Chapter 57

"Little Brother Fang, I have already asked over a dozen friends. I believe it won't take more than a few days to find the next Golden Luo Fruit." Zhu Wentai walked beside Fang Ling, speaking softly to comfort him.

Fang Ling smiled, but he was well aware that the possibility of this happening was very low.

In this world, Golden Luo Fruits might not be rare, but the chance of someone finding one and quickly delivering it to him was very small.

The shortest time it would take would be half a year or a year, and if it took longer, it could even be ten or eight years.

How could Fang Ling wait for ten or eight years!

Moreover, he had another thought in his mind: to quickly improve his cultivation and go to the Zhenhuan Palace to see Huashuying.

Seeing that Fang Ling did not speak, Zhu Wentai also felt it was difficult to continue, but as the intermediary, he had to say something.

"Little Brother, Xu Maoming just sent over a few Qi Replenishing Pills and asked me to apologize to you. He said he couldn't do anything about this matter. After all, the Zuo family is one of the three major cultivation families in the Lu Kingdom, and he cannot offend them, whether for his family or himself!"

Fang Ling just smiled faintly at Xu Maoming's apology.

He understood Xu Maoming. After all, Xu Maoming was just a minor figure, and although he had gone back on his word, it was because he was forced to.

Now that he was apologizing, it showed that he had some sincerity.

"Brother Zhu, if this happened to anyone, it would be the same. I don't blame Brother Xu."

As he spoke, Fang Ling took the bottle of Qi Replenishing Pills. Although he didn't need these pills for cultivation, he didn't want to waste more words.

Zhu Wentai sighed in relief. Although Fang Ling's cultivation was similar to his, he felt a sense of oppression around Fang Ling.

Regarding the Golden Luo Fruit, he knew that Zuo Daoming was deliberately making things difficult for Fang Ling. He also vaguely guessed the reason why.

This reason was like a thorn deeply embedded in his heart.

"Little Brother, it's best to stay away from Zuo Daoming. I heard that the Zuo family has already recommended him to a Golden Core cultivator of the Jiulian Sect. Once he passes the Immortal Ascension Path, he will become a disciple of the Golden Core cultivator."

"At that time, we won't have to worry about it."

Fang Ling nodded, seemingly agreeing with Zhu Wentai.

"Brother Zhu, I've almost finished my tour of the market. I have some things to take care of at home, so let's part ways here!" Fang Ling didn't wait for Zhu Wentai to continue and said in a deep voice.

Although Zhu Wentai wanted to get closer to Fang Ling, he knew that Fang Ling wasn't in the mood. He said a few words about meeting again and then saw Fang Ling off at the market entrance.

In Zhu Wentai's eyes, Fang Ling turned into a wisp of green smoke and slowly disappeared from his sight.

But his heart felt a bit uneasy, as if something was about to happen.

However, he eventually shook his head and walked into the market.

Although Fang Ling was extraordinary, what could he do against Zuo Daoming? It's not bad for young people to experience some setbacks.

I shouldn't worry about Fang Ling; I should think more about my daughter. That Teng bastard must have told Zuo Daoming about my daughter's Jade Spirit Body. Otherwise, even if my daughter was beautiful, Zuo Daoming wouldn't have...

This place is not suitable for staying long; it's best to leave now!

Zhu Wentai turned and left, not noticing that the figure leaving had already stopped a few miles away.

Fang Ling stood on a rocky hill, his eyes coldly looking ahead.

His heart was even colder.

The path of cultivation is about defying the heavens to seek a sliver of hope.

Those who block the way must be kicked aside, and those who block the way without reason must not be left alive!

The wind blew, and Fang Ling's figure slowly dissipated on the rocky hill.

...

"Teng Jun, is Zhu Qingying really a Jade Spirit Body?" On a rugged mountain path, Zuo Daoming asked solemnly.

Teng Jun's cultivation was far inferior to Zuo Daoming's, and he was already sweating profusely. However, he still smiled and said, "I, Teng Jun, can guarantee that this is true. Although Zhu Wentong tried to hide it, he couldn't hide it from my eyes."

Zuo Daoming nodded, a look of longing appearing on his face.

A Jade Spirit Body is one of the seven best furnaces praised by cultivators. A woman with a Jade Spirit Body is born with a Jade Spirit Qi, which is not very useful to her but can increase a male cultivator's chance of breaking through a bottleneck by ten percent when absorbed during cultivation.

Of course, this Jade Spirit Qi can only be used once in a woman's lifetime.

Ten percent may seem small, but for many cultivators, it is something they can only hope for.

Although Zuo Daoming was confident in his own talent, he knew that his chance of successfully forming a foundation was only thirty percent.

Now, with an additional ten percent chance, how could he let it go!

"Once you return to the Zhu family, arrange for Zhu Qingying to be mine. Especially that annoying boy, I don't want him to appear near Zhu Qingying anymore."

Zuo Daoming coldly snorted and continued, "Most importantly, Zhu Qingying must not lose her virginity. I will go back and ask the family head to have the family marry Zhu Qingying into our Zuo family."

"Master Zuo, after you forcibly bought the Golden Luo Fruit yesterday, I believe that boy should understand that he, a nobody, has no right to compete with you. If he still lingers around Zhu Qingying, I'll break his third leg!"

Teng Jun's words made Zuo Daoming laugh heartily.

Even the middle-aged man closely following them smiled.

Zuo Daoming reached out and took a jade bottle from his spatial bag. "This contains twenty of our Zuo family's secret Meridian Cleansing Pills. Take them."

The Zuo family's Meridian Cleansing Pills were rare and valuable, and Teng Jun's face instantly showed surprise.

He believed that with these Meridian Cleansing Pills, his cultivation could advance further.

A thought suddenly sprang to mind.

"Master Zuo, to obtain the Jade Spirit Qi from the Zhu family's girl, we don't need to go through much trouble. According to my knowledge, the Zhu family father and daughter will leave the valley tomorrow. We can directly take decisive action to avoid any delays!"

Teng Jun made a gesture of slicing downward with his hand and said viciously, "I believe the Zhu family won't make a big fuss over two unimportant family members!"

Zuo Daoming's eyes lit up, and he clapped his hands together. "Good idea, really a good idea! If it weren't for your reminder, I might have taken a detour!"

Teng Jun's flattery increased. "Master, I heard that the second use of the Jade Spirit Qi, although much weaker than the first, still has some effect..."

"That's easy. Since you are so devoted to me, how could I not give you a taste?" Zuo Daoming patted Teng Jun's shoulder and said with a smile.

The two of them laughed heartily, while the middle-aged man frowned but did not speak.

"What's so funny? Why don't you share it with me?" A calm voice suddenly rang out.

The middle-aged man, who had been silent, now looked like a crossbow about to be fired, his eyes flashing with a cold light.

He coldly stared at the young man who had suddenly appeared in front of him.

Zuo Daoming's cultivation was slightly lower than the middle-aged man's, but he also noticed Fang Ling, who had not hidden his presence.

"It's you?" Zuo Daoming looked at Fang Ling, not quite believing it.

"It's me."

Zuo Daoming suddenly laughed, as if he had encountered the funniest thing in his life. Pointing at Fang Ling, he loudly said, "Are you waiting for us here because you're不服气 (unwilling to accept defeat)? Do you want to take back the Golden Luo Fruit?"

"Ha ha ha, what a joke! Uncle Jiu, slowly finish him off, let him know that some people, even if they step on him into a shit pit, he can only stand there and laugh!"

Uncle Jiu nodded, but his expression remained serious. Although the young man was only at the peak of the sixth level of Qi Cultivation, he gave Uncle Jiu a sense of danger.

Having killed many people in his life, Uncle Jiu was very sensitive to this dangerous aura.

This young man is not an ordinary person!

Therefore, he did not immediately attack but waited like a leopard ready to pounce, ready to deliver a fatal blow to Fang Ling at any moment.

Fang Ling sneered, waved his sleeve, and instantly unfolded the Jingyanggang Dusty Picture, directly pulling the three of them into the Dusty Picture of the Western Suburbs.

The moment Uncle Jiu realized his surroundings had changed, he threw three earth-colored talismans at Fang Ling and quickly cast a spell with his fingers.

However, the three talismans fell to the ground in the void, completely ineffective.

"How can this be?" Uncle Jiu was truly panicked at this moment.

As a cultivator at the seventh level of Qi Cultivation, he had become accustomed to relying on spiritual energy to fight. The sudden ineffectiveness of the talismans left him in shock.

Fang Ling did not waste words. With a thought, the Black Yin Blade suddenly flew out, spinning around the middle-aged man's head, and in an instant, the man's head fell off.

This happened in a split second, but it made Zuo Daoming and Teng Jun pale.

Teng Jun tried to run, but after only five steps, a black corpse suddenly rushed out from in front of him, grabbing him with lightning-fast hands and tearing him into two pieces.

Zuo Daoming's face turned pale. The moment Uncle Jiu died, he felt his spiritual energy becoming difficult to control. Uncle Jiu's death left him in shock.

"Don't kill me, please don't kill me. The Golden Luo Fruit and the woman are all yours, just don't..."

Fang Ling remained silent and took a step forward.

This step made Zuo Daoming even more nervous. He shouted, "If you kill me, our Zuo family..."

"Poof"

The black Yin Blade directly cut him into two pieces. Fang Ling took the Golden Luo Fruit from Zuo Daoming's spatial bag, examined it carefully, and said solemnly, "No matter who you are, when you obstruct my path, you should be prepared to pay the price."

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