Chapter 458: Chapter 445: You Want to Become the Barbarian Emperor?
When Black Death and Ying Huo arrived, they saw the members of the Mahayana Sect lying all over the ground. It was quite a spectacular sight.
They thought Shen Lang had already begun guiding this group.
But then one of them blurted out something that made Black Death nearly cough up blood in anger...
It turned out these guys hadn’t been whipped by Shen Lang to improve their cultivation, but beaten because they had offended him!
’These little bastards, are they trying to get themselves killed?’
SWOOSH!
A figure flashed, and Black Death appeared before the man like a whirlwind. He lifted his right foot, its sole crackling with lightning, and stomped down on the unlucky bastard!
With his current cultivation, if that stomp landed squarely, the man on the ground would be dead or crippled.
WHOOSH!
In a flash, Evil Song left a series of afterimages in his wake, rushing out even faster than Black Death. He snatched the man off the ground and yanked him away!
BOOM!
Black Death’s foot slammed into the ground. Powerful Qi erupted, sending sand and stone flying. It blew away the others lying nearby, who cried out and screamed for their mothers!
Among the five Commanders, Black Death had the most robust physique; he was practically a mobile iron tower.
His furious stomp shocked everyone present!
The man Evil Song had saved was trembling all over, shivering like he had a fever, completely unable to stop.
If Evil Song hadn’t been so quick, he might have been...
"You ignorant fools, how dare you anger the Lord? Since you don’t want to go to the Yumu Cave Blessed Land, I’ll just injure you more seriously so you can go straight home and lie in bed! You dare call the Lord a ’little bastard’? Do you even know how to spell the word ’death’?"
Black Death roared like a War God, his voice like ten thousand drums beating at once. It shook the heavens and the earth, making everyone’s ears ring painfully.
The formidable edge and imposing presence of a Purple-clothed Guard Commander were on full display!
"My Lord..."
Everyone present was dumbfounded. Even Xiao Gushu and the others from the Profound Dao Sect were completely flabbergasted.
’For a Purple-clothed Guard Commander like Black Death to call him ’Lord’... just what is Shen Lang’s status...?’
SLAP!
Ying Huo slapped Black Death on the shoulder. "Calm down. The Lord hasn’t even said anything. What are you making such a fuss for?"
Hearing this, the imposing presence around Black Death vanished without a trace.
The anger in his eyes disappeared, replaced by deep worry.
Although Black Death had already sworn allegiance to Shen Lang and even offered his Soul Blood, he was, after all, a member of the Mahayana Sect.
He had grown up in the Mahayana Sect, and his feelings for it were unusually deep.
Furthermore, one of Shen Lang’s conditions before Black Death swore his allegiance was that he and the others could continue to protect their original Sects.
Seeing this group about to lose their chance to enter the Yumu Cave Blessed Land, he was both anxious and angry.
He was anxious for the Mahayana Sect’s sake, but also furious that these idiots didn’t know their place and had dared to offend Shen Lang...
Black Death suddenly turned, walked over to Shen Lang, and knelt on one knee. "My Lord," he said respectfully, "these guys are just kids. I hope you won’t stoop to their level. If they don’t listen, I’ll take care of them. I guarantee I’ll break their bones and tear their tendons!"
Everyone around was left completely speechless...
A dignified Purple-clothed Guard Commander, who wouldn’t even kneel before the Mahayana Sect’s Sect Leader, was kneeling to Shen Lang?
And...
What did he mean, "these guys are just kids"? No matter how you looked at it, Shen Lang seemed to be the younger one, right?
Many people felt the world spinning, as if they were in a dream.
Even Jun Qiluo and the others, who had guessed a few things, watched this unfold in horror.
As for Yang Tianyu and his group, their faces were ashen...
The amount of information contained in this one event was simply too terrifying.
It made many people here unable to believe their eyes for a moment.
Shen Lang reached out and helped Black Death to his feet. "It’s not a big deal. Don’t make such a scene... How are the preparations over there?"
Black Death said respectfully, "Everything is ready. The Elder Ancestors sent us to invite you over, My Lord."
"Mm."
Shen Lang nodded slightly, turned to scan the crowd, and his gaze landed on a portly figure with his head lowered.
"Brother Tianci, I have something to discuss with you. Do you have a moment?"
Chen Tianci let out a miserable wail from the crowd. "Come on, why are you still targeting me? You’ve already taken so much from me, and you still won’t let me go! What do you want?"
"It’s useless to keep looking at me! I’m completely broke!"
Shen Lang slung an arm around Chen Tianci’s shoulder like an old friend. "Don’t say that. You make it sound like I’m always robbing you. This time is different. I’m not here to take something from you, but to give you something."
Chen Tianci rolled his eyes. "I don’t believe you. Not unless you give me the Thousand-leaf Fruit or the Water Spirit Pearl."
"The Thousand-leaf Fruit? The Water Spirit Pearl?"
Hearing these two names, the hearts of everyone around them skipped a beat.
As elite disciples of their respective Sects, they would be completely unqualified if they had never even heard of such incredible Exotic Treasures.
With his arm still around Chen Tianci’s shoulder, Shen Lang started walking out of the canyon with him. He glanced back, waved a hand, and said, "Take care of things here. I was originally going to guide them a bit, but I’m not in the mood anymore. You guys handle it."
The people from the Profound Dao Sect instantly flew into a rage and started cursing out the members of the Mahayana Sect.
Shen Jianfeng stepped forward, hands on his hips, and cursed, "Damn it, look at the mess you bastards made! Did you think my cousin’s guidance is something you can get whenever you want? Out of the tens of thousands in the Profound Dao Sect, enough people want his guidance to form a line from here to the foot of Songdu Peak! He’s so busy right now, and he finally squeezed out some time, only for you all to ruin it!"
Hao Fengliu swayed her hips, jiggling the peaks on her chest. In a cloying voice, she said, "You good-for-nothings, what can anyone even say to you? Do you have any idea how amazing Junior Brother Shen Lang’s pointers are? With my cultivation, just a couple of pointers from him was enough for me to defeat a junior sister who used to be much stronger than me! And I won so, so easily..."
"Hao Fengliu, that’s enough!" Shang Xiaoran snapped from the crowd, furious.
Who else could have been defeated by Hao Fengliu after she received a couple of pointers from Shen Lang?
Hao Fengliu shrugged. "Oh, Junior Sister, you’ve been a bit hot-tempered lately, haven’t you? I was just giving an example, don’t be angry. I mean... we wait for him every day, hoping for even a couple of casual pointers. And now look, these idiots have ruined everything. I don’t even have the energy to curse them anymore..."
"Tell me, did I do something to you all in a past life to deserve this?"
Her words resonated with many, and they all began to blame the members of the Mahayana Sect.
The people from the Mahayana Sect still hadn’t fully recovered from their shock, and no one dared to talk back.
Nalan Ziyun stepped out with a cold smile. "That kid always holds back. He went easy on these guys. If it had been me just now, hmph!"
She snorted twice, and her Nebula Chain transformed into a streak of light, lashing out like a whip. With a single strike, it shattered a two-zhang-tall boulder in half!
The group from the Mahayana Sect gasped in fear.
Evil Song raised a hand to stop the Profound Dao Sect’s commotion and announced, "What these people from the Profound Dao Sect said might be a little harsh, but it’s all true. To receive the Lord’s guidance is your good fortune; to miss out on it means you simply weren’t blessed with the opportunity. A real pity... No one is to speak of these matters to outsiders. Otherwise, you will learn firsthand about the methods of Evil Song of the Wind Spirit Guard."
"Alright, people from Evil Wind Valley and the White Rainbow Sect, get to it. Carry these guys out of here."
As Evil Song spoke, he waved his hand, and the people from those two Sects immediately rushed over.
"What? No! We still need to cultivate here! We still need to enter the Yumu Cave Blessed Land!"
The Mahayana Sect disciples immediately started crying out.
"My Lord, please! We were disrespectful to him, but we’ve already been punished! You can’t just ban us from the Yumu Cave Blessed Land trials too!"
"My Lord, isn’t it enough that we admit our mistake? It was all our fault, please don’t send us away!"
The group of Mahayana Sect disciples, who had just been groaning on the ground, now began to wail at the top of their lungs.
Many of them were crying, snot and tears streaming down their faces. It was such a pitiful sight that even the members of the other Sects felt uncomfortable watching.
Ying Huo sighed. "All of you, shut up! He just wants people to carry you out for treatment! If you want to continue your cultivation and still go to the Imperial Capital, then get out of here and heal! If your injuries don’t fully recover, you can expect to be kicked out!"
The Mahayana Sect members were overjoyed. Even the ones with broken ribs scrambled to their feet and started running out of the canyon without any help.
Outside the canyon, there were people specifically assigned to handle their food and lodging, as well as healers responsible for treating injuries.
...
On a quiet forest path, Shen Lang lowered his voice. "As for the Thousand-leaf Fruit... let’s just say I owe you one. I’ll make it up to you, you can rest assured of that. The Water Spirit Pearl, on the other hand, is a renewable treasure that can accumulate Spiritual Qi and continue to grow. We can use it together."
"Make it up to me? What could you possibly use? Can you come up with something of equal value... huh? You’re willing to share the Water Spirit Pearl with me?" Chen Tianci exclaimed in shock.
Shen Lang smiled. "Value is a subjective thing. What do you think of an Emperor Level Technique? Would that be worth a single Thousand-leaf Fruit? You, a member of the Barbarian Race, came all the way here. Aren’t you after the powerful cultivation techniques of the Human Realm?"
"As for the Water Spirit Pearl, letting others use it doesn’t cause me any loss... But the prerequisite is that you must first earn my trust."
"..." Chen Tianci’s heart pounded.
The value of an Emperor Level Technique, no matter how you looked at it, far exceeded that of a Thousand-leaf Fruit.
No matter how good the Thousand-leaf Fruit was, it was only so big. Its medicinal value was quite limited, and it couldn’t make someone ascend in broad daylight.
But an Emperor Level Technique was on another level entirely. With something like that, becoming a top-tier expert and establishing one’s own sect would be a piece of cake!
However, although Chen Tianci had always found Shen Lang to be profound and unfathomable, he was skeptical that Shen Lang could actually produce an Emperor Level Technique.
An Emperor Level Technique wasn’t an apple or a sweet potato. How could he just pull one out whenever he wanted?
None of the three great Spirit Copper Level Influences in the Purple Chu Country possessed an Emperor Level Technique, yet he claimed to have one?
"Then... what exactly do you want me to do? What do I have to do for you to give me an Emperor Level Technique?" Chen Tianci asked cautiously, his eyes darting around.
The more powerful and rare the thing Shen Lang offered, the more complicated the task that would surely follow.
At that moment, Shen Lang stopped walking and sat down on a green boulder by the path.
"An Emperor Level Technique is just a small token. It’s nothing much."
He stared intently at Chen Tianci until the latter started to feel his skin crawl. Only then did Shen Lang speak: "Do you want to become the Barbarian Emperor?"
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