传说之主的夫人 by 尹琊

The Legendary Master's Wife

by Yin Ya
Translated by Exiled Rebels Scanlations
Edited by Addis
Book Six
(Chapters 366 to 438)
Chapter 366: A Chicken

Translated by Kollumceti of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

“Little eggy, what are you doing inside?” Just as they were talking, a crisp sound suddenly
rang out from PiQiu.

You XiaoMo followed the noise and looked in that direction, but only saw PiQiu and CatQiu
standing not far before the pile of spirit gems. They seemed to be looking at something
through the gaps. He informed MaoQiu before walking over.

“PiQiu, what are you guys doing?”

CatQiu immediately jumped in front of him, “Miaow miaow miaow~” Dashing to him, he
miaow-ed for a long period of time, appearing to be explaining the reason to him.

You XiaoMo mouth twitched. Truly sorry, but he doesn’t understand Cat.

You XiaoMo immediately looked towards PiQiu, “PiQiu, you say it. Remember to speak
human.”

CatQiu curled up into a ball in grievance.

PiQiu extended out his fleshy claws and pointed at a gap in the pile of spirit gems and
answered, “The little eggy is inside but I don’t know what it’s doing in there!”

You XiaoMo moved closer and curiously looked into the gap. It could be because he was in
too much of a hurry in the beginning, so a small space was formed inside. That demon
beast egg was lying in that space. The surface of the egg shell seemed to be even more
smooth and shiny than before, and its colors were becoming more vivid. However, he kept
feeling that there was something weird.

“What is going on, why is it inside there?”

“Don’t know.” PiQiu bit his fleshy finger, “But SheQiu said that the little eggy may be
hatching soon. I wonder what does he look like after hatching?”

You XiaoMo was stunned after hearing that, and suddenly shouted out loud without any
warning. He had finally remembered what was weird, “When did it go in?! Didn’t I lock it in
the beast cage?”

“Miaow miaow~” CatQiu was not willing to be ignored, and worked hard to raise its
presence.

You XiaoMo finally understood this time. There were only two words after translating – it
broke.

Unfortunately that shitty egg actually broke the beast cage. You XiaoMo clenched his fist.
With flames shooting from his eyes, he menacingly ordered PiQiu and CatQiu, “Dig it out.”

Just as his tone dropped, a ‘ka-cha’ was heard from inside.

One human and two beasts looked over simultaneously. The egg had cracked and several
strong rays of light emitted from inside the egg. The spirit gems above had been knocked
off, and they jingled and tinkled as they rolled down, nearly burying them beneath.

This movement suddenly alarmed SheQiu and the rest.

SheQiu walked over. Seeing the demon beast egg had cracked, he exclaimed, “Sure
enough, an ordinary demon beast is not able to emit this radiance.”

“It should be an Emperor Beast.” LanQiu felt the pressure that came off the egg while it
was hatching. Although it was a little faint, there was definitely no mistake based on his
experience. Who would have thought that there would be a descendent of an Emperor
Beast hidden here?

“What breed is it?” XiaoHei walked over.

“It’s not clear yet.” LanQiu shook his head.

Thus, the shell of the egg gradually fell off under the gazes of one human and six beasts,
revealing the true identity of the little demon beast. The bald wings on both sides fluttered,
and it appeared to gracefully land on the ground. Yet with a stagger, it fell down. The little
demon beast climbed up, its body was still wobbling as it looked at them. The little demon
beast spit out a spark, and gave a crisp cry.

“Chirp~”

Everyone, “… …” You XiaoMo swallowed his saliva, and took a long while to digest the facts
before his eyes, “This is… …a chicken?” Though the feathers had not grown in yet, its
appearance was extremely similar to a chicken. It was just like a chicken plucked bare,
ready to steam and eat.

LanQiu said, “No… ..I think that it possibly has some relation to the phoenixes.”
You XiaoMo was astonished, “Do you mean to say that it could be an Ancient Demon
Phoenix?”

“It’s not certain. Don’t forget that Old Hei Yun is also an Emperor Beast. His original body is
a Five-Colored Bird, and it’s also a demon beast of the phoenix class.” SheQiu said.

“No wonder it was not frightened at all when I threatened to roast it with fire before.”
Phoenixes were creatures of fire, and were born from fire. If even they were afraid of fire,
then everyone in this world would be afraid of fire.

At this time, MaoQiu held a spirit gem in her hand and walked over, “Master, I’m afraid
that I have to inform you of an unfortunate event.”

You XiaoMo’s gaze immediately moved to the spirit gem in her hand. The spirit gem had
become somewhat transparent and it appeared that the energy inside had been sucked up.
He looked at the other spirit gems. As expected, the situation was the same as the one in
his hand.

“Forget it.” You XiaoMo took a deep breath.

Other than LanQiu and SheQiu, everyone was staring blanking upon hearing this.

You XiaoMo took out the magic bag filled with spirit gems and took out another empty
magic bag. He shifted a portion of the spirit gems inside, passed it to MaoQiu, and
solemnly declared, “You take these. But by all means remember not to give a single gem to
a certain chicken.”

MaoQiu did not speak as she looked at the magic bag place in her hand.

“Chirp~ Chirp~”

A chicken was flying in mid-air and with incomparable precision, it landed on the top of You
XiaoMo’s head while chirping lively.

You XiaoMo pulled it down. The chick flapped extremely vigorously in his hand, and even
pecked his hand. The pain on the back of his hand caused him to subconsciously throw the
chick on the ground.

The chick fluttered its wings and took advantage of his distraction to fly onto his head.

You XiaoMo threw him down, the chick continued to fly up, he continued to throw, and it
repeated in this manner… …
“So he’s currently taking your head as its home?” Ling Xiao restrained his laughter as he
looked at an impatient You XiaoMo with a chicken nesting on the top of his head.

“I don’t feel that my head resembles its nest the slightest bit.” You XiaoMo gnashed his
teeth. Who knew if the chick would defecate? If he shat on his head…he would definitely
steam him.

“Relax, he will not be able to nest on your head when he grows up.” Ling Xiao nonchalantly
stated.

“But the problem is, he will continue nesting on my head before that happens right?” You
XiaoMo was not satisfied with this result. The top of his head was not a bird’s nest. For
which reason should he let this chicken that sucked up half his spiritual lake and used so
many spirit gems, make the top of his head its home? He still hadn’t gotten his payment for
that out of his hide yet.

“If you really dislike it, then throw him into your dimension.”

“I also want to, but his claws keep holding onto my hair. That’s right. Do you know what
breed he is?” The chick had clearly been going against him from the beginning, and even
wanted to make a home on top of his head now? No way, buddy.

“Him? Ah.” Ling Xiao looked at the chick, “He is probably an Ancient Demon Phoenix. This
was also one of the reasons why he could survive for so long in the Paradise Realm. The
vitality of Ancient Demon Phoenixes are very tenacious. Oh yes, Yin Ge is also a demon
beast, but he only holds the bloodline of half a demon beast.”

You XiaoMo was astonished, “Since when did Yin Ge have the bloodline of half a demon
beast?” This was his first time hearing this.

Ling Xiao calmly said, “From when he was born.”

You XiaoMo embarrassedly smiled, “Then what kind of demon beast bloodline does he
have?”

Ling Xiao gave a smile that was yet not a smile and glanced at him, “I’ve heard it’s a snake,
and his bloodline should be higher than SheQiu’s. Zhan YuXuan and he entered into the
academy at the same time and it’s rumored that they were already good friends before
this. Both their origins are unknown.”

You XiaoMo rubbed his chin with a look of thought.

Seeing that he had completely forgotten all about the chick, Ling Xiao did not bring it up
again.

Peaceful days continued one after another. The incident in the Boundless Sea had already
faded from the memories of the forgetful. Replacing it was the fierce dispute in the north
with the Four Big Clans, but the Teng Family and Chai Family were nevertheless retreating
in defeat step by step.

This continued till half a month later, as Qiu Ran who had a bounty abruptly emerged, and
staged an extraordinarily beautiful counterattack. Not only did he injure sixty to seventy
percent of the practitioners, he even brought two experts who wounded the BaiLi Family’s
old ancestor. Finally, the BaiLi Family had to ask DaoXin Academy for help.

When You XiaoMo saw Tang YuLin, it was a rare case of BaiLi TianYi not being with him.

When he asked, he found out that BaiLi TianYi had taken a long leave to return to the BaiLi
Family. BaiLi TianYi was already chosen as the BaiLi Family’s future head so he also needed
to participate in and decide on the matters of the BaiLi Family.

“Oh yes, did BaiLi TianYi tell you who the two experts that Qiu Ran invited were?” You
XiaoMo remembered the words spoken by the Netherworld Siren before it died. It had
been several months since that incident.

“Nope. Those two experts are very strong and their origins are unknown.” Tang YuLin
replied.

Yet another one with unknown origins. After You XiaoMo bid farewell to Tang YuLin, he ran
over to find Ling Xiao and told him of this matter. It was really too coincidental for these
two to appear now.

Ling Xiao thought over it for a while after hearing his news, “Seems like trouble has come
knocking on our door.”

The situation in the north deteriorated two days after Ling Xiao said this sentence.

The cause of the incident was the leyline in the Boundless Sea. Not only did Qiu Ran and
the two experts wound the Azure Sea Dragon, they also performed a hostile takeover of
the remaining thirty percent of spirit gems.

During this period of time, the other three families had already taken their share and it was
only DaoXin Academy who had not finished mining. So Qiu Ran’s move was actually a
provocation towards DaoXin Academy.
Initially, Qiu Ran would not be able to shake up DaoXin Academy even if he had two extra
helpers.

But there were rumors that DaoXin Academy’s principal, Han Gong, had left for a Higher
Level Realm due to a restriction on the Middle Level Realm. Therefore, for Divine Realm
practitioners to have an opportunity to breakthrough, they had to leave the Long Xiang
Continent to go to a Higher Level Realm. As for Duan QiTian, he was in secluded cultivation
because of his soul. Thus, there were only the Five Elders left in the academy. Other than
Hei Tian who was a peak seven star practitioner, the rest all had cultivation bases below
seven stars.

You XiaoMo was so anxious that he was running around in circles after hearing this news.
Those spirit gems belonged to DaoXin Academy in name, but they were his in reality.
Chapter 367: A Pessimistic Situation

Translated by Jouissance of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

DaoXin Academy’s situation was a little strange.

You XiaoMo had originally hoped that the Grand Elder could send people to take back the
spirit gems, but then he realized that the elites of the school couldn’t be sent out.

Hei Tian couldn’t deal with Qiu Ran’s group alone and the other elders couldn’t leave. They
had to defend DaoXin Academy and prevent the Demon Beast Tide from the deep
mountains from invading. This was also the true reason behind why the Academy only had
Duan QiTian and Hei Tian to oversee the Boundless Sea event.

So, considering the current situation, DaoXin Academy probably couldn’t take back those
spirit gems.

“Now what? Are we just going to ‘gift’ the spirit gems to Qiu Ran?” You XiaoMo hurriedly
ran in front of Ling Xiao. It felt terrible to have to ‘gift’ their spirit gems to someone they
hated, and thirty percent was way too much. One piece was more like it.

“Then what do you want to do?” Ling Xiao asked lazily.

You XiaoMo paused before remembering the family meeting Ling Xiao really loved recently
and his excitement calmed a little. “Why do you think Qiu Ran’s first move would be to
steal those spirit gems?”

Hearing this, Ling Xiao’s devil-may-care attitude immediately changed, asking in

amusement, “What you actually wanted to ask was how can we get those spirit gems back,
right?”

You XiaoMo retorted seriously. “What are you talking about? I can think too.”

Ling Xiao looked at him in doubt. “Is that so? But doesn’t thinking require a brain?”

You XiaoMo: “Are you implying I don’t have a brain?”

Ling Xiao unexpectedly shook his head, saying with a smile, “No. The fact that you can think
of implications means that you have something in there.”

Fuck, that double meaning!

No matter how you interpreted it, it was still saying he didn’t have any brains.
You XiaoMo once again was given a demonstration of Ling Xiao’s IQ and mean personality.

You XiaoMo selectively ignored his words. If Ling Xiao refused to answer, then he’d think
for himself. He didn’t believe he wouldn’t be able to figure it out. When there’s a will,
there’s a way.

“Hey, do you think Qiu Ran stole those spirit gems because of the two powerhouses he had
brought with him? His appearance couldn’t have been a coincidence and Qiu Ran had
taken so much damage. The grand elder said he’d need several years to recover, yet his
status is already much improved. Is there any connection between that?”

Ling Xiao poured a cup of water, handing it to him. “Drink some first, take it slow.”

“Oh, thanks!” You XiaoMo drank the cup of water in one go and returned the cup to Ling
Xiao, continuing to speak. “And last time, at the Boundless Sea, Netherworld Siren said that
they had told their higher-ups about us. It’s already been almost four months, so how
come the Vermillion Blood Family still hasn’t sent anyone? Or have the people they sent
already arrived?”

There were too many questions, You XiaoMo felt…

“Is your brain in knots yet?” Ling Xiao asked, smiling.

You XiaoMo, “… It is.”

Ling Xiao supported his chin in one palm. “I only just realized that being simple-minded
isn’t always a good thing.”

You XiaoMo could feel black lines on his face. It was clear that Ling Xiao was talking about
him.

Ling Xiao then continued. “Actually, you don’t need to think in such circles, just assume
that the two powerhouses Qiu Ran called over are the people Netherworld Siren was
talking about, no?”

“True. Their presence was too strange and I hear no one’s seen their true face. If they were
powerhouses from the LongXiang continent, then someone must know something about
them, but there’s been no word whatsoever.” The more You XiaoMo thought, the more
probable it seemed.

Ling Xiao said, “So, it’s very likely that Qiu Ran provided them with intel and they helped
Qiu Ran face DaoXin Academy, taking the chance to try and force us out, but…”
“But what?”

“But there’s good chance that they aren’t the people Netherworld Siren was talking
about.”

“Why?”

Ling Xiao gave him a meaningful look, as if he was getting anxious about You XiaoMo’s
intelligence.

Ling Xiao sighed. “You’ve forgotten, Netherworld Siren knows our names. If they had told
their higher-ups about us, then those people must know what sort of role we have in the
DaoXin Academy. If that’s true, then they wouldn’t need Qiu Ran to give them intel, so they
might have something to do with the people who were chased off at the TianXin sect.
However, this is all a guess; I can’t be certain yet.”

You XiaoMo was enlightened. Ok, he got it now.

The reason why Qiu Ran stole thirty percent of the spirit gems was to try and see if he
could force them out of hiding, because those people didn’t really understand their
situation, so this was their only choice.

However…

“Then don’t we only have two choices here? One is to expose ourselves and steal the spirit
gems, the second is to just ‘gift’ them the spirit gems.” You XiaoMo looked at him
plaintively.

Ling Xiao sighed lightly. “Who told you that we only had two choices? Isn’t there a third?”

You XiaoMo’s eyes lit up, “What is it?”

“It’s, of course, temporarily storing those spirit gems there.”

“But we can’t just sit here and wait, right?”

“Yeah, true…”

After that, another five days passed. Hei Tian had gone to test out the powerhouses Qiu
Ran had brought with him and found that their strength was on par with his. One of them
was at the same level, and the other was only weaker by a star. Under this situation, the
only way to proceed was if Duan QiTian helped out.
Then, Hei Tian returned to DaoXin Academy and never left again.

You XiaoMo could guess the Grand Elder’s intentions and actually wanted to tell Ling Xiao
that while they couldn’t get the spirit gems back now, the grand elder probably wouldn’t
just leave it at that.

But…

Not long after, the situation changed in a way even Ling Xiao hadn’t expected.

They heard that one of the powerhouses Qiu Ran had brought left and that person was the
one who had gone to Boundless Sea for the spirit gems.

After You XiaoMo heard this, he immediately jumped to his feet. “They actually went
there!”

Ling Xiao pressed his hand against his forehead. “Yeah, seems like their IQ is even higher
than yours.”

You XiaoMo glared at him. You just can’t go a day without insulting my intelligence, can
you? “You said we were going to store the spirit gems there temporarily, but what do we
do now that one of them is leaving?”

“Alright, I know, then let’s go and take it back,” Ling Xiao said helplessly.

“Then when do we strike?” You XiaoMo asked him in excitement.

“When? Wait a day or two first.” Ling Xiao hid his face behind his hand, his eyes seeming to
hint at some deeper thought behind the gaps between his fingers.

You XiaoMo didn’t understand. If they waited a day or two, that guy might’ve gone back
already. However, he restrained himself, because he knew that Ling Xiao had to have some
sort of plan.

“Chirp~chirp~” The little chick, seeing that the two had finished talking, suddenly flew up,
letting out two excited cries and spitting out two embers as if burping.

You XiaoMo took this chance immediately, wanted to take him down from atop his head,
but… “Ow~” The little chick didn’t forget to keep a grip on his hair. He had really made his
head into a nest. Why?

Ling Xiao laughed aloud at this.

Two days passed by quietly…

On that day, CatQiu slowly walked in from outside on his short legs.

There was a whirl of wind and CatQiu disappeared…

“So?” You XiaoMo asked impatiently, holding up CatQiu’s fluffy body.

“Chirp?” The little chick looked at CatQiu in curiosity.

CatQiu blinked his big, round eyes. He had been sent to do reconnaissance because he
could transform into anyone and imitate their presence. This was his strength. After You
XiaoMo and Ling Xiao’s discussion the other day, Ling Xiao had sent him into the Teng
Family, where Qiu Ran and the other two were.

“They’re all there,” CatQiu replied.

Ling Xiao, who had just sat up on the bed, lay down again. “See, it was a trick, as expected.”

You XiaoMo put CatQiu down. “How do you know?”

Ling Xiao said, “It’s simple. During this special period of time, they wouldn’t dare to operate
alone. If one left, they’ll only have four people left if you count the Teng family head. If
DaoXin Academy, the BaiLi family and the Tong family teamed up, do you think Qiu Ran
and the others would have a chance?”

“So you mean that this was a trap to lure us out.” You XiaoMo’s spirits fell immediately.
“But even if they all worked together, they still wouldn’t have a chance against you, right?”

“That’s true.” Ling Xiao crossed his legs. “What I’m worried about isn’t them, but those
who are hiding in the shadows. Their target is you and they know that we’re in DaoXin
Academy. What’s worse, they even know our names.”

“Then what do we do?” You XiaoMo felt that the situation was becoming more and more
complicated.

“Try to stay close to me and, in the near future, reduce the amount of times you go into
your dimension. They probably can’t confirm that it’s on you and are probably keeping
watch on you even now.”

“Ok, anything else?”

“Also, my shoulders ache a little, come and give me a massage.”

“…”
Chapter 368: Rebirth

Translated by Crystal of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

After that day, You XiaoMo’s attention shifted.

Before that, came the annual Ward B exam. The exam spanned two days and just three
days ago it had ended. That day was the first day for new students of Ward B.

After hearing that BaiLi XiaoYu, Jiang XiaoFeng, and Liu Le all passed the exam, You XiaoMo
decided to personally welcome them. After all, the three had been with him for a while,
making them kind of like his underlings.

“Didn’t they say only those selected can go?” Ling Xiao asked casually after listening to him
talk.

“No need, I already talked with Elder Liu and he agreed to let me go. The time is today, in
the afternoon, at ten past three. I heard that this year we are getting some good
seedlings.” You XiaoMo replied joyously.

“I’ll go with you.”

At two thirty p.m. in the afternoon, everyone gathered by the plaza on the dot.

After Elder Liu did a headcount, he brought them over to the meeting place. It was the five
small fighting platforms they had experienced when they arrived. Those of Ward B had yet
to arrive.

Everyone began to quietly talk among themselves.

“Did you hear, this year there was a full-marks honor student.” A well-informed student
exclaimed in an excited whisper.
Actually, the voice wasn’t very quiet, You XiaoMo was four to five meters away and he
could hear it. The Elders probably heard it too, they just didn’t want to be bothered with it.

Speaking of full-marks, You XiaoMo thought of his own exam rules.

The first and second round’s highest points were six, the last round of mixed fighting was
five points max. A full-mark would mean seventeen in total. It really was impressive to
stand out with all those people.

One could consider BaiLi XiaoYu as a small genius, ever since You XiaoMo left, BaiLi
XiaoYu’s improvements had been visible. Even then, he was just third place.

“I heard that in Block One there is also a super powerful first place. Although, Block One
doesn’t have a specific point system in place, that person seemed to have defeated the top
five on the rankings board. Especially during the battle royal phase, he supposedly had a
one versus five. So, in the end, his points exceeded the second place by a huge margin.”

“Wow, that’s amazing.”

“Do you know their names?”

“Block One was Yu WenNan, and Block Two was Chen QingEr.”

One of them made a thinking face, “Don’t think I have heard of them, where did they come
from? How did they become the dark horses in the exam?”

You XiaoMo also perked up his ears in attention.

The other just shrugged his shoulders and said, “Actually, I don’t know either. The two
seemed very low key during their stay in Ward B. Their performance was mediocre,
nothing special. It was only during the exam that they suddenly exploded, although it was
nothing too surprising, didn’t something similar happen before?”
Understanding his hint, everyone subconsciously turned towards the direction of You
XiaoMo.

You XiaoMo, who was just listening intensely a moment ago realized, all of a sudden,
everyone’s attention was on them. However, most of the gazes landed on Ling Xiao, who
was beside him. Speaking of a ‘dark horse’ Ling Xiao was ‘darker’ than him.

“They’re here.” One of them said.

Turning towards the entrance of the barrier, You XiaoMo indeed saw Vice-Principal Yan Fa
bring along a group of people. Although…this year the number of students who passed
seemed a little low compared to before.

Only once they got closer did he see clearly, the number had fallen to at least one-third of
the original, especially for Block One students.

No wonder he felt something was off before, it was this. Once the accepted Ward B
students decreased, Ward A students, who are dispatched here, also would fall.

“Ling Xiao, do you know why this year there are so few people?” You XiaoMo couldn’t help
but ask him.

Ling Xiao threw him a glance, he really thought he was a know-it-all huh, but…

“Probably because of the one who they were just discussing.”

“What do you mean?”

“The first round of Block One’s competition is a battle royale format. Although the rules
state that if there are twenty people remaining they can pass, if someone is kicked off the
platform, that probably counts as a fail. That person must have taken advantage of that to
kick off the competition one-by-one, so there were less than twenty remaining.”
You XiaoMo couldn’t help but be amazed, that person was really ruthless, striping away
other’s opportunities as well.

“Look, over there, those two are Yu WenNan and Chen QingEr.” A student pointed towards
the man and women standing behind Yan Fa.

You XiaoMo followed his gaze over and the two had very plain features, the type that
would disappear into a crowd. But, one couldn’t deny that their aura was very different
from the rest, and it was because of that that he could immediately differentiate them.

“I keep feeling something off about them, do you have this feeling too?” You XiaoMo
looked over at Ling Xiao.

“Yes, it's pretty weird.” Ling Xiao looked at the two and discretely squinted his eyes.

At this moment Elder Liu announced the beginning of the test and in the first round of five,
Yu WenNan was one them.

In the competition, he could fight off the top five by himself, his strength was no joke.
Therefore, Elder Liu sent out the number fiftieth member of the Hundred-Men Ranking to
cut off his drive.

The conclusion however was unanticipated.

Yu WenNan won and cleanly because the practitioner was instead kicked off the stage
during the second round.

The plaza became silent as Yu WenNan walked down the platform, expressionless, ignoring
everyone’s gaze.

After him another two students also passed, although not in the same exaggerated manner
as Yu WenNan. Once the last of the Block one students were taken off the stage, it was
finally time for Block Two to begin.
Chen QingEr was the first to be called over by Yan Fa. The women, like Yu WenNan, was
always expressionless and even had a hint of sombreness.

“This round you go.” Elder Liu said as he suddenly turned to look at You XiaoMo who was
very much out of it.

You XiaoMo made an ‘Ah’ sound in surprise. He hadn’t heard that he also had to go up, and
against that Chen QingEr. “Elder Liu, did you get something wrong? It's not me, is it?”

“I know, but if Chen QingEr, like Yu WenNan hid their true strength, the one I originally put
up against them wouldn’t be enough. Those two are too arrogant and need to be brought
down to earth.” Elder Liu said with a hint of caution, while stroking his beard.

“Okay fine, but if it doesn’t work, don’t blame me, Elder Liu.” You XiaoMo said as he had no
choice but to accept.

“You brat, with your skill as a level eight mage, if you lost, don’t you think that a bit
shameful?” Elder Liu didn’t know if he should laugh or be annoyed by this statement.

Although, if Chen QingEr’s strength was that high, then this person would be highly
suspicious.

“Anyhow, you just need to do your best.” Elder Liu said.

As You XiaoMo was about to walk over, Ling Xiao suddenly grabbed hold of his arm.

You XiaoMo turned around and asked, “What’s wrong?”

Ling Xiao glanced over at Chen QingEr, “If you find something wrong, go to the dimension
immediately, even if you are exposed it's fine.”

“If you say it like that…I already feel like something is off.”
“….”

“I’ll make sure to be careful, now can you let go of my hand?” You XiaoMo realized that
everyone was looking at them since they were already in their seats, leaving him by
himself.

“Never mind.” Ling Xiao said as he let go.

Walking onto the platform You XiaoMo saw Chen QingEr staring at him with a gaze that
seemed bottomless. Her plain features gave off an eerie feeling, as if she was…smiling?

Chen QingEr twiddled around with a strand of her hair as she suddenly gave off a light
smile. The ominous gaze stared directly at You XiaoMo as she said, “The Academy really
thinks highly of me, sending a level eight mage to fight me, a level six.”

You XiaoMo was astonished, she could actually tell?

It was not impossible for a level-six to see through a level seven, but skipping two levels?
That seemed improbable, especially since he tended to conceal his presence.

Even then, Chen QingEr could see through it. It was just as Elder Liu said, her real level is
much higher than it appeared.

“Please go easy on me, senior.” Chen QingEr said, still keeping a gentle smile on.

Senior, huh? This Chen QingEr seemed older than him by a few years. Being called ‘senior’
by someone who was older was a first-time experience for You XiaoMo.

“Don’t be so formal my junior, maybe you are even stronger than me.” You XiaoMo replied
smiling as well.

Hearing what he was alluding to, Chen QingEr’s smile became even softer.
“Please go first, senior.”

“Then don’t mind if do.” You XiaoMo accepted it bluntly, since normally, lady’s first. But he
continued on very casually, leaving Chen QingEr, who thought he wouldn’t agree,
speechless.

“Heh, senior, no need to be polite with me.”

Chapter 369: To Catch Off Guard

Translated by Rachel of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

With the spectators’ attention fully focused on them, the two started to battle.
There was a reason why You XiaoMo agreed to the match so easily. He wanted to take the
opportunity to test out the second seal of the Sumeru Seals, the Black Seal.

The Black Seal was the second Seal he learned after he returned from the Boundless Sea.
However, he hadn't used it on anyone when in combat up till now. You XiaoMo was totally
clueless about the power of the Black Seal.

Since there was something fishy about Chen QingEr, he decided to take the chance to try
out the Black Seal on her.

The earth-shattering Soul Power was like huge waves that rolled towards You XiaoMo,
gathering before him menacingly. A golden Yellow Seal spun in front of him and everyone
could feel a powerful force resonating from within it.

It was only the first move and he already used the first Seal of the Sumeru Seals, stunning
everybody watching.

Either You XiaoMo thought very highly of Chen QingEr or he just wanted to intimidate her
and give her a rude awakening. Or else why would anyone use such a powerful move that
was usually saved for last?

Regardless the reason, many were taking pleasure in her misfortune. Evidently, Chen QingEr
needed to work on her public relations.

Chen QingEr frowned slightly as if she didn't comprehend his actions.

The corner of You XiaoMo’s lips curled up slightly. A few seconds later, the Yellow Seal in
front of him was complete. The immense power from around him gathered within the
Yellow Seal.
You XiaoMo looked towards Chen QingEr and smiled. “I'm starting my attacks, you better
watch out.”

Hearing what he said, not only did Chen QingEr not take up a defensive stance, she even
replied You XiaoMo softly, “Thanks for the advice, senior.”
A gust of wind circled his legs and You XiaoMo vanished on the spot.

The crowd oohed and ahhed. They thought You XiaoMo was preparing to throw out the
Yellow Seal on his palm. Never did they expect him to disappear.

In the next second, You XiaoMo reappeared right before Chen QingEr. What followed after
wasn't the Yellow Seal but a swift leg that had enough strength put into it to slice through
the air, a kick directed towards Chen QingEr.

The series of unpredictable attacks saw a crack in Chen QingEr’s expression. Even after
blocking his kick, she still had to be constantly aware of the Yellow Seal in his palm. What
she found shocking was that despite the delay, the Yellow Seal didn't seem to weaken even
the slightest bit. Not only that, You XiaoMo’s speed and strength was not what she
expected. In fact, she underestimated him.

After blocking his leg sweep, Chen QingEr’s expression suddenly changed as she quickly
retreated.

As if You XiaoMo would let her escape. Using the leg that had landed on the ground to push
himself off the stone floor, a blue figure followed behind her closely as a shadow would.

Undeniably, Chen QingEr was fast. You XiaoMo had to use all his strength to barely keep up
with her. If he couldn't catch up to her speed, then his plan would come to naught.

Unwilling to let his plan fail, You XiaoMo raised his left hand and moved his fingers. Slowly,
his soul power concentrated at his fingertips to form a dark glow and he flicked it towards
Chen QingEr’s back. As she felt the threat coming from behind, Chen QingEr had no choice
but to slow down. You XiaoMo immediately caught up.

After Chen QingEr defended against one blow of Resonance Finger, You XiaoMo followed
up with another, taking the chance to get closer to her. At the same time, the Yellow Seal
that had everybody's attention had yet to be thrown out as an attack.

“My god, he hasn't performed the hand seal?”

At that moment, some people had already noticed. A normal attack would require one to
perform a hand seal, but You XiaoMo hadn't. He even managed to pull it off twice without
doing so.

Chen QingEr had fallen prey to his plan. As You XiaoMo had a Yellow Seal in one hand,
everyone thought there was no way he could use both hands to do the hand seal. And
without that, he couldn't use any other tactics to battle.
And that was where everyone else was wrong. Having miscalculated, Chen QingEr was now
busy dealing with his blows. You XiaoMo’s Resonance Finger was a far cry from the Sumeru
Seals, so it'd definitely wouldn't be too difficult for her to handle. But his Resonance Finger
shouldn't be disregarded either. Or else why would there be a need for Chen QingEr to
block it.

Generally speaking, everyone would take appropriate defensive measures or devise

counterattack strategies when responding to an opponent’s attacks. That was You
XiaoMo’s agenda. Chen QingEr must have noticed something was off and thus put distance
between You XiaoMo and herself.

She might have tricks up her sleeve, but You XiaoMo also had his own set of trump cards.

Once the smoke had dispersed, Chen QingEr’s figure could once again be seen, appearing in
the center of a large black pit. She didn't look the least bit battered. Her white clothing
fluttered gently in the wind, with her gentle smile wiped off her face and her expression
unfathomable as she stared at You XiaoMo who was five to six meters away.

A hint of surprise flashed across You XiaoMo’s eyes. Chen QingEr got hit by his Yellow Seal
in close range and still managed to remain unscathed! No doubt she had her true powers
hidden.

“You are strong indeed.” You XiaoMo praised.

“Nonsense. It's Senior who is the most powerful person. You can actually think of such a
strategy. You have QingEr’s admiration.” Chen QingEr’s smile once again returned to her
face.

“Now it's my turn to attack. Watch out, Senior.”

You XiaoMo was on his guard immediately.

Chen QingEr raised her right hand and slightly moved her fingers as a strand of strange,
silken thing appeared between her fingers. It was pink and transparent and it looked really
like a silk ribbon. You XiaoMo estimated it to be five meters long.

You XiaoMo was shocked to discover that this silk ribbon was most probably formed with
condensed soul power. Yet there was something different. It couldn't be… She was planning
to use the silk ribbon as a weapon?

Chen QingEr’s thin lips curled up at the corners. Grabbing the head of the silk ribbon, she
lightly swung it towards the floor a few times.
“Pa!Pa!”

It might have looked light, yet deep white marks ran along the floor where the silk ribbon
touched. And Chen QingEr barely used any strength this time. If she were to swing it hard,
he reckoned the floor would crack.

Still deep in shock, the silk ribbon flew towards him without warning, aiming to deliver a
swift strike to his face.

The silk ribbon hit the ground and a pit immediately formed from the collision, at about one
metre in diameter.

After You XiaoMo dodged, the silk ribbon took a turn and assailed him once more as if it
had eyes of its own. If he were to let this continue, there would be no end.

This time round, You XiaoMo chose not to dodge or hide. A strong burst of soul power
exploded from within him and split into two. One part of his soul power battled with the silk
ribbon whereas the other bit took the chance to trap it. Having met with obstacles, the silk
ribbon’s movements finally slowed down but it could be still seen inching its way towards
You XiaoMo.

You XiaoMo wanted to try severing the silk ribbon like how he did when he was dealing
with ChaiJun. But obviously, ChaiJun could not compare to Chen QingEr. Not only did her
silk possess an astonishing ability to attack, it was also relatively good at defence too. He
couldn't do anything about her anytime soon.

In theory, this was impossible. No matter how strong the soul’s ability to attack or defend
was, a level six upper Mage’s soul power should be no match for an opponent who was a
level eight Mage. At this rate, all level six mages could become gods. Unless her power was
on par with his, if not, above him. Reaching that conclusion, You XiaoMo recalled his soul
power.

Without the soul power to hold it back, the silk ribbon once again charged towards him,
with You XiaoMo dodging it again. It had now become a game of cat and mouse.

The spectators all knew of You XiaoMo’s power. But seeing him being chased across the
arena by Chen QingEr’s silk ribbon, all of them expressed their shock.

About five minutes had passed before You XiaoMo suddenly stopped in his tracks. Just
when everyone was puzzled by his actions, he took a sharp turn and dashed towards Chen
QingEr with a speed that seemed faster than before. It was as if he would reach her in the
blink of an eye.

Chen QingEr’s eyelids twitched. It wasn't You XiaoMo that got faster, it was because they
were only less than three meters apart! He actually used dodging to narrow the distance
between them! Upon seeing the golden Seal in his palm, she finally realized his plan.

Chen QingEr hurriedly withdrew the Silk Ribbon and transformed it into a pink shield in an
instant. You XiaoMo raised his right hand and slammed the Black Seal onto the shield
without hesitation. One on the attack and one on the defence. The impact was so powerful
that it even resulted in the rippling of spiritual energy of heaven and earth. You XiaoMo
took advantage of the winds that rose to retreat quickly.

The Black Seal easily tore the shield apart and went straight for Chen QingEr. A split second
later, a loud explosion could be heard from where Chen QingEr was standing. Rocks were
blown to smithereens and some people almost fell to the floor from the impact.

You XiaoMo was dumbfounded at the sight.

This was the first time he used the Black Seal and according to records on Sumeru Seals, as
one continued to cultivate, the power of every Seal would increase many times over.
Judging from the damage he did, he dare say it was more than just a few times more
powerful.

This time, he didn't use the spiritual energy from heaven and earth as he didn't want Chen
QingEr to discover the Black Seal in his palm. Every technique used needed to be aided by
the spiritual energy from heaven and earth before even beginning. This made the process of
developing different moves much easier. However, by relying solely on soul power, it made
it more difficult to compress and thus, much more demanding on the person’s control.

Wanting to catch his opponent off guard, You XiaoMo chose the latter option. And because
of that, Chen QingEr only managed to call her Silk Ribbon back. Under the immense force of
the Black Seal, there was no way she could escape unharmed this time.

As expected, when everything had settled, the dust cleared to reveal an exhausted and
battered Chen QingEr. Her white dress was dirtied and torn in a few places. Where the
crowd couldn't see, a hint of cruelty and ruthlessness flashed through her lowered eyes.
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Reminder note: Resonance Finger, more widely known as LingXi Finger, which is
where you gather spiritual energy into your fingers and use it to do stuff like shoot it
out as a bullet or catch a sword between your fingers.
Chapter 370: Rage

Translated by Kollumceti of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

“This match ends now. The victor is You XiaoMo.” Just as this moment, Yan Fa’s dignified
voice rang out as he simply stopped the match.

The spectators instantly cheered aloud. BaiLi XiaoYu, Jiang XiaoFeng and June were the
most excited among them. They were already very excited when they had heard that You
XiaoMo was Chen QingEr’s opponent, and almost could not wait for You XiaoMo to give
her an immediate smackdown.

Chen QingEr was clearly stunned for a moment. The sinister light in her eyes was instantly
replaced by something else and they gleamed as they fixed onto You XiaoMo. She
appeared to be in a joyful mood, “You…are You XiaoMo?”

You XiaoMo was baffled by her expression.

Just as he wanted to say ‘You recognize me?”, Chen QingEr suddenly made a move.
Appearing to teleport, her figure disappeared in a strange manner from its original
position, and she actually re-appeared behind You XiaoMo.

The whole process did not even take a tenth of a second.

Don’t even talk about reacting; You XiaoMo totally did not realize that Chen QingEr had
disappeared.

“Be careful.” Yan Fa’s sharp eyes had discovered her actions and detected Chen QingEr’s
malice. He wanted to immediately rush over, however, Yu WenNan who was standing at
the side suddenly dashed out before he could make a move. His target was not Yan Fa, but
Ling Xiao instead. That expressionless face had been replaced by one containing a hint of
malevolence as the aura of a powerhouse burst out from him.

Even stupid people would realize that there was now something fishy about Yu WenNan
and Chen QingEr.

The scene instantly fell into chaos.

Chen QingEr did not delay. She lifted her hand and was about to strike You XiaoMo’s body
when a red figure appeared from thin air and a muscular arm simultaneously blocked her
hand. A trace of corrosive aura appeared in a split second and spread up Chen QingEr’s
hand.
However, Chen QingEr was not the least bit alarmed. As if she had long been expecting it
all along, a layer of white soul power appeared on her palm and obstructed the corrosive
aura.

The red figure used this opening to grab You XiaoMo and immediately retreated.

Chen QingEr relentlessly followed. Her strength seemed to be above the red figure, and it
took her but a moment to catch up to them. Her gaze fell onto the red figure as she gave a
smile that was yet not a smile, “Bird of Pride, no matter what, you’re not my match.
Obediently hand him over and I will let you go.”

LanQiu did not reply and directed the corrosive energy surrounding his whole body to
attack her.

Chen QingEr was not angry when she saw this, as she gracefully avoided his attack.

You XiaoMo now realized that Chen QingEr and Yu WenNan were the people whom the
Netherworld Siren said would find them in the future. Although he had expected this day
to come, he did not think that they would actually disguise themselves as students of the
academy to sneak in.

“LanQiu, be careful. She should be a level ten mage and may even have a contracted
demon beast hiding in a secret place.” You XiaoMo hurriedly urged.

Chen QingEr was all smiles as she looked at him, “Little boy, you’re really keen.
Unfortunately, it’s too late.”

You XiaoMo’s intuition instantly rang. In the next second, he felt something binding around
his waist. Looking down, he only saw a white rope-like thing, and then he was pulled
backwards as he flew out.

“Master!” LanQiu turned back in shock, reaching out in an attempt to grab him, but
meeting empty air instead.

He was in a hurry to chase after You XiaoMo, but how could Chen QingEr allow him to ruin
their plan? She immediately used the ribbon in her hand to hinder him. At this moment,
Chen QingEr displayed a strength which evenly matched LanQiu. Don’t think you can easily
break free!

On the other hand, Ling Xiao had been stopped by Yu WenNan. Seeing that You XiaoMo
had been pulled away, his expression was so black that it was dreadful. A purple and red
flame appeared above each of his hands with a ‘pu-chi’.

Yu WenNan’s sinister expression abruptly changed after seeing the two types of flames,
“Two types of sacred fires? Didn’t the information say it was just one?”

Ling Xiao fused the two types of sacred fires together under his gaze, transforming it into
an aberrant flame which was formed by mixing two types of flames together. It was the
same flame that had appeared in the Boundless Sea.

In the next second, the rolling aberrant flames turned into a gigantic fiery phoenix. Emitting
a terrible aura, it roared and swooped down towards Yu WenNan like a living phoenix.

Yu WenNan expression finally changed.

Ling Xiao seized the opportunity to break away from him, and his figure instantly
disappeared from his original place.

This commotion had long alerted everyone in Ward A. Even all the practitioners cultivating
in the Cultivation Center were so alarmed that they retreated from their state of
cultivation. Innumerable rays of light quickly flew over. Among those, there were more
than a dozen rays of light that were faster than the rest.

Except for Duan QiTian, who was still in the midst of secluded cultivation, Hei Tian and the
Five Elders had appeared too. From a distance, they could see a fiery phoenix constructed
entirely from fire entrenched in the air, and it seemed to be in a stalemate with someone.

This strange fire creation immediately caused Hei Tian to recall that mysterious Divine
Realm practitioner from that time. Although the might of the fiery phoenix was different
from that time, but he could tell that they were created from the same type of flames.

However, just as Hei Tian approached, he found another familiar aura and his gaze
searched the sky. He immediately discovered the man battling with Chen QingEr, and his
pitch-black eyes immediately sharpened, “The Bird of Pride?”

“There’s no mistaking this aura. It’s definitely that missing Bird of Pride. Why would he
appear here?” The Third Elder was stunned.

The others had also arrived at this moment. The second group to arrive was Yin Ge and the
rest.

However, they did not dare to go too close to the battlefield. The pressure and
temperature emitting from the fiery phoenix made their hearts palpitate, one after
another they looked astonished.
“What is going on?”

There was no answer as the others were also not certain of what was going on.

Just at this time, two violent energies screamed through the air and collided. A tremendous
wind pressure was created and rolling shockwaves spread throughout the surroundings.

When the two shadows separated, their features were immediately visible to everyone.
They were Chen QingEr and LanQiu.

Chen QingEr was a mid-grade level ten mage and she seemed to be stronger than LanQiu.
But mages were originally not skilled in battling, and it was even more unlikely for their
overall strength to be too much higher. Therefore, LanQiu was taking advantage of the big
bargain over her and both parties were presently fighting to a standstill.

“You dirty whore.” LanQiu menacingly cursed as he spat in her direction.

“You are courting death.” Chen QingEr’s expression chilled in a split second.

“Fuck you, it’s not predetermined who’s the one looking for death.” LanQiu felt the
disgrace from having his master snatched, and his temperament became irascible. With
that, he rushed directly at her. His actions that disregarded his life was very similar to Chen
QingEr’s ‘fight till you die and I live’ manner.

Meanwhile, the Thousand Faces Purgatory Spider who had snatched You XiaoMo
immediately attempted to break open the enchantment and rush out. But this
enchantment was personally put up by Han Gong, how could it be easily broken? Even the
weakest part of the enchantment needed time to break through. They had miscalculated
Ling Xiao’s strength, who would have thought that Yu WenNan would be obstructed by the
fiery phoenix?

Before the Thousand Faces Purgatory Spider could break open the enchantment, Ling Xiao
was already in front of her. The terrifying and imposing manner she was face to face with
caused the Thousand Faces Purgatory Spider to tremble with fear whilst her five fingers
adorned with scarlet fingernails grasped You XiaoMo’s neck.

“Stop or I’ll kill him now.” The Thousand Faces Purgatory Spider threatened, as her scarlet
fingertips nearly pierced into the tender flesh of You XiaoMo’s neck.

Ling Xiao immediately stopped moving.

Triumphant joy flashed through the eyes of the Thousand Faces Purgatory Spider at once,
“Now move away from here and go down.”

Ling Xiao did not say anything, nor did he move either. A black fog seemed to have
emerged from his pitch-black eyes, transmitting an extremely dangerous aura that caused
the woman opposite to feel more and more disturbed.

“What right do you think you have to say this sentence in my presence?”

After hearing this, the Thousand Faces Purgatory Spider was enraged. This man actually
dared to look down on her! In that case…her hand suddenly grasped You XiaoMo’s neck a
little harder.

You XiaoMo’s expression immediately twisted in pain.

Just as the Thousand Faces Purgatory Spider was about to laugh, the aura from the man
became extremely chilly in a split second. His long black hair wantonly rose. Beneath his
mask, the hidden violet flame symbol appeared on his expressionless face. In the blink of
an eye, black pupils changed into brilliant amethyst pupils, similar to a heavenly emperor
descending onto Earth.

Directly feeling the pressure of that man’s terrifying Emperor aura, the Thousand Faces
Purgatory Spider immediately turned as white as paper as her body froze. The fingers
grasping You XiaoMo’s neck also could not move.

Ling Xiao rescued You XiaoMo from her clutches in a split second, and simultaneously set
the Thousand Faces Purgatory Spider aflame. The latter howled shrilly, but did not forget
to run away from Ling Xiao.

“Hurts…” You XiaoMo suddenly cried out in pain.

Ling Xiao looked down and saw that the two puncture wounds made by the Thousand
Faces Purgatory Spider were now a greenish-black color. It was obviously due to poison
and he immediately tore off the cloth beside him, as his lips covered the wound to suck the
toxin out. The sacred fire immediately refined the toxin once it entered his body. Only until
the wound returned to a bright red color did he stop.

After losing some vital essence, You XiaoMo dizzily leaned into Ling Xiao’s embrace.

Ling Xiao gave him a deep look. Only after determining that You XiaoMo was fine did he
turn his attention to the Thousand Faces Purgatory Spider in the distance. The latter had
been burned for a while by the sacred fire and layers of black ash fell off her body.
Chapter 371: Identity Exposed

Translated by Jouissance/Rara from Exiled Rebel Scanlations

After Ling Xiao rescued You XiaoMo, the fiery phoenix was dispersed by Yu WenNan, as its
power had been depleted.

But Ling Xiao had never thought of just defeating Yu WenNan with that fire phoenix. After
all, no one was controlling it and it was made out of flame, so it couldn’t perform to its best.
He had only intended to stall Yu WenNan with it.

Yu WenNan and Chen QingEr immediately went to the Thousand Faces Purgatory Spider’s
side.

Chen QingEr looked at Thousand Faces Purgatory Spider in worry. “How are you?”

“I’m alright. Luckily, I’m wearing armor made from Purgatory Silk. It’s just unfortunate that
the Purgatory Armor is destroyed now. As expected of Sacred Qilin Fire.” The Thousand
Faces Purgatory Spider had escaped death by the skin of her teeth. Though she was sad
about her Purgatory Armor, she contained her sorrow in her heart.

“It doesn’t matter if it’s destroyed. It’s better than having you dead.” Chen QingEr let out a
breath of relief. The Thousand Faces Purgatory Spider was her lifebound contract beast. If
anything happened to her, Chen QingEr would face a backlash of power and her strength
would decline, causing their situation to worsen.

“Come on. Let’s figure out how we’re going to complete this mission. That man called Ling
Xiao isn’t a normal Emperor Beast, but a Qilin, the head of the Four Great Spirits.” Yu
WenNan looked towards Ling Xiao solemnly. That other red flame also interested him.

Before they could discuss their plans, a loud bang came from above. DaoXin Academy’s
strongest barrier began to vibrate faster and faster until with a boom, it shattered. The
immense sound made people wish they were deaf.

In the sky, intense sunlight shone inside.

The roars of demon beasts also echoed inside.

Someone actually managed to break such a strong barrier.

The expressions of Hei Tian and the five elders twisted. This barrier was what was
separating Ward A from the deep mountains, protecting the school all these years. Once it
broke, Ward A was very likely to be attacked by the demon beasts of the deep mountains.

Without prompting, Gao Yang immediately turned back, rushing to guard the exits with the
security team.

In the moment the barrier broke, several beams of light darted in from outside and
appeared in the skies above. The first was Qiu Ran and then there were the two
powerhouses that were working with him and their demon beasts. Apart from that, the
Teng Family head, Fairy FuRong and FeiXie had all arrived as well.

“NanShen, seems like you’re having some trouble, too. How about we cooperate?” That
was when the man on Qiu Ran’s left spoke up, looking towards Yu WenNan and his
companions. From his tone, they sounded like they knew each other.

Yu WenNan glanced at them with an empty smile. “His lordship even sent the two of you
here. He’s really putting down all his cards for this middle-plane person.”

“If it really is what we think, then there’s no reluctance to be had. Aren’t you the same?
Even sending DongShen in the beginning. What a shame that he died.” The middle aged
man smiled, reveling in this misfortune.

“Anyways, if we’re going to cooperate, I’ll have to make something clear.” Yu WenNan
didn’t want to keep talking bullshit with his guy. “That man is extremely strong. None of us
have the strength to oppose him. If you want to complete the mission, then don’t play
around or hold anything back.”

The middle aged man and his companions followed his gaze to Ling Xiao.

The middle aged man observed for a few seconds before saying, “No matter how strong,
he’s just one man.”

Though he could sense that this person was special, he still wasn’t willing to feel threatened
by a person from the middle-plane. After all, he was a member of the Vermillion Blood
family.

Hearing this, Yu WenNan didn’t react and didn’t seem to intend to explain.

“If so, then how about you two deal with him?”

“You…”

“Wait.” The middle-aged man was about to agree when his companion suddenly stopped
him He looked at NanShen and said, “If he’s strong, it’s not fair if you don’t help out.”

Yu WenNan shrugged, his eyes filled with humor. “Sure. Then I’ll leave the others to you.”

While they discussed their tactics, Ling Xiao didn’t bother with Qiu Ran and the others that
had broken in, but alighted on the ground with You XiaoMo.

The Academy people didn’t dare approach him, watching him from afar, probably because
of his display of power in the air just now.

Ling Xiao had wanted to place You XiaoMo in his dimension, but he would worry if You
XiaoMo was there alone. SheQiu and the others were in the other dimension and he wasn’t
the owner of that one so he couldn’t call them out.

“Chirp~ Chirp~” As Ling Xiao was thinking, a chicken flew over unsteadily from out of the
crowd.

Ling Xiao had almost forgotten him.

Because they were coming over, You XiaoMo had left the little chicken in the room.

He wasn’t willing, so You XiaoMo had Ling Xiao scare him. It was only then that he
unwillingly let go. Now, he had probably ran out, taking advantage of the lack of people.

“Come over,” Ling Xiao ordered.

“Chirp~” The little chicken immediately flew to him in joy.

Ling Xiao spoke gently to it. “Protect your master. If even a single hair on his head is
harmed, I’ll pull out a feather for every one you grow, understood?”

“Chirp~” THe little chicken sadly pecked at his bald wings. He had only been born a few days
ago.

That was when another person walked over, saying, “I’ll look after him for you.”

Ling Xiao looked over. The newcomer had startlingly silver hair. It was the now recovered
Yin Ge and behind him was Feng ChiYun, Yang YuLin and You XiaoMo’s other friends.

“What happened to him?” Feng ChiYun asked.

“Nothing really. He’s just lost a bit of energy. He’ll be fine once he rests up.” Ling Xiao
carefully placed You XiaoMo on the ground, leaning him against a large rock.
“Boss…” LanQiu walked over.

Ling Xiao stroked You XiaoMo’s cheek and said without raising his head, “If I want you to
protect him with your life, can you do it?”

LanQiu nodded, “Yes.”

After getting this agreement, Ling Xiao stood and turned to look at Yin Ge and the others.
“I’ll have to trouble you with this.” His expression was hidden by the mask, but he was
accepting Yin Ge’s help.

Yin Ge nodded calmly.

“I’ll help, too.” BaiLi XiaoYu ran over, Liu Le and Jiang XiaoFeng following. Though they
didn’t speak, they had the same idea as BaiLi XiaoYu.

“Nonsense.” BaiLi TianYi said, walking over. “With your current strength, you’ll only get in
the way. Go wherever its calm. You aren’t needed here.”

“Second brother…” BaiLi XiaoYu pouted, glaring at him in complaint.

“It won’t work even if you call me dad. Now scram, or do you need me to help?” BaiLi TianYi
wasn’t having it, cracking his knuckles.

Call you dad? Keep dreaming.

Jiang XiaoFeng pulled, whispering, “Forget it XiaoYu. With our current power, there is
nothing we can do. Let’s go, don’t cause them anymore trouble.”
Even his good friend said so, BaiLi XiaoYu had no other option. In the end, those three could
only leave.
Ling Xiao turned his head and glanced at You XiaoMo. His feet lifted up a bit before his
figure vanished mysteriously. Within the next second, his figure appeared above the sky,
standing on the opposite side of Qiu Ran’s party.

On his right, not far behind him was Hei Tian and the Five Great Elders. Qiu Ran had
destroyed DaoXin Academy’s barrier, this feud was not exclusively between Duan QiTian
and his first disciple anymore.

Ling Xiao placed his palm on his mask. Under the presence of many people, he took off the
mask and an extremely handsome face appeared before everyone.
Looking at that familiar face, Hei Tian’s eyes flashed, but his expression remained
unchanged. However, on the opposite side, Qiu Ran’s expression was clearly showing a sign
of change. After all, the thought that a Divine Level powerhouse was hiding inside DaoXin
Academy had never occurred in his mind before.

“This man, was he the one who appeared at the Boundless Sea?” The middle-aged man
beside Qiu Ran saw the slight change in Qiu Ran’s expression, and he could roughly guess
what happened.
“Correct. Back then he didn’t display all of his strength, so, I’m not sure about his true
power. You better be careful.” Qiu Ran nodded his head and warned. Even though there
were more people on his side, he still felt cautious.
Standing not far away, when Yu WenNan saw Ling Xiao, despite his expression still looking
the same on the outside, his brain had started searching for memories of people he had
seen in the Higher Realm, especially those that were related to the QiLin Clan. But no
matter how hard he tried, he still couldn’t find a match.

Yu WenNan couldn’t help but doubt the answer he had come up with. He wasn’t from the
QiLin Clan? Thinking over again, this could never be, because the symbol between his
eyebrows was definitely a QiLin Clan’s trait.

Ling Xiao conveniently threw the mask into his dimension. His calm, clouded eyes swept
across the distance and directly fell on the Thousand Faces Purgatory Spider’s body. Within
a blink of an eye, his eyes shot out a freezing, spine shivering, murderous intent.

The Thousand Faces Purgatory Spider felt the it running from her feet to inside her brain.
She knew, if today she didn’t fight with all of her power, she couldn't even think about
leaving this place.

While she was tangled with her thoughts, she found out the man on the opposite of her had
disappeared.

The Thousand Faces Purgatory Spider’s expression changed drastically, no way would she
forget the scalding pain from the Sacred Qilin Fire.

At the time of Ling Xiao’s disappearance, Yu WenNan and the middle-aged man both took
action right away. Three dark shadows clashed above the sky and parted instantly...
Chapter 372: Sacrificial Blood Rite

Translated by Crystal of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

The purple aura, which represented Ling Xiao, didn’t back down, not even one step, staying
where the three had collided. The other two auras had instead been pushed back to twenty
meters away.

In the first round, the middle-aged man and Yu WenNan both lost, a highly surprising
conclusion. Even they were shocked.

Yu WenNan’s surprised look was the most apparent because the Netherworld Siren’s report
had not included Ling Xiao’s level as Divine. Even though the rumors of the North’s Divine
Leveled Practitioner were all over the place, he had not put the two together since there
was no evidence for it.

“Nan Shen, looks like its about time to bring out your contract demon beast. Don’t you
think so?” The middle-aged man turned towards Yu WenNan, with an eerie expression.

Yu WenNan glanced back coldly, “I don’t mind, I’m just afraid about your life-bounded
contract demon beast.”

The smile disappeared off the middle-aged man’s face as he said, “What are you implying?”

Yu WenNan continues, “His abilities come from the Qilin, the leader of the four ancient
beasts. If yours isn’t an Emperor demon beast, the moment it comes out, it will be
suppressed. That will cause even more trouble.”

The middle-aged man looked at Ling Xiao in shock, “Isn’t he part of the ancient race of
Ancient Demon Phoenix? How did he become a Qilin?”

Shocked as well, Yu WenNan questioned, “What did you say?”

The expression on the middle-aged man’s face turned umbrageous, “That man called Qiu
Ran told me Ling Xiao was an Ancient Demon Phoenix of the four ancient beasts because he
had a five-colored bird who was highly attuned to Demon Phoenix’s aura. Not only that,
they had fought before so there shouldn’t be any errors.”

Although the Ancient Demon Phoenix race was one of the four ancient beasts, compared to
Qilin, it was still lacking a bit. Because the Qilin were the leaders, its ability to suppress and
pressure was slightly stronger than that of the other three.

Now Yu WenNan finally came to realize what the red flame was.

He wasn’t a pure breed Qilin, but a mix of Qilin and Ancient Demon Phoenix. If that was the
case then there were only two options of mixed blood, one was mutation and the other was
no mutation.

With no mutation and with a tainted bloodline, the Emperor demon beast’s potential and
power would be slightly worse than that of a pure breed.

However, if there was a mutation, then that was something to be feared.

Since the ancient times, mutated demon beasts were always stronger than the original. In
other words, a complete revitalization. He couldn’t help but remember that ancient legend
from the higher realms, but that should be impossible.

“Be careful!” the middle-aged man’s distressed voice sounded abruptly.

Yu WenNan immediately broke into cold sweat, he had made a grave sin of being distracted
during a fight. Looking over, the man’s demon like pair of purple eyes stared down coldly at
them. In his hand were two flames; one purple, one red. Even from meters away he could
feel the heat of the flames.

If what he speculated was correct, then it was likely that this man was a mutated Emperor
demon beast.
The situation just became much more complicated.

“Since you took your time to come, it would have been better if you had just stayed.” Ling
Xiao said as he lightly curved his lips upward. His pitch-black eyes had two dancing purple
flames ignited within them. His perfect features were giving off a mysterious aura by the
light and a sense of danger.

As he finished his sentence, the two flames in his palms seemed to dance in anticipation,
growing much larger. And under his control, slowly combined…

Yu WenNan and the middle-aged man quickly shared a glance before separating in
understanding, one towards Ling Xiao and the other towards the protected You XiaoMo.

If they weren’t a match for the man, then he should start from somewhere else.

Seeing the previous scene, Yu WenNan already knew that the one called You XiaoMo was
his weakness.

But his plan failed.

Ling Xiao had intercepted Yu WenNan midway, his right flame turned to a roaring fire Qilin.
The pressure from a Emperor beast spread out across the sky, that overwhelming weight
made people’s soul tremor.

Even humans became like this, much less the demon beasts. Even their movements were
stalled.

Hei Tian and the others took this opportunity to critically injure their opponents’ demon
beasts, cutting their fighting power.

But there was one who escaped that, like Qiu Ran’s life-bound contract demon beast, Red
Cloud. Because Qiu Ran knew Red Cloud would be suppressed, he didn’t dare bring him out.
Although that cut his fire power by a lot, it was now clearly the right choice.
The middle-aged man and Yu WenNan, who planned to bring out their demon beasts,
couldn’t help but stop that train of thought.

Once he had summoned the fire Qilin, Ling Xiao suddenly cut open his finger and dripped a
drop of life blood onto the center of the Qilin’s brow. A few seconds later, on his forehead
appeared a similar fire pattern. The majestic Qilin, as if given life, suddenly opened its eyes,
and those eyes shared a human like quality.

Abruptly Yu WenNan’s faced changed, in horror he exclaimed, “This is the sacrificial blood
rite?!”

Sacrificial blood rite was a hidden ritual of the Qilin Clan. With one drop of life blood, it
could summon a Qilin of the owner’s power level. It was a hidden ritual that defied nature.

But there were two after effects, one was that the owner’s power level would be affected.
For example, backlash and restrictions, but that wasn’t the most critical. The second effect
was that it would reduce the cultivation level, maybe one star, but it might also be two
stars. Even a gifted clan like the Qilin were unwilling to take that risk, making the people
who used it less and less.

However...

What caused Yu WenNan’s horror wasn’t this.

The Qilin Clan once had a super genius who didn’t like the consequences of the ritual and
thus, using hundred of years, changed it.

In the end, the Qilin who used the sacrificial blood rite would still drop in level, but the
summoned Qilin had an extra ability and that was—devour.

This was what he dreaded and was frightened of.

The ones who were devoured by the fire Qilin, their strength and cultivation could be
absorbed by the owner. A terrifying power.
Later on, due to the fear of the other three ancient races, they forced the Qilin Race to seal
away this rite.

Ever since then, no one of the Qilin race had used this sacrificial blood rite. Now, even the
ones who had heard of it were getting smaller and smaller.

Although the man could very well be using the original sacrificial blood rite, Yu WenNan had
a sinking suspicion that the fire Qilin in front of him was the devouring kind.

“Okay then, let’s get the show on the road.” Ling Xiao said with a smile.

The ones who felt his gaze, the middle-aged man and Yu WenNan, all felt a chill go down
their spines.

The man was already stronger then them, now with a similar leveled devouring Qilin the
balance had tipped completely out of their favor.

Yu WenNan and the middle-aged man both saw the resignation in each other’s eyes.

“Go, my devouring Qilin.” Ling Xiao spoke in his even paced, clear and warm tone. Unless
one saw with their own eyes, no one would believe that behind such a pretty voice laid such
a gruesome scene.

From the throat of the devouring Qilin came a dangerous roar. It inherited all of Ling Xiao’s
strength and went straight to the enemy with unimaginable speed. The spot in which it
disappeared was left with a small whirlwind.

“AHHHHH!” The first sacrifice appeared.

That was the Thousand Faces Purgatory Spider, being a demon beast, it was much
suppressed by the devouring Qilin and being weaker, before it could move, it was eaten
with a face of horror.
With a scream, the Thousand Faces Purgatory Spider disappeared.

Not far from here, Chen QingEr vomited out blood. Just like the Netherworld Siren, if the
life-bounded contract demon beast dies, the owner would suffer a heart-wrenching pain. As
if the soul was being torn apart.

In a hurry, Chen QingEr took out a pill and swallowed it. Although it could not solve the
problem, it relieved some of the pain. Her face, however, was still pale, as if she had just
experienced a massive fight.

Seeing what happened to Chen QingEr, those with a life-bounded contract demon beast
immediately recalled them in fear. However, that didn’t solve the root of the problem, if
the Qilin devoured the owner, then the contracted demon beast was still dead.

With the instructions of Ling Xiao, the devouring QIlin turned its attention elsewhere.

When You XiaoMo woke up, this was the image he saw.

A Qilin whose whole body was on fire, chasing after people who were escaping in all
directions. The sky was chaotic, filled with screams of terror, of anger, and of fear.

What chaos!

You XiaoMo straightened himself up and searched for Ling Xiao.

Pretty quickly he was able to find Ling Xiao and Yu WenNan wrapped up in a battle next to
the Devour Qilin.

For some reason the middle-aged man and Yu WenNan really feared him.

The first to realize that he was awake was Yin Dai. Although he was watching the sky, part
of his attention was on him. When he realized he was awake, he didn’t say anything, after
all he wasn’t good with his words.

“Xiao Mo, you’re finally awake.” The second to realize was Tang YuLin. He didn’t care much
for the battles and tilting up one's head for a long time made it really sore. “How do you
feel?”

“I’m fine, what’s the situation right now?” You XiaoMo asked as he got up.

“Your man is giving them a walk.” Tang YuLin said.

You XiaoMo’s mouth twitched.

Chapter 373: Feng ChiYun Is Kidnapped

Translated by Rachel of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

Yu WenNan didn't look too good. He took a quick look at the other battlefield and found
that the Fire QiLin had already swallowed three people, two of them being Chen QingEr and
the FeiXie.

Speaking of which, FeiXie was actually stronger than Fairy Fu Rong by a bit. However, during
the crucial moment Fairy Fu Rong pulled a trick on him which resulted in his plight of being
gobbled up by the Qilin.

Yet, after swallowing three powerhouses, the Fire Qilin’s imposing and powerful presence
couldn't compare to how it was before. Its strength had clearly weakened by a lot and its
aura seemed to have withered a bit. As the Fire Qilin had to digest the cultivation of the
three people it ate, it used up quite a fair bit of energy doing so. Nonetheless, even in its
weakened state it still posed a significant threat.

Yu WenNan did the mental calculations. Looked like they wouldn't be completing this task.

After realizing that Ling Xiao was going to be a tough nut to crack, this was the first time Yu
WenNan had thoughts of retreating. Additionally, he found the need to investigate that
person’s background. If he’s somehow involved with the Qilin Clan and the Demon Phoenix
Clan, then it would make his goal of obtaining the Clan Treasure even more difficult.

“NanShen, don't even think of escaping.” It took the middle aged man just one look to read
his intentions of running away. He immediately shouted, alerting everyone else of Yu
WenNan’s intentions and drawing their attention to him.

Yu WenNan cursed before glaring daggers at the middle aged man. The latter immediately
reciprocated with a look that said, “Don't think of escaping alone.” Ling Xiao couldn't be
bothered to pay them any mind at the moment. You XiaoMo had woken up.

He turned around and looked below to see You XiaoMo surrounded by Lan Qiu and the rest.
Seeing You XiaoMo staring at him all wide-eyed and amazed, he couldn't help but smile.

After realizing that Ling Xiao was looking at him, You XiaoMo touched his nose sheepishly.

Ling Xiao retracted his gaze before raising his palm in the direction of the Qilin.

“Return.” He commanded.
As if it could read Ling Xiao’s mind, the Qilin stripped itself of a Qilin’s appearance and
transformed into flames before returning to his hand. It disappeared within a moment.

Judging by how things were playing out, Yu WenNan feared for the worst. If Ling Xiao were
to convert the cultivation of the three people the Qilin swallowed for his own use, none of
them would even stand a chance of escaping.

Yu WenNan slipped something that looked like a jade stick out but it was actually a
Dimension Seal. Dimension Seals were split into three different grades, the high, medium or
low grade. The one he had in his hand was a high grade dimension Seal. Only Sacred level
powerhouses who were very experienced with using the power of dimensions could refine
it as it had the ability to teleport between Realms. Even in the higher Realms it was a
priceless piece of work. Originally, the Dimension Seal given to him by his higher ups was
meant for teleporting that person’s descendant to a high Realm in times of emergency.
Looking towards the heavily guarded You XiaoMo, he had no choice but to use the Seal on
himself. To think that he had to end up using it, he was definitely going to be punished
when he returned. One had to understand that the master he was serving had spared no
costs in order to bring You XiaoMo back, even to the extent of using a high grade dimension
Seal.

No one noticed Yu WenNan’s actions, not even the middle aged man who prevented him
from leaving.

After Ling Xiao recalled his Qilin, QiuRan and his group barely had time for a breather
before they had to deal with HeiTian and the rest. With elder Teng no longer wishing to
trust Fairy Fu Rong because she pushed FeiXie out, the group was caught up in internal
turmoil. Losing was just a matter of time.

“It seems like we have no other choice but to work together this time round, MuShen. How
about this, we put the past behind us for now and focus on dealing with the matter at hand.
What do you say?” Yu WenNan shouted at the middle aged man.

The middle aged man was surprised by what he said but indeed they had no other option
but to cooperate. He replied, “How do you want to do it?”

“Simple. You go distract him and buy me some time. I want to use that thing.” Yu WenNan
had a crafty smile plastered on his face.

The middle aged man just wanted to reply before he suddenly realized the man opposite
him had disappeared. His expression changed and he immediately mustered all his strength
to get away as far as possible from the spot he was standing. As he had expected, red
flames appeared at the place he had just stood. However, there was no trace of the man.
Just as he began to search, an explosion could be heard from where Yu WenNan was at.
From his peripheral he could see the man clashing together with Yu WenNan. He was
moving so swiftly that he barely managed to catch a few glimpses.

“Can you hurry up?” Yu WenNan yelled at the middle aged man.

An odd look flashed across the middle aged man’s eyes before he made his decision a
second later. Just when everyone else thought he was going to help Yu WenNan, the middle
aged man suddenly transformed into beam of light and shot to the sky. A spinning black
whirlpool appeared in the sky and his voice boomed as he spoke.

“NanShen, don't think I don't know what you're up to. What working together? You just
want to use me. You can dream on!”

Yu WenNan looked absolutely horrible. He was actually fooled by MuShen!

At this very moment, a purple blade flew out from nowhere and hit the middle aged man's
body which had not fully entered the black whirlpool. Fresh blood spurted out and the
middle aged man didn't even have time to scream before he was sucked in by the
whirlpool. As for the middle aged man’s companion, after he saw that he had escaped, he
lost his bearings. Hei Tian saw the chance to tear through his defences and ripped out his
heart.

The shock on Yu WenNan’s face had yet to leave as he saw Ling Xiao charging towards him
as quickly as possible from the corner of his eyes. This time, he had an odd looking fan in his
hand. In a panic, he crushed the Dimensional Talisman he had in his hand and the space
around him warped. The spacial force pulled him in and he disappeared.

Ling Xiao appeared dumbfounded for a moment before snapping his gaze towards You
XiaoMo in the next second. Yu WenNan, who had disappeared into thin air less than a
moment ago, was currently standing among the crowd. Ling Xiao’s eyes widened as
unadulterated fury burned within them.

“Watch out!” You XiaoMo heard Feng ChiYun’s voice and before he had time to react, he
was pushed aside. Amidst the chaos, he saw Yun Ge’s expressionless face morph into one of
shock as he dashed towards a certain direction.

“Damn it all!” Yu WenNan spewed a string of curses. Indeed, he had planned to use the
Dimensional Talisman to leave the middle realm but he was unwilling to give up just yet. So
he tried and failed unfortunately. You XiaoMo turned his head around only to find that
together with Yu WenNan, Feng ChiYun had also vanished for some unknown reason.

You XiaoMo hadn't even processed what had happened before he was drawn tightly into a
familiar embrace. It was as if the person wanted to crush his waist.

“What…what happened?” He received a response in the form of a tighter hug by Ling Xiao.
This time his waist wasn't just snapping in half, he couldn't even breathe.

“Fuck, are you trying to crush me to death?” You XiaoMo started coughing.

Ling Xiao sighed from above his head.

“It's such a good atmosphere. Don't you know how to savor the moment?”

Good atmosphere?

You XiaoMo surveyed their whereabouts only to find chaos running amok. The corner of his
mouth twitched. Good atmosphere my ass, more like all hell has broken loose.

“Alright, stop with the jokes. What happened to Feng ChiYun?"

“He's kidnapped by Yu WenNan.” Ling Xiao simply said.

“How's that possible?” You XiaoMo looked at him in shock.

“He has a Dimensional Talisman so he can teleport around easily. And it looks like he has
more than one of them. His original target was you, but Feng ChiYun pushed you away and
took your place. Since his Dimensional Talisman was already activated, Yu WenNan didn’t
make it in time to capture you.” Ling Xiao explained.

You XiaoMo’s mind was blank. Feng ChiYun was captured because he tried to save him. He
hesitated for a while before asking, “Will Feng ChiYun die?”

Ling Xiao understood how he felt.

“Don't worry, Yu WenNan may not be very clear of your relationship with Feng ChiYun, but
since he saved you it shows that you're more than just acquaintances. And his target is you,
so Feng ChiYun will not be in danger for now.”

“You aren't lying to me right?” You XiaoMo looked at Ling Xiao.

Ling Xiao answered in the form of a smile before catching him off guard by smacking his
head from the back.

You XiaoMo grabbed his head. He already tried to anticipate it, but he was still unable to
escape from having his head smacked.

“I'm really glad that you weren't the one taken. Or else I would definitely kill my way to the
high realm.” Ling Xiao hugged him.

You XiaoMo was very touched. “Mhmm, I believe you would do just that. But I still feel we
should go rescue Feng ChiYun.”

Ling Xiao remained silent for a while before saying, “You know, you should be running into
my arms all touched and hug me and kiss me fiercely now.”

“…”

This would have been an emotional scene if not for Ling Xiao saying it out loud. He made it
sound so dumb if they were to do that.

As they talked, the battle had already come to an end. Due to their main force running
away, Qiu Ran and the rest who remained naturally couldn't hold their enemies off. There
were also some who had the foresight, such as the Teng elder. Clearly, he feared death. At
the sign of something wrong, he immediately packed up and fled. However, if the Teng
family ever wanted to gain a foothold in Yan City, it would not be easy.

As for Fairy Fu Rong, she even went so far as to bare her naked body for others to see in
order to escape. With her top half naked, it got people blushing till their ears were red.
What was more tragic was that when she battled the Third elder, she was berated for
having no shame.

Fairy Fu Rong might have made it out alive, but her reputation definitely had been
thoroughly destroyed.

FeiXie could rest in peace now…

Chapter 374: An Auspicious Day

Translated by Kollumceti of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

“Then what about Qiu Ran?” Duan QiTian had just come out of secluded cultivation when
such explosive news reached his ears. However, he did not have the slightest reaction at all,
and instead, started asking about Qiu Ran.

If You XiaoMo was here, he would definitely be able to tell that Duan QiTian’s entire
personality had changed after he came out of secluded cultivation. In the past, You XiaoMo
would still be able to tell his moods, but it was somewhat hard to tell now that he was more
reserved.

“His lifebound contract beast, Hong Yun, saved his life. But it’s absolutely impossible for him
to completely recover after two consecutive serious injuries this time. He probably wouldn’t
show up again in the next few years.”

The one who replied was the Second Elder, as he was the one guarding the hidden thirty-
first room in the Red card area, and Duan QiTian had been in secluded cultivation all this
while inside this hidden room.

Duan QiTian struck the table as he muttered to himself, “If it’s like this, wouldn’t it be very
difficult if I want to find him later?”

The Second Elder sighed, “This can’t be helped. The Long Xiang Continent is so huge. It’s
generally quite difficult to find a level ten mage who is deliberately hiding. Oh yes, have you
heard about the matter with your disciple?”

Duan QiTian, “Are you talking about that dunce?”

The Second Elder discovered that Duan QiTian’s temper was always very spirited in the past
when he would scold using this word, “dunce”. It was unlike the present, where there was
completely no expression on his face when scolding people. It looked like the results of
cultivating these few months in the hidden room were quite good, but it is possible that
Duan QiTian may have overdone it a little.

“It’s your third disciple.”

“What’s up with him?”

“Do you still remember that Divine Realm practitioner that appeared in the Boundless Sea?
He’s the Ling Xiao who is always with your little disciple.”

“To think it’s him.” Duan QiTian narrowed his eyes. Although he had always felt that that
man was a little strange, he had never thought that Ling Xiao was actually a Divine Realm
expert who had been residing inside DaoXin Academy all along.

“It’s hard to imagine right? Who knows what his motive is.” The Second Elder questioned in
concern. The principal was currently out of the academy. If he really harbored harmful
motives towards DaoXin Academy, they would not be able to stop him with their current
strength.

“You don’t have to worry that he will harm DaoXin Academy.” Duan QiTian had seen
through his thoughts in a single glance, “If he had such motives, he would have made a
move long ago. Is there anything else?”

“En, I have discussed with the Great Elder to prepare to let you negotiate with him. You are
You XiaoMo’s shifu and I believe that he would give you some face.” The Second Elder
immediately explained.

“I know, if there’s nothing else… …”

“Okay, I’m going now.” The Second Elder took the initiative to leave before he was chased
away. Though there were a few changes, his innate character still had not changed.

When the incident involving You XiaoMo and Ling Xiao swept over the North, no one within
DaoXin Academy even had the leisure to gossip as there were demon beasts bursting
through Ward A every day since the barrier had been destroyed. So as to resist the demon
beasts from the mountains, everyone had to run to the frontlines to help. Currently, the
entire Ward A was so busy that they were beaten black and blue.

However, there was still a clear change.

There were now more people peeping at them. In the past, those people would be
gossiping in front of them, but they did not dare to do so now, and would only converse far
away from them.

Each and every one of those who had grudges with You XiaoMo and Ling Xiao seemed to
have disappeared off the face of the earth.
For example, Tang YuCheng and Chai Zheng. Many people who didn’t like them popped out
now, mocking the two.

You XiaoMo had not thought about them for a long time. They had already tasted defeated
at his hands. If he continually thought of them, would he not be dragging himself down to
their level?

They had a few relatively quiet days after that.

Ling Xiao had been meditating in the room to transform Chen QingEr and the others
cultivation bases into his own.

There were many that made an excuse to find You XiaoMo for the purpose of catching a
glimpse of Ling Xiao, fooling them to kill some time was fun enough for You XiaoMo.
However, he had expected that the first who would knock on his door would be the old
geezer instead of Yin Ge.

You XiaoMo immediately thought of Feng ChiYun upon seeing Yin Ge and felt depressed.

“Will you guys be going to the Higher Level Realm?”

“Yes.”

“Will you rescue Feng ChiYun?”

“Definitely.”

“That’s good, I will go with you too.”

“Certainly…eh?”

“YuXuan and I were originally from the Higher Level Realm. We had to come to the Middle
Level Realm because of some circumstances. If you want to know anything, I will tell you
everything I know about it.”

You XiaoMo was still a little surprised to know that they were from the Higher Level Realm.
It seemed that everything that happened recently had some connection to the Higher Level
Realm.

“I’ve heard that you hold half the bloodline of a demon beast.”

Yin Ge fell silent, “That’s right. My father is the Nine-Headed Serpent King, and my mother
is a human practitioner. Due to some internal problems, I had no choice but to come here.”

You XiaoMo felt that the Heavens sprinkled some dog-blood drama in front of him again. It
was definitely due to some issue like the bloodline not being pure enough or so on and so
forth. However, the Nine-Headed Serpent King was not an ordinary demon beast. The Nine-
Headed Serpent King was like the Four Ancients Clan, they were born as ruler. Their
position was extremely lofty among the demon beasts.

<strong>t/n: dog-blood means melodramatic, contrived.</strong>

You XiaoMo said, “I don’t know when we will set off. It’ll depend on Ling Xiao.”

Yin Ge, “Then I’ll trouble you to speak with him.”

“Okay, I will.”

After sending Yin Ge off, You XiaoMo walked into the bedroom to take a look at Ling Xiao’s
situation. It appeared that the cultivation bases of three Emperor Realm practitioners were
not easy to digest.

Over the past few days, he learned from others what had happened during the period he
was unconscious, and the whole battle sounded just entirely one-sided. However, You
XiaoMo could not shake the feeling that there was some problem with Qilin that swallowed
Chen QingEr and the two others. Otherwise, it was impossible for Ling Xiao to be sitting still
on the bed for several days in a row.

You XiaoMo worriedly looked at Ling Xiao who had his eyes closed.

According to Tang YuLin’s description, that person called Yu WenNan did indeed say these
two words ‘blood sacrifice rite ’ when Ling Xiao summoned the fire Qilin out.

Upon hearing something which had both "blood" and "sacrifice" within its name definitely
did not mean anything good.

You XiaoMo sighed.

“What are you sighing about again?” A hand suddenly clapped on his head and pushed him
down until his stature immediately shrank a little. It was with astonishment that he
discovered this voice was from Ling Xiao whose eyes had just been closed.

“You’re all right now?” You XiaoMo pulled his hand off and happily asked.

“How can anything happen to this husband of yours? Or do you hope that something would
happen to me?” Ling Xiao unconcernedly stated as he put on his shoes before he came off
the bed.

You XiaoMo decided not to dispute over these trifles with him, “Yin Ge came to look for me.
He said that he wanted to go to the Higher Level Realm with us. And he also said that he
and Zhan YuXuan both came from the Higher Level Realm.”

“If he wants to follow, let him follow.” Ling Xiao indifferently replied.

“So when are we going to leave for the Higher Level Realm?” He was completely unclear
about this aspect of the matter and could only depend on Ling Xiao to make decisions.

“Then let’s find a day.”

“What day?”

“An auspicious day.”

“…”

Duan QiTian came knocking just as the two came to a decision. You XiaoMo really missed
the old geezer quite a bit and he also wanted to know how well the old geezer’s soul was
recovering. But he did not dare to be too enthusiastic as he did not know whether the first
or second personality would appear.

However, after You XiaoMo saw Duan QiTian, he covertly moved closer to Ling Xiao’s ear
and whispered, “Ling Xiao, do you think that the old geezer has been switched?”

“The possibility is low.” Ling Xiao told him after observing for a moment.

“Why?” You XiaoMo asked.

“Because the look of disdain in his eyes is exactly the same as before.”

“…”

“I’ve already heard about your situation.” Duan QiTian walked in without leave, and got
right to the point without any superfluous words. He was so frank it gave the impression
that they were chatting about domestic matters.

You XiaoMo simply did not know how to react to this, but he felt that the old geezer was a
little weird today. His expression and voice still had the same terrorizing force, but he was
colder than usual.

“Shifu, I did not mean to deliberately conceal it from you.” You XiaoMo quickly apologized.

Duan QiTian immediately glared at him, “I’ll pluck your head off if you did it on purpose!”
You XiaoMo blushed with shame. Actually one could also say that he had deliberately
concealed it.

Duan QiTian ignored him and shifted his attention to Ling Xiao, “My disciple is not free for
you to kidnap.”

Ling Xiao gave an indolent smile, “Then I’m sorry to say that he had already been kidnapped
by me before he became your disciple.”

Duan QiTian choked.

You XiaoMo secretly gave a mental ‘thumbs-up’ as the tiny him in his heart laughed till its
teeth were showing. Ling Xiao was really too cool, to completely defeat the hot-tempered
old geezer in one sentence!

However, could they refrain from using such a word like ‘kidnap? That just makes him look
stupid.

Ling Xiao continued, “Duan QiTian, don’t push your luck. It’s not because I respect you or
the others that I helped DaoXin Academy to seize the Elemental Essence. If not for your
little disciple, I couldn’t be bothered.”

Duan QiTian swelled with so much anger that his mustache puffed up.

He had another purpose for coming to find them, but he really felt a little unhappy about
handing that matter over when seeing this man’s attitude. He could only fiercely glare at his
little disciple; it’s all because of your man!

You XiaoMo was baffled by his glare.

Chapter 375: Sealed Jade Drive

Translated by Jouissance of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

This was the first time Duan QiTian suffered from this sort of humiliating defeat before, but
he could only suppress his displeasure. This was precisely what made him even more
displeased.

“Don’t be angry, Master. Ling Xiao’s always like this. Just ignore him.” You XiaoMo hurried
to appease him, afraid that the old man would take out his anger on him. That would really
be terrible.

Duan QiTian was unaffected by his appeasement and threw something at him angrily. “Take
this,” he said in a harsh tone.

You XiaoMo hurried to catch it and found that the old man had thrown him a jade drive and
it looked different from the information jade drives he had purchased before at Xian Ji Lou.
This one was red. He couldn’t help but ask, “Master, what is this?”

“Do you not have eyes to look for yourself?” Duan QiTian harrumphed.

The corner of You XiaoMo’s eye twitched. He knew that he would be the one paying for
Ling Xiao’s taunting. Of course he knew this was a jade drive; he was asking about what it
contained.

You XiaoMo decided to avoid angering the old man further, and respectfully asked,
“Master, why are you giving me this jade drive?”

“It’s not from me,” Duan QiTian said unexpectedly.

“Not from you, Master? Then who?” You XiaoMo asked in surprise.

“It was a decision made after I discussed things with Hei Tian.”

You XiaoMo was confused. “But why?”

Duan QiTian explained, “As your man said, the reason DaoXin Academy was able to obtain
the Elemental Essence is doubtlessly because of you two. So, to thank you, and repay you
for the thirty percent of spirit gems you didn’t receive, I discussed things with Hei Tian and
we decided to give you this jade drive.”
With this reminder, You XiaoMo suddenly remembered.

They hadn’t ended up getting back their thirty percent of spirit gems. Though one of Qiu
Ran’s helpers had been killed by the Great Elder, the spirit gems weren’t on him, but on
that guy called MuShen.

He had completely forgotten about this because he had been too busy worrying over Ling
Xiao.

“What’s inside this jade drive?” You XiaoMo looked at the jade drive. If the great elder and
Duan QiTian had decided to use this to compensate them, then it wouldn’t just be anything.

Duan QiTian said, “This jade drive isn’t a normal jade drive, it’s a kind of sealed jade drive.
Sealed jade drives aren’t common, but usually, any jade drive with a seal on it will contain
something extremely valuable. Hei Tian and I have already tried, but even with our
combined strength, we can’t break the seal on the jade drive, so one thing is certain: the
person who placed the seal is a level eleven or twelve mage.”

You XiaoMo sucked in a breath of air.

The value of something belonging to a Divine or Sacred level powerhouse would probably
be comparable to the Elemental Essence.

But…

“So, Master, what you’re saying is that neither you or the great elder know what’s in it, only
that it’s very valuable information?”

Discomfort flashed across Duan QiTian’s face, but he still puffed up his chest and said in a
confident manner, “That’s right!”

The corner of You XiaoMo’s lips twitched. Can’t believe you actually have the face to say
that.

But if it was a seal made by a Sacred level powerhouse, not even Ling Xiao would be able to
break it. Then wouldn’t this jade drive become a mountain of gold that he could only look at
but not use?

“By the way, Master, why are you certain it’s a mage?” You XiaoMo asked in curiosity. This
was something he had wanted to ask before.

“Because this jade drive was something I and Hei Tian had found in a cavern storage that
had existed for at least a hundred thousand years. There was mostly magic herbs and magic
pills in there and some scrolls detailing techniques relating to the soul. The owner of the
cavern was rather obviously a mage,” Duan QiTian said.

“So that’s why.”

“Keep it,” Ling Xiao, who had been silent until then, suddenly said.

You XiaoMo immediately put the jade drive away without hesitation. Ling Xiao was always
right.

Duan QiTian was even more displeased. It hadn’t been easy, taking in this youngest disciple
of his and now the said disciple listened to another more than him. It felt like his disciple
had been stolen.

“Master, what’s wrong?” You XiaoMo was met with the sight of the old man making an
expression that said ‘I’m displeased, comfort me’ at him when he looked up. His heart
stuttered, what the old man going crazy for now? But he couldn’t say that out loud.

“Come out for moment.” After that, he didn’t even wait for an agreement and left the
room.

“I’ll go out for a moment. I’ll be right back,” You XiaoMo said to Ling Xiao before following
the old man outside.

The old man was waiting for him outside the house and, seeing him, cursed, “Too fucking
slow.”

You XiaoMo automatically filtered this out. “Master, is there anything you need?”

Duan QiTian contemplated on what to say for a while. “Did you complete the dual
cultivation book I gave you last time with him?”

You XiaoMo flushed. “Yes…”

Duan QiTian then said, “Were you on top or was he?”

You XiaoMo couldn’t answer.

Duan QiTian didn’t need a response to know the answer, and his face paled a little more.
“Useless. You’re a man, don’t you know how to top?”

Master, do you think I haven’t thought of trying before? But it’s too hard, your student’s
combat strength is too low.

You XiaoMo couldn’t help but criticize himself internally, remembering how Ling Xiao had
given him a chance back then but he had chickened out of topping Ling Xiao. But he
wouldn’t tell the old man that even on pain of death.

Seeing how he refused to talk, Duan QiTian had a sort of rage that one felt when their
children didn’t live up to expectations. He took out a bottle and said angrily, “Take this.”

You XiaoMo took it, shrinking a little. “What’s this?”

Duan QiTian huffed. “This is a pill that I created called the Heart Bewitchment Pill. If you
give him this pill, I can promise you that you’ll be able make your wish come true. You only
have one chance, so treasure it. I’ll be taking my leave now.”

And then he really did leave.

You XiaoMo stared dumbly at the Heart Bewitchment Pill in his hand. In reality, he didn’t
have any wishes about that. Plus, if he really did give this to Ling Xiao to eat, he had a
feeling that he’d be the one in trouble in the end. Better not do anything reckless.

You XiaoMo carefully put the Heart Bewitchment Pill away. He decided to hide this pill. Ling
Xiao couldn’t know about it.

“What are you staring at?” Ling Xiao suddenly spoke into his ear.

You XiaoMo jumped in fright and turned to see Ling Xiao behind him. Who knew how long
he had been there. “You you you… why did you come out?”

Ling Xiao narrowed his eyes. “What, can I not come out?”

You XiaoMo gave a strained smile. “Of course not!”

Ling Xiao huffed and turned to go back inside.

You XiaoMo hurriedly followed after him.

That was when Ling Xiao suddenly turned, his expression hinting at amusement as he
mocking said, “By the way, remember to tell me when you’re going to use that Heart
Bewitchment Pill. I can’t wait.”

You XiaoMo: “…”

They were overheard, as expected.

The two returned to their room and Ling Xiao stretched out his palm at him. “Let me see
that jade drive.”

You XiaoMo gave it over without hesitation. He really wanted to know if Ling Xiao could
break the seal over it. If he could, they could know the contents immediately.

Ling Xiao rolled the jade drive between his thumb and index finger for a while and then
said, under You XiaoMo’s expectant gaze, “Your master wasn’t lying. There are several
powerful seals on this jade drive.”

“Several?” You XiaoMo asked in shock. He had thought there was only one.

“That’s right, several seals. However, individually, these seals aren’t very strong, but if you
place them together, they’ll create a very powerful seal. This seal is extremely hard to break
because if you go wrong at any point, the jade drive will immediately turn to dust. I’m
guessing that the owner of the jade drive is quite possibly a level twelve mage,” Ling Xiao
said.

“That’s way too harsh. What if we can never break it?” You XiaoMo’s treasure hunting spirit
was shattered in an instant.

“I doubt that,” Ling Xiao said with a smile.

Seeing how he seemed to have a plan, You XiaoMo’s eyes lit up. “You thought of
something?”

Ling Xiao said, “Before today, it’d be impossible, but it’s different now. Once I digest Chen
QingEr and the others’ cultivation base, I’ll be able to break it.”

You XiaoMo understood. So it had something to do with cultivation level. “How long will
that take?”

Ling Xiao gave a conservative estimate. “Three months.”

“That long!” You XiaoMo exclaimed. Before this, he had thought Ling Xiao was good to go,
but suddenly remembered that. “What is that Sacrificial Blood Rite, anyways?”

“It’s a secret technique of the Qilin clan. Don’t worry. I wouldn’t use it if I couldn’t do it. It’s
because Chen QingEr and her companions have very high cultivation levels. The higher the
level, the harder to absorb. It’s trickier to transduce it, that’s all. Nothing unusual,” Knowing
that he was worried, Ling Xiao comforted him.
You XiaoMo thought for a while and before confirming he wasn’t lying.

After that day, they began to prepare to leave for the higher plane. The plane was in a
different dimension, so they had a lot to prepare, such as a Trans-Dimensional Tunnel.
Chapter 376: Trans-Dimensional Tunnel

Translated by Crystal of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

The connection between a higher plane and a middle plane was something called a Trans-
Dimensional tunnel.

A dimensional tunnel was different from a transport circle, both due to the concept and the
level of danger.

A transport circle was a constant form of transportation using spatial powers. In terms of
danger, on a scale of a hundred, it was at about ten.

The Trans-Dimensional tunnel, on the other hand, was different.

Similarly, it was a connection formed between two realms and creating a path between
them. However, due to the imbalance between the two, the connection would be shaky,
thus, very risky. On a percentage scale, about eighty percent risky unless five or more Divine
Level Practitioners worked together to form a relatively stable one. In that case, the risk
was about fifty percent.

Yu WenNan and the others came to the middle realm with a fifty percent risk.

It must be said, their luck was pretty good, and they got the fifty-fifty risk.

The problem facing Ling Xiao and the others was precisely due to the Trans-Dimensional
tunnel. They had to create one between the two realms.

This was when You XiaoMo asked his question, “When Yu WenNan and the middle-aged
man left, did they go through the dimensional tunnel too?”

“It's not the same.” Ling Xiao explained, “What Yu WenNan used was a Dimensional
Talisman. A high grade Dimensional Talisman can be used to travel between two realms. It's
much better in terms of safety and stability compared to a dimensional tunnel. But, a high
grade dimensional talisman is hard to come by, not only because it can only be made by a
Sacred-Level Practitioner, but also because it is difficult to create. Maybe once in every ten
times will it be successful.”

That means it's possible that everything you put into it would go down the drain!

“Then the middle-aged man left using the Trans-Dimensional tunnel?” You XiaoMo asked.

“Correct, but the one he used was restricted, and after this many days, that tunnels
connection to Long Xiang Continent is probably gone.”

With a face of disappointment, You XiaoMo said, “That’s too bad, but if that’s the case then
don’t we have to create one ourselves? But you are the only Divine-Level Practitioner, and
Principal Han Gong from the Academy is not here, otherwise he could help out too.”

“Don’t worry, I can do it alone, but I’ll need some time.” Ling Xiao answered, curling his lips
upward, “A Trans-Dimensional tunnel requires a lot of energy and time.”

“That’s fine, whenever it is completed, is whenever we leave.” Although You XiaoMo

wanted to go save Feng ChiYun immediately, he knew they couldn’t rush it.

Clearly, Yin Ge was aware of this as well and thus for the next month or so, he didn’t bother
them.

A normal Trans-Dimensional tunnel would take three Divine-level practitioners to complete,

using one or two months. However, since Ling Xiao was alone, the time would be extended
to double the amount.

During this time, the chaos that occurred in Yan City had calmed down.

Although DaoXin Academy was faced with another difficult problem.

Ever since the barrier broke, the demon beasts from the deep mountains were set loose.
There were cases of demon beasts attacking a student every once in a while.

Since the barrier was set by Han Gong, Hei Tian did not have the ability to set one as strong
as before and thus had to make do with what they had. Therefore, the barrier around Ward
A was one that could only protect against attacks from beasts level eight and below.

But that was just a temporary measure.

Demon beasts of level eight and above would still invade and the Academy had to organize
all of the students together.

Although Ward A was deep in the mountains because of the environment the areas in
which people could come and go was limited. There were only eight entrances. Therefore,
by using points as rewards, the Academy began encouraging strong students in Block One
and Two to help guard the entrances.

You XiaoMo was in the Block Two Hundred-Men Rankings, although, only as the fifty first
place. However, with his talent as a level eight mage, getting to the top three was definitely
possible.

Due to this, the Academy didn’t exclude him from the list as well as his relationship with
Ling Xiao. Today was his turn with twenty-four other students to guard the entrance. Since
they had a remote entrance with little demon beasts coming, there were fewer people on
guard duty.

To prevent the problem from last time occurring, Ling Xiao told You XiaoMo to bring out all
of his demon beasts.

Ever since his identity was exposed, She Qiu and the others had no reason to stay in the
dimension anymore. Since they became free to roam, everyone except the mature She Qiu
and Lan Qiu all ran away…even the little chick he told specifically to not build a nest on his
head.
You XiaoMo felt a little sour, thinking back, that little chick was pretty much glued to him.
His two claws were almost grown into his hair, no matter how hard he pulled, it wouldn’t
let go. Now, even he went wild and left.

“She Qiu, Lan Qiu, you guys are the best.” You XiaoMo looked at the two who stayed,
feeling moved.

In a lazy manner She Qiu replied, “That’s because Boss told us that we couldn’t leave you
for a second, or else.”

Lan Qiu nodded vigorously, in actuality, he wanted to explore the deep mountains like Xiao
Hei and the others. Especially the Uneven Slopes, he wanted to know if his old nest was
taken up by some other beast.

Exasperated, You XiaoMo thought, ‘these assholes.’

Once they departed, the three made their way to the meeting place.

You XiaoMo saw the list before, and the students were sorted by strength to fill each time
slot, but on their list, there were only three who had any reputation within Ward A. He also
didn’t know any of them.

He had initially thought that he would be with a few familiar faces, but he didn’t expect
there to be none at all.

“Look guys, that’s You XiaoMo.”

As he arrived, the chatter quieted. A while later it continued, but much softer, they
suppressed their voices, probably afraid that he was going to overhear.

“Man, having a patron is really different, huh? He even brought two guards.”

“Ah, I’m so jealous. If only I could meet a man like Ling Xiao.”
“Tsk, what is there to be jealous about, someone like him…” A male who couldn’t help his
jealousy said, but before he even finished, many turned to look at him, each with a strange
expression. Even knowing that You XiaoMo had a patron who was tougher than diamonds,
he dared to speak ill in front of him. He was very courageous!

But the man who spoke up couldn’t continue with everyone staring and, with a scrunched
neck, he shrunk back into the crowds without another word.

Feeling the atmosphere, You XiaoMo looked sadly upwards at a forty-five degree angle.

Please don’t be obsessed over me, I am but a myth!

Remembering such a familiar phrase, You XiaoMo couldn’t help but laugh inwardly. He
didn’t think he would get to use this one day.

Both Lan Qiu and She Qiu looked elsewhere at the same time.

Meaning---We don’t know this thing, don’t group us together.

Not long after the leader for their group, Elder Ye came. Immediately, You XiaoMo became
his main focus.

The time spent guarding was very tedious and You XiaoMo wasn’t someone that could stay
still, so he told She Qiu to replace him as guard. With Lan Qiu at his side, You XiaoMo very
openly took a break, but no one could say anything against it.

A day’s time passed with him refining pills.

Seeing that the sun was about to set, Elder Ye told everyone to get ready, twenty-five
minutes later the next group would be taking over their shift.

You XiaoMo packed away his cauldron and stood up, patting away the dirt from his pants.
Speaking of cauldrons, he believed that he might need a new one. Although the one that
Vice Principal Yan Fa gave him wasn’t bad, with his skills in multitasking developing, he
wanted a bigger cauldron. However, it might be difficult.

It wasn’t long before the other group came to switch with them.

Still, You XiaoMo didn’t find a single familiar face among the mix, so he just left with She
Qiu and Lan Qiu. The day was both tedious and boring, not even a silhouette of a demon
beast and even if there was one, before they got to You XiaoMo, it would have been taken
cared of by his two ‘bodyguards’.

When the gang went back to their room, Xiao Hei and MaoQiu were already there. Whereas
PiQiu took MaoQiu and little chick somewhere and still wasn't back yet.

You XiaoMo walked into the inner chamber to find Ling Xiao.

Ling Xiao was meditating inside, since he had just used up a lot of energy to build the
dimensional tunnel.

In the past two months, he saw the hardworking side of Ling Xiao.

“What’s wrong?” Ling Xiao said, as the moment he opened his eyes he saw You XiaoMo in
front of him with a scrunched-up face.

You XiaoMo took out, from his dimension, the pills he had been refining during his shift as
guard and stuffed it into Ling Xiao’s hands. “These are the level eight pills I refined today,
here, take all of it. If you eat these, you should recover faster.”

Ling Xiao’s lips curled up as he said, “Could it be you’re worried about me?”

You XiaoMo replied while grinning, “Correct, don’t you feel very honored?”
Suddenly, Ling Xiao tipped his head upwards and gave a devious smile, “Honored not so
much, but I wouldn’t mind if you used a different way to reward me.”

You XiaoMo’s faced flushed red and eyes darted everywhere, “Then, I’ll be waiting.”

In a dead serious tone, Ling Xiao said, “Wife, you are tempting me.”

You XiaoMo felt the corner of his mouth twitch, was he?

But regardless if he did or not, Ling Xiao, who had been saving up, in the broad daylight,
took the half-compliant half-rejecting You XiaoMo to bed. Their ‘exercise’ caused him to
have to lie in bed the next day. For that, You XiaoMo complained about it for a long time. If
that guy still had so much energy, he shouldn’t have felt sympathetic at all.
Chapter 377: Setting Off

Translated by Rachel of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

After spending two and a half months, Ling Xiao finally completed the Trans-Dimensional
Tunnel. It was completed one and a half months earlier than expected, but in order for the
spatial force to stabilize, they had to wait a few more days. Then, as Ling Xiao said, all they
had to do was to pick an auspicious day to set off. But before that, they still had one more
problem to solve.

The Trans-Dimensional Tunnel had an infinitely strong spatial force field. If a normal person
were to enter, say someone of You XiaoMo’s level, no doubt they would be shredded to
pieces by the spatial force. You XiaoMo had Ling Xiao, so that wouldn’t be a problem. But
that was a different story for Yin Ge and Zhan YuXuan.

Luckily, Yin Ge and Zhan YuXuan had already taken this into consideration. Furthermore,
they had also experienced it before. So when it was suggested to them to set off together
for the High Realm, they had already taken this aspect into their consideration.

True to his word, Ling Xiao picked out an auspicious day three days later.

The auspicious day, which was also the eleventh day since the completion of the tunnel,
was the time when the spatial force field reached an equilibrium point and was the safest
to travel.

Before they set off, all of You XiaoMo’s friends turned up … in his and Ling Xiao’s room to
send him off. Reason being Ling Xiao had built one end of the tunnel there… The originally
spacious room quickly became cramped as BaiLi,Tian Yi and a few others entered. Seeing
that his house was stuffed full of people, You XiaoMo walked into the inner room and
complained to Ling Xiao.

“Couldn’t you have picked a larger place to work on the tunnel?”

Ling Xiao lazily glanced at him before replying, “The fewer people that know about the
Trans-Dimensional tunnel, the better. Even though it will automatically disappear after a
while, it’ll still be troublesome if someone with ulterior motives were to get their hands on
it. Ward A may have Hei Tian and the rest, but they can’t possibly handle everything.”

You XiaoMo touched his nose. So there was an underlying reason for doing this.

Previously he heard Ling Xiao talk about how the Trans-Dimensional tunnel the middle aged
man tried to leave through vanished immediately. Apparently, this one wasn’t the same. He
reckoned not many would even think of searching their room for the tunnel.

“XiaoMo…” BaiLi XiaoYu’s voice drifted in airily.

You XiaoMo walked out only to find that BaiLi XiaoYu was not alone, but with BaiLi TianYi
and Tang YuLin.

“What’s up with you guys?”

“Are you guys… really going to the High Realm?” BaiLi XiaoYu asked hesitantly.

“Of course, we’ve prepared everything already.” You XiaoMo nodded.

Baili XiaoYu decided to try his luck. “Then, is it possible if…”

“No.” Before he even got the chance to finish, BaiLi TianYi shot him down resolutely.

“But second brother!” BaiLi XiaoYu glared at him unhappily.

“It’s no use even if you call Mother. BaiLi XiaoYu, don’t think I don’t know what’s going on in
your head. With your current level of power, do you even think you stand a chance in the
High Realm? You’ll be dead. And also, they’re not there to have fun.” BaiLi TianYi said
firmly.

“XiaoYu, you want to come with us?” You XiaoMo asked, surprised.

BaiLi XiaoYu’s lips pressed into a thin line, unwilling to speak.

Taking his silence for a yes, You XiaoMo told him regretfully, “I understand how you feel,
but I’m afraid you can’t come along this time. The conditions don’t permit it.”

“Why?”

“Because I cannot guarantee your safety.” Zhan YuXuan walked in with Yin Ge by his side.
Clearly, the two of them had heard their conversation.

This time, only Yin Ge and Zhan YuXuan were going with You XiaoMo to the High Realm. Not
because they were the only ones who came from the High Realm, but because they
possessed something called the Space Stone. The Space Stone was a very precious item
produced only in the High Realm and they were extremely rare. They served an important
purpose of protecting them from the destructive spatial force within the dimension tunnel.
When Yin Ge and Zhan YuXuan initially came to the Middle Realm, they brought along four
pieces of Space Stone, two of which they used along the way. Currently, they were only left
with two, so they really couldn't afford to bring anyone with them.
BaiLi XiaoYu never thought it was so dangerous. Seeing You XiaoMo being very relaxed
about the matter, he thought that traveling between two realms was going to be a piece of
cake. Without having to be persuaded, he gave up on tagging along.

Gao Yang had originally intended to send You XiaoMo off, but unfortunately, he was on
duty that day. In addition, he was also the captain of the team, so he couldn’t take leave. He
had no other choice but have BaiLi XiaoYu deliver his words to You XiaoMo.

“Gao-Dage has always been a busy guy. When I leave, please give him my thanks.” You
XiaoMo realized that ever since he entered Ward A, the times he saw GaoYang were few
and far between, which was rather regretful. Gao Yang was already a brother figure that he
looked up to even before he entered DaoXin Academy.

“Ok, I’ll send him your message.” BaiLi TianYi replied.

Fifteen minutes before they set off, Hei Tian and Duan Qi Tian finally showed up. Hei Tian
got everybody to wait outside and made You XiaoMo bring them to see Ling Xiao in the
inner room. However, Ling Xiao wasn’t going to entertain them easily.

Ever since Ling Xiao’s identity was revealed, neither Hei Tian nor Duan QiTian brought up
the matter of him lying about his age to enroll into the Academy. While rules were meant to
be obeyed, it was the fist that made the rules in the real world.

“We’ve come to speak to you about Principal Han Gong.” Hei Tian took the lead to speak.
With his face as expressionless as ever, anyone could tell with one look that he was a man
of strict self-discipline.

Ling Xiao raised a brow. “Han Gong?”

“That’s right.” Hei Tian nodded.

“Principal Han Gong has gone to the High Realm and has not returned to the Long Xiang
Continent for close to two thousand years. As for the reason, you probably know.”

Ling Xiao thought about it before answering, “The Long Xiang Continent has restrictions on
the levels one can attain due to the Realm it is in. Emperor level powerhouses who wish to
have a breakthrough and reach the Divine level would face much greater difficulty than in
the High Realm. Furthermore, for a Divine Level powerhouse to level up here would be
equally hard. Is this why he left for the High Realm?”
“Exactly.”

“So? What’s the point of telling us this?”

Hei Tian took out a normal looking jade slab. “This is Han Gong’s portrait. I want to ask a
favor of you. If you ever meet Han Gong, tell him about DaoXin Academy’s situation.”

Ever since the barrier was broken and dissolved, the situation did improve but it wasn’t a
long term solution. The high level demon beasts in the Deep Mountain seemed to be on the
move already so it was imperative that they erect a new one quickly.

You XiaoMo didn’t expect Ling Xiao to agree, but to his surprise he did.

“I will pass the message if I see him.” Ling Xiao said. Meaning, if he didn’t see Han Gong, he
wouldn’t go out of his way to search for him.

It was as Hei Tian expected.

After they were done talking, Duan Qi Tian walked up to You XiaoMo and grabbed his hands
emotionally.

“My dear disciple…”

You XiaoMo felt goosebumps all over his body.

Duan QiTian didn’t seem to notice as he continued, “The High Realm is very different from
the Long Xiang Continent. There are powerhouses everywhere and many stronger than Ling
Xiao out there. You have to be careful there. If you feel something’s wrong, run
immediately. Understand?”
“I...I understand.”

This must be the Old Geezer’s first personality, You XiaoMo thought to himself. Looks like
the problem with his soul had been more or less fixed, but nothing had changed about his
dual personality.

“If Ling Xiao dares to bully you, tell me.” Duan Qi Tian said.

“ShiFu, are you going to avenge me by bullying him back?” You XiaoMo was touched.

“No, your ShiFu will help you curse him.”

“…”
“Dear disciple, you need to empathize with your ShiFu. I can't defeat him.” Seeing as You
XiaoMo showed no signs of speaking, he thought that he had utterly disappointed You
XiaoMo.

You XiaoMo couldn't stand his Shifu’s gentle and mushy tone anymore. He reckoned he
must be a masochist. Why else would he miss the Old Geezer’s second personality or the
times he got a scolding?

“Shifu, I know you can't defeat him. But don't worry, I won't make you hit him for me.” You
XiaoMo said understandingly, trying his best to ignore the goosebumps rising on his skin.
Duan Qi Tian was so touched that his tears spilled forth.

“My good disciple ahhh…”

You XiaoMo continued, “I'm afraid that he'll beat you into a pulp. That would be disgraceful
for me.”

“…” Duan Qi Tian was at a lost for words. The Shifu was an idiot, so was the disciple.

Like Shifu, like disciple. Ling Xiao knew it would end like this, but it brought him great joy
every time the idiot duo talked. From the crack in his stern demeanor, this must have been
the first time Hei Tian saw Duan Qi Tian acting so dumb.

After the master and disciple finished their talk, the time to set off had finally come. As they
had to keep the Dimension Tunnel a secret, not many knew they were leaving the Long
Xiang Continent apart from a few close friends.

After Hei Tian and Duan QiTian left the room, Yin Ge and Zhan YuXuan came in.

“Where are the rest?” You XiaoMo asked.

“The Great Elder got them to leave.” Zhan YuXuan answered. Having too many people
gathering outside would make it too conspicuous, so they were chased back reluctantly.

Ling Xiao walked over and looked at all of them.

“Since you're ready, then let's go.”

In that moment, the mini whirlpool that was silently floating mid air suddenly had a gigantic
outburst of power. It started to enlarge and spun faster and faster as a suction force sucked
the tables and chairs in the room in.

Ling Xiao grabbed You XiaoMo’s waist and turned back to give the other two a command,
“Go!”

A moment later, all four of them had disappeared. The whirlpool within the room returned
to its normal size about half an hour later and silently spun around in the air.
Chapter 378: Jinx

Translated by Kollumceti of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

The Trans-Dimensional tunnel was a place filled with boundless darkness. Like a monster in
hibernation, it was filled with infinite spatial force that made one’s heart palpitate. Just a
tiny bit of force was enough to kill a Spiritual Realm practitioner.

You XiaoMo had a sense of deadly crisis coming from all directions when he entered the
tunnel. He could only see an area within a hundred meters radius. Despite this, it was
enough to shock him.

You XiaoMo enveloped his eyes with his soul power and was now able to see the constant
pressure of the spatial force. It was as if there were tiny and incorporeal sharp weapons. All
the things floating in the space were swept over and shredded into dust in a split second. If
that had been a person, there was bound to be no bones left…

You XiaoMo turned back and looked at Yin Ge and Zhan YuXuan.

A faint layer of milky white light was released from their entire bodies. This should be the
effect of the Space Stone. The two did not panic as they had already experienced this once.

However, You XiaoMo did notice that Yin Ge’s appearance was slightly different from usual.

The biggest difference was in his eyes. The color had changed from black to silver and his
round black pupils had changed to vertical silts. Though there was no expression on his
face, those pair of eyes still showed a hint of ferociousness that belonged to the Serpent
King. Yin Ge’s strength steadily rose after rousing the bloodline of the Serpent King in his
body, and directly skipped over the eighth level. He was now at the threshold of the ninth
level, and was even faintly approaching the tenth level.

“Ling Xiao, how long will it take for us to reach the end?” You XiaoMo withdrew his gaze
and lifted his head to look at Ling Xiao. Three days had passed since they entered the spatial
tunnel. But not even a slight hint of light could be seen from the front. It was evident they
were quite a distance from the exit.

Initially, he had been worried that Yin Ge and Zhan YuXuan could not take it anymore, but
when he saw their leisurely behavior, he knew that his worries were superfluous.

“At our current speed, we’ll take one and a half months to reach the end. Bear in mind that
this is a conservative estimate.” Ling Xiao replied.
“This is just too long ba!” You XiaoMo disappointedly exclaimed.

“Provided there are no unforeseen events, this is already the fastest time.”

“What do you mean by unforeseen events?”

Zhan YuXuan’s voice drifted from behind, “It means a spatial storm. Spatial storms are
characteristic to the spatial tunnels and it’s extremely dangerous. I’ve heard that spatial
storms are constructed entirely of spatial forces. It’ll appear once every year. Even an
Emperor Realm expert will find it hard to survive once they encounter this kind of thing.”

You XiaoMo mused and happily replied soon after, “Since it occurs once every year, then
our chances of encountering this spatial storm is very low. There’s no need to worry about
it.”

“That’s right.” Zhan YuXuan smiled and nodded, “It’s impossible to encounter it unless
there’s a character so inferior that they are hated greatly by both man and God.”

“Seems like there’s definitely someone among you both whose character is so inferior that
they are hated greatly by both man and God.” Zhan YuXuan had finished speaking when
Ling Xiao’s voice languidly drifted over as they stopped progressing.

The three looked in the direction he was gazing at. At about hundred meters in front, the
spatial forces were like a gale as they tore each other apart. An ear-piercing sound emitted
as it rotated without stopping like a tornado. This whirlwind was getting larger and larger as
the distance drew nearer.

This was a spatial storm!

Zhan YuXuan and You XiaoMo looked at each other.

Zhan YuXuan gently chuckled, “I think my character is not so bad. I didn’t meet any spatial
storms the last time.”

You XiaoMo ducked his head, “My character has always been good.”

The two simultaneously looked at Yin Ge after shirking responsibilities. Although they did
not say anything, their meaning was very obvious – you are the one.

Yin Ge calmly shot a glance at the two, “Jinxes.”

The two, “…”

“What do we do now?” You XiaoMo resignedly broke the silence after a long while.

Ling Xiao closed his eyes and when he opened them again, the color of his eyes changed
into a deep and mysterious violet, “Everyone stand behind me.”

This was the spatial tunnel, which was filled with spatial forces all around. Thus, one could
not open their dimension even if they had one as it would cause a disruption in the space.
Such a disruption had a high probability of collapsing the spatial tunnel.

Yin Ge and Zhan YuXuan followed his instructions and flew behind Ling Xiao. You XiaoMo
was then temporarily passed over to the two.

You XiaoMo promptly urged, “Ling Xiao, you be careful.”

Ling Xiao looked back and faintly nodded his head.

The front of the tunnel was blocked entirely by the dense spatial storm. Even a chink could
not be seen. It was impossible to take another route, so there was only one method – that
was to force their way through.

Ling Xiao said, “I will use my flames to create a two meter wide fire dome. Remember not
to take a single step out of the fire dome. Otherwise, even I would not be able to save you.”

The three solemnly nodded.

Just as they had finished speaking, the spatial storm had drawn nearer and was just ten
meters ahead. The powerful gravitational force seemed as if it was going to suck them all in.
Except for Ling Xiao, You XiaoMo and the two hurried to stabilize their footing.

Just at this moment, a blood-curdling shriek sounded out with no warning.

The sound came from their left. Following that, not only was there one scream, a series of
screams were heard. However, it disappeared after a few seconds and only the howl of the
fatal spatial storm remained.

“W-w-w …what happened? There’re still people here?” You XiaoMo was so scared that he
started stammering.

Ling Xiao replied, “Someone encountered a spatial storm like us. It seems like they’re all
dead.”

You XiaoMo wiped his cold sweat. This was too savage!
“Everyone be careful, the spatial storm is about to hit us.” Ling Xiao’s stern voice suddenly
sounded. There was a seriousness in his voice that was usually not present, it appeared that
he was paying great attention to the threat of the spatial storm.

Just as he finished speaking, the spatial storm howled and engulfed the four inside. Purple
flames were torn apart inside the storm, but the dome of flames still progressed forward at
a uniform velocity no matter how it distorted.

If someone saw this, they would definitely be gobsmacked.

To be so calm even when encountering a spatial storm, this person was definitely a phoenix
feather and unicorn horn existence.

<strong>t/n: phoenix feather and unicorn horn means an extremely rare object</strong>

Unfortunately, those who could become eyewitnesses were all dead.

A thin layer of sweat appeared on Ling Xiao’s forehead after four hours. Regardless of how
capable he was, even he would find it difficult to release his lifebound flame for a constant
period to ward off the spatial storm. Furthermore, the rate of the consumption of his
spiritual energy was too fast.

You XiaoMo was incessantly worried upon seeing this. Thinking about the spiritual water in
his dimension, he was in a flurry as he immediately took out a bottle of spiritual water from
his magic bag. There were only ten drops inside, but it was better than nothing.

Ling Xiao could feel his internal spiritual energy starting to recover after drinking the
spiritual water.

Ling Xiao redoubled his efforts and after an hour, they had finally passed through the spatial
storm. The devastating spatial storm gradually drifted further behind them.

You XiaoMo and the two momentarily sighed in relief.

“Ling Xiao, are you okay?” You XiaoMo asked anxiously as he made Yin Ge release him
before throwing himself onto Ling Xiao.

“I’m all right. I just used up too much spiritual energy. I’ll be fine after resting.” There was a
faint smile on Ling Xiao’s face. Although only five hours had passed, his spiritual energy had
been depleted by ninety percent. There would be no problem as long as they did not meet
another spatial storm.
You XiaoMo frowned, “If I knew about this earlier, I would have prepared more spiritual
water.”

Ling Xiao unobtrusively glanced at Yin Ge and Zhan YuXuan at the rear upon hearing this.
The two looked the same, as if they had not heard what You XiaoMo had said. Ling Xiao
assured, “It’s of no matter. I’ll still have a way even without spiritual water.”

Be that as it may, You XiaoMo was still awfully upset.

After the spatial storm passed, the next portion of their journey was much smoother. They
did not run into any unforeseen events as dangerous as the spatial storm and Ling Xiao’s
spiritual energy had also recovered.

They finally saw the exit of the tunnel after a month and a half.

A small bright spot of light was flashing in front of them and You XiaoMo’s long repressed
tension finally released.

Yin Ge and Zhan YuXuan were also relieved.

“We’re going to exit soon. Be careful, bear in mind not to be reckless.” Ling Xiao instructed
the three. As long as they still had not exited, they may also fall short of success for lack of a
final effort even if the exit was right in front of their eyes.

The three once again roused their spirits.

The exit may seem just right in front of their eyes, but there was actually still a ways to go.

The spot of light was two times bigger after an hour, but it was still some distance away.

Excluding You XiaoMo, Ling Xiao and the two others appeared very calm. This situation
could be considered as an invisible test of the spatial tunnel. Letting one think that the exit
was just right before one’s eyes, giving rise to impatience. You XiaoMo now had this feeling,
but seeing that Ling Xiao and the rest were all very calm, he had no choice but to repress
this emotion.

This continued till the exit was less than a hundred meters away.

You XiaoMo beamed in joy at Ling Xiao, “Look, look…”

Seeing his smile, Ling Xiao also could not refrain from smiling. Just as he was about to
speak, his expression suddenly changed. A cry for help suddenly sounded from far and drew
nearer before he could speak.
“Help!!!”

Yin Ge and Zhan YuXuan’s expressions had changed too. They did not even look at the
person crying for help, and like Ling Xiao, put on a burst of speed without further ado. Only
You XiaoMo was unable to make heads or tails of the situation.

The person crying for help had seen them and immediately rushed towards them while
waving in pleasant surprise.

“Big bros, help!” Accompanying his excited yell was a clamor of tremendous noise. Even an
earthquake was not as loud. The spatial tunnel violently shook and swayed, as if it was
about to collapse in the next second.

You XiaoMo stared so intently that his two eyeballs nearly popped out of their eye sockets.
Chasing that person was a pack of malevolent-looking monsters. Tentative estimates
showed that it was a horde of at least a hundred beasts behind him, and the strength of
every one was actually –

Level ten!!!
Chapter 379: Dao Yun

Translated by Rara of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

A level ten beast, on top of that, there were hundreds of them. Anyone with a brain would
know the only choice was to flee. Although, with Ling Xiao’s strength, this shouldn't be
something to be afraid of, but the Trans-Dimensional tunnel was very fragile. Once one
encountered a severe collision, it might lead to a second spatial storm, or cause the tunnel
to collapse. Which was why most normal people would choose to run if they met such a
situation.

The one who cried for help was a young man who appeared to be twenty-five. The most
noticeable thing about him was his bald head. What kind of ability did he have to be able to
attract hundreds of beasts. In short, no one cared about him.

However, mishaps still happened.

The man ran over with the hundreds of beast right behind his back. This massive
disturbance eventually caused the tunnel to fall apart like a broken mirror. All the broken
shards were engulfed in the spatial force.

The last thing You XiaoMo saw was Yin Ge and Zhan YuXuan being flushed away and
swallowed by a ray of light before disappearing.

The next second, they were also being gobbled up by that ray of light. The roar of those
beasts was immediately cut off.

This was a vast, never ending barren land covered in red sand. The sky was bright, the sun
was hellish hot, as if it could burn the ground. There was no sight of plants or humans
within one kilometer.

You XiaoMo was lying on Ling Xiao's body. It took him awhile to finally react. The first thing
he did was try to find Yin Ge and Zhan YuXuan, but that was no luck. Instead, he found a
"corpse" ten meters away from him, unknowing of the life or death status of it.

"Those two, they couldn't be..." You XiaoMo silently stared at the “corpse” for a moment
before he raised his head up anxiously.
Ling Xiao pat his back and comforted him, "Unlikely. The exit may have strayed off the
original path due to the impact, however, those two should have landed safely within the
Higher Realm now."

You XiaoMo instantly felt at ease. When he thought of the hundreds of beasts, his heart
went rampant. If their current spot was far from the exit, they might really have met death.

"What are those beasts?"

"They are spatial beasts." Ling Xiao had yet to speak a word and the "corpse" not far away
from them suddenly moved and looked at them with a pair of glistening eyes.

You XiaoMo recognized this man. This was the main culprit of the collapse of the Trans-
Dimensional tunnel, he was still in one piece! Knowing that this one was the reason they
were seperated from Yin Ge and Zhan YuXuan, he really wished this man never made it out
of there.

"The spatial beasts and the spatial storm are two specialties of the Trans-Dimensional
tunnel. But the probability for the former to appear is less than 1/1000 compared to the
latter.” The youth continued, “Moreover, the spatial beasts only appear in groups, if one
encounters them, the probability of death from a spatial beast is higher than the spatial
storm by two hundred percent, and the chance of survival is one in billion."

You XiaoMo replied in a loathsome tone, "Then why are you still alive then?"

The youth was stupefied a bit, then laughed thoughtlessly, "Because I am that one in the
billion chance lucky guy!"

You XiaoMo narrowed his eyes, "I think you won’t be so lucky soon."

His sentence ended and the youth jumped up crying out loudly as if he was stabbed by a
needle. After a while, he suddenly bent down and coughed out blood. The red blood was
absorbed by the sand in a second.

You XiaoMo was slightly taken aback. He hadn't made any move yet. When he looked down
and saw Ling Xiao slowly withdrew his hands, he suddenly understood.
"My two doughty warriors, please spare me. I won't do it again." After that spit of blood,
the youth immediately begged for forgiveness. His glistening eyes became quite dispirited
as he looked toward Ling Xiao, obviously the youth knew who did it.

You XiaoMo soon knew, if this youth could rush into the Trans-dimensional alone while
being chased by hundreds of level ten spatial beasts and survive, his ability mustn't be that
weak.

"I could spare your life, but..." You XiaoMo said.

"But?" The youth hastily asked.

You XiaoMo asked without expecting anything, "Do you know where this is?"

"This must be your first time at TongTian Continent, no wonder..." The youth was surprised
a bit before suddenly changing the tone of his voice, "This place must be the most famous
uncivilized territory of the TongTian continent, Bei Dong, which is also the most chaotic
place of the TongTian continent."

The TongTian continent was the name of the Higher Realm. Usually one referred to this
place as TongTian continent instead of the Higher Realm, unless one was from a Middle or
Low Realm.

You XiaoMo didn't expect the youth could answer so fluently, and he couldn't help but ask,
"You know this place quite well, huh? Are you perhaps a citizen of the TongTian continent?"

The youth shook his head, "I have a map of the TongTian continent that my master gave to
me. I studied it before coming over. Bei Dong has a famous place called the Red Shoal, the
sand of this place is red."

You XiaoMo’s eyes immediately sparkled and stared at him passionately.

The youth suddenly felt a drop of cold sweat.

He felt that this expresion behind his eyes was especially familiar, because he looked like his
master every times he found a treasure.
"If you two sirs want, I can give you a copy of this map..."

The youth took the initiative and offered the map of the TongTian continent to them. Not
like he had any other option. The man next to that young boy was looking at him with a
terrifying look in his eyes. He had a premonition, if he dare to say one word of refusal, this
man would definitely kill him.

You XiaoMo instantly showed a bright smile and gripped his hand, "You are such a good
person."

The youth hollowly laugh after being given a "good person" card.
t/n: Being given a “good person card” from another could be understand as you has been
friendzoned.

If it wasn't himself in the wrong first, the youth would never give out the copy of the
TongTian continent map to anyone without any conditions. One must know that the
territory of the TongTian continent could be described as immeasurable, plus, there were
too many complicated forces on the TongTian continent. Therefore, until now, no one could
draw the map of the entire TongTian continent perfectly, even his master couldn't.

Although the map he owned wasn’t the most complete, it had many places that other maps
didn’t have.

His master once said to him, he had to risk his life in order to inquire information of many
places on this map, so he asked him never to show it to any stranger easily. However, he
had to give his map away right after he landed on the TongTian continent for the first time.
If his master knew about this, he would surely scold him to death.

After he copied the map, the youth gave a jade drive to them.

You XiaoMo joyously received the jade drive and then ran toward Ling Xiao to take credit
for it, "Great, we have a map now."

Ling Xiao didn't say a word, but his eyes were smiling.

Even though Ling Xiao used to live in the TongTian continent, he hadn't visited many places.
The reason was because he left the TongTian continent when he had just reached a
hundred years old. Within one hundred years, it was impossible for him to visit a place like
Bei Dong. Therefore, even though he knew plenty of things, they were by ear.

"Good, you can go now." Putting the jade drive away, You XiaoMo drove the youth away at
once.

The youth gave a flattering smile, "You know, there is the thing called, our paths only cross
if fate brings us together. Since we were able to meet here, this can be considered as fate.
So how about … we go together?”

You XiaoMo observed him from head to toe, then smiled, "This is more like a shit fate.
However, I don't think we are going the same way."
T/n: Fate(Yuanfen 缘分) and ape's dung (yuanfen 猿粪 ) are homonym.

"You haven't asked me yet, how do you know we are not going the same way?" The youth
was disheartened, he knew he had left them a terrible first impression.

You XiaoMo felt that his sentence made sense, so he asked, "Fine, where do you want to
go?"

The youth replied instantly, "The reason I came to the TongTian continent is to find my
master."

You XiaoMo, "... So where is your master?"

The youth answered, "No idea."

You XiaoMo, "..."

"Who is your master?" Ling Xiao finally spoke up.

The youth was surprised a little, then hurriedly said, "My master is the Thief God, one of the
ten Divine gods of the TongTian continent. His surname is Dao, his first name is Zu. The map
I gave you was drawn by my master of the places he has been."

"Dao Zu? What a special name." You XiaoMo said.

"Of course. Dao Zu also implies the founder of thievery. My master in the Tong Tian
continent is also a famous thief." The youth answered proudly.
t/n: Dao (盗) means thief, Zu(祖) means ancestor, founder. His title as Thief God also has
the word Dao in his surname.

Ling Xiao, "Since your master is the Thief God, he must never stay in one place then. Where
will you go to find him?"

The youth knew there was hope for him if he followed them, so answered right away, "My
master has indeed never stayed in a fixed location. He usually never stays in one place for
more than a month, but I know, where there is a treasure, there is my master. So, I want to
go to TianXiang city of Bei Dong to inquire about him.”

You XiaoMo saw Ling Xiao had taken the initiative to talk to the youth, he understood that
Ling Xiao had permitted the youth to follow them. It probably had something to do the with
his master, Dao Zu.

"That right, my name is Dao Yun. How can I call you?" After talking for so long, the youth
finally remembered he hadn't introduced himself.

"I'm You XiaoMo." Then he pointed at Ling Xiao, "He is Ling Xiao."

In the end, they went the same way together.

You XiaoMo was looking at the map while listening to the youth talking about Bei Dong.

TianXiang city was the largest city of Bei Dong. It rose to become famous, not because of
the glorious prosperity of this city, but thanks to the ten forces that surrounded the city.
Chapter 380: The Thief God of the Ten Divine Gods

Translated by Crystal of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

Bei Dong was a well-known wasteland on the Tong Tian Continent, mainly for outcasts and
wanderers. By now, they had grown massive enough to become ten different forces; each
distinct from one another causing small conflicts.

However, the area of Bei Dong was vast and even if it was controlled by the ten forces,
there were still areas that had smaller forces surviving. Even if Bei Dong was just part of the
Tong Tian Continent, compared to the Long Xiang Continent, the difference was tenfold.

This was all explained to You XiaoMo by Dao Yun.

Although it was the first time in Tong Tian Continent for Dao Yun too, from the stories of his
master Dao Zu, he knew about the place since a young age. It became his aspiration to visit.

Thus, when talking about Bei Dong, Dao Yun could speak with assurance.

Dao Yun told You XiaoMo that he was also from a middle plane, although not the same one
as Long Xiao Continent; a different one.

There was only one higher realm, and that was the Tong Tian Continent, however, there
were more than just one middle and lower planes. In particular, there were the most lower
planes, supposedly in the hundred millionth.

“Your master is the Thief God of the higher plane, yet you are from a middle plane. That
doesn’t seem right, how do you communicate normally?” You XiaoMo asked curiously, he
felt that Dao Yun really knew a lot of stuff.

Dao Yun replied with a chuckle, “That’s because my master purposefully went to the middle
plane to recruit apprentices. But I’m not the only apprentice my master has, supposedly
there are nine more, although I have never seen them.”
You XiaoMo became speechless after hearing that.

At first, he thought that Dao Yun was the only apprentice of the Thief God, but actually he
was just one of them.

“What’s going on, why have you never seen them before?”

Dao Yun replied, “Because they are from a different plane than me. It just heard of them
occasionally from my master.” Speaking of that, his eyes dimmed.

“Your master wants to find a true successor out of you ten, right?” Ling Xiao, who had said
nothing before suddenly turned around and gave him a knowing look.

Retracting the downcast feeling from his eyes, Dao Yun asked in astonishment, “You are
right, but how did you know?”

Before Ling Xiao spoke, You XiaoMo explained, “That was an easy guess. Your master is the
Thief God, with his status, there was no need for him to go to a middle plane much less
finding ten apprentices from ten different planes. If he just wanted an apprentice, he didn’t
need to make it that complicated. Therefore, it must be that he wanted to test the ten of
you to see who could really continue his legacy.”

With smiling eyes, Ling Xiao nodded, “Not bad.”

Dao Yun felt a little down, because they guessed it all correctly, but he had only figured it
out three years after being told he had nine other Xiong Di.

“You guys were right, master did want to find a true disciple among us ten. The Tong Tian
Continent was the first test, the Trans-Dimensional Tunnel I went through was left by my
master. Half a year ago I came to find him on Tong Tian Continent, I think his other disciples
got a similar message.”
“Your master is really cruel.” You XiaoMo said, “If you died in the Trans-Dimension Tunnel
then you're out of the contest?”

Dao Yun nodded solemnly, but even with that he wanted to come and see the Continent.
Not only for his master’s words, he had wanted to visit for a while, but…

He had followed his master from a young age, one can say that he was brought up by him.
He had always thought his master as his closest family, but suddenly knowing he had other
plans for adopting him…it would be a lie to say he was not a little sad.

Seeing that he wasn’t in a good mood, You XiaoMo switched the topic, “You said earlier
that your master was one of the ten Divine gods, what do the ten Divine gods mean?”

Immediately Dao Yun became excited, “What we call the ‘ten Divine gods’ is essentially the
top ten Divine Level Practitioners of the Tong Tian Continent. Within the ten, except for two
who are six and five stars, the rest are all at the peak seven star Divine level. With the Tong
Tian Continent being so large, there must be more seven star Divine level practitioners, but
these ten are unanimously considered the strongest. Supposedly, below the Sacred level
there is no one who is their opponent.”

“They’re that strong?!” You XiaoMo exclaimed as he subconsciously looked over at Ling
Xiao. Although he was also a Divine level practitioner, he didn’t know what star he was or if
he was stronger than the ten Divine gods.

“What are you looking at?” Dao Yun questioned and by the time he noticed You XiaoMo
getting distracted, he had taken his gaze away from Ling Xiao.

You XiaoMo shook his head and replied, “Nothing, but if what you said is true, how do the
ten Divine gods get their rankings? It can’t be that all of the peak seven star Divine-level
practitioners gather around and have a fight, right?”

Dao Yun rejected this idea immediately, “Of course, that’s impossible.”

“Then how did they do it?” You XiaoMo asked again.

“This…” Dao Yun said as he scratched his head for an answer, “About this, I’m not really
sure either. Master didn’t tell me in detail, I just know this has something to do with a
massive force within the Tong Tian Continent.”

Seeing that he was so informative about the Tong Tian Continent, You XiaoMo thought he
knew everything, however this force did seem like Xian Ji Lou.

“It’s the Cang Alliance.” Ling Xiao said casually, “The Cang Alliance is the only force on Tong
Tian Continent that focuses on selling information. This force should be in Southern
Continent. The rankings of all of the strongest practitioners in Tong Tian Continent should
be done by by estimating their total strength then giving a ranking.”

Ten thousand years ago, when Ling Xiao left, the Cang Alliance had already existed.

In his memory, this was the role the Cang Alliance played, although what changed now, he
didn’t know.

In the span of ten thousand years, a lot would change.

“Is Southern Continent the south of TongTian Continent?” You XiaoMo asked, unsure since
the naming in Tong Tian Continent is a bit odd.
T/n: Nan Lu (南陆): literally means Southern Continent. Also, Bei in Bei Dong means North,
which mean they are at the North side.

Ling Xiao nodded in reply, “Southern Continent is in the south of Tong Tian Continent. It is
the main gathering place of humans, most of the human forces are there too, like the
Vermilion Blood Clan.”

Hearing the phrase ‘Vermilion Blood Clan’, You XiaoMo’s expression shifted.

However, Dao Yun shouted in excitement, “I know this Vermilion Blood Clan, they were
supposedly a very big one. The family has a lot of talented people generation after
generation! They have a big influence in the Tong Tian Continent, but it seems that they are
very mysterious. The two forces representing them are the Yin Yang Valley and Yu Xian City.
Hearing a familiar word for the second time, You XiaoMo realized that the Vermilion Blood
Clan was a huge beast that was hard to chew down. If they wanted to save Feng ChiYun
from then, it was going to be hard.

Ling Xiao knew that You XiaoMo wanted to hear more so he explained, “Yin Yang Valley
focus on mages, whereas Yu Xian City focus on practitioners. Every year the Vermilion Blood
Clan sends a representative to these two places and chooses those with talent to bring
back. Only if they pass the test there, will they be given the clan’s surname.”

“Big Bro Ling you really know a lot.” Dao Yun exclaimed looking at Ling Xiao. He had thought
that they knew nothing, but Ling Xiao knew something that even he didn’t know.

You XiaoMo did a fake cough and said, “Before we came, we did a little homework, knowing
this is not too much of a surprise.”

Dao Yun didn’t question it.

The three talked and walked towards Tian Xiang City, however, because it was so far, thus
even after half a day, there wasn’t even a shadow of a city. If it was like before, You XiaoMo
would have probably died by now.

It wasn’t without reason that Bei Dong was called a wasteland, the climate here was a bit
strange, with only summer and winter. During the summer, it was so hot you would be
sweating buckets, while the winter was so cold that the ice could freeze up to three feet.
However, mostly Practitioners visited there was very few who actually cared about the
climate.

“How long do we have to walk to get out of the Red Shoal?” You XiaoMo couldn’t contain it
anymore, it was so hot, and he had used up a lot of soul power.

Dao Yun scratched his head, he didn’t know either.

It was Ling Xiao who gave the answer, “It should be soon, just endure it a bit longer.”
Hearing that, You XiaoMo could only continue enduring it.

After a while, they finally saw the edges of the Red Shoal. A little further were clusters of
buildings and architecture, all looking very lively.

You XiaoMo exclaimed with a face of surprise, “We finally walked out of this Shoal!”

Because the sand was so red, now no matter what he saw, it appeared as a field of green.
T/n : this is an eye‘s false perception of color after seeing a certain color for too long. Eyes
respond to three type of lights, red, blue and green. After seeing a certain color of those
three for too long, your eyes become fatigued and too tired to respond to that color again,
and will see things in the other two colors. That is why a doctor in an operation room must
wear either green or blue in order to avoid this false perception because of blood.

Understanding, Ling Xiao’s lip curled up.

Right at this moment, in front of them appeared three silhouettes. The three quickly
charged in their direction, and of the three, two looked like guards, holding a weapon while
protecting a young man of seventeen or eighteen. They frequently looked back with ashen
faces and expressions of anxiety.

It didn’t take long before the three arrived in front of them. The young man tripped and fell
face first in front of You XiaoMo. As if he was holding to a life saving straw, he grabbed You
XiaoMo’s right leg and said with a face of panic, “Please save us, I’m from the Duan Mu
Family, if you help us, my father will not treat you poorly.”
Chapter 381: Family Feuds

Translated by Rachel of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

The DuanMu family?

You XiaoMo had a huge question mark in his mind. He hadn't heard of this family before,
but that was a given since it was his first time on the Tong Tian Continent. Judging from the
youth’s tone, this DuanMu family could most likely be one of the powers of Bei Dong.

Before he could even reply to what the youth had said, the people who were after their
lives had caught up with them. The first to arrive was a middle aged man with a fully grown
beard who had quite the presence. The thick, metallic smell of blood had yet to come off his
skin. A clear justification of the numerous lives he took.

Behind him, there were more than ten people dressed in blue, each armed with a long
sword. Their long swords were coated with blood that hadn't fully dried, dripping down the
length of their swords onto the red sand below. With blood on red sand, one could hardly
tell where the drops had landed.

Seeing that three more people had popped up, the middle aged man casually looked at
them without uttering a word. “Finish them all off. Spare no one.” He ordered the people
behind him in a cold, harsh tone.

You XiaoMo tsked. That middle aged man was the most unreasonable person he had ever
met who didn't even bother to speak to them. The least he could do was to ask them who
they were. After the people in blue received their orders, they charged at them with killing
intent without further ado.
These people were decent, power-wise. Each had a Spiritual level cultivation and the middle
aged man himself was a six star Imperial Level. No wonder the youth and his two
bodyguards couldn’t defeat them.

Ling Xiao’s aura was almost non-existent, so the middle aged man couldn't assess his
power. If he had known, he probably wouldn't have said those words. Yet, even without
Ling Xiao protecting him, You XiaoMo could deal with his enemies on his own. When more
than ten people in blue charged towards them, he immediately released eight beams of
soul power which were as fine as needles made from cow’s hair. Without hesitation, he
aimed those beams at eight of the blue shirt people who were at the forefront and pierced
their souls.
Halfway through their charge, eight different pained voices cried out one after another.
One by one, they fell to the ground and started rolling around in pain. Their faces had gone
deathly pale and all of them broke out in a cold sweat. Having one’s soul attacked all of a
sudden was no joke, no one could expect to be fine after such a blow.

The remaining people in blue were frightened by the sudden turn in events.They quickly
stopped moving and started to retreat one by one. The middle aged man’s eyelids twitched
as he cast a shocked gaze towards You XiaoMo.

“A level eight Mage?”

Just after he finished his sentence, the remaining people in blue suddenly cried out in
agony. The weapons in their hands were gone and all of them were kneeling on the ground
with faces twisted in pain. Thinking that this was yet another masterpiece by You XiaoMo,
the middle aged man’s face darkened.

At this moment, DaoYun started to giggle.

“Hehehe, what's this? I thought you guys were powerful? Seems like you're just so-so.”

Everyone looked towards him. Below his feet was a heap of weapons that the people in
blue had lost. Obviously, he was telling everybody that it was his work.

You XiaoMo had a lot of admiration for him. DaoYun was no doubt the disciple of the Thief
God. To be able to take care of the remaining people in blue so quickly and steal their
weapons without being noticed, that required some skills.

“Who are you people? How dare you interfere with the SiKong family matters !”

Knowing that he had messed with the wrong people, the middle aged man quickly brought
up the family name to intimidate them. However, for people like You XiaoMo who knew
nothing about the SiKong family, it was impossible to scare them off.

“Uncle, you're very interesting.” Dao Yun smiled as he said.

“Ain't that right! A few moments ago you wanted to kill us and now you turn around and
interrogate us? Hey uncle, are your brains fried from the sun?” You XiaoMo chimed in.

“I'm eighty percent sure.” Dao Yun nodded with surety.

“You want to die?!” The middle aged man gritted out with a cold, intimidating look on his
face. He couldn't believe that even after using the SiKong family’s name, they still had the
nerve to insult him.
After he laid down his threat, the middle aged man suddenly vanished on the spot, only to
reappear in close proximity to them. He raised his hand and planned to strike You XiaoMo
with his palm. If You XiaoMo really got hit, he would be halfway dead even if he managed to
survive.

You XiaoMo didn't move a single step. Instead, he quickly performed Hand Seals with both
of his hands. These were Hand Seals to attack the soul, something that he picked up later
on. He had used his remaining points on his card to exchange for the Seals and even though
they weren't high level techniques, they could have unexpected outcomes.

Dao Yun watched in fear and trepidation as You XiaoMo was about to get hit. Just as he was
going to warn him, a person immediately stood in between them and blocked the middle
aged man before whacking him on the back of his head.

Bam!

The middle aged man heavily crashed into the sand with half his body buried. Either Ling
Xiao used too much strength or for some other reasons, the middle aged man didn't stand
up immediately. The lower half of his body spasmed and after a while, his body became
stiff.

The youth and his two bodyguards were completely shell shocked.

This group of people who forced them into a hopeless situation were so easily finished off!

Previously, while the youth had begged You XiaoMo and the rest for help, he didn't have
high hopes they would help him. But when he heard that man wanted to finish them all, he
knew he was saved. However, he didn’t think that those three would settle this so fast.

“Thank you, all three of you, for saving our lives!”

The youth quickly cupped one hand in another to show his gratitude. It didn't matter if they
only took action because they had no choice. The three of them had indeed saved the youth
and his bodyguards and the three of them seemed stronger than the average person. No
way was he going to let them just leave like that.

You XiaoMo didn't turn him down and instead took the initiative to speak with the youth.
Occasionally, he would try to obtain information from him.

The youth must have noticed, as he gave detailed answers to You XiaoMo’s questions.
The DuanMu and SiKong families were two of the ten powerful families in Bei Dong, but
they were at the bottom of the list in terms of ranking among the ten forces. The DuanMu
and SiKong families were ranked nine and ten respectively. While this might be the case,
the power and influence these two families had were not to be belittled.

In another two months, it would be Tian Xiang City’s ranking competition that was
organized once every ten years. The ten forces would participate, but the competition
wasn't restricted to the ten forces only. After the competition was over, they would reorder
the ranking based on the top ten that emerged from the competition.

This kind of ranking competition posed a very precarious situation for the families that were
ranked at the bottom. They could be eliminated easily by other clans or families who caught
up with them. And once they were outed, not only would they lose their benefits of being in
the top ten, they would lose their honor and glory.

In order to secure a place in the top ten, the SiKong family struck out at the DuanMu family.
And the person representing the DuanMu family in the competition was the youth that You
XiaoMo had saved.

The youth was called DuanMu Qing. He was the most talented one the DuanMu family ever
had in the past few hundred years. Unlike the young master of the SiKong family who only
knew how to party, DuanMu Qing could definitely get into the top ten if no accidents
happened along the way.
As the SiKongs were the arch enemies of the DuanMus, they naturally couldn’t stand to see
the DuanMus better off. By killing DuanMu Qing, not only will the DuanMu family lose a
gifted individual from the younger generation, they could also force them out of the top
ten. It really was killing two birds with one stone.

Before You XiaoMo met DuanMu Qing, DuanMu Qing and his men were being ambushed by
people from the SiKong family. They didn’t expect the SiKongs to have the audacity to
attack when they were already so near Tian Xiang City, but they did anyway. All he could do
was flee with his two surviving bodyguards to where they were now.

“What’s the use of this ranking competition?” You XiaoMo asked casually.

“Of course it has its use! This ranking competition is directly related to the benefits that the
ten forces enjoy. One of them involves the issue of Dimensional Teleportation.” Duan
MuQing explained patiently.
“The Dimensional Teleportation portals were left behind by the people of the Light.
BeiDong has ten of them in total but they differ in the distance they can teleport. For
example for my family, we have an inferior Dimensional Teleportation portal compared to
the others because we are ranked low. The teleportation range is short too.”

Travelling by Dimensional Teleportation portals was a commonly used teleportation

method across the Tong Tian Continent, whereas it was rare to see Teleportation
Checkpoints like those on the Long Xiang Continent.

As the Tong Tian Continent was very vast, travelling via the Dimensional Teleportation
portals could greatly reduce travelling time. Hence, its popularity. Despite being rather
pricey, many still travelled using them.

The DuanMu family might not own the best Dimensional Teleportation Portal but they still
profited quite a fair bit from it over the years. For this reason alone, they were even more
unwilling to lose the chance at securing a Dimensional Teleportation Portal at the ranking
competition.

“If we want to get from BeiDong to Southern Continent, can we just use the Dimensional
Teleportation portal?” You XiaoMo asked.

“Of course you can. But BeiDong is quite a long distance away from Southern Continent. My
family’s Dimensional Teleportation Portal may not work.” Duan MuQing thought for a while
before he nodded.

“Why?”

“Because of the distance. Our Dimensional Teleportation Portal’s range is only within
BeiDong. If you want to teleport to Southern Continent directly, there’s only one way. You
have to use the biggest Dimensional Teleportation portal, but that is controlled by
BeiDong’s strongest force. If you want to use it, I’m afraid you have to go through them.”
Duan MuQing explained.

“Are you implying that it’s difficult?” You XiaoMo asked, unconcerned.

“No, that’s not it.” Duan MuQing shook his head.

“The main reason is that it’s too expensive to use Dimensional Teleportation Portals,
especially for long distances like from BeiDong to Southern Continent. The expenses are
beyond just expensive.”

Oh, so it’s the travel costs. You XiaoMo didn’t find that a problem.

After a while, Duan MuQing’s voice could be be heard, pleasantly surprised.

“We’ve reached Tian Xiang City!”

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t/n: Bei Dong(北动) mean Northern Movement, and NanLu (南陆) literally translated as
Southern Continent. You can get the sense of direction through the name.
Chapter 382: Auction

Translated by Kollumceti of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

Tian Xiang City was located in an oasis looking like a colossus.

Whenever there were any major events, the powers in Bei Dong had long reached a
consensus that they would gather in Tian Xiang City.

Recently, Tian Xiang City had been livelier than usual. Enthusiastic hawking of wares was
heard from both sides of the streets and a dazzling line-up was displayed in the stalls, so
much so that there were customers frequently hovering in front of the stalls.

DuanMu Qing introduced the affair in Tian Xiang City while he brought them to the DuanMu
Clan’s property.

Although the general headquarters of the forces in Bei Dong were not in Tian Xiang City,
each of the forces would more or less have some properties there. The open strife and
covert maneuverings of every major force had long ceased to be a secret.

They stopped in front of an inn after an hour.

The inn was the property of the DuanMu Clan. The shopkeeper recognized DuanMu Qing
and quickly arranged a private room for them on the second level. He had even prepared a
table full of good wine and good food.

Before dismissing the shopkeeper, DuanMu Qing directed him to arrange three rooms for
them.

“Two rooms are enough.” Ling Xiao indifferently interrupted.

DuanMu Qing was stunned and after recovering he said, “My benefactors, there’s no need
to worry. There are still many empty rooms in this inn and there’s absolutely no problem
with reserving three rooms.”

The shopkeeper standing at the side nodded in agreement.

Ling Xiao silently shot a glance at them.

DuanMu Qing shivered and hurriedly corrected, “Then two rooms are enough.”

Dao Yun looked at You XiaoMo and Ling Xiao. He naturally would not assume that one of
them would want to sleep in the same room as him. It was only a little unexpected that
their relationship was actually so close for them to sleep in the same room.

DuanMu Qing left for a while and after coming back he revealed, “My three benefactors, I
have already asked someone to tell my father of the situation. In addition, I have also asked
m y father to inquire about the Dimensional Teleportation. I believe that it will not take
long before we get an answer.”

Originally, they did not have to jump through so many hoops if they wanted to use the
Dimensional Teleportation. Unfortunately, the powers controlling the Dimensional
Teleportation recently temporarily closed the transportation. They had to have some
connections if they wanted to immediately leave Bei Dong.

Dao Yun nodded to express his understanding.

“Didn’t you say that the qualifying tournament was in two months? Then they shouldn’t be
in such a hurry to prepare right? Why does it look as if there is going to be some lively thing
occurring in Tian Xiang City?” You XiaoMo asked as he stuffed food into his mouth.

He had seen several people wearing the same attire while walking on the street before,
looking similar to guards. Tian Xiang City had so many powers that it was not necessary for
guards to patrol, instead this could be said to be useless.

DuanMu Qing replied, “What you’re talking about should be related to the auction three
days later. Speaking of which, Sir Benefactor’s luck is quite good. Tian Xiang City holds a
large-scale auction every few years, and the host of the auction is not any of the powers in
Bei Dong, rather they are the Southern Continent’s Cang Alliance.”

You XiaoMo’s heart thumped, “Why would this Cang Alliance run all the way to Bei Dong to
host an auction?”

DuanMu Qing was not at all surprised by his question and simply explained, “Sir Benefactor
may not know, but the reach of the Cang Alliance is not only limited to the Southern
Continent but they practically cover the entire Tong Tian Continent. This is an exaggeration
of course, but you would definitely be able to see Cang Alliance’s shadow in any place with
a lot of talents.”

“The Cang Alliance seldom holds an auction. Every time they hold one, the goods in the
auction are sure to be some type of quality goods. This time, Bei Dong has managed to be
the place where the Cang Alliance’s auction will be. Naturally, there would be many people
arriving after hearing the news.”

You XiaoMo still look forward to auctions, and immediately looked at Ling Xiao in
excitement, “Shall we go take a look too?”

Seeing his shining eyes, Ling Xiao knew he would say as such and laughed, “Then let’s go
and take a look.”

DuanMu Qing quickly interjected, “Sir Benefactor, actually not just anyone can attend the
auction held by the Cang Alliance. Compared to other auctions, the Cang Alliance has
stricter restrictions on who can attend their auction.”

You XiaoMo was disappointed right from the start upon hearing this.

Ling Xiao asked, “What are the requirements to attend?”

DuanMu Qing explained, “The Cang Alliance would issue a black invitation card a month
before the auction by is held. You would be able to attend once you acquire a black
invitation card. One card can bring in three people to the auction.”

“Then how would we be able to get a black invitation card?”

“Sir Benefactor, please rest assured. It’s easy to get the Cang Alliance’s black invitation
cards with the influence of my DuanMu Clan. I will put in an order now, it should be sent
over after two days.”

After that, DuanMu Qing proceeded to explain some things regarding the auction to them.
Only until the sun had set did he leave. You XiaoMo and Ling Xiao returned to their rooms
once he left. Dao Yun was embarrassed to follow after them, so he also returned to his own
room.

The two finally had some time to themselves.

You XiaoMo immediately threw himself onto the bed. The room that DuanMu Qing
arranged for them was the biggest and best in the inn. The bed was also very big and three
people would have no problem sleeping on it.

After rolling about two rounds on the bed, You XiaoMo lay stomach-down on the bed as he
looked at Ling Xiao.

“Why did you let Dao Yun follow us?”

Ling Xiao took off his outer robe and hung it on the screen to the side in passing. Then
walked to the bed and sat down, and he asked, “Other than being good at stealing, do you
know what other things are thieves good at?”
You XiaoMo touched his chin to create an appearance of him pondering over it, “Is it
agility?”

Ling Xiao shook his head, “No, it’s not agility. It’s information. Since Dao Yun’s master has a
particular love for rare treasured objects, he would definitely gather information about it
from all over. In all probability, he should know information that not many know about.”

“Oh.” You XiaoMo half-comprehended as he nodded, then he suddenly reacted, “You want
to get information from his master?”

Contrary to expectations, Ling Xiao denied this, “That Thief God is not as dumb as Dao Yun.
It would be as difficult as ascending to heaven to get information from him. However, even
though we can’t ask, Dao Yun will be able to.”

You XiaoMo suddenly saw the light. So Ling Xiao planned to make a move through Dao Yun,
no wonder…

“Then what kind of information do you want to inquire about?”

“Do you still remember that Wood Elemental Essence that we acquired in the Boundless
Sea?” Ling Xiao said.

“Of course I remember. You said that the Elemental Essence has other uses, so you kept it.”
You XiaoMo immediately replied.

“The Elemental Essence can be divided into different types based on the five phases of
Chinese philosophy. They are classified into Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth. In the
inherited memory of the Ancient Demon Phoenix Clan, as long as the five phases of
Elemental Essence is gathered, one would be able to breakthrough the shackles of a Sacred
Realm cultivation base with the support of the power of the five phases of Elemental
Essence, however…” Ling Xiao hesitated to continue.

“However what?”

“In the inherited memory, none of the former generations of Ancient Demon Phoenixes
were able to collect all five phases of Elemental Essence, so this is only a legend. I also do
not know if we will be able to find the remaining four phases of Metal, Water, Fire and
Earth Elemental Essences.” Be that as it may, but Ling Xiao still wanted to take a gamble, so
he kept that Elemental Essence.

“Then let’s take it slowly, since we still have time. When the time comes, I can also help you
sound out Dao Yun.” You XiaoMo crawled up and hugged Ling Xiao’s arm.
Ling Xiao suddenly glanced at him and commented, “I think it’s better if I do it by myself
ba.”

You XiaoMo’s mouth twitched. He dared to guarantee that this sentence of Ling Xiao’s was
definitely a disparaging remark against his IQ, although it was much more restrained now
compared to the past. Should he rejoice about this or not?

“Oh yes, isn’t the Cang Alliance one of the top information brokers? Can’t we buy
information from them? If the Cang Alliance is really as powerful as what DuanMu Qing
said, it may be possible that they have information regarding this.” You XiaoMo suddenly
thought of this point.

“That’s no use.” Ling Xiao answered, “It is possible that Cang Alliance may know this, but
they will not easily sell such important information to others. However, we can find out
information about the Vermillion Blood Clan from them.”

“Moreover there’s still Yin Ge. We don’t know where he and Zhan YuXuan ended up. Could
they have appeared somewhere other than Bei Dong?” You XiaoMo worried that they may
have missed them.

Ling Xiao said, “No, Bei Dong is the area where the veil between the realms is the weakest
in the Tong Tian Continent. So most who want to establish a Trans-Dimensional tunnel can’t
help but choose Bei Dong. Although we were a little off the exit at that time, but they
should still be somewhere in Bei Dong. We’ll meet them sooner or later.”

You XiaoMo thought over it for a while before he understood.

Previously, he had always felt it was a little weird.

So it turned out that was why Dao Yun would actually appear in their spatial pathway –
everyone’s exit was at Bei Dong.

“Okay, let’s sleep. We’ll head out tomorrow for another look.” Ling Xiao embraced You
XiaoMo and immediately lay down. They had too many things to do, even a short time was
also precious now.

This night was a rare case where Ling Xiao did not torment You XiaoMo.

The two slept until da wn. The pounding of f ootsteps on the stairs never stopped. Not long
later, Dao Yun’s clear and loud voice drifted in from outside the room.
“Fellow You, are you awake?”

You XiaoMo was immediately roused. Although he was woken up early by the noises, his
quality of sleep last night was quite good and he woke up full of energy.

Dao Yun had already occupied a table on the first floor. He was already below when You
XiaoMo and Ling Xiao came down. The table he got was by the window, and one could both
clearly see the crowd on the street and the people walking in from the entranceway from
the table.

About an hour later, DuanMu Qing finally hurried over with a person.
Chapter 383: The Commerce District

Translated by Rara of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

Following DuanMu Qing to the inn was an old man with an imposing manner. He didn't look
like a guest of the DuanMu Clan, more like an elder of the clan, because DuanMu Qing was
looking at him with a respect.

After entering the inn, DuanMu Qing had planned to go upstairs to find them, however, he
unexpectedly saw You XiaoMo sitting in the lobby by the window, so he immediately said
something to the elderly man.

The elder looked toward You XiaoMo's direction. His glance was indifferent toward You
XiaoMo and Dao Yun. Then his eyes fell on Ling Xiao's body and stopped for two seconds
before coming over.

DuanMu Qing strode over in front of You XiaoMo, "My benefactor, this is my uncle. He
knew my three benefactors have saved my life, so he especially came here to express his
gratitude."

"My name is DuanMu Zhen. It should be little Qing’s father to personally pay a visit, but the
clan leader happened to be involved in some business and is unable to come over, so I
personally came instead to greet you. I hope you sirs won't mind." DoanMu Zhen cupped
his hand and said, his aloof expression was replaced with a sincere regret.

Dao Yun saw that both You XiaoMo and Ling Xiao didn't say anything, so he quickly replied,
"Sir DuanMu, you don't have to be polite, it wasn't that much of an effort to save him."

Both sides exchanged some greeting lines. Dao Yun was a talkative person. Regardless of
the target, he always spoke frankly with assurance and therefore, he quickly broke the ice
with DuanMu Zhen.

"About the Dimensional Teleportation portal, I have heard from little Qing. This matter
surely is not a problem, I wonder when will you ready to leave Bei Dong?" DuanMu Zhen
shifted his eyes toward You XiaoMo and Ling Xiao, he felt that those two must be the ones
to call the shots.
You XiaoMo looked at Ling Xiao, seeing him not saying a word, he answered in return,
"Probably after the auction. Before that, sir DuanMu, I have a thing I want to request."

DuanMu Zhen politely said, "Sir You, you don't have to polite, you are my little nephew's
savior, don't say one request, even if there were two or three more, as long as it is within
DuanMu clan's capability, we won't refuse."

You XiaoMo smiled with his eyes closed, "So, before we came here, we had two more
companions that we were separated from. Those two should also arrive in Tian Xiang City
one way or another, but we don't really have time. If we were to leave first, I want you to
help us keep an eye out for them. If you see them, tell them our whereabouts."

Such a small matter, of course DuanMu Zhen accepted at once. He then asked for their
names and any distinctive features of their appearance. You XiaoMo told them everything.

Yin Ge had very eye-catching silver hair. On the TongTian Continent, a person would rarely
appear with silver colored hair. As for Zhan YuXuan, his temperament was also unique, it
shouldn't be that hard to recognize them.

The next day, as expected, the DuanMu Clan sent over a black invitation card.

The black invitation card was the size of two adult hands. It was made from unknown
materials and engraved with an extremely beautiful white calligraphy. On the bottom right
corner were the two words: Cang Alliance.

This black invitation card belonged to the DuanMu Clan, but they had more than one
invitation card, so giving them one wasn't that much of a loss.

DuanMu Qing wanted to create a relationship with them, so he offered to guide them
around Tian Xiang City.

Although Bei Dong couldn't be compared with the Southern Continent, its long history of
development made its reputation not that terrible. Tian Xiang City was such an example; or
else the Cang Alliance wouldn't hold an auction there.

Dao Yun didn't follow them. He was a thief, and prefered going to places alone. So they
went their separate way after leaving the inn.
You XiaoMo didn't hold him back as he guessed that Dao Yun might have gone to inquire
about his master.

As for DuanMu Qing, You XiaoMo politely rejected his good intentions. But he asked him for
the most bustling place of Tian Xiang City, and then left with Ling Xiao.

DuanMu Qing guessed that they might want to go alone, so he didn't say anything further
and just told them the location of the Commerce District of Tian Xiang City.

This type of commerce district could be found in plenty of regions.

The commerce district was not far away from the venue where the Cang Alliance's auction
was to be held, which was right behind it.

To reach the commerce district, one must pass over the auction house. Since the auction
would be held tomorrow, the surrounding area had already been tightly guarded.

You XiaoMo couldn't help but gasp in surprise the moment he saw it.

The venue was really big. Compared to the two auctions he had been in on Long Xian
Continent, this venue was a dozen times larger. Its solemn ambience made a distinct
contrast with the lively streets surrounding it.

Beside the tightly closed gate, there were several small doors and occasionally people were
seen coming in and out of the venue.

After taking a peek, You XiaoMo looked away and left with Ling Xiao. In less than fifteen
minutes, they reached the commerce district.

The commerce district had always been the most bustling and prosperous place of every
city. In front of them were wide streets with endless flows of people and noise. Just like
what DuanMu Qing had said, the place was extraordinarily lively with noise and excitement.

"The commerce district of Tian Xiang City is truly livelier than those on the Long Xiang
continent. There are so many great things here, lots of high level magic herbs and magic
pills with plenty of varieties." You XiaoMo went running in excitement toward busy vendors.
Ever since he became a level eight mage, because of all the messy situations, he rarely had
time to stroll around commerce districts. Even if he did have time, there usually wasn't
anything worthy enough to buy. Although the Long Xiang Continent was a Middle Realm, in
the end, it was still far inferior than the Tong Tian Continent which was the Higher Realm.

However, You XiaoMo was still slightly surprised.

On his way, he found out spirit gems were really used as currency, and the price of most
items was definitely not low.

"Let's see if there is anything good." Ling Xiao let him wander around, nevertheless, he still
managed to follow right behind.

You XiaoMo immediately freed himself and ran toward vendors he was interested in.
Although the place was crowded, it couldn't stop his enthusiasm. He went from east to
west and bought so many different items.

He could refine the magic pills himself, so all the magic pill vendors were totally ignored by
him, because if there were magic pills from level eight to higher, there was no way it would
appear in this place.

But his unrestrained spending really made people blind with jealousy.

Bei Dong was a wasteland, so most people weren't rich. For normal people, a few hundreds
spirit gems were enough for them to get by for a few years.

One could see how poor Bei Dong was, no wonder many people were jealous of them.

Some wished that all of You XiaoMo's spirit gems would become theirs.

You XiaoMo didn't notice, but Ling Xiao, who was following him, saw everything. Thus, he
released a faint pressure. When they felt that pressure, no one dared to offend them
despite still being quite envious of them. The people in Bei Dong were considered outcasts
and wanderers, they didn't have any mountains at their backs to support them.

You XiaoMo put all the materials he just bought into his dimension, but there was one thing
he felt regret about.
Not a single magic herb seed was being sold in the commerce district. Not even a half-
mature magic herb. All of them were mature stalks of magic herbs. At the very least, most
of the magic herbs on the market were mid grade and high grade, although the quantity of
the latter was relatively small. It completely wasn’t like the Long Xiang continent, as there
was no sight of high grade magic herbs.

You XiaoMo didn't want to waste the spiritual water to soak the herbs so he went and
directly bought high grade ones. His action left people in awe and admiration.

The price between high grade and mid grade magic herbs was as different as the sky and
earth, yet, he could casually buy a great quantity of high grade magic herbs with just a
swing of his hand. This situation wasn’t rare, but it was still an eye-catching scene. As a
result, more and more people with bad intentions flocked around them without You
XiaoMo noticing. It was just that no one dared to approach since Ling Xiao had scared them
away.

(Ra: personal bodyguard and bed warmer, what a multi-functional hubby)

"Sadly there isn't anyone selling cauldrons."

You XiaoMo had wanted to use this chance to find a good cauldron, but he had come across
over twenty vendors and the number of cauldron sellers were pitifully low, only one or two.
Not to mention that the quality of those cauldrons were way lower than the one the vice
principal gave him. He couldn't help but feel deep regret.

Ling Xiao came over to comfort him, "Most people here in Bei Dong are practitioners, even
if they have a good cauldron, it won't show up here. If you really want to change your
cauldron, wait until we go to the Southern Continent."

You XiaoMo knew being persistent wouldn't help anything, so he didn't grieve over it for
long as his spirit quickly sprang back and he started dragging Ling Xiao to another vendor.

This vendor was a bit different from the others. Displayed in front of him was a bunch of
junk and miscellaneous items. They weren’t magic pills or magic herbs, instead, they looked
like small toys.

The seller was a thievish-looking man. From his appearance one could tell he was not a
good sort of person. A smile quickly appeared on his face, "Hey there big bros, feel free to
look at them. I have some good items here, definitely not some shady junk to trick you."
The man had noticed their existence, his eyes especially fell on You XiaoMo.

When he was trying to figure out a way to lure them over, they came to him on their own
and saved him from a huge deal of trouble. Their unexpected visit gave him a very pleasant
surprise.

You XiaoMo casually viewed all of the items.

Every single item here was trash, how could he call them good items?

The man saw the dissatisfaction in You XiaoMo’s eyes, he quickly gave an explanation, "Hey
big bro, you can't judge everything by its outward appearance. My stuff might not be pretty
to eyes, but they are all good stuff. For example, this thing on my hand, don't see it as some
sort of thin layer, this is a silk cloak made by the famous master Yong He of the Tong Tian
continent. You only need to cover your head with it and you will become transparent."

Master Yong He? Who?

Chapter 384: The Heavenly Cauldron

Translated by Crystal of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

Master Yong He? Who was that?

The question surfaced in You XiaoMo’s brain, no matter how famous they were, he didn’t
recognize them.

The man was afraid that he didn’t believe him and thus test it out himself. He draped the
silk cloak above his head and a second later he disappeared. When he took off the silk, he
reappeared.

With a face of wonder You XiaoMo said, “This seems pretty fun and interesting, let me see
it.”

The man immediately handed it over.

As You XiaoMo took it, he pulled hard at it. It was very tough but also light. If one didn’t try
touching it, they wouldn’t know it was actually light as a feather. Although it was good, it
was not useful. When the man was testing it out, You XiaoMo purposefully used soul power
to try detecting him. The results were that he could find his existence, although faint, but
clearly this silk couldn’t completely hide someone’s presence.

As he was about to give it back, he had a casual look over the stand and caught sight of
something blocked by a few small items. His pupils shrunk in response.

Averting his eyes, You XiaoMo asked the man, “What’s the price of this silk?”

The man seeing his interest, perked up and responded, “Because this silk was made by
master Yong He…but since it's your first time here, I’ll give you a discount, just two hundred
spirit gems. Originally it would be five hundred.”
With a face of disbelief, You XiaoMo looked over and said, “Even one hundred and I’d still
say was too expensive, and you are asking for two? I’m telling you, this thing seems good
but it’s not very practical and it’s easy to discover. I feel like you’re just cheating me
because I’m a new face, right?”

“No, that’s not it.” The man quickly added, not thinking his greed would backfire on him.

You XiaoMo replied in a slow and deliberate tone, “You here, I’m actually interested in
buying this silk, however your price is a little high. You know what, lets both give a little, I
won’t argue with you over the price, if you say two hundred, its two hundred, however, I
want another thing from your stand.”

As he finished, he conveniently took something from the stand.

“How about it I take this item?”

The man hadn’t process it at first, but when he looked at the item in front of him, his
original hesitation disappeared. But he still pretended to be making a tough choice and said,
“Then, okay, I’ll just let you have the better end of the deal.”

You XiaoMo gave him the two hundred spirit gems, and took the item, leaving with Ling
Xiao.

The man looked at their backs and finally showed a smile of complacency, he was really an
idiot who thought he was clever. That silk and that felt combined was not even close to two
hundred spirit gems. He didn’t really think they would fall for it.

The reason he accepted the deal so quickly was because of what You XiaoMo picked had
little value.

Speaking of You XiaoMo and Ling Xiao.

When they were out of the commerce district, You XiaoMo quickly took out the piece of
felt.
After a careful inspection, he immediately started laughing like an idiot.

“What are you laughing about?” Ling Xiao asked speechless. Since the beginning his words
and actions started to become weirder and weirder, his guess was that it had much to do
with the felt in his hands.

You XiaoMo waved the piece of felt, “Do you know what this is?”

Ling Xiao’s gaze shifted to the felt for a few seconds before saying, “This thing, I seemed to
have seen it before?”

You XiaoMo took out another felt from his dimension and said with triumph, “Look here,
aren’t these two felts of the same material and the pattern is also similar?”

The felt he took out was a quarter of the sheepskin map they got from Wu Feng Town. At
that time he was even scolded by Ling Xiao so he stopped thinking of finding the treasure
from the map but still kept it. When he did, he still held a slim hope.
(Reminder note: the incident took place in Wu Feng Town appear from chap 116 to 118).

But now, he found something of a similar material in Tong Tian Continent and the pattern
could be linked. What did this mean? It meant that what he thought was a ‘treasure map’
might actually exist.

When he thought of it like this, You XiaoMo got excited, he didn’t misread this, even if it
wasn’t a treasure map, there must be something else to it.

Even Ling Xiao didn’t think they would find the second piece here. Then it may be the case
that You XiaoMo was right, no wonder he would buy that piece of impractical cloth, it was
for this felt.

“Looks like this map may be from the Tong Tian Continent.” Ling Xiao said stroking his chin.

You XiaoMo nodded in agreement, “Too bad we still need two more.”
Ling Xiao said, “These kinds of things can only be left to luck. With the Tong Tian Continent
being this huge, if we search for it, it would be like finding a needle in the sea. Not only that,
it might catch the attention of unwanted people.”

“You’re right.” You XiaoMo said, he didn’t plan on forcing it anyways.

“Now then, are we still shopping?” Ling Xiao asked.

“No, let’s just get home.” You XiaoMo led him outside the market. A normal person would
have kept hunting during a lucky day but he felt like a person’s luck could not continue
forever. What was his, would eventually be his.

When the two arrived at the inn, Dao Yun wasn’t back yet.

Hearing them return, Duan MuQing quickly came over and brought over good news.

“Savior, this is the list for tomorrow’s auction, please check to see if there is anything you
wish for. If you do, then you can take this time to prepare.”

Duan MuQing handed a red booklet to You XiaoMo. Although the auction was held by the
Cang Alliance, they would always give a list of items to the major forces so that they could
prepare the money.

You XiaoMo opened the booklet, there weren’t a lot items up for auction, but just like Duan
MuQing said, it was all because of the quality.

Other than the familiar magic herbs, pills, soul training manuals, and skill training manuals,
there were many priceless and rare items such as weapons and armors. All of which were
good items.

You XiaoMo’s gaze kept moving downwards, but suddenly stopped at a certain point.
“What is this?”

Duan MuQing’s sight landed on the last auction item and he explained, “This is the
Heavenly Cauldron, is the last heavy-weight item and the main event.”

You XiaoMo swallowed hard before asking, “What is the Heavenly Cauldron?”

Ling Xiao suddenly snatched the booklet from his hand and before Duan MuQing could say
anything, said, “The Tong Tian Continent has a Cauldron ranking. It has a record of every
single cauldron, the higher the rank, the better the cauldron and the Heavenly Cauldron is
ranked seventh.”

Before You XiaoMo always thought that cauldrons were cauldrons, although there were
good and bad ones, they weren’t inherently different. However, he never thought that the
Tong Tian Continent would have this ranking, they couldn’t rank it on quality, right?

Ling Xiao knew of his bepuzzlement and explained, “The cauldrons on the ranking are
different to the ones you use. The biggest difference lies in the fact that yours is of good
quality, but no added benefits.”

“What does that mean?”

“Let’s use the Heavenly Cauldron as example, according to the legends, the one who
created it was a ancient blacksmith. At that time, many skills were not a lost art and thus
when that blacksmith created the cauldron, he added a special array. That array can gather
spiritual energy thus increase the chance of a pills success rate and quality. Not only that,
when refining high-graded magic pills, these pills can fly out of the cauldron. The higher the
level, the stronger they are, for example, a level ten and above pill even has attack power.
However, the Heavenly Cauldron can trap them inside.”

You XiaoMo’s mouth slightly gaped open, that’s such an amazing cauldron but even so it
was just ranked seventh, the six above must be really amazing then.

But just as he was thinking of switching cauldrons, the Heavenly Cauldron appeared before
him, he couldn’t let this opportunity pass.
“I’m definitely going to get this cauldron.” You XiaoMo said enthusiastically with a fighting
spirit.

“That…may be difficult.” Duan MuQing saw his enthusiastic face, although he didn’t want to
bring him down, he still had to say something. Although his view on Ling Xiao changed in
surprise, he had always thought it was their first time on the Tong Tian Continent, thus it
wasn’t weird of them to have never heard of the Cang Alliance. However, that man was so
informative about the Cauldron ranking and of the Heavenly Cauldron, he couldn’t help but
be confused.

You XiaoMo looked at him and asked, “What’s the difficulty?”

Ling Xiao said, “Probably because a lot of people want the Heavenly Cauldron, right?”

Seeing that he guessed it, Duan MuQing stopped hesitating and said, “The top ten
cauldrons, no matter which one, are what all mages long for. Although I don’t know why
the Cang Alliance would put the Heavenly Cauldron up for auction at Tian Xiang City, but
because the news had spread out already, the ones competing are not just forces of Bei
Dong. Other than Bei Dong, there definitely will be others who bid for it as well, the
competition would be fierce.”

“So?” You XiaoMo blinked a few times.

Duan MuQing choked on that expression, “When those people appear, the price of the
Heavenly Cauldron will rise to a very high number, so if saviors want to compete for it, you
must quickly raise some spirit gems.”

But according to him, wanting to gather a large sum of spirit gems in one day is almost
impossible.

The second day, the auction proceeded as hoped.

Chapter 385: Two Young People

Translated by Rachel of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

Early the next day, a crowd had appeared on the streets of Tian Xiang City. Most people
were heading in the same direction, and that was towards where the Cang Alliance had
organised their auction—the Goshawk Auction Hall.

Duan MuQing had already prepared a horse carriage just when the sky started to turn light.
He then hurriedly brought his men along to fetch You XiaoMo and the rest from the inn.
Not long after, a luxurious carriage pulled up near the main gate of the Goshawk Auction
Hall. It was the exact same auction hall that You XiaoMo and Ling Xiao had passed by the
day before.

The once empty area outside the gates of the auction hall was now packed like sardines.
Carriages of all sizes were parked along the wide street, making it hard for a person to even
move an inch. While Bei Dong’s population wasn’t much compared to other places, they
could still tell the area for the auction was huge.

After getting out of the carriage, You XiaoMo and the rest walked for some distance before
finally reaching the smaller gate beside the main gate. The smaller gate was for VIP access
only, only those who were powerful in Bei Dong had the exclusive right to walk through it.

Compared to the enormous and boisterous crowd outside the main gate, the area outside
the smaller gate was no doubt quieter and relatively more spacious. It was only every once
in a while when a group of seemingly prominent and powerful people walked through the
smaller gate. The middle aged man who was guarding the gate was neither obsequious or
haughty, showing no sign of sucking up to them.

Just when they were about to pass through the gate, a few people suddenly popped up and
intercepted them. In fact, there were two groups of people who were heading towards the
small gate at the same time.

The small gate could only allow up to two people to pass through at any one time. Yet, both
groups of people all seemed to want to pass through first. As a result, both groups ended
up stuck outside the gate. The air crackled with tension. A hint of gunfire seemed to drift
through the air.

“Tang Hao, it’s you after all!” The person who spoke was a young man who was walking on
the right and he looked around the age of twenty-five. However, it was impossible to judge
a person’s age based on appearance in the Tong Tian Continent. Many who looked young
were already more than a thousand years old!

Behind the young man, two men of powerful presence flanked him. Judging from their
appearance, one of them must be at least an Emperor level and the other, an Imperial
Level. Seemed like those two were the bodyguards of the young man. To have the
protection of two powerhouses, the young man definitely wasn’t an ordinary fellow.

The person addressed as Tang Hao looked similar in age as the young man, his handsome
features tinged with a sense of self-importance. Similarly, he had two bodyguards at his
side.

After hearing the young man speak, Tang Hao shot him a cold look and gritted out, “Hu
Feng, you again. Looks like you want to vie with me again.”

“I should say, you want to vie with me instead.” Hu Feng reciprocated with a smirk.

Tang Hao scoffed. “Since you’re also here for that thing, then may the most capable win.”

“Then I hope you prepared enough spirit gems. Don’t want you chickening out when you
see my bid.” Hu Feng’s eyes turned stone cold for an instant before returning to normal.

At this moment, a voice rang out from the side. “Excuse me, could you please let us pass?”

The sudden interruption caused the two people to turn towards the source simultaneously,
only to find an eighteen or nineteen year old teenager standing not far away. From his aura,
they could tell he was a mage. But as for the people beside him, one of them made the two
do a double take.

Standing beside the teenager was a man with looks that could rival the gods. He was
elegantly dressed in white and even with his lazy posture, they could feel power rolling off
this man. He seemed as powerful as the men they brought along.

Despite knowing that, the two still frowned.

“Scram!” Hu Feng shot back impatiently.

You XiaoMo obviously wouldn’t scram. They all arrived at the same time and those two just
had to block the entrance by squabbling there. They didn’t want to enter, fine, but others
did. Since they didn’t receive his polite way of asking well, he had no choice but to use
another method.

“I’m sorry, but if I remember correctly, the Goshawk Auction Hall isn’t owned by you guys.”
You XiaoMo said.
“I dare you to say that again, brat.” Hu Feng’s expressions turned sour. Without bothering
to listen till the end, Tang Hao’s face hardened. Both his expression and his voice turned
dark and when he looked at You XiaoMo, it was as if he was shooting cold lightning bolts
with his gaze. It had been a long time since someone dared to speak to them like that.

“Doesn’t matter how many times I say it, it’ll still be the same. You guys are blocking the
entrance and not letting anyone enter. Is there anything wrong in asking you to move aside
and let us pass? If you tell me this stretch of road was opened for you by the Cang Alliance,
then I have nothing to say.” As if he had not noticed the foul look on their faces, You
XiaoMo rambled on with his hate-inducing words. The other two couldn’t even rebut him.

DuanMu Qing, who was at the back of the group, had no time to stop him. After hearing
what You XiaoMo said and seeing how Tang Hao’s and Hu Feng’s expressions darkened, he
could tell the situation was going awry. He knew who those two were and knew very well
not to offend them.

The Cang Alliance definitely wouldn't open up this stretch of road specifically for the two of
them. The Alliance wouldn’t do it even for people of a higher status than them, let alone Hu
Feng and Tang Hao.

Hu Feng’s and Tang Hao’s faces flushed as they glared at him.

Just when they were getting ready to yell at You XiaoMo, the middle aged guard at the gate
spoke up.

“Young Master Hu, Young Master Tang, this sir is right. If you’re not planning on entering,
then please give way. It would be unsightly to have a huge group of people stuck outside
because they are blocked by you. If the auction is delayed, I take it that you two are taking
responsibility?”

Hu Feng and Tang Hao’s faces went pale and green simultaneously upon hearing his words.

They didn't speak to him with the same attitude they used with You XiaoMo. After all, the
middle aged man represented the Cang Alliance.

“Whatever are you talking about, good sir? We’ll be going in now.” Tang Hao expressed
awkwardly.

He then looked at You XiaoMo and snorted coldly. Clearly, he had put the blame of getting
reprimanded by the middle aged man on You XiaoMo. Tang Hao proceeded to the auction
hall with his men trailing behind him. Hu Feng glared hard at You XiaoMo and soon followed
after with his two bodyguards.
You XiaoMo was not the least bit stressed, not even after offending two highly prominent
people in the short period of time. They were the ones being petty and despising others.

Instead, it was DuanMu Qing who broke out in a cold sweat. When they entered the
auction hall, he quickly grabbed You XiaoMo.

“My benefactor, this is bad!”

“What’s bad?” You XiaoMo had no choice but to stop when he was pulled by DuanMu Qing.

DuanMu Qing explained anxiously, “The two that just went in, I told you about them
yesterday. They’re the forces from the Southern Continent. They definitely won’t let you off
after you offended them today.”

The Southern Continent? What a coincidence.

“Don't worry, we’re leaving Bei Dong in the next few days. Even if we are heading to their
territory, we might not even see them since the Southern Continent is so huge.” You
XiaoMo said. If all else failed, they could just change their appearances. He and Ling Xiao
had originally planned to do that when they reached the Southern Continent, lest people of
the Vermillion Blood Clan recognised them.

“But what if…” DuanMu Qing still had something to say, but You XiaoM and Ling Xiao had
already entered the small gate. He could only catch up to them.

The Goshawk Auction Hall was very large, it was like half a gigantic bird’s nest. The auction
hall was deep underground and the seats were organised into rows on elevated levels. At
the top, different rooms were prepared for each of the forces. The rooms were allocated
based on the black invitation letters given.

The black invitation letter the DuanMu family gave them was for a single room. As everyone
needed their own privacy, they specially gave him a room of his own. After leading You
XiaoMo and Ling Xiao to the room, DuanMu Qing went to the room next door.

The room was transparent from all angles so they could clearly see the people from the
DuanMu family next door. After he went over, they saw DuanMu Qing speaking into the ear
of a middle aged man who looked similar to him. They were unsure of what the middle-
aged man said, but DuanMu Qing’s brows furrowed at his words.

You XiaoMo might have limited IQ but he could guess what they were talking about, most
likely what just happened outside. Dao Yun also noted what he saw before walking towards
You Xiao to take a seat beside him. Suddenly, he realized someone was staring at him. He
turned his head only to see Ling Xiao watching him expressionlessly.

Dao Yun felt a shiver run down his spine. He straightened his body which was already
halfway in the sitting position and forced a laugh before moving to the next seat.

“Fellow You, you’re really not worried they'll take revenge on you? Those two don't look
ordinary to me.” Seeing You XiaoMo’s excited expression, he couldn't help but ask.

Hearing his question, You XiaoMo nonchalantly replied as he laid against Ling Xiao’s
shoulder, “There’s nothing I can do. I’ve already offended them.”

To say such a thing so lightly, You XiaoMo had DaoYun’s admiration.

From his observations, the two of them were most likely from the top force in the Southern
Continent. The bodyguards they brought along was one factor, another being their clothing.
It wasn't just the usual expensive stuff. The accessories they adorned looked very valuable
and definitely not what a person from an average force can afford.

Without a doubt, those two must be rich and powerful people.

As they were talking, You XiaoMo saw the room opposite from them. It was Hu Feng and
Tang Hao’s room. Despite being separated by two layers of glass-like walls, You XiaoMo
could see the flames of fury in their eyes.
You XiaoMo’s heart thumped a beat as he shot them a brilliant smile.

As expected, those two were pissed off.

Chapter 386: Finale

Translated by Kollumceti of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

As more and more people entered the venue, the time for the auction to begin drew
nearer.

Below, the seats within the stall area were almost full of people. Those in private boxes
were already seated and the entire venue was bustling with noise and excitement until the
sound of a small gong rang from the stage of the auction.

“Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Goshawk Auction House. I am the auctioneer for
this auction, Yue QianShan. With regards to the rules of the auction, I’m sure that many
know them already, so I will say no more. I now declare the opening of the auction.”

It was not known when a man, with handsome and bright features who was wearing a cyan-
colored brocade robe, had appeared at one side of the auction block. He looked to only be
about thirty years old and the aura from his whole body was extremely valiant. He was a
seven star Emperor Realm practitioner, and this was absolutely enough to make everyone
in the venue fear the consequences of their actions.

The Cang Alliance actually sent out a seven star Emperor Realm expert as an auctioneer.
With him overseeing this, it may be assumed that there would be no one who would dare
to seize the treasures at the scene, or be unwilling to comply with the rules of the auction
house.

“Yue QianShan, this person’s identity is no small matter. I’ve heard that though his strength
is not in the top ten in Cang Alliance, he is still a disciple of the head of the Cang Alliance
and many people want to curry favor with him.” Dao Yun said.

You XiaoMo looked in Dao Yun’s direction. This guy had only been out for a day, yet he
actually even managed to gather information on the people holding the auction. No wonder
Ling Xiao said that information gathered from a great thief is faster and more abundant
than the average person’s. It seems that Dao Yun had attained his master’s genuine
handed-down techniques too.

“Other than this, what other news do you have?” You XiaoMo asked.

Dao Yun could not help but become radiant with delight when speaking of his job, “The
Cang Alliance is different from the Vermillion Blood Clan. It is said that the founder of the
Cang Alliance is a Sacred Realm expert and this expert took in close to a hundred disciples in
all. Each and every one of these disciples has pretty good accomplishments and the reason
that the Cang Alliance is able to develop to its current state has an inextricable relation to
his disciples.”

A light bulb flashed in You XiaoMo’s mind, and he tentatively questioned, “Then did you
manage to gather information about your master?”

Dao Yun could not refrain from wearing a defeated expression, “How could it be that easy?
It’s not possible to inquire about master’s whereabouts within the short period of one day.
I’ve not been here long enough, and am currently unable to gather further information.”

The implication was he did not get any information on where there were any rare treasures.

You XiaoMo still wanted to say something, but a hand suddenly slipped around his waist
and slightly pinched it.

You XiaoMo let out an ‘ai yo’ and his entire body became limp.

Dao Yun looked over in surprise, “What happened to you?”

A slight blush suffused You XiaoMo’s cheeks. Hearing Dao Yun’s words, he quickly shook his
head, “No-nothing… …the competition is starting, let’s watch it.”

Dao Yun did not doubt him and as expected, he seriously started to pay attention.

Seeing that his attention was finally directed away, You XiaoMo immediately slapped off
that salty pig hand wrapped around his waist as he turned his head and glared at Ling Xiao,
“Keep your hands off.”

<strong>t/n: salty pig hand means pervert (esp. one who gropes women in public)</strong>

Ling Xiao gave a low chuckle, “My dear wife, you cannot stop your husband from exercising
his right as a husband.”

You XiaoMo’s mouth twitched, what kind of right was this? “You have your rights. I also
have my human rights. Now, I am protesting.”

Ling Xiao lightly laughed, “Protest overturned.”

You XiaoMo was dissatisfied, “On what basis?”

Ling Xiao said, “If you marry into a chicken’s family follow the chicken, if you marry into a
dog’s family follow the dog.”
<strong>t/n: if you marry a chicken follow the chicken, if you marry a dog follow the dog
means a woman follows her husband no matter what his lot is.</strong>

You XiaoMo blushed and refuted, “Who married into your family?” He was clearly a man,
how could ‘marry into’ be used to describe him?

<strong>t/n: There’s jia and qu (嫁 and 娶) in Chinese, both mean marry, but jia (嫁) is to
marry off a daughter or wife marrying into the husband’s family while qu (娶) is to take a
wife. Since You XiaoMo is a man, he should be the one taking a wife instead of being
married off.</strong>

Ling Xiao earnestly replied immediately, “Dear wife, my body and heart, and all my firsts
have completely been given to you. You have to take responsibility for me till the end.”

You XiaoMo gnashed his teeth and glared at him, “Whose first time was it too? So many of
my firsts have also been given to you, why don’t I see you taking responsibility for me till
the end?”

When he finished speaking, You XiaoMo wanted to bite his own tongue off.

Ling Xiao’s eyes were filled with laughter and he had an expression of having gotten exactly
what he wanted, “Since the wife has said as such, then I will definitely take responsibility for
you till the end. Please rest assured my darling wife.”

Thus, the salty pig hand once again touched his waist and even wanted to move downwards
this time.

You XiaoMo was alarmed and grabbed his hand, “Stop messing around, there’s so many
people watching.” He would not need to be so anxious if the box was not transparent.

“Relax, they’re all watching the auction and won’t notice.” Ling Xiao whispered in his ear as
his right hand started headed between his legs.

You XiaoMo immediately clamped his legs shut, “That’s not okay.”

There were so many experts here, which one would not be aware of everything in all
directions? Maybe there may even be one who wasn’t too interested in the auction and
was instead watching the people all around. Though those who came to participate in the
auction would normally be very interested in it, there was no lack of people who are not
interested in the beginning, as he was also one of them.

“Okay, I get it.”

Ling Xiao and You XiaoMo confronted each other for a few seconds before the former gave
up.

You XiaoMo was finally relieved.

At the time of their dispute, the auction below was already underway in full swing. The
atmosphere of the venue was extremely intense and many were competing with each
other. The price of every item in the auction steadily rose and the highest hammer price
was forty four thousand spirit gems. However, the auction was only two thirds of the way
in. Thus, one could imagine how the prices of the next items would climb once again.

The items sold in the Cang Alliance’s auction were all good quality so the price would
remain high every time. Some small groups who did not have enough spirit gems could only
watch the proceedings while green with envy.

For the fifth to last item, You XiaoMo saw a beast cage was brought onto the auction block.
There was actually a Thousand Illusions Cat Ball inside and it was even an adult one. Its level
was definitely higher than his CatQiu.

“Other than being able to freely transform into the appearance of the person you want, an
adult Thousand Illusions Cat Ball also has one more skill. That is the creation of a
dreamland. Generally, even Emperor Realm practitioners are not able to perceive it. The
auction for this item starts now and the starting price of the item is fifty thousand spirit
gems.” Yue QianShan’s clear voice introduced the data on the Thousand Illusions Cat Ball.
This type of demon beast was not very common in the Tong Tian Continent because their
reproduction was difficult. An adult Thousand Illusions Cat Ball was even rarer.

This was the first time that You XiaoMo had heard that an adult Thousand Illusions Cat Ball
actually had the ability to create a dreamland.

Looks like he would have to frequently to supervise and urge CatQiu’s cultivation and let
him grow up as soon as possible.

After Yue QianShan finished speaking, there were people putting out bids immediately. A
dreamland that even Emperor Realm experts could not detect was a treasure that was
absolutely a hard to come by.

“Sixty thousand spirit gems.”

“Seventy five thousand spirit gems.”

“Eighty thousand spirit gems.”

Once one person started bidding, the other clans also scrambled to keep up. After a couple
of raises, the price had nearly doubled from its starting price. However there were no signs
of it stopping and the price was still rising. Some people were competing so hard over it
that they were red in the face, and slowly, those with not enough financial resources to
fight with had no choice but to step down, only leaving a few clans with strong and solid
strength.

You XiaoMo discovered that Hu Feng and Tang Hao in the box opposite seemed to not have
put in a single bid from the beginning till now. It looked like they were really only interested
in the later items.

Finally, the Thousand Illusions Cat Ball in the beast cage was sold for one hundred and fifty
thousand spirit gems. The one who won it was a female cultivator.

Next was a low-grade high level cultivation skill manual for mages.

A soul cultivation manual for mages was much better than a skill cultivation manual.
However, high level manuals were scarce. As long as it was a high level manual, the people
at the auction would always fight over it till they were red in the face and it was no
exception this time.

There were not many bidders left after the biggest power in Bei Dong, the XiaEr Clan, put in
a bid. When some groups saw the XiaEr Clan making a move, they withdrew one after
another. Finally, it was sold off to the XiaEr Clan for a high price of two hundred and thirty
thousand.

“Next, I believe that everyone has been waiting long enough. That’s right, the next item will
be the last auction item and it is also time time’s finale. I believe that everyone seated here
had already heard of it.” Yue QianShan had a faint smile on his face as always. Soon after,
he ordered the people to bring in the Heavenly Caldron.

A tray with a red cloth over it was carried out and the item beneath the red cloth did not
seem to be very large. Then, Yue QianShan pulled off the red cloth. A football-sized red
colored caldron stood still on the tray.

You XiaoMo was completely astonished, “This is the Heavenly Caldron?”

This was his first time seeing such a small caldron. This thing, can it really refine pills?

Ling Xiao replied, “It is the Heavenly Caldron. Don’t judge it based on its appearance.
Essentially it can change its size from big to small, and it is an awfully convenient item.”
You XiaoMo looked at the Heavenly Caldron with wide eyes.

With the appearance of the Heavenly Caldron, the attention of everyone in the box was
concentrated, and many people unwaveringly stared at the Heavenly Caldron as if they
were itching to carry it home now. This was especially so for the mages at the venue as a
good caldron was a necessity.

There was no shortage of mages participating in the auction and many had rushed here for
the Heavenly Caldron. Once they saw the true form of the Heavenly Caldron, their
breathing suddenly became heavier. If not for the Cang Alliance deterring them, there
might have been someone jumping up to snatch the caldron this moment.

At the box opposite You XiaoMo, Hu Feng and Tang Hao suddenly became very energetic
and a glint of determination to win flashed through their eyes.

“It’s certainly the Heavenly Caldron. Who would have thought that the Cang Alliance would
actually be willing to auction off the seventh-ranked Heavenly Caldron? I must definitely get
it and gift it to that great person.” Tang Hao clenched his fist. There was a hint of deep fear
and yearning in his voice when speaking of that great person.

Hu Feng who was opposite him also had the same objective. Both parties harbored a
determination to win the Heavenly Lord Caldron, but there was only one Heavenly Caldron.

You XiaoMo who was opposite them took note of their expression.

It looked like their objective was really the Heavenly Caldron as well.
Chapter 387: Add One More Spirit Gem

Translated by Jouissance of Exiled Rebel Scanlations

“Seems like there won’t be that many people bidding this time.” Ling Xiao said, opening his
half-closed eyes and sweeping his sharp gaze over the people in the box.

“Why won’t there be many?” You XiaoMo asked in surprise. He had thought there would be
a lot of people bidding for this, if the hungry wolf-like gazes that the majority were directing
at the Heavenly Cauldron were any indication.

Ling Xiao said mildly, “Look at this situation. That Hu Feng and Tang Hao definitely came for
that Heavenly Cauldron. The people here all seem to know that they’re from a large power
in the Southern Continent. The prestige and influence the forces of the Southern Continent
possessed wasn’t anything to scoff at and their financial power was far greater than those
of Bei Dong. If they can’t be beaten, then why compete at the risk of angering them?”

That was very true.

You XiaoMo glanced around the box. Though the people inside were looking at the
Heavenly Cauldron with visible desire, their gazes also held a touch of defeat. Seems like
they had long since decided to give up.

Seeing everyone’s covetous gazes, Yue QianShan looked up at the boxes above. He could
feel several intense gazes coming from the boxes. A bloody battle was soon to come. He
nodded in satisfaction and said, smiling, “The Heavenly Cauldron starts from five hundred
thousand spirit gems, please, begin.”

“Five hundred thousand spirit gems?”

The hopeful powers that heard this number were all shocked to the point of barely being
able to breathe.

The powers of BeiDong were truly lacking in financial power. Some groups didn’t even have
five hundred thousand spirit gems when including their assets. Even if they did, they
wouldn’t have anything more than a million spirit gems, so this starting price had already
eliminated them.

However, the Heavenly Cauldron was truly worth the price, or rather, this price was actually
lower than the market price.
It should be known that to mages, any cauldron that ranked in the top ten would be
priceless.

That the Cang Alliance would auction off the Heavenly Cauldron was truly something
unexpected. The other forces that resided in far off places naturally wouldn’t expect this, so
when Hu Feng and the others heard of the news, they had came over immediately.

Hearing this price, Hu Feng and Tang Hao’s expressions didn’t waver at all.

This wasn’t the first time they had attended an auction of one of the ranked cauldrons.
They had been present for the auctioning of the fifth ranked cauldron, the Thunder God’s
Cauldron. Back then, the Thunder Cauldron’s starting price was over five times the starting
price of the Heavenly Cauldron, and the price had increased over tenfold over the
progression of the auction, so five hundred thousand really didn’t mean anything.

“A million spirit gems.” After a while of silence, Tang Hao was the first to bid a price, and
added five hundred thousand spirit gems all at once. The entire room quietened.

Many of the groups had their passion extinguished in that instant. As expected from
someone from the Southern Continent. He let his wealth speak for him, and they wouldn’t
even be able to catch up to that on horses.

Hu Feng glanced at Tang Hao who was sitting in the next box over, coldly harrumphing. He
didn’t blink as he said, “One million and five hundred thousand spirit gems.”

He had also added a full five hundred thousand spirit gems. As expected, only these two
would be left to compete.

The groups in the other boxes all sighed in awe.

That was when Duan MuQing looked over into the neighboring box and, seeing that You
XiaoMo and Ling Xiao didn’t seem to intend to compete, couldn’t help but sigh softly.
Seems like the starting price was out of their expectations.

Hearing Hu Feng’s voice, Tang Hao’s expression cooled, his eyes taunting. He knew that the
person who would be competing with him would be Hu Feng, so he had fortunately
prepared himself and brought plenty of spirit gems. There was no way that Hu Feng would
win.

“One million seven hundred thousand.”

“One million eight hundred thousand.”

“Two million.”

……

The entire place was dead silent. Everyone was struck speechless by these absurd prices.

The two competing voices were neck and neck, neither willing to step down at all. With the
continuous increases, the price had long since left the scope of BeiDong’s previous auctions,
but neither seemed to have the intention to stop.

Though there were only two groups bidding, the situation was thrilling.

“Five million spirit gems.” As Tang Hao gave this shocking price, the price of the Heavenly
Cauldron finally reached tenfold of its original price. Though the price had yet to go over
their expectations, it was almost there.

When Tang Hao gave this price, Hu Feng’s expression had already drawn tight. It was clear
that he was almost at his limit. After a while of silence, he gritted out, “Five million and one
hundred thousand spirit gems.”

Tang Hao’s eyes flashed and, five seconds later, he said, “Hu Feng, I’ve brought six million
spirit gems with me this time. If you can offer more than six million, I’ll be willing to let you
have the Heavenly Cauldron.” Then, he turned to eye Hu Feng smugly.

Hu Feng’s eye twitched, almost jumping up off his seat.

Tang Hao’s words caused his eyes to go red, flashing with murderous green light. His
expression was ugly, as if he had swallowed a fly. He had somehow been beaten by Tang
Hao. All he had brought this time was six million as well, no more no less.

What he hadn’t expected was that Tang Hao had the same as him. If he offered six million,
then Hu Feng couldn’t also offer six million.

Looking at Hu Feng’s expression, he knew that the other didn’t have it and couldn’t help but
feel triumphant.

His bet had paid off. Hu Feng had brought either the same or less than he. No matter which
it was, he had won.

Seeing how Hu Feng didn’t give a price, Tang Hao spoke with a smile to Yue QianShan down
below them. “Lord Yue, I believe you can begin counting down, no?”

Yue QianShan looked at the two of them and, seeing that it seemed to be over, raised his
voice and yelled, “Six million going once!”

“Going twice!

“Going…”

“Six million and one spirit gems!” That was when a clear and crisp voice interrupted.

Tang Hao’s smile froze on his face.

The voice came from inside the box. A commotion immediately rose from the audience that
had been quietly watching the two compete. It had just been about to end when an
outsider had suddenly cut in. What was going on?

After a while, everyone’s gaze converged on the box the voice had come from. They were
all curious about the person that dared to show up Tang Hao and Hu Feng from the
Southern Continent.

In the transparent box, the one that had raised his hand and called out a price was an
unfamiliar young man. Some sharp-eyed people recognized him immediately though.

“It’s him!”

“Who is he?”

“He’s the young man that started an argument with the people from the Southern
Continent. It was because they were blocking the entrance, that young man asked for them
to move and offended them.”

“Holy crap, he sure is daring. He went against people from the Southern Continent twice in
a row; has he gotten tired of living or something? Though BeiDong isn’t their turf, it’d still
be easy for them to kill him.”

“Who knows? He might be someone with a background too. Why else would he still go
against them despite knowing who they are? Not all people with backgrounds like that are
high profile.”

……

Everyone discussed amongst themselves and the entire place was filled with a cacophony of
voices. The silent auction had finally returned to being alive with noise.

The Heavenly Cauldron was at the precipice of falling into his hands, yet at the last moment,
a person, bidding a measly one spirit gem higher than him, had bid for the cauldron. He had
fallen from that feeling of delight to the very bottom in an instant. The immense contrast
was terrible to bare; it felt like he had been lured into a trap.

Tang Hao expression had twisted, his murderous gaze landing directly on You XiaoMo.
Squeezing his hands into fists, his nails had sunk into his palms, causing them to bleed.

“You again!”

You XiaoMo stared back without fear.

The auction didn’t have a rule for a minimum increase in a bid, so even increasing the price
by a single spirit gem was allowed.

Tang hao knew this, so he was even less willing to accept this, his hatred for You XiaoMo
boiling over.

However, there was one person who was delighted by this. That person was Hu Feng. The
more frustrated Tang Hao was, the happier he was. Of course, it wasn’t because it was You
XiaoMo, but because he didn’t want Tang Hao to have anything he couldn’t. So what was
better than this?

Plus, he had just been baited and trapped by Tang Hao, so that rage hadn’t calmed yet.
Seeing this guy receiving a humiliating defeat was exactly what cheered him up as he
reveled in Tang Hao’s misfortune.

“Tang Hao! I never would’ve thought it would come to this for you! Congratulations!” Hu
Feng couldn’t help but say, delighted at the other’s misfortune.

“Hu Feng!” Tang Hao was enraged by the insult Hu Feng added to his injury, his eyes
seeming close to spewing fire as he roared out a warning.

Hu Feng seemed remember something and suddenly retracted his laughter, giving a cold
huff and stopping himself from rubbing salt in the other’s wounds further.

Tang Hao held back his rage the best he could, throwing the spear tip back to You XiaoMo
and said, harshly, “Brat, listen carefully, if you piss off us in YinYang Valley, I’ll assure you
that you won’t have a good time in the TongTian Continent.”

This was a blatant threat, using his own identity to intimidate an opponent. This was
something that happened quite often in auctions. Most people who were on the receiving
side could only retreat and think themselves unfortunate. Since the auctions really didn’t
have any rules against threatening other people, it was fine so long as one didn’t start a
physical fight. That was why Tang Hao dared to say something like this in front of Yue
QianShan.

The audience looked towards Yue QianShan and saw that, as expected, he didn’t have any
reaction. It seemed like, so long as Tang Hao didn’t actually attack anyone then he wouldn’t
step in.

After Tang Hao said this, the young man in the box fell silent. After a while, when the
audience thought that You XiaoMo had been scared by those words, he spoke again.

“Alright then, I’ll add one more spirit gem to my bid.”

Chapter 388: The Man Who Intervenes Once Again

Translated by Crystal of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

Silence, dead silence…

Below them, a few seconds later, multiple waves of intakes of breath sounded. Everyone
looked at You XiaoMo with unconcealed astonishment in their eyes.

“They’re actually from the Yin Yang Valley, no wonder they’re so arrogant.”

“My God this kid is going to get it.”

“Knowing his identity and that he can still say those things, looks like they really don’t care
about the Yin Yang Valley. Courageous, but…sigh….”

In such an openly public area the young man had paid no mind to the reputation of the Yin
Yang Valley. Not only that, his words were like a firm slap to the face for Tang Hao. That was
more effective than any poisonous words and drove Tang Hao mad.

But no one noticed that Hu Feng’s expression changed too, he was now gloating over Tang
Hao’s misery.

“Hey, you, I dare you say that again.” Tang Hao’s angry voice sounded again, his whole face
blackened as he turned to You XiaoMo with murder in his eyes. His two guards behind him
also stood up, emitting a strong pressure.

You XiaoMo just thought of it as funny. Making him repeat himself, even though he already
said that no matter how many times he repeated himself, it would still be the same.

But he didn’t think he would meet someone from the Yin Yang Valley here. He didn’t know
if they had some type relationship with that middle-aged man Mu Sheng. Maybe they could
start with him.
Actually, You XiaoMo was over thinking this, as very little knew of the Vermillion Blood
clan’s trip to the Long Xiang Continent and about the heritage treasure. It in itself was a top
hidden secret. Otherwise, if more knew of it, people outside of the Vermilion Blood Clan,
like Dao Yun’s master, would know of it too.

“Hey big bro over there, isn’t an auction a fight with money? Since I already gave my price,
if you can’t bid higher then that is your problem.” You XiaoMo said smiling.

Tang Hao was so angry his nose went crooked. There was nothing wrong with what he said,
but with Tang Hao’s pride, getting his prize snatched at the most critical moment, how
could he be okay? He was itching to kill.

“You brat, I’m going to say it one last time, if you mess with the Yin Yang Valley, that’s also
offending the Vermilion Blood Clan. Even then, are you still going to fight with me over the
Heavenly Cauldron?” Tang Hao’s eyes shined with a cold light, staring intensely at You
XiaoMo. If it wasn’t the auction house of the Cang Alliance, he would have made a move
already. Otherwise, there was no way he would let someone like this be so arrogant in front
of him.

You XiaoMo nodded, “I know you’re from the Yin Yang Valley and it has the Vermilion Blood
Clan as backing. You don’t have to tell me, I’m not illiterate. But even so, then what? Can
you disregard the auction house’s rule just because you have really strong backup?”

Once again, Tang Hao was enraged by his casual way of speaking to the point of his eyes
turning red and body slightly shaking, all signs of immense anger.

“Okay, let’s stop the nonsense now, young master Tang, if you can’t give a higher price then
I’ll announce the ownership of the Heavenly Cauldron.” At this moment, having watched
enough of the spectacle, Yue QianShan finally spoke.

Once he spoke, the auction house quieted down and Tang Hao’s reason came back from his
angered state. His brain told him that he could not make a move at the Cang Alliance’s
auction, otherwise he would be forever banned as a customer and his face would be
thrown out the window to the Southern Continent.
Tang Hao took in a deep breath and looked at You XiaoMo with enmity, “You brat, just you
wait!”

When he finished he took his two guards and walked out of his booth, leaving the auction
house. It was true that he couldn’t give a higher price, if he stayed, he would just be making
a fool of himself.

But most importantly, he couldn’t kill in the auction house, if he wanted to make a move it
would have to be done outside.

Once the troublemaker left, Yue QianShan immediately announced, “It looks like no one
else can give a higher bid, then I announce…”

“Hold it.” Just as everyone thought the auction was finally over, another voice interrupted
Yue QianShan. The voice was a bit low, but you can tell it was a woman.

Once again something unexpected making everyone at the auction dumbfounded.

As people turned towards the source of the voice, they saw someone suddenly standing up
in a corner of the auction house, wearing a grey cloak that covered their entire body. She
was probably the one who spoke up. Not knowing her intentions, everyone watched
holding their breath.

You XiaoMo didn’t know whether to laugh or cry at someone mimicking his tactics.

Also making trouble at the critical, final moment. Before it was always them who would
come out last and ‘take over’. To their surprise it was the opposite this time, kind of
refreshing.

Ling Xiao stroked his smooth chin as he looked down at the person below, slightly narrowed
his eyes.

As if she didn’t notice all of the gazes, after she stood up she said, “I’ll give seven million
spirit gems.”
After she said this, the crowd all exclaimed in surprise, six million spirit gems was already
not a low price, but to add another million on top of that. What was going on today? Why
were there so many super rich people? Compared to them, they were just fooling around.

You XiaoMo felt a tiny, tiny understanding of Tang Hao’s emotion.

But since he wasn’t someone narrow-minded and like he said, at an auction, one competed
with riches.

Since they had already given a price, he couldn’t be like Tang Hao and threaten them, not to
mention he had no status to show off, at most he had Ling Xiao beside him.

“Ten million.” Suddenly Ling Xiao spoke up, he didn’t use You XiaoMo’s tactic and just
added on three million spirit gems, successfully being the most amount of spirit gems
added in one go for this auction.

You XiaoMo almost lost his temper and quickly asked in a hush tone, “Why did you add so
much at once?”

Ling Xiao replied, “This person is not simple, if she can add one million then clearly she has
not reached her limit. Adding a little at a time would be a waste of time, might as well make
it simpler.”

However, from five hundred thousand to ten million was definitely unheard of in Bei Dong.

The other party seemed surprised at that.

The crowd was dead silent, they were almost used to it by now.

In the booth beside You XiaoMo, the Duan Mu Family was completely speechless, especially
Duan MuQing who became stupified as he remembered what he told You XiaoMo, that
Tang Hao had brought a lot of spirit gems.
As for Dao Yun, since the beginning, his mouth was wide opened in astonishment. He didn’t
think someone he had spent three days with had this much money, ten million spirit gems
just thrown out there with a single word.

The women with the cape hesitantly said another number, “Ten million and two hundred
thousand spirit gems.”

This number was clearly a sign of the last struggle as she was unwilling to give up, however,
it was really too bad.

Ling Xiao said, “Eleven million spirit gems.”

The caped women stayed silent and eventually shook her head. In disappointment she sat
down, she had given up, even if she could add more, it was clear that her wealth could not
compare. When they added spirit gems, there was no hesitation, even three million was
thrown out like nothing, there was no point in fighting anymore.

“Going once for eleven million!”

…….

“Going three times for eleven million! Sold!” As Yue QianShan said ‘sold’, it meant that the
auction was finally over, although there were little accidents along the way, You XiaoMo
still got the Heavenly Cauldron.

This price was actually not unjustifiable, since the Heavenly Cauldron was still ranked
seventh and the spirit gems came so easily. Since it wasn’t earned by You XiaoMo himself,
his heartache was just for a moment before being washed away by the joy of getting the
cauldron.

After Yue QianShan announced that the auction was over, he told everyone to go backstage
to pay the spirit gems and take their item.
You XiaoMo told Dao Yun and the people of the Duan Mu Family to go on ahead, he and
Ling Xiao would go backstage to receive the Heavenly Cauldron. Initially, Dao Yun wanted to
go with them to check it out, but seeing their determined faces, he could only give up on
the idea.

When they arrived backstage, some of Bei Dong’s forces were there as well.

Among them were the Si Kong Family who had hunted the Duan Mu Family.

The Si Kong Family had already known that the people they sent out to kill Duan MuQing
had died. They also knew that You XiaoMo and Ling Xiao had something to do with it too,
since Duan MuQing came back that day with them.

Initially they were going to make trouble for them after the auction, but they didn’t think
something that unexpected was going to happen. If they dared offend the Yin Yang Valley
and could casually bring out ten million spirit gems, they weren’t someone they could mess
with.

Once You XiaoMo gave the spirit gems, Yue QianShan got someone to bring the Heavenly
Cauldron over.

The red cauldron was even smaller than what You XiaoMo had seen on the stage. It went
from the size of a soccer ball to a fist, it was very mini and easy to carry around.

“This is your cauldron.” Yue QianShan said as he handed it over.

You XiaoMo happily took it, he couldn’t believe that just as they arrived on Tong Tian
Continent that they would get a Heavenly Cauldron. Really, their luck was abnormally good.

Joyously taking his item, You XiaoMo pulled Ling Xiao along to leave.

“Wait a moment.” Yue QianShan suddenly stopped them as they were about to turn to
leave.
You XiaoMo turned his head to look at him.

Yue QianShan reminded them, “You two should be careful leaving, both Tang Hao and Hu
Feng are people who seek revenge for the smallest grievances. They probably won’t let you
guys off.” He had a favorable impression of them, so he made a point to remind them.

You XiaoMo replied with a smile, “Thank you!”

And then he and Ling Xiao left the backstage area of the auction hall.
Chapter 389: Dao Yun’s Departure

Translated by Rachel of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

Just when You XiaoMo and Ling Xiao were leaving the auction hall through the backstage
door, they were surprised to see Dao Yun leaning against the wall.

“Dao Yun, didn’t we tell you to go back first? Why are you waiting for us?”

When Dao Yun saw them, he shrugged and said, “It seems like you guys are still unaware of
what happened when you went backstage.”

“It’s something to do with that Tang Hao isn’t it?” Ling Xiao had a look of understanding as
he stated plainly.

“That’s right.” Dao Yun looked at Ling Xiao cheekily.

“What happened exactly?” You XiaoMo asked.

“After that Tang Hao left the auction hall, he got people to spread the word that anybody
who sided with us would be going against the Yin Yang Valley. The DuanMu family was
afraid of bringing trouble to themselves so they cut all ties with us. I’m afraid we can’t go
back to the inn anymore.” Dao Yun explained.

While You XiaoMo understood that the DuanMu family had their own reasons, he was still
slightly displeased at their actions. They didn’t even let them stay at the inn anymore! At
the very least, they saved DuanMu Qing’s life. They deserved at least that much!

“Then what about the Dimensional Teleportation portal? Won’t that mean we can’t use it
anymore?” You XiaoMo could understand why the DuanMu’s did what they did, and
honestly, he wasn’t surprised. What he was really worried about was the XiaEr family
refusing to let them use their Dimensional Teleportation portal because of this. That would
be troublesome.

“That may not be the case. Actually, before the DuanMus left they passed me an invitation
letter from the XiaEr family. They even told me that they have told the XiaEr’s about the
Dimensional Teleportation portal and they agreed. Even if that Tang Hao found out, I doubt
he will stop us. In fact, he may even welcome it.” Dao Yun walked in front of them and said.

After You XiaoMo digested what he said, he instantly got what he meant.

Tang Hao was from the Yin Yang Valley and the Yin Yang Valley was one of the strongest
forces on the Southern Continent. Once they were in his territory, killing them would be
much easier.

Presumably, Tang Hao must hate them to the bone, so he wouldn’t let them die so easily.
Therefore, it was most likely that he would only attack when they reached the Southern
Continent.

Ling Xiao scanned the surrounding. There were fewer and fewer people on the street but he
could sense that some were watching them. “Since they’re so eager to see us go to the
Southern Continent, then as they wish, we’ll go to the XiaEr’s tomorrow.” Ling Xiao spoke as
if it wasn’t a matter of concern.

Since You XiaoMo wanted to leave BeiDong as soon as possible, he agreed.

Dao Yun had no objections.

That night, they found another inn to settle down for the night. Not long after, they heard
news of Tang Hao and Hu Feng leaving BeiDong, apparently quite hurriedly too. This utterly
disappointed those who wanted to watch some drama unfold but there were also some
that had the same speculations as Dao Yun.

Just before he went to sleep, You XiaoMo picked up an almost inaudible sound from the
next room, all thanks to his Soul Power. If not for his Soul Power getting more sensitive by
the day, he might not even have noticed. That sound was coming from Dao Yun’s room.

“It’s so late already, why is Dao Yun even going out?”

Ling Xiao laid on the bed and replied lazily, “Dao Yun isn’t as simple and harmless as he
looks on the surface. Previously when you tried to probe him about some matters, he
definitely didn’t tell you the truth.”
You XiaoMo frowned. From an outsider’s point of view, Dao Yun and them seemed really
chummy but they had only known each other for a few days. Dao Yun definitely wasn’t as
simple as he appeared to be if he could be taken in as a disciple by the Thief God, one of the
Ten Divine Gods of the Tong Tian Continent. He could even have been guarding against
them from the very start.

You XiaoMo couldn’t help but feel helpless. He still wasn’t used to seeing others in a
negative light.
“Believe it or not, he could already gotten some information about his master. Maybe he
may even suggest splitting up with us tomorrow.” Ling Xiao continued. While he wanted to
obtain information from Dao Yun’s master through Dao Yun, the Thief God route was not
the only way for him.

“If he really said that, then there is nothing we can do about it.” That was all that You
XiaoMo could say. They couldn’t possibly just tie Dao Yun up, it wasn’t their way of doing
things and unnecessary to say the least.

“Actually that would be good too. Him following us around is somewhat unnecessary.” Ling
Xiao stated plainly.

“What do you mean by unnecessary?” You XiaoMo didn’t comprehend.

Ling Xiao sat up and glanced at him, then he smiled. “He’s unnecessary alright. Ever since he
joined us, you never let me kiss you in public anymore. I’ve long wanted him gone.” YouXiao
Mo should be glad he didn’t say Dao Yun was an eyesore.

“...”

Boss, even if Dao Yun wasn’t here, I’ve never let you kiss me in public, okay?

The second day, Ling Xiao’s words held true.

Dao Yun came to find them even before the two of them left their room. You XiaoMo
remembered the conversation he had with Ling Xiao yesterday, but it didn’t show on his
face. Instead, he spoke to Dao Yun very naturally, “Dao Yun you’re up early! We’re not done
yet though. Why not wait for us in the big hall downstairs?”
“No, I have something to tell you.” Dao Yun was slightly uncomfortable as he spoke, his face
apologetic.

“What is it? Say it.” You XiaoMo knew Ling Xiao hit the bull’s eye when he saw Dao Yun’s
expression.

“It’s like this. I’ve already obtained some information on my master, but he doesn’t seem to
be on the Southern Continent. I guess this is where we separate.” Dao Yun had a face full of
regret. Previously, it was him who decided to tag along and now he was going back on his
words. He didn’t know how to face them.

You XiaoMo was stunned for a moment before replying, “Oh. Since you’ve gotten news of
your master, then finding him is more important, of course. Don’t worry about it.”

“I’m really sorry, I didn’t expect things to turn out like this.” While he was talking about
leaving them, Dao Yun felt really sorry towards the two of them. Talking about leaving now
was as if he was cutting all ties with them.

“You don’t have to apologise.” Ling Xiao walked over with a cold demeanor. “We aren’t that
close. Wherever you go is none of our business, you don’t have to tell us specially.”

Dao Yun’s face tensed. “That’s true…” He mumbled.

You XiaoMo wanted to facepalm himself. Ling Xiao was too blunt. He immediately tried to
salvage the situation by explaining, “Dao Yun, don’t pay him any mind. He’s just like that.”

“I know. Then I’m off now, you guys take care.” Dao Yun nodded. He might not have spent a
long time with those two but he more or less figured out Ling Xiao’s character.

“You take care too!” You XiaoMo watched as Dao Yun left, only turning his attention back to
Ling Xiao when Dao Yun finally disappeared at the end of the street.

“Why did you have to say that? Even though he didn’t tell us the truth, he also didn’t do
anything to harm us. Maybe we could even be friends in the future!”

Ling Xiao glanced at him. “Didn’t you say I was this type of person?”
You XiaoMo choked for a moment. He actually used my own words against me!

“Tell me honestly, were you planning something?” You XiaoMo definitely didn’t believe Ling
Xiao would say those words for no reason. He already guessed that Dao Yun would come to
look for them the day before, so why would he spout such caustic words?

“Tsk, Tsk. Since you’ve already noticed, then it can’t be helped.” Surprisingly, Ling Xiao
laughed with a rather annoying smile on his face. You XiaoMo felt that Ling Xiao had
reverted back to his hateful ways.
Then, he remembered. Ever since Dao Yun appeared, Ling Xiao had been hovering around
him like a guardian spirit. He didn’t talk much too but after Dao Yun left, he immediately
showed his true colours.

“Then hurry up and say it.” You XiaoMo definitely wouldn’t admit it, but he missed it a lot.

“Actually, even if Dao Yun didn’t leave, I would still find an excuse to make him go. Don’t
forget, we have many secrets that others can’t know. The Vermillion Blood Clan must be
searching for us now, so if Dao Yun knows about that, even if he doesn’t have his eyes on
their clan treasure, the same can’t be said for his master. Furthermore, once we reach the
Southern Continent, we have to change into our disguises. It won’t be suitable if he’s here.”
Ling Xiao explained his plans when You XiaoMo was about to bristle.

Luckily, Dao Yun left early. If he had stayed around longer, You XiaoMo reckoned things
would get ugly if Ling Xiao had to chase him away. And not just that, while Ling Xiao
previously said that they could obtain information about the Thief God through Dao Yun,
Dao Yun was not a man that could be easily fooled. Ling Xiao and You XiaoMo could more
or less tell that was the case as they had never heard him reveal anything related to his
Shifu at all during the past few days they spent together.

“I'm done talking. Let's go to the XiaEr family.” Ling Xiao walked out of the room and You
XiaoMo hurriedly caught up with him.

The XiaEr family’s forces weren't in Tian Xiang City but where the Dimensional
Teleportation portal they controlled was. There were many powerhouses from the XiaEr
family guarding the portal and many feared them. As long as someone heard of the XiaEr
family, no one dared to forcefully go against them.
After they left the inn, You XiaoMo hired a horse carriage nearby. The Dimensional
Teleportation portal was too far away from the inn they were staying at. Not only that, Tian
Xiang City didn’t allow powerhouses to fly in the sky so the only way to get other places was
by carriage.
Chapter 390: Departure

Translated by Kollumceti of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

The carriage finally brought them to a large manor after two hours.

The manor stood alone. There were no other buildings surrounding it and it was built on a
spacious, empty field. It was solitary but the atmosphere surrounding it was solemn. There
were layers upon layers of experts guarding the area inside. This was where the
dimensional teleportation that You XiaoMo and Ling Xiao were looking for was located.

You XiaoMo paid the driver one spirit gem. The driver may have been too excited when he
left. The carriage was visibly shuddering as it was driven away, as though it would come
loose at any moment.

Ling Xiao glanced at the manor a couple of times. Other than the layer upon layer of guards
outside, there were also many experts keeping watch inside. If not for the DuanMu Clan’s
acting as a go-between, they may probably had to have forced their way in.

“Is that Dimensional Transportation portal really inside there?” You XiaoMo stretched his
neck and peered in the direction of the manor. It looked just like a residence and did not
seem like there would be a Dimensional Transportation porta inside.

“There are a few hints of spatial forces leaking out from the manor. There’s definitely a
Dimensional Transportation portal inside. Let’s go take a look.” Ling Xiao said as he walked
towards it.

Before they could walk in, one of the guards outside suddenly came forward, “Halt. This is
the territory of the XiaEr Clan. Come no closer. Otherwise, don’t blame us for using force.”

You XiaoMo immediately took out the invitation card that the DuanMu Clan gave them and
passed it to the guard, “This big brother, this is our invitation. Please verify it.”

The guard looked at the invitation and glanced at them with surprise, “Come with me.”

Walking past the manor, You XiaoMo saw a ten meters long and wide stone platform that
had been standing for an eon in a place similar to a garden. The stone platform was
engraved with densely packed vein-like patterns. The space above it had a slight wrinkle
which spread into a circular black hole. A hint of familiar spatial force leaked out from inside
the black hole.

This was the Dimensional Transportation portal. The powerhouses from the XiaEr Clan had
already surrounded it. The guard was so tight that even a housefly was unable to fly past.

They soon met the person-in-charge of the manor.

When the doddering old man with a head of grizzled hair saw them, his muddy eyes
instantly radiated a brilliant light while separately sweeping over them.

“Are you two the people that the DuanMu Clan mentioned? This old fellow heard that there
were three people. Why did it become two now? What about the other one?”

Ling Xiao’s expression was tranquil and calm as he replied, “He left already. We are not
familiar with him.”

The old man muttered to himself for a few seconds, “Never mind. The XiaEr Clan would
open the dimensional transportation portal for the both of you because of the DuanMu
Clan’s request. But the fee would come out of your own pockets. I believe that the both of
you do not lack this bit of spirit gems.” The old man pointedly stated. He had obviously
heard of what they had done at the auction.

“May I ask how much the fee is?” You XiaoMo asked.

“Five thousand spirit gems per person.”

You XiaoMo blinked and thought that he had misheard it. He remembered that the price
per person in Bei Dong was lower. Moreover, this was just a transportation from Bei Dong
to the Southern Continent, wasn’t this price too high?

“It’s not high.” The old man clearly saw his doubts, “If you fly from Bei Dong to the Southern
Continent without taking the dimensional transportation, it would take more than a
hundred years to arrive while travelling at the speed of an Imperial Realm expert. The price
would naturally be much lower if you were travelling within the borders of Bei Dong.”

The price really did not seem to be that high based on the distance, but it was still
outrageously high for most people. It was also because of this that the flow of people to
and from Bei Dong was low.

“If it’s five thousand, so be it. When will the Dimensional Transportation portal be opened?”
Ling Xiao had lived in the Tong Tian Continent before and he knew how precious spirit gems
were. Regardless of whether he did or did not have spirit gems on his person, his brain
never contained this word called ‘valuable’.

Seeing that he was so frank and straightforward, the old man stroked his beard and said
with a smile, “It can be opened now if you two are in a hurry to leave.”

Truthfully, they had already begun to prepare the Dimensional Transportation portal before
the events at the auction had spread. Since someone who was able to pay a bid of ten
million spirit gems for the Heavenly Caldron would absolutely not be stingy about five
thousand spirit gems.

Don’t think that it seemed like five thousand spirit gems were very little. Actually this was
already a large sum to the XiaEr Clan, as even though they were the ones in control of the
Dimensional Transportation portal, very few people were able to afford the fee of using it.
In fact, this was one of the reasons why the XiaEr Clan would agree to let them use the
Dimensional Transportation portal.

The old man brought them to the garden, which was also the location of the dimensional
transportation.

He took out an enormous leaf from his magic bag, “This is a boat made from a single leaf of
the Eternal Evergreen Tree. This type of leaf naturally possesses a strong sense of spatial
force. If you use this leaf when travelling by the dimensional transportation portal, you will
be able to shorten your travelling time by nearly half.”

You XiaoMo’s eyes shone and he quickly asked, “How much is this thing?”

A merchant must be crafty. You XiaoMo believed that it would definitely not be cheap.

The old man beamed, “Ten thousand spirit gems.”

You XiaoMo felt that it was really expensive, but he still bought it as the benefit of
shortening travelling time by a month really attracted him. Although they were travelling by
the dimensional transportation, they would still need three to four months to reach their
destination.

Twenty thousand spirit gems were earned in a moment. The amount was equivalent to the
total profits earned by the XiaEr Clan in a year, as after deducting various kinds of expenses,
the XiaEr Clan did not earn much spirit gems yearly.

After sending the two off, the old man felt that it would be really good if there were a
couple of people like them coming every year.

The theory of the dimensional transportation was different from the theory of the Trans-
Dimensional tunnel.

The Dimensional transportation was similar to an immense ocean current as there was an
automatic motional force. Even if one stood there and did not move, the dimensional
transportation would still send the people inside to their destination. So the whole thing
was akin to a steady and flowing ocean current.

You XiaoMo took out the leaf boat after entering the black hole.

The enormous leaf boat let off a faint clean and fresh spiritual energy. This spiritual energy
wrapped them up and gave rise to a resonance with the ‘ocean current’-like spatial energy
and nearly doubled their speed all at once.

“What is the Eternal Evergreen Tree?” You XiaoMo sat in front of Ling Xiao and turned back
to ask him to his face.

Ling Xiao lowered his head, “It is a type of spiritual tree that has survived from ancient
times. It only exists in dimensional crevices and its leaves are green all year round.
Moreover, it will never wither.”

“So if we go to other realms next time, wouldn’t we be able to use the leaf of the Eternal
Evergreen Tree?” You XiaoMo was pleasantly surprise as he schemed.

Ling Xiao smirked, “That’s not possible as the Trans-Dimensional tunnels are unstable. If we
use the Leaf Boat, it may possibly bring us to another place. If our luck is good, it would
bring us to another realm. If our luck is bad, we may possibly end up in a place full of spatial
storms.”

You XiaoMo remembered the time where Ling Xiao exhausted so much of his spiritual
power to ward off that spatial storm they encountered in the Trans-Dimensional tunnel. If
they really ended up in a place filled with spatial storms, they would not be able to survive.

“I’m going to cultivate.” You XiaoMo was suddenly embarrassed after staring at Ling Xiao,
who had been staring into his eyes. He withdrew his line of sight and turned around after
saying that sentence. The time he had for cultivation had decreased ever since the incident
in the Boundless Sea.

However, he would take some time out everyday to cultivate, so although he was currently
still a level eight mage, he was already a high-grade level eight mage. He intended to use
this chance to break through the ninth level. He had been having a premonition that
something was going to happen, so he had a pressing need to raise his strength.

Ling Xiao drew You XiaoMo into his embrace and rubbed his cheek on You XiaoMo’s head,
“XiaoMo, do you want to try it once here?”

“No, I don’t.” You XiaoMo turned his hand over and swatted Ling Xiao’s head. This animal
was able to go into heat everywhere! After swatting, he immediately felt fear in his heart,
as this seemed to be the first time that he had swatted Ling Xiao’s head.

Ling Xiao used his forehead to softly knock on the back of his head.

The knock caused You XiaoMo to lean forward, but then he was gathered back into Ling
Xiao’s embrace again. He wanted to complain, however the hit suddenly knocked a matter
loose, “Are you able to undo the seal on the jade drive that the old geezer gave me now?”

Ling Xiao regretfully replied, “I can’t.”

“Why? Didn’t you say that you would be able to do it after three months?”

“Because this husband has been busy with waiting upon the wife.”

You XiaoMo’s mouth twitched, “…I’m asking you seriously.” Furthermore, he did not feel
that Ling Xiao was busy with waiting upon him. It was more like he had been busy
oppressing him.

Ling Xiao used a kind of ‘you don’t understand humor’ expression to look at him, “That was
a conservative estimate. We had always been in a hurry these few months. Where was
there time to digest the cultivation bases of those people? There’s still more than half
which haven’t been digested. I still need to spend quite a lot of time to do that.”

You XiaoMo touched his chest, “Then it’s fortunate that there’s time now. Let’s cultivate
together.”

Ling Xiao immediately hugged him as his eyes brightened, “That’s great, ah, let’s do it
together.”

You XiaoMo coughed, “I’m talking about cultivating separately.”

Ling Xiao had a serious expression, “Wife, this lord is more than willing to ride with you.”

You XiaoMo could not get rid of that scene in a moment and his nosebleed nearly sprayed
out. Sure enough, this animal was such a scourge, “If you don’t want to cultivate, you can
watch me cultivate. I don’t mind.”

After speaking, You XiaoMo ignored him and sat crossed-legged and began to quietly
meditate.

Ling Xiao supported his chin with one hand as he looked at You XiaoMo’s face with burning
eyes.
After five minutes, You XiaoMo’s eyelids twitched.

After ten minutes, You XiaoMo’s cheek spasmed.

After fifteen minutes, You XiaoMo grimaced and opened his eyes. Flying into a rage out of
humiliation, he whacked Ling Xiao, “Are you going to cultivate or not?!”

Ling Xiao laughed so hard that his shoulders were shaking, “Didn’t you say that you don’t
mind me looking at you cultivating?”

You XiaoMo glared, “You really believed it!”

Ling Xiao nodded, “Of course, I must believe in what my wife says.”

You XiaoMo frowned, “Then are you going to listen to what your wife says?”

Ling Xiao fell silent for quite a while before he reluctantly nodded, “Listen…”

You XiaoMo directly ignored his reluctant expression, “This is what you said. You better
close your eyes now and cultivate. Don’t look at me again.”

“Your husband obeys…”

Chapter 391: Trouble Caused by Pimples

Translated by Jouissance of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

Half a month went by swiftly. On this calm day, the inside of the Dimensional Teleportation
portal suddenly began to tremble softly.
Ling Xiao noticed this abnormality and opened his eyes, seeing that the space around You
XiaoMo, sitting opposite him, had changed. He was probably about to breakthrough, and
when breaking through, he needed to absorb a lot of spiritual energy, thus the vibrations in
the air.
However, there was a huge problem with breaking through inside a teleportation
portal.Dimensional Teleportation portals contained only infinite spatial force and almost no
spiritual energy.
It was a good thing that Ling Xiao has considered this beforehand and made You XiaoMo
stash tens of bottles of spiritual water in his bag for emergencies.
Ling Xiao took out five bottle of spiritual water and placed them next to him. He turned his
palm up and five small flames sprung forth from his palm before flying into the bottles of
spiritual water at his direction.
Not long later, milky white spiritual energy floated out from the openings of the vials. As if
sensing You XiaoMo’s need for it, the spiritual energy swerved towards and into You
XiaoMo’s body as one.
Half a day passed liked that.
Seeing that the water in the bottles were almost used up, Ling Xiao took out another five
bottles and used the same method to create more spiritual energy.
After fourteen hours, You XiaoMo’s motionless body suddenly shuddered.
In the next second, the spiritual energy that had been created from spiritual water whirled
into You XiaoMo’s body even more intensely, like a small tornado, fighting to get there first.
After about another two hours, the absorption of spiritual energy finally began to peter out
before coming to a halt entirely.
You XiaoMo opened his eyes and immediately saw the magnified view of Ling Xiao’s face,
causing him to jump. “What are you doing so close?”
Ling Xiao didn’t blink as he replied, “A red nub like thing appeared on your face.”
You XiaoMo immediately grabbed his own face, calling out in shock, “Pimples?”
Ling Xiao asked curiously, “What are pimples?”
You XiaoMo answered, “Pimples are something that prove you’re young.”
Lign Xiao rubbed his chin in thought, “So it’s like that. Then why don’t I have any?”
You XiaoMo couldn’t help the sound of laughter that came from his mouth. His gaze rolled
to the side in thought before he said, delighted at a chance to mess with Ling Xiao,
“Because you’re very, very old already. You’re an old man, so of course you wouldn’t have
any.”
Ling Xiao narrowed his eyes, “You find me old?”
You XiaoMo felt the hair on his arms stand up at this gaze and couldn’t help but backpedal
in regret for his words. “Of course not, I’m just stating a fact.” He would never tell Ling Xiao
that people with good skin wouldn’t get pimples, otherwise Ling Xiao’s head wouldn’t be
able to fit through the door anymore.
Ling Xiao suddenly smiled. “But… I was messing with you when I said you had a pimple. So
that means you’re an old man, too.”
You XiaoMo: “…”
T-tricked again!
After half an hour, Ling Xiao seemed to begin to delight in calling him old. Every time he
addressed You XiaoMo, he had to add “old man” to it at the beginning. Like now.
“Old man, we still have a day before we arrive at the Southern Continent. Why don’t you
start preparing? The Southern Continent is in a more chaotic situation than Bei Dong and
the population is ten times Bei Dong, too.”
You XiaoMo: “…”
After a while.
“Old man, after getting to the Southern Continent, let your contract beasts out. Having fed
and housed them for so long, it’s time that they work to pay us back.”
You XiaoMo was now deeply experiencing the feeling of dropping a stone on his own foot.
He regretted it.
You XiaoMo gripped Ling Xiao’s arm, crying tears and snot as he said, “I was wrong. I’ll
never try and mess with you again.”
Being called old man all the time, even as a joke, felt way too weird. Plus, if he didn’t
surrender, Ling Xiao would probably continue and might even call him that in front of other
people. All he did was play one prank; did Ling Xiao really have to get his revenge in such a
way?
Ling Xiao cupped his face and said, smiling, “My dear wife, trying to change after knowing
you’re wrong is one of the best things a person can do.”
Best things, your ass!
If it wasn’t for you messing with me first, then I would’ve never tried to mess with you.
Of course, You XiaoMo didn’t dare say that aloud. Otherwise, Ling Xiao would keep dragging
things out. It wasn’t like he wasn’t used it, anyways, surrendering first he meant.
“My dear wife…”
Hearing the other, You XiaoMo raised his head.
Ling Xiao lowered his head and kissed him on the lips, “A kiss first…”
The slow, soft, gentle kiss tickled at his heart like a feather. It was so gentle that it felt like
you could squeeze water from it. You XiaoMo felt like he was getting drunk.
After the kiss, You XiaoMo collapsed into Ling Xiao’s embrace, face flushed.
“Heh…”
“What are you laughing at?” You XiaoMo raised his head, looking at him in frustrated
embarrassment.
The corner of Ling Xiao’s lips curled upwards bewitchingly as he stroked You XiaoMo’s face
with a hand. “My dear wife, you’re as pure as ever, even after having done it so many
times.”
You XiaoMo flushed again, slapping his hand away. “Do you think everyone is shameless like
you?” Then he quickly switched the topic. “You said we’d get to the Southern Continent in a
day right? Then let’s get into our disguises now.”
You XiaoMo sat up straight, taking out their disguises from his bag.
Ling Xiao had used an ugly mask in the DaoXin Academy, but the Vermillion Blood Clan
knew about that already, so they couldn’t use that anymore. The silver mask had been used
at the Boundless Sea, but Yu WenNan and the middle aged man had seen it so they couldn’t
use it either.
So…
“How about you use Lin Xiao’s face like you did at the TianXin Sect?” You XiaoMo
suggested, looking at Ling Xiao’s face.
“No,” Ling Xiao rejected it, “All I have to do is make some small adjustments to my original
appearance. It’s not like I can only transform to Lin Xiao’s face.”
“Then transform for me to see.”
Ling Xiao raised a hand over his face and his appearance suddenly changed.
Seeing this face that wasn’t much different from his original appearance, You XiaoMo made
a sincere suggestion, “Can you make yourself a little more average?”
Ling Xiao glanced at him and continued to change his appearance.
You XiaoMo continued to speak, “Just a little more average…”
Ling Xiao accepted the suggestion with an open mind. He changed his appearance again.
Afterwards, he looked at You XiaoMo with an unfathomable look. “Am I good to go now?”
The corner of You XiaoMo’s mouth twitched, “…You’re good.”
Then it came to clothing. Since not many people would look at one’s attire, Ling Xiao wore
what he originally did. However, in the future, he couldn’t just wear that white robe. He had
to wear the set of black clothing occasionally as well. Of course, this was just a personal
suggestion of You XiaoMo’s, but You XiaoMo wouldn’t tell him that.
You XiaoMo then took out a ribbon he had found in his bag. “Tie this ribbon around your
head. That way, it can change your demeanor.”
Ling Xiao tied the band around his head skeptically. Pairing the dark purple ribbon with the
black clothing added a hint of solemnity and coldness to his demeanor. If he showed less
emotion, he’s definitely be one of those abstinent cool types.
“So handsome!” You XiaoMo praised his own sense of style.
Ling Xiao’s eyes narrowed. “Who are you calling handsome?”
Alarm bells rang in his head as You XiaoMo saw the expression Ling Xiao wore and hurriedly
added, “Of course it’s you! No matter what you’re like, you’ll always be the most handsome
to me!”
Ling Xiao was only satisfied then.
You XiaoMo packed away the rest of his stuff.
Ling Xiao asked, “Aren’t you doing to go into disguise?”
You XiaoMo shook his head. “I don’t need to. After getting to the Southern Continent, I just
need to get CatQiu to change my appearance. His cultivational level has improved quite a
lot. Very few people will be able to see through his illusions.”
Ling Xiao said, “After you learn Beast Transfiguration, you can turn him into a mask.”
You XiaoMo immediately thought of the Beast Transfiguration Chant that could turn LanQiu
into a pair of wings. It was unfortunately that he only knew one chant. “Where can I learn
Beast Transfiguration?”
Ling Xiao said, “I’ll give you a basic rundown of TongTian Continent first. Apart from Bei
Dong, the Southern Continent, Xi Jing and Dong Zhou, there’s also a Zhong Tian. Zhong Tian
is the only place in the TongTian Continent that doesn’t have a dividing line. There are three
great powers there: the Mage’s Guild, the Beast Transfiguration Guild and the TongTian
Palace. Amongst them, the TongTian Palace is the religion that presides over all of the
powers in the TongTian Continent. Even the Four Ancient Beasts Clans can’t touch them.”
T/n: here’s is the gist of the TongTian’s map through location name.
Bei Dong (北动): Northern Movement
NanLu(南陆): Southern Continent
Xi Jing(西境): Western Border
Dong Zhou(东洲): Eastern Continent/Island
Zhong Tian(中天): Sky Center, in this case it’s mean that TongTian’s center.
You XiaoMo blinked. “Religion?”
Ling Xiao nodded. “That’s right, but the one I want to talk with you about is the Beast
Transfiguration Guild. If you want to learn Beast Transfiguration, you can only go there.
They have the most comprehensive collection of Beast Transfiguration in all of the TongTian
Continent.”
You XiaoMo sighed softly. Seems like this would have to wait.
Ling Xiao ruffled his hair. “After rescuing Feng ChiYun, we can go to Zhong Tian to have a
look.”
You XiaoMo frowned. “It’ll probably be very hard to rescue Feng ChiYun, right?”
They were completely clueless about the Vermillion Blood Family right now and didn’t know
where Feng ChiYun was either. If they wanted to rescue him, they’d have to first figure out
where he was being kept.
Ling Xiao said, “If we go around asking about it, we might alert the Vermillion Blood Family
to our actions. It’s not just us who want to rescue Feng ChiYun. Let’s regroup with Yin Ge
and the others before planning this out.”
Yin Ge was half of a Nine Headed Serpent King, and they were the leaders of all serpents
with hundred of thousands of snakes under their command. They would have a much easier
time gathering intel about the Vermillion Blood Family.
Chapter 392: Conflict

Translated by Crystal of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

The Southern Continent was a larger landmass than Bei Dong, thus there was more turmoil
in its overall political situation. Amongst them was the Vermillion Blood clan, who could
almost be considered as the number one family in the south. They held strong for many
years and were very prestigious.

Although the main family of the Vermillion Blood clan didn’t make an appearance often,
their left and right hand ‘men’, Yin Yang Valley and Yu Xian City, were very reputable. It was
common for them to be the topic of conversation, it was actually rarer to hear
conversations discussing the main family.

However, compared to the Cang Alliance, the Vermillion Blood clan was actually less
renowned.

With the strength of the Cang Alliance, almost of all the Southern Continent had their
scouts, countless ones so that even remote places were filled with rumors of them.

Amongst them, the liveliest was the June Mountains.

The June Mountains were one of the danger grounds of the Southern Continent because it
produced multiple levels of magical herbs and was filled with demon beasts. This drew a lot
of people over and developed the land. At this point, even though the place was remote,
there was a large flow of people and the scale of the city was spectacular.

At dusk, a city basked in the sunset glow that looked like an ancient murderous beast lying
in wait, was the June City. This was the capital of the June Mountains, it contained many
different forces and was always bustling with action.

At a street corner was a hotel shaped like a tower. It was seven floors tall, the top four were
for accommodations whereas the bottom three each contained a small tavern. Currently all
three taverns were filled with people chatting and bustling with noise.
However, this atmosphere quieted down a lot when a group of people walked in.

In a remote mountain range like the June Mountains, it was rare to meet an Emperor or
Divine leveled practitioner, but the first one to walk in did emit a strong aura of pressure.
His slim figure presented an oppressing sensation for strong and powerful. His eyes and
brows were slightly on the gentle side, giving his supposed to be masculine face a few
touches of delicacy.

When the man walked in, the everyone’s gaze focused in on him and some of the Imperial
leveled practitioners watched with hidden astonishment. They could feel that the man was
probably of the Emperor level and of a high star rank too.

As the man walked in, the people behind him walked in one by one as well.

Looking over, people became even more shocked as they were all practitioners above the
Spiritual level. Amongst them, just the Imperial level they had five or six, and almost ten for
Spiritual level.

With this many strong practitioners, in the June Mountains they could become their own
force.

The man’s gaze swept across the tavern, those who met his gaze felt as if they were pricked
by needles, their scalp felt numb and had to hold in a strong desire to run out the door.

That was when the owner came rushing out to the man in sweat, while wiping it off he said
in a humble tone, “Dear guest, are you here to stay or to have a drink?”

“Both, get it both prepared.” The man opened his mouth to speak, his voice was just as his
face expresses, not the masculine rough and bold voice but instead had a hint of sharpness
and softness. From the voice it was clear that he wasn’t someone to mess with.

Today there was a lot of guests at the bar, almost all three floors were filled. There still
were open spots but they had brought in at least ten people, there wasn’t enough
vacancies.
But before the owner said anything, a few people automatically moved to quickly free up
room.

The man seemed pleased and his mouth crooked into an arrogant smile. As he was about to
walk over, from the door sounded a loud laughter.

“Brother Hu Yin, Yu Xian City did send you over.” As the one talking walked closer, everyone
saw a man wearing an elegant robe with gold linings wearing a purple jade crown. The first
impression of him was extravagant, his whole body sparkled in gold.

Hu Yin’s eyes flashed with a hint of displeasure but that disappeared after he saw man who
was talking. His face regained a glimmer of a smile and turned to the incoming man, “I see
it’s brother Dong Qing, long time no see, hope you are well.”

“A while no see, it seems that Duan Yin brother’s level increased quite a bit.” Cheng
DongQing walked over and took a look at him, his eyes flashed with a hint of
intelligence/thoughtfulness.

Hu Yin roared with laughter and said, “Nonsense, Dong Qing brother is the one who has
improved. The last time I saw you, you were just level ten low grade, and now you have
reached middle grade. Nothing less expected of Master Dong Le’s proudest disciple, the
Mage Guild’s number one genius.”

Cheng DongQing replied laughingly, “You flatter me Hu Yin brother, compared to my

Master, I’m nowhere close.”

Although that was what he said, his expression told a different story. His smile showed an
unapologetic complacency, clearly liking Hu Yin’s flattery.

“I seldomly get to meet Dong Qing bro, so why not have a drink together.” Hu Yin and
Cheng DongQing’s personality were very similar, therefore he understood the other well.
Not only that, to connect with someone of the Mage Guild was more favorable than bad.

Cheng DongQing also had the intention of associating with him and accepted his request.
But here laid the problem.

The space made for them before was only four tables, each could sit four people and so
only sixteen seats were available. However, Cheng DongQing also brought a lot of men,
with the two groups together, there were at least thirty or so people, not nearly enough
tables.

Clearly the two realized this as well.

Hu Yin’s smile gathered a little whereas Cheng DongQing had a proud expression and
looked at others with a hint of scorn. His sense and expression of superiority was off putting
for everyone who saw.

However, there was nothing to be done, one was from Yu Xian City and the other from the
Mage Guild, neither of which they could offend. Not only that, they brought many strong
practitioners too, so even if they were unwilling, they had to comply and make room. With
a feeling of being wronged, the people around consciously shuffled out.

Quickly, another four tables were cleared.

But once they moved out, a table with only two became very out of place. It was stuck
between the eight tables, very noticeable.

Not only did those in the bar realize, Hu Yin and Cheng DongQing saw it too. They both
furrowed their brows at that, if the two had moved out of the way then they would have
exactly enough for thirty or so men to sit. However, it would seem that someone didn’t
want to give face to Yu Xian City and the Mage’s Guild.

Hu Yin turned and gave the one behind him a look. Understanding the signal, the man
walked in broad strides toward the two.

Hu Yin and Dong ChengQing swaggered over to their seats instead.

The owner knew he couldn’t offend any one of them and thus, while wiping away sweat,
called upon the waiter to bring some good wine over. He even personally poured it for
them.

Meanwhile, Hu Yin’s henchman had already walked over to that table and said in a blunt
manner, “You two, go sit somewhere else, this table’s ours.”

The handsome man who was drinking, halted his action and his gemstone like black eyes
stared straight into his, sending a chill to his heart. Then feeling vexed, he was about to take
action before the person beside him suddenly spoke up.

The young man lifted his head, showing a face that was about twenty-five years old, very
plain with a blush that seemed to say he was drunk. Currently this face looked at him
perplexed, as if surprised by his words, “Why do we have to move if you guys want to sit? Is
it that you were here before us? No, if I remember correctly, we have been sitting here for
almost half an hour.”

Immediately Hu KangNing’s face darkened in displeasure, and in a rough voice said, “I’m
telling you to move so move. Saying so much rubbish, do you still want your life?!”

After he finished, he even slammed down towards the table hard. The wind hitting the table
caused a ‘bang’ and all of the wine glass and tea sets broke.

“Ou-ou-ouch…” The young man straightened himself up and rubbed his temple with his
index and middle finger.

Complaining to the handsome man, he said, “If I had known sooner I wouldn’t have drank
this much, it’s all you, you kept telling me to drink…”

The handsome man put down his wine glass and said apologetically, “It’s my fault, let me
help you massage it.”

The young man instantly leaned over.

And the handsome man did in fact help massage his temples, and the two just completely
ignored their surroundings.

Hu KangNing looked on stupefied, the ones waiting for the drama were also dumbfounded.
Some dropped their wine glasses to the floor and didn’t react, others were even more
direct, spitting wine onto another's face. What was even more rare was that the one who
got spit on didn’t even complain…

Two men leaning towards each other, staying together intimately.

Some onlookers felt goosebumps all over, it was hard for them to imagine this kind of
image, it just had a feeling of being struck by lightning.

Hu KangNing finally came back to his senses and seeing that the two completely ignored
him, his nose almost went crooked from the immense anger. Hu Yin and the others were
still watching, this was the time for him to demonstrate his abilities. Making up his mind, he
turned to the two and said with a cold snort, “Since you want it the hard way and are
looking to die, let me help you with that.”

As he finished, with a flash Hu KangNing appeared before the two and lifted his hand,
focusing his force then with a slam, hacked away at their heads.

He was an Emperor leveled practitioner. With his strength, he could be considered one of
the top dog in the June Mountains, any normal person would weigh themselves against him
before picking a fight. If they were hit, if they didn’t die then at least they were half-way
there. However, that was for people weaker than him.

When everyone thought that they would be hit, a ‘boom’ sounded, and a force of great
magnitude, as if pulling out a mountain range, instantly exploded.
Chapter 393: Retreat In Defeat

Translated by Rachel of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

The whole inn was charged with a stronger pressure and was like a raging storm; the two
pressures battled and collided with each other inside the small inn. Some were so startled
they fell off their chairs and landed with their bottoms on the floor, each wearing stunned
expressions on their faces. Hu KangNing, who was in the path of the two pressures, was the
first to be hit.
When faced with such an aura, the Imperial level powerhouse was like a dinghy weathering
out the storms and winds on the ocean. Without the chance to retaliate, he was thrown out
of the inn by the immense force of the aura. His battered body hit the opposite stone wall
like a rag and then crashed, rolling a few rounds on the ground before coming to a stop. By
then, the guy was already breathing feebly.
Deathly silence swept across the inn. A few seconds later, a sharp intake of breath could be
heard throughout the inn, followed by many more to come. The looks that everyone gave
to the handsome man and the youth immediately had more fear and respect in them. While
they didn’t know who attacked, it was definitely one of the two and many were leaning
towards the handsome man had committed it.
Just when everyone else was still caught in a state of shock and confusion, a loud sound
suddenly caught their attention. The source of the sound had originated from the side and
everyone turned to face it. Unsurprisingly, they saw Hu Yin, who wore an expression as dark
as soot. His right hand was clenched tightly into a fist as he slammed it on the table. Clearly,
he was the one who made the sound. He glared coldly at the handsome man and the youth,
just like a venomous snake would with its prey. It was as if any second now, he would crush
their bones and swallow them whole.
The people from Yu Xian City standing behind him were also shooting them icy stares as if
they were watching corpses. They were ready to stir up trouble from the looks of it and it
seemed like they might attack anytime.
“The two of you belittle my Yu Xian City too much. You dared to hit my people in front of
me. If I don’t get an explanation today, then I’ll take it as the two of you want to challenge
Yu Xian City.”
Hu Yin stood up and the aura of a powerhouse immediately burst forth from within him,
followed by frenzied Pressure that swept towards them like a storm. The handsome man
lifted his eyes and lazily glanced at him. Hu Yin’s aura was timely blocked by an invisible wall
and could not get any closer.
After a while, the aura that Hu Yin had intentionally let burst out from himself had bounced
back at him. Not only did he not gain the upper hand, his face paled instead. The him right
now no longer had the smugness and arrogance he had previously as he stared at the
handsome man in aghast.
By solely comparing auras alone, he was completely floored. One could also say he was
utterly defeated by the handsome man. Hu Yin was an Emperor level Three Star
powerhouse and for someone to defeat him using aura alone, the person must either be an
Emperor level Seven Star or Divine level powerhouse. No matter which one he was, the
handsome man was far superior than him in terms of power.
On the sidelines, the plastered smile on Cheng DongQing’s face disappeared and was
replaced with a grim look on his face. He gave the handsome man a complicated and fearful
look as he stared at him.
“Looks like this sir really wants to become enemies with Yu Xian City. Since it’s already like
this…”
While Hu Yin had Yu Xian City backing him up, he didn’t dare to act recklessly before the
others from Yu Xian City arrived. Should the other party intend to kill him because of that,
then it would do him more harm than good. But still, he was unwilling to lose the war of
words.
The handsome man smirked and finally spoke his first sentence. “You’ve been yapping non-
stop about Yu Xian City. Do you know how to say something else? If you feel that I’ve
slighted or challenged Yu Xian City, then why not take action against me now? Or am I right
to say that you’re afraid of me?”
After hearing what he said, Hu Yin’s face turned green.
What he said was the truth. Indeed, Hu Yin couldn’t defeat him and feared his power. But
to lay it bare in front of everyone else at the inn, how could he not be embarrassed.
Hu Yin clenched his fist. With eyes were aflame and with a twisted look on his face, he
screamed at the handsome man.
“If you have the balls you stay here and don’t leave! Wait till Yu Xian City’s elders come and
teach you a lesson! I’ll see if you're still so arrogant then!’
“You’re mad!” The youth beside the handsome man quipped. The look he gave Hu Yin was
one full of frustration. His head hurt. This guy never stopped talking. After he was done
talking, the youth no longer paid any attention to Hu Yin. He buried his face in the arms of
the handsome man and mumbled something, making others wonder what he was
complaining about.
“What did you say?! If you have the guts I dare you to say it again!” Hu Yin’s sharp and
piercing voice could be heard once again. It already pissed him off enough to have one
person insulting him and now this seemingly weak youth had the gall to reprimand him!
How dare he despise him just because he had a powerful companion with him!
Being repeatedly slighted by the other party set all of Hu Yin’s rational thoughts on fire. He
was almost at the end of his fuse and he really wanted to slaughter them.
“Captain, calm down. You are not his match as of now. It’s never too late to take revenge.”
The two Imperial level powerhouses who sat at the next table were also Hu Yin’s men.
Seeing as he almost lost all rationality to his anger, they quickly came up to hold him back
for fear that he might just charge ahead.
At this moment, Cheng DongQing suddenly cut in, “Brother Hu Yin, what they said is
reasonable. Please don’t act recklessly, that man might really kill you. There’s no need to
risk your life over a fit of anger. You have a bright future ahead and if you die here, it really
won’t be worth it. Let’s just leave him to the elders.”
Cheng DongQing’s words were like a pail of water that doused the fire in Hu Yin’s heart. The
flames of fury had mostly been put out. He might not have listened to his two underlings,
but Cheng DongQing was different. He was the disciple of Master XiLe, who was one of the
board members of the Southern Continent Mage Guild. As the saying went, “Not for the
sake of the monk, but for that of the Buddha.” Even if he didn’t want to listen to Cheng
DongQing he had to, in order to give face to his Master. Furthermore, what was most
important was that he had a way out without embarrassing himself too much.
“Hng! Since Brother DongQing has already said so, I’ll do it for Brother DongQing.” Hu Yin
acted all high and mighty as he said, then grunted coldly when he looked at the two of
them. What a prideful guy. Despite clearly being on the losing end, he still had to find words
to salvage his hurt pride. Didn’t he realise he was making himself more of a joke to others?
What a classic ‘turn tail and run’ situation.
After he delivered what he had to say, Hu Yin got his men to carry Hu KangNing who was
outside and left.
He couldn’t stay in that inn any longer. Even if he wasn’t pissed to death, he had lost all face
there. He had lost all face to remain there anymore. Neither did Cheng DongQing stay
behind.
The inn once again resumed its peace. After a while, people started to whisper and discuss.
The Yu Xian City which had had their way on the Southern Continent for many years had
finally met its match in this inn. Not only were they unable to fight back, they even had to
flee from the inn in defeat. This was the first time in history that such a thing happened.
After the initial stages of shock…
“Back to the topic, why would people from Yu Xian City and the Mage Guild be in June City
at the same time? Judging from Hu Yin’s tone, it seems like some elders will be coming
over. Don’t tell me something big happened? But why haven’t we heard anything about it?”
Not long after, the crowd’s attention was redirected.
“I don’t think the Yu Xian City and the Mage Guild are here to train. Something must have
happened and the news was contained. That’s why we know nothing about it.”
“If the Yu Xian City and the Mage Guild are here, then the other forces are sure to follow.”
“This sure gets people pumped! I wonder what will happen this time.”
……
Just when everyone was busy buzzing around, the handsome man and the youth stood up.
Their every move was scrutinised by the people there and when they stood, the noise died
down a bit.
The handsome man helped the slightly tipsy youth up the stairs and they were instantly
hidden away from the inquiring looks others gave them. Yet, the crowd still refused to give
up as they stared in the direction they left.
When they returned to their room, the youth suddenly lifted his slightly flushed face and
wrapped his arms around the man’s neck. Then, he kissed him.
The youth nipped at his lips clumsily as they shared a drunken kiss that tasted of wine.
While it was sloppy and slightly painful, it had undoubtedly fanned the man’s desire. He
quickly bent down to gather the youth in his arms and carried him to bed.
As the man laid on top, he suddenly reached out to grab a ball of white stuff before
conveniently throwing it out. Following this series of actions, the youth’s appearance
underwent a drastic change.
The ordinary face transformed into one with fine and delicate features as the youth turned
into a teenager. And that teenager, was no other than You XiaoMo.
Said white ball of stuff that was tossed away by the man landed on the ground lightly. It
meowed resentfully at the two on the bed before hopping its way out of the room.
Seeing as the person under him was still dizzy, the man took advantage of it and leaned
down to seal the teenager’s lips with his. He easily pried open his clenched teeth and his
tongue eagerly swept over every corner of his mouth. Teasing as he sucked on the
teenager’s tongue, the man kept his hands busy by sliding them under the teenager’s shirt.
And when he found that nub, he pinched it forcefully.
“Ah…”
You XiaoMo couldn’t suppress his moan when he felt the stimulation. In return, he wrapped
his arms even tighter around the man.
In the next second, his lips were captured once again by the man and his moans were
swallowed in the kiss. You XiaoMo was already drunk since earlier on. His body had gone all
soft and weak and ready for the man to have his way with it.
The man released his lips and brushed his cheek.
“Looks like you only behave slightly more passionately when you’re drunk.” The man gently
smiled.
At that moment, You XiaoMo suddenly lifted one leg. His knee just brushed against the
bulge between the man’s legs which sent a wave of heat coursing through his body.
Meanwhile, the person who started it was laughing out loud inconsiderately.
The man sucked in a breath before lowering his head to kiss him.
“You little imp!”
Chapter 394: Money Making Method

Translated by Kollumceti of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

“Ohh–“

You XiaoMo let out an uncomfortable groan and slowly rolled over as he unhurriedly
opened his eyes. The first thing he saw was an unfamiliar handsome face. Shocked, he
sprang up into a sitting position on the bed, and was suddenly wide awake.

You XiaoMo did not even have the time to understand what happened before a dull pain
came from his head. There was also a trace of stinging pain from that hard to speak about
place below, “It hurts…”

A pair of hands abruptly stretched over and pressed his temple. The strength was even,
neither too light nor too heavy. He lifted his head upwards and let out a happy sigh.

“Is it better?” The man’s familiar voice slowly and lazily echoed beside his ear. The deep
voice carried the languidness of one just having gotten out of bed, making him feel
comfortably warm.

You XiaoMo had already regained his senses. He leaned against the man’s body on the spot
and roguishly said, “No, my head is still very heavy. Next time I definitely won’t drink.”

“Okay, then don’t drink.” The man said with a laugh.

You XiaoMo opened his eyes and glared at him, “You still dare to laugh. If not for you urging
me on to drink a little more, I wouldn’t have such a headache now.”

The man innocently replied, “If you feel that the wine was not tasty, will you drink it if I
pour it for you?”

You XiaoMo gave a dry cough, “That wine…was really quite tasty.”

The tavern also had many varieties of wine. However, it was best known for its fruit wine. It
was said that the fruit wine was June City’s specialty. The flavor was not spicy and also not
strong, rather it had a faint fruity flavor. It tasted good, and one would not feel tired of it no
matter how much was consumed.

You XiaoMo had thought that fruit wines would be very strong-tasting in the beginning.
After drinking it, he discovered that it tasted just like fruit juice. Ling Xiao also frequently
poured the fruit wine for him, so he drank cup after cup and unwittingly finished several
pots of wine.

“Oh yeah, something seemed to have happened when I was drunk yesterday. What was it?
My head is still dizzy now so I’m not too clear about it. You explain it to me.”

You XiaoMo felt a little guilty so he quickly changed the topic. He took a moment to recall
what had happened yesterday. Although he remembered that the YuXian City was present
and there was that something Mage Guild, but he couldn’t remember several details.

Ling Xiao narrowed his eyes. His finger skimmed You XiaoMo’s cheek as he laughed, “Can’t
you remember? Yesterday you obviously made Hu KangNing and Hu Yin choke until they
could not even refute a single sentence.”

You XiaoMo had an uneasy expression on his face as he pushed Ling Xiao’s hand away, “I
said I don’t remember, so I don’t.” He gave the slight impression of trying to hide it but
made it more conspicuous instead.

Ling Xiao did not continue to tease him upon seeing that he was about to flare up,
“Yesterday, the people from YuXian City and the Mage Guild appeared in June City. From
their conversation, it appeared that there would be more people arriving. I suppose that
there’s something here in this side of the mountain range in June City which has attracted
them.”

“Do you know what it is?” You XiaoMo asked.

Ling Xiao shook his head, “I don’t know yet. Their secrecy is actually very tight. Other than
themselves, all the people in June City do not appear to know what it is about.”

You XiaoMo replied, “Maybe there’s some sort of treasure here.”

Ling Xiao chucked, “No matter what treasure it is, this situation is a good opportunity for us.
We do not need to specially run to the territory of the Vermillion Blood Clan and their
branch forces to investigate.”

Be that as it may, but it was a fact that the people from YuXian City and the Mage Guild
appeared in June City at the same time after all. Two great powers together would draw a
lot of attention and they were not the only ones curious about this. The people who were
present at that time also were wondering about it, so someone went to investigate that
very evening.

After a whole night, the news that the YuXian City was waiting for their forces to arrive had
spread throughout June City. Moreover, it was also rumored that the members of the
Vermillion Blood Clan would also be sent over.

The two changed their clothes and You XiaoMo called for CatQiu to return again.

After dressing up, he changed his appearance into yesterday’s ordinary-looking youth once
more.

Although CatQiu’s strength was in the lower range in his Qiu team, his transformation
techniques were unusually top-notch and it was hard for people to see through them. Just
like Hu Yin from yesterday, he had an Emperor Realm cultivation base, but even he did not
see through his disguise.

Then the two went out.

Many people poured through the gates to June City in the early morning after the events
yesterday. They had all hurried over because of the news. It appeared that many wanted to
know why the YuXian City and the Mage Guild would come here.

From time to time there would be a crowd hurrying past them.

Just as You XiaoMo was having some misgivings, a peal of hectic footsteps abruptly
sounded from behind. He saw a group of people rushing over once he turned back.

“I’ve heard that someone knows why they would come to June City.”

“Is that true or false?”

“Of course it’s true, because the people from the Cang Alliance are also here.”

“That’s great…”

You XiaoMo saw this group of people running past him at a high speed, as though they
would miss the opportunity if they were late. In the beginning he did not understand, but
after thinking about the nature of the Cang Alliance’s influence, he then understood.

Ling Xiao wore white from head to toe today and he was holding a fan in hand. With a
graceful and elegant demeanor, he smiled, “Interesting, let’s go take a look too.”

There would be no lack of the Cang Alliance in any place that was bustling with noise and
excitement. In the Tong Tian Continent, this point could practically be said to be a common
understanding. Furthermore, many secrets would no longer remain as secrets at any place
that had the Cang Alliance present. This was because other than collecting information, the
Cang Alliance would also engage in the sale of all kinds of information.
When You XiaoMo and Ling Xiao arrived, they saw an enormous demon beast in a huge
plaza.

The appearance of the demon beast was very similar to a tortoise. It stood about fifty
meters tall and was about five hundred meters long. The shell of the tortoise was green and
it carried a building similar to a house on top of its shell. There were delicate and beautiful
carvings on the building and with a look, and one would know that it’s a thing of aesthetic
pleasure.

Those people who had just run past You XiaoMo were now surrounding one side of this
tortoise as they continuously chattered in discussion over the matter.

Ling Xiao walked over and cleared up his confusion, “This Green Tortoise is from a branch
bloodline of the Psychic Black Tortoise from the Four Ancient Beasts Clan. Rumor has it that
the head of the Cang Alliance subdued the entire clan of Green Tortoises. Henceforth, the
Green Tortoise Clan began to serve the Cang Alliance for many generations.”

“To even be able to subdue the branch bloodline of the Psychic Black Tortoise, the head of
the Cang Alliance is really too amazing.” You XiaoMo gutsily exclaimed in admiration.
Furthermore, this way of thinking of using the tortoise as a means of transportation was
completely new and original. At least to a person like him who had wholeheartedly believed
that a tortoise was a very slow animal, he thought as such.

People jumped down one after another from the back of the Green Tortoise just as they
were talking.

There were more than a dozen people were in the same attire, only the clothes of the
person taking the lead was different. His aura was very strong and his body was so sturdy
that he seemed to be able to carry a mountain on his shoulders. His silhouette was
unwavering and determined as the edge of a blade. On his back was a broadsword without
a scabbard.

This was an expert who used swords!

“It’s Lord Xiong Xiao, who would have thought that the Cang Alliance would actually send
him over.”

“Ah-ah-ah, Lord Xiong Xiao is the twenty-first expert on the Tong Tian Rankings. Sure
enough it’s really different once an idol appears! He’s so mighty and domineering.”

“I’ve heard that Lord Xiong Xiao was the eighth disciple that the head of the Cang Alliance
took in. He also has a high status in the Cang Alliance. However, the head of the Cang
Alliance really deserves his name, each and every one of the disciples he took in are all
formidable and extraordinary.”

“I wonder how much the price for the information this time is going to be?”

“Based on the degree of confidentiality of the information, the price should be high. Looks
like not many would be able to afford it.”

……

The chatter of the crowd discussing had not stopped ever since Xiong Xiao jumped off the
Green Tortoise. Though it was noisy, it let You XiaoMo know a lot of information.

Ling Xiao whispered an explanation in his ear, “The Tong Tian Ranking is the rankings of the
experts in the Tong Tian Continent. The rankings are judged based off their overall strength.
Basically, those in the top hundred are all the powerhouses of the present age. This Xiong
Xiao is ranked at the twenty-first place, so his cultivation base should around one star
Divine Realm.”

Both were handsome guys, but the first impression that this Xiong Xiao gave them was
much better than Hu Yin and such.

Xiong Xiao swept his eyes over everyone present, his eyes was as sharp and penetrating as
a blade. Each and every one of those who he saw felt their breathing become sluggish. His
stature was very tall. After reaching the ground, he was still a head taller than everyone,
easily giving others a feeling of oppression.

The plaza suddenly quieted down, all kinds of noises were ceased with his glance-over.

After the crowd quieted down, Xiong Xiao’s clear voice got right to the point, “With regards
to the rumors of a treasure in the mountain ranges of June City, it’s confirmed to be true. In
accordance to the past rules, those who want to know the news can purchase the
information jade drive from me.”

As soon as this statement was made, alarmed clamoring suddenly rang out.

Originally, they were not sure whether it was true that there was a treasure in the
mountain ranges of June City. Now it was confirmed with Xiong Xiao saying as such. Never
did they think that the news would be so closely guarded that they would have heard of it
only when the other forces from the YuXian City had rushed over.

If not for the Cang Alliance, they would probably have still been left in the dark this time.
“Haha, Xiong Xiao-laoge, it’s really true that you can see the shadow of the Cang Alliance
wherever you go. Looks like this time the Cang Alliance would be able to earn a large
amount of spirit gems. How then would this price be calculated?”

Just when everyone was spiritedly discussing, a candid laughter abruptly sounded from the
rear. Everyone turned their heads and looked over, discovering that it was from a refined
youth in white. The youth was beaming from ear to ear was he walked towards them.

Who else was this youth but the Beast Transfiguration Guild’s Qiao WuShuang!
Chapter 395: Not Expensive At All

Translated by Jouissance of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

Qiao WuShuang was one of the young and popular leading figures within the Beast
Transfiguration Guild. Rumor had it, he was only second to that person in the ZhongTian
Headquarters of the Beast Transfiguration Guild. Though he wasn’t the one and only, his
name was widely known, especially throughout the Southern Continent.

The Southern Continent’s Beast Transfiguration Guild was a branch of ZhongTian’s. Qiao
WuShuang was mostly active in the Southern Continent, so he was more renown there. He
was also a powerhouse on the TongTian Rankings. He ranked a little under Xiong Xiao, but
he was also younger than Xiong Xiao.

When he appeared, everyone’s attention shifted.

There were rumors that Qiao WuShuang was on friendly terms with the people in the Cang
Alliance, but they never had proof because almost no one had seen Qiao WuShuang
walking together with people of the Cang Alliance. However, judging by how he referred to
Xiong Xiao just now, they could be certain that the rumors were true.

After Yu Xian City and the Mage’s Guild, people from the Cang Alliance and the Beat
Transfiguration Guild had appeared, too. People from the other guilds would probably be
arriving soon.

“Does Qiao-laodi intend to buy it, asking after the price?”

t/n: laodi: affectionate form of address for a male who is not very much younger than
oneself.

Xiong Xiao and Qiao WuShuang really did have quite a good relationship, thought they
weren’t friends that would lay their hearts bare to one another, Xiong Xiao had often had
dealings with Qiao WuShuang. This refined looking person was actually rather candid
person. Upon seeing him, that stern and solemn expression had warmed up a little, though
he still looked quite serious.

Qiao WuShuang could tell though. He shook his head and smiled, saying. “I have no
intentions of buying. I can’t afford the price of a jade drive like that. Plus, why would I spend
spirit gems to buy information I already know? I, Young Master WuShuang, am not an idiot.
If I really did buy it, there’ll probably be people saying I’ve been kicked in the head by a
donkey.”
“Qiao-laodi jokes. Who dares insult Young Master WuShuang, after all?” Xiong Xiao began
to laugh. He liked people who spoke openly like WuShuang; this was what he admired
about WuShuang the most.

Qiao WuShuang also laughed a little before saying, “Xiong-laoge, there’s no need to
entertain me further. Your business is more important.”
t/n: laoge: affectionate form of address for a male who is not very much older than
oneself.
Xiong Xiao didn’t reply, but it was clear that Xiong Xiao’s opinion of WuShuang had gone up.

In the audience, You XiaoMo couldn’t help but envy this sort of person. He lived carefree;
that was what life really was about. People who did nothing but plot against others only did
it because they had nothing better in their lives to do.

As opposed to people like Cheng DongQing and Hu YinNing, Xiong Xiao and Qiao WuShuang
had an easier time getting people to like them.

It wasn’t just You XiaoMo who was envious. Others had the same thought.

“Let’s cut to the chase. I believe everyone knows how valuable these Jade Drives are. The
price this time isn’t the highest the Cang Alliance has ever set, but the price isn’t low either.
A Jade Drive is one hundred thousand spirit gems,” Xiong Xiao declared.

With these words, many people were struck dumb by this price of one hundred thousand.

Though the South Continent was much wealthier than Bei Dong, those who truly were rich
with spirit gems were few and far between. A hundred thousand spirit gems was quite a
fortune for most people, so who would spend it on information?

So, after Xiong Xiao’s words fell, he received no response.

Xiong Xiao seemed to expect this situation and didn’t feel surprised.

This was a price he had came to after discussing with the others. When considering the
information inside the Jade Drive, it really wasn’t very expensive, but only those who
decided to spend their fortune on it would known if it was worth it or not.

When silence had fallen, laughter suddenly came from the back of the crowd. It was
especially abrupt in the silence and the owner of the laugh wasn’t at all courteous, his
laughter mocking.

You XiaoMo felt that this voice seemed familiar. He had heard it somewhere before, but he
couldn’t remember where and turned his head in the direction of the laugh like everyone
else.

A kind of familiar man, with a group of people clustered around him like stars around a
moon, came over.

Those in his way moved to the side without prompting.

This man was none other than Cheng DongQing who had been in the bar yesterday. You
XiaoMo had been drunk then, so he didn’t have a very deep impression of the other.

Cheng DongQing walked up to Xiong Xiao and Qiao WuShuang, smiling lightly. “Seems like
the Cang Alliance is the same as always, unable to escape their love for wealth. I can’t
believe you have the face to sell information that someone else gleaned. In any case, you
actually dare to sell just a little Jade Drive for a hundred thousand spirit gems. You lot really
have gone crazy for spirit gems. Now you can’t even sell it, how embarrassing.”

Xiong Xiao glanced at him coldly. “Mind your own fucking business!”

Cheng DongQing’s smile fell instantly.

“Pfft…”

Someone in the crowd couldn’t help but laugh.

In the silence, the chuckle was exceptionally loud.

Cheng DongQing’s face, having had only just been cursed at, immediately darkened. He
couldn’t vent his anger out on Xiong Xiao, so he decided to take it out on the person who
had laughed. His cold gaze immediately shot in the direction of the laugh, but, blocked by
the crowd, he didn’t know who it was that had laughed. At that thought, he was even more
pissed off.

The people behind Cheng DongQing knew that he was getting angry. One of the men
immediately pulled out his weapon, pointing it at the crowd and yelling, “Who laughed just
now? Get out here at once.”

The crowd was afraid of getting caught in the crossfire and hurriedly backed away, revealing
You XiaoMo and Ling Xiao. With the empty space around them, it was like they had been
ostracized.

The man saw them and decided that they were the people who had laughed. He was about
to yell again when he suddenly noticed a familiar handsome face. The other was watching
him with something like a smile. The scene from the bar yesterday surfaced in his mind and
the man couldn’t help but shudder.

The state Hu YinNing had ended up in after fighting this guy was still etched into his mind.
The man knew he was no match for Ling Xiao and his words seem to be lodged in his throat,
preventing him from speaking. He turned to glance at Cheng DongQing in uncertainty.

“It’s you!” Cheng DongQing saw them and immediately knew what had happened.

Only these two would dare laugh at them, others wouldn’t dare laugh, knowing of his
identity.

“Who are they?”

Seeing how Cheng DongQing knew the two, confusion flashed through Xiong Xiao’s eyes.
The two sides seemed to have bad blood between them, too, if the tone he had used and
the way he grit his teeth was any indication.

That was when a green-clothed person came up to him and whispered into his ear,
explaining what had happened and the fight in the bar. With the information network the
Cang Alliance had, they had known of this incident the day it happened.

Qiao WuShuang was close to them and also heard, immediately shooting a surprised look at
the two. They hadn’t even gotten here two days and were already making enemies with the
Mage’s Guild and Yu Xian City. These two were quite talented, weren’t they?

Seeing how they were discovered, You XiaoMo waved at them, smiling. “Hello, we meet
again.”

Cheng DongQing’s expression turned even uglier, looking like he wanted to tear that smile
apart. However, he looked at the man next to You XiaoMo with trepidation. He would
destroy them some day.

As he thought that, the two walked towards Xiong Xiao.

“Hey dage, I would like to purchase a Jade Drive.” You XiaoMo said with a smile, stopping in
front of Xiong Xiao.

In reality, he hadn’t wanted to get this sort of attention, but no one else had responded and
the whole thing had been suddenly interrupted by Cheng DongQing. They still had
something to do, so he decided to act first.

Xiong Xiao hadn’t thought that the first person to come and buy the Jade Drive would be
such a young man. Plus, Cheng DongQing had only just been mocking them about their lack
of customers. Now that he had stood out from the group, Cheng DongQing was very likely
to take his anger out on this person. He didn’t think the two hadn’t considered this. If so,
then to still do such a thing was a brave act indeed.

Xiong Xiao couldn’t help but warm up to them a little and unhesitantly took out a Jade
Drive, tossing it over. “Here you go.”

You XiaoMo caught the Jade Drive and then paid him a hundred thousand spirit gems. He
glanced at Cheng DongQing, whose complexion had gone pale green, and suddenly said
with a laugh, “A hundred thousand spirit gems for this small Jade Drive? Aiya, that’s not
expensive at all.”

Hearing this, everyone sweatdropped.

For the rich, a hundred thousand spirit gems wasn’t very expensive, but instead rather
reasonable.

Wasn’t it worth being able to gain information that no one else knew by spending a
hundred thousand spirit gems?

However, for them, who had never saved more than a few ten thousand, a hundred
thousand wasn’t just expensive. Even if they sold everything they had, they probably
wouldn’t be able to afford it, so they were just here to watch the drama.

Cheng DongQing almost spat blood.

He had just said that Xiong Xiao’s Jade Drive lacked customers because it was too
expensive, but now this person was slapping his face by saying that in front of everyone. He
had done it several times; did he really think that Chang DongQing didn’t dare act?

“Watch yourself, brat!”

After leaving behind that chilling warning, he whirled around and left with his followers.

It wasn’t a small thing to have bad blood with one of the people of the Mage’s Guild. The
Mage’s Guild was one of the greatest powers of the TongTian Continent and their presence
was scattered all across the continent. Plus, in order to ask the high ranking mages of the
Mage’s Guild for help, many practitioners would try to curry their favor. So, making
enemies with them meant to make enemies with the majority.

The crowd couldn’t help but glance at You XiaoMo in sympathy. He really had guts.
However, the handsome man beside him didn’t even act to stop him at all. Where were all
these recklessly brave people coming from?
Chapter 396: Metal Swallowing Beast

Translated by Crystal of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

“You two, please hold on.”

After purchasing the jade drive, You XiaoMo was just about to leave with Ling Xiao when
Xiong Xiao, who was behind them watching, suddenly called out to stop them. The two
both stopped.

Xiong Xiao walked over, paid obeisance and said, “I’m Xiong Xiao, us meeting was meant to
be, how should I call you?”

Those who were about to leave, after hearing this, all stopped dead in their tracks and
turned to look at Xiong Xiao, who had a courteous expression on, with astonishment. Xiong
Xiao was ranked twenty-first on the Tong Tian Rankings, for him to initiate in small talk,
that’s really giving them face!

The Cang Alliance was rich and powerful, there were many who would want to associate
themselves with them. Like the Vermillion Blood Clan and the Beast Transfiguration Guild,
even they would want to befriend the Cang Alliance.

However, only very few could catch their attention. It was not that they were prideful and
unwilling to befriend the other, rather, they were all a bunch of oddballs who didn’t care
about one’s background. If they don’t like someone, no matter who they had as backup,
they wouldn’t care.

Like Cheng DongQing for example, Xiong Xiao didn’t like him, so he rebutted him without
remorse, without giving him face. Although, it was the former who provoked first, however,
even if he hadn’t, Xiong Xiao still wouldn’t have had a better attitude.

You XiaoMo was also surprised and continued thoughtlessly, “I’m You Xiao….Ah!”
Before he could finish, a hand groped his waist at his ticklish stop, slightly scaring him a
little.

“You XiaoAh?”

Right then Qiao WuShuang walked over and after hearing the name, made a weird
expression. It was the first time he had heard of a name so strange, pairing it with the
person, it was an odd sensation. Seeing that the two looked over, he said, “I’m forgetting to
introduce myself, I’m Qiao WuShuang.”

You XiaoMo sweated a little, “Hello.”

“It’s not You XiaoAh, but You XiaoHa.” The reticent Ling Xiao slightly explained.

t/n: Ha in laughter, like ahahaha >_> ……...Poor lil Momo.

With a guilty conscience, You XiaoMo agreed, “Yes, yes, yes, it’s not Ah but Ha.”

“Not matter if its Ah or Ha, it's just a name.” Xiong Xiao said brightly and turned to look at
Ling Xiao, “How would you like me to address you?”

With solemnity Ling Xiao replied, “Ling Mo.”

t/n: Ling in Ling Xiao, Mo in You XiaoMo, and you got Ling Mo, which btw is a very
beautiful name >_> at least better than someone which the onomatopoeia of laughter.

You XiaoMo, “…”

Xiong Xiao didn’t realize the weird atmosphere between them and happily made obeisance
while saying, “Ah, I see, fellow Ling Mo, being able to meet you two means that today has
not been a wasted effort.”

You XiaoMo finally came back to his senses and said, “We are happy to be able to meet you
too.”
Xiong Xiao calmed down a bit and his expression turned serious again. In a serious tone he
said, “Fellow You XiaoHa, today you offended Cheng DongQing, from now on, you should
be more careful. With his narrow-mindedness, he will definitely come and take revenge
given the chance. If you guys decide to go to that place, then be careful of him and Hu Yin.”

Hearing the words ‘You XiaoHa’, You XiaoMo felt a little embarrassed. He imagined that
‘the place’ he mentioned was the place of the hidden treasure. He felt a slightly moved and
replied, “Thank you Xiong-dage for the warning, we will be careful.”

It was after a little more chit-chat that You XiaoMo and Ling Xiao left.

Qiao WuShuang looked at them thoughtfully before saying, “Xiong-laoge, this is the first
time I’ve seen you be so interested in two strangers.”

“Actually, I don’t know the reason either, I just find them pleasing, especially that You
XiaoHa, I’m especially fond of him.” Xiong Xiao shook his head and couldn’t help but laugh
despite himself.

Qiao WuShuang knew that this feeling was hard to explain and didn’t push any further,
“Xiong-laoge, did you pay attention to that Ling Mo?”

Xiong Xiao immediately stopped smiling and muttered, “Of course I noticed him, however, I
couldn’t detect his level. If he didn’t use any technique to hide his presence, then his power
should be above mine. I believe it’s the latter, since they dare to challenge Yu Xian City and
the Mage Guild. If he was just at the Divine level, that wouldn’t be enough.”

Qiao WuShuang said, “Hopefully they won’t meet any strong practitioners from those two
forces anytime soon. However, I did hear that a young master of the Vermillion Blood Clan
was coming, is that true?”

Xiong Xiao knew he was trying to sound out the truth but didn’t pay any mind, “Since Qiao-
Laodi already has the answer, why would you need to ask me?”

On the other hand, You XiaoMo and Ling Xiao did not hurry back to the hotel.
They wandered around June City for a while and bought a lot of souvenirs before going
back.

Once they were in the room, You XiaoMo took out the jade drive, it was black with a crystal
glow flowing through. It did not have any restrictions so it was easy to read the information
inside.

He wasn’t in a hurry to dissolve the information and handed the jade drive to Ling Xiao first.

As per usual, Ling Xiao was faster than him.

You XiaoMo said in astonishment, “It’s unbelievable that beneath the June Mountain Range
there would be such a huge natural underground palace and it could nurture a Metal
Swallowing Beast.”

Although You XiaoMo was not an extensive reader, he still had heard of the Metal
Swallowing Beast.

It was a demon beast that could attack and defend, especially its defense was incredibly
strong. However, it depended on what it had devoured, the rarer and stronger the metal,
the better its defense would be. That would also increase its levels, so basically a demon
beast that relied on eating rare metals.

As for its attack, that also had to do with it consuming metals.

The Metal Swallowing Beast had the metal element thus any physical damage would not
affect it. Instead it could control the metal elements within a human. Killing without
drawing blood, that was the real power of the demon beast.

Even if it wasn’t an Emperor beast, its attack and defense was stronger than most, thus
people would call it a false Emperor beast.

“By the looks of things, everyone is here for the Metal Swallowing Beast.” You XiaoMo
thought of the power of the demon beast and couldn’t help but be a bit tempted. However,
he knew he couldn’t push it, the jade drive didn’t mention its power level, he didn’t want to
find an uncertain fight.

Ling Xiao said, “About the Metal Swallowing Beast, there is actually a legend about it.”

“A legend?”

“The legend says that the Metal Swallowing Beast is a god blessed special beast. If one
could capture it, they would be above all living things. It is a symbol of power, riches, and
status.”

Hearing that You XiaoMo’s eyes glowed, “It’s that amazing? Then, if everyone had a Metal
Swallowing Beast, wouldn’t everyone be at the top?”

Ling Xiao looked at him with disdain, “What do you think the Metal Swallowing Beast is, a
low-leveled demon beast that you see everywhere?”

You XiaoMo let out a dry laugh, he was just making a joke, “Then, according to you, the
number of the Metal Swallowing Beasts is as low as the four great Emperor beasts?”

Ling Xiao said, “The four great emperor beasts are rare, but the Metal Swallowing Beast is
even rarer, one of a kind. It will only breed once in a trillion years, what do think is its
rarity?”

You XiaoMo swallowed hard.

Once in a trillion years? By then it was all too late.

“However, it's not that easy to breed a Metal Swallowing Beast, so there is something that’s
been bothering me.” Ling Xiao suddenly said in contemplation.

You XiaoMo asked, “What is it?”

Ling Xiao replied, “I’ll tell you once I confirm it. If it's as I expect, then we have to take of a
piece of the pie this time.”

You XiaoMo got antsy just hearing it, “Can you tell me now?”

Ling Xiao, “No!”

You XiaoMo asked again, “Why not?”

Ling Xiao looked at him and with a smile said, “Because I know you would really like to
know right now.”

You XiaoMo, “…”

Fuck.

You XiaoMo’s feeling of resentment was as deep as the black hole after being tricked. Didn’t
he know that he was very curious? To purposefully not tell him because he wanted to
know…if he had known that, he would’ve said he didn’t want to know, although that
sounded like a very dumb idea.

For the next few days, they stayed at the hotel. Beneath the hotel was a bar, there was
always someone talking about the ins and outs of June City. So, even without going out,
they had learned a lot.

Both the Vermillion Blood Clan and the Beast Transfiguration Association arrived the day
before in June City. It was said that they both dispatched a Divine leveled practitioner,
clearly with getting the Metal Swallowing Beast in mind.

You XiaoMo had initially thought that Hu Yin and Cheng DongQing would come to the hotel
to seek revenge, however since then there had been nothing. He almost thought that they
had a change of heart.
However, Ling Xiao told him that it was because the departure day was coming close.
Neither of the two Divine leveled practitioners would want to divert their attention so they
didn’t come find them immediately.

“When are we leaving?” After a few more days You XiaoMo couldn’t help but ask. It seemed
like the Vermillion Blood Clan was already on the move while they still hadn’t done
anything.

He thought that Ling Xiao would know, however he said this instead, “How would I know?
Didn’t the jade drive say that the entrance was randomized? If you want to go in, you need
to find the entrance.” He said in a very uncaring attitude.

You XiaoMo pounced on him while making threatening gestures, choking him as he yelled,
“How do you not know, aren’t you supposed to be very strong?”

Ling Xiao let him choke him, but one of his hands slide down to hold his bottom, and replied
in a gloating way, “The reality is telling you that your man isn’t invincible. He also has things
he cannot do. However, I didn’t think my wife here thought so highly of me. As your
husband I feel very honored, and thus your husband has made a decision, let’s dual
cultivate!”

You XiaoMo wanted to bite him to death, this sex-driven bastard.

And so, that was what he did. Without hesitation, he bit Ling Xiao’s neck.
Chapter 397: Imposter

Translated by Rachel of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

The next day, Ling Xiao’s neck was horribly bitten. Most people would immediately remove
the traces, but Ling Xiao did not. He saw the bite marks on his neck as a mark of You
XiaoMo’s love for him. With that thought in mind, he appeared unabashedly in front of
others.

Said other person was a staff of the hotel.

Since then, the staff had been looking at You XiaoMo more and more strangely. He was
shocked at first, but afterwards he looked at him as if he was a monster and dared not
come back.

You XiaoMo utterly regretted his actions. He should have known better than to compete
with him in terms of who was more thick-skinned. He would never win. After all, he knew
Ling Xiao was no ordinary person.

You XiaoMo ended up having to beg him to remove the marks on his neck. You XiaoMo
tearfully swore he would never do this sort of thing again. After agreeing to a number of
unequal terms, Ling Xiao finally dismissed the idea of ​walking around with the marks for
show.

He would definitely get back at him one day!

After another two days had passed, You XiaoMo had a small discussion before finally
deciding to broadcast the information he saw in his jade drive regarding the Metal
Swallowing Beast.

The news spread like wildfire, and in less than half a day, the whole of June City knew about
it. Everyone was talking about the Metal Swallowing Beast.

However, this move did not jeopardize the interests of the Cang Alliance. This was because
as early as the day before; Xiong Xiao had already stopped selling the information jade
drive. Those who bought the jade drive were also wary of the Vermillion Blood Clan and
were unwilling to freely divulge information they bought with spirit gems. So in the end,
nothing got out.

But one thing did change. After You XiaoMo leaked the news, the Vermillion Blood Clan and
the other forces lost their privileges.
The Metal Swallowing Beast symbolised power and status and almost no one could resist
this temptation. Driven by their desires, some people relentlessly probed around for
information on where the entrance to the natural underground palace was.

As the saying goes, “When there’s a will, there’s a way.” Eventually, someone really did find
out where the entrance was located.

In reality, the Vermillion Blood Clan and a few other large powers already had a plan in
mind. All this time, they hadn’t taken action because they were observing how the
underground palace moved. From their observations, they discovered that the next time
the entrance would reappear would be at the south-western part of June City’s mountain
range, along Broken Valley.

But time was very limited. The underground palace’s entrance only stopped for seven
minutes or so before shifting again. If they couldn’t get in within this time frame, the
location of the entrance would shift once more and no one knew where it’d end up next or
how far away it’d be. Basically, they only had one shot.

That being said, there was still no news on which day and what time it would make an
appearance. You XiaoMo was also starting to get anxious. He felt it could be any day now.

If he couldn’t obtain information on the exact whereabouts of the entrance, it would be

useless to search the whole mountain range of June City. The entrance would have long
since disappeared.

“What now?” Although Ling Xiao had already said that he wasn’t omnipotent, You XiaoMo
still asked him out of habit.

Ling Xiao rubbed his clean shaven chin before suddenly smiling after a moment.

“I reckon the Vermillion Blood Clan would has taken precautions after the information
leaked the last time. They won’t let many people know about it to ensure nothing is leaked
a second time. It’s useless to rely on others. In this case, we can only find out about it
ourselves.”

“How?” You XiaoMo asked with interest.

“Killing and arson,” Ling Xiao replied.

Soon, it was nightfall and what better time to set fire and kill people than on a dark, stormy
night. In the darkness of the night, dozens of figures were on the move. These people were
heading in one direction and that was the June City’s Lord’s Mansion.

That day, Hu Yin was leaving the inn after being irritated by You XiaoMo. He then accepted
the invitation from the city’s lord and proceeded to lodge in the Lord’s Mansion with his
entourage. After that, people from the Mage Guild also moved in. This gave the lord great
honor. The smile never left the lord’s face.

As to why they chose to deal with the Vermillion Blood Clan and the Mage Guild instead, it
was because they couldn’t afford to offend the Cang Alliance. They had an intelligence
network all across the Tong Tian Continent and if they dared to lay a hand on their people,
they wouldn’t even how they ended up dead. The Cang Alliance was known to be extremely
protective of its own people.

They couldn’t offend the Beast Transfiguration Guild either. They were renowned for their
beast taming techniques across the Tong Tian Continent. From the high level demon beasts
down to the lowest level ones, one might never know if they were being watched by demon
beasts as they made their move. The risks were too high. Hence, they settled for the
Vermillion Blood Clan and the Mage Guild.

While they couldn’t afford to offend the two forces either, it would be difficult to trace the
attacks back to them if they were more careful. Not long after, a group of people arrived at
the heavily guarded Lord’s Mansion. It was as if these people already had it all planned out.
They regrouped before dispersing again, sneaking into the mansion from different
directions.

Fifteen minutes had passed.

A powerful aura from within the mansion rose to the sky. Pained moans and cries rang in
succession. Soon after, they were silenced. The dark night once again resumed its peace
and quiet, as if nothing had happened.

“As expected, they don’t stand a chance when faced with a Divine level powerhouse.” From
the darkness, Ling Xiao’s voice could be heard with a hint of foresight as he spoke.

You XiaoMo, who was laying on Ling Xiao’s back, looked towards the brightly lit Lord’s
Mansion. It seemed like they already knew that the night wasn’t going to be a peaceful one.
No one was planning to go to bed as they waited for their prey to show up at their
doorsteps.

“Hu Yin probably hasn’t gone to sleep. Are we really going to start with attacking him?”

“Hu Yin may be a genius in Yu Xian City but he is nothing compared to the Vermillion Blood
clan’s member. The Divine level powerhouse is probably beside that clan member and
guarding him now. So we can only target Hu Yin.”

“Can’t we target Cheng DongQing?”

“Hu Yin and Cheng DongQing. Which one do you hate more?”

“Both.”

“Choose one first. We’ll deal with the other one another time.”

“Then, let’s stick with Hu Yin.”

“Make up your mind next time.”

“…Ok.”

The courtyard that Hu Yin was staying at was in the west wing of the mansion. They already
surveyed the place during daytime and for some reason, he wasn’t in the same place as the
others. This only made it more convenient for them to attack. However, afraid that Hu Yin
would be disturbed, the lord deliberately sent people to guard the west wing closely. On
the surface, indeed it looked like not even a fly could get in.

Ling Xiao and You XiaoMo snuck past the guards and defence lines with ease and finally
located Hu Yin’s residence—an exquisite compound.

The outside of the compound was surrounded by the Guards of the Lord’s Mansion whilst
the inside was people brought by Hu Yin. Other than Hu Yin who had an Emperor level
cultivation, there was another person who was at the same level. The difference being the
person had a stronger presence than Hu Yin and he probably was a four or five star.

Ling Xiao quickly knocked that person out.

You XiaoMo took over by stuffing the guy under the bed. Even if someone came in, they
won't be able to see him. Then, he got CatQiu to transform into the sagging old man under
the bed.

“Like this you’ve really become an old man.” Ling Xiao joked.

You XiaoMo rolled his eyes at him before starting to carry out the plan.

In order not to alarm other people, they thought of using this knocked out old man’s
identity and have You XiaoMo take on his appearance to deceive the others. The results
were successful. You XiaoMo only had to say to them he had important matters to speak
with Hu Yin and asked them and the lord’s guards to stand guard outside, which they easily
obeyed.

Knock! Knock! Knock!

“Come in.” Hu Yin answered.

You XiaoMo immediately pushed the doors open and entered. He gave the room a sweep
before concluding that it was indeed luxurious.

As expected, Hu Yin hadn’t retired for the night. He was drinking and his brows were set in a
deep frown, as if he had remembered something unpleasant. When he saw him entering,
he didn't even suspect anything.

“Uncle Lu, do you need me for something?”

You XiaoMo gave a slight cough before speaking, “I have something important to tell you.”

With his wine-addled brain, Hu Yin couldn't tell what You XiaoMo said sounded very
different from the usual Uncle Lu. When he heard there were important matters, he asked
about it.

“What is it?”

“Actually, I just want to tell you there's someone standing behind you.” You XiaoMo smiled.

Hu Yin froze for a moment before noticing that the Uncle Lu in front of him was a little odd.
Before he could even give a deep thought as to why he found him odd, he felt something
strange from behind him.

He turned around sharply only to find a familiar handsome man before him. The man was
smiling at him, which sent shivers down his spine. He opened his mouth to speak but not a
single word fell out. Hu Yin’s eyes never left that man.

Ling Xiao didn’t give him a chance to speak before knocking him out like he did with Hu Yin’s
Uncle Lu. No one caught him so Hu Yin just fell to the ground. His eyes that were staring
wide open a moment ago were now closed

“This is easier than I thought.”You XiaoMo exclaimed.

Ling Xiao glanced at him.

“You can change back now.” He was not the least bit interested in seeing the old man’s
face, not when that old face was making expressions that he was familiar with.

You XiaoMo grumbled quietly before doing as told.

Ling Xiao squatted beside Hu Yin and stuck out his right index finger. A nail that wasn't long
but had a sharp glint cut a deep wound into into Hu Yin’s neck. Blood spilled forth and soon
the floor was covered by a pool of blood. And just like that, Hu Yin was killed while he was
still unconscious.

You XiaoMo gulped.

He felt nervous and thrilled at the same time.

Chapter 398: Biggest Problem in Life.

Translated by Kollumceti of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

Ling Xiao absorbed Hu Yin’s memory after he died.

Whether they were dead or alive, Ling Xiao could absorb the memories of people, but there
was still a difference.

An instinctive resistance would be produced in the person’s memory when absorbing the
memory while they were alive. This was not conducive for absorption and also wastes time.
However, after dying the consciousness would dissipate. As long as the time of death was
not more than one day, the memory would remain in the mind. Just like ownerless goods,
the memory stored in the mind would be easier to absorb.

This was not the first time You XiaoMo saw Ling Xiao do this.

Every time he saw this scene, he felt that it was like Ling Xiao was eating people.

Ling Xiao had thoroughly absorbed Hu Yin’s memory after a few minutes. He found the
answers they wanted in his memory, then said, “Let’s go.”

You XiaoMo nodded.

Ling Xiao set off a fire after walking out of the room, then the two left as easily as they
entered.

Fifteen minutes later, the fire had spread and the west rooms of the City Lord’s mansion
were alight with the blaze. The fire was very large and there were signs that it was
spreading in the other directions. Moreover, they were unable to extinguish the fire no
matter what was done. The entire City Lord’s mansion instantly sank into a panic, and roars
were heard coming from inside from time to time.

The news that the mansion of the City Lord had caught fire spread on the morning of the
second day.

It was said the fire did not go out until the morning. It was only that nearly half of the City
Lord’s mansion had been burned down by then.

There were not many casualties because it was discovered early. But amongst the several
number of dead was the insufferably arrogant Hu Yin and the other was an Emperor Realm
expert. The Divine Realm expert from the Vermillion Blood Clan was very furious about this
matter and stated that they would definitely catch the murderer. However, whether they
could catch the person was another different matter.

In the afternoon, the news of the when the entrance of the underground palace would
appear spread like wildfire.

……

Inside the City Lord’s mansion, a tense atmosphere pervaded the entire place. This was
especially apparent in a hall which had not been burned from the fire. The people from the
Vermilion Blood Clan were gathered here and there was fury on their faces no matter who
they were.

You Ming, who was that Divine Realm expert from the Vermilion Blood Clan, looked
towards the man with the highest rank amongst them, “QingShan, what do you think about
this matter?”

The QingShan that You Ming addressed was the third son of the current head of the
Vermilion Blood Clan. His looks were handsome and his talent was one of the very best in
the clan. His status was higher than You Ming. He was the one who had the most say
amongst all the people there. Even You Ming had to listen to him most of the time.

You QingShan muttered to himself irresolutely, “The cultivation base of the one who
infiltrated into the City Lord’s mansion last night is bound to be above Uncle Lu. Otherwise
it would be impossible for him to kill Uncle Lu soundlessly without a fuss. As for Hu Yin, we
still can’t find him until now?”

“We have searched everywhere inside and out. There’s indeed no trace of Young Master
Hu. We suspect that he probably has already been killed.” Hu Yin’s subordinate respectfully
replied.

You QingShan rapped the tabletop, “That person killed Uncle Lu, yet he took Hu Yin away.
Could it be that person that has some sort of grudge with Hu Yin?” Since they could not find
Hu Yin’s body, they unanimously determined that Hu Yin had been kidnapped.

“Fifth Young Master, if the other party really had a grudge with Young Master Hu, I know of
two suspects who fit the bill.” Hu KangNing who had just recuperated from his injuries
immediately stood up when he heard this sentence. When he spoke of those two people, a
trace of bitter resentment exuded from his eyes.

You QingShan gave him an indifferent glance, “Are you referring to what happened at the
hotel?”
He had heard of this incident when he reached June City a few days ago.

Hu KangNing’s scalp tightened when You QingShan’s eyes were on him, and he cupped his
hands and stated, “Yes! The strength of one of them was above Hu Yin. At that time, Young
Master Hu did not even have slightest power to retaliate. So I believe that his strength is
probably also above Senior Lu.”

A bodyguard ran in just at this moment.

The bodyguard cupped his hands and reported, “Young Master, there’s been some progress
in the search. We found Young Master Hu Yin’s dimensional ring in the ruins. Underneath
the ring was a pile of black ash. This is probably Young Master Hu Yin’s clothing and other
personal items.”

“Could it be that the reason why Hu Yin disappeared was actually because he had been
burned to ashes by the fire?” You QingShan frowned. A dimensional ring was an item that
was of a much higher grade than a magic bag. With Hu Yin’s status, it was not unexpected
for him to own one. If he had been kidnapped, it was impossible that the dimensional ring
would be left behind untouched. In addition, with there was that pile of black ash, Hu Yin’s
disappearance would be reasonable if it was interpreted this way.

Bang–

You Ming heavily hammered the table as he darkly seethed, “Truly well done, to even dare
to kill the heir of YuXian City. Apparently the fact that the Vermilion Blood Clan has made
no big moves in these years has let everyone mistakenly believe that we are sick cats.
Where is the dignity of the Vermilion Blood Clan if we don’t kill that person?!”

You QingShan’s expression was unfathomable.

“That person will definitely appear tomorrow. At that time we will see who is the most
suspicious.” Hu KangNing clenched his hands. No matter whether those two were the killers
or not, he would never let them off.

……

Before noon the next day.

The valley in the southwest corner of the mountain ranges of June City was full of people.

Almost all the experts in June City had arrived. The densely packed crowd was jammed into
a pile, the mountain range which had always been desolate was brimming with an inhabited
atmosphere.
Everyone was chattering in discussion when You XiaoMo and Ling Xiao arrived.

At this moment, there was only half an hour till the emergence of the entrance of the
underground palace.

“There’s so many powerhouses, ah!” You XiaoMo excitedly exclaimed. Although the news
had been released quite late, there were many powerhouses concealed beneath the
surface in the mountain ranges of June City, so there was still quite a significant turnout
here. Thus, everyone who was stronger than Uncle Lu were all suspects.

“Don’t be careless.” Ling Xiao cautioned.

“I know. Hey, is that valley the entrance?” You XiaoMo said as he curiously pointed at the
precipitous terrain in front.

The mountain range ahead had a tremendous fracture about two hundred meters wide.
This was precisely the fractured valley they had heard through word of mouth today. It was
rumored that a long time ago, there were two exceptional experts who fought here and this
dangerous mountain stream was the masterpiece of one of the experts.

As a result of their impressive destructive power, there was a place inside the fractured
valley where the space was torn apart. After years of precipitation, this fractured valley
became a famous dangerous spot in the mountain range of June City. The fractured valley
was filled with hurricanes of thick ice as sharp as blades. There were even a few traces of
spatial forces mixed inside the hurricane. It was able to easily split open the defense of a
Spiritual Realm practitioner, so only those experts who were Imperial Realm and above
could enter.

“The people from the Vermilion Blood Clan and the Mages Guild have arrived!”

Just then, the crowd in the front burst into an uproar.

You XiaoMo glanced in the direction they were looking at. Ten rays of light rapidly streaked
across the sky. The rays drew closer from far to near and were soon before them, before
descending onto an open space that no one dared to approach.

He did not recognize the rest other than Cheng DongQing and Hu KangNing.

You XiaoMo originally thought that Hu Feng and Tang Hao who he met in Bei Dong’s Tian
Xiang City would also be here. He determined that they really did not come since he still
had not seen a trace of their figures until now.
He did not know that Hu Feng and Tang Hao had been in confinement because they did not
complete their Heavenly Caldron mission.

Continuing after them, Xiong Xiao’s Green Tortoise had also appeared. The gigantic Green
Tortoise obscured the sky above, plunging the ground below into shadows. The Green
Tortoise searched for a piece of vacant area before descending.

Xiong Xiao and Qiao WuShuang simultaneously jumped off the back of the Green Tortoise.
Whether it was a coincidence or not, they just happened to land near where You XiaoMo
and Ling Xiao were standing, and had long caught sight of them.

“Fellow Ling Mo, fellow You XiaoHa, we meet again.”

Xiong Xiao strode over, his stalwart face involuntarily let out a hint of cheer.

You XiaoMo was once again embarrassed by his address of ‘You XiaoHa’. He would not have
let Ling Xiao speak first if he had known earlier. In the end, it became something like You
XiaoHa. Ling Xiao’s alias was great. Using one of the letters from his name, Ling Mo Ling Mo,
it even sounded good too.

Ling Xiao casually replied, “We just arrived.”

Qiao WuShuang saw that You XiaoMo’s face was crumpled into a ball and asked with a
touch of care, “Fellow You, what happened to you?”

You XiaoMo was comforted at once by his address of ‘Fellow You’. It was so much better
than You XiaoHa and he smiled in satisfaction, “Nothing, I am just pondering over the
biggest problem in my life.”

Qiao WuShuang discreetly asked, “Dare I ask what the biggest problem in your life is?”

You XiaoMo sighed, “My surname is You. The main family from the Vermilion Blood Clan is
also surnamed You. I say, you do think that I could be one of their clansmen that was
stranded outside?”

“Er… …” Qiao WuShuang was stunned.

“It seems like there are all kinds of people in the world now. Any Tom, Dick or Harry also
dares to pretend to be a person from the Vermilion Blood Clan without even considering
their own status. On what basis are you worthy?!”

A mocking sneer abruptly sounded by his ear. The malicious tone and deliberate pitching of
voice was a personal attack directed at You XiaoMo that was brimming with malevolence.
The crowd looked in the direction of the voice. It was an ‘acquaintance’ who had been sent
flying with a kick by Ling Xiao – Hu KangNing.

You QingShan and You Ming were beside Hu KangNing. The expressions of the two were
cryptic and it was hard to tell what they thought about the words that had been said to You
XiaoMo. But it was apparent that they also approved of what he said, seeing as they did not
tell off Hu KangNing.

You XiaoMo eyed them before he nonchalantly recalled his gaze and continued to look at
and talk with Qiao WuShang, “I say, do you think I should change my surname? Otherwise,
other people may think that I have some relation to that group of people who only know
how to look at people through their nostrils. Then wouldn’t the one at a disadvantage be
me?”

Qiao WuShang could only give a hollow laugh.

Chapter 399: You’ll Get Pregnant

Translated by Jouissance of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

The expressions of the “nostrils-for-eyes” Vermilion Blood Clan twisted as one.

You XiaoMo’s words truly showed his talent for offending people. Though he hadn’t
specified who he was talking about explicitly, anyone would know who he meant. Plus,
these words were even said in front of very people he was talking about, so the effects
were even more impactful.

The only one who knew the full situation was Ling Xiao, who silently gazed skywards.

Yet, what was unexpected was that the Vermilion Blood Clan’s people didn’t erupt in rage
then and there.

Hu KangNing’s complexion had turned ugly, but, as if being held back by someone, didn’t
act despite how he was trembling with rage, red-eyed, and looking as if he wanted to rip
You XiaoMo to shreds.

The person who was stopping him was You QingShan.

It was then that Cheng DongQing from the Mage Guild glanced at You XiaoMo with an
insincere smile and said to You QingShan, “Brother QingShan, I truly admire your restraint
after being insulted like that by this buffon!”

You QingShan was unmoved, mildly replying, “You said yourself that he was nothing more
than a buffoon, so arguing with him is just going to bring us down to his level. I don’t have
the time for that.”

Cheng DongQing’s complexion shifted slightly, remembering how he had argued with You
XiaoMo before. But it couldn’t really be considered arguing, and he quickly pushed it out of
mind, agreeing with the other weakly, “Brother QingShan is very right.”

This was the first time he had received such a counterattack by an opponent and You
XiaoMo didn’t know how to react..

After a moment, You XiaoMo looked at Ling Xiao with wide eyes.

Ling Xiao sighed softly. “Didn’t I tell you that you shouldn’t talk to people with ‘nostrils for
eyes’? But you didn’t believe me. Don’t you know that talking with them can get you
pregnant?”
“Pfft-“ You XiaoMo laughed so hard that his chest hurt.

He was wrong; this was the real final boss!

Around them, the expressions of those who heard this twisted. You’d get pregnant hearing
someone talk, that truly was a new phrase. Most people were like You XiaoMo and couldn’t
hold in their laughter. However, they were more reserved, turning to chuckle into their
hands.

Hearing this sentence, You QingShan’s gaze turned cold enough to create ice. Yet he didn’t
want to get into anything with them, because of what he had said before. This was the
fabled, “digging oneself into a ditch.”

“No need to bother with them. It’s almost time. Let’s go.”

Ling Ming came out to help him the out of the awkward situation.

Cheng QingShan glanced at You XiaoMo darkly, his gaze baring murderous intent. Though
he hadn’t acted, he had etched You XiaoMo and Ling Xiao’s appearance into his mind.

If You XiaoMo knew what he was thinking, he would tell the other that their appearances
were fake.

Xiong Xiao and Qiao WuShuang looked at You XiaoMo and Ling Xiao, not knowing if they
should cry or laugh. It was hard to believe they could come up with something like that.
They had managed to completely destroy any chance of a good relationship with You
QingShan today. None of the Vermilion Blood Clan’s people were forgiving.

Xiong Xiao was the first to let go of his reservations. In reality, he had long since began to
look on the clansmen of the Vermilion Blood Clan with distaste. They were all arrogant like
they had gotten ten thousand two five eights*. If it wasn’t for his position, he would’ve
done something like that ages ago.

“You two really exceeded my expectations.” Xiong Xiao was exuberant, laughing freely. “But
that was great!”

“It was nothing!” You XiaoMo said humbly, smiling so much that his eyes were slits.

Qiao WuShuang shook his head with a smile. After entering the Underground Palace, the
Vermilion Blood Clan would certainly come after them, yet they could still smile like that.

As the time got closer, tension began to fill the air.

Qiao WuShuang seemed to see someone he knew and suddenly said, “I have something to
do, so I’ll be taking my leave.”

After that, he began to walk towards a group of people on a distant mountain. They were
powerhouses that had just appeared, radiating an intense aura.

Xiong Xiao said, “They’re from the Beast Transfiguration Guild.”

You XiaoMo’s eyes lit up. “Qiao-dage is from the Beast Transfiguration Guild?”

Xiong Xiao replied with surprise, “That’s right. You don’t know?” Qiao WuShuang was very
famous in the Southern Continent. Logically, there shouldn’t be anyone who hadn’t heard
of him.

You XiaoMo laughed and said, “Now I do.”

This really was an effortless find when they had no idea how to proceed. With their
relationship with Qiao Wu Shuang now, it’d be easier for him to learn Beast Transfiguration.

Xiong Xiao glanced over at the Broken Valley, saying to them, “The entrance of the
Underground Palace is about to appear. You guys be careful. I need to go and meet up with
the others, so I’ll be taking my leave.”

You XiaoMo waved at him.

There were many people who had rushed here to the June Mountains. Apart from the a
superclan like the Vermilion Blood Clan, there were quite a few other groups, all powerful
sects of the Southern Continent and some infamous names, too. As time went on, these
people all pressed towards the entrance of the Broken Valley.

You XiaoMo and Ling Xiao were rather far back, but they had an eighth of an hour, so they
weren’t very worried.

After about ten minutes, an excited voice yelled out from the front, “The entrance to the
Underground Palace has appeared!”

As the voice rung out, the crowd raced forwards with impatience.

The crowd swarmed into Broken Valley like ants. Even the weaker practitioners and mages
ran towards their deaths as if bewitched.

The result was as expected. None of them lived and were all torn asunder by the sharp
winds, falling at the entrance in gruesome pieces. The people’s minds finally cleared at
seeing this, sorrowfully looking at the already dead people and afraid to reckless charge
inside. All they could do was stand at the entrance looking and sighing.

As for the Vermilion Blood Clan and other groups, they darted inside under the guidance of
their elites.

You XiaoMo hurriedly pulled Ling Xiao over. They hadn’t even entered the Broken Valley
when they felt a cold, dark presence, as if their very souls were trembling.

After entering with the others, two towering cliffsides appeared in view, covered in moss
that formed jagged shapes on the walls, looking foreboding. In front of them were the
raging winds, emitting chilling howls like screaming ghosts.

You XiaoMo raised his head and looked up, seeing a small crack in the air as he had thought
he would.

This crack had been here for many years and more and more Spatial Force drifted out from
the crack, so only Emperor Level and above cultivators could endure it.

No one dared to approach the crack, avoiding it with their lives.

You XiaoMo could see the Vermilion Blood Clan at the front, their figures blurring. The
others followed them like an osseous disease. They were all so careful, terrified of getting
lost.

But this was understandable. Though everyone knew that Broken Valley was where the
Underground Palace would appear, the valley was massive. From the outside, it might only
seem two hundred meters wide, but it was thousands of meters deep and the dangerous
winds raged everywhere. They couldn’t find it by walking through the entire thing. So the
best method was to follow the Vermilion Blood Clan.

“Let’s go.” Ling Xiao grabbed his hand and pulled him forwards.

You XiaoMo followed at once. Though they already knew where the entrance was, they
couldn’t show it or else the Vermilion Blood Clan would suspect them to be the
perpetrators of the incident at the castellan.

They didn’t know this, but You Ming, near to the front, was indeed observing them.

When he saw You XiaoMo and Ling Xiao, they immediately caught his attention, especially
that Ling Xiao. This man made him feel as if he could see through the other, yet as if he
couldn’t at the same time, enveloped in a mirage and difficult to identify.
Though he wasn’t sure if it was them that killed Hu Yin and Hu Lu, he was already suspicious
of the two.

“Ahhh!!!”

As everyone advanced, a sharp scream suddenly rung out. Two seconds later, with the poof
of a small explosion, the scream came to an abrupt halt.

Some poor guy had managed to get himself carried over to the crack by the winds. He had
only just approached when the special force coming out of the crack killed him. The air was
filled with blood, the winds carrying it further. Some people didn’t dodge in time and was
splattered with a face full.

You XiaoMo hid behind Ling Xiao, using him to block the blood.

Of course, the rain of blood didn’t touch Ling Xiao, not even the corners of his clothes.

After a while, You XiaoMo was dragged back in front by Ling Xiao.

“My wife, it’s just a death. It’s not like you haven’t witnessed death before. This is just a
small thing; there’s no need for fear.”

You XiaoMo rolled his eyes. “But it’s still disgusting.”

Human bodies were still fragile. Organs like the liver and guts had been blended into the
rain of blood as well. If it really had splattered on his body, he would be sick for days.

Ling Xiao smiled. “You’ll get used to it.”

You XiaoMo replied, “I’d rather never get used to it.” That was because getting used to it
meant that he might be met with even more similar situations.

That was when the crowd came to a halt.

It seemed that the entrance to the Underground Palace had been found. The powerful
groups, including the Cang Alliance and Beast Transfiguration Guild, gathered around. The
large group seemed to be confirming if this was the entrance to the Underground Palace or
not together.
Chapter 400: A Rare New Metal

Translated by Crystal of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

“On the border of this tunnel is an unrecognizable metal element mineral. This old fellow
here has seen some books about the Metal Swallowing Beast’s habits. It likes to stay in
places of the metal element minerals, so this should be the right place.” Huang FuLi of the
Beast Transfiguration Guild said first while stroking his beard.

As he finished, You Ming walked in, taking the Vermillion Blood clan members with him.

Seeing this, others couldn’t help but swear under their breath, clearly You Ming knew
beforehand this was the right tunnel, but he didn’t say anything. It wasn’t until the Beast
Transfiguration Guild members said it before he moved, his motive was clear as day.

No one was willing to fall behind and went in one after another.

It wasn’t long before the people surrounding the tunnel entrance depleted by half.

Due to the time restraint, even those further away from the entrance hurried over. Some,
who were too impatient, were almost cut by the strong wind.

By the time You XiaoMo and Ling Xiao arrived at the entrance, members of the forces were
almost all gone.

“Doesn’t this hole look like CatQiu’s mouth?” You XiaoMo tilted his head up to see the
shape of the tunnel entrance. It was a rare circular shape, it felt similar to how CatQiu
looked while yawning. However, as they were about to go hunting for treasure, he was a bit
excited.

Ling Xiao looked at him and said, “CatQiu hasn’t fully developed yet.”

You XiaoMo ignored him.

The two followed everyone and walked in. The inside was still relatively bright; however, it
wasn’t long before it suddenly dimmed. When everyone looked back, the entrance had
disappeared.

Half an hour hadn’t passed by before the entrance disappeared, it was two minutes early,
leaving those outside, who were about to go in, speechless.

“Good thing we came in early.” You XiaoMo said feeling relieved.

Everyone else felt slightly worried as well, it was a good thing that they had the foresight to
come in first. However, it also meant that the treasure inside had nothing to do with those
outside. Everyone felt some slight relief that there was less competition. However,
unbeknownst to them, who knows which group would be luckier!

Afterwards, the lucky ones quickened their pace to catch up with the main group. The
rushing footsteps created a large echo.

You XiaoMo was not as impatient as them, as he walked along with Ling Xiao, he was also
eyeing the situation inside the cave.

As Huang FuLi said earlier, the Metal Swallowing Beast did like to stay where there were
metal element minerals. Therefore, here one could see all sorts of minerals and the deeper
in, the darker the colors.

About a thousand meters in, they finally arrived at a split juncture.

There were three routes, on the right was a road filled with the metal element minerals
they saw before, giving off a slight fluctuation of soul force.

On the left was a yellowish-brown road, with the entrance covered in a yellow sand-dirt. It
didn’t seem like there would be treasures.

Last but not least was the middle, this was the plainest, pitch dark and with nothing.
Without a doubt everyone chooses the right tunnel because the Metal Swallowing Beast
ate metal element minerals and only the right-hand tunnel had it, so it must be that the
beast was inside.

You XiaoMo thought the same as them when suddenly Ling Xiao grabbed a hold of his hand
and whispered, “We are going to middle one.”

“Why?” You XiaoMo asked quietly.

Ling Xiao said, “Because the Vermillion Blood Clan also went with this route.”

You XiaoMo lifted his head, “How do you know?”

Ling Xiao replied, “This route has leftovers of their scent.”

You XiaoMo bit his lower lip and very sensibly kept the ‘are you a dog’ comment to himself.

Ling Xiao, as if noticing something, lowered his head and stared at him with his black eyes,
“What did you want to say earlier?”

With a cough You XiaoMo said, “Nothing…”

Just when they thought that only they would walk the middle path, after they went in, a
few more people followed them. It seemed that they were all solo practitioners, all with
their heads down, trying to not make eye contact.

You XiaoMo glanced over before continuing. It didn’t take long before the view in front of
them suddenly became clear.

It was a huge, as if endless, karst cave. Both the top and bottom were filled with stalactites
of all shapes and sizes. There were no boundaries in sight and the dark undergrounds were
illuminated by these stalactites.
No wonder there were people who called the June Mountain Ranges an underground
palace, if it was filled with these kinds of karst caves, then it really does look like a natural
palace.

The karst cave seemed to have existed for more than ten thousand years. Wherever they
walked, it was all sort of stalactites eroded to different shapes and sizes, all beautiful. It
itself was a sight to behold.

It was the first time that You XiaoMo had seen a karst cave this big, taking in the view, even
the smallest stalactite was twenty or so meters long. The biggest were well over hundred
meters and the stalactites above periodically dripped water creating a rhythmic on the
ground.

Everyone had a fast pacing thus it took just about an hour to reach the end of the field of
stalactites to a bizarre world of stone flowers. From the wall to the ground were patches of
stone from black sediments. These rocks had the shape of a flower thus it was known as
stone flowers.

Seeing this scene, those behind You XiaoMo and Ling Xiao finally became impatient.

There was nothing of value here, their goal was the Metal Swallowing Beast, they didn’t
have time to waste here. At the same time, they were regretting their decisions, they
should have gone with the others to the right-hand path.

Once they left, You XiaoMo immediately ran over to a meter-long black stone flower and
examined it closely. Absorbed in thought he said, “There seems to be something inside
these stones.”

“Let’s see, use your soul force and cut it open.” Ling Xiao walked over and said.

You XiaoMo had the same idea in mind, however this black material was unusually hard, he
was dripping in sweat before it finally opened. Not only that, this was the smallest stone
flower.
“What is this small thing?” You XiaoMo took out a black material from within the stone
flower, it was the size of a thumb, way too small.

Ling Xiao stroked his chin and said thoughtfully, “If my guess is correct, this is a newborn
black metal element mineral, from many years of mutation.”

You XiaoMo tried cutting this black stone however all that was left was a white streak. It
was so hard that even he couldn’t do anything about it, his expression shifted to one of
happiness rather than surprise.

“If we get a few more of these black rocks, couldn’t we use it to lure the Metal Swallowing
Beast?”

“We can give it a try.”

And thus, the two split their work while cooperating. Ling Xiao was much faster than You
XiaoMo, by the time he cut opened the second one, Ling Xiao was already on his tenth.

When You XiaoMo turned around and saw this, he just left it to him and instead ran behind
him collecting rocks. The stone flowers Ling Xiao choose were all relatively big, with the
biggest in the double digits. From the biggest he dug up a stone with a diameter of twenty
centimeters, the others were all around ten.

It was after they had dug up twenty pieces, when Ling Xiao stopped.

You XiaoMo weighted it and also felt that it was enough.

Walking further ahead, they noticed the large amounts of shattered stone flowers with the
black stones inside dug out. Clearly, someone else also knew of the contents inside.

By the time they walked out of the stone flower cave, in front of them was, once again, five
narrow passages headed towards five different directions. This time it was even harder to
choose.
Once again Ling Xiao used his sensitive…sense to find out the route that the Vermillion
Blood clan took. It was the third route, also the middle one. However, what surprised him
was that the other forces had took different paths. There was only one explanation, there
was a division of ideas among them.

Realizing this, Ling Xiao stopped hesitating and randomly choose a passage.

After walking for ten or so minutes, an echo came from ahead. It was the sound of a lot
people talking and by the time they arrived at the end of the passage, they could finally see
what kind of situation it was.

In an opened space with the size of three soccer fields, there was around two hundred
people, all ones who had gone in the underground palace. However, that were still less than
before and as expected, the Vermillion Blood Clan and the other forces were there. It
seemed like the five routes appeared to be leading to different directions but actually had
the same exit.

“What is going on, why is everyone gathered here?” You XiaoMo said quietly to Ling Xiao,
not only that, this open area didn’t seem natural at all. The walls clearly had man-made
prints on them and the tens of meters tall door, no matter how amazing nature was, it
couldn’t make a door appear.

Ling Xiao replied, “They’re probably thinking of how to push open that open.”

That door seemed to be made of a special material as a Emperor level practitioner went
ahead to push it but it didn’t budge and instead his face went red from pushing.

Now, the big forces were gathered around debating on how to open this door, Xiong Xiao
and Qiao WuShuang were included too. Although the two were young, in Tong Tian
Continent age didn’t matter as long as you had the strength to back it up.

“Ling Xiao…” You XiaoMo’s voice sounded, quiet as a fly’s buzzing.

When Ling Xiao turned around to look, he saw him plastered to the wall like a gecko. Seeing
that Ling Xiao turned around, he giggled and waved him over, eyes shining.
Chapter 401: That Ass-Kissing Chicken

Translated by Rachel of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

Ling Xiao folded his arms and looked at You XiaoMo with his eyebrows raised. “Are you
imagining yourself as a lizard?”

You XiaoMo ignored his ridicule and beckoned him over to speak, “Pretend to walk over as
if nothing is happening. I have important things to tell you.”

Ling Xiao did as told. But instead of acting like nothing was going on, he pretended to walk
over as if he was a man with a purpose. “Spit it out. What are you playing at?”

“I found out that there could be a secret mechanism here.” You XiaoMo whispered.

“Really? Let me see.” Ling Xiao pried You XiaoMo away from the wall that his body was
pressed against. Sure enough, he saw a fine crack on the wall, not more than one
centimetre in width and twenty centimetres in length, forming a square.

“I suspect this could be a mechanism. Maybe if you press down on it a door of some sort
would appear.” Before this, You XiaoMo felt that for such a big place there must be some of
secret mechanism somewhere. If not, it would surely not live up to the name of being an
underground palace. So he felt around and had really found it.

“You give it a try.” Ling Xiao said.

Rubbing his hands together with enthusiasm, You XiaoMo was itching to proceed.

“Then I’m pressing it.” His hands had already reached for it.

Ling Xiao was about to say something, but You XiaoMo had already pressed down on it.

Then… there was no then.

At this moment, a female practitioner in front suddenly whipped her head around to look
back. Seeing the empty space behind her, she made a sound of confusion.

The male beside her heard her voice and turned his head to ask, “Shimei, what’s wrong?”

“Shixiong, I think I heard something from the back. And I think I saw two people there just
now. They disappeared when I turned around.” The female practitioner kept thinking that it
was her eyes playing tricks on her but it didn’t feel like it either. She seemed to have really
heard something.

“Maybe it’s just two weirdos. There are a lot of eccentric people who entered the
underground palace this time. Just ignore them. We just need to watch out for ourselves.”
The man chuckled.

“Ahhhh!!!”

In the pitch black tunnel, a high pitched scream, mixed with the sound of surfaces scraping
each other, could be heard, amplified several times in the narrow space.

You XiaoMo tightly clinged to Ling Xiao but his body was constantly sliding downwards due
to inertia. This blasted thing! He didn’t think it was really a secret mechanism. After he
activated the mechanism, a long and winding sliding tunnel appeared. They didn’t know
where it led, all they knew was that they were sliding down non-stop.

Ling Xiao wrapped his hands around You XiaoMo’s waist as he changed their positions.
After he was sure that they were in no imminent danger, he took the time to scrutinise the
sliding tunnel. The tunnel was about a meter wide and pitch black. He then felt the surface
of the sliding tunnel. It was slippery and ice cold too, like it was made from some sort of
metal.

After sliding for nearly twenty minutes, a trace of light appeared in front of them.

It was like a beacon in the pitch black tunnel.

You XiaoMo had also noticed and he asked fearfully, “There aren’t spikes at the end of the
tunnel, are there?”

“That’s great. It just happens to satisfy your hunger for secret mechanisms.” Ling Xiao
replied.

You XiaoMo chose to ignore him as he wrapped his arms around Ling Xiao’s neck even
tighter, the crushing force of his arms directly conveyed to Ling Xiao that ‘I die, you die too’.

Ling Xiao grunted.

“Ah!” When the two of them reached the end of the tunnel and fell downwards, You
XiaoMo let out yet another high pitched scream. Even though he already braced himself for
the impact, he was still separated from Ling Xiao when they tumbled out.
You XiaoMo flailed his arms in the air frantically and made all sorts of weird poses as he
glared at a gloating Ling Xiao not far away.

Ling Xiao was greatly amused. He only went to catch him after his eyes were tired from
watching You XiaoMo flail around.

Meanwhile, You Ming and the rest had finally reached a conclusion. The palace gates
weren’t just ordinarily heavy, from their estimations, they definitely exceeded a hundred
million tons. Blasting them open was not an option as it might cause the palace to collapse
so they could rely on the powerhouses to do something.

But there was the problem.

There weren’t many that were deemed as true powerhouses and You Ming and his gang
had no intention of being the cat’s paw for these people. Other than the Vermillion Blood
Clan and a few other big forces, there were many others there.

For this matter, they argued again before finally deciding that each of the major forces were
to send two powerhouses out. As for the those practitioners not belonging to any faction,
they also had to select twenty representatives. As for who to send, it was up to them to
decide.

You Ming looked at the noisy crowd and suddenly frowned.

You QingShan, who was standing beside him, voiced out his thoughts. “The two of them
don’t seem to be here.”

“It’s not ‘seem to be’, they are not here.” You Ming said. He originally wanted to take this
chance to test out Ling Xiao’s power but there’s nothing he could do if the man himself
wasn’t present.

You Ming initially thought that they would definitely show up but now, the two of them
were nowhere to be seen. He started to have his suspicions. Don’t tell me they weren’t the
ones who killed and set fire that night?

Not long after, the group of practitioners without factions had selected their twenty
representatives.

With the concerted efforts of everyone present, the tightly shut palace gates gave a heavy
rumble. Under the intense gaze of everyone, the gap between the gates got wider and
wider. When the gap widened just enough for one person to pass through, the ground
started to shake and the faint sound of chains pulling could be heard. It continued for about
ten seconds or more before the people pushing the door jumped aside at the same time.

It looked as if the gates had triggered some mechanism as they automatically opened, the
sight at the gates leaped into their eyes.

……

You XiaoMo’s butt plopped onto the ground. Not one part of his body was clean.

This wasn’t the first time he had fallen. Ever since he fell, not once was he not unlucky. He
always thought some exquisite or ornate infrastructure would be waiting for him at the end
of he sliding tunnel but what he got was an underground world made up of yellow dirt.
There was yellow mud everywhere, causing him to keep falling.

“When can we get out of here?” You XiaoMo groaned as he took a handful of mud and
flung it forward forcefully. Only a small bit left his hand, while most of it remained stuck to
it. This was the part he hated the most, he didn’t know what kind of mud it was but it was
especially sticky. He had to clean up every time.

Ling Xiao flicked the sticky mud off his robe and said, “Just bear with it for a little while
longer. We should be near the exit.”

At that moment, You XiaoMo asked in a puzzled voice, “Oh, what’s this?”

Ling Xiao looked sideways towards him. Not only did You XiaoMo not get rid of the mud on
his hands, he knelt down and started digging a hole. Not long after, a yellow crystal
appeared in his hands.

The crystal was buried in the mud and was almost not visible. It was about as big as a nail
and if not for his accidental discovery, they probably wouldn’t know that there were such
things laying around in the mud.

You XiaoMo’s intuition told him this was good stuff. He kept the crystal before resuming his
digging. Eventually, he really did dig out another crystal of a similar size.

Ling Xiao picked up a yellow crystal and studied it. He found some glittering gold spots in it.

You XiaoMo raised his head and asked, “Do you know what this is?”

“Your man isn’t multi-functional.”

You XiaoMo pursed his lips and ignored him. If he didn’t know about the crystal then forget
it. Anyways, all that mattered was that he thought that it was good stuff. The more good
stuff, the better. Even if it wasn’t, it was sparkly and it looked nice. SheQiu and the rest
should like it.

Thinking of SheQiu, You XiaoMo’s eyes glimmered. Ever since they came to Tong Tian
Continent, he had only summoned CatQiu. The main reason being that too many things
were going on during this time. Now was as good time to bring them out to help find yellow
crystals.

The once empty place now had five people and one beast after You XiaoMo hatched that
thought in his mind. The beast being the little chick that had yet to learn how to take on a
human form.

When he saw the little chick, You XiaoMo realised he had accidentally let the chicken out.
Just as he was about to put it back into his dimension, it was as if the little chick read his
thoughts and quickly flapped its way up to PiQiu’s head. Its two feet had a vice grip on poor
PiQiu’s already sparse hair as it spread its wings and chirped at You XiaoMo with a defiant
look that said, ‘I’m definitely not going back’.

You XiaoMo almost burst out laughing, but he was also quite puzzled. Why did it choose
PiQiu?

Very soon, he got the answer to his question. SheQiu and the rest seemed accustomed to
seeing this, as if it wasn’t their first time witnessing such a scene. Looked like even the little
chick knew how to choose the weak ones to pick on. You XiaoMo was once an easy target
to pick on too.

“Master, what do you need us to do?” MaoQiu, the only female present, lowered her head
to look the yellow mud that quickly stuck to her dress and frowned slightly. She was a bit of
a clean freak.

You XiaoMo didn’t notice the looks of disdain his contract beasts were giving him as he
showed them the yellow crystals in his hand. “Help me dig for this stuff.”

The beasts looked towards each other but no one took action.

In the end, the first one to react was the little chick on Piqiu’s head instead. Its claws finally
released PiQiu’s hair and flapped its bare wings, taking its own time to land before You
XiaoMo. Then, it stared intensely at the yellow crystal that peeked out from the mud. About
ten seconds later, it resolved itself and aimed its sharp beak at the crystal precisely, picking
the crystal up with its beak before quickly dragging it out of the sticky mud.

The little chick soon swelled with pride. With a yellow crystal in its beak, it flew over to You
XiaoMo to take credit for its work.
You XiaoMo had nothing to say. Clearly, he was the one who dug up that crystal and placed
it on the ground. And this chicken actually took the crystal he dug in front of him to kiss his
ass! After staring down the chicken for a moment, You XiaoMo finally extended his hand to
retrieve the crystal from its beak. But as a result of his carelessness, the sticky mud on his
hand got stuck on the little chick’s beak.

The little chick froze. A moment later, a shrill sound pierced the air.

Chirp! Chirp!
Chapter 402: A Degrading Name

Translated by Kollumceti of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

Looking at the chick that was crying so sadly and shrilly, You XiaoMo was struck dumb.

After a few minutes, a hand lifted the chick. The owner of the hand casually threw it to
PiQiu. PiQiu could only accept his fate and help the chick clean up the mud on its beak. Only
then did the chick stop its crying.

Ling Xiao domineeringly shot them a glance, “What are you all staring blanking for? Hurry
up and dig!”

The five immediately took action.

You XiaoMo sighed. Sure enough, Ling Xiao had more authority than him, the master, but
he had long become numb to this fact.

The chick no longer joined the troops. He had originally wanted to stay on his master’s
head. But after seeing the yellow clay stuck in his master’s hair, he immediately abandoned
his own master and returned to PiQiu’s head once again. He fastened himself so tightly on
top as if trying to merge their bodies.

The speed increased with five people joining.

It was not long before there were several dozen piles of small yellow crystals beside You
XiaoMo. Afterwards, he let everyone stop.

Other than the clean and neat Ling Xiao and the chick, the rest had all turned into mud
men. This was especially so for You XiaoMo whose face was nearly covered completely in
clay. In the end, everyone was chased by Ling Xiao into his dimension to wash themselves.
There was a small lake in his dimension filled with ordinary water.

When they came out again, Ling Xiao had already walked out of the loess world.

The chick, which had been left with him, was already contentedly standing on his shoulder.
It probably really wanted to take the top of Ling Xiao’s head as its nest, but it didn’t dare to.

You XiaoMo was not used to seeing the suddenly law-abiding chick because it would always
be making an incessant disturbance every time he saw it.
SheQiu and the rest had also followed him out. This time, You XiaoMo did not intend to let
them enter his dimension. Everyone must be self-reliant from now on.

The taciturn LanQiu suddenly said, “Master, after we come out, I have something to do.
May I leave for a period of time?”

“What is it?” You XiaoMo did not think that the first to respond to him would be LanQiu.

LanQiu replied, “I want to go back to take a look at my hometown.” The Seven Sins Beasts
only existed in the Tong Tian Continent so his hometown was here. He had not returned for
many years and wanted to know how his other six brothers were doing.

Before You XiaoMo could reply, the chick suddenly flew up.

“Chirp chirp!”

Xiao Mo blinked vacantly.

The chick was so anxious that it started flying around in circles.

Ling Xiao opened his mouth and stated, “Take this chicken together with you too when you
go.”

You XiaoMo and everyone else stared at him. You want to abandon this chicken, huh?

Ling Xiao calmly explained, “Its hometown is also in Xi Jing and every Ancient Demon
Phoenix must return to their clan to receive their inheritance. This chicken's bloodline is
very pure. If it can return to the Demon Phoenix Clan, it may be integrated into the Demon
Phoenix Valley in the future.”

This chicken, this chicken, people were obviously Demon Phoenixes.

You XiaoMo’s mouth was wide open.

Ling Xiao lightly commented, “He is your contracted demon beast.”

You XiaoMo immediately understood what he meant and looked at him with even more
incredibility. The chick was his contracted demon beast. If it inherited the Demon Phoenix
Valley in the future, this was tantamount to having the entire Demon Phoenix Valley in his
pocket.

Sure enough Ling Xiao was the only one able to think of such a malicious and visionary idea.
The chick had a contractual relationship with You XiaoMo, so even if the two were
separated, they could still sense the each other's existence and aura through their minds.
This would not only would create a sense of familiarity, but it would even draw the
relationship of the two closer together.

The reason why the chick was frantically chirping just now was because it had the desire to
return to the Demon Phoenix Valley. Although it had been born not long ago, there was an
innate connection between the Demon Phoenixes. It could sense that the Demon Phoenix
Valley was beckoning it back.

Xi Jing was a world inhabited by demon beasts like the Four Divine Emperor Beasts, the
Seven Sins Beasts, Yin Ge’s father, the Nine-Headed Snake King, and other powerhouses.
Each and every one all dwelled inside Xi Jing.

Actually, he already had this idea long before knowing of the chick’s breed. After arriving in
the Tong Tian Continent, this idea surfaced over and over again. However, it had been
repeatedly shelved because the chick was not strong enough, and they were not able to
escort it to the Demon Phoenix Valley for the time being.

It was only until now, when LanQiu proposed his intention of returning to his hometown in
Xi Jing did he feel that this was an opportunity.

Though LanQiu was still not strong enough, as long as he escorted the chick to Xi Jing, the
people from the Demon Phoenix Valley would naturally be able to find it.

LanQiu agreed without further ado. This was a good opportunity to gain a favor from the
Demon Phoenix Valley.

Thus, the final destination of the chick was determined in this manner.

“I’ll give the chick a name before it returns. We can’t always call it chick or chicken right?
After all, it is an Ancient Demon Phoenix. That would be too degrading.” You XiaoMo
suddenly interjected.

Once this statement came out, except for the ignorant chick, everyone simultaneously
looked at You XiaoMo.

Everyone had different expressions, but they all conveyed the same meaning – do you
mean that being called SheQiu (HeiQiu, MaoQiu, PiQiu, LanQiu) wouldn’t be degrading, ma?

With their silence serving as a foil, the chick joyously chirped away. It had long felt that this
name of ‘chick’ was totally unbecoming and wanted to change it at once. Unfortunately, it
did not know how to speak and the others would thoroughly ignore it even if it was
speaking in Bird.

You XiaoMo pretended not to see their expressions and smiled, “Look at it, it’s very happy.”

Everyone rolled their eyes. Thinking about how they had been unknowingly deceived that
way in the beginning, they could only hatefully regret their past deeds.

“Chirp?” The chick found that the atmosphere was not quite right.

You XiaoMo immediately asked Ling Xiao, “What name do you think is good?”

The chick immediately looked at Ling Xiao with incomparable expectation.

Ling Xiao indifferently spit out two words, “HunQiu.”

<strong> t/n: HunQiu(混球) literally translated as Douche-ball. Ahaha! I can’t, Boss just
too strong and this is not even a pun for Qiu(Ball), it’s a real word for bastard, jerk,
asshole, etc. </strong>

You XiaoMo, “…”

The chick, “…”

SheQiu and the four’s inner voice – Master, we were wrong. You really are the kindest!

At this moment, they were incomparable grateful that the person who named them in the
beginning was not Boss Ling Xiao. If they carried such a name on their heads, they would
not dare to leave the house again in this lifetime.

Ling Xiao said again, “This matter is concluded now, let’s talk about proper business…”

Everyone's expression immediately became solemn.

……

Deep in the underground palace, a half-meter-high ancient stone platform stood in the
middle of a simple and crude stone room. A stone of one meter in size lay quietly on top of
the stone platform. The surface of the stone was suffused with black, red and gold. The
brilliant lights and vibrant colors from the stone exuded strong fluctuations of spiritual
power.

In a flash, the door to the stone room was suddenly pushed open from the outside. Two
people, an old and a young man, came in. Astonishingly, it was You Ming and You QingShan.
It was unknown why they were the only two who reached here among those who entered
the underground palace.

“Old Ming, are you certain that it’s here?” You QingShan glanced around the stone room,
only to see the stone on the stone platform. There was nothing else and he could not
refrain from doubting.

“There should be no mistake.” You Ming was actually not very sure too, especially after
seeing this extremely simple and crude stone room. He simply did not see a shadow of that
Metal Swallowing Beast.

You QingShan walked to the stone platform and frowned at he stared at the stone on top of
it, “Old Ming, come here and take a look. Is there something strange inside this stone?”

You Ming quickly walked over. As the stone was a dark gold color, so he could not see
clearly. But he could see an indistinct shadow with his strength of vision. The pupils of his
eyes suddenly shrunk and he stared at that shadow for ten seconds without blinking, before
he stuttered out.

“It-it’s the Metal Swallowing Beast! There’s no mistake! The Metal Swallowing Beast is
inside.”

A hint of ecstasy suddenly rose on You QingShan's face. His entire person was so excited
that he was about to throw himself up to take a closer look when a crack suddenly split
open on the stone with a ‘bang’.

You QingShan immediately exploded back without further ado. However, he was a step too
slow. The Metal Swallowing Beast in the stone broke through its bindings in an instant.
Shooting out from inside as fast as lightning, it directly knocked against You QingShan’s
chest. Blood sprayed out in an instant. After injuring him, the Metal Swallowing Beast fled
out of the stone room.

“Don't worry about me, chase after it.”

You Ming had wanted to take a look at his injury, but after hearing this, he did not hesitate
to chase after the Metal Swallowing Beast and rushed out of the stone room.

You QingShan wiped the blood from his mouth and a glint of ruthlessness and malice
flashed through his eyes. Fortunately, he took preventive measures and put a layer of
defense on the most vital part of his body. Otherwise, he would not be vomiting blood now,
but would have been seriously injured.

After ruminating on his luck for a while, You QingShan immediately searched for the signs
left by You Ming by the wayside and followed after.

The Metal Swallowing Beast was like a slippery loach. Although was not as strong as You
Ming, it was extremely fast. It seemed to be able to foresee when ever You Ming chased
after it and left earlier, leading You Ming in circles around the underground palace. In the
end, it was discovered by some people following its tracks.

“The Metal Swallowing Beast, I’ve found the Metal Swallowing Beast!”

The people who saw the Metal Swallowing Beast were all ecstatic, and a person even
started shouting loudly. As a result, even more people were attracted over.

“Asshole!” You Ming cursed with a black face. He had wanted to secretly subdue the Metal
Swallowing Beast. Actually making its location widely known, everything was going so
swimmingly!

As more people knew about it now, the more unfavorable it became for him. Those people
from the Cang Alliance would definitely rush over and it would not take them long. At that
time, his chances would be even lower. He needed to seize the Metal Swallowing Beast
before they came over.

After waiting for You Ming’s figure to disappear, that person who shouted loudly just now
suddenly sneered in the direction You Ming disappeared in.

You want to hog the Metal Swallowing Beast? Dream on!

If Laozi can’t get it, you all from the Vermillion Blood Clan can’t get it either.
t/n: Laozi: prefer to oneself in a very arrogant, anger way.
Chapter 403: Lying in Wait?

Translated by Jouissance of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

The entire underground was up in arms about the appearance of the Metal Swallowing
Beast.

You XiaoMo who was busy digging up rocks suddenly raised his head and looked in the
direction of the sound in disappointment. Those people had arrived so quickly, he hadn’t
dug up as much as he wanted yet.

Ling Xiao walked over. “We have to leave here soon. Another half hour and those people
will arrive.”

You XiaoMo could only pack away his hammer and chisel before putting all the crystals he
had dug out of the wall into his bag. These were all metal minerals. He had only thought of
collecting some half an hour ago. This was his only hobby after coming underground.

“Master, hurry, I can feel a very powerful person coming.” PiQiu also walked in. He had
already become a teenager of around fifteen years. However, his voice was still very
childlike. He was a kid who hadn’t entered puberty yet.

You XiaoMo sped up. “Alright, alright.”

Just over an hour ago, they had split up from LanQiu and the others. Ling Xiao had them go
look for the Eye of Golden Earth. Though he didn’t know what the Eye of Golden Earth was,
it must have something to do with what Ling Xiao had told him before. As for them, they
were going to find something called the Eye of the Sun.

According to Ling Xiao, the Eye of the Sun would be the area richest in the element of
metal, so they were walking in the direction where there was more metal.

After they left, many others came, as expected, all looking for the Metal Swallowing Beast.

One person walked into the stone room You XiaoMo was digging up crystals in and saw the
marks on the wall. He called out in surprise, “Look at this, everyone!”

The others outside immediately came inside after hearing this.

“It seems that the walls here have signs of being dug from by someone. Could it be the
Metal Swallowing Beast?” That person wondered aloud.
Another man walked over and frowned at the wall. “Why would the Metal Swallowing
Beast dig up the wall?”

That person said smugly, “You probably don’t know but the walls are filled with a type of
metal. The hardness and quality of this metal is pretty good, so the Metal Swallowing Beast
definitely would enjoy it. It’s not impossible that it dug the walls up to eat.”

As soon as he finished, the others ran out.

That person was stunned for a moment before he paled and hurriedly pursued the others.
How dumb of him. He shouldn’t have told anyone. If the marks on the wall really were left
by the Metal Swallowing Beast, that meant that it must still be nearby. Telling the others
meant that he had given himself many competitors.

Thus, You XiaoMo evolved into the Metal Swallowing Beast that everyone was fighting for.

Then, on You XiaoMo and Ling Xiao’s side, they followed the path with the richest element
of metal.

After checking repeatedly, Ling Xiao finally managed to figure out how this palace was
designed. It was designed to be like the Taichi’s yin and yang eyes, with two elements, yin
and yang.
<strong> t/n: yin: negative energy, yang: positive energy.</strong>

The yin referred to the place richest with the element of earth. That was where the Eye of
Golden Earth was.

The yang, on the other hand, was the area richest in Solar Power, and Solar Power was
closely related with the element of metal. So, the area richest in that element was also
called the Eye of the Sun.

Knowing that the palace was designed to be like a Taichi diagram made finding the Eye of
Golden Earth much easier.

<strong> t/n: Taichi diagram: <a href="Taijitu">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taijitu</a>

</strong>

However, the Underground Palace was too big. Though they knew that the Eye of the Sun
was towards the south, it would be troublesome to find. What was even more troublesome
was that the people who were looking for the Metal Swallowing Beast were all going south.
The Metal Swallowing Beast ate metal, so it would naturally flee towards more metal.

“Over there, I saw the Metal Swallowing Beast go that way!”

It was then that a delighted voice called out. With this voice, there were more and more
footsteps, but the sounds of footsteps quickly dispersed. Soon enough the tunnel was silent
again.

After a few moments, a suspicious figure appeared in the tunnel. The person looked
wretched, but his darkened eyes held a flash of clarity, laughing to himself creepily as he
walked along.

“Idiots. I would never tell you that the Metal Swallowing Beast actually ran this way. Now,
there’s no one to compete with me for the Metal Swallowing Beast.”

After that, he quietly crept along the tunnel towards a room. The room looked like a waiting
room and it was made entirely out of metal.

Just as he was about to reach the doorway, a blue figure suddenly darted out from inside
and in front of him before rapidly fleeing in the other direction.

The wretched man wasn’t surprised but delighted and pursued without hesitation. He was a
Three Star Emperor powerhouse and a speed oriented one. He had trained in many speed
techniques, so he was very confident about his speed.

As expected, though the Metal Swallowing Beast was fast, it was still being closed in on.

Anxiety flashed through the Metal Swallowing Beast’s blue eyes, but then they lit up. He
suddenly swerved and went in a different direction rich in the element of metal.

The wretched man, seeing the Metal Swallowing Beast choosing his path recklessly and
heading towards a wide, open area, laughed frighteningly. “You can’t run. Just behave
yourself and be mine.”

For speed-oriented practitioners, wide open spaces were the best place for them.

After a while, the Metal Swallowing Beast threw itself head first into a mountain of metal.

The metal mountain was around forty to fifty meters tall, stretching hundreds of meters
lengthwise with plenty of mined minerals on top. Most were black, red or gold, like the type
of rock that You Ming and You Qingshan had discovered the Metal Swallowing Beast in.
However, the rock back then was tens of times larger than the ones here, and the rocks
here also had less metal element.

Seeing the direction the Metal Swallowing Beast ran in, the wretched man wanted to laugh
about his luck. The Metal Swallowing Beast had jumped into a cavern. So long as he
pursued, he would eventually trap the Metal Swallowing Beast inside and then it’ll be easy
for him to get it.

To make sure nothing would go wrong, the wretched man immediately gave chase.

The walls and floors of the cavern were all made of black gold sand and stones. If it wasn’t
for the weak light that these metals emitted, it would be pitch black.

However, no matter how dark it was, it wouldn’t hinder the man’s sight. In this moment, he
didn’t dare let his guard down.

After chasing for around two hundred meters in, the wretched man could smell the vapor in
the air and the metal element that was getting richer and richer, richer than any other place
he had been. His spirits rose, and he sped up.

In the distance, he could see the fleeing figure of the Metal Swallowing Beast. After a few
seconds, he turned a corner.

The wretched man charged forwards. When he also turned the corner, he coincidentally
saw the figure of the Metal Swallowing Beast, glowing with a weak blue light in the
darkness, jump into the air and land in… a person’s arms?

The wretched man paused.

He checked over and over again before confirming to himself that this was indeed a person.

It was just that this person seemed to have a layer of black dirt on him, head to toe. He
wasn’t clean anywhere, except for his startlingly bright eyes. But there seemed to be a
shorter person next to him.

The wretched man wasn’t sure it was as he was thinking. Though these two didn’t seem
very powerful, he still cautiously asked, “My friend, could you give me the demon beast in
your arms?”

The person was silent for a moment before asking with a tone filled with suspicion,
“Yours?”

The wretched man’s eyes flashed. “That’s right, it’s mine!”

“Liar.” This time he had a much faster response.

The wretched man’s face fell. “What do you mean? Are you trying to steal my demon
beast?”

The other suddenly hugged the Metal Swallowing Beast in his arms tight and said in a highly
brattish tone, “This demon beast is obviously mine, how is it suddenly yours?”

The wretched man was lost for words. He hadn’t thought that such a shameless person
existed. He had chased this Metal Swallowing Beast here, so he was the clearest on if the
Metal Swallowing Beast had an owner or not. This person actually dared to say the Metal
Swallowing Beast belonged to him. Shameless! He had already forgotten that he had done
the exact same thing just now.

The wretched man said harshly. “Brat, give me the Metal Swallowing Beast in your arms, or
else don’t blame me for what I’ll do next.” Since the other ignored the carrot in favor of the
stick, then there was no reason for him to hold back either.

He would’ve never thought that not only did the other not seem scared, his eyes even lit up
with something that seemed to be delight.

He immediately asked, “You mean this is the Metal Swallowing Beast?”

His voice was filled with delighted surprise, immediately managing to deal a blow to the
wretched man’s heart. It couldn’t be that this man didn’t know that the demon beast in his
arms was the highly-sought after Metal Swallowing Beast? Then wouldn’t that mean he had
revealed this amazing news to the other?

In that instant, the wretched man felt extremely regretful and decided to deal with this as
quick as possible.

“If you won’t hand it over, then I’ll send you and your friend to death.”

With that, the wretched man lightly kicked off with his feet, his form darting towards them
with startling speed.
Chapter 404 An Ancient Well

Translated by Crystal of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

Twenty meters, fifteen meters, eight meters, four meters…

The obscene man’s expression shifted from ferocious to extreme happiness as he got
closer. Almost, he almost had the Metal Swallowing Beast. When that happened, he would
tower above the rest. What Vermillion Blood Clan? What Mage Association? What Cang
Alliance? All of them would bow before for him.

“Boom!!!”

A sudden immense force struck him and broke his sweet delusion, just as he only had two
meters to go, the dream, as if a mirror, shattered instantly. The broken pieces fell down to
the floor.

The obscene man made an agonizing scream as he coughed up blood and, with a large
impact, fell to the floor, on his last breath.

In wide eyed disbelief, the man barely turned his head around and finally saw who
attacked.

In the dark this handsome man’s eyes seemed to have a flash of purple weave through
them. That handsome man looked down at him from above, as if eyeing an ant who didn’t
know their own limits. It was a look of superiority.

He had once dreamed of standing at the very top and using these eyes to look at others.
Originally, he had a chance, it was so close, yet it was shattered so easily by this man.
Until his death ,the obscene man didn’t understand why. He was sure he had only seen two
people in the tunnel.

Why was there a third person, even if they were stronger than him, in such a narrow cave?
They shouldn’t have had any place to hide.

Then, where were they hidden?!

“He’s dead?” You XiaoMo walked over with the meek Metal Swallowing Beast in his arms.
He touched the man’s head with the tip of his toes, his eyes were wide with grievances.
The one who made a move, Ling Xiao, removed the foot he used to step on the obscene
man with and said, in a casual tone, “Dead, so weak, it was just one kick.” However, that
one kick contained a piercing wind force. When it made contact with the man, it instantly
shattered his organs and almost broke him in half.

You XiaoMo was quietly speechless. Yes, it was a kick, but Ling Xiao was ruthless. If that
person had not died, they would have probably been disabled, however…

You XiaoMo looked down and pet the blue fur of the Metal Swallowing Beast. He would
have never imagined the little beast that pounced into his embrace was that Metal
Swallowing Beast. Could this be the legendary ‘protagonist’s luck’? Even if he hadn’t
searched for it, it came right to his doorstep. He couldn’t help but gloat over it.

“Guys, tell me, why do you think my luck is so good?” You XiaoMo burst into laughter as he
held the Metal Swallowing Beast, his gloating face making one want to hit him.

However, because his hands were such a dirty black, the Metal Swallowing Beast’s fur was
also tainted with black stains, creating patches and patches, making it really ugly.

Seeing that he was so shameless, Ling Xiao turned to Pi Qiu, “Pi Qiu, what do you think?”

As the saying goes, a wise man submits to circumstances, so Pi Qiu quickly nodded in reply,
“Master is second to none.”

Immediately, You XiaoMo was pleased.

Leaving behind the body of the obscene man’s corpse, the three walked out of the tunnel.
You XiaoMo temporarily handed the Metal Swallowing Beast over to Ling Xiao as he
dragged Pi Qiu to his dimension to take a shower. When he got out, the two were
completely refreshed and this time You XiaoMo had changed into black clothing. This was
because it resisted stains!

It wasn’t long ago when they had arrived at the mine, back then You XiaoMo wasn’t
thinking of collecting more rocks, however, seeing that the metal elements contained were
stronger than any they had seen so far, it caught his attention.

When the obscene man had came in chasing after the Metal Swallowing Beast, he had dug
only for a little bit.

Since it was so dirty inside, it didn’t take long before he was dusty all over and of course Pi
Qiu was the same for helping him.

The result was what the obscene man saw.

Speaking of the Metal Swallowing Beast, initially it was very calm. No matter if it was Ling
Xiao or You XiaoMo it was very tame, however, the moment Ling Xiao was about to put it
on the ground, it rebelled.

The Metal Swallowing Beast did not look ferocious at all, in fact, it was the cutesy type. He
didn’t know if its original form was the same as now because it currently looked just like an
ocelot. Both its fur and eyes were blue, it was just double the size of Pi Qiu when it was
born.

“What should we do now?” You XiaoMo asked staring at the Metal Swallowing Beast.

“Let’s get out of here first.” Ling Xiao said, he didn’t not pass the beast over to him. Before
he understood its danger, he wasn’t going to risk anything.

You XiaoMo didn’t ask for it back either and instead quickly followed him out of the mine.

Just half an hour after they left, You Ming and You QingShan finally found their way there. It
didn’t take long before they found the obscene man’s corpse, clearly, he had died with one
hit, the ones who killed him must have been a lot stronger.

Due to there being too many suspects, they couldn’t be sure who it was. Also, due to the
abundance of metal elements, it covered up all of You XiaoMo and the others scents. You
Ming and the others couldn’t figure out the number of people that had been present.

“Elder Ming, it’s very possible that the Metal Swallowing Beast has been captured by
someone else.” You QingShan said with deeply furrowed brows. There was nowhere for the
beast to hide in such a narrow tunnel.

You Ming realized that this was very likely and made his decision, “If that’s the case, we
shouldn’t dwell on the beast. Although it will be difficult without it’s guidance, we must get
the Eye of Golden Earth and Eye of the Sun.”

They could only hope that the ones who caught the beast did not know of its true potential.

After that, they swiftly left the mine.

At the same time, unbeknownst to a lot of people, a portion had already started to search
for the Eye of Golden Earth and Eye of the Sun.

As for Ling Xiao and You XiaoMo, since they had the Metal Swallowing Beast, they no longer
needed to look around blindly.
If it was someone who was ill-informed, they very well may have left after taming the Metal
Swallowing Beast. However, coincidently, Ling Xiao knew that the beast was attuned to
both the Eye of Golden Earth and Eye of the Sun. With it, they had a guide, making the
search much faster.

The beast couldn’t talk but it knew that Ling Xiao and You XiaoMo were also aiming for the
two Eyes.

Without them having to say anything, it brought them over, as if making an offering to
please.

It took two hours or so for the three men plus one beast to arrive at their destination. It was
a barren land with ruins that appeared like trash. This wasn’t somewhere one would
suspect the Eye of the Sun to be. The metal element was the weakest there than anywhere
else You XiaoMo had been to.

In a place like this, could there really be the Eye of the Sun?

With suspicion, You XiaoMo looked at the Metal Swallowing Beast who was guiding them.
Could it be lying, purposefully bring them to a trap and was going to use it to get rid of
them?

However, that didn’t seem plausible, no matter how strong the trap was, it was a dead end.
Not only that, they had Ling Xiao, a Divine leveled practitioner, how could a mere trap be
effective.

The Metal Swallowing Beast was ignorant to You XiaoMo’s thoughts. It turned to motion
them over and ran forward.

You XiaoMo immediately turned towards Ling Xiao.

Ling Xiao translated, “It’s telling us to follow it.”

The two followed it over to an ancient well, the diameter was two meters wide and it was
also built of tough metal element minerals. It was half a meter tall and looked as if had
been through years of corrosion, giving off an air of vicissitude.

“This well should be the Eye of the Sun.” Ling Xiao walked closer, his eyes shone with slight
joy, he had finally found it.

You XiaoMo was puzzled, he walked closer and looked in. The well was too dark to see the
bottom, it didn’t seem like there was water either, there wasn’t even a slight breeze.
Just as he was about to retract his gaze, his soul suddenly felt a tremor.

Not a second later an airstream shot out from the bottom of the well straight to the sky. Its
ferocious force made him jump, if it wasn’t for Ling Xiao who had caught him in time, he
would have fallen straight in.

With dismay You XiaoMo said, “This wind…”

To be correct, it wasn’t wind, but metal elements that were highly condensed.

Ling Xiao explained, “This airstream was probably the result of an Elemental Emeute that
occurs once a few days for the Eye of the Sun. You’re pretty lucky to have encountered this
right off the bat.”

You XiaoMo felt his mouth twitch, this wasn’t the kind of luck he wanted. Changing the
subject, he said, “Since we found the Eye of the Sun, are we going down now?”

At the bottom of the well was likely what Ling Xiao was looking for.

Ling Xiao nodded, however he was worried about leaving You XiaoMo on the surface and he
couldn’t let the Metal Swallowing Beast get away, so he carried them both with him.

It wasn’t until they were nearing bottom of the well that You XiaoMo realized how deep it
was.

Half an hour later they were still dropping, clearly this was abnormally deep for a well. As
he was about to comment on it, they arrived at the bottom with a ‘thud’.

You XiaoMo finally realized why there weren’t any metal elements above, they had all sunk
to the bottom. With the naked eye they could actually see the flow of the metal elements,
especially below their feet was a thick, liquid-like substance, as if created when the metal
element was condensed to the utmost.
Chapter 405: Mutual Suspicion

Translated by Rachel of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

Ling Xiao bent down to scoop up the shimmering, viscous, golden fluid and as it seeped
from the gaps between his fingers, the presence of the Metal Element became thick in the
air. They couldn’t feel it when they were above as the bottom of the well was too deep.

You XiaoMo searched around the bottom of the well and found that other than the gold
fluid beneath his feet, there was nothing else. Could it be that Ling Xiao was looking for this
gold fluid?

“XiaoMo, get a bottle and store this fluid.” Ling Xiao suddenly ordered.

“Is this what you wanted to find?” You XiaoMo quickly asked. Bull’s-eye! He really guessed
it right!

“No.” Ling Xiao said.

“I’m looking for the Metal Elemental Essence. This is the Eye of the Sun where the Metal
Elemental Essence is most likely to be formed. I told you before that there's one thing you
must be sure about. The Metal Swallowing Beast can only be bred near the Metal Elemental
Essence.”

“But the Metal Elemental Essence doesn’t seem to be here.” You XiaoMo already guessed it
but he just took a look around and there wasn’t even a shadow to be found.

“It is! It’s below our feet.” Ling Xiao said affirmatively.

You XiaoMo lowered his head.

“Shouldn’t the Metal Elemental Essence be something similar to the Wood Elemental
Essence, like in a cluster? What’s with this fluid?”

Ling Xiao retrieved the bottle that he had previously used up from helping You XiaoMo
move up the levels.

“Use that negative IQ of yours and think hard. The Metal Elemental Essence and the Wood
Elemental Essence are naturally similar. Since there’s only gold fluid down here at the
bottom of the well, doesn’t that mean the Metal Elemental Essence is hidden in this gold
fluid? Hmm?” Ling Xiao reasoned, placing added emphasis as he gritted out the ‘Hmm’.

You XiaoMo knew he was being despised again and the corners of his mouth twitched.

Oh, I’m sorry! Since my IQ is already in the negative, how can I think of something so
incredibly complicated!

Seeing as Ling Xiao had started filling the bottle with the golden fluid, You XiaoMo pulled
out a big wooden barrel and three wooden ladles from his dimension.

“Use this. It’s faster.”

Ling Xiao and PiQiu each had one, and indeed their efficiency went up. Suspended in the air,
the Metal Swallowing Beast blinked at them with royal blue eyes. The image of three
people struggling to scoop gold fluid was reflected in its eyes as a puzzled look flashed
across its face.

Very quickly, they had already scooped half a barrel. There wasn’t much gold fluid left at
the bottom of the well and they could hardly scoop anything with the wooden ladles. You
XiaoMo decided to just keep the wooden ladles and took out ten or more unused jade
bottles.

Just as he was about to keep the wooden barrel into his dimension, Ling Xiao suddenly
stopped him.

“Put this wooden barrel in my dimension.”

“Why?” You XiaoMo casually asked.

“Elemental Essence that has developed a spiritual sentience will have the ability to attack to
some extent. They are more sensitive to things that are alive. It’s for the same reason why I
put the Wood Elemental Essence we got from the Boundless Sea in my own dimension
instead. If we put that barrel of Metal Elemental Essence into your dimension, it might
destroy what’s inside.” Ling Xiao explained as he kept the wooden barrel into his own
dimension.

You XiaoMo nodded in understanding. Aside from large patches of magical herbs in his
dimension, he still had two Hidden Dipper Stink Bugs that were in the midst of
metamorphosis. If they were attacked, their metamorphosis might end in failure.

They then filled up another twenty-three bottles of gold fluid. Just as they were going to get
that little bit of gold fluid at the corner into a jade bottle, they suddenly heard a few people
talking from above.

You XiaoMo and PiQiu were startled. The well might be deep but it was very likely that the
people above were speaking beside the well. Their voices echoed in the narrow well
bottom, carrying what they said to them.

Not only that, these voices were very familiar. You XiaoMo felt it must be some twisted fate
he shared with these people. Why? Because they were from the Vermillion Blood Clan and
some other forces. For some unknown reason, everyone ended up here. Could it be their
true objective was the same as Ling Xiao? They’re not here for the metal swallowing beast,
but the Metal Elemental Essence?

But now was not the time to think about this. They too wanted the Elemental Essence and
they would certainly come down. It wouldn’t be long before they were found out.

“I’m thinking their goal should be the Metal Swallowing Beast and the Metal Elemental
Essence. But since the Metal Swallowing Beast has escaped, they had to settle for the next
best thing and come here first in order to avoid someone snatching the Metal Elemental
Essence before them.” Ling Xiao kept the last bottle and spared the Metal Swallowing Beast
a look.

“So what do we do now? If we go up, we’ll definitely be discovered.” You XiaoMo was more
concerned about this issue. If they were found out, then it would be difficult to obtain the
Earth Elemental Essence from the Eye of the Golden Earth.

“Then it depends on whether the Metal Swallowing Beast is willing to help us.” Ling Xiao
looked towards the Metal Swallowing Beast once again.

You XiaoMo was skeptical. This fellow here could help them? Could it be Ling Xiao was
planning to get it to lead the enemies away? But even if they did that, they couldn’t possibly
lead them all away. Some people up there regarded the Metal Elemental Essence as more
important than the Metal Swallowing Beast.

At this moment, the Metal Swallowing Beast moved. It flew towards a wall and scratched at
it with its chubby paws. Ling Xiao walked over to pick it up and placed it in You XiaoMo’s
arms. Then, he went over to the area it just scratched and pressed on it forcefully.
Suddenly, a part of the wall caved in.

Simultaneously, the ground started to rumble beneath their feet. The bottom of the well
started to rise.

“Holy shit!” You XiaoMo couldn’t help it as he yelled.

Were they really going to be delivered to the Vermillion Blood Clan?

At this moment, the commotion at the bottom of the well had caught the attention of
everybody at the top. An even louder sound soon followed after.

Questions like, ‘What happened at the bottom of the well?’, ‘There can’t be people at the
bottom of the well?’ were fired rapidly and the people looked ready to jump.

You XiaoMo was panicking even more. Unexpectedly, the wall above their heads started to
change. Indented squares started to appear as the bottom of the well rose up and brought
them to the area that had caved in. When they got close, they finally saw its true form. It
was a pitch-black, bottomless hole and it looked just like a … sliding tunnel?

You XiaoMo had a bad feeling about it.

The surface of the bottom of the well tilted towards the black hole at an alarming speed, as
if it was a lid that could freely rotate either way.

Boom! T hree people and one beast fell into the black hole and disappeared.

About fifteen minutes later, You Ming and the rest finally rushed there. Seeing the bottom
of the well, which should have the Metal Elemental Essence, empty and bare, his expression
was furious. Unwilling to give up, You Ming and his men searched the bottom again. And
after they have confirmed that no one was hiding there, they begrudgingly went back to the
surface.

“So? How is it?” Qiao WuShuang looked towards Elder Qi.

Huang FuLi’s serious expression was sombre as he shook his head.

“There's nothing at the bottom of the well. Someone probably arrived before us and took
the Metal Elemental Essence.”

“The tremor we felt just now only happened after we arrived. Normally speaking, unless
there’s someone down there, it's impossible for the tremor to happen. You guys didn’t see
anyone down there?” Qiao WuShuang pondered.

“You are right. When we were below just now we did hear a faint sound and it was
definitely from a human. But when we went down, there was no one. There's only one
explanation for that, which is the person could have used a secret tunnel at the bottom of
the well to escape.” Xiong Xiao walked over. He was part of the team that went down.

Due to the limited capacity at the bottom of the well, only a few could go down the well
while the rest remained above. Hence, that eliminated to possibility of them escaping from
the top.

“Using the secret tunnel at the bottom of the well to escape… this person must know this
place very well. Or maybe…” Qiao WuShuang cupped his chin as he thought.

At this instant, You Ming’s cold laughter could be heard. “Let’s not pretend anymore. I bet
the people who stole the Metal Elemental Essence before us were your men. You
intentionally arranged for us to meet here so that you can deceive us into believing that you
just arrived too. But in reality, you’ve sent your men here earlier, am I right?”

Huang FuLi’s face darkened. “Watch your manners, You Ming. Others might be afraid of the
Vermillion Blood Clan, but not our Beast Transfiguration Guild.”

“Alright, seems like you plan to admit it. Admit that the Elemental Essence was stolen by
your people.” Unafraid of his threat, You Ming was dead set it was them instead.

HuangFu Li angrily shook his sleeves as he reprimanded, “This is simply outrageous and
unreasonable! You Ming, I think you're living more and more backwards as you age*! You
say we took the Elemental Essence, we can also say that that you're afraid of being exposed
so you accused us first!”

*Means backpedaling and lying

“HuangFu Li, if you don't hand it over today, don't you even think of leaving this place.” You
Ming put a menacing look on his face. There was reason why he said what he had.

Ever since they reached the June mountain range till now, first they let the Metal
Swallowing Beast escape, then they let someone get ahead of them and steal the Metal
Elemental Essence. How was he going to account for all this when he returned to his
master? Thinking about how his master would deal with him if he failed, he had to bring at
least one of the things back no matter what.

“Elder HuangFu, there's no need to waste time with him here. If we don't chase them now,
I'm afraid the Elemental Essence will really be gone forever.” Qiao WuShuang suddenly
interrupted, halting the furious elders who were prepared to duke it out with You Ming.
Chapter 406: Protagonist’s Halo

Translated by Kollumceti of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

Qiao WuShuang’s words instantly eased the atmosphere that was on the brink of becoming
tense.

HuangFu Li clearly heard what he implied and with his understanding, he immediately put
away his anger and asked, “Qiao WuShuang, what do you mean by saying this?”

Qiao WuShuang replied, “What I said just now was only just one of my speculations, but the
probability of this conclusion is extremely low, at less than one percent. This is because it is
impossible for someone to know the structure of the underground palace in advance,
otherwise, the Cang Alliance would have received the news.”

“Look, Brother Yi Qiao. What kind of reason is that?” Xiong Xiao asked.

“It should be related to the Metal Swallowing Beast.” Qiao WuShuang rebutted in a flash,
“Think about it, who has seen the Metal Swallowing Beast ever since we started chasing
after it? No matter how capable and how familiar it is with the underground palace, it is
impossible it to completely escape our pursuit unless it has fallen into the hands of some
other people.”

Everyone was shocked once this statement was out.

You Ming’s expression was obscure. He recalled when he had chased the Metal Swallowing
Beast to a mine and discovered the corpses in the cave were obviously those of his men. If
this was true, the Metal Swallowing Beast must have fallen into the hands of the person
who killed those people.

You QingShan was evidently thinking along the same lines as him and his expression was
very unsightly.

Qiao WuShuang noticed their expressions but did not bat an eyelid and continued, “So,
there are two possibilities according to my assumptions. The first is that the Metal
Swallowing Beast has been subdued and it brought the person who subdued it here to take
the Metal Elemental Essence. The second is that the Metal Swallowing Beast took the Metal
Elemental Essence away by itself, but the possibility of the latter is only five percent. This is
because it’s inconceivable for it to deliberately wait until this moment if it wanted to take
the Metal Elemental Essence away. Thus the first possibility is the most probable.”

Xiong Xiao agreed, “Brother Qiao’s analysis is very reasonable. Then, I have to take
advantage of the time before that person leaves the underground palace to find him.
Otherwise, the sky would be the limit if he leaves, and it would be even harder to find him
again.”

Qiao WuShuang nodded with a smile.

HuangFu Li was very much in agreement with Qiao WuShuang’s words. However, he gave a
cold snort again when he caught sight of You Ming.

Qiao WuShuang knew that the elderly man was still unhappy with what had just happened.
His gaze shifted to You Ming as he faintly smiled, “Elder HuangFu, don't be angry. I believe
that Old You does not think this way anymore. Maybe they even know who the Metal
Swallowing Beast had been subdued by.”

His words immediately drew the attention of everyone onto You Ming.

HuangFu Li immediately asked, “WuShuang, what do you mean by saying that they know
the situation of the Metal Swallowing Beast?”

Qiao WuShuang smiled, “Just now when I said that the Metal Swallowing Beast may have
fallen into someone else’s hands, Old You’s expression had a very obvious change, as if he
had thought of something. So I believe that he should know.”

You Ming was unable to deny this even if he wanted to do so now, as everything that Qiao
WuShuang said was very logical. If he denied it, others would think that the Vermillion
Blood Clan colluded with that person to steal the Metal Elemental Essence.

You QingShan narrowed his eyes. This Qiao WuShuang was really difficult to deal with.

With his road of retreat blocked, You Ming could only tell them of the matter that
happened in the caves of mine. However, they also did not know who had taken the Metal
Swallowing Beast. Their words could only prove that Qiao WuShuang’s conjecture was
correct.

HuangFu Li was sarcastic, “You Ming, I can also say now that you could have recognized that
person and reached an agreement with him. So, you deliberately lied to us about not
knowing who he was to let him bring it out of the underground palace.”

“HuangFu Li!” You Ming's expression slightly twisted as he unwaveringly glaring at him.

This was the so-called trying to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice used to lure it.
Retribution fell onto his own head instead!
<strong>t/n: steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice used to lure it means to try to
gain an advantage only to end up worse off.</strong>

HuangFu Li finally felt pleased when seeing that You Ming’s expression twisted malevolently
after being unable to make a single retort.

Qiao WuShuang did not stop HuangFu Li this time and only waited until he said his piece
before interjecting, “Elder HuangFu, Brother Xiong, let’s quickly chase after him.”

HuangFu Li and Xiong Xiao both nodded.

As soon as they left, the Mage Trade Union and the people from the Vermillion Blood Clan
also knew that they could no longer linger here. They immediately followed behind to leave
this ruins.

This time, it was Qiao WuShuang who led the way.

Although they were not as capable as Ling Xiao, it did not take long for them to guess what
could be hidden in uncharted depths of the underground palace. However, may had
probably deduced that there may be an Eye of Golden Earth here.

At this time, Qiao WuShuang chanced upon the realization that there was also an Earth
Elemental Essence in the underground palace in addition to the Metal Elemental Essence. It
was just that their object had always been the north side of the underground palace. So
they did not discover that the direction opposite them was pervaded with the aura of an
Earth Elemental Essence arising from the phase of Earth bearing Metal.

As for why they had to bring other people along – if he can find it, it’s likely that other
people had also found it too.

“Oh yes, I have one thing to remind everyone of.” Qiao WuShuang suddenly turned his head
back, “Though we currently assume that a certain someone has already taken the Metal
Swallowing Beast, this merely nothing more than a conjecture. There is likely to be more
than one person involved in this but not more than four according to my estimations.”

Xiong Xiao said, “Are you referring to the ancient well?”

Qiao WuShuang nodded, “That’s right. The diameter of the ancient well is only two meters
wide. It can accommodate up to four people at most. If you have more than four people, it
would be hard to move around. However, if they have are more than four people, there
should be some people remaining on top. Since we didn’t see any people, this indicated
that, all of them should have been at the bottom of the well at that time.”
“You really deserve to be called WuShuang-gongzi, as expected you’re really smart.”

<strong> WuShuang(无双) in his name means incomparable; matchless; unique; unrivalled.

Gongzhi means the young master.</strong>

At this time, You QingShan who was at the rear suddenly let out a peculiar tone that did not
sound much like a compliment, but more like jealously instead.

Qiao WuShuang gave a slight smile, “You flatter me, You-gongzi. For these things, many
people will be able to think of them as long as they ponder on it. This one merely said it for
the benefit of my people from the Beast Trade Union.”

You QingShan coldly snorted.

……

On the other side, You XiaoMo and Ling Xiao once again fell down a slideway. The feeling of
a rapid drop emerged once more and the descent time was longer than the first time.
Fortunately they had experienced this before and You XiaoMo would not panic like before.

After who knows how long, You XiaoMo suddenly discovered that Ling Xiao’s hand on his
body was touching him all over. He could not refrain from flying into a rage out of
humiliation as he slapped the back of Ling Xiao’s hand, even at this time you’re… … “What
are you doing?”

Ling Xiao unperturbed replied, “You dunce, the transmitter stone you’re carrying has a
response.”

You XiaoMo was immediately embarrassed. What’s this feeling of a row of crows flying
overhead? But it had really been a long time since he heard this phrase of ‘dunce’.

You XiaoMo promptly fished out the transmission stone. Sure enough it was shining. SheQiu
and the rest must have some news.

Just as they were getting ready to converse with SheQiu and the rest, the transmitter stone
dropped onto the slide with a ‘bang’, producing a cheerful and lighthearted beat of ‘boom
boom boom’ as it rolled down at a speed faster than they were travelling at.

You XiaoMo, “… …”

PiQiu covered his face with his hands as if he couldn’t bear to look directly at You XiaoMo.
The Metal Swallowing Beast imitated PiQiu and used its meaty paws to cover its face.

Ling Xiao was silent for a few seconds, “Never make, but always mar!”

You XiaoMo was sullen. He did not dare to retort knowing that he was in the wrong.
However, he also did expect this to happen. There was wind resistance with them sliding
down the slide at such a rapid speed and he was over-excited. As a result, the transmission
stone accidently flew out of his hands

Fortunately, the transmission stone was only just a step ahead of them. When they reached
the end of the slide, they should be able to get it back. Hopefully!

Nearly one and a half hour later, just as they started to think that this slide was endless, the
sound of a stone moving was heard from the front. They had heard this sound several times
and were very familiar with it.

But it was still pitch-black ahead… …

Though You XiaoMo was puzzled, could it be that it’s still quite long until the exit, Ling Xiao
suddenly tightly hugged his waist as his legs opened and pushed on both sides of the slide.
The severe friction between his shoes and the slide created an extremely loud noise. Before
long, the two were thrown out of the slide and fell onto a soft thing.

Ling Xiao hugged him and took the opportunity to roll two rounds forward. Then they heard
the sound of a certain heavy object falling on the ground.

You XiaoMo turned his head for a look. It was PiQiu. He had fallen at the place where he
and Ling Xiao had just dropped. The Metal Swallowing Beast was also upside down as he fell
on PiQiu’s body with an obvious look of enjoyment.

Then the body of the Metal Swallowing Beast let off a light blue glow. They could finally see
their surroundings.

“Eh… ….”

For an instant, You XiaoMo did not know how to react.

This was a narrow room. Like the ancient well, all four sides were walls and the top of the
room was just pitch-darkness. The only difference was that the floor was soft.

After You XiaoMo’s hand touched the soft thing beneath himself, he discovered that this
tactile sensation felt quite familiar. It was clearly clay. Not only that, but there seemed to be
a very strong Earth Elemental Essence here. Count it be that they arrived at another ancient
well?

To think that their destination was actually an ancient well after sliding down for more than
an hour. This was just too dramatic. No, no, no, it should be said that the Heavens assisted
them, for them to have found their second objective with such ease. Sure enough, this was
the protagonist's halo.

“Master, the transmitter stone is just behind you.” The sound of PiQiu’s childish voice
suddenly arose.

You XiaoMo turned back, Ling Xiao had already picked up the transmitter stone that was
still shining. Before he could speak, SheQiu’s voice came through first.

“Master, we have already found the ancient well that that Earth Elemental Essence is
located in.”
Chapter 407: Make Alliances

Translated by Jouissance of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

All three of them, even Ling Xiao, fell silent.

SheQiu’s voice rang out again, probably because he didn’t hear a reply, this time sounding a
little uncertain.

You XiaoMo’s cheeks kept twitching and paused for a moment before saying with a slightly
trembling voice, “I know.”

SheQiu was extremely confused. “You know?”

This was the first time they contacted each other down here. How could their master
already know? Did Ling Xiao tell him? It didn’t seem very possible there were people!

You XiaoMo said, “Because we’re currently at the bottom of the very well you speak of.”

SheQiu: “…”

Since they didn’t have very much time to explain, Ling Xiao had SheQiu and company wait
above for them to come up. Though SheQiu and the others desperately wanted to know
why, they could only hold it in for now. Ling Xiao put the Transmitter Stone away, but then
saw You XiaoMo taking out a large bucket and three water ladles and couldn’t help but ask,
“What are you doing with that?”

You XiaoMo paused in confusion. “Weren’t we going to pack away some of the mud in the
bottom of the well?”

Ling Xiao raised an eyebrow and asked, “When did I say that?”
You XiaoMo faltered. All this well had was the mud beneath them, exactly like the first one.
That was why he had thought this way. “Otherwise there wouldn’t be an Earth Elemental
Essence here!”

Ling Xiao mildly said, “There’s no value in bringing back this mud. The Earth Elemental
Essence is, in fact, hiding in the mud like the Metal Elemental Essence. I’m going to force it
out with fire. You go up first.”

You XiaoMo had PiQiu take him into the air. He wanted to watch.

Ling Xiao didn’t chase him away. After they flew into the air, he also followed. Then, he
snapped his fingers and a purple-red flame appeared above his fingers.

The temperature at the bottom of the well immediately shot up, even more overwhelming
than the hottest summer.

As Ling Xiao flicked his hand, the flames made a circle through the air, growing larger and
larger, like a roaring fire dragon. The moment it touched the mud, the mud began to burn.

The flames lit the well up like daylight, the light tinting their faces with red.

As the flames cooked the mud, it slowly began to change, melting like chocolate. The mud
that was at the bottom of the well seemed to contract for a moment before rapidly
shrinking into a ball.

Just as You XiaoMo was thinking that the mud would melt into a puddle of sticky liquid, a
muddy brown colored light emitted from the mud, as if trying to defend itself against the
flames.

However, it was a futile struggle. The muddy yellow light slowly faded, then, as if knowing it
couldn’t win, the light disappeared. Not long later, a muddy yellow ball of light wormed out
of the mud and shot towards Ling Xiao with incredible speed.
Ling Xiao didn’t even blink, flicking his fingers and encircling the light with even more
flames.

You XiaoMo’s eyes widened. He could almost see the desperate expression of the Earth
Elemental Essence, continuously trying to charge out from the flames, yet getting forced
back time and time again.

He remembered that back when they caught the Wood Elemental Essence at Boundless
Sea, it didn’t struggle like the Earth Elemental Essence. It could be seen that the Earth
Elemental Essence had long since gained a spiritual awareness and it’s own intelligence.

In the end, the defeated Earth Elemental Essence still fell into Ling Xiao’s hands.

Ling Xiao put it into a rather large jade vial and then put the vial into his pocket dimension.

After getting this last treasure, it was naturally time to leave. That was when Ling Xiao’s
transmitter stone suddenly began to glow.

It wasn’t normal for it to glow now. Ling Xiao suddenly raised his head.

A thunderous rumbling sounded.

The entire well began to vibrate. This wasn’t their doing. It came from above, as if the well
was being blasted open.

“Ouch!” You XiaoMo suddenly grabbed his head. A stone had fallen down and hit him on
the head before falling to the bottom of the well and being consumed by the flames.

That was when SheQiu and the others spoke up in anxiety.

“Master, Boss, a bunch of people are coming this way. Hurry and come out, or else you’ll be
found.”
“You guys leave first. If we are split up, then find an exit, leave and wait for us outside.”

After saying this, Ling Xiao immediately grabbed You XiaoMo, rapidly flying upwards. At the
same time, he put PiQiu and the Metal Swallowing Beast into his pocket dimension. They
wouldn’t be of much use right now, and if the Vermillion Blood Clan and the others saw the
Metal Swallowing Beast, they would be suspected of taking the Metal Elemental Essence.

In order to not drag them down, You XiaoMo thought for a moment and said, “Put me
inside your dimension as well.”

The situation was very clear to him. Ling Xiao’s should be stronger than those powerhouses
from the Vermillion Blood Clan and the Mage Guild, but having to face all those people
alone would be harder with him there, otherwise, Ling Xiao would still have to split his
attention to make sure You XiaoMo was safe. Plus, SheQiu and the others should be up
there still.

“You sure?” Ling Xiao looked down at him.

You XiaoMo replied with certainty, “Very sure.”

“Alright then…”

At the same time, the situation above the well was chaotic.

As Qiao WuShuang had thought, the others must’ve also realized that the Eye of Golden
Earth was here.

So, when they realized they couldn’t obtain the Eye of the Sun and Metal Swallowing Beast,
they all set their sights on the Eye of Golden Earth. When one of them found the Eye of
Golden Earth, the others immediately came over upon getting the news.

SheQiu and LanQiu didn’t dare fight these people.

That was because there were quite a few who were stronger than them. If they really did
fight, they definitely wouldn’t win. Instead, they’d simply become a target for everyone. So,
it was better if they just hid.

However, the well could only fit four people at a time. No one was willing to let anyone else
go in first so they began to fight at this disagreement. The fighting was very intense. Some
people even wanted to enter the well while everyone was distracted, but they were noticed
anyways.

It was only after around half an hour when Qiao WuShuang and the others finally arrived
that the situation was finally under control. Since Qiao WuShuang and the others were
here, how would anyone else get a chance at the Earth Elemental Essence?

He hadn’t thought so many people would’ve realized. Qiao WuShuang gave an discrete sigh.
Seems like these people probably realized that they had no chance at the Metal Elemental
Essence and Metal Swallowing Beast, so they found this place by coincidence when looking
for other treasures.

“How come the well is sealed? Did someone take it already?”

You Ming immediately pushed aside the people blocking his way and, upon seeing the state
of the well, cast a deadly glare at the other people.

You QingShan came up to him. “Old Ming. The entrance of the well was probably destroyed
in the fight. If someone had already taken it, no one would be so calm right now.”

You Ming let out a soft breath of relief before walking over.

“You Ming, aren’t you a little too impatient. Do you take us for corpses?” Seeing You Ming’s
impatient act, HuangFu Li mocked him.

“That’s right. You aren’t the only one who wants the Earth Elemental Essence.” Xiong Xiao
stepped forwards, displaying his own determination.
Though the people from the Mage Guild didn’t speak, they definitely had the same thought.

However, there was only one Elemental Essence, yet all four groups wanted it. It would be a
challenging problem to split it.

You Ming’s expression cooled. He had always known that taking the Elemental Essence
under their watch wouldn’t be easy, but it wasn’t impossible. Thinking of this, he
immediately turned to the Mage Guild’s Qi Huang and said, “Brother Qi, if the Mage Guild
helps us, I will promise you one favor in the name of the Vermillion Blood Clan.”

Qi Hang’s eyes flashed with consideration, but then began to hesitate again. He didn’t want
to give up the Elemental Essence. This was a legendary treasure, swapping it in exchange
for one favor seemed like an unequal exchange.

“Master Qi Hang. In reality, the Elemental Essence isn’t very useful for the Mage Guild, I
trust you know so as well. Plus, with so many people here, the Elemental Essence won’t
necessarily fall into your hands at the end. Why not help us? No matter how this ends, it
won’t be a loss for you.”

The person to speak was You QingShan.

Qi Hang knew that they were right and gritted his teeth, saying, “Alright, I accept.”

You Ming and You QingShan were delighted.

On the other side, Xiong Xiao and Qiao WuShuang glanced at each other. If the Vermillion
Blood Clan and Mage Guild worked together, then they would have to cooperate with each
other, too. As for who the Earth Elemental Essence would go to in the end, it wouldn’t be
too late to discuss this afterwards. After all, the Cang Alliance and Beast Transfiguration
Guild had quite good relations.

A war was about to start.

That was when an ominous looking man walked out of the crowd. Seeing the four powers
that had come to an agreement, he spoke up in a low tone. “I think you might be forgetting
that I’m here, too.”

Seeing the man, You Ming scowled. This middle aged man was Nan Zhan, the leader of a
very infamous group of bandits in the Southern Continent, known as Vicious Wolf. He
wasn’t a person to get on the bad side of. They hadn’t expected that he would come, too.
Chapter 408: Escaping Out of the Well

Translated by Crystal of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

In the Southern Continent, other than the four major forces, there were plenty of smaller
ones.

No matter how small, there was at least one Divine leveled practitioner present. For
example, Nan Zhan, although he was only one star, one less than You Ming, if he
participated in the fight for the Elemental Essences, their chances would dim. Behind Nan
Zhan were some pretty strong forces too, just those at the peak Emperor level, were quite a
few.

If they all decided to take a piece of the pie, it would really be up in the air who would get
the Earth Elemental Essence.

“Nan Zhan, your force truly has a chance of winning, if you collude with others, your
chances will be higher than ours. However, think carefully if you want to be on the wrong
side of the Vermillion Blood Clan. After that, your group of bandits’ position in the Southern
Continent would be in jeopardy.” You Ming gave a cold warning. He had finally persuaded
the Mage Guild, of course he didn’t want too many competitors.

Immediately Nan Zhan’s face turned sour, “Stop blabbering, if you want to take the Earth
Elemental Essence, you have to go through me.”

As someone strong with pride and face, if he backed off with a few words from You Ming,
where would he put the face of their bandit group and his Vicious Wolf’s name? If he truly
feared the Vermillion Blood Clan, he wouldn’t have come in the first place.

You Ming’s expression darkened, originally by getting the help of the Mage Guild they had a
fifty percent chance, however, if one added Nan Zhan then they would only have a thirty
percent chance or so. This was not the result he wanted.

After he thought of this, in an angry tone he asked, “Nan Zhan, what would it take for you
to give up?”
Nan Zhan made a scheming smile, “It's simple, what you promised the Mage Guild, I want
the same promise. Of course, it's fair game, if someone else gave me a favorable condition,
I’ll help them steal the Earth Elemental Essence.”

A sly old fox, You Ming cursed under his breath, of course he was up to no good. Saying that
he wanted to fight for the Earth Elemental Essence was just a diversion to gain some favors.
However, if one left him be, it was still a problem.

Although he really didn’t want to, by the look of things, he would have to, since there was
only one Earth Elemental Essence. If he lost his chance now, it would be difficult to find
another one.

However, opposite to him, Xiong Xiao and Qiao WuShuang’s expressions flashed with a hint
of hesitation.

Neither of them was one to casually rope in allies, since in the name of greed, even allies
would turn against them, unless they were truly close. Thus, they didn’t believe in Nan
Zhan’s words.

However, if they let the three team-up, that would put them in a sticky situation.

“Okay…” Seeing as they were hesitant, You Ming weighed the pros and cons and was about
to make the promise.

However, before he could finish, the stone which blocked the well suddenly blew opened
with a huge ‘boom’. The pieces of rock flew into the air and landed heavily onto the ground,
startling everyone to move back.

After everyone was startled, they looked alarmingly at the old well.

If someone exploded the rock that was blocking the exit, then there was someone inside?
With everyone’s gaze upon them, a black shadow made a light leap and jumped out of the
well. It was a man wearing black and as he tilted his head up, it revealed that handsome yet
familiar face.

“It’s you!!!” Recognizing the face, You Ming was the first to shout, his eyes filled with
disbelief and astonishment. Since he hadn’t seen them in the Hall, he thought that this man
and his companion would not be able to make it here. He hadn’t thought of seeing them
jumping out of the old well.

Xiong Xiao and Qiao WuShuang’s eyes also widened. Much to their surprise, the one who
had jumped out of the well was Ling Mo. This entire time, they hadn’t seen them, so they
thought that the two must have wandered off somewhere else. Or, they were outside and
never came in.

“Why is Ling Mo here?” Qiao WuShuang asked in surprise.

“It looks like we underestimated them.” Xiong Xiao said as he shook his head, looked like he
had misjudged the two.

“Who is he? You know of him?” HuangFu Li had never seen Ling Xiao, so he didn’t know his
appearance. Seeing that everyone looked at Ling Xiao in surprise, he couldn’t help but
wonder.

Qiao WuShuang explained, “Elder HuangFu, he was one of the two I was telling you about
outside. He is called Ling Mo.”

HuangFu Li nodded while stroking his beard, “He has pretty good luck to get in before us.
However, if he is the one with the Earth Elemental Essence then he is in a dire situation.”

Qiao WuShuang furrowed his brows as his gaze landed on the old well behind Ling Xiao. He
remembered that Ling Xiao never strayed away from You XiaoHa, but this time he didn’t see
the other. What was going on?

Beside the old well, Ling Xiao did not back off in the slightest from everyone’s gaze. Seeing
that both You Ming and You QingShan looked at him as if they were about to kill, he
actually felt happy and his lips curled. With an evil grin he made his greeting. “Yo, nice to
see you again!”

You Ming’s gaze shifted back and forth from him and the well, although he didn’t
understand why the other wasn’t with him, there wasn’t any time to think further. “The
Earth Elemental Essence is on you, right?” You Ming took a step forward and stared at him
menacingly.

Hearing his words, everyone’s gaze towards Ling Xiao changed.

No matter if it was on him or not, since he came out of the well, then eight out of ten times
he would have it.

With a darkened eerie expression, You Ming said, “Surrender the Earth Elemental Essence,
otherwise, don’t say I didn’t warn you.”

As he finished, they slowly surrounded Ling Xiao and the well.

Ling Xiao glanced at those who were surrounding him, his smile never left his face. Hearing
You Ming’s words, his smile deepened, “If I don’t, what are you guys going to do?”

In a formidable force, as if splitting everything before it, a long sword broke through the air,
creating a fierce air current. Just as it seemed that Ling Xiao’s head was about to split open,
the latter gave You Ming a look of nonchalance. That look made You Ming’s heart skip a
beat, a feeling of unease floated up.

In the next second his premonition came true.

Ling Xiao raised his leg and in a crisp, clean fashion kicked the guard before the long sword
hit. The immovable force hit the guard, making his body fly backwards above everyone’s
heads and land with a loud thud.

As everyone saw the miserable situation the guard was in, they all gasped. His chest actually
sunk inwards, an Emperor level practitioner was out-of-commission by just one kick.
How strong was this kick to destroy an Emperor level practitioner, his power may be above
the Divine level, one just don’t know by how many stars.

“You really couldn’t tell that he was actually a Divine leveled practitioner.” Qiao WuShuang
exclaimed in surprise.

Xiong Xiao nodded in agreement, “No wonder I couldn’t evaluate his strength before, it
looks like he was stronger than me. Truly unbelievable.”

With a light sigh Qiao WuShuang said, “Actually it shouldn’t come as much of a surprise
since he dared to oppose the Vermillion Blood Clan and the Mage Guild, he must have some
sort of strength.” Not only that, it was possible that Ling Xiao’s force was stronger than
what they imagined.

You Ming’s expression was scarily dark and gloomy, he had only wanted to test Ling Xiao’s
strength.

Much to his surprise, with a single kick, he finished the job. It looked like he was truly a
Divine leveled practitioner.

At this moment You QingShan suddenly stared at Ling Xiao and calmly said, “By the look of
things, your excellency was the one who captured the Metal Swallowing Beast and the one
who stole the Metal Elemental Essence from the Eye of the Sun, correct?”

In astonishment, Ling Xiao looked at him.

The others, however, were frozen, the Metal Swallowing Beast and the two Elemental
Essences were all on this one person? Could this be possible, if it could, then…

Slowly everyone’s eyes became filled with greed, if he really had it, even stealing one would
be great. Even Nan Zhan looked at Ling Xiao with intensity.

Watching this unfold, You QingShan gave a sinister simile.

To his surprise, Ling Xiao suddenly looked at him and their eyes met. His eyes flashed an
eerie simile, as if mocking him.

You QingShan was startled and broke out into a cold sweat. By the time he regained his
senses, his expression became cold. He was born with a gold spoon in his mouth, why was
he the one scared to the point of sweating. His emotions became even more unsettled.

Right at this moment, Ling Xiao, who was standing still before, moved.

His body became a ray of black light, headed straight for You QingShan and the latter. They
couldn’t respond at all, it was You Ming who quickly got in front of You QingShan in a
defensive position.

However, the ray of black light suddenly changed course in the air and in a faster speed
headed out of this barren wasteland.

“Not good, he’s running away!”

Chapter 409: Conspiring with Each Other

Translated by Rachel of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

No one expected the man to suddenly run away. Everyone else did not respond in time and
only managed to come to their senses when he left the ruins. In the eyes of everyone, his
behavior was one of guilty conscience. The ones who were originally skeptical about You
QingShan’s words all started to eagerly give chase.

SheQiu and the other four, who were hiding in a dark corner, did not leave the
Underground Palace as per Ling Xiao’s instructions. They exchanged looks with one another
and pretended to be like everybody else who wanted to hunt down Ling Xiao and they
blended into the crowd. The five of them, excluding the little chick, were all Imperial level
or above, so they weren't to worried about being discovered.

“Why did boss have to leave? Won't that just prove what the man said?” MaoQiu asked in a
puzzled voice. In her opinion, other than a handful here who were harder to deceive, the
rest didn't have a firm stance. If they were to shift the blame of taking the Metal Elemental
Essence and the Metal Swallowing Beast to someone else, these people’s hearts would
definitely waver.

“I don't understand either.” With an expressionless face, XiaoHei said coolly with an air of
royalty.

“Chirp?” The little chick peeked out from the top of LanQiu’s head and made a sound of
confusion, though no one paid attention to it.

“What's there to not understand? Whether the other people know or don't know, there's
no difference to the boss. What do you think, LanQiu?” SheQiu said simply.

“I agree with SheQiu. If there was really a reason, I think it might be because the area of the
ruins is too small and makes it hard to fight. So Boss Ling Xiao wanted to find a larger,
empty space. Furthermore, this is the Underground Palace. Who knows if it will collapse.”
Lan Qiu reasoned.

“Please don't call me SheQiu, thank you!”

“Then I would also ask of you to not call me LanQiu in future.” Lan Qiu calmly replied.

“I understand, LanQiu.” XiaoHei said expressionlessly.

“…”

Meanwhile, the chasing battle had ensued. The only ones who could keep up with Ling
Xiao’s speed were the Divine level powerhouses and they were hot on his heels. The rest
were already a long distance behind him.

“Ling Mo, you have nowhere left to run. You know what situation you're in, so hand over
the two Elemental Essences and the Metal Swallowing Beast. I can let you live.” You Ming
glared at Ling Xiao’s back with murderous intent.

As if he hadn't heard anything, Ling Xiao continued to fly towards the way he came from.
Although the entrance changed with changes in the TaiChi YinYang formation, as long as he
followed the original path he had taken, he could definitely find the exit.

You Ming knew exactly that. That's why he was worried that if Ling Xiao escaped, then there
would really be no way of capturing him. Furthermore, he seemed to be purposely keeping
a distance between them. Every time he sped up, Ling Xiao would immediately pull away.

In less than half an hour, the exit appeared right before Ling Xiao’s eyes.

Seeing this scene, You Ming suddenly thought of a plan in desperation and raised his head.
A beam of green flew out from his sleeves at high speed and just when Ling Xiao was about
to charge out, the beam of green caught up with him and bit the back of his hand.

He was supposed to stop, but Ling Xiao didn't care. He just rushed towards the exit.

The locations of the entrance and exit of the Underground Palace had changed. It was a
barren place with rocky mountains made up of oddly shaped jagged rocks. It looked like
they were still in the June Mountain range.

After he exited, Ling Xiao did not leave immediately. Instead, he stood on top of a large
boulder.

He raised his hand to look at the place he was bitten. There were two tiny holes tinged with
green on his hand and when he looked at the thing that flew back to You Ming’s shoulder,
he saw the true form of the beam of green—a small dark green snake.

The small snake had dark green scales all over its body and when it slightly opened its
mouth, a pair of fangs coated with some green fluid could be seen. One look and it was
obvious this snake was highly venomous.

“Hahaha!” Seeing as his snake really bit his hand, You Ming let out an extremely smug
laugh.

“I'll see where you can run! With my poison, it won't be long until you slowly lose all your
spiritual power. Even if you beg me now I won't let you off.” When You Ming spoke, the
others finally caught up and emerged from the ground, including SheQiu and the rest.
When they heard what he said, the four of them all frowned except for the little chick.

Boss Ling Xiao was poisoned? That's rubbish!

The QiLin’s sacred fire and the flame of the Demon Phoenix were known as the world’s two
greatest divine fires that could incinerate anything. No matter how potent the snake venom
was, how could that even bother Boss Ling Xiao.

Ling Xiao was indeed unmoved. Instead, he pondered as he stared at the overly smug You
Ming. The small snake on his shoulder was a demon beast called the Green Demon Snake.
Said snake was an ordinary high level demon beast. While its attack power was a lot worse
compared to a beast of the same kind, the Nine Headed Emperor Snake, it had an ability
that it could be extremely proud of.

And that was its venom. If people were to rank it, it would definitely be in the top three.
With just a little bit of it, it could kill an Emperor level powerhouse and greatly hurt the
Divine level ones. Most people were of the same level as You Ming and this was the reason
why many feared him.

However, there weren't many Green Demon Snakes around. You Ming only found it by
chance and ever since he realised the potency of its venom, he tied his fate together with
the Green Demon Snake.

The venom of the Green Demon Snake might be troublesome and fatal to the average
powerhouse, but for Ling Xiao, it was a different story. It was as SheQiu and the rest of the
ball team expected. For Ling Xiao, who had the divine fire, the snake venom was
automatically burned by it as soon as the green demon snake bit his hand. It was also for
that reason that Ling Xiao paid no mind to the Green Demon Snake.

You QingShan heard what You Ming said as soon as he exited the Underground Palace. At
first he was delighted by what he heard but soon, he calmed down. That was because he
saw Ling Xiao’s unusual response.

At this moment he only had two choices. One: he could immediately run for his life. Or two:
he could hand over the three things and run. But Ling Xiao did neither of these and his
expression was really odd.
“Old Ming, something isn't right.” You QingShan walked to You Ming’s side and spoke in a
lowered voice.

You Ming’s laughter came to an abrupt stop. His line of sight shifted towards Ling Xiao only
to find that he showed no signs of being poisoned. He was standing on the boulder without
a care, even shooting him a condescending look.

When he was still in shock, Ling Xiao opened his mouth to speak, “You Ming, I think you can
stop pretending now. The truth, I'm sure you know it better than me. Why bother to act like
you didn't do it when you did?”

“What nonsense are you talking about?” Hearing his nonsensical, You Ming fumed. He
somewhat guessed what he was trying to say. Ling Xiao was trying to imply that the
Vermillion Blood Clan stole the Metal Swallowing Beast and the Metal Elemental Essence!

“Whether I'm speaking nonsense, only you would know. Or else why would you need to
rush to silence people by killing them? If I wasn't lucky, I'm afraid I would really be killed by
you.” Ling Xiao chuckled.

While he didn't state it upfront, the implications in his words were enough to set the crowd
thinking. Furthermore, compared to Ling Xiao who came across as a stranger, You Ming’s
cunning ways were not unfamiliar to the crowd. So even though most still held a skeptical
attitude, their opinions had already changed.

You Qing Shan walked out from behind You Ming and spoke darkly, “I think you are treating
the people here as fools. If we were in cahoots, how do you explain the conflict in June
City? You just want to redirect the blame and drag the Vermillion Blood Clan down.”

Not only was Ling Xiao not fazed, he smiled and nodded instead.

“You're right, everybody here knows that it's impossible for us to be conspiring with each
other.”

You Qing Shan’s face quickly fell.

Another insinuation again.

Humans all had a bad habit. When a person was suspicious of another, no matter what the
other party said, that person would always tend to think in the way he wanted to and he
wouldn't require the other party to spell it out for him.

So even though Ling Xiao appeared to be replying him, he was actually leading the rest to
think of him in a certain way. Since it was impossible for them to collude, they normally
wouldn't think of him in that light. In other words, they could also make use of this point.

“The people of the Vermillion Blood Clan really can never be satisfied. I've said this before,
you will be punished by your insatiable greed. What you shouldn't have done was to try to
silence me after you've accomplished what you wanted. Since that's the case, I don't mind
going down with all of you.” Ling Xiao continued to pull wool over their eyes.

“I'll kill you!” You Ming roared. Ling Xiao said it so matter-of-factly that even if they didn't
do it, they couldn't rid themselves of suspicion anymore. Since many people already
believed what he said, even Qiao WuShuang was looking at them suspiciously.

You Ming really wanted to vomit blood. He never thought that the situation could end up
like this. Not only did he not get his hands on the Metal Swallowing Beast and the Elemental
Essence, he was slandered instead. It was really, really terrible!

They got their true retribution!

You Ming had also previously accused the Beast Transfiguration Guild and the Cang Alliance
of using the same move. Who would have thought their retribution would come so soon.

Some people had already believed what Ling Xiao said.

SheQiu and the rest were already speechless. They knew Ling Xiao could talk well, as seen
from him regularly convincing and bluffing their master, but that wasn't some great
achievement since their master had limited IQ. But to see him manipulating these people
who had lived for god knows how many years up close, it was indeed something amazing
and shocking to watch.
Chapter 410: Iron Blood God

Translated by Kollumceti of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

“It’s all just a bunch of nonsense. It’ll be hard for this old fellow to quell the hatred in my
heart if I don’t slice you into a thousand pieces.” You Ming, did not have a very good
temper. He was so angry that he was purple in the face and his eyes flashed with a fierce
and malicious gleam as he looked at Ling Xiao.

With that, a valiant aura exploded from within his body. The earth-shattering pressure of a
Divine Realm expert made the expressions of everyone present change slightly.

You Ming made his move before You QingShan could stop him.

He rushed towards Ling Xiao as fast as a bolt of lightning. However, he did not lose his head
to anger. Midway, he expelled a fist towards Ling Xiao to test him.

Though the style was simple and not gorgeous, You Ming was a Divine Realm expert. It was
not easy for a normal person to take it no matter how simple the punch was. But that was
with regards to a person who was of the Emperor Realm and lower. If both were of the
same level, this type of assessing attack did not even have the slightest effect.

Ling Xiao did not lift his eyes as he spread his hands. The violet flames on the palms of his
hands instantly changed into a beam of fire and shot towards the opposite palm blast that
exploded out.

It collided with the palm blast in an instant, and the muffled sound of an explosion
occurred. The palm blast disappeared right away and sparks splashed in all directions. Some
people who were nearby were splashed by the sparks and nearly had their skin and flesh
burned through.

“Fuck, what kind of flame is this? This is too scary.”

“What an indomitable flame!”

“This old grandpa is so frightened that his heart is beating so fast.”

“… …”

Those who had been splashed by the sparks were all suddenly privately distressed. They
lifted their heads once more and looked up at Ling Xiao and You Ming in the sky with shock.

Just at this moment, You Ming’s figure rapidly passed through the sparks in the sky.
Wearing a fierce expression, he dashed over to Ling Xiao. His demonic figure appeared
behind Ling Xiao in the blink of an eye. Vigorous force twined around his fist. The force
ripped the very space, letting off a ‘chi chi’ sound as it exploded towards the back of Ling
Xiao’s head like a hot knife through butter.

Ling Xiao had already moved one step to the side and he easily dodged You Ming’s fist.
Then he lightly bent his body a little. Violet flames encased his right fist in an instant, and
with an even fiercer and forceful strike, he punched You Ming’s abdomen.

The flames instantly burned through his clothes, and a fist mark sunk into on his weak
abdomen. The part that caved in seemed as if the bones, organs and vein beneath the skin
were crushed into pieces.

You Ming widened his blood-shot eyes and before he could be killed by Ling Xiao, he
speedily shot a palm towards Ling Xiao’s front. As they were too close together, Ling Xiao
actively retreated back to dodge this palm.

You Ming also took the advantage to retreat dozens of meters back and stopped at a point
where he thought it was safe. Now, his abdomen was already charred black and one could
indistinctly see the organs inside his body. It was extremely terrifying.

Everyone who witnessed this scene could not refrain from gasping.

At any rate, You Ming was a two star Divine Realm practitioner. It was only the first
confrontation and not only was he at a disadvantage, but he was also beaten so miserably.
When all was said and done, was the reason due to that person being that much stronger
than You Ming, or was it because his flame was too awesome?

“I feel that this Ling Mo’s cultivation base may possibly be a three star Divine Realm. His
strength is higher than You Ming’s by one star and with the addition of his unusual violet
flames, it is not surprising that You Ming lost!” HuangFu Li who was standing in the crowd
narrowed his eyes as he calmly analyzed.

“Elder HuangFu, do you really think that they are colluding with each other?” Qiao
WuShuang’s eyes turned.

HuangFu Li shook his head, “This is not easy to say. Without definite proof, it’s hard to tell
truth from fiction.”

Qiao WuShuang’s gaze moved towards that pure, handsome, tall and straight silhouette.
However, intuition told him that this Ling Mo was not lying just because his words had a
loophole. On the contrary, his words were not wrong and it was really informative and
suggestive.

However, his intuition also told him that it was absolutely impossible for Ling Mo and You
XiaoHa to cooperate with the Vermillion Blood Clan. This was just a feeling. Just by putting
them together, he could feel an especially intense air of malaise.

“If I remember correctly, that type of violet flame should be the Qilin Sacred fire.” Xiong
Xiao suddenly opened his mouth. He was experienced and knowledgeable, with the flame’s
temperature and that faint pressure, he definitely did not mistake it.

Qiao WuShuang suddenly looked towards him, “Xiong-laoge, are you certain that it is the
Qilin Sacred fire?”

Xiong Xiao decisively nodded, “There’s no mistake. I definitely did not see wrongly. But why
would he have the Qilin Sacred fire, don’t tell me…”

He did not need to continue his sentence, because there were only two results.

The first was that Ling Mo contracted with a Qilin, the second was that his true form was
that of a Qilin.

No matter which result it was, they could not afford to offend the Qilin Clan.

The Qilin Clan was the head of the four Divine Emperors. Although there were not even
twenty members of their clan left from the founding of the clan till now, it was undeniable
that the Qilin Clan was blessed by Heaven. Every Qilin was an innate powerhouse and they
were extremely protective of their short-comings. If they stirred up trouble with them,
every Qilin would come out in full-force. Even the Vermillion Blood Clan may possibly be
destroyed when faced with them.

You Ming was also clearly aware of this point. A trace of fear flashed within his angry eyes.

Now he regretted it. If he knew that he was a person from the Qilin Clan, he would not have
let matters develop to this point no matter what was said.

However, for You Ming to run away in defeat at this point, even if he did not mind losing
face, the Vermillion Blood Clan would still want their face. Thus, he could not quit in this
manner despite him being extremely terrified of Ling Xiao. Not to mention that he would
not be satisfied if he could not expose Ling Xiao’s lie.

Once he thought of this, You Ming simply retreated back within the group of people.
In this case, Ling Xiao would be the only one left above the sky.

Now, there were two roads that could be taken. He could let them go, or join hands to keep
him behind.

Qiao WuShuang looked at HuangFu Li. The latter shook his head at the former. The might of
the Qilin Sacred fire was incomparably great and unusual. He did not have the certainty that
he would be able to keep him behind. It was also not a hundred percent guarantee despite
them cooperating with others. Furthermore, the Beast Transfiguration Guild had dealings
with demon beasts, and even more they could not afford to offend the Qilin Clan.

As for Xiong Xiao, he saw Qiao WuShuang look over and did not hesitate to say, “My
teacher had said before that if we came across people from the Qilin Clan in the future, we
absolutely cannot make enemies out of them.”

This sentence also made his position clear.

If it was such, there were only Nan Zhan and Qi Hang from the Mage Guild left. These two
people, one of them was a one star Divine Realm, the other was a two star Divine Realm.
The chances of victory were not high in spite of whether they joined hands with others.
Thus, hesitation appeared in the two’s faces.

Seeing this, a violent gleam flashed through You Ming’s eyes, “Nan Zhan, Qi Hang, you
agreed to help me capture the Earth Elemental Essence. Don’t tell me that you want to re-
engage on our agreement?”

Qi Hang seriously replied, “I did agree. But if we are going to make enemies of the Qilin
Clan, the reward you promised is not equal to what I’m paying, so I need to rethink it.”

Nan Zhan did not say anything, but his stance was the same as Qi Hang from his attitude.

You Ming’s gaze chilled. This group of ‘sail with the wind’ guys, sooner or later there would
be a day where I will make everyone here pay the price.

“Qi Hang, Nan Zhan, don’t you guys forget. When we made the agreement, we did not say
who was going to be the enemy. I’ll certainly make a report to the Elders in the clan when I
return about you people who go back on your words.”

Qi Hang remained unmoved. He had the Mage Guild backing him. When comparing
influence, the Vermillion Blood Clan could not beat the Mage Guild no matter what.
However, it was different for Nan Zhan. He was just a power from the Southern Continent.
Furthermore, the Southern Continent was the domain of the Vermillion Blood Clan. If he
had an acrimonious falling-out with the Vermillion Blood Clan, there would be no place for
him to live on the Southern Continent. So after hearing You Ming’s words, his expression
was so ugly it was startling.

Nan Zhan had no choice but to gentle his tone, “You Ming, it’s not that I don’t want to help
you. But everyone has all backed out. Even you lost at his hands. I’d just be looking for
death if I went up alone.”

Though You Ming knew that his words were just insincerely courteous, he was not wrong. If
this forced him to make a move, it was hard to guarantee that he would not have a backlash
on the spot.

“Sigh, You Ming, you’ve really disappointed me. I originally thought you would be able to
complete your assignment, but in the end, not only did you fail in this, but you were also
beaten until you were heavily injured. What do you want me to say to you?”

Everyone stared blankly, could it be that someone from the Vermillion Blood Clan came
again?

You Ming and You QingShan both stared blankly, as euphoria that was hard to express
instantly rose in their hearts. This voice, don’t tell me that that old ancestor had arrived?

HuangFu Li’s expression changed, “It’s You AnTai, why is he here?”

Xiong Xiao’s expression became imposing too. This person called You AnTai, not only him,
there was probably no one who had not heard of his name out of everyone here because
he was one of the Ten Gods of the Tong Tian Continent – the Iron Blood God. A peak seven
star Divine Realm expert, he only needed one more step to become a Sacred Realm
powerhouse.

Qiao WuShuang lifted his head and looked at Ling Xiao above in the sky. If it was You AnTai,
even if he carried the bloodline of the Qilin, it would be absolutely impossible for him to
beat You AnTai. One must know that You AnTai, who was called the Iron Blood God, was
not an ordinary peak seven star Divine Realm expert.

Ling Xiao was just thinking about whether he should let You XiaoMo out. In all likelihood, he
was already holding back until he could not endure it anymore. Unexpectedly, a formidable
opponent suddenly appeared.
Chapter 411: Essence of Wind

Translated by Jouissance of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

You Antai’s voice arrived first.

When Ling Xiao raised his head to look into the distance, a blurred figure appeared,
standing against the wind. With a few quick movements, a hunched old man appeared in
front of everyone.
This person was the Iron Blood God, You Antai. He looked nothing like his title suggested,
seeming to be a normal old man. His hair and beard was white as snow, yet, on his serene
face, his eyes were bright, and anyone who came under his gaze could feel their scalp
tingling.
No one knew if he just arrived, or if he had been watching for a while. But the latter was
more probable, because he didn't come over when You Ming was almost killed by Ling Xiao.
Though You Antai was old already, the fact that he had the title of the Iron Blood God
meant that many had died at his hands. So, while he wasn't the cruelest member of the
Vermilion Blood Clan, he was definitely one of the top.
He brought a huge pressure with him that blanketed over the crowd. It was as if the air had
solidified. Even breathing became hard and silence fell.
You Ming walked over, delighted, “Elder Tai, how come you've come?”
With Elder Tai there, the entire situation had been turned around. He refused to believe
that this Ling Mo could turn the tides again. He had to use this chance to repay everything
that has been done to him.
You Antai glanced at him, giving a soft harrumph. “You think I'll just stand by while you
embarrass the Vermillion Blood Clan?” After he said this, he glanced towards You Ming’s
abdomen, frowning slightly.
You Ming didn't retort, and instead bowed and said, “Elder Tai, you're right to scold me.”
It was only then that You Antai’s expression smoothed out, and his gaze moved to You
Qingshan, whose expression was equally as excited, but much more contained. Seeing that
he wasn't injured, You Antai was relieved. His sharp gaze then landed on Ling Xiao. He
laughed, chillingly.
“I commend you on your boldness. You even dare to attack those of the Vermillion Blood
Clan. It's been a long time since I've met someone who dares to challenge the Vermillion
Blood Clan. You're the first in hundreds of thousands of years. You look quite young; I
suppose it's true what they say, a newborn calf isn't afraid of tigers. But today I will
represent your elders to teach you a lesson and let you know the consequences of going
against the Vermillion Blood Clan!”
His words might have been threatening, but his tone was dismissive.
It was as if he thought that Ling Xiao was nothing to him, as if he thought that his strength
was far above everyone else's.
However, if he didn't have this sort of confidence, then he wouldn't be the Iron Blood god,
You Antai.
The reason why You Antai was called the Iron Blood God wasn't just because he was
perfectly fine with killing people, but because he never left a single opponent alive. It didn't
matter if they were strong or weak, they would all die at his hands.
“You say that you want to represent my elders to teach me a lesson?” Ling Xiao side eyed
him, his tone incredulous as if hearing something funny. However, it was more filled with a
clear sense of disdain, and his handsome face held a hint of malice.
You Antai narrowed his eyes. “What? Do you think my words are wrong?”
The corner of Ling Xiao’s lips curled up. “You think you have the right to say that?”
You Antai’s gaze cooled, his tone chilling. “You'll know if I have the right or not once you
face the consequences of fighting me.”

Ling Xiao said, “Arrogant braggart!”

If You XiaoMo was present, he would definitely feel as if their words were more suited for
the other, because those who called others an arrogant braggart would usually be older.
Seeing that the two in prepared to fight it out, the crowd retreated to a safe distance. Most
of those present had never seen a fight between two peak Divine Level powerhouses, so
they didn't know how large of an area would be affected by their battle. They could only
back away as far as possible.
Ling Xiao tensed. This was his first time fighting a peak Divine Level powerhouse, though he
was confident, he couldn’t be careless.

Now, he was rather glad that he had put You XiaoMo inside the dimension, otherwise You
Ming would probably take this chance to strike at him.

“Brat, let this old man see your strength, and see how much talent you have.” After You
Antai said this, he took a step forward. The air under his feet seemed to ripple, and he
suddenly disappeared.
Ling Xiao had a move in mind, and used the same method that he used against You Ming to
move to the side a few steps. A blade of wind appeared from nowhere and swept past his
ear, but did no damage.
“Huh?” You Antai reappeared about seventy meters in front of Ling Xiao, making a confused
noise. He had evidently not been expecting that Ling Xiao would dodge so easily.
One had to know that he had mastered the essence of wind. This extremely rare ability only
appeared in very few lucky chosen ones and not only allowed his body to turn into wind,
but also allowed him to control all the wind within one hundred meters of his body. That
was why he had come within seventy meters of Ling Xiao, to control the wind.
Logically speaking, this man shouldn't be able to dodge unless his strength was above You
Antai’s own, or he was one of the so called ‘lucky ones’ as well.
You Antai immediately rejected the first possibility. If this man’s strength was above his,
then he had to be a Sacred Level powerhouse. He had never heard of such a young Sacred
Level powerhouse. As for a ‘lucky one’, did such coincidences exist?
“It seems that you do have some talent. No wonder you're so arrogant, but it all ends here.
I will crush your pride and dignity right here right now.” In the end, You Antai ended up
dismissing his two theories. The other probably just got lucky.
Ling Xiao suddenly laughed. “Old man, cut the chatter. What's so amazing about being able
to control the wind? At your level, your range of control is only around a hundred meters.
Do you think you can beat me with just that? You're too naive!”
You Antai’s pupils dilated; how did he know?
It was true that his control over wind was no secret in the TongTian continent, but very few
people knew his attack range. Most of them would be killed immediately.
He was shocked at hearing the other say this so easily.
Just when everyone was feeling shocked, an intense presence that made everyone tremble
blanketed over the crowd as purple fire danced from Ling Xiao’s body through the air. The
air around him was like a sea of fire, even those who were standing far away could feel the
heat burning them, their shocked expressions were lit up by the flames.
“Peak seven star Divine level?” You Ming swallowed drily. This Ling Mo’s true strength
wasn't three star, but at the peak, the same as Elder Tai. How was this possible!?
You QingShan clenched his fist, his expression revealing his shock.

Everyone felt like their throats were blocked. If he were three stars like they thought
before, they would be surprised and in awe. After all, Ling Xiao looked very young.
However, being at the peak was a completely different concept. It meant that he would
soon become a Sacred level powerhouse and one of the strongest in all of the TongTian
continent.
With this sort of talent, it could be pretty much confirmed that he was a part of the QiLin
Clan, and, if it were a contract, it wouldn't be possible for him to summon so many flames
at once.
Actually, it wasn't just them. Even SheQiu and the others didn't know Ling Xiao’s true
cultivation level.
They had always thought that Ling Xiao’s cultivation level was at most around the four star
Divine level. They would have never guessed that he was only a step away from Sacred
level.
However, they still overlooked something.
Ling Xiao’s current cultivation level was, indeed, peak seven star, but that was after he had
summoned the devouring QiLin. He had gained his current strength through devouring
Chen QingEr and the other two’s cultivation levels. Originally, he had wanted to
breakthrough directly from Divine level to Sacred level, but they had never found a time to
settle down since coming to TongTian continent.
If he were given a few months to digest the remaining energy inside him, then even You
Antai with his control of wind would be nothing more than a paper tiger.
You Antai’s expression became very serious. He hadn't determined the others true
cultivation level before now. That was because he didn't feel like it was a need. He had
thought that no matter how strong Ling Xiao was, it wasn't possible that the other would be
stronger than him. But it seemed that he was wrong
Ling Xiao, bathing in the sea of flames, opened his strange purple eyes, his cold gaze landing
on You Antai. The corner of his lips curled. “What are you going to do next? Are you going
to run away with your tail between your legs after losing to me, or are you going to be more
direct and just die here?”
You Antai’s eyes flashed, his expressions severe. “Young man, do you think that you can
defeat me just by being a peak seven star? Let me tell you, many peak level powerhouses
have died at my hands; your power doesn't mean anything.”
“Is that so?” Ling Xiao asked calmly.
“Good, very good. Let me see what gives you so much confidence!” You Antai’s cheek
muscles were twitching, clearly enraged.
Just as he finished speaking, the flames around Ling Xiao suddenly began to change...
Chapter 412: They Perish Together?

Translated by Crystal of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

What was calmly floating, the sea of flames, as if something extra was added, the flames
became twisted. Like a small tornado, it approached Ling Xiao with roaring rage.
On Ling Xiao’s handsome face appeared a slight mocking smile, was that all the heir of the
Essence of Wind could do? Such a cheap trick?
The tornado that roared in a frenzy only lasted a few seconds before it was dispelled by a
thought of Ling Xiao’s. Wanting to control his natal flame with wind, was there anything
more laughable?
Ling Xiao compressed the sea of flames to about a one-meter diameter circle. Then he lifted
his head and glanced at the frowning You AnTai. With a light smile he said, “You AnTai, to
try in vain to use wind to control my flame, is that all the IQ you have?”
A merciless attack on one’s intelligence, You XiaoMo, who was in the dimension, had much
experience.
However, You AnTai was not You XiaoMo, who was already accustomed to the attack, it
was the first for this old man.
As they all say, the first was always the hardest. One could tell by looking at You AnTai’s
livid face. This old man was probably about to burst with anger.
“Someone here is all talk. If you really want to die, this old fellow here will grant you your
death wish.” Just as his words sounded, within the space around him appeared six small
wind swirls. These swirls grew bigger and bigger until they became six gigantic tornadoes,
spinning at a crazy speed. Hidden within them was a force that could destroy the Earth and
sky. It was a force of nature, the wind power that was everywhere, which was stronger than
any attacking ability.
After You AnTai obtained the Essence of Wind, he abandoned all other skills and focused on
training the true Essence of Wind. Finally, he had become the Iron Blood God, other than
the Nine Gods that he was part of, below the Divine level, he had never lost to anyone.
“Now let me show you the first move of the Essence of Wind.”
In accordance to You AnTai’s voice, the six tornados gathered above his head, along with an
endless tearing sound of the wind. The ear-piercing sound slowly created a huge wind
dragon. It swam in the sky, its large body almost covered half of the sky. It was at least five
hundred meters long.
Once the wind dragon was formed, You AnTai pointed towards Ling Xiao’s direction,
following his direction, the Wind Dragon locked on its target and with You AnTai’s roaring
shout, “Take this---Roaring Sky Wind Dragon!”
The Wind Dragon let out a roar and its massive head twisted over towards Ling Xiao with a
burst of speed, leaving its passing dimension twisted.
Ling Xiao watched the incoming dragon and let out a snort. The purple flame around him
quickly floated above his head, creating an thirteen-meter-tall Flame QiLin. Although it was
tiny compared to a wind dragon, its natural pressure clearly towered over the wind dragon.
After a slight pause midair, the Flame QiLin jumped up and quickly rushed over to where
the wind dragon was. It wasn’t long before they collided, creating circles and circles of air
waves, its shock immediately flipped those close-by over. As for those who were weaker,
they quickly coughed up blood and fell to the ground.
The struggle between the flames and the wind, each devouring the other. It would appear
as if the Wind Dragon had the upper hand, however, in reality, the Flame QiLin’s speed and
force in which it strangled the Wind Dragon was many times stronger.
Not only that, Ling Xiao could control the Flame QiLin mentally, but due to the distance, You
AnTai could only look from afar. Comparatively, if Ling Xiao didn’t win, that would be
intolerable even by Heaven.
When the tail of the wind dragon was devoured by the Flame QiLin, You AnTai stepped back
with a slightly pale face. Clearly the Roaring Sky Wind Dragon could not win against his QiLin
Sacred Fire.
Goddammit, this QiLin Sacred Fire was the bane of him, even the Essence of Wind couldn’t
not stand up against it. Looked like he had to think of something else or the name of the
Iron Blood God would shatter today.
However, the rest were not as composed as You AnTai.
As the Iron Blood God that comprehended the Essence of Wind, their first meeting could be
considered a test without using his full strength, however, that could not stand the second
time.
The Roaring Sky Wind Dragon was You AnTai’s specialty, but it lost a bit to cleanly.
“Xiong Laoge, by the intelligence of the Cang Alliance, can you figure out who Ling Mo is?”
Qiao WuShuang asked with a face of contemplation. He couldn’t have imagined that two
random strangers they decided to befriend had a top-notch practitioner amongst them.
Even the Iron Blood God You AnTai wasn’t a match, if someone like that existed, the Cang
Alliance wouldn’t not know.
Much to his surprise Xiong Xiao shook his head and said disappointingly, “Although the
Cang Alliance has information on the QiLin clan, there isn’t anyone who matched Ling Mo, it
was as if he had appeared out of thin air.”
Hearing that, Qiao WuShuang said in deep thought, “It looks like Ling Mo and You XiaoHa
are more remarkable than we first imagined.”
“Haha, no matter who they are, this Ling Mo doesn’t look to be our enemy.” HuangFu Li,
who was standing beside them, entranced said as he overheard their conversation. With a
joyous laughter he continued, “Also, it would seem that the spot for the Iron Blood God is
changing hands.”
Xiong Xiao and Qiao WuShuang glanced at each other and in tacit understanding, and
laughed. It demonstrated that their eye for people was pretty good.
As they were talking, You AnTai, to recover his lost face, finally decided to not hold back and
a thin, skinny soul force erupted from his body. It connected with the wind around him,
upgrading the killing power of the wind by three, four folds. This was the second move he
comprehended from the Essence of Wind, the Killing Domain.
As long as anyone stepped foot within the radius of his Killing Domain, then he could
strangle anyone within 360 degrees. He had once used this to kill a few Divine leveled
practitioners, one was even before he became the Iron Blood God. At that time, they were
even above him in level.
After he finished his preparations, his silhouette suddenly disappeared.
The range of the Killing Domain was limited, just one tenth of the Essence the Wind, which
was ten meters. Thus, he must get close to Ling Xiao to use it.
It seemed that Ling Xiao found out about his intention, however, rather than backing off, he
got closer instead. No matter how one looked at it, there was some other meaning behind
it.
Seeing that, You AnTai became a little more cautious, he was too confident in his Killing
Domain that he ignored the oddity he felt in his heart.
As they say, within one’s domain, one is invincible.
But if two domains collided? Then there was only one outcome, an explosion.
Even if they were both domains, they have different elements, so when two elements
collide, especially when Ling Xiao purposely choose so, an explosion was inevitable.
It wasn’t as if You AnTai had not meet a Divine leveled practitioner who did have a domain,
however, they were all normal, so usually before they could use it, they would’ve died.
Most importantly though, he couldn’t have imagined that Ling Xiao would do this, because
once a domain has exploded, it would also harm him. It goes from extreme wounds to being
never able to summon a domain again.
When the aftermath of the explosion blew him away, all that he could think of was that he
was crazy, to choose to end in common ruin, if not crazy then what else!
However, when he saw that Ling Xiao was standing not far away safe and sound, his body
gave a violent shook and his eyes went wide. What’s going on? How was he fine!
Actually he wasn’t fine, Ling Xiao just transferred the after effects.
Because his body not only consisted of QiLin blood but also of the Ancient Phoenix, and
since ancient times they were known for ‘Rebirth’.
In reality, Phoenixes were not immortal, they just had a secret technique that only they
could practice. This secret technique didn’t need to be given, all Phoenixes were born with
it.
However, of everyone there, only SheQiu and the others knew, no one else did.
Thus, no matter how much they guessed, they couldn’t figure out why Ling Xiao was fine.
Being someone well established, You AnTai knew he couldn’t stay for long, thus with
decisiveness, he rushed down to You Ming and You QingShan. At the same time, he crushed
his Dimension Talisman and grabbed a hold of their shoulders, preparing to escape.
Just as their figures were about to be absorbed by the Dimensional Powers, half of You
Ming’s body became engulfed by flames. That burning sensation made him let out a
shrieking cry of pain.
Seeing that he was burned to a useless piece of meat, afraid that he would stall their best
window of running away, You AnTai hardened his heart, and let go of You Ming’s shoulder.
The latter fell with a face of fear and dread, and then was completely devoured by the
flames.
This whole process took no longer than a few seconds.
When everyone saw You Ming, who was abandoned by You AnTai, fall to the ground, he
was completely burned.
It was deafening silent all around, but no one looked at You Ming with sympathy.
Ling Xiao didn’t bother with You Ming since he was good as dead, as well as those disciples
of the Vermillion Blood Clan, who were abandoned by You AnTai. He flew back to the huge
rock and looked over to SheQiu and the other’s direction, then left.
Seeing as everyone was focused on Boss Ling Xiao, the five, including SheQiu quietly left
from the back.
To their surprise, a figure suddenly appeared from the side and stood in front of Ling Xiao…
Chapter 413: Taking Advantage Of Others’ Misfortunes

Translated by Rachel of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

Just when they thought that things were going to end like that, something unexpected
suddenly happened. When everyone finally saw who stopped Ling Xiao, they couldn’t help
but feel surprised. It was actually QiHang from the Mage Guild!

QiHang was a level eleven Mage and his rank wasn’t low in the Mage Guild. His attack
power wasn’t as weak as the ordinary Mage and with his power, he could totally be on par
with a Divine level powerhouse. Furthermore, he also had a lifebound contract demon
beast. While it wasn’t an emperor beast, once master and beast joined hands, an average
person would have to stand aside to avoid them.

No one expected it to be him.

Previously when You Ming ordered him to take action, QiHang would be reluctant and find
ways to decline. Yet, now when You Ming was dead and even You AnTai wasn’t Ling Xiao’s
match, he actually stood up.

This move utterly puzzled many people.

“More like he’s profiting from somebody’s misfortune.” With one look at him, Qiao
WuShuang saw through his plan.

“This old fella’s really cheap.” Xiong Xiao somewhat looked down on QiHang. In his eyes, a
real man should be frank and forthright in whatever he did, whereas QiHang was just a
villain.

“The damage caused by the explosion in the area was unusually large. Even You AnRan was
so spooked he fled. I reckon Ling Xiao’s injuries aren’t light. Looking at the situation, he
most likely won’t be QiHang’s match. Should we help him?” Qiao WuShuang said solemnly.

“Just wait. I feel there’s something strange about the situation. It doesn’t seem that
simple.” HuangFu Li looked towards the two people in the sky as he stroked his beard.

QiHang was very proud of himself. Yes, he was preparing to take advantage of someone’s
misfortunes.

If Ling Xiao wasn’t injured, naturally he wouldn’t have such thoughts. But if he was, then it
would be a waste if he didn't attack.
Two Elemental Essences and one Metal Swallowing Beast were worth taking the risk.
Ling Xiao’s brows furrowed. This person must have thought he was in a hurry to leave
because he was injured. In truth, he was only trying to find a place to let You XiaoMo out
because he realised that something was happening in his dimension.

“I know you must be heavily injured. If you give me the Elemental Essences and the Metal
Swallowing beast, I can guarantee that you’ll leave here safe and unharmed.” Seeing as he
remained silent and not looking too good, QiHang thought he had guessed right.

“Old fella, get lost if you are done yapping. I have no time to play with you!” Ling Xiao said
impatiently.

Upon hearing his words, a trace of anger flashed across Qi Hang’s face. Just as he was about
to yell at him angrily, the man before him raised his hand and pushed his palm out. It was
simply a gust of wind, but how could a fist from a peak seven star powerhouse be ordinary.

QiHang’s expression finally changed. How could a man with this sort of power be fatally
injured!

Due to the shock, QiHang barely managed to dodge that attack. When he retreated about a
dozen steps, steadied himself and looked towards Ling Xiao’s direction, he saw a figure
appear in the air right above him. That person screamed as he fell straight down and Ling
Xiao extended his hands to catch him.

That person seemed to be frightened. His nerves had yet to settle as he clutched onto the
man’s clothes tightly. That person was none other than You XiaoMo. His hair was as messy
as a straw nest and patches of black and blue appeared on his clean face as if someone had
scratched him.

Seeing how pathetic he looked, Ling Xiao’s serious expression morphed into one where he
didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.

“I only didn’t pay attention to you for a moment and you end up like this?”

“You think I want to? That Metal… Uh, for some reason it suddenly appeared and attacked
us. If not for the Metal Swallowing… uh, that fellow, you wouldn't see me anymore!” You
XiaoMo aired his grievances.

No wonder Ling Xiao didn't let him put the Metal Elemental Essence into his dimension.
That thing was really that powerful. Although he could fight, that thing wasn't human but
made from Elemental Essence. Normal attacks would be useless against it.
PiQiu wasn't very strong either. The Metal Elemental Essence’s intellect was similar to the
Wood Elemental Essence and it tended to be mature. It was a crafty fellow and if not for
the Metal Swallowing Beast stopping it in time, he would definitely be worse off.

“Huh? So what's the situation now?” After You XiaoMo was done grumbling, he finally
realised the odd situation around him. When he looked down, he found a large group of
people looking towards him with pairs of stunned eyes…

Still in his puzzled state, he finally realised that he was being carried by Ling Xiao.

You XiaoMo forced a smile before he said to Ling Xiao, “Looks like your battle isn't over yet.
How about you let me down first and go settle it later?”

“It's over.” Ling Xiao spared him a glance.

“Nonsense! Isn't there still the old guy? Is he not a person?” You XiaoMo immediately
pointed to QiHang who was opposite them.

“If you wish to say it like that, that's fine.” Ling Xiao replied plainly.

You XiaoMo had nothing to say. After a moment, he tried to change the topic.

“That said, who is that old guy?”

“…”

QiHang was silent throughout.

Hearing his question, Ling Xiao stared at QiHang meaningfully.

“Him? Someone's who is about to die.”

QiHang’s expression changed. Till now, how could he not tell that Ling Xiao didn't even see
him as a threat at all. All of it was just his wishful thinking. He didn't dare to stay any longer
as he immediately fled with the people from the Mage Guild.

Ling Xiao, too, didn't really intend to kill him. Before he successfully had a breakthrough
from Divine level to Sacred level, it would not be beneficial for him to become sworn
enemies with the Mage Guild.

After people from the Mage Guild left, NanZhan also led his men away from the June
Mountains. Xiong Xiao and Qiao WuShuang exchanged looks with each other and thought
for a while before walking towards Ling Xiao and You XiaoMo together with HuangFu Li.

When they discovered their arrival, Ling Xiao’s face remained unchanged whereas You
XiaoMo went on alert instantly. He knew nothing about what happened previously but he
knew they were after the two Elemental essences and the Metal Swallowing Beast.

Qiao WuShuang stepped forward and smiled, “Fellow XiaoHa, do you have to be so guarded
against us? If we wanted to take action, we wouldn't wait till now.”

You XiaoMo was embarrassed for a moment. Oh how he wanted to tell him to stop calling
him fellow XiaoHa.

“Fellow XiaoHa, you don't have to worry. I won't make enemies of people from the QiLin
clan. My original goal was the Metal Swallowing Beast. The Elemental Essence is just
something along the way.” Xiong Xiao also walked over with a smile on his face.

“From what you said, it seems like you still want the Metal Swallowing Beast.” You XiaoMo
replied.

To that, Xiong Xiao just shrugged.

“The reason why I want the Metal Swallowing Beast is different from the others. It's like
this, soon it will be one of my juniors’ birthday. I want to give him a Metal Swallowing Beast
as a gift to make him happy. Since the two of you have taken it, then there's nothing I can
do about it. It's not like it must be the Metal Swallowing Beast.”

You XiaoMo was utterly speechless. Using a Metal Swallowing Beast to make your shidi
happy? What kind of shidi was so precious?!

“Xiong-laoge, the shidi you're talking about, is it the one that your master made an
exception for and accepted two hundred plus years ago?” Qiao WuShuang voiced You
XiaoMo’s thoughts.

XiongXiao nodded.

“It's been so many years and he hasn't gotten over his complex. That's why my master got
me to take the opportunity to cheer him up on his birthday. But I feel that if he doesn't get
over his issues, then this way of doing things won't address the root cause of the problem.”

“What kind of complex does your shidi have?” You XiaoMo asked curiously.

Xiong Xiao shook his head and unexpectedly replied, “Actually, to be exact, he's still not my
master’s disciple yet. Even though my master has said before that he was, he never agreed.
Furthermore his vocal chords have been damaged before. He can't speak for a period of
time and even after my master cured him, he wasn't willing to speak.”

From what he said, that shidi did seem rather pitiful, but You XiaoMo wasn't about to give
up the Metal Swallowing Beast just because he was pitiful.

“Let's stop talking about this. What are your plans from now?” Xiong Xiao said.

You XiaoMo looked towards Ling Xiao and pondered for a while before speaking, “Xiong-
laoge, will the Cang Alliance find out about everything?”

Xiong Xiao didn't expect him to talk about this.

“Naturally they will. The Cang Alliance’s intelligence network is spread across the whole
Tong Tian Continent. They can find out about everything but it depends on how difficult the
information you are trying to find is,” he replied.

You XiaoMo’s eyes scanned around. “Can we speak in private?”

Xiong Xiao nodded.

Before they excused themselves, You XiaoMo said to the other two, “Qiao-dage, and this
elder too, could you wait for us for a bit? I also have something to speak with you about.”

Qiao WuShuang was slightly surprised and he nodded his head, “Of course.”

He and HuangFu Li then returned to where the Beast Transfiguration Guild was at and left
the space for them.

After making sure no one could hear their conversation, You XiaoMo began.

“Xiong-dage, I need a favor from the Cang Alliance. I need the alliance to help me find out
about a person but this matter is very important and concerns many things. It will be better
if fewer people know of it.”

“You can be rest assured about this point. Even if you don't say it, we won't tell others
about your situation. This is the most basic professional ethic,” Xiong Xiao laughed heartily.

You XiaoMo was glad. Then, he looked towards Ling Xiao.

Understanding his intention, Ling Xiao spoke, “We've come to the Southern Continent this
time to find a person. He was kidnapped by the people from the main family of the
Vermillion Blood Clan and his name is Feng ChiYun. The person who kidnapped him was
NanShen from the Vermillion Blood Clan. We want to know where he is held.”

Xiong Xiao was dazed for a moment. He finally knew the reason why they kept provoking
the Vermillion Blood Clan.
Chapter 414: Recommendation Card

Translated by Kollumceti of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

“The NanShen is one of the Four Great Battle Gods of the Vermillion Blood Clan. He is called
You TianNan and he controls the South battle squadron. It is a famous and impressive battle
squadron in the South Continent that goes on expeditions everywhere for the Vermillion
Blood Clan and has attained many heroic contributions. Speaking of that, I also have
another piece of news. DongShen of the Four Great Battle Gods died at some unknown
person’s hand. His position has already been replaced by someone else.”

You XiaoMo blushed with shame as he interrupted his words, “Xiong-dage, first tell us
whether we will be able to inquire about this matter.”

“Sorry, my personality is just like this. I cannot help but talk non-stop when speaking of
these matters.” Xiong Xiao embarrassedly laughed, and then he firmly said, “It’s not that
you’re not able to inquire about what you’re speaking of. It’s just that the difficulty is too
high and it’ll take quite some time.”

“How long?” Ling Xiao asked.

Xiong Xiao raised a finger, “A conservative estimate would be at least three months.”

You XiaoMo exclaimed, “So long?”

Xiong Xiao earnestly stated, “This time frame is already considered short. For reasons
unknown the Vermillion Blood Clan suddenly carried out a major purge within the internal
clan a few years ago, specifically targeting the main family. Many spies from the Cang
Alliance were either plucked out or were sent away under some random cause. So now it’ll
be three to four times harder than before if we want to gain information about the
Vermillion Blood Clan.”

You XiaoMo knew of this point. If there were no more spies, new ones needed to be put in
place and it was a very difficult process that needed a long time, “Xiong-dage, since it’ll take
so long, why not help me to inquire about news regarding two other people in passing?”

“Sure, who are they?”

“One of the two is called Yin Ge, the other is called Zhan YuXuan.”

Xiong Xiao muttered to himself irresolutely, “Do they have any distinctive traits other than
their names?”
You XiaoMo replied, “Yes, Yin Ge has a head of brilliant silver hair. Zhan YuXuan has black
hair. One is cold, the other is gentle. They’re very easy to recognize.”

Xiong Xiao smiled, “It’ll be easier to handle this with such obvious traits. However, I am a
businessman. Even if we are friends I cannot help you for free.”

You XiaoMo just knew that there would not be such a cheap matter and immediately said,
“All right, what remuneration do you want? I’ll declare first that you can forget about the
Metal Swallowing Beast and the Elemental Essence.”

Xiong Xiao burst into loud laughter, “What you say is really interesting. You can be rest
assured that I won’t do such things like taking advantage of someone’s difficulties. For the
second item, you can just take it as a free gift. As for the first item, the Cang Alliance will
not be taking spirit gems as payment due to the great difficulty. Instead, you can take out
some valuable thing and exchange it for the information. If the value of the item is not
enough, you can use spirit gems to make up for the shortage.”

You XiaoMo stared blankly, there were many treasures in his dimension and most cannot
be taken out.

Ling Xiao leaned over and whispered in his ear.

You XiaoMo’s eyes brightened, “Oh yes, there’s that thing.”

With that, he took out a small piece of the ice sculpture that had been left unused in his
dimension and passed it to Xiong Xiao, “Is this thing all right?”

Xiong Xiao accepted it and immediately felt a cold chill from it. He was momentarily
surprised, “You can refine spiritual liquid from this. How much do you have?”

You XiaoMo, “How much do you want?”

Xiong Xiao thought over it for a moment, “At least twenty one to two meter tall ice
sculptures. Although spiritual liquid can be extracted from this thing, but to refine spiritual
liquid of nearly a hundred percent purity, only three drops can be extracted from each ice
sculpture.”

You XiaoMo was startled. He remembered that the first time he auctioned the spiritual
liquid, fourteen to fifteen drops of spiritual liquid could be refined from one ice sculpture.
When he came here, it was only three drops instead.

You XiaoMo did not worry that Xiong Xiao would defraud him. A spiritual liquid with a purity
close to a hundred percent would practically be the same as the spiritual water from his
dimension. It would need to be refined many times to achieve this kind of level and the
spiritual liquid attained in the end would naturally not be more than a few drops.
Furthermore, those ice sculptures had just been left there and he did not have much use for
them.

Both parties finally reached an agreement. You XiaoMo gave him ten ice sculptures on the
spot. The remaining pieces would be paid when the Cang Alliance had the information.

Xiong Xiao still needed to look for a birthday gift for his xiao shidi, so he bid them farewell
and left first together with the people from the Cang Alliance. Seeing that the matter had
been resolved, the people spectating also walked away one by one.

The people from the Beast Transfiguration Guild were still waiting for You XiaoMo and Ling
Xiao.

Seeing that they had finished their discussion, Qiao WuShuang asked, “May I know what
you two have to discuss with us?”

Ling Xiao unhurriedly replied, “I’ve heard that the Beast Transfiguration Guild is famous for
its Beast Transfiguration Techniques. How can they be learned?”

Qiao WuShuang had never imagined that what they wanted to ask was about this. They
seemed to be interested in Beast Transfiguration techniques from their words and his gaze
could not help but move to You XiaoMo. It looked like the one who wanted to learn was
him.

HuangFu Li stroked his beard, “There are three methods you can learn the Beast
Transfiguration of the Beast Transfiguration Guild. The first is to accept a mission
announced by the Beast Transfiguration Guild. The rewards for some missions are related
to the Beast Transfiguration technique. The Guild will decide which category of Beast
Transfiguration Guild technique to award based on the difficulty of the mission.”

Based on the meaning of this, it seemed that only a couple of techniques would be awarded
for each mission. But there should be many Beast Transfiguration techinques and one
would have to continuously do missions to get all of them.

“Then what about the second method?”

“The second method is to join the Beast Transfiguration Guild and become a disciple or an
honored guest. But there are strict requirements and you need to swear an oath of loyalty
to the Beast Transfiguration Guild. Only by doing this can you get techniques of a higher
level.”
“This feels quite troublesome too, the third method ne?”

Qiao WuShuang smiled, “Elder HuangFu, let me explain this. The third method is more
unusual. You need to go to Zhong Tian to do it. That is, you need to sign up and join the
XiaoYao Institution established by the Tong Tian Palace Hall and become a student of the
XiaoYao Institution.”

You XiaoMo blinked his eyes. The XiaoYao Institution established by the Tong Tian Palace
Hall?

Qiao WuShuang nodded, “That’s right, it is rumored that the two presidents who
established the Mage Guild and the Beast Transfiguration Guild were both from the Tong
Tian Palace Hall. The XiaoYao Institution was established ten thousand years ago. On the
surface it was established by the two presidents, but in fact the Tong Tian Palace Hall
merely borrowed the hands of the two presidents.”

“The role of the XiaoYan Institution is to nurture talented people. However, they only
recruit mages, because no matter whether it is the Mage Guild or the Beast Transfiguration
Guild, the most important for them is the power of the soul. Therefore, the XiaoYao
Institution would recruit a batch of students every year and they will check if those that
pass their tests are more suitable for the path of refining pills or beast taming. Of course,
there are some geniuses who have both the aptitude for refining pills and beast taming, but
that kind of talent is quite rare.”

You XiaoMo continued, “So your meaning is that you can learn all the Beast Transfiguration
techniques at the XiaoYao Institution?”

Qiao WuShuang nodded, “This is theoretically true, but you won’t be able to learn it for
free. The complete Beast Transfiguration techniques has several grades and you need to
depend on your own strength to obtain it.”

You XiaoMo, “This is natural.”

There is no free lunch in this world!

“Please carefully consider which method you are going to choose.” HuangFu Li injected.

You XiaoMo looked at Ling Xiao. Actually, he personally preferred the third method. The
first was clearly very troublesome as they needed to continuously do missions. The second
would restrict them, so there was only the third left.

Ling Xiao frowned. Since it was established ten thousand years ago, he knew nothing of the
XiaoYao Institution as that was just when he happened to leave the Tong Tian Continent.
After pondering a little, he asked, “If we join the XiaoYao Institution, must we join the Mage
Guild or the Beast Transfiguration Guild in the future?”

Qiao WuShuang was not surprised by his question. In actual fact, most of those who joined
the XiaoYao Institution asked the same, “No, the XiaoYao Institution is very democratic.
They will not force you like you don’t wish to join the two big guilds. But there’s a point you
have to take note of. You must have a religious belief in the Tong Tian Palace Hall.”

You XiaoMo was not worried about this point as it was only just a religious belief. His mind
was his own, no one would know even if he did not have such a belief.

“When will the XiaoYao Institution be recruiting students?” Ling Xiao indifferently asked.

Qiao WuShuang calculated the time, “It should be a month later. However, it’s best for you
to set off now. It takes nearly two months to travel from the Southern Continent to Zhong
Tian. But if you have the One Leaf Boat, you can cut down the travelling time by half.”

You XiaoMo immediately rejoiced in his decision to buy that leaf from the XiaEr Clan at that
time.

Soon after, HuangFu Li took out an object that resembled a card and passed it to them,
“This is a recommendation card belonging to this old fellow. With this, you can dispense
with the rest of the procedures and directly head to the XiaoYao Institution to register. But
even if you have this old fellow recommending you, you will have to pass a few evaluations
in the XiaoYao Institution to become a student.”

You XiaoMo accepted the recommendation card. Sure enough, HuangFu Li’s name was
written on it, “I can only repay the kindness from the both of you in the future.”

HuangFu Li grinned, “There is no need to stand on ceremonies. This effort is only the
exertion of lifting one’s hand.”

<strong>t/n: the exertion of lifting one's hand is an idiom that means a very slight effort.
</strong>

You XiaoMo laughed out loud, “Then I’ll not stand on ceremonies and accept this hand.”

HuangFu Li’s smiling expression froze for a moment, why did these words sound particularly
odd?

Qiao WuShuang was finally able to figure out that this You XiaoHa was actually a person
with no head. What he said was very amusing, but one was also able to tell that You XiaoHa
was just joking. He was such an entertaining person.

Afterwards, the people from the Beast Transfiguration Guild took their leave too. Instead,
the ones who were still there were You XiaoMo and the rest. In addition, there were also
SheQiu and the few who had secretly slipped away yet had no choice but to once again run
back… …
Chapter 415: Easy to Bully

Translated by Jouissance of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

After the incident of the Underground Palace, You XiaoMo and the others returned to June
City. They didn’t have SheQiu and the others stay in their dimensions, but they didn’t return
to the tavern they had been staying in originally, either, and found a new place.

That night, Ling Xiao dealt with the Elemental Essences in his dimension. This time, to
prevent them from running around and wrecking havoc, he imprisoned them in a vessel.

As for the Metal Swallowing Beast, it never left after coming out of the Underground
Palace, clinging to You XiaoMo and Ling Xiao. Perhaps it was because it was worried that
they would send it away, but it kept using a pair of heart melting teary eyes that were even
more adorable than CatQiu’s to stare at them.

You XiaoMo never intended to send it away in the first place, so made a contract with it
directly.

It wasn’t until after they made a contract that You XiaoMo gained some understanding of
the Metal Swallowing Beast.

The Metal Swallowing Beast was only slightly younger than the two Elemental Essences. To
be exact, it had been conceived through the combined powers of both Elemental Essences.
However, since it couldn’t shapeshift naturally, it was still in beast form even now.

However, You XiaoMo thought it was lonely.

After living for so long in the Underground Palace, it was as lonely as snow. So it had
wanted to find someone strong amongst the people who had invaded the Underground
Palace to follow, and ended up choosing… him?

When You XiaoMo came to this conclusion, Ling Xiao had looked at him with disdain.

“You actually have the face to say that?” Ling Xiao glanced at him, almost smiling with
amusement. “To me, it looks like the Metal Swallowing Beast had chosen me, but it was
afraid, afraid that I might decide to kill it, so…”

So it decided to target someone easier to bully?

You XiaoMo gave Ling Xiao the middle finger in his mind. This was just insulting!
Ling Xiao, naturally, wouldn’t be able to see it. He looked at the Metal Swallowing Beast
who stood beside You XiaoMo and said, “But it knows to turn the boat when the wind
comes. It knows our relationship, and thus wanted to suck up to you.”

You XiaoMo laughed dryly.

The Metal Swallowing Beast backed away a step.

After dealing with the Metal Swallowing Beast, You XiaoMo checked out of the room and
went to find June City’s Dimensional Teleportation Portal. There weren’t many transport
circle from the Southern Continent to ZhongTian. June City had one, but since the
destination was so far, Dimensional Teleportation Portals to ZhongTian were all extremely
expensive.

After You XiaoMo and Ling Xiao found out the location of June City’s Dimensional
Teleportation Portal, they finally arrived there at around three in the afternoon. There
weren’t many people, only a few.

June City’s Castellan had control over the Dimensional Teleportation Portal, and could
wrangle a lot of profit from people who wanted to use it. However, since it was so
expensive to get to ZhongTian in the first place, most people didn’t have that sort of money,
so it was good enough if two or three people showed up in a month to be transported.
Sometimes, a month would pass without a single customer.

Hearing that they wanted to go to ZhongTian, everyone present looked over in surprise.

The people who could go to ZhongTian were all rich, because it was twenty thousand spirit
gems per person.

You XiaoMo generously gave away the required forty thousand spirit gems. Since SheQiu
and the others were already in their pocket dimension, they wouldn’t have to pay over a
hundred thousand spirit gems. He wasn’t that stupid.

Seeing how straightforward he was, the manager was smiling so much that his eyes had
become slits and immediately took them to the Dimensional Teleportation Portal. The
Dimensional Teleportation Portal was more or less the same as the one in TianXiang City.
There were many people standing guard. The managed had wanted to recommend the Leaf
Boat to You XiaoMo, but could only be disappointed upon hearing he already had one.

Not long later, You XiaoMo and Ling Xiao disappeared right at the entrance of Dimensional
Teleportation Portal.
This time, it was Ling Xiao who was cultivating while You XiaoMo watched. Apart from
shortening the time they had to spend, the Leaf Boat also protected them, thus why Ling
Xiao was relaxed enough to enter a cultivation state.

In the middle of being transported, time dragged by.

But it hadn’t been a month before Ling Xiao opened his eyes.

Since ZhongTian wasn’t a small place, they had to find a way to head to XiaoYao Institution
immediately. Thus, they were more rushed now than they had ever been.

It was just good that they hadn’t wasted their forty thousand spirit gems. The exit of the
portal was just outside a city, and with XiaoYao Institution both famous and in the Central
City of ZhongTian, many people would be heading to and from there. Therefore, many cities
would have Dimensional Teleportation Portal to the Central City.

Like transferring trains, the two didn’t stop to rest, getting on another Dimensional
Teleportation Portal.

The fee was a tenth of what they paid before. It seemed cheap, but actually wasn’t.

In just two days, the two arrived at the Central City of ZhongTian.

Central City was the most prosperous area in ZhongTian. Apart from the Mage and Beast
Transfiguration Guilds being based here, the TongTian Palace wasn’t far from here either.
Rumor had it that the TongTian Palace was at the peak of the highest mountains.

The Central City had three main specialties, magic pills, magic herbs and demon beasts.

With the Mage’s Guild there, the pills and magic herbs available were more comprehensive
than anywhere else. Apparently, there was a level 12 mage in the Mage’s Guild. As for
Demon Beasts, no matter how many Demon Beasts there were in Central City, it wouldn’t
compare to XiJing.

Having finally arrived at Central City, You XiaoMo sighed in relief.

He was exhausted by the end of it, having never been so rushed before. It was fortunate
that the next day was the registration deadline. They didn’t have to rush anymore.

“Speaking of, I’ve never seen such a clean city,” You XiaoMo said, sweating a little.

Standing there on the road, the air of prosperity smacked them in the face. The streets
were impressively wide; it was the first time he had seen a ten meter wide street, and the
sides were so clean, not a single vendor with a stall set up, only individual shops.

Ling Xiao explained, “Central City enforces its laws rather strictly. It’s illegal to set up stalls
here. Unless you’re in a special zone, you’ll be harshly punished for it. However, there are
quite a few popular trading districts in the city. If you want to go and have a look, it won’t
be too late to do so after you register.”

You XiaoMo nodded. He wasn’t in a hurry. Right now, he just wanted to rest.

Thus, the two asked around before finding the location of the nearest tavern. This tavern
was more expensive than any other You XiaoMo had ever visited, but more importantly,
there were many people and they weren’t loud. In the hall that was half filled, everyone
was talking quietly amongst themselves.

“Would you gentleman like to stay for the night or drink?”

The boss of the tavern was a lady, dressed brightly and beautifully. Her voice held a demure
gentleness to it, clear and pure. She was rather pretty.

You XiaoMo noticed that there were many people sneaking glances at the boss, their gazes
adoring.

You XiaoMo said in a business-like tone, “Is there a third option?”

The owner paused for a moment. “May I ask why you want to choose a third option?”

You XiaoMo said, “To eat!”

The owner suddenly began to giggle. The idea of a smile being like a flower in bloom was
probably describing the sort of smile she had. Her natural beauty made the guys in the hall
stare.

“You’re very humorous. Though this tavern sells alcohol, we definitely do food as well.”

You XiaoMo nodded. “Then could we have a room, please?”

The owner was stunned again. “Did you not want to eat?” So did he actually just want to
stay the night and not eat after all that?”

“Hey, brat, how dare you tease the owner like that? You wanna die?”

Just as You XiaoMo was going to reply, there was a bang of a fist hitting the table and a
displeased voice.
You XiaoMo looked around. It was a bearded and muscled man, his thick brows furrowed as
he glared. His ugly face became even scarier and the muscles on his arms swelled, almost
like you could see his veins twitching.

He said tease?

Why would he go around teasing a lady who was probably far older than him? It wasn’t like
he was some sort of playboy.

You XiaoMo ignored the muscled man and said to the owner. “I’ll have to trouble you to
rent a room to us and then bring up some food.”

The owner immediately smiled. “Alright, please come this way.”

The muscled man then realized he had made a fool of himself, angered by the laughter that
erupted around him. He glared at You XiaoMo murderously before returning to his seat.

Before going upstairs, Ling Xiao, who was at the back of their little group, glanced at the
muscled man. The latter coincidentally looked over in vexation, making eye contact
suddenly. His hand trembled, his wine cup falling and the wine spilling everywhere.

The owner brought them to a deluxe room in the tavern. It cost five spirit gems a night to
stay in a deluxe room. For most people, this was rather expensive, so she thought nothing
of it when they only asked for one room. Before leaving, the owner said that she’d bring up
their food in fifteen minutes.

After the door closed, You XiaoMo immediately lunged for the comfort of the soft bed.

You XiaoMo rolled around on the bed, groaning in satisfaction. It had been a month since
he had last slept on a bed and now he was finally where he longed to be.

Ling Xiao sat down next to the coffee table and glanced at him. “If you keep crying out like
that, I can’t promise that you’ll be able to rest tonight.

You XiaoMo went silent.

Not long later, their food arrived.

Chapter 416: The Mage Medal

Translated by Crystal of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

On the second day, You XiaoMo woke up early.

The deadline for applying for Xiao Yao Institute was in the afternoon and he had to arrive
before then. Once he finished his morning routine, he and Ling Xiao went downstairs for
breakfast.

Coincidentally, they saw the muscular man from the day before. Seeing them come down,
he instantly straightened his back.

Although You XiaoMo thought it was strange, he wasn’t curious.

After they finished breakfast, they asked the owner for Xiao Yao Institution’s address.
Hearing that they wanted to go to the Institute, the beautiful owner asked with surprise,
“Are the two of you going to signup for Xiao Yao Institution’s entrance exam?”

You XiaoMo, not wanting to explain more, nodded.

The owner smiled, “I couldn’t tell that you two would be so capable. However, you should
be prepared, there aren’t many that can pass the entrance exam.”

You XiaoMo continued nodding, HuangFu Li had told them this already.

Next, the owner told them its location. It was at the center of Central City, and was very
conspicuous. If one was close to the center, they would see it.

After thanking the owner, You XiaoMo and Ling Xiao left.

XiaoYao Institution was actually between the Mage Guild and the Beast Transfiguration
Guild as well. That piece of land was the busiest part of Central City because it had the
biggest Trade Center in Zhong Tian. Supposedly every year it would hold multiple trade fairs
of various sizes with countless attendees.

The two did not walk over and instead rode a Zhong Tian specialty, the Liger Beast. This was
because the owner had told them that Xiao Yao Institution was ten thousand miles from the
hotel. If they walked, it would have taken most of the day.

The Liger Beast was a level seven demon beast with a pair of wings on its back, so it could
soar through the sky.

The owner had said that it would take about one hour taking the Liger. Not surprisingly, an
hour later, they landed on a spacious plaza.

There were already hundreds of Ligers parked on the plaza, mostly those wishing to take
the entrance exam.

Looking up from the plaza, they saw the building described by the owner. Xiao Yao
Institution was like a giant, silently creeping amongst the many smaller structures. They
served to create a grandiose air for the Institute.

A few steps out of the plaza and they heard the bustle, as if someone was arguing, ahead. It
was a tens of thousands of square meters wide open space. The open space was filled with
moving heads in a line that was as long as a dragon.

Looking from afar, above the open space was a door engraved with three words, “Xiao Yao
Institution.” The words felt as if they were going to fly away, generating an air of
magnificence.

Xiao Yao Institution had no particular age requirement, as long as one was below a hundred
years old, one could apply. Once someone passed the entrance exam, one would become a
student with very good benefits. Every year the applicants were above the tens of
thousands, however only a few hundred would pass, due to its difficulty.

Since he had a recommendation, You XiaoMo was not stupid enough to line up. He and Ling
Xiao looked around for a bit before they finally found someone who looked like an advisor
at the institution.

Seeing the two in front of him, the advisor’s expression darkened in displeasure, “If you
want to apply for the exam then line up, don’t think you can cheat.”

By the looks of it, it wasn’t the first time he encountered something like this.

Hearing this, You XiaoMo knew he was mistaken, and hurriedly took out the
recommendation from HuangFu Li, “Advisor, this is Elder HuangFu Li’s letter of
recommendation, please give this a look.”

“Elder HuangFu Li?” The advisor paused before taking the letter. Then he realized who this
elder was, he was from Southern Continent’s Beast Transfiguration Guild and his expression
finally softened. It was then when he said, “Then come with me.”

With glee You XiaoMo dragged Ling Xiao along.

The registration was only done outside, however, if one had a recommendation, then
advisors would help then apply second. It was not technically ‘going through the back door’.

The advisor took them in to the institution and turned right, after a few hundred meters,
they arrived at a conference hall like building. He then called over a young man standing
outside.

“Tan Ze, they were recommended by an elder from the Beast Transfiguration Guild, help
them with the registration.”

The one called Tan Ze immediately walked over and answered with respect, “Yes, Advisor!”

The advisor nodded and then told You XiaoMo to ask him if they had any questions. Then
he hurried along, with other stuff to do.

“Hello, I’ll be helping you with your registration, I’m Tan Ze, nice to meet you!” Tan Ze said
with a smile to You XiaoMo and Ling Xiao, “Now, please come with me.”

You XiaoMo knew he had mistaken something but didn’t explain immediately.

Tan Ze got out a registration booklet and asked, “Excuse me, what are your names?”

You XiaoMo said, “I’m You Xiao…Ha! Actually, only I will be applying.”

With surprise Tan Ze looked up at Ling Xiao and after a few second nodded in
understanding. Clearly, he was either over age or not a mage, “You XiaoHa right? Then
please show me your Mage Medal.”

“Eh?” You XiaoMo were taken back, “What is a Mage Medal?”

“You don’t know?” This time it was Tan Ze’s turn to be surprised.

“It…is my first time in Zhong Tian…” You XiaoMo replied awkwardly. Qiao WuShuang didn’t
tell him. How was he supposed to know one needed some kind of medal?

Tan Ze explained, “To apply, there are only two requirements, to be below a hundred of
years old and have a mage medal. If you don’t have one, it good to get one now at the
Mage Guild, because any later and the registration will close.”

With astonishment You XiaoMo asked, “How far is it from here to the Mage Guild?”

Seeing he was this stressed, Tan Ze comforted him, “Don’t worry, if you ride the Liger it
would take five hours for a round trip. There is plenty of time.”

“Thanks for the warning!” Throwing out his words, You XiaoMo dragged Ling Xiao out of
there.

Before Tan Ze could react, they were out of his sight.

Once they were out of the Institute they were back at the plaza. Of the Ligers there, there
were ones going to the Mage Guild and luckily they got on one.

“Didn’t that person say there was time? You’re way too nervous.” Ling Xiao said without
care, he felt that there was no rush.

You XiaoMo objected, “What if something unexpected happened? We took a month to get
here, if something happens that brings it all to waste, who I’m I going to cry to.”

Calmly, Ling Xiao replied, “Me.”

You XiaoMo, “…”

Actually, he felt that many things pointed towards the fact that the more critical the
situation, the more likely there would be accidents.

However, they arrived at the Mage Guild in one piece, further exemplifying the stupidity of
You XiaoMo’s caution.

The Mage Guild was in the busier part of town, its headquarters were not much smaller
than the Institution. There was an endless stream of pedestrians walking by, not only for
the Mage Medal but also to see if there were any jobs to do.

When You XiaoMo and Ling Xiao walked in, the first thing they saw was the jam-packed
reception, good thing it didn’t take long for it to die down. You XiaoMo walked over to a
young receptionist and asked, “Excuse me, I want to apply for a Mage Medal, where should
I apply?”

The receptionist looked up, assessed him and then said, “If you want to apply for a Mage
Medal then please head towards the room inside. There will be a specific test engineer. The
price for the exam and medal is ten spirit gems.”

You XiaoMo paid ten spirit gems.

The receptionist immediately asked for someone to bring them over.

The room was a square with windows and a very plain interior. There was only a stone plate
and a few chairs in the middle. The stone plate was half a meter wide and about two meters
tall, filled with mottled markings. Some were very old while some were new.

The test engineer looked at them and asked, “Who is taking the test?”

You XiaoMo replied, “Me.”

Then the test engineer explained, “Later you will be asked to release your soul force at full
strength to attack the stone plate. Then I will give you a medal corresponding to the mark
you leave on the stone plate to determine your strength.”

You XiaoMo nodded, the testing method came as a surprise.

“Then let’s begin.”

You XiaoMo took a deep breath and released a streak of soul force attacking the stone
plate. At his last fight with Chen QingEr he wasn’t able do anything, so afterwards he was
set on training his soul force. He was determined to have it as sharp as a knife.

It had been a long time since then and he rarely tested its strength, so even he didn’t know
how much his soul force had improved. But as long as it left a mark and he got a medal that
was good enough, therefore he didn’t attack with full strength. Even with that though, he
successfully shocked the test engineer.

Once the dust faded, a deep mark appeared on the stone plate.

Within a sea of light markings, this was especially eye-catching.

The test engineer was simply bewildered, this stone plate had a long history and had a
record of displaying one’s level accurately. Therefore, only a high leveled mage could leave
a mark that was above one centimeter deep.
Chapter 417: The Broken Record

Translated by Rara of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

The test engineer quickly recovered from his shock. He looked toward You XiaoMo with
frightened eyes as if he just saw a monster, because the mark he left on the stone plate was
the deepest, even deeper than the previous record.

Although not every mage need to go to the Mage Guild for the evaluation, it was required
in order to enter Xiao Yao Institution. Among those mages, there were those that were
praised as geniuses, yet, their results still fell short compared to this one.

The test engineer took the final measure and confirmed the mark You XiaoMo left on the
stone plate was 4.7cm(1.85”) deep.

This record directly broke the stone plate record over the last few decades. It was deeper
than the previous by 1cm (0.4”), and it seemed like there wouldn't be anyone able to break
this record for a long time.

When the test engineer knew You XiaoMo was not an ordinary high rank Mage, his attitude
quickly changed to a more respectful manner. He took out and gave a high-rank medal to
him while explaining the function of this medal.

The Mage Guild's Medal was divided into three types: low, mid and high rank. It also was
corresponded with three colors: ash gray, brown and black in that respective order. The one
that was given to You XiaoMo was black.

Except for the registration purpose, the Medal could also be used for discounts in some
shops in the Central City. The higher the rank, the higher the discount.

After accepting the Medal, You XiaoMo and Ling Xiao immediately left.

When they left the room, they coincidently passed by a group of people that were talking
and laughing with each other. However, both parties didn't pay attention to the others.

You XiaoMo and Ling Xiao soon left the Mage Guild.
The test engineer was staring at the stone plate when he heard footsteps. He turned
around and saw who came, his face quickly showed a smile, "Sir, do you come here to apply
for the medal?"

"Duh! If we didn't come here for the medal, you think we came here to play?” The
youngster with the most vibrant manner glanced at the test engineer, accompanied him
was two men and one woman.

The two men were elegant with an extraordinary temperament, while the woman was
beautiful and gorgeous like a delicate flower that could touch anyone's heart.

When the youngster finished his words, the girl immediately scolded, "An Qiao, don't be
rude." But her voice was as if it was soaked in honey, making her scolding sound graceful
and subtle.

The youngster stuck out his tongue. His attitude didn't look like he put any of her word into
his ear.

Her name was Wan Ya. She walked in front of the test engineer and smiled elegantly. "It
seems like we have to bother manager Yang for the evaluation test."

Manager Yang waved his hand, "Young miss Wan Ya, you don't have to be polite, it's my
honor to test you. Everyone is all here for the test, correct?" He looked at the two men next
to her.

These past few years, geniuses with first-rate potential kept popping up within the Mage
Guild. Manager Yang had heard about them, but had only met young miss Wan Ya so far.
However, he heard that this time those geniuses would apply for XiaoYao Institution's
entrance exam.

Speaking of which, although the younglings of the Mage Guild could learn directly from
them, their masters couldn’t teach them very often. In addition, since XiaoYao Institution's
true backing was the TongTian Palace, they could learn more from them. Thus every year,
besides the outsiders, those who registered for the entrance exam, would be the
younglings from both the Mage Guild and the Beast Transfiguration Guild.

"Of course we also want to register for the entrance exam. You better measure us fast, or
you could just directly give us the mage medal." An Qiao said casually.
Even though this measuring stone plate belonged to the Mage Guild, the people of the guild
rarely had a chance to to use the medal. The reason being that they themselves were
already a part of the Mage Guild and they didn't need the medal to enjoy the discount.
Therefore, they only applied for one when needed. For An Qiao, this step was completely
unnecessary.

"An Qiao, stop fooling around. Even if we are from the Mage Guild, we still have to follow
the procedures." The blue clothed man standing on Wan Ya's left suddenly stepped
forward. His appearance wasn't very prominent, but his presence was extraordinary. His
soul fluctuation was quite strong, he must be a high grade mage.

An Qiao pouted and ignored him.

The blue clothed man was Zhang LanYu, and seeing An Qiao remain unswayed didn't
surprise him. An Qiao’s personality was extremely rebellious, the type that would become
more uncontrollable if one spoke against him. Only his master could move him.

But then that master hadn't been to the Mage Guild since the year before, and not many
people knew where he was. Now that there was no one to restrain An Qiao, he became
more and more undisciplined and out of control.

"Manager Yang, sorry." Wan Ya hinted at the test engineer, then said to An Qiao, "An Qiao,
you're up first."

An Qiao shrugged whatever. Among the four, his strength was the lowest, but since he
loved to steal the first spot, he didn't object what Wan Ya said.

Manager Yang nodded and said to An Qiao, "Young master An, the measurement method is
really simple, you only need to release your soul force then attack the stone plate with all of
your strength."

An Qiao took a step forward.

Wan Ya suddenly spoke, "An Qiao, this measurement could affect the rank of the medal, if
you do it half-heartedly, your result will come out terrible, which mean you will only get the
low rank medal. By then, being lookef down upon is your problem to taken care of."
The impatience on An Qiao's face disappeared, he turned his head around and stared at
her, "I got it!"

Based on his personality of course he would never be willing to be laughed at. Although he
knew Wan Ya meant to provoke him, he still really didn't dare to do it half-heartedly.

When Wan Ya saw him getting serious, she smiled tenderly.

Faint laughter of a man suddenly rang by her ear, "Wan Ya, I didn't know you would give An
Qiao a thought, ah..."

Wan Ya pursed her lips and smiled, "If something were to happen to him, in the end, we are
the ones who would be in trouble.”

"Hmm, what a troublesome guy."

An Qiao didn't hear their conversation, his attention and spirit was fully on the stone plate’s
surface. Two seconds later, a massive soul force burst out from his body, it floated in midair
for a moment before brutally hitting the stone plate.

After he withdrew his soul force back to his body, An Qiao hurriedly asked, "How is it?"

Manager Yang glanced at the mark he made, then answered, "The mark is 0.9 cm (0.35
inch) deep. You qualified for a mid rank medal."

"What do you mean, it's almost 1 cm (0.4 inch) already! Why is it only equal to a mid-rank
medal?" An Qiao was discontented. Regardless to whether his strength was enough or not,
to him, a mid-rank medal couldn't stand up to his status.

"Young master An, the high-rank medal can only be given when it's over 1cm." Manager
Yang stated the fact.

"Who cares, I want the high-rank medal." An Qiao ignore his explanation.

Manager Yang was immediately put in a difficult position.

Wan Ya jumped out right at the moment, "Manager Yang, don't pay attention to what he
says and just give him the mid-rank medal. Don't destroy the Mage Guild's reputation
because of him." Then she looked at An Qiao whose face was full of discontent, "If you have
any objections, after we register our names, you can find the Mage Guild’s elder to discuss
it."

An Qiao couldn't utter a word, if he did, he would be nagged to death.

After he finished dealing with An Qiao, the second to be tested was Zhang LanYu. His
strength wasn't bad as he left a 3.2cm (1.26’’) deep mark on the stone plate. His aptitude
indeed belonged to the highest qualification, so manager Yang gave him the high-rank
medal.

The third one was Wan Ya. Her strength was higher than Zhang LanYu, and she left a mark
of 3.5cm(1.37”) deep on the stone plate. The stone plate was too solid, and even when her
strength was higher, it was only 0.3cm(0.11”) deeper. But this achievement was already
very high, and almost reached the previous highest record.

"Wan Ya truly deserves her title as the second best among her peers from the Mage Guild.
What amazing strength! I believe you will break the record in no time." An Qiao
congratulated her with an enigmatic attitude, even though he didn't say anything, everyone
could see his unwillingness.

Wan Ya smiled indifferently, "I afraid that this record won't be broken by me." She replied
while looking at the man next to her.

People noticed her line of sight and everyone looked tacitly at the man in the corner.

The Mage Guild's number one genius, worthy of his title, Jiu Ye. Although Wan Ya was also
one of those geniuses, compared to him, she was still a bit inferior.

"Jiu Ye, your turn." Wan Ya said.

Jiu Ye walked out from the corner. His deep, raven pupils indifferently swept across the
people, and it especially stopped on An Qiao's body. An Qiao was so quiet as if he didn't
dare to say a word. Toward Jiu Ye, he felt afraid.
Jin Ye walked toward the stone plate. He raised his hand and condensed his soul force onto
his palm. Under everyone's attention, he suddenly charged his palm toward the stone plate
with an attack as sharp as knife blade and hacked the stone plate.

"So deep!" Zhang LanYu sighed.

Wan Yu's eyes flashed, Jiu Ye really broke the record like they have expected.

An Qiao widened his eyes in shock. Manager Yang suppressed his feeling from being shifted
and went over to check. When he had made sure of the depth, he answered with a
complicated expression. "Young master Jiu Ye has left a 4.2 cm (1.65”) deep mark, but..."
Chapter 418: A Pair of Small Enemies

Translated by Kollumceti of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

Wan Ya and the two each had different expressions upon hearing that it was four point two
centimeters(1.65”). Although they had long expected that Jiu Ye would break the record,
they did not expect him to exceed it by a full zero point five centimeters(0.2”). But following
that, she heard Manager Yang’s ‘but’.

The three then discovered that unexpectedly Manager Yang did not look happy with the
news of Jiu Ye breaking the record and instead seemed like he had something to
embarrassing to mention.

Jiu Ye faintly raised his eyebrows.

An Qiao could not help asking, “What?”

Manager Yang thought for a moment but he still said, “However, young master Jiu Ye did
not break the record on the stone plate.”

Zhang LanYu was puzzled, “Manager Yang, I remembered that the record on the stone plate
was three point seven centimeters(1.45”). Jiu Ye’s record obviously exceeded it by zero
point five centimeters(0.2”). How could this result not break the record?” They had heard
about this record yesterday.

Wan Ya muttered to herself irresolutely, “Manager Yang, could it be that someone broke
the record of three point seven centimeters before us? And their score was even higher
than Jiu Ye’s record?” If this was so, that person was really incredible.

Manager Yang nodded solemnly. He too hoped that the person who broke the record
would be a person from the Mage Guild, but it unfortunately wasn't. The person did not
seem very clear about the stone plate test, so it was not likely for him to belong to the
Mage Guild.

“There was a man who broke the record of the stone plate earlier. His score was four point
seven centimeters(1.85”), which was zero point five centimeters higher than young master
Jiu Ye. If you don’t believe it, look here.” Manager Yang said as he pointed at the hole that
You XiaoMo left.

The hole was at the lower right corner of the stone plate. Most people would rarely attack
inconspicuous places. Moreover, his notch was very neat and it would not be noticed
without careful observation.
The truth was at hand. They had no choice but to admit it.

Jiu Ye suddenly injected, “Could that person you’re speaking of be one of those people we
had brushed past not long ago?”

Manager Yang, “That’s right.”

Jiu Ye asked, “What’s his name?”

Manager Yang replied, “You XiaoHa.”

The four thought over it when they heard this unfamiliar name, but unfortunately they had
not heard of this name before.

Although You XiaoMo and Ling Xiao had made a name for themselves in the June Mountain
Range, the Tong Tian Continent was incredibly big so it was not possible that news of that
incident would have spread to Zhong Tian in such a short time.

“No matter who he is, he should be an examinee preparing to register to XiaoYao Institute
since he applied for the Mage Medal. We will meet sooner or later as long as he also goes
there.” Wan Ya softly stated. She really wanted to see the person who could defeat Jiu Ye.

Zhang LanYu also had the same thinking. One must know that Jiu Ye was a heaven-sent
genius. Originally, they thought that he would be the one who would break the record, but
a powerful enemy unexpectedly appeared. This was going to be really fun now.

“Let's go to the XiaoYao Institute to register. Maybe we will be able to meet that person if
we hurry over there now.”

“That’s right, there are so many people registering so they shouldn't have left so quickly.” It
was rare for An Qiao to echo along. Out of the two, he wanted to see You XiaoHa the most.
He feared Jiu Ye, but he also did not like him because he always had a supercilious attitude.

His words roused the desire of the three and they agreed.

However, they were destined to be disappointed. If You XiaoMo did not have a
recommendation card from HuangFu Li, he really would have to queue for a long time.
However, the fact was that You XiaoMo and Ling Xiao had already left for some time when
the group arrived at the XiaoYao Institute.

There was no assessment tomorrow so You XiaoMo went to bed early in order to raise
ample energy to prepare for war. Ling Xiao used his free time to refine the spiritual power
in his body.

Next day, the two left early and hurried to the XiaoYao Institute.

The assessment for the XiaoYao Institute began at eight o'clock. For convenience’s sake,
they did not stay in the same inn as before.

The empty land in front of the XiaoYao Institute was already full of all kinds of people when
they arrived. It was ten minutes till the start and people were arriving one after another.

When they registered yesterday, You XiaoMo comprehended the rules and contents of the
assessment from Tan Ze. The rule of the assessment was to abide by discipline and not
make a racket.

The contents of the first two assessments were relatively easy. It was a test of age and soul
color. It looked simple but was very important. The examinee would be directly eliminated
if their age exceeded a hundred years. The status of the examinee also would be better if
the potential of their soul was higher.

Apart from this, You XiaoMo also asked about a very important matter.

It was something concerning Ling Xiao, as the XiaoYao Institute only accepted mages but
Ling Xiao was not one.

Fortunately, Tan Ze said that one could bring their servants or manservants and such along
after becoming a student of the XiaoYan Institute. Therefore, he decided that if people
questioned him, he would say that Ling Xiao was his servant no matter if Ling Xiao was one
or not.

With this, You XiaoMo was quite proud of himself for some time.

“Zhong Tian is indeed full of crouching tigers and hidden dragons.” You XiaoMo discovered
that there were many strong auras around him. He had thought that he had already seen
this sort of grandness at DaoXin Academy before. Never did he think that the current scene
before him would outdo that sight from that time.

Ling Xiao said, “This amount of people is nothing when taking into consideration the rallying
power of the XiaoYao Institute. There could actually be even more people with the Tong
Tian Continent’s background. However, Zhong Tian is not a place where everyone can enter
if they wish.”

You XiaoMo shrugged, he reckoned that this was an issue of spirit gems.
The assessment time had finally arrived after some time. The scene immediately became
restless when several teachers appeared. They had waited for a long time just for this
moment, and the time where their destiny would be decided had arrived.

The first assessment was the age test. This assessment was relatively simple and fast. Those
who passed could enter the XiaoYao Institute and proceed to the second assessment.

Due to the large number of people, XiaoYao Institute dispatched a couple of teachers in
order to cut down the time.

You XiaoMo snatched a place in front so it wasn't long before his turn arrived.

The soul stone used by the XiaoYao Institute for the age test was different from the one
used by DaoXin Academy. It was a smooth stone tablet with a height of around one meter
and the examinee just had to stick his palm on the stone tablet.

“Place your hand on the surface.” The cold voice of the teacher sounded.

You XiaoMo did not dare to tarry and placed his right hand on top. The surface of the stone
lit up after a moment. When the light faded, two numbers were already shown on top –
twenty-two!

In the blink of an eye, three years had passed. You XiaoMo was already a young man.
However, he still looked like a youngster as his appearance was too fair and delicate. At this
moment, the eternal pain in his heart could never easily mentioned.

The tutor glanced at this number as an expression crossed his face. His gaze when he did a
double take at You XiaoMo contained a hint of surprise. After quite a while, he said, “Pass!”

It wasn't unreasonable for him to be so surprised. He could see You XiaoMo’s rank with his
strength of vision and a twenty-two year old level nine mage was extremely rare even in
Zhong Tian.

You XiaoMo delightedly waved in Ling Xiao’s direction. He then happily stepped into
XiaoYao Institute for the second assessment after receiving the latter's response. He had to
let Ling Xiao wait outside as he could not bring outsiders in during the assessment.

The second assessment was located next to the building that they had visited when they
registered. It was an immense venue and there were multiple small rooms inside.

He did not arrive too late and there were only one to two hundred people in the venue at
the moment.
However, the rest seemed to be divided in some distinct fractions apart from a small group
of people.

The left and right sides appeared to consist of two different factions and there was a large
empty space in the middle. The atmosphere had a stiff and tense feeling, as if a verbal
battle would erupt at any time.

You XiaoMo guessed that the two sides probably consisted of people from the Mage Guild
and the Beast Transfiguration Guild. Then he stood at one side like the others and put on an
unconcerned and standoffish attitude.

Unknowingly, someone had already noticed him when he came in as there weren’t many
young level nine mages.

“An Qiao, don’t you usually boast that you are very awesome? How did you only get a mid-
level emblem in this test?” Just then, a light mocking voice rang out from the right camp.

The owner of the voice was a maiden in a pink skirt who was around the same age as An
Qiao. She looked very cute, with a pair of big sparkling eyes and fluttering eyelashes.

An Qiao immediately glared at the maiden, “Aren’t you the same? What right do you have
to mock me?”

The maiden in the pink skirt jeered, “How can I be the same as you? You're so domineering
and hateful while I'm so diligent and cute. At one glance, you know that we can't be
compared.”

“You’re not even ashamed of complimenting yourself as cute!” An Qiao disdainfully scoffed.

“It's better than being as embarrassing as you.”

“You rascal... …”

What is with this strange direction that the topic going in? He felt that he could smell a hint
of the enemy. Although the two of them dislike each other, wasn’t this dialogue between
mages just too childish?

A cold voice suddenly sounded throughout the venue at this moment, “Shameless!”

“Who is it?!” An Qiao and the pink skirt maiden shouted in unison.

You XiaoMo discovered that the direction they were looking coincided with where he was
standing. Two pairs of sharp eyes roved over the group one by one. It seemed that even
though they were young, they were not to be trifled with.

Seeing that no one was admitting to it, An Qiao harrumphed, “That person sneaking around
must definitely not be a good person. You have the courage to say it but not the courage to
admit it?!”

Could it be that this was reverse psychology?

Chapter 419: The Second Stage

Translated by Jouissance of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

Of course, no one owned up to being the perpetrator. Only an idiot would try to stand out.
XiaoYao Institute wasn’t a place you could stir up trouble at and this young man evidently
wasn’t someone with a good-natured personality.

If anyone owned up to it, then the whole mess would just get worse.

You XiaoMo thought to himself nonchalantly. He just wanted to hurry up and leave after
taking the test. Ling Xiao was still awaiting him outside with news about Yin Ge and Zhan
Yu. After so long, Xiong Xiao should have some info for them.

“Was it you?” That was when the young man’s loud voice cut through his thoughts.

You XiaoMo returned to the present and saw the young man glaring at him as if saying ‘I
know it was you who did it’. That was when he realized that the people around him had
disappeared, all retreating far behind him. There was a lot of empty space around him. He
had been too distracted by his thoughts.

“What was me?” You XiaoMo did his best to look clueless.

An Qiao raised his chin. “Were you the one who said that just now?”

“Said what?”

“The word ‘shameless’.”

“Oh, nope!”

“If not you, then who?”

You XiaoMo’s lips twitched. He was talking as if it was definitely You XiaoMo who had
spoken. There was really quite the mental age gap between them in this conversation. He
suddenly realized that he was old. “Even if you ask me, I wouldn’t know.”

An Qiao stared at him in suspicion. “The person who spoke was somewhere around you,
how could you not know? Are you trying to cover for that person? Are they your friend?”

You XiaoMo replied with all seriousness, “Sorry, but I came alone. As for friends and
whatnot, I think you might be letting your paranoia get to you. Even if I did, he’s outside
and can’t come in.”

“Pfft…” As if she had heard something hilarious, the small girl that had been arguing with
An Qiao suddenly laughed.

An Qiao flushed, glaring at You XiaoMo in anger and embarrassment.

You XiaoMo wanted to make things clear that, this time, he was definitely just an innocent
bystander. He hadn’t provoked anyone, but it seemed that he would be remembered.

That was when the mentor in charge of the second stage of testing finally arrived.

Everyone quietened and An Qiao didn’t dare act out either, glaring at You XiaoMo again
before returning to his group of friends.

The second test tested the soul. For mages, the better your soul, the more potential you
had and the better further you’d be able to get in the future. However, for the people in the
Beast Transfiguration Guild, your soul wasn’t the only thing that made you good at Beast
Transfiguration.

For example, some low leveled mages weren’t very good at refining pills, but if they had a
natural talent for getting close to demon beasts, then they would have the potential to
become a powerful Beast Transfigurer even if they couldn’t contract any particularly
powerful beasts.

However, to become a Beast Transfigurer, you had to have great control over your Soul
Force.

You XiaoMo only knew that the third stage had something to do with control over soul
force, but not what exactly was involved.

The mentors had them line up before going one by one into the room behind him.

You XiaoMo lined up at the shortest line. There were at most twenty in front of him, so it
didn’t take long to get to him.

In boredom, he looked around and realized that the young man from before was in the line
beside him and the girl was in the line beside the young man. They hadn’t even gone in
before their gazes seemed to spark. The two entered the room at practically the same time.
Two minutes later, the two didn’t come out, but the people behind them had gone in
already.
What was strange was that the people behind them came out and then the line continued,
but the two hadn’t come out.

Because of his absentmindedness, You XiaoMo didn’t realize it was his turn until a mentor
walked out of the room and, seeing him still standing there, nearly exploded.

“What are you doing, standing there dumbly? Do you still want to be tested?”

You XiaoMo sweated a little, hurriedly going inside.

The room was very crude and simple, like the badge application room for the Mage’s Guild.
In the middle, there was a crystal, but the crystal was milky white. There was also a door
leading who knows where.

You XiaoMo suddenly realized that the two had probably gone through that other door.

The male mentor seemed after pissed off at him for his stalling earlier and nonchalantly
said, “Place your hand on the crystal and push your Soul Force in.”

You XiaoMo followed his directions silently.

The crystal was rather cold. With his hand on the surface, he could feel a chill coming
through. This feeling was the same as when he had first gotten it tested.

You XiaoMo couldn’t help but remember what Ling Xiao had said to him. Rainbow souls had
levels as well. The stone from before might’ve been able to reveal that his soul was rainbow
colored, but the stone wasn’t good enough to give anything more accurate.

Who knew if they would be able to get it tested this time. Ling Xiao had said that only
TongTian Continent’s Soul Gauging stones would be able to give him a more accurate result.

Thinking of this, You XiaoMo couldn’t help but feel some giddy anticipation. Then, he
unleashed a slither of his Soul Force, pushing it into the stone via his fingertips.

After a moment, an intense light emitted from the stone.

It was the color of dreams, just like before.

You XiaoMo was immediately disappointed by this sight. Didn’t Ling Xiao say that TongTian
Continent’s gauging stones could reveal his soul’s level? How come it still didn’t work ?

You XiaoMo looked towards the mentor beside him and saw that the other was staring at
the stone in shock. He hadn’t even noticed that the jade drive he had been holding had
fallen to the ground.

A moment later, the male mentor stood up suddenly with a whoosh and came in front of
You XiaoMo in a few large steps. He looked You XiaoMo up and down with wide eyes,
making the other jump.

“Me-mentor, is there a problem?” You XiaoMo asked awkwardly.

The male mentor suddenly grinned, smiling in a very amiable way. He asked quietly,
“What’s your name?”

You XiaoMo laugh dryly, “You Xiao… Ha!”

The male mentor immediately nodded. “Very good, you’ve passed the second stage, but
since your situation is a little special, you’ll have to get tested a second time.”

You XiaoMo couldn’t understand. “Mentor, didn’t you say I’ve passed already? Why do I
have to get tested again?”

The male mentor patiently explained, “Don’t worry, the second test doesn’t affect the
results of this test, it’s just to gauge your true level.”

You XiaoMo immediately understood what he was going on about.

The male mentor directed him to look at the small door. “You see that small door? After
going in, keep walking according to the signs and then you’ll see some others who were
being tested. You should wait with them to be tested again.

You XiaoMo bid the mentor goodbye.

After the door closed, the male mentor suddenly sighed, “I wonder what level he’ll be. That
legendary level hasn’t appeared in so long.”

You XiaoMo saw a long corridor with glowing pearls hanging from the walls and turning the
corridor white with their light upon going through the small doors. After making about four
or five turns, he arrived at the end where there was a stone archway with a red cloth
covering it.

When he pushed the cloth aside and went inside, everyone heard him coming and turned
to look.

“It’s you!” An Qiao’s eyes widened when he saw the other.

If this person could get here, did that mean his soul was of that special level?

You XiaoMo looked around. There were a total seven people.

Did that mean that everyone here had rainbow colored souls?

It looked that way, but three of them were different: An Qiao, Zhang LanYu and the girl who
was looking at him in shock. They weren’t able to come because their soul was rainbow
colored, but because they had a special status.

Nonetheless, no matter seven or four, it was still shocking.

Since he was the only one in the LongXiang Continent, but four appeared all at once in the
TongTian Continent, this was truly a higher plane, what a prosperous place.

“It seems like you are the same as us. May we know how to address you?”

You XiaoMo was in his own world when a gentle feminine voice drifted over. He turned his
head to see a gentle looking lady behind him, smiling.

This person was Wan Ya.

You XiaoMo was surprised that she would talk to him, but still replied politely. “My name is
You XiaoHa, nice to meet you.”

Light flashed through Wan Ya’s eyes suddenly.

It wasn’t just her. Jiu Ye who had been silently leaning against the wall suddenly opened his
eyes to look at You XiaoHa.

An Qiao walked over, looking him up and down. “So you’re that You XiaoHa!”

His tone sounded sour, confusing You XiaoMo greatly. Did this guy know him? But he had
never seen them, otherwise he wouldn’t have no impression of them. Their appearance
stood out quite a bit.

“The one who broke the record set by the Mage’s Guild was you, right?” An Qiao huffed.

“Record?” You XiaoMo was shocked. The examiner hadn’t told him that.

Seeing that he was still confused, Wan Ya smiled and explained, “The marks on that testing
stone plate were all left there by people who had gone to take their first ever test. It has a
long history. Yesterday, you broke the record on there.”
You XiaoMo didn’t know what to say. So he had broken someone else’s record without
realizing it.

No wonder these people remembered him. Could it be because he could break the record
but they couldn’t?

He felt like he really did guess right!

Hey!
Chapter 420: Level

Translated by Crystal of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

With everyone being in a different state of mind, an Elder with a distinguished air came out,
along with him was a young man. That young man was Tan Ze.

The elder had regular features that seemed ordinary, however, sometimes a flash of
sternness in his eyes added a dash of solemnity and principledness. The moment he arrived,
he brought in a pressing aura.

He was the one responsible for the second stage test, Elder Qing.

Elder Qing’s gaze casually washed over everyone, and in a pit of silence spoke, “Before you
had arrived, the advisor should have told you that this was a second test, nothing to do with
the exam materials.”

Afterwards he continued explaining a bit about rainbow-colored souls.

In the Long Xiang Continent, a high ranked mage was from level seven to ten whereas a
level eleven and twelve was a transcendent ranked mage. However, these were actually the
names called by the middle realms since it was almost impossible for them to breed a
rainbow-colored soul.

A transcendent ranked mage was otherwise known as a rainbow mage and levels eleven to
twelve were generalized as rainbow grade. The magic pills from this grade was also
classified from one to seven, with seven being the best and most impressive.

Tan Ze took out a testing stone from his magic bag to place beside elder Qing.

The testing stone was no different from the one You XiaoMo saw before, however, if one
looked closely one could still tell the difference in structure. This testing stone was the
upgraded version of the previous one, it was specially made to test rainbow-colored souls.
“Now then, who wants to go first?” The elder walked in front of the stone and turned to
face everyone.

With the end of his words, the group stared at each other in silence. For a while no one
walked out, however, a while later, Wan Ya suddenly walked towards elder Qing. With a
simple bow, she said, “Then please let Wan Ya go first.”

Elder Qing nodded slightly in response, “Then you may begin.”

Wan Ya walked over in front of the testing stone and everyone’s gazed moved with her. Any
mage with a rainbow-colored soul, given enough time, would definitely stand at the top of
the Tong Tian Continent pyramid.

There wasn’t much of an expression from Wan Ya’s pretty face, however, she was very
serious. It was possible to tell that she was too excited for the result. Even if she was from
the Mage Guild, she had never truly tested the level of her rainbow soul, because the only
upgraded testing stone in Tong Tian Continent was the one at Xiao Yao Institution.

Under the nervous gaze of everyone, Wan Ya placed her hand on the testing stone’s surface
and let a sliver of soul force inject into the stone from her palm.

A little while later, the testing stone’s surface emitted a layer of white glow…

You XiaoMo looked on without blinking, however, four five seconds after the glow
appeared, nothing changed on the surface of the testing stone. Just as he was feeling
puzzled a voice suddenly popped up.

“Look, it appeared!”

The one who spoke was the girl, she stared above Wan Ya with shining eyes.

You XiaoMo followed her gaze and saw an unforgettable scene, the testing stone was about
two meters tall and at the peak, there slowly seeped out a pink colored rainbow strip. As it
continued forward, the color suddenly changed to a light yellow, when the yellow extended
for eight millimeters, just as it was about to change to green, it slowed and stopped.

Wan Ya took back her hand and with a face that showed no happiness, retreated.

As You XiaoMo watched, absorbed in his thoughts, he realized that this color seemed to
match a mage’s soul color. Could it be that a rainbow-colored soul’s level was determined
by this? Then wouldn’t it be true that the more colors the colored strips showed, the higher
the level?

If Ling Xiao was here, then he could’ve asked him.

Suddenly, You XiaoMo felt a bit lonely.

“This colored strip can be trained.”

As he was thinking, a voice of indifference sounded beside his ear, scaring You XiaoMo and
making him jump a little. As he turned around, he saw a man with a bright smile talking to
him, and even more horrifying was his two dimples.

Seeing that he looked over, the man’s dimples became even deeper and in a passionate
voice said, “You are You XiaoHa, right?”

You XiaoMo assumed that he probably overheard his conversation with Wan Ya and
nodded before speaking, “May I ask who you are?”

With a laughing tone he answered, “I’m Qiao WuXing, Qiao WuShuang’s older cousin. Three
days ago, I received a message from my cousin saying that there will be a guy called You
XiaoHa attending the exam of Xiao Yao Institution. He asked me to look over you.”

You XiaoMo were slightly surprised before responding, “Qiao Xiong’s too generous, he
didn’t really need to bother you.”
“No problem,” Qiao WuXing smiled, “actually I wanted to see what kind of a person would
make that cousin of mine urge me to take care of him.”

You XiaoMo didn’t know what role he played in the Beast Transfiguration Guild, so they
simply made small talk before asking about that thing he said earlier.

Qiao WuXing explained, “A lot of times it’s not just natural talent and it’s smooth sailing
from there, hard work is just as important. To us, a rainbow-colored soul is like a base, once
you have a base, how you strengthen that is up to one’s efforts. However, there are also
ones who naturally take less detours on their path.”

“Just as you saw earlier, Young miss Wan Ya’s colored strip has two colors but at the tip
there was a slight green, that’s the result of training. However, she can only be considered
as rainbow second grade, an upper low aptitude.”

Then You XiaoMo came to the realization of why she wasn’t happy with her results.

Even with a base, her aptitude was still low, no one would be happy with that, although the
ones without a base would be very jealous that’s for sure.

“Thank you Qiao-dage.” You XiaoMo made obeisance as thanks.

Qiao WuXing shook his hand and said, “No problem.”

As they were chatting, the second person’s test also started. He wasn’t from the Mage guild
or the Beast Transfiguration guild and You XiaoMo only knew of him because of that
“boring” he said.

This man looked very young, appearance wise about twenty-five years old, with a tight
expression and by the looks of it, slightly nervous. Then he put his palm onto the testing
stone.

A while later, on top appeared the colored-strip.

The colored-strip’s color was just like Wan Ya’s during her test. First it was pink, then light
yellow, however, by the time it got to three quarters of the way there, it stopped.

A low aptitude, however, the young man didn’t think it was bad, rather he was quite
pleased. He made obeisance to elder Qing before retreating.

Then it was the third person.

You XiaoMo looked around, seeing that none of them were moving, he couldn’t help but
rub his nose. Since he was the last to arrive, he thought there was an order of first come
first serve, otherwise he would have gone first.

Just as he was thinking about going instead, Qiao WuXing who was beside him, suddenly
got up a step quicker.

You XiaoMo quietly took back his foot.

Just what are you guys doing? Couldn’t you be a bit more decisive taking the test!

Seeing that Qiao WuXing was all smiles, Elder Qing who rarely talked, said, “WuXing, by the
looks of it, you are very confident. I heard that you’ve been practicing for this moment,
right?”

Qiao WuXing, without of a worry as to why men shouldn’t have dimples, smiled in reply, “I
am the one who the Beast Transfiguration guild decided to place their faith in, after all. The
least I could do was give the guild some face.”

A hint of a smile appeared on elder Qing’s face as he said, “You may begin.”

Qiao WuXing stopped talking and focused his attention on the testing stone in front of him.
When the glow emitted from the stone, everyone focused in on the space above the stone.
Over there, the colored-strips colors advanced in a quick and light speed, pink, light yellow,
green…and in a shaky manner climbed over the green level. As it advanced into the cyan
color, mostly everyone gasped in shock.

Rainbowed Fourth grade!

Even though it was just a medium aptitude but it was streets ahead of Wan Ya and the
others. This gap would take a long time of effort and training to catch up to.

In the corner, Jiu Ye had a glint in his eyes as he looked at Qiao WuXing, as expected of his
rival, of course he was good.

You XiaoMo watched on with surprise and wide eyes, he didn’t think that Qiao WuXing was
pretty formidable.

As the room was in complete silence, that girl broke the atmosphere and happily jumped on
Qiao WuXing while yelling, “WuXing-gege, you are so amazing!”

Qiao WuXing was happy too.

Elder Qing said as he stroked his break, “The next is the fourth person.”

You XiaoMo took a deep breath in.

“I’ll go then.” Jiu Ye’s voice appeared, clear and cold with a hint of unruliness.

And there went that breath of courage.

Everyone’s attention turned to him, Jiu Ye and Qiao WuXing had always been compared to
as rivals. Both were geniuses of once in a thousand years, however, there was rumors that
Jiu Ye was slightly strong than Qiao WuXing. This would be the best time to prove that.
Jiu Ye was the head of the Mage Guild’s disciple, truly someone favored by the gods in both
appearance and talent. Worthier of his reputation than even An Qiao. Although he has a
cold attitude and often ignored others, they still had only respect and reverence towards
him.

Seeing as he was about to make his move, even the dimples on Qiao WuXing’s face
lessened. With a frown and intense gaze, he watched Jiu Ye’s every move.

You XiaoMo felt nervous too, whenever he watched other people’s gossip like this, he felt
this way.
Chapter 421: Height Is A Fatal Blow

Translated by Rachel of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

You XiaoMo and Ling Xiao had only been in ZhongTian for no longer than a few days, so
they didn’t know the grudges they had between them. But the sparks colliding in the air
didn’t lie. Even outsiders like them could sense the tense atmosphere.

“This person looks very powerful, I’m so nervous!”

“Yeah!”

You XiaoMo subconsciously responded to the voice beside his ear, only realising what he
had done later. He turned his head, only to see the youth from the second test standing
behind him since god knows when. Catching his gaze, the youth smiled.

“Hello, I’m Yan Hui.”

“...” You XiaoMo’s brain stopped functioning for a moment.

Seeing as he got no response, YanHui scratched his head and smiled sheepishly, “I’m from
Dong Zhou. I came to Zhong Tian specially to participate in XiaoYao Institute’s admission
test. What about you?”

It couldn’t be… This guy thought he found a ‘comrade’ because he was also alone?

You XiaoMo felt he had uncovered the truth. But seeing as he was so enthusiastic, he didn’t
have the heart to no reply him.

“ I’m You XiaoHa. I come from the Southern Continent.”

“The Southern Continent?”

Yan Hui paused for moment before he suddenly asked in surprise, “Your surname’s You?
Can it be that you are part of the Vermillion Blood Clan? I heard they also have You as their
surname.”

“No, I’m not familiar with the Vermillion Blood Clan.” You XiaoMo denied immediately.
While he might be related by blood, there wouldn’t be a connection anymore after he
rescued Feng ChiYun and found his so-called father.
“Oh,” Yan Hui said in pity.

“Look at the test, it has started.” You XiaoMo quickly pointed out.

Yan Hui’s attention was immediately redirected.

Jiu Ye was very tall. The place where the colored strip appeared was just above his eyes,
and he could just see it if he raised them. His colored strip was similar to Qiao WuXing. It
jumped directly from pink to blueish-green and as it stretched towards where Qiao WuXing
last stopped, it was still rising up slowly.

Three minutes later, the coloured strip broke through the fourth square and started to turn
pale blue, only stopping when it reached a quarter of it.

Rainbowed Fifth Grade. A high grade.

Currently, it was the highest grade. While it was still two grades away from Seventh grade,
it was only a matter of time.

Jiu Ye stared at the color strip and frowned. When he saw that the colored strip had really
stopped, he released his hold. He was number one now, but he wasn’t satisfied with his
result.

“Congratulations fellow Jiu Ye!” Qiao WuXing walked in front of him and cupped one hand
in the other to congratulate him. His dimples were deep on his face, so he probably was
congratulating him genuinely?

“Thanks!” Jiu Ye turned his head around to look at him and muttered his thanks coolly.
Then, he walked away and left.

“What a hateful person! WuXing-gege congratulated you in person and you show him such
attitude! What’s so great about Fifth grade! Hmph!” The young girl stuck her tongue out at
him.

“Tian Xin, don’t be so rude!” Qiao WuXing chided her.

“Oh fine, fine.” The young girl laughed.

Elder Qing’s face was full of smiles.

“Not bad, the Rainbowed fifth grade is the highest grade in a thousand years. I hope you
continue to work hard and strive to break through the fifth grade.”
“Thank you for kind words.” A faint smile spread across Jiu Ye’s face as he cupped his hands
together to receive his blessings.

Elder Qing stroked his beard and nodded. As his gaze left him and landed on the last
person, which was also You XiaoMo, he called for him.

“You must be the last one already, come here.”

Once he had given the order, WanYa and the other three looked towards You XiaoMo at the
same time. This youth who had broken the stone plate record, even beating Jiu Ye’s record
by a long way, how high would his grade be? Could it be higher than Jiu Ye’s?

“His grade definitely won’t be higher than Jiu Ye’s”, An Qiao gritted out. His claim wasn’t
unfounded as the level of the soul wasn’t as easy to level up as a Mage’s level. Every grade
up was as hard as ascending the heavens.

“We’ll see.” Zhang LanYu said.

Under everyone’s gaze, You XiaoMo walked towards the testing stone. He just knew that
being the last person was going to be the most stressful, especially with Jiu Ye being tested
to be a fifth grade. His stress level was as high as the mountains!

You XiaoMo extended his hand to touch the testing stone. The higher the grade, the better.
I shouldn’t be that bad, he thought to himself. From the Long Xiang Continent to the Tong
Tian Continent, his whole journey had been very smooth sailing.

His original goal was to earn enough money to keep himself alive, but later on money came
too easy. So he changed his goal. He thought he would just take whatever he could one
step at a time. It was only until he met Ling Xiao did he want to get stronger and climb to
greater heights.

You XiaoMo knew what he could do was refine pills and he wanted to refine even higher
grade magic pills that could help Ling Xiao. So if his grade was too low, he worried that he
wouldn't be of use in the future. He couldn't help but feel uneasy when that thought came
to mind.

“What's wrong?” Seeing as he hadn't moved at all, Elder Qing asked.

“Sorry!” You XiaoMo didn't dare to stall anymore. He immediately placed his hand on the
stone and channeled his soul power. After he did that, he raised his head and stared at the
grid above that the coloured strip was about to appear from.
Unlike others who could see it without raising their heads, he had to. His height was forever
a pain in his heart, You XiaoMo thought bitterly.

The colored strip started to elongate and when it changed from yellow to green and started
to advance, something flashed across Wan Ya’s eyes. As expected, his grade was higher
than hers.

The expressions on people’s faces slowly turned to shock. The speed at which the colored
strip continued to lengthen did not show any signs of slowing down. A few seconds later, it
happily crossed the green square…

You XiaoMo gulped as he stared hard at the colours. Even if he wasn’t a sixth or seventh
grade, a fifth grade would be fine too. At most he could slowly cultivate. But please don’t
let it be a fourth grade or else it really wouldn’t be worth it, You XiaoMo prayed.

As if his prayers had been heard, the green square was full and the blue square was steadily
being filled up, carrying You XiaoMo’s hope along with it as it inched forward. He had easily
surpassed Jiu Ye’s grade and his was still moving forward!

Everyone held their breaths. The blue square was full and the next was the purple square.
You XiaoMo only felt that that the moment was exceptionally long. His eyes were tired from
staring at the coloured strip with blinking and his neck hurt from craning to watch it. In the
end, he couldn’t resist blinking and tears started to fall. Afraid that others would see, he
wiped away the tears at the corner of his eyes. Then, he raised his head again. Huh? It
stopped?

“Only a sixth grade? Why not seventh?” You XiaoMo licked his bottom lip in
disappointment.

The room went deathly silent.

You XiaoMo finally realised something was off and saw everyone staring at him. Feeling
uneasy, he stuttered, “Wh...why are you looking at me?”

“Fellow You, sixth grade is already very good.” Qiao WuXing didn’t know whether to laugh
or cry at his word.

At his words, You XiaoMo rubbed his nose awkwardly. His final goal was the seventh grade,
the highest one of course!

“But that’s not what I want to talk about.” Seeing as he still had no clue what was going on,
Qiao WuXing couldn’t help but sigh.
You XiaoMo was thoroughly confused.

“The test isn’t over, why did you move your hand away?” Qiao WuXing asked tiredly.

To be honest, when Qiao WuXing saw the colored strip turning purple his heart almost
stopped. Just when he was thinking where the limit of You XiaoMo’s colour strip was, the
progress of the color strip stopped moving without any warning.

For a moment, he did heave a sigh of relief. Because if his color strip really did reach the
legendary seventh grade, he really couldn’t imagine it. But then he realised that You
XiaoMo had actually removed his hand from the testing stone just to wipe away the tears at
the corner of his eyes. Couldn’t he have used the other hand?

You XiaoMo saw him staring at his right hand and he immediately hid it behind his back as if
he got an electric shock. He was too used to using his right hand.

“Sorry, I didn’t mean it.” He said sheepishly.

Just when he finished speaking, the red curtain behind the crowd was lifted. A thirty
something year old man walked in and found that everything seemed to have come to a
standstill. Feeling a bit overwhelmed and having no idea what to do, the man started to
suspect whether he was even at the right place.

Elder Qing was the first to notice his presence.

“Come here. You’re just in time for your turn.” He called in a deep voice.

You XiaoMo actually wanted to ask if he could be tested again, but since Elder Qing had
already spoken, he could only give up on that. He retreated to the side sulkily.

When the other man took the test, it was revealed that he had the lowest grade. Although
it was only the first grade, it still got him so emotional that tears of excitement almost
flowed out. He probably never expected himself to possess the legendary coloured soul.

After that, Elder Qing told them about the timing of the third assessment before they were
dismissed.

Qiao WuXing invited You XiaoMo to leave together.

“Fellow You, you really are the prime example of not judging a book by its cover. I’ve really
learnt something today.”
You XiaoMo laughed dryly.

“What are your plans after you get into XiaoYao Institute? I’ve heard from WuShuang that
you’re here to learn about Beast Transfiguration.” Qiao WuXing continued.

WanYa and her group immediately had their ears perked up to listen.

“That’s right,” You XiaoMo placed a hand on his head.

“Beast Transfiguration Technique and Beast Manipulation are different but they achieve the
same result. Are you interested in learning ?” The dimples on Qiao WuXing’s face sunk in
even more.

“Beast Manipulation is not something that everyone can learn. If you specialise in refining
pills, it’s best not to distract yourself with these junk stuff. Or else it would affect your
level.” Jiu Ye’s voice suddenly sounded.

“How is Beast Manipulation is a junk stuff?” Qiao WuXing raised his brow.

JiuYe coolly lifted his lower lip.

You XiaoMo looked at the two of them and he could somewhat feel the tension in the air.
He quickly said, “Sorry, my friend’s waiting for me outside. I’ll make a move first” and he
ran.
Chapter 422: Uncle

Translated by Kollumceti of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

“So your grade would likely be higher than six, but because you accidentally shifted your
hand away and that Elder Qing did not have any intentions for you to retake the assessment
again, so the situation was left unsettled like this?”

While on the way home, Ling Xiao heard about the whole incident with a fairly unperturbed
expression.

“Yeah!” You XiaoMo observed his expression. Ling Xiao really didn’t even twitch his
eyebrow at all and he could not help but be puzzled. Even You XiaoMo himself felt that it
was inconceivable for this sort of unexpected mishap to occur, how come he didn’t have
any reaction?

Ling Xiao noticed his hesitance, “What do you want to say?”

You XiaoMo gave a forced laugh, “Don’t you feel that this incident was very dramatic?”

Ling Xiao gave him a deep look, “What’s so surprising about it? Whatever dramatic things
that happen to you would all become ordinary.”

You XiaoMo, “… …”

Afterwards, You XiaoMo told him that he needed to go to the XiaoYao Institute in the
afternoon to take the third assessment, so he only had two hours of free time now. They
headed directly back to their hotel due to the time constraint.

You XiaoMo originally wanted to stick together with Ling Xiao to take a nap, but who would
have thought that just as he thought about Yin Ge and the rest in the morning, the people
that Xiong Xiao sent arrived and brought along news of Yin Ge and Zhan YuXuan at the
same time.

It turned out that Yin Ge and Zhan YuXuan were no longer in the Southern Continent. Not
long after they returned to the Tong Tian Continent, they were called back by Yin Ge’s
father, the Nine-Headed Serpent King.

Yin Ge probably wanted to get the help of his father’s strength to rescue Feng ChiYun, so he
responded to his father’s summon and returned to Xi Jing. Unexpectedly he was instead
confined by his father, who did not let him go to rescue Feng ChiYun.
t/n: Xi Jing, literally means Western Border.
As for this, the most important point was that Yin Ge made a miscalculation.

The members of the Nine-Headed Serpent King’s clan was even less than the Four Divine
Ancient Beasts Clan. They did not number more than three even with the addition of Yin
Ge. Thus for the clan of the Nine-Headed Serpent King, reproduction was the most
important thing.

How could the Nine-Headed Serpent King let Yin Ge court his death under this sort of
circumstances?

The Vermillion Blood Clan was a huge monster. No matter how formidable the Nine-Headed
Serpent King Clan was, they could not become enemies with the Vermillion Blood Clan. One
careless mistake and the members of their clan would drop by one again. Moreover, Feng
ChiYun was also a man.

Seeing that his son actually cared about a man so much, the Nine-Headed Serpent King who
was fully aware of his son’s innate character, detected an unusual smell and immediately
rejected Yin Ge’s request. At the same time, he was afraid that Yin Ge would go and
provoke the Vermillion Blood Clan, so he put Yin Ge into confinement.

This was the genuine drama!

Never did You XiaoMo think that this sort of incident would happen on Yin Ge’s side.

It looked like now, the first thing he would have to do for him to rescue Feng ChiYun was to
escape from his father and to become stronger, as it would be difficult to rescue Feng
ChiYun with his current strength. Furthermore, Feng ChiYun could not be rescued in a short
time.

As for Zhan YuXuan, he was currently thinking of a way to free Yin Ge since he had not been
confined by the Nine-Headed Serpent King. Zhan YuXuan learnt that You XiaoMo and Ling
Xiao were looking for them, thus he let Xiong Xiao’s men notify You XiaoMo and Ling Xiao to
not worry about them.

You XiaoMo sympathized with Yin Ge, but he could understand the Nine-Headed Serpent
King’s way of thinking.

“Since Zhan YuXuan said not to worry about this, we don’t need to gather any information
about them after this. Next you should just be at ease and wait for the third assessment.
There should only be three assessments for the XiaoYao Institute’s evaluation right?” Ling
Xiao said.
You XiaoMo nodded, “There are only three assessments, but the first two were really too
easy. I think the really difficult one should be the third assessment. This assessment would
probably eliminate more than seventy to eighty percent of the people.”

“Seventy to eighty percent? I think that it’s more than that!” Ling Xiao touched his smooth
and clean chin, as he profoundly smiled.

“What do you mean?” You XiaoMo was somewhat curious upon seeing him smile so
deviously.

“The third assessment could very possibly have some other trick, otherwise it is practically
impossible to depend on this assessment to directly eliminate so many people, unless
there’s an assessment within the assessment.” Ling Xiao said.

You XiaoMo pondered over it for a while but still did not understand.

Two hours passed in a flash while they filled their stomachs and took a short nap.

You XiaoMo and Ling Xiao arrived early at the XiaoYao Institute. This time, they saw Tan Ze
who was waiting outside for them before they went in. Tan Ze happily walked over upon
seeing them.

“Fellow You, you’ve finally arrived. I was just waiting for you.”

“Waiting for me, why?” You XiaoMo asked in astonishment.

Tan Ze explained, “It’s like this, XiaoYao Institute decided to separate you and several
others from the rest to conduct the third assessment, so the elders asked me to bring you
over.

You XiaoMo nodded in understanding, he looked at Ling Xiao and suddenly inquired, “Can I
ask whether I can bring others in?”

Tan Ze suddenly felt awkward.

You XiaoMo saw his expression, “I can’t?” Then he frowned.

Seeing this, Tan Ze gritted his teeth, but still nodded in acquiescence, “Alright then, but you
can’t converse loudly. Otherwise you’ll be chased out.”

You XiaoMo was delighted, “Rest assured, he will definitely shut his mouth tightly.”

Ling Xiao, “… …”
The location of the third assessment was not at where yesterday’s second assessment was
conducted. Tan Ze led them for quite a distance until the signs of human habitation became
more and more sparse, only then he stopped in front of a black colored building.

There were two people guarding the entrance of the building. Tan Ze greeted the two
before bringing them in.

Just as they walked in, You XiaoMo saw the group of people from yesterday. Not a single
one was missing, including that thirty-something year old uncle who was last. He
embarrassedly discovered that he seemed to be the last to arrive.

The atmosphere instantly became very subtle after he arrived.

Everyone’s gaze indistinctly landed on him and the probing gazes gave You XiaoMo the
feeling of having the color of his panties seen through, though he only had boxers.

This shy and embarrassing thinking nearly made his choke to death on his own saliva.

Tan Ze let them wait here before he left.

You XiaoMo calmly ignored those gazes as he pulled Ling Xiao over to a corner, “That guy in
black with a cool and hip look is Jiu Ye. Yesterday, his result was a fifth grade. His was the
highest other than mine. Opposite him, the young man who has two deep dimples when
smiling is Qiao WuShuang’s cousin, Qiao WuXing, with a rainbowed fourth grade… …”

“Dimple?” Ling Xiao’s gaze immediately fell onto Qiao WuXing’s face. There were really two
dimples.

You XiaoMo enthusiastically bubbled, “Don’t you also feel that his dimples are very
special?”

It was not unusual for a man to have dimples, but it was his first time seeing such deep
dimples on a man’s face. The most unusual thing was that the other party also loved to
smile.

Ling Xiao narrowed his eyes as he watched him, then he suddenly stretched out his hand
and pinched You XiaoMo’s cheek, “Don’t you also have dimples on your face?”

You XiaoMo swatted his hand away and resentfully said, “That’s different, and you can
completely ignore mine.”

You XiaoMo decided not to speak about Qiao WuXing’s dimples anymore, so as to avoid
Ling Xiao teasing his body again. In his heart, men with dimples would not be very
masculine.

Ling Xiao leaned toward him and suddenly let out a hint of an indistinct joy in calamity and
delight in the disaster of others, “It’s honestly different, but your dimples still look better.”

You XiaoMo calmly pulled his hand down and grinned at him, “Thanks for the compliment.
The assessment is starting soon, don’t talk anymore. I even promised Tan Ze before we
entered.”

Ling Xiao smiled back at him in reply, “The one who promised him is you.”

You XiaoMo choked and silently swallowed back the blood in his throat. He decided, before
the third assessment ended, he did not intend to speak with Ling Xiao anymore.

After a while, Yan Hui suddenly walked over and the one who followed him was that uncle.
The two walked to him. Yan Hui in particular greeted him very naturally, as if he had
established a revolutionary friendship with You XiaoMo yesterday.

“Fellow You, is this the friend you mentioned yesterday?” Yan Hui curiously eyed Ling Xiao.

Did he tell him about Ling Xiao yesterday?

You XiaoMo was astonished. Soon after, he thought that it may have been possible that he
overheard the conversation between An Qiao and him and it not find it odd anymore.
“Yes!” With that, his gaze shifted to the uncle, what are you doing over here, am I very
familiar with you ma?

The uncle was slightly nervous, “I am Cheng XiangRong. I’ve already heard what happened
yesterday. You’re really awesome.”

You XiaoMo, “… …”

Why did he have feeling of being struck by lightning?

Before him was an uncle was looking at him with an expression of worship. That gaze, that
little gaze… …

You XiaoMo instantly calmed down and seriously stated, “You’re also very awesome.”

The uncle broke into a simple and honest smile.

Fifteen minutes later, Elder Qing’s appearance saved his heart which had already been
charred by lightning. You XiaoMo had never been so impatient to be the first person to pass
the assessment before.

There were nineteen people participating in the third assessment including himself. Eight of
them were the group of people that You XiaoMo had seen yesterday. He didn’t recognize
the rest, but they seemed to be people from the Beast Transfiguration Guild.

Once Elder Qing appeared, he explained the content of the third assessment to everyone. In
the end, it really was as Ling Xiao had guessed. The third assessment actually was not just a
single assessment; instead it consisted of two assessments. The first assessment was
related to soul perception, and could be abbreviated to – guessing a riddle!
Chapter 423: Profiting From Another’s Work

Translated by Jouissance of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

The old man once told him that soul perception could allow one to sense many things
unseen by the naked eye. It was a skill that depended on one's luck, but if one managed to
master it like that old man did, then one would easily be able to activate it again. It was just
the early stages that were rather difficult.

In this test, during first part of the first testing stage, soul perception was the key. If he
failed at the very first test, then there would be no need for him to continue the second
one.

Not long later, Tan Ze and the others brought out the testing props.

Six wooden tables were pieced together and a hundred black boxes were placed on them.
The boxes were made of an unknown material, dense and dark with a chilling aura.

It was only after they were all placed down that Elder Qing began to explain the rules.

“Take a look at these black boxes, everyone. All sorts of items are placed inside, some
valuable and some not. What you need to do next is to choose three boxes. Remember, you
can only use your soul perception. If you use your Soul Force, not only will you fail to sense
what’s inside, but your soul force will be sucked away as well.”

Qiao WuXing stepped forwards, raising his hand to ask. “Elder Qing, may I ask how our
performance on this test will be judged?”

Elder Qing explained, “You’ll be judged according to the value of the items in the boxes you
choose. If you choose two boxes that contain relatively valuable items, then that will be
considered a pass, but if you choose two incorrect boxes, you’ll be eliminated. That is unless
the item in your third box is immensely valuable.”

Everyone took time to digest this. Though Elder Qing didn’t give clear boundaries for high
and low valued items, it shouldn’t be too vague.

Elder Qing then said, “Remember this, out of a hundred boxes, very few are truly valuable,
so this doesn’t just test your soul perception, but also your luck and speed. In addition, once
you touch a box, no matter if it was the one you wanted or not, it’s yours.”

The expressions of the participants all grew solemn. It seemed like they couldn’t hesitate
for long, but they couldn’t be too early to judge.

You XiaoMo hadn’t excepted the first test to be something like this. It was both novel and
effective. If those taking tests elsewhere were taking the same test, many people would be
eliminated.

“It’s time. Come on,” Elder Qing said.

You XiaoMo took a deep breath and turned to say to Ling Xiao, “I’m going.”

Ling Xiao reminded him again. “Keep that old man’s words in mind. Whatever you do, don’t
use your soul force. Not only can the material that makes up those boxes insulate against
soul force, it also contains a special material that will attack a mage’s soul force.”

You XiaoMo gave a solemn nod before leaving.

The ten people stood in front of the six tables and only swarmed over after Elder Qing
informed them of the time limit.

Since it was the first time they had encountered something like this, no one dared to be
reckless nor did they dare to use their soul force at all.

You XiaoMo scrutinized the black boxes in front of him. The black boxes weren’t all of the
same size. The smallest was only ten centimeters while the largest reached fifty
centimeters. However, this was relatively rare. The majority were rather close in size.

There didn’t seem to be any shortcuts to this.

The sizes of the boxes might just be a cover-up, something used to confuse everyone.

Seeing everyone else fully attentive in their task of searching, he began to concentrate as
well.

The hundred boxes were scattered all across the tables. Due to the restrictions set by the
special material in these boxes, no one dared to be greedy. If they kept looking around and
getting distracted, all the valuable items would be taken.

You XiaoMo composed himself. As the old man said, soul perception wasn’t something that
would come at your beck and call.

Last time he had gotten lucky, but this time might not be nearly as easy.

You XiaoMo recalled what it had felt like the last time he had activated this skill. He
remembered that it felt kind of like something was moving in the center of his forehead,
hot and itching, as if something was trying to worm its way out.

Two seconds later, something went boom inside his head, as if something in his mind had
exploded and then scattered everywhere like falling petals. In the next moment, the world
changed before his eyes.

Spiritual energy danced through the air gracefully, curling around people and objects or
being slowly absorbed. The density of the spiritual energy was twice what he had saw on
the LongXiang Continent. So this was a higher plane.

Just as he was admiring this, a mental lightbulb went off in his head. Wasn’t he forgetting
something?

You XiaoMo pulled himself back to the present, his gaze falling to the black boxes. That’s
right, these boxes, they were absorbing spiritual energy.

Of course, the black boxes were absorbing the spiritual energy very slowly. If he didn’t look
closely, then he wouldn’t be able to tell that the spiritual energy around them was
disappearing bit by bit. No wonder soul perception was required. It was only with soul
perception that you would be sensitive enough to the environment to pick up on this.

You Xiao pressed his hands against the table and leaned forwards, carefully scrutinizing the
boxes.

Some people were still at a loss as to what they should do. Sensing his movement, they
subconsciously glanced over only to see that his head was bowed, his eyes fixed on the
black boxes as he thought about who knows what.

“He… hasn’t already managed to active soul perception, has he?” An Qiao stuttered. That
was way too fast. He had only just finished speaking when he realized that all the rainbow
soul people were all in a similar state and couldn’t help the anger that rose in his heart.
Why didn’t he have a rainbow soul?

Since they couldn’t use soul force, they could only observe with their naked eye.

In front of You XiaoMo sat around ten boxes. The sizes of the boxes were about the same,
but they were absorbing spiritual energy at different rates. Some fitfully took in little by
little, some had it flowing in like a small stream and some were like they were dead without
a hint of movement in spiritual energy.

If the value of the object inside was dependent on the rate at which they absorbed spiritual
energy, then the black boxes that were the absorbing the most spiritual energy would
probably be the most valuable.

You XiaoMo quickly locked onto one of the black boxes. This box was the best he’s seen yet.
Though it wasn’t devouring spiritual energy, the value would probably be pretty high.

You XiaoMo reached out in delight, but never expected that, halfway there, another hand
would dart out and steal away the black box he had in mind. He raised his head in surprise
only to see An Qiao.

See him look over, An Qiao smirked, black box in hand as he said, “Sorry about that, this box
is mine now.”

Though You XiaoMo hadn’t kept an eye on the other, he knew that An Qiao wasn’t nowhere
near him originally. Under such a situation, he couldn’t possibly have gotten over so fast
unless he had been observing You XiaoMo’s actions beforehand. This sort of behavior… he
wanted to profit from You XiaoMo’s work!

You XiaoMo didn’t like his behavior, but didn’t bother stirring up trouble with him. They
only had an hour. He had to hurry. His gaze quickly returned to the table.

Seeing his lack of reaction, An Qiao felt like he had punched cotton. It was alright though.
So long as he locked onto You XiaoMo, he would easily be able to get his three boxes.

He was rather proud of himself for coming up with such an idea. Though he couldn’t active
soul perception, he would be able to get what he wanted with a far easier method.

That’s right. Out of everyone, An Qiao was the only one incapable of entering a soul
perception state. He was too impatient and unable to calm his emotions.

As for why he wanted to steal You XiaoMo’s, he subconsciously felt that You XiaoMo would
be able to pick out good boxes. As for Jiu Ye and Qiao WuXing and the others, he didn’t
dare even try to steal theirs.

You XiaoMo refocused himself. Since there were people all around him, he decided to just
go for the boxes in the center. These boxes differed quite a bit in size. He could clearly see
the spiritual energy surrounding the largest one being absorbed rather quickly. But that was
when he found something strange.

You XiaoMo suddenly frowned, glancing around at the other boxes before suddenly pausing
in surprising. That wasn’t right, this feeling… this was wrong, why was it like this?

He remembered that Elder Qing had said that the truly valuable items were few and far
between amongst the hundred. That probably referred to items that would immediately
give them a pass. Yet, looking over the boxes, he found that the proportions were all wrong.

From the beginning up until now, he had only seen very few boxes that barely absorbed any
spiritual energy. Going by Elder Qing’s words, these boxes should take up a larger
proportion.

You XiaoMo’s eyes widened. Could it be… that it was the reverse to what he had thought?

The more valuable the item, the less spiritual energy it would absorb. In contrast, the faster
the rate at which it absorbed spiritual energy, the less valuable the item inside.

You XiaoMo sneaked a glance at Jiu Ye and Qiao WuXing. They seemed to have gotten the
black boxes they wanted already, but had tucked them away quickly.

Though he hadn’t personally seen them, You XiaoMo was confident in his guess.

However… he glanced over at An Qiao who was waiting and watching at one side. I’ll make
you regret stealing my stuff or my surname isn’t You!
Chapter 424: I’ll Bury You Whole

Translated by Crystal of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

Making his decision, You XiaoMo reached out to ‘grab’ the biggest black box in the middle.

An Qiao’s pupils shrunk, it was finally his second chance. Thus, he, once again, stole it
before You XiaoMo could.

You XiaoMo pretended to stare at him in anger.

Pleased with himself, An Qiao thought that if it wasn’t an exam, he would have laughed out
loud. He loved seeing others make that kind of a face.

Suddenly, You XiaoMo moved sideways, reaching for a certain black box, but hesitated in
the middle. With suspicion he looked over at An Qiao, why aren’t you stealing it?

The latter just wrinkled his nose while holding an expression of disdain.

Raising his chin, An Qiao said with a ‘I know what you’re thinking’ expression, “You wanted
to bait me didn’t you, I’m not that stupid.”

You XiaoMo looked at him oddly and then proceeded to slowly put the black box into the
magic bag. After that he glanced over. ‘If you could think of this, then how could I not have?
I knew brat like you would be cautious so I purposefully reached for the one I wanted, and
low and behold, I got the result I wanted.’

After putting the box away, You XiaoMo gave him a big smile. ‘You prick, think I can’t deal
with you?’

An Qiao finally realized that his plan had backfired, all of his jauntiness from earlier
disappeared. Even the pleasure of stealing the two boxes turned to fury.
Wan Ya slightly frowned at the scene, however, she did not warn An Qiao.

Although this exam had no written rules on giving hints, there wasn’t anyone who had done
that before. Since it was a test for personal strength, if someone were to help them, then it
wouldn’t be a reflection of their powers. Not only that, it would also leave a bad impression
on the judges. If they were to be discovered, An Qiao would be disqualified.

She and An Qiao were not on such good terms that she would sacrifice this much for the
other. Therefore, even knowing that he was tricked, she still kept her ‘none of my business’
attitude.

An Qiao couldn’t bear be reckless anymore, this time, not only did he watch You XiaoMo’s
movements but also his expression.

You XiaoMo on the other hand had already locked in on the second black box. He ignored
An Qiao and quickly walked over to grab it, while watching An Qiao with the corner of his
eye. Much to his surprise, An Qiao made no move at all.

An Qiao thought that You XiaoMo was just waiting for him to take the bait, wasn’t he? With
a cold laugh, without moving this time, a forceful Soul Force erupted from him, attacking
You XiaoMo.

Since he couldn’t be sure if they were tricking him, all he had to do was not let them get the
box either. He already had two, once the time came, he just needed to grab a random one.
Not only that, the exam did not prohibit ‘stopping’ others. Of course, he had completely
forgotten that You XiaoMo was much stronger than him.

You XiaoMo became super confused at the turn of events, this guy just blatantly attacked
him?

He quickly looked over at the impassive Elder Qing, by the looks of things, this was not
against the rules. Then…You XiaoMo grinned towards An Qiao. ‘I won’t hold back anymore.’
From between his eyebrows swiftly gushed out an even more majestically vigorous Soul
Force. He had already trained his Soul Force to be extremely tenacious, so to repel a high
grade level seven mage, he barely had to move a finger.

The two Soul Forces collided and instantly the difference in strength was apparent. The Soul
Force An Qiao had conjured took one hit before dissipating, making him fly and land
embarrassingly on the floor.

You XiaoMo still showed mercy, after all they were at the Xiao Yao Institution. He didn’t
want to blow up the situation, even though it was justified.

When An Qiao got up, his face was slightly pale and his forehead was scratched, overall
nothing major. However, he wasn’t grateful at all and instead looked at You XiaoMo with
scorn, as if he was going to fight to the death with him.

“An Qiao that’s enough, if you don’t want to be kicked out that is.” Wan Ya finally stepped
in and stopped him. If he really did publicly disrupt the rules, then he wouldn’t have any
more chances.

The last sentence got An Qiao to regain his senses and he took a look at the expressionless
Elder Qing. Feeling slightly afraid, he didn’t dare do anything more and could only hold
down his hatred to take revenge another time.

During this commotion, You XiaoMo already grabbed three black boxes. He wasn’t
interested in playing more games.

Between now and the end, they were left with only a bit of time, but An Qiao was still
missing a box. The first time he tricked himself, the second time he was tricked by You
XiaoMo, now he had one chance left.

If he could pick the jackpot black box then that’s for the best, otherwise his journey stopped
here.

Of course, An Qiao didn’t know this and was fully confident that he could pass with the two
boxes at hand. Thus, under the ruminating gaze of You XiaoMo, he randomly chose a box.
Wan Ya could only shake her head.

“Times up!” Elder Qing’s voice abruptly appeared.

An hour wasn’t long but wasn’t short either, everyone finally had chosen their preferred
boxes and next up was the examination period. Whether or not they could pass to the
second round depended on this moment.

You XiaoMo’s boxes were as such:

The first was a rock, it was a very tough metal element mineral. Normally one would to say
it had no value but because it was very specific, this could only be considered as medium
grade.

The second was a level nine pill formula, considered as high grade.

The third was the main event, as Elder Qing opened the black box, a strong light erupted
from inside. It was a round black magic pill, on top was a pink rainbow strip, emitting an
extremely condensed medicinal smell as well as a heart-clutching pressure.

Elder Qing took out the pill and gave a light smile to You XiaoMo before saying, “This pill has
the highest value in this exam, it is a rainbow pill. I didn’t think you would be the one to
take it.”

You XiaoMo blinked in response, what did that mean?

Elder Qing, however, wasn’t about to explain.

The others were all surprised, but Jiu Ye and the others frowned a little without others
noticing. It seemed like their aim was this rainbow pill as well. You XiaoMo didn’t see that
but Ling Xiao noticed.
Before, An Qiao was still gloating but who could have thought that the last box would
contain a rainbow pill, instantly his hatred went through the roof.

The last was An Qiao.

Looking at the black boxes he placed on the table, Elder Qing didn’t say anything at all.

Although the previous incident made him very embarrassed, now he looked at You XiaoMo
with provocation, as if saying ‘me passing was all because you’re help, I’m so thankful to
you’.

You XiaoMo laughed inside, what a fool.

However, he should thank An Qiao instead, if he wasn’t for him stealing his black box, he
wouldn’t have found out the trap behind it so quickly. Should he tell him this?

The first black box Elder Qing opened was a level three pill, although not a one or two but
definitely not enough to pass.

The color on An Qiao’s face shifted, this black box was the first one he stole from You
XiaoMo, how could it be a low leveled pill? However, remembering that his first box was
also a not-so-useful rock, his face paled, could he have thought too highly of You XiaoMo?

Then Elder Qing opened the second and third box, the results weren’t surprising, it was all
low leveled stuff that could have easily been bought. The only way to describe his luck was
‘unfortunate’.

The first two was due to personal reasons so it was understandable, however, even the one
he randomly chose was bad then all he could say is bad luck.

Elder Qing calmly announced, “An Qiao is eliminated, the others have a two minute break
before the final round.” After he finished he left with Tan Ze and the others behind him.
It was silent to the point one could’ve heard a needle drop in the exam room. Everyone
looked over at the bloodless-pale face of An Qiao with pity but thought he deserved it for
not trying and instead stealing from others. Even if he was disqualified there was no one to
blame but himself.

“You XiaoHa, you framed me on purpose, didn’t you?” As everyone set out to leave, An
Qiao’s angry yell sounded, as he looked at You XiaoMo with a hideously, ferocious
expression.

He was the An Qiao from the Mage Guild. The one who was a high grade level seven at such
a young age. How could he have been disqualified, if he went back now, he would be
ridiculed for life. He couldn’t accept that.

C hapter 425: A Dreadful Thing

Translated by Rara of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

Seeing An Qiao stomp angrily toward him, You XiaoMo didn’t show a least bit of panic. He
said sternly, "Truthfully speaking, you reap what you sow. If you hadn't stolen my item, you
would still have another shot. But then if it wasn't thanks to you, I wouldn't have discovered
the secret behind the black box so fast."

"You XiaoHa, I won't forgive you, I will make you regret this!" An Qiao glared at him with
eyes that almost popped out, filled with bloodthirsty intent. He knew You XiaoMo did it
intentionally, deliberately hindered him from passing, purposely punishing him.

Upon hearing it, Tian Xin lost it even more than You XiaoMo. As she about to open her
mouth to mock him, Qiao WuXing who was standing next to her quickly covered her mouth
and warned her not to interfere. With An Qiao being all emotional right now, he definitely
would take that anger out on her.

This wasn't the first time You XiaoMo met such unreasonable person. He didn't take his
words or his family to heart. Against this type of person, the more one tried to reason with
them, the more aggressive they would become.

An Qiao left on his own after leaving that resentful sentence.

Wan Ya and the others didn't try to persuade him or give him a thought. They only hoped
that after he left, he would come around by himself, although it might be another headache
. Luckily An Qiao's master wasn't at Zhong Tian currently, even if he wanted to get revenge,
he wouldn't be able to raise any big waves.

"Disgraceful." Jiu Ye coldly tossed out those words, then turned around and walked to the
corner.

Wan Ya and Zhang LanYu looked at each other, they couldn't do anything but sigh.

An Qiao's temper needed to be monitored, or else at this rate, the Mage Guild's reputation
would soon be ruined in his hand.

Wan Ya glanced at You XiaoMo's direction, who was happily talking with an unfamiliar man.
Offending a guy with potential even higher than Jiu Ye, the consequences were
immeasurable.

While You XiaoMo was talking with Ling Xiao, Yan Hui once again dragged the uncle over,
however this time Qiao WuXing and his sister-in-name, Tian Xin, also tagged along.

"Fellow You, congrats!" Qiao WuXing congratulated him the moment he came over.

You XiaoMo puzzled, "Congrats on what?"

The adorable Tian Xin said, "You silly head, how come you don’t even know about this? This
rainbow rank magic pill is the hidden reward of this test. Anyone able to seize that pill can
enter the XiaoYao institute's Time Wall."

"What is the Time Wall?" Yan Hui was curious.

Tian Xin explained, "The Time Wall is also called the realm of wisdom. It's said that the
current Beast transfiguration techniques were learned by a mage from within there.
However, each individual has different experiences. Maybe with your turn, what you learn
probably won't be the Beast Transfiguration techniques or Soul training techniques, it could
be barrier skills or some sort, or maybe nothing at all. In short, the time wall is not a place
anyone can go in and out of at their own convenience."

You XiaoMo asked in doubt, "If so then why hasn't elder Qing said anything?"
Tian Xin shrugged, "How can I know what inside that old geezer's head?"

"Tian Xin, how can you call Elder Qing an old geezer? You are forbidden to call him like that
next time." Qiao WuXing rapped her head and then explained, "There is only one rainbow
rank magic pill, so it's not necessary to make a public announcement, so I think Elder Qing
must be waiting until the end of the assessment to announce this."

You XiaoMo silently pulled Ling Xiao to the corner.

Ling Xiao knew what he wanted to say, "Such a pity, I have never heard about the Time
Wall."

You XiaoMo, "..."

Five seconds later, You XiaoMo coughed dryly, "Who wanted to ask you about the time wall
ah, don't overrate yourself, I didn't want to ask about that."

Ling Xiao raised his eyebrow, "You sure?"

You XiaoMo laughed dryly, "I’m not sure. Do you think the Time Wall has something to do
with the timeline, like seeing into the past and future, stuff like that." He could smell
mystery just from hearing this name.

Ling Xiao touched his forehead, "Doesn't seem like you have a fever."

You XiaoMo slapped his hand off, "You are the one with fever, your whole fam..." Thinking
himself was also a member of Ling Xiao's family, he held back his next word.
t/n: What a self-conscious wife

Ling Xiao ridiculed, "If you don't have a fever, why are you talking in your sleep then? Even
though I have never heard about the Time Wall, but no one can simply see the past or
future, otherwise there is no way XiaoYao institute would let anyone in."

You XiaoMo knew it was a wild imagination, so he pouted and no longer mentioned it.

Half an hour passed quickly, Elder Qing appeared once again.

This time, Elder Qing brought them further inside to the last and final round of this entrance
exam.
This final round was mainly focused on the control of soul force. Usually it could be tested
through the number of times one can distill magic herbs, but this was not the case this time.

Under Elder Qing's instruction, Tan Ze and some others brought over a bunch of small
chests.

You XiaoMo couldn't help but be curious, the content of the final round is inside this small
chest? He thought it would be something like distilling magic herbs.

Because the exam content was different each year, even Qiao WuXing and Jiu Ye couldn't
guess what was inside the chest.

Tan Ze and the others put down the small chests in front of Elder Qing and then stepped
back behind him.

Elder Qing looked at the small chest with the faint hint of a smile, and then he looked
toward everyone, "The content of this final exam is inside this chest. Now, each of you take
one of them, and I will explain the rules of this final round soon after."

Everyone was staring at each other, wondering what was XiaoYao institute’s intention.

After the first, there came the second and third, until everyone all had the small chests in
their hands.

You XiaoMo estimated the weight of the chest. It didn't seem like a heavy object.

Seeing everyone had received their chests, Elder Qing spoke, "Now, open your your chest."

You XiaoMo put down the chest onto the floor. There was no trace of it being locked. In his
curiosity, when he was about to lift up the lid, immediately...

"Ahhh!!!"

With the sudden scream startled him, the half opened lid was shut again. After calmed
down, he realized, he wasn't the only one who got scared by the scream. Like the uncle, his
face went especially pale.
Seeing Tian Xin throw herself onto him, Qiao WuXing didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.
He quickly comforted her, "Tian Xin, that is a fake, it's not a real human skeleton." Not like
he knew in advance, just that he could see right away this skeleton was different than a real
one.

"Fa-fake?" Tian Xin’s small face was as pale as ghost.

Qiao WuXing nodded undoubtedly, "If you look at it carefully, you will see it’s a fake."

Tian Xin in her half-believe half-doubt finally walked over again.

You XiaoMo calmed down his heart beat. It turned out to be a fake skeleton, and he had
thought it was something so terrible for her to scream like that. He opened the chest and
took a peek inside, only to find a skull smiling at him with a pair of empty hollow eyes. Even
if this was a fake, it was still creepy as hell.

You XiaoMo continued to investigate and found other parts of the skeleton, however, they
were scattered and smashed, some bones were even missing.

"Those skeletons are duplicates of a real human skeleton, which is also the exam for this
last round. What everyone needs to do is that within two hours is that you must use your
soul force to glue those fragmented bones into a full skeleton." said Elder Qing.

"Elder, will we fail if we can't complete it within two hours?" Zhang LanYu asked.

Elder Qing answered, "No, you will pass as long as the skeleton is more than seventy
percent complete."

Zhang LanYu sighed in relief, the bones in the chest were in too many bits and pieces, he
didn't have the full confidence to put them back in places perfectly.

You XiaoMo thought inside his head, this seventy percent completion limit was a little
vague. If he could put back from the head to the crotch, then what percent would it be? Ah,
let’s just put this high-risk thinking aside first.

Next, Elder Qing asked everyone to carry their chest into the stone room behind him. How
to assemble and bind the skeleton could also be considered as a personal ability.
Performing in plain sight, others would surely try to compare in secret.
You XiaoMo walked into the nearest stone room with his chest. The stone room was as
simple as ever, in the middle of the room there was a half-human tall long square table that
was big enough to hold a whole skeleton.

You XiaoMo put down the chest onto the table, opened it, took out the skull and placed it
on top, and then took out other pieces of god knows what.

Looking at those fragmented bones, he felt a deep sense of crisis. Had he known this
situation would happen sooner, he would have studied the human body and skeleton
thoroughly in his biology class.

You XiaoMo let out a big sigh, he had no other choice but to line up and rule out those
bones that were easier to distinguish.

Clumsily putting them back together, he finally managed to roughly make out the skeleton
basic structure, but those small bone fragments were so troublesome. If he had to compare
them one by one, two hours was not enough, what to do?!

This was the first time after he came to this world he felt like sitting through the college
entrance exam.

Too late to back out now!

You XiaoMo decisively gave up on putting them back by hand. Soul force spurted out from
his glabella and covered every single bone on the table. This time, all the bones were like
under the magnifying glass, every section of the bones was imprinted in his mind as clear as
day.
Chapter 426: Polished Skeleton

Translated by Kollumceti of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

Time passed second by second and in the blink of an eye, one hour had gone by.

You XiaoMo sensed the information sent back by his brain and finally became aware of how
big a mistake he had made. This assessment was testing his soul force. He was actually so
stupid as to use his hand to manipulate it.

The skeleton was not an actual human remain, so there were two rows of connection
points in the shape of five small holes on the top of every cross section of the bone. Before,
when Elder Qing said that one would have to use their soul force to assemble the skeleton
in order to win, he was probably referring to these connection points.

This could be considered as a technical matter.

You XiaoMo picked up two bones and tested it out. The connection points were extremely
small and the bones were also somewhat fragile, so he needed to control his soul force
well. He tried to connect the two holes together, but failed, as the link of the two bones he
had connected together broke apart when he released it. Those threads of soul force
holding them together also subsequently dissipated.

Could it be that he had to connect the three small holes on top simultaneously?

You XiaoMo divided his soul force into three slender threads and very carefully threaded
them into the bone. Then, he connected the three small holes on top at the same time.
When he pulled out his soul force and released his hand, the two pieces of bones were
indeed securely connected together.

You XiaoMo sighed in relief. It turned out that it was so easy after finding for the correct
method.

You XiaoMo unscrupulously smiled. This sort of multi-purpose method to control the soul
force was his expertise and there was completely no difficulty for him at all. It was just that
he needed to be a little more careful when controlling his soul force, otherwise the bone
would break.

The him who was just plain happy was not aware that some people had already broken
several of their bones. If it was not for the fact that they only needed to complete seventy
percent of the skeleton to pass, they would already have been eliminated at this moment.
Outside, the time was nearly up but there was still not a single person who came out.

Tan Ze was somewhat surprised. He had thought that these few people, Jiu Ye and Qiao
WuXing, would be out first. Just as he was thinking about this, the doors of one of the
rooms suddenly opened inwards.

You XiaoMo walked out from the room. As he had been busy for two consecutive hours, he
could not help but stretch his body. Then he subconsciously looked for Ling Xiao’s
silhouette, but discovered that Tan Ze was looking at him and the others were still not out.

Tan Ze immediately walked over, “Fellow You, what about your skeleton?”

You XiaoMo reacted by letting out a mischievous laughter, “Sorry, sorry, I forgot to bring it
out.” With that, he returned to the room and carried out that skeleton that had already
been completely assembled.

“Look, this is my work, how is it?”

Tan Ze looked at the skeleton in front of him in amazement. Though it had not been
examined, this skeleton looked perfect to the naked eye and was akin to a person who had
not been dismantled posthumously. The other examinees walked out one after another just
as Tan Ze was about to exclaim in admiration.

Jiu Ye and Qiao WuXing were neighbors to You XiaoMo. The former came out before the
latter and both looked at You XiaoMo in slight startlement. Their line of slight shifted to the
skeleton in his hand and a trace of astonishment flashed through their eyes. They had also
brought out the skeleton that they had just assembled. It was only that the surface of their
skeleton was not as clean and shining as You XiaoMo’s.

That’s right, besides You XiaoMo’s skeleton being complete, the surface of it looked as if it
had been polished and was shining brilliantly. This feeling was even more evident when all
the skeletons of the examinees were lined-up together.

Tan Ze wiped his sweat away and did not know whether to laugh or cry as he looked at You
XiaoMo who was laughing a little sillily. After hesitating a while, he asked, “Fellow You, why
does your skeleton look like that?”

You XiaoMo touched his nose and laughed, “It was still early after I’d finished assembling it,
and I was bored… …” Everyone was suddenly dumbfounded.

Seeing Tan Ze’s strange expression, You XiaoMo nervously asked, “What happened? Could
it be that I broke the rules?”
The corners of Tan Ze’s mouth twitched, “No, the assessment has no rules that state that
the skeleton cannot be polished.” You XiaoMo sighed in relief.

Elder Qing soon begin his through audit of everyone’s skeleton. You XiaoMo was certain to
pass. This guy was so free that he even had the time to do such things like polish his
skeleton.

Other than An Qiao who had already been eliminated, the reminding nine people all
passed. The maiden in pink, Tian Xin, was one step away from danger. She broke almost
thirty percent of the bones she had when assembling her skeleton. In the end, she blindly
guessed and staked her all to piece together a skeleton that was missing one leg and one
arm. Out of the nine people, only You XiaoMo and Jiu Ye assembled a complete skeleton. If
the exterior appearance of the skeleton was scored, You XiaoMo would clearly be the
winner. As for Qiao WuXing, he also had the chance to assemble a complete skeleton too,
but he accidently stepped on a finger bone and crushed it during the assessment.

“The skeleton that you’ve assembled looks really good.” Yan Hui leaned over and was
looking at You XiaoMo’s skeleton in surprise. It did not resemble theirs, which were missing
a piece of the leg or hand and simply looked just like a disabled person.

“It’s okay.” You XiaoMo gave a dry laugh. He already regretted it. If he had known earlier,
he would have come out early. Then he wouldn’t have been surrounded and watched like a
rare animal by others and he even made Ling Xiao wait for so long.

“You’re too modest.” Yan Hui smiled as he strongly clapped his shoulder.

You XiaoMo staggered. This strength of the hand was really big.

The assessment officially ended here. You XiaoMo declined the other’s invitations and
directly left the XiaoYao Institute together with Ling Xiao. However, they did not return to
their hotel. Instead they walked to a sparsely populated area and released LanQiu and the
chick when no one was noticing. For this period of time, they were busy with the
assessment and hurrying on their journey, so they did not have the time to arrange for
LanQiu’s and the chick’s matters. After the assessment ended, they finally had the leisure
time and decided to handle this matter.

You XiaoMo took out a spare magic bag and put in enough spirit gems to cover the travel
and living expenses before handing it over to LanQiu. At the same time he told him,
“Remember to come back as soon as possible. If your relatives don’t want you guys, you
guys can come back to me at any time. I won’t abandon you.”

Black lines filled LanQiu’s face, I don’t mind if you abandon me.
The chick chirped twice, but what it wanted to convey was not known.

You XiaoMo stated clearly, I don’t understand Bird, please speak Human.

Ling Xiao instructed, “Pass over some major news regarding Xi Jing every month after you
reach your destination. In addition, pay more attention to news about the Four Divine
Emperors, especially news about the Qilin Clan.”

LanQiu, “Yes!”

Ling Xiao turned to the chick again, “After you enter the Demon Phoenix Clan, do your
utmost to ask around for inside information of the clan. The more secretive the better.”

The chick dashed to him and called out, “Chirp!”

You XiaoMo’s eyes brightened upon hearing this, “Ling Xiao, didn’t you say that your mum
was imprisoned in the restricted area of the Demon Phoenix Clan? You can get the chick to
help you make some inquiries.”

Ling Xiao replied, “This is my intention. But there it’s likely that nothing can be done in such
a short while. There’s nothing that those who just become a member of the Demon Phoenix
Clan can do to immediately access the internal core and secrets.”

The chick, “Chirp, chirp!” I will try to enter the internal core as soon as possible and become
Boss’s most faithful mole.

Ling Xiao calmly replied, “Very good!”

The chick excitedly flapped its wings several times. This was the first time that Boss used an
approving tone to speak to him.

You XiaoMo looked at the interaction between the big and small beast and had a choked
and speechless feeling. What is going on with this kind of profoundly happy feeling? Chick,
you’re returning to the Demon Phoenix Clan not for the purpose of becoming a mole or spy,
don’t look so excited.

Before long, the chick that had been immersed in the pleasure of preparing to be a mole
was grabbed and stuffed into LanQiu’s clothes and brought away. Although its feathers had
not grown in and it looked just like a chicken with a skull and wings that were as bare as
before, it was hard to guarantee that it would not be recognized by someone as most of the
people in Zhong Tian were more knowledgeable.

You XiaoMo and Ling Xiao wandered down the street. After quite a couple of busy days, this
bit of quiet was a rare treat.

You XiaoMo walked beside Ling Xiao. The corner of his mouth lifted in a delighted smile and
his steps were lively.

You XiaoMo’s steps stopped just as they passed a magic herb store. He pulled on Ling Xiao’s
arm and backtracked to the entrance of the magic herb shop.

Since Zhong Tian was the territory of the Mage Guild and Beast Transfiguration Guild, there
ought to be many rare magic herbs or seeds inside.

“Let’s go in to take a look.”

Ling Xiao allowed You XiaoMo to pull him inside as he lazily glanced at the expansive
interior of the magic herb store. Jade cabinets of all sizes displayed various kinds of magic
herbs and seeds. Low-grade magic herbs were rare, on the contrary, middle-grade and high-
grade herbs were more common seen.

You XiaoMo was full of interest as he walked a full circle around the store. Sure enough, it
was as he had expected. Within moments, he could see many seeds which he did not have
in his dimension. As for magic herbs, every stalk of high-grade magic herb was particular
expensive and they even had herbs costing tens of thousands and hundreds of thousands
spirit gems.

When they came out again, You XiaoMo’s waist purse lost weight yet again. He did not buy
magic herbs. Instead he bought a pile of magic herb seeds, but the price for these seeds
was not cheap.

The most unexpected surprise was that, there were actually level eleven and twelve seeds
sold in the inner section though there were not many. It was rumored that the seeds had
been displayed in the inner section since a long time ago. The prices of the seeds were also
expensive, so there had always been a lack of interest. Two days ago, the shopkeeper cut
the price by half, so You XiaoMo bought the seeds without demur.

Ling Xiao, who had been walking at a steady pace, stopped after a while.

You XiaoMo followed his line of sight and looked over and discovered that he was looking at
a magic pill store called Elixir.

One look at this name and it was easy to tell that the store owner was daydreaming. Did he
really believe that he was selling elixirs just by hanging a shop sign with ‘Elixir’ written on it?
But there were really not many customers inside.
“What is it?” You XiaoMo curiously asked.

“Let’s go in for a look.”

Chapter 427: ShuangYu Hotel

Translated by Jouissance of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

The magic pill shop was rather small, and they didn’t seem to have much business. There
was only one person in the shop, lying on the counter napping. Probably hearing the
footsteps, his head bashed against the counter with a loud thud, and the man jumped up in
pain.

Seeing them, the man rapidly adjusted his attitude into something more suitable for
welcoming customers. He quickly came up to them, words firing from his mouth like a
machine gun. “Are you two gentlemen here for magic pills? Then you’ve definitely come to
the right place. Though this shop isn’t the largest pill shop in Central City, we have a very
comprehensive selection of magic pills. Anything you want, we have, and our magic pills are
also relatively cheap…”

“Do you have any jade containers?” Ling Xiao’s cool voice cut through his rambling.

The man gave a ‘huh’, not sure how to react. This was a customer who came to a magic pill
store for jade containers?

Seeing that he wasn’t talking, Ling Xiao assumed that he didn’t have any and turned to
leave.

The man finally managed to snap out of it then, hurriedly calling after them, “Yes, yes, yes…
we have all sorts of jade containers here. You two gentlemen have come to the right place,
our shop…”

The corner of You XiaoMo’s lips twitched. This man probably put all his talent into saying
whatever others wanted to hear, even his diction was the same. But why did Ling Xiao want
to buy a jade container?

“Bring them out so we can have a look,” Ling Xiao once again interrupted.

“Ok ok, just a moment, gentlemen.” As if afraid they would run, the man left, constantly
glancing back at them.

You XiaoMo took the chance to voice his confusion. “Why do you need a jade container?”

Ling Xiao replied, “To hold the Elemental Essences. Normal jade containers break easily.”

You XiaoMo had never cared much about jade containers. The ones he bought in the past
wouldn’t be terrible in quality, but probably weren’t all that good either. The metal and
earth Elemental Essences were different from the wood Elemental Essence. They had
gained spiritual awareness a long time ago and were even more aggressive than the wood
Elemental Essence. Normal jade containers wouldn’t be able to hold them.

Not long later, the man came back out with a large box. He placed the box on the counter.
The space inside was separated into three shelves, each with a different quality of jade
container.

The man began to enthusiastically ramble on about how great the jade containers were
and, of course, didn’t forget to raise the price, raising it as high as he could. However, he
clearly didn’t realize that no matter how high he raised it, You XiaoMo would pull it right
back down.

Ling Xiao casually took three jade containers from the lowest shelf, the ones that were the
most expensive according to the man.

The man smiled to the point where his eyes had become slits. “You truly have a remarkable
eye for quality. These three jade containers were created out of a special material, there’s
really no need to elaborate on the quality, so the price is a little expensive. However, seeing
that it's your first time at our shop, I can give you a ten percent discount.”

You XiaoMo glanced at the vials in Ling Xiao’s hand. They looked pretty good, so he asked,
“How many spirit gems for one?”

The man gestured. “One is a hundred thousand spirit gems, so at a discount it’s ninety
thousand.

You XiaoMo paused for a moment before looking up in disappointment. His shoulders
sagged as he sighed, “But we only have ninety thousand. If you want ninety thousand for
one, then we really don’t have enough. I had wanted to buy all three, but if this is the case,
then never mind.” After that, he made a move to leave.

The man became anxious. “But you can buy one with ninety thousand.”

You XiaoMo shook his head. “I need three of them. If I can only buy one, then that’s far too
troublesome. I might as well just not buy any.”

“Wait, we can talk this out,” the man really was afraid of them leaving.

You XiaoMo turned his head. “If you’re willing to sell three for ninety thousand, then that
works.”
The man’s expression was conflicted, but in the end, he hardened his heart and said, “It’s a
deal!” He had been bullshitting about the price being a hundred thousand. Having seen the
quality of the two men’s attire, he thought that they were rich and purposefully raised it to
a hundred thousand, wanting to profit from the two.

He hadn’t thought that it would end this way. Though there wasn’t that much profit from
selling the three vials at ninety thousand, it was better than nothing. Plus, if he didn’t
manage to earn anything, the owner would fire him next month.

You XiaoMo and Ling Xiao left the magic pill shop, satisfied. From the lack of business, they
had managed to guess the situation the employee was in, which was why they had a good
grasp of the situation.

By the time they returned to the inn, the sun was setting.

When they were about to go inside, the manager suddenly came over and blocked their
way.

Ling Xiao raised an eyebrow.

You XiaoMo politely asked. “Is something wrong, manager?”

The manager looked conflicted before handing them some spirit gems and saying
hesitantly, “I’ve cancelled your room for you, gentlemen. In apology, here’s the fee you paid
earlier. I’ll refund you in whole, so I must ask that you reside elsewhere.”

You XiaoMo didn’t know how to react to this unexpected event.

Ling Xiao narrowed his eyes. “Does someone want you to chase us off?”

The manager sighed, saying, “My inn is my own business. We have no one to back us or
protect us. I can’t do anything about this. I’m very sorry.”

These words made things obvious and they weren’t unreasonable and heartless. You
XiaoMo calmly accepted the spirit gems the manager had refunded them and left the inn
with Ling Xiao.

“Who do you think is trying to target us like this?” You XiaoMo wasn’t upset. They had
earned a few spirit gems for free. It was just a matter of switching inns. Central City was a
massive place, so they weren’t afraid of not being able to find a place to stay. If worse came
to worse, they could just stay in their pocket dimension.

Ling Xiao replied, “Naturally, someone who’s even more stupid than you are.”
You XiaoMo’s cheer shattered on the ground, replying in disgruntlement. “Hey, I don’t mind
if you call that person stupid, but don’t drag me into things. There’s no comparison to be
made.”

Ling Xiao’s steps paused. “True.”

You XiaoMo swore that this guy was taking things in a completely different direction to him.
Sarcasm was the worst. So was having too good of an understanding of the other.

The two figures walked side by side, their shadows dragged out by the setting sun.

The two decided to find a new place before the sun set. At first, they thought it would be
easy, but they hadn’t thought that the other places would react the same way. As soon as
they said their names, there would be no more free rooms. They would be told to find
another place, but the other places said the same thing.

Having been ‘stood up’ over and over again, the sun soon set.

You XiaoMo squatted in the corner of the street. This An Qiao was too much. Didn’t he
know that it was easy to offend people if he went too far like this?

“What now?”

Ling Xiao pulled him up. “We’ll find a big hotel.”

Hotels were different from inns. inns were small personal businesses, usually opened and
maintained by people without any sort of grand background. For these people, they had to
submit to a young master like An Qiao’s threats. However, the large hotels were different.
Usually, they were backed by the wealthy and powerful, and An Qiao wasn’t enough to
force them into anything.

You XiaoMo realized this, as well and couldn’t help but feel suspicious. Did An Qiao not
think they had the money to afford a hotel? At this, he was delighted.

The hotels were gathered in the most prosperous area of Central City. When night fell, the
area would be brightly lit and the amount of traffic didn’t lose to how it was during the day.
There were cheers continuously erupting from some places, making it very lively.

ShuangYu Hotel was the largest hotel in Central City. Apparently, it was neither backed by
the Mage’s Guild or the Beast Transfiguration Guild, but a mysterious person that no one
had ever seen.
Every night, ShuangYu Hotel was the liveliest place in all of Central City.

No matter rich or poor, people continuously flowed in and out of the hotel, because this
was where the largest casino in all of TongTian Continent was.

However, the casino was under the hotel. It was rather quiet above that.

A harried looking employee rushed over upon seeing the two enter, greeting them with a
smile. Upon finding out that they were here to check into a room, he called someone over
to deal with his current business before taking them upstairs.

ShuangYu Hotel’s rooms were categorized into three kinds. The cheapest was one spirit
gem per day while the most expensive would cost ten per day. The guests could choose
according to their own financial ability, but most who came here had some wealth.

“Here is your room, gentlemen.” The employee led them inside.

You XiaoMo took a look around the interior and nodded in satisfaction.

“If you can’t sleep at night and want something to do, you can try the underground casino. I
can promise that it’ll let you forget all your worries.” The employee enthusiastically
marketed to them.

You XiaoMo raised an eyebrow. Of course it would cause you to forget all your worries.
Once you got addicted to something like gambling, it would be hard to pull away. However,
he hadn’t ever gambled in either of his lives. Hearing the employee’s words, he was rather
curious. Even if he didn’t try it out, he could go for the experience.

After the employee left, You XiaoMo paced in the room. Seeing that Ling Xiao didn’t have
anything to do either, he couldn’t hold it in anymore and suggested, “How about we go and
check out the casino?”

Ling Xiao glanced at them, guessing that he wouldn’t be able to hold back his curiosity. “In a
while. First, you should let out SheQiu and the others and let them have some time to
explore. There’s no discrimination against different species. Even if they’re found out to be
Demon Beasts, it’ll be fine.”

The Beast Transfiguration Guild were close with Demon Beasts. If anyone wanted to do
anything to a Demon Beast, they’d have to consider if the Demon Beast belonged to the
Beast Transfiguration Guild or not first, so ZhongTian was pretty safe.
Chapter 428: Small Gambles Are Fun

Translated by Crystal of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

When the employee came back to their room, with a smile and no sign of surprise, it was as
if he expected them to call him.

Once someone had worked there long enough, they would know that any customer who
came to stay, whether the first time or not, will not be able to resist the temptation of the
gambling house. Even if it wasn’t for gambling, they would want to check it out, so he had
already expected You XiaoMo to call him again.

You XiaoMo looked at the employee who had an expression of ‘just as I expected’ to the
point that it was a bit annoying.

You are an employee, you don’t need to use your brain, just an ‘able-bodied’ person is
enough.

Before they walked out the door, You XiaoMo stopped the employee, first slowly walking
past him and then casually throwing out the words, “You know what? I could just call
another employee to guide me.”

Employee, “…”

Under the guidance of the employee they arrived at the entrance of the underground
gambling house. It was a four to five meter wide entrance with a staircase extending
downwards and even had a red carpet laid on top, giving the appearance of high-end
luxury. Bustling noises kept appearing from below and from the entrance one could briefly
see the shadows of gamblers walking around.

As the employee brought them down, he explained, “If the two guests want to play, you
can exchange for chips. The smallest amount is one spirit gem and the largest being one
million.”
Standing on the last step, the employee pointed towards a huge counter to the right of the
exit and told them that was the place to exchange for chips. It was similar to 21st century
Earth, since if the amount was large, putting a huge pile of spirits gems would be unsightly.
It might also attract unwanted attention.

The employee simply brought them to the gambling house and after taking You XiaoMo’s
one spirit gem, he left.

Before he left though, he told them that if they wanted to play but didn’t know how, they
could ask one of the attendants and they would help them learn the basics.

You XiaoMo didn’t find one and instead went to the counter to exchange for five one spirit
gem chips. He then looked excitedly at Ling Xiao, “Do you know how to play?”

With a straight face he answered, “No.”

You XiaoMo’s mouth twitched, and here he thought he would say he knew. Since the
gambling house looked famous, he thought Ling Xiao would have been here before.

After pondering for a while, You XiaoMo decided to exchange for fifteen more chips, giving
ten to Ling Xiao.

“Don’t worry, we can learn together.”

With an unchanging expression Ling Xiao held onto the chips and said, “You would have to
keep up with me then.”

You XiaoMo paused for a few seconds before realizing what he had said. As ‘disabled’
person who was used to being ‘hurt’, his tolerance was getting better and better. He would
even say outright that he had low IQ, not wavering a bit, at most he would just spit on him a
little in his heart.

Since the beginning of time, the most prevalent game in a gambling house was dice.
The Shuang Yu gambling house was no exception, not only that, there was different kinds of
dice. Not only were there a six-sided dice but also eight-sided dice, different dice also had
different games. After taking a look around, You XiaoMo felt that the high-low dice game
was the easiest, with a 50% chance of winning, but luck was very important too.

“Then, how about we play this?” You XiaoMo said with excitement as he dragged Ling Xiao
to a table and watched them gamble. It made him itch for a shot too.

After taking a look, Ling Xiao stated with distaste, “What’s there to play with high and low?”

You XiaoMo stared at him unhappily.

At this moment, a teasing voice cut in, “Then you would be wrong, any kind of a gamble has
its exhilarating nature and riskiness. Most people are here for those kind of feelings, even if
its something like high-low dice game, there are still people who enjoy it.”

The two turned at the same time to find a cleanly dressed middle-aged man. Seeing that
they were looking his direction, he walked over. “The two of you, it's your first time here at
a gambling house, correct?” The middle-aged said with a smile.

“So?” Ling Xiao asked back.

The middle-aged man smiled coolly and said, “I simply saw that you were troubled by what
to play so I couldn’t help but give a suggestion, that’s all. If the two of you are playing for
the first time then I would recommend high-low, to get a hang of things first, before playing
others.”

You XiaoMo took another look at him and smiled hearing this, “Thank you for your
suggestion, uncle.”

The middle-aged man nodded and opened his mouth as if to speak.

You XiaoMo quickly pulled Ling Xiao away to another table, as if he hadn’t noticed the
middle-aged man wanting to say something.
The middle-aged man, who had been rude, looked at their backs and curled his lip before
leaving.

“One who is unaccountably solicitous must be hiding evil intentions!” You XiaoMo muttered
as he looked around.

Ling Xiao twisted his head properly to face the six o’clock position before saying, “There, a
table without many people.”

Much to You XiaoMo’s surprise, that table was playing high-low, and had exactly two spots
left. Without courtesy he quickly took a spot and that’s when the dealer had a glint in his
eyes. Behind them, those who saw this all gloated over the others misfortune.

For those first-timers, if they weren’t accompanied by a familiar face, they were most likely
going to be tricked.

The dealer shook the dice cup intensely before placing it back onto the table, “Please place
your bets.”

You XiaoMo asked Ling Xiao, “Should we bet high or low?”

Ling Xiao casually looked at the bets placed by two others on the same table and answered,
“Then, bet small.”

You XiaoMo placed on chip on the word ‘small’.

The dealer stared at the chip, mouth slightly twitching, before lifting up the cup to see the
number. With excitement he said, “One, one, three, small. Congratulations, such a great
opening, lets keep up the good luck.”

After that he threw a chip back at You XiaoMo.

Even though it wasn’t much, You XiaoMo still showed it triumphally to Ling Xiao.
On the second round You XiaoMo still asked Ling Xiao about what to bet and Ling Xiao told
him to continue betting small.

You XiaoMo continued betting one chip, it was still small, he won another chip…then the
third round, the fourth…until the tenth round he was still winning by betting on small. Even
the dealer’s hands started to shake.

You XiaoMo was still betting one chip, no matter if he won or not he never changed his
mind. However, slowly the dealer was getting impatient.

“Our honorable guest, if you are so lucky today, why not bet a little more? Aren’t you here
for the exhilarating feeling? If you only bet one chip at a time, over time you would still get
bored, no?”

“Don’t they say that small wagers are good fun, but large ones are dangerous?” You XiaoMo
looked up at him, blinked and continued, “Also, I don’t find it boring, in fact I find a quite
fun…” …looking at your colorful expressions.

The dealer was taken back, something seemed off.

“From what I can see, aren’t you just a pitifully poor person with no spirit gems?” From the
crowd appeared a mocking laugh. Once You XiaoMo turned around to check, he couldn’t
find the person and the person seemed to have no intention of revealing themselves.

You XiaoMo turned back to the dealer asking, “Are we continuing?”

The dealer’s whole face twitched slightly.

The voice sounded again, “Poor people should just be kicked out of the gambling house. So,
disgusting to look at.”

You XiaoMo rowed his eyes and muttered to himself, “Then that’s perfect, I’ll stay here just
to disgust you.”
“…”

He didn't on’t know if it was because they were left with no words, but there wasn’t any
response. You XiaoMo continued to bet small, but this time he had ten chips. Looking up at
the dealer, in a ‘fine-I’ll-play-along’ voice said, “Now it’s fine right?”

The dealer, “…”

Feeling heavily tricked, the dealer decided not to throw the long line to catch the fish and
instead opened the dice cup with three, four, five, big, eating away the ten chips from You
XiaoMo.

“See, see, the moment I add more I lose. If it's like this how dare I add more.” With a sign
You XiaoMo said looking at Ling Xiao, “You were right, it's too boring betting on high-low
dices. I don’t want to play anymore, let's go.”

The two stood up, ready to leave and that was when five people appeared out the crowd,
blocking them. None of them appeared friendly and their auras were not weak either.

Behind them, the dealer walked over without the fake smile that was to trick You XiaoMo to
bet more and instead it was replaced with a sinister smile. Looking at the fearful expression
of the others, one could tell he was behind this.

“Since you’re already here, then don’t leave.”

Perplexed, You XiaoMo asked, “DaGe, we don’t have a grudge, do we?”

Pleased, the dealer laughed, “We don’t have one, but you do with my brother. If you mess
with him, you mess with me. Consider yourselves unlucky, you could’ve messed with
anymore, but you choose my brother. Since he wanted me to get back at you, if you don’t
leave something behind tonight, where would my face as Wu Cheng go? But you know, I
was going to look for you, didn’t think you’d arrive right at my doorstep.”
Automatically, You XiaoMo’s head flashed over a certain someone’s silhouette, if they had a
grudge against someone, then it could only be that extremely petty youngster. Didn’t think
he would be on brotherly terms with someone of the gambling house.

“Ling, this person here is at peak seven-star Emperor level, what do we do? I’m not a match
for him at all, we are so dead.” You XiaoMo said with apocalyptic expression as he ran
behind Ling Xiao.

Without any grace, Ling Xiao narrowed his eyes.

Seeing his cowardly gesture, the crowd started laughing, with the hitters who blocked their
way, laughing the hardest.

Just as Cheng Wu was about to speak with a face of disdain, a sudden cry of pain sounded.
Chapter 429: Bury the Hatchet

Translated by Rachel of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

The sudden anguished screams shook everyone. They then saw five of Wu Cheng’s fighters
falling to the ground with pale expressions on their faces. Each one of them grabbed their
heads and slammed them to the ground as if they had all been triggered by something.
Soon, a puddle of blood appeared.

Wu Cheng was stunned. When he recovered, his eyes landed on You XiaoMo who was
leaning on Ling Xiao’s shoulder and cast him a murderous look. Was there any panic on the
latter’s face? Nope. Instead, his grinning face was exceptionally an eyesore.

“You did it!”

“I don't know.” You XiaoMo shrank his head back.

Of course, Wu Cheng didn't buy his words. In fact, his expression seemed to show
otherwise, being even more angered.

“You guys have guts. I don't care if you're students of XiaoYao Institute. You dared to toy
with me, so don't even think of leaving here tonight.”

You XiaoMo was very curious. Where did he get all that confidence from? He was but a
mere seven star Imperial practitioner and he was more haughty than him!

In a tone that expressed his laziness to speak more, Ling Xiao’s voice rang in his ears, “This
place has two Emperor level powerhouses. They may most likely be the people he's relying
on.”

You XiaoMo scanned the surrounding but he didn't find anyone suspicious.

“So what do we do now? Looks like he really wants to leave us. If we don't knock him down
now, he definitely won't just let the matter rest. But his men are also in the casino. If they
attack…”

“Then we’ll just kill them.”

You XiaoMo immediately shut up. What a good idea. As if! This casino looked like it had
quite some background. If they killed them, there might even be people knocking on their
doors for revenge that night. And not to forget, they were staying upstairs.
“How about we…” You XiaoMo contemplated before speaking.

Boom!

The sound of a heavy object hitting the ground and overturned tables cut him off.

When he turned to look again, one of the main people involved had collapsed into a heap.
His face was pale and he had vomited blood, completing the look that said ‘I'm dying’.

Two figures flew out from the corners and swiftly appeared before Wu Cheng. They
hurriedly helped him up and when they saw his injuries, their expressions slightly changed.
Their eyes turned a lot darker.

Although young master Wu brought this trouble upon himself, attacking him without a
second word clearly meant that they didn't even acknowledge them.

“How are you, young master Wu?” The old man frowned as he looked at Wu Cheng’s face
which was alternating between green and white.

Wu Cheng was already on the verge of exploding from anger. He had never in his life
experienced such humiliation. His father was one of the ones in-charge of ShuangYu casino
and while it looked like an ordinary casino on the surface, it was in fact a large force in
Central City. For as long as he remembered spending his days of gallivanting around the city
and doing as he pleased, this was the first time someone dared to treat him like that.

“I want them dead! Rip their corpses apart with five horses! Never mind about XiaoYao
Institute. They haven't officially become their students so it wouldn't be a problem if we kill
them.” Wu Cheng’s rage had already reached an extreme, so much so that he managed to
calm down a bit.

Seeing as how thing had played out, the old man slightly sucked in a breath then he focused
his attention in You XiaoMo and Ling Xiao. He couldn't help his surprised expression. He
could tell the youth was a level nine Mage but not the man. He couldn't see through him.

Another elder also took notice of this point. He originally intended to take him down but
now he dared not act rashly. In retrospect, the man moved so quickly they didn't even have
time to react. It was safe to conclude that his power was above theirs.

“What are you guys staring at? Do something now!” Wu Cheng didn't understand what they
were thinking. Seeing as they just stood there and did nothing, he got mad.
“Young master Wu, it's not that we don't want to attack. That guy’s power level is above us.
Even if the both of us joined hands we may not exactly win.” The elder laughed bitterly.

They wanted to reach a compromise and settle things peacefully, but young master Wu had
already said publicly that he wanted to avenge his buddy.

Wu Cheng’s face flashed green and white. A powerhouse stronger than the two elders… he
could only be a high level Emperor or a Divine level powerhouse. If it was the former, than
it was still alright since the ShuangYu casino had Divine level powerhouses to take care of
him. However, if it was the latter, then it would be troublesome. They couldn't afford to
offend him.

As the son of the casino manager, Wu Cheng had seen all kinds of people. He might be
bossy and domineering but he wasn't blind. Had AnQiao not told him that there were only
two people who weren't that strong, he wouldn't have messed with random powerhouses
for his sake. Seeing as he received the wrong information, he couldn't help but be miffed
and blamed him.

“This seems like a misunderstanding. How about we stop here, what do the two of you
think?” The elder noticed young master Wu’s attitude had softened and he knew that Wu
Cheng had already let today’s event go. This was the part he admired about Wu Cheng. He
knew when to let go.

The surrounding started to buzz with whispers. This was the first time they saw Wu Cheng
get beaten and instead of retaliating he offered the olive branch.

Sure enough, the fist was the way to go!

Thinking that they would have a ‘vicious battle’, You XiaoMo didn't expect it would end like
that. He wasn't an unreasonable person. If they could have one less enemy, the better.
Furthermore, there wasn't any animosity between him and Wu Cheng. It was pointless and
not worth it to become enemies because of the other man.

“Then so be it.” Just as they were about to leave, You XiaoMo suddenly took out a jade
bottle with a snow-white magic pill and threw it to Wu Cheng. “This is for internal injuries.”

Wu Cheng accepted it dazedly and when he saw the magic pill rolling around in the bottle,
his expression became weird.

In his daze, You XiaoMo and Ling Xiao had already left.

“Young master Wu, this is a level nine Mortal pill?” The elder spoke in a slightly excited
voice.
Wu Cheng acknowledged with a complicated look on his face.

The Mortal Pill was evolved from the Bone Growth Pill, the latter being a level six magic pill
which allowed one to grow out new limbs. The Mortal Pill worked on the same basis but at
a more advanced level. It could heal both internal and external injuries. As long as the head
of the person wasn't blown off, he could recover from any injury no matter how serious it
was. It also didn't have any effect on one’s power, and if the opportunity could even have a
breakthrough.

This was good stuff! Not every level nine Mage could refine it and it was extremely
demanding on the Mage.

“Young master Wu, judging the quality of this magic pill, it seems like a high grade magic
pill. Looks like that person really wants to bury the hatchet and reconcile.” The other elder
sighed as he said this.

At his mention, Wu Cheng only realised that point. The price of a high grade magic pill was
not something that a middle grade or low grade could compare. Saving this thing for future
use would definitely be his life saving straw.

“Young master Wu, this Mortal Pill…” The elder looked like he wanted to say something but
paused when he looked at the magic pill in his hand.

Wu Cheng immediately brought it close to himself and glared, “What? It's mine.”

The elder choked. Wu Cheng had a conflicted expression on his face and now it changed so
quickly. However, judging from Wu Cheng’s expression that he saw, after this incident he
probably wouldn't offend that brat anymore.

Although they lost one contact that allowed them to establish connections with the Mage
Guild, they couldn't let that brat who was up to no good lead their young master astray.
Their young master was still good in nature.

The two elders exchanged looks with one another. They didn't think they could benefit from
their misfortunes. Maybe the youth You XiaoHa was really young master Wu’s lucky star,
who knew.

While they were feeling all sentimental, You XiaoMo was secretly laughing.

He purposely gave him the Mortal Pill because he could tell that a person who was willing
to immediately stand up for his bullied buddy probably wasn't a heinous person.
Furthermore, even though he came across as furious throughout the confrontation, there
were still traces of reasonable thought in his eyes.

This kind of person definitely wasn't the idiot AnQiao was, so he used the magic pill to rattle
his state of mind. The next time they met, he probably wouldn't treat them with any
hostility.

And last but not least was AnQiao. If he discovered his best friend actually thought well of
them, how would he be feeling?

Ling Xiao found You XiaoMo laughing stupidly from time to time and he knew he was itching
to get teased. He quickened his pace to return to their room and threw You XiaoMo on the
bed.

You XiaoMo rolled toward the inner side of the bed and climbed back up.

“What are you do…” He raised his head to ask, only to see Ling Xiao stripping his clothes off.
He then quickly crawled back to the inner side of the bed.

While he didn't finish his sentence, Ling Xiao still raised his eyes to look at him with his eyes
dark.

You XiaoMo understood the painful message behind that look that made his balls hurt— I
want to sleep with you! That's why knowing the other party too well wasn't always a good
thing. He honestly didn't know which fragile nerve he hit. Please tell me, I'll change alright?

A shirtless Ling Xiao walked over towards him and dragged him out by the foot. He had You
XiaoMo pressed under him and just as he was about to protest, Ling Xiao held his chin
slightly forcefully in his hand and sealed his lips.

The soft and tender You XiaoMo wanted to protest that it hurt.

He could only moan into the kiss as he felt his body was touched all over. A pair of pervy
hands roamed across his body and tore his clothes open, easily making him more naked
than Ling Xiao. Before he could even react, both his legs were lifted onto Ling Xiao’s
shoulders. Without even doing foreplay, You XiaoMo could feel his lower half being
stretched open as a hot, stiff cock buried itself completely in him. You XiaoMo fumed and
he kept slapping Ling Xiao’s shoulder. It was going to be the death of him!

And so, the bed started to creak as it rocked… composing a melody that mourned for that
person on the bed.
Chapter 430: Youngster

Translated by Kollumceti of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

In a brightly lit room, a gorgeous and exquisitely embroidered moonlight-colored brocade

robe was scattered on the ground. A white changshan lay in disarray under the foot of the
bed and several pieces of black rags that had been torn to shreds were interspersed among
it.

Behind the white veil were two figures tangling inseparably together. The charming
atmosphere surged with searing hot air that seemed to be rampaging rhythmically, making
the pleasure unbearable.

You XiaoMo looked up. From the very start of the aches until now, the limp and numbing
pleasure was akin to a tide, unceasingly roiling within his body as wave after wave surged
up violently.

His body was still as virginal as ever no matter how many times they had done this. Under
the tyrannical movements of the person on top of him, he could only passively accept the
man’s invasive and oppressive actions.

“Look, you’re really naturally talented.” Ling Xiao’s deep and husky voice unhurriedly
echoed out while containing a subdued smile.

You XiaoMo’s mouth opened, but he could not even form a complete word. Several broken
moans were rammed out of his mouth by the man from time to time. His hands that had
been fumbling about finally grasped onto the man’s shoulder and he used his remaining
strength to cling on. Opening his mouth, he bit the man’s neck without the slightest
hesitation.

You’re the one who is naturally talented, your whole family is naturally talented.

Ling Xiao’s thrusts abruptly stopped. Just as You XiaoMo was about to gloat, a series of
thrusts that were so forceful it seemed to push him off, buried his desire even deeper
instead.

You XiaoMo promptly bit his own lip as he nearly let out a shriek. But even so, this action
was unable to prevent the excitement and pleasure that spread from the tail of his spine to
his whole body like an electric shock. A certain place that was containing something
subconsciously tightened even more.

Ling Xiao let out a smothered groan, “You’re gripping me too tightly, relax a little. I still
don’t want to finish so quickly.”

You XiaoMo furiously bit him once more. You’ve already been tormenting me for more than
an hour and you actually said that you don’t want to finish so quickly?! Don’t tell me that
you want to continue throughout the night?! Fat chance!

Thus, he clamped down even tighter.

However, the assault in his body unexpectedly became even more coarse and wild. The
poundings came one after other, as if Ling Xiao wanted to pierce through him. He would
have long collapsed wearily if not for Ling Xiao holding onto his waist.

After an unknown period of time, the man let out a low and muffled roar as he released a
hot stream into You XiaoMo’s body. The volume which had been accumulated for a month
was extremely astonishing. You XiaoMo was all wet below and he felt as if his lower
abdomen was being filled to the bursting point.

You XiaoMo did not have any more strength to move and darkness filled his vision.

Making love just once was even more tiring than engaging in one fight. This work was
definitely not to be done by humans.

He groggily fell into slumber just as this thought flashed through his mind.

After waking up the next day, You XiaoMo only felt like his whole body had been crushed by
a wheel and all his bones were even letting out cracking sounds. He could not help but let
out a low curse as he thought back to last night’s passionate events.

In actual fact, they had not only done it once last night. After he had fainted, he was woken
up in the middle of the night by the incessant rhythmic movements of the immense thing
buried within his body. He couldn’t even ignore that vigor and speed even if he wanted to
and it was simply impossible to count how many times he had been done.

You XiaoMo could feel that his body was feeling cool and fresh. He saw that Ling Xiao had
helped to clean him up and put clean and neat clothes on him. It seemed that the clothes
which had been torn to shreds last night were already in the trash can.

“Ouch, ouch, ouch… …”

You XiaoMo’s facial features scrunched up as he supported himself while moving to a sitting
position. He still had to report to the XiaoYao Institute today and Ling Xiao actually did it so
excessively. It appeared that he could only go into his dimension and soak in the spiritual
water for a while.
You XiaoMo was refreshed and energetic when he came out again and he jumped down
from the bed like a robust person.

Ling Xiao walked in from outside at this moment. Seeing You XiaoMo lively bouncing
around, he pondered, “Don’t tell me that we didn’t do it enough yesterday?”

You XiaoMo’s face turned black once he heard this, and he directly flung a word at Ling
Xiao, “Scram!”

Ling Xiao did not scram in the end. He was even carrying a steaming hot breakfast in his
hands – steamed buns and congee.

You XiaoMo’s appetite was enormous after exercising for the whole night. He ate six buns
and a bowl of congee before patting his stomach to indicate that he was stuffed.

The two departed towards XiaoYao Institute after that.

The XiaoYao Institute was not far from the ShuangYu House. It only took half an hour of
walking if one was walking quickly. Only a few hundred people remained on the vacant land
which had been filled with a vast crowd several days ago. It was abnormally sparse and
empty now. These people had all passed the assessment and only a small portion of them
were accompanied by a companion.

They arrived later as they had woken up late. Jiu Ye, Qiao WuXing and the others were
already standing in front of the gate of the XiaoYao Institute while conversing quietly.

“You XiaoHa, we’re here.” An excited voice suddenly rang out and the scene of that person
waving could be seen from a distance. It was Yan Hui who was beaming widely.

You XiaoMo instantly felt a pain in his balls. He had a premonition that this name would be
following him for a very long time. Perhaps it was better for him to learn to adapt to it now.

“It’ll be okay if you’re used to it.” Ling Xiao smiled as he spoke beside his ear.

You XiaoMo glared at him, “Didn’t I become You XiaoHa all because of you? Couldn’t you
help me to choose a more pleasant sounding name at that time? You even clearly chose a
name like Ling Mo for yourself, that’s my name eh.”

Ling Xiao raised his eyebrow, “Don’t tell me that you preferred You XiaoXiao more?”

You XiaoMo was taken aback. It was only after recovering did he become aware that his
alias was You XiaoXiao. But it sounded just like Xiaoxiao. This name was even more chilling.
Perhaps he would not feel this way if he was a woman, but he was a man.

<strong>t/n: Ling Xiao and You XiaoMo attempted to switch the last characters of their
name. So Ling Xiao 凌霄 would become Ling Mo 凌默 and You XiaoMo 游小默 would be
You XiaoXiao 游小霄. However, XiaoXiao 小霄 also sounds like Xiaoxiao 小小 (but with
different intonations) which means small and tiny, which is not a name a guy would like to
have.</strong>

“Then, let’s stick with You XiaoHa ba.”

Ling Xiao did not feel the least surprised at all.

“Fellow You, what are you guys talking about? Why do you look so pale?” Yan Hui curiously
caught sight of You XiaoMo’s expression which looked just like a pickled vegetable.

You XiaoMo dispiritedly shook his head and shifted the subject, “What time can we enter?”

“It should be soon, but it seems like there’s someone who has not arrived.” Yan Hui
scratched his head and then he suddenly lowered his voice, “I’ve heard that that An Qiao
will also be coming.”

You XiaoMo was gobsmacked, “Wasn’t he eliminated?”

Yan Hui snorted, “He has a powerful backer. I’ve heard that some big person from the Mage
Guild personally stepped in. XiaoYao Institution finally agreed to let An Qiao come over on
that person’s behalf.”

You XiaoMo let out a laugh in surprise, he’s really an idiot.

Yan Hui was bewildered, “Why did you laugh?”

“Nothing…”

Qiao WuXing held Tian Xin’s hand as he walked over with a smile and greeted, “Fellow You,
in the future we will all be students of XiaoYao Institute, please feel free to advise us.”

The crowd behind started making a clamor just as You XiaoMo was about to reply. Everyone
did not care in the beginning, as places with crowds would indeed be relatively noisy. The
crowd had already parted into two when the bustle became louder and louder, and the
vacant space between appeared just like someone was about to walk down the red carpet.

An extremely familiar person walked over as the mass of people crowded around him.
Silence fell all around…

You XiaoMo’s mouth could not refrain from twitching upon seeing that arrogant An Qiao.
Under these sort of circumstances where he failed the assessment and had to depend on
relations, he actually made such bombast instead of being a little more low-profile. Was he
an idiot or an idiot?

Ling Xiao quietly commented, “Actually, compared to him, your IQ is quite high.”

You XiaoMo chuckled, “I would have been even happier if you excluded the first part of the
sentence.”

Ling Xiao quipped, “Nope, if I excluded it, the latter part would have to be excluded too.”

You XiaoMo rolled his eyes at Ling Xiao with all his strength.

Seeing You XiaoMo standing here in perfect condition, An Qiao frowned. Based on the
friendship between him and Wu Cheng, Wu Cheng should have made a move yesterday.
However, he looked like nothing had happened to him at all. Could it be that Wu Cheng still
had not made a move?

An Qiao did not know what had happened yesterday. Wu Cheng also did not send people
over to tell him, so currently he was completely in the dark and also did not know that his
good brother was somewhat dissatisfied with him.

“It looks like your luck isn’t bad since you actually didn’t die last night.” An Qiao stopped in
front of You XiaoMo and sneered at him.

You XiaoMo touched his nose and smiled, “Yes, I feel the same too.” His luck was really
good.

An Qiao’s expression immediately chilled. He really hated this expression on You XiaoMo’s
face. Every time he showed this, You XiaoMo gave off the feeling that he did not care for
anything, as if everything that happened was just An Qiao tormenting his own self.

You XiaoMo would certainly give him a definite answer if he knew what An Qiao was
thinking. It’s precisely you tormenting yourself.

“Don’t you dare be smug.” An Qiao coldly retorted as a vicious gleam suffused his eyes.

You XiaoMo calmly replied, “I’m not being smug. On the contrary, the one who should pay
more attention is you. You were eliminated in the assessment and should not have been
able to enter XiaoYao Institute. In the end, it degenerated to the Mage Guild stepping in for
you to be admitted. Don’t you feel embarrassed? You’re the only person here who did not
depend on his ability in order to be admitted.”

An Qiao’s expression became uglier and uglier as You XiaoMo chided him. Those last words
and that tone further deepened the impression that You XiaoMo was ruthlessly ridiculing
him.

He did not feel that it was embarrassing to depend on his elders to step in for him to be
admitted at the beginning. Rather, he felt very proud. But once You XiaoMo spoke, he then
discovered that the eyes of the rest of the people looking at him carried a hint of ridicule
that was hard to perceive.

“If it was not for you framing me… …”

You XiaoMo cut him off. His bright eyes looked at An Qiao as he said, “A person must be
brave enough to admit their mistakes. What’s the point of always looking back at what has
already been done? Youngster, don’t be like this. You must harbor a sincere heart.”

These words that were brimming with philosophy made the people around quiet down for
a moment.

Big brother, standing in front of you is a youngster that views you as foe. You’re using this
sort of ‘older generation teaching and educating others’ tone to speak to him, what show
are you preparing to stage?
Chapter 431: Giganticus

Translated by Jouissance of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

By the time XiaoYao Institute’s mentor arrived, An Qiao’s health had already been cleared
out by You XiaoMo’s off-the-charts DPS. In the end, the crowd followed the mentor into
Xiao Yao Institute in a massive formation.
t/n: DPS = Damage per second

XiaoYao Institute wasn’t like DaoXin Academy and they wouldn’t give students all sorts of
benefits, like the underground Ley Line or such. This was a place where merit spoke lengths.

The crowd walked along a wide road with very few people. The mentor explained the
situation in XiaoYao Institute as he walked.

After about half an hour, they finally arrived at the foot of that massive structure. Against it,
humans were like tiny ants. It was impossible to tell how large it truly was unless one flew
up and looked down at it.

“XiaoYao Institute has always operated by a ranking system. The building in front of you is
divided into a hundred floors, and every floor has its own benefits. What you can learn
depends on you, of course, the further up you get, the better it’ll be for you. However, since
you only just arrived, you’ll be placed on the first floor.

These words were said to inform You XiaoMo and the other clueless students of the
situation. Qiao WuXing and company obviously already knew all this, and probably knew far
more than just this. As they discussed this, Qiao WuXing filled them in on what wasn’t
brought up.

“This building is called the Giganticus. Apart from students, mentors and elders also live
inside, not for the convenience of teaching, but to keep an eye on the students on each
floor. So, once you go inside, it’s up to you to learn with your own merit. The mentors won’t
provide you with that sort of advice.

“In addition, every three months, there’ll be an opportunity for you to advance to a higher
rank by challenging someone. Every person only has three chances to challenge someone or
be challenged. If you fail, you’ll have to wait three months.”

“If someone challenges you, can you refuse their challenge?” You XiaoMo had much to ask
after listening to this; that was what it meant to pursue knowledge relentlessly.
Qiao WuXing’s footsteps faltered. He had thought it would be someone else who would ask
that. However, he quickly recovered and replied, “Yes, but only once.”

You XiaoMo then asked, “Then, if many people challenge you at once, can the challenged
choose who to fight?”

Qiao WuXing said, “They can’t. If there are more than three challengers, then there will be a
random draw that’ll pick three people from these challengers. However, the challenged can
choose to refuse one of the challenges and there won’t be another draw to pick a new
challenger.”

You XiaoMo’s eyes went wide. “It’s that nice?”

The energetic Tian Xin’s pigtails swished and she mocked him upon hearing what he had to
say, “You’re such an idiot. Of course it wouldn’t be so simple. Challenges affect your
points.”

You XiaoMo ignored the first sentence. “What do points do?”

Tian Xin replied, “Points are affected by the number of challenges you take. Every time you
win, you gain a point. If you refuse a challenge, you’ll lose a point. However, if you lose, you
won’t gain or lose any points. Points can be used to purchase a lot of things. You’ll know
what, exactly, this all entails once you get in.”

You XiaoMo understood. It was similar to Ward A’s point system, but it was implemented in
a far harsher way.

The mentor led them to the first floor, where the living situation clearly wasn’t very good.

Looking at the dirty and cramped room, You XiaoMo felt that he might be too clean for this
place, never mind Ling Xiao whose face was twisted in evident disgust.

The mentor then said, “Each person gets one room. If you’ve brought someone in, XiaoYao
Institute isn’t responsible for their living arrangements.”

Hearing this, noises of shock and protest arose.

Even one person would be cramped in such a small room, two people were impossible to fit
in.

Many people were already considering sending the people they brought back.

You XiaoMo could guess that while XiaoYao Institute didn’t forbid people from bringing
others, no one would want to if they lived in a place like this.

“You guys don’t need to worry about this, really. You won’t be here long, after all, because
in three days, the tri-monthly challenges will begin. Though we only just got here, it doesn’t
prevent us from entering. If you don’t want to live in a place like this, then you have to work
hard and climb up. The living situation up there is far better and you have plenty of space,
too.”

TianXin walked in nonchalantly. Usually, girls would definitely object to such a lack of
cleanliness, but she seemed to care the least out of everyone.

Their rooms were all adjacent to one another and the rooms were small, too, so it was just
a few steps across.

Tian Xin’s somewhat mischievous voice rang out again. “You XiaoHa, go and tidy up. Later
on, I’ll take you to the arena, yeah? I’ve been a few times in the past.” Though it was when
she was little.

“Alright!” The aforementioned XiaoHa hadn’t even replied when Yan Hui’s excited voice
chipped in.

Tian Xin rolled her eyes at him, murmuring, “I didn’t ask you.” However, she didn’t object.
Getting along with others would only bring profit, standing united was a show of love, that
was what older brother WuXing had told her.

You XiaoMo sighed, accepting his fate, and gave a glare to the perpetrator who stood next
to him. “Hurry and help me clean. It’s disgusting here.”

Most men didn’t mind the dirt, especially when they were fixated on cultivation, so most of
them didn’t care too much for hygiene. Plus, this was the first floor. Most people would be
able to advance to a higher floor pretty quick, so that gave them even less incentive to
clean.

You XiaoMo took out two cloths from his dimension and had Ling Xiao get a bucket of
normal water from his dimension. Using Spiritual Water here would be an absurd waste of
resources. He threw one of the cloths to Ling Xiao.

“I’ll tidy up the trash here, go and wipe down the bed.”

Ling Xiao stared at the cloth in his hand expressionlessly.

Seeing his motionlessness, You XiaoMo said with a hint of laughter, “There’s a first time for
everything. You’ll get used to it.” Then, he took out a broom and began to sweep.
(Ra: Momo has become lady boss who know how to order the husband for minimal tasks :o)

Hearing the ruckus, Yan Hui came to their door and was shocked at the sight he was met
with. “How come you have a broom? You don’t carry that sort of thing around everywhere
you go, do you?”

You XiaoMo replied calmly, “I used to live alone.”

Yan Hui then asked, “Do you have anymore that you can lend me?”

You XiaoMo paused for a moment. “No, but I can lend you this one once I’m done.”

Yan Hui nodded, delighted.

That was when the uncle’s soft-spoken voice drifted over. “Sorry, but could I borrow it,
too?” He was rather shy, almost to the point where he didn’t dare appear in front of others.

You XiaoMo’s lips twitched. “Sure.”

It wasn’t until You XiaoMo was almost done with sweeping the floor that Ling Xiao began to
clean reluctantly. However, because of the amount of dust, the cloth turned black with one
wipe and had to be cleaned almost continuously. It wasn’t long before the water turned
black.

You XiaoMo refilled the bucket with clean water. It took them a full ten buckets of water to
clean up the bed. Then, he used a dry cloth to wipe it dry.

He had wanted to wipe the floor as well, but there was even more dust on the ground than
on the bed. Plus, there were also patches of who-knows-what on the ground. It would be
too troublesome to clean that up, so Ling Xiao refused.

“Don’t think I don’t know that you only say that because you don’t want to wipe the floor.”
You XiaoMo easily saw through his intentions. Ling Xiao was reluctant to wipe the bed
down, so he would only be more reluctant to work on the floor.

Ling Xiao threw his cloth to the side and said in a very matter of fact way, “It’s good that
you know, then I won’t have to find an excuse.”

You XiaoMo felt his lips twitch into an irritated smile. It’s not like you need an excuse to not
do anything you don’t want to.
This wasn’t called being honest, it was called being an asshole!

Asshole Ling Xiao immediately took over the now cleaned bed and stretched out lazily.

However, he still ended up listening to Ling Xiao. The floor was too dirty. If they had the
mops of the twenty first century, it would make things easier, but they didn’t, so they could
only use their own hands. Thank god they would only be here for three days.

Half an hour later, Tian Xin finally came to get them.

The people from the Mage Guild also came along. Who knew what was going on in An
Qiao’s head to make him willing accompany You XiaoMo and company to see the arena.

The Giganticus had a total of a hundred floors and, every ten floors, there would be a
massive arena right in the center of the floor that was sort of like the Colosseum of Ancient
Rome. Whenever the tri-monthly challenges happened, people would flood the place.

For this, XiaoYao Institute had a rule: challengers could only challenge people within ten
floors of themselves, so even if one’s strength was far more formidable, you couldn’t get to
the top floor immediately.

However, there was little point in watching matches that weren’t on floor seventy and
above. The truly exciting matches all happened in the higher floors, and those battles were
truly battles that would make one’s blood roar.

Floors seventy to one hundred were different from the lower floors. The three arenas were
merged into one, so the tri-monthly challenges would all occur in one arena, which became
the liveliest place in Giganticus.

However, not all people could go and spectate for free. People who weren’t yet at floor
seventy or above had to pay one point to enter. One point per day.

Since they had just arrived, they couldn’t access the arenas of the upper floors yet.

Thus, Tian Xin took them to the arena on the fiftieth floor.
Chapter 432: Jade Plate

Translated by Crystal of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

Since the Challenge Match was to be in three days, to welcome it, every floor was bustling
with excitement, raring to go.

The Giganticus had ten skyward staircases extending from the stage side upwards to a
hundred levels. If one walked along it, they could see all of the major arenas but only up till
the sixty-ninth floor, any further and there would be checkpoints.

Tian Xin took them to the sixth staircase and along the way, there were a lot of people
passing by. Most of them were excited with only a few who expressed worry.

Tian Xin took them past the first arena since the first to tenth floor were the most crowded
and this was the biggest one of them all.

In the middle of the arena were hundreds of small fighting rings, surrounding them were
endless stone chairs, with a rough estimation, it could probably hold a few million people.

Tian Xin took them straight to the fifth arena on the fiftieth floor. The fiftieth floor could be
considered a dividing floor in Giganticus since a lot of lesser known talents came from this
floor. Thus, it was the second most crowded arena, even though those at the sixteenth floor
were stronger, it was not as popular.

By the time they had arrived, there were already people there.

Tian Xin explained, “The fifth arena is very special in that all the powerhouses start from
here. Since they cannot go higher, many gather here so it's often a full house for the every-
three-month challenge. Many come early to get a good spot.”

You XiaoMo felt impressed by the fact that people would come three days early to secure a
spot, just how popular was it?
However, it was inevitable since the seats were public. First come, first serve, if you were
late then there wouldn’t be any seats left.

Of course, there would be shamelessly bossy people who would take seats from others by
force but that was pretty rare. Also, looking at other fights was a good opportunity to learn
so not many would pass it up.

“Right, if you guys want to participate in the match happening three days from now, you
better sign-up within in these two days. Otherwise, you will have to wait another three
months since they need the last day to prepare for the tournament.” Tian Xin said after
taking everyone around the different stages.

“Where do we sign-up?” Yan Hui asked.

Qiao WuXing, who was beside Tian Xin replied, “Any floor with the number five in the
Giganticus has a registration area.”

Yan Hui rowed his eyes and asked, “Then which floor do you guys plan to go to?”

Did he really need to ask?

Of course, it would be the fifteenth floor. If one had the strength and still fought their way
up, step by step, then that was not just pretentious, but stupid too. Especially since there
were only three chances to challenge someone.

Tian Xin gave Yan Hui a look of disdain.

Qiao WuXing looked at Jiu Ye and smiled, “Want to come along?”

In silence Jiu Ye nodded, even though his position in the Mage Guild was not low, he had
only heard of this place but had never gone.
Neither Wan Ya nor Zhang LanYu had complaints either.

“Heh, me, I wouldn’t be seen with you guys, just thinking about going with you makes me
disgusted.” An Qiao snorted out and his cold gaze landed on You XiaoMo.

Immediately Tian Xin threw his hand up and waved, saying happily, “Take care!”

Hearing this, An Qiao’s faced turned very sour.

All You XiaoMo thought was that this young master was really hard to please and not only
that, also had amnesia. Why didn’t he say anything when he came with them earlier? To
take a fart on it now, not only was it not loud, it also made himself stink.

With a face livid with rage, An Qiao left along with his followers.

Tian Xin snorted at his turning back, “Yay, finally that disgusting person is gone and now the
world is finally quiet again.”

The few from the Mage Guild didn’t say a word.

Since they toured the fiftieth floor, now they had to walk down again. You XiaoMo held Ling
Xiao’s hand and walked at the back of the group, reflecting on what they had heard today.

The Giganticus’ challenge was every third month and the Xiao Yao Institution should
prohibit its students from leaving the campus either, which means that they could allocate
those three months freely. However, that was still not enough.

There was still one and a half months from the deadline given by Xiong Xiao and it would
take two months to make a round trip from Nan Lu to Zhong Tian. Not nearly enough time
for the next challengers match.

Not only that, if someone were to challenge him and he couldn’t attend, the referee would
probably decide it was his loss. Sigh, suddenly he felt as if he came to the Institution a bit
too early.

“What are you going on about by yourself?” Ling Xiao opened his mouth to ask.

So, You XiaoMo told him what was on his mind and got ridiculed.

Ling Xiao sneered at him, “You can’t go, but I can.”

You XiaoMo was dumbfounded, did he mean to leave him behind? Even if he went, it may
not have much effect, however, Feng ChiYun was taken away because of him. He had to go.
As he thought of this, he immediately looked at Ling Xiao determinedly.

Ling Xiao chuckled.

Instantly, You XiaoMo felt his hair bristling.

Brushing his forehead, Ling Xiao said gently, “Wife, you’re sweating.”

Immediately You XiaoMo brushed his hand off and in a cool and elegant manner, made a
‘Heh’ sound. He decided to stop talking to him, it was going to be a cold war.

“Is something wrong?” Yan Hui, who was walking ahead suddenly turned and asked.

Ling Xiao gave him a light glance and said, “Nothing.”

Yan Hui looked at You XiaoMo a few more times. Clearly, he was in a bad mood but since
Ling Xiao said they didn’t want to talk, he couldn’t ask further and looked away.

As they were about to reach the fifteenth floor, You XiaoMo unexpectedly muttered, “I
can’t believe there is no other way.” The Xiao Yao Institution had a long history, they must
have faced all sorts of problems, so there must be a way to resolve this issue.
It didn’t take long for them to reach the fifteenth floor.

Since it was the rush hour for applications, the entire fifteenth floor was very crowded.
Even before they were at the registration area, they could see the sea of people and it took
everyone by surprise.

However, once they dug in further, they realized that most of them were here to see the
status around the fights. Some needed to check if they were challenged and by whom,
that’s why they would come to the registration area.

There were five registration counters and above them was an enormous screen, as it
reflected light, the names of challengers and those challenged appeared, along with the
floor number. The eyes would be confused by the sheer amounts of things to look at.

You XiaoMo was disinterested in the names on the screen, since he didn’t know them. His
attention was on the five counters and after finding one that looked relatively empty he
hardly waited to tell Ling Xiao, “Let’s go see the fifth counter, it looks like there is less
people there.”

Ling Xiao looked down at the You XiaoMo who was, until a moment ago, still wearing the ‘I
don’t want to talk to you’ expression. Originally, he thought he would endure for ten
minutes, but alas, it wasn’t even five. He thought too highly of him.

Not hearing a response, You XiaoMo turned to Ling Xiao with a confused expression, only to
see him with a funny face…

“……”

Ling Xiao gradually started laughing, “Lets go.”

You XiaoMo looked at his back and slapped his mouth, he just couldn’t shut it, could he?

When they finally got to the counter, it was a female clerk, who upon seeing them, said in a
business-like manner, “Tell me your names, levels, the floor level as well as the level of the
one you want to challenge.”

You XiaoMo replied, “You XiaoHa, first floor, level nine mage, want to challenge someone
from the twentieth floor.”

The female clerk paused, raising her head in surprise, it took her a few moments before
asking, “Could it be that you are new?”

You XiaoMo said, “Yes, is there a problem?”

The female clerk said no more, this wasn’t the first time it happened. With every new
recruit there were bound to be a few who would challenge someone from the twentieth
floor right off the bat. Then she took the list of names and showed him.

The list was a jade plate, something like a jade drive, for storing information. The difference
was that you could see the content from the outside of a jade plate and it showed
everyone’s condition on the twentieth floor.

You XiaoMo checked and it seemed that the challengers were all pretty sparsely divided.

The situation he asked Qiao WuXing about didn’t seem common, in order to progress,
people would avoid those with a lot of challengers.

Since a lottery was drawn when there was a lot of challengers, it was all up to luck and to
not waste the chance, most people would choose cautiously.

However, there was also names with no challengers behind them, these tended to be ones
with a bit of fame.

You XiaoMo didn’t want to risk a lottery situation and picked someone like that.

The female clerk instantly filled his name in, since this jade plate was connected to the
others, this would translate to all other jade plates as well as the big screen.
Jiu Ye was still browsing through names when he saw You XiaoMo’s name pop up. His gaze
stopped for a moment before choosing someone after him.
Chapter 433: Small And Fragile Soul

Translated by Rachel of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

“Excuse me, doesn't everybody have three chances to sign up? I've only signed up
for one match so can I still use the remaining two chances?” You XiaoMo waited till
the female clerk finished updating her records before asking.

Qiao WuXing had said before that every person had three chances to challenge.
They were generally understood as opportunities for every student of the Institute to
make a comeback but for the stronger ones, if they win on the first try, then won’t the
remaining two tries be wasted? Hence, You XiaoMo’s question.

Clearly the female clerk was not surprised at his question at all.

“You can, but you have to wait till the match is over before you can continue
registering for the next one.” She said plainly.

In fact, it didn’t matter if one won or lost, they could continue signing up. It was just
that XiaoYao institute needed to arrange a reasonable date and time for competition
and there were also some people who only used up one or two tries. Hence, the
need to register separately.

“If I have something going on and I know I can’t make it for the competition, is there
any way I can not participate in the challenge?” You XiaoMo asked further.

The female clerk slightly raised her eyebrows at his words.

“Yes, there are ways to do that, but you have to apply for it five days in advance.
There must also be a valid reason. Only after your application is approved, then we
can remove your name from the list.”

You XiaoMo was so delighted to hear that. This way he could go to the Southern
Continent together with Ling Xiao. When he thought of this, he immediately gave
Ling Xiao a smug look.

Ling Xiao received his look that intended to provoke him and smiled. You XiaoMo,
like a thief who had evil intentions but no guts, immediately shrunk back. As
expected, to rule him over was just a dream.
When they walked out from the crowd, the rest had already completed their
registration. As they had only just signed up, their names and opponents’ names
immediately appeared on the lit screen. There were several familiar and unfamiliar
names on striking display on the huge screen, and some couldn't help but gasp.

The few familiar names belonged to those who were generally regarded as the
strongest in the twentieth floor. Normally if a person wanted to rise up to the
twentieth floor, he or she would pick a weaker opponent. Few would challenge those
familiar names, so when their names appeared, it immediately caught everyone’s
attention.

“Where did these guys come from? How come I don’t even recognise a single one of
them?”

“So many of them appearing at once! I don’t remember there being any
exceptionally outstanding person below the twentieth floor…”

“If I remember correctly, the past few days were XiaoYao institute’s admission and
enrollment drive.”

“Oh, so it's the new students. No wonder they're so bold. Every year there will be
one or two powerful ones among the new students. Looks like this year is no
exception. But the numbers are greater than previous years.”

……

The surrounding started to buzz with discussion as the crowd looked at You XiaoMo
and the rest with admiration and envy. Every year, these gifted individuals climbed
up the floors extremely fast.

Furthermore, this year happened to be the year of the challenges. So after this, one
could expect those gifted individuals to rise up to the fiftieth floor or above at one go.
Compared to them, who could only floor up one floor at a time, the difference was as
great as the distance between heaven and earth.

A single file of people walked out of the fifteenth floor registration office.

“The time for the competition will be released the day after tomorrow. Please
remember to come over to take a look.” Qiao WuXing announced.

After that, they dispersed.

You XiaoMo and Ling Xiao didn't try to find out about Giganticus like everyone else.
Instead, they returned to the first floor.
Previously, TianXin told them there were all kinds of good stuff in Giganticus but she
left something out. Among the hundred floors, there was one floor that had
absolutely nothing. That was also the reason why the first floor was so bare. After
they came down, it was almost like there wasn't even a single person in sight.

It wasn't until nighttime that people people started to return one after another.

You XiaoMo stared intensely at the stone bed meant for sleeping. The stone bed
was two and a half metres long, but only half a meter wide. For a strong and healthy
person, half a meter in width might not even be enough to sleep, let alone two
people.

“How do you even sleep on this?” You XiaoMo threw the question to Ling Xiao.

There were a few extra sensitive guys next door, so going into their dimensions to
sleep was out of the question. Having one person sleep on floor was even more
impossible. The floor was only briefly swept during the day so it was as dirty as one
could expect. All that's left was to meditate.

With a hint of laziness in his expression, Ling Xiao smiled devilishly and offered,
“You can sleep on top of me, I don't mind.”

He knew he was going to say that. You XiaoMo took off his shoes and sat cross-
legged beside him. “If you want to sleep you can sleep alone. I've decided to
cultivate tonight.” He declared adamantly.

“You can cultivate. I'll accompany you.”

Ling Xiao must have thought of something because he started to laugh roguishly. By
the time You XiaoMo opened his eyes in surprise, Ling Xiao had already lunged
towards him, wiping the shock off his face.

“Hey…”

The next day, You XiaoMo crawled out of bed with dark circles under his eyes. He
had been tormented by Ling Xiao the whole night but this time it was different from
the other times he had been tormented by Ling Xiao. After all, they had neighbors
and even if he had more guts he wouldn't do that sort of thing with Ling Xiao here.

At this instant, someone knocked on the door.

You XiaoMo walked over to open the door and found Yan Hui and Cheng
XiangRong. The rest were nowhere to be seen, most probably off doing their own
things.

“Oh it's you two. What's up?”

“Did you not sleep well last night? Your complexion looks bad.” Yan Hui asked in
concern.

“Yeah!” You XiaoMo yawned.

“Then you better rest. The competition is in two days, better not let the it affect your
performance. If you lose, that'll be bad.” Cheng XiangRong added.

After he saw them off, he slapped his face forcefully. There was no water here to
wash up and Ling Xiao had gone off somewhere. He could only use the spiritual
water from his dimension to wash his face. After he was done with his washing, he
felt refreshed.

After a while, Ling Xiao finally returned. You XiaoMo told him he was going into his
own dimension and Ling Xiao, not wanting to be left waiting alone outside, followed
him.

The lush green dimension had expanded a bit since the first time You XiaoMo got it.
It was just that the rate of expansion was so slow he didn't notice it when he
frequently entered and exited the dimension.

“This dimension is completely tied to you. And it's not an ordinary pocket dimension,
so it’s most likely growing together with your growth.” Ling Xiao walked towards the
little wooden hut.

You XiaoMo didn't think too much about that. The area within the dimension as it
was now was already enough. Even if it expanded he had no use for so much land,
so he wasn't pleasantly surprised.

Taking note of his expression, Ling Xiao continued to explain, “Your dimension is
rather unique. It's expansion is also accompanied by an increase in spiritual energy,
so the spring at the center of spiritual lake can produce more spiritual water.”

You XiaoMo froze for a moment before he dashed towards the spiritual lake.

It was a pity SheQiu and the rest weren't there. If they were, he could ask them
about the volume of spiritual water produced daily by the spring. It was impossible to
tell the change in a short period of time so he could only give up. Anyways, it
couldn't run away.

As he turned around, he saw Ling Xiao already walking towards the magic herb
fields. Choosing to ignore him, You XiaoMo retrieved the water basin from the little
wooden hut that he had used to soak the seeds he bought at center city. After
soaking for a few days, the seeds were plumper than before.

You XiaoMo scooped the seeds out and walked towards the magic herb fields. Ling
Xiao, who was squatting in the Dipper Herb fields, strolled over and asked out of
curiosity, “What are you doing?”

“They’ve evolved.” Ling Xiao prodded the bugs on the ground.

You XiaoMo craned his neck to see. On the ground were two golden beetles
munching on the leaves of the Dipper Herb. As for the Hidden Dipper Stink Bugs,
they were nowhere to be found. The two Hidden Dipper Stink Bugs actually
completed the third metamorphosis without him knowing about it! Alright, he’d admit
he didn’t pay them much attention in the first place.

One thing that the Metal Swallowing Beast and the Golden Wing Bug had in
common was that both of them could not take on the human form. That was the
reason why despite being high level demon beasts, they only existed in the bug
form.

They must have sensed his presence because the two Golden Wing Bugs stopped
munching on the Dipper Herbs and crawled towards You XiaoMo slowly. Suddenly,
they flew and landed on top of You XiaoMo’s head.

You XiaoMo’s scalp immediately went numb. This feeling reminded him of flying
cockroaches.

Seeing that the expression on You XiaoMo’s face had stiffened, Ling Xiao looked
thoughtfully at the Golden Wing Bugs resting on top of his head. He rubbed his
clean-shaven chin and chuckled, “Can it be that you are afraid of bugs?”

“No…no, I’m not.”

You XiaoMo tried his hardest to suppress the goosebumps that were forming on his
skin and pretended to be calm.

Ling Xiao took one Golden Wing Bug from his head and lifted it up to his face.
“I thought so too. Look at them, aren’t they very cute?” He smiled.

You XiaoMo’s expression went stiff. Ling Xiao went on as if he didn’t see that,
grabbing You XiaoMo’s hand and placing the bug at the center of his palm.

“This is also one of your contract demon beasts. It may be small and easily
overlooked, but you must be unbiased and treat them equally. Or else you’ll crush its
small and fragile soul.”

To hell with their small and fragile souls! Who would comfort mine? You XiaoMo
thought.

You XiaoMo didn't dare to show a disgusted expression. He was stuck in a dilemma
and all he could do was let Ling Xiao put the two Golden Wing Bugs in his hand. It
definitely didn’t feel good to have those tiny insect legs brushing his palm but he
couldn’t back down either. Or else it would, in Ling Xiao’s words, hurt their small and
fragile souls.

Two minutes later, You XiaoMo took a deep breath and shoved the bugs back to
Ling Xiao.

“I think their small and fragile souls have been taken care of very well already. I’m
going to do some work now.” You XiaoMo quickly added before running off.

Watching as he fled the scene, Ling Xiao smiled happily.

Chapter 434: Honey Trap

Translated by Kollumceti of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

Time passed quickly and soon the day of the Challenge Match arrived.

You XiaoMo and Ling Xiao went to the fifteenth floor the day before and received a number
plate from the female clerk with the number thirty-three written on it. This was the fighting
ring number of his match. Then he searched for the venue and the approximate time of his
match on the screen. The venue was at the second challenge arena and it was to be held in
the afternoon.

You XiaoMo had seen Qiao WuXing and Jiu Ye’s match time, but other that Qiao WuXing
and Jiu Ye whose matches were held at the same time, the matches of the others, including
An Qiao’s match, were all staggered.

An Qiao’s opponent was also a person on the twentieth floor. Probably for the sake of his
reputation, the opponent he challenged was a person who was a little famous. However, his
current strength was more than enough to deal with someone on the twentieth floor.

The match had yet to begin as they sat on the spectator seats.

You XiaoMo looked at the jade slab inlayed into the wall in front of the stage. It was dozens
of times bigger than the one he had seen when he was registering, “Oh yes, what’s the
penalty they’ll receive if someone loses their match?”

Qiao WuXing who had been talking to Tian Xin heard his question and explained, “The
penalty is to be demoted. If someone on the twentieth floor loses, they would fall to the
nineteenth floor.”

“It looks like the penalty is not very severe.” You XiaoMo said.

Tian Xin continued, “The XiaoYao Institution does take things into consideration. After all,
your strength would also be at that level even if you lost. The rule is that you will only drop
by one floor so as not to create chaos in the strength of every floor.”

With the spectator seats fully packed, the starting time for the Challenge Match was finally
at hand.

In the middle of the audience were hundreds of empty fighting rings. Standing separately
on the edge of the fighting ring was a referee with a solemn expression. At this moment,
everyone restlessly looked at the jade plate on the wall. The names people participating in
the first round would appear there.

There was no host for the Challenge Matches. The jade plate began to emit bursts of rays
once the starting time arrived and after a moment, the names of all the contestants began
to roll. The list of names of the contestants would be announced as though one did know
the approximate time for their match, but the spectators did not know this.

You XiaoMo quickly found two familiar names. It was Qiao WuXing and Jiu Ye. The two were
both participating in the first round.

Qiao WuXing stood up and nodded in their direction while smiling before going down. Jiu
Ye’s seat was behind him, so their actions were almost simultaneous.

There were a hundred matches in the first round. It was not possible for everyone to have a
hundred eyes, so most would choose to watch the match that they were more interested
in. Most were looking forward to the strength of the new students so the match that the
majority wanted to see was Qiao WuXing’s and Jiu Ye’s.

“Big Brother WuXing will definitely win.” Tian Xin clenched her first.

“Haha, with Wu-dage’s ability, others will laugh at him till their teeth could be seen if he
doesn’t win. Though there are many within the twentieth floor who are quite strong, it’s
still not impressive enough.”

The person who said this was Yan Hui and he did not lower his voice. Thus the gazes of the
people seating around them were immediately filled with a little ill will as he finished
speaking. Even if the strength of the people on the twentieth floor was inferior to them,
there was a big difference between saying it out loud and not saying it.

Regardless of whether Yan Hui’s words were unintentional or not, the hostility point had
already gone up.

You XiaoMo shook his head. Speaking without thinking, you should still lower your voice
even if you want to say it.

Yan Hui seemed to become aware of the peculiarities of their surroundings as his laughter
gradually trailed off. He shrunk down and did not dare to glance around. He could feel the
gazes of many people falling onto him, making him feel uncomfortable from head to toe.

“The matches are about to begin.” Tian Xin’s excited voice disrupted the tense atmosphere.

The attention was everyone was immediately pulled down on the stages.
Qiao WuXing and Jiu Ye were standing on Ring Ten and Ring Eighty Two respectively. Qiao
WuXing’s opponent was a man who looked a little gentle, but one could tell that he was a
ruthless and devious person from the faint shadow on his glabella.

Qiao WuXing politely nodded in his direction, but his opponent did not give the slightest
reaction and only narrowed his eyes, as if he was thinking over a problem. With regards to
an opponent who was stronger than oneself, one could only outwit the enemy instead of
using force.

The man was obviously a type of person who was like a military adviser and his half-lidded
eyes seemed to contain a gleam of light.

Just as the referee yelled ‘start’, the man swiftly disappeared from his current place. His
speed was so fast that only afterimages could be seen. Qiao WuXing would never
underestimate his opponent no matter if he was strong or weak. He immediately put up his
guard. However, just as the man was about to reach him, the man’s shadow seemed to
have split and instantly separately left and right to surround Qiao WuXing.

Qiao WuXing was momentarily startled.

The man took advantage of this opening and immediately launched an attack. A strong and
solid soul force instantly rushed forth to his palm, and ferociously shot out in Qiao WuXing’s
direction. The latter seemed to have been baffled by his methods and the man instantly let
out a trace of happiness.

Qiao WuXing’s figure lightly flashed then disappeared in the nick of time. The man’s
expression changed and before he could react, a soul force that was even stronger and
denser than his instantly struck his abdomen. The huge momentum from the strike caused
his face to distort and he could not control his body as he flew backwards, directly falling off
the stage.

He actually tasted defeat in such a clear-cut manner! And this was only the first round!

Everyone who saw this scene could not help but swallow, he’s really powerful!

Qiao WuXing dusted off his clothes. Actually, he had never even left his original place by a
single step from start to finish. The man’s method of using afterimages to confuse his
opponent was pretty good. If he wavered in the slightest, the flow would have been in his
opponent’s favor. But no matter how realistic afterimages were, it did not contain any soul
force. Furthermore, he had immediately noticed as his strength was much higher than the
man’s.

Just as the match on this side ended, the match on Stage Eighty Two had also ended.
Jiu Ye’s speed was not any slower than Qiao WuXing’s and he did not even use a trace of
soul force. When his opponent had made a move, he had swept the man who was brawnier
than him off the stage with a cool and awesome kick.

Jiu Ye was slowly withdrawing the leg he had raised without a single expression on his face
when Qiao WuXing looked over.

After the performance of the two, those who originally were scornful of them all started
paying attention. This was especially so for those people from the twentieth floor who had
some fame. One must be aware that several of them had been incited by You XiaoMo and
the rest. If You XiaoMo and the rest were as powerful as these two people, they had to
consider how to face them later.

As the time it took for everyone to finish their match was different, the names on the jade
plate began to roll again after Jiu Ye and Qiao WuXing’s match ended. After seeing their
own name, a bunch of people walked out one after another from the spectator seats.

“You XiaoHa, it’s your turn. Do your best!”

Tian Xin who was sitting behind him strongly clapped his shoulder suddenly.

You XiaoMo rolled his eyes in his heart. Tian Xin looked weak and delicate, who would have
thought that her hand strength was so strong. Each and everyone’s strength were all so
great.

“Do your best!” Cheng XiangRong shyly said to him.

You XiaoMo smiled and nodded. He had always felt that it was inconceivable that this
uncle’s personality was actually so bashful. However, this also proved that he was a
relatively simple person. Then he looked at Ling Xiao, “Don’t you have anything to say to
me?”

Ling Xiao narrowed his eyes at him, “Say what?”

You XiaoMo harrumphed, “Some encouraging words, of course.”

Ling Xiao looked at him in despise and said, “Your opponent is just a level five mage. Are
you certain that you need my encouragement?”

You XiaoMo gave a hollow laugh as he touched his nose. He only said this on a whim just
because he was carried away in this moment, did you need to look at him like this? You also
won’t die by occasionally cooperating.
After silently cursing, he walked down.

You XiaoMo stared at his opponent without blinking. The person’s clothes were relatively
unusual but the places that should be covered were covered. To others, it was very
revealing, however it was quite normal to him with his past memory.

Seeing that the two were already standing at the ready, the referee loudly yelled, “Begin!”

You XiaoMo was the same as Qiao WuXing and did not become careless just because his
opponent was a level five mage. His skin immediately became taut as he stared at her
without wavering, waiting for her to attack. Look how considerate he is.

The woman calmly looked at him for a moment before she suddenly smiled. She was quite
pretty to his surprise.

You XiaoMo raised his eyebrows in astoundment. What did this mean? Was she preparing
to honey trap him? Don’t be like this, beauty. I’m already not heterosexual. I won’t be
tempted no matter how you smile.

“It looks like I won’t be able to win this match no matter how hard I try. The disparity in
strength is too large.” The woman opened her mouth and said. Not only did her tone have
no nervousness, it was also a little blithe.

You XiaoMo continued to raise his eyebrows. This sort of preparing to admit defeat pacing,
what kind of ruckus was she trying to start?

The woman sighed in relief and stared at him with a smile that was yet not a smile, “I
believe that Sire is also not a person who would have tender and protective feelings for the
fairer sex. It’s not necessary to compete since I know that I will lose.” Then she turned back
to the referee, “I admit defeat for this match.”

The nature of proactively admitting defeat and rejecting a match were different so there
was no need to deduct points.

Once this sentence was said, a burst of sighs rang from the spectator seats.
Chapter 435: Fight for Bliss*

Translated by Jouissance of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

Though he had been expecting this result, he couldn’t help but sigh when he heard it.

It wasn’t uncommon to surrender before the fight even properly began, because some
people understood very well that they weren’t a match for the challenger. These people
would just surrender, but that wasn’t the only reason.

The real reason was because most people had more than one match to fight. If they were
stubborn just to not lose face, then it would probably affect the battles later on. If they
were injured, it wouldn’t be good for them later on. Thus, most people were very
understanding when it came to girls surrendering the match.

You XiaoMo and Ling Xiao had only watched the matches in the morning before leaving the
arena.

If it wasn’t a match between powerhouses, then it would be too boring to watch. They
quickly got tired of watching and could only manage a morning of matches. Though, apart
from Yan Hui and An Qiao, the others all had their matches in the morning.

“I really didn’t expect that the usually gentle and soft uncle would be so fierce when
fighting. It’s like he became a completely different person.” You XiaoMo walked in front of
Ling Xiao, unable to stop a smile when thinking back to Cheng XiangRong’s match.

The hint of a smile appeared on Ling Xiao’s face. “That area truly is a weak spot.”

You XiaoMo suddenly turned and said mischievously, “So you had better be careful. If you
make me angry then… heheh!”

“You wouldn’t,” Ling Xiao said confidently.

You XiaoMo’s lips curled up. “Try me.”

Ling Xiao shook his head, looking at the other in seriousness. “No one would go against
their own bliss. They will only work hard to gain it.”

You XiaoMo paused for a moment before he figured out what Ling Xiao was referring to
when he said “bliss”. He flushed, glaring at the other. Bliss my ass, work hard my ass. Not
bothering to continue arguing, he quickened his steps to leave the twentieth floor.
TN: Happiness(幸福 -xingfu) and Sexual happiness(性福 -xingfu) have the same
pronunciation. LX was “referring” to the latter. Word play at finest.

Ling Xiao followed with a wicked smile.

By four PM, most of the matches had ended.

You XiaoMo and company headed towards the thirty-fifth floor. That was the registration
area for Arena Four. Since the matches were over, the name list for the second registration
had been compiled.

The thirty-fifth floor wasn’t as crowded as the fifteenth floor. The number of people on
each floor was structured like a pyramid. Thus, here, there were less than half the number
of people than on the fifteenth floor. The presence of the people here was also much more
intense.

You XiaoMo accepted the name list given to him by the male manager. They had come
rather late. It was Qiao WuXing’s suggestion. If they came later, they could get a better
grasp of the situation. Otherwise, it would be easier for others to plot against them and
they wouldn’t be able to gain a good grasp of the situation either. Most of the names on the
list had several challengers behind them, and very few were blank.

Though they didn’t know if the people who came after them would choose the same people
to challenge or not, logically speaking, the powerhouses at the top of floor forty wouldn’t
have many challengers. It wasn’t just him with this idea. Jiu Ye and the others had the same
thought and all cast their gazes to the front.

The name list on the jade board was organized by strength in descending order.

You XiaoMo took a look. The five strongest didn’t have any challengers yet. Just as he was
hesitating on which one to choose, a name suddenly appeared behind the person ranked
first. It was Jiu Ye. You XiaoMo thought for a moment before settling on the third ranked
person.

The reason for deciding on a different person was because if there were two people
challenging the same person, then the times for the match would be set apart. For example,
one match would be in the morning, the other in the afternoon. No one was willing to
spend time on this.

The matches would be held the day after tomorrow. There was still plenty of time, so no
one was in a rush to return. After they registered, they each went their own way.
You XiaoMo didn’t have anywhere he particularly wanted to go, so he returned to his room
with Ling Xiao. He still had much to do.

After he let out SheQiu and the others, he hadn’t seen even a shadow of them. Even the
Metal Swallowing Beast had been lured away, off to play who knows where. Thus, the task
of tidying his dimension was left to him.

However, it had been a while since he had went back to his pocket dimension, so there
were huge patches of matured magic herbs. It was a good thing that it was taking longer
and longer for the magic herbs to mature, so he only had to plant new ones every few
months. It gave him plenty of time.

However, just thinking of how much he had to do had his back aching.

SheQiu, hurry and come back, you guys. I miss you.

At the same time, PiQiu suddenly sneezed and then wondered, “That was weird, is
someone thinking of me?”

SheQiu was lazily draped over the railing, his snake eyes watching the people walk about
below in boredom. Hearing the other’s words, he smiled. “It’s probably that master misses
us.”

PiQiu was moved to tears.

XiaoHei’s haughty voice immediately gave him a heavy blow. “Probably wondering when
we’ll be back to do work for him.”

PiQiu swayed precariously.

MaoQiu said, “XiaoHei, there was no need to voice that. It’s blissful to live in a dream.”

PiQiu instantly received several more arrows. This was exhausting; he felt that he would
never love again.

On the other side, You XiaoMo immediately dragged Ling Xiao into the dimension upon
getting back to their room. The only helper he had remaining was Ling Xiao, so he couldn’t
let the other escape as well.

Ling Xiao had wanted to refuse, but seeing the ‘if you dare run, then you can spend the rest
of your life in the dog house’ that was implied in You XiaoMo’s expression, he reconsidered
and accepted his fate.
Magic Herbs were primarily green in color with some that varied more. It was an amazing
sight in bloom.

Before, he had only opened up ten field for magic herbs, but after he had gotten help from
SheQiu and the others, there were now two hundred and sixty six fields, primarily geared
towards growing high level magic herbs.

You XiaoMo decided to start from the level nine magic herbs since he was currently a level
nine mage.

You XiaoMo first brought over a large bucket and filled it with spiritual water. Then, he
brought out several griddles from the wooden hut, preparing to start work.

With his control over his soul force, it wouldn’t take him long to dig up a level nine magic
herb. In addition, he could dig up several at a time with his multitasking ability, which
increased his speed greatly.

After fifteen minutes, he had filled two griddles and brought them over to Ling Xiao, saying,
“Ok, now you have to use the bucket of spiritual water over there to wash away the mud on
their roots. Remember to be careful, otherwise, if their roots are damaged, their effect will
be reduced.”

This method was the best for the inexperienced Ling Xiao. Otherwise, if he had to clean
them by hand, he might damage everyone he cleaned.

“Ah, I got it.” Ling Xiao wore an uninterested expression.

You XiaoMo was exasperated at Ling Xiao’s response. To make sure the other wouldn’t
slack off, he increased his speed, dividing his attention into ten. When he was refining pills,
he only dared split his attention into three, but digging up magic herbs wasn’t as
complicated as refining magic pills.

Ling Xiao picked up the thirty-first magic herb and was about to put it into the bucket to be
washed, when he suddenly noticed in his peripheral that there were already two full
griddles next to You XiaoMo. He couldn’t help but narrow his eyes. Was he trying to
compete in speed?

After confirming that the other did have such intentions, the corner of Ling Xiao’s lips curled
down. In the next moment, he had poured a griddle full of magic herbs into the bucket.
When he next took them out, most of the mud had already sunk to the bottom. The entire
process only took four to five minutes.

When Ling Xiao placed the two empty griddles in front of You XiaoMo, the latter stared
dumbly.

Five seconds later, You XiaoMo pulled himself back to the present and stared at Ling Xiao
suspiciously. “How are you so fast?” Ling Xiao had been wearing an expression like he
would rather be anywhere but here. How come he had gotten so into it so fast? You
XiaoMo could barely keep up.

“You want me to be slow?” Ling Xiao retorted.

No, You XiaoMo really wanted to say ‘it’s exactly what I wanted’, but he quickly formulated
a different response. “No, I’m very grateful.”

Ling Xiao: “…”

To keep up with Ling Xiao, You XiaoMo sped up again. Splitting his attention into ten wasn’t
his limit. Before, when he was purifying magic herbs, he could purify more than ten at once,
after all.

This chore, through their constant competing in speed, was quickly finished. They had
gotten through the entire area for level nine magic herbs and were currently working on
the level ten herbs. However, there were few level ten herbs and after they had finished,
they returned to the section for level eight magic herbs to continue.

They only stopped when You XiaoMo had exhausted his energy.

He decided that he wouldn’t randomly plant magic herbs anymore. If they matured, he’d
keep them in the field and dig them up when he needed space to plant new ones.

He hadn’t done this in a while. He was completely burned out.

Ling Xiao threw the last griddle to one side and scooped a cup of spiritual water from the
lake for You XiaoMo. After You XiaoMo drank it, he was battle ready once more.

Before leaving the dimension, You XiaoMo picked out some magic herbs from the ones he
had dug up to put into his storage and bring with him.

Ever since they had managed to successfully bid for the Heavenly Cauldron, he hadn’t had a
chance to try it out because the first floor really wasn’t secure enough. Their neighbors
would hear everything they did. The commotion from refining pills was too much to keep
unnoticed, so he had decided to test it out after the challenges.

Early next morning, everyone got ready for the day and headed confidently to arena four.
Chapter 436: Cheating Technique

Translated by Crystal of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

In the span of a few days, You XiaoMo and the others had already become famous.
So, the moment they arrived, the attention was focused on them, especially those
from the fifty to seventieth row from the left. That section was so excited that their
eyes felt like they were spitting fire.

Yan Hui and Cheng XiangRong came early and saved seats for them so that even
though they came late, they didn’t have to stand like everyone else.

Once You XiaoMo was seated, he realized that those people were still staring at him
and couldn’t help but question, “Are those people there our opponents? Why are
they still looking at us?” He was in his room the day before, so he didn’t know what
his opponent looked like.

Tian Xin, who was sitting in front, turned to say, “That’s them, although they’re all
from the fortieth floor, every one of them is sinister and crafty. When we went to
register, they had already heard about us, but that cannot be helped since every
year there are new students who are tough. Therefore, they pay close attention to
those particularly tough as to prevent themselves from getting chosen.”

You XiaoMo scratched his head, “How do you prevent something like this?”

Tian Xin snickered, “Of course you can, if you weren’t locked up in your room
yesterday, this kind of information was easy to obtain.”

“Then hurry up and tell me.”

Tian Xin lifted her delicate and petite chin to say, “If you call me big sis then I’ll tell
you.”
You XiaoMo didn’t know what to say, he knew that Tian Xin was only nineteen, so to
get him, a twenty-two-year-old to call her sis…he felt his goosebumps rising.

But right at this moment, his savior appeared, Ling Xiao, who sat beside him, slightly
opened his eyes and gave a unclear glance at Tian Xin while saying, “It probably
has to do with the lottery system.”

“Ah, that’s why!”

With just one sentence You XiaoMo figured it out, it was in the rules that if more than
three people challenge the same person then there would be a random draw at the
stage. Only the one who was drawn could have that chance to fight.

If these people knew who would be challenging them, then they could get people to
pretend to challenge them. The more people, the less likely they were to be picked.

Tian Xin pouted at little and looked towards Ling Xiao with blame, “However, that is
undesirable since its disrupting the rules and if the Xiao Yao Institution finds out,
there would be severe punishments. Because it was so harsh, no one would break it
unless they were sure they wouldn’t leave a trace.”

You XiaoMo thought to himself, he couldn’t be that unlucky right? Since he did want
to use these three attempts to get to the sixtieth floor.

It wasn’t long before the challenges began.

On the jade plate appeared the two hundred contestants for the first round, since the
number of participants was less than the lower floors, the names of Yan Hui, Tian
Xin, and Zhang LanYu were all on the list.

Tian Xin was already bustling with excitement so the moment she saw her name,
she jumped straight up.
Qiao WuXing said to her, “Tian Xin, once the match starts, you can’t be careless,
even if the opponents are weaker than you. Do you understand?”

Tian Xin spitted out her tongue in response, “I know, WuXing-gege.”

You XiaoMo had one hand supporting his chin while he thought. The three were
middle tier in their group, however, for someone from the fortieth floor, they would
completely overwhelm them. Take Tian Xin for example, her strength was that of a
high rank level seven mage, to fight against a level six mage, there would be no
reason for her to lose.

Zhang LanYu’s strength was unexpectedly high, he was a low rank level nine mage.

As for Yan Hui, he could never see through him, this person seemed to be careless
and straightforward but You XiaoMo always thought that he was a bit weird.
However, he was definitely a high rank level eight mage, certainly strong and would
have no problem getting to the seventieth floor.

The three opponents were not the strongest bunch of the floor, so their results were
similar to that of You XiaoMo, both of Yan Hui and Zhang LanYu’s opponents
forfeited. That was because they all had matches later on, except for Tian Xin’s
opponent.

Her opponent had probably thought that since she was a girl and there was only a
one level difference that he still had a chance. However, he didn’t realize that under
that delicate appearance was a manly heart. With pure force she sent her opponent
flying.

You XiaoMo had already knew that the girl was strong, but he didn’t think it was this
ridiculous. The man who she sent flying was at least one hundred kg and yet she did
it effortlessly. It looked like that day when she patted him on the shoulder, she went
easy on him.

The girl who won the fight came running back jubilantly and blinked towards Qiao
WuXing.
Qiao WuXing couldn’t help but laugh while shaking his head. Him telling her to be
wary wasn’t because he didn’t trust her, but he was simply worried that the opponent
might pull something dirty.

“Easy peasy lemon squeezy. It was so easy!” When Tian Xin got back to her seat,
her pretty face looked like a flower with how much she was smiling.

Qiao WuXing didn’t know whether he should laugh or cry and said, “Tian Xin, you
are a girl, beware of your image.”

Tian Xin paid no attention, “WuXing-gege, look at the tournament, the jade plate’s
moving again. It's possible that you’re up next.”

Qiao WuXing shook his head.

Like she said, there was new names appearing on the jade plate. You XiaoMo was
paying close attention so he wouldn’t miss his name, since there were less matches
than for the twentieth floor, he had a pretty good chance of appearing. However,
when all the names were shown, his was still not there.

“That’s weird, You XiaoHa your opponents name is up there though.” Tian Xin, who
had a sharp eye, spotted the name Zhu Hong, who was You XiaoMo’s opponent.

Hearing her words, the group looked closer and as she said, on the thirty-third spot,
which was the arena number of You XiaoMo, had Zhu Hong’s name. However,
beside it, there was no name for a challenger.

“It’s a lottery, there is more than three people challenging Zhu Hong.” Jiu Ye spoke
up in his nonchalant tone.

You XiaoMo was dumbfounded, wasn’t Zhu Hong a powerhouse of the fortieth floor,
then why was there so many challenging him? Also, he arrived relatively late and at
that point he was the only challenger, logically speaking, this shouldn’t be the case.
Tian Xin had a muffled laugh as she covered her mouth, “You XiaoHa, it looks like
this Zhu Hong person doesn’t want to fight you.”

You XiaoMo rolled his eyes towards her and said, “Didn’t you say most people were
too afraid to break the rules?” This was annoying, how unlucky was he to come
across something like this.

Tian Xin objected, “However, this Zhu Hong is not typical, do you know of a Clean
Sweep Victory?Well, you probably don’t. In the Giganticus, there is a special rule
that says if you can win six matches in a row, with having opponents at a higher
level, then you can go straight up twenty floors. I heard that Zhu Hong was preparing
to challenge this rule and yesterday he already won against someone stronger, if he
lost to you here, then his record from before would be useless. The next time he
could challenge again would be in three months.”

Yan Hui continued while grinning, “The great disparity between you two is so large
that even if he won yesterday, there was no way he could win against you currently.”

You XiaoMo wanted to die, if he had known earlier he wouldn’t have picked him.
Even if it meant challenging the same person as Qiao WuXing that would’ve been
fine, but now it was all up to luck. His was going crazy just picturing being stuck at
the fortieth floor while everyone else went up to the sixtieth.

“Serves you right!” Qiao An’s gloating voice appeared expectedly.

You XiaoMo had expected that he would add insult to injury, so he just rolled his
eyes and pretended not to have heard anything. Then he leaned on Ling Xiao’s
shoulder and made a forty-five degrees sadness.

“Ling…Eh, do you think I will be picked?”

Ling Xiao said, “You just have to believe that you have a halo above you…”

You XiaoMo, “……” What, the main character halo?

The lottery was done in front of everyone, however, it wasn’t just Zhu Hong with
multiple challengers, so it took a while to get to him. Once it was Zhu Hong’s turn,
the audience suddenly became a lot quieter. The people here knew the context
better than Tian Xin did and also knew that to not fight You XiaoMo, he cheated.

Once Zhu Hong stood on top of the thirty-third arena, even though it was hard to tell
his expression due to the distance, You XiaoMo felt that this person here was in a
composed complacency.

You XiaoMo thought to himself, “Dage, you can’t just sacrifice me because you want
the Clean Sweep Victory, that’s unethical. If I’m not chosen, I’m fighting you for my
third chance, you got me? So if you got me then just be a good boy and pick me, I
won’t embarrass you, really!”

A little while later, the referee of the thirty-third arrived with a stack of paper.

In the referee’s hands were names of Zhu Hong’s challengers and all he had to do
was to choose one of the paper slips.

There were a total of elven paper slips, if You XiaoMo ‘stand out amongst the
crowd’, he had less than one tenth of a chance to do so. It was so low that most
people thought it was impossible, however that didn’t deny the fact that it was a
tense situation.

Most of the audience was focused on Zhu Hong.

The best part was, on a nearby stage, a pair also had a burning gossip spirit and
actually both called for a pause, so they could fight later. The referee was angered
to the point of laughing.

So, the referee walked over with the slips to Zhu Zhong, with the latter very casually
pulling one out.
Chapter 437: Perseverance

Translated by Rachel of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

You XiaoMo rubbed his hands nervously and stared hard at the piece of paper in Zhu Hong’s
hand. May the gods be with me, he prayed. Let the name on the paper be his, it must be.
He promised he would not despise the name You XiaoHa anymore in future.

“This fella is going overboard with the mystery and suspense.” TianXin also wanted to know
who Zhu Hong picked but after he got the slip of paper, his actions became very slow as if
he intended to create suspense for everyone and make them hungry for more.

Zhu Hong didn't look at the name on the paper slip. Instead, after he was satisfied with
having everyone’s eyes on him, he took his time to pass the paper slip to the referee. He
really didn't believe his luck was so bad that he would draw a name with less than ten
percent chance of being chosen.

The referee calmly received the paper slip and flipped it over to the back. His eyes shifted to
the other corner of the slip with the name written on it. When he saw the name on it, his
body suddenly shook slightly and an odd expression formed on his face.

This slight movement was immediately picked up by the crowd and soon, the area where
the spectators sat started to buzz with excited discussion.

“What is it, what is it, what does the referee’s expression mean? So did he get picked or
not?”

“What a hateful bunch of people. They only know how to create suspense and make us
hungry for more.”

“Haha, if he didn't do that how can he show this historic moment of tension. From what I
see, it's highly likely that he didn't get picked. The referee always likes to do things to
mislead others.”

……

Zhu Hong also became slightly nervous from the referee’s actions.

“How is it?” He asked.

The referee didn’t say a thing but he took out a mini jade plate.
Seeing that, the crowd immediately shifted their attention to the screen on the wall and
saw a name slowly appearing behind Zhu Hong’s name. You XiaoHa!

The crowd became silent...

“Yes! Fuck, he really got chosen.” Tian Xin excited voice broke the silence. She was even
more excited than You XiaoMo himself. Even the swear words came out.

Qiao WuXing covered his face in disgrace. This brat was really crazy.

You XiaoMo was so thrilled that he grabbed Ling Xiao’s arm tightly. He was too happy to
even speak and his hands trembled non-stop. The gods were actually standing on his side.

“Don't be to excited. This outcome is normal.” Ling Xiao held his wrist. Perhaps he was the
calmest of his them all. Even Jiu Ye’s cool expression cracked slightly. Clearly no one
thought You XiaoMo’s luck was that good.

On the side, An Qiao spat on the floor. What a lucky bastard he was! Less than one out of
ten chance of getting his name drawn and yet he got it! How infuriating!

“Impossible!” Zhu Hong, who had spent a lot of time and effort to prevent this, could hardly
accept this fact. The shock on his face couldn't be wiped off his face easily. He still hadn't
come around to the fact. He specially found ten people and even paid a small price for them
and the outcome was this!? Didn't it just mean that whatever he did was for nothing?!

Faced with Zhu Hong’s anger, the referee calmly handed him the paper slip in his hand.

“If you don't believe it, you can take a look at the result you personally picked.”

Zhu Hong didn't receive the slip of paper but he saw the name on the end of the slip. It was
indeed You XiaoHa’s name. Blood started to rush to his eyes.

Everyone thought that he was doing this for the Clean sweep victory but he wasn't. The real
reason behind it all was that he had an agreement with Ran Yu from the forty-third floor. If
he won all six challenges, Ran Yu promised to do Dual Cultivation with him. In order to have
Ran Yu, he was willing to go to any lengths to win. However, he never expected You XiaoMo
to suddenly pop up. Furthermore, he was also one of the strongest students that XiaoYao
Institute admitted this year.

Before You XiaoMo even challenged him, he already did his research on them. What he
concluded was that there were three high level mages who had multi-coloured souls among
the new students. If he had to compete with them, they didn't stand a chance winning. As
for the few strong ones, the odds of winning were slim. So to prevent that irreversible
situation from happening, he thought of a plan.

His actions did seem to violate the rules of the Institute but even if someone were to
investigate it, they wouldn't find anything.

The nine out of ten chance of not selecting You XiaoMo actually lost to that one-tenth.

Any normal person would find this hard to accept.

You XiaoMo happily walked up the ring and stood in front of Zhu Hong. Zhu Hong knew he
shouldn't take his anger out on his opponent but he couldn't help it. The way he looked at
him was as if he was facing his mortal enemy. He glared at him.

“I'm You XiaoHa, please take care of me and do give me advice.” You XiaoMo said
lightheartedly.

Zhu Hong was on the verge of vomiting blood. Give him advice! What did he have to teach?
It was clear he was bound to lose this match, he might as well concede defeat now. Then
again, that would be too shameful. If Ran Yu knew about that…

The referee standing at the side of the ring raised his hand an announced, “Begin.”

Zhu Hong opened his mouth to speak but an overwhelming surge of soul force swept
towards him. Directly in the path of the soul power, he bore the brunt of the attack. He felt
as if his body was crushed by unmovable mountains and it was in that moment Zhu Hong
truly felt the gap between You XiaoMo and himself. It was a gap that could not be
compensated by any means.

The laughter lines on the youth’s slightly childlike face faded, replaced with a stern look. His
standing posture slowly went into an attacking stance.

Zhu Hong subconsciously stepped back.

At this moment, he suddenly heard a mocking laughter.

The familiar voice slightly surprised Zhu Hong. He looked towards the direction of the sound
and saw a familiar face. He opened his mouth but he couldn't say Ran Yu’s name.

Standing among the spectator lots, Ran Yu looked down at him. The slightly downcast eyes
nicely hid the disdain and contempt in them. The people beside him might not have
noticed but Zhu Hong clearly saw it.
Why?

Zhu Hong only had this question in mind.

You XiaoMo raised his brows in astonishment. Following his line of sight, he saw a splendid
scene. It was a man who could be found with one look despite standing in a crowd. He
clearly was a man but he had features that were more bewitching than MaoQiu’s flirtatious
countenance. If he had to use one word to describe him, that would be a vixen.

At the moment, that vixen was looking at Zhu Hong condescendingly.

You XiaoMo reined in his aura and looked at Zhu Hong who seemed to have come undone.

“Dage, do you still want to fight?” You XiaoMo asked.

You XiaoMo looked at him and it was obvious he wanted to give up already.

Remaining silent for three seconds, Zhu Hong suddenly raised his head and stared at him
with bloodshot eyes.

“Fight!”

Just after he finished saying that, his aura had an outburst and he shot towards You XiaoMo
like an arrow that just left the bow. His aura did indeed gave people a scare.

You XiaoMo thought he was prepared to give up. Never did he expect him to attack so
suddenly. While he might have been caught off guard, he easily grasped Zhu Hong’s attack
pattern. Zhu Hong was only charging towards him with brute force. You XiaoMo
immediately erected a soul barrier. Want to knock into something? Fine, he'd let him knock
into something.

Zhu Hong immediately shifted his body. He went around the soul barrier and tried to attack
You XiaoMo but he just casually flicked his Resonance Finger. His soul power cut through
the air and flew towards Zhu Hong like glowing silver needles. Zhu Hong didn't dodge it in
time and got hit on the shoulder. Dull pain punishingly assaulted his heart.

Zhu Hong kneeled down with one knee on the ground and cradled his injured shoulder. He
then stood up immediately and the soul power within him exploded once again. He then
continued to charge at You XiaoMo like a man on a suicide mission.

You XiaoMo raised his eyebrows in surprise. This guy couldn’t be...
Viewing the competition from the spectator seats was a whole other show altogether. Zhu
Hong’s perseverance could be seen. Time and time again, he tried to move the mountain
that was You XiaoMo but each time his efforts were in vain. The one who ended up all
battered and bloody was still himself.

The spectators near the ring watched the scene play out silently.

Many originally wanted to see Zhu Hong’s pathetic state after he got defeated but now,
they didn't know how to react. Both him and the spectators knew full well that he couldn't
win, but he still continued. Either he's foolish or too persistent!

Bam!

Zhu Hong’s body was flung into the air and he landed heavily on the ground. A few seconds
later, he seemed like he still wanted to get up and fight, just like a cockroach that could
never be killed.

You XiaoMo walked forward and shouted at him with furrowed brows, “Hey, there's tons of
guys in the world. You don't have to be so hung up on one. It may not necessarily be your
loss if he doesn't like you back. You don’t have to do this yourself and make yourself feel
unworthy. You may not feel bothered but I'm getting annoyed right now with this shit.”

Kneeling with one knee on the ground, Zhu Hong spat out a mouthful of blood and turned
his head back in Ran Yu’s direction to take a look. That someone wasn't there anymore and
he didn't even know when he had left.

“You don't have to look anymore. He left much earlier on when you charged towards me.
How about this, you admit defeat now. Then I wouldn't have to kick you off the ring.” You
XiaoMo said.

Zhu Hong was stunned for a moment.

“Referee, he admitted defeat.” You XiaoMo immediately told the referee.

The referee was like, Do you think I'm dead?

Zhu Hong wiped the blood off the corner of his mouth with the back of his hand and
agreed, “Yes, you're right, I concede defeat.”

“....”

The referee had no words for them.

You XiaoMo looked at the referee with all smiles on his face.

The referee then took a deep breath and declared You XiaoHa the winner.

And that, was how all the drama came to an end.

Chapter 438: The Backwards Dong Zhou

Translated by Kollumceti of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

With You XiaoMo this ‘cautionary tale’, Qiao WuXing and Jiu Ye’s matches were smooth to
the extreme. However, You XiaoMo did not go as their matches were in the afternoon, so
he had missed it.

After the matches ended, You XiaoMo ran to the thirty-fifth floor to confirm his opponent
for the third round and then he returned to the first floor with Ling Xiao. He did not need to
worry that what had happened today would occur again now. It could not be helped but be
said that luck could also shock the hearts of men and he believed that the people on the
sixtieth floor would probably not be like Zhu Hong and play the same trick.

In a crude and simple small room on the first floor.

You XiaoMo was fussing over the magic herbs that Ling Xiao had washed yesterday.

To be frank, it was washed clean. But in actual fact, he had just thrown the magic herbs into
a bucket of water to let the soil automatically drop off, and then he just fished it up and
placed it down and considered the job to be done.

How clean could it be in the end? More or less, there was still a bit of soil left on the roots
of the magic herbs. One needed to personally wash them off. Laziness of this extent really
incurred the hatred of both God and man.

You XiaoMo washed the magic herbs while complaining about a certain person.

You XiaoMo originally intended to stay in his room all day as there were no matches on the
second day. It just happened that he could use this time to tidy up the pile of magic herbs
that he had dug out yesterday. He had to do it all over again because of Ling Xiao’s
irresponsibleness.

As for Ling Xiao, he left the XiaoYao Institution as he said that he had something to do.

The XiaoYao Institution was not a faculty where entry was on lock-down. No matter
whether there were matches or in normal times, one was able to enter and exit as one
pleased as long as they had the mage emblem.

Yan Hui dragged him out of his room after knowing that he was alone and said that he
wanted to bring him to take a look at the sixtieth floor. Since it would not be long before
they would enter the sixtieth floor, Yan Hui wanted to familiarize himself with it first.
You XiaoMo had already been dragged out of his room while he was pondering on how high
the odds of being able to successfully reject this invitation were. The rest of their year
mates had gone their separate ways and only the uncle was coming together with them.

“It’s just a place to stay, what’s there to see about it?” You XiaoMo helplessly injected.

“Of course it’s different.” Yan Hui looked back, “I’ve heard that the rooms on the sixtieth
are very big and beautiful, and there are two rooms – a bedroom and a living room. The
bed is so big that three people would not even it disdain for being squeezy. Furthermore, I
think that Tian Xin had mentioned that every floor would have a good thing on it.”

You XiaoMo replied, “Even if there’s a good thing, we are currently not residents of the
sixtieth floor. We still wouldn’t be able to see it even if we go ba.”

“Could it be that you’ve forgot the incident with the Time Wall?” Yan Hui looked at him
incredulously with an exaggerated expression.

You XiaoMo paused for a moment, he had really forgotten about it.

Yan Hui knew that he had guessed it correctly with a single look at his face and sighed, “The
Time Wall is on the sixtieth floor. You can go to the Time Wall at any time as you got the
Rainbowed Pill during the assessment.”

“So you guys are preparing to bring me to the Time Wall now?”

“We also want to know how the Time Wall looks like ma. It’s just as well since you also
don’t know what it looks like, so...”

So they dragged him over with them for a look.

You XiaoMo had even thought that they really wanted to bring him out for a stroll around.

Cheng XiangRong, who was at the side, very carefully eyed him, “Are you angry?”

You XiaoMo, “No.” Uncle, don’t be so sensitive, these kind of matter is not worth being
angry over. However, he had always been quite curious about what kind of place could
produce such a character like uncle. Since he was thinking about this, he just asked, “Uncle,
where are you from?”

Cheng XiangRong did not expect that he would ask about this and was startled, “I come
from Dong Zhou.”
You XiaoMo raised his eyebrow in surprise, “Such a coincidence, Yan Hui is also from Dong
Zhou.”

Dong Zhou was a region in the Tong Tian Continent which had yet to be civilized. The
people that resided in Dong Zhou were the Tong Tian Continent’s original inhabitants who
had a very long history. They were considered to be a group blessed by the heavens, but
they clung very strongly to their ideologies and with more and more people coming from
other realms, it developed to the indigenous citizens migrating to Dong Zhou in the end.
Thus, it was labeled as ‘uncivilized’.

Yet, many experts had emerged from Dong Zhou even though their ideologies were
different. For example, two people of the Ten Gods of the Tong Tian Rankings were from
Dong Zhou.

Cheng XiangRong brightened upon hearing that Yan Hui was also from Dong Zhou. He
excitedly clasped Yan Hui’s hand, “Fellow townsman, I never thought that I would actually
see another person like me who also came from Dong Zhou. I’m so happy.”

Yan Hui was embarrassed and was a little uncomfortable with his staring, “Ah yes, I also did
not expect this. It’s such a surprise.”

“I’m from the Shuixi Tribe in Dong Zhou, how about you?” Cheng XiangRong met his fellow
townsman and became a chatterbox. His entire person became much livelier.

“Eh, I’m from the Guma Tribe.”

Probably because Cheng XiangRong was too enthusiastic, Yan Hui was stunned into silence
instead.

Cheng XiangRong happily gushed, “The Guma Tribe is Dong Zhu’s most powerful tribe. I
know that several brilliant and famous experts on the Tong Tian Rankings are from the
Guma Tribe. Yan Hui, you will certainly be very strong later.”

Yan Hui scratched his head and drily laughed, “I hope so.”

“But this is really great. I didn’t expect that there would also be two mages with rainbow
souls emerging from Dong Zhou at once. This had never happened in the past.” Cheng
XiangRong suddenly sighed again.

“What do you mean by that?” You XiaoMo, who was at the side, finally spoke. Though he
had not been to Dong Zhou, he could image that Dong Zhou should be an extremely vast
region. With such a long history, it ought to be unlikely that they would not even have one
mage with a rainbow soul.
Cheng XiangRong explained, “It’s because the mages in Dong Zhou are very rare. Majority of
the physiques of our tribe members and other tribes are only suited for cultivation, and
there are almost none who are suited for refining pills. Taking the Shuixi Tribe as an
example, mages practically take up less than one in ten thousand and not all who are
suitable for refining pills are able to become high level mages, leading to our tribe to be
relatively backwards and weak.”

You XiaoMo nodded even though he did not really understand and looked at Yan Hui, “Then
Guma Tribe is also facing this type of situation?”

Yan Hui paused for a moment before he said, “Not quite so, the situation in Guma Tribe is a
little better than the Shuixi Tribe’s.”

“Because there are more experts?”

“This is only one of the reasons.” Cheng XiangRong continued, “The reason why Shuixi Tribe
would fall behind actually has some relations to ideologies. You may not know much about
the history of the Tong Tian Continent. Many tribes in Dong Zhou actually look down on the
people who came from other realms, so they rarely have dealings with outsiders. But Guma
Tribe was different. Although they did not have a lot of mages like us, they were willing to
have dealings with outsiders.”

You XiaoMo understood it now. It was because they were resting complacently on their
laurels. This type of situation was a little similar to the Qing Dynasty’s circumstances. The
Qing Dynasty was unwilling to keep up with the times and always abided by the same old
practices. In the end, others progressed while and they regressed.
t/n: Qing dynasty is the last imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1944 to 1912.

Cheng XiangRong admitted, “I came here because I’ve always wanted to change this sort of
situation. I originally thought that only I would have this sort of thinking, never did I think
that Yan Hui was also the same as me. Don’t you think it’s really great?”

Yan Hui who had been arbitrarily defined could only give a hollow laugh. He really could not
bear that bright and fervent expression that Cheng XiangRong was directing at him.

You XiaoMo, “In that case, do your best. I’m sure that you’ll be able to accomplish your
dream one day.”

Cheng XiangRong happily nodded. He had a very favorable impression of You XiaoMo and
hearing You XiaoMo’s encouragement made him even happier. It was really good that he
had friends to share in this joyous feeling!
When they had finished talking, the three had already walked to the sixtieth floor.

Comparing the floors based on hygiene, the first floor was the territory of a group of
chickens while the sixtieth floor was like a three star hotel.

It was really quite good though it was not as exaggerated as what Yan Hui had said.

“It is said that the Time Wall in on the Southwest side of the sixtieth floor, which is also
where the teachers and elders live in. I’ve asked around about it yesterday. I’ll bring you
guys over.” Yan Hui finished speaking and started walking in front of them to lead the way
again.

They had finally reached their destination after walking for about half an hour.

The area that the teachers and elders were living in was the same as the sixtieth floor, being
neither extravagant nor simple. It was only that both inside and out were imbued with a
strict ambience.

A teacher saw them and coldly instruced, “This is not a place where you guys can enter.”

Yan Hui immediately smiled apologetically, “Teacher, we’re here to look for the Time Wall.”

The teacher frowned, “The Time Wall is not open to unauthorized personnel.”

“Oh no,” Yan Hui pointed at You XiaoMo and explained, “We are this year’s new students,
he is called You XiaoHa.”

The teacher’s gaze fell onto You XiaoMo. The alienation in his eyes changed to a measuring
gaze. He had indeed heard of this name previously. The top brass had already informed
them that You XiaoHa was this year’s lucky person before they had become students of
XiaoYao Institution. He glanced at You XiaoMo, “You’ll come with me. The other two will
wait here.”

Yan Hui had originally wanted to follow, so he was promptly disappointed when he heard
this.

Cheng XiangRong said, “XiaoHa, we will wait for you here.”

You XiaoMo’s figure lightly swayed for a moment. Be calm, you’ve already said that you
want to acknowledge this name. Even if someone intimately calls you HaHa, you also have
to accept it. He nodded at the two and followed after the teacher.
After five minutes, they stopped in front of a pagoda-shaped building.

The pagoda appeared to be about twenty meters tall, but the specific height could not be
determined as the golden pagoda directly penetrated through the ceiling. It was golden-
bright and dazzling, and was just like the pagoda held in the hand of the pagoda bearing
god, Li Jing.

The teacher pointed at the pagoda and said to him, “The Time Wall is inside, you can go in.”
t/n: Li Jing, also known as Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li is a figure in Chinese mythology
and a god in Chinese folk religion. He carries a small pagoda that can capture any spirit,
demon or god within its walls.