Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan

Chapter 156 - 149: Becoming Famous

Li Zhirui did not respond, as he did not wish to have a servant who might rebel at any moment.

The black-robed cultivatorʼs expression suddenly turned fierce, and with a face full of madness, he yelled, ”You forced my hand! Die with me!”

Just one second before the chilly mist could envelop him, he threw his spirit sword toward Li Zhiruiʼs location and inverted his mana, his aura becoming violent.

Li Zhiruiʼs face slightly changed, and he immediately retreated at high speed. Without his control, the spread of the cold air slowed considerably.

However, the explosion he anticipated did not happen, or to be precise, it was only a rather weak explosion.

The spirit sword exploded!

But the black-robed cultivator took the opportunity to escape far away, disappearing without a trace after a few miles.

Li Zhiruiʼs face turned somewhat ugly, as he hadnʼt expected to be played!

”Letʼs go!” The three people who had hoped to take advantage of the situation saw this and, fearing Li Zhirui would vent his anger on them, did not dare to linger and immediately fled.

Li Zhirui stood alone where he was, and once he had calmed the rage in his heart, he called out Xiaoqing again to transport him to one of the two marketplaces developed by the Great Void Tao—the Taixu Market.

Originally, he had planned to let Xiaoqing assist in the fight, but with the sudden appearance of the black-robed cultivator who was quite strong, he didnʼt want Xiaoqing to get hurt; thatʼs why he had recalled him back into space earlier.

In the Great Void Province, the safety of other marketplaces might not be guaranteed, but within the Taixu Market, whether you are a mortal or a Golden Core cultivator, youʼre not allowed to fight, or youʼll be seen as challenging the Great Void Tao.

Should that happen, the Great Void Tao will not only issue a kill order, but also personally dispatch people to carry out the hunt, unless you are a Nascent Soul True Lord or confident you can escape their pursuit.

Several hours later, Li Zhirui landed outside the marketplace. Unlike other marketplaces, the Taixu Market had no guards, and one could simply spend a hundred spirit stones to buy an access token.

After entering, Li Zhirui realized the marketplace was far bigger and busier than he had imagined.

On the wide streets, many cultivators bustled about, but he noticed that they were all covering their faces, concealing their true identities, and most of their auras were of the Foundation Establishment Realm.

Seeing this, Li Zhirui immediately took out a black hat, a first-grade magic artifact, from his storage ring.

He had kept this magic artifact for such occasions, and the hat could even shield against othersʼ divine sense.

Taking advantage of the early daylight, Li Zhirui decided to stroll through the marketplace randomly, to gain a deeper understanding of the situation in the Great Void Province.

Without intending to know too much, this understanding startled him.

Foundation Establishment Pills were openly sold in the marketplace, and their price was no more than fifty thousand spirit stones, which tempted him a bit. When he returned to his clan, he could buy a few to take back.

But when he entered the shop and came into close contact with the Foundation Establishment Pills, he realized that these pills had a certain problem.

Normally, Foundation Establishment Pills should appear moist and lustrous, but the ones for sale here were dry and hot.

Li Zhirui guessed that the efficacy of these pills must have been significantly enhanced, but if one failed to break through, not only would one be unable to protect the meridians, but it might also harm the foundation, or even result in a violent death!

What was supposed to be a mild pill to aid breakthroughs had now become a potent and dangerous medicine.

This discovery instantly dismissed the idea Li Zhirui had earlier. He returned the Foundation Establishment Pill and left the shop.

ʼNo wonder there are so many Foundation Establishment cultivators in the marketplace, it seems to be a deliberate move by the Great Void Tao,ʼ Li Zhirui mused to himself.

But no matter what the Great Void Taoʼs purpose was, it had nothing to do with him, an outsider here for training.

Li Zhirui then observed the prices of various spiritual objects in the marketplace, found them to be quite reasonable, purchased several that he needed, and casually found an inn to rest.

The following day, Li Zhirui went downstairs to check out and was about to leave when he suddenly overheard people in the lobby talking about him. He couldnʼt help but pause, took a seat on the side, and casually ordered a few spirit foods.

”Have you heard? Yesterday, Black Asura was defeated by an outsider cultivator, and to escape, he even abandoned his spirit sword,” said someone.

”What?!”

”Really? Is that true?”

It had to be said, the name Black Asura indeed carried a lot of weight in the Taixu Market. With just this mention, all the cultivatorsʼ attention was drawn, making Li Zhiruiʼs behavior not seem so peculiar.

”Itʼs true. This news first came out of Chishui San Shaʼs mouth, and indeed, yesterday someone saw the injured Black Asura at the door,” another person said, making the information seem more credible.

Li Zhirui quietly took note of this name.

”Chishui San Shaʼs strength isnʼt weak, right? Why didnʼt they seize the opportunity to move in? After all, Black Asura had lost his spirit sword.”

”Heh, why do you think they spread the news? Isnʼt it because they couldnʼt defeat Black Asura and wanted to create more enemies for him?”

Everyone fell silent for a moment. Even at their peak, Chishui San Sha was no match for an injured Black Asura, so how strong must the mysterious cultivator be who had injured him!

”Who is this person? Heʼs that powerful?!”

”I donʼt know. All I know is that he is from another region and seems to be planning to train in the Great Void Province.”

”Could it be a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator looking for a Core Formation opportunity?”

”No, itʼs said that the person is also in the early stages of Foundation Establishment, maybe hiding his true cultivation level, but at most, heʼs in the mid-stage.”

Li Zhirui just sat there quietly listening to them talk about himself. When he heard them give him the nickname Ice Dragon, his expression became a bit odd, and he shook his head in amusement, then stood up and left the inn.