Chapter 599: Reconciliation?!
d with the man he "selected" as his son-in-law.The only one left feeling deep animosity towards Hao Ren was Zhao Yanzǐ. Thinking about marrying this sycophantic guy in the future made her feel inexpli...Chapter 599: Reconciliation!
Zhao Zanvi brought over a pile of things, including drinks, chips, sausage, beef jerky, salted fish slices, porridge...
This was just like the food supply for spring outings and autumn outings!
Hao Ren looked at her in surprise and asked, "Where did you get so much stuff"
"I easily get hungry, so I prepared these!" Zhao Zanvi replied.
Actually, she didn't just bring food; she also brought other things during previous visits to the fifth layer of heaven. For example, a blanket for the stone seats, stuffed toys in one corner, and cartoon alarm clocks...
Hao Ren had created an icy cave for her, but she decorated it beautifully according to her nature as a young girl.
Xie Yujia崇尚簡約，從未在自己的洞府裡添置過任何東西，但是趙焰紫卻喜歡把自己的房間裝扮得很溫馨，在這樣的環境裡才能安心修煉。
The pile of food she brought this time was originally stored in her own cave, and when she got hungry during cultivation, she could eat a little. Since she couldn't return temporarily today, she brought it over for Hao Ren and Xie Yujia to share.
Duan Yao had never seen such things before; sitting on the cold stone chair, her black eyes were wide open.
"Here are some band-aids for you," Zhao Zanvi said as she flipped through a pile of items and handed two band-aids to Xie Yujia.
"Thank you." Xie Yujia picked up the band-aids, turned her back to Hao Ren, and started applying them.
"What's wrong" Hao Ren walked over and saw that Xie Yujia was tearing off a band-aid and sticking it on her palm.
He immediately reached out and took hold of Xie Yujia’s hand. He could instantly see deep scratches on the palms of her hands and fingers!
The scratches had already stopped bleeding, but they were still very deep, allowing one to imagine how painful it must have been.
"I'm fine!" Xie Yujia quickly pulled back her hand and stuck two band-aids on the wounds.
These were injuries she sustained while drawing a bow. However, they weren't as severe as Zhao Zanvi's shoulder wound, so Xie Yujia didn’t want to use a Fourth Level Detoxification Pill; instead, she used her spiritual energy to seal off the wound and let it heal slowly.
"Sigh..." Hao Ren hadn’t noticed the scratches on Xie Yujia’s hands earlier. Upon seeing these shocking deep marks now, his heart was filled with pain.
On closer inspection, her arms had faint red marks too, presumably from being scratched by branches. However, they were so shallow that one wouldn't notice them if not looking closely enough.
Zhao Zanvi’s injuries mainly involved her shoulder and a large area near the heart, which would have been fatal if it was any closer to the heart.
Xie Yujia's injuries were mostly internal. She had used almost all her spiritual energy to unleash the demon bow in an exhaustive manner, only for the Fangtian Imprint to bombard her continuously afterwards. Her skin was injured by fragments of debris, and many minor meridians inside her body were ruptured.
Seeing Hao Ren holding Xie Yujia's right hand, Zhao Zanvi’s heart churned with various emotions.
Xie Yujia had just struggled to pull the demon bow to save herself, and then was pitted against Duan Yao's Transforming Heaven Seal in a fierce confrontation. The backlash of spiritual energy caused her significant injuries.
Zhao Yanzi thought carefully about it, and realized that these incidents were more related to Xie Yujia than anyone else. If Xie Yujia hadn't heard the sound or deliberately stayed out of it, then she wouldn't bear too much responsibility.
However, if Xie Yujia had died, Zhao Yanzi and Hao Ren could have lived happily together...
"Let's eat..." Zhao Yanzi opened a bottle of porridge and placed it in front of Xie Yujia.
"Hmm..." Xie Yujia nodded slightly and picked up the plastic soup spoon, taking small sips.
Hao Ren saw the complex expression on Zhao Yanzi's face and guessed that she felt deeply guilty because this time it was Xie Yujia who risked her life to save her.
Zhao Yanzi didn't often provoke trouble, but if someone did offend her, based on her personality, she would certainly retaliate. This incident was due to Zhao Yanzi underestimating the difficulty of the Fifth Heaven Realm.
"What are you looking at!" Zhao Yanzi suddenly shouted angrily when she noticed Duan Yao staring at her, feeling somewhat upset inside. She then picked up Duan Yao's Transforming Heaven Seal and walked towards the cave entrance.
Duan Yao gritted her teeth but held back from arguing with Zhao Yanzi. She sensed that Zhao Yanzi wasn't someone to be trifled with; similarly, she regretted underestimating the difficulties of the Fifth Heaven Realm.
"Lift!"
Zhao Yanzi raised the Transforming Heaven Seal and injected some spiritual energy, shouting loudly.
The seal remained completely still without any change. In the valley, that golden shield was idly circling around.
"Release!" Zhao Yanzi tried again.
She had witnessed Duan Yao's mastery over this treasure weapon and thought if she could control it, during the upcoming confrontation with the Heavenly Mountain Sect cultivators, she would be able to contribute more.
The heavy Transforming Heaven Seal remained utterly unresponsive.
Fuming, Zhao Yanzi returned to the cave entrance and confronted Duan Yao. "Tell me how to use this treasure!"
Duan Yao lifted her head and glared at Zhao Yanzi without responding.
"Do you think I won't dare do anything to you" Zhao Yanzi raised the Transforming Heaven Seal.
Duan Yao stared back but remained silent.
Zhao Yanzi held up the seal, hesitated for a few seconds, and then lowered her arm. She was just trying to intimidate Duan Yao; she wouldn't actually hit anyone.
"This treasure can only be used with fire-based techniques. Your spiritual energy is water attribute, so you can't use it," Hao Ren said casually.
Hearing this from Hao Ren, Duan Yao looked at him in surprise, not expecting that he had already figured out the situation of the Transforming Heaven Seal just by touching it briefly.
"Oh, I see..." Zhao Yanzi rubbed her shoulders and placed the Banner of Reversing Heaven on the table.
Duan Yao practices the "North Star Sword Technique," which was sought after by the Heavenly Mountain Sect from the seventh layer of heaven. Since the Heavenly Mountain Sect hopes that this set of cultivation methods will continue to be passed down, there's no requirement for a certain type of spirit root attribute. Zhao Yanzi has a Water spirit root but, like Duan Yao, she can practice the "North Star Sword Technique."
The same goes for the Purple and Blue Treasure Sword; as an heirloom treasure of the Heavenly Mountain Sect, it's not limited to use by those with Fire spirit roots. Therefore, Zhao Yanzi could still make use of it after seizing it.
However, this Banner of Reversing Heaven is different. It's a treasure belonging to Duan Yao’s great-uncle ancestor, and this founding ancestor of the Heavenly Mountain Sect has precisely a Fire Attribute Celestial Spirit Root.
Because Duan Yao had extraordinary talent, with attributes similar to his, he often kept her by his side when she was young, nurturing her bloodline frequently, and treated her very kindly.
The great-uncle ancestor lent the Banner of Reversing Heaven to Duan Yao because she is a Fire Attribute Core Formation cultivator; with her attributes and cultivation level, she could just activate the Banner of Reversing Heaven.
"Humph! This Banner of Reversing Heaven belongs to my great-uncle ancestor's treasure. Do you think you can use it" Duan Yao saw Zhao Yanzi put down the Banner of Reversing Heaven helplessly and finally found an opportunity to say fiercely.
This kind of treasure is impervious to water and fire, impossible to break or damage; Duan Yao was not worried they would destroy this treasure.
"Is that so" Hao Ren looked at her with a smile, raised his right hand, and waved it in the air.
The heavy Banner of Reversing Heaven on the stone table suddenly flew up into Hao Ren's palm.
Hao Ren’s hand shook gently again, causing the Banner of Reversing Heaven to emit a golden light.
Boom...
A beam of golden light shot out from the cave entrance and hit the array formation high up in the air.
Duan Yao stared at Hao Ren with her mouth agape, unable to speak.
Xie Yujia saw Duan Yao's expression and shook her head with a smile, continuing to draw her sealing spirit talismans.
Hao Ren casually threw the Banner of Reversing Heaven back on the stone table. The Sword Form Technique can vary in outputting different types of elemental energy; for this kind of pure Fire Attribute treasure, using it becomes even simpler.
Actually, Xie Yujia's Life and Death Talisman could also mimic five kinds of spiritual power, but since her current realm is still low, she might not be able to control such high-level treasures without a chant.
"Did you see that A broken treasure!" Zhao Yanzi folded her arms across her chest and glared at Duan Yao.
Duan Yao bit her lip, pursed her little mouth, but had no words to say in return.
The more she felt it now, the more convinced she was that Hao Ren must be an Essence Formation cultivator. Otherwise, how could he have suppressed her with one move back then How else could he control his great-uncle ancestor's unique treasure
Heat still burned slowly in her lower abdomen, and she couldn't use any spirit power, but her injuries were gradually healing.
The evil scoundrel didn’t give me a bad medicinal pill; it was actually a holy medicine for injury recovery. Duan Yao looked at Hao Ren as she thought to herself.
Yes, he had two beautiful concubines, one gentle and the other charming, so he wasn't a lustful man... Duan Yao thought again.
She looked at Hao Ren sitting by the rock wall eating something yellowish-golden from a brown pouch without even glancing at her, feeling slightly disappointed in her heart.
At just sixteen years old, she had already reached the Core Formation stage and was a prodigy of Mount Tian Shan. Besides her cultivation level, what she took pride in was also her lively and pretty appearance.
In the sect, those Foundation Establishment-stage apprentices were beneath her regard altogether. As for those Core Formation-stage seniors who approached her to curry favor with her either openly or secretly, they numbered countless.
However, Duan Yao's goal was the Nascent Soul stage; Uncle Grandmaster had said she had a chance at it too, so when facing these attentive brothers and disciples, she truly hadn't been tempted.
The husband in her dreams would have to be of the Nascent Soul stage. But when thinking that those of the Nascent Soul stage were all old men, she felt somewhat deflated.
This Hao Ren was so young yet already at the Nascent Soul stage...
Perhaps he wasn't young at all, but judging from his manner and conduct, there was no hint of age...
Duan Yao secretly glanced at Hao Ren; she found him more to her liking than those fawning seniors in the sect.
Tsk tsk tsk... What am I thinking!
He already has two concubines. Besides being enemies with him, even without any enmity, there's no way I, Duan Yao of Mount Tian Shan, would become a mere concubine!
Duan Yao bit her tongue to make herself feel pain and stay clear-headed; she suddenly wondered if she had been drugged by Hao Ren's medicinal pills.
The wound on her tongue had healed due to the effect of the pills, and the part of her shoulder injured by Xie Yujia was also beginning to regenerate flesh.
Gurgle... Her stomach growled again.
"This is delicious," Hao Ren sat by the rock wall and shared some soda crackers in his hand with Zhao Yanzi.
"I got these from the school supermarket entrance; they're the best brand." Zhao Yanzi said.
Crunch... Crunch...
This "yellowish-golden object" that looked strange to Duan Yao made a crisp sound when the three of them bit into it, and its fragrance spread through the cave.
"Little White, come eat!" Zhao Yanzi tossed two pieces to Little White.
Huff huff... Little White stretched out her long red tongue happily munching on the crispy crackers.
Duan Yao couldn't help but swallow as she watched them.previous night, Hao Ren had obtained the secret manual on the Seven-hearted Five-colored Lotus from the Sky Mountain Sect in the Sixth Heavens. Using half a night before returning to her seaside villa...