Chapter 68: Luck Exploding? Assassins?

Failing to land the strike and allowing Tingyu Gongzi to escape, Chang Yongsheng felt very self-reproachful.

"Next time, there won't be such a good opportunity again. Tingyu is a famous assassin from Yanyu Tower, skilled in the art of assassination."

Among those present, aside from Feng Wanqing, it is likely that the others would find it difficult to retreat unscathed under his assassination attempts.

"Feng... Fairy, where are your junior brothers? Why haven't I seen them?"

Yan Xiao asked in confusion; if they had helped together, the chances of victory should have been greater.

"The war at the front is urgent; they returned to Fengxue Silver City a few days ago," the tall woman explained.

So that was it.

"Brother Yan, Elder Luosang, thank you both for this time," Chang Yongsheng said, cupping his hands in a salute toward them.

"You are too polite, brother. It is a pity I couldn't be of much help," Yan Xiao said with a wry smile.

Luosang returned the salute without saying much; in his view, he was merely following Yan Xiao's orders.

"Hmph, still better than those sycophants," Chang Yongsheng snorted coldly, looking at the several Sect Masters to the side with great dissatisfaction. "Sect Masters, you must be tired from watching the show. Would you like me to set up a banquet for you all?"

"Forgive us, Sect Master. Our cultivation is insufficient; we were willing but unable to help."

The pale old man was the first to stand up, his trembling appearance making Chang Yongsheng even more annoyed.

"My Lord, the moment Tingyu appeared, we were all suppressed by his aura; we truly dared not make a move."

Bai Yuming was at least honest, taking the initiative to admit his cowardice.

The others all stammered, not knowing how to explain.

"Look at my brother Yan Xiao—he is the youngest and has the lowest cultivation, yet he still stood up and even killed that old thief Mieyao. You lot are truly a bunch of trash!"

Chang Yongsheng was furious and, showing no mercy, began to scold them directly.

Yan Xiao was embarrassed by the praise and hurriedly said modestly, "My Lord, please don't lose your temper. Given the situation at the time, a casual strike from Tingyu could have taken their lives; it is only human nature that they didn't act."

"After all, not everyone can be as heroic and invincible as I am."

The crowd was so angry they were fuming, but they dared not act out in front of Chang Yongsheng.

Besides, even the Cave Profound Peak Mieyao Zhenren had been toyed to death by Yan Xiao; they weren't necessarily a match for him.

The way the crowd looked at Yan Xiao also changed; they dared not look down on him anymore.

"I won't hold it against you for not daring to act against Tingyu, but if you remain this timid when facing the Phantom Demon, I will have to seriously consider whether there is any need for the Seven Spirits to continue existing."

Chang Yongsheng was in a bad mood and spoke without any politeness, threatening them directly.

Everyone was shocked; if the Seven Spirits were truly disbanded, wouldn't their positions as Sect Masters be gone?

"Behave yourselves," Chang Yongsheng waved his hand, signaling for everyone to leave.

Bai Yuming walked out of the City Lord's Mansion with a face full of disdain, thinking to himself, "Chang Yongsheng, oh Chang Yongsheng, if you want to consolidate the Seven Spirits, you'll have to see if you can survive the assassination of Tingyu Gongzi first. Besides, behind Tingyu, there is still Yanyu Tower..."

In Bai Yuming's view, Chang Yongsheng was as good as dead, along with that detestable brat Yan Xiao, who always wanted to curry favor with Chang Yongsheng—let them go to hell together.

Thinking this, Bai Yuming couldn't help but laugh happily.

Yan Xiao was the last to leave, and Chang Yongsheng said apologetically, "Brother Yan, this time it was my brother who implicated you. When you return to Luoxia Mountain, you must be careful of Tingyu's revenge."

Yan Xiao smiled calmly and said confidently, "I'm actually afraid he won't come. As for you, brother, please take care of your own safety."

"I have Wanqing to protect me; he cannot kill me within the City Lord's Mansion. I only fear he will vent his anger on you. Brother, do not be careless," Chang Yongsheng said earnestly.

"Don't worry, my Lord. I won't linger any longer. Farewell."

Yan Xiao cupped his hands and left the City Lord's Mansion.

Chang Yongsheng watched him all the way to the door before turning back; it was clear he was genuinely worried for Yan Xiao.

"I owe him another favor; he must not die."

At the doorway, the tall woman muttered to herself.

"Wanqing, I think Brother Yan is truly excellent. Why not consider it? If you like him, your uncle will help play matchmaker. You aren't young anymore."

Chang Yongsheng said slowly, looking quite melancholy, as if he had aged several years all at once.

"With my great vengeance unavenged, I have no heart for matters between men and women. Besides, I do not like..."

The tall woman said indifferently.

"You don't like unfaithful men, right? I've only ever met one faithful man, and that was your father. Sigh..."

As Chang Yongsheng spoke, he began to blame himself again.

"Sect Master, are you not worried at all?"

On the road, Luosang looked at Yan Xiao and asked.

"No need to worry, I have a plan to deal with it," Yan Xiao said calmly.

Having completed the Mieyao Zhenren mission, he was rewarded with 20,000 Fear Value. Once he completed the mission to ferry talent from Majia Town, he would gain another 10,000 Fear Value, enough for him to squander.

Taking Wang Dazhu, Ma Jianyang, Ma Xiaoyun, and the others, Yan Xiao returned to Luoxia Mountain at top speed.

After checking on Qingxue, he immediately went to the fourth level of the Spirit Cave to begin his first period of closed-door cultivation since arriving in this cultivation world.

The reason he chose the fourth level was that the gravity here was an excellent way for him to train.

The Spirit Qi on the fourth level was also relatively easy to absorb, unlike the fifth level, which was so bizarre and unpredictable.

With the Three Elements Spirit Gathering Art, Gathering Spirit Pill, Quenching Fire Technique, plus his Beijing Old Cloth Shoes, and having released the Golden Scale Shuttle, he prepared everything and began to cultivate.

He had already planned his cultivation route: take pills to level up during the day, and temper his body at night.

He discovered that relying solely on Qi Refining was not advisable; after all, the body was the capital of the revolution and the carrier of True Essence. Only a good physique could push his cultivation to the extreme.

He had prepared a large quantity of Spirit Pills; if ten couldn't level him up, he would eat twenty. Yan Xiao didn't even bother with one or two.

Garbage Spirit Root?

That doesn't exist.

Spirit Pills and the Quenching Fire Technique go better together when cultivating!

One day passed, and he successfully leveled up once, reaching the fifth stage of Foundation Establishment. During this day, Luoxia Mountain did not suffer any assassinations or harassment.

Tingyu Gongzi did not seem to have any intention of avenging Mieyao Zhenren.

But looking at it this way, it all felt like the brief silence before a storm.

Yan Mansion.

A delicate-looking youth knocked on the door; he was travel-worn from the journey, having experienced three brushes with death in just a few days.

So, the Phantom Demon really was this terrifying.

At this moment, he was thinking about how blissful it would be to be able to refine medicine in peace within the sect.

This youth was none other than Liu Yu, the apothecary whom Yan Xiao had ordered to find Ma Cuihua to shed his shyness.

Walking into Yan Mansion, the first thing he saw was a group of charming maidservants, and Liu Yu immediately blushed.

When he met Ma Cuihua and stated his purpose, his face turned even redder.

Ma Cuihua, on the other hand, had a strange expression; this task from Yan Xiao was truly bizarre.

Without compromising his principles, change this youth's shy personality—how was she supposed to change that?

However, since Yan Xiao had given the order, she had to complete it well.

Ma Congming had come to see her during the day and brought good news; she was now truly grateful to Yan Xiao.

Since Yan Xiao trusted her so much, she must properly train this youth.

"Xiao Cui, take Young Master Liu down to rest, and tomorrow you take him out to stroll around the streets and meet some people."

Ma Cuihua said with a smile.

Xiao Cui agreed, and seeing that this little immortal master's face was flushed and somewhat cute, she couldn't help but find it amusing.

"Xiao Cui, Mother has found her own happiness and will likely leave you in the future; you must also work hard. You are no match for our Young Master, but you could still pursue his disciple, like Young Master Liu. If you end up with him, you will enjoy a life of ease in the future."

Ma Cuihua called Xiao Cui into her room to whisper to her.

She hoped that all the girls who came out of Chunfeng Pavilion could find their own happiness.

Xiao Cui blushed and said in a low voice, "Mother, Young Master Liu is a cultivator, how could he look upon me? Besides, I... I am still a woman from a brothel."

A woman of the world meets a good man, and her heart is secretly pledged to him.