Chapter 62: Desolate City Cemetery

  After the incident at Drunken Immortal Pavilion yesterday, last night's assassination has once again become the focus of Giant Elephant City. Under the deliberate manipulation of the Tang family, the spearhead of the event is directly pointed at Giant Elephant Academy. To express their anger, the Tang family began to frequently mobilize, and all the Flame Lions raised outside were summoned back to the Tang Mansion. The four great butchers, Tang Jun, Tang Ba, Tang Qing, and Tang Hao, appeared one after another, and a large number of guards began to clench their fists and rub their palms, putting on an attitude that they wanted to demand justice from Giant Elephant Academy.

  Given Tang Yan's recent display of strength, no one dares to underestimate him anymore. The appearance of the 'Bao Lie Jue' on his body, symbolizing the master of the Tang family, has been quietly spread by well-meaning people as the future heir of the Tang family.

  A meteoric rise!

  That is to say, the Tang family may really be able to help Tang Yan get justice!

  Feeling the Tang family's clear murderous intent, the Yang family, who were about to come and demand justice, temporarily restrained themselves.

  Dong Leiming had to come forward to defend himself, saying he would not resort to such despicable means, but the Tang family was furious and his excuses did not have an obvious effect.

  Under Tang Yan's coercion, Pang Hai and Ren Lingfeng began to loudly call for Dong Leiming to admit defeat and hand over the Golden Elephant Technique. If he couldn't do so, this assassination case might be his doing.

  Three days later, the Giant Elephant Academy was pushed to the center of public opinion, and all kinds of comments were directed at Dong Leiming. Under pressure, the vice president of the Giant Elephant Academy personally visited the Tang family, first proposing to replace it with other martial arts or medicinal materials, and even allowing Tang Yan to go to the academy's treasure pavilion to select items himself, but was met with a firm refusal.

  After repeated negotiations, the vice president finally expressed his willingness to hand over the Golden Elephant Key, but not all of it. He also firmly stated that the Golden Elephant Key is the foundation of the Giant Elephant Academy and cannot be given away in its entirety. If the Tang family insists on demanding it, they would rather tear their face apart than give up.

  Both parties finally reached an agreement, with Giant Elephant Academy delivering a simplified version of Golden Elephant's Secret to Tang Yan, which is only the Golden Elephant Protection chapter.

  After Tang Yan personally inspected and found no hidden dangers, Tang Yan finally got the coveted Body Refining Class Martial Skill!

  Tang's Indoor Martial Arts Arena.

  Tang Yan once again entered the closed-door training, not in a hurry to practice the Golden Elephant Technique, but instead familiarized himself with the ancient war knife. He swung it repeatedly, trying time and again, hoping to adapt as soon as possible, using this heavy ancient war knife to unleash two consecutive strikes!

  Its weight brings impact force, and with the superimposed double impact, Tang Yan is confident that his power will definitely surge!

  The little black dog woke up after two days of drowsiness, its small eyes becoming more and more spirited, no longer timid and trembling. It often lay in the corner of the martial arts arena, blinking its eyes and staring blankly at Tang Yan.

  Tang Yan sometimes feeds it with things, and the little guy doesn't resist, but accepts them gladly.

  Hum!! Spiritual energy surges, cyan flames fill the ancient war sword, a very faint low hum echoes in the empty martial arts arena.

  This is a strange phenomenon that Tang Yan unexpectedly discovered in the past few days. Normally, this war knife was only heavy and had no other special features. However, once it was covered by the You Ming Qing fire, it would produce a certain kind of resonant response. As the number of times it was infused increased, this 'response' became clearer and clearer.

  Just like now, a bleak and ancient aura is spreading throughout the body from the wrist, echoing in the heart with an unprecedented will to fight.

  Tang Yan closed his eyes and focused his mind, carefully sensing everything.

  This feeling is so strange, just like... it has life!

  Tang Yan ignited his spiritual power, urging the more intense and concentrated ghostly blue flames to rise. The low hum of the flames echoed for a long time, and the surging battle intent grew even stronger, as if there was a voice calling out to him.

  Dong dong!! Du Yang knocked on the door and came in, still with that lazy and casual look: "I've got two pieces of news to tell you, one is good and the other is interesting."

  "Hmm? Let's start with the good news." Tang Yan scattered the faint, dark green flames and flipped over the ancient war knife to examine the natural, intricate patterns on its surface.

  "Good news is I've fully refined all the Spiritual Source Liquid you gave me, now... Second-Order Martial Spirit!"

  Tang Yan smiled and said: "Congratulations, it seems I also need to work harder."

  "I feel like you're not in a hurry to increase your strength." Du Yang had always found this question strange, if it were him, he would definitely keep killing and refining, absorbing enough spiritual liquid to grow rapidly in a short period of time.

  "What I want is real power, not just a title. Let's take one step at a time and solidify our position before moving forward." Tang Yan took out the jade bottle from his chest and casually tossed it to Du Yang: "This is the last one, it should be able to help you solidify your foundation."

  This drop of spiritual liquid contains energy equivalent to a second-order Wu Ling, which has little effect on itself but can help Du Yang consolidate his newly acquired cultivation.

  Du Yang bluntly grabbed: "Do I need to say thank you?"

  "Suit yourself, but I have to remind you that these spiritual liquids all contain some malevolent aura. I don't recommend using them excessively because I'm not sure what kind of negative impact they'll have on you."

  "Let's talk about it later." Du Yang would rather pay the price in the future than struggle to grow slowly. Besides, who knows what will happen in the future?

  What is the second message?

  Du Yang put away the jade bottle and said, "Do you still remember Chi Shen? There's news! They crossed the Northern Wilderness Domain and reached the western border line, planning to detour there into the Mystic Forest. However, they were intercepted by dozens of mercenary troops at the border line. Having no other choice, they entered the Deserted City Graveyard."

  "What is the Wilderness Cemetery?"

  "You don't know? Really, I'm not sure if you're from the Great Zhou Empire or not. Between the Great Zhou Empire and the Western Delos Empire, there is a non-military occupied zone that used to belong to the Delos Empire. It's a chaotic town cluster area with an extremely large area, almost occupying half of the northwest border, and it also borders the Mystic Forest. For some time, it became a paradise for mercenaries. Later, it was occupied by the Great Zhou Empire, but then it was taken back by the Delos Empire. After several rounds of imperial wars, that place finally became a non-occupied zone, not belonging to any country, but every time there is an imperial war, it becomes the main battlefield."

  Tang Yan was speechless again towards Tang Second Master, and in his memories, he didn't have any understanding of such an important region.

  "There's a place called the Deserted City Cemetery, or Ancient City District. It has over 20 large and small abandoned cities, one after another, that have been ravaged by war for nearly a hundred years, leaving them in shambles. Because it borders the Mystic Forest, strange beasts often appear there. The terrain of the Ancient City District is complex, making it very suitable for hiding. Over the years, many fugitives from both countries have escaped into the Mystic Forest through that place and disappeared without a trace."

  "Your meaning is... Akagami is still on the run? Hasn't been caught yet?"

  "This is the purpose of my coming, this message has caused a sensation, and the mercenaries who were originally worried about being surrounded by the military if they took action within the empire have all put down their minds, as long as they can grab something there, they may be able to rush into the Mystic Forest and avoid the scrutiny of outsiders."

  The bigger shock is that the thing robbed by the Red God's Plundering Team has been confirmed to be a killing tool passed down from the ancient era, which had killed countless martial emperors and even martial saints, and can be called an absolute killing tool!

  "Kill Wu Zun and Wu Sheng?" Tang Yan was shocked.

  Du Yang's eyes burst with fiery enthusiasm, his laziness replaced by excitement: "After the news spread, not only were the three major empires of Bian Nan shaken, but also many sacred places and super empires in Zhongyuan sent strong experts. The 'Di Huang' auction can no longer remain calm, personally sending out a large number of strong experts to the Huangsang Mausoleum, the third prince set off last night, bringing the royal guard to leave ahead of schedule."

  Tang Yan was somewhat agitated, but quickly regained his composure: "Let them go their way, what did we do in the past? Snatch things from Chi Shen's hands? Don't daydream! Once chaos erupts, we won't even have a place to escape."

  "I heard that nearly a thousand mercenary troops have gathered at the town's graveyard, with many powerful aristocrats among them. There are no restraints there, it's an unmanaged place, just think about it, so many forces gathering together, will they be able to search separately without incident? Definitely not! It'll be extremely chaotic, chaotically beyond imagination."

  Tang Yan looked up at Du Yang and finally understood what he meant. "Are you crazy?!"

  "We are weak, but being weak has its advantages. As long as we don't get in their way, no one will bother with us two insignificant fish... We can..." Du Yang's eyes gleamed with a few threads of fervor.

  Tang Yan furrowed his brow and fell silent for a long time: "Has someone from the Tang family gone?"

  "Three! Tang Ba, Tang Qing and Tang Hao, three butchers, the Three Great Martial Kings, have set off this morning. I heard that Old Man Tang intended to send out the Tang Army as well, but considering the tense atmosphere in Giant Elephant City recently, he only sent these three."

  Tang Yan got up and walked back and forth, feeling a little restless. Indeed, he was somewhat restless! In his previous life, he had been extremely eager for adventure and madness, but after coming to this world, he had slightly restrained himself. After Du Yang's mention, it seemed like he had returned to his former self.

  Du Yang stared intently at Tang Yan, waiting for his decision.

  After a long time, Tang Yan's footsteps paused: "Do you know the way?"

  "The map is ready."

  "Call Elinda, make up, go out of town!" Tang Yan snapped his fingers, and the little black dog that was in the corner just a second ago swooped over and landed steadily on his shoulder.