Chapter 623: Chapter 616: Senior’s Reward

From within the cave belly of the mountain, along the passageway that Yang Dingtian had forcibly opened, Chen Hai stepped out unhurriedly.

Last time, he had attempted a realm breakthrough, seeking to enter the Earth Immortal Realm, which took him five full years.

The path ahead of him had been smooth, but just at the last moment, a sudden mistake had resulted in a failure of his breakthrough.

However, this time, his attempt at a breakthrough was much simpler.

After all, having trodden this path once, he naturally found it easier to traverse without any further delay.

It was only during the final step of his breakthrough that he slowed down, meticulous and cautious.

His speculation, as it turned out, proved undeniably accurate.

Inside the Black Water Cave Mansion, the reason for his failure was indeed due to the separation from the outside world by the Immortal Mansion.

On the mid-slope of the Nameless Mountain, his breakthrough into the Earth Immortal Realm was seamless, without any hitches.

Perhaps, for Chen Hai, the only unexpected event this time was Yang Dingtian’s sudden intrusion.

Fortunately, his breakthrough had already been thoroughly completed by that time.

If that fellow had intruded ten or twenty minutes earlier, when Chen Hai was at a critical moment of his breakthrough, whether it would have impacted him and led to a failure was somewhat unpredictable.

“Specifically choosing a desolate place to set up a cave mansion for a breakthrough, you barged in suddenly without notice. What are your intentions? Planning to take advantage of the situation?”

As he emerged from the passageway, Chen Hai glared at Yang Dingtian, who was still kneeling on the ground, and snorted coldly with an unkind expression.

“An accident, truly just an accident!”

“Seeing that this area clearly had some anomalies, I thought there might be treasures emerging, so I came out of curiosity to take a look.”

“If I had known earlier that Senior was undergoing a breakthrough here, not even several portions of courage would have allowed me to come close!”

…

Still kneeling on the ground, while explaining to Chen Hai, Yang Dingtian’s head continuously knocked against the rocky ground with a thudding sound.

His forehead was split open, blood was splattered, and it flowed down his cheeks.

Looking extremely disheveled, his entire demeanor appeared pitiful.

Seeing him in this state, even Chen Hai couldn’t help frowning.

Honestly speaking, he had hoped that Yang Dingtian in front of him would show some spirit, daring to turn around and fight him to the death.

In that case, having just broken through into the Earth Immortal, it would have been a perfect opportunity to test his strength, using Yang Dingtian’s hand to gauge how much he had improved after entering the Earth Immortal Realm.

But in the current situation, how could he possibly strike?

Feeling extremely displeased, he stepped forward a few paces, approaching Yang Dingtian, and began to beat and kick him.

“Senior, spare my life!”

“Senior, I was wrong!”

“Senior, as long as you are willing to spare me, no matter what the cost, I will bear it without complaints!”

…

Yang Dingtian, battered by Chen Hai, rolled around on the ground, his face bruised and his body covered in injuries.

Yet he merely clutched his head, repeatedly begging for mercy, showing no intention of fighting back.

“Waste!” After slightly venting his frustration, Chen Hai finally ceased his beating.

He spat fiercely, his saliva landing on Yang Dingtian.

“Senior Xie bestows Dragon Saliva!”

A person who is shameless is invincible in this world, and Yang Dingtian, this fellow, probably wasn’t far from such a supreme realm.

When Chen Hai spat on him, the intention was clearly to humiliate him.

But he? He behaved as if it were a supreme honor, dabbing at the spit with his finger, taking it into his mouth with relish, thanking Chen Hai with a bow.

“Get lost, seeing you just annoys me, get far away from me!”

Yang Dingtian’s shameless demeanor left Chen Hai dumbfounded.

Arguing with such a wretch truly diminished one’s status, his eyes full of disdain, he waved his hand dismissively at Yang Dingtian and barked,

“Senior is merciful, I’ll leave immediately!” Joyful, Yang Dingtian quickly bowed deeply to Chen Hai.

He turned around, intending to shoot straight into the sky, but then thought better of it, feeling it somehow inappropriate.

After all, the Earth Immortal before him had told him to roll far away, not to fly off.

“Hold on!” Chen Hai, who was behind him, suddenly spoke again, “How dare you rashly intrude into my seclusion, disturbing my cultivation, and think you can just walk away?”

“I let you roll, merely agreeing to spare your life.”

“Leave your Storage Bag and anything else of value on you as compensation!”

“Remember, don’t think about hiding anything; otherwise, you bear the consequences!”

Ordinarily, Chen Hai had little interest in such trinkets.

At this moment, however, he spoke because as Yang Dingtian turned around, the Storage Bag hanging at his waist had caught Chen Hai’s eye.

In front of himself, Yang Dingtian might behave like a spineless worm, but he was ultimately a True Demon-class powerhouse.

Such a powerhouse was bound to have some worthy items in his Storage Bag.

Even if Chen Hai found them unappealing, he could completely grant them to other juniors.

His chief disciple, Zhang Tianci, had already become the Sect Master of the Five Thunders Sect, and over the years, he had visited Chen Hai at the Bloodthirsty Sect several times.

With his talent and luck, the last time Chen Hai saw him, he had already survived nine Heavenly Tribulations.

Perhaps by now, he had advanced further and achieved True Immortal status; who could say?

Moreover, Ye Qingqing had taken several disciples who happily called her teacher, and gifting them the items he disdained was also possible.

“Disturbing Senior’s cultivation warrants compensation; it’s only reasonable.”

“The brand inside this Storage Bag has been removed, please kindly accept it, Senior.”

“The only item of some value left on me is this Vestment robe, which I’ll take off for you right now.”

…

It must be said, Yang Dingtian was truly very tactful.

After coming to his senses, as he handed the Storage Bag over to Chen Hai, he proactively removed his branding from it.

The Vestment robe he wore was indeed of higher quality compared to the one Chen Hai wore, which he had taken from Ye Fangxian.

After removing his Vestment robe, Yang Dingtian was not left empty-handed.

White-haired and white-browed, he looked like an old man, and shockingly, he was wearing a pink bellyband.

Where he had gotten such an article of clothing, and why he wore it, was anyone’s guess.

“Get lost! Hurry up and go!” Eyeing the intensely awkward sight before him, Chen Hai couldn’t stand another moment of it.

He fiercely kicked Yang Dingtian, sending him rolling down the mountain like a tumbling gourd, quickly descending toward the base.

After storing the Storage Bag and the vestment left by Yang Dingtian, Chen Hai turned and entered a pathway, heading toward the cultivation room inside the mountain.

From halfway up the mountain, Yang Dingtian finally stopped rolling at the mountain’s base and sprung up from the ground.

As a True Demon at the peak of completeness, his body was extremely robust, merely looking disheveled from rolling, but he was actually not hurt at all.

In front of Chen Hai, his action of repeatedly kowtowing until his face was bloody and making himself appear wounded all over was merely an act to garner sympathy and appear pitiable.

“Having a backup means not worrying about running out of resources; everyone knows this, but how many can really achieve it?”

“Our Bloodthirsty Holy Sect has managed to establish a firm footing overseas by recognizing the times and knowing when to yield.”

“In the face of an irresistible powerhouse, dignity is worthless; staying alive is what matters.”

“Though the losses this time were not insignificant, luckily, my quick thinking helped me narrowly escape this disaster.”

…

Glancing behind, Yang Dingtian didn’t stop his feet and ran wildly towards the distance.