Chapter 126: A Falling Out

Tap, tap!

After an anxious wait, footsteps finally sounded.

Qin Feiyang turned toward the door.

Luo Xiong, Elder He, and a dark-faced old man entered the main hall one after another.

The dark-faced old man wore a black robe. His hair was black, his breath was black, and even his skin was dark. He looked like a lump of charcoal.

Qin Feiyang glanced at them one by one and noticed that Luo Xiong’s expression was rather unpleasant.

The three men took their seats in the chairs beside him.

Luo Xiong said, “Jiang Haotian, let me introduce you. The old man with the skin problem is Jia Hei. He is also an Enforcement Elder of the Pill King Hall.”

“Fake Black?”

“He’s obviously really black.”

“I just wonder whether his heart is black as well.”

Qin Feiyang sneered inwardly, then cupped his hands. “Greetings, Elder Jia.”

“Mm.”

Jia Hei answered indifferently. There was not the slightest trace of a smile on his aged face, making him seem thoroughly unapproachable.

Elder He asked, “Jiang Haotian, do you know why we summoned you here?”

Qin Feiyang shook his head.

Elder He said, “Then I’ll be frank. We want the Netherworld Demonic Flame.”

“As expected!”

Qin Feiyang narrowed his eyes slightly. What was bound to come had finally arrived.

Luo Xiong frowned and smiled. “Haotian, the Netherworld Demonic Flame has already recognized Left An as its master. You can’t control it either. Keeping it by your side will only bring trouble. Why not hand it over to them?”

“That’s right,” Elder He said.

“You know that Lin Han has already been coveting the Netherworld Demonic Flame. Although he failed this time, there will certainly be a next time. It isn’t safe in your possession.”

Qin Feiyang furrowed his brows.

Elder He continued, “This Elder knows you certainly won’t be willing, but this is the decision of the Chief Hall Master. As a disciple of the Pill King Hall, you should obey unconditionally.”

“Of course, we won’t treat you unfairly.”

“From now on, you may consult any pill formula in the Pill King Hall at will.”

“We’ll also arrange the finest alchemy chamber for you.”

“Furthermore, you can be promoted directly to a core disciple.”

Elder He offered one tempting condition after another.

If it had been anyone else, they would certainly have agreed without hesitation.

But to Qin Feiyang, these offers were utterly worthless.

He swept his gaze over the three men and said淡淡ly, “With my talent in alchemy, becoming a core disciple, obtaining a good alchemy chamber, and consulting those pill formulas don’t seem particularly difficult.”

Elder He raised his brows, just about to lose his temper.

Luo Xiong said, “Old He, don’t rush to anger. Though Jiang Haotian’s words are somewhat arrogant, he does indeed have the capital to say them.”

Jia Hei said expressionlessly, “No matter how good his talent is or how powerful his spiritual strength, without the Pill King Hall’s cultivation, he will never amount to much.”

Qin Feiyang laughed.

This was already an utterly blatant threat.

If he refused to hand over the Netherworld Demonic Flame today, the Pill King Hall would abandon his cultivation.

Since matters had come to this, he had nothing left to worry about.

“I’ll be blunt.”

“I risked my life and went through untold hardship to seize the Netherworld Demonic Flame.”

“Although I cannot make it recognize me as its master yet, that is only a matter of time.”

“So there is absolutely no chance I will hand it over!”

Qin Feiyang stared coldly at the three men, his attitude extremely firm.

A cold glint surged through Jia Hei’s aged eyes. In a gloomy voice, he said, “Do you know the consequences of doing this?”

“Don’t threaten me. At worst, I’ll leave the Pill King Hall. Do you really think I won’t survive without it?”

Qin Feiyang met Jia Hei’s gaze without the slightest fear.

“You will regret this!”

Jia Hei spoke each word distinctly, his tone cold enough to pierce bone.

“Regret?”

Qin Feiyang gave a scornful laugh and said indifferently, “Then let’s wait and see who ends up regretting it.”

“Good. Very good!”

“Congratulations. You have completely enraged this Elder!”

Jia Hei suddenly rose to his feet. His aura surged like a raging sea and pressed down upon Qin Feiyang.

“And congratulations to all of you for completely enraging me as well. I never wanted to stay in this garbage heap in the first place.”

Qin Feiyang sneered and turned to walk outside.

He had originally thought that the people of the Pill King Hall would be as warm, approachable, and reasonable as Luo Xiong, Feng Cheng, and Elder Mo of the Pill Hall.

Clearly, he had been overthinking it.

No matter how many benefits this place offered him, he no longer wished to stay.

“The Pill King Hall is not a place you can come and leave as you please!” Jia Hei roared furiously.

Qin Feiyang had actually dared to call the Pill King Hall a garbage heap. He truly had no idea how high the heavens were or how deep the earth was!

He took one step forward and instantly appeared behind Qin Feiyang. His aged hand shot out, reaching for Qin Feiyang’s arm.

“Old Jia, stop!” Luo Xiong’s expression changed, and he hurriedly rose to shout.

The seriousness of the situation had already far exceeded his expectations.

“No one can stop me today!”

Jia Hei was already consumed by rage and did not hear him at all.

Qin Feiyang was about to be captured.

But suddenly—

Qin Feiyang vanished without warning, as though he had evaporated into thin air.

“Hm?”

Jia Hei’s eyes widened in disbelief.

Elder He also sprang to his feet and scanned every corner of the main hall.

Luo Xiong secretly breathed a sigh of relief, though astonishment soon crept across his face.

He had been right in front of them just moments ago. How had he disappeared without a trace in an instant?

Where had that boy gone?

Whoosh!

Qin Feiyang suddenly reappeared and said indifferently, “Stop wasting your effort. You can’t catch me.”

“How is this possible?”

Jia Hei stared at Qin Feiyang without blinking, utterly incredulous.

He came and went without a trace. Was this boy a ghost?

Qin Feiyang looked up at Luo Xiong. “Hall Master, I came out only to ask you one thing. Do you want the Netherworld Demonic Flame as well?”

“If I had wanted it, I would have attacked you on the way here.”

Luo Xiong let out a deep sigh and urged, “Haotian, once you leave the Pill King Hall, you’ll find it impossible to take even a single step. Give them the Netherworld Demonic Flame and consider it a favor to me.”

Qin Feiyang shook his head. “I can agree to anything else, but not the Netherworld Demonic Flame. Thank you for taking care of me these past few months. Please also convey my thanks to Elder Mo.”

With that, he looked at Elder He and Jia Hei.

“Pill King Hall, remember this. I, Jiang Haotian, will make you regret this for the rest of your lives!”

Suddenly, he let out an angry roar. His long hair whipped wildly around him, as though a god or demon had possessed his body. Even Jia Hei and Elder He felt an immense pressure bearing down on them.

The next moment, he vanished once more.

His roar spread in every direction, alarming countless people.

“What happened?”

“Why is Big Brother Jiang so furious?”

The Fatty stood before a medicinal field, while Lu Hong also walked out of the reception hall. Both looked toward the main hall, their eyes filled with astonishment.

Wasn’t he supposed to receive special cultivation?

Why had they fallen out instead?

“Rebellion! This is rebellion!”

Jia Hei was so furious that he went mad. His face was even darker than before as he glared at Luo Xiong and roared, “This is the man you brought here? He’s nothing but an uneducated bastard!”

Whoosh!

At that moment, Qin Feiyang appeared once more.

However, he now resembled a savage beast, glaring fixedly at Jia Hei.

His eyes were as red as blood.

He had originally intended not to show himself again and focus on copying the fifth stroke of the Return Character Formula.

But he had never expected Jia Hei to curse him outside.

He would not have cared if it had been some other insult.

But he absolutely could not tolerate being called uneducated or a bastard.

“Jia Hei, listen carefully. Sooner or later, I will kill you with my own hands!”

He gave a grim smile, then vanished without a trace again.

Yet those sinister, vicious words continued to echo through the main hall, lingering for a long time and filling the air with an intense killing intent.

“Come on, then! If you have the guts, come kill me now!” Jia Hei bellowed, his fury soaring to the heavens.

“Enough!”

Luo Xiong suddenly let out a thunderous shout.

“How dare you shout at me!”

Jia Hei turned to look at him, a bone-piercing chill flashing through his aged eyes.

“I opposed this from the moment we stood before the Chief Hall Master. I understand his temperament too well. This was bound to end in a falling-out.”

“Besides, the Netherworld Demonic Flame was seized through his own ability. What right do we have to force him to hand it over?”

“How are we any different from bandits?”

“And yet you insisted on making him surrender the Netherworld Demonic Flame.”

“And now look at what you’ve done.”

“A genius with ninth-grade spiritual strength, a monstrous talent capable of refining supreme-grade pills, has been driven away by you. Are you satisfied with this result?”

“Forget it. I won’t concern myself with this any longer.”

“I’ve fulfilled my duty. Whatever happens from here on has nothing to do with me.”

“Once I receive the pill flame, I’m returning to Black Bear City.”

After saying this, Luo Xiong swept his sleeve and left.

“Alas!”

Elder He sighed. “Perhaps we truly did make a mistake this time. Come, let us go see the Chief Hall Master and ask what he thinks.”

Jia Hei cast a glance around the main hall, still brimming with fury, then followed Elder He away.

Inside the ancient castle.

Qin Feiyang sat with his eyes closed and both hands clenched tightly. Blood dripped from them.

The Wolf King watched him anxiously from the side.

After an unknown length of time, Qin Feiyang finally opened his eyes and looked at the Wolf King.

“White-Eyed Wolf, do you want to know my true identity?”

The Wolf King froze. “If you want to tell me, Brother Wolf will listen. If you don’t, Brother Wolf won’t ask.”

Qin Feiyang said, “In truth, I really am a prince of the Great Qin Empire.”

The Wolf King’s enormous body trembled, and its eyes shone brilliantly.

“Among all the princes, I ranked fourteenth.”

“That was why I was known in the imperial capital as the Fourteenth Prince.”

“At that time, I possessed extraordinary talent. By the age of ten, I had already reached the realm of a nine-star Martial Master. If nothing unexpected happened, I would have become the next emperor of the Great Qin Empire.”

“But…”

At this point, Qin Feiyang closed his eyes again, his face filled with pain.

The Wolf King hurriedly said, “If you don’t want to remember it, then don’t. No matter what happens in the future, Brother Wolf will always stand beside you and help you bear the burden.”

“Thank you.”

Qin Feiyang opened his eyes and looked at it gratefully. “I truly don’t want to recall those events yet. When I’m ready, I’ll tell you everything. For now, I can only say this: the imperial family is the most heartless place in the world.”

The Wolf King’s pupils contracted.

What exactly had happened back then to make Qin Feiyang say such a thing?

It bared its great maw and laughed slyly. “So you have such an impressive background. No wonder you possess so many perfect martial skills…”

“Well…”

“Think about it. Brother Wolf has supported you so much. Once you reclaim the world and become emperor, shouldn’t you grant Brother Wolf some title, like Protector Divine Beast of the Empire?”

“Keep dreaming.”

Qin Feiyang rolled his eyes at it.

After composing himself, he began copying the fifth stroke.

The world?

He did not care for it.

All he wanted was to make those who had once harmed him pay the price.