Eternal Life: Hundredfold Rewards-Chapter 202 - 132: Acting as Bait, the Sect Leader’s Scheme, and Qi Shang’s Approaching Doom!

Chapter 202: Chapter 132: Acting as Bait, the Sect Leader’s Scheme, and Qi Shang’s Approaching Doom!

What is needed is this kind of situation where the strength is evenly matched, and it can’t be resolved in a short time. At that time, Qi Shang will not give up but will fear dragging on too long and being discovered by the Wind Moon Sect, which may send reinforcements, so he will definitely make the mastermind behind the scenes appear to solve the problem.

Once the mastermind behind the scenes appears, the Sect Leader will also appear, and together with Qi Shang and the mastermind, they will resolve it, and that’s the end of it.

After reading the letter, Qi Chuan contemplated the matter for a moment and decided to agree.

He was not worried about safety.

Although Qi Shang was an experienced Foundation Establishment Middle Stage cultivator with great strength, he himself was also a Foundation Establishment Middle Stage, with eighty-one drops of Liquid Magical Power Foundation, along with multiple techniques such as the Ninefold Soul Torture Technique and Sword Dao. He was confident Qi Shang would not be his match and would perish under the Fallen Cold Sword.

As for the mastermind, possibly at Foundation Establishment Late Stage strength, with his mentor secretly protecting him, no problems would arise either.

Originally, Qi Chuan had planned not to stay secluded in the cave mansion all the time until Core Formation. He occasionally went out to do things to temper his state of mind, to deal with the potential Heart Demon that might appear during Core Formation.

In this situation, if he could personally participate and resolve this issue when Qi Shang united with outsiders to his detriment, it would undoubtedly clear his thoughts, which would greatly benefit his state of mind.

"In two months’ time for action, huh, Elder Qi Shang, it seems I still have to give you a little time..."

Qi Chuan burned the secret letter, lifted his head, and vaguely gazed in the direction of the area of Wind Moon Lake, which was precisely where in his memory Elder Qi Shang’s island was located.

"Just right, during this time, I’ll improve my Divine Soul and Talisman Making Skill as expected; these two methods are about to break through..."

Retracting his gaze, Qi Chuan stood up and went to his stone chamber for closed cultivation.

...

On the other side, at a certain Elder Island in Wind Moon Lake.

"Yun Qingyue agreed that in two months, she will come with me to ’Xiao Yue Square,’ to transfer a popular shop under my name to her at a price slightly lower than market value."

"You should know the location of Xiao Yue Square, in the northwest boundary of the Wind Moon Sect, not in the border with your Celestial Soul Hall, separated by a long distance, and only about eight hundred miles from our Wind Moon Sect."

"But the real suitable place to act is on the road from Wind Moon Sect to Xiao Yue Square, at Luoxia Stream, which is a wilderness with no spirit veins, usually without cultivators, but closer to Wind Moon Sect, only six hundred miles away."

"This short distance must be quickly resolved, otherwise the Wind Moon Sect may discover, so you must be present to oversee and guard the situation, in case an unexpected situation occurs that I can’t swiftly solve, causing problems."

Qi Shang sat at a stone table, staring coldly at a light screen floating above a sub-talisman on the table.

The Cultivation Realm market of Xiao Yue Square, though eight hundred miles away from Wind Moon Sect, was surrounded by more than one Foundation Establishment clan, so ever since, whether it was the flow of cultivators or various businesses in the market, all thrived.

He had long set up a shop in the central prime location of Xiao Yue Square from his early years, and business had always been very good, bringing him significant spirit stone profits over the years.

Originally, he would never sell such a shop.

But to lure out Yun Qingyue, he had no choice but to bring it out.

He used an excuse of being short on spirit stones recently to agree with Yun Qingyue to sell it to her at a price slightly lower than the market value.

However, buying such a shop required a lot of spirit stones, enough for even a Great Cultivator of Foundation Establishment to hesitate, and couldn’t be easily decided. Therefore, it was reasonable to inspect whether it was worth buying on-site.

This is how Qi Shang would lure Yun Qingyue out.

Otherwise, with an ordinary shop, it might have been easily transferred without much inspection.

"Ah Shang, you are indeed cautious. You are a strong cultivator among Foundation Establishment Middle Stage, and although Yun Qingyue has hidden her strength and can kill Jia Feng, the Elder of our hall at the peak of Foundation Establishment Early Stage, can’t you easily handle her with your strength?"

In the light screen floating above the sub-talisman on the stone table, the blurred face of Luo Golden Body appeared. He touched the Dragon Ghost Fly on his left shoulder and said with a light smile.

"I am just ensuring there are no risks. You must agree to this matter; otherwise, I fear I cannot guarantee its completion." Qi Shang said coldly.

He also knew that a Foundation Establishment Early Stage Yun Qingyue, no matter how strong, could not be his opponent. But he couldn’t let Luo Golden Body just watch and let him take all the risks.

That’s right, Luo Golden Body.

At this time, in his heart, the impression of his childhood friend Ah Jin had become very blurred, replaced by a seemingly polite but actually cunning and ruthless Luo Golden Body, the first Foundation Establishment Late Stage Elder of the Celestial Soul Hall.

This damned Luo Golden Body, when he first met him, only wanted his help in investigating. Later, after a few conversations in Pan Flood Dragon Valley, he wanted him to personally take action.

Not long ago, he even said that for more manageable situations, he didn’t plan to show up, only letting him complete the task on his own.

Even so, he had no better choices. Over the years, he had been helping Luo Golden Body, becoming committed to betraying the sect, a leverage now in Luo Golden Body’s hands, making it a means of coercion.

Now he could only hope that Luo Golden Body retained a shred of childhood friendship, and after this event, let everything between them be erased, no longer hoping even for his son Qi Feng’s Foundation Establishment Pill and the true disciple spot in the Celestial Soul Hall.

"Hmm... Alright, Ah Shang, since you insist, I will honor your request. I still consider some feelings and won’t completely deny your request. When Yun Qingyue comes out and passes through Luoxia Stream, I will be present, but hidden, and should any issues arise, I will step in to assist."

Luo Golden Body looked at Qi Shang and smiled, seemingly still holding some of that childhood camaraderie for Qi Shang.

"I hope so."

However, Qi Shang glanced coldly at the blurred face on the light screen, said coldly, and the next moment disconnected the sub-talisman, causing the blurred face to dissipate instantly.

Closing the sub-talisman, Qi Shang looked expressionless, his eyes showing uncertain emotions.

Truth be told, Yun Qingyue, a Foundation Establishment Early Stage, wouldn’t be his opponent, and now with Luo Golden Body overseeing from the dark, the case should be secure.

But for some reason, he felt a constant tension within him.

Perhaps it was his first time betraying the sect and plotting against a sect elder’s life, fearing that if discovered, he would have no escape and meet a tragic demise. After all, he used to merely gather sect information; maybe it was minor, and even if exposed, due to his years of contributions, he might be spared death?

As a powerful Foundation Establishment Great Cultivator, at over a hundred and eighty years old, nearing the two hundred fifty-six lifespan limit of Foundation Establishment, for some unknown reason, he felt increasingly afraid of death, though he believed this was merely human nature.

"Probably overthinking it, it’s only two months after all, and they’ll pass quickly. At that moment, it might take less than half a day to deal with Yun Qingyue, and then return."

Qi Shang thought this way within his heart.

"As for Qi Chuan..."

Having considered matters concerning Yun Qingyue, Qi Shang thought of another matter and couldn’t help but frown slightly again.

For years, he had repeatedly tried to investigate, but neither from Situ Jiang’s side nor among the many elders, true disciple islands, or even the inner sect could he find the true location of Qi Chuan’s cave mansion.

According to his investigation, Qi Chuan’s cave mansion should likely be within the inner sect.

"Unless Qi Chuan was really just staying in a Tier One Cave Mansion inside the inner sect, always cowering in fear of death and never going out, even participating in the sect’s normal activities very rarely, leaving me no traces to find."

Thinking about this, Qi Shang flicked his sleeves.

"Is such a person worthy of the title of genius, deserving of the opportunities within the Secret Realm Space?"