bestfiction Chapter 289 Cold and Merciless
Chapter 289 Cold and Merciless
After watching for a while, the broth was almost ready. No matter what ingredients were used, the umami flavor of the mushrooms immediately filled the tent with fragrance.
The middle-aged man seemed very satisfied with this, and with a smile, he ladled out a bowl and handed it to Ye Kang behind him.
"Have a bowl, it's my specialty."
Ye Kang looked strange, but he still picked up the bowl and drank it down.
For a martial artist, consuming the toxins from these common mushrooms would naturally have no effect.
After finishing his drink, the other person curiously began to examine Ye Kang.
"You just killed the Golden-Mouthed Fortune Teller?"
"Ah."
Ye Kang nodded.
The other party was slightly taken aback.
"It's true that some geniuses can kill opponents of higher levels, but I've never heard of someone like you who has innately severed the Lotus Realm before. Oh well, at least we have one more Lotus Realm fighter, which is always good. Let me introduce myself, my name is Leng Wuqing, and this is my territory."
At this moment, Leng Wuqing stood up, exuding an undeniable air of commanding authority.
Just from the aura emanating from him, it was clear that his strength far surpassed that of the Golden-Mouthed Divine Calculator; the two were simply not in the same league.
Ye Kang cupped his hands and said, "Greetings, Commander Leng. This item was entrusted to me by the Commander to be given to you."
He took out the letter written by Leng Ruyi.
Leng Wuqing opened it directly, and after reading it, his expression became strange.
"Why? The letter said I shouldn't send her any more mushrooms. Isn't my mushroom soup delicious enough?"
He looked at Ye Kang, and the doubt in his eyes convinced Ye Kang that he was serious.
Ye Kang smiled and said, "Perhaps if we just pick out the poisonous mushrooms, the Commander won't refuse."
"What! These are poisonous mushrooms!?"
Leng Wuqing took a deep breath, his face filled with horror.
Ye Kang didn't say much, and with a wave of his hand, he gathered the obviously poisonous mushrooms together.
"I don't recognize many of them, but these are definitely poisonous. If ordinary people eat them, their lives will be in danger."
"How could this be... If they really are poisonous mushrooms, why did they never tell me...?"
Ye Kang did not answer.
Is that even a question?
You're the commander, who would want to cause you trouble? Anyway, you ate it and nothing happened to you, so who cares if it's poisonous or not?
Leng Wuqing patted his head and smiled helplessly: "I've learned something. After so many years here, I never thought I'd been making a fool of myself for so long. Sit down, I know you have a lot of questions, feel free to ask."
Ye Kang, sensing the situation, didn't continue the topic of mushrooms and sat down.
"Commander Leng, I was assassinated as soon as I entered the Southern Frontier. Why is that?"
Leng Wuqing seemed to have not expected Ye Kang to be so direct, asking such a sharp question right away.
He shook his head and said, "I'm sorry, I didn't expect it to come so quickly, but even if I had known, there's nothing I could have done to help you."
Leng Wuqing bluntly expressed his helplessness.
He continued, “The situation in the southern border is like oil on a hot pan, it’s about to explode. Of the three of us commanders, two have to deal with the Buddhist Kingdom on the border, and one has to deal with the Gu Clan and demons. We are stretched thin. I only have a moment of free time now, thanks to your arrival, which has calmed those people down quite a bit.”
Ye Kang listened quietly, completely unaware that Southern Xinjiang had fallen into such dire straits.
What is the situation in the Buddhist Kingdom?
"They were just a group of sanctimonious monks. The west was originally the Yelan Kingdom, a vassal state of the Great Jin Dynasty. But decades ago, a group of monks suddenly appeared, claiming to establish a Buddhist kingdom. They seized power and transformed the entire Yelan into a ghostly place that was neither a Buddha nor a demon."
"So the Buddhist Kingdom is now going to enter the Great Jin?"
"That's right. Such national ambitions will never stop. How could the mere Night Mist satisfy them? Their initial goal was the Great Jin. Fortunately, there are hidden sects, so they haven't officially broken ties yet, but friction continues, and many villages in the Southern Frontier have already been infiltrated by them."
At this point, Leng Wuqing's expression became much more weathered.
"The Buddhist Kingdom has two Arhats of the Lotus Realm who have been stationed on the frontier, tying up the two commanders. This has led to the complete collapse of the Southern Frontier. But we can't afford not to defend it. If we show weakness, those damned bald monks will launch a massive invasion and devour everything."
His cold and ruthless face was full of resentment.
The Great Jin Dynasty was powerful and should not have fallen into such a predicament.
However, the reclusive sects have been oppressing the people, which has prevented the Great Jin from ever producing more cultivators at the Lotus Realm. Meanwhile, the rogue cultivators have all stood by and watched, wishing the court would die, which has led to the current situation.
Beset by internal and external troubles, no matter how powerful the Azure Scale Guard is, there's only a limit to their abilities; they truly can't be controlled anymore.
Even a minor Blackrock City Lord dared to take this opportunity to make a fortune, which speaks volumes.
Ye Kang was silent for a moment, then changed the subject and said, "Commander Leng, I would like to ask about the Lotus Realm."
The latter seemed not surprised at all, and nodded, saying, "Of course, you should know that grandmasters are divided into great grandmasters and minor grandmasters."
"After the innate perfection, the Purple Mansion is full, all the true qi merges, and with the help of heavenly treasures, a complete Qi Sea is formed. A lotus flower is condensed in the Qi Sea. With each step, a lotus flower is born. This is the minor master of the Lotus Birth Realm."
"The lotus has nine petals, each petal representing a transformation. A powerful person who has reached the ninth petal can open up another Divine Sea, becoming a Grandmaster of the Divine Sea Realm. This is beyond our reach, so I have no idea what will happen next."
Ye Kang's eyes suddenly cleared, and he finally had a more complete understanding of the subsequent realms.
Lotus blossoms bloom with every step, flowers open in the divine sea.
I just don't know how far this Divine Sea Realm is from that terrifying Martial Immortal level.
Ye Kang cupped his hands and asked, "May I ask who Commander Leng is now?"
"Having opened the Three Leaves stage, I've reached the limit with my talent. Even if I hadn't reached the limit, the hidden sects wouldn't allow me to continue cultivating."
A sense of helplessness was evident in Leng Wuqing's eyes.
Few people may know that the legendary commander of the Azure Scale Guard, who was renowned throughout the Great Jin Dynasty, was just an ordinary Lotus Realm martial artist, whose path forward was even cut off by a hidden sect.
"What is the strength of those hidden sects?"
"With a Grandmaster of the Divine Sea Realm in charge, otherwise, we would not be able to contend with the warriors from the outer sea."
"Understood, thank you, Leng Shuai."
Ye Kang was truly grateful; if no one had told him, he estimated he wouldn't have known these things for a long time.
Leng Wuqing then took out another black manual.
"Your Imperial Supreme Heaven-Reaching Skill has reached its limit, hasn't it? If you want to open the Leaf, you might as well try this."
Ye Kang's expression changed, and he looked at the manual.
The Kung Fu of Embracing a Mountain with a Stubborn Rock
"This method is the only Lotus Birth Method that can be cultivated in the Great Jin Dynasty. Of course, it is also because this method emphasizes stability and focuses on the physical body, which is incompatible with the True Qi Method advocated by those reclusive sects. That's why it was left behind. If you dislike it, there's nothing I can do. This is the only one left."
Ye Kang looked up in surprise, not expecting that before he could even speak, the commander had already given him the secret manual.
Any one of the Lotus Realm Dharma Gates is absolutely precious to me!
What's more, this is a technique that focuses on the physical body, isn't that a coincidence!