Chapter 356 - The Curtain Falls
Chapter 356 of "Inverse Sword Mad God" commences with: “The result of the third challenge, Dan King Hall wins!”“Dan King Hall has won all... Don’t miss the next part!
“The result of the third challenge, Dan King Hall wins!”
“Dan King Hall has won all three challenges, securing the championship of this Pill King Tournament!” President Meng Chuan declared loudly.
Below, the crowd cheered, and the Dan King Hall disciples shouted even louder.
The entire square erupted into wave after wave of excitement, pushing the atmosphere to its peak.
However, the disciples of the Medicine Emperor Institute had faces full of disappointment, having failed once again.
They had lost all three challenges, a situation that had never occurred before.
Elder Hei Xin’s face remained stern, his eyes filled with a killing aura.
He had put forth great effort and fully supported the Medicine Emperor Institute, thinking victory would be easy, but the outcome had not been what he expected.
Meanwhile, the Mingwen Alliance began to distribute the rewards.
Aside from the title of Pill King, there was also an Ancient Fifth Grade Elixir, the White Dragon Ascending Pill.
Lin Xuan was visibly excited; after so much effort, he had finally won this crucial elixir.
Old Man Di Que smiled as he took the Elixir Bottle from President Meng Chuan’s hands, preparing to leave.
“Wait!”
Suddenly, a voice like thunder resounded.
Everyone was shocked and turned their heads to see.
The people from Dan King Hall were also puzzled; Old Man Di Que’s face darkened even more.
The tone of the voice suggested that the comer had ill intentions.
Elder Hei Xin slowly stood up and said to Old Man Di Que in a grave tone, “Great Hall Master, may I propose a trade?”
“A trade?”
Everyone was puzzled, but Song Yunxing frowned.
He knew exactly what trade Elder Hei Xin wanted to propose, something he had initially agreed to with Elder Hei Xin.
“What trade?” asked Old Man Di Que in a deep voice.
“I would like to exchange for the White Dragon Ascending Pill.
Whatever you desire, just name it; I will not haggle,” Elder Hei Xin said hurriedly.
“Although this elixir is fifth-grade, its effects are somewhat peculiar, and I imagine the Great Hall Master has no use for it.”
“Rather than keeping it, why not trade with me?
What do you want?”
“Other fifth-grade Elixirs, Spiritual Grade Treasures, High-level Martial Arts, High-level Pill Recipes, just name it; I can arrange them all!”
The surrounding Martial Artists gasped; the price offered by Elder Hei Xin was incredibly tempting, definitely not lesser than the White Dragon Ascending Pill.
The elders of Dan King Hall were also visibly excited; they truly had no use for the White Dragon Ascending Pill, and if they could exchange it for some top-grade Pill Recipes, nothing could be better.
However, Old Man Di Que shook his head firmly.
“No need, I will not trade this elixir.”
The crowd was in an uproar, astonished that someone could actually refuse such treasures!
Elder Hei Xin frowned deeply.
“Are these offerings still not to your satisfaction?
Maybe this way…”
“No need; no matter what price you offer, I will not trade it.”
“Farewell!”
Having said that, Old Man Di Que returned to Lin Xuan and the others, and they all left Wind Moon Square together.
Leaving behind a crowd in awe and a fuming Elder Hei Xin.
Dan King Hall.
Lin Xuan returned to his room and closed the doors and windows securely.
With a flip of his hand, he took out a White Jade Bottle.
He opened the bottle, pouring out an Elixir about the size of a dragon’s eye, crystal clear and resembling white jade.
“White Dragon Ascending Pill, finally in my possession!” Lin Xuan rejoiced.
“The first step is completed; next is to find the True Dragon Qi,” said the Lord of Wine.
“True Dragon Qi?” Lin Xuan carefully stored away the Elixir Bottle and pondered, “What exactly is that?”
“The Earth Dragon Vein,” the Lord of Wine said slowly.
“Beneath the earth, there are places where Dragon Veins form, containing mysterious powers.”
“And the gas that seeps out is the True Dragon Qi.”
“Earth Dragon Vein?” Lin Xuan stroked his chin; he had heard of such a thing, very important, relating to the fortune of a region.
“How do we find it?”
“Wherever there are super powerful places, there’s generally a Dragon Vein.
Try to head towards those areas,” said Lord of Wine.
The powerful places were usually sects and countries, and since sects generally didn’t allow outsiders in freely, that left only the powerful countries.
Lin Xuan now had a goal.
However, this country must be stronger than Heavenly Mountain Country since, in Heavenly Mountain Country, Lord of Wine hadn’t sensed any presence of Dragon Veins.
“It’s time to leave,” Lin Xuan took a deep breath and began to meditate and regulate his breath.
Medicine Emperor Institute, Grand Hall.
“Reporting to the Hall Master, it has been investigated that the Elixir Pill was given to Lin Xuan by Old Man Di Que.”
“Lin Xuan?” Song Yunxing looked slightly puzzled, and beside him, Elder Hei Xin frowned.
“Are you sure?” Song Yunxing looked at the elder.
“Positive, and it seems this was decided at the start of the Pill King tournament.
The other two Hall Masters strongly opposed it, but Old Man Di Que persisted on his own.”
“Alright, you may leave.”
Song Yunxing waved his hand, then looked towards Elder Hei Xin.
“As for taking action, it isn’t quite appropriate for us at the Medicine Emperor Institute to make a move…”
“Don’t worry, you don’t have to lift a finger, I have my own ways,” Elder Hei Xin sneered.
“Now that the item is in Lin Xuan’s hands, it becomes simple.”
Though he feared Old Man Di Que, if it was Lin Xuan, he was completely confident in crushing him.
“The White Dragon Ascending Pill will definitely be mine!”
The next day, Lin Xuan found Old Man Di Que.
“Do you know where I might find a country stronger than Heavenly Mountain Country?” Lin Xuan asked.
“Oh?
Are you planning to leave, Young Friend Lin?” Old Man Di Que was surprised.
Seeing Lin Xuan nod, he sighed, “I knew it, Heavenly Mountain Country is not a place that could keep you.”
After saying that, he sighed deeply.
“In the Tian Nan Domain, countries are divided into small countries, large countries, and powerful countries.”
“Heavenly Mountain Country is classified as a large country but it’s only mediocre.
There are quite a few powerful countries stronger than Heavenly Mountain Country.”
“Above that, there are the powerful countries.”
“Large country?
Powerful country?” Lin Xuan gained a deeper understanding of the world.
“I have a map of the Tian Nan Domain here, very detailed.
I’ll give it to you now, Young Friend Lin.”
Lin Xuan took the scroll and quickly unrolled it.
His pupils contracted, a look of surprise appearing on his face.
The Southern Heavenly Domain was bigger than he had imagined, with Heavenly Mountain Country covering only about half the size of a palm on it.
Xia Country was even smaller, located in a remote southwestern region that one might miss if not careful.
And this was just the Tian Nan Domain; there were other regions as well.
At the very least, Lin Xuan knew of the Sky Martial Domain.
“It seems, this world is even more fascinating than I thought!”
Drawing back his thoughts, Lin Xuan began to study the map closely.
“I wonder which place has a powerful Dragon Vein?”
“Dragon Vein?
Are you looking for Dragon Veins?” Old Man Di Que was taken aback.
“Yes.”
Lin Xuan nodded.
Even if the search for Dragon Veins got exposed, no one would know it was for the Great Dragon Sword.
Besides, Old Man Di Que was well informed and might know something.
“If we’re talking about the largest Dragon Vein, it would be the Ancient Dragon Sacred Land that contains the Mysterious and Elusive True Dragon Qi.”
“True Dragon Qi?” Lin Xuan was delighted; this was exactly what he was searching for.
“Where is the Ancient Dragon Sacred Land?” Lin Xuan inquired, looking at the map.
“You don’t know?” Old Man Di Que explained, “The Ancient Dragon Sacred Land is the venue for the True Dragon Conference and is very famous across the entire Tian Nan Domain.”
“True Dragon Conference?”
Lin Xuan indeed didn’t know.
“The True Dragon Conference, held once every ten years, is a grand event in the Tian Nan Domain.”
“All the Genius Martial Artists from the Tian Nan Domain participate, and those who make it onto the True Dragon List get to be baptised by the True Dragon Qi.”