Chapter 52: Being Plotted Against

Other than Liu Yan, who was a little anxious, another person was almost frightened to death.

This person was Zhao Wu, who had a grudge against Zhou Feng.

“9th Level of Qi Condensation!? How long has it been?”

Cold sweat appeared on Zhao Wu’s forehead.

According to the previous investigation, Zhou Feng had just entered the Qi Gathering realm and had been arranged to enter Bitter Bamboo Peak.

Ever since Zhao Wu had learned that Zhou Feng would join Bitter Bamboo Peak, he had not paid any attention to him. After all, a place like Bitter Bamboo Peak was not a place that ordinary people could live.

As such, he had never expected that not only would Zhou Feng not become Bitter Bamboo Peak’s nourishment, but he would also gain momentum and jump to the 9th Level of Qi Condensation in a short period.

What kind of monster was this!?

Before this, Zhao Wu had even thought that the person in front of him was just someone with the same name.

For this, he even spent some time verifying that the Zhou Feng in front of him was the one who had a conflict with him.

Seeking peace? Impossible!

No one in the Tri-Gu Sect would choose to seek peace, especially in the inner sect.

Accepting your apology and turning hostile was already standard practice.

Then there was only one way left, to get rid of the other party and any future troubles.

“To be able to climb out of the Gu Refinement Cave and survive in Bitter Bamboo Peak, and even break through to the 9th Level of Qi Condensation in such a short period…”

Such a terrifying cultivation speed instantly gave Zhao Wu a good idea.

With such a cultivation speed, Zhou Feng definitely had to have a treasure on him.

And it was at the level of a divine treasure that could assist in cultivation!?

This piece of news was enough to make countless people go crazy.

As for whether Zhou Feng really had a divine treasure that could assist in cultivation, it was no longer important.

As long as this piece of news spread, then it would be a success.

Usually, a rumor was enough to sink a person into a quagmire.

Thinking of this, Zhao Wu slowly retreated, completely concealing himself.

Now, he should seize the opportunity and hide well.

Zhao Wu instantly decided to give up on this martial arts competition.

In any case, he was still young, and his cultivation still had room for improvement. This was only his first year in the inner sect.

The most important thing was to protect his life.

‘Someone is plotting against me?’

As Zhao Wu left, Zhou Feng frowned and looked in the direction where he headed.

Battle Instinct had just warned him as if someone was plotting against him.

This feeling only lasted for a moment, and there was nothing he could do. He could only focus his attention back on the martial arts competition this time.

Zhou Feng’s consecutive victories instantly attracted a lot of attention. No one had expected that such a dark horse would appear in the martial arts competition.

Many people had already begun to try to curry favor with him, most of them inner disciples who didn’t have much aptitude.

These inner disciples’ cultivation wasn’t very high, and they were also timid. They didn’t dare to participate in the martial arts competition.

Therefore, every time the martial arts competition was held, they would select some genius disciples to join, becoming their underlings in exchange for resources.

Regarding this, Zhou Feng naturally rejected all of them.

Compared to forming a group, Zhou Feng preferred to be alone.

The main reason was that he had the skill panel. He did not want to expose this secret.

Although the probability of the skill panel being exposed was extremely low, he did not want to take this risk.

‘This person seems to be a good dao partner candidate! Also… I was actually scared just now?”‘

Liu Yan, who had already calmed down, suddenly discovered that Zhou Feng was a very suitable candidate to plant the Seed Gu.

At that moment, Liu Yan’s gaze toward Zhou Feng had a slight change.

With such potential and strength, he had the qualifications to become her dao partner.

If she had Zhou Feng as nourishment, perhaps she would be able to advance to the Soul Altar realm even faster!

Liu Yan’s slender fingers lightly played with her long black hair as she began to fantasize in her heart.

At present, ordinary targets were no longer worthy of her attention. Even if countless people in the inner sect threw themselves at her, wishing to spend a whole night with her, Liu Yan would not choose just anyone. This was entirely because it would take three months for the Love Gu to produce a Seed Gu.

Once the Seed Gu was planted, she could only wait for the Seed Gu to mature and allow the Love Gu to absorb it before it could produce another one again.

This caused Liu Yan to have very high standards in choosing dao companions.

Only devil-like geniuses could catch her eye.

Unfortunately, those people were basically very wary of her. In the early stages, Liu Yan might have been able to use various methods to coax some people to become her nourishment, but her peers in terms of cultivation were not fools.

They would not give Liu Yan any chance at all. It was even difficult for them to even meet once.

If Liu Yan wanted to advance to the Soul Altar realm, she would need a person at the 9th Level of Qi Condensation to be her nourishment.

She would give everything she had to herself.

However, it was challenging to find such a person. She had already been searching for a very long time.

Now that she thought about it, wasn’t Zhou Feng the best candidate?

There was no organization behind Bitter Bamboo Peak, and Zhou Feng was a lone wolf. He probably didn’t even know about the Love Gu.

After all, Bitter Bamboo Peak was the only peak in the Tri-Gu Sect that didn’t have a Scripture Hall.

All the inheritances were on the stone tablet at the top of the mountain. There wasn’t even a deacon.

‘Looks like I need to go back and concoct more aphrodisiac incense!’

Given Zhou Feng’s hostility toward her, it would be impossible for Liu Yan to make him her dao companion.

Hence, she could only come up with something else.

“Hm?”

Zhou Feng’s brows were tightly furrowed as he looked at Liu Yan, who was slowly leaving.

Why did it feel like people always wanted to plot against him during the martial arts competition?

That constant sense of danger made Zhou Feng extremely uncomfortable.

Just as he continued to participate in the martial arts competition, the market’s opening also changed.

…

“Black horse! Black horse! A big black horse has appeared in the martial arts competition!”

“The opening ratio needs to be adjusted! At the same time, new information is being sold!”

“…”

A group of gamblers had already gathered in the market.

More people were attracted when they heard that a big black horse had appeared in the martial arts competition.

Basically, those who were attracted were people who had shops in the market.

This was because a black horse meant a big backer with no connections to any power. If they could get close to it in advance, they might be able to make a fortune from it.

Regardless of which world it was, some people would take advantage of everything.

This naturally included Qian Shang and his daughter. Qian Shang even dreamed that one day he would be able to return to Eastern Land.

Therefore, he paid special attention to this aspect.

“I wonder who this big black horse is.”

Qian Shang’s face revealed a pained expression. In order to snatch this latest information, he naturally had to pay a lot of money.

However, in the next second, Qian Shang instantly felt that this money was worth it.

“This… This… This… couldn’t be such a coincidence! I really got lucky!?”

Qian Shang’s eyes widened as if he couldn’t believe it.