Chapter 149: Fishing in Troubled Waters
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At that moment, Ye Zai and Gong Jiu were being targeted by the deity statue of the Voodoo Cult.
These two didn't dare to slack off in the slightest when facing the deity statue that possessed the strength of a Purple Mansion cultivator.
They kept on using all sorts of methods, especially Gong Jiu.
Compared to when Zhou Feng was battling, Gong Jiu's body was currently enveloped by all sorts of precious light.
God knows how many top-grade soul artifacts were emitting light.
Compared to Gong Jiu, Ye Zai was much shabbier and did not use any soul artifacts at all.
His terrifying body was emitting a huge amount of Blood Qi while he was using all kinds of battle techniques.
"Run!"
"Go!"
"We can't stay here any longer!"
"…"
After the sudden turn of events, the other Tri-Gu disciples naturally would not stay where they were.
Almost none of them considered fighting against the invaders; they were all thinking about how to escape.
Zhou Feng naturally wouldn't risk his life for the Tri-Gu Sect.
He had been using the Blood-Burning Technique and Spiritual Attachment Art nonstop, so his entire body was much weaker.
He could only take advantage of the chaos to leave the blessed land.
Now, the entire blessed land was in a mess as the surrounding formation was destroyed.
Just as he left the blessed land, Zhou Feng saw Tri-Gu disciples fighting with a group of people.
'These are… people from White Bone Temple and Penta-Ghost Sect?'
He could tell at a glance that these were people from the White Bone Temple and Penta-Ghost Sect.
Other than the Voodoo Cult, the White Bone Temple and Penta-Ghost Sect were also attacking the Tri-Gu Sect this time?
The three sects must have been planning this for a long time, and there should definitely be a mole in the Tri-Gu Sect.
It seemed that the Tri-Gu Sect was doomed this time.
'Is this the best opportunity?'
If he wanted to escape from the Tri-Gu Sect, this should be the best opportunity for Zhou Feng.
The Tri-Gu disciples and higher-ups had no time to take care of themselves, and even the sect's grand formation had stopped working.
The success rate of escaping from the Tri-Gu Sect was close to 90%.
Moreover, Zhou Feng had obtained the Purple Mansion realm breakthrough method from Leng Maner.
It could be said that right now, the Tri-Gu Sect did not have anything that was worth his nostalgia.
Zhou Feng was extremely curious about the method to use the Vital Gu.
Ever since he had refined the Demon-Devouring Gu into his Vital Gu, the Demon-Devouring Gu seemed to have become a pendant.
Other than being useful in some situations, it was useless in most situations.
It was obvious that the Tri-Gu Sect had another trick up their sleeves.
They had not taught their disciples how to merge man and Gu into one.
It was always difficult whenever Zhou Feng wanted to use the Demon-Devouring Gu in a battle.
But fighting alongside a Gu was the Tri-Gu Sect's signature move, so he suspected that the Tri-Gu Sect had another trick up their sleeves.
'Now seems to be a good time to fish in troubled waters!'
He could use this opportunity to harvest more souls and increase the strength of his divine soul.
Or it could be said that he could get more cultivation resources.
After leaving the Tri-Gu Sect, Zhou Feng would become a vagabond cultivator.
It should be common sense that vagabond cultivators lacked cultivation resources.
Based on various considerations, as well as the adventurous spirit in Zhou Feng's bones, he decided to stay first and observe.
"Who dares to invade our Tri-Gu Sect!?"
Just as Zhou Feng was about to find a place to hide and recover his condition, a deep voice directly suppressed the deity statue of the Voodoo Cult.
The Tri-Gu experts had finally reacted.
Although the Tri-Gu Elders were not in the sect, it was impossible for such a large sect not to have an
any hidden Purple Mansion experts.
Booming sounds kept coming from the horizon. It seemed that the Tri-Gu Purple Mansion experts were fighting with the deity statue of the Voodoo Cult.
At this time, the Tri-Gu Sect seemed to have found its backbone.
The ringing of bells continuously gathered the disciples of the sect.
"Haha! Your old bones aren't dead yet? Next, let us meet you!"
"It's useless! Today, your Tri-Gu Sect will definitely be exterminated!"
Then, two voices entered everyone's ears again.
For a moment, the sky was covered with dark clouds, and countless vengeful souls began to disperse, turning the surroundings into a ghostly domain.
At the same time, an enormous skeleton appeared. The skeleton's body was like white jade, and its body was covered in a blood-red mist.
A Purple Mansion expert from the Penta-Ghost Sect and one from the White Bone Temple joined the battle.
The battle situation that had just stabilized suddenly lost its balance.
Cries of slaughter, clashing sounds, and screams of agony filled the entire Tri-Gu Sect.
Zhou Feng casually found a room and entered it to recover from his injuries first.
His previous injuries had mostly recovered due to his passive skills.
However, the Spiritual Qi and Blood Qi he had consumed were not replenished.
Therefore, he took out the medicine gourd again after entering the room. Then, he gulped down a few mouthfuls of it.
The spiritual energy contained in the medicine liquid was quickly absorbed.
"There's someone in this room!"
"Hurry up and grab him!"
Zhou Feng had only been able to relax for a few seconds when he heard a few noisy voices.
These were the disciples of the Penta-Ghost Sect and the White Bone Temple.
"Die!"
Zhou Feng did not hesitate at all and used the Purple Jade Bell.
The Purple Jade Bell shook slightly, and the people outside the door were instantly killed.
The whole process did not take more than a second.
The people outside the door went from being excited and shouting to being silent for only a second.
This was complete suppression.
"Collection successful!"
The passive Soul Harvesting was triggered!
Zhou Feng felt another strand of soul power in his body.
Before this, he would have thought that this strand of soul power was a lot.
But right now, this bit of soul power was far from enough.
At present, Zhou Feng's soul power was simply too lacking. Other than the additional consumption of nourishing the Purple Jade Bell and feeding the Ice Heart Gu, advancing to the Purple Mansion realm also consumed a lot of soul power.
He needed even more soul power, which meant that he had to kill even more people.
At that moment, Zhou Feng was also very glad that he had obtained the passive Soul Harvesting.
As long as he killed a cultivator, he would have a chance to obtain strands of soul power.
If he had relied on himself to accumulate it slowly, Zhou Feng would probably have remained a Grade-9 Soul Altar cultivator for the rest of his life.
As for breaking through to the Purple Mansion realm? That was simply impossible.
After resting for a while, Zhou Feng felt that his condition had recovered by 90%.
'It's time to hunt!'
He planned to start from the outer sect and slowly hunt down the Tri-Gu disciples who were alone. Of course, he would not let go of the Penta-Ghost Sect and White Bone Temple.
5In any case, there were almost no good people among the disciples of these sects, so he did not have to worry about killing them.
Moreover, while he was killing them, Zhou Feng planned to find a way to escape from the Tri-Gu Sect.
Putting everything else aside, he had to find a way to escape in advance.
Zhou Feng's mind was still relatively clear.
Given his strength, Zhou Feng believed that no one would be able to stop him as long as he did not encounter a Purple Mansion expert.
Presumably, those Purple Mansion experts wouldn't pay attention to him, this little shrimp!
Chapter 150: Charging Out of the Tri-Gu Sect
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At that moment, the Tri-Gu Sect that dominated this area was in utter chaos.
The Voodoo Cult, the Penta-Ghost Sect, and the White Bone Temple had lured away all the Tri-Gu Elders and then relied on the help of the mole to attack the Tri-Gu Sect in one fell swoop.
At present, the Tri-Gu Sect only had one Purple Mansion expert guarding it, but the three forces had sent three Purple Mansion experts to invade.
In order to preserve their strength, all the Tri-Gu disciples were shrinking towards the center.
At this time, the Tri-Gu disciples also displayed astonishing strength.
Compared to the disciples of the Voodoo Cult, the Penta-Ghost Sect, and the White Bone Temple, the Tri-Gu disciples all had higher cultivation levels, while their battle prowess was outstanding.
When paired with all sorts of strange Gus, even when the three forces surrounded them, they were still resisting with all their might and did not show any signs of being defeated.
As the Tri-Gu disciples began to shrink toward the center, Zhou Feng moved to the periphery of the Tri-Gu Sect. He was like a hidden hunter, constantly hunting down people who passed by.
He would use his full strength every time, not holding back, and kill his target instantly. The strength of a Grade-1 Soul Altar cultivator was not something the vast majority of people could guard against.
Moreover, whenever Zhou Feng met groups of people, he would not make a move. Therefore, no one noticed that Zhou Feng was crazily hunting here.
'It's about time!'
Zhou Feng quickly disposed of the traces around him and then relied on his Nature Affinity to hide in the nearby forest.
After this hunting period, he had harvested a large amount of soul power.
The soul power the cultivation of the Sun-Moon Concentration Technique had previously consumed was replenished.
At the same time, others seemed to have noticed his frenzied hunting.
Zhou Feng felt that it was about time. If this continued, it would be too dangerous.
Originally, he wanted to go to the Scripture Pavilion for a walk, but he gave up on this idea after thinking about it.
The situation was becoming more and more uncertain. It was better not to be too greedy and escape first.
Zhou Feng had already detected it in advance regarding the route to leave the Tri-Gu Sect.
There were several exits to leave the Tri-Gu Sect, but these exits were all guarded by someone.
Each exit had at least one Grade-1 Soul Altar cultivator guarding it.
If Zhou Feng wanted to escape, he would face at least one Grade-1 Soul Altar cultivator.
He had to be fast as well. Otherwise, it would be very easy to attract others to come over once he was entangled for too long.
'I should be able to draw new passive skills now!'
Zhou Feng thought for a moment and opened the skill panel.
As expected, the progress bar, which was originally only half full, was now full.
In other words, as long as he obtained energy, whether it was Spiritual Qi or soul power, this progress bar would increase.
In other words, as long as he killed enough cultivators, he would be able to obtain new passive skills.
Killing cultivators! For Zhou Feng, it was a rewarding thing.
This was truly a terrifying thing.
Zhou Feng tried his best not to think in a dark direction. Instead, he focused his attention on drawing a new passive skill.
"Drawing!"
It was still the same familiar process.
Tenacious Heart: After getting out of combat mode, recover 1% of HP per second.
Note: You may not be able to trigger the passive skill 100% due to certain circumstances.
"Tenacious Heart?"
Zhou Feng was stunned. This passive skill was way too powerful!
What did this passive Tenacious Heart indicate? With this passive skill, he would truly be able to recover his health passively!
After leaving the combat state, he would recover 1% of his HP per second!
In other words, if he was not in combat mode, he could recover from his injuries within 100 seconds at most.
Wasn't this the legendary breathing recovery skill? Or should he use the word 'springwater' to describe it?
Such a passive skill was too heaven-defying!
However, this passive skill seemed to have some sort of restriction. There was even a line of words marked below it.
Some sort of condition might limit it, and the passive skill could not be triggered?
'Some sort of condition? What kind of condition is this?'
Zhou Feng pondered over it.
His condition should limit this!
It was just like the passive Self-Healing Constitution, which could allow his wounds to heal at any time and place.
However, this was not without conditions. There was a hidden condition.
The hidden condition was that Zhou Feng's main body had to bear the cost of the wound healing.
If the Spiritual Qi and Blood Qi in his body were insufficient, the recovery speed of this Self-Healing Constitution would be reduced.
Zhou Feng had experienced it before.
Presumably, this was also the case for this Tenacious Heart!
If Zhou Feng was already at the end of his rope, this Tenacious Heart should not be triggered due to this situation.
In other words, as long as Zhou Feng's spiritual power and vitality were sufficient, he would be able to recover after 100 seconds no matter how serious his injuries were.
This was akin to having an immortal body!
The only pity was that his Tenacious Heart couldn't be activated during battle. Otherwise, his body would truly be immortal, and he wouldn't be afraid no matter how he fought.
Even so, the passive Tenacious Heart was powerful enough.
To Zhou Feng, his survival rate in this world would greatly be increased with this passive skill.
After obtaining a new passive skill, Zhou Feng's confidence increased again.
'Very good! Since there is plenty of sunlight, I will use this opportunity to escape from the Tri-Gu Sect!'
Zhou Feng looked at the sky.
The sunlight was still intense, so it could trigger the passive Daylight Combat.
Relying on the passive Daylight Combat's increased speed and using the Purple Jade Bell to charge out of the Tri-Gu Sect directly was not difficult for Zhou Feng.
Zhou Feng circulated all the Spiritual Qi in his body and poured a large amount of soul power into the Purple Jade Bell.
Suddenly, the Purple Jade Bell exploded with a bright light.
A huge aura started to descend.
One of the Penta-Ghost disciples guarding the exit was caught off guard and was struck dumb by the Purple Jade Bell.
Zhou Feng took this opportunity, and his body flashed, leaving a series of afterimages behind him.
He rushed out of the Tri-Gu Sect.
"W-What is this?"
"Were we attacked just now?"
This speed was so fast that the people guarding the exit did not even have time to react.
Zhou Feng had already left the Tri-Gu Sect.
By the time everyone reacted, Zhou Feng had already run to an unknown place.
After Zhou Feng left the Tri-Gu Sect, he did not know the way and kept running forward.
If there was no way, he would charge forward and crush his way through. In any case, he did not want to return to the Tri-Gu Sect.
After a while, Zhou Feng slowly stopped.
'Did I… succeed?'
Looking at the unfamiliar surroundings, he was at a loss.
But without a doubt, he had gotten rid of the Tri-Gu Sect and was free!
Chapter 151: One Size Fits All!
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To be honest, up until now, Zhou Feng himself still did not dare to believe it.
So easily? He had not encountered any resistance? There had been no accidents!?
He had rushed out of the Tri-Gu Sect just like that? No one had paid attention to him during the whole process.
No one had specifically targeted him.
All of this seemed to be going with the flow.
'That's right! Compared to those so-called monstrous geniuses, I'm just a passerby with a bit of fame.'
Zhou Feng thought about it and felt that this was very reasonable.
Regardless of the skill panel, he was just an ordinary passerby in this world.
Compared to those talented and monstrous cultivators, there were basically not many people who would pay attention to him.
Moreover, the Tri-Gu higher-ups would not have thought that someone could actually break the sect's grand formation.
This had resulted in a huge flaw in the sect. Under normal circumstances, no disciple would be able to escape the sect without permission.
'Then what should I do now?'
Zhou Feng found a random place to hide and began to plan his next moves.
Although he had escaped from the Tri-Gu Sect, this did not mean that he was completely safe.
As a former Tri-Gu disciple, it was extremely dangerous for Zhou Feng to travel in this area. Therefore, the best way was to leave the Southern Border and continue his cultivation path elsewhere.
Compared to the Southern Border's harsh environment, perhaps the Eastern Land that was rich in resources was worth considering.
He had an understanding of the Eastern Land.
Compared to the Southern Border, the Eastern Land could be said to be a paradise for cultivators.
Not only was it rich in resources, but it also had a very large population, resulting in a very large number of various sects and dynasties.
All kinds of cultivation paths could be found in the Eastern Land.
Zhou Feng could perhaps look forward to changing his cultivation path. After all, he would not be able to continue practicing Gu techniques without the Tri-Gu Sect.
Moreover, running to the Eastern Land meant that he could start over.
He did not have to worry about the Tri-Gu Sect or the Voodoo Cult taking revenge.
'Just leave like that?'
Zhou Feng rubbed his chin. Why was he so unwilling to leave just like that?
Now that the Tri-Gu Sect was in danger of being exterminated, perhaps he could hide?
To be honest, Zhou Feng's Demon-Devouring Technique was a mere Soul Altar art.
Although he had the Sun-Moon Concentration Technique, which allowed him to break through to the Purple Mansion realm, he didn't have Purple Mansion techniques or arts.
Without a cultivation technique, it meant that his cultivation had stagnated.
The skill panel could only allow him to obtain all sorts of passive skills, but it couldn't help him obtain a specific cultivation technique.
Before he left the Southern Border, he still wanted to work hard and see if he could obtain a cultivation technique.
Actually, this could be considered as a method for the Tri-Gu Sect to control their disciples.
As long as they left the sect, it would mean that they would become vagabond cultivators.
Things like cultivation techniques were very difficult for a vagabond cultivator to obtain.
On the other hand, if one continued to stay in the sect, they might be able to obtain cultivation techniques of the future realm.
With such a simple measurement, anyone would make a choice.
'Let's wait first!'
Zhou Feng was not in a hurry to leave the Southern Border. He planned to settle down in a nearby village and see if the Tri-Gu Sect had been exterminated.
…
The Fierce Tiger Village was a very ordinary village within the range of the Tri-Gu Sect.
The strongest person in the village was only at the 5th Layer of Body Tempering realm. They relied on hunting and farming to barely survive.
There were not many outsiders in th
Fierce Tiger Village, but recently, an Exalted Immortal had appeared.
"Hey! What do you think this Exalted Immortal's cultivation is?"
"He should be at least in the Qi Condensation realm! Otherwise, how can he be called an Exalted Immortal?"
"Then, if we ask, will the Exalted Immortal give us some pointers?"
"Pointers? Stop dreaming!"
"…"
Many villagers were very curious about this sudden appearance of the Exalted Immortal.
They were discussing it in private.
That's right!
This so-called Exalted Immortal was Zhou Feng himself.
After escaping from the Tri-Gu Sect, Zhou Feng had headed east and settled down at the Fierce Tiger Village.
He wanted to wait here and see if there was any news about the Tri-Gu Sect.
If he received the news that the Tri-Gu Sect had defeated the Voodoo Cult, he would immediately leave this place and head east.
On the other hand, if the Tri-Gu Sect was exterminated, then Zhou Feng would see if there was a chance to pick up the pieces.
'Hmm? I'm poisoned?'
Just as Zhou Feng wanted to rest for a while, he realized that something was wrong.
Was there poison in the food?
Zhou Feng's body quickly reacted, and some of the poison was directly expelled from his body through his pores.
Someone had poisoned him!?
Zhou Feng had the passive Poison Immunity, so he was not vigilant against poisoning under normal circumstances.
He would eat everything directly.
Thanks to his passive Poison Immunity and Level-2 Gluttony, he could basically digest everything he ate.
Therefore, Zhou Feng did not hesitate to eat the food that the people from the village had just sent over.
However, his body had just reacted, indicating he had been poisoned.
This was probably a kind of sleeping drug. After eating it, one would easily fall asleep.
'The people of this village are so bold?'
When Zhou Feng had entered this village, he had revealed his Qi Condensation realm cultivation.
The strongest person in this Fierce Tiger Village was only in the Body Tempering realm. Were these people so bold?
Relying on such a simple sleeping drug to knock him out?
The sleeping drug's effect, let alone the Qi Condensation realm, wouldn't even be able to knock out an ordinary Body Tempering cultivator!
'Forget it!'
Zhou Feng was too lazy to waste time thinking about the reason.
The Purple Jade Bell slowly appeared.
Since someone wanted to poison him, then there was nothing to explain.
When the bell rang, the entire Fierce Tiger Village instantly fell into a period of silence.
These villagers all lost consciousness at the first moment and then lost all signs of life.
The smiles of those who were talking and laughing earlier also instantly froze.
The entire process was painless, and some people did not even know what had happened before they died.
Zhou Feng's heart was already cold enough. If this had happened before, he might have hesitated a little.
But now, he could carry on without any expression.
His experience in the Tri-Gu Sect had taught him that a person could not be a saint nor a hypocrite. He had to be ruthless.
There might be something hidden in this village, or there might be someone who wanted him to be enraged on purpose to achieve a certain goal.
But now, none of these reasons were important. Everyone had lost their breaths.
Zhou Feng had not guessed wrongly.
There were indeed people who wanted to use Zhou Feng to kill the current chief of the village so that they could rise to the position.
This could be considered a dirty matter regarding the village chief position.
However, the person who had planned this matter probably did not expect Zhou Feng to be so decisive and so cold.
He had directly buried the entire village.
The person who had drugged Zhou Feng had still been immersed in excitement before their death.
"So what if he's in the Qi Condensation realm? Won't he fall into my trap?
"When that time comes, that old fart will definitely die! Then I'll go up and apologize! The village chief
position will be mine in the end!"
Chapter 152: Heavenly Star City
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'I wonder how the Tri-Gu Sect is doing now…'
After the Fierce Tiger Village incident, Zhou Feng continued to shuttle through the forest.
There wasn't much else in the Southern Border, but this forest was endless.
To be honest, he was a little lost.
His goal was to escape the Tri-Gu Sect. Now that he had achieved that, there was no more pressure, and his future plans became blurry again.
He instantly relaxed.
After some time, Zhou Feng met a caravan.
This caravan was huge as it was made up of countless small caravans.
It looked like there were all sorts of people, but these merchants were probably the most well-informed people in this area.
It just so happened that he didn't know where he was going either, so he followed behind this caravan.
Relying on his passive Nature Affinity, basically, no one was able to discover Zhou Feng.
"Sigh, what bad luck! Tell me, what sin have I committed!?"
"Truly a sin! Tell me, how can such a huge sect like the Tri-Gu Sect disappear just like that?"
"That's right! You said such a large sect! So many Purple Mansion experts, and all of a sudden, it's gone!"
"But I heard that the Tri-Gu Sect was ambushed by three forces this time. The strength of the entire sect is still there."
"…"
While the owners of these caravans were resting, they began to chat with each other.
As they chatted, they naturally began to talk about the Tri-Gu Sect.
A major incident had occurred recently—the Tri-Gu Sect had been breached, and countless disciples had been killed.
This instantly caused the rest of the area to become chaotic, and many caravans that were planning to go to the mountainside market were forced to change paths.
Although the Tri-Gu Sect was breached, countless resources were plundered, and the disciples were all killed or injured, the sect's true strength was not affected that much.
After all, the nine Tri-Gu Elders were still alive, Purple Mansion experts at that.
The Tri-Gu Sect Leader was also missing. It was likely that he was still alive.
If the Tri-Gu Sect were to establish a new sect with so many Purple Mansion experts, it was likely that they would be able to raise the reputation of the Tri-Gu Sect.
'As expected, they lost the fight…'
Zhou Feng wasn't too surprised when he heard this news.
Now that the Tri-Gu Sect was gone, he didn't need to be so worried.
"But I heard that some of the elite Tri-Gu disciples also escaped!"
"Is that so? But without the golden name of the Tri-Gu Sect, won't those elite disciples become vagabond cultivators?"
"Probably so! Forget it. Let's not talk about such an unlucky matter! Let's talk about Heavenly Star City!"
"Heavenly Star City? You mean the Sword God Inheritance!"
"That's right! Do you think someone will be able to pull out the Heavenly Star Sword this year?"
"…"
As these people chatted, the topic changed to Heavenly Star City.
Heavenly Star City? What kind of place was that?
And what was this Sword God Inheritance?
Zhou Feng did not understand what they were talking about. Other than the Tri-Gu Sect, he was extremely unfamiliar with the outside world.
He did not know what kind of place Heavenly Star City was.
But it sounded like it was a large city. A city was very rare in the Southern Border.
'Why don't I follow this caravan to Heavenly Star City to see what's going on?'
Zhou Feng felt rather eager to follow them than going to the distant Eastern Land. It would be better to go to Heavenly Star City to take a look.
It was better not to return to the Tri-Gu Sect to fish in troubled waters. There were still so many Purple Mansion experts.
If he encountered Old Demon Gu, he would be in danger.
Just as Zhou Feng made up his mind to follow this caravan to Heavenly Star City to take a look…
A conflict broke out in the huge caravan.
"My dear daughter! Where's the turning point you mentioned? Why hasn't it appeared
yet!"
Qian Shang's fat face was covered in sweat, and his expression was extremely anxious.
Qian Shang and his daughter were actually in this caravan?
That's right! Qian Qianqian had a bad feeling before the Voodoo Cult invaded the Tri-Gu Sect.
She had once again advised Qian Shang to abandon his current business and continue running away.
One had to know that Qian Shang had finally established himself in the Tri-Gu Sect.
Moreover, he had been living a comfortable life thanks to Zhou Feng's reputation. How could he suddenly give up all this and run away?
Still, Qian Qianqian's attitude had been extremely firm, so Qian Shang finally made up his mind to sell most of the goods.
Then, he followed this group of caravans and left the Tri-Gu Sect.
Not long after Qian Shang and his daughter left, Tri-Gu Sect was in trouble.
Qian Shang was also very happy with his previous decision. If he had left a moment later, he might not have been able to leave again.
But now, they encountered a new crisis.
Another caravan had targeted the Treasure Mouse in Qian Qianqian's hands.
Now, they were surrounding Qian Shang's caravan.
The escorts that Qian Shang had hired were almost unable to withstand the pressure.
"How is it? Have you considered it? As long as you nod your head, I will definitely not mistreat you in terms of increasing the money!"
Qin Wan looked like he was very easy to negotiate, but he had been secretly pressuring them.
He really didn't expect to meet the legendary Treasure Mouse in such a small place.
Although it was still in its infancy, Treasure Mice were really too rare.
Every one of them was a treasure!
'Is it that father-and-daughter duo?'
The conflict between Qian Shang and Qin Wan also fell into Zhou Feng's eyes.
Zhou Feng still remembered Qian Shang and his daughter very clearly. He didn't expect to meet them in such a place.
This seemed a bit coincidental!
'They seem to have encountered some trouble? They should have some information about Heavenly Star City!'
Zhou Feng was worried about treading blindly. It would be best if he had an acquaintance as a navigator.
Furthermore, Qian Shang and Qian Qianqian were the first to pay him protection money, so they could be considered acquaintances.
"How is it? Haven't you considered it? You are preparing to go to Heavenly Star City this time, right?"
"Our Qin Clan can be considered influential in Heavenly Star City. If you do this, you are not giving face to our Qin Clan!"
Qin Wan looked at Qian Qianqian, who had not responded for a long time. He immediately lost his patience and started to threaten her.
The other small merchant caravans were basically waiting for a good show.
It was because the Qin caravan was quite famous in this joint caravan.
The Qin Clan of Heavenly Star City established and backed this caravan.
One must know that the forefather of the Qin Clan of Heavenly Star City was an elite Purple Mansion expert.
Under normal circumstances, no one would offend a clan with an elite Purple Mansion expert.
"Daughter! What should we do?" Qian Shang was sweating profusely.
Qian Qianqian didn't say anything, but it could be seen that she was in a dilemma. Her hands were constantly tugging at her sleeves, and her lips were pursed.
"Who are you threatening?"
Zhou Feng felt that it was about time for him to stop hiding his aura upon seeing this.
The aura of a Grade-1 Soul Altar cultivator was completely released.
In an instant, everyone's nerves tensed up.
"A Grade-1 Soul Altar cultivator!? Where did he come from?"
"How can there be a Grade-1 Soul Altar expert? I actually didn't notice it before?"
"…"
The strongest expert was only a Grade-3 Soul Altar cultivator among the merchants present. It was really easy for people to misunderstand when a Grade-1 Soul Altar expert suddenly appeared..
Chapter 153: Mountain Spirit Hound
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"Is it Young Master? Here we are!"
The moment Qian Shang saw Zhou Feng, he realized that the so-called turning point had appeared.
He didn't expect to meet Zhou Feng in such a place.
It should be known that Zhou Feng had been in the limelight in the inner sect back then, breaking through to the Soul Altar realm in a short time.
Then, he had even entered the sect's blessed land to continue cultivating.
Qian Shang and his daughter had some connections with Zhou Feng in the beginning.
Although Zhou Feng had never charged them protection fees after that, Qian Shang's life in the market city could be said to be very comfortable as he relied on this relationship,
If it weren't for the huge change in the Tri-Gu Sect, perhaps they wouldn't have left the Tri-Gu Sect.
After all, although Heavenly Star City was very big, the competition was also extremely fierce. Qian Shang and his daughter would probably have a hard time establishing a foothold in Heavenly Star City.
However, it would be different if there was a Grade-1 Soul Altar expert behind them.
This Qian Shang was also a scheming person. When he saw Zhou Feng, he deliberately omitted the first surname and directly called him Young Master.
"Young Master? This Qian merchant actually has such an expert behind him?"
"Looks like the Qin Clan's luck isn't too good!"
"The feud between these two parties can be considered to be formed!"
"…"
Upon hearing Qian Shang's term of address, the originally extremely nervous merchants instantly heaved a sigh of relief.
If it weren't necessary, they really wouldn't want to become enemies with a Grade-1 Soul Altar cultivator in the wilderness.
Hearing Qian Shang's address, Zhou Feng raised his brows and spoke. "What happened?"
"Ahem, ahem, there might be some misunderstanding here!"
Seeing that the situation wasn't right, Qin Wan immediately coughed dryly, wanting to defend himself.
'What bad luck! You have a Grade-1 Soul Altar cultivator backing you up? Why didn't you say so earlier!?
'Isn't it awkward now that things have come to this?'
Although the Qin Clan had a Purple Mansion patriarch backing them up, Grade-1 Soul Altar cultivators could not be easily bullied.
Not to mention that they weren't in Heavenly Star City right now.
If they were in Heavenly Star City right now, Qin Wan might not admit defeat and still maintain his arrogant appearance.
But this was the wilderness, and they were very far away from Heavenly Star City.
If anything happened on this road, even a Purple Mansion expert wouldn't be able to help.
"Oh? Is it a misunderstanding?"
Zhou Feng didn't conceal his strength at all. The tyrannical aura of a Grade-1 Soul Altar cultivator directly targeted Qin Wan.
Zhou Feng absolutely would not do anything like disguising his strength to eat a tiger.
That looked very stupid in his eyes. It would be better to display his strength and intimidate the small fries.
He would make those who had ill intentions not dare to make a move against him.
Deliberately conceal his own strength, let others make a move against him, and then expose his strength, killing them in one fell swoop?
This sounded too stupid. Wasn't this a waste of his time?
"It's a misunderstanding! It's definitely a misunderstanding!"
Qin Wan smelled a strong scent of blood. This scent of blood could only be possessed by someone who had killed many people.
This person before him was definitely a ruthless person. Moreover, he was the type that would kill decisively. He must not be offended.
A large amount of cold sweat emerged on Qin Wan's forehead.
"This is a Mountain Spirit Hound! Treat it as an apology from our Qin caravan. If we have offended you, please forgive us!"
Under his strong desire to survive, Qin Wan took a little puppy out of a bag.
"Mountain Spirit Hound? It's actually a Mountain Spirit Hound!?"
it a purebred?"
"How could it be a purebred!?"
"…"
Zhou Feng looked at the little puppy in front of him. His original intention to make a move was extinguished.
He did not expect Qin Wan to be so tactful. He actually took the initiative to apologize and even used a spirit dog as an apology.
It would be a little unreasonable if he still made a move. After all, Zhou Feng still wanted to follow this joint caravan to Heavenly Star City.
"Then I'll let it go this time!"
He took the little puppy, and the aura on his body slowly converged.
"Misunderstanding! It's all a misunderstanding!"
Although Qin Wan's heart was bleeding, his face was still smiling apologetically.
One had to know that this was a genuine Mountain Spirit Hound, and its body had a trace of the Heavenly Dog's bloodline.
The rare thing was that this Mountain Spirit Hound hadn't opened its eyes and had just been born.
It could be nurtured from a young age and recognize the person it saw first as its master.
Once it grew up, it would be equivalent to having a Soul Altar spirit beast companion.
That's right! When this Mountain Spirit Hound grew up, it would automatically be able to break through to the Soul Altar realm.
Although it would require countless resources, its value was self-evident. It was because only a few spirit beasts could recognize their master and become human companions.
This time, the Qin caravan had arrived at this remote place for the purpose of catching Mountain Spirit Hounds.
It would be a lie if Qin Wan did not feel sorry for one of the three pups of the Mountain Spirit Hounds.
However, in order to save his life and build a good relationship with Zhou Feng, he had to give it to him.
It must be said that Qin Wan was also quite decisive in making such a decision in such a short time.
"Well, it's all a misunderstanding!"
Looking at the little dog sucking his finger, Zhou Feng did not continue pursuing the matter.
Since this misunderstanding was resolved, the two caravans split.
After Qin Wan left, Qian Shang revealed a fawning smile to Zhou Feng. "Hehe, Master Zhou! Just now—"
"I'm just following this caravan to Star City. I'll leave when I get there," Zhou Feng interrupted Qian Shang.
Qian Shang instantly became anxious upon hearing that.
With such a thick leg here, how could he not firmly hold onto it!?
One had to know that compared to the Tri-Gu Sect, Heavenly Star City was a truly large city, and the area where the Tri-Gu Sect was located was only considered a rural area.
Heavenly Star City's City Lord was a mighty Divine Ability expert, and even Purple Mansion experts could be seen in the city.
It was simply impossible for Qian Shang, a powerless man who hadn't even reached the Soul Altar realm, to settle down in Heavenly Star City without a backer behind him.
"Don't! Young Master! You can't do this! You've taken my protection fee!"
At that moment, Qian Shang was not as tactful as he was when doing business. Instead, he was very stiff as he wanted to grab hold of such a thick leg.
There was nothing he could do. The difference in strength between the two sides was simply too great.
In front of Zhou Feng, Qian Shang had no way to maintain his composure.
"My Little White can help you find all kinds of spirit herbs and treasures! Moreover, my father's caravan can earn a lot of Spirit Stones for you!
"Also, you don't need to worry about all this. 90% of our caravan's profits will be handed over to you every month!
"In the end, we will only borrow your reputation. Even if something happens, you can give up on us at will!"
After Qian Qianqian asked the other caravan members to describe everything, she walked directly to Zhou Feng.
She stated all the conditions without beating around the bush.
She told him all the conditions that she could offer in order to make Zhou Feng their backer.
Qian Shang was utterly shocked upon hearing his daughter's bold conditions.
'Is there such a way to negotiate? This is not giv
giving us any way out!'