Qingran Inn
A dry desert, an endless desert!
The entire desert was silent, save for the rising heat; the sand was scorching hot from the blazing sun! There was no green to represent life, only an endless expanse of yellow!
Beneath the yellow sand!
An ordinary-looking bracelet lay quietly.
This is the Tianyu Bracelet. Back then, when Zhang Xingfeng went berserk and attacked the Demon Lord Ni Xiao, he used the maximum attack method that his body could withstand at that time— Dimensional Slash!
Dimensional Slash combines Microwave Vibration and Inch Force Thousand Strikes, attacking a single point countless times in an instant, with the user's attacks constantly stacking, tearing through space at the final moment to completely destroy the target!
Of course, the Dimensional Slash is not completely invincible. It depends on the opponent's physical strength. If the opponent reaches Zhang Xingfeng's current level, the Dimensional Slash will probably not be very effective. Of course, Li Tianxiang's physical body is simply no match for the Dimensional Slash!
However, Zhang Xingfeng, who was inside the Tianyu Bracelet, was in dire straits!
That slash caused the Demon Lord of Reversal to lose his body. The Demon Lord of Reversal ...
Therefore, the Demon Lord Ni Xiao can only quickly find an ordinary person's body and then cultivate diligently!
Zhang Xingfeng's strike also allowed the Demon Lord Ni Xiao's protective Demonic Yuan Power to enter his own body. The terror of Demonic Yuan Power can probably only be truly understood by Zhang Xingfeng, who is now suffering from it! No wonder it is said that Demonic Yuan Power is the nemesis of cultivators!
Demonic Yuan Power is on the same level as immortal energy, and it is a whole level higher than True Primordial Energy and Demonic Sha Energy. The difference in level means that Demonic Yuan Power can easily destroy a cultivator, while the cultivator's True Primordial Energy is simply unable to resist it! After all, their power is not on the same level!
At this moment, Zhang Xingfeng could be considered somewhat lucky; he was still alive! This was mainly due to the Chaos Power! The level of the Chaos Power was much higher than that of True Primordial Energy, but slightly lower than that of Demonic Yuan Power and immortal essence!
Perhaps it was because the level of Chaos Power was only slightly lower than that of Demonic Yuan Power that Zhang Xingfeng was spared. But it was also because the level of Chaos Power was lower than that of Demonic Yuan Power, even by a slight margin, that Chaos Power could not destroy Demonic Yuan Power and could only suppress it through sheer numbers!
At this moment, Zhang Xingfeng was painstakingly gathering the Chaos Power to suppress the Demonic Yuan Power. Fortunately, the amount of Demonic Yuan Power was small, while the amount of Chaos Power was extremely large, which was enough to barely suppress it!
Within the void of the Tianyu Bracelet, Zhang Xingfeng was enveloped in Six-Flavor True Fire. Within the Six-Flavor True Fire, Zhang Xingfeng's face was faintly visible, yet it remained expressionless. At this moment, Zhang Xingfeng was completely immersed in the Purple Gold Yuan Venerable, diligently commanding the Chaos Power!
The Chaos Power began to suppress the Demonic Yuan Power with all its might. Of course, the Demonic Yuan Power was not willing to be suppressed and tried to find a way out. Zhang Xingfeng kept suppressing it, and finally... Zhang Xingfeng used the Chaos Power to completely force the Demonic Yuan Power into a single meridian.
Suddenly, Zhang Xingfeng noticed that a trace of the stubborn Demonic Yuan Power had vanished! Yes, just a trace! If Zhang Xingfeng hadn't happened to see that spot, if Zhang Xingfeng hadn't been so focused on his mind that he could observe even more subtle details, he would never have noticed the disappearance of that trace of Demonic Yuan Power, because that trace of Demonic Yuan Power was like a drop of water in the ocean compared to the Demonic Yuan Power within his body!
"Hmm... Just now... What exactly happened? What happened? What made this wisp of Demonic Yuan Power disappear?" Zhang Xingfeng kept trying to recall. He knew that although it was only a wisp, little by little, it was better than having Demonic Yuan Power constantly in his body and being unable to use the Chaos Power!
Zhang Xingfeng's memory began to rewind, back to that very moment just now. Suddenly, Zhang Xingfeng's Purple Gold Yuan Venerable lit up. "Yes, it was the Six-Flavor True Fire! That wisp of Demonic Yuan Power was consumed by the Six-Flavor True Fire within my body!"
Zhang Xingfeng immediately turned his attention to the various locations of the Six-Flavor True Fire. After careful observation, he found that a trace of Demonic Yuan Power was being slowly consumed. Although the speed was slow, the Demonic Yuan Power was indeed being consumed!
Zhang Xingfeng became excited. In an instant, he understood. Heavenly Fire was an extreme attribute energy, even stronger than Immortal Yuan Power, and it was the nemesis of Demonic Yuan Power. Of course, this was mainly because fire naturally countered demons, and Heavenly Fire of extremely high level was even more powerful! Even Heavenly Demons couldn't withstand Heavenly Fire! The Six-Flavor True Fire, which was slightly lower in level than Heavenly Fire, was also slightly lower in level than Immortal Yuan Power Demonic Yuan Power, but its innate nature of countering demons allowed it to slowly deplete Demonic Yuan Power!
"Like a drop of water in the sea, this constant draining, when will it ever end? Hmm... then I'll increase the amount of Six-Flavor True Fire. Alas, the Chaos Power can't be touched at all; it's all suppressing this Demonic Yuan Power!" Zhang Xingfeng sighed, beginning to increase the intensity of the Six-Flavor True Fire within his body. This time, Zhang Xingfeng clearly saw the consumption of Demonic Yuan Power!
"The speed is much faster now. It seems that it will only take half a month to completely consume all this Demonic Yuan Power. It's a pity that I can't use the Chaos Power during this period!"
"Now all the Chaos Power within me has been used to suppress Demonic Yuan Power, and I can no longer use it. It's really uncomfortable... Hmm... I should go out now. I can't stay here any longer; my family in the manor will be getting impatient!" Zhang Xingfeng decided to leave and depart from the Tianyu Bracelet!
"Hmm... Now that I've mastered the 'Zero Point Split Strike' technique using my powerful body, I don't need to worry about anyone harming me even without the Chaos Power!" Zhang Xingfeng smiled slightly and disappeared into the bracelet.
A young man in white suddenly appeared out of nowhere in the desolate desert. This was Zhang Xingfeng. At this moment, Zhang Xingfeng could only smile bitterly, "Alas, now that I can't use the Chaos Power, not only can I not Teleportation, but I can't even control my sword. I can only walk across the desert! Alas..."
Zhang Xingfeng sighed as he moved like a blur across the desert!
At this moment, Zhang Xingfeng's speed, achieved solely through his powerful physique, was already faster than that of an ordinary cultivator wielding a sword! A blur of motion vanished into the distance at the edge of the boundless desert in the blink of an eye...
Two days later...
At this moment, Zhang Xingfeng didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He was very fast, and in just two days he could see the city wall in the distance. However, he was now almost like a beggar. He was fast, but his clothes could not withstand the power of the wind! Before, he could use the Chaos Power to protect himself a little, but now he could only watch his clothes become tattered.
Most importantly, Zhang Xingfeng was completely unable to stop the dust and smoke in the desert. He had used the Chaos Power to stop it before, but what could he do now? He had great strength, but it was only physical strength.
With his clothes torn and covered in dust, Zhang Xingfeng was now completely a beggar!
"Qingran Inn!" Zhang Xingfeng smiled as he looked at an inn outside the city. In the western part of the Ming Dynasty, there was only endless desert, so there was no fighting here, nor any so-called dangerous passes. In fact, many people lived outside the city, so inns naturally came into being. You know, land inside the city was expensive, and taxes were high!
In the maps of the Ming Dynasty, the western boundary is the most blurred because the west is desert! Who can say for sure which country the desert belongs to? Keep in mind that the Jin Kingdom and the Yuan Mongolia also bordered the desert!
Qingran Inn has been established for nearly six years and has gained some fame in the area. Of course, the main reason isn't because the inn is particularly good, but because the innkeeper is a beautiful woman! Or perhaps "beautiful girl" would be a more accurate description! Besides being beautiful, she's also quite fiery! This girl is extremely fond of martial arts and seems to be quite skilled at it. No one dares to cause trouble here, not because of her martial arts prowess, but because she has an older brother who is the captain of the patrol team!
But what's truly heartbreaking is the story of the landlady of Qingran Inn, that beautiful and fiery young woman! Her story is truly pitiful; she, a young woman, single-handedly runs the inn while also caring for her wayward father! It's said that this young woman originally came from a scholarly family, with several generations serving as officials in the imperial court. However, by her father's generation, he lacked ability but still loved to put on airs, displaying the grandeur of a large Lineage!
After the girl's grandfather died, her father quickly squandered the family fortune. The girl and her only brother came here. Although it was the far west, it was peaceful and safe. The girl's brother became a border patrolman thanks to his excellent martial arts skills. He patrolled the edge of the desert every day and, relying on his superior martial arts skills and the military strategy he had read, he became the captain of the patrol. The girl used her gold and silver jewelry to build the Qingran Inn.
Life was relatively stable, and today Zhang Xingfeng came to this inn!
Zhang Xingfeng, who looked like a beggar, looked helplessly at the waiter. The waiter was obviously very dutiful and just wouldn't let Zhang Xingfeng in. Of course, Zhang Xingfeng wouldn't lay a hand on the waiter!
Zhang Xingfeng's hand suddenly changed, and a silver note appeared in his palm. Fortunately, the artifact that recognized its master did not need to be activated by the Chaos Power, otherwise Zhang Xingfeng really wouldn't be able to take out any silver!
"I see, this is a hundred taels of silver!" Zhang Xingfeng really needed to go to the inn to take a bath and rest.
"Who knows if this is a real silver note? Humph, don't think I 'Tian Dan easy to fool. I've seen silver notes with a 100 tael denomination before, but the ones on those notes are completely different from yours!" The waiter seemed a little smug. He had indeed seen silver notes with a 100 tael denomination before, but he didn't know that silver notes were issued in different generations. What he saw was an old one, while the one in Zhang Xingfeng's hand was a newly issued one!
Zhang Xingfeng was truly at a loss. Zhang Xingfeng could handle countless experts without batting an eye, but against this Tian Dan in front of him, Zhang Xingfeng utterly helpless. To attack? Impossible!
"Tian Dan, please invite that young master in. The silver note in his hand is a genuine one-hundred-tael note." A clear, melodious voice rang out.
Zhang Xingfeng looked up and was suddenly stunned.
The girl who spoke was only considered pretty, though far from being as beautiful as Yuwen Rou, but her big, dark eyes were extremely attractive! The red outfit she wore and the soft whip in her hand told Zhang Xingfeng that this woman was fond of martial arts.
But what stunned Zhang Xingfeng was not her big eyes, nor that she was a girl who liked martial arts, but that Zhang Xingfeng found that this girl looked very much like an old friend he knew!
"Tian Dan, you ignorant fool, watch out! If you do this again, I'll get a new guy!" This fiery girl swung the soft whip in her hand several times, making a "crack" sound on the ground. But even when this lovely girl was saying something hurtful, her voice was still clear and pleasant.
"Here's a hundred taels. Waiter, could you buy me some clothes first, and then have someone bring me some water? I want to take a shower first!" Zhang Xingfeng looked at himself and knew it wasn't the right time to talk to a girl, so he immediately told the waiter to hurry up and get things done.
Upon hearing this, the waiter immediately took the hundred-tael silver note, looking at it from left to right, clearly wanting to remember that a hundred-tael silver note also had this design.
After watching for a while, the waiter noticed the girl's fierce gaze and immediately shouted, "Tian Sha, quickly bring water to this young master!" With that, Tian Dan rushed out of the inn and ran towards the city.
The fiery young woman then turned to Zhang Xingfeng and said politely, "Sir, please tell us what you would like to eat, and our inn will certainly satisfy you!"
Zhang Xingfeng was taken aback; he really hadn't expected this fiery girl to be so polite!
"Hmm... Take some of your best dishes and bring them to the room. Here's a hundred taels of silver!" Zhang Xingfeng casually handed over a silver note, which the fiery girl accepted without hesitation. In fact, the money Zhang had given the waiter earlier was already enough for clothes, food, and lodging!
But this hot girl is obviously rich, so of course we have to take her!
After seeing the hot girl take the silver note, Zhang Xingfeng smiled slightly and followed Tian Sha to his room.
The fiery girl sniffed the silver note, feigning enjoyment, but her playful demeanor left the other guests in the inn dumbfounded. She glanced around at the other guests, snorted, and then immediately put the silver note into her pouch, heading straight for her room without looking back.
"White hair too, could it be him?" The fiery girl's eyes were a little unfocused, but she quickly regained her senses. "But isn't he a renowned marquis now? How could he be so down on his luck!" The fiery girl shook her head and went back to her room!
Zhang Xingfeng lay in the scalding hot bathtub. He washed himself three times, and only stopped changing the water when it was still clear after washing. He washed away all the dirt on his body and felt really comfortable.
As Zhang Xingfeng soaked in the hot water, the image of that fiery, money-loving girl suddenly flashed into his mind, and he thought to himself, "Is it really her?"
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