Chapter 259: Chapter 233: The 2nd Channel, Making Trouble

"And?" Xu Qing asked.

"Because of this, the alliance between Cangba Dao and the Fengdu Deceitful King will most likely be postponed," Ye Langtian said.

Next,

Xu Qing discussed a few more things with Ye Langtian and learned from him that with his Authority in the Blood Demon Sect Cangzhou Chapter, he could indeed exchange Top-grade Primordial Stones for Low-grade Law Stones.

Similarly,

the exchange rate was also ten thousand Top-grade Primordial Stones for one Low-grade Law Stone.

"In that case, I’ll entrust this task to you."

Once Xu Qing understood, he gave the order directly. "Perfect. I have two hundred forty thousand Top-grade Primordial Stones here. You will exchange them all for Low-grade Law Stones."

"Of course, Master."

Ye Langtian nodded.

"Alright."

Xu Qing said, "Then have Kaya meet with you."

"Yes, as you command."

Ye Langtian replied.

"Kaya, did you hear that?"

Xu Qing asked.

"Yes."

Kaya was standing nearby, her tone respectful. "This servant will be sure to complete the mission."

Time flew by.

「Two days later.」

Kaya and Ye Langtian completed their meeting. Kaya gave all two hundred forty thousand Top-grade Primordial Stones to Ye Langtian. After receiving the enormous sum, he went to the Blood Demon Sect Cangzhou Chapter and exchanged them for twenty-four Low-grade Law Stones.

However,

Xu Qing didn’t take all twenty-four Low-grade Law Stones. Instead, he left four for Ye Langtian to aid in his Cultivation.

"Thank you, Master."

Ye Langtian was naturally thrilled and excited.

In fact,

Xu Qing wanted Ye Langtian to comprehend the Devouring Demon Technique Third Level Secret Method or the Blood Sea Law as quickly as possible so that he could copy it down.

By then,

Xu Qing would have more than one Pattern Technique.

In that case,

Xu Qing would be able to make himself even stronger.

"Master."

Kaya had returned and respectfully handed twenty Low-grade Law Stones to Xu Qing. "Here are the twenty Low-grade Law Stones you requested. This servant has brought them back."

"Good."

Xu Qing nodded and stored the twenty Low-grade Law Stones. "Well done."

"It is this servant’s honor to be of assistance to you, Master."

Kaya’s tone was deferential.

"Alright."

Xu Qing waved his hand. "You are dismissed."

"Yes."

Kaya lowered her head and turned to leave.

VMMM! VMMM!

Immediately,

Xu Qing sat down cross-legged, holding a Low-grade Law Stone in his right hand. With a thought, he began absorbing the Energy from the stone, entering a special state as he began Meditation on the Reincarnation Law.

BOOM! BOOM!

One minute later.

...

[Experience +1]

...

Time passed.

The Experience Points for his Reincarnation Law were also slowly increasing.

In reality,

during this period,

Xu Qing would spend eight hours every night practicing and meditating on the Devouring Demon Technique Second Secret Method, increasing its Experience Points.

Now.

[Devouring Demon Technique Second Secret Method LV25: 5.6 Billion / 10 Billion (...)]

’The Devouring Demon Technique Second Secret Method has already accumulated 5.6 billion Experience Points.’

Xu Qing mused, ’At this rate, I can accumulate 1.4 billion Experience Points in about fifty days. In another half-year or so, I can level it up again.’

’When that time comes,’

’’Divine Power: Annihilation’ and ’Divine Power: Devouring Heaven and Earth’ will both be upgraded to the Perfection level.’

After that,

Xu Qing’s days were very full. He spent sixteen hours a day in Meditation on the Reincarnation Law, and eight hours at night in Meditation on the Devouring Demon Technique Second Secret Method.

Day after day.

Although it was tedious, he could see his Experience Points steadily rising and accumulating, bringing the day of his next upgrade closer and closer.

Naturally,

Xu Qing was filled with motivation.

「On this day.」

A Weapon Shop.

"Where’s the owner? Get out here! Get out here, now!!!"

BOOM!

Inside the shop,

there were quite a few customers.

It was morning,

and Xu Qing’s weapon shop had just opened. Only a single item was on display: a simple-looking, antique long spear.

However,

on the spear’s shaft were nine Spirit Patterns that looked like swimming dragons.

Its might was imposing,

drawing frequent glances from all the customers.

Suddenly,

a burly, middle-aged man appeared, holding a plain-looking Iron Long Saber in his hand.

In fact,

this Iron Long Saber was a Level 20 Iron Long Saber that had been sold from Xu Qing’s very own shop. But this Level 20 Iron Long Saber had been snapped in half.

A closer look

revealed that the break was smooth, like a mirror. It had most likely been severed in a single strike by an extremely sharp weapon. A weapon capable of cutting a Level 20 Iron Long Saber in one blow must have surpassed the Second Realm, reaching the Third Realm at the very least.

Even a Super-Limited Weapon might not be able to do that.

"Get out here! Where’s the owner of this shop? Get out here right now!"

BOOM! BOOM!

Clearly,

this burly customer was here to cause trouble, which made the other customers gasp in alarm. Moreover, this burly customer was also an expert of considerable strength.

He had reached the Extraordinary Extreme level at the very minimum.

VMMM! VMMM! VMMM!!!

Immediately,

the Tier Sixteen Daoist Soldiers guarding the shop opened their eyes. An extremely powerful aura spread out from them, forming a terrifying domain.

The crowd cried out in astonishment.

Apparently,

in the hundred and fifty-odd days since A Weapon Shop had opened, this was the first time such a situation had ever occurred.

At the same time,

it was also the first time anyone discovered that the foundation of A Weapon Shop was truly terrifying. The people standing guard around the shop every day had all reached the Extraordinary Extreme level.

"What? Are you going to use your shop’s power to bully a customer?"

The burly middle-aged man was not intimidated in the slightest. He let out a sharp cry as a powerful aura surged, and layer after layer of True Intent Auras appeared around him.

Clearly,

this was a Great Success Extraordinary Extreme expert.

"I, Du Hu, originally thought your shop had a good reputation, and the Spirit Patterned Artifacts you sell were also excellent. That’s why I came here specifically and spent a full fifteen hundred Top-grade Primordial Stones to buy this ’Divine Tiger Saber.’"

Du Hu’s tone was grim as he berated them, "And what happened? I’d had it for only seven days when it shattered on the spot during a clash with an enemy. If I, Du Hu, didn’t have some skill, I’m afraid I would have been done for."

"Selling weapons of such poor quality is a callous disregard for human life!"

"You must give me an explanation."

"Sir, you will be held responsible for your words."

Kaya’s pretty face was icy. "If you spout nonsense here and ruin the reputation of A Weapon Shop, you will pay the price."

"What? Are you threatening me? So your shop is allowed to sell shoddy Spirit Patterned Artifacts and endanger lives, but I’m not allowed to talk about it?"

Du Hu snorted coldly.

’Could it really be true?’

’Are the Spirit Patterned Artifacts sold at this shop all poor quality?’

’No way.’

’This is a Top-Grade Nine-Layered Spirit Pattern Artifact. How can you fake that?’

’This...’

All around,

many customers began to murmur amongst themselves.

Among them,

several customers who had been planning to buy the Level 20 long spear on display today began to have second thoughts. After all, this was a Top-Grade Nine-Layered Spirit Pattern Artifact, extremely valuable and expensive. If they were to be scammed, they would be out over a thousand Top-grade Primordial Stones.

"What exactly do you want?"

Kaya questioned in a low voice.

"Nothing much."

Du Hu sneered. "First, you will compensate me. I don’t want this saber anymore. I spent fifteen hundred Top-grade Primordial Stones on it, and you must refund me every last one."

"Furthermore,"

"I had to use an escape trump card to get away from my enemy, which is worth at least three thousand Top-grade Primordial Stones. Add to that some compensation for emotional distress and all that."

"You need to compensate me five thousand Top-grade Primordial Stones."

"You’re making an outrageous demand!"

Kaya snapped.

"Fine!"

Du Hu shouted, "If you don’t compensate me, I’ll come here every single day and tell every customer how your weapon shop sells defective Spirit Patterned Artifacts."

"Most importantly,"

"you *did* sell a defective Spirit Patterned Artifact."

"!!!"

Kaya’s expression darkened.

"So you’re the one trying to ruin my weapon shop’s reputation?"

Just then,

Xu Qing appeared out of nowhere. He was already wearing the Level 20 Thousand-Faced Mask, disguised as a dignified, middle-aged man.

"Who are you?"

Du Hu asked, taken aback.

"I am the owner of this shop."

Xu Qing’s tone was calm.

"Oh."

Du Hu realized, looking Xu Qing up and down. His gaze shifted slightly but quickly returned to normal. "So you’re the owner of this weapon shop. Good, good, you actually have the guts to show your face. I thought you were a coward who wouldn’t dare appear when trouble came."

"So he’s the shop owner!"

"This is the first time I’ve ever seen him."

"Yeah!"

"The shop’s been open for so long, and this really is the first time we’ve seen the owner."

"..."

All around,

the crowd was buzzing with discussion, all of them sizing up Xu Qing.

Of course,

no one could see through Xu Qing’s disguise.

It was utterly Perfect.

Such was the Mighty Power of the Level 20 Thousand-Faced Mask.

"Give me your saber."

Xu Qing held out his hand.

"Fine."

Du Hu pursed his lips and nonchalantly tossed the Broken Saber in his hand to Xu Qing. "Here."

SWISH!

Xu Qing reached out and caught the Broken Saber.

"Huu..."

Xu Qing took a deep breath.

With a thought,

information appeared in his mind.

Among it,

Xu Qing saw a piece of information. It showed that this Level 20 Iron Long Saber had been cut by a Third Realm blade.

Moreover,

during the clash, the Power of this Level 20 Iron Long Saber had been suppressed, preventing it from unleashing its true Mighty Power.

In other words,

the Level 20 Iron Long Saber had been broken intentionally.

With this,

Xu Qing understood.

Someone was deliberately trying to frame A Weapon Shop, to cause trouble for him. He just didn’t know who the enemy was.

However, 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

he wasn’t entirely without a clue.

Because,

Du Hu was right in front of him.

The very person involved was here.