War Sovereign Soaring The Heavens

“Third Senior Sister, if he’s a responsible man, he would take you away! Both of you can leave the borderlands and head to the central area! There’s no need for you to worry about master coming after you once you enter the central area… Master won’t leave the borderlands before she becomes a Celestial King. Even if she follows you into the central area, it would be like searching for a needle in a haystack if she wants to find you,” Lyu Luo said through Voice Transmission.

“Leave the borderlands?” Murong Bing shook her head. She said resolutely, “No, I can’t do that… It would be an injustice to master for her years of care and nurturing if I do that. I’ve already thought about it… When the cat is out of the bag, I’ll leave it to master to decide my punishment. Even if it means death, I’ll have no regrets.” It was clear she was prepared to die.

“Third Senior Sister…” Lyu Luo’s eyes turned red. She could tell Murong Bing was determined. Her hands were tightly clenched into fists as she trembled. A hint of determination flashed so briefly in her eyes that Murong Bing did not notice it.

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In the Tai Yi Celestial Sect’s residence in Alchemy City.

Two days had passed since Duan Ling Tian sent Lyu Luo away. At this moment, he had taken Huan’er with him to see the Old Ancestor of the Tai Yi Celestial Sect to inform him of his and Huan’er’s intention to go out and take a stroll around the city.

“Master Duan, even if you didn’t come today, I planned to look for you in a day or two… We’ve been in Alchemy City for a few days now, but our shop selling medicinal pills and medicinal herbs is still not open. We’ll need to put some effort into it,” the Old Ancestor of the Tai Yi Celestial Sect said.

“We’ll do as you wish, Old Ancestor. However, I plan to take Huan’er around the city during these two days. Meanwhile, why don’t we let the three masters take charge of the shop opening?” Duan Ling Tian suggested.

“This is not a bad idea. I’ll ask Master Situ and the others to overlook the opening of the shop while I accompany you and Miss Huan’er to stroll around Alchemy City.” The Old Ancestor of the Tai Yi Celestial Sect nodded in agreement. He was not worried about the safety of the three prominent Celestial Alchemists. However, it was different for Duan Ling Tian and Huan’er. After all, it was likely the Young Master of the Profound Heaven Celestial Sect held a grudge against Duan Ling Tian due to their previous conflict. Even if there was no conflict, he still would not leave Duan Ling Tian unprotected. After all, Duan Ling Tian’s safety was of great importance. The main reason he had decided to lead the people from the Tai Yi Celestial Sect to Alchemy City was to protect Duan Ling Tian so that Duan Ling Tian would be able to obtain a double-trait or triple-trait Duke Grade Celestial Method and Divine Ability. He was not worried about losing the sect’s King Grade Celestial Weapon since he believed in Duan Ling Tian’s alchemy skill, but it was still important to guard the King Grade Celestial Weapon. Most of the top sects in the Six Southeastern Regions would definitely make a move to regain a King Grade Celestial Weapon they lost. Naturally, they would act in the dark. After all, they acted openly, they would tarnish their reputation. However, since the Tai Yi Celestial Sect was one of the weakest sects among the top sects in the Six Southeastern Regions, it would be difficult for them to regain the sect’s King Grade Celestial Weapon if the sect lost it to another top sect.

Upon hearing the Old Ancestor’s words, Duan Ling Tian shook his head and said, “Old Ancestor, it’s fine even if you don’t accompany us. By now, I’m sure the Young Master of Profound Heaven Celestial Sect must have found out I’m a prominent Celestial Alchemist and the Chief Celestial Alchemist of Tai Yi Celestial. He knows if I choose to detonate my Celestial Fire, I’ll be able to kill a Celestial King, let alone someone like him or a Celestial Duke. I don’t think he’ll take the risk and provoke me.”

“Master Duan, things aren’t as simple as you think,” the Old Ancestor of the Tai Yi Celestial Sect said with a sigh, “Even if you want to detonate your prominent Celestial Fire, it’ll only work if you have the time to do so. The Young Master of Profound Heaven Celestial Sect might not be a threat to you, but what if a Celestial Duke attacks you instead? At that time, I’m afraid you won’t even have time to detonate your prominent Celestial Fire. Unless you’re a Celestial Duke, it’d be impossible for you to protect yourself if a Celestial Duke chooses to attack.”

There was no need to worry if Duan Ling Tian was a Celestial Duke, even if he was just a One Basic Celestial Duke. Even against a Ten Directions Celestial Duke, a prominent Celestial Alchemist who was One Basic Celestial Duke would be able to kill a Ten Directions Celestial within 300 feet. Even a Celestial King would sustain grievous injuries, if not die. After all, even a One Basic Celestial Duke would be able to detect a Ten Directions Celestial Duke.

“You have a point…” Duan Ling Tian smiled sheepishly when he heard the Old Ancestor of the Tai Yi Celestial Sect’s words. He had forgotten that the Young Master of Profound Heaven Celestial Sect could send someone else to cause trouble or kill him. Duan Ling Tian could still defend himself against the Three Heroes of Huang Jiang, but he would be powerless to deal with Celestial Dukes. Moreover, he did not possess a prominent Celestial Fire. What he possessed was the Chaos Divine Flame. Who knew if he could even make the Chaos Divine Flame detonate? It was only an empty threat when he said he could detonate his Celestial Fire.

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Duan Ling Tian and Huan’er spent the next two days strolling around Alchemy City with the protection of the Old Ancestor of the Tai Yi Celestial Sect. They did not encounter any problems at all. Bai Yu Xuan, the Young Master of the Profound Heaven Celestial Sect, seemed to have vanished.

After two days, Duan Ling Tian and Huan’er had explored almost half of Alchemy City. The city was extremely lively now compared to when they first arrived. The shops of the top forces in the Six Southeastern Regions gradually opened one after another. The shops lined the streets and alleys of Alchemy City. On the other hand, the Tai Yi Celestial Sect’s shop was not open yet. The sect was still in the process of opening it.

Huan’er who had spent two days exploring Alchemy City found that the city had lost its novelty. When they passed the Tai Yi Celestial Sect’s shop, she held Duan Ling Tian’s hand and said, “Brother Ling Tian, let’s help Master Situ and the others.” As soon as she finished speaking, she entered the shop.

“Master Duan, Lady Huan’er, Old Ancestor.” The three prominent Celestial Alchemists stopped what they were doing and greeted in unison when Duan Ling Tian, Huan’er, and the Old Ancestor walked into the shop.

The Old Ancestor of the Tai Yi Celestial Sect looked around the shop and said with a smile, “Three masters, it seems like the preparation is almost done. We should be able to officially open the shop tomorrow, right?”

“Yes, we’re almost done with the preparation.” Situ Ming nodded. Then, he turned to Duan Ling Tian and said with a smile, “Master Duan, you must come to the shop tomorrow for the opening. After all, we’re selling the prominent Celestial Pill, the Overarching Heaven Pill, that you refined. It’s widely known that there were no prominent Celestial Alchemists in the Tai Yi Celestial Sect, or the entire Wasteland for that matter, who could refine Overarching Heaven Pills. Nobody knows about you after all. There’s an agreement in place to sell pills in Alchemy City; sects can only sell pills that are refined by their sects’ Celestial Alchemists. This is to prevent sects from resorting to unfair means to steal businesses.”

“The sects can only sell pills refined by their own Celestial Alchemists? There’s such a rule?” Duan Ling Tian was slightly taken aback. After all, he was not aware there was such a rule in place. However, after thinking about it, he felt it was only normal for Alchemy City to impose such a rule. The Alchemy City’s purpose was to serve as a venue for the Alchemy Conference, it was not surprising that it would have various rules.

“That’s right.” Yang Chong nodded. “When we open our shop, it’s inevitable that there would be people who come looking for trouble and accuse us of selling pills that aren’t refined by our sect’s Celestial Alchemists. At that time, we would need Master Duan to refine Overarching Heaven Pills to shut them up!”

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As expected, the next day, when the Tai Yi Celestial Sect opened its shop, two groups of people with obvious bad intentions came looking for trouble.

One of the leaders of the groups was a middle-aged man dressed in a long green robe whose face was pockmarked. When he arrived at the shop, he had his men clear the scene and obstruct customers from entering the shop. He said with a scoff, “The Tai Yi Celestial Sect has violated the rule agreed by the top sects of the Six Southeastern Regions by publicly selling the prominent Celestial Pills, the Overarching Heaven Pills, that aren’t refined by Celestial Alchemists of their sect. Do you think we’re blind?”

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