Chapter 13: a Merchant Without Money

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

“It’s only a Tier 1 array formation. I wonder if the changes over the years have weakened the power of the array formation? Or am I just lucky?”

Shen Wan stuck three Golden Armor Talismans on himself and walked into the array formation with his head held high, like a god descending from the heavens.

He headed straight for the hundred-year ice lotus while his team members followed behind him, avoiding the attacks of the threads.

The way he strolled was as if he was taking a stroll.

In comparison, those people who died tragically in the zombie cave were extremely unlucky.

Soon!

It’s soon!

He was about to obtain this hundred-year-old ice lotus. At that time, with the power of the Golden Armor Talisman and the two golden light sword talismans, he should be able to kill two people in an instant. The remaining two people would be much easier to deal with.

As Shen Wan was thinking about how to deal with these annoying members of his team, he slowly approached the hundred-year-old ice lotus.

Even though he was already very close and could reach out his hand to pick the hundred-year-old Ice Lotus, Shen Wan was still not anxious.

The more it was at this time, the more he could not be anxious.

The path of cultivation was even more important than doing business. Patience and carefulness were more important. He absolutely could not be too impatient.

This would only put him in a passive situation.

This was the business principle his father had told him, and it was also the cultivation method he had always insisted on.

“This Shen Wan is indeed a promising talent. No matter in terms of means or temperament, he is not someone ordinary people can compare to.”

White Bone Taoist rarely gave compliments, but he praised Shen Wan. Obviously, this Shen Wan’s performance had indeed satisfied him.

The others also nodded slightly and agreed with White Bone Taoist’s words.

“This Shen Wan is indeed a good seedling. Even if his talent isn’t that great, he should be able to handle some matters well as an outer sect disciple.”

The Blood Fiend sect master also agreed.

Although the remaining two didn’t say anything, they didn’t refute anything.

Obviously, they agreed with their comments.

“By the way, it’s not clear whether this is the blood ghost array or not. Maybe it’s not impossible for Shen Wan to get the hundred-year ice lotus this time.”

“This kid is as calm as an old cultivator. Even at my age, I can’t guarantee that I can be as cautious as him.”

“In a while, perhaps even if the real blood ghost array erupts, he can still escape.”

The group of itinerant cultivators obviously also gave a very high evaluation of Shen Wan’s series of actions.

But at this moment, some sharp-eyed people hurriedly pointed at the mirror and shouted, “There’s a change in the Blood Ghost Array!”

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Patience, calmness, and attentiveness. Do it slowly.

Shen Wan slowly bent down and mobilized the little spiritual power in his body to wrap his palm.

Then, he reached out to pick the hundred-year-old ice lotus.

However, at this moment, a sudden change occurred!

The red threads disappeared at this moment. Like earthworms, they burrowed into the soil and no longer showed their heads.

“Something’s wrong!”

Without thinking, Shen Wan ran out while the others were still looking around in confusion.

Whether it was his reaction speed or his vigilance, he was much stronger than the others.

However, just this alone was not enough.

“What happened…”

Everyone only saw the threads that had been attacking them suddenly retract. Then, as if he was being chased by a dog, Shen Wan ran out in a sorry state.

This time, even the stupidest person knew that something must have happened.

They were about to run away, but it was too late.

Blood-red threads as thick as children’s arms shot up into the sky and pierced through them from the bottom up.

Like skewers of grilled fish, they were directly pierced by them.

Scarlet blood dripped onto the ground bit by bit. These people were nailed to the ground by the red threads before they could even figure out what was going on.

“Woo, woo, woo!!”

An even more ear-piercing and irritating strange crying sound suddenly rang out.

Even though Shen Wan reached out to cover his ears, he was unable to block his mind from the sound.

It was as if the sound was coming from his mind and not from outside.

One by one, the red threads rose up from the ground and danced wildly in the air.

As if they were alive, the blood of those who had been nailed to death by the red lines dripped down to the ground bit by bit, dyeing a large area of the ground red.

But in the next moment, the blood would turn into new red lines and float up into the air, connecting with the previous red lines.

Gradually, the red lines seemed to turn into a face, a distorted, resentful, and roaring ghost face!

Then, a large amount of blood seeped out from the red lines, but it did not drip onto the ground. Instead, it turned into countless similar ghost faces, screaming as they charged at Shen Wan.

At this moment, Shen Wan did not know what was happening behind him, and he was not interested in knowing what was happening behind him.

Right now, he only wanted to leave this place as soon as possible.

“That array formation just now was definitely not a Tier 1 array formation! At the very least, it was a Tier 3 array formation. With my current strength, there is no way for me to break through the array formation and obtain the hundred-year Ice Lotus. I have to leave this place as soon as possible!”

Shen Wan was not greedy. At this moment, he only had one thought in his mind — to escape as soon as possible.

As for the other matters, he could temporarily slow down.

“Live on! I have to live on!!”

Shen Wan gritted his teeth and used all his strength to charge forward.

At this moment, he seemed to recall the time when he was still a youth, that cold rainy night filled with blood and slaughter.

His father held his hand and told him a reason, a reason that allowed him to live until now.

“Don’t be greedy, but you can’t not pursue. Do your best if you can. If you can’t do it, then retreat.”

“Son, remember! As long as you’re alive, you still have a chance. If you’re dead, then you really have nothing!”

“So run! Don’t worry about me, and don’t worry about your mother and the others. If you keep running forward, you will definitely have a chance to survive!”

At that time, he also followed his father’s words and kept running. He kept running until he could not remember anything.

“Father, I will definitely survive!”

Shen Wan took a deep breath and opened his storage bag. Other than a few talismans, there was not a single spirit stone in it.

As a businessman and a cultivator who had engaged in some business after entering the cultivation world, it was hard to imagine that Shen Wan, who should be relatively wealthy, did not even have a single spirit stone in his pocket.

However, on second thought, his life until now had never depended on his spirit stones, but on his talismans.

Shen Wan took out a talisman with the word ‘divine walk’ written on it and was about to stick it on his leg. However, before his hand fell, he fell heavily to the ground.

Countless ghostly faces surrounded him and let out bitter cries. Then, they completely drowned him in the endless ghostly faces.

“Annihilate intruders. Obtained 1,000 points.”