36: Chapter 36 Destroying Huang Laifu and Inspecting the Spoils of War

Xu Changsheng quietly arrived at the northeast side.

In a river valley below, the sounds of slaughter rose again.

"Damn it, you Robber Cultivators have no credibility!"

Huang Laifu was surrounded by several Robber Cultivators in various outfits, already at his wit's end.

The leader of the Robber Cultivators stepped out: "Fellow Daoist Huang, we are only acting on orders. If you surrender without a fight, you might suffer a bit less."

"Hateful, so hateful! If I had two good Magical Artifacts, how could I be cornered like this by you lot?"

Huang Laifu was using the standard-issue Magical Artifacts of the market guards on his person and in his hands.

He valued money as much as his life and saved wherever he could; since he had decided to retire, the Talismans and Magical Artifacts in his hands had become useless items, which he had exchanged for money.

The next instant.

"Boom!"

An explosion sounded, and several Robber Cultivators fell straight down.

"Who?"

Huang Laifu, having escaped death, cupped his hands in thanks: "Thank you for saving my life, Fellow Daoist. I am willing to split the Storage Pouches of these Robber Cultivators with you as a reward!"

A tall figure walked out from the dust.

"Huang Laifu, over this past year, your greedy nature has become more and more excessive."

"It's you! Xu Changsheng!"

Huang Laifu's joy of escaping a desperate situation vanished in an instant. He rubbed his hands and stepped forward: "Fellow Daoist Xu, there were many misunderstandings between us before. Why don't we turn our swords into plowshares today? Wouldn't that be wonderful?"

He knew that he was currently no match for Xu Changsheng, who was a Talisman Master.

The corner of Xu Changsheng's mouth curled up: "Misunderstanding? Was Lu Yuanze also a misunderstanding?"

Hearing this.

Huang Laifu's forehead broke out in sweat: "You, have you already met Gang Leader Lu?"

But in his heart, he was in a state of shock: "Lu Yuanze has a fearsome reputation, yet he actually failed? I wonder what method this kid used to get away with it."

Xu Changsheng sneered: "Of course I've met him."

He took out a clump of flesh and blood in his hand.

"This is?" Huang Laifu was puzzled.

But the next moment.

"No!"

He saw 'Xu Changsheng' changing his appearance as he walked over.

As the final bloody seam connected.

Huang Laifu slumped to the ground, as if he had seen a ghost: "You, you are Lu Yuanze?"

"No, you are definitely Xu Changsheng. I've known you for seven years; you can't hide this identity!"

Seeing 'Lu Yuanze' walking toward him with a half-smile, his mind had become somewhat deranged.

"Lu Yuanze, Xu Changsheng... could these two really be the same person? To think he hid it so deeply!"

He knelt on the ground and begged for mercy.

"Grandpa Xu—no, Gang Leader Lu, can you spare my life? I am willing to offer up all my wealth!"

Xu Changsheng's lips curled into a smile: "Quasi-Second Grade Skin Changer. I wonder if Fellow Daoist Huang has heard of it. Thank you, Fellow Daoist, for having Lu Yuanze deliver such a gift to me!"

"Impossible!"

Huang Laifu completely broke down.

"Gang Leader Lu's strength is heavenly; how could he lose to an unknown person like you at the Middle Stage Qi Refining?"

"And a Quasi-Second Grade Skin Changer? There should be a limit to bluffing! I bet you just imitated Gang Leader Lu's original appearance from somewhere to trick people."

He then pulled out a long sword Magical Artifact and lunged at Xu Changsheng like a madman.

"Sigh."

The Quasi-Second Grade Skin Changer vibrated with the aura of Lu Yuanze's Qi Refining Great Perfection cultivation, intimidating Huang Laifu.

"Fellow Daoist, This Xu was kind enough to let you die understanding everything. Why won't you believe me?"

"Clang!"

Huang Laifu was frozen in place. His fingers went limp, and the long sword fell to the ground. His mercenary eyes were now full of fear, and fine cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

"Qi Refining Great... Great Perfection! It's actually true. You really killed Lu Yuanze! How did you do it?"

"There's no need for Fellow Daoist Huang to know that. Go in peace!"

A Golden Light Talisman flew past, and Huang Laifu's head was separated from his body.

Watching the scene before him spin, his eyes were still wide like copper bells: "I... am... not... reconciled..."

...

Xu Changsheng did not stay there for long. He burned the corpses to ashes and collected all the Storage Pouches on the ground.

He then maneuvered the Snow Shadow Flying Car in a large circle around Liuyun Market to confirm that Jiang Wenzhou had not followed him.

Stowing the Snow Shadow Flying Car, he took off the Lu Yuanze painted skin and changed into night-traveling clothes.

He quietly returned to the residence in the market.

Before leaving, he had set up another Medium Grade First Tier Formation in the residence, supplemented by a large number of High Grade First Tier Talismans, which were enough to protect the safety of Yun Xin and Wu Qingqing.

He returned to the room without a sound.

He began to take stock of the gains and losses of this operation.

The wealth of the Robber Cultivator lackeys was not worth mentioning; it was mainly the Storage Pouches of the three—Liao, Xie, and Huang—whose Restrictions he broke.

His eyes immediately lit up.

Even though these people's Talismans, Medicinal Pills, and Magical Artifacts had been consumed in the process of resisting the Formation.

But just the ten thousand plus Spirit Stones alone had already recouped the three thousand plus Spirit Stones consumed by the two Formations and even doubled the profit.

This fellow Huang Laifu didn't know how much wealth he had embezzled; the Spirit Stones on him reached over six thousand, more than the other two combined.

Regarding Medicinal Pills, what was consumed were combat-type pills; there were still many other pills.

As for cultivation-enhancing pills, there were several bottles of qi gathering pills and qi nurturing pills, as well as a whole bottle of yellow dragon pills, enough to support Xu Changsheng in breaking through to Late Stage Qi Refining and increasing his cultivation by at least one or two levels.

Liao Lüyun also had many Beauty-Retaining Pills and Fragrance Pills on her, which he intended to directly reward to Yun Xin.

Two High Grade Magical Artifacts remained, which could be disposed of later in the black market.

He continued searching.

"As expected, the Poison Scorpion Sect also has secret realm keys."

In the deepest part of Liao Lüyun's Storage Pouch, he found two Ancient Wood Secret Realm keys and happily tucked them away.

Besides those, there were some miscellaneous items such as herbs, identity life-plaques, and a list of organization members.

Xu Changsheng had no use for them for the time being and shoved them all to the bottom of the Storage Pouch.

He took out the emerald and translucent green vine sword, once again feeling the surging vitality from the hilt.

"As expected of a Top Grade Magical Artifact."

With the green vine sword, Xu Changsheng's combat ability would be more versatile compared to the days of relying solely on Talismans and Formations.

After all, he couldn't always have Formations and groups of Talismans set up to invite enemies into a trap.

Xu Changsheng stroked it for a long time before putting it away.

"What a pity."

After organizing the harvest, he couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

The biggest regret of this trip was not being able to kill all the Robber Cultivators.

This way, his identity as Lu Yuanze would become very awkward.

Rescuing Xie Wantang with the identity of a notorious Robber Cultivator would still not be tolerated by Righteous Path Cultivators, and it had also ruined Lu Yuanze's reputation in the circles of evil Cultivators.

Not to mention not being able to hold his head up among peers in the future, he might even be attacked by everyone.

"I can only see if there's a possibility of picking up the identity again after reaching Yellow Ox Immortal City in the future."

Resources in Liuyun Market were scarce and simply could not support his need to advance to Foundation Establishment.

When the Ancient Wood Secret Realm opens in three years, he will certainly be a Late Stage Qi Refining Cultivator.

After refining and improving his Spiritual Root in the Secret Realm, he would immediately leave Liuyun Market.

Yellow Ox Immortal City.

This is the dream cultivation land for countless Loose Cultivators, situated atop the only Third Tier Spiritual Vein in the southern part of the Chu State's cultivation world, with a thousand-year Legacy and abundant resources.

It is rumored that even high-quality foundation establishment pills are auctioned there, and Foundation Establishment and Body Refining spiritual items are easily obtainable.

Countless Loose Cultivators in Yellow Ox Immortal City leap over the Dragon Gate to become Dragons, thus embarking on the path of Foundation Establishment.

"I want to enter the city too and become a city person!"

Xu Changsheng fantasized for a long time before slowly putting the green vine sword into his Storage Pouch.