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Chapter 584: Fierce Battle at the Wharf, Primordial Cauldron's Power
Chapter 584: Fierce Battle at the Wharf, Primordial Cauldron's Power
Cold Palace!
The auction continued in an orderly manner.
An auction of this scale, involving numerous resources and complex negotiations between various parties, could not possibly be concluded in just a few days.
Naturally, the number of cultivators in the venue had decreased significantly.
This was related to the conflicts in Cold Jade City, as well as the current chaotic times, with frequent occurrences of Tribulation Cultivators.
Some unaffiliated cultivators without powerful backers or with weaker cultivation bases would choose to leave early after obtaining their desired resources, to avoid being tracked down and ambushed by those who had failed to secure their bids.
In a spacious and luxurious private room on the fourth floor.
A Golden Core Cultivator hurriedly entered from outside.
"True Person, something has happened!"
Fu Chaosheng frowned, "What's the matter?"
Shan Shubao leaned in and whispered quickly, "That unaffiliated cultivator, Luo Hai, has provoked the Qian Family. They have dispatched several Golden Core Cultivators to surround and kill him. This person is quite brave, managing to break through the encirclement. However, the Qian Family has been operating on Cold Light Island for many years and has intricate relationships with various major powers on the island. They have started to gather these powers to pursue and intercept him. According to the latest intelligence I received, the Refining Edge, Hundred Fabrications Mountain, and the Wu Family have all dispatched a considerable number of Golden Core Cultivators to intercept Luo Hai from different directions."
After hearing this news, Fu Chaosheng's expression relaxed.
"I thought it was something major, but there's no need to report such trivial matters to me."
Shan Shubao was taken aback.
Unconsciously, he said, "True Person, aren't you quite fond of that unaffiliated cultivator?"
"How so?" Fu Chaosheng asked with a smile.
Shan Shubao seemed to have realized something, but he continued along the same topic.
"You gave him pills, bestowed treasures, and even introduced him to the Magaroha Stream, the Immortal Sect of Penglai, and Golden Core Cultivators close to our Heavenly Origin Merchant Alliance. This..."
Fu Chaosheng shook his head, "Didn't he choose not to align himself with these three parties? Moreover, when I gave him pills and treasures, he also returned a thousand-year-old Thunder Orchid. The ties between us are not that significant. If we were to calculate, he actually owes me a favor. Now that he's in trouble, do you expect me to go and save him?"
Shan Shubao was astonished.
Fu Chaosheng had asked one question too many.
"Among those pursuing him, how many are powerful cultivators?"
Shan Shubao thought for a moment, "Qian Ting of the Qian Family, a seventh-layer Golden Core Cultivator, and the Mountain Lord of Hundred Fabrications Mountain, an eighth-layer Golden Core Cultivator. Refining Edge didn't dispatch powerful cultivators, but they sent the Xiang Family brothers, each wielding a chain whip called Flying Sky Slash, making them extremely difficult to defend against. Working together, even ordinary powerful cultivators would be at a disadvantage."
"Oh, by the way, the Han Li Sect, who left early, is also heading that way, led by their Sect Master Luo Yuqing. They probably want to take advantage of the situation."
At this point, Shan Shubao's face showed a hint of regret.
"With such a pursuit lineup, even we, as late-stage Golden Core powerful cultivators, would find it hard to escape unscathed. Luo Hai is only at the fourth layer of the Golden Core stage, so he's likely in grave danger."
After hearing this lineup, Fu Chaosheng made a quick assessment in his mind.
Finally, he suppressed his smile.
"I was quite optimistic about that young man. After all, he managed to comprehend the Nascent Soul Technique at the middle stage of the Golden Core stage. Even in my Heavenly Origin Dao Sect, he could be considered a genius."
"However, even the most talented individuals will amount to nothing if they meet an untimely end. In the end, they will only turn to dust."
"Let's see what fate has in store for that young man!"
After saying this, his lips continued to move, but no sound came out this time.
Shan Shubao clearly received the sound transmission and his face showed a look of shock.
"True Person! This goes against the rules set by our Dao Sect for the Merchant Alliance."
Fu Chaosheng gave him a cold look, "The Demon Tribulation Sect has been destroyed, and the Northern Sea is in disarray. Some old rules need to be changed. If this matter succeeds, both of us can return to the Central Plains and cultivate in the Dao Sect's sacred land."
In the end, Shan Shubao added,
"Uncle Leopard, you don't want to stay overseas forever, do you?"
Shan Shubao opened his mouth, his face filled with uncertainty.
After a long pause, he finally made up his mind.
"I obey your command, True Person! I will go and disrupt the teleportation formation."
Fu Chaosheng nodded in satisfaction, "Be discreet about it. After all, we're just using others to do our dirty work. This matter doesn't require our personal involvement, and even if the sect holds us accountable, it won't affect us."
Shan Shubao received the order and quietly left.
As for the unaffiliated cultivator, Luo Hai?
He had already forgotten about him and no longer paid any attention.
...
At the northern wharf of Cold Jade City, a thousand sails were rolled up, and a hundred boats were anchored.
The lively atmosphere remained as usual, and the sea was calm.
Bai Xiang stood on the Bai Family's merchant ship, his face filled with a sense of melancholy.
"Although the bustling Cold Jade City is good, it's not a place where we can stay for long."
"Let's return to White Sand Island and watch the seabirds soar and the winds blow."
After a moment of contemplation, he turned and asked without looking back, "How's the inventory check going?"
The Bai Family's Essence Condensation Cultivator was used to their elder's prophetic appearance.
"It's just the Foundation Establishment Cultivator's spiritual sense!" The Bai Family cultivator immediately reported, "We've finished the inventory check. However, this time, we have quite a lot of items to bring back, so the return journey will likely take twice as long."
Bai Xiang clicked his tongue, "It's fine to have more items. We didn't do any business on the way here, so we should make up for it on the return trip, or else it'll be difficult to explain to the family."
After saying this, he raised his hand, preparing to signal the departure.
However.
Before he could lower his hand, he suddenly turned around.
The Bai Family cultivator behind him pointed, "Elder, look at those two streaks of escaping light, they're so fast!"
"I know!"
Bai Xiang interrupted him, his face showing an even more astonished expression. Those two streaks of escaping light gave him a familiar feeling, as if he had seen them somewhere before.
A Foundation Establishment Cultivator and an Essence Condensation Cultivator, almost simultaneously, sensed the arrival of the two streaks of escaping light, one after the other. This didn't necessarily mean that their cultivation bases were close.
At that moment, the speed of the two streaks of escaping light was astonishing.
Simultaneously, three streaks of escaping light shot into the sky from the dock.
An enormous spiritual pressure descended, and it was evident that these cultivators were at the Golden Core Stage.
"Friend Luo Hai, why are you leaving the city in such a hurry?"
"Indeed, why not stay a while? Allow me, Wu Di, to show you some hospitality as the host."
"I heard that you made my young master Wu Yan kneel in the Cold Palace. This is a bit disrespectful."
The sound of the collision reverberated in Bai Xiang's mind.
The name "Luo Hai" echoed in his ears, making him feel as if he had been struck by thunder.
Instinctively, an image of a crimson face appeared in his mind.
"Could it be him?"
However, as the two streaks of escaping light that had flown out of the city suddenly stopped, revealing a man and a woman, Bai Xiang's body trembled.
"It's really them!"
"Golden Core Stage! My heavens!"
Recalling his interactions with Luo Hai and Tian Xuan along the way, Bai Xiang couldn't help but shudder.
Had he offended them too much?
Although he was thinking this, Bai Xiang had traveled far and wide, and his experience was extensive.
He realized what might happen next and couldn't help but let out a mournful roar.
"Set sail!"
"Activate the defensive formation!"
"Everyone, hide inside the cabin!"
He wasn't the only one taking such actions.
On the dock, many ships started to move, hastily fleeing away.
Some cultivators working on the dock abandoned their tasks, either driving their flying artifacts to escape or seeking cover to hide on the spot.
The reason for all this was simple!
Because in the next moment, a major battle at the Golden Core Stage was about to erupt here.
Such a battle, at the very least, would cover a hundred li in all directions, and for these low-level cultivators, it would undoubtedly be devastating.
At this moment, Luo Chen, the person involved, coldly observed the three people blocking his path.
"Three Golden Core Mid-stage cultivators, and you think you can stop me?"
The leader of the Wu family was named Wu Di, a name with a good connotation, but his style was rather cautious.
He looked at Luo Chen with caution, "Friend, you slaughtered indiscriminately in the city, and even Elder Qian Ting didn't stop you. Clearly, you are capable. Although it might be difficult for the three of us to kill you, keeping you here shouldn't be a problem."
Behind them, three people had already formed a triangular formation, seamlessly integrating offense and defense, creating an impenetrable formation.
Luo Chen understood their intention.
They wanted to buy time.
Nodding slightly, Luo Chen turned and said without looking back, "You go first and wait for me ahead."
Tian Xuan, standing behind him, showed concern, "Master, let Tian Xuan stay, and I can assist you."
Luo Chen waved his sleeve, and crimson chains began to extend from his body.
As he waved his sleeves, a banner and a compass fell into Tian Xuan's hands.
"Go!"
This time, Tian Xuan heard the firmness in Luo Chen's words and no longer resisted.
Carrying the banner and holding the compass, her azure wings flapped, and she transformed into a streak of escaping light, flying around the three Wu family cultivators before leaving.
As she left, the three Wu family cultivators' expressions varied.
"Big brother, that woman..."
Wu Di waved his hand, "It's fine. Our target is Luo Hai. She's just a servant and can't escape."
As they spoke, the three cultivators' spiritual senses spread out, and their spiritual pressure surged, locking onto Luo Chen.
The moment he showed any sign of movement, they would launch an attack.
Luo Chen's lips curled slightly at their actions.
He released his spiritual sense, combining it with his cultivation, and his spiritual pressure expanded outward.
Boom!
In the void, without any visible action from the four of them, the winds and clouds churned.
After a single clash, Luo Chen's expression remained unchanged, but the three cultivators were shocked.
Although they were all at the Golden Core Mid-stage, and Wu Di was even at the fifth level of the Golden Core Stage, their combined spiritual pressure couldn't suppress Luo Chen.
With just one counterattack, he broke free from this invisible restraint.
In the void, the crimson chains fluttered, and Luo Chen didn't retreat but advanced, shouting loudly,
"In my life, I fear nothing more than being besieged by those of the same level. Come, as many as you like, and I'll kill as many as you send!"
"Come!"
As he moved forward, he continuously formed hand seals, and one after another, blazing suns rose behind him.
Wu Di's expression remained unchanged as he witnessed this.
"This is the second-rank fire-attribute technique, Fiery Sun Technique. Although there are some variations, it's still not high-ranked. Next..."
The two cultivators behind him followed his commands, each displaying their abilities.
Some used defensive treasures, while others employed defensive techniques. Wu Di himself performed a sword flourish with his longsword.
The sea outside the dock churned, and a blue water dragon surged upwards, charging towards the blazing suns in the sky.
Both sides collided in an instant.
Luo Chen's wings trembled, and he soared upwards, but the blazing suns behind him suddenly descended.
Not only that, when he reached a high altitude, Luo Chen himself pressed down with his palm.
The Azure Sun Grand Palm reappeared!
"Such a fast casting speed!"
Wu Di was shocked, as if it were effortless for Luo Chen.
Although he was surprised, his actions were not slow. With his left hand, he held a talisman between two fingers, and as he channeled his cultivation, a giant turtle shadow appeared.
With the talisman, he had grasped the essence, and his casting speed even surpassed that of a cultivator.
The next moment,
On the dock, the rumbling sound continued without end.
Terrifying ripples of power swept in all directions.
Buildings collapsed one after another.
The waves in the sea rose without wind, overturning the small docked boats.
The Foundation Establishment cultivators managing Cold Jade City watched from a distance, their faces filled with both pain and anger.
In the heart of the battlefield, the three Wu family cultivators had just blocked Luo Chen's attack when they suddenly sensed something amiss.
A layer of grayish-white mist spread amidst the rain of pearls and sparks in the sky.
Wherever the mist passed, a sizzling sound of dissipation could be heard.
The longsword in Wu Di's hand wailed incessantly.
"Something's wrong, it's malevolent energy!"
"Be careful, everyone!"
Although they said this, the eerie malevolent energy had already enveloped the entire battlefield.
Not only that, but the dense malevolent energy also blocked their vision, preventing them from seeing each other.
As a result, the three could only communicate through their spiritual senses.
However, a powerful spiritual sense, comparable to that of a late-stage Golden Core grand cultivator, suddenly clashed with theirs, like a river dragon stirring the waters, disrupting their connection.
With this, their formation was broken without being attacked.
The three could only fight on their own.
Just as the three were exerting all their strength to withstand Luo Chen's Fiery Poison Mist, an extremely fast figure appeared, moving with ease within the withering and prosperous malevolent energy released by Luo Chen.
Suddenly, a loud blast rang out in the air.
In the next moment, the figure reappeared behind one of the cultivators.
He extended his hand, and nine crimson chains followed his movement, piercing through the protective light shield of his target.
Pfft!
The light shield was breached.
A Golden Core was forcibly pulled out.
The cultivator opened his mouth, his eyes filled with terror. Before he could speak, the azure flames had already engulfed his entire body.
Luo Chen retracted his hand and rushed towards the next cultivator.
As the strongest among the three, Wu Di had already sensed the fall of a clan member. He immediately shouted a warning.
"Behind you!"
The remaining Golden Core cultivator, upon hearing this, didn't turn back. Instead, he shifted his defensive focus to his rear.
The two were quite far apart, and Luo Hai should not have been able to reach him.
Unfortunately, he was wrong.
From a distance, Luo Chen suddenly gathered his energy and unleashed a palm strike.
This time, it wasn't the Azure Sun Grand Palm.
Instead, a blood-qi dragon roared through the sky.
Mountain Splitting Palm!
A pure blood-qi attack, an unstoppable force.
With a single palm strike from afar, the mountain split, and the cultivator was sent flying backward for dozens of zhang.
Before he could steady his footing, a crimson chain emerged from the malevolent energy, piercing through his Dantian Sea of Qi and wrapping around his Golden Core.
This series of attacks seemed lengthy, but in reality, it was as swift as lightning.
Just as Wu Di was about to activate his secret technique to dispel the malevolent energy surrounding them, a black-robed cultivator appeared, floating in the air, with nine chains behind him, each holding a Golden Core, a striking sight.
Luo Chen's eyes were as cold as ice, as if he were looking at a dead man.
"It's your turn!"
Wu Di's face twisted in anger, and a talisman seal appeared in his hand once again.
"Surrender your life!"
Just as he was about to activate his talisman seal, he suddenly felt his internal energy stagnate, unable to flow.
He looked up in astonishment.
At some point, a small gray tripod with three legs had appeared in the sky, spinning rapidly.
Streaks of gray light continuously descended, trapping him tightly.
The gray light had invaded his body, causing his water-attributed energy to become unusable, rendering his talisman seal ineffective.
Wu Di's expression turned to horror, but in the face of life and death, he became even more frantic.
"Break it!"
His Golden Core frantically revolved, and the raging energy surged through his limbs and meridians.
Regardless of the severe injuries this forced breaking of the suppression would cause, he could finally manipulate his energy again.
However, it was already too late.
Battles between Golden Core cultivators were decided in the blink of an eye, and a few breaths could determine everything.
In his line of sight, the black-robed cultivator pointed his finger like a sword, slashing through the air.
A sword qi directly severed the left hand that held the talisman seal.
With the Sickle Gold Sword Qi in his grasp, Luo Chen extended his palm, and the nine crimson chains shot out from all directions, piercing through Wu Di's giant turtle illusion that had previously enveloped his body, turning him into a porcupine.
Wu Di's eyes went lifeless, and he opened his mouth, but in the end, he sent a mental message.
"Even if I die, I won't let you off easily."
Before the mental message had even finished, a powerful surge of energy rippled through the air.
Luo Chen's eyebrows furrowed, and he stomped his foot in the void, taking a Vacuum Step and moving sideways for dozens of zhang.
The next moment—
Boom!
An extreme force from a Golden Core self-explosion erupted in mid-air.
The gray tripod in the sky was affected, flipping over a hundred times before finally returning to Luo Chen's hand.
He glanced at his Nascent Soul Treasure, which was unharmed.
Luo Chen nodded, extended his hand, and gestured.
The remaining Fiery Poison Mist slowly retracted.
The severed hand holding the blue talisman seal was also summoned back, enveloped in a grayish-white light.
It was at this moment that the cultivators at the North Pier of Cold Jade City finally witnessed the true battle scene.
Or, to be more precise, they saw the survivor.
Only Luo Chen remained!
In a short moment, he had instantly killed three people. Such a feat left the entire audience speechless.
It wasn't until several streaks of escaping light flew in from the southeast and west that the place became lively again.
Luo Chen smiled and said, "Keep chasing! The next one to die is you!"
His words seemed to be directed at everyone, but they resonated in each person's heart as if he were speaking directly to them.
Then, without looking back, Luo Chen fled towards the extreme north.
However, compared to before, his escape speed had noticeably slowed by a third.
Several figures descended above the pier.
Feeling the aftermath of the battle, their expressions varied.
Finally, Qian Ting spoke harshly, "Chase him! He's using his energy without restraint, his internal energy must be nearly depleted, and his slowed escape speed is a sign of this."
(End of Chapter)
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