Chapter 40: From a Boy to a God

“Fang Yao.”

Hearing this name again, Yu Yuan was filled with emotion.

Three hundred years ago, he met a young boy in the Red Devil Sect.

The boy didn’t have any talents but was extremely persistent.

One year, Fang Yao went out to cultivate in harsh conditions and was brought back by his master nearly dead.

After using several of the rare heavenly class pills, Yu Yuan was finally able to bring his life back.

Surviving from such injuries was a miracle. It was not only because of Yu Yuan’s pills but also his tenacious desire for life.

Such abilities left Yu Yuan a deep impression. Years later, after Fang Yao had recovered, they met a few more times.

Fang Yao and his master were very grateful for what Yu Yuan had given them.

Those few valuable heavenly pills could easily be worth more than a whole city’s wealth!

When Yu Yuan first met Yuan Qiufang and promised him to find a way for him to return to the Red Devil Sect, the person that would help him do so was Fang Yao.

It had been more than three hundred years since Yu Yuan last met him.

At first, he was still doubting if Fang Yao was even alive or not, but now it was apparent that Fang Yao had already reached the Soul Wanderer Realm and probably became one of the elders in the sect.

“Fang Yao today is surely a powerful cultivator. No wonder that An Ziqing and her brother fled so quickly.”

With only the presence of his Yin God, he was still powerful enough to kill An Ziqing in a single hit.

Their escape was a form of defeat.

“I recognize him, but he can’t recognize me.“ Yu Yuan thought to himself.

He had no intention to meet Fang Yao right now since Fang Yao’s appearance already solved the city’s crisis.

Without the previous threatening danger, he found no point to reveal their relationship so early and figured that it would be better to leave this opportunity for later.

He would have to pretend that they had never seen each other before.

“Yuan Qiufang, who taught you the Red Devil Method?” Fang Yao said in a loud boomy voice, “And how did the Fire Halberd end up in your hands?”

“Let me explain.” Yuan Qiufang said.

“Follow me.”

Fang Yao interrupted. With a gentle wave of his hand, the Fire Halberd flew down from the air and landed beside Yuan Qiufang.

As if knowing this would happen, Yuan Qiufang swiftly stepped onto the halberd.

Swoosh!

Fire Halberd flew up again and went away beyond the horizon carrying Yuan Qiufang.

People in the valley looked at this scene in awe.

“Soul Wanderer Realm!”

“A cultivator who reached the Soul Wanderer Realm right in front of our eyes!”

“The senior from the Red Devil Sect might be thousands of miles away, but was able to precisely control the Fire Halberd and his Yin God. How amazing!”

“It’s the Soul Wanderer Realm! Even in the Land of Genesis and the Land of Extinction, he can be considered as one of the tops.”

“What a rare scene to witness!”

After Fang Yao’s Yin God left, everyone started to chatter.

They seemed to be showing respect to Yuan Lianyao, knowing that probably one day Yuan Qiufang would be one of the official disciples of the Red Devil Sect.

“Mr. Zhao, where did Huang Fan go?”

Despite worrying about her father, she still had to take care of the city.

“Most of the Huang Clan people are all cleared out. We even killed Huang Tianyi in the caves of the mountain.” Zhao Zhenghao reported. “But we are having trouble finding Huang Fan and a few others. Because the tunnels within the mountain are as complicated as a maze, we are still trying our best to find them.”

“Darn it! Huang Fan must be killed immediately.” Yuan Lianyao’s eyes glared in hatred. “Since it’s all over now, we need to arrange for everyone to return to the city. The properties that the Huang Clan own in and out of the city will be confiscated. Everyone from the Huang Clan needed to be arrested! If anyone dares to resist, kill him on the spot!”

“Yes, ma’am!”

People quickly started on their assigned roles, and soon, most of them returned to the city.

“Brother Yu?”

Zhao Yafu leaned forward. “What about me?”

She was referring to the young dragon spirit that was still trapped in her body.

“Oh, right. Almost forgot.”

Yu Yuan seemed to have been woken from a dream.

He was still thinking about the things that happened three hundred years ago between Fang Yao and him.

“Brother Yu, your friend from the Divine Blood Sect is gone now.” Zhao Yafu deliberately emphasized sarcastically the word friend. “Now, who’s here to help me? Please, please, please save me!”

She took Yu Yuan’s arm and looked at him with her cute, pitiful eyes.

Yu Yuan looked at her and asked, “It doesn’t hurt anymore?”

“Not right now,” Zhao Yafu replied. “But it’s because of the blood from An Ziqing. Since she left already, the spirit might be back again to feed on my souls.”

“An Ziqing’s blood won’t go away anytime soon.” Yu Yuan frowned slightly and said, “She probably left it here for you.”

Hearing that, Zhao Yafu was delighted. “She did so just for you?”

Yu Yuan nodded.

“Thank you so much, brother Yu!” Zhao Yafu thanked him politely again.

“Let’s return before it gets dark.”

Yuan Lianyao felt a little tired. She looked over the cleanup work and nodded in satisfaction.

The Battle of the Three Realms abruptly ended, or rather, barely started before it ended.

“Mr. Zhao, Mr. Yu, please come here for a moment.” She quietly called their names, “And you too, Yu Yuan.”

“Don’t stress over this young dragon spirit in your body. I promise to help you with it soon.” Yu Yuan said before he walked toward Yuan Lianyao.

“Okay.” Zhao Yafu’s eyes lit up. She returned happily toward the city along with Zhao Xi.

The fatty Zhao Dongsheng hurried over to where Yu Li and Yu Can were.

Along the way, he solemnly picked up the Black Dragon Shears that were dropped on the ground and handed it back to Yu Li, and said, “Take it as a token of my gratitude. Regardless of whether Yu Yuan ends up keeping his promise or not, this pair of shears will forever be yours. It’s nothing compared to how he saved all of our lives today.”

Yu Li was a little flattered. She looked at the Black Dragon Shears and was hesitant if it was proper for her to accept such a precious gift.

“Keep it.” Yuan Lianyao stepped over. “Yu Clan is the savior of the entire city. Despite that the competition never happened, the mines and properties outside of the city that once belongs to the Huang Clan will now be your clan’s.”

Yu Can, still sitting in a wheelchair, almost wanted to jump up. He said, “Thank you, Mayoress!”

“Just take the pair of shears.” He said again.

“Alright then.” Yu Li happily grabbed the Black Dragon Shears. She thought about Yu Yuan; after all, it was he who truly got her this beautiful weapon.

“It’s a reward that you deserve.” Zhao Zhenghao also supported Yuan Lianyao. “Now that Huang Clan is removed from the city, only us three are left. I hope that we can work closely together in the future.”

When speaking, he seemed worried.

That was because of Yinlong Lake. He knew that Yuan Lianyao had already found out about their relationship, and Yu Can probably heard a little as well.

He wasn’t scared of the Yuan Clan and the Yu Clan knowing that.

He was afraid that the Yinlong Lake might one day take revenge on them for killing the young dragon in his daughter’s body.

Yinlong Lake was not a fun one to mess around with.

The Zhao Clan had been attempting to ally with another partner, but the other party had not replied with an affirmative response, making Zhao Zhenghao and Zhao Dongsheng quite worried.

If the Yuan Clan was able to obtain the Red Devil Sect’s support and with Yu Yuan’s relation with the Divine Blood Sect, he thought that as long as the Zhao Clan was with these two, he should be temporarily safe from the Yinlong Lake.

Giving away the Black Dragon Shears was also part of his plan to show his willingness to team with the Yu Clan.

“Yu Yuan, what do you think that man from the Red Devil Sect will do to my father?”

Yuan Lianyao went straight to her most troublesome topic.

Obviously, this was what she cared about the most.

Zhao Zhenghao and Yu Can were very confused by her question.

How would Yu Yuan know the answer to that question?

Translator’s Notes: Finally about to finish the first arc of IP! How are you thinking about this novel? Any suggestions for me as a translator? Let me know in the comments!!