Great Tyrannical Deity - Chapter 9
A day after Shi Li killed the lackeys of the Yan Clan, he finally reached Grand Tian City.
He was shocked at how big Grand Tian City is. The walls were 30 meters high, 3 times higher than the Shi clan’s walls. The guards were all peak stage Qi Creation cultivators, giving off a menacing aura. This aura was so thick that it was suffocating and it made the thieves think twice before committing crimes within the city. The city took over 100 square kilometers of land, way bigger than some megacities on Earth.
As Shi Li was entering Grand Tian City, a guard came up to him and indifferently said, “A diamond coin, please.” Shi Li then respectfully asked, “What is it for?”
The guard just answered, “Toll fee.” Shi Li was confused but when he looked around, he understood. He was under the protection of the whole Grand Tian City. Shi Li then grabbed a diamond coin and gave it to the guard.
He then continued to walk inside and look at the surroundings. Shops and inns were everywhere. Most buildings were tens of meters high. For someone like Shi Li who came from a small town, it was truly a sight to behold.
He also looked at the people who were walking through the streets. He thought he would mostly see but never in his eyes would he see that within Grand Tian Ciry, all the people here were cultivators. Most were at the early Muscle Refinement realm and some were at the late Muscle Refinement realm. Some even reached the Qi Creation realm.
‘It is truly a haven for cultivators.’ Shi Li muttered inwardly. But a question popped up in Shi Li’s mind. Since this city is a haven for cultivators, shouldn’t there be sects around the city?
He then asked a passerby this question and he got an answer, “Well, you’re truly in luck. The sects of Grand Tian City are gonna hold a recruitment event in a few days. Make sure to use up all this time to get stronger and get into the top 3 sects.”
Shi Li understood how the sects work. He nodded and questioned again, “What are the top 3 sects?” This made the passerby surprised but he then quickly understood. Shi Li was not from this city.
“The top 3 sects are, from weakest to strongest, Crimson Blade Sect, Tranquil Harmony Sect and Heavenly Fist Sect. Crimson Blade Sect focuses on swords and sabers and is considered the third strongest sect. Tranquil Harmony Sect focuses on zithers and is considered the second strongest sect. They also only accept females as disciples. Lastly would be the Heavenly Fist Sect. They focus on absolute strength and this make them tbe strongest sect of all.” The passerby answered.
Shi Li thanked the man and gave him a few diamond coins as a token of gratitude. Shi Li then went into an inn to rest and train for the upcoming disciple recruitment.
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The room Shi Li entered was well furnished. It had a bed, a desk, a strength measuring pillar and some personal needs like showers.
Shi Li sat on the bed and remembered something. He then took out the two bags he got from killing the Yan Clan lackeys. He opened it up and became surprised as to what was inside.
The bag was filled with coins. Not just iron or silver coins. But pure diamond coins! Shi Li checked how much coins were inside and it was around 200 or so. Shi Li didn’t have to worry about money for a while.
He checked a bit more and brought out a book. ‘[Flowing Wave, Reaching Heavens]. Intermediate World grade.’
What?! Shi Li truly didn’t expect to get such a good technique. As expected from the Yan Clan. Even their lackeys have good stuff.
Shi Li checked on the technique a bit more. ‘Has 3 layers. First layer allows the cultivator to imitate sounds of roaring waves and unleash twice the force. Second layer allows the cultivator to flawlessly connect attacks like a raging river and unleash thrice the force. Third layer allows the cultivator to break apart the void and unleash quintuple the force.’
This. This is truly tyrannical! Shi Li thought to himself. He currently has a force multiplier of 7 times from the [Art of True Omnipotence]. With this technique practiced to the peak, he can unleash a force multiplier of 35 times!
Shi Li was already happy with the gains he got but he saw something glistening within the bag. He brought it out and it was a crystal. It was exuding a faint aura of worldly qi. ‘It can’t be! It’s a qi crystal!’ Shi Li truly was speechless.
Qi Crystals were crystals formed from condensed world qi after countless amounts of years. They could be separated into four grades: low grade, middle grade, high grade and supreme grade. What Shi Li has is a low grade qi crystal but it was enough for Shi Li. He was just a Muscular Refinement cultivator anyway.
He rummaged a bit more and found that he now has a total of three qi crystals. With this kind of loot, you could say that Shi Li just got an unexpected surprise.