Eternal Life by Dual Cultivation

Chapter 396 - 235: Zhao Wanyi: I Must Keep Him...

Facing two men who were eyeing him covetously, Ling Changqing said helplessly,

"Fellow Cultivators, I’m just a coarse man with a shallow Cultivation, a traveling merchant. I’m hardly a peerless, celestial beauty. Why must you pursue me so relentlessly?"

"..."

The two gaunt, middle-aged men exchanged glances. The one at Golden Core Peak sneered.

"Stop playing dumb with us. Long story short, hand over everything you have, and we’ll let you live. Otherwise..."

"Otherwise what?"

Ling Changqing asked with a faint smile.

"Otherwise, you won’t be leaving here alive today!"

The two Tribulation Cultivators sneered. Spiritual Light flared around them, forming several layers of Magical Power shields.

Then, raising Jet Black Battle Sabers that reeked of bloodlust, they closed in on him from both sides.

"What a pity."

Ling Changqing sighed.

"What’s a pity?"

one of the Tribulation Cultivators couldn’t help but ask, his advance not slowing in the slightest.

"I’m saying it’s a pity for the two of you. With your Spirit Root Talent, you had a chance to reach the Nascent Soul True Monarch Realm one day. To think you’ll both be meeting your end here today!"

Ling Changqing said nonchalantly.

"???"

The brothers’ expressions stiffened. Before they could react, an immense force struck them from behind. With a series of loud CRACKS, their Magical Power shields shattered completely.

Then, they each found a fair, delicate, and immaculate hand buried in their chests.

The hands belonged to the Long Nu, Luo Qingxuan. Her single strike had shattered their heart meridians and internal organs. With a swift motion, she tore out their Golden Cores.

"No—!"

The brothers let out desperate roars mixed with shock and fury. As their Magical Power went on a rampage, they prepared to detonate their Golden Cores in a last-ditch effort.

But it was too late. The Blood Shadow Sword in Ling Changqing’s hand swept out like a dragon surging from the sea. Two heads flew high into the air, their souls devoured by the Era Star Palace.

As for all their Storage Magical Artifacts and Magical Treasures, they were naturally in Ling Changqing’s hands in an instant, leaving behind only mangled corpses.

Luo Qingxuan had no time to speak with Ling Changqing, as more Tribulation Cultivators were already closing in from behind.

Immediately after, Yu Yalan, Yu Youqin, and Yu Ruoshuang appeared in succession, along with Fu Yin Xue and Meng Feiyu, who had come with them.

With two Nascent Soul True Monarchs and several Golden Core Masters to support him, Ling Changqing no longer had any fear of these hyena-like Tribulation Cultivators.

Just like last time, after a brief but intense battle, these utterly vicious Tribulation Cultivators fell wave after wave, not even their souls spared.

However, due to their sheer numbers, these ruthless Tribulation Cultivators still managed to inflict several wounds on Ling Changqing.

Moreover, the relatively weaker Yu Youqin and Fu Yin Xue both sustained some injuries, though thankfully not serious ones.

After the last wave of Tribulation Cultivators perished, Ling Changqing remained floating in the air, perfectly fine.

"Husband, are you all right?"

Yu Yalan asked with concern, handing him a Healing Elixir.

Ling Changqing didn’t refuse. He accepted the Elixir and swallowed it, then boarded the Tianzhou Skyboat with the women and departed.

A short while later, when a group of Cultivators from the Marketplace arrived, they found the ground soaked in blood and littered with mangled corpses.

The perpetrators, however, were long gone.

A little later, Zhao Wanyi and her sister rushed to the scene. After finding out what had happened, they were secretly overjoyed.

These disgusting dregs had been lurking in the dark corners of the Marketplace for years, engaging in all sorts of unsavory activities. They were impossible to drive away and had a significant negative impact on the Marketplace’s business.

Now they had finally picked a fight they couldn’t win. Nearly every one of them at the Core Formation Stage and above had been wiped out by outsiders. For the family, this was an outcome they couldn’t have hoped for more.

Perhaps in time, new Tribulation Cultivators would emerge, but for now, the Marketplace was guaranteed several decades of peace.

...

「Qin Family Territory.」

In a hall of the family’s main headquarters, the current Patriarch, Qin Zhongqi, leaned back in a Jade Chair, frowning as he listened to the Elders report on various matters.

"...Wait, what did you just say?"

Qin Zhongqi cut in. "The Zhao Family’s injured Golden Core Elders have all recovered recently?"

"Yes, Patriarch."

Elder Qin Wuyan, who was in charge of intelligence, answered cautiously, "It seems they obtained some crucial resources that allowed them to recover so quickly."

Qin Zhongqi sneered. "After Zhao Hua left, the Zhao Family has had no Third Rank Alchemist available. Where would they get the Elixir resources to help those Elders recover? Could they have bought everything from outside sources?"

Qin Wuyan said quietly, "Our people have yet to uncover the details, but it shouldn’t be long before the truth comes to light."