However, the rogue cultivators still didn’t quite believe it.
Especially in The Great River District, where cultivators died from time to time, their bodies completely obliterated.
This only made the rogue cultivators more suspicious.
There was nothing the Fu Family could do other than accept the situation, trusting that these unfounded rumors would eventually fade over time.
After all, no one has seen a blood talisman, right?
...
No one has seen it?
No, someone has!
In the array of stone houses leaning against the mountain of Crescent Valley, a place where Battle Hall resided.
Inside a secret room, Luo Chen was astonished by the talisman pervaded with an intense smell of blood in Wang Yuan’s hand.
"Is this a blood talisman?"
Wang Yuan shook his head, "Strictly speaking, no, it is not a blood talisman."
He explained, "This is merely a rudimentary application of the way of blood and qi by a Body Refiner. It requires me to continuously infuse this piece of human skin with a massive amount of qi and blood for ten days."
"What’s its power?" Luo Chen was more concerned about this.
Wang Yuan gave a light laugh: "It’s decent. Although it cannot match a single strike of a Foundation Establishment Stage, once triggered within a hundred meters in diameter, it possesses fifty percent of my strength."
Listening to his description, Luo Chen could not help but lick his parched lips.
That was quite strong!
Wang Yuan had already entered the second realm of Body Refinement, comparable to the Foundation Establishment Stage.
Although his offensive means were not as varied as Foundation Establishment, his overall strength was more than enough to overpower all Qi Refinement Stage Cultivators.
The attack range of a hundred meters hardly posed a threat to Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators.
But the normal attack range of a Qi Refinement Stage Cultivator was just one or two hundred meters.
Anything beyond this, without the release of spirit consciousness, the Attraction Technique wouldn’t allow manipulation of a magic tool.
Only Luo Chen, with his finalization of the Attraction Technique, was an exception.
"In this case, I can make a big move!"
Luo Chen said, reaching out to take the forged blood talisman.
But he jerked his hand back without taking it.
Wang Yuan looked at him puzzled, "Why are you so against the Fu Family?"
"It’s not against the Fu Family, it’s against the five major clans, against Miao Wen." Luo Chen patiently explained, "I need to break through the deadlock."
"Break the deadlock?"
"A deadlock that constrains my Luo Tian Creed. Only by breaking it can this power truly assist in our cultivation!"
Wang Yuan’s hand released its grip.
Luo Chen received the talisman and said somberly, "A rising power, without going through war, will be ignored by everyone, looked down upon and not even regarded on an equal footing."
"If I am willing to be Miao Wen’s money-making tool forever, then so be it."
"But you know, I too am someone who aspires for longevity and how could I ever be willing to be under someone else for a lifetime."
Wang Yuan seemed thoughtful.
He looked at Luo Chen’s face, filled with melancholy, but also a hint of certainty.
He nodded soon after.
"I understand, Luo Tian Creed needs a war!"
Luo Chen let out a bright smile, "Yes, a war that doesn’t cover too large an area, and the Fu Family is the best choice for a war adversary."
"Then go ahead, I will fully support you. The Fu Family, can only blame themselves for being too weak."
In the Immortal Cultivation World, it’s the survival of the fittest.
This point, Wang Yuan understood clearer than Luo Chen.
Luo Chen, holding the talisman, displayed a trace of grim determination at the corner of his mouth.
"Moreover, Fu Zhang was among those who besieged Crescent Valley. I haven’t forgotten this grudge!"
...
Zhenlong Black Market!
This was Luo Chen’s second time here.
Concealing his qi, disguised, with the embroidered ball as a token, he entered.
The familiar Tian Xingzi, the familiar auction process.
A large number of magic tools appeared at the auction.
Many were left behind by cultivators who had died in the previous periods of chaos.
Now, with a simple turnover, they could sell for quite a price at the auction.
Luo Chen, under the alias Murong Yuan, also bid for quite a few good items.
Including a type of spirit medicine, Gold-Quality Jade Liquid.
Back when Wang Yuan was the Lord of Jiao Hall and he was developing the market of Taishan District City for the Broken Mountain Gang, he had brought back a bottle for Luo Chen.
At the time, Luo Chen hadn’t realized the wonders of this spirit medicine.
It was only after learning the specific realm divisions for Body Refiners and the key focuses of cultivation at each stage from Wang Yuan.
He then realized the infinite mysteries that the Gold-Quality Jade Liquid held for Body Refiners.
It could refine the physique, stride towards a diamond body.
And subtly improve the quality of bones, making them gradually transform towards jade bones.
That’s why, even if Luo Chen wasn’t a Body Refiner, he would buy this spirit medicine whenever he came across it.
It was expensive, with a bottle costing two to three hundred spirit stones at the auction!
But it was worth it.
The stronger the physique, the greater the success rate of breaking through to the Foundation Establishment Stage.
When the first auction session ended, the second session for individual rogue cultivators started.
This time, Luo Chen did not choose to wait until the end.
He bypassed everyone and stepped forward.
"I’m auctioning off a first-order talisman, starting bid is one thousand spirit stones."
The gruff voice echoed all over.
As soon as his words fell, a wave of laughter erupted throughout the spacious hall.
"A first-order talisman for a thousand spirit stones, have you gone crazy from poverty!"
"Today is truly an eye-opener."
"I’ve never heard of a first-order talisman being sold at such a price. Let alone a thousand, even for a hundred I would need to think twice."
"What kind of talisman is it? Bring it out and let’s see!"
Amidst the hubbub, a crimson talisman, as red as blood, floated in the air.
A wave of overwhelming, lifelike fluctuation seeped out from the talisman.
The intense pressure was so strong that even Tian Xingzi, who was closing his eyes in meditation, had no choice but to open his eyes.
"Huh?"
But upon looking closely, he shook his head in disappointment.