Chapter 632 416: Lingdan Hall
The bright moon hangs high, the night is like water.
Within Yan Capital.
In the Lingdan Hall, an elderly man with a towering stature sat in a Taishi Chair, wearing a Purple Gold Crown, his temples slightly gray, his hands pressing on the armrests:
"I didn't expect that a mere Ninth Realm student in the Divine Martial Hall could attract Hua Yuexian from the Fighting God Palace to travel from thousands of miles away to accept him as a disciple."
The old man is precisely Lu Zhengfa, the true leader of the Lingdan Hall in Yan Capital, also a top Ninth-Rank Great Alchemist in the entire Dragon Abyss. The Lingdan Hall he founded can be seen among major sects, where their pills are used to cultivate ordinary disciples.
Especially a pill called "Heavenly Spirit Pill" within the Lingdan Hall, even claiming to benefit all Martial Practitioners below the Tenth Realm. It can be used for Marrow Cleansing and Blood Exchange, and even improve a bit of Innate Physique, rare and valuable.
Lingdan Hall well understands the principle of scarcity, thus Lu Zhengfa only refines one hundred pills a year.
Below Lu Zhengfa stood a young man in white.
This young man seemed to be only twenty years old, yet he was already the nominal shopkeeper of Lingdan Hall, due to his exceptional Talent in Alchemy being favored by Lu Zhengfa. His name is Qi Haoran, ranking forty-fifth on the Dragon Abyss Genius List.
However, he did not participate in the recruitment of the Divine Martial Hall, showing that not everyone has the motivation to join the military and serve the country.
"It's said Chen Ku killed Hua Qingyun, a disciple of Hua Yuexian, and yet Hua Yuexian still wants to accept him as a disciple. Such a notion truly leaves me baffled." Qi Haoran shook his head slightly, expressing his disagreement with such actions.
"From Li Shentong's Primordial Qi Avatar personally acting from the Divine Martial Mountain, it can be seen, although there is the inviolable dignity of the Imperial Court, the fact that the Divine Martial Mountain protects this person indicates he indeed possesses qualifications valued by both Divine Martial Mountain and Fighting God Palace."
Sitting in the Taishi Chair, Lu Zhengfa slowly said:
"Perhaps, wait a few more years, and he will truly be the next Hua Yuexian. By then, the structure of the Dragon Abyss Martial World will become even more interesting."
"Compared to Hua Yuexian? Just him?" Qi Haoran expressed disdain for this.
"Let's not talk about him."
Perhaps because of the affection he had for this valued protege, Lu Zhengfa did not dwell on the buzzing matter in Dragon Abyss, and instead changed the topic, asking:
"Tell me your thoughts on that newly rising Dan Yuan Building in the past few months. The force of this building is about to take root in Yan Capital. I've made several attempts to probe the master of the building but have repeatedly let him slip through my fingers. Such being the case, using the simplest method doesn't seem to have much effect. Do you have any different ideas?"
Qi Haoran seemed prepared for this question, calmly replied: "Master, the most important thing in alchemy is still quality. If you permit, let me engage in a 'Dan Battle' with the Dan Yuan Building, witnessed by everyone in Yan Capital. I have full confidence that I can defeat the Dan Yuan Association."
Lu Zhengfa was deep in thought.
If they couldn't work against it in the shadows, then openly defeating them with alchemy skills wasn't a bad choice.
However.
Neither of them knew that their conversation in the hall had already been eavesdropped by a little bee flying inside.
"Trying to go for the backstab when you can, now wanting to engage in a Dan Battle, really think you have everything under control?"
The bee, which was Chen Ku's incarnation, chuckled coldly:
"It's beyond your reach now!"
His eyes were fixed on the two people below, yet he didn't act rashly.
After all, the old man was a peak expert of Ninth Realm Nine Realms, and the young man in white possessed roughly Ninth Realm Seventh Layer battle strength, single-handedly he feared neither, even confident in killing them.
But if he were to simultaneously attack both, there was the risk of unforeseen failure.
Listening to the two discussing plans targeting his Dan Yuan Building for nearly half an hour, the conversation finally ended.
At this moment, hearing the young man Qi Haoran stand up, salute Lu Zhengfa, he said: "Master, let's proceed as planned, send someone tomorrow to inform the Court Newspaper in Yan Capital, publicize this matter, force the Dan Yuan Building to engage in a Dan Battle with us."
"Hmm, let's do it like that," Lu Zhengfa said.
Qi Haoran slowly said: "Then I will take my leave, tomorrow I will certainly give the Dan Yuan Building a good show."
With that, he saluted again, retreated, and left the hall.
Lu Zhengfa sat in the chair, watching Qi Haoran's departing figure, his eyes filled with admiration. Such a disciple, possessing both talent and intelligence, who wouldn't favor him.
Likewise, this was why he couldn't bear to send him to Divine Martial Mountain.
Patriotic devotion, what does it have to do with him.
He picked up a teacup, gently blew, then began to taste the tea.
However.
In the instant he bowed his head to drink tea.
Buzz~~
As a peak expert of Ninth Realm Nine Realms in Blood Exchange, Lu Zhengfa's sense of Qi Mechanism and danger, incomparable to ordinary people, instantly felt a sudden burst of airflow erupting above his head.
"Who?!"
A shouted question, with his peripheral vision already glancing upward, his body straightened, the teacup in his hand shook by his palm, wrapped in a bunch of True Gang Qi, transformed into the most formidable weapon beneath the heavens, shooting upwards.
Killing intent exploded!
[There is Lu Zhengfa who intends harm against the master, slay him to gain Ninth Realm Evil Qi]
Woo-la~
In this instant, the teacup broke through the air, even causing the air to emit a fearful moan as if possessing intelligence, the airflow spreading to both sides.
Following the teacup is a fist.
White, full, solid and powerful, the thumb locked within the fist center, once thrown out, it carries an aura of spatial vibration.
"Is this... Hua Yuexian's 'Shattering Nirvana Fist Seal'?"
Seeing the fist seal, even Lu Zhengfa's eyelids trembled.
As an elder in Yan Capital, he witnessed several years ago, the process of the first prodigy of Dragon Abyss, with Eleven Realm Martial Path True Body, traversing over eight small realms, battling a Thirteen Realm Shattering Void master.
Its bodily punch seal tearing through space left a profound impression on his mind.
Thus, this instant, he recognized the extremely similar aura.
But before he could think about how he had offended Hua Yuexian this prodigy.
Bang!
The fist seal had shattered the teacup, causing porcelain fragments to burst like snowflakes, breaking into extremely fine powder, instantly in front of Lu Zhengfa.
"Hmm? No, it's not Hua Yuexian's Shattering Nirvana Fist Seal. Space isn't shattered, only its form, not its substance..."
The fist seal moved closer to his head, but Lu Zhengfa quickly judged the root of the fist seal, instinctively generated intense curiosity and War Intent. His arm swiftly extended from his sleeve, seizing the time the teacup earned him, formed a pill-holding seal before his chest, his body suddenly erupted with an aura resembling a blast furnace.
His Blood Qi, akin to a large furnace whose lid was lifted, terrifying heat waves soared skyward, instantly spreading inside and outside Lingdan Hall, and even reaching the heavens.
In a flash, everyone within Lingdan Hall changed their expressions, looking at the blood-red aura rising from Lu Zhengfa.
"Not good! It's the shopkeeper, someone's attempting assassination!"
"Quick!"
"Master!"
Having just walked a short distance from Lingdan Hall, Qi Haoran, upon seeing the rising Blood Qi, his face changed, without hesitation, his footsteps flashed several hundred meters back, rushing back towards the Lingdan Hall.
Just in time to see a furnace-sized fist seal erupting within the hall.