Number One Expert Under Heaven

After the blue flame subsided, the transparent sound barrier disappeared. Nong Zhu stopped playing, looking at Yue Qianchou with a meaningful smile, remaining silent. His right hand held the gleaming purplish-black flute, twirling it between his slender fingers with exquisite dexterity. Yue Qianchou even wondered if this was how Mr. Nongzhu got his title.

"How amazing! How strange! You can actually conceal the Azure Flame within your body and control it freely. It's truly unimaginable how you mastered it." Nong Zhu exclaimed in amazement, then asked, "Did this Azure Flame come from Twilight Valley?"

Yue Qianchou nodded silently and said, "Senior's cultivation is truly unfathomable. I overestimated my abilities and the power of the Azure Flame."

Nong Zhu shook his head and laughed, "After this test, I know you're only at the Nascent Soul Realm stage. You don't need to hold a grudge about losing to me. It would be strange if I couldn't even restrain you. To say my cultivation is unfathomable is to flatter me. In the entire Cultivation World, I can't think of anyone whose cultivation is more unfathomable than your master's. As for the Azure Flame, it has transcended the realm of mortal flames. It's not an exaggeration to say it's powerful. It's just that the difference in cultivation between you and me is too great. Old Man Bi... uh! Did your master ever tell you about the origin of the Azure Flame?"

"My master never mentioned it, but He Li once told me that this Azure Flame is one of the legendary Three Flavored True Fire. I don't know about the others," Yue Qianchou said.

"He Li?" Nong Zhu muttered for a moment, then suddenly laughed, "Your master took you as his disciple, He Li didn't do anything?"

It seems he still doesn't know He Li dead. Yue Qianchou said bluntly, "I have already killed He Li."

"What? You've already killed He Li?" Nong Zhu exclaimed, then remained silent for a moment. He didn't ask Yue Qianchou why he killed He Li, but simply sighed, "It's good that he's dead. It's not easy to cultivate to become a human, and to have to live by being a human all day long, isn't that tiring? Let's not talk about him anymore. The reason you know about this place is because your master sent you here!"

"Yes," Yue Qianchou nodded. Nong Zhu smiled wryly, "Your master is definitely after me again. He'll just pack up and leave, leaving me to guard that desolate Demon Ghost Domain with you. It's outrageous. Is he asking you to come and get to know me so we can get along better in the future?"

Yue Qianchou nodded, then shook his head and said, "Master did say something like that, but this time he has something for me to do. As for what it is, Master said that after he finds you, you will tell me what to do."

Upon hearing this, Nong Zhu, who was swaying his head, was stunned. He gripped the flute that was twirling in his hand. After a long while, he glanced at Ziyi standing among the purple bamboos and said with a bitter smile, "Bi Changchun! You worry about too many things, but why do you always drag me into this? Do I have to worry about everything just because we're friends? I have nothing to say about you dragging me into the Demon Ghost Domain, after all, I was the one who dragged you in back then. But can you possibly worry about everything in the world? This time, you're even targeting my disciple."

Hearing this, Yue Qianchou, who had just been discouraged, became curious and asked, "Senior, what exactly does my master want me to do?" At this moment, the Ziyi also returned and looked at her master with some curiosity.

"What? You really want to do it?" Nong Zhu said irritably, "If I'm sending you to your death, if I'm sending you to gamble with your life, would you go or not?"

"Damn! Only someone with a screw loose would go. "Yue Qianchou subconsciously shrank back and chuckled awkwardly, "Senior is joking! How could my master send me to my death?"

"Impossible?" Nong Zhu scoffed. "Then why didn't your master tell you what to do himself? Why did he make you come here to ask me? I think he was too embarrassed to ask. I'm asking you, do you know that your master is going to the 'Eastern Pole Sacred Land'?"

"I know! He Li said that Master's lifespan is not long enough to live to see the next opening of the 'Heaven and Earth Qiankun Grand Array', so Master is basically going to die this time."

"Did your master ever tell you about the 'Star Pearl'?"

"I told you, I told you about a treasure that even the immortals of the upper realm coveted. Obtaining it would grant one godhood, and the High Antiquity war was precisely because of it."

Nong Zhu nodded and said, "It is said that there are solid reasons to believe that the 'Star Pearl' from back then did not fall into anyone's hands, but was left behind in the territory of the Huaxia Empire."

"Damn! "Yue Qianchou's eyes lit up, and he laughed, "That's unlikely! If such a treasure were truly left behind in China, it would have already fallen into the hands of some major sect or expert in the Cultivation World."

"Hehe! Do you think the people of the Huaxia Cultivation World didn't want to look for it? But they searched for tens of thousands of years and no one found it. So everyone just treated it as a legend, and no one bothered to bother with something that couldn't be found anymore. You'd think the matter would have died down! But then a highly respected fortune teller from the Di Rong Kingdom, on his deathbed, inexplicably said that the 'Star Pearl' would reappear in the Huaxia Empire within a hundred years. Heh! Now there's going to be some excitement. All the Spirit Transformation stage from various countries are eyeing the Huaxia Empire."

Yue Qianchou asked suspiciously, "Senior, what does a fortune teller do? Why can he convince everyone with just a few words?"

"It's similar to fortune telling in the secular world, but it's a bit more sophisticated. It doesn't mingle with ordinary people; it only associates with experts in the Spirit Transformation stage from various countries. That old guy never speaks lightly, but when he does, he's never made a mistake. How can you not believe him? So a bunch of Spirit Transformation stage wanted to come to China to join in the fun, but your master is also from China and is the number one expert in the Spirit Transformation stage. If your master doesn't allow it, no one dares to come."

Damn! That old guy is amazing, it's an honor to be his apprentice! Yue Qianchou blinked and asked, "And then?"

"Later, hey! Later, the news spread that your master was going to the 'Eastern Pole Sacred Land' a few years later, and a group of people planned to come after he left. But your master wouldn't have it, so he took the initiative to send out invitations, inviting all the Nascent Spirit Transformation stage experts in the world to gather in the East Sea. I even delivered the invitations. Hmm! Your master has a lot of influence, so no one dared not to go, not even me. And then your master was awesome! Facing several hundred Spirit Transformation stage experts from various countries, he actually forced everyone to swear a solemn oath. The gist of it was that if his fate was unknown after he went to the 'Eastern Pole Sacred Land,' none of the Spirit Transformation stage experts present would personally participate in the matter or personally come to the Huaxia Cultivation World. To be honest, while your master was a bit arrogant, this oath wasn't too absolute. At least it left some room for those people and didn't completely cut off their hopes. But with so many people present, and your master going against everyone alone, naturally there were some who weren't afraid of him."

"They've started fighting?" Yue Qianchou asked excitedly. Just imagine someone facing all the top masters in the world—that kind of spirit alone is enough to make one's blood boil. The Ziyi man beside him also had a strange glint in his eyes.

"Hehe! When it comes to fighting, I've never seen your master afraid of anyone. Back when your master hadn't yet taken over the Demon Ghost Domain and was still in the early Spirit Transformation stage, he dared to travel the world seeking out experts to challenge. He managed to beat some late Spirit Transformation stage cultivators speechless. It was only after I came up with some ideas that I was able to keep your master within the Demon Ghost Domain. Your master became the Number One Expert Under Heaven through fighting. Sigh! In the East Sea, without a word, Old Man Bi immediately took action and killed three people. He really has a good temper!"

Suddenly, the woman in Ziyi asked, "Master, what level of cultivation did the three Nascent Spirit Transformation stage cultivators that Elder Bi killed have?"

"Do ordinary early Spirit Transformation stage have that kind of guts?" Nong Zhu retorted, then continued with a wry smile, "Later, some Spirit Transformation stage thought your master was too arrogant, so sixteen Nascent Spirit Transformation stage joined forces to fight him, including two late Spirit Transformation stage. Good heavens! After that battle, I finally understood what it meant to be the Number One Expert Under Heaven. He could turn his hand to create clouds, turn it back to create rain, control ice, wind, fire, and water, move mountains and overturn seas, and even the Thunderous Power from the sky could be easily seized by him to become a Heaven-Slaying Sword. It seemed like there was nothing in this world that he couldn't use. He managed to kill all sixteen Spirit Transformation stage cultivators without leaving a trace. I still shudder when I think about that scene. In the end, no one dared to cause trouble anymore, and they were all forced to swear a poisonous oath. Do you think your master is even human? How could someone with such terrifying cultivation remain in the Cultivation World without ascending to immortality..."

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