King of Creation
Chapter 501 - 495: An Easy Path to Breakthrough

Chapter 501: Chapter 495: An Easy Path to Breakthrough

"Hmm, that Heavenly Vein Independent Practitioner at the peak of the Fifth Stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm has come out of seclusion. Let’s go, hurry and follow me to see!"

"Eh, it’s been two months; he’s come out. No, we have to send someone to recruit him."

"In just two months, his Cultivation has risen from the Fifth Stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm to its peak. He is definitely a Heavenly Vein without a doubt, and he is only around twenty years old. He is comparable to the geniuses of those Great Sects. We must think of a way to win him over, let’s go!"

"Ah, that damn shopkeeper of the Sky Martial Spirit Hall, how much must he have made from selling this news this time? If I had known, I would’ve spent five thousand Low Grade Spirit Crystals to get exclusive rights to this news, let’s go...."

Ye Zhen hadn’t anticipated that his emergence from a cultivation session, which was nothing out of the ordinary, would set various factions in Xining Martial City into motion.

At this time, Ye Zhen had only been in the True Spirit Domain for two months and five days!

Not only did the powers like Wusheng Pavilion, Blood Hand Hall, Golden Crow Tower, and Purple Lightning Gang immediately stir after receiving the Talisman Communication, but Miao Jinfeng, the Deputy Branch Master of the largest martial artist’s power in Xining Martial City, the Longevity Sect Branch, also received the news.

However, unlike other powers’ martial artists who rushed about hastily to recruit Ye Zhen, Miao Jinfeng was considering something else!

An incident from two months ago!

Two months earlier, three Guardian True Persons of the Longevity Sect Xining Branch were killed, causing a stir. The actual culprit was never caught, which made the Longevity Sect the object of ridicule.

For the past two months, Deputy Branch Master Miao Jinfeng had been investigating the incident non-stop. Not only was he investigating, but even Helm Master Yang Zhengxi had urged him several times to find the murderer quickly to uphold the Sect’s dignity!

But ever since the day the three Guardian True Persons were killed, no young man spotted riding a Cloud Winged Tiger King had appeared in Xining Martial City, completely vanishing without a trace.

Yet, Deputy Branch Master Miao Jinfeng was not inept. With the substantial influence of the Longevity Sect in Xining Martial City, Miao Jinfeng began to re-investigate based on his deductions.

Fuchenzi, one of the killed Guardian Elders, was a powerful figure of the Fourth Stage of the Soul Sea Realm. The other two Guardian Elders were also at the Second Stage of the Soul Sea Realm. After he received the Talisman Letter, it only took half a quarter-hour for the three to be slain.

He thoroughly investigated the first few martial artists who had arrived near the scene that day. They all claimed to have heard thunders roaring and had approached from afar out of curiosity to see what was happening.

However, by the time they reached the scene, apart from the three bodies, there was no one else to be seen.

Moreover, when he received the Talisman Communication, Fuchenzi and his companions hadn’t acted immediately. Knowing Fuchenzi’s cautious nature, he would definitely have probed before taking action.

In other words, the assailant managed to eliminate Fuchenzi and the others in a very short span of time.

Therefore, the characteristics of the murderer became clear — young, around twenty or so, Cultivation at the Fifth Stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm with a demon servant, a Cloud Winged Tiger King of Upper-grade Earth Level, but possessing extremely strong combat power or possibly protected by a powerful figure.

Combining all these features, Deputy Branch Master Miao Jinfeng of the Longevity Sect Xining Branch concluded one thing — this young man was definitely a foreigner, not likely to be an active martial artist within Xining Martial City, or even a Disciple of the Great Sects.

With such distinctive features, he would have already become famous worldwide or would have just emerged.

Based on this deduction, Miao Jinfeng ordered a screening of all foreign martial artists in Xining Martial City, especially young ones around twenty with the Cultivation of the Spirit Transformation Realm and accompanying a Cloud Winged Tiger King of Upper-grade Earth Level.

Xining Martial City, being a medium-sized Martial City with constant comings and goings, had many martial artists passing through. However, these specific characteristics made the search much easier.

Before long, several martial artists fitting the description were reported, but none were seen with a Cloud Winged Tiger King.

As the screening continued, Miao Jinfeng even personally subdued a few martial artists around the age of twenty at the Fifth Stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm, but none matched the criteria.

After a thorough investigation, only one remained unchecked, the one who entered the Sky Martial Spirit Hall - Ye Zhen, fitting the description.

More coincidentally, just as Miao Jinfeng was suspecting that the young murderer might have already left Xining Martial City, the Longevity Sect received an intelligence report from that shopkeeper.

There was a Heavenly Pulse Warrior practicing in their Spirit Hall, in his early twenties, at the Fifth Stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm, with a foreign accent and seemingly quite unfamiliar with Xining Martial City!

This information reaffirmed Miao Jinfeng’s suspicions, and his attention focused entirely on Ye Zhen, who had entered the Sky Martial Spirit Hall.

A Heavenly Pulse Warrior, with exceedingly strong combat power, counted this Ye surnamed cultivator in the Sky Martial Spirit Hall as the most suspicious.

Had it not been for certain reasons, Miao Jinfeng would have wanted to rush into the Sky Martial Spirit Hall and drag Ye Zhen out right then and there.

Therefore, upon receiving news of Ye surnamed martial artist’s seclusion ending, Miao Jinfeng didn’t think twice before summoning the only eight Guardian Elders of the Longevity Sect Xining Branch to gather.

If this young man named Ye could eliminate three Guardian True Persons of the Longevity Sect in a very short period, it indicated he might have combat power comparable to or even surpassing a martial artist at the Peak of the Fifth Stage of the Soul Sea Realm, or he had some special means.

Miao Jinfeng alone might not be able to subdue him, but he had the companionship of the eight Guardian Elders, all at the Peak of the Fifth Stage of the Soul Sea Realm. With them and himself, even facing a freakishly strong martial artist at the peak of the Fifth Stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm, or a powerful figure at the Second or Third Stage of the Vein Forging Realm, they could put up a fight.

As for Yang Zhengxi, the helm master who was still in closed-door cultivation, Ye Zhen didn’t plan on disturbing him. Wasn’t there a rumor that this young martial artist possessed a Cloud Winged Tiger King with black striped white fur? This happened to match the trait of the auspicious beasts of the Longevity Sect.

If they could capture it and present it to the sect hierarch, a hefty reward might be awaiting.

"Elders, follow my command closely. If it’s really that boy, we must not let him escape!" Having given this order, Miao Jinfeng led eight elders straight to the largest martial arts trading market within Xining Martial City, the Xining Martial Market!

According to the reports from their covert surveillance, that young man surnamed Ye who had left the Tianhong Spirit Hall had already entered the Xining Martial Market.

The Martial Market, a fixture in almost every Martial City, differed only in scale.

It consisted of two parts: one was the fixed shops controlled by large merchants and various martial forces, with many Great Sects also possessing their fixed shops within the market.

Selling pills and artifacts, spirit plants, purchasing spiritual medicine, heavenly materials and earthly treasures, and even gathering intelligence were the responsibilities of these shops.

Besides these fixed shops, the majority were stands set up by martial artists themselves.

There were those who sought to purchase particular items, those who sold their finds at a higher price than what shops offered, and those looking to barter. In any case, there were a great number of martial artists setting up stalls.

As long as there was space and a fee of a hundred Low Grade Spirit Crystals was paid, one could set up a small stall in the Martial Market to sell or buy goods. Some with a reputation and in need would also come to slowly conduct transactions in the Martial Market, making it extremely bustling and lively.

As the largest factional force in Xining Martial City, the Longevity Sect owned thirty percent of the shares in this Martial Market, reaping gold every day and aggregating a vast amount of information coming towards the sect.

For example, Ye Zhen who had just entered a shop specializing in the sale of Cultivation Technique Manuals: an inconspicuous Talisman Communication was immediately launched into the sky, swiftly reporting his whereabouts.

The caster of the Talisman Communication was a male martial artist sunning himself and running a small stand, and even Ye Zhen did not notice that someone was surveilling him.

"Shopkeeper, do you have any Divine Soul Techniques for sale?" This was one of Ye Zhen’s purposes for visiting the Martial Market today.

"Divine Soul Techniques? We do have them!"

"Esteemed guest, please look over here. We have the Upper-grade Earth Level Soul-forging Art, which excels at expanding the Soul Sea during cultivation, priced at one hundred thousand midterm Spirit Crystals.

Uh, there’s also the Top-tier Earth Level Profound Moon Soul Refining Technique, which uses the power of Moon Spirit Taiyin to temper the Divine Soul, making the Soul Sea extremely stable, not easily deviating into madness, and the Divine Soul Power cultivated with this technique is even more formidable in battle. It’s priced at two hundred and eighty thousand Mid-grade Spirit Crystals!" The shopkeeper was extremely enthusiastic, quickly presenting over a dozen Divine Soul Technique synopses to Ye Zhen, with the lowest grade being Mid-grade Earth Level Divine Soul Technique, Soul Transformation Sea Technique, which is essentially the most basic Divine Soul Technique.

The majority were Upper-grade Earth Level Divine Soul Techniques with varying effects, prices ranging from one hundred thousand to two hundred thousand Mid-grade Spirit Crystals.

The best was the Profound Moon Soul Refining Technique—a sole Top-tier Earth Level Divine Soul Technique, priced sky-high at two hundred and eighty thousand Mid-grade Spirit Crystals.

Logically, such Top-tier Earth Level Divine Soul Techniques were extremely rare in the Black Dragon Domain and considering it all, Ye Zhen found none to his liking, including the Profound Moon Soul Refining Technique; he always felt that it was lacking something.

After much consideration, Ye Zhen ultimately decided not to buy the Profound Moon Soul Refining Technique.

Ye Zhen’s Cultivation hadn’t yet broken through to the Soul Sea Realm, so he wasn’t too eager for Divine Soul Techniques. With more searching, perhaps he could find better Divine Soul Techniques.

Although Ye Zhen didn’t purchase the Profound Moon Soul Refining Technique, he still spent nearly one million Low Grade Spirit Crystals when he left the shop, buying a large pile of secret manuals and Jade Scrolls.

Only because Ye Zhen had previously seized the bulk of the Tiannan Huaa Family’s wealth, with assets exceeding fifty million Low Grade Spirit Crystals, could he dare to spend so lavishly.

Among the large pile of secret manuals and Jade Scrolls that Ye Zhen bought, not one was a Cultivation Technique Manual; they were all historical records, demon beast, spirit plant, and species data of the True Spirit Domain.

More of them were so-called cultivation experiences and insights, handwritten notes of predecessors, openly sold in this secret manual shop.

Ye Zhen’s purchase of these was not to find any cultivation experiences to reference; those that were openly sold couldn’t possibly be all that sophisticated.

Ye Zhen wanted to explore the most common cultivation path in the True Spirit Domain from within the vast cultivation experiences and insights—there were natural conditions in the True Spirit Domain and the Black Dragon Domain, different species of spirit plants, spiritual medicine, and even pills required for cultivation. A method suitable in the Black Dragon Domain might not be suitable in the True Spirit Domain.

Especially at the critical moment when Ye Zhen was about to break through from the peak of the Fifth Stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm to the Soul Sea Realm!

Clearly, with better natural conditions and a higher abundance of spiritual medicine and plants, it is much easier to break through from the Spirit Summoning Realm to the Spirit Transformation Realm, or from the Spirit Transformation Realm to the Soul Sea Realm in the True Spirit Domain than in the Black Dragon Domain. Ye Zhen was seeking this easy path to breakthrough.

"After a careful study, I should be able to find it, and it will help me gain a more comprehensive understanding of the True Spirit Domain, which will be beneficial for future cultivation improvement!" Storing all the various secret manuals and Jade Scrolls into his storage ring, Ye Zhen stepped out of the shop.

The moment he stepped out, his expression suddenly tensed.

For the instant he stepped through the store’s doorway, dozens of gazes almost simultaneously fixed on him! (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, welcome to qidian.com to cast your votes of recommendation, monthly votes. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)