Using entries to cultivate immortality in chaotic times

Just then—

Ning Wuping, who was surrounded by a group of young lords in the crowd, noticed Chen Qiu and his companions standing among the people. He sneered and waved his hand, leading his entourage of equally frivolous friends towards Chen Qiu.

Standing in front of Chen Qiu.

He deliberately projected his voice with spiritual energy, allowing everyone to hear his mockery clearly, "Yo, isn't that Chen Qiu who just acquired the Magic Practitioner's legacy?"

"What?"

"Feeling unwilling, coming here to see if you have a chance to obtain the treasure my grandfather, Ning Taiping, crafted during his Golden Core breakthrough?"

"If you had the time, why didn't you bid earlier? Or could it be that you can't afford it?"

"Didn't you say that all Artifact Cultivators are trash? Why are you silent now? Keep talking."

"..."

Chen Qiu still did not speak, simply glancing at Ning Wuping. He had one merit—he never wasted words on the dead. They were just resentful spirits soon to cool his temper, talking more would be pointless.

Meanwhile, the Artifact Cultivators present couldn't help but frown and start discussing Chen Qiu amongst themselves.

"Did Chen Qiu really say that?"

"Certainly, he did. Otherwise, he would have retorted by now. Look, Elder Ning and Mr. Ning said it in front of him twice, and he didn't respond at all. Doesn't that mean he tacitly accepts it, lacking the confidence to counter?"

"Heh, after all, he just seized a Magic Practitioner's legacy, it's natural for him to be a bit arrogant."

Suddenly.

The looks many people gave Chen Qiu gradually filled with disdain and contempt.

If they were alone with Chen Qiu, they certainly wouldn't dare to show such expressions, given he was a Heavenly Pride who had seized the Magic Practitioner's legacy, definitely more formidable than them. But, under the successive insults from Elder Ning and Mr. Ning, Chen Qiu hadn't bitten back.

It must be either that his nature was weak, or he recognized his own lack of strength.

They also got to join in on the fun, looking down on Chen Qiu. Many began to feel an unusual sensation of pleasure, as it was their first time publicly mocking such a Heavenly Pride, feeling a sudden thrill of being above others.

"Go back to North Continent!"

Suddenly, a Cultivator in the crowd shouted angrily at Chen Qiu.

Following that remark, as if empowered by it, others no longer whispered amongst themselves but looked at Chen Qiu with anger and roared similarly.

"Fei City doesn't welcome your kind of beast!"

"Get lost back to North Continent, country bumpkin!"

"You were just lucky to seize the Magic Practitioner's legacy, and now you think you're something special!"

"Pretending to be decent, yet you're only following behind Elder Ning, begging for him to craft a Spiritual Treasure for you."

"Pah, you dare to call yourself a Heavenly Pride?!"

Meanwhile, Ning Wuping, who hadn't expected this outcome, saw almost everyone emotionally aligning with him. He felt a rush as if he could lead a charge; his heart filled with an even greater sense of mockery as he laughed at Chen Qiu.

"Look, Chen Qiu, I know you urgently need a treasure for the Heavenly Pride competition in four days."

"If you kneel here in public and bark like a dog three times..."

"I'll have my grandfather craft you another Peak Foundation Establishment Spiritual Treasure. How about that?"

No sooner had he finished speaking—

A person from the crowd immediately knelt down and barked three times, looking expectantly at Ning Wuping, "Mr. Ning, I barked three times, can you give it to me?"

"Scram!"

Ning Wuping kicked out impatiently, then fixed his gaze on Chen Qiu. His eyes shimmered darkly, his countenance growing grim, "Don't act ungrateful when I'm speaking to you so much."

"You haven't said a word, until when do you plan to keep enduring?"

"So, the one who seized the Magic Practitioner's legacy is just a coward hiding in his shell."

Laughter erupted once more from the crowd.

And at that moment—

"Roar!"

Elder Ning, who had been sitting in meditation and circulating his mental method, was almost ready. With a fierce shout, his face contorted as forty-nine Mid-grade Spirit Stones suddenly shone brightly. The Spiritual Energy produced by the Spirit Gathering Array was instantly absorbed by Ning Taiping into his body.

Eyes closed tightly.

Face flushed red as his body emitted steam.

With that roar, the place became quiet at once, as everyone looked on with envy and admiration towards Ning Taiping at the center. Even Chen Qiu's face revealed a hint of curiosity; this was his first time witnessing someone breaking through to Golden Core.

He then glanced nonchalantly at a robed elder standing beside Ning Taiping.

He couldn't sense the elder's cultivation level.

But he could guess that the person was likely a Golden Core Great Power, invited by Ning Taiping to guard the way during his Golden Core breakthrough. It seemed Ning Taiping wasn't completely foolish; despite the dangers of breaking through to Golden Core in front of a large audience, the risk was much smaller with a Golden Core protecting him.

Chen Qiu's gaze quickly swept past the robed figure without lingering, concerned about raising suspicion.

Plans had to change. Read new adventures at empire

If it were just a newly advanced Golden Core Artifact Cultivator, he wouldn't need to use his trump card, the Self-Destruction Term; his overt strength would suffice. But now, with an unknown level of Golden Core protecting the way...

A new plan was necessary.

Using a Self-Destruction Term to assassinate that guarding Golden Core was not a great idea. He had succeeded in taking out the workshop owner from the Qiantian market that day mainly because the latter was virtually unguarded against them, a group of Foundation Establishment Cultivators, and had carelessly exposed his back in a moment of distraction.

Only then was he able to instantly detonate multiple entries, preventing the opponent from even launching a Divine Sense Attack before being killed on the spot.