Chapter 38: Counter-killing the Lu Family Cultivators, Entering Dreams to Search Souls

At this moment, as soon as Zhou Sui left the Treasure Pavilion, he immediately sensed several gazes from within the pavilion landing on him, seemingly harboring ill intent.

"Are you kidding me? Isn't it said that the Treasure Pavilion is the most reputable shop in all of Miyun City? There has never been an incident of killing for treasure, so what exactly is going on now?"

"Right, perhaps it's not that it hasn't happened, but that it has, only those people died long ago."

"Dead men naturally cannot speak, nor can they reveal the truth."

"Damn Treasure Pavilion, claiming to be the masters of Miyun City, and even acting as the City Lord, yet they still engage in killing for treasure; it is truly shameless to the extreme."

Zhou Sui clenched his fists.

Although he had more or less anticipated such a thing, he still felt sorrow for this world; it wasn't that there were no good people in this world, just that there were too few.

Even if there were truly good people, in all likelihood, they had already been killed, with few surviving.

His previous caution was indeed correct; without sufficient strength, exposing a large amount of Spirit Stones was truly a path to death.

Now, he had merely exposed ten thousand Low-grade Spirit Stones, and he had already attracted enemies.

Even the Lu Family, the former overlords of Miyun City, had set their sights on him.

However, he did not feel any fear at this moment.

Because he was no longer who he used to be; having advanced to the Qi Refining Fifth Layer, his cultivation had received a massive boost, especially the Dream Soul Gu on his person, which had already reached the First-tier High-grade, equivalent to a Qi Refining Late Stage Cultivator.

How could ordinary Qi Refining Late Stage Cultivators withstand the power of the Dream Soul Gu? Attacks originating from the soul were not so easily resisted; for those Qi Refining Cultivators, it was simply a dimensional strike.

Of course, more importantly, he was currently just a clone.

Even if he truly failed, it would only mean the loss of a clone, which could not harm his true body.

"Hmph, since you want to kill me, then be prepared to be killed."

A Cold Glow appeared in Zhou Sui's eyes; he remained calm, pretending not to notice the few Lu Family Cultivators following him.

He turned through several alleys, arriving at a remote, small lane in Miyun City, a place where few people appeared.

And the Lu Family Cultivators who had followed him also felt very joyful.

"What's going on? This brat keeps turning, where exactly does he want to go?"

"I thought this brat would leave the city; I intended to deal with him outside the city, but I didn't expect him to stay inside."

"This brat probably thinks it's safer inside the city, little does he know that this is our Lu Family's territory."

"Heh heh, this Loose Cultivator must have a great secret; perhaps he obtained the inheritance of some Foundation Establishment Cultivator, otherwise, how could he suddenly produce such a large sum of Spirit Stones?"

"Whether there is a secret or not, once we capture this brat and torture him, we'll know; no need to guess."

"Great, he actually foolishly came to such a remote place; it's perfect that there's no one nearby. Let's strike immediately and capture this brat; I want to see what exactly he is hiding."

The three Qi Refining Seventh Layer and one Qi Refining Eighth Layer Lu Family Cultivators revealed ferocious gazes; without another word, they immediately wanted to cast spells and make a move on Zhou Sui.

Boom—

In an instant, a burst of hidden soul fluctuations suddenly came from the air, instantly spreading over a hundred meters and completely shrouding this area.

What?!

These four Lu Family Cultivators were stunned at once; they were shocked to find that their bodies could not move, as if they had been hit by an Immobilization Technique, falling into an illusion.

The problem was, they had no idea when they had been struck.

One by one, they stood like wooden chickens, drooling like idiots, seemingly dreaming of the things they desired most in their hearts.

This was one of the abilities of the Dream Soul Gu: Enter Dream!

Once this skill is cast, it can pull enemies within range into a dreamscape silently and without a trace.

"The power of the First-tier High-grade Dream Soul Gu is truly powerful."

At this very moment, the voice of the clone Zhou Sui also appeared before these Lu Family Cultivators; he marveled at the power of the Dream Soul Gu, as for ordinary Qi Refining Late Stage Cultivators, this was simply a dimensional strike.

Cultivators without soul-defending Dharma Artifacts were almost killed in one blow, with no way to resist.

With just a thought, these Lu Family Cultivators instantly entered a dream, with no power to resist.

"Die!"

Zhou Sui had no interest in wasting words with these Lu Family Cultivators; with a light flick of his finger, streams of True Essence instantly pierced the foreheads of these four Lu Family Cultivators, and bloody holes appeared all at once, dripping with blood.

"This!"

"You, when did you discover us?"

"Impossible, a mere Loose Cultivator, how could you be so powerful?"

"This must be fake, we actually died; when exactly did you strike?!"

Intense, sharp pain caused these four Lu Family Cultivators to break free from the dream; they saw Zhou Sui, who had suddenly appeared before them, their pupils constricting as they revealed expressions of extreme terror.

They had no idea when they had leaked their tracks.

At this moment, how could they not know that the Loose Cultivator before them was playing the pig to eat the tiger.

But now, even if they wanted to struggle, even if they regretted it, it was already too late.

With a thud, they fell to the ground just like that, their eyes wide open, truly dying with their eyes full of resentment.

"Soul Search!"

Without hesitation, Zhou Sui once again unleashed the second ability of the Dream Soul Gu, Soul Search; this was an ability even more formidable than the Soul Search technique, as the Soul Search technique of demonic sects could only obtain partial memories, with most memories being incomplete, and sometimes failing to obtain the desired intelligence.

But the Soul Search of the Dream Soul Gu could obtain the complete soul memories of the enemy, without the slightest omission.

Whoosh—

Instantly, a vast amount of memory flooded into the body of the Dream Soul Gu, being swallowed, digested, and absorbed.

At the same time, streams of pure soul energy were also swallowed by the Dream Soul Gu, strengthening the power within its body and prompting its evolution.

Besides relying on the Host to grow, it could also promote its own growth by devouring the souls of other living beings.

"So that's how it is; indeed, they are Lu Family Cultivators. I didn't expect the dignified Lu Family to have fallen to the point of being no different from Robber Cultivators."

"And the chaos in Miyun City during this period actually has a great deal to do with the Lu Family; they are even the mastermind behind the scenes."

"These Cultivator families are truly not a single good thing."

In an instant, after Zhou Sui obtained the memories of these few Lu Family Cultivators, he immediately understood the sequence of events.

The mastermind was none other than the Treasure Pavilion manager Lu Ming from just a moment ago.

Because the current situation of the Lu Family is not very stable and their Ancestor is on the verge of perishing, the Lu Family has become hysterical, secretly turning into Robber Cultivators to waylay and kill Loose Cultivators one by one to acquire vast amounts of wealth.

He was merely one of those who had been targeted.

(End of this chapter)