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Chapter 117 Rampant
Chapter 117 Arrogance (A Congratulations to Alliance Leader Su Yechan)
Fang Qing glanced at the fallen Zhan Hongxiu and her grandson, recognizing the lucky female cultivator as well.
I escaped unscathed from the last auction, and now it's happening again—what a coincidence!
He secretly used the "Plum Blossom Divination" to calculate and found that he was actually still somewhat destined for greatness.
"A good destiny, but alas, destiny cannot overcome supernatural powers!"
As Fang Qing's divination skills became more refined, he gradually gained some insights.
What good is divination, no matter how powerful it is? In ancient Shu, even True Lords and above cannot calculate it; every calculation is wrong, every divination is erroneous!
On this side, even if this female cultivator is a lucky one who can turn misfortune into good fortune, if he were to harbor murderous intent at this moment, she would immediately suffer a bloody disaster!
In the face of absolute power, fate plays little role.
However—it is a sample worth observing, and—the chosen one enjoys many benefits, such as obtaining numerous magical treasures, cultivation techniques, and even stumbling upon the entrance to a lost realm?
With this in mind, Fang Qing first lifted Jiang Ziyan up and entered the inner courtyard of the compound.
The concealment array set up by the other party suited his purposes perfectly; it would allow him to interrogate them and learn more about the Jiang family's background.
"what!"
A heart-wrenching scream rang out, causing Zhan Hongxiu's face to gradually turn pale.
Unfortunately, both she and her grandfather were poisoned and were lying on the ground with the longevity tortoise, unable to move, and could only silently endure the torture in their ears.
Another hour passed before Fang Qing, the ruthless womanizer, finally stepped out and casually pointed.
A few drops of sweet rain fell into the mouths of the two people and the tortoise, gradually restoring their magical power, and they were able to get up.
"This old man, Zhan Qinggen, is deeply grateful for your life-saving grace, senior. I have no way to repay your kindness, but in the next life—"
Zhan Qinggen immediately knelt down with his granddaughter and kowtowed repeatedly.
"How can I repay this kindness? If doing good deeds goes unrewarded, who will be willing to do good deeds in the future?"
Fang Qing's lips curled into a subtle smile: "I heard you clearly just now—hurry up and hand over your turtle-raising secrets, or see if two more innocent souls will fall to my sword?"
"How could that be?"
Zhan Hongxiu gaped, seemingly unable to believe that her savior had changed her mind so quickly!
I'm also teaching you a lesson, letting you know how treacherous people are in the cultivation world.
Fang Qing snorted coldly: "Hmm?"
Zhan Qinggen knew perfectly well that he couldn't play any tricks in front of a Foundation Establishment cultivator, so he could only offer a jade disc: "To be honest—I found the remains of a Foundation Establishment cultivator before and obtained this cultivation technique from him. That's why I spent a huge sum of money to buy that Longevity Turtle Egg—"
"Oh?"
Fang Qing scanned the jade disc with his divine sense and saw countless tiny golden characters inside, as if they were frozen within it.
This is clearly a cultivation technique that directly leads to the formation of the core—the "Turtle and Crane Longevity Technique"! It is a technique for controlling beasts, emphasizing the simultaneous cultivation of humans and beasts and the connection between their minds.
To begin practicing this skill, one must first find a suitable spirit pet, preferably a tortoise or crane, with the highest possible bloodline. Then, one must form a contract with it and refine it into the cultivator's natal spirit pet, so that their fates are intertwined.
If a cultivator's natal spirit pet dies, not only will they suffer a severe loss of vital energy, but they will also be unable to make any further progress in their cultivation techniques.
With such a high cost, there are certainly benefits as well.
Firstly, cultivators can use their own magical power to nurture their natal spirit pets, accelerating their growth.
This is why the red-sleeved longevity tortoise grows so rapidly.
When a pet breaks through a major realm, it will give back a portion of its lifespan to its owner!
"It's actually a health-preserving exercise?"
Fang Qing's eyes lit up: "This technique coincides with my grand strategy—both rely on the idea of exhausting the enemy with abundant lifespan."
According to the "Turtle and Crane Longevity Manual," the higher the bloodline of a spirit pet, the greater the benefits of breaking through to a higher realm.
If Zhan Hongxiu and this Longevity Turtle both break through to the Foundation Establishment stage, their lifespans could probably reach 250 years!
Compared to ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators, they have about 25% more lifespan!
"Unfortunately, this technique requires a Heavenly Grade Wood-type spiritual root to cultivate, or the possession of a relevant spiritual body—and it also has drawbacks, namely, if the natal spirit pet dies, the backlash will cause all the increased lifespan to be lost—hmm?"
Fang Qing looked at Zhan Hongxiu: "You have a wood-type celestial spiritual root?"
"Of course not—the old man's granddaughter only has a mid-grade wood spirit root, but she managed to get through the initial stages of cultivation after a mere trial—"
At this point, Zhan Qinggen's eyes flickered, and he repeatedly kowtowed, "Senior, my granddaughter seems to possess some kind of spiritual body, and her aptitude is quite good. I humbly request that you take her as your disciple, what do you say?"
"Let me take a look."
Fang Qing pressed his hand on Zhan Hongxiu's forehead, channeling his magic power and scanning her with his divine sense: "Indeed, it's a mid-grade wood spiritual root—but there's a vibrant Yi wood energy within her, indicating she should be a Yi wood spiritual body—this spiritual body, combined with a mid-grade wood spiritual root, should allow her to cultivate at a speed surpassing even a high-grade spiritual root—it's just a pity I don't accept disciples."
Looking at the disappointed eyes of the grandfather and grandson, he thought to himself: Not only will I not accept you, I will not even introduce you to the sect—the chosen ones should be out there struggling in the wild to encounter more opportunities.
He had secretly tampered with Zhan Hongxiu's credentials during the qualification test to facilitate future tracking.
"Today I plant a seed, hoping to reap a sweet harvest in the future."
What is this "chosen one"? Treasures and opportunities obtained through fortuitous encounters—what I set my sights on is mine, what I don't want is yours—compared to the ancient Shu's use of the concept of "chosen one," I'm quite lenient—"
Now that he had already booked the treasure-hunting tools, Fang Qing's attitude towards Zhan Hongxiu softened considerably: "Alright—I'll accept this cultivation technique as payment. You can leave now. After all, a Foundation Establishment battle is about to break out in this market, which is quite dangerous."
"Yes, senior, please be careful."
Zhan Qinggen sighed inwardly at his granddaughter's missed opportunity, but dared not force it, and hurriedly pulled his granddaughter away in a panic.
The grandfather and grandson, having narrowly escaped death, had just run out of the Sancai Market when a powerful Foundation Establishment aura erupted behind them, followed by a young voice: "The Jiang and Lu families are in cahoots, cheating and harming trading cultivators! Where is justice?"
In an instant, the market was thrown into chaos!
"A Foundation Establishment cultivator unleashing his power? Could it be an impending battle?"
"Where's the enforcement team? Hurry up!"
"Are you crazy? The enforcement team dares to interfere with a Foundation Establishment stage repair? Notify the Lu family's garrison immediately!"
"That strange Foundation Establishment cultivator threw out—could it be Zi Yanzi's corpse? Waaah—my beloved—"
Upon hearing this, the grandfather and grandson shrank back and quickly used their magical artifacts to fly far away from the Sanyuan Island.
They knew that chaos and bloodshed were about to erupt in this place.
The Lu family is now in charge of guarding the Sancai Market, and the Foundation Establishment cultivator in charge is named Lu Tianyuan, who is at the early stage of Foundation Establishment.
He flew out of the secluded cultivation room and saw a young sword cultivator arrogantly throwing out the corpse of Jiang Ziyan, an elder of the Jiang family, and shouting, "This Jiang family cultivator not only tried to cheat my family, but also set up an array to kill me! The Jiang and Lu families must give me an explanation!"
"An explanation? I still want you to give me an explanation!"
Upon seeing Jiang Ziyan's corpse, Lu Tianyuan knew that today's events were unlikely to end well.
He first summoned an iron spirit artifact, which emitted a layer of dark light to protect himself, and then took out an array plate and quickly manipulated the array.
The opponent was likely at the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment; he was no match for him.
However, thanks to the "second-tier low-grade water elemental array" set up in the market, they were able to manage to hold their own for a while without much trouble.
Splash!
The surrounding black water was boiling, vaguely forming the shape of a water dragon.
He stood tall atop the dark water dragon, shouting, "You audacious plunderer—you dare to loot my Three Talents Market and kill my cultivators! The Lu and Jiang families will never let you get away with this!"
"Haha, trying to intimidate me with your power? — Little do you know that we sword cultivators would rather break than bend! You want to disrupt my sword spirit? Prepare to die!"
Fang Qing came here to cause trouble, so he was naturally not afraid of making things worse.
Upon hearing this, Lu Tianyuan was somewhat puzzled.
So-called sword cultivators are just a group of cultivators who cultivate sword-shaped magical artifacts and spiritual weapons, right?
At most, they're faster, have sharper attacks, and know sword formations.
What kind of saying is "a swordsman would rather break than bend"? Is there such a saying?
Unfortunately, he didn't have time to think about it anymore.
Click!
A thunderous sound seemed to flash between heaven and earth.
The sky was filled with twinkling stars, and a sword aura, as swift as smoke and mist, arrived with lightning speed, easily slicing through the iron-plated spiritual weapon and circling around Lu Tianyuan's neck.
"I----"
Lu Tianyuan's eyes widened in disbelief. He couldn't believe that he couldn't even withstand a single move and was beheaded with a single sword strike!
In mid-air, Fang Qing reached out and grabbed Lu Tianyuan's head, then casually put away his storage bag, letting his headless corpse fall to the ground.
Blood splattered across the sky, a scene that stunned all the cultivators in the market.
"A Foundation Establishment cultivator died with a single sword strike?"
"That person—is not an ordinary mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator—maybe a late-Foundation Establishment cultivator undergoing major repairs?"
"In our Little Huanhai, there are actually such unknown Foundation Establishment cultivators?"
"Haha, the Lu family's Foundation Establishment cultivator is dead, the market is deserted—grab it!"
Among the independent cultivators, many stared at the Jiang family's auction house and the Lu family's shops with reddened eyes.
Someone shouted something, and it immediately turned into a huge riot.
Many rogue cultivators are in the process of tribulation, and when they encounter such an opportunity, it's like a shark smelling blood—they can hardly resist.
Even if there are a few upright individuals, when faced with such chaos, if you don't kill, people will kill you—it immediately becomes uncontrollable.
"Tengen?!"
Not long after Lu Tianyuan died, several Foundation Establishment stage escape lights flew over from two nearby attached islands.
The Lu family consisted of a man and a woman, both Foundation Establishment cultivators. The man, with his white hair, had already reached the mid-Foundation Establishment stage. Upon seeing Lu Tianyuan's head being held by Fang Qing, his eyes widened in fury.
Meanwhile, at the Jiang family's side, Jiang Zidu sat cross-legged atop a giant, dark blue tortoise, larger than a rockery, his expression equally grim.
"The heads of the Lu and Jiang families have finally arrived—how do you intend to explain yourselves to me?"
With a sword in hand, Fang Qing surveyed the surroundings with disdain and laughed loudly.
At this moment, even Jiang Zi was somewhat moved. He had never seen such an arrogant sword cultivator!
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