The old man's words had not finished before the people on the fourth floor began to discuss.
"These major sects are indeed too much on weekdays. Not only do they occupy all the resources like heavenly and earthly spiritual materials, but they also hoard good cave heavens and blessed lands. Their cultivation techniques are also hoarded, leaving no way out for us rogue cultivators!"
"We rogue cultivators have it so hard..."
"Damn it, one day, I will destroy this Taiyi Immortal Sect."
Under the influence of these emotions, the surrounding people poured out their grievances and vented their resentment. They attributed their failed lives entirely to the oppression of the major sects.
The atmosphere in the hall instantly became one of righteous indignation, as these people clearly expressed their dissatisfaction with their cultivation experiences.
Among them, some inevitably spoke ill of the Taiyi Immortal Sect.
Wu Tao, who was sitting aside drinking, listened for a while. His brow furrowed, and he clearly couldn't stand it any longer. He was about to step in and teach them a lesson, telling them not to speak carelessly and to avoid trouble.
...
Just then, a young man's voice pierced through everyone's ears.
"Hmph, you have quite the nerve. The one who led the conversation, come and say it again for this young master to hear."
The people drinking and talking on the fourth floor turned their heads in unison towards the source of the voice.
They saw a young man in his twenties, wearing a purple robe, with his hands behind his back, slowly walking into the fourth floor.
The young man in the purple robe continued his previous words, asking word by word, "What is wrong with the Taiyi Immortal Sect? Tell this young master."
The old man, surrounded by the crowd, secretly pondered after hearing the purple-robed young man's words and thought to himself that this was not good.
Although he was a bit drunk today, it did not mean he couldn't think or had become a fool.
From the purple-robed young man's tone, it was evident that he was not here with good intentions and was likely an outer disciple of the Taiyi Immortal Sect.
"It's over! It's over! It's over! I just wanted to brag in front of everyone, but I didn't expect to be caught by the real person."
Although the old man slurred his words and was somewhat drunk, he was not a fool and would not actively get involved in such a mess.
After all, a slurred speaker like him, who had managed to live to such an old age safely, was certainly not a reckless person.
Therefore, in the next second, the old man's eyes became unfocused, and he collapsed on the table without a sound, mumbling, "Come, another two bowls, good wine..."
Then, with a thud, the old man slid off the chair and fell to the ground.
He was faking drunkenness!
The purple-robed young man saw the old man faking drunkenness, curled his lips, and no longer paid attention to him. Instead, he scanned the surroundings. Seeing that everyone was cowering like turtles and remaining silent, he nodded with satisfaction.
Then, the purple-robed young man unhurriedly mocked, "A bunch of incompetent cowards, daring to discuss my Taiyi Immortal Sect. Truly overestimating yourselves."
Hearing the purple-robed young man's insulting words, the rogue cultivators on the fourth floor involuntarily clenched their fists.
However, none of them dared to provoke a disciple of the Taiyi Immortal Sect head-on.
Because openly provoking a disciple of the Taiyi Immortal Sect in broad daylight was tantamount to provoking the reputation of a behemoth that ruled the Qingzhou region, and it would certainly lead to death.
Seeing this, the purple-robed young man laughed maniacally, "Haha, haha, it seems you are not only useless but also cowards. Well, well, my young master is in a good mood today, so I'll let you off!"
Before the purple-robed young man's words had even finished, a middle-aged man's angry roar came from a table, "Ah, spit! You young brat, still wet behind the ears, bullying others too much! I'll fight you to the death!"
...
This middle-aged man, who suddenly roared, had a flushed face and was reeking of alcohol, appearing very drunk.
The purple-robed young man looked at the middle-aged man, a hint of excitement flashing in his eyes. He took out a top-grade magical artifact, the "Fire Sparrow Feather Spirit Fan," from his storage bag and began to fight with the middle-aged man.
...
After a few exchanges, the purple-robed young man subdued the middle-aged man on the ground.
Immediately after, the purple-robed young man waved his wide sleeve, and a ball of fiery red flames suddenly appeared on the middle-aged man.
In an instant, the ball of fiery red flames began to surge, engulfing the middle-aged man completely.
"Ah! Ah! Ah!"
In the next second, a mournful scream rang out. The middle-aged man howled in agony.
Under the scorching of the flames, the middle-aged man's entire body quickly turned the same color as the flames. His eyes bulged out, and he fiercely clutched his own neck.
The cultivators dining nearby immediately moved away from the middle-aged man, fearing they would be contaminated by the flames on him.
Two to three seconds later, under the watchful eyes of dozens of people present, the middle-aged man finally breathed his last, turning into a pile of dust.
"Hmph, dying so quickly. He got off easy, wasting this young master's time."
Silence. The fourth floor of the restaurant was as still as a pool of water; even a needle dropped on the floor could be heard.
Under the gaze of dozens of people, a living life had just disappeared.
Even the seasoned rogue cultivators, who were accustomed to the ways of the world, were now stunned. They stared blankly at the purple-robed young man, who stood there with a look of disdain after killing someone, their faces showing surprise, and even fear.
...
"Hmph! As expected, all of you are useless!"
The purple-robed young man looked at the chaotic crowd at the tables, who were like startled birds, shook his head, spat out a curse, and turned to leave.
As for the old man who had instigated the trouble first, he managed to save his own life due to his shrewdness and cunning.
Wu Tao looked at the purple-robed young man, a flash of anger in his eyes. Regardless, this middle-aged man did not deserve to die.
"Jiang Hua, you've gone too far."
...
It turned out that Wu Tao knew this purple-robed young man. He was the fourth son of the current patriarch of the Jiang family, a medium-sized immortal cultivation family. He was usually arrogant and bullied others in the outer sect of the Taiyi Immortal Sect.
He did not expect Jiang Hua to become even more unscrupulous after coming out.
However, after considering his own identity and position, and how his circumstances dictated his actions, Wu Tao could only sigh silently. After paying the spirit stones, he also left directly.
...Daifeng Novel
A week later.
Taiyi Immortal Sect Outer Disciple Mission Hall!
Inside the magnificent hall, hundreds of feet high, thousands of disciples were gathered, and other disciples were constantly arriving.
As Wu Tao entered the hall, he looked up. The hall, filled with thousands of people, still appeared vast and empty, indicating how large the hall truly was.
The floor of the hall was paved with a single piece of green jade. Along the walls on both sides stood nine colossal pillars of refined iron, blackish-red in color, each carved with a true dragon soaring through the clouds.
Having spent all the spirit stones from the previous black-market deal, Wu Tao, who was tight on money lately, approached a jade screen made entirely of thousand-year-old warm jade.
He directly found a bounty mission that offered a considerable reward for a killing task.
...
Tianlei Giant City!
Tianlei Giant City was a border town for exchange and mutual benefit between Qingzhou cultivators and East Sea cultivators, as well as between the mainland and overseas immortal cultivation worlds.
The initial purpose of establishing Tianlei Giant City was to resist the numerous sea demons that could attack at any time from the vast sea, and to protect the countless mortals living along the long coastline.
The city walls of Tianlei Giant City were a full thirty-five feet high, constructed entirely from red iron copper ore, which could be used to forge low-grade magical artifacts. It was extremely sturdy and was a giant town.
The area within the city was also extremely vast, covering a hundred li, capable of sheltering over five hundred thousand mortals.
Tianlei Giant City also had a city-protecting formation in its center, which, combined with the numerous cultivators within the city, made it impregnable. It had stood its ground for thousands of years, facing several wars and hundreds of demon beast tides without falling.
...
On the road not far from Tianlei Giant City, a young man slightly slowed down the speed of his flying artifact.
"According to the information, Butcher Stone Hammer came to this area three days ago. Within a radius of several thousand li, Tianlei Giant City is the safest place, unless he has gone elsewhere during this time!"
The young man was none other than Wu Tao!
As soon as he finished dealing with his affairs, Wu Tao did not idle. He immediately accepted a killing mission that offered a considerable amount of sect contribution points.
It had been more than half a month since he accepted the sect mission. During this period, he had traveled tens of thousands of li by flying artifact to Tianlei Giant City.
"No matter, I'll go in and take a look first."
Propelling the spiritual energy within his body with all his might, Wu Tao flew towards Tianlei Giant City.
After flying for a short while longer, Wu Tao's expression shifted slightly.
Because in the distance, there seemed to be a huge black spot appearing vaguely.
Without hesitation, Wu Tao urged the artifact under his feet, and his speed suddenly increased as he flew rapidly.
Afterward, the black spot grew larger from afar, gradually revealing a massive dark silhouette.
...
It was not until he was several thousand meters away from the city that Wu Tao slowed down the speed of the artifact under his feet.
Because the sky nearby was no longer Wu Tao flying alone. A few streaks of light began to appear intermittently in the distance, all heading towards Tianlei Giant City.
Wu Tao sighed inwardly, "As expected of a border town on the edge of the East Sea. Even this far from Tianlei Giant City, there are so many cultivators."
(New book is being updated, please collect, please recommend tickets, please forward, give more, thank you friends, your support is my motivation!)