Chapter 83 Provocation

Half a day later, as the surrounding vegetation gradually thinned out, a small town resembling a marketplace appeared before them.

The most special thing about it is that it's quiet; the whole town is completely silent.

At the stalls, both buyers and sellers were dressed in black and wore straw hats to cover their faces. If they took a fancy to a spirit, they would make famous hand gestures to each other.

"Follow me!"

Xu Yuankun whispered some instructions to the two men, then quickly led them to a stall.

Xu Yuanlang's senses were very sharp; he could feel that the stall owner in front of him was subtly observing the three of them.

Xu Yuankun skillfully rearranged the various spiritual items on the stall, and the stall owner's scrutinizing gaze instantly changed.

"Follow me!"

The stall owner made a sound that only the three of them could hear, then quickly packed up and left. Xu Yuankun hurriedly followed.

After winding their way through the streets, they arrived at a small hut. Once inside, the stall owner visibly breathed a sigh of relief.

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"There's a formation in the room. Ask whatever you want to know."

The four men did not remove their straw hats, but it seemed that Xu Yuankun and the stall owner were quite familiar with each other.

"I'd like to know the situation at this location."

Xu Yuankun took out a map he had copied from Cao Nanning's location and handed it to the stall owner. The stall owner took it, glanced at it, and exclaimed in surprise.

"What's wrong?"

"Water represents wealth, and this place is where several water veins converge. Such a place must have been targeted long ago."

The stall owner then fell silent. Xu Yuankun handed over a few spirit stones, which the stall owner held and tossed around as if weighing them. Xu Yuankun made a move to take the spirit stones back, at which point the stall owner hurriedly spoke.

"This is Yu Lao Jiu's territory in Jiuxing Mountain. If you want to take anything from here, you'll have to go through some trouble."

"Yu Lao Jiu?"

Xu Yuankun knew that Xu Yuanlang and the others were unaware of this, so he deliberately asked them.

"This news isn't valuable, but I'm including it here for you."

The reason why the Cao family can't do anything about our Nine Star Mountain is because there is someone in our Nine Star Mountain who can rival the Cao family's patriarch..."

Before he could finish speaking, Cao Nanning exclaimed in surprise.

"That's impossible!"

Xu Yuankun turned around abruptly. Although his face was hidden by his bamboo hat, Cao Nanning knew that he must have glared at him, so he had no choice but to shut up quickly.

"It's normal not to believe it, after all, I don't really believe it either, it's just a rumor."

The stall owner chuckled and then spoke.

"But some people couldn't help but believe it, and some busybodies even merged several of these forces into one group, calling it the Nine Stars and Nine Friends, with Yu Lao Jiu claiming to be one of them."

If you encounter this person, be careful. Old Man Yu once tried to establish his foundation, but failed and survived by sheer luck. Even so, his spiritual power underwent some changes.

The cultivators who fought him said that his spiritual power was like a maggot clinging to the bone, often penetrating deep into the marrow.

He used a Blood-Transforming Blade, but I don't know exactly what it looked like. He rarely used it, only knowing that once he did, his opponent would surely die.

After getting the information he wanted to know, Xu Yuankun nodded and turned to leave. At this moment, Xu Yuanlang, who had been quiet all along, suddenly spoke.

"Who is the legendary cultivator who can rival the Cao family patriarch?"

"We don't know who he is, we only know that he calls himself the Gentleman of the Wind!"

Wind Gentleman?

Xu Yuanlang was somewhat puzzled. He had been in Nanpingfang for quite some time, but he had never heard of this person's name.

"He is elusive, appearing and disappearing like a dragon. Even many of our fellow Daoists in Nine Star Mountain doubt whether he even exists."

This explained their doubts, and the four of them then filed out.

"Good luck to you three fellow Daoists."

The stall owner bowed to the three of them, and Xu Yuankun nodded silently before quickly leaving.

After leaving the place, Xu Yuanlang took the opportunity to avoid Cao Nanning and asked in a low voice.

"This stall owner must be from the family, right?"

Xu Yuankun stopped in his tracks in astonishment, seemingly not expecting him to have guessed it, and quickly said.

How did you know?

"It's easy to guess. Jiuxing Mountain is so vast, and it even has a being that is said to rival the Cao family patriarch."

Even a cunning rabbit has three burrows; a family must also lay a hidden pawn. You went to great lengths to put on a show, just to keep Nanning from finding out.

Xu Yuanlang shared his analysis, saying with a wry smile.

"I wanted to keep it from both of you, but now that you've guessed, just pretend this person doesn't exist."

After saying that, he seemed unwilling to say anything more and quickly walked forward.

Xu Yuanlang knew that his family had their own plans, and he didn't want to delve into the matter further, so he simply continued to follow them.

"Um?"

Xu Yuanlang turned around abruptly, and that unsettling, probing gaze returned.

However, there were no cultivators behind him, and there was no trace of cultivators around him.

"Let's go!"

Fifth Brother waved from ahead, so he had no choice but to suppress the strange feeling and continue walking forward.

A day later, they found the location on the map.

"Ahead lies the place marked on the map where Wangyue Gui might exist, but..."

Xu Yuanlang lay on a tree and quietly looked ahead. A village-style building appeared right in front of them.

"Remain!"

A banner with a large character "余" on it stood, and a burly cultivator with a gun and a sword on his back and a fierce face kept patrolling the surroundings.

Having not yet found an opportunity to sneak in, Xu Yuanlang returned to the three's hiding place.

"The Cao family is truly extraordinary; they even know what kind of spiritual creatures exist on the territory occupied by others."

What should we do next? Do you have any ideas?

"If all else fails, let's just launch a direct assault. Anyway, the three of us working together can definitely take down this stronghold."

Cao Nanning's opening statement was the most direct plan, and Xu Yuanlang thought for a moment before shaking his head.

"Old Yu has experience in Foundation Establishment, and his combat power is far stronger than that of a typical Qi Refining Perfection cultivator. I can hold him off, but can the two of you kill the remaining hundred or so people? As far as I know, there are a few of them in the late Qi Refining stage."

Cao Nanning fell silent; his suggestion was too risky.

"There is a way."

Xu Yuankun suddenly spoke, and the other two quickly looked at him.

"Sowing discord: Yu Laojiu and the Black Bear Gang have a very bad relationship. If we take advantage of this and make them fight each other, it won't be difficult to fish in troubled waters."

This method?

"Dry!"

Xu Yuanlang clapped his hands forcefully, and the three of them immediately sprang into action.

That night, it was pitch black, and there were hardly any stars in the sky.

At one of the Black Bear Gang's strongholds, the gang members were cultivating when suddenly a corpse was thrown down.

"Who?"

"The man who's going to take your lives, go back and tell Xiong Hui to wash his neck clean and wait. Our Boss Yu will take his head sooner or later."

"Are you Yu Laojiu's men?"