Chapter 55: The Explosive Hammer

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Old Tie raised his hammer before he brought it down with all his might. In just a blink of an eye, he had hammered down nine times consecutively, injuring the old man from Qingyun Sect. The explosion of energy each time he brought the hammer down rippled out and even caused many disciples in the vicinity to explode into mists of blood. At this point, no one knew how many people he had already killed.

Qing Xuzi was enraged by the deaths of his disciples. The anger and Old Tie’s attacks caused him to spit out a mouthful of blood. As he resisted Old Tie’s attacks, he growled, “Old Tie, stop being so childish! You better stop this! Neither I nor my Qingyun Sect is afraid of a war with the Infinite Alchemy Pavilion! You better have a good explanation for your actions today!”

Old Tie stopped attacking for a moment as he glanced at the mists of blood that still hung in the air as he said, “This feels great!” Then, he looked at Qing Xuzi and said with a sneer, “Your Qingyun sect killed Bai Yu, the Holy Son of our Infinite Alchemy Pavilion, yesterday night while he was looking for a fortuitous encounter in the Eastern Region!”

Qing Xuzi immediately denied the accusations. “Impossible! The Holy Sons and Holy Daughters of Sacred Lands are representatives our their respective Sacred Lands! As such, no one from my Qingyun Sect would kill your Holy Son! Moreover, we have no conflict between us, why would we kill your Holy Son? Old Tie, with the resurgence of the devil sects, I’m sure this is the devil sects’ doing. They’re trying to sow discord!”

Old Tie’s eyes burned with the flames of fury as he growled, “F*ck the devil sects! You think I’m making baseless accusations? Look at this!”

Old Tie waved his hand, and a projection appeared in midair. It replayed part of the battle yesterday night. Although the rippling void and burst of energy obscured the view slightly, one could still see the battle between two figures.

Old Tie continued to say, “Look at how the man cast the Heaven Suppression Divine Seal, Wood Dragon, Slice the Heaven, and the Nine Heavens Imperial Lightning with ease and speed! All these are special abilities unique to the Qingyun Sect, right? By the way, this battle was extracted from the memories of a man watching the battle from afar. How can you still deny this, Qing Xuzi?”

Qing Xuzi watched with his mouth agape, baffled. Various expressions flitted past his face as he fell deep into his thoughts. Finally, he shook his head and said, “Old Tie, you know that it’s not impossible for special abilities to leak out.”

Old Tie sneered. “You’re still denying? I don’t care! Hand the man over, and we can still negotiate. Otherwise, I won’t stop my hammer from falling again!”

Qing Xuzi smiled wryly. “Is there a need for me to lie? This is clearly an attempt to frame my sect!”

“Fine, I’ll send you to hell then!” Old Tie said before he decisively attacked.

At this time, the red-clad young man standing next to Old Tie prepared to assist Old Tie. He summoned a crimson sword in his hand. The sword’s appearance instantly drew the energy from the sun, raising the temperature immediately.

Qing Xuzi defended against Old Tie’s attacks as he asked, “Old Tie, don’t you believe me?”

“Who would?” OId Tie retorted. His attacks did not slow down at all.

Meanwhile, many elders were awakened from their cultivation. They looked at the battle from afar, clearly not worried. They were confident of the strength of their sect, which was the strongest in the Eastern Region. They believed they could hold their ground even if all the experts from the Infinite Alchemy Pavilion were here. Moreover, they had lived for such a long time that they knew it was unlikely for a war to break out between two Sacred Lands. At most, they would have to compensate for the loss. They understood that venting anger, throwing accusations, killing, and compensation were all parts of the process for cases like this. Moreover, it was just the death of a Holy Son. At most, the compensation would be a little more costly.

…

The impact from the battle was felt for quite a distance. Even the people from Jiuyang Sect could sense the fluctuations.

On the rooftop in Jiuyang Sect’s Chuyang Peak.

Jiang Ming sensed the mild fluctuations of energy in the void, and his heart skipped a beat. ‘This kind of fluctuation can only be the result of a battle in Qingyun Sect. Perhaps, they’re fighting with the experts from the Infinite Alchemy Pavilion. I hope they fight each other to the death! In any case, this has nothing to do with Jiuyang Sect, and I can cultivate in peace.”

At the same time, Jiang Ming noticed Zi Linglong glancing in the direction of the battle as well. He could not help but smile.

Zi Linglong peeled a grape and sent it to Jiang Ming’s mouth before she asked, “Senior Brother, why are you happy?”

“I’m happy because of your high cultivation base,” Jiang Ming replied. Then, he reached out and took the bowl of grapes in front of Linglong as he said, “Let me do it.”

Linglong refused. “No, I want to do it!”

“I’m not disabled. I can do it,” Jiang Ming said.

“Just let me do it! You used to feed me all the time. Now, it’s my turn! Open your mouth, Senior Brother,” Zi Linglong said as she fed Jiang Ming another grape.

After eating the grape, Jiang Ming said, “I’m just worried you’ll use too much strength and knock my teeth out.”

Linglong snickered in response.

“Little girl, you’re so disrespectful.”

Zi Linglong smiled as she reached out to pat Jiang Ming’s head and said, “You’re just a few years older than I am. Moreover, seniority in our sect is based on our cultivation bases. Since my cultivation base is higher than yourS…” She paused to giggle before she continued to say, “You should address me as Senior Sister from now on!”

“Impudent! Do you believe I’ll spank you?”

“Senior Brother, don’t forget my cultivation base is higher than yours. You better not provoke me. Otherwise, I’ll make you cook delicious food for me all day long!” Zi Linglong said jokingly.

Jiang Ming only chuckled in response. After a moment, he said, “Oh, that’s right. Do you remember the rice wine I told you about during the last harvest? It’s ready now!”

“Really? Hurry up and bring it out. I want to try it,” Zi Linglong said excitedly.

“What did you say you’ll do if I provoke you?” Jiang Ming asked.

“Senior Brother, I apologize for my earlier words. Can you not use so much strength?” Zi Linglong asked as she turned around with her butt facing Jiang Ming.

Jiang Ming spat out the grape in his mouth when he saw Zi Linglong’s round and plump bottom.

…

When Gu Hai returned in the evening, he told Jiang Ming about the Sect Master’s instructions.

Jiang Ming sighed, “So we’re going to seal the mountain? What about Hai Province?”

After all, Hai Province had been invaded by Bishui Sect and was on the brink of being conquered.

Gu Hai sighed before he said, “There’s nothing we can do about it. That crazy Mu Shuiyun came, determined to seek revenge, but she was forced to leave. Do you think she’ll let the matter go considering how petty she is? She’s like lurking outside waiting to kill our disciples.”

“What about those who have yet to return to the mountain?”

“The elders who went out to search for Linglong have returned. We’re rather certain she won’t attack the other disciples due to their low cultivation base…”

“That’s a relief…”

…

After dinner, Zi Linglong left to cultivate.

Jiang Ming stood on the rooftop and gazed into the distance. When he called up the Human Path Records, he discovered that Mu Shuiyun indeed did not go far. She was about 3,000 miles away from the sect. Clearly, she had not given up.

Then, he turned to look in the direction of Qingyun Sect. He was certain Mu Shuiyun had already sensed the fluctuations of a battle from Qingyun Sect so he could not help but wonder why she did not hurry back to Qingyun Sect. In the end, he came to two conclusions: one, she was afraid of death, and two, she was too consumed by seeking revenge.

Jiang Ming did not dwell on this matter; he felt it was a waste of time. Instead, he began to cultivate. After all, his survival is dependent on having a high cultivation base. After checking on the Life and Death Disillusionment Formation Plate Disk that was buried underground, he sat cross-legged and began to cultivate.

He planned to learn two of the Infinite Alchemy Pavilion’s special abilities: the Three-Fold Astral Transformation and the Nine Divine Cannons.

After only a night, he managed to comprehend them to the rudimentary stage.