Chapter 34: Baiting

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Shockingly, Liu Shengtian drew a line with the other people from the vast Great Desolate. Or rather, the other few people began to isolate him.

Not only that but as if following Liu Chuan’s footsteps, Bai Mingxuan and Liu Yang also began to spread rumors about Liu Shengtian. There were almost all kinds of rumors, saying that he had stolen from others.

What was even more shameless and shocking was that this kid was actually still in the village. Everyone shared a well with an aphrodisiac for animals.

Everyone in the village pointed at the well when they ate and drank. The outcome was obvious. It was quite abnormal.

It was only at this moment that everyone realized that this kid was actually so bad to begin with. Even people from the same place did not like him so much. The rumors became even more intense.

Liu Shengtian was isolated for a long time.

One day, Liu Chuan was alone in the training room. A servant approached him from time to time.

Liu Chuan saw all of this servant’s actions. After suffering so many days of infamy, casting bait for so long, and fishing for such a long line, he finally caught this fish.

He pretended not to see anything and continued to cultivate. The servant went to his side and whispered.

“Brother, with your talent, you can go anywhere you want. I feel sorry for you!”

Liu Chuan pretended to sigh.

“Of course, I know that I’m very talented, but I’ve already acknowledged a master in the Divine Martial Sect. Isn’t it a little inappropriate to betray the sect now?”

When the servant heard this, he burst out laughing.

“Brother, do you really not understand or are you pretending not to understand? The Son of Inheritance is already full. Even if you stay here, there won’t be any big development!”

“To be honest, if you’re willing to find another job, I have a way!”

Liu Chuan was still waiting for him to continue, but he didn’t expect the servant to give him a look. Liu Chuan looked down and saw the servant extend his hand, looking like he had to give him some benefits before he could say anything.

Liu Chuan took out all his silver for the month and threw it into the hands of the handyman. This handyman could only earn a few copper coins a month, which was barely enough to support his family. A few taels of silver was enough for an ordinary person like him, who did not have much talent, to spend for a while.

The servant smiled greedily.

“How generous!” The servant said as he looked around. After confirming that there was no one around, he continued, “After you go down the mountain, go straight to the second door on the main road. Don’t care about anything. Just push it open and walk in.”

The servant left after saying that. Liu Shengtian still wanted to ask something, but he saw that the servant did not care about him at all.

Initially, he thought that he had caught a big fish, but he did not expect that there was a small fish in the big fish’s mouth. What he had caught was just a small fish. The real big fish was still biting the tail of this small fish. It seemed that there was still a long way to go before he could catch all of them.

At night, Liu Chuan returned to his residence. After a while, Bai Mingxuan and the others avoided everyone’s attention and quietly arrived at Liu Shengchuan’s residence.

Liu Chuan told everyone what had happened in the training room.

Bai Mingxuan frowned and thought for a moment before saying, “We just met someone from the Azure Cloud Sect recently. That servant jumped out at this moment. I don’t believe that he has nothing to do with the Azure Cloud Sect.”

“However, I thought that those guys would look for Shengtian. I didn’t expect them to look for you. However, it’s the same.”

Liu Shengtian said, “Then why don’t we quickly report this to the sect master and elders?”

Liu Yang shook his head.

“It’s not that simple. Who knows if there will be people from the Azure Cloud Sect among the elders? If we report this to them, they will immediately react and escape. In the end, this matter will be left unsettled. It’s still our fault. At that time, everyone will push the blame on us.”

“In my opinion, we still have to hear the opinion of the Divine Envoy. The Divine Envoy is the trusted aide of the Divine Tree. I think the Divine Tree will also think that the idea that the Divine Envoy gave us passes.”

Everyone agreed, so they began to sleep again. In the dream, they saw the Divine Envoy report the discovery of the servants to Gu Xiao.

Gu Xiao did not think too much about it and said directly.

“It’s simple. The Recording Stone that I asked you to prepare can be used now. As long as you bring the Recording Stone to find the person at the bottom of the mountain, everything will be fine.”

After everyone woke up, they discussed and confirmed some details before leaving one after another.

…

Longevity Peak.

Gu Xiao was surprised to find that his ability to enter other people’s dreams had improved again. In the past, he had always been passive when entering other people’s dreams. He had to wait until the believers fell asleep and started dreaming before he could enter.

However, it was different now. Not only did the fog have the ability to create illusions, but it also had the effect of hypnosis. When one was in the fog, one would unknowingly start to tire and forcefully enter a dream.

This change gave Gu Xiao a fright. This fog actually had such developed potential. Now, it finally seemed to be 100% suitable with the name.

If an enemy came looking for trouble, as long as he released the fog, even if they could not be tricked in the illusion, the fog had a strong hypnotic effect. Even if they could not sleep, it would still have a negative effect on them. This could be considered an indirect method for Gu Xiao to fight the enemy.

Unfortunately, the fog was still limited by distance. For example, it could only be released as far as the village. If it was too far away, it could not be controlled.

…

The next day, Liu Chuan applied for leave from his master and went down the mountain in the evening.

Liu Chuan remembered the servant’s words. He found the main road at the foot of the mountain and found the second residence. When he pushed the door open, he realized that it was indeed unlocked.

“Is anyone there?”

Liu Chuan shouted and entered the courtyard to look around. He thought that there was no one around and thought that he had been tricked by the servant. Just as he was about to turn around and leave, he suddenly heard a cough from inside the house.

“Cough, cough, cough… Since you’re here, take it easy. Why are you leaving?”

Liu Chuan turned around and saw an old man standing behind him.

He was shocked. This old man had silently appeared behind him. His strength could not be underestimated. If he had wanted to take his life just now, even if he was lucky enough to dodge his attack, he would have been half-dead.

The old man sized up Liu Chuan and nodded in admiration.

“Not bad, not bad. You’re young, but your talent is so good. Moreover, you’ve been cultivating it since you were young and retained your purity. Not bad. Since you came to this old man’s place, you must have a grudge against Liu Shengtian, right?”

Liu Chuan nodded.

“That’s right. There’s indeed a grudge between him and me. Ever since we were young, he has been bullying us in the village because of his high talent. He snatched all the spirit beasts, demon beasts, and other cultivation treasures we painstakingly hunted when we were young. I can’t hold back the anger in my heart anymore!”

The old man frowned and asked in disbelief.

“Just because of this? I thought you had a blood feud with him!”