The Revenge of the Reborn Supreme Sovereign-Chapter 120 - 117: It’s Real and It’s a Trap!

To an ordinary person, Malevolent Yin Qi is an absolute taboo. Yet for Cultivators, there is no such thing as a distinction between Yin and Yang in this world. If one could nurture this bronze turtle with True Essence Qi for a time, they could completely transform its aura. Even though it is a Yin Artifact, with the nurturing of True Essence Qi, it could become a Yang Artifact at any moment. Although the item’s effects were meaningless to him, Qin Fan didn’t mind tinkering with it.

Hearing Qin Fan’s words, Zhu Sanqing was ecstatic. After clearing my name, how to deal with this thing is another problem! If I can get it into Qin Fan’s hands, then everything that happened today will be nothing more than a misunderstanding! How could I possibly miss an opportunity like this?

He quickly interjected, "Young friend Qin, don’t even mention selling it! If you want it, just take it! Thanks to you for explaining things on my behalf today. Otherwise, I would have been in a situation where I couldn’t clear my name no matter what I said!"

"Alright, then I won’t be rude," Qin Fan replied breezily, without any feigned modesty.

Watching Qin Fan accept this malevolent Yin object, an item capable of destroying a person’s fortune within seven days, everyone was utterly shocked. Their curiosity about his background grew even stronger.

However, in a corner, Yan Huixian still hadn’t recovered from the successive shocks. I originally thought Qin Fan was just tagging along with Lai Zhuge to broaden his horizons. But after all this, who’s tagging along with whom? Who in the world is this kid? What kind of monstrous prodigy is my daughter’s classmate?

Amidst her speechless shock, Yan Huixian felt a wave of relief mixed with lingering fear. Even though she wasn’t an expert in the field, she wasn’t completely ignorant about Malevolent Yin Qi. Hearing Qin Fan’s words, she realized that if she had actually bought that item, not only would it have failed to solve her problems, but it would have plunged her into an inescapable abyss. For a moment, in her lingering fear, her limbs began to tremble uncontrollably.

"Ahem, sorry to interrupt your conversation," Qin Fan said, breaking the sudden, dead silence. "Please, continue. Don’t let this affect anything. If you have any good items, feel free to bring them out!"

A collective shudder went through the room as everyone snapped back to their senses. However, a look of apprehension now appeared on everyone’s faces. In this situation, having encountered such a mysterious and unfathomable enigma, they were hesitant to casually present any items they might have. Being embarrassed was one thing, but completely ruining one’s reputation was simply courting disaster.

"Young friend Qin is right!" Following Qin Fan’s lead, Lai Zhuge cleverly smoothed over the previous incident. "Bring out whatever you have. Having Young Friend Qin here to appraise them is a fortunate event for us all! Master Dong, don’t you have a Thunder Drawing Qiankun Gua? Why not bring it out for discussion?"

At Lai Zhuge’s prompting, the group of Fortune Tellers and Magicians grew lively again.

"Yes, Master Dong, bring out your Thunder Drawing Qiankun Gua and let’s have a look!"

"Master Dong, there are rumors in the Martial World that the slaying of the dragon at Yanjing Ridge might have been your doing. Was it your Qiankun Gua that drew down those nine Heavenly Thunders?"

"Master Dong, all the Martial Artists present today came for your Thunder Drawing Qiankun Gua! Don’t be so coy, just bring it out!"

Amidst the clamor, Master Dong, sitting in the front row, secretly gritted his teeth, his palms growing slick with sweat where they rested on his thighs. If it weren’t for the incident with Zhu Sanqing and Qin Fan’s display of unfathomable depth, he would have eagerly brought it out without needing a reminder. But after what happened with the Malevolent Yin Bronze Turtle, he was getting cold feet. He couldn’t help but glance toward a middle-aged man on the other side. Only after receiving a subtle, almost imperceptible nod from the man did he finally stand up.

"Very well," he said. "Since everyone wants to see the Thunder Drawing Qiankun Gua, then I, Dong, won’t be shy about my humble craft!"

With that, Master Dong opened the small box on the table and took out an ancient Eight Diagrams artifact, which was covered in archaic runes and exuded an aura of profound history.

"I believe you have all heard tales of the Thunder Drawing Qiankun Gua. Perhaps some were exaggerated, but it can indeed draw down Ninth-Layer Heavenly Thunder in one go. However, it has its drawbacks. Since drawing thunder requires gathering the energy of Heaven and Earth, this Thunder Drawing Qiankun Gua can only be used once every three months. I trust, however, that none of you would need to use a lethal move like Heavenly Thunder so frequently!" Master Dong said gravely, without addressing the dragon-slaying rumor.

He placed the Thunder Drawing Qiankun Gua on the rotating stand before him and added, "Everyone, the Thunder Drawing Qiankun Gua is here. Please feel free to examine it, but remember: do not touch. Thank you."

As soon as Master Dong finished speaking, everyone—be they Fortune Tellers, Magicians, or powerful Martial Artists—couldn’t help but crowd around to get a look. Gazing at the mysterious ancient runes and the needle within the artifact, which seemed to sway as if imbued with Spiritual Energy, many couldn’t help but cry out in amazement.

Lai Zhuge noticed Qin Fan hadn’t moved, so he decided to stay put as well. He leaned in and asked in a low voice only Qin Fan could hear, "Master Qin, why aren’t you going to take a look?"

"There’s no need," Qin Fan said with a slow, meaningful smile.

"That Thunder Drawing Qiankun Gua...?" Lai Zhuge asked, hesitating, his mind still on the bronze turtle incident.

"It’s real, but it’s also a trap," Qin Fan replied with an ambiguous smile.

Momentarily baffled by this answer, Lai Zhuge said no more. Instead, he began Concentrating Energy and focused his gaze upon the Thunder Drawing Qiankun Gua. A powerful wave of energy washed over him. That alone was enough to prove the Thunder Drawing Qiankun Gua was no ordinary item. But where was the "trap" Qin Fan mentioned?

Before he could ponder it further, several Martial Artists with eyes gleaming in desire asked, "Master Dong, can you show us the Divine Skills of the Thunder Drawing Qiankun Gua?"

"I can," Master Dong nodded seriously. "But to avoid needlessly expending its three-month charge, I will only summon the sound of thunder, not the True Thunder. Is that acceptable to you?"

"Just the sound of thunder? Not the True Thunder?"

The few Dark Energy Martial Artists hesitated for a moment. Finally, one of them nodded and said, "Alright!"

Hearing this, Master Dong gave a solemn nod in response. As the crowd backed away, he walked up to the Thunder Drawing Qiankun Gua. He then began to quickly trace a pattern on its surface with his index finger, following the positions of the Nine Palaces Flying Stars.

CLANG.

As a metallic sound emanated from the Thunder Drawing Qiankun Gua, thunder suddenly boomed in the clear, sunlit sky outside.

CRACK!

BOOM!

RUMBLE!

Nine peals of thunder. Exactly nine.