After discovering this benefit, as Xiao Chen moved forward, he actually found a lot of Desert Hermit Scorpions like this. They were all carrying a Spirit Stone on their backs as camouflage. This made Xiao Chen very happy. He threw out the True Samadhi Fire again and again, turning those Desert Hermit Scorpions into green smoke. The Spirit Stones were also collected by Xiao Chen. In the blink of an eye, the ten Spirit Stones task was easily completed.
"Being a cultivator is still the best!" Xiao Chen sighed. If he was a Martial Master, he would also be helpless. Even a Devil Master who could use fire-type martial skills would probably be helpless against this kind of thing!
This was because, under Xiao Chen's strongest True Samadhi Fire, the Desert Hermit Scorpions would still struggle a few times before turning into ashes.
After tasting the benefits, Xiao Chen also began to feel happy. Along the way, not only did he complete the task, he also obtained a full fifteen Spirit Stones! However, after obtaining these fifteen Spirit Stones, Xiao Chen did not gain anything else.
He estimated that all the Desert Hermit Scorpions in the vicinity had been burned by him. There were only twenty or so of them in the vicinity. Even if there were, he estimated that they would have to go far away to other places.
Thinking of this, Xiao Chen was not in a hurry to leave. Instead, he sat cross-legged in the desert. He was ready to use the extra fifteen Spirit Stones to cultivate. Although the effect of these things was not as good as the Spirit Jades, their function should be similar.
Otherwise, those people in the martial arts world would not be able to collect Spirit Jades and Spirit Stones.
Xiao Chen did not want to carry a large pile of stones forward. It was naturally good to be able to use some. He was now a Qi Refinement Stage Cultivator. He did not know whether the Outer Inky Meteorite would be useful for him to break through to the Foundation Building Stage, but these Spirit Stones were definitely useful.
Taking out a Spirit Stone and holding it in his hand, Xiao Chen began to circulate the Heart Sutra. Rich Spiritual Qi poured into Xiao Chen's body and turned into Primordial Qi. However, the speed was not as fast as the Spirit Jades. It could only be regarded as a barely sufficient supply, but there was no surplus.
After an unknown amount of time, Xiao Chen did not feel anything, but the Spirit Stone in his hand shattered with a "Kacha" sound.
"So fast?" Xiao Chen looked at the broken pieces in his hand and shook his head. This thing was used up too quickly. It wasn't even one-tenth of the effect of the spiritual jade!
However, Xiao Chen didn't care and casually threw it to the side. In any case, this thing was free. He took out another Spirit Stone and continued cultivating.
Time passed by in a flash. Xiao Chen didn't know how much time had passed. When he reached into his bag, he discovered that it was empty. It turned out that even the ten spirit stones left behind for the mission had been taken away by Xiao Chen.
The consumption of these things was really huge. Unknowingly, they were all used up. This made Xiao Chen a little depressed. So many Spiritual Stones, but it still wasn't enough for him to advance to the peak of the 10th level of Qi Refinement Realm.
With a sigh, Xiao Chen stood up and found that it was already the morning of the next day. He cultivated overnight and wasted 25 Spiritual Stones. If it was converted into the equivalent of credit points, it would be worth 250 million!
However, Xiao Chen didn't regret it. He would rather not have that 100 million. It was worth it for him to cultivate.
He quickly moved forward. Just as he guessed, there were no more Desert Hermit Scorpions in this area. Therefore, Xiao Chen quickened his pace and continued to move forward. Finally, he saw the vague shadow of an ancient castle in front of him. According to the map, this should be the ruins of the Pao Li Clan's cultivation city.
Next, Xiao Chen didn't disappoint. He once again saw the Desert Hermit Scorpions camouflaged under the Spiritual Stones.
There were a lot of Desert Hermit Scorpions here. Xiao Chen was very happy. He began to burn them like crazy. Then he collected all the Spiritual Stones. After circling around the castle, Xiao Chen collected 54 Spiritual Stones. This made him very happy!
It seems like these Spiritual Stones must have been under the desert before. After they were discovered by the Desert Hermit Scorpions, they came out to deceive people. If Xiao Chen were to search aimlessly in the desert, he would definitely die of exhaustion.
It was no wonder that no one accepted this quest. This was a scam.
Xiao Chen didn't believe that there would be any Spiritual Stones in the ruins of the Pao Li Clan's cultivation city. He reckoned that the Spiritual Stones on the surface had already been found. Therefore, it wouldn't be Xiao Chen's turn to study the Desert Hermit Scorpions.
After looking around for a while, Xiao Chen determined that there wouldn't be any Desert Hermit Scorpions in the vicinity for a while. Then he found a place to sit down and continue cultivating.
Of course, if he went in another direction, he would definitely encounter some Desert Hermit Scorpions. However, Xiao Chen already had more than 50 Spiritual Stones on his back. He didn't want to go too far. In any case, he would just look for more Spiritual Stones when he ran out.
This time, Xiao Chen placed 10 Spiritual Stones on one side of his backpack and the rest on the other side. Then he began to cultivate.
Time passed unconsciously as Xiao Chen cultivated. When there were only three Spiritual Stones left beside Xiao Chen's hand, Xiao Chen touched the barrier of the peak of the 10th layer of Qi Refining that he hadn't felt in a long time!
Sure enough, it was useful. Xiao Chen clenched his teeth and began to speed up his cultivation. The last three Spiritual Stones turned into powder in Xiao Chen's hand. However, Xiao Chen was just a step away from breaking through.
He reached into his backpack and found that there were no more Spiritual Stones. Xiao Chen was unwilling to give up, so he took a Spiritual Stone that was left on the side and held it in his hand as he continued to cultivate.
One Spiritual Stone … Two Spiritual Stones … Three Spiritual Stones … Finally, on the fourth Spiritual Stone, Xiao Chen broke through the barrier and finally stepped into the peak of the 10th Qi Refinement Realm!
"Hu!" Xiao Chen let out a long breath as he circulated his Heart Sutra to stabilize his realm. Then he stood up. Now that he had 6 Spiritual Stones left, it wasn't a loss. At that time, he could refund the 60 million deposit and the Supernatural Investigation Bureau could also obtain 60 million equivalent points.
If he calculated everything, he would still have earned 20 million. Although these points didn't belong to Xiao Chen, the 100 million from before wasn't paid by Xiao Chen.
What's more, Xiao Chen could still continue to search.
Sure enough, after Xiao Chen walked for a while, he once again found a group of desert Parasitic Scorpions. Just like the last time, from afar, there was a flash of light. There might be a dozen or so of them.
Xiao Chen didn't stop and directly began to collect them. After a while, he had collected five or six Spiritual Stones. However, he also stopped because he saw a few people walking over from afar!
Xiao Chen's six senses were very sharp. He could feel that someone was coming from such a distance, but the people who came did not have this ability. They only saw Xiao Chen when they were very close. At this moment, Xiao Chen had already collected the Spiritual Stones. He was sitting on the ground with his legs crossed and studying the map, just like an ordinary Trial Tester.
There were a total of four people, two men and two women. Xiao Chen glanced at them from afar and put away the map. His action was very natural and did not arouse the suspicion of the four people.
"Brother Sun, there is a Trial Tester in front!" One of the men said to the other man.
The man called Brother Sun nodded and said to the other man, "En, Little Shao, go and ask him what his strength is and if he is willing to travel together."
"Okay, Brother Sun!" Little Shao nodded and quickly walked towards Xiao Chen. He cupped his fists and asked, "Young Hero, may I ask what mission you are doing?"
"I did accept a mission to find Spiritual Stones, but …" Xiao Chen didn't finish his sentence. He deliberately paused to give people some room to imagine.
Sure enough, when Little Shao heard this, he was stunned and immediately said, "Is it the 100 million security deposit mission?"
"That's right." Xiao Chen smiled bitterly and nodded.
"It seems that Young Hero is not a cultivator from around here. You must have been scammed by someone, right? How can Spiritual Stones be so easy to find? You should also be able to see that in this desert, those flashing lights in the distance are Spiritual Stones. However, there are Desert Parasitic Scorpions hidden underneath them. They are a very difficult desert creature to deal with. They are very aggressive and poisonous. The Spiritual Stones can be seen but not touched. " Little Shao smiled and said, "Young Hero, you are a cautious person. You should have noticed that something was wrong and didn't make a move, right?"
Xiao Chen smiled and did not deny it. He said, "What mission are you guys doing?"
"Our mission is to find a medicinal herb. Actually, this is just an excuse. Our real goal is to go to Dao Comprehension Sand Valley." Little Shao did not hide anything and said directly, "Young Hero, you should know about this, right?"
"Dao Comprehension Sand Valley?" Xiao Chen was slightly stunned. He had never heard of it before.
Seeing Xiao Chen's stunned expression, Little Shao was also stunned. Did this guy really not know about it? He saw that Xiao Chen's expression did not seem to be fake. After some thought, he suddenly said, "Young Hero, if you were scammed by the Spiritual Stone search mission, then you must not be a cultivator from around here. It's normal that you don't know about it!"
Xiao Chen nodded and said, "Indeed, I'm not from around here."
At this moment, the one called Brother Sun and the two female cultivators also walked over. He did not know whether they were Martial Cultivators or Devil Cultivators. However, based on their temperament, Xiao Chen could tell that they were Martial Masters.
"Little Shao, how is it? Does he also want to go to Dao Comprehension Sand Valley? "Brother Sun asked.
"Brother Sun, it's like this …" Little Shao explained Xiao Chen's situation to Brother Sun and said, "He still doesn't know about Dao Comprehension Sand Valley. Moreover, it's obvious that he was scammed by the Spiritual Stone mission. Although the reward for that mission is generous, he still needs to get his hands on it."
"Oh? In this direction, I thought it was a fellow cultivator. " Brother Sun shook his head in disappointment. However, he suddenly thought of something and said, "I wonder if Young Hero has already found the Spiritual Stones?"
Xiao Chen's heart trembled and his expression slightly changed. He did not know why this person suddenly asked this question. Did they want to rob him of his Spiritual Stones?
Although the four people in front of him might be martial artists, Xiao Chen was not a pushover. He was now a cultivator at the peak of the 10th layer of the Refinement Stage. Even if he could not kill them, it would not be a problem for him to defeat a few of them and escape.
Seeing the change in Xiao Chen's expression, Brother Sun hurriedly explained, "Young Hero, please don't misunderstand. We are not trying to rob you of your Spiritual Stones!"
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