Chapter 912: with translation of chapter title

912. Chapter 910: Asking Despite Knowing

Not only in Cangjingcheng, but throughout the Qingxuan Kingdom, aside from the imperial family, there is hardly any other force that possesses it.

「Cangyun Sect disciples, why are you still standing there? Hurry up and get on! 」

Following Chu Tianhua's cold shout, everyone quickly reacted, rushing into the silver ship first, and then Lu Yuan, Jiang Tian, and the others filed in one after another.

The hatch of the silver ship closed, and in an instant it shot up into the sky, turning into a piercing silver rainbow that tore through the night sky, vanishing without a trace.

At the same time, in the imperial family's golden hall, an elderly gray-robed old man stood at the window of a side hall, focusing his gaze as he looked toward the distant silver rainbow fading on the horizon, his eyes flickering uncertainly.

「Hmph! Cangyun Sect… hmph hmph! 」

A sinister hue flickered at the corner of the gray-robed old man's mouth, and killing intent suffused his surroundings, unsettled.

「Father! 」 a low, familiar voice came from beside him.

「Hmph! Don't call me father! I'm not worthy! 」

The gray-robed old man shouted angrily, killing intent bursting from his surroundings! 「Father, what's wrong with you? 」 the young man frowned, unable to help asking.

「Hmph! How dare you ask? 」 the gray-robed old man's eyelids twitched wildly, his eyes turning cold.

「Who exactly provoked Father King? 」

The gray-robed old man's face turned ice-cold, and he gritted his teeth: 「It's the Cangyun Sect, Jiang Tian! 」

……

At the same time, Lu Yuan was attempting to refine higher-grade pills.

Although Jiang Tian said he was willing to openly refine, he knew it wasn't easy, so he prepared to spend a few days studying it thoroughly.

This time participating in the sect's martial tournament, Jiang Tian's gains were enormous.

Not only did he advance to the late stage of the Xuan Yue Realm, but he also comprehended the "Sword Domain" and the 《Heaven-Swallowing Finger》, and mastered a powerful technique, the 《Flame Thunder Tyrant Body Art》.

Any one of these three techniques, if taken outside, would be enough to shake the entire Qingxuan Kingdom and shock the martial world—but having all three combined in one body makes cultivation extremely complex; a slight mistake could lead to deviation, causing one to explode and die.

「Hiss! The Flame Thunder Tyrant Body Art is fine; as long as one continually strengthens the physical body, there may still be a slim chance of success, but the Heaven-Swallowing Finger and the Blazing Heaven Sword Classic are troublesome! 」

Jiang Tian silently cultivated the Heaven-Swallowing Finger, silently feeling the vast spiritual power contained within his body, unable to help furrowing his brows and sighing inwardly.

Before, he could practice it every few days, but after this breakthrough, that habit clearly needs to change.

「Forget it! 」

After a long while, he exhaled a muffled breath and slowly nodded.

The Heaven-Swallowing Finger is indeed a formidable technique, but mastering it in a short time is clearly not easy.

The Flame Thunder Tyrant Body Art is similarly difficult; if he hadn't already reached a considerable level.

The intensity is far greater than before; merely performing the Soul-Eating Finger would consume a huge amount of energy and bloodline spiritual power.

As for the Blazing Heaven Sword Classic, its grade far exceeds that of the Heaven-Swallowing Finger.

If he hadn't previously trained in a sword technique of exceptional grade like the Blazing Yang Sword Classic, it would also be difficult for him to master it in a short time.

「These three techniques all require long-term accumulation and practice; moreover, the deeper they are, the greater the difficulty, so wanting to master them all is certainly not easy! 」

Jiang Tian suppressed his miscellaneous thoughts, cast aside his chaotic ideas, and devoted himself wholeheartedly to secluded cultivation.

His most important task now is to consolidate his realm and strive to reach the peak of the Xuan Yue Realm as soon as possible.

This is his primary goal upon arriving in the Canglanguo……

Over a thousand li away from the Cangyun Sect, in a mountain forest, a flying vessel wholly pale purple appeared and disappeared within the dense fog, its speed incredibly fast!

「Huh? 」

「Who is it? 」

On the deck of the flying vessel, two white-robed elders' faces darkened slightly as they shouted in unison.

「Hehe, don't panic, senior brothers! 」 accompanied by a clear, pleasant female laugh, the flying vessel sped over and hovered above the mountain forest.

A girl in yellow robes, accompanied by a red-clad maid, landed gracefully and bowed with clasped hands to the two elders.

「So it's Senior Sister Su Wan; how did you come here? 」

The two recognized the visitor, immediately relaxed, pondered briefly, and then their faces darkened again.

「Senior Sister Su Wan wouldn't stay in the sect; she must be here to look for Senior Brother Lu Yuan. 」

「That's right; Senior Brother Lu Yuan is one of our sect's top heavenly talents, so it's only natural that Senior Sister Su Wan likes him. 」

The two exchanged a few words, shook their heads with wry smiles, appearing as if they had everything figured out.

「You two have misunderstood; I, the junior sister, am here today representing the Sect Leader and the elders, and have nothing to do with Senior Brother Lu. 」

The girl in yellow robes smiled leisurely and waved her hand to explain.

「Oh? Then Senior Sister Su Wan came specially to see off Junior Brother Lu Yuan? 」

「Hehe, that also counts as a lovely story, hahaha! 」

The two white-robed elders were taken aback, then shook their heads with strange laughter, teasing and joking.

「What are you two saying! 」 Su Wan's pretty face suddenly flushed red, and she scolded without cease.

「Cough! Just a joke, no need to take it seriously, hehe! 」

「Eh? Since you're here to see off Junior Brother Lu, it's perfect timing—we two were just about to bring Lu Yuan back. 」

The two's eyes shifted, their conversation suddenly took a sharp turn, and a strange color appeared on their faces.

「Senior Brothers, Senior Brother Lu Yuan said he would stay in Cangjing for a while, so why is he leaving again? 」 Su Wan furrowed her brows, asking doubtfully.

「Oh, it's like this! It's said the situation in Cangjing is somewhat tense, and Senior Brother Lu Yuan feels it's too dangerous to stay here, so……」

「Really? 」 Su Wan raised her eyebrows upon hearing this, a flash of unusual color in her eyes.

Although Lu Yuan's personality is arrogant and aloof, she still holds a fairly good impression of him.

Although his aptitude is ordinary, his talent is far beyond that of an average martial artist; otherwise, he wouldn't have been valued by the sect elders and directly recruited as a core disciple.

From his various performances since joining the Cangyun Sect, his character is still quite convincing to her.

How could someone like him be in a rush to flee just because of the situation in Cangjing?

Could something bad have happened in Cangjing?

No matter what, Senior Brother Lu still hasn't managed to become a disciple, so we should hurry and send him on his way.

Exactly! If Junior Brother Lu Yuan runs into any trouble while fleeing this time, it'll be disastrous!

The two elders nodded in agreement, urging Su Wan to board the ship.

Su Wan focused her thoughts for a moment, shook her head and said, "I'd better see him first before saying anything; after all... sigh!"

Su Wan wanted to speak but held back; a hint of worry showed between her brows.

Hehe, since that's the case, we'll accompany you; we're idle anyway.

The two elders nodded and smiled, then leapt onto the flying boat.

Whoosh! The silver light condensed, and the flying boat turned into a startling rainbow that streaked across the sky and vanished into the vast night.

……

Half a month later, inside a certain villa of the Canglan Imperial Clan.

A dark and thin middle-aged martial artist in a silver robe sat cross-legged on the couch, quietly regulating breath; their whole body exuded a domineering aura.

"Congratulations, Palace Master, on your successful promotion; your cultivation now surpasses what it was before! (End of chapter)