Chapter 0330: Rumours
At this ti, Ning Cheng was not in the Grand Peace City, he had already transford into a pale looking person dressed in expensive robes while giving off an aura of a young noble. At the mont, he was only a hundred miles away from the Grand Peace City, in the West Lu Makeshift Market.
For a cultivator, a hundred-mile distance was sothing that was considered quite close.
The West Lu Makeshift Market, in a sense, only ca into existence because of the Grand Peace City. The Grand Peace City was incomparably bustling, as such the land inside was also extrely expensive without exception. Many people wanted to do business in the Grand Peace City, however were always deterred by the lack of capital required. This situation resulted in the birth of West Lu Makeshift Market. The West Lu Makeshift Market had many rchant houses specializing in acquisition of spiritual grasses and other materials.
Here the transactions always happened at a very fast pace, moreover there was also no array formations or forbidden space restriction deployed here. Initially only rogue cultivators would co to this place to trade a few materials that they managed to obtain, especially since they were unwilling to go to the Grand Peace City. As ti went on, more and more shops sprung up, which then gave birth to the ergence of restaurants, rest stops and various other places, before it finally turned into a makeshift market without any walls.
This kind of open air makeshift markets were nurous in any continent, however the makeshift markets on the scale of West Lu Makeshift Market were quite rare.
In the West Lu Makeshift Market, the largest spiritual tea house was the West Lu’s Spiritual Tea House, where many cultivators gathered every day. It was not only popular because it offered the most complete range of spiritual teas and spirits, but also because one would be able to exchange all kinds of information. Anything related to mystical places, or information relating to obtaining treasures, or even just teaming up with others to go on adventures, many things could be accomplished here.
The rogue cultivators would always co here to gather information and then look for other people to team up before leaving together with them.
When Ning Cheng ca in, the lobby of the West Lu’s Spiritual Tea House was already full of a wide range of cultivators. Ning Cheng squeezed into the crowded placed, before ordering a pot of good quality spiritual tea.
Seeing that he was surrounded by several True Condensation and Essence Building Cultivators revealing an envious expression in their eyes, Ning Cheng proudly waved his hand at the person waiting on him and spoke, “eting each other is just predestined, please help out these friends to a pot of spiritual tea, you can just put the tab on .”
Hearing that Ning Cheng was treating them, especially when none of the cultivators present there even knew Ning Cheng, all of them cupped their fists towards him as a token of their thanks. Looking at the expensive clothes that Ning Cheng wore, it showed that this cultivator was definitely a Young Noble, and a Young Noble from a truly rich place at that to be able to afford such a treat. This kind of cultivator most likely admired the envy in others eyes directed at him, so it was only reasonable to assu that he would also like to be flattered with words.
The server once again brought out a few pots of spiritual tea as he served it to them. Under Ning Cheng’s deliberate indulgences, he soon beca acquainted with several people.
“My child should really make friends with soone as generous as you. Many thanks for the spiritual tea my friend, these days it is truly hard to scrounge up money to spend. Next ti, once I’ve got so in hand, I will definitely invite you for a cup of tea.” A horse faced cultivator on taking a sip of spiritual tea treated by Ning Cheng, spoke out with a forthright manner. To him, who was an early stage Essence Building Cultivator, such a pot of high grade spiritual tea was truly a good thing.
The rest of them also behaved like children in general, as they slurped on the spiritual tea treated by Ning Cheng, while they made vague promises and high flattery.
Ning Cheng also spoke out triumphantly, “This is simple nothing at all. I just like to make friends wherever I go. In the Red Star... In my academy, I can be considered as just above average, so this spiritual tea is truly nothing much to .”
Although Ning Cheng changed his words in ti, but the people around him were still able to hear it. Allowing them to make the conclusion that Ning Cheng was definitely from the Red Star Sword Faction. It was already very difficult for the rogue cultivators to join even a small academy, let alone the Red Star Sword Faction that was counted among the ten major academies of the Tian Continent.
For a while, all the surrounding cultivators flocked towards Ning Cheng to strike up a conversation, they seed to understand that Ning Cheng was soone who liked to be praised. As a variety of praises ca pouring in, it allowed Ning Cheng to feel as if the Yellow River had flooded over.
So of the cultivators even took the initiative to offer spirit wine for Ning Cheng to drink. Ning Cheng welcod all and refused none, with a few pots of inferior spirit wine down his belly, Ning Cheng’s talks beca even more loud, “You don’t have to praise like this, in fact, although I am sowhat decent in my academy, however compared to others from there the distance between us is still quite large, not just one or two levels.....”
To the people it looked like the wine was starting to take effect, as this mont, Ning Cheng even stood up and lifted a completely full jug of wine and gulped it down in one go, before speaking with rosy cheeks, “Do you know about the Severing Emotions Dao Sect? Their Academy is truly a heaven sent academy. Do you know who can curry favours from the Severing Emotions Dao Sect, he he... My Senior Apprentice brother, no, this thing can’t be said out casually......”
Ning Cheng seem to realize that it would not be a good thing to talk about such things, so he gave a loud burp reeking of wine and sat down once again.
Ning Cheng had just sat down, when several large pots of spirit wines were sent before Ning Cheng. Wasn’t one of them complaining about a tight budget, yet they still sent him two big pots of wine, moreover it was also the strongest spirit wine available there.
Seeming to feel the enthusiasm of others, Ning Cheng finally gulped down one of the pots of spirit wine, before he whispered, “I’ll tell you a top secret piece of news aah, you can’t go around casually talking about it ok.”
“We definitely won’t tell anybody.” A few heads crowded together and whispered.
Ning Cheng had co out from a major academy, however it looks like this second generation ancestor of theirs has not experienced a lot of risk, unlike them who had already experienced too much. Although none of them liked such revolting behaviour, however it looks like this second generation ancestor truly does know so things that rogue cultivators like them were not privy about.
“Let tell you sothing, do you know who is the most sought after son-in-law for the Academies? It my Senior Apprentice Brother Keng, who’s Dao Companion is from the Severing Emotions Dao Sect. His Dao Companion not only gave him so Geocentric 9 Yin Essence, but had also given him a small branch of a Nine-Coloured Mirage Tree, could any one of you even dare to think of such a thing...”
Ning Cheng’s words had not yet finished, when he was interrupted by innurable call-outs, if soone among them believed such kind of nonsense then it truly would’ve been a strange affair. So of the people there had completely lost their interests, they had initially thought that Ning Cheng would spill out so kind of earth-shattering news, but it turned out that his words were not even sowhat reliable, rather it was complete nonsense in eight directions.
Whether it was the Geocentric 9 Yin Essence or a piece of branch from the Nine-Coloured Mirage Tree, any one of them was a supre treasure in the entire Yi Xing Mainland, how can it be given to a disciple, let alone being passed on to soone else by a disciple?
“You don’t believe ? What I said is the truth.” Ning Cheng on seeing that the others did not believe him imdiately spoke with a red face, at the sa ti even his tone beca loud and deep.
“It’s not that we don’t believe you, however who doesn’t know about the Severing Emotions Dao Sect. Especially that none of them would ever fall in love again after they severed their emotions. Since your Senior Apprentice Brother Keng is in love with one of them, then he would have to experience the severing of emotions in the future, right? As such, wouldn’t your Senior Apprentice Brother end up just returning those things back? Besides, even if the Severing Emotions Dao Sect had such good things, how could it be possible for them to give it to a disciple?” Soone imdiately replied with disdain.
“It’s just that with how precious these things are, how could they be given to an ordinary disciple?” The man next to him also echoed.
Ning Cheng also objected in a very uncomfortable manner, “My Senior Apprentice Brother Keng’s Dao Companion is a Core Disciple, in the Severing Emotions Dao Sect, as long as Core Disciples perform so ritorious deeds, they can be awarded with one to three drops of Geocentric 9 Yin Essence, and a small piece of branch from the Nine-Coloured Mirage Tree. By the way, I also forgot to ntion about the Spiritual Enhancent True Nectar, the Severing Emotions Dao Sect has a lot of it with them.”
A late stage Essence Building Cultivator gave a loud laugh as he spoke, “My friend, you co from a major academy, so it’s obvious that the treatnt that you receive would be much better than us rogue cultivators. But why did I hear that the Nine-Coloured Mirage Tree and the Spiritual Enhancent True Nectar, is sothing that belongs to the Rainbow Fall Sword Sect’s Ning Cheng? Moreover, Ning Cheng is already being hunted down, but no one has any idea about where he has hidden himself away.”
“Haha.....” People all around started laughing.
Ning Cheng imdiately stood up, “You simply are not aware of such kind of things, only disciples from major academies like us know about this. Although these things indeed belonged to Ning Cheng previously, however, they currently now belong to the Severing Emotions Dao Sect. Whether you find it unbelievable is not of my concern, it was sothing that Senior Apprentice Brother Keng had personally ntioned to . Severing Emotions Dao Sect’s True Inheriting Disciple Xu Yingdei has already successfully used Ning Cheng to sever her emotions, as such it is obvious that Ning Cheng has already been destroyed as a result of her severing emotions; however that doesn’t an that his things also ended up destroyed.”
Seeing so of the people with a dumbfounded expression on their face, Ning Cheng’s expression turned even more pleased, “You didn’t get the news, did you? Hehe, not to ntion you, but even so of the other major academies also don’t know about it. However, because Senior Apprentice Brother Keng happens to have a Core Disciple of the Severing Emotions Dao Sect as his Dao Companion, so of course he would be aware of such a matter. Ning Cheng’s things have already been taken away by the Severing Emotions Dao Sect, and the Severing Emotions Dao Sect is awarding their disciples with it depending on the contributions made by each of their disciples.”
“That’s still absolutely impossible, you know how precious those things are, right?” Soone imdiately countered again, only this ti when he countered, no one imdiately stood out to support him.
Ning Cheng looked at this cultivator who refuted his words with disdain and spoke, “Do you even know how much Geocentric 9 Yin Essence Ning Cheng had on him? He had a whopping 100 barrels of it. Do you know how much a barrel contains? Just ask if you don’t know. Have you even seen a branch from a Nine-Coloured Mirage Tree? I guess that you never even seen it in your dreams.”
“If you don’t believe , then you can go to the Heavenly Dao Public Square and ask around, you will co to know about it. Ning Cheng, inside the Exchange Hall of the Heavenly Dao Public Square, sold a barrel of Spiritual Enhancent True Nectar. If he did not do such a thing, then would any of you even dare to believe that a person would be able to co up with such a quantity of Spiritual Enhancent True Nectar? If you did not see it, then stop talking nonsense about it. If you still don’t believe it, then you can simply go and enquire if Xu Yingdei has really advanced to the Soul Sculpting Realm or not, you will co to realize it then. If that person has successfully severed her emotions using Ning Cheng, then she would have already advanced to the Soul Sculpting Realm.”
The onlookers finally beca a bit restless, although most of the people still did not believe it; however, the way Ning Cheng spoke did show that there definitely must exist a crux. Moreover, the Severing Emotions Dao Sect’s Xu Yingdei had already proposed a marriage alliance with Rainbow Fall Sword Sect’s Ning Cheng; moreover, it was also an open secret.
“Then how do you know about it so well?” Soone still asked.
“Idiot, this person’s Senior Apprentice Brother Keng has a Dao Companion in the Severing Emotions Dao Sect, moreover a Core Disciple at that.” Not waiting for Ning Cheng to answer, soone imdiately took the initiative to answer for him.
Ning Cheng once again grabbed at the pot of spirit wine in front of him and took a few mouthfuls before speaking, “I’ll tell you one more secret, my Senior Apprentice Brother Keng managed to obtain three drops of Geocentric 9 Yin Essence and a small piece of branch from the Nine-Coloured Mirage Tree, he them commissioned the Profound Light Chamber of Comrce to auction them off. If you don’t believe , then you can see the outco after one month. I am a dignified disciple of the top 10 major academies, what would I gain from misleading people? You people really make uncomfortable; I will not pay for these kinds of friends......”
Ning Cheng muttered to himself, as he staggered out of the Spiritual Tea Building.
“This person really is spewing nonsense in all eight directions.” Once Ning Cheng finally went out, so of the people imdiately retorted with scorn and disdain.
“Not all the words he spoke were total nonsense in eight direction, at least the part about the things related to Ning Cheng and Xu Yingdei might be true. All we have to do is just enquire if Xu Yingdei really has advanced to the Soul Sculpting Realm or not, in order to get to know the truth.”
“It’s all just stupid talks, what’s the use in us talking about it? Even if the people in the Severing Emotions Dao Sect were in possession of such things, it would have no relation to low level rogue cultivators like us.”
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Ning Cheng felt very much relieved after he left, even if no one believed his words in the Spiritual Tea House, those words would definitely spread around.
What was the most difficult thing to deal with in the world, of course that would be rumours. Ning Cheng was from Earth, so how could he not be aware of the terrifying power of rumours. Even if a rumour dies, after so ti, the rumour would once again co to life. He had already planted the seed, and was sure that it would germinate. For spreading rumours, of course, he could not do so by finding those with high cultivations, but in this spiritual tea house, there were a lot of Qi Gathering, True Condensation and Essence Building Cultivators, so using them to spread a few rumours was truly the best hand that he could play right now.
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