Chapter 67: 058: Turbulence Rises Again!
Forced Buying and Selling!
The First Position Is Already Past (Ask for Subscription of Monthly Tickets)_2 Chapter 67: 058: Turbulence Rises Again!
Forced Buying and Selling!
The First Position Is Already Past (Ask for Subscription of Monthly Tickets)_2 A ball of golden spiritual energy coalesced at his fingertips, whizzing out and hardening half the body of a growling, snarling hyena-like demonic beast into metal.
He carefully felt the minor consumption of spiritual energy within him, nodded in satisfaction, and observed the progress of his two Daoist arts.
“Three Elements Gathering Spirit Skill (Fourth layer 228/400)”
“Gold Touching Skill (Beginner 78/100)”
At his current rate of cultivation, he would continue practicing.
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In at most half a month, he would break through to the fifth level of Qi cultivation.
At that time, he would be able to learn more powerful Daoist arts, continually prolonging his life and remedying the current deficit in his lifespan.
“Woof!
—— woof woo——”
The usually stubborn and brave hyena-like demonic beast was half-turned into gold, it finally succumbed to fear, rolling and begging for mercy on the ground.
Chen Dengming casually threw out a Golden Spear Skill, killing this demonic beast, which was only at the second level of Qi cultivation.
Several hyena-like demonic beasts in the distance, which had initially bared their teeth and prepared to encircle him, now saw what was happening and dodged around, keeping their distance from Chen Dengming, their green eyes even eyeing the body of their comrade.
Chen Dengming suddenly pulled out his Ice Spirit Sword.
As he formed a spell, his spiritual might spread out, and his cloak fluttered.
The flying sword was as swift as lightning, its sword qi like a storm of ice and snow.
In an instant, it darted far away, with its fierce sword qi crisscrossing like threads, forming a substantial and ruthless Sword Intention, immediately killing several hyena-like demonic beasts on the spot, causing them to run away in a panic.
A few moments later, there were a few more corpses of hyena-like demonic beasts on the ground.
Chen Dengming beckoned, and the Ice Spirit Sword flew back to him – not a drop of blood on it.
Demonic beasts were just that – savage creatures, especially dog-like demonic beasts.
They knew how to bully the weak and fear the strong.
Even if they temporarily transformed into a benign being begging for mercy, they should not be pitied.
Otherwise, in the next moment, they might transform back into their savage state.
In the past few days, he had often left the Brocade Mill during the safer daylight hours to familiarize himself with the nearby wilderness, practice his Daoist arts, find the synergy between these arts and martial arts, and train for actual combat.
Ever since he had attained greatness in the Sword Dao, the combination of using Sword Intention to command the sword and the Instrument Control Skill had allowed him to cast the Qingqiu Mad Dragon at half the usual consumption of spiritual energy.
He vaguely sensed that martial arts could potentially reach to spiritual worlds.
Perhaps continuing research might reveal that martial arts could also manipulate nature’s spiritual energy.
At that time, his Chen Clan Martial Arts Guidelines might break through to another level.
However, such research cannot be accomplished overnight.
It can only be pursued in actual combat gradually.
He dared not venture too far from the Brocade Mill, for fear of being targeted by powerful demonic birds.
However, he did have the courage to explore within a few dozen miles of the Brocade Mill.
This was not recklessness, but caution and prudence.
Recently, friction between the Luo and Zhu families had flared up again, affecting the prices on the Brocade Mill side and even driving some cultivators to flee here from those areas.
Chen Dengming once again felt unstable as if the seemingly peaceful Brocade Mill could not remain isolated.
If there came a day when he could no longer stay in the Brocade Mill, he would have to venture out into the wilderness again to survive.
Therefore, it was necessary for him to get used to the terrain and the type and number of demonic beasts around him in advance.
Moreover, hunting the hyena-like demonic beasts, which were relatively rampant in the nearby mountains, could also supplement his daily meals and train his Daoist arts, thus killing three birds with one stone.
At this moment, a slight disturbance came from a nearby mountain range.
Several cultivators gradually emerged from the bushes and trees, looking terrified.
They showed respect and fear as they looked at Chen Dengming and the beast corpses littering the ground.
These three disheveled cultivators seemed to be fleeing cultivators who had hidden earlier to avoid the demonic beasts.
Only now, when the demonic beasts had all been killed by Chen Dengming, did they dare to show themselves.
They looked at Chen Dengming with reverence, their fists clasped in salute expressing gratitude from a distance, without any malice.
Chen Dengming lowered his hat, raised his voice, and asked, “Did you all come from the gathering place?
Do you know what happened there?
Why are the Luo and Zhu families fighting each other again?”
The cultivators looked at each other, and one of them stepped forward and replied with a bow, “Fellow cultivator, we did indeed escape from the gathering place.
It is very chaotic there now.
We heard that Fairy Luo from the Luo family failed in her foundation establishment attempt.
Although this was her first failure, and there may still be possibilities in the future, this has given the Zhu family an opportunity.
The Zhu family has seized the Luo Family’s secret copper mining area two days ago, and it seems to be stirring up trouble there again…”
“So Luo Bing failed her breakthrough attempt.”
Chen Dengming frowned, taken aback.
Luo Bing had a top-grade Spiritual Root and should have had at least an 80% chance of successfully breaking through with a Foundation Establishment Pill.
But now, he didn’t know whether it was bad luck or if there were some other factors at work, or perhaps she was injured during the sect competition?
Chen Dengming continued to inquire about the conflict and felt troubled.
War had broken out again, even if it was between cultivation families, it was a disaster for the loose cultivators living nearby.
At the very least, rising prices were a reality.
He beckoned to the cultivators on the other side, calling them over, and pointed to the beast corpses on the ground.
“I’ll only take one of these demonic beast bodies back with me.
The rest I’ll sell to you for below the market price.
Do you want them?”
The cultivators looked at each other, their eyes wide as they stared at the hyena corpses, still billowing with cold energy.
Was this…
a forced sale or just a simple offer?
They wanted to refuse, but they didn’t dare to voice the refusal in the wilderness.
Moreover, he had just helped them escape.
But if they bought the demonic beast meat, they wouldn’t be able to eat it all, and it would cost them many spirit stones.