Realms In The Firmament

Chapter 1702 Recruited the Flower King; the Foggy Miasma Mountain

After being injured by the One Meter of Red, the Flower King’s soul was wasted. That was why he had been hiding in this place for all those years. He was improving during the years, only becoming weaker and weaker.

Now, he finally saw hope in his life!

The Flower King looked at Ye Xiao’s fingers. His throat was shaking, and he looked thirsty... ‘He... He can really help me.’

‘That purple power was actually so powerful! It can actually remove the impact from the One Meter of Red!’

Ye Xiao took a breath and his face turned a little red. In a deep voice, he said, “You are a powerful cultivator. I believe you have already felt it... When I said I could deal with the One Meter of Red, I wasn’t lying.”

The Flower King slowly nodded and said, “That’s right. You do have the power to remove the impact of the One Meter of Red! I have stayed in this place for too long, and it made me such an ignorant man... However, even if you would like to help me with this, it is going to take a long time. That tiny bit of purple power must have consumed a lot of your energy!”

The Flower King was an expert cultivator. When he saw Ye Xiao’s face turn red, he knew what happened. Ye Xiao must have done too much, and he must have been hurt, or he wouldn’t be like that...

A small amount of the purple power was definitely powerful enough to make a difference. However, the Flower King needed far more than just a difference. Even though Ye Xiao was willing to help, it took him a long time to finish.

The Flower King knew it, and he believed Ye Xiao knew it too!

Ye Xiao smiled and said, “The entire Human Realm Upon Heavens couldn’t remove the impact. If I can really do it without paying any cost, wouldn’t it be too much like a children’s game?”

The Flower King understood and agreed...

Erhuo and Bab in the Boundless Space both rolled their eyes up.

‘Shameless master! He is pretending again...’

‘That tiny bit of purple qi is less than one of a billion in the Boundless Space... He talked like he had done such heavy work to get it. Look at him, pretending to be exhausted. He only wants to convince that man.’

Sometimes a difficulty was just an easy job in the hands of the right man. The impact of the One Meter of Red was unbreakable for others, but not for Ye Xiao, who had the Boundless Space, the purple qi, and the Cane of Void. It was totally not a problem.

‘As our master, you must stop being so shameless!

Well, the truth proved that Ye Xiao could be even more shameless!

The Flower King slowly nodded and said, “You proved your capability. Let’s talk about my choice. If I choose you, what do you want me to do?”

Ye Xiao thought for a while and said, “You are a clever man. Let me be honest with you. To produce that purple qi like what I did just now, I have to use up all my energy. It takes me three days to recover. Well, I am weak, and that is why I can’t master it as well as I want. If I can become stronger, it will be easier...

“So, if you want to remove the impact of the One Meter of Red thoroughly, you have to stay with me... Well, you must follow me for quite some days.”

Ye Xiao acted like he would do it only because he didn’t have a choice. He said, “To be honest, it may not be a good thing to keep you around me since you are such a powerful cultivator. However, what choice do I have?”

Erhuo and Bab looked at each other in the Boundless Space. They both were truly awkwardly wordless...

‘A man can actually be this shameless! He is such a shameless master of ours!’

The Flower King took a deep breath and said, “I know the rule of the Hall of Life and Death. You save a man, and you take something back... I have to either make a promise to you or pledge loyalty to you. Is that right?”

Ye Xiao said, “It is inappropriate to ask you to become my man. I do wish I can have a subordinate like you, but I won’t put you through a difficult situation. It must be fate that brought us together. I just think we can be friends who can help each other out from time to time.”

Ye Xiao was shameless, but he truly couldn’t do such a contemptible thing. After all, he didn’t really need the Flower King to become his subordinate, because it might make a negative influence on Ye Xiao’s trial on the way to the east. He just wanted a promise from the Flower King, and it was valuable enough!

The Flower King thought for a while, and then made a surprising decision that went beyond Ye Xiao’s expectation. “I am going with you! I will pledge my loyalty to you!”

Ye Xiao was shocked. He didn’t expect things to develop this way.

He had prepared a lot of things to say to convince the Flower King. What he wanted now was just a promise from the Flower King.

In fact, when Erhuo and Bab told Ye Xiao what was truly restricting the Flower King, Ye Xiao already decided to recruit this man!

It was a heaven-sent opportunity to make the Monarch’s Hall stronger!

The Monarch’s Hall was going to have one more top-class powerful cultivator in the world!

However, the Flower King was once one of the most powerful men in the world. Ye Xiao never expected to persuade him with just some talking!

He thought he had to talk for a long time to make the Flower King give him a promise to help him...

As for a further step, Ye Xiao knew he was going to get the Flower King, but he just needed more time! After all, he had once convinced the Purple Dragon King, the Golden Phoenix King, and the Red Fire Lord, Chihuo!

However, things didn’t develop as Ye Xiao expected...

“Flower King, you are a decisive man. May I ask why? I am really weak now, which means it is going to take a long time to solve your problem...” Ye Xiao was surprised.

“There are some reasons. First, I want to live as long as I can. Second, I need to stay alive, so I can try to tame the One Meter of Red again. It has become a nightmare in my life. Third...” The Flower King looked emotional. “This is the reason that matters the most... It has been too long since I went home last time...”

The longing and the sadness in his voice almost made the King of Poisons cry.

“I got that reverse impact, and I was getting worse. Fortunately, I came to the Matchless Soul Valley. This is a weird place. I absorbed the death qi here and converted it into life qi... My family... If they stayed with me, their lives will be destroyed... I haven’t seen my wife for tens of thousands of years now...”

The Flower King bitterly smiled and said, “Tens of thousands of years ago, I knew I was not going to make it, so I left my family... I wonder how they are now... after all these years...

“Monarch Ye, you have brought me the hope to continue my normal life. I am not going to let it go! You are weak, but it doesn’t matter. You can make a difference. The One Meter of Red will be defeated. I don’t care how long it is going to take, I just want to break this invisible chain!”

The Flower King’s snow-white robe was flickering in the air. He breathed a long sigh and said, “My life is regretful. I will never die as long as there is a slight hope for living.”

‘My life is regretful!’

Ye Xiao stayed quiet for a while and said, “I see. I can assure you that you will never regret what you decided today. You will eventually get what you want.”

The Flower King smiled and said, “You gave me two options. One was to be your friend, while the other was to be your subordinate. I chose the latter decisively. Do you know why?”

Ye Xiao asked, “Why?”

The Flower King slowly raised up his head and looked at the sky. “I just can’t take the risk.”

Ye Xiao was silent again.

People wanted the biggest possibility to make their dream come true. A friend and a subordinate were too different. One was close, while the other could be distant! The Flower King didn’t want to risk the chance!

Death was always a difficult problem! How true!

Ye Xiao had traveled across the Matchless Soul Valley and reached a thousand miles away accompanied by the Flower King and the King of Poisons. The King of Poisons was the only person who had witnessed the fight between Ye Xiao and the Flower King. It was still like a dream to him!

‘Lord Monarch has safely come through the Matchless Soul Valley... and recruited the Flower King, who is such a top-class master cultivator!’

‘The Flower King asked to become his subordinate himself!’

‘Isn’t it... Isn’t it too halfhearted?’

‘Is this real? Really?’

The King of Poisons kept pinching himself on the thigh from time to time on the road because he wanted to check if he was dreaming

As a matter of fact, he felt ashamed. The Flower King is so powerful, and I am so weak...’

‘The Flower King is known as the King of all Flowers because he can actually control all flowers. He deserves the title. What about me? I am just somebody who knows something about poisons in the western fringe of the Limitless Ocean... What king am I?’

‘The King of Poisons?’

‘No comparison, no hard feelings. Do I deserve the title? Should I be called as the King of Poisons? Can I really stand next to the Flower King?’

The King of Poisons kept his head low all the way ahead because of these negative thoughts...

Ye Xiao noticed it. He felt interested in it, so he stopped and pointed at the King of Poisons, speaking, “Brother Flower King, this fellow here, our brother here, is also a king. They call him the King of Poisons.”

The Flower King seemed to be surprised. He looked at the King of Poisons and nodded. He knew that this king was only at level one of the Saint Origin Stage. The Flower King could kill such a weak cultivator with just a blow.

Not many people in the Human Realm Upon Heavens could be called a king. What was this King of Poisons? It seemed inappropriate to give this man a title like that! ‘Does everyone have the right to call himself a king?’

The King of Poisons blushed. He hastily said, “No, please... Some ignorant fools kept calling me the King of Poisons... That is all. I am too weak to have a name like that! After all, a real king should be like you, Master Flower King!”

Ye Xiao shook his head and said in a deep voice, “King of Poisons, everyone has his own expertise. Don’t underestimate yourself. If you don’t respect yourself, you fail all the hard work you have done in the past. Maybe you are not powerful enough to match your title, but at least you should have the confidence to become the King of Poisons one day! If you are satisfied with your current life, why don’t you just change your name? Well, if you do have ambition and faith, you can, and you will be the real King of Poisons!

“Nothing is impossible on my side.”

Ye Xiao said, “You just have to believe in it, and go for it!”

The King of Poisons got his entire face turned red. He felt the heat rising up from his heart. He gasped and said, “Lord Monarch, you have inspired me! I will do whatever it takes to keep my title as the King of Poisons! I will be good enough for the title of a king!”

Ye Xiao nodded and said, “With one percent of gift and ninety-nine percent of hard-work, there comes success. You have the gift already, and you just need to keep working hard. The five books that I gave you are important. When you finish reading them, tell me. I have some other great books about poisons! I can’t help you much, but I can do something to strengthen your foundation!”

The King of Poisons was so excited. He suddenly knelt down and said, “My life is yours. I will serve you with my full heart!”

Ye Xiao stared at him for a long time and then nodded.

Even though the King of Poisons had fully given himself to Ye Xiao, he still didn’t want to tell Ye Xiao his name and his true background!

What was the secret about the King of Poisons?

“After the Matchless Soul Valley, it is the Foggy Miasma Mountain.” The Flower King pointed at an area where it was covered by a dense fog.

He said, “The Foggy Miasma Mountain is a dangerous place too, because the fog is poisonous, and the mountain was fully under the dense fog. Breathing in the fog means suicide!

“Do not believe that you are powerful enough to escape the poison in it. First of all, nobody knows how vast the mountain is. When you are lost in the dense fog, you lost a sense of direction. Nobody can find the right direction in that dense fog. Second, there are no cultivators on the mountain, but there are a lot of fierce beasts in the fog. You will have to fight these murderous beasts when you get caught! Because of these two reasons, even top-class superior cultivators can’t guarantee to get over the Foggy Miasma Mountain safely. Ordinary cultivators never dared to go into the fog!

“That is why the Foggy Miasma Mountain is one of the nineteen passes in the Limitless Ocean. Because of the Foggy Miasma Mountain, the Matchless Soul Valley became one of the nineteen passes too.”

Ye Xiao was surprised. “Is this Foggy Miasma Mountain really that dangerous? Does it mean there is no way to get over it?”

The Foggy Miasma Mountain smiled and slightly shook his head. “Lord Monarch, you must open your eyes. I said it was difficult to get over the mountain through the dense fog, but maybe there is another way to get past it. In fact, people always chose to fly over the mountain. The air in the sky over the mountain must be poisonous as well, but it was much weaker than the fog. It won’t be a problem for high-level cultivators. Besides, flying over won’t cover your sight. All in all, it is not difficult unless you choose to walk over the mountain!”

The Flower King paused and said, “What is your decision, Lord Monarch?”

Ye Xiao was nervous, but with a flash in his eyes, he made the decision. “Let’s fly over it then!”

The King of Poisons looked at Ye Xiao with surprise in his eyes.