Martial Arts: I Have a Wilderness World

Chapter 621: Chapter 320: Formulating the Ten Thousand Races Spirit Seal

Just as the crowd was growing impatient, they saw the scruffy old man walk up to the counter. He pointed at the newly posted bounty mission and grinned. "I’ll take this newly posted Two-Star Five Spirits mission."

The crowd’s attention instantly focused on the old man and the ten-year-old boy beside him.

"It’s actually that old man." Someone in the crowd immediately recognized the old man who was about to accept the mission.

"Who is he?" someone asked in a hushed voice, afraid of offending someone by speaking too loudly. After all, anyone who dared to take a mission like this was either a lunatic or had a solid backing.

Taking the mission meant becoming an enemy of the three gangs. Who would dare to do so without some real confidence?

"That old man’s name is Lin Changfeng, a Loose Cultivator. He’s always had a stall in the West District selling Spirit Medicine. The kid is his grandson. But the old man’s strength is only at the Qi Cultivation level. How does he dare?" The Loose Cultivator who recognized him was extremely surprised, and also replied in a low voice.

"No way! Isn’t he just leading his grandson to their deaths?" someone said, stunned.

At that moment, Lin Changfeng carefully reviewed the mission’s detailed information. Then, he said to the Sect Disciple in charge of registration, "Confirmed. I’m taking this mission."

The crowd looked at each other, and some people showed expressions of disdain.

"You dare take this mission as a mere Qi Cultivation Practitioner? Those three gangs are not to be trifled with."

"Hmph. He doesn’t know his own limits."

The Sect Disciple ignored the crowd’s mockery and doubt towards the old man. His expression unchanging, he said, "The rules."

Lin Changfeng chuckled, took out his Storage Pouch, and placed it on the counter, smiling. "This old man understands."

According to the rules, accepting a Star Level mission required a deposit of Spirit Stones worth eighty percent of the bounty reward. If the mission was not completed within the time limit, the deposited Spirit Stones would be forfeit as compensation. Therefore, anyone accepting a mission would proceed with great caution to avoid any mishaps.

Of course, the Sect was obligated to keep the information of both parties confidential. This was to prevent malicious individuals from deliberately posting missions to ambush and kill the mission taker, thereby profiting from the collateral.

However, in today’s situation, the news had been spread by outsiders. The old man had also refused to discuss the matter in a private room, so it had nothing to do with the Sect.

Now, the crowd thought they were seeing things, all staring at the old man in shock.

"Wait, is this old man that rich? That must be forty thousand Spirit Stones, right?"

"Is this old man really just a Spirit Medicine seller? Does he sell Thousand-Year Spirit Medicine?"

"He’s a fat sheep!"

"This old man has all this money, but instead of saving it for his retirement and his grandson’s Cultivation, he overestimates himself and takes this mission?"

"..."

Amidst the crowd’s noisy discussion and astonished expressions, Lin Changfeng received the unique mission. Then, under their inscrutable gazes, he left the Sect’s office.

A few Cultivators also quietly followed him out.

After the old man accepted the mission and left, the upper echelons of the three gangs also learned about the bounty from their disciples.

They didn’t know the person who posted the bounty, nor had they ever made a move against any Alchemy Master. Yet someone had put a bounty on their heads using a Foundation Establishment Pill! They could only see this as a malicious provocation against their three Cultivation Immortality Gangs!

"Who is so bold? Who dares to put a bounty on our heads?"

Upon hearing the news from his gang members, the Gang Leader of the Supreme Profound Gang was furious! He immediately ordered an investigation into the old man’s identity.

Similarly, the Wind and Thunder Gang issued an arrest order: "No matter who it is, if they want to make a move, let’s see if they can hide! ’Invite’ both the old man who posted the bounty and the old codger who took the mission over here!"

The Gang Leader of the Medicine King Gang, however, was quite calm. He paid it no mind, merely strengthening the patrols and inspections within his gang.

If someone dared to make a move inside the Immortal City, the City Patrol Team wouldn’t just stand by and watch. Plus, with so many members in the gang, how could they be scared off by a Qi Refining Cultivator who had just accepted a mission?

The three gangs began to heighten their security, dispatching men to investigate the mission’s poster and to find the one who accepted it.

Meanwhile, Cheng Zongyang had already returned to the Cheng Mansion. After the Puppet’s body and Cheng Zongyang entered a Restaurant one after the other, he had quietly taken it into the Wilderness World.

Cheng Zongyang picked up a brush and paper. As he sat in his study waiting for progress on the mission, he was also preparing to perfect his plans for the Mark of Ten Thousand Races.

He knew the bounty mission would definitely attract the attention of the three gangs and cause quite a stir in the Immortal City. But he didn’t care.

His goal was to use the "hands of others" to eliminate the upper echelons of these three gangs. It was to collect some interest and stop them from neglecting their proper business to constantly stare at him.

His focus returned to the desk. Looking at the four words written on the white paper—Ten Thousand Races Spirit Seal—he began to jot down the ideas in his mind, planning to organize and revise them later.

The Ten Thousand Races Spirit Seal was the new name for the Mark of Ten Thousand Races.

Spirit Seal—a seal of the soul, meaning a Mark of Ten Thousand Races that binds to the Soul!

(Ten Thousand Races Spirit Seal)

’First, since there needs to be an intermediary object for imprinting the Mark of Ten Thousand Races, I can use a portable Token format. That way, it won’t be easily lost, and it will be easy to take out for transactions, operations, and storage. This Token needs to be designed properly. The front will have the four words ’Ten Thousand Races Spirit Seal,’ the bottom right can have the two characters for the Cheng name, and the back will be imprinted with the seal. The materials also need to be different based on its Level.’

’The Tokens will be divided by Level. Different Levels will correspond to different storage capacities, transaction limits, and certain rights granted by the Commerce Association, which naturally must be differentiated.’

’These rights can include treatment for severe injuries, limb regeneration, meridian treatment, Dantian repair, and the supply of special Elixirs like life-extending ones. This all needs to be recorded in a booklet to attract people to acquire High-Level Tokens.’