Chapter 86: Chapter 85: Eldest Brother Gao, Xiao Luo has
recorded the account of 5 Spirit Stones!_1
Translator: 549690339
On the bustling street…
Luo Chen and his two bodyguards halted their steps.
Standing in front of them was a somewhat nervous cultivator.
“I recognize you, you are Duan Sanfu, am I right?
Looking at a familiar face, Luo Chen remembered his name, one of the two cultivators who had obstructed his booth at the Rogue Cultivator’s market.
If he remembered correctly, the other person should still be detained in the
Red Pillar Prison.
Uncertain if he were dead or not.
Duan Sanfu pointed to the tavern next to him, “My second brother has invited
you!”
“Gao Tingyuan?”
Not waiting for the response, Luo Chen suddenly grinned, “Very well, lead the way!”
He boldly entered the building without fear.
The Qingjiang Tavern was a tavern set up by the Great Lake Gang near the
Lancang Wharf.
Many cultivators who had finished their business would come here to eat, drink, or even live.
On the first floor, it was crowded and noisy, with many cultivators eating and drinking, spending Spirit Stones they earned from the Great Lake Gang.
On the second floor, it was deadly silent at the moment.
Until, Luo Chen ascended!
Five late-stage Qi refinement cultivators stood up, with the two in the lead at the ninth level of Qi refinement!
Luo Chen’s pupils contracted, but he didn’t stop. He walked directly up to the short man opposite him.
“Luo Chen, Pill Hall master of the Broken Mountain Gang, am I right?1‘
“Brother Gao Er is quite well-informed, our pill hall has not yet produced a
single pill.”
“Sit!”
“Please!”
The two sat facing each other while another Ninth Level Qi Refinement cultivator in a blue robe leaned casually on the railing, staring boredly at the busy street below.
Zhou Yuanli and Liu Qiang, the two bodyguards, were on high alert as if facing
a formidable enemy.
Gao Tingyuan, also known as Jiang Dragon…
The number one expert under Gang Leader Wang Haichao of the Great Lake
Gang.
He also had a marvelous record of personally slaying Broken Blade Xu Renke
on the Dao Debate Platform.
If the people on the opposite side suddenly attacked, even if the two brothers had combined techniques, they probably couldn’t ensure Luo Chen’s safety.
Suddenly, the cultivator in blue by the railing chuckled.
“Wang Yuan is watching from afar.”
“Of course he is watching, after all, this is his little brother.
Gao Tingyuan sneered, then stared at Luo Chen with piercing eyes.
Just staring, saying nothing!
Luo Chen’s eyebrows slowly furrowed, then he slowly shook his head.
“Please, state your business directly. Such a posture is hardly a way to treat
guests.”
Gao Tingyuan raised his eyebrows, seemingly a bit surprised.
Then he slowly articulated, “You should understand. You are not here as a
guest.”
“Then should I leave?”
Luo Chen suddenly stood up.
Gao Tingyuan was surprised, then anger surged in him.
He took a deep breath to suppress his anger.
“Did you kill my little brother?”
“Your little brother? The Gao Tingye that Duan Sanfu mentioned?” Luo Chen scoffed. “Do you think I killed him?”
“Did you not? Then why didn’t you dare to meet with me back then?” Gao Tingyuan stared at Luo Chen unblinkingly, refusing to miss even the slightest change in his facial expression.
Unfortunately, he saw no guilt or weakness in Luo Chen.
Luo Chen shrugged, “Even a fool knows that during the period, the Great Lake Gang and our Broken Mountain Gang were at each other’s throats. Do I look like a fool? So why would I want to see you?”
“That’s not a reason!”
“Then what reason do you want? I can give you one right away.
“I checked, on that day, you returned home in the evening after buying the materials for pill refinement.”
“Would I tell you that I went to my good friend Chen Xiuping’s house to celebrate his granddaughter’s birthday after that?”
Gao Tingyuan was taken aback, Chen Xiuping?
It seems he’s the Talisman maker who set up a booth with Luo Chen.
Luo Chen grinned, “If you had dug deep enough, you should have known that I have a good relationship with the old man. We shared the booth and I used to sell talismans for him. Just now, I even brought snacks for his granddaughter.
Gao Tingyuan became uncertain. It seemed that the information exactly matched what his little brother had gathered.
Furthermore, it was indeed a tradition among cultivators to be willing to provide assistance to each other’s descendants.
Because no one knew when they might die in the mountains, the rivers, or while exploring secret realms.
The descendants left behind were naturally hoped to be looked after by friends.
This tradition was particularly common in the Great Sects.
His excuse that he went to Chen Xiuping’s granddaughter’s birthday party might actually be reasonable.
Sensing his hesitation, Luo Chen couldn’t help sighing.
He sat back down in the chair and poured himself a drink, sipping it at his leisure.
“In my opinion, you should check those rogue cultivators who like to use the path to the Xiao Yue Mountain Range. Those who dare venture to the Xiao Yue Mountain Range are tough customers, they are the most suspicious ones.” “Moreover, I heard your little brother was at the Fifth Level of Qi Refinement.” “What was my cultivation level then?”
Gao Tingyuan subconsciously replied, “Third Level Qi Refinement.
Luo Chen gave a thumbs up internally, the intelligence capacity of the Great
Lake Gang was really comical..
Outside, Luo Chen also gave a thumbs up.
“Well there you have it, since when can a Third Level Qi Refinement cultivator defeat a Middle Stage Fifth Level Cultivator!”
“Moreover, I’m just a pill refiner who can’t even fight, how could I be compared to you lot who lick blood off knife edges?”
“By the way, your younger brother destroyed my cottage, I haven’t even accounted this debt with you till now.’
“The yard might not be worth much, but it was my treasured home, the few pieces of furniture inside were at least worth a few spirit stones.
What furniture is worth a few spirit stones?!
Today it’s me who came to settle a score, how did it turn to you asking for repayments?
Gao Tingyuan took a deep breath, “Then let me ask you, why did you hastily move into the Inner City after that? Did you fear we would find you, or did you use my younger brother’s inheritance to afford moving into the Inner City?”
I have to admit, this time, he guessed quite rightly.
But, Luo Chen also had a retort.
“You go and ask around, would I desire other people’s spirit stones?”
Luo Chen, as if insulted, yelled while banging on the table:
“I am a pill refiner! The least lacking in spirit stones amongst pill refiners, get this clear! I’m not those penniless rogue cultivators!”
“In the past, I could earn several hundred spirit stones in a day. At the Rougue Cultivator Market in the south of the city, who doesn’t know?”
“And what’s with the ‘hastily moving into the Inner City’? If you had spirit stones, wouldn’t you reside in the Inner City’s Spirit Vein Land?
“Of course, my spirit stones were not brought by the wind either. Your younger brother destroyed my house, even if he’s dead, you as the elder brother should pay the debt for him, right?”
“Five spirit stones, give them here!”
How dare he!
The bodyguard Liu Qiang was in awe.
For the first time, he saw a Fifth Level Qi Refinement Cultivator, blatantly demanding spirit stones in front of the Ninth Level Jiang Dragon.
Let alone him, the few Late Stage Qi Refinement Cultivators brought by Gao Tingyuan were shocked at this moment.
Especially the languid blue-robed cultivator seemed quite disturbed.
“Kid, be more polite, the one sitting across from you is the number two figure of the Great Lake Gang.”
“So? I am the master of the Broken Mountain Gang’s Pill Hall!” Luo Chen glared back in response.
“Enough!”
Gao Tingyuan’s face was gloomy, and he let out a low growl.
At this moment, his mind was in turmoil.
Subconsciously, he didn’t believe his younger brother had died at the hands of a Third Level Qi Refinement Stage cultivator.
But they had inspected it over and over without finding any clues.
The only clue was Luo Chen.
He initially thought that he could make the opponent speak the truth with the Divine Intimidation Technique.
Even if Luo Chen wasn’t the culprit, he might give some other clues.
But it seemed like the other party really had nothing to do with it and even dared to resolutely demand compensation.
Could it really have nothing to do with him?
“Tsk tsk, quite an imposing manner!”
Luo Chen laughed with a strange undertone of sarcasm.
“Old Mi never spoke to me like that, but you’re more capable than him. Fine, these five spirit stones, you probably can’t afford to hand out.”
“I won’t be keeping you company either, goodbye!”
Having said that, he turned around to leave.
At the staircase, three Late-stage Cultivators blocked the way.
Liu Qiang and Zhou Yuanli stepped forward, ready to start a fight at the slightest disagreement.
Without even turning his head, Luo Chen coldly said, “You invited me up here, you wouldn’t want Mi Shuhua to have to escort me out.”
“Let him leave!”
Upon hearing Gao Tingyuan’s words, the three cultivators stepped aside, visibly unhappy.
Luo Chen flicked his sleeve and walked down the stairs, leaving behind a final remark,
“Don’t forget about the five Spirit Stones, Brother Gao Er!
After he left, the second floor once again returned to silence.
After a while, the blue-robed cultivator let out a sigh.
“Brother, it is likely that we need to pin this on those rogue cultivators who frequent Xiao Yue Mountain Range.”
“So you also believe it has nothing to do with this kid?”
“If it was, he wouldn’t display such audacity.
“But for a Fifth Level Qi Refinement cultivator to be so audacious in front of me, doesn’t that make it more suspicious?”
“He was even less polite to Sikong Shoujia. It’s said that Mi Shuhua was even tricked out of two magic tools by him during a sect meeting.
Gao Tingyuan rubbed his forehead and walked over to the railing. There had never been a moment where he felt as tired as he did now.
His younger brother is dead, his dantian was damaged, his path to Foundation Establishment was cut off, and now he couldn’t even find his enemy to exact his revenge.
The blue-robed cultivator shook his head, “In my view, let’s put aside Tingye’s matter for now! There are more and more strangers in the gang recently. They have taken over several big ships and sooner or later they will invade our interests.”
Gao Tingyuan remained silent.
He knew all of this was condoned by Wang Haichao.
During the battle at the Dao Debate Platform, he was undoubtedly plotted against by the other party, even his puppet substitute was destroyed.
“We can’t let it go, we must continue the investigation!”
He hit the railing heavily, his face harsh.
The blue-robed cultivator sighed, his expression somewhat gloomy.
“Master, you were truly awe-inspiring just now!”
Liu Qiang’s eyes sparkled and the word ‘master’ rolled off his tongue much more smoothly now.
Luo Chen tugged at the corner of his mouth and spat at the street corner.
Zhou Yuanli sniffed his nose, was that alcohol?
The drink that Luo Chen had sipped upstairs.
Luo Chen wiped the corner of his mouth, looking at the two with bright eyes.
“Impressive, aren’t I?”
“If you follow me in the future, you can be just as impressive!”