Chapter 100: About to be Backstabbed
The entire scene fell silent, as if even the air had stilled.
Everyone stared at the green-robed figure with a mix of fear and awe, swallowing hard.
Guan Wenlong was a well-known powerhouse in Ming Province! Yet, he couldn't even withstand a single finger from this young man in green robes?
"Senior... please spare us..." Mo Chenggui trembled as he spoke.
Although he prided himself on being slightly stronger than Guan Wenlong, facing someone who could effortlessly kill Guan Wenlong with a single move, he couldn't muster the slightest will to resist.
The others also trembled as they knelt on the ground.
"Sigh." Li Changsheng sighed faintly and said calmly, "If you hadn't come, I wouldn't have gone looking for trouble with you. If I weren't strong enough, it would've been me who died today."
"In your next life, open your eyes a bit wider."
Li Changsheng's voice was calm, but his figure vanished instantly, reappearing within three zhang of Mo Chenggui.
"This is all your fault!"
Mo Chenggui roared with fury, his body glowing with intense demonic energy. His aura surged visibly, and although he had been just one step away from the Transcendence Realm, his power now approached the mid-Transcendence level.
"Slash!"
At the peak of his power, Mo Chenggui gripped his blade with both hands, raised it high above his head, and slashed down with all his might.
"Die!"
"I've been in the Abyssal Mountains for so many years! Did you think I wouldn't have a trump card?"
A thousand-zhang-long blade of light materialized instantly, slashing toward Li Changsheng, who was only a few steps away.
Li Changsheng frowned slightly and took another step.
His figure seemed to teleport, appearing directly above the thousand-zhang blade of light. He gently tapped the blade with the tip of his foot.
Boom!
The blade of light shattered!
"Pfft!"
Mo Chenggui, stunned, spat out a mouthful of blood, his face turning ashen.
"That secret technique of yours... it must have come from the Demon Abyss," Li Changsheng said indifferently as he looked at the weakened Mo Chenggui.
"Looks like it's not that impressive. After that slash, you can't even maintain the strength of a Great Ascension cultivator anymore."
Li Changsheng shook his head slightly. He was somewhat interested in the technique. Although it seemed to severely damage the user's foundation after one use, rendering them unable to maintain their original strength, it could be useful in simulations. If he encountered a powerful enemy he couldn't defeat, he could use this explosive technique in the simulation for a possible surprise effect.
Boom!
Li Changsheng pointed a finger into the void.
Mo Chenggui exploded into a cloud of blood mist, his soul obliterated.
"You all can die too!" Li Changsheng turned to the dozens of people from the Abyssal Pavilion and the Guan family. With a flick of his finger, dozens of white sword auras shot into the void and reappeared beside the group, instantly turning them into dust. Not even their souls survived.
Li Changsheng searched through Mo Chenggui's storage pouch and found a broken demonic manual titled Blood Burning Technique. He frowned slightly. If the technique were complete, it might have been useful to him. But in its current state, it could only boost one's strength to the Transcendence Realm, which was meaningless to him.
"Let's go!" After packing up the spoils, Li Changsheng led the Liu family members away.
Three days later.
Liu Lu brought Li Changsheng to the Liu family's estate.
Li Changsheng was arranged in the best courtyard of Liu Lu's branch, waiting for her to deliver the spirit stones.
As for whether Liu Lu would face difficulties within the family upon her return, that wasn't his concern. He had only agreed to escort her back.
"The harvest from this trip was quite substantial." After tallying up the spoils, Li Changsheng smiled.
From the Abyssal Pavilion and the Guan family members he had killed, he had obtained 1.1 billion spirit stones, along with various materials. A rough estimate suggested they could net him several hundred million more spirit stones when sold at Baicao Hall.
Adding the Blood Spirit Ginseng, Phoenix Blood Vines, and the 1 billion spirit stones Liu Lu would give him, this trip had earned him tens of billions of spirit stones.
"It's true what they say: killing and plundering is the fast track to wealth. Too bad I'm a good person; if others don't provoke me, I can't bring myself to rob and kill." Li Changsheng shook his head slightly.
He really was too kind, only targeting those who provoked him or potential enemies. If other demonic cultivators had the simulator, they'd probably wipe out a few factions a day without batting an eye.
"Let's simulate first and see if anything changes after this trip." Li Changsheng murmured.
After the last simulation, he still had 19 simulation chances left. He couldn't recharge today, so he planned to save the spirit stones he had for crafting the array disks.
[Simulation begins.]
[Age 32, you rescued the Liu family members from the Demon Abyss.]
[Five days later, Liu Lu brought you 1 billion spirit stones, accompanied by two Transcendence Realm cultivators from the General's Mansion.]
[You killed the two Transcendence Realm cultivators in a few moves, erased all traces, and left the Liu family.]
[You returned to Pearl City and went into seclusion to craft array disks.]
[Age 34, you emerged from seclusion and took 11 eighth-grade and dozens of seventh-grade array disks to the edge of the Demon Abyss, waiting for Xiao Zhengyan to arrive.]
[Half a month later, Xiao Zhengyan arrived with his entourage.]
[Three days later, Xiao Zhengyan's group suffered heavy losses and emerged from the Demon Abyss. The moment they stepped into the array's range, you activated it.]
[The array instantly annihilated Xiao Zhengyan's group and severely injured him. You entered the array and beheaded him with a single slash.]
[The Demon Shadow was enraged and engaged you in a fierce battle. In 34 moves, you killed it with a single punch.]
[You found a secluded spot and consumed the Origin Fruit. Its effect was minimal, but it slightly improved your Divine Demon Nine Revolutions Technique, boosting your cultivation to the peak of the Soul Transformation Realm.]
[You immediately attacked the General's Mansion, annihilating it.]
[The South Li Dynasty was shaken!]
[Countless factions secretly investigated who had struck the General's Mansion, but you hid safely in Pearl City.]
[Age 430, after the Holy Demon Prince purged the opposition forces within the South Li Dynasty, he began to suppress powerful factions in other provinces.]
[You set up dozens of powerful killing arrays in Pearl City, slaughtering countless of the Holy Demon Prince's elites.]
[Age 470, the Holy Demon Prince personally attacked. In 130 moves, he killed you.]
[You died!]
[Simulation ends.]
Without hesitation, Li Changsheng chose to retain his cultivation level.
His aura surged as his cultivation reached the peak of the Soul Transformation Realm.
"The destruction of the Great Ascension cultivators from the two factions in Ming Province will undoubtedly arouse the General's Mansion's suspicions. What surprised me was how quickly they reacted—sending two Transcendence Realm cultivators!" Li Changsheng murmured.
As for the Liu family, they were insignificant to him. Whether Liu Lu was coerced by the General's Mansion or willingly betrayed him, the moment she led them to him, her fate was sealed.
Moreover, this simulation dashed his hopes of repeatedly using the Origin Fruit to improve his Divine Demon Nine Revolutions Technique. Just like Creation Essence Liquid, the Origin Fruit only worked the first time it was consumed. Although it was used in a simulation, his physical and true essence growth was still tied to it.
"It seems I'll have to collect more alchemy recipes," Li Changsheng murmured. If he could find a body-tempering pill stronger than the Dragon Tiger Pill, he could cultivate the Divine Demon Nine Revolutions to its ninth revolution and then switch to the Celestial Body Technique.
The thought of the Celestial Body Technique, which was even stronger than the Divine Demon Nine Revolutions, filled Li Changsheng's heart with excitement!