Chapter 135: Obedient
Aside from the Yushui Immortal Sect led by Quan Xinghai, people from other sects were also drawn in by the auspicious clouds summoned by the spirit stone mine.
For a moment, the air was filled with people.
Seeing the spirit stone mine below, after their initial surprise, they immediately began to discuss it among themselves.
With so many top-grade spirit stones right in front of them, even the wealthiest among them couldn’t help but be moved.
Feng Shi retreated to stand in front of the mine, looking up at the old foxes in the sky as they each worked their own calculations.
The first to speak was the person beside Quan Xinghai.
“Brother? Why are you helping him! We should just snatch the mine directly!”
The youth speaking was dressed in a plain white dress. He looked about the same age as Feng Shi and his group, but his explosive temper didn’t suit the attire at all.
Hearing this, Quan Xinghai frowned and glared at the youth, reprimanding him, “Xinghe, shut your mouth!”
Quan Xinghe looked defiant, ignoring his brother’s words. He held his head high like a proud peacock and countered, “Brother, are you afraid of him?”
As he spoke, his gaze swept over Feng Shi undisguised. Finally, he gave a snort and said with disdain, “He’s just a pretty boy. You’re afraid, but I’m not!”
With that, he flew down, his long sword pointed directly at Feng Shi.
Feng Shi also placed his hand on the hilt of his sword.
However, before his blade could even clear an inch of the scabbard, a figure suddenly stepped past him to meet the attack.
Looking at the somewhat thin figure blocking his path, Feng Shi was stunned for a moment. A moment later, his fingers on the sword hilt relaxed, and a small smile appeared.
The two swords collided several times in an instant, striking brilliant red sparks.
After the initial exchange, the two combatants briefly separated.
Quan Xinghe had a ferocious expression as he pointed a finger at Feng Shi behind Shen Songhe and yelled, “Move! I want to fight that guy!”
Shen Songhe’s gaze turned sharp, his long brows knitting slightly. His long sword, pointed diagonally toward the ground, quivered as he flashed forward to take the offensive.
The youth had an upright posture. Even though he was wearing an incongruous lady’s dress, it couldn’t hide his cold, frost-like temperament. The moment he appeared, he drew the attention of many.
Quan Xinghai called out from above, “Xinghe! Stop being reckless!”
Feng Shi followed the voice to look at him. Just as the man turned to look back, he immediately gave Feng Shi a proper, subtle smile.
Just talk and no action…
Feng Shi’s fingers tapped against his arm, his heart clear as a mirror. He didn’t show it, though; he simply raised an eyebrow and smiled back, then focused on the fight before him.
Many people coveted the spirit stone mine, but those who considered themselves members of righteous sects were reluctant to be the first to act.
Only Quan Xinghe was such a fool.
Everyone else was standing by to watch. First, to test Feng Shi’s true strength; second, to wait until both sides were exhausted so they could swoop in for the spoils.
But that wasn’t what Feng Shi wanted to see.
Shen Songhe had been raised by Feng Shi. Everything he learned had been meticulously selected by Feng Shi from the system mall. Not only was it perfectly suited for him, but it was also the best in the world.
Therefore, even though he only had a Foundation Establishment cultivation, he was more than a match for a half-baked Jindan like Quan Xinghe.
Seeing that Quan Xinghe was actually being beaten into retreat by someone in the Foundation Establishment stage, Quan Xinghai slowly tightened his grip on his folding fan. The smile on his face grew increasingly stiff and terrifying.
Seeing this, Feng Shi turned to address the dazed Chongshan Sect disciples. He said loudly, “What are all of you standing there for? Get digging! For this trial, we aren’t going anywhere else. We’re staying right here to mine!”
Ruan Ping was the first to answer, his voice booming. “Understood, Shixiong!”
Feng Shi gave him a secret wink.
Old Man Lin was the first who couldn’t stand it. Anxious and irritable, he began to stir up trouble. “I say, everyone, are you really going to watch this kid take all these spirit stones?”
“We are Elders. If we lose to a brat on this trip, wouldn’t we be a laughingstock?!”
The people above looked at each other, starting to feel a bit hesitant. “This…”
Feng Shi wanted to laugh. After a while, he even stood on his tiptoes to interject. “Exactly! Exactly!”
“Anyway, the Chongshan Sect is taking this spirit stone mine! If you don’t take it, it’s all ours!”
“But… if all of you teamed up to kill me, no one would ever know. How about it? Do you want to kill me?”
The crowd: “…”
This was blatant provocation!
Quan Xinghai’s brow knitted tightly. He suddenly felt that he couldn’t understand the person before him at all.
Seeing the irritation on their faces starting to waver, Feng Shi continued, “Action speaks louder than words. I’m just a small Jindan; what are you all still worried about? Come on, come on!”
Before the others could react, Elder Lin suddenly threw his head back and laughed. “Hahaha! Kid Liu Yi, you said it yourself! I’ve never seen someone so eager to die!”
Feng Shi didn’t change his expression. “Uh-huh, come on.”
The smile on Elder Lin’s face faded, his eyes filled with gloom. He held two yellow talismans between his fingers. “Good! Today I’ll make sure you, this genius of the Chongshan Sect, die by my hand!”
Feng Shi wasn’t to be outdone. With a single hand, he began to draw talismans. In just a few breaths, dozens of talismans appeared before him. “Bring it on!”
Everyone present was mesmerized by this display.
It was too powerful!
Scanning all the talisman cultivators in the world, even the ancestor of the Taichu Sect, who was currently in seclusion, might not be able to draw talismans this effortlessly!
The corners of Feng Shi’s mouth curled up.
You people wouldn’t understand the power of a cheater.
Seeing Elder Lin strike, others couldn’t hold back either. Two rogue cultivators were already unable to resist and stepped forward to join Elder Lin in a pincer attack on Feng Shi, completely forgetting the rule against killing each other in the secret realm.
“Shixiong!” Seeing this, Shen Songhe’s face tightened as he moved to help.
Feng Shi smiled at him even while distracted. “Come over after you’ve won.”
“But!”
“Be obedient~”
Shen Songhe’s footsteps paused. At the same time, he swung his sword to block the crazed and relentless Quan Xinghai.
Meeting Feng Shi’s steady gaze, he finally let out a sigh of concession. He focused on his own fight, but he didn’t dare to take his peripheral vision off the other for a second.
More people saw the opportunity and joined the fray to kill Feng Shi, while another group, hoping to pick up scraps, headed straight for the spirit stone mine.
Infighting broke out instantly, and the entire group was in a chaotic brawl.
This was exactly the result Feng Shi wanted.
Stirring things up like this not only helped build his reputation and allowed him to see these people make fools of themselves, but it also counted as training. How could it not be satisfying?
The people fighting Feng Shi found their expressions growing increasingly strange the longer the battle went on.
A small Jindan was fighting over a dozen people at once, including two or three Yuanying practitioners, and he actually managed to hold the upper hand.
“A monster!”
“Even though this kid is only in the Jindan stage, his strength has likely far surpassed the Yuanying stage. The sword techniques he uses are also strange. We’ve likely been duped!”
At this thought, several of them felt a chill run down their spines as they each speculated on Feng Shi’s objective.
Feng Shi was quite candid, saying directly, “Everyone, I didn’t mean anything else. I just wanted to spar with some experts so I could better understand myself. Really.”
The “experts'” faces turned dark.
It was painfully obvious who the experts were here; those words were nothing but mockery.
Beside him, Shen Songhe didn’t dare to tangle with Quan Xinghe any longer. After binding the boy tightly with talismans, he flew over to help Feng Shi.
Then the others realized that they had gone from facing one monster to facing two.
However, Shen Songhe was only in the Foundation Establishment stage after all and couldn’t compare to Feng Shi. After fighting for a while, he was slightly injured.
Fresh, red blood stained his lips where the pale pink lip rouge had been wiped away. His hair was slightly disheveled, with a few stray strands blowing in the wind and caught between his lips.
His look was filled with a sense of fragile beauty.
Translator’s Note:
Reminders:
- Elder (長老): A high-ranking member of a sect.
- Spirit Stone Mine (靈石礦): A valuable resource in cultivation settings.
- Auspicious Clouds (祥雲): Clouds considered a good omen, often appearing when treasures are found.
- Yield/Yield (服): To admit defeat or submit.
- Spar/Spar (過招): To exchange moves in a fight or duel.
- Obedient (聽話): Usually used by elders to juniors, but here Feng Shi uses it to coax Shen Songhe.
- Fragile Beauty (破碎感): Literally “a sense of being broken,” a term used to describe a character whose vulnerability makes them more attractive.
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