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    Starry Sky Professional Directory 36

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    “Brother Wan, why such a face?”

    The newcomer was quite old, and more importantly, Fang Xing recognized him. It was Chen Yi, the eldest of the Azure Mountain Five Virtues. Seeing the alchemist’s expression, he couldn’t help but feel curious.

    Master Wan, the alchemist, snorted a few times: “Today, you saw that kid searching the market for Cultivation Pills and reported it to me. I sent out an invitation as you said, but the kid didn’t even bother to reply, making me lose face! Tell me, how should this be compensated?”

    Chen Yi was speechless, but he also knew that this Wan Fenglin, a renowned alchemist, was inherently stingy and loved to take advantage of others. The key was…he really couldn’t afford to offend an alchemist. He immediately smiled wryly and bowed, “It’s my fault, I will definitely apologize to Brother Wan later…”

    “Forget the apology, but the share of spirit herbs in this operation needs to be changed…” Wan Fenglin revealed his true intentions.

    “This…I need to discuss it with my four sworn brothers.” Chen Yi showed a hint of hesitation.

    “Hmph, I still don’t understand why you want to win over a mere innate martial artist…He doesn’t seem like a cultivation prodigy…” Wan Fenglin was curious.

    “Sigh…This person’s background is mysterious. I originally didn’t want to provoke him, but he recently moved next to my fourth brother and fifth sister, so I had to test him. Brother Wan, don’t underestimate this person. He possesses at least one blood-refined magical artifact!” Chen Yi sighed, “That’s why I thought he could be of great use in this operation, but unexpectedly…he doesn’t seem to care much about the Cultivation Pills…”

    “Blood-refined magical artifact?” A flash of greed crossed Wan Fenglin’s heart, then he said: “That’s a pity. This person should be of great help in dealing with the Purple Wing Scorpion.”

    As for whether he wanted to befriend him or rob him, that was unknown. Even Wan Fenglin believed that Chen Yi had the same thoughts. Those who could survive as independent cultivators weren’t fools. If the kid truly had a powerful background, they would fawn over him, hoping for some benefits. If there were no concerns and he fell into danger during the beast hunt, then striking while he’s down wouldn’t require any hesitation!

    “It seems Brother Wan is planning to act soon?” Chen Yi’s eyes lit up when he heard this.

    “Of course. Not to mention the Illusory Heart Orchids are nearing the end of their flowering season, even just the Purple Wing Scorpion and its venom are excellent materials for alchemy. How could Wan give it up?” Wan Fenglin glanced deeply at Chen Yi, “I’ve long heard of the Azure Mountain Five Virtues’ reputation. This time, we’ll rely on you.”

    “Certainly, certainly…” Chen Yi agreed and turned to leave.

    Wan Fenglin watched Chen Yi leave, slowly sat down, and sipped his spirit tea. The insect remained motionless, like a dead thing.

    Fang Xing wasn’t afraid of losses, so he directly ordered the surveillance.

    Half an hour later, another figure pushed open the door: “Master Wan…”

    When Wan Fenglin saw the visitor, a smile instantly flashed across his face.

    “This group of cultivators, six people with seven minds…”

    Inside the shed.

    In the basement.

    Fang Xing looked at the various surveillance screens, an expression of helplessness on his face. Because besides Alchemist Wan Fenglin’s conspiracy, after Chen Yi left Wan Fenglin’s residence, he immediately went to another place, clearly conspiring with other cultivators!

    Although he was afraid of being discovered by cultivators, Fang Xing ordered the surveillance hummingbirds not to approach, but he could guess what they were plotting!

    “Fortunately, I didn’t agree to go. Otherwise, playing mind games with this bunch of old foxes, I might not win!”

    “As for now? Each and every one of them, give me their gold coins!”

    Fang Xing felt that he always acted cautiously, and most importantly, he was self-aware. In the market, there was at least some order. With his ability to traverse two worlds, he could slowly rise to the top! Going out on an adventure for a bottle of pill was incredibly stupid.

    A child of a wealthy family does not sit in a precarious place! (idiom: implying avoiding unnecessary risks) A dragon disguising itself as a commoner is asking for trouble! (idiom: implying hiding one’s abilities will invite trouble).

    Therefore, he remained unmoved. For Fang Xing, the worst-case scenario was not getting the pills, and the Ghost God Blade couldn’t be learned. If so, he would simply slow down his plans and wait until the next semester to learn the ‘Crazy Eighteen Strikes’ from Professor Xia Long, which was still an A-class martial art! He could delay his cultivation, but he could still get into a good university, that was enough! If he went out this time and encountered danger, or even died, that would be the biggest loss!

    “This alchemist, the Azure Mountain Five Virtues, and the people behind them are really interesting…For a little monster material and a few Illusory Heart Orchids, they can scheme to this extent. Cultivators in this world really work hard…”

    Fang Xing sighed, ready to watch the show. Although he wouldn’t leave the market, he had the courage to secretly follow with a few drones.

    The next day.

    Fang Xing stood in his fenced courtyard, silently practicing the twelve forms of military boxing. At some point, a small boy crouched next door, his eyes shining brightly: “Uncle…are you practicing martial arts?”

    “Zijin, how can you be so impolite?” Meng Yi pulled his son aside. The boy had been timid at first, but since he ate the neighbor’s barbecue, he wanted to run to the neighbor’s house every day, making his father very worried. He looked at Fang Xing and gave an apologetic smile.

    Fang Xing ignored him, his Qi and blood circulating throughout his body, each move seeming to carry immense power. His Qi and blood circulated throughout his body, gradually from skin and flesh to tendons and bones. After finishing a set of movements, he looked at his attribute bar:

    [Military Boxing Twelve Forms: 61/100 (Proficient)]

    ‘Proficiency has increased again, not bad…’

    Since the Ghost God Blade was difficult to learn, Fang Xing still devoted most of his energy to military boxing. By now, this martial art had made rapid progress. This was probably due to his advancement to the second realm of martial arts. Many obscure points in military boxing now seemed clear. The higher the realm, the easier it was to cultivate martial arts.

    As for being seen? Let alone the fact that martial artists in this place scorned martial arts. If Blue Star Federation martial arts could be mastered by watching a few demonstrations, teachers like Xia Long would have been out of a job long ago…

    “Brother Meng!” Fang Xing greeted Meng Yi, “Are you going out?”

    “No, I’m just going to set up a stall…” Meng Yi waved his hand, seeming casual, “My wife is taking Zijin, I, the head of the family, have to go out and earn some spirit sand…”

    “I see, I wish you good business.” Fang Xing offered his sincere wishes, but secretly complained that he was lying! According to the surveillance outside his house, Shen Yuxin had sneaked out in the middle of the night. Obviously, the Azure Mountain Five Virtues and the alchemist were preparing to go out to harvest the Illusory Heart Orchids! Meng Yi was deliberately acting to deceive him, clearly not trusting his neighbor!

    ‘But it’s normal. In this world of scheming people, if you’re not careful, you’ll die without even a bone left…’ Fang Xing understood this and watched Meng Yi leave. Meng Zijin returned home, closing the doors and windows, behaving unusually well-behaved.

    ‘So sensible it’s pitiful!’ Fang Xing sighed inwardly, returned to his basement, and looked at the surveillance screen. In the wild, insect, lizard, and hummingbird drones were poised for action.

    ‘Although I’m not going, I’ll be watching the whole thing, cheering you on…’

    Deep in the wilderness.

    Several hummingbirds were flying through the jungle. Through their tiny eyes, the shadow of a team of cultivators moving forward could be vaguely seen.

    Fang Xing looked at the images on the surveillance screen and nodded silently: “They’re all a bunch of rookies, they can’t even detect my hummingbird drones…but it’s no wonder, after all, it’s a detection method beyond their comprehension!” People can’t make money beyond their cognitive range, and naturally they can’t find enemies beyond their cognition!

    According to his experience in the cultivator market, he now had a better understanding of cultivators. Most Qi Condensation stage cultivators did not have ‘spiritual sense’ and couldn’t release their spiritual sense to lock onto enemies. What they possessed was ‘spiritual awareness’, which could only be used for introspection and reading jade slips. Although this ‘spiritual awareness’ was something that Fang Xing, a pitiful martial artist, envied. Being able to see inside oneself, vividly, represented absolute control over the body. For a martial artist, this was the mark of an unparalleled genius!

    Even so, spiritual awareness could not be released externally, making it difficult to discover small enemies in the distance. Not to mention that in the concept of cultivators, even the smallest puppet should be manipulated by magical power, carrying magical power fluctuations. The simulation machines of the interstellar era, obviously wouldn’t have any magical power fluctuations, and even no aura at all, making them easily overlooked.

    “Their destination…”

    Fang Xing commanded a hawk-shaped drone to fly high and saw a valley more than ten miles ahead. The valley was surrounded by steep cliffs. The black stones on the cliffs emitted a golden metallic luster, as if they had been carved by a knife and axe, with only a rugged path leading into it. Calling it a ‘path’ was actually just a gap in the canyon, with many dangers.

    “This should be it…”

    A hawk landed and saw a mist shrouding the valley. As it was about to approach, it suddenly heard a rustling sound. Then…

    A purple shadow flashed, and the hawk-shaped drone fell from the sky.

    Hiss!

    The drone wreckage fell to the ground, immediately emitting a hissing sound of corrosion. The simulated bird feathers all fell off, and even small sparks began to appear on the mechanical frame, beginning to dissolve… The last screen image showed only a purple scorpion shadow!

    “Purple Wing Scorpion? Such powerful poison!” Fang Xing mobilized the computer’s computing power, restoring the blurry image, and saw a purple scorpion the size of a washbasin. It had two wings on its back, its whole body seemed to be covered in purple armor, and it flew incredibly fast.

    “Purple Wing Scorpion, a first-order mid-grade monster beast, an adult can match a Qi Condensation mid-stage cultivator, possesses highly toxic venom, prefers to live in groups, once encountered, even a Qi Condensation late-stage cultivator would not dare to provoke it easily…”

    Fang Xing recited the basic information of the Purple Wing Scorpion, a hint of anticipation on his face: “Alchemist Wan, Azure Mountain Five Virtues…go for it.”

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