“You’re in such a rush, where are you headed to?” Ling Han flew forwards like an arrow shot from a bow, blocking his way.
“Get out of my way!” Hang Zhan shouted loudly, “I’m from the Stone Wolf Sect, and you dare to trifle with me? I’ll slaughter your whole family!”
How overbearing!
Ling Han drew his sword, his gaze filled with murderous intent. There was nothing worth saying to such a man–the best thing would be to immediately kill him.
“Ling Han, don’t be impulsive!” Liu Dong could not help shouting out. Should Hang Zhan be killed, none of their clans would be able to withstand the furious rage of the Stone Wolf Sect.
“Haha, listen to your companion’s advise, and never oppose me! Otherwise, nothing but death awaits you!” Hang Zhan laughed coldly, “You’re fortunate today!” He was just about ready to run away and escape.
However, he had not yet managed to move from his place when he felt a cool sensation on his neck–a long sword was already pressed against it, immediately causing his whole body to s.h.i.+ver. He felt as if he was almost going to urinate out of fear.
“There is no one that I dare not kill!” Ling Han said calmly, and his voice turned cold, “Kneel!”
Hang Zhan did not dare refuse. The freezing cold eyes of the man in front of him caused him to feel a cutting chill. This was clearly a man of his word.
“Apologize!” Ling Han continued to say.
Hang Zhan immediately felt the urge to stand up and spit out curses, but as he felt the freezing sensation upon his neck, he could only bow his head while thinking that as soon as he got back to the Stone Wolf Sect, he would definitely have his grandfather personally come to kill all these guys in front of him!
Of course, the two beautiful girls would be spared and become his toys instead.
“I was wrong, I’m inhumane!” He said, begging for mercy.
“I hope you will become a good person in your next life,” Ling Han said coolly.
“No-” Hang Zhan immediately sensed the situation was taking a turn for the worse, but he only felt a sharp pain on his neck as his sight suddenly turned dark. Fresh blood spurted out, causing his eyes to go wide in disbelief–Ling Han actually dared to kill him!
At the same moment, Liu Yu Tong gave a soft cry–with a pat of her small hands, it was as if Elder Yu had turned into stone, showing no signs of movement at all. After a long while, his body finally collapsed onto the ground.
“This is going to be a huge catastrophe!” Liu Dong and the rest sighed in unison.
Ling Han withdrew his sword and said, smiling, “Will you tell anyone of what has happened here today?”
“Of course not!” Liu Dong and the rest quickly shook their heads.
“It’s all right, then. None of us present here will say anything, so who would find out that Hang Zhan and his lackey died here?” Ling Han said.
However, Liu Dong and his companions were still unable to let go of their worries. After all, the name of “Stone Wolf Sect” was much too intimidating; based on its power, the sect could easily eliminate their respective clans a hundred times. With such feelings, they dared not linger here for too long, fearing that Ling Han would kill them too to ensure their silence. Moreover, they each possessed a Green Spiritual Fruit in their hands, adding on to the unsettled feelings in their hearts.
They soon bid farewell to Ling Han and set off, quickly disappearing from his sight.
Killing the eyewitnesses… Ling Han naturally had no such plan, for his little female attendant was the princess of the Liu Clan of the Imperial City. Against such a n.o.ble existence, what did an insignificant Hang Zhan count as? If the Stone Wolf Sect found out that Hang Zhan actually dared to bear evil intentions towards Liu Yu Tong, they might even personally behead Hang Zhan as an apology.
Just as how Liu Dong and his group felt immeasurable fear towards Stone Wolf Sect, what did an insignificant Stone Wolf Sect count as in the eyes of the Eight Great Clans?
‘I’ll take one Green Spiritual Fruit first. Once I reach the peak of the ninth layer of Body Refining Tier, I’ll take the second one,’ Ling Han thought. Although he had already walked through all the nine tiers on his way from the Body Refining Tier all the way to the Heaven Tier, this did not imply that he could easily step over the gulf between the two tiers.
That was because, aside from the comprehension and understanding acc.u.mulated within a given tier, breaking through the bottlenecks between tiers was an endeavor that required a vast amount of energy to support it.
Where did this energy came from?
Spiritual medicine, alchemical pills, treasures obtained from demonic beasts, spiritual fluids found in nature could all be used as the source of this energy. Unfortunately, these materials were extremely rare and hard to find.
This was the reason why the higher the tier, the fewer martial artists there were that could achieve it. Without these kinds of supporting materials to provide the additional energy for martial artists to break through to a higher tier, the only thing they could do was depend on themselves to slowly acc.u.mulate the energy required for the breakthrough. Some would be able to succeed in breaking through, while some may cause themselves to explode from over-acc.u.mulation of energy.
If he had not had the Green Spiritual Fruit, Ling Han may have needed to acc.u.mulate about ten plus days worth of Origin Power to reach the peak of the ninth layer of Body Refining Tier, and then break through to the Element Gathering Tier in a spurt of energy. But things were different now. When he reached the barrier between Body Refining and Element Gathering Tier, Ling Han only needed to take the Green Spiritual Fruit, and it would be smooth sailing all the way.
Ling Han liberated all the valuables from the bodies of Hang Zhan and Elder Yu. Because the two of them had been on a journey, they obviously had not kept too many valuables on them, so all he managed to find were some money and a book on some secret martial art.
The sum of money came up to a total of about one hundred thousand coins, which could not be considered a small sum. Meanwhile, the book was t.i.tled “Detonation Arts”, and it was a rather unique skill. Basically, it allowed a martial artist to inject his Origin Power into something which would cause the item to detonate. It would be difficult for someone to defend against such a skill.
Elder Yu should have just obtained this secret arts manual and had yet to start mastering it. Otherwise, if Liu Yu Tong had been surprised with such an attack in the midst of battle, then she would definitely have suffered quite a bit.
The two of them moved to a new location. After all, there were two dead bodies in their previous location; just looking at the two corpses would spoil their mood.
Ling Han sat down in a cross-legged position. He then took out a Green Spiritual Fruit and washed it with a bit of clean water. Then, he quickly consumed it in large bites.
It really did deserve the name of a Spiritual Fruit born from nature. Even though its level couldn’t really be considered high, it was still extremely delicious and, within a few bites, Ling Han had already finished eating it. He felt extremely dissatisfied, and really wanted to take out the other fruit and eat it too.
He quickly suppressed this impulsive urge, and quietly waited for the medicinal effects to play out.
In but a short moment, a powerful and intense medicinal effect was released, transforming into innumerable tiny particles, entering his bloodstream and spreading throughout his entire body.
Ling Han circulated Five Elements Heaven Grade Skill. The Spirit Base in his Dantian gave out a s.h.i.+mmering light like a lotus flower of the Dao, guiding the medicinal effects to nourish every piece of flesh, every bone, and every vein in his body.
His cultivation rate was already very fast to begin with. Before he had consumed the Green Spiritual Fruit, he had already reached the middle period of the seventh layer. Now that he had obtained the support of the Spiritual Fruit, his progression rate was naturally even more terrifying.
The late period of the seventh layer of the Body Refining Tier… the peak of the seventh layer of Body Refining Tier!
He acc.u.mulated some Origin Power and, in one breath, broke through to the eighth layer of Body Refining Tier. At this time, the medicinal effects of the Green Spiritual Fruit had not been completely exhausted yet, and were still continuously improving his cultivation. They were finally exhausted once Ling Han made it to the middle period of the eighth layer of Body Refining Tier.
‘Very good, it saved me about six days’ worth of time.’
Watching all this, a strange thought rose up in Liu Yu Tong’s heart–it was the first time that she had not been shocked by the quick ascent of Ling Han’s cultivation level. After all, this time should be considered normal, as he had eaten a Green Spiritual Fruit.
The two of them continued journeying around the mountain. Ling Han continued to refine his sword skills, hoping to achieve three flashes of Sword Qi before he broke through to the Element Gathering Tier.
After another eight days, Ling Han had reached the peak of the eighth layer of Body Refining Tier. After storing up one night’s worth of Origin Power, he began the process of breaking through to the ninth layer of Body Refining Tier. By the time morning came and the sun had risen, he stood up, the corners of his lips lifting slightly upwards in a smile.