Immortality Cultivation

Chapter 242: Sun Family Arrives

Fang Hao had been healing in the cave for three days.

With the top-tier Medicinal Pill provided by Mu Fenghua, combined with the nourishment from the Chaos Derivation Art and his preliminary understanding of the basic Chapters of the War Heaven Scripture (although he hadn’t officially started cultivating it yet, that Battle Intent seemed to have a miraculous effect on the recovery of his Divine Soul), his recovery speed was far beyond expectations.

His broken bones had initially healed, the cracks in his Meridians had also mended significantly under the nourishment of the Chaos Qi, and his spiritual power had recovered to about 30% to 40%.

The most troublesome Divine Soul injury, under the nourishment of the Soul-Nurturing Pill and his own Battle Intent, although still faintly painful, allowed his Divine Sense to barely extend several zhang, finally no longer causing a splitting headache with every thought as it had before.

However, he was still far from a full recovery, especially to the point where he could fight.

He could barely wield the yitian sword now, and would be exhausted after using the Starfall Sword Art once or twice; the empty clarity mirror was out of the question, as the burden on his Divine Soul was too great.

This day, he was sitting cross-legged in the deepest part of the cave, carefully guiding his spiritual power to nourish his severely damaged heart Meridians.

Mu Fenghua was sitting near the cave entrance, idly playing with a beautiful pebble she had picked up, while two guards stood on either side of the entrance, looking vigilant.

Suddenly, the guard on the left side of the entrance twitched his ears, his expression changed slightly, and he whispered: "Your Highness, someone is coming! There are quite a few of them, at least five or six. Their Auras are not weak, and one of them... is at the Great Perfection of Golden Core Stage!"

Mu Fenghua immediately put away her playful expression, stood up, walked to the entrance, and looked out through the Formation.

Fang Hao also stopped his healing, held his breath, and carefully extended his Divine Sense like a silk thread out of the cave.

He saw that there were already six people standing in the clearing outside the cave.

The leader was a young man in ornate clothes with an arrogant expression and sinister eyes; in appearance, he was five or six parts similar to Sun Tianqi, but slightly older, and his cultivation had actually reached the Great Perfection of Golden Core Stage!

It was none other than the other Genius of the Sun Family direct line, Sun Tianqi’s cousin, Sun Tianlin!

Beside him stood five Cultivators with deep Auras, one of whom was at the Late Golden Core Stage, and the other four were at the Middle Golden Core Stage.

These six people vaguely surrounded the cave entrance, staring at the cave with unkind gazes.

"Sun Tianlin?!" Mu Fenghua frowned, recognizing the leader.

Sun Tianlin, the Genius of the younger generation of the Sun Family second only to Sun Tianqi, had a personality even more arrogant and domineering than his cousin.

Relying on the Sun Family’s power and being the cousin of the Crown Prince (the First Prince, Mu Tianxing) (the mother of the Crown Prince was the younger sister of the Sun Family head), he had always run rampant in the Heavenly Capital and few dared to provoke him.

"Listen up, those inside!" The old man at the Late Golden Core Stage beside Sun Tianlin stepped forward, his voice loud, carrying undisguised arrogance and coldness, "My Young Master is tracking a wanted criminal to this place and sensed the fluctuation of a Formation here. Who is inside the cave? Open the Formation immediately and come out to answer! If you are harboring a wanted criminal of our Sun Family, don’t blame us for being impolite!"

This tone was as if he considered this place his Sun Family’s territory.

Mu Fenghua’s expression sank. As a princess, when had she ever been shouted at so rudely?

She snorted coldly and removed the concealment Formation at the cave entrance (it was already discovered anyway, so there was no point in hiding), but kept the defensive Formation, and stood at the cave entrance with the two guards, looking coldly at the Sun Family members outside.

"I was wondering who it was, so it’s Young Master Tianlin of the Sun Family, what great prestige!" Mu Fenghua’s voice was crisp, carrying a trace of the unique majesty of the royal family, "Since when did this Secret Realm become the private property of your Sun Family? I am resting here, and it is your turn to shout and interrogate and search?"

Seeing Mu Fenghua, a flash of surprise crossed Sun Tianlin’s eyes, but it was immediately replaced by deeper sinister intent.

He had long received news that that brat Fang Hao seemed to have some friendship with the Ninth Princess, but he didn’t expect her to really be with Fang Hao and personally protecting him.

"So it is Your Highness the Ninth Princess." Sun Tianlin cupped his hands, his attitude not respectful, even carrying a bit of perfunctoriness, "Excuse me. However, my Sun Family is tracking the villain Fang Hao who severely injured my cousin Sun Tianqi and stole our Sun Family’s treasures. I believe Your Highness has also heard of this. We tracked him all the way here, and that villain’s Aura disappeared near this place, and this cave is covered by a Formation... It has to make me suspect, Your Highness, whether you have harbored our Sun Family’s wanted criminal?"

His tone was aggressive, directly pinning the "harboring a wanted criminal" hat on her.

Mu Fenghua was so angry she laughed: "Sun Tianlin! Watch your words! What do you mean by harboring a wanted criminal? Fang Hao is my friend; he was seriously injured and is recuperating here. Where does the talk of a wanted criminal come from? As for Sun Tianqi’s injury, I have also heard of it, but there is no conclusion on who is right and who is wrong. How can you just listen to your Sun Family’s one-sided words and arbitrarily convict him, and even want to kill him all?"

"Friend?" A mocking arc appeared on the corner of Sun Tianlin’s mouth, "Your Highness, one can know a person’s Face but not their heart. That Fang Hao is ruthless. He first schemed against my cousin at the Azure Dragon Society, then snuck into the Secret Realm, and taking advantage of my cousin’s lack of preparation, dealt a heavy blow, almost crippling his Dao foundation, and even snatched away my Sun Family’s important treasure! Such conduct is intolerable to both gods and men! Your Highness is a noble princess, you should not associate with such treacherous people, so as not to tarnish the reputation of the royal family!"

He paused, his tone even colder: "For the sake of Your Highness’s Face, as long as Your Highness hands over that villain Fang Hao, our Sun Family can assume that Your Highness was deceived by him and will not pursue it further. Otherwise..." His eyes sharpened, "In order to capture the wanted criminal and maintain the dignity of our Sun Family, I am afraid we will have to offend you today!"

As soon as his voice fell, the five Golden Core Cultivators behind him took a step forward in unison, and the Spiritual Pressure of the Golden Core Stage was released without reservation, pressing towards Mu Fenghua and the two guards at the cave entrance.

The old man at the Late Golden Core Stage even vaguely locked onto Mu Fenghua; obviously, if Mu Fenghua did not step aside, they would really dare to take action!

The expressions of the two guards behind Mu Fenghua changed, and they immediately blocked in front of Mu Fenghua, also releasing the Spiritual Pressure of the Late Golden Core Stage to confront the Sun Family members.

But the other side had many people and strong forces, and their cultivation was generally higher, so they were completely suppressed in terms of Aura.

"Sun Tianlin! You dare to take action against this Princess?!" Mu Fenghua’s pretty Face was frosty, both shocked and angry.

She didn’t expect Sun Tianlin to be so arrogant to this extent, not even taking her, a princess, into his eyes, and openly threatening her!

"I dare not." Sun Tianlin said he dared not, but there was no respect on his Face, instead, there was a sneer of reliance on his own power, "It’s just to capture a wanted criminal, it’s a last resort. I think that even if it reaches His Majesty, or the Crown Prince cousin, our Sun Family is the reasonable side. Your Highness, it is better not to make a mistake. We must take that Fang Hao away today!"

He specifically mentioned "Crown Prince cousin," obviously to remind Mu Fenghua of the relationship between the Sun Family and the Crown Prince, and also to exert pressure.

Inside the cave, Fang Hao listened to the conversation outside, his eyes cold.

The Sun Family was determined to take his life, not even giving the Ninth Princess Face.

This Sun Tianlin was more insidious and harder to deal with than Sun Tianqi.

"Your Highness, this matter started because of me, you cannot be put in a difficult position." Fang Hao’s voice came from inside the cave, although still a bit weak, it was clearly audible.

He leaned on the stone wall, walked out slowly, and stood beside Mu Fenghua.

Seeing Fang Hao appear, and indeed looking pale, with unstable Aura, and looking like he had not yet recovered from serious injuries, a flash of joy and greed crossed Sun Tianlin’s eyes.

The joy was seeing the miserable state of his enemy, and the greed was thinking of the "treasures" on Fang Hao (he was convinced that Fang Hao had snatched the Sun Family’s important treasure, and perhaps also had the rewards from the Azure Dragon Society).

"Fang Hao! You really are here!" Sun Tianlin shouted sternly, "You plotted against my cousin and snatched my Sun Family’s treasure, your crime is heinous! Why don’t you surrender now!"

"Sun Tianlin, stop spouting blood there." Fang Hao looked at him coldly, his tone flat but carrying bone-chilling coldness, "Why Sun Tianqi was injured, your Sun Family knows in your hearts. If you want my life, just say it directly, why look for those high-sounding excuses? As for snatching your Sun Family’s treasure? Hehe, what a joke, what treasures does your Sun Family have that are worth me snatching?"

"You are about to die, and you still dare to be tough!" Sun Tianlin was angered by Fang Hao’s attitude and grinned, "It seems you are refusing a toast only to drink a forfeit! Go for me! Take this villain, dead or alive! If anyone blocks, take them down too!"

"You dare!" Mu Fenghua was so angry her delicate body trembled, and she shouted sternly, "Sun Tianlin, if you dare to touch Fang Hao, you are enemies with my royal family! This Princess will never let you go!"

"Your Highness, I have offended you! Afterwards, our Sun Family will naturally apologize to His Majesty and the Crown Prince!" Sun Tianlin had clearly made up his mind that he would take Fang Hao down today no matter what.

He waved his hand, and the five Golden Core Cultivators behind him, except for the old man at the Late Golden Core Stage who was watching Mu Fenghua to prevent her from intervening, the other four, along with Sun Tianlin himself, rushed towards Fang Hao and Mu Fenghua’s two guards! Full of Killing Intent!

"Protect the Princess! Protect Fellow Daoist Ning!" Mu Fenghua’s two guards had solemn expressions, but they did not retreat, sacrificed their Magical Artifacts, and greeted them.

But the other side had many people and strong cultivation, and as soon as they fought, the two guards fell into a disadvantage, filled with danger.

Sun Tianlin went straight for Fang Hao, with a cruel smile like a cat catching a mouse on his Face: "Fang Hao, I heard you were very impressive at the Azure Dragon Society? Unfortunately, now that you are seriously injured, how much ability do you have left? Today, this Young Master will teach you a lesson for my cousin!"

As he spoke, his figure flickered, turning into an afterimage, his five fingers turned into claws, carrying sharp wind, grabbing straight at Fang Hao’s throat!

He wanted to cripple Fang Hao with his own hands, wash away the shame of the Sun Family, and incidentally seize the "treasures" on him!

The battle was about to break out! And Fang Hao, not yet recovered from his serious injuries, faced Sun Tianlin at the Great Perfection of Golden Core Stage, and the situation was precarious.