Chapter 200: Chapter 174: Sudden Counterattack (Long Chapter) Part 3

Secondly, if it were an ordinary person, they might be cautious, but if they really wanted to enter Celestial Evil City, they would probably follow quietly, seeking a way in, while Song Chaozhong and the others would lead them into the ambush circle.

No matter what Song Chaozhong and the others’ purpose was, it showed they were just the bait!

The ambushers were still behind.

So, given this, Li An decided to take out the bait directly!

After all, with the Demon Skill he possessed, he could directly get the information he wanted.

Song Chaozhong and the others had not expected Li An to be so ruthless, to suddenly erupt and kill them all.

After searching Song Chaozhong and the others’ memories, Li An’s suspicions were confirmed.

This Fake Pill cultivator’s real name was Chen Cai; the real “Song Chaozhong” had been killed by them, and then they impersonated him to find targets.

This group of cultivator bandits specialized in ambushing and robbing travelers on the road to Celestial Evil City, led by two True Core cultivators!

Chen Cai was mainly responsible for scouting, leading people into the ambush circle.

“Celestial Evil City truly is a lawless land…”

Li An couldn’t help but lament that even though the Song family from Celestial Spirit City was just a few thousand miles away from Celestial Evil City, their dispatched team was directly killed.

Moreover, this bandit group had been infamous for their heinous crimes for quite some time; such incidents over there were common.

Li An quickly cleaned up the battlefield, destroying the corpses and evidence, and collected the storage bags from this group along the way.

The Spirit Stones and all the decent resources added up to about 110,000 Lower Grade Spirit Stones!

110,000 Lower Grade Spirit Stones were equivalent to 1,100 Middle Grade Spirit Stones.

Enough to cover Li An’s expenses for a month.

Li An put all of these into his “Spatial Ring.”

This ring was a Tier Two Spatial Spiritual Artifact, obtained from the Jiang Clan after he became a Guardian Elder, with a space as large as seven or eight rooms, far superior to storage bags.

Though only Tier Two, it was very valuable because it involved spatial properties; ordinary Tier Two Artifact Refiners couldn’t craft it, and its price was about the same as a Rank Three Magical Artifact.

Usually, only Master Level cultivators were qualified to wear such a ring.

To conceal his identity, Li An hid the ring in his chest while still hanging several storage bags at his waist for unimportant things.

Then, Li An began to venture into this mountain forest.

There were still two days’ journey from the outside world to Celestial Evil City.

Along the way, there were many dangerous places where the bandits had set up ambushes. If a traveler’s strength was strong, they would remain inactive, but if the traveler was slightly weaker, they were doomed to be devoured by them.

Facing two True Core cultivators, Li An wasn’t actually afraid, but he still didn’t want to waste resources and energy. Besides, who knew what foundation these two True Cores had?

Better not to fight if it’s avoidable!

Safety first.

…

Li An, following the memories of Chen Cai and the bandits, bypassed the treacherous places along the way, taking five full days to finally cross the mountain range and see Celestial Evil City surrounded by hills.

This infamous chaotic city didn’t even have city walls, just a concentration of many buildings, mostly of a rough style, built from huge stones.

“No wonder no forces want to establish themselves here…”

Even Li An couldn’t help but be cautious. In these five days, despite having the memories of an old fox like Chen Cai, he still encountered danger several times.

Twice he narrowly avoided contact with Rank Three Fierce Beasts!

Fortunately, using the Life Nourishing Immortal Skill, he concealed his own aura and avoided them.

He couldn’t help but wonder if anyone could truly survive in this Celestial Killer Mountain range?

Walking into Celestial Evil City.

Li An felt slightly more at ease as the city was much more orderly than he expected. After all, a trading environment was beneficial for everyone, and a few experts in the Celestial Killer Mountain range had set rules: if anyone committed murder or robbery in the city, they wouldn’t survive in the mountain range either.

Because of this, many external forces had a presence here, so the city as a whole looked somewhat similar to the outside world.

The Jiang Clan received news of Jiang Ribai through a point set by the “Moon Spirit Sect” of the Yue Kingdom here.

In general, Li An should go to the Moon Spirit Sect’s shop to inquire about Jiang Ribai, but Li An didn’t do so.

Firstly, Li An didn’t know the background of that shop; what if they were collaborating with Jiang Ribai, intentionally waiting for the Jiang Clan to send members, then murdering them for their treasures?

Secondly, Li An wasn’t really there to find Jiang Ribai; Jiang Ribai’s fate had nothing to do with him.

Gathering some news and understanding the rules here was the most important thing.

Li An wandered around the city for a day, but the information he gathered was quite basic.

After thinking it over, attending a small-scale True Core Level trade fair would probably yield the most useful information.

…

Li An’s appearance had now transformed into that of a middle-aged man. Following Chen Cai’s memories, he strolled around once, then arrived at a massive stone temple.

This stone temple had no guards but was a trading point!

Generally speaking, only True Core level cultivators were allowed to trade here.

Li An entered silently, waited, and finally, by evening, a few people entered the place.

A burly man with a full beard, filled with strong Evil Qi, made no attempt to hide it.

An old man with thievish eyebrows and rat-like eyes, with slightly red peach blossom eyes and a subtle, almost imperceptible smile on the corner of his mouth.

Also, a middle-aged man in a purple robe with a stern look.

All three were True Core experts!

“A new fellow daoist has arrived,”

The old man with peach blossom eyes glanced at Li An, smiled slightly, but said nothing.

The few of them continued to wait.

Finally, a beautiful woman dressed in black, wearing a black veil, entered the stone temple, and the trade commenced.

“I’ll go first, Lady Shee, have you refined the Purifying Evil Pill? I can’t wait any longer!”

The burly bearded man spoke directly, staring at the woman in black.

The woman in the black gown chuckled softly, “Don’t worry, this time everyone will have… Hmm, you, new fellow daoist, you weren’t here last time, so there are no extra pills for you.”

Li An cupped his hands, “No need, thank you.”

In his heart, however, he was slightly alert; these people all seemed fond of the Purifying Evil Pill.

The Purifying Evil Pill could cleanse the Evil Qi accumulated in a cultivator’s body.

These people seemed to reside here for a long time, requiring regular cleansing?

Li An speculated.

As everyone completed their transactions, it soon came to Li An’s turn.

“I have a Third Grade Recovery Pill and a Rank Three Talisman, and I seek information in return.”

Li An said: “Where is there an unclaimed Rank Three Spirit Vein?”

The crowd, upon hearing this, pondered slightly.

Looking for a Rank Three Spirit Vein?

Seems like this newcomer really is naïve…

“How difficult it is to find a Rank Three Spirit Vein, but, I do know of a place, hehe…”

The old man with the peach blossom eyes spoke, telepathically transmitting a location to Li An.

Li An nodded and said: “Fellow Daoist, could you swear a poisonous oath to prove that this information is true?”

The old man with peach blossom eyes laughed and immediately swore loudly in front of everyone.

Seeing this, others also discreetly sent messages to Li An.

Li An knew well that these locations should be real, but there must be some problems with them!

Yet these people said nothing.

Li An fulfilled each transaction, having gotten the Third Grade Recovery Pill from the Jiang Clan, and having no lack of Rank Three Talismans, he simply handed them out.

Soon, the trade gathering dispersed.

Li An got up and left.

Just after leaving the stone temple not far, he discovered that “Lady Shee” was following him.

“Lady Shee?”

Li An initiated the conversation.

Lady Shee smiled, “Fellow Daoist, you are new to the Celestial Killer Mountain range, are you not yet aware that you have entered a place of peril?”

Li An replied, “I seek guidance from Lady Shee.”

Lady Shee said, “The locations Gao Yi and others told you are likely Shayue Valley, Purple Peak, and Iron Slaughter Pool, right?”

Li An stiffened slightly and nodded.

“These places, although indeed have unclaimed Rank Three Spirit Veins, you won’t be able to use them; those pills and talismans of yours were all a waste.”

Lady Shee smiled sweetly, “What you want, I can tell you how to get it.”

Li An asked, “What does Lady Shee want?”

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