Longevity, starting from being a chicken raising servant Chapter 2211 141: Decisive

Rogue Cultivators are never benevolent.

Especially high-class Rogue Cultivators who have emerged from mountains of corpses and seas of blood, they can hardly be considered kind-hearted individuals.

The scarcity of resources forces every Rogue Cultivator to exert far more effort and cunning than Sect or family Cultivators to survive, gain more, and walk further.

Thus, while Sect or family Cultivators may have individuals who focus solely on Cultivation with pure heart and mind, such people are rare among Rogue Cultivators, especially high-class ones.

Truly benevolent individuals rarely make it to Golden Core or Nascent Soul and are often eliminated early on by the harsh environment.

The remainder are largely ruthless, decisive people, with little moral restraint.

When the granaries are full, people know etiquette; when clothes and food are sufficient, they understand honor and shame.

This is not a mere assertion, but a summary of a pattern.

This pattern is even more evident among Cultivators.

Just as when Wang Ba was starting out on the path, in the lands of the East Saint Sect, Tianmen Cult, and Yan State, people resorted to any means necessary to compete for even a little cultivation resources.

But in the Wanxiang Sect, the abundance of resources renders scheming and lowering one's moral standards unnecessary. Simply following the rules grants decent gains, making the atmosphere harmonious, even if there are differences, they are matters of route disputes, courteous and retaining dignity, rather than blood-spattered battles over trivial gains.

Moreover, the energy spent by Rogue Cultivators in fighting for survival naturally leaves less for cultivation.

Cultivation indeed requires resources, but it equally demands personal insight; only by attaining both can one achieve the Great Dao.

Therefore, despite overcoming early issues of poor foundations, resource shortages, and lack of inheritance, most Rogue Cultivators find it hard to reach the end of cultivation.

Overall, the strength of Rogue Cultivators is naturally far less than that of organized Sect and family Cultivators.

These are Wang Ba's insights into Rogue Cultivators.

Yet, even with a clear understanding of Rogue Cultivators, he was still shocked by their cruel core upon encountering the group again.

Deng Yingjue in the Green Flood Dragon Realm, a Unification early-stage Cultivator who accompanied him into Zhang's Ruins, was, within just a few decades, refined into a magic treasure...

And if someone like Deng Yingjue, an Unification Cultivator, met such a tragic end, those Cultivators in the Green Flood Dragon Realm whom Deng Yingjue struggled to find and bring back to Zhang's Ruins likely face even more dire fates.

Staring at that oil-cloth umbrella, a surge of anger at the distress of his kind arose in Wang Ba's heart.

With the keen senses of a late-stage Unification Cultivator, under Wang Ba's unabashed gaze, the tall Cultivator casually tossing a Dao Treasure in his hand and with an oil-cloth umbrella hanging at his waist, frowned slightly and turned towards Wang Ba.

A fierce light flashed in his triangular eyes, complemented by the unabashed late-stage Unification aura and his towering physique, causing the surrounding Cultivators to change color, retreating quickly and avoiding him.

This immediately highlighted Wang Ba, who was inconspicuous amidst the crowd previously.

"Hmm?"

The late-stage Unification Cultivator, seeing Wang Ba not retreating like the others, couldn't help but scrutinize Wang Ba, then following Wang Ba's gaze, he lowered his head to look at the oil-cloth umbrella at his waist, then raised his head, tilting it, and spoke in a coarse voice, with an assessing look in his eyes:

"You don't know me? Are you new here?"

Wang Ba, upon hearing this, slowly withdrew his gaze, then calmly met the other's eyes and said flatly:

"Indeed... wondering if my friend is willing to part with this magic treasure at your waist? I am willing to pay some price."

Seemingly hearing Wang Ba's voice, the oil-cloth umbrella at the tall Cultivator's waist suddenly began to tremble.

The tall Cultivator's eyes flashed savagely; he abruptly raised his hand to press down on the umbrella handle, from which came an exceedingly faint wailing of pain.

While others might not perceive it, Wang Ba, whose mind was constantly on the oil-cloth umbrella, distinctly recognized Deng Yingjue's cry among them.

The oil-cloth umbrella quieted down.

The tall Cultivator raised his head to look at Wang Ba, eyes with a hint of restraint:

"You want to buy my magic treasure?"

"Heh, this is a supreme treasure cultivated alongside my life! I've nurtured it for tens of thousands of years..."

Wang Ba's expression remained calm:

"I earnestly wish for it, if my Taoist Friend is willing to part with it, I would be very grateful."

"An upper-grade Dao Treasure!"

His eyes flickered slightly, as the tall Cultivator abruptly spoke.

Wang Ba's gaze turned slightly cold, then gently shook his head:

"Seems my Taoist Friend is not sincere... If I had an upper-grade Dao Treasure, why would I seek to purchase this magic treasure from you?"

"If truly unwilling to sell, then forget it."

Upper-grade Dao Treasures are usable even by Crossing Tribulation Cultivators.

As he walked, his Spiritual Sense scanned the trade fair, yet didn't see anyone publicly showcasing one, indicating its rarity.

Though unaware of the precise value, he understood the principle that possessing valuable treasures brings difficulties; naturally, he wouldn't trade such precious items for a newly forged Demon Dao magic treasure.

However, upon hearing Wang Ba's words, the tall Cultivator's face immediately darkened, staring at Wang Ba, scrutinizing him once more, then speaking slowly with a grim look:

"Friend, you've proposed, and I've already severed my link with this supreme treasure. Now you're saying you don't want it; isn't that too much of a bully? Do you really think I, Wan, am easily bullied?"