The flying speed of the Black Wind Eagle Corpse Puppet, although slower than when it was alive, was still comparable to that of an average Dou King expert. It was much faster than Xiao Feng's flight using the Purple Cloud Wings.
After storing the Black Wind Eagle Corpse Puppet in his spatial ring, Xiao Feng used a disguise technique to transform into the appearance of a nouveau riche adorned in gold and silver and headed towards the gates of Zhen Gui Pass.
It was time for the enjoyable activity of baiting the greedy!
The environment around Zhen Gui Pass was already chaotic, and a showy nouveau riche like Xiao Feng was nothing less than a walking fat sheep, soon attracting the attention of many mercenary groups.
After Xiao Feng spent more than two hours wandering around Zhen Gui Pass, buying a large amount of goods and leaving with satisfaction, several hundred mercenaries immediately followed him with malicious intent.
Most people believed Xiao Feng was doomed. But two or three days later, the shocking truth emerged: none of the mercenaries who followed Xiao Feng had returned alive. Everyone realised they had kicked an iron plate.
...
A few days later.
Xiao Feng, dressed in a blue and white martial outfit, leisurely strolled into Daling City while gently shaking a white jade folding fan.
Daling City was located in the northwestern province of the Jia Ma Empire. Although not as large as the imperial capital, it was still relatively prosperous.
Like Wutan City, Daling City was near the Magic Beast Mountain Range, so caravans and mercenaries were constantly coming and going.
Daling City was the closest city to Zhen Gui Pass, only a few hundred miles away. After baiting people at Zhen Gui Pass, Xiao Feng naturally headed to Daling City.
"Steamed buns! Hot meat buns with thin skin and lots of filling, only two copper coins each, delicious and cheap!"
"Dammit! What bad luck! After finally killing a second-tier magic beast, it turned out to be a rock egg without a magic core!"
"Let's go! I'm in a good mood today. I'll take you all to Flower Rain Pavilion for some fun…"
Walking through the streets of Daling City, Xiao Feng listened to the noisy chatter around him, feeling relieved.
Thankfully, he could use his soul power to construct a mental barrier and forcibly block out the thoughts of those around him. Otherwise, his brain would overload in crowded places like Anya's does.
Xiao Feng first wandered around the bustling market district of Daling City, intentionally showing off his wealth in public. Then, he headed to the largest inn in the city to settle down for the night.
After enjoying a lavish dinner, Xiao Feng didn't rush to cultivate. Instead, he soaked in a hot bath, relaxing in a tub filled with warm water.
As he indulged in the bath, Xiao Feng shifted his focus to his character attribute panel.
[Name: Xiao Feng]
[Cultivation: One-Star Dou-Grandmaster]
[Bloodline: Emperor Giant]
[Domain: God of Slaughter Domain]
[Soul Bone: 100,000-year-old Mirror Image Demon Spider Right Leg Bone (Mirror Image)]
[Superpower: Mind Reading]
[Cultivation Technique: Nine Transformations of the Swirling Dragon (Third Transformation)]
[Combat Skills: Jingni Sword Technique, Dragon Subduing Palm, Tempest Rending Dance...]
[Merit Points: 78,524]
[Simulation Attempts: 0 (Countdown: 3 minutes)]
Perhaps because many of the mercenaries near Zhen Gui Pass had seen battle before, Xiao Feng earned far more merit points from them than he had expected.
From the hundreds of mercenaries he lured and killed, most dropped hundreds of merit points, with some even dropping thousands.
If everything went as planned, once Xiao Feng finished baiting people in Daling City, his merit points should exceed 100,000, allowing him to buy Bond's Precognition Ability.
As Xiao Feng watched, the three-minute countdown quickly ended, and his simulation attempts went from 0 to 1.
"Begin Simulation!"
"Ding! Randomly selecting simulation world..."
As Xiao Feng's thoughts stirred, the text in the selection box frantically changed, finally revealing five characters: The Legend of the Condor Heroes.
"Ding! Please select your simulation mode!"
[Text Projection Simulation (No Merit Point Cost)]
[Body Projection Simulation (Cost: 10,000 Merit Points)]
Frowning slightly, Xiao Feng chose the text projection simulation without hesitation.
After all, even the most powerful Nine Yin Manual in the world of The Legend of the Condor Heroes was, at best, equivalent to a mid-tier Xuan class combat skill, offering slight improvement to his strength. He naturally didn't want to waste merit points on a body projection simulation.
"Ding! Text Projection Simulation begins!"
[Day 1: You find yourself transmigrated to an ancient world, feeling utterly confused.]
[Day 2: Penniless and without any form of identification, you unsurprisingly end up as a beggar. Just as you curse your misfortune, you witness a swordsman slaying two ruffians who were harassing a woman before leaping away across the rooftops. You realise that you've crossed into a martial arts world, and your hidden passion for martial arts burns fiercely. You decide to train in martial arts and become a respected hero!]
[Day 3: After some investigation, you learn that the number one sect in the world is the Quanzhen Sect, founded by Wang Chongyang. Moreover, there's no trace of Guo Jing yet. You then realise you've entered the world of The Legend of the Condor Heroes.]
[Day 15: Using your advantage as a beggar, you successfully join the Beggars' Sect, learning basic internal energy cultivation methods and a few elementary martial arts techniques.]
[Month 1: Due to your age and fixed bone structure, your cultivation progresses slowly. Realising this isn't a viable path, you decide to make a change.]
[Month 3: After waiting in Zhangjiakou for half a month, you finally encounter Huang Rong disguised as a young beggar. Under the pretext of helping your fellow beggars, you protect Huang Rong, winning her gratitude before Guo Jing appears. You start building rapport with Huang Rong while accompanying her to the Jin capital. With her help, you seize a rare serpent from Liang Ziweng during Guo Jing's nighttime raid on the prince's mansion. You and Huang Rong make the serpent into a delicious soup, significantly increasing your internal energy.]
[Month 4: Over time, your relationship with Huang Rong grows increasingly intimate, with only one final step remaining. Just as Huang Rong prepares her signature Beggar's Chicken, a nine-fingered old beggar suddenly appears and snatches the chicken's tailpiece. You and Huang Rong are briefly stunned, then realise the old beggar is none other than Hong Qigong, one of the Five Greats of the martial world! Tempted by Huang Rong's cooking and pleased that you are a Beggars' Sect disciple, Hong Qigong happily teaches you the Dragon Subduing Palm.]
[Month 5: You and Huang Rong arrive outside Luoyang, where you find the Divine Eagle and the Spirit Snake. Thanks to Huang Rong's extraordinary cooking skills, you quickly befriend the Divine Eagle by winning over its stomach.]
(End of Chapter)
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