Seeking Fortune and Avoiding Evil in the Cultivation World

Chapter 56: Chapter 56: Kill the Bandits!

”Go.”

At this moment, Wei Teng nodded to his subordinates, signaling them to open the house door.

Although the door was tightly shut, his subordinates were adept at theft, few doors could resist them.

Bang!

But before the person could act, the wooden door of the room suddenly opened, and a figure walked out.

What?!

Wei Teng and his men were dumbfounded, as they had chosen to come in the dead of night precisely because everyone would be asleep, leaving no room for unexpected incidents.

Yet, they hadn’t expected this person to still be awake and even open the door.

On further thought, it was also a good thing as it spared them the trouble of entering the house.

Consider it opening a door of convenience for them.

Each face turned ferocious, eager to rush in and stab the person inside.

Boom~~

In an instant, before Wei Teng and the others could take action, a flash of sword light streaked by.

It was like an aurora cutting through the night sky, beautiful and enchanting, extraordinarily eerie.

”What a fast sword.”

Wei Teng’s pupils contracted as he saw the room’s owner suddenly draw a sharp sword, with just a gentle swing, the speed was like lightning, swift as a thunderbolt.

Then the next second, he felt a piercing pain in his throat, his hands instinctively clutching it, but copious amounts of blood continued to gush out.

In a moment, it seemed to have stained his entire body red.

And not just him.

The five subordinates he brought also suffered the same fate.

With just a single sword strike, amidst the flickering sword light, their throats were slashed open.

He had lived a long life, yet it was the first time seeing such a top swordsman.

Damn it, the person residing here wasn’t a mere fisherman but a top expert in the Sword Dao.

The question was, why was such a master hiding in Osmanthus Village? What was the person’s true intention?!

With a thud, the bodies of Wei Teng and his men fell heavily to the ground, their eyes wide open, filled with endless terror and unwillingness; they never expected this to be just a routine operation.

The result was, before they even began, they were instantly slain, without even a chance to resist.

But no matter how unwilling, it was to no avail.

Within a single breath’s time, their bodies convulsed once, instantly losing all life.

”This afternoon, I sensed malice; it must have been this group.”

”Are they the remnants of the Dragon King Gang?”

”Originally thought they’d make a move at the market, didn’t expect them to follow me home instead.”

”It seems Osmanthus Village is becoming increasingly unsafe.”

Jiang Fan calmly looked at the group of criminals he had slain with a sword.

After advancing to the Bone Forging Realm, he became more sensitive to the presence of killing intent and malice.

Even while in deep sleep, any approaching malice would instantly alert him.

So, when Wei Teng and his men neared his home, he woke up immediately.

There was no need to waste words with these late-night intruders; he slew them with one sword strike.

After all, his power now compared to before was many times stronger.

Even though these criminals were fairly capable, they were no match and were slain with a single sword.

Still, he increasingly felt that continuing to live in Osmanthus Village was not a good idea.

Compared to a city, the village’s defenses were indeed too weak.

Anyone from the outside could easily approach.

During peaceful times, it would be fine, but in this chaotic era, with wars and refugees rampant, bandits would certainly increase.

This would inevitably affect the safety of Osmanthus Village.

”Should I move elsewhere?”

Jiang Fan seriously pondered this question; although he wished to continue staying in Osmanthus Village, it seemed it might not be a good place to live after all.

Moreover, he had saved up four to five hundred taels of silver, which could sustain him for a long time elsewhere without money worries.

If he quietly practiced for a while, he could become a martial artist in the Refining Organ Realm or even a Grandmaster Realm.

By then, the world would be vast, nowhere off-limits to him.

Thus, he needed a safe environment to practice and get through this period of hardship.

”Forget it, I’ll temporarily stay in Osmanthus Village for now.”

Jiang Fan reconsidered and quickly gave up on the idea.

After all, the ongoing war between the Red Eyebrow Army and the Court had engulfed the land in flames.

Nowhere was safe.

By comparison, Osmanthus Village seemed relatively peaceful.

If danger emerged in Osmanthus Village later, he might choose to leave.

But for now, it was more secure here.

Whoosh!

With this thought, Jiang Fan carried Wei Teng and his men’s bodies into his backyard and used Corpse-Dissolving Water to reduce them to a pool of blood instantly.

Such matters were familiar to him.

Of course, Wei Teng and his men had seventy taels of silver on them, a small profit.

Aside from that, no significant gains were made.

Since their strongest was only in the Refining Flesh Realm, they had no treasures.

Boom~~

Just then, a message surfaced from deep within Jiang Fan’s consciousness: ”Through vigilance and caution, you’ve slain a gang of nighttime bandits, surviving a crisis, earning one hundred and fifty Luck Points, and a Ninth-Grade Opportunity.”

Receiving this message, a look of joy appeared on his face.

Compared to the loot from the criminals, the increased Luck Points were much more precious.

His Luck Points grew to one hundred and sixty compared to before.

With seven hundred Luck Points, he could raise his cultivation to the Refining Organ Realm.

However, it seemed that becoming a Refining Organ Realm martial artist wouldn’t be easy in the short term.

Yet, if he could hasten his progress to the Bone Tempering Realm, he could save a considerable amount of Luck Points.

”Another Ninth-Grade Opportunity?”

”Indeed, another Treasure Fish?”

”But when it comes to cultivation resources like Treasure Fish, the more, the better.”

Jiang Fan stroked his chin.

He felt that the role of Treasure Fish was on par with Treasure Medicine, without any side effects.

If taken long-term, it could accelerate his cultivation progress to rival those of the Noble Families.

However, finding Treasure Fish on a large scale was not an easy task.

If not for the opportunities revealed, he wouldn’t have acquired so many Treasure Fish.

Yet he felt something strange within, as if Treasure Fish had become increasingly abundant in Yunmeng Lake.

Differing completely from before.

In the past, if fishermen came across a Treasure Fish once every ten years, that would be commendable.

But recently, many fishermen seemed to be discovering Treasure Fish.

Could something have happened at Yunmeng Lake?!