Chapter 43: Crisis Emerges

  Crisis Erupts

  In a certain courtyard of the Zhenwu Academy, a young man stood with a pale face, next to him was a woman in black robes, slightly older than him, around thirty years old.

  "Thirteenth prince, don't get worked up over this matter, I'll take care of it for you. That seven-leaf flower will also be placed intact in front of you," the black-clad woman said.

  He coldly snorted and said, "This person is truly audacious, I've already investigated him, he's just a new disciple, Zhou Yuan. His strength is only at the Gathering Yuan Realm, I believe it's enough for you, a master of the Implementing Technique Realm, to take care of him. Don't worry, as long as you help me with this matter, I won't let your efforts go unrewarded. I'll ask some seniors from the imperial family to teach you the method to break through to the Golden Dan Realm."

  The woman in black was suddenly excited, she had broken through to the realm of magic for a long time, from her twenty-five years old broke through to the realm of magic, now thirty years old, five years, she did not break through again, after all, wanting to condense the golden elixir in the body, that is not an easy thing.

  The cultivation process of a Taoist priest has many watersheds. The realm of magical powers is one level, and the first watershed is from the realm of spell-casting to that of the Golden Elixir.

  Many Taoist priests were born with extraordinary talents and cultivated at a rapid pace, quickly breaking through to the realm of spell-casting. However, they remained stuck in this realm until old age and death, never finding a way to form the Golden Elixir.

  Masters also have a lifespan, but as the cultivation realm improves, their lifespan will become longer and longer, until they reach the highest level of cultivation, where they can live forever.

  Like a cultivator at the Foundation Establishment stage, they can live for about two hundred years at most. If they cannot break through to the Golden Core stage, they will still die.

  The woman in black said excitedly, "Thank you, Your Highness the Thirteenth Prince. Liu Xin will definitely help you retake the Seven Leaf Flower. As for Zhou Yuan, I will make him suffer to death."

  Qian Man shook his head, "No need for him to die, I like to see those who dare to oppose me, one by one kneeling in front of me begging for mercy, and then I will use all sorts of methods to make them miserable beyond recognition. You go bring him back, I want to personally deal with him."

  The woman in black trembled, she knew that although Qian Man seemed refined and elegant, he was actually narrow-minded and ruthless. Those who offended him would never have a good ending. That Zhou Yuan, it seemed this time he would rather die than live.

  "Go ahead!!"

  The woman in black bowed and then backed away.

  Qian Man sneered coldly, "Zhou Yuan, you really are ignorant of life and death. Who else would dare to provoke me, Qian Man? Don't you know that the entire Great Qian Empire is our family's domain? Soon I'll have you kneeling before me, making you wish you were dead."

  At this time, Zhou Yuan had just refused Luo Shui Tian's suggestion and did not want to participate in the strongest competition. In his heart, being the strongest was nothing but a mere name. It wasn't worth risking being discovered by enemies to obtain this empty title.

  It was late at night, and Luoshui Tian and Feng Ao Xue had already returned to their own rooms. Seeing the look in Feng Ao Xue's eyes as he left, Zhou Yuan sighed endlessly.

  It seems that Feng Ao Xue is getting deeper and deeper, and Zhou Yuan is also becoming more and more worried. Between himself and Feng Ao Xue, can they really be said to have developed feelings? Even though Zhou Yuan likes Feng Ao Xue very much, but now breaking through this layer of relationship, Zhou Yuan himself is also somewhat at a loss.

  He shook his head fiercely, Zhou Yuan wanted to drive away the trivial thoughts, but the thoughts came flooding out like a tide.

  Can't think it through, so I just stopped thinking about it. He had been cultivating for several days in a row and Zhou Yuan was also getting tired, so he decided to take a nap and recharge his spirit.

  Just as Zhou Yuan was about to fall asleep, he suddenly felt a chill on his back, the hairs on the nape of his neck stood up, and a thick killing intent spread unreservedly throughout his room.

  Zhou Yuanhao suddenly stood up, "What kind of person dares to sneak into my territory?"

  "Huh!!" A female voice sounded, apparently the other party was very surprised, didn't expect that she had been so careful to sneak in, but still got discovered by Zhou Yuan.

  "You've actually been discovered, your strength is truly beyond my expectations... Hmm? You're actually at the Casting Realm, not the Gathering Realm. The information from Qian Man was indeed inaccurate. Looking at you, it seems like you just broke through to the Casting Realm. I wonder if you have any cultivation techniques or not. Taking care of you will be as easy as turning my hand over."

  Hearing the footsteps, Zhou Yuan pushed open the door and walked out. In the darkness, a slender figure slowly approached. The other party was obviously a woman, but her realm made Zhou Yuan not dare to underestimate her at all.

  "A master of the Art Realm? Qian Man has actually sent a master of the Art Realm to deal with me. He really is looking down on me, it seems I was careless somewhere and let him find my weakness. Fortunately, I just broke through, otherwise if I were still in the Gathering Yuan Realm, I'm afraid I wouldn't even have any room to fight back." Zhou Yuan thought of this and couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine.

  "Are you from the Manchu?"

  Liu Xin smiled faintly, "Not stupid, huh? Since you know I'm from the Qian Man Sect, then you should also know my purpose here. Hand over the Seven Leaf Flower, and then come with me to meet our Crown Prince, he's very eager to see you."

  Zhou Yuan shook his head, "I won't go see him. Since he sent you to invite me, it depends on whether you have the ability now."

  Although Zhou Yuan had just broken through to the Implement Boundary, he only knew a single simplest Thunder Summoning Technique. As for other techniques, he hadn't learned them yet. However, the cultivation methods of the three techniques - Thunder Sword Aura, Thunder Rapid Arc Light, and Thunder Sound Shock - he had long memorized by heart, reciting them fluently. The scriptures on these classics would slowly flow before his eyes as soon as he closed them.

  Liu Xin's face turned red with rage, but he forced a smile. "You're quite arrogant for a young man, no wonder you're a mage who has cultivated the element of thunder. Unfortunately, you just broke through and your strength is unstable, so you'll have to fall at my hands today."

  "Does he have this capability? Take a good look!!"

  Liu Xin suddenly tapped her foot and shot out, and in her hand, she had somehow acquired a short sword with dark energy swirling around it, stabbing towards Zhou Yuan's chest.

  Zhou Yuan only felt a flash of light in front of him, and immediately the other party's short sword had already stabbed into Zhou Yuan's chest. Immediately, Zhou Yuan felt a thick and eerie aura sweeping over him. This woman was actually cultivating dark elemental power.

  "Come, cultivate the power of dark elements. This expert is indeed rare, but today you will fall into my hands. I will make you have no return." Zhou Yuan Leng shouted, suddenly pointing at the black-clothed woman Liu Xin.

  Boom... Crack...

  Suddenly, a brilliant lightning bolt fell from the sky and struck towards Liu Xin. Her sword was fast, but Zhou Yuan's Thunderbolt was even faster, almost instantly arriving in front of her.

  Liu Xin himself could feel that his sword might not have stabbed Zhou Yuan yet, and he was likely to be struck by this lightning bolt and turned into charcoal.

  Helpless, Liu Xin had no choice but to quickly retreat and barely dodged Zhou Yuan's Thunderbolt Technique.

  "I didn't expect that your little Thunder Summoning Technique would have such great power, it seems I underestimated you. However, if you think you can escape with just one move, you're thinking too simply, die!!!"

  Liu Xin suddenly held a short sword in his hand, pointed at Zhou Yuan and made a fierce slash. A black light shot out immediately, pointing directly at Zhou Yuan's brow. This sword was so swift that if Zhou Yuan couldn't dodge it, his skull would be split open and he would die on the spot.

  "If you really think that I just broke through to the realm of Shizhuan and don't have time to cultivate new spells, only knowing one spell, the Thunder Summoning Technique, then you are greatly mistaken! I've said it before, today you will fall into my hands, this statement will not change!!"

  Zhou Yuan suddenly clasped his hands together, then abruptly spread them apart. A purple arc of light was stretched out from between his hands, carrying a shocking momentum as it chopped towards Liu Xin.

  The black awn that burst out of Liu Xin's heart was shattered by this strange arc of light before it even reached Zhou Yuan's face, and the electric arc continued to slash towards Liu Xin with undiminished momentum.

  Liu Xin was shocked and let out a sharp cry, wanting to dodge, but Zhou Yuan's lightning-fast arc of light was too fierce, arriving in front of Liu Xin in an instant.

  At this speed, there was no possibility of dodging at all. Liu Xin didn't expect that her strongest move, the Dark Sword, would be broken so easily by Zhou Yuan, and his spell had not suffered any damage at all, instantly striking him in front of him, which was something she never expected.

  And this blow of arc light didn't give her any chance to dodge at all, thoroughly hitting him.

  Rumble...

  A powerful electric current instantly spread throughout Liu Xin's entire body. A master who had entered the realm of magic for five years was defeated by Zhou Yuan in just two exchanges, struck by a violent arc of electricity and paralyzed all over his body. It was not to mention escaping, even moving a single finger was an extremely difficult task.

  Zhou Yuan walked up to Liu Xin's front, one hand stretched out, without any tenderness or mercy, and directly grabbed onto Liu Xin's head. At this moment, Liu Xin's hair was all standing on end, not a single strand in place.

  Zhou Yuan looked at Liu Xin's still somewhat delicate face and said coldly, "I told you, you would definitely fall into my hands today. In fact, I've already done it."

  "What if I die, I am a member of the Da Qian Empire's imperial family, do you dare to kill me? Based on what you've done to me today, I won't let you off, this time it's me, next time there will be someone even stronger coming to kill you, at least a Golden Elixir realm cultivator, just wait and see." Although being controlled by Zhou Yuan, Liu Xin didn't show any fear, instead she burst out laughing wildly.

  Zhou Yuan shook his head coldly, "You're wrong, I won't let you off today. Since Gan Mao and I have already formed an enmity, it's impossible to resolve it even if we want to. I might as well thoroughly offend him today. If anyone is to blame, it's you for coming to kill me."

  Sorry everyone, I just went out drinking with my younger brother and got a bit carried away, so I can only rush out one chapter today. Tomorrow will resume the normal two-chapter update schedule. Sorry about that! Also, please click on collect after reading, and send some flower tickets, all of which are free...