King of Creation
Chapter 134 - 132 Ren Xihua Challenges

Chapter 134: Chapter 132 Ren Xihua Challenges

Black Water King’s City was about twelve hundred li east of the Qiyun Sect. Given Caiyi and Liao Feibai’s flying speed, it would take less than two hours to get there.

When celebrating Caiyi’s birthday, they easily made a round trip within half a day.

However, this time it was Ye Zhen’s turn to travel alone to Black Water King’s City. Even though he had just bought a new Silver-horned Horse, it still took him a day and a half to reach there, arriving at the city in the afternoon of the second day.

Ye Zhen actually wished to ride the Cloud Winged Tiger to Black Water King’s City.

However, the Cloud Winged Tiger Cub was still too young. Having been nourished with beast meat full of Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi every day at Fairy Peak for two months, and having consumed plenty of Blood Essence Pills daily,

its size had soared to one meter, and it had reached a Human-Level top in emitting the aura of a Demon Beast, but it was still too tender.

Ye Zhen had once tried riding it, and it indeed could carry him.

However, a height of four to five meters above the ground and a speed of four to five meters per second were hardly any faster than Ye Zhen’s walking speed.

According to Liao Feibai, the Cloud Winged Young Tiger needed to pass its juvenile phase and reach its growth stage as an Earth Level Demon Beast before it could carry Ye Zhen for fast flights.

Normally, the juvenile stage of a Cloud Winged Young Tiger would take three years. However, as a martial artist’s demon servant, its growth rate would depend on the martial artist’s provisions.

Given the various resources Ye Zhen currently provided to the Cloud Winged Young Tiger, its juvenile phase could potentially be shortened by half.

In other words, for the cub to be of great use, it would still take at least another year.

However, the spirit communication abilities of the Cloud Winged Young Tiger had impressed Liao Feibai immensely, who claimed he had never seen such a Spirit-wise intelligent Demon Beast.

In Ye Zhen’s opinion, it might be because the Cloud Winged Tiger had consumed a lot of Caiyi’s Ning Shen Liquid, which had enlightened its Spirit Wisdom.

After all, Caiyi’s Spirit Condensing Liquid was a treasure highly coveted even by martial artists in the Soul Sea Realm or even the Vein Forging Realm.

Speaking of which, covering twelve hundred li in a day and a half was also due to traveling with such a significant being as the Cloud Winged Young Tiger.

Since it wasn’t suitable for riding and having it tag along would be overly startling, and because it hadn’t yet matured, it could easily attract trouble.

Ye Zhen thus made a large bamboo basket himself and carried the over one-hundred-jin Cloud Winged Young Tiger on his back.

As the imperial capital of Black Water Kingdom, the prosperity of Black Water King’s City was undoubtedly beyond question.

At the city gates, a long line of merchants and commoners, stretching over two li, waited to enter the city.

However, Ye Zhen was not subject to these restrictions. With the display of his Identity Jade from the Inner Sect of Qiyun Sect, he entered the city directly through a separate channel reserved for nobles, and, naturally, no one dared to charge him the gate tax.

In fact, once someone becomes an Inner Sect Disciple of the Qiyun Sect, they are considered nobility.

The first thing Ye Zhen did upon entering the city was to head to the Black Water Dao Field of the Qiyun Sect in Black Water King’s City, to report to the elder in charge and register for the sect task.

Moreover, which Pill Master to find and where to find them, the elder who had been stationed in the imperial capital all year round would surely know clearly.

The Black Water Dao Field of the Qiyun Sect was located in the southern part of Black Water King’s City, on the same line as the Imperial Palace, also in the southern city, and even the entrance of the Dao Field was built as high as the palace.

From this, one could see the status of the Qiyun Sect within Black Water Kingdom.

The Dao Fields set up by the Qiyun Sect in various places primarily functioned to manage the sect’s various industries, selling pills, Talisman Tokens, purchasing materials urgently needed by the sect. Additionally, they provided accommodation and food for the disciples of the Qiyun Sect who traveled across Jianghu.

With a large sect and substantial expenses, the vast industries were essential for supporting such a grand sect.

"Here it is, the Black Water Dao Field of the Qiyun Sect!"

Looking at the seven characters on the plaque, Ye Zhen led his horse and stepped into the Black Water Dao Field.

As soon as he entered the Black Water Dao Field, a middle-aged martial artist dressed in a Deacon’s attire from the Qiyun Sect stepped out from the inner area. Seeing Ye Zhen, he frowned and barked,

"Who are you, and why are you bringing a horse inside? Do you know the rules? If you’re looking for accommodations, go to the side door on the left to register!"

His impatient and scolding manner made Ye Zhen frown.

"I’m not here to stay. I’m here to see Elder Bao!"

"Who are you, an Outer or Inner Disciple? And you want to see Elder Bao as if you can just see him whenever you want? Even the prince of Black Water Kingdom has to notify him in advance!"

The Deacon looked down on him, mainly because Ye Zhen was dressed plainly, carrying a large bamboo basket on his back, and appeared quite young and rustic.

"I’m here to complete a sect task..."

"Go on, go on, I told you to register on the left. Are you deaf?"

The anger in Ye Zhen surged up, disregarding the Deacon’s obstruction, and he roared in the courtyard,

"Elder Bao, Disciple Ye Zhen seeks an audience!"

"Why are you shouting? Aren’t you afraid of disgracing the sect... Wait, what did you say your name was?" Ye Zhen’s name suddenly made the Deacon’s face change.

Almost at the same time, an old man with a black beard and a young man came out from the main hall inside.

"Hahaha, Ye Zhen, the Sect has been sending talisman communications for two days now, why did you only come now? Old man here’s been anxious!" An elder with a black face and a goatee greeted him with a big laugh.

He approached Ye Zhen and gave him a bear hug.

"I’ve heard from the sect that you are brave in fights; I’ve been looking forward to meeting you but you just wouldn’t come, hahahaha!"

"Senior Brother Ye, I didn’t expect you would also take this task of stationing here. If I had known earlier that you were coming, I would have come a few days later so we could come together," said Ren Xihua, standing tall and excited.

The deacon stood there dumbfounded, suddenly recalling who Ye Zhen truly was, and felt extremely awkward.

"Liu Neng, what kind of eyesight do you have? Are you mistreating Ye Zhen because he is young and showing him no kindness? How many times have I told you not to judge people through a narrow crack? Every disciple from the Qiyun Sect is our fellow sect member. Why bother creating unnecessary ranks and casting disdainful looks?"

Elder Bao’s face turned stern as he scolded Liu Neng, leaving Liu no ground to stand on.

Believing himself to possess a discerning eye, he purposely ingratiated himself with some higher-ranking disciples, like Ren Xihua who had arrived these past few days, attending to him so eagerly that even Ren Xihua felt uncomfortable.

But here in front of him was the young Ye Zhen, whom even Ren Xihua would respectfully address as ’Senior Brother,’ yet Liu Neng had chosen the wrong place to assert his authority as a deacon.

"Come, come, come... I’ll lead the horse!"

Liu Neng was quite the master of changing his expressions. He chuckled a few times and began to furiously curry favor with Ye Zhen, eagerly helping out front and back. If not for Ye Zhen’s intervention, he would even have insisted on taking off the bamboo basket from Ye Zhen’s back.

"Don’t mind him; that’s just Liu Neng for you! After struggling for over a decade, his cultivation just barely stepped into the Early-stage Spirit Summoning. He managed to land a position as a deacon, but now his progress in cultivation has become exceedingly slow. With no hopes in cultivation, he turned to these sorts of tactics instead," Elder Bao remarked upon noticing Ye Zhen’s somewhat grave expression, and tried to offer some consolation.

"No!"

Ye Zhen shook his head repeatedly, "Disciple was just thinking, if I do not diligently practice cultivation, might I end up like Steward Liu one day?"

Elder Bao was startled, then he clapped Ye Zhen’s shoulder, "Good! To have such thoughts, your achievements in the future will definitely exceed Liu Neng’s by several times. Come, let’s go inside!"

"Ye Zhen, according to the records here, this is your first visit to Black Water King’s City, right?" Once inside the hall, Ye Zhen, Elder Bao, and Ren Xihua started chatting.

"I suppose it is!"

"Haha, then enjoy yourself for a few days! In a few days, when more hands from the Sect arrive and I have completed the preparations, we will start working on this mission," Elder Bao said.

Ye Zhen was taken aback, "There are specific tasks?"

"Of course! You didn’t think you would hang around here for a month eating, drinking, and sleeping, and easily earn 5,000 Sect Contribution Points, did you?"

"Uh... of course not... By the way, what are these tasks?" Indeed, that was almost what Ye Zhen had thought before coming.

"You’ll find out when it’s time! When the moment comes, don’t you all act timid and soft!" Elder Bao chuckled.

"Acting timid, I’m certainly not good at that!" Ren Xihua stated.

"Elder Bao, when the time comes, just watch!" Ye Zhen calmly said.

"Hey, that would be best, hahaha!"

After a few moments of light-hearted conversation, Ren Xihua suddenly stood up and bowed to Ye Zhen, "Senior Brother Ye, ever since you shot into the top ten of the Heavenly List, your heroic deed of defeating Cao Luo with a single sword strike has earned my utmost admiration.

Because of this, I’ve long desired a match with you. However, it wasn’t quite appropriate in the Sect. Today, in this Dao Field, would Senior Brother Ye please enlighten me?"

Ren Xihua spoke these words very courteously, setting a humble tone.

Ye Zhen could tell from Ren Xihua’s manner that he held no malice towards Ye Zhen; he simply wished for a pure bout.

Seeing Ye Zhen in contemplation, Ren Xihua looked on with great anticipation.

A few moments later, Ye Zhen firmly shook his head.

Not only Ren Xihua, but Elder Bao was also quite disappointed.

"Junior Brother Ren, if I were to spar with you, I would surely be defeated!"

Ye Zhen’s response, admitting defeat so candidly, surprised both Ren Xihua and Elder Bao even more.

"However, if I were to fight you in a battle to the death, you would undoubtedly die!" Ye Zhen added.

This statement shocked Ren Xihua and Elder Bao even more than the previous one.

The first statement made some sense due to the huge gap between their cultivations, but the latter seemed utterly inconceivable, and Ren Xihua’s face showed disbelief.

If Ye Zhen had said that he might defeat Ren Xihua in a desperate fight, he might have believed it, but to say death was certain was too hard to accept!

"So, it’s better not to fight at all!"

Ren Xihua was visibly shocked, his eyes full of disbelief. If not for Ye Zhen’s resolute tone and the fact that they were not in the Sect, he might have challenged Ye Zhen right then and there to verify it.

After a brief silence in the room, Ye Zhen spoke again.

"Elder Bao, I have a question. To make the Demon Spirit Essence Elixir, which alchemist in Black Water King’s City would be suitable?"

This was indeed Ye Zhen’s primary concern at the moment, with everything focused on advancing his cultivation.

"Demon Spirit Essence Elixir? That would depend on the grade of the Demon Core you have," Elder Bao replied.

"I have a Mid-grade Earth Level Demon Core!"

"A Mid-grade Earth Level Demon Core? How did you acquire it?" Elder Bao asked, rather surprised.

"Luck was on my side. I encountered a nearly dead Mid-grade Earth Level Monster Beast."

With that answer, both Elder Bao and Ren Xihua finally breathed a sigh of relief. Had Ye Zhen replied that he had slain a Mid-grade Earth Level Monster Beast, they would have been astounded.

"To make a Mid-grade Earth Level Demon Spirit Essence Elixir, only the Black Water Pill King in the entire Black Water King’s City could do so!"(To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to Qidian.com to vote for recommendation tickets, monthly tickets, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)