C76 Facing the Energy Shaping Realm Directly
Lee Zhuohua and the rest quickly arrived at the outskirts of the Spiritual Pine Mountain Range, and the city gates of the capital could be seen from afar.
"Young Master Lee, the capital is right in front of us. Please come to my Zhao Family Chamber of Commerce after you arrive at the capital." Seeing that they were about to reach the capital, Zhao Hanyan turned around and said to Lee Zhuohua.
Lee Zhuohua naturally understood what Zhao Hanyan meant. He didn't ask too much. He just nodded slightly and said, "Of course."
Earlier, Lin Wunian had also said that the passageways of the capital were controlled by the three major merchants. If Lee Zhuohua wanted to borrow the passageway, he would have to make a trip to the Zhao Family Chamber of Commerce.
"Let's hurry up," Lin Wunian suddenly said.
As he spoke, he even looked at the forest behind him, as if he had sensed something.
Lee Zhuohua also turned around and looked at the forest, but the direction he was looking at was different from Lin Wunian.
"Looks like I won't be able to avoid it. It's coming soon." Lee Zhuohua thought to himself.
Just as The Zhao Caravan was about to reach the entrance of the capital, a loud shout came from the forest behind them.
"Where do you think you are going?" The loud shout came closer and closer, and then a ten-foot-tall figure suddenly rushed out of the forest.
The person who had just arrived was the chief of Lianfeng Stronghold, Wang Tianming.
The moment Wang Tianming rushed out of the mountain forest, he directly arrived in front of everyone and blocked their path.
When the two of them saw Wang Tianming, their expressions immediately tensed up and they entered a state of vigilance. The guards also picked up their weapons and stared at Wang Tianming vigilantly.
Lee Zhuohua, on the other hand, was a little surprised when he saw who it was. He did not expect that someone would chase after him, but when he thought about what had happened in Lianfeng Stronghold, he understood.
Lee Zhuohua sized the man up curiously. Just now, he could sense from the aura emitted from the other party's body that this person was definitely not an ordinary person.
"This person's aura is even stronger than Yuh Guangcheng's." Lee Zhuohua commented in his heart.
After Wang Tianming caught up with the Zhao Caravan Group, he stopped them. This was because the Imperial Capital was right in front of them.
If he wanted to settle the score with Zhao Hanyan and the others, he couldn't let them enter the capital. Otherwise, it would be difficult for him to find them again.
In the past, he had caused havoc in the imperial capital, and the merchant groups had only dared to attack their merchant groups in the Spiritual Pine Mountain Range. They had never dared to take a step into the imperial capital.
Because he knew that the other powers in the capital did not care about him, so no matter how much trouble he caused in the Spiritual Pine Mountain Range, no one would care about him.
However, if he dared to step into the capital, there would be Energy Shaping Realm or even Earth Surge experts to deal with him even without the help of those merchants.
"Luckily I made it." Wang Tianming glanced at the people from the Zhao Family Chamber of Commerce with an expressionless face and thought to himself.
He began to walk towards the Zhao Caravan's group, approaching them step by step, while Zhao Hanyan and the others waited with bated breath.
From the moment Lee Zhuohua killed Wang Lieh previously, Zhao Hanyan and the others knew that they had a grudge with the Lianfeng Stronghold, and that the Lianfeng Stronghold would definitely find trouble with them, not to mention that Wang Lieh was Wang Tianming's younger brother.
Seeing Wang Tianming chasing after them, Zhao Hanyan and the others were not too surprised. They were just troubled about how to get through this difficult situation. One had to know that Wang Tianming was not Wang Lieh; he was a real Energy Shaping Stage Expert.
It was not an enemy they could afford to antagonize.
Zhao Hanyan saw that Wang Tianming was approaching him step by step, but he could not think of anything for the time being. He could only try his best to stall for time and hope that Lin Wunian would have a good countermeasure.
In order to stall for time, Zhao Hanyan had no choice but to speak, "Wang Tianming, your Lianfeng Stronghold violated the contract first, so Wang Lieh's death can only be blamed on his lack of skill. Are you stopping us because you want to completely fall out with the various Chambers of Commerce?"
As Zhao Hanyan spoke, his eyes kept giving hints to Lin Wunian, hoping that Lin Wunian would have some sort of solution.
Lin Wunian was also thinking of a way at this moment. If he were to fight Wang Tianming head-on, these people would not be his match at all. He had thought about whether Lee Zhuohua could help him or not, but when he thought about how Lee Zhuohua had not yet reached the Energy Shaping Realm, he could not help but feel dejected.
The Energy Shaping Realm and the first three major realms were a watershed. If there was still a possibility of going against the flow between the Origin Condensation Realm and the Astral Reaching Realm, then it was absolutely impossible for it to happen in front of the Energy Shaping Realm.
There was no need to talk about the Body Forging realm. The realms of the Condensing Origin Stage and the Astral Realm were just the applications of Yuan Gang to cultivators. The Astral Realm was just a form of Yuan Gang Qi that could seep out of one's body.
However, the Energy Shaping Realm was different. Once a cultivator reached the Energy Shaping Realm, the aura within their body would be able to undergo a myriad of changes, and it would no longer be able to seep out of their body at most like before.
Furthermore, after reaching the Energy Shaping Realm, the cultivator would awaken the Yuang attribute in their body. As the attribute awakened, the utilization and transformation of the Gang Qis would become even more powerful.
For example, if the first three realms could be matched by numbers, then in front of the Energy Shaping Realm, as long as the realm wasn't high enough, even if there were hundreds or thousands of people, they wouldn't be a match for the Energy Shaping Realm.
That was why Zhao Hanyan and the others were so anxious at this moment, not knowing what to do.
However, Lin Wunian did not lose his composure at this moment. After seeing Zhao Hanyan's signal, he also thought of a method, but he did not know if it would work or not.
That was to attract the attention of the guards at the capital city gate. Lin Wunian knew that there would be a commander guarding the capital city gate, and those who could accomplish the duty of commander were at least experts of the Energy Shaping Realm.
If he could get the leader's attention, he might be able to get away with it.
However, Lin Wunian did not know if the commander was at the city gate or not. He also did not know if the commander would come and interfere in their matters.
This made it difficult for Lin Wunian.
After hearing Zhao Hanyan's words, Wang Tianming's eyes moved slightly, and he opened his mouth: "Wang Lieh did indeed bring this upon himself, but the rules were set by me. What does the face of the various Chambers of Commerce have to do with me? Do you think that after killing my brother, I will let you leave safely?"
As he spoke, he looked at Lin Wunian and Lee Zhuohua.
"Don't think about stalling for time. So what if you can alert the city guards? They won't care about your life and death. As for you." Wang Tianming naturally knew what Lin Wunian was thinking. At this moment, he was sizing up Lee Zhuohua.
Wang Tianming first sized up Lee Zhuohua from head toe. There was a scrutinizing look in his eyes, as if he was wondering if Lee Zhuohua was the person who killed his brother.
Lee Zhuohua found that the other party was looking at him. The corner of his mouth curled into a smile, but he did not look at him anymore. His attention was still on the forest.
Seeing that Lee Zhuohua did not put him in his eyes, Wang Tianming could not help but let out a cold snort.
"You're the one who killed Wang Lieh, right? Your sword technique is not bad, but do you know that you have to pay with your life for killing someone?" Wang Tianming looked at Lee Zhuohua gloomily and said.
Lee Zhuohua did not care about Wang Tianming's words. What he was concerned about right now was the other guy who was about to arrive.
"Ji ji." The little guy seemed to have sensed something and started shouting at Lee Zhuohua.
"Hmm?" Lee Zhuohua noticed the little guy's strange behavior, and frowned slightly. It was obvious that he knew that a certain guy was about to arrive.
At this moment, Lee Zhuohua retracted his gaze from the mountain forest and turned to look at Wang Tianming.
"Your brother was indeed killed by me. Killing him with one strike did not make him suffer any more pain." Lee Zhuohua said to Wang Tianming expressionlessly.
When Wang Tianming heard what the other party said, his face immediately turned cold. A cold aura quickly climbed up his face.
"You, hmph, do you think I should thank you for killing my brother and not causing him any pain?" Wang Tianming said coldly, and the aura around his body began to become dangerous.
Lee Zhuohua saw that the other party was not moved at all. He only shrugged his shoulders, because he could already feel that the other party had already arrived.
"I don't mind if you want to thank me, but now, not only us, but also you, there's going to be trouble because of it." Lee Zhuohua looked at Wang Tianming and said something incomprehensible.
Wang Tianming did not know what Lee Zhuohua meant, nor did he know who it was that Lee Zhuohua was talking about. However, at this moment, the whistling sound of the wind came from the mountain forest, as if it was warning Lee Zhuohua about it.
"Whirr." Gusts of wind swept out of the woods behind the caravan, making it difficult for the men to stand.
No one knew what was going on, and after hearing Lee Zhuohua's words, Wang Tianming also looked towards the mountain forest with some doubt, wanting to see who it was.
"Creak ~" An ear-piercing cry came from the forest.
It pierced straight into the eardrums of everyone present, causing them to feel pain and couldn't help but cover their ears with their hands.
The wild wind accompanied by the cry not only made Wang Tianming vigilant, but also made Zhao Hanyan and the others couldn't help but think that perhaps Lee Zhuohua's opponent had arrived. They did not know what had happened to Lee Zhuohua.