The Fairy: From the Traveling Merchant

Chapter 1058 Five Poison Hearts

When Zhao Chen drove away Shangguan Qiu and others with "Whirlwind," he planted the "Evil Heart of the Five Poisons" in the minds of all of them.

This second-grade supernatural power from "Xinguang Temple" can not only corrupt a person's cultivation and temporarily seal a cultivator's comprehension of profound mysteries, preventing Shangguan Qiu from escaping immediately, but it can also lurk within a person's mind, causing them to develop the "five poisons" of greed, anger, ignorance, pride, and doubt.

Shangguan Qiu was highly skilled and of good character. Zhao Chen was relatively restrained and even cooperated with him to cut off most of the power of the "Five Poisons". However, Shangguan Jun and Shen Lin were not so lucky and were both "infiltrated" by the Five Poisons.

Shen Qi, in particular, has a heart riddled with holes, which takes hold effortlessly. As long as she avoids that strange "desire" power, there won't be any major problems.

Shangguan Qiu, influenced by the "slowness," began to look down on "Young Master Wang" and thus failed to carefully examine the hearts of her grandson and granddaughter-in-law.

As for the array detection on the "Blood Begonia" warship? It's not a problem for Zhao Chen, who possesses the "Starry Night Gate" skill.

That's why he was able to use Shen Qi's mind as a medium to continuously "guide" the conversation between Shangguan Qiu and his grandson, and learn part of the truth about the matter.

"So that's how it is..." Zhao Chen exclaimed, realizing that he had probably fallen into Ling Wei's trap long ago.

Or rather, when she saw me coming to help Sanxian Island, she "saw" a general direction for the future, which is why she suggested that I stay on Sanxian Island temporarily, asked me to be a "witness," and then used Fuman's words to make that implication of "taking whatever you want."

Although the secret techniques of "Demon Wood Academy" were powerful and interfered with or misled her calculations, this "Lone Chess Heavenly Ruins" probably still noticed the abnormality in her own supernatural cultivator.

As his thoughts raced, Zhao Chen felt no anger at being "tricked," but rather a great sense of joy.

This is certainly not because he has awakened some special fetish, but because there is a high probability that the other party's "wisdom" will be of use to him in the future.

Moreover, in a sense, Ling Wei was also "schemed" against by him, and he might even have "taken advantage of" the entire Fengyin Pavilion. However, this was not because Ling Wei was incompetent, but because the level of information she had access to and the upper limit of her knowledge restricted her ability to perform.

Just look at how the "Burning Heaven Sword Sect" clearly has the upper hand and has the overwhelming power of the "Commander of Weapons," yet they are still very wary of Ling Wei. Even when they are affected by the "Slow" poison, they cannot underestimate her. This shows how terrifying this "Lone Chess Heavenly Ruins" is in the eyes of her peers!

Zhao Chen was determined to acquire such a talent, even more so than the "Golden Dragon Scissors," a divine weapon.

After all, as can be seen from the "Chess of Yaochi", even if Zhao Chen obtains the treasure, he cannot exert much power with his current strength, but the karmic calamities he will bear for it are very real.

"Shangguan Qiu's 'guidance' of Dong Caiyu failed, most likely not because the latter was determined, but because of me... That's right, last night Dong Caiyu's inner world was filled by my 'Five Emperors Paying Homage to the True,' and all the 'influence' and 'pollution' were cleansed and covered. Because the 'Begonia Spring Rain Skill' was missing and the supernatural power contained within it was not the kind with a clear source, it naturally lost contact with the other party."

"I have to say, 'Five Emperors Paying Homage to the True One' is still quite domineering. It's okay for high-grade divine abilities like Su Xuanbing's, because I also cooperated with the suppression effect, so it only clears away some negative mental pollution... But for mid-grade divine abilities like Dong Caiyu's, I'm afraid that if she wants to 'collude' with other 'demons' or powerful forces in the future, her inner world will not allow it."

"Even if someone uses demonic traits to become a wizard, they'd probably have to be 'purified' by me first. Also, the corruption on Fuman needs to be dealt with as soon as possible. But judging by her enthusiasm, she's probably more anxious than me… She might 'clash' with Dong Caiyu tonight."

Zhao Chen stroked his chin, deciding to let things take their course. After all, this was his future "strategist's" plan, and it was difficult to refuse from any angle.

As for Bai Xue? There's no need to rush, because she was already "one of us" the moment Zhao Chen successfully rescued the Three Immortal Islands! Making a "trade" request to a "trade official" and a "Star River Transporter" and promising to pay a price is not just empty talk.

The singing and dancing in the main hall continued, but Zhao Chen, who had turned his attention away from Shangguan Qiu, had no heart to appreciate it. So he got up and left the VIP seats, heading out of the main hall.

Because of the swift and decisive methods used to expel Shangguan Qiu and the others, most of the cultivators in the hall had their attention focused on him. Now that he had left his seat, they all subconsciously stopped talking, and the atmosphere became solemn.

Only after Zhao Chen's figure completely disappeared did they relax again and begin to chat and laugh freely...

In any case, it is always oppressive to have someone present who can easily control one's own life.

Bai Xue, Dong Caiyu, and Fu Man naturally saw Zhao Chen's actions, but as the new Pavilion Master, Bai Xue had to entertain guests from other forces, and Dong Caiyu also had to deal with her supporters, so only Fu Man quietly followed.

"Young Master Wang, is the singing and dancing not to your liking?"

When Fu Man's voice came from behind him, Zhao Chen was not surprised. He turned around and glanced at the "Palace Master Fuyao" wearing a trendy "Tai Chi robe," then shook his head and said, "The singing and dancing were quite good, but if I were still in the main hall, the others wouldn't feel comfortable, would they?"

To be honest, although Fu Man's appearance is not as good as Dong Caiyu's and her figure is not as good as Bai Xue's, she has an elegant demeanor and the best temperament among the three. As rumored, she is a "noble" intellectual beauty.

Fu Man smiled slightly and said, "They actually really want to get to know you, young master, but they are hesitant to approach you because they have no one to introduce them."

No, actually, more people are worried... worried that I helped Fengyin Pavilion annex their sects and families... Heh, if you look at it that way, then the Burning Heaven Sword Sect's previous performance was a success, only the direction of success was different from what they expected. Zhao Chen chuckled to himself.

With his supernatural powers of "Xin Guang Temple," it was incredibly easy for him to read even the slightest thoughts on the surface.

Seeing that Zhao Chen seemed somewhat indifferent, Fu Man changed the subject, saying, "Yesterday I said I would be your guide, young master, to tour all the scenic spots in Fengyin Pavilion. Now I can fulfill my promise... Young master, are you interested?"

This was one of Zhao Chen's purposes in coming out of the main hall. After all, he needed to find out where the divine weapon "Golden Dragon Scissors" was hidden. So he nodded slightly and said, "That's exactly what I was thinking. Please lead the way, Miss Fu."

(End of this chapter)