Chapter 37: Qi Yuan's Plot
Chapter 37: Qi Yuan's Plot
After delivering the final blow, Qi Yuan swept through the Black Mountain Sect like a whirlwind, plundering everything in sight.
Naturally, due to time constraints, he focused his efforts on the Library Hall.
For Qi Yuan, Cultivation Techniques were of utmost importance.
Endless Cultivation Techniques, combined with the vast knowledge they provided, and his ability to perceive hidden information, were crucial for refining the Qi Yuan Canon and forging his path on the Cultivation Path.
"It's time to leave."
Qi Yuan estimated the time and swiftly departed from the Black Mountain Sect.
...
Duan Qianrou sat in her plain chest-length robe, riding in the Cloud Rabbit Cart.
The Cloud Rabbit had three heads and eight legs, capable of both land and air travel, making it a reliable means of transport. Its fate was sealed as a skilled driver, ensuring its head remained uneaten.
"Everyone, in our negotiations with the Black Mountain Sect, we must stand united and not back down. Handing over two-tenths of the Blood Crystal to the Black Mountain Sect is already our limit, and we cannot increase it any further!" exclaimed a burly man.
There were over ten people in the Cloud Rabbit Cart, all mine owners from various Blood Crystal Mines in Bloodless City.
Recently, the Black Mountain Sect had demanded an increase in the amount of Blood Crystal to be handed over, from two-tenths to three-tenths.
This demand infuriated the mine owners.
Bloodless City was not under the rule of the Black Mountain Sect, and even the previous two-tenths was already unreasonable.
Now, with the increase to three-tenths, their demands were outright domineering.
"Old Wang, what can we achieve by standing together?
The Black Mountain Sect has the Black Chicken Old Demon backing them, and even the three great Cultivation Sects have to give them face.
How can we, as Loose Cultivators, deal with the Black Mountain Sect?
I fear that if we don't increase the share, we won't be able to return to Bloodless City," a Foundation Establishment Stage old man spoke up, his voice filled with helplessness.
Everyone present wore solemn expressions.
The Black Mountain Sect was capable of such actions.
Each of the Black Mountain Sect's elders was a formidable figure. Even the seemingly pitiful Ling Ling, before being taken as a pet by the Black Chicken Old Demon, had cultivated by killing.
As for the Black Mountain Sect's disciples, many were Tribulation Cultivators, indicating their poor character.
"Ah, if only a Sword Immortal would come one day and pierce through the Black Mountain Sect with a single sword. How wonderful that would be!"
"If even the three great sects can't handle the Black Mountain Sect, where would a Sword Immortal come from?"
"Old Wang, keep your voice down. Don't let the Black Mountain Sect hear you."
Duan Qianrou sat in the Cloud Rabbit Cart, her thoughts filled with melancholy.
Just then, the cart slowed down.
The people inside tensed, thinking they had encountered someone from the Black Mountain Sect.
The curtain was drawn aside, revealing a handsome young man.
Duan Qianrou was surprised, as this youth was the same person who had chatted happily with her earlier that day.
How...did he end up in the Black Mountain Sect's territory?
Moreover, so close to the Black Mountain Sect's gates?
Could it be that he was a disciple of the Black Mountain Sect?
The thought made Duan Qianrou's heart fill with disgust.
It wasn't her prejudice; the Black Mountain Sect truly had no good people!
"Excuse me, everyone." The newcomer was Qi Yuan, who had just annihilated a clan. He looked at the group and slowly asked, "May I ask where I can find a Heaven Soaring Tower in a nearby market district?"
The group heaved a sigh of relief upon realizing he was asking for directions.
They had feared he might be from the Black Mountain Sect.
"There's one in Tianyun Market," Duan Qianrou replied.
"Thank you, everyone," Qi Yuan said politely, bowing slightly. Inwardly, he marveled at the goodness of people in this world.
Duan Qianrou had a thought and asked, "How did you end up at the Black Mountain Sect?"
Everyone understood that since Duan Qianrou knew this youth, there was no cause for concern.
"I came here to watch the stars.
Qi Yuan's eyes flickered with an idea, he was truly incapable of lying, so he quickly fabricated a story.
Duan Qianrou let out a soft laugh, "I was being too forward. Oh right, Black Mountain Sect is very dangerous, if it's not necessary, you must never come here."
"You're right, this place is too dangerous, I must hurry and leave!" Qi Yuan finished, and quickly ran off.
Watching Qi Yuan's hasty departure, the crowd felt a sense of bewilderment.
"Does Miner Duan know this young man?" Elder Wang asked, "His personality is quite intriguing."
"No, we don't know each other," Duan Qianrou denied.
The crowd didn't say anything further, assuming that Duan Qianrou was a kind-hearted woman.
This was just a minor incident.
They didn't take it to heart.
The Cloud Rabbit Cart sped along.
Soon, they arrived at the Black Mountain Sect's gate.
"Hey, why is the White Bone Bridge broken?"
The crowd was surprised.
To reach the Black Mountain Sect, one must cross the White Bone Bridge.
Now, that bridge was gone.
"Look, what's that?"
The crowd immediately used their Daoist spells to look inside the Black Mountain Sect's gate.
They saw that the Black Mountain Sect's gate had collapsed, and inside, there were corpses everywhere.
"That's Elder... Yuan Dan," someone's teeth chattered.
"The Black Mountain Sect has been annihilated!"
The crowd was shocked beyond words.
This was the Black Mountain Sect, the domineering Black Mountain Sect!
Whoever annihilated the Black Mountain Sect must be a Divine Infancy monster, right?
Are they not afraid of offending the Black Chicken Old Demon?
Suddenly, everyone's gaze turned to Elder Wang, who had just mentioned the Sword Immortal's annihilation of the Black Mountain Sect.
Elder Wang quickly waved his hands, "It wasn't me, I didn't do it!"
Meanwhile, Duan Qianrou narrowed her eyes, thinking of the young man they had met on the road earlier.
Did he... see something?
The crowd's thoughts varied, but they all understood that the Great Shang Kingdom was about to plunge into chaos.
...
Tianyun Market.
Qi Yuan walked faster than usual.
After leaving the Black Mountain Sect, he suddenly realized that he hadn't handled the situation well.
Although he had already humanely destroyed Yu Linglong.
But... what if there was more than one Bamboo Spirit Body in the Black Mountain Sect?
What if the Black Mountain Sect's Sect Master, the Black Wind Taoist, was also a Bamboo Spirit Body?
The Black Chicken Old Demon was playing a grand game, with Yu Linglong as the public Bamboo Spirit Body, and his adopted son, the Black Wind Taoist, and perhaps others in the Black Mountain Sect as secret Bamboo Spirit Bodies.
He dared not return to the Black Mountain Sect.
So, after much thought, he came up with a plan.
It was to spread the news that the Black Mountain Sect had a Bamboo Spirit Body!
That way, by the time the Black Chicken Old Demon emerged from seclusion, he would find a Black Mountain Sect with... not a single corpse remaining.
For the sake of breaking through to the Nascent Soul, or even the Purple Mansion realm, Qi Yuan couldn't fathom the madness of cultivators.
So, on his way, he asked about the Ling Tian Tower.
Ling Tian Tower was a unique existence in the Great Shang Kingdom.
It was said that eight out of ten gaming jade slips, nine out of ten projection jade slips, and five out of ten communication jade slips in the Great Shang Kingdom came from the Ling Tian Tower.
According to Qi Yuan's understanding, this was like the Penguin of his previous life.
He came to the Ling Tian Tower with the purpose of using its various jade slip channels to spread the news that the Black Mountain Sect had a Bamboo Spirit Body.
This would undoubtedly attract countless cultivators to take risks and venture to the Black Mountain Sect.
Then, when the Black Chicken Old Demon emerged from seclusion and came to investigate the annihilation of the Black Mountain Sect, he would find... nothing but corpses of the Black Mountain Sect disciples scattered across the country!
(End of Chapter)
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