Chapter 854: Chapter 854: Settling Karma

Two enforcers from the Golden Hook Gambling House rolled out of the Artifact Shop, beaten and humiliated.

The onlookers gathered at the entrance made way, each revealing a look of disdain and contempt.

There were numerous gambling houses in Thousand Star Immortal City, some abide by the rules, while others were scoundrels, using any means necessary to suck dry the gamblers’ Storage Bags. Consequently, many Cultivators ended up losing their fortunes and even became Slave Cultivators.

The Golden Hook Gambling House belonged to the latter and had an appalling reputation in Seven Ridge.

But those who opened gambling houses in Thousand Star Immortal City had powerful connections; ordinary folks dared not provoke them, and kept their anger unspoken.

Seeing the enforcers from the Golden Hook Gambling House being humiliated, everyone secretly cheered.

“Wait!”

At that moment, Su Ziling suddenly rushed out and stopped a burly man, asking coldly, “How did my father die? Where is his body now?”

The man hesitated for a moment, glanced back at Wang Chen, then replied, “He, he was caught cheating and taken outside of the city, killed. It has nothing to do with us at the Golden Hook Gambling House.”

Turned out, Su Ziling’s father, Su Wenhui, after losing a large sum of Spirit Stones at the Golden Hook Gambling House, couldn’t stand the loss and wanted to recoup his bets at an underground gambling den.

Though the Golden Hook Gambling House had an unscrupulous heart, it was still an open business that dared not go too far.

The underground gambling den was different in that regard, and they were ruthless once they caught Su Wenhui.

If it weren’t for the debt, the Golden Hook Gambling House wouldn’t have bothered with Su Wenhui’s case at all. They approached Su Ziling to collect the debt only after learning about the incident.

According to the enforcer from the Golden Hook Gambling House, Su Wenhui’s body was disposed of in the outskirts, at Chaotic Burial Mound.

“If you wish to avenge your father…”

After dispersing the crowd, Wang Chen closed the shop’s door and spoke to the grief-stricken Su Ziling, “I can help you!”

He had his ways with dealing with the likes of a mere underground gambling den.

However, Su Ziling shook her head, tears in her eyes, and answered, “No need. He got what he deserved!”

Her bond as a daughter, cut long ago by the Life Debt Contract, had severed any lingering attachment or affection for her deadbeat gambler father.

As for the fate that had befallen him, it was entirely Su Wenhui’s own doing.

Su Ziling didn’t want to bring trouble upon Wang Chen.

After all, even the underground gambling dens had backers!

Though she had come to terms with the situation, she still couldn’t hold back the sadness in her heart and threw herself into Wang Chen’s arms.

Wang Chen gently patted the girl’s back, softly saying, “Let’s do this, I’ll accompany you to Chaotic Burial Mound, and perform the Rebirth Mantra for your father to seek closure for his soul.”

Regardless of everything, Su Wenhui was still Su Ziling’s biological father. Now that he was dead, all the grievances belonged to the past.

If Wang Chen accompanied Su Ziling on her father’s last journey, he would be at peace with himself.

“Yes.”

Su Ziling nodded and remained in Wang Chen’s embrace, unwilling to let go.

As a newly ascended Golden Core True Person, Wang Chen had a very unique scent about him that was not only comforting to smell but also gave her a sense of security.

Once her emotions stabilized, the two left the city together and headed to Chaotic Burial Mound.

Located a hundred li west of Thousand Star City, the Chaotic Burial Mound lay in a secluded area among rolling hills.

Ordinary Cultivators, at the end of their lifespan or encountering accidents, would have funeral rites arranged by friends and family and be cremated to avoid desecration by Evil Wraiths, later being interred in urns in auspicious places.

But there were also some Cultivators, for various reasons, who didn’t meet with good ends, their bodies often discarded at Chaotic Burial Mound.

Many were left unburned, their corpses exposed to the open air.

And the officials of Immortal City did not intervene, adopting a tacit approval of the practice.

It was said to be for malicious cultivation purposes!

Evil Wraiths, after all, were a kind of special resource.

When Wang Chen arrived at the Chaotic Burial Mound with Su Ziling, what first caught his eye was the scattered graves and dry tombs covering the hills, as well as the stark white bones strewn among the broken stones and weeds.

The sky was clear for miles, yet this place was chilling with gloom, where even the sunlight couldn’t dissipate!

Wang Chen took Su Ziling’s hand, pricked her little finger to squeeze out a drop of fresh blood, and then flicked it with his finger.

“Duo!”

With a light shout, the drop of blood instantly transformed into a ball of Spiritual Light, fluttering toward the depths of the Chaotic Burial Mound.

A flash of intent in his eyes, Wang Chen said to Su Ziling, “Stay here and don’t wander off, I’ll be right back!”

What he had just used was the “Blood Tracing Technique,” which could find relatives by blood; as long as the distance wasn’t too far, it was very convenient for finding people.

The area of the Chaotic Burial Mound was extremely large, and it exhibited a strong concentration of Yin Sha — Wang Chen naturally had no fear, but Su Ziling hadn’t yet achieved her Breakthrough Mansion and could easily be affected by the evil Qi.

Su Ziling obediently nodded, “Mhm.”

With a flicker, Wang Chen chased after the point of Spiritual Light that had come from Su Ziling’s blood.

Before long, this point of Spiritual Light drifted into a collapsed tomb.

The next moment, Wang Chen, who was closely following, heard a sound like a wild beast’s growl emanating from inside the tomb, and immediately two black claws emerged from the broken entrance, looking incredibly terrifying.

However, under the blazing sun, the creature hiding inside quickly retracted its smoking claws with an angry roar!

Seeing this scene, Wang Chen was glad he hadn’t brought Su Ziling with him.

Her father had actually turned into a zombie!

Wang Chen shook his head, formed a spell with his hands and pointed into the air, and a blazing ball of flames instantly manifested, turning in the blink of an eye into a two-winged Fire Crow that dove at the sinister tomb.

Boom!

The tomb was instantly obliterated; not to mention the Evil Wraith hiding within, even the solid bricks and stones were melted under the scorching blaze, eventually fusing into one.

Having reached the Golden Core tier, when Wang Chen cast spells of the Purple Mansion Tier, not only were they effortless, but their power also increased manifold!

“Dust to dust, earth to earth, may the lost soul return to the thick earth…”

Wang Chen silently recited the Rebirth Mantra in his heart, performing a rite for Su Wenhui.

He had actually only met Su Wenhui once and held no good feelings toward this completely unqualified father; it was solely for Su Ziling’s sake that he escorted the other to his last journey.

Thoroughly resolving their karma!

After completing the rite, Wang Chen waited for a moment, then drifted back.

Upon seeing Su Ziling again, he nodded to the girl, “Your father has now peacefully returned to the thick earth.”

Su Ziling’s tears immediately fell.

Wang Chen softly consoled her with a few words, then led her back to the Thousand Star Immortal City.

Little did Wang Chen expect, as soon as he returned to his own Artifact Shop, he saw a group of people waiting at the entrance.

Among them, an old Cultivator with a goat beard and a wrinkled face, was precisely Wang Xinchen, the steward of the Three Ridge Wang Family.

When Wang Chen had first opened his shop, this man had come on behalf of the Three Ridge Wang Family to inquire about his lineage.

And he had expressed the intention to recruit Wang Chen into the Wang Family.

But Wang Chen had declined gracefully.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he had come back, Wang Xinchen was at his doorstep again.

Such news was exceptionally well-informed!

Wang Chen was slightly surprised, but he kept his composure, waiting to hear what the other had to say.

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