Asura Emperor Venerable
Chapter 293: Nine-Leaf Unicorn Flower

Chapter 293: Chapter 293: Nine-Leaf Unicorn Flower

The man first conducted an investigation, then he promptly arrived at an exquisitely elegant courtyard. Once inside, the hidden guards around him retracted their alert demeanor and melded back into the darkness.

"Young Master Jian!" The man bowed respectfully to a young man.

This young man was only around twenty-four or twenty-five, handsome, dressed in fine garments, and carried an extraordinary presence. At that moment, he was playing with a bird and paid no attention to the man until the bird began eating, at which point he finally shifted his focus and said, "What is it?"

"I’ve just seen a man entering Miss Lin’s courtyard," the man quickly reported without showing any impatience.

"Hmm?" The young man raised an eyebrow, instantly exuding a domineering aura that almost made the man fall on his bottom.

Still, he was drenched in cold sweat and shocked within, thinking that Luo Jian’s strength must have improved again.

--This young man was none other than the grandson of the Great Elder Luo Hun, known as Luo Jian, with astonishing martial arts talent.

"Who?" Luo Jian asked, his tone flat yet laced with a hint of murderous intent.

The man instantly felt a chill at his neck as if a knife was laid upon it.

Fortunately, he was not an enemy of Luo Jian.

"The man is named Shi Hao, like Miss Lin, also hailing from the Cursed Land," the man said.

"Oh?" Luo Jian showed a hint of surprise, "To walk out from there, truly no ordinary person has managed. There were Gu Shiyun from Myriad Sects in the past, followed by Zhang Shiyi, Mo Yu, and others who all made notable names for themselves."

"However, many others have never even seen the true grand world before they lose their lives," he added, his tone turning eerie.

The man beside him inwardly sighed, pitying that young man’s likely doomed fate.

--The person Young Master Luo Jian has his eyes on, how could you possibly covet her?

"You may leave," Luo Jian waved his hand dismissively.

"Yes," the man quickly exited.

Luo Jian, hands clasped behind his back, stared at the bird in the cage and murmured, "Grandfather and Lin Fuming have been rivals for most of their lives, using every trick yet only managing a draw and unable to completely overpower the other. But he forgot the simplest method—that is, to make Lin Yuyue my woman, wouldn’t Lin Fuming obediently comply?"

"Since she is to be my woman, I absolutely won’t tolerate you, her ’Childhood Sweetheart’!"

Luo Jian turned and walked away, and the bird in the cage, unbeknownst to when, had already expired, lying there quietly.

...

After Shi Hao left, he wandered around the sect.

He realized that in terms of the scale of the sect, Purple Star Sect was not much stronger than Zhenwu Sect. However, Purple Star Sect occupied a piece of precious land with extremely rich energy of heaven and earth. Even if Zhenwu Sect and Purple Star Sect started on the same starting line, after about ten or eight years, a significant difference in the overall strength of the sects would become apparent.

"If I had enough materials, I could set up a grand lethal Formation here and wipe out all living beings within it."

Shi Hao couldn’t help but chuckle; his recent urge to kill seemed a bit excessive.

Walking along, he saw a large crowd gathered up ahead.

"Hmm, what’s going on?"

Shi Hao walked over, not needing to ask as everyone was already talking about it.

It turned out that Purple Star Sect occasionally held martial competitions, providing generous rewards for the first place to encourage diligent practice and foster a competitive atmosphere.

Today, there was a competition at the Soul Nurturing realm, and the victor would receive a Nine-Leaf Unicorn Flower.

The Nine-Leaf Unicorn Flower was a two-star Spiritual Medicine, exceedingly rare, but could not be refined into a pill and had to be consumed directly to enhance cultivation. Hence, its value did not match its rarity.

Upon hearing this, Shi Hao’s heart thumped with excitement.

"Who said the Nine-Leaf Unicorn Flower can’t be used in medicine?"

"That just means the level of Alchemy Dao on the Eastern Fire Continent is too low. Otherwise, this is the main ingredient for the Unicorn Nurturing Soul Pill, and its effects are more than ten times that of direct consumption."

"Since that’s the case, how could we waste it?"

Shi Hao stood among the crowd, and of course, he had decided to participate in this competition.

—He was indeed in the Soul Nurturing realm.

Everyone went to collect their identity card number one by one, then they would be paired up to fight each other until the first place was decided.

"It’s over, Luo Haiyun is here."

"What, Luo Haiyun!"

"He is at the ninth step of Soul Nurturing, plus he has a big elder’s backing. Who dares to beat him?"

"Isn’t this competition over before it even started? The first place has already been decided."

Many people were clamoring, showing both anger and helplessness.

"Although Luo Haiyun is not a true disciple, as one of the great elder’s great-grandchildren, he receives cultivation resources no less than a true disciple, even more. Why does he need to compete with us ordinary disciples?"

"Exactly, it’s so unfair!"

"Forget it, it was already unfair when you were born."

"Just consider it accompanying the crown prince in his studies."

"Sigh!"

Everyone shook their heads and sighed. In martial arts, there is no second place; first place claims all the glory. But who would remember the second place?

Shi Hao, however, remained silent. Whatever Luo Haiyun was, to him, it was just a matter of knocking him down with a punch.

With this Nine-Leaf Unicorn Flower, by refining it into a pill and consuming it, he could reach the ten-step peak and possess the qualifications to reach the Other Shore.

Some skills require a corresponding realm to use, and stepping into the Other Shore is indeed a major realm leap.

Soon, the competition began, but it could hardly be called spectacular. With Luo Haiyun’s participation, most people were half-hearted, and thus, the fights were perfunctory.

When it was Shi Hao’s turn to compete, he didn’t even have to make a move; his opponent feigned a couple of moves and then voluntarily admitted defeat.

After two rounds of elimination, the number of competitors had decreased, leaving only sixteen.

Shi Hao finally saw this person called Luo Haiyun. He appeared to be in his twenties, his face full of arrogance, standing out from the crowd as if he looked down on everyone.

The competition continued.

When Luo Haiyun’s turn came, he finally met a decent opponent.

A young man in white clothes, holding a sword, a resolute look in his eyes.

"You won’t surrender?" Luo Haiyun seemed a bit surprised. In the previous two rounds, his opponents had all conceded immediately without even a struggle.

"I, Huang Ming, have never surrendered without fighting," the young man in white loudly proclaimed.

"Haha, I hope your skills are as tough as your mouth," Luo Haiyun laughed, and crooked his finger, "Come on then."

With a shout, Huang Ming charged at Luo Haiyun, sword in hand.

"I’ll give you three moves," Luo Haiyun said indifferently.

Indeed, as Huang Ming launched the attack, he merely dodged, allowing his opponent to strike three times.

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