Cultivating Immortality: What kind of cheat can you use if you don't have money?

Chapter 55 Seeking Flowers and Willows

Even though it was already past midnight, the bustling market in the northwest corner of Xuan Ce City was still brightly lit and filled with the sounds of people.

The lanterns on both sides of the street swayed in the night breeze, casting flickering light on the bluestone pavement.

Groups of two or three men, still unsteady on their feet, emerged from the brothel, the air thick with the scents of wine and cosmetics.

"Wangchun Tower." Li Qingyi looked up at the six-story building with its carved beams and painted rafters in the distance, its gilded plaque gleaming under the lamplight. "Are you sure the Moon Fiend headquarters is here?"

"Confirmed." Leng Qiuyi nodded. "This is information I obtained by exchanging contribution points at Tingyu Pavilion."

Li Qingyi took out two crimson talismans from her storage bag. The winding fire snake patterns on the talismans glowed faintly in the night.

"Take this for self-defense and wait for me outside." He handed over the talisman. "Come in when the flames are high in the sky."

Leng Qiuyi took the talisman, and was startled when her fingertips touched the warm talisman paper.

"You're mine now, so naturally I can't let anything happen to you," Li Qingyi said calmly. "Otherwise, wouldn't I have taken you in for nothing?"

"Hmm..." Leng Qiuyi responded softly, her gaze towards him complex and unreadable, and she subconsciously clenched the talisman.

Li Qingyi straightened her robes and stepped into Wangchun Tower.

A warm fragrance wafted from inside the door, and immediately a woman dressed in a thin veil came forward and affectionately took his arm.

"Young master..." she said in a charming voice, her eyes sparkling.

Li Qingyi raised an eyebrow and smiled: "One isn't enough?"

Having said that, he took out a handful of silver coins from his storage bag and casually tossed them into the air. "Tonight, they'll all serve me!"

Seven or eight scantily clad women swarmed forward, their voices like nightingales.

"Alright...Young Master!"

Standing at a distance, Leng Qiuyi stared in disbelief: "Is he here for pleasure, or to help me get revenge?"

Before long, a figure in blue caught her attention.

"Huh? It's him?"

Under Li Qingyi's control, Qingkui also entered Wangchun Tower.

Li Qingyi originally intended to take action herself, but then she thought that if she used her sword skills openly, her identity would be easily exposed.

So he manipulated the Green Puppet to come, intending to use him to wipe out this place.

As soon as Qingkui entered, he released the pressure of the first level of Qi Refining, and then slashed the ground with his sword.

Sword energy crisscrossed, shattering the bluestone slabs and throwing the building into chaos. The pleasure-seekers and girls screamed and fled in all directions.

Li Qingyi controlled the green puppet, causing destruction all the way to the inner courtyard.

With his divine sense spread out, he quickly detected a hidden array fluctuation.

Qingkui sneered, and his sword energy surged.

He pointed his fingers like a sword and unleashed three sharp sword energies in succession, shattering the hidden formation and revealing a secluded courtyard behind it.

In the courtyard, there stands a six-story pavilion.

In an instant, more than a dozen dark figures flashed out of the pavilion and surrounded the Green Puppet.

Li Qingyi stood by the window on the third floor, looking down at the battle below, a slight smile playing on her lips.

The girls behind him were terrified by the commotion caused by the Green Puppet, their faces pale and trembling.

"Young master, be careful," a woman named Bi'er warned in a trembling voice.

"It's alright." Li Qingyi remained calm and composed, which reassured the women in the room.

The onlookers in the distance all paled when they saw the leader of the Moon Fiends appear.

"Why is the leader of the Moon Fiends here? And who is that young man in blue?"

"Heavens! Wangchun Tower is actually the lair of Yue Sha!" a visitor exclaimed in surprise.

"Could it be... that we've been on Moonfire's territory all along...?"

The thought of themselves reveling in the infamous territory of the Moon Fiend sent chills down their spines.

As the criminal gang of Xuan Ce City.

This name was so famous in Xuan Ce City that it made people tremble at the mere mention of it.

The leader of the Moon Fiends stepped forward, staring at the Green Puppet with a grim expression:

"Who are you? Why are you causing trouble on my territory?"

Qingkui smiled calmly, "The one who will kill you!"

"Arrogant!"

With a wave of his hand, the leader of the Moon Fiend Sect immediately surrounded them, along with dozens of cultivators at the third level of the Spiritual Beginning Realm and two deputy leaders at the first level of Qi Refining Realm.

Qingkui stood with his hands behind his back, his handsome face resembling Li Qingyi's, exuding elegance.

An invisible sword aura flowed spontaneously around him, and the enemies who surrounded him were already decapitated before they could even get close.

Unbeknownst to Li Qingyi, a pair of eyes were secretly watching him intently.

Upon seeing this, the Moon Fiend leader's pupils shrank sharply. He knew he had offended a powerful figure. Without a word, he turned to flee.

Just then, Li Qingyi threw two Fire Serpent Talismans out of the window.

The talisman transformed into two blazing fire snakes in the air, sealing off the Moon Fiend leader's escape route.

He then leaped into the air and landed lightly in the courtyard.

Seeing the flames blazing outside, Leng Qiu rushed into the courtyard and witnessed Li Qingyi and Qingkui surrounding the leader of the Moon Fiend Sect.

"Two...two seniors, please spare my life!" The leader of the Moon Fiend knelt down and begged for mercy, kowtowing repeatedly.

Under Li Qingyi's control, the Green Puppet pointed its fingers as if to strike, but Li Qingyi preemptively pulled the Moon Fiend leader behind her.

Li Qingyi: "You can't kill him. I have a use for him."

Qingkui said coldly, "What if I insist on taking action?"

Li Qingyi sneered, "Then you can die here!"

As soon as he finished speaking, four or five fire snake talismans flew out from Li Qingyi's sleeve and went straight for the green puppet.

Qingkui used his sword energy to extinguish the fire snake, and Li Qingyi took the opportunity to rush forward and fight Qingkui in close combat.

After a brief exchange of blows, Li Qingyi, controlling the green puppet, pretended to be struggling.

The onlookers in the distance were completely bewildered.

"Aren't they in cahoots? Why are they fighting?"

"Can't you see that? Both sides must want the Moon Fiend leader; one side wants to kill him, and the other wants to protect him."

"However, that young man in blue is truly skilled in swordsmanship; even the Moon Fiend leader, who is at the second level of Qi Refining, is no match for him."

"The monk in plain clothes who fought him was no ordinary person either."

Listening to the crowd's discussions, Li Qingyi knew that her goal had been achieved.

He manipulated the Green Puppet to deliberately create an opening, feigning defeat, and then turned and fled.

He wanted to create two completely different identities in Xuan Ce City: Qing Kui would act in his place on the surface, while he himself would remain hidden behind the scenes.

The leader of the Moon Fiends scrambled and crawled to Li Qingyi's feet:

"Thank you so much, senior, for saving my life! Thank you so much, senior, for saving my life!"

Leng Qiuyi stared blankly at this scene.

Her longtime enemy was now begging for mercy from Li Qingyi like a stray dog, and an indescribable feeling welled up in her heart.

Bi'er gazed at Li Qingyi's tall figure through the window, a hint of loneliness flashing in her eyes.

Her fingers gripped the window frame tightly, then slowly loosened.

Li Qingyi coldly glanced at the Moon Fiend leader at her feet.

At that moment, a sudden change occurred!

The leader of the Moon Fiends suddenly sprang up, black energy surging in his palm, and struck Li Qingyi's heart with an evil palm!

"Young master, be careful!" Leng Qiuyi exclaimed in alarm.

Li Qingyi seemed to have anticipated this, dodging to the side and then sending the Moon Fiend leader flying with a whip kick.

The leader of the Moon Fiends coughed up several mouthfuls of blood in mid-air before crashing heavily to the ground like a kite with a broken string, barely clinging to life.

Li Qingyi turned to Leng Qiuyi: "I'll wait for you outside. The rest is up to you."

Amidst the astonished gazes of the crowd, he turned and left, his robes fluttering in the wind.

As Leng Qiuyi watched his receding figure, a ripple of emotion stirred within her.

The leader of the Moon Fiends mustered his last breath and struggled to crawl away into the distance.

He recognized Leng Qiuyi. He didn't want to die! He wanted to live!

His survival instinct drove him to flee at all costs, even if it meant crawling like a tortoise.

Leng Qiuyi snorted coldly and stepped forward slowly.

In full view of everyone, she skinned and dismembered the leader of the Moon Fiends, and his agonizing screams echoed for a long time in the Wangchun Tower.

The pleasure-seekers who witnessed this horrific scene were all terrified.

The remaining subordinates of Yue Sha huddled in the corner, trembling with fear, terrified of being targeted by this madwoman.

The women at Wangchun Tower covered their eyes, unable to bear witnessing the bloody scene.

Outside Wangchun Tower, Li Qingyi shuddered as she listened to the heart-wrenching screams.

"You really shouldn't mess with women!"

Just then, a clear, melodious voice, like jade striking jade, rang out beside him:

"Young master, could you do me a favor?"

Li Qingyi turned around abruptly, startled!

A woman in a pink dress stood quietly under the moonlight, her eyes smiling.

Her unadorned face was breathtakingly beautiful, and her skirt swayed gently in the night breeze.

"When did she start standing next to me?!"