Chapter 488 - Chapter 488: Chapter 480: Is It a Demon or an Immortal?_1 (1/2)

Chapter 488: Chapter 480: Is It a Demon or an Immortal?_1

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It’s said that some demons and evil spirits can control others just by making eye contact.

Madame Zhao had likely learned this kind of sorcery.

Xu Zhenchang had hardly made up his mind to stop seeing her, and now he was caught in her trap again, probably doomed to a complete downfall.

“Zhenchang, Zhenchang, where are you? We have visitors at home!”

In this critical moment, Li Shuixiang’s call came through.

“Zhenchang, where are you?”

The calling voice drew nearer.

“What, what’s happening to me?”

Xu Zhenchang seemed to be talking to himself, then a muffled groan from Madame Zhao could be heard, likely pushed away by a sobering Xu Zhenchang.

Right after that, the door swung open and Xu Zhenchang ran out.

“Wife, I’m here, over here!”

Panic and a hint of fear could be detected in Xu Zhenchang’s voice.

He must have become aware of something strange.

Qin Niu breathed a sigh of relief to himself. Xu Zhenchang’s life and death weren’t of much concern to him, but out of either righteousness or the slight bond between them, he hoped Xu Zhenchang would free himself from Madame Zhao’s control and take the right path.

Now, it seemed that Madame Zhao’s method of bewitching men was very evil, relying on sorcery rather than her beauty.

Logically speaking, with such capability, Madame Zhao could easily acquire wealth. Why then did she tangle with so many men?

Qin Niu suddenly considered the possibility that Madame Zhao’s involvement with various men, both from within and outside the village, was just rumor.

In fact, she may not have had those sorts of relations with these men at all.

After controlling them through sorcery, she would then find ways to demand money.

If it hadn’t been for Li Shuixiang’s interruption just now, perhaps the truth would have been uncovered.

It’s rather regretful.

Qin Niu decided to secretly monitor two men who had been ‘involved’ with Madame Zhao.

In time, the truth would naturally come to light.

Xu Zhenchang had just exposed Qin Niu a moment ago which was rather troublesome. Unless Madame Zhao was foolish, she would definitely be cautious of Qin Niu and might even take covert action against him.

Feeling an invisible threat, Qin Niu hoped that the Ink Blade would complete its upgrade soon.

However, he definitely couldn’t pin all his hopes on the Ink Blade.

Master Ou had said that the upgrade could fail.

The worst outcome would be the direct loss of the Ink Blade. Then, he would still need to find a way to deal with Madame Zhao.

In that case, it might be better to wean off reliance on the Ink Blade and think of other ways to handle Madame Zhao.

Cultivation level was definitely most important.

If Qin Niu had cultivated to the Immortal Scholar Realm by now, facing Madame Zhao would be much easier.

With this in mind, he continued to cultivate within the Ancient Banyan Tree Maze, seizing the time to enhance his cultivation level.

He kept at it until evening, then he returned home with his wives and Xiao Qing.

All four had made significant gains.

Especially Xiao Qing and Tang Caixian, their progress was truly astounding.

Wang Wanyan was a bit lagging, but she was still improving many times faster than cultivating outside.

“Master, I feel that with some more cultivation time, I should be able to break through to the Innate Realm,” Xiao Qing said, lifting her head to Qin Niu.

“Hmm, keep it up! If you feel you are about to break through, remember to tell me. I’ll take you to Miaodan Pavilion to buy one or two elixirs; that would make it much safer,” Qin Niu responded. As someone who had been through it, he knew all too well how difficult it was to break through from the Acquired Realm to the Innate Realm.

Without the help of elixirs, the success rate might not even reach fifty percent.

This was also why high-level elixirs were so expensive. Their effects were indeed very good.

If they weren’t, people wouldn’t foolishly spend a lot of silver money on them.

The four chose to return home via the back mountain.