Volume Two: Naked Primitive Accumulation of Capital - Facing Death Without Fear (Part Two)

With Du Lengning handling all the arrangements, Luo Qian found himself with time to spare. He planned to see Zheng Daoguang and explain that he could not complete his task: Miss Lu simply had no interest in him.

Luo Qian had left the jade talisman he used to contact Zheng Daoguang at the entrance to his cave residence. A streak of blue light came after him from behind. He reached out and caught it. To his surprise, it was a Communication Jade Talisman from Xie Tang. The message gave no details; it only told him to come to the Secret Shop at once.

Luo Qian wasted no time. He turned and headed for the Secret Shop.

Across the wasteland, he spotted the solitary stone mountain in the distance, and his spirits lifted. Xie Tang could only be looking for him about one thing. Soon he would have the Breath Soil to give to the God King, and then he could find the legendary relics of the ancient Immortals.

Bang! He had not been watching where he was going and flew headfirst into a transparent wall. Stars burst before his eyes as he tumbled down. A square, crimson-gold stone stele protruded a little way from the ground. Strange runes could just be made out on its surface, though he could not tell what material it was made of. Following the line of that stele with his eyes, Luo Qian saw countless others encircling the isolated mountain, ring after ring. An invisible wave of power shrouded it.

Pale Jin-colored ripples spread across the wall he had struck, then slowly faded. A warrior in purple armor appeared out of thin air. He leveled his spear at Luo Qian, and a crimson beam pinned him in place. "Who dares trespass into the Right Military