Chapter 99: Chapter 7: The Show Begins

“Yinjiao, Iron Head… when you want to deceive someone, you just have to build your story around two words. It’s a trick that never fails.”

Inside the Stealth Array, Yang Jing picked up a piece of golden-brown Demon Bull belly pork from the grill with his chopsticks. He dipped it in seasoning and popped it into his mouth. The Demon Bull was rich in fat, and after being roasted over a Spiritual Fire, it gave off a unique, charred aroma. It was truly delicious.

“Which two words, Master?”

Halfway through his meal, Iron Head took out a Jade Scroll, ready to record his master’s teachings.

“It’s simple: greed and haste. You must stir the greed in the heart of the person you want to trick. The moment greed arises, their intelligence plummets. Greed clouds judgment, you see. Even if they sense something is wrong, they’ll reassure themselves and bite down hard on the bait.”

As he spoke, he picked up another piece of belly pork and dangled it in front of Chi Yu. Chi Yu drooled, watching the fragrant meat as her head followed its every move, her round, dark eyes glued to the prize.

The next moment, Yang Jing put the roasted meat into his own mouth.

Chi Yu immediately burst into tears. Yinjiao had no choice but to give his own freshly grilled piece of meat to his Junior Sister.

“The bait I set for the Huang Family was a Spirit Vein. A Spirit Vein! If managed properly, as long as the Huang Family’s luck isn’t too terrible, they’re guaranteed to produce another Foundation Establishment Cultivator.”

Most Foundation Establishment Clans don’t put all their eggs in one basket. If a clan has multiple Foundation Establishment Cultivators, they usually split the family after accepting a Pioneer Order from the Six Great Sects. The ones willing to relocate their entire clan are typically the weaker ones, which is why most Foundation Establishment Clans in the Chen Kingdom have only a single Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

If the Huang Family could produce one more Foundation Establishment Cultivator, their Power would immediately make them the strongest in Huangyuan Marketplace.

Such a wonderful prospect made the Huang Family bite down hard on the bait, completely willing. Even if a few clever members noticed something was amiss, they were powerless against the overwhelming momentum of the situation.

“That Iron Armor General is a truly clever man. Even after receiving the information from Yinjiao, he kept his troops still, steady as a mountain. To deal with someone like him, you have to use the second word: haste.”

Yang Jing was quite pleased with himself for being able to play a deep schemer like the Iron Armor General like a fiddle.

“There’s a type of scammer who, to pull off their trick, targets parents. They’ll claim their child has met with a terrible accident and urgently needs money for treatment. This preys on a parent’s natural love for their child, making them so anxious they don’t have time to think about the inconsistencies. They’re left at the scammer’s mercy.”

Yang Jing took a sip of Spirit Tea to cleanse his palate.

“The Iron Armor General only wanted the credit he could secure. All I did was hint that Si Yuan might have obtained the Nine Yin Blood Evil Scripture. As expected, he got anxious. HAHA! Seeing a great achievement about to turn into a great disaster, who wouldn’t be? His composure shattered. He was no longer steady as a mountain. He didn’t even care about the risk of information leaking and rushed to cooperate with the Tribulation Cultivators.”

“Master, your plans are flawless. This disciple is in awe.”

Although Iron Head only vaguely understood, he still spoke with great admiration.

Yang Jing was feeling quite smug. ’It’s no fun showing off if there’s no one to hype you up.’ He pulled a small bottle from his robes, drank half of its contents himself, then quickly sealed it and handed it to Iron Head.

The Cyan substance vaporized on contact with air. It had to be kept in a sealed container and consumed immediately after opening.

“This is Thousand Years of Cyan. It has a wondrous effect on improving one’s Eye Power. You’ve worked hard on your Alchemy recently. Go on, drink it.”

After drinking half a bottle of the Cyan substance, Yang Jing felt it transform into a cool stream of energy inside him. After circling his body once, it all surged into his eyes.

The cool energy was so potent that his eyes began to ache, and he couldn’t stop tears from streaming down his face.

Chi Yu quickly reached out with her chubby little hands to wipe away his tears. But her hands were already covered in grease from grabbing the meat, and she ended up smearing it all over Yang Jing’s face, making him look like a clown.

Seeing their master’s embarrassing predicament, both Iron Head and Yinjiao struggled to keep a straight face and stop themselves from laughing out loud.

After a long moment, Yang Jing finally opened his eyes. With a dark expression, he grabbed Chi Yu, who was trying to escape, then formed a hand seal for a Cleaning Spell and washed the grease from his face.

The effects of the Thousand Years of Cyan were nothing short of miraculous. Having drunk only half a bottle, Yang Jing could already feel an incredible improvement in his Eye Power.

It was now late at night. By the faint candlelight on the table, Yang Jing could clearly see the fine hairs on a mosquito’s legs from thirty zhang away.

Activating his Bright Qi Talent, the subtle fluctuations of Spiritual Qi became perfectly clear, and the range of his perception doubled.

The distant Huang Clan Territory, which had been at the very limit of his Eye Power before, was now in sharp focus.

Seeing his Junior Sister Chi Yu sitting obediently in their master’s lap, Iron Head finally drank the remaining half of the Thousand Years of Cyan. A moment later, he too began to shed tears uncontrollably.

When he opened his eyes, he realized the astonishing effect of the Thousand Years of Cyan.

“Master!”

Iron Head was deeply moved.

Yang Jing noticed that on his status panel, his Bright Qi Talent flickered for a moment but remained stable at the Legendary Level. It seemed half a bottle of Thousand Years of Cyan wasn’t enough to cause a qualitative change in his Bright Qi Talent.

“The show is starting!”

He saw that down in the Huang Clan Territory, the Huang Family’s Cultivators had already spotted the approaching Tribulation Cultivators.

In an instant, the two sides clashed. The dark night lit up with the brilliant Spiritual Light of Magic and Magical Artifacts. The Huang Family Cultivators’ Cultivation Techniques were inherited from the Taixu Sword Sect, and the Magical Artifacts they used were all top-quality items for their tier. As for the Tribulation Cultivators who dared to attack a Foundation Establishment Clan, they naturally possessed profound Cultivation and years of hard-earned experience in Magical Combat, having lived on the edge.

The moment the fight began, three or four Tribulation Cultivators fell, and two Huang Family Cultivators were also struck down. The remaining Huang Family Cultivators collected the bodies of their clansmen and retreated while fighting, taking refuge inside the Earth Array.

The Earth Array excelled only at Defense; its offensive power was much weaker.

Within the Earth Array, the Huang Family Cultivators activated another array called the Divine Crow Flying Fire Formation. This array was only Tier One Upper Grade, but it specialized in offense, and its power was not the least bit weak.

In the pitch-black night, a hundred Fire Crows shot toward the Tribulation Cultivators like a meteor shower.

The Tribulation Cultivators’ Protective Magic Techniques crumbled on contact. Once a Fire Crow latched onto someone, they were instantly engulfed in flames, turning into a human torch. Only those with Defensive Spiritual Artifacts could barely withstand the Fire Crows, and even then, it was a struggle.

For a time, Spiritual Lights of all colors flared up and then exploded. Howls of agony and cries of pain rose and fell in succession.

In a flash, this flock of Fire Crows had burned more than thirty Tribulation Cultivators to death.

“It’s the Divine Crow Flying Fire Formation! It can summon a hundred Fire Crows every quarter of an hour! We’re no match for it!”

A Tribulation Cultivator recognized the array.

“This target is tougher than we thought! We should retreat!”

“Son of a bitch! Weren’t we told a Foundation Establishment Cultivator would make a move? Why haven’t I seen a damn thing?!”

From within the murky yellow Spiritual Light of the Earth Array, Huang Guantao’s triumphant laughter rang out:

“You rats from the gutter dare to come and cause trouble for my Yushan Huang Clan? Lads, make sure not a single one of them escapes!”

His words had barely faded when a thunderous BOOM erupted from beneath the ground. The earth began to shake violently, as if the sky were falling. Several unprepared Tribulation Cultivators were thrown off their feet and knocked to the ground.

“The Heaven-shattering Earth-collapse Array!”

A trace of fear had crept into Huang Guantao’s voice.

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