Chapter 21: Divine Soldier Heaven
A middle-aged beautiful woman walked in slowly, while Shen Xiang inexplicably broke out in a cold sweat, as if he had lost all his strength and couldn't move. At this moment, he was like ***, being seen through by the middle-aged beauty.
Shen Xiang knew that this middle-aged beauty was a very formidable figure, and he quickly calmed down, silently operating the Taiji divine art, gathering his breath, and hiding the yin-yang spiritual pulse within his body. Because Su Mei Yao and Bai Youyou had said before that the matter of the yin-yang spiritual pulse must not be leaked out.
The middle-aged beautiful woman's eyebrows were tightly locked, and a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes. From the moment she came in, Shen Xiang had been calm and composed, looking at her as if she was an ordinary person. She was very confident in her beauty and figure, but a young man with a strong temperament like him didn't seem to be captivated by her beauty, which made her feel somewhat puzzled.
"Xian Xian, this fiancé of yours is indeed not simple! He's much better than that Medicine Family's trash genius!" The middle-aged beautiful woman said calmly, her voice carrying a hint of sternness, it was clear she was someone who often gave orders.
"Little Shen Xiang, have you met your seniors? Are they not the masters of the immortal?" Shen Xiang bowed respectfully.
The middle-aged beauty smiled slightly at him, and Shen Xiang almost had his soul taken away by that unspeakable beautiful smile, but he was also a person who had seen the world, so he quickly calmed down. This calmness of his actually earned the admiration of the middle-aged beauty in her heart.
"Right, you can now rest assured and leave your little wife to me?" The middle-aged beautiful woman's voice was very gentle, unlike the previous one that was full of majesty, but instead had a kind of inexplicable tenderness.
Xue Xian let out a sigh of relief and handed Shen Xiang several paper packages, biting her lower lip lightly, with a hint of worry on her face.
"I'm going with Master, you have to come find me quickly!" Xue Xianxian whispered softly, hanging her head.
Shen Xiang didn't think it would be so soon, and he also felt a little reluctant. He pinched Xue Xianxian's cheek and said softly: "Be happy, we'll meet again in the future, I will definitely go find you."
The middle-aged beauty said at this time: "Young man, you'd better have the strength of the Ninth Layer of the Mortal Martial Realm or above before going to visit those martial arts sects. If you want to find Xian Xian, go and ask about my affairs, I think it shouldn't be too difficult!"
Then she said to Xianxian: "Let's go, little girl. This kid is much more formidable than you think, and your previous worries about him were unnecessary."
Shen Xiang and Xue Xianxian hugged each other deeply for a moment, then sent them out of the hall. The middle-aged beauty took Xue Xianxian with her and flew into the sky, disappearing instantly in the distance.
Shen Xiang saw them leave and hummed: "What's the point of being so mysterious, can't you just tell me where it is? Do I need to go ask around?"
"This woman is very powerful, she is the female emperor of the Divine Soldier Heaven, and it's said that the Vermilion Bird Divine Soldier is in her hands. It's a good thing that your little wife can be taken as her apprentice." Su Mei Yao said.
"Shen Xiang hadn't heard of the Divine Soldier Heaven, and just as he was about to ask, Bai Youyou said: 'This woman is very formidable, on par with us! After all, she's the leader of one of the eight major orthodox sects of Chenwu Continent. I didn't expect her to come here to take in disciples.'"
Shen Xiang only then remembered that Su Mei Yao and Bai Youyou had said before, Chen Wu Continent was one of the myriad continents in the Mortal Martial World. On the Chen Wu Continent, there were eight Orthodox Martial Sects, each with a leader who was a powerful figure, among the strongest in the Mortal Martial Realm.
"Shenbing Tianguo was originally just a sect, but later developed into a country, mainly relying on the refinement of strong weapons! And that woman is the empress of Shenbing Tianguo." Su Meiyao said.
Learning that Xue Xianxian's master was such a formidable figure, Shen Xiang was also happy for her and felt more at ease.
Xue Xianxian left, and Shen Xiang felt a pang of loss in his heart. He held the six medicinal herbs that Xue Xianxian had bought back and continued to refine the Washing Marrow Pill.
Three days passed quickly, and Shen Xiang had successfully refined four furnaces of Washing Marrow Dan. He had failed once, but he was very satisfied with this result. Today, the banquet hosted by the new head of the Shen family began, and some invited families sent people to attend. What Xu Ren expected was the competition between Shen Xiang and Yao Tianhua.
The banquet held by the Shen family was a gathering of many people from various families, who came not only to attend the banquet but also to socialize with other young men from different families, so it wouldn't be boring at all.
The banquet was held in the square, at night, when the square was very lively, with hundreds of tables of people, each table had rich dishes and fine wine.
Originally, the invitations were sent to the heads of each family, but since those family heads didn't have a very good relationship with the Shen family, none of them came. They only sent some representatives. Only the family heads who had an extremely good relationship with the Shen family would attend.
In the vast square of Shenjia Manor, hundreds of young disciples from various martial arts families in Nanwu Country gathered, and the most attention-grabbing ones were naturally Yao Tianhua and Shen Xiang.
Shen Xiang's ability to refine the Tempering Body Pill had long been made public, and tonight Shen Xiang was going to have a pill-making competition with Yao Tianhua, which would also involve a high-stakes gamble. Just thinking about it, everyone was extremely excited, regardless of who won or lost, they didn't care, they only cared about the process.
When the banquet was halfway through, someone finally couldn't sit still and shouted: "Shen Clan Head, when will your son's match with Yao's family begin? We've been waiting for a long time, are they going to compete or not?"
At his shout, others also joined in and shouted together.
"I originally planned to arrange some martial arts performances to liven up the atmosphere, but since everyone has waited for so long, let's get started now! Let the two young people have a try." Shen Tianhu's voice echoed throughout the entire square, and it suddenly became quiet.
In the middle of the square was indeed a high platform, only to see several old men flying over from all directions, and Shen Xiang also walked up at this time.
Shen Xiang wore a black tight-fitting suit, which was for fighting, while Yao Tianhua's outfit was very eye-catching, wearing a golden luxurious shirt, with a sword scabbard and hilt inlaid with gems at his waist, looking like an emperor, that arrogant and domineering expression made many people uncomfortable.
"Yao Tianhua, are your bets all ready? Such a contest, how can it be done without increasing the stakes?" Shen Xiang said indifferently.
"No matter what stakes you raise, my family can keep up!" Yao Tianhua said coldly.
"Haha, my bet only represents myself, not the entire Shen family! I didn't expect that a young alchemist like you would still have to rely on your entire family to come up with a bet." Shen Xiang said with a smile, causing Yao Tianhua's face to change.
Yao Tianhua couldn't come up with a bet comparable to the Thousand Year Blood Lingzhi without the support of his family.
"Shen family young master, stop wasting words and put out your bet. Tianhua is representing the entire Yao family in this fight, so there's no need for the Yao family to offer any more support. You are you, he is him." The elderly man below spoke with an impatient tone, he was the same Yao family elder who had come with Yao Tianhua.
