Chapter 3205: Dong Yue

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

The two men’s expressions turned unsightly as soon as Duan Ling Tian finished speaking.

“It’s not necessary for you to do this even if you’re unwilling to work together with us, right? Don’t you think you’re going overboard by doing this?” The middle-aged man sneered with a dark expression on his face.

The young man standing next to the middle-aged man looked displeased as well, but there was a hint of wariness in his eyes. He was aware that the purple-clad young man and woman in front of them were ranked 13th and 15th respectively. Although his companion was ranked 12th, he was only ranked 19th.

“Since both of you aren’t powerful enough to collect the Flaming Green Striped Fruits, why are you lingering around? Are you hoping to gain something by staying here?” Duan Ling Tian said mockingly.

“Are you… Are you saying that both of you are powerful enough to obtain all five Flaming Green Striped Fruits?!” the young man exclaimed in shock. He had first-hand experience with the Formation spirit so he knew how terrifyingly powerful it was. He, the middle-aged man, and their companion who were eliminated could not defeat the Formation spirit even after they joined forces. However, the purple-clad young man implied he was capable of obtaining all five of the Flaming Green Striped Fruits?

Upon hearing these words, the middle-aged man grew wary. Nevertheless, he had no intention of leaving. A hint of greed flashed in his eyes at this moment.

“You have three breaths left,” Duan Ling Tian said in a low voice.

“Sir, it’s best not to burn all bridges, especially when we might meet again in the future,” the middle-aged man said indignantly.

“You’re not planning to leave? In that case, you can stay here forever!”

When Huan’er, who was standing next to Duan Ling Tian, saw the middle-aged man had no intention of leaving, she teleported behind the middle-aged man immediately. Following that, she quickly cast the law of space’s Restraining Profundity to prevent the middle-aged man from leaving.

In just a blink of an eye, three spatial tears appeared after Huan’er cast the Cross-Dimensional Slash Profundity. The grey sword rays shot toward the middle-aged man, who had been restrained, at lightning speed.

Everything happened so quickly that when the middle-aged man regained his senses, the three grey sword rays were only meters away from him. His expression changed drastically as he mobilized the Celestial Origin Energy in his body. He wielded his Celestial Weapon and brandished it to deflect the incoming sword rays. When he succeeded in deflecting the attack, he heaved a sigh of relief.

However, at this moment, a voice rang in the air. “Watch out!”

The young man, who was standing next to the middle-aged man, cried out in horror when he saw Huan’er took out a Celestial Weapon that looked like a ring before throwing it at the middle-aged man

Swoosh!

The Yin Yang Nine Water Chestnut Ring sailed in the air, leaving a streak of light in its wake. When it was approaching the space where the middle-aged man was confined, it suddenly disappeared. When it reappeared again, it was already inside the confined space.

“No!” This time, the middle-aged did not have time to block the attack with his Celestial Weapon. He could only block it with his bare hands.

Huan’er had attacked with her Celestial Weapon while the middle-aged man only blocked the attack with his bare hands. The outcome was not difficult to guess.

Just like that, the Yin Yang Nine Water Chestnut Ring destroyed the middle-aged man’s hands before killing him.

Huan’er retrieved the middle-aged man’s Spatial Ring after she killed him. Following that, she teleported next to Duan Ling Tian and presented the Spatial Ring to him. Her expression was gentle and obedient as she reached out to hold Duan Ling Tian’s hand.

The young man could only watch with a horrified expression on his face. He shuddered as chills ran up his spine. If he did not personally witness this, he would never expect such a gentle and beautiful woman to be so decisive and ruthless when she killed.

“You have one breath left,” Duan Ling Tian said coldly as he glanced at the young man.

The young man regained his senses when he heard Duan Ling Tian’s voice. He wasted no time and hurriedly fled the scene. He did not even dare to look back when he fled.

After the young man disappeared from Duan Ling Tian and Huan’er’s sight, Duan Ling Tian turned to look at Huan’er and said with a smile, “Huan’er, stay in the Plunder Formation at the side… I’ll go and retrieve the Flaming Green Striped Fruits.”

In fact, Duan Ling Tian wanted the two men to leave not because he was afraid they would seize the opportunity to snatch the Flaming Green Striped Fruits away. He wanted them to leave because he did not want to reveal his true strength and the treasures he possessed. For example, if they were around, he would not be able to use the Seven Orifices Exquisite Sword. With his current strength, he would not be able to defeat the Formation spirit without using the Seven Orifices Exquisite Sword.

Although Huan’er might be strong enough to defeat the Formation spirit, he would have to guard against the two men if they had stayed. It would be difficult for him to fend off the two men on his own if he did not use his Seven Orifices Exquisite Sword. If one of the two men managed to escape, everyone would find out he possessed the Seven Orifices Exquisite Sword. Although they might not be able to tell the Seven Orifices Exquisite Sword was a Divine Artifact, it was not difficult to see that it was precious. They would most likely mistake it for an Emperor Grade Celestial Weapon. It would be bad if word spread about him owning an Emperor Grade Celestial Weapon.

“Alright.” Huan’er nodded and obediently let go of Duan Ling Tian’s hand. She watched as Duan Ling Tian stepped into the blazing flames.

“It’s really hot… No wonder the Formation spirit’s speed was so fast! In this environment, it can use the law of fire’s Fire Traveling Profundity.”

The Fire Traveling Profundity was a law of fire’s profundity. At the rudimentary stage and the initial stage, the Fire Traveling Profundity was not very useful since it could only be used in a fiery environment. One could only cast it without any care for the environment once it had been comprehended to the mastery stage. Nevertheless, it was quite formidable if one cast it in the right environment.

As soon as Duan Ling Tian stepped into the blazing flames, a wolf-like howl rang in the air. It was so loud that it left his ears ringing.

Swoosh!

In just a blink of an eye, the gigantic flaming humanoid figure appeared and lunged at Duan Ling Tian.

Whoosh!

Duan Ling Tian waved his hand, and the Seven Orifices Exquisite Sword shot toward the gigantic figure. Following that, he quickly teleported behind the gigantic figure and attacked with all his might.

A piercing sword cry rang briefly as a seven-color sword ray shot into the gigantic figure. Just like that, the gigantic figure was destroyed.

After Duan Ling Tian put the Seven Orifices Exquisite Sword away, he wasted no time in collecting the five Flaming Green Striped Fruits.

After that, he called out, “Huan’er, let’s go.”

Duan Ling Tian had no plans of consuming the Flaming Green Striped Fruits for now. He was going to search for treasures and fortuitous encounters first.

…

The duration one could stay in the secret realms was different. One could stay in the grade-one secret realm for a month while the grade-two secret realm and the grade-three secret realm only allowed one to stay in them for twenty days and ten days respectively.

Apart from having less time to spend in the grade-two and grade-three secret realm, the tests in these two realms were much more difficult compared to the tests in the grade-one secret realm. The tests in the grade-three secret realm were the most difficult among the three secret realms while the tests in the grade-two secret realm were at the intermediate level. Naturally, the tests in the grade-one secret realm were the easiest.

For twenty days, Duan Ling Tian and Huan’er wandered the grade-two secret realm without a specific direction.

After obtaining the Flaming Green Striped Fruits, they managed to obtain a few more treasures.

The most valuable treasure they found was a purely defensive Royal Grade Celestial Weapon that was in the form of white female clothing. As soon as Huan’er saw it, she was delighted and took a liking to it immediately.

For Duan Ling Tian, he was happy as long as Huan’er was happy.

As for Celestial Fruits and Celestial Pills that raised one’s cultivation base, the duo collected a few more. However, none of them were as potent as the Flaming Green Striped Fruits.

Apart from that, the duo obtained a few fairly powerful Celestial Talismans. They did not think much about the talismans since they only provided external help. Moreover, they were not particularly useful in the upper realm of the Southern Heaven Ancient Realm as well.

In the upper realm and its secret realms, if one used Celestial Talismans during a fight, one’s Identity Jade Token would lose its ability to transport one out of the upper realm. This meant that those who used Celestial Talismans during a fight could only leave the upper realm through the Transporting Formation in the safe zones. If one was in a secret realm, the only way one could leave was to wait until the secret realm closed.

Now that twenty days had passed, Duan Ling Tian and Huan’er were transported back to the safe zone in the upper realm.

“Huan’er, let’s go. We’ll cultivate for a while before we enter the upper realm again,” Duan Ling Tian said before both of them returned to the Imperial Tutor Pavilion in the Profound Nether Mansion’s estate.

“Alright, I’ll do as Brother Ling Tian suggested,” Huan’er said obediently. She would never oppose Duan Ling Tian no matter what. In her opinion, Duan Ling Tian could do no wrong.

Duan Ling Tian knew with his and Huan’er’s strength, it would not be difficult for them to enter the top 10 if they joined forces. However, there were a few who were powerful enough to threaten their lives. Apart from that, there was also Zhang Jin Yi to consider. Therefore, he knew they could not recklessly enter the top 10 even if they could.

For this reason, Duan Ling Tian decided to cultivate further and deepen his comprehension of the law of space before he entered the upper realm of the Southern Heaven Ancient Realm again.

After returning to the Imperial Tutor Pavilion, the duo entered closed-door cultivation to cultivate and deepen their comprehension of the law of space.

…

Meanwhile, many were unaware that Duan Ling Tian and Huan’er had entered closed-door cultivation. One such person was Zhang Dong Nan, the Branch Leader of the Phantom Fox Clan in the Southern Heaven Territory.

After Zhang Jin Yi agreed to enter the upper realm using a sectless cultivator’s name, Zhang Dong Nan expended a lot of effort to search for a suitable candidate. Eventually, he decided on a sectless cultivator who was a rather powerful Ten Directions Celestial King.

The sectless cultivator consistently ranked on the scoreboard, and his highest rank was 13th place.

“Although he has only started to enter the upper realm not too long ago and has never ranked in the top 10, no one will suspect a thing even if his name ranks in the top 10 after Zhang Jin Yi uses his name.”

Zhang Dong Nan did not waste time once he made up his mind. He quickly found the sectless cultivator and killed him.

Even when that sectless cultivator died, he did know why he was killed or how he offended a powerhouse to the point that it warranted death.

After killing the sectless cultivator, Zhang Dong Nan looked for Zhang Jin Yi as soon as he returned. “Lord Envoy, I’ve obtained a sectless cultivator’s identity for you.”

Zhang Dong Nan continued to say, “This time, you’ll enter the upper realm using the name Dong Yue. Since I’ve killed him, there’s no need to worry about him appearing in the upper realm. It hasn’t been long since he first entered the upper realm, and his highest ranking was 13th place.”