Chapter 705 - 705: Peerless Sucker

Chu Qingyun let out a cold smile at Zhao Junying's words.

"What a joke. My Saint Extreme Sect is one of the Three Major Sects of the Northern Domain. Tianya Sect is just an ordinary sect. On what grounds are you stronger than the Saint Extreme Sect?"

"Seven thousand Saint Extreme Points. Take it or leave it!"

After speaking, Chu Qingyun took out a Scroll, quickly scrawled an IOU for seven thousand Saint Extreme Points, imprinted it with his Qi, and tossed it into Zhao Junying's arms.

Having written three of them now, Chu Qingyun had gotten quite proficient at writing these IOUs.

The entire sequence of movements was as smooth as flowing water, carrying the distinct air of a rich man burying someone with money.

Zhao Junying was completely stunned. He had never imagined things would go so smoothly.

It hardly felt like he was the one doing the extorting. It was as if Chu Qingyun was afraid he wouldn't accept it and was forcing the IOU on him!

"Seven thousand… I guess seven thousand it is…"

This windfall of Saint Extreme Points left Zhao Junying feeling a bit dazed. He couldn't be bothered with who was stronger anymore; seven thousand Saint Extreme Points was a huge sum, after all.

Seeing Zhao Junying's dazed expression, the disciples of the Saint Extreme Sect unexpectedly felt a sense of satisfaction and catharsis.

Perhaps this was the most valuable sum of Saint Extreme Points that Chu Qingyun had ever squandered…

Not long after Chu Qingyun threw out the IOU for seven thousand Saint Extreme Points, Zhou Jianxiong and his group of six others, disheveled and furious, stormed into the valley.

And with them were five other people Chu Qingyun didn't recognize.

"That's Xiao Qingsheng from the Purple Cloud Sect. How did they get mixed up with Zhou Jianxiong?" Qi Hao wondered aloud from the side.

'So they're from the Purple Cloud Sect...'

Chu Qingyun nodded silently, sent a sliver of his Heart and Mind into his Storage Ring, and rummaged around for two more blank Scrolls…

Chu Qingyun wasn't the least bit surprised that Zhou Jianxiong and his group had come. In fact, it was entirely within his expectations.

After all, among Zhou Jianxiong's group of seven, six were Earth King Realm Experts from the sect, two of whom were powerful Core Disciples.

Therefore, for them, breaking out or annihilating those Martial King Realm Blood Corpses was not a difficult task.

The moment Chu Qingyun saw there were no Celestial King Realm Blood Corpses, he predicted they would definitely come looking for him afterward.

They had even arrived a little later than he expected, which was likely because they had run into the people from the Purple Cloud Sect on the way.

"Chu Qingyun, you're truly sinister! You actually tricked us into that cave on purpose, then led a whole swarm of Martial King Realm Blood Corpses in after us!"

Even the normally calculating Zhou Jianxiong couldn't restrain himself, jumping forward to furiously accuse Chu Qingyun.

The sudden rush of Blood Corpses into the cave had given them a real scare, throwing them into a panic.

They weren't afraid of the Blood Corpses' strength, but they feared their frenzied aggression and terrifying infectiousness.

If they were bitten or scratched by a Blood Corpse, it would be all over!

Fortunately, their group was strong enough. After shattering a large section of the mountain, they annihilated all the Blood Corpses and even dug out over twenty Martial King Realm Blood Crystals.

Zhou Jianxiong's furious outburst attracted nearly everyone's attention.

However, Chu Qingyun was using the corner of his eye to carefully observe the inconspicuous Zhou Yongyang, who was standing slightly behind the crowd.

Seeing Chu Qingyun finally confronting Zhou Jianxiong, Zhou Yongyang was ecstatic. 'This is what I've been waiting for,' he thought, 'a chance to wipe out both of my greatest enemies in one fell swoop!'

He couldn't care less whether the others lived or died.

Without further hesitation, Zhou Yongyang made his move.

With a single thought, he channeled a stream of Primordial Power into his Palm Heart. A bulge there began to squirm, slowly releasing a colorless, odorless gas that began to spread out from him.

After activating the Poisonous Insect in his hand, Zhou Yongyang glanced around and saw that no one had noticed anything amiss.

A triumphant, cold smile appeared on his face.

Of course, Chu Qingyun, who had been prepared for this, saw everything clearly.

He had long known that Zhou Yongyang possessed something capable of incapacitating people.

So, the moment he saw Zhou Yongyang make his move, Chu Qingyun immediately sealed his body with a layer of Primordial Power and stopped breathing, cutting off all possible routes of poisoning.

Chu Qingyun had originally wanted to warn Qi Hao and Deng Xuan.

However, in order not to alert his enemy and ruin both Zhou Yongyang's plan and his own, he hesitated and decided against it.

Besides, he had his own plans and wouldn't let Qi Hao and the others come to harm.

Seeing Chu Qingyun remain silent, Zhou Jianxiong grew even more furious. "Chu Qingyun, why aren't you talking? Are you finally scared now that you've been caught luring Blood Corpses to murder your fellow sect brothers!?"

Chu Qingyun glanced at him and thought, 'What an idiot. He doesn't even realize death is at his doorstep!'

"What is there to be afraid of? I lured the Blood Corpses over, so what? I was just trying to get this Array Platform. Who told you to go poking around in that cave for no reason?" Chu Qingyun said.

"Nonsense! If you hadn't hidden your clothes in the cave, we wouldn't have gone in!"

Seeing Chu Qingyun still daring to make excuses, Zhou Jianxiong became even more livid.

"Where I toss my clothes is none of your business. But since you brought it up, I'd like to ask: what exactly were you trying to do, following me all this way?" Chu Qingyun retorted.

"This…"

Zhou Jianxiong was rendered speechless. In his exasperation, he had almost let the truth slip.

With so many people from the Saint Extreme Sect present, not to mention experts from other sects, he didn't dare admit that he had been intentionally tracking Chu Qingyun to kill him.

Just then, Xiao Qingsheng of the Purple Cloud Sect heard from Tianya Sect's Zhao Junying about what had happened with the Saint Extreme Points.

When it came to dealing with the Saint Extreme Sect, the Tianya Sect and the Purple Cloud Sect had always been in cahoots.

Having gotten seven thousand Saint Extreme Points for nothing, Zhao Junying naturally wanted to show off in front of Xiao Qingsheng. He also wanted to get Xiao Qingsheng to make a move and put a squeeze on the Saint Extreme Sect as well.

After all, a peerless sucker like Chu Qingyun was hard to come by.

You might not meet one in a hundred years!

"You're Chu Qingyun, right? This Array Platform… My Purple Cloud Sect…" Xiao Qingsheng began.

But in the next instant, Chu Qingyun cut him off. "You want Saint Extreme Points, right? How many?"

Xiao Qingsheng froze on the spot.

'He really is a peerless sucker!'

"T-twenty thousand?"

Xiao Qingsheng said, trying his luck. After naming the figure, even he felt a little sheepish, fully prepared to lower the price the moment Chu Qingyun refused.

But Chu Qingyun just laughed heartily, took a Scroll from his Storage Ring, and with a flourish of his pen, wrote out an IOU for twenty thousand Saint Extreme Points, imprinted it with his Qi, and tossed it to Xiao Qingsheng.

'Since Zhou Yongyang has already made his move,' he thought, 'I have even less to worry about.'