Who Brought Him into the Cultivation World?

”You’re saying your Dragon Blood Stone was stolen?”

Han Yu looked at the utterly unlucky Huangfu Liang and shook his head helplessly.

This guy, in Qingzhou Prefecture, was so lucky that he unearthed the Dragon Blood Stone with one shovel. If he were willing to tell, maybe years later, it could become another inspirational legend in the Cultivator Realm.

But afterwards, his bad luck began. First, he was besieged by four people and robbed, then by eight, and finally even the Four Gentlemen of the Evil Path joined the chaos.

After much difficulty, the stone was divided, and everyone went their separate ways back home.

But alas, he still couldn’t guard the stone. It’s gone!

Huangfu Liang remained silent, neither nodding nor shaking his head.

It was heart-wrenching to watch, not knowing what on earth was going on.

After a long while, after a few more bowls of murky wine, he exhaled some alcohol and finally began to speak slowly.

Back when the three of them parted ways with Han Yu in Zhanzhou City, You Li accompanied them for a short while before parting, but he and Ou Mingdong shared much of the same path home.

He himself returned to the Sect without any danger, thinking all was well, and that all that was left was to train hard, waiting for the day he reached Divine Gaze Great Perfection to enter seclusion and use the stone.

To lose the stone after returning to the Sect was impossible; Han Yu, not being foolish, gave him a strange look and inquired.

”Did someone from your own Sect rob you?”

That would be a real injustice, to escape calamity outside only to be knifed on returning.

”It was my own carelessness, getting such a thing and not keeping my mouth shut, letting other brothers know.”

Huangfu Liang, whenever he thought about it, always displayed a look of regret.

”A sect would not blatantly rob you, would they?”

Han Yu questioned with a frown.

If the Nine Sects behaved like this, how could they have developed to this day?

”Not openly, but...”

Huangfu Liang laughed bitterly. Precisely because it didn’t become a public issue, he suffered losses in the dark.

The matter reached the ears of the Sect’s Senior Brother, Qin Ziming. This Senior Brother had always been cultivated as the pillar of the Sect, wielding considerable real power and enjoying high prestige among the brothers and sisters.

From the start, he showed a strong interest in the Dragon Blood Stone, but didn’t ask directly; he just kept wanting to borrow it to have a look, saying he’d never seen such a legendary treasure.

Huangfu Liang wasn’t foolish and certainly wouldn’t lend it out casually; it would be like sending a dumpling to a dog.

But Qin Ziming was relentless, always probing for opportunities rather than talking nonsense.

Over time, Huangfu Liang became even more wary.

”And yet you still managed to lose the stone.”

Han Yu was puzzled. If one was careful to this extent, as long as no one forcibly took it, it should be fine.

”It’s a mistake to underestimate human nature.”

At this, Huangfu Liang was full of emotions, ”Losing the stone is bad, but being betrayed by a brother from the same Sect is even more disheartening.”

The Cultivation Technique of Langya Mountain, though varied, mostly pursued the path of Dual Cultivation of Body and Technique, except for female cultivators. Due to the peculiarity of this technique, it brought body refining effects alongside cultivation.

The only flaw was their fondness for liquor since the technique occasionally required Spirit Wine to stimulate True Essence, resulting in many alcoholics within Langya Mountain over time.

Han Yu recalled, indeed, when that Elder appeared, he carried a Big Gourd; who would have thought there was such a reason.

His Senior Brother never revealed his intent towards the Dragon Blood Stone nor ever spoke of it. That day when he brought wine to visit, it was merely to drink together.

This was quite normal between brothers, not seeming out of place, so Huangfu Liang drank in his room with his Senior Brother.

”I got drunk, and the next day when I woke up, there was a Magical Treasure in my room... but the Dragon Blood Stone I hid inside was gone...”

Huangfu Liang clutched his hair tightly, his whole being sobbing softly.

There was no need to think about who did it. Only one disciple in the whole Sect could produce a Magical Treasure. He first sought out his Senior Brother, but his Senior Brother was nowhere to be found, clearly avoiding him.

Later, he went to the Senior Brother, who frankly admitted that the Dragon Blood Stone was in his possession, but his words drove Huangfu Liang nearly insane.

”Yesterday, while you were drinking, I joined too. Everyone was happily drinking, and you took out the Dragon Blood Stone to trade for my precious belonging.”

What nonsense about precious belonging! Can any Magical Treasure compare with the Dragon Blood Stone?

That stone could let one smoothly enter the Realm of Transcendence upon reaching Great Perfection! Can a Magical Treasure accomplish that? The weight of the two is clear to anyone with eyes.

”You did trade it willingly; otherwise, how would anyone know where you kept the stone?”

Huangfu Liang lost his mind and argued with him right there; while he might get drunk, he’d always just sleep it off, never doing anything stupid.

Moreover, he was a cultivator, not a mortal; if anything unusual happened, he could dispel the drunkenness on the spot.

But in reality, that wine left him completely senseless, indicating the problem lay not with himself but the wine itself.

This was a meticulously planned trap aimed at his Dragon Blood Stone.

”Then why are you here?”

Han Yu asked puzzledly. Where was the Sect? Where was the master? Why didn’t anyone come forth for justice?

”I... I was forcibly sent here, and didn’t have time to seek out the Sect.”

Huangfu Liang downed another bowl of wine, looking utterly defeated.

”Aren’t you going back to seek justice?”

Han Yu tilted his head at him, puzzled why this fellow, who wasn’t timid back in Zhanzhou City, would now be so passive.

”It’s because he can’t go back.”

A foreign voice answered him. Han Yu turned to see two unfamiliar figures, both wearing the same cultivator garb, one appearing about twenty-five or six, the other in his early thirties.

The Langya Mountain disciples were easily recognizable. Though they didn’t have a Big Gourd like Huangfu Liang, they still had ceramic flasks at their waist.

There was no need to think further; these two were here to keep an eye on Huangfu Liang, likely to prevent his return.

”Junior Brother, I’ve advised you several times. It’s come to this, and Senior Brother didn’t take your stone for nothing; he did give you his precious Magical Treasure.”

The slightly older cultivator glanced at Han Yu and advised.

”Just stay here and be a good Guardian. When the senior brother successfully breaks into the Realm of Transcendence, then you can go back.”

The young cultivator spoke arrogantly, as if he were in a superior position.

No wonder, it turns out that the plan was to fully absorb the Dragon Blood Stone so that Huangfu Liang, the victim, wouldn’t be able to pursue it.

”You’re not going to resist?”

Han Yu spoke up, feeling a bit disappointed.

”Of course I resisted, but after many times, I’ve learned to be quiet.”

The young cultivator sneered.

”So you’re just here drinking every day?”

Han Yu sighed.

”Besides drinking, there’s nothing he can do.”

The cultivator sneered again.

”You sure talk a lot!”

Han Yu took a deep breath; this guy is really asking for it.

Then he patted Huangfu Liang on the shoulder, speaking slowly.

”Do you know the purpose of becoming stronger?”

Huangfu Liang looked up, bewildered, at Han Yu.

”The purpose of becoming stronger is to take away the right to apologize from those who have harmed you.”

After saying this, Han Yu stood up abruptly and slowly walked towards the two.

”You’re courting death.”

The two hadn’t given Han Yu a second glance, not sensing any cultivation aura from him.

Listening to Han Yu’s bold words, they were both amused and angered.

Two flying swords were summoned and whistled through the air, but Han Yu didn’t even dodge. Battles at the Divine Gaze Realm seemed like child’s play to him now.

Clang, clang!

The sound of metal echoed as Han Yu effortlessly caught the two flying swords that landed on him, then with a light twist of his hands, turned them into scrap metal under everyone’s gaze.

”You...”

The young cultivator was shocked, about to speak, but in the next moment, Han Yu suddenly disappeared. When he realized what had happened, it was the intense pain that woke him.

In a flash, Han Yu was in front of him. With a casual slap, the young cultivator’s teeth were shattered, and he was flung like a sandbag over ten meters away.

”Fellow cultivator...”

The slightly older cultivator was about to invoke his sect, but Han Yu didn’t give him a chance. With another slap, he met the same fate as the first, with Han Yu even thoughtfully making sure they landed together.

Perfect companions in misfortune.

In another instant, Han Yu was in front of the two again, grabbing one from above, coincidentally, the unlucky young cultivator.

”Listen up, you Divine Gaze Realm cultivators are no different from ants in my eyes.”

After speaking, he paused slightly, staring coldly at the person in his hand.

”Go back and tell your sect that Qin Ziming took Han Yu’s Dragon Blood Stone.”

In the Sea of Consciousness, the sound of pages turning could be heard. It was Glass flipping through the pages of the somewhat tattered book ”Overseas Divine Skill,” worn from hardships.

”Render one of them useless for a perfect effect.”

Glass opened the book and spoke slowly.

”I don’t have any True Essence or Spiritual Power to waste!”

Han Yu gave an eye roll in the Sea of Consciousness.

”Figure it out yourself.”

Glass continued flipping through the pages with a hint of annoyance.

Recollecting his consciousness from the Sea, Han Yu suddenly extended an index finger. A small flame ignited at his fingertip, and to the horror of the onlooker, he poked it lightly at the Dantian Divine Spring, then withdrew.

He felt an intense flame ignite where his Divine Spring was, quickly chasing his True Essence around. When he returned to his Divine Spring, he couldn’t feel a trace of True Essence.

Moreover, his Divine Spring was gone!

The first step in the cultivation foundation after the Celestial Human Realm is the Opening of the Divine Spring, a place to store True Essence and, later, Spiritual Power. Now it’s gone.

It meant he was no longer a cultivator. He... had become a cripple!

”Take this troublesome guy back. If Qin Ziming doesn’t return it, tell him I can kill him even if he’s in the Realm of Transcendence.”

After tossing the crippled man aside, Han Yu spoke coldly.

The other cultivator dared not linger, hurriedly pulling up his junior and flying away as fast as he could, fearing he’d meet the same fate.

Han Yu stood there with his hands behind his back, watching them leave, unmoving, the breeze stirring his hair, carrying away a bit of his sternness.

”Perfect! That should do.”

Glass called out joyfully from the Sea of Consciousness at just the right moment.

Han Yu couldn’t help but question, ”Wouldn’t it have been better if I just dealt with them cleanly? Doing it this way is almost like challenging all of Langya Mountain.”

”Oh! Because what I found was the chapter on showing off and stirring trouble! According to its description, the next step is soloing Langya Mountain.”

Glass innocently held up the ”Overseas Divine Skill” book, showing the various tactics for showing off and stirring up big events described within.

The verbal aspect, especially, was favored by the Artifact Spirit.

”I really liked that line about the purpose of getting stronger; it’s my new motto...”

Han Yu was left speechless. What a pitfall! I wanted to show off and put them in their place, not solo the Nine Sects!

Damn!