Chapter 193
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Chapter 193: The Tragic News of the Zheng Family
Fang Yu only felt a scorching heat burst within his body, instantly spreading throughout.
“Bang! Bang! Bang!”
A series of muffled sounds emanated from his abdomen, and the bones beneath his skin emitted a golden light.
Fang Yu felt as if his internal organs were being burned with excruciating pain.
He gritted his teeth through the pain, refining this power core just like he had previously refined monster cores.
At first, this power core showed no reaction.
But after Fang Yu completely enveloped it with spiritual energy, it slowly began to release pure streams of spiritual energy.
Indeed, what this power core contained was high-intensity spiritual energy!
After discovering this, although waves of pain still coursed through his body, Fang Yu’s eyes were filled with excitement.
Now that low-level monster cores had no effect on him, and high-level monster cores and spiritual veins were rare treasures.
The discovery of this power core provided him with a new way to improve his cultivation.
“Gene laboratory…” Fang Yu calculated the location of this laboratory while refining the power core in his body.
This power core certainly wasn’t unique; they must have large quantities of raw materials.
Fang Yu speculated that the raw material for making these power cores might also be a spiritual vein!
It took a full four hours before Fang Yu completely refined this power core.
Fang Yu’s cultivation realm broke through five levels consecutively, reaching the 9,955th layer of Qi Refinement.
At this stage, such breakthrough speed was quite impressive.
Only forty-five layers remained until reaching the 10,000th layer of Qi Refinement!
At this point, Fang Yu’s clothes were completely soaked with sweat.
One could say that the entire process of refining the power core was like having his internal organs roasted over intense flames.
Few people could endure such extreme pain.
Fang Yu stood up and first took a quick shower in the bathroom, changing into fresh clothes.
After showering, feeling thirsty, he walked to the living room for some water.
At this time, he noticed a figure standing on the balcony of the living room, gazing at the night view.
It was Su Lengyun.
It was now past three in the morning. Fang Yu walked to the tea table, poured a glass of water, and went to the balcony.
“It’s not good for your health to stay up so late,” Fang Yu said after taking two sips of water.
Su Lengyun had been lost in thought and hadn’t noticed Fang Yu approaching.
“Brother Yu…” Su Lengyun turned to look at Fang Yu, calling out softly.
“What’s wrong? Can’t sleep?” Fang Yu asked.
Su Lengyun shook her head and said, “Since reaching the Grandmaster realm, I rarely need sleep.”
“I really envy you people who don’t need to sleep,” Fang Yu said sincerely.
As a Qi Refinement cultivator, he had the same sleep and dietary needs as ordinary people. If he stayed up all night, he would feel extremely tired the next day.
Tonight’s moonlight was quite nice, showing more than half of the full moon.
Under the moonlight, Su Lengyun quietly looked at Fang Yu, her eyes sparkling.
“Brother Yu, seeing you again feels like a dream.”
“Why are you talking as if I died? Back when I took you to Frost Cold Palace, I promised you…” Fang Yu said.
“Yes, you promised to visit me once every year,” Su Lengyun said calmly while brushing her bangs, “But twenty-two years have passed, and you never came once.”
Fang Yu looked embarrassed, scratching his forehead, saying, “I remember saying once every ten years? Was it really once a year? I might have remembered wrong…”
“Even if it was once every ten years, you never came,” Su Lengyun’s tone remained calm.
“…” Fang Yu was speechless.
He had indeed made those promises back then, but only to console the crying Su Lengyun.
Having lived for so long, what he disliked most was meeting old friends.
Given his lifespan, everyone in this world was just a passing traveler in his life.
He really didn’t want to see those young, beautiful faces from his memories slowly age, become withered old people, and finally die.
He preferred to keep their most beautiful moments etched in his memory and never see them again.
Seeing Fang Yu at a loss for words, Su Lengyun bit her red lips.
Back then, at not even eight years old, she was left in the cold Frost Cold Palace.
During the first year, Su Lengyun would cry whenever she thought of Fang Yu.
But she had hope in her heart because Fang Yu had promised to visit her at Frost Cold Palace every year.
With this hope, she managed to get through the difficult first year.
But in the second year, Fang Yu didn’t appear.
Su Lengyun cried and tried to leave Frost Cold Palace, but was stopped by her master.
Later, her master had no choice but to confine her to her room, only allowing her to cultivate and go nowhere else.
That year was extremely difficult for Su Lengyun, and she even developed resentment towards Fang Yu.
She felt that Fang Yu had deceived her, and she felt completely orphaned once again.
Fortunately, her master was very tolerant, and gradually, Su Lengyun finally integrated into Frost Cold Palace. Her resentment towards Fang Yu dissipated, replaced by longing.
During the following twenty years, Su Lengyun hoped every year that Fang Yu would come find her, but was always disappointed.
After becoming the Palace Master of Frost Cold Palace, she had sent people to search for Fang Yu, but there was no news.
“Brother Yu, before seeing you, I really thought something had happened to you,” Su Lengyun said.
“How could anything happen to me?” Fang Yu said.
“Then why didn’t you even write me one letter?” Su Lengyun asked.
“…Xiao Yun, it’s like this. After sending you to Frost Cold Palace, I went to the mountains in Northwest China for closed-door cultivation, and ended up staying there for twenty years…” Fang Yu said.
“Closed-door cultivation…” Su Lengyun nodded slightly, saying nothing more.
She didn’t want to question Fang Yu, she just wanted an answer from him.
Whatever Fang Yu’s answer was, she was willing to believe it.
Being able to see Fang Yu again was already a fortunate thing for her.
Su Lengyun raised her head, looking at the bright moon in the night sky, and said softly, “Brother Yu, I often wonder what I would be like now if my family were still alive.”
Fang Yu remained silent for a while, then said, “You shouldn’t dwell on these unhappy memories.”
Su Lengyun shook her head slightly, saying, “I don’t want to remember, but I can’t help it.”
“Have you thought about seeking revenge against those killers?” Fang Yu asked.
“I’ve thought about it, but I don’t know how,” Su Lengyun turned to face Fang Yu.
“Brother Yu, what would you do if it were you?”
Upon hearing this question, Fang Yu recalled what had happened at the Heavenly Dao Sect, and his eyes grew sharp.
“I would kill them all,” Fang Yu said, his tone ice-cold.
Sensing the change in Fang Yu’s demeanor, Su Lengyun’s expression changed slightly.
She hadn’t expected such a question would trigger such a strong emotional response from Fang Yu.
Could it be that Brother Yu had experienced something similar before?
“I’m going to bed now, you should rest early too,” Fang Yu finished his water in one gulp and turned to leave.
Su Lengyun watched his retreating figure, her eyes flickering.
…
Huaibei, Zheng family hall.
All core members of the Zheng family had gathered in the hall.
They had all been urgently summoned by Family Head Zheng Rong, and most were confused.
What major event had occurred that required all core members to be summoned?
It had been a long time since the Zheng family had held such a grand meeting.
While everyone was puzzled, Zheng Rong and Zheng Xiuchen accompanied two elderly men down from upstairs.
Second Elder and Fourth Elder!
Seeing these two elders, the faces of all Zheng family core members in the hall became extremely respectful.
These two elders, along with the First Elder and Third Elder, were the foundation of their Zheng family!
It could be said that without these four elders, the Zheng family would not have their current status!
But the four elders, highly respected, had long withdrawn from family affairs.
They usually stayed in closed-door cultivation and were rarely seen in person, so why had two appeared tonight?
At this time, everyone noticed that the two elders looked quite troubled, and Family Head Zheng Rong beside them was particularly pale, with bloodshot eyes.
What exactly had happened!?
Zheng Rong and the two elders walked before the crowd.
Zheng Rong looked at the two elders.
The two elders nodded, indicating for him to speak.
Zheng Rong surveyed the crowd in the hall and spoke in a hoarse voice: “Everyone, I’ve urgently summoned you tonight to inform you of tragic news.”
Tragic news?
The crowd gasped.
“Family Head, what exactly happened!?” someone anxiously asked.
Zheng Rong took a deep breath to steady himself, then slowly said: “Third Elder has perished.”
The entire hall fell dead silent.
Everyone’s eyes widened, thinking they had misheard.
Third Elder… dead?
One of their Zheng family’s four pillars, Third Elder, was dead!?
In the hearts of every Zheng family member, the four great elders were the family’s anchors, commanding only respect.
“Fa-Family Head, is what you’re saying true?” someone asked with a trembling voice.
“It has been confirmed,” Zheng Rong said with bloodshot eyes.
When first receiving the news from the Jiangnan Martial Arts Association, Zheng Rong couldn’t believe it either.
But afterward, Zheng Rong saw Third Elder’s remains.
The mutilated face, the chest pierced through with a bloody hole…
If not for the clothes and build, Zheng Rong wouldn’t have connected this tragically dead person with Third Elder.
Who was Third Elder? The highest core member of the Zheng family! One of the strongest experts at the peak of Huaibei’s martial arts world!
Zheng Rong never dreamed that Third Elder, who personally went to Jiangnan to deal with Fang Yu, would meet such an end.
After hearing Zheng Rong’s words, the Zheng family members came to their senses, their faces pale.
Third Elder was really dead?
Who did it? Who had the ability to kill Third Elder? Who had the courage to kill Third Elder?
