Chapter 153 - Chapter 153: Coming Out of the Mountain and Pretending to be the Liquor Sword Immortal
Chapter 153: Coming Out of the Mountain and Pretending to be the Liquor Sword Immortal
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Seven years later, in Luwei County, a hundred miles away from Niu Family Village.
“Sesame seed cake, freshly baked sesame seed cake!”
“Take a look, it’s a good animal skin!”
In the noisy market, a group of commoners dressed in coarse clothes were shouting with all their might.
Although the current Yue Dynasty had many conflicts in various places due to the princes fighting for power, but Luwei County was a small town on the border and was far from the centre of the Yue Dynasty.
Although the place was close to the forbidden land of the Thousand Demon Kingdom, cultivators who entered the Thousand Demon Kingdom would rarely choose to enter from Luwei County.
They would usually choose the city closest to the Thousand Demon Kingdom, the Demon Suppressing Pass.
Therefore, even though the lives of the people in Luwei County were poor, it was a rare place that was not involved in the war.
On the streets of Qing City, a group of soldiers suddenly arrived at the centre of the street.
Looking at the group of fully armed and well-equipped soldiers, the commoners subconsciously took a step back.
After all, these guys were not to be trifled with.
They were just ordinary people. If they accidentally offended these people, they would be in trouble.
And among this group of soldiers, there was someone who was clearly different from the other soldiers.
This person was dressed neither as an official nor as a general, but he was able to position himself in the middle of the soldiers. He was obviously the commander of this group of soldiers.
The commoners were not particularly surprised by this scene.
They knew very well that for a person who could have such a special status without being an official or a general could only be an immortal with legendary abilities.
Under the curious gazes of the commoners, the soldiers began to post notices at the centre of the market.
After putting up the notice, a soldier began to shout at the surrounding commoners, “The Fourth Prince has ordered that all the extraordinary people within the territory can participate in the Imperial List competition within ten days.”
“Those who are selected for the Sage Recruitment Board will receive a monthly mid-grade spiritual stone. Some can even exchange for cultivation techniques and magic instruments from the royal treasure vault.”
“Those who are interested can go to the county magistrate’s office to be assessed.”
After saying that, the soldier turned around and returned to the team.
The surrounding commoners who heard this revealed puzzled looks.
After all, they did not understand what spiritual stones were, nor did they understand the use of exchanging cultivation techniques and magic instruments from the treasure vault.
But it didn’t matter. These words weren’t meant for them.
Half a day after the Imperial List notice was out, a few cultivators who were hiding in the crowd arrived at the county magistrate’s office.
These cultivators’ cultivation levels were not high, there were only at the fifth or sixth level of the Qi Cultivation Stage.
Without exception, they were all in their forties or fifties.
With such a low cultivation level at such an age, they were destined not to have high achievements.
However, the Fourth Prince seemed to not reject anyone.
After the three of them displayed their cultivation, they were all taken in.
Nine days later, a total of nine cultivators and five martial artists appeared in Luwei County.
Among these people, the one with the highest strength was a butcher.
His strength had reached the level of an Innate Stage martial artist.
The reason why he came out seemed to be because he wanted to find a way to extend his lifespan.
This also piqued the interest of the cultivator in charge of the assessment.
After all, it was not for nothing.
On the tenth day, that cultivator seemed to feel that there were no more cultivators in Luwei County and was ready to go back.
After all, the opening of the Myriad Bone Forest was very near.
Those who could be recruited would come in about ten days.
The remaining people who didn’t come probably wouldn’t come even after a few days.
However, just as the cultivator was about to get someone to take back the Sage Recruitment Roll, a sword cultivator appeared in the county magistrate’s office.
This Sword cultivator was dressed very sloppily and carried a wine pot with him.
Beside him was a boy carrying a sword.
A soldier saw this and stepped forward to stop the two of them.
“Are you two here to participate in the Sage Recruitment Board?”
When the sloppy swordsman heard this, he suddenly pointed to the side of the soldier.
In the next second, a strong wind blew past, and a sharp sword mark instantly appeared on the ground beside the soldier.
This shocked the soldier.
If this finger was pointed at him, then wouldn’t he be beheaded with a single sword strike?
However, after the soldier recovered from the fear, he said respectfully, “Please follow me. Celestial Master Liu is already in the residence.”
The swordsman nodded and followed the soldier into the manor.
Not long after, the master and child arrived at the main hall of the residence.
At this moment, Liu Xing, a cultivator of the Yuchan Sect who had received the news, had already arrived at the main hall.
He looked at the uninhibited swordsman and secretly used his spiritual sense to check on him.
A level three foundation establishment stage cultivator and a sword cultivator. His strength was not bad.
Then, he looked at the boy beside the swordsman.
He realized that this boy seemed to be at the fifth or sixth level of the Qi Cultivation Stage.
“Fellow Daoist, you’re quite powerful, so you can skip this test.” Liu Xing said.
“Fellow Daoist, please go to the backyard for a rest. We will be heading to the Myriad Bone Forest in a few days.”
Hearing this, the swordsman did not reply. Instead, he continued to drink his wine, looking unrestrained.
This frivolous appearance made Liu Xing very unhappy.
A mere Foundation Establishment stage level three cultivator actually dared to be so rude in front of him.
Did he really think that he was invincible?
However, Liu Xing did not voice out his thoughts due to his current mission.
He only asked someone to bring the two of them to the backyard.
Under the lead of the soldiers, the two of them quickly arrived at the backyard.
Along the way, the other cultivators also heard the arrival of the newcomers and came over to take a look curiously.
However, when they saw the other party’s licentious and arrogant appearance, the other cultivators did not have much intention of befriending him.
Such flamboyant behaviour might not be able to survive in the cultivation world.
Especially for the place they were going to next.
Not to mention that this guy had a burden by his side.
And the sword cultivator didn’t seem to have much intention to communicate with others either.
After reaching the backyard, everyone went to their respective rooms to rest.
As soon as they entered the room, Shan Yao, who had been holding it in for a long time, finally couldn’t take it anymore.
“Sir, why are you pretending like this? Don’t you think it’s a little too high-profile?”
“Didn’t you tell me that it’s very dangerous outside and that we should try to keep a low profile?”
Lu Yuan lay on the bed in the room and said with a smile, “Shan Yao, do you think the cultivators who can come would be fools?”
Shan Yao thought for a moment and shook her head.” 1 don’t think so. 1 feel like they’re all quite smart.”
Lu Yuan nodded and said, “So, Shan Yao, remember what 1 said. Never treat others as fools.”
“In this world, there are two kinds of people that are very difficult to pretend to be. One is a really smart person, and the other is a really stupid person.”
“That’s why being a half-baked, muddle-headed, mediocre person is the most real thing.”
“Therefore, sometimes being a little more ostentatious is more realistic and deceptive than being low-key.”
Shan Yao rolled her eyes and said confidently, “Then, sir, what kind of person do you think 1 am?”
Lu Yuan glanced at her from the corner of his eyes and said, “You are one of the two people that 1 said are very difficult to pretend to be.”
Shan Yao was delighted and asked, “Sir, are you saying that I’m a smart person? Hehe, actually, 1 think I’m quite smart too.”
Lu Yuan’s eyes twitched slightly as he looked at Shan Yao’s ‘I didn’t know I was so powerful’ expression. He really didn’t have the heart to tell her the truth.
“I’m sorry, Shan Yao. You’re actually a real fool. The kind that ordinary people can’t even pretend to be.” He thought..