Chapter 601 - 247: Su Li’s Misunderstanding: Witch Race Nascent Soul Formation Secret Techniques
Chapter 601: Chapter 247: Su Li’s Misunderstanding: Witch Race Nascent Soul Formation Secret Techniques
Xiao Chen nodded. "Don’t worry, I won’t forget."
After leaving Silent Calamity Island, he flew straight north.
The journey was smooth, and he didn’t encounter anything strange.
And so, ten days later, Xiao Chen arrived at Moshi Market once again.
It’s worth noting that Moshi Market also had a Spiritual Communication Pavilion that sold intelligence.
While the intelligence here wasn’t top-notch, it was incredibly cheap.
So the first thing Xiao Chen did after arriving was head to the Spiritual Communication Pavilion and purchase the last few months of intelligence for the low price of two hundred Spirit Stones.
"Oh?"
The moment he opened the report, he saw a familiar name—Zhang Shouquan.
The last time he was in Moshi Market, Xiao Chen had heard news about him.
He hadn’t expected to see his name again, and it was another story of him winning a Magical Combat against a stronger opponent.
Reportedly, in the Guiyun Secret Realm, Zhang Shouquan had successfully seized the all-important Guiyun Stone by using a True Essence Secret Technique he had unexpectedly obtained and mastered.
However, he was, after all, just a Loose Cultivator with no backing and no particularly powerful Spiritual Artifacts.
So, unsurprisingly, he was targeted by Tribulation Cultivators who wanted to kill him for his treasure.
In theory, the Tribulation Cultivators’ decision made sense.
After all, they already knew Zhang Shouquan’s most powerful magic and could prepare restraining Talismans in advance.
An ambush with superior numbers against an unsuspecting target should have been a surefire victory.
Yet, to everyone’s surprise, Zhang Shouquan had actually hidden his true strength during the contest in the Secret Realm.
His abilities weren’t limited to summoning a 1,600-zhang Ice Flood Dragon; he also possessed an extremely formidable Golden Blade Skill that was thirty percent more powerful.
Besieged by three Late-stage Golden Core cultivators, Zhang Shouquan revealed this hidden trump card. He managed to kill one attacker and severely injure another. In the end, he not only escaped but also took the dead Tribulation Cultivator’s Storage Ring.
After news of this incident spread, it instantly traveled throughout the Compassion Sea, especially around Moshi Market.
According to the grapevine, Zhang Shouquan was originally a Loose Cultivator from this very place.
’He had a hidden trump card, too. Interesting.’
After reading the report, Xiao Chen couldn’t help but feel a flicker of curiosity toward this Cultivator he had never met.
The man’s sudden rise to prominence reminded him of two old acquaintances.
’But this display alone isn’t enough to be sure. It only raises suspicion.’
’If I get a chance to meet Zhang Shouquan later, I might try to befriend him.’
Xiao Chen also learned from the Spiritual Communication Pavilion that the Tingtao Sea auction date had been moved from the sixteenth of the third month to the eighteenth.
It was worth noting that while the Spiritual Communication Pavilion’s intelligence consisted mostly of gossip and rumors, they were careful to specify which news was rumor and which was public information. They didn’t just mix everything together into a storybook.
The auction time, being completely public information, naturally fell into the latter category and was considered reliable intelligence.
This was a piece of good news, in a way. It meant Xiao Chen now had an extra eight days to gather information about the Red Moon Dew more leisurely.
’Since there’s plenty of time, I might as well sit here and listen to the news for a while.’
The layout of the two Spiritual Communication Pavilions was basically identical.
As he entered, Xiao Chen had heard a storyteller on the central platform recounting news from the recent major sect tournament.
The joint tournament of the Five Great Sects had lasted for over two months.
The winners had finally been decided a month ago, and the ten strongest disciples of the younger generation were chosen.
Although half a month had passed, it remained a hot topic of conversation.
At that moment, the storyteller on stage was saying, "Now, let’s talk about Thunderbolt Spear! With that long spear of his, he could shatter Profound Light!"
"In the first two rounds of the tournament, he took down his opponents in less than three moves each."
"Without a doubt, he was the most decisive Cultivator in the tournament."
But someone in the audience heckled, "Hey, stop hyping up your Mojie Sect people. He’s only strong because of his Spiritual Artifact."
"Give that spear to someone else, and the result would be pretty much the same."