Singing the Fire in The Sun - Chapter 16
Chapter 16: Conflict in the Laborer Courtyard
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
“Number three… Let’s go to South District then. I’ll sign in there today.”
Jiang Chen put away the die and headed south.
His steps weren’t large, but they were exceptionally powerful and filled with a unique rhythm. They seemed to have a faint version of the sound of thunder, and in a short while, he arrived at the southern district of the sect.
He naturally signed in at the Alchemy Hall.
As expected, it was another bottle of medicinal pills.
[Divine Accumulation Pill].
Jiang Chen took a look at the pill he received and smiled.
The Divine Accumulation Pill was not bad. It could train a cultivator’s divinity, which would be of great help to him when he advanced to the Golden Bridge realm in the future. If not for that, Jiang Chen would not have come all the way here to sign in.
After completing the task, Jiang Chen cast an illusionary attire over himself and used his magic power to cover his face. Then, he went to the place where Xu Xin usually was.
Sure enough, she was refining pills there.
“Hmm, your technique has improved quite a bit. Not bad, you’ve improved very quickly. Looks like I won’t have anything to teach you soon.”
Jiang Chen had waited for Xu Xin to finish refining before speaking.
Over the past 20 years, Jiang Chen would occasionally pass by this place and give Xu Xin some pointers. He would treat it as seeing a beauty to relieve his boredom.
“Senior, you’re here!”
Xu Xin was pleasantly surprised. In the past few years, her pill-refining skills had advanced by leaps and bounds. She had already surpassed many senior brothers and sisters in the Alchemy Hall. Her achievements were all thanks to this mysterious senior in front of her.
“Yes, I had nothing to do, so I came to take a look. Although you did well just now, there were still some minor flaws.”
“Please advise me, Senior.”
Xu Xin cupped her fists and bowed respectfully. When she bent down, her plump breasts protruded out.
When Jiang Chen saw this, he could not help but swallow a mouthful of saliva. Fortunately, his entire face was covered by his magic power, and Xu Xin did not see anything. Otherwise, his image as a mysterious expert would have been destroyed.
“The trick to pill refinement is focusing on refining one’s heart. The techniques of the predecessors can be learned, but one cannot only be stuck to them.”
“Remember to have doubts. Any method is just a reference, so make sure you have comprehended it wholeheartedly first. Only by walking your own path can you walk further on this path.”
After hearing Jiang Chen’s words, Xu Xin was stunned. She stopped in her tracks and shuddered!
Her beautiful eyes were filled with disbelief!
Instantly, Xu Xin felt the bottleneck that had troubled her for many days shatter with a loud bang. The methods of pill refinement in her mind seemed to come alive and merge together.
Unknowingly, Xu Xin’s pill-refining skills kept improving, and she fell into a state of enlightenment.
“She is indeed worthy of teaching!”
Jiang Chen could naturally tell that Xu Xin had fallen into a state of epiphany. With this epiphany, not only would her pill-refining skills improve greatly, even her cultivation would probably improve by quite a bit.
Such a state could only be chanced upon by luck. Only true geniuses could comprehend it by chance.
Then, Jiang Chen left. He could not allow her epiphany to be interrupted. Otherwise, all his efforts would be wasted.
After a long time.
Xu Xin recovered. The aura around her body had become even more harmonious, and her cultivation had actually directly risen by a level, reaching the third layer of the Divine Sea realm.
“So that’s how it is. So that’s how it is!”
At this time, Xu Xin did not pay attention to her cultivation. Instead, she was constantly pondering about her new understanding of pill refining.
At this moment, she had already become a middle-grade spirit-pill master and was only a step away from becoming a high-grade one.
However, she quickly came back to her senses.
She was able to achieve her current results all because of that senior. Just as she was about to thank him, she realized that there was no longer any trace of him.
However, she was not disappointed. Instead, her eyes sparkled.
“Xu Xin will definitely not dare to forget Senior’s teachings.”
Another few months passed.
One day, after Jiang Chen had completed his task, he went to the Laborer Courtyard.
He looked at the familiar building in front of him and couldn’t help but feel a little emotional.
Thirty years wasn’t that long. For powerful cultivators, perhaps it was just a period of seclusion, but for those who hadn’t entered the cultivation realm, it was already extremely long.
How many 30-years could an ordinary person live?
Jiang Chen could not help but walk into the courtyard.
This was also the first time he had returned after leaving the laborer courtyard 30 years ago.
After all, he had transmigrated to this world 30 years ago.
As soon as he arrived at the courtyard, he heard the low voices of the other disciples.
“I heard that a core disciple of the Northern Demon Cult has entered the world and already defeated several famous experts on the Soaring Dragon Rankings!”
“That’s right. A month ago, this person defeated Vajra Sect’s Hang Chi, eighth on the Soaring Dragon Rankings. Now he’s heading south. It goes without saying that he’s heading for the fifth-ranked Lu Shouxi.”
The Soaring Dragon Rankings ranked the younger generation disciples of the various sects in the world who were no older than 50 years old. There were a total of 36 spots.
Anyone who could enter the Soaring Dragon Rankings had a cultivation base at least at the third layer of the Divine Sea. Even the top few on the Soaring Dragon Roll were peerless geniuses who had stepped into the Divine Sea realm.
The Northern Demon Sect’s core disciple, Gu Changfeng, was rumored to be only 30 years old, and his cultivation had already reached the fifth layer of the Divine Sea realm.
His demonic dao cultivation technique, Heavenly Fiend Nine Revolutions, had even reached the sixth revolution. His talent was unparalleled, and he dominated the world.
From the day Gu Changfeng came out of seclusion, he had consecutively challenged the famous experts on the Soaring Dragon Rankings. First, he had defeated number 16 on the Rankings, Fang Sheng.
Then, he had defeated several top-ranked young experts in succession. In his most recent battle, he had easily defeated the eighth-ranked Hang Chi of the Vajra Sect, who was also at the fifth layer of the Divine Sea realm.
If he were to head south now, it was certain that he would target their Skyfire Sect.
“Heh heh, that demonic brat dares to target Lu Shouxi. He must be tired of living.”
“That’s right. Not only does our Skyfire Sect’s cultivation technique counter demon-formulation cultivation techniques, Lu Shouxi has also already advanced to the sixth layer of the Divine Sea realm a few days ago. It’s fine if that demonic brat isn’t around, but if he dares to come, he’ll definitely burn him to ashes!”
The many disciples of the labor department gossiped excitedly. Many of them were flushed with excitement. Obviously, they were full of confidence that Lu Shouxi could easily defeat Gu Changfeng.
This was one of the few things the labor disciples enjoyed doing.
The labor disciples didn’t need to cultivate, so they would discuss the latest news when they had free time.
Very quickly, the laborers changed the topic. They would either talk about spirit treasures that appeared recently or fiend demons wreaking havoc. Finally, they talked about the current situation of the world.
Jiang Chen had long been isolated and barely knew anything about the outside world.
At this moment, he found it interesting and unknowingly immersed himself in it.
“What are you all gathered here for?! Don’t you need to work?! A bunch of stupid brats. Raising you is simply a waste of the sect’s food. Hurry up and get to work!”
At that moment, a furious roar had sounded from the laborers’ quarters.
Jiang Chen looked up and saw a familiar yellow figure rushing in like a gust of wind from outside the laborer courtyard. It was the deacon of the labor department, Deacon Huang.
Unexpectedly, after more than thirty years, this person was still a deacon here.
Jiang Chen gazed at Deacon Huang. He thought that there would be resentment against Deacon Huang in his heart, but when he saw him, he realized that the anger in his heart had long been extinguished.
In his eyes, this Deacon Huang was like a joke. How could he still take a joke seriously?
Deacon Huang’s face was cold as he glared at the many laborers in the courtyard and said coldly, “Why aren’t you guys getting back to work? Are all of you here because you want to be beaten up?”
Following Deacon Huang’s angry shouting, the laborers immediately dispersed.
Jiang Chen was about to leave when he heard Deacon Huang’s voice from behind.
“Ho, isn’t this our lucky Jiang Chen?!”
Cultivators had very good memories. Even though they had not seen each other for more than thirty years, Deacon Huang still recognized Jiang Chen at a glance.
The deacon did not expect that a laborer that he thought would not live for long would be so extremely lucky to have eaten a rare stalk of Sun Grass and obtained a fire-resistant constitution. Furthermore, his lifespan had greatly increased, allowing him to live to this day.
“Deacon Huang, is there anything you need from me? If there’s nothing else, I’ll be leaving. After all, there are still a few spiritual arrays waiting for me to change the spirit stones.” Jiang Chen looked at Deacon Huang fearlessly.
After cultivating for dozens of years, Deacon Huang was still lingering around the first layer of the Divine Sea. He had already been surpassed by several junior disciples. What trash. No wonder he remained a deacon of the labor department.
At first, Deacon Huang had only wanted to take the opportunity to reprimand Jiang Chen after seeing him here and vent his anger.
However, when he saw Jiang Chen’s neither servile nor overbearing gaze, which seemed to be looking down on him, he was instantly enraged.
“Hmph! Don’t think that you can look down on me just because you’re now at the Firesmith Hall. Today, I’ll teach you a lesson on behalf of Steward Zheng and let you know that laborers are nothing more than dogs raised by the sect.”
As Deacon Huang spoke, he directly attacked Jiang Chen.
He suddenly waved his sleeves, and a palm burning with faint flames struck towards Jiang Chen.
Jiang Chen’s eyes narrowed slightly. The magic power in his spirit sea fluctuated slightly, but his strong willpower suppressed it.
He took a small step back and pretended as if he was very afraid. He retreated five or six steps and narrowly avoided the flaming palm.
“Mmh? You were actually able to dodge it. I didn’t think that the Sun Grass would be able to transform your body to such a powerful state. You were able to dodge my Flaming Hands with just your instinctive reaction.”
When Deacon Huang saw this scene, his heart trembled.
But immediately after, he saw Jiang Chen’s despicable gaze that looked down on him. He snorted coldly and struck out two more times.
Two flashes of illusionary flaming palms blocked Jiang Chen’s escape route from both sides.
“Let’s see where you can hide this time!” Deacon Huang looked at this bastard who had nowhere to hide and sneered.
He had to teach Jiang Chen a lesson that he would remember forever.
“Stop!”
However, right at this moment, a delicate voice sounded.
A light blue figure suddenly appeared in front of Jiang Chen.
The figure struck out with its palm, and a green flame that was emitting strong vitality suddenly shot forward and exploded, devouring the two flaming palms.
