Chapter 21: Unaware of Life and Death

  In the blink of an eye, three days have passed.

  These three days, Qin Hao was even more frantic than before, spending all his time in the stone room every day.

  At this time, Qin Hao was standing in front of a stone wall with a gasping breath, half-bending his waist, with both palms pressing on his knees, and panting heavily, looking somewhat disheveled.

  On top of the stone wall, there are dense palm prints all over, making the originally smooth and mirror-like stone wall look bumpy and extremely ugly.

  Qin Hao gazed at a larger palm print in the center, his eyes hesitant and uncertain.

  In these three days, he has been constantly tempering his martial skills, and the power of his martial skills has also been gradually increasing. However, even so, at this time, the "Shaking Heaven Palm" that he used, which is an extreme-level martial skill, was only slightly stronger than the mid-level martial skill "Fragmented Golden Three-Link Breaking", far from reaching the power that an extreme-level martial skill should have.

  "Ah! As expected, it's still a bit difficult for Jing Xuan to exert the power of the Earth-Shattering Palm even with ten layers of concentration."

  Qin Hao shook his numb and sore palms slightly, feeling a little disappointed.

  Moreover, what's even more troublesome is that within these three days, he repeatedly pushed his Xuan Qi to its limits. Although this has some benefits for his growth and future cultivation speed, the accumulated fatigue that cannot be dispelled also makes it difficult for him to bear. If this continues, even just sitting quietly to recover his Xuan Qi will become a difficult task for him. Moreover, during these few times of circulating Xuan Qi, there is a faint pain in his meridians. Clearly, the circulation of Xuan Qi was too intense and damaged his meridians.

  "It seems that this defect must be resolved as soon as possible."

  Qin Hao's thoughts turned over, and he thought of all the possible ways to resolve this situation. After careful consideration for a while, Qin Hao finally showed a relieved expression on his face.

  The mystical beast's crystal contained a rich power, although this kind of power couldn't be directly absorbed. Qin Hao knew a way to seal the crystal's power and release it smoothly, which had an extraordinary effect on recovering his vital energy when his body was exhausted. It could even warm up his meridians and eliminate some minor discomforts in them.

  Thinking of this, Qin Hao hastily rummaged through a wooden box in the stone room.

  The wooden box is exquisite and beautiful, with intricate carvings of various floral patterns. When opened, a faint scent of sandalwood wafts out.

  The box lid opened, and dozens of dark crystals lay quietly inside the box.

  Qin Hao stroked these mysterious crystals, and his sense of accomplishment grew. These dozens of mysterious crystals looked no different from ordinary mysterious crystals on the surface, but in reality, Qin Hao had already sealed them into an array diagram to form a Sealing Mysterious Array. As long as Qin Hao input a thread of mysterious energy, it would immediately trigger.

  These Xuanjing-made seals are all attack types and have no effect of recovering Xuanqi or warming the meridians.

  Qin Hao had to go and buy another batch of Xuan crystals, which were made into Xuan arrays for use. The price of the Xuan crystals was not cheap, and it was not something that Qin Hao could afford easily. Therefore, Qin Hao had no choice but to sell these Xuan arrays to make up the funds.

  Qin Hao closed the lid and carefully put the small wooden box into his bosom.

  Many streets in the city sell Xuanjing, but if a large quantity is needed, only Tiannan Street has it. Moreover, Qin Hao's Fengxuan Array can be sold at a good price through Tiannan Street.

  Thinking of this, Qin Hao didn't want to get too entangled with that Old Man Chen's Tian Nan Fang, but he had no choice but to go to Tian Nan Fang for a trip.

  Tian Nan Fang is the largest market in Tian Lang City and belongs to the mysterious city master Chen Lao.

  Tian Nan Fang is very famous in Tian Lang City, the reason is simple, fair and reliable, unlike some other small and medium-sized fairs, there have been cases of private swallowing of customers' auction items. Moreover, buying or selling goods in the booth is extremely safe, no one dares to make trouble in Tian Nan Fang.

  There was once a true Xuanwu realm warrior from the outer city who provoked trouble in Tiannanfang and ended up being tied into a ball, naked and hung outside the gate of Tiannanfang for three days. No one dared to cause trouble in Tiannanfang again. What kind of concept is this? Not even one of the three family heads of Qin Blue Forest was a true Xuanwu realm strongman. Such a warrior ended up so tragically, who would dare do such a thing? Are they tired of living?

  The Tian Nan Fang is also very kind to guests, and does not neglect them because of their strong abilities and backgrounds. It's rare for things to go wrong with guests.

  However, something strange happened in Tiān Nán Fāng today.

  In a reception room on the south side, an old man in white and an old man in black were seated, with five attendants standing beside them. The atmosphere in the house was somewhat stifling, and shards of flower vases and porcelain were scattered on the ground.

  One old man's face was deathly pale, his white beard quivering with rage. Another old man smiled wryly and whispered something to him. As for the five attendants in green robes, they didn't dare move a muscle.

  Two old men were the only two array masters in Tiān Nán Fāng, Wáng Wǔ and Wáng Hún.

  The array masters who can create a second-order primary Xuan Array are extraordinary, to say the least. However, judging from the scene in the room, it seems that something unpleasant happened between the two array masters of unusual status earlier.

  "The lord of the castle is just too gentle, these people who come to muddy the waters should not be allowed to get away with it. If they don't get a good scolding, they won't know death." The old man in white robes was furious, his temper as fiery as ever despite his advanced age.

  If Qin Hao heard the old man's words, he would probably laugh his teeth off. Someone who casually wipes out the Wind family is said to have a gentle approach, what kind of world is this?

  "Wang Wu, your temper is still so bad. If the city master is as you said, with strong means and ruthless deeds, would we be able to stay here in peace?" The old man in black robes laughed.

  The old man in white, Wang Wu, hesitated for a moment, his face slightly relaxed, and said: "This is not wrong. It's just that there have been too many of these people lately."

  "In the Wàn Shòu Valley, there have been many strange occurrences recently. Some people want to go on an adventure but don't have enough strength, so they naturally need to buy some things to protect their lives. Since someone is buying, someone else will sell, and as a result, some scoundrels have appeared, planning to swindle people." The old man, Wáng Hún, slightly shook his head and said: "However, even in this Tiān Nán Fang, most of the things that can be bought are only first-class sealed mysterious arrays. This level is something that a second-class mysterious beast can easily deal with. I really don't know how those people could think like that."

  "Hmph." The old man in white snorted, his face full of anger: "Those guys don't know whether they've grown more guts or less brains, thinking they can swindle with such a low investment. They take out a mid-level Sealing Array and pretend it's a high-level one, some are even more brazen, casually taking out a piece of Crystal and saying it's already been sealed into the high-level array diagram."

  "I really don't know if these guys are too brainless? What's even more ridiculous is that someone actually pretends to be mysterious and thinks that makes them a strong background, high power, and an unparalleled master. Bah, a top-notch master like Lan Huan from the Lan family has never pretended to be a god-like figure."

  The old man in white clothes, Wang Wu, said here, and another cold hum.

  Wang Huan also couldn't help but smile wryly. He was also puzzled as to why someone would have such thoughts?

  "I'm telling you." The old man, Wang Wu, suddenly turned his gaze to the five men in green robes and said seriously: "From now on, if anyone claims to be a high-level array master and has several sealed arrays for sale, you will find an excuse to get rid of him."

  "If there's someone wearing a black cloak, wrapped tightly in a black robe, wearing some kind of mask to pretend to be mysterious, bring him here and I'll take good care of him." The old man Wang's dry palm clenched into a fist, cracking with a loud slapping sound.

  Five green-robed attendants standing on one side nodded their heads heavily.

  "Excuse me, is the person in charge here? I have a large quantity of Sealing Arrays that I plan to sell."

  A low, seemingly deliberate voice with a hint of childishness floated quietly from the open door and reached everyone's ears.

  Wang Wu's face turned completely black, his dry palm gripped even tighter, as if he was going to choke the person to death.

  Wang Hun's face was full of astonishment, his head turned towards the gate.

  As for those five green-robed attendants, their faces looked as if they had been struck by lightning 180 times, completely stiff.

  Five heads that were nodding incessantly just now moved in unison towards the door, their facial expressions frozen. When they saw the speaker's appearance, they became even more synchronized, their pupils shrinking in unison as they stretched out their hands to support their jaws that had dropped open.

  Outside the door stood a man in black, wearing a somewhat cramped robe, with a white mask on his face, revealing only a pair of shiny black pupils under the mask.

  "The black robe is very dense." A slightly long-faced green-clothed servant murmured.

  "A white mask." A slightly chubby young servant in a green robe standing beside him took over the conversation.

  "Lower your voice and feign mystery." The tallest servant standing in the middle said unmistakably.

  "This kid is fierce!"

  "Young people are too naive."

  The remaining two servants said in unison.

  Time seems to have slowed down at this moment.

  After a moment, the five green-clad attendants exchanged glances with each other and quickly retreated several steps in the direction away from Old Man Wang Wu.

  Bang!

  As they took their first step, the table in front of Wang Wu suddenly collapsed under his palm, and the splintered wood chips shot out in all directions with a whistling sound.

  An aura of fury like a volcano eruption suddenly rose from Lao Wangwu's body.

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