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Chapter 147: Money Talks
"Golden Spirit Seed, hand it over."
Lin Feng ignored the shock of everyone around him and spoke calmly to Old Master Lei.
All the Peixian Youth turned their gazes toward Lin Feng. They had to admit that this young man was indeed powerful. According to their previous agreement, since Thunder Sword had been defeated, he was to hand over the Golden Spirit Seed.
Old Master Lei snorted coldly, glaring at Lin Feng. "Today is my birthday, and you come here to cause a scene and even injured my grandson. Guan Family, is this your way of doing things?"
Lin Feng looked at Old Master Lei with a calm expression and continued, "Golden Spirit Seed, hand it over."
This simple statement nearly took Old Master Lei's breath away. He waved his right hand, and a golden light appeared in his palm. In his hand was a treasure resembling amber.
As Old Master Lei waved his hand, the Golden Spirit Seed fell into Lin Feng's grasp.
"What good is the Golden Spirit Seed to you? Young man, you need to be alive to use it," Old Master Lei threatened openly, which also served as a challenge to the Guan Family.
You can challenge me; can’t I challenge you to reclaim what I have lost?
Lin Feng took the Golden Spirit Seed without even glancing at the crowd and directly swallowed it. His action stunned everyone, leaving all the Peixian Youth in silence and shock.
Even Old Master Lei was left speechless. He never expected Lin Feng to be so decisive.
This act was undoubtedly a slap in the face for Old Master Lei. Even if Lin Feng were to die here, the Lei Family would never be able to reclaim the Golden Spirit Seed.
After swallowing the Golden Spirit Seed, Lin Feng felt a scorching wave of heat surging through his body, causing him intense pain. He sensed that his physical body was suffering tremendous damage.
Lin Feng immediately sat down in meditation, beginning to refine and absorb the metallic power contained within the Golden Spirit Seed.
Old Master Lei quietly watched Lin Feng, observing his unwavering confidence as if he were invisible. Uncontrollably, Old Master Lei's hands began to tremble.
With a swift motion, the Thunder Sword fell into his right hand. As Old Master Lei's Vital Energy spread out, a formidable aura of lightning enveloped the Thunder Sword.
A tremendous pressure radiated from Old Master Lei, causing those around him to sense an impending danger and instinctively retreat.
Soon, only Old Master Lei, Lin Feng, and the Guan Family remained in the arena.
The strands of lightning grew brighter, chilling to the bone. Ultimately, these strands coalesced into true bolts of lightning.
The Vital Energy from the ground surged wildly into Old Master Lei's vicinity, causing dark clouds to gather ominously above him. From within those clouds, genuine thunder began to rumble.
"Guan Family. Please."
As Old Master Lei finished speaking, he flicked his wrist, and the electric glow emanating from the Thunder Sword became blindingly bright, making it difficult to look directly at.
With a thrust of the sword, lightning overlapped along its blade. Above in the sky, numerous bolts of electricity appeared, one so thick it resembled an arm.
The Guan Family stood firm in the arena, exuding confidence. Despite the fierce winds swirling around her, her black attire remained still, retaining its original purple hue.
As she gazed at the Thunder Sword wrapped in electric light and the countless bolts above her head, Guan Family softly remarked, "In the end, Enlightenment comes a bit late. The momentum is abundant, but Dao Rhythm is lacking."
With that statement, Guan Family made her move. An exceptionally chilling aura emanated from her. This coldness was tinged with a faint moonlight hue. Unlike the dazzling thunder, it appeared somewhat unassuming.
The cold energy momentarily blocked the Thunder Sword's assault but only temporarily.
In Guan Family's hand appeared a long black whip. As her surging Vital Energy spread out, the whip revealed an even more sinister aura, with an eerie black essence subtly swirling around it.
At that moment, from within the thick clouds above, a bolt of lightning as thick as an arm crashed down with a roar towards Guan Family.
The Guan Family stood still, simply waving the long whip.
Crack...
A clear sound echoed from the whip. It wasn't particularly harsh, and to the ears, it seemed rather soft. Yet this sound drowned out the thunderous roars above. It directly shattered the bolt of lightning that had been falling from the sky.
Then, the Guan Family tossed the whip into the air. The whip soared like a flying dragon, diving into the thick clouds above. The sky crackled with intermittent sounds, too loud for the Peixian Youths below, who watched in utter tension, their faces reflecting deep fear.
The Peixian Youths could hardly believe that such a young woman could be so formidable.
With just a single whip, she was able to block countless bolts of lightning overhead.
At that moment, Old Master Lei broke free from the chill and coldly remarked, "Without your whip, let's see how you defend yourself."
"I have an abundance of magical treasures because I am quite wealthy."
With that, the Guan Family formed a seal with her hands, summoning another Ninth-Grade Treasure. The seal expanded, resembling a towering mountain. It crushed the void as it descended upon Old Master Lei's head.
Old Master Lei had no choice but to halt his advance and swung his Thunder Sword upward to block the descending seal.
Bang bang bang...
The continuous sounds of impact rang out as Old Master Lei unleashed a total of eight hundred ninety-two strikes before finally dispelling the Divine Radiance seal that fell to the ground.
Old Master Lei looked at the Guan Family coldly and said, "Let's see how many more Ninth-Grade Treasures you have."
Having reached the Master Realm in cultivation, he could fully unleash the power of a Ninth-Grade Treasure. However, to harness the soul-based might contained within a magical artifact required understanding of a Grandmaster's Dao Rhythm.
Any Master Realm cultivator would possess only a limited number of Ninth-Grade Treasures. These treasures were rare and represented a high tier of magical artifacts. Moreover, Master Realm practitioners focused on their specific paths; carrying too many treasures could lead to dilution and hinder their cultivation of Dao Rhythm.
However, all rules apply to ordinary people. Some individuals are destined to be anything but ordinary.
The Guan Family spoke lightly, "I have never lacked money, nor do I lack any treasures."
As the words fell, divine radiance surged from the Guan Family repeatedly.
A snow-white sword, a Ninth-Grade Treasure, shot forth like a streak of lightning towards Old Master Lei.
A bronze hammer, also a Ninth-Grade Treasure, descended with the might of thunder upon Old Master Lei.
A silver hook, yet another Ninth-Grade Treasure, flew through an unusual arc, slicing towards Old Master Lei.
...
Ninth-Grade Treasures appeared in increasing numbers, dazzling the onlookers. Each one was a treasure that even powers like Pei County and the Lei Family would covet, let alone major sects across a state.
Indeed, even a major sect like the Azure Cloud Sect possessed no more than thirty Ninth-Grade Treasures. Yet the Guan Family had already displayed fifty.
"Is this enough? If not, I have more," the Guan Family said calmly.
Old Master Lei was buried beneath the divine radiance of thirty Ninth-Grade Treasures; no one could see him. He was besieged from all sides, as if facing the combined assault of dozens of elders from a major sect.
Old Master Lei finally understood why the Guan Family was considered immensely wealthy in Gaojing and even across the Jiuzhou Continent. Today he truly witnessed how enviable such wealth could be.
"Ah..."
Old Master Lei let out a roar of unwillingness, his eyes ablaze with countless flames reigniting. With this roar, he unleashed all his cultivation without holding anything back.
In an instant, dark clouds and lightning phenomena gathered above him and plunged into the Thunder Sword. The light emitted by the Thunder Sword was so brilliant that it dimmed the sun, bright enough to make one mistake it for a treasure forged from pure lightning rather than a tangible sword.
Then, Old Master Lei thrust out his sword with all his might.
Unfortunately, despite his full effort, he could not break through the powerful ocean of thirty Ninth-Grade Treasures. The Thunder Sword Light was consumed within the vast might of the Ninth-Grade Treasures.
All brilliance faded away, and all magical artifacts disappeared; the battle came to an end.
Old Master Lei bled from his chest as he looked at the Guan Family, filled with anger, and said sternly, "If it weren't for the power of your treasures, how could you have defeated me?"
In the distance, the Peixian Youth had yet to recover from the shocking scene they had just witnessed. Seeing their Ancestor defeated in such a disheveled manner was hard for them to believe.
The Guan Family calmly replied, "I am wealthy. Even without spending money to crush you, you are no match for me."
To crush a Master Realm expert with thirty Ninth-Grade Treasures could only be done by a wealthy family like the Guan Family.
Old Master Lei looked at his numerous wounds, blood flowing continuously from them. All these injuries were inflicted by those magical artifacts. Suddenly, he let out a harsh laugh and said, "Even if you have defeated me, do you think you can leave Pei County unscathed?"
"Controlling thirty Ninth-Grade Treasures at once must have exhausted your Vital Energy and your soul's power."
"Peixian Youth, capture this thief."
In the hearts of the Peixian Youth, Old Master Lei was their deity. He had protected Pei County for centuries, ensuring peace and prosperity. Now that someone had harmed their guardian deity, many were willing to fight despite their fear.
The more humble individuals were often more willing to risk their lives for those who had sheltered them.
"Kill them."
"Gather everyone; we cannot let these two escape."
The Peixian Youth shouted in unison. There were young disciples from the Nurturing Origin Realm and Mid-Life Realm. There were also middle-aged cultivators from Fate Realization and a few early Enlightenment Realm cultivators like Lei Xuan.
Everyone unleashed their most powerful treasures, attacking fiercely and without mercy, fighting with a disregard for their own lives.
Watching this scene, Old Master Lei felt comforted and proud.
If only the Queen would allow herself to extend beyond Pei County, to lead more territories and control more resources. His cultivation speed could have been much faster.
Unfortunately, the Queen's eyes were solely on the Martial Emperor. All considerations were made to alleviate the burdens of the Martial Emperor.
The Queen's existence indeed allowed the influence of Pei County and the Lei Family to flourish, but it also limited the growth of the Lei Family.
A Master Realm expert controlling thirty Ninth-Grade Treasures in battle should, in theory, have very little Vital Energy left within them. They would be unable to unleash another wave of power from the Ninth-Grade Treasures.
Old Master Lei looked at the Guan Family: "Even if I cannot kill you, I will make you suffer before you leave. And that child, since he swallowed my Lei Family's Golden Spirit Seed, will pay with his life." (To be continued...)
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