Ch 8 Crescent Moon City

"Now that's some kind of core in the form of a palace to store Qi, or spiritual energy, within your heart and mind."

"In the mind, it's called the Spiritual or Soul Sea; in the heart, it's known as the Golden Core."

"When increasing soul cultivation, one needs to gather and cultivate the mind. When cultivation normally, one needs to cultivate golden core."

The old master gruffed, explaining the next stage. "But currently I am too far from it, amn't I?" Luo added.

His hands were full of vigor and confidence. He found himself in an intensely confident situation. He checked the surroundings. His hands strolling across green grass. His heart felt melting like chocolate when he walked towards the end of the forest.

Nearly after an hour, he reached the end of the forest.

The dense forest with big trees wasn't common. 

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South, Crescent Moon City

The forest was just tens of kilometers apart from the nearest city. Ein Luo reached the city for the very first time. He saw a bustling market, people hawking and wandering. His eyes analyzed everywhere. 

Spiritual treasures! Qi-infused robes!

Even Qi induction smelters tagged Qi furnaces. "Ayo smeleters," he talked to himself.

The city was quite large, expanding tens of kilometers. Sputhern most corner was the richest corner among omnidirectional city.

Suddenly, the road rumbled and a horse's neigh resounded. "Oh, Royal Horse," he said, seeing the horse for the first time. Horses were special vanguards.

Suddenly a gentle pat was felt on his shoulder. "Quickly bow," a middle-aged woman with wrinkles on her face said to Luo.

Luo realized and bowed with his head and body on the ground. 

The horses's hooves crashing spund became louder and louder; finally, the royal carriage horses appeared, carrying a chariot. He marched towards the zero of the road.

"Who dares stand in this royal way?" one of the four guards barked towards the front. Luo looked up and saw a young man near his twenties standing, predicting his aura; he was a Qi condensation expert. Yet guards guarding were still rampant, standing on the Core Palace realm's purple energy englufed them alongside their royal artifacts.

"Don't you know we are escorting Princess; do you covet to seek death?" another guard pointed his spear towards the young man.

Silence!

For another minute, none spoke; the surrounding people didn't dare glare with such spiritual pressure; the guards were releasing.

The young man, clad in Qi-infused robes practically saying spiritual treasures, finally broke the silence and said, "You can't." Just in this time.

The chariot's curtains opened, and a sharp yet melodious voice echoed, "Perhaps this Young Man, Yan Yuochen." The melodious voice was of a princess.

Her voice attracted everyone's attention. 

"Ahahha, you recognized me even if I have worn my treasure." He put his hand on his eyes and opened and laughed bluntly and recklessly. His bloody skin and jade-white face.

He took out his sword and slashed, releasing his spiritual cultivation. Although he was only a Qi Condensation sage, alongside his powerful Spiritual Sea and his sword, which was a numinous treasure, he killed the Core Palace level cultivator easily. He released killing intent. Covering the space between them, he picked up the guard he killed and began absorbing his essence and Qi.

The other three guards watched, and in just a split second, their fellow guardmate was killed.

The princess's eyes twisted inside the chariot. Stoll's unreal calm demonoer was dominating. She stabilized and sat down calmly again.

The young man, popularly Yan Yuochen, struck again and killed another Core palace guard. The other two guards watched in horror before they attacked Yan Yuochen.

Yan Yuochen tried to block, but his aura and raw power were monstrous. He was pushed to his limits and had his eyes blood red. He pulled and attacked with his sword.

The entire ground shook, and people bowing down were already half scared to death and ran away some miles away.

The bricked houses turned into dust mist from the aftermath of the attack. The shops were destroyed. The attack infused Divine and Demonic Qi. 

"This insolent is demonic," another guy whispered, who was beside Luo watching from afar, from the housetop. 

Luo's heart and eyes quickened as the princess from the chariot attacked.

Boom! Everything went mist mist mist! Nothing could be seen. When Mist calmed down, the chariot, princess, and young man vanished.

Luo stood up and jumped down. Nearly a hundred meters away, he pushed himself closer, nearly ten meters.

He sensed vague Beserk Demonic Qi and Divine Qi. Both were rare sight, especially Divine Qi, which was present in a very limited amount in Qin Academy—only 60 to 70 stalks of Divine Qi.

Divine Qi used here was nearly 50 stalks to 60 stalks. This was too expensive.

Even one stalk cost several spiritual stones. Even if he collected used stalks, he could easily earn food for some of the upcoming months.