Chapter 46 - Alliance (1/2)

The whistling sound was heard clearly by everyone, but none could afford to slack their guard. On the contrary, each felt their heart in their throat.

A Radiant Stage expert was able to kill with divine intent alone. This was an enemy Zhuo Fan wouldn’t be able to defeat even with Blood Infant and Savage Moon.

An icy shiver traveled down his spine as Zhuo Fan turned more and more serious.

Whoosh!

The whistle stopped suddenly and a pair of steps echoed. Zhuo Fan and the other two forgot to breathe. Their eyes were fixed towards the sound’s location.

But when the person came out into the open, the fatty was stunned for a second before shouting, “Teacher, how come you’re here?”

Long Kui cried with joy, “Senior Fang, what brought you here?”

Zhuo Fan saw the two recognizing the new entrant and began sizing him up.

The man had a goatee and looked like he was in his sixties. He was dressed in a blue robe and had a sword strapped to his back. All this time he was smiling as the green jade flute revolved in his hand.

The jade flute shocked Zhuo Fan. He remembered something and asked, “Are you one of the five Divine Dragons, the guardians of the imperial family, Jade Flute Divine Sword, Fang Qiubai?”

Zhuo Fan heard Long Jiu mention that even if the imperial family could no longer control the seven houses, they could still persevere, all thanks to the five Divine Dragons. Each was a peak Radiant Stage expert whom none of the seven houses would dare mess with.

Among them, there was a man known as the First Divine Sword, and he was Fang Qiubai, Jade Flute Divine Sword.

He boasted himself as having united the sword and the flute as one, that his sword followed the sound and turned it into sword intent. One time, he singlehandedly defeated five Radiant Stage experts with a sword strike, forcing the seven houses to forget about testing him while also spreading his name to the four corners of the world.

The man raised an eyebrow and watched Zhuo Fan with a profound look before nodding.

With laughter, Long Jiu appeared before everyone, “Wasn’t I right? This kid has sharp eyes. I only mentioned you once and he already recognized you.”

“Uncle Jiu!”

Long Kui was overjoyed as she ran to him, “When did you and Senior Fang arrive? Why didn’t you come out sooner?”

“Ha-ha-ha, we’ve been here since Brother Zhuo and the 3rd Prince’s duel.”

Long Jiu turned to Zhuo Fan, “Brother Zhuo, you’re quite something to keep a straight face against a dozen Bone Tempering experts. When I was your age, I certainly lacked the courage you showed today. I truly admire you!”

Long Kui pouted while casting a side glance towards Zhuo Fan.

Seeing Zhuo Fan in action had her convinced, but admitting it was a whole nother matter.

“Master, with you two seniors here, why didn’t you act? You almost worried your student to death.” Fatty clapped his fat chest, “It mattered little what happened to me, but what if Sister Kui got hurt?”

“Ha-ha-ha, and miss a good show?”

Fang Qiubai laughed, eyeing the calm and collected Zhuo Fan, “Moreover, I’ve never seen such a genius’ marvelous display before.”

“Senior, you’re too kind!”

Zhuo Fan cupped his hands, but his face was stone-cold, “I’m only curious, why did senior kill the last one? Is it…”

Fang Qiubai squinted and his smile turned fake as he spoke in a frosty tone, “Youngster, you are exceptionally sharp, but your strength might turn this advantage into a flaw.”

Raising an eyebrow, Zhuo Fan laughed and cupped his hands, “Junior thanks for senior’s lesson. Junior has already forgotten this encounter.”

Zhuo Fan picked up on Fang Qiubai’s warning. He did not wield enough power to poke his nose in their conflict. The man had silenced the killer to protect him.

Fang Qiubai took one more long look at him and his admiration grew, “You’re not only smart but also know when to retreat; how rare. What a surprise, finding someone like you in the mortal world yet outside the seven houses. If you weren’t a demonic cultivator, something I am unsuited with, I would’ve wanted to teach you for two years and make your future limitless.”

Long Kui and fatty were shocked.

Outsiders may not know who Fang Qiubai was, but the seven houses were crystal clear on his character. Who among the Heads of the seven houses didn’t want to have their child under his tutelage?

But this old man was stubborn as a mule, not giving them any attention.

Even if the Emperor were to request him on behalf of his sons, he’d act no differently. He’d been teaching the fatty for three years because Fang Qiubai appreciated his strong will, yet the fatty barely learned a few moves. But it wasn’t enough to accept him as a disciple.

Yet the first time he laid eyes on Zhuo Fan, Fang Qiubai took the initiative to invite him. If the two had walked the same cultivation path, Zhuo Fan would’ve been Divine Sword’s first disciple.

Wherever he’d go, if any seven houses’ disciples saw him, they’d have to bow down to him.

Long Jiu saw the two kids’ shock and surmised their thoughts with a shake of his head. [These kids are yet to reach our level. So they don’t know the meaning of rare find.]

With Zhuo Fan’s talent, any expert who saw him would want to take him as a disciple. Even if one was unrivaled in the world, to pass on his mantle he needed to find the best disciple suited for his legacy.

The greater the strength of the expert the higher the expectation!

But Zhuo Fan shook his head at this and even sneered.

Forget about Fang Qiubai not accepting him because of cultivation path difference, even if he could be accepted, he’d still refuse. As a Demonic Emperor, the only one worthy of him calling Master was an Emperor Stage expert.

Fang Qiubai was reluctant to let Zhuo Fan pass by him but, in the end, he took fatty and left, “Long Jiu, 3rd Prince still has a task to complete, so I’m taking him with me.”

Fang Qiubai and fatty disappeared the moment he finished.

“Wait…” Fatty still wanted to say something to Long Kui and Zhuo Fan, but it was too late. One second his anxious face was there, and the next it was gone.

“So fast!”