Free Web NovelChapter 220: Chapter 208: Bad News
’Whew... They’re finally gone.’
Nie Yun had no idea what had happened in Luoshui City. Right now, he was just relieved that Luoqing City and Tie Lan had finally left his courtyard.
Both girls were perfectly nice and normally very polite, but they had been at each other’s throats from the moment they met, acting as if they were sworn enemies. It left him completely baffled.
’Whatever. If I can’t figure it out, I won’t dwell on it. I should focus on getting familiar with my Great Strength Dantian.’
The Powerful Qi generated by the Great Strength Dantian could stimulate the physical body, allowing one to unleash incredible strength in a short burst. It sounded immensely powerful, but it also came with significant drawbacks.
The first drawback was that if one’s physical body wasn’t strong enough, forcefully using the Powerful Qi wouldn’t just fail to kill an enemy; it would make one’s own body collapse, crippling them in an instant!
It was like trying to power an airplane with a motorcycle engine. Forget about succeeding—it would probably be destroyed the moment you turned it on.
The second drawback was the immense energy consumption.
A person’s strength is more or less constant. To suddenly unleash immense power was to overdraw the body’s entire reserves, which would leave it in a weakened state. freeωebnovēl.c૦m
’These two major drawbacks are nothing to me, though...’
Understanding these two major drawbacks of the Powerful Qi, Nie Yun smiled faintly, unconcerned.
For others, these drawbacks were indeed fatal. The second one was especially dangerous: if you failed to kill your opponent in one blow, you would enter a period of weakness, giving them the perfect opportunity to take advantage.
What was fatal to others, however, was a non-issue for Nie Yun.
Having reached the third level of the Spirit Rhinoceros Body Refining Technique, his physical body was incomparably strong. Even if he desperately used the Powerful Qi, his body wouldn’t collapse, so he didn’t have to worry about the first drawback. As for the second, his Qi Sea had expanded again, and his True Qi reserves were far more abundant than those of others at the same realm. A period of weakness was simply impossible for him!
It was for this very reason that when wielding the Powerful Qi, Nie Yun’s might was far greater than Tuxin’s!
In fact, if Tuxin had a good Body Refinement method and abundant True Qi reserves from the start, it would not have been so easy for Nie Yun to defeat him, even with the Momentum of the Earth.
’I’ve been in cultivation for three days straight. Tuxin has probably escaped the Imperial Capital by now. It’s time to track him down!’
Standing up, Nie Yun’s eyes glinted sharply.
Time seems to stand still during cultivation, making one lose all track of its passage. Nie Yun had only been studying the unique properties of his Great Strength Dantian, but three days had passed in the blink of an eye.
Over the three days of cultivation, his understanding of the Great Strength Dantian grew, and his use of the Powerful Qi became more skilled. Although his raw strength hadn’t improved much, his combat power had more than doubled.
During those three days, it seemed Tuxin had found his accomplices. According to the senses from the Tracking Qi, he had reached a location and was no longer moving.
’Since he has stopped, it’s time to make a move.’
"Master, His Majesty the Emperor is outside and says he wants to see you!"
Just as he was about to follow the senses to find Tuxin, the Wind Wolf King’s voice rang out from outside the courtyard again.
’His Majesty the Emperor? What’s he doing here now?’
Although Nie Yun was only a Prince now, His Majesty the Emperor dared not disrespect him. Any other subject would have been summoned to the Imperial Palace for an audience with His Majesty, but for the Emperor to personally come to King Yun’s Mansion to see him was a first for the Divine Wind Empire.
Despite this, the ministers of the Divine Wind Empire didn’t dare say a word. In fact, they felt His Majesty the Emperor had done the right thing, the proper thing!
So what if you were the Emperor? This was a supreme expert whom even the Royal Family’s own ancestor couldn’t defeat. An Emperor was just a mortal. Before an expert of this caliber, such a title meant nothing!
"It seems to be about Luoshui City!" the Wind Wolf King said.
’The matter in Luoshui City? That must mean Yangg Yan and the others are here...’ Nie Yun slapped his forehead. He had been so absorbed in cultivation that he’d gotten a bit muddled. He’d completely forgotten that the Imperial Family had specifically sent people to Luoshui City to bring his people to King Yun’s Mansion.
’Now that three days have passed, they should have brought Yangg Yan, Feng Xiao, and the rest here by now!’
A faint smile appeared on Nie Yun’s face as he thought of Yangg Yan and Feng Xiao.
Feng Xiao was a friend he had only made in this life, but Yangg Yan was his brother in both this life and the last. In his past life, Yangg Yan had always taken care of him, even losing an arm when he rebelled against his family for Nie Yun’s sake.
He hadn’t been able to repay that debt in his past life, but now, he finally had the chance!
’Now his mother’s memorial tablet has successfully entered the Yangg Family’s ancestral woods, and he has become the Yangg Family Head... Although I’ve repaid him a fair amount, it’s nowhere near enough compared to what he gave up for me in my past life!’
’Now that I’m King Yun, I have the right to govern the cities within my territory. When he arrives, I’ll give him a city to rule over. He can try being a City Lord for once!’
’That guy has always been reckless. Making him a City Lord would probably be a complete mess...’
Nie Yun couldn’t help but laugh as he thought of Yangg Yan’s big, brawny, and careless personality and imagined him as a City Lord.
’If he really becomes a City Lord, I’ll have to assign him an advisor who can keep him in check. Otherwise, it’ll be total chaos!’
’Actually, Feng Xiao is also very capable. With the two of them helping me manage these mundane affairs, I can just focus on my cultivation!’
Although he hadn’t known Feng Xiao for long, and he had even been possessed by a Demon at one point, Nie Yun still had a high appreciation for his abilities.
’In the future, I will certainly continue to pursue higher realms of cultivation. Once I rescue my father and the others, they will still need people to look after them. Based on what I know, Feng Xiao is definitely a reliable man.’
His mind wandering, Nie Yun rose from his cultivation spot and strode toward the mansion’s main hall.
’His Majesty the Emperor came to see me. I can’t just leave him waiting at the entrance. The Wind Wolf King must have already arranged for him to wait in the Council Hall.’
Sure enough, as soon as he entered the Council Hall, he saw the Emperor seated in a guest’s chair, with seven or eight attendant bodyguards standing behind him.
"King Yun!"
The Emperor stood up and raised a hand in greeting to Nie Yun. freeweɓnovel.cѳm
’So this is King Yun? He seems even younger than the legends say...’
’To have such strength at such a young age... He’s just too powerful!’
Many of the guards behind the Emperor were seeing Nie Yun for the first time. Getting a clear look at the young man, they all let out sounds of surprise.
Being the Emperor’s guards, they were all experts themselves, so they naturally knew what terrifying power could erupt from the body of this young man who looked so young.
"Hm? Where are Yangg Yan and the others?"
Nie Yun glanced around but didn’t see Yangg Yan or Feng Xiao. For some reason, a bad premonition suddenly surfaced in his heart as he asked.
"Yangg Yan..." His Majesty the Emperor’s face turned grim when the young man’s first words were about him. "King Yun, please, don’t be alarmed. I came here today specifically to tell you about this matter..."
"Hm?"
Hearing him speak like that, Nie Yun’s heart skipped a beat.
"Three days ago, I sent men to escort Yangg Yan and Feng Xiao here. When they arrived in Luoshui City, they found... they found that those two were already... dead!"
His Majesty the Emperor said. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, you’re welcome to visit Qidian.com and show your support with recommendation and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
