Unrivaled Martial Emperor-Chapter 1522 - Recuperate, Refine

News of the Deng Clan’s young patriarch, Deng Hong, stirring up trouble at the Rolling Thunder Mountain Manor quickly spread throughout Guangyuan City.

As the two strongest forces of Guangyuan City, the Deng Clan and the Rolling Thunder Mountain Manor had been generational rivals: one day plotting, the next day countering, their friction an everyday affair.

However, in this generation, a gap in strength appeared in the evenly matched forces. The Deng Clan gradually suppressed the Rolling Thunder Mountain Manor.

Whispers filled the city. Tales of Deng Hong’s antics at the manor, rumors of Deng Hui on the cusp of the fourth-level Immortal Platform realm, his success all but certain, spread like wildfire.

“It seems major changes are brewing. Once Deng Hui succeeds in breaking through, no one in the entire Guangyuan City will be a match for him. The downfall of the Rolling Thunder Mountain Manor is imminent.”

“That’s right. The manor’s been on the back foot lately, losing many of its top fighters to the Deng Clan. Several years ago, Gongsun Jing had a chance to advance into the fourth-level Immortal Platform realm, but the Deng Clan ambushed him when he was on a trip, leaving him with an injury that still hasn’t fully healed,” replied someone.

“Once the Rolling Thunder Mountain Manor is wiped out, the entire Guangyuan City will fall under the Deng Clan’s dark rule. Haaa, who knows how many women will fall victim to Deng Hong, that hedonistic young master?”

All around, eyes turned toward the Deng Clan’s domain. Some swore they saw a beast lurking in those halls, waiting to unleash chaos the moment it evolved.

All of the higher-ups of the Rolling Thunder Mountain Manor gathered in the council hall.

Gongsun Jing sat in the main seat. To his left and right were two third-level Immortal Platform realm experts. One of them was Ma Xinglong, and the other was Gongsun Jing’s younger cousin brother, Gongsun Long.

Below them were first and second-level Immortal Platform realm experts, seated according to their strength. In total, about twenty Immortal Platform experts served the manor, but most were only at the first level.

An oppressive silence filled the hall, as if the Deng Clan’s dominance weighed down like a mountain on everyone’s shoulders.

For years, the manor had managed, just barely, to stay afloat in the rivalry, but now, with Deng Hui advancing to the fourth level and success seemingly assured, annihilation seemed inevitable.

“Everyone knows what danger we face. Speak your thoughts. How do we move forward?” Gongsun Jing said, his tone sounding somewhat weary.

He’d spent years keeping the manor standing, but it had taken its toll, leaving him utterly drained.

Bang!

Just as Gongsun Jing’s voice fell, to his left, Ma Xinglong slammed his palm onto his armrest and shot up to his feet. “In my opinion, our only option is to fight them with our lives on the line, while Deng Hui, that old coot, still hasn’t succeeded. We’ll storm the Deng Clan and disrupt his breakthrough.”

“We mustn’t do that!” Ma Xinglong’s suggestion was immediately met with Gongsun Long’s opposition. He said, “We have no idea of the Deng Clan’s exact situation right now. Storming over without information is definitely an unwise choice. Perhaps Deng Hui has already achieved his breakthrough and is now stabilizing his cultivation. Storming over right now will be walking right into our deaths.”

“Is sitting here and waiting really any better?” Ma Xinglong roared at Gongsun Long, “If we storm the Deng Clan right now, we can still catch them off guard. If we wait until the Deng Clan is done with their preparations, we’ll lose even the chance to take them down with us!”

“There’s still a way, and that is to have Ling’er—”

“No!” others objected at once. “We can’t sacrifice Ling’er to that scoundrel Deng Hong, not even if it means war! And besides, their true goal isn’t something Ling’er can resolve. They want to erase us completely.”

“That’s right! I think Xinglong has a point. We should storm them right now and fight them to the death!”

“......”

While Gongsun Jing and the others were busy discussing their options, Chen Fan had settled into a small courtyard of the mountain manor.

It was night, with the moon bright and stars dim.

Centered in meditation, Chen Fan opened his eyes, exhaling a breath tinged blood-red.

“At this rate, I’ll need two or three months more to recover,” he muttered, sighing.

His injuries were truly too severe this time. His physique and bloodline, which had undergone the Sacred Radiance’s baptism, had undergone a transformation. His recovery speed had more than doubled since then. However, even with such great recovery power and the support of various recovery elixirs, his injuries still healed incredibly slowly.

Just like that, Chen Fan stayed in the Rolling Thunder Mountain Manor.

Time passed quickly, and two months went by.

Chen Fan’s injuries have mostly healed. The damage to his organs had completely recovered. Now, there were only tiny cracks left on the Heaven and Earth Furnace.

On the other hand, Chen Fan had also refined a little more than half of Xuan Gan’s severed arm, obtaining great benefits from it. His cultivation also gradually recovered.

During this period, Gongsun Jing frequently visited him, urging him to leave quickly. However, Chen Fan always declined, using his injuries as an excuse.

Rustle.

The sound of footsteps rang out at the entrance of the small courtyard. Chen Fan knew that Gongsun Jing had come again.

“Little Brother Chen, I came to see you. How are your injuries healing?” As expected, before Gongsun Jing had entered the courtyard, his boisterous voice had already reached Chen Fan.

Chen Fan smiled and said, “It’s okay, I’ve already recovered somewhat. I should fully heal in about a few more months.”

Gongsun Jing smiled bitterly and helplessly. “Little Brother Chen, it’s not that I want you to leave, but it’s dangerous to stay. Deng Hui could emerge any time. If you’re involved, we’d bear the blame.”

“No need to worry, Manor Master Gongsun. What if Deng Hui fails to break through?” Chen Fan smiled, not feeling anxious at all.

Gongsun Jing’s face remained worried. “Haaa, based on my calculations, I’m afraid Deng Hui had succeeded in his breakthrough long ago, and he’s still in seclusion now just to stabilize his cultivation.”

Chen Fan nodded.

Although his injuries were severe, his divine will was relatively undamaged. Previously, he had scanned the Deng Clan with his divine will and had indeed sensed a fourth-level Immortal Platform realm aura—undoubtedly Deng Hui.