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- MWM Chapter 221
“That was a quick escape.”
Leo stepped forward to pick up the three magical treasures, sensing his surroundings but unable to find any trace of the demonic cultivator. He knew the opponent must have used some unknown spell to flee.
“Twenty-one lightning spears are powerful, but not enough to completely destroy a cultivator’s body. Besides, I didn’t sense any soul remnants after death.”
“Forget it, I’ll kill him next time. For now, I should leave this place.”
After searching for a while without finding any signs of the demonic cultivator, Leo, relying on Li Qingfeng’s memories, decided to leave and head for a nearby town to settle down.
After all, he wasn’t actually Li Qingfeng. He didn’t possess the true elemental power of this world and couldn’t use the local cultivators’ methods to track the demonic cultivator who had escaped using an unknown spell.
Rather than wasting time, it was better to let it go for now and find a quiet place to begin cultivating.
Li Qingfeng had left his mountain to sever worldly attachments and had requested two years from his master. So, Leo had two years to use Li Qingfeng’s memories to practice the Xiaozhushan sect’s foundational techniques and become a legitimate cultivator.
During the foundation-building stage, all cultivators use true elemental energy, and those who have cultivated longer only have more stored in their dantian.
As long as he entered the foundational stage, he would officially be a foundation-building cultivator. Sure, his true energy might not be as abundant as Li Qingfeng’s after twelve years, but as long as he didn’t reveal it, no one would notice anything unusual.
Moreover, Leo had never been one to play by the rules, and he was naturally inclined to find shortcuts to quickly improve his cultivation level.
“Patronus!”
He pulled out his wand, summoned his guardian spirit, and then conjured a cloud with a weather spell to cover his escape. Riding a silver dragon, Leo flew toward the nearest town.
Meanwhile, 20 kilometers away, the handsome demonic cultivator emerged from underground in a disheveled state, wiping cold sweat from his brow as he muttered with relief, “Good thing I know the Five Elements Escape Technique. Otherwise, I’d be dead by now!”
But his expression quickly turned to anger and frustration. “It’s such a pity. I’ve spent twenty years refining that Blood Evil Banner and fifteen years on the Blood Nail! Why didn’t you use those powerful spells earlier? If you had, I would’ve fled right away instead of fighting you!”
The moment he saw the twenty-one lightning spells flying toward him, he knew he couldn’t block them. He had no choice but to abandon his three magical treasures and escape underground using the Earth Escape technique from the Five Elements Escape Technique.
Fortunately, the righteous cultivator didn’t seem to know this technique and hadn’t pursued him immediately.
“No, I can’t just let this go. Those were twenty years of my hard work. I’ll have to ask my master for help!”
After much hesitation, he decided to go back and seek assistance from his ruthless master. It would likely cost him some of his cultivation or even his physical body as a price, but that was better than losing two of his magical treasures entirely.
With this decision made, he once again used the Earth Escape technique and vanished underground.
In this world, battles between cultivators mostly revolved around magical treasures. These treasures were faster and more destructive than using spells alone.
The most famous example was the Emei Sect, the strongest sect of the righteous path. Their sword cultivators were renowned for their power.
The saying “a flying sword can take a man’s head from a thousand miles away” was no exaggeration.
“So this is an ancient city? It’s quite bustling.”
Arriving above the city, Leo dismissed his Patronus and Apparated into a corner of an alley.
As he stepped out of the alley, looking at the lively streets outside, he couldn’t help but marvel.
Modern cities had their own kind of vibrancy with their skyscrapers, cars, and roads, but ancient cities had their own unique charm: majestic city walls, artistic red walls and green tiles, and people dressed in ancient clothes bustling about.
There were all kinds of vendors, taverns, teahouses, inns, painting boats, and even brothels, each contributing to the atmosphere of the time period. It was something you couldn’t experience in the commercially-revived ancient streets of modern cities or through historical dramas.
“I should exchange some money first.”
Opening his mouth, he spat out a box he had hidden in his stomach, and from it, he took out the gold bars he had prepared in advance. Knowing he was in a world of cultivation, how could he not bring gold to exchange for local currency?
“Steamed buns! Thin skin, juicy filling! And candied hawthorn sticks! Sweet and sour candied hawthorns!”
On his way to the money exchange, he saw people riding in sedan chairs, others driving carriages, and many more walking on foot. Vendors with various rhythmic calls were everywhere, making it an interesting journey.
After exchanging a large sum of silver notes, silver, and copper coins, Leo didn’t immediately check into an inn. Instead, after some inquiries, he found a middleman who dealt in real estate.
Since he needed a quiet and safe place for cultivation, an inn obviously wasn’t going to meet his requirements.
He wasn’t short of money, so buying a house seemed like the best option.
“Soul Possession!”
After finding the real estate agent, he immediately used the Soul Possession Curse to control him.
“Find me a spacious and quiet residence.”
After telling the agent his requirements, he was quickly led to a house that fit his needs. By evening, all the paperwork had been completed.
The reason he used the Soul Possession Curse was simply to save time.
Besides, real estate agents weren’t usually the most trustworthy people. If he had let the agent work without interference, he might have ended up with a faulty property.
The house he found was quite good, located in the best part of town in terms of both security and environment. It was a standalone residence, not overly large, but occupying over 600 square meters.
In the courtyard stood an old elm tree, its branches and leaves lush in this season. Beneath it were a stone table and two stone benches. Not far away was a lotus pond, already in bloom.
The house had once belonged to a wealthy merchant who, due to some business issues, was now in urgent need of money, which led him to sell the property.
“Barrier of the Iron Wall!”
After dismissing the agent, Leo used the two stone lions at the entrance as mediums to cast the strongest barrier from the Fire Temple: the Iron Wall Seal.
Once activated, this barrier would only allow those with chakra from the Celestial Tribe to enter. Others would be blocked outside unless they forcibly destroyed the seal, which would be no easy feat.
He was about to begin his first cultivation session, which could take anywhere from a week to two months. According to Li Qingfeng’s memories, it was best not to be disturbed during this time.
“Muggle-Repelling Charm!”
After setting up the barrier, Leo cast the Muggle-Repelling Charm over the entire house.
The Iron Wall Seal would keep out malicious cultivators, while the Muggle-Repelling Charm would prevent ordinary people from accidentally wandering in.
With everything in place, Leo finally sat in his bedroom, ready to begin his first cultivation session.