A Thousand Years of Immortal Dreams

"Can't you even tell the truth?!"

Cao Wang snatched the book from Hua An's hand and cursed angrily.

"Am I the kind of person who can't handle things?"

Hua An chuckled and punched Cao Wang on the shoulder.

Then he put his arm around Cao Wang and walked inside.

He knew that Cao Wang had forgiven him again.

"I know what I did wasn't ethical, but you have no idea how ruthless those guys are, look..."

Hua An lifted his shirt, revealing a dark bruise on his chest.

"If the law enforcement team hadn't arrived in time, I might have been beaten to death!"

Cao Wang gestured with his lips, as if he wanted to say something, but didn't.

He just clenched his fists tightly.

"Oh, right!"

We went inside.

Hua An sat down.

"hiss!"

But because the movement was too large, it aggravated the injury in his chest, and he immediately gasped.

"Wait a minute!"

Cao Wang immediately rummaged through his belongings and took out the spiritual medicine that he had obtained from extorting money from Wang Hu and the others, which Zhao Dezhu had sent to Danfeng for free treatment. He then quickly applied it to Hua An.

"How is it?"

"Hey! It feels cool now, much better!"

Hua An was immediately taken aback.

Then he continued.

"Speaking of which, there's a reason why I mentioned getting Wang Hu's Thunder Steel Stone earlier."

"What do you mean?"

Cao Wang couldn't wait to start flipping through the book of primordial servants.

"This thing is indeed not expensive, but it's still worth at least twenty or thirty spirit stones. You're right, it couldn't have been given to Wang Hu by his senior sisters."

I know Wang Hu; he's all talk and no action, a real man for three seconds.

Therefore, we can rule out his ability to be well-endowed and skilled in bed.

Then, let's exclude the possibility that she's being kept by her senior.

So it must have been something he bought from his senior sister at a high price.

Wang Hu comes from a wealthy family in the secular world; he has a good family background and is very rich.

I heard that he was preparing to forge a magical artifact, and he had almost gathered all the materials.

I mean, let's see if we can actually mess with him?

"Come on!"

Cao Wang flatly rejected this unrealistic idea.

"Leaving aside the fact that Cao Wang has already reached the ninth level of Qi Refining, we are no match for the people around him."

What level of Qi Refining are you at, kid?

Don't end up losing your life!

Cao Wang advised without even looking up.

"You don't know, this guy is very high-profile. Several groups of people are keeping an eye on him. I've even heard that people from the inner court are eyeing this kid."

Cao Wang looked up in slight surprise: "This paltry sum of money, how could it attract the attention of the inner court?"

"Don't you know?"

Hua An lowered his head and blew on the bruises on his chest, trying to accelerate the absorption and evaporation of the medicine.

"The sect doesn't provide magic weapons; everyone has to save up money to buy or forge them themselves. Even many inner disciples don't have magic weapons."

"I see!"

Cao Wang put down his book and sighed.

"However, magical artifacts are indeed important. Just like two ordinary people, one unarmed and the other holding a kitchen knife, it is obvious who is stronger and who is weaker. The same is true for magical artifacts."

"So, how about we pull off a heist?"

Hua An leaned closer, a hint of madness in his eyes.

"What on earth are you thinking, kid? You said it yourself, even the inner disciples are involved, what business is it of us little shrimps?!"

Cao Wang flicked Hua An on the forehead.

"Forget about thinking about it. Focus on your cultivation; your life is the most important thing!"

"Alright, since you're not interested, brother, then forget it!"

Hua An looked disappointed.

"Then you should get some rest. I'll be going now."

"Wang Hu and his gang won't let this go easily, so keep an eye on them!"

Having said that, he got up to leave.

When I got to the door...

Hua An turned around and glanced at Cao Wang.

Seeing that he was so engrossed in the book that he had no time to think about himself.

Hua An gritted his teeth, a resolute glint in his eyes.

He turned around, closed the door, and left.

……

……

After Hua An left.

Cao Wang watched until noon.

It only stopped when my stomach started growling.

Cao Wang had already read the book carefully.

Although the contents are somewhat incomplete, they contain accurate records about Shen Jingqiu.

The notes were written when Shen Jingqiu became the last Dao Lord.

At that time, Shen Jingqiu's past had become a popular topic of conversation.

The story of the serendipitous encounter on the back mountain also spread like wildfire.

So much so that the exact address of the opportunity was also recorded in it.

"Looking out at the precipice!"

Cao Wang memorized the contents of the notebook.

This is where Shen Jingqiu obtained the Primordial Sword Manual and the Nine Revolutions Condensing Spirit Technique.

I must tell Shen Jingqiu about this tonight.

Then they could exchange it for some talismans that she had personally carved.

This is currently the most effective way for Cao Wang to save his life.

……

Outer gate canteen.

Cao Wang then ordered another lavish and highly nourishing meal.

"Have you heard? A large-scale robbery occurred in the market town at the foot of the mountain today, and I heard that even the inner disciples were involved!"

"I know, I know, I just came back from the market. I heard that over a hundred people died!"

"Brother, tell me in detail, what exactly happened?"

……

A murmur of discussion arose from the surrounding area.

Immediately afterwards, a group of people surrounded one of the disciples.

Cao Wang also put down his chopsticks and moved closer.

"It seems to be the top student among this year's preliminary disciples, named Wang Hu. He gathered all the materials to refine the magic weapon, and he was too ostentatious, attracting the covetous eyes of many people, even the inner disciples made a move."

"I know this Wang Hu. He comes from one of the top aristocratic families in Jiangnan, Zhao State. He's incredibly wealthy, no wonder he's so arrogant!"

"Is the person dead? Were the things stolen?"

"What are you thinking? Do you think it's that easy? Wang Hu has many experts around him. It just so happens that he hosted a banquet for his inner sect senior brothers today, and hundreds of them came. They were all killed."

……

Upon hearing this, Cao Wang's heart skipped a beat.

Could it be that Hua An went too?

Thinking back to this morning, there was something off about the look in that kid's eyes when he left.

If that's the case, then it's highly likely they won't be able to come back.

"Wait a minute! Why does this story sound so familiar?"

Just then, a senior fellow who had been watching suddenly spoke up.

"Isn't this a classic case of 'luring the enemy into a trap'?"

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately became curious.

"What do you mean by 'luring the enemy into a trap'?"

"You didn't know this? Fine, you're all new here. I'll tell you, this is all a show they directed and acted in themselves."

The senior student began to explain the facts in a low voice.

"For so many years, this kind of thing has happened every year in the Blissful Sect."

Who is Wang Hu? He comes from a top-tier aristocratic family in Jiangnan, Zhao State.

Before him, had no one in their family entered the Blissful Sect?

Yes, there are!

If I'm not mistaken, there are definitely members of the Wang family in the inner sect.

They deliberately spread the news that Wang Hu was refining a magical artifact and was almost ready to gather the necessary materials, in order to attract more attention.

Then it attracted them to come and fight over it.

At that time, Wang Hu and others, together with the inner sect members, will wipe them out in one fell swoop.

Some of these people are disciples of our Blissful Sect, while many others are independent cultivators from outside.

This trick is like catching a turtle in a jar; even if it's full of mosquitoes, it can still tear off a lot of flesh from the thigh.

That's how they made their fortune.

"Wow!"

Everyone gasped in surprise.

"Is this even possible?"

"But what about these sects?"

"Why should we care? They're acting in self-defense because someone came to rob them. What's wrong with that? For so many years, the sect has turned a blind eye. Besides, a portion of their ill-gotten gains will be handed over to the law enforcement disciples, so nobody really cares!"

"Greed knows no bounds; those who love to take advantage of others are doomed!"

……

Hearing this, Cao Wang's unease grew even stronger.

He returned to his seat, his mind uneasy, intending to visit Hua An after dinner.

But when I looked down, all those highly nutritious dishes I ordered were now just a pile of leftovers.

"What the hell! Who ate my food?"

……