by Translator: BornToBe; Author: Ordinary Magician (平凡魔术师); Licensed From: 17k
Wei Cang had honed the Yin Fiend Poison Palm over those years. In their battles, Yun Qi always came out slightly ahead, but he was never able to end him, so Wei Cang always managed to flee.
Now, the number of their battles had lessened in the past two years. That was because both of them had found out all of the other person’s trump cards, and so there was no need to waste energy. Unless they could find a way to finish the other off in one blow, neither wished to go do battle again.
“Are you curious about what this tablet is, for us fellow disciples to fight over it like this?” After narrating until here, grandmaster Yun Qi suddenly asked a question.
Long Chen nodded; he truly was curious. Just what was the background of this tablet for Wei Cang to become so crazy?
A mocking sneer appeared on grandmaster Yun Qi’s face. “Wei Cang actually doesn’t even know what it is. He originally thought that master had become biased and gave me a secret art. But in reality, it is just a normal tablet.”
“A normal tablet?” Long Chen couldn’t help being shocked. For just a tablet, he ended up causing the death of a fellow apprentice?
“Yes, it’s just a normal tablet. It has no use, but at the time, master commanded me to take care of it, so I couldn’t refuse. Originally, I was actually starting to become unable to ignore Wei Cang’s wheedling and was preparing to give it to him to take care of, but then he actually stretched his sinister hand toward junior apprentice-sister…” Anger and killing intent soared from him.
At the same time, Long Chen saw remorse and self-blame on his face. For a useless piece of trash, he had implicated his lover. If that happened to Long Chen, then he might go crazy.
“This tablet is actually a proof of study.” Yun Qi took a deep breath and calmed himself.
“Proof of study?” Long Chen was confused.
“Yes, this is proof of study from the holy land of pill cultivation, Pill Valley. As for Pill Valley… Well, it’s still a bit early to talk about it. You just have to know that it is viewed as the highest, most holy existence in the world of pill cultivators. In an uncivilized place like this, no one knows of it. I’ve carried this thing for dozens of years. Now, I’ll give it to you.” He handed the tablet to Long Chen.
“Grandmaster, this is completely unacceptable! This was given to you by your master, and this little one definitely can’t accept it.” Long Chen hastily waved his hand.
“This wasn’t left for me. Master wanted me to find someone to give it to. I’m giving it to you, but even so, it might not have any use for you.” Yun Qi smiled slightly.
“What?”
“This tablet can be considered a way to step into fortune, but without power, you won’t be able to take that step, let alone gain a fortune.” Yun Qi bitterly smiled. “I told you just now that the Pill Valley is a holy land in the eyes of pill cultivators. How could it be so easy to enter? Even with this tablet, you need a matching strength to use it, or it will continue to be useless.”
“What kind of strength?” asked Long Chen.
“If you become a Pill King before twenty, then you can use this tablet to register there.” Grandmaster Yun Qi sighed.
Long Chen’s mouth dropped. Pill King? Before twenty? Was he kidding?
A person like grandmaster Yun Qi had trained for almost a hundred years and had only reached the peak of Pill Master. Wasn’t a twenty-year-old Pill King just a crazy joke?
No wonder grandmaster Yun Qi had had such a strange expression. For such a thing, his wife’s life had been implicated. Anyone would go crazy.
Long Chen suddenly realized that Yun Qi had kept this a secret for so long, all in order to get revenge on Wei Cang.
He had kept this ‘treasure’ to constantly draw Wei Cang’s attention. Wei Cang longed for it deeply since he didn’t know the truth.
Xia Baichi had also appeared most likely just to obtain it. When Long Chen had then popped up later, Yun Qi’s treatment of him had caused them to panic.
That was why they wanted Long Chen to die. They wanted Yun Qi to have no more successors. If he, Wei Cang, was unable to obtain it, then let it die in Yun Qi’s hands.
Long Chen didn’t know whether to laugh or cry; what had it all been for? The heavens truly did play jokes on man.
“Although you are extremely talented, you were unfortunately born in an uncivilized place like this. There are no powerful schools’ inheritances for you here, and so the chance of you being able to use this tablet is low. But even a slight chance is something. When my master gave me this, he told me to find someone to pass it on to. One of his ancestors had managed to enter Pill Valley, and this tablet was a sign of their honor. That is why I hoped there would one day come a genius who could take this tablet and once more join Pill Valley. I’ve invested so much time for master’s inheritance. Now, I will pass it on to you. It is also a load off my shoulders.” Yun Qi had an extremely complicated expression.
This tablet had changed the course of his entire life. But that change had been a complete tragedy.
Who was he supposed to hate? His master? Wei Cang? Himself? Or perhaps the heavens themselves?
Fate seemed to have been bored and decided to play a huge joke on him. However, he was unable to laugh at such a joke.
Long Chen reached out to take the tablet. Becoming a Pill King before twenty… others might not have any hope of that, but Long Chen was not like others.
“Many thanks, grandmaster,” Long Chen said respectfully.
“If one of us should be thanking the other, then it should be me. By handing this tablet to you, I have completed my master’s task and I can finally be free to do a couple of things.” Yun Qi smiled slightly.
Long Chen was alarmed. “Grandmaster… you….”
As if seeing through what Long Chen was thinking, Yun Qi laughed, “Don’t worry, I’m not thinking anything bad. I won’t go sacrificing myself to bring down Wei Cang. Wouldn’t that mean that I had lost?”
That relieved Long Chen. If after receiving the tablet from him, Yun Qi decided to go fight Wei Cang in a battle of mutual destruction, he definitely would feel horrible about it.
If a great person like Yun Qi ended up dying along with that old pervert, it would be an absolute shame, like using a porcelain vase to smash a rat.
“Child, I can’t teach you much at all. But you are the person I have the greatest hope for. You must work hard.” Although Yun Qi didn’t want to go on and on, he couldn’t help nagging him a bit more.
If Long Chen could enter the Pill Valley, in terms of pill cultivation, it would be like ascending to become an immortal.
“Don’t worry, grandmaster. This disciple will continue working his hardest.”
Although grandmaster Yun Qi hadn’t taken Long Chen in as his apprentice, that was only because he didn’t want to draw any attention to Long Chen. After all, Wei Cang was watching him like a tiger watches his prey.
However, Long Chen’s current state of affairs with Wei Cang was something everyone knew about. He had beaten his apprentice and expressed his thoughts about the man.
Before letting him leave, grandmaster Yun Qi warned Long Chen once more to be cautious. If the enemy was pressed too hard, then they might make a desperate move. Long Chen nodded his assent.
He went directly home. Now, he had become much more powerful so he was confident in being able to walk through the city without being killed.
But when he turned around the corner and saw the gate to his home, his eyes opened widely.
“What’s going on?”
Chapter 50 Busy as a Marketplace
Turning the corner, Long Chen stopped, stunned at what he was seeing.
The entrance to his noble estate, which used to be always deserted, now had a long queue in front of it; all of them were married women in their forties or fifties.
He looked around and had to confirm again that this was his house. Only then did he walk over.
At this time, Bao-er was laughing happily as she
received them. “Don’t worry everyone, take it slow. Register the name, status, measurements, a picture, and any other particulars clearly for me.”
“Miss, can you tell us what the Madam likes in a daughter-in-law?” one of the wives smiled charmingly.
“Hehe, as long as they conduct themselves properly and aren’t ugly, then anything is fine. But the Madam did say she liked those with big hips the best. She said that the wider the hips, the easier she’ll give birth. Let me tell you, my Madam has actually long since desired to hold a grandson… Haha, young master, you’ve returned.” Bao-er was enthusiastically talking to them when she suddenly saw the gloomy Long Chen.
“Greetings young master.” Those wives all quickly greeted him.
Long Chen nodded to them and then pulled Bao-er into the courtyard. Pointing to the wives, he angrily whispered, “What are you doing?”
“Young master, yesterday you boldly defeated an opponent from the Grand Xia and basically obtained the title of number one junior warrior in the Phoenix Cry capital. You’ve become an idol for countless maidens, and they’re all here to make familial ties.” Bao-er covered up her smile.
“I knew you would make trouble. Where’s mom?”
“Madam is inside. Aiya, I actually forgot, she told me she wanted to see you as soon as you came home.” Bao-er clapped her forehead.
“Good, I’ll go right now. You, hurry up and find a way to get rid of them. What kind of place is this? This isn’t a marketplace.” Long Chen wasn’t in a good mood.
“Hehe, I can’t do that. Madam sent me to receive all of them. I better go.”
Who would have thought that the always cute and obedient Bao-er would actually not listen to Long Chen and run back to those wives with delight?
Long Chen rolled his eyes and went to see his mother. His mind was constantly spinning along the way, trying to find a way to describe the events that had occurred yesterday without making his mother worried.
But as soon as he entered her room, before he could even say anything, his mother angrily said, “This annoying kid, hurry up and enter.”
Ah, perhaps there was no way for him to explain himself. No matter how he thought about it, he couldn’t come up with a good excuse.
But what he had not expected was for his mother to pull him over to a table covered in pictures of beautiful women.
“Chen-er, look, these nineteen ladies were carefully selected by me out of over a hundred. Whether it is in terms of beauty, etiquette, or status, they are all very suitable for you. Quickly look, do any attract your interest?”
Seeing that Long Chen was in a daze, Mrs. Long urged, “What are you waiting for? Hurry up and check them out.”
“Uh… ok, I’ll look.”
Only now did Long Chen realize that his mother had already completely forgotten the danger he had been in yesterday.
But when he looked at those portraits, Long Chen’s expression became a bit strange.
Mrs. Long said complacently, “Look at how beautiful they are Chen-er. Especially their waists and hips; they definitely are suited for birthing. If you marry a couple of them, I’m sure there’ll definitely be some babies growing in just a few months.”
Mrs. Long was unable to contain her own joy. It seemed as if she could already see the scene of herself holding a bunch of her grandchildren.
A bead of sweat rolled down Long Chen’s face, dripping onto the portraits. It ended up landing on a girls’ buttocks, following along the ink and making that part seem even larger…
“Mom, I feel like this should-” Long Chen started to make an excuse.
“Stop delaying. Before, your mom thought you wouldn’t be able to find a suitable wife, and now that so many candidates have come today, don’t you dare waste this chance. I won’t make it hard for you. Pick out three for me today and later on, you can pick some more. In any case, if you don’t choose at least ten of them, don’t even think of going away.”
Long Chen’s face turned green. Was this supposed to be like breeding livestock? But looking at how strict she was, it seemed she was extremely serious about this matter.
Just as he was at a loss on how to reply, a rough voice rang out. “Brother Long.”
A huge figure rushed in and embraced Long Chen. “Brother Long, I heard you fought with someone yesterday. Why didn’t you bring me?”
Long Chen saw that it was Wilde who had rushed in. Inside, he cheered; this brother of his had truly come at the perfect time.
“Mom, I still have some stuff to do and have to talk to Wilde. You just slowly do some selections. Once you finish those, I’ll come to look again.”
“Kid, you-”
Just as she was beginning to speak, Long Chen had already quickly pulled Wilde far away.
“That rascal.”
She quietly scolded, but when she turned back to look at the portraits of those ample girls, she quickly became gratified.
“Brother Long, did you get injured yesterday?” Wilde asked Long Chen in concern.
“No, I’m fine. Your brother Long will now have to fight more and more. Speaking of which, have you learned how to use that technique of using spiritual qi that I taught you?” asked Long Chen.
He had taught Wilde how to circulate his spiritual qi throughout his meridians. But his comprehension skills were extremely low.
If it weren’t for how powerful Long Chen’s Spiritual Strength was and that he could teach him by actually guiding him from within, it would have been impossible for anyone to teach him.
When Long Chen brought up cultivation, Wilde became extremely proud. “Brother Long, I can already use that technique you taught me.”
“Really?” Long Chen was delighted.
Long Chen brought Wilde to an empty area behind the estate. Pointing towards a stone the rough size of a human, he said, “Crush this just with the wind generated from your fist.”
“Yes.” Wilde agreed and punched out a single fist.
Wind rushed over the stone, causing it to tremble slightly.
“I didn’t do it right this time. Again.” Wilde was a bit embarrassed.
Another fist shot out, and the wind still only caused the stone to tremble slightly.
“Strange. Again!”
He tried three more times, but the stone remained the same as ever. Long Chen’s face darkened.
“Wilde, this is what you’ve learned?”
“Yes. Normally, I can succeed in three out of ten punches. It’s just not working today…” Wilde was distressed.
Hearing that, Long Chen almost stumbled. When fighting with others, could you really rely on chance?
Long Chen felt a headache. Wilde was basically a treasure trove, but the difficulty in unlocking that treasure trove was incredibly great.
Placing a hand on Wilde’s back, Long Chen said, “Try again.”
“Ok.”
Wilde once more punched out, but this time, there was not the least bit of energy behind it.
“Before you punch, you have to prepare! First, urge your Dantian into motion, and then punch out. Remember that it is the Dantian that drives the fist, and not the fist that urges the Dantian.”
While he was in contact with Wilde’s body, he could sense that Wilde was first punching out and then using his meridians in an attempt to spur the Dantian.
That kind of technique could work, but when it came to Wilde, it would be a matter of luck. Experienced cultivators would have no problem doing it like that, but it would be too difficult for Wilde to do it.
“Try again. Don’t rush your punch. Circulate your Dantian. Ok, your Dantian is operating. Punch.”
BOOM!
A huge boom rang out and that man-sized stone was crushed into complete rubble.
“Brother Long, I succeeded!” shouted Wilde happily.
Long Chen nodded. He appeared calm on the outside, but inside, he was filled with endless shock. Wilde had once more become much stronger.
That last punch had had enough
power to crush the late stage Blood Condensation Huang Chang.
Although he wouldn’t be able to compare to Huang Chang once he used his beast transformation, Wilde was probably even better than him in terms of power. However, his movements had far too many flaws.
But at this point, he had only managed to use a strand of energy from his Dantian and wasn’t able to use his full power. That meant Wilde’s potential was truly frightening.
“Good, now do it again,” encouraged Long Chen.
Wilde once more punched out, but this fist was empty like his previous ones.
For a moment, it was just Long Chen looking at Wilde, and Wilde looking at Long Chen. Long Chen was completely silent for over ten minutes.
Finally, Wilde patted his head. “Brother Long, is it that I’m too dumb?”
“I really want to tell you that you’re not dumb, but since I hear liars will be struck by lightning, I don’t dare say it.” Long Chen looked at the sky worriedly.
“Then, what should I do?” Wilde was completely dejected.
“From tomorrow onwards, you won’t stay at the estate. Go back to the pasture.”
“Brother Long… do you not want me anymore?” Wilde was completely startled and filled with fright.
Long Chen laughed involuntarily, patting Wilde’s thick shoulder. “Don’t joke around. We’re life and death brothers.”
“Then, why do you want me to go to the pasture?”
“From tomorrow onwards, all your food will have to be handled by yourself. If you want beef, then you have to kill the cow yourself. However, the condition is that you must use your attack containing spiritual qi to kill the cow. Otherwise, you’ll just have to live with an empty stomach. Go.”
Wilde promised him and walked away. Watching Wilde’s back as he left, Long Chen couldn’t help but feel a bit helpless.
Wilde’s comprehension skill was too worrying. Sometimes, he worried about whether he should keep Wilde by his side. With his intelligence, he really was a bit too dangerous.
He was an honest person, honest to the point where his head couldn’t even comprehend tricks. That was also why he would never goof off on what Long Chen told him to do.
