Ryu had no idea that a pair of old men were trying to get revenge for his arrogance. Clearly, they believed that if Ryu wanted to be so bold and petty, then they could play along as well. What they didn't know was that even if Ryu had known about their machinations, he wouldn't have cared in the first place.
Sending more people after him? Wasn't this like sending lambs to the slaughter?
Ryu no longer had to be restrained by his Spiritual Sense thanks to his Perfect Blackbody Soul, it felt like the old days when he could use his <Third Perspective> with impunity. In fact, it felt even better than that.
Ryu was a bit surprised by this reality, but after a moment, it made sense.
Currently, Ryu's soul was a True Ancestral Grade Talent. In fact, it was more like an Origin Grade Talent downgraded due to its difficulty of use. However, Ryu's Heavenly Pupils had been born in Sacrum and were, as well, restricted by its limited laws.
If Ryu had been born in the True Martial World, unlocking all 999 seals would have made him a monster. Even Elena's father wouldn't have been able to defeat him so easily.
So, it was no wonder that his current Spiritual Sense was far stronger than his <Third Perspective> had been in the past.
With Ryu's greatest weakness now gone, what did he have to fear? Even if the Heavens suddenly attacked him again, it would be impossible to catch him off guard.
Ryu blatantly blanketed his surroundings as he moved, both so that he could get used to this new feeling, and seeing if he could truly use it as unsparingly as his <Third Perspective>.
To Ryu's shock, his Spiritual Sense didn't seem to have a limiter on it. No, it was more accurate to say that his Spiritual Sense was capped not by his Spiritual Qi and Sea, but rather by his Focus Qi.
Ryu felt that he could keep pushing his Spiritual Sense further and further, but after about ten or so kilometers, the speed of the expansion slowed considerably, and the strain on Ryu increased as well.
Ryu had a feeling that in Sacrum, blanketing even after the entire Plane wouldn't be an issue. But here, the restraints were far more stringent.
Still, Ryu was more than happy with this result and he restricted his Spiritual Sense to about a kilometer. Since he lost access to the Prayer Mat, he had to be more careful with how he used his Focus Qi so this was the best option for now.
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Ryu soon made it to his first auction house. He decided to focus only on the largest ones in the area, and within the Province, there were three.
It took him about a month to travel to all of them and check their inventories one by one. As he traveled, he completed his missions swiftly and without a care. In fact, by the end of the month, he had already completed as much as three years worth of missions and wouldn't have to worry about this for a long while.
Ryu had noticed that there were some people following him despite the fact they thought they were being stealthy in the first week, but he just as easily lost them. Even though he could kill them, he felt that it was a hassle.
He had spent most of his time within cities and they had rules against murder as well. He could ignore the rules of Radiant Star, but he wasn't arrogant enough to dive head first into more danger unless someone provoked him more blatantly.
'The three auction houses weren't bad, but they still didn't have exactly what I needed… the quality wasn't good enough…'
Of the three auction houses, two of them had Yin Water Treasures for sale, one had a Common Grade treasure and the other even had a Lower Black Grade one.
Depending on the Yin Water Treasure in question, the method of telling their quality apart was likewise different. However, with Ryu's expertise, he was able to differentiate them even without being overly familiar with the two particular strains.
All he could say was that they weren't good enough. They would catalyze his Yin Water Seed into awakening, but both were of such low quality that the Seed would at best be of Common Grade. The only way to overcome that was with quantity, but obviously, he wouldn't be able to find such a thing here.
The only method was to head into nature.
Ryu looked upon was billowing snow plane, the frigid air licking at his skin. It had taken quite some time to trudge to this location as no transport dared to step foot here. In fact, if it wasn't for his awakened Spiritual Sense, Ryu wouldn't have dared to come here easily either. It was only because he could dodge the beasts before they spotted him that he dared be so free.
However, what amused him was that two people had actually followed him. What was amusing about it was that these idiots would have been killed with a single swipe of any one of the beasts he had helped them to dodge.
If by some miracle they actually managed to kill him, how would they even leave this place without his Spiritual Sense? Didn't that mean that they would die no matter what the result was? Ryu was baffled that people who called themselves cultivators could be so stupid.
Seeing that Ryu had paused, the individuals rushed forward, feeling that this would be the best chance they could get.
They glared at Ryu, their auras menacing.
It had been almost half a year now, almost half a year since they had been chasing this bastard. They had thought they lost him until they suddenly stumbled upon him at an auction house a few days ago.
This was maybe the only reason Ryu hadn't acted to kill immediately. He was curious about who these people were. Why were they following him, because they clearly weren't from the Radiant Star Sect.
"Where is that white-gold haired bitch with the vicious mouth?! Tell me and I might let you off lightly!"
Ryu blinked. Somehow, he knew exactly who this person was talking about.
"Isemeine?"
Why would he know where she was?