Fan Lao's Bitter Howls [Second Update]

Jiang Cheng replied, "An old friend has returned, so naturally I should head back early. But do you have any cherries here?"

Qing Xue liked eating them. If he did not bring some back, that girl would surely keep bringing up old matters.

After leaving the Jia Ma Empire, Jiang Cheng sensed someone following him. He merely smiled and did not expose them, only stopping after reaching a secluded stretch of woodland.

"Since you're here, come out. Fan Lao, Sect Master of the Blood Sect."

Fan Lao, hidden in the shadows, narrowed his eyes. He had not expected this young man, barely in his twenties, to discover him.

However, Fan Lao's expression turned even gloomier. This boy possessed terrifying talent. If left unchecked, he would surely become a future threat.

Fan Lao strode out casually as hundreds of Blood-Sucking Bats circled overhead. The Blood Sect's Experts also surrounded Jiang Cheng. Though they did not understand why their sect master was attacking this junior, since it was his decision, they too wished to snuff out the fellow before them.

"Boy, hand over the Three-Leaf Green Spirit Grass, and I can leave you with an intact corpse. That is already the best outcome you can hope for."

The Three-Leaf Green Spirit Grass could cleanse the marrow and temper the bones. What Fan Lao's son lacked most was precisely such an item. So long as he handed it to the Sixth-Grade Alchemist, the Medicine Emperor, he could obtain the pill he desired.

That was why he had chosen to kill Jiang Cheng here. Far from the Jia Ma Empire, even if Jia Xing Tian found the corpse, he would likely never suspect Fan Lao.

"Boy, state your name. I do not kill nameless people."

"Academy, Confucian Sage."

"Confucian Sage?" Fan Lao frowned. But upon seeing that Jiang Cheng was only in his twenties, he sneered. "Boy, you think you deserve the title of a Sage? Don't make me laugh. Kill him. I would like to see what gives him the right to call himself the Confucian Sage."

"Yes!"

Several Dou Wangs of the Blood Sect cackled darkly. Killing the weak was what they did best. They would make this man beg for death but be unable to die, so they could have a little more fun.

Yet at that moment, one of the Blood Sect's Dou Wangs suddenly had bloodshot Pupils. He instinctively touched his face, only to discover that his blood was somehow gushing out wildly.

The others were also stunned by the sight. What was happening? Why was he suddenly bleeding for no reason?

Before anyone else could react, that Dou Wang's body exploded instantly, turning into a cloud of blood mist that vanished without a trace.

In an instant, Dark Clouds blanketed the sky, and torrential rain poured down.

Jiang Cheng took out an oil-paper umbrella and said, "If you gentlemen have no other methods, then I can send you home."

"What an arrogant brat! So young, yet so wildly overbearing. Kill him!"

A piercing sonic boom erupted. The several Dou Wangs charging forward had already abandoned the thought of torturing him and chose to Quickly resolve this, killing this strange fellow as soon as possible.

Jiang Cheng shook his head helplessly. "Wouldn't it be better to stay alive?"

The moment his words fell, the fallen leaves around them rose Out of thin air and shot downward at an unbelievable speed.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

After several explosions, the charging Experts hung Mid-air in all sorts of bizarre poses. Like torn cloth dolls, they fell at the same time.

Fan Lao was dumbfounded. He could barely believe what he was seeing. Jiang Cheng had made no move at all—he had not even lifted a hand to counterattack—yet he had directly killed several Dou Wang Experts of the Blood Sect.

"Y-you! What exactly did you do? ..."

Fan Lao cried out in alarm as an overwhelming sense of danger swept over him. Only then did he realize that the space around him had changed without his noticing.

The raindrops that had been falling moments ago had all frozen Mid-air, as if time itself had stopped. It was utterly terrifying.

Fan Lao was afraid. Truly afraid. In almost an instant, he dropped to his knees and frantically kowtowed. "I was wrong! Mister Confucian Sage, spare me! Spare my life!"

Jiang Cheng did not even look at him and simply walked calmly into the distance. The rain around them came crashing down as well. Fan Lao thought Jiang Cheng had spared him and immediately relaxed, but for some reason, his body felt strangely warm.

Only then did he discover that his body was inexplicably shattering apart!

Before he could even let out a pained howl, the rain had Slammed his flesh and blood into an indistinguishable mess. His heart was pierced through, and his entire body crashed heavily onto the ground, left to endure the battering rain.

Under the washing of the rain, no one could even tell that he had been Fan Lao, the Sect Master of the Blood Sect.

Jiang Cheng's fingers Slightly Moved, and the Storage Rings of Fan Lao and the others appeared In Hand. After taking the important items inside, he tossed the rest into a pond. Whoever found them in the future would receive a stroke of fortune.

"Dripping water can pierce stone. Never underestimate a single drop of water."

With a flash of Light and shadow, when Jiang Cheng appeared again, he was already at Peach Forest Mountain, located in the northeastern part of the Monster Mountain Range.

Cai Lin and the others sat in their chairs chatting, each recounting things Jiang Cheng had done back then. As the conversation deepened, the latter even shed tears.

"What are you talking about? You all look so happy."

Seeing them laughing and chatting, Jiang Cheng strode over.

Qing Xue narrowed her eyes. "You came back empty-handed?"

"Of course not."

Jiang Cheng knew their personalities well and took out candied hawthorns, strawberries, cherries, and all sorts of tasty treats from his Storage Ring.

Qing Xue's eyes lit up. She picked up a cherry and placed it between her Red Lips, smiling sweetly. "At least you have a conscience."

Jiang Cheng sat down in a chair. Xiao Yi Xian thoughtfully poured him a cup of Hot Tea. Since it was still raining outside, nothing was better than tea to warm the body.

"Thank you."

Jiang Cheng responded, then took out some Medicinal materials and looked at Cai Lin. "At present, I have gathered eighty percent of the Herbs needed to refine the Breakthrough Pill. Once I find the remaining two, I can begin refining it. You need not be too anxious."

Cai Lin nodded. "Thank you."

"No Matter. I promised you back then; you simply did not believe me." Jiang Cheng took a sip from the teacup on the table.

Cai Lin pursed her lips. Back when Jiang Cheng had still been a Dou Wang, he had already said he would help her refine a pill that could allow her to break through to the Dou Zong realm. However, Medusa had not believed his nonsense.

Thinking about it now, she had missed out on so much.

Those two Medicinal materials would not be easy to find, but he knew where they could be found.

That place was the notorious Black Corner Region, where Experts gathered year-round. For money, someone might be willing to put them up for auction.

When he had the chance in the future, he would make a trip to the Black Corner Region to search for them and take the opportunity to travel the world properly.

Jiang Cheng casually picked up the Wine Gourd at his waist and took a swig. "Miss Qing Xue, where do you plan to go next? Surely you do not intend to stay here forever?"