Chapter 95 - 94 Chaotic Sky Valley
Chapter 95: Chapter 94 Chaotic Sky Valley
“Okay.”
Qin Feng smiled, his smile so pure and innocent, as if he really were just a naive young man.
His face showed a hint of admiration, “I never realized that Brother Ma Jiu would care so much about his fellow sect members. Nowadays, it’s hard to find good-hearted people with such old-fashioned integrity.
Since Brother values me so highly, I’d be ungrateful to decline any further. I’ll join Brother Ma Jiu on this mission, and I hope for his continued guidance in the future.”
“Of course, of course, it’s only right for sect members to help and support one another—it’s always been my personal principle,” Ma Jiu said, unable to hide his joy, “Don’t worry, Junior Brother. Those who have gone on missions with me always have a deep impression of me. I’m sure that after we return this time, you will have learned a lot, he he he…”
Ma Jiu was secretly pleased with himself; young people these days were so easy to fool. With just a few words, he managed to trick one into becoming his assistant—ha, Ma Jiu is truly a genius!
…
Although he would have to share half of the mission rewards, he didn’t care.
The mission rewards were just a few Spirit Stones; the real prize was the wealth the bandit cultivators had looted over the years.
As long as he seized the right opportunity, he was confident he could make a big profit this time.
Trying to curb his excitement, he took Qin Feng directly to the Foreign Affairs Hall. The two presented their Identity Jade Tokens, let the hall’s disciples record their details, and then accepted the mission.
“Since it’s Junior Brother Qin’s first mission, you’d better prepare more Elixir Pills and Spirit Talismans. These things can save your life when it matters.”
Ma Jiu, feigning concern, gave him a few reminders; in his heart, however, he was hoping Qin Feng would spend more Spirit Stones to prepare these life-saving items. If an emergency were to arise, it would be much better for the boy to use them than to bleed his own reserves.
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Qin Feng, looking a little embarrassed, said, “Brother doesn’t know. In order to advance to the late Qi Refining stage, I’ve already spent most of my Spirit Stones and don’t have much left. Otherwise, I wouldn’t be so eager to take on a mission.”
Since he had already guessed Ma Jiu’s intentions, Qin Feng certainly wasn’t going to give him any chance to take advantage.
This guy had been hanging around the Foreign Affairs Hall for many years; he must have plenty of protective treasures. If danger really struck, it would be better for Brother Ma Jiu to take a hit.
Of course, Qin Feng wasn’t going to tell Ma Jiu that he still had second-tier Spirit Talismans at the ready.
“Poor as a church mouse!”
Ma Jiu cursed inwardly but didn’t show it on his face. Instead, he laughed heartily, feigning generosity, “No matter, if we really encounter danger, just hide behind me, and I will ensure your safety.”
Since there was not much to prepare, the two didn’t stay long at the mountain gate and left the Foreign Affairs Hall straight away. They released their own flying Spiritual Beasts and took to the sky.
This was where Beast Taming Sect disciples excelled over others; even those in the Qi Refining Realm could still traverse the skies by relying on their Spiritual Beasts.
In other sects, Qi Refining Realm cultivators could usually only watch from below, enviously.
Ma Jiu’s flying beast was an Iron Feathered Eagle in the late Qi Refining stage.
A common breed with no special bloodline, although somewhat stronger than Qin Feng’s Spiritual Vulture, it didn’t possess the Vulture’s powerful Wind Control Power, so their speeds were not much different.
Ma Jiu was satisfied; since Qin Feng’s flying mount wasn’t slow, there would be no need to worry about delays.
After all, Chaotic Sky Valley was extremely far from the sect. If Qin Feng didn’t have a flying beast, their round trip could take a much longer time.
The two rode their beasts for more than ten days before finally arriving in the outskirts of Liang City, near Chaotic Sky Valley.
Chaotic Sky Valley was the entrance to an Ancient Battlefield, where space distortions and turbulence were often seen.
And this was just the entrance to the battlefield. Venture deeper, and one would discover that the entire Ancient Battlefield, stretching tens of thousands of miles across, had been devastated by mighty beings in ancient times, leaving the laws of nature in utter chaos.
Furthermore, countless lives have perished there, among them practitioners of formidable Dao cultivation beyond measure. Even though these mighty beings have died, the lingering Power of Laws has turned this place into a chaotic realm of death.
However, there have always been those who are not afraid of death, and since the periphery of the battlefield is not as dangerous as the interior, many cultivators have ventured in to search for treasures.
After innumerable cultivators’ explorations, some patterns were gradually discovered. In the Ancient Battlefield, the stronger one’s strength, the greater the likelihood of triggering some bizarre dangers. Over these tens of thousands of years, there have been no lack of immortals who met their end deep within the Ancient Battlefield.
Therefore, the Major Sects allowed numerous Loose Cultivators to enter and investigate. Although many low-level cultivators died or were injured, their cultivation was not strong, and under normal circumstances, they would not trigger any anomalies in the Ancient Battlefield. Hence, quite a few were able to return alive after exploring the periphery.
Gradually, some cultivators reaped considerable benefits, and even, some people managed to obtain Immortal Artifacts.
Although the Loose Cultivator who obtained the Immortal Artifact accidentally revealed the news of his find and quickly attracted the covetousness of others, he was not only robbed of the treasure but also lost his life in the end.
Nevertheless, this incident attracted even more cultivators from other regions to come here in search of treasures, in case they might indeed find something valuable and make their fortune.
Such occurrences were not uncommon. The now renowned Loose Immortal Sage Fuyun, as well as the Fog Hidden Sect, which had only been established for a few thousand years but had already made a name for itself, both received Ancient Inheritances from within this Ancient Battlefield.
And Liang City was established thirty miles outside of Chaotic Sky Valley specifically to do business with those cultivators coming here to explore.
The Zhang Family of Liang City, similar to the Qin Family of Kun City, were both descendants of bloodlines stemming from the Beast Taming Sect disciples.
They also served as a monitoring point for the Beast Taming Sect outside Chaotic Sky Valley, so that if any significant treasures were to appear again, the Beast Taming Sect would be among the first to receive the news.
Because many cultivators from other regions come here every year, the vicinity of Liang City is quite chaotic, and incidents of cultivators robbing each other occur frequently.
The fact that the Zhang Family was only troubled after the fall of their Foundation Establishment Cultivator ancestors could already be considered fortunate. Some Sect-related powers that were placed here have experienced being completely uprooted by others.
“We pay our respects to the two Upper Envoys.”
Within the somewhat dilapidated Zhang Family estate, the few cultivators who had luckily survived hurriedly came forward to pay their respects upon seeing the Identity Jade Token of Beast Taming Sect disciples presented by Ma Jiu.
Although they felt somewhat dissatisfied that the Sect had only sent two Qi Refining Realm cultivators, they did not dare show any negligence.
“Enough, there’s no need for such formalities,”
Ma Jiu waved his hand. “Your family’s affairs are already known by the Sect. We have come here to avenge the Zhang Family and eliminate those Bandit Cultivators.
In addition, you need not worry. The Zhang Family has served the Sect for many years; the Sect will not abandon you.
Your family’s businesses in Liang City can no longer be maintained, but the Sect will arrange for your resettlement. In the upcoming years, the Sect will allocate a few more spots to allow more descendants of the Zhang Family to join, so that your family line will not perish.”
“Thank you, Upper Envoys, thank you so much,”
Ma Jiu, cunning as he was, said a few words that made the Zhang Family cultivators’ eyes light up.
In truth, these cultivators were merely from collateral branches of the Zhang Family; the Direct Lineage had been killed off during the chaos within the family.
Now that they heard the Sect was willing to grant the Zhang Family additional spots to join the Sect, given that their Direct Lineage was already exterminated, it would naturally be their descendants who would be joining the Sect. For them, this misfortune had turned into a blessing.
Therefore, these cultivators quickly wiped away the sadness from their faces and began to shower Ma Jiu and Qin Feng with flattering words.
“Alright, enough of that, no need for flattery. Get to the point and tell us the details about those Bandit Cultivators,”
“Yes, yes, the situation at the time was like this…”
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