A sea breeze blew by, lifting Xu Qing's hair.
He walked forward, allowing the wind to blow at his hair and his trousers. He was like an unsheathed blade. His eyes were cold as he looked at the fleeing woman.
Xu Qing hesitated for a moment. He didn't want to kill someone on his first day here, so he looked away and continued walking toward the tavern.
Even though the trees wanted to be still, the wind wouldn't stop.
As the sea breeze came ashore, the attack grew stronger.
One of the seven or eight burly men chasing after the woman had a scar on his face. He seemed to be the leader. When he saw what was happening, he laughed coldly.
"It doesn't matter if it's real or fake. Capture that kid for me. Sixth or seventh level of Body Refinement. He must be someone with merit points!"
As he spoke, the men split into two groups. Four of them went after the woman, while the other four went after Xu Qing.
Xu Qing frowned as he glanced at the four men. They were not ordinary Cultivators. Their Cultivation bases were at the sixth level of Qi Condensation, and they all seemed to be Body Refinement cultivators.
However, he really didn't want to kill someone as soon as he arrived in the city. Therefore, he backed up and spoke in a low voice.
"I don't know her," he said.
"Little bastard, I don't care if you know her or not. Consider yourself unlucky!"
The burly man who was charging toward him laughed coldly. He waved his hand and punched out. The other three attacked as well. One of them held a saber in his hand.
Under the moonlight, the saber glittered coldly. It was even smeared with poison.
Xu Qing closed his eyes.
In this world, there were some people who liked to linger around the gates of hell. Xu Qing didn't want to attack, but since his opponent wanted to kill him, his body flickered, and he no longer retreated.
Instead, he moved like lightning, appearing in front of the man who had punched him. His left hand landed on the man's forehead.
He moved with shocking speed.
A popping sound rang out, and before he could even scream, the man's head exploded into a cloud of blood and gore. Xu Qing's expression was calm as he stepped forward to stand in front of the Saber wielder. The man looked on in astonishment as he slammed his shoulder into the Saber wielder.
Half of the man's body collapsed.
Then, Xu Qing punched twice in the air at the remaining two people whose eyes were wide open and whose expressions changed drastically.
The two of them were just about to fall back when ripples appeared in the air in front of them. The ripples spread out, and their bodies began to tremble violently. Blood sprayed out of their mouths, and their chests caved in. They were dead.
In just two breaths of time, all four of them were dead.
This scene caused the four burly men not far away to stop in their tracks. They stared dumbstruck at the expressionless Xu Qing, and their scalps seemed to be about to explode.
"Mis … misunderstanding … we …" The leader's arrogance from before completely vanished. His body trembled and he was just about to speak when he saw Xu Qing's icy gaze. His mind rumbled as he frantically retreated.
Just as he retreated, Xu Qing made his move.
In the next moment, the other three began to tremble and cough up blood. Bloody holes appeared in their temples as they fell to the ground, dead.
Xu Qing's figure appeared beside them. He retracted his blood-stained finger and walked towards the fleeing leader.
Xu Qing's habit was to not kill, but once he did, he would eliminate any hidden dangers.
In a flash, Xu Qing closed in on the leader. His expression was indifferent as he raised his right hand.
"Fellow Daoist, I'm one of the Night Monarch's people. Please don't be impulsive …" The leader's heart was filled with terror, and his expression was one of despair.
Xu Qing's right hand paused as he looked at the pale-faced, trembling burly man.
"Disciple of the Seven Blood Eyes?"
"Not the Seven Blood Eyes, but …" The burly man was stunned for a moment before he subconsciously replied. But before he could finish speaking, Xu Qing's hand had already landed on the man's forehead.
With a bang, blood splattered everywhere.
Xu Qing bent down and wiped his hand on the corpse. He looked up into the darkness and pondered for a moment. He wasn't familiar with the terrain here, so he didn't go looking for the woman who had escaped.
However, he remembered the other party's appearance.
Then he lowered his head to deal with the corpse. But suddenly, his heart trembled. He looked back at the inn in the distance and prepared to attack.
At some unknown time, an old man had appeared at the entrance of the inn. This old man was wearing a shopkeeper's robe. He had a hunched back and age spots covered his face. His skin was sallow and he looked sickly.
After noticing Xu Qing's gaze, he grinned, revealing his yellow teeth.
"Boy, are you selling those corpses?
Eight corpses. How about 10 spirit coins each? "
Xu Qing was stunned. This was the first time he had heard of someone wanting to buy corpses. He looked at the old man with vigilance and then lowered his head to deal with the corpses.
After being rejected, the old man helplessly shook his head.
"What a pity, what a pity. Corpses that have just died are the freshest."
A moment later, Xu Qing finished dealing with the corpses. He looked at the inn, hesitating as to whether or not he should stay there.
As if seeing Xu Qing's hesitation, the old man outside the inn smiled.
"It's obvious that you're new here. Other than mine, all the other restaurants are closed. Eighty spirit coins or eighty contribution points per night. I'm honest with you."
"Contribution points?" Xu Qing looked at the old man. He had heard the woman who had framed him mention contribution points.
"You really are new here. You'll understand contribution points in the future. They're the same value as spirit coins." The old man grinned.
Xu Qing frowned. He felt that everything in this city was strange. Spirit coins were the same value as contribution points, people wanted to buy corpses, and the price of the house was so ridiculous.
"Don't think it's expensive. The nights in the main city aren't peaceful. The prices of the other inns aren't cheap. I only have two rooms left." The old man smiled.
Xu Qing muttered to himself. He looked at the sky and then at the old man. As he pondered, he narrowed his eyes and looked at the street. A blood-red figure was rapidly approaching. Its target was the inn.
When it got closer, the figure of a cultivator appeared. Without a word, he threw out a leather bag filled with spirit coins and disappeared into the inn.
"Now there's only one room left." The old man patted the leather bag in his hand and smiled.
Xu Qing pondered for a moment and simply walked over. He paid the spirit coins and booked the last room on the second floor. Before he walked into the room, he looked at the old man who had returned to the counter downstairs and was smoking a chimney and asked.
"What did you buy those corpses for?"
The old man looked up and grinned.
"I have a little pet at home and I like corpses. It's a pity you didn't sell it to me.
If you want to do something like this again in the future, remember to sell it to me. The price is negotiable. "
Xu Qing was silent. He looked at the old man and then walked into the room.
He carefully inspected the room. After making sure there was nothing wrong, Xu Qing pushed open the window and looked outside.
In the night, the city was pitch-black. The bright moonlight shone down from the sky, covering the black city with a mysterious veil.
On the distant sea, the sound of ship horns was transmitted by the waves. In the light of the lighthouse, one could faintly make out massive ships slowly approaching.
Looking at this, Xu Qing recalled the words of the female disciple beside the transmission array. He realized that this city was like a deep pool with far too many dangers hidden within. He also finally understood where the faint smell of blood came from. After all, he had added a wisp of blood to the city just now.
This place was very different from the environment he lived in before in terms of architecture and cleanliness. But, there didn't seem to be any difference at all.
"In the end, it's a chaotic world …" Xu Qing muttered. He no longer thought about these things and instead thought about the entrance test.
"Although there's a high chance I can pass the test, I still have to be prepared. If I don't pass, where will I go? There's also the Old Ancestor of the Vajra Sect. He's currently my greatest threat. I have to improve myself as quickly as possible and then kill him."
As he was thinking, the sky outside grew darker and darker. Although there were no strange roars or cries of strange beasts, as the wind blew in, there were shouts and wanton laughter that were filled with the dark side of humanity.
Xu Qing was used to it and ignored it. He lowered his head and took out a cloth bag.
He had plundered this item in the Vajra Sect. He had also checked it on the way and was extremely shocked.
This cloth bag looked very small, only the size of a palm. But in reality, after opening it, it contained a universe. It could hold so many items that it was the size of a bed.
He had heard of this item in the scavenger camp before. It was called a storage bag.
A storage bag was an extremely rare item in the area where Xu Qing lived before. It was shockingly expensive and difficult to buy.
Just this storage bag alone was enough to make the Vajra Sect feel the pinch, not to mention that there were many pill bottles inside, all of which were Cleansing Dust Pills.
There were more than 30 pills.
Compared to that, Xu Qing was even more pleasantly surprised. There were 110 … spirit stones inside!
Xu Qing had never seen spirit stones before, but Lei Dui had once imparted some knowledge to him during a meal, which included spirit stones.
They were much more precious than spirit coins. One spirit stone was equivalent to a thousand spirit coins. They were made of highly concentrated spirit energy and could be used to cultivate at a critical moment. Any one of them was very valuable. Moreover, they were described, which was why Xu Qing could recognize them.
These items were his greatest gains in the Vajra Sect. As for the other miscellaneous items, they were nothing compared to the storage bag and spirit stones.
Even though Xu Qing had checked many times on the way, he was still shocked by this windfall after sorting it out. This was the greatest wealth he had obtained since he was young.
"If I don't pass the test, then this money should be enough for me to speed up my cultivation in the main city of the Seven Blood Pupil …" Xu Qing muttered to himself as he closed his eyes and began cultivating.
No matter where he was, no matter what the test would be, to Xu Qing, cultivation was unstoppable. It was the foundation of his existence in this world and the best guarantee for his survival.
After all, in a chaotic world, something that seemed eternal like the rising and setting of the sun could change one day.
Anything was possible.
The only thing that did not change was the law of the jungle.
Moreover … in Xu Qing's experience, places with many people were even more dangerous than forbidden zones. This was because it was difficult to judge a person's viciousness.
This was especially so in the main city of the Seven Blood Pupil, which was obviously dangerous and mysterious.
To the youth, this was also a forbidden zone.
Another kind of forbidden zone.
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