Tianshu Fragment (The Analects)
Ma Feifei had no idea that the middle-aged man had described him as a spoiled brat; otherwise, a Double Battle would have been inevitable.
As for why he stopped the middle-aged man from taking the Crimson Water Scorpion, it goes without saying that this scorpion contained Tianshu Fragment that could be used to synthesize books of Eternal grade quality, Ma Feifei could not simply let the middle-aged man take it away.
Ma Feifei was still hesitant about how to obtain the Tianshu Fragment, since the scorpion was killed by the four-person team. It was against his principles as the shop owner for him to forcibly take it. Unexpectedly, two people suddenly appeared and ambushed the four-person team, which gave Ma Feifei reason to take action.
Since the middle-aged man had also robbed someone else, Ma Feifei felt there was nothing wrong with him robbing them now.
The middle-aged man watched Ma Feifei warily, his dagger subtly raised, his Spiritual Power constantly ready for battle. However, his heart sank, for he could not discern the cultivation levels of any of the four people before him.
There's only one possibility that he can't see through it: the strength of these four people must be at least five levels higher than his. In other words, they are all cultivators at least at the fifth level of the Spirit Venerable realm.
Given the current battle situation, even one of the four Spirit Venerable Venerables would be enough to crush the entire field, so the middle-aged man felt that the outcome of tonight's battle was becoming increasingly uncertain.
"Bang~"
At this moment, the Eighth-tier Spirit Beast Formation exhausted its Spiritual Power and turned into ashes with a series of bangs, disappearing from sight. The middle-aged man who had Beat Up the ferocious beasts was finally freed. However, he did not choose to come over, but instead stood in place, watching this side warily.
"Are you trying to Snatch this Crimson Water Scorpion?" The middle-aged man standing in front of Ma Feifei couldn't help but ask.
Ma Feifei smiled but remained silent. Chang Kong, sensing the situation, said in Chang Kong voice, "What do you mean by 'Snatch'? The Crimson Water Scorpion never belonged to you."
Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man remained silent, exchanged a glance with his companion in the distance, then turned back, clasped his hands in a fist salute, and said, "We are outmatched; we accept our fate and take our leave."
After saying this, the middle-aged man and his companion prepared to leave.
"Wait." Ma Feifei's left hand shot out and instantly landed on the middle-aged man's shoulder. The middle-aged man felt a powerful force coming from the young man's hand, causing cold sweat to pour down his forehead.
"Such powerful strength!" The middle-aged man was secretly shocked. This power was definitely far beyond the Spirit Venerable realm, at least reaching the Spirit Emperor realm or above. He couldn't muster any resistance at all, but at the same time, he was plunged into despair, believing that this young man was definitely going to attack him.
"You can leave, but hit me a couple of times first," Ma Feifei whispered as she approached the middle-aged man.
"Huh?" The middle-aged man was startled, staring at Ma Feifei in shock. What was this all about? He didn't understand!
"What are you 'ah' for! Hurry up, either hit me twice, or I'll hit you twice, you choose." Ma Feifei glanced at the young master who was gradually waking up not far away and whispered.
The middle-aged man was startled and instinctively raised his dagger to stab Ma Feifei. Although it was said to be instinctive, the middle-aged man was actually hoping to kill Ma Feifei if possible; otherwise, he would have used his fist instead of the dagger.
Ma Feifei didn't dodge. He pulled back his left arm and grabbed the middle-aged man's dagger, letting it pierce his chest. Immediately afterward, Ma Feifei fell backward and landed on his buttocks.
"Ah~~ I'm injured." Ma Feifei clutched his chest. The dagger had been snatched from the middle-aged man's hand and was now pressed against Ma Feifei's chest, making it look from a distance as if a dagger was stuck in Ma Feifei's chest.
"It wasn't me, you told me to stab you." The middle-aged man panicked instantly and blurted out.
"You audacious scoundrel, how dare you attempt to assassinate your teacher! You deserve to die!" Before the middle-aged man could finish speaking, Chang Kong slapped him across the face.
"Bang!"
The middle-aged man was sent flying by a single palm strike, falling backward and spitting blood. He then lay motionless, clearly killed by Chang Kong's palm strike.
Seeing this, the other companion dared not stand still any longer and quickly ran backward, urging his Spiritual Power to do so.
"Where do you think you're going!" A golden light flashed, Sky-reaching Ape Monkey appeared in the sky, dressed in the Great Sage Set, wielding the Golden Cudgel and smashing it down at him.
"Bang!"
With a single blow, the powerful force slammed the man into the ground, killing him instantly.
"Alright, I didn't actually mean to kill you." Ma Feifei sat up from the ground, looked at the two lying on the ground, and said helplessly.
Ma Feifei's original intention was simply to have the middle-aged man attack him, creating the appearance of a fight between them, so that Ma Feifei could legitimately share the profits of the Crimson Water Scorpion with the young master. Who knew that the middle-aged man would actually try to kill him, ultimately leading to Ma Feifei's demise.
However, Ma Feifei didn't feel guilty. That's just how things are in this world; there's cause and effect. If you want to kill someone, you have to be prepared to be killed yourself. This is a world where the strong prey on the weak, and the rule is that the strong are respected. Ma Feifei felt that he had already done quite well.
Of course, that's not the point. After getting up, Ma Feifei ran straight to the tail of the Crimson Water Scorpion. The Crimson Water Scorpion is very large, with a length of nearly 20 meters including its tail. Its two large pincers are five or six meters long each, making it a large spirit beast.
It was precisely because of his enormous size that Ma Feifei didn't discover the Orange Fragment at the beginning; his ability to spot it at the last glimpse was truly a stroke of luck.
Reaching the tail, Ma Feifei lifted the tail of the Crimson Water Scorpion and immediately noticed the Orange Fragment embedded in it.
"It really is Tianshu Fragment." Ma Feifei touched the fragment and discovered that it had actually become embedded in the body of the Crimson Water Scorpion, merging with the surrounding scales.
"Strange." Ma Feifei grabbed the fragment and pulled it out forcefully.
'Sizzle~'
Ma Feifei tore off the Tianshu Fragment and examined it. He noticed that the flesh and blood of the Crimson Water Scorpion remained on it. Ma Feifei frowned. He had originally thought that the Tianshu Fragment was pasted on, but judging from the current situation, the Tianshu Fragment was clearly part of the Crimson Water Scorpion's body, which did not make sense!
One is a fragment of the Eternal grade- quality book "Tianshu" provided by the system, and the other is a living spirit beast on the Azure Dragon Continent. How could the two possibly be connected, and even merge into one?
Unable to figure it out, Ma Feifei decided to ask the system.
' Tianshu Fragment): Because the Epic-grade- quality book "The Analects" was not fully comprehended after its Tianshu Fragment were not collected, the Tianshu Fragment flew into Nine Heavens Mountain and merged with the Nine Heavens Mountain's spirit beasts. The host can go to Nine Heavens Mountain to collect all ninety-nine fragments to obtain Tianshu Fragment of the Tianshu Fragment).'
The system's answer shocked and puzzled Ma Feifei. He was shocked that the Analects contained Tianshu Fragment Book, and that these Tianshu Fragment had flown into the Nine Heavens Mountain after Gongsun Qiong comprehended the Book Spirit the Analects, merging with the spirit beasts within the Nine Heavens Mountain.
What's puzzling is that this Tianshu Fragment seems to conflict with the rewards from the Side Quest, "The Book-holding woman."
Because the reward for the Side Quest involving the Book-holding woman is nine Tianshu Fragment.
"Could it be that the nine Tianshu Fragment rewarded by the Side Quest are not the corresponding Four Books Four Books and Five Classics?" Ma Feifei looked at the Tianshu Fragment in his hand and fell into deep thought.