Returning after 10000 Years Cultivation - Chapter 159

When he stood at the entrance of the cave, clusters of flames seemed to be summoned by something, rushing into his body one after another.

“Respected Master, Xing Shanhu is dead!”

Upon witnessing this extraordinary sight, Hanks looked at Lin Zhenyu with a face full of awe and reverence, practically wanting to kneel down and worship him.

“In the world of martial artists, the strong are dragons, the weak are ants. If an ant dies, it dies. What is so strange about that?” Lin Zhenyu stood with his hands behind his back, his red long robe flapping loudly in the scorching volcanic wind.

Yet, his face was utterly indifferent, as if the death of a disciple hadn’t stirred the slightest ripple in his heart. Xing Shanhu was merely a disciple he had casually instructed once or twice. In the Great Circle Gang, he had no less than eighty, if not a hundred, of such disciples. If he grew anxious and sought revenge every time one of them died, where would he find the time to pursue the supreme martial path?

What he sought was a realm beyond the Grandmaster, the pinnacle of martial arts, to become an immortal, a god. Everything else was insignificant.

Years ago, he cultivated the Kunpeng Six Transformations Art, dominating China unchallenged, but due to insufficiently robust true energy, he was slightly bested by Ye Zhan Tian.

Later, he studied ancient texts, comprehended secret techniques, visited reclusive masters and extraordinary scholars, sparring and exchanging insights with them, finally conceiving the idea of refining and utilizing magma and fire poison energy for his own use.

From that moment on, he lived alone on Devil’s Island, eating sea fish when hungry, drinking mountain spring water when thirsty, sitting on volcanic rock every day absorbing fire poison in arduous cultivation.

He sat like this for twenty years!

The pain, torment, desolation, and loneliness he endured during these twenty years were absolutely unimaginable to ordinary people. However, his strength underwent a qualitative transformation!

“Respected Master, your old friend Wei Shuofeng was also killed,” Hankes hesitated for a moment before speaking with difficulty. “The one who did it is also this young man named Jiang Taichu. He’s only around twenty years old…”

“Oh? Only twenty, and he can kill Wei Shuofeng, who had reached the peak of Tongxuan stage? Could he be cultivating both spells and martial arts? I never expected the mainland to produce such a monstrous cultivation talent!” For the first time, a trace of astonishment appeared on Lin Zhenyu’s face, as if he had finally become somewhat interested.

“And, he should be dual-cultivating in both spells and martial arts!” Hankes reported. “Furthermore, he also killed Hong Tianzhao, the leader of Hubei province. Rumor has it he withstood the Five Thunder Jade Talisman, defeated Zuo Zimu, the sect master of Shennong Sect, and subjugated him under his command!”

“Who is he? Is he a member of the Dragon Group? Is he a disciple of Ye Zhantian? Or is he an emissary from some hidden sect?”

Lin Zhenyu’s face showed surprise as he considered several possibilities, finally settling on a plausible explanation. He nodded and said, “Yes, he must be an emissary from some hidden sect! It’s not surprising for those hidden sects to cultivate a master-level expert using medicinal pills accumulated over hundreds of years!”

“I can’t figure out which sect he belongs to. He seems to have been living in the secular world all this time, and he’s been acting all crazy and foolish!” Hanks said, lowering his head with a hint of apprehension.

“Let it be,” Lin Zhenyu didn’t take it to heart, sighing softly. “Regardless, Shuofeng was my young friend, and Ahu was my disciple. Coincidentally, the Chinese Martial Arts Alliance conference will be held in a month. So, I will make a trip to China, behead that Jiang Taichu, and offer his head to appease their spirits in heaven!”

“Master, Ye Zhan Tian has emerged from seclusion. If you encounter him…” Hankes’s face was full of tension.

Back then, after Lin Zhenyu lost to Ye Zhan Tian, he had made a vow not to set foot in Central China for the rest of his life.

Now that Ye Zhan Tian was out of seclusion, if the two were to meet, it would inevitably trigger a earth-shattering battle, a storm of bloodshed, the impact of which would be unimaginable.

“Heh, so what?” Lin Zhenyu’s eyes held a trace of disdain, an aura of looking down upon the world, as he smiled arrogantly. “Now, my Kunpeng Six Transformations, infused with the power of fire poison, can even kill a half-step Divine Realm expert!”

His voice truly rumbled like rolling thunder, shaking the heavens and the earth, causing the entire small island to tremble incessantly. Volcanic ash floated down like falling snow.

As he spoke, he waved his right hand and shouted fiercely, “Fire, come!”

Instantly, his body became like a furnace of all things, his fingers like high-pressure flame throwers, A thick stream of flame, approximately twenty meters long, shot out. It seemed as if even the blue sky was being burned away.

Lin Zhenyu smiled proudly, retracting the flames as if they had never appeared.

“My blazing flames cannot be extinguished by water, nor snuffed out by wind. They can burn through the heavens and boil the seas dry!”

“Today, I, Lin Zhenyu, enter Central China bearing fire, destined to slay Jiang Taichu and Ye Zhan Tian, and make all the heroes of the Central Plains martial world bow beneath my feet!”

In the next moment, he shook his arms, leaping onto the sea’s surface like a hawk, dashing across the water into the distance.

Seeing this, Hankes’s face held even greater reverence. Unable to control the excitement in his heart, he knelt on the ground, praying loudly, “I pray Master sweeps through the Central Plains martial world, achieving an enduring hegemony!”

Soon, Jiang Tian returned to Linzhou, continuing his cultivation and improvement within the Five Elements Spirit-Gathering Array.

The Five Elements Spirit-Gathering Array had a wide reach, capable of drawing spiritual energy from over ten miles around Lion Peak and Embroidery Lake. It felt inexhaustible.

Even as his cultivation base increased, making breakthroughs more difficult, it could still allow Jiang Tian to break through at least one or two more times.

One day, while Jiang Tian was cultivating.

Suddenly, Ghost Kick walked in and said in a low voice, “Grandmaster Jiang, Ms. Liu Yating is here to see you.”

“Oh, what brings her here? Let her in!” A gentle smile appeared on Jiang Tian’s face.

Jiang Tian’s heart was tranquil; he disliked dealing with worldly people—it felt like watching ants fight.

But he had always held a good impression of Liu Yating. After all, in his previous life, she had selflessly helped him.

“It’s only been half a year, how did he become so handsome? Did he get plastic surgery?” A moment later, Liu Yating walked in. The moment she saw Jiang Tian, she was stunned, rooted to the spot.

The current Jiang Tian had long, slender sword-like eyebrows, eyes shining like stars, and was dressed in a white robe, like an immortal descended to the mortal world.

Liu Yating was tall and slender, with features as pretty as a painting, her appearance quite good. But now, seeing Jiang Tian, she actually felt a sense of inferiority, her heart pounding like a drum, unable to speak.

“Old Class President, what brings you to me?” Jiang Tian gestured for her to sit on the sofa. Shen Man’ge served tea, and Jiang Tian sat opposite her, asking with a faint smile.

The current Liu Yating was dressed like a successful career woman. A crystal necklace around her neck reflected a dazzling brilliance, setting off her radiant jade-like face.

The tailored blazer accentuated her slender waist, the tight-fitting trousers making her long legs appear even more slender and straight. Her exposed ankles looked delicate and boneless, warm and smooth like jade.

“Jiang Tian, it’s like this. Thanks to the miraculous effect of your Beauty Cream, my beauty salon is doing quite well. I’ve already opened five branches in Linzhou, Donghai, and Jiangzhou. I came specifically today to thank you! I want to give you fifty percent of the salon’s shares!” Liu Yating held the teacup, unable to hide the shock in her heart.

Jiang Tian truly seemed extraordinary now.

He actually lived in the King’s No. 1 Villa, and even a maid was so beautiful and had an uncommon temperament.

“Yating, this is only right, you don’t need to be polite! Earning money isn’t easy for you, keep it for yourself.” Jiang Tian took a sip of tea and smiled faintly, not taking it to heart.

His collection of prescriptions was as countless as the sands of the Ganges River, inexhaustible. The Beauty Cream was utterly insignificant.

“Jiang Tian, if you don’t want the shares, how can I feel okay about this…” Liu Yating hadn’t expected Jiang Tian to refuse, and was momentarily stunned.

But seeing that Jiang Tian lived in the King’s No. 1 Villa, she thought that shares worth tens of millions probably meant nothing to him, so she didn’t insist further.

“Yating, you came to me probably because you have something on your mind, right? We’re old classmates, no need to stand on ceremony.” Jiang Tian smiled warmly.

This smile gave Liu Yating a feeling of heartfelt intimacy, moving her deeply. She then laid out everything, smiling:

“Now that the beauty salon has expanded, I want to find a spokesperson. Coincidentally, the big star Li Huiyan is holding a concert in Linzhou. I want to meet her and ask her to be the spokesperson. I contacted her agent, but they completely ignored me. After all, the scale of my salon probably can’t catch the eye of such a big star, right?”

“Li Huiyan?” Jiang Tian was slightly startled, a rather complicated expression appearing on his face.

In his previous life, when the Medicine King Group was still at its peak, when Zhang Wanqing still held the reins of the group, when Jiang Tian was still the young master of the Medicine King Group.

Li Huiyan was just a budding star, also from Jinling, and had endorsed two products for the Medicine King Group.

Perhaps because Li Huiyan was too lonely, and being Jiang Tian’s high school classmate, after getting drunk at a celebration banquet, she had an ambiguous encounter with Jiang Tian.

However, before anything further could develop between them, the Jiang family encountered a great upheaval. The company went bankrupt, the Jiang family fell apart. How could Jiang Tian have had any time for ambiguous games with her then?

Only, according to Jiang Tian’s memories from his previous life, Li Huiyan’s ending was also very tragic.

She seemed to have been suppressed by the top female star in her company, was shelved by the company, suffered from severe depression, and on Christmas Day in 2011, leaped from the top of the Hilton Hotel, her fragrant jade perishing.

Hearing this news back then, Jiang Tian had also sighed, feeling a sense of shared suffering.

Thinking back to those days, the hero was young, the beauty was like a flower, both were so high-spirited. Yet in the end, one was destitute and downcast, the other depressed and suicidal.

“Yes, don’t you know Zhou Zhenghao? He’s a local power. I figure Li Huiyan would probably give you face!” Liu Yating smiled.

“Alright, I’ll accompany you to see her…” Jiang Tian suddenly remembered that when Li Huiyan endorsed for the Jiang family, she charged a very minimal fee, entirely out of regard for Jiang Tian. This made Jiang Tian feel somewhat grateful to her.

Having returned in this life, Jiang Tian’s feelings for Zhao Xueqing were deep and monogamous. Naturally, he wouldn’t have any further ambiguity with Li Huiyan.

However, Jiang Tian was grateful for her help in his previous life, and as a friend, he at least wanted to help her avoid this calamity.

Besides, this could also be considered a small favor for Liu Yating.

“I bought tickets for the concert. We can go backstage to find her later!” Liu Yating smiled.

It was already evening. Jiang Tian checked in with Zhao Xueqing, then went out with Liu Yating.

Seeing this, Liu Yating secretly sighed in her heart. Jiang Tian was so good to his wife; it seemed she had no hope at all.

Night fell, lights bloomed, and the Linzhou Convention and Exhibition Center was ablaze with lights, bustling with crowds, exceptionally lively.

Li Huiyan had been developing quite well these past two years, with a large fan base. This was her first time holding a concert in Linzhou, and it was also a huge success.

The parking lot at the entrance of the convention center was filled with vehicles, and there were many spectators.

Arriving at the entrance square, there were also many scalpers selling tickets, with prices already inflated to three times their original value. Vendors were also selling glow sticks and the like.

“At this time, Li Huiyan is still at the peak of her popularity. Who would have thought that a few years later, she would end her flower-like brilliant life? Life is truly unpredictable…” Witnessing this, Jiang Tian couldn’t help but feel a surge of emotion.