The Cultivation World had never been peaceful!
Back when He Pingsheng's cultivation was low, he had been cautious and meticulous in everything he did.
As a result, he had not encountered too many troublesome or revolting affairs.
Now his cultivation was high-he had already reached the Void Refinement Realm-and naturally, he did not need to be so restrained before these low-ranking disciples.
Yet even this tiny display of wealth had drawn someone's attention.
"Alas..." He heaved a deep sigh and murmured to himself, "Using higher cultivation to crush the weak isn't my way. No matter what, I'll give you all a chance. I hope you recognize the difficulty and retreat!"
"Otherwise, don't blame me for unleashing a massacre!"
With that, He Pingsheng stood quietly in the void.
A few breaths later, four streaks of light landed before, behind, and to either side of He Pingsheng, blocking almost every route of escape.
"That's right, young city lord. This is the man!"
A familiar voice rang out.
The speaker was none other than the Bamboo Joint Commerce Association's shopkeeper, Shopkeeper Cui!
Greed gleamed in Shopkeeper Cui's eyes as he said with a chuckle, "An outsider, and yet so careless. Don't blame us for being ruthless!"
He Pingsheng said, "You mean blackhearted and ruthless?"
Shopkeeper Cui had been a shopkeeper for over a hundred years. What sort of person had he not seen?
With his sharp eye, he had naturally recognized at a glance that He Pingsheng was not a local. Otherwise, why would he have come here and paid such an enormous price for a map?
Besides, since He Pingsheng had called him a fellow Daoist, he naturally had to be at the Golden Core Stage too.
Perhaps his cultivation was merely somewhat higher, but it definitely could not have reached Nascent