he wasn’t too hopeful that his heavy
kowtow would be enough to accomplish his wish this time around.

Standing up, he made a gesture with his hand and said, “Liling, hurry up and meet
your grandfather and brothers.”

That youngster quickly stepped forward. Followed by a slight hesitation, he

heavily kowtowed like his father.

This time, He Wude didn’t stop him, and instead stiffly accepted this ceremonial
gesture. However, after accepting the gesture, he again reached out with his hand
while saying, “Yitian, Yiming, you two also come and meet your Yuan uncle.”

He Yiming inwardly cursed at his bad luck, but didn’t dare defy and could only
step forward with his eldest brother and kowtow.

Yuan Earnest’s complexion slightly changed. Without even daring to speak, he

immediately wished to reach out but was held in place by He Wude’s arm. Without
any better options, he could only stiffly accept the greeting. However, the smile on
his face seemed to have become rather forced.

After both the sides paid their respects, He Wude talked straight to the point,
“Earnest, I’ve already read your esteemed father’s letter. Our two families had
cooperated with each other for many years. Today, since you’re being bullied by
outsiders, this old man will not watch with folded arms either.”

Yuan Earnest’s gloomy appearance immediately disappeared without a trace, and

his eyes brightened in astonishment. He’d evidently had not expected for the Lord
Master He to agree this easily.

Actually, He Wude was rather lamenting inwardly. If it had happened before three
years, when He Yiming had yet to emerge and He Quanxin had still not consumed
the gold core and had advanced to the tenth layer, even if Yuan family’s reward
had been several times higher, he wouldn’t have easily taken action.

After all, the opponent was a tenth layer expert. While confronting such an
opponent, the slightest of slip-up might cost him his life.

However, merely within three years, there had been an enormous transformation.

Not only the tenth layer expert count in the family had attained three, there were
further seven gold core pills available for use. As such, since Yuan family had
promised ten thousand gold coins and ten percent profits, He Wude also had to
agree.

Yuan Earnest sucked in a deep breath. He suddenly recalled the words his father
had said to him before leaving- precisely because He family is so far away from
Yuan family, they are the ones most likely to lend a hand. Currently, it seemed like
his old man’s vision was quite profound.

Slight moisture flickered in his eyes as he said in a lowered voice, “Elder uncle He,
our Yuan family will never dare to forget your kindness.”

Their Yuan family had already issued countless letters pleading help. Although
Yuan family didn’t have a tenth layer expert, with their connections, they had
friendly relationships with several clans, all of which had at least one tenth layer
expert in command. However, not a single one among these had given them a
formal reply them back.

Therefore, when He Wude bluntly agreed, his state of mind could be well
imagined.

He Wude faintly smiled and said, “Nephew Yuan, no need to be formal. I see that
you’ve covered a long road and appear to be quite tired. It would be better to rest
here for the night. Tomorrow, I will have Quanxin, Yitian, and Yiming accompany
you to Gold Forest country.”

Yuan Earnest promptly said, “Uncle He, if it’s convenient, we can

immediately….” He suddenly paused before saying, “Uncle He, what did you say?
Have brother Quanxin and the two nephews come accompany me?”

He Wude unhurriedly nodded and said, “Correct, they should be enough.”

Yuan Earnest’s face immediately turned dark in a completely unconcealed manner.

His lips twitched several times before he eventually let out a sigh and said, “Uncle
He, this nephew has one request. I hope you’ll agree.”

“Speak.” He Wude calmly said.

Yuan Earnest pulled Yuan Liling beside him and said, “This is my humble son
who is the eldest among the direct third generation grand-descendants. I wish to
leave him in your care. If misfortune befalls our Yuan family, I hope you will
provide him shelter for the sake of old friendship and preserve our Yuan family’s
bloodline. Our Yuan family would be eternally grateful to you.”

He Quanxin and the rest looked at each other’s faces. His words were so
pessimistic that it seemed as if Yuan family was already at death’s door.

He Wude lightly snorted and said, “Nephew Earnest, if you leave Liling in our
care, we will naturally take care of him properly. However, how can your Yuan
family so easily run into misfortune.”

Yuan Earnest let out a long, helpless sigh and said, “Uncle He, Gold Forest’s Fan
family’s current clan leader is but a peak, tenth layer expert. If you don’t
personally act, I’m afraid nobody would be able to contend against him.”

Yuan Liling, who had been long since pursing his lips and had yet to speak,
suddenly stepped forward at this moment and said, “Father, this child will return
back with you and will not stay here.”

The sound of his words was not heavy nor it had any intense implications, yet it
carried an absolute determination that made everybody understand that these words
were his decision, which would not be reversed.

Yuan Earnest’s face turned red. He suppressed the fury that had erupted like a
volcano inside him and merely said in a cold manner, “Liling, you’re Yuan
family’s eldest grandson of the direct bloodline. You have your responsibilities. If
you can’t shoulder them, our Yuan family has no need for such an unfilial
descendant.”

Yuan Liling’s face twitched but eventually, he didn’t retort at all, rather suddenly
kneeled before He Wude and heavily kowtowed, knocking his head on the ground.

Merely after two times, a patch of red covered his forehead, making the lack of
Internal Energy involved in his gesture evident, and thereby, his sincerity as well.

He Wude promptly reached out with his hand and helped him up, “Good child,
since you’ve come to He family, how can we let you despair.”

The eyes of father and son immediately brightened with hope, ‘Could it be…the
old man is really going to act in person?’
He Wude pointed towards He Quanxin and said, “This is my eldest son Quanxin.
You probably haven’t seen him before. Since he is going, you might not be unable
to contend against the Fan family leader.”

Father and son blankly stared before their eyes increasingly brightened. Yuan
Earnest tremblingly said, “Brother He, you….you’ve already attained the tenth
layer?”

Chapter 31.2
12 Mar 2017

He Quanxin candidly smiled and said, “Merely luck, brother Yuan.”

This time, the father and son were truly overjoyed. At the same time, their revere
for the He family’s strength climbed to new heights.

A clan with a tenth layer expert was already an almost unprovoked existence. As
such, with two tenth layer experts, He family’s name would certainly spread far
and wide. Even those clans possessing millenniums of legacies wouldn’t dare
easily provoke them.

In terms of scale, Tai Cang county’s He family lacked behind Yuan family.
However, in terms of battle strength, there was no comparison between the two
sides.

He then glanced at He Yitian and He Yiming behind He Quanxin’s body, ‘These

two from the young generation are probably going to gain some experience.’

As vast as his experience was, he couldn’t imagine that He Yiming was even more
powerful than He Quanxin.

After two hours, eight horses suddenly rushed out of He manor.

Among these eight horses, apart from He Yiming’s Red Silk, the rest were also the
manor’s best horses. Although comparing them with Red Silk would be simply
unjust, during long journeys, they were far better than relying on manpower.

After two hours, Yuan Earnest had eaten, washed off, and taken a short nap.
Although he was an eighth layer expert, after rushing through such a distance, he
still felt extremely tired. If his heart hadn’t been brimming with anxiety, he
certainly would have rested for a few days.
On the other hand, He Quanxin and the rest quickly bid farewell to their families.
Although Cheng Yanli and Lin Wenyu were a little upset at their departure on the
eve of new year, they didn’t try to stop them.

He Quanxin was basically the family’s head. Once he made a decision, apart from
He Wude, nobody could try to correct it.

Thereupon, in merely two hours, they had left the He manor and stepped on the
road, heading to Gold Forest country.

Two days later, on a desolate official road, eight horses sped past.

Ahead was a stream. In the cold winter, this stream only had a small layer of ice
forming on it. Even the muffled sounds of the water running under could be
vaguely heard.

One of the riders faintly pulled the reins, and all the horses immediately stopped
one after another.

He Quanxin glanced around and said, “Brother Yuan, we’ve already sped for half a
day. How about we take a rest for a few moments?”

Yuan Earnest’s face already looked extremely tired. Although his heart was still
burning with anxiety, he said without the slightest hesitation, “It sounds
reasonable.”

The reason four people had brought along eight horses with them was to enable
them to take turns. However, even under such arrangements, the horses were
unable to endure such a frantic journey.

By the side of the stream, they broke the layer of ice and washed off, immediately
regaining some spirit.

Yuan Earnest’s vision fell on Red Silk beside He Yiming before he sighed,
“Nephew He Yiming, where did you buy this horse from? It is truly a treasured
colt.”

Among all the eight horses, the burden Red Silk carried was far above the weight
carried by the other horses. That three hundred and sixty jin heavy chopper, apart
from Red Silk, none of the other horses could endure its weight.

Moreover, He Yiming had been riding on it since the beginning, not switching
even once.

However, even under such circumstances, it still seemed in the best condition
among all the eight horses. Furthermore, from its appearance, it even seemed eager
for more, as if it still hadn’t enjoyed the two days of hastened journey to its heart’s
content.

As long you are human, you can’t help but envy such a good horse.

He Yiming faintly smiled and lovingly stroked Red Silk’s body a few times,
“Uncle Yuan, it was gifted to me by someone.”

“Gifted?” Yuan Earnest’s insides went cold. This colt was simply priceless. He
couldn’t imagine who could possibly gift such a treasured horse to He Yiming.

Actually, He Quanxin was quite envious of this horse as well. However, he knew a
bit about He Yiming’s experiences. Therefore, he’d no doubts regarding this
matter.

Suddenly, a sound of galloping horses sounded from afar. A group of people was
rushing along the official road.

It was a group of more than thirty riders. Their leader suddenly pulled the reins and
stopped. After a few moments, they headed in the direction of the stream.

At a distance of a few tens of meters from them, these men also broke the ice.
Furthermore, some among them bluntly pushed their heads into the stream’s water,
seeming as if they didn’t care about the ice-cold water at all.

Not too long after, these thirty plus men began to unbridledly laugh and shout,
making He Yiming and others frown.

“Horse bandits!” Yuan Earnest suddenly said.

He Yiming faintly started before asking, “Uncle Yuan, how did you find out?”

Yuan Earnest randomly pointed around, “This place, the border of the Heaven
Sieve and Gold Forest, has always been the paradise of horse bandits. If you look
at their movements and outfit, you can tell.”

He Yiming looked at their clothes. Sure enough, on their heads or necks, a red
turban was fastened.

His mind slightly stirred, “Red Cloth Bandits?”

Yuan Earnest astoundedly asked, “Nephew He actually knows about Red Cloth
Bandits?”

He Yiming faintly nodded. He’d once fought against these men. How could he not
know?
“Aren’t Red Cloth Bandits in Atai county? Why have they come here?” He
Quanxin asked with creased brows.

Yuan Earnest involuntarily laughed and said, “Brother He, they are but horse
bandits. As long as it’s a lawless region, why will they not come?”

He Quanxin’s face turned slightly red. Although his strength was quite high, in
terms of experience, he was indeed a notch below the former.

“We should leave.” Yuan Earnest stood and softly said, “We’re not afraid of
trouble, but there’s no need to invite it.”

He Yiming hesitated a bit before asking, “Since they are horse bandits, why
haven’t they come to rob us?”

Yuan Earnest conceitedly smiled and said, “These horse bandits certainly have
some discerning eyes among their group. Even if they wish to loot, they ought to
see their targets first.”

He Yiming looked at himself, then the other three and immediately understood
somewhat.

The four of them had brazenly placed their weapons on the horses. Furthermore,
his eldest uncle, Yuan Earnest, and even He Yitian were all seventh layer experts at
the very least.

Their every movement, even expression in their eyes exuded a calm, stable feeling.

Furthermore, upon seeing a group of thirty riders, every one of whom was a
vicious-looking huge man, they had remained completely unfazed and hadn’t
shown the slightest bit of panic.

If it had been He Yiming, he wouldn’t have easily acted against such an

unfathomable group either.

The four individuals sorted out their things a bit, then pulled their horses towards
the mainland. As far as those thirty men were concerned, they didn’t even spare a
superficial glance for them.

Upon arriving on the main road, He Yiming suddenly leapt on Red Silk’s back.

As if it understood that they were about to hit the road, Red Silk suddenly raised its
neck and loudly neighed.

A few tens of meters apart, there were two individuals among those thirty plus
men, who had been silently paying attention to their movements.
Precisely as Yuan Earnest had said, since they couldn’t see through their
opponent’s depth, they hadn’t dared to act.

However, as soon as Red Silk’s neigh echoed. The majority of the heads turned.
These were the people who dealt with horses throughout the year. As soon as they
heard the neigh, they knew that they had come across a fine horse.

When Red Silk was standing in the midst of the other eight horses, it didn’t seem
anything special. However, as soon as it neighed, it attracted everybody’s attention.

“Stop….”

A fierce voice echoed from within the group. Following which, a tall and sturdy
man with his whole face covered in beard walked out. His gaze was fixed on Red
Silk, and greed overflowed out of his eyes.

“Sir, what do you intend to do?”

Yuan Earnest’s complexion strictened as his heart burned with fury. To hasten the
journey, he’d tried to avoid all unnecessary troubles. However, these people were
too lacking in understanding, really wishing their own destruction.

However, his vision shifted and also fell on Red Silk’s body before he inwardly
sighed. If he’d not known He Yiming’s identity, he would have most probably also
tried every means to take this fine horse for himself.

Chapter 32.1 - The Choice

That big man gloomily looked at Yuan Earnest. Since he’d been the first to speak
among their group, he naturally attracted everybody’s attention.

However, his reaction was contrary to what they had expected. While confronting
thirty plus Red Cloth horse bandits, he’d not shown the slightest bit of panic. On
the contrary, the corner of his eyes contained a trace of disdain.

That Red Cloth bandit had also seen the ways of the world. He naturally didn’t
make any error in discerning it. His brows twisted as the group of people before
him turned even more unfathomable.

“Boss Liao, why exchange meaningless words with them. These horses are quite
good. Let’s keep them all. Leader will certainly have a reward for us.”

One of the bandits walked out with glowing eyes. His vision had also been on Red
Silk since the beginning. However, his intentions were even more sinister. He
actually wanted to take all the horses. As for how to deal with the people after
taking the horses, he didn’t care to even mention it.

Boss Liao’s eyes eventually glowed with a cruel glint. Inwardly, he was telling
himself how could one so easily run into experts in this world? With his eighth
layer cultivation along with his thirty plus brothers who had fourth and fifth layer
cultivations, they could easily rampage on this road.

Indeed, why would true experts travel by switching their horses. Moreover, how
rare are experts? They are not cabbages sold in the markets.

Once he made his decision, his pitch immediately increased, “You people, leave
the horses and your possessions behind. Then, you may leave.”

Yuan Earnest inwardly sighed and calmly spoke as before, “You wish to rob us,
right?”

Boss Liao chuckled and said, “We’re not robbing, rather taking from the rich to
help the poor. You have so many horses and so much stuff on the horses. You are
obviously those selfish, rich sharks. Leave all your stuff behind, and Lord Liao will
leave your life.”

He Yiming couldn’t help but let out a chuckle. This was his first time exchanging
words with horse bandits. He hadn’t expected that they would actually refer this as
taking from the rich to help the poor instead of robbery. Only after taking from the
rich, the wealth would probably not arrive in the hands of the poor.

Yuan Earnest was about to speak when He Yitian suddenly said in a bright voice,
“Uncle Yuan, if we hand over the horses and our stuff, do you think these people
will truly let us live?”

Upon hearing these words, Boss Liao immediately determined he’d been truly over
imagining. These people actually only seemed profound on the outside. His face
had already started to darken, deciding that he would kill all four of them.

Yuan Earnest hesitated a bit before saying, “Horse bandits love to slaughter for
fun. Furthermore, Red Cloth Bandits’ reputation is so widespread that you can
even hear about them occasionally in our Gold Forest country. Their conduct is
vicious and merciless. Even if we hand over all our possessions, they will not leave
us alive.”

He Yitian displayed a flash of understanding on his face before he turned his head
and said, “Boss Liao, are my uncle’s words correct?”
Boss Liao heartily laughed and said, “So the young fellow has seen the world and
is somewhat experienced. Correct…” His face strictened, “Today, you will leave
behind your possessions and horses, and also your lives.”

While He Yitian and the Boss Liao were conversing, the thirty plus bandits had
already scattered, blocking all the escape routes on the road.

To them, these four were already like a turtle in a jar who had no chance to escape.

He Yitian faintly shook his head. Seeming as if he was thinking to himself, he said,
“Since handing over our stuff to you is the same as not handing it over, why should
we listen to you? Isn’t that so, sixth?”

He Yiming faintly started, then smiled, “It’s precisely as eldest brother said.”

Looking at the gradually converging bandits, He Yitian suddenly said, “But they
have a huge advantage in numbers, sixth. We better give a bit of our stuff,” He
pointed towards the sack on He Yiming’s horse and said, “This thing’s worth is
quite substantial, perhaps it can buy our life.”

Although his voice was not loud, following it, the vision of the few horse bandits
ahead immediately followed his hand and arrived on the sack on the He Yiming’s
horse.

The sack contained He Yiming’s chopper. It was more than a meter long thanks to
the three sections inside. Therefore, from the outside, it was hard to determine what
was contained inside.

Boss Liao’s heart faintly trembled. The horse He Yiming was riding was a
treasured colt. If the latter staked his life and made a run forward, he might not be
able to chase him down. At the very least, he’d no certainty accomplishing this feat
without taking the risk of inflicting harm to the horse.

“Hey, you there. What is in your sack? Hurry up and take it out. If it is truly some
precious treasure, it might buy your life.” Boss Liao glared and fiercely said, “If
you make Lord Liao happy, you might be able to preserve everybody’s life.”

At this moment, He Yiming had already understood his eldest brother’s intentions.
He tacitly smiled and said, “All right, since you want to look, you can look.
However, if this thing is to truly buy our lives, it is more than enough to do so.”

After saying these words, he untied the sack from the horseback and casually
tossed it.

In his hands, the broadsword seemed completely weightless, seeming as light as a

feather.
The huge, one meter long package streaked about twenty meters across the sky and
dropped down from six or seven meters of height.

Under He Yiming’s ingenious skill, it didn’t give rise to any strong wind sound.
Whoever saw this scene would only believe that this package weighed five
kilograms at most.

The horse bandits didn’t feel anything. All of them had a trace of a sinister smile
on their faces.

However, He Quanxin and Yuan Earnest’s complexions immediately changed.

After going through the journey of these few days, even Yuan Earnest also knew
what this package contained.

The reputed weapon of Lord Master He, He Wude, from his younger days.

However, he’d always felt strange .Why had this weapon not been given to the
Lord Master’s eldest son He Quanxin, or the eldest son’s eldest grandson He
Yitian, but had instead been passed on to the sixth grandson, He Yiming?

However, now he had an answer.

‘This He Yiming….is absolutely not simple. Not only has his physical strength
attained an inconceivable degree, his Internal Energy is also far above mine.
Furthermore, his ingenuity of employing Internal Energy is even more beyond my
imagination.’

However, he didn’t know that even the tenth layer expert, He Quanxin, upon
witnessing this scene, was exceedingly astonished.

Using tenth layer Internal Energy, throwing such a heavy weapon to such an height
and distance was naturally possible. However, accomplishing this feat in such a
nonchalant manner, seeming completely effortless was not.

Boss Liao lifted his head. With his vision on the cloth bag, he casually stretched
his hand out and opened his huge palm, positioning it to catch the bag coming
down towards his head.

Suddenly, his expression transformed. Half a second after his palm made contact
with the bag, the arrogant and sinister look in his eyes was completely replaced by
an inconceivable fear emerging from deep within him.

He lifted his other hand, as if wishing to raise it above his head. However, the
moment the bag had made contact with his palm, it suddenly accelerated.

“Dong….”
A brittle noise sounded as the sack resolutely smashed his head.

Boss Liao collapsed without a sound. His body incessantly twitched on the ground
as if he’d been suddenly attacked by a seizure.

The bandits tongue-tied watched this scene without a clue what had happened.

However, when their vision focused on Boss Liao’s body, all of them without
exception sucked in a breath of cold air.

The front section of Boss Liao’s skull had been flattened downwards as if it had
been struck by a huge hammer.

The miscellaneous red and white brain was vaguely visible. After a few moments
of twitching, his body completely stopped moving.

Chapter 32.2
21 Mar 2017

As if the time started at this instant, all the bandits simultaneously felt an intense
trepidation.

They were not fools, and upon witnessing this scene, even a fool could tell that the
group they had encountered was anything but ordinary.

Actually, Boss Liao was an eighth layer expert. Although comparing him with He
Yiming and the rest would be unjust, at the very least, he shouldn’t have been
crushed to death by a three hundred and sixty jin heavy chopper.

However, he’d underestimated the sack too much. Upon seeing He Yiming
effortlessly tossing it several meters high and twenty meters far, it was simply
impossible for him to think that this thing’s weight was so frighteningly high.

Moreover, while throwing, He Yiming had ingeniously used Jin Dao to aim at his
head specifically. (Tl: Jin-> Energy here)

Only under the combination of all these conditions had Boss Liao, an eighth layer
expert, died in such a mysterious way, not understanding his death till the last
moment.

He Quanxin sighed and said, “Yitian, Yiming, since you’ve acted, there is no need
to hold back. The way they wished to deal with us, we should return the favor
alike.”
The two brothers simultaneously sounded their agreement. Their bodies suddenly
jumped from the horses, charging in the middle of the bandits like two huge birds.

Yuan Earnest’s body also moved to join the battle but was pulled back by He
Quanxin, “Brother Yuan, leave it to them.”

Faintly smiling, Yuan Earnest immediately loosened up. He would have done the
same for Yuan Liling. The battle power of these horse bandits was not high. They
were undoubtedly the optimal target for the young generation’s training.

However, as he watched He Yiming, he suddenly asked, “Brother He, how many

layers has nephew Yiming’s Internal Energy reached?”

He Quanxin gave a candid smile and said, “His talent is not bad. So it’s a bit high.”

Somewhat realizing, Yuan Earnest nodded. However, for some reason, he was
certain that this ‘a bit high’ was definitely a bit too high.

He Yitian was, after all, twenty-four years old. Under the meticulous training under
the family elders, he’d already experienced a few true combats. Especially when he
was twenty, he joined the Feudal Organization’s operation for surrounding and
killing horse bandits and fought a true battle involving real swords and real spears.

As such, his execution was quite fierce. It didn’t resemble that of an ordinary
youngster at all.

The sword in his hand was dancing, issuing whistling sounds. Although the
strongest aspect of earth type techniques was defense, when the difference between
the strength of the opposing sides was too high, the killing speed of earth type
techniques was not lacking either.

The sword in his hand fluttered and danced as if it had gained life. Each and every
individual that exchanged blows with him would either have his weapon
effortlessly knocked away in two or three moves, or found a hole had opened in his
body. Furthermore, He Yitian’s moves showed no mercy. In a flash, he’d already
killed seven or eight people.

He Yiming’s movements were absolutely not exaggerated as He Yitian’s. He was

moving through the crowd of bandits as if strolling in a garden, casually tossing
everybody in his way as he moved.

This toss was not to be underestimated. It made the bandits’ entire body go numb,
rendering them incapable to exert any strength. Furthermore, the bodies made a
beautiful arc in the air, falling twenty meters away in the end.
At this point, the horse bandits somewhat understood the reason why a cloth bag
which seemed weightless yet had crushed a person to death.

Horse bandits sought advantage in numbers, but regardless of whether they tried to
swing their swords or turn around and flee, they simply couldn’t escape from He
Yiming.

He Yiming was casually tossing bandits around. Apart from this, it seemed he
wasn’t using any other method. However, this method which seemed extremely
simple displayed his frightening might.

After a few moments, the twenty bandits that had been blocking their front had all
tasted the air-trip and were groaning in one of the road’s corner.

By merely imparting a bit of True Qi, He Yiming had plunged their Internal
Energy into chaos. Currently, they couldn’t employ Internal Energy at all, nor
could they even perform any heavy movement.

This was the disparity between True Qi and Internal Energy.

After another few moments, the few remaining bandits behind them also no longer
dared to tangle with He Yitian. They turned around and fled, only hoping that
nobody would chase them.

He Yitian hissed, and his figure chased after them on the road at a lightning fast
speed. For the most part, all of the escaping bandits died under his sword. Only one
bandit, who was extremely agile, went to the stream and immediately jumped
inside, disregarding everything.

Although the stream’s water was quite cold, before one’s life, bathing a bit in cold
water didn’t amount to anything.

He Quanxin coldly snorted. He was quite displeased regarding one of the bandits
escaping but he didn’t act. Him acting to deal with these third to fifth layer bandits
would indeed be the same as losing face.

“What to do with these people?” He Yiming pointed at the pile of twenty people.

He Quanxin faintly shook his head and said, “He Yiming, how had these people
wished to deal with us before?”

“They wanted to take our horses and possessions.”

“After that?” He Quanxin continued to ask patiently.

He Yiming opened his mouth but didn’t speak.

He Quanxin sighed, “Yiming, you understand why Yitian inquired their intentions
before, right?” He paused, then coldly said, “These people, after robbing, would
have killed us immediately.”

He Yiming’s vision fell on the corpse of Boss Liao. These words were said by this
man himself. That was the reason He Yiming had targeted him and killed him.

However, as he shifted his vision to the other bandits who were howling in grief,
he hesitated.

At the side, Yuan Earnest preserved silence. This was He Quanxin instructing his
family’s young generation. This was definitely not a good time to interrupt him.

Looking at He Yiming’s hesitating expression, He Quanxin shook his head and

said, “Yiming, these people have been captured by you. As such, how to deal with
them will also be decided by you.”

After saying these words, he softly patted his horse while saying, “We’ll await you
in the small town ahead. Your horse is quick, you can easily catch up.”

Yuan Earnest urged his horse and left following after He Quanxin. He Yitian
cleaned his sword, then patted He Yiming on shoulder, “Yiming, regardless of
what you decide, I will have your back.”

After saying these words, he also mounted his horse and left, following the road.

Suddenly, He Yiming was left alone. Of course, there were also dead bodies
scattered around, horse bandits who were issuing mournful cries, and also more
than thirty horses that had lost their masters.

Horses in such a huge number were indeed a good fortune. However, this moment,
everybody was too tense to notice. How could anybody pay attention to such a
trivial matter? As such, the horses could only be left ignored.

After thinking for a few moments, he arrived beside Boss Liao and retrieved the
sack.

The red and white colored brain on the sack seemed quite disgusting. He Yiming
untied the outermost layer and threw it away. Fortunately, the leather inside had
not been infected. With a few light pats, it was already clean.

Red Silk affectionately arrived beside He Yiiming, stuck its big head out, and
rubbed it against his body.
When this horse had begun to be together with him, it was somewhat wild and
untamable. However, when He Yiming would clamp down on it with a bit of force,
it would turn completely well-behaved.

However, currently, even in He manor, nobody except He Yiming could hope to

ride it.

His vision shifted to the bandits howling in grief. This moment, they were already
scared witless. Each and every one them opened their mouths and pled mercy.

They were fully aware that this was the sole opportunity of saving their lives. As
such, nobody spared any effort in their pleas.

The expression on He Yiming’s face fluctuated indefinitely. Although the road was
quite desolate, there were still some people passing through occasionally.
However, as soon as these people would see the situation on this section of road,
they would immediately steer their horses and leave as quickly as possible.
Nobody dared to pause here.

Ultimately, He Yiming let out a sigh.

Turning around, he mounted Red Silk and patted two times. The horse
immediately turned into a red streak and disappeared into the distance.

Not long after, he caught up to his eldest uncle and the rest.

Evidently, He Quanxin and the rest had deliberately slowed down, allowing him to
catch up in such a short time.

They didn’t ask how He Yiming had dealt with the bandits at all. Perhaps, He
Quanxin was not concerned with the result at all and merely wished to provide a
course of contemplation for him.

After the group merged, their speed immediately increased. As if the brief
encounter with the horse bandits didn’t take place, they steered their horses
towards the Gold Forest country.

Chapter 33.1 - Fallout Between Brothers

21 Mar 2017

Although Yuan family was not a big, influential family possessing a legacy of
millenniums, it was still a family with centuries of history.

But this family had never seen the likes of an unusually strong expert. Moreover,
the main clan was located near the suburban Zheng Tong county. Therefore,
merely going by the influence of positioning alone, they were even inferior to Tai
Cang county’s He family.

However, precisely because Yuan family was situated at such a geographical

location, and they had always been low key on top of that, they possessed such
connections. Unfortunately, these connections couldn’t assist them in resisting a
powerful adversary.

In the outskirts of Zheng Tong’s county town, outside a huge manor, several
galloping horses sounded.

After a few moments, eight fine horses arrived outside the manor’s entrance.
Among these eight horses, one was particularly majestic.

This horse’s entire body was red without a single odd fur. Its color was the same as
that of a plum. Upon witnessing this horse, nobody could resist uttering a word or
two in praise.

The entrance opened soon after. An old servant walked out from inside and
respectfully said, “Lord, you’re finally back.”

Yuan Earnest’s complexion somewhat changed. His figure moved, placing two
legs on the ground immediately, and said in a lowered voice, “Something
happened in the manor?”

That old servants shook his head. His vision shifted to the He Quanxin behind
Yuan Earnest. As for He Yitian and He Yiming, he’d already subconsciously
neglected them.

Yuan Earnest continued in a low voice, “Be assured. This is He family’s Lord He
Quanxin from Tai Cang county. With him here, even Fan Shui is nothing to worry
about.”

These words were said resolutely and without a bit of hesitation. The weight of
these words carried a power that could stir one’s heart and soul.

Ever since Fan family had decided to deal with Yuan family, Yuan Earnest had
been suppressed. As such, he’d used this opportunity to vent and let everybody
know that the current Yuan family possessed the means to contend against the Fan
family.

As expected, that old man’s face immediately lit up as he looked at He Quanxin

with a gaze filled with reverence.
It was well-known that the current clan leader of Fan family, Fan Shui, was a tenth
layer expert. Since this Lord of He family had the qualifications to contend against
him, he must be an expert of the same rank as well.

Before such an expert, the old servant was naturally quite moved inwardly.

The news of Yuan Earnest returning home quickly spread throughout the manor.
However, the even more important news was that he’d brought back a tenth layer
expert with him, which undoubtedly boosted everyone’s confidence in the manor.

When Yuan Earnest arrived in the main hall with He Quanxin, some people were
already awaiting him.

A stout man stood on the stairs of the hall with a gratified smile on his face. As
soon as he saw He Quanxin and the rest, he immediately stepped forward to
welcome them.

“Haha, fifty years ago, this old man, together with elder brother He, left home and
roamed for a full ten years in Heaven Sieve country to seek success. Afterwards,
elder brother He stayed in the Heaven Sieve country. I, however, returned back to
the clan. It’s hard to imagine that it has already been more than forty years.” The
old man heartily laughed, then said, “We haven’t seen each other for so many
years, is elder brother He doing fine?”

He Yiming and the others immediately understood that this individual was
certainly He Wude’s old friend and also the current head of Yuan family, the old
man Yuan Zeyu.

He Quanxin immediately stepped forward and kowtowed, “Uncle Yuan, my father

is completely fine except for his longing to see you.”

Yuan Zeyu promptly helped him up and said, “Our two families have been lifelong
friends, you mustn’t be so courteous.”

Behind He Quanxin, He Yiming inwardly muttered, ‘Several decades ago, perhaps

you and grandfather were friends. However, after not seeing each other for so long,
if the two families’ relationship hasn’t been preserved through business, and if
eldest uncle didn’t have any use for you, you probably wouldn’t have been so
courteous either.’

Of course he only dared to say these words in his mind. He wouldn’t dare say these
words out loud in any case.

The two individuals chatted for a few moments outside the main hall before
entering the hall on a polite reminder from Yuan Earnest.
The servants served tea. Yuan Zeyu’s vision fell on He Yiming and Yitian before
he faintly smiled and said, “After not seeing each other for so long, elder brother
He has already spread his reach so far out. Even the third generation has matured to
this state.” He let out a long sigh and said, “Liling, even after bitter cultivation for
twenty years, is currently only at sixth layer’s peak. However, nephew Yitian has
already attained the seventh layer. You’re indeed one of the heaven’s proud
children.”

He Yitian stood up and deeply bowed towards the old man, “Grandfather Yuan,
you praise me too much.”

Yuan Zeyu chuckled. But as his vision shifted onto He Yiming, he somewhat
hesitatingly asked, “Earnest, whom of the He family’s children is this?”

Yuan Earnest immediately said, “Father, this is brother Quanyi’s second son, He
Yiming.”

(Tl: I am not sure if this was a mistake from author or intentional.)

Yuan Zeyu faintly nodded. Thinking that this was an ordinary disciple who had
come to gain some experience, he didn’t pay any attention to him after a simple
greeting.

He Yiming’s fame in Tai Cang county had already reached the peak. Not only was
he considered the number one expert among the young generation of the three
influential families, many further believed that he could even be counted as
number one amongst the seniors who had long since established their name in the
county.

After all, during the Cheng family’s wedding duel, He Yiming had pulled out a
draw against Lin Taoli, who had previously defeated Xu Right.

However, Tai Cang county was after all quite a minor county seat. The reputation
of a figure from here usually experienced a huge loss as it travelled to the regions
outside. Those big clans didn’t put such experts in their eyes at all. Moreover, the
event of Lin Taoli suffering a loss had also not been proclaimed unbridledly.
Therefore, He Yiming’s reputation had not been spread out even to the Jadeting
region, much less to speak of Gold Forest country.

Yuan Earnest’s expression faintly flickered. Although he was not too clear on He
Yiming’s reputation, he’d personally witnessed the latter’s strength during this
time’s journey. Be it casually throwing the chopper, or simply tossing the bandits
afterwards, all of it implied a strength that he could only long for.
Although He Yitian was a seventh layer expert, as long as one was not blind, it was
evident that the difference between him and He Yitian was not a small one.

Lightly coughing, Yuan Earnest said with a rather embarrassed expression,

“Father, nephew He Yiming is the number one expert of the He family’s young
generation.”

Yuan Zeyu then astoundedly turned his head and seriously measured He Yiming.

After a few moments, Yuan Zeyu’s complexion slightly transformed. In his eyes,
He Yiming resembled an unfathomable well, the depth of which was beyond his
measure.

Yuan Earnest added further oil by saying, “The chopper that uncle He wielded
back in the day had been passed onto nephew Yiming as well.”

Yuan Zeyu’s eyes immediately brightened. As soon as he recalled that three

hundred and sixty jin heavy chopper, he suddenly felt a chill deep within him,
‘Such a heavy weapon…. don’t tell me…. there is still someone else who can
smoothly use this weapon apart from a guy like He Wude who possessed innate
divine strength?”

However, looking at He Yiming’s appearance, he didn’t strike him as a strong and

bulky man in any possible way.

However, since Yuan Earnest had spoken as such, and He Quanxin and He Yitian
had further preserved their calm expressions, these words must be true.

He sucked in a deep breath, “Good, heroes indeed start to emerge from a young
age. This old man didn’t expect to make such an error in judgement.”

He Quanxin lightly laughed and said, “Since we’ve arrived, can you lay out the
current circumstances?”

Yaun Zeyu’s smile somewhat stiffened. He bitterly smiled and said, “This affair is
a long and complicated one and is also my Yuan family’s bad luck and failure.”

He Quanxin and the other two were inwardly astonished. They indistinctly felt that
this affair was not as simple as they had imagined.

Yuan Zeyu heavily flicked his sleeves and suddenly spoke in a loud voice,
“Prepare a feast, I wish to hold a welcoming dinner for our guests.”

Chapter 33.2
22 Mar 2017
On that evening, a big banquet was held in the Yuan family. Not only had all the
core members of the young generation scattered in various regions been called
back, even some of the personnels engaged in important tasks had been called back
to the manor.

The old man was clearly borrowing He Quanxin and the others to suppress his
clansmen, who had begun to stir.

He Quanxin and the others knew this old man’s objective, but it also happened to
conform to their objective in coming here. Therefore, currently, even He Yiming,
who would wish rather to not be the center attraction, could only sit among the
principal seats like a statue with a smile forced out on his face, like his eldest
uncle.

On the other hand, He Yitian was quite suited for this occasion. His conduct was
commendable, winning a favourable impression from thers.

At the principal seats, Yuan Zeyu gravely introduced He Quanxin. When

everybody heard that this fifty something man was actually a peak, tenth layer
expert, every one revealed a pleasantly surprised smile.

All this time, they had been suppressed by the Fan family. It was as if a big rock
had just been lifted from above them.

To them, a tenth layer expert was like a mountain that was too high to be
transcended and had been weighing down on them with an unimaginable pressure.

However, not all the clansmen showed pleasant expressions. On the subsequent
seats, the few clan seniors showed queer expressions, some of which even carried a
trace of loss and panic.

Yuan Zeyu swept his gaze through them and brightly said, “Elder brother, I will
trouble you to make a trip to the town and pass on the message to Mr. Fan Shui.
I’ve decided, the clan’s shops in the county town, as well as the surrounding
farmlands, are but the clan’s properties. Regardless of how much money he offers,
we will not sell.”

At the subsequent seats, an old man stood up from his seat. His age was
comparable to that of Yuan Zeyu and face had some vague similarities as well. But
his face had a pair of triangular eyes which had a viper-like gaze that could make
one shiver inwardly.

“Second, Mr. Fan has made the offer with good intentions as well. The farmland
around our manor is already enough, and the business of the shops in the town is
not good either. Why not cash it out while there’s an opportunity?”
Yuan Zeyu coldly snorted and said, “Elder brother, what’s the reason that the
shops are having a loss? Don’t tell me you truly don’t know.” He paused, then
spoke again, “These shops have been passed on with the long-established brand of
our first generation seniors. Whatever happens, it will not be ruined in my hands.”

A youngster suddenly stood among the subsequent seats. This youngster’s age was
about twenty. His whole body was hidden behind a long moleskin cloak, and he
was wearing a rabbit-furred gloves. As soon as he stood up, the atmosphere
immediately tensed.

He took one step forward and said, “Second grandfather, although the family’s
shops have long-earned brands, since the business is not good, there’s no harm in
selling them for the time being. When there is money in the future, they can be
bought back.”

Yuan Zeyu glared at him once before eventually standing back.

Under his glare, the people on the subsequent seats all lowered their heads. Even
the old man who had first spoken was no exception.

Yuan Zeyu suddenly let out a long sigh and said, “I wish to have word with the
branch family leaders. The rest can leave first.”

After a sudden commotion among the subsequent seats, apart from a few people on
the principal seats and subsequent seats, everybody had left.

He Quanxin and the other two were also about to leave but were firmly stopped by
Yuan Zeyu. He faintly shook his head, allowing them to realize that there must be
an inside story.

Yuan Zeyu waited for everybody to leave, then finally said, “Yuan Zewei, I know
you covet my position of family head with all your heart and soul. However, even
so, you shouldn’t have involved external help.”

That old man suddenly lifted his head. His triangular eyes shone with a cruel glint
as he coldly chuckled and said, “Second, you have even stopped to address me as
elder brother, could it be…you want a completely fall out with me?”

Yuan Zeyu heaved a sigh and said, “The shops that had been reputed for centuries
have actually incurred losses in your hands. On the contrary, the manor has to
provide for you from savings. For the sake of our dead father and mother, I’ve
always continued to endure you. However, currently, you’ve turned even more
severe. You actually delivered my Yuan family’s granddaughter to the doorsteps of
Fan family, and threatened me with their power. It has already come to this, don’t
tell me you still expect me to address you as elder brother?”
He Quanxin and the rest immediately understood. No wonder why with Yuan
familiy’s centuries of foundation, they were not able to seek assistance from a
single tenth layer expert here and had to request Lord Master He, travelling such a
distance.

Moreover, Fan family was merely a newly-emerged influential family. Despite

this, they showed such a huge appetite, aiming for a clan with centuries of legacy.

Defending against an internal thief was indeed hard. Since the counterpart had
managed to get hold of an insider, the other clans would naturally not act easily.

He Yitian faintly shook his head and suddenly said, “Elder Yuan, there is
something my humble self would like to consult you with.”

A sinister glint flickered in Yuan Zewei’s eyes. However, since he knew that He
Yitian was the son of He Quanxin, who was a peak tenth layer expert, he wouldn’t
dare be rude no matter what and could only cup his hands distantly, “Mr. He may
ask.”

He Yitian gulped down the entire wine glass on the table before him and said,
“Elder Yuan, if I haven’t understood wrong, you have an agreement with Fan
family. If you can transfer the shops under the name of Fan family, they would
return them back to you in the future, am I right?”

Yuan Zewei hesitated a bit but ultimately chose to preserve silence. However, his
appearance gave a tacit approval.

He Yitian let out a long sigh and said, “You’re an elderly person who has lived for
eighty years. Don’t tell me you truly believe in Fan family’s words? Perhaps Fan
family has left something in your safekeeping which has convinced you that they
will certainly keep their promise after getting the shops and farmlands?”

He Quanxin and He Yiming exchanged a glance; both sighing inwardly

incessantly.

They had wholeheartedly immersed themselves in cultivation. As such, they were

unavoidably somewhat lacking in other aspects.

He Yitian could figure out the crux of the issue with such clarity and had further
articulated it in such a manner, while they could only be his support.

Yuan Zewei’s face turned red and green at the same time. However, the youngster
behind him rushed out and said, “We naturally trust in brother-in-law’s words. You
don’t have to sow dissension.”
He Yitian chuckled, not retorting. However, he superficially glanced at that
youngster- implying an extreme contempt which even an idiot could discern.

That youngster immediately turned furious and took a big step forward, “He
Yitian…..Mr. He Yitian, your esteemed is said to be a tenth layer expert whom I
don’t dare. But…what about you? I wonder if you can offer some guidance?”

He Yitian’s eyes sharpened. An aura far exceeding that of the former erupted.

His figure arrived before the former like lightning like and waved his hand,
slapping him at lightning fast speed.

“Pa…”

Four slaps in quick succession turned that youngster into a sorry state. He opened
his mouth, spurting a streak of blood, which further contained a good number of
teeth.

Only at this moment, did that individual finally react. His eyes turned red, wishing
to stake his life against He Yitian. However, He Yitian had already returned to his
original position, not even sparing a glance for his reaction.

Yuan Zewei’s complexion slightly changed. He supported the youngster and said,
“A fine skill. Sure enough, a son of a lion can’t be a dog. We’ve experienced the
skill of He family’s big young master.”

That youngster wished to say something but was pulled back. Some people
immediately stepped forward and forcibly dragged him away to treat his injuries.

Yuan Zewei’s eyes shone with a cold glint as he slowly said, “Second, back in the
day, if you’d not managed to entice father with your glib tongue, how could he
have given you the position of clan leader. Hehe, you became the clan leader, but
what could I, the elder brother, be assigned as? The only reason you assigned me to
manage the shops was to avoid denouncement from the people for being too
ruthless.”

Yuan Zeyu faintly shook his head and said with a sigh, “Elder brother, the only
reason father passed on the position of clan leader to me was that you are too petty
minded. He feared that if the position of clan leader was passed on to you, you
would end up bringing down the entire clan.”

Yuan Zewei suddenly laughed loudly and said, “Second, no need to speak old
matters. Whatever the reason was, it no longer matters. Who will ultimately obtain
the authority in Yuan family…..will depend on our individual strength.”
After saying these words, he waved his hand. The people on the subsequent seats
arrived behind his body, escorting him out.

Yuan Zeyu’s complexion had turned extremely gloomy. He suddenly said in a loud
voice, “Yuan Zewei, even if you ultimately win, do you actually believe that Fan
Shui will leave Yuan family in your hands.”

Yuan Zewei’s footsteps paused; his voice extremely gloomy, as if his heart and
lungs had frozen.

“Yuan family was originally mine. If I can’t get it, other members of Yuan family
also shouldn’t imagine to do so…”

Chapter 34.1 Gold Thief

23 Mar 2017

Hen Tong county town was a bustling city. Although it wasn’t as big as Fire Crow
country’s Downwind city and it didn’t have a majestic city wall either, compared
to Tai Cang county’s county town, it was uncountable folds more prosperous.

Since the night of the banquet, after the Yuan brothers completely ripped each
other’s face apart, the relationship between their sides also dropped to the freezing
point.

Yuan Zeyu didn’t hesitate in the slightest before ordering the banishment of the
branch family from the Yuan family and regained the authority of the shops in the
city as well.

At first, he believed that under these circumstances, Fan family would immediately
act for Yuan Zewei. However, he hadn’t expected Fan family to not even budge for
five days straight despite Yuan Zewei’s side leaving the manor and their
whereabouts completely unknown.

This strange event instead made Yuan Zeyu overly suspicious.

However, He Yiming and Yitian, after staying in the Yuan Mansion for several
days couldn’t help but begin to feel a little bored. They made a request to make a
trip to the county town. Yuan Zeyu naturally had no objections regarding this
request. On the contrary, he even made one of core members of the young
generation accompany them. As for He Quanxin- this tenth layer, great expert
would obviously keep watch over the Yuan Mansion.

Accompanied by Yuan Residence’s Yuan Lixuan, He Yiming and He Yitian

arrived in the external region of the county town. The two brothers were not
country bumpkins in the true sense at all. Be it He Yiming or He Yitian, both had
experienced being away from Tai Cang county. At the very least, both had seen a
county town that was comparable to the one before them.

However, the hustle and bustle of the city was still somewhat out of their
expectations.

Especially in front of the few city gates, there were neatly arranged stalls. Along
the street, each and every one of these traders was shouting and enticing their
customers with smiles, trying to drum up the business.

However, at the same time, although these people were shouting, it was strictly
under regulations. Their positions were far enough to not influence the traders
inside the gate or the pedestrians walking past.

Not to mention Tai Cang county’s county town, even Downwind City didn’t have
such arrangements.

Hereby, it was evident that the city administration had gone through a lot of
trouble.

“Elder brother Yitian, this is the county town.” Yuan Lixuan respectfully said,
“There are indeed many interesting places and reputed tourist spots in the county
town. Wherever you two wish to go, you only need to speak once, this little brother
guarantees to take you there.”

These few days, He Yitian had stayed with the young generation of the Yuan
family. Being young, they were naturally combative.

Nobody dared to provoke the reportedly tenth layer expert He Quanxin, but as far
as his son was concerned, they were not too keen on letting him off.

However, despite being only twenty-four years old, He Yitian was a true expert
who had attained the seventh layer five years ago. On top of that, after receiving
stimulation by a freak like He Yiming three years ago, he’d further cultivated
bitterly and was far more superior than the past.

On the other hand, among all of Yuan family disciples that were under the age of
thirty, there wasn’t a single seventh layer expert. As such, there was only
consequence of challenging He Yitian.

When Yitian struck down the entire third generation of Yuan family, they
immediately accepted him wholeheartedly and their attitudes towards him further
turned respectful.
As for He Yiming, he didn’t act at all. He Yitian pulled everybody’s vision, and
the only individuals who knew a bit about He Yiming’s depth, Yuan Zeyu and his
son, kept their mouths sealed as if they were not aware.

After entering the city amidst the stream of people, He Yitian didn’t choose any
destination and let Yuan Lixuan decide on his own.

Under the lead of this individual who was reportedly born in the county town and
knew every street like the back of his hand, the two brothers spent an exceedingly
satisfying day.

He Yitian even bought some miscellaneous items, saying that it was for elders and
siblings.

Receiving his call, He Yiming inwardly cursed at himself. When he’d returned
home last time, he hadn’t thought about this point at all. He was indeed somewhat
ashamed towards his family.

However, he didn’t recall the five gold core pills he’d taken out in a single
instance.

The price of five gold cores would certainly be far above that of a few small
presents. Especially for influential families, it was simply a commodity that could
safeguard the development of the family.

After roaming for the majority of the day, the three individuals had many items in
their hands. However, the money they had actually spent was not much.

At the suggestion of Yuan Lixuan, they temporarily left their items in one of the
Yuan family’s stores and came out empty-handed once again.

As they had barely stepped in a wine shop, they heard a clamor coming from not
too far away from their positions.

Observing that the two were paying attention to that direction, Yuan Lixuan
immediately said, “Ahead is the place where life and death martial duels in the
county town takes place. Every night there would be people to issue duels, but they
may not necessarily be life and death ones.”

He Yitian faintly nodded and said, “Let’s go take a look.”

Yuan Lixuan naturally wouldn’t object. He headed in that direction, leading the
two brothers.
He Yiming faintly pulled his elder brother and asked, “Elder brother, why would
you wish to see such an arena? Don’t you know it’s impossible for true experts to
compete here?”

This was what he’d gained from experience. After attaining eighth layer, it would
be basically impossible for one to enter the arena and fight under watchful gazes.”

He Yitian turned his head and gently said, “Yiming, after coming to an unfamiliar
city, if you wish to understand its average martial strength, the best way is to see a
few life and death duels in the arena.”

He Yiming faintly started and said, “Is there any use for it?”

“Of course, it has.” He Yitian solemnly nodded.

After a few moments, the three individuals had arrived before the arena.

Currently, there were already two men in the arena, fighting unbridledly. Their
skill was exceptionally good and Internal Energy was also around sixth layer.

Seeing countless spectator’s cheering, He Yiming faintly recalled the feeling he’d
experienced in the arena of Tai Cang county.

Although the moves in the arena seemed quite flashy, in the eyes of the He
brothers, they were full of openings.

However, both the contenders in the arena were sixth layer experts, which implied
that the quality of the life and death duels here was far above that in Tai Cang
county.

After looking at a few more duels, He Yiming discovered that the only individuals
qualified to enter this arena were basically the experts of the fifth layer or above.
Even big influential families would offer them a good sponger position. However,
according to Yuan Lixuan, most of these people were too proud to become
spongers in big influential families.

After a while, He Yiming deeply sighed and said, “Eldest brother, you were
correct. You can indeed deduce a city’s average cultivation through the life and
death duels.”

He Yitian coarsely laughed then prepared to leave. Although Yuan Lixuan was
somewhat reluctant to part, once He Yitian made his position clear, he immediately
followed after him.

Chapter 34.2
24 Mar 2017

After having a casual meal, Yuan Lixuan took a few turns and led them to a
spacious street.

On this big street, there weren’t much people. The decorations of the shops at the
sides of the street were exceedingly plain and simple. However, there was a
baselessly profound atmosphere pervading the street.

“What is this place?” He Yitian astoundedly asked.

“This is the street of county town’s most reputed antique shops,” Yuan Lixuan
proudly said, “Every antique here is at least five hundred years old. The good stuff
in here is simply too vast to be countable. You can only slowly explore by
yourself. If your luck is not good, you can only return with empty hands. However,
if your luck is good, striking rich overnight is also not uncommon.”

He Yiming faintly nodded. He wasn’t too fond of such things. However, He Yitian
appeared to be somewhat interested.

With the introduction of Yuan Lixuan, they headed towards a store that reportedly
had some good commodities.

He Yiming gently tugged and said, “Brother Yuan, does your family have a shop
here?”

Yuan Lixuan’s face turned slightly red, “Unfortunately, our Yuan family doesn’t
deal in antiques.”

He Yitian took out a gold ingot that was more than ten taels heavy and said,
“Yiming, I’m going in to take a look. If you don’t want to come, you might as well
roam on your own. We’ll meet here again two hours later.”

He Yiming thought for a bit, then said, “All right.”

However, he didn’t accept the ingot from his elder brother’s hands, and instead
took out two himself with a flip of his hand.

Stuffing one into He Yitian hands, he gently laughed and left, heading towards the
depths of the street.

Watching his brother’s retreating figure, He Yitian couldn’t help but click his
tongue in wonder, wondering how could he have so much wealth despite being so
young.
However, he didn’t know that the current wealth He Yiming had displayed was
merely what he’d acquired from Hubin’s body. As for the gifts that the four big
influential families of Fire Crow country had given to him, the most of them had
been left in the Xie Residence. If He Yitian were to see those things, he would be
absolutely terrified.

He Yiming indeed didn’t have an ounce of interest in the antiques on this street. He
simply couldn’t comprehend why would people chase after these things which
could neither be eaten nor drunk. Even his father was quite obsessed over these
items.

Perhaps for the current He Yiming, only the road of martial dao was the true target
of his pursuit.

Especially after attaining the Xiantian realm, with every breath he took, he could
distinctly feel that he’d not attained the peak. It was akin to climbing a mountain
only to discover that this small mountain was nothing but an entrance to a big
mountain that penetrates the clouds.

This made him recall the mountain behind the He manor. That big mountain with
flourishing nature was enough to make the majority of people lose their way.
However, the reality was that it was merely a small entrance. Only after entering
inside this entrance would one be able to see the gigantic mountain range that
stretched across millions of li, running through the entire northwest region.

He Yiming’s footsteps were soundless and nimble. He headed towards the street’s
exit. However, as soon as his foot stepped out of the street, he suddenly turned
back and walked. But his movements remained graceful and nimble, not attracting
anyone’s attention.

A moment ago, he’d caught sight of an individual. If he hadn’t remembered wrong,

it was precisely Fan Vastmoon whom he’d encountered while returning from the
Fire Crow country. As soon as he saw him, he thought of the Fan family. However,
he wasn’t sure if the two were related.

Beside Fan Vastmoon were two attendants. The three individuals rushingly arrived
before a shop and entered without the slightest hesitation.

He Yiming immediately swept his vision around, silently circled around, and snuck
inside.

With his strength, if he wished to engage in such shady affairs, he wouldn’t be

discovered even under broad daylight.
The back of this shop was extended to a several ten meters big courtyard, which
further contained more than ten buildings.

With the help of True Qi, He Yiming immediately discovered that this place was
heavily guarded. There were actually ten cultivator guards, one among whom was
even an eight layer expert.

For such an expert to appear inside a shop indeed felt quite queer. His heart faintly
trembled, ‘Don’t tell me this place is concealing some secret?’

Not long after, Fan Vastmoon entered one of the buildings with a middle-aged
man. He Yiming immediately focused inside this building.

Although he couldn’t see the interaction of his true Qi with the mysterious external
energies with his eyes, in his perception, he could receive a substantial amount of
information regarding the movements and sounds made by the individuals inside.

“Second young master… how come it’s not big young master this time?” The
middle-aged man’s voice gently echoed. At the same time, a scene of the middle-
aged man cautiously asking this question appeared in He Yiming’s mind.
Furthermore, he could strangely even comprehend this middle-aged man’s state of
mind, seeming as if he didn’t trust Fan Vastmoon but had no way out.

Indistinctly, He Yiming somewhat understood. In this clan, this young master’s

reputation was evidently not good. Whereas that big young master’s impression
was quite favourable.

Fan Vastmoon coldly snorted and said, “Why? Do you think only elder brother is
Fan family’s lord? That I am nothing?”

His voice was gloomy, carrying a chill as if a ferocious dragon had been provoked.

The middle-aged man’s frightened voice immediately sounded, “Second master,

with heavens as my witness, I would never dare think as such.”

“Humph, if you don’t think, it’s fine. If you truly think, see if I don’t put you in
your place.”

“Yes…yes” The middle-aged man said in a frightened voice. This moment, he

wouldn’t dare reveal the slightest bit of distrust even if his brain was chopped
apart.

“Fine, so what is the treasure you’ve obtained? Take it out quickly.” Fan Vastmoon
impatiently said.
As much unwilling the middle-aged man was inwardly, he didn’t dare be
neglectful. Although the second young master before his eyes and the big young
master were both born of the same mother, be it skill, or their way of conduct, the
difference simply couldn’t be accounted with reason.

However, in any case, he was still a leader of Fan family- not someone that he, a
lowly servant, could resist.

After a few moments, the middle aged man gently and cautiously took out a
package from a chest. However, subsequently, a furious voice could be heard,
“What is this?! A stone? Have you gone insane? You’ve asked me to hurry over
for a stone?”

The middle-aged man felt wronged inwardly, ‘I wished for your elder brother, not
you- a spoiled brat who only knows his own pleasure and uses his position to bully
others.’

Although he was quite resentful inwardly, his voice became even more deferential,
“Second young master, this thing was personally delivered by Golden Rat Thief.”

“Golden Rat Thief? Is it some toy?”

The middle-aged man’s face stiffened as he rather awkwardly said, “Golden Rat
Thief is a nickname. He is our Gold Forest’s most reputed tomb raider.”

Fan Vastmoon glared, “So you are saying, this thing is stolen from a tomb?” He
vigorously waved his hand and threw the stone towards outside, then flung his arm
around two times; his whole face wretched.

The middle-aged man immediately leapt and secured the stone before it could hit
the ground. However, his face was indistinctly green. Whoever met such a young
lord probably would have lost his mind as well.

“Second young master, although Golden Rat Thief is merely a tomb-plunderer, he

has his family’s skill that has been passed on for three generations. Moreover, he
often scores good stuff.”

Fan Vastmoon coldly snorted and said, “Is that so? In that case, are you saying this
is good stuff?”

The middle-aged man bitterly laughed and said, “Second young master, my
knowledge is pitiful. I can’t tell. However, this time, Golden Rat Thief himself said
that he entered a huge cave. After barely preserving his life there, he finally found
this stuff on the coffin. Reportedly, this was the only thing with the coffin.”

Fan Vastmoon faintly creased his brows and said, “So what?”
The middle-aged man helplessly said with a smile, “Usually, this thing ought to be
the most precious object in the entire tomb.”

Fan Vastmoon coldly smiled for a few moments before saying, “Most precious? If
that Golden Rat Thief was only digging up a country bumpkin’s tomb, this would
naturally be the most precious object.”

Although the middle-aged man was quite disapproving, he cautiously said,

“Second young master, Golden Rat Thief has been doing this work for more than
twenty years and has a golden reputation in this line of work. Unless he wants to
tear down this reputation, he would never do such a thing.”

Fan Vastmoon thought for a bit, “Pack this thing up for me. I will take it back to
have it properly inspected. If it’s truly some treasure, you will naturally profit.
However, if it’s merely a stone, be prepared for your punishment.”

The middle-aged man repeatedly sounded his agreement while wondering

inwardly, ‘Both big young master and second master come from the same womb,
how could they be so far apart?’

After a few moments, at Fan Vastmoon’s call, the two attendants immediately
entered inside.

Fan Vastmoon pointed at one of them, made him hold a small package, and left the
store with them.

The three individuals walked out of the store. However, they had a small package
in addition.

He Yiming thought for a few moments, faintly shook his head, and was about to
leave.

But he suddenly recalled how this Fan Vastmoon wished to rob him of his Red
Silk. Although he’d already imparted a suitable punishment, since they had met
again, he might as well increase it a little bit.

Chapter 35.1 - Unexpected Delight

24 Mar 2017

When He Yiming walked out into the street, his face was already completely
transformed.

The current him, regardless from which angle one looked, looked like a man above
forty. Furthermore, even his height had been increased.
Before leaving the shop, he opportunistically grabbed a long gown, and adjusted
his stature to fit it.

Although he’d cultivated [Bone Transformation Technique], a large part of the

reason he’d been able to accomplish this feat so easily was that he’d attained the
Xiantian realm.

Fan Vastmoon and his two attendants were walking on the road without a care. Not
to mention they weren’t aware of the jinx behind them, even if they were, how
would they have escaped from the pursuit of a Xiantian cultivator?

He Yiming quickened his footsteps and soon overtook them.

He turned around and bought a shoddy wine from a shop at another street’s
opening. Sprinkling some of it on his clothes, he headed in the opposite direction.

At a street’s entrance, he burped and stopped. His eyes also seemed to have
become distant.

Inwardly, he slowly counted the sounds concerning their footsteps.

After reaching such a realm of strength, merely by relying on the sounds entering
ears, one could make a lot of deductions.

Although He Yiming couldn’t tell the destination Fan Vastmoon and his two
attendant were headed, from the sound of their footsteps, he could tell the direction
they would take the very next moment.

Slowing footsteps and taking a turn is different from walking straight in an

extremely subtle way. An ordinary person naturally wouldn’t be able to perceive
this difference. However, if a Xiantian cultivator were to pay a little attention, he
could easily discern it.

Perhaps an individual who had gone through an appropriate training for some time
could also accomplish this feat. However, a Xiantian cultivator could easily do so
relying on his own power. Such a feat was far beyond the imagination of an
ordinary individual.

Right at this moment, He Yiming ascertained that Fan Vastmoon would walk
straight.

Eventually, the corners of his mouth curled into a mischievous smile before he
rushed out of the street with staggering footsteps.

“Peng…”
The moment Fan Vastmoon walked past a street’s entrance, an evidently drunk
man walked out in staggering steps from there within.

His brows creased, wishing to dodge involuntarily. However, he suddenly

discovered that regardless of which direction he tried to dodge, he would not be
able to succeed.

This thought merely flickered in his mind momentarily, not provoking his
conscious attention.

He lifted his leg, wishing to kick. The next moment, the leg supporting his body
indescribably slipped. Thereupon, his other leg obviously kicked air. On top of
that, his body resolutely collided with the drunkard.

A patch of darkness emerged before Fan Vastmoon’s eyes. He only felt himself to
be colliding against an iron wall; everything seeming brightly lit.

Fortunately, the attendants with him reacted quickly. Before he could touch the
ground, they quickly stepped forward and supported him.

“Young master, young master….”

The two attendants anxiously shouted. This collision didn’t seem light.

However, that drunkard was also holding his hand and gasping and groaning in
pain. His condition was evidently worse.

Fan Vastmoon shook his head, as if sobering up. However, he immediately

regretted doing so. This collision was too terrible. It actually made his entire body
ache.

Furious inside, he fiercely shifted his vision over. That man was already
staggeringly standing up; his face covered in a mask of innocence.

“You, you all….why….you ran into… me?”

Fan Vastmoon felt a fury burning inside him. It was always him who had wronged
others, since when did the others have the courage to do so?

“Hit, hit him for me….hit him ruthlessly….”A voice filled with resentment
escaped out from the space of his teeth.

The two attendants exchanged a glance. One of them continued to support Fan
Vastmoon, and the other forced out a bitter laugh before advancing forward.
As if sensing something was not right, the drunkard immediately shook his hands,
“You… don’t create trouble, you people. I am actually very ferocious!”

This moment, the conflict had already gained the curiosity of a few people on the
street. Such actions of the drunkard immediately aroused a burst of laughter.

That attendant coldly laughed. Not responding with words, he waved his fist.

This person had offended the second young master. Although it was not
intentional, at the very least, it had angered the second young master. Once he was
angered, for the two of them, who were responsible for his safety, it was anything
but good.

Therefore, his fist was not lenient at all. As long as it wasn’t fatal, a beating was a
must.

The fist flew straight at the drunkard’s stomach. This was because the attendant
didn’t want to kill him. Otherwise, he would have directly aimed at the vital
sections.

The drunkard immediately flew out upside-down while spurting a mouthful of

blood, which dyed the ground red.

The attendant was inwardly alarmed as well as pleasantly surprised. This drunkard
had just collided with the second young master. He is obviously a guy with a
strong physique. ‘My casual strike actually made him fly off, spurting blood?
When did I become so powerful?’

However, subsequently, another event occurred that was even beyond his
expectations.

That drunkard, after hitting the ground, immediately crawled up, and furthermore,
ferociously shouted, “You dared to hit me? I will fight you with my life!”

Following which, with his head down, he charged forward like a savage bull. At
this moment, the drunkard’s body erupted with an aura that caused everybody’s
heart to palpitate.

The appalled attendant was already groped by the drunkard, pushing him
backwards.

Unceasing shrieks echoed. By the time the attendant sobered up, he discovered that
somewhere along the line, he’d fell down, and beneath his body were precisely his
young master and the other attendant.
By the time they stood up amidst roaring laughters of spectators on the street, that
drunkard had already left.

Although Fan Vastmoon was quite haughty, he was no fool. A random drunkard
running into him was already a queer event. Then easily pushing his attendant,
moveover, implicating him and his other attendant in the process- this was
definitely not normal.

The moment they stood up from the ground and saw that the drunkard had already
gone missing, they immediately understood that this drunkard was certainly not
simple.

One of the attendants suddenly said, “Not good! My package….”

Fan Vastmoon and the other attendant immediately shifted their vision onto him.
The parcel that contained the black stone had mysteriously disappeared from his
body.

The three exchanged a glance before Fan Vastmoon sternly shouted, “Chase!”

However, they all knew that the chance of catching that drunkard was almost zero.

Chapter 35.2
25 Mar 2017

When He Yiming slowly walked out from the street’s opening, his face had gained
its true appearance and even the body had completely reverted back to normal. As
for the long gown on his body, he’d dumped it in some corner sometime along the
way.

His figure faintly moved. The next moment, he was already inside one of the Yuan
family’s shops. The shop’s assistant, who obviously recognized He Yiming,
immediately struck a greeting.

He Yiming asked him to prepared a room where he could rest and further made
him send someone to that antique shop along with the message for his eldest
brother that he would be waiting here.

The servants in this shop naturally didn’t dare be neglectful and immediately made
all the arrangements.

After entering the room prepared for him, the first task He Yiming did was
precisely to open that package.
Inside was a box made from gold and iron. There was an exquisite chain on the
box.

He Yiming coldy snorted and gave a gentle pull to the chain. The chain
immediately broke apart. For a powerful Xiantian cultivator such as him, such
shackles wouldn’t cause any complications even in the absence of a suitable key.

The box opened, revealing a round object wrapped in a cotton cloth.

With his brows faintly creased, He Yiming tore the cotton cloth, revealing a dark
and seemingly devoid of luster, black stone.

Upon seeing this black stone, his expression turned into one of disbelief.

This time’s encounter with Fan Vastmoon was a complete accident. Originally, He
Yiming had no greed for such a treasure. He’d merely thought of Fan Vastmoon’s
repulsive behaviour previously when he’d decided to leave a lesson of reaping
what you sow for the latter.

However, he could never have possibly imagined that this box contained such a
treasure.

His movements immediately slowed down, becoming soft and gentle.

Before knowing what this box contained, he didn’t have much expectations in his
mind. For a Xiantian cultivator, ordinary objects held no value.

However, upon seeing the object inside, he immediately turned cautious, and at the
same time, also understood why this object was deemed as the most precious
treasure on the corpse.

This dark stone, which seemed completely ordinary, was actually the same
Magnetic Steel Source He Yiming had obtained from Ting Liferay.

For an ordinary person, this object didn’t hold much use. At the same time, due to
this object’s rarity, ordinary people also couldn’t identify it.

However, for a Xiantian expert, especially those who had yet to form their
weapons, this object was simply priceless and couldn’t be bought with mere
money.

As he estimated the weight of this stone, a wide smile emerged on his face. The
size of this stone was so big that it defied his expectations- almost double the size
of the stone given to him by Ting Liferay.

Sucking in a deep breath, He Yiming put the stone back in the box.
This time’s fortunate encounter actually allowed him to obtain such a big chunk of
Magnetic Steel Source.

It was hard to imagine what kind of character that deceased must have been to have
such a treasure act as his funerary item. In any case, since he understood the worth
of this treasure, it could be assumed that he, at least, wouldn’t be a nameless
person.

Such a big chunk of Magnetic Steel Source could certainly make the refining of the
remaining two sections of his chopper possible.

However, the biggest problem before him now was that he didn’t have a suitable
Jadestone furnace.

He didn’t know how much time he’d spent alone in the room before a sound of
hurriedly approaching footsteps came from outside. He Yitian’s image
immediately appeared in He Yiming’s mind.

After a few moments, the room’s door was opened. As expected, it was He Yitian
along with Yuan Lixuan.

The two were talking and smiling. Hearing for a few moments, He Yiming’s face
turned rather awkward. From their conversation, it seemed that the trick he’d
pulled on Fan Vastmoon had already been heard by them and was also spreading
around. What He Yiming found even more ridiculous was that this Fan Vastmoon
precisely belonged to the Fan family that stood against the Yuan family. It was not
surprising in the least that while mentioning this subject, Yuan Linxuan’s entire
face exuded schadenfreude.

He Yiming walked out. They then immediately left for the Yuan manor outside the
town.

As for the extra, small package on He Yiming’s body, nobody paid any attention to
it since nobody could associate that forty year old man with He Yiming.

“Idiot! What have you done? Who told you to go to the antique shop?”

A furious voice echoed in the Fan family. This voice was extremely substantive
and carried an oppressive aura- evidently a voice coming from the mouth of an
individual habitual of ordering people around.

In the Gold Forest country, Fan family was merely a newly-emerged small clan,
but since they had a tenth layer overseer, they had attracted countless eyes’ close
attention.
Currently, in the Fan family’s main hall, Fan Vastmoon was kneeling on the
ground with a dejected face. Beside him, the two attendants’ face were even more
miserable. Before the family leader, they didn’t dare utter a word.

Fan Vastmoon lifted his head and stole a glance before immediately lowering it
again, “Father, at that time, elder brother was not at home. I merely wished to lend
a hand to elder brother.”

“Lend a hand?” Fan Shui coldly laughed and said, “I’m afraid you were thinking of
stealing the limelight for yourself.”

Fan Vastmoon further lowered his head. However, his hands on his knees
involuntarily strictened.

None of his movements escaped Fan Shui’s eyes. His original intentions of
scolding him a bit more dissolved away but lamented in his mind that his second
son was truly lacking compared to his elder son.

“Father, don’t be angry.”

A gentle voice could be heard, following which, Fan Vastsun entered in quick
steps and said, “I’ve already heard about this incident. Second seemingly had good
intentions and only came out on the losing end because that person was too
cunning.”

Fan Vastmoon lifted his head again, looking back and forth between his father and
elder brother. When he lowered his head again, his eyes didn’t have a trace of
gratefulness and were instead filled with resentment. But he also knew that he
currently couldn’t reveal this expression no matter what. Otherwise, even he didn’t
know what kind of punishment awaited him.

“Huff…” Fan Shui shook his head. Regarding these two sons of his, he no longer
had any strength to discipline them, “Stop it, just say what was the thing that you
lost?”

Before Fan Vastmoon could open his mouth, he heard his elder brother’s voice,
“I’d dispatched someone to make inquiries. It was stolen from the tomb of a senior
from a previous dynasty. Reportedly, it was a treasure to keep pressure on the
coffin. But in terms of shape, it was merely a chunk of black stone.”

Fan Shui’s brows creased. This kind of object, not to mention without personally
witnessing it, even if he’d seen it, he might not have been able to recognize it.
“Let it be. Since nobody knows what it was, there is no need to talk about it.” Fan
Shui’s voice suddenly strictened, “But that guy who actually dared to fight over
Fan family’s stuff….he must be found. I will scatter his ashes.”

Fan Vastsun bitterly laughed and said, “Father, son heard that this person is
exceptionally agile. Moreover, his face is completely ordinary. To find such a
person….I’m afraid….”

Fan Shui again snorted angrily. He knew his elder son’s meaning. Such a clueless
case…they could only clench their teeth and endure. After all, people were
boundless like an ocean. With their Fan family’s strength, they wouldn’t be able to
look for such a figure in the entire county town.

After lecturing Fan Vastmoon some more, Fan Shui eventually stood and left.

The attendants beside Fan Vastmoon both rejoiced. Escaping punishment this time
could only be attributed to gates of fortune opening for them.

With a wave from Fan Vastsun, they immediately turned around and left as if
having received amnesty.

They had no desire to mix in the internal affairs of these two brothers.

Fan Vastsun gently sighed and said, “Second, I sent someone to make inquiries.
This time, the Yuan family has managed to invite a tenth layer expert. After
receiving the backing of this individual, Yuan Zeyu’s conduct has taken a complete
turn, and he insists on having an attitude of life and death struggle with our
family.”

Fan Vastmoon’s coldy snorted and said, “Elder brother, you should discuss these
things with father. Why are speaking with me- an ignorant and incompetent chap?”

Fan Vastsun’s brows creased as he said, “Second, do you remember last time’s
incident when you failed to take that guy’s horse and were instead taught a lesson
by him?”

Fan Vastmoon suddenly raised his head and furiously said, “Why are mentioning
this? Do you wish to humiliate me?”

Fan Vastsun helplessly waved and said, “Second, Fan Seventh said that among the
people that Yuan family has invited this time, there is that red horse and also that
youngster who he was unable to see through.”

Fan Vastmoon’s face suddenly revealed a trace of killing intent.

“Second,” Fan Vastsun’s face eventually sank, “When Yuan family asked for help,
nobody replied to them. However, people from Heaven Sieve country anxiously
rushed here. Don’t tell me…you don’t find it strange?”

Fan Vastmoon’s eye suddenly shone with a vicious glint, “Elder brother, could it
be that you think….these people are here because of me?”

“It might not be connected with you. However, this is also a lesson. In the future,
don’t be rash when you act.” Fan Vastsun earnestly and sincerely said.

Fan Vastmoon let out a long laugh. But this smile didn’t have a trace of respect,
“Elder brother, I will keep your instructions in mind. As for that red horse’s rider,
if he creates trouble for you, I will certainly help you deal with him.”

After saying these words, he flicked his sleeves and left in huge strides, leaving
behind Fan Vastsun silently watching his back with a frown.

Chapter 36.1 - Extraordinary Strength

25 Mar 2017

Basically all the small countries to the west of the north-western countries had
sections of the mountain range that was stretched across the whole north-western
region. However, apart from these sections, the regions to the north were evenly
stretched grasslands for the most part.

Heaven Sieve country was also one such country. Tai Cang county and Atai county
were both considered to be a part of the Jadeting region. However, the difference
between them was that unlike Tai Cang county, Atai county was mostly constituted
of even land rather than the mountains.

Furthermore, the border between Heaven Sieve country and Kairong country was
also here.

Kairong country was but one of the three great nations of the northwest. Their
strength was far beyond that of Heaven Sieve country.

The horse bandits of Atai county also usually avoided the caravans from Kairong
country. As a result, the troops of Kairong country usually turned a blind eye to the
activities of these horse bandits, not willing to spend too much energy to
completely eradicate them.

However, as far as Heaven Sieve country was concerned, these horse bandits were
undoubtedly a huge, poisonous tumor. Unfortunately, regardless of how they tried,
under the lack of cooperation from the troops of Kairong country, they couldn’t
eliminate this tumor in its entirety.

The horse bandits of Atai county had no fixed territory. However, due to this
reason, they were flexible and had managed not to be caught in one big net so far.

In the broad sense, since Atai county was situated at the border and further had
horse bandits, the martial wind was more prevalent here in comparison to the other
counties. Merely the horse bandits had five tenth layer Internal Energy experts
among them.

The Red Cloth bandits were one of the top organizations among the horse bandit
groups throughout the Atai county.

This huge organization surprisingly had two tenth layer experts. For ordinary horse
bandits, this was simply an unimaginable feat.

Tenth layer experts- regardless of where they went, the influential families would
spare no cost to rope them in. Even if such a person didn’t wish to live under
others, he could easily start his own sect and establish his own clan.

Although not every tenth layer expert could establish a clan with millenniums of
legacy, at the same time, almost every big clan with over a millennium of legacy
had been founded by a tenth layer expert.

Currently, the two leaders of the Red Cloth bandits were leading a group of horse
bandits to a village. They arrived on a section of even land and decided to rest.

The leader Guan Qing and the second leader Guo Shaofeng, both were big, brute
men. The characteristic that they both shared was that they both had ice-cold
expressions, seeming as if they could see through whoever they faced.

The Red Cloth bandits had no shortage of fearless men. They neither fear heavens
nor earth and never hesitated to take the lead of troops. However, before these two
leaders, merely a glare was sufficient to transform these tigers into rats.

This was the courage and resolution of these two leaders. If this was not the case,
they wouldn’t have been able to take charge of the Red Cloth bandits either.

Inside a big tent, these two leaders were enjoying wine and delicacies while
discussing their future course of action.

Regarding the villages in the Atai county, as long as they handed over the tax as
per the established rules, these bandits didn’t create too much trouble for them.
After all, if they wish to continue living for a long time, apart from looting the
travelling caravans, they also required these villages to survive.
If there weren’t any villages inside Atai county, they also couldn’t possibly live in
such leisure.

Suddenly, the curtains of the tent opened.

A slender male entered and performed a respectful salute before saying, “Leader,
second leader, I’m back.”

Guan Qing faintly nodded and said, “How did it go?”

“Leader, both the leaders of Wolf Fangs and Fierce Tigers have agreed to our
request and are willing to make a trip to Tai Cang county with us to massacre the
Cheng family, and take revenge for Captain Guan. However, Azure Sea’s leaders
didn’t agree. They said that this matter has nothing to do with them, and it’s not
worth it to throw their lives away for us Red Cloth bandits.”

Guan Qing’s face immediately sank. He coldly snorted and said, “Did you tell
them that we, Red Cloth bandits, will not claim any of the gains this time and leave
everything to them?”

That man lowered his head and said, “This subordinate told them, but the second
leader, Sea Huqiao, ordered this subordinate to let you know that…. she said….”

Seeing him hesitate, Guan Qing annoyed said, “Sea Huqiao, what did that woman
say?”

That man bit his tongue and said, “She said, Guan Wei coveted others’ wealth. He
acted in Tai Cang county and broke the rules. Therefore, he was only digging his
own grave. Even if the few of our groups join hands and succeeds in exterminating
the Cheng family, we will have humiliated the Jadeting’s Lin family into anger. At
that time, a full blown retaliation from Lin family would certainly be extremely
troublesome. Therefore, please leader, don’t be impulsive and think carefully
before acting….”

His words had been becoming increasingly slow. Seeing Guan Qing’s face
gradually becoming overcast to an extent that it could drip water at any time, he
tacitly closed his mouth.

Guo Shaofeng’s complexion slightly changed, “Senior brother, since Sea Huqiao,
that loathsome woman fails to appreciate our kindness, we also don’t need to care
about them. This time, since we’ve managed to invite Wolf Fangs and Fierce
Tigers, even if Tai Cang county’s all the three influential families join hands, we
can simply exterminate them all.”

Guan Qing’s face was although quite unsightly, he hadn’t lost his rationale.
“Junior brother, you can’t look down on Tai Cang county’s three influential
families,” He coldly snorted, “Although Tai Cang county only has two tenth layer
experts, as far as I know, they have at least five cultivators above ninth layer.
Moreover, excluding He family, both Xu family and Cheng families have centuries
of legacy. Although ninth layer experts wouldn’t appear that easily, they have no
shortage of seventh and eighth layer experts.” He chuckled as his eyes calmed
down, “If we were to truly fight with our lives, even if our alliance of four
ultimately triumphs, our strength will have taken a huge hit.”

Guo Shaofeng’s mouth faintly twitched a few times, eventually speaking, “Senior
brother, are you saying that those people from Azure Sea will try to take advantage
of this opportunity?”

Yuan Qing faintly nodded and said, “Correct. Although Azure Hanyang is also a
tenth layer cultivator like us, everybody knows that his cultivation is the most
profound among all of us. Furthermore, that woman Sea Huqiao is not only
extremely resourceful, her Internal Energy is also at ninth layer’s peak. Even if the
two of them fought together against us two brothers fair and square, the outcome
would be hard to predict.” He lightly sighed and said, “With such a power behind
our back, it’s indeed hard to feel relaxed.”

Guo Shaofeng blinked his eyes. Although he was extremely powerful, in terms of
wisdom, he lacked far behind his senior brother. Therefore, he was completely
willing to bend down and reside under Guan Qing. Otherwise, with his strength, he
could have left the Red Cloth bandits long ago and formed his own group.

“Senior brother, since it’s like this, what should we do? Do we still seek revenge
for Guan Wei?” Since Guo Shaofeng could no longer see the situation clearly, he
straightaway asked without trying to think.

Guan Qing’s eyes coldly glowed momentarily, “This enmity will certainly be
settled. However, Sea Huqiao’s words are also reasonable. We must think carefully
before acting.”

The fact that the Red Cloth bandits could do as they pleased in Atai county for
decades was not merely to be accounted to their battle power.

As they were engaged in the discussion, the door suddenly opened with a sound,
and an individual rushed in as if he was on fire.

If He Yiming and the others were to see this person, they would definitely
recognize that this person was precisely that last bandit who had jumped in the
stream at the border of Gold Forest country.

Chapter 36.2
26 Mar 2017

Currently, his body was in a terrible shape. The hair on his head was curled all
around and his face looked unsightly to the extreme, seeming as if he could fall at
any moment.

Seeing him in such a terrible shape, the two leaders were obviously quite startled.
Especially Guan Qing, since he knew where he’d come from. His expression
changed as he sternly asked, “What happened? What about boss Liao?”

That man’s voice carried a hint of weeping as he said, “Leader, boss Liao died.”

Guan Qing’s face twitched but the expression in his eyes instead calmed down,
“What happened? Tell me in detail.”

That man made a sound of agreement and immediately gave a quick account of his
journey. He specifically mentioned the treasured horse that He Yiming was riding,
saying that if not for this horse, they wouldn’t have acted.

After hearing, Guan Qing’s face darkened, “Four people….just four people wiped
out all of you?”

“Leader, actually only two of them acted, “ That man ashamedly said, “But those
two were too terrible, even leader Liao fell prey to their plot.”

Boss Liao was crushed alive under a long cloth sack. Such an incident was too
incomprehensible. Even though he had personally witnessed, he was not too clear
on the reason. Without any better options, he had to say that boss Liao was plotted
against, and hence, died a mysterious death.

Guo Shaofeng’s brows twitched up as he said, “Do you know who those four
were?”

That man docilely said, “After coming out of the river, I immediately followed
their trail. Later, when they made a stop at an inn, I inspected the horses they were
riding. Apart from that treasured horse, all the other horses had imprints of Tai
Cang county’s He family.”

“Tai Cang county’s He family….” Guan Qing couldn’t help but erupt with anger.
He suddenly stood up. The wind that followed made the burning flame in the tent
flicker, seeming as if on the verge of blowing out.

“Tai Cang… it’s Tai Cang again.” Guan Qing furiously paced about in the tent.
After a while, he eventually made his decision and said, “Come on, prepare the
horses. I will personally make a trip to Fierce Tigers and Wolf Fangs.”
Guo Shaofeng started, then said, “Senior brother, you mean?”

“The Red Cloth bandits that the two of us established has rampaged unbridled in
the Atai county for entirely twenty years. My own brother died due to Tai Cang
county, and now even boss Liao has died due to Tai Cang county. If we still
continue to endure, our reputation is bound to take a big fall. How could we show
our faces outside?” Guan Qing gnashed his teeth and said, “I will invite Fierce
Tigers’ Xu Hanbai and Wolf Fangs’ Zhong Wei and make a trip to Azure Sea
together. If those husband and wife agreed to join us, that will be the end of it.
However, if they don’t, hehe….we four will first take care of them.”

Guo Shaofeng heavily nodded and said, “Since senior brother has decided, junior
brother will be sure to follow.”

His eyes brightened. Being on the verge of fighting and killing, to him, seemed to
have filled him with boundless anticipation.

Two neither big nor small hands were gently caressing a stone bed, as if one would
caress his beloved, constituting an exceedingly strange sight.

After a few moments, He Yiming sighed in disappointment and stood up.

“Sixth brother, what do you actually want?” He Yitian finally couldn’t endure
anymore and asked.

He Yiming briefly chuckled and said, “Elder brother, I am searching for some
material.”

He Yitian asked in a strange manner, “What kind of material are you trying to
find? Could it be some kind of stone?”

“Correct, I want some Jadestone.” He Yiming unhesitatingly said.

“What do you want to do with Jadestone?” He Quanxin also eventually couldn’t

help but ask.

Upon returning, He Yiming directly found He Quanxin and Yuan Earnest who was
always beside the latter.

He Yiming’s request was extremely strange. He wished to look for a satisfactory

bed in the Yuan family.

The current He Yiming’s status in the clan had already outstripped that of He
Quanxin. Although He Quanxin and others didn’t know that he’d already stepped
into the Xiantian realm, a sixteen-year-old, tenth-layer expert was already enough
for them to see the potential of He Yiming’s future strength.
Similarly, Yuan Earnest, who had travelled together with them, was although
incapable of probing He Yiming’s depth, from the attitudes of the father and son
towards He Yiming, he’d clearly seen a few issues.

As such, upon hearing He Yiming’s strange request, he unhesitatingly agreed.

Furthermore, he even personally accompanied him to visit all the bedrooms of the
family and allow him make his selection.

If this request had been made by He Yitian, He Quanxin would have certainly
declined and even reprimanded him for it immediately. However, with He Yiming,
He Quanxin opted to keep his mouth shut.

After they had entered ten bedrooms, they all understood the situation.

The request He Yiming had raised was not for an ordinary bed. If the bed was
made of wood planks or iron planks, he would immediately exit the room after a
mere glance. However, if the planks were made of stone, he would carefully feel it
once but would ultimately leave in disappointment.

It was only at this moment, when He Yitian inquired, did He Yiming state his
actual objective.

Yuan Earnest bitterly laughed. Although he was somewhat complaining inwardly,

his face was grinning from ear to ear, “Nephew Yiming, if you wished for a bed
made of Jadestone, you should have said so earlier. It’s just that this kind of
bed….”

He Yiming’s brows slightly creased as he said, “Is it inconvenient in some way?”

Yuan Earnest bitterly laughed and said, “A bed made from such a stone is too
coarse and has always been used by the lowly servants in the mansion as their
bed.”

He Yiming eventually understood the actual reason.

In Heaven Sieve country and Fire Crow country, although Jadestone was not
considered as a particularly expensive material, due to its properties, rich and
powerful families would often make a few bed out of it. During winter’s cold,
lying on such a bed felt quite warm and comfortable.

However, the rich and powerful families of Gold Forest didn’t acknowledge such
pleasure.

In their eyes, Jadestone was a lowly material, and thus, was only fit to be used by
servants.
In winter, to save firewood, letting servants sleep on a big bunk made of jadestone
was undoubtedly the best option.

This was a different custom of a different region. As clever as He Yiming was,

he’d no way of knowing it.

However, since he’d found the place he was looking for, He Yiming would
naturally not be courteous.

Under the lead of Yuan Earnest, they arrived in the residential area of the servants.
As soon as He Yiming saw the bunk, his eyes immediately brightened.

Surprisingly this bunk was made of one big chunk of jadestone. Merely its width
was two meters and the length had further attained ten meter. One could squeeze
twelve people on it with ease.

“Uncle Yuan, making a bed out of such a piece of Jadestone like this…isn’t it a bit
too wasteful?”

“Wasteful? That couldn’t be.” Yuan Earnest smilingly said, ”Nephew Yiming, you
may not know but our Gold Forest’s Zheng Tong county is one of the biggest
producers of Jadestone in the northwest. Such a big chunk of Jadestone might be
rare in other areas, but here at our place, they could be seen everywhere. They are
not considered as something precious at all.”

He Yiming suddenly nodded and said, “In that case, uncle Yuan, gift this stone bed
to me.”

“Sure, you can take it with you.” Yuan Earnest immediately agreed but hesitated
immediately afterward, “Nephew Yiming, this is the residential area of servants.
You don’t fit to be here. However, to move this thing to your residence….this…”

With this bunk’s width and length, there wouldn’t be many bedrooms that could fit
it in.

He Yiming faintly smiled and said, “Uncle Yuan, I don’t need this bed to sleep on
at all.”

Yuan Earnest stared blankly before saying, “Then what does nephew wish to use it
for?”

He Yiming mysteriously smiled and said, “Since uncle Yuan has already gifted me
this thing, I can do whatever I please with it.”
Hearing He Yiming ignoring his question didn’t anger Yuan Earnest at all. On the
contrary, he gently chuckled and said, “That is naturally true. This thing is already
nephew’s.”

There were at least ten servants that slept on this bunk. However, as far as Yuan
Earnest was concerned, finding a new place for them was no trouble at all. As long
as He Yiming could be satisfied, everything was fine.

After a few moments, under the orders of Yuan Earnest, all the things on the bed
had been removed.

He Yiming faintly nodded at everybody and arrived at one of the bed’s corners.
Crouching down, he seemed to be feeling something under the bed.

Eventually, his eyes suddenly snapped open as a soft shout escaped his mouth,
“Up!”

Following this word, the entire bunk was lifted up high in the air by him.

Including He Quanxin, everybody was tongue-tied as they watched the scene

before their eyes, even doubting their own eyes.

“Uncle Yuan, I am taking away this thing. Thank you very much….”

A loud explosion echoed as the bunk lifted up in the hands of Yiming collided with
the wall. His two legs moved like a rolling wheel, instantaneously disappearing
from everybody’s line of sight.

Among the various kinds of stones, Jadestone was considered to be a light type of
stone.

However, such a gigantic plank would be at least several thousand jin heavy. Even
He Quanxin wouldn’t dare claim that he could lift such a object and further leave
at a flying speed.

After quite a while, Yuan Earnest eventually turned his head back. With eyes filled
with admiration, he said, “Brother He, I’ve finally understood.”

“What?” He Quanxin seemed as if he’d just awakened from a dream.

“I’ve eventually understood why uncle He would pass down the chopper blade to
nephew Yiming.” He deeply sighed before continuing, “I’ve previously heard my
father say that uncle He has innate divine strength. I had never believed it.
However, now I know that this world does truly have such exceptionally powerful
men. I even wonder if this blade is too light for nephew Yiming…”
He Quanxin: “…..”

He Yitian: “…..”

Chapter 37.1 - Reappearance

The successive layers of mountain peaks shrouded amidst clouds and mist exuded
an enigmatic feeling.

Gold Forest country was a part of Northwestern countries. Zheng Tong county
town leaned towards further west, and the area outside the city was an expanse of
tall mountains.

He Yiming, who had already observed this terrain earlier, immediately rushed to
the mountains after lifting the jadestone bed.

The True Qi unceasingly circulated inside his body, and the wonders of [Power
Secrets] were being exhibited to the extreme. Every time his feet touched the
ground, he’d a feeling as if he was connected to the entirety of the land and could
easily replenish the consumed True Qi inside his body at any time by absorbing
energies from the land.

The peak level Houtian cultivators, especially those who had already attained the
peak of Internal Energy, could also attempt to lift such a several thousand jin heavy
Jadestone bed. They would barely be able to force it.

However, to lift it and travel in such quick strides like He Yiming, that would be
simply too hard for them.

Yuan Earnest and other Yuan family members had not been able to comprehend
how He Yiming could have possibly accomplished this feat. Therefore, they could
only account it on the basis of his innate divine strength.

However, He Quanxin and He Yitian’s relationship with He Yiming was anything

but ordinary. In their memory, He Yiming was never an individual with
extraordinary innate strength. Therefore, they felt amazed and puzzled. However,
regardless of whatever their skepticism be, they couldn’t imagine that He Yiming
had already stepped into the Xiantian realm.

In truth, if He Yiming had not stepped into the Xiantian realm, he couldn’t have
accomplished this feat to the current degree.

Xiantian realm, particularly the earth-type [Power Secrets] operating inside his
body, allowed him to feel a mysterious connection with the land underneath his
feet- as if the True Qi inside his body was and unceasing inexhaustible.
Yuan family’s Manor in itself was situated in the outskirts of the county town. It
was originally chosen to be constructed at a defensive terrain with high mountains
at its back. Therefore, although He Yiming running with a gigantic bed could have
shocked the entire universe, he didn’t encounter many people by the time he
entered the mountain forest.

However, the servants that saw him shattering two walls at the time of leaving the
manor were left appalled and terrified.

As he entered deep inside the mountains, the number of available pathways to him
gradually decreased. Especially while carrying such a gigantic bed, it was even
more difficult to find a region through which one could smoothly travel.

However, for He Yiming, it didn’t cause any disturbance at all.

He continued to travel into the mountain forest in large strides. Although he wasn’t
walking on an even road, by moving left-right, back-forth, he was able to keep the
bed in his hands away from the gargantuan trees.

Fortunately, he seemed to have eyes above his head, allowing him to take all of his
surroundings into his vision and take every step precisely.

He Yiming’s insides surged as a silent smile appeared on his face.

So it turned out that after employing his True Qi to such degrees, his connection
with the external world would also be greatly strengthened, even inducing a bizarre
feeling in him that the entire world was in the palm of his hand.

It seemed everything, even that which he hadn’t seen yet, could appear in form of a
complete picture in his brain, thereby allowing him to make precise judgements in
advance.

Before today, although he’d experienced a similar perception, compared to the

current one, the difference was too vast.

It was evident that the words- pressure propels one to move forward, are not false
in the least. Had he not been running in the forest while holding a huge bed, he
could never have accomplished this feat.

Eventually, He Yiming arrived in a region with relatively even surface. He swept

his vision around, feeling quite satisfied with this region’s terrain.

He lightly threw the bed on the ground.

His ingenuity of using Energy had already attained an inconceivable degree.
Although it seemed as if he’d thrown the bed, when this big fellow dropped on the
ground, it stood steady and firm, not issuing any sign of toppling.

Throwing a glance at the stone bed, He Yiming turned around and left. Without the
burden of the bed implicating him this time, his speed quickened even further.
Almost in a few moments, he had already arrived inside the Yuan manor.

Upon returning to the manor, he discovered that people were engaged in spirited
discussions, and when they saw him, almost all of them revealed alarmed
expressions.

If it had been an ordinary youngster, there obviously would have been nothing to
fear. However, this youngster actually lifted a several thousand jin heavy object
and rushed out as fast as a horse. This was too abnormal.

Merely in this brief interval, some people had even started to rumor him as the
devil’s reincarnation.

How strong was He Yiming’s hearing power? He was thoroughly speechless over
these suspicions. Fortunately, these rumors originated from some commoners who
had no understanding of worldly affairs. Those who cultivated Internal Energy
obviously disdained to even consider their words.

In any case, these people had somewhat of a fanatic veneration regarding the
strength He Yiming had displayed.

He Yiming touched his hair. He could never have imagined that a mere act of
lifting a bed made of Jadestone could give rise to such a commotion. He lightly
sighed and proceeded onto finding Yuan Earnest, then requested him some fuel
that could offer a high temperature.

As of now, in Yuan Earnest’s eyes, He Yiming’s status had already risen like a
rocket going straight up in the sky.

He’d already regarded him as quite powerful before, but he could never have
imagined that he was strong to this extent.

Even without considering anything else, merely a strength that could lift such a
Jadestone bed and further run with it was already sufficient to make him feel
ashamed about himself. Therefore, when He Yiming requested fuel, he
immediately agreed without even giving it a thought, and furthermore, took out the
best quality charcoal.
He Yiming made three round trips, moving charcoal worth more than a thousand
jins, before eventually stopping.

With the fuel ready, He Yiming took out the Reclining Moon blade’s first section
and imbued it with True Qi. The edge of the blade immediately emitted a several
inch long blade light.

Under He Yiming’s control, this blade light deeply penetrated the stone bed.

Previously, when the craftsmen had carved the furnace, He Yiming had also
witnessed the process. Although he didn’t possess a craftsman’s skill, if a Xiantian
cultivator wished to carve out a stone, it would be much quicker than craftsmen.

Under the prerequisite of not attaching much importance to the external

appearance, digging out a big hole inside a rock was not a complicated task.

Quickly and efficiently, in a short interval of one hour, He Yiming had already
produced a simple stone furnace.

However, the difference compared to Xie family’s exquisite furnace was that this
furnace was not complete. It didn’t even have a lid for covering its surface. The
only praiseworthy point it had was that it was quite big- at least twice the size of
Xie family’s furnace.

After accomplishing these tasks, He Yiming eventually let out a sigh. Looking at
the stone furnace before that didn’t resemble one from any angle, he was quite
ashamed inwardly. The so-called ‘professionalism’ was indeed not false.
Compared to the craftsmen who indulged in carving stones for their entire lives,
his strength was his only advantage.

The stone furnace had a two meter long and about half a meter wide and deep
cavity. He Yiming took out the Magnetic Steel Source and placed it inside the
furnace. He then gradually burned the charcoal.

When he’d previously witnessed the members of Xie family performing this task,
it seemed extremely easy and effortless. However, now as he was performing this
task by himself, he understood that it was not that easy at all.

The melting temperature of Magnetic Steel Furnace was far lower compared to that
of ordinary iron ores. In the hands of a skilled blacksmith, it could be easily be
melted. However, in the hands of He Yiming, the process seemed to have become
somewhat messed up. This was because the size of this stone bed was too big, and
He Yiming’s lack of experience was also a big problem. The stacks of firewood
were evidently disarrayed and were being wasted.
Chapter 37.2
28 Mar 2017

However, after a prolonged heating, the temperature eventually attained the

required standard, and the Magnetic Steel Source in the stone bed began to slowly
melt.

When all the Magnetic Steel Source had been converted into liquid paste, He
Yiming took out the other two sections of the chopper and placed them inside.

After a few moments, this liquid began to slowly seep inside the steel rods,
resulting in their gradual color change.

It took one full hour for the liquid to completely disappear. He Yiming didn’t dare
delay and immediately extinguished the surrounding charcoal. Fortunately, it was
winter. If it had been summer, He Yiming wouldn’t have dared to start such a big
fire in the forest even though he had such a big stone bed.

Taking out the two sections, he placed them amidst the snow that was stacked on
the mountains. Not too long after, the two scalding steel rods had cooled off.

He Yiming rejoiced in his mind. Fortunately, Magnetic Steel Source’s melting

point was quite low. Otherwise, in his present condition, he had no chance of
accomplishing this feat.

As his vision fell on the stone bed that had become quite queer, he suddenly began
to feel interested regarding weapon forging.

Before trying, one would never be able to know the challenges of a particular task.
However, after trying his hand and learning the difficulties it presented, He
Yiming’s interest had been thoroughly aroused.

He decided in his mind that if he’d an opportunity, he might as well learn a bit
from the county’s blacksmiths. Then he would be able to forge his own weapon in
the future.

Reclining Moon Blade was indeed quite good, but precisely as Yuan Earnest said,
with the combination of his current strength and True Qi, this three-hundred and
sixty jin heavy weapon had already begun to feel light.

[Power Secrets]- after He Yiming stepped into the Xiantian realm and began to
continuously absorb the True Qi from external world, this earth-type, primary
Houtian cultivation technique had begun to undergo a slow and subtle
transformation, allowing his strength to slightly improve everyday, as if it would
continue to increase forever.

Of course, He Yiming understood that this increase must have a limit, and this
limit was merely too distant for the current him.

However, even so, with the increase in his strength, whenever he waved the
Reclining Moon Blade, it felt a bit too light.

If other Xiantian cultivators knew his circumstances, they would certainly be left
speechless.

Although Houtian realm’s Internal Energy techniques were powerful, after a

cultivator attained the Xiantian realm, they were basically the same as chicken ribs.
Furthermore, to bring out the effect of the Xiantian realm in the techniques of
Houtian realm through painstaking cultivation as He Yiming had done- this
accomplishment was simply one of its kind.

A strand of True Qi gently entered the two steel rods. Gradually, the two rods
revealed a dim, red-colored glow.

This was the result of True Qi being spread outwards after Blaze technique had
been employed to the extreme. Of course, under He Yiming’s control, this light on
the rod was not long, but condensed to the extreme.

Holding both the rods in either hands, he casually gave them a few waves, which
left behind a series of deep marks on the ground. Especially the snow, which
gradually melted away as if it had been exposed to the scorching sun for a whole
day.

He Yiming retracted the two rods in satisfaction. The tip of his foot slightly
jumped, and the first section of the chopper immediately flew in the air. He
Yiming’s wrists slightly twisted, and the two rods immediately combined together
stretching towards the sky. The other end of the steel rod perfectly took the
dropping blade section within.

Just in this manner, as the True Qi operated and an exceedingly crisp sound of
gears fitting echoed, almost a four meter long Reclining Moon Blade had
miraculously combined in his hands.

Even if He Wude, who had wielded this weapon for several decades, were to see
his current actions, he would only have admiration for the latter and would be glad
that he he’d not selected a wrong candidate for this weapon.
Assembling the Reclining Moon Blade in such a juggling manner clearly
demonstrated that He Yiming’s understanding of this weapon had reached a
frightening degree. If this had not been the case, he couldn’t have accomplished
this feat.

Holding the end of the sword in one hand- neither too hard nor too soft- He
Yiming raised it up above his head.

His eyes gleamed with an excitement that was hard to conceal. After refining the
blade, he’d always been troubled by the issue of the remaining two sections. He’d
originally thought that he wouldn’t be able to find sufficient Magnetic Steel Source
even in ten years, little did he know that this issue would solve itself in such a short
duration.

This moment, holding the assembled Reclining Moon Blade high in the air, He
Yiming was filled with an intense confidence that allowed him to look down on the
world.

His legs faintly bent down, and his eyes completely opened as he his thunderous
roar echoed.

Following which, the blade in his hands resolutely chopped down.

This was not his ultimate move- [Splitting Mountain Thirty-Six Forms], but merely
a casual strike. With a grandeur like that of a tsunami and landslide, and raising a
burst of fierce gale along with it, the blade struck at the snow-covered surface.

However, the moment it was about to touch the surface, all of its grandeur seemed
to have disappeared completely.

Three hundred and sixty jin heavy weapon currently seemed to have become like a
thin paper. The tip of the blade lightly touched the ground, not raising a single
snowflake.

He Yiming leapt up, scurrying about on the snow-covered surface like a leopard
while the sword in his hands seemed gentle, as if it was the palm’s lover, without a
bit of ferocity.

Silk Palm- water type battle skill, Silk Palm.

The technique He Yiming had currently employed was the evolved form of Silk
Palm.

Around his body, a soft whirlpool gradually and effortlessly spread out.
Snowflakes began to rise from the surface and float about, also pulling the leaves,
broken stone fragments and other things buried in the snow inside the whirlpool.
As if a mystical force was being emitted with He Yiming at its core, all these
objects had been pulled in and were fluttering in the air about his body.

He Yiming’s movements became increasingly quick, but even so, they never fell
into disorder. Furthermore, along with the quickening of his movements, the
objects in the whirlpool also circled quicker.

Eventually, when He Yiming’s True Qi attained its extreme, his figure suddenly
halted in the same way as a machine rotating at a high speed suddenly stops.

In the air, the snowflakes, stones, and the other things, after a momentary pause,
also immediately erupted outwards in all directions in the absence of anything to
account for this drastic change.

For an instant, snowflakes and stones that had been revolving around He Yiming
filled the sky and rained down.

However, there seemed to be an invisible force around He Yiming’s body that

appeared to be deflecting everything.

His legs opened up like the character 八. His both hands firmly grasped the blade-
one at the level of his eyebrows and other above his head, lifting the chopper high
above in the air.

Powerful True Qi unceasingly circulated inside his body. First Primordial Energy,
followed by Ripple technique, Withered Tree technique, Blaze technique, Power
Secrets, and finally again returning to Primordial Energy.

Five-phase True Qi circulated in the order of engendering each other, growing

stronger after switching every time. At the same time, the blade radiance overhead
also increased in accordance, and the aura on his body further intensified like a fire
with oil being poured down on it.

When the True Qi made a complete circulation, a tremendous might that couldn’t
be described in words filled his body. Even his Xiantian body was somewhat
incapable of sustaining this might.

A strand of dim, golden radiance slowly began to extend, growing more than half a
meter before eventually stopping. The dim golden color began to intensify,
seeming as if the blade radiance had gained a solid body- so dazzling that it could
make one’s heart palpitate.

Suddenly, He Yiming’s body faintly shivered, and the raised chopper slashed down
like lightning.

[Splitting Mountain Thirty-Six Forms], tenth form.

A simple and completely lackluster strike chopped straight down.

A tremendous amount of True Qi instantaneously concentrated together and rushed

out like meteor streaking across the sky.

“Sha…”

A sharp wind-cleaving sound suddenly erupted. A several hundred year old tree
before him suddenly exploded apart, and a huge blade imprint abruptly came into
existence and wiped everything clean in a straight line.

Whizzing sounds unceasingly echoed, and torrents of snow rose from the ground
and rained down- hundred folds more frightening than the explosion that occurred
a short while ago.

After a while, when everything had settled down, He Yiming lifted his head. Even
he himself found his mind alarmed and skin crawling.

Before him, a thirty meter long and five meter wide blank space emerged.

Along this line, anything and everything had been turned into nothingness.

Even the surface had several in-erasable scars. A deep and long scar extended from
underneath his feet to beyond, as if it had gone through a selective explosion,
enough to terrify one to the bones.

He Yiming sucked in a deep breath, feeling overwhelmed and tongue-tied.

He’d eventually succeeded.

That one blade strike of the former days had eventually reappeared in his hands…..

Chapter 38 - The Challenge

01 Apr 2017

The heavens and lands glimmered with the snow’s silver radiance, and the entire
forest resembled a sculpture carved out of white marble.

As He Yiming stood in silence atop the snow-covered ground of the forest, facing
the destruction that could only have been caused by an inhumane power, countless
emotions welled up inside him.

Ever since he’d started cultivating Internal Energy, the strongest move he’d
executed was undoubtedly that stunning blade strike which he’d carried out against
that Gold-Crowned python and was produced by exhausting all the Internal Energy
inside his body instantaneously and bringing out his body’s potential to the
extreme.

However, after that day, he’d never produced such a powerful move again.

Even after accomplishing the greater success in five-phases techniques, he hadn’t

been able to use this move again. Every time after accumulating his strength for a
long time, he would be absolutely incapable of bringing it out instantaneously.

Today, he’d unexpectedly completed the refining of Reclining Moon Blade,

integrated the fist concept of Silk Palm on a snowy day with the blade, then even
produced a move that could only be described as world-shaking.

The meridians inside his body seemed to have become capable of enduring the
backlash of this move. Five phases operating in turns had thoroughly brought out
the potential of the engendering loop.

The power of this blade strike was even higher than the former one by a bit.
However, more importantly, He Yiming didn’t lose consciousness due to
exhaustion like before. Although he still felt completely exhausted and had burned
out an enormous amount of True Qi instantaneously, during the time he took
another breath, energies in the external world had begun to converge and enter his
body in huge amounts, allowing him to replenish his True Qi.

Of course, the incoming of True Qi was nowhere near the amount that the strike
had consumed. Currently, his body only had sufficient True Qi to allow him to
perform simple actions. However, if he wished to execute another such strike, that
would be absolutely impossible to do within a short period of time.

He calmed his mind and sat down by this frightening twenty-meter-long straight
line.

his brows creased as he’d begun to contemplate.

The blade strike of the past demanded every single bit of the Internal Energy inside
his body, and thus, was able to bring out such a strong might even when he was in
the Houtian realm that it killed a Gold-Crowned python in a single use.

Although the current blade strike was also equally powerful, he was currently
already in Xiantian realm.

There was unexpectedly hardly any difference between the ultimate moves of
Houtian and Xiantian realms. This shouldn’t be the case at all.
If he truly desired to produce this might, it seemed like he would have to similarly
arouse all his True Qi instantaneously. If this was the case, he still had a long road
to tread….

Withered Tree technique instantly operated to the peak, immediately increasing the
speed of external energies entering his body.

He Yiming took one full hour before standing up again. The tip of his foot slightly
jumped, following which, the three-hundred-sixty jin heavy Reclining Moon Blade
immediately flew up and into his hand. He then started to wave the big blade,
performing simple moves and stances.

This time he’d not used Silk Palm, but those forms of [Splitting Mountain Thirty-
Six Forms] which he’d complete mastery over.

However, he was evidently not using the five-phases techniques in alternation.

Usually, by purely using metal-type Primordial Energy, this metal-type battle
skill’s power could be brought out to the extreme.

[Splitting Mountain Thirty-Six Forms] was a metal type battle skill. All of its
forms were straightforward. The only difference compared to the ordinary battle
skills was that this battle skill’s circulation route was quite innovative and could
vividly display the potential of True Qi.

As He Yiming smoothly carried out the moves of the first form, there was even a
dim, golden aura surrounding his body. Moreover, the Reclining Moon Blade,
which was producing wind-cleaving sounds and flickering with a golden glow,
seemed heavenly and majestic.

Among the sixteen forms, in addition to straight up-and-down chops that weighed
down like Mt. Tai, there were also left-and-right horizontal slashes that brought
complete annihilation along the way. However, regardless of whichever form, they
all claimed assistance of a strong power. With every increase in the power of the
user, the might of this battle skill also seemed to gain a ten fold increase.

With such a tremendous gain, this technique was extremely powerful even when
taking Xiantian battle skills into account.

Half an hour later, He Yiming eventually retracted the blade. He was already quite
satisfied with his martial skill.

He swept his gaze around. This section of the forest had already been wrecked by
him. Especially the black soil that seemed to have come out due to an explosion,
looked extremely frightening.
With his brows creased, he thought for a few moments, then raised the Reclining
Moon Blade and issued a few chops onto the Jadestone bed furnace which didn’t
resemble either a furnace or bed.

With every chop, the bed was immediately cut in compliance to the blade. Soon, it
was cut into ten uneven parts by him.

With a slight poke, ten rocks appeared sailing in the air before dropping down over
the black ground in succession.

Following which, He Yiming’s figure moved about in the snow like lightning
while pouring snow and soil over this path.

After a while, the path had been completely straightened out by him. Although it
still looked quite terrible, at least, it was not as frightening as before.

As long as there was another snowfall, this path would have another layer of cover.
The only eyesore was that there wasn’t a single grass or weed growing on this
path. It would certainly feel quite strange to spectators.

However, here in the forest’s depths, after a few years at most, trees and dense
vegetation would certainly grow once again and completely cover up all these
marks.

After accomplishing all this, He Yiming dismantled the Reclining Moon Blade,
patted his butt, and leisurely walked down the mountains.

This time, repeatedly travelling back and forth, he’d already wasted a whole day.
However, despite that, the extent of his current excitement could be estimated from
his external appearance.

However, when he returned back to the Yuan family, he felt an extremely grave
atmosphere pervading the manor.

This time, the eyes of the servants that encountered him, apart from apprehension,
also contained heavy expectations and joy.

He Yiming felt quite puzzled. ‘What happened with these people? Could it be they
stopped believing that I am a devil’s reincarnation in merely a day’s worth of
time?’

An individual approached him in hurried steps. It was Yuan Lixuan who was in
charge of keeping them entertained.

Previously, he’d always been lurking around He Yitian. Only when He Yiming
displayed unimaginably tremendous strength, he eventually discovered that the
most frightening among He family’s young generation was not He Yitian, but He
Yiming who appeared to be nothing more than an ordinary youngster.

Currently, upon seeing He Yiming, he frantically rushed to him and said, “Sixth
elder brother He, you’re finally back.”

Goosebumps broke out on He Yiming’s body. This form of address, wasn’t it a bit
too affectionate? Moreover, this person’s age was evidently a lot bigger than him.
Even if He Yiming’s face had been twice as thicker, he wouldn’t have been able
endure such reception.

Squeezing out a little smile, He Yiming said, “Brother Yuan is too polite. Do you
know where my eldest uncle and brother are?”

Yuan Lixuan immediately said, “Sixth elder brother He, elder uncle He and brother
He are both in the main hall.” He took in a deep breath, then supplemented, “Fan
family’s elder young master has come along with two spongers for a visit. Elder
uncle Earnest is there with them.”

He Yiming’s eyes momentarily shined with a radiance that could dissuade one
from meeting gaze with him, ‘Didn’t expect while I had gone to refine the sword,
these people will actually come knocking at the door.’

Yuan Lixuan’s rection was the exact opposite of He Yiming’s. His heart trembled,
and his entire body, as if fallen into an ice cellar, began to faintly contract. He
thought to himself, ‘Which realm has this guy actually cultivated to? How can his
aura be so strong? It seems even more frightening than the uncle’s!”

“How long have they been here?” He Yiming asked in a heavy voice.

“They have just arrived, merely about a cup of tea’s worth of time.” Yuan Lixuan
quickly replied.

He Yiming faintly nodded at him, then headed to the main hall in large strides.

Although he’d not arrived in Yuan family for too long, he hadn’t overlooked the
way to the main hall.

The reason was that as long as one walked straight forward from the entrance, he
would certainly arrive at the main hall. Nobody could forget such a location.

Yuan Lixuan eagerly followed after him, but he was quite anxious inwardly. It
seemed like Fan family could no longer endure and had decided to act but he’d no
way of knowing whether Yuan family would be able to overcome this challenge.
When He Yiming arrived in the main hall, he discovered that the atmosphere in the
main was not hostile as he’d imagined and was instead warm and affable.

But as soon as he entered, he attracted everybody’s gazes.

Apart from Yuan Earnest, his eldest uncle and brother, there were three more
unfamiliar people.

Among the three strangers, one was a twenty-seven or twenty-eight year old young
man while the other two seemed like middle-aged men.

The young man’s face was handsome. Especially, his two long sword-like, dark
eyebrows which resembled like two feathers of a goose, two eyes that gleamed
with wisdom, and a faint smile that seemed to have always been there.

As for the two spongers, their faces, on the contrary, carried a kind of sallow
countenance, as if suffering from malnutrition.

However, as soon as He Yiming’s vision fell upon them, his brows slightly
creased.

He’d already stepped into Xiantian realm. He could easily see through the true
strengths of Houtian realm cultivators. That young man didn’t amount to much.
Despite being bigger than He Yitian by a few years, his Internal Energy was
merely at the seventh layer.

However, the two middle-aged men were not simple. Although they were not tenth
layer experts, their cultivation was still at the ninth layer. Moreover, from their
breathing tempo, he felt that they must have cultivated in the same technique.
Moreover, from the small movements they had made, He Yiming could tell that if
these two acted together, they would certainly have a high mutual coordination.

Merely a passing glance was all He Yiming needed to understand so many things.
This was the reason Xiantian realm’s powerful cultivators were so frightening.

When they inspected someone, they didn’t merely use their eyes, but at the same,
by using their connection with the external world through the Worldly Qi, they
could often discern many things that others couldn’t by paying attention to minute
details.

As Yuan Earnest saw He Yiming, his eyes immediately shined. The current He
Yiming’s status in his mind was no longer any inferior to that of He Quanxin.
Therefore, when he saw him return, he felt even more at ease.
“Nephew He Yiming, hurry over here,” Yuan Earnest chuckled and said, “I will
make the introductions. This gentleman is Fan family’s elder young master Fan
Vastsun- a brilliant talent in the Zheng Tong county’s young generation.”

Fan Vastsun gracefully smiled and said, “Uncle Yuan is too flattering. How could
my little bit of skill catch the eye of the He brothers.”

Yuan Earnest chuckled once before saying, “These two gentleman are spongers of
Fan family- Mr. Xiao Yifan and Mr. Xiao Yilin.”

Even after hearing Yuan Earnest’s introduction, these two continued to loftily sit
on their chairs, turning a blind eye on He Yiming.

A furious expression flickered on Yuan Earnest’s face but was quickly suppressed.

He Yiming faintly nodded at them and was about to walk to his eldest uncle’s side
when he saw his eldest brother He Yitian signaling him with eyes.

Following his eldest uncle’s vision, he saw that in the arrogant gaze’s of the two
Xiao brothers, there was actually a hint of provocation. But their target of attention
was his eldest uncle, not him.

He Yiming immediately understood that his eldest brother had actually been angry
at these two individuals. However, since he was not an opponent for them himself,
he wished for He Yiming to act.

Faintly nodding, He Yiming’s feet paused but immediately saw He Quanxin’s

brows slightly creasing as he said, “Yiming, come sit beside me.”

Helpless, He Yiming shrugged towards his eldest brother and obediently walked to
his eldest uncle’s side and sat down.

Currently, he still had the three-hundred-sixty jin heavy Reclining Moon Blade on
his back. However, when he sat on the chair- as if the blade didn’t weigh at all, the
chair didn’t even sway in the slightest.

Fan Vastsun and the spongers didn’t know but Yuan Earnest and others clearly
knew the weight of the long cloth wrapping on He Yiming’s back. Their eyes
immediately revealed a trace of admiration, even He Quanxin was no exception.

They could also counteract the weight of Reclining Moon Blade with the help of
Internal Energy. However, accomplishing this feat in such a carefree manner, as if
it was nothing, that would be too hard to accomplish.

After the two sides exchanged a few lines, Fan Vastsun’s words suddenly took a
turn, “Uncle Yuan, this time I’ve come to represent Lord Weiyu.”
Yuan Earnest’s smile immediately disappeared as he calmly said, “So it was
because of Lord Weiyu. Could nephew Fan not be aware that as of now Lord
Weiyu has already been expelled out of the clan by my father and can no longer be
regarded as a member of our Yuan family? His activities no longer has anything to
do with our Yuan family.”

Fan Vastsun’s face remained unchanged, “Uncle Yuan, such words are not good.
Lord Weiyu, after all, is the blood-related eldest son of Yuan family. Although he
hasn’t received the seat of the clan leader, in any case, he still possess Yuan
family’s most purest bloodline. How could he be so easily expelled out of the
clan?”

Yuan Earnest coldly laughed and said, “Nephew Fan, this seems like an affair of
our Yuan family that has nothing to do with you, no?”

Fan Vastsun’s smile remained completely intact, “Originally, our Fan family was
unrelated. However, uncle surely already knows that I’ve married Lord Zeyu’s
grandaughter.” His eyes shined momentarily as he said, “As my wife’s husband, I
can’t watch her father being subjected to such grievances in his own family and do
nothing about it.”

Yuan Earnest’s corner of the mouth curled into a smile, but this smile brimmed
with coldness, “In that case, how is nephew Fan intending to intervene?”

Fan Vastsun spoke with a faint smile, “Lord Weiyu has asked me to convey his
message. According to the tradition of the clan being passed onto the blood-related
eldest son, Yuan family belongs to his own self. Therefore, second lord Zeyu and
uncle can move out of the main clan within ten days,” The smile on his face
intensified, “This way, everybody takes a step back, and there will be room left for
both sides to be able to see each other in the future.”

Yuan Earnest was furious but he smiled and said, “And if we don’t agree?”

Fan Vastsun bitterly laughed and said, “If you don’t agree, that would be
troublesome. I’m afraid Lord Weiyu will personally come to claim his possession.”

He Yiming’s thoughts slightly stirred. These few days Fan family has been
completely silent, but now all of a sudden, they are overbearing and threatening,
simply not leaving any room for retreat. Don’t tell me they don’t know eldest uncle
is also a tenth layer expert?

Before Yuan Earnest could speak, He Quanxin let out a long laugh and said, “Little
brother Fan really talks big. In that case, please sir, come and claim it by all
means.”
Yuan Earnest let out a sigh of relief and threw a grateful glance at He Quanxin.
Confronting Fan Vastsun, he couldn’t be that confident. After all, Fan family also
had a frightening tenth layer expert looking over them.

“Elder young master, we two brothers have already said, we should directly take
what belongs to us. Why should we nag with them? If they don’t agree, we’ll just
have to send them off.”

A coarse voice sounded, which belonged to one of the two spongers- Xiao Yifan.

He Yiming immediately noticed that although this man said ‘elder young master’
his tone had no respect for the latter. However, Fan Vastsun immediately turned
his body on the chair and faintly smiled, “Uncle Xiao, please advise. I will be sure
to learn.”

He Quanxin’s complexion immediately sank. Even with his cultivation, he

couldn’t help but feel furious.

He slowly stood up. His vision sharpened as a sword as he said, “Little brother
Fan, this is Yuan family’s matter. According to the norm, you and I, both should
stay out of it. However, since little brother is so overbearing, this old man will also
not hold back. However, I ask little brother Fan to be extremely prudent. Some
matters are not to be meddled with. Otherwise, not only there will be no benefit,
you might lose whatever you have instead. Then it will be too late to regret.”

Fan Vastsun’s complexion slightly changed. He was able to calmly confront Yuan
Earnest. However, before a tenth layer expert’s threat, he couldn’t make himself
ignore it.

Xiao Yifan and Xiao Yilin exchanged a glance. Conveying their intentions to each
other, they simultaneously stood and cupped their hands towards He Quanxin,
“Many thanks for brother He’s guidance.”

Before their words even sounded, they’d already taken a step forward. And with
this step, their bodies had already covered the distance and arrived before He
Quanxin.

Four arms twisted at an extremely strange angle, as if they didn’t have any joints at
all, and whipped at He Quanxin like maces bringing along wind-cleaving sounds.

He Yiming’s pupils constricted. Their actions were absolutely out of everybody’s

expectations.

Two ninth layer Internal Energy cultivators were actually battling against a tenth
layer expert fair and square. This had already gone beyond their understanding.
Although ninth layer and tenth layer only had a difference of one layer, this one
layer was like the difference between heavens and underworld. Advantage of two
against one absolutely couldn’t counteract this difference.

They couldn’t help but think, “Are these two actually a duo of lunatics?”

Chapter 39.1 - Arms

02 Apr 2017

“Bang….”

Sharp and crisp sounds rang out in succession.

He Quanxin’s figure remained unmoved. Although his actions didn’t seem quick,
the palm he’d stretched out perfectly issued a light slap on each of the four arms of
the Xiao brothers separately.

However, the following result was out of everybody’s expectations.

This seemingly light slap actually issued brittle sounds in succession as if iron had
been struck with stone. Moreover, Xiao brothers didn’t seem to be at a
disadvantage at all.

He Quanxin’s face involuntarily gravened. He was inwardly astonished. Their four

arms actually carried extremely strong Internal Energy. It was so strong that it
didn’t pale even when compared to his own Internal Energy.

Although he hadn’t exerted himself completely, he’d not looked down on his
opponents either. In front of his palm strikes that he’d issued just now, even a ninth
layer could only have retreated. However, seeing the current energetic appearances
of the two brothers, he couldn’t help but think to himself, ‘Could these two
actually be tenth layer experts?’

Once the two brothers begun, they showed no mercy. Four arms lashed out one
after another, sometimes harsh, and other times soft. At the same time, their
footsteps followed a strange pattern as they sharply moved about within a small
area. Even He Quanxin felt a headache confronting it. He’d absolutely no way of
using his full strength to issue a fatal strike.

He Yiming’s and others had stood up long ago. Everybody had their vision on their
bodies. Even Fan Vastsun, who had been quite provocative before, was no
exception.
The movements of the Fan brothers became increasingly quicker. Not only their
hands danced and waved in the air at a lightning fast speed, even the quickness of
their footwork became too quick for the eyes.

Even Yuan Earnest, an eight layer expert, soon found his vision blurring out. He
was absolutely incapable of following their movements.

There was only one individual who could truly see through the mysterious within,
and that individual was none other than He Yiming.

His eyes were half closed. In his perception, although the technique with which the
Xiao brothers were waving their arms was quite rare and strange, it was not
something alarming. As long as one could see He Quanxin’s steady appearance as
he attacked and defended, it was evident that they wouldn’t be able to prevail over
him.

However, what He Yiming couldn’t understand was that the Internal Energy their
arms brought was far more powerful than the limits of a ninth layer cultivator.
Even if a ninth layer cultivator were to store power for a long time, he wouldn’t be
able to strike with such power. Otherwise, with his tenth layer Internal Energy, He
Quaxnin could have easily repelled and injured them in one strike, why would he
tolerate their chain attacks?

Of course, their footwork was profound and mysterious.

He Yiming was inwardly alarmed. Even he, a Xiantian realm cultivator, was
unable to see through their mysterious footwork. Therefore, his eldest uncle not
being able to not issue an attack with his full power was naturally not strange.

Slowly, He Yiming’s consciousness began to concentrate. A mystical scene

appeared in his mind.

There was an empty space where two clouds were twirling and fluttering about in
small circles. After every small circle, they underwent a peculiar transformation.
Sometimes nimble, sometimes heavy, condensing, dispersing, joining together,
separating apart- every transformation different in its own way, the so-called
boundless and unceasing ten million transformations.

He Yiming’s temples and the centre of the forehead were faintly twitching. It
seemed as if his insides were filled with power and could burst at any moment.

His heart was palpitating due to his aroused state. In his mind, at the time when
two clouds appeared, two hands had also appeared. These two hands were nimble
as if they didn’t have bones.
These two hands were constantly transforming. However, their transformations
were indistinct as if covered behind a layer of thin cloth, rendering him incapable
of seeing clearly.

Slowly, the two clouds disappeared, and so did the two hands. The rumbling in his
mind transformed into….clouds and rain.

The indistinct, floating about clouds, and the rain that was present everywhere…

Indistinctly, He Yiming understood…

The reason these two had dared to challenge He Quanxin with ninth layer Internal
Energy was not that they were preposterous, but because they already had a plan.

Every time they waved their arms, they could bring about a power that was far
beyond limits of a ninth layer cultivator and was sufficient to make even his eldest
uncle feel apprehensive. What they truly relied for this power was, in fact, this
mysterious footwork.

If he hadn’t concluded wrong, this ought to be a Xiantian technique.

An agility Xiantian technique. This kind of technique ought to be created by some

Xiantian senior by taking inspiration from rain clouds. That was the reason it felt
so illusory to him.

Moreover, this footwork made He Yiming recall the Rain Cloud Imprint used by
Lin Taoli.

Rain Clouds, and Rain Cloud- the footwork and hand imprint of these two
techniques unceasingly flickered in He Yiming’s mind, moreover mutually
conformed and mutually fused- as if going through an inexplicably mysterious
alteration.

If the creator of these two techniques were to know that their techniques were
studied and altered in this manner, they would certainly turn pale with fright and
wouldn’t be able to convince themselves.

They could create such techniques because they had indulged themselves in clouds
and rain for decades, or even centuries, before understanding the transformations
of Clouds and Rain, which was a part of the daos of heaven and earth, by a stroke
of fortune.

Even a super genius, in Houtian realm, could only imitate a Xiantian technique
without understanding the concept behind it. Bringing out the third layer or fourth
layer’s might of such a technique was already such a person’s limit.
However, merely through the technique that only had a might of its third or fourth
layer, He Yiming had begun to probe these two techniques’ fundamental power.
This was indeed an unimaginably horrifying feat.

Gradually, the Rain Clouds were becoming more and more clearer in He Yiming’s
mind. Lost in his own world, he’d already forgotten everything else.

Fortunately, everybody’s attention was focused on the battle between He Quanxin

and the two Xiao brothers. Otherwise, his peculiar appearance would have
certainly been discovered.

However, at this moment, a giant roar came out of He Quanxin’s mouth.

This roar, as if a hammer, heavily pounded against the chests of Xiao brothers,
causing a momentary pause in their footwork.

He Quanxin immediately followed up, eventually taking the initiative.

Although earth type techniques were indeed the strongest defensive techniques
among the five-phases techniques, but when earth type techniques unleashed
counterattack, it was equivalently powerful and fierce.

He Quanxin’s two palms struck, aiming at the chests of Xiao brothers as if two
large axes. These two palms carried peak, tenth layer Internal Energy as they
whizzed through the air. Evidently, He Quanxin had already decided to go for the
kill.

Fan Vastsun’s complexion immediately paled. He was the only one who realized
the origins of these two brothers. If these two brothers were to die here, not only
the Yuan family would suffer a clan-extermination, even their Fan family would
also be implicated in the process.

Chapter 39.2
02 Apr 2017

However, in such a level of fight, he’d no way of interfering at all. Therefore,

although his face had already lost all its color and was pale beyond comparison, he
could only helplessly watch with his hands tied.

Right at this moment, the Xiao brothers simultaneously withdrew their four arms
and ingeniously defended their front. He Quanxin’s two palms slapped at their
arms. The two brothers flew up in the air and did a somersault in the air before
dropping on the ground.
Having received the impact of the tenth layer powerful Internal Energy, they
stumbled back a few steps. Their faces suddenly turned white before they were
able to stand firmly.

He Yiming inwardly shouted ‘How unfortunate!’. He didn’t felt that their escaping
away unscathed was unfortunate, but that they hadn’t been able to continue.

With the footwork of these two, He Yiming had a feeling that even the Rain Cloud
imprint used by Lin Taoli was on the verge of being unveiled, and he was about to
receive enlightenment.

However, right at this critical juncture, the outcome of their fight was decided
which caused He Yiming’s enlightenment to be forcefully interrupted.

If possible, he still sincerely hoped that their fight could have gone for a few
moments more. Perhaps after a few moments, he could have gained some
enlightenment. However, as of now, all of his efforts had undoubtedly been
wasted.

Actually, even he himself didn’t know how could he suddenly enter such sort of
enlightenment realm, and he couldn’t tell even more if he would have an
opportunity to do so ever again.

Previously, while copying the Bone Transformation Method in He family’s Book

Pavilion, he’d gone through a similar sort of mystical circumstances as well.
However, after that incident, regardless of how he tried, he never experienced this
feeling.

Involuntary enlightenment, and Voluntary attempts. The efficiencies of these two

kinds were completely different.

That was the reason he felt it was too unfortunate….

He Quanxin’s face revealed a trace of regret. Even such a fierce strike that
contained his accumulated power hadn’t been able to inflict a critical injury. Such a
good opportunity would be extremely hard to find again.

However, he immediately moderated his thoughts and looked at the Xiao brothers’
arms.

This moment, the sleeves over their arms had been completely torn apart, and its
fragments were fluttering about in the air.

From within the torn sleeves, two robust arms had been exposed out. The most
eye-catching part of the two arms were the four resplendent, golden armguards on
them. These four armguards begun from the wrist and covered all the way up to the
elbow. The armguards that offered such a big protective cover had to be extremely
rare.

He Yiming’s eyes shined. He distinctly felt that the reason the Xiao brothers could
arouse their Internal Energy to such a frightening extent ought to be the merit of
these four armguards.

Sucking in a deep breath, He Quanxin said in a loud and clear voice, “This old man
has heard before that some great influential families with millenniums of legacies
often have a few special artifacts. All these artifacts have some miraculous effects.
If this old man is not mistaken, the armguards on the hands of brother Xiao is
precisely one of these.”

Xiao Yifan sneered and said, “Brother He’s eye is quite keen. That’s right, we two
brothers have Grand Extension defense equipment on our arms.”

He Quaunxin faintly nodded with a grave face.

When Vastmoon had seen these objects for the first time, his first thought was
precisely to take them for himself. However, as He Quanxin saw these two golden
armguards, his first thought was concerning the background of these Xiao brothers.

How could an ordinary person use such miraculous armguard?. Heavens knew
what could possibly be the power that sat behind them. If they truly had a clan with
millenniums of legacy backing them up, even if his old man was asked to come
from Tai Cang county, it might not be enough.

Van Vastsun’s fiercely palpitating heart finally calmed down. It was extremely
fortunate that these two brothers only seemed to have suffered light injuries.
However, this was already the limits of his endurance.

He promptly stepped forward, arrived before the two Xiao brothers, turned around,
and said, “Uncle Yuan, my father has asked me to convey his message. He’s asked
you and second lord Zeyu to move out. If not, my father will personally come with
elder lord Weiyu, and claim his old self’s possession.”

After saying these words, he faintly cupped his hands, turned around, and left,
pulling the Xiao brothers with him.

When these two brothers had first entered, they were extremely haughty and even
looked down on He Quanxin. Even Fan Vastmoon lagged far behind in front of
such a haughty attitude. However, after the recent battle, their arrogant manner had
become a lot restrained. Especially when they looked at He Quanxin, their eyes
even contained a trace of profound trepidation.
Yuan Earnest didn’t attempt to stop them and merely looked at their backs with a
concerned gaze.

He’d originally thought that Fan family only had one tenth layer expert. He hadn’t
expected that they actually had two ninth layer experts who were far more
powerful than the experts of similar ranks. By joining hands, these two were
actually able to keep a tenth layer expert occupied for so long.

Although they were defeated ultimately, even when He Quanxin struck with full
power, he wasn’t able to kill them. If during the official fight ten days later, Fan
Shui was able to keep He Quanxin occupied, who would be able to resist these two
brothers?

His vision unwittingly fell on He Yiming, and his eyes automatically brightened.
Perhaps, only someone like He Yiming who had a tyrannous innate divine strength
could resist these two individuals.

He Yiming thought for a bit and said, “Eldest uncle, in the end, what were their
armguards?”

He Quanxin bitterly laughed and said, “I’ve also never seen this object before, and
have only heard your grandfather mentioning it several times.” He paused, as if
trying to remember something, before continuing, “It is said that in the eastern part
of the mainland, there is a great nation called Grand Extension. That place have
countless skilled craftsman that can use strange materials of this world and forge
them into powerful weapons or defense equipment. If, we cultivators can get our
hands on these artifacts, we’ll be able to increase our power by many folds.”

He Yiming’s eyes shined momentarily. He’d been thinking all along that the
reason every attack of the Xiao brothers could exhibit a might that far surpassed
the limits of ninth layer cultivator was a mysterious Xiantian technique. However,
currently, he’d already ascertained that it ought to be the miraculous effect of those
two Grand Extension defense equipment.

Yuan Earnest took two steps forward. His face was extremely gloomy. Anyone
who were to suddenly discover that the enemy’s group had two more experts also
wouldn’t be looking in good shape either.

“Nephew Yiming, actually such weapons and defense equipment are not merely
made in Grand Extension. Even our northwestern countries also produce such
things.”

He Yiming faintly started, “Why have I never seen them, then?”

Yuan coarsely laughed and said, “These things are not something an ordinary
blacksmith can forge. It is said that the only people who can forge such weapons or
defense equipment are Xiantian realm experts.

He Yitian sucked in a breath of cold air. He was also hearing about these artifacts
for the first time. Although he understood that these things must be quite
expensive, to be actually made from the hands of Xiantian cultivators, this was no
longer something he could hope for.

He Yiming remained expression as he calmly asked, “Uncle Yuan, do you know

who can make these, then?”

Yuan Earnest’s expression was solemn as he said, “There are many hidden sects
within the northwestern countries. These sects ought to have Xiantian cultivators,
and some experts among them should be able to make such powerful weapons and
defense equipment. Furthermore, the three great countries of the Northwestern
countries also have experts in this respect. However, if you wish to invite them,
that is simply an impossible task.”

He Yiming faintly nodded but was quite attentive inwardly.

Yuan Earnest let out a long sigh, “These two armguards must have some special
ability. That’s why they were able to tangle with brother He for so long relying on
these four armguards.”

He Quanxin faintly shook his head, “These two doesn’t just have a pair of
armguards. Their strength is also exceptional.”

He Yiming thought to himself, ‘Eldest uncle’s vision is indeed a notch above.

Although the armguards of these two are quite troublesome, relying on four dead
objects, how could they have tangled with him for so long? Their true strength lies
in their Xiantian footwork. The reason they are able to battle above their rank is
because they have cultivated a Xiantian battle skill in Houtian realm.’’

As soon as he recalled that mystical Xiantian technique, his heart was again set
ablaze, and the same time, he also couldn’t stop but feel regret.

Yuan Earnest’s face turned even more concerned as he said, “Brother He, ten days
later, if you are not allowed to act, what will we do?”

He Yiming coarsely laughed and said, “Uncle Yuan, be at ease. Although those
two armguards are quite good, the Reclining Moon blade in my hand is also not
just plain metal. It is more than enough to deal with them.”
He said these words with absolute confidence. Because he supplemented inwardly,
“Even if my blade can’t cut down their armguards, getting rid of their four arms
wouldn’t be a problem at all.’

If [Splitting Mountain Thirty Six Forms], even an ultimate Xiantian technique, in

the hands of Xiantian cultivator can’t deal with two Houtian realm cultivators, he
might as well hang himself and be done with it.

Yuan Earnest’s face immediately turned much better. He was just waiting to hear
these words from He Yiming. After seeing the strength of Xiao brothers, although
he was quite apprehensive inwardly, in the broad sense of the circumstances, apart
from He Quanxin, only He Yiming who had unparalleled innate divine strength,
could allow him to feel at ease.

Chapter 40.1 - Night Scouting

02 Apr 2017

The moonlight dyed the front yard in a shade of gray; stars dominated the night
sky. An unspeakable serenity and profoundness prevaded the night in the manor.

He Yiming was inside his room, and his thoughts were still on yesterday’s visitors
from Fan family.

Fan Vastsun naturally didn’t enter the range of his thoughts. This person’s age was
slightly bigger than his eldest brother and Internal Energy cultivation also seemed
to be a notch above that of his eldest brother. Although it hadn’t attained the peak
of the seventh layer, he could still be considered as one of the top figures of the
young generation.

Although He Yiming had not travelled much, he’d seen a lot of outstanding young
talents. Especially in the four great clans of Fire Crow country, young experts were
as numerous as clouds. However, those who had been able to attain the seventh
layer’s peak before the age of twenty-five were extremely rare.

Those who had further succeeded in attaining the ninth layer before the age of
forty, like Lin Taoli, were even more rare.

But after his experiences in the Xie Mansion, He Yiming had also understood that
to attain such a realm, Lin Taoli must have consumed many gold cores.

Apart from providing assistance in breakthroughs, there were also gold cores that
could increase one’s essence, thereby increasing the efficiency of its Internal
Energy conversion. If someone were to say that Lin Taoli had attained his current
realm without any assistance from these two kinds of gold cores, He Yiming
wouldn’t be convinced even in death.

Therefore, young experts like He Yitian and Fan Vastsun who, after being born in
ordinary influential families, could cultivate to the seventh layer’s peak before the
age of thirty were already geniuses who were seen only once in several decades.

Of course, He Yiming himself was not included. After experiencing the strange
encounter in the lake, he could no longer be gauged by the means of cultivation
speed of ordinary people.

However, although Fan Vastsun was remarkable, it was not him occupying He
Yiming’s mind, but the two Xiao brothers.

The strength of these two was no joke. The strange armguards on their body was
not that big of a deal. What truly made He Yiming’s heart palpitate was, in fact,
their mysterious foot technique.

Ever since the two brothers left yesterday, He Yiming had been hiding in his room.
He was trying his utmost to recall that foot technique and even attempting to fuse it
with Lin Taoli’s Rain Cloud Imprint, thereby making a complete agility technique
of his own.

He Yiming had a feeling that as long as he could create such a technique, it would
certainly be a Xiantian one.

However, creating a Xiantian technique was easier said than done. Even after his
fortuitous encounter and having experienced that these two techniques had
different abilities but the same source, it was not easy to accomplish.

With a long sigh, He Yiming eventually opened his eyes.

His eyes shined as he schemed that if he were to capture the Xiao brothers alive,
whether he would be able to force their Xiantian agility technique out.

However, this thought merely flickered momentarily. The current him had not
become so atrocious yet.

Suddenly, He Yiming’s head tilted to the side as his face revealed an astonished
expression.

If he hadn’t heard wrong, some expert had probably infiltrated the manor taking
the advantage of the night. If not for He Yiming- a Xiantian cultivator, nobody
could have heard the slightest bit of movement outside.
At the very least, He Yiming was sure that his eldest uncle, He Quanxin, wouldn’t
have heard anything at all.

However, the next moment, He Yiming’s face revealed an extremely pleasant

expression.

He’d already discerned that this person’s agility technique was extremely brilliant.
More importantly, it was extremely similar to that of the Xiao brothers.

However, after a few moments, he ascertained that this person couldn’t be one of
the Xiao brothers.

Because this person’s Internal Energy was not at the ninth layer, but had already
attained the peak of the Houtian realm- the tenth layer. Although this person had
not advanced too long ago, it was far incomparable to ninth layer Internal Energy.

Furthermore, although this person’s agility technique resembled Xiao brother’s a

lot, it was merely a resemblance and was far from the true essence of the
technique.

After pondering for a bit, He Yiming immediately understood.

This person probably had some relationship with Xiao brothers. However, the
former didn’t have the talent of Xiao brothers as far as cultivating this agility
technique went, and thus was incapable to master it.

As a matter of fact, as powerful Xiantian techniques were, apart from exceedingly

talented geniuses, one could hardly cultivate them.

Even a tenth layer might not succeed in cultivating a Xiantian technique of the
same attribute.

He Yiming’s mind reeled, and the corner of his mouth curled into a cold smile.
SInce this person had come here, it was only naturally that he received a warm
reception.

The door slightly opened without making the slightest bit of noise under his
ingenious control achieved through True Qi.

The more he used True Qi, the more his understanding increased.

While confronting an enemy, if one were to imbue their weapon with a huge
amount of True Qi, one would be able to produce a powerful might. However, if
the weapon hadn’t been fused with Magnetic Steel Source or some other ore of
similar rank, the powerful True Qi could easily melt the metal away. Especially
during a battle, imbuing an ordinary weapon with large amounts of True Qi would
lead it to its destruction before it could even touch the enemy.

However, as far as daily-life activities were concerned, merely a smidgen of True

Qi could provide huge amounts of assistance and wouldn’t end up damaging the
objects on one’s own body.

The more time passed after he entered Xiantian realm, the more his experience of
using True Qi increased, and the more unwilling he became to let go of True Qi.

With a flicker, He Yiming advanced in large strides. His feet seemed to be falling
on the ground severely, but as if the bottom of his feet were padded with a thick
cotton cloth, or as if they had transformed into a cat’s claw, no sound could be
heard.

Although he’d never possessed a technique that specialized in agility, under the
effect of True Qi, placing his feet on the ground without making a noise was quite
a simple task.

As soon as He Yiming stepped out of his courtyard, his feet suddenly halted, and a
strange expression emerged on his face.

He wondered whether this nist visitor’s luck was good or bad.

Right as the latter arrived in the interior of the manor, his eldest uncle also
suddenly walked out from his room.

He Yiming was flabbergasted. ‘Could eldest uncle have sensed this person?’

After a few moments, He Quanxin opened the gate of his residence and saw a dark
figure out of the corner of his eyes. Almost at the same time, that dark figure also
turned his head, and the two gazes met in the space.

These were two prepared eyes with a ferocious and determined gaze, even carrying
an overbearing aura.

Although this person was covering his true appearance behind a black cloth, his
figure stood upright like a tree without bending in the slightest.

He Yiming and He Quanxin both immediately understood that this person had no
shady intentions to begin. Instead, he wanted to challenge He Quanxin fair and
square.

He Yiming inwardly sighed. He’d looked down on this person.

A tenth layer Houtian cultivator obviously had their pride. Despite acting under the
cover of night, this person couldn’t be looked down upon.

He Quanxin’s gaze constricted as he immediately felt the formidable aura erupting

from the body of the counterpart.

This was an expert of the same rank; an expert that was not weaker than him at all.

Confronting such an expert, He Quanxin’s blood also seemed to have begun to

boil. Ever since he’d entered the tenth layer, he’d never found a true opponent for
himself.

In the He manor, be it Lord Master He Wude, or be it his freak of a nephew He

Yiming, none of them could provide him an opportunity to fight with his life on
the line. The Xiao brothers from the yesterday were, although quite powerful, after
all merely ninth layer experts. The battle with them was indeed not to his heart’s
content.

At this moment, however, there was an evenly matched opponent before him. The
He family’s martial lunatic- He Quanxin, was naturally quite excited.

Chapter 40.2
02 Apr 2017

As if having felt He Quanxin’s battle intent, that masked man suddenly took a step
forward, and this step was already enough for him to arrive right before He
Quanxin.

His charge unexpectedly brought a burst of scorching heat. Furthermore, the two
palms that he’d unleashed looked horrifying as if branding irons.

He Yiming immediately thought to himself that this was certainly a fire-type

technique that had attained the tenth layer.

In the five-phases, fire-type techniques might not be the number one in terms of
offense, but as far as aggression was concerned, they were the best.

As the fire-type technique was unleashed to the extreme, an aura like that of
burning the sky and boiling the ocean erupted like a volcano.

“Ha….”

The air in the surrounding was immediately influenced and became dry and
scorched. The small flowers and grass, over which he’d stepped across,
immediately withered down.
He Quanxin’s eyes shined. He didn’t issue any battle cry and counterattacked in
silence.

His hands evenly stretched out. It seemed as if there was a huge, insurmountable
mountain before him. However, as his hands stretched out, it seemed even this
mountain would be toppled.

Earth-type technique’s profoundness, steadiness, and severity was being vividly

displayed by him.

Precisely under such a battle where he could fight without worries and both sides
fight severely without holding back, could he unleash his body’s full potential. At
this moment, He Quanxin only felt rejuvenated and brimming with vigour.

“Bang….”

A gigantic sound wave spread out as the palms of the two struck against each
other.

The masked man jerked forward before suddenly retreating. His hands that were
surrounded in red somewhat paled.

He Quanxin’s legs were evenly stretched out, entering several inches into the
ground. A red colored light suddenly flashed on his body and a trace of dark, burnt
color appeared on his outer robe. However, it was only a slight damage to his
clothes. He hadn’t suffered any true injury at all.

Although this strike gave an impression that both were evenly matched, as a
spectator, He Yiming could tell that his eldest uncle turned out to be a notch above
in the end. The boulder weighing down on his heart was immediately lifted.

During a battle of experts of the same rank, disparity of a thread was akin to a
difference of a thousand li.

With this much difference of a thread, if the masked man didn’t have some special
trick, he’d basically no chance at winning.

If any of the Xiao brothers somehow managed to break through into the tenth
layer, He Yiming would be concerned for his eldest uncle. After all, they had
grasped an agility type Xiantian technique. Houtian cultivators with Xiantian battle
skills were absolutely unrivalled among the same ranks.

However, this person was clearly different. He’d evidently not cultivated some
Xiantian battle skill, but merely some ambiguous agility technique. How could he
prevail over He Quanxin?
After all, He Quanxin was not a novice as well. He’d cultivated his martial skill for
several decades. Even He Wude praised him as the martial lunatic of the He clan.

Especially the techniques he cultivated were that of the earth-type which were the
firmest among the five-phases. The most distinguished feature of such techniques
was precisely stability. Unless in the presence of a restrictive technique, during the
battle, if an earth-type cultivator’s strength was somewhat weaker than the
opponent, he’d basically no chance of winning, but vice versa, he wouldn’t be able
to lose even if he wished.

Latrine’s rock, repulsive yet hard- this was the true portrayal of earth-type
techniques.

“Who….”

“An assassin….”

“Catch the intruder….”

Almost the next moment, countless cries began to echo from various corners of the
manor.

The intensity of the exchange between two tenth layer experts was so severe, not to
mention the people in this courtyard had no chance of sleeping again, even the
people in the neighbouring courtyards were also jolted awake by the loud sound.

The masked man profoundly gazed at He Quanxin, then suddenly laughed out loud
and said, “A fine skill, earth-type tenth layer….. much appreciated.”

After saying these words, his body flickered and left looking as if a cloud of
unceasingly dancing black flames.

He Quanxin’s feet slightly advanced before suddenly stopping, he began to

involuntarily look at that retreating figure in contemplation.

With his discerning eyes, he could naturally tell that the counterpart’s agility
technique was above his. Even if he chased with all his might, he would only fail
in the end. This being the case, instead of disgracing himself, it would be better for
him to save his energy!

Yuan manor obviously had some people on night watch. Upon hearing this noise,
they immediately rushed over. However, upon arriving, they discovered that there
was only He Quanxin while the so-called intruder had long escaped.

A figure flickered, and Yuan Earnest appeared. His face carried a trace of
bewilderment and fury.
Someone actually created trouble inside the Yuan manor . This was blatant
provocation, which naturally made him somewhat flustered.

“Brother He, who was it?”

He Quanxin faintly shook his head, “That person had his face covered. He
exchanged one palm strike with me, then immediately left.”

Yuan Earnest faintly started, immediately feeling a chill in his back.

To exchange palms with He Quanxin and retreat, even he himself couldn’t imagine
accomplishing such a feat.

“Brother He, was that person injured?” He hopefully asked.

He Quanxin still shook his head and said, “No. That person’s Internal Energy is
not any less powerful than mine.”

This time, Yuan Earnest’s complexion completely transformed. Tonight’s intruder

was actually a tenth layer expert? Fortunately this person encountered He Quanxin,
if it had been him…

Yuan Earnest shook his head, no longer daring to think any further.

“Brother He, fortunately you found out. If that person was truly allowed to run
amok in the manor, nobody would have been able to keep him in check except
you.”

Hearing the flattering words, He Quanxin couldn’t help but bitterly laugh, “Brother
Yuan, you overpraise me. I just had a sudden impulse to have a walk outside, then
I ran into that person as soon as I opened the door” He briefly paused before
continuing, “It seems to me that person had come specifically for me.”

Yuan Earnest hesitated quite a bit before asking, “Brother He, you know who this
person was?”

He Quanxin lightly shrugged, then suddenly asked, “Brother Yuan, you previously
said that Fan Shui is a water-type cultivator, right?”

Yuan Earnest immediately said, “Correct. The techniques he cultivates are

precisely that of water-type,” His face suddenly tensed as he asked in an strict
voice, “Could this person be Fan Shui?”

He Quanxin lightly sighed and said, “This person is absolutely not Fan Shui,
because his technique was a tenth layer, fire-type technique.”
Yuan Earnest immediately started. He’d absolutely no clue which expert would
choose night time to scout Yuan manor and even look for He Quanxin.

However, if someone were to say that this person had no connection with Fan
family, he wouldn’t believe it in the slightest.

He Quanxin thought for a few moments and said, “Brother Yuan, although this
person is not Fan Shui, his agility technique was somewhat similar to the Xiao
brothers from yesterday.”

Yuan Earnest’s complexion immediately paled. He’d first hand witnessed the
might of Xiao brothers. When the two of them joined hands, they could actually
become equivalent to a tenth layer expert. If they had a tenth layer expert like
them, the Ten Day agreement would be nothing more than a joke.

Seeing the counterpart’s face, He Quanxin inwardly trembled and immediately

said, “Brother Yuan, I could also have made a mistake in night. You don’t need to
worry too much.”

Yuan Earnest forced out a laugh, but was not relaxed inwardly at all.

With He Quanxin’s strength and eyes, how could he have casually spoken had he
not been sure? Tonight’s intruder must have a connection with the Xiao brothers.

Although Yuan Earnest’s mind was a mess, fortunately or unfortunately, he’d seen
the ways of the world. He knew that at this moment, he couldn’t allow himself to
panic. After loudly instructing everybody to go back to sleep, he also took his
leave and left, heading towards the Lord Master Yuan’s residence to discuss this
matter.

He Quanxin returned to his residence and immediately saw He Yitian. However,

the current Yitian’s face had lost his former calm appearance. He gently said,
“Father, Yiming has disappeared.”

He Quanxin blankly stared before asking, “What?”

“Just now, I saw that He Yiming has not come out. Feeling concerned, I went to
check out his residence. However, I didn’t expect to find his residence completely
empty with Reclining Moon Blade placed inside the quilt as a pretense.” He Yitian
bitterly laughed and spoke.

He Quanxin’s heart trembled. He immediately knew that He Yiming must have

gone to chase after that masked man.

He Yitian anxiously asked, “Father, It seems that sixth brother must have went
after that person. What should we do?”
He Quanxin faintly shook his head and said, “No need to worry about him. We’ll
go back to sleep.”

He Yitian was completely startled, “Father, you haven’t gone insane, have you?
That person is a tenth layer expert!”

He Quanxin patted his son’s shoulder and said, “Be at ease. Yiming’s cultivation is
no longer below your father’s. Even if he can’t win, there would be no issue when
it comes to protecting himself,” The corner of his mouth curled into a faint smile,
“And the little guy should also have the qualifications to take the charge.”

Looking at his father leaving with a face full of joy, He Yitian felt quite emotional,
wondering when he would ever hear such an evaluation from his father’s mouth….