Realms In The Firmament

“Who is their f*cking primary ancestor…? I got to say he gave them the name of…”

The fourteen men finally went far enough not to hear the humiliation…

They were like abandoned dogs; gritting their teeth, bearing the humiliation, then quietly ran over two blocks, and then stopped. All of them spat out a mouthful of blood like they had agreed to do this at the same time!

It was not surprising though. The fourteen men went through exactly the same thing. They were injured at the same time, and they suffered the attacks at the same time. Now that they could finally be relieved, they finally got to spit out the humiliating blood as soon as they could!

“That was such a humiliation…” Elder Gui spat out a mouthful of blood. His red face turned golden, and then he fell backward and hit the floor.

…

“Thank you, Brother Bu, for what you did.” Qiu Luo was excited, and he walked to Bu Xiangfeng and bowed to him.

Bu Xiangfeng nodded and made a sigh. He said, “Brother, I am leaving these people to you… They are dead meat, waiting for you to butcher someday!”

Qiu Luo emotionally nodded, and his eyes turned red.

For so many years, he had never felt so elated. At this moment, the excitement in his heart was cheering him up to the top of the world.

He understood.

He knew that the young master and Bu Xiangfeng had done all that to the fourteen men only for him!

The Monarch’s Hall was not ready yet. Even though they had Bu Xiangfeng, they didn’t need to mess with a medium scale sect, the Grey Parasol Sword Sect. Besides, that was not just offending the Grey Parasol Sword Sect!

After what happened, the Monarch’s Hall and the Grey Parasol Sword Sect became sworn enemies!

Each side would not stop until the other side died!

It was all for one man, Qiu Luo.

“Thank you, master! Thank you, Brother Bu!”

Ye Xiao walked out and said to Qiu Luo, “Qiu Luo, are you not confident?”

Qiu Luo was surprised. Evidently, Ye Xiao had reached the weakest point of him. After a while, he said bitterly, “No, I am not. I don’t want to lie. The Grey Parasol Sword Sect is nothing to Brother Bu… but for me, it is still too powerful for me to defeat.”

“There are some capable ones in the Grey Parasol Sword Sect. In my prime days, I couldn’t defeat those guys. Look at me now. I am way worse than before. I was not as good as Elder Gui back to the old days, but not this much weaker. I was quite confident about surpassing him. Now, I am not sure. I don’t know if I can even defeat Elder Gui, not to mention the entire Grey Parasol Sword Sect…”

“By the way… Brother Bu must be careful. Indeed, the fourteen men from the Grey Parasol Sword Sect couldn’t hurt you. In fact, I don’t think you will fear anybody in the Grey Parasol Sword Sect. However, the only living ancestor of their sect has reached the Saint Origin Stage. He is presumably as powerful as you.”

Bu Xiangfeng disdainfully smiled and said, “Saint Origin Stage? Hah hah… Saint Origin Stage…”

He fiercely said, “That ancestor guy is lucky that he didn’t come. Otherwise, I would send him to death right away!”

The Dark Evil Spirit laughed and said, “Qiu Luo, have you lost your mind? You should open your eyes. Of course, you are not good enough to take your vengeance yet. It is true. However, think about the old days. Who saved you from that misery? What does he need to make you as good as you are now?”

Qiu Luo was shocked and then enlightened. ‘That’s right. I was dying, powerless, and broken… The Heaven’s Corrupting Worm had gotten into my soul… I was at the end of my life. Master saved me with those dan beads. Look at me now. I am almost back to my prime. How incredible it is!’

‘As long as Master helps me, it won’t be difficult for me to improve more!’

‘I shouldn’t be scared before it happens! I am ashamed!’

Before Qiu Luo said something, the Dark Evil Spirit said, “Do you understand now? You need more confidence… Master is going to make the rule of the reward and punishment system in the Monarch’s Hall. Whoever gets enough credits will be rewarded with a supreme dan bead. There are supreme level Mysterious Spirit Dan that provides one thousand years of cultivation, Limit-breaking Dan that helps in breaking limitations of a cultivation level, and other dan beads that could restore soul power and heal wounds. As long as you work hard enough, you can get anything!”

“Do not think that it is easy. I do have those things that the Dark Evil Spirit mentioned, but you have to earn what you want on your own.”

Ye Xiao blandly said, “I won’t give them to you just for nothing. As long as you do more for me, you get more from me! Even if you need some Limit-breaking Dan beads to reach the Saint Origin Stage, it won’t be difficult for me to help.

“As long as you earn enough credits, I will give you whatever you need!”

Ye Xiao didn’t it said it loudly, but the Dark Evil Spirit, Bai Long, Qiu Luo, and Bu Xiangfeng all heard it.

It was like a song from heavens!

Qiu Luo’s eyes lit up even more, and his face turned red. He made a salute and bowed. “Master, I will never say anything that underestimates myself. For me, a man who came back from death, losing faith is the most terrible thing. Afterward, I will only keep my sword ahead, fighting my way to the future and my vengeance!”

After that, he turned around and left. He looked full of hope now.

“You do have those things that the Dark Evil Spirit said, don’t you? You are not fooling Old Qiu, right?” Bu Xiangfeng tilted his head, staring at Ye Xiao. Apparently, he was quite sure if the Dark Evil Spirit was telling the truth.

Ye Xiao didn’t answer the question. “Who do you think I am? Do you think I need to lie about that? My family clan sent me out to build my own empire in this martial world, and they surely have given me basic resources.

“Well, they wouldn’t give me any good men, then they should at least give me enough materials. Otherwise, it will make me and my clan both hilarious jokes! They send me materials from time to time. Humph.”

“Otherwise, what do you think I build this Hall of Life and Death with? What do you think I used to keep it working? Why don’t you make a fortress of trees with lies?”

Ye Xiao rolled up both eyes and said,

Bu Xiangfeng thought for a while, and he didn’t think of anything to prove Ye Xiao wrong. At least, the supreme level Seven Returns Dan that Ye Xiao gave to Bai Long was already the best thing Bu Xiangfeng had ever seen in his life. Besides, the other three men all got a piece of Chaotic Purple Crystal. That made Bu Xiangfeng crazily jealous.

He only promised to be a guard, so he figured it was inappropriate to ask Ye Xiao for the Chaotic Purple Crystal. Bu Xiangfeng thought that even the five sky kings might not be able to build such a luxurious fortress of trees!

After the days on Ye Xiao’s side, Bu Xiangfeng truly regretted that he had said those words to Ye Xiao. “Good! I will wait! I will beg you… I will beg for a position to serve you! Really? Will I hold your foot and cry for the position? Hah hah hah..”

If he didn’t say this to Ye Xiao earlier, he would have already begged Ye Xiao for a chance to stay!

He didn’t know that Ye Xiao was not telling all the truth though. Ye Xiao did have all those things, but he didn’t get them from any clans. He just decided to live as a descendant of the Ye Clan. He told the same lie so many times that it sounded just like the truth.

When he said it, he was confident!

It might be dishonorable to lie, but if telling lies could actually solve his problems, he would definitely do it. After all, he did not become this powerful by telling the truth, did he?

He could even fool himself if he needed to. Lying to others was a piece of cake!

Bu Xiangfeng smiled flatteringly and said, “Well… Do you have… Do you have some dan beads that are good for Saint Origin Stage cultivators? Can I have a look? I just want to check if it is true. Otherwise, how do I know if you are lying to me?”

Ye Xiao squinted at him and said, “No way. You are not an honest man, so far as I know. What if you take it from me? Who is going to hold justice for me? The Defender Department is gone now!”

Bu Xiangfeng was angry. “Don’t you trust me?”

Ye Xiao chuckled and walked away.

Bu Xiangfeng caught up with him and said, “How could you not trust me?”

Ye Xiao looked back at Bu Xiangfeng and said with a cold smile, “How do you think of your decency? Come on.”

Bu Xiangfeng was shocked. After a while, he said, “I don’t think there is a problem… I am a decent man…”

“Fine. Swear it. Swear to the heavens that you won’t take it, then I will show you. I know that it is possible that you will still break your promise, but I would like to see how you shamelessly do it!”

“I…”

“What? Are you giving up? You don’t dare, do you?” Ye Xiao looked at him and said, “I know what you are thinking about! Come on, if you want to play any tricks, cut it off now. You are too young for that.”

Bu Xiangfeng was angry. “I will swear! I swear I won’t take it! I just don’t think you have such incredible things!”

Ye Xiao humphed and said, “Well, open your eyes then!”

He reached out one hand, but there was nothing. His hand was empty.

“Where is the dan bead? What are you doing?” Bu Xiangfeng was confused.

“Look at this. There is nothing, right?” Ye Xiao moved his hand closer to Bu Xiangfeng and said, “Old Bu, blow… I am going to play magic. The supreme dan bead will come from nothing.”

Bu Xiangfeng’s face turned red. He raged up and said, “What do you think I am? A three-year-old kid? We all have spatial tools! Cut the nonsense now! Play magic, huh? You stupid fool!”

Ye Xiao was a bit disgraced, and he was angry too. “Stop yelling, you d*ckhead! It’s coming!”

With a small sound, a small jade bottle showed up in his hand.

Ye Xiao didn’t hesitate, just took out a dan bead from it. Suddenly, the glow of the dan shined up, and the scent of the dan spread.

The two of them were in the Hall of Life and Death.

As the dan bead showed up, Bu Xiangfeng couldn’t move his gaze away from the dan bead.

Looking at the dan bead, Bu Xiangfeng said in a shaking voice, “This is… This is Saint Cloud Dan… Oh, my bloody hell… Is there truly a supreme level Saint Cloud Dan? How is this possible… How is this possible…?”

The Saint Cloud Dan, a dan bead that helped Saint Origin Stage cultivators improve. When a cultivator reached the Saint Origin Stage, the dan beads that used to work for cultivation improvement didn’t work anymore.

In fact, most of the materials became useless when a man was in the Saint Origin Stage.

There was one thing that was incredibly useful for the Saint Origin Stage cultivators. It was the Saint Cloud Dan, which was made of all kinds of high-level materials from a special method.

One Saint Cloud Dan bead provided one hundred years of cultivation to a Saint Origin Stage cultivator!

One hundred years of cultivation didn’t seem to be much, but in the Saint Origin Stage, one hundred years of cultivation was definitely different from the other stages!

Since the world had the Saint Cloud Dan, many dan makers tried to make higher-level Saint Cloud Dan. However, only some dan makers could make Saint Cloud Dan in the dan glow level. The Saint Cloud Dan in the dan mist level only existed in stories.

What astonished Bu Xiangfeng was that Ye Xiao had taken out a Saint Cloud Dan at the supreme level, which was the highest level!

How did Saint Cloud Dan at the supreme level improve a Saint Origin Stage cultivator?

Nobody could even imagine.

It was invincible. It was fabulous! It was… It was good!

Ye Xiao squinted at Bu Xiangfeng, who was apparently blank in the head. He kept pouring out several more Supreme Saint Cloud Dan, and Bu Xiangfeng’s eyes turned blue when staring at the dan beads.

Apparently, there was a question in his head. ‘Rob? Or not?’

That was a good question!

If he robbed the dan bead, he abandoned his reputation, his dignity, his honor, his bottom line, but he got the Supreme Saint Cloud Dan. It seemed to be a good deal, but…

If he didn’t rob it, those were such coveted treasures…

It was a tough choice to make!

Ye Xiao intentionally made a long sigh, and then put the dan beads back into the jade bottle one by one. In a low voice, he said, “What a pity… I am not going to need these dan beads in the short future… I can exchange them for something else, but it seems to be such a waste… Should I save them for the future, or should I just plan for what I need now? What do you think?”

Bu Xiangfeng’s eyes were full of greed. He flatteringly smiled and said, “Don’t give them to others just for some regular things! What a waste! We all should do things for what we need now…”

Ye Xiao stared at him and said, “Old Bu, are you okay? You are not making any sense. If I should choose to do it for what I need now, why should I save these dan beads for the future? What are you talking about?”

Bu Xiangfeng said with a flattering smile, “Hah hah… I mean… Actually… What I want to say… What a coincidence! I think I need it right now… You know? It would be great if I can have some… These are perfect for me.”

Ye Xiao rolled up his eyes and refused him directly. “You? Do you want me to give them to you? How could you? You are not a member of the Monarch’s Hall! You are just a guard that I hire. You don’t get to have these treasures!