The Supreme Being Against Heaven
Chapter Summary
He was at the 1st level of the Soul Refinement Realm—how did you kill him?!” “I had to spend a large amount of spirit stones to buy talismans to kill him.” After saying that— Tan Yun dropped another bombshell: “Half a shichen ago, Lu Wu likely sent Jiang Xia to kill me… I used talismans to kill him as well.” “What?!” Shen Qingfeng exclaimed in shock. “I’m only concerned that Lu Wu won’t give up.” Shen Qingfeng frowned and remained silent for a long moment before speaking slowly: “Tan Yun… in tru...
Inside the elegant courtyard residence, beautiful as a painting—
Elder Shen Qingqiu and Shen Qingfeng sat together around a stone table.
The two brothers wore heavy expressions, their eyes filled with चिंता, as if facing a difficult problem with no easy solution.
Suddenly—
A familiar voice sounded from behind.
Shen Qingqiu trembled slightly and turned around quickly. The moment he saw Tan Yun, his eyes instantly reddened with tears.
“Child… I only arrived yesterday…”
He stood up unsteadily, walked toward Tan Yun, and pulled him into a tight embrace. Tears soaked into Tan Yun’s clothes.
Overwhelmed with joy, his voice trembled as he spoke:
“Child… I’ve already heard everything about what you went through in the outer sect from my elder brother… You didn’t disappoint me, and you didn’t disappoint the young lady either!”
Tan Yun gently patted Shen Qingqiu’s back, his nose turning slightly sour with emotion.
“Grandpa Shen… please don’t cry.”
“I’m not crying! I’m just happy!”
Shen Qingqiu released him and wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes with his sleeve, his gaze filled with deep longing.
“My granddaughter… how is she now?”
The granddaughter he spoke of was none other than Mu Mengyi.
Ever since she entered the outer sect, she had acknowledged Shen Qingqiu as her grandfather.
It could be said—without Shen Qingqiu, there would be no Mu Mengyi as she is today.
Over 10 years ago—
Mu Mengyi’s family was wiped out, and the Sacred Mu Feng Dynasty collapsed.
She fled for her life for 5 years before finally arriving at the Sacred Huangfu Dynasty.
After hearing of the reputation of the Huangfu Sacred Sect—
She knelt at the sect’s entrance for a full 1 month.
Until—by chance, Shen Qingqiu, who was outside at the time, discovered her and made an exception to accept her as an outer disciple.
“Grandpa Shen… more than 4 months ago, Ziyan told me that Mengyi had entered secluded cultivation. I’m afraid she won’t come out for at least another 1.5 years.”
Tan Yun spoke truthfully.
“Mmm…”
Shen Qingqiu nodded, his expression immediately turning serious.
“You brat… I’ve entrusted my granddaughter to you. You must not let her down!”
“Grandpa Shen, rest assured.”
Tan Yun chuckled softly.
“A young man as outstanding as you… how can I be at ease? Who knows what kind of trouble you’ll stir up with other women!”
Shen Qingqiu glared at him.
“Do I look like that kind of person?”
Tan Yun smiled broadly before stepping past Shen Qingqiu, his expression turning serious again.
He stopped in front of Shen Qingfeng and asked solemnly:
“Elder Shen, I have something I’d like to ask you.”
Shen Qingfeng chuckled lightly.
“You call me Second Grandpa, yet act so distant… is that appropriate?”
Tan Yun paused slightly, then gave a dry smile.
“I’m about to marry the granddaughter of the Great Elder. Calling you Grandpa is only proper… If you have another granddaughter for me to marry, I’ll call you Grandpa the same way.”
“You said that yourself—don’t regret it later.”
Shen Qingfeng laughed heartily before continuing:
“Alright, speak—what is it?”
Tan Yun’s gaze turned slightly cold.
“Elder Shen… does Lu Wu have any kind of background?”
He intended to kill Lu Wu—
So understanding his background was essential!
“Yes.”
Shen Qingfeng’s smile faded. When Lu Wu was mentioned, killing intent flashed in his eyes.
“Xiao Tan… Lu Wu’s father is the 4th Elder of the Alchemy Line of the Immortal Sect. His background is extremely deep.”
Tan Yun frowned tightly, thinking to himself:
That old bastard has such a strong backing… If I want to kill him, I’ll need to plan carefully. Otherwise, if his father finds out, things will escalate badly!
Seeing Tan Yun deep in thought, Shen Qingfeng asked:
“Did something happen with Lu Wu?”
“Yes.”
Tan Yun nodded firmly and spoke honestly:
“Elder Shen, both you and Grandpa Shen are people I trust. There are things I won’t hide from you.”
“Lu Wu sent Duan Zhen to kill me… but I killed him instead…”
Before he could finish—
Shen Qingfeng suddenly stood up, his face filled with shock.
“Wait! What did you say? You killed Duan Zhen? He was at the 1st level of the Soul Refinement Realm—how did you kill him?!”
“I had to spend a large amount of spirit stones to buy talismans to kill him.”
After saying that—
Tan Yun dropped another bombshell:
“Half a shichen ago, Lu Wu likely sent Jiang Xia to kill me… I used talismans to kill him as well.”
“What?!”
Shen Qingfeng exclaimed in shock.
“Are you joking?!”
“I’m not joking.”
Tan Yun said with a worried expression.
“I’m only concerned that Lu Wu won’t give up.”
Shen Qingfeng frowned and remained silent for a long moment before speaking slowly:
“Tan Yun… in truth, the young lady also wants to get rid of Lu Wu. She has already found out that the one who sent Li Zhiquan to poison the Rebirth Spirit Herb… was him.”
Tan Yun already knew this, but he pretended otherwise and said in a low voice:
“Elder Shen… why don’t we join forces and eliminate him?”
“No! Absolutely not!”
Shen Qingfeng immediately waved his hand.
“Tan Yun, the young lady has now advanced to a low-tier Honorable Alchemist. If not for the need to refine the Heaven-Returning Soul Pill, she would have already become an elder of the Alchemy Line of the Immortal Sect!”
“She’s already busy enough refining recovery pills. If Lu Wu dies now, it will only bring more trouble upon you!”
“And it will definitely affect her promotion to become an Alchemy Line elder!”
Hearing this—
Tan Yun immediately gave up the idea of acting recklessly.
After all… he couldn’t risk Shen Xiaoniu’s future!
However, he still had doubts.
“Elder Shen, Lu Wu’s father is only the 4th Elder of the Alchemy Line of the Immortal Sect. Even if Lu Wu dies in the outer sect, his father shouldn’t have the authority to vent his anger on a chief disciple, right?”
Shen Qingfeng let out a long sigh.
“His father may not have that authority… but his father’s master is the Head of the Alchemy Line of the Sacred Sect. Do you understand now?”
“If Lu Wu really dies, and his father falsely accuses the young lady in front of the Alchemy Head… even if she finds a master and successfully refines the pill, she may still have no chance of being promoted to an Alchemy elder.”
“I understand.”
Tan Yun nodded.
“So that means—we should wait until the chief disciple is promoted to an Alchemy elder before dealing with Lu Wu?”
“Exactly. When that time comes—Lu Wu must die!”
After saying that, Shen Qingfeng’s expression turned serious.
“Tan Yun… you should stop causing trouble and making enemies everywhere. Do you understand?”
“Yes, I understand.”
Tan Yun replied, then asked in a low voice:
“Elder Shen, I have one more question.”
“Go ahead.”
“Does the 3rd Elder Peng Siyuan… have any powerful backing?”
“Hm?”
Shen Qingfeng frowned.
“He has no particular backing… tell me honestly, has he also set his sights on you?”
“No. I’m just asking as a precaution.”
Tan Yun replied calmly.
“Mmm…”
Shen Qingfeng nodded, then shook his head. A deep चिंता appeared in his eyes.
“Second Brother… where exactly has the young lady’s master gone?”
“I planted the flag on the mountain peak as she instructed more than 3 months ago. Why hasn’t her master arrived yet?”
“Yesterday, I went to see Young Lady Huangfu Shengxing. She looked extremely exhausted… If her master still doesn’t come, what will she do?”
Hearing this—
Tan Yun spoke calmly:
“Grandpa Shen, Elder Shen, I have matters to attend to. I’ll take my leave first.”
“Mmm, go. But be careful. You have too many enemies. Unless necessary, don’t leave the Alchemy Line territory.”
Shen Qingqiu reminded him with concern.
“I understand.”
Tan Yun replied before leaving.
He summoned his flying sword—and headed straight toward Bingqing Immortal Mountain!
…
After 2 hours—
Tan Yun landed atop the mountain and bowed respectfully.
“Sect Master, disciple Tan Yun requests an audience!”
But—
No response came for a long time.
Tan Yun glanced around once more and discovered that there were no detection arrays on the mountain peak.
At that moment—
He put on the Turtle Breath Concealment Veil, covering his entire body.
Then—
He headed straight toward the cliff at the summit—
Toward the teleportation array that connected to Huangfu Fang City.
He took out high-grade spirit stones and embedded them into the core of the array.
Instantly—
Space began to tremble violently!
And in the blink of an eye—
Tan Yun’s figure vanished without a trace…
--Translated by likesnovel--