Chapter 740: Chapter 740: Ling Chen’s Counterattack (3rd Update)
Hearing such an explanation, Elder Xu was truly shocked.
His lips twitched as he said, "Young Master Ling really is quite extraordinary! Young Master, please rest here a moment, I will go prepare the Elixir for you immediately."
"Hmm."
Ling Chen nodded.
Before long, Elder Xu left and then returned.
Ling Chen stood up, holding a storage ring in his hand, and said, "Please check this!"
However, Elder Xu did not reach out to take the storage ring, but with a stern face, he said coldly, "Young Master Ling, please leave the Heavenly Soul Commerce immediately. We don’t welcome you here!"
"Huh?"
Ling Chen’s eyes sharpened.
It was his first visit to Soul City; he shouldn’t have offended anyone from the Netherworld Capital.
Why had the attitude of Heavenly Soul Commerce changed so drastically?
"Hey, how can you speak like that? We are guests; is this how you treat guests?"
Liu Yu rebuked coldly.
"Others may be guests, but not you. Leave now, or don’t blame the Heavenly Soul Commerce for taking action!"
Elder Xu sneered.
"You’re courting death!"
Liu Yu was furious.
Ling Chen held back Liu Yu and said, "Fine, let’s go!"
Since they were being driven away by others, there was no need to stay here shamelessly.
If the Heavenly Soul Commerce didn’t want Spirit Crystals, there were other commerce guilds.
Soul City wasn’t just home to Heavenly Soul Commerce alone.
"Sorry, our commerce does not welcome you!"
"My apologies, please leave!"
"Our commerce has sold out of Emperor Extreme Pills and Soul Gathering Pills; please try another store!"
...
Ling Chen visited more than a dozen commerce guilds in Soul City, all with the same response.
Clearly, they were being targeted.
Having just arrived in Soul City for the first time, they had no dealings or enmity with local powers.
Now, there seemed to be only one possibility.
It was the incident involving Ling Chen in the Netherworld Capital that had spread here.
It had incited the displeasure of the Cultivators from the Northern Region.
Furthermore, not only was Ling Chen affected but even people like Qin Wufa could not purchase a single Elixir in the Netherworld Capital.
"I want to see who the hidden mastermind really is."
Ling Chen’s eyes were icy cold.
He was not one to admit defeat so easily.
If someone targeted him like this, how could he endure without finding out who the mastermind was?
That day, Ling Chen called together Qin Wufa and the others.
"You should leave tomorrow!"
Ling Chen said.
Upon hearing this, Qin Wufa and the others were visibly overjoyed.
These days had been too frustrating here.
Most importantly, they couldn’t even find out who their opponent was.
Liu Ruyun heard the implication in Ling Chen’s words and asked, "Young Master Ling, aren’t you leaving with us?"
"Yes, I still have some matters to handle."
Ling Chen said.
"Young Master Ling, are you sure you want to stay here?"
Ouyang Jie also asked.
"Yes, you leave first. We’ll meet in Qing City."
Ling Chen said.
...
Lan Residence.
"Young Master Lan, this move of yours is truly brilliant!"
Murong Ziyi raised a toast to Lan Hongming.
Lan Residence was an Alchemy Family.
Half of all Elixirs in Soul City came from Lan Residence.
And Lan Hongming was even the Young Master of Lan Residence.
With just one sentence, he had all the commerce guilds in Soul City bending their knees to his will.
If he said not to sell a single Elixir to Ling Chen and his people, no commerce would dare to disobey.
Otherwise, should Lan Residence cut off their Elixir supply,
that commerce guild would probably crumble instantly.
Lan Hongming quickly raised his cup and said, "You’re too kind, Young Master Murong. What’s our relationship? If someone dares to mess with me, I’ll make sure they regret it!"
Of course, these words were just pleasantries.
Although the two were acquainted, they did not have much of a relationship.
Young Master Lan was behaving this way simply because of the Nihility Purifying Fire brought by Murong Ziyi.
Nihility Purifying Fire is a treasure that every Divine Thought Master dreams of possessing.
Its main function is purification.
After being purified by the Nihility Purifying Fire, the Divine Soul Telekinesis will be refined into the most essential and purest Soul Energy.
It’s extremely suitable for the cultivation use of Divine Thought Masters.
Although others’ Divine Souls could, to some extent, extract Soul Energy, there would more or less be traces of others left behind.
Once accumulated, this becomes a calamity for the absorbing Divine Thought Master.
With the Nihility Purifying Fire, it’s akin to possessing countless most pure Soul Energy, making it possible to ascend to an Emperor Realm Spiritual Mind Master in the future.
Emperor Realm Spiritual Mind Master!
Their strength is in no way inferior to that of a Heavenly Passage Realm Emperor of the same rank!
"Ha ha!"
Murong Ziyi burst into laughter.
Soon, he changed the tune of his speech, saying, "Young Master Lan, doing this is truly satisfying, but it still doesn’t retrieve the premium Emperor Spiritual Weapon, does it?"
"No need to worry, Young Master Murong!"
Lan Hongming said with a smile, "Let’s first intimidate this fellow and dampen his spirit! In a few days, I will personally make a move to kill this lad."
"Thank you, Young Master Lan!" said Murong Ziyi quickly.
...
The next day.
Opposite the Heavenly Soul Commerce.
A figure stood hovering in the air.
It was Ling Chen.
Watching the Cultivators coming and going in and out of the Heavenly Soul Commerce, Ling Chen said aloud, "Ladies and gentlemen, I come from Eastern Qing Province and am a genius of the outstanding talent level."
As he spoke, he took out a Heavenly Pride Token.
With Spiritual Power, he displayed the Heavenly Pride Token so that everyone could clearly see it.
"I hear that Soul City is brimming with talented Divine Thought Masters. Today, I am willing to challenge all the Divine Thought Masters in Soul City who possess a Heavenly Pride Token, superior talent token, or even a Heavenly Pride Token, with one million premium Spirit Crystals! If anyone can defeat me, I am willing to present one million premium Spirit Crystals with both hands!"
Ling Chen’s voice reverberated within a ten-mile radius.
"What, one million premium Spirit Crystals?"
"Damn, someone’s so rich!"
"What’s going on, let’s hurry over to take a look!"
...
The Cultivators and Divine Thought Masters of Soul City went wild.
Streaks of light shot explosively from all directions.
Even the customers of the Heavenly Soul Commerce hurried over.
One million premium Spirit Crystals, even in the Northern Region, is a huge sum of money.
Probably, only the supreme powerhouses of Qing City could afford to overlook it!
Although Soul City is known as the richest city in Qing Province,
the majority of Cultivators and Divine Thought Masters couldn’t claim such wealth.
And to think, all it takes is to defeat a talented individual holding a Heavenly Pride Token to obtain it.
Naturally, it caused a tremendous commotion.
This message spread throughout the whole Soul City in just a quarter of an hour.
At this time, Ling Chen, in the sky, condensed a light screen with Spiritual Power.
On the screen were some words.
These were the details of the challenge.
Including the Heavenly Pride Token, which was very clear.
In just two hours, hundreds of thousands of Cultivators and Divine Thought Masters had gathered here.
"Is it true that defeating you will win one million premium Spirit Crystals?"
Someone asked.
"Of course!" Ling Chen smiled.
"Do you really have one million premium Spirit Crystals?"
Someone else questioned, suspecting Ling Chen was just seeking attention.
Ling Chen nodded and said, "Watch closely!"
With a flash of light in his hand, a storage ring appeared.
Then, with a thought from Ling Chen, a Spirit Crystal reflecting the sunlight shot out from the storage ring, instantly forming a river of Spirit Crystals, flowing between heaven and earth, twinkling with an alluring gleam.
"Wow, so many Spirit Crystals!"
"It really is premium Spirit Crystals!"
"Never judge a book by its cover, just these amount to hundreds of thousands!"
...
Everyone’s eyes were dazzled by the Spirit Crystals.
Amidst their fervent gazes, all the premium Spirit Crystals from the storage ring whistled out, consolidating into a mountain of Spirit Crystals.