CHAPTER 309: PROVOCATION

"We want the cloud seeking fruits." One of the female cultivators stated.

At the same time, she reached for one of the cloud-seeking fruits.

However, Shen Xu was faster.

Before the female could touch the fruit, the double waved his hand and collected everything into his space.

Seeing this, the female cultivators frowned, and several glared at Shen Xu.

"What does this fellow Daoist mean?" A void refining cultivator asked, her eyes narrowed into slits.

"Do you think we can’t pay for your cloud-seeking fruits?" Another asked with a contemptuous expression.

Shen Xu sneered when he heard this.

He and Zhen Yuan collected millions of cloud-seeking fruits in the Yunshan secret realm. Additionally, they transplanted many trees and could already harvest more fruits.

As a result, they had no shortage of cloud-seeking fruits and could even give some away or sell for spirit stones without feeling like they were suffering a loss.

Considering that, Shen Xu treated the cloud-seeking fruits as ordinary commodities and wouldn’t give people a hard time because of them.

That said, he was unwilling to trade with the female cultivators.

After all, refining the fruits would purify their qi, giving them more opportunities to trick unsuspecting male cultivators.

Thinking of this, Shen Xu felt repulsed and didn’t want to knowingly aid evil cultivators.

"We won’t do business with you. Please leave." Shen Xu said in a matter-of-fact voice.

"Fellow Daoist, are you looking down on us?" One of the female cultivators questioned in an angry voice.

"Fellow Daoist, do we have a misunderstanding between us?" Another asked, and Shen Xu shook his head.

"There is no misunderstanding, but please leave." Shen Xu repeated, but his calm voice only served to anger the female cultivators.

"You must give us an explanation. Otherwise, this matter won’t end here." Someone shouted and angrily slapped the table.

Hearing the commotion, other cultivators, including Dongfang Jing and Chen Yi, turned to look.

However, no one interfered.

Even the Myriad Treasures Pavilion people observed from a distance and didn’t plan to interfere unless the situation devolved into a fight.

"Fellow Daoist, your actions are a bit unfair. You refused to trade with us before hearing our terms." Lin Xiang stated in a calm voice, but a trace of ruthlessness flashed in her eyes.

Shen Xu sighed when he saw this.

He really didn’t want to turn against a former friend.

Unfortunately, cultivation was cruel, and there were more bad partings than good reunions.

"Reason." The Mahayana realm cultivator demanded and deliberately unleashed her aura to intimidate Shen Xu.

Unfortunately, the intimidation was useless.

In the Demon Plants Forest, Shen Xu and Zhen Yuan provoked some second-generation cultivators and were attacked with nascent soul realm attack tokens.

As a result, Shen Xu couldn’t escape the qi pressure and was almost killed where he stood.

This situation served as a wake-up call, and later, Zhen Yuan used his hair and blood to make a gold earring for Shen Xu.

As long as he wore the earring, coercion was useless against him.

Even if he faced an immortal, he would still be able to function perfectly under qi intimidation.

"Senior, it’s not polite to unleash your aura in a crowded hall." Shen Xu said, but his lips were curled in a teasing smile.

Hearing the words and seeing the smile, the female cultivator almost lost it.

After all, she was a mid-stage Mahayana realm cultivator, but who could tell her what was happening?

Where did a void refining realm cultivator get the guts to tease a Mahayana realm cultivator?

Most importantly, why was her intimidation useless against a lower-realm cultivator?

Thinking of this, the female cultivator frowned with a thoughtful expression.

’Is he also a Mahayana realm cultivator who is hiding his cultivation?’ She wondered.

However, her thoughts were suddenly yanked to the present because Shen Xu was still provoking them.

"Senior, our small business does not welcome you. Please leave." Shen Xu repeated with a nonchalant expression.

"You..." A female cultivator angrily pointed and simultaneously reached for her weapon.

However, before she could take it out, she felt a pressure on her body and immediately stopped herself.

’Myriad Treasures Pavilion elders.’ She thought with a gloomy expression.

Her master had already warned them not to cause trouble in the Myriad Treasures Pavilion.

After all, provoking the Myriad Treasures Pavilions could only bring trouble and no real benefits.

Even if they won a small battle in the Tianqi continent, they would lose the war when they went to the Tianxuan continent.

"Fellow Daoist, have we offended you in some way?" Lin Xiang asked, and Shen Xu narrowed his eyes with a thoughtful expression.

After realising that Lin Xiang had deviated from the right way, Shen Xu decided to expose the matter to the public.

On one hand, he wanted to borrow a knife to kill a former friend, and on the other, he wanted other cultivators to know that such a group of evil people were hiding in the Tianqi continent.

That way, fewer male cultivators would become ghosts under the pomegranate skirt.

Thinking of this, he took a deep breath and squeezed Zhen Yuan’s hand.

[I am here.] Zhen Yuan transmitted and returned the squeeze.

"Senior and these female Daoists, do you dare to remove your qi-concealing disguise?" He asked, and several female cultivators, subconsciously panicked.

However, the Mahayana realm cultivator didn’t panic and instead looked at Shen Xu with interest.

A moment later, she nodded and smiled at the double.

"Are you interested in becoming my disciple?" She asked, and Shen Xu visibly paled.

He didn’t expect such an offer.

Although he wasn’t worried that the Mahayana realm cultivator would force him into a crooked path, the invitation still disgusted him.

"Sorry, senior, I don’t need a master." Shen Xu categorically refused.

"Don’t be in a hurry to refuse me. I am..." The Mahayana realm cultivator started, but Shen Xu interrupted her.

"My partner and I have a Taoist contract. I am not suitable for cultivating the way of plundering yang to nurture yin." The double said, and the hall fell into an eerie silence.