Becoming a Saint by Touching Corpses

Chapter 571: Chapter 548: Courteous Refusal

“No wonder he is the Great Elder, with such profound foundations.

If it were a simple one-on-one fair competition, not one of the three across from him would be his match!”

“Red Hero is also formidable; being so young yet able to participate in battles at the Extreme Foundation Establishment and Bloodline Perfection stages, he allows the Great Elder to have no worries.”

“Wow, it’s my first time seeing the Red Hero up close like this; I must have a good look!”

“Go, go, stop being infatuated, it’ll be bad if you scare the Red Hero.”

“How can you say someone’s infatuated? It’s not like they’re a woman…”

At this moment, Lou Yi stood quietly in a corner on the west side of the city tower, feeling a bit helpless in his heart.

He wanted to keep a low profile, but the name of Red Hero was too prominent, still attracting a lot of attention.

The women could be dismissed.

But having a bunch of grown men’s eyes staring at him also made him feel somewhat uncomfortable.

There were quite a few fellow members of the Corpse-Driving Sect on the city tower.

To prevent any slips of the tongue, Lou Yi maintained a cold demeanor throughout, trying not to speak actively with anyone.

“Red Hero, which city in Zhao Kingdom are you from?” Eventually, after a long period of time, someone couldn’t resist and spoke to Lou Yi.

It was someone Lou Yi knew.

A burly man with a full, bushy beard, who had once done tasks together with Lou Yi and was one of You Qingyi’s pursuers, Han Taomeng, a true disciple of the Corpse-Driving Sect.

Seeing the curious gazes from all around falling upon him, Lou Yi casually replied, “Yi City.”

Yi City was the city closest to Ping’an Village, so Lou Yi wasn’t wrong in saying so.

“Red Hero is from Yi City?”

The people from Zhao Kingdom present all showed a look of disappointment in their eyes.

After all, Yi City was merely a small and remote city in Zhao Kingdom, not the city where any of them belonged.

“Red Hero, where do you come from?” Han Taomeng couldn’t help but ask another question.

Hearing this, Lou Yi felt an urge to strike, thinking how such a rough man could be so gossipy?

“My master is mysterious and instructed me that unless I reach the Golden Core stage, I must not disclose.” He casually made up another excuse to deflect.

“Alright then.” Han Taomeng felt a bit disappointed, as this wasn’t the answer he was expecting.

Seeing Han Taomeng was about to speak again, Lou Yi’s eyebrow couldn’t help but start twitching.

’Slap!’

At a critical moment, another disciple of the Corpse-Driving Sect, a round-faced female cultivator named Geng Shujie, pulled him away.

“Don’t disturb Red Hero’s rest!” Geng Shujie’s words blocked all the words Han Taomeng intended to say in his throat.

“Forget it, I’ll ask again tomorrow.”

Lou Yi: …

“Red Hero, you truly are formidable; now I cannot help but admire you.” After Han Taomeng left, Jin Tingfeng, that brash character, walked up boldly and exclaimed, “But this is only temporary; sooner or later, I will defeat you!”

“Hmm.” Lou Yi nodded at him indifferently.

Jin Tingfeng was a bit stronger than Han Taomeng; at least, he didn’t bother Lou Yi with his questions.

Afterward, quite a few people came to talk to Lou Yi, asking all sorts of random questions.

’What’s your surname?’ ’Have you eaten today?’ ’Do your clothes often get damaged in battles? Should you prepare many sets?’…

Lou Yi tried to respond where he could and was evasive where he couldn’t, feeling as if he was hosting a celebrity press conference.

“Red Hero, are you married?” asked a young female cultivator from the Red Sun Sect, her cultivation at Qi Cultivation Level Nine, dressed in a fire-red Daoist robe, stepping forward somewhat bashfully.

’Swish, swish, swish!’

This question ignited the atmosphere.

Not only the disciples of the various sects, but even the Great Elder and a few old fellows like Chen Changqing looked over, showing great interest.

“Not yet wed.” Lou Yi responded very decisively this time, hearing which the female cultivator’s face lit up with joy.

As she was hesitating about whether to do something,

a stunning female cultivator already walked gracefully ahead of her.

She wore a long blue dress, her hair styled into a dignified phoenix bun, with a golden hairpin on top, enhancing her elegant and noble appearance.

It was Xin Zhiqian, the Foundation Establishment female cultivator from Qingluan Palace.

“Red Hero, could we exchange communication talismans?” Xin Zhiqian’s voice was pleasant to match her exquisite appearance.

Her words were also very suggestive.

She was actively flirting with Red Hero, wanting to exchange communication talismans. Maybe…

The face of the Qi Cultivation Level Nine female cultivator from the Red Sun Sect turned pale upon hearing this.

If it were another female cultivator, she might still not be convinced.

But Xin Zhiqian, whether in talent, cultivation, or appearance, far exceeded her in every way, making it pointless to compete at all.

As for many of the male disciples present, their hearts shattered all over the place.

Being the only female cultivator among the Seven Demon Exterminators, ’Fairy Biluo’ Xin Zhiqian was not only beautiful but also strong.

Her popularity was famously high among male cultivators across various sects, with many considering her the ’goddess’ in their hearts.

But that the goddess chose to flirt with Red Hero was not something to be jealous of.

Upon closer thought,

only a heroic figure like Red Hero could win the favor of ’Fairy Biluo’, which made perfect sense.

However, what everyone didn’t expect was.

Red Hero directly refused, saying, “I don’t have a communication talisman.”

Hearing this, the people on the city tower were blown up.

“Is Red Hero joking? In this age, there’s still someone who doesn’t use communication talismans?” one disciple said in disbelief.

“It’s hard to say; Red Hero is a loose cultivator, and his thinking might be different from the traditional cultivators in our sects,” another person analyzed seriously.

“I feel Red Hero’s great work is not yet accomplished; the Golden Core is not yet formed, so he doesn’t want to get involved in romantic entanglements.

This is the model for us men; a real man should have nothing but blood and swords in his eyes!”

“Go, go, you’re more like a real eunuch.”

The others were abuzz, endlessly discussing the issue.

And the initial Red Sun Sect female cultivator who wanted to talk to Lou Yi looked much more relieved.

Though she couldn’t compare to Xin Zhiqian, since the other party was rejected by Red Hero as well, he hadn’t refused her yet.

Having heard Lou Yi’s response, Xin Zhiqian was also taken aback.

The subtle tone of refusal in his words was evident, and she could easily discern it.

Yet the cooler he was, the more she found him different.

Since childhood, she had grown used to being surrounded by admirers, used to having her requests met, and didn’t expect to be met with such refusal by Lou Yi, which genuinely left her a bit unaccustomed.

Xin Zhiqian wasn’t necessarily harboring thoughts of romance towards Lou Yi.

It was more of an admiration for his peer, a curiosity towards a loose cultivator who had achieved such remarkable accomplishments.

Being rejected by Lou Yi sparked a competitive spirit within her.

However, on the surface, she remained calm and indifferent.

“Alright, then let’s wait until you have a communication talisman.”

Xin Zhiqian said, then gracefully turned and left, as poised as when she came.

After this minor episode, everyone seemed to understand that Red Hero wasn’t used to being disturbed, so they left him in peace and refrained from initiating any more conversations.

Lou Yi couldn’t help but feel a sense of relief in his heart.

He started to meticulously reflect on the day’s battle.

Extreme Foundation Establishment, Bloodline Perfection, this stage of strength indeed far surpasses that of the ordinary late Foundation stage, reaching almost a new level.

If his true self and the Great Elder joined forces, they should be able to suppress the opposing three steadily.

It still seemed hard to break the deadlock and take them down, though.

Above a complete Dao foundation and below the Golden Core, there still existed stronger cultivators who had established a Spiritual Platform and undergone Bloodline Transformation.

But those individuals often do not linger in the mundane world, spending most of their time in the Abyss.

Currently, his strength was still far from enough.

Of course, it’s already extraordinary for someone like Lou Yi, who started practicing martial arts less than ten years ago, to achieve such accomplishments.

However, he was still unsatisfied with the speed of his cultivation.

In the following days, the Great Elder and Lou Yi continued to work together, as they did today, staunchly defending against the attacks of the three great experts across from them.

But there was no look of joy on the faces of the elders of the Corpse-Driving Sect.

Surely the Wolf Clan would send reinforcements later, while the Corpse-Driving Sect had nearly exhausted all their cards, with barely any more ’trumps’ like the Great Elder.

One night, following a fierce battle,

a handsome and slightly devilish young man arrived at the base of Huai City.

“I come from the Jing Kingdom, wishing to contribute my meager strength in resisting the Demon Clan!”

“Jing Kingdom, tens of thousands of miles away from Zhao Kingdom, one of the five major nations in the heart of the Central Continent?” Hearing this, everyone on the city tower was taken aback.

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