Submissive Above, Unrestrained Below

Chapter 15: It’s His Incompetence if He Can’t Take It; Has Nothing to Do with Me

When Chen Ansheng left the tavern, the counter informed him that he had already settled the bill.

“Big Brother Li is really quite righteous.”

Last time after drinking, Li Zhengyang had promised to treat him next time, and he kept his word.

Chen Ansheng currently had quite a few celestial crystals, but he still didn’t plan to stay at an inn, as being in the wild was actually safer.

As night fell, Chen Ansheng walked alone on the desolate path.

Calculating the time, several hours had already passed, and he could use the cross-border stone again.

Soon, Chen Ansheng returned to the cave and took out the cross-border stone.

“As long as I concentrate and reconstruct the mountains and rivers of the Cloud Dragon Realm in my sea of consciousness, I can cross over.”

This was the ability of the cross-border stone to lock onto a world.

With a certain level of mental power, if he perfectly detailed the desired destination, he could be teleported there.

Chen Ansheng sat down cross-legged, and his mental power surged.

In an instant, a solitary peak rose from his sea of consciousness, piercing into the clouds.

Every blade of grass and tree on that mountain, the clouds floating by the cliffs, and the gentle breeze… every detail of that nameless peak materialized in Chen Ansheng’s sea of consciousness as if it truly existed.

This was the result of powerful mental strength.

“Cross-border.”

With a thought, the cross-border stone began to take effect.

A portal of light appeared, and Chen Ansheng’s figure vanished in place.

…

Nameless Peak.

The cool breeze wafted through, and the sky was clear.

“The feeling of invincibility is back!”

As soon as he entered the Cloud Dragon Realm, Chen Ansheng could feel his devastating power.

“Be low-key. I am definitely not the strongest being in this world; it’s safer to hide my aura.”

Chen Ansheng immediately used the “Conceal Aura Technique” to hide 99% of his presence, only revealing his cultivation level as a Yuan Infant cultivator.

Then, Chen Ansheng expanded his celestial sense and searched the mountain peak.

“The little spirit probably already escaped.”

Not finding Qing’er, Chen Ansheng guessed that she had left.

“Spirits really have no loyalty.”

Chen Ansheng smirked and didn’t think much more of it.

Just a little spirit; out with the old, in with the new. There was no need to care too much.

Next, Chen Ansheng planned to wander around the Cloud Dragon Realm for a few days, relaxing while also truly getting to know the local customs and traditions.

Several hours later.

Walking through the mortal realms, without worry about making a living or concerns for personal safety.

Strolling and sightseeing made Chen Ansheng feel rare relaxation.

The only downside was that the food of the mortal world was not that great, lacking spiritual energy and tasting like chewing wax.

After eating a few bites in a large tavern, Chen Ansheng prepared to leave.

Just before leaving, he remembered that he didn’t have “spiritual stone” currency from the cultivation world.

“Shopkeeper, I forgot to bring money. How about I give you this celestial herb as payment for the meal?”

Chen Ansheng had bought quite a few herbs in the market earlier.

In the celestial realm, they were just ordinary herbs, but in the lower realm, they were considered celestial herbs, comparable to the Linglong fruit Qing’er had eaten before.

The shopkeeper looked Chen Ansheng up and down; seeing his shabby cotton robe, he naturally regarded him as a beggar trying to eat for free.

“Get lost! Bringing a wild herb to cheat a meal, are you tired of living, you stinking beggar!” The shopkeeper yelled angrily.

“Damn it, do you want it or not? Believe it or not, I’ll smash this broken tavern!”

Having been cautious in the upper realm due to circumstances, there was no reason to be looked down upon in the lower realm.

“You little brat, you don’t even know who you’re messing with. This tavern is opened by our Taihao Xianmen; dare you cause trouble here?” The shopkeeper wasn’t afraid of a beggar’s threats.

Just as Chen Ansheng was about to smash the broken place with a palm, a woman’s voice suddenly came: “Excuse me, young master, could you sell me that celestial herb?”

Turning to look, he saw a girl in a red embroidered robe carrying a long sword, walking towards him.

“How much are you offering?”

Although Chen Ansheng didn’t have spiritual stones, exchanging some for later use wouldn’t be out of the question.

The girl in red was ready to quote her price when a man jumped out behind her to stop her. “Little beggar, you picked that herb up, didn’t you?”

Ignoring him, Chen Ansheng continued, and the man persisted, “My junior sister is kind-hearted and can’t bear to see you eat for free and get beaten. We’ll pay for your meal, and that herb will belong to us as gratitude.”

The man acted like he was doing a favor, expecting immediate gratitude.

The girl in red looked at the man beside her with an odd expression and quietly said, “Senior Brother, that herb has dense spiritual energy; it could be a top-tier spiritual herb. How can you bully a beggar like this?”

The man coldly replied, “This is our chance; we should get this spiritual herb. How can you say we’re bullying him?”

Having said that, the man moved forward, wanting to take Chen Ansheng’s herbs.

Chen Ansheng swiftly slapped him away.

“Blind and ignorant, and you’re coming to bully me!”

The girl in red widened her eyes.

“Yuan Infant expert!”

As Chen Ansheng made his move, his aura was revealed, detected by the girl in red.

“Yuan Infant…”

The man lay on the ground, twitching at the corner of his mouth.

Damn it, how unlucky.

He hadn’t left the sect in ten or eight years, and now he had provoked a Yuan Infant expert as soon as he did.

Where could he reason this out?

“I apologize, senior; my brother was reckless.”

The girl in red quickly stepped forward to apologize and voluntarily paid for Chen Ansheng’s meal.

Upon learning that Chen Ansheng was an immortal master, the shopkeeper was also terrified and quickly offered apologies.

Chen Ansheng felt secretly pleased. Just a small Yuan Infant’s aura had scared them all like this.

The feeling of being superior was indeed delightful.

“How much do you want for this celestial herb?”

Chen Ansheng asked the girl in red blankly.

The girl in red became a bit timid and softly said, “I don’t know, would one thousand middle-tier spiritual stones be acceptable to you, senior?”

Chen Ansheng couldn’t be bothered to haggle and extended his hand. “Give it to me!”

The girl in red was overjoyed. Being both an alchemist and a warrior, she could tell the herb was worth much more than a thousand. She thought this person would want to negotiate, but she didn’t expect him to agree so readily.

She hurriedly took out a thousand middle-tier spiritual stones from her mustard seed bag and levitated them in front of Chen Ansheng using her spiritual energy.

Chen Ansheng received the spiritual stones and also stowed the herbs, turning to leave.

“Hey, senior, the spiritual herb, the spiritual herb hasn’t been given to me yet.” The girl in red quickly called out.

“What spiritual herb?” Chen Ansheng shrugged.

“The one you sold me!” The girl in red felt uneasy.

“You mean the one I sold to the guy lying on the ground?” Chen Ansheng pointed his chin toward the man on the ground and said, “You can ask him for it.”

The girl in red was almost in tears, anxiously saying, “Senior, my brother was indeed reckless, but he didn’t take your spiritual herb at all.”

You still know he didn’t take it!

If I weren’t strong enough, today I wouldn’t just be robbed; if I dared to argue a bit, I might even lose my life. Just not robbed is good enough?

However, Chen Ansheng didn’t bother to kill two ants. He just took the spiritual stones and gave them a little lesson. According to what Li Zhengyang had described about the atmosphere in the lower realm, anyone who dared to act with malevolence would have long been turned into mush.

“If he can’t take it, it’s his incompetence; it has nothing to do with me! Next time before doing something wrong, he should weigh how much he’s worth!”

With that, Chen Ansheng vanished from the tavern.

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