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Chapter 9: "Isn't Annihilating Nine Generations a Bit Too Much?"
Chapter 9: "Isn't Annihilating Nine Generations a Bit Too Much?"
After Chen Qiu asked this question, he fell silent and calmly looked at Fat Dragon. His inner hope was a 30% chance of success.
He had a 30% chance, while Fat Dragon had 70%.
This way, he could also consider the debt he owed Fat Dragon in this Microcosm settled. He didn't like the feeling of being indebted to others.
"How about 70-30?" Fat Dragon said after half a day of contemplation. "You have a 70% chance, and your current combat strength has already surpassed mine. Your luck is better than mine; you randomly obtained a combat-type entry during the Qi Condensation Stage."
"With this entry, I'm basically useless during the Qi Condensation Stage, and I won't have any outstanding performance."
"I'll have to rely on you from now on."
"This time, you take the majority, and from now on, we'll travel together. That way, we can look out for each other in this unfamiliar world. What do you think, Brother Chen Qiu?"
"That's fine."
Chen Qiu nodded and didn't say much more.
The last bit of time quickly passed, and Huang Shikai, who was nearby, also died in the Wolf Sovereign's mouth in despair. Chen Qiu also discovered something interesting; the vengeful spirits of the cultivators killed by the Wolf Sovereign could also be summoned by him.
In other words, the creatures killed by his vengeful spirits were also considered killed by him.
In a sense, it was like a perpetual motion machine.
With this, he could summon three vengeful spirits of Qi Condensation Stage Level 6 and one of Level 5 cultivators at any time, which was a small trump card, giving him a sense of security.
Dawn broke.
The white vortex entrance in the Microcosm slowly reappeared, and the Wolf Sovereign's vengeful spirit completely dissipated into the heavens and earth.
As Chen Qiu stepped into the white vortex, the scenery before him changed, and when everything calmed down, he reappeared in a bamboo forest three miles east of Fufeng City. However, he was immediately surrounded by many people.
Over a hundred people inside and out formed an impenetrable circle around the two of them.
Many of them had intense killing intent on their faces, with thick, fierce-looking flesh, clearly the type not to be provoked.
"I almost forgot," Fat Dragon whispered, tugging at Chen Qiu's clothes with a twitching mouth. "The Celestial Path Secret Realm has one major flaw: you exit from the same place you entered. This often leads to people waiting at the entrance to ambush and kill those who emerge, minimizing their own risk."
"We seem to have forgotten to hire escorts from the escort agency."
"If we had hired escorts, when you came out of the secret realm alive, they would have successfully escorted you to safety."
". . ."
Chen Qiu looked expressionlessly at the burly men surrounding them from a distance, then unconsciously took a step back and said calmly, "What if we didn't hire escorts?"
"Then we'd have to rely on our backgrounds and factions to scare off many people."
"We don't have that either?"
"Then it's up to fate."
Just then—
"Kill!"
Among the crowd was a group of men with woodcutting knives, led by the same burly man who had interacted with Chen Qiu earlier. His face was uncertain as he raised his woodcutting knife and roared, "The treasures from this secret realm must be with these two! Whoever gets them keeps them!"
He never expected this young man to come out of the Celestial Path Secret Realm alive, and he certainly didn't expect that out of a hundred people who entered, only two would survive.
Everyone knew that the kill-type Celestial Path Secret Realm was dangerous, but it was mostly hearsay, and no one had ever witnessed it firsthand.
Now that they had seen it, the level of danger was terrifying beyond words.
The burly man at the forefront was brimming with murderous intent, his roar echoing loudly, yet he made no move to step forward. However, his bellow instantly ignited the desires of everyone around him.
No one wanted to be the first to make a move, fearing a tough opponent.
But they were also afraid that others would take the initiative, worried that someone else might snatch the treasure.
As the first person charged forward, the entire scene erupted into chaos. The sky was just beginning to brighten, and within the bamboo forest, numerous burly men brandished their sharp weapons, rushing towards two young men, one thin and the other stout, in the crowd.
Shouts, the sound of blades slicing through flesh, and blood splattering into the air filled the air.
In such a situation, people quickly lose their rationality.
They couldn't even distinguish between friend and foe, feeling like everyone around them was attacking. It was just a group of Qi Condensation Stage cultivators, and their attacks were as barbaric as those of rural village bullies, creating an intimidating scene.
However, in reality, the scale of the fight was not as grand as a full-scale village brawl.
At some point, the chaos began to subside.
Many people, heavily wounded, were panting heavily. The two young men were nowhere to be seen, and everyone eyed each other suspiciously, wondering who had taken the treasure.
At this moment—
Chen Qiu and Fat Dragon were walking on an official road.
Using the "Ground Penetration Technique" and "Illusionary Technique" obtained from the secret realm, they had quickly mastered it to the level of Major Achievement. Amidst the chaos, they led Fat Dragon to dive into the ground and easily escaped.
Until they reached this official road.
"Here," Fat Dragon took out a piece of dry food from his pocket and handed it to Chen Qiu, "Eat something to fill your stomach first. A few miles ahead, there's a relay station where you can get something hot to eat. If you continue along this official road for ten miles, you'll find a cultivation bazaar."
"It's called a bazaar, but it's basically a city. It's just not one of the 365 cities of the Grand Xia, so it doesn't pay taxes."
"That bazaar is mostly inhabited by cultivators, and Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators aren't uncommon. The owner of that bazaar is a loose cultivator with Mid Core Formation Stage cultivation, known as the 'Barefoot Immortal'."
"Walking on the official road ensures your safety. The laws of Grand Xia prohibit anyone from attacking any living being on the official road, be it a mortal, cultivator, fugitive, or demonic beast."
"Even if it's just a rabbit, once it's on the official road, you can't kill it."
"This law is strictly enforced in Grand Xia. No matter how powerful or influential you are, there's no exemption. If violated, the punishment is the extermination of nine generations."
"Hmm."
Chen Qiu nodded, took the dry food from Fat Dragon without complaint, wiped off the dust with the corner of his clothes, and put it into his mouth, "The importance of transportation to a country is self-evident. If regions can't frequently trade and interact, and even official roads are unsafe, it would indeed have a significant impact."
"It's clear that Grand Xia is doing its best to give the official roads a high status."
"But isn't the punishment of exterminating nine generations a bit excessive?"
"Yes, it is."
Fat Dragon silently nodded, "According to rumors, this law was enforced five hundred years ago, but not long after, a prince of the Grand Xia's Saintly Emperor, enraged by his father's favoritism towards his younger brother, killed a rabbit in broad daylight on the official road."
"Many people witnessed this."
"According to the law, the entire Grand Xia's royal family should have been punished."
"But granting special exemptions would undermine the authority of the official roads and the law itself."
(End of Chapter)
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