Chapter 54

In the direction of his gaze, through the faint moonlight, although he could not clearly see the face of the person, he could still vaguely make out the figure, that of a person holding a black staff.

"Are you calling me?" Baisei said calmly, his voice slightly low, as if it came from the mouth of an old man.

The person holding the black staff took two steps forward and then paused, saying, "Yes, sir, our 'Northern Staff Manor' would like to invite you to join us... Whatever price the 'Demon Blade Sect' offers, we 'Northern Staff Manor' will offer double..."

In the distance, on the roof of a house, an old man stood with his hands behind his back. He squinted his eyes, trying to see what was happening here. When he saw Baisei wearing a hood, his eyebrows suddenly furrowed, and his body trembled slightly. He couldn't help but draw in a cold breath, saying, "Could it be him?"

Listening to the words of the black figure, Baisei could roughly guess something and then smiled faintly, a smile tinged with ridicule.

"I assume you heard what I said at the 'Demon Blade Sect' earlier."

In response to Baisei's words, the black figure took another step forward and said, "Since you have guessed, I might as well be straightforward. The formula you gave to the 'Demon Blade Sect' has affected the interests of our 'Northern Staff Manor.' Therefore, we 'Northern Staff Manor' would like you to leave the 'Demon Blade Sect' and join us... the Northern Staff Manor."

Hearing this, Baisei smiled and said, "I have no interest in joining any of the manors in 'Host Star City.' My relationship with the 'Demon Blade Sect' is merely a cooperative one. They can give me what I want, so naturally, I will help them gain benefits. These things are not money. If you want to cooperate with me and your 'Northern Staff Manor,' that's fine, but... only when I can no longer find what I want in the 'Demon Blade Sect.'"

After Baisei finished speaking, his gaze moved away from the black figure, and he suddenly turned around.

"If you do not agree, then we 'Northern Staff Manor' will have no choice but to eliminate you!" As Baisei suddenly turned, the black figure's voice carried a hint of killing intent, and the black staff in his hand suddenly burst with a powerful force.

Feeling the aura from this force, Baisei could roughly deduce that this person's strength was still at the Foundation Establishment stage. His steps paused, and his finger flicked. Under his control, an iron sword suddenly appeared in his palm.

"Not every alchemist... is as weak as you think!"

Just as the black figure was about to take a step forward with his black staff, Baisei suddenly turned, his voice low and commanding. The iron sword appeared in his palm, and at the same moment, a powerful force erupted from his other hand. As this force erupted, a white pill appeared in his other palm, a symbol of the Cavernous Profound stage!

Seeing this, the black figure's body trembled, as if frozen by the powerful force. His eyes instantly filled with horror. At the same moment, Baisei's iron sword suddenly emitted a blinding cold light, which entered the black figure's eyes. In almost the same instant, the sword pierced through the black figure's neck, and blood spurted out. Baisei quickly retracted his iron sword and took out a storage bag, using his consciousness to collect the blood into the storage bag.

All these actions happened in an instant!

"Perfect, the blood I need to refine the pill... is still lacking."

Baisei put away the storage bag, mused for a moment, and then continued forward.

In the distance, the old man, trembling slightly, mused, "This person is just a Cavernous Profound stage cultivator... it's not him."

After speaking, the old man leaped down from the roof and followed Baisei at a distance in the quiet alley.

Baisei did not notice that he was being followed. When he entered another alley, his steps suddenly stopped again.

A powerful pressure seeped out, and Baisei could clearly feel the strong force contained within it. This force made Baisei turn around and see another shadow.

This shadow, like the previous man, held a black staff in his hand.

In 'Host Star City,' there were not many people with such strength. And since this person held a black staff, Baisei guessed that this must be the Manor Lord of 'Northern Staff Manor'... Emperor Qi!

"I wonder what kind of ability I have that would make the Manor Lord of 'Northern Staff Manor' track me in the middle of the night."

Even though he felt the powerful pressure, Baisei's voice was deliberately low and calm.

The old man also smiled faintly, and in an instant, he was right next to Baisei, only a meter away.

"Since you already know it's me, Qi, you should also know why I am tracking you."

In response to Emperor Qi's words, Baisei said, "If you want me to join your 'Northern Staff Manor,' I must decline..."

After speaking, Baisei's gaze moved away from Emperor Qi, and he turned and continued walking.

"You might have guessed wrong. The reason I am tracking you in the middle of the night is because you killed someone from our 'Northern Staff Manor.' I am here to take your... life!"

Just as Baisei took a step, Emperor Qi smiled cunningly, leaped up, and raised his black staff. A powerful force immediately surged from the black staff, heading straight for Baisei.

Baisei's body trembled, knowing he was no match for Emperor Qi. Feeling the powerful force, his expression changed, and his steps suddenly quickened. In a leap, he jumped into the air and fled towards the end of the alley.

"Want to run? Not so easy!" Emperor Qi called out, his voice not echoing in the air, as if an invisible pressure had completely enveloped him and Baisei. In this envelopment, Baisei's fingers flicked, and under his control, a green sword shadow suddenly shot out from the storage bag, accompanied by a dragon's roar.

Without turning around, Baisei tried to increase his speed as much as possible under the pressure. As the impact came, his soul appeared in his palm, and at the same moment, a powerful force erupted, forming a shadow around his body, a shadow that looked exactly like Baisei!

Because of the appearance of his soul, Baisei's strength surged, and his speed increased dramatically, breaking free from the pressure. In the blink of an eye, he had put several meters of distance between himself and Emperor Qi.

Emperor Qi's body suddenly trembled. When the dragon's roar sword appeared in Baisei's hand, he could feel the powerful aura emanating from it. However, this aura belonged to the sword in Baisei's hand, not his true strength.

But what made Emperor Qi suddenly stop was not the powerful aura, but Baisei's... true soul!

Emperor Qi recognized this soul. It reminded him of the person who had sold the Fire Gall Snake at the Treasure Seeking Pavilion a few days ago, the one named Bai Shi, who had disappeared after leaving the Treasure Seeking Pavilion!

"So it's you!" Emperor Qi called out again, his voice tinged with mockery and ridicule.

As the sound faded, Emperor Qi leaped up again, and in an instant, he had closed the distance between him and Baisei by several meters.

Hearing Emperor Qi's words, Baisei did not turn around but gripped the dragon's roar sword tighter. As he did so, a powerful force erupted from the sword, forming white elemental streams at the tip.

"Hah... Bai Shi!" Emperor Qi's hand suddenly rose, and with a burst of power, his speed increased dramatically, leaving a trail in the air. As he approached Baisei, his black staff descended like a black pillar of light, carrying immense force, heading straight for Baisei's head.