Chapter 291 - 195: Copy

Chapter 291: Chapter 195: Copy

Qii Country Capital.

After absorbing the Swordsmanship memories from the mind of his clone, Wang Changsheng, Lu Changfeng went to a branch of the Swordsmanship House.

The branch had been open for several days.

A young man at the Fifth Level of the Blood Forging Realm had been hired for the shop.

He possessed a Talent for Swordsmanship.

"Shopkeeper!"

The young man bowed respectfully upon seeing Lu Changfeng.

Lu Changfeng gave a slight nod. He had saved this young man when he was being hunted.

At Lu Changfeng’s invitation, he had become a clerk at the Swordsmanship House branch.

Lu Changfeng spoke, "I will be leaving the Royal Capital within a few days. In the future, a ’Sword Master’ will contact you regularly to handle the transfer of Swordsmanship techniques and finances."

The young man nodded firmly. "Rest assured, Shopkeeper. I will manage the shop well."

Seeing this, Lu Changfeng left the Swordsmanship House branch in satisfaction.

That night, Lu Changfeng infiltrated the Qii Country Royal Palace treasury and stole all its contents, including thirty Primordial Stones.

At this rate, after looting the treasuries of all nineteen nations in the Northern Domain, Lu Changfeng would likely obtain two to three hundred Primordial Stones.

...

And so, Lu Changfeng traveled throughout the Northern Domain.

Whenever he found a suitable city, he would open a branch of the Swordsmanship House.

Then, he would raid that nation’s Royal Palace treasury.

After he continuously raided several nations, the remaining countries in the Northern Domain began to take notice.

The royal families of the Northern Domain learned that a terrifying master thief was specifically targeting Royal Palace treasuries.

The royal families took various measures, such as increasing their treasuries’ defenses and relocating their valuables.

Seeing this, Lu Changfeng temporarily stopped opening new branches of the Swordsmanship House.

Instead, he directly accelerated his plundering of the various national treasuries.

Thus, faced with Lu Changfeng’s power, which far surpassed that of an ordinary person, the treasuries of all the Northern Domain’s nations ultimately fell into his hands.

Adding the Primordial Stones stolen from the Northern Domain to his previous stock, the number of Primordial Stones in Lu Changfeng’s Dragon’s Space astonishingly broke the five hundred mark.

With his treasure-hunting mission complete, Lu Changfeng felt refreshed and invigorated.

One day, Lu Changfeng was strolling down a street in the Chu Country Capital, searching for a suitable location for the next Swordsmanship House.

Chu Country was the strongest nation in the Northern Domain, so its capital was naturally the most prosperous city in the region. While it couldn’t compare to megalopolises like the Holy City or Sword City, its sprawling fortifications seemed to stretch on without end.

"Didn’t you already get your hands on the Chu Country’s treasury? What brings you back?"

A male voice came from his side.

Lu Changfeng frowned slightly and turned to look.

There, at a streetside teahouse, sat a young man who had appeared at some unknown moment.

Seeing Lu Changfeng turn toward him, the man extended his hand in an inviting gesture.

He opened the interface.

Lu Changfeng’s pupils contracted slightly.

Name: ??? (Mysterious Tea Drinker)

Realm: ??? (Suspected Spirit Condensation)

Root Bone: Hero

Talent: High-Grade Talent [Array Immortal]

Bloodline Talent: None

’Another Martial Arts expert specializing in Arrays. And what does "suspected Spirit Condensation" even mean?’

’Is this guy really at the Spirit Condensation Level? Are there actually experts of that level in the Northern Domain?’

’Qiankun Daoist never mentioned this to me. Is he plotting against me?’

’No, that’s not right. Qiankun Daoist has no reason to scheme against me. Without me, he’d have no way to command the Holy Country’s Rebirth Realm experts in the Southern Domain to help him complete his Inner Realm.’

’So, did I cause too much of a stir in the Northern Domain recently and draw out this Spirit Condensation Realm expert?’

On Lu Changfeng’s shoulder, the Fire Qilin, currently disguised as a snow fox, had its fur standing on end. It continuously nuzzled his cheek, using the small movements to warn him of the danger the man before them posed.

In Ancient Times, the Fire Qilin had been a Great Demon of the Demon Race, equivalent to a human in the Spirit Condensation Realm.

It was only in the End of Dharma Era, as the Heaven and Earth Primordial Energy waned, that it degenerated into a Little Demon.

For this human to be able to maintain his Spirit Condensation Realm cultivation in the End of Dharma Era... one could only imagine how powerful his Root Bone and Talent must be.

Lu Changfeng reached out and gently stroked the Fire Qilin’s fur, signaling for it to relax.

Then, Lu Changfeng’s gaze fixed on the youth’s [Array Immortal] Talent.

Suddenly, an idea flashed in Lu Changfeng’s mind. ’It’s like my relationship with Yang Jingtian... the Northern Domain’s Human King Fu Huo didn’t necessarily have only one successor in Qiankun Daoist.’

’Could this young man be another successor of Human King Fu Huo, one who came after Qiankun Daoist, or perhaps even before?’

Lu Changfeng began to form a plan.

Though a hundred thoughts had just raced through his mind, from the Array Immortal Youth’s perspective, Lu Changfeng had only paused in a brief daze.

The Array Immortal Youth was rather surprised not to see the expression of fear he had expected on Lu Changfeng’s face.

Normally, Rebirth Realm cultivators would become utterly terrified upon seeing him.

As Lu Changfeng sat down, the Array Immortal Youth took the initiative to pour him a cup of tea.

"Quite a haul, wouldn’t you say?" the Array Immortal Youth said with a smile.

Lu Changfeng replied flatly, "What does that have to do with you?"

The Array Immortal Youth paid Lu Changfeng’s attitude no mind. "I’m guessing you must be a successor of ’Tianyue’ or ’Demon Miasma,’ right?"

"How about this: considering our masters founded the Profound Realm together, we can be said to share a bond as fellow disciples. I’ll just take four hundred Primordial Stones."

The Array Immortal Youth’s demand was outrageous.

Four hundred Primordial Stones was nearly the entire haul from Lu Changfeng’s trip to the Northern Domain.

’This Array Immortal Youth, this successor to Fu Huo, really doesn’t intend to leave me with a single Primordial Stone, does he?’

"On what grounds?" Lu Changfeng asked, genuinely curious.

The Array Immortal Youth’s expression turned serious. "The Northern Domain is my territory. I just didn’t get around to harvesting it this time, and you got lucky. Naturally, you have to return what is mine."

Lu Changfeng’s voice grew grave. "And what if I say no?"

The Array Immortal Youth simply smiled faintly, shook his head, and tapped his fingers lightly on the table.