Chapter 74: Chapter 74 The chaos at night, the robberrepairer arrives_l
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A few days had passed.
Thanks to the Immortal Mist Sect’s policy of wielding both the stick and the carrot, they have suppressed and dispersed many Loose Cultivators.
As a result, the previously chaotic situation in Misty Cloud City quickly stabilized.
Wealthy Loose Cultivators could continue to reside in their original homes, cultivating undisturbed.
If the Loose Cultivator didn’t have money, he could only join the patrol team, fighting against the Ghost Demon Sect cultivators outside the city.
For a time, the internal pressure within Misty Cloud City was significantly reduced.
Those Loose Cultivators attempting to cause trouble were sent to their deaths by the Immortal Mist Sect, and no one dared to act rashly within a short period.
One has to admit, the Immortal Mist Sect’s methods were indeed effective. However, such chaos was merely hidden. Due to the deliberate instigation of the Immortal Mist Sect, secret battles became even more intense.
It was like the calm before a storm.
Late at night.
With the arrival of April, the rainy season began, and it had been raining heavily these past few days, prolonging the gloom.
Inside the courtyard house.
It felt as if a concert had just ended, having experienced a frenzy of madness and screams, only to be followed by the dispersal of the crowd.
The two women lying on the bed fell asleep contentedly, their faces slightly flushed and corners of their mouths curved with smiles, seeming rather pleased.
Suddenly, Zhou Sui received streams of information from deep within his Sea of Consciousness, becoming aware that his cultivation had improved to some extent, his body surging with a vast force of True Yuan.
He took a look at his virtual panel.
[Host: Zhou Sui, Cultivation: Qi Cultivation Seventh Layer (Progress 44%),
Age: 21 (out of 150)]
[Aptitude: Seventh grade Spiritual Root (30%)]
[Swordsmanship: First-grade Superior (85%)]
[Rune: First-grade Superior (75%)]
[Seventh-Order formation: First-grade Superior (5%)]
[Pill Master: First-grade Superior (99%)]
[Phantasma Transformation skill: Minor Accomplishment (25%)]
[Five Elements Alchemy Technique: Minor Accomplishment (15%)]
[Fireball Technique: Great Achievement (95%), Wind Blade Art: Proficient, Golden Light skill: Proficient, Ice Frost skill: Proficient, Spring Wind Rain skill: Proficient, Lightning Summoning skill: Proficient…]
[Obsession Gu: Mid-Class of Second Stage, Clone Gu: First-grade Superior, Wine Bug: First-grade Superior, Gold Eating Bug: First-grade Superior, Book Worm: First-grade Superior, Dream Soul Gu: First-grade Superior.]
He was very satisfied with the above data, it signified that over the past year, his various abilities had greatly improved, proving that his year of hard work wasn’t in vain.
“Did my cultivation increase by half? It seems in a little over a year, I would be able to advance to the eighth stage of Qi Cultivation,” Zhou Sui stroked his chin, feeling very excited.
Normally speaking, the later the stage, the slower the cultivation progress.
If normal Qi Cultivators want to advance from Qi Cultivation Seventh Layer to the Eighth Layer, they couldn’t do it without ten years of harsh cultivation.
But he has covered nearly half of the journey in just a year.
Other than the assistance from the Pills, this was all thanks to practicing dual cultivation with his three Dao companions, which was akin to switching on the cultivation accelerator.
Each dual cultivation session could cause a significant increase in the True
Yuan within his body.
However, due to its frequency, he felt rather exhausted and could only consume recuperative medication.
Otherwise, he would only run away upon seeing these three enchantresses and spend most of his time sleeping in the meditation room.
This was a man’s challenge.
Whether it was dealing with external difficulties or handling his wives at home, he needed to maintain a strong physique.
“My physique is still too weak. If I could refine the Dragon Elephant Gu, I would likely have a strong physique immediately, possessing the Power of Dragon Elephant, allowing me to take on ten at once,” Zhou Sui clenched his fist. Unfortunately, he had only obtained one of the main ingredients, the Dragon Transforming Ginseng, but he couldn’t find the other main ingredient, the Barbaric Elephant Grass, an extremely rare Spiritual Medicine that couldn’t be bought even with money.
He had initially planned to search for it in Misty Cloud City, but despite checking all the shops, he still couldn’t the find Barbaric Elephant Grass.
Hence, he had to temporarily give up on refining the Dragon Elephant Gu, waiting for his chance in the future.
“Hmm?!”
All of a sudden, Zhou Sui’s eyes gleamed with a spark of radiance. Through his profound Foundation Establishment Divine Sense, he sensed the sudden appearance of five stealthy presences near his home.
His Divine Sense could extend to around a hundred feet in radius, comparable to a middle stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator.
Therefore, not many cultivators could escape his detection.
These five uninvited guests were three Qi Cultivation Ninth Layer cultivators, and two Qi Cultivation Eighth Layer cultivators.
Given their stealthy arrival to his home, they clearly harbored malicious intentions.
“Could they be Cultivator Robbers?”
Zhou Sui narrowed his eyes; he had heard similar news before, many Late Qi Cultivation cultivators unable to pay their rent due to financial difficulties, unwilling to become the cannon fodder of the Immortal Mist Sect.
Thus, these cultivators started robbing other cultivators and seizing their Spirit Stones.
Over the past few days, numerous cultivators had been robbed at night with some even suffering grave losses.
“They sure have the gall to set their sights on me.” Zhou Sui released waves of killing intent.
Truth be told, had this happened earlier, he would’ve been worried, but times were different now.
His cultivation had advanced to the Qi Cultivation Seventh Layer, equating to a Late Qi Cultivation cultivator.
Now, he didn’t need to borrow the reputation of his Dao companions and pose as something he wasn’t, he could easily deal with other Late Qi Cultivation cultivators on his own, as his combat power received a substantial enhancement.
Additionally, with the advancement of his Dream Soul Gu to the First-grade Superior realm, adding his own power to that, Late Qi Cultivation cultivators are not an issue anymore.
With this in mind, he decided against waking his sleeping Dao companions and silently spread out the power of his Dream Soul Gu, covering an area of over a hundred feet around him.
Not far away, five stealthy cultivators arrived near Zhou Sui’s home.
They were Loose Cultivators from other regions who heard about the rich resources and the abundance of Spirit Stones in the Cloud Mist Mountain and thought they might find the opportunity to establish their Foundation in Misty Cloud City.
In other places, they were known as the Five Tigers of Yan Mountain.
The number of cultivators they killed and the wealth they plundered in other regions were innumerable.
But they never expected that soon after arriving in Misty Cloud City, they would suddenly encounter the invasion of the Ghost Demon Sect.
Now, they were trapped in Misty Cloud City, unable to progress or retreat. What was even more frustrating was that due to their extravagant past spending of Spirit Stones, they were now unable to afford the raised rent imposed by the Immortal Mist Sect, they could at most withstand it for a month.
And they were not willing to join the patrol team, becoming cannon fodder of the Immortal Mist Sect.
As such, after giving it some thought, they had to return to their old ways, starting to rob other cultivators, stealing from the rich to aid the poor, and getting rich..