Inside the Honeycomb, Lin Zhen sat cross-legged near the huge mound. He never left, regardless of whether it was day or night.
Every time a Stellar Crystal appeared, Lin Zhen would immediately pluck it. Those mutated bees could no longer pose a substantial threat to him.
In the alternate space, he had already compressed his dantian Qi to half of the Ninefold Qi. He had to strive to compress his dantian Qi to the tenfold level in the next few days.
This mound could produce about 25 to 30 Stellar Crystals every day. Although the effect was not as good as the Stellar Crystals in the alternate space, it could at least improve his strength.
In addition to this, the Ant Nest was also constantly sending Stellar Crystals. Every Stellar Crystal produced in these two places was now used by Lin Zhen.
Lin Zhen had made a rough estimate. He would need about 500 more Star Crystals to advance to the tenfold level.
The Honeycomb could produce 300 Stellar Crystals in 10 days at most, while the Ant Nest could produce about 100 Stellar Crystals. Adding these two places together, it would be difficult for him to advance in 10 days.
However, there was no other way. Besides these two places, many martialists had entered the forest, hoping to find more Stellar Crystals for Lin Zhen.
After all, whether Lin Zhen could break through smoothly or not was related to the outcome of the counterattack on the Sky Dome Realm. These martialists did not dare to be greedy. They hoped that they could use Lin Zhen's rise to power to completely change the situation in the Star Fruit Tree.
This included the Ant Nest. Under the supervision of Brother Guang, Star Ma, and Sun Tie, almost all the martialists went out to search. The task of collecting the Ant Nest's Stellar Crystals fell into the hands of Jiang Huai and Lou Qingfeng. The two of them were telekinesis masters, so they could travel back and forth very quickly. They were specifically responsible for collecting and transporting the Stellar Crystals.
On the first day, the Honeycomb produced 27 Stellar Crystals, the Ant Nest produced 9, and the Ant Nest produced 3. A total of 39 Stellar Crystals were collected, which Lin Zhen absorbed.
The second day's harvest was good. The Honeycomb produced 31 Stellar Crystals, the Ant Nest produced 12, and the Ant Nest produced 7. A total of 50 Stellar Crystals were collected.
The third day was similar to the second day, with 48 Stellar Crystals.
On the fourth day, the Honeycomb and Ant Nest produced a good amount of Stellar Crystals. However, only one Stellar Crystal was collected from the outside. A total of 40 Stellar Crystals were collected.
On the fifth day, the Beehive Ant Nest produced 35 Star Crystals, but there was not a single Star Crystal outside.
Not only were the Star Crystals not collected, but many of the cultivators who had gone out to collect Star Crystals also did not return.
Originally, after Lin Zhen's reorganization, there were 82 people in the Hive and 103 in the Ant Nest, making a total of 185 people.
Other than Lin Zhen, who was cultivating, and Jiang Huai and the others who were collecting, the remaining 180 people were all sent out to collect star crystals. However, after five days, the total number of people had actually dropped to 140!
In other words, 45 people had already left in the past few days.
On the night of the sixth day, after absorbing all 37 star crystals, the total number of people in the two places had dropped to 105 when the total number of people was counted.
Another forty people had disappeared!
When Jiang Huai and Lou Qingfeng came to deliver the star crystals to Lin Zhen, they approached Lin Zhen and said, "Idol, something seems wrong."
"What's wrong?"
"The little overlord of Sky Dome has already spread the news that he is going to hold a wedding with Su Mingyue. Anyone who is willing to go and congratulate them can join Sky Dome. Moreover, they can immediately receive five Stellar Crystals and five hundred million in cash. This temptation is too great. In the past few days, many people couldn't resist the temptation and joined."
"This means that those people who went out have no intention of collecting Star Crystals. They are all considering whether to join Sky Dome or not."
"That should be the case. There are only 100 people in the two places now. In another two days, I'm afraid there won't even be 50 people left."
"Hehe! Yue Feng is really generous. Does he have so much cash to pay? 80 people have gone over in the past few days. That's 40 billion in cash. I don't believe he has the space to store so much cash and bring it into the Star Fruit Tree, "Li Changying said from the side, clearly disdainful of the actions of the other cultivators.
Zhao Xiaoman also said, "That's right. Those cultivators won't get any money even if they go. At most, they will get a few Star Crystals. Why are they so stupid?"
Unexpectedly, Lou Qingfeng shook his head. "You are all wrong. As long as Little Overlord agrees, 500 million in cash is nothing. He can even take out tens of billions. In the future, if we ask him for it, he won't go back on his word."
"Oh! Why do you say that? "Jiang Huai asked.
"Hehe, I just heard about it. You might not know Little Overlord's true identity. Just his identity alone is not enough for him to ruin his reputation."
"What identity is so powerful?"
"He is the son of the Raging Wind Martial Arts School's master. Don't you think he is powerful?" Lou Qingfeng finally revealed the truth.
"Raging Wind Martial Arts School? Isn't that the number one martial arts school in the country? The Raging Wind Martial Arts School is the headquarters of the Raging Wind Martial Arts School. The master is the head of the school … Yue Feng is the son of the head of the Raging Wind Martial Arts School? " Jiang Huai was stunned. He was from the Magic City's Raging Wind Martial Arts School. Didn't that mean he was also from Yue Feng's martial arts school?
Even Lin Zhen was stunned. Yue Feng was the son of the head of the Raging Wind Martial Arts School?
Zhao Xiaoman was confused. "Isn't the head of the Raging Wind Martial Arts School Chen Fenglie? The number one expert in the world. Is he Yue Feng's father? But why are their surnames different? "
Before Lou Qingfeng could answer, Jiang Huai said, "Chen Fenglie is the founder of the Raging Wind Martial Arts School. He is also the number one expert in the world. However, he is only the head of the school in name. He no longer cares about anything and has been pursuing the peak of martial arts for a long time. The head of the Raging Wind Martial Arts School is Chen Fenglie's good friend, Yue Zhenhua. He took over the position more than ten years ago."
Jiang Huai sighed. "Some people might be able to resist the temptation of money, but after hearing Little Overlord's identity, who would dare to go against him? After all, they would still have to leave the Stellar Fruit Tree in the future. Offending the Raging Wind Martial Arts School is the same as courting death. They would be lucky if they didn't attack us immediately, let alone Tianqiong. "
Zhao Xiaoman glanced at Jiang Huai. "You are also a member of the Raging Wind Martial Arts School. Do you have such thoughts?"
Jiang Huai hurriedly raised his hand. "Don't frame me. But to be honest, if I wasn't with Boss Lin, I might have stood aside and watched. But since it's him, I'll fight with him until the end."
Lin Zhen nodded slightly. Then, he said to Jiang Huai, "What's the situation outside?"
"What else can it be? People's hearts are unstable. You can tell from the fact that not a single star crystal has been collected in the past few days. "
Li Changying said, "These people are also conflicted. They want to overthrow Tianqiong's rule, but they are also afraid of Little Overlord's power and are tempted by money. Even if these people go on stage, it is hard to say how much strength they will be able to display."
Lin Zhen thought for a moment before standing up. "Since it is like this, then there is a need to go out and talk about it."
After speaking, Lin Zhen stood up and left the Hive. Jiang Huai and the others didn't know what was going on, so they followed closely behind Lin Zhen.
Lin Zhen walked all the way to the Hive's tree hollow area. The remaining dozens of Hive martial artists were still gathered here in groups of twos and threes. It was unknown what they were talking about. When they saw Lin Zhen arrive, they all stood up, but their expressions were a little awkward.
Lin Zhen stood in front of the crowd. He cleared his throat and said, "Everyone, I've heard about what has happened over the past few days. I won't say anything unnecessary. Everyone has different personalities, pursuits, and paths to take are different. I respect everyone's choices."
Some cultivators seemed to want to say something, but Lin Zhen waved his hand to stop them. "No need to say anything. I will give everyone a choice. If you are willing to go to Tianqiong, you can leave now. I, Lin Zhen, will not stop you."
The cultivators present looked at each other. After hesitating for a while, someone moved first.
After one person left, others followed one after another.
Some cultivators came to Lin Zhen before leaving. "Lin Zhen, it is not that we don't support you, but this matter is beyond the scope of our abilities. You can continue to cultivate in the Hive. After we leave, we will not go to Tianqiong. We will wait for you to leave before coming back."
Lin Zhen nodded slightly. It was already very good that they didn't help either side.
Many cultivators chose to go to Tianqiong, but there were also about thirty-four people who left the Hive. In any case, this matter would come to an end soon. No matter what the end result was, they should still have a place to cultivate.
Whether it was Little Overlord Yue Feng or Lin Zhen, their cultivation had almost reached the peak. They didn't have much time left in the Stellar Fruit Tree.
In less than ten minutes, all the cultivators in the Hive had left.
At this time, Lin Zhen looked at Jiang Huai and Lou Qingfeng. "You two go to the Ant Nest again and repeat what I said. Star Ma probably doesn't want anyone to leave. It's useless to force them to stay."
Jiang Huai and Lou Qingfeng nodded and went to the Ant Nest.
After that, Li Changying and Zhao Xiaoman accompanied Lin Zhen, worried that Lin Zhen would be unhappy.
However, Lin Zhen didn't care at all. He returned to the Hive and continued to absorb star crystals.
The next day, Jiang Huai came back and told Lin Zhen that the people in the Ant Nest had left. Only Lou Qingfeng, Star Ma, Brother Guang, and a few others were still there. Even Sun Tie had left.
Lin Zhen nodded. After absorbing a star crystal, he raised his head and looked up.
Above the layers of branches was Tianqiong.
"Today should be the day that Yue Feng is going to send Ye Lanshan off," Lin Zhen suddenly said.
"Yes, it seems quite lively in Tianqiong. The banquet should be starting soon." Jiang Huai sat beside Lin Zhen. The Hive was empty, and only the bees were still tirelessly buzzing.
"Ye Lanshan will probably leave the Stellar Fruit Tree tomorrow or the day after tomorrow at the latest."
Lin Zhen said, then turned to his teammates. "Tomorrow, I will leave the Hive tomorrow and head to Tianqiong."
"Okay, let's go together!" Everyone agreed.
"No!"
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