Chapter 254
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Chapter 254: Don’t Be Stupid
Ten steps away, the flying sword is swift.
Ten steps away, the long sword is both fast and precise!
Wang Chen, wielding the Wind and Thunder Sword, moved like a phantom through the crowd, leaving behind a trail of sharp sword energy.
The swordsmanship he demonstrated was rooted in the mundane world.
During his tenure as a celestial guardian in South Shao, Wang Chen had acquired numerous martial arts manuals.
He explored various disciplines, including fist techniques, kicks, and mastery over the eighteen types of weaponry.
Most of these manuals were of little use to Wang Chen, particularly the inner power techniques.
However, he did acquire some skills in swordsmanship and hand-to-hand combat.
Since Qi Training cultivators lack the ability to fly or vanish, they often find themselves in situations requiring close combat.
Thus, mundane martial arts still hold considerable value.
For instance, in the current scenario, wielding a sword was far quicker and more satisfying than casting spells!
Most importantly, it ensured that no innocents were harmed.
A significant portion of the Sanjiang Association’s revenue came from the Chang Le gambling house, which is why a considerable number of cultivators were stationed here to maintain order, all of whom were brave and ruthless.
Kind-hearted individuals would never engage in such nefarious activities.
Yet, no one could withstand Wang Chen’s sword. Even those clad in spiritual light armor were beheaded with a single stroke.
The sharpness of the second-tier flying sword was truly fearsome!
Although Wang Chen could only harness a fraction of the Wind and Thunder Sword’s destructive power, it was more than sufficient to annihilate these specters.
In mere moments, over ten members of the Sanjiang Association had fallen to his blade.
Their blood splattered across the walls, the floor, and the gambling tables.
The scene was shocking beyond description.
But Wang Chen felt no pity; his killing intent only grew fiercer.
During his half-year seclusion in Dongwu Town, he had heard numerous tales of the Sanjiang Association’s vile deeds.
They set up gambling traps and offered usurious loans, delighting in extorting money from struggling loose cultivators, driving many to their deaths.
This Chang Le gambling house had undoubtedly ruined countless loose cultivators!
While one might argue that gamblers deserve no sympathy, those who come here hoping to strike it rich or turn their luck around often bring ruin upon themselves.
Originally, Wang Chen had no intention of getting involved, but since the Sanjiang Association had provoked him, he had no choice but to strike first!
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
A series of blazing fireballs hurtled toward Wang Chen, accompanied by roaring flames!
A member of the Sanjiang Association had seized the moment to unleash three talismans in rapid succession.
Meanwhile, several other cultivators either began casting spells or brandished their weapons, charging at Wang Chen with furious shouts.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The three flames had barely approached Wang Chen when they were cleaved apart by the Wind and Thunder Sword, sending a shower of fiery sparks scattering in all directions.
He couldn’t help but feel a bit exasperated.
The legal symbols used by his assailants were none other than the Falling Fire talismans he had sold at the marketplace!
Of course, Wang Chen was intimately familiar with the talismans he had personally crafted.
This situation was, in a way, quite fitting.
After all, selling weapons to one’s enemies is the hallmark of a true arms dealer!
His mindset shifted rapidly, and in an instant, his figure vanished from its original spot, narrowly evading the onslaught of attacks from all sides.
Shortening the Earth!
In the next moment, Wang Chen reappeared ten paces away.
With a single, swift stroke, he decapitated a Sanjiang Association cultivator!
As the hot blood gushed forth, Wang Chen swiftly darted behind another cultivator.
With another precise thrust, he pierced through the heart!
[Heavenly Merit +7]
In the blink of an eye, Wang Chen had accumulated over a dozen points of Heavenly Merit, pushing his total for the night beyond a hundred points.
At this moment, the remaining Sanjiang Association cultivators were utterly demoralized!
In truth, it was remarkable that they had held out this long.
From the very beginning, Wang Chen had demonstrated overwhelming power, cutting down his enemies as effortlessly as scything grass, with none able to withstand even a single blow.
Under such circumstances, these Sanjiang Association cultivators, instead of fleeing immediately, had mustered the courage to retaliate.
Their fighting spirit had not yet waned.
But they were not truly willing to lay down their lives for the Sanjiang Association. The vast disparity in strength, coupled with the brutal and seemingly meaningless deaths of their comrades, shattered their resolve.
It was unclear who let out the first panicked scream, but one cultivator bolted toward the door.
The others, as if awakening from a nightmare, scattered in terror.
Thinking of running?
It wouldn’t be that easy!
Wang Chen immediately summoned the Wind and Thunder Sword, wielding it with his perfected level of Sword Control to command the second-tier flying sword in pursuit of the fleeing enemies.
Earlier, the sheer number of opponents had constrained his movements, but now, with the gamblers and dealers gone, there was ample space for the flying sword to complete its deadly task.
A Sanjiang Association cultivator who had just fled the gambling house felt a sudden chill at his neck, then collapsed onto the street.
“Ah!”
Screams of agony echoed one after another.
Some were beheaded, while others were cut in half, lingering in their final moments.
“Help! Ah—”
However, all the shops surrounding the Chang Le gambling house swiftly shut their doors, and nearby households extinguished their candles or hid their spirit stones.
No one came to witness the spectacle, and certainly, no one emerged to aid the Sanjiang Association cultivators who were brutally slaughtered!
The screams quickly faded.
Inside the vast gambling house, an eerie silence prevailed; the hall was in disarray, with numerous spirit fragments scattered across the floor.
Wang Chen waved his robe sleeves and sheathed the Wind and Thunder Sword back into his sleeve.
He lightly said, “Come out.”
After a moment, a heavily made-up woman crawled out from beneath the gambling table.
She knelt before Wang Chen, pleading tearfully, “Immortal Master, spare me! Don’t kill me, please!”
It was Dealer Jin Niang.
“Don’t be foolish,”
Wang Chen smiled and said, “I don’t kill women.”
As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly pointed, and a Metal Finger Technique pierced through her skull.
Jin Niang’s body trembled, and with a look of utter disbelief, she collapsed to the ground.
In her right hand, she clutched a talisman.
A blood talisman!
Wang Chen shook his head.
He truly didn’t kill women.
But those who harbored malevolence against him were not women; they were enemies!
Next, Wang Chen began to clean up the battlefield.
He removed all the storage bags from the bodies of the Sanjiang Association cultivators and collected every spirit stone and spirit fragment that had fallen to the ground.
Even a tiny mosquito counts as meat; the higher the cultivation level, the more resources consumed.
It was vital to increase income and cut expenses!
After a thorough sweep inside and out, Wang Chen had collected over a dozen storage bags.
He would carefully count the items inside later.
He estimated there were at least several thousand spirit stones!
Even though the Chang Le gambling house was not very large, its daily turnover was quite impressive.
The profit left for the Sanjiang Association was still substantial, even after deducting some for fees.
Moreover, many members of the Sanjiang Association had some wealth to speak of.
Just then, figures began to appear on the street outside.
The main forces of the Sanjiang Association and the cultivators from Dongwu Wei Hall had arrived!
Wang Chen recognized a familiar face among them.
Perfect!
Tonight, he hadn’t killed as swiftly as he wanted!
Wang Chen formed a spell gesture, and a massive Heavy-winged Fire Crow suddenly materialized, spreading its wings and soaring into the sky.
In the next moment, it swooped down upon the crowd with a roar!
