Nine Heavens Martial Emperor

Lin Hao had heard the name Master Shan Dan before. In the past, he might have been a little excited to meet him, but now, his heart was completely unmoved.

However, as a junior, the necessary etiquette was indispensable.

Lin Hao bowed to him, neither servile nor overbearing.

"Little fellow, you’ve got quite the mouth on you. Casually refining pills for fun, you say? Why don’t you let this old man have a look?" Shan Dan’s eyes narrowed, his smile like that of an old fox.

Lin Hao looked conflicted.

"You say it has no name? You might be able to fool him, but don’t even think about fooling me. I’d like to see just what kind of pill you’ve refined. Here in the Southern Border Prefecture, there isn’t a pill that I, Shan Dan, don’t recognize." A hint of anger had already crept into Shan Dan’s tone.

Though Lin Hao was a hundred times unwilling, he opened his palm after seeing Wu Taichu repeatedly signal him with his eyes.

At the same time, Lin Hao sighed in his heart.

’Why do so many people love to stick their faces out for me to slap?’

Even in the Divine Demon Destruction Domain, the Nine Dragon God Refining Pill was a rare sight, let alone on the Celestial Yang Continent.

For a moment, Lin Hao’s gaze toward Shan Dan was filled with pity.

When Shan Dan, who had been squinting, saw the pill in Lin Hao’s hand, his eyes flew wide open. His smile froze on his face, replaced by a look of utter horror.

With a flicker of his body, Shan Dan suddenly lunged, reaching for the medicinal pill in Lin Hao’s hand.

However, Lin Hao was prepared. He retracted his hand and twisted his body, causing Shan Dan to grab at empty air.

"The pill in your hand... you..." Shan Dan was aghast.

Lin Hao smiled. "Senior, you recognize it?"

"Er... COUGH, COUGH..." Shan Dan nearly choked on his own saliva. It would be a miracle if he recognized it.

The confident words he had just spoken now served to slap him in his own face.

Beside them, Wu Taichu’s hands suddenly clenched into fists. ’This Martial Uncle Ancestor is far too bold,’ he thought, ’daring to provoke an elder from the Danling Sect.’

However, Wu Taichu had underestimated Shan Dan. After a couple of dry coughs, he admitted magnanimously, "It seems there are always heavens beyond the heavens, and people better than oneself. I truly do not recognize the pill in your hand."

"However, looking at the patterns on your pill, they look so much like..." As he spoke, Shan Dan’s eyes widened like bronze bells, looking as if they were about to pop out of their sockets.

Then, his entire body began to tremble, and his words became unsteady. "You... you used the Nine-Loathing Flower as the main ingredient to refine a pill?!"

"What?!" Wu Taichu and Wu Kui cried out in unison.

Although Wu Taichu didn’t know Alchemy, he was aware of the common knowledge that the Nine-Loathing Flower could not be used for it.

The Alchemy Masters of the Celestial Yang Continent had tried for hundreds of years to incorporate the Nine-Loathing Flower into a formula without success, not even as a supplementary Spirit Grass.

But now, Shan Dan was telling them that Lin Hao had refined a pill using the Nine-Loathing Flower as the main ingredient. This... this was too shocking!

After speaking, Shan Dan swallowed hard, his gaze toward Lin Hao like he was looking at a god or a demon.

"How did you do it?!" Shan Dan’s eyes were bloodshot and his face was ferocious, staring at Lin Hao as if he wanted to eat him alive.

Seeing their reaction, Lin Hao’s heart skipped a beat.

"Can the... can the Nine-Loathing Flower not be used in Alchemy? I was just bored here, so I randomly grabbed some Spirit Grass to try my hand at Alchemy. Then I saw the Pill Furnace was about to explode, so I just tossed the Nine-Loathing Flower in. The Pill Furnace blew up, and this thing came out."

Lin Hao wore a look of blank innocence.

Seeing that Lin Hao’s expression didn’t seem fake, Shan Dan calmed down considerably, but his face remained urgent. "Quick, quick, quick! Which Spirit Grasses did you use? Do the same process again."

Successfully refining a pill with the Nine-Loathing Flower... if word of this got out, the entire continent would be shaken. The implications were too immense. As an Alchemy Master, Shan Dan’s heart pounded wildly just thinking about the consequences.

When it came to Alchemy, in the entire Southern Border Prefecture, the Danling Sect was the absolute authority!

And this Master Shan Dan before them was an authority within the Danling Sect.

But at this moment, this giant of the Alchemy Dao was staring at Lin Hao with a pitiful, pleading expression. Where was his earlier arrogance? All semblance of a great master was gone.

"Well... the furnace explosion left me dizzy and seeing stars. My brain is a complete muddle right now. I need some time," Lin Hao spouted nonsense.

Shan Dan nodded hastily. "No problem, I have time! I’ll wait right here... Oh, right! I have a fresh set of clothes here. You can wear them for now." 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

Seeing Lin Hao wrapped in Wu Taichu’s robe, looking rather out of place, Shan Dan quickly retrieved a set of clothes from his storage ring.

His height and build were similar to Lin Hao’s.

If anyone from the Danling Sect saw him acting like this, their jaws would drop to the floor in shock.

It had always been others fawning over Master Shan Dan; when had he ever treated someone else this way?

Wu Taichu also wore a stunned and flattered expression, saying repeatedly, "Lin Hao, quickly, thank Master Shan Dan."

Yet, Lin Hao remained as calm and unruffled as a gentle breeze and light clouds.

Removing the robe, Lin Hao revealed a body of solid muscle.

Though he appeared thin on the outside, his muscles were dense, as if forged from steel. His defined physique was like a coiled dragon and a crouching tiger.

Dragon sinews and tiger bones!

Master Shan Dan’s expression was one of profound shock!

"Sect Leader Wu, I want this disciple!" Shan Dan said suddenly, his eyes glinting.

He had seen through Lin Hao’s Third Layer of Blood Coagulation Realm cultivation at a glance, but to have tempered one’s muscles to this degree at such a level? He dared say there was no one else like that in the entire Southern Border Prefecture.

Moreover, this boy had managed to create a pill using a Nine-Loathing Flower. Whether it was a lucky fluke or sheer coincidence, he was clearly fated to be involved with Alchemy.

"Well... Master Shan Dan..." Wu Taichu looked awkward.

"Thank you for the clothes, but I have no interest in going to the Danling Sect. Master, I’ve decided to try the Regeneration Pool again tonight. I’ll take my leave now to go and prepare." Lin Hao, having put on the clothes, refused him outright and walked toward the door.

Now that the Nine Dragon God Refining Pill was complete, Lin Hao could gather his True Self Divine Soul and forge his bloodline with an eighty percent chance of success!

Having witnessed Lin Hao’s bloodline awakening the day before, Wu Taichu heard his words and saw his expression, and his own lips began to tremble with excitement.

However, Shan Dan, who had been ignored, was not feeling so good.

Shan Dan’s mouth twitched. Others would cry and kneel, begging to become his disciple, and he would dismiss them without a second glance. Now, he had made an offer himself, only to be rejected!

The feeling was truly unpleasant!

It had always been people begging him for favors. Being treated like this by Lin Hao stirred his anger.

"Heh, Sect Leader Wu, what if I were to trade him for your Sect Elders?"

Wu Taichu was startled. He had just been wondering why Shan Dan had arrived, but the elders who went to the Danling Sect had not returned. It seemed they had been detained by the Danling Sect!

The two sects had no history of grievances. Why would the Danling Sect do such a thing?

Before Wu Taichu could answer, Shan Dan continued, "Sect Leader Wu, your Heaven-Stepping Sect is facing a great disaster."

Wu Taichu’s gaze narrowed. ’Could the power behind the Suo Demon Sect be the Danling Sect?’

Was he going to tear off all pretenses now, all for Lin Hao?

Hearing this, Lin Hao stopped in his tracks and turned around...

PS: To the readers who have followed along this far, thank you for your tolerance. I admit I didn’t write this book well, but you all still stuck with it, for which I offer my deepest thanks. To repay everyone, I’ve used the pen name "Devil Yu" to write a new book, *Demon God Martial Emperor*. I’ve corrected my attitude for this book and hope you can all check it out, add it to your collections, and recommend it. If you think it’s poorly written, you can join the group chat and curse me out all you want. Thank you.