Faced with the result of killing thirty-six people and gaining only three Fate Points, Fang Yang didn't feel disappointed.
These bandits seemed powerful, enough to leave an entire village too afraid and too powerless to resist.
But in reality, only two of them were cultivators in the Life Spring Realm. The rest were in the Bitter Sea Realm, far beneath his level.
"Heaven has eyes!"
"Immortal, bless us!"
The villagers saw a flash of dragon-shaped sword energy decapitate the bandits. Many thought some virtuous, highly accomplished cultivator had happened to pass by. They dropped to their knees and kowtowed.
Fang Yang had no desire to show off his powers in front of people, so he didn't bother making small talk with the villagers. With a flicker, he shot into the air.
He had disguised himself as a villager and pretended to be weak to provoke the bandits' hostility, lest the sudden arrival of a divine weapon make them too afraid to turn against him.
He had encountered several groups of bandits in recent days. Through experience, he'd concluded that killing people without cause earned him not a single Fate Point.
Only by killing enemies with whom he had a grudge could he earn Fate Points, in varying amounts depending on their cultivation.
"I have a Replica of the Supreme Emperor Sword in hand, but it's hard to find a bandit strong enough to earn me any Fate Points."
Fang Yang wiped his face, undoing the disguise he'd created with Source Technique, then took out the Replica of the Supreme Emperor Sword.
The Replica of the Supreme Emperor Sword was brimming with spirituality. It had long since woven together Dao and principles, and it bore some of the Dao patterns unique to the Supreme Emperor Scripture. It could unleash the peerless killing art known as Imperial Dragon Qi.
Unfortunately, a weapon was still just a weapon—not a complete secret technique or cultivation method. Fang Yang couldn't analyze a peerless art like Imperial Dragon Qi from it.
"A divine weapon like this can't be shown to others lightly. If I use it, I'll have to kill everyone who sees it. Otherwise, I'll surely attract people from the Great Xia Dynasty."
Fang Yang had drawn this Replica of the Supreme Emperor Sword from the Card Pool, but if the Great Xia Dynasty learned of it, they would never allow a divine weapon capable of unleashing Imperial Dragon Qi to remain outside their grasp.
However, as the Holy Lord of Yaoguang's martial nephew, even if the Great Xia Dynasty came knocking, at worst he'd have to hand over the Replica of the Supreme Emperor Sword. His life would be in no danger.
He might even get substantial compensation from the Great Xia Dynasty.
"Better not to let it become known if I can help it. This divine sword is terrifyingly lethal. It's probably among the best weapons below the King-Level Divine Weapon rank."
Fang Yang was very fond of this sword.
After all, who could resist a treasured sword that came with dragon-shaped effects?
More than twenty days later.
Li City.
The city lived up to its name. Its scenery was lovely, and it sat amid a vast Oasis. Its many old-fashioned buildings still retained the style of ancient times.
The tavern was packed and noisy.
"Damn it!"
"Which bastard killed all my men? All my Source is gone!"
"Bang!"
The bald, burly man slammed the table hard, startling many of the other patrons. Yet not one dared stand up and curse him back, because his group were descendants of a Great Bandit.
"Brother Sun, that man comes and goes without a trace. It's really hard to find him. Why not let this matter go?"
"In a couple of days, we can form new squads from the cultivators who want to join us and send them out. It won't take long to make up for what we lost."
Though also descended from a Great Bandit, the man was only a peripheral figure. As he comforted Sun Kun, he offered a plan.
"Good brother, come on, have a drink!"
Sun Kun was drunk. At those words, he burst into hearty laughter.
He was a rough man. He had the fellow in front of him to thank for helping him extort Source Stones. Without him, he wouldn't have had so much Source to squander.
In response to Sun Kun's toast, the man put on a show of bravado and downed a large bowl of wine, drawing cheers from everyone at the table.
"But we can't just let that guy off, either. We can't be sure he won't come after us again. You'll have to think of a way to help me kill him."
Sun Kun said with a grin, pressing his thick, hairy right hand hard onto the man's shoulder.
"Of course, of course..."
The man's shoulder hurt where Sun Kun squeezed it. Breaking out in a cold sweat, he hurriedly smiled and agreed.
It wasn't easy being someone's dog.
Even when he knew the fool had asked him to do something impossible, he still had to find a way to make it happen.
"I need to find a scapegoat..."
"That man acts like a young master from some great power, out traveling and drawing his sword to right a wrong. He'll probably leave on his own after a while."
Just as the man was trying to think of a way to solve this difficult problem,
a young man walked into the tavern.
He raised his hand.
He threw a punch.
A fist made purely of divine power came crashing down.
As expected,
the Great Bandit descendants, whose strongest members had reached only the Dao Palace Secret Realm, had no time to react to the sudden attack. The immense force shattered them to pieces.
[Defeated enemy Sun Kun and his subordinates. Fate Points +500]
"Murder!"
The tavern patrons clutched their heads and fled, scrambling to escape this place of trouble.
The death of a Great Bandit's descendant was sure to unleash a storm of bloodshed. Anyone who ran too slowly risked getting dragged into it.
Fang Yang picked up Sun Kun and the others' storage artifacts and rummaged through their Bitter Seas. After confirming that he hadn't missed any spoils, he left the tavern with the face he'd fabricated.
An hour later,
Fang Yang had escaped Li City using the Snake Talisman, without leaving a trace. In a dark cave, he counted his spoils from the operation.
More than five thousand jin of Pure Source.
A piece of Exotic Ice-Snow Source the size of a walnut.
And a pile of artifacts and assorted junk that, to him, were no better than scrap metal.
"Looks like this guy wasn't favored by the Tenth Great Bandit. Well, I've heard the Tenth Great Bandit has more than a dozen sons alone. He must have a huge number of grandsons, too."
"Sun Zhuo is already old, yet he's only at the Great Perfection of the Dao Palace Realm. If he'd received even a little attention, he'd have reached the Four Extremities Realm by now."
Fang Yang finished checking the spoils and used Source Technique to make sure there were no tracking marks on them. With that, the matter was settled.
For twenty-seven days, he'd hunted down all of Sun Kun's bandits, then tracked him to Li City and killed him. At last, he'd accumulated 1,231 Fate Points.
"Draw!"
The Card Pool shook.
[Cucumber, three-fifty each (White)] [Yellow Bicycle (White)] [Three Character Classic (White)] [Brain Platinum (White)] [Dog Food (White)] [Big Red Robe (White)] [Imperial Jade Seal (White)] [Ox Demon Power Fist (Green)] [Monkey Talisman (Purple)] [Essence Blood of a Great Accomplishment Tyrant Body (Red)]
Red!
Ignoring the other cards, Fang Yang focused his divine sense on the red one and read its detailed description.
[Essence Blood of a Great Accomplishment Tyrant Body (Red)] [Description: Before the qi and blood of a Great Accomplishment Tyrant Body declined in its later years, its owner condensed this essence blood and used great divine powers to remove the killing intent within it. Used by a descendant of the Tyrant Body, it can purify the bloodline. Anyone who is not a Tyrant Body must endure extreme pain to use it.]
"Essence Blood of a Great Accomplishment Tyrant Body. This is undoubtedly an unrivaled treasure for body refinement. If I can refine it, my physical body won't be a weakness in the early stages of cultivation. I might even surpass some special physiques."
Looking at the purple drop of essence blood on the red card, its overbearing aura swirling around it, Fang Yang wore a thoughtful expression.
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