I Can Extract Divine Power-Chapter 117 - 94: The Strange Affair of Buying a House, Part 2

Chapter 117: Chapter 94: The Strange Affair of Buying a House, Part 2

A member of the Three Flames Temple, an Elder Huo, had suddenly started cultivating a Wild Daoist Technique, practiced the Fire Poison Technique, and joined the Upper Evil Sect.

Afterward, the Three Flames Temple lost face and has been tracking Elder Huo’s whereabouts ever since.

Followers of the Daoist School are very carefree. The Three Flames Temple, unlike Qingyun Cloud Temple, doesn’t chase after any particular goals; they just cultivate their own Dharma Sect techniques in solitude.

But no matter how nonchalant they were, they couldn’t stand for something like this.

That’s why, even after so many years, the Three Flames Temple has never given up the search.

Lv Yang was at the Three Treasures Realm of Cultivation and was considered a prodigy among the younger generation of the Three Flames Temple.

This time, it was all truly a coincidence.

Lv Yang happened to be passing through this area, happened to encounter an aberration, and discovered that the withered tree was actually a Deceitful Object.

So Lv Yang figured he would take care of the aberration while he was at it, and then claim the Deceitful Object.

What he didn’t expect was that he nearly died in there.

Shen Bai rubbed his chin and said, "There’s no such thing as that many coincidences in this world."

Huang Guang asked, "Brother Shen, are you saying this is part of a plot by Elder Huo?"

Shen Bai shook his head. "It’s just a guess. We don’t have any leads. We’ll report it when we get back and let our colleagues in intelligence handle the investigation."

They were the front-line personnel—in layman’s terms, the ones who did fieldwork.

Intelligence matters were handled by professional support staff.

The group said no more, urging their horses onward toward Fenglin State.

However, before they left, Kong Fang pointed at Lv Yang behind him and said.

"By the way, why won’t you let him ride with one of you?"

Shen Bai said with a straight face, "I don’t like having a man behind me."

Huang Guang nodded. "Same here."

Kong Fang didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. He turned to Lv Yang and said, "You, kid, don’t you dare hug my waist, or I’ll give you a taste of my iron fists!"

The three horses galloped off, leaving a trail of dust as they headed for the main road.

...

「Fenglin State, The Observatory」

After returning to the Observatory, Shen Bai left the task of reporting the mission to Huang Guang.

Reporting the mission involved registering in many places and was full of miscellaneous tasks. Kong Fang, still sulking about having to share a horse with Lv Yang, didn’t want to manage it, leaving Huang Guang to go alone.

As for Shen Bai...

Huang Guang felt it was best not to trouble a VIP from the Ding Twenty-Third Division like him.

Qin Shuang was still in the records room, looking as listless as ever.

Shen Bai went over to see her, and after exchanging a few words, he headed to the Observatory’s Martial Arts Arena.

Since they had returned close to dawn, Shen Bai still had to put in a day’s shift before he could rest.

That was the Observatory’s policy. Of course, Shen Bai didn’t mind, because periods with no missions were meant for slacking off.

He wasn’t the only one; the other members did the same.

This was also why Shen Bai was heading to the Martial Arts Arena.

The Martial Arts Arena was built specifically for Observatory members. With no missions to attend to, they could use it for their Cultivation.

Everyone had their own private room, so they wouldn’t disturb each other.

Since Shen Bai had nothing to do and the Martial Arts Arena had private rooms, it was a suitable place for him to go and grind his Skill Level.

As for lodging, he planned to find a place after the Scattering Value.

’Time to grind the Vajra Demon Subduing Fist,’ Shen Bai thought to himself.

Although he had obtained the Poison Avoidance and Rejuvenation Skill and had already ground it to Level 3, Shen Bai’s priority was still increasing his combat power.

Currently, Fenglin State had vastly more experts than Shengyun County, so Shen Bai felt that combat power should remain his top priority.

Before long, Shen Bai arrived at the Martial Arts Arena. After registering, he went to a room and started grinding the Skill Level of his Vajra Demon Subduing Fist.

...

「An entire day passed just like that.」

[Vajra Demon Subduing Fist +200]

Shen Bai looked at the increase in his Skill Level and let out a long breath.

’It’s time for the Scattering Value.’

Shen Bai didn’t hesitate. He left the Martial Arts Arena, checked out at the registration room, and headed out into the streets of Fenglin State.

He needed a place to live, and he might as well just buy one. After all, he had earned plenty of money in Shengyun County.

In his hand, Shen Bai held a piece of paper with an address Qin Shuang had given him.

"That’s the commerce association in Fenglin State that specializes in the housing trade. You can’t go wrong with them."

At the time, Qin Shuang had patted her ample chest, looking utterly confident.

Shen Bai didn’t see any issue with it. It was more convenient, after all, and just meant paying some brokerage fees.

Fenglin State was naturally far more bustling than Shengyun County.

The people on the streets, whether in their appearance or their clothing, lacked the destitute air of those from Shengyun County.

Shen Bai enjoyed observing his surroundings as he walked, and he especially liked to watch the local customs after arriving in an unfamiliar place.

He stopped at a stall to eat dinner before leaving for the commerce association that specialized in real estate.

...

The Yuanfeng Commerce Association was only considered a lower-middle-class commerce association in all of Fenglin State.

At that moment, in front of a Yuanfeng Commerce Association shop, the Shopkeeper was dozing off.

Times were tough. Few people were buying houses; most of the business was in rentals.

That’s why the entrance to the Yuanfeng Commerce Association was always deserted.

Just then, the sound of footsteps rang out, disturbing the Shopkeeper’s pleasant dream.

Without even lifting his head, the Shopkeeper said to the waiter beside him, "A customer. Go take care of them. Once they’ve seen the property, just have them sign the rental contract."

Shen Bai looked at the dozing Shopkeeper and said, "I’m here to buy a house."

The dozing Shopkeeper paused, suddenly wide awake.

"Sir, you wish to buy a house?"

Shen Bai affirmed, "That’s right."

The Shopkeeper hurried over and eagerly asked what Shen Bai was looking for.

Shen Bai said, "Two rooms will be enough. It must be fully furnished, and the location... needs to be quite remote."

Shen Bai had already thought it through: as long as the location was secluded, he could grind his Skill Level in peace.