Lord Shenxiu
Chapter 38 Crow Elder

Chapter 38: Chapter 38 Crow Elder

"Who said I’m not wearing a mask?"

"I’m wearing a mask over my heart!"

"Do you know Blood and Flesh Magic? If I tell you, it might scare you to death."

Zhong Shenxiu rolled his eyes secretly and approached a small circle.

This circle had originally included Crow Elder. Upon seeing him approach, they couldn’t help but emit an unpleasant laughter, "Little fellow Daoist, where do you hail from?"

"I am Young Master Shen Xiu, born in the Martial Arts world, my strength has also reached the Innate Peak. I’m intentionally roaming far and wide in search of the Daoist way."

Zhong Shenxiu cupped his hands together in a respectful greeting, his words perfectly normal. Many in the Martial Arts world who reached a bottleneck would make a similar choice.

Although it was not rare for someone to truly find their opportunity, the rate of dying in a foreign land was somewhat higher.

"Kikiki!"

Before his words had ended, a light laugh came from the side, "Indeed, such a naive boy."

Zhong Shenxiu glanced around his circle, which, apart from Crow Elder, also included four others: a slovenly swordsman wearing a bamboo hat, a monkey that seemed to be possessed flicking lice off itself, and a paper figurine with rouge painted on its cheeks.

Besides them, there was also a woman wearing a silver-white mask, her body draped in a gauzy light fabric, her figure alluring, it was her laughter that had sounded.

"Tsk tsk!" The woman in the silver-white mask stared at Zhong Shenxiu’s face, sighing, "Such a handsome young man... How about this, if you’re willing to keep me company for one night, I will give you some guidance, how about it?"

"I perform arts, not my body," Zhong Shenxiu seemed to blush, then immediately lowered his voice, "However, if there’s a true Daoist Skill inheritance, it wouldn’t be a problem."

But at that time, he would probably just release the Headless Earl to murder and plunder.

"A true Dao Jue, you truly dare to dream."

Crow Elder exclaimed, "We loose cultivators practice Wild Fox Zen, to possess one or two powerful Daoist Skills is enough to be proud of. You want a Dao Jue just to sell your company? No matter how good your appearance, it’s absolutely impossible."

The woman with the silver-white mask seemed to think of something, letting out a deep sigh, lapsing into silence.

"Is the way to enter the Dao really so hard to come by?"

Zhong Shenxiu expressed his surprise, "I’m quite unclear about all this, I would appreciate any guidance from you all."

"I knew from the start, you’re just a greenhorn!"

The woman with the silver-white mask pointed at Zhong Shenxiu, her tone playful and teasing.

"Then, I wonder, does this Fufeng Protectorate have any cultivation experts?" Zhong Shenxiu, undaunted by his ignorance, shamelessly inquired.

"It’s not a matter of teaching per se, let’s just share what we know," Crow Elder said with a cheerful smile, "Speaking of cultivation experts, most are within the officialdom or sects. Let’s not speak of the officialdom since they are beyond our ability to provoke. As for the sects mainly, this place used to be a barbarian nation with barely any sects. Now there’s but the Cloud Mirror Sect attempting to expand its influence here."

Zhong Shenxiu suddenly felt that the sect of Feng Xixi didn’t seem very powerful.

Truly formidable sects wouldn’t be consigned to recruiting in remote areas.

"There are indeed quite a few exiles in this region, and those who defy the king’s law flee here. Therefore, within the loose cultivators, there are indeed some experts."

Crow Elder’s expression turned solemn.

"Squeak squeak... Like you, elder, being able to preside over this place, to open the Black Mountain Small Meeting every full moon night, is also a prestigious expert."

The monkey beside them, having eaten a louse, spoke with a simpering laugh.

’This monkey sure knows how to brownnose; it appears that a Daoist Yin God is involved.’

Zhong Shenxiu glanced at it, then looked towards the swordsman and the paper man, and noticed they remained silent, as if they had also tacitly agreed.

"Ha ha... Despite my mediocrity, I barely stepped into the Daoist path in my sixties, and now having consumed Jiuyin I have achieved my goal, yet I still need to refine Gang Qi, and I don’t know if I have any hope of glimpsing the gate of Divine Skills in this lifetime," Crow Elder sighed.

"Being able to cast Yang Gang Skill already places you among the top loose cultivators," stated the woman in the silver-white mask solemnly.

The skill formed by Gang Qi, fearless against most constraints, was indeed quite formidable.

"When it comes to the truly top loose cultivators, Dragon and Tiger True Man has to be the first one to consider, with his Mana and Divine Skills reaching an unimaginable realm, probably just a step away from forming a Primordial Pill," Crow Elder slowly said.

"Such an expert must certainly possess Daoist true inheritances, so why does he not seek cultivation in an Immortal Sect or join the government?"

Suddenly, someone else asked.

With his Divine Skills, securing an official fifth-rank treatment is obviously a matter of choice.

"He must be carrying a severe indictment, composite of crimes, and is no longer accepted by the Immortal Sects," Zhong Shenxiu sighed.

"Apart from him, there are the Fei Hua sisters cultivating on Scattered Flower Mountain, Poison Dragon Venerable in Poison Dragon Cave, and among the different races, there are also several top experts..." Crow Elder concluded, "The path of cultivation is long and winding, not knowing when immortality can be achieved."

"Alright, I came here for the sake of exchange, not to listen to stories," the swordsman wearing a bamboo hat suddenly spoke.

"Exchanging information is also one of the purposes of our Black Mountain Small Meeting," Crow Elder replied with a laugh, in a very good mood: "Since fellow Daoist Lu is in a hurry, let us start the exchange. Who will go first?"

"I have here a complete pelt obtained from slaying a demon wolf, a Primordial Crystal, and wish to exchange for a dose of Gengjin Evil Qi," the swordsman blurted out, his gaze sweeping around.

’Is he indeed a Swordsman of the Gang Sha Realm?’

Zhong Shenxiu felt the atmosphere around him turn much heavier, but no one brought out any Evil Qi to trade; perhaps they truly did not have it, or possibly, they did not deem the items from the demon wolf worth that much.

"Very well."

The swordsman nodded and promptly stood up, moving to another group to pursue his exchange, seemingly only interested in Gengjin Evil Qi.

"It seems this fellow Daoist really is following the path of a Sword Cultivator, so straightforward..." Crow Elder chuckled and continued, "..."

The monkey hurriedly raised its hand, saying, "I have here some home-brewed Hundred Fruit Wine, which can enhance Primordial Qi, looking to exchange for a Daoist skill..."

Zhong Shenxiu found it interesting, watching the trading continue, and in the end, it was Crow Elder who was interested, exchanging a minor spell for it.

Before long, it was his turn.

He pondered for a moment and then said, "I am fortunate to have obtained a refining technique for magic artifacts, called ’Xuanyin Nail’, but alas, I only have the artifact refining method, and am not particular about what I can trade for, please feel free to name your price."

"Artifact refining? Without reaching Gang Sha, without Mana, it’s useless."

The woman in the silver-white mask seemed somewhat regretful, "If the Daoist skill of Xuanyin Nail were still present, I would be willing to offer a thousand White Emperor Coins."

The paper man and the monkey also shook their heads repeatedly, clearly unable to use it.

However, Crow Elder suddenly said, "I too have a refining technique, called ’Soul Summoning Banner’, but sadly it also lacks the Daoist cultivation method, what do you think?"

’It seems that old Crow knows the Daoist Skill for Xuanyin Nail, but unfortunately does not wish to make a complete trade with me. Otherwise, exchanging our skills would be mutually beneficial.’

Upon hearing the words ’Soul Summoning Banner’, Zhong Shenxiu felt a stir within him and said, "Deal, they’re both artifact refining techniques, so it’s not a loss for me."

"Hehe, fellow Daoist, what you don’t know is that at our Black Mountain Small Meeting, we make a promise not to repeat the sale of any Daoist spells and the like in this place," Crow Elder added with a beaming smile.

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