Chapter 18: Slaying Elder Han

The next day, Jiang Xuan went to the training gathering place.

"Greetings, Senior Brother Jiang."

"With Senior Brother Jiang leading the training expedition, this trip is assured."

"Yes, we might suffer some minor injuries, but there will be no danger to our lives; when there is a fatal danger, Senior Brother Jiang will surely take action."

"Senior Brother Jiang is truly too powerful."

"Ye Zi, Brother Jiang is truly impressive; having joined the Lingxu Cave Heaven for less than three months, he already possesses such influence."

Pang Bo said softly to Ye Fan.

"Yes, Jiang Xuan is truly a heaven-sent talent." Ye Fan agreed wholeheartedly.

From the Nine Dragons Pulling the Coffin to joining the Lingxu Cave Heaven, he and Pang Bo had always been taken care of by Jiang Xuan.

"Fellow Junior Brothers, excuse me, today I have other matters and fear I cannot lead you all to the Lingxu."

While the young disciples were puzzled, Jiang Xuan continued speaking.

"Starting tomorrow, I will lead everyone in training; to make up for you fellow Junior Brothers, I will give three extra sermons at the Dao Preaching Cliff."

"Thank you, Senior Brother Jiang."

"Senior Brother Jiang, go attend to your business; tomorrow's training is what matters, nothing will be delayed."

The young disciples spoke up one after another, expressing their understanding.

Jiang Xuan took Ye Fan and Pang Bo and walked out of the Lingxu Cave Heaven.

"I really envy these two Junior Brothers, having such a good relationship with Senior Brother Jiang."

"Yes, it is said they are Senior Brother Jiang's fellow townsmen and friends, and entered the Lingxu Cave Heaven at the same time as him."

In the distance, two disciples were constantly observing the group's movements; upon seeing Ye Fan, he was overjoyed and immediately ran to a cave dwelling.

"What, you saw that Ye Fan has joined the training team and is walking out of the Lingxu Cave Heaven?"

In that cave dwelling, an emaciated old man with disheveled hair stared fixedly at the disciple reporting below.

This old man was precisely an elder of the Lingxu Cave Heaven, Elder Han, a great cultivator of the Divine Bridge Realm, proficient in the art of alchemy.

"Disciple absolutely dare not deceive Master; that Jiang Xuan and Ye Fan and Pang Bo are walking out of the Lingxu Cave Heaven." The disciple, being stared at by the ghostly and sinister Elder Han until his hair stood on end, dared not be negligent and immediately replied.

"Good, you ten junior brothers set out immediately; this time I must capture this living spiritual medicine." The old man emitted a terrifying and sinister voice.

"Wait, I will go too."

"Master, Ye Fan and Pang Bo have just opened their Sea of Bitterness; although Jiang Xuan is an immortal seedling, his cultivation has only been three months. I alone am enough to capture and kill him, let alone all ten of us junior brothers going. Master, aren't you making a mountain out of a molehill?"

"Hmph, this living spiritual medicine has always stayed in the Lingxu Cave Heaven, and I couldn't find an opportunity to strike. Since I am acting this time, I must ensure absolute success." Regarding his own lifespan, Elder Han felt that being cautious was never too much.

"If that Jiang Xuan dares to obstruct, kill him as well."

"Yes, disciple will immediately go summon the other junior brothers."

The young disciple immediately withdrew.

Elder Han's lineage of the Lingxu Cave Heaven was in action, determined to succeed in one strike.

As long as Elder Han's lifespan was extended, having Elder Han as a backer, they could act as they pleased in the Lingxu Cave Heaven, such as demanding "protection fees" from new disciples.

Soon, a group of eleven gathered, transforming into eleven streaks of divine light and setting out beyond the Lingxu Cave Heaven.

The Sect Master's Main Hall.

"Sect Master, Elder Han is truly going too far; they..." Elder Wu Qingfeng noticed eleven streaks of flowing light heading out of the Lingxu; he happened to see Jiang Xuan, Ye Fan, and Pang Bo walking out just ahead.

"I already know. What kind of person do you think Jiang Xuan is?"

Sect Master Li interrupted Elder Wu Qingfeng's words and then asked back.

"A genius in cultivation, more suited to cultivation than Wei Wei."

"What about his personality?" Sect Master Li continued to ask.

"Not arrogant or impetuous, steady and intelligent."

"So why do you say he clearly could fly out of the Lingxu, but insists on walking out?"

"Could it be that he already knows..."

"The Lingxu Cave Heaven needs to clear out some parasites."

Sensing someone following behind, Jiang Xuan's expression remained unchanged. After walking out of the Lingxu Cave Heaven's range, he swept out a streak of divine light to envelop Ye Fan and Pang Bo, flying toward the distance.

He did not stop until flying several hundred li!

"The scenery is beautiful, very suitable for long-term residence."

Jiang Xuan's figure suddenly appeared in the void; behind him appeared a virtual image of a Bagua Furnace dozens of zhang tall. As he spoke, the Bagua Furnace's divine light flowed, and the terrifying high temperature seemed to want to burn this heaven and earth.

Ten flame divine dragons rushed out, extremely fast, piercing through the void in an instant.

"No!"

Miserable screams sounded; the battle had ended before it even began. The ten Life Spring disciples under Elder Han were about to unleash their treasures to attack when they were burned to ashes by the terrifying flames, and their treasures fell from the air.

Jiang Xuan waved his hand again, and a more terrifying flame shot straight toward Elder Han.

"I haven't lived enough, I haven't eaten the living spiritual medicine, no!"

As for this Elder Han, a great cultivator of the Divine Bridge Realm, he raised a silver-white gourd and barely resisted for a moment before being pierced by the flames and turned to ashes, leaving behind an unwilling echo.

If heaven gave him another chance, he would never capture the living spiritual medicine while Jiang Xuan was present; he would strike swiftly and decisively, rush into Ye Fan's residence, grab him, and throw him directly into the alchemy furnace.

Elder Han and his ten disciples all died, leaving behind a pile of treasures and spiritual materials.

Now these things all belong to Jiang Xuan. He believes that swallowing these treasures should bring him to the peak of the Divine Bridge Realm, and the refinement of the Bagua Furnace can also reach a higher level.

Jiang Xuan reached out and grabbed, and all the treasures were drawn before him.

There was a golden long spear, with cold light emanating from the spear tip; it is a treasure that only a Divine Bridge Realm cultivator can refine. No one knows how it fell into the hands of Elder Han and his group, but to the current Jiang Xuan, it is not considered an important treasure.

There was also a blood-colored great blade emitting a murderous aura; when fighting an enemy, the enemy's mind and soul would be shaken by the murderous aura emitted by the blood-colored great blade. One can imagine that if the murderous aura shakes a cultivator, it is enough to change the outcome of a slaughter.

There was also Elder Han's silver-white gourd, flashing with the radiance of a treasure. From the mouth of the gourd came waves of suction; it seems to be a treasure that absorbs people, more precious than the golden long spear and blood-colored great blade. It was a treasure Elder Han had refined for half his life.

Apart from these three Magic Treasures being comparatively precious, Elder Han and his group also contributed several dozen slightly inferior Magic Treasures, and over ten bottles of Hundred Herb Liquid; now all these spoils belonged to Jiang Xuan.

Truly, a man grows rich only through unexpected wealth, a horse grows fat only on night grass.

"Jiang Ge, you're truly too amazing!"

Pang Bo was shocked speechless.

It ended just like that? It was solved this easily? The problem that had troubled them for so many days was solved by Jiang Ge in one stroke? This is too amazing!

Ye Fan was likewise shocked beyond measure.

He knew Jiang Xuan was a peerless genius, but that Elder Han was an Elder of Lingxu Dongtian, a Great Silhouette who had cultivated for a lifetime, and had ten Disciples at the Mingquan Realm under his command, yet they were instantly killed by Jiang Xuan in a few moves, without a shred of resistance — no, Elder Han did resist slightly for an instant.

Although before departure Jiang Xuan had repeatedly guaranteed there was no problem, only now seeing the actual battle record did he know how terrifying Jiang Xuan's Combat Power was.

Hu!

Ye Fan sucked in a sharp breath, calming his shocked state of mind.

"Ye Fan, Pang Bo, you each select one Magic Treasure." Jiang Xuan spoke.

"Jiang Ge, how could we accept that." Pang Bo rubbed his hands, scurried over preparing to select, his mouth saying no but his body very honest.

Pang Bo ultimately selected that Blood-colored Great Blade.

"I just like explosive weapons like great blades, they look mighty at a glance." Pang Bo waved the great blade in his hand.

Ye Fan chose a Great Seal, which could be driven by Divine Marks to enlarge and smash people.

The two stopped selecting, and Jiang Xuan then handed over the ten-odd bottles of Hundred Herb Liquid to the two; the Life Essence Qi produced by refining ten-odd bottles of Hundred Herb Liquid was not even equal to the effect of any single Magic Treasure, and by now he looked down more and more on Spirit Medicines of the Hundred Herb Liquid grade.

"Jiang Xuan, we've already taken enough; the other Disciples who just entered the Bitter Sea Realm don't even have a single Magic Treasure."

"Hundred Herb Liquid is useless to me."

"But."

"Then treat it as me lending it to you; when you achieve cultivation success in the future, just return it to me." Jiang Xuan waved his hand.

Seeing Jiang Xuan insist, Ye Fan and Pang Bo could only think he was doing it to look after their cultivation, so they accepted, secretly vowing in their hearts that they would never disappoint Jiang Xuan's expectations; if they achieved cultivation success in the future, they would surely repay Jiang Xuan a hundredfold, a thousandfold.

(Chapter End)