Chapter 291: Chapter 150: Boy, how dare you deceive me like this! (Second Update) !
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Luo Chen was indeed correct in his speculation.
The first time he participated in a Zhenlong Black Market auction, the auction master, in order to curry favor with Luo Chen, had the guard at the gate— Master Wang—give him some advice.
Among other things, he advised Luo Chen about several key locations, such as North Street Three Alleys, Seven Stars Slope, Wild Graveyard, and the roads back to the Inner City, all known for being common ambush spots after the black market closed.
Luo Chen had already experienced an ambush on North Street Three Alleys, where Qiu Bai had targeted the Three Sima Cultivators.
Therefore, he instinctively chose this place as an ambush point.
However, it didn’t mean that he was unprepared for other locations.
By the time Luo Chen and Wang Yuan arrived, there were already three masked cultivators in black attacking a cultivator in a black robe.
Their yelling and shouting, mixed with the violent surge of Spirit Light, was grating to the ear.
“Black robe, childish disguised voice, it’s him without doubt.”
“I can feel my blood sense on him too,” Wang Yuan confirmed once again.
Luo Chen looked at the battle on the other side for a while, a slight frown appearing on his face.
“Liu Qiang is not working together with Zhou Yuanli; their strength is less than Ninth Level Qi Refinement. Even with three Eighth Level Qi Refinement cultivators attacking, they can’t force this person to reveal his real strength.”
“Brother Wang, we need your help here.”
Whoosh!
Wang Yuan’s long, unadorned gown flapped in the night wind, creating a whistling sound. A pig iron staff appeared in his large, extended hand.
Wang Yuan nodded to Luo Chen, then swiftly rushed forward with his staff.
“This hill was opened by me and this tree was planted by me. If you want to pass through here, you must leave your life or your money!”
The rough shout was heard above the racket of the battle.
Then, a startling shadow of a staff descended from the sky.
Luo Chen couldn’t help but twitch his lips. Brother Wang had quite a sense of humor!
However, what he found humorous was not a laughing matter to others.
The sight of the enormous staff shadow startled Liu Qiang, one of the three black-robed cultivators, whose face paled drastically.
“Retreat!”
Sans hesitation, Luo Chen and his two fellow cultivators from the Luo Tian Creed Battle Hall drew back, each leaving the black-robed cultivator alone to face the formidable strike from Wang Yuan.
Alarmed, the black-robed cultivator quickly activated a handkerchief magic tool.
“You cultivators of The Great River District are so unreasonable!”
The childish disguised voice was gone, replaced by a charming feminine voice.
When the overwhelming shadow of the staff was softly wrapped by the magic tool handkerchief, the offensive gradually dissipated.
The wind blew hard, revealing the black robe and the curving silhouette beneath.
“Eh!”
Wang Yuan exclaimed lightly, not because she was a female cultivator, but because her combat experience was so rich.
Even though this pig iron staff was not his favorite top grade magic tool blade, as a grandmaster of the Path of Martial Arts, he had mastered all 18 types of arms.
His strikes were mighty.
He originally wanted to immediately force the Fu Family Blood Talisman from her hand.
But to his surprise, she responded in the most correct way immediately.
Soft against hard!
But this was all she was capable of.
With a continuous flick of two fingers, it seemed like Wang Yuan had grabbed the tail of that iron staff, as it wagged its head with continuous touches. “Commanding the Mountain and the River!”
In an instant, the staff morphed into many shadowy figures and jabbed towards the sky.
The prowess of each staff shadow was almost the equivalent of a Ninth Level Qi Refinement cultivator.
The woman in the black robe was shocked, the magic tool handkerchief flew back to her side, guarding her tightly.
Not only that, crystal-clear long swords in her hand brought up a flurry of snowflakes.
Each one of these snowflakes met every staff shadow.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Snowflakes exploded, and the Qi strength shattered.
From the way she seemed to stumble, it looked like the woman in the black robe was about to collapse, but each exploding snowflake represented the disappearance of a staff shadow.
She actually managed to block it.
The toughness of the woman ignited a spark of interest in Wang Yuan’s eyes. After attaining the second level of his body Refinement, although he did not have much increase in new techniques, his usual methods became more powerful.
But to his surprise, she was able to withstand it all.
Moreover, her every counter was the most correct response.
“What a pity…”
Wang Yuan sighed silently in his heart, with a wave of his hand, reached out into the void, where he seemed to grab the staff directly.
“Condense!”
The next moment, all the shattered staff figures began to restore as if time was reversing, under the manipulation of queer Qi, began to merge.
A staff figure that was dozens of meters long stood tall in the night sky on the Seven Stars Slope.
The woman in the black robe was horrified by the scene which sent chills down her spine.
“What kind of technique is this!”
Before she could think she immediately took out a Blood Talisman on her hand.
“You forced me to do this!”
She poured her Spirit Power in the talisman, and it ignited spontaneously.
The enchanting red light was extremely dazzling, accompanied by a rich aroma like that of an orchid or musk.
Even the woman was stunned by the aroma for a moment.
By the time she regained her composure, she saw a blood-red enormous hand slowly coming towards the towering staff figure in the sky.
Boom!!!
The explosion was so loud that it must have echoed for miles.
The blinding light lit up the whole night sky, and could be faintly seen from hundreds of miles away.
Mixed with it, there was also a voice filled with rage.
“Damn you, Fu Family Blood Talisman!”
When the light faded, the once renowned sanctuary for rogue cultivators of The Great River District, the Seven Stars Slope, had been flattened.
A pit area about hundreds of meters wide appeared before the woman who looked as pale as a sheet of paper.
Within the pit, a broken corpse lay still.
Heaving heavily, she laughed heartily with relief.
“Serves you right, rogue cultivators! It serves you right!”
It was just a shame that she had just obtained the Blood Talisman.
Its power was indeed extraordinary, it was not just on par with the Finalization Stage of Qi Refinement, but surpassed it by a lot, it even felt similar to the strike of a Foundation Establishment cultivator.
Just as she was laughing uncontrollably, her face turned pale again.
“This is too much, is The Great River District a hive of rogue cultivators?”
After cursing, she knew she couldn’t stay longer, and hurried away.
He pushed his remaining strength, mounted his flying magic tool, and hastily escaped.
In the nearby Outer City area, dozens of colorful glints were madly rushing towards this direction.
Under a big tree, Luo Chen swallowed his saliva.
“Is this what Brother Wang said could only affect a radius of a hundred meters?”
The explosion’s formidable power and coverage, wasn’t it far more than a hundred meters?
Wang Yuan came striding over, dusting off the dust on his body.
“The female cultivator has extremely rich combat experience and keen vision, the original fake blood talisman probably wouldn’t have fooled her.”
“Therefore, I added something extra to it.”
No wonder!
Only then did Luo Chen fully understand, but he was still envious of the power of the fake blood talisman.
If one could mass produce it, it could be a total threat to Foundation Establishment Cultivators.
If each of Luo Tian Creed’s Battle Hall Cultivators had one, they could even swagger about in The Great River District.
Noticing his gaze, Wang Yuan smirked: “I won’t mass produce this talisman, it disrupts my cultivation too much.”
Luo Chen gave a sheepish smile.
Indeed, it took Wang Yuan a full ten days to make this fake blood talisman, and it consumed a lot of his blood and Qi strength.
Instead of just pursuing destructive power, it would be better for Wang Yuan to improve himself.
They should not put the cart before the horse!
The two gazed at what used to be Seven Stars Slope, now more aptly called
Seven Stars Pit, with dozens of glints lingering over that spot.
Other people were chasing into the depth of the night.
“Brother Wang, your scream, it was truly a stroke of genius!”
“If not for it, how could we build a reputation for the Fu Family?”
The pair exchanged a smile, and everything was understood without words.
The next day, after being spread overnight.
All The Great River District Rogue Cultivators knew about the battle last night.
The name of the Fu Family’s Blood Talisman was thoroughly established.
Countless people were discussing it, hoping to get their hands on one.
Of course, there were also people who were strongly condemning it, claiming that the Fu Family, as a former Foundation Establishment Family, were secretly kidnapping cultivators to skin them, draw blood, and create talismans.
Such acts were no different from the Path of Demon, they should be condemned by all!
For a time, the Fu Family was pushed into the spotlight.
Within the Luo Tian Creed, Luo Chen, who had just completed a day’s pill refinement, could hear the discussions among the cultivators.
In particular, the voices filled with righteous indignation satisfied him greatly.
Looking at it now, the plan was going very smoothly.
Well then, it’s time to proceed to the next step.
“Send for Sima Xian!”
Sima Xian arrived in the council hall shortly after.
Looking at this calm and honest man, Luo Chen was amazed.
Back during the battle in North Street Three Alleys, Sima wanted to cover for his younger brother and sister and took a full-on strike from a top-grade magic tool.
Unexpectedly, he managed to survive.
All three Sima siblings were unharmed.
Now, they are all doing quite well in the Luo Tian Creed.
His second sister, Sima Huiniang, has displayed remarkable talent in the Golden Hall. Gu Caiyi holds her in high esteem and has assigned her the position of an executive.
Murong Qinglian has also shown favor for his third brother, Sima Wenjie.
He’s a bit impetuous, though, and lacks experience in handling general staff matters.
“President, why have you called me?”
Luo Chen revealed a warm smile, “Please make a trip to the Fu family for me. Deliver this letter to the Clan Chief of the Fu family, Fu Zhang.”
Sima Xian respectfully took the letter, quietly waiting for Luo Chen’s other instructions.
But Luo Chen didn’t task him with anything else, instead, he started asking Xian about things outside The Great River District.
“We three siblings haven’t traveled to many other places, only Xuelian District, Taishan District, Liuguang District, and Tianyi District.”
“Have you been to Tianlan Immortal City?”
“No, it’s too far away. All we know is that Tianlan Immortal City was jointly funded and built by the Seven Sects of Yu Ding. The city houses hundreds of thousands of rogue cultivators and millions of mortals. It ranks among the top ten in the Yu Ding Realm’s mega-cities.”
“Are there many such large cities in the Yu Ding Realm?”
“Not many. These super-sized cities often rely on a Third Order Spirit Vein as a foundation, which can even sustain the cultivation of a Golden Core Ascendant Master.”
At this point, Sima Xian hesitated, “It is said that even The Great River District plans to establish an Immortal City.”
“The Great River District?” Luo Chen was surprised, “This place has only a large First Order Spirit Vein, is it sufficient to build an Immortal City?”
Sima Xian shook his head, “I’m not sure about the details, but the Yu Ding Sword Sect indeed plans to do so. Furthermore, the grade of a Spirit Vein is not set in stone. Perhaps the Great Sects have mastered secret techniques to enhance the grade of Spirit Veins!”
His words indeed gave Luo Chen something to ponder.
Nothing in the Immortal Cultivation World is unalterable because of the presence of Spirit Qi.
A First Order Spirit Grass might evolve into Third Order or Fourth Order Spirit Grass after thousands of years.
In Crescent Valley, the Spirit Fields filled with Spirit Qi were originally transformed from ordinary fertile soil and then cultivated into First Order Spirit Fields little by little.
All of a sudden, he thought about the closure of the Dao Debate Platform.
At that time, he only thought that the Golden Core Ascendant Master was playing tricks and causing chaos.
Now it seems that it may also be related to enhancing the Spirit Vein grade.
Skipping this topic, Luo Chen asked about the local customs of the surrounding districts.
“Impressive Qi Refinement Stage Cultivators?”
“There are quite a few. Such as Qiu Bai and Liu Han from Liuguang District; Hao Xuan, Jin Donglai, and Wang Cheng from Taishan District. Even in Xuelian District, known as a bitterly cold place, there are strong Qi Refiners like Liangyue Fairy and Nangong Qin.”
“Oh, Nangong Qin, now considered a strong Qi Refiner in The Great River District, probably shouldn’t be counted as from Xuelian District.”
Numerous names and stories linked with them came out of Sima Xian’s mouth.
Luo Chen listened intently, especially about that Liangyue Fairy from Xuelian District, the more he heard, the more familiar it sounded.
After Sima Xian left, he finally made the connection.
That elegant handkerchief, Frost Flower Sword, wasn’t she the robed female cultivator whom Wang Yuan praised last night?
Indeed, cultivators who made a name in each area all have unique qualities.
Even last night, Wang Yuan, despite concealing his true strength, had to use force against that female cultivator to force out that blood talisman.
It proves that her strength, among nNinth Level Qi Refiners, is indeed excellent.
“But why did a cultivator from Xuelian District come to The Great River District? Does she also intend to follow Nangong Family and relocate here?”
While Luo Chen is pondering these things, inside the Fu Family Wu Fort.
Bang!
A palm slammed on the rosewood table, releasing such force that it crushed the table to dust.
Fu Zhang ignored the wood dust all over the floor, and in a fit of fury,
“This impertinent lad, how dare he disrespect me this way!”