novelE2F Chapter 131: Falling out
Chapter 131: Falling out
As Wang An pondered,
a Loose Cultivator from the Wang family stepped forward, tentatively questioning on his Senior Brother's behalf.
"So it's Fellow Daoist Su. The Su Family has indeed been incredibly powerful lately. May I ask what your generation is within your family?"
"My name is Su Xiang, so I am naturally of the Xiang generation of Disciples."
The middle-aged male Cultivator humbly cupped his hands and answered honestly.
"I see. My cousin, Wang, is also developing in the County South region. Perhaps he even knows someone from your Su Family."
That Loose Cultivator from the Wang family mimicked Wang An's earlier demeanor, trying to get closer to the other party.
The middle-aged male Cultivator responded obligingly,
while moving closer to the crowd.
Not far away,
from the formation eye where the three great mountains were located,
the dying roars of Cultivators and the explosive sounds of colliding Spells could be heard from time to time.
"Fellow Daoists, may I leave now?"
After some small talk,
the middle-aged male Cultivator seemingly casually brought up the question.
"Oh, since Fellow Daoist's token is fine, then—"
That Loose Cultivator from the Wang family had only spoken halfway
when Wang An interrupted him.
"Fellow Daoist's Su Family token is naturally fine, but the toll fee seems to be a bit insufficient. I wonder if Your Excellency has any other valuable Cultivation resources to pay?"
Upon hearing this,
the middle-aged male Cultivator's heart sank slightly.
Li Lan had been observing for some time, watching many Cultivators pass by,
and only after gaining sufficient confidence,
did he decide to act.
He didn't understand
why other Family Disciples could pass the inspection easily,
but he alone was stopped and deliberately made things difficult for.
He had followed the procedure perfectly, so he shouldn't have revealed any flaws.
It wasn't just Li Lan;
the other Loose Cultivator Disciples of the Wang family apparently hadn't figured it out either,
and were all stunned in place at this moment.
One of the Cultivators quietly transmitted a message, asking:
"Shixiong Wang, didn't you say that when encountering those prominent Family Disciples, we only need to extort some benefits from them and there's no need to go too far?
Why are you so harsh with this Su Xiang?"
Wang An sneered, thinking to himself that these Wang family Disciples were still too young.
"When encountering those large families, there's naturally no need to go too far.
But is the Su Family of Feixue River among them?
Even if this Su Family is, they are far away in County South, so how can they extend their reach to this County North region?"
There was another reason Wang An didn't state.
The black gauze on this kid's arm could even block his Divine Sense,
so it must be an extraordinary good item.
At this moment,
with his side holding an absolute advantage,
the bold and meticulous Wang An had already conceived the idea of killing for treasure.
He wasn't worried that the other party's Realm would be higher than his own,
because if that were truly the case,
then there would naturally be no need for him to use this Magical Artifact to conceal his cultivation.
Although falling out with the other party was not without risk.
But as the saying goes, 'great wealth is found in danger,'
having roamed the Cultivation World for over a hundred years, he knew deeply that
for sufficient profit, some risks were entirely worth taking.
"Fellow Daoist Wang, what do you mean by that? I don't quite understand, Su.
You know, the rules of this Cultivation World—."
Li Lan spoke calmly and unhurriedly,
his eyes scanning back and forth over the Wang family members.
Three in the Middle Stage of Qi Refining, six in the Early Stage of Qi Refining.
With his current trump cards, dealing with them wouldn't be difficult.
The real trouble was the Cultivator in the Late Stage of Qi Refining who was leading them.
This person not only seemed to have a higher Cultivation Realm than him,
but also had an exceptionally clear mind and profound schemes, not someone easy to deal with.
"Rules are dead, people are living.
Your Excellency has traveled from County South to this County North, joining the outer sect of Guangji Sect. You probably aren't just here to muddle through like other Cultivators, are you?
Fellow Daoist Su, I'm not interested in your purpose.
But since Fellow Daoist has eaten the meat, letting my Senior Brothers and I have some soup isn't too much, is it?
Fellow Daoist Su, if you move forward again, it might be impolite, and I might have to overthink things."
Wang An said with a smile,
subtly taking a few steps back to maintain a safe distance from Li Lan.
Seeing this, the latter
couldn't help but frown, feeling a headache coming on.
This fellow was truly cautious.
It seemed impossible to catch the other party off guard with a lightning-fast strike.
Although these Wang family Loose Cultivators didn't quite understand Wang An's thoughts,
they still listened to him.
At this moment, they had all taken out their Magical Artifacts, looking at Li Lan with wary expressions.
"Fellow Daoists, my Su Family has never offended you, have we?
Why are you treating me so unfairly?
Could it be that you truly want to break ties and make an enemy of the Su Family?"
Li Lan feigned just noticing something was wrong, his tone quite angry,
but in his heart, he was rapidly thinking of countermeasures.
Just at this moment,
a crack of thunder split the sky.
The blue-white lightning was immense, like a sharp blade, spanning the entire sky,
as if to tear the whole sky apart.
Its loud sound made even the Wang family Loose Cultivators present turn their heads.
At the same time,
the rumbling sound from the ground beneath their feet gradually subsided.
Although the Guangji Sect Disciples ultimately charged towards the formation eye without regard for their lives,
they still failed to destroy the three great mountains.
The San Shan Kun Qi Lao Formation was completely formed!
An earthy-yellow light barrier inverted like a golden bowl,
encompassing the entire Hengshan Spiritual Vein, along with the vein-guarding grand formation and a host of Guangji Sect Cultivators who had not yet managed to escape.
Countless dazzling and splendid Spells, and Magical Artifacts of no small grade, fell upon that light barrier,
but failed to stir even a ripple.
Although this formation was difficult to set up, once formed,
even a Cultivator at the Qi Refining Great Perfection would find it absolutely impossible to Breakthrough from it in a short period.
Shixiong Dou clearly knew the stakes involved.
Upon realizing that the formation eye truly could not be destroyed,
and after the trump cards left by the major Loose Cultivator families had all been revealed.
He decisively cast Lightning Escape, and at the very last moment before the grand formation completely sealed, he
escaped from this place.
Old Man Wang and the others were clearly unwilling to let go of such a big fish,
and for a time, numerous streaks of rainbow light suddenly appeared, pursuing and intercepting him.
There were many intelligent individuals like Shixiong Dou,
and many Named Disciples in the Late Stage of Qi Refining from the Guangji Sect also escaped from this place at the moment the grand formation formed.
But just as they were about to flee into the distance,
their waists suddenly emitted dazzling light,
and the dense Spiritual Qi instantly attracted the attention of all Cultivators present.
"Treasure light phenomenon! It's a treasure light phenomenon! The other party must have extraordinary spiritual plants or Magical Artifacts on them!"
Someone inadvertently cried out,
and instantly,
all the Cultivators' eyes were filled with fervent desire.
Only those directly involved felt a chill in their hearts, understanding everything,
and secretly cursed Shixiong Dou's ancestors,
because that anomalous treasure light was precisely emanating from the Storage Pouch he had given them.
At this moment,
even a fool would know something was amiss.
And those clever ones who had seen through everything and quietly discarded the item in advance,
secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Li Lan's position was originally at the edge of the San Shan Kun Qi Lao Formation and that unknown grand formation.
The step he had inadvertently taken forward just now happened to take him out of the range of the San Shan Kun Qi Lao Formation.