Chapter 567: Chapter 239: Interlude: Heaven and Earth Anomaly (2)

The old master of the Yi Family might be on the verge of death, making it seem as if the great house was about to collapse.

But as long as the old master was still alive and could speak, the Yi Family was not someone a minor sect steward like him could afford to offend.

The smart thing to do would be to quickly clear up any misunderstanding and avoid creating any grudges.

But the question was, was Xiao Chen telling the truth, or was he just spinning a tale to trick him?

Wang Qianghu looked Xiao Chen up and down, carefully examining the Vast Sea Ring.

He paid special attention to the Feather Robe, which was clearly not of the local Cangming Sea craftsmanship.

’Hahaha, this kid’s a fraud!’

’He must have just seen the bounty on the Wealth Wall and is trying to use the Yi Family’s name to intimidate me!’

’He’s still too green to be pulling these kinds of tricks on me.’

Having seen through Xiao Chen’s "disguise," Wang Qianghu immediately relaxed.

A vicious sneer appeared on his face. "Alright, I’m very interested to hear what you have to say."

As he spoke, he stared at Xiao Chen, trying to gauge his reaction.

However, the young man before him showed no sign of panic. "Good. Follow me."

’Hmph, he’s putting on a pretty convincing act.’

Wang Qianghu immediately followed Xiao Chen off the main street and into a nearby alley.

For one, he was eager to see the look on the other man’s face when he realized his bluff had failed.

For another, what he was about to do wasn’t exactly honorable, so it was best to avoid prying eyes.

Even if Xiao Chen hadn’t suggested it, he would have led him to a secluded spot anyway.

As for whether his prey would do something desperate, like try to fight back, he wasn’t worried at all.

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First off, Wang Qianghu had his principles when picking targets: he would only go after those at the Middle Stage of the Golden Core realm at most, and he would never provoke a Cultivator with a higher cultivation than his own.

Therefore, even if a fight broke out, as a disciple of a Major Sect, he had no fear of a Loose Cultivator. At the very least, he wouldn’t come out on the losing end.

Second, this was the Marketplace—the one run by the Cangming Immortal Sect, no less. This wasn’t the lawless wilderness.

If a fight did break out and alert a Law Enforcement Elder, Wang Qianghu could simply turn the tables and claim the other party attacked first.

When faced with one of their own disciples versus an outsider, who would the Law Enforcement Elder side with?

The outcome was obvious.

The two of them chose a deserted alley.

Wang Qianghu crossed his arms, his chin held high. "No need to keep checking. There’s nobody here."

"The courtyards on either side are empty, too. They’ve been vacant for ages."

"Whatever you have to say, you can say it now."

Watching Xiao Chen activate his Spiritual Eye to carefully scan the area only made him more certain of his theory.

’Any local would know these courtyards are all empty. Only an outsider wouldn’t.’

’If this kid keeps spouting nonsense and trying to use the Yi Family...’

’...then I’ll have the perfect chance to flex my authority and declare that I’m not afraid of anyone.’

’It’s just a bluff, right? Like I don’t know how to do that myself.’

"You’re right. There’s no one around."

Xiao Chen nodded and took two steps until he was right in front of Wang Qianghu. "Let me tell you a secret..."

He leaned in as if to whisper in his ear, but instead, he threw an arm directly around his shoulder.

Then, in a flash, he slid his arm down and pulled back, locking him in a chokehold.

Then, he spoke in a leisurely tone, "Actually, I’m a Body Cultivator. Surprise, surprise."

"Urgh—!"

"Nngh—!"

Wang Qianghu grabbed Xiao Chen’s right arm with both hands, struggling desperately as he immediately tried to activate his Protective Secret Technique.

But the Jade Talisman at his waist had only just begun to glow when Xiao Chen seized it and crushed it to dust.

’How is this possible!’

Wang Qianghu’s eyes bulged, but his heart sank in despair.

’My Protective Jade Pendant cost a full one hundred thousand Spirit Stones! It was a high-grade artifact.’

’Did I get scammed with a fake?’

But he would never get the chance to find out.

"CRACK!"

With the sharp snap of a breaking bone.

Xiao Chen slipped Wang Qianghu’s Storage Ring off with his left hand. Then, with a wave, he stuffed the body into the spare Storage Ring he had taken from Dai Tianrui.

The entire process, from start to finish, took less than three breaths.

There were no excess sounds, no traces of Magic, and not a single fluctuation of Spiritual Qi.

As a result, not even the Defensive Array covering the entire Marketplace detected the slightest anomaly.

Afterward, Xiao Chen calmly walked out of the alley. He strode unhurriedly out of the Marketplace and flew straight to the West.

Since Wang Qianghu had been up to no good, he hadn’t told anyone his plans.

Thus, it was several days before a few of his cronies noticed he was missing and started a search.

The search, of course, turned up nothing, and his case became just another unexplained disappearance.

But none of that had anything to do with Xiao Chen.

He flew for nearly ten thousand li without stopping before finding a deserted island to land on.

He first meditated to restore his True Essence, then wasted no time beginning the Refinement of the newly acquired Storage Ring.

First, of course, were the Spirit Stones: a grand total of 83,200.

’They say money spent will always find its way back, but isn’t this a little too fast?’

Honestly, Xiao Chen had only spent a little over sixty thousand Spirit Stones on this trip to the Cangming Market. In the end, he had more Spirit Stones than when he started.

Next were Wang Qianghu’s other possessions: one Earth Level Cultivation Technique, two bottles of Elixirs, and three Spiritual Artifacts.

These items were mostly useless to Xiao Chen, no different from the other miscellaneous junk he would trade for Spirit Stones.

There were only two items that were particularly useful or valuable.

The first was a Guiyuan Divine Stone, which should be worth over two hundred thousand Spirit Stones.

The other was a bottle of Cangming Heavy Water, a specialty of the Cangming Immortal Sect.

It was a top-tier type of Tier Three Spiritual Water, highly beneficial to Water Cultivators.

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