Chapter 185: Chapter 133: First Arrival at the State City_2
Translator: 549690339
Looking at Di Ruoling still grabbing his sleeve and getting closer and closer, Lu Yun tilted his head and smiled: “Hey, have you had enough of taking advantage? If you’ve had enough, please let go a bit.”
“Humph, who’s taking advantage of you? Isn’t this giving you an opportunity to protect your sister?” Di Ruoling pouted, not blushing or feeling embarrassed.
“Pfft.” Lu Yun couldn’t help but laugh lightly, gently pushing her away, “With the president and Elder Di here, do you really need me, a mere True Qi Realm Martial Artist, to protect you? Please try to find a better excuse next time.”
Upon hearing this, Di Ruoling’s pretty face gradually flushed, and she turned her head to one side.
The Green Jade Gourd swiftly flew through the sky, with a gentle breeze blowing by, brushing past their ears and rippling across their hearts.
After an unknown amount of time, the air currents suddenly became chaotic.
Then, a visible gust of gray wind swept wildly, and in the center of the wind column, thunder and lightning continually flashed, illuminating like a fierce thunderstorm striking a figure.
At the same time, dazzling golden runes sparkled in the sky, gradually becoming brighter with the continuous bombardment of thunder and lightning.
“There’s a powerful person undergoing a tribulation to advance to the Rune Seed Realm. Let’s take a detour to avoid disturbing them.”
Qu Feng’s expression changed slightly, and he quickly controlled the Green Jade Gourd to detour, not daring to approach the thunderstorm.
Soon, the wind column dissolved, the thunder extinguished, and an agitated middle-aged man emerged.
He looked ordinary, with no handsome appearance or tall figure, his black robe was slightly tattered, but his presence was very strong, even giving everyone a sense of spiritual oppression.
“Who are you?”
Qu Feng’s eyes focused and immediately answered with a cupped-fist salute: “I am Qu Feng, the Division President of the Spirit Martial Prefecture Alchemist Alliance. I’m on my way to Ling Province Headquarters. I apologize for inadvertently passing through your tribulation site.”
“The Alchemist Alliance?” A smile appeared on the middle-aged man’s face, “So you are President Qu. 1 am an idle man named Liu Boyuan.”
Idle man.
That is, a martial artist who has not joined any forces, not holding any official position, and relying solely on their own cultivation.
Liu Boyuan, as an idle man, forcefully crossed the tribulation and condensed the Rune Seeds, causing everyone’s hearts to clench.
Qu Feng relaxed, chuckled, and said, “So it’s the famous unaffiliated expert Liu Boyuan from White Cloud County. Nice to meet you.”
“Haha, 1 just barely advanced to the Rune Seed Realm and am by no means a powerhouse. In contrast, President Qu, your Sixth Grade peak alchemy status is well-known throughout Ling Province, much more impressive than me,” Liu Boyuan replied.
Listening to the two people praising each other, Lu Yun rolled his eyes.
However, he couldn’t help but be secretly amazed at the status and esteem of alchemists.
Especially high-ranking alchemists like Qu Feng, even when facing a strong person with a full realm higher than themselves, they could still be on equal footing and even be respected by the other party.
“Haha, 1 just had a breakthrough and need to stabilize my realm a bit. I’ll visit in the future.” After exchanging pleasantries, Liu Boyuan’s figure flashed, tearing through the lightning, turning into a ray of rainbow light and disappearing before everyone’s eyes.
The spot where thunder and lightning still flashed looked terrifying from afar. “Let’s go!”
Qu Feng took a deep breath, controlling the Green Jade Gourd to continue on their journey.
During the journey, Di Qing said to the others, “Liu Boyuan used to be a student at White Cloud Martial Arts Academy, but because of his talent, he was unable to advance to the True Qi Realm in time and had to leave the academy. Later, due to a chance encounter, he soared to success, and now he has even successfully passed the tribulation and advanced to the Rune Seed Realm.” “With poor innate talent, can one still reach higher martial arts realms?” Di Ruoling was somewhat intrigued.
In her view, one’s innate talent determined the limit of a martial artist, so she, with her mere Level 4 talent, was not particularly enthusiastic about martial arts.
Di Qing said with a smile, “While innate talent is essential and dictates one’s future achievements, the path of martial arts is full of uncertainties. With amazing opportunities and an exceptional mindset, the future is limitless.”
On the contrary, if one only has talent and lacks any strong mentality, then even with extraordinary abilities, it’s hard to reach the top.”
A hint of worry flashed in Di Qing’s eyes, “Ling’er, you’ve never been enthusiastic about martial arts, but you should understand that in order to attain a long life and everlasting youth, you must progress in martial arts. Otherwise, one day, when talents like Lu Yun still look as young as twenty, you will have become old and gray.”
“No worries, once 1 become a Level 4 Alchemist, I’ll refine a few batches of Stay Young Pills and eat them like candy.” Di Ruoling replied carelessly, her gaze turning towards Lu Yun’s handsome face imperceptibly for a moment.
“Perhaps, 1 can’t entirely depend on Stay Young Pills.”
Without powerful martial arts as support, even with everlasting youth, a person’s life would only last a short hundred years or so.
A few days later.
The Green Jade Gourd broke through the clouds, gradually descending to a height of several hundred feet, slowly moving forward.
As beautiful mountains, rivers, and vast plains passed by, a city covered in clouds soon appeared in their sight, its end nowhere to be seen.
As the Green Jade Gourd slowly descended, everyone jumped down to the ground, raising a cloud of dust.
Lu Yun raised his head, scanning the magnificent city, and couldn’t help but exclaim in awe at its vastness, which far exceeded his knowledge.
In terms of grandeur and area, the city of Ling Province surpassed all the others he had seen in his two lives.
“This city is indeed worthy of being the heart of Ling Province, easily housing millions of people.” Lu Yun commented, clicking his tongue in admiration.
Di Ruoling excitedly clenched her little fists and shouted:
“Spirit Martial Prefecture Division must win!”
“Spirit Martial Prefecture Division must win!”
Di Ruoling’s sudden actions left everyone around her momentarily stunned.
Glancing at the strange gazes gathered around them, Lu Yun and the others hurriedly walked away from Di Ruoling, maintaining a certain distance to show that they didn’t know this girl.
It was simply too embarrassing.
Seeing this, Di Ruoling glanced at them disdainfully and strode towards the huge city of Ling Province.
Di Qing smiled helplessly and turned to Qu Feng, “President, there’s still some time before the Alchemy Conference. Where should we go first?”
After a brief pause, Qu Feng glanced at Lu Yun and smiled, “This time, we’ll go straight to the Headquarters!”
“To the Headquarters?” Hearing this, Di Qing frowned slightly and, recalling past experiences at the Alchemy Conference, his expression turned sour.
“Yes, straight to the Headquarters. 1 kind of miss those old guys from the other divisions.” Qu Feng stroked his goatee and smiled, “This Alchemy Conference will be the time for our Spirit Martial Prefecture to completely redeem ourselves.”
“Hehe, it’s about time. In every five-year Alchemy Conference, our Spirit Martial Prefecture has always been at the bottom, enduring laughter and ridicule from the other old guys. This time, we must settle the score.”
Di Qing touched his grizzled beard, his gaze sweeping over Deng Yunhui, and said with great interest, “Not only do we have a dark horse at the Third Grade Alchemist level this time, but also at the Second Grade level. The Alchemy Conference will be quite interesting.”
Qu Feng’s eyes gleamed, and he suddenly said, “No, we shall stay in a tavern as usual and enter the venue when the Alchemy Conference begins.”
Upon hearing this, Di Qing’s footsteps slowed. He glanced at his old friend and knew exactly what Qu Feng was thinking by the smile on his face. “You’re planning to hustle?”
“Hahaha, Di Qing, only you know me well!” Qu Feng laughed heartily, “This year, I’ll bet big with those old guys.”
Feeling slightly surprised, Di Qing raised an eyebrow before shaking his head, “Old Qu is still the same, always scheming..”