Southeastern sea territory, Undersea Palace.
"Ahhh— Who exactly is it that hard my child, I will make sure you regret ever coming into this world!
It's all my fault for thinking you were still young, that you should properly cultivate within the palace, and I didn't even give you any ans to protect your life; I bla myself!
It's all my fault for not swallowing my pride earlier to seek out that wretch Heitun to divine your location, oh how I hate myself!
But, I will go find him now, I must avenge you and erase this hatred!"
Having said this, the horned figure disappeared from the spot.
…
Wendao Immortal City, after Yu Qingtan and her two companions finished their al, they continued to stroll through the marketplace.
They bought quite a few items, such as the hot peppers, cumin, and Sichuan peppercorns that Yu Qingtan had been longing for, which were surprisingly all on sale here, even cultivated into First-Stage spiritual plants.
Apart from that, Yu Qingtan discovered that there was also a Hundred Treasures Pavilion here and it was even the largest shop in the marketplace.
Yu Qingtan went in and presented her Hundred Treasures Pavilion first-level Guest Jade Token, and received the enthusiastic hospitality of a high-level Foundation Establishnt Stage attendant.
Shui Qingrou and Xiang Yiyi went to select goods while Yu Qingtan promptly disposed of a batch of unmarked spoils of war that she didn't need—mainly so spiritual materials, spirit ores, and spiritual dicines—requesting to settle the account with superior-grade spirit stones, receiving a total of twenty-one superior-grade spirit stones.
Then she purchased a Second-Stage Rejuvenation Spell and fifty Second-Stage Wasteland Crystals. The Second-Stage Rejuvenation Spell had not been recorded in the Scripture Pavilion of Tianxiang Valley before, and there were no stocks of Second-Stage Wasteland Crystals in the Hundred Treasures Pavilion of Tianxiang Immortal City. She didn't expect to find them on sale here, truly worthy of Wendao Immortal City.
She inquired if there were any Core Formation spiritual objects or Fourth-Grade Demon King blood available, but none were to be found. Such items were even in short supply in Wendao Immortal City and would generally only be available at auction events.
There were several fine water attribute cultivation techniques that could be cultivated up to the Nascent Soul Stage, but they were too expensive and didn't et Yu Qingtan's expectations, so she didn't buy any. After all, she still had a master.
Yu Qingtan stepped out of the reception room and noticed that Shui Qingrou and Xiang Yiyi were confronting soone.
Yu Qingtan walked over and glanced at the few oddly dressed and looking n on the opposite side, and quickly asked, "Qing Rou, Yiyi, what's going on?"
"Qing Tan, these cultivators from an outer island insulted us with their words and won't let us leave!"
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Xiang Yiyi said, her little face flushed with anger, to Yu Qingtan.
Yu Qingtan looked towards the attendant, who explained with a sense of helplessness, "The two beauties fancied a pair of spiritual artifact bracelets, and these gentlen from an outer island happened to be nearby. They took it upon themselves to buy them and intended to present them to the ladies.
The beauties accepted them, seeing they were quite polite and earnest in their request, and it would have been rude to refuse. They didn't expect these n to co up with such an unreasonable demand. When they wished to return the gifts, however, these n still lingered around and harassed them."
Shui Qingrou added her explanation.
The leader of the cultivators opposite, seeing Yu Qingtan co out, imdiately brightened up and began exuding the aura of an early-stage Golden Core Cultivator as he approached and said, "This beautiful lady, on our Sakura Island, when a young woman accepts a gift of such value, it signifies her willingness to share joyous tis together.
I've also heard that your Tianxiang Valley engages in the business of courtesanship, so why refuse? Could it be the price isn't right? You're so beautiful, miss, so just na your price. I, Shichi Kozotarou, am quite wealthy and believe I can satisfy your needs."
The more Yu Qingtan listened, the darker her face beca.
She also knew from the annals that along the southeastern coast were many islands with many humans residing on them, among whom so lived by customs quite like those from a certain island nation in her previous world.
Ouyang Wenjian, the City Lord of Suichuan Immortal City, had a concubine nad Qiao Huannai, whom he brought from one of those islands—apparently, this Sakura Island.
Seeing their chonmage hairstyle, Yu Qingtan instinctively felt averse, and not to ntion that they were insulting them in such a manner.
"Scram!"
Yu Qingtan suddenly shouted.
"You—"
Shichi Kozotarou's face turned ugly as his pressure bore down on Yu Qingtan.
Yu Qingtan, with her late-stage Foundation Establishnt body refinent and an exceptionally strong divine sense, was not afraid of such petty intimidation.
"You don't dare to make a move and just release the aura of a senseless brute to frighten who? Good dogs don't block the way, get lost now!"
Facing Yoruqitanoshirou, Yu Qingtan, usually very polite, directly transford into a war god of ancestral might.
At this ti, the cultivator presiding over the Hundred Treasures Pavilion, a man at the mid-stage of Golden Core, finally stepped forward.
"Let's all calm down. It's just a misunderstanding. Give , Song, so face. Everyone takes a step back, and we'll consider the matter settled. How about that?"
Yu Qingtan bowed to him in agreent, though she said nothing.
But Yoruqitanoshirou wouldn't have it.
"Hmph, how can a warrior of Sakura Island endure such a great insult? I demand a duel with you!"
Yu Qingtan rolled her eyes, devoid of any desire to exchange another half-word with this double-standard dog.
"Humph, you, a Golden Core cultivator, have the sha to challenge a Foundation Establishnt girl."
The Song-surnad Golden Core's face also turned unsightly, as the rules of Wendao Immortal City's Dueling Platform require the consent of both parties for a duel.
"Ankisanlarou, you go and defend the honor of the Sakura Island warriors! Little girl from Tianxiang Valley, he is at the Foundation Establishnt Stage; do you dare to accept the challenge?"
Yoruqitanoshirou called out to a black-robed cultivator behind him and said to Yu Qingtan.
Although he sensed that Yu Qingtan possessed extraordinary strength in body cultivation, he had great confidence in Ankisanlarou.
"What's there to fear!"
Yu Qingtan replied without hesitation.
"Qingtan, Master told
that the wild cultivators from the outer islands have strange thods and formidable strength. Let's just let it go. With Senior Song here, they wouldn't dare to do much."
At this mont, the voice transmission from Shui Qingrou reached her ears.
"Don't worry, I have my own asures!"
"The loser will be at the other's disposal?" Yoruqitanoshirou swept his gaze over Yu Qingtan's delicate body, his intentions clear.
"Of course!"
Yu Qingtan wanted to slaughter them, too.
The crowd moved from the Hundred Treasures Pavilion to the nearest Dueling Platform, where they registered with the Enforcent Team officers and signed the contract. Ankisanlarou was the first to leap onto the Dueling Platform.
Upon leaving the Hundred Treasures Pavilion, Shui Qingrou had already sent a ssage-Transmitting Flying Sword to her senior sister Shui Yunzhen.
Yu Qingtan lightly tapped with her right foot and drifted onto the Dueling Platform.
The Enforcent Team officer announced the start of the contest, and in an instant, Ankisanlarou's figure vanished.
This was the specialty of the Sakura Island cultivators, the Stealth Technique.
Yu Qingtan laughed.
"Playing the ga of invisibility before
is like swinging a broadsword before Guan Yu or wielding an axe in front of Lu Ban!"
Suddenly, Ankisanlarou appeared behind and to the left of Yu Qingtan. A long saber, flashing with cold light, chopped towards Yu Qingtan's back. As the blade passed through the air, it gave off no trace of breath, almost without stirring the atmosphere.
Blade Stealth Technique.
The blade was a top-quality second-grade Spiritual Artifact; the technique was a fully mastered second-grade spell.
Then, Ankisanlarou's fierce smile froze.
For Yu Qingtan had vanished into thin air as well, leaving his saber to strike at nothing.
Yu Qingtan had simultaneously employed a fully mastered third-grade Breath-Concealing Technique, a complete second-grade Invisibility Technique, and a complete second-grade Water Escape Technique.
Having recently achieved entry-level mastery of the third-grade Breath-Concealing Technique, thanks to her solid foundation in the fully mastered second-grade technique, she had recently advanced her third-grade Breath-Concealing Technique to a high degree of proficiency. Even a Nascent Soul Stage cultivator's ordinary probes couldn't detect her breath.
Ankisanlarou was confused and hastily employed the Stealth Technique again, rendering his form invisible once more.
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