The mission to slay a Void Realm Great Expert

"This story begins a hundred years ago," the old man said. Since Zhuge Xiang had agreed, the old man no longer intended to hide anything. His eyes were slightly dazed, clearly lost in memories. Judging from his cultivation and appearance, he must have been over a hundred years old.

It turns out that a hundred years ago, Medicine King Valley suffered a great calamity. At that time, Medicine King Valley was considered the leader of the six Medium Sect in Yanling Commandery. There were countless Deity Transformation Stage Cultivators in the sect, and even the Void Realm Great Expert numbered as many as thirty. It could be considered the sect second only to the Asura Sect.

However, a hundred years ago, a group of people in Medicine King Valley were unwilling to be suppressed by the Asura Sect, so they prepared to take action to fight against the Asura Sect in order to win a piece of land controlled by Medicine King Valley, a piece of land that truly belonged to Medicine King Valley. In their view, given the strength of Medicine King Valley, the Asura Sect should know when to back down and give up a piece of land.

However, another group disagreed. In their view, the Asura Sect, a Demonic Sect, was full of lunatics, and such a provocation against the dignity of the Asura Sect would surely be met with a devastating blow. Therefore, a civil war broke out among those in Medicine King Valley who held these two views.

At that time, it happened to be the day the Hundred Emperors Tomb were opened. In order to prevent Traitor from seizing the Medicine King Valley's most precious treasure, the Bian Que Pot, the Medicine King Valley sent its most elite and talented Genius Disciple to win the Dragon Phoenix Ranking and hide the Bian Que Pot in the Hundred Emperors Tomb.

"A hundred years have passed in the blink of an eye. Although our Medicine King Valley has quelled the internal strife, we will never have the chance to retrieve the Bian Que Pot again. The combat strength of our Medicine King Valley is already low among those of the same level, let alone competing with those top Cultivator for a place on the Dragon Phoenix Ranking. If we want to wait for another disciple who can compete with their strength to break into the Dragon Phoenix Ranking, I don't know how many more years our Medicine King Hall will have to wait."

"I see..." Zhuge Xiang nodded upon hearing the old man's words, finally understanding what he meant.

No wonder, with Pill Refining as their path of cultivation, the people of the Medicine King Hall are definitely weak in combat among Cultivator of the same level. And the Dragon Phoenix Ranking is precisely the stage for selecting the top Cultivator of the same level, so the Medicine King Hall has tried for a hundred years but still hasn't been able to retrieve the Bian Que Pot.

"To be honest, I'm very curious. Countless geniuses have emerged over the past hundred years, but why did you choose me? Why didn't you choose someone else so early on?" Although he understood Medicine King Hall wanted him to help them seize, Zhuge Xiang still had doubts in his heart.

"Indeed, over the past century, our Medicine King Hall has paid attention to many Genius Disciples. However, among those from Yanling Commandery, a place controlled by demonic Sect, there is none we can trust. But you, Zhuge Xiang, we have investigated and observed you for a long time, and we believe you are someone we can entrust with our mission."

After a slight pause, the old man looked Zhuge Xiang up and down and said, "Although your strength is very great, and even now it is renowned throughout Yanling Commandery, you still treat your friends who were of lower cultivation level as always, which is enough to prove that you are not an ungrateful person."

"Secondly, through our investigation, although you have killed countless powerful individuals over the years, you have never bullied the weak. In fact, at times, you are quite willing to help the weak. This is enough to prove that although your methods are ruthless, you are essentially a compassionate person."

"Of course, the most important thing is that you need the Fire Black Lotus. In my opinion, although you have some knowledge of Pill Refining, for you at the moment, the Fire Black Lotus is definitely more practical than the Bian Que Pot. Therefore, we have chosen you."

"Alright, when I ascend to the Dragon Phoenix Ranking, your Medicine King Hall will have a spot." Regarding what he was to do next, Zhuge Xiang nodded, indicating that he understood.

With the matter settled, Zhuge Xiang had no intention of staying any longer. After the old man sent over two Fire Black Lotus, Zhuge Xiang bid farewell to the Medicine King Hall, boarded the Asura Warship, and flew back towards Ink Martial City.

"Hey, Zhuge Xiang, do you have any news about my father?" However, on the way back, just as Zhuge Xiang was standing on the deck by the ship's side, looking at the scenery below, Su Huayu suddenly spoke up and asked Zhuge Xiang.

"How do you know?" Zhuge Xiang asked, turning his head to look at Su Huayu.

"You specifically sought me out and asked me to accompany you to the Medicine King Hall, but there's nothing for me to do. So you must have something else to discuss with me, and I think it's about my father."

Su Huayu stared intently at Zhuge Xiang with her bright eyes and said, "Although Su Huayu is usually very willful and gives people the feeling of a girl who never grows up, it is obviously impossible to treat Su Huayu as a fool."

Zhuge Xiang, with his carefree and easygoing personality, was not a coy person. He had been struggling with how to bring it up with Su Huayu, but now that she had spoken up herself and taken the initiative to start the conversation, Zhuge Xiang did not try to avoid it. He nodded, which was his way of answering Su Huayu.

"So, you really do have news of my father? How is he? Where is he now? Also, what exactly happened between my parents?" Seeing Zhuge Xiang nod, Su Huayu became excited. Before, it was just a guess, but now, Zhuge Xiang had admitted it.

"I've investigated most of what happened between your parents, but the Truth isn't good. It's more like a nightmare for you," Zhuge Xiang said, his eyes fixed intently on Su Huayu, each word clear and distinct.

Zhuge Xiang's words made Su Huayu suppress her excitement. She took a deep breath, forcibly calmed her emotions, and prepared herself for any bad news. Only then did she nod to Zhuge Xiang, indicating that he could speak.

Seeing that Su Huayu was mentally prepared, Zhuge Xiang spoke up and told her everything he had learned from Lu Yuling about the relationship between Qing Mingzi and Su Haitang, without missing a single detail.

"That's how it is. A few days ago, your father asked me to take care of you. If he hadn't contacted me in a month, he told me to send you back to Rakshasa City. It seems he's prepared to die to deal with that Myriad Flowers Elder..." Zhuge Xiang said at the end.

"...", Su Huayu's entire expression froze, her eyes glazed over, and she looked like a stone statue. Although she had prepared herself mentally, the news that Zhuge Xiang said was still too shocking for Su Huayu to bear.

Seeing Su Huayu's stunned expression, as if she were a stone statue, Zhuge Xiang waited a moment to let her recover from the shock of the news.

However, after waiting for more than a dozen breaths, Su Huayu still didn't move. Zhuge Xiang couldn't help but pat Su Huayu's shoulder. "Su Huayu, what are you thinking right now?"

Turning her head stiffly, Su Huayu's eyes were like those of a dead fish, devoid of any life. Her voice was hoarse as she asked, "You mean... my father isn't actually my biological father?"

"That's true," Zhuge Xiang replied, though unwilling to hurt her further. He knew that a short, sharp pain was better than a long, drawn-out one, so he hardened his heart and nodded.

"So I'm actually a bastard? My mother was violated by the Sect elders before she gave birth to me?" Su Huayu's tone grew even colder, yet carried an eerie calm as she continued to ask Zhuge Xiang.

"Heaven's will is cruel. Actually, your mother was also a pitiful person," Zhuge Xiang said to Su Huayu with a long sigh, thinking of Su Haitang, who had become somewhat insane and was searching for Qing Mingzi's whereabouts everywhere.

"Hahaha, so that's how it is, so that's the Truth. No wonder my father left this family, no wonder he looked at me like that when he left, and no wonder he was so heartless as to abandon his daughter. Lies, hahaha, it turns out my father has been living in lies all along, and I've been living in lies too..."

The usually calm Su Huayu suddenly erupted like Volcano, screaming wildly. She slowly lost her mind, and her beautiful face was filled with despair and a ferocious madness.

"Sigh..." Seeing Su Huayu's strong reaction, Zhuge Xiang sighed inwardly, but he was also relieved. Fortunately, it was better to let it out than to remain in that eerie silence just now.

Seeing Su Huayu's frenzied outburst, Zhuge Xiang did not intervene. Such a huge impact deserved to be released.

However, after waiting for almost half an hour, seeing that Su Huayu still showed no sign of stopping, Zhuge Xiang finally made his move, striking her with a palm strike that knocked her unconscious. If he hadn't acted sooner, she might have died from exhaustion after losing her senses.

After knocking Su Huayu unconscious, Zhuge Xiang sat cross-legged and waited quietly until the sun was slowly setting before Su Huayu finally woke up.

However, once she woke up, although she was no longer delirious, she sat on the edge of the ship, her long, slender legs bent, her head buried between them, and she did not speak.

Piloting the Asura Warship, Zhuge Xiang did not break the silence. This was a matter that Su Huayu needed to figure out herself; he couldn't interfere at all.

However, Zhuge Xiang didn't speak, but Su Huayu suddenly broke the silence. "Zhuge Xiang, you said my father is going to deal with that Myriad Flowers Elder? Can you find my father?"

"No, I can't find him. He's always the one looking for me," Zhuge Xiang replied, shaking his head.

After a moment of silence, Su Huayu continued, "Then can you take me to the Asura Headquarters? Myriad Flowers Elder's grudge is our whole family's grudge. My father is going to seek revenge, how can I just sit here and do nothing?"

"Ding! Quest 'Miracle' triggered. Quest requirements: Cooperate with Su Huayu's family to kill Myriad Flowers Elder, Void Realm Great Expert. Quest success: Level +5, reward: Intermediate Big Turntable *1, random reward: two Treasure Artifacts. Quest failure: Level -3." (To be continued...)