Chapter 40: Burning
Having activated a ’Basic Light Body Talisman,’ Li Shiming flitted between the rocks and trees, on the last path down the mountain that the large server IBMz15 had analyzed.
If he could have jumped down from the cliff, whose height was unknown, without any harm, there would have been many options available to him.
But he was only a Qi Refining Second Level novice, and since he barely knew how to apply Spiritual Power Patterns, he didn’t have the ability to jump from heights over a hundred meters.
On the surface, he did not look distressed and did not seem to be fleeing, because he could always detect an ambush ahead of time.
Sometimes it was the uneasy rustling of small animals, other times it was an inconspicuous imprint on the ground.
Li Shiming stopped again; he had noticed a small stone fifty meters ahead had moved from its original position, revealing a small damp patch.
This indicated that someone had been there not long before, and his eyes continued to sweep the surroundings.
Most of the cultivators attending this market were Qi Refining Early Stage Cultivators, who, to some extent, could not yet move without leaving traces, invariably leaving some clues behind.
Li Shiming felt annoyed inwardly; he hadn’t expected the Cultivation World to be so dark. He had merely revealed a bit of his wealth, and already countless cultivators were targeting him.
This was still considered a relatively safe market provided by Gu Jia, which showed just how dangerous the Cultivation World could be.
In fact, Gu Jia did regard this market as extremely safe. Partly, the safety came from all the cultivators abiding by the rule of not fighting within the market.
The other part was due to the reputation of the Sky Sea Sect’s station in Central Capital.