The night was like water. When Ling Dong left the Pill Emperor Palace and came out of the Alchemist Manor, the sky was already filled with stars.
Although Pill Addict Yuan Chen's welcome banquet was simple, it was extravagant. Even the tea used to rinse their mouths was the Cloud Mist Spirit Tea from the depths of the Three Star Mountain Range. Ling Dong remembered that a tael of Cloud Mist Spirit Tea cost at least 10 mid-grade crystal stones! The wealth of an alchemist couldn't be measured by gold or silver!
Ling Dong and Yuan Chen ate intermittently for most of the day at the welcome banquet. In the end, the table made of hundred-year-old Golden Silk Wood was turned into a medicinal herb display table.
Most of the time at the welcome banquet became an exchange of alchemy experiences between Ling Dong and Yuan Chen. Some of the subtle changes in medicinal properties that they discovered during the process of alchemy made Ling Dong feel as if he had obtained priceless treasures. Those were real experiences.
It wasn't until the servant reminded them if they should prepare a guest room that the two of them realized that it was already midnight. Although Yuan Chen insisted that Ling Dong stay at the Pill Emperor Palace to rest, Ling Dong still insisted on leaving. There were more important things waiting for him.
As for the Cosmic Treasures, Ling Dong didn't dare mention them. He only mentioned them vaguely. Yuan Chen's answer disappointed Ling Dong.
Yuan Chen's knowledge of the Cosmic Treasures was limited to their name.
Ling Dong felt extremely comfortable as he walked under the silvery light of the stars in the sky. Especially under such a clear and tranquil night sky, Ling Dong actually felt a special sense of security. It was as if he was the king of the night.
In this state, the Astrolabe in Ling Dong's Sea of Consciousness also swept away the silent state in the depths of his Sea of Consciousness and started to rotate slowly.
This time, there was no seven-colored starlight spewing out from the Astrolabe. Only the Astrolabe rotated silently. Ling Dong only had one feeling: the top of his head was cold.
The Imperial Capital, Brilliance City, was incomparably huge. The Apothecary Manor was quite a distance away from Black Tiger Street, where Ling Dong was currently residing in Bi Pengcheng's residence. Fortunately, it was nighttime. Although he didn't have any means of transportation, he didn't spend too much time using his movement technique.
"Looks like it's time to buy some property in the Imperial Capital, buy some servants, and raise a few horses!" Ling Dong had such a thought when he was stopped by a group of Imperial Black Crossbow Guards on the way because he had used his movement technique to move swiftly.
Fortunately, Ling Dong had the jade cauldron badge. Even the Black Crossbow Imperial Guards were terrified when they saw the jade cauldron badge. It didn't take long for them to reach Bi Pengcheng's house on Black Tiger Street.
Ling Dong, who didn't want to disturb others, was about to climb over the wall to cultivate and rest when he arrived at the entrance of the residence. The moment he gently leaped over the courtyard wall, Ling Dong's heart suddenly jolted. He was about to directly climb onto the roof to cultivate when he suddenly stopped. His eyes shone with a terrifying light!
Ling Dong suddenly sensed that there was a deeply concealed and indistinct aura in the guest room where he had rested last night. If he hadn't opened his Spirit Sea of Consciousness, he probably wouldn't have been able to sense this indistinct aura.
As he landed in the courtyard silently, a thin layer of green Gang Qi suddenly gushed out from under Ling Dong's feet. This layer of green Gang Qi completely covered up the sound of Ling Dong's footsteps when he landed.
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he landed silently!
When he walked into the courtyard, Ling Dong only needed to slightly concentrate his senses and he would know the situation in Bi Pengcheng's entire courtyard like the back of his hand!
In the master's room 50 meters away, a person was sleeping. If Ling Dong didn't guess wrong, that person should be Bi Pengcheng who had just returned! In the side room, there were two other people. They should be the maids that Bi Pengcheng had placed in the courtyard.
And in the guest room where Ling Dong and Zi Yao had rested last night, there was a person hiding. A person that Ling Dong had to concentrate to sense! If it wasn't for the coolness of the rotation of the Astrolabe in his Spirit Sea of Consciousness, Ling Dong wouldn't have been able to sense it!
"Who could that person be? Could it be Zi Yao? "Ling Dong was a little puzzled. But if it was Zi Yao, she wouldn't be hiding like this, right? And according to the location that Ling Dong had sensed, that person seemed to be hiding on the roof, which was also on the beam.
"Could there be a gentleman on the beam? Or is there someone who wants to harm me? " When he had just arrived at the imperial capital, Ling Dong thought that he didn't have any big enemies. If he did, Bi Pengfei would be one of them. But Bi Pengfei shouldn't be so stupid, right? Sending someone to assassinate him?
Since he couldn't find an answer, Ling Dong wanted to find out more. After carefully approaching the guest room, Ling Dong went to a window and prepared to break in through this window to capture the enemy in one fell swoop!
"Ding!" As he walked towards the door, the moment he approached the window, Ling Dong suddenly felt that his leg seemed to have touched an extremely light thread. The moment the thread broke, it let out a crisp 'ding' sound!
"Cunning!" The moment he heard the sound, Ling Dong felt extremely strange. He knew that he had stepped into the enemy's warning trap. At the same time, the green light on his leg shone brightly. He gave up on the window and pounced towards the guest room's door!
"Bang!" Together with his sword, Ling Dong turned into a ball of green energy. He directly smashed through the door. Holding the low-grade Earth Emanations sword in his hand, he slashed out a beam of sword energy towards the green shadow that was pouncing towards him!
"Early-stage Earth Emanations? A Level 1 Earth Emanations cultivator? "The moment they exchanged blows, Ling Dong determined the cultivation level of the cultivator who was lying in ambush. Moreover, the sword this person used was a short sword that was no longer than a child's arm. When he got close to Ling Dong, every strike was fatal and extremely vicious. Moreover, he was dressed in black and had a mask on his face. He looked somewhat like an assassin!
In the blink of an eye, Ling Dong had exchanged more than ten blows with this extremely agile Level 1 Earth Emanations assassin. This time, Ling Dong didn't use the mysterious black sword or the Alkaid Powder. He only used other ordinary battle techniques to attack. It wasn't easy for him to meet a cultivator whose cultivation level was not too far apart from his. Ling Dong suddenly had the thought of testing his own cultivation level!
However, within a minute or two, Ling Dong regretted it. There was no need to test it with his own life! Ling Dong dared to confirm that the person in front of him was definitely a cold-blooded assassin.
He was often able to attack from extremely strange angles. Moreover, from the moment Ling Dong had entered the door until now, this assassin had not left a distance of more than two meters from Ling Dong. Every single strike of his was aimed at his vital points!
If Ling Dong had rich battle experience, he would probably have already fallen into this assassin's trap!
Stretching out his left hand, a faint green light hand suddenly condensed and grabbed at the tip of the assassin's short sword. The Earth Emanations low-grade sword in Ling Dong's right hand disappeared and was replaced by that mysterious black sword!
As far as Ling Dong was concerned, a martial artist at the 1st level of the Earthly Fiend Realm wasn't worth him using the Light Shaking Powder. After all, every single Light Shaking Powder that was blasted out represented a large amount of silver!
"Since you're bullying me because I'm unable to display my battle prowess in close combat, then I'll let you have a taste of the power of close combat!" With that thought, the mysterious black sword in Ling Dong's hand lit up with a blinding golden light, and the sound of something breaking through the air could be heard!
In the instant that the assassin was stunned, Ling Dong's green light hand that was grabbing at the assassin's short sword suddenly shone brightly. In an extremely short period of time, it seemed to have doubled in intensity, and its speed was also increased by a notch!
In an instant, the sinister short sword was captured by the large green glowing hand. Meanwhile, the mysterious black sword in Ling Dong's hand, which was flickering with a glaring golden light, mercilessly smashed towards the short sword!
Ling Dong didn't admit defeat. Grabbing the other party's weapon was considered as subduing this assassin!
Ling Dong felt the short sword in his green light hand struggle violently, but it didn't break free. Following that, a pleasant exclamation was heard. "Xiantian Realm Level Eight cultivation, how is this possible?"
"Too late!" Even though this voice sounded familiar to Ling Dong, the mysterious black sword didn't slow down in the slightest.
"Peng …" A violent explosion sounded out, causing the dust on the roof to fall. The assassin's cry of surprise stopped abruptly. The dagger and the other item in his hand suddenly emitted an earthy yellow light as it fell from his hand with a muffled sound. The assassin himself, however, was sent flying by Ling Dong's mysterious black sword!
The assassin's body flew uncontrollably and crashed into the back wall of the guest room, then fell to the ground with a loud thud. However, what surprised Ling Dong was that the assassin actually stood up shakily after spitting out large mouthfuls of blood!
Just as Ling Dong was about to leap forward and attack again, the black-clothed and masked assassin actually tore off the black veil covering his face. He said with extreme pain, "Young … Young Master Ling, is this how you … treat an old friend who has come to visit you?"
"How can I not let go of an unwelcome guest … Eh?" Ling Dong sneered when he heard this voice, which seemed to be a plea for peace. Suddenly, an exceptionally exquisite face appeared in front of him!
"Liu Yaoguang? Lady Liu? Why is it you? " Ling Dong suddenly realized that the black-clothed assassin who was ruthless and deadly was actually his old acquaintance, Liu Yaoguang!
Ling Dong's first reaction was … Could this Liu Yaoguang have been sent by Bi Pengfei to assassinate him? However, Ling Dong immediately rejected this idea. She couldn't have been sent by Bi Pengfei!
If Bi Pengfei could really order Liu Yaoguang around, then Liu Yaoguang wouldn't have embarrassed Bi Pengfei in front of so many people at the Yaoguang Union yesterday and made him leave in a huff.
Liu Yaoguang was stunned for a moment. Ling Dong, on the other hand, was focused and on his guard. He didn't think that Liu Yaoguang was really here to visit an old friend!
Moreover, there was such a huge commotion in the guest room, but Bi Pengcheng and his servants didn't move. There was only one possibility. Bi Pengcheng and those servants had been subdued by Liu Yaoguang! With Liu Yaoguang's Level 1 Earth Emanations cultivation, subduing Bi Pengcheng wouldn't be a problem!
"Cough … Young Master Ling's sword … is really ruthless. If it wasn't for the Earth Emanations Shield protecting me … I would have really died under Young Master Ling's sword!" Liu Yaoguang placed her hand on her chest, giving off a pitiful feeling. That posture was enough to make any man feel pity for her.
Ling Dong, on the other hand, was unmoved. He had seen many such charming techniques. He raised the black sword in his hand and locked it on Liu Yaoguang. "Lady Liu, what are you doing here? Otherwise, don't blame me for being ruthless! "
Liu Yaoguang was a little surprised by Ling Dong's expression. However, she immediately smiled flirtatiously. "What else can I do? I'm here to give Young Master Ling the treasure you want!"
"Treasure? What treasure? "Ling Dong instantly thought of the Imperial Star Ring!
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