A person’s name is like a tree’s shadow!
After learning in Starfall City that Qi Ping was going to serve as the city’s Guardian Envoy, the leaders of all the major black-market forces in Starfall City instantly lost their composure.
Being able to reach the position of boss in each faction and run black-market operations so smoothly under the Qingyuan Sect was not something that could be achieved just by having a backer.
Because under the premise of maintaining the stability and prosperity of the Qingtian Domain, black-market industries were inherently something that could not see the light of day. Once they grew too large and caused widespread panic, the low-level cultivators who labored at the bottom would inevitably flee to other domains, leading to the decline of the Qingtian Domain’s economy.
But black-market industries were also among the most profitable of all industries, so many high-level figures naturally were unwilling to give them up.
The lives of low-level cultivators were not truly important to them. What really mattered was how to make low-level cultivators feel that the Qingyuan Sect was good and willing to come here to develop, while at the same time developing profitable black-market industries to gain the greatest benefits. In the end, everything was for profit.
Black-market industries were already a very delicate existence in the Qingtian Domain. There were quite a few black-market cities like Starfall City, but the people standing behind them differed, and there were also competitive relationships and conflicts among them.
So this balance was extremely important, and the bosses of the various black-market forces were even more crucial key figures.
Basically, all black-market bosses were uniformly powerful and intelligent people, with strength at least at the late Foundation Establishment stage!
And precisely because they had reached this level, they understood even more clearly how terrifying Qi Ping was!
In the battle at Lingxiao City, six Foundation Establishment perfection cultivators and one late Foundation Establishment cultivator ambushed and besieged Qi Ping, yet all of them were killed in counterattacks by Qi Ping, and not a single one escaped! In the end, Qi Ping only suffered some injuries that seemed serious but actually did not damage his foundation.
Those six Foundation Establishment perfection cultivators were all well-known powerhouses of their regions. In other words, if they faced Qi Ping, they would not have good outcomes either.
So after learning that Qi Ping would serve as the Guardian Envoy here, the eight renowned black-market bosses of Starfall City quickly gathered together to discuss how to deal with Qi Ping.
Starfall City.
This city secretly engaged in human trafficking, poison pills, prostitution, and other industries. It possessed the Qingtian Domain’s finest cultivator slaves, all kinds of addictive poison pills that could make people sink beyond recovery, and prostitution service personnel of various styles trained from childhood.
These things attracted countless cultivators every year to come here crazily to spend, scattering large amounts of spirit stones.
But in just these few days, the originally bustling streets suddenly became cold and quiet.
Many shops even closed directly, leaving only some ordinary restaurants and shops for daily cultivation supplies still open.
And all of this was because of one person’s arrival!
Today, countless gazes in Starfall City intentionally or unintentionally gathered on the white-robed figure at the top of the city gate.
Qingyuan Sect inner disciple, Lin Ya!
“Is that Lord Lin Ya of the Qingyuan Sect?”
“What a terrifying aura!”
Countless people looked at that figure whose name had thunderously resounded recently, their eyes full of shock!
This was the terrifying existence who had single-handedly swept through cultivators of the same rank, and now alone suppressed the entire Starfall City, bringing the city almost to a standstill!
One had to know that Starfall City was one of the famous cities of the Qingtian Domain, and the number of Foundation Establishment cultivators here was not small.
Yet such a powerful city trembled under the gaze of that white-robed figure!
At the top of Starfall City’s gate.
“Didn’t they say Starfall City is a major city of the Qingtian Domain? Why is it so deserted?”
Qi Ping looked at the sparse streets and turned somewhat puzzledly to the burly Zhang Danu and the unremarkable Han Li beside him.
“It should be because they learned that Senior Brother Ya was coming, so they didn’t dare come anymore, right?” Zhang Danu guessed.
Han Li smiled bitterly and said:
“Senior Brother Ya, do you not know how great your reputation is outside? Among the sect’s personal disciples and core disciples, few can compare to you!”
“Now many people outside are practically spreading rumors that you are the reincarnation of a god of slaughter, and specifically one who kills only lawbreakers. And Starfall City’s main industries are all gray and black industries forbidden by the Qingyuan Sect’s rules. Since you’ve come here, what customer would still dare show up here? Most of them have already run off!”
“Also, those shop owners, such as those in the slave and prostitution industries, basically raised their products from childhood after kidnapping them from various places. None of them can withstand investigation. Many owners fled overnight.”
Hearing Han Li’s explanation, Qi Ping was also somewhat surprised.
During this period, his mind had always been on studying cultivation knowledge and spell knowledge, and he had not paid too much attention to outside matters.
He knew his reputation might not be small, but he had not expected it to be this great.
“Is it really this exaggerated?”
Zhang Danu nodded deeply in agreement.
“Yes, Senior Brother Han is right.”
“Then doesn’t that mean that as long as I appear here, Starfall City’s black and gray industries will basically come to a halt? In other words, as long as I come here, I am destined to clash with those few people behind Starfall City, right?”
“Correct. This is exactly where their sinister intentions lie!” Han Li said with a solemn expression:
“No matter what you do, Senior Brother, this conflict is almost unavoidable! Unless you announce that you will not participate in anything in Starfall City, can the conflict possibly be avoided. But with your personality, Senior Brother, you definitely won’t do that. And if you did, then they could use negligence and refusal to carry out a mandatory sect mission as grounds to deal with us! Because the Guardian Envoy has the duty to handle these things.”
“Then isn’t this a dead end?” Zhang Danu said.
Hearing this, Qi Ping also felt killing intent rise in his heart. He had clearly done nothing, yet he was targeted again and again, and this time they had even set up a dead end for him!
Now whether he stretched his neck out or pulled it back, it was still one blade either way!
Even knowing their entire scheme, he still had no choice but to follow their steps!
“Good! Very good! Since that’s the case, then let’s play a big game with them!” Qi Ping sneered, and a terrifying killing power radiated from his body!
Sensing this killing power belonging to the second realm of Dao Heart, both Zhang Danu and Han Li could not help but feel a slight chill in their hearts.
At this moment, they did not need to think to know that their senior brother was definitely about to do something big.
Intuition told them this was very likely even bigger than what Qi Ping had done in Lingxiao City!
Because even after killing so many people and powerhouses in Lingxiao City, Qi Ping had never shown such emotion.
“Senior Brother, if we’re going to play a big game, what should we do?” Zhang Danu asked.
“Yes, Senior Brother, this dead end is not easy to break. Have you thought of any way to respond?”
Facing such a situation, Han Li had thought for a long time and still could not find a way out. At this moment, he was also curious what brilliant plan Senior Brother Lin Ya had!
