Chapter 315 - 154: Nishang Immortal Robe, the Final Volume of the Power Barrier! Daoist Seed, Swallowing the Black Market’s Bounty

Chapter 315: Chapter 154: Nishang Immortal Robe, the Final Volume of the Power Barrier! Daoist Seed, Swallowing the Black Market’s Bounty

’Only at the last moment did I happen to witness Withered Wood Rejuvenation, and tears streamed down my face. I felt my destiny had arrived today. Everything fell into place, and by Refining Illusion into Truth, I formed a Divine Thought.’

Practitioners who cultivate Immortal Techniques must face far too many tribulations and hardships in their lives.

But these barriers...

He had watched with his own eyes as this kid, Ji Xiu, shattered them all as if it were as easy as breathing.

’Could it be? Does he also possess some special Innate Talent I can’t see, a Dao Body Primordial Embryo!’

’When the experts from the Ten Thousand Laws Sect arrive in Great Xuan, I’ll have them take a good look.’

’Those beings who nearly attained the rank of True Master...’ ℯℯ𝑙.

’They’re far stronger than a novice like me, whose knowledge is still shallow.’

While Fan Nansong was lost in thought,

even Duan Chenzhou’s fingers were trembling slightly.

"Kid, are you sure you didn’t find a Spirit Fire Mountain and just shove yourself inside?"

"How else could you have perfected it so quickly!"

He’d read the manual for the Feathered Immortal Robe Skin Refining Technique, so of course he knew its ins and outs.

For Ji Xiu to have perfected his True Gang in such a short time...

Even Duan Chenzhou, who had seen it all, found it hard to accept.

Cultivation was always supposed to get harder and harder.

But when it came to his apprentice...

Why did it feel like the complete opposite was true?

In fact!

Duan Chenzhou had a premonition.

’If I don’t start working harder, if I waste another decade like I used to, it won’t be long before this apprentice of mine surpasses me!’

’Fortunately, I’m no slouch myself. After reaching the Qi Sea realm, I’ve had a few lucky breaks. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have been able to build such a deep foundation and make such rapid progress after my breakthrough.’

’It’s just that...’

’This time, to protect this kid, I killed two Celestial Spirit Level assassins in a row. According to the Black Market’s rules, I’ve clearly broken a taboo. I wonder if I can even keep my job there...’

Pulling a silk scroll from his chest and handing it to Ji Xiu, Duan Chenzhou continued to mull over his thoughts.

As he took what was, in theory, the final scroll of the Feathered Immortal Robe, Ji Xiu held it with both hands, his heart pounding with excitement.

’Not so long ago, the peak of the Power Barrier had seemed impossibly strong...’

’And now, was I finally about to reach it!?’

[Feathered Immortal Robe—Nishang Scroll.]

[With star feathers for cover and a rainbow for a skirt, shed your mortal shell to glimpse true reality, and know that your body is the Great Void!]

[Of the Nine Great Families. First Ancestor Xie Zhenru, inspired while observing the last vestiges of a Human Immortal, took a sliver from its thousand-year-withered husk to draft this scroll.]

[Martial Artist Immortal Robes, like Great Pills and Treasure Weapons, are divided into three grades: Mortal, Spirit, and Dao!]

[Cultivating this technique allows one to form the Nishang Immortal Robe.]

[Ranked as a Daoist Treasure Robe!]

Clutching the Nishang Scroll, Ji Xiu’s eyes blazed with light. He wished he could use it right away and instantly become an Immortal Robe Martial Artist!

But looking at Fan Nansong, Ji Xiu seemed to remember something and couldn’t help but ask:

"Oh, right, Observatory Master Fan..."

"I wanted to ask, do you know what a Daoist Seed is?"

Remembering the Innate Talent he could obtain after mastering the Divine Talisman Fire, Ji Xiu thought for a moment and decided to ask an expert.

The question itself was simple enough.

But it immediately made Fan Nansong’s eyes go wide.

"A Daoist Seed?"

"What are you asking for? Don’t tell me you’ve actually formed the Divine Power Foundation!?"

"Impossible, impossible! That’s something one only has the slightest chance of comprehending after a Daoist Level technique reaches Perfection! You’re just a kid, you’re a long, long way from that..."

Seeing Ji Xiu nod along with his words, as if agreeing with his assessment, Fan Nansong couldn’t help but sigh in relief.

’Phew, thank goodness.’

’For a second there, I really thought the kid had done it.’

’I must be losing my mind. Daoist Techniques are incredibly precious; you can’t just stumble upon one. I’ve only just started learning my one and only technique, and that was only because I found the Little Ancestral Master, which prompted a True Venerable to manifest and bestow it upon me.’

’This kid has no backing. He’d be lucky to get his hands on a Dao Skill, let alone a Daoist Technique that contains the Divine Charm of a Divine Technique.’

However, in the next moment, Ji Xiu spoke.

"I’m still a long way from forming a Daoist Seed. It’s just that a while ago, I comprehended a Daoist Level Immortal Skill and came across the term."

"Since Observatory Master Fan is a renowned Daoist High Merit, I just thought I’d ask you about it."

’Oh, so that’s what this is about...’

Fan Nansong smiled and nodded. Just as he was about to speak, the smile on his face suddenly froze.

"What did you just say..."

"What!?"

"You comprehended a Daoist Technique!?"

Under the moonlight,

Fan Nansong, clad in his crane-patterned robe, was completely dumbfounded.

...

「Jiangyin Prefecture. The Black Market.」

The Gold-Selling Cave.

"My Lady, the tokens for Celestial Sword Star and Dark Star have both gone dim..."

The original Black Market Master kept his head bowed as he spoke, reporting dutifully to the woman on the Chief Seat.

In response, Jiang Li nodded, picked up a brush and ink, and made a few marks.

"In that case, strike their names from the roster."

The Black Market Master hesitated.

"Celestial Killing Star violated the rules. Should his name also be struck from the roster..."

Jiang Li smiled.

"Celestial Sword Star and Dark Star died because they failed their own mission. What does that have to do with Celestial Killing Star?"

With that, she brandished the Wanted List, an eyebrow raised.

"Cancel this Wanted List. A single Powerful Martial Artist has already cost my Black Market two Celestial Spirit Level assassins. At this rate, even a Sect Leader might not be able to take him down."

"Tell the clients that if they’re so capable, they can kill him themselves. According to the rules, the Black Market only accepts a job like this once—a money-losing venture against a target of unknown depth."

"After that one attempt, if the target doesn’t match the initial description, the Black Market has the right to collect the full reward amount as compensation."

Jiang Li’s tone was crisp and nonchalant.

"Inform those families to prepare the reward—that suit of Spirit Armor, that Earth Treasure, and those three hundred taels of Red Gold—and have it all sent to me."

"As for you, you will remain here at the Black Market."

At these words, the Black Market Master grew anxious.

"My Lady, you’re leaving already?"

"But that... personage... hasn’t had the honor of seeing you yet. He’s on his way now."

"Could you perhaps..."

Jiang Li was stroking her chin, mulling over bringing the bounty money for that kid back to him as a gift. The man’s words, however, caught her attention, and her expression turned icy.

"See me?"

"If his conscience is truly clear..."

"...then he should be content to sit on his throne as a feudal lord."

"He wants to see me now? Does he think this old centipede isn’t quite dead yet?"

The Black Market Master’s expression froze. He didn’t dare utter another word.

Jiang Li glided out from behind the desk, her black hair stirred by the Black Market’s cold, eerie drafts. Her expression was one of noble, cold beauty.

The Black Market Master didn’t even dare to raise his head.

After a long moment,

only a single, lingering sentence drifted back:

"Remember to collect the items and have them delivered to the Beicang Marquis’s Mansion."

With those words,

this unspeakably noble figure...

had already vanished without a trace.