High Martial World: I Gain Passive Skills Daily-Chapter 142 - 106: Unprecedented and Unrepeatable (2-in-1)_2

Chapter 142: Chapter 106: Unprecedented and Unrepeatable (2-in-1)_2

He chuckled a bit and explained somewhat amusingly, "So Brother Chen rushed here in such a hurry because you were worried about my destiny disappearing?"

Qi Sibai shook his head and said, "I am the only one who can see the destiny of the Demon Sword, but searching for the Demon Sword is not the only destiny I am to pursue."

He squinted up at the sky, seemingly counting something, then mused, "Besides the Demon Sword, there are approximately... twelve other destinies I need to pursue."

Chen Kuang: "..."

Goodness, so at the Observatory, destinies are available wholesale?!

Despite hearing this, he felt a bit relieved in his heart.

If it were because of him that Qi Sibai’s destiny was ruined, he would indeed feel quite guilty.

Qi Sibai bid farewell to the three of them and then set out for the Northern Plains.

Retracting his gaze, Lin Er You shook his feather fan and said to Chen Kuang:

"The two of us won’t be leaving for now. Since the King of Qi has been captured, Jishao County will undoubtedly be handled by His Highness, making it a perfect time."

The real show was just about to begin.

Chen Kuang understood clearly that at this moment, he must decide the future of Jishao County.

He nodded and said in a deep voice, "In that case, the Cao Bang will be taken over by the Chen Family, and I have a candidate for the position of governor. You can decide on the Civilization Official, but they must not interfere with the secular affairs of Jishao County, how about it?"

There was no room for negotiation in his statement; he was extremely assertive.

Everything was already settled, leaving the other two with hardly any leeway, as Jishao County was neatly arranged by him from top to bottom.

A mere Civilization Official... is basically just an empty title.

Moreover, he openly stated that they cannot interfere.

Doesn’t this essentially render most of their schemes useless... Originally, if they were on the tower ship, Lin Er You would definitely still haggle a bit.

However, for one, Chen Kuang himself already had the astonishing feat of directly slaying someone at the Peak of Moon Embrace Realm.

Lin Er You himself was also at the Moon Embrace Realm and really dared not confront him head-on...

Thinking that it might provoke hostility from Chen Kuang, he felt a bit intimidated!

If it were in the past, he never would have dreamed that one day he would actually "fear" someone in the Tower Ascension Realm.

But the facts were laid out before him.

Lin Er You had to acknowledge it.

Secondly, he now understood that there was a "Dragon King" backing the other side.

"Alas, Brother Chen is indeed the great benefactor who saved countless civilians in Jishao County this time."

Lin Er You sighed and said with a bitter smile, "Naturally, you have the final say."

Chen Kuang laughed, "That’s all right, surely after this incident, the other Civilization Officials will know what to do."

The two exchanged glances, and so they settled the future structure of Jishao County.

The atmosphere suddenly lightened up quite a bit, and Lin Er You raised his wine cup to apologize for his earlier minor missteps and calculations.

Lin Er You drained the wine in his cup in one go.

Chen Kuang shook his head, politely and indifferently saying, "For just such a small matter, there’s no need for Brother Lin to be so solemn, a word would’ve sufficed..."

Though he said this, Lin Er You’s intention to leverage Chen Kuang’s control of the hidden forces of Liang Kingdom directly resulted in Chen Kuang being besieged by three experts from the Martial Saint Pavilion, which indeed put Chen Kuang in a tough spot.

He still remembered this matter.

Lin Er You flipped his hand, revealing a jade pendant, which he handed to Chen Kuang.

"This is the mark of an esteemed guest of the Wanlin Commerce Association. So far, only sixteen have been given out. With this jade, you can find lodging at any commercial post of the association anywhere, and the association will provide the highest level of protection."

"Additionally, if you desire any items, you can request them from the association. If the item is in stock, it will be reserved with priority for the esteemed guest. If not, someone will be dispatched to locate it."

"Any goods purchased from the association are offered at a 10% discount."

"Any other reasonable requests can also be met."

"Let this be my gift of apology."

Lin Er You donned a business-like smile that was somewhat unfamiliar yet familiar, saying, "I hope Brother Chen bears no grudges."

For a moment, Chen Kuang felt as if he saw the salesmen from his past life.

He almost forgot that the person in front of him had an identity of a wealthy second-generation...

Wanlin Commerce Association.

It’s known specifically for dealing in miraculous spiritual treasures!

Chen Kuang blinked, accepted the jade, and said with a smiling squint, "Between Brother Lin and I, what grudges could there be? Aren’t we long-lost good friends at first sight?"

He placed the jade pendant into his storage bag and poured himself a cup of wine.

"Come, cheers!"

The two exchanged smiles, and in Zhou Yanwei’s view, there seemed to be a sense of mischief and complicity between the two.

Zhou Yanwei shook his head and couldn’t help but ask, "Brother Chen, earlier you really had us fooled."

"However, thinking back, Brother Chen’s skill in disguise is first-class, clearly at the Tower Ascension Realm, yet posed as Enlightenment Realm without flaw..."

Chen Kuang was taken aback and then raised an eyebrow, "Disguise?"

He spread out his hands, "Apart from my appearance, I’ve never disguised anything else."

The smiles on Zhou Yanwei and Lin Er You’s faces froze, then gradually faded away.

Earlier, they had discussed with Qi Sibai for quite a while about the sudden spike in Chen Kuang’s cultivation level and how it happened.

The conclusion they reached, naturally, was that Chen Kuang had disguised his cultivation level when boarding the tower ship.

Even though everyone present at the time couldn’t sense that he was disguising his cultivation level, 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

but he must have been disguising it.

Leaping from Enlightenment Realm nine veins to Innate Realm in a few days is still somewhat possible, but jumping directly from Innate Realm to Tower Ascension Realm, that’s definitely impossible!

When combined with the assumed cultivation level from the Canglang Review, the only possibility left was this.

Chen Kuang was definitely using an extremely advanced method of disguise!

Lin Er You was silent for a moment, then said, "Brother Chen...wasn’t joking?"

Chen Kuang nodded, looked at the two, and said with a smirk, "What, you don’t believe it?"

He sighed, "Well, let’s pretend that I indeed disguised it."

Zhou Yanwei took a deep breath, as if deciding something, and clasped his hands, "If Brother Chen needs, I can have Old Ma escort you out of the Liang Kingdom!"

That Old Ma, of course, refers to the Elder Grandmaster who had been following him all along.

His offer was not because Chen Kuang needed the protection of this Elder Grandmaster.

Rather, the appearance of this Elder Grandmaster represented Zhou Yanwei, or rather, the intentions of the Second Prince of Great Zhou!

This time, however, Chen Kuang didn’t accept the goodwill.

He shook his head and said,

"Brother Yanwei has a heart of chivalry, that’s commendable."

"I appreciate the sentiment, but I would not wish for Brother Yanwei to put himself at risk because of it."

Chen Kuang patted Zhou Yanwei’s shoulder and solemnly said, "To take a blow for a friend doesn’t mean literally stabbing yourself..."

Zhou Yanwei was silent.

His actions were tantamount to opposing Ji Chengtian. Although there was a chance for Chen Kuang to escape alive, provoking Ji Chengtian’s wrath... was a gamble.

With the King of Qi’s fate now unknown and only two princes remaining, Zhou Yanwei was the only one left to manage the turbulent situation in Liang Kingdom.

The fleeing remnant lineage of the Liang Kingdom, versus the soon-to-be-stabilized Liang Kingdom under his control... A gamble on which choice would be made.

Given what he knew, Zhou Yanwei gambled that his father would choose the latter.

However, since Chen Kuang refused, Zhou Yanwei couldn’t insist.

Having accomplished his purpose for coming here, Chen Kuang was about to leave.

As Lin Zhou and Yanwei escorted Chen Kuang out, suddenly they heard a commotion from cultivators outside.

"The Canglang Review has been updated!"

"No way?! Didn’t they just release a special edition this month?! How come there’s a new one again?"

"You don’t know? Did you sleep too deeply last night?! With such a big commotion caused by Chen Kuang last night, if the Canglang Review didn’t update, that would have been truly unprofessional!"

The cultivator who had gotten the latest Canglang Review stood on high ground, unfurling the scroll in mid-air.

All eyes turned towards the scroll.

Chen Kuang also glanced over.

Sure enough, he saw his name, ranked fifteenth!

"Wow..."

The cultivators burst into a chorus of astonished murmurs.

For the Canglang Review to update twice in one month, to list someone first at thirty-third, and then directly to the fifteenth on the second update!

Unprecedented! Never to be repeated!