Logically speaking, as long as the nobles of the Asura Empire cared about their stature, they wouldn't swagger through the black market like this. Although this was the Imperial Capital, the Imperial Guards would not easily interfere with the matters here under the Black Market's rules. The various forces here also consciously maintained a tacit understanding with the Imperial Guards.
Yi Tian followed closely behind. When he was about ten feet away from the carriage, he scanned it with his divine sense and found that the person inside was a sickly young man. His cultivation was only in the middle or late stage of Yuanying. Among the servants around him, there was a cultivator in the Divine Transformation Stage, and the rest had two attendants in the early stage of Yuanying. He looked like one of the declining rich second generations in the city.
The people around whispered, "Look, it's Viscount Hongshan's carriage again. I wonder how many spirit stones he will waste this time."
"Viscount Hongshan," Yi Tian murmured, then calmed down and listened carefully.
Then, a foreign cultivator next to him said disdainfully, "This Viscount Hongshan is just eyeing the title of the imperial nobles. With his true strength, I'm afraid that he has just cultivated six arms of the Dharma Body. His strength is at most in the middle or lower class. Now, there is only one servant in the Divine Transformation Stage serving him loyally. Unfortunately, Viscount Hongshan's connections have withered, and he is the only one left. "
"Only one left," Yi Tian murmured to himself, and a thoughtful expression appeared on his face. It seemed that this person had some status. The title of nobility in the Asura Empire wasn't something that could be obtained casually. Maybe he could use this to cover up his true identity.
Moreover, the servant in the Divine Transformation Stage could usually deal with these three people in one move. After thinking about it, Yi Tian restrained his aura and directly followed behind Viscount Hongshan and the other three people into the shop.
As soon as he arrived, he saw a few female foreign cultivators in revealing clothes hurriedly coming up to him, wanting to do business with him. However, when they sensed the spiritual pressure emanating from Yi Tian's body, they retreated in fear. They were only at the early stage of Yuanying, so they naturally couldn't withstand the spiritual pressure emanating from a Deity Transformation cultivator.
After a while, a mid-stage Yuanying female cultivator walked up and bowed, "May I know senior's name? Are you here to taste wine or to find a Dao companion?"
Only then did Yi Tian realize that he had walked into a den of ecstasy. It was no wonder that he had been so focused on following Viscount Hongshan that he did not pay attention to where he had entered.
After carefully sizing him up, Yi Tian replied indifferently, "My surname is Yi, and I'm here to taste wine. I wonder what's going on in the Dream Fragrance Pavilion today?"
The female cultivator replied, "My name is Xiawen, and I'm the deacon of the front hall. Today is the day that the 'Courtesan Queen' Pan Jing Er is getting married, so all the loose cultivators with money and power are here to support her."
"Oh, since it's the 'Courtesan Belle' getting married, it must have attracted a lot of cultivators. Why would there be a noble descendant of the Empire? I heard that there are some rumors in the Imperial Court that there will be more restrictions on those dissolute descendants." Yi Tian quickly changed the topic.
Xiawen smiled and said, "It seems that senior knows a lot about the imperial capital. However, normal Asura nobles would more or less avoid this. At the very least, they wouldn't come here so brazenly."
Yi Tian smiled and said, "Then how do you explain the carriage in front of the Dream Fragrance Pavilion?"
Xiawen's eyes flashed with contempt, and she secretly transmitted her voice, "Senior, you may not know, but this Viscount Hongshan is a bankrupt. Most of his ancestral property was squandered by him, and he's only living on the imperial court's salary. "
"There's such a thing." Yi Tian raised his eyebrows and replied, "Then why doesn't he want to improve his cultivation?"
"I heard that something went wrong with Chu An's cultivation when he was young. After he reached the Yuanying stage, he couldn't improve anymore. From the looks of it, he only has a few hundred years of life left. Most of the cultivators in the imperial court who were on good terms with his father have already passed away, so now he is just waiting to die. "Xia Wen explained and brought Yi Tian up to the second floor.
This place looked like a brothel. There were many beautiful female cultivators dancing on the stage in the center of the hall. There was a circle of wine tables placed all around, and the guests were sitting around them, drinking and amusing themselves.
The second floor was filled with Yuanying stage cultivators, and Viscount Hongshan wasn't here. Then, Yi Tian revealed that he also wanted to see the grand occasion of the Courtesan Belle getting married.
Xiawen seemed to have understood his intention and directly brought him to the third floor. It wasn't as lively as the lower floor. However, there were dozens of Spirit Severing stage cultivators sitting around, and Viscount Hongshan Chu An was among them.
Yi Tian casually asked for a seat, ordered some wine, and tipped Xiawen a few hundred spirit stones before asking her to leave.
After a while, he glanced around and focused his attention on Viscount Hongshan and the three servants beside him.
Not long after, the Courtesan Queen getting married ceremony of the 'Dream Fragrance Pavilion' began. This was similar to what he saw in the White Horse Gang's brothel when he was young. The only difference was that the money was changed to spirit stones, and the customers became cultivators.
Looking carefully, it seemed that Viscount Hongshan came here specifically for this. He went straight to the main topic after the ceremony began.
There were also quite a few cultivators with the same goal in mind. Taking a closer look at today's Courtesan Belle, Pan Jing 'er, who was only at the late Nascent Soul stage, was actually a natural seductress. It was no wonder that even a Deity Transformation cultivator was unable to control himself.
Unfortunately, his dao heart was stable. Even if she was in the Spirit Severing stage, she wouldn't be able to tempt him. However, when he turned to look at Chu An, he saw that he seemed to be completely infatuated with this woman, and the price he was bidding also increased.
Unfortunately, the Courtesan Queen was won by a mid Spirit Severing stage cultivator. It was no wonder that Viscount Hongshan's entire family might not be a match for her. In the end, Chu An could only say a few words to vent his anger, but he didn't dare to do anything to her.
Four hours later, after the Courtesan Queen auction ended, Viscount Hongshan Chu An staggered out of the 'Dream Fragrance Pavilion' with his three servants and got on the carriage.
As for Yi Tian, Hou Zhun took the opportunity to find a secluded corner and quickly hid himself before secretly following them.
Fortunately, the carriage was limited by the terrain, so it wasn't fast. After following them for a while, they left the underground black market and arrived at a secluded street.
At this time, there weren't many people on the street, and they were in an area where foreign races gathered. The Spirit Severing stage cultivator driving the carriage waved his whip and began to speed up.
Yi Tian's divine sense moved slightly. His hands were hidden in his robe, and he secretly made a hand seal, preparing to kill in one blow. Unexpectedly, he felt a wave of spiritual pressure erupt behind him and attack the Viscount Hongshan's carriage.
Killing an Asura noble on the street was a serious crime. Yi Tian used his divine sense to investigate and found that it was the person who was competing with Chu An in the black market's Dream Fragrance Pavilion. His brows furrowed slightly as he saw both sides unleash spells and divine abilities in their hands and collide with each other. The person who attacked and his companions were also at the mid Spirit Severing stage. They were able to suppress the Viscount Hongshan and his companions.
After a few spells, the three servants sitting outside the carriage, along with Chu An, were swept by the spells and slammed into a building on the street. Even the Yuanying stage cultivator died on the spot, and the Spirit Severing stage cultivator only had half a breath left. Yi Tian saw an opportunity and rushed into the carriage. He saw that Chu An was bleeding from his seven orifices and had died.
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