Chapter 149: Don’t Underestimate Your Enemy

Translator: Noodletown Translated Editor: Noodletown Translated

Almost immediately, the pure white clouds above East Ocean University turned dark.

“Damn! What’s the matter recently? Are there demons lurking around our school? How come the weather here is so abnormal?”

“The clouds are weird, and none of the meteorologists came out with an explanation!”

“Is it possible that someone is ascending into the heavens?”

Within East Ocean University, the students were talking animatedly among themselves under the black clouds.

Boom!

A dash of lightning flashed in the clouds followed by a dull thunder.

There were no bright lightning bolts, but sparks of silver light in the clouds transformed into light arrows that were unnoticeable to the mortal beings and shot into Su Han’s office.

“Here they are!” Su Han raised her hands in a hurry and spread out her array formation.

However, the lightning arrows pierced through the five elemental defense array formation and shot toward Hao Ren.

With Hao Ren’s current strength, he absolutely couldn’t see the source of the lightning arrows. Like an ordinary mortal being, he couldn’t even detect them!

Su Han drew her long sword and activated Ice Frost Scroll to block them.

Clap! Clap!

The lightning traveled along her sword and numbed her arms a little.

Boom! The scattered lightning in the room combined into a thick lightning bolt before crashing onto Hao Ren’s head.

Hao Ren felt as if countless electrical currents entered his body.

The first level of the Light Splitting Sword Shadow Scroll: Five Elemental Array!

Hao Ren sat upright while the scattered five elemental essences in his body turned into five elemental pillars.

The 24 vertebrae on his spine corresponded with the 24 Qi; the 12 sections of the trachea corresponded with the 12 Chonglou, and the 18 coils of small intestines corresponded with 18 level of hell.

The heart was referred to as Jianggong; the lungs were referred to as Huagai; the tongue was referred to was Huachi, and the feet were referred to as Yongquan!

(TL: Most of these are Chinese Daoist and Traditional Medicine Jargons)

Cultivate using lightning!

The balanced five elements were able to take on the lightning directly!

The lightning entered Hao Ren’s body and remained silent.

Meanwhile, the dark clouds scattered, and the sky was clear again.

Looking at Hao Ren in astonishment, Su Han put away her long sword and rubbed her numb arm.

“Is it the legendary Lightning Cultivation?” she thought, “Strengthening the body with Heavenly Lightning and drawing power from Earthly Lighting! Stand beyond the five elements, dominate them, and use them with ease! The Lightning Technique that could break any elemental techniques! The Lightning Cultivation that would allow the cultivator to advance in levels and realms through Lightning Tribulations!”

Astonished, Su Han looked at Hao Ren who was still regulating his breath with his eyes closed.

“Is it possible that the Light Splitting Sword Shadow Scroll is not at all a Five Elemental Technique nor a Sword Cultivation Technique but a Lightning Cultivation Technique? The Lightning Cultivation Technique that could attract the lightning in nature with the aid of the five elements?”

A moment later, Hao Ren opened his eyes. A light appeared in his eyes before returning to the depth of his body.

“Su Han, did I make a breakthrough?” Hao Ren asked.

“Let me see…” Su Han forced a calm expression onto her face before walking over and taking Hao Ren’s arm in her hand.

The five elements were evenly placed in his body, pure and clean. Although the Nature Essence was still weak, he had laid a solid foundation for future cultivations.

After the initial strengthing by the Heavenly Lightning, the five elements in his body were no longer chaotic but well organized.

The more Su Han checked, the more surprised she was. She was so shocked that she forgot to let go of Hao Ren’s arm.

“How is it?” Seeing that Su Han didn’t let go his arm, Hao Ren asked anxiously.

“Oh. You’re ok,” Su Han responded and released his arm.

Her fingers were smooth and soft as if they were boneless.

Anxious about his cultivation progress, Hao Ren didn’t seize the opportunity to savor the feeling of being held by her.

If it had been another man, he would have been beside himself while Su Han held his arm for so long.

“Just ok?” Hao Ren was disappointed. He had focused all of his attention onto directing the lightning in his body and worked hard to keep the aggressive energy under control. However, Su Han’s words made it sound insignificant.

Of course, if Su Han hadn’t warned him, Hao Ren wouldn’t have prepared himself and would probably have his meridians destroyed by the Heavenly Lightning.

“The Light Splitting Sword Shadow Scroll is different from the technique that I cultivate. However, I can feel that your strength is still weak, and you’ve just reached Half Kan-level,” Su Han explained.

“Half Kan-level?” Hao Ren froze for a moment.

“Your body has improved, but your Nature Essence is not strong enough for you to be considered a Kan-level Cultivator. Your essence is very pure, but it is so weak that it’s barely noticeable!” Su Han didn’t sugarcoat her words.

With his spirits dampened, Hao Ren sighed.

“It seems that the Light Splitting Sword Shadow Scroll is a Lightning Cultivation Technique that is very powerful, but you must be tested by the Heavenly Lightning each time you advance your realm. The Heavenly Lightning will get stronger each time. If you can’t defend it, you will be turned into ashes!” Su Han continued.

“Turned into ashes?”

Hao Ren, who had been pleased with the elevation of his realm, suddenly felt like his heart was breaking.

“And no one can help you block the Lightning Tribulation, including the Lu sisters. The Light Splitting Sword Light Shadow Scroll is a five elemental cultivation technique, and you will be fine if you progress slowly. However, you must take risks if you want to elevate your realms,” Su Han said.

Hao Ren did some calculations and thought, “Since just lowering the five elements to 7% had triggered a Lightning Tribulation, then…”

“Besides, the Light Splitting Sword Shadow Scroll requires you to cultivate the five elements simultaneously. After you reach Zhen-level, if you want to continue, you’ll need to find a Mystic Crystal. However, it’s challenging to find a five elemental Mystic Crystal nowadays,” Su Han said.

Su Han’s words reminded him of the trouble he might encounter in the future. He had not considered the Mystic Crystal when he chose the Light Splitting Sword Shadow Scroll.

“Anyway, you are still far from it. Maybe you’ll never need to worry about it,” Su Han said lightly.

On the one hand, she wanted to give more warnings to Hao Ren. On the other hand, she felt like Hao Ren wouldn’t be able to reach a high realm. She knew that her thoughts were contradictory, but she felt like it was her responsibility to warn him.

Hao Ren’s moods rose and fell with her words.

He checked his watch before standing up and saying, “Time is almost up. I should go now.”

“Ok.” Su Han nodded.

Hao Ren was striding to the door when Su Han said, “You don’t have to worry about Qin Shaoyang. As long as you are wearing the necklace I gave you, he would know that you are under my supervision and won’t dare to touch you. Of course, things will get tricky after you reach Kan-level.”

“I haven’t broken through to Kan-level yet, have I?” Hao Ren turned his head and asked her.

“If I said you haven’t, then you haven’t,” Su Han threw the words at him as she stood beside the desk with her head turned facing the window.

Thinking of Lu Linlin’s words, Hao Ren was silent for a moment before taking his leave.

Su Han was one level higher than Qin Shaoyang in terms of realms. However, Su Han, who was a diligent cultivator but an inexperienced fighter, probably was no match for Qin Shaoyang in terms of combat strength.

Anyway, it was a fight between the Inspectors, and it was not his place to interfere. He just thought that Su Han sometimes looked lonely.

Sighing slightly, Hao Ren walked out of the Administrative Building.

Since he left all the tutoring materials at Zhao Yanzi’s home yesterday before he went to the Art District with her, he went to her house today empty-handed.

Like before, he arrived at Zhao Yanzi’s home around half past six, and he could smell the mouth-watering aroma of dishes.

The people, who Hao Ren admired and appreciated the most, were those who had excellent cooking skills, and Zhao Hongyu was undoubtedly one of them.

However, when he pushed open the door and entered, he found that the house was crowded.

Besides Zhao Yanzi and her parents, there was Zhao Yanzi’s Third Uncle, white-haired and amiable-looking Lu Qing, short Elder Sun in traditional attire, and many others.

In addition, a large group of bodyguards in black suits were standing around the sofa.

Lu Qing nodded at Hao Ren when he saw him come in, and his frown indicated that he was deep in thought.

“Ren, you can go and have dinner with Zi. We are in the middle of a discussion,” Zhao Hongyu said to Hao Ren.

“Ok…” Hao Ren answered before walking to the dinner table. Zhao Yanzi was already at the table, eating silently by herself.

Hao Ren walked over and sat beside her before filling his bowl with rice. Zhao Yanzi didn’t look at him; her ears pricked up as she listened attentively to the conversation in the living room.

“This time, West Ocean is well prepared. It’s said that Oldman Zeng, who has not come out of seclusion cultivation for hundreds of years, will appear. I think they won’t go back empty-handed,” an Elder, whom Hao Ren was not familiar with, said.

“If they want to fight, then we will fight! We are not afraid of them!” Zhao Kuo yelled.

“Elder Zhao, be quiet!” A female Elder in simple indigo-colored clothing glared at him with her eyes. Zhao Kuo shut up immediately, though only temporarily.

“I think we can agree to everything they have asked for except the one thing related to Zi,” short Elder Sun looked up as he sat on the sofa and said to the people in the room.

“But this time, the Dragon King went in person and invited Elder Mu who has not come out for more than 300 years. Whatever the West Ocean wants, they will have to consider the force of the Wood Elemental Dragon Clan and won’t be daring enough to engage in a fight,” a younger Elder said.

“Elder Mu is alone and doesn’t represent the Wood Elemental Dragon Clan; the most he can do is to surprise them at the birthday party. However, he will return to the mountains eventually. The Wood Elemental Dragon Clan loves to hide in the mountains and forests and doesn’t want to involve themselves in our conflicts.”

“I don’t think the thing relating to Ms. Zi will cause a large-scale battle, but the conflicts regarding territory is unavoidable. They have had their eyes on Hexi City for a long time, and they hope to take over Dongting Lake as well…”

“They are fighting for territory…” Hao Ren began to sweat as he listened to their conversation. If he didn’t know that they were immortal dragons, their discussions and the black-clothed men who were wearing dark sunglasses behind them would have made him believe that they were a part of a mafia.

“Ok!” Seeing that the Elders were about to argue with each other, Zhao Guang raised his hand and said, “I’ve decided. I will not back down on the issue of Zi. As to the territory divisions, they are issues that we can negotiate on. After all, strength speaks loudest on these issues, and we need to consider the opinions of the local Dragon King as well.”

Zhao Guang looked around at the Elders and said, “Elder Sun, you continue keeping an eye on the situations in East Ocean City. Elder Liu, you travel to Dongting Lake and Hexi City and befriend the local Dragon Kings. Elder Lu, your responsibility right now is to take good care of Linlin and Lili who will be strong enforcement in case we have to fight with West Ocean. Elder Xu, you take charge of the internal affairs of the Dragon Palace…”

Zhao Guang issued the instructions in an organized way; he was a real leader.

The Elders were listening to the instructions with their heads lowered when a series of knocks sounded.

“Who is it?” Alert, Zhao Hongyu asked.

“Zhao Yanzi’s Class Advisor. I’m here for a follow-up visit!” a voice replied.