Immortality begins with meditation puppets

Chapter 163 The Cultivator's Tribulation, The Fisherman.

Tribulation cultivators are a group in the cultivation world that is as inexhaustible as cockroaches and rats.

Wherever rogue cultivators gather, there are tribulation cultivators who attach themselves to them and suck their blood.

After the merger of the four cities, Baiyun Fang City was upgraded to Baiyun Immortal City, and countless independent cultivators from the other three cities flocked to the front-line camp.

At a time of great turmoil, the few law enforcement teams of Yunshan Sect alone were simply unable to prevent the occurrence of robbery and plundering incidents.

The main problem is that it's hard to tell. A perfectly normal rogue cultivator might one day gamble, gamble, fail at weapon crafting, or squander his fortune on puppet making.

If a single thought goes wrong, one can simply put on a black cloth and transform into a cultivator to commit a heist. After robbing someone once, one can transform back into an honest, ordinary cultivator!
This is a long-standing and difficult problem that has plagued various immortal kingdoms.

This is not something that can be resolved by a few law enforcement teams at the forward camp.

They could only allocate limited resources and rely on the Rat King Team, the Wang family, and other related independent cultivators to barely maintain peace in the residential area and the four cities in the east, west, south, and north.

To prevent such heinous acts as ransacking shops and confiscating spirit houses, as long as it doesn't hinder the Yunshan Sect from earning profits from shop rent and land rent, that's fine.

As for the vast area where the residential area meets the market, the independent cultivators are on their own.

Su Qing has walked this road several times.

In the past, he was always escorted by dual-bladed lizards, who would shout and yell at him, and ordinary cultivators wouldn't dare to even glance at him.

But today, he didn't reveal a single puppet, and the storage bags at his waist were so bulging that they were dazzling.

Such behavior.

Along the way, they encountered several waves of tribulation cultivators.

Not a single person dared to step forward and make things difficult for him.

There's no future in this!

Su Qing shook his head inwardly, lamenting that those with courage, prestige, and promising potential, like the Heavenly Tribulation Gang, were ultimately a minority.

Several miles away.

One side is ridiculously large and doesn't fit in with the surrounding environment at all; it looks like a giant rock that was moved from somewhere else.

There was a poorly made concealment formation, so bad that even a formation apprentice couldn't bear to look at it.

Three burly men huddled together, whispering amongst themselves.

"Boss, we've got word that a fat sheep is approaching us!"

"Seventeenth Brother, listen carefully! If it were a fat sheep, would it be our turn? That person is Su Qing!"

"Damn it, he's been telling everyone he meets today that he's sold out of his puppets, and he's got more than a dozen storage bags hanging from his waist like he's afraid no one will see them. He's trying to lure us in!"

"His acting is so bad! We can't fall for his tricks!"

"Let's play it safe!"

"Listen to the boss!"

In this desolate wilderness where the wind chills your crotch, Li Hailang, who lives under a giant rock, can't even straighten his back.

Looking at his two remaining brothers, Brother 17 and Brother 260, he was filled with sorrow.

Li Hailang was once a notorious bandit who roamed the four cities. No matter how tough the problem, he could just wave his hand and his brothers would be able to tear it apart!
If it were back then, although Su Qing was powerful, without the cooperation of the Hundred Treasures Pavilion warriors and other professionals, Li Hailang would have had a confrontation with him today.

But the past is too painful to recall, and heroes are always lonely.

After his defeat at Black Tiger Mountain, the once-powerful Langtian Gang was reduced to just him and two of his underlings.

The big business deals of the past are no longer possible; we can only start over in this calamity zone.

Starting from a few independent cultivators, they made a comeback step by step, growing bigger and stronger.

Unfortunately, even a tiger fallen into the plains is bullied by dogs. In this bandit-slaying area, the Langtian Gang, with only three members left, couldn't even get a good position.

They only gnaw on the poor that others look down on, or the tough nuts that others can't crack. In Li Haiqing's eyes, Su Qing was a tough nut that could break a tooth!
"Is this kid trying to become a fisherman? But his acting is terrible. He's a long way from making a living this way!"

Seeing Su Qing approaching the three of them step by step, Li Hailang withdrew his head and sneered.

The so-called fisherman is a profession that is deeply hated by the cultivators.

They do no productive work; they only do evil things like pretending to be weak to prey on others.

He often pretends to be a weak and easily bullied rogue cultivator to lure out the tribulation cultivators, and then turns the tables on them!
Is it easy to become a thief? Their wealth is all taken from individual rogue cultivators.

After thoroughly investigating the strength and activities of the independent cultivators, examining their connections and methods, and going through a great deal of tedious preparatory work, the process was completed.

If you're lucky, you can earn some hard-earned money by threatening and intimidating people.

If you're unlucky, you might even have to fight them, and you'll have to pay for your own medical treatment if you get injured or bumped during the process, which is really miserable.

All those hard-earned spirit crystals were snatched away by those fishermen, making it seem like they were the ones helping the fishermen rob them.

How hateful! How shameless!

Su Qing's behavior on Black Tiger Mountain has left Li Hailang and his two companions with lingering fear.

The aerial combat golems whirring and bombing, the bombardment-spraying scout golems, the dual-sword lizards wielding twin blades that slashed from the second to the sixteenth brother on the ground, and the blasting war bear that had crushed countless brothers...

With these puppets around, he definitely has the ability to be a fisherman!

Even now, he doesn't bring a single puppet with him on the surface.

But which angler isn't like that? They may seem like easy prey, but in reality, they are all fierce tigers with hidden fangs and claws!
The only difference between Su Qing and them is that he is a newcomer and his acting is a bit too over the top. He is a seasoned Tribulation Cultivator, and everyone knows that he is up to no good!

"Still too young!"

Li Hailang shook his head and said to his 17th and 260th brothers.

Just then, a sudden gust of evil wind swept in.

Then, the boulder where the three were hiding exploded into fragments and broke apart.

Li Hailang was stunned. When he looked up, he saw six Explosive Hammer War Bears surrounding the three of them. Their huge red eyes flashed with a vicious light.

damn it!
Does Su Qing even understand the rules of the underworld?
Fishermen are very particular; if you can't catch any fish, it's because you're not good enough.

If you can't fish by fishing, what kind of skill is it to switch to blasting fish?
“Fellow Daoist Su, what is this all about? My two brothers, Li and I, live under this boulder and have never disturbed you.”

"Fellow Daoist, isn't this grand display rather impolite?"

As he spoke, Li Hailang tensed up, sensing that a combat golem in the sky had locked its cannons on the three of them.

Despite feeling uneasy, Li Hailang, still maintaining his composure despite the fact that the gang had dispersed, looked calmly at Su Qing, waiting for her to explain.

Su Qing, expressionless, casually tossed a blank sheet of paper to Li Hailang, who caught it with a bewildered look, before saying:
"I was recently robbed of a batch of payment for goods. Among the people around here, only Fellow Daoist Li has the strength and courage to do so."

"This total loss of over 400,000 should be repaid to me by Fellow Daoist Li!"

A deal worth 400,000?

The bill clearly only says a little over 200,000!

No, if you really calculate it, it's only a little over 100,000!

An order worth over 100,000 is not a small amount.

There are still people in this treacherous cultivation area who dare to rob Su Qing, and actually succeed in doing so!
They're really capable!

I should pay you a visit another day and sincerely ask for your advice!
After Su Qing spoke, Li Hailang, who had just finished reading the list, was deep in thought.

Although I greatly admire that fellow practitioner.

But since they didn't do this job, they can't take the blame for that colleague.

(End of this chapter)