Demon Sword Sect’s Undercover
Chapter 678 - 678 677 Surpassing All 3

678: Chapter 677: Surpassing All 3 678: Chapter 677: Surpassing All 3 Daoist Guan exerted his strength, greatly enhancing the face of the Mirage Cultivation World.

Due to the sudden occurrence, this opening of the trade route was somewhat rushed, with preparations in many aspects lacking; the emotions of Jiedu Mansion were complex, wanting to expand economically but not wishing to let Yingtai Immortal Island take the initiative.

Thus, during the Sea God Festival where many cultivators gathered, they intended to intimidate the visitors from Yingtai, letting them understand the thriving prosperity of the mainland Cultivation World.

However, the approach of the Yingtai cultivators was unusual, and the appearance of a giant whale made the Mirage cultivators lose face.

Although there were some achievements, they were far from stunning.

Even Jiedu Mansion itself was somewhat disdainful, almost wishing to enter the fray themselves to retrieve some dignity.

The rise and fall of Cultivation powers amongst each other subtly transformed through such interactions, so you could consider this as a game, but the results of the game could be profound, forming certain habitual mindsets amid the spread of rumors.

For instance, the world of mankind delighted in the tales of Overseas Immortal Mountains saving the world?

The appearance of this giant whale by the Yingtai cultivators truly exceeded everyone’s expectations.

With some powerful overseas cultivators not yet returned, the commercial monks becoming weakened, and the special restrictions of their cultivation techniques, various reasons contributed to this imperfect display of whale-pulling strength, not demonstrating the power of the mainland Cultivation.

However, the arrival of Guan Ruyu still gave Jiedu Mansion a pleasant surprise, as only such a cultivator could support the backbone of the Mirage Cultivation circle, even though he was an outsider.

On his first attempt, the whale was pulled a full ten feet, but it wasn’t over yet.

Guan Ruyu crisscrossed his footsteps, arched his back, and took the “Mountain Shifting Formation” of the “Three Mountains Formation”, pursuing victory; under the immense force, the whale involuntarily continued moving, pulled another ten feet.

Amid the exclamations of the spectators, Guan Ruyu was triumphant, shaking his arms, adopting the “Mountain Uprooting” stance, with the fake mountains behind him seemingly about to topple.

The earth trembled, and bursts of muffled sounds were heard; with just this uprooting, the whale was involuntarily pulled directly by thirty feet.

Finally determined to make a presence today, Guan Ruyu took a deep breath and continued energetically, pointing heavenward with both hands, invoking a secret technique amidst roaring winds and clouds.

“Mountain Stabilizing Formation!”

With this stabilization, the whale was directly pulled out by seventy feet, adding up to an overall distance of 120 feet in four attempts, far surpassing the previous maximum of thirty feet achieved by other cultivators.

The whale’s eyes turned red, and its low calls were incessant.

Nie Yingnan whispered urgently, “This is bad, the fragrant whale is about to go berserk!”

But what kind of person was Guan Ruyu?

Having his own set of perceptions towards sea creatures, he knew he could not contend with the berserk whale with his current strength using the Three Mountains Formation, so he tossed aside the cable and embraced his surroundings,

“A minor trick, my apologies for the clumsiness.

Please accept this technique, Fairy Bai.”

Cheers thundered around, and even though Bai Qingqian remained low-key, she couldn’t resist the countless envious and jealous gazes around her.

Whispering began to spread as people speculated on which trading company could have found such a formidable person.

Bai Qingqian was also somewhat surprised; she knew that since Guan Ruyu was full of confidence, he must have some skills, but she hadn’t expected his abilities to be so astonishing, already setting him apart from ordinary powerhouses, probably already reaching the standard of True Disciple?

Would such a person come here to court her for no reason?

Exchanging glances with Xiangfei Bamboo, both saw a hint of worry in each other’s eyes; their strategy in itself was fine, but in the Cultivation World, a significant disparity in strength could often render so-called strategies meaningless.

But the words had already been spoken, and now they couldn’t go back on their statements.

With the Yingtai Sea Road newly opened, allowing six sea merchants to participate, the one who pulls the whale the furthest would take half of the shares, the remaining five to share the other half, representing a juicy piece of profit.

She began to worry whether she could really swallow such a piece?

Would it bring additional trouble?

Bai Qingqian’s core principle in the steady development of Silver Sword Trading Company was to keep a low profile, show restraint without overstepping, and not be a front-runner, but this outcome pushed Bai Qingqian into the limelight, which might not necessarily be a good thing.

She realized that her decision had been somewhat naive, as the changes in the Cultivation World were beyond the control of a woman who paid no heed to worldly affairs.

It was a bit like riding a tiger and finding it hard to dismount.

…Xiang Anshi stood up, his eyes full of appreciation for Guan Ruyu’s performance, truly at the standard of a True Disciple.

It was a small gain from this trip to Mirage.

Afterwards, he could make contact with this Daoist Guan.

Although there was still some distance between them, it was already very promising and worth associating with; could they not become friends in future dealings on the trade routes?

Looking at the atmosphere among the people present, probably no one thought he could outdo the others.

It was time for this competition to end.

“Gentlemen gathered, a hundred schools of thought contend, on this grand occasion, new friends and old…”

He was still summarizing when someone unexpectedly interrupted from below, “It’s not over yet, the representative from my Silver Sword Trading Company hasn’t taken the stage yet, how could it end already?”

Xiang Anshi frowned, but fortunately his full beard concealed his expression; it was not very magnanimous to come forward at this time instead of earlier, but under the rules, he couldn’t refuse.

He then raised his voice and said, “If so, we of the Yingtai lineage will not favor one over the other.

Since your company is keen, please come on stage and have a try, and let’s not delay everyone’s time.”

The merchant was indeed from a company in Shan Country, and he had some fighters under him; there were also quite a few Sword Cultivators at the scene, so fighting to the death was no problem, but in terms of pure skill, he was a step behind, so no one had come up to the platform before.

He moved to one side, revealing a plain-looking, unremarkable cultivator behind him, who clasped his hands and bowed,

“Zong Qian of Shan Sect, willing to try for Silver Sword.”

No one had heard of this name; obviously, this was a Sword Cultivator new to Mirage.

Not only were the local cultivators of Mirage unaware of him, but even the more than ten Sword Cultivators did not recognize him; Shan Sect was large, with countless cultivators, and Zong Qian had been in a highly concealed place for cultivation in recent years, so no one knew him.

This man walked forward unhurriedly, not reaching for the mana cable right away but bowing to the giant whale, “Sea friend, pardon me!”

The great whale shook its head and tail, its aura continuously increasing; evidently, being drawn out twelve zhang previously had deeply provoked it, and now it was unwilling to take anything lightly.

As the words finished, he stood still, reached out to grab the mana cable, and with just a flick, the whale was struck as if by thunder!

“Come here, you!”

In a single-arm contest of strength, without any visible transfer of mana or following winds and clouds, the mana cable snapped, and the whale, turned into a small cat, instantly slid over a distance of thirty zhang, being directly dragged in front of him.

He extended his hand, gently caressed the whale’s snout, and the massive beast, like a tame cat, lay motionless before him!

He gently untied the mana tendon securing the snout, “An overseas spiritual creature should not be subjected to this binding.”

Xiang Anshi suddenly stood up, his robe fluttering without wind, a natural reaction when suddenly encountering a powerful person, just staring fixedly at this man, unsure of his origins.

This man’s strength far exceeded his expectations, and even if he were to accomplish this feat, he couldn’t have done it so effortlessly!

Only Chen Zhaodi by his side remained calm, “Senior Brother, this man has taken the mana tendon into his bag!”