Chapter 209 - This Is For Your Own Good
Mingshi Yin said indignantly, “We don’t know who’s stronger.”
Duanmu Sheng said, “You’re different from before, Fourth Junior Brother. During our recent sparring sessions, I noticed you’re able to endure much more compared to before.”
“…” Mingshi Yin turned and glanced at Duanmu Sheng. ‘That sounded wrong somehow.’
Lu Zhou ignored the duo. He looked at the bound Darknet members and said, “Go and tell your sect master that if he knows he has done wrong, come and see me personally.” After he finished speaking, he leaped onto Whitzard’s back.
Mingshi Yin found this strange. He bowed and said, “Master, is this it?”
“Do you have a good plan?”
“I feel it’s better to tie them all up on the mountain and kill one of them each day. If Seventh Junior Brother values them, he might show up,” Mingshi Yin said.
“What is it?”
“The one who impersonated the Nether Sect is Clarity Sect’s Mo Qi.”
Upon hearing this, Si Wuya rose to his feet immediately. He did not seem surprised. Instead, a knowing smile appeared on his face.
Yu Zhenghai reacted in the same manner.
Si Wuya cupped his fists and said, “Congratulations, Eldest Senior Brother… This is a great opportunity from the heavens.”
Yu Zhenghai spoke with a deep voice, “This is my order. Take down the Clarity Sect within a month.”
When Hua Chongyang heard this, he was greatly invigorated and said, “Understood! We won’t let you down, sect master. We’ll take down the Clarity Sect within a month!”
Si Wuya said, “The Clarity Sect’s Mo Qi is already injured… The Clarity Sect’s elite, Pan Litian, is nowhere to be found. All that’s left is the Seven-leaf elite, You Hongyi. With the Four Great Protectors’ strength, taking down the Clarity Sect is only a matter of time.”
Yu Zhenghai had been waiting for this great opportunity. The Nether Sect could have forcibly taken down the Clarity Sect. However, the price he would have to pay was too great. He was not a reckless person who would act without a plan. He said, “Pan Litian… I hope he’ll show up.”
Nobody knew where Pan Litian went. It was rumored that Pan Litian was of the same generation as the Black Knights’ Fan Xiuwen. It was said that he left the Clarity Sect for some reason and decided to roam the lands. There were accounts of his sighting at Misty Sea and Rongbei. There was no doubt that Pan Litian was the oldest elite from the Clarity Sect.
Ever since Yu Zhenghai made a name for himself, he had longed for a worthy opponent like his Second Junior Brother, Yu Shangrong… He hoped that Pan Litian would be a worthy opponent as well. Naturally, he never considered his master at all.
…
Lu Zhou did not stay in Anyang. He allowed Little Yuan’er to say goodbye to the Ci family before they returned to the Evil Sky Pavilion.
The rebellion in Anyang had already happened. As for where the Ci family would be moving to… nobody knew.
They arrived at the Evil Sky Pavilion in the afternoon.
Lu Zhou had no time to deal with the trivial matters in the Evil Sky Pavilion. He went straight into the hidden chamber to comprehend the Heavenly Writing. When he was in Anyang, he had used all of the Heavenly Writing’s extraordinary power. Hence, he decided to cultivate in seclusion and comprehend the Heavenly Writing.
Lu Zhou glanced at the dashboard. He had 14,170 merit points left.
If Mingshi Yin and Duanmu Sheng did not kill the four impostors in Anyang, he would have lost much more merit points during this trip. After considering the Thunderblast Card he used on the flying chariot, he felt the loss was acceptable.
‘Let’s stock up on some cards!’ He would be incurring a huge loss if their prices rose again after he comprehended the Heavenly Writing.
Lu Zhou called up the system dashboard. He bought three Deadly Strike Cards, which cost him 2,400 merit points. As expected, the Deadly Strike Cards’ price rose to 1,000 points per card. In other words, he would not be earning anything by killing Four-leaf cultivators or those who were weaker.
He bought three Impeccable Cards, which cost him 1,800 points. He used the Impeccable Cards less frequently so their prices remained the same for now.
After that, he bought three Binding Cage Cards, which cost him 1,500 merit points. The price rose to 600 points apiece after his purchase.
The strange thing was, there were no discernible patterns in the price hikes.
The margin of increase of the Binding Cage Cards’ price was lower. Purchasing three of them should offer him a certain degree of safety.
Lu Zhou looked at the Thunderblast Card and shook his head. He did not plan on buying Thunderblast Cards.
He bought three Critical Heal Cards, which cost him 1,500 merit points, and the price remained the same.
After he finished stocking up, Lu Zhou glanced at his remaining merit points again. He was left with 6,970 points. It would only be wishful thinking for him to buy the Eight Methods Connected avatar that cost 20,000 points with the merit points he currently had.
Item: Deadly Strike Card x4, Impeccable Card x4, Critical Block Card x7 (passive), Binding Cage Card x4, Refining Talisman x2, Ji Tiandao’s Peak Trial Card x1, Whitzard, Bi An, Sky Fragment x7, Critical Heal Card x3.
Lu Zhou felt at ease. At the very least, he did not have to worry about any threats in the near future with this stack of cards. Moreover, he did not have to worry about the price increment for now.
Lu Zhou closed the system dashboard and entered his Heavenly Writing comprehension state.
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Two days passed in just a blink of an eye.
At the foot of Golden Court Mountain.
An old man who was dressed like a beggar carried a gourd of wine. He swayed as he walked toward Golden Court Mountain’s barrier. He looked at the barrier and chuckled. As though he was drunk, he muttered, “So… so bright…”
The old man continued walking until he was dozens of meters away from the barrier. He chuckled foolishly as he took a swig from his wine gourd and burped. “Eh, young lady… why are you… kneeling here?”
The young lady was none other than Hua Yuexing, one of the Divine Capital’s Three Godly Archers.
Hua Yuexing looked at him expressionlessly and said, “Old man, this is not a place to be begging… This is the Evil Sky Pavilion. If you value your life, you should leave as quickly as you can.”
When the old beggar heard this, he chuckled. “This… is the Evil Sky Pavilion? You, why aren’t you afraid?”