Chapter 1579: Master Duan

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

At this moment, it had been almost two weeks since the Situ Clan issued a duel invitation to Lady Feng from the Drift Blaze Sect on behalf of Master Duan.

During these two weeks, the news of the upcoming battle had also been spread out by some Drift Blaze Sect’s disciples. It did not take too long before more than half of the people in Windfall Nation found out about this. This battle immediately became one of the hottest news, catching the interest of more than half of the people of Windfall Nation.

It was to the point that many people from different forces sent out visitation letters, stating their intent to visit Drift Blaze Sect to witness the battle.

Almost everybody in Windfall Nation knew who Lady Feng of Drift Blaze Sect was. She rose to fame a year ago when she entered the Heaven Ranking. Ever since then, her name had spread far and wide. Half a year later, she became even more famous. Her name became a household name. Moreover, her fame had even spread to the Southern Ridge Yuan Mansion.

This was because six months after Lady Feng had entered the bottom of the Heaven Ranking, she made a move and defeated the person who was ranked 23rd in the Heaven Ranking and took over his ranking.

At this moment, another six months had passed since she ranked 23rd in the Heaven Ranking.

Based on the improvement Lady Feng had demonstrated from the past six months, most people were certain she possessed the ability to enter the top ten of the Heaven Ranking.

Naturally, she would have to leave Windfall Nation if she wanted to enter the top ten of the Heaven Ranking. This was because none of the powerhouses at the peak of the Saint Rudiment Stage who ranked in the top ten was in Windfall Nation.

Not many people knew about that Interim Advisor of Situ Clan, Master Duan, who issued the duel invitation. In fact, nobody had heard of this name at all in Windfall Nation.

During these two weeks, some people had deliberately inquired about Master Duan, the Interim Advisor of Situ Clan.

Master Duan appeared two months ago in the Situ Clan. As soon as he appeared, he had cured the Situ Clan’s Great Young Master, Situ Hang’s weird illness.

Prior to this, everyone was certain Situ Hang would die.

After all, even the Four Star Saint Inscription Masters in Windfall Nation’s Imperial family were confounded by the illness. Moreover, they even said he was not ill but was bewitched and cursed with some ‘dirty’ things.

When the Four Star Saint Inscription Masters of the Imperial Family announced that Situ Hang could not be cured and everyone thought there was no chance for him to survive, Master Duan made his appearance.

The moment he appeared, he pulled Situ Hang out of hell’s gate in just a month and a half. Situ Hang was completely healed as though he had never been sick at all.

Moreover, people also heard that Situ Hang, the Great Young Master of Situ Clan, would accompany Master Duan to the Drift Blaze Sect on the day of the battle with Lady Feng.

Everyone was shocked.

Who was Master Duan exactly? He could even cure the strange illness that Four Star Saint Inscription Masters who excelled in Medicine Refining Dao could not! This was completely miraculous!

Some people even tried to dig up more information about the Interim Advisor, Master Duan of Situ Clan, but they could not even find out his name. They only knew the people in Situ Clan, including the Clan Leader, addressed him as Master Duan.

This Master Duan seemed to have appeared out of thin air in Windfall Nation, and nobody could find out about where he came from.

In the eyes of the people of Windfall Nation, Duan Ling Tian, the Interim Advisor of Situ Clan, was veiled in mystery. In fact, many of those people from various sects who had issued visitation letters to the Drift Blaze Sect to watch the Heaven Ranking’s battle actually wanted to see the mysterious Interim Advisor of Situ Clan, Master Duan, more. They wanted to know who he was.

Among all the sects, those that were most restless were those that had conflicts with the Situ Clan.

They had been fighting with each other, covertly and overtly, for many years. They all knew the Situ Clan very well. Now that this Master Duan appeared, it gave them a sense of pressure.

Naturally, this was not because of Master Duan’s strength. The fact that he issued a challenge to a Heaven Ranking’s powerhouse was enough to show that he was only a Saint Rudiment Stage Martial or Dao Cultivator. It was not a big threat to them.

The pressure they felt was mostly from the mystery surrounding Master Duan.

After all, he had actually healed a strange illness that confused Four Star Saint Inscription Masters and a group of Saint Stage powerhouses. This was not something Saint Rudiment Stage Martial or Dao Cultivators were capable of.

Due to this reason, Duan Ling Tian’s fame had begun to spread in Windfall Nation even before the day of the battle with Lady Feng from Drift Blaze Sect.

The reason for his fame was, naturally, due to him curing Situ Hang.

Prior to this, Situ Hang’s strange illness had also spread out in all of Windfall Nation. Many people came for afar to the capital to try and cure the strange illness and obtain the reward. However, none of them succeeded.

When Duan Ling Tian learned about this from Situ Hang, he was surprised.

“Master Duan, your name is spreading in Windfall Nation now… Even if you lose to Drift Blaze Sect’s Lady Feng, your name will sweep through the entire Windfall Nation like a typhoon! At that time, if your Senior Brother is in Windfall Nation, he’ll find out you’re in Situ Clan and come here to find you,” Situ Hang said with a smile.

When Duan Ling Tian heard Situ Hang’s words, he shook his head and smiled before he teasingly asked, “What? You don’t have much faith in me, do you, Young Master Hang?”

Upon hearing that, Situ Hang smiled awkwardly before he quickly added, “Of course not. I’m just voicing out one of the possibilities.”

Although he indeed felt that it was impossible for Duan Ling Tian to defeat Lady Feng from Drift Blaze Sect, he did not dare to say it out loud in fear of angering him.

However, he had underestimated Duan Ling Tian’s wit.

When the words had accidentally left his mouth earlier, Duan Ling Tian already knew what he was thinking. However, he was not bothered by it.

This was because Duan Ling Tian knew very well that even if he had a silver tongue, it would still be hard to convince people of some matters. There was only one way to convince them and it was to prove it with action!

Due to this reason, Duan Ling Tian did not continue on this topic after listening to Situ Hang’s explanation. Instead, he changed the topic. He looked at Situ Hang and asked, “Young Master Hang, there’s another month to go before Situ Zhuo completes his punishment of reflecting for three months. At that time, he’ll able to leave the Enforcement Hall. Who knows what kind of method he’ll use next to harm you. What are your plans?”

When Situ Hang heard the name Situ Zhuo, a layer of frost seemed to appear on his face. Situ Zhuo was the one who had almost caused his death.

Since he and his father could not afford to be hostile toward Situ Ming’s side due to certain reasons, they could only downplay the matter and close the case with the death of the Devil Cultivator.

However, he still found it impossible to let go of it in his heart. He had almost died after all!

If he died, he could easily imagine how the Situ Clan would fall into Situ Ming’s hands in the future.

If Situ Zhuo became the Clan Leader of Situ Clan, with his ruthlessness, he did not have to guess the outcome of his and his father’s men. They would undoubtedly meet a horrible end.

“Master Duan, although I’ve heard about some of the things Situ Zhuo had done, I didn’t think he would act so viciously toward me… Now that I’ve fallen for it once, I’ll not fall for it the second time!” After taking a deep breath, Situ Hang replied in a tone that was neither hurried nor slow. His voice also turned cold, giving the listener a feeling as though they had fallen into a thaw hole.

“It’s good that you realized this.” Duan Ling Tian smiled nonchalantly. He had quite a good opinion of Situ Hang.

As for that Situ Zhuo, he did not have any favorable impression of him at all.

“Just let me know if you need any favor from me,” Duan Ling Tian added again.

“Thank you, Master Duan,” When Situ Hang’s heard Duan Ling Tian’s words, his eyes lit up immediately. He quickly bowed to express his gratitude. His posture was one reserved for respecting seniors.

Although Duan Ling Tian might be a year or two younger than him, he regarded Duan Ling Tian highly in his heart. Due to this reason, he had never thought of him as his junior.

Glancing at the blazing sun by the horizon, Duan Ling Tian smiled as he asked, “Based on our speed, we should be able to arrive at the Drift Blaze Sect this afternoon, right?”

“Yes, we’ll able to arrive in the afternoon.” Situ Hang nodded. “After we’ve arrived, we’ll rest in Drift Blaze Sect for one night… Tomorrow, we’ll stroll around the sect’s estate to familiarize ourselves with the environment as guests. The battle between you and Lady Feng is set for the day after tomorrow.”

“Alright, I’ll follow your arrangement.” Duan Ling Tian nodded. Although Situ Hang was not much older than him, Duan Ling Tian could not compare to him in regards to handling trivial matters.

The saying, ‘One is a master in one’s own field’ must have referred to this.

Naturally, Situ Hang and Situ Hou was not the only one who left the capital of Windfall Nation with him. There were another five people who had gone into hiding, tailing them. If it was not for his anti-tracking experience in his past life, he might not have discovered these five men.

These five men hid in the dark. Like several torpid poisonous snakes, they might strike to wound or kill at any time.

“Five Imminent Saint Stage powerhouses… Moreover, they must have cultivated some secret tactic to conceal themselves. Apart from me, nobody below the Saint Stage would be able to detect their presence.” After Duan Ling Tian activated his Divine Eye, he could clearly sense the powerful aura faintly emanating out of the five men hidden in the dark.

Although they had concealed themselves, they were still unable to escape Duan Ling Tian’s Divine Eye and were completely exposed before him.