Chapter 297

297. Chapter 297: Paying a Visit to Express Gratitude

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Protagonist:

Yu Zhangsheng

"Boom—!"

Within Hui Shui Shan, Yu Zhangsheng's figure moved like lightning, flying toward the foot of the mountain. Under his full-power eruption, his speed was invisible to the naked eye, and his entire body's aura erupted without any restraint. Along the way, he startled countless Spirit Beasts, which let out low roars one after another.

However, for these, Yu Zhangsheng did not care, but instead gained a preliminary determination of his own strength.

"Under full-power eruption, even if the Xuan Gui does not act, I can kill an ordinary Golden Core Early Stage! Golden Core Mid-stage, I can also fight!"

Yu Zhangsheng took a deep breath, thinking of this. His breathing became slightly rapid. Don't look at the fact that the Golden Cores he killed these two days were not few, but those all took advantage of heaven's timing and earth's advantage, either having a numerical advantage or relying on the Xuan Gui's eruption. Such opportunities are things one can only encounter by luck, not seek, and are difficult to replicate.

If Yu Zhangsheng were truly made to act alone, the pressure would still be not small, but now, everything is not the same. Even if he temporarily still does not have a Golden Core, relying on a Golden Core-tier physical body, and his Divine Sense power which has risen again to be comparable to Golden Core Late Stage, plus his Spirit Beasts all reaching Second Rank Peak — he is not Golden Core, but his combat power has reached comparable to Golden Core.

"In the blink of an eye, I have already walked to this level."

Waves surged in his heart, somewhat joyful. After all, within Wu Zhou, Golden Core already counts as high-end combat power. This level already has the capital to found a sect.

As for the higher layer of Zi Fu, it is almost rarely seen. Even within the Three Gates, it exists as a kind of foundation.

"No, cannot be arrogant. Looking at the entire cultivation world, I am still very weak. Wait until I am stronger, then go explore this world."

Sensing the change in his mindset, Yu Zhangsheng shuddered, hurriedly shook his head, took a deep breath, suppressed the distracting thoughts in his heart, and muttered to himself.

"However, now many things can be set in motion to prepare... Of course, right now I should still first go meet up with Senior Brother Zhang and the others, return to the Sect first, then talk."

Very quickly, half a day later, when the sky had darkened slightly, Yu Zhangsheng also descended Hui Shui Shan and returned to Medicine Gathering Town.

After finding the direction, Yu Zhangsheng did not hesitate and walked toward the pavilion where Gu Chen's Medicine Gathering Team was. Although Bai Zichen had been secretly bought off and killed by Yu Zhangsheng, relying on Yu Zhangsheng's current strength, he was also not afraid of the remaining people of Gu Chen's Medicine Gathering Team retaliating.

Before long, the small building where Gu Chen's Medicine Gathering Team was located came into view. In the living room, Zhang Tianwen, Li Minghan, and the others were all there. Shen Xingchen's condition had also recovered almost completely, his complexion much more ruddy.

As for the remaining people of Gu Chen's Medicine Gathering Team, they were respectfully serving the few people. In their gazes looking at the few people, there was contained reverence. Obviously they had been beaten down.

And upon seeing the person who came, excitement appeared on Zhang Tianwen's face. He asked with concern: "You're back? Nothing unexpected happened, right?"

"Nothing, handled some matters, already fine." Yu Zhangsheng smiled slightly, pondered briefly, "These few days, you guys shouldn't have encountered any trouble, right?"

"Good that you're fine." Zhang Tianwen looked Yu Zhangsheng up and down, patted Yu Zhangsheng's shoulder. While letting out a breath of relief, he heard this and lightly shook his head,

"Everything calm and peaceful. According to what you said, that dark current's behind-the-scenes employer should have received the news, or been scared off, and had no further actions."

"This is normal." Yu Zhangsheng nodded, his gaze sweeping past everyone. Finally, when he saw the two people standing to the side, he was slightly surprised, but not unexpected.

These two people, one of them Yu Zhangsheng recognized, was precisely Luo Meng. As for the other, his build was sturdy and tall, appearance rough. He had a Foundation Establishment Seventh Layer cultivation base, but at this moment his bearing was extremely restrained. Upon seeing Yu Zhangsheng, he bowed low and cupped his fists respectfully: "I am Yun Hai Medicine Gathering Team, Team Leader Ling Yun. Earlier I heard Yun Gang say that in Hui Shui Shan, many thanks to Dao Friend for lending a hand to help, only then could he escape danger. For this grace, after I knew, I will certainly need to personally pay a visit to express gratitude."

"Oh," Yu Zhangsheng suddenly realized, glanced indifferently at Luo Meng, and spoke calmly, "Thanks are not needed. Each taking what they need, that's all. It's fine."

"Grace of saving a life, how can it be treated lightly? It is still necessary. A token of appreciation, I hope Dao Friend will definitely accept."

Ling Yun spoke with a serious expression, solemnly. After speaking, he reached into his bosom and took out a Storage Bag, handing it to Yu Zhangsheng. In the gaze looking at Yu Zhangsheng, a flash of surprise passed, as if surprised by his excessive youth, or perhaps his cultivation base.

"Alright then."

Since words had reached this point, Yu Zhangsheng no longer refused. He nodded and accepted it.

And Ling Yun did not delay either. After chatting a few more sentences, his necessary purpose achieved, he took Luo Meng and left.

Watching Ling Yun's departing back, Yu Zhangsheng frowned slightly. After a long moment he shook his head, a meaningful smile on his lips.

"What's wrong, Changsheng? You... I feel it's only been a few days since we met, how come your cultivation base feels like it improved again? I can see through you less and less."

Li Minghan waved his hand, lightly flicked Yu Zhangsheng's arm, secretly swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and spoke with some heart-pounding fear.

For some reason, he always felt that the current Yu Zhangsheng gave him a feeling of imposing pressure, especially his physical body. Sensing carefully, it gave him a heart-pounding sensation.

"Is that so? Indeed there were some opportunities."

Regarding this, Yu Zhangsheng just laughed heartily, not explaining further. His physical body had just advanced; for a moment he still couldn't fully control it. His physical body's Qi and blood fluctuations would still leak slightly. If a person with sharp Spiritual Sense, they would naturally be able to detect it.

"Oh, okay."

Seeing this, Li Minghan nodded, and didn't ask further. Instead, it was Jue Lingzi to the side, looking at Yu Zhangsheng, his eyes full of shock and doubt. A look of horror flashed through, and his heart surged with towering waves.

"This guy, how long has it been? The feeling he gives me has even reached Golden Core pressure. And his Spirit Platform... it's not right. At the start it was indeed only seven layers... Now, I actually can't see through him."

Shen Xingchen was silent, opened his mouth but no words came out. Thoughts floated up in his mind one by one. Although his heart was doubtful, in the end he didn't say anything out loud, just looked deeply at Yu Zhangsheng once.

"Alright, since everyone is here, then rest for a night. Tomorrow we'll return to the Sect."

Zhang Tianwen looked at everyone, smiled slightly, and slowly let out a long breath.

"This trip to Hui Shui Shan, to this point it's about done. No matter what, I must thank you brothers here..."

Zhang Tianwen spoke to here, paused lightly. His gaze suddenly darkened. He sighed a breath, shook his head and didn't continue speaking. Instead he waved his hand, said a few sentences to everyone, and returned to his room to rest.

Obviously he thought of Wang Dingsheng. After all, Wang Dingsheng had also accepted his invitation to come to Hui Shui Shan, but in the end fell here. This matter, for Zhang Tianwen this Senior Brother, the impact was not small.

Watching Zhang Tianwen leave, everyone was silent. Their moods all carried some depression. So they didn't continue chatting idly, each returning to their own rooms.

Regarding Wang Dingsheng, the others didn't have too much familiarity and contact. But in the end they were all disciples of the same Sect, and moreover came together to Hui Shui Shan. For his fall, their hearts were more or less uncomfortable.

The Other Side...

"Adult, investigation is clear. Wanxiang Sect's people, Yu Zhangsheng today indeed returned, and did not fall in Hui Shui Shan."

Medicine Gathering Town, Yun Hai Medicine Gathering Team, inside a secret room, Ling Feng bent at the waist and knees, facing a Cultivator whose whole body was shrouded in a Black Robe before him, and spoke in a low voice.

"Oh? Is that so." The Black Robe Cultivator was silent. A moment later his tone carried a trace of irrepressible anger, and he spoke in a cold voice.

"These Dark Current people are truly useless. Spending such a large price, they couldn't even deal with a group of Foundation Establishment brats. They only killed the most insignificant Wang Dingsheng. What use is that?!"

Before his voice fell, the pressure belonging to Golden Core instantly erupted majestically. Cold Qi spread. Ling Feng buried his head even deeper, silent, his body trembling.

"Never mind. Since it didn't succeed, then we can only seek another method."

After a long time, the Black Robe Cultivator let out a deep sigh, shook his head, lowered his brows, and spoke.

This person was none other than the employer who contacted Dark Current back then! "This trip of yours, didn't arouse their suspicion, right?"

After sighing, the Black Robe cultivator's expression returned to calm, and he spoke blandly to Ling Feng.

"No, Shuzhu came under the pretext of paying a visit to express thanks, and Yu Changsheng did not suspect much."

Upon hearing this, Ling Feng turned his head back with a soft, respectful reply.

"That is best." The Black Robe cultivator let out a long breath, nodded, and fell into contemplation.

What he did not notice was that Ling Feng's eyes suddenly turned white, a strange color flashed across them, and in the next instant, fresh blood spilled from the corners of his mouth and nose, his eyes rolled up, his body lost all breath, and he fell stiffly to the ground, vital signs gone.

"Hm?"

The Black Robe cultivator froze, looking at this scene in astonishment, somewhat stunned, then his complexion changed drastically, he abruptly turned his head to look behind him, and said in a severe voice:

"Who! Playing tricks, come out!"

In the shadows behind him, a flicker suddenly occurred, and a tall figure slowly emerged from within, coldly watching the Black Robe cultivator.

"Yu Changsheng?!"

The Black Robe cultivator cried out shrilly, looking at this figure with some disbelief, his tone horrified, gaze vigilant, scalp tingling, a chill rising in his heart from the soles of his feet to his heavenly spirit cover.

What he feared was not Yu Changsheng, but his means of instantly killing Ling Feng — silently, without even him detecting the slightest bit! One must know, Ling Feng was Foundation Establishment Seventh Layer; even if he acted, it would be difficult to not trigger the slightest movement and make him expire in an instant.

"Indeed, so what, very surprised? Didn't die in Hui Shui Shan, you are very surprised?"

The comer was none other than Yu Changsheng; the one who acted just now was also him. From the moment Ling Feng waited for his arrival to pay a visit, Yu Changsheng faintly sensed something was off, so he kept an extra eye, placing a Divine Sense Seed deep in his Sea of Consciousness to monitor his everything in secret.

And just now, he detonated this Divine Sense Seed, thoroughly from within, annihilating Ling Feng's Shenjue, therefore able to let him die directly in silence.

Even though Ling Feng was Foundation Establishment Seventh Layer, cultivation base not low, but relying on Yu Changsheng's Divine Sense strengthened many times now, wanting to achieve this point, although consumption not small, but not considered difficult.

Perhaps, Ling Feng until death never thought he would fall so rashly.

The Black Robe cultivator heard this, complexion alternating between dark and clear, took a deep breath, watched Yu Changsheng vigilantly, but then grinned, eyes flashing with gloomy light:

"You are quite bold, I didn't go find you, yet you came alone, is it to deliver yourself to death?"

The Black Robe cultivator's tone was ice cold, like wind blowing from the Nine Nether Cold Cave, the threat within obvious, killing intent rampant.

However although speaking thus, the Black Robe cultivator's inner vigilance did not reduce in the slightest, he scanned the surroundings once, confirmed there were indeed no other people following, only then felt slightly at ease, looking at Yu Changsheng.

Yu Changsheng's mouth corners twitched, slowly hung a cold smile, hearing this laughed lightly, hehe said: "No need to look, only me alone, however..."

Yu Changsheng's tone paused, the next moment, Shadow Flash activated, before the Black Robe cultivator could react, in an instant he arrived before the Black Robe cultivator.

Palm extended, with lightning speed, fiercely gripped the Black Robe cultivator's neck, Fleshly Power erupted, even more Shenjue Power surged up and fiercely collided, in merely a moment, he controlled the Black Robe cultivator.

"However, seems you still haven't figured out, to deal with your kind of trash, no need to expend effort ah."

Yu Changsheng finished speaking, eyes slightly narrowed, slowly raised head, lifted the Black Robe cultivator above his head, Fleshly and Divine Sense power erupted simultaneously, sealing his every movement.

"Wh... what!"

The Black Robe cultivator's complexion pale, violently struggling, yet to no avail, sensing the Qi Blood Power surging on Yu Changsheng's body, even more like vast ocean Divine Sense, heart bitter with fear, even more surging up thousand layers of great waves.

"Gold... Golden Core?!"

"Yes, and not completely, for you, also almost the same."

Facing the Black Robe cultivator's questioning, Yu Changsheng was noncommittal, complexion calm.

Although the Black Robe cultivator had already become Golden Core, compared to those Dark Current ones who forcibly ate pills to break through Golden Core, he was stronger by quite a lot, but his condensed Golden Core was also the lowest quality.

And Yu Changsheng although cultivation base not yet broken through Golden Core, but relying on Nine Layers Spirit Platform, and Golden Core fleshly body, and also tempered by Heaven One Divine Water, comparable to Golden Core Late Stage Divine Sense, dealing with Black Robe cultivator this kind of ordinary Golden Core cultivator, did not feel much pressure.

"I want to see, just who it is, so elusive, plotting to harm me."

Yu Changsheng frowned, in an instant, Qi Blood surged and galloped, hand green veins bulged, abruptly tightened, and Divine Sense power also turned into vast ocean, even more carrying a thread of Heaven One Divine Water power, pressing toward the Black Robe cultivator's Shenjue.

Thunder! Void gave birth to thunder, exploded beside the Black Robe cultivator's ear, Black Robe cultivator complexion pale, Qi Blood disordered, like a lone leaf boat, tottering, a sense of powerlessness arose spontaneously, under shock and horror, the Black Robe covering his face also slid off.

Revealing a face, Yu Changsheng somewhat unfamiliar, yet slightly familiar.

"So it's you ah, I said no wonder."

Yu Changsheng pondered slightly, eyebrow raised, smiled once.

This person, was none other than one year ago, came to Qiyao Pavilion to provoke, finally repelled by Li Minghan's father, Li Yuntao, that Golden Core cultivator. (Chapter End)