344: Chapter 344 Elder Wang laughed like a pig!

The steward had been throwing his weight around at this Ascension Platform for years, accustomed to seeing Lower Realm Prodigies begging for mercy upon their first arrival in the Spirit Realm.

He simply assumed Cao Kun was just putting on a brave front.

He had absolutely no idea that the Grim Reaper had already arrived.

He obediently stepped forward twice, the steel chain in his hand whistling through the air.

"I said, I told you to take everything on your..."

Before he could finish his sentence.

Cao Kun clenched his right fist and threw a punch without any fancy tricks.

"Bang!"

The steward's voice came to an abrupt halt.

His entire body was instantly pulverized into a mist of blood by that single punch.

Even the steel chain in his hand was ground into iron powder by the Chaos Qi.

It splattered all over the other stewards nearby.

Cao Kun retracted his fist, frowned, and sighed with feigned surprise:

"Damn it! As expected of an expert from the Spirit Realm, his escape methods are truly endless. He actually managed to escape using a Blood Evasion technique!"

Huh?

Wang Batian and the other Lower Realm ascenders lying on the ground, along with the Spirit Realm Cultivators watching the spectacle, all stared dumbfounded at the mist of blood drifting away in the wind.

What the hell kind of Blood Evasion is that!

You literally scattered his ashes! This was clearly an instantaneous evaporation, okay!

After a full three seconds of stunned silence, the remaining stewards finally snapped out of their terror and immediately flew into a rage.

"He... he killed someone!"

"Committing murder on the territory of the Tianxuan Immortal Sect! You brat, you really are tired of living!"

As they spoke, they hurriedly pulled out distress jade tablets engraved with array patterns from their waists and crushed them.

Seeing that the situation was about to go south, Wang Batian, who was lying on the ground, realized things were bad.

Once the Tianxuan Immortal Sect's distress signal was sent, a large group of Spirit Realm experts would arrive immediately. By then, all of them—the ascenders lying on the ground—would end up as collateral damage.

Wang Batian's mind raced.

Anyone who could fight their way up to the Mahayana Stage Perfection in the Lower Realm and successfully ascend was no fool.

Dignity was worthless in the face of survival.

Resisting the Law suppression of the Spirit Realm, he squirmed forward like a caterpillar.

"Foster Father, save me!"

Cao Kun was just about to draw his chaos divine sword to send the remaining stewards to the afterlife when he suddenly felt a weight on his lower leg.

He looked down and met an old, wrinkled face.

"I, Old Wang, have drifted through life for half a lifetime, only regretting that I never met a wise master!"

"To see the face of my Foster Father today is truly the greatest fortune of my three lifetimes! From now on, I, Old Wang, will be your most loyal lapdog!"

What a talent.

This world of cultivation really is full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers.

None of those who can fight their way out of a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood in the Lower Realm to ascend are simple characters. They really have a bit of the style of Great Philanthropist Cao.

Plus, the resources and foundations these people have accumulated over thousands of years must be quite substantial, right?

"Oh my, you are such a filial son. If I, your father, don't accept it, it would seem heartless of me."

Cao Kun replied without blushing or skipping a beat, then flicked his finger. A stream of Chaos Qi shot out, covering Wang Batian's entire body.

Wang Batian felt his whole body lighten, and the Spirit Realm gravity pressing on his back, as well as the Law rejection in his Meridians, vanished instantly.

"Holy crap! A miracle!"

He sprang up from the ground as if he had springs attached, and without a second word, he pulled out five or six Storage Rings and handed them respectfully to Cao Kun.

"A small token of my appreciation, consider it a greeting gift for my Foster Father!"

"Foster Father is blessed with boundless fortune, I truly dare not cause trouble for you here, so I will take my leave first!"

Leaving those words behind, Wang Batian greased his feet and zoomed away in a flash. He was so fast that even the stewards didn't react in time.

Cao Kun took the Storage Rings and scanned them with his Divine Sense. Good heavens, Top-Grade Spirit Stones were piled up like mountains, and there were all kinds of Spirit Medicine and Heaven Rank Cultivation Techniques.

"As expected of an Old Ancestor who managed to ascend from the Lower Realm, this level of awareness is truly enlightened."

The other ascenders lying in the dust nearby watched, completely stunned.

Holy crap! You can do that?!

Just by acknowledging a Foster Father and paying protection money, you can unlock the Law suppression and run away? This is such a good deal!

If they stayed here any longer, they would definitely be captured by the Tianxuan Immortal Sect to dig mines. Paying some money to save their lives—even a fool would know what to choose.

One by one, they squirmed desperately on the ground, scrambling to crawl to Cao Kun's feet.

"Foster Father! I'll pay the protection money too!"

"This is my life's savings, please save me, Foster Father!"

"Godfather! This is my life-bound Storage Ring, inside is the life's work of my entire Sect!"

"I offer it all to you!"

Cao Kun didn't turn anyone away; he smilingly collected each Storage Ring and then rewarded each person with a strand of Chaos Qi.

"Good children, all good children, I, as your father, am very gratified."

"Hey, you skinny old man, why are there so few Spirit Stones in your ring? A bit poor, aren't you? Take note next time, off you go."

"This Fellow Daoist, please... behave yourself! Don't hug my thigh. Looking at your face, it's like a joke. Just pay the money and hurry up and leave!"

In less than half an incense stick of time, the life savings of seven or eight Mahayana Stage ascenders had all gone into Cao Kun's pocket.

Cao Kun had started a profitable, zero-cost business of smuggling ascenders.

Once the ascenders regained their freedom, they didn't dare say a word of nonsense. They each used their own Divine Ability and fled frantically in all directions across the Spirit Realm.

They were terrified that if they stayed a second longer, they would be captured by the Tianxuan Immortal Sect to work as slaves.

The stewards on the side turned green with rage.

This was their entire performance quota for the month!

The major Sects in the Spirit Realm had a huge demand for ascenders from the Lower Realm. Whether as coolies or cannon fodder, they were excellent resources.

Now, not only had the profits flown away, but the people were all gone too!

What was even more infuriating was that they watched helplessly as the life-saving money from these ascenders all went into the pocket of this brat from the Lower Realm!

The stewards were burning with rage, trembling all over.

But the scene where Cao Kun pulverized the lead steward with a single punch was too shocking. They didn't dare to step forward to stop him at all.

They could only hide in the distance, jumping up and down and cursing.

"Brat, you're in big trouble, do you know that?!"

"How dare you release the slaves of our Tianxuan Immortal Sect! You are provoking our entire Sect!"

"When Elder Wang arrives, he will definitely cripple your cultivation, sever your hand and foot tendons, and drag you off to dig mines!"

Cao Kun ignored the barking of these losers. He was happily stringing the dozen or so Storage Rings he had collected onto a cord and hanging them from his waist.

"Money in this Spirit Realm is just so easy to make."

"After I get settled, should I consider opening a toll station by the Ascension Pool?"

Just as he was calculating, the originally clear sky suddenly darkened.

"Who dares to cause trouble at the Ascension Pool of my Tianxuan Immortal Sect!"

A furious shout exploded in mid-air like thunder.

Immediately after, an old man in a gray robe with a sinister face tore through the Void Realm and descended directly above the Ascension Pool.

It was Elder Wang, who had arrived after receiving the distress signal!

Seeing Elder Wang appear, the remaining stewards acted as if they had seen a savior and scrambled over to him.

"Elder Wang! You've finally arrived!"

"It's this little beast who came up from the Lower Realm!"

"He killed Steward Liu and let all these ascending slaves run away!"

"He is simply audacious!"

Upon hearing this, Elder Wang's expression turned gloomy. He scrutinized Cao Kun's face and suddenly felt it looked familiar.

How could this arrogant and handsome face be exactly the same as the one in the portrait that Supreme Elder Zhan Hong had just handed him?!

Elder Wang pulled the portrait from his Storage Ring and unfolded it to compare. That's right! It's him!

The native from the Lower Realm carrying heavy treasures that Supreme Elder Zhan Hong was looking for!

Elder Wang was overjoyed. It truly took no effort to find what one has been looking for all along!

As long as he captured this brat, he could not only seize the heavy treasures on him but also claim credit with Supreme Elder Zhan Hong.

His status in the Sect would definitely rise, and who would dare to boss him around anymore?!

This overwhelming wealth has finally, for heaven's sake, come to me, Old Wang!

[image] Guan Linger