Divine Convenience Store
Chapter 314 - 314: Grand Elder Challenging the Shopkeeper?

Liu Tianfeng's black-gauntleted hand tightened, storm clouds swirling above in response. "For the greater realm? Hah! Your temple's 'divine mandate' is nothing but a butcher's cleaver, carving up prodigies for your twisted rituals. The Liu Family stands with the Divine Convenience Store, and Xiaoyu stays where she belongs."

The Grand Elder waved his hand, reforming his violet-silver vortex which gradually turned into a spear of condensed energy. "Liu Tianfeng, your family's seclusion has made you arrogant. The Violethaven Temple serves the greater good of the realm. The Nine Heavens Exquisite Body must be guided by those who can harness its potential, not squandered in this backwater region!"

Liu Tianfeng's eyes blazed, his divine talisman pulsing in his hand. "Fool! Answer to the prodigies whose fate turned for the worse under your hands. The Nine Heavens Exquisite Body will thrive under Taihao's will. Strike if you dare, Mu Wuyan. The Liu Family fears no temple from the hypocritical Sacred Lands!"

The tension snapped like a string. Despite being pushed back by the Divine Guardian Construct, Mu Wuyan thrust the energy spear forward, coalescing into a violet mist that tore through the sky toward Liu Tianfeng.

The patriarch countered it with a straight punch empowered by the heaven-grade gauntlet, scattering it like dispersing fog before getting replaced by his storm clouds.

The shockwave of that clash rattled Fanling City, toppling market stalls and damaging more structures.

City Lord Wei Xian, now reinforced by the Nascent Soul Stage Sect Masters, channeled his aura to continue protecting the unconscious mortals.

"Protect the citizens! The store is under divine protection, but we can't let Fanling fall to collateral damage!" Wei Xian barked his orders and the City Guards, that regained some strength in their knees, hurriedly moved.

They knew they wouldn't be able to help out if an all-out clash against these experts happened. It's one thing to defend against the demonic beasts from the Abyssal Forest and it's another to deal with cultivators whose cultivation was too high for their level.

Meanwhile, the Violethaven Temple's people, clad in amethyst robes, emerged from the ship.

Apart from the Void Refinement Stage Grand Elder, four Spirit Severing and ten Nascent Soul Stage Elders led many Core Formation and Foundation Establishment Stage disciples as they flew up behind Mu Wuyan, ready to clash against the forces of the coalition that had just been formed.

In response, Liu Zhongzu and the Liu Family disciples moved into a formation array as they prepared to face the Violethaven Temple.

The cultivators from the various sects also flew out of their ships, with the Spirit Severing Stage Ancestors leading the Nascent Soul and Core Formation Elders.

The two Core Formation Elders from the Shadow Veil Clan found themselves deliberating whether to flee or just hide in the crowd. They haven't stepped inside the store yet. Why are they getting dragged into this clash of giants?

If they found out they were part of the Evil Faction from the Inner Abyssal Circle, they might be crucified by both the Liu Family and the Violethaven Temple. Not to mention, the nearby sects who had dealings with them multiple times in the past whenever they would venture out of the Abyssal Forest.

However, when someone pointed to them, they gritted their teeth and flew up to join the fight between Core Formation Stage cultivators. They gave them the order to enter the store and secure their objective of procuring store products.

As hundreds of cultivators clashed above the sky of Fanling City, Lin Mo couldn't help but stare in awe as he remained below, standing behind the store's Security Guard. Even though he had already experienced a lot over the past two weeks, this was the major battle between cultivators that he was going to witness. He missed the previous skirmish outside Fanling City, after all.

"Should I be worried?" He asked without expecting an answer. The operating range of the construct was set to be within the range of the [Area Monitor]. That's why it was able to shatter the Grand Elder's barrier.

But with Liu Tianfeng leading the charge and the nearby sects fighting for their cause, he wanted to watch a little longer.

At this point, the Verdant Sky Pavilion's Ancestor had just pushed back a Spirit Severing Stage Elder of the temple, her sound-based attacks breaking through their defenses.

She glanced up at the clash between the two Void Refinement experts and said, "Grand Elder Mu, your temple's reputation for plundering physiques is whispered even in the Eastern Abyssal Domain. The Divine Convenience Store is our ally. Do you truly wish to forfeit the lives of your people? The wrath of every sect gathered here is not something you can just ignore."

Upon saying that, she waved her hand, highlighting the various corners of the current battlefield. At each stage, the amethyst-robed cultivators were being pushed back.

Even those who should be at the same stage as their opponents were being dominated.

As for why that's happening, only the Sect Masters and the regulars of the Divine Convenience Store could answer. In their hands were various store products. Card talismans, sticker seals, even the Celestial Duel Gear were deployed by some of the Core Formation Elders.

In less than a minute, the dead bodies that fell from the sky all belonged to the temple, while their opponents were only injured.

Mu Wuyan's eyes narrowed, his misty aura coiling like a serpent ready to strike. His spiritual senses probed the battlefield before his eyes settled back on the Divine Guardian Construct and then on the store behind it.

He glanced at Lin Mo, who was like a kid watching an entertaining play. And his rage boiled over.

"Insolent Mortal! What have you done!" Mu Wuyan roared, pointing his scepter at Lin Mo. "You hide behind constructs and borrowed power! Step forth and face me, or I'll tear that shop apart with my own hands!"

Hearing that, the Verdant Sky Pavilion Ancestor was shocked speechless. What the hell is wrong with him? She was the one talking to him, not Lin Mo.

Then, a raucous laughter echoed from Liu Tianfeng, "Mu Wuyan, challenging a Spirit Condensation Stage? How the mighty have fallen…"

As for the crowd below who still couldn't let go of their Viewing Jades, they posted new threads.

[Shopkeeper Challenged by Violethaven Grand Elder?! He's Toast! – PanicStrummer]

[Liu Family + Sects + Store = Unstoppable? Violethaven's Screwed! – PotatoChipLover]

Sweeping away the interface, Lin Mo sighed as he pinched the bridge of his nose. "Now I believe what those authors are writing. There truly are elders who can be this shameless. In any case, why do all these old guys think yelling makes them scarier?"

He glanced behind him. There, Yangyang had also moved behind the door. "Miss Yangyang, should I humor him, or let our Security Guard handle the tantrum?"

She pushed the door open and stepped outside before responding with an almost indifferent tone, "Shopkeeper, the Divine Guardian Construct is more than capable of dealing with all of this. However, a personal touch might expedite this… disruption. Can you hand me your [Starshot Revolver]? Let me charge it with my divine energy. A demonstration could reinforce the store's reputation."

Lin Mo's grin returned, sharper this time. "Oh? Great idea, Miss Yangyang." He grabbed the [Starshot Revolver] at his hip and handed it to her.

And sure enough, she didn't hesitate to pour her energy into it, switching one of the bullets slotted in its chamber to a divine energy bullet. The jade crystal in its grip then glinted in a bright light.

When Yangyang handed it back to him, he almost dropped it because of how heavy it had become. Furthermore, the strain was already affecting him even without firing it.

The small spark of divinity within his chest seemingly reacted to it as it seemed to soothe the strain, albeit barely.

With slight difficulty, he turned to his two assistants or three if he also counted Wu Meiyu, who had already finished ringing all the customers inside, "Girls, watch and learn. Today, our Divine Convenience Store will be known to the whole realm. And tomorrow, we're opening a new branch. But first, let me deal with a noisy customer."

Xiaoyu's jaw dropped, her excitement overriding her nerves. "Boss, have you gone insane?! Even if that artifact has been enhanced by Sister Yangyang, how could you handle its recoil if it can deal with a Void Refinement Stage?"

Unlike Xiaoyu, whose concern was understandable, the little girl Xiao Ya was just excited as she nodded continuously, "Yes, Boss, make it quick! We've got customers waiting!"

Wu Meiyu also chimed in, her expression alternating between awe and concern. "Shopkeeper, you're either fearless or reckless. My brother's Dragon Ark is out there. You're gonna scare him if you actually accomplished what you just said."

Lin Mo simply smiled as a response to all three as he walked out of the Divine Guardian Construct Shadow.

The weakened crowd lying down on the ground hurriedly scrambled as their eyes followed him. Inside, Shang Shuiyin's recording jade trembled, capturing every step for the Arctic Sea Palace's archives.

Mu Wuyan's sneer twisted into a scowl. "See this, Liu? A mortal dares face me? He thinks he's also invincible just because of his divine toy. What kind of artifact is that, even?"

Lin Mo also sneered in his head, cursing at the elder like he was some stupid side character whose fate was to be the stepping stone of a protagonist.

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