Dandy Pill God
Chapter 397: Heart of a Snake and Scorpion

Chapter 397: Chapter 397: Heart of a Snake and Scorpion

Wind Forest City, as the largest city in Xia State, falls under the joint governance of the Taixuan Sect, the Xiahou family, and the Joyful Union Sect.

Countless shops and taverns abound here, drawing many cultivators from both north and south. All of them yearn to possess their own personal cave dwelling within this city.

However, the prices for such dwellings in the city are exceedingly high, and the purchase of a dwelling or residence demands the corresponding status and identity.

Such conditions are unreachable not only for the common loose cultivators but even for ordinary disciples of second-rate sects with a Golden Core Cultivator.

The sole reason behind this situation is the presence of a pathway in this city that leads to the Wind Forest Valley Secret Realm!

At this moment, Zhu Fei, guided by Liu Jian, had reached the magnificent gates of Wind Forest City.

How sharp was Zhu Fei’s gaze? He had just arrived at the city gates when he immediately noticed many Level 4 Arrays present within Wind Forest City.

Not only that, even the most ordinary city guard possessed the cultivation of the Foundation Establishment Realm, with a Golden Core Cultivator as their leader!

This alone indicated the extraordinary status of Wind Forest City within the entire Xia State, even throughout the entire Tianhua Domain.

"Gentlemen, do you wish to enter the city? Please present your identities, each person needs to submit one hundred Mid Grade Spirit Stones."

At that moment, a Fourth Level of Foundation Establishment guard stepped forward, speaking sternly to Zhu Fei and Liu Jian.

Liu Jian smiled, took out an invitation letter, and handed over two hundred Mid Grade Spirit Stones to the guard, saying with a laugh, "This is an invitation letter from a Taixuan Envoy. I hope the Daoist friend will verify it."

The guard took the invitation letter Liu Jian handed over, examined it carefully, and stored the two hundred Mid Grade Spirit Stones in his Storage Magic Ring. He then nodded to Liu Jian and Zhu Fei, "Identity verified, you may enter. Remember, do not cause any trouble in the city, or face immediate execution."

Having said that, the guard allowed Zhu Fei and Liu Jian to proceed.

"Brother Liu, does this mean that only those with an invitation letter can enter Wind Forest City today?"

Once they had entered the city, Zhu Fei, somewhat puzzled, asked Liu Jian.

He was not particularly interested in the high Spirit Stone cost for entry, nor in the prosperity and grandeur of the city itself.

After all, in his previous life, he was a regional overlord himself, and he had seen cities far more magnificent and imposing than Wind Forest City, so the current surroundings did not feel especially noteworthy to him.

What had intrigued him slightly was what Liu Jian had mentioned earlier, that Wind Forest City was actually the entrance to the Wind Forest Valley Secret Realm.

Of course, with Zhu Fei’s experience, he was just mildly curious about this fact.

Upon hearing Zhu Fei’s words, Liu Jian couldn’t help but smile and nodded, then shook his head before explaining:

"To be precise, currently, only those invited by the Three Great Sects can enter Wind Forest City. Of course, there are always exceptions; some individuals with high status or connections to the Three Great Sects can enter even without an invitation."

Pausing for a moment, Liu Jian added, "Let’s go, Brother Zhu. The Secret Realm doesn’t open until tomorrow, so let’s find an inn to settle down first."

Zhu Fei nodded, and as he and Liu Jian were about to head towards a nearby inn, the sound of horse hooves suddenly resonated behind them.

Turning around, they saw not far behind them, a remarkably lavish carriage hurrying through the city.

It was clear that the carriage was a specialized Flying Treasure, and it was pulled by a flying beast known as a Single-Horned Pegasus, whose speed matched that of a Golden Core Cultivator’s full-speed flight.

As the carriage made its way, bystanders stepped aside one after another, causing some chaos in the city for a moment.

"Bang!"

Just then, a young girl failed to dodge in time and was struck head-on by the carriage, her petite body like a broken willow in the wind, spewing blood into the air.

Zhu Fei felt a fire ignite in his heart, and just as he was about to rescue the girl, a long whip suddenly extended from the carriage, wrapping around the girl’s delicate body.

The whip, flashing with brilliance, swung several loops in the air before harshly slamming the girl’s body to the ground!

Another "bang" resounded as the place where the girl fell was immediately stained red with blood.

She struggled to stand but her injuries were too severe, and despite several attempts, she could not get up.

Seeing the carriage about to roll over her, Zhu Fei could no longer contain himself and immediately summoned "Frost Moon." In a flash, he moved and barely managed to rescue the girl from being crushed by the carriage.

Not far away, Liu Jian saw Zhu Fei’s actions and immediately felt a bad premonition.

Sure enough, just as Zhu Fei rescued the girl, the carriage stopped and an arrogant and cold female voice emanated from inside.

"How dare you! Disturbing Miss’s pleasure, you’re seeking death!"

Following that, a radiant long whip lashed out again, striking straight towards Zhu Fei’s face!

Zhu Fei was suddenly furious. He was just about to dodge when an extremely terrifying pressure abruptly bore down on his entire body, paralyzing him so he couldn’t even move.

With a "snap," a long gash suddenly appeared on Zhu Fei’s right cheek!

"This is the first time, if there’s a next time, you’ll surely be killed!"

At that moment, a corner of the carriage was lifted.

The face of an extremely beautiful woman appeared before everyone.

However, her expression held nothing but cold disdain.

After warning Zhu Fei, she let the curtain fall, and the carriage left.

However, Zhu Fei, having extraordinary senses, distinctly overheard the woman saying to someone inside the carriage that since he dared disturb her pleasure, why not just kill him.

This made Zhu Fei clench his fists tightly.

Although the woman was beautiful, her heart was as vicious as a serpent’s, treating the trampling of lives as her own form of entertainment.

He had merely saved the girl’s life from her, and she had directed her anger at him and even wanted to kill him, publicly humiliating him.

At this moment, Zhu Fei swore in his heart that no matter what, he would one day kill that heartless woman!

Thinking this, Zhu Fei also recalled the person who had blocked his dodging moments before.

If he wasn’t mistaken, that person’s cultivation must have reached the Nascent Soul First Level.

With such a high cultivation, if he wanted to confront him...

At this moment, Zhu Fei felt a strong desire for power.

Now, in this Kunlun Xuan Realm, everything else was meaningless, only power, and power alone, could ensure his safety and prevent him from suffering such humiliation again.

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