67: Selling lightning-struck wood and collecting protection money

After Jiang Yunfan and Ji Yao left the Ancient Ruins, they rode the Purple Lightning Vulture to Helian City.

Helian City was the closest to the Ancient Ruins, and it was extremely prosperous. There were stalls everywhere selling treasures, almost all of which were found in the Ancient Ruins.

It could be said that Helian City was the biggest treasure hunting market.

With good luck and keen eyesight, one could buy valuable treasures from these vendors.

"Yaoer, let's also set up a stall to sell treasures."

"What do you want to sell?"

"thunder-struck wood. I found many hundred-year thunder-struck wood and thousand-year thunder-struck wood in the Thunder Marsh."

After finding a suitable spot, Jiang Yunfan took out dozens of thunder-struck wood from his storage ring. He began to shout, "Here are hundred-year thunder-struck wood, thousand-year thunder-struck wood! Don't miss it as you pass by!"

His shouts attracted the attention of many passersby.

"thunder-struck wood! Let's go take a look!"

The passersby all gathered around.

"It really is thunder-struck wood. Is this hundred-year thunder-struck wood?"

The age of thunder-struck wood was very difficult to discern.

Jiang Yunfan said, "These thunder-struck wood are all genuine. I found them in the Thunder Marsh of the Ancient Ruins after a brush with death. Look at their quality; every piece of thunder-struck wood contains powerful lightning energy."

A middle-aged man picked up a piece of thousand-year thunder-struck wood and examined it carefully. He infused his true essence into the thunder-struck wood, and in an instant, it attracted lightning.

"It truly is genuine thousand-year thunder-struck wood."

The middle-aged man asked Jiang Yunfan, "How many Spirit Stones for one thousand-year thunder-struck wood?"

Jiang Yunfan replied, "One million Spirit Stones per piece."

The middle-aged man said, "I'll take all these pieces of thousand-year thunder-struck wood."

He bought all seven pieces of thousand-year thunder-struck wood.

"I want a piece of hundred-year thunder-struck wood."

"I want one too."

thunder-struck wood was a natural Treasure Artifact, capable of attracting lightning and restraining evil spirits. If refined into a sword, it would be a lightning-attribute Treasure Artifact.

Jiang Yunfan only sold hundred-year thunder-struck wood for two hundred thousand Spirit Stones per piece, which could be said to be quite cheap.

Suddenly, a group of people approached. The onlookers quickly stepped aside, clearly indicating that these people were not to be provoked.

The newcomers were none other than Su Yu, the notorious playboy of Helian City.

Su Yu's gaze fell upon Ji Yao. Such a beautiful woman! He had seen countless women, but this was the first time he had encountered such a peerlessly beautiful woman, one who could make fish sink and birds fall, and flowers ashamed and the moon hide. His eyes becameFiery.

Seeing Su Yu staring at Ji Yao, Jiang Yunfan looked displeased. "Are you here to buy things, or to look at beauties? If you look at my wife one more time, I'll dig out your eyeballs."

Upon hearing that this stunning woman was taken, Su Yu's expression instantly turned cold. "In Helian City, no one dares to speak to me like that. If you want to sell things in Helian City, you must pay Spirit Stones to my Su family, otherwise, don't even think about selling anything here."

"Are you here to collect protection fees?"

Jiang Yunfan was speechless. What kind of world was this, where people still collected protection fees?

Su Yu said, "What protection fees? It's collecting Spirit Stones. For others, I only collect ten percent, but as for you, I'll collect seventy percent."

The surrounding people couldn't help but discuss.

"Collecting seventy percent? Isn't that blatant bullying?"

"Who told the Su family to be the largest family in Helian City? Helian City has even taken the surname Su. If the Su family doesn't agree to him selling things here, he can only pack up his things and leave."

Jiang Yunfan said coldly, "Why should I give you Spirit Stones?"

Su Yu couldn't help but laugh. "Why? Just because my Su family is the number one family in Helian City. If you want to sell things in Helian City, you have to pay Spirit Stones, otherwise, you're not allowed to set up a stall and sell things in Helian City."

"You're selling thunder-struck wood, so you must have made a lot of money. Just hand over five million Spirit Stones!"

Jiang Yunfan was enraged. "You open your mouth and demand five million? Why don't you just rob someone!"

Su Yu's gaze fell upon Ji Yao, directly revealing his true intention. "Of course, you don't have to pay Spirit Stones. Just give me your woman."

As these words left his mouth, Ji Yao's cold face grew even colder, and Jiang Yunfan revealed a murderous intent.

Su Yu noticed the murderous intent in Jiang Yunfan's eyes and said disdainfully, "With your meager Cultivation Level, you dare to harbor murderous intent towards me? Overestimating yourself. Throw him out of Helian City and don't let him enter the city for even half a step."

His subordinates immediately moved to seize Jiang Yunfan.

Ji Yao flicked her finger, and a burst of true essence instantly struck the man. His body was instantly frozen into an ice sculpture.

Jiang Yunfan shattered the ice sculpture with a single sword strike.

"Damn it, you dare to kill my man! Kill him for me, but don't harm that woman."

Three of Su Yu's subordinates attacked Jiang Yunfan and Ji Yao. These three were all at the Yin-Yang Realm or above. Ji Yao single-handedly fended off the three, while Jiang Yunfan summoned his pure yang sword and attacked Su Yu.

[Today's Intelligence (Orange): Su Yu is the only son of the Su family patriarch. If the Host kills Su Yu, he will be pursued by the Su family.]

"A High Grade Spiritual Artifact! I want this sword!"

"I'm afraid you won't live to have it."

Jiang Yunfan pointed his sword to the sky, and a giant sword carrying the majestic might of heaven struck towards Su Yu. Su Yu's mind was intimidated by the Heavenly Sword Intent, and his Cultivation Level was suppressed by fifty percent. He tried his best to resist the Sword of Heaven, but he couldn't stop it. He was sent flying by a single sword strike, severely injured and spitting blood.

Su Yu's three subordinates were also injured by Ji Yao. Ji Yao's true essence contained extreme Yin power, causing the extreme Yin Qi to enter their bodies, their true essence to stagnate, and their bodies to begin to freeze. If they didn't dispel the extreme Yin Qi in time, they would surely die.

Jiang Yunfan walked towards Su Yu. Su Yu did not beg for mercy; instead, he threatened, "I am the young master of the Su family, the only son of the Su family patriarch. If you two kill me..."

Before he could finish his sentence, Jiang Yunfan sealed his throat with a sword.

This scene shocked the onlookers. They never expected this person to dare to kill Su Yu. This was turning the world upside down.

"Yaoer, let's go."

Jiang Yunfan took Ji Yao's hand, and then he pulled out a teleportation talisman, instantly teleporting away.

The reason they didn't leave on the Purple Lightning Vulture was because the Purple Lightning Vulture was too slow. If the Su family's Dharma Idol Realm Giant came to pursue them, none of them would escape. To save their lives, they would have to use a Sacred Artifact.

The phoenix feather Artifact Spirit was injured by the Saints Sword Intent and fell into a deep sleep, greatly reducing its power. Even if they used the Sacred Artifact, they would not be able to kill a Dharma Idol Realm Giant.

As soon as Su Yu died, the news reached Su Changhe's ears immediately.

"Patriarch, something terrible has happened! Young Master's soul jade stone has shattered!"

Hearing that his son had died, Su Changhe was enraged, thundering, "Who is so bold as to dare to murder my son?"

"Immediately send people to investigate for me. Even if you have to turn over the entire Eastern Continent, you must find the murderer of my son."

His eyes were filled with murderous intent.

He had only had this one son for hundreds of years, and now he had been killed.

Whoever made him childless, he would exterminate their entire clan.

Jiang Yunfan and Ji Yao were teleported tens of thousands of miles away.

Ji Yao said, "That person has a significant background. We should return to Lingxiao Sect quickly."

Although he was reluctant to part with Ji Yao, Jiang Yunfan still had his own matters to attend to. They could only separate temporarily.

"I don't plan to go back yet. I need to buy Spirit Medicine. Once I gather enough Spirit Medicine, I will return to Lingxiao Sect to forge the Longevity Body for you."

Ji Yao didn't expect him to still be thinking of her at this time, and a warmth welled up in her heart. "Be careful."

Jiang Yunfan said, "I can divine the heavenly secrets and know how to avoid danger. I can sense any danger in advance. You can rest assured and wait for me to return."

Jiang Yunfan embraced Ji Yao and kissed her on the forehead as a farewell.

Jiang Yunfan rode the Purple Lightning Vulture and departed for Helian City.

Su Family.

Su Mu came before Su Changhe to report, "Reporting to the Patriarch, we have found that the people who killed the Young Master are a man and a woman. Someone saw the two suddenly disappear without a trace after killing him. I suspect they escaped using a teleportation talisman."

Su Changhe's face was filled with malevolence. "Immediately send people to pursue them for me. Even if you have to dig three feet deep, you must find them."

Su Mu said, "Patriarch, it will be very difficult to find them by searching aimlessly. I heard that there is a person named Heavenly Secret Master in Helian City. Rumor has it that he is a Disciple of Tianji Sect, capable of Divine Calculation and Wonderful Prediction, knowing everything and anything. If we find him to deduce the origins of those two and find them, it will be as easy as turning over one's hand, it's just..."

"Just what?"

"It's just that he charges a million Spirit Stones for one deduction."

"What's a mere million Spirit Stones? Even if he asks for ten million, give it to him."

Su Changhe casually threw a storage ring to Su Mu. "There are ten million Spirit Stones in here. Go find Heavenly Secret Master to deduce the origins of those two, and then go kill them for me."

Su Mu said, "Yes, Patriarch."