Chapter 102 - 100: Swallowing the City God, Killing Spree

"Quanxing Demon People?!"

Everyone’s expression turned to shock at his words.

The name "Quanxing" was infamous throughout the Cultivation Realm.

There probably wasn’t a single Cultivator who hadn’t heard of it.

It was an Evil Cult that opposed the Great Hao Divine Dynasty.

They often plundered the Incense of City Gods in various places and even attacked City God Temples.

The number of City Gods who had died at the hands of Quanxing was estimated to be in the hundreds, if not thousands.

As a result, those City Gods feared Quanxing like the plague.

The Great Hao Divine Dynasty had also tried to exterminate Quanxing several times, even deploying Dao Realm experts like the Commander of the Haotian Guard.

Unfortunately, every time they were wiped out, Quanxing would lay low for a while before re-emerging.

They were like weeds—cut them down, and they would just grow back again after a while.

According to rumor, the leader of Quanxing was also a Dao Realm expert.

His family had been persecuted to death by a City God of the Great Hao Divine Dynasty, which led him to establish Quanxing.

Quanxing had publicly declared that these City Gods wantonly murdered commoners, using them as fuel to extend the lifespans of the Great Hao Divine Dynasty’s officials and nobles.

In truth, many Sects were aware of this, but they simply turned a blind eye.

Therefore, even though Quanxing spread this information everywhere, it didn’t cause much of a stir.

But none of them had expected to run into the Quanxing Demon People inside the Dragon Palace.

"What should we do? Are we still going in?"

The scholar at the side was a little apprehensive.

The situation inside the palace was unclear. Rushing in recklessly could lead to unknown dangers.

Qian Yi’an frowned. "These County City Gods are all at the Lifebound Realm, and the lesser County City Gods are at the Entering the Hall Realm. They won’t necessarily be afraid of these Quanxing Demon People. Besides, we have a Tribulation Crossing Zhenren with us. There’s no need to be scared. Let’s go in and take a look. If the situation looks bad, it won’t be too late to leave."

As he spoke, he looked at Wang Xiao.

"Junior Brother Wang, what do you think?"

Wang Xiao’s eyes shifted slightly. "I have no objection."

He had, of course, heard of Quanxing’s reputation as well.

He was secretly pleased by Quanxing’s practice of hunting City Gods and plundering their Incense.

’These City Gods turn their devout followers into human incense to extend their own lives. They’ve completely lost their humanity.’

’They deserve to die!’

Wang Xiao was also wondering if he could use the power of Quanxing to help him obtain the gift that Ning Xiaodie had left for him on the City God!

He had a faint feeling that this would be the key to his breakthrough!

The scholar spoke up, "Even so, one person should go in first to scout while the others wait outside to provide support. That way we can avoid walking into an ambush and getting wiped out."

Qian Yi’an said, "In that case, Brother Pei, who do you think is suitable to go?"

The scholar said calmly, "Neither Junior Sister Mei nor I are skilled in Body Protection Techniques or Escape Techniques, so naturally, we can’t go."

The woman beside him nodded. "That’s right. Senior Brother Qian, why don’t you decide?"

"Well..."

Qian Yi’an couldn’t help but look at Wang Xiao.

The scholar and the woman also turned to look at Wang Xiao.

Wang Xiao gave a faint, wry smile. "From the looks of it, you all want me to be the scout?"

Qian Yi’an tried to placate him. "Junior Brother Wang, it’s just scouting. Nothing will happen. Our Realms are all higher than yours. If there’s real danger, we can intervene immediately. It really is more suitable for you to scout."

"Of course, we won’t let you take the risk for nothing. After we finish exploring the Dragon Palace, we’ll give you ten percent of whatever we find."

Then, he looked at the scholar and the woman. "What do you two think?"

The scholar nodded slightly. "That’s not a problem."

’It’s just a verbal promise, anyway. When the time comes and we actually get something, we can just go back on our word whenever we want.’

"I have no problem either," the woman nodded.

Only then did Qian Yi’an look back at Wang Xiao. "Junior Brother Wang, that should be acceptable, right? Since we’ve formed a team, there’s no need to haggle over every little detail."

He had befriended Wang Xiao and pulled him into his team precisely to prepare for this kind of unexpected situation.

Originally, he had planned to have Wang Xiao attract the attention of the Shrimp Soldiers and Crab Generals later so he could seize the opportunity to plunder treasures.

Now, it seemed he had no choice but to have Wang Xiao scout ahead of schedule.

Wang Xiao shook his head. "Ten percent is too little."

"Then how much do you want? We can negotiate," the scholar said.

’He didn’t plan on giving him anything anyway, so he’d let Wang Xiao name his price.’

He sneered inwardly. ’This reckless fool is quite greedy.’

Wang Xiao said flatly, "I want it all!"

"What did you say? Are you kidding me?" The scholar’s brow furrowed.

If he agreed to this condition, it would be an obvious sign that he had no intention of paying up.

He could also see that the other party was clearly toying with him and had no intention of negotiating.

Qian Yi’an’s expression darkened as well. "Junior Brother Wang, you’re going too far. We’re all here to seek treasure. We can’t all leave empty-handed, can we?"

"Too far?" Wang Xiao said coolly. "I don’t think it’s too far at all. If you don’t want to go, then get lost. Don’t be an eyesore here."

Qian Yi’an’s expression changed. "You... you..."

He never expected that the junior brother who looked so naive just a moment ago would suddenly become so aggressive.

For a moment, his face flushed red with indignation, unable to even speak.

The scholar huffed and was just about to speak.

But a hearty laugh suddenly rang out from the side:

"Haha, well said! A bunch of hypocrites. You want to plunder treasure, but you also want others to take all the risks. There’s no such free lunch in this world."

As the voice fell, a burly, bearded man walked out from a nearby palace.

In his hand, he was clutching a Yin Spirit.

By its appearance, it seemed to be a City God from some county.

However, at this moment, the City God’s eyes were tightly shut, its Yin Spirit dim. It looked as if it had been completely suppressed!

Seeing this burly man, Qian Yi’an and the others’ faces changed, and their bodies couldn’t help but tremble.

"Life... Lifebound Realm!"

They could feel a faint but palpable pressure emanating from the burly man.

This burly man had to be at the Lifebound Realm, and he had surpassed the Lower Rank Lifebound!

Qian Yi’an swallowed hard and slowly retreated behind Wang Xiao.

"Qian Yi’an, great-grandson of Yunshan Master of Dragon Tiger Mountain, greets Senior. Since Senior’s targets are these City Gods, this junior will not disturb you any further and will take my leave."

With that, he stirred his Magical Power, about to flee.

The burly man’s voice was calm. "Did I say you could leave?!"

Qian Yi’an stabilized his Heart Spirit and asked, "I wonder what other instructions Senior has for me?"

The burly man sneered. "Qian Yunshan colluded with that State City God, Qin Jingrong. He’s another piece of filth. He must have used human incense in private, a crime worthy of ten thousand deaths. And looking at how you were acting just now, trying to screw over your own sect members, you’ve certainly inherited Qian Yunshan’s methods. Keeping you alive would just be a scourge. It’s better if you die!"

As he spoke, his Magical Power surged out, forming a giant hand that slapped violently toward Qian Yi’an.

"Senior, spare me!"

Qian Yi’an reached out, trying to pull Wang Xiao in front of him as a human shield.

However, just as his hand neared Wang Xiao, he saw a Sword Shadow flash.

His arm was instantly severed.

"AHH!"

He screamed, ignoring the pain, and tried to run.

But the giant hand caught up to him first, smashing him into a meat pulp!

The other scholar and the woman also tried to run, but the burly man channeled his Magical Power and smashed them into a paste as well!

These few Cultivators at the Entering the Hall Realm had no power to resist the burly man at the Lifebound Realm.

After dealing with Qian Yi’an and the others, the burly man finally turned to look at Wang Xiao.

"Why aren’t you running?"

Wang Xiao’s expression was calm.

"If I can beat you, there’s no need to run. If I can’t, I don’t think running would do any good."

The burly man laughed heartily.

"Interesting. So, do you think you can beat me?"

Wang Xiao shook his head. "We haven’t fought. I don’t know."

He could tell that the burly man before him was likely a Middle Rank Lifebound.

That was equivalent to an expert who had achieved Limit Breaking Twice.

However, the Cultivators of this world were generally a bit weaker than Martial Artists of the same Realm.

Therefore, Wang Xiao didn’t know if he could currently fight above his rank and defeat this burly man.

The burly man smiled.

"It seems you’re quite confident in your own strength. But, I don’t have time to fight you. Your personality, though, is quite to my liking. Want to join our Quanxing?"

Wang Xiao said,

"Does your Quanxing always recruit people so casually? Aren’t you afraid I’ll join and then turn around and betray you?"

The burly man replied,

"Our Quanxing has never had many requirements for those who join. As long as you oppose the Court and kill City Gods, you’re one of us."

Wang Xiao said,

"I don’t plan on leaving Dragon Tiger Mountain for now. However, I am somewhat interested in the City God in your hand."

The burly man glanced at the City God in his hand and said flatly,

"Oh? I was just about to strip the Incense from this piece of filth. A scumbag like this doesn’t deserve to possess the Incense of the common people!"

As he spoke, his Magical Power surged and he pressed it violently onto the City God’s body.

The next moment, clouds of mist reeking of dense Incense Smoke floated out from the City God’s body and landed in his hand.

Wang Xiao asked with some curiosity,

"The Incense on a City God can actually be stripped away?"

The burly man said,

"We naturally have our methods. If you join Quanxing, we can teach you."

Wang Xiao said,

"As I said, I don’t plan on leaving Dragon Tiger Mountain for now. However, I also can’t stand what the City Gods are doing. I could help you hunt them without revealing my identity."

"But I have a condition."

The burly man chuckled.

"What condition?"

Wang Xiao said,

"Give me the City God in your hand."

The burly man casually tossed it over to Wang Xiao.

"If you kill this filthy thing right now, I’ll acknowledge you as a member of our Quanxing."

Wang Xiao’s True Qi surged as he held the City God in his hand. The impulse in his body to devour the City God grew more and more intense.

He exhaled and thought to himself, ’Right now, this City God’s Incense has already been stripped away. Swallowing it shouldn’t count as refining Incense, right? I’d like to see just what this gift Ning Xiaodie left behind really is!’

Without further hesitation, he opened his mouth and swallowed the City God in one gulp!

In an instant, Wang Xiao felt a wave of cold, sinister energy radiate from his body, enveloping the City God’s Yin Spirit.

The next moment, the Yin Spirit melted away like ice and snow, transforming into clumps of pure Divine Soul Energy.

At the same time, a faint golden mark flew out from within it.

’Huh? What’s this?’

Wang Xiao’s eyes flickered, and he immediately began to analyze it.