Rebirth of the Supreme Immortal Emperor
Chapter 303 - 301 Heavenly Master Zhang Daoling [First Update]

Chapter 303: Chapter 301 Heavenly Master Zhang Daoling [First Update]

The negotiation with Li Lingtian was fairly pleasant.

Li Chen agreed to follow them to Yan Mountain next week to handle the related procedures.

Ning Xiaoqing originally wanted Li Chen to go to Yan Mountain with them today or tomorrow.

But she was flatly rejected by Li Chen.

And the reason for refusal was quite bizarre.

Li Chen said that there were monthly exams at school this week, and as a good student, he couldn’t skip class without a reason.

Hearing this reason, Ning Xiaoqing was so frustrated she almost spit blood.

Damn it, you’re someone whom the commander himself has personally asked for, and you’re still worried about a trivial school exam. Are you kidding me?

Besides, what does being a "good student" have anything to do with you? It’s been three to four months since the senior year started, and you’ve spent less than half a month in school in total. You still have the nerve to say you’re a good student who can’t skip class for no reason?

Do you have no shame at all?

Li Lingtian actually understood Li Chen’s mindset and gave a cupped fist salute to him with a faint smile, "Alright then, I will await Immortal Master Li’s arrival in Yan Mountain next week!"

As he was about to take his leave, he cast an intentional or perhaps unintentional glance at Ye Chuxue, casually complimenting, "Your little girlfriend is as beautiful as a celestial being. A talented man with a beautiful woman, truly a match made by heaven."

Ye Chuxue offered a smile and said a few courteous words in return, as a matter of politeness.

However, a barely perceptible chill flashed in Li Chen’s eyes as he said nonchalantly, "General Li, let me walk you down the mountain."

Li Lingtian waved his hand with a smile, "I can go by myself. You better stay and spend more time with your little girlfriend."

After saying that, he walked down the mountain with Ning Xiaoqing.

After Li Lingtian left, Ye Chuxue blinked her spirited eyes and said, "So he is the great commander of the Yan Mountain Military Region. He seems quite amiable!"

Li Chen responded with a faint smile, taking Ye Chuxue’s small hand.

This time, he gripped it very tight, tighter than he ever had before.

If Li Lingtian had made a move against him, with his current abilities, he wouldn’t have been able to protect Ye Chuxue at all.

This was the first person since his rebirth who made him feel a sense of danger.

The number one on the Heavenly List, Huaxia’s unbeaten myth, indeed lives up to his reputation!

"What are you doing? It hurts!" Ye Chuxue pouted, expressing her grievance.

Suddenly, Li Chen pulled Ye Chuxue into his arms tightly, causing her some confusion.

Just as Ye Chuxue was about to ask, her mouth was sealed by Li Chen’s.

Ye Chuxue was already used to Li Chen’s sudden kisses, although she still felt a bit shy each time and would close her eyes. Her long eyelashes trembled slightly with her breathing, looking endearingly and shyly cute.

When Li Chen finally released her, Ye Chuxue opened her eyes, her face flushed as she scolded "Bad guy, always bullying people."

After speaking, she ran off with a bashful face.

Li Chen smiled slightly and went out to check the injuries of Jiao Long and the toad.

The toad looked quite defeated but it only took a palm strike from Li Lingtian.

Moreover, Li Lingtian obviously held back his strength, merely shaking it off appropriately. Thus, it only suffered some superficial injuries during the tumble.

In comparison, Jiao Long’s situation was rather dire.

It tangled with Li Lingtian for nine rounds, and was mostly at a disadvantage throughout. Even though Jiao Long had rock-solid scale armor protecting its body, taking those hits still hurt considerably.

Furthermore, the unbeaten myth Li Lingtian was best at swordsmanship, but he never drew his sword from start to finish.

In other words, if he had used his sword, a single strike would have been sufficient to take Jiao Long’s life.

Thinking all this, Li Chen’s expression immediately turned a bit solemn.

Not long ago, at Lingnan Divine Dragon Pond, he had to use all his trump cards to barely suppress Jiao Long.

But Li Lingtian managed to defeat him with ease.

The difference in strength between the two was clear as day!

It seems that I still need to push myself to enhance my power. Even a demigod has the ability to kill me. If those old monsters who have ascended to the God Realm intervene, wouldn’t I only be able to flee in disgrace?

"Roar roar, roar roar!"

"Ribbit ribbit, ribbit ribbit!"

As Li Chen was lost in thought, the Jiao Long and the toad started to call out one after another.

Li Chen knew these two fellows were demanding their "performance fee".

He casually threw two jade bottles containing pills at them, shooing them away.

Having received the pills, the Jiao Long and the toad were both satisfied. They called out twice more, happily took their share, and began to eat with relish.

Seeing Li Chen weighed down with heavy thoughts, Ye Chuxue asked softly, "You seem to have something on your mind?"

"Do I? Perhaps not," shrugged Li Chen, pretending to be nonchalant.

"Humph, liar!" Ye Chuxue pouted and hummed, then took the initiative to hold Li Chen’s hand.

Li Chen stroked Ye Chuxue’s long hair and gazed into her spirited, large eyes.

Ye Chuxue’s cheeks turned a rosy red, and she gave Li Chen a sweet smile.

That smile could sink fish in the lake and shame the blooming flowers.

A gentle spring breeze for miles around is no match for her charming smile.

Unbeknownst to them, night had quietly fallen.

After Ye Chuxue fell into a deep sleep, Li Chen headed to the mountain peak alone.

The Nine Heavens Star Technique he was cultivating could currently only connect with the moon. Practicing at night would be twice as effective. If it were daytime, however, the effort would be halved.

It was for this reason he preferred practicing at night.

Li Chen released his thoughts with frequencies of 360, 720, and 1080 breaths per cycle, using a carpet-search radiation to cover hundreds of miles around him, seizing the surrounding Spiritual Power for his own use.

In an instant, a continuous stream of Spiritual Power gathered at Li Chen’s location, like rivers converging into the sea.

However, in just less than half an hour, he opened his eyes, frowning slightly.

The Spiritual Power in the surroundings was too sparse; for him at the moment, it was akin to trying to quench a thirst with a cup of water, insufficient to support the Nine Heavens Star Technique’s big and small thirty-six revolutions.

It seems it was time to search for another spiritual land!

Unable to cultivate the Nine Heavens Star Technique, Li Chen, bored out of his wits, suddenly remembered the Heavenly Master Token he had snatched from the Great Elder of the Mystical Sect, Xuan Nan.

The Mystical Sect was an ancient school that had almost two thousand years of heritage, and this Heavenly Master Token was an amulet specially left by the Land Immortal Zhang Daoling for his descendants – it was definitely no ordinary item.

Seeing a defensive barrier on it, Li Chen raised the frequency of his Mind Divine Wave to 3600 revolutions per breath for a full-scale, no-dead-angle assault.

Although Zhang Daoling was a Land Immortal, after all, two thousand years had passed. The will he left behind had gradually weakened with the passage of time.

Therefore, although the Heavenly Master Token seemed very formidable, in Li Chen’s eyes, it was nothing but a paper tiger.

Li Chen calmed his mind and spirit, preparing to launch a final onslaught on the Heavenly Master Token, to completely erase the consciousness that Zhang Daoling had left on it.

Despite the two millennia, Zhang Daoling lived up to the name of a Land Immortal. His residual will was still not to be underestimated.

As Li Chen mobilized his True Yuan, clouds and mist around him tumbled with the wind.

Suddenly, a figure nine feet two inches tall, with broad eyebrows, a red crown, green pupils, triangular eyes, a long sword on his back, and a youthful face with white hair, leaped into his line of sight.[Note 1]

Li Chen understood in his heart that this was the Dharma Image of Zhang Daoling from two thousand years ago.

The real battle was about to begin!

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Note 1: The description of Zhang Daoling comes from the Later Han Book and is not the author’s invention. It is said that he ascended to immortality at Qingcheng Mountain, and this is recorded in historical texts. A little spoiler, in the upcoming plot, his True Body will still make an appearance.