Killing God - Chapter 168

Chapter 168 Hidden Worries
The talisman paper used to make talismans was not an ordinary item. Because it had to carry talisman patterns and talisman formations that contained Spiritual Energy, and when it was cast, it would explode with the power equivalent to the Five Elements Spell Technique. Therefore, the material of the talisman paper itself had to be quite tough. Therefore, almost all of the talisman paper was made from spirit materials that contained Spiritual Energy.

These talisman paper spirit materials, Most of them were spiritual herbs. Higher-grade talismans required higher quality materials because they had to carry more powerful spiritual power. Sometimes, they even used spirit ores or even rare precious spirit materials. Of course, talismans that had reached that level would probably be extinct in the Primordial Chaos World in this era when the Five Elements Technique had long since declined.

However, since the materials used for making talismans were spiritual materials, the talisman paper itself had a certain value to cultivators. Even if they did not need it, if they “accidentally” obtained some talisman paper, they would naturally be able to find the ones that the merchants were willing to purchase. Fifty pieces of talisman paper, even the most ordinary yellow talisman paper that could only produce First Grade talismans, could be said to be quite a fortune for many wandering cultivators who were in a difficult situation.

Shen Shi Ruo could vaguely feel the strange atmosphere around her. For a moment, he felt a little regretful. He thought that he had stayed in the Demon Realm for too long. Although the Demon Realm was full of dangers and bloody battles, most of the demons in the Azure Snake Tribe were simple-minded and straightforward. A single word of disagreement was enough to turn one’s face against the other, but very few of them had any schemes. After staying in such a place for a long time, his vigilance seemed to be much weaker.

At this moment, he also pretended not to know the strange gazes of the surrounding cultivators. He quickly calculated the price with the astonished attendant behind the counter. One spirit crystal could buy five pieces of yellow talisman paper. Fifty talisman papers were ten spirit crystals. In addition, two jade peach wood talisman pens were worth one spirit crystal each. Cinnabar took another spirit crystal. In the end, after Shen Shi bought all the materials, he paid thirteen spirit crystals.

More than half of the spirit crystals on his body instantly disappeared. This feeling was really not good, and it made Shen Shi’s heart ache. But no matter what, it was impossible. Without a defensive skill, who knew what would happen to him? When he really had to face the enemy but didn’t have any talismans on hand, Shen Shi definitely didn’t want to see such a situation.

Being watched from the side with a prying gaze was not a comfortable feeling. Thus, after Shen Shi bought these spirit materials, he no longer had the mood to wander around. He carried the cloth bag that the clerk handed over containing the talisman-making materials and turned around to walk outside the shop of the Divine Immortal Association.

Logically speaking, there was a Ruyi bag hidden beside him at this moment. As long as he casually put it inside, he would no longer have to carry it in his hand. It was both simple and convenient. However, Shen Shi was already a little more vigilant. At the same time, he also thought that he was still at the Qi Refining Realm. If anyone noticed him in this place where cultivators were gathered, he would probably get into a lot of trouble if he could use the Ruyi Bag even though he wasn’t at the Origin Condensation Realm. Therefore, he simply pretended to have nothing and directly carried it out of the entrance of the Divine Immortal Gathering.

Behind him, The few cultivators looked at his back with different expressions as he slowly walked into the crowd and left. Some expressionlessly walked away, Some of them revealed a hint of envy. No matter what, a cultivator who had the money to purchase talisman spirit materials would definitely not be too embarrassed. Otherwise, how could a rogue cultivator like you, who couldn’t even guarantee the daily cultivation of spirit crystals, dare to dabble in such a resource-consuming and painstaking talisman family-defeating path?

This young fellow is young, yet he actually has such wealth. It seems that he is either a disciple of a sect or a direct descendant of a cultivation aristocratic family.

People were truly incomparable … For a moment, this old thought flashed through the hearts of several cultivators.

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He walked out of the gate of the Divine Immortal Gathering, After leaving the crowd, Shen Shi glanced around and walked along the street for a while. He carefully observed the surroundings and made sure that no one noticed him. He found a space to enter a secluded alley by the roadside. Without anyone noticing, he directly wiped the spirit materials to his waist and quickly put them into Ruyi’s bag.

Only at this moment did he truly breathe a sigh of relief. Shi Shi Ran walked back to the streets and watched the cultivators coming and going in and out of the streets. After narrowing his eyes slightly, he remembered that he did not know where the Three Springs Pavilion, which he was going to meet with his senior brother from the Ling Xiao Sect in ten days, was.

Thinking of this, He went forward again, Along the way, he kept looking around, He did not see the house with the plaque of the Three Springs Pavilion hanging on it. Then, he simply found a shop beside the road and went in to ask the owner. The owner was enthusiastic and told him the address of the Three Springs Pavilion. It turned out that the Three Springs Pavilion was not on this busy street, but on the street north of the city.

After thanking the owner, Shen Shi went out in the direction the shop owner had told him to go. After walking two streets, he found the Three Springs Pavilion on a road near the north of the city.

The street where the Three Springs Pavilion was located was obviously much less popular than the long street where the Divine Immortal Association was located. However, he could still see quite a few cultivators walking around. When Shen Shi recalled it, he felt that the density of cultivators in Broken Moon City was far greater than most of the human cities in the Primordial Chaos Master Realm in the past. Perhaps it was because there were many demonic beasts and outsiders in this remote alien world. The danger was far greater than the Primordial Chaos Master World, and it was not suitable for ordinary mortals to live in. However, there were often various spiritual materials in this alien world, which was an important reason for attracting many cultivators.

As for the Three Springs Pavilion, it looked like a three-storey restaurant. There wasn’t anything special about its exterior. Shen Shi walked around the building, remembered the address, and then turned around to leave. There were still ten days before Lingxiao Sect would arrive. First, it would be useless to wait here. Second, Shen Shi had some hidden worries in his heart. Qian Yi was not a rootless rogue cultivator. On the contrary, he was a fake disciple of the Black Sword Sect. If he really wanted to trace back, even Tianjian Palace, one of the four righteous sects in the world, could be involved.

Shen Shi did not regret killing that fellow, but the one who told him to come to the Three Springs Pavilion that day was precisely the disciple of the Mysterious Sword Sect and Nangong Ying, who was from Tianjian Palace. Although logically speaking, he had already disposed of Qian Yi’s corpse in the forest, Shen Shi still did not want to stay here like this.

I hope that I can return to the High Firmament Sect smoothly.

He thought this in his heart, but his heart couldn’t help but feel a little heavy. He frowned slightly and turned around to leave. Perhaps it was because he saw the Three Springs Pavilion that caused a few worries. His mind was somewhat uneasy, but he did not notice that a figure had quietly decorated behind him. It was precisely the tall cultivator in front of him at the Divine Immortal Gathering who was following him from afar.

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At the same time, in the nameless village outside the forest, several disciples of the Black Sword Sect returned to this place. The leader was still Geng Cheng. At the same time, the other two disciples of the Black Sword Sect from the Grey Lizard Tribe, Fu Jun and Ding He, had finished their search that day. At this time, they also returned to this place. However, Nangong Ying’s figure did not appear again.

The three of them arrived at the abandoned and dilapidated village around noon. However, seeing that the sky was getting dark and dusk was approaching, the three of them looked at each other at the entrance of the village. The shorter Ding He had an impatient expression on his face and complained, “Senior Brother, how long are we going to wait here?”

Geng Cheng frowned. Before he could say anything, Fu Jun’s expression turned ugly as he said, “Senior Brother, I also feel that it’s a bit inappropriate for us to be waiting for Qian Yi here. In terms of status, the three of us are his senior brothers. Why should we wait for him together? I really have this boring leisure time. Isn’t it better for me to go back to Duanyue City to cultivate?”

Geng Cheng’s expression was also ugly as he said unhappily, “Come on, don’t complain.” No matter what, the four of us will come out together to do things this time. Since Master has chosen me as the leader, I will shoulder this burden. “Although Qian Yi has a strange temper and I don’t like him, he is always a fellow disciple. We should go back together.”

Ding He curled his lips and snorted, “I think he really doesn’t think of us as fellow disciples anymore. He’s alone all day long, and when he sees the demons, it’s like he doesn’t want to die. He immediately kills them with his red eyes, regardless of what Master says about him going out and sending them to the Crystal Mine.”

Geng Cheng sighed and said, “Who said no? Master also specifically told him when he went out. We heard him at that time. He agreed well. Who knew that he would suddenly become like this when he arrived at Duanyue City’s side?”

Fu Jun looked up at the sky and said, “Senior Brother, it’s getting dark. How long do we have to wait?”

Geng Cheng revealed an anxious expression. He took two steps back and forth. It seemed that he was also very impatient with Qian Yi, but he couldn’t ignore him. He said angrily, “Didn’t we just say that we were going to see if there were any fish in the net? How much time can we waste? Why haven’t we returned yet?”

The three of them complained here, but they were helpless. Seeing that the sky was still getting dark, the expressions of the three Xuanjian Sect disciples became even more helpless. Finally, Fu Jun rolled his eyes as if he wanted to relieve his irritability. He asked Geng Cheng, “Senior Brother, isn’t Nangong Ying with you? Why didn’t she come today?”

Ding He’s eyes lit up as he leaned over and smiled, “Eh, that Junior Sister Nangong has been staying with you all this time? Could it be …”

“Go, go, go.” Geng Cheng waved his hand and pushed this fellow away. He said unhappily, “Junior Sister Nangong is an upper sect disciple after all. Her ident. I.ty is different from ours. Moreover, she came here to train. It’s only natural that she doesn’t want to come over after everything has been done.”

After Geng Cheng finished speaking, he looked hesitant. Next to him, Ding He asked curiously, “And what?”

Geng Cheng shrugged his shoulders and said, “I can see that Junior Sister Nangong’s expression that day seems to be somewhat disgusted with Junior Brother Qian Yi’s indiscriminate killing of the demon race.”

Fu Jun said disdainfully, “That fellow is a madman.”

Geng Cheng glared at him. Fu Jun snorted and turned his head. Ding He beside him was not concerned about this. He smiled and said, “Senior Brother, to be honest, Junior Sister Nangong is young and beautiful, and her cultivation is also high. This family background is even more unpredictable. If you are truly destined, it will be a great beauty.”

Geng Cheng’s heart skipped a beat, but then he smiled bitterly and shook his head, “Stop talking nonsense. Who is Junior Sister Nangong? The outstanding disciple of the younger generation in Tianjian Palace is also the proud daughter of the Nangong Clan. How can we lower sect disciples be worthy of such a person?”

Fu Jun and Ding He were both silent for a moment, and after a moment, they all sighed speechlessly.

Geng Cheng shook his head and said, “Alright, don’t think about it. It’s already dark. Junior Brother Qian hasn’t returned yet. There’s something wrong. Let’s go into the forest and look for him.”

Ding He frowned and complained, “It’s so troublesome. Can I wait here?”

Geng Cheng stretched out his hand and patted his head. He laughed and scolded, “Let’s go together. Don’t think about being lazy. Anyway, I can see that this fellow isn’t someone who can do anything. In the future, I will definitely not bring him with me if I come out to do missions like this again.”

Fu Jun and Ding He usually had good dealings with Geng. Hearing this, they all laughed and nodded in agreement. Their mood became better as well. The three of them chatted and laughed as they slowly approached the forest, searching for Qian Yi, who had disappeared until now.