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Chapter 329: Encounters in Central China – Lawlessness and Unbridled Law!
This important place in the Central Plains has a simple and honest folk culture that is truly eye-opening.

Jiang Liu never expected that he would be robbed on the road just ten minutes after arriving in Zhongzhou.

Moreover, it was a righteous sect, openly robbing them.

They asked for 100 million spirit stones right off the bat, calling it a "toll fee."

Is this a celestial path? A single trip costs 100 million spirit stones.

Don't be angry, don't be angry. Zhongzhou is a big place with many old monsters. As a newcomer, it's not easy for me to have conflicts with others.

"call"

Jiang Liu let out a soft breath, temporarily suppressing the anger in his heart. He forced a smile at the other party and said, "Fellow Daoist, 100 million spirit stones for the toll is really too much. How about we give it a 0.1 discount, 1000 spirit stones?"

He would tolerate the 1000 spirit stones, considering it as giving face to the sect's patriarch and making friends.

Jiang Liu, the Little Whirlwind from the Fourth District, yielded, but Li Lisheng of the Flying Void Sect roared, "Then what's the point of further discounts! Board the ship! This immortal vessel belongs to our Flying Void Sect!"

1000 spirit stones? He's the pride of the Flying Void Sect, and he's trying to rob you on the road? You're offering 1000 spirit stones?

You're disrespecting the pride of my Flying Void Sect! What's the point of saying anything more? This ship is ours now!
With a wave of his hand, Li Lisheng led his many junior brothers to forcibly approach the Supreme Dragon Boat.

Just as they were about to board the Supreme Dragon Boat, a sword cry suddenly resounded through the sky, deafeningly loud, and their vision was covered by a white light.

"Go to hell! I'm giving you face and you don't appreciate it, so just die!"

Jiang Liu was also furious. Aside from scheming, when had anyone ever managed to pull spirit stones out of his pocket?

Having just arrived in Zhongzhou, I'm only willing to part with 1000 spirit stones to give face to the local bigwigs.

I've already started spending spirit stones, and you still complain that it's not enough?
Even if the planner comes, it'll be 0.1% off, so you can send an extra one!

Die to me!
You killed Li Lisheng of the Flying Void Sect.

You killed a disciple of the Flying Void Sect.

"Damn it, how dare they rob me? They have no eyes!"

Jiang Liu cursed and slaughtered the group, then casually marked the Flying Void Sect before continuing his journey towards the Qilian Mountains.

Flying Void Sect, is it? I'll remember you. Until we meet again.

He thought he would only encounter one oddball, but he never expected that he would be blocked again on his way out of the Flying Void Sect area not long after he left!

"I am Zhang Piaomiao, a disciple of the Baiyun Sect. May I ask what brings you to the territory under the jurisdiction of my Baiyun Sect?"

Jiang Liu: “.”

6. That sounds so familiar, I feel like I've heard it somewhere before.

Jiang Liu looked at the other person and said impatiently, "Stop talking nonsense and get out of the way!"

Zhang Piaomiao of Baiyun Sect was stunned for a moment. He had been robbing people on the road for so many years, but this was the first time he had encountered someone so arrogant.

Brother, this is my Baiyun Sect's territory. You're so arrogant, don't you really give my Baiyun Sect any face?
Alright, I'll give you some face since you're easy prey.

“Fellow Daoist, this area is under the jurisdiction of my Baiyun Sect. If you wish to pass over my Baiyun Sect, you will need to pay an air traffic control fee of 100 million spirit stones.”

Zhang Piaomiao of Baiyun Sect smiled and said to Jiang Liu, "If you don't pay, we will temporarily detain your immortal boat until you pay a sufficient fine before taking it away."

"Please select: pay air traffic control fees or have the celestial vessel temporarily detained?"

Jiang Liu: “.”

Air traffic control fee—what a vivid term! At least it's a little more civilized than the toll fees charged by the Flying Void Sect.

But if it were a flight attendant in black stockings collecting air traffic control fees, I might have given in.

You brought a grown man here; who are you looking down on?

"Without money, you can't even tow the Immortal Boat away!"

Jiang Liu looked at the other party with a cold smile, and said arrogantly, "Let's see what you can do to me!"

"No money? You're kidding me!"

Upon hearing that he had no money, Zhang Piaomiao of the Baiyun Sect instantly changed his expression, glaring fiercely at Jiang Liu: "Don't think I didn't see you; you're from the Feixu Sect!"

"They have money to offer tribute to the Flying Void Sect, but not to our White Cloud Sect?"

"You won't pay, huh? Men, bring the boat!"

Zhang Piaomiao of the Baiyun Sect shouted that he would have Jiang Liu's Supreme Dragon Boat towed away.

"Go to hell! This is outrageous!"

"Three Elements Flying Immortal Sword!"

You have killed Zhang Piaomiao of the White Cloud Sect.

You killed a disciple of the White Cloud Sect.

"They're really bullying country bumpkins!"

Jiang Liu's face darkened, and he grew angrier the more he thought about it. He casually marked the White Cloud Sect again before continuing his journey to the Qilian Mountains, grumbling all the while.

Fortunately, there's still quite a bit of time before the world boss starts, otherwise, with all the interruptions, we might not even be able to eat our shit properly.

He quickly left the Baiyun Sect area.

Soon, the third wave of righteous NPCs appeared.

"I am Wang Zhengqi, a disciple of the Haoran Sect. May I ask what brings you to the territory under the jurisdiction of my Haoran Sect?"

Jiang Liu: “.”

Jiang Liu glanced at the other person, then looked up at the sky. The sun was still shining brightly, and there wasn't a cloud in the sky.

I thought to myself, it's not dark yet.
Despite the bright sky, he felt a chill run through his body.

The sky in this Central Plains is even darker than the sky in the Nine-Layer Demon Realm!
Jiang Liu looked at the other person with great exhaustion and said weakly, "Are you charging a toll or an air traffic control fee?"

"What do you mean by that, fellow Daoist?"

Wang Zhengqi of the Haoran Sect looked at Jiang Liu with a surprised expression, shook his head and smiled, "Our Haoran Sect cultivates the Haoran Righteous Qi Technique. Our sect's tenet is bright and clear. How could we do such a dirty thing as collecting tolls?"

"Fellow Daoist, you have misunderstood me!"

what?
Am I misunderstanding something?
Jiang Liu looked at the other person with a puzzled expression and asked, "If you're not here to collect tolls, then why are you stopping me?"

"That's it."

Haoran Sect's King Zhengqi smiled and said, "In order to purify the spiritual energy within its jurisdiction, Haoran Sect has specially consumed a large number of rare spiritual plants to plant in the area. All fellow Daoists who step into the area under our sect's jurisdiction can absorb the purified spiritual energy of our sect."

"Since they have absorbed the purified spiritual energy of our sect, they have an obligation to share the costs incurred by our sect for this purpose."

"Purification and absorption fee for spiritual energy: 100 million spirit stones. Please pay."

Jiang Liu: “.”

Is this a case of forced buying and selling?

After all that babbling, aren't you still just trying to rob us?

Another million spirit stones. Did you sects plan this all in advance?

"No, I'm just curious."

Jiang Liu looked at them speechlessly: "Is 100 million spirit stones a small amount in Zhongzhou? Why do you guys just throw around 100 million spirit stones? What will you do if you encounter someone who doesn't have the money?"

"Easy to handle."

Wang Zhengqi of the Haoran Sect said with a smile, "Our sect will provide special credit spirit stone loans with a monthly interest rate of only 9%. You don't have to worry about not being able to repay the money. Our sect will also provide jobs with high returns." "As long as you step into our sect's territory and take a breath of Haoran Zhengqi, you will have to pay this 100 million spirit stones, unless you don't give face to our Haoran Sect's ancestor."

Credit Stone Loan, monthly interest rate 9%.
High-paying jobs.
We have to pay that 100 million spirit stones.
Are the righteous cultivators in Zhongzhou really so lawless?
Taiyi Immortal Alliance, look at them! Is this still the righteous path? They're even more demonic than the demonic path!
It feels like it's time for a just and upright official to come and wipe out all the righteous sects in Zhongzhou.

"understood."

Jiang Liu sighed, nodded, and began to read the message.

You have killed Wang Zhengqi of the Haoran Sect.

You have killed a disciple of the Haoran Sect.

He had already killed three NPCs from righteous sects in less than an hour since arriving in Zhongzhou, and he felt that his life was getting more and more carefree.

After killing three waves of righteous sect NPCs, no one stopped him anymore.

It wasn't that the NPCs from the righteous sects were afraid; it was that he had gone to the Qilian Mountains.

After passing through the areas of the three righteous sects, Feixu Sect, Baiyun Sect, and Haoran Sect, he finally arrived at the Qilian Mountains.

That is to say, there are only three righteous sects between his starting point in Zhongzhou and the Qilian Mountains. If there were ten, he probably wouldn't be able to reach the Qilian Mountains until dark.

"This mountain range is so huge, where is the world boss located?"

Jiang Liu gazed at the endless black and yellow mountain range and, without the slightest hesitation, immediately opened the mini-map.

Sure enough, the coordinates of the world boss have been displayed.

At the very center of the Qilian Mountains map, a huge blood-red skull pattern is displayed, which is the location of the world boss, Fallen Night.

Now that we know the exact location, things will be much easier.

Jiang Liu, piloting the ultimate-class dragon boat, recklessly charged towards the central region of the Qilian Mountains.

He thought the suffering was over, but he never imagined that it was only the beginning.

The Qilian Mountains are one of the strongholds of the demonic forces in Zhongzhou. Not only does it house the Holy Demon Sect Master, who is at the Great Perfection of the Integration Stage, but it also has more than a dozen demonic ancestors at the Integration Stage.

In such a place, almost no righteous person dares to act recklessly.

Except for the river.

Unaware that the Qilian Mountains were the lair of the demonic path, he acted openly and brazenly, his ten-thousand-meter-long Supreme Dragon Boat flying recklessly over the Qilian Mountains, alarming many demonic NPCs hidden within the mountains.

"Holy crap! What a huge celestial ship!"

"Has the righteous alliance attacked?"

"I heard that someone has formed a demonic alliance in the Qilian Mountains, which has angered the Taiyi Immortal Alliance, which has sent people to annihilate us."

"real or fake?"

"They just sent a Nascent Soul ant to wipe us out?"

"Huh? Just a Nascent Soul cultivator!"

"Damn it! What are we waiting for? Letting a mere Nascent Soul cultivator swagger around in my Qilian Mountains in a celestial vessel is a slap in the face to my Qilian Mountains!"

"Can we tolerate this? Who can tolerate this?"

"Brothers, let's charge at him together!"

Jiang Liu's Supreme Dragon Boat caused huge waves in the Qilian Mountains, making all the demonic NPCs who saw the Supreme Dragon Boat tremble with fear.

How many righteous cultivators could such a large immortal ship carry?
Could it be that the Taiyi Immortal Alliance really sent people to wipe them out?

But soon they realized something was wrong.

Why is there only one aura on this supreme dragon boat?

Moreover, how come this aura is only at the mid-Nascent Soul stage? It's so weak!
Jiang Liu's aura left the demonic NPCs bewildered and puzzled.

After multiple probes, they confirmed that the aura on the Supreme Dragon Boat consisted of only a Nascent Soul cultivator in the early stage. Overjoyed, they roared and charged out from the shadows, surrounding Jiang Liu's Supreme Dragon Boat.

Come again?

Damn it, when will this ever end?!
Jiang Liu's face darkened instantly when he saw dozens of NPCs suddenly rush out and block his way.

After the righteous path, you've come to the demonic path. Do you really think I'm your ATM?
"Ha, a mere Nascent Soul cultivator dares to come to my Qilian Mountains? You really don't know the meaning of death!"

"I'm giving you a chance now. Give my brothers 1 spirit stones each, or I'll make sure you die a horrible death!"

1 spirit stones per person?
The Demonic Path is so damn easy to deal with!
But, I don't want to spend a single penny!

Jiang Liu coldly swept his gaze over the circle of demonic NPCs, too lazy to even utter a word, and directly pulled out the Azure Blood Hundred Slaughter Sword.

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"Three Elements Flying Immortal Sword!"

With a single sword strike, the world changes color!
The terrifying sword aura swept across the Qilian Mountains for hundreds of miles, enveloping all the demonic cultivators present under its frost-like sword power!

Clear the screen with one sword!
All the demonic NPCs who came to besiege the Supreme Dragon Boat were killed in an instant, with only a few who were far away escaping this calamity!
Although he didn't die, he was terrified, dumbfounded, and his face turned deathly pale.

This is the mid-stage Nascent Soul realm?!

Who among the mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivators can instantly kill a large number of Nascent Soul Fusion cultivators?
"This boy is terrifying! Retreat immediately!"

"Where is the sect leader? Quickly, call the sect leader for reinforcements!"

"The sect leader has gone to a meeting of the Demonic Path Alliance!"

"It's over. Sending such a powerful mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator to the Qilian Mountains means the Taiyi Immortal Alliance is really going to attack us!"

"Disband! Disband! We can't stay in the Qilian Mountains!"

The demonic NPC, who was watching from a great distance, turned pale with fright when he saw dozens of his brothers being killed by the enemy with a single sword strike. Without the slightest hesitation, he turned tail and ran.

No wonder a mere mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator dared to brazenly charge into the Qilian Mountains; it turns out it was the Taiyi Immortal Alliance's trump card!
We can't afford to mess with them. Let's skip the Demonic Alliance and meet again in the Qilian Mountains in ten thousand years!

"Hmph, let's see who dares to rob me now!"

Jiang Liu, having been observed by those hiding in the shadows, disappeared completely. He let out a cold snort, sheathed his Azure Blood Hundred Slaughter Sword, and continued forward.

He didn't retrieve the Supreme Dragon Boat, and just flew openly over the Qilian Mountains, which could be considered fishing.

Whether intimidated by Jiang Liu's imposing aura or because the escaped demonic NPCs spread the news, Jiang Liu's journey was much safer.

Jiang Liu was furious when he encountered the robbers.

Jiang Liu felt a bit bored after not encountering any robbers.

He arrived safely at the location of the world boss.

But before he could get close, suddenly, more than a dozen extremely terrifying auras appeared, like mountains of immense weight, and a suffocating pressure surged from all directions!

Is this the aura of someone in the Fusion stage?!
Jiang Liu's expression changed drastically. When he subconsciously looked over, he heard a wild laugh that resounded throughout the world.

"Hahahaha! Jiang Liu! It's actually you!"

"God has been kind to me, sending my greatest enemy in this life right in front of me, hahaha!"

Holy crap, that voice sounds so familiar!
Jiang Liu's heart skipped a beat, and he looked over with a very ominous premonition. He saw the Poison King and a group of powerful cultivators flying over, looking at him with smug and cheerful smiles.

Oh no, the villain has gotten away with it.

(End of this chapter)