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Cultivation: The Heaven's Fated Useless Genius-Chapter 72 – Forcefully suppressed
Bai Jugu was in a difficult position, extremely difficult.
In fact, trading at Ji Xuanming's exchange rate wasn't entirely impossible.
The Jiang family was wealthy and powerful. As long as they could exchange for Gu sources, their family had ways to utilize these sources to recoup losses through other means.
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Even if the Gu sources ended up in the hands of the Jiang family, they could use this unique cultivation resource from the Northern Wilderness on their direct descendants or clan members.
In this world, everything has two sides. These low-level cultivators in the Jiang family caravan traveled long distances not only to serve the Jiang family but also to seek some profit for themselves.
They lived at the bottom, struggling in hardship, unlike the carefree descendants of the Twelve Imperial Cities' families.
Gu Feng observed over these days that many of them were merely thirteen or fourteen-year-old children.
In previous years, when the caravan traded with the Witch's Village, there would always be some extra Gu sources or Spirit Stones. Bai Jugu would distribute these extras as subsidies to the brothers in the caravan.
People have feelings; you can't let the Jiang family eat meat while not even giving the brothers a sip of soup, right?
The Jiang family was aware of this and turned a blind eye, as long as the caravan brought back the Gu sources and completed the task.
If the water is too clear, there will be no fish. Jiang Aonan wouldn't pursue these small matters to the end!
Otherwise, who would dare to work for him in Yong'an City?
However, if they traded at Ji Xuanming's price, the interests of many guards and traders in the caravan would be completely disregarded.
Bai Jugu was in a bitter dilemma. At this point, those who were cut off and trampled upon were still people like them with humble status.
Gu Feng had been pondering these issues. He saw through everything clearly and, just by looking at Bai Jugu's expression, understood the key points.
"Brother Bai, don't panic!"
Patting Bai Jugu on the shoulder, Gu Feng smiled slightly and said, "At worst, we won't trade with the White Tiger Witch's Village. Aren't there still the other three major Witch's Villages?"
Gu Feng's words were like a deep-water bomb, immediately causing an uproar in everyone's hearts present!
Bai Jugu's heart trembled as if awakening from a dream!
Yes, at worst, they could just abandon the White Tiger Witch's Village! Besides the White Tiger Witch's Village on the border, there were the Rosefinch, Orient Loong God, and Basalt Witch's Villages. In recent years, these four have been in hostile relations, constantly vying for cultivation resources.
Cultivators in the Eastern Region needed the Gu sources from the Northern Wilderness to consolidate their Dao foundation, and the cultivators in the Northern Wilderness also needed Spirit Stones from the Eastern Region for cultivation!
The Northern Wilderness was peculiar; although it was rich in Gu sources and unique, the production of Spirit Stones was extremely low!
It's not that there weren't any, but compared to the Eastern Region, the quality and quantity of Spirit Stone veins in the Northern Wilderness were negligible!
Since the White Tiger Witch's Village was asking for too much, if they couldn't afford to play, they could simply not play with them!
Ji Xuanming was furious upon hearing Gu Feng's words. Just as he was about to threaten again, Gu Feng shook his folding fan and said something even more intolerable!
"Moreover, as far as I know, the old village chief of the White Tiger Witch's Village has three sons. If we can't reach an agreement with him, we might as well visit the other two young masters. There might be a turning point."
Ji Xuanming almost exploded, wanting to slap Gu Feng.
His second brother, Ji Xuanyang, was fine, as they were close brothers who grew up together.
But if the Jiang family caravan really bypassed him and contacted Ji Wenxuan, then everything he did today would be in vain!
This annual early spring trade, though cumbersome, was extremely important to the Witch's Village!
It directly affected the cultivation efficiency of every cultivator in the village for the coming year.
Apart from the abundance of Gu sources, the Northern Wilderness was extremely poor in other cultivation resources!
With a severe shortage of Spirit Stones, witch cultivators could only rely on absorbing the free Spiritual Energy in the world for cultivation, which was incredibly inefficient!
This also meant that in the Northern Wilderness, the value of a single Spirit Stone far exceeded that in the Eastern Region.
If in the Northern Wilderness, a low-grade Spirit Stone was enough to exchange for an ox, in the Eastern Region, even ten low-grade Spirit Stones couldn't achieve that!
It's simply a matter of exchange rates.
Such an important juncture had been controlled by Ji Wenxuan for many years. It wasn't until Ji Qinming's recent decline that Ji Xuanming suddenly thought of reclaiming these powers.
He absolutely couldn't let the Jiang family caravan reconnect with Ji Wenxuan!
Bai Jugu's mind was in turmoil, but with Gu Feng's repeated reminders, he had completely calmed down.
The unreasonable one was Ji Xuanming, not the White Tiger Witch's Village. If they didn't give them a way to survive, why bother negotiating?
Immediately, he nodded repeatedly and responded, "Exactly! If it doesn't work, we can directly approach Village Chief Ji Qin. He will surely stand up for us!"
With that, the two turned to leave.
"Stop them!"
Ji Xuanming shouted, sneering, "If you don't agree to my terms, you won't be going anywhere!"
Seven or eight witch soldiers wielding strange spears immediately blocked Gu Feng and Bai Jugu's retreat.
Gu Feng squinted his eyes and coldly said, "Get out of the way, or don't blame me for being ruthless!"
The seven-colored True Core within him suddenly erupted, and the powerful aura of the Golden Elixir Realm directly swept towards the group of witch soldiers.
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The leading witch soldiers were merely swept by this aura, and they immediately rolled their eyes and collapsed to the ground.
The remaining witch soldiers trembled and retreated.
Pitifully, they only had the strength of the second stage of the Qi Refining Realm, just slightly stronger than ordinary witch villagers, unable to withstand the might Gu Feng deliberately released.
Seeing these witch soldiers wisely step aside, Gu Feng silently held Bai Jugu's trembling shoulder and sneered, "Don't panic, let's go!"
"Where do you think you're going!"
Ji Xuanming shouted from behind, suddenly standing up.
He had just broken through to the first stage of the Golden Elixir Realm, but compared to Gu Feng, whether in terms of cultivation realm or the depth of his True Core, he was far inferior.
However, Ji Xuanming was confident that on the territory of the White Tiger Witch's Village, Gu Feng would have to give him some face. Plus, with the support of Gu techniques, he decided to take action and forcefully keep them!
A golden Gu worm flew out from his brow, heading straight for Gu Feng's back.
Gu Feng turned to look, seeing the Gu worm over three feet long, covered in golden armor, with hundreds of legs on each side, resembling a giant golden centipede.
With a disdainful smile, Gu Feng raised his hand and summoned the Three Lives Fish!
The emerald green wooden fish suddenly expanded in the sky, immediately covering most of the cave dwelling's ceiling, as if to blot out the sun.
With a flip of his palm, the Three Lives Fish crashed down!
"Boom!"
The giant golden centipede twisted unwillingly, directly pinned to the ground by the Three Lives Fish, unable to move.
"Ugh!"
Ji Xuanming spat out a mouthful of blood, clutching his chest as he shakily sat back in his chair.
This golden armored centipede Gu, which he had ritual refined for years, was intricately connected to his Divine Sense.
Ordinary Flying Swords and cultivation artifacts couldn't break its golden armor.
Unexpectedly, he encountered someone as ruthless as Gu Feng today, who directly and forcefully suppressed it.
Now, with the Gu worm severely injured and on the brink of death, his mind also suffered significant internal injuries.
"Young Master!"
Long Ba, seeing Ji Xuanming injured, shouted in terror, "You audacious Eastern Region barbarian! How dare you harm the young master of the White Tiger Witch's Village! Today, you're dead!"
Casually retrieving the Three Lives Fish, Gu Feng replied indifferently, "If you say one more word, I'll smash you into a pulp!"
Facing Gu Feng's murderous gaze, Long Ba couldn't help but shiver. Throughout his life, he had flattered and fawned over many strong individuals, but Gu Feng gave him a sense of danger and ruthlessness, a terrifying oppression that felt eerily familiar.
After some thought, Long Ba suddenly recalled that the last person who gave him such a terrifying sense of oppression was none other than the Nine Tribulations Witch King!