Chapter 18: The Fisherman's Gain

  After receiving the phone call, Huang Chao arrived at a small river outside Yanjing City and got out of the car with a military knife in his hand. He walked towards a big tree by the river.

  Under that tree, more than a dozen men were already waiting, and in the river, two old men floated lightly on the water's surface, the river was flowing, but their bodies didn't move at all.

  Looking at the two old men, there were bloodstains on the corners of their mouths, and they should all be injured. The eyes of both sides were also very fierce, proving that they were not friends, but enemies.

  Huang Chang came to a middle-aged man with a big beard and looked at the two old men in the river, asking: "General, what's the situation now?"

  The bearded general whispered, "Shh", and said in a low voice: "They've been fighting for a whole day and night, it's not over yet. I reckon these two won't stop until one of them is dead!"

  "Commander, who exactly are these two people? Why have they mobilized such a large force and called over almost everyone in our entire squad?"

  "The one in black is Sima Changfeng, and the one in white is Song Linghe."

  "Ah! Are they the legendary Black and White Twin Killers?"

  "That's right, it's them."

  "General, I heard they were not brothers, why are they now fighting to the death?"

  The bearded army commander said, "I heard that it was because of a certain treasure that the two brothers became enemies. Originally, this matter should not have been handled by our Tianlong team, but they are both high-ranking masters in the scattered repair system. The higher-ups were afraid that their actions would be too big and discovered by ordinary people, so they had us transferred over!"

  Huang Chang said with dissatisfaction: "The affairs of the cultivators should be handled by the strong in the cultivation world, we are not ability users or ancient martial artists, even if we want to handle it, we can't. Commander, I think this matter should be reported to the higher-ups, don't let us take the blame later!"

  Huang Xiang thought of it quite thoroughly, even considering the black pot after the event.

  The bearded general sighed and said, "Xiao Chang, do you think I want to get involved in this matter? These cultivators are all abnormal beings. Once they start using their true powers, we can't withstand their strength. What can we do? You also know that the various major and minor sects of cultivation have already entered the cultivation world a hundred years ago, leaving only those scattered cultivators in our mundane world. The cultivation world and our mundane world are two completely different spaces, and we can't contact those people!"

  Huang Chang sighed and said, "Damn it, these two old guys are already world-renowned masters, wealth is nothing to them, what kind of treasure would make them turn against each other and fight?"

  "This I don't know, their affairs won't run to the central government to make a copy!"

  Huang Chang's conversation with Da Hu Zi Jun Zhang was clearly transmitted into Chu Zi Feng's ears, who was hiding in the dark.

  Chu Zi Feng's eyes stared at the two old men in the river, his eyes wide open, thinking to himself: "Today I finally met other cultivators! I didn't expect that the Cultivation Realm really exists in this world! From what Xiang Jie and that big bearded man said earlier, the Cultivation Realm shouldn't belong to our world, and all the cultivators in this world are loose cultivators, those guys without a sect or school. It seems that I'm also considered a loose cultivator. And Xiang Jie mentioned something about ability users and ancient martial artists earlier, it looks like there's still so much I don't know about this world, I'll have to slowly dig deeper in the future!"

  At this moment, the black-clothed old man on the river said: "Song Linghe, I advise you to hand over the treasure box immediately, otherwise I will make you disappear completely."

  "Haha, Sima Changfeng, if you have the ability, come and take it by force. Don't think that just because you're talking big, I'll give you the thing."

  "Old man, you're asking for it... watch this."

  Sigh...

  On the river surface, Sima Changfeng brought up a long water dragon, with its head straight towards Song Linghe.

  Song Linghe was suddenly startled and said: "Old guy, I didn't expect your cultivation to have reached the middle of Soul Refining, and you're on an equal footing with me."

  "There's something even more unexpected. Song Linghe, if you don't hand over the goods today, I will surely destroy you."

  "Then bring it over."

  Bang.

  Song Linghe's double palms faced Sima Changfeng and charged forward, only to see a water tiger appear in front of him. The water tiger collided with Sima Changfeng's water dragon.

  This is an absolutely fierce battle between dragons and tigers, and the cultivation of these two old guys are all in the middle stage of soul refining. If they really fight, it's hard to say who will win or lose, who will live or die.

  "Two seniors, is there something you want to say? No need to make a big fuss like it's World War III!" Huang Chang couldn't help but speak up.

  "Get out of here!"

  General Big Beard had just pulled Huang Pao back, but unexpectedly, Sima Longfeng and Song Linghe suddenly raised their true energy to the highest level, and the two sides' true energy collided with each other, producing a huge wave.

  "Everyone retreat quickly, this kind of power we can't withstand!"

  Sigh...

  Everything was too late, the power of Sima Changfeng and Song Linghe collided with each other, producing a ripple that stunned Huang Chang and others.

  At the same time, Sima Changfeng and Song Linghe also stopped attacking each other. Both of their feet had already entered the river water, and both pairs of eyes were staring fiercely at each other.

  Bang...

  Suddenly, a violent explosion burst out between Sima Changfeng and Song Linghe, sending both of them flying backward. Blood spurted from their mouths as they fell into the river, motionless.

  Now that the battle has subsided, Chu Zifeng emerged from hiding and first came to the unconscious Huang Chang's side. He took a look at Huang Chang's condition and found that he was only stunned by the previous wave and had no major problems. It is estimated that they will all wake up within half an hour.

  Afterwards, Chu Zifeng saw a yellow box floating beside the old crane in the river. So, Chu Zifeng came to the old crane's side and took a look at his situation. It turned out that he had already stopped breathing! The situation of Sima Changfeng was the same as the old crane's!

  "What treasure are they after that they're willing to go to such great lengths? Is it just this box?"

  Chu Zi Feng picked up the box and opened it, only to find that inside the box were three leather-bound ancient books. The first book was "The Precious Manual of Refining Equipment", the second book was "The Precious Manual of Refining Dan", and the third book was... "The Secret of Luminous Glass on a Fiery Day".

  The first two Chu Zi Feng didn't know what they could bring to himself, but the third Chu Zi Feng knew that this was a skill book, a cultivation skill book, which was exactly what he needed most at present.

  "Haha, 'Liu Li Jian Jue', with this new technique, I can now upgrade my cultivation."

  Chu Zi Feng smiled and said, "You two are like the snipe and the clam, fighting each other, while I reap the benefits. This can't be blamed on me, it's just a coincidence... Hmm, I reckon Xiang Jie and the others will handle your funeral arrangements, so I won't interfere. Farewell, may you two old men have a pleasant time in heaven or hell! Bye!"

  Chu Zi didn't need to bother with Huang Chang and the others, as they would naturally wake up soon. However, he couldn't let them see him, or else they would know that he had obtained what Sima Zhangfeng and Song Linghe were fighting over until death, and it was likely to bring endless trouble for himself.