Chapter 942: Rank 6
The numerous gazes on the street were immediately turned up when they heard the rumbling somber voice that was transmitted from the blue sky. Exclamations quickly sounded on the street.
"It is actually the ancestor of the Luo clan?"
"He has actually personally come? It looks like this old fellow really dotes on Luo Xiao Yao."
"Looks like there will be a nice show today…"
While everyone was noisy, the gray and white old men became startled when they saw the person who had arrived. They hurriedly and respectfully said, "Welcome ancestor."
The hearts of the two laughed bitterly while they spoke with their mouths. They never expected the eldest young lady to break her Heart Blood Jade Pendant. That thing was something the ancestor had personally made for her. She was told not to use it unless it was a critical moment. It was unexpected that she actually took this thing out over such a small matter. No wonder the ancestor had come so quickly. It was likely that he thought that this young lady had met with a life-threatening situation.
A blue-robed old man stood in the empty sky. His face was somewhat broad, giving him a mighty appearance even without the presence of anger. Clearly, he was someone who had occupied a high position for a long time. He merely nodded randomly at the greetings of the two before his gaze immediately turned to the red-clothed, young lady. He sighed in relief when he saw the purple-red fingerprint on her face. At the same time, a fury flashed across his eyes. His gaze turned to Xiao Yan"s group as he slowly said, "The few of you look really foreign. You should be people from outside of Horizon City, no?"
"Grandpa… they are bullying granddaughter. You must seek justice for me!"
Before waiting for Xiao Yan"s group to speak, the red-clothed, young lady"s small mouth immediately became deflated upon seeing the blue-robed, old man. Tears rolled down her cheeks. The grievances she had felt today were more than any previous years. Since when did a tender girl like her receive such a treatment. Moreover, the ice-cold killing intent in the Little Fairy Doctor"s eyes also caused her to feel gooseb.u.mps all over her body. She seemed to possess a support now that she saw the old man appear. Her finger was pointing toward Xiao Yan.
"You don"t want your finger?"
The Little Fairy Doctor faintly asked when she saw this action of the red-clothed, young lady.
Fear flashed across the red-clothed, young lady"s face when she heard this. She hurriedly withdrew her hand, finally feeling a little afraid of the merciless Little Fairy Doctor.
Chi! Chi!
Quite a number of rus.h.i.+ng wind sounds appeared during this delay. Immediately, over ten figures appeared on top of the buildings on both sides of the street. All of these people respectfully greeted the blue-robed, old man the moment they revealed themselves. After which, they saw the current situation. With some thoughts, they understood what had happened. Immediately, one of them coldly cried out, "Your guts are really quite great for you to dare attack a member of our Luo clan in Horizon City!"
Xiao Yan"s expression finally began to slowly turn cold in the face of these experts from the Luo clan. Originally, he had no intention of offending the factions in this place. Today"s matter had originally been an inconsequential little thing. However, the other party wanted to make it into such a big one. Moreover, they had repeatedly challenged his patience. Although this ancestor of the Luo clan was an elite five star Dou Zong, he did not pose much of a threat to Xiao Yan. Forget about the Little Fairy Doctor being able to fight him. His Storage Ring also possessed an Earth Demon Puppet that could contend with a six star Dou Zong. If the other party wished to push their luck, they should not blame him for being too vicious.
"By teaching such an unreasonable younger generation, you elders are likely no better." The Little Fairy Doctor glanced at the middle-aged man who had spoken earlier as she coldly laughed. She took a step forward and a majestic aura that was not inferior to the ancestor of the Luo clan suddenly erupted like a mountain rising from the plains, causing the faces of a countless number of people to change.
"An elite Dou Zong?"
Numerous exclamations sounded in the street. Stunned gazes immediately looked back to the plain-clothed lady. It was the first time that they had seen such a young elite Dou Zong. At this moment, the face of the red-clothed, young lady paled a little. She understood just how powerful an elite Dou Zong was. Even with their Luo clan"s strength, they were unable to easily offend one.
Compared to the shock of everyone else, the expression of the Luo clan"s ancestor changed even more drastically. He clearly sensed that the strength of this lady was not the least bit weaker than him. There was even a strange, dark coldness within her aura. If they were to exchange blows, it was likely that he would not have a high chance of victory.
"Dammit, since when did such an expert appear in Horizon City. This girl Xiao Yao is really becoming more and more overboard. Looks like I will need to properly discipline her in the future. Otherwise, if she were to offend an opponent that cannot be offended, it would definitely be a calamity for our Luo clan!"
The gaze of the ancestor of the Luo clan looking at the red-clothed, young lady had suddenly become much sterner as his expression changed. Immediately, he turned his gaze and looked to Xiao Yan"s group. His tone had become gentler without him realizing it. "Everyone, today"s matter is indeed Xiao Yao"s fault. I, Luo Cheng, will apologize on behalf of her."
"Hmph, the grand-daughter of a little Luo clan has actually been taught to be more unruly than me…" Zi Yan glanced at the ancestor of the Luo clan before snorting. She had disliked that red-clothed, young lady from the beginning. It should be known that even she had never scolded Xiao Yan in such a manner. What right did this girl, with big b.r.e.a.s.t.s and no brain, have?"
The ancestor of the Luo clan turned his gaze to Zi Yan. A solemness also flashed across his eyes. Dou Huang? A Dou Huang that appeared to be around fourteen or fifteen years old? Why did this girl appear to be even more frightening than that white-clothed, young lady?
This thought flew through the heart of the Luo clan"s ancestor. He no longer dared to look down on the other side. From the flow of his thoughts, it was difficult to reach this stage at such a young age with just talent alone. Hence, they should have an extremely powerful faction supporting them from behind. Therefore, they were people that could not be easily offended…
"We have been a laughing stock in front of the few of you. The old me will disciple this grand-daughter properly in the future." The ancestor of the Luo clan sighed awkwardly before waving his hand. He solemnly ordered, "Bring Xiao Yao back!"
The experts from the Luo clan did not dare to speak when they saw the somewhat ugly expression of Luo Cheng. They were not fools. Naturally, they could tell that this seemingly young group possessed an extremely strong strength. Even the ancestor was unwilling to easily offend them.
"Looks like the suffering the girl has endured today has been for nothing, but it"s just as well. Treat it as a lesson learned…" The couple of experts from the Luo clan interacted with each other. They let out a bitter laugh before flas.h.i.+ng forward to forcefully grab the red-clothed, young lady. Aware that she had caused a lot of trouble, the red-clothed, young lady did not dare to even grumble as she allowed herself to be brought away by the few people without daring to resist.
"Go!"
Xiao Yan"s expression was calm as he watched this enactment. Only after the red-clothed, young lady was brought away did he speak in a faint voice. After speaking, he headed to the outside of the street. The Little Fairy Doctor and the other two followed close behind.
Luo Cheng"s eyes solidified when he saw this scene. Clearly, it appeared that the black-robed, young man was the one in charge of this person group. The remaining people, whether it was the white-clothed woman or the somewhat strange purple-haired little girl, all obeyed him.
"Ke ke, this friend, may I get you to stay awhile?" A thought appeared in Luo Cheng"s heart as he hurriedly descended and appeared in front of Xiao Yan. After which he spoke in a smiling manner.
"Is there a matter?" Xiao Yan"s footsteps paused as he randomly asked.
"Friends, have you come to Horizon City because of the Wormhole?" Luo Cheng smiled as he inquired. His face was quite courteous. This caused the people watching the scene to be at a loss for words. The number of people who could be treated by the ancestor of the Luo clan in this manner could be counted with one"s fingers.
"I am aware that the Wormhole of Horizon City has some problems. Old mister Luo has also come because of this, right?" Xiao Yan smiled faintly and asked.
"It is really refres.h.i.+ng to speak to someone who understands. The old me shall not beat around the bush. The problem of the Horizon City"s Wormhole this time around is quite great. It is difficult to repair with my strength alone. Hence, I wish to ask this young lady to lend a hand. Is that possible?" Luo Cheng"s gaze turned to the Little Fairy Doctor, cupped his hands together, and made a request.
The Little Fairy Doctor did not reply when she heard this. She merely turned her eyes to Xiao Yan.
"Reward." Xiao Yan uttered a simple word.
Luo Cheng was choked by Xiao Yan"s direct request. He bitterly smiled and said, "If the Wormhole can be repaired, the few of you will also be able to successfully enter it. Otherwise, there is no second Wormhole within a thousand kilometer radius of this place."
Xiao Yan shook his head. If the matter earlier had not happened, it would have been fine to lend a hand depending on the situation. However, with the experience earlier, he would really be unhappy if he did not get the other party to bleed a little.
Luo Cheng appeared to be aware of the thoughts in Xiao Yan"s heart after seeing the way he acted. His bitter smile grew even denser. After hesitating for a moment, he finally clenched his teeth and said, "Why don"t we do it like this. My Luo clan is renowned for trading Monster Cores. If this young miss can really help the old me repair the Wormhole, the old me shall gift her a rank 7 Monster Core. As long as my Luo clan possesses it, you will be allowed to choose the affinity of the Monster Core and the species it belonged to. What do you say?"
"Rank 7 Monster Core?" Xiao Yan’s heart was attracted the moment he heard this. His finger gently rubbed his Storage Ring, and he glanced at the Little Fairy Doctor before randomly asking, "May I know if your clan possess the Monster Core of the Sky Poison Dragon Scorpion Beast?"
"Sky Poison Dragon Scorpion Beast?" Luo Cheng was startled. He mused for a moment before shaking his head and saying, "This kind of Magical Beast is a unique beast from ancient times. It is extremely difficult to obtain its Monster Core. My Luo clan really does not possess a rank 7 Sky Poison Dragon Scorpion Beast"s Monster Core."
Although Xiao Yan did not hold much hope, disappointment still involuntarily flashed across his eyes. During his disappointment, Luo Cheng hesitated for a moment before probingly asking, "My Luo clan does not have the Monster Core of a rank 7 Sky Poison Dragon Scorpion Beast. However, it has a rank 6 one. May I know if it will do?"
"Rank 6?"
The somewhat disappointed eyes of Xiao Yan earlier had suddenly become heated upon hearing these words.
Chapter 943: Repair
Xiao Yan felt quite surprised that this Luo clan was really able to take out a Sky Poison Dragon Scorpion Beast Monster Core as recompense. Although the rank of this Monster Core was one rank lower than the one that he required, it was after all a similar object no matter how one put it. The final effect might be a little poorer since it was a rank lower, but at the very least, if they were unable to find a rank 7 Sky Poison Dragon Scorpion Beast, this thing would be the final life saving gra.s.s.
At the very least, with a rank 6 Sky Poison Dragon Scorpion Beast Monster Core as a spare, they would not end up in a dead end if they really ended up reaching that stage.
Xiao Yan"s gaze exchanged looks with the Little Fairy Doctor. He nodded slightly and said, "Although it has not reached our requirements, we can accept a rank 6 one."
Luo Cheng sighed in relief when he heard this. The Sky Poison Dragon Scorpion Beast was extremely rare and its Monster Core was even harder to find. He really did not know just who sold this rank 6 Monster Core to the Luo clan, but it eventually ended up in their collection. Their Luo clan had already gotten a cheap deal by being able to use a rank 6 Monster Core to get an expert, with similar strength to the ancestor, to lend a hand.
"Ha ha, everyone, please follow me. With the help of this young lady, I think that it is possible to repair the Wormhole by today." Luo Cheng smiled as he spoke. He immediately cupped his hands together, turned around, and led the way in front. Xiao Yan hesitated a little before following behind him.
Xiao Yan"s four person group followed behind Luo Cheng as they penetrated the enormous Horizon City. Perhaps it was because they had come for the first time, but Luo Cheng did not increase his pace. While he walked, he introduced some of the renowned shops within Horizon City to Xiao Yan"s group. This candid and talkative manner made him seem like a completely different person from the one that they had initially met.
Walking behind Luo Cheng, Xiao Yan"s group was not too receptive of Luo Cheng"s unceasing words. Despite the obscurity of this old fellow"s words, Xiao Yan could still sense that he was trying to inquire about their background during the conversation.
Xiao Yan had met many old foxes. Hence, he also understood the principle of letting the tongue slip if one talked too much. Therefore, he vaguely replied some of his questions and did not give Luo Cheng any chance to probe into his background. After a couple of such conversations, Luo Cheng, who failed to gain anything, could only laugh bitterly in his heart. He withdrew the thought of continuing the inquiry.
The few of them spent around half an hour pa.s.sing through half of Horizon City before a black rock plaza that occupied an enormous amount of s.p.a.ce appeared in Xiao Yan"s sight.
The size of the plaza was extremely vast. It was completely built using some kind of black rock. A faint tough feeling was emitted from its coldness. At this moment, the Plaza had been sealed off by the many guards of the Luo clan. There was a an extremely powerful spatial strength spreading from a towering rock platform located within the plaza.
With Luo Cheng opening a path, Xiao Yan"s group entered the plaza without a hinderance. After which, they followed him as they walked along the towering rock stairs, slowly climbing up. A couple of minutes later, all of them appeared on the rock platform.
This rock platform coincidentally occupied the middle of the plaza. When the group swept their eyes around, they were able to absorb the scene within a few hundred meters of the plaza into their eyes. Other than some experts from the Luo clan, there were currently two old men who did not appear to be members of the Luo clan standing on the rock platform at this moment. The aura of the two of them was quite strong. Although they were inferior to Luo Cheng and the Little Fairy Doctor, they were also genuine elite Dou Zong. According to Xiao Yan"s guess, they were likely the helpers that Luo Cheng had invited.
The expressions of the two old men were cold and indifferent. Their eyes faintly revealed some arrogance. However, the members of the Luo clan around could only face them with smiling faces. They did not dare to slight these two even a little.
Xiao Yan"s gaze swept briefly across these people before turning to the middle spot of the rock platform. A dark-black spatial hole, at least a hundred feet in size, was slowly rotating at that spot. Waves of shocking spatial strength overflowed from it, causing one"s expression to change. However, it seemed that there was signs of chaos in the spatial strength at this moment.
"Is this that Wormhole? It is indeed an extremely expensive thing…" The dark-black spatial hole was just like a black hole, emitting an unusual suction force. Looking from a distance, one could only see a never-ending darkness and hear an unusual soul-stirring whistle.
Xiao Yan"s group, who had climbed onto the rock platform, had naturally attracted everyone"s attention immediately. Upon seeing Luo Cheng, the two old men with a somewhat arrogant air cupped their hands toward him. The arrogance on their faces was withdrawn a little. Their strength had just reached that of a two star Dou Zong. There was a big gap when compared to a person like Luo Cheng who had been in the Dou Zong cla.s.s for decades.
"Ha ha, these two are Old Han and Old s.h.i.+. They are also quite renowned figures within a thousand kilometer radius of Horizon City. They have also been invited by the old me to help repair the Wormhole." Su Qian smiled as he walked closer. He pointed to the two old men and smiled as he spoke to Xiao Yan.
After saying this, Luo Cheng"s turned his gaze to the two old men and smiled as he said, "These few young friends are also helpers that the old me has invited."
"Helpers? Old Luo, although I know that you really wish to repair this Wormhole as soon as possible, but you need not find such young people, do you? Don"t you trust the two of us?" Before Xiao Yan"s group could speak, the two prideful-looking old men frowned and spoke with displeasure upon hearing Luo Cheng"s words.
"Two people who are only lingering at the initial stage of the Dou Zong cla.s.s actually speak with such arrogance. Aren"t you afraid of biting your tongues." Zi Yan curled her mouth with disdain as she spoke. She was the first to become furious after being underestimated in such a manner.
"Where has this little girl come from? Don"t randomly come and get involved here." The two old men frowned. Their expressions changed a little when their gazes swept over Zi Yan. Clearly, they had seen something surprising in Zi Yan. Even their tone had also changed slightly.
Xiao Yan was too lazy to bother about these old fellows with proud eyes. He turned to the Little Fairy Doctor and faintly said, "Go and take a look. We will not be delayed if it can be repaired quickly."
The Little Fairy Doctor tilted her head. After which, she slowly stepped forward. As her feet moved, the majestic aura that was deep within her body once again swept out like floodwater, causing everyone else on the rock platform, besides Luo Cheng and Xiao Yan"s group, to be stunned.
"This girl is actually also an elite Dou Zong? It is really unbelievable… no wonder she was invited by the ancestor."
The many Luo clan members on the rock platform involuntarily exclaimed with changed expressions on their faces, full of great shock.
Compared to them, the ones with the most embarra.s.sed expressions were the two old men. With their strength, they could naturally sense that the Little Fairy Doctor"s ability was comparable to Luo Cheng"s after she had unleashed her aura. She was far stronger than them. They immediately began to quietly cry out bitterly in their hearts.
Luo Cheng quietly mocked the two people in his heart when he saw the embarra.s.sment on the two people"s faces. These two fellows were extremely prideful. Other than experts who were stronger than them, it was difficult for anyone to be viewed properly by them. This time around, they had lost quite a lot of face in their carelessness.
"Ha ha, it is but a misunderstanding. Everyone, please do not mind. This Wormhole is something that a forefather of my Luo clan built. After existing for so many years, the spatial imprint that is present between the two locations has also become a little blurry. It is due to this reason that a problem has occurred. All that the three of you need to do is use spatial strength to deepen the imprint between the two locations. The problem this time around should be resolved after that." Knowing the importance of the key matter at hand, Luo Cheng did not waste any time. He smilingly opened his mouth and rushed to the main topic.
Xiao Yan"s gaze glanced at the enormous Wormhole in front of him. His finger rubbed his ring without him noticing it. If Tian Huo zun-zhe was awake, it would likely not be a problem for him to repair the Wormhole alone given his control over spatial strength.
The Little Fairy Doctor and the other two sat cross-legged outside of the Wormhole while Luo Cheng stood at the point where the Wormhole and the rock platform made contact with a solemn expression. His gaze swept over the three people as he spoke in a deep voice, "Please lend me your hand!"
The s.p.a.ce around Luo Cheng"s body immediately became distorted after his words sounded. A spatial strength surged out and whizzed toward the interior of the Wormhole. The Little Fairy Doctor and the other two Dou Zongs hesitated a little before forming spatial strengths of various power that forcefully entered the interior of the Wormhole…
The whistle that was emitted from the Wormhole became louder after these four spatial strengths charged in. The suction force,that was spreading out, gradually became stronger. Seeing this situation, the many experts from the Luo clan on the rock platform let out numerous orderly cries. Waves of powerful Dou Qi surged out before immediately agglomerating into an energy barrier outside of the Wormhole, isolating the suction force. Looking at the familiarity of their movements, it was clear that this was not the first time that they had done such a thing.
Xiao Yan"s gaze stared intently at the Wormhole. He only sighed in relief a moment later, after failing to discover anything wrong. After which, he sat down and began to quietly wait.
The time required to repair the Wormhole was not as long as Xiao Yan had expected. After around one to two hours, the Little Fairy Doctor"s group, who had their eyes shut, slowly opened them. A thread of paleness also drifted onto their faces. Clearly, repairing this Wormhole exhausted them.
The movement of the slowly rotating s.p.a.ce shook slightly as the few of them recovered. Immediately, threads of silver lingered around the Wormhole. Looking from a distance, it appeared as though they were stars within a black hole. Moreover, the chaotic spatial strength that had been transmitted from within slowly scattered.
"It is finally completely repaired. Ha ha, all three of you, thank you. I, Luo Cheng, will remember this favor…" Luo Cheng let out a loud hearty laugh as he sensed the Wormhole gradually recovering its normal state. He turned around, cupped his hands toward, the Little Fairy Doctor and the other two, before speaking sincerely.
"Are you alright?" Xiao Yan swiftly got up, arrived beside the Little Fairy Doctor, and softly inquired.
"Aye… I"m only a little exhausted. It was not very difficult to repair this Wormhole." The Little Fairy Doctor nodded slightly and smiled as she replied.
"This friend. This is the remuneration that the old me promised." Luo Cheng waved his hand and a jade box flew toward Xiao Yan.
Xiao Yan randomly caught the jade box in his hand. He opened it and a purple-red-colored oval-shaped Monster Core appeared in his eyes. His finger touched the Monster Core and sensed the energy affinity within it. A moment later, Xiao Yan nodded. Although he had never seen the Monster Core of a Sky Poison Dragon Scorpion Beast, the affinity that was recorded was similar to this…
Xiao Yan stored the jade box into his Storage Ring. His heart also sighed in relief. His gaze was thrown to the Wormhole as he softly asked, "Can the Wormhole be used now?"
"There should not be a problem. However, the old me still advises you to wait a period of time. After all, it has just been fixed. It is not really secure leaving now…" Luo Cheng hesitated a little upon hearing the question before replying.
"There is no need. We still have some urgent matters and cannot stay for long…" Xiao Yan shook his head as he responded. He did not wish to stay in this Horizon City for long. Moreover, he was somewhat anxious to reach the Central Plains.
Luo Cheng could only nod his head in disappointment when he heard this. He took a palm-sized wooden boat out of his Storage Ring. The wooden boat was faintly emitting a silver glow. This thing hid a thread of an extremely weak spatial strength.
"This is a s.p.a.ce Boat used to travel the Wormhole. Its manufacturing process is quite expensive. Each of one costs over a million and an ordinary person really cannot afford to use it. This young miss has helped my Luo clan greatly today. Our Luo clan can be considered to have taken advantage by just giving a rank 6 Monster Core. This small thing shall be considered a thank you gift." Luo Cheng smiled, and gabe a simple explanation as he handed the wooden boat to Xiao Yan.
Xiao Yan"s gaze was somewhat surprised as he glanced at this wooden boat. It was the first time that he had heard of the so-called s.p.a.ce Boat. Immediately, he felt things were somewhat comical. He laughed and received it without rejection.
"In that case, thank you Old mister Luo. I will personally visit and thank you if I return in the future." Xiao Yan cupped his hands to Luo Cheng. He ceased hesitating and waved his hand at Zi Yan and Xin Lan. After which, the four people paused outside the Wormhole before finally stepping into it at the same time…
The four figures instantly disappeared the moment they stepped into the Wormhole at the same time. A silver glow slowly spread before flas.h.i.+ng into the dark-black s.p.a.ce…
Luo Cheng smacked his mouth as he watched the four figures disappear. He sighed, "I wonder just which faction these few people belong to. I seem to have never heard of such a young elite Dou Zong within a thousand kilometer radius… could they be people from the Central Plains?"
Luo Cheng frowned slightly when his words reached the end. He immediately sighed again before turning around and descending the rock stairs. Everyone hurriedly followed behind him. Only some guards remained stationed in this place.
The rock platform also became quiet after everyone scattered. Only that enormous Wormhole emitted some bright silver glows at a steady pace, connected with an interesting part of the continent…