Chapter 48 Trouble Arrives

  Wang Ke's eyes scanned the private room, where five people were seated. Two of them wore coarse blue robes with an embroidered array pattern on their shoulders, and they looked to be around thirty years old.

  Another three people wore light purple robes with golden sword emblems on their sleeves, among them was a middle-aged man with a steady face, who was the one speaking, and his aura was the strongest among the five.

  "It turned out to be the Golden Sword Sect and the Myriad Dharma Sect's fellow disciples." Wang Ke walked in with a fist bump, his footsteps slow and steady, recognizing the origins of the five people from their attire.

  The Wan Fa Men and the Jin Jian Men are both powerful sects, with Golden Dan stage experts sitting in each of them, but they can't compare to a major sect like the Qing Mu Zong.

  "I don't know when Master Wang arrived, how did we all fail to notice?" The middle-aged monk said with a smile, his eyes falling on Wang Ke.

  Listening to this middle-aged man, Wang could tell that he was the Golden Sword in other people's mouths. Smiling, he replied: "Hehe, I just arrived too. I sensed the auras of several senior brothers earlier and came over to take a look. Also, there are some things I'd like to ask for your advice, senior brothers."

  "Oh, is there anything we can help you with? By the way, let me introduce you to my junior brothers Jin Qian and Jin Dun, and next to them are our senior brothers Wan Ke and Tian Ming from the Wan Fa Sect." Jin Jian pointed at the other four people to introduce them to Wang Ke, who politely nodded towards the four of them.

  At this time, the other four people did not speak, but only smiled and nodded, their eyes flickering, constantly sizing up Wang Ke's appearance.

  "It's like this, I want to collect some Blood Lotus, but only know that it's in Yinnan Mountain, and don't know the specific location, do any of you fellow disciples know where exactly the Blood Lotus is?"

  "Oh, you're talking about the Blood Lotus? I do know where it is. It's in the southern part of the Blood Tooth Mountain, inside the Blood Bat Cave. However, there's a group of blood bats living inside, so getting the Blood Lotus won't be easy."

  "The blood bats are ferocious and numerous, they're not ordinary bats. I'm afraid it won't be easy for you to deal with them alone," Tian Ming said, staring at Wang Ke.

  "It's alright, I'll go take a look around. If it really doesn't work out, I won't force it either. Thanks to the few senior brothers, I bid you farewell." Wang Ke smiled slightly and bowed his hands before leaving. This time he didn't return to the adjacent private room, but instead headed straight downstairs. Since he already knew the origin of the Blood Lotus, he had rested enough and didn't need to continue staying here. Moreover, he also noticed that the five cultivators inside the private room definitely had a problem.

  Just after Wang Ke left, the faces of the five people in the room all fell, and the atmosphere suddenly became heavy. Jin Jian's face was solemn as he said, "I didn't even notice when this kid arrived."

  "Golden Sword, what we just said might have been overheard by that kid. If the news gets out, it'll be troublesome." Wan Fa Men's Wan Ke's face turned worried.

  "Jin Qian, go ask Xiao Er when this kid arrived." Jin Jian turned his head and instructed his junior brother beside him.

  The monk called Jin Qian stood up and walked out quickly.

  "If he's really been heard, either bring him in or make him disappear." A glint of cold light flashed in Jin Jian's eyes, and a hint of chilliness seeped into his tone.

  "But after all, he is a person of Qingmu Sect, and according to my observation, he should be in the middle stage of Nasal Qi cultivation, it may not be so easy to deal with him." Wang Ke said hesitantly.

  "What's the fear, he may not have heard what we said, let's wait a while before making plans" Jin Jian said and bowed his head in contemplation, the two senior brothers of the Wanjiamen exchanged a glance and also fell silent.

  After a moment, there were faint footsteps outside, and Jin Qian returned with a somewhat unpleasant expression.

  "Big brother, I think our conversation might have been overheard by that little guy. Just now, I asked the partner and he came up to the next room, it's been a while." Jin Jian's tone was serious, his face worried.

  After hearing Jin Qian's words, the other four people all looked down, each with a flickering gaze, as if they were all thinking of a countermeasure. Jin Jian returned to his original position and sat down.

  "Big brother, what can we do? That little guy obviously didn't tell the truth just now. If our matter is exposed by him, it will be troublesome."

  "Hmm, I know, but we didn't make it clear earlier either. I think that kid doesn't know the specifics either," Jin Jian said with a serious face.

  "It's not that I'm afraid of him, it's just that there's always a chance he might get lucky. Let's wait for Master Lingfeng to come back and then we'll figure out how to deal with that little brat." Wanjia sighed and said.

  "Who wants to wait for me to come back and deal with them?" Just then, a voice came from outside, and after a moment, a tall and majestic figure appeared at the door. This person was around thirty years old, with a handsome face, sword-like eyebrows, and starry eyes. He wore a set of cyan long robes, his eyes gleaming with spirit, and as soon as he arrived at the door, he emitted an aura of powerful energy.

  At this time, the man had a confident smile on his face, and his eyes scanned the private room. Seeing the five people's serious expressions, he raised an eyebrow and walked in directly.

  Ling Feng's right hand swept out, and a burst of light flashed, a bulging black cloth bag appeared, and was tossed onto the central table. Instantly, several crystal-clear spirit stones rolled out, and in an instant, waves of pure spiritual energy fluctuations came from the table, attracting the attention of all five people. These spirit stones were all mid-grade, with dozens of them present.

  "This is the remuneration paid in advance by the other party, you can take it and split it among yourselves. What happened to Jin Jian just now? Who are you going to deal with? Tell me about it." Ling Feng casually sat down beside them and asked lightly.

  Although Golden Sword was now drooling over the Spiritual Stone on the table, he suddenly withdrew his gaze and looked at Ling Feng, saying: "Not long after you left earlier, a young cultivator came here, also from Qingmu Sect, with mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivation..." Then Golden Sword recounted the previous scene in detail.

  "Call Wang Ke, I haven't heard of him, he shouldn't be a big shot. Alright, I'll go take a look, you guys wait here for me. If that kid really doesn't know how to behave, I won't mind taking action against him. Isn't the other side still short one main soul? I think if we hand over Wang Ke's soul, we should be able to get quite some benefits in return." Ling Feng said with a cold smile, then stood up and walked outside.

  Seeing the cold light flashing in Lingfeng's eyes, all five of them couldn't help but jump in their hearts, but afterwards they calmed down. After Lingfeng left, the five people began to distribute the spiritual stones.

  After leaving the wine building, Wang Ke didn't rush to leave the town. He strolled around for a while, replenished some things, and then found someone to make a detailed map.

  "King Ko's junior brother, please stay." Just as Wang Ke was walking on a bustling street, a strange voice came from afar behind him.

  Wang Ke was taken aback, turned his head to look, and saw a monk standing dozens of feet away from him, smiling at himself. His eyes fell on the monk's clothes, and in an instant, Wang Ke recognized that this person was also a Qingmu Sect monk.

  "It's indeed Wang Ke's junior brother. I walked around in a circle and thought I had mistaken the person." Ling Feng walked over with a smile on his face, stopping about ten feet away from Wang Ke.

  "Excuse me, senior brother, is there something I can help you with? I think this is our first meeting?" Wang Ke asked with a puzzled expression, his eyes sizing up the other person. His heart skipped a beat as he made an educated guess - this person's cultivation had reached the peak of Nascent Soul, and they were from the same sect. It seemed that he was indeed the senior brother Lingfeng that the others had mentioned earlier.

  Wang Ke didn't say anything, pretending he didn't know, but he had already guessed that Jin Jian and the others were up to no good. He didn't want to get involved with these people, and asking Xue Boti was just a desperate move. Ordinary people probably hadn't even heard of his name, let alone this so-called Ling Feng Shixiong who had suddenly appeared before him.

  "Haha, I just heard Jin Jian and a few senior brothers mention you. I didn't expect to meet a fellow junior in this place, it's quite a coincidence. Why don't we find a place to have a good chat?" Ling Feng said with a smile, looking very friendly.

  "Sorry, senior brother, I don't plan to stay here for long, so I'm afraid I'll be declining your kind offer. I'll go to the Blood Bat Cave, get the Blood Lotus and then leave." Wang Ke smiled as he declined Ling Feng's proposal, having already made up his mind not to entangle himself with these people.

  "Oh, I see. In that case, let's not force it. However, the Blood Bat Cave is full of dangers, so I think you should prepare more, junior brother." Ling Feng said with a concerned expression.

  "Thank you, senior brother, for reminding me. I will be careful and take my leave!" Wang Ke bowed his head and turned to walk forward, while Ling Feng watched Wang Ke's receding back with a smile on his face that suddenly froze and turned into an icy expression.

  "Hmph, you refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a penalty cup. It seems I won't be keeping you." Sen Han's voice came from Ling Feng's mouth, then he swung his sleeve and turned back to leave.

  In the sky not far from Fengya Town, two sword lights rushed forward. On the front sword light, a young man with a wax-yellow face looked anxious. Behind him, hundreds of feet away, a white sword light stood out, and an impressive figure was standing on it, surprisingly Qin Ke'er.

  At this moment, Qin Ke'er's eyebrows were tightly furrowed, her face filled with anger as she stared at the sword light in front of her. She urged on the sword light under her feet to pursue relentlessly, and a cold killing intent emanated from her body.

  "Stinky girl, must you chase me for three days and three nights?" A sword light flashed forward as the young man suddenly burst into a loud scolding. It was clear that at this moment, the young man's face was anxious, and his spiritual energy was also violently fluctuating.

  "Hmph, you demonic scum have actually slaughtered innocent civilians. I will definitely take justice into my own hands and eradicate all of you." Qin Ke'er's icy voice squeezed out from between her teeth.

  She left the sect and was originally heading in a different direction from Wang Ke, but on the way, she got tired of Ao Xin's entanglement and directly found a way to get rid of them. She then changed direction and left. When passing through a remote village, she happened to see several Mo Men cultivators slaughtering civilians and collecting their souls. Qin Ke'er was enraged and fought with several Mo Men cultivators.

  Originally, seeing Qin Ke'er alone, several Mo Gate cultivators didn't take her seriously. However, after just exchanging blows, half of the Mo Gate cultivators fell under Qin Ke'er's sword light. The remaining Mo Gate cultivators saw that Qin Ke'er's strength was astonishing and immediately panicked and fled. This Mo Gate cultivator in front of him had the highest cultivation among them, already at the Nascent Soul peak realm, and was skilled at escaping. After using several secret techniques to stimulate his potential in a row, he still couldn't shake off Qin Ke'er. Now, feeling that the spiritual energy inside his body was almost exhausted, he suddenly became anxious.

  Just as Qin Ke'er was about to catch up, the young man from the Demon Gate in front of him suddenly descended with a fierce sword light, landing instantly. He swallowed several elixirs one after another, then gazed at Qin Ke'er not far away with a menacing glint in his eyes.

  At this moment, Qin Ke'er was as ethereal as a fairy, lightly floating down to the ground, untainted by dust, like a celestial being descending from the ninth heaven. Her cold and piercing gaze fixed on the demonic cultivators in front of her.

  "You stinky girls, aren't you just ordinary people? If you continue to pursue me relentlessly, I'll have no choice but to perish together with you!" The young man said calmly, and then his right hand shone brightly, a black command flag appeared, and with a light wave, a black mist burst out from the flag, carrying countless mournful cries, like countless vengeful spirits. The black mist enveloped the young man, completely obscuring his figure.