Steam Era: The Lord of 'Puluo' Chapter 1213 592: Thousand Tael House (2)

Qiu Luoye rolled up his sleeves and said: "Old Qi, you go out first."

A quarter of an hour later, Shui Yongquan's face was bruised and swollen, but he was still laughing heartily: "Qiu Daxiang, I've got your number for life."

Qiu Luoye couldn't quite understand: "How could your cultivation level be higher than mine? Aren't the territories about the same? Just relying on a few Strange Monsters, how did you manage to get to the Third Layer?"

Shui Yongquan didn't want to speak, but couldn't hold it in: "Do you still remember, back in the days, when the two of us hosted a gathering, inviting dozens of Local Deities to have a party in our territory?"

Qiu Luoye nodded: "I remember, you said that by getting along well with neighbors, we would have someone to rely on. That bunch of scoundrels talked big, feasting and drinking in our place for three whole days, yet when we needed help later, not a single one showed up!"

Shui Yongquan shook his head and said: "I knew what kind of people they were, I wasn't counting on them. These were all handpicked by me, and I invited them over because I knew where their Land Seals were hidden,

During the day, we drank and ate with them, and at night, I went to their territories to steal human energy. I stole the human energy from dozens of territories!"

Qiu Luoye was astonished: "I'm really impressed with you; you even calculated this? But after three days, having absorbed human energy from dozens of territories, how could you endure it?"

Absorbing too much human energy would lead to major issues; Li Banfeng has felt this vividly.

Shui Yongquan said: "I could withstand it; I spent a fortune and bought two Xuanyun Pills, swallowed them in one go, and pushed through!"

"That's nonsense!" Qiu Luoye waved his hand and said, "Xuanyun Pills can't be taken in large quantities; given our cultivation level, we can only take half a pill at most. If you take two, it would kill you."

Shui Yongquan laughed: "Xuanyun Pill is highly nourishing; taking too much could indeed be lethal, but I managed to bear it because I knew where to find Revolving Noble Flower!"

Qiu Luoye was left speechless.

Li Banfeng was speechless for a while.

Shui Yongquan looked at Li Banfeng and said: "You know about this; you once fought with Old Qiu just to find me and get Revolving Noble Flower!"

Li Banfeng said: "This doesn't make sense, which means by then, you had already reached the Third Layer, but why did you lose when you fought with Big Brother Qiu afterwards?"

Qiu Luoye and Shui Yongquan had a dispute on the border; at that time, Shui Yongquan indeed lost to Qiu Luoye, which triggered the subsequent conflict.

Thinking of this, Shui Yongquan sighed: "It's indeed unreasonable; though I was at the Third Layer, I couldn't beat Qiu Daxiang. Later I heard Chu Shaoqiang also couldn't beat Qiu Daxiang, even though he was at the Third Layer as well, and I felt much better inside."

Qiu Luoye smiled smugly: "Have this lesson ingrained; don't think you can act arrogant in front of me just because your cultivation level is higher. Even if you reach Above the Clouds, I'll keep beating you without any problem."

Shui Yongquan snorted: "Praising you a few times, and you're acting more and more recklessly. There are so many things Above the Cloud; do you know who has more depth? A newbie who just reached Above the Cloud and a seasoned expert are worlds apart!"

"You sly one, keeping secrets," Qiu Luoye pondered for a moment, seemingly figuring out Shui Yongquan's intentions, "Were you initially aiming to rise Above the Cloud and thus escape the territory? So you didn't hastily transform your New Land into Proper Land."

Shui Yongquan nodded and said: "That's how I thought, but things aren't that simple. I'm quite far from Above the Cloud, even with Cloud Top Third Layer, needing a lot of human energy, which isn't easy to acquire,

Moreover, ascending to Above the Cloud is like rising from nine to ten; it's a metamorphosis. If Inner State intervenes, I might not make it through,

So after thinking it over, I decided to play it safe and plan to reach Cloud Fourth Layer."

Qiu Luoye was stunned for a moment, then looked at Li Banfeng and said: "Old Qi, he's not clear-headed; there's simply no Cloud Fourth Layer. In Cloud Top Cultivation, Third Layer is the peak."

Shui Yongquan laughed: "Hehehe, you don't know anything! There is Cloud Fourth Layer, not to mention Fifth Layer and Sixth Layer. The true gutsy ones don't take the path of Above the Cloud; they stay Above the Clouds. Yet I haven't figured out this path."

Qiu Luoye said: "Then you take your time figuring it out."

After speaking, Qiu Luoye glanced at Li Qi: "This old guy doesn't even understand what he's saying; I've never heard of anyone reaching Cloud Fourth Layer in my life."

Shui Yongquan sneered: "There are plenty of things you don't know; want me to share some fresh stuff?"

Looking at Shui Yongquan's expression, it didn't seem like he was bluffing.

And given his current state, he surely wouldn't be lying.

Qiu Luoye murmured: "Could it really be true?"

Li Banfeng believed what Shui Yongquan said was true because a Peddler once mentioned that Mr. Kong Fang isn't Above the Clouds, nor is Sun Tiecheng. The path depends on one's choice.

Continuing to ascend Above the Clouds might inherently be a path.

Dou Jiyan returned: "Seventh Master, the gambling event is arranged for the day after tomorrow, and Thousand Tael House is quite far from here, we should probably set off soon."

Li Banfeng said to Qiu Luoye: "Big Brother, chat well with Brother Shui for the next couple of days; see if there's anything new."

Qiu Luoye didn't dare slack off, coaxing Shui Yongquan into a conversation: "Old Shui, let's not mention past events. There are plenty of good girls in Qi Qiu City; if you want to settle down, should I introduce one to you?"

Shui Yongquan decisively refused: "I never wanted to settle down; I just want you to remain single with me for life."

Qiu Luoye rolled up his sleeves and said: "Old Shui, you'd better learn to lie quickly, or I might accidentally kill you."