Chapter 566: Fanghua, I Am Very Disappointed in You

Chapter 566: Chapter 566: Fanghua, I Am Very Disappointed in You

The Old Dragon King looked at Yu Fanghua with a complex gaze. When she had first married Yang Song, he had indeed been filled with regret, living each day in agony.

But decades had passed in a flash, and the Old Dragon King’s heart had long since become as calm as still water.

What’s more, he noticed a faint hickey on Yu Fanghua’s neck.

Yang Song had been dead for years. So where did that hickey come from?

The sight suddenly revolted him.

The beauty of the past was utterly shattered in that instant.

The Old Dragon King took a step back and said coolly, "Fanghua, let’s not bring up the past."

Yu Fanghua trembled slightly. She couldn’t believe it—the Old Dragon King had rejected her yet again!

"Yanyi, you may not understand what the Merak King Body means! If we get back together, I can consume my Life Origin to help you shatter your Heart Demon and even ascend to become a Martial God!"

’Life Origin?’

’No wonder. Despite her immense talent, Yu Fanghua only became a Martial Saint *after* Yang Song did!’

’It turns out she gave her Life Origin to Yang Song!’

’How laughable! Utterly laughable!’

Back then, he and Yu Fanghua were hailed as a match made in heaven, yet she hadn’t given him a single drop of her Life Origin.

But after marrying that worthless Yang Song, she turned right around and gave it to him!

The Old Dragon King’s gaze was filled with profound disappointment as he looked at Yu Fanghua.

"Fanghua, if the legends about the Merak King Body are true, then I’m even more disappointed than I thought."

Yu Fanghua faltered, then quickly realized what he meant and rushed to explain. "Yanyi, it’s not what you think! How could I have been unwilling to give you my Life Origin? I would have given you all of it without a second thought! It was just... your talent was too extraordinary. If I had given you my Life Origin, I would have fallen even further behind your Cultivation! I didn’t want to be left so far in your dust!"

The Old Dragon King gave a self-mocking laugh. "So, by your logic, Fanghua, my exceptional talent was actually my fault?"

"No, Yanyi, please let me explain! I did marry Yang Song, but I never loved him! From the very beginning, you were the only one I ever loved!"

As she spoke, Yu Fanghua stepped forward, wrapped her arms passionately around the Old Dragon King’s neck, and, with her eyes half-closed, moved in to kiss him.

Not far away, the crowd watching this scene was about to lose their minds.

’Why?’

’Why was a woman this gorgeous throwing herself at some old man?’

’What did he have that they didn’t?’

Then something happened that left the crowd even more speechless: the old man shoved the woman away and stared at her coldly.

"Fanghua, I no longer have any romantic feelings for you. I came here today to meet you as an old friend I hadn’t seen in decades."

’An old friend?’

A bitter smile appeared on Yu Fanghua’s face.

’Of course!’

’Huangfu Yanyi still found her repulsive!’

"Huangfu Yanyi! Do you have any idea what you’re passing up? I can not only help your Martial Dao become transcendent, but I can also make you young again! I’m giving you one last chance!"

The Old Dragon King shook his head gently. "Fanghua, I came to see you today for two main reasons. First, to finally put to rest this decades-old matter between us. Second, Cheng Yuan is my disciple. Back off. Don’t make this difficult for me."

Yu Fanghua’s pupils contracted slightly. ’Cheng Yuan is Huangfu Yanyi’s disciple?’

’No wonder he was able to kill Xiaojiu and Ah Fu!’

"Yanyi, to be honest, I don’t have much affection for my descendants. If you’re willing to come back to me, then Xiaojiu’s death means nothing. But if you refuse to return to my side, Cheng Yuan must pay for Xiaojiu’s life with his own!"

The Old Dragon King sighed. "Fanghua, this disciple is the only thing I care about now! Anyone who dares to touch Xiaoyuan becomes an enemy of me, Huangfu Yanyi! I’ve said all I’m going to say. The choice is yours, Fanghua."

With a flicker of his form, the Old Dragon King vanished from before Yu Fanghua in an instant.

"Huangfu Yanyi!!!"

Yu Fanghua reached out for him, but her hand passed through nothing but an afterimage.

Yu Fanghua stared dazedly in the direction he had vanished. The love in her eyes slowly turned to anguish, and the anguish, to madness.

’Huangfu Yanyi!’

’Since you find me so repulsive, since you won’t come back to me!’

’Then I’ll make you regret it!’

’I’ll make sure your disciple dies at the hands of the Jinling Yang Family!’

’I’ll ruin your reputation! I’ll strip you of your title as the Martial Arts Venerable!’

CRACK!

With a single palm strike, Yu Fanghua smashed the guzheng she had treasured for decades into splinters. This was it. She was finally done with the Old Dragon King.

***

The Jinling Yang Family’s estate was bustling with activity today.

Lanterns and colorful banners were hung everywhere.

With an hour to go before the discipleship ceremony, guests from all over were arriving in droves.

Yu Fanghua’s son, Yang Lingzhi, and grandson, Yang Haotian, were personally greeting guests at the entrance.

Neither man concealed his aura, and the immense pressure of two Half-Step Martial Saints was so overwhelming that the guests could barely breathe.

The arriving guests were all astounded.

That Yang Lingzhi was a Half-Step Martial Saint was understandable; after all, he was over fifty years old.

But Yang Haotian was not yet thirty, and he had already reached the rank of Half-Step Martial Saint. This was enough to make the guests’ jaws drop.

The guests treated Yang Haotian with immense reverence.

With his talent, Yang Haotian was certain to become the head of the Jinling Yang Family within a decade.

***

「Inner Courtyard, Main House.」

Yang Jian, the Second Grand Old Master of the Yang Family, sat cross-legged on a raised platform, channeling all his energy to break through to the next level.

At this moment, Yang Jian no longer looked like an old man.

The wrinkles on his face had faded, his hair and beard had turned black again, and his complexion was ruddy. He looked vigorous and full of life.

These past three days had been, without a doubt, the most blissful of Yang Jian’s life.

Not only had he won the beauty, but he had also obtained an incredibly potent Life Origin. As a result, Yang Jian’s understanding of the Celestial Dao Laws had advanced by leaps and bounds. ℴ

Three days ago, he was merely a Third Grade Martial Saint. In the short span of three days, he had broken through three consecutive barriers to become a Sixth Grade Martial Saint!

Once one becomes a Martial Saint, it is said that ’First Grade First Heaven.’

The difficulty of cultivating a single grade is no less than that of crossing into a whole new major realm!

And yet, the Merak King Body had allowed Yang Jian to break through three grades in just three days!

What a terrifying support ability!

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Yang Jian once again launched his assault on the Seventh Heaven!

Unfortunately, he failed once again.

"Nghh..."

Yang Jian let out a muffled grunt, instinctively clutching his chest over his heart. He knew he couldn’t keep forcing it; otherwise, he risked suffering a cultivation deviation and sustaining severe injuries.

Yang Jian sighed. ’Sixth Grade it is, then!’

’That old fossil Huangfu Yanyi... when he tried for Half-Step Martial God, his Heart Demon flared up and his cultivation level plummeted. He probably doesn’t even have the strength of a Sixth Grade now, does he?’

Yang Jian slowly opened his eyes and extended his senses, but he couldn’t feel Yu Fanghua’s aura in the room.

Yang Jian grew tense at once.

Yang Jian strode out of the room and demanded sharply of a serving girl, "Where is Fanghua?"

The serving girl quickly bowed her head. "Replying to the Second Grand Old Master, the Old Matriarch went for a walk by the river. She said she would be back shortly."

Yang Jian’s heart sank.

’It’s over!’

’That old bastard Huangfu Yanyi must have run off with Fanghua!’

Just as Yang Jian was seething with anger and anxiety, an incredibly gentle voice drifted to his ear.

"Ah Jian, I was just by the river absorbing a great deal of Hongmeng Purple Qi. I’ve generated some more Life Origin. Come back inside with me, quickly."