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“What a sweet taste…like spring that’s overflowing in my mouth! How refreshing! Hahaha, shopkeeper, please give me all the bottles you have for this pill! I want every single stock you have in store right now! Money is not a problem.”

Jin Xia grinned as he looked at the brown clothed vendor. While he did not know the name of the pill, Jin Xia knew the various ingredients that went into making it. The materials were quite normal, but it was the refreshing, sweet taste that attracted Jin Xia.

With a swift motion, a blue colored spatial bag landed on the counter.

“There should be 3,000 gold coins inside that bag of my leftover coins. You can keep the change if it’s too much. You may also keep the spatial bag as well, to cover any additional cost; I’ve got plenty leftover anyways.” Jin Xia said.

The browned clothed elder looked at Jin Xia in a baffled manner, as he switched between looking at the Jin Xia and the hefty amount of money on his counter. 3,000 gold coins? Hell, that was equivalent to several high class meals in Red Sun City! And this young lad wanted to use it on purchasing a bunch of 2 stars pill?!

One has to know, the 2 star pill that Jin Xia wanted was called “Dream Flower Pill”, a pellet that’s eaten to regulate blood flow, relieve digestive problems, and invigorate one’s youthful appearance. But other than that, it has no practical use on martial arts or even cultivation.

If not for the big amount of ingredients needed to adjust the taste and effect, then the pill might’ve been just 1 star.

It can be said that even if the owner were to bring out his entire stock of Dream Flower Pills, the sum would absolutely not surpass 1,500 golds! But this youth in front of him had instantly paid twice the amount for his entire batch.

While martial pills were extremely precious and pricey, in a poor country like the Great Azure, the expensiveness becomes even more evident due to lack of Medical Masters and quality pills!

“I, uh, this one will, uh, immediately get them you, young master!” The old man in tattered brown clothes stammered as he awkwardly went to the retrieve the pills. The inconceivable request and money in front of him had truly left him stunned. He was even vaguely doubting this was a dream…

A few minutes later, the owner had assembled the entire set of Dream Flower pills, numbering a total of 30 bottles with 6 pills in each. By now, there was an fervent look on the shopkeeper’s look when he looked at Jin Xia. After all, Jin Xia’s purchase instantly solved the vendor’s financial issue; the joy and gratitude he felt could not be put into words.

In one clean swipe, Jin Xia delivered twenty nine of the bottles into one of his spatial ring, leaving the last jade bottle for himself. While Jin Xia could have placed any item he come across into his Eternal Gourd, he did not choose to do so because each time he takes an item out from the gourd, it requires him to expend some Soul energy.

Contrast to if he had simply stored it in a spatial ring or bag, which does not consume any energy. That was why he had deliberately purchased several bags of Spatial Bags and a few Spatial Rings for insurance, with him wearing one of the rings for convenience.

After purchasing the pills, Jin Xia and Hu Feng continued to sightsee around the city. Along way, with one hand holding a jade bottle and the other hand free, Jin Xia would occasionally pop a few Dream Flower Pills into his mouth. Several bottles were quickly consumed by Jin Xia, leaving only 10 bottles left in his storage bag.

Hu Feng, who was walking besides Jin Xia, had a strange expression on his face when he looked at the latter.

“Eating so much 2 stars pill like they were candy…how does his stomach even fare?!” Hu Feng thought wryly. This was the first time he had seen such a bizarre scene of someone eating so many pills at once — and eating them as if they were snacks!

But with Jin Xia’s current purified body, his digestive system was strong enough to handle consuming a large sum of medicinal pills at once. Not to mention, with he could easily use his soul to help digest any residual energy in the pill, allowing him to completely refine the medicine in his body.

Compared to normal practitioners, Jin Xia’s body was way more sturdy, both internally and externally. Thus, he was able to eat the pills consecutively in such a relaxed manner.

If it were any other practitioners, even higher leveled ones, eating such large quantity of pills would have long diminished the pills’ effect and might have instead harmed their body internally!

Though Jin Xia was not consuming the Dream Flower Pills for its effect, nor did he have to worry about any internal injuries from eating so much medicines.

He was merely eating them for personal taste; they were no different from simple refreshments to him.

While walking down a less crowded street, suddenly, several men in dark blue clothes came streaming from around a corner and surrounded Jin Xia and Hu Feng.

Standing a few meters away from the two youths, the men all exuded a strong killing intent. Some even had their swords out, seemingly ready for action.

“Young master Lei Yi! That is the person who attacked you yesterday!” An annoying high-pitched squeak came from outside the encirclement.

“Hahaha, at last, we finally found you!”

A laughter rang out as a section of the blue men moved to the side, opening a pathway for a youth in blue clothes to step forward.

The moment Fan Lei Yi saw Jin Xia, he glowered maliciously at the latter.

“Tell me, why did you intervene in my fight yesterday?” Lei Yi asked arrogantly. Now that he has Jin Xia surrounded, he was in no hurry to take care of him.

But unexpectedly, Jin Xia slightly raised his hand up at Lei Yi, in a stopping gesture, and lazily said:

“Wait, do not continue speaking. The other guy should be here shortly.”

“You..!” Lei Yi gritted his teeth in anger when he heard Jin Xia’s words. But before he could continue talking, the sounds of running footsteps could be heard in the near distance. Pausing, Lei Yi looked behind Jin Xia as another stream of men came pouring down the street. These men were all wearing black clothes.

Seeing the new party, the men in blue clothes quickly moved back and gathered behind Lei Yi, while the black clothed men directly occupied the other end of the street. By now, this street way was already void of any people, with everyone of them gathered at the far end of the street, watching the “show” from afar.

The black clothed men parted ways as a youth in dark clothes walked out. Glaring at Jin Xia, Meng Bei said venomously:

“Damn bastard, for daring to humiliate me yesterday, I’ll make sure to torture you later so that you’ll wish you were alive, but not, wish you were dead, but can’t!”

When the Meng Clan group arrived behind him, Jin Xia did even bother turning around. And seeing this, had further enraged Meng Bei.

In a relaxed voice, Jin Xia said: “Ah, it took you guys so long to come find me! I was wondering when I’ll get surrounded, haha,.. I almost got tired strolling around this, waiting for you bunch to show up.”

The group looked at Jin Xia in a confused manner. He was waiting for them to show up? So this kid had purposely stayed in the city even though he knew he had offended the Meng Clan and Fan Clan? Just what sort of lunatic would do that!

Some of people from the two groups behind Lei Yi and Meng Bei had on a perplexed expression, while some looked at Jin Xia as if he was a fool.

Tilting his head to glance at Fan Lei Yi, Jin Xia frowned as he said: “You two youngsters had disturbed my meal yesterday, leaving me unable to eat to my fill. Giving you a little lesson was kindness on my part.”

Then, Jin Xia muttered, “Otherwise, if I was as bloodthirsty as I was ages ago, you two may have to continue your little skirmish down at the Yellow Spring River by now…”

Hearing Jin Xia’s words, both Lei Yi and Meng Bei gnashed their teeth in anger. They almost wanted to shout: “Aren’t you a youngster yourself?!” But to keep some of their faces, they had refrained from doing so.

They were unable to understand why this person was still so arrogant and confident, when he’s already surrounded by the two strongest faction in Red Sun City?!

“Enough bullsh*t! Today, watch me skin you alive and hang you out to display at the city gate to show everyone the consequence of offending the Meng Clan!” Bei Meng roared as he leaped towards Jin Xia.

“No! Our Fan Clan will be the one to deal with him!” Lei Yi shouted as he likewise dashed towards the white clothed youth.

This time, in order to ensure Jin Xia’s capture, the two sides’ clansmen also joined in on the fight. They could not afford to lose Jin Xia this time.

“I knew it would be useless talking, but still, to directly attack…how rude.” Jin Xia shooked his head. In the next moment, Jin Xia suddenly grabbed Hu Feng’s arm and leaped up into the air.

“?!”

The two groups stopped as they saw Jin Xia, grabbing Hu Feng, jump into the air and landing on top of one of the buildings.

“What an agile technique!”

“To be able to escape encirclement like that, seems like that youth is not simple either…”

Speculations came buzzing in when the crowd saw Jin Xia jumping onto a rooftop from afar. Many who saw Jin Xia being surrounded by the groups of practitioners, initially thought that Jin Xia had already been captured by the two great clans, but unexpectedly he was able to escape!

Looking down at the cluster of men, Jin Xia flashed a faint smile as his voice traveled over: “Since I’m in a good mood today, I don’t feel like wasting my time on you little juniors. If you want to stir up trouble, go trouble someone else. I’ve already taught you two a little lesson yesterday, so I’ll be leaving now. Remember now, it’s rude to interrupt somebody when they’re eating.”

Loud curses and clamoring came from below, but Jin Xia ignored them as he prepared to leave with Hu Feng. But just as he was ready to leap away, a sudden booming voice blasted out nearby:

“Insolent junior! You want to leave after humiliating my Meng Clan?! Not so easy!”

In a flash, an elder in black clothes appeared on a rooftop not far from Jin Xia.

When the elder’s eyes landed on Jin Xia’s body, a flicker of shock could be seen in his enraged eyes. But he quickly calmed down.

While coldly glaring at Jin Xia, Meng Pao Zhan said: “Give up, junior. Although It’s impressive that you’re in the 5th stage of Spiritual Dan at such a young age, unfortunately, you have offended us. You now have no chance to escape. Just obediently follow me back to my clan to receive your just punishment!”

Some of the people who were below, when they heard Meng Pao Zhan’s loud declaration, were shocked speechless. Even Fan Lei Yi and Meng Bei had their mouth slightly open when they heard the elder’s words.

5th stage of Spiritual Dan? How could that even be possible! The youth had clearly looked to be much younger than Meng Bei and Fan Lei Yi, yet his strength was so much higher! Even though they were hailed as geniuses in this generation, their cultivation had merely been at the 9th stage of Wudan!

While the crowd were heatedly discussing the shocking cultivation level of Jin Xia, another voice suddenly boomed above.

“Wait a moment, Old Pao Zhan! That brat shall be punished by my Fan Clan!”

An elder in a deep blue robe came into view, as he stood on top of a building right next to Meng Pao Zhan.

That person was undoubtedly the patriarch of the Fan Clan, Fan Boqin. Giving Jin Xia a look, Fan Boqin suddenly frowned when he sensed Jin Xia’s cultivation. Although he had heard Old Pao Zhan’s assessment from a few meters away, in the end, seeing was much more reliable.

But knowing Jin Xia’s cultivation only served to increase Fan Boqin’s killing intent. Such a huge talent, if allowed to grow, would pose an enormous threat to his Fan Clan in the future. Jin Xia had already offended his Fan Clan, and Fan Boqin had even brought people to capture earlier. Most likely, the youth would bear a grudge against them in the future.

If so, then he had to eliminate the roots today, to prevent any future problems!

“That junior had offended my Fan Clan, so I must use his blood to wash away this shame! I hope Old Pao Zhan will not contest with me, and let me punish that little brat myself!” Fan Boqin said insidiously while looking at Jin Xia.

Seeing the appearance of the two peak Spiritual Dan cultivators blocking his way, Jin Xia let out a light sigh:

“I was the first one to walk away, but instead of leaving me be, you two old dogs actually tailed your clansmen and even shamelessly appeared to bully a mere junior…But since you know my cultivation level, if you were to kill me, have you asked the permission of the Clan that’s backing me?”

Hearing this, Meng Pao Zhan and Fan Boqin suddenly sobered up.

Right!

If this brat already has such a high cultivation at a young age…just what sort of powerful group could have nurtured him? If they mindlessly killed Jin Xia and the clan behind him was too strong…then the Meng Clan and Fan Clan could very well face extermination!

The two elders suddenly felt a sense of weakness and helplessness when they finally considered the current situation and Jin Xia’s level carefully. They hesitated.

But just as they were about to ask Jin Xia for his clan’s name, a mocking voice floated over:

“Man, so gutless. Just because I said I might be from a strong clan, you guys just lost your motivation. How can you consider yourself true cultivators? As I thought, even after several generations, the actions of you cowardly cultivators are just as predictable as ever…But don’t worry, while I’m not from a ‘powerful clan’, you two are still not enough to make me stay.”

Meng Pao Zhan and Fan Boqin felt their face go a red when they heard Jin Xia’s mocking. An explosive aura filled with killing intent suddenly burst out from the two at the same time.

“Damn junior! You dare to play with us!” Meng Pao Zhan roared as he leaped and shot out a dark, red glowing palm at Jin Xia.

“Die!” Fan Boqin did not waste anymore words as he punched his deep, blue glowing fist towards Jin Xia as well.

Having been in the 9th stage of Spiritual Dan for several years already, the two elders had long ago solidified their Qi, and were close to breaking through the Xing Profound Realm. As such, the glowing color of their energy was much more dark and thick.

Seeing that the two strong elders had actually started attacking Jin Xia, Hu Feng, who had been nervously observing by Jin Xia’s side, suddenly felt a strong sense of dread.

Because while the attacks were aimed at Jin Xia, its destruction radius held no regard for Hu Feng, ensuring that he may get seriously injured, or even die from the residual energy! After all, compared to the attacks from two peak Spiritual Dan practitioners, Hu Feng was merely a child at the 5th stage of Wudan!

Hu Feng turned and looked at Jin Xia in panic, but the latter still had on a serene face, as if the attacks were not aiming at him and that he was merely a bystander.

Seeing the enlarging blue fist and red palm coming at him, Jin Xia looked on in disdain as he suddenly pulled back both his arms.

His left hand balled into a light-blue colored fist, with a slight flickering of electricity around it, while his right hand spread into a white glowing palm. Even though Jin Xia’s level was a quite far from the Xing Profound realm at the moment, the glows on his two hands still had a solid, deep glow to them! The auras did not lose out to the elders’ attack at all either.

“Since you two old farts want to die so badly, I’ll grant your wish!” Jin Xia sneered as he channeled more Qi into his two hands.

Just as the two attacks were right in front of him, Jin Xia fiercely unleashed his attack, one palm towards Meng Pao Zhan and one fist at Fan Boqin.

“Rising Over Heaven, 3rd layer: Peak Dream Palm!”

“Thunderous Dream Fist, 3rd layer:Thunder Dragon’s Roar!”

*BOOOOM!*

After renovating and training all his current mortal techniques to their apex, Jin Xia was able to easily utilise them at the same time, if he wanted.

Like this, he directly unleashed the last layer of both [Thunderous Dream Fist ] and [Rising Over Heaven], which each had a total of three forms.

While it could said that by just using [Rising Over Heaven], Jin Xia would be able to easily counter the two clan heads’ attack. But Jin Xia was not seeking to push them back or just merely injure them.

He was seeking to kill.

And to ensure he finishes everything in one fell swoop, Jin Xia did not hesitate to expend two upper Jade-grade techniques at once!