Chapter Eighty-six: The Peerless Sword

  "I heard that your Lingyao Gate has a business of selling medicinal materials, is that right?" Yue Cheng said softly.

  "He can fight, Lingyao Gate has always had some medicinal materials for sale, but the quantity is not much." Xiong Ming replied respectfully.

  "Alright, from now on I'll take care of all your medicinal materials. You set the price, and every month just deliver them to my family in Lijing Town on time." said Yue Cheng.

  "This is exactly what's required, no problem." Xiong Ming happily agreed, originally thinking it was something else, but this requirement is absolutely no problem.

  Afterwards, Yue Cheng handed over some miscellaneous matters to Xiong Ming and then left Qixing City to return to Lijing Town. Xiong Ming looked at the backs of Yue Cheng and his two companions, still in a state of excitement, muttering to himself: "I, Xiong Ming, have finally had good fortune, the seniors of Lingyao Gate have shown their divine presence." He then hastily arranged for people to attend to the matters handed over by Yue Cheng.

  On the same day, Yue Cheng returned to the Yue family. The past two days were still calm at the Yue family, and no one from the Huang family came knocking on their door again. Under the effect of Yue Cheng's daily dose of Rejuvenation Pills, the injuries on Yue Zishan and Yue Zifeng had already recovered by 70-80%. During these two days when Yue Cheng was not around, Yue Zishan and Yue Zifeng also got to know Zi Dianmang and Chen Biao.

  The two of them only knew that Chen Biao was a fourth-grade alchemist, and they couldn't help but become respectful immediately. As for the identity of Zidi Huan, the two of them were unaware, only knowing that Zidi Huan was called Purple Dragon, and with their cultivation level, they naturally couldn't see through to his true identity.

  Out of respect for Yue Zishan and Yue Zifeng, Chen Biao naturally did not dare to accept. These two were the father and second uncle of the master, so Chen Biao said that he was just a follower of Yue Cheng. When Yue Zishan and Yue Zifeng heard this, they were shocked - their son had actually made a noble fourth-grade alchemist his follower, which was too ridiculous. They hurriedly told Chen Biao that when Yue Cheng returned, they would definitely scold him severely.

  Chen Biao was even more afraid now. Every time he saw the two of them from afar at the Yue's house, they would take a detour to avoid him, and he didn't dare show his respect to the two elders again.

  In the inner hall of Qī Xīng City's Yuán Bǎo Zōng, eight people were seated. Among them was Yún Fēi Fēi, as well as four elderly men and three middle-aged men. The four elderly men looked extraordinary in strength, with one sitting at the highest position, likely being the sect master of Yuán Bǎo Zōng. The three middle-aged men all possessed Dòu Wáng-level strength.

  "What's this? You're quite arrogant, aren't you, Feifei? What's the background of this Lu fellow?" a middle-aged man said in anger.

  "Mr. Lu is the alchemist who consigned us to auction off the Four Treasures Dan medicine last time," Yun Feifei said.

  "A mere fourth-grade alchemist, yet he has some connection with the Yue family and dares to slaughter people from my Yuanbao Sect without mercy. What a big nerve." said an old man in green clothes.

  "Elder, that Huang family member is just your nominal disciple, I think we should not interfere with the affairs of the Huang and Yue families." Yun Feifei said.

  "What, are we Yuanbao Sect still afraid of a mere fourth-grade alchemist?" The old man in green robes shouted, his face full of anger as he stared at Yun Feifei.

  However, Elder Yunfei seemed to want to say something, but at this time, he saw another elder's eyes indicating that Yunfei should not continue speaking.

  "It's just a fourth-grade alchemist, let's not make a big fuss about it. Let's take a look at this matter first. The Huang family's clansman is actually the elder's registered disciple, so our Yuanbao Sect will naturally help out." This was said by the sect master of the Yuanbao Sect with a slight smile.

  Yuanbao Sect is a major force in the Seven Star City, and most people only know that Yuanbao Sect is in the Seven Star City. Few people know that behind Yuanbao Sect is actually controlled by the Yun family. Yun Feifei is just one of the outstanding second-generation members of the Yun family, but the ones who really control Yuanbao Sect are several elders and the sect master.

  "Alas...", In Yunfei's boudoir, Yunfei, dressed in simple attire, let out a helpless sigh.

  "Feifei, what are you sighing about again?" An old man in blue robes appeared behind Yun Feifei, it was the same old man who had just signaled to Yun Feifei in the great hall.

  "Ah, Third Uncle, how did you come? Quickly sit down." Yun Feifei's face slightly smiled as she hurriedly pulled the blue-robed old man to sit down.

  The old man in blue robe is named Yun Zhong, who is the third uncle of Yun Feifei and also the elder of the Yun family. Since Yun Feifei's parents passed away early, Yun Zhong took great care of Yun Feifei, treating her like his own biological daughter.

  "Feifei, are you worried about the Huang and Yue family matter?" Yun said softly.

  Yun Feifei said: "Third Uncle, I always feel that Mr. Lu is not simple, I'm afraid he will bring some disaster to the Yun family."

  "Alas, Feifei, you also know that now the Yun family is dominated by the clan leaders and their few words are law," Yun sighed. He didn't let Yun Feifei offend those few people again, fearing that she would provoke them and ruin her future prospects within the clan.

  On the fourth day after Yue Cheng returned to the Yue family from Qixing City, the Yue family received a batch of spiritual medicine sent by the Spiritual Medicine Gate. After seeing it, Yue Zishan and Yue Zifeng were almost unbelievable. Then, Yue Cheng began to prepare for the reopening of the Yue family's military equipment shop.

  Calculating the time, Yue Cheng had been in Shuangzi Sea for nine months, and adding the few months it took to come and go, it was exactly a year. There were still four months left before his three-year agreement with Qingyang Gate, so Yue Cheng planned to deal with the Huang family's affairs first and then head to Qingyang Gate, lest something else happened at the Yue residence at that time.

  In the secret room, Yue Cheng and Chen Biao sat cross-legged, with a faint glow emanating from Yue Cheng's entire body, while Chen Biao's forehead was dripping with beads of sweat that fell to the ground, enduring unbearable pain in his mind.

  "Ah" burst out of his body, Chen Biao could no longer bear the intense pain in his mind and collapsed onto the stone bed, as if his soul had been scorched.

  "Alright, the soul seal on your body has been completely removed by me." Yue Cheng said softly, and then stuffed a Rebirth Dan into his mouth. Refining the soul seal was not an easy task, and each time Yue Cheng relied on his current fetal breathing period cultivation to refine only a small portion of it.

  "Thank you, sir. From now on, I will be loyal and devoted to you." Chen Biao felt that the soul imprint in his mind had finally been erased, and he couldn't help but feel great joy in his heart. From today on, he could once again cultivate his soul power, and he believed that one day he would return to reclaim everything that belonged to him.

  "You are loyal to me, I will naturally not let you down. After a while, when I have time, I will help you quickly break through to the fifth rank of alchemy master." Yue Cheng said softly.

  Three days later, many people in Lijing Town received a message that the Lingyao Gate of Qixing City would hold an auction seven days later to sell Wupin Dan Yao and Jiling Dan. In addition, there was also a peerless treasure sword, which could increase the attack power by 30% no matter who used it. This news exploded like a bomb.

  The towns around Qī Xīng City also received the news, and many major powers have set their sights on Mǎ Kè's fifth-grade elixir, Jù Líng Dān, as well as that peerless treasured sword.

  Recalling the incident of Lingyao Gate sending over the spiritual medicine a few days ago, Yue Zishan and Yue Zifeng found Yue Cheng to ask if there was any connection between him and the Wupin Dan medicine and the sword from Lingyao Gate. Yue Cheng didn't intend to hide it from them, so he told them the truth.

  "What, Cheng Er you're already a fifth-grade alchemist." Yue Zifeng's eyes were about to pop out, in just one year, he had broken through from fourth-grade alchemist to fifth-grade alchemist, this speed was simply too terrifying.

  "Ah, I broke through a few days ago." Yue Cheng said softly, last time he was on Zuo Xing Island, he could already refine middle-grade fifth-rank dan medicine.

  "Five-grade alchemist, my goodness!" Yue Zifeng exclaimed in surprise. A five-grade alchemist was probably one of only one or two in the entire Seven Star City.

  "Xiao'er, how's your Dou Qi cultivation going?" Yue Zishan asked. Yue Cheng had already taken the Dou Emperor's Blood Essence and possessed the Dou Emperor's bloodline, so his cultivation speed should be much faster now. In a year's time, he should have made significant progress too.

  Yue Cheng didn't know how to respond to Yue Zishan for a moment, because he had never actually cultivated Dou Qi before. However, he could barely defeat a Dou Ling now, so he said, "We're almost at the Dou Wang level, and all Nine-Star Dou Lings below that should be defeatable."

  "What, he's almost reached the rank of Dou Wang." Yue Zishan couldn't help but take a deep breath in reverse, this cultivation speed was also too terrifying. He had been cultivating Dou Qi for decades and was still only a five-star Dou Ling, while Yue Cheng had cultivated for a short period of time and was already close to reaching the realm of Dou Wang. Did the bloodline of the Dou Emperor have such a huge effect?

  "Father, the medicine shop can reopen tomorrow," Yue Cheng said to Yue Zishan. As for the alchemist of the Yue family, Yue Cheng let Chen Biao take his place first.

  "Chen Er, I'm afraid Huang's family will come over and cause trouble tomorrow. What should we do then?" Yue Zishan said with some concern.

  "Don't worry, Father. If the Huang family doesn't come, that's fine. But if they do, I'll make sure they never return." A cold glint flashed in Yue Cheng's eyes, and he was truly considering taking action against the Huang family before his older brothers returned.

  After nightfall, Zidian Mang and Xiaotian Hu, as well as Tonis, arrived at Yuecheng's room. Zidian Mang had just returned from the Huang family home, with a hint of murderous aura still lingering on his body.

  "What about the fourth-grade alchemist from Yuanbao Sect, is he still at the Huang's?" Yue Cheng asked softly, not wanting to provoke Yuanbao Sect unnecessarily.

  "Master, that fourth-grade alchemist is still there. I'll go ahead and kill him as you instructed." Zi Dian Huang said with some pride, a fourth-grade alchemist was simply no match for Zi Dian Huang and could be easily killed at will.

  "Does Yuanbao think I'm joking?" Yue Cheng muttered to himself, if Yuanbao wants to help the Huang family, then he won't be polite.

  Yue Cheng's plan was to first eliminate any forces related to the Huang family and then isolate them, letting them die in fear.

  The next day, the Yue family's shop reopened in its original location. At first, there were no customers, but after people found out that all items at the Yue family's shop, including medicine, were 30% cheaper than those at the Huang family's shop, most of them went back to the Yue family's shop to make their purchases.

  Early in the morning, the Huang family was shocked and terrified to discover that the fourth-grade alchemist they had invited from Yuan Bao Zong had been murdered overnight. Since this fourth-grade alchemist arrived at the Huang residence, the Huang family had treated him like their own ancestor.

  Now this fourth-grade alchemist was actually killed silently, it's simply unbelievable. Who is so bold to dare to kill someone in the Huang family, and the one who was killed is still the fourth-grade alchemist of Yuanbao Sect, it's simply not putting the Huang family in their eyes.

  Killed a fourth-grade alchemist, and it was a silent kill. At least eight-star Douwang or above cultivation strength is required, but there is no such strong person in the entire Lijing Town. The Huang family's people racked their brains and couldn't figure out who did it.

  It was a great difficulty to invite a fourth-grade alchemist from Yuanbao Sect, but he was actually killed in the Huang family. As soon as the master of the Huang family, Huang Hui, thought about it, he broke out in cold sweat. A fourth-grade alchemist is a very respected existence even in Yuanbao Sect. If it weren't for his eldest son being taken as a nominal disciple by an elder of Yuanbao Sect due to his good talent, and this elder also liking his son very much, how could the Huang family possibly invite a fourth-grade alchemist from Yuanbao Sect?

  Finally, Huang Hui went to Yuanbao Zong himself, this matter must be given an explanation to Yuanbao Zong, perhaps Yuanbao Zong has the ability to investigate who did it.

  The fourth-grade alchemist of the Huang family was actually taken out, and only a few people in the Huang family knew about it. The news was blocked from everyone else. If this matter were to be spread, it would be a significant blow to the Huang family. The Luo and Qian families had joined forces with the Huang family against the Yue family precisely because of that fourth-grade alchemist.

  Yue's family business reopened today, and the Huang family naturally knew about it. Originally, the Huang family had planned to give Yue's family another fatal blow when they reopened their business today, making it impossible for them to recover. However, Huang Hui didn't have time to deal with Yue's family now, as his mind was preoccupied with how to tell Yuan Baozong about the fourth-grade alchemist.

  Yue Cheng and Xiao Tianhu, as well as Chen Biao, remained in the Yue family's military camp, waiting for someone from the Huang family to come looking for trouble. However, by noon, no one from the Huang family had arrived, which left Yue Cheng somewhat perplexed. Later, he recalled that the Purple Thunder Snake had killed a four-star alchemist from the Huang family the previous night, and guessed that the Huang family must be preoccupied with their own problems and wouldn't have time to deal with the Yue family for now. First and foremost, the Huang family would have to face Yuan Baozong. As for the Purple Thunder Snake, Yue Cheng had it remain in the Yue family's camp for protection.

  Yue Cheng directly lowered the price of the elixir to a minimum, anyway Yue Cheng's goal was just to thoroughly defeat the Huang family, as for money, Yue Cheng didn't lack it, on Yue Cheng's body there were hundreds of millions of gold coins, even in the entire Seven Star City, there weren't many forces with so much assets.

  Just when Yue Cheng thought the Huang family wouldn't send anyone to cause trouble, the Huang family sent someone after all. And it was none other than Huang Zhi Liang, the second young master of the Huang family, who had been severely injured by Yue Cheng's first strike. Behind Huang Zhi Liang were more than a dozen people from the Huang family.

  Among the dozen or so Huang family members, Yue Cheng subtly sized them up. To his surprise, there were two Dou Ling among them - a 2-star Dou Ling and a 3-star Dou Ling. The others were all high-level Dou Shi with seven or eight stars. The group looked like they had come with ill intentions.

  Yue Cheng's face sank, and a hint of coldness flashed in his eyes. "Looking for trouble? Then don't leave."

  "The Yue family's medicine shop is selling fake medicine, everyone come and see!" Huang Zhiliang shouted loudly as soon as he arrived at the entrance of the Yue family's medicine shop. Huang Zhiliang did not know that the fourth-grade alchemist had died, this matter was only known by a few elders in the family. Huang Zhiliang unintentionally came to the Huang family's medicine shop and found that there was no business today, after asking, it turned out that the Yue family's medicine shop across the street had reopened and lowered its prices, taking away the Huang family's business.

  The Huang family, Huang Zhiliang no longer took the Yue family seriously, so he returned to the Huang family and brought two Dou Ling masters and several Da Dou Shi to prepare for smashing the Yue family's military compound. Coincidentally, Huang Hui had gone to Yuan Bao Zong to explain the matter of the fourth-grade alchemist, so Huang Zhiliang came to find trouble with the Yue family without Huang Hui knowing about it.

  "Huang Zhiliang, what do you want to do?" Yue Cheng walked out coldly. The Huang family had only a few people here, and Yue Cheng didn't put them in his eyes.

  "Yue Cheng, how did this guy come back?" Huang Zhiliang suddenly saw Yue Cheng and was shocked in his heart. Since Yue Cheng returned to the Yue family this time without showing up outside, even when he went to the Yan family to deliver medicine last time, it was at dusk, so the people of the Huang family didn't know that Yue Cheng had come back.

  Since being injured by Yue Cheng last time, Huang Zhiliang has always had some reservations about Yue Cheng. Now that he sees Yue Cheng, he naturally feels a little afraid in his heart. Thinking that there are two Dou Ling masters behind him, Huang Zhiliang's courage also slowly increased, and he said calmly: "The medicines sold by your Yue family are all fake."

  "Who said my in-laws are selling fake medicine?" Just as Yue Cheng was about to speak, a slight tremor shook the main street, like a minor earthquake. Immediately after, the sound of horseshoes echoed through the air, rhythmic and orderly, even the most elite troops couldn't match this level of discipline on horseback.

  A group of over a hundred black-clad warriors appeared on the street, each wearing a long black robe and wielding a black spear. They were all eight-star or nine-star Grand Masters in terms of cultivation. In front of them were six people with one-star or two-star Doul Spirit cultivation, and at the very front were two young men with cold expressions. Although they looked handsome, their faces were stern and their eyes seemed to hold a deep, boundless aura.

  Many people on the street saw this lineup and were somewhat intimidated in their hearts. Some sharp-eyed people had already recognized the two young men at the front.

  "Look, aren't those the eldest and second sons of the Yue family?" "They should have left Lijing Town six or seven years ago."

  "The people behind them have a strong presence, it's a bit intimidating just looking at them."

  "You didn't know that, did you? I heard that the two sons of the Yue family are the leaders of the Black Shadow Mercenary Group in the Ghost Abyss. The black-robed men behind them must be from the Black Shadow Mercenary Group. A while ago, the Huang, Luo, and Qian families were all at odds with the Yue family. They've come back to take revenge."

  "This will trouble the Huang family, you see the youngest son of the Yue family has also returned, the three sons of the Yue family are really good."