Chapter 450: Chapter 125: Tricking People—I’m a Professional (Part 2)

We can’t beat Fu Zhengqing, so we have no choice but to run for it.

"Do you know where we’re moving to?"

"Seems like it’s Liuli Dynasty, right? There are lots of mages over there. With Master’s strength, blending in should be pretty easy!"

No matter where you end up, your own strength is always the most important.

This Sect Leader of Illusion Sound Sect is a Third Grade mage after all. Making a name for herself in mage-worshiping Liuli Dynasty—now, that really shouldn’t be much of a challenge.

"That’s actually not bad!"

Looking at it that way—

Without Illusion Sound Sect, Fu Zhengqing will probably have to get his own hands dirty the next time he wants something done.

At the moment, Fu Zhengqing likely has no clue about this.

If Fu Zhengqing finds out Illusion Sound Sect already bolted, who knows if he could still keep his composure.

"Oh, right!"

Shu Fan hadn’t forgotten what Ye Liuyun had just mentioned.

"You want that kind of cultivation technique for rapid advancement—just to mess someone up, right?"

"You’re asking when you already know?"

Shu Fan guessed it, but Ye Liuyun didn’t think it was weird at all—just shrugged it off.

"Hehe!"

Shu Fan wasn’t bothered.

After Ye Liuyun’s confirmation, Shu Fan’s grin got even wider.

"I actually know of a few techniques that let you boost your cultivation quickly, and where the side effects won’t show for a while!"

Since it’s just for screwing people over—

If the side effects showed up right away, the sucker would bail immediately and wouldn’t train even a bit. How can that count as a proper trap?

"Hmm?"

Ye Liuyun raised his brows slightly.

Nearly forgot—the reason Shu Fan’s called a demoness isn’t for nothing.

When it comes to tricking people, Shu Fan’s basically a pro.

"Let’s hear it?"

Anyway, he couldn’t think of a fitting technique himself. Since Shu Fan had one, wouldn’t it be easier just to use hers?

Shu Fan didn’t bother acting mysterious.

She just said it straight out.

"My Illusion Sound Sect actually has a Blood Burst Magic. It lets you skyrocket your cultivation in a short time, and for a while after, the cultivator won’t feel weak—instead they’ll feel supercharged. When it comes to screwing people over, this is practically tailor-made!"

"A magic spell?"

The name "Blood Burst Magic" sure sounds like a spell.

"Not quite. It’s a pretty unique method—both martial artists and mages can train it. You basically burn your own vitality to cultivate. At the start, as you burn your blood essence, it gets replaced by inner strength, so on the surface you don’t lose anything; you even end up looking healthier than before!"

"But once enough time has passed, your burned vitality can’t recover. Not only will your lifespan be affected, your potential gets trashed too."

"This cultivation technique has always been locked in the vault at Illusion Sound Sect. No one bothers training it!"

They all know the side effects are massive—who’d still learn it?

Besides—

The cultivation boost from Blood Burst Magic has a ceiling. You’re capped at Innate Perfection; after that, no more upgrades, so who would bother?

But if some clueless fool hears about it—

Might actually think they’ve landed a mythic technique.

"That’s actually perfect!"

Since it’s just for a scam, Ye Liuyun doesn’t have an ounce of guilt.

"You got Blood Burst Magic on you?"

"Of course not. If you want it, I’ll go grab it now!"

Before Ye Liuyun could even respond, she took off at once.

"Wait up!"

"..."

Ye Liuyun meant to say there’s no rush, but didn’t get the chance.

Sure enough, when Shu Fan gets down to business, she’s all fire and wind.

"Liuyun!"

Just then—

Lv Lan, who’d kept quiet by the side, suddenly spoke to Ye Liuyun.

"With a name like Blood Burst Magic, they’ll probably get suspicious. We should change the name. Also, the manual itself probably mentions the side effects—we ought to edit those out, or else they still might not train it!"

Lv Lan pondered a bit and helped Ye Liuyun refine the plan.

Hearing the suggestion, Ye Liuyun raised his brow, didn’t say anything—just looked over in surprise.

"What’s up?"

Lv Lan, still reviewing the plan, noticed Ye Liuyun’s look and glanced over in confusion.

"Nothing."

He first shook his head, then chuckled.

"Just didn’t expect you’d be so gifted in setting people up. Guess it’s true—you marry a chicken, you follow the chicken; marry a dog, follow the dog!" 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

Ye Liuyun used to think Lv Lan was super upright and straightforward.

Never thought that after hanging out with him, she’d start picking up all these sneaky tricks!

"Oh, shut it!"

Hearing Ye Liuyun teasing her like this, Lv Lan just rolled her eyes at him.

She didn’t bother saying more.

Instead, she teamed up with Ye Liuyun to further polish the plan.

Though she had no idea who Ye Liuyun’s target was, it didn’t matter. As long as Ye Liuyun wanted to do something, Lv Lan was down to help out.

...

The next day.

Ye Liuyun showed up at the Embroidered Uniform Guard, holding an old-looking book.

Three big characters were written on the cover: War God Skill.

Yep—this name was actually Shu Fan’s idea. As she put it, "What’s a more badass name for a technique than War God Skill?"

It does sound a bit ridiculous, but since it’s just for scamming people, no need to be too serious about it.