Free Web NovelChapter 122: Chapter 106: Alliance Leader, Don’t Call Me Dad, It’s Quite Embarrassing
In the rear courtyard.
The space was open, and the air was filled with the fragrance of flowers.
It was a beautiful scene.
Luo Hongtian, his face a mask of shock, turned to Chen Xuan and asked, "You participated in the Wang Clan’s Martial Land baptism?"
"Yes."
Chen Xuan admitted it freely.
"Then what realm did you reach? The Gang Energy... Ninth Layer?"
Luo Hongtian asked, finding it hard to believe.
"Correct."
Chen Xuan nodded without the slightest hesitation and immediately unleashed his aura.
BOOM! A vast and potent Gang Energy erupted from his body.
The powerful Gang Energy was immense, suffused with strong fluctuations that made the dust on the ground tremble. Invisible waves of qi spread out from him in ripples.
Luo Hongtian sucked in a sharp breath, a tidal wave of shock crashing through him.
’A monster!’
’What kind of monster is this?!’
’Has it even been a month since he joined the main alliance?’
’He climbed all the way from the Transforming Force Ninth Layer to the Gang Energy Ninth Layer!’
He had never seen such a Cultivation Speed before!
Previously, Wang Qinglian had been the greatest genius he knew.
Hailed as a talent seen only once every eight hundred years!
But compared to Chen Xuan now, Wang Qinglian was nothing...
She wasn’t even worthy of warming Chen Xuan’s bed!
Suddenly, his pupils contracted as a thought struck him. His expression darkened. "You didn’t kill Elder Qin, did you?"
"No, I just arrived."
Chen Xuan replied.
"Is that so?"
Luo Hongtian’s face was grim as he scanned Chen Xuan. "Somehow, I find that a little hard to believe."
"Believe it or not, I really didn’t kill him. I was planning to, but it seems someone already took care of him. I just don’t know which great samaritan settled the score for me."
"..."
Luo Hongtian was silent for a moment before speaking again. "Actually, even if you had killed him, I wouldn’t have said anything. Elder Qin was colluding with demons and was very likely a heretic himself..."
"A heretic?"
Chen Xuan feigned surprise.
"Yes, but I never had definitive proof. Besides, I needed Elder Qin’s combat strength. He was at the Gang Energy Ninth Layer and could handle many things for me..."
Luo Hongtian sighed lightly. "So I never moved against him, intending to wait for the day he showed his true colors. I just never expected him to die so miserably before that could happen."
"I see."
Chen Xuan felt a chill inwardly.
’As expected!’
’None of these guys who become leaders of a major power are simple!’
’He knew the man was a problem, yet he dared to keep him by his side.’ ƒreeωebnovel.ƈom
’That’s a level of boldness most people could never possess!’
Luo Hongtian’s expression was complicated as he looked at Chen Xuan again. "You beat Jiang Tianxiong to a pulp and subjected him to such immense humiliation. Iron Stone Castle will definitely not let this go.
The master of Iron Stone Castle, Situ Zhenyue, is a True Qi Realm expert whose strength is comparable to mine. For decades, Iron Stone Castle and my Twelve Alliances have been wary of each other, clashing in the shadows but never fully tearing off the mask of civility. But with something this big happening, Situ Zhenyue will inevitably launch an all-out attack against us.
Tell me, what should I do?"
"What should you do?"
Chen Xuan frowned, looking at Luo Hongtian. "Don’t tell me the Alliance Leader is thinking of handing me over?"
’I’ve already displayed such incredible talent.’
’If you still want to hand me over...’
’Then I’m sorry.’
’Don’t blame me for turning on you!’
’My sword is sharp enough!’
Luo Hongtian sighed. "Hand you over? I won’t do that. However, I’m afraid the Twelve Alliances can no longer afford to keep you. Haven’t you already reached the Gang Energy Ninth Layer? I have a method here for condensing True Qi. I can give it to you."
He took a yellowed book from his sleeve and slowly handed it to Chen Xuan.
"Take this and study it carefully. Run as far as you can. As for Situ Zhenyue, I will hold him off for you... Whether you can break through to the True Qi Realm will be up to you. If you one day truly reach the True Qi Realm, I hope you can do one thing for me."
Chen Xuan’s eyes flashed as he took the book from Luo Hongtian’s hands.
’The Molten Fire Forging Gold Skill!’
He was overjoyed.
’I got my hands on a True Qi method so quickly.’
’With my current forty-thousand-plus retribution points and the help of a Spirit Medicine, breaking through to the True Qi Realm will be no difficult task.’
’However!’
’From the way Luo Hongtian is talking, it sounds like he’s trying to get rid of me?’
"Alliance Leader, do you take me for a coward who clings to life and fears death?"
Chen Xuan asked.
"It’s not about being a coward. It’s that you haven’t reached the True Qi Realm yet. You have no idea how terrifying the True Qi Realm is. If Situ Zhenyue is truly determined to kill you, even I would have a hard time protecting you. Run. Run as far as you can. Come back when you break through to the True Qi Realm."
Luo Hongtian gave a bitter smile.
"I can’t do that."
Chen Xuan refused decisively. "Am I, Chen Xuan, some kind of ungrateful person? The Twelve Alliances is the place that... er, the place that nurtured me and made me strong. How could I just leave? I want to stay and deal with Situ Zhenyue myself!"
"Don’t be reckless!"
Luo Hongtian’s expression changed slightly, and he hurriedly said, "Situ Zhenyue is at the second layer of the True Qi Realm. His strength is unfathomable and exceptionally terrifying. With your talent, there’s absolutely no need to fight him to the death. You just need to find a place to hide for three years. After three years, once you break through to the True Qi Realm, you can settle the score with him openly and honorably."
"Three years is too long. I seize every moment!"
Chen Xuan said, "Besides, do you think it’s safe outside? It’s not necessarily safe out there either."
"You... What do you mean?"
Luo Hongtian was confused.
"Not only did I humiliate Jiang Tianxiong, I also happened to defeat a genius from the Human List. Hmm, her name is Su Wanqing. I stepped on her, made her remove her armor, and forced her to kneel and admit she was wrong. Oh, and she’s from the Celestial Sword Sect. You’ve heard of the Celestial Sword Sect, right?"
Chen Xuan looked at Luo Hongtian.
Luo Hongtian’s face went slack. His cheeks, eyelids, and lips all trembled...
A look of fear visibly spread across his entire face.
His eyes stared at Chen Xuan as if he were questioning his own existence.
"What did you say?"
Luo Hongtian’s voice had become shrill.
"I said I defeated a genius from the Human List. A woman."
Chen Xuan replied.
"No, the part in the middle..."
Luo Hongtian’s body trembled.
"Hmm, I made her take off her clothes, kneel before me, and apologize in front of everyone. Right, she’s from the Celestial Sword Sect."
Chen Xuan said.
’It’s over.’
Luo Hongtian’s vision went black, and he almost collapsed onto the ground.
But he quickly steadied himself, grabbing a nearby stone table for support, and stared at Chen Xuan in absolute horror.
"You... Are you fucking insane?"
For the first time as Alliance Leader, he cursed out loud. "Do you have any idea what kind of power the Celestial Sword Sect is?"
"I’ve heard a little, but I don’t know the full details. Oh, right, during the Martial Land baptism, I also crippled a few of their other geniuses."
Chen Xuan replied.
’Good, good, good!’
Luo Hongtian’s face twisted into an expression that was neither a smile nor a cry, tears welling in his eyes as he clapped his hands together repeatedly.
’Fantastic! Just fantastic!’
’Absolutely fucking fantastic!’
He no longer knew how to face Chen Xuan.
’You’re my living ancestor!’
’You’re my own father!’
"Father... Defeating Su Wanqing is one thing, but why did you have to make her kneel on the ground, barely clothed?"
Luo Hongtian laughed miserably.
"Father?" fгee𝑤ebɳoveɭ.cøm
Chen Xuan looked stunned and quickly waved his hands. "Don’t call me Father. It’s making me uncomfortable."
"You monster!"
Luo Hongtian roared, on the verge of madness.
"Hey, you can’t blame me for that. I was getting justice for my teacher. She insisted on stepping up and running her mouth, even saying I should cut off my own arm to apologize to Jiang Tianxiong, or else she’d make *me* kneel on the ground barely clothed. You think I was just going to let her get away with that?"
Chen Xuan quickly explained, "So I defeated her and, just as she suggested, gave her a taste of her own medicine. I didn’t expect her to be so stubborn, though. She didn’t even pass out..."
Tears streamed down Luo Hongtian’s face as he smiled bitterly.
’Oh, heavens above!’
’What sins did I commit in my past life?’
’To end up with a member like this?’
’You might as well just strike him down with a bolt of lightning!’
"The Celestial Sword Sect... that’s the Celestial Sword Sect..."
Tears flowed from Luo Hongtian’s eyes. "The Celestial Sword Sect is a great Martial Dao sect with over a thousand years of history, located in Celestial Essence Province. They have always stood aloof and supreme. Dynasties rise and fall, but they endure. They are an ancient and towering power. While they might not be the absolute top-tier power, they are an undeniable mountain in the Martial Dao world..."
"How do they compare to the Wang Clan?"
Chen Xuan asked.
"More or less the same,"
Luo Hongtian said mournfully.
"Don’t worry. I take responsibility for my own actions. I won’t drag the main alliance into this. If an elder from the Celestial Sword Sect really comes looking for trouble, I’ll face them myself."
Chen Xuan said.
"You’ll face them yourself?"
Luo Hongtian’s eyes were red as he looked at Chen Xuan and roared, "And how are you going to do that?"
"With my talent."
Chen Xuan said.
"You!"
Luo Hongtian’s eyelids twitched again, and he was quickly rendered speechless.
’Talent?’
’Right, right, right!’
’Chen Xuan is only in his early twenties. This kind of talent is peerless, rare in this world. He’s a top-tier prodigy...’
’If all else fails, I can still ask the Wang Clan for help.’
’And if that’s not enough, I can still go ask *that* group of people for help...’
’Faced with such a heaven-defying, peerless genius, he refused to believe that the Wang Clan and that group wouldn’t be tempted...’
’Besides.’
’In the martial world, victory and defeat in sparring are common occurrences.’
’No matter how you look at it, the Celestial Sword Sect can’t just go around bullying a junior, right?’
’If word of this got out, what face would the Celestial Sword Sect have left?’
’You’re only a great Martial Dao sect with a thousand years of history.’
’There are others with three thousand, five thousand, even eight thousand years of history above you...’
"Alright, how about this? I’ll think about the next steps and see if I can pull some reinforcements for you. You should go for now. Remember, do not run around these next few days, and don’t leave the commandery city. Go into seclusion in the rear mountains immediately and study the Heart Method. Don’t worry about anything else. I’ll handle the attack from Iron Stone Castle."
Luo Hongtian said.
"Yes, Alliance Leader!"
Chen Xuan clasped his hands, took the secret manual, and left.
’Don’t worry about it?’
’How could I possibly do that?’
’Iron Stone Castle is coming to deliver retribution points. How could I possibly refuse such a gift?’
