Chapter 13: This Young Master Swung His Sword

Chapter 13: This Young Master Swung His Sword

The tree was huge. At least the size of a small building. It only made the Tree Sitting Python seem larger wrapped around it. Chen Haoran was confident it only needed one bite to swallow him and Lan Fen.

Can we lead it away? he said.

Tree Sitting Pythons do not leave their home tree once bonded unless the tree itself dies, Lan Fen replied.

What if I cut the tree then? I have enough range on the Canyon Carving Sword that I can still run away after. How fast is it?

Lan Fen shook her head. The beast can attack further than you think. This clearing was full of trees when I last came here. If it doesnt leave its tree once bonded but simultaneously cleared out all the trees here then that meant the whole circle was within its range.

Poison? Lan Fen had called it a python but he didnt think it was a bad idea to assume the superpower snake was venomous.

No, purely physical, she said.

Would it attack us as soon as we stepped in? he said.

It would probably wait until we got closer, easier to cut off our escape that way.Read latest chapters at nov(e)lbin.com Only

Whats even up with this bullshit luck? Chen Haoran grumbled.

It might have sensed the treasures I buried here when searching for a new home tree. Lan Fen said, looking more frustrated than hed ever seen her.

So whats the plan? he said. No matter what it seemed like this snake would be a pain in the ass to deal with.

We leave and come back when Im stronger. Lan Fen said with disgust.

Just like that? Didnt you want to use this money from here to clear out the auction? Lan Fen was always so confident that he never expected her to just back off like this.

That was hyperbole, Lan Fen said shaking her head. The gold taels you have will be plenty for my needs. Trying to get my savings is not worth the risk.

Or maybe he was the one too confident in Lan Fen. He had been dazzled by her skill and competence these last few days but it was a fact she still had no cultivation base.

There were some things even she couldnt do by herself.

What if I used the Canyon Carving Sword? While he was tired it was only mental exhaustion, he still had more than enough qi to spare. The snake looked to be four layers of cultivation above him but didnt Lan Fen say his Third Layer was equal to an average Fifth Layer? Now he was at the Fifth Layer himself, hed be roughly equal to a Seventh Layer Cultivator. Could the Canyon Carving Sword make up the difference? He looked down at his blade.

Yeah. He could do it.

No, Lan Fen said. You cannot do it. Despite saying that she had hesitated before answering.

That hesitation spoke volumes. So theres a chance? he pressed.

A chance to die yes.

Sure he blew its head off but some things just felt weird.

Thankfully it didnt take long for Chen Haoran to pull out a palm-sized core, green like the snakes eyes. He dropped down with his prize just as Lan Fen pulled out what looked like a sackcloth bag from the dirt.

I thought you said you stashed your savings here. Did the snake eat it? The way Lan Fen was talking about it before he was expecting more than just a sack.

In lieu of a response, Lan Fen shoved the entire length of her arm down the sack. A sack that could not possibly fit it.

Its bigger on the inside!For all that Chen Haoran had literal superpowers, there was still something magical about seeing the impossible before his very eyes.

It is a storage bag, she said. Lan Fen rooted around a bit before pulling out what looked like a glowing golden green topaz. The crystal must have been important because he could see Lan Fens vicious smile as her face shined under the light. Satisfied she put the crystal away. It is something I came across by luck- She paused. and violence.

Its so cool! He couldnt contain his excitement, while his Gifting power also stored things in what he assumed was its own space he could only take them out, not put them back. What would the inside of folded space even look like?

Lan Fen held her hand beneath the storage back and upended it. Chen Haoran caught glimpses of silver and pills before they disappeared into Lan Fens hand. How could he forget? Lan Fen already had an inventory space that was way better than the bag. She shook the storage bag a few more times and presented it to him. For you, she said.

Thank you! It was useless to her anyway so why wouldnt he accept? He opened the bag and found the inside lined with soft fur and much deeper than it had any right to be. He stuck his hand in and marveled. While he played around with the bag Chen Haoran couldnt help but feel the irony of Lan Fen giving him a gift.

A gift for a gift then, here, he said and handed her the snake core.

It is the spoils of your victory, she said. Keep it.

Chen Haoran shrugged. I got it for you, please accept it.

Lan Fen narrowed her eyes at him but relented and took the snake core.

Received Hundred-Fold: Ninth Layer Qi Realm Dragon-Blooded Tree Sitting Python Core

Chen Haoran frowned as he read the notification. Dragon blood didnt sound bad but it wasnt what he was hoping for. Was the difference between the Qi realm and Liquid Meridian greater than a hundred times or was it some restriction of the power?

Lan Fen if the snake was at the Liquid Meridian realm would we have still had a chance? he said.

Lan Fen looked deadly serious as she answered. None whatsoever. Do not be fooled by how easily you have been crossing layers to fight, what separates the realms of cultivation is not a step but a chasm. The strongest of one realm is only fit to be slaughtered by the weakest of the next.

If that was the case then it made sense that an upgrade a hundred times better wasnt enough to improve a realm. But there was another issue with what Lan Fen said

Doesnt the Lan family have Liquid Meridian realms? If so how the hell was she expecting to get revenge?

The Patriarch, my grandfather, sits at the Ninth Layer of the Liquid Meridian realm. Beneath the City Lord, he is the strongest in Clearsprings City. Lan Fen sounded bitter as she told him. As the leader, her grandfather probably allowed everything that happened to her so he wasnt surprised.

So what? Are you planning to cultivate to the Liquid Meridian realm and beat the shit out of him? he said.

Lan Fen laughed but her amusement was dark and she looked as if she were signing a death warrant with her next words.

His fate is sealed. What we have done here today is retrieve the first nail.