I Don’t Want to Get Hurt, So I’ll Max Out My Defense

Chapter 842: Chapter 843: You Choose Not to Take the Path to Heaven
 

“I’ll take it. The price is inflated, but the quality is undeniable. I’ll pick ten pieces!”

“These past few days have truly been unprecedented, with many remarkable figures and extraordinary events emerging in this little secret realm. It’s been quite the eye-opener.”

“I reckon this hoard didn’t come from just one sect. At the very least, it must’ve taken raiding three small sects to accumulate such an array of fine items.”

“Who cares where it all came from? Treasures and elixirs of such caliber aren’t commonly found. This is the perfect opportunity to snatch up a haul, even if I don’t contribute it to the sect, I can still trade them for a hefty sum of resources.”

The cultivators jostled each other in their rush, fearing the magic treasures they had their eyes on would be snatched away by others. They hurriedly paid with Immortal Stones and took their treasures.

Li Xiaobai was taking in Immortal Stones until his hands went soft, grinning from ear to ear. Beside him, Shen Qinghe was flabbergasted; had she not seen it with her own eyes, she could hardly believe it was true. Someone could actually bring out so many high-quality magic treasures and elixirs all at once, causing a mad scramble—was this the power of extortion?

“Make way; the treasures here are now under the Blade Sect’s control!”

The crowd was abruptly parted to the left and right as a group of burly men marched forward, exuding a potent iron-blood aura. Each one had a uniquely shaped blade strapped to their back, a testament to their imposing stature.

“It’s the disciples of the Blade Sect!”

“Isn’t this a bit too overbearing? This is Lingbao Temple’s stall. What right do you have to claim it all for yourselves?”

The cultivators were indignant. This was supposed to be a fair trading ground. How could they act so high-handedly?

“It’s true that we’re in front of Lingbao Temple, but that doesn’t mean this stall belongs to them. Am I right, Li Xiaobai?”

From the crowd, a rugged man stepped forward with a sinister smile. It was the Blade Sect disciple he had seen before at Xiuchun Residence; unexpectedly, they had run into each other again here.

“Brother is right. This is my private stall and has nothing to do with Lingbao Temple. May I know what brings Brother here?”

Li Xiaobai asked, his eyes twinkling with the scent of wealth.

“You’re sensible. All this junk on your stall, the Blade Sect will take it. Get it packed and handed over now.”

The rugged man casually pointed at the stall, speaking nonchalantly.

“Rounding down, that’ll be three million top-quality Immortal Stones. Which brother will settle the bill?”

Li Xiaobai asked.

“Settle the bill? You’re asking us to settle the bill?”

“Look sharp, kid. These are all the brothers who’ll be sparring with you on the stage tomorrow, each one a famed prodigy on the lists. I know you’ve broken through to the Earth Immortal Realm a few days ago, but you’re still no match for our Blade Sect disciples. If you want to stay alive on the stage tomorrow, you’d better hand over the protection money right now.”

The man’s voice was icy, his murderous intent not at all concealed.

“Are you threatening me?”

“Thinking of freeloading?”

Li Xiaobai narrowed his eyes, looking at the man before him.

“Brother Ye Yidao from the Heavenly Immortal Realm doesn’t seem to be with you guys, huh?”

“Haha, you really think too highly of yourself. Threaten you? You’re not worth it! Having the chance to meet our Brother Ye is a blessing from your past life. His name is not something you can call out so casually.”

“Hand over the treasures quickly, and perhaps we’ll spare your life on the stage tomorrow.”

The eyes of the Blade Sect members glinted with chill, and an unseen sharp force bore down on Li Xiaobai relentlessly.

“You had the path to heaven but you chose not to take it, now there’s no door to hell yet here you come. I had planned to keep a low profile until the fight on the stage, but it seems you just won’t see reason. Come into my gourd!”

Li Xiaobai slapped the Jade Gourd, and a sweep of verdant light whisked the Blade Sect members away in an instant, leaving no trace.

“Dammit, even without Brother Ye from the Heavenly Immortal Realm, they dare to be so arrogant.”

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Li Xiaobai cursed under his breath as he tucked the gourd into his bosom.

In front of the stall, the expressions of the onlooking crowd froze. Shen Qinghe’s mouth was agape enough to fit an egg; this was the first time she had witnessed Li Xiaobai take action. Even though he didn’t employ any orthodox methods, the way he suppressed several Earth Immortal Realm cultivators in an instant was indeed shocking.

“The Blade Sect disciples were taken away by that stall owner!”

“Aren’t those disciples anything but ordinary? They are all of the Earth Immortal Realm, yet they couldn’t muster any resistance before being suppressed?”

“Seems it’s due to that gourd?”

“The stall owner was able to take out so many Magic Treasures and elixirs at once, he must be an uncompromising figure who has plundered many sects. Handling a few Sect Disciples is naturally within his capability, this time the Blade Sect has met its match.”

The cultivators’ hearts fluctuated with unease. The stall owner was too domineering, suppressing the Blade Sect disciples without even blinking an eye – wasn’t he afraid of the sect coming to seek trouble?

“Brother Li, those disciples seem to be the candidates the Blade Sect was going to use in tomorrow’s battle?”

Shen Qinghe asked, dumbfounded.

“Yes, I’ve already taken care of them in advance, so they won’t be participating tomorrow.”

Li Xiaobai said casually.

Hiss!

Shen Qinghe was shocked. He had nonchalantly eliminated the strong opponents for tomorrow’s arena, giving her a sense of surreal disbelief.

You must know, at this moment, her master and the elders of her sect were in the midst of discussing how to arrange the disciples to face these Blade Sect disciples, yet now Li Xiaobai had suppressed them with such ease – it looked like he hadn’t exerted any effort at all!

Could this truly be the power of someone who had just entered the Earth Immortal Realm?

“With the Earth Immortal Realm fighters taken out, the major sects might win the next round without a fight. Even so, they cannot afford to be careless or underestimate the situation. After all, there are disciples of Heavenly Immortal Realm, and those Blade-wielding cultivators are desperados – their fighting style is utterly reckless. The outcome is still uncertain.”

Shen Qinghe murmured to herself, analyzing the situation for the next day.

Li Xiaobai found her somewhat strange; this woman loved to make meaningless meticulous preparations. With Wu Chengjue, a powerhouse, in residence, no matter how many disciples the Blade Sect sent, they were just delivering themselves.

It seemed that the vision and scale of the major sects were only fixed on the first layer.

“Please don’t mind the little interlude. Let’s continue with our trade. Who was the one who wanted the Magic Treasures and elixirs just now? Hurry up and pay!”

After a moment of silence, Li Xiaobai took out a pile of Magic Treasures and elixirs and called out a few times, pulling everyone’s thoughts back to the present.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Business must be conducted. After the event just now, his stall’s business was even more booming. A stall owner who could stand up to the Blade Sect selling all sorts of quality Magic Treasures and elixirs — even those who didn’t buy would be drawn over just for a look.

More and more people gathered, not just passersby on the road, but even cultivators from within the Lingbao Temple, who came out to join in the excitement.

In just a quarter of an hour, the heap of Magic Treasures and elixirs diminished by half.

Inside the Lingbao Temple, Situ Baoqi and others finished dealing with the surplus Magic Treasures and elixirs and made a tidy sum after a round of verbal sparring.

“Brother Situ really has ways. To think you could sell over ten Earth Immortal Realm Magic Treasures for fifty thousand top-grade Immortal Stones, that number is quite impressive.”

The attendants spoke with a hint of envy in their eyes.

“They’re just trivial tricks unfit to be seen in public. Let’s go out and have a look; it sounds lively outside. We can also check on our junior brother – he must have become a pauper by now.”

A glint of smugness flashed in Situ Baoqi’s eyes, feeling very pleased with himself.

Curious about the noise from the outside world, the group of people went to take a look, but then their expressions changed.

In front of the door on the street, heaps of Magic Treasures and elixirs had appeared out of nowhere, all of high quality, laid out for the passersby to pick through like cabbages, and the one sitting behind the stall was none other than Li Xiaobai!

“It can’t be real, how could he possibly have so many Magic Treasures and elixirs?”