Chapter 854

Chapter 854: Resolving the Karma

Two thugs from the Golden Hook Gambling House stumbled out of the talisman shop, utterly disheveled and terrified.

The crowd gathered at the entrance quickly parted, their faces filled with scorn and contempt.

In Qianxing Immortal City, there were numerous gambling houses—some operated within the bounds of the law, while others were downright despicable, resorting to any means to empty the storage bags of gamblers. Many cultivators had lost everything, even becoming slave cultivators.

The Golden Hook Gambling House fell into the latter category, notorious throughout the Seven Mountains region.

However, every gambling house in Qianxing Immortal City had powerful backers, making it unwise for ordinary folk to provoke them. People could only seethe in silence.

Seeing the thugs from the Golden Hook Gambling House humiliated, everyone secretly rejoiced.

“Wait!”

At that moment, Su Ziling suddenly rushed forward and stopped one of the burly men, her voice icy as she demanded, “How did my father die? Where is his body?”

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

It turned out that Su Wenhui, Su Ziling’s father, had lost a large sum of spirit stones at the Golden Hook Gambling House. Desperate to recover his losses, he ventured into an underground casino to gamble again.

While the Golden Hook Gambling House was ruthless, it still operated openly and dared not go too far.

The underground casino, however, was a different story. Once Su Wenhui was caught, they showed no mercy.

The Golden Hook Gambling House wouldn’t have bothered with Su Wenhui if not for his debts. Only after hearing the news did they come to Su Ziling to collect.

According to the thug, Su Wenhui’s body had been discarded in a graveyard outside the city.

“If you want to avenge your father…”

After dispersing the onlookers, Wang Chen closed the shop door and spoke gently to the grief-stricken Su Ziling: “I can help you.”

A mere underground casino was no match for him.

But Su Ziling shook her head, tears welling in her eyes, and replied, “No need. This is the fate he deserved.”

Her ties with Su Wenhui had long been severed by the contract of sale, and she no longer felt any affection or connection to her gambling-addicted father.

His downfall was entirely his own doing.

Su Ziling didn’t want Wang Chen to get involved in trouble.

After all, even an underground casino had its own powerful backers!

Though she had come to terms with it, her heart still ached, and she leaned into Wang Chen’s embrace.

Wang Chen gently patted her back and said softly, “How about this? I’ll accompany you to the graveyard to perform a rite for your father. It will help resolve the karma.”

After all, Su Wenhui was Su Ziling’s biological father, and now that he was gone, all past grievances should be laid to rest.

By accompanying Su Ziling on this final journey, Wang Chen could ensure he had no regrets.

“Alright.”

Su Ziling nodded, reluctant to leave the warmth of Wang Chen’s embrace.

Now a Golden Core true master, Wang Chen exuded a unique aura—comforting and reassuring, giving her a profound sense of security.

Once her emotions had settled, the two of them left the city and made their way to the graveyard.

The graveyard lay a hundred miles west of Qianxing City, nestled among rolling hills in a remote and secluded area.

Ordinary cultivators who pass away naturally or meet with an accident are typically given a funeral by their relatives and friends, followed by cremation and rituals to ensure their remains are not disturbed by Evil Spirits. Their ashes are then placed in an urn and buried in a location with favorable feng shui.

However, some cultivators do not meet a peaceful end for various reasons, and their bodies are often discarded at graveyards. Many are not even cremated, left exposed to the elements instead.

The immortal city does not intervene, maintaining a tacit approval, supposedly to nurture negative energy!

Evil Spirits are considered a special kind of resource.

When Wang Chen arrived at the graveyard with Su Ziling, the first thing that caught their eyes was the countless dilapidated tombs and desolate graves, along with white bones scattered among the rocky grass.

Under a clear sky, this place was filled with dark energy, and even the sunlight could not dispel it!

Wang Chen took Su Ziling’s small hand, pricked her pinky to draw a drop of blood, then flicked it away.

“Begone!”

He lightly shouted, and the drop of blood instantly transformed into a wisp of spiritual light that drifted deep into the graveyard.

Wang Chen’s eyes flickered as he said to Su Ziling, “Stay here and don’t wander off. I’ll be back soon!”

What he had just cast was the "Blood Searching Technique," which could locate people by following their blood as long as they were not too far away.

The graveyard spanned a vast area, emanating the essence of condensed negative energy. Wang Chen, being unafraid, knew that Su Ziling, still unawakened, could easily be harmed by the malignant energy.

Su Ziling obediently nodded, “Okay.”

Wang Chen’s figure swayed as he pursued the wisp of spiritual light that had transformed from Su Ziling’s blood.

Soon, the light floated into a collapsed tomb.

The next moment, Wang Chen, following closely behind, heard beast-like roars coming from within the tomb, and two black claws suddenly emerged from the broken opening, looking quite sinister.

However, under the bright sunlight, the lurking creature quickly recoiled its smoking claws, letting out an angry roar!

Seeing this, Wang Chen was glad he hadn’t brought Su Ziling along.

Her father had actually turned into a zombie!

Wang Chen shook his head, formed a spell with his hands, and pointed into the air, causing a sphere of blazing flames to appear instantly, transforming in the blink of an eye into a winged Fire Crow that flew toward the ominous tomb.

Boom!

The tomb was completely shattered, and all trapped within, including the Evil Spirits and monsters, were obliterated; even the hard bricks and stones melted under the intense flames, ultimately merging into one.

Having entered the Golden Core stage, Wang Chen found it exceedingly easy to cast spells at the Purple Palace level, and his destructive power was vastly amplified!

“Dust to dust, earth to earth, the lost souls return to the Thick Earth…”

Wang Chen silently recited the Rebirth Incantation to guide Su Wenhui’s spirit.

He had only met Su Wenhui once and had no good feelings toward this completely unqualified father; he was only here to see Su Ziling’s wishes carried out.

Now, they would completely resolve their karma!

After the incantation was complete, Wang Chen paused for a moment before floating back.

Upon seeing Su Ziling again, he nodded at her and said, “Your father has been laid to rest.”

Tears immediately fell from Su Ziling’s eyes.

Wang Chen comforted her gently for a while, then took her back to Qianxing Immortal City.

To Wang Chen’s surprise, as soon as he returned to his talisman shop, he saw a group of people gathered at the door.

Among them was an old cultivator with a goatee and a face full of wrinkles—Wang Xincheng, the steward of the Sanqun Wang Family.

When Wang Chen had just opened his shop, this man had come representing the Sanqun Wang Family to inquire about his bloodline origins, expressing an interest in bringing Wang Chen into the family.

But Wang Chen had politely declined.

Unexpectedly, after just returning, Wang Xincheng had come looking for him again.

This news was quite widespread!

Wang Chen was slightly surprised but maintained a calm demeanor, curious about what the other party had to say.