The red spider giant ship passed by, and the lake surface gradually calmed down.

  The old man in the green shirt let out a long sigh and said, "Since the big shots of the Poisonous Spider Merchant Guild have arrived at Earthfire City, those students from the Wushang Academy should no longer dare to come to Earthfire City."

  "Perhaps," Zhang Ruochen said.

  The imposing manner of the Red Spider's giant ship was indeed astonishing, but it didn't necessarily intimidate the students of Wushu Academy. At least in Zhang Ruochen's heart, there wasn't a shred of fear.

  The earth fire city, still have to go.

  The old man in the green shirt glanced at Zhang Ruochen, a meaningful smile appearing in his eyes. He walked to the center of the small boat, poured a full cup of steaming hot tea, and handed it to Zhang Ruochen, saying: "The lake water is icy cold, the cool wind pierces the bones. Young master, drink a cup of hot tea to warm up your body."

  Just now when pouring tea, the old man in green shirt's fingers slightly trembled, and a few grains of white powder fell from his fingernails into the cup.

  Zhang Ruochen naturally noticed the old man in green's slight movement when he poured tea earlier, and smiled: "I'm not thirsty, nor am I cold. You drink it instead, sir."

  The old man in the green robe still had an unchanging expression on his face, with a smile hanging on it, and said: "Since that's the case, I'll put the tea here, young master can drink it when he gets thirsty later."

  The old man in a green robe placed the teacup in front of Zhang Ruochen and turned around, about to continue rowing the boat.

  Zhang Ruochen said: "I told you to drink it down, didn't the old man hear my words clearly?"

  The old man in the green shirt's body came to a halt, and his eyes revealed a sharp killing intent. He let out a shrill laugh: "Youngster, you do have some discerning eyesight, to actually see through me."

  "Whoosh"

  The old man in the green shirt suddenly turned around, his arm suddenly swung out, and thirteen half-foot-long golden needles shot out, rapidly flying towards Zhang Ruochen, emitting thirteen explosive sounds.

  Each golden needle is a first-class true martial treasure, with an icy inscription on its surface connecting the head and tail of the needle. Once activated by true energy, the power it unleashes is ten times more formidable than that of ordinary golden needles.

  Zhang Ruochen still sat cross-legged at the back of the boat, not tense at all, looking calm and composed.

  "Wow"

  Thirteen golden needles flew to a position one foot in front of Zhang Ruochen, where they were blocked by a layer of true energy and immediately stopped, suspended in mid-air.

  "True Energy Protects Your Body, You Are a Top-Notch Expert"

  The old man in the green shirt changed color and knew he had met someone who couldn't be provoked, so he immediately jumped up and leaped into the lake.

  "Wow"

  Zhang Ruochen's arm waved, and thirteen golden needles immediately flew out, stabbing towards the old man in green.

  "Boom"

  An old man in a green robe was pierced by thirteen golden needles, let out a blood-curdling scream and fell into the lake. Soon, the water turned a bloody red, and a corpse floated to the surface.

  Zhang Ruochen let out a soft sigh, stood up, and infused his true energy into the small boat.

  "Whoosh"

  The small boat shot out like an arrow off the string, rapidly chasing after the direction of the Red Spider giant ship, rushing towards the depths of Hidden Mist Lake.

  About a minute later, the mist on the lake dissipated, and the outline of an island appeared before Zhang Ruochen's eyes.

  The Earthfire City was built on the island.

  The island's four sides are steep cliffs over 100 meters high, and there is an array of formations.Ordinary people can't sneak in or out of the Fire City, they can only enter through the main gate carved on the south side of the island.

  Zhang Ruochen did not venture to charge into the Earth Fire City, but instead sailed a small boat and docked at the south gate of the island. After giving a sum of silver coins, he was naturally allowed to enter the Earth Fire City smoothly.

  At this moment, the giant red spider ship was also docked on the shore, and the warriors of the Poison Spider Merchant Association were escorting batch after batch of slaves from the giant ship to the Earth Fire City.

  "Hurry up, or I'll beat you to death."

  A warrior wearing a purple robe, holding a long whip that shone with electricity, let out a loud roar.

  "Slap"

  The whip lashed out and struck a sturdy war slave, tearing open the skin on his back, leaving him covered in blood.

  Hua Qing Shan walked down from the giant spider ship with his hands behind his back, a sly smile on his face. "That battle slave is a Xuan Ji Realm Great Perfection cultivator, he's quite valuable. You should be careful not to whip him too much, or you might end up killing him. If that happens, selling you off probably wouldn't even be enough to make up for the loss."

  "I understand." The warrior in purple robes immediately knelt down on the ground, frightened and covered in cold sweat.

  The one standing in front of him is the young master of the Poisonous Spider Merchant Guild, and he is also one of the seven top young experts in the black market. In the thirty-six counties of Tianmo Ridge, he is absolutely a top-notch figure.

  A mere captain of a poisonous spider merchant's guard, who dares to offend him?

  Hua Qing Shan looked at the guard captain's terrified expression, feeling very satisfied, and smiled as he nodded, saying: "Where is that Smoke Dust County Mistress being held? Take me to see her."

  The captain of the guard looked somewhat embarrassed and said: "The host has already given orders, without his permission, no one can approach the Smoke Dust County Master."

  "Ga Ga"

  Hua Qing Shan let out a sharp laugh from his throat and said: "Not even I can?"

  The captain of the guard gritted his teeth and said, "Young master, please don't make it difficult for us, we're just following orders."

  "Alright, I won't make it difficult for you." Hua Qing Shan smiled and said: "Lift up your head."

  "The subordinate does not dare." The captain of the guard still lowered his head.

  "Look up at me!" Hu Qing's voice turned sharp and cold.

  That captain of the guard was very much afraid of Hua Qing Shan and could only raise his head to look at him.

  Hua Qing Shan's face revealed a hint of an eerie smile, with green lines appearing in his pupils before completely turning into an eerie green color, emitting an otherworldly glow. He said, "Take me to see the Lord of Yun Chen County."

  Yes

  The captain of the guard's eyes became dull and wooden, like a puppet, as he stood up and walked towards the city of Di Huo.

  "The inner disciples of the Wu City Academy, the county master of Qianshui County, are really making me look forward to it. Hehe" Hua Qing Shan's voice came out with a gloomy tone as he followed up.

  After Hua Qing Shan and the captain of the guard left, Zhang Ruo Chen walked out from a small alley, as if muttering to himself: "The young generation of the black market is actually so strong, and has even successfully cultivated the Soul Capturing Eye."

  "The Soul-Capturing Eye" is a highly mysterious and profound spiritual martial art of the highest quality, with an extremely high difficulty in cultivation, unpredictable and few people can successfully cultivate it.

  In Zhang Ruochen's impression, only Tianji Realm warriors could borrow the power of a strong martial soul to successfully cultivate the "Soul-Capturing Eyes".

  However, Zhang Ruochen could see that Hua Qingshan's martial arts cultivation had not reached the Tianji boundary, from which it can be seen that his innate talent was absolutely high. Especially his spiritual power, which had already reached above 25 levels.

  Only with strong spiritual power can one control the "Soul-Capturing Orb".

  In the black market, more than half of the evil people who successfully cultivated the Soul-Eating Eye are notorious flower thieves. Under the power of the Soul-Eating Eye, which woman can still resist them?

  At the same time, they also need to absorb the yin energy from the woman's body to consolidate their own martial soul, lest they be counterattacked by the Soul- Capturing Eyes.

  "Taking advantage of this opportunity to find Sister Huang."

  Zhang Ruochen released the power of space domain, distorted space, and disappeared instantly, just like he was hiding.

  At Zhang Ruochen's current level, after using the power of spatial distortion, unless it was a strong practitioner at the Tianji stage, no one could see through him.

  The cultivation of Du Zhu's young master is strong, but Zhang Ruochen has to follow him, after all, Huang Yanchen is now his fiancée.

  Even if it kills me, I will bring out the yellow dust.

  After concealing her tracks, Zhang Ruochen quietly followed behind Hua Qing Shan to the Poisonous Spider Merchant Guild's branch in Huo Yue City.

  Under the leadership of that guard captain, Hua Qing Shan arrived at the outside of a courtyard with array patterns. Hua Qing Shan lightly waved his hand and that guard captain retreated.

  The two maids immediately knelt down and saluted Hu Qing Shan, "Greetings, young master."

  Huā Qīng Shān said: "The Smoke and Dust County Master is being held inside."

  "Yes." The two maids said in unison.

  Hua Qing's face broke into a smile as he waved his hand and said, "All of you withdraw, this doesn't concern any of you."

  "However, young master"

  The two maidservants were both highly skilled in martial arts, their cultivation having reached the Earth Extreme Realm. In the Poisonous Spider Merchant Guild, they were also considered top-notch experts, responsible for guarding the Smoke and Dust County Mistress.

  They were about to say something else, but when they saw Hu Qing Shan's eyes, they immediately became stunned and bowed their heads, saying: "Yes, sir."

  The two maids then withdrew.

  Hua Qing Shan smiled and shook his head, walking into that courtyard.

  He had just stepped into the courtyard, but stopped in his tracks again, let out a dry laugh and said: "Still want to hide?"

  Standing fifty steps away, Zhang Ruochen was slightly startled and immediately stopped in his tracks. Had Hua Qing Shan actually discovered him?

  Just as Zhang Ruochen was about to take drastic action, two sharp whistling sounds pierced the air.

  "Hiss"

  Two figures flew out at high speed, like lightning, rushing into the courtyard, one in front of the other, standing on both sides of Hu Qing Shan.

  Those two were wearing the martial robes of the inner disciples of Wushang Academy, their cultivation was not ordinary. One used a war knife and the other used a long spear.

  "Haha, the inner disciples of Wushu Academy arrived so quickly in Defire City, it's interesting. What should I call you?" Hu Qing Shan seemed very calm and composed, his eyes slanted as he stared at the two inner disciples from Wushu Academy.

  "Zuò Shèng" - The man holding a long spear stood proudly, with an air of elegance and refinement, his cultivation having reached the Minor Extreme Realm.

  Hua Qing Mountain shook his head and said, "I've never heard of it. I did hear that the inner palace of Wushang Academy has a person named Zuo Leng Xuan, whose martial arts skills seem to be quite good."

  "That's my cousin," said Zuo Sheng.

  Hua Qing Shan smiled and said: "So you're also a disciple of the Da Qian Guo Zuo Jia, your cultivation is far inferior to that of your older cousin."

  Another student holding a combat knife, who was short and had thick eyebrows, glared at Zuo Ye and shouted: "What's the point of talking to him so much, can't we just save people first?"

  Hua Qing Shan turned his gaze and smiled: "What's your name again?"

  "Listen carefully, young one, Grandfather's name is Chang Jiji."

  That short and thin scholar reported his name, then immediately flew up, stepped on three steps, and flew to the front of Hua Qing Shan. Each step of his was treading in mid-air without landing, with a double-edged sword in hand, chopping down towards Hua Qing Shan.

  Although seemingly frail, the power that burst out was exceptionally astonishing. A thunderous roar erupted from the war knife, and four purple lightning bolts burst forth from the blade, following the knife's aura as it hacked towards Hu Qing Shan's head.