Chapter 531: Chapter 299: Time Pause Shows Its Might Again! _2

If someone runs away shortly after a notice is posted, that person must have a problem.

The second option is to send people out to find those who have just arrived.

Neither the Mountain Master nor the Vein Master have the means to verify people.

Once they capture someone, they send them to the Divine Buddha of Spirit Mountain.

The Divine Buddha of Spirit Mountain uses telepathy and knows everything.

From the memories of the two men, Su Que also learned that the Mountain Master indeed had Laba Porridge brewed with Celestial Medicine.

However, it wasn’t for the cultivators who went to see the Mountain Master; instead, it was a reward for the Mountain Master’s subordinates.

Those suspect cultivators who went to the Mountain Master’s place would drink the Enchanting Soul Soft Tendon Porridge brewed with Great Medicine.

After drinking it, martial artists cannot muster True Qi, and those cultivating magic cannot gather mana.

The Mountain Master would then send these suspects to the Vein Master.

’Mountain Master, Vein Master, Spirit Mountain...’

Reading the memories of the two men, Su Que’s eyes flashed with sharp light.

In their memories, he learned that the Mountain Master was at the fourth layer of the Realm of Merging, while the Vein Master was at the sixth layer of the Realm of Merging.

Although he had just entered the Realm of Merging, he already had eight thousand years of lifespan.

The peak of the Realm of Merging could enjoy no more than ten thousand years of lifespan.

The Realm of Merging has nineteen layers in total, and with his eight thousand years of lifespan, his physical body and spirit alone matched those of the fifteenth layer of the Realm of Merging.

He had mastered numerous martial arts techniques; although most were not Desperate Techniques, having reached a profound realm, their power was no weaker than those of slightly lower realm Desperate Techniques.

Moreover, his Seven Injuries Fist was indeed a Middle Level Extremist Technique.

From the memories of the two men, he knew the whereabouts of the Mountain Master and the Vein Master, and he also knew that these two planned to harm him, despite being weaker than him.

Furthermore, having just arrived in the Upper Realm, he had no way to make money and was quite strapped for cash.

If he didn’t confront these two people, he wouldn’t be able to cultivate in peace.

’However, at the Vein Master’s place, there are people from Spirit Mountain, so be careful.’

’If he senses that the people from Spirit Mountain are too powerful, then refrain from dealing with the Vein Master for now.’

’Wait until the Spirit Mountain people leave, and then make a move.’

Su Que thought this far for the moment.

He had an idea and summoned his entire Lifebound Demon Seed from his dantian.

Since the Dao Heart Demon Planting Technique reached the 10th Realm Shocking the Ancients, and its level reached the Lower Level Extremist Technique, its suction power greatly increased.

If facing cultivators with weaker cultivation, using the Demon Seed directly could absorb all their essence, spirit, and qi.

Immediately, Su Que operated the Dao Heart Demon Planting Technique, and the Lifebound Demon Seed promptly birthed a vortex of purple light.

The essence, spirit, and qi of the two Mountain Master’s subordinates surged out like two rivers from their skulls, pouring into the Lifebound Demon Seed.

In no time, those two Mountain Master’s subordinates had turned into two pale corpses.

Su Que retrieved his Lifebound Demon Seed back into his dantian.

As the Lifebound Demon Seed returned to the dantian, the purple light intensified, sending the essence, spirit, and qi of the two men surging toward Su Que’s entire body.

Soon, the essence, spirit, and qi of the two people were completely absorbed by Su Que.

He glanced at his attributes.

Remaining lifespan: 8197

The essence, spirit, and qi of these two could only increase his lifespan by nearly two hundred years.

From this, it was evident that although these two had reached the Realm of Merging, their physical and spiritual levels were quite inferior to his.

"What a waste..."

Su Que sighed, as he condensed three needle-shaped strands of Gang Qi in each of his hands.

Then, with force, he stabbed them into the acupoints on his head.

The muscles and bones of his face softened once more as if melting, ready to drip like wax.

He immediately operated True Qi, adjusting his facial appearance.

In the next moment, his face became that of one of the Mountain Master’s subordinates.

Then, he used the three needle-shaped Gang Qi to stab into the acupoints on his body and feet.

When he circulated True Qi again, his physique and height became exactly like that person’s.

Su Que took off his clothes, placed them in his storage pouch, and then changed into that person’s clothes.

Having changed clothes, he searched the bodies of the two men and found two storage pouches.

After securing the storage pouches, he waved his hand, sending out two strands of Myriad Poison True Qi, instantly enveloping the two corpses.

In no time, the corpses of the two men were corroded clean.

After dealing with the corpses, Su Que opened the door and headed downstairs.

Earlier, after reading the memories of the two men, he knew that nearly all the businesses in this valley were occupied by the Mountain Master.

The shopkeeper of this inn was indeed the Mountain Master’s man.

When the Mountain Master sent people to find him, it was this shopkeeper who immediately reported to the two men just now that he had checked in last night.

As Su Que went downstairs, the shopkeeper saw him and immediately used magic to communicate, "How about it? Is that person the one?" 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

Su Que nodded and took out his own fearsome ghostly mask from his storage pouch.

He revealed a corner of it through the seam of his clothing for the shopkeeper to see.

Seeing the mask, the shopkeeper’s slightly plump face lit up, a smile filling his eyes.

He used magic to communicate to Su Que, "Don’t forget, if the Mountain Master gives a reward, I deserve a share."

Su Que also communicated, "The Mountain Master’s reward has long been in my storage pouch, meant for those who have helped us."

Saying this, Su Que winked towards the backyard of the inn.

The shopkeeper understood immediately, realizing that Su Que wanted to give him something good.

Wealth shouldn’t be revealed, so of course, this good thing couldn’t be given in public.

After Su Que gave a signal, he lifted the curtain to the backyard and stepped inside.

The shopkeeper followed him.

At this moment, the backyard was empty.

As soon as the shopkeeper lifted the curtain, his face was firmly grabbed by Su Que.

This shopkeeper, whose parents were cultivators who ascended to the Upper Realm, was a resident of the Upper Realm. Having cultivated for only a century or so, his realm was quite low.

Su Que grasped his face, and after filling his meridians with True Qi, the shopkeeper immediately became unable to move.

His slightly plump face, with bead-like, dark glistening eyes, showed shock, staring at Su Que through the gaps between Su Que’s fingers.

Su Que immediately used telepathy, invading the shopkeeper’s spirit.

As his spiritual power increased, the application of telepathy became smoother.

Especially since the shopkeeper’s realm was low, he didn’t have the slightest awareness of Su Que employing telepathy.

In just a moment, Su Que acquired the shopkeeper’s memories.

He knew where the shopkeeper hid "Profound Gold" and where he hid treasures.

Having obtained these memories, a cluster of Gang Qi immediately condensed in his palm, and with a thud, knocked the shopkeeper out.

After knocking the shopkeeper unconscious, Su Que dragged him to a corner and left him there.

Then, he went to the shopkeeper’s room and completely sacked the shopkeeper’s gold and other valuable items.

He didn’t kill the shopkeeper because he knew from the shopkeeper’s memory that the shopkeeper was an extremely greedy person.

Moreover, the shopkeeper had accumulated wealth and cultivation resources for decades to break through.

He thought that when the shopkeeper awoke to find that all of his years’ worth of wealth and resources had been looted by him, it would make him spurt blood.

This would be more unbearable than killing the shopkeeper.

Having placed the shopkeeper’s valuables, elixirs, and magical artifacts all into his storage pouch, Su Que soared into the air from the backyard, flying toward the Mountain Master’s residence.

As he flew toward the Mountain Master’s residence, he noticed cultivators hiding in the cloud clusters along the road.

In the memory of the person he impersonated, he knew that these cloud-clustered people, like him, were subordinates of the Mountain Master.

Seeing it was him, the person hiding in the cloud cluster emerged, saying, "So how about it, why are you alone? Did you find that Ascender?"

"Hehe."

Su Que chuckled softly, mimicking the usual tone of the person he was impersonating.

Then, he took out his own fearsome ghostly mask from his storage pouch.

The style of this fearsome ghostly mask was identical to that described in the bounty.

"I already have a clue about him, and now I’m going to inform the Mountain Master," Su Que said.

But the person asked, "How come you have a clue about him? Why did you get his mask but didn’t capture him..."

Bang!

Before the person could finish, Su Que punched him in the head, knocking him out.

Then he took out his black martial attire, dressed the person in it, and put the fearsome ghostly mask on him.

"Isn’t this capturing him?"

Su Que slung the person over his shoulder and continued flying toward the Mountain Master’s residence.