Chapter 178: Stay for the Show, a Body Integration Cultivator Dies

The four Body Integration cultivators turned to leave, but Qin Xiao called out to stop them. They hesitated, unsure of his intent.

“Qin Xiao, what are you playing at?”

“Don’t tell me you want to kill us too?”

“You clearly don’t understand Body Integration strength. If we want to leave, even the Heaven and Earth Fiends can’t necessarily stop us.”

They spoke directly to Qin Xiao.

“What I mean is, the show’s already reached this point. Why not stay and watch it through to the end?”

Qin Xiao said plainly.

“What show? You’ve already killed our disciples and juniors. What more do you want?”

One of the Body Integration cultivators asked in confusion.

“Seniors, please capture Chen Shunyi and seal his Spiritual Sea.”

Qin Xiao didn’t answer the question. Instead, he turned to Tao Tianyuan and Li Wuyang.

“Since you’re asking, we’ll naturally help you take him down.”

Tao Tianyuan moved toward Chen Shunyi without hesitation.

Li Wuyang was already positioned in front of Chen Shunyi. She struck immediately.

Chen Shunyi hadn’t expected Qin Xiao to want him captured. Surprised as he was, he was still a Body Integration cultivator, and he quickly reacted and retreated.

He had reacted late, and the Heaven and Earth Fiends were a cultivation substage above him. He hadn’t retreated far before Tao Tianyuan blocked him.

“You two, I’m an official of the Heavenly Dynasty, holding the rank of Grand Commander. You can’t lay hands on me.”

Chen Shunyi had no choice but to invoke his rank as Grand Commander.

“Apologies, but I don’t recognize any Grand Commander. I only know one thing: take someone’s money and remove their troubles.”

Tao Tianyuan ignored the title entirely.

“Husband, enough talk. Just capture him and hand him over to Qin Xiao.”

Li Wuyang wanted to finish this quickly. This old bastard was clearly no good.

“How much did Qin Xiao pay you? I’ll double it-no, five times! Just don’t interfere, and I’ll pay you five times as much.”

Hearing they’d only taken Qin Xiao’s Spirit Stones, Chen Shunyi seized on the opening.

“Really, five times? Not to look down on you, but I don’t think you can afford it.”

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“My savings may not be vast, but they’re not small either. Name your price.”

Seeing a chance, Chen Shunyi hurried to speak.

Qin Xiao might have some Spirit Stones, but surely only a few hundred million. He couldn’t have given them all away, could he? Chen Shunyi had been an official for hundreds of years. Despite his many expenses, he still had over a billion saved. Even if he spent it all, staying alive would be worth it.

“Let me work it out. One of us costs one billion. My husband and I together cost three billion. Five times that is fifteen billion. Give us that and we’ll leave immediately.”

Li Wuyang did the math and stated the figure.

“What?”

Chen Shunyi thought he had misheard. Fifteen billion was an astronomical sum.

He had gathered plenty of resources over the years, but his cultivation, social obligations, and four disciples all needed them. The expenses were huge. Saving over a billion was already a lot. They were asking for fifteen billion! Had Qin Xiao paid them three billion?

“You must be joking. Did Qin Xiao really give you three billion Spirit Stones?”

Chen Shunyi still couldn’t believe it.

“Naturally. What did you think? Are my husband and I so cheap?”

Li Wuyang was a little annoyed. She had told him he couldn’t afford it, and he hadn’t believed her. Now that she had named the price, he doubted her?

Qin Xiao heard the exchange too. So, Ling Ruoxue, one helper costs a billion, and the pair costs three billion. You quoted me ten billion each! I told you to be honest, and you really did multiply by ten.

“Damn it, why are they talking about prices? Now Qin Xiao’s going to find out.”

Ling Ruoxue was watching from the city wall and heard everything. This was awkward.

One billion per person was the market rate. But thanks to their Dual Cultivation Art, the Heaven and Earth Fiends could match a late-stage Body Integration cultivator together. As a pair, they charged the late-stage rate.

“That’s not what I meant. I really don’t have that much. I have over a billion here; I can give it to you first. Rest assured, I’ll pay you the rest later.”

Though Chen Shunyi found it hard to believe, he had no other choice. He needed to escape first.

Once he got away, he’d notify Tianyi Sect in Central Province about these two. They’d be too busy hiding to come after him for the remaining Spirit Stones.

“No Spirit Stones? Then there’s nothing to discuss.”

Li Wuyang prepared to strike.

“Wait! Let me borrow some from my friends.”

Chen Shunyi panicked when they didn’t take the bait. He quickly offered to borrow the funds.

“Brothers, could you lend me fourteen billion Spirit Stones? I’ll give you generous gifts in return another day.”

Left with no alternative, Chen Shunyi called out to the other four Body Integration cultivators.

“Brother Chen, it’s not that we won’t help you. We simply don’t have that many Spirit Stones on us.”

One of them replied with visible discomfort.

Even if we had it, we wouldn’t dare lend it to you. What would you use to repay us?

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Tao Tianyuan shook his head helplessly. He knew Li Wuyang was toying with Chen Shunyi. Even if Chen Shunyi could produce the Spirit Stones, they still wouldn’t let him go.

In their line of work, credibility was everything. If they dared betray a client today, the entire cultivation world would close its doors to them tomorrow. Who would dare do business with them after that?

“Fine. Whatever my husband says.”

Seeing her husband’s decision, Li Wuyang stopped playing around.

The couple attacked together. Chen Shunyi couldn’t resist them for long before they captured him.

Tao Tianyuan lifted Chen Shunyi, whose Spiritual Sea was now sealed, and carried him to Qin Xiao.

“Qin Xiao, here’s your man.”

Tao Tianyuan tossed Chen Shunyi onto the ground in front of Qin Xiao.

“Qin Xiao, this is all a misunderstanding. Yes, we have grievances, but you haven’t actually lost anything. I’m the one who lost four disciples. Let me go, and we’ll call this settled. I concede. All these people are watching-I guarantee I’ll never bring this up again. What do you say?”

With his Spiritual Sea sealed, Chen Shunyi had no choice but to beg.

“Don’t be ridiculous. Those who kill will in turn be killed. You’re not conceding-you just know you’re about to die.”

Qin Xiao paid no attention to the plea. When you wanted to kill me, you certainly weren’t talking like this.

“Qin Xiao, think carefully. I’m a Heavenly Dynasty official. If you kill me, you’re challenging the Heavenly Dynasty itself. Can you bear those consequences?”

Seeing Qin Xiao’s resolve, Chen Shunyi played his official card again.

He hadn’t led with this because he feared provoking Qin Xiao. He’d noticed that this kid was like Ye Qiuyue-yielding to gentleness but not to force. Status couldn’t suppress him; it only made him angrier. But now, this was his only option.

“Sorry, you say you’re a Heavenly Dynasty official, but do you have proof? Your word isn’t enough. Changing one’s appearance is easy. If everyone claimed to be a Heavenly Dynasty official, wouldn’t that cause chaos?”

Qin Xiao had anticipated this move and already prepared his excuse.

“Qin Xiao, what are you playing at? You know perfectly well who I am. What’s the meaning of this?”

Chen Shunyi was bewildered. What was Qin Xiao doing?

“So you have no proof, then? No proof, yet you dare impersonate a Heavenly Dynasty official-that’s an unforgivable crime. What audacity. Today, someone has dared to impersonate a Heavenly Dynasty official. I’ll eliminate this impostor on behalf of the Heavenly Dynasty.”

Qin Xiao’s voice rang out loudly.

You want to hide behind your position? I’ll strip away that position first.

Before Chen Shunyi could get the word “dare” past his lips, Qin Xiao’s fist shattered his skull.

“Villains die from talking too much. I’m no villain, but I don’t want to waste words on you either.”

After the deed was done, Qin Xiao wiped his hands clean.