84: Chapter 84: The Boss's Care

"Fellow Daoist, please stay your steps."

Jiang Xuan paused, looked back, and saw a man and a woman walking towards him.

"Is something wrong?"

A flicker of displeasure crossed the young man's eyes, but he quickly suppressed it. The young woman beside him, seeing Jiang Xuan's indifference, immediately felt annoyed. "Hmph!"

Normally, when they were outside, everyone they met was polite and courteous, unlike Jiang Xuan, who treated them with such apathy.

"Haha, I am Gu Feng of the Lanyue Sect in Xuan Province. This is my Junior Sister Liu Ping. May I ask which Sect Fellow Daoist Jiang Xuan belongs to? Your talent is truly enviable."

Gu Feng introduced himself to Jiang Xuan, deliberately raising his voice a few octaves when he mentioned the Lanyue Sect.

"No Sect, just a Loose Cultivator."

Upon hearing this, Gu Feng immediately felt a sense of superiority, and Liu Ping, beside him, practically had her nose in the air.

They thought he was a Disciple of some major Sect, but he turned out to be just a mere Loose Cultivator.

If Jiang Xuan knew what they were thinking, he would surely sigh, "These two are truly something. You believe whatever I say; how have you survived until now?"

Gu Feng stepped forward, his expression arrogant. "Fellow Daoist, since that's the case, why not join my Lanyue Sect? With my recommendation, you will certainly not be disappointed."

"My Lanyue Sect has quite a reputation throughout Xuan Province. If you join a major Sect, others will think twice before acting against you. It's much better than living in constant fear every day. What do you think, Fellow Daoist?"

Jiang Xuan glanced at him. "I am someone who is about to become a Saint of a Holy Land. You want me to join some broken Sect? You're thinking too much."

"I'm used to my freedom, and I'm not interested in joining a Sect."

Upon hearing this, Liu Ping could no longer hold back and yelled at Jiang Xuan,

"You are truly unappreciative! Senior Brother Gu kindly invited you to join my Lanyue Sect, and you dare to refuse? Don't think that just because you killed a few insignificant villains for the sake of a few Mortals, you're a hero."

"Mere Mortals?" Jiang Xuan's eyes flashed with disgust upon hearing this.

His voice turned extremely cold. "I said I'm not interested. Don't you understand? Do you have business or not? If not, then scram!"

"You!"

Liu Ping's face flushed red. This Jiang Xuan actually dared to speak to her like that.

Gu Feng's expression was also unpleasant. He reached out and stopped Liu Ping. "Junior Sister, since he's unwilling, there's no need for us to force him."

After speaking, his expression turned gloomy, and a hint of greed arose in his heart. "A mere Loose Cultivator, able to Cultivate to such a Realm, must have some treasure on him. Once I find the azure wood pearl, I'll settle accounts with you. By then, everything you have will be mine."

Jiang Xuan ignored these two self-important individuals and turned to fly towards the inn.

Inner City, the territory of Emperor Fuyou, ranked third on the Villain List.

"You mean you saw Disciples of the Lanyue Sect in the Outer City?"

Above, a majestic middle-aged man spoke indifferently to the few people below him.

"Yes, sir. You told us to constantly monitor the movements in the Outer City. Besides that Jiang Xuan who suddenly appeared, there were two Lanyue Sect Disciples, one male and one female."

Emperor Fuyou pondered for a moment, and a strong killing intent emerged in his eyes. "People of the Lanyue Sect all deserve to die. Go, kill those two for me!"

"Hehe, sir, may we have that female Disciple of the Lanyue Sect as a reward?" The few men licked their lips, their eyes glowing green.

They had the same idea with Granny Yin Sha. They hadn't seen female Cultivators from the outside world in a long time, and she was a Genius of the Lanyue Sect, tsk tsk.

Emperor Fuyou glanced at the men indifferently. "I only want them dead. As for the process, this Emperor doesn't care."

The men were overjoyed and then asked, "What about Jiang Xuan?"

The former frowned. He didn't know Jiang Xuan's origin or purpose, and he seemed to have some connection to that adult.

"You don't need to worry about Jiang Xuan, and don't provoke him."

"Yes!"

The men took their leave.

At the Phoenix Inn, the proprietress reclined in a chair, her languid appearance like a human enchantress.

Her beautiful eyes looked at Jiang Xuan, her expression surprised. She hadn't expected him to actually achieve it, and then she recalled the rumors.

She said uncertainly, "You killed those people on the Villain List to collect the killing intent from them and comprehend Sword Intent from it?"

Jiang Xuan nodded with a smile, picked up his wine glass, and took a sip. "As expected, nothing can be hidden from you, proprietress."

"Oh, please. This kind of thing, you'd know if you just thought about it for a bit."

Jiang Xuan was noncommittal, then said, "Please prepare a room for me. I need to prepare for a Breakthrough, and it's best not to be disturbed."

Jiang Xuan pondered for a moment. He didn't feel any killing intent from her. With her Cultivation, if she wanted to harm him, Jiang Xuan would probably only be able to escape by relying on cross-Realm travel. That thing, it's best not to use it unless absolutely necessary. The cooldown time is too long, a full month.

So, he simply stated it clearly.

Upon hearing this, the proprietress's expression was playful. "You think too highly of me, don't you? This is just an inn. What do you think it is, an Emperor's Dao field that no one dares to approach?"

Jiang Xuan stood up, looked at the beautiful woman in front of him, and said, "Of course, who would dare to be presumptuous in front of a Saint! Am I right, City Lord?"

The proprietress's expression was startled, then it hardened. Her entire demeanor suddenly changed. Her languid appearance vanished, and a noble, indifferent Saint's might appeared around her.

An indifferent voice came from her mouth, "How did you find out?"

Jiang Xuan looked at the proprietress, whose demeanor had changed drastically, and for a moment he didn't react. "Huh? What did you say?"

Seeing Jiang Xuan's bewildered look, the proprietress was somewhat amused. "I'm asking you, how did you know I was the City Lord of Prison City?"

"Oh, oh." Jiang Xuan regained his composure.

"It's simple. It's very abnormal for a beautiful inn proprietress to appear in this Prison City. The city is full of people who devour others without spitting out the bones. An ordinary person would have been eaten clean long ago."

"Also, the top few on the Villain List are all Emperors, even some with Supreme Realm strength. Isn't it strange that an inn owner like you would sell me information so easily?"

There was one more thing he didn't say: from the first moment he saw the proprietress, he had sensed the faint Saint's might on her. His Divine Soul power was not to be underestimated.

The proprietress suddenly realized. Over time, she had forgotten to hide these most basic things. She looked at Jiang Xuan, a hint of admiration in her eyes. Such keen observation at such a young age.

"I hope my intuition isn't wrong. Whether I can leave this broken city in the future depends on this kid."

Thinking of this, she leaned her entire body towards Jiang Xuan, suddenly revealing a sharp killing intent. "Aren't you afraid I'll kill you?"

Jiang Xuan smelled the faint fragrance, shook his head, and said calmly, "If you wanted to kill me, you would have done so long ago. Why wait until now?"

The proprietress pouted. "Tch, how boring."

Then, she returned to her previous languid appearance. "Go find a room yourself. No one will disturb you. Also, remember to pay with Spirit Stones. In this life, I don't like anything but Spirit Stones."

Jiang Xuan smiled. "Don't worry, there will be enough Spirit Stones."

After speaking, he headed towards the guest rooms upstairs.

The proprietress waved her hand, and the door closed automatically.

Inside the room, Jiang Xuan entered meditation, thinking to himself, "System, I want to Breakthrough my Cultivation!"

[Ding, consuming 150,000 limit points, beginning Breakthrough to the King Conferred Realm!]

[Remaining limit points: 100,000 | 300,000]

...Outside the inn, Emperor Yin Shi's expression was unsightly. He looked at the tightly closed door, gritted his teeth, and was about to step forward when a faint female voice entered his ears, "Your grievances will be resolved when Jiang Xuan comes out of seclusion. For now, wait."

Emperor Yin Shi quickly bowed and said, "Yes!"

He couldn't understand why the City Lord was so concerned about Jiang Xuan.

But he didn't dare to disobey orders. He had personally experienced her methods.

Thinking of this, he shivered, and his figure flickered, disappearing from the spot.

"Heh, seclusion? How much can aKid of the Dharma Aspect Realm improve his strength? The moment you step out of this door will be your death day!"