Spirit Ruin, Sword Coffin, Blind Swordsman

Li Guanqi and Ye Feng were struggling to hold back their laughter. Seeing the madam’s strange look, Li Guanqi explained everything through voice transmission.

With a large sweep of his hand, Li Guanqi said, “That piece of purple gold crystal is enough to keep your Smiling Beauty Tavern running for the next three years, so today, I have to lay the best cultivation array ever for Brother Xiao! Brother Xiao, take off your outer robes and wait for me in the main hall.”

Xiao Chen took off his outer robes and ran inside like the wind. He sat on the stage obediently, where the performers typically danced and played music, waiting excitedly for Li Guanqi’s “cultivation array.”

As he watched Li Guanqi whispering to the madam in great secrecy, he chuckled to himself. “He’s such a good person.”

Li Guanqi secretly transmitted to the madam, “My friend here isn’t very bright. Once his family learns that he paid you a piece of purple gold crystal, they’ll definitely come looking for trouble. His family, the Xiao family, is a holy clan in the Divine Treasure Territory. They are even stronger than the four dominant factions of the Heavenly Cloud City combined.”

The madam was utterly frightened. She nodded vigorously, returning the valuable purple gold crystal to Li Guanqi. He took out a high-grade spirit stone instead. His back was still facing the door, so Xiao Chen couldn’t see this.

“Obviously, I won’t let you leave empty-handed either. This piece of… Uh… Hold on, sorry. I took the wrong piece out.”

Li Guanqi flicked his wrist, replacing the high-grade spirit stone with a dozen mid-grade spirit stones.

The woman’s mouth twitched, but she maintained an expression of great gratitude as she accepted them. “Thank you so much, Mr. Li. I’ll go make the arrangements now.”

She turned and called to her girls. “Girls, come out!”Ye Feng rested one hand on his sword. “Boss, isn’t this a little too mean?”

Li Guanqi turned and pressed a storage ring into Ye Feng’s hand. Ye Feng shut up.

“Mean? This is not mean. This is for his own good.”

They locked eyes and smiled, then turned and entered the tavern.

Li Guanqi spoke to Xiao Chen through voice transmission. “Close your eyes and focus your mind. Guard your Tianling acupoint. Extend your divine consciousness outward.”

Xiao Chen hurriedly obeyed his instructions, sitting cross-legged with his back straight.

Soon, a mist surrounded the stage, and Xiao Chen frowned slightly.

Strum strum…

The whole tavern turned pink. Romantic guqin music started playing.

Xiao Chen relaxed his furrowed brow. “This must be preparation for the main array.”

Li Guanqi and Ye Feng stood below the stage. Li Guanqi raised his hand, signaling they could begin.

Ye Feng looked at Xiao Chen and shook his head. “Has no one ever lied to him in his life? It’s surprising he’s made it this far while being so gullible.”

In his eyes, Xiao Chen was the kind of person who’d help count the money after being sold off.

Almost a hundred girls walked up the stage from both sides. Each girl wore only a thin inner camisole with a layer of thin chiffon on top, showcasing their lovely figures.

Xiao Chen had never seen anything like it before. His heartbeat quickened, and his face turned red. He wanted to ask Li Guanqi about it, but Li Guanqi yelled sternly, “Do not retract your divine consciousness! Start cultivating!”

“Uh… Brother Li, if I extend my divine consciousness under… these conditions, are you sure it won’t derail my cultivation and cripple me?”

Li Guanqi said solemnly, “You must overcome this obstacle! This is the only way to train your mind and make it as strong as a rock!”

Li Guanqi’s tone was filled with unwavering determination. Xiao Chen gritted his teeth and began cultivating.

Then the girls around him started touching him, and he instantly lost control. His cultivation was interrupted, causing his qi and blood to surge backward. His nose bled.

Ye Feng laughed. “Wow. Who could ever withstand this?”

Xiao Chen quickly calmed his mind, forcefully suppressing the turmoil within. He tried to cultivate again, but just as he started, he felt someone lick his ear. Two lines of blood flowed from his nostrils to his mouth. One of the girls giggled and turned away to dance.

With the sweep of his arm, Li Guanqi turned and said, “Let’s go, let’s go.”

The madam asked hesitantly, “Mr. Li, how long should this continue?”

Li Guanqi tilted his head in thought, then grinned mischievously. “Stop when he successfully completes a macrocosmic orbit. Or we could go on for sixteen more hours and see what happens.”

The madam had a peculiar expression, yet she still nodded.

After they left, Ye Feng asked Li Guanqi curiously, “Boss, what did you tell them to do?”

Li Guanqi shrugged and grinned. “I told the madam that they could do anything as long as he remains a virgin.”

Ye Feng replied worriedly, “It won’t ruin that idiot’s cultivation, will it?”

Li Guanqi shrugged. “It would be his own fault for lacking focus. Besides, he tried to take my wife. Now, I’ll make him cultivate amongst mortal distractions.”

Ye Feng shuddered, inwardly praying for Xiao Chen. He reached out and made a tear in the fiery boundary. Feeling the fire’s might, he remarked, “Heavenly flame… This is powerful.”

As they both flew back to the boat, Li Guanqi looked at him out of the corner of his eyes. “What are you jealous of? When you release your Ghost Arm, you can defeat him, right?”

Ye Feng smirked but said nothing.

Li Guanqi was silent for a long time.

“Brother Ye.”

“Hm?”

“What do you think of the Yin Hellfire?”

Ye Feng knew why he was asking, so he shrugged. “I think you could leave it for Big Head. Although it’s compatible with me, I don’t need it.”

Li Guanqi smiled. He knew Ye Feng had always been thinking about Cao Yan.

“You don’t need to overthink this. I’m ready to give you the Yin Hellfire. I plan to find another heavenly flame for Cao Yan. And as for the Lightning Dragon Flame… I have grand plans for it!”

Ye Feng frowned and said in a low voice, “Boss, I know you genuinely care about Big Head and me, but this is a heavenly flame! It’s also extremely helpful to you.”

Li Guanqi held his hand up to cut him off. “I’ve long wanted to get rid of the fire energy in me. I only have a Lightning Spirit Root, after all. Although I’ve used a special technique to keep the flames in my body, maintaining a balance between them takes a lot of effort. I have to constantly nourish and suppress them.”

He smiled warmly. “The Yin Hellfire is compatible with your current abilities. It can definitely be merged with your Ghost Arm. As for me, I would like to pursue the sword Dao to perfection! I won’t give Cao Yan the Lightning Dragon Flame for now, and I can’t find him anyway. Maybe I’ll prepare one for him if I encounter another flame.”

Ye Feng’s only response was a grin.

After they returned to the boat, they greeted Meng Wanshu and transplanted the Yin Hellfire under Li Changqing’s protection.

After that, Ye Feng’s Ghost Arm gained additional black flames.

That night, the boat’s repairs were completed. Seeing that Xiao Chen hadn’t returned, Li Changqing transmitted to Li Guanqi, “Where did you take Xiao Chen to? It’s been one day and one night; why hasn’t he come back yet? We’re about to leave for the Divine Treasure Territory.”

Li Guanqi checked the time and spoke with a strange expression. “He should be coming back soon… I think?”