14 days ago Author: Pig Heart Shrimp
Chapter 45: Crossing the Dragon Bridge on Horseback.
The Long Bridge Night Market.
He Huan leaned against the wall in the alley, accompanied by a slender woman, the two flirting intimately.
Suddenly, a dark figure descended, Gu Wen stood in front of the two, the shadow cast by his tall figure enveloping them, his eyes glowing red beneath the hat covering his face.
Not to mention the mortal woman, even He Huan was startled.
He didn't know why, but the pressure emanating from this man was several times stronger than before.
He covered the woman's mouth and comforted her as before, "Madam, do not fear, this is a friend of mine."
Madam?
Gu Wen looked at the somewhat familiar face in front of him.
Wasn't this the woman he had met in the Tooth Market before Yu Hua descended to the mortal realm?
He remembered that she was so unattractive that even selling herself was difficult.
How did she become this guy's wife now?
Seemingly aware of his doubts, He Huan introduced, "Red Dust Daoist, this is my third wife in Da Qian, named Cui Lan. I encountered her selling herself when I first entered the mortal world, seeing that she had no parents, was unattractive, so I took her into my home."
"Cui Lan, please return home and prepare dinner with the others for me."
"Yes, husband."
The scar-faced woman left.
Gu Wen's expression was strange, inexplicably praising, "Daoist, you are truly a great person."
The beautiful young ladies who were not interested before, he chose a homeless woman on the roadside instead.
Moral concepts change with the times, good and bad are relative.
He Huan seems to attract attention everywhere, in a sense, he is also saving people, just his behavior is a bit peculiar.
Hearing the praise, He Huan was stunned for a moment, then released the woman, grabbed Gu Wen's shoulder, feeling like he had found a true friend.
"Red Dust Daoist understands me! The outside world thinks I am lustful, with hundreds of wives and concubines, but they do not know that I never disturb married women. Most of my wives and concubines are unfortunate, I just want to give them a home!"
"So, Daoist, you only do it to save people?"
"I am just lustful."
He Huan was serious and honest, explaining to Gu Wen like explaining a business model, "Our sect follows the path of dual cultivation. Although it is not the method of refining pills in a furnace, it still requires the union of Yin and Yang. Therefore, having multiple husbands or wives is common, and there are also those who are Dao companions. It's just that my taste is much higher than that of the sects and even the whole world. Don't you think that lonely and helpless women see you as the only beauty in the world?"
"Love deeply, think dearly, these are what those lofty female cultivators lack. What I seek is extreme love!"
Gu Wen pushed away his hand, unable to understand his thoughts, saying, "But aren't you afraid of infidelity with hundreds of people?"
"That's because of my lack of strength. At least for now, I have never done it. If we talk about matters in the bedroom, it is the foundation of my cultivation."
"......"
Gu Wen tugged at the corner of his mouth, could only sigh inwardly, truly worthy of the He Huan Sect.
But this is their family matter, not harming others, not forcibly taking away civilian women, their mutual consent is like in the past, as long as they don't get married, no one can interfere.
Dong!
A distant bell rang, and a medicinal fragrance suddenly filled the air.
Gu Wen looked up at the Qianfeng Building outside the alley, a hint of killing intent made He Huan's face change slightly, as if in that instant, he saw a red dragon raising its head.
"The elixir is ready."
His voice was calm, with a faint killing intent lingering.
Seeing this posture, He Huan knew that there might be a fierce battle later, and reminded, "Red Dust Daoist, be careful. The disciples of these major sects have protectors and guardians, not something I, acting alone, can compare to."
Gu Wen asked, "Who is her guardian?"
"Red Dust Daoist, don't you know?" He Huan was somewhat surprised, Gu Wen shook his head and replied, "Having endured hardship for many years, I know nothing of the heroes of the world."
"Then the expenses of coming to this place must be considerable."
He Huan did not doubt, and this was not a suspicious point.
He replied, "Not everyone has the qualifications and resources to activate the Boundary-breaking Array, so some geniuses choose to become protectors of the major sects. The guardian of the Fox Immortal is also a well-known strong figure, ranked 21st on the Human List, You Ji Yang Shanyu."
"Skilled in the ways of ghosts and gods, knowledgeable in the netherworld, a force not to be underestimated."
Seeing that Gu Wen was not too concerned, in order to secure the Condensing Dao Pill for himself, He Huan added, "Daoist, the rankings are not fixed, lower-ranked individuals are not necessarily weak, and higher-ranked individuals are not necessarily the strongest."
Gu Wen nodded, wary in his heart, but with the arrow already on the string, he had to shoot, he had to seize every opportunity to obtain resources.
The silver and power that could be obtained from spiritual medicines had reached their peak, the fate of Da Qian was uncertain, so why not resort to violence.
If there was a chance, why not raid the Tai Ministry?
Today was just a small test to assess his abilities.
If he was weak, he would continue to lie low; if he was invincible, he would sweep through Bianjing.
His final question was, "Are all protectors of the major sects powerful?"
"At least they are powerful cultivators at the level of Nascent Soul or even Void Refinement, they are great figures of the Dao."
The cultivation of the major sects consists of four major realms: Refining Essence to Transform Qi, Refining Qi to Transform Spirit, Refining Spirit to Return to Void, and Refining Void to Merge with Dao.
One realm with three stages, a total of four realms and twelve stages.
The protectors are at least at the level of the Nascent Soul.
"How strong are they?"
"Bound by fate, one in a hundred survives, exceeding that will lead to death. But those at the level of Refining Spirit to Return to Void are much stronger than me."
"That is enough."
Gu Wen smiled gently, "In the realm of becoming an immortal, one does not look at realms, only at talent. If my talent surpasses the heavens, why should I fear that they are true immortal gods?"
Arrogant! Too arrogant!
There are many geniuses in the world, all proud and arrogant, but very few do not regard true immortals as worthy opponents.
But He Huan liked it, he also smiled, "Daoist, please go, if something really happens, I have a way to take you away. Even if you can't grab the elixir today, I will owe you a favor."
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Gu Wen stepped forward, out of the shadow, his attire instantly attracting countless gazes, the patrolling imperial soldiers running towards him.
He did not hide, nor did he need to.
Ten steps away, he just glanced around, the surrounding horses neighed uncontrollably and ran amok, the colorful Long Bridge street in chaos.
Several imperial soldiers felt as if facing a great enemy, then slowly stepped back, the blades in their hands trembling incessantly.
This is the power returning to oneself!
In his eyes, the prosperity was torn apart bit by bit, the courtiers in out-of-control carriages crashing and trampling, all the things he used to bow and scrape to were like sandcastles, shattered as he passed by.
And the violent machine that maintained all this was now in fear of him.
His breath suddenly heavy, Gu Wen could no longer suppress the smile at the corner of his mouth, admitting that he quite enjoyed this scene.
Once he had power, he couldn't help but trample on this colorful Long Bridge, trample on these courtiers.
"What brings you to my Qianfeng Building, Daoist?"
The graceful figure of Yang Shanyu appeared at the entrance of the Qianfeng Building, facing off against the hostile Gu Wen.
As soon as she stepped out, she regretted it a bit.
A strong killing intent locked onto her, a warning of madness coming through her intuition.
Danger, the mysterious man in front of her was extremely dangerous!
"Bring me a furnace of Condensing Dao Pills."
Gu Wen gripped his long spear, the killing intent like fire and abyss exploding from the black cloth, the dark red spear energy crawling all over the spear.
"And also, I would like to ask you, ranked 21st on the Human List, and the Fox Immortal, ranked 5th on the Earth List."
Boom!
The bluestone slabs of the Long Bridge Road shattered, a cold light carrying a monstrous killing intent came towards her.
Yang Shanyu was prepared, her beautiful eyes glinted, her face momentarily turning pale, her palm emitting a faint light, harder than refined iron.
Bang!
The spear clashed with the palm, sparks flying.
Yang Shanyu tried to grab the spear tip, her palm closed, but in less than half a breath, her tiger's mouth shattered, blood seemed to be instantly sucked away by the spear tip.
Untouchable!
Just as the thought arose, she retreated, only to see the sky full of spear energy enveloping her, a red dragon swooping down in an instant, breaking down her mental defenses.
Unstoppable, unavoidable!
Invincible within six feet.
Just one spear, as if it would pierce through Yang Shanyu.
Whoosh~
A breeze lifted her hair, her fingertip lightly touched her forehead.
Yang Shanyu slumped to the ground, looking up at the man in front of her, his eyes gleaming with a calm killing intent.
"You have lost."
"May I ask for your name, Daoist?"
"Just a wandering cultivator in the mortal world."
Gu Wen stepped into the Qianfeng Building with his spear, he saw an official hiding under the table, and without hesitation, he approached and pierced through his excessively fat body.
Seeing someone next door, a fourth-rank official, he killed him too.
Noble sons, high-ranking officials, dignitaries, this place was truly a gathering of the elite.
With just a stretch of his hand, the long spear pierced through flesh and blood, the lives of the courtiers shattered like paper paste.
Blood stained the long spear, like an abyssal demon.
Cultivation, truly a beautiful thing!
"What a great spear of the path of killing, I wonder whose disciple you are."
An old voice sounded, and an old woman appeared in front, hunched over, hands leaning on a cane, like a candle in the wind.
"Young man, leave the Qianfeng Building now, and I will spare you..."
Before the words fell, Gu Wen's figure flickered, the second step of the Falling Moon Step allowed him to instantly cross a distance of three zhang, already within six feet, the eyes of the Qianfeng protector infinitely dilated, all kinds of Dao techniques were difficult to perform, the world lost its color, only a red light was seen.
Gu Wen exerted all his strength to thrust out a spear, the spear energy seemed to drag three meters like a tail, the fierce wind howling.
Boom!
The Qianfeng protector was sent flying like a cannonball, dragging countless chairs with her, crushing them into the wall, and finally collapsing along with the wall.
She collapsed on the ground, blood gushing from her mouth, her eyes full of disbelief.
"The path of the spear reaches the divine..."
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