Chapter 18: Disguised Concealment Bead

Yu Zhangsheng cleaned up the traces on the ground, picked up Luo Lesheng's corpse and was just about to release the Fireball Technique to destroy it when a flash of inspiration suddenly crossed his mind.

His gaze stared straight at the Chi She Wang.

Feeding demonic beast flesh can obtain essence; then if one feeds cultivators, can one also obtain essence! The moment he thought of this, his hand became a bit uncontrollable; on one hand he felt this behavior was too evil and crooked, on the other hand he felt it couldn't be wasted.

So, he shook the corpse toward the Chi She Wang.

The Chi She Wang blinked its eyes, as if it understood something, and slowly slithered over.

Master seems to want to feed me something strange; eating humans among demonic beasts is very normal behavior; many bloodthirsty and ferocious demonic beasts even directly swallow cultivators into their bellies during battle.

However, the Chi She Wang's current realm is low; it cannot do anything that exaggerated.

It approached, not resisting either; eating a cultivator's corpse was no different from eating a demonic beast; it opened its mouth and gradually swallowed along the contours, finally entering its belly.

Not long after, in Yu Zhangsheng's expectant gaze, the system's information flashed out.

【You have successfully fed a Chi She Wang, consumed Luo Lesheng x1, gained reward 50 essence points】

It really works!

Yu Zhangsheng excitedly clenched his fist, thanking Old Iron for the 50 essence points sent after death! However, a Qi Refining Sixth Layer cultivator ate so many pills, yet the essence brought by eating him was still not as much as an Enhancing Spirit Pill; this made him a bit puzzled.

"Perhaps it's because after death the mana inside the body disperses, and the spiritual qi once absorbed all fed back into heaven and earth."

Yu Zhangsheng could only conclude it this way; his gaze looked toward the other two corpses again.

Previously one person was burned away by the Fireball Technique, so only two corpses remained; but the highest realm among these two was Huang Li at only Qi Refining Fourth Layer; eating them probably wouldn't bring much essence.

Moreover, he still needed these corpses placed here, disguised as Luo Lesheng's handiwork; only this way could he deceive the sect and Huang Suyu, buying some time.

"It's a matter of feeding a chicken for one more day; one cannot be greedy for petty gain."

Yu Zhangsheng controlled the Soul-Breaking Nail and struck a few more times on Huang Li's corpse, ensuring the wound shapes could be recognized at a glance.

Then he carefully examined the surroundings; feeling there was no problem, he cast the Wind Travel Technique and returned to Yu Fang City.

"Why hasn't Junior Brother Yu returned yet? It's almost cockcrow."

"Could it be he encountered some danger?"

"The cultivators on that street all have low realms; if Junior Brother Yu truly met with mishap he would have sought help from us; it wouldn't be this quiet."

"Wait a bit more; if he still hasn't come we'll go search nearby."

Several Outer Peak Outer Disciples gathered beside Zhuang Yan, discussing animatedly.

And Wu Shang, who had long since returned and knew the inside story, sneered coldly in his heart.

These guys still think that little Outer Disciple can return; just because he offended Huang Li it's absolutely impossible he'd be let off; plus there's still the Qi Refining Sixth Layer Luo Lesheng; it's simply ten deaths no life.

And killing him, seizing those thousand Low-grade Spirit Stones of rent, he could also use this to suppress Zhuang Yan a bit and establish his own prestige.

"Different Daos don't conspire together; originally I still wanted to bring you along to get rich; pity five years have passed and you're still unchanged, still that pure and gentle."

Wu Shang's gaze flickered; he felt not the slightest guilt because the other was his former playmate.

Since one has already embarked on cultivation, one must naturally be selfish and self-serving; only this way can one stand out on the road piled with white bones.

"Alright, everyone hand in the rent; it's time to count the numbers."

Wu Shang called out with a face full of smiles; the surrounding Outer Disciples took out spirit stones one after another.

And just at this moment, a figure came treading the wind, attracting everyone's gaze. Yu Zhangsheng landed at the Affairs Hall entrance; seeing the hour had not yet exceeded, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart and said with a smile: "Sorry to have kept everyone waiting."

"Junior Brother Yu! You've finally returned!"

"I thought you'd encountered some crisis; you really scared us to death."

"Exactly exactly; if you hadn't returned we would have gone to look for you."

Several Outer Disciples surrounded him, chattering away; the concern on their faces was exceptionally genuine.

Zhuang Yan nodded at him and smiled: "Good that you're back; hand in the spirit stones; you've collected them all, right?"

Yu Zhangsheng's gaze looked toward that astonished Wu Shang; the corner of his mouth curled in a smile.

"All collected."

Wu Shang's complexion was ugly to the extreme; he never expected that little Outer Disciple not only didn't die but actually returned!

How is this possible? What on earth is Luo Lesheng doing, actually taking money and not doing the job!

He gritted his teeth, utterly baffled in his heart, while simultaneously having a bad feeling.

Could something have happened to Huang Li? From beginning to end, he never thought Yu Zhangsheng had counter-killed four people; because the other was only Qi Refining Third Layer, fighting so many people above his level is a bit exaggerated; even a Sword Cultivator with extremely high talent might not necessarily succeed.

Yu Zhangsheng handed in the spirit stones with a half-smile, then walked past Wu Shang's side.

After Wu Shang hastily wrapped things up, he immediately went to search for Huang Li's whereabouts; in the end he discovered the blood scene in the dense forest.

"Soul-Breaking Nail, Luo Lesheng!"

His face turned pale; he didn't know how to explain to Huang Suyu; he could only first collect the corpses properly.

And Yu Zhangsheng, after returning to the Wooden Hut, impatiently opened the Hundred Treasures Bag and tallied the harvest.

In total he obtained two hundred thirty-five Low-grade Spirit Stones, one bottle of Qi Blood Pill, two Enhancing Spirit Pills, one bottle of Gathering Qi Pill, and some scattered Spirit Herbs.

Besides that, he also discovered a Concealment Bead that can mask aura and realm in Luo Lesheng's Hundred Treasures Bag.

"Is this the magic treasure he used to disguise himself as Qi Refining Fourth Layer before?"

Yu Zhangsheng channeled mana into the Concealment Bead and understood two functions: as long as it's activated and carried on one's person, it disguises realm and isolates others' Divine Sense probing; the disguised realm cannot exceed one major realm.

For example, Yu Zhangsheng can now disguise himself as a little cultivator of Qi Refining First Layer, or fully activate it to disguise himself as a Foundation Establishment expert! "Good treasure ah; no wonder he could thrive in Yu Fang City, killed so many people yet couldn't be caught; turns out he had it!"

Yu Zhangsheng forcefully activated it; a vast and suffocating aura surged within the Concealment Bead, making his cultivation base become Foundation Establishment Period! "This thing is too useful; as long as I don't make a move my falseness cannot be seen through; put on a mask and I'm a Foundation Establishment expert!"

Yu Zhangsheng was wild with joy; in his view, other magic treasures' values were all not as good as this Concealment Bead before his eyes.

Although that aura is false, made by Illusion Technique, the effect is very real; at critical moments it's enough to shock and deter petty villains; even in battle suddenly using it can still make the opponent distracted and reveal a flaw! But there's also a drawback: his mana must maintain the Concealment Bead at all times; if he makes a move to cast other spells, the next moment this aura will disperse, letting people see the problem at a glance.

So, even though Yu Zhangsheng has this treasure by his side, he still cannot be careless; he still has to perform well the expert demeanor a Foundation Establishment should have.

"In Yu Fang City, I believe there's no one blind enough to dare challenge Foundation Establishment, right?"

Yu Zhangsheng gloated, then looked at those two Enhancing Spirit Pills, thanking Huang Li's strong assistance in his heart.

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