Free Web NovelChapter 7: He Had a Plan?
The journey didn’t go as he expected. As soon as he crossed the Taicho Mountain Range, he came across a group of people.
This group included five males and two females. They seemed to be together, but he could feel a strange tension between them.
He had felt this tension himself several times. So, he immediately understood the purpose of this group.
’I see! So, they want to find a treasure together, but they are also worried about a betrayal.’ freewёbnoνel.com
’Should I follow them?’
When Marx asked himself this question, he almost burst into laughter.
If it were back then, he would’ve followed them without any hesitation.
It took him eight months to reach the first stage of Qi Sea Realm, but it only took him one year to reach the second stage.
Normally, it would take double the time to cross the next stage. But because he was constantly risking his life for resources, his earnings were quite good.
Although he almost lost his life several times, he also managed to shorten the time for cultivation by half.
Then, the next stage was even more ridiculous. It took him another year to reach the third stage.
That meant before the age of fifteen, he was already at the third stage.
He was probably the fastest with a low-grade spiritual root.
But even so, he couldn’t reach the fourth stage within just four months, so he had no choice but to leave.
His inability to improve was never due to a lack of resources. It was simply a lack of talent.
So, he hesitated for a moment; a strange and complex anger grew within him.
He felt like a loser for a moment. He had not even reached the peak of the world, and he was already thinking of resting.
This was a conflicting part of his mentality.
His personality, which had changed and grown through those adventures, could never settle down until he reached the peak.
’I should never think like a rich man. I am not a rich man. I shouldn’t forget my struggles.’
He constantly told himself before hiding away from those people.
Due to his years of adventures, he had learned to use the environment to hide himself quite well.
He was able to quickly follow them while learning to hide his presence.
"Are you sure it’s here?"
"Do you think I will joke about it? That map was divided into four parts for some reason. What reason do you think you will make a map and tear it apart?"
"For fun? Just kidding! But we might have found four pieces of the map, but we haven’t put them together."
"I have."
"Wait? If you have, why didn’t you come here alone?"
"Idiot! Isn’t it simple? I am afraid. While treasure hunting can be rewarding, it is also risky."
"Jango, why are you lying? If I am not wrong, you didn’t remember the exact location, right?"
"You were lying, Jango? Sure enough, you are a greedy bastard."
"Damn it! You don’t get to say that. You are the one who said we should steal the other parts of the map."
"Humph! So, we already have a group. Two of you, two of you, two of you, and only I."
A cold voice startled the group.
When they turned towards one person, they realized they had talked too much.
At this moment, this woman was the strongest among them, but unlike them, she was alone.
So, they weren’t afraid of her. But if she decided to betray them during treasure hunting, it would be a massive problem.
Marx’s attention was quickly drawn to that woman. His eyes lit up with shock as he stared at her.
She was wearing a purple veil and gown. Her body was perfectly encased in her light clothes. With her smooth and pale skin, she looked like a fairy.
Marx had seen beautiful women, but this was the first time he had seen such a beautiful woman.
’Damn it! These cultivator women are too beautiful. Even though she doesn’t look as good as this woman, she is also beautiful.’
His eyes shifted towards another girl. She was also beautiful, wearing a pink skirt and showing off her long legs.
But the woman in purple clothes had something extra that made her very charming. Whether it was her face or curves, he couldn’t say for sure.
Marx shook his head, trying to get rid of those dangerous thoughts.
’I must’ve been influenced by that bastard. I should never become someone like him. I have a system. Dual Cultivation Inheritance? Tho! Give it to the dogs!’
"By the way, isn’t this the Maicho Mountain Range? How far is this treasure location? If we keep moving like this, we will enter the central area of the External Dark Forest."
"I think it is somewhere outside the Maicho Mountain. Let’s look at the map once again!"
One of them spoke and took a glance at the woman next to him.
She nodded coldly and took out her map. They placed their maps on the ground and combined them.
Soon, a complete map showed them the exact location of the treasure.
"Taicho Mountain Range, Maicho Mountain Range, Sancho Mountain Range, and Raicho Mountain Range."
"It’s somewhere between the Sancho Mountain Range and the Raicho Mountain Range. If we walk at this speed, it will take us four days to reach this place."
"Hey, hey, I just noticed something. Is that the name of the map maker?"
The woman wearing a pink skirt pointed at a certain name on the top of the map, which belonged to the woman in purple clothes.
"Miss Yuna! Did you already know this?"
The man standing next to the woman in a pink skirt looked at the woman in purple clothes and asked.
"Otherwise?"
Yuna coldly replied.
"Then, you must know him. Miss Yuna, if you don’t tell us his information, we will no longer work with you."
The man didn’t try to hide his greed. Since they already knew the location of the treasure, they didn’t need to bring this woman.
That meant they didn’t need to share the treasures with her.
"Heh!"
Yuna gave him a cold snort, ignoring him.
She didn’t make a move, but if they did, she was ready to kill them.
That was her mentality.
Just when he was about to make a move, another man stopped him.
"Billy, stop! Since the map belongs to all of us, we must go there together. Besides, Miss Yuna knows more about that place than us. She will be a great help."
Upon hearing his words, Billy stopped, but Yuna couldn’t help but make a sarcastic remark.
"At least someone has a brain in his head." ƒrēewebnoѵёl.cσm
"You..."
Her words angered Billy, but he didn’t make a move.
Now that he thought about it, if he made a move, he wasn’t sure about others, but she would definitely kill him.
He wanted the treasure, but he also wanted to live.
"Miss Yuna, since you came here for that treasure, you must know what it is. Even if you don’t tell us about the treasure, can you tell us what kind of danger we will face?"
The man who had calmed down Billy quickly turned his attention towards Yuna and asked.
"I don’t have anything to hide. This map belongs to a Golden Core Realm cultivator."
"Without knowing the mechanism inside the cave, even a Foundation Establishment Cultivator could die."
"As for what treasures he hides, even I don’t know much about them."
Yuna calmly answered him.
"Golden Core?"
All six of them were stunned upon hearing that. Some became greedy while smart ones turned pale.
It could be a dangerous trap. They weren’t even sure if they could survive.
Yuna looked at them for a moment before grabbing the part of her map as she walked towards the destination.
The woman in a pink skirt, Billy, and another man quickly ran after her while the other three men hesitated.
They felt like this was a trap. Even if they reached that place, they might not come out alive.
But the allure of the Golden Core treasure overwhelmed their rational thinking. They quickly ran towards the group.
Behind them, Marx was also following them. He was also surprised by this piece of information.
He never thought this adventure would lead to the Golden Core treasure. That was probably one of the strongest people in the State of Drunken Immortal.
The cultivation realms of this world were the Qi Sea, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Spiritual Transformation, Supreme Ancestor, True King, Domain Emperor, and Tribulation Ascendance.
The cultivation realms of the immortal world were the Half-Immortal, True Immortal, Profound Immortal, Earth Immortal, Heavenly Immortal, Golden Immortal, Immortal Ancestor, Immortal King, and Immortal Emperor.
Max was a Golden Immortal, and he was around the middle of this realm. On the other hand, Maria was already at the peak of the Golden Immortal Realm.
Because of his memories, Marx didn’t have that much knowledge about any of the realms before the Spiritual Transformation Realm.
