(36) Broke the Seal!
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After disguising himself, Zi Yingjun sneaked out of the dorm early at dawn of weekend where no one is around. The guards didn't notice his sneaking figure as he headed to the caravan. Zi Yingjun strolled freely without knowing he had attracted too much attention. Sui Shen and Sovereign Hei floated next to him and they both knew his female disguise is causing a commotion.
"Little Critter, you could have warned him to wear veil. His face is such a hindrance." Sovereign Hei whispered to the little girl who can only roll her eyes.
"I forgot. I like seeing Master this way." she reasoned out. Sui Shen cant tell which version of her master does she like. Was it the cold handsome boy or the sweet and cheerful girl? It confused her and in turn, she forgot to warn how dangerous his face is.
Zi Yingjun went to a certain building and secretly tried to find someone. Finally, he spotted a lady with Merchant Fu Mi. The lady is somehow familiar to him and if he is right, she's another owner of the caravan like Merchant Fu Mi. Zi Yingjun smiled lightly which alleviated his charm.
"Are you Merchant Ping San?" he approached the lady, his voice no longer the usual but of a young girl instead.
"Oh. How can I help you, little girl?" Ping San stopped giving Merchant Fu Mi any attention. She is not interested to him but Zi Yingjun's beauty captured her attention.
"My master sent me here to look for Merchant Ping San and offer her something priceless. But my master mentioned it should be in private." Zi Yingjun glanced at Merchant Fu Mi. He almost snorted in disgust from how the elderly man looked towards him.
"Sir Fu." she turned to Fu Mi in return. Merchant Fu Mi reluctantly left the table as Zi Yingjun confidently sat across Ping San. She tilted her head while assessing him. "This girl doesn't look bad. I wonder what price can a large-scale clan young master can give to claim her?" Ping San secretly thought.
"Does Merchant Ping San know Ren Xieye Grass?" Zi Yingjun started, not knowing the lady across him is thinking of selling him to men. However, he finds her gaze strange.
"Ren Xieye Grass? Its a medicine of mortals. What about them?" Ping San hid her sinister thoughts. She thought of listening and at the same time, planning how to swindle Zi Yingjun.
"Well, my master discovered Ren Xieye Grass's purpose. He thought Merchant Ping San is interested to know its use." he took out the lists he made without the steps of how to create the things he wrote. Ping San's eyebrows furrowed in scrutiny.
"Are you sure these are all true?" she raised a brow in evaluation.
"Here's a sample." Zi Yingjun handed her a vial of Body Tempering Pills. Ping San tried it and her eyes widened because of the efficacy. "If Merchant Ping San is interested, you can buy the recipes."
It was only a quick exchange and Zi Yingjun came out of the teahouse with a satisfied smile. He gained thousands of spirit crystals by selling those recipes. In fact, he's still not satisfied for it. Thus, he started negotiating with other leaders.
"Master, those spirit crystals might be enough for your cultivation." Sui Shen tried to give him an inkling that they should leave Da Long Mountain.
"Not enough." Zi Yingjun reached his room and his appearance and clothes changed back. This made him raise a brow. "The duration is a bit short. If only I have the Mask of Shi Wan."
"Mask of Shi Wan?" the girl blinked and searched through the book she holds.
"Mask of Shi Wan is an ancient artifact, Little Critter." Sovereign Hei closed her book and lifted his hand. A mask formed there without any face and only a yin yang symbol is in the middle of the silver mask. "This is how it looks. Mask of Shi Wan was forged after a hundred thousand years by a dark path sect leader. He killed a hundred thousand women and men to feed the symbol here and help him disguise himself with their identity. The first child of fate wasn't able to destroy it so he ordered his clansmen to keep it away from other people. The Mask of Shi Wan is full of vengeful ghosts that anyone who wears it can turn them insane."
Sovereign Hei and Sui Shen glanced at Zi Yingjun. "Why are you looking at me in that way?" he raised a brow. Zi Yingjun did find the Mask of Shi Wan but its only a fateful encounter that'll happen after five hundred years or so. From those two's gaze, he can tell they are blaming the Mask of Shi Wan for his psychopathic behaviours. "I already used it for more than once but it didn't harm me. Look, I governed a demonic sect and I learnt a lot of this world's history so I am wary of the mask. I never wore it before I tried purifying it with the Nirvana Flame."
"Oh." Sui Shen was the first one to exclaim. Nirvana Flame is the top divine sense that can indeed purify anything. But its a disappointment since Zi Yingjun wasn't able to upgrade it till the last stage of Tempering Flame, the Black Refining Flame which is after White Refining Flame. This made her eyes glimmer upon thinking of an idea. If Zi Yingjun can reach the Black Refining Flame level of his Tempering Flame, then he can easily counter the child of fate!
Zi Yingjun is not aware of Sui Shen's thought as he started cultivating. His consumption of the spirit crystals are double the need of a first-rate talent. He focused in exhausting and replenishing his qi sea when slowly, his dantian started cracking. The transparent spherical barrier broke and was quickly formed again. His qi sea surged but unexpectedly, the seal also disappeared.
The qi in his dantian turned black once more with its new red tinge. Zi Yingjun coughed out blood. The time he reached the sixth rank, he unconsciously broke the seal!
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