Chapter 779: Chapter 780: The Four Villains
 

“Who am I?”

“Where am I?”

On the ground, the young man and woman lay prostrate, their faces filled with confusion as they looked around, not understanding what had happened.

“Saint Heir, saintess, I am a disciple of the Sword Dynasty, sent by the dynasty’s order to escort the Saint Heir and saintess back to the mountain!”

Several disciples knelt on one knee, speaking respectfully.

“Sword Dynasty?”

“Were we rescued?”

“Indeed, the organization hasn’t abandoned us, the organization has come to redeem us!”

The two exchanged a glance, their eyes shimmering with tears of relief; they no longer had to stay in the gloomy little gourd.

“Hee hee, the transaction is complete, take good care of yourselves. If there’s any issue with the goods hereafter, I won’t be responsible for after-sales service, I’m outta here.”

Ji Wuqing nodded satisfactorily and turned to leave.

“Catch it!”

“This is a group crime, find out the whereabouts of the other three of the Four Great Villains!”

“Kill!”

It was at this moment that several dark figures suddenly sprang out from the bushes in the darkness, surrounding Ji Wuqing completely, their powerful auras enveloping the field. Above their heads golden numbers materialized, with the leading cultivator’s Merit Value being nine hundred, while the rest varied from five to seven hundred.

Clearly, they had been accumulated over a considerable period.

“Tell us the whereabouts of the other three in your gang, and you shall not die!”

The leading middle-aged man spoke coldly, his eyes emitting a frosty glare. In his view, the so-called Four Great Villains were nothing but a gimmick; the real mastermind behind the scenes must be that Li Xiaobai, deliberately sending this chicken for the transaction, probably anticipating their ambush and not daring to risk himself, hence sending a sacrificial pawn.

“Hee hee, if you have the guts, then kill me, in two hours, I’ll be as good as new!”

“If you don’t kill me today, I’ll look down on you!”

“We, the Four Great Villains, are the new generation of evil forces in the Central Origin Realm; you petty dynasties had better bow down and submit, otherwise, your Princely Heir will be in danger!”

Ji Wuqing lifted his proud head and said indifferently, holding those before him in complete disdain.

“You scum, a mere chicken dares to threaten us, do you know how to spell ‘death’?”

“Big brother, no need to waste words with it, this thing is probably just cannon fodder without much value, just search its soul for clues.”

“Search the soul, no more wasting words!”

The group, one after another, full of killing intent, and the leading middle-aged man directly grabbed the little yellow chicken in his hand.

Internal Cultivation Technique circulating within, he applied strength to his hand, beginning to invade its mind and Primordial Spirit, preparing to seize its memories. But the next second, he was astonished, because, as his internal aura entered the little chicken’s body, it shattered its meridians inch by inch, extinguishing its life force.

This little yellow chicken was actually shaken to death by the trace of Immortal Yuan Power he had released unwittingly; was it that weak?

He picked up its body and gave it a shake; it was limp and lifeless, dead beyond any doubt.

“Could it be pretending?”

“It can’t possibly be this weak, can it?”

The others also came over to ask, as they hadn’t seen the Immortal Stone explode within the chicken’s Dantian, and besides, today’s events had gone too smoothly, giving off a strange vibe.

“It shouldn’t be, it’s already dead through and through, how about we stab it a few more times?”

The middle-aged man at the front spoke, channeling his Immortal Yuan into his hand and bombarding the little yellow chicken several times until the tiny body was scorched pitch black as if charred, completely dead through and through.

“Why didn’t it burst forth with resources? Just now, I clearly saw it swallow all the Immortal Stones into its stomach, could there be some other mystery here?”

A cultivator asked, puzzled.

“No… no, that’s not right, big brother, where did your Merit Value go!”

“Big brother, your Merit Value turned into Sin Value!”

A few people suddenly saw a flash of blood-red light in the void, replacing the golden light directly above, the original nine hundred Merit Value instantly zeroed out, not only that, but it also increased by a hundred Sin Value.

The leading middle-aged man also paused, slightly stunned, looking up dully to see a huge blood-red one hundred floating above his head.

“I… what the hell…”

“What’s going on, where’s my Merit Value!”

“Those were Merit Values I’ve accumulated over several years, I was only months away from breaking a thousand, why has it all gone back to square one today?”

The man’s mood was collapsing, he suddenly remembered that he had just killed the chicken in his hand, if the chicken had a thousand points of Sin Value, it could perfectly cleanse all his Merit Value.

“No way, does this chicken carry a thousand points of Sin Value?”

“That goes without saying, it’s definitely Li Xiaobai’s doing, maybe he deliberately let this chicken kill some seriously injured cultivators, accumulating Sin Value and then deliberately sending it to us to kill!”

“We all fell for his trick!”

Everyone’s expression changed. For an Earth Immortal Realm powerhouse to have his Merit Value wiped clean was no small matter.

Chanting scriptures all day long just to have it all erased in one move, the impact was colossal. If it wasn’t handled properly, it could even affect his mental state, and his cultivation level might never advance an inch in the future.

“There’s something strange about this chicken, take it back and lock it up first, I will report this matter to the Holy Master and then make a decision!”

“Understood!”

“As you command!”

…

At the same time, the other Great Sects received letters again.

“Today, the Sword Dynasty has shown no martial virtue, making deals on the surface but setting ambushes within, deeply saddening and disappointing me.”

“Hence, today’s transaction is voided. In two hours at the same location, with double the ransom, send a disciple to proceed. If tricks are played again, the hostage will be immediately executed!”

“Written personally by Li Xiaobai.”

The letter reached the hands of the leaders of various forces, causing a great shock.

“Damnit, this is preposterous, daring to threaten me, I must make this person pay!”

“Quick, summon back all the hidden Earth Immortal Realm experts, have the Sect Disciples go to the transaction tomorrow, and be sure not to anger the kidnapper!”

“Why are you still standing there, hurry up and gather the money!”

And the mastermind behind all this, Li Xiaobai, was leisurely enjoying tea and admiring flowers somewhere.

“Young Master Li, this move is brilliant. I honestly thought that chicken would take the lead, but now we’ve raised the price by killing it, doubling the price, we’re really going to make a killing!”

“Woof, kid, we’re gonna be filthy rich after this round!”

The old beggar Ergouzi was extremely excited. They sent the revivable Ji Wuqing to provoke the Sword Dynasty, deliberately getting killed, and then used this as a pretext to inflate the cost and increase profits. They seemed to have already envisioned mountains of Immortal Stones waving to them.

“Heh, it’s getting late, time to collect the money. Hurry up, that darn chicken will be back soon.”