Assassination

The shopkeeper had kept beating around the bush. Eight times out of ten, he wanted to make something of Wang Daoyuan.

With the Huang Family's power, it was impossible for them to be completely unable to obtain the Essence of the Five Elements.

Their desire for the Essence of Guishui now was merely to speed up the growth of their spirit vein.

Over such a minor matter, the Huang Family might bear a grudge against him.

But at most, they would resort to threats and inducements afterward, then send people to assassinate him the next time he went out to sea. They would not dare make a move within the market.

Wang Daoyuan still had nearly sixty thousand High-grade Spirit Stones. He had no use for such things in cultivation.

For a long time to come, he could simply avoid leaving the market.

Therefore, he faced no immediate deadly threat.

But the Crimson Flame Sect and the Huang Family seemed to be old enemies. Two fairly large forces were fighting, and he, a mere Rogue Cultivator, had gotten involved.

It was like placing a bean between two millstones. What emerged would be bean dregs.

He was that bean. Only someone who had eaten too much and had nothing better to do would involve himself in this.

He declined, saying, "My ambitions do not lie here. If there is nothing else, Fellow Daoist Wu will take his leave."

With that, he turned to leave.

The shopkeeper hurriedly said, "Since Fellow Daoist Wu is unwilling to join us, you could still serve as a Guest Elder of my Crimson Flame Sect."

Without even thinking, Wang Daoyuan replied, "I appreciate the shopkeeper's kindness."

If he became a Guest Elder, he would be tied to the Crimson Flame Sect's warship.

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