House Cultivator Fifth-Level Skill

Ma Dingfu couldn't explain Zhou Anju's background.

"Aren't you being a bit insincere?" Li Banfeng slashed his face again.

Ma Dingfu gasped for breath, "I really didn't know. Ever since I came to Flying Eagle Mountain, Zhou Anju has been the lord of Iron Gate Fort."

I also heard that he led men to attack Flying Eagle Mountain and is our mortal enemy.

It wasn't until one day, when our First Boss summoned me back to the mountain and asked me to go to Iron Gate Fort, that I learned Zhou Anju was a friend of our First Boss.

He said that Fort Lord Zhou was an extraordinary figure, with unfathomable cultivation and cunning, and that I should work for Fort Lord Zhou from now on, doing whatever Fort Lord Zhou asked me to do.

"Did Fort Lord Zhou let you sleep with his wife?"

Ma Dingfu explained, "In our First Boss's words, Fort Lord Zhou is an omnipotent man, and I have always respected him greatly."

When I arrived at Iron Gate Fort, he made me his follower, publicly declared me House Cultivator, and even provided me with a house.

At first, he valued me highly, and even consulted me on some confidential matters. But then one time, he got into a dispute with Yu Hequan from the fort, and things changed.

"How did it change?"

"Yu Hequan is a second-level House Cultivator. He's new to the fortress, young and impetuous, and speaks to the fortress lord without any respect."

The lord of the fortress didn't bother with him, but the man took advantage of the situation and pushed the lord while speaking to him.

Whether intentional or not, the force was considerable; the fortress lord stumbled back half a step, nearly falling to the ground.

I was the only one with the lord at the time, and there was no one else around. The lord just laughed it off.

Upon returning to the manor, Fort Lord Zhou ordered me to kill Yu Hequan.

The group of House Cultivator were furious.

Many of them knew Yu Hequan; the young man died not long after he arrived in the fort.

They had little affection for He Quan, and didn't even have much of an impression of him.

But they remembered that the lord of the fort said that Yu Hequan was killed by bandits because he left the fort without permission!

It turns out that Yu Hequan died at the hands of Ma Dingfu!

How much blood is on Ma Dingfu's hands?

How many House Cultivator died at the hands of Zhou Anju and Ma Dingfu?

Those two beasts!

Some people spat at Ma Dingfu, while others shouted insults.

Li Banfeng asked everyone to quiet down, as he had an important question to ask, "How did you kill Yu Hequan?"

Killing House Cultivator in House Cultivator is extremely difficult; even if one's cultivation level is higher, it would be very difficult to succeed.

Ma Dingfu said, "Fort Lord Zhou said he knows what Yu Hequan is thinking. He speaks so rudely because he wants to show off and wants to be valued by the master."

He told me to lie to Yu Hequan, saying that the lord of the fortress had some business to attend to and that he needed to go outside the fortress to take care of it.

Yu Hequan fell for the trap. He had barely left the fort when I ambushed him, beheaded him, and then told the people back in the fort that he had been killed by bandits.

At first I didn't understand. Yu Hequan was a loyal guy. Although he didn't know much about the rules, he could be a useful person if properly disciplined. Why did we have to kill him?

But to my surprise, after I killed him, Fort Lord Zhou distanced himself from me and stopped discussing confidential matters with me.

At first, I thought that Yu Hequan shouldn't have been killed, and that Fort Lord Zhou regretted it, so he was taking his anger out on me.

After many days, I finally understood the reason. The problem wasn't with the whole body, but with that stumble.

Yu Hequan wasn't some high-level cultivator, yet he managed to push Fort Lord Zhou until he stumbled. Fort Lord Zhou's cultivation level was unclear, but it didn't seem unfathomable.

Yu Hequan is dead. No one knows about this except me.

Sometimes I've thought, what if I killed Fort Lord Zhou one day? Would the position of Lord Zhou be mine?

I was just thinking about it; I never let it slip, but I reckon he still found out.

No need to guess, he must have found out about this.

As a conman with almost no cultivation, he managed to run the Iron Gate Fort for decades; no one could hide his thoughts from him.

Ma Dingfu looked up at Li Banfeng: "Hero, you killed Fort Lord Zhou and pulled me off my horse. From now on, you are the lord of Iron Gate Fort. I, Ma Dingfu, will obey your every command, even unto death!"

Li Banfeng laughed, "Do you think they're fools, or do you think I'm a fool? You say you'd go through fire and water, even die a thousand deaths, and you expect me to spare your life?"

"Hero, what do you say we should do? I'll do anything to save my life!"

"Alright, let's talk privately later," Li Banfeng said, turning to the group of House Cultivator. "Don't just stand here. Search the fortress and see if there are any more of Zhou Anju and Ma Dingfu's men. Find them and deal with them."

Call everyone out of the mansion. Give Zhou Anju's wives and servants some money, and tell them to get out and never set foot in Iron Gate Fort again.

You are not allowed to go to the Deputy Building on the east side. Do you even know which side is east? Clear the area of people out and leave the compound immediately.

Go back to the main gate and check if it's closed tightly.

Go up the hillside again and look around. There's a platform on the cliff; see if there's any ambush there.

You'll need to keep people on that platform from now on; you can take turns guarding it.

I'm talking about a platform, do you understand? Do you know how to get there?

"Come on! Bring the roster over and send a group up first. Don't wait until Flying Eagle Mountain attacks before the fortress is prepared!"

The group split up and did their own thing. They had previously planned to beat the "Peddler" to a pulp, but for some reason, they just listened to him today.

Li Banfeng picked up Ma Dingfu, found a quiet corner, and went into Portable Abode.

"Hey husband, you're back from grocery shopping. How's the quality of the vegetables this time?"

"A three-tiered body cultivation technique, a good thing!"

"Three layers," the Wife sighed, "Let's just make do with this."

Li Banfeng exclaimed in surprise, "Good Wife, you've become picky! A third-level cultivator, and you say it's passable?"

The Wife laughed and said, "I'm fine. Those few White Lamb from before were alright, but that slut Red Lotus hasn't had any meat for days."

Li Banfeng placed Ma Dingfu in front of the record player, Ma Dingfu was terrified.

Sizzle~

The record player laughed and said, "Hey, my lord, this Little Slave won't stand on ceremony."

"Please wait, my Wife, let me ask him a few more questions."

Ma Dingfu shouted, "Good sir, I'll answer whatever you ask, just spare my life!"

I know where Zhou Anju hid his money, and I know where he hid his secret weapons.

I know all his wives too. I know which one is good in bed and which one is pretty!

"Since you already know, just tell me one thing at a time, and explain it clearly."

Ma Dingfu recounted everything he knew in detail, but when Li Banfeng asked about Old He, Ma Dingfu couldn't recall anything.

He didn't know much about Old He. He only knew that Old He was House Cultivator who usually lived in the east Deputy Building, a building that no one was allowed to enter.

Li Banfeng knew that Home Spirit lived in that building, but Ma Dingfu didn't know what the Home Spirit's condition was.

Since he doesn't know, there's no need to make things difficult for him.

"My Wife, time for your meal!"

Ma Dingfu screamed, "I've told you everything I know, why do you still want to kill me?"

"You still owe me five hundred yuan."

"I paid it back..."

Li Banfeng shook his head and said, "Five hundred yuan with compound interest, how can you possibly pay it back with just a few words?"

After finishing her meal, the Wife handed the body to Red Lotus and then asked Li Banfeng, "Husband, what is the origin of that Home Spirit you mentioned earlier? Why are you so concerned about it?"

Li Banfeng recounted his experience fighting Old He, but his Wife wasn't that surprised.

"Some Home Spirit are like that, they never allow House Cultivator to leave their sight for their entire lives. This House Cultivator named Old He died tragically at the hands of Home Spirit, probably because he had signed a contract beforehand."

"Line of sight?" Li Banfeng didn't quite understand. "Old He's house is in the east Deputy Building. The Home Spirit should be inside the Deputy Building. What exactly is the 'line of sight' that you mean, Wife? Is everything the Home Spirit can see considered 'line of sight'?"

"No, the line of sight Little Slave 'm referring to isn't what the eyes see, but rather the area within the reach of the Home Spirit's power."

Li Banfeng was even more confused. "Can the power of Home Spirit extend beyond the house itself?"

"Yes, the power of Home Spirit can extend beyond the house. Generally, there are two situations: one is that the Home Spirit is extremely strong, while the House Cultivator is extremely weak, and the House Cultivator is unable to restrain the Home Spirit, giving the Home Spirit the opportunity to reach outwards."

That vile woman with blood in her heart was in this state even in her lifetime. Her House Cultivator was only one level, while hers was six levels, allowing her power to extend beyond the house.

In this situation, to extend one's influence, two conditions are needed: first, the tacit consent of the household; and second, the assistance of others.

Luo Yuni was the original owner of that house. She spent so much time with the house, and even died there. Based on that affection, the house should have tacitly approved of Luo Yuni's actions.

"But what about when someone else is using your strength?" Li Banfeng asked the pendulum directly.

The pendulum said in a daze, "I don't remember any of the things the lady mentioned."

Her soul was extracted, leaving only her spirit, so it's normal that she doesn't remember.

The Wife knew the reason. "The so-called 'borrowing strength' refers to those wronged souls. Although it's not exactly new, Little Slave had my fill."

The wronged souls hanging in the tree.

So that's how someone else got in the way.

Li Banfeng stared at the record player for a moment, then asked, "Wife, when we first met, your cultivation was so high, while mine wasn't even at the first level. The gap between us was so huge. Didn't you ever think about extending your power outside the house back then?"

"Hmph!" The Wife was displeased. "What do you take me for? Without your permission, Little Slave won't even step out of the house!"

"This is my good Wife!" Li Banfeng was very moved and hugged his Wife affectionately for a long time.

The Copper Lotus wanted to spit on the record player.

Wicked Woman, you wanted to leave back then, but did you ask the house if it would allow it?

The record player continued, "The second scenario is that the House Cultivator used the fifth level of technique in the Deep Mansion..."

Once the House Cultivator reaches the fifth level and the techniques are mastered, a portion of the Home Spirit's power can be transferred from the house to the courtyard.

The courtyard that Little Slave is referring to is not the courtyard within the walls, but the area within the reach of the Home Spirit energy.

The higher the level of the House Cultivator, the more harmonious the relationship with the Home Spirit, and the more familiar the cultivator is with the surrounding environment, the more power they can bring out.

The Old He you fought, Old He, brought quite a few people with him, perhaps with cultivation levels of six or higher, or perhaps it was because he was extremely familiar with the mansion.

That matches up! That's Old He's technique! He is indeed extremely familiar with the courtyard.

He channeled the power of the Home Spirit into the entire mansion; no wonder I struggled so much in this battle.

This is only a portion of the force.

If I had entered the Deputy Building and directly confronted the complete Home Spirit, I probably would have lost my life long ago!

Sizzle~

The record player sighed, "Old He used every means to lure the husband into the house, intending to use the Home Spirit to harm him. Closing the door, the Home Spirit kills people; this is a despicable technique commonly used by House Cultivator."

Li Banfeng chuckled dryly, "Actually, it's not that dirty."

The Wife continued, "Besides, you can also see some clues about this Home Spirit from its techniques."

When my husband was in that building, there were stairs at first, but then the stairs disappeared, and a door suddenly appeared at the end of the corridor. This must be a technique of Cut Path Opening Road to create a passage.

When my husband arrived in the courtyard, pebbles flew everywhere. This must be the skill of someone who Trample Ten Thousand Rivers. Old He's Home Spirit must be a high-level Travel Cultivator!

Travel Cultivator!

Li Banfeng was startled and then asked, "Wife, what kind of technique is this 'Cut Path Opening Road and clearing the way' you just mentioned?"

The Wife was silent for a moment before saying, "Husband, why are you so concerned about the Travel Cultivator 'Travel Cultivator techniques? They're all evil people; they all deserve to die!"

Li Banfeng Orthodox God and said, "My Wife and I share the same hatred for the enemy. Only by knowing ourselves and our enemy can we be victorious in every battle!"

"With your words, my Little Slave, I have a ninety percent chance of winning! My lord, are you bold?"

Li Banfeng straightened his back and said, "Big!"

"Do you dare to lure that Home Spirit out?"

Li Banfeng puffed out his chest and said, "I wouldn't dare!"

"Don't be afraid, my Little Slave, I have a foolproof plan!"

Ling Miaoying took a deep breath, opened the wooden box, took out a telephone without a cord, and dialed a number.

The call was quickly connected, and He Jiaqing's voice came from the other end. "What is it?"

He was sleeping when he was woken up, and he was in a bad mood.

"Jiaqing, here's the thing, the hook at Iron Gate Fort broke."

When did it break?

"It should be, in the last few days..." Ling Miaoying couldn't give a specific time because he hadn't been paying attention to the hook in the last few days.

He Jiaqing was silent for a moment, then suddenly shouted, "Do you know how important this hook is? Do you know how important that soul is?"

Ling Miaoying did not answer.

This hook was previously controlled by Ling Miaowen, and Ling Miaoying knew very little about the secrets behind it.

He Jiaqing's emotions calmed down a bit. "I can't blame you for this. I guess that old swindler Zhou Anju found the hook. Don't touch him yet. Let me find a chance to teach him a lesson before you hang the hook up."

The two lost contact. Ling Miaoying was covered in sweat. He wondered if he should tell He Jiaqing everything from now on.

He Jiaqing rubbed his forehead; recent events were giving him a headache.

"It really hurts a bit." Jiang Xiang Gang, the Hall Master the Medicine King Hall, Luo ZhengNan, pulled the antenna out of his head.

"So that soul is in Iron Gate Fort," Luo ZhengNan chuckled. "We have to tell the Gang Leader about this. The price for that soul is no less than that for Red Lotus. Shouldn't I be made the vice Gang Leader?"

P. S.: A soul compared to the Red Lotus? Are you kidding me?