Chapter 69

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Li Xuan wandered around the city and discovered that many wealthy heirs had come to Yunshan County. They were all here to look for experts in the large mountain and were currently resting in the county town.

And, unbelievably, there was more than one fraudster like the bearded man!

Even more absurd was that there were fools who were tricked!

“Are those fellows from the Tianmu Sect also part-time con artists?”

Li Xuan felt somewhat powerless to comment. Whether it was the bearded man or other swindlers, they were all posing as experts from the Tianmu Sect.

“Brother Shi, are you leaving?”

“Yes, Brother Tan, we shall part ways for now.”

“…Brother Shi, did you acquire a martial arts secret book?”

How did you know?”

“I also got a martial arts secret book, but it seems a bit unreliable…”

A group of wealthy heirs were somewhat stunned. Had martial arts secret books become common goods?

They must be fake!

Upon comparison, they found that these books were, infuriatingly, even less reliable than the martial arts secret books from the jianghu underworld.

A crowd gathered noisily and headed towards the county government office, demanding that the County Magistrate arrest the fraudsters.

Li Xuan didn’t need to go and see to know that these wealthy heirs were going to be fleeced by the County Magistrate once they reached the government office.

After Xu Yan’s impressive display, there was a surge throughout Qi Country to find martial arts experts. And it wasn’t just the children of the nobility and officials, even the experts in the jianghu underworld were looking for martial arts experts.

They were all hoping to have a fortunate encounter of their own.

Li Xuan thought of the endless mountain. Perhaps only after crossing it could he truly understand the nature of this world?

Of course, these were just speculations, and whether they were true or not was still unknown.

“Let’s wait a little longer. Xu Yan has entered the Innate realm, Meng Chong has started with martial arts, so teachings of the martial arts could be dispersed a little more.”

Li Xuan had a plan in mind.

Before spreading the methods of martial arts cultivation, he needed to ensure control over the situation, not allowing any risks of loss of control.

Xu Yan had already started teaching martial arts to his close ones. He believed that in a few months, they would know if there were people who could not cultivate martial arts and did not have the potential to be martial artists.

In the endless mountain, a team of hundreds were traversing through the dense forest, continuing their exploration.

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If there are experts anywhere in the world, they must surely be in the endless mountain.”

The son of the Minister of War confidently proclaimed.

“Indeed!”

INFRINGEMENTThe son of the Minister of Rites agreed, nodding.

The group of top elites from the capital who were accompanying them on the journey, all expressed their approval.

The endless mountain was, indeed, endless. No one knew what was at the end of the endless mountain, and no one could cross it.

If there were experts in the world, they must be in the endless mountain.

Donghe County was the closest to the endless mountain. Perhaps Xu Yan had met an expert in the endless mountain.

The group was fully equipped with leather armour, strong crossbows, insect repellents, antidotes, etc. The guards in the team were all top-notch experts.

Among them were even supreme experts.

Although the endless mountain was dangerous with beasts lurking around, with their strength, they could hunt any beast.

With insect and snake repellents, they were well protected from snake bites. Even if they were bitten by a poisonous snake, they had antidotes. These antidotes were well-known in the jianghu underworld, showing miraculous effects against insect and snake bites.

Besides, wearing leather armour, it was unlikely that they would get bitten.

A group of elites were protected in the middle, with guards moving forward, clearing a path. Their bodies were smeared with repellent medicines with a pungent smell, which drove away snakes and insects as they swept away thorns and weeds with long sticks.

Some people were holding strong crossbows and keeping their guard up, ready to attack with their crossbows at a moment’s notice if danger arose.

At night.

The group found a place to spend the night.

The next day, they continued to move forward, deliberately moving toward the high mountains and dense forests, apparently, where most experts live.

Deep inside the endless mountain, a chilling roar echoed, followed by silence.

A giant Flame-maned Wolf lay on the ground. A figure in grey clothes was hunched over the wolf’s neck, devouring its blood.

If Xu Yan were here, he would be surprised to find that this Flame-maned Wolf was more than twice the size of those in the Evil Forest.

And such a mighty Flame-maned Wolf was now lifeless.

“Cough, cough…”

The man in grey coughed continuously, lifting his head, his mouth stained with fresh blood. With each cough, drops of blood fell from the corner of his mouth.

“The beast’s blood is mixed… It can only temporarily suppress the injuries.”

A bit of blood returned to the pale face of the grey-clothed man, but it quickly faded away, returning his face to its pale state again.

His eyes emitted a cold light as he turned to look in the direction he had come from venomously.

“If you guys can’t kill me, Blood Ruthless, just wait. Once I return to the Inner Domain, it will be your nightmare!”

Blood Ruthless said, gazing forward.

“If I cross the Iron Barrier Mountain, it will be the border wilderness. You wouldn’t expect me to escape to the border wilderness, would you?

“The border wilderness, where heavenly and earthly Lingji vanish, is an abandoned place for you since it’s impossible to sense qi, refine qi, and the horrifically violent spiritual energy there can’t be absorbed into your bodies, preventing you from cultivating.

“Once you get injured and retreat to the border wilderness, you won’t only be unable to heal your injuries, they will actually get worse until you perish.

“But 1, Blood Ruthless, only need to devour the refined blood to recover from injuries and strengthen myself!”

The eyes of Blood Ruthless flashed with a ferocious, excited, and bloodthirsty light.

“The border wilderness doesn’t have any martial artists, and it’s impossible to cultivate martial arts there, so regardless of how strong one may be, they cannot exceed the Seventh Grade. Although the refined blood is inferior, the quantity is substantial.

“Devouring hundreds, thousands, millions of people… Even if they are ordinary people, 1 can not only recover my strength, but also achieve a breakthrough!”

An excited look appeared on Blood Ruthless’s face.

Once he arrived at the border wilderness, he would be an invincible existence. To the people on the border, he would appear to be a god.

Who could stop him from keeping up a constant massacre?

As many as arrived, he would kill that many, using their blood for his blood sacrifice to grow stronger.

In the Inner Domain, he wouldn’t be able to do this. If he started a full-scale massacre, he would easily be targeted and then chased down.

This time, he barely killed a few tens of martial artists when he faced a siege and almost lost his life.

“The border wilderness is where I, Blood Ruthless, will rise!

Blood Ruthless’s eyes were fervent. How many inhabitants were in the border wilderness?

It should at least be hundreds of millions, right?

He only needed to perform a blood sacrifice on just one-tenth of these. Then he could break through the realm of the Great Grandmaster.

Once 1 break through the Great Grandmaster realm, 1 can strike back at the Inner Domain and exact my revenge!

“In the Border Wasteland, although the Heavenly Earth Lingji has withered, I can still strengthen myself by devouring blood essence. The drawbacks are significant, but what does that matter?”

He formulated a plan in his heart.

Cultivate a generation of people that will kill and sacrifice for him. Once they become powerful, he could then devour this generation. That will allow him to obtain higher quality blood essence.

And he wouldn’t have to do it himself!

Everyone wants to become stronger.

“In the Border Wasteland, I am a god, and they will all become my loyal worshippers, following me back to the Inner Domain!”

He became more and more excited, the more he thought about it.

As if he can already see himself leading his followers back to the Inner Domain, wreaking havoc wherever they go.

“Cough cough…”

He started coughing suddenly, overcome by his emotions, his face even more pale than before.

“No good! The effect of the beast blood is too weak, 1 must devour human blood!”

He lifted his head to look ahead, with a flash of blood-red light in his eyes.

His figure moved, soaring into the sky, heading outside Tiezhang Mountain.

The team hunting for the reclusive guru has already covered five hundred miles, yet still no sign of a guru.

They killed a tiger during this period and feasted heartily on its flesh.

“Look quickly, the high mountain ahead, with its precipitous peaks, there might be a reclusive guru inhabiting it, that’s our next target!”

The Minister of War’s son pointed to a mountain up ahead.

Though the mountain was visible, it was still a long distance away.

After a day and a night of pushing through dense forests and traversing creeks, they finally reached the foot of the mountain.

“How do we go up?”

The mountain was steep and dangerous, making the ascent not an easy task.

A few experts with exceptional light-footwork skills volunteered to go up. They climbed for a while but returned without finding any reclusive guru.

The group was disappointed.

However, they quickly cheered up and continued advancing.

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Let’s rest for a bit.”

“Where did that bastard Xu Yan meet that guru?”

“Damn that guy!”

The group sat down on a wide mountainside.

“Senior, please accept my kowtow”

All of a sudden, someone fell to his knees, teeming with excitement and shouting loudly.

The rest followed the voice and saw a figure flying towards them.

The figure seemed unsteady flying, but there was something carefree and unruly about it in the air.

A guru!

They had finally encountered a guru!

The group erupted with excitement.

Who in the world could fly if not a guru?

“We greet the elder guru!”

“Elder, I’m the son of the Minister of War from Qi Country, I implore you to take me as your disciple!”

The group was enthusiastic and fanatical, crying out.

In the midst of his injuries, he was shaking and wobbling in the air, seeking a spot to rest and heal. Suddenly, he heard voices calling out from ahead, and he was instantly invigorated.

“There are people in the wilderness of Tiezhang Mountain! A crowd, no less!”

His eyes glittered with excitement and bloodlust.

There was a large group of people kneeling on the slope ahead.

There must be at least a hundred of them.

“Most of them are around Ninth Grade martial artists, a small portion are Eighth Grade martial artists, and the strongest few are almost Seventh Grade martial artists.

“Are these the best of the Border Wasteland?

“Those young people appear to be ordinary, but they are young. The taste of their blood should be good.”

With just a glance, he could see their abilities.

“The son of the Minister of War? Indeed, his position is not ordinary. No wonder there are so many Border Wasteland bodyguards protecting him. These Border Wasteland people really do revere me as a deity!”

A smile appeared on his face.

No need to find a place to rest anymore; once he devours their blood, his wounds should heal somewhat.

He laughed heartily, overjoyed, and flew directly towards the slope.

Those on the slope, upon hearing the laughter, became even more excited. It sounded like the elder was delighted. Could we really have the chance to be apprentices now?

“We greet the elder guru!”

Not only the high-born youngsters, but also their bodyguards, they all kowtow respectfully, filled with excitement.

“Good, very good! You all arrived just in time!”

He said this in high spirits.

Everyone on the slope was overjoyed. Even the guru said we were just in time! This means we are destined!

The chance to become a martial artist is finally at hand.

Boom!

A sudden burst of cold energy covered everyone. Everyone couldn’t help but shiver. They looked up, only to see a horrifying sight.

The guru was enveloped in thin, icy threads that were like spiderwebs. In a flash, these threads flew out.

They only felt a sharp pain in their chests. Looking down, they saw one of the spiderweb-like threads drilled into their chest. As if they could see their blood being transferred to the guru through the threads.

Their bodies were weakening, and their sight was darkening. They could almost feel the blood draining from their bodies.

“Alt! Help!”

“Elder, spare us!”

“Demon… He’s a demon!”

The top experts screamed out, but they were powerless to resist. They watched helplessly as their blood was continually drained, their hearts aching continuously and their bodies gradually shriveling up. Their consciousness was gradually fading away..