Translator: CinderTL
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Great Shang.
The population is over 160 million.
The total land area spans 1.86 million square kilometers in a long strip.
From east to west, it covers over 2,200 kilometers, and from north to south, over 840 kilometers.
However...
The Chiyang Sword Sect is not within the territory of Great Shang.
Instead, it lies to the east of Great Shang, in a mountain range originally named Baiye Mountain, now renamed as Chiyang Mountain.
The Chiyang Sword Sect governs not just one country of Great Shang, but three countries: Great Shang, Great Li, and Great Chu.
The total area spans over 6 million square kilometers.
The population exceeds 440 million.
Thus, the actual distance from Guangzhou City to the Chiyang Sword Sect is over 2,000 kilometers.
To travel on foot...
With a martial artist's physical stamina, they could cover seventy to eighty kilometers a day, but it would still take almost a month to get there.
Li Chunjun pondered for a moment.
He walked towards a small park with dense trees.
He needed to think carefully about his next steps.
...
At eighteen years old, he still didn't know how many people had turned a blind eye to his rampage in Guangzhou City.
Without any communication channels, he also had no idea what his current strength meant.
The simple perceptions of the common folk made him think that being nationally wanted was a serious problem, one that needed to be carefully dealt with.
Otherwise...
There would be more variables.
He thought deeply, like a tired traveler taking a rest.
However, this reflection only lasted a moment before he felt something.
A man who looked to be in his thirties or forties approached.
Li Chunjun recognized him.
"Ling Feng?"
He then added, "Is my disguise that easy to see through?"
"On one hand, I've been searching for your information recently. On the other hand..."
The middle-aged man, who had given him a business card not long ago, Ling Feng, glanced at his attire. "Your outfit is pretty eye-catching."
"Eye-catching?"
Li Chunjun looked at himself.
He had worn this outfit several times when going out and had not raised any suspicion.
No one had discovered him.
If they had, how could he still be staying so comfortably in that apartment?
"Shall we talk somewhere else?"
Ling Feng asked.
Li Chunjun hesitated for a moment but didn't refuse this time.
He followed him and got into a car parked nearby.
Ling Feng drove out of the city, heading towards the outskirts while observing him through the rearview mirror.
It was hard to imagine that such a young man, just eighteen years old, still with a trace of youthfulness, had done so many earth-shattering things in Guangzhou City in less than a month.
Over two hundred people!
More than two hundred lives!
And most of them were powerful and influential people.
What terrifying strength was this!?
As a result, now...
The mid-to-high level officials in Guangzhou City were all alarmed at the mention of his existence.
This, he had seen when gathering information on him—everyone avoided mentioning him, and pretending to be deaf and mute was the best proof.
They were scared.
Except for a few top-level people, everyone in Guangzhou City had been terrified by his viciousness, brutality, and bloodshed.
Top martial artists aren't that scary.
But who can claim to be completely safe when a top martial artist, fearless and with no attachments, kills without restraint?
Because of this, even if someone truly recognized Li Chunjun, they would pretend they hadn't seen him.
They would consciously avoid him.
As for ordinary people...
Ordinary people wouldn't pay attention to any wanted notices.
In face-to-face encounters, they would probably think they were two similar people.
It's better to stay out of it and avoid trouble.
More trouble is better avoided than sought.
This was also the reason why Ling Feng, upon realizing that Li Chunjun was hiding in this area, kept circulating nearby and "discovered" him a second time, quickly approaching him.
He had already realized that this was the most important opportunity for his rise in life.
A top-tier martial artist was already someone beyond his reach for most of his life.
The key point was that this top-tier martial artist was only eighteen years old!
Who could guarantee what achievements he would reach in the future!?
Innate?!
Or...
A cultivator!?
Even the lowest-ranked body refinement cultivator was an unimaginable leap for someone of their middle-class standing.
If he could help him at his time of need, with this relationship, the benefits he would gain in the future would be immeasurable.
Of course, there were risks.
But right now, the risks had been reduced to a controllable range.
Besides, in this world, what doesn't come with risks?
...
"Actually, I've been looking for you for several days," Ling Feng confessed as he drove.
"I have a lot of problems on my hands, and I'm wanted." Li Chunjun said calmly.
"I told you before, the so-called trouble you face isn't really trouble. A wanted notice? Does it matter to a cultivator? As long as any cultivator stands up and handles things for you, all your problems will be solved," Ling Feng said, smiling. "Moreover, I believe that you have a real chance to become a cultivator. And cultivators... which country's laws can punish a cultivator?"
"Cultivator..."
Li Chunjun paused, considering the idea.
This...
It was indeed a possibility.
But the issue was, he couldn't become a cultivator in a short time.
Moreover, there are different ranks among cultivators.
If he killed the Chiyang Sword Sect disciple, Jin Zhiya, a cultivator's status wouldn't protect him.
"I know you'll seek revenge on Jin Zhiya. Are you worried about her identity as a Chiyang Sword Sect disciple?" Ling Feng asked seriously. "Actually, from my perspective, a top-tier martial artist at eighteen, such talent is no worse than someone with spiritual roots, and may even surpass them!"
He continued, "What you need now is an opportunity! A chance to prove yourself, a chance to return to the light! As long as you can get back into the sunlight, you could join the Chiyang Sword Sect and become one of their disciples!"
"Become a disciple of the Chiyang Sword Sect?"
"Exactly, this is not entirely without hope for you! A top-tier martial artist is just a step away from the Innate Realm! An Innate martial artist can be introduced into the Immortal array to draw in the world's energy and become a body refinement cultivator. What's stopping you from joining the Chiyang Sword Sect as a body cultivator?"
Ling Feng quickly added, "Once you're a disciple of the Chiyang Sword Sect, avenging Jin Zhiya is justified! The Chiyang Sword Sect won't investigate it in the slightest!"
Li Chunjun didn't respond immediately.
"The world is made up of countless factions. Only by showing your talent and relying on a big tree can you grow quickly. Jin Zhiya is the perfect example of this."
Ling Feng patiently advised, "If she wasn't a disciple of the Immortal Sect but just a rich girl, the Jin family would have already been wiped out by you."
Then, he paused before continuing, "Moreover, with your talent, entering a Immortal Sect will allow you to grow rapidly. With the sect's inheritance, don't even talk about cultivators or great cultivators; becoming a true immortal or a true lord is not a dream. As long as your talent is high enough, even the elusive immortals are not just old legends..."
Immortals!
The word shook Li Chunjun's heart.
Becoming an immortal.
He firmly believed that the possibility of turning this vague legend into reality was a path he would follow with determination, with no turning back.
But if he could enter an Immortal Sect...
That path would undoubtedly be smoother and faster.
"So…"
Li Chunjun looked at Ling Feng. "Do you have a way?"
Ling Feng's spirit lifted. "Yes! The highest ruler of where I work is a cultivator! A cultivator with a sky-high background, rumored to have high-level Qi Refining cultivators backing him!"
He added with emphasis, "Within the boundaries of Xuanzhou, there's nothing he can't do!"
(End of the Chapter)
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