Chapter 126: Chapter 117: Tie Lan
As his Qi Sea grew stronger, Nie Yun’s Spirit Rhinoceros Body Refining Technique finally reached the Great Success stage of its second layer.
Since the Spirit Rhinoceros Body Refining Technique was a supre secret thod of the Demon Race, it naturally did more than just temper the body and increase one’s Defense. Upon reaching the Great Success stage of the second layer, Nie Yun’s raw physical strength alone was equivalent to that of a single elephant!
In other words, without using True Qi, Nie Yun could now hold his own against an Early-Stage Qi Sect powerhouse using only his physical body!
Body Refinent was akin to practicing an External Power. Without exceptional talent, it was difficult for it to keep pace with Inner Power. For Nie Yun to have cultivated his physical body to such a state in just over a month was simply incredible!
’I’ve been in cultivation for over half a month, and my fighting strength has increased considerably. It’s about ti I went to find King Ning!’
Knowing his power was now completely consolidated and the hidden dangers from his recent surge in strength had vanished, Nie Yun breathed a sigh of relief. A faint smile touched his lips. With a flick of his finger, the Tracking Qi sensed a direction, and he strode off.
King Ning had used a Demon Race secret technique to escape with his soul. Although he wouldn’t be able to cause trouble any ti soon, given Nie Yun’s personality, he would never allow such a threat to linger.
Even if he fled to the ends of the earth, Nie Yun would absolutely hunt him down and kill him!
Cut the grass but leave the roots, and it will grow again with the spring wind.
When fighting the Demon Race, one must never be rciful. Giving them a chance to rest and recover would only an bringing suffering upon oneself.
RUSTLE!
After walking for so ti along the mountain range, Nie Yun suddenly heard a series of creaks up ahead. Looking up, he saw a group of people.
They were all dressed in dark teal armor, more than a dozen of them in total. The leader was a middle-aged man with sharp, spirited eyes. His temples bulged, a clear sign that he was an Early-Stage Qi Sect powerhouse.
’rcenaries?’ Nie Yun recognized them for what they were.
rcenaries were soldiers who fought for anyone who could pay their price.
As long as one could afford their fee, they would follow any order—bodyguarding, escorting goods, even assassination... they would do it all.
In the Divine Wind Empire, so rcenaries worked alone, while many others ford rcenary corps. Judging by this group’s appearance—their matching uniforms and disciplined bearing—they were undoubtedly a corps that undertook missions together frequently. Moreover, to have a Qi Sect Powerhouse among them ant the corps was certainly not of a low rank.
After all, an ordinary rcenary corps was considered strong if it had even one Gang Formation Realm expert. To have a Qi Sect powerhouse ant they were a force to be reckoned with, even within the entire Divine Wind Empire.
"Who’s there?"
Nie Yun had made no effort to hide his movents, and as he spotted the group, they spotted him too. The Qi Sect powerhouse shouted and looked over.
"Heh, just passing through..." Nie Yun chuckled, offering a casual cupped-fist salute.
"Passing through?" The Qi Sect powerhouse was clearly unconvinced. With a flick of his wrist, he drew a Ghost Head Heavy Saber and stared intently at the young man, looking as if he would strike if he said a single wrong word.
rcenaries lived on a knife’s edge; it was only natural for them to be wary of a stranger appearing suddenly in the wilderness.
"I’m really just passing through. Look at , I’m just a frail scholar. How could I possibly be a threat to you? Besides, I don’t even know who you are..." Seeing how wary they were, Nie Yun shook his head in exasperation.
He was currently suppressing his cultivation, so to any observer, he only appeared to have the strength of a Qi Nourishing Realm cultivator at the third layer of the Qi Sea. That, combined with his slender fra—not at all brawny and stout like Yangg Yan—truly made him seem like no threat at all.
"A kid at your level, just Qi Nourishing Realm, daring to travel alone in these mountains? Do you have a death wish!"
Seeing the young man’s innocent expression, the group finally lowered their guard. The middle-aged Qi Sect powerhouse snorted and sheathed his saber.
The mountains were crawling with Demon Beasts. Even their group had to tread as if on thin ice. For a re kid at the third layer of the Qi Sea to travel here alone... he had so serious nerve!
"Soone in my family is injured," Nie Yun said, shaking his head with a deliberate look of worry. "I ca here specifically to gather dicinal materials to save them."
"Gathering dicinal materials?" The group’s expressions softened sowhat.
Many precious dicinal materials could only be found deep in the mountains. For a young man with such low strength to co here for his family... it was truly admirable.
"Gathering dicinal materials? Uncle Tie Long, I think he looks shifty and up to no good. We should just knock him unconscious and be done with it!"
Just as everyone’s expressions were softening, a crisp, clear voice suddenly cut in. They looked toward the source of the sound and saw that it was a girl who had spoken.
The girl was wearing the sa uniform as the others, so he hadn’t paid her any mind. But now that she had spoken, Nie Yun lifted his gaze to get a clear look at her face. A BOOM went off in his head, and his mories flooded back—all the way to three hundred years ago!
’Tie Lan! Lan’er!’
’It’s Tie Lan of the Iron Rock rcenary Corps!’
In his past life, he had t Tie Lan during a trial held in the Divine Wind Empire. The trial had brought together the most brilliant young talents of the entire Empire, and Tie Lan was already famous in the Imperial Capital back then. Through a chance encounter, the two found a mutual admiration for one another and beca friends.
Of course, they were only friends; there were no romantic feelings between them.
The reason he was so shocked was because... he owed her more than he could ever repay!
Back then, he had won that trial, becoming famous overnight. He joined the upper echelons of the Divine Wind Empire and eventually broke through the Qi Sect to beco an Ultimate Venerable Powerhouse.
Normally, becoming an Ultimate Venerable would have ant reaching the pinnacle of power in the Divine Wind Empire. However, word sohow got out that he had obtained a great treasure from the Zihua Cave Mansion. The Four Great Venerables of the Imperial Capital at the ti didn’t dare to move against him, but the Sect Leader of the Mi Tian Sect—one of the two major sects—was the first to take action.
By then, his strength had already reached the Ultimate Venerable Peak, so the Mi Tian Sect Master didn’t dare to confront him directly. Instead, he arranged for soone to poison him, causing his power to dissipate. Then, he joined forces with the Four Great Venerables of the Imperial Capital to attack. Grievously wounded, Nie Yun fought a running battle until he finally collapsed from his injuries.
When he awoke, he discovered that Tie Lan had saved him. The girl had risked the complete annihilation of her rcenary Corps to smuggle him out of the Imperial Capital!
By the ti his cultivation had recovered and he returned to repay her for saving his life, he found that his rescue had been discovered. The entire Iron Rock rcenary Corps had been slaughtered, and the girl herself had long since perished.
It was because of this that, in a fit of rage, he had annihilated the entire Divine Wind Empire’s Imperial Family, the Mi Tian Sect, and the so-called Four Great Families, leaving no soul alive. And that was how he had earned the title Blood Prison Demon Venerable.
In his past life, this girl had suffered a terrible fate and her family had been annihilated, all for his sake. He never imagined that in this life, he would suddenly run into her here in the mountain forest.
Thinking of all that had happened in his past life, Nie Yun was overco with sorrow.
’In his past life, the girl died. I owed her a debt I could never repay. Now that we’ve t in this life, I cannot let it happen again!’
’Lan’er, in this life, I will absolutely atone for the regrets of my past!’
’I will not let that tragedy repeat itself in this life!’
...
"Hmph. His strength is nothing to write ho about, but he’s clearly a lecher. Forget knocking him out, I say we just kill him!"
Just as Nie Yun was making a silent vow, he heard the girl’s cold shout.
PS: This is the start of a new volu, so it begins with so narrative setup and might not be too action-packed. However, this volu is extrely important—it’s the one where Nie Yun reaches his peak. Please continue to bookmark and recomnd the novel! The exciting part of the story is about to begin...
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