The Hard-to-Catch Painted Woman

With the rules broken, the washerwoman's momentum waned, and Lu Yang seized the opportunity to strike first.

"The Art of Severance!"

After being enlightened by the Silent Daoist, Lu Yang's understanding of swordsmanship reached a new level, and the power of his original "Slaying" technique was also different from before.

The washerwoman was cleaved in two, screamed in agony, and transformed into two streams of ink, retreating back into the painting.

In the painting, the goddess Huan's expression was full of resentment as she stared intently at Lu Yang, but dared not show her face again, and could only hide in the painting.

She intended to kill, but after the battle just now, she knew that she would have a hard time even taking on Lu Yang alone, let alone three people.

"Cultivator, I admit you are stronger than me. You win this time!"

After the washerwoman finished speaking, the scroll floated up, and she was about to escape at an extremely fast speed.

"Trying to run?"

The scroll flew fast, but Lu Yang's sword was even faster. Lu Yang used the "Slash" technique again, slashing the scroll down with one blow. The scroll fell from the sky but was not damaged.

Lu Yang clicked his tongue. The quality of the scroll was higher than he had expected, and he couldn't cut it with his current skill level.

"Cultivator, you are indeed very strong, but don't push things too far. Let me go now, and I promise I will never come back, nor will I harm Master Song again. But if you continue to prevent me from leaving, can you protect the Song family for a while, or can you protect them forever?"

Lu Yang sneered, poking the painting with the tip of his sword, unmoved. "Don't think I don't know that your kind of Law Treasure has its own rules. You helped Master Song achieve his goal, so you must get a reward. If you don't get a reward, at best your foundation will be shaken, at worst your mind will be erased!"

The washerwoman remained silent, surprised that Lu Yang had seen through her rules so quickly, but she couldn't admit it. "Nonsense!"

Lu Yang was too lazy to argue with the washerwoman. In any case, he was going to take the scroll away to ensure the safety of Master Song.

Both Tao Yaoye and Lan Ting chose to trust Lu Yang's judgment. Tao Yaoye stepped forward and used her identity jade token to take away the scroll.

But the scroll quickly flew out of the jade tablet.

"You think you can trap me with something like this?" the washerwoman scoffed. Although she was an unowned Law Treasure, and any storage ring could easily capture her, she could manipulate the scroll to escape from the storage ring at any time, so no one could catch her.

Tao Yaoye and Lan Ting tried twice using their identity jade tokens, and each time the scroll managed to escape.

The two goddesses looked grave. If they couldn't take the scroll away now, they feared it would retaliate against the Song family once they left.

"I'll give it a try."

Lu Yang took the scroll. The washerwoman didn't seem to care much at first, but a suction force from Lu Yang's palm caused her expression to change drastically.

Lu Yang used the Palm Village technique to absorb the scroll into his palm.

"It worked? Senior Brother Lu, what kind of move is that?" The two women were surprised; they had never seen this move before.

"A spatial-type divine Divine Ability, the universe within a sleeve," Lu Yang said calmly.

"Don't think you can trap me just because you have spatial Divine Ability!" The voice of the washerwoman came from Lu Yang's palm, and the washerwoman escaped again.

Lu Yang scratched his chin, used the Palm Village technique to suck the washerwoman in, and then clasped his hands together.

The washerwoman, completely unaware that she had fallen into Lu Yang's palm, thought it was just another trick. She controlled the scroll to fly from her left palm to her right palm, and then from her right palm to her left palm, but she couldn't find an exit.

"That's strange, where's the exit?"

Fortunately, she wasn't a newcomer to consciousness; she had witnessed many cultivators and spatial Divine Ability. The biggest problem with these spatial Divine Ability was that they consumed spiritual energy too quickly and couldn't be used continuously. With Lu Yang's cultivation level, he could only maintain it for three to five minutes.

"Senior brother, did you succeed this time?" Tao Yaoye looked at Lu Yang with his palms clasped together curiously, and the more she looked, the more she felt that the gesture resembled that of a monk.

"Not yet. Using the 'Hidden Universe in the Sleeve' technique consumes a lot of Spiritual Qi, and I can only maintain it for about fifteen minutes."

"What should we do then?" Master Song asked anxiously. Judging from the washerwoman's expression, she would definitely seek revenge on their family if she escaped.

It's ironic that he once had a crush on a laundry girl.

"It's alright. Taking the Great Rejuvenation Pill can extend the duration of Divine Ability. An hour shouldn't be a problem."

"But we can't get back to the sect in an hour." Lan Ting was also anxious and started thinking of a solution.

Lu Yang shook his head. "I've already thought of a way."

"Sir, are you sure you want to sell a scroll-type magical Law Treasure with a spirit?" the steward of the Landing Money Merchant Guild asked politely, his eyes shining.

Magical Law Treasure imbued with spirits can each fetch an astronomical price.

This guest looked rather strange; he had his hands clasped together, and two female cultivators on either side of him acted like protectors, occasionally feeding him a pill.

Where did this meditating monk come from?

There was nothing that could be done; Lu Yang wouldn't take the medicine himself, so he had to ask his two junior sisters to help feed him the pills.

Originally, Master Song volunteered to do this, but he was scared off by the looks in Tao Yaoye's eyes.

"Master Lu, are you sure this will work?" Master Song asked in a low voice, still somewhat uneasy.

Yuanhe County is relatively remote, with questionable local customs, and overcharging by wonton vendors is a frequent occurrence. The Luodijinqian Chamber of Commerce has not established a branch in Yuanhe County.

Lu Yang and his group then arrived in Qingshui County.

"Sure."

"What if the painting comes back to my house?"

"Then you've made a profit; you can sell it again."

That makes sense.

Master Song felt that something was amiss.

Lu Yang himself couldn't keep the washerwoman trapped for long, so he didn't believe the Chamber of Commerce couldn't either.

Even Law Treasure can't trap them; does the Chamber of Commerce still care about its reputation?

Upon hearing that a magical Law Treasure with sentience was for sale, the Chamber of Commerce immediately invited its most senior appraiser to authenticate the Law Treasure.

"This Law Treasure of mine is incredibly fast," Lu Yang reminded him.

The chamber of commerce branch president laughed and pointed at the room, saying, "This room is equipped with twelve different formations inside and out. I'd really like to see what kind of Law Treasure can escape!"

Lu Yang spread his hands apart, and the washerwoman piloted the scroll that flew out of his palms in a flash.

Bang!

She crashed headfirst into the wall and fell to the ground.

The elderly appraiser picked up the scroll and used Secret Method to create miniature arrays in front of his eyes. Under the influence of these arrays, he was able to analyze the scroll's structure.

The appraiser stroked his white beard, a smile of interest on his face. "Interesting. It's made from materials at the Nascent Spirit Transformation level, but the craftsman's skill was lacking, failing to fully utilize the material's potential. Even so, this Law Treasure has developed a spirit, which is extremely rare, not to mention that it's Law Treasure containing rules."

"Three million Spirit Stone, what do you think?" The appraiser said with a smile.

Lu Yang thought for a moment, then took off the jade pendant from his waist and handed it to the appraiser. "I am from the Ask Dao Sect."

Five million Spirit Stone.

The appraiser immediately changed his story.

Lu Yang continued, "I am Lu Yang, my brother is Meng Jingzhou, the eldest young master of the Meng family, and these two junior sisters behind me, one is from the Ask Dao Sect like me, and the other is from the Moon Laurel Immortal Palace."

"Six million Spirit Stone"

The branch president immediately raised the price.

Worried that Lu Yang would continue talking, he quickly added, "We really can't do any more; let us make at least a little profit."

Even the Luodi Money Chamber of Commerce, the largest chamber of commerce in mainland China, has experienced instances of price-cutting.

Although Lu Yang was unfamiliar with the market, he could use his status to prevent the other party from lowering the price.

The second update will be at 11 PM.