“Wang Defa, have you ever heard of the Vajra Bodhi Fruit?”
Lu Ming decided to ask Wang Defa.
He didn't want to make any wrong guesses.
Wang Defa shook his head.
“Never heard of it. You know how it is—before going to the Central Province, I was just hanging around the Eastern Province. I've never seen such high-end stuff...”
Lu Ming nodded helplessly. “Alright then.”
Since even Wang Defa didn't know, he would have to ask someone else.
Seeing Lu Ming's expression, Wang Defa asked curiously,
“Great Sect Master, is this thing really that important?”
“Yes! Very important. It's the spiritual herb I need to take my body refining technique to the next level!”
Wang Defa's eyes flickered. “How about I do a divination for you?”
Lu Ming's eyes widened.
“My god, Old Man Wang, you can even divine the location of spiritual herbs?”
Beside them, Big Yellow wagged its tail and looked at Wang Defa in shock.
“Old Man Wang, you're amazing!”
“Hehehe... Might as well give it a try... Trying doesn't cost anything!”
Wang Defa said, looking a bit embarrassed.
“Alright! Give it a shot, Old Man Wang!”
Wang Defa nodded. “You two go outside. I'll do the divination.”
With that, Wang Defa began shooing Lu Ming and Big Yellow out.
“Why do we have to go out? Your previous divinations weren't this secretive,” Lu Ming asked, quite curious.
“Exactly!” Big Yellow chimed in.
Wang Defa's mouth twitched. I'm doing a proper divination here, but why does it sound so sketchy when it comes out of your mouth?
“Uh... this is a special method. Your presence will interfere with my focus!”
Lu Ming and Big Yellow looked at each other in confusion. Is that so?
Though the man and the dog didn't quite get it, they still obediently went outside.
“Make sure you guard the door well. If I'm interrupted, I'll suffer a backlash, and the consequences will be extremely severe...”
“Don't worry about it!”
With that, Lu Ming closed the door behind them.
Once Lu Ming was out, Wang Defa lurked by the door, checking to see if they were peeking.
He really didn't trust these two.
Seeing that they were indeed guarding the door obediently, Wang Defa took out a concealment formation and set it up in the room.
Only then did he sneakily take out his Heavenly Demon Sect token and channel his spiritual energy into it.
“Grand Elder, Grand Elder... the Saint wants to know about the Vajra Bodhi Fruit...”
A moment later,
The voice of the Qingshan Sect's Grand Elder came through:
“The Vajra Bodhi Fruit is at the Ancient Buddha Sect in the Western Province... It has been nourished by Buddhist light for a thousand years and has the effect of tempering the physical body...”
...
Standing outside the door, Big Yellow couldn't help but ask,
“Boss, do you think Old Man Wang can really divine it?”
Lu Ming stroked his chin.
“He should be able to!”
It wasn't that he had immense trust in Wang Defa's skills; he just had absolute faith in himself as the protagonist.
As the protagonist, whatever he needed would surely find its way to him somehow.
Big Yellow nodded. If the boss said he could, then he definitely could!
Just then, the room door swung open.
“That fast?”
Seeing Wang Defa walk out, Lu Ming was rather surprised.
Big Yellow also looked at Wang Defa. “Old Man Wang, that was way too fast. A true three-second man!”
“Ahem... Who's a three-second man? Who is? You're the fucking three-second one...”
“Woof woof!! Ow ow ow... Bam bam bam...”
Hearing Big Yellow's words, Wang Defa's beard bristled with anger. He rolled up his sleeves and started duking it out with Big Yellow!
Crunch, crunch...
Seeing the man and dog stop, Lu Ming put away the melon seeds in his hand and said regretfully,
“Why did you stop? I haven't watched enough yet!”
The bruised and battered man and dog looked at Lu Ming's punchable face.
Without needing to exchange a word, they both lunged at him!
...
A moment later, the bruised and battered duo and dog crouched by the doorway.
“Well? Old Man Wang, did you divine it?”
“I did. It's at the Ancient Buddha Sect!”
Hearing that it was at the Ancient Buddha Sect, Lu Ming nodded.
His guess had been spot on. It really was a Buddhist item...
“But where exactly is this Ancient Buddha Sect located in the Western Province?”
These ancient powers had only recently emerged; he had no idea where they were hiding.
Just then, Lu Ming saw Wang Defa drawing a map.
“Holy crap... Old Man Wang, you can even divine this...”
Wang Defa nodded, feeling a bit guilty.
“Uh... I don't know why, but my inspiration just exploded this time. When I was divining the Vajra Bodhi Fruit, I even managed to pinpoint its location!”
“It was quite a surprise, to be honest.”
Lu Ming nodded. It was definitely his Protagonist Halo at work!
Without wasting any more time, the two and the dog headed straight for the Western Province.
...
Clank, clank, clank... Chugga, chugga, chugga...
The Patriarch of the Ancient God Clan, who was currently worrying about where to find the Qingshan Sect's Saint, suddenly heard a series of loud noises.
He was taken aback. Which dirt-poor family was still using a spirit boat that looked like it was about to fall apart?
From where he stood, he could already see thick black smoke billowing from the back of the spirit boat, interspersed with flying sparks.
It looked as if it could disintegrate at any moment.
Suddenly, his gaze locked onto the Qingshan Sect's Saint.
When the Third Elder of the Ancient God Clan had gone to the Central Province to investigate, he had brought back a portrait of Lu Ming.
The Patriarch's breath hitched. Was his luck really this good?
He had bumped into the Qingshan Sect's Saint the moment he stepped out.
This sheer stroke of good fortune felt almost like a trap.
He quickly concealed his presence, but he didn't rush to make a move.
Instead, he carefully scanned the area—front, back, left, and right.
He made absolutely sure there were no old fossils from the Qingshan Sect tailing them.
Only then did he take out a mask and slip it onto his face.
With a flash, he materialized right in front of Lu Ming's spirit boat and roared,
“Robbery!”
The Patriarch of the Ancient God Clan had a great plan. All he needed to do was snatch Lu Ming's storage bag, and that would be that!
The kid was only a Unity-stage cultivator. Confronted by a Half-Immortal robber, wouldn't he naturally hand over his storage bag on his own initiative?
Even if the old fogies of the Qingshan Sect were powerful, the kid would still have to make it back alive to complain!
He believed the kid would understand that staying alive was what mattered most.
But the moment the word "Robbery" left his mouth—
Boom! Boom! Boom!
He watched as the two people and one dog on the opposite spirit boat hurled three whole stacks of offensive talismans at him.
Caught completely off guard, he was blasted backward by the explosive shockwave.
As the Patriarch of the Ancient God Clan flew backward, he grumbled in his heart:
This Qingshan Sect Saint has absolutely no martial ethics! He doesn't play by the rules at all!
What kind of proper Saint doesn't behave properly?
What kind of proper Saint starts blasting people before they can even finish speaking?!
And when it comes to throwing talismans, normal people throw one or two. Who throws them by the stack?!
Is it really appropriate to throw several stacks at once?!
Do you really look like you're so poor you can't even afford a decent spirit boat?!
This Qingshan Sect Saint is too detestable, too outrageous!
First he pretends to be poor to make people lower their guard, and then he blows them sky-high!
I'm a Half-Immortal, but if I were only a Mahayana cultivator, wouldn't I have been blown to bits?!
Boom...
The Patriarch of the Ancient God Clan circulated his internal spiritual energy, halting his backward momentum.
Suppressing the churning blood in his chest, the Patriarch of the Ancient God Clan cursed furiously,
“Dammit... Today, I'll spank your behind on behalf of your elders!”
“Do I need you to do that on my behalf?”
Just then, a nightmare-like voice echoed in his ear.
The Patriarch of the Ancient God Clan shuddered and snapped his head up toward the source of the voice.
There, he saw Huo Furong, dressed in a fiery-red gown, smiling at him with utmost warmth!
Rate on N.U.
