Chapter 0776: 0776
Just as Duan Gantai felt eager to find Ning Cheng, Ning Cheng also wanted to find Duan Gantai quickly . It’s not that he wanted to return the black-coloured Perpetual Moon Time Key to Duan Gantai . Even if he no longer needed it, he wouldn’t act with so much selflessness . Since he already exchanged the Perpetual Moon Time Key for the None-to-depend-on Wine, he naturally wouldn’t return it to Duan Gantai . Even if he wanted to exchange it, Ning Cheng would make sure to ask Duan Gantai for at least a few Starry Sky Spiritual Veins .
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The reason why he wanted to look for Duan Gantai was to see if Duan Gantai had any means to enter the Temple of Time .
But Ning Cheng didn’t expect to sense Duan Gantai’s location from the Connecting Spirit Silk as soon as he came out of the Temple of Time . Moreover, Duan Gantai moved in quite a hurry towards him .
Ning Cheng wasn’t too far from Striking Order Starland, so he simply decided to go to Striking Order Starland .
Walking into the Striking Order Starland’s Lucky Heavens City, Ning Cheng still felt a little emotional . He had come to the Lucky Heaven City twice and encountered Xu Binglan both times . However, he knew that he wouldn’t meet Xu Binglan this time . With that woman’s cunning mind, she must have already taken Xu Yingdei and moved far away .
Striking Order Heavenly Emperor didn’t return yet . Still, Lucky Heavens City remained relatively stable under the management of Striking Order’s assistants and helpers . But this was only for the Lucky Heavens City within Striking Order Starland . As for the rest of the Striking Order Starry Sky, it still had its problems .
Striking Celestial Rest Stop, a relatively large rest stop in Lucky Heavens City . Just after Ning Cheng walked inside, he saw an acquaintance . Aunt Xu, a high-influence assistant under Striking Order Heavenly Emperor .
Aunt Xu did not have high cultivation, only at the middle-level of Heaven Seated Realm . But Ning Cheng knew about her status very well . Within Lucky Heavens City and even within Striking Order Starry Sky, she was only second to Striking Order Heavenly Emperor in rank . That’s because Striking Order held an enormous trust in Aunt Xu, even more than Tang Yitang . To put it into more context, Tang Yitang was the only other Eternal expert within Striking Order Starry Sky apart from Striking Order .
It wasn’t unusual to see Aunt Xu in Lucky Heavens City . But Aunt Xu’s current behaviour struck Ning Cheng as somewhat strange . Striking Order Heavenly Emperor’s most trusted aide currently stood with her head bowed behind a middle-aged male cultivator . It looked as if she was reluctantly following the commands of the middle-aged male cultivator .
This middle-aged male cultivator was a bit taller than Aunt Xu but at the early-stage Life and Death Realm . Why would Aunt Xu, as the most trusted person under Striking Order Heavenly Emperor, behave in such a manner? She wouldn’t show such behaviour to even the most influential person within Lucky Heavens City .
“This rest stop will be under Chuan Ping’s care from now on . You don’t need to ask about it . ” The middle-aged male cultivator said with a calm voice .
“Yes . ” Aunt Xu responded with a respectful voice .
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“Okay, you don’t have to keep it here . I’ll just go up there . ” The middle-aged man waved his hand said to Aunt Xu casually .
“Yes, it’s just that Lord Heavenly Emperor hasn’t returned yet . Since it pertains to the affairs of Emperor Mountain, we need to wait……” Aunt Xu spoke up with a somewhat scared tone .
The middle-aged man snorted, “What if Striking Order doesn’t return, do you want to keep the Striking Order Starry Sky in a state of chaos? Levelled Heart Heavenly Emperor has already sent out orders before going into seclusion . We’ll be taking over the responsibility of Striking Order Starry Sky . You only need to do the things we tell you to do . As for Striking Order Emperor Mountain’s affairs, you don’t have to worry about… . ”
“Aunt Xu, long time so see . ” Ning Cheng walked in at this moment, interrupting this middle-aged man . No matter what Striking Order had on his mind, Striking Order at least remained polite to him and had even helped him . Today, meeting someone who wanted to take over the throne of Striking Order Starry Sky, he couldn’t just stand by and watch . However, Ning Cheng also knew that he could only stop this particular instance . With no one actually in control of Striking Order Starland, it would always contain hidden dangers .
Aunt Xu felt shocked . She felt most worried about her acquaintances coming up to meet her . In case they ended up angering this Lord in front of her, not only would it be the end of her friends, but even she would have to suffer .
But when she looked up and saw Ning Cheng, her worries disappeared instantly, and the shocked look got replaced by surprise . “Senior, you… . ”
“Who are you?” The middle-aged man stared at Ning Cheng coldly and barked at Ning Cheng with a cold voice . He felt upset that Ning Cheng had interrupted him in mid-sentence .
Ning Cheng rarely showed up to gatherings and was a Life and Death cultivator who just emerged from a long session of secluded cultivation . Therefore, even people who came from Culmination Starland didn’t know much about Ning Cheng’s appearance .
But although he did not recognise Ning Cheng, since Aunt Xu addressed Ning Cheng as ‘senior’, he forced his anger down . Aunt Xu was a Heaven Seated cultivator, so for her to treat someone as ‘senior’, this person should at least be a Life and Death cultivator .
But Ning Cheng looked so young with a blurry celestial wheel . Therefore, even if in the Life and Death Realm, he would only be an ordinary Life and Death cultivator, not an Eternal-level expert .
“Haha, Brother Ning, it truly is a small world . As soon as I learned that Brother Ning was here, I came right away . ” Another laughing voice arrived, ignoring the middle-aged man .
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As this voice emerged, Duan Gantai’s ugly face appeared in the rest stop’s welcoming hall .
The middle-aged man’s face turned cold . With an early-stage Life and Death cultivation, he always garnered respect wherever he went . But this was the first time where he felt so neglected .
“This is the Striking Celestial Rest Stop, which is about to become my Yue Clan’s property . Unrelated people should get out . Aunt Xu, please show these two people out . ” Although this middle-aged man felt unhappy, he did not tear away all pretences and even used the word ‘please’ . All because Aunt Xu called Ning Cheng as ‘senior’ and also because he didn’t know about Ning Cheng’s origins .
“Who’s this bastard? Get the fuck out of my face… . ” Duan Gantai slapped without hesitation .
Don’t look at him and Ning Cheng’s sincere yet insincere behaviour . The only reason he had not made any move against Ning Cheng was that he didn’t have enough strength to devour Ning Cheng . If he had enough power to eat Ning Cheng, he would have killed Ning Cheng a long time ago . But now an early-state Life and Death cultivator dared talk about throwing him out, why would he stay calm?
The middle-aged man on hearing Duan Gantai telling him to fuck off immediately turned furious . But before he could even do anything, he felt as if a block of ice had suddenly formed around him . He instantly understood that a powerful domain had sealed all of his movements, leaving him with no room to resist .
The middle-aged man immediately turned scared . Even when he faced Yue Chengfei, the early-stage Eternal-level expert of Yue Clan, he never felt such a level of suppression . From this, he understood that this person was much stronger than the Clan Head of Yue Clan, Yue Chengfei .
When Yue Clan decided to return to Striking Order Starry Sky, he had investigated everyone . The Striking Order Starry Sky only contained two powerhouses, Striking Order and Tang Yitang, but both should have already fallen . As long as they did not touch the Mysterious Yellow Celestial River, they could take control of the entire starry sky without any issues .
The Mysterious Yellow Celestial River had the power to take over Striking Order Starry Sky . But from his investigations, the owner of Mysterious Yellow Celestial River didn’t have any intentions towards Striking Order Starry Sky .
“Slap… . ” Before the middle-aged man recovered, Duan Gantai’s slap landed on his face . The middle-aged man flew back like a broken kite . Duan Gantai’s slap not only knocked him away, but it also forced him to spill blood and teeth along the way .
After the middle-aged man landed on the street outside the rest stop, the rest stop’s entrance finally crumbled, a delayed reaction to Duan Gantai slapping the middle-aged man .
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“Just a small fry and yet daring to throw out Brother Ning and me . Brother Ning, please come this way, I have something important to discuss with you . ” After Duan Gantai slapped away the middle-aged man, he then reached out to Ning Cheng . He even treated the rest stop as if it was his family home .
Ning Cheng sneered in his heart . Duan Gantai currently seemed less afraid of him and even less polite . From this, he understood that this fellow had already reached the full-circle of Life and Death Realm . As such, this fellow stopped treating him as people on the same level .
However, he wasn’t in any mood to talk with Duan Gantai right now . He had just heard the middle-aged man mention Yue Clan . It had reminded him of Yue Clan snatching Qionghua’s 5-element Falling Treasure Copper Coin and forcing Qionghua to enter the cycle of reincarnation . If these two came here representing Yue Clan, they better not blame him for taking revenge .
“Brother Duan can leave first . I still have a few things to attend . ” Ning Cheng said while walking out of the rest stop .
Duan Gantai smiled, “Brother Ning, please don’t hurry out if it’s nothing urgent… . ”
While talking, Duan Gantai tried to grab Ning Cheng’s shoulder . At the same time, he also pressed down with his domain . Even Aunt Xu, who stood next to Ning Cheng, ended up in within the area of effect of this domain . She felt as if someone had suddenly taken away her ability to breathe, and subconsciously took several steps back . Fortunately, she wasn’t the target of this domain; otherwise, she couldn’t have taken even a step back, becoming Duan Gantai’s lamb for slaughter .
But just this brush with death terrified Aunt Xu to her core . What was the origin of this person whom Ning Cheng called a Brother Duan? How was he so powerful?
Ning Cheng didn’t bother to look at Duan Gantai . But when Duan Gantai reached out his hand and pressed down with his domain, Ning Cheng also stretched back his hand and unleashed his Celestial River Domain .
In any case, it’s not that he didn’t have the confidence to kill Duan Gantai, he just didn’t want to deal with Duan Gantai right now . But since Duan Gantai dared to stop him from asking about Yue Clan, it would be strange if Ning Cheng didn’t retaliate .
“KaKaKaKa… . ” The Celestial River Domain was so powerful that Duan Gantai could hear his domain cracking apart .
Although Duan Gantai had confidence in his domain’s power, Ning Cheng’s domain crushed his in strength . Not only did Ning Cheng’s domain break Duan Gantai’s domain, it even partially affected him .
“Bang… . ” The moment Duan Gantai’s domain cracked open, his and Ning Cheng’s celestial essence palmprint collided .
The terrifying spacial suppression immediately sullied and deflated Duan Gantai’s mood . Although the two were only probing each other and hadn’t officially started to fight for real, Duan Gantai understood that he had lost . Even after advancing to the full-circle of Life and Death Realm, he still was not an opponent for Ning Cheng .
“Boom… . ” All the chairs between the two turned to nothingness when the domains collided . If they had not controlled the strength of their domains, even if they didn’t go at each other at full power, the street would have also turned to nothingness .
Duan Gantai stood there with a pale face, while his heart kept thundering . He knew that he hadn’t used his full power, but he knew that Ning Cheng had also not tried his best . Without advancing to the Eternal Realm, he understood that he could never hope to win against Ning Cheng . That was the conclusion he came up with after the exchange .
“Looks like Brother Ning’s cultivation took another step forward . This little brother admires you a lot . This little brother’s cultivation had improved a bit, so I wanted to try out my domain on Brother Ning . This little brother didn’t realise till now that this little brother was only a frog sitting at the bottom of a well watching the sky above . It looks like this little brother fails at life . Compared to Brother Ning, this little brother is just too far away, too far . ”
Duan Gantai forcibly calmed himself and complimented Ning Cheng with polite words and cupped fists . He even exaggerated the differences in strength between him and Ning Cheng . Even his attitude had changed as if the person who showed such rudeness to Ning Cheng wasn’t him but someone else entirely .
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