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Translator: Silavin & Dhael Ligerkeys
Editor and Proofreader: Leo of Zion Mountain & Dhael Ligerkeys
Xia Ning Chang did not enter the Sealed World Bead; she was now in the First-Order Origin Returning Realm, and would not hinder Yang Kai. As she had just made a breakthrough, there were a lot of things to learn, so Yang Kai allowed her to follow him. It was convenient to teach while they travelled.
What’s more, travelling with a beauty was very pleasing to the eye.
Listening to Yang Kai, she immediately asked, “Who are you looking for?”
“Old Man Li!” Yang Kai looked at her.
Xia Ning Chang suddenly came over, gently nodded, closed her beautiful eyes, and started to search.
Now that she was the Star Master of Tong Xuan Realm, having refined the Star Source, she could travel back and forth anywhere in the mainland with a single thought. On Tong Xuan Realm, she was the master!
It was a simple task for her to find someone.
She communicated with the Star Source of Tong Xuan Realm with her mind and sensed the messages sent by the flowers and trees on the mainland, distinguishing the traces of the person she was looking for. In less than half a day, she opened her beautiful eyes and whispered softly, “Found him!”
Yang Kai was shocked and stepped forward and grabbed Xia Ning Chang’s little hand, “Take me to him.”
Xia Ning Chang gave a gentle nod and aimed the index finger of her jade white hand in front of her. From the void, a dark whirlpool appeared immediately, as if to swallow everything. The two stepped into it and disappeared.
Atop an unnamed barren and desolate mountain, there stood several thatched huts.
No one would have thought that this was where the reclusive Old Man of Heaven’s Keep, Li Rui, who was famous throughout the continent, lived.
Yang Kai held great respect for Old Man Li, not only because he was the longest-lived wise man in the entire continent, having lived for thousands of years under the cultivation of Saint Realm, but also because of how Old Man Li had generously taught Yang Kai.
Old Man Li once came to Nine Heavens Holy Land and helped Yang Kai greatly. At the time when the Bone Race recovered, Old Man Li managed to call on the whole human race to unite with his great reputation.
Upon returning to Nine Heavens Holy Land this time, Yang Kai had not found Old Man Li and his Disciple Di Yao.
Obviously, with Old Man Li and Di Yao’s personalities, it was probably impossible for them to stay in one place for a long time, so they left Nine Heavens Holy Land.
Now that Yang Kai was going to return to the Star Field, of course he wanted to take Old Man Li with him.
“It’s here?” Xia Ning Chang had brought Yang Kai to this barren mountain that was less than a thousand feet high, and Yang Kai could not help but frown.
“En.” Xia Ning Chang nodded gently. “But I didn’t sense Old Man Li’s aura. Only Senior Brother Di’s…”
After hearing what she had said, Yang Kai had a bad feeling. He looked up and saw the simple thatched houses. In front of the thatched houses were a few medicine fields. However, what was planted was not the spirit grasses used for cultivation, but simple ordinary medicinal herbs.
These herbs were effective for treating ordinary people, but they were of no use in cultivation.
There was one person. He was taking care of the herbs in the middle of the Medicine Garden, watering, and fertilizing, repeating the monotonous movements with a meticulous expression.
Yang Kai stepped towards him.
“Here to see a doctor?” The man who was watering heard movement and asked casually without raising his head.
“Brother Di, it’s been a long time!” Yang Kai looked at him with a smile as he greeted him.
Di Yao’s movements paused, as if he realized something. He slowly straightened up and looked at Yang Kai. After seeing Yang Kai’s face clearly, he could not help grinning.
A smile filled with flawless white teeth, coupled with his jade, flowery face that almost made any women jealous. The round sunset behind him poured on him, giving off an afterglow, a sputtering golden halo.
[This brat is still as handsome as ever…]
Di Yao took two steps forward and gave Yang Kai a strong hug.
“Brother Yang, when did you come back?” He did not seem surprised at all, as if he knew Yang Kai would return safely.
“It’s been almost two months.”
Di Yao gently nodded, shook off the dirt on his hands, and greeted enthusiastically, “Come on, today we drink to celebrate!”
“Yeah!” Yang Kai responded readily.
In front of the thatched hut, the two sat on the ground. There was no food, only the shining stars in the sky and the oncoming breeze as dishes to go with the drink. Xia Ning Chang sat to the side, holding a jug in her hand, and poured wine for Yang Kai and Di Yao.
The sky was full of stars, and in front of a thatched house, friends had finally gathered after a long parting. It was a happy occasion.
“Master, he passed away more than 20 years ago.” Di Yao suddenly blurted out.
Although he had guessed as much, when Yang Kai heard the news, the hand with which he held the wine glass slightly shook.
Di Yao grinned and said, “His last moments were very peaceful. After all, Master was already so old. It was time.”
With the cultivation of Saint Realm, living for thousands of years was simply not something others could do. Old Man Li had been proficient in pharmacology and used elixirs to regulate his body to live so long.
“Brother Di!” Yang Kai thought for a while but didn’t know what to say.
Di Yao smiled and said, “Master is still here. He continues to live in my heart.”
Yang Kai looked at him, and laughed, relieved.
“Brother Yang, for you to come all this way. Did you have something to ask Master?” Di Yao asked.
“It’s nothing, it’s just that I’m leaving again and wanted Old Man Li and Brother Di to join me.”
“Into the Star Field?” Di Yao narrowed his eyes.
“Yup.” Yang Kai nodded.
Di Yao fell silent for a long time before shaking his head and saying, “The master raised me and taught me, treating me with kindness as great as that of the mountains. I can’t let him be here alone.”
Yang Kai opened his mouth, but before he could persuade him, Di Yao smiled and said, “Brother Yang doesn’t need to say more, I have decided!”
Seeing him so insistent, Yang Kai could only sigh.
They continued to drink, binge, and get drunk!
When dawn came, Di Yao lay on the ground, slumbering. Yang Kai and Xia Ning Chang found a simple tomb at the top of the mountain and worshipped it devoutly. After leaving some cultivation resources for Di Yao, he left silently.
“Are you really going to leave Senior Brother Di there alone?” Xia Ning Chang asked with a little unease.
“It’s his own decision.” Yang Kai responded lightly.
“But…” Xia Ning Chang seemed to want to say something.
“It is not necessarily a bad thing. Once your cultivation enters a higher realm, you will be rejuvenating the mainland. At that stage, it would be inconsequential for Brother Di to leave.”
Xia Ning Chang nodded, indicating that she understood. After thinking about it, she asked, “Where are we going now?”
“There should be a shortcut to Star Field from our original world. We are looking to find someone we both know!” Yang Kai smiled slightly.
After a while, the two came to the site of the Free and Unfettered Spirit Temple, and through the Void Corridor, they entered a place not far from the High Heaven Pavilion.
After the seal set by the Great Demon God was lifted, Tong Xuan Realm and their original world were connected.
This was the starting point of his life.
After arriving, when Yang Kai swept his Divine Sense through, he immediately noticed that there were many more people in the original High Heaven Pavilion, and he did not know which family or Sect occupied it. However, it felt quite prosperous.
Yang Kai chose not to bother them. The cultivators here were as weak as children to him.
He did not go to Central Capital either. The original Central Capital was Eight Great Families. The three families close to him were all in the Sealed World Bead, and the only remaining five families were now thriving there. Yang Kai was too lazy to bother with them.
He took Little Senior Sister and flew directly towards Ash-Grey Cloud Evil Land.
Although Little Senior Sister was the Star Master of Tong Xuan Realm, in this world, which had its own World Principles, she could not travel thousands of kilometres in a flash.
Yang Kai did not know how this world was formed, but after witnessing Tong Xuan Realm’s process from birth to prosperity to decline, he vaguely felt that this world should be related to the ancient powerful cultivator.
It might have been created by someone who cultivated to a Heaven defying level. After all, the one who created this place does not necessarily mean that they are the same ones who develop it.
Ash-Grey Cloud Evil Land was as chaotic as ever. In the past, several Evil Kings ruled and suppressed it. Although this land had bred filth and evil, there were still some rules to follow.
But since the death and disappearance of the Evil Kings, Ash-Grey Cloud Evil Land has become an even more chaotic and evil land.
Everyone understands innately what it means to be a decent person. Nonetheless, they burn, murder and pillage. Anything can happen here, and there was no reason to anything. Only one law existed: the one with the bigger fist makes the law.
The two of them continued to walk without stopping, what they saw and heard was nothing but horrible.
Yang Kai could maintain his indifference, his heart was unmoved by their actions, as though it was still water. However, Little Senior Sister was different. She could not help but teach a lesson to those who only knew to bully the weak.
Fragrance City, originally a city under the jurisdiction of Beguiling Demon Queen Shan Qing Luo, and the last piece of pure land in Ash-Grey Cloud Evil Land.
Unfortunately, ever since Shan Qing Luo’s disappearance, this last piece of pure land had also been corrupted, and the city has been dark and chaotic.
When passing by, Yang Kai could not help but miss it.
Back then, he had known the devilish woman of this land, but after Yang Kai returned from Tong Xuan Realm, he could not find her.
He had thought it would be impossible to find Shan Qing Luo ever again.
He would have never thought that he would meet her in the Emperor Garden, learn about her current whereabouts and fight together with her.
Yang Kai felt that he could not forget about this extremely charming devilish woman…
The place he was going to on this trip was Spider Mother’s Den. According to Shan Qing Luo’s maidservant, Bi Luo, she and Shan Qing Luo had been taken to the Monster Emperor Star when they accidentally activated the altar in Spider Mother’s Den.
So, Yang Kai also wanted to use the altar. If he succeeded, not only could he stop by to see how the devilish woman was doing, but also save a lot of time.
He did not want to spend years on Starship; he just wanted to hurry.
Spider Mother’s Den was not too far from Fragrance City, only a few tens of thousands of kilometres. At Yang Kai’s current speed, it would only take half a cup of tea’s time to arrive.
Spider Mother’s Den, was in tatters; after it collapsed that year, no one had cared about this place.
Upon arriving, Yang Kai walked into the huge spider statue with ease and found a strange altar.
The altar was only about the size of a person but had many mysterious and complicated patterns carved on it. Some of these seemed to form a wonderful Spirit Array, and others were like ancient characters.
Yang Kai released his Divine Sense but did not notice anything abnormal from it.
On the altar, there were still some dark black stains.
These were, naturally, the blood Shan Qing Luo shed that day!
Silavin: Dhael wanted to try translating a few chapters using MTL.
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Old demon probably failed to fully combine his soul to his body and died some 10-15 years ago.
It was mentioned several times that he only had a few decades to sort it out.
Since he’s not mentioned ever again we can only assume he failed
(Still would have been nice for YK to ask about him tho)
He shows up again later (for example; Chapter 3151). The author just didn’t mention him.
So yang kai forgot the 3 maids of Poison Waifu in fragrance city who even begged yang kai to find Shan quing Lou and let them serve her once more
He took them with family over 30 years ago lol
🤔Yes, they, along with two others, were already brought to the Yang Family to serve as family maids until they can reunite with Shan Qing Luo.
In my view, Di Yao should have gone with them because the master’s dream was that his disciple surpasses him.
In the real world NTR with Di and sister Xiao would 100% happen. You don’t leave a woman for 30 years and don’t expect her not to move on.
Yeah, the distances and speed are quite inconsistent through out this series, and it also bothers me because I study Physics. Back at shadowed star I made a few calculations. In Ch. 1477 it says he flew a hundred thousand kilometres in one day, so his speed was around 4.166 km/h. For him now to travel a few tens of thousands of kilometres (~20000 km) in half a cup of tea time (~20 min), his speed should be 60000 km/h ! But also it does not make sense to be only a few tens of thousands of meters (20 km), because he should cover this distance in 8 seconds, not in half a cup of tea time!
Just for fun I also estimated the size of the whole shadowed star. In Ch. 1473 it says that Sea Side City was the furthest from Flowing Flame Sand Field, and it would take half a year to return. Assuming this distance gives us the half-circumference of shadowed star, and that he has a speed of 4.166 km/h. We have a half-circumference of 18 million km, which is 8 times bigger than our Sun!
Yes, Im a nerd, deal with it. 🙂
Yeah after old demon got captured and save . He just stay in the demon land and became irrelevant 🙁
No old demon? Ok, let’s just forget those who helped us when we were weak cultivators struggling in internal family wars i guess.
Yes, I’m salty, what gave it away?
The least he can do is get insect girl with him since she did help him. And at least visit peacock girl’s master (forgot his name and yes he’s definitely dead since it’s been decades) since he also helped fought off the 6 Evil Kings when he and the other masters of the East paid a visit to get their long lost belongings.
I was thinking the same thing, kind of a waste of a good character. Also that girl from water temple, I wonder if she also decided to go with him and author simply forgot to mention
Thanks for the chapter Silavin, Dhael Ligerkeys, Leo of Zion Mountain, and Dhael Ligerkeys! Honestly with the godly editing and extensive knowledge of the novel, MTL doesn’t seem like a bad thing. Please do whatever’s best for y’all.
Bruh pretty sure he destroyed that spider temple waaay back when he first left this world.
Bruh pretty sure he destroyed that spider temple waaay back when he first left this world. Guess it wasn’t convenient to keep it destroyed for the author
😐Yes, that’s a retcon. The spider statue was already collapsed by Yang Kai (Chapter 938). Furthermore, no reason for that confusing destruction was given either. However, technically, it wasn’t mentioned that the transportation altar itself was destroyed, so it can be taken to mean that the spider statue destruction was only meant to hide the altar and the author just forgot this minor detail in this chapter.🤷♂️
If the quality will be the same(at least good), do whatever you want!
You guys are the best at what you do! Thank you!
P. S. R.I.P. Old li
RIP Old man li, thanks for the new chapter
* Déjà vu *
old man li dies before he could learn about further advancements in alchemy
same thing happened to grandmaster xiao of great han dynasty.
Also love your work, thanks for the chapter <3
Author, how could you forget old demon…
Old demon, the girl from the water temple, the girl from the eastern continent in the first world, Su Yan’s brother…
Too many characters, I guess, at least the twins got a bit of attention.
Old Demon was one of my favorite characters though, it’s so sad that author sent him away only to get a small part where YK saves him from torture. Can’t we see him again soon… He was such a big part of the past and now he’s just disappeared
they didnt mention his name but I think old demon is already inside the sealed world bead. (just a guess)
They did say that the demon commander boarded along with his generals.
If not then all we can do is cry
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Guys, i love your work, but could you correct distances ? Its probably in meters not kilometers. Because you are writing the distance in diametrs of earth (earth’s diameter is around 14 thousand kilometers).
Like man who cares about distance
Guys, i love your work, but could you correct distances ? Its probably in meters not kilometers. Because you are writing the distance in diametrs of earth (earth’s diameter is around 14 thousand kilometers).
Guys, its getting on my ners, are you translating the distance corectly ? Aint it meters and not kilometers ? Becuse you are constantly writing distances that are equal to diameter of earth. (Earths diameter is around 14 thousand kilometers). And it says there the cave is only tens of thousands of kilometres from Fragrance city. Like guys, wtf. But other then those idiotic distance, keep up the good work, i love this novel and its nice that you are translating it.
I just checked the raws, and according to Google translate its tens of thousands of “miles”. So yeah, not meters. Besides I vaguely recall them taking quite some time to go from the spider cave to han wing loo’s city for the first time back then. If it was just tens of kilometers it wouldn’t have taken too long. Their cultivation may not have been that high back then, but it was enough to cross that much in a few days at most. But at the same time tens of thousands of kilometers seems way too much. Unfortunately distance, time spent travelling and scale isn’t done best in these novels. Like how does he travel a few tens of thousands of kilometers in a just a “cup of teas worth of time.” That’s just a few minutes, ten tops. It was said that the distance between shadow moon Hall and the forbidden zone was a few million kilometers, and that that distance would take him months to cross. If we take it that he can cross like 20,000 km in like 10 minutes, he should be able to cross a million kilometers in a day of straight travelling. If that’s the case there would never really be a need for him to take detours to find a space array would there. Why can he suddenly travel so much faster over here. At least say it took a few hours.
Guys, its getting on my ners, are you translating the distance corectly ? Aint it meters and not kilometers ? Becuse you are constantly writing distances that are eaqual to diameter of earth. (Earths diameter is around 14 thousand kilometers). And it says there the cave is only tens of thousands of kilometres from Fragrance city. Like guys, wtf. But other then those idiotic distance, keep up the good work, i love this novel and its nice that you are translating it.
welcome to cultivation stories, where continents have billions of kilometres, some stories outright state that Earth could fall into a cultivator world’s ocean without even a ripple.
If it bothers you too much, change kilometres for meters, it’s incredibly common.
great han dynasty is not earth.. its just a fantasy land.
P.S distances on shadowed star were around 100,000 kilometers, so yeah…..
Even more than that. The flame field was about 500,000 km from Dragon Cave Mountain.
🤔As a comparison, the novel “Martial World” had an artificially created land whose sea was large enough that it could contain a sun star.
Use MTL if it’s more convenient for you!! That’s what technology is for.
That said, this one feels slightly different (like slightly less heart stirring), but since you’re reviewing it anyway the quality is still quite good.
Maybe the this planet is just that much larger than earth it is a fantasy novel