"Two?" The four demons were startled. They had never expected that Su Yu, who they had underestimated the most, would manage to dig out two of them!
Four pairs of eyes shot toward Su Yu's left and right hands like sharp arrows.
The four of them frowned slightly when they saw the Human Skin Drum. They could feel the reek of blood coming from it.
However, there was no doubt that it was a Semi-Manufactured Spiritual Artifact and was not inferior to Bai Shanliang's White Bone Whip.
As for the broken sword, when it was complete, it was also a Spiritual Artifact. Now that it was damaged, it had fallen to the level of a Semi-Manufactured Spiritual Artifact.
"Hiss, junior brother's luck is really enviable." Bai Shanliang couldn't help but laugh. "Let's not talk about the Ghost Clan's magical artifacts, which are worth at least 3,000 merit points, and that broken sword also seems to have some history. If I'm not mistaken, it should be the Red Blood Palace's famous Long Arm Tie Luo's Long Dragon Sword from a hundred years ago. This sword can be extended at will, and it's quite strange. Long Arm Tie Luo relied on this sword to run amok in the Eighteen Blessed and Heavenly Lands. A hundred years ago, during the great war between humans and ghosts, he killed innumerable Ghost Clan members.
"If we return this broken sword to the sect, the reward will not be less than four thousand Merit Points."
In other words, Su Yu would get a reward of 7,000 merit points on the first day.
Not only was Gongsun Wuxie's eyes burning with flames, but even Bing Wuxin was surprised by Su Yu's luck.
Bai Shanliang stood up and said, "Let's go to the villa together. Let's finish the exchange as soon as possible and come back early to rest."
Gongsun Wuxie rolled her eyes. "I'll go too. I want to see what treasures those inner sanctum disciples have unearthed."
Bing Wuxin frowned. "I'll go and have a look too."
"Me too." In the end, Zi Xuan also stood up and followed them. She wouldn't let go of any opportunity to search for Su Yu. However, it was a pity that she didn't know that Su Yu was right beside her.
Su Yu looked at Xue Qi and asked, "What about you?"
Xue Qi shook her head. She didn't seem interested at all. "I'll pass. You guys can go."
All of a sudden, Xue Qi looked at Su Yu and said, "If you run into the inner sanctum's people, it would be best if you don't start a conflict with them. According to what I know, two of the seven people who came here have an ambiguous relationship with the Shao family, so you shouldn't give them any excuses to cause trouble for you."
Su Yu's heart shuddered, and he wondered … Shao Yueming has really arranged for people to come here?
Moreover, they were two inner sanctum disciples. In other words, it was very likely that they were two Almighty Divine Masters.
To Su Yu, such a powerful lineup was indeed a deadly trap.
What should come, had finally come?
Su Yu's eyes shone brightly as he glanced at Zixuan.
"Okay, you stay in the tent alone. Remember to be careful," Su Yu said.
Xue Qi rolled her eyes at him. "Just worry about yourself. I don't need you to worry about me."
Su Yu shrugged his shoulders, then quickly rushed toward the villa with the four demons.
There were people from the sect stationed in the village, who were responsible for inspecting treasures and exchanging them for merit points.
When they arrived, there was already a bustling crowd. A rough count put the number at no less than a hundred, and all of them were members of the sects that had been stationed here for a long time and were in charge of excavating.
However, they were in charge of excavating, so they couldn't exchange merit points for them like Su Yu and the others. They could only exchange them for ordinary cultivation resources. Otherwise, the merit points they had accumulated over the years wouldn't even be comparable to the inner sanctum's elders.
As Su Yu swept the crowd with his gaze, he noticed a deserted counter, which was occupied by a serious-looking middle-aged man. He seemed like he wasn't easy to get along with.
"He's there. Let's go over there." Su Yu led the way toward the man.
However, all of a sudden, a group of powerful auras engulfed the area, startling the expressions of the hundred people present.
Just after that, seven people strode out of the crowd and stood in front of the middle-aged man.
The person at the front was a beautiful young woman, who was dressed in colorful clothes. She was twenty-eight years old, had a sweet and gentle temperament, and had a pretty face.
She was probably the person who had gotten the right to enter the Elegant Spirit Mountain, and the six people behind her were the people who had brought her here.
"Senior, we are here to exchange for today's excavated items. Please take a look at them," the young woman said in a gentle voice. She wore a respectful expression as she placed nine magical treasures on the table in front of the middle-aged man.
When Su Yu took a look at them, he discovered that most of them were rotten objects that were on the verge of being destroyed. He had already thrown away many of such objects.
The middle-aged shopkeeper's expression didn't change, and he didn't even spare them a glance. He just lowered his head and looked at the objects on the table, then stroked them one by one.
"The first object has lost all of its spiritual nature.
Clang!
The middle-aged shopkeeper flicked his finger and flicked the broken Array Flag onto the ground.
He didn't give them any face at all. They were all inner sanctum disciples, and all of them were important people in the Red Blood Palace. Yet, they were still treated coldly by the middle-aged shopkeeper.
The multicolored young woman and the others couldn't help but feel embarrassed.
"The second object is the Bloodthirsty Sword. It's a defective object, and it's useless."
Slap!
"The third object is trash."
"The fourth object is barely qualified. 3,000 merit points …"
It was only at this moment that the expressions of the inner sanctum disciples, who wore unsightly expressions, relaxed slightly.
In the end, when the ninth object's examination was completed, the seven people relaxed slightly. In the end, there were four objects that were qualified, and they could be exchanged for 12,000 merit points.
"Take the merit points." The middle-aged shopkeeper transferred the full amount of merit points to the multicolored young woman.
"Thank you, senior." The multicolored young woman revealed a sweet smile.
After she spoke, the multicolored young woman turned around and prepared to leave.
"Senior sister Jiyu, it seems like the outer sanctum disciples are also here," a tall and slender youth said to the multicolored young woman.
When the other six people followed his gaze, they all looked over.
The multicolored young woman's gaze swept over Su Yu and the others curiously. Every month, the inner sanctum would have a mission to explore the Elegant Spirit Mountain, but this was the first time the outer sanctum had such a mission.
Her gaze lingered on Su Yu for a moment before she nodded and revealed a faint smile. She then averted her gaze and prepared to leave.
"Senior sister Jiyu, don't you want to see the outer sanctum's people's harvest? Their harvest might be even greater than ours, "the youth spoke once again, his tone filled with provocation.
Su Yu couldn't help but pay attention to this person, and when he met his gaze, he noticed a crafty glint flickering in his eyes.
Is he one of the experts sent by Shao Yueming to end Su Yu's life here?
The multicolored young woman's heart thumped slightly, and she stopped in her tracks.
When Su Yu and the others saw that the middle-aged man was still observing them, they could only walk over and display their harvest in front of him.
"Four?" The multicolored young woman's expression changed slightly. Their cultivations were much lower than theirs, yet they still managed to dig out seven great treasures. It could be seen from this that their excavation progress was half of theirs!
This was especially the case for Su Yu, as he had taken out two great treasures!
Even though his cultivation was obviously the lowest, he had taken out the most great treasures!
Two of the youths among the seven people looked at each other and saw the greed in each other's eyes.
Since Su Yu had unexpectedly taken out two great treasures, they must surely get their hands on this lad's secret method of excavating the black mountain!
"White Bone Whip, qualified, 3,000 merit points." The middle-aged man's palm swept over it calmly.
"Vajra Scepter, qualified, 3,000 merit points." The middle-aged shopkeeper was indifferent.
Then, Su Yu found the Human Skin Drum, and he calmly said, "Qualified, 3,000 merit points."
In the end, when he stroked the Long Dragon Sword, his palm stopped moving, and he stared at the sword.
Surprise gradually appeared on his calm face, and a faint smile appeared at the corners of his mouth. "Someone finally managed to dig out the Long Dragon Sword."
The middle-aged shopkeeper raised his head and looked at Su Yu, then nodded. "This treasure is pretty good, and it has great significance. 4,000 merit points."
Such an attitude made the inner sanctum's disciples envious and jealous. This lad's luck was really good, as he had found two great treasures by himself!
However, what startled them, as well as Bai Shanliang and the others, was that the middle-aged shopkeeper revealed a faint smile and said, "Take out the other five treasures and exchange them together."
His words caused Su Yu's whole body to shiver, and he couldn't believe what he had just heard. He hadn't taken out those five treasures in order to keep a low profile, yet the middle-aged man in front of him had managed to see through them with a single glance!
How did he manage to penetrate the spatial ring? Su Yu couldn't figure it out.
However, the inner and outer sanctum's disciples, who were also excavating the Eighteen Linked Mountains, were even more shocked than him.
"There are still five more treasures?" Gongsun Wuxie widened her eyes and spoke in surprise. She almost bit her tongue.
Bai Shanliang and Tian Renyao were also startled.
Bing Wuxin couldn't help but take another look at Su Yu, and she muttered in a low voice, "Freak!"
They couldn't understand how Su Yu had managed to find so many treasures. Could it be that he had found a treasure nest just like how he had dug out a mouse's nest?
This news also greatly shocked the five-colored young women.
The great treasures excavated by seven inner sanctum's disciples couldn't rival a trifling early stage Fairy Realm cultivator?
After being startled for a moment, Su Yu took a deep look at the middle-aged shopkeeper and took out the other five treasures.
Two of them belonged to the Ghost Clan, while the other three belonged to the Human Clan.
However, what shocked the colorful young woman even more was that all five of the treasures were well-preserved, and none of them were decayed items that had been used to make up the numbers.
How did he manage to do it? This question reverberated in everyone's mind, and they couldn't calm down for a long time.
As for the two tall youths in her team, their eyes burned even more fiercely.
The middle-aged shopkeeper's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but chuckle as he praised Su Yu, "Wonderful! It's really wonderful! I have seen people with great luck, but it's my first time seeing someone like you, who managed to find seven treasures in a single day!"
Just after that, the middle-aged shopkeeper inspected them one by one, and all of them passed.
Two of the Ghost Clan's treasures were worth 6,000 merit points, while the Human Clan's treasures weren't special enough, so they were quite cheap. As such, three of them were worth only 500 merit points, so Su Yu's total was 6,500 merit points.
In addition to the 7,000 merit points from the first two treasures, Su Yu had gotten a total of 13,000 merit points on this day.
Such a great amount of merit points made everyone's eyes turn red with jealousy.
"Isn't this guy's luck too good?" The colorful young woman's beautiful eyes looked at Su Yu suspiciously. She was slightly gloomy.
The seven of them had worked hard to excavate the treasures, yet they still couldn't compare to an early stage Fairy Realm cultivator.
"Let's go, and we will continue excavating them tomorrow." The colorful young woman stamped her feet and clenched her teeth. She was prepared to compete with him the next day.
After they returned to the camp …
The little demoness hugged Su Yu's thigh and looked at him with teary eyes. She then said pitifully, "Brother Yuxian, please pity me and give me some merit points. I already gave my last 10,000 merit points to you in exchange for a quota."
Su Yu shook his thigh, but the little demoness was like a plaster that stuck to him tightly. He couldn't shake her off even if he wanted to.
The transvestite took advantage of this opportunity to come over and snuggle into Su Yu's bosom.
Su Yu's scalp became numb, and he quickly admitted defeat. "Fine, fine. If we excavate enough Ghost Clan's treasures tomorrow, I will give you one."
"Brother Yuxian, thank you. I like you the most." The little demoness chuckled as she stood up. She seemed like a fox that had just stolen a chicken.
"What about me?" The transvestite spoke resentfully. "You are even willing to accept a little vixen like Wuxie, yet you still don't care about me, even though I am passionately devoted to you."
Su Yu kicked him away angrily and rolled his eyes. "Get lost!"
As for Bai Shanliang, since he had already harvested some treasures today, he didn't feel right asking for more.
Only Bing Wuxin looked at Gongsun Wuxie, then at Su Yu. She didn't say anything.
She was Su Yu's lover in name, and everyone in the sanctum was aware of this.
Now, Su Yu had given Gongsun Wuxie a promise, yet he still didn't care about her.
However, Bing Wuxin didn't care about Su Yu's feelings.
When everyone quieted down, Su Yu suddenly realized that something was missing.
Su Yu raised his brows and asked, "Where is Xue Qi? Isn't she in the camp? "
It was only when they heard him that the four demons realized that she had gone missing.
"Her goal is different from ours. She came here to investigate the Eighteen Linked Mountains' disappearance case, so she is probably looking for some clues," Tian Renyao said uncertainly.
Bai Shanliang's expression became grave. He picked up a handful of dust from the ground and sniffed it. He then said in a deep voice, "An unknown lifeform came here, and there are poisonous gas left in the soil. It seems like it came from the same source as the corrosive poisonous gas in the air of the Eighteen Linked Mountains."
Everyone's expressions became solemn when they heard him.
Xue Qi was in danger! The Eighteen Linked Mountains' mysterious and deadly poisonous creature had come here!
It was highly likely that she had suffered a mishap!
But, what kind of powerful lifeform could escape the detection of so many Divine Masters in the manor?
What was even more unimaginable was that there weren't any signs of resistance at the scene.
There could only be two possible explanations for this. Either the attacker was too powerful, and even an early stage Divine Master like Xue Qi couldn't resist it.
Or, the attacker was someone familiar to Xue Qi and caught her off guard.
"Let's split up and look for her. We might still be able to make it, "Su Yu suggested.
Bing Wuxin looked at Su Yu and asked, "Do you have a deep relationship with her? Since that unknown lifeform was able to abduct Xue Qi, it must be quite powerful. If you run into it alone, you will be in great danger. "
Her unspoken implication was that Su Yu didn't need to look for her.
Su Yu felt disappointed when he turned his head around and looked at her. He then said calmly, "Even if we don't consider that we are from the same faction, she is still my companion. If I can abandon her today, then I can abandon you tomorrow. So, is there any need for such a small team to exist? Isn't it better for everyone to go their own way? "
Xue Qi wasn't a bad person, and she had even warned Su Yu to be wary of the two people from the Shao family's faction in the inner sanctum. So, Su Yu didn't have any reason to abandon her.
Bing Wuxin was startled by Su Yu's scolding. There were few people who dared to speak to her like this, and she felt quite displeased. She then snorted coldly and said, "Did I say that I wouldn't go? I just asked you to stay here and not throw your life away. "
She then took a large step forward, lifted the tent's flap, and left.
Bai Shanliang sighed. "Junior brother, you misunderstood Wuxin. Even though she is heartless, she isn't completely unrighteous. Even if you didn't ask her, she would still have gone to look for Xue Qi."
Misunderstood? Su Yu was quite apologetic.
"Fine, let's also set off. There is an unknown danger here, and if we don't deal with it clearly, we will face it at any moment," Bai Shanliang said, before he left.
Gongsun Wuxie and Tian Renyao also left.
In the end, only Su Yu and Zi Xuan were left.
"Do you need my help?" Zi Xuan asked.
Su Yu nodded. Zi Xuan tilted her head and said, "Fine, but I won't expose my cultivation. There are two people with pretty good cultivations in the manor, and they can probably detect me."
Su Yu was grateful to her. "Just do what you can, and leave the rest to me."
After Zi Xuan left, Su Yu summoned Sheng Ge.
"What did you discover?" Su Yu asked quickly.
Sheng Ge sniffed the surroundings, then said solemnly, "Master, I can't be mistaken. It's the Ghost Clan's aura that I detected yesterday. It's quite faint, but I can still detect it. It's definitely him."
A Ghost Clan! Su Yu's heart shuddered. It was unexpectedly a Ghost Clan that captured Xue Qi!
"Can you detect his direction?" Su Yu asked in a grave voice.
Sheng Ge furrowed her brows. "It's already been a while, and I'm not sure whether his aura is still there. I can give it a try."
Su Yu's heart tightened. "Fine, let's quickly chase after him."
The direction in which Sheng Ge chased after him was the depths of the Eighteen Linked Mountains.
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