Chapter 70: A Little Bit of a Small Harvest!

Su Ping did not beat Niu Wu to death on the spot.

Instead, after breaking the legs of him and the few Loose Cultivators with the highest cultivation levels, he interrogated them separately.

Whenever there was a discrepancy, he would bring the two out for a confrontation, then send the liar on their way early with a single punch.

The cellar of this villa was stuffed with the corpses of men and women from the villas these bandits had raided and slaughtered.

Most of the people still alive in the main hall were good-looking mortals, but these bandits had no pity for them; every one of these mortals was on the verge of death, in agony.

Su Ping felt absolutely no psychological burden about sending these bandits on their way.

Under his iron fist, the little secrets of Niu Wu's team were basically emptied out.

Perhaps as the leader, Niu Wu had some hidden secrets of his own that allowed him to lead his team to such success.

For example, colluding with local tyrants, or having the tacit approval of Outer Sect Disciples or even Deacons.

Su Ping, however, was not interested in this; he only needed to know where the things these bandits had robbed were stored.

Therefore, when Niu Wu tried to be clever and, noticing Su Ping's unkind expression, immediately shouted that he had discovered a secret from an Ancient Relic in the present world.

Su Ping did not give the other party a chance to finish his sentence, kicking Niu Wu's throat to pieces and ending his sinful life.

He then hummed lightly and made a remark:

"A mere Loose Cultivator, and you think you know the secrets of an Ancient Relic?"

"To save your life, couldn't you have made up a more plausible excuse?"

Su Ping withdrew his foot and swept his gaze over the bandits on the ground who had lost their mobility and were waiting for death.

He did not intend to stay and waste time; instead, he took out his Storage Bag and, after putting in a portion of the wealth they had plundered and most of the Sealed Dharma Artifacts,

he left the villa directly and headed straight for the several bandit strongholds he had learned of during the interrogation.

These bandit strongholds were mostly located in deep mountains and old forests.

They had powerful bows and heavy crossbows, rolling logs and falling stones.

Yet, they could not stop Su Ping, who was already at the Body Tempering Fifth Layer.

Under a thunderstorm, Su Ping swept through all six nests left behind by Niu Wu in a single night.

Inside, he also found quite a few Sealed Dharma Artifacts.

Clearly, the wealthy families they had looted previously had also been purchasing Sealed Dharma Artifacts during this period, wanting to contribute to the great cause of exterminating Evil Spirits.

"These bandits truly deserve to die. Don't they know this is hindering the war between the Cultivation World and the Demon World?"

"This is nothing short of treason against humanity!"

"Sigh, to make up for the progress they've impacted, let me take over these Sealed Dharma Artifacts, and after purifying them, I will send them back to the Merit Stele."

Su Ping tearfully set aside a Storage Bag specifically to store the Sealed Dharma Artifacts.

Afterward, he returned directly to Jinque City by the same route.

Because he had the judgment of the Xuangui Island Fishing Spot.

Along the way, Su Ping no longer ran off to mountain gullies to fish and try his luck, and with his improved cultivation, he was much faster than when he had come.

The day after Su Ping left.

After the rain cleared, martial artists from nearby towns who had learned the news from survivors who escaped came to inspect the scene.

Upon walking into the villa through the gaping gate,

and looking at the broken walls caused by the fighting, the martial artists all gasped in shock.

In this territory, they, the new generation of martial artists, had never seen such a violent scene.

Not to mention that they subsequently discovered that every one of those lying there was a martial artist whose strength was not below their own.

Some even discovered the corpses of big shots like Loose Cultivators, and they only felt a chill creeping over their bodies despite the hot weather.

It was a week later when Ji Hu's men rushed over to handle the aftermath of the matter.

It was also at this time that the nobles in Golden Sword City finally understood that it was the Inspector of Jinque City who happened to pass by and, seeing injustice, helped them wipe out a bandit group. The nobles who had never met Niu Wu did not take this to heart and merely offered a few polite words of thanks.

Of course, they did not go and ask where the wealth the bandits had robbed had gone.

No one with the power to send word was willing to offend an Immortal Sect Cultivator for the sake of that wealth.

As for those wealthy families who had suffered significant losses and cared about it... they had no channels to send word, and no one paid them any mind.

As for the Sealed Dharma Artifacts, these people did not care either; if there were none, they would just continue to find channels to apply for more.

As long as they reasonably and legally controlled a large population, they would not worry about not having middlemen seeking merit to send them over.

As for the Small Golden Light Temple, other large cities with Spirit Veins and abundant Spirit Qi were their focus.

Recently, they were severely understaffed and had long been too busy to cope; otherwise, they would not have voluntarily given up holding Dharma Assemblies in the coastal areas.

They provided the Sealed Dharma Artifacts, and as long as the recovery in a certain area was not too far off, they would not pay it any mind.

In Jinque City, after Su Ping returned to Linyue Villa, he then returned to the Pot Heaven to start counting the harvest from this trip.

Discovering the Second-tier Low-grade Fishing Spot was naturally the biggest harvest.

Then there was the big bird he had brought down on the way; as an Avian Demonic Beast, its feathers were still quite valuable and might be exchanged for quite a few Spirit Stones! After that was the little bit of harvest he had gained after his righteous act.

Hundreds of taels of gold, thousands of catties of silver, and various jewelry and ornaments.

Aside from keeping the gold, these mortal riches could be handed over to the steward to handle.

His own Body Tempering Medicine Packs were being consumed a bit quickly, and it would not be very good to keep asking others for more if the treasury hit rock bottom.

Finally, there were the Sealed Dharma Artifacts.

Su Ping counted all the Sealed Dharma Artifacts he had collected.

There were three hundred and fifteen in total! Su Ping had inquired about this quantity; it was not too many, and he could completely swallow them all.

And judging from the feedback from various places at present.

Eradicating the Evil Spirits within the Sealed Dharma Artifacts, even with the help of believers' faith, was a long-term, grinding task.

Added to the fact that believers differed from one another and the forces controlled by each family were different, there would not be many successfully purified Sealed Dharma Artifacts flowing into the market without a year or two of effort.

In other words, even if Su Ping consumes a large number of Sealed Dharma Artifacts, it would still take a year before there is any probability of attracting the attention of middlemen like the Small Golden Light Temple to the anomaly.

He took out a Sealed Dharma Artifact and toyed with it for a while.

Su Ping noticed that the Evil-Warding and Evil-Punishing Stone Lion in the Pot Heaven turned its head to look over when it saw the Sealed Dharma Artifact.

It even let out a muffled snort, revealed an expression of disdain, and laid back down.

Judging from its reaction, this Stone Lion of his is clearly capable of restraining Evil Spirits.

The Evil-Warding Blessing it provides should also be effective against the Evil Spirits of the Cultivation World.

This is indeed good news!

At the very least, he has gained another trump card for self-preservation when facing Evil Spirits or evil cultivators! Afterward, Su Ping rested at Linyue Villa for two days, replenished the medicine packets needed for Body Tempering, and then made a trip to the Jiuye Mountain Market.

Following the relocation and departure of most of the Yun Family.

The Jiuye Mountain Market also changed owners.

It is rumored that the current Jiuye Mountain Market was taken over by an Inner Sect Disciple of an Immortal Sect, and the manager of this place has also been replaced by a trusted aide of that Inner Sect Disciple.

Perhaps that Inner Sect Disciple is also someone who understands the value of sustainable development.

The Jiuye Mountain Market has not set an entry fee, and they even hired Loose Cultivators to spread the word that the original residential area of the Yun Family in the market can be rented out to Loose Cultivators for living.

Furthermore, as long as one is working or setting up a stall in the market, rent is waived for the first three months! This immediately attracted many Loose Cultivators who traveled from far away to come to this Jiuye Mountain Market.

After all, no matter how poor this market is, it is still a blessed land with a Spirit Vein; in the past, how many Loose Cultivators begged for a spot only to be denied a residency quota.

Suddenly, the Loose Cultivators were all grateful to the new owner of this Jiuye Mountain Market.

This also incidentally caused the market's area to expand by a circle, and the foot traffic is at least double what it was when Su Ping last came! (End of this chapter)