Chapter 285 - 192: Sword Master

Chapter 285: Chapter 192: Sword Master

"Tch. Psycho," the young man spat after leaving the shop.

Lu Changfeng had interviewed dozens of people, but none of them possessed any Sword Dao Talent.

Just as he was about to close up for the night and go find someone to lure back, by hook or by crook...

The young man who had previously sold a swordsmanship manual in the shop walked in. "Boss, are you hiring?"

Lu Changfeng nodded.

"My name is Ye Yinzhu. I’m seventeen. I was wondering if I could work here?"

Lu Changfeng nodded. "You may."

The young man’s breath hitched. "It’s that simple? What’s the compensation?"

Lu Changfeng said, "You’ll get a one percent commission on every transaction. Take our deal this morning, for instance. If you had been the one to complete it, you would have earned five taels of silver."

The young man’s eyes lit up. "Are you serious?"

’If that’s the case, and I close ten deals a day, wouldn’t I be making thousands of taels of silver a month?’

’This is way more profitable than being a Darts Master or a dojo master.’

"Of course."

"However, as my subordinate, you’ll be handling large amounts of cash and Swordsmanship techniques daily. Therefore, I will place a Martial Arts Mark on you."

"With this mark, I can take your life at a moment’s notice," Lu Changfeng said nonchalantly.

The young man’s heart tightened. ’To be able to produce so much silver, Exotic Beast Meat, and even precious Martial Arts Pills... this Shopkeeper is clearly no ordinary person.’

’A Martial Arts Mark... He’d never even heard of such a thing. It must be an advanced Martial Arts power that only Martial Artists at the Bone Refining Realm, or perhaps even higher, could ever encounter.’

In reality, this was just a simple application of Runes, which Lu Changfeng had learned after studying Martial Arts Arrays and mastering a number of them.

The power of a Martial Arts Rune Array was immense, but its full potential could only be unleashed after reaching the Spirit Condensation Realm.

The young man nodded. "I accept your placing a mark on me."

Lu Changfeng nodded. "Then come over here."

The young man, Ye Yinzhu, stepped forward. Lu Changfeng reached out and inscribed five Runes on his neck: one Basic Rune and four Foundational Runes.

Typically, Runes can only be inscribed on an Array Plate that contains the energy of a Primordial Stone.

However, the human body is, in essence, a ’Primordial Stone’ of its own, as it contains its own Life Energy. Therefore, a Rune Array can also be effective on a human body.

Ye Yinzhu only felt a slight coolness on his neck before the so-called mark vanished from the surface of his skin.

The Rune Array mark Lu Changfeng had left behind had simple tracking and detonation functions.

With this mark, Lu Changfeng could sense the young man’s location. The mark would also grow stronger as the boy’s own power increased. If necessary, Lu Changfeng could detonate the mark and end his life.

Unless a Rebirth Realm expert proficient in Martial Arts Arrays intervened on his behalf and erased the mark before Lu Changfeng noticed, he would be unable to get rid of it—even if he were to reach the Rebirth Realm himself.

The number of Martial Arts Arrays and Runes Lu Changfeng had currently mastered was still small. If he were to train to a more profound level, it would be entirely possible for him to leave a Saber Aura—like that of Human King Tianyue—or even a sliver of his own consciousness within the mark.

However, Lu Changfeng had already more or less finished cultivating Basic Martial Arts Arrays.

Qiankun Daoist had concealed the more advanced parts, so Lu Changfeng couldn’t learn them. As a result, his progress with Martial Arts Arrays had stalled.

"There."

Lu Changfeng dusted off his hands and took out bags of silver, cuts of Exotic Beast Meat, and bottles of Pills.

Ye Yinzhu practically drooled at the sight. ’This boss is seriously rich!’

"This should be enough to cover several years’ worth of exchanges."

"Well then, I’m leaving the place in your hands."

"There’s a bedroom in the back. You can sleep there if you don’t have anywhere else to stay."

Lu Changfeng placed the shop’s key on the table and walked out.

"Shopkeeper, you’re leaving just like that?" Ye Yinzhu asked, confused.

"What else would I do?" Lu Changfeng waved a hand dismissively. "It’s all yours now. I’ll come by periodically, or send someone, to collect the Swordsmanship techniques. Work hard. I’m counting on you."

As Lu Changfeng’s figure vanished into the crowd, Ye Yinzhu looked down at the key in his hand, then back at the shop, his gaze finally settling on the counter. He thought about the fortune now stashed beneath it and couldn’t help but gulp.

However, he didn’t have the guts to actually defy Lu Changfeng. Ye Yinzhu was a smart kid; he dutifully stayed in the Swordsmanship House and took up his new role as a shop clerk.

...

Lu Changfeng was in a decent mood after successfully recruiting his first clerk.

But now it was time to establish a ’Northern Domain regent’ for the Swordsmanship House.

’In the future, when I leave the Northern Domain or go into seclusion, I’ll need to ensure the Swordsmanship House remains safe.’

If some other Martial Arts Power were to target and ransack it, the loss would far outweigh any gains.

Currently, Lu Changfeng had two Dragon Scale Clones: Clone Yang Jingtian and Clone Lu Jun.

He had granted both of them independent Chaos Consciousness.

However, one was currently guarding the Corpse Bone Mountain Guardian Land for him, while the other remained by the side of the true Domain-Breaker, Wei He.

His third Dragon Scale Clone was destined to become this ’Northern Domain regent.’

Lu Changfeng planned to find a host for this ’Northern Domain regent’ right here in the Jin Country Capital City.

As the capital of one of the Five Dominant Countries, the Jin Country Capital City was surely home to a great number of experts.

There might even be experts at the True Spirit Body Realm.

’Securing an expert at the True Spirit Body Realm would be a fitting vessel for his third Dragon Scale Clone. Anything less would be an insult.’

Lu Changfeng strolled through the Jin Country Capital City.

Given that most Rebirth Realm Martial Artists were usually in a dormant state, their auras were extremely faint.