Chapter 34: Blood of a Core Formation Cultivator

Chapter 34: Blood of a Core Formation Cultivator

"Greetings, Senior Brother Qi Yuan!" Dong Xian stepped forward, showing respect upon seeing Qi Yuan.

"Is it you?" Qi Yuan glanced at Dong Xian and couldn't help but take a half step back.

People like Dong Xian, who seem to have a protagonist's destiny, are better kept at a distance.

In the TV shows and anime Qi Yuan watched, whenever a supporting character suddenly had a good moment with the protagonist, it usually meant they were about to be killed, triggering the protagonist's power surge.

Many shows often had comments like, "Poor old guy."

Qi Yuan didn't want to be that old guy and didn't want to be killed.

"Senior Brother Qi Yuan, I have an impertinent request. I'm not sure if I should say it." Dong Xian said.

Qi Yuan quickly replied, "You shouldn't say it."

This immediately blocked what Dong Xian was about to say.

At this moment, Qi Yuan took a closer look at Dong Xian.

[He's just an ordinary young man, but his soul has awakened, and he's now an artifact refiner. This artifact refiner has taken a liking to your kitchen knife.]

Seeing that Dong Xian had no reaction, Qi Yuan patted him on the shoulder and said, "Young man, there's a strange fire in the back kitchen of the Divine Medicine Peak. I think it suits you well."

After saying that, Qi Yuan left directly. While walking away, he concealed the aura of his knife.

The awakened soul had taken a liking to his knife, which made Qi Yuan wary.

Meanwhile, Dong Xian stood there, puzzled.

"A strange fire? What's that?"

At this moment, the voice of the old artifact spirit, Qi Lao, came through.

"You should be cautious with Qi Yuan. He's not as simple as he seems."

"Huh?"

"When I got close to him just now, I detected that his knife had traces of blood on it."

"Blood? Isn't that normal?"

"Blood of a Core Formation cultivator," Qi Lao said.

Dong Xian was stunned.

A Core Formation cultivator?

That kitchen knife had killed a Core Formation cultivator?

One must know that Core Formation cultivators in the Great Shang Kingdom are akin to royal consecrates.

That seemingly ordinary kitchen knife had stained the blood of a Core Formation cultivator?

Did the peak master of the Seven-Colored Peak reward Qi Yuan with it?

No wonder Qi Lao said the knife was extraordinary.

Qi Lao continued, "You can only make friends with Qi Yuan, not enemies."

He left out one crucial detail: the blood was fresh.

Dong Xian couldn't help but smile, "Why would I have any reason to be enemies with the first disciple of a major peak?"

...

At the Seven-Colored Peak, Jiang Lingsu looked curious.

"Senior Brother, are you leaving the sect?"

Qi Yuan nodded, "I've already spoken to the sect master. He agreed to let me go out and establish my foundation."

"Establish your foundation? Why do you need to leave the sect for that?" Jiang Lingsu was puzzled.

Many scoundrels would undoubtedly prefer a beautiful and wealthy woman like the one in front of him.

Qi Yuan's great skill was "dominant strength," but he hadn't awakened his inner scoundrel attributes.

"You really know how to talk," the beautiful woman laughed, her voice like tinkling bells. "Young people like you are full of energy."

She looked at Qi Yuan's tall and sturdy figure, as if recalling her past.

"Fellow Daoist, be careful of the Black Mountain Sect when you go to Wuxue City to dig for blood crystals. In Wuxue City, offending the city lord is better than offending the Black Mountain Sect. Offending the city lord might only get you killed, but offending the Black Mountain Sect could get your entire family killed." The beautiful woman's eyes showed a trace of fear and disgust when mentioning the Black Mountain Sect.

"The Black Mountain Sect is so vicious? Killing entire families?" Qi Yuan lowered his voice, seemingly agitated.

If the Black Mountain Sect knew he killed Chu Tianxiong, would they go to Blue Star and kill his whole family?

That would be horrible!

But then Qi Yuan thought, what family does he have?

He's all alone on the household registry.

So pitiful!

When people curse him online, he doesn't even have a family to retort with.

"The Black Mountain Sect is powerful and domineering. We have to give one-tenth of the blood crystals we dig to the city lord and another two-tenths to the Black Mountain Sect. Sometimes... even more than two-tenths!" The beautiful woman gritted her teeth, clearly angry.

Qi Yuan was furious, "Wuxue City isn't under the Black Mountain Sect's jurisdiction. How can they be so arrogant? They're worse than capitalists! They should be hanged on the streetlights!"

The beautiful woman quickly lowered her voice, "Fellow Daoist, keep your voice down. If the Black Mountain Sect hears you, it could spell trouble."

Qi Yuan thought to himself, I'm not being selfish!

I'm not just avenging myself!

I'm carrying out justice!

He brainwashed himself, believing he stood on the moral high ground, looking down on the Black Mountain Sect.

He and the beautiful woman enjoyed a pleasant conversation during their journey on the spirit boat.

Of course, this had nothing to do with Qi Yuan's emotional intelligence and everything to do with his looks and youth.

After about five hours, the spirit boat landed.

Many cultivators disembarked.

The beautiful woman extended an invitation, "If you have no place to stay, you can spend the night at my place."

Qi Yuan looked at the sky and said, "No thanks."

He needed to act quickly to catch the last spirit boat back.

He wouldn't stay here for the night.

After killing, he needed to flee immediately!

Returning to the crime scene often leads to getting caught, as seasoned killers know.

At this moment, a somewhat displeased voice called out.

"Mother, I'm here."

A young woman in a fine palace dress approached, accompanied by a Foundation Establishment female cultivator. The palace-dressed young woman looked at Qi Yuan with a hint of hostility.

Qi Yuan was baffled.

"Farewell, Liu Piao," Qi Yuan said to the beautiful woman before turning to leave.

The palace-dressed young woman walked up and took the beautiful woman's arm, "Mother, who was that?"

The beautiful woman smiled, "Xiaorou, you are too wary of everyone. That was just a rogue cultivator I met by chance, coming to Wuxue City to dig for blood crystals. I thought he had a good demeanor, so I chatted with him. You're getting older, you should find a Daoist companion."

The palace-dressed young woman's vigilance faded, and she sighed, "With such a large blood crystal mine to manage, where do I find the time? Besides, Mother, I'm not some celestial maiden, but I won't just pair up with any rogue cultivator I meet on the street. I have to meet with other mine owners and go to the Black Mountain Sect in an hour."

Mentioning the Black Mountain Sect, the palace-dressed young woman's eyes clouded with worry.