Steam Era: The Lord of 'Puluo'

Chapter 1033 549: Enigma Cultivator (2)

Observing Ni Shangqiu's cooperative attitude, Li Banfeng asked the most critical question: "You seem to know quite a bit about Shui Yongquan, the habits in his speech and behavior, and some of his past events, how did you come to know these?"

Ni Shangqiu replied: "I heard it from Guo Gaoge."

"Who is Guo Gaoge?"

"He is the local deity appointed at the beginning of the year, his territory is adjacent to Shui Yongquan."

"Local deity appointed at the beginning of the year, why is his territory adjacent to Shui Yongquan?" Li Banfeng did not understand this process.

Ni Shangqiu explained: "The territory of Qiu Luoye transformed into Proper Land, leaving a space next to Shui Yongquan's territory. Our tribe established a piece of new land there, and entrusted it to Guo Gaoge to manage,

After Guo Gaoge arrived at the new land, he had a very harmonious relationship with Shui Yongquan, and they became friends. Guo Gaoge also grasped a lot of things about Shui Yongquan."

So he was taking the place of Qiu Luoye as the local deity.

Li Banfeng asked, "Does this Guo Gaoge also have connections with Inner State?"

"Yes," Ni Shangqiu also felt this matter was quite special, "The cultivators above the clouds who come out from Inner State generally do not wish to return once they have a position to rely upon after being appointed as local deities.

Guo Gaoge is an exception, after becoming a local deity, he frequently traveled to Inner State, maintaining contact with us. The matters of Shui Yongquan were accomplished with our help."

Li Banfeng asked: "What happened with Shui Yongquan?"

Ni Shangqiu realized he had said too much and wanted to change the topic: "Guo Gaoge is also a very smart person, he initially had a very good relationship with Shui Yongquan..."

"I am asking what happened with Shui Yongquan?"

Ni Shangqiu still didn't want to say directly, Hong Ying took out a knife and acted immediately.

After two cuts, Ni Shangqiu gave in: "Shui Yongquan violated the prohibitions and was punished by Inner State, demoted from local deity to Wounded Demon Fiend."

Shui Yongquan had a cultivation level of Cloud Top Second Layer, Wounded Demon Fiend is a failed advancement at the Ninth Layer, how much cultivation level did Shui Yongquan lose?

Li Banfeng asked: "Which prohibition did he violate?"

Ni Shangqiu lowered his head and said: "If you want to talk about sins, there will always be some, it's just a matter of how you want to describe it."

The meaning of this sentence is quite clear, Shui Yongquan's sins were fabricated.

Ni Shangqiu further said: "If you want to talk about real sins, it would be obstructing someone else's path. Guo Gaoge wanted Shui Yongquan's territory, including the various strange monsters Shui Yongquan had carefully cultivated in Zhengjing Village."

Something so big happened with Shui Yongquan, and Li Banfeng was completely unaware.

Qiu Luoye acted recklessly, without considering consequences, and is now the master of Qi Qiu City, the local deity of Proper Land, with everything going well.

Shui Yongquan, always cautious and walking on thin ice, couldn't even hold onto a piece of new land, and lost his position above the clouds.

Who could have predicted this?

Li Banfeng asked: "Where is Shui Yongquan?"

Ni Shangqiu replied: "A few days ago, it was said he was still roaming his original territory, but later Guo Gaoge led the people to besiege, fearing things might be dire,

Currently, Shui Yongquan's whereabouts are unknown, and Guo Gaoge should know his whereabouts."

Li Banfeng stood up and asked: "What Taoist Sect is Guo Gaoge in? Sound Cultivation?"

Ni Shangqiu shook his head and said: "Guo Gaoge is an Enigma Cultivator, a very rare Taoist Sect."

"What is Enigma Cultivation?"

Ni Shangqiu shook his head and said: "I cannot clearly explain, his Taoist Sect is too unique."

The phonograph said: "Enigma Cultivation and Illusion Cultivation are from the same root, people often say Illusion Cultivation deceives the eye, Enigma Cultivation deceives the heart. This Taoist Sect uses illusory moves in every word and action, layers of puzzles making it difficult for the opponent to discern real intentions, and their combat power is influenced by their riddles."

Enigma Cultivation is somewhat abstract, Li Banfeng still did not fully understand: "What's the key to dealing with this Taoist Sect?"

"Solve the puzzle! You must solve their riddles. Enigma Cultivators release puzzles unintentionally, as long as you solve them, you can suppress their combat power and easily win in a fight,

If you cannot solve their riddles or solve them incorrectly, your combat power will be suppressed, while theirs will greatly enhance, making fighting them very disadvantageous for you."

Li Banfeng thought for a moment: "In that case, the one who can suppress Enigma Cultivation should be Arithmetic Cultivation?"

Arithmetic Cultivation is most adept at solving puzzles.

The phonograph shook its horn: "Master, there were rumors in the past that Arithmetic Cultivation suppresses Enigma Cultivation, but I knew two Arithmetic Cultivators, both of whom died at the hands of Enigma Cultivators, whether these two Taoist Sects actually counter one another, I am unsure,

Enigma Cultivators are few in number, and those who have fought them rarely survive, if master truly wants to find this person, you should take some helpers with you,

As they say, 'those involved are confused, onlookers are clear,' having someone watching over can provide timely advice at a crucial moment."

Red Lotus sighed in the second son and said: "Reminding is not necessarily helpful, things could go awry turning everyone involved into participants, unable to see the situation clearly, giving foolish advice, unable to help while dragging you down."

The phonograph was stunned, its horn facing the second son: "Sister Lian, have you fought with enigma cultivation before? If you know how to deal with it, please give some pointers to the master."

Red Lotus said: "General Zhao praises excessively, I am just a magical treasure, not possessing such broad knowledge. About Enigma Cultivation, I've only heard some rumors, and two key ideas seem quite reliable,

One is, if you cannot see the opportunity clearly, don't attack, as attacking easily falls into the trap,

The second is, if you see the opportunity clearly, don't hold back, as holding back inevitably results in losses."

The phonograph pondered for a moment and said: "Isn't this not just for dealing with Enigma Cultivation? Isn't this the key for dealing with any Taoist Sect?"

Red Lotus sighed and said: "I indeed know very little, just casually saying a few words, whether useful or not, just take it as idle talk."

Li Banfeng did gain some insight: "If I solve the puzzle, I will attack directly, killing the enigma cultivator at once, saving a lot of trouble."