novelraw Chapter 559 - 168: Targeted!
Chapter 559 - 168: Targeted!
At the same time, at a cave mansion more than ten miles away,
an old man in his fifties, wearing a blue long robe, with graying hair and a goatee, was sitting in the cultivation room, using a spell to probe something.
This person was Master Profound Maple, Zhang Baichuan,
and beside him sat two other cultivators.
One was a slightly plump bald man who appeared to be in his forties, with a face full of flesh, clearly not a benevolent type, possessing peak Core Formation cultivation.
The other was a middle-aged beautiful woman in a purple palace skirt, with a graceful figure still full of charm, possessing late-stage Core Formation cultivation.
"Daoist Zhang, are you sure about what you said, does that person really have three Nascent Soul Pills?"
The bald man asked, full of skepticism!
After all, three Nascent Soul Pills was already a full furnace’s quantity.
"After all, that person is only at late-stage Core Formation. It’s really perplexing to think he can gather the four main ingredients for a Nascent Soul Pill,"
"Even for a True Monarch Nascent Soul, achieving that is extremely difficult!"
The man said, adding another comment.
"Daoist Hu is right, that’s my concern too, after all, he lives in True Monarch Tianci’s cave mansion in Sea Suppression Immortal City,"
"It shows how deep their relationship is,"
"True Monarch Tianci once slew a Tier Four Middle-Grade Demon Emperor, and is among the top tier of middle-stage Nascent Soul cultivators,"
"Offending such a person, no one might be able to save us!"
"Not to mention, this person is on good terms with the Golden Light Sword Immortal, and True Monarch Nine Swords is claimed to be the twelfth Great Cultivator,"
"Offending two top-tier True Monarchs, we might have no place to stand in the entire Central Continent except to turn to the demon race!"
The middle-aged beautiful woman nodded and added.
"How could I not know the concerns of my two Daoist friends, the risk is great, but the rewards are also huge!"
"This furnace of Nascent Soul Pills was personally refined by my martial uncle, True Monarch Pill Origin, and my father was a close friend of True Monarch Pill Origin,"
"That’s how I got this news, if it weren’t for Zhou Xun being too arrogant, unwilling to exchange even a single elixir with me, I wouldn’t be taking such a risk!"
With that, True Monarch Profound Maple showed a look of resentment,
"Since this person is so unwise, don’t blame me for being ruthless!"
Seeing the two still somewhat unbelieving, True Monarch Profound Maple felt a bit helpless, and thus said:
"If the two still don’t believe, I’m willing to swear a Heart Demon Oath,"
"If what I say is false, may my cultivation not progress an inch in this lifetime!"
He raised his left hand, making a Heart Demon Oath.
Hearing this, the man and the woman finally believed Master Profound Maple’s words, their eyes instantly turning hot,
"Such an opportunity, Daoist Zhang is willing to share with me, Brother Hong is endlessly grateful, I owe you a favor for this matter!"
"I, Lin Mochou, also owe you a favor!"
The beautiful woman echoed, not to be outdone, immediately guaranteeing.
"Good, good, with Brother Hong and Madam Lin taking action, how can we not succeed in the big task!"
Thus, the three agreed to strike together and ambush Zhou Xun!
"By the way, if we are to ambush this person, how do we track his whereabouts, after all, Sea Suppression Immortal City covers hundreds of miles, with eighteen city gates,"
"And True Monarch Tianci’s cave mansion is a place where ordinary cultivators cannot stay, if he leaves, we might not even know!"
The man calmed down and pointed out the most difficult aspect of this matter.
Hearing this, the beautiful woman also looked towards Master Profound Maple,
Master Profound Maple smiled slightly and then said:
"Zhou Xun has constantly been looking for Tier Four Middle-Grade Thunder Attribute Materials, and upon learning of this, I immediately arranged to obtain a piece of ’Celestial Profound Thunder Jade’ from the commercial alliance,"
"And pre-applied ’Spirit-Attracting Liquid’ on this Thunder Jade, which is invisible and odorless, hard for even Nascent Soul cultivators to detect,"
"However, the Phoenix Butterfly is extremely sensitive to it, and as long as he’s within a thousand miles, this person won’t escape my monitoring!"
Saying this, he patted his waist, and with a flash of light, a two-inch long spirit butterfly with a deep blue body appeared in the hall.
"It’s this ’butterfly’, Daoist Zhang not only acts thoroughly, his fortune is unparalleled,"
"As far as I know, this ’Phoenix Butterfly’ is an ancient variant, if well nurtured, it can grow into a ’Nether Illusion Spirit Butterfly’,"
The bald man said with envy!
"What!" The middle-aged beautiful woman was also startled,
"Isn’t it the ’Nether Illusion Spirit Butterfly’ that ravaged most of Qianluo Country over four hundred years ago, wiping out two Nascent Soul sects!"
"It is said that the three alliance leaders of the Righteous Alliance joined forces to subdue this insect!"
"Indeed, it is that insect, back then my father also participated in that battle, and lucky to get an insect egg, which led to the birth of this butterfly!"
"I hope the two Daoist friends will keep this matter confidential for me!"
"Of course!"
The bald man and the middle-aged beautiful woman repeatedly promised, and at the same time were more determined to ambush Zhou Xun.
...
On the other side, Zhou Xun completed two major goals, with no intention to continue staying in Sea Suppression Immortal City.
At the West City Gate,
Wang Erniu and True Monarch Tianci came to see him off!
"Younger Brother Zhou, it’s rare for you to come here, why not stay a little longer, once you leave, who knows how long until we meet again!" True Monarch Tianci said reluctantly,
"When I return and finish refining the Thunder Sword, I will definitely come to disturb you, Brother, don’t find me too troublesome then!"
Zhou Xun smiled and said!
As for Wang Erniu, he took out a jade scroll and handed it to Zhou Xun,
"Big Brother, this is a sword array secret technique I obtained by chance, which can, when used together with the Sword Shadow Splitting Technique, possibly restore its power,"
"Erniu has been greatly taken care of by you, nothing to repay, this secret technique is given as a token of my appreciation!"
’Sword Array!’
Zhou Xun had only seen sporadic mentions in ancient classics about this technique, said to be extremely powerful, where fighting across levels was commonplace!
Unfortunately, this technique is the core heritage of Sword Cultivators, rarely seen in the world and already lost,
Never expected Wang Erniu to have such fortune to obtain such a secret technique.
Having learned the Sword Shadow Splitting Technique himself, if he could master this sword array technique, it might serve as a Nascent Soul stage method!
He nodded:
"Thank you, indeed this method will be of use to me, I shall accept it!"
"Big brother, say that, and you flatter me, without you, how would Erniu have today, just a mere secret technique, how can it repay your great kindness!"
Erniu said sincerely.
Hearing this, Zhou Xun was also a bit touched, seeing Erniu obtain a treasured secret technique, yet not forgetting his brother, proved his kindness to him back then wasn’t in vain!
"Between us brothers, no need for such words!"
"No banquet lasts forever, Erniu, Daoist Brother Tianci, farewell!"
"Take care!"
With that, Zhou Xun cupped his hands,
then summoned the Profound Thunder Sword and leapt onto it, with mana surging under his feet, he transformed into a blue spirit light and swiftly departed.
...
Meanwhile, in Master Profound Maple’s cave mansion,
The bald man and the two others sat in the living room while the Phoenix Butterfly wandered in the hall,
Suddenly—
The spirit butterfly’s body flashed with a faint light,
Seeing this, Master Profound Maple was overjoyed, his eyes showing a hint of killing intent, murmuring,
"Finally.... leaving, is it!"