owlsbooks Chapter 98 Dual Cultivator
Chapter 98 Dual Cultivator
"Yes...yes..."
Large beads of sweat streamed down Zhang Zhan's forehead, and he stammered, unable to speak.
If he tells Lu Qingyun, he will offend Pei Zhao, the Vice Minister of Works. If he doesn't tell Lu Qingyun, what should he do if Lu Qingyun really wants to take action against him?
A Qi Refining Level 7 is not powerful.
But that's only compared to the eighth or ninth level above; there's still half a step to Foundation Establishment.
Even if Lu Qingyun kills him now, as long as there is a suitable reason, the higher-ups will not investigate.
"Your life is your own, Tax Officer Zhang. You'd better watch yourself. Tell me, and the people behind you might not know, and they won't take your life."
"But if you don't tell me, you've really offended me. If you die a violent death someday, don't say I didn't tell you."
Lu Qingyun gave a cold smile.
The magical energy around him suddenly surged, and Zhang Zhan felt a chill run down his spine, realizing that Lu Qingyun was not joking.
"It's Pei Zhao! Pei Zhao, the Vice Minister of Works!"
Zhang Zhan blurted out, and immediately afterward, he felt completely exhausted, his back already soaked with sweat.
He was afraid.
After leaving the Dongshan Cave, Zhang Zhan looked grim.
"What should we do? We've offended such a vicious person for no reason. I think Minister Pei is in for a lot of trouble..."
After returning home, Zhang Zhan claimed to be ill and did not leave his home for several months.
He dared not offend either of them, as he was a low-level official.
All he could do was wait for Lu Qingyun and Vice Minister Pei to settle their score before going to apologize.
Lu Qingyun watched Zhang Zhan's departing figure and snorted coldly.
"North Gate Official, and Vice Minister Pei Zhao, once I have mastered my supernatural powers, I will be the first to send you two to hell to reunite."
If I hadn't reached the pinnacle of Qi cultivation, I probably would have lost my life due to Pei Zhao's scheme.
Previously, the tax official Zhao Donglai had been tricked by the North Gate official, but he had not included the official's brother-in-law, Pei Zhao, the Vice Minister of Works, in his list.
But now that Pei Zhao dares to provoke us again, we can't let him live.
Lu Qingyun narrowed his eyes slightly.
Even if he wanted to let Pei Zhao go, the other party might not be willing to let him go.
The same principle applies to the official at the north gate.
However, their current strength is still far from sufficient.
Killing is easy, but cleaning up the mess is difficult.
With Zhao Donglai, Pei Zhao, and the North Gate official all dead, the authorities of Dayun must investigate.
With his Qi Refining Perfection stage, dealing with those who were only half-step Foundation Establishment was like a mantis trying to stop a chariot.
therefore.
Lu Qingyun suddenly opened his eyes and activated the dark cyan longevity magic power in his palm, causing it to swirl continuously.
Once he mastered the supernatural power "Ten Thousand Trees Grow," he would have achieved the strength of a half-step Foundation Establishment cultivator.
That was the day Pei Zhao and the official at the North Gate would die.
……
Two flowers bloom, one branch each.
After finishing tea with his newly acquired concubine in the courtyard, Pei Zhao paced back and forth with a gloomy expression.
Originally, exchanging killing Yunxuan Daoist for Madam Zhao's permission to take a concubine was a wonderful thing.
But now that he has taken a concubine, his subordinates are telling him that Daoist Yunxuan is not dead?
"Are you sure? That Daoist Yunxuan actually broke through to the late stage of Qi Refining?"
Pei Zhao took a deep breath of cold air and asked his subordinates.
"I'm certain, I'm absolutely certain."
"To prevent the demon-slaying guards from deliberately deceiving me, I even went to the General Affairs Department to check the cultivation certification of that Daoist Yunxuan, and confirmed that he was indeed at the seventh level of Qi Refining."
This news was so sudden that he needed to think it over carefully.
Pei Zhao paced back and forth.
Madam Zhao, who was standing beside her, couldn't stand it anymore.
"You wretched ghost, heartless ingrate, ingrate! I married you when you were poor, and now that you've married a new wife, you're going to forget me and abandon my brother."
"My poor brother is still dying with his eyes wide open in the underworld. If he knew that his brother-in-law had abandoned his grudge for a seventh-level cultivator, he'd probably come back as a ghost to haunt you!"
Madam Zhao cried and sobbed, tears streaming down her face.
She complained, but didn't push Pei Zhao away; she just covered her face and cried.
"It's all my fault for being so incompetent. I married an ungrateful husband, leaving Donglai with nowhere to seek revenge. It's all my fault for being so incompetent, all my fault..."
As she spoke, Madam Zhao was about to grab a pair of scissors from the side and stab herself in the chest.
"That's enough!"
Pei Zhao's face turned ashen. He roared, snatched the scissors from Madam Zhao's hand, and shoved the concubine in front of him aside.
"I didn't say I wouldn't seek revenge, just that I'd take it slowly, gradually, with principle, and in an orderly manner..."
"Whether Donglai was killed by that Daoist Yunxuan is still debatable. If we listen to the North Gate official's words and offend Daoist Yunxuan for nothing, wouldn't he be the one who killed Donglai? Wouldn't we be letting the real culprit go unpunished?"
"Then what do you suggest we do?"
Madam Zhao cried and complained.
"We need to investigate first. I assure you, if the real culprit is that Daoist Yunxuan, even if he's a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator, even if he's a mid-grade talisman master, I will make him pay for his crimes in blood!"
Pei Zhao held Madam Zhao's hand and comforted her.
Lady Zhao met him through thick and thin, and remained by his side through thick and thin. Although his concubine was beautiful, she could not change Lady Zhao's place in his heart.
However, as he spoke, he seemed a little guilty.
As a vice minister of the Ministry of Works, although he was also at the seventh level of Qi Refining, his cultivation level was artificially accelerated by elixirs.
Faced with Daoist Yunxuan's natural cultivation, one can't help but feel intimidated.
Madam Zhao stopped crying.
He glanced hatefully at his pitiful concubine and went back to his room.
Pei Zhao closed his eyes and pondered.
He planned to first find out the true strength of Daoist Yunxuan before considering whether to deal with him.
If Daoist Yunxuan is an easy target, he will kill Daoist Yunxuan to avenge Zhao Donglai.
If Daoist Yunxuan has a powerful background—
Pei Zhao took a deep breath.
Then they had no choice but to swallow their anger and find a scapegoat to appease Madam Zhao.
Dongshan Cave.
Lu Qingyun did not rush into seclusion to cultivate.
The materials needed for the supernatural power [Ten Thousand Trees Grow] are not scarce; all that is required are ten different ancient trees that are ten thousand years old.
He has already asked a dentist to buy it for him.
However, before that, Lu Qingyun first refined a [Sword Light Talisman] that he obtained from Daoist Baishui.
The Sword Light Talisman is a superior-grade talisman.
If Lu Qingyun's magical power had not been refined and purified of impurities, he certainly would not have made this attempt and wasted his efforts.
However, after refining the mana, the longevity mana also had a beneficial effect on the creation of the [Sword Light Rune].
The areas where the runes were previously blocked were successfully drawn this time.
boom!
A sword aura slashed out from Lu Qingyun's hand, swiftly blasting the ancient tree in the courtyard into dust.
Lu Qingyun picked up a wisp of powder and nodded slightly.
"The power of the Sword Light Talisman far exceeds my imagination. Once I complete this talisman, I can sell it to the Great Yun Kingdom and be certified as a superior talisman master."
"In this way, there should be far fewer of those petty scoundrels who secretly covet it, and there will be no more instances of distorting the truth and falsifying facts."
General Affairs Department.
Pei Zhao personally came to investigate Lu Qingyun's information. When he opened Lu Qingyun's cultivation level and the certification of immortal arts, he was immediately shocked.
"This kid is actually a dual-level advanced cultivator! How terrifying! It seems I'll have to find another scapegoat!"