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Chapter 119 - 102: Qi Cultivation Level 8_2

Chapter 119: Chapter 102: Qi Cultivation Level 8_2

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"You’ve made a breakthrough!"

The next day, after dinner, Chen Li went to visit Bai Jinwang at the Bai Family to chat, only to be immediately seen through by Bai Jinwang.

"Last night, I was lucky to break through to the eighth level of Qi Cultivation!" Chen Li said, taking a sip of Spiritual Tea handed to him by a maid, with a nonchalant look on his face.

You had to admit, the man knew how to enjoy life.

Not only did he take three beautiful concubines, but he also had five servants at his beck and call.

He was truly living a more and more comfortable life.

However, after so long, the bellies of the three beautiful concubines remained unchanged.

Bai Jinwang clicked his tongue, speaking with a hint of jealousy, "Qi Cultivation eighth level, reaching the eighth level of Qi Cultivation at such a young age, your talent and aptitude are quite something, not even inferior to Sect Disciples."

"Ah, I’m not young anymore; I just look fresh-faced. In fact, I’m already forty-two," Chen Li modestly said.

"Really can’t tell," Bai Jinwang was taken aback, straightening up, "You must have some secret technique for maintaining your health, right?"

"Just Body Refinement!" Chen Li raised his eyebrows and smiled, "Want to learn? I’ll teach you!"

Upon hearing this, Bai Jinwang rolled his eyes and lay back down on his lounge chair like a salted fish, "I’m all old arms and legs; what would I do with Body Refinement? Do you wish me dead sooner?"

The two of them chatted and joked for a while.

Then, Chen Li began to inquire, "I’ve always heard people mention Evil Wraiths, but I don’t know what an Evil Wraith is. Does it refer to a ghost?"

"You’re only half right. ’Evil Wraith’ is a general term. In fact, ’evil’ is ’evil,’ and ’wraith’ is ’wraith.’ Those ghosts and zombies can be referred to as ’wraiths,’ while ’evil’ refers to evil entities, a kind of extremely bizarre existence. What I encountered back then was one of these evil entities," Bai Jinwang said, his face still showing a trace of panic and hidden resentment.

Chen Li suddenly understood in his heart.

So that was it.

It seemed that he too had encountered an evil entity during his journey.

Curious, Chen Li was about to ask more when there came a rapid knocking at the door of his own house next door.

"Big brother, big brother! Open the door quickly."

It was the voice of Guo Wu from Zhao Lin’s group of four.

"Looks like someone is looking for me, can’t chat with you any longer. I’ll take my leave first." Chen Li’s expression changed slightly, as he stood up and spoke, hearing the urgency in the voice telling him there was trouble.

"Go on, go on, who wants to chat with you anyway," Bai Jinwang snorted.

Chen Li left the Bai Family.

He saw Guo Wu standing at his doorstep, as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, pacing back and forth, sweating profusely. Chen Li couldn’t help but quicken his steps towards him.

Guo Wu, hearing the noise, quickly turned around. Seeing Chen Li, his expression eased, "Big brother, something terrible has happened!"

"Come inside and talk!" Chen Li said in a low voice, opening the courtyard door without going into the house.

He activated a Silencing Talisman, and once the faint light of the Silencing Talisman enveloped the area, he spoke, "Tell me, what happened to make you so flustered!"

"Big brother, Zhao Lin and the others have been taken away," Guo Wu swallowed hard and said.

He quickly recounted the events in detail.

This past month, the four of them had been selling goods daily at the Loose Cultivator market, dealing in high-value Magic Artifacts, with a steady supply. As the saying goes, interest sways hearts. Although they acted cautiously, they caught the attention of some people.

It was only this evening that the three had just left the market.

They were suddenly confronted by a group of people and taken away without any chance to resist.

Fortunately, the group of four had a contingency in place.

Guo Wu was that contingency.

He did not participate in selling goods nor did he have any public contact with the rest of the group. Whether they were going to the market or on their way back, he only followed from a distance, to ensure that if anything unforeseen happened, there would be a way to get the word out, just in case.

Little had he expected that this time, the contingency plan would take effect.

"Do you know who took them?" Chen Li asked, his brows furrowed.

"I don’t know, but I know where they were taken to!" Guo Wu quickly said.

He had been cautious enough not to panic on the spot, nor foolishly attempt a rescue. Instead, he had followed the group into a building before hurrying to find Chen Li.

Chen Li nodded in approval, "That makes things easier."

He glanced outside at the darkening sky, "There’s no time to waste, we should go now, we might still be in time."

Chen Li called out to Zhou Hong, closed the courtyard door behind him, and then hurried along with Guo Wu.

On the way, he quickly changed his appearance.

His heart was filled with a murderous intent.

"I’ve been cultivating my moral character for half a year, never thinking I’d have to shed blood again. Sigh, this world... why is a peaceful life so hard to come by!"

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At this moment, inside a grand mansion.

The leader of the Tianhe Gang, Zhou Dongbo, was sitting in the seat of honor, watching his subordinates fiercely interrogate the three they had captured, while he calmly drank tea. Putting down his cup, he said:

"You’ll have to talk eventually, why suffer like this?" Zhou Dongbo spoke slowly, "Come on, tell me, where did you get so many Magic Artifacts from, and where is the money from selling them hidden?"

"Pah!" Gu Mengqing spat out a mouthful of blood, "I’ve already said, we don’t own these Magic Artifacts, we’re just selling them for someone else."

"Then tell me, who’s behind you?" Zhou Dongbo said.

"The person behind me is not someone you can afford to provoke; let us go quickly," Gu Mengqing coldly snorted, "be careful not to bring a fatal disaster upon yourself."

Zhou Dongbo and his subordinates all laughed heartily, "I can’t afford to provoke? Could it be someone from a Foundation Establishment family, or perhaps from the Everlasting Sect? Judging by your accents, you must all be from Green River District, a bunch of desperados with cheap lives."

Gu Mengqing immediately fell silent, not speaking any longer.

"How about the other two, have nothing to say? Just talk, and as soon as we get the Spirit Stones and Magic Artifacts, I’ll let you all go," Zhou Dongbo said. Seeing that the silence dragged on, he finally grew impatient, his expression turning dark:

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