Purple Mist Dao Master-Chapter 816 - 523: Parting Ways

Yan Chuan wasn't short on money, but he didn't want to be taken for a fool.

He was only entering to fetch someone and not to stay. Paying 10 Primordial Pills was too much; the temporarily reinforced 'Fourth-Rank Five Elements Ring' was just right.

"Fourth-Rank Weapon!" The guard squinted: "5 Primordial Pills at most!"

"If that's how you're going to be, I'll make a fuss! I want to see if the Zhonghang City Lord knows about your misconduct!" Yan Chuan was not a troublemaker, but he wasn't afraid of trouble.

"Alright! You've got guts! You've passed my basic test, go ahead, but behave yourself!" The guard grinned and let him pass, then warned him with a stern face, his ability to change expressions was unparalleled.

"Thank you!"

Yan Chuan didn't bother to argue, he strode into the city and turned his head to see that outside the city, there were many Innate Divine Generals like him, rushing in with hope, but the result was some paying a heavy price to enter the city, while others left in anger.

These were Divine Generals.

Divine Generals were relatively fortunate; in the face of natural disasters, at least they could run fast, and most Heavenly Fire and Earth Fire could be avoided.

But for the Postnatal Martial Artists and ordinary people further down, it was a tragedy. In the face of natural disasters, they had no resistance whatsoever, and those outside the city could only pray to enter, yet Five Blessings City would not open its gates, leading to thousands of refugees gathering outside, causing panic, crowding, and trampling, resulting in hundreds of casualties—

Bang!

A rumble, the ground cracked, and the magma spewed, affecting hundreds of meters, and thousands of refugees in one spot were swallowed by the magma and Earth Fire in an instant.

"Ahhh!"

"Save me, save me!"

The wails filled the air!

Yan Chuan's eyelid twitched, and his heart sank at the horrifying scene. In the face of such a bizarre natural disaster, even as an Innate Divine General, he could only protect himself without the ability to save the people.

"Can't bear to watch?" The guard tossed a token to Yan Chuan, it's a Passage Order, and smiled at Yan Chuan: "It's easy if you're troubled! These people are cheap, Peak State is 1 Primordial Pill for an entry slot, Postnatal Realm is 1000 pounds of Essence Stone per slot, and for those not yet limit-breaking, just 100 Essence Stones will do."

The guard smiled: "10 Primordial Pills can let 1000 people into the city, can save 1000 lives. How about it? Feel like doing a good deed? Or will you just watch these people die outside?"

This guard!

Probably ridiculed before for 'seeing death and not saving,' now seeing Yan Chuan's compassion and disgruntlement, he didn't wait for Yan Chuan to speak first, instead 'morally coerced' him, taking the initiative and gaining leverage.

"What's the General's name?" Yan Chuan looked at the guard.

"Not changing my name, standing on my surname, Five Blessings City's gate guard, Gu De!" The guard Gu De squinted: "Want to retaliate later? Feel free!"

"General misunderstood, I was just asking casually." Yan Chuan clasped his fists, then strode away. He needed to meet up with Ding Xiang and Situ Fei quickly, it wasn't worth delaying with this gatekeeper.

...

"I don't have Primordial Pills."

"I have Primordial Pills."

Situ Fei paid the 8 Primordial Pills fee for Ding Xiang and dismissed the Five Blessings City Divine General: "Under the eaves, it's best not to have conflicts."

"Sigh!"

"I know, it's just that I'm making my sister spend again."

Life wasn't easy, Ding Xiang sighed.

For over two months now, she spent quite a few Primordial Pills from Situ Fei, whether it was for tools needed for Array Refining and Setting, all of high quality and worth a lot, or for books on arrays, Imprint of Intent Realm, anti-counterfeiting, anti-theft, extremely valuable.

Situ Fei generously offered, Ding Xiang found it hard to decline.

Initially, she thought to take it if given, accept it if offered, and later, once she understood the array knowledge from Zhonghang Lu thoroughly, casually refining a set of 'Eight Gates Holy Yuan Array Flag' would repay Situ Fei's gifts.

But she kept receiving more, accumulating more debt.

This time another 8 Primordial Pills, and it was because they happened to be inside the city, while the Divine Generals outside said to require 10 Primordial Pills to enter.

Debt upon debt!

It's long overdue.

Ding Xiang appreciated Situ Fei's kindness.

And Situ Fei willingly spent money on her—

[Expense: 8 Primordial Pills.]

[Return: 16 Primordial Pills.]

There's no easier way to earn Primordial Pills in the world, not to mention Situ Fei wanting to please Ding Xiang, even if not, for the 'double return' of Primordial Pills, she was eager to spend money for Ding Xiang.

"No need to be formal with me, Junior Sister." Situ Fei looked up at the sky, rumbling, fires descended, striking above Five Blessings City, causing the array to boom with flames spreading like purgatory, frighteningly terrifying. Beneath the earth were tremors and rolling heat waves, raising the temperature of Five Blessings City by over ten degrees!

Danger!

Chaos!

Fire!

Heat!

"How could it come to this!" Situ Fei changed the topic.

Ding Xiang furrowed her brows, worried: "Outside the city became like this, I wonder how Senior Brother is."

They came to Five Blessings City together today and then parted ways, where Yan Chuan went was unknown, but he wasn't likely in the city, else he'd have found them by now.

If he's outside the city—

"Heavenly Fire and Earth Fire!"

"Too dangerous!"

Situ Fei was also worried about Yan Chuan. Though her heart was with Ding Xiang, she was also friends with Yan Chuan, and with the dangers outside the city, Situ Fei naturally worried for Yan Chuan's safety.

Fortunately, they didn't have to worry for long—

...

"I'm relieved you're alright!" Yan Chuan found Ding Xiang and Situ Fei's place and felt at ease seeing them safe and sound.

"Senior Brother is safe!" Ding Xiang was delighted seeing Yan Chuan safe and sound, she was curious: "Senior Brother is in the city?"

"No." Yan Chuan briefly told them about being chased after leaving the city, returning to Tan Valley Realm, and encountering the natural disaster.

Ding Xiang was shocked: "The natural disaster actually covered such a wide area?"

Indeed!

Tan Valley Realm.

Jinze Region.

Lanhua Region.

It's indeed extensive, and this is just what's known, perhaps outside these two regions, even more areas are affected.

The natural disaster is terrifying.

Fear of the unknown.

Yan Chuan looked at the two people: "Five Blessings City is not safe, do you two want to return to Great Yan first?"

Situ Fei looked at Ding Xiang.

Ding Xiang shook her head: "Having just paid 8 Primordial Pills, going back would be too wasteful, I want to stay in Five Blessings City!"

She was unwilling to leave.

The 8 Primordial Pills were, of course, just an excuse.

The truth was, her 'Mind Reading Technique' was bound to Zhonghang Lu, the City Lord of Five Blessings City. Only by staying in Five Blessings City could she continuously steal Zhonghang Lu's understanding and expertise of arrays.

If she left, she wouldn't be able to steal.

On another note.

She had actually seen the miserable state of the refugees stopped outside the city gates before Yan Chuan did.

Even though Yan Chuan only saw the refugees unable to enter the city, Ding Xiang also saw that some of the original city residents, because they had no background, no property, and no extra wealth to pay the 'protection fee', were driven out of the city, their fates uncertain.

Seeing this, Ding Xiang was also angry.

Initially, Ding Xiang quite admired Zhonghang Lu's courage for running Five Blessings City and opposing her War God father independently, but truly facing the situation, she realized he was also someone without responsibility, ruthless, treating human lives like weeds, looting Divine Generals, and exploiting the common people without hesitation.

Ding Xiang's goodwill towards Zhonghang Lu hit zero, even turning directly from liking to resenting: "Once I steal all of Zhonghang Lu's array foundations, and surpass him, I might be able to snatch the control of Five Blessings City's arrays from him, and take over the whole Five Blessings City. Then, the doors Zhonghang Lu doesn't open, I'll open; the people Zhonghang Lu doesn't save, I will."

Oh, to have a great room housing a million, sheltering all the cold scholars in joy!

Only Five Blessings City!

Ding Xiang's mindset changed, she was unwilling to leave.

Ding Xiang wouldn't leave, Situ Fei wouldn't leave either.

They wouldn't leave, Yan Chuan had to leave.

Yan Chuan didn't understand why Ding Xiang and Situ Fei wouldn't leave, but once he entered the city, he had already done his best. The two women were not his responsibility or subordinates; Yan Chuan had no right to make decisions for them.

Life and death have their fate!

"Be careful of everything!" Yan Chuan clasped his fist, and strode away. He still had his Master to rescue and couldn't delay.

...

"Halt!"

"Entering the city requires paying 10 Primordial Pills or an equivalent item."

As soon as Yan Chuan arrived at the city gate, he saw that Gate General Gu De was speaking to an Independent Divine General within the array, chatting for a few sentences that left the Divine General red in the face. Clearly, this person had no money, unable to pay the 10 Primordial Pills entrance fee.

"Ungrateful wretch." Yan Chuan's figure was like a phantom and lightning, stepping on 'Purple Gold Battle Boots', using the surprise tactic of

to approach——

"Who goes there!"

Gu De shouted aloud.

He looked at the newcomer, whose face was unfamiliar, clearly not any Divine General he had troubled earlier today, but this person's eyes were cold, and his speed was extremely fast——

"Walking with the steps, going with the hexagrams, moving with the Qi, guiding with the meridians, forming the sword, that is !"

Yan Chuan's killing intent surged, operating the fourth form of the Innate Chapter of

, a skill created at Cang Mountain, although only six to seven days old, but Yan Chuan had previous experience, coupled with , he had proficiently mastered the fourth form of

even before today, before the Heavenly Calamity.

Also with the addition of 'Purple Gold Battle Boots'.

Whoosh!

Yan Chuan closed in an instant.

The true skill

integrated with , the faster the speed the stronger the attack, the longer the run the stronger it became, at this moment Yan Chuan's speed instantly reached the full-speed state of a Fourth-rank Divine General.

Gu De!

Just a mere Gate General!

Only a First-Rank Divine General!

Yan Chuan's outburst left him with no time for any reaction; with a boom, the person was torn to pieces by the Sword Qi erupting from Yan Chuan's body.

Before death.

A voice still echoed in his ears——

"Retaliate later?"

"I never delay revenge!"

Gu De's eyes widened, he knew who this person was.

But.

Too late.

Gu De's consciousness flickered out, and he died on the spot.

...

"Huh?"

"Not my business!"

Jing Pan saw this scene up close, his face turning pale.

Killing a First-Rank Divine General in a flash?

This person was at least Third-Rank!

Although he was present, it really had nothing to do with him, but how could staying here be explained clearly?

"Damn it!"

"Do you have to kill someone while I'm here?"

Jing Pan didn't hate Gu De for harassing him and not letting him enter the city, but he hated Yan Chuan, whose face-to-face killing might implicate him!

Jing Pan resented.

Jing Pan was helpless.

Jing Pan didn't dare linger, immediately turned and ran.

As he fled, he glanced back, only to see that the murderer had run away swiftly, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

"Someone dares to kill Five Blessings City people!"

"This world!"

"Really chaotic!"

Jing Pan was terrified, dodging between heavenly and earthly fires, the world vast, but not knowing where to call home!

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