Free Web NovelChapter 408: Chapter 252: Vengeance Is Served
Chi Yu had assumed such an exquisite Treasure Box must contain some kind of treasure, which was why she had excitedly brought it to her master as an offering. She never expected it to contain a severed head.
The thought that she had once carried a severed head made her feel a wave of revulsion.
Yang Jing tossed the lid aside and said with a touch of sarcasm, fгeewebnovёl.com
"As expected of the foremost Noble Family in the Western Continent."
The Dong Kingdom was a great distance from the Northern Domain. Even sending the head by the fastest Flying Boat would have taken a considerable amount of time. Yang Jing calculated that the Dong Family must have received news that he had severely wounded the Nine Corpses Old Monster with the Great Five Elements Divine Light. Not long after, they must have made the decisive choice to behead Dong Xixian to mend their relationship with him.
Dong Xixian probably didn’t even have time to learn the full story before his own family took his head.
"No wonder he can’t seem to rest in peace."
Yang Jing said, looking at Dong Xixian’s wide, staring eyes.
In the box, Dong Xixian bore no resemblance to his formerly arrogant and haughty self.
Yang Jing had planned to find the time to take Dong Xixian’s life himself and avenge the West Sea Great Saint. He just hadn’t expected the Dong Family to be so much more yielding than anticipated.
It saved him a great deal of trouble.
Closing the box, Yang Jing tapped his fingers on the lid.
"Dong Xiji of the Dong Family will likely come looking for me in a couple of days. If you receive his calling card, bring it to me."
Yang Jing said to Chi Yu.
"And another thing. This is just between you and me. Don’t let it reach anyone else’s ears, not even your junior brother, Huang Zu."
The Dong Family had secretly left the box at his door. They wanted to use the head inside to smooth things over with Yang Jing, but they also didn’t want word to get out and damage their reputation.
Yang Jing naturally intended to honor this unspoken agreement.
After all, even if the Dong Family had shown a yielding stance, they were still a behemoth with three Nascent Soul Cultivators who controlled an entire kingdom.
"Yes."
Chi Yu pouted. For someone with her vivacious nature, being forced to keep a secret was pure torture.
"Go and bring your junior brother, Huang Zu, here."
Yang Jing told Chi Yu.
A moment later, Chi Yu returned with a rather bewildered-looking Huang Zu.
Yang Jing summoned the Celestial Waterfall Sword from his Dantian. He plunged it, scabbard and all, into the ground. Then, he took the head from the Treasure Box and placed it before the sword.
"Kowtow."
The Celestial Waterfall Sword had aided the West Sea Great Saint’s Soldier Resolution and absorbed the Essence Qi from her Divine Soul. Thus, Yang Jing used the sword as a way to commemorate her.
Huang Zu was still unaware that his mother had undergone Soldier Resolution. When his master told him to kowtow, he obediently knocked his head against the ground three times. THUD. THUD. THUD.
Yang Jing flicked a spark of Five Elements True Fire from his finger, and it landed on the head.
His Five Elements True Fire was incredibly potent. After his Core Formation, its power had soared. In an instant, Dong Xixian’s head was reduced to ash.
After the memorial was complete, Yang Jing put away the Celestial Waterfall Sword, scattered the ashes with a wave of his sleeve, and then checked on Huang Zu’s Cultivation. Finally, he gave him a bottle of Nine Revolutions Red Blood Pills and told him to return to his training.
"Train hard. You’re the only Qi Refining disciple I have now."
Hearing his master’s words, Huang Zu pinched his chubby belly, feeling wronged. Much of his excitement from receiving the Nine Revolutions Red Blood Pills instantly vanished.
「Three days later.」
As Yang Jing had predicted, Dong Xiji of the Dong Family sent a calling card.
Yang Jing showed him great respect by personally greeting him at the entrance and leading him into the residence. The two chatted amicably until sunset, at which point Dong Xiji finally departed.
After settling into his carriage, the smile vanished from Dong Xiji’s face, replaced by a sudden gloom.
Seeing his lord’s expression, the Guest Dong Qingtao, who had been waiting in the carriage, thought the talks had failed. His face went pale with fright. Now that Yang Jing was suspected of having mastered the Great Five Elements Divine Light Prohibition, his future standing within the Five Elements True Spirit Sect was self-evident.
If he truly continued to hold a grudge over the Profound Whale, even the Dragon Taming Dong Family would have to be on constant alert.
"My lord, was Master Yang’s attitude particularly arrogant?"
he asked cautiously.
"Not at all."
Seeing Dong Qingtao’s misunderstanding, Dong Xiji shook his head and explained,
"Fellow Daoist Yang’s attitude toward me was no different than before. It is I who feel rather dispirited."
’Eight years ago, he had been defeated at Yang Jing’s hands. Although he had admired Yang Jing’s profound Sword Technique at the time, he had never truly believed himself to be inferior.’
’He had always thought that if he cultivated diligently, relying on his status as part of the Direct Lineage of the Dragon Taming Dong Family, he could one day catch up and surpass Yang Jing.’
’For the past eight years, Dong Xiji had trained arduously, never daring to slack off for a single moment. He had even cut back on socializing with the other disciples of Noble Families.’
’He had heard that Yang Jing had been bogged down with mundane affairs for the past few years, even taking the lead in an assault on the Demon Realm. At the time, he had sighed at Yang Jing’s foolishness. A Foundation Establishment Cultivator should focus on their Cultivation. Wasn’t Yang Jing getting his priorities mixed up?’
’Then, he heard the news that Yang Jing had crushed the Demon Realm.’
’Although Dong Xiji had always considered Yang Jing a friend, he couldn’t help but feel a pang of jealousy upon hearing the news.’
’And then, the news that Yang Jing had successfully achieved Core Formation and mastered the Great Five Elements Divine Light Prohibition struck him like a sledgehammer.’
’In those same eight years of forgoing food and sleep to train, he had only managed to raise his Cultivation to the Seventh Layer of Foundation Establishment. He was still a long way from Foundation Establishment Perfection, to say nothing of Core Formation.’
’Yang Jing’s miraculous cultivation speed was even faster than that of someone practicing the Dragon Taming Dong Family’s Great Cave Spirit Scripture.’
’If Yang Jing had been more arrogant toward him, Dong Xiji might have actually felt better.’
’The easy-going and enthusiastic way Yang Jing had treated him was identical to how Dong Xiji himself treated his junior brothers at the Taixu Sword Sect—those whose aptitude and Cultivation were far beneath his own.’ freēwebnovel.com
"Let’s go."
Dong Xiji knew that without some heaven-defying stroke of luck, he would never be able to surpass Yang Jing in this lifetime. The gap between them would only grow wider and wider, until Yang Jing was completely out of his sight.
A few days later, Canyuan True Monarch had someone deliver a Jade Bottle.
The Jade Bottle was sealed with a unique Restriction from the Profound Pure Sect, trapping the Profound Yin Blood Demon’s True Blood within.
When a Profound Yin Blood Demon attacked with its full power, it could manipulate an ocean of Infinite Demon Blood. Its True Blood, however, was exceptionally rare. It was nearly equivalent to a cultivator’s Original Magical Power; once a drop was consumed, it was gone forever.
An entire Profound Yin Blood Demon at the Demon King Realm possessed only this small Jade Bottle’s worth of True Blood—a mere three hundred drops.
Although three hundred drops might not sound like much, a single drop of Profound Yin True Blood dissolved in water would be enough to transform hundreds of thousands of mortals into Demon Monsters akin to Blood Demons.
The Demon Intent contained within was simply astounding.
Yang Jing opened the Restriction, drew a single drop of True Blood from the bottle, and observed it with his Grotto Dark Dharma Eye.
In the Cave Mansion at the ruins of the Nine Yang Sect, Yang Jing had obtained over a dozen different Body Refining Techniques. Furthermore, his True Yang Body was considered the progenitor of all Body Refining Techniques in the Western Continent.
It was safe to say that even some cultivators who had reached the Nascent Soul Realm through Body Refinement didn’t necessarily have a deeper understanding of the art than he did.
Yang Jing planned to study the Profound Yin Blood Demon’s True Blood to create a custom Body Refining Technique for Chi Yu, one that would eliminate her weakness to Profound Yin Blood Demons.
This wasn’t just a flight of fancy.
Most of the Low Tier Techniques circulating in the Western Continent, such as the Jade Water Scripture, had been created by Foundation Establishment Cultivators. Even the heritage techniques of some Golden Core Clans were merely the result of generations of Golden Core Cultivators making revisions.
With Yang Jing’s current depth of knowledge, creating a Body Refining Technique that could be practiced all the way to the Golden Core Realm was not a difficult task at all.
Moreover, he had the precedent of the Twenty-Four Solar Terms Swordsmanship. Once he had enhanced it to the Peak of Perfection, it had completely transcended the Sword Technique originally created by Li Jixun.
Yang Jing only needed to build a general framework, and then he could use the system to perfect it.
But since this would be the main Body Refining Technique Chi Yu would cultivate in the future, Yang Jing naturally wanted to make it as perfect as possible.
After forming his Golden Core, Yang Jing suddenly found himself with much more free time.
Other Golden Core Cultivators would use this time to master one to three of the Hundred Skills of Cultivation. Since Yang Jing had disciples to handle his affairs, he could use the time to create a new technique.
Once he dedicated himself to this research, time flew by. In the blink of an eye, the day of his appointment with Fiery Fire True Monarch arrived.
Fiery Fire True Monarch was in an excellent mood. According to their agreement, his share of the Profound Pure Treasure Qi would save him one hundred and twenty years of arduous cultivation. Only a few rare Tier Four Spiritual Pills could boast such an astonishing effect.
He was also very pleased with Yang Jing’s conduct over the past month.
’With such a temperament, it’s no wonder his Cultivation advances by leaps and bounds,’ he thought.
Fiery Fire True Monarch made a casual gesture, summoning a small Flying Boat.
The Flying Boat expanded in the wind, but even at its largest, it was only about ten zhang long. It resembled a common mortal sailboat, only far more exquisitely crafted.
"Get on board. The Sect Leader has come out of seclusion specifically to meet you. We shouldn’t keep him waiting."
Yang Jing’s pupils contracted. He knew the Sect would place great importance on him after he revealed the Great Five Elements Divine Light Prohibition, but he had never imagined they would value him to this extent.
The Sect Leader of the Five Elements True Spirit Sect was a figure whose status ranked among the top ten in the entire Western Continent, far beyond what an ordinary Nascent Soul Cultivator could ever hope to match.
For him to come out of seclusion just for a meeting... This made Yang Jing all the more curious about the "opportunity" Fiery Fire True Monarch had mentioned.
Fiery Fire True Monarch’s Flying Boat, though Tier Four, was merely for transportation. It wasn’t like the Flying Boats from the Northern Army Governor’s Mansion, which were heavy instruments of war.
In exchange, the Flying Boat’s Tunneling Speed was pushed to the absolute limit.
Seated on the Flying Boat, Yang Jing estimated that of all the Escape Techniques he had mastered, only the fastest—Thunder Escape—could barely keep pace. His other techniques were far inferior.
However, his Thunder Escape technique consumed an enormous amount of Magical Power, meaning it could only be used in short bursts and was completely unsuitable for long-distance travel.
He gained a much deeper appreciation for the Divine Techniques of a Nascent Soul Cultivator. Ambition surged in his heart. He hoped that he, too, would one day be able to traverse the heavens with such freedom, able to roam the world at will.
