Hun Changqing was a man of passion, and the scene before him was a feast for the eyes, giving him a taste of the Western Regions, similar to his past life.
Reluctantly, he shifted his gaze from the alluring thighs and slender waists of the women.
He casually grabbed someone and "friendly" asked which map shop in the city was the best, then headed straight in one direction.
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Entering a quaint shop, Hun Changqing surveyed the unassuming interior. The shop wasn't particularly spacious, but two moonstones cast a soft glow, illuminating the space. Aside from an elderly man sitting behind the counter, head bowed, meticulously crafting maps, there was no one else inside.
Hun Changqing ignored the old man, scanning the maps on the counter one by one before shifting his gaze, looking around, and finally fixing it on an old, slightly decaying wooden shelf.
Hun Changqing walked to the wooden shelf, brushed away the dust, and then found a palm-sized, ancient fragment among piles of yellowed maps. Mysterious patterns were engraved on the fragment.
This was indeed a fragment of the map of the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame. Hun Changqing held the fragment in his hand, examining it carefully.
Although the fragment was of no use to Hun Changqing, its meaning was far from simple. The implications of the four characters "Purifying Lotus Demon Flame" were self-evident. This fragment alone, if taken back to Zhongzhou for auction, could bring Hun Changqing a considerable fortune!
At this moment, the old man, who was concentrating on drawing, finally noticed Hun Changqing's presence. He looked up, revealing the scar on his face that proved his presence. Seeing Hun Changqing holding the incomplete map he had been studying for so long without any progress, a glint flashed in his eyes, and he slowly said,
"Boy, you... know the origin of this incomplete map?"
Hun Changqing ignored the old man's words and continued studying the incomplete map. He wanted to try to awaken the soul of the Pure Lotus Demon Saint within the incomplete map without collecting all seven Dragon Balls... oops, without collecting all the incomplete maps. But unfortunately, there wasn't a single trace of soul fluctuation on this incomplete map.
Seeing that Hun Changqing was completely ignoring him, the old man was already getting angry. He shouted,
"Boy, now, put down that incomplete map immediately and get out!"
Then, a powerful but pitifully weak battle aura erupted, subtly applying pressure to Hun Changqing.
Hun Changqing, however, ignored it completely and threw the incomplete map into his storage ring, as if this pressure didn't exist for him at all.
This fragment of the map was something the old man had risked his life to steal from Queen Medusa's territory years ago. He paid a heavy price for it, struck by Medusa's Serpent Sealing Curse, which sealed his cultivation at the Dou Ling level for over twenty years. Having paid such a heavy price and spent over twenty years studying it, yet discovering nothing, the old man was now filled with an unyielding obsession with this fragment!
Seeing Hun Changqing collect the fragment into his storage ring as if it were his own possession, the old man's eyes widened in fury. His Dou Qi surged and exploded, terrifying energy ripples spreading outwards, blasting away the wooden floor.
Dozens of neatly arranged ice cones suddenly appeared in the air, spreading a terrifying chill, and frost formed throughout the shop.
The old man waved his hand and roared,
"Mystic Ice Cones! Go!" Looking for someone in Dortmund today Countless spiraling ice spikes, carrying terrifying chill, shot towards Hun Changqing with a wave of the old man's hand, their speed so fast they seemed to pierce the air, accompanied by a buzzing sound.
Hun Changqing didn't even raise an eyebrow at the overwhelming onslaught of ice spikes. With a thought, all the ice spikes, just before contacting him, mysteriously froze as if time had stopped, remaining completely still in front of him. Only
after the ice spikes stopped moving did Hun Changqing look at the chilling spikes, his eyes filled with disdain.
The chill on these ice spikes was less than a fraction of the Taiyin True Qi. If Hun Changqing wanted, he could naturally condense his water-attribute energy into ice at any time, but he wouldn't do that. His water-attribute energy was cold but couldn't be condensed, far more terrifying than mere superficial ice.
Water is one of the five elements in the primordial Dao, supreme and unparalleled. Ice is merely a branch of the water element. Hun Changqing wouldn't lose sight of the bigger picture by focusing on ice instead of studying the proper water attribute.
Hun Changqing's slightly ethereal figure easily passed through the dense array of ice spikes and arrived at the counter, looking at the stunned old man before him.
Mittel Haibodong, formerly one of the ten strongest figures in the Gama Empire, the ancestor of the Mittel family, and the ancestor of Mittel Yafei, Hun Changqing's ex-girlfriend, said,
"Insect, there's a faint dividing line on this fragment of the map. You split it in two, didn't you? Hand over the other half, and I'll spare your life."
Haibodong, recovering from his initial shock, showed no fear upon hearing Hun Changqing's words. Instead, a mocking expression appeared on his face as he said,
"Heh heh, don't threaten me with death. I've lived most of my life and seen all sorts of storms. You really value this fragment, don't you? Let me tell you, if I die, even if you have extraordinary abilities, you won't be able to find the other half. Heh heh, even if you collect all the other fragments, without this one, you won't find the treasure! But if you help me with one thing..."
"Forget it, this is too much trouble. You might as well just die. No matter how you hide, you're still hiding in this shop
. I'll just search for you properly once you're dead." After hearing Hai Bodong's long explanation, Hun Changqing knew that Hai Bodong wouldn't easily give him the other half of the map. So what else was there to say? He'd just send him on his way. Even if Hai Bodong was his ex-girlfriend's ancestor, or even his current girlfriend's father, if he stood in Hun Changqing's way, Hun Changqing would send him to his grave without hesitation.
Gu Yuan: ??? You try it?
As soon as Hun Changqing finished speaking, the ice spikes that Hai Bodong had condensed and shot towards Hun Changqing, only to be frozen in place by him, began to slowly turn, aiming at Hai Bodong who had released the ice spikes, and then shot towards him through the air.
Seeing that Hun Changqing was really going all out, Hai Bodong finally panicked and hurriedly said,
"Wait...wait! I'll give you the map fragment, I'll give it to you right now!"
He wasn't willing to die like this; he still had things to do.