I just became the Pirate King, and you're telling me I also time-traveled at the same time.

Chapter 802 Li Heishui's Unease, Alien Source!

Although Chu Yang possessed the Feng Hou Qi Men technique and the Yuan Tian Shi's ability to change the world, he did not alter his appearance at all.

Wasn't his ostentatious display of power just a ploy to lure people into attacking him?

He's not some kind of ruthless villain; he can't just kill or rob anyone he sees, can he?

Therefore, if someone comes to him with murderous intent and malicious intent, he will have no psychological burden in killing them in return.

In a sense, this could be considered entrapment...

Li Heishui gave the two people beside him a wink, then turned and walked outside.

The two were puzzled, but they still followed behind.

After leaving the jade gambling market, Tu Feihu asked suspiciously, "You want to sell this information to the Jiang family?"

This doesn't seem like Li Heishui's style, but apart from that, there's no other explanation for his actions.

Li Heishui wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and, pulling the two along, said, "I haven't lived enough yet!"

"No matter how much noise the Jiang family makes, it's all just a bluff!"

"Do you really think that the young Emperor Chu can no longer draw upon the power of his past life?"

"If that's the case, why doesn't the Jiang family take action themselves?"

The Jiang family had been cheated three times before, losing more than 3,000 jin of resources. Each time, they would spread the news and lure outsiders to take action by offering a reward.

The Jiang family members, however, never showed up.

Actually, this was other factions within the Jiang family trying to restrain the thirteenth ancestor's lineage, because the old god-king needed time and didn't want them to act recklessly.

Even if Chu Yang cannot harness the power of the earth, killing him would put him at odds with the demon race.

If the demon race launches an attack, things will definitely escalate. Once it's discovered that the old god-king has returned, things will be in real trouble!

Jiang Taixu is hailed as the greatest attacker in five thousand years. On his path to becoming a Great God King, all he sees are corpses and blood.

There are far too many people who have a grudge against him, and countless people who have been suppressed by him for half their lives.

Moreover, no faction in the Eastern Wilderness would want to see the old God King return to his peak.

Outsiders, however, are unaware of the intricacies involved. Some discerning individuals believe that the Jiang family is unsure whether Chu Yang can truly leverage the power of his past life, which is why they dare not act rashly.

"Did you do something wrong, kid?" another asked with a sidelong glance.

Li Heishui glared at him. "Do you think everyone is like you, full of bad intentions?"

The young man was immediately displeased, but before he could say anything, Li Heishui continued:

"When I was in the Southern Region... I almost offended him..."

This left Tu Fei and his companion even more bewildered. Offending was one thing, but how could it be almost a mistake?

So, Li Heishui recounted how he coveted Chu Yang's treasure-hunting methods, and how he lurked in the crowd, stirring up trouble and provoking various prodigies to deal with Chu Yang.

Then, upon discovering that Chu Yang was too monstrous, she changed her stance at the last minute and, in a different way, began to help Chu Yang sow discord among the various prodigies, thus giving him a boost.

After he finished speaking, Tu Fei commented, "You still have the nerve to call someone a bad person?"

"You're not only shameless, but also incredibly ruthless!"

Another young man, Jiang Huai-ren, suddenly slapped his thigh and exclaimed, "Oh no!"

"We agreed to meet at the jade gambling market, but Liu Kou hasn't arrived yet!"

Li Heishui and Tu Fei immediately snapped to attention. The former grinned sheepishly and said, "Tu Fei, it's inconvenient for me to show myself. Go back and stop Liu Kou!"

Tu Fei was so angry he laughed, cursing, "You caused this mess, why should I clean it up?"

"That young Emperor Chu must have seen you just now. If I go back now, wouldn't I be walking right into a trap?"

Li Heishui paused for a moment, then said thoughtfully, "That makes sense... but why didn't he attack me?"

Jiang Huai-ren guessed, "Perhaps... you helped him later, so he doesn't plan to make things difficult for you?"

Li Heishui remained silent for a long time before suddenly gritting his teeth, as if going to his death with great courage, and puffed out his chest, saying:

"When a person dies, the bird flies to the sky! I'll go back and find Liu Kou myself!"

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The inner courtyard of the jade gambling workshop.

Chu Yang naturally noticed the departure of Li Heishui and the other two, but simply ignored it.

At the time, outside the Fire Domain, he only glanced at the other party but didn't pay much attention to them.

Whether it was harboring malicious intentions or offering help intentionally, it was just a chance encounter and did not cause much of a real impact.

Besides, he has connections with the demon race, so there's no telling if they'll cross paths again in the future.

After all, the thirteen bandits were all of one mind, and the powerful demon king, Azure Dragon King, was the fourth bandit.

Previously, the Azure Dragon King's offspring, the Azure-Clad Little Dragon King, had been following Yan Ruyu.

After wandering around the inner courtyard several times, Chu Yang finally selected eleven stones, with a total value of six hundred jin of Yuan.

He naturally didn't have that many resources, so he left the gambling stone market and bought a courtyard on another street, where he began to cut stones.

After dismantling all the source stones previously selected in the outer courtyard, a total of 106 catties of pure source and a small piece of alien source were obtained.

Although there is only a small piece of the heterogeneous source, its value is comparable to hundreds of kilograms of pure source!

However, Chu Yang did not plan to use the alien source to buy source stones, because if used directly for cultivation, the alien source would be more effective than the pure source.

It would be a waste to exchange it for pure energy and consume it.

After collecting all the resources he had extracted, Chu Yang left the courtyard once more and headed towards the Yaochi Stone Gambling House.

The reason he didn't cut the stones directly in the stone gambling shop was that his situation of never missing a beat, with every piece of source stone increasing in value, would inevitably attract the attention of the person in charge of the stone gambling shop.

These kinds of customers are the least welcome at jade gambling parlors, and they may even be seen as troublemakers.

Chu Yang was also thinking of going to the Yaochi Grand Gathering to join in the fun. At that time, Yaochi would definitely bring out its treasured ancient mineral source stones. Whatever was found there would be of immeasurable value.

Therefore, there's no need to cause trouble with the jade gambling den...

Wouldn't it be better to take it back and quietly make a fortune?

Of course, the sacred land of Yaochi might not care about this mere gambling stone shop located in a remote city.

But the problem is...

Chu Yang is now too easily recognizable!

Moreover, news related to him will definitely be closely watched, and it won't sound good if it gets out.

And the most crucial point...

That is, he also hopes to visit more gambling stone shops in Chaoyang City and collect as many stones as possible.

Reaching the peak of the Sea of ​​Wheels is not difficult, but advancing to the Divine Palace of the Dao requires terrifying resources.

His reputation for causing trouble spread, and although he wouldn't be turned away by other gambling stone shops, they could at least hide some of his source stones.

You can't just fire a shot and then move on to another location, can you?

Upon arriving at the entrance of Yaochi Stone Gambling House once again, Chu Yang saw several familiar figures walking out.

The other party was stunned when he saw him, and Li Heishui immediately felt as if he were facing a formidable enemy, with sweat beading on his forehead.

Chu Yang glanced at the crowd and noticed there was one more person. He figured he was probably the son of some bandit leader, so he didn't pay much attention and stepped inside.

Li Heishui suddenly stepped in front of the three, gritting his teeth and saying, "Chu...you...come at me if you have a problem!"

They didn't dare to directly reveal Chu Yang's identity. There were still many cultivators in the outer courtyard. These people might not recognize Chu Yang for the time being, but if they heard the name "Young Emperor Chu," they would definitely think of the wanted poster.

This is actually easy to understand. For cultivators at the middle and lower levels, holy lands and aristocratic families, or peerless geniuses, are all too far removed from their lives.

So even if they see a wanted poster, they mostly treat it as just a bit of fun and don't take it too seriously.

This is similar to the world before Chu Yang's transmigration. People who don't follow the entertainment industry might have heard of a currently popular star, or occasionally caught a glimpse of them on screen.

But if they were face to face, they might not be able to recognize each other.

Of course, the main reason is that Chu Yang's influence has not reached a certain level.

After all, aside from the title of Young Emperor, the biggest controversy he caused was the Fire Domain incident.

If he were to cause some major disturbances in the Eastern Wilderness, he could reach a point where everyone in the world would know him.

This is somewhat similar to the difference between a popular top-tier celebrity and an international superstar.

Chu Yang was taken aback by Li Heishui's reaction, then shook his head and chuckled, "Don't be so nervous, I'm not as petty as you think."

"You may do as you please, I'm only here to gamble on stones."

After saying that, he stepped into the inner courtyard.

Now it was Li Heishui's turn to be stunned, and the three people behind him also looked at each other in bewilderment.

Liu Kou asked hesitantly, "This is the young emperor of Chu?"

"He doesn't seem as arrogant as the rumors suggest!"

Chu Yang had no idea what kind of rumors had been circulating about him.

His performance outside the Fire Domain was indeed arrogant, and it could even be said that he was capable of overwhelming the younger generation of pilots in the Eastern Wilderness.

However, such arrogance varies depending on the occasion and the person, and is not as extreme as that of the Golden-Winged Roc King.

Outside the Fire Domain, if he weren't arrogant, how could he possibly keep all the geniuses in check?

However, this has both advantages and disadvantages.

The advantage is that it will save him a lot of unnecessary trouble. At least at the level of the Eastern Wilderness Prodigies, you are confident that no one will actively cause him trouble again.

The downside is that some ruthless individuals will turn to covert operations and cause trouble in secret.

For example, the rumor that he couldn't use the power of his past life was probably spread by Hua Yunfei.

As for that guy who impersonated him and tricked the Jiang family out of their bounty?

There's no need to even think about it; this way of doing things is too wicked!

However, this matter did not affect him much, as the other party was only after the source of the pit.

By the time Li Heishui came to his senses, Chu Yang had already entered the inner courtyard.

He scratched his head somewhat awkwardly, his dark face extremely honest, making it hard to imagine that he was the descendant of a bandit leader, or even a cunning fellow.

Li Heishui pondered for a long while before turning to the three people beside him and asking, "Do you think... what he said is true or false?"

Tu Fei rolled his eyes and said irritably, "Why would he need to lie to you?"

"Even if he can't use the power of an emperor, the few of us are no match for him!"

"Even if he could unleash the power of the Great Emperor, including all the elders in our families, it still wouldn't be enough!"

That makes a lot of sense. If Chu Yang wants to deal with them, he doesn't need to beat around the bush at all.

Li Heishui let out a long sigh and said with an embarrassed smile, "We were judging a gentleman by our own petty standards."

"How about... we go back?"

Jiang Huai-ren's eyes widened. "Go back? You're probably still thinking about that treasure-stealing method, aren't you?"

Li Heishui waved his hands repeatedly, saying, "What are you thinking? I'm not going to do anything reckless!"

"Why do you think... he suddenly came to the Northern Region and appeared in this jade gambling market?"

"Source!" Liu Kou's eyes lit up, and he vaguely understood what Li Heishui meant.

Li Heishui nodded and said, "That's right! He probably really needs the source!"

"I think this is an opportunity. If we latch onto this powerful figure, won't we be able to walk around the Eastern Wilderness with our heads held high?"

Tu Fei tossed his hair, shook his head, and said, "Too much ambition!"

"It might backfire!"

Li Heishui shrugged and said, "Without mutual benefit, where would the connection come from?"

"We want to befriend him; he needs resources, and that's the foundation of everything!"

"We are indeed being a bit too pragmatic now, but with this foundation, what happens next is another matter entirely."

Jiang Huai-ren nodded, finding it quite reasonable.

Tu Fei declined to comment. He always did as he pleased. While he might cheat people, he was never cunning or manipulative when it came to those around him.

Liu Kou then asked, "Will this work?"

"We know too little about him. If he has an eccentric personality or doesn't get along with us, we might end up offending people instead."

Li Heishui pondered for a moment and said, "My intuition tells me this is an opportunity!"

"I still want to give it a try!"

The group all had somewhat strange expressions, because Li Heishui wouldn't normally act this way. They were all always impulsive and made friends based on first impressions.

They will befriend anyone they find agreeable, regardless of their background.

Those they dislike, even if they are heirs of great sects or holy sons of holy lands, they won't give them a second glance.

"Then I'll trust your shitty intuition this time!" Tu Fei was too lazy to think any further and immediately gave his opinion.

Jiang Huai-ren and Liu Kou exchanged a glance and nodded.

So the four of them returned to the inner courtyard of the gambling stone workshop, but they gave off a strange feeling, looking as if they were going to their deaths.

But as soon as they entered the inner courtyard, they were stunned to see Chu Yang dissecting a source stone.

The outer layer of old stone has fallen off, and most of that layer of stone skin has been removed, revealing a bright red color like the setting sun, which illuminates the entire inner courtyard.

It was a piece of alien source that looked about the size of a fist!

Fiery Source!

A fiery red source the size of a fist!

Roughly estimated, the value of this fiery red source is definitely equivalent to 20,000 to 30,000 catties of pure source!

Not only them, but even the old man in the pavilion sat up at some point, his old face full of solemnity and a hint of heartache.

"Old Hei... do you think... he's still lacking resources?" Jiang Huai-ren felt his mouth was a little dry.

Li Heishui fell silent.

Soon, Chu Yang completely unraveled the source stone, but surprisingly, the fiery red source was incomplete.

At first glance, it looked about the size of a fist, but upon closer inspection, it was discovered that the lower half of the Originium was hollow, containing only a few strands of hair.

This fiery red source is like an apple, seemingly bitten in half by some creature, with even blurry teeth marks visible.

However, the source is not a work of art; it is judged solely by the concentration of its inner essence, regardless of its appearance.

Even if it's only half the size of a fist, this fiery red source is worth more than 10,000 kilograms of pure source!

Chu Yang gently tapped off a small piece from the fiery red source, estimating it to be worth about 500 jin of source stones, and tossed it to the old man, then said with a smile, "Including the 100 jin of source stones from before, let's buy source stones with all of them!"

Immediately afterwards, as if he had become interested because of the surge in stone-cutting he had just experienced, he "randomly" pointed out some Originium stones, seemingly without any purpose.

Just as he was about to continue choosing, the old man suddenly coughed lightly and said, "Young friend, if you keep choosing, you won't have enough source energy to pay!"

Chu Yang smacked his lips, looking like he wanted more, then waved his hand and said, "That's all for now!"

Watching his performance, Li Heishui and the others kept their eyes downcast and remained silent. (End of Chapter)