The Supreme Being Against Heaven

After those words ended—

Staring blankly in the direction where the Five Elements lineage’s spirit vessel had departed, his eyes gradually turned cold.

“So I destroyed your Nascent Soul, did I? Hah… old man, if we’re being honest, all the disciples of your Five Elements lineage are nothing but trash in my eyes!”

“You think the Five Elements lineage can stop me? I’ll go anyway! Tch!”

After thinking quietly for a moment, he spoke thoughtfully,
“Tan Yun, is it because you have too many enemies that they’re afraid Ziyan will be implicated… so they don’t want you to be involved with her?”

“Mhm.” Tan Yun nodded.
“The lineage heads of the inner sect are all cunning schemers—none of them are good people.”

“Even though I don’t like that Five Elements head, thinking about it carefully, his reason for stopping me from getting close to Ziyan is to protect her from the danger that might come because of me… from his perspective, it’s not entirely wrong.”

Tan Yun waved his hand slightly.
“Forget it, let’s not talk about these annoying things.”

“Mhm.” Zhong Wu Shiyao smiled faintly, her eyes filled with reluctance.
“The Alchemy lineage is 400,000 li to the east, while the Weapon Refining lineage is 490,000 li to the west. There are still 9 days left before the reporting deadline—I should head off first.”

“Alright,” Tan Yun replied with a smile.

Zhong Wu Shiyao nodded lightly, her voice soft like a whisper,
“Tan Yun… if you have time, will you come visit me at the Weapon lineage?”

“Of course,” Tan Yun answered without hesitation.

She bit her lower lip, turning her back to him, her voice so soft it was almost inaudible,
“After today… I don’t know when we’ll meet again. Can you… give me a hug?”

But just as she gathered the courage to ask—

Boom!!!

A deafening thunderclap roared, completely drowning out her words!

Crashhh!

Rain poured down like the sky collapsing, covering heaven and earth.

Zhong Wu Shiyao looked up at the sky in frustration. For a brief moment, she even forgot to use her energy to shield herself. Her white robes were soaked, clinging tightly to her body, outlining her graceful figure.

Tan Yun looked at her slender back and, in a flash, appeared beside her. With a flick of his fingers—

A faint golden spiritual energy formed into a barrier, shielding both of them from the rain.

“What did you say just now… ‘I…’ what?”

“N… nothing!” Zhong Wu Shiyao startled, her face flushing red as she quickly circulated her energy to dry her clothes instantly.

Seeing she didn’t continue, Tan Yun didn’t press further.
“I’m worried about you going to the Weapon lineage alone. I’ll escort you.”

Zhong Wu Shiyao’s heart trembled.
“Alright… but will you still make it back to the Alchemy lineage in time?”

“No need to worry.”

After speaking, Tan Yun summoned his flying sword, which expanded several times above his head.

He leapt onto it and extended his hand.
“You’re too slow. I’ll take you there.”

A faint blush appeared on Zhong Wu Shiyao’s face as she flew up and stood in front of him. A subtle masculine scent reached her nose, making her heart beat out of rhythm.

“Stand steady.”

A deep voice sounded.

Whoosh!

The flying sword shot forward at a speed of 120,000 li per day, heading toward the western horizon.

Zhong Wu Shiyao’s clear voice drifted from the front—

“Tan Yun… this is so fast!”
“How can you fly this fast…”

—

4 days later, the seasons seemed to change.

The flying sword descended in front of the “Weapon Immortal Mountain.”

Before them stood a massive stone sword, towering thousands of zhang high, like a divine demon—majestic and awe-inspiring.

Zhong Wu Shiyao stepped off the sword, smiling gently.
“Thank you for seeing me here. Time is tight—you should hurry to the Alchemy lineage.”

“Mhm, goodbye.”

Tan Yun smiled as he rose about 100 zhang into the air.

Suddenly—

“Tan Yun, wait! I have something for you!”

A melodious voice called from below.

Tan Yun paused midair.

In the next instant, Zhong Wu Shiyao shot up like a streak of white light—

Her soft lips quickly touched his!

Then she drifted back down and vanished instantly.

“This girl…”

Tan Yun smirked slightly before flying off in a flash.

—

5 days later…

Beneath the towering, lush green immortal mountain—

A massive alchemy cauldron stood prominently at the front, reaching a height of 300 zhang. Its surface was engraved with deep azure patterns, exuding an ancient and awe-inspiring aura.

On the body of the cauldron, 4 large, powerful characters were carved—
“The Dao of Alchemy Stands Above the Heavens”

Below the giant cauldron—

A young man in a silver robe stood guard at the mountain gate, his honest-looking face filled with seriousness.

On his chest were clearly embroidered the words: “Miscellaneous Herb Garden.”

His name was Da Niu, a cultivator at the 7th level of the Nascent Soul Realm, and a miscellaneous disciple of the Lingshan Herb Garden. Today was his հերթ (duty) guarding the gate.

“Eh… this is crazy…”

Da Niu widened his eyes, staring at the sky in shock.
“A spirit vessel in that condition… can still fly!?”

In his view—

A spirit vessel covered in cracks, looking as though it could fall apart at any moment, was flying straight toward him.

In the blink of an eye, it landed steadily right in front of him.

“New disciple of the Lingshan Herb Garden greets Senior Brother.”

Standing at the edge of the vessel, Tan Yun cupped his fists in greeting.

The reason he had arrived exactly on the 10th day was because of this top-grade spirit vessel.

Although it had nearly been destroyed by the Thunder Ice Demon Eagle in the Fallen Deity Valley, it could still fly—

Only… its condition looked extremely miserable.

“You’re Junior Brother Tan?”

Da Niu snapped back to his senses, staring at Tan Yun with wide eyes. Then he scratched his head and said honestly,
“With looks like yours… how could you be trash?”

Black lines immediately appeared across Tan Yun’s forehead.

He cleared his throat lightly.
“Senior Brother, may I ask how to get to the Lingshan Herb Garden? I’m new here—please guide me.”

Da Niu seemed kind-hearted and explained carefully,
“Junior Brother Tan, our Alchemy lineage spans an area of 80,000 li, with a total of 188,000 immortal mountains for disciples to cultivate.”

“But currently, there are only about 50,000 disciples in the Alchemy lineage.”

“As for the miscellaneous disciples of Lingshan Herb Garden, including you, there are exactly 900 in total.”

He paused briefly before adding,
“The Lingshan Herb Garden is located at ‘Changling Immortal Mountain,’ right at the center of the Alchemy lineage territory.”

Tan Yun nodded, thanked him, and was about to leave—

But Da Niu quickly leaned in and whispered in a low, secretive tone,
“Junior Brother Tan, be careful. There’s someone in the herb garden named Cheng Yaozuan. He’s a troublemaker there—don’t provoke him no matter what!”

“Thank you for the warning. I’ll remember it.”

After speaking, Tan Yun piloted his spirit vessel into the mountain region.

—

4 hours later—

The setting sun dyed the sky blood-red.

Tan Yun’s spirit vessel descended halfway up a towering immortal mountain that pierced through the clouds.

This… was truly “Changling Immortal Mountain.”

Because millions of spiritual herbs were planted here for alchemy disciples—

A massive spirit-gathering formation covered the entire mountain, making the spiritual energy 3 times denser than ordinary mountains.

Tan Yun stepped down from the vessel, stored it into his Qiankun Ring, and walked toward the neatly arranged residential buildings ahead.

However—

Before he could go far—

A sharp, mocking laugh rang out from within the buildings—

“Hahaha! Brothers, come out and take a look! That trash Tan Yun… has finally arrived!”

--Translated by likesnovel--