Chapter 1396 - 1393: Mother, Disciple

Looking at Yue Haitang, who had a worried expression, the Tiger King reached out and patted his shoulder, smiling:

"My little brother, do you still not believe this old man’s words?"

Hearing the Tiger King refer to himself as an old man, Su Zhuyun and the others didn’t find it inappropriate at all.

Although the Tiger King appeared to be just middle-aged, according to rumors, he had been active in the five major domains a thousand years ago; if the rumors were true, he was already over a thousand years old.

"I don’t doubt you, senior..."

As Yue Haitang was about to explain, suddenly, the Tiger King grabbed his shoulder, his thick brows furrowed slightly, and he looked at Yue Haitang with a hint of surprise in his eyes.

"You..."

"What’s wrong, senior?" Yue Haitang asked curiously.

At this point, the Tiger King’s eyes suddenly widened, staring at Yue Haitang, and his gaze shone like a blazing sun, a terrifying aura overwhelmingly surged towards Yue Haitang.

Yue Haitang’s face changed dramatically, and he instinctively reacted before thinking, immediately releasing Sword Intent with full force.

In an instant, the wind and clouds around shifted, the heavens and earth trembled, a blood-red setting sun hung in the sky, and countless Sword Shadows emerged in the void. These Sword Shadows appeared worn and battered, as if they had experienced countless battles and ages, yet their chilling sharpness had not faded, ready to resurface at any moment and slaughter the world.

Swoosh!

Releasing his Sword Intent, Yue Haitang’s figure flew backward, his fingers pointing at the Tiger King in mid-air, a crystalline Sword Qi emerged, carrying countless Sword Shadows, and pierced forward mightily.

Bang!

The Tiger King remained unfazed, casually reaching out and grabbing the Sword Qi, folding his fingers gently, and with a booming sound, the Sword Qi together with the sharp Sword Sea Sword Intent vanished without a trace.

Chixiao, Su Zhuyun, and the others all activated their Gang Qi shields to withstand the gusts sweeping over, each with a startled look, not understanding what had happened.

Yue Haitang was also puzzled for a moment, not knowing why he had suddenly unleashed his Sword Intent, and upon realizing, immediately apologized to the Tiger King: "Senior, I didn’t mean to offend you just now..."

"It’s not your fault; I just wanted to clarify a few things."

The Tiger King waved his hand, smiling at Yue Haitang: "Your boundless Sword Intent reminds me of a young girl I once knew."

"Could you be referring to the Holy Swordmaster of the Sword Tomb, senior?" Yue Haitang’s heart stirred, and he immediately asked.

"Holy Swordmaster..."

The Tiger King pondered for a moment, nodding: "She did introduce herself like that back then. It’s been two or three decades, I don’t quite remember. However, her boundless Sword Intent was indeed remarkable, even made me cautious. What is your relation with her?"

Yue Haitang took a deep breath, "The person you met back then might have been my mother, senior."

Chixiao glanced at Yue Haitang but was not too surprised.

The Sword Tomb is called a hidden power precisely due to its mystery; even disciples from the holy lands hardly have the opportunity to enter the Sword Tomb, let alone worldly Martial Artists. He had suspected this when he heard Luo Feng and the others were heading south; rumors had it that the Sword Tomb was in the southwest of the hundred-nation territories.

"So she is your mother; no wonder I found you somewhat familiar."

Upon hearing Yue Haitang’s reply, the Tiger King chuckled, glanced at him, and muttered: "Luo Feng, that kid, indeed is quite lucky."

"What?"

Yue Haitang felt a bit nervous under the Tiger King’s gaze and asked immediately.

"Oh, nothing."

The Tiger King shook his head, looked at the trio, and said: "You all have decent strength, with you youngsters on the True Martial Continent, it surely will prosper. Meeting here today is fate, I’ll not be stingy. Here are a few jugs of wine I’ve brewed recently, I’ll give them to you, they can help thicken your True Yuan, making cultivation more effective in the future."

As he spoke, the Tiger King suddenly had eight wine jugs in his hand, which then flew towards Chixiao, Yue Haitang, and the others.

The wine jugs were about the size of a head, all crimson and crystal-clear, resembling translucent crystals. Inside, crimson wine swirled, looking like real flames, and just observing them you could feel a fiery heat on your face.

"This is... True Sun Burning God Wine!"

Looking at the wine jug in his hand, Chixiao took a long breath without coming to his senses for a while.

True Sun Burning God Wine!

Upon hearing Chixiao’s words, a look of extreme astonishment appeared in the eyes of Su Zhuyun and Jiang Fengfeng.

They too had heard of True Sun Burning God Wine, a brew only the Tiger King, one of the four Southern Forest Beast Kings, could make.

Rumor has it, the True Sun Burning God Wine is crafted from the Sunlight Elemental Fire of the Upper Heavenly Region, plus countless earthly treasures, brewed for decades with Secret Techniques to succeed. Its value unimaginable, a sip could make a Martial Artist’s True Yuan much thicker, a treasure countless Martial Artists dream of.

"Thank you, senior!"

Chixiao snapped out of his daze and bowed deeply to the Tiger King.

To the Tiger King, these two jugs might be nothing significant, but to him, they were invaluable immortal medicine, beneficial for his future cultivation.

"Thank you, senior."

Yue Haitang and the others also expressed their gratitude.

The Tiger King was indifferent, glanced into the distance, and said: "Luo Feng, that kid is pretty fast, wonder where he has run off to. I should get going too."

Turning his head, the Tiger King smiled at Yue Haitang and said: "I’ll borrow Luo Feng, that kid, for ten days first. You all head to Out Cloud Country’s Cloud Brocade City, in ten days, I’ll have him go to Cloud Brocade City to meet you."

Recalling the previous incident, Chixiao’s eyes flickered, and he asked: "Is senior planning to accept Luo Feng as a disciple?"

"Hahahaha... I’m used to wandering, accepting disciples might only delay others. I just owe that kid a favor, and since we’ve met here, I’ll train him a bit."

The Tiger King shook his head, about to leave, suddenly stopped, and seriously said to Chixiao: "The anomaly at the Puppet Sect Ruins this time is extraordinary, even the Upper Heavenly Region sensed it; the Void Hole has expanded considerably, likely alarming many prominent figures. Demon Sect experts surely won’t sit idly by. If you’re planning to go, be mentally prepared."

Once the Tiger King finished speaking, his footsteps sounded with a boom, like sudden thunder from the ground, disappearing in the blink of an eye, so fast he couldn’t be seen clearly as he left.

"Indeed worthy of being the Tiger King among the four Beast Kings." Su Zhuyun marveled.

Jiang Fengfeng said: "Judging by the Tiger King’s words, he intends to guide Luo Feng during these ten days. Wondering if Luo Feng will break through the peak of the fifth level of the True Yuan Realm in ten days... Seems I must diligently cultivate too."

Chixiao remained silent, only staring in the direction Luo Feng left, unable to hide the envy in his eyes.

The Tiger King, as one of the four Southern Forest Beast Kings, is a figure on par with the nine Saint Masters, countless people squeeze their way for a word of advice from such a prominent figure, yet Luo Feng could receive ten days of guidance from him.

At this moment, Chixiao couldn’t help but envy, even feel jealous of Luo Feng’s luck.

Why is it that someone like him isn’t favored by such a figure, but Luo Feng is?

Whew...

After a long time, Chixiao slowly exhaled a breath of stale air, gradually calming his mood, and said to Yue Haitang and the others:

"Let’s go, to Cloud Brocade City to wait for him."