Chapter 106 - 106 106 Tiangge City

106: Chapter 106: Tiangge City 106: Chapter 106: Tiangge City Even the usually genial Lin Yuan found herself unable to bear any longer. She looked at Jin Sheng with a mix of pity and amusement, and said with a bitter smile, “Perhaps it would be best if you, Thirteen Swords, kept quiet from this point forward. When Fang Geyu was only ten, she managed to infuriate Master Huai Bei of the Golden Ray Monastery with just her sharp tongue. He vomited blood to the tune of three litres, his mental state was hindered, and he died on the eve of his tribulation, his lifespan exhausted.” Jin Sheng’s eyelid twitched, and he looked at Fang Geyu as if she were a venomous snake, his face carrying a hint of horror. “Wasn’t Master Huai Bei supposed to have died peacefully in his sleep? You mean to tell me his tribulation failed because this little wretch got him worked up to death!” Fang Geyu hummed noncommittally, her expression not one of shame but rather of pride. Baili An covered his face helplessly and said, “Alright, alright, Miss Fang, I’m already aware of your intentions today. However, I am sorry, but the Mountain Seal cannot be given to you because it was the dying wish of my father.” “Don’t be so heartless~” Clearly strong-arm tactics would not work, so the young lass decided it was time to start her soft persuasion and charm offensive. With a knowing look in her eyes, she said, “I understand, the treasures of Divine Treasure within the mountains are countless, and the spiritual veins for cultivation are too numerous to count. Your reluctance to part with the Mountain Seal is only natural. Rest assured, my family has been in commerce for generations; we are not bandits. We will not take your Mountain Seal for nothing. If you entrust the Mountain Seal to me, I am willing to trade Tiangge City for it. How about it? It’s a fair exchange, isn’t it?” Before Baili An could reply, as he was still pondering what sort of city Tiangge City was and whether it was all that impressive… Jin Sheng, who had been muttering discontentedly to himself, suddenly shouted in surprise, making him drop his sword. He looked at the girl as if she was wasting her family’s fortune and exclaimed, “Are you joking again?! That’s Tiangge City!” The girl gave him a cold, sideways glance, “Scrap iron, shut up!” Jin Sheng was even too concerned to pick up his sword and instead nudged Baili An with his elbow and urged him anxiously, “Agree to it! Agree to it! It’s not just a good deal; you’re making a fortune. Better than guarding a worthless mountain. Let me tell you, owning Tiangge City is like owning the wealth of three kingdoms!” At this, Lin Yuan and Lin Guiyuan’s gazes also shifted, their hearts fluctuating with unease, thinking that faced with the allure of Tiangge City, no one would be able to resist such a tremendous temptation. “Sorry, I refuse,” Baili An responded with a refusal. “Refuse?! Are you out of your mind?” Jin Sheng’s eyes bulged with urgency! “Hmm…” The girl surprisingly didn’t get angry; instead, she pointed her slender finger at Jin Sheng. “Seeing the stupid look on this kid’s face, it’s clear he doesn’t know what Tiangge City represents. Scrap iron, explain it to him, and don’t doubt me, I’m very serious.” “There’s no need to waste time,” responded Baili An, his demeanor unswaying under Lin Yuan’s calm expression. The girl slowly exhaled, her eyes like cold stars forming two flames of style. She gave a resplendent and icy smile, “Do you really think you have the ability to protect this Mountain Realm? Although you reached the Open Yuan Realm by the young age of sixteen, you depend mostly on the Mountain Spirit Power passed on to you by the old man, the Mountain Father. Besides that, you are useless. With those frail hands of yours, what exactly can you protect?” It was ironic to hear Fang Geyu, who was at Ninth Grade of the Seeking Dao, lecturing and mocking someone of the Open Yuan Realm. Baili An’s expression remained without much fluctuation: “Whether I can protect it or not is something I’ll only know after I’ve tried. If I haven’t even started and already lost to temptation, that would be the real failure.” The girl chuckled, “If you really had the ability, why couldn’t you change the cruel reality when the Mountain Realm encountered calamity? If it were me… I would never let such things happen.” Baili An shook his head, “No, you are wrong. In fact, you wouldn’t even know when the calamity struck, and by the time you rushed here, it would be too late.” After he finished speaking, Baili An seemed to catch a fleeting moment of shock across the girl’s features, but it disappeared without a trace in an instant. She smiled slightly, about to speak, but Baili An interrupted, “I think… the Mountain Father chose me as the new master of Kongcang Mountain for a reason related to that ancient well filled with the Star Sea.” Fang Geyu was taken aback, her proud face losing its composure somewhat, “You mean… you’ve been down that well?” Then she quickly asked, “What did you see?!” Baili An replied, “I have seen more than you have, hence the Mountain Seal is mine, not yours.” Although his words might seem heartless, it was the truth. Ordinary people would probably have given up at this point, to avoid self-inflicted distress. But Fang Geyu was no ordinary person; she was stubborn. “Enough with the nonsense! If you’re a man, speak with your strength!” She lost her final trace of patience, With a slap to her Qiankun Bag, a towering Mecha giant stood between the trees, wielding a Battle Axe with a majestic presence. Although the Mecha had no soul within it and showed no sign of life, it emitted the formidable strength of the peak of the Open Yuan Realm. The girl twirled her fingernail and said with a proud smile, “I’m not going to bully you—this is the weakest Mecha warrior in Shifang City. If you can smash it, I won’t say another word and will leave right away.” The girl had a special magical mirror, known as the Peeping Realm, which she used to pry into Cultivators’ bone age and Cultivation Realm. She could tell at a glance that Baili An was at the first grade of the Open Yuan Realm, and taking out a Mecha of the peak of the Open Yuan Realm would take care of him easily—it was delightfully simple. Baili An gasped softly, his eyes slightly glowing as he surveyed the Mecha that did not budge without its master’s command. His dark eyes sparkled with contemplative light. Jin Sheng, with a solemn expression, reminded him, “Shifang City is renowned throughout the world for its Mechanical Technique. Even though its overall strength is less than that of the Three Sects, it has countless Mecha, and even the City Guard Mecha possesses the strength of the Tribulation Realm. Although this Mecha here is just a low-ranked one, its special material and formidable strength make it extremely tough. It doesn’t fear pain or death, making it very difficult to deal with. This lass… she’s determined not to go. Why don’t you just give in to her?” Even at this critical juncture, Jin Sheng couldn’t help urging Baili An to seize the “delicious steamed bun.” Baili An flatly ignored Jin Sheng’s last remark and smiled at the girl, “This Mecha is indeed uniquely made, but I observe that inside the Mecha there is no soul, and its agility and strength are far lesser than that of humans. If I were to fight against it, it would be somewhat unfair to you, Miss Fang.” The girl laughed with a snort, “You’re overthinking it. With your weak constitution that even fears sunbathing, how could my Mecha be at a disadvantage?” Baili An replied, “How about this then? Give me ten days; within ten days, I’ll also build a Mecha to fight against yours, and we’ll let them decide who wins.” “You’re going to build a Mecha?!” Fang Geyu sounded as if she had just heard the world’s biggest joke. A layman claiming he would build a Mecha within ten days to fight against a Mecha from Shifang City?!