Chapter 263: Chapter 263: One Man Overwhelms a City! A Deadly Trap?

The name of a person, the shadow of a tree!

After learning that Qi Ping was about to assume the position of Starfall City Guardian Envoy, the leaders of the major black market forces in Starfall City instantly couldn’t hold back.

To become the head of each faction and manage the black market under the Cyan Origin Sect in an orderly manner is not something that can be achieved merely by having backing.

Because to maintain the stability and prosperity of the Qingtian Realm, the black market is something that can’t be shown on stage. If the black market grows too large and causes widespread panic, the cultivators at the bottom will inevitably flee to other Great Realms, leading to an economic decline in the Qingtian Realm.

However, the black market is also one of the most profitable industries, and many high-level figures naturally won’t be willing to give it up.

The life and death of grassroots cultivators do not genuinely matter to them. What really matters is how to make grassroots cultivators feel that the Cyan Origin Sect is good, willing to come here to develop, while also making money from the black market to maximize profits. In short, everything is for profit.

The black market in the Qingtian Realm is inherently a delicate existence, with many black market cities like Starfall City. The people standing behind them differ, leading to competition and conflict among them.

So, the balance is extremely important, and the leaders of each black market force play a crucial role.

Almost all black market leaders are powerful and smart individuals, with strength at least at the late-stage Foundation Establishment!

It is because they have reached this level that they are even more aware of Qi Ping’s terror!

During the battle in Lingxiao City, six cultivators at Foundation Establishment Perfection and one at late-stage Foundation Establishment ambushed and besieged Qi Ping, yet they were all killed by Qi Ping in return, and not a single one managed to escape! In the end, Qi Ping only sustained some seemingly serious but not fundamentally harmful injuries.

Those six Foundation Establishment Perfection cultivators were strong figures they knew well. In other words, they would not fare any better if they faced Qi Ping.

So, upon hearing that Qi Ping would assume the position of Guardian Envoy here, the eight renowned black market leaders in Starfall City quickly gathered to discuss strategies to deal with Qi Ping...

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Starfall City.

This city, secretly engaged in human trafficking, poison pills, and prostitution, has the finest cultivator slaves in the Qingtian Realm, various addictive poison pills from which people cannot extricate themselves, and service personnel of various styles trained from a young age.

Each year, these activities attract countless cultivators who flock here to spend Spirit Stones like crazy.

However, in recent days, the once bustling streets have suddenly become desolate.

Many shops have even directly closed their doors, leaving only some ordinary restaurants and stores selling daily cultivation supplies still open.

And all of this is because of the arrival of one person!

Today, countless gazes in Starfall City were unwittingly drawn to the white-clad figure atop the city gate.

Cyan Origin Sect Disciple Lin Ya!

"Is this Lord Lin Ya from the Cyan Origin Sect?"

"What a terrifying aura!"

Countless people looked at the figure whose name had become thunderous in recent times, their eyes filled with wonder!

This was the terrifying existence who had swept through peers alone, and now singlehandedly suppressed the entire Starfall City, bringing the city to a virtual standstill!

One should know that Starfall City is one of the most famous cities in the Qingtian Realm, with a considerable number of Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Yet, this powerful city trembled under the gaze of that white figure!

...

Atop the city gate of Starfall City.

"Isn’t Starfall City supposed to be a major city in the Qingtian Realm? Why is it so deserted?"

Qi Ping looked at the sparsely populated streets, somewhat puzzled, turning to the burly Zhang Daniu and the unremarkable Han Li beside him.

"It must be that they heard you were coming, Brother Ya, and didn’t dare to show up?" guessed Zhang Daniu.

Han Li, on the other hand, said with a wry smile:

"Brother Ya, don’t you know how great your fame is out there? Not many of the personal and core disciples within the sect can compare to you!"

"Now, a lot of people out there are almost saying you’re the reincarnation of the God of Slaughter, particularly adept at killing violators, and since Starfall City’s main industries are gray and black enterprises prohibited by the Cyan Origin Sect, with you coming here, what guest would still dare to appear? They’ve probably all run away by now!"

"And the owners of those shops, like those in the slave and prostitution industries, the products inside are mostly trained from a young age from various places and cannot withstand scrutiny. Many owners have fled overnight...

Hearing Han Li’s explanation, Qi Ping was slightly taken aback.

His mind had been focused on the study of cultivation knowledge and magic for a while, without paying much attention to external matters.

He knew his reputation might be substantial, but he hadn’t expected it to be to this extent.

"Is it that exaggerated?"

Zhang Daniu nodded in agreement.

"Yes, Brother Han is right..."

"Doesn’t that mean that as long as I appear here, the gray and black industries in Starfall City will basically come to a halt? So as long as I come here, I’m bound to have a conflict with those behind Starfall City, isn’t that right?"

"Yes, that’s the insidiousness of their plan!" Han Li said with a heavy expression:

"No matter what you do, Brother, this conflict is almost unavoidable! Unless you declare that you won’t be involved in any matters of Starfall City, which might avoid conflict... but with your character, you definitely wouldn’t do that, and if you did, they could handle us for negligence or refusal to execute mandatory sect missions! Because the Guardian Envoy has the duty to handle these things...

"Isn’t this a deadlock then?" Zhang Daniu interjected.

Hearing this, a surge of killing intent rose within Qi Ping. He was clearly doing nothing yet got targeted repeatedly, and this time, they even set a deadly trap for him!

Now, it’s a blade whether he advances or retreats!

Fully aware of the opponent’s entire scheme, he still had to follow their steps!

"Alright! Very well! If so, let’s play big with them!" Qi Ping sneered, releasing a terrifying power of slaughter from his body!

Feeling this Dao Heart Second Realm power of slaughter, Zhang Daniu and Han Li felt a slight shiver deep down.

They didn’t need to think to know that their brother was definitely about to do something big.

Intuition told them this might be even bigger than what Qi Ping did in Lingxiao City!

Because even after killing so many people and strong foes in Lingxiao City, Qi Ping had never shown such emotions.

"Brother, how do we play big? What are we going to do?" Zhang Daniu asked.

"Yes, Brother, this deadlock is hard to break. Have you thought of a solution?"

Faced with such a situation, Han Li, having thought for a long time, couldn’t find a way out either, and he was curious about what clever plan Brother Lin Ya had!