Cultivating in Different Professions

Chapter 201: Chapter 140: Request

"You’ve truly undergone Blood Transformation?"

Shi Ziran stared at Su Mu, his voice a mix of shock and suspicion.

"To think that the Sect Leader of the Qingcha Sect, rumored to be merely in the Body Tempering Realm, would actually possess the strength of Blood Transformation Realm Perfection."

Su Mu said lightly, "If Sect Leader Shi weren’t injured, I imagine your strength would be even greater."

"So what?"

Shi Ziran said calmly, "In the end, I’m still no match for you, Captain Su, am I?"

The roiling qi and blood, almost visible to the naked eye, slowly subsided. The sharp edge about him vanished completely, and he reverted to being the ordinary Sect Leader of the Qingcha Sect.

Su Mu did not press the attack.

Although Shi Ziran’s last strike had seemed immensely powerful, it held no killing intent.

Su Mu was curious to see what Shi Ziran was planning.

"Sect Leader Shi, you’ve hidden in the Outer City for so many years. Why the sudden display of strength now?"

Su Mu said noncommittally, not letting his guard down completely.

’A man who’s very likely in the Rebirth Realm, yet even gravely injured, still possesses the strength of Blood Transformation Realm Perfection. Hiding his identity to lead a minor sect in the Outer City... If someone were to say Shi Ziran has no ulterior motives, I would never believe it.’

Shi Ziran came from the Fragrance Sect. The fact that he was able to settle in Wuling City back then was also with the Wuling City Government Office’s approval.

’With such strength, how could he have possibly deceived the Wuling City Government Office?’

If the Wuling City Government Office knew he was a Rebirth Realm expert, they would never have allowed him to remain in the Outer City.

An unrestrained Rebirth Realm expert’s destructive potential was simply immeasurable.

Across all of Wuling City, there were only a handful of Rebirth Realm experts.

Although Shi Ziran couldn’t unleash his full power, with the strength of Blood Transformation Realm Perfection, very few in Wuling City could be his match.

For him to hide so deeply, only to suddenly reveal his strength now, set off alarm bells in Su Mu’s mind.

"I wish to give Capital Captain Su a generous gift."

Shi Ziran said in a low voice.

"Oh?"

Su Mu remained expressionless.

"I must do something very important to me. I will be leaving Wuling City soon, and I may never return."

Shi Ziran said.

"Sect Leader Shi, you have no need to report your movements to me."

Su Mu said coolly.

Shi Ziran shook his head and continued, "Before I leave, I want to give you everything I’ve accumulated in Wuling City.

Besides the Qingcha Sect, there are other things you can’t even imagine, things that would let you bypass twenty years of struggle..."

"Haha, Sect Leader Shi, are you kidding me?"

Su Mu suddenly burst into laughter, then his expression turned stern. "Why should I accept your things?"

"I have no other requests for you. I only need you to, after accepting these things..."

Shi Ziran frowned. Su Mu’s reaction was not what he had expected.

’Perhaps Su Mu doesn’t realize what he’s being offered.’

Before Shi Ziran could finish, Su Mu cut him off coldly.

"Sect Leader Shi, what makes you think I would accept your gift?"

Su Mu said with a cold laugh, "If I’m not mistaken, your true identity must be connected to the old Fragrance Sect, right? And these things you speak of... is it the treasure left behind by the Fragrance Sect?"

"Since you’ve guessed, then you should know! Those things can allow you to ascend to the heavens in a single step! Your resources would immediately surpass those of the four great families of the Inner City!"

Shi Ziran said, "This is something countless people can only dream of."

"I, Su Mu, am not most people."

Su Mu said with an indifferent expression, "I am a Taiping Captain of the Taiping Bureau. I have a bright future ahead of me. Why would I want to get entangled with a remnant of the Fragrance Sect?

The things you speak of, I can obtain them myself.

I don’t need to bring unnecessary trouble upon myself for such a thing.

Sect Leader Shi, there is no enmity between us. Today, I can pretend I never saw you. You should go."

Su Mu sheathed his saber and spoke slowly.

Shi Ziran’s brow furrowed deeply. This was completely different from what he’d imagined.

In his mind, no one could possibly refuse the offer he had made.

’An inheritance that lets one bypass twenty years of struggle and ascend to the heavens in a single step... how could anyone refuse such a temptation?’

’Is he really just a young man not yet twenty?’

’Faced with such a lure, how can he be so clear-headed, so rational?’

"Capital Captain Su, do you think you can just wash your hands of the Fragrance Sect? The Blood Exchange Technique you cultivate—"

Shi Ziran said.

Suddenly, he felt something wet on his face. A drop of rain had landed on it.

It was just a light drizzle on a gentle breeze, yet it sent a chill through his heart. He felt himself locked in place by a piercing killing intent.

"Sect Leader Shi, you had best think carefully before you speak. Don’t force me to silence you permanently."

Su Mu’s voice, devoid of any emotion, sounded in his ear.

Shi Ziran’s mind reeled. He actually sensed a life-or-death crisis.

He had a feeling that the young man before him truly possessed the ability to threaten his life.

’Have I really gotten this old?’

Shi Ziran gave a bitter smile inwardly. There was a time when he could slaughter those in the Blood Transformation Realm like chickens and dogs.

But now, with his old and ailing body, he was being threatened to his face by a mere youth.

The problem was, he was powerless to refute it.

’Forget it. A man who came from nothing, a refugee, yet became a Taiping Captain in just a few short years... how could such a person be easily controlled?’

’I was too naive. I can’t control a man like this, and the Young Mistress certainly can’t either.’

"I have overstepped."

Shi Ziran fell silent for a moment before saying slowly, "Capital Captain Su, I was not lying just now. I will indeed be leaving Wuling City very soon.

Zhou Yin and the others have nothing to do with the Fragrance Sect. The members of the Qingcha Sect are all citizens of Wuling City. After I leave, they will abide by the law and fully cooperate with the Government Office’s operations."

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