Immortal God of War-Chapter 711 - 677: So What’s The Hope For Her?_1

「Spirit State!」

Inside a courtyard of the State Master’s Residence.

The old man sat in the pavilion, looking at Qin Feiyang and his companions, his face an unbroken shade of iron green. Qin Feiyang and the others, on the other hand, stood respectfully before him, hardly daring to breathe.

Suddenly, the old man burst out laughing contentedly.

The group exchanged puzzled glances. They had all thought the old man was going to punish them, but they didn’t expect him to laugh.

Fatty whispered, "What do you guys think, is the old man losing his marbles?"

The old man abruptly stopped laughing and glared fiercely at Fatty. "I laughed because I remembered the embarrassed faces of those old bastards in the Yun State office," he said. "That doesn’t mean I’m not angry."

Fatty pouted. "It’s not our fault, so why are you angry?"

"Still complaining?" the old man snapped. "This issue indeed isn’t your fault, but before you went to Yun State, shouldn’t you have informed me first? Do you know how worried I was when I heard you guys were causing trouble in Yun State?"

The group touched their heads and gave forced smiles in response.

"But fortunately, you guys were smart enough to gather the evidence first; otherwise, even I wouldn’t have been able to save you today," the old man snorted coldly.

Fatty said proudly, "Of course. We never do anything without assurance."

"Enough already!" The old man gave him a disdainful look. "Since this matter is over, I won’t dwell on it anymore. But I hope that during this period before entering the Imperial Capital, you won’t cause any more trouble for me."

The group stood ramrod straight and replied respectfully, "Yes!"

Looking at their serious expressions, the old man couldn’t help but shake his head and chuckle. He then looked at Fatty and said, "Still want to kill the State Master of Yun State?"

Fatty nodded without hesitation.

"I’m not going to dissuade you on this matter because she deserves it. But you should also consider your own capabilities; her strength is not to be underestimated," the old man cautioned.

Fatty said, "I understand."

"Good that you understand." The old man smiled and waved his hand. "You can all leave now. The previous State Master has already gone to the Imperial Capital to report on the Nine States War to the Emperor. In a few days, she will come to take you to the Imperial Capital. Go and finish whatever you need to do; don’t leave any regrets."

"Alright," Qin Feiyang and his companions nodded.

But just as they were turning to leave, the old man added, "Qin Feiyang, wait a moment. I have a few words for you."

Qin Feiyang paused, then nodded and said to Fatty and the Wolf King, "You two go to Uncle Yan’s place. I’ll find you later."

"Alright." Fatty nodded, immediately opened a teleportation portal, and left with the Wolf King.

Lu Xingchen also returned to the inner temple.

Qin Feiyang turned to look at the old man and chuckled. "Are you going to ask me to take good care of Lu Hong again?"

The old man rolled his eyes and sighed. "She’s my only granddaughter, and I really can’t stop worrying about her. I don’t trust anyone else, so I can only entrust her to you."

Qin Feiyang smiled gently. "Don’t worry, I will take good care of her."

"With your assurance, of course, I can rest easy." The old man continued, "There’s one more thing. Can you tell me Uncle Ren’s whereabouts now?"

He looked at Qin Feiyang with apprehension.

"This..." Qin Feiyang hesitated for a moment, then smiled. "He’s in the Grand Canyon beneath the Wasteland."

"What?" The old man shot to his feet, his eyes wide with shock.

"Don’t worry, he’ll be fine," Qin Feiyang said. "As for why he’s there, I promised him I wouldn’t tell anyone, including you."

"A man must keep his word; I understand." The old man chuckled. "The reason doesn’t concern me much, as long as I know he’s safe."

Qin Feiyang was taken aback, then chuckled wryly. "You certainly have a tranquil disposition!"

The old man shook his head. "It can’t be helped. When a person gets old, there are many things they wish to do but lack the strength for. Go on, attend to your matters!"

Qin Feiyang looked deeply at the old man. He turned, opened a teleportation portal, and was about to step in. But, as if suddenly remembering something, he turned back to the old man and asked, "After you retire, are you planning to let Wang Hong take over as State Master?"

"Yes," the old man smiled. "His abilities are the strongest among all the Commanders. Most importantly, like me, he possesses a fair and just heart. I’ve already asked the previous State Master to recommend him to the Emperor."

Qin Feiyang nodded and, without lingering further, stepped into the teleportation portal.

Upon arriving at the Holy Temple, Qin Feiyang drank with Yan Nanshan until dusk before leaving with Fatty and the Wolf King.

「Next.」

They went to visit Lv Yun, chatting with him late into the night.

When they returned to the inner temple, most of the disciples had already gone to cultivate; an eerie silence pervaded the area.

High in the sky, the full moon hung, stars shimmering. Moonlight spilled down, blanketing the entire inner temple in a silvery layer.

Two men and a wolf stood in the air above the Elixir Fire Palace, surveying the mountains and rivers below.

Fatty asked, "Boss, do you remember how long we’ve been in State City?"

"I’ve been too busy; I can’t recall," Qin Feiyang shook his head.

"Yeah, so busy we can’t even remember the time. It just shows how much we’ve experienced here," Fatty sighed. "Honestly, now that we’re about to leave, I’m a bit reluctant."

"Sentimental," the Wolf King rolled his eyes.

"This isn’t sentimentality; it’s emotion," Fatty said, his brow furrowed with a rare melancholy. For once, he wasn’t bickering with the Wolf King. "Because once we leave, who knows when we’ll be able to return."

"Then stay here and look your fill. Give me the medicinal ingredients; I’m going to practice alchemy," Qin Feiyang said with a faint smile.

"The medicinal ingredients are with Lu Hong," Fatty replied, then sent a telepathic message, "Boss, aren’t you going to see Princess Mermaid?"

Qin Feiyang stiffened.

Fatty continued, "So many years have passed. I’m sure she misses you terribly."

"If I can’t even see hope for myself, how can I give her any?" Qin Feiyang said with a self-deprecating smile. He shrugged off Fatty’s hand and, without looking back, soared into the air and departed. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

The Wolf King glanced at Qin Feiyang’s retreating figure and said irritably, "You damned fatty, why do you always have to bring up a sore subject?"

"Did Master Fatty say something wrong?" Fatty huffed. "The Boss really does like Princess Mermaid."

"You’re not wrong," the Wolf King stated. "Xiao Qinzi does indeed have feelings for Princess Mermaid. But you know that, right now, he doesn’t dare to face those feelings. So, don’t mention this again. Once he has settled all his scores in the Imperial Capital, he will naturally go to her."

"Understood," Fatty nodded. After a moment of thought, he added, "I guess the biggest headache for the Boss right now is Yiyi!"

"Yes, that little girl is indeed quite a handful," the Wolf King sighed.

"If you ask Master Fatty, I’d say just take them all. After all, the Boss is the future emperor of the Great Qin Empire; having three wives and four concubines is perfectly normal," Fatty said.

The Wolf King rolled his eyes at him. "Matters of the heart aren’t as simple as you make them out to be," he said. "Just let nature take its course!"

"It’s so troublesome. Tell me, why do we humans even need to fall in love?" Fatty wondered.

"Damn it, I’m not human, how would I know?" the Wolf King cursed. Suddenly, he stared at a spot below, exclaiming in surprise, "Isn’t that Lu Xingchen and Shen Mei?"

Fatty was startled. "Hmm? Where? Where?" he asked quickly.

The Wolf King pointed to the plaza outside the cultivation hall. "Right there."

Fatty looked over and indeed spotted Lu Xingchen and Shen Mei at the edge of the plaza.

Why are those two together? And so late at night? This isn’t normal... Fatty mused for a moment, then said with a sly grin, "Want to go take a look?"

"Of course," the Wolf King grinned wickedly.

Afterward, the man and the wolf, like a pair of conspirators, furtively crept in that direction.

「Elixir Fire Palace.」

Alchemy Chamber Number One.

This chamber had once belonged to Dongfang Wuheng, but now that he was dead, it naturally fell to Qin Feiyang.

After wandering around the alchemy chamber for a few circuits, Qin Feiyang entered the Ancient Castle. He grinned at Lu Hong and asked, "Are the medicinal ingredients we plundered from Butterfly Valley sorted out yet?"

"They are," Lu Hong nodded.

Qin Feiyang asked with a smile, "How did it go?"

"For the Nine-Turn Dragon Blood Pill, we’ve gathered enough ingredients for two portions; now we just need two portions of Dragon Blood," Lu Hong smiled. "We’ve also gathered enough for three portions of Spirit Sea Pill ingredients, and four portions of Soul Origin Pill ingredients. Furthermore, we have a good amount of ingredients for the Potential Pill, Potential Elixir, Nine-Bend Yellow Dragon Pill, and Vermilion Glazed Pill. All in all, it’s quite good."

Qin Feiyang beamed. This was more than just good; it was a huge haul.

"I’ve also separated the medicinal ingredients Yin Yuanming gave us," Lu Hong continued, "according to a thirty-seventy split. From the three thousand portions of Vermilion Glazed Pill ingredients, we get nine hundred portions. From the five hundred portions of Potential Elixir ingredients, we get one hundred fifty portions. For the other types of pills, thirty thousand portions of ingredients each. I’ve put all our designated portions into this Qiankun Bag."

Saying this, Lu Hong took out a Qiankun Bag.

Qin Feiyang glanced at the Qiankun Bag and smiled. "You hold onto these ingredients for now. Give them to me when I need them."

"Okay." Lu Hong put away the Qiankun Bag and took out another. "The ingredients in this one are to be refined for Yin Yuanming. The quantity is enormous; I’m afraid it will take at least half a month, minimum."

"Half a month?" Qin Feiyang frowned.

"Yes!" Lu Hong said with a wry smile. "Two thousand one hundred portions of Vermilion Glazed Pill ingredients, three hundred fifty portions of Potential Elixir ingredients. Other pills, such as Healing Pills, Bone-Renewing Pills, Rebirth Pills, and so on, each have seventy thousand portions of ingredients, totaling over five hundred thousand portions of ingredients. I reckon even half a month might not be enough to refine them all."

"That old fox, he’s really greedy," Qin Feiyang said, slightly annoyed.

At his current alchemy speed, he could refine a pill every dozen or so breaths. This was already extremely fast. However, even working nonstop, he could at most refine about three hundred thousand pills in half a month. And the old man had said they would likely be heading to the Imperial Capital in a few days, leaving him far too little time.

Lu Hong asked, "Should we return all these medicinal ingredients to him?"

"Let’s not," Qin Feiyang said with a smile. "We made a promise, and we can’t go back on it. Besides, if we really returned them, we’d lose out on those nine hundred portions of Vermilion Glazed Pill ingredients and one hundred fifty portions of Potential Elixir ingredients. That’s a considerable fortune. We’ll see. We’ll refine as many as we can."

He took the Qiankun Bag, left the Ancient Castle, and then entered the alchemy room to get busy.