heading to the upper region

Ling Han and Th... I mean, Tan Feng spoke as guards surrounded the whole restaurant.

"Why don't they just blow this restaurant up to kill you?" Tan Feng asked curiously

"the king thinks I have some treasures on me which helped me cultivate faster. So, he had it so under his land the bounty can only be collected if I'm alive." Ling Han said lazily

"do you?" Tan Feng asked to which Ling Han nodded with a smile

"haha, you don't fear I will take it off you?" Tan Feng asked with a smile

"I like to believe I have a good judge of characters." Ling Han said as he stood up.

"haha, before you go, let me think of a way to solve this without fighting... what would my father want?" Tan Feng said with a deep frown

"in this case, taking a loss for the bigger picture would be the right thing to do. So, this is what I would do if I didn't want a battle." Ling Han said as a crystal appeared in his hands.

"this crystal holds the images of all the crimes which were pointed towards me. If I show people and give a righteous speech, I will not just make them look bad. I will also have my name put off the demonic cultivator chart." Ling Han said calmly as Tan Feng nodded in understanding.

"... don't won't you do it?" Tan Feng asked cautiously

"in this world, I shall do as I wish. Joining power will limit that, and getting their treasure will also make things easier for me. so the best thing is obviously not to give a fuck about what the world thinks." Ling Han said with a smile

"... I see, but I want to become king so." Tan Feng said with a deep frown.

Ling Han stepped forward as he appeared outside the restaurant. As soon as he appeared out of the restaurants, the ground twisted as it turned into Mud which wrapped around Ling Han.

'the Dao Of Mud.' Ling Han thought as lightning exploded off him, sending the mud flying away.

Ling Han's eyes fell upon an old man with long brown hair. The Dao of mud was a Grand Dao. a mix of two heavenly Dao, the Dao of water and earth.

Limg Han smiled as he watched the old man waved his hands. The mud turned into a giant claw which rushed towards Ling Han.

'it can harden and soften at any moment. This type of Dao is tricky.' Ling Han thought as he formed a fist. Lightning gathered over his fist as he punched forward.

The mud and lightning clashed, but Ling Han's fist went through it as if he punched a liquid. The mud tried to block air from Ling Han at the same time. The mud turned into blades. Trying to cut off Ling Han's legs and arms.

"haha, how ruthless." Ling Han said with a laugh as lightning exploded off him. the mud was sent flying once again, but this time a lightning armor was around Ling Han.

This time the lightning wasn't forced into looking like a armor. But instead, it looked chaotic. A lightning bolt would run across the sky every few seconds, and some would draw deep lines in the ground.

"... this is slightly stronger than before." Ling Han said as he stepped forward. He disappeared and appeared behind the old man controlling the mud.

"nice." Ling Han said with nodded as he looked towards the group of guards.

The old man's hands suddenly fell to the ground, followed by a clean-cut appearing on his legs. Just as his body was about to fall, his head fell, followed by his body falling into two halves.

A cultivator was in shock as they saw how easily Ling Han killed a level 7 Sky realm cultivator. This old man had comprehended the grand Dao to the 2nd level and had the ability to face those 1 level above this cultivation. Yet he didn't know how he didn't. He didnt even know he died.

He must be in the underworld, confused as to how he suddenly got there. One second he was showing his might, and the next, he was meeting with King Yama. Now, who would accept this?

"take the god slayer formation." the guard leader yelled as all the guards fell into formation. There Qi was connected through this formation. A few of the guards flew up, with the guard leader flying above everyone

Qi gathered around them as it turned into a large giant with a spear in its hands.

This was a group of 12 cultivators at level 3 sky realm, coming together combining their strength. With this formation, even a level 7 would have a hard time.

"Power Rangers?" Ling Han said in shock as he watched the spear being trusted towards him. He shook his head as the armor around his body disappeared.

Ling Han cultivated The Indestructible Heaven Scroll, hey body cultivation was at the peak of the sky realm. Using the lightning armor was really overkilled. It was like an end boss using their ultimate move on a beginner when a flick of a finger was enough.

Ling Han reached out as he grabbed the spear. Putting some force into the spear, cracks ran up the spear before it exploded into dots of energy.

Ling Han stepped forward and instantly appeared before the giant. He punched forward, destroying the giant's legs.

The group of guards all coughed up blood. The formation was destroyed as they all fell to the ground. Landing weakly before Ling Han.

"return and call forth the empire. If I don't get an explanation by the end of the day, then today. I Ling Han shall destroy that castle." Ling Han said calmly as he returned to the restaurant.

The guards quickly eat some pills to recover and picked each other up. They quickly felt to report what happened.

"Why didn't you kill them? that will only bring you more trouble." Tan Feng asked calmly

"because I want more trouble. Plus, I don't kill workers. They are just doing their jobs to support their families. I know how it feels to work your ass off just to put some food on the table. so unless I don't feel like it, I would not kill." Ling Ham said calmly

"you had a hard life." Tan Fang asked to which Ling Han smiled. Ling Han calmly told him of his past, how he grew up in the trash and stuff.

"so that's why you killed the elders... well, I grew up with a loving mother, a cunning brother, and a hard to get along dad. I was born to be king, so I had to become powerful like my father. yet no matter how strong I get, father can never be impressed with me." Tan Feng said with a sigh

"if you want to become king, you should know I to rule like a king. I think this is a way for your father to test you. if you can learn to survive and act more like a king, he might be impressed." Ling Han said with a smile

"... you're right." Tan Feng said as he suddenly jumped to his teeth.

"let's go conjure this empire. Father will be happy to see my skills as a king." Tan Feng said as he ran out of the restaurant.

"it's like I'm talking to a 30 thousand years kid." Ling Han said as he followed,

"wait. you must conquer this land using your brains." Ling Han yelled, making Tan Feng freeze.

"you right." Tan Feng said with a deep frown.

"that why you should first get information about your enemies. know their weaknesses and their strong sides." Ling Han said calmly

"alright. tell." Tan Feng asked

"I have no idea. I just go with the flow. I have nothing to feat, so why should I study them?" Ling Han asked with a shrug

"alight. then what should I do." Tan Feng asked with a frown

"simple, the past few years, the king has been increasing the tax. A group of businesses had to shut down, although this tax was increased because of war. you can use it to your advantage." Ling Han said with a smile

"build an army, gather those who were wronged by the nobles, with your high knowledge. You can train them. You will have a few setbacks. But over time, you will learn what it means to be a king." Ling Han said with a smile

"... you leaving." Tan Feng asked with a frown

"Yup, I'm not one to try still. I will be heading to the upper region after I make the pill you wanted." Ling Han said calmly

"When I regain my power, brother Ling Han. I will surely repay you." Tan Feng said as he put his hand over Ling Han shoulder

"since you will reach the level of a Siant, you shouldn't show your strength. You should lead not through strength but through the heart. an Emperor ruled by force would not last compared to an emperor ruled through love." Ling Han said with a smile as Tan Feng nodded in understating.

Ling Han and Tan Feng quickly left the city. Ling Han went on to make the pill for Tan Feng as soon as Tan Feng eat the pill.

Lightning surrounded his body before a beam of lightning shot into the sky. a second later, he nodded his head feeling his strength which reached the Siant realm

"strange, is this realm sealed off?" Tan Feng asked in confusion.

"I thought your father had something to do with this." Ling Han said with a shrug

"oh..." Tan Feng's heart skipped a beat as he thought of a person. But he quickly calmed himself down

"anyways, I plan to have this kingdom under the rule in 10 years." Tan Feng said with a smile

"I don't think it will be that easy. But I wish you the best of luck... also, as a king. You should be willing to listen to things others have to say. don't let power blind you." Ling Han said as he waved his hands while walking away.

"don't worry. I'm a good listener." Tan Feng said as he watched Ling Han disappear