Chapter 14: Fire Snake Spirit Body, Zhao Hongying

Youxian Sect, Hui Yi Dian.

A beautiful woman sat at the head of the table, wearing a pale purple dress with water sleeves that clung to every inch of her skin, perfectly accentuating her enchanting figure.

"Sect Master, that Han Yu is simply devoid of conscience; he has corrupted our Youxian Sect's Saint Body prodigy. The things he has done—I am too embarrassed to even speak of them!"

"Yes, yes, yes! Such a fine seedling for the Imperial Realm, and at the best age for cultivation, yet he actually goes to Tianshu Peak to read *those* kinds of books. It is simply incomprehensible!"

"Exactly! A perfectly good girl, just like that, ruined by that pile of cow dung, Han Yu! If not for the sect rules, I would have gone to Tianjian Peak long ago to give that bastard a sound beating!"

Several middle-aged or elderly-looking Peak Masters tearfully complained to Liu Ruyan.

They seemed to be wringing their hands in regret, as if mourning a prodigy buried by the sect.

Shortly after, Han Yu and Ji Yanling walked into Hui Yi Dian together, the two of them very close, their shoulders almost touching.

Seeing this scene, the group of Peak Masters became even more grief-stricken.

It seemed the situation was indeed as they had imagined; this Saint Body prodigy had truly been ruined by that animal, Han Yu.

"Junior Han Yu pays respects to Martial Aunt!"

Han Yu bowed to Liu Ruyan. This woman was the senior sister of his master, Mu Bingyao; she appeared to be only in her twenties, but in reality, she was already several hundred years old.

Many of the Peak Masters present might have looked to be in their forties or fifties, but they were actually not as old as Liu Ruyan, at most only one or two hundred years old.

Han Yu looked at Liu Ruyan and sighed inwardly; it hadn't been long since they last met, yet Martial Aunt's figure had become even more voluptuous.

Ji Yanling, standing to the side, did not bow to Liu Ruyan. As a reincarnated Female Emperor, she was full of arrogance toward everyone except Han Yu.

Seeing their behavior, the corners of Liu Ruyan's mouth curled up slightly; she did not fuss over these minor formalities.

Glancing briefly at Han Yu, a look of surprise appeared in her beautiful eyes.

"Xiao Yu, you have reached Foundation Establishment?"

Hearing Liu Ruyan's words, the other Peak Masters were also shocked.

After countless times of tempering, Han Yu's cultivation aura was already restrained and perfectly rounded, not leaking a single bit.

Even though these Peak Masters were all experts of the King Realm, it was difficult for them to perceive his specific realm.

They had not expected that this "useless" junior brother, who was said to have only been at the Body Tempering realm after ten years of cultivation, was now actually a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

However, the group was only surprised for a moment and did not pay it much mind.

It was merely Foundation Establishment; any one of the Peak Masters present had tens of thousands of disciples at this level under their command.

Han Yu nodded and said to Liu Ruyan:

"Reporting to Martial Aunt, it was just luck."

Liu Ruyan did not believe such words, and neither did Ji Yanling, who stood to the side.

"I didn't expect Senior Brother to have reached the Foundation Establishment realm too. Could it be that he isn't a waste, but a genius?"

"Eh, I was being foolish. Senior Brother possesses physical cultivation capable of killing a Immortal Platform Realm cultivator in an instant; how could he be a waste!"

"I didn't expect Senior Brother to have not only good physical talent but also outstanding Qi Refining talent. It seems everyone has underestimated my Senior Brother!"

Seeing that Han Yu was not a waste, Ji Yanling was also very happy.

Although this meant that the difficulty of her surpassing her Senior Brother had increased significantly, she still hoped for her Senior Brother to be even more excellent.

"I knew it, that system is so generous, how could it possibly choose a waste."

"But even if Senior Brother is also a genius, this Emperor is not afraid in the slightest. After all, my constitution has not been fully developed; if I have enough resources, I can definitely ascend to the ranks of the Immortal Body!"

Ji Yanling remained full of confidence, a smile playing on her lips.

Liu Ruyan's eyes also sparkled with brilliance regarding Han Yu's breakthrough to the Foundation Establishment realm.

"It seems the disciple Junior Sister chose is not so simple!"

"She carries countless heavy secrets on her back and refuses to tell me no matter what. I wonder if I can find a breakthrough point through her disciple!"

Liu Ruyan's heart stirred; she collected her thoughts and then looked at Ji Yanling, feeling a slight shock once more.

"You are called Ji Yanling, right? They all say Han Yu has corrupted you and want you to leave Tianjian Peak. What do you think?"

Ji Yanling's delicate brows furrowed tightly. She scanned the Peak Masters and said in a cold voice:

"Who said that? Stand up!"

The group of King Realm Peak Masters all gasped, secretly thinking that this little girl was truly fierce!

We are King Realm experts; how can you have this attitude?

Anyone who didn't know better would think you were about to beat us up!

However, Ji Yanling's aura was indeed extraordinary; as expected of a Saint Body prodigy, she certainly had style!

The group of Peak Masters was not angry at Ji Yanling's rudeness; instead, they admired her even more.

This was how a prodigy should be: unafraid of the strong and courageous in expressing oneself!

There was no helping it; everyone wanted to take this Saint Body prodigy under their own wing so that when she achieved the Imperial Realm in the future, they would share in the glory.

Thinking of this, the way everyone looked at Han Yu became even more unpleasant.

Among them, the Tianhuo Peak Master, Sun Huowang, slowly stood up and squeezed a smile onto his old face toward Ji Yanling.

"Little girl, don't misunderstand. We aren't targeting you; it's just that with your talent, you shouldn't stay in a place like Tianjian Peak!"

The other Peak Masters also smiled and chimed in.

"That's right, little girl. No matter which of our lineages you join, you could cultivate to the Primordial Spirit realm within ten years. But if you stay at Tianjian Peak, you probably won't reach the Primordial Spirit realm for thirty years."

Hearing these people's words, Ji Yanling felt angry and was just about to lash out.

Han Yu, however, grabbed her hand and took a step forward, saying:

"Respected Martial Brothers, it is not very appropriate for you to poach my disciple right in front of my face."

"I think Yanling is doing just fine at Tianjian Peak. As long as she does not want to leave, no one can force her to leave!"

Once these words were spoken, the group of Peak Masters all showed expressions of displeasure.

"What do you mean 'pretty good'? Right now, Tianjian Peak only has you at the Foundation Establishment realm; what could you possibly teach the little girl? Could it be that we, as Kings, are inferior to you?"

Han Yu was speechless upon hearing this; if it weren't to avoid being disturbed in the future, he would have really liked to strike out and slap each of these guys across the face.

Mere Kings—I've already slapped several of them to death, damn it!

"Since you senior brothers feel that our Tianjian Peak cannot raise our little junior sister well, why not have the disciples under your gates come out and compete?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the group of Peak Masters looked delighted, and Tianhuo Peak Master Sun Huowang spoke up.

"Good, you said it yourself!"

"How about this: I won't bully you. Our Tianhuo Peak just took in a Fire Snake Spirit Body; her time of entry is about the same as Ji Yanling's, so let's just have them compete!"

Sun Huowang took out his Peak Master token and sent a message; it was clear that this fellow must have been prepared, and the other Peak Masters also looked as if they were happy to see this happen.

"These old schemers!"

Han Yu saw through these people's intentions, but he was not flustered; instead, he smiled.

"Since it is a competition, how can it be done without a wager? As a generation of Kings, you senior brothers shouldn't be stingy, right?"

Sun Huowang smiled upon hearing this, not dwelling on it, and laughed: "I have a Seven-Rank Dragon Fire Fruit; regardless of who wins or loses, I am willing to gift it to Ji Yanling, how about that?"

A Seven-Rank Treasure medicine is of great value; even for a powerhouse at the King realm, it counts as a Treasure.

It was clear that Sun Huowang was certain he would win; speaking generously was also a way to earn some favor with Ji Yanling.

Seeing this, the other Peak Masters were not to be outdone, and each of them brought out decent items as wagers.

Having the precedent of that old geezer Sun Huowang, they could only say that regardless of who won or lost, these items would be given to Ji Yanling.

However, in the hearts of these King-realm Peak Masters, Ji Yanling would definitely lose this battle.

There was no other reason; they had seen the little girl with the Fire Snake Spirit Body from Tianhuo Peak, and the other party had long since awakened and reached the Immortal Platform Realm a long time ago.

When Ji Yanling entered the sect, she was only at the Body Tempering realm; naturally, she could not compare to that person now.

While waiting, Ji Yanling leaned into Han Yu's ear and whispered a few words; the latter nodded, looked at Sun Huowang, and smiled.

"Senior Brother Sun, if Yanling wins, may she go and challenge the Flame Mountain of your Tianhuo Peak once?"

Hearing this, Sun Huowang pondered for a moment and nodded.

"No problem; regardless of which lineage Ji Yanling joins in the end, she can go to the secret realm to give it a try."

The secret realm of Tianhuo Peak, Flame Mountain, is a Treasure land that fire-attribute cultivators cannot afford to miss.

Fire-type cultivators from other lineages would all give Tianhuo Peak some resources in exchange for the qualification to enter it once.

As a member of the Youxian Sect, Sun Huowang did not make things difficult in this regard.

Seeing Sun Huowang being so easy to talk to, Han Yu also smiled slightly, feeling a little less antipathy toward these people.

Not long after, a tall young girl in red with a high ponytail walked in.

Her features were pretty, but her eyes were slightly narrow and long, making her look quite sharp and possessing a bit of heroic spirit.

The young girl bowed to everyone, and Sun Huowang introduced her with a face full of smiles.

"This is my Personal Disciple Zhao Hongying, from the Chihuo Dynasty; she possesses a Spirit Grade High-Rank Physique, and her current cultivation has already reached the Immortal Platform Realm Ninth Heaven!"

Hearing Sun Huowang's introduction, Han Yu narrowed his eyes at once.

It seems this woman named Zhao Hongying is no pushover either!