Eunuchs Delivering Goods
Hidden Twenty-Four said, "The greatest value of this high-grade blood-refined magic weapon lies in the strength of the blood soul within it. If the combat power of the blood soul within it is only at the third level of the Five Seas Realm, then its price will be at most a little over ten thousand Spring Coin."
"You have ten thousand Spring Coin?"
Li Weiyi looked her up and down, finding it hard to believe that a recluse who had only recently broken through to the Five Seas Realm could be so wealthy.
Ten thousand Spring Coin are equivalent to one million Silver Coin or one hundred million copper coins.
She's only sixteen years old, how could she have such a wealthy family background?
Hidden Twenty-Four looked slightly embarrassed and hesitated before saying, "Of course I don't have that much money right now. But aren't we going to collect the precious herbs in the Spider Cave? They're quite valuable; I'll just take them for free."
That's still far from enough.
Li Weiyi waved his hand. "Stop causing trouble! I really need money, I really need the Light Flame Pill."
The Light Flame Pill is formed from high-quality spiritual flames and can only be refined by Mind Master. It is a treasure that helps a Spiritual Mind Master rapidly improve their cultivation.
Every single elixir is a rare and precious item.
In the field of medicine, achieving the elixir is equivalent to Transcendent transformation.
"The noodles are ready!"
Two steaming bowls of noodle soup were served.
Selling it? That's absolutely impossible.
Hidden Twenty-Four suspected that Li Weiyi was completely unaware of the value of this Battle Treasure, and asked, "Most Blood Refined Magic Tool come from the Netherworld of the Departed, the Demon Race, and the Demon Kingdom. Logically speaking, such a treasure should not have fallen into the hands of someone at the Spring Realm. Where did you obtain it?"
The Three-headed Snake Bracelet was naturally obtained from the Bronze Ship.
The reason it's being sold is because it requires a blood sacrifice to activate.
Just like Director Yang back then, in order to activate the Three-headed Snake Bracelet and release the Three-headed Snake Blood Soul inside, he directly exhausted the blood in his body and became like a dried corpse.
No matter how powerful such a self-destructive treasure is, Li Weiyi has no interest in it.
Li Weiyi laughed and said, "Didn't you say that I'm invisible to the Hidden Gate?"
He wasn't afraid of revealing some magical artifacts, after all, he carried the Imperial Sword. He could just pin the blame on his Coffin Master when the time came.
Hidden Twenty-Four knew that Li Weiyi had already caught the eye of Hidden Lord and the elders, and that he couldn't do anything about him. But he still put the Three-headed Snake Bracelet on his wrist first, and then tasted the soup noodles.
It definitely tastes better than medicinal cuisine.
"You won't be shortchanged on Spring Coin! Light Flame Pill, how many do you need? I can find a way to get you some," she said earnestly.
Li Weiyi's expression turned serious as he reminded him, "This thing can only be activated by sacrificing one's own blood. I have personally witnessed people die from blood depletion after trying to activate it; it was an extremely tragic death."
Hidden Twenty-Four was clearly aware of the dangers of blood sacrifice artifacts, saying, "That means his cultivation level is too low, and the quality of his blood energy is insufficient. You must understand that with this kind of Blood Refined Magic Tool, the higher the cultivation level, the less blood is consumed. Besides, I don't treat it as Battle Treasure to be used at any time; I only use it when life or death is at stake. It might just be my second life."
Seeing her insistence, and considering that he seemed to only need Light Flame Pill in the short term, Li Weiyi asked, "How many Light Flame Pill can you get?"
"Three or five should be fine," Hidden Twenty-Four.
Li Weiyi immediately looked at her differently. "You wouldn't happen to be the illegitimate daughter of some priest of the Jiu Li Divine Hall, would you?"
In Lizhou, when it comes to powerful cultivators capable of refining elixirs, the nine priests of the Jiu Li Divine Hall are absolutely indispensable. Those nine are figures who have gone extremely far in spiritual cultivation.
The Light Flame Pill is extremely precious; even a single one costs tens of millions of copper coins. Even someone of Li Ling's status probably has never taken one in her entire life.
Eating one is equivalent to eating the entire mansion of Jiu Li City.
Hidden Twenty-Four said calmly, "Don't underestimate me. I'm a sixteen-year-old at the Nine Springs Five Seas Realm, which is quite impressive in the entire Lizhou. You're twenty years old, aren't you?"
"Eat noodles."
After a long pause, Li Weiyi raised his head and said, "Return to the Hidden Gate and have the elders assess the strength of the Three-headed Snake Blood Soul. I feel it's more than just the third realm of the Five Seas. The money must be accounted for."
The two left the city and entered the southern suburbs.
Li Weiyi first went back to the house where he used to live and took a look around before heading to the Changlin Gang with Hidden Twenty-Four.
The headquarters of the Changlin Gang is a mansion covering an area of 100 acres, with walls over two zhang high. Inside, there are dense buildings, artificial hills and ponds, and dozens of ancient trees with lush branches and leaves.
Such a luxurious mansion would only be worthy of the most powerful clans in the city.
The two checked into a room at an inn not far from the Changlin Gang and quickly changed into low-level magical artifact Nightwalker's Robe.
Li Weiyi channeled his magical energy into the Nightwalker's Robe, and his body gradually disappeared.
The grade is too low to achieve complete invisibility.
In the darkness, and with sufficient speed, it might be possible to deceive the enemy to some extent. But to use this to get close to a martial arts expert and carry out an assassination is simply wishful thinking.
Hidden Twenty-Four stood by the window, her beautiful eyes unblinking as she observed the comings and goings of various people around the Changlin Gang's headquarters. "The size of this headquarters is far beyond what an ordinary suburban gang should be. Even the eight Deformed Race Martial Cultivator guarding the gate should have cultivation levels of the Fifth or Sixth Spring."
Li Weiyi walked to the window, his figure tall and straight, his features handsome and well-defined. The woman in Nightwalker's Robe next to him was a head shorter than him.
After observing it closely, he sensed an unusual depth and mystery about this large mansion.
"Isn't it too quiet as the headquarters of a gang?" Li Weiyi asked.
"It's an array! This main altar is shrouded in a hundred-character array. What we're seeing isn't the real interior." Hidden Twenty-Four realized something and turned his gaze to the end of the wide street below.
A motorcade of cars dressed in blue slowly approached.
She swiftly grabbed Li Weiyi's arm with her small hand, quickly took two steps back, and moved away from the window.
"What's wrong?" Li Weiyi asked.
Hidden Twenty-Four's expression was solemn. "There was a powerful martial artist at the Five Seas Realm in that convoy. He was observing the surroundings just now, and his eyes were extremely sharp. While he was observing, his aura of power unconsciously leaked out; otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to sense it beforehand."
Li Weiyi had always felt that his senses were very sharp, but compared to martial artists at the Five Seas Realm, there still seemed to be a gap. He asked, "Your senses are so remarkable, have you already cultivated Battle Intent?"
"Is it strange? I'm a genius too, okay? Not counting the Hidden Gate, in the entire Jiu Li Tribe over the past ten years, there have only been six Nine Springs Perfected Person." Hidden Twenty-Four raised his chin and said arrogantly.
The caravan below consisted of eight carriages, each carrying four giant wooden crates, all parked outside the magnificent bronze gate of the Changlin Gang headquarters, which was three zhang wide.
The thirty or forty martial arts practitioners escorting the goods tried their best to dress discreetly and disguise themselves as ordinary people, but they could not fool Li Weiyi and Hidden Twenty-Four, who could tell that they were powerful, and many of them were at the Seven Springs Realm.
However, despite being men, they possessed a feminine aura.
Tang Yan, the deputy leader of the Changlin Gang, personally went out to greet them.
Tang Yan was very cautious. After carefully observing his surroundings, he smiled obsequiously and bowed to the powerful figure leading the caravan, "Lord Min must be tired from your journey. Please come into the mansion. I have already prepared fine wine and delicacies to welcome you all."
Lord Min was the leader of the caravan. Despite his exceptional cultivation, he was extremely low-key, riding only a sturdy horse. He appeared to be in his thirties, with a fair complexion and no beard. His voice was high-pitched and effeminate. "Where is Yang Qingxi? Such an important matter, Sui Sect is entrusting it to you?"
Tang Yan sensed the arrogance and powerful aura emanating from the other party and dared not show any displeasure. "After all, the Jiu Li Tribe has a larger influence in Jiu Li City, and there are many people and eyes in the city, making it easy to be noticed. But it's different here. The entire city is controlled by the Changlin Gang, and our gang's eyes and ears are everywhere. No one will know about this matter."
"Furthermore, the Young Lady takes this matter very seriously and will be returning to Jiu Li City later today."
"Alright, you can have the things for now. I have something to do and need to go into town. I'll meet Yang Qingxi here again tonight."
The Lord Min, accompanied by four close attendants, rode his horse toward the city gate.
Tang Yan stared at the five departing figures, a mocking glint in his eyes. He thought to himself, "Another arrogant eunuch. What's the point of having strong cultivation? Haha!"
"Move everything into the main altar and guard it carefully; nothing must be lost."
With his hands behind his back, Tang Yan walked into the main gate of the headquarters first.
Inside the inn in the distance, Li Weiyi gazed in the direction of the Changlin Gang's headquarters gate. "How come there are so many eunuchs?"
"Of course it came from outside; it's all the lingering poison left behind by Xiao Tian Order," said Hidden Twenty-Four.
Li Weiyi had heard of the "Xiao Tian Order" more than once. It was said that the chaos in the Lingxiao Shengjing was caused by this decree issued by the Lingxiao Palace. Curious, he asked, "What exactly is the content of the Xiao Tian Order?"
"It's exactly what it says."
Hidden Twenty-Four was too lazy to explain further, since it was all old news from more than ten years ago anyway.
She said, "For Yang Qingxi to personally come back from Immortal Burial Town, this batch of goods is definitely not ordinary."
"Then let's take down the Changlin Gang before nightfall and give Yang Qingxi a big gift," Li Weiyi said.
"Swish! Swish!"
The two activated their magical powers, enhancing the invisibility of their Nightwalker's Robe. They jumped out of the inn window, concealed their aura, and rushed towards the gate of the Changlin Gang's headquarters, following closely behind the last pack animal cart as they entered the mansion.
Tang Yan's ears twitched, sensing something was amiss, and he immediately looked towards the convoy behind him.
"Whoosh--"
Li Weiyi was incredibly decisive. He stood on the rooftops of carriages, his body moving like a semi-transparent shadow, shrouded in Nightwalker's Robe.
Arriving a foot above Tang Yan, he spread his five fingers, and his magical power surged wildly within him.
The magical energy condensed in front of his palm, forming a three-foot square divine seal of light and shadow.
They must eliminate Tang Yan as quickly as possible, taking him by surprise. Otherwise, if Changlin Gang Xu Changlin, the leader of the Changlin Gang, and a large number of experts at the Spring Realm attack, he won't be able to kill anyone, and he might even have to rely on the power of Hidden Twenty-Four to escape.
That would be so embarrassing.
Tang Yan had been at the Five Seas Realm for over twenty years, and his martial arts skills had reached their peak. Faced with Li Weiyi's sudden palm strike, he reacted instantly and threw a punch.
The magical energy on his fist shone brightly like stars, slamming the air into a dent.
"Boom!"
The fists and palms struck each other, producing a sound like thunder.
The entire garden was filled with the Wind Force of Dharma.
Both the eunuchs Changlin Gang in the front yard were forced to retreat repeatedly by the surging, opposing force.
The clash between the Five Seas Realm was earth-shattering; the ground trembled.