Chapter: 1278 (1/2)

AST 1278 – Divine Might Dynasty’s Intention, Geniuses Are Meant To Be Stomp Down On

Qing Shui remembered this introduction. In all, these few talented members of the royalty were about the same level as Fu Yantian and the others. However, there were two middle-aged men who seemed to be very young but a little older than Fu Yantian. They were probably close to 200 years old. After all, even Tian Jiange had reached 100 years old.

These two men were Fu Tongsheng’s most outstanding sons. Of course, Fu Tongsheng had quite number of children. These two had a strength that was between 4,000 to 5,000 suns. One of them was called Fu You, the other, Fu Shui.

Amongst Fu Tongsheng’s grandchildren, three of the most powerful ones here had a strength of 2,000 to 2,500 suns and their age were around 100 years old. To be able to stay in the same area, their abilities must be about the same and were on par with each other.

Out of the three in the younger generation, the tall and handsome man in the middle was called Fu Cang. He had dashing brows and bright eyes and an expression of disdain. He didn’t appear detestable but it wasn’t one which people would take a liking to either. In general, Qing Shui tended to be unwilling to take the initiative to talk to people like him.

As for the other two, the man on the left side to the man seemed to be younger. They also had dashing brows and bright eyes but gave off the feeling of a strong determination. Their gaze seemed to be cool-headed and they seemed to be slightly weaker than Fu Cang. This person’s name was like the feeling he exuded, Fu Jian [1].

The man greeted Qing Shui, giving off the feeling that he was both serious but casual at the same time. He didn’t give off a bad feeling but rather, one that made others feel that he could be trusted.

The man on the right seemed to have a stronger build or rather, appeared to be very fat. If he was outside, it would be hard for one to associate him with the royal family. This person was like the Maitreya, always wearing a smile on his face which made one feel that he was easy to get along with. When Qing Shui saw this fatty, he also smiled and greeted him. He could sense that this fatty’s body tempering technique had reached the large success stage and was considered to have quite a good physical disposition.

This person was called Fu Xiao [2]. Although he was wearing a smile, people like him might be the most dangerous. Earlier on, Qing Shui felt that Fu Xiao’s gaze was very deep. If one didn’t take a closer look, he would only be able to sense that those thin eye slits appeared to be full of harmless smiles. However, Qing Shui had a powerful spiritual sense and could sense the coldness behind the smiles. That was where the person true’s soul was.

“Come, come, let’s all take a seat and have a chat. I believe that Qing Shui must have something to talk to us about today!” Fu Tongsheng smiled and got everyone to sit down.

Although there were many members of the royalty, this man’s status in the royal family was definitely very high or could even be the most mainstream. He should be Fu Clan’s pillar. After all, just by seeing the abilities of these people, he could understand many things.

Fu Rong was right next to Qing Shui. She didn’t say anything but just smiled and watched.

“Grandfather, what level is Mister Qing at?”

Fu Cang spoke up, his eyes full of disdain, at least, that was what it seemed like to Qing Shui. It might be because he had always been like this. Fu Cang actually felt that Qing Shui’s age was younger than himself but appeared to be one seniority higher than himself and thus he didn’t find that comfortable.

“That’s right, grandfather. Brother Qing’s age should be around the same as ours, right? Is he very powerful? Other than alchemy, is his cultivation very strong as well? I’m very curious. I’ve always been in admiration for Mister Qing’s alchemy skills.” Fu Xiao laughed and chipped in.

Only Fu Jian kept quiet.

Qing Shui understood what they were trying to say, that they were dissatisfied with him. However, Fu Xiao had spoken with a soft tone and was full of smiles, thus making it easier for one to accept what he said. As for Fu Cang, he was too straightforward. However, Qing Shui knew that a person like Fu Cang wasn’t terrifying. It was people like Fu Xiao that one should be wary of. People who hid daggers behind their smiles were the most dangerous.

“Haha, I knew that you guys would find this hard to accept. You usually think very highly of yourselves. This is a good chance to bring down your confidence, to let you know that there’s always stronger people outside. Qing Shui’s age is at least half of yours but he is more than twice as strong as you,” Fu Tongsheng said heartily.

Qing Shui smiled and didn’t say a word. Fu Tongsheng didn’t know of his true abilities either or rather, he didn’t know what level of cultivators Qing Shui could defeat. Therefore, the reason he said that Qing Shui was more than twice as strong as them should be “overestimating” his abilities.

“To be so powerful at such a young age… I must get a chance to have a spar with Brother Qing Shui later,” Fu Cang smiled and said.

This was how it was in this world. Everyone could address someone else according to how they wished to. It wasn’t an offense to someone of his father’s generation. This was also implying that Qing Shui didn’t have a right to be of a higher seniority than himself.

Qing Shui shook his head, “Let’s forget it. I no longer plan to spar with people in this age group.”

This was a blatant contempt and Fu Cang’s countenance turned a little grim. He smiled and said, “Could it be that you’re not stronger than me?”

“It doesn’t matter if I’m stronger than you. I’m an alchemist. I’m afraid that if I were to win, what would you think? If you were to be defeated by an alchemist, would you still have the heart to continue with your cultivation? Your heart is very weak, just like a flower that been nurtured with care in a greenhouse and won’t be able to stand up to the wind and rain. You haven’t understood Uncle Fu’s words.” Qing Shui said calmly. He didn’t think well of Fu Cang and felt that he wouldn’t be able to achieve much in the future. He could only be considered a genius when he was with his clan. What Qing Shui didn’t know was how long this genius could sustain. If Fu Cang wasn’t a member of the royalty, it would already be considered quite good if he could manage to become a Martial Saint.

“The ones I despise the most are people who don’t live up to their reputations. Thank goodness you still have your status as an alchemist.” Fu Cang shook his head and said, smiling.

Qing Shui felt that this person wasn’t a stubborn person. Rather, it was more of because he had yet to meet people from his age group who were much stronger than himself. Even if there were some from his age group who were stronger than him, they wouldn’t be that much stronger. Therefore, Fu Cang didn’t believe him. Moreover, Qing Shui was still an alchemist.

“Uncle Fu, should I talk first or do you want to have a say first?” Qing Clan smiled and said. He didn’t want to make it appear bad for Fu Clan’s younger generations. Right now, he’d only need to reveal his most powerful abilities to be able to astonish them. However, he didn’t try to.

“Go ahead. I’m curious what matter you have to be looking for me about.” Fu Tongsheng smiled and indicated for Qing Shui to go ahead.