Painting of the Nine Immortals Chapter 556

The Sun was hanging high in the sky, and it was noon exactly .

Ling Xian and Huang Er were strolling around slowly on a busy street .

When they reached a relatively empty alley, Ling Xian suddenly stopped his footsteps . Then, an emotionless and cold statement left his lips .

"Your excellency have followed me this entire way . Are you not planning on showing yourself?"

Afterwards, there was no response . The entire surrounding was silent, and the only thing noticeable was Huang Er's questioning gaze .

Seeing this, Ling Xian's expression fell, "Your excellency, if you are not planning on showing yourself, then don't blame me for making a move . "

"It is no wonder that you are a powerhouse that even the Mu Clan is mindful of . You sure do have sharp senses . "

A rusty voice arose, then a purple round plate emerged in midair . It emitted a mysterious wave of energy that engulfed the entire alley .

Then, a man wearing a giant black robe walked over in a slow and steady pace . Every step he took, his Qi strengthened . By the time he was 10 steps away from Ling Xian, it became apparent that his Qi was reaching the beginning stage of the completion level .

"You possess a treasure with inhibition abilities, and you are a cultivator at the beginning stage of the completion level . " Ling Xian softly smiled . His expression calmed like usual without any trace of irregularity .

Seeing Ling Xian was able to remain calm and did not get flustered, the man in black frowned, "You are young but your mentality is calm . This entire area has been sealed by my treasure, yet you are not scared?"

"Why would I be scared?"

Ling Xian chuckled, "A mere inhibition treasure is nothing to me . "

"You sure are full of confidence," The man in back had a cold voice and a trace of killer's intent exuded out of him, dropping the temperature of this place .

However, Ling Xian remained collected without showing any nervous, "Are you here for the Fire Taming Pearl?"

"That's right," The man in black nodded, "However, I have another reason for finding you . "

"Oh? What is it?" Ling Xian raised an eyebrow and his expression revealed how interesting he found all of this .

"The first reason, if you are no opponent of mine, then I will take the Fire Taming Pearl," the man in black said slowly, "If I am no opponent of yours, then I want to ally with you and plot out a grand plan . "

"You sure are an interesting character . "

Ling Xian's lips curled into a faint smile . He didn't think there would be reasons as to why he was here . If that man lost, then he would get the treasure, if he won, then he wanted to form an alliance . It was the first time for Ling Xian to encounter such an interesting character .

"Same with me as well . I find you very interesting . " The man in black mumbled .

"It is the first time I have met someone so interesting . Oh well, since you have no intention of killing me, then I'd like to fight a few rounds against you . " Ling Xian gently smiled, feeling too lazy to waste more time talking to him .

"Hmmph, come at me . "

The man in black hissed . "Don't say I didn't warn you though . My inhibition weapon is very powerful . Under its magnetic field, your cultivation level is lowered to equal mine . I have never lost to someone of the same level . "

"I can feel it . This object of yours truly has the ability to suppress your opponents . " The corner of Ling Xian's lips curled up and he made an extremely presumptuous statement .

"It can only suppress others . It cannot suppress me . "

Then, Ling Xian aggressively marched forward one step . Terrifying spiritual energy rolled out of him and rattled the entire space .

Immediately, the expression of the man in black drastically changed . What was revealed was pure astonishment and overwhelm .

Astonishment was because he didn't think Ling Xian's capabilities would be this terrifying – enough to be at the advanced stage of the completion level . Overwhelm was because he didn't expect Ling Xian to be completely unaffected by the inhibition spell .

"Impossible . You are inside the boundary set by my treasure . How can you not be dragged down to my level?" The man in black kept on yelling, his tone full of disbelief .

"Like I said, your treasure is of no threat to me . " Ling Xian spoke softly . In a flash, he dashed in front of the man in black and threw a heavy punch .

HOMMMMMMM!

An infinite amount of prowess expanded in all directions . The expression of the man in black drastically changed once again as he realized how terrifying this throw was . Therefore, he didn't dare to be reckless and quickly displayed all the defensive techniques he knew .

Pity though, the gap between his capability and Ling Xian's was far too large at two stages apart . Even if they were of the same level, he would still be no opponent to Ling Xian .

Therefore, the moment the punch landed on the man in black, he began to puke out mouthfuls of blood as he flew backwards .

The magnetic field surrounding the two collapsed as well .

It was obvious that the winner and loser had been determined within such a short moment .

This made the man in black feel extremely tardy . He really didn't expect Ling Xian's capabilities to be terrifying to this extent . However, very quickly, the tardiness he felt turned into joy .

Compared to a Fire Taming Pearl, he was more willing to find a useful ally .

"You are interesting as a person, but your capabilities are not . " Ling Xian shook his head in disappointment, "Since you didn't intent on killing me, I won't kill you . Leave quickly . "

He then turned around to leave .

Seeing Ling Xian was about to go, the man in black panicked . Ignoring his injuries, he shouted, "your excellency, please wait . "

"What more do you want?" Ling Xian didn't even turn his head .

"Like I said, if I lose to you, I want to form an alliance with you . Don't you want to know what I want?" the man in black said in a hurry . His voice subconsciously revealed his desire .

Sensing this hopefulness and desire, Ling Xian's brows furrowed together, realizing that this person probably had a favor to ask . If this was any other circumstance, he might stop and listen .

But the person in front of him sealed the area at first meeting and attempted to steal the Fire Taming Pearl . Not killing him was already too generous on Ling Xian's part, why would he accept this man's suggestion?

Therefore, he tauntingly smiled and slowly uttered out two words .

"Not interested . "

At that, the man in black almost puked blood from anger . However, he understood that it was him who provoked Ling Xian first . Therefore, for Ling Xian to spare his life was already plenty kind .

He also knew that Ling Xian wasn't necessarily completely refusing to listen but waiting for him to speak of it first .

"You are a young Heaven's Favorite . Other than being so capable, how is your mentality also so mature?" The man in black sighed silently . Then, he removed his bamboo hat, revealing a somewhat handsome face .

He was around 40 years old in age and there were grey hairs by his ears and wrinkles on his face . His two dark eyes however, were especially shiny . It was just that at this very moment, they were looking especially helpless .

"Your excellency, if I am not wrong, you have formed a rivalry with the Mu Clan . I, too, have deep hatred against the Mu Clan . Therefore, I believe, there is a chance for us to cooperate . "

Hearing this, Ling Xian stopped his feet from moving, however, his head remained unturned . He smiled lightly, "Did you already forget what happened at the auction? The Mu Clan has already apologized to me by allowing me to take three treasures . There are no more rivalry between us . "

"You must not be aware of what the Mu Clan is used to doing . Even if they did apologize first, it was just a temporary act . One random day, the Mu Clan will send an entire army in your way, and they will sneak attack you at a time when you are most relaxed . "

A wave of rage flashed across the middle aged man's face . He continued, "Back then, I was deeply hurt because of a similar situation . Therefore, no matter what, you have to trust me . "

Ling Xian revealed a gentle smile . What he said just now was to test this person . It was obvious that the anger the man felt was genuine and not fake . This confirmed the fact that he truly had deep hatred against the Mu Clan .

"If you tell me in detail the hatred you have against the Mu Clan, then maybe I will consider . "

Smiling faintly still, Ling Xian turned around his body . His two eyes pierced through the man like sharp swords .

Under the stare of the sharp and focused eyes, the middle aged man subconsciously lowered his head and fell into silence .

He finally sighed a long sigh after a while and began to tell the story between him and the Mu Clan .

Just like every rivalry between different forces and people, his story was very much old fashioned . This person here was named Chu Zhong Tian, who was one of the direct descendant of the Chu Clan .

The Chu Clan had been the sole controller of the City of Sin a few centuries ago .

Then, because they had wrongly trusted the Mu Clan's ancestor, they had been completely wiped out by the alliance between the Chu Clan and the other two forces . Only one man, Chu Zhong Tian, had managed to escape .

The man didn't speak of the details, but even without him saying it, Ling Xian already had a general idea of what had happened .

"So you are saying, you and the Mu Clan - or rather, you and the three controlling forces will fight until one side dies . " Ling Xian gently smiled .

"That's right . "

Forced to remember the agonizing past, Chu Zhong Tian's anger was once again ignited . He said in a rage, "The three forces destroyed the Chu Clan and ended hundreds of lives of my Clan . If I don't avenge my Clan, then I don't deserve to be human!"

"Then we do have a common target . However, to cooperate, we need more than a common target . " Ling Xian softly grinned, "We also need similar capabilities . Without me having to say it, your capability is of no help to me . "

Chu Zhong Tian's face turned red, knowing that Ling Xian was completely right . He was a little embarrassed, and after thinking about it for a while, he said, "Your excellency, even though I am of no help in terms of battling capabilities, I have very thorough knowledge of the Mu Clan . "

"Oh?"

Ling Xian's eyes brightened . This was just what he needed, "Then tell me . If you are useful, then maybe I will accept your proposal of forming an alliance . "

Chu Zhong Tian was overjoyed, "Back then, the Mu Clan formed an alliance with two other completion leveled cultivators, which were the Supreme Headmasters of the other two controlling forces . The three of them destroyed our Chu Clan and acquired all the treasures we had at the time . Out of everything, three treasures stand out . "

"If I am not wrong, the Mu Clan had stolen the body of a puppet . This puppet possesses the battling capabilities of someone at the peak of the completion level and has extremely dominating abilities . "

Chu Zhong Tian said softly, "The only disadvantage is that the puppet can only unleash its abilities within its home base, which means it cannot fight outside that range . I believe that is the most powerful weapon the Mu Clan is relying on . "

"A puppet with the abilities of those at the peak of the completion level, but cannot leave its home base," Ling Xian frowned slightly . The suspicion he had finally faded .

He was still a little suspicious just now as to why the Mu Clan would swallow the humiliation he caused rather than attacking him right away . After hearing what Chu Zhong Tian just said, everything made sense now .

Because their most powerful soldier could not fight outside the Clan, which was why the Mu Clan would rather swallow their humiliation . It was also because they had someone at the peak of the completion level, did they find the guts to provoke Ling Xian .

"I wonder, I wonder if your excellency is willing to form an alliance with me?" Chu Zhong Tian stared deadly at Ling Xian, his eyes full of high expectations .

"That problem… I won't answer until after I have our current situation solved," Ling Xian softly smiled and began to march forward in giant steps .

The situation he was hinting at was the traps set by the three treasures .

That was the most urgent issue at the moment .

Chapter 556 InformationTranslator Tat Editor RundiThe Sun was hanging high in the sky, and it was noon exactly . Ling Xian and Huang Er were strolling around slowly on a busy street . When they reached a relatively empty alley, Ling Xian suddenly stopped his footsteps . Then, an emotionless and cold statement left his lips . Your excellency have followed me this entire way . Are you not planning on showing yourself Afterwards, there was no response . The entire surrounding was silent, and the only thing noticeable was Huang Er s questioning gaze . Seeing this, Ling Xian s expression fell, Your excellency, if you are not planning on showing yourself, then don t blame me for making a move . It is no wonder that you are a powerhouse that even the Mu Clan is mindful of . You sure do have sharp senses . A rusty voice arose, then a purple round plate emerged in midair . It emitted a mysterious wave of energy that engulfed the entire alley . Then, a man wearing a giant black robe walked over in a slow and steady pace . Every step he took, his Qi strengthened . By the time he was 10 steps away from Ling Xian, it became apparent that his Qi was reaching the beginning stage of the completion level . You possess a treasure with inhibition abilities, and you are a cultivator at the beginning stage of the completion level . Ling Xian softly smiled . His expression calmed like usual without any trace of irregularity . Seeing Ling Xian was able to remain calm and did not get flustered, the man in black frowned, You are young but your mentality is calm . This entire area has been sealed by my treasure, yet you are not scared Why would I be scared Ling Xian chuckled, A mere inhibition treasure is nothing to me . You sure are full of confidence, The man in back had a cold voice and a trace of killer s intent exuded out of him, dropping the temperature of this place . However, Ling Xian remained collected without showing any nervous, Are you here for the Fire Taming Pearl That s right, The man in black nodded, However, I have another reason for finding you . Oh What is it Ling Xian raised an eyebrow and his expression revealed how interesting he found all of this . The first reason, if you are no opponent of mine, then I will take the Fire Taming Pearl, the man in black said slowly, If I am no opponent of yours, then I want to ally with you and plot out a grand plan . You sure are an interesting character . Ling Xian s lips curled into a faint smile . He didn t think there would be reasons as to why he was here . If that man lost, then he would get the treasure, if he won, then he wanted to form an alliance . It was the first time for Ling Xian to encounter such an interesting character . Same with me as well . I find you very interesting . The man in black mumbled . It is the first time I have met someone so interesting . Oh well, since you have no intention of killing me, then I d like to fight a few rounds against you . Ling Xian gently smiled, feeling too lazy to waste more time talking to him . Hmmph, come at me . The man in black hissed . Don t say I didn t warn you though . My inhibition weapon is very powerful . Under its magnetic field, your cultivation level is lowered to equal mine . I have never lost to someone of the same level . I can feel it . This object of yours truly has the ability to suppress your opponents . The corner of Ling Xian s lips curled up and he made an extremely presumptuous statement . It can only suppress others . It cannot suppress me . Then, Ling Xian aggressively marched forward one step . Terrifying spiritual energy rolled out of him and rattled the entire space . Immediately, the expression of the man in black drastically changed . What was revealed was pure astonishment and overwhelm . Astonishment was because he didn t think Ling Xian s capabilities would be this terrifying enough to be at the advanced stage of the completion level . Overwhelm was because he didn t expect Ling Xian to be completely unaffected by the inhibition spell . Impossible . You are inside the boundary set by my treasure . How can you not be dragged down to my level The man in black kept on yelling, his tone full of disbelief . Like I said, your treasure is of no threat to me . Ling Xian spoke softly . In a flash, he dashed in front of the man in black and threw a heavy punch . HOMMMMMMM An infinite amount of prowess expanded in all directions . The expression of the man in black drastically changed once again as he realized how terrifying this throw was . Therefore, he didn t dare to be reckless and quickly displayed all the defensive techniques he knew . Pity though, the gap between his capability and Ling Xian s was far too large at two stages apart . Even if they were of the same level, he would still be no opponent to Ling Xian . Therefore, the moment the punch landed on the man in black, he began to puke out mouthfuls of blood as he flew backwards . The magnetic field surrounding the two collapsed as well . It was obvious that the winner and loser had been determined within such a short moment . This made the man in black feel extremely tardy . He really didn t expect Ling Xian s capabilities to be terrifying to this extent . However, very quickly, the tardiness he felt turned into joy . Compared to a Fire Taming Pearl, he was more willing to find a useful ally . You are interesting as a person, but your capabilities are not . Ling Xian shook his head in disappointment, Since you didn t intent on killing me, I won t kill you . Leave quickly . He then turned around to leave . Seeing Ling Xian was about to go, the man in black panicked . Ignoring his injuries, he shouted, your excellency, please wait . What more do you want Ling Xian didn t even turn his head . Like I said, if I lose to you, I want to form an alliance with you . Don t you want to know what I want the man in black said in a hurry . His voice subconsciously revealed his desire . Sensing this hopefulness and desire, Ling Xian s brows furrowed together, realizing that this person probably had a favor to ask . If this was any other circumstance, he might stop and listen . But the person in front of him sealed the area at first meeting and attempted to steal the Fire Taming Pearl . Not killing him was already too generous on Ling Xian s part, why would he accept this man s suggestion Therefore, he tauntingly smiled and slowly uttered out two words . Not interested . At that, the man in black almost puked blood from anger . However, he understood that it was him who provoked Ling Xian first . Therefore, for Ling Xian to spare his life was already plenty kind . He also knew that Ling Xian wasn t necessarily completely refusing to listen but waiting for him to speak of it first . You are a young Heaven s Favorite . Other than being so capable, how is your mentality also so mature The man in black sighed silently . Then, he removed his bamboo hat, revealing a somewhat handsome face . He was around 40 years old in age and there were grey hairs by his ears and wrinkles on his face . His two dark eyes however, were especially shiny . It was just that at this very moment, they were looking especially helpless . Your excellency, if I am not wrong, you have formed a rivalry with the Mu Clan . I, too, have deep hatred against the Mu Clan . Therefore, I believe, there is a chance for us to cooperate . Hearing this, Ling Xian stopped his feet from moving, however, his head remained unturned . He smiled lightly, Did you already forget what happened at the auction The Mu Clan has already apologized to me by allowing me to take three treasures . There are no more rivalry between us . You must not be aware of what the Mu Clan is used to doing . Even if they did apologize first, it was just a temporary act . One random day, the Mu Clan will send an entire army in your way, and they will sneak attack you at a time when you are most relaxed . A wave of rage flashed across the middle aged man s face . He continued, Back then, I was deeply hurt because of a similar situation . Therefore, no matter what, you have to trust me . Ling Xian revealed a gentle smile . What he said just now was to test this person . It was obvious that the anger the man felt was genuine and not fake . This confirmed the fact that he truly had deep hatred against the Mu Clan . If you tell me in detail the hatred you have against the Mu Clan, then maybe I will consider . Smiling faintly still, Ling Xian turned around his body . His two eyes pierced through the man like sharp swords . Under the stare of the sharp and focused eyes, the middle aged man subconsciously lowered his head and fell into silence . He finally sighed a long sigh after a while and began to tell the story between him and the Mu Clan . Just like every rivalry between different forces and people, his story was very much old fashioned . This person here was named Chu Zhong Tian, who was one of the direct descendant of the Chu Clan . The Chu Clan had been the sole controller of the City of Sin a few centuries ago . Then, because they had wrongly trusted the Mu Clan s ancestor, they had been completely wiped out by the alliance between the Chu Clan and the other two forces . Only one man, Chu Zhong Tian, had managed to escape . The man didn t speak of the details, but even without him saying it, Ling Xian already had a general idea of what had happened . So you are saying, you and the Mu Clan or rather, you and the three controlling forces will fight until one side dies . Ling Xian gently smiled . That s right . Forced to remember the agonizing past, Chu Zhong Tian s anger was once again ignited . He said in a rage, The three forces destroyed the Chu Clan and ended hundreds of lives of my Clan . If I don t avenge my Clan, then I don t deserve to be human Then we do have a common target . However, to cooperate, we need more than a common target . Ling Xian softly grinned, We also need similar capabilities . Without me having to say it, your capability is of no help to me . Chu Zhong Tian s face turned red, knowing that Ling Xian was completely right . He was a little embarrassed, and after thinking about it for a while, he said, Your excellency, even though I am of no help in terms of battling capabilities, I have very thorough knowledge of the Mu Clan . Oh Ling Xian s eyes brightened . This was just what he needed, Then tell me . If you are useful, then maybe I will accept your proposal of forming an alliance . Chu Zhong Tian was overjoyed, Back then, the Mu Clan formed an alliance with two other completion leveled cultivators, which were the Supreme Headmasters of the other two controlling forces . The three of them destroyed our Chu Clan and acquired all the treasures we had at the time . Out of everything, three treasures stand out . If I am not wrong, the Mu Clan had stolen the body of a puppet . This puppet possesses the battling capabilities of someone at the peak of the completion level and has extremely dominating abilities . Chu Zhong Tian said softly, The only disadvantage is that the puppet can only unleash its abilities within its home base, which means it cannot fight outside that range . I believe that is the most powerful weapon the Mu Clan is relying on . A puppet with the abilities of those at the peak of the completion level, but cannot leave its home base, Ling Xian frowned slightly . The suspicion he had finally faded . He was still a little suspicious just now as to why the Mu Clan would swallow the humiliation he caused rather than attacking him right away . After hearing what Chu Zhong Tian just said, everything made sense now . Because their most powerful soldier could not fight outside the Clan, which was why the Mu Clan would rather swallow their humiliation . It was also because they had someone at the peak of the completion level, did they find the guts to provoke Ling Xian . I wonder, I wonder if your excellency is willing to form an alliance with me Chu Zhong Tian stared deadly at Ling Xian, his eyes full of high expectations . That problem I won t answer until after I have our current situation solved, Ling Xian softly smiled and began to march forward in giant steps . The situation he was hinting at was the traps set by the three treasures . That was the most urgent issue at the moment .

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