Soul Emperor Martial God-Chapter 679: Ambush by Three Families

"Xiao Yi, my young friend, this is a small token of thanks prepared by the Du Family for you,"

the Du Family Master said as he produced a Qiankun Bag.

Inside the Qiankun Bag were some Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures and Cultivation Items.

Xiao Yi shook his head, "There’s no need."

"I’m merely accompanying Miss Youyou on her journey as it’s on my way."

Though the Du Family was an Alchemy Family, the family head was only at the Early-stage Heavenly Origin.

It was impossible for the family to possess Seventh-grade Heavenly Materials; and even if they did, they wouldn’t have many.

Sixth-grade, I guessed, was already quite precious within the family.

The real treasures they could offer were likely just a large amount of Fifth-grade Heavenly Materials.

For Xiao Yi’s injuries, such grade of treasures could be useful but the effect would be minimal.

Xiao Yi did not want to owe such an unnecessary favor.

Seeing Xiao Yi’s serious expression, the Du Family Master put back the Qiankun Bag.

"Xiao Yi, my young friend, Youyou is quite a handful,"

"Please take good care of her on your journey; if she offends you in any way, I hope you will not take it to heart."

Xiao Yi nodded.

Du Youyou, in fact, was not troublesome; on the contrary, she was kind-hearted.

Of course, at only 17, she often displayed a playful nature.

"Du Family Master, I shall take my leave now," Xiao Yi said as he bowed and turned to leave.

Du Youyou quickly followed him.

The Du Family Master nodded and watched them from behind.

He kept watching until the two of them had left the Du household and disappeared from view.

Only then did Du San speak in a grave tone, "Family Master, are you really at ease letting Youyou leave with this Xiao Yi?"

"We know nothing about this Xiao Yi."

"Moreover, if he could sustain such serious injuries in a place as ordinary as the eastern seas, he likely isn’t very capable."

"What do you know?" the Du Family Master rebuked sharply.

"Didn’t you see his strength just now? He is at the Peak of the Earth Origin Realm and couldn’t even withstand one move from him."

"Everything that happened at yesterday’s Breeze Pharmacist Banquet, I have heard; this man employed an Earth-rank Peak Martial Technique as soon as he made a move."

"And today, given the way he refined three kinds of Elixir simultaneously and the Primordial Artifact he carries,"

"do you think he’s just an ordinary man?"

The Du Family Master, having become the head of a family, would certainly not be of simple mind.

His thoughts and considerations were much deeper than those of Du San.

With a serious look, the Du Family Master said, "If I’m not mistaken, this person must be the offspring of some major family."

"He’s likely just undergoing trials abroad, and it was after encountering danger and fleeing to the eastern ocean that he ended up in such a sorry state."

"With such an extraordinary air and imposing bearing, he is definitely not just anyone."

"It might be a rare opportunity for Youyou to have met him."

...

Elsewhere, Xiao Yi and Du Youyou had already departed from the Du Family.

On the road, Du Youyou said, "Xiao Yi, ah no, we have a long journey ahead of us."

"Is it alright if I just call you Xiao Yi, and you call me Youyou?"

"That’s fine," Xiao Yi nodded.

"So, Xiao Yi, are we going straight to the tournament now?" Du Youyou asked.

"There’s no rush," Xiao Yi said calmly, "The distance to Fenghua City is only about fifty cities or so; we have plenty of time."

"I’m going to make a trip to the Asura Hall first to pick up some tasks."

The area of the Fengxu Kingdom, according to Xiao Yi’s estimation, is not much different from the Flame Martial Kingdom.

The kingdom is divided into dozens of counties.

The county where Breeze City is located is called Fenghua County.

Fenghua City is the county capital.

For the Fengxu Alchemy Tournament, one must first emerge victorious within their own county to secure a place, before heading to the capital of the Fengxu Kingdom for the main tournament.

As for going to the Asura Hall to take on tasks,

The Eight Palaces here were similar to the Demon Hunting Hall encountered previously in the Eastern Domain.

They all had specific demon-hunting tasks and other missions issued by other martial artists and the like.

Completing tasks would yield rewards such as bounty, Task Points, and meritorious achievements.

Task Points could be exchanged for treasures within the hall.

However, there was one difference.

Aside from the Demon Hunting Hall and Asura Hall, the other six palaces all require sufficient achievements to maintain their own rankings.

For instance, the Wind Shattering Hall, Wind Masters need to complete a certain amount of tasks every year.

Otherwise, they will be demoted. Fifth grade to fourth, fourth to third...

Once the ranking falls to the lowest, they will automatically lose the status of being a martial artist of that hall.

This strict rule keeps the martial artists of each hall constantly on the move, executing tasks and battling often.

This is why the martial artists of the Ancient Eight Halls are considered the elite among ordinary martial artists.

However, the Demon Hunting Hall and Asura Hall don’t have this rule.

There’s no need to elaborate on the Demon Hunting Hall.

And the Asura Hall, being the one with the least martial artists among the eight halls, naturally wouldn’t eliminate any martial artist.

Most importantly, body cultivation martial artists are extremely rare.

Among martial artists of the same Cultivation Realm, body cultivation martial artists almost always overwhelmingly outpower all others, each one being a rare combat force.

But becoming a body cultivation martial artist is too difficult.

Unless one possesses some defy-the-heavens body refining techniques, otherwise, one must have innate physical qualities to step onto the Body Refining Dao.

This innate physical quality is simply the talent for the Body Refining Dao.

Moreover, the Body Refining Dao is much more challenging than ordinary, regular cultivation.

First is the difficulty of the cultivation itself, and second is the difficulty of obtaining the necessary resources for cultivation.

Most body refining techniques require a large number of special cultivation items.

The amount of cultivation items required for a body cultivation martial artist to enhance their Cultivation is far more than that for ordinary martial artists, at least several times more, even much more.

Back to the main point.

Xiao Yi glanced at Du Youyou and said, "Youyou, since the Fengxu Kingdom holds the Wind Shattering Hall in high esteem, and your Du Family is within the Fengxu Kingdom,"

"Perhaps you could join the Wind Shattering Hall."

"The Wind Shattering Hall?" Du Youyou looked up, thought for a moment, and then shook her head.

"No, the people from the Wind Shattering Hall are not good."

Xiao Yi couldn’t help but smile wryly.

Clearly, Du Youyou was just influenced by Zhong Lei.

Xiao Yi, however, considered that as one of the Ancient Eight Halls, the depth of the Wind Shattering Hall’s legacy and the strength of its power were unimaginable.

They were not to be casually underestimated by a mere Mystic Breakthrough Realm.

"That’s just the branch hall in Breeze City. You can well apply to join the branch halls in other larger cities."

"We’ll see," Du Youyou pouted, shaking her head.

Xiao Yi stopped pushing the matter, took on a task from the Asura Hall, and left Breeze City with Du Youyou.

Just after leaving Breeze City, three peculiar silhouettes closely followed from the shadows.

It wasn’t until about a hundred miles out in a desolate wilderness.

That Xiao Yi suddenly stopped in his tracks.

"What’s wrong?" Du Youyou looked at Xiao Yi, puzzled.

Xiao Yi grinned, his expression turning cold, "Gentlemen, having followed us for quite some time, isn’t it time to show yourselves?"

"Ha ha ha ha." Laughter rang out as three shadows materialized out of thin air.

They were three middle-aged men.

Xiao Yi’s face was cold.

Du Youyou, however, exclaimed, "Zhong Family Master, Hu Family Patriarch, and Family Head Zhou."

"No good, Xiao Yi, let’s hurry back to the city. They’re all Heavenly Origin Realm powerhouses just like my father."

"Go?" Zhong Family Master sneered.

"Kid, I hear you’ve got quite a few treasures on you."

Hu Family Patriarch sneered as he looked at Xiao Yi, "A mere Mysterious Profundity Ninth Layer has no right to possess these things."

Zhou Family Master scoffed, "Carrying a Primordial Artifact might intimidate Zhong Lei, but in front of us three great Heavenly Origin Realm masters, killing you is as easy as crushing an ant."

"Youyou, close your eyes," Xiao Yi said with a faint smile.

"Why?" Du Youyou asked, puzzled.

Xiao Yi chuckled, "To show you something beautiful."

"What to see? We should run..." Du Youyou urged anxiously.

Xiao Yi shook his head and held one hand over Du Youyou’s eyes.

"Xiao Yi, what are you doing?" Just as Du Youyou tried to break free from Xiao Yi’s grasp, she heard a chilling proclamation by her ear.

Heavenly Snow... Sky-splitting Slash.

When she broke free from Xiao Yi’s hand, the surroundings had turned into a world of ice and snow.

Three exquisite ice sculptures stood among them.

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