Chapter 32 - Nine Revolving G.o.d Pill?
Translator: LittleBunnie
Editor: Master Shadow
The Heaven-Devouring Sparrow cried out in alarm when he saw the map piece.
"Do you recognize this Nine Revolving G.o.d Pill?" Xiao Yun asked after putting away the map piece. From the sparrow"s excited reaction, he understood that this G.o.d Pill was not normal.
"Yeah," the Heaven-Devouring Sparrow said with an excited nod. "According to the legends, this Nine Revolving G.o.d Pill recipe is a pill recipe left behind by the G.o.ds. Legend has it that once a pill is refined according to the recipe, it can revive a person. It can also help those who are at the end of their life to add about one hundred years to their lifespan. Just the news of this type pill could drive many martial experts crazy with greed."
"It really lives up to its name as a G.o.d Pill," Xiao Yun said as he narrowed his eyes. Looking at the corpse, he could not help but sigh. He finally understood how an expert like the Violet Flame King would end up like this. With this kind of pill recipe, who would not want to fight over it? It was just like the old saying: "treasuring a jade ring becomes a crime." [TLN: The saying is 怀璧其罪 which literally translates to above. It figuratively translates to attracting jealousy because of superior talent but that doesn"t apply here.]
"Give that map piece to me so I can see if its real or not," the Heaven-Devouring Sparrow chirped excitedly. Xiao Yun had put away the map piece too fast so he could not see the whole terrain. He wanted to examine the map piece more thoroughly so that he could search for the pill recipe later.
"Give it to you? How come I don"t see you giving me a detailed description of where the Heaven-Devouring Sovereign"s inheritance is located?" Xiao Yun shrugged. Who would divulge such important information as the map piece of a legendary pill to just anyone?
"You are too petty." The Heaven-Devouring Sparrow rolled his eyes with despise on his face.
"Based on your excited expression from before, it seems like you want this pill recipe?" Xiao Yun asked with interest.
"Of course. With the Nine Revolving G.o.d Pill, this Lord can reform my corporeal body," the Heaven-Devouring Sparrow replied excitedly. "After reforming my corporeal, I can once again walk under the heavens without fear. All of my past foes will be squashed under my feet."
Xiao Yun shrugged and responded, "It’s too bad you don"t have a chance to get the Nine Revolving G.o.d Pill recipe."
The Heaven-Devouring Sparrow was filled with worry and he quickly said, "Boy&h.e.l.lip; No, wait. Little brother, how about we work together? I will bring you to find the Heaven-Devouring Sovereign"s inheritance and we will go seek the pill recipe for the Nine Revolving G.o.d Pill together."
"But didn"t you say I don"t have the right to ask to work with you?" Xiao Yun laughed, seeing the Heaven-Devouring Sparrow like this. Before, this guy was full of arrogance, but now, he was trying to sway Xiao Yun with a flattering tone.
"When did I say that?" The Heaven-Devouring Sparrow played dumb as he laughed, " Look. Us meeting was fate. You seem to resemble my long lost little brother. How about this? Let us become sworn brothers; you can be my younger brother. In the future, if we encounter good fortune, we can share. If we meet misfortune, we will withstand it together."
"G.o.dd.a.m.n. Stupid bird. How do I resemble your long-lost brother? I am a human, okay?" Xiao Yun rolled his eyes. His image of the Heaven-Devouring Sparrow as an expert had completely crumbled. What kind of person could speak of such falsehoods and still keep a straight face?
"That doesn"t matter; it is still the same. I can even consider you as the big brother if you want," the Heaven-Devouring Sparrow shamelessly said without any hint of red on his face. Now that he had found an opportunity to reform his corporeal body, how could he let it slip by? What use was integrity?
Xiao Yun was completely speechless. Now that he had a trump card to keep the Heaven-Devouring Sparrow in check, he didn"t fear the Heaven-Devouring Sparrow’s inclinations.
"If you don"t do anything stupid in the future, I can work with you," Xiao Yun said indifferently.
"Of course. We are brothers after all. Why would I harm you?" Heaven-Devouring Sparrow replied happily after seeing Xiao Yun agree.
"We shall see."
Xiao Yun shrugged as he lifted the Violet Flame Cauldron to examine it. Now that he had the Violet Flame Pill Principle text, he could become a Pill Refiner.
"If you place a drop of essence blood into the cauldron and mark it with your mind, you can control it," Heaven-Devouring Sparrow chirped, trying to be helpful.
Xiao Yun was skeptical, but he still tried it. He placed a drop of essence blood into the cauldron and separated a strand from his mind to try and link with it. Sure enough, when his mind entered the cauldron, it actually formed a link with him. Once the Violet Flame Cauldron sensed Xiao Yun"s Violet Flame Martial Spirit, it gave out a trembling cry, as if it was happy to meet an old friend. It seemed to have accepted Xiao Yun as the Violet Flame King"s inheritor. After the link finished, the Violet Flame Cauldron felt as if it was Xiao Yun"s own flesh. With a single thought, it flew into his sea of consciousness.
"Coming here was definitely not a waste."
Seeing the cauldron in his sea of consciousness, Xiao Yun couldn"t help but smile. Pill refiner! This was an occupation that he could never think of even trying before!
"If I really learn to refine pills, perhaps I can help cure Big Sister Shi Fei of her poison," Xiao Yun said with a smile. Every time he saw that young lady"s haggard look while she was tortured by poison, there would be a stabing pain in his heart.
"I should probably leave here now." After seeing nothing else of interest as he looked around, Xiao Yun buried Violet Flame King"s corpse so that he could rest in peace.
"If your foes are not dead, perhaps I can take revenge for you," Xiao Yun muttered while looking at the shallow grave. After this, Xiao Yun turned around and left. While Xiao Yun was in the cave, the Fang family"s cultivators were still waiting outside.
"Captain Fang Rui, that boy has already been in there for a day. Why has he not come out?" A Body-Tempering realm cultivator wiped the sweat from his wrinkled brow and asked with some impatience. Many of the Body-Tempering realm cultivators were fidgety; everyone was boiling from the heat.
"Do you think he has already died?" an Innate realm cultivator said to another Innate realm cultivator. Even the higher realm cultivators were becoming impatient. This extremely hot location was not a place that they wanted to wait at.
"Wait for two more days," Fang Rui stated. He could not miss this opportunity to eliminate the boy or else, he might become a danger later.
"I don"t think we need to wait anymore. The boy probably already died," an Innate realm replied.
"Yea!" another person agreed. "Also, even if he lives, so what? We can always kill him when he returns to the Violet Cloud County. Why do we have to suffer waiting here?"
"Stupid!" Fang Rui yelled. "Once he returns to Violet Cloud County, do you think Old patriarch Xiao won"t tenaciously protect him?"
Upon hearing Fang Rui"s words, everyone became silent. Whose talent could compare to Xiao Yun"s? With Xiao Yun"s talent, old patriarch Xiao would very likely even trade his own life to protect Xiao Yun. This would be a giant headache for the Fang family and probably cause huge losses. The better idea would really be to stay here and kill Xiao Yun without anyone knowing. This kid had gone from the seventh level of Body-Tempering into Innate Realm in such a short time. In addition, he had disrupted other people’s minds and entered such a deadly place without harm. This kind of person was not to be underestimated and should be eliminated to prevent against a later threat.
"Do you people really think that just by waiting here you can kill me?"
An ice-cold voice echoed from cave opening as the Fang family were pondering. Some of the Fang family cultivators couldn"t help but feel a chill down their spines as they heard the voice.
"It is Xiao Yun! He didn"t die!" The Fang family cultivator"s eyes widened with surprise as they stared at the cave opening. They all looked as if a great enemy was approaching. Even Fang Rui"s expression became heavy.
Pop!
Inside the flame opening, the violet flames bubbled and rippled. Suddenly, a youth walked out from inside.
"How is this possible? How are you not dead?!"
"Are you even human?!" The Fang family members had a face full of amazement. If they were not here to see it with their own eyes, they would not have believed that someone could walk out of the sea of flames. This was something that only experts could accomplish, but this youth was only at the Innate realm!
"How can you move freely in this fire cave?" Fang Rui asked.
"Do I have any obligation to answer you?" Xiao Yun stepped slowly out of the fire cave with narrowed eyes. His smile contained a chill and his voice was apathetic. The Fang family cultivators" hearts became taut as they felt the danger emanating from this youth.
"Hmph! I don"t care what method you used. Since you dared to come out, you should just accept your fate and die," Fang Rui said with a cold voice. Although he felt uneasy, he began forming signs with his hands. As he did, a mysterious seal began to form in front of him.
Heavy Mountain Seal!
The seal consolidated, applying pressure with the strength of a mountain and forcing a gust of air outwards. Seeing the seal and its strength, the Fang family cultivators finally let out a sigh of relief. They didn"t believe that a boy who was forced to enter a fire cave just one day ago could reverse this situation. With this new-found confidence, they let go of their uneasiness and two Innate realm cultivators prepared to attack.
"Destroying-Spirit!" Facing the Heavy Mountain Seal, Xiao Yun raised his eyebrows and then narrowed his eyes as a sphere of spirit energy expanded forth from his sea of consciousness. With his mind, Xiao Yun condensed his spirit energy into a sharp blade and directed it towards the s.p.a.ce between Fang Rui"s eyebrows. This kind of spirit energy condensing increased the strength of the attack by many times.
A day ago, he could not do something like this, but now that the Spirit-Destroying arts had been promoted, his control over his spirit force was raised by a bit.
Bang!
The spirit energy swept out and the spirit energy blade entered into Fang Rui"s mind. Fang Rui"s trembled as if lightning had struck him and he felt that his mind could collapse at any moment. His whole body became sluggish and his eyes filled with fear. As he lost control of his Essence Qi, the pressure from Fang Rui"s Heavy Mountain Seal became disorganized.
"Die!" Taking advantage of this, Xiao Yun dodged the Heavy Mountain Seal and drew his sword. Then, he stabbed it towards Fang Rui, whose eyes were filled with alarm. A dazzling sword light shook the minds of the people around.
"What happened? Why hasn"t Fang Rui moved?"
"Xiao Yun used a secret technique!"
The Fang Family members" faces were filled with alarm. This kind of situation has happened before but not to this degree. Only one day had pa.s.sed and now even the late stage Innate realm cultivators had become dull from this technique.
Could it be that this boy"s technique has become stronger in the span of a day?A wave of terror sprang up within the Fang family members. If even Fang Rui could not resist, how could they compete?! As the Fang Family members worried, the sword light faded. Fang Rui stood with a face full of disbelief as he stared at Xiao Yun. Then, he fell to the ground with his eyes still wide open. Even in death, he could not accept that this youth had the strength to kill him.