Chapter 213 - 212: 260,000 Taels of Silver (Please Subscribe)

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Chapter 213: Chapter 212: 260,000 Taels of Silver (Please Subscribe) Boom! How fast is Thunderfall’s speed? From its gathering to its descent, it hardly seems to have paused at all. Guo Yun had just turned around when the Thunderfall struck him. Even though he used his thick Inner Strength to envelop his whole body, the violent Inner Cultivation still pierced through instantly. "Ah..." Guo Yun screamed miserably, his hair standing on end. The immense pain made him howl as if a ghost were crying. Crack! Without any brewing, the instant the first bolt of lightning fell, the second one immediately followed. Crack! Crack! Crack... Then came the third, fourth... After the ninth bolt, the dark clouds dissipated, and a beam of sunlight fell from the sky. But on the ground, there was only a charred patch left. Guo Yun, who was at the peak of a Third-class Expert, had already lost all signs of life the moment the third Thunderfall struck. The remaining six bolts almost completely vaporized his corpse. "This..." Wang Peng swallowed dryly, a look of panic and even a trace of fear appearing on his face. This kind of power, these methods, were too formidable, and too terrifying. "Brother Bai... Bai, the thing you just used, is it the legendary Immortal Technique?" Dong Wenwu hesitated slightly before cautiously approaching, his eyes couldn’t help but look at the charred layer not far away. The gruesome sight made his face involuntarily twitch. "It should be a talisman, right? I heard from my father that Martial Artists can also use talismans to exert Immortal Technique methods. Only, according to the power of the talismans I have seen before, none were as powerful as the one Brother Bai used." Wang Peng looked at the remnants of the talisman shattered under Bai Ziyue’s feet and quickly spoke, his face showing a sudden realization. "It’s a talisman. I obtained it by a lucky chance, it was my last trump card. But I didn’t expect to use it here." Bai Ziyue was still thinking about how to explain, and upon hearing this, he conveniently gave an explanation to block any further thoughts they might have. "That really is, too bad." Wang Peng, who had wanted to inquire more about the talisman, showed a disappointed expression on his face and said: "First, let’s clean up the battlefield briefly and place the bodies of our brothers properly. Next, we’ll directly enter the Guo Mansion. Besides, Brother Bai, considering you contributed the most this time, and even wasted a powerful talisman to kill Guo Yun. The previous division proposal seems a bit unfair now. How about this, we’ll switch it up, you get seventy percent, we’ll take thirty percent." "Brother Wang, that’s too gracious, let’s split it fifty-fifty? After all, you also contributed a lot. Also, the ones who died were your subordinates, and will need compensation, which won’t be cheap. As for the talisman, it was meant for killing enemies and saving lives, not really a waste." Bai Ziyue calmly said. This time in the battle, the Nine Seals Sect had many people on their side. Thus, two people died on their side too, and worth mentioning is that the two who died were all Wang Peng’s subordinates. As for Pei Tugou and Wum Ma’er beside him, though they were all injured, they would recover with ten days or half a month’s rest, nothing too serious. This was also why he was willing to concede. "Alright, then it’s decided." Wang Peng looked at his two loyal subordinates lying not far away and eventually agreed. For those walking the Jianghu, cleaning up the battlefield was naturally straightforward. They gathered the valuables and weapons from each corpse, hid them in a certain room, and left the gravely injured Wum Ma’er to guard them. Then, they quickly entered Guo Yun and Guo Banjie’s mansion. Encountering almost no resistance, the group easily occupied the Guo Mansion and began loot. After questioning one of Guo Yun’s concubines, they easily found the secret chamber where treasures were stored. "Hiss..." Pei Tugou gasped in astonishment: "No wonder Guo Yun is called Guo Banjie. If these boxes are all filled with silver, there must be at least ten thousand taels?" In the secret room, there were ten large chests, some of them open, shining silver in the candlelight. The last Inner Cultivation Level Martial Artist under Wang Peng couldn’t help but step forward to open the ten chests. Treasure Qi filled the room; gold ingots, silver taels, countless brilliant jewels, jade, sparkling emeralds, agate, and other items, made their breaths quicken just upon sight. If it weren’t for Bai Ziyue and Wang Peng remaining silent, they would have impulsively rushed forward to grab them. "Ten thousand taels? That’s underestimating Guo Banjie. Just this silver and jewelry alone, they’re worth at least one hundred thousand taels. If we include these deeds and account books, it’s worth more than two hundred thousand taels." Dong Wenwu coldly snorted and spoke. In the ten chests, not all were filled with silver and jewelry; one chest was filled with account books. Another chest was filled with property deeds and land contracts. But the real target for Bai Ziyue and Wang Peng was the last box. Secret manuals! Martial Arts Secret Manuals. "Nine Seals Palm, Celestial Pillar Swordsmanship, Cyan Smoke Sword Technique, Seven Profound Invisible Blade Technique, Flame Saber Technique, Sealing Demon Staff Technique, Poison Dragon Whip Technique, Great Stone-Throwing Hand, Golden Buddha Point, Spirit Snake Step..." One secret manual after another dazzled Bai Ziyue and Wang Peng. "This Guo Yun, did he copy down all the martial arts secret manuals from the Nine Seals Sect?" Bai Ziyue couldn’t help but speak out. "Probably not, there are some techniques even he couldn’t access. For instance, this Nine Seals Palm only includes the cultivation methods for the first six palm techniques. The complete Nine Palm Techniques are also not recorded. Also, the Six Yang Technique practiced by Situ Ming, the Hall Master of the Precepts Hall of the Nine Seals Sect, and the Snake Dragon Eight Strikes are not included either. Especially the Six Yang Technique, which is said to be a secret skill from the once-prosperous Immortal Martial Sect three hundred years ago, possessing a touch of Immortal Techniques, and it’s extremely powerful. However, even so, thoroughly studying so many cultivation technique secret manuals will greatly benefit our martial arts training, with considerable gains. And, if we offer them to our Sunburst Gang, we can earn a share of contributions for those that our sect lacks, which would also yield significant rewards." Wang Peng spoke with a gleam in his eye. "Immortal Martial Sect? What’s that sect?" Bai Ziyue couldn’t help but ask. From the sound of it, it seems to be a sect that combines Immortal Techniques and Martial Arts? "Immortal Martial Sect, I don’t know much, only that it was a powerful sect three hundred years ago. It’s said that its mountain gate was within our Celestial Spirit County, but I don’t know the exact location either. This sect advocated Immortal Martial Dual Cultivation. Within the sect, there were not only Innate Realm masters but also immortal cultivators more powerful than Innate powerhouses. For some unknown reason, this powerful sect was suddenly wiped out three hundred years ago. The Six Yang Technique practiced by the Law Enforcement Hall Master of the Nine Seals Sect is said to have originated from the Immortal Martial Sect, and is not inferior to our Sunburst Gang’s Sunburst Technique at all." Wang Peng explained. "I see." Bai Ziyue nodded and didn’t ask further. Ten large boxes are not easy to transport, naturally. Under Dong Wenwu’s arrangements, they quickly found some carts and other items, loaded all the boxes along with many other valuables, filling three large carts to the brim. Returning fully loaded, even Bai Ziyue couldn’t help but show a hint of excitement. The harvest this time was indeed great. Not to mention the silver and jewelry, just the district housing, stores, and the land deed for three thousand acres of good farmland outside the town were already a huge fortune. All together, they estimated a total of about 260,000 silver taels. Based on a fifty-fifty split, Bai Ziyue could get 130,000 taels. Even after giving Pei Tugou and Wum Ma’er their shares, at most 30,000 taels in total, which they wouldn’t dare complain about. Being stingy, a few thousand taels as a reward would already be considered good. In other words, Bai Ziyue would at least get 100,000 taels in his pocket this time. Besides, those martial arts secret manuals were also priceless. They could enhance a family’s foundation, training countless martial artists, potentially forming a martial arts family... Without any hindrance, Bai Ziyue and the others returned to the Sunburst Gang’s territory. Then soon, they heard that the Sunburst Gang’s Five Grand Elders and Seven Hall Masters had simultaneously taken action, defeating many strong members of the Nine Seals Sect. Currently, there seems to be no one from the Nine Seals Sect left within Wujiang County. They have all retreated to the Nine Seals Sect’s mountain gate in Yuhua Mountain, ten miles outside Wujiang County. "It looks like the Nine Seals Sect will soon be completely destroyed." Wang Peng said with some excitement. "It’s inevitable. Our Gang Leader hasn’t even made a move yet. Although the Sect Leader of the Nine Seals Sect, Zuo Qingyang, is also a first-class expert, he was thoroughly suppressed in a fight with our Gang Leader three years ago, almost unable to fight back. Three years later, our Gang Leader’s strength has greatly improved, so Zuo Qingyang will certainly not be a match." Dong Wenwu said excitedly. Bai Ziyue didn’t say anything, but for some reason felt uneasy. He recalled the Ninth Layer of Qi Refinement Stage practitioner from the Di Family he encountered in the Mist Valley. The strength comparison between immortal cultivators and martial artists is unclear, but even Bai Ziyue had to admit that Immortal Techniques are indeed superior to martial arts. The Ninth Layer of Qi Refinement Stage is already at the peak of Qi Refinement, a level equivalent to first-class martial artists in terms of realm. But the means of killing are far superior to first-class experts. If in this clash between the two great forces, this Qi Refinement Stage Ninth Layer master intervened, the outcome would be unpredictable. Can the Sunburst Gang Leader, Celestial Saber Jiang Tao, withstand this Di Family cultivator? Not to mention the Sect Leader of the Nine Seals Sect, Zuo Qingyang.

Chapter 213 - 212: 260,000 Taels of Silver (Please Subscribe)

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