20: Chapter 20: Plotting the Great Evolution Technique!

As long as Zhao Changsheng lost this trump card, dealing with him would be much easier.

As for whether the matter leaking out would affect future trade fairs...

They didn't care at all, because these trade fairs were underground and temporary; whether they were held depended entirely on whether any Cultivators were willing.

Although there was a certain guarantee of credibility, it was generally low; if they encountered something good, the organizers would also take action.

The couple were among the organizers, but unfortunately, Zhao Changsheng showed no intention of falling for it.

As for the Qi Refining Stage Cultivator who had previously brought out the iron essence, he was also arranged by them.

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If someone really made a move against that Qi Refining Stage Cultivator, they could only be considered unlucky.

To put it bluntly, it was similar to an entrapment operation!

The bait had been cast; as for whether the fish would bite, it depended on how unlucky the fish was.

Zhao Changsheng was unaware of this!

Because he had already left the trade fair, and after confirming no marks were left on him and no one was following behind, he finally felt a bit relieved.

However, he felt he still needed to strengthen his Divine Thought; that way, he would have the ability to sense Cultivators of the same Realm in advance.

To strengthen one's Divine Thought, aside from those Cultivators born with Divine Thoughts stronger than others, one could only Cultivate a Divine Thought Cultivation Technique.

It just so happened that their Yellow Maple Valley had such a technique.

The one holding this technique was Senior Martial Brother Lin, who managed the miscellaneous affairs.

His identity was not just a mere steward; he was also the son of the previous Sect Revered Master of the Thousand Bamboo Sect from the Far West.

Had he not been obsessed with that Sect Revered Master position and believed he had hope of forming a Golden Core, he probably wouldn't have died.

Unfortunately, he ultimately fell!

However, there were still several years before his accident; in such a long time, who knew what mishaps might occur, so Zhao Changsheng decided to take the initiative—to kill and seize the treasure.

After all, these few years were enough for him to Cultivate the Divine Thought Cultivation Technique, the Great Evolution Art, to a certain level.

At the very least, reaching the first or even second layer wouldn't be a problem. Zhao Changsheng still had confidence in his own cultivation talent.

Thinking of this, Zhao Changsheng prepared to plan it out to avoid any accidents.

With his current strength, he was confident in his ability to kill Senior Martial Brother Lin.

Not to mention the recently acquired Green Lotus Earth Core Fire, even the heavenly thunder seeds and Formations were enough.

He had originally planned to deal with the Sect Master of the Black Fiend Cult, but now it seemed he could use this Senior Martial Brother Lin for practice first.

As for whether doing this was a bit excessive? Zhao Changsheng didn't care at all, nor did he feel any guilt.

The path of immortal cultivation was like this, and anyway, that Senior Martial Brother Lin was no good person either.

Since that was the case, there was no need for him to be polite.

This Senior Martial Brother Lin had also almost become the Sect Head of Yellow Maple Valley back then, but it eventually fell through due to the opposition of several Core Formation Stage Elders.

Because anyone who wasn't a fool and understood the events of that time would know clearly that if Senior Martial Brother Lin became the Sect Head of Yellow Maple Valley, he would definitely find ways to use the valley's power to counterattack the Thousand Bamboo Sect in the Far West and reclaim his position as Sect Revered Master.

But how could the Elders of Yellow Maple Valley agree to such a thing? Naturally, they wouldn't allow Senior Martial Brother Lin to become the Sect Head.

This caused Senior Martial Brother Lin to harbor resentment; he came directly to this place to focus on cultivation and handle some affairs, all to strive for the day he could form a Golden Core and return to the Far West to reclaim his Sect Revered Master position.

Zhao Changsheng had learned these things from his Eldest Senior Sister.

Nowadays, not many Yellow Maple Valley Cultivators knew about these matters.

His Revered Master, Hong Fu, was also one of the opponents back then, and had even been the one to lead the opposition... Not long after, Zhao Changsheng returned to Yellow Maple Valley. Upon returning, he didn't go straight to his Immortal Cave but instead came to a lush mountain ridge, landing amidst a relatively dense cluster of flat houses.

These flat houses, built from mountain stone, were each incredibly simple, yet people still lived there.

The people living here were, without exception, Disciples who had not yet succeeded in cultivation and had only just entered the sect.

Only when they cultivated to a certain level would they leave this place to accept assigned tasks.

For now, they could only honestly stay here and Cultivate.

However, Zhao Changsheng wasn't there to see them; after several turns, he arrived in front of a larger house.

“Senior Martial Brother Lin, excuse me, I have a matter to discuss and hope you can meet with me.”

As soon as these words were spoken, the door to the house opened directly, and Zhao Changsheng walked in without any hesitation.

Entering the house, the first impression was that it was filled with a mess of things, piled here and there everywhere. Some were clothes, specifically the clothes worn by Yellow Maple Valley Disciples; others were low-level Magical Artifacts, though for newly entered Disciples, these artifacts were already sufficient.

Besides these artifacts, there were also daily tools like shovels and hammers; their Rank was even lower, basically all Low Grade.

However, Zhao Changsheng's attention was not on these artifacts, but behind that Square Table in the center of the room—where an old man sat.

At this moment, the old man was studying his Puppet, or more precisely, carving his Puppet.

He showed no intention of acknowledging Zhao Changsheng, appearing to have no interest whatsoever in this Heavenly Spiritual Root Disciple.

Seeing this, Zhao Changsheng did not get angry but instead stood in place and waited quietly.

Before long, a wood-carved puppet appeared in Senior Martial Brother Lin's hands.

“Junior Brother Zhao, what is your business? How do you have the leisure to visit my humble abode?”

After finishing the carving, Senior Martial Brother Lin spoke to ask the purpose of Zhao Changsheng's visit.

“It's actually nothing much, I just wanted to discuss something with Senior Brother, or rather, tell Senior Brother something—concerning the Thousand Bamboo Sect in the Far West. I wonder if Senior Brother is interested? If not, then just act as if I never came.”

Zhao Changsheng stated his purpose with a smile, and upon hearing the words 'Thousand Bamboo Sect in the Far West,' Senior Martial Brother Lin's expression instantly changed.

“You have just reached Foundation Establishment, how do you know about this?”

“I heard it from my Eldest Senior Sister. Because of that, I heard some related things while I was out this time, which I thought might be of use to Senior Brother. I wonder if you are interested?”

Zhao Changsheng directly used an excuse to answer.

“What do you want?”

Faced with such a 'kind-hearted' Zhao Changsheng, Senior Martial Brother Lin sneered and asked in return.

“I heard that the Thousand Bamboo Sect in the Far West had a Cultivation Technique called the Great Evolution Art. I have some interest in this technique, I wonder if Senior Brother could part with it?”