Urban Immortal Cultivation Supreme

Upon hearing that the man in front of them was the infamously unforgivable Zhu Bufan they had been desperately searching for, they immediately took an aggressive stance, falling just short of telling Zhu Bufan, "We are the scoundrels of the Heavenly Sword Sect from east, west, south, and north."

"Hmph! So you are Zhu Bufan? Today you've encountered the Four Tiger Generals of the Dark Sect, and it's your unlucky day! We're going to teach you a good lesson!!" After saying this, all sorts of Primordial Qi glowed around their bodies.

"What is this nonsense?" Seeing the four Dark Sect disciples with their odd postures, all around the Body Tempering Fifth Layer Heaven, Zhu Bufan couldn't help but bitterly smile and said, "Moreover, wasn't your task just to find me, not to start a battle?"

"Eh?" Zhu Bufan's words suddenly made the four of them falter. The disciple on the left, standing with one leg up in a golden rooster stance, and sneaking a look at Zhu Bufan, whispered, "What do we do? This guy seems to make some sense too."

"Makes sense my foot!" Dismissing the guy on the left, a disciple in the middle squatting like a frog said, "He's obviously just stalling for time!"

"I think so too, this guy dared to abduct Miss Huo Ling and make her disappear, he's definitely not a good person!" said the disciple on the right, posing with white crane wings, shaking his head.

"If that's the case, let's teach him a lesson first then," said a disciple behind them, standing backwards like a peerless master.

"Okay!" Once the last disciple spoke out, the previous three simultaneously agreed and then, they transformed into glimmers of light, charging at Zhu Bufan.

Chop and smack!

"Are you saying that Huo Ling has already returned to the Divine Sword Peak and that the Sect Master has asked people to come find me?" Watching his four swelled-faced fellow disciples, Zhu Bufan asked. Upon hearing that Huo Ling had returned to the Divine Sword Peak, a big weight lifted from Zhu Bufan's heart.

"Yes, brother," replied a Dark Sect disciple with indistinct speech due to a swollen mouth, "It seems, I heard that after Miss Huo Ling returned, the Sect Master was so happy he cried."

"Good, I don't even know the way back to Divine Sword Peak. Lead the way!" Zhu Bufan said after pondering for a while, giving the four of them the task of guiding him, "Of course, you can refuse, and I won't mind teaching you another lesson."

"Sorry brother, don't kill us," said the bruised group hurriedly shaking their heads. Zhu Bufan had beaten these four fools soundly in a short amount of time earlier, almost reducing them to headstand. Now looking at Zhu Bufan, all four felt immense fear.

"Sorry? Don't want to lead the way? Well then, I'll just bury you right here!" At this, Zhu Bufan started to roll up his sleeves, looking like he was about to turn them upside down by grabbing their heads.

"We're wrong, brother, uncle, master, we didn't mean that, we'll lead the way! Lead the way!" After saying this, the four leaped up like rabbits and sped towards the direction of Divine Sword Peak. Seeing their sudden energy, Zhu Bufan felt a bit stunned; the four had been pretending to be miserable just earlier, and Zhu Bufan had stopped because of that. Now it seemed, Zhu Bufan had been fooled.

"Those four bastards!" Watching their faster-than-reindeer running steps, Zhu Bufan chuckled and quickly followed them. As he used the Thunderbolt Step, each forward leap sparked thunderous noises. At this moment, Zhu Bufan was still unaware of the serious ripple effects these four blockheads had caused, for if he had known, he might not have let them off so easily.

The five of them quickly made their way towards the Divine Sword Peak. Along the way, they saw many Dark Sect disciples searching the area; seeing this many people searching for him, Zhu Bufan felt a pang of worry, unsure whether it was really, as the four blockheads claimed, to pin the blame of Huo Ling's disappearance on him.

"I hope not, if teacher really blames me, I fear even ten lives wouldn't be enough." Thinking of his teacher's unpredictable temper, Zhu Bufan instantly felt a headache.

"Don't worry! If that old rascal dares to trouble you, I, Emperor Yan, will not let him off!" At this moment, the voice of Emperor Yan transmitted into Zhu Bufan's mind, exuding an aura of imposing righteousness.

"Little Emperor Yan, after all, I am also a disciple of the mentor, and without the mentor, we wouldn't have met. Moreover... the aftereffects of you using my body to execute the Emperor Seal in the tower have not yet dissipated, though you pretend not to care, I can still feel it." Sighing, Zhu Bufan communicated this to Emperor Yan through his mind.

"Where? It's just a small Emperor Seal! I, Emperor Yan... do have a slight bit of depletion... but it's just a little bit indeed. However, as for the Emperor Extreme Fist, I can now perform it proficiently!" Finally, unable to withstand Zhu Bufan's questioning, Emperor Yan curled his lips and responded to Zhu Bufan.

"Remember, don't use such techniques recklessly in the future. But I am curious, didn't you also use the Emperor Sword to break Huo Ling's Water Breaking Seven Sealing Dragon before? Why was the consumption so minimal then? Logically speaking, isn't Emperor Sword the strongest move?" Thinking of this, Zhu Bufan suddenly harbored doubts in his mind, as previously Emperor Yan's use of Emperor Sword seemed to consume far less than his current use of Emperor Extreme Fist and Emperor Seal!

"Simple." Rolling his eyes, Emperor Yan directly responded, "That time using Emperor Sword was really nothing more than just a beginning stance, and along the way all the Primordial Qi was drained, so I just casually slashed out to see if it could withstand. Luckily, it seems like my Emperor Sword indeed has killing power even without a proper startup!"

"Are you saying, at that time, it was merely like tossing it out to see if it could break, with that kind of gambling mentality?" After listening to Emperor Yan, Zhu Bufan suddenly felt his own back soaked with sweat.

"Alas, at that time I hadn't fully understood your character, right? Seeing you peek at others bathing, if I sincerely helped you, wouldn't I become an accomplice? Now it's fine, it was accidentally that I saved you last time, so I'm not an accomplice anymore."

"You, you little devil, sooner or later... next time you come out, I'll burst your butt!!" Zhu Bufan gritted his teeth, firmly vowing in his heart.

After rushing anxiously for over an hour, they finally sighted the silhouette of Divine Sword Peak, and after traveling a bit more, four persons brought Zhu Bufan to the Heavenly Ascension Chain where many members of the Dark Sect were already gathered.

"Li Si, Zhang San, Huang Er, Lin Yi, why have you all come back? Eh? Are you Zhu Bufan?" Upon seeing the four troublemakers return, a man probably in his fifties standing on the Heavenly Ascension Chain slightly furrowed his brows, but quickly, he spotted Zhu Bufan.

"I am indeed Zhu Bufan." Hearing the man's inquiry, Zhu Bufan quickly responded with a clasped fist, his tone genuinely respectful. Seeing Zhu Bufan's polite demeanor, the man's brows relaxed slightly as he then spoke to Zhu Bufan, "Go up, the Sect Master has been waiting for you for a long time. Since you've been missing for so long, you better think carefully about how to explain yourself clearly to the Sect Master."

Upon comprehending the man's meaning, Zhu Bufan gratefully smiled at him, then stepped onto the Heavenly Ascension Chain.

"Elder Hao, Elder Hao! What's Zhu Bufan's background, huh? He seems very formidable?" As Zhu Bufan's figure shrank in the distance, one of the four mischief-makers sneaked up to the man's side, whispering.

"Formidable or not, haven't you already tried?" Glancing at the disheveled state of these four, the man flashed a smirk, their current appearance indeed comical. With bruised faces not counted, hair like birds' nests, clothes like rag strips, their state could not be more miserable - the four walking together really had the feel of a band of beggar's family.

"Ouch, Elder, but you can't blame us, he ambushed us. Look at his cultivation, isn't it just around the Body Tempering Sixth Layer Heaven? We haven't mentioned this before, Elder, but honestly, we've never seen this guy, and we have been in the Dark Sect for quite some time now, haven't we?" Upon hearing Elder Hao's teasing, the four felt embarrassed but still spoke up.

"Actually, I'm not very clear myself. I heard he was brought back by the Sect Master from Divine Moon Peak over two years ago. It was said that when he arrived, he hadn't even reached Body Tempering Realm, yet in just over two years' time, he achieved his current level." Frowning slightly, Elder Hao responded to them.

"That's strange, having such a cultivation fanatic, we couldn't possibly be unaware!" Upon hearing that Zhu Bufan had progressed from not yet entering the Body Tempering Realm to Body Tempering Sixth Layer Heaven in just over two years, all four were astounded. If they knew Zhu Bufan's true strength, they would probably only be able to describe their feelings with shock and awe. Fortunately, they only sensed the cultivation of Body Tempering Sixth Layer Heaven, a pace indeed rapid but still within believable bounds for them to accept.

"Don't know, it's said that once he arrived here, after entering the Body Tempering Realm, he was sent by the Sect Master to cultivate at the Medicine King Garden. After that, I'm not sure how, he went missing. There were rumors that he had fought with Huo Ling and fell down from Divine Sword Peak. Well, as I see it, his return is good. By the way, stop fooling around, now that Zhu Bufan is back, call back the other brothers too!" After pondering a while, the man looked at those few brats, whose faces then fell.

As they were talking, Zhu Bufan finally returned to the long-awaited Divine Sword Peak.