Steam Era: The Lord of 'Puluo' Chapter 1345 623: Four Directions Thrive and Wither in a Single Thought (Part 4)

Li Banfeng asked the rabbit, "What Taoist Sect is the Rong Ku God from?"

"Rong and Ku Dao," the rabbit trembled as he spoke.

Is there such a Taoist sect?

Rong Si Jiao walked through the forest, still contemplating Sha Dingzhong's attitude, having discussed teaming up against Li Qi with Sha Dingzhong before, and Old Sha had wholeheartedly agreed.

But old Sha agrees to many things, who knows how many he actually follows through on.

"Old Sha, oh Old Sha," Rong Si Jiao muttered to himself, "when will you change your sandy ways?"

"I'll speak with him someday; I can't stand his conduct either."

"Who?" Rong Si Jiao turned his head to see a silhouette silently standing under the tree.

Rong Si Jiao had just passed this tree and hadn't noticed anyone beneath it.

His voice sounded somewhat like Li Qi.

The person walked toward Rong Si Jiao, smiling, "I heard you wrote a letter to the Inner State?"

Rong Si Jiao's head buzzed, and his body instantly tensed up.

The person pressed his palm down, signaling Rong Si Jiao to relax, "I'm not like Li Qi. I am a cultured person; I do things with reason and rules. Tell me in detail, what outrageous deed did Meng Yuchun commit?"

This person isn't Li Qi?

Rong Si Jiao wanted to carefully inspect the person's appearance, but his face was pitch black, with no visible facial features.

"Who exactly are you?"

The person did not respond, walking closer, and Rong Si Jiao could only see an outline, not the face.

Being a Local Deity for many years, with battlefield experience, Rong Si Jiao instantly judged that this person used the Blinding Technique!

He claims not to be Li Qi, yet he came for the letter, proving he must have a unique relationship with Li Qi and Meng Yuchun.

Could Li Qi and Meng Yuchun be nearby?

This might be his own turf, but if the others have numbers, he might not have the advantage.

If a fight is necessary, he must change the battlefield to avoid falling into an ambush.

While pondering, Rong Si Jiao suddenly crouched down, grabbed a handful of wild strawberries from the ground, and threw them at the person.

"What kind of hidden weapon is this?" The person was shocked at the strawberry juice on him. He looked up again as Rong Si Jiao scattered dust at his feet and quickly headed down the mountain.

The person saw Rong Si Jiao escape and sprinted after him.

Li Banfeng stood on the tree, quite surprised, "Rong Si Jiao runs pretty fast; this doesn't seem like Farming Cultivation."

The rabbit finally spoke, "As long as the Rong Ku God has a thought, he can appear anywhere in the world!"

"Tell me, how does the thought move?" Li Banfeng tugged at the rabbit's ears.

The rabbit lifted his head, exposing his big front teeth, "I saw it with my own eyes!"

"What did you see?" Li Banfeng pinched the rabbit's face, "Did he go everywhere right in front of you?"

The rabbit was indignant, "He just can, and the Rong Ku Master can summon wind and rain, with a wave on flat ground, a lake appears, and with a wave over a lake, he creates forests!"

Cui Tiq, recalling the earlier combat, deduced Rong Si Jiao's Taoist Sect despite only witnessing one move.

"That's a Color Cultivator."

The rabbit knew his life depended on these two, so he stealthily shared some secrets to please them, "Though it might be disrespectful, the Rong Ku God is quite lustful; he picks beauties to go up the mountain every year. A few days ago, he even took the female bear next door."

Female bear?

"Is this Color Cultivation close to Lust Cultivation?" Li Banfeng was a bit worried. The one who fought Rong Si Jiao was indeed not Li Banfeng but his shadow.

If Rong Si Jiao doesn't spare even bears, would he attack the shadow?

Cui Tiq shook his head, "It's not close to Lust Cultivation; it's closer to Painting Cultivation. Some say Color Cultivation is an offshoot of Painting Cultivation, while others say Painting Cultivation evolved from Color Cultivation. They are intricately linked.

This mountain we are on might not be a real mountain at all; it could have been painted by a Color Cultivator."

Li Banfeng examined the surrounding environment closely, rough pine bark, tender willow twigs, sticky poplar buds with a unique smell; every plant and tree felt so real.

"Then in this sense, there's no difference between Color and Painting Cultivation."

Cui Tiq said, "There is a difference. Painting Cultivation is skilled at positioning, while Color Cultivation excels in combat. All Color Cultivators have Painting Cultivation basics,

A Color Cultivator can paint landscapes and vegetation on a scroll, but when it comes to birds and beasts, or even talking and moving humans, that's beyond them.

Though their painting skills don't match Painting Cultivation, Color Cultivators act faster, their paint serving as their weapon. Your puppet got colored with red strawberry juice, which is a Color Cultivator's weapon.

Normally, with each advancement, a Color Cultivator can control a color. Red typically symbolizes fire, though exceptions exist.

Your puppet might be burning from the strawberry juice; I suggest checking it quickly."

Li Banfeng wasn't worried about the shadow being burned; he cared about using other colors, "Besides red, what other colors do you know?"

Cui Tiq thought, "Blue is for water, green is poison, silver is blades. My Ancestral Master gleaned this knowledge from his encounters with Color Cultivators, though techniques vary widely.

One Color Cultivator used silver not for blades but for Illusion Technique; it varies from person to person."

The rabbit thought, the foreigner seemed to be onto something.

The last time he saw the lake created by the Rong Ku God, it was blue.