Chapter 379: Not Going To Say? Then Don’t Say It.

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation

Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

Miao Qisheng was nearly obliterated by Chen Fei’s sword, with the horrifying force ravaging his internal organs, rendering his elemental energy useless.

Unable to control his body, Miao Qisheng rolled dozens of steps before gradually coming to a stop, his clothes soaked in blood. He struggled to stand, looked at Chen Fei with eyes filled with fear and disbelief.

The lightning-fast sequence of events, from Chen Fei’s Godslayer Sword to the Qianyuan Sword’s strike, had occurred in the blink of an eye. Miao Qisheng was still trying to process what had just happened. Only the hole in his mental perception and his battered body constantly reminded him of the ordeal he had undergone.

It was only at this moment that Miao Qisheng realized why Chen Fei had remained so calm when they had blocked him. With such power, he could practically treat other mid-stage Aperture Tempering Realm cultivators like common chickens and dogs. Miao Qisheng’s once proud strength now seemed laughable in the face of Chen Fei’s might.

As Chen Fei approached step by step, Miao Qisheng wanted to escape, but his body had already been severely wounded by the previous sword strike, and numerous forces were entangled within him. Even if he wanted to burn his blood essence to flee, he couldn’t do it.

Chen Fei’s sword had already sealed the fate of life and death for Miao Qisheng.

How did you cultivate your core soul energy?” Chen Fei asked, gazing at Miao Qisheng.

The only thing that had left an impression on Chen Fei about Miao Qisheng was his nearly pinnacle-level core soul energy, close to the mid-stage Aperture Tempering Realm. In Chen Fei’s eyes, this was an extremely rare accomplishment.

Based on Miao Qisheng’s core soul energy, as long as his comprehension of the techniques can keep up, breaking through to the late Aperture Tempering Realm would be much simpler than for others.

To the victor go the spoils, I am inferior in skill!” Miao Qisheng looked at Chen Fei, a hint of pride on his face. He said, “But since we’re both going to die, why should I share such a secret with you?”

Fair point! Then let’s not talk about it!” Chen Fei nodded, and his Qianyuan Sword swept across Miao Qisheng’s neck. Miao Qisheng stared with widened eyes as he fell to the ground.

Even in death, Miao Qisheng’s eyes remained filled with incredulity and reluctance.

Miao Qisheng had thought that Chen Fei would negotiate with him. After all, Miao Qisheng’s core soul energy was indeed much stronger than the average Aperture Tempering Realm cultivator.

Cultivating the spiritual aspect had always been a challenging aspect of Aperture Tempering, and achieving a balance with one’s cultivation of aperture acupoints was already considered quite rare. Individuals like him, with such a significant gap between their core soul energy and aperture cultivation, were not unheard of but undoubtedly a rare minority.

There had to be other reasons behind this, and usually, when people encountered a secret that could make them stronger, they naturally had desires of their own.

As long as there were desires, they could be used as bargaining chips for negotiation.

Miao Qisheng had hoped to use this bargaining chip to secure his survival.

However, Miao Qisheng had never expected that Chen Fei would simply ask a question and then kill him without giving him another chance to speak, rendering all of Miao Qisheng’s schemes completely useless.

Threads of spiritual essence wafted up from Miao Qisheng’s body, entering the Qianyuan Sword.

Don’t kill me, don’t kill me!” Dai Fangxuan shouted loudly as he saw Chen Fei turning around. This was the only time that Dai Fangxuan had been so frightened by Chen Fei.

If Chen Fei could kill an expert like Miao Shengmiao, then wouldn’t it be easier to kill someone like Dai Fangxuan in the early Aperture Tempering Realm?

But Dai Fangxuan didn’t want to die. He wanted to live, in any form possible, as long as he didn’t die.

“A reason,” Chen Fei said, looking at Dai Fangxuan.

Elemental stones, spiritual pills, and spiritual weapons. I can take you to the Black City District, where you’ll find them,” Dai Fangxuan hurriedly replied, glancing at Miao Qisheng. He continued, “And his room, I can take you there too. Whatever secrets he might have could be hidden in his room.”

Chen Fei’s mind stirred slightly. After all, why had he come to the Black City District? Wasn’t it to sell spiritual weapons and exchange them for cultivation resources?

While he had made a good haul yesterday, who could resist the temptation of more elemental stones?

With late Aperture Tempering Realm cultivators guarding the Black City District, Chen Fei wouldn’t normally have considered plundering the place. After all, there was still a gap in strength. It wasn’t worth taking such risks.

But if there was an insider leading him inside, the situation would improve significantly.

However, once Dai Fangxuan returned to the Black City District, he would definitely not stay quiet. The only real threat to Chen Fei in the city was the late Aperture Tempering Realm cultivator. Dai Fangxuan would undoubtedly go to great lengths to notify that individual.

How to guard against this?

Is the Black City District owned by your Rain Pavilion?” Chen Fei asked.

No, the Black City District belongs to the District Master. Rain Pavilion is just a partner and shares a portion of the profits,” Dai Fangxuan shook his head, seeing that Chen Fei was considering his proposal from earlier. He hurriedly continued, “I’ll take you to the Rain Pavilion’s branch in the Black City District. The items there have nothing to do with the District Master of the Black City District. He won’t care.”

I’ll take you there, as long as you spare my life. You can cripple my cultivation, that’s all.”

Dai Fangxuan’s gaze towards Chen Fei was filled with pleading. He only wanted to stay alive, nothing more.

Chen Fei contemplated for a moment and nodded. In the worst-case scenario Chen Fei also had the ability to escape.

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Compared to when he was at the Yashan Sect, Chen Fei’s cultivation had not only improved, but the key was that his Soaring Heaven Technique had reached a state of perfection. Additionally, after absorbing the spiritual essence of the Hong Yuanfeng’s spirit sword, his Shuttle of Flying Clouds had also been upgraded to the level of a mid-grade spiritual weapon.

Among the mid-grade spiritual weapons, the spiritual essence of the Hong Yuanfeng’s spirit sword was undoubtedly the strongest, and its value was the highest, almost reaching the limit of a mid-grade spiritual weapon.

As a result, even with some consumption after extracting its spiritual essence it still brought the Shuttle of Flying Clouds to the lower limit of a mid-grade spiritual weapon.

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Chen Fei picked up the spiritual weapons from Miao Qisheng, along with some miscellaneous items, and casually turned Miao Qisheng’s body into ashes. Then, he used his elemental energy to grasp Dai Fangxuan and headed in the direction of the Black City District.

On the way, Chen Fei directly sealed Dai Fangxuan’s cultivation using elemental energy, and at the same time, he slightly healed some of Dai Fangxuan’s injuries, making him look less miserable.

Dai Fangxuan dared not offer any resistance, as if he was only seeking a chance to stay alive.

In less than fifteen minutes, Chen Fei returned to the Black City District with Dai Fangxuan. Dai Fangxuan looked at the city gate of the Black City District with a somewhat bewildered expression.

Not long ago, Dai Fangxuan had left the Black City District with a heart full of vengeance. Now, he didn’t expect to return in this manner.

His companion, Miao Qisheng, had already died. When they left, he had been arrogant, but now he looked increasingly disheveled.

Upon entering the Black City District, Dai Fangxuan led Chen Fei to the mansion in the southeast corner of the Black City District. Chen Fei’s aura had already been lowered to the level of an aperture tempering realm primary stage cultivator.

Walking behind Dai Fangxuan at this moment, he appeared inconspicuous, and when Dai Fangxuan entered the mansion, no one dared to stop him. He easily passed through several checkpoints.

In Chen Fei’s perception, there was still an aura of an early Aperture Tempering Realm cultivator in the mansion at this moment. However, that aura did not come forward when it sensed Dai Fangxuan. Instead, it remained in the same place.

“That person and I don’t usually have any conflicts, and we rarely meet,” Dai Fangxuan explained in a low voice.

After passing through several corridors, Dai Fangxuan led Chen Fei to Miao Qisheng’s courtyard. There were no guards in Miao Qisheng’s courtyard, only some maidservants. When these maidservants saw Dai Fangxuan’s arrival, they naturally didn’t dare to obstruct him.

Everyone knew that Dai Fangxuan and Miao Qisheng were close friends. Dai Fangxuan often visited Miao Qisheng’s courtyard, but only when Miao Qisheng was not present. These maidservants felt that something was amiss, but none of them spoke up. They neither had the ability nor the authority to question Dai Fangxuan’s purpose for being there.

Accompanied by Dai Fangxuan, Chen Fei entered Miao Qisheng’s study. Chen Fei surveyed the entire study, with his core soul energy extending all around meticulously examining every nook and cranny.

Compared to other Aperture Tempering Realm cultivators, Chen Fei’s Thousand Thread Technique made his core soul energy extremely refined. In Chen Fei’s eyes, any trace or clue would be magnified manyfold.

After a moment, Chen Fei moved to a bookshelf, opened a hidden compartment, and discovered several jade scrolls inside. Surprisingly, each jade scroll was enveloped in core soul energy. If they were opened incorrectly or forcibly dismantled, the entire jade scroll would shatter, rendering its contents unreadable.

Setting up such mechanisms on jade scrolls was a rather troublesome task, and the key was to periodically infuse core soul energy into the jade scrolls. Otherwise, if the core soul energy on the jade scroll was depleted, it would be destroyed.

Chen Fei collected the jade scrolls and glanced around. In this study, these jade scrolls were the most valuable items. However, for now, while he was still in the Black City District, Chen Fei wasn’t ready to decipher them.

As for Miao Qisheng’s bedroom, which was just a wall away, Chen Fei had already explored it using his core soul energy. He had also completed a thorough search of the entire courtyard and hadn’t found anything else of significance.

Let’s go to the secret vault!” Chen Fei said, looking at Dai Fangxuan.

Good!” Dai Fangxuan nodded. From start to finish, he stood quietly without any movement.

They crossed several more corridors and finally descended into an underground passage. As Dai Fangxuan led Chen Fei through the passage, the aura of another Aperture Tempering Realm cultivator within the mansion showed a slight ripple but ultimately didn’t approach.

The passage had many checkpoints, but Dai Fangxuan handled them all effortlessly. As an elder of the Rain Pavilion, he naturally had the qualifications to be there.

In the end, the two stopped in front of a large iron door cast with an array formation. The door was surrounded by a formation, and if anyone tried to forcibly break it, it would likely not only alert the mansion but also the entire Black City District.

The secret vault has two layers. I can open the first one, but the innermost layer requires that formation disc in your hand,” Dai Fangxuan pointed to the jade stone in Chen Fei’s hand.

This jade stone had been taken from Miao Qisheng and had been in his possession all along.

I’ll open the first layer now.

Dai Fangxuan looked at Chen Fei and took a step toward the iron door. However, before he could touch the formation, he found himself unable to move.

I need to activate this first layer of the formation,” Dai Fangxuan said with a hint of confusion.

“And then the District Master of the Black City District will appear here?” Chen Fei asked calmly.

As the words fell, Dai Fangxuan, with his back to Chen Fei, couldn’t help but widen his eyes slightly..