Chapter 134 - Connate Demon Silver-Crowned Crane (1/2)

Chapter 134: Connate Demon Silver-Crowned Crane

This was the second time that Jiang Tianchen had seen the chief of the Valley of Medicine Masters.

Back then, before he had taken over the position as emperor of Yunyang country, he had once visited this Valley chief together with his father Jiang Yunding, then the emperor of Yunyang country. Then, he was just a young teen, barely thirteen years of age.

In the blink of an eye, thirty years had passed, and he had already gotten so much older. The years had left their mark on his wizened face, but the emperor that stood in front of him still looked the same as he had thirty years ago, just like a middle-aged man.

“Although I had heard a long time ago that the chief of the Valley of Medicine Masters had the ability to maintain his image well… but I never thought that he would still be able to maintain his look from more than thirty years ago.” Jiang Tianchen looked at the middle-aged man in front of him as he sunk deep into his thoughts. He was extremely shocked that the man looked exactly the same as he had thirty years ago. Was this really the valley chief that he had met on his previous visit and not the son of that chief? Although he had long heard that this chief of the valley had such abilities, but it had always been just hearsay. Now that he finally saw the man in the flesh for himself, Jiang Tianchen was shocked and could hardly calm himself.

Even when the valley chief spoke, Jiang Tianchen did not respond as he was still deep in thought.

“Jiang Tianchen, right? Even your father did not dare to be as disrespectful in front of me.” The elegant man was the chief of the Valley of Medicine Masters, Su Mo. Seeing that Jiang Tianchen had ignored him, although there seemed to be hardly any change in his expression, his eyes seemed to flash with a murderous cold glint that scared Jiang Tianchen so much that he recovered from his daze immediately.

“Your Excellency, please do not misunderstand. I was just so alarmed to see that Your Excellency looks exactly as young as you did thirty years ago. That was why I went into a daze.” Jiang Tianchen bowed deeply as he spoke, his voice apologetic.

Although he was the emperor of Yunyang country and the one who reigned supreme over the whole of the country, but in front of this man, he did not dare to show any sign of arrogance. Not only was the man the chief of the Valley of Medicine Masters, which ruled over all sixteen countries of the Eastern valley, including Yunyang country, but just the level of power within the man was also enough to make him cower in fear. Not only was the man the chief of the Valley of Medicine Masters, but he was also a Connate adept who had achieved the late Connate stage!

Needless to say, Jiang Tianchen was very good with his words. At least, what he just said was enough to soften Su Mo after it entered his ears. His fierce gaze turned gentler as he said, “So…. what urgent matter brings you here today to find me?”

Jiang Tianchen breathed in deeply, before he spoke slowly, “Your Excellency, my father has been murdered.” As he spoke, his tone turned low as if he could not control it. In front of Su Mo, the chief of the Valley of Medicine Masters, Jiang Tianchen, the emperor of Yunyang country, did not dare to refer to himself as the emperor, but referred to himself in the first person using just the term “I.”

“Oh?” Su Mo raised his brows. “As far as I know, your father Jiang Yunding had already achieved the early Connate stage quite some time ago… recently, did a Connate adept cause trouble for you in Yunyang country?” As he spoke, Su Mo’s eyes seemed to flash coldly. All the sixteen countries within the Eastern valley were under the protection of the Valley of Medicine Masters, including Yunyang country. This was widely known. Hence, although many of the sixteen countries of the Eastern valley did not have any Connate adepts, these countries did not receive any trouble from other Connate adepts. This was because it was understood that these sixteen countries of the Eastern valley had the backing of the Valley of Medicine Masters.

Now, hearing that the retired emperor of Yunyang country, Jiang Yunding, who had already achieved the Connate stage, had just been murdered, Su Mo, as the chief of the Valley of Medicine Masters, immediately felt that someone had dared to disrespect the Valley. Laying hands on Jiang Yunding was no different from slapping the Valley of Medicine Masters on the cheek.

“Your Excellency, my father was not killed by a Connate adept… the man who killed my father is only a Great Consummate adept of the Qi-Gathering at best,” replied Jiang Tianchen, his face bitter.

“Jiang Yunding had already achieved the Connate stage many years ago, but he was killed by a Great Consummate adept of the Qi-Gathering? What happened to his years as a Connate adept?” The icy cold glint in Su Mo’s eyes disappeared and was replaced with disdain. A Connate adept of the early Connate stage being murdered at the hands of a Great Consummate adept was simply a disgrace to Connate adepts! In that instant, Su Mo felt that Jiang Yunding had embarrassed the ranks of Connate adepts.

“Your Excellency, although that man is only a Great Consummate adept of the Qi-Gathering, he is definitely not your typical Great Consummate adept.” Seeing Su Mo’s disdain towards his late father, Jiang Tianchen was infuriated, but he did not dare to show his anger. He forced a bitter smile out of the edges of his mouth as he said, “That man most likely received the treasure of a Primal Core adept!”

“Primal Core adept?” Su Mo’s eyes narrowed. His expression, which had been relaxed, now changed drastically.

“In his hands, he had a small metal sphere which could transform into a spear… the metal spear did not look impressive, but it radiated a cold glow that was visible to the naked eye. Once if flew out, it could easily kill a man. My father had died because of that metal sphere, and had been murdered by that metal ball which had transformed into a spear and pierced through him.” Jiang Tianchen continued, “My father was wary and had defended in time, but he was still unable to defend himself against that spear.”

“Small metal ball? Transformed into a spear?” Su Mo’s eyes narrowed again as his gaze landed on Jiang Tianchen like lightning bolts. He asked seriously, “Are you sure… the small ball in that man’s hands could transform into a spear?”

The sudden seriousness of Su Mo gave Jiang Tianchen immense pressure. He breathed in deeply, then dared to respond, “Your Excellency, although I did not see it for myself, many people in the Chu royal household of the Western Chu ridge of Yunyang country saw the scene with their own eyes… Most importantly, my father had died because of the small metal spear that had transformed out of that small metal sphere!”