148: Chapter 54 Catching a Big Fish

March 20th.

Late at night.

By the bank of a thousand-zhang wide river, Yu Xuzi was sorting through the Storage Pouches in his hands, a satisfied expression occasionally appearing on his face.

"Robbery and murder are still the fastest ways to wealth."

In the past few months, he had passed through more than ten large markets or immortal cities, spending millions of Spirit Stones.

However, the harvest from 'fishing' was also significant, allowing him to replenish a large portion of his funds.

Hundreds of Second-tier Magical Artifacts and countless Spiritual Gold materials—one could tell just by looking at the hundreds of Storage Pouches he had tossed directly onto the ground inside his Grotto-heaven.

The atmosphere of the Xuan Yin Continent's Cultivation World was truly fierce; there was never a shortage of Marauders who would kill for treasure.

Consequently, Yu Xuzi eventually had to stop hiding his cultivation and fully display his Late Dao Foundation Stage Aura, specifically to filter out those weaker Cultivators who possessed even a modicum of self-awareness.

He could barely keep up with all the killing.

And they rarely had anything good; they were each poorer than the last.

"Ao~"

Accompanied by a thunderous sound of rushing water, a black Dragon head several zhang in size burst from the surface, letting out a loud and strange Dragon roar.

"You're back?"

"Ao~"

Ink Calamity nodded and opened its large mouth to spit out the corpses of three Cultivators.

"If you killed them, you killed them. Why bring them back?"

These were a few minor accomplices who had previously intended to rob him. Because their cultivation was only at the Early Dao Foundation Stage and they had fled into the river water quite quickly, he had released Ink Calamity to pursue them.

Yu Xuzi took the Storage Pouches and allowed Ink Calamity to spit out a mouthful of ink-green flame, incinerating the three corpses into ashes.

As his mount, it didn't matter if it was obedient in killing, had a fierce temperament, or was solitary and eccentric.

However, it must not eat humans!

This was a rule he had long ago established with Ink Calamity, as well as the couple, Embracing Star and Soaring!

After all, they were ultimately just Yao Beasts.

If the habit of eating humans and being bloodthirsty was once formed, their future temperaments would inevitably go astray.

"Three more paupers!"

Yu Xuzi looked at the three Storage Pouches in his hand with disappointment; the Early Second-tier junk inside had long since ceased to catch his eye.

"Here is your reward."

Yu Xuzi flicked his finger, and a Second-tier Medium Grade Dragon Blood Pill, refined from the blood of a Flood Dragon Yao King, was stuffed into Ink Calamity's mouth, making it howl with joy.

This was the taste!

If one could frequently eat such Medicinal Pills, who would still want to eat humans?

"Let's go. There's nothing good left in Tianbao Market either."

Yu Xuzi stood up, his figure then sitting cross-legged on Ink Calamity's back as he waved his hand.

"Ao ao~"

Ink Calamity took a step forward, its massive body over twenty zhang long rapidly shrinking to several zhang as it began to gallop across the wide river surface.

Wherever its Dragon claws stepped, a thick layer of Profound Ice instantly condensed on the surging river, emitting a resonance like the clashing of metal and stone.

However, at that moment, Yu Xuzi suddenly frowned.

Because right in front of them, in the middle of the river's surface, a figure appeared out of thin air.

It was a middle-aged man with a long face and a short beard, dressed in white.

Yu Xuzi's Divine Sense swept over, feeling a faint yet soul-stirring pressure from this person, while his cultivation Aura remained ethereal and unstable.

This indicated that the person's cultivation far exceeded his own, by at least one major Realm!

A Xuantai True Person!

"Dragon-horse Bloodline—what a remarkable variant!"

A cold male voice rang out. Ink Calamity growled lowly in wariness, its figure slowly backing away.

"May I ask which Senior is present here?"

Yu Xuzi's expression remained unchanged, appearing very calm.

In reality, he had already mentally connected with the Myriad Heavens Star Disk, prepared to flee.

If this person had just ignored martial ethics and launched a sneak attack from the shadows, he might have been in some trouble.

But since he had revealed himself, it was fine.

No matter how fast the man was, he couldn't be faster than his escape speed.

"This seat is the Clan Chief of the Changfeng Clan of the Li Kingdom. The Tianbao Market that the little friend passed through earlier is under my jurisdiction."

Yu Xuzi nodded in understanding.

"So it is Great True Man Chang Feng. I have long heard of you."

Over the past few months, his lavish spending of millions of Spirit Stones had inevitably attracted the gaze of Xuantai True Persons.

He had even fought with three of them before!

However, those Immortal Masters mostly possessed extraordinary strength, with none of their Magic Treasures or Divine Abilities lacking. Even when he drove the taiyin demon puppet, he was still quickly defeated and could only rely on the Myriad Heavens Star Disk to temporarily avoid the brunt.

But this Great True Man Chang Feng... recalling the information he had gathered, a slight smile appeared at the corners of Yu Xuzi's mouth.

He had caught a big fish!

"I heard that Senior Chang Feng has only recently achieved a Breakthrough. Instead of being in seclusion within your clan, you have actually appeared here. It truly surprises this Junior."

"You Junior, there is no need for further testing."

Great True Man Chang Feng smiled calmly. "We are both smart people. We both know perfectly well why we are here. Let's not pretend to be good people!"

"So, if you have any background, you'd better speak up quickly. Otherwise, I'm afraid you won't have another chance!"

Yu Xuzi nodded in considerable agreement.

Of course, he himself was not a good person to begin with and had no intention of acting innocent.

However, from the information he had gathered, Great True Man Chang Feng had achieved his Breakthrough only half a year ago; his cultivation had likely just stabilized.

For the first Immortal Master born of such a remote small clan, he likely didn't even have a Magic Treasure, and his Spells and Divine Abilities were probably only mediocre.

This battle—he could give it a try!

"Background? Senior Chang Feng is mistaken. I actually have no background—"

"Boom!!!"

Before Yu Xuzi could finish his sentence, Great True Man Chang Feng waved his hand. A storm abruptly rose, transforming into a cyan hundred-zhang wind blade that fell from the sky!

"Then you can go to your death!"

Before the wind blade even landed, the surging river water in the center was instantly sliced into two sections, revealing the hundred-zhang deep riverbed.

Simultaneously.

Yu Xuzi pulled Ink Calamity into his Grotto-heaven, and a crimson-gold light burst out from his Dantian, instantly transforming into a sky-covering giant shield that shrouded the firmament.

"Clang——————"

The hundred-zhang wind blade struck. The giant fiery shield trembled violently, emitting a heaven-shaking explosive roar, yet it remained as stable as a mountain.

"Wuuu~"

Scorching heat waves mixed with the storm ravaged the surroundings for ten miles. The wide river instantly became turbulent, and water vapor spiraled up like dragons and snakes into the thousand-zhang high skies.

"A Magic Treasure?"

"You can actually wield a Magic Treasure?"

Great True Man Chang Feng's expression was as shocked as if he had seen a ghost.

Setting aside the fact that he, a genuine Immortal Master, didn't have a Magic Treasure, how could a mere Dao Foundation Cultivator have one? Even if he did, how could he possibly activate it?

It was unheard of!

"You Junior, do you really have no background?"

He was becoming somewhat hesitant to act.

Up until now, he hadn't worried about whether he could win; he was afraid of future trouble.

"You talk too much!"

A mysterious smile appeared on Yu Xuzi's face, and a black light had already appeared beside him.

It was the taiyin demon puppet.

The Aura of a Corpse King was released without reservation. In an instant, gloomy clouds shrouded the area for dozens of miles, accompanied by the sound of ghosts wailing and wolves howling.

"A Corpse King? You are from the Xuan Yin Palace!!!"

Great True Man Chang Feng exclaimed, losing his composure.

Suddenly, he no longer wanted to fight.

Even though the Xuan Yin Palace couldn't beat the Taihe Sect, compared to his Changfeng Clan, it was still an unshakeable behemoth!

This person could wield a Magic Treasure and had a Third-Order Corpse King protecting him; by any measure, he was a Core Lineage Disciple of the Xuan Yin Palace.

He might even be some True Monarch successor or a Dao Seed.

Yu Xuzi's mouth curled into a grin. "Take a guess?"

In an instant, the Grand Yin Star God Body unfolded, and the figure of the demonic puppet began to expand frantically, reaching a height of nearly two hundred zhang!

Behind it, the Wings of Wind, Fire, and Black Lightning, which blotted out the sky, fanned out, churning the hundred miles of dark clouds of Corpse Qi.

Today, he would slay an Immortal Master!

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