Cultivation Begins with Daily Intelligence Reports

110: Feng Xixi, manager of Miaoling PavilionThe fat Cultivator named Hua Yun was pushed to the forefront, feeling the pressure from the big shots on both sides, his face twisted into a bitter gourd.

Beads of sweat the size of beans rolled down his forehead, his lips trembling, yet he couldn’t utter a single word, looking just like a quail waiting to be slaughtered.

Feng Xixi narrowed her phoenix eyes, staring coldly at Liu Tushan:

”This is a contract dispute between Miaoling Pavilion and Fellow Daoist Hua Yun. When did it become Daling Pavilion’s place to overstep your authority and ’uphold justice’ here? Shopkeeper Liu, your hand reaches a bit too far!”

”Hehehe...”

Liu Tushan smiled without warmth. He stepped forward and, with a threatening air, patted Hua Yun’s trembling shoulder, his voice suddenly turning sharp:

”Fellow Daoist Hua Yun! With me and all these Fellow Daoists here to stand up for you, what are you afraid of? Tell them to bring out twenty bottles of qi gathering pill right now! Otherwise, they should take down the Miaoling Pavilion sign and get out of Southeast Market Town!”

Hua Yun shuddered all over from the pat. Feeling the heavy pressure on his shoulder and Feng Xixi’s gaze, which could almost freeze a person to death, he felt his vision go black and his throat go dry; the fear in his heart reached its peak.

”I... I...” He stammered, his body shaking even more violently. He wanted to fake a faint but didn’t dare, and he wanted to speak but was afraid of offending either side; he felt as if his Soul were about to be torn apart.

This was entirely an undeserved disaster for him; he had ordered twenty bottles of qi gathering pill from Miaoling Pavilion a month ago.

It was originally just a very normal transaction.

But he never expected that within these past few days, the situation at Miaoling Pavilion would take a sharp turn for the worse.

Not only had many Alchemists been poached, but the supply of many Spiritual Plants and Spirit Medicines had also been cut off, turning it into an isolated island in the sea.

He was merely being pushed out as an excuse to manipulate Miaoling Pavilion.

He didn’t dare to offend either side.

In the struggle between two behemoths, a small fry like him could be crushed to death at any moment.

Don’t look at how Miaoling Pavilion has declined now; it still has the backing of the Qinglan Sect.

Even if they were eventually defeated by Daling Pavilion and forced to withdraw from Southeast Market Town.

They likely wouldn’t let him, a pawn that played a key role, off the hook.

Lin Jingyu was mixed into the crowd watching from afar, watching with burning anxiety.

If the Miaoling Pavilion sign was taken down now, his plan to cling to a powerful thigh would be completely ruined!

Gritting his teeth, a light flashed imperceptibly in his eyes, and the three Mental Energy lakes in his Niwan Palace instantly boiled!

Following the method he used against the Bandit Cultivator previously, he condensed an invisible beam of Mental Energy, and across the crowd, fiercely pierced it toward Hua Yun’s glabella!

Hua Yun, who was already under immense mental pressure, felt his head go ”buzz,” as if thousands of red-hot steel needles had been stabbed into it simultaneously!

”Ah... it hurts so much...”

He let out a shrill, inhuman scream, grabbed his head with both hands, and his fat body swayed violently.

This excruciating pain came at just the right time! In his heart, Hua Yun actually felt a sliver of ”gratitude,” as if relieved.

Compared to being settled with later, he would much rather just faint away like this.

He immediately stopped resisting and didn’t use any Qi to recover.

Rolling his eyes back, his large body fell to the ground with a thud, completely fainting and becoming unconscious.

”You!” Liu Tushan’s expression changed drastically. He turned his head sharply to glare at Feng Xixi and shouted sternly:

”Feng Xixi! You have some nerve! How dare you use such sinister methods to attack an innocent debt collector in front of everyone! For such despicable behavior, I will drag you before the Market Master today to settle this! Let’s see how you face the Market Master’s wrath!”

Feng Xixi’s expression at this moment was extremely intriguing.

She had indeed considered using a secret Mental Energy technique to attack Hua Yun and make him ”shut up” temporarily, but her Mental Energy had only just begun to condense, and she hadn’t even had the chance to release it yet!

How did this fat man suddenly scream and fall to the ground? Faking a faint?

A flash of suspicion and coldness crossed Feng Xixi’s phoenix eyes. A good one, Hua Yun; looking honest and simple on the surface, he actually had such quick wit and acting skills? Was he trying to take advantage of the situation to avoid this disaster?

Just as the atmosphere was strange and everyone was stunned by this sudden turn of events.

”Sister Xixi...!”

A cry filled with a sobbing tone, brimming with grievance and terror, clearly reached Feng Xixi’s ears.

Feng Xixi’s delicate body shook violently; she was all too familiar with this voice!

She turned her head abruptly, her gaze instantly locking onto that familiar figure at the edge of the crowd!

”Momo?!”

The coldness on Feng Xixi’s face was instantly replaced by extreme worry and anger.

Her figure flickered, leaving only a faint afterimage behind, and she transformed into a pale green beam of light, instantly passing through the crowd and appearing in front of Yun Momo.

The speed was so fast that Lin Jingyu’s pupils constricted. What a powerful movement technique! Was this some kind of spell?

”Momo! Are you okay? Where are you hurt? Who bullied you?”

Feng Xixi grabbed Yun Momo’s shoulders, her voice trembling with urgency, as her powerful Mental Energy subconsciously swept over Yun Momo’s entire body.

At the same time, a pressure like a mountain naturally enveloped Lin Jingyu, who was standing beside Yun Momo!

Lin Jingyu felt his breath choke, as if he were being gripped by an invisible giant hand, and the surrounding air became incomparably heavy!

Compared to this pressure, the Grand Elder’s pressure from before was like the difference between a firefly and the bright moon.

What was even more terrifying was that the other party’s Mental Energy was like a cold blade hanging over his head, making his scalp tingle!

This beautiful woman... was not only at the Ninth Layer of Qi Refining Perfection, but her mental cultivation was outrageously strong, and she definitely mastered some kind of terrifying mental attack technique!

If not for his three Mental Energy lakes and his state of being in the ”State of Clarity,” that one glance just now would likely have caused him to lose focus on the spot!

Seeing her closest sister, the strength Yun Momo had been forcing herself to maintain on the journey instantly collapsed.

Her mouth pouted, tears like beads with broken strings, and she threw herself into Feng Xixi’s arms, hugging her waist tightly and crying loudly:

”Sister Xixi... Sister... Woo... I... I on the way back... almost... almost... fortunately... this Young Master... saved me... otherwise... wuwu... I would never... be able to see you again...”

She cried until she was out of breath, her small face buried in Feng Xixi’s shoulder, her whole body shaking violently.

Lin Jingyu observed secretly, guessing that Yun Momo was probably used to throwing herself into the beautiful woman’s arms like a fledgling bird returning to the forest in her daily life.

That was why she had hugged her all of a sudden just now.

Feeling the girl’s violent trembling and the fear of surviving a disaster in her arms, and listening to that intermittent yet blood-curdling crying,

she felt a monstrous rage mixed with bone-deep heartache, erupting from the bottom of her heart like volcanic magma!

”How! Could! This! Be?”

The cold, bone-chilling voice was squeezed out from between Feng Xixi’s teeth. The elegant and composed Aura on her body was completely gone, replaced by a biting killing intent like the ice of the Nine Netherworlds!

Her Qi surged uncontrollably, blowing her black hair into a chaotic dance and making her clothes rustle loudly!

Although she was also at the Ninth Layer of Qi Refining Perfection, the Aura she erupted with at this moment was far stronger than Liu Tushan’s! It was like a sleeping Vicious Beast opening its crimson eyes!