txolops Chapter 95 One Cry of "Young Master"
Chapter 95 One Cry of "Young Master"
Chapter 95 A Young Master's Cry (4000 words)
Before attempting to break through to the Core Formation stage, you specifically traveled to various immortal cities to borrow spirit stones from powerful lending institutions, raising over a million spirit stones.
Of course, you did not borrow spirit stones in the capacity of "Master Wang Dan".
The main problem is that Wang Danshi's identity means he can't borrow many spirit stones.
[Even lending spirit stones involves risk assessment.]
When it was discovered that Master Wang was nearing the end of his life, had no children, and owned no property, who would dare lend him spirit stones?
You went to borrow spirit stones as a reclusive Foundation Establishment cultivator who had lived in seclusion for many years.
[And at that time you also casually displayed a second-tier high-grade talisman technique.]
[The major immortal cities that lend spirit stones see that you are full of vigor and vitality, and that you are probably far from old age. In addition, as a second-tier high-grade talisman master, you have enough ability to earn spirit stones.]
Even if they couldn't find your background or the businesses you own...
[They are also willing to lend spirit stones.]
[Wang Danshi's active period is clear, making it easy to deduce his age.]
Of course, when you borrow spirit stones, you also sign a spirit contract. Based on the spirit contract, the power that lends and borrows spirit stones can roughly pinpoint your location.
[You see a dozen or so Foundation Establishment stage cultivators approaching menacingly.]
Although you changed your appearance and physique, you genuinely signed a spiritual contract at the time, so it's normal that you were found.
"Fellow Daoist, you borrowed 200,000 spirit stones from the Merchant Guild back then. Now, six years have passed. According to the interest, you should repay 1.3 million spirit stones by now. I wonder..."
The leading late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator planned to try diplomacy first, then resort to force.
"I won't pay it back!"
Without a word, you soared into the sky, declaring, "Why should I repay the spirit stones I borrowed through my own abilities?"
These groups that lend spirit stones are local tyrants who have ruined countless cultivators. Since you've borrowed them, you have no intention of repaying them.
Are you prepared to let these bullying forces taste the dangers of the cultivation world?
"Chase after them!"
The leader, a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, frowned and immediately began the pursuit.
Although you sold all your valuable magical artifacts and treasures, you quickly shook off your opponent thanks to your Foundation Establishment Perfection strength and numerous secret techniques.
[But you didn't let your guard down. These lending forces have taken control of your spiritual contract. Even if you were shaken off, they can catch up again.]
"This is a bit troublesome..."
You sighed inwardly. Back then, there were more than just one organization that lent you spirit stones; there were nearly ten.
[Several months later]
A streak of light flashed across the desolate landscape.
More than twenty streaks of light quickly pursued from behind.
"Fellow Daoist, not repaying a loan is not a good thing." Among the twenty-odd late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators chasing after him, a gaunt man's eyes were subtly twisted.
An invisible attack of divine sense arrived in an instant, striking you from a distance.
The gaunt man was a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, whose specialty was spiritual attacks. Even those at the same level of Foundation Establishment would have to be extremely cautious when facing his spiritual attacks.
Over the past few months, nearly ten organizations that had been lending spirit stones have gathered together, only to realize that they had been tricked by you.
[In a fit of rage, they joined forces to hunt you down.]
However, not a single late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator could catch you.
If it weren't for the spiritual contract you signed, which allowed us to pinpoint your approximate location, we probably would have lost track of you long ago.
Left with no other choice, one of the forces that lent spirit stones invited this special Foundation Establishment Perfection cultivator, a gaunt man.
[Divine sense attacks are extremely fast. Once you are affected by a divine sense attack and your speed slows down, many late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators can take the opportunity to surround you.]
At that time, you won't be able to run away even if you want to.
【Om—】
An invisible divine attack descends.
However, when it happens to you, it's like falling into an abyss.
You possess an innate, unyielding will that protects you, giving you exceptional resistance to attacks based on consciousness and the soul.
In addition, his mastery of numerous skills makes his spiritual sense inherently incredibly powerful.
The gaunt man's mental attack on you couldn't even budge you in the slightest.
【"snort!"】
Following the gaunt man's attack with his spiritual sense, you also returned a spiritual attack to him.
【"puff--"】
The emaciated man's consciousness surged, and he plummeted downwards.
This greatly alarmed the dozens of late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators who were pursuing him, and they quickly landed to check on the emaciated man.
After a moment, the gaunt man barely came to his senses.
"Such powerful spiritual sense!"
The gaunt man's face was pale, and a hint of fear was visible on his face.
He showed no reaction to your spiritual attacks, yet a casual spiritual attack from you caused his sea of consciousness to tremble.
The gap between the two sides is obvious.
"Who exactly are you hunting down?"
The gaunt man looked at the late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators around him, his tone far from calm.
"I don't know either. I only know that the other party is probably a rogue cultivator with second-tier high-grade talismanic arts skills..." one of the late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators said.
"A rogue cultivator? Utterly laughable. How could someone with such a powerful divine sense be a rogue cultivator?"
The gaunt man simply didn't believe it. It wasn't that he looked down on rogue cultivators, but rather that for a rogue cultivator, reaching the late Foundation Establishment stage was incredibly difficult enough; how could they possibly have such attainments in spiritual sense?
"I advise you not to pursue them, otherwise..." The gaunt man finished speaking and turned to leave.
Only about twenty late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators remained, staring at each other in bewilderment.
These twenty-odd late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators came from nearly ten lending forces in various immortal cities.
"I lent out 500,000 spirit stones, I can't swallow this!" A chubby late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator gritted his teeth. "I need to ask the Ancestor for help."
"Ancestor?" The other late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators exchanged bewildered glances. The chubby late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator's "Ancestor" was actually a Pseudo-Core Formation True Person.
A streak of light flashed and disappeared among the clouds.
"Finally, I can have some peace and quiet." You glanced behind you.
[During these months of being hunted down, you did consider taking action against those late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators behind you.]
However, according to the second-level divination, if you actually do this, the divination, which was originally only a minor omen of misfortune, will immediately be upgraded to a moderate omen of misfortune.
[You speculate that if you kill one of the cultivators who is pursuing you, it will attract the attention of a False Core Immortal.]
The reason it's a "fake alchemist" instead of a "true alchemist" is that if it were a "true alchemist," your divination wouldn't be an ominous sign.
"But it won't buy much time..."
2
You cast a divination for yourself again and found that the hexagram was slowly turning into a moderately ominous sign.
In other words, after months of fruitless pursuit, those forces that had borrowed spirit stones decided to hire a fake Core Formation cultivator to take action.
"The way out, my way out is in the West..."
]
Your gaze is directed westward.
For months, you've been divining how to escape the pursuit of these forces that lend spirit stones.
However, the resulting hexagrams did not provide any concrete conclusions.
In this situation, if you were to make a drastic decision, you could shorten your lifespan by ten years to forcibly enhance your divination skills.
[Since you're going to be hunted down anyway, your fate won't be any better. You might as well use your lifespan to improve your divination skills.]
[You have shortened your lifespan by ten years by performing a divination beyond your own level.]
The final hexagram indicated that the path to survival lay in the west.
As for the specific route and its location in the west, no specific instructions were given.
The results of this divination are unusually vague; you might even wonder if it was wrong.
But you have no other choice right now; you can only keep heading west.
Six months later
A powerful aura is approaching from behind you.
"Young friend, with your strength, why run away? Why not come back with me? We can discuss the spirit stones you owe later."
A dark-skinned middle-aged man, with his hands behind his back, spoke.
This dark-skinned middle-aged man was none other than the fake Dan Zhenren, named Tonghai Zhenren.
Ignoring everything, you continued your escape westward.
Go back with them? Then you'll probably have to spend the next ten years or so of your lifespan drawing talismans to pay off your debts, and in the end, even your corpse might be drained dry.
Seeing this, Master Tonghai stretched out his right hand, and a huge net-like magical artifact enveloped you.
[Logically, a True Person should use a magic weapon, but True Person Tonghai is a Pseudo-Core Formation True Person, whose strength is weaker than a normal Core Formation stage cultivator, making it more difficult for him to use a magic weapon.]
This net-like magical artifact is a top-grade artifact, and I can use it with ease.
You glanced back, stretched out your right hand, and swiftly drew in the air. Seven second-tier high-grade talismans instantly formed, and with the aid of the power of the Mountain and Sea magic, they crashed down behind you.
The net-like magical artifact paused briefly under the obstruction of the seven offensive talismans, allowing you to dodge.
"Drawing symbols in the air?"
[Tonghai Zhenren was moved. This was a second-tier peak talisman master, and only by combining it with his own cultivation could he hope to master such offensive techniques.]
"Fellow Daoist, you truly impress me. Your ability to draw talismans in mid-air is remarkable. Who are you, fellow talisman master? Perhaps we know each other. Perhaps we should stop here..."
[Master Tonghai will no longer take action]
He's worried that you might be a talisman master from some powerful faction.
After all, even a rogue cultivator with such mastery of talismans was something Master Tonghai had never heard of before.
You didn't respond, and continued heading west in silence.
Half a month later, Master Tonghai had lost his patience. Even if you are a talisman master from a major sect, you shouldn't be so rude to a True Person.
"Since you're unwilling to stop, don't blame me..."
[Master Tonghai, with a solemn expression, drew a small gray dagger.]
The dagger faintly exuded a soul-stirring aura; it was indeed a magical artifact.
Although it's only a low-grade magic weapon, the aura it unleashes completely surpasses that of a Foundation Establishment level cultivator.
【"go!"】
[With a thought, Master Tonghai vanished in a flash.]
You suddenly stopped, your magical power surging, and you reached out again to draw a talisman in the air.
However, the positions of the talismans you drew this time vaguely form some kind of array.
Using talismans as an array, it suddenly unleashed power beyond its limits, deflecting the gray dagger.
"The art of rune arrays?"
[Tonghai Zhenren looked shocked. If drawing talismans in the void was something even a Foundation Establishment cultivator could hope to do, then...]
[But the art of talisman arrays? It requires at least a second-tier understanding of both the Dao of Talismans and the Dao of Arrays, with one of the techniques reaching the pinnacle of the second tier, before they can be combined...]
[A Foundation Establishment cultivator's lifespan is only about two hundred years. To comprehend the Dao of Talismans to the peak of the second tier, and also to elevate the Dao of Arrays to the second tier?]
[Splash]
[After blocking the attack from the gray dagger, your face turned slightly pale.]
The art of talisman arrays is precisely what you've come to understand over the past decades.
[However, although you blocked Tonghai Zhenren's attack, you were also greatly exhausted. If it weren't for the profound power of the Mountain and Sea magic, you would probably have collapsed by now.]
[Whoosh—]
[You continue to speed away]
[Tonghai Zhenren is chasing after you, and you block every attack with various methods. For a time, this fake Core Formation Zhenren is unable to suppress you quickly.]
Above the clouds, your breath rapidly weakens.
[You used the talisman array technique several times; if it weren't for the immense power of the Mountain and Sea magic and your physical body comparable to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, you would have given up long ago.]
However, Master Tonghai only expended some of his magical power and was otherwise unharmed.
【"here it is...
.」】
Looking down, head down, you find yourself unknowingly transported to the mortal realm.
Moreover, it is a mortal kingdom, very close to the former homeland of the Zhou family.
Since Zhou Hai reached the Foundation Establishment stage, he had already taken the entire Zhou family away from here.
[Buzz—]
The gray knife strikes again.
[You are no longer able to use the rune array technique to defend yourself at this moment.]
"Fine, let's just use all the remaining lifespan to improve our divination skills."
You've just made a decision.
【Sudden!】
Dozens of miles away lies a dark mountain range.
"Young Master!"
A terrifying roar rang out.
From the depths of the mountains, a burly figure strode out.
The imposing figure exuded an extremely terrifying aura; invisible blood and qi surged, enveloping the surrounding area for a mile or two, and each step he took covered a distance of a thousand meters.
In just a few breaths, the burly figure arrived in front of them.
"Ancient Body Cultivation Supernatural Power—Shrinking the Earth to an Inch?"
Master Tonghai was stunned, a chill running down his spine.
Before Master Tonghai could react, the burly figure raised his fist and slammed it towards him.
[Click...]
[A series of spiritual lights flashed across Tonghai Zhenren's body, followed by a series of shattering sounds, and then he fell into the distance like a shooting star.]
All life has vanished.
【"Da Chun?"】
You blinked, looking at the imposing figure who resembled a demon god, killing a fake Core Formation cultivator with a single punch.
[This is the Great Spring that disappeared for over a hundred years.]
"Young master, are you alright?"
[Da Chun looked at you anxiously, then suddenly raised his right hand and lightly drew a line on his arm, leaving a wound from which drops of golden blood flowed out.]
Without saying a word, Da Chun poured the blood directly into your mouth.
As the blood entered your throat, you felt your entire body enveloped in a rich vitality.
[In the blink of an eye, all your injuries will be completely healed.]
"Young Master."
Seeing this, Da Chun scratched his head and said in a simple and honest manner.
You composed yourself and looked at the somewhat unfamiliar Da Chun before you.
After calming down a bit, she asked the question that concerned her most.
"What exactly lies within the secluded mountains of Da Chun?"
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