Chapter Fifteen: The Orange Destiny
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“Not selling?”
The richly dressed young man let out a cold snort. “You should ask around. Who in the entire city of Lingyue doesn’t know Zhao Tai? When I take a fancy to something, no one has ever dared refuse to sell it to me!”
“Get him! Since he won’t sell it, seize it for me.”
Zhao Tai signaled his men to attack.
“It’s over. Of all people, that boy had to offend Zhao Tai.”
“The Zhao family is the foremost clan in Lingyue City. They have the Yue Mountain Sect, one of the three great sects of the Xia Kingdom, backing them. The clan alone has three Golden Core elders serving as retainers, and all these attendants are at the peak of Foundation Establishment.”
“Zhao Tai is utterly detestable. Someone refuses to sell, and he simply resorts to force. He really thinks the law doesn’t apply to him.”
Among the crowd, a pretty young girl angrily rebuked him.
“The law?”
“Do you really think the Empress of Xia would offend one of the three great sects for the sake of an ordinary person?”
“Exactly. Everyone knows that the Empress of Xia is weak and incompetent.”
“Wake up.”
Red Luan was rendered speechless, her heart choked with frustration.
The former emperor had died unexpectedly, leaving behind only one daughter, who had been forced to ascend the throne and become the Empress of Great Xia.
Yet she was only twenty years old. She had broken through to Foundation Establishment not long ago, while the imperial uncles at court were all either Nascent Soul cultivators or Divine Transformation cultivators. As a junior without sufficient strength, she possessed virtually no voice at all.
Moreover, the three great sects had secretly colluded with the imperial family.
They were birds of a feather.
Even as empress, she had no way to deal with the three great sects.
“Damn it!”
Red Luan watched helplessly as Luo Hao was surrounded and attacked by Zhao Tai’s men. Her fists clenched tightly, and she was just about to intervene when the beautiful middle-aged woman beside her immediately stopped her.
“Your Majesty, don’t.”
“Granny Li, they’re going too far! I’m going to teach them a lesson!”
“Your Majesty,” Granny Li hurriedly explained, “they are indeed detestable, but we slipped out in secret this time in order to cultivate our own forces in the shadows.”
“If our identities are exposed now, the princes will certainly become wary. After that, we will never have another opportunity.”
Red Luan reluctantly withdrew her delicate hand.
“Your Majesty,” Granny Li continued, “according to our information, the three great sects are preparing to besiege the Profound Pill Sect. This is the perfect opportunity for us.”
“Why?”
“The Profound Pill Sect once stood alongside the three great sects, but it declined for certain reasons. However, its sect master has just broken through to the Divine Transformation Realm.”
Granny Li explained, “So long as we help the Profound Pill Sect survive this crisis and then provide it with financial support, it will certainly become ours to command.”
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“With another Divine Transformation cultivator assisting you, given enough time, it may not be impossible for you to seize control of Great Xia.”
“Provide financial support to the Profound Pill Sect?”
Red Luan fell into thought.
Although she had little influence within the imperial family, she had quietly accumulated considerable resources of her own. Supporting an entire Profound Pill Sect would pose no problem at all.
“Very well. We’ll go provide aid to the Profound Pill Sect at once.”
Only then did Red Luan nod and leave.
Elsewhere.
Luo Hao faced four peak Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Zhao family alone. Though he resisted with all his might, he was eventually beaten until he spat blood.
“You little punk.”
Zhao Tai sneered as he walked up to Luo Hao, then planted one foot on his face. “I offered you a thousand spirit stones and you refused to sell. You insisted on asking me for a hundred thousand. Now you won’t get a single spirit stone.”
“Even if I smash it, I’ll never sell it to you!”
Gritting his teeth, Luo Hao grabbed the jade pendant in his hand and was about to crush it.
“I’ll buy it for a hundred thousand spirit stones!”
Suddenly, a deep voice rang out.
Zhao Tai turned his head and saw a middle-aged man with an otherworldly air approaching with a beautiful young girl.
“I want this jade pendant. Senior, please don’t take away what another man loves,” Zhao Tai said, narrowing his eyes.
He did not act rashly.
He was arrogant and overbearing, but he was not stupid. The aura emanating from Chen Xuan clearly showed that he was no ordinary person.
At the very least, he was a Golden Core expert.
Chen Xuan, however, paid him no attention.
He had just seen a question mark appear on the map and immediately flown over. From a distance, he had spotted the jade pendant in Luo Hao’s hand.
Although he could not yet see what was unusual about it while it remained outside his possession, its mysterious aura alone, combined with the question mark displayed by the system, was enough to tell him that it was no ordinary object.
He was determined to buy it.
Name: Luo Hao
Cultivation: Early Foundation Establishment
Fortune: Orange
Spiritual Root: Perfect Metal Spiritual Root, incomplete
Physique: Dragon-Elephant Physique
Comprehension: Supreme
Technique: Dragon-Elephant Art, Heaven Grade, Lower Rank
Filial Piety Score: 0
Summary: Possesses the exceedingly rare Dragon-Elephant Physique, but because his cultivation technique is incomplete, he is unable to unleash its full power.
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“He actually has orange fortune!”
Chen Xuan was delighted.
He had not expected to encounter someone with an orange-grade physique on an ordinary outing. If he could receive Luo Hao’s filial devotion, he would only need to find one more person with an orange-grade physique to complete the system’s task.
“For a hundred thousand spirit stones, are you willing to sell the jade pendant to me?”
Chen Xuan asked Luo Hao.
“Senior, I’m willing to sell it to you, but right now…”
Luo Hao struggled on the ground. Zhao Tai was still standing on his face, leaving him completely unable to move.
“As long as you’re willing, that’s enough.”
Chen Xuan’s tone remained indifferent.
“You old fool! How dare you ignore me? I already told you that I want this thing. Can’t you understand?”
Having been ignored by Chen Xuan, Zhao Tai was both humiliated and enraged.
No one in the entire city of Lingyue had ever dared disregard him.
“Annoying.”
Chen Xuan gave a soft snort and swept out his sleeve. Zhao Tai was sent flying through the air.
The surrounding crowd was stunned.
“So strong!”
“He sent a Foundation Establishment cultivator flying with a single wave of his hand. This senior must be at least a Golden Core cultivator.”
“Someone finally taught Zhao Tai a lesson.”
“Although he taught Zhao Tai a lesson, this senior is in trouble now. The Zhao family has more than one Golden Core cultivator, and they are backed by the Yue Mountain Sect. The Yue Mountain Sect even has Nascent Soul experts.”
“Thank you, Senior, for coming to my aid.”
Luo Hao struggled to his feet. Without even wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, he hurriedly thanked Chen Xuan.
At the same time, he took out the jade pendant and handed it to him.
“Senior, here you are.”
“This is a hundred thousand spirit stones.”
Chen Xuan casually produced a hundred thousand spirit stones. At the Ye family, the filial reward he had received from Chu Lingyun alone had amounted to more than a million spirit stones.
Spirit stones were the one thing he lacked least.
Chen Xuan studied Luo Hao for a few moments. The young man’s gaze was resolute, and he seemed to be a person of excellent character. Moreover, he possessed orange fortune, making him precisely the sort of person Chen Xuan needed at present.
Thus, he said, “You and I are fated to meet. Would you be willing to acknowledge me as your master?”
“Become your disciple?”
Luo Hao hesitated. “Thank you for your kindness, Senior, but I have already decided to participate in the Profound Pill Sect’s disciple-recruitment examination. I’m afraid I cannot become your disciple.”
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