Asura Emperor Venerable
Chapter 325: Zhang Santian Is Convinced

Chapter 325: Chapter 325: Zhang Santian Is Convinced

Returning to the Han Family, Shi Hao contentedly took out the Jade Delight fruits, planning to refine them along with the Self-Observation Vermilion Fruits into elixirs.

Before he had even started, Han Liren came running, first showering him with praise, lauding his martial arts talent as exceptional, truly worthy of being Master’s chosen disciple, blah blah blah a whole bunch, and then he got to the point, urging Shi Hao not to make any more enemies.

As for cultivation resources, he would find a way to acquire them for Shi Hao.

Alas, a source of wealth had been cut off.

Although Shi Hao agreed, he felt it was a great pity.

Soon, he received an invitation from Zhang Santian to have tea at the Tongde Building.

Zhang Santian?

"Big Brother, is this guy planning to challenge you?" Han Dong nervously said on the side. All along, Zhang Santian’s strength had been recognized as the foremost among the Four Great Geniuses, not because his martial talent was higher, but because he was born two years earlier and his realm was higher, that’s all.

This man was now on the Nine Islands and just one step away from stepping into Self-Observation. His strength was terrifyingly strong, not just among the younger generation, but even among the older generation. There were very few who could beat him.

So, merely hearing this name made Han Dong feel apprehensive.

Shi Hao laughed, "Not likely, otherwise he wouldn’t have asked me to have tea."

"Then, are you going or not?" Han Dong asked again.

"Let’s see what he wants."

Shi Hao was also very curious about what kind of person Zhang Santian was.

He took Han Dong with him—there was no way not to; the kid was too clingy and impossible to shake off. They quickly made their way to the Tongde Building.

Zhang Santian had already asked someone to reserve a private room, so all they had to do was to report their names, and the waitstaff naturally led them into the room.

By then, Zhang Santian was already seated.

"Haha, Brother Shi!" Zhang Santian laughed heartily as he stood up and gave Shi Hao a fist salute, displaying great enthusiasm.

Shi Hao also returned the salute with a fist. Observing this leader of the Four Great Geniuses, he noted that the other was unpolished, even slovenly to an extent. If it weren’t for Han Dong showing such reverence, one might truly wonder whether this was an imposter.

"Sit!" Zhang Santian invited Shi Hao to sit down, then started chatting in a very familiar manner.

After a few exchanges, the two naturally turned the conversation to the topic of martial arts.

As both parties completely shared this topic in common, they quickly dropped the formalities and became more and more animated in their discussion.

Shi Hao himself was a supreme genius, and with the memories of Yuan Chengmie, his insights far exceeded the level of the Eastern Fire Continent. Therefore, even though Zhang Santian, another genius with a higher cultivation level than Shi Hao, found himself more often in the position of seeking advice during the discussion.

More than an hour later, with several rounds of tea refilled, Han Dong and Zhang Jinxi—Zhang Santian’s cousin, were both yawning continuously. Yet Zhang Santian’s expression grew more and more excited, his eyes glowing brightly.

"Young Master Shi, you truly are a rare talent!" Zhang Santian praised sincerely.

Unconsciously, he changed his way of addressing Shi Hao from Brother Shi to Young Master Shi, placing himself in a position lower than Shi Hao.

If the people in the city heard this, they would be shocked to an unbelievable extent.

——The leader of the Four Great Geniuses, just like that, overpowered by Shi Hao?

Who would believe it?

But for Zhang Santian, who was obsessed with the martial arts and believed that in learning, there is no seniority among students and the capable becomes the teacher, he now truly wanted to become a disciple of Shi Hao, to seek advice at any time.

Regrettably, Shi Hao politely declined.

Shi Hao smiled; Zhang Santian was quite to his liking, which is why he gave some advice.

"With Young Master Shi’s guidance, I suddenly see the light. I believe it won’t take long for me to break through Self-Observation," Zhang Santian said with a grateful expression, "If Young Master Shi ever has any requests in the future, just say the word and Santian will not refuse."

"Alright," Shi Hao replied without any fuss, nodding.

After a few more words, Zhang Santian reluctantly said goodbye, but just from today’s meeting, he had gained a lot and needed to go back to properly digest everything. Being too greedy isn’t good, as it’s impossible to chew what you can’t swallow.

Within a few days, Han Liren sent a large amount of cultivation resources to Shi Hao, many of which were precious spiritual medicines.

Shi Hao was delighted and immediately began alchemy.

Two days later, he refined several batches of spiritual medicine, all of which could enhance his cultivation.

He naturally did not hold back and immediately refined them with the Nine Revolutions Sky-Plundering Scripture.

If he took them directly, he could only consume one at most at a time, and due to drug resistance, he had to wait several days between each dose. Even then, the effect would diminish with each use.

However, by refining with the Nine Revolutions Sky-Plundering Scripture, the essence of the medicine was directly absorbed, bypassing the body entirely, so there was no issue of drug resistance, causing his cultivation to soar.

The higher the realm, however, the more energy was needed to advance. Even after refining all the elixirs, Shi Hao only just reached the late phase of the second island.

It was obviously unrealistic to expect Han Liren to procure so many spiritual medicines in a short period of time.

After all, spiritual medicines like the Dark Cloud Stem were difficult to come by. An eight-hundred-year-old specimen, where could he find another?

Thinking of this, Shi Hao couldn’t help but become curious again—why was there a piece of Dark Cloud Stem in the courtyard where he lived?

Handsome people always seem to have good luck, but wasn’t this a bit too exaggerated?

Could it become a mystery for the ages?

...

Back at the Han Family, at Han Feihuo’s residence.

"Young Master, the family head has sent a large amount of cultivation resources to Shi Hao," a middle-aged man in his thirties reported respectfully to Han Feihuo.

Slap!

Han Feihuo, furious, swept the teacup from the table onto the floor, where it shattered with a clear sound.

He stood up abruptly, veins throbbing on his forehead.

"Why, why does grandfather treat that outsider so well?" Han Feihuo clenched his fists, his chest heaving violently.

From his observations over the past days, he had confirmed that Han Dong was nothing more than a follower of Shi Hao.

—To be spoiled by grandfather yet serve as someone’s follower?

This made Han Feihuo doubt whether Han Dong’s favoritism was also due to Shi Hao.

"Could it be that he has some relation to our ancestor?"

Han Feihuo’s heart surged with a bold speculation.

—Shi Hao is the descendant of our ancestor!

"Grandfather said he was the descendant of an old friend, meaning it was to protect him!"

"That’s why Han Dong, mingling with him, got that beast skin that accepted him as an official disciple by grandfather."

"Therefore, grandfather withheld the cultivation resources that were supposed to be mine and gave them to him!"

Han Feihuo’s mind raced, "But from what grandfather said, our ancestor was not from the Eastern Fire Continent but a supreme expert from another continent, so why send his descendant here?"

"If we talk about cultivation resources, the Eastern Fire Continent is undoubtedly the poorest!"

"So... our ancestor must have reached his limit, or suffered pursuit by enemies and could no longer care for his own descendant."

His heart pounded wildly, shocked by his own boldness, feeling as though it might burst from his chest, "If I can capture Shi Hao, force out the cultivation techniques and martial skills he practices, then how bright will my future be?"

"Grandfather only received guidance from our ancestor and reached his current lofty level, so imagine if I were to inherit everything from our ancestor..."

He was incredibly excited, thinking of how easily Shi Hao defeated Shi Taiyan and reached the second realm of the way of the blade—it must be because of the high-level cultivation techniques he practiced.

"I must obtain them!"