This is a cultivation game, but the operation is bad

Thanks to General Yang and Ye Longying's selfless rescue, Jiang Liu traversed hundreds of thousands of miles of rivers and mountains in one breath, flying all the way from the Central Plains coast to his hometown.

"Hold on, hold on!"

Jiang Liu flew wildly, head down: "As long as we rush into the Crimson Flame Divine Continent, the Taiyi Immortal Alliance won't be able to reach as far as it wants!"

It is actually possible to reach across the border, but what if Xuan Chenzi cannot enforce the law across states?

Then he would live, wouldn't he?
Since I'm going to be running around anyway, I might as well run back to my hometown, it feels more familiar.

[Ding! You have entered the Crimson Flame Divine Continent]

Finally, I'm back home!

What about Xuan Chenzi?
Why are you still chasing me when I'm already home?
When Jiang Liu turned around, his face immediately darkened.

Xuan Chenzi's figure flashed like a red lightning bolt, chasing straight in.

Damn, this guy can even enforce the law across state lines.

Damn it, as a player, I have to reach the Nascent Soul stage to travel from Crimson Flame Divine Continent to Central Continent. Why is it that when an NPC in the Mahayana stage comes to Crimson Flame Divine Continent, they don't drop to the Nascent Soul stage?

The Crimson Flame Divine Continent is a beginner's village. Shouldn't powerful beings be suppressed by their cultivation level when they come to a beginner's village? Why is Xuan Chenzi still in the late stage of the Mahayana stage?

Xuan Chenzi's gaze locked onto Jiang Liu like a hawk's, a cold smile curling at the corner of his lips: "Little thief, do you think you can escape my pursuit by fleeing to a remote prefecture?"

"Today is your death day!"

Before he could finish speaking, the blue phoenix wings on Xuan Chenzi's back flapped suddenly, and he instantly closed the distance between himself and Jiang Liu as if he had teleported.

The Burning Heaven Sword's red light surged, and the flames on its blade almost burned through the sky of the Crimson Flame Divine Continent. A terrifying pressure swept over the land, making it difficult for Jiang Liu to even breathe.

There is no escape!
Jiang Liu watched Xuan Chenzi approach, a fierce glint flashing in his eyes.

He abruptly stopped, retracted the Thunder Wings on his back, held the Righteous Qi Sword horizontally in front of his chest, and his spiritual energy circulated wildly around him!

"You old bastard! All I did was steal some immortal-grade materials from your Taiyi Immortal Alliance! Is it really worth chasing me for hundreds of thousands of miles and trying to kill me?!"

Jiang Liu roared, "Today, even if I die ten thousand times, I will still skin you alive!"

I've run so far, why are you still chasing me!

Deceiving too much!

"Shameless talk!"

Xuan Chenzi snorted coldly, and the Burning Heaven Sword, carrying the force of burning mountains and boiling seas, slashed down at Jiang Liu!

"Death!"

The crimson sword energy tore through the air, emitting a piercing shriek, and even space itself was distorted in its wake.

Jiang Liu's pupils contracted sharply. He dared not be negligent in the slightest and poured all his spiritual energy into the Righteous Qi Sword.

"The Tenth Heaven of the Soaring Clouds!"

"Ten Directions Suppressing Fist!"

"One Qi Transforms into Three Bodies!"

Jiang Liu unleashed his ultimate technique almost simultaneously, with three clones wielding longswords to meet the sword energy.

He then gathered all his strength and threw a punch, the wind from which howled and collided violently with the sword energy.

boom!
A deafening roar exploded in the sky above the Crimson Flame Divine Continent, and terrifying energy shockwaves spread in all directions. The mountains below were leveled, and the rivers instantly evaporated, revealing cracked riverbeds.

Jiang Liu's three clones were torn apart by the sword energy as easily as paper. He himself was thrown away by the huge impact, spitting out blood, and flew hundreds of meters away before crashing heavily onto a crimson mountain.

Health dropped by 50%!

The difference between the ten realms is like an insurmountable chasm.

Xuan Chenzi slowly walked up to Jiang Liu, looking down at him with disdain in his eyes: "Little thief, if you obediently hand over the immortal-grade materials and then cripple your cultivation, I can spare your life and leave you with a whole corpse."

"Forgive me?"

Jiang Liu scoffed, "If I didn't want to die, would you really think you could kill me?"

If it weren't for protecting the immortal-grade materials in his backpack, he would have simply collapsed and died. What could Xuan Chenzi have done to him?
I'll lie here like a corpse and wait a year or two before I avenge this grudge!

But no.

These are hundreds of immortal-grade materials; he would be heartbroken to return them.

Jiang Liu stood up and continued to attack Xuan Chenzi. Even if he couldn't defeat him, he wanted to at least take a piece of his skin.

"The Tenth Heaven of the Soaring Clouds!"

"Divine Thunder Punishment!"

"Raging Thunder!"

"Ten Directions Suppressing Fist!"

"Three Elements Flying Immortal Sword!"

"You have a small skill, but you still dare to do the same thing?"

Xuan Chenzi simply waved his sleeve, and a surge of powerful spiritual energy broke through the myriad laws of the river.

Sunima!
Why are the late-stage Mahayana practitioners so strong?!
I've spent so much money on this game, and I'm still only at the early stage of the Fusion Realm. I can't even beat a late-stage Mahayana Realm player. This game is trash!

Jiang Liu cursed inwardly, feeling somewhat desperate. Did he really have to return those hundred pieces of immortal-grade materials?
Returning it would be one thing, but to be expelled from the Taiyi Immortal Alliance and wanted throughout the Central Plains is a bit too much.

I, Jiang Liu, never do business at a loss!

So here's the question: Xuan Chenzi is right in front of me, who can save me?

Only self-reliance can save us!

How to save yourself?

Just then, Jiang Liu's gaze fell on the storage bag, which contained the hundred pieces of immortal-grade materials that he had fought so hard to obtain.

Suddenly, a bold idea flashed through his mind like lightning.

What is that old bastard Xuan Chenzi after chasing me for so long?
It's not just this batch of immortal-grade materials! The rules of the Taiyi Immortal Alliance are very strict. Even if he kills me and hands over the materials to the Immortal Alliance, at most he'll just be completing a task. The only thing that will end up in his own pocket is the task reward.

But if I were to give him a portion of the materials...
hiss.
Could this be the real gameplay of the wanted missions?
Jiang Liu suddenly had an idea: what if he sent a late-stage Mahayana NPC to escort and kill the player?
Then we'll have to come up with another unconventional solution.

What is a surprise attack?

Dragging the other party down is a brilliant tactic!
This old man has lived for so long, there's no way he wouldn't be greedy.

Once you take the bribe, they'll be one of us!

Jiang Liu suddenly raised his head, looked at Xuan Chenzi, and smiled, a smile that seemed very cunning: "Senior Xuan Chenzi, this junior has something to say."

Xuan Chenzi frowned, slightly raised the tip of his sword, and said coldly, "You're about to die, what tricks are you trying to pull?"

"Senior Xuan Chenzi, please don't make a move!"

Jiang Liu quickly waved his hand and said, "I have something to say! I have a business deal I'd like to do with you!"

"Buy or sell?"

Xuan Chenzi sneered as if he had heard the biggest joke in the world: "What business can a dying man like you do with me?"

"Of course!"

Jiang Liu took a deep breath, lowered his voice, and deliberately made his tone extremely sincere as he said, "Senior, look, the batch of immortal-grade materials I stole amounted to a full one hundred pieces. If you kill me, these materials will have to be handed over to the Taiyi Immortal Alliance. At most, you'll only gain some merit, but you won't get any benefit at all, right?"

Xuan Chenzi's eyes flickered slightly, and the sword energy at his fingertips subsided by half. He neither spoke nor made a move.

This little thief has really hit the nail on the head.

A reward from the Immortal Alliance?

Yes. His reward for escorting this batch of immortal-grade materials was two immortal-grade materials.

But compared to one hundred pieces, it's still far from enough!
There is a play!

Seeing that Xuan Chenzi had stopped, Jiang Liu was overjoyed and quickly pressed his advantage, saying, "However! If you spare me, I am willing to offer you ten pieces of immortal-grade materials as a token of my respect!"

"Ten pieces! Senior! These are ten pieces of immortal-grade materials! Enough for you to forge an immortal artifact!"

He held up one finger, his face contorted with pain. Ten pieces of immortal-grade materials were enough to forge a low-grade immortal artifact.

But compared to being wanted throughout the entire region, what is this loss?
Xuan Chenzi stared into Jiang Liu's eyes, remained silent for a moment, then suddenly sneered, "Ten items? You little thief, are you trying to fob me off like a beggar?"

Ten items?

It's really a big joke in the world!

I chased you for hundreds of thousands of miles, from Zhongzhou to Chilian Shenzhou. The spiritual energy I expended, the magic treasures I damaged, and the cultivation time I wasted are far more than ten pieces of immortal-grade materials could make up for.

Moreover, if this matter is exposed, the risks I will bear will be far more than just ten pieces of material.

This is simply, this is simply treating this old man like a beggar!

"Ten pieces are not enough?"

Jiang Liu's eyes widened in disbelief as he exclaimed, "Senior, these are ten pieces of Immortal-grade materials! That's quite a lot!"

"Didn't you see that million-yuan Nascent Soul cultivator before? I still have to distribute them to dozens of people, and each person can only get one or two items at most! You taking ten items is already the absolute limit!"

"If it weren't for wanting to make friends with you, senior, I would rather die than hand over these ten pieces of immortal-grade materials!"

"Humph!"

Xuan Chenzi sheathed the Burning Heaven Sword, stood with his hands behind his back, and glanced at Jiang Liu's storage bag. A flash of greed crossed his eyes, and he said in a calm tone, "I don't care how many people you share the spoils with. I only know that this batch of immortal-grade materials belongs to my Taiyi Immortal Alliance, and my Taiyi Immortal Alliance has the right to dispose of them!"

As he spoke, he held up five fingers, his tone resolute and imposing: "Fifty pieces! If you're short even one, I'll kill you on the spot!"

Fifty pieces, that's the exact number.

This will not only compensate for my losses but also allow me to advance my cultivation to a higher level. If this little thief knows what's good for him, he'll obediently hand it over, and I might spare his life. But if he doesn't know what's good for him...
Hmph, even if I kill him, the materials will still be mine. At worst, I'll just say he was killed by a demonic cultivator and most of the materials were stolen!

Fifty items
Jiang Liu's face turned green, and he was immediately rendered speechless, not knowing how to bargain.

This NPC casually offers fifty pieces of immortal-grade materials; when he gets greedy, players are practically out of the game.

I can't even get fifty pieces!

"impossible!"

Jiang Liu shook his head decisively: "Senior, you want fifty out of a hundred immortal-grade materials? Why don't you just rob me?!"

"I'm robbing it right now."

Xuan Chenzi said calmly, his tone carrying an undeniable air of authority: "Either give me fifty pieces, and I'll let you go, and we'll pretend today's events never happened; or I'll kill you. Besides, the immortal-grade materials were stolen by the demonic cultivators, so I'll just accept being punished for a while."

A large batch of immortal-grade materials were lost, and he would definitely be punished by the Taiyi Immortal Alliance, but it didn't matter, after all, these were a hundred pieces of immortal-grade materials!
"I'd choose your grandma's legs!"

Jiang Liu couldn't help but swear: "Here are fifty pieces. How are we going to divide them when we get back?"

"Twenty items at most, any more than that and you can kill me!"

As he spoke, he tilted his head to the side and waited to die.

"Hmph, don't try that on me, I won't fall for it!"

Xuan Chenzi snorted: "You robbed the Taiyi Immortal Alliance's supplies, which is a capital offense. I'm already showing you mercy by letting you go. Fifty pieces of immortal-grade materials are what I deserve."

"However, I don't want to offend a force that can gather a million Nascent Soul cultivators. How about this, give me thirty items, and I'll take responsibility for this when I get back."

To grant such leniency, demanding bribes of thirty pieces of immortal-grade materials—Xuan Chenzi, you're truly something else!

However, thirty items is really a bit too many.

Since we can talk, let's talk some more?

"No! Twenty-five pieces at most!"

Jiang Liu gritted his teeth and said, "Twenty-five pieces! No more than that! Any more and I won't be able to explain it to the brothers!"

"Senior Xuan Chenzi, this was a friendly transaction. Perhaps there will be other opportunities in the future!"

"Senior, isn't our friendship worth more than five pieces of immortal-grade materials?!"

This time they dragged Xuan Chenzi into the mess, and next time there'll be another good thing like robbing the Taiyi Immortal Alliance, they'll still be able to call on Xuan Chenzi!
Great!
Xuan Chenzi remained silent for a long time. He understood Jiang Liu's meaning and was even more moved.

Twenty-five items, though fewer than expected, are still enough. If there's another chance, it's not up for discussion.

at last.

Xuan Chenzi slowly spoke: "Twenty-five items. That's acceptable."

Gan!
We've finally managed to bribe this bastard!

Twenty-five pieces of Immortal-grade materials—that's really expensive for a late-stage Mahayana NPC!
Jiang Liu breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Xuan Chenzi had agreed.

Once is never enough, old Xuanzi, you took my money, and there'll be more to come... hehehehe
"but."

Xuan Chenzi abruptly changed the subject, his eyes narrowing, his tone turning icy as he said, "You must promise that you will not mention today's events to anyone. If you divulge even a single word, even if you flee to the ends of the earth, I will still take your life."

He, a high-ranking member of the Taiyi Immortal Alliance and a late-stage Mahayana cultivator, partnered with others to divide a batch of immortal-grade materials from the Taiyi Immortal Alliance. This was a major taboo, and if outsiders found out, even though he was a late-stage Mahayana cultivator, he would not escape the Taiyi Immortal Alliance's purge.

After all, the Taiyi Immortal Alliance has quite a few late-stage Mahayana cultivators.

"Don't worry! Don't worry!"

Jiang Liu nodded hurriedly, patting his chest and promising, "I, Jiang Liu, swear to heaven that I will never mention what happened today to anyone! If I divulge even a single word, may I be struck by lightning and die a horrible death!"

Xuan Chenzi nodded in satisfaction and held out his hand: "Give it to me."

Jiang Liu reluctantly opened his storage bag, carefully counted out twenty-five pieces of immortal-grade materials, and handed them to Xuan Chenzi.

With each item delivered, his heart ached, and the expression on his face was worse than if he were crying.

Those immortal-grade materials, each gleaming with a lustrous light, now felt like knives cutting into his flesh.

Xuan Chenzi accepted the immortal-grade materials, scanned them with his divine sense, and after confirming that they were correct, a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

He put the materials into his storage ring, glanced at Jiang Liu, and said indifferently, "You can leave now. I'll handle the aftermath."

He had already figured out how to report it.

"Goodbye, senior!"

"Until we meet again, senior!"

Jiang Liu didn't want to get entangled with Xuan Chenzi any longer, so he immediately turned around and returned to Zhongzhou.

And this time.

A system notification tone suddenly sounded.

[Congratulations on completing the wanted mission—Traitor of the Immortal Alliance]

[Task Reward: Unlock Title - Traitor of the Taiyi Immortal Alliance]

[Taiyi Immortal Alliance Traitor: Increases damage dealt to Taiyi Immortal Alliance cultivators by 100%, grants immunity to all low-level Taiyi Immortal Alliance wanted notices, and prevents the Taiyi Immortal Alliance from issuing low-level wanted notices against you when you harm the interests of the Taiyi Immortal Alliance.]

[Detected that you have made a private deal with Xuan Chenzi, a late-stage Mahayana NPC. Hidden title unlocked - The Cuckold]

[Those who collude: Prices are reduced by 10% when trading with NPCs]

Jiang Liu: “????”

Is this mission accomplished?
Oh right, after all, Xuan Chenzi has given up the pursuit, so the mission is complete, isn't it?

It's a shame the mission rewards weren't great. (End of Chapter)