Chapter 28: Dust Settles

  "Xia Chen, you're too reckless! How can you use the Exploding Yuan Qi Pill so carelessly?" A tall and thin figure fell from the sky and appeared in the courtyard. It was a tall and thin old man with an awe-inspiring face, none other than Han Dongyu.

  Seeing Han Dongyu and Wu Feng, their faces couldn't help but look even more unsightly. Originally, Xia Chen was already not going to be eliminated, now that Han Dongyu has arrived, it's even more impossible.

  "Master, how did you get here?" Xia Chen was also shocked by the power of the Exploding Yuan Qi Pill and couldn't help but be surprised when he saw Han Dongyu.

  "I've been looking for you everywhere, and I'm glad I arrived just in time. If you had really killed Zhuo Bufan, that old ghost Yue Zifeng would have definitely killed you. How could I let you die at his hands?" Han Dongyu said.

  "Master, are you just going to let them off like that?" Xia Chen said indignantly. "They wanted to cripple my cultivation, if I didn't have the Exploding Yuan Qi Pill, I'd already be a useless person!"

  "Don't worry, I'll take revenge for you." Han Dongyu said calmly, "Everyone who wants to get rid of you will pay the price!"

  Fang Zi Qing and others' faces suddenly changed greatly.

  "Master Han, this is a misunderstanding, please listen to me explaining, it's about the family master..." Fang Ziqing explained anxiously.

  "Shut up! Did I let you speak?" Han Dongyu said sternly, his foot stomping the ground, releasing a powerful innate aura that instantly transformed into a strong wave, shattering the several-meter-long bluestone floor like withered branches and leaves, before heavily slapping Fang Ziqing's body.

  "Ah!" Fang Qing's shrill cry echoed, her slender figure suddenly shooting out of the courtyard, scarlet blood splashing out under the cold moonlight.

  "In three months, if you fight with someone, you will die immediately with a mouthful of blood! The elixir is useless, this is a lesson for you, get out!" Han Dongyu said coldly.

  Fang Zi Qing was extremely resentful, but didn't dare say a word, and left in a cloud of dust.

  "Master Han, we know we were wrong. Please spare us for the sake of our master Yue Zifeng's face." Wu Feng and Yu Xiulian's faces changed greatly as they quickly retreated, repeatedly pleading in their mouths.

  Han Dongyu seemed to have not heard, his two hands grasped, and with a powerful force that spanned several meters, he grabbed the throats of the two men and lifted them directly in front of him.

  The first layer of the pre-heavenly realm, the divine energy leaves the body, isolates the void, and captures objects. It is instantly released from the heart. The post-heavenly realm in front of the divine energy realm cannot withstand a single blow.

  "Yuezi Peak, this old ghost wants to abolish my disciple. Am I still going to show him respect? It's really unclear whether you two are foolish or trying to threaten me. Considering your cultivation is not easy, I won't abolish you. However, just like Fang Ziqing, within these three months, get bedridden for me!" Han Dongyu said coldly.

  His hand shook, and a burst of aura shot out. Yu Xiulian and Wu Feng let out loud, mournful cries as they wildly spat out fresh blood, their bodies slowly collapsing to the ground.

  Bang!

  Han Dongyu kicked the two of them flying: "Take your so-called genius junior brother and junior sister, and get out!"

  Wu Feng and Yu Xiulian struggled to get up, with fresh blood flowing from their mouths, and their chests were like being burned by fire, but the two of them didn't dare show any resentment.

  Wu Feng struggled to pick up the unconscious Zhuo Bu Fan, while Yu Xiu Lian picked up Li Yuan Yao, and the four of them quickly left the courtyard.

  Chu Zhenhai's face was deathly pale as he followed behind the four of them, just about to leave together.

  Han Dongyu's cold voice suddenly rang out: "Chu Zhenhai, I let them go, but didn't say I'd let you go. You, a mere post-heaven fourth-grade disciple, dare to take on my Han Dongyu's disciples? If I don't cripple you, how can I maintain my authority in the future? Wouldn't everyone be able to bully my disciples?"

  The void-capturing aura instantly transmitted over, directly lifting Chu Zhenhai into the air.

  Chu Zhenhai was shocked and pale, frantically shouting: "Let me go! Let me go! Wu Shixiong, Yu Shi Jie, quickly save me, save my life!"

  Wu Feng and Yu Xiulian exchanged a cruel smile, their footsteps didn't stop for a moment.

  The plan to get rid of the summer dust has thoroughly failed, and being able to escape from Han Dongyu's hands is not because this terrifying divine cultivator wants to let them off, but because Han Dongyu doesn't want to fight to the death with Yue Zifeng yet.

  It's already a great fortune if we can save our own lives, let alone rescue Chu Zhenhai!

  In the blink of an eye, the four of them had run out of sight.

  "Master Han, don't abandon me! I know I was wrong, I'll kowtow to Master Xia Chen and apologize, I'll do anything, be a cow or a horse, just please don't abandon me, whatever you want me to do is fine!" Chu Zhenhai yelled nonstop, his whole body trembling uncontrollably.

  His intestines are now green with regret, and he never thought that just to help Yue Zifeng with a favor, he would have to pay the terrible price of being abandoned and having his cultivation ruined. Unfortunately, there is no medicine for regret in this world.

  "Hum!" Han Dongyu's face was expressionless, and with a single breath, he instantly shattered Chu Zhenhai's dantian and meridians.

  Chu Zhenhai let out a miserable howl, his entire body convulsing as if electrocuted. His face was deathly pale, his meridians destroyed, and he had completely become a useless person with no possibility of recovery.

  "Go to the law enforcement hall to receive your punishment, then pack up and get out of here!" Han Dongyu said coldly, tossing Chu Zhenhai out of the yard like a dead dog.

  In the blink of an eye, a fourth junior brother was completely crippled.

  Chen Lie and others looked at Han Dongyu with reverence, thinking that Xia Chen was ruthless enough, but they did not expect his master to be even more ruthless!

  At this time, there were only three people left in the courtyard: Xia Chen, Chen Qiushui and Sun Li.

  "Disciple has seen Master Han!" Chen Qiushui stepped forward and greeted.

  Han Dongyu raised his hand and easily gathered several powerful disciples, leaving her also shocked.

  Han Dongyu said, "Chen Qiushui, you helped my disciple Xia Chen, that's great. I see your cultivation seems to be a bit off from perfection. Here is a bottle of Tong Jian Dan, it should help you. Take it!"

  As he spoke, he pulled out a medicine bottle and gently pushed it towards Chen Qiushui.

  Chen Qiushui hesitated for a moment, not taking the medicine bottle, but instead gently pushed it back. The medicine bottle spun around and flew back towards Han Dongyu: "Master Han, please forgive me, I want to rely on my own strength to break through and don't want to rely on medicinal pills. Helping Xia Chen is just that I don't want him to get hurt, and I also dislike someone's scheming. I have no other intentions. If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave."

  "Alright, if you need any more medicine, feel free to come find me anytime." Han Dongyu didn't force the issue either, took the medicine bottle and nodded.

  "Big Sister!" Seeing Chen Qiushui was about to leave, Xia Chen suddenly called out.

  "Xia Chen!" Chen Qiushui gazed at him, her autumn water-like eyes revealing a gentle intention.

  "Thank you, Senior Sister." Xia Chen said sincerely, "The kindness of your rescue will be forever remembered in my heart. If Senior Sister has any orders, I will not hesitate to die for them!"

  "You little scamp..." Chen Qiushui smiled warmly, looking exceptionally good-looking. "I'm helping you, what's in it for me? But Xiaocheng, I'm really looking forward to your growth. You're a Gu Yuansheng body, and I hope that one day you'll grow to be on the same level as me, so we can have a proper match!"

  As soon as her words fell, she was like a startled swan, flying away instantly.

  Xia Chen gazed at her slender and perfect back, his heart suddenly felt a little melancholy. This was the second time he saw Chen Qiushui, but it was completely different from the first time's feeling of being worlds apart.

  Unconsciously, Xia Chen felt that his distance with Chen Qiushui had narrowed a lot.

  "Come with me to the medicine garden." Han Dongyu said calmly, and without waiting for Xia Chen's response, he walked directly towards the door.

  "Yes, Master." Xia Chen's heart skipped a beat.

  Today, in this battle, he exposed many secrets. To say nothing of his cultivation, Han Dongyu may not have seen the process of his fight with Chu Zhenhai. However, that Exploding Yuan Qi Pill was impossible to conceal, at least a decent excuse had to be found to gloss over it, otherwise it would definitely arouse Han Dongyu's suspicion.

  He turned to Chen Lie and Sun Li and said: "I'll go back to the medicine garden first, you two rest, I'll come find you again in a couple of days."

  "Be careful, Xia Chen, we will take care of ourselves," Sun Li said with a nod from the three.

  Half a moment later, Xia Chen and Han Dongyu appeared in the great hall of Yao Garden Cave Mansion.

  There were seven emerald-green pellets in Xia Chen's hand, which was the Yuan Qi Pill, but it was an ordinary Yuan Qi Pill, not the Exploding Yuan Qi Pill.

  "What are you talking about? You only have one Exploding Yuan Qi Pill, the others were all given to you by me?" Han Dongyu furrowed his brow, his gaze piercing as he stared at Xia Chen. He had checked these seven Yuan Qi Pills and they were indeed ordinary Yuan Qi Pills.

  "Yes, Master. I was just bluffing to scare them off. That Exploding Yuan Qi Pill was something I unintentionally refined. Unfortunately, it didn't manage to blow that bastard Zhuo Bu Fan to death." Xia Chen said with a hint of regret.

  Returning to the cave, Han Dongyu unexpectedly asked about the Blasting Yuan Qi Pill as expected by Xia Chen. The success rate of refining the Blasting Yuan Qi Pill is extremely low. With Xia Chen's cultivation, if he happened to refine one pill, it would be possible, but it was absolutely impossible to refine so many pills!

  However, Xia Chen had already thought of a countermeasure on the way. The explosive Yuanqi Dans that were copied out were quietly placed in his storage space by him, and then he took out ordinary Yuanqi Dans to replace them.

  In any case, it's hard to tell them apart from their appearance, and even if Han Dongyu searches him, he won't be able to find the聚宝盆.

  Han Dongyu looked at Xia Chen with suspicion, but Xia Chen's expression remained calm and composed. Han Dongyu thought for a long time, but couldn't detect anything wrong, so he had to put down the doubts in his mind.

  "You've made rapid progress, exceeding my expectations." Han Dongyu said, "However, the way of alchemy is vast and profound, you still have a long way to go, and you need to lay a solid foundation in order to grow more steadily. As for Zhuo Bu Fan and Li Yuan Yao, they've already received their lesson, their cultivation is far inferior to yours, so there's no need to bother with them again."

  "Yes!" Xia Chen replied respectfully.

  Han Dongyu took out a white medicine bottle: "This is the Calcined Tendon Pill I refined for you. You've also broken through to the third stage of Houtian, so it's just right that you use this pill and the Yuanqi Pill to assist your cultivation. Your progress will be faster."

  "Thank you, Master!" Xia Chen took over the medicine bottle. He already had the Refining Muscle Pill, but naturally couldn't tell Han Dongyu.

  "Besides, the Four Sects Gathering has already begun. You can take two days to cultivate and then go out to spar with disciples from other sects. It will be beneficial for broadening your horizons." said Han Dongyu.