The Chaotic Immortal Wood Sect: Immortal Cultivation War - Chapter 4

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4. Getting Into a Quarrel

“If they’re going to test children who don’t know anything, shouldn’t they have checked whether This Place is safe or not?”

In Deok stuck close behind Kang Hyeon as he followed, constantly looking around nervously.

Right now, Kang Hyeon and In Deok were outside the Tower to complete their test assignment.

It was their first outing assignment outside the Tower, exactly seven months after the Great Unity Festival had begun.

The assignment was to explore within a ten-li radius of the Tower and collect cultivation resources.

They had learned the basics about Pills, Talismans, Formations, and Magical Instruments in group education.

And at the same time, they had also learned about the materials used to make those things, so this assignment could be said to be for confirming their educational achievements.

However, behind this seemingly simple assignment, there were other hidden meanings as well.

“But Hyeon.”

“Yeah?”

“You said we can buy Spirit Stones if we sell cultivation resources, right?”

“That’s right.”

They were told that once they completed the assignment, their harvest would be exchanged for Spirit Stones.

Spirit Stones are cultivation resources and at the same time like currency in the Cultivation World, so this meant they could now use the Tower’s shops with them.

Moreover, trading among the children taking the test would become active as well.

This was exactly the big change that would come about from this assignment.

Obtaining Spirit Stones through one’s own power, and using them to engage in exchange activities that would help with cultivation.

While thinking such thoughts and making their way through the Forest, Kang Hyeon pointed in one direction.

“There’s something over there.”

“Huh? I don’t see anything?”

“You’ll be able to tell if we get closer.”

“Really?”

Hearing Kang Hyeon’s words, In Deok this time went ahead, pushing through the undergrowth and grass.

And after a while.

“Huh? There really does seem to be something there?”

In Deok opened his eyes wide with a surprised expression.

“Can you see it?”

Kang Hyeon asked.

“Yeah, there’s an aura over there.”

“How does it look to you?”

“Just like a hazy golden mist? That’s how it looks.”

“Hmm, I see.”

“What about you?”

“I can see it a bit more clearly than that. That’s why I noticed it from over there first.”

“As expected of Kang Hyeon.”

“You should try harder to sense spiritual energy better too. Then you’ll be able to do better than me.”

“Yeah, I’m working hard at it.”

When the Great Unity Festival began, the golden light that spread across the purple sky.

That was part of a massive Formation that covered the Continent, something that could only be seen by those who could sensitively feel spiritual energy.

Of course, only exceptional ones among those who possessed Spiritual Roots could have such talent, and Kang Hyeon had never seen any child comparable to himself, let alone In Deok, until now.

That’s how excellent Kang Hyeon and In Deok’s Spiritual Energy Resonance abilities were.

“Wow, isn’t this a Purple Bell Flower?”

In Deok, who had gone ahead and finally confirmed the medicinal herb imbued with spiritual energy, raised a cheer and gestured to Kang Hyeon.

When Kang Hyeon approached and looked, it really was a Purple Bell Flower.

Purple Bell Flower got its name because the shape of its flower resembles a red bell.

This is mainly used as material for making Pills or Cinnabar for drawing Talismans, but they said there are also places where it’s used in Formation and Magical Instrument creation.

Since it has such various uses, naturally its price is quite generous too.

“Is this high grade? The color is clear and transparent.”

“It probably isn’t that much, but it would be among the upper tier of middle grade.”

“Then it would be worth more than three Low Grade Spirit Stones?”

“More than thirty of the lowest grade ones.”

“Wowwwww! Amazing!”

“No, there are still more things we need to examine.”

“Huh? There don’t seem to be any guardian creatures around though?”

Precious treasures often have spiritual beasts guarding them.

These beasts are divided into spirit beasts, demon beasts, monster beasts and such according to their nature, but none of them are without danger.

However, Kang Hyeon and In Deok had eyes that could see spiritual energy, so they had already determined that there was no such danger around.

Of course, if there were beasts with high cultivation levels, they might be able to avoid the two’s eyes, but since This Place wasn’t far from the Tower, if there were such formidable ones, the monks from the Twelve Sects who built the Tower would have already noticed.

“Even if there had been guardians, they would have run away after seeing the Tower being built. If they didn’t want to be caught by the monks dispatched from the Twelve Sects.”

“That’s true. Then what… Ah, the Purple Bell Flower’s roots? Right?”

“Right, if it’s a Purple Bell Flower that grew from weeds, its roots would be useless, but they said there are occasionally cases where Purple Bell Flowers steal the roots of precious medicinal herbs.”

Purple Bell Flower was uniquely a plant that stole the roots of other plants.

However, even when becoming the Purple Bell Flower’s roots, the original plant’s roots don’t change differently.

Rather.

“And medicinal herbs that became Purple Bell Flower roots like that have their efficacy amplified dozens of times, making them very precious, right?”

“Right. So let’s check that first.”

“Yeah!”

In Deok stared at the Purple Bell Flower with excitement at the expectation that there might be another harvest besides just the Purple Bell Flower.

However, In Deok didn’t immediately dig up the Purple Bell Flower and looked at Kang Hyeon.

“Go ahead.”

Kang Hyeon pointed at the Purple Bell Flower with his chin.

“Me?”

“Right.”

“What if the roots get damaged in the process?”

“You won’t improve without trying.”

“The same goes for you though.”

“So are you confident you can do better than me?”

“That’s not it, but…”

“That’s why I’m telling you to try it as practice. I can handle finding the next one.”

“Mm. Alright. Huaaa.”

At Kang Hyeon’s continued urging, In Deok finally responded as if he had no choice, then took a deep breath and was about to start harvesting the Purple Bell Flower.

But just as In Deok’s trowel was about to pierce near the Purple Bell Flower’s roots.

“Stop!”

Rumble!

Someone’s shout rang out as a powerful spiritual energy wave flew toward them.

“Who’s there!”

Kang Hyeon quickly reacted, drawing up his spiritual energy to protect himself and In Deok.

“I’ll be taking that Purple Bell Flower. So back off!”

“Haha. Big brother, you’re in luck.”

“We followed the sound of laughter and found such a windfall. Congratulations, big brother.”

Then four people came running, stepping on tree branches in the forest.

They all approached by stepping and leaping across branches from above, all wearing navy blue martial robes.

“Ridiculous! This is ours!”

In Deok jumped up and shouted.

Along with that, he released his spiritual energy to try to threaten the approaching group.

“Haha, those guys don’t know who big brother is and are acting like newborn pups.”

“What will you do? How about giving them a harsh lesson as an example?”

“Cutting off one arm each should be sufficient.”

But ignoring the spiritual energy In Deok was releasing, three of the children praised one child while acting as they pleased.

That child, who appeared to be about fifteen years old—just at the age limit for the Great Unity Festival—wore a golden sash around his waist.

Kang Hyeon watched that child carefully and remained on guard.

The aura he felt from him was quite strong.

“Tsk, these are the guys who found the precious herb, so I can’t be too heartless. Here, take this and leave!”

Clatter!

The child Kang Hyeon was watching pulled out about seven lowest grade spirit stones from his chest and threw them at In Deok’s feet.

“Lowest Grade Spirit Stones?”

In Deok looked at the spirit stones rolling on the ground once, then glared at the child who threw them with an incredulous expression.

“What a joke. You want to buy Purple Bell Flowers worth at least thirty spirit stones with just these few?”

Then the opposing child shook his head and retorted instead.

“Buy? This is just me being generous and giving you a finder’s fee for locating the Purple Bell Flower. Why would I buy the Purple Bell Flower from you? That Purple Bell Flower is mine.”

“This was found by me and Kang Hyeon. So why is it yours?”

In Deok glared with wide eyes as if it was absurd and argued back.

Then that child smirked again and said.

“Because I’m the stronger one.”

“What did you say?”

“In the Cultivation World, it’s natural for the strong to take from the weak. Even if such a thing happens to you, where would you go to complain to whom?”

“So you’re saying you’ll take our things by force?”

In Deok seemed to clearly understand the other’s meaning now, as anger began to fill his face.

“That’s right, so back off before you see something ugly. Be grateful I even gave you that much.”

However, the child was confident.

As if it was completely natural and should rightfully be so.

Then, Kang Hyeon stepped forward.

“Looking at your navy blue clothes, it seems you’re receiving education at Hyeonhae Palace. Is that right?”

“What? What use is knowing that? Are you planning revenge or something?”

At Kang Hyeon’s question, the child asked back with an expression that said ‘as if someone like you could do such a thing.’

To this, Kang Hyeon smiled broadly and answered.

“You said that if a weak person gets robbed by a strong person, who would they complain to, right?”

“Yeah. I did say that.”

“But what if that weak person has family, a clan, and a sect?”

“What?”

“I don’t know what confidence you have to try to steal from me and In Deok.”

Kang Hyeon said this while looking at the child and the three children behind him one by one, meeting their eyes in turn.

“Not only can I not acknowledge that you’re stronger than me, but do you think you can rob us who are receiving education at Cheonroemun and get away with it?”

Woooooong!

As soon as Kang Hyeon finished speaking, he sensed the surrounding spiritual energy and drew it around himself and In Deok.

“Huh?”

“What? The spiritual energy disappeared.”

“What’s happening?”

“Big brother! What is this?”

Kang Hyeon’s gathering of the surrounding spiritual energy was a kind of preemption and control.

As the surrounding spiritual energy became bound to Kang Hyeon like this, the children felt as if the spiritual energy had disappeared.

“Hmph! What a shallow trick! Not a chance!”

But the opponent also seemed to know Spiritual Energy Control, spreading his Mental Intent to try to steal the spiritual energy that Kang Hyeon had claimed.

“Huh?”

But the spiritual energy remained solid as stone, not budging an inch.

The child seemed to sense something was wrong, frowning as he asked Kang Hyeon.

“You, have you also entered the realm of Spiritual Energy Technique?”

“Big brother, what does that mean?”

“Are you saying that bastard has already become a Spiritual Energy Technique practitioner?”

“No way, is that bastard also a successor of a capital family like big brother?”

When the child mentioned entering the Spiritual Energy Technique realm, worry began to cloud the faces of the three children following him.

“Too much talk. Where did that guy who was going on about being strong go?”

Kang Hyeon mocked those children.

Then the child called big brother by the others looked at Kang Hyeon with a stern expression and said.

“I am called Tae Ho of the Lee Family of Jangyang Kingdom. Which family are you a descendant of?”

“Jangyang Kingdom this, Lee Family that, I don’t know any of it, and I have no intention of revealing my origins. So take your trash and back off.”

“What? I graciously revealed my identity, and you dare respond like that?”

“For someone who was trying to rob us, I think I’ve shown enough consideration? Isn’t it rather shameless to expect more here?”

“Hmm.”

The boy frowned at Kang Hyeon’s words.

He slightly turned his head to check the expressions of the children behind him.

Then he saw in their eyes that their faith in him had been shaken, unlike before.

“Grind!”

In that moment, Lee Tae Ho decided he couldn’t retreat like this.

And as he made that decision, he put his hand into his sleeve and pulled out a bamboo tube.

“Hmm?”

The moment the child pulled out the bamboo tube, Kang Hyeon felt an ominous feeling.

And the moment the child pointed that bamboo tube toward him.

“Damn!”

Kang Hyeon stretched out his right hand forward and pushed the spiritual energy he had been controlling into the bracelet on his wrist.

Whooooom! Bzzzzzzt!

Then spiritual energy immediately exploded from the bracelet, creating a protective barrier that enveloped Kang Hyeon and In Deok.

“Die!”

Swooooooosh!

Ting-ting-ting-ting-ting!

“What?!”

At the same time Kang Hyeon activated his magical instrument to create a protective barrier, the child shouted and used the bamboo tube.

Then dozens of needles shot out from the bamboo tube.

All those needles contained spiritual energy with a subtle glow, but they couldn’t penetrate the protective barrier Kang Hyeon had activated.

“Wh-what? Kang Hyeon! Are you okay?!”

Seeing the defensive barrier unfold and the hidden weapons from the bamboo tube bounce off, In Deok was startled and called out to Kang Hyeon.

“I’m fine. You should quickly use your Protection Talisman.”

“Huh? Got it.”

The defensive barrier using a magical instrument was fast to activate and powerful, but had a short duration.

So Kang Hyeon told In Deok to use his protective talisman, and immediately rushed toward the Hyeonhae Palace examinees.

“Big brother!”

“That bastard!”

When Kang Hyeon charged alone, the children behind Lee Tae Ho flared up and shouted.

But before those children could do anything, Kang Hyeon’s attack was already piercing Lee Tae Ho.

Stab!

“Ahhh! Get away!”

Lee Tae Ho couldn’t properly react to Kang Hyeon’s attack, but barely managed to twist his body to turn what would have been a blade to the heart into a wound to his arm.

“Don’t resent me.”

Stab!

“Gaaaah!”

But Kang Hyeon’s attack didn’t end with a single strike, and the blade that had pierced the arm flashed and then drove into Lee Tae Ho’s throat.

“Huh? Big brother!”

“B-big brother!”

“He’s, he’s crazy!”

Kang Hyeon’s attack was like lightning, so the children behind only saw a flash, but in an instant Lee Tae Ho was collapsing with his throat pierced.

The children’s minds went blank and they became unable to think of anything.

“Wh-what, Kang Hyeon!”

And In Deok was also shocked by the sight of Kang Hyeon killing Lee Tae Ho and shouted out.

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