Chapter 1644: Chapter 1646: Cutting Off the Source
Fishing in troubled waters.
Those four words from Lu Xiaobu left everyone scared out of their wits, sweat pouring down like rain.
On the surface the four words sounded simple, but that depended on who the opponent was.
In a little pond, you might be able to fish out something by muddying the water.
But what if it’s the open sea? Stir up that water and you might not get anything; maybe a fish, but more likely a piranha!
The war between Hengqin City and Yuchi City was a vast ocean; both sides had Nascent Soul Stage experts, and not just one.
And what about their four cities of Gourd Waist?
Only one, and he’d just arrived—not exactly someone with solid footing.
Could they really fish anything out?!
They’d be lucky to fish up a piranha; far more likely they’d drag up a Dragon that swallowed them in one bite!
But obviously they didn’t dare say much.
Not really out of fear, but out of cluelessness—they already knew that in front of this guy, their brains were about as useful as shit!
Just follow orders!
"How’s Wan Jian doing these two days?" Lu Xiaobu remembered that guy who was itching for a fight.
"Uh... how could he be? It’s only been three days." Hu Nanshan was a bit stunned.
"Oh, right, only three days. For you lot, that doesn’t count as long." Lu Xiaobu slapped his forehead as he recalled.
For these Cultivators, three days was nothing—no different from taking a nap.
The few of them could only give awkward smiles.
"Then leave him be. I’m going to the battlefield to take a look. Hu Nanshan, come with me. You guys carry on." Lu Xiaobu nodded and lifted off into the air.
As he took off, his body began to change again.
This time, he turned into an old man shrouded in gloom, with triangular eyes that made your scalp crawl just to look at him.
With that kind of face on the battlefield, people generally wouldn’t go provoke him, lest they get secretly tripped up.
And this time he didn’t conceal his aura: Golden Core Early Stage cultivation.
Trailing behind, Hu Nanshan watched Lu Xiaobu’s transformation in utter amazement, but said nothing.
...
Not long after.
Lu Xiaobu and Hu Nanshan arrived near Yuchi City.
At this moment, there were plenty of people here just to watch the show, not just them. So seeing the two arrive wasn’t anything surprising.
It’s just that the aura around Lu Xiaobu made people instinctively not want to get close.
"Haven’t had a war in years, and now it’s straight to fight-to-the-death, huh."
"Exactly. The City Lord of Yuchi City got ambushed—what’s left to talk about after that!"
"The people of Hengqin City sure are ruthless, they’re not leaving any room at all!"
"..."
As the onlookers chatted, the two sides had already made contact.
They were all Cultivators, all Foundation Establishment Stage and above. In this kind of city war, anyone below that cultivation was useless—regular mortals didn’t even need to be mentioned.
Both sides were silent, killing intent surging in their eyes. At this point, there was nothing left to say.
"Kill!"
At General Ji’s command, the City Guard Army on the ground all activated their Flying Swords, which formed a sword formation in the air and howled toward the opposite side.
This kind of sword formation was the best method for slaughter; even Golden Core Stage experts didn’t dare take it head-on!
Yuchi City definitely wouldn’t fall behind; countless Flying Swords collided in midair.
The Golden Core Stage cultivators each found opponents and clashed together.
In an instant, the entire battlefield was in upheaval. The pressure radiating out made it impossible for anyone below Golden Core Stage to approach.
It was brutal.
However, Lu Xiaobu frowned.
Others felt it was brutal, but to him it felt like kids playing house.
These bastards were all duking it out at range—this wasn’t a fight to kill at all!
What the hell was the point of a war like this?!
Hu Nanshan saw what Lu Xiaobu was thinking and explained: "Young Master, in wars around here no one ever wipes out entire cities or nations. At most they beat you down, then make you hand over some benefits! After that, they slowly nibble away at you bit by bit!"
"So that’s how it is. Damn it!" Lu Xiaobu cursed, sounding somewhat disgruntled.
What he wanted was for both sides to really hack into each other and mutually weaken, not this playing house crap.
Seeing the disappointment on Lu Xiaobu’s face, Hu Nanshan gave a bitter smile.
At the same time he felt a bit relieved—if things were like this, maybe it would rein in this ambitious Young Master a little!
However.
"Motherfucker! Since you won’t fight, I’m gonna go rob you instead!" Lu Xiaobu’s eyes narrowed.
"Ah?"
Hu Nanshan was instantly dumbfounded.
What did Young Master mean by that?
"Dig a hole underground here and wait for me. Be discreet, don’t let anyone notice." Lu Xiaobu whispered his instructions.
"This... alright!" Hu Nanshan smiled wryly; he had no idea what sort of stunt this guy was about to pull now!
Lu Xiaobu didn’t bother explaining. He narrowed his eyes and slipped into the earth from a hidden spot.
With maxed Earth Attribute, he was completely at home underground.
Right now, he hid his aura completely, didn’t use True Qi at all, relying only on the system’s abilities.
In this state, unless someone was deliberately searching, no one would pay attention to him.
He was heading for Yuchi City’s treasury!
You two aren’t really fighting, you’re just playing house?
Fine, then I won’t bother having you waste manpower on each other—I’ll just pull the rug out from under you both!
...
On another island.
In front of Lin Feng stood a guy with bloodshot eyes.
"Give it to me! Now!" The red-eyed old man stared fixedly at Lin Feng, his hands constantly scratching at himself, clearly in extreme pain.
It was obvious he wanted to kill Lin Feng, but was still somewhat afraid.
"Give it to you? Sure. Go slaughter Qinglai City for me." Lin Feng said lightly.
"No! Impossible! I’d become everyone’s enemy!" the old man gritted out. "Give it to me! Or I’ll kill you!"
"Go ahead. We were master and disciple once, after all. How about I bare my neck and let you chop?" Lin Feng looked at the old man with mocking eyes.
As he spoke, he took out a small porcelain bottle, opened the lid and shook it.
"Give it to me!"
The old man suddenly sped up, so fast he was practically invisible.
But while he was fast, Lin Feng was faster.
"Bang!"
The small porcelain bottle was crushed, and a wisp of black smoke dissipated.
"Heh heh heh heh heh heh heh..." Watching that smoke, the old man let out a sound that was somewhere between crying and laughing, his agony intensifying.
At this point he was only a single step away from Lin Feng.
At his level of cultivation, a single step didn’t even take a split second!
However!
The old man didn’t reach out the hand that could have snapped Lin Feng’s neck. Instead, he pitched forward to the ground, rolling in pain.
"My dear Master... are you going or not?"
Lin Feng squatted down with a slight smile, bright as sunlight, yet it dragged this blazing sky down to freezing point!
He sneered inwardly—Evil Skill? He knew nothing about any Evil Skill! He only knew that if someone constantly needed some particular thing, then his body must depend on it! And that thing could be used to control him!
"I... I’ll go!" The old man submitted!
