In the courtyard …
The seat where Qing Xu had been sitting was empty.
Only Qin Shujian was left drinking alone.
Compared to before …
He was obviously in a good mood now.
He was sitting at home.
Money was falling from the sky.
The Blue Cloud Sect had crossed the True Dominion and sent him two million taels of silver. To be honest, he was quite satisfied.
According to what Qing Xu had said …
Qin Shujian had only believed half of the Blue Cloud Sect's annual profit of two million and seven hundred thousand taels of silver.
If it had been him …
When they went to seek protection, they would not honestly explain their family's background.
Therefore …
Since Qing Xu had quoted two million and seven hundred thousand taels of silver, according to Qin Shujian's estimation, the Blue Cloud Sect's annual profit would be at least four million taels of silver. It was not very possible for it to be higher.
After all …
The Blue Cloud Sect was only one of the sects in the True Dominion.
It could not even dominate the True Dominion of the Blue River Sect.
Let alone the rest.
Or else …
Qin Shujian would not ask for two million taels of silver.
Of course …
He was not afraid that the Blue Cloud Sect would reject him.
The Origin Sect would not attack the Blue Cloud Sect now. However, once he broke the shackles of the True Dominion and became the Spirit Dominion Protectorate Lord, the Blue Cloud Sect would not be able to protect itself.
Two million taels of silver a year …
In exchange for the survival of a sect.
Qin Shujian believed that Qing Xu would know how to choose.
Besides, he had not thought about this in the beginning. He had only planned to accumulate strength steadily and wait for the moment to explode. Then, he would swallow the surrounding sects and suppress them.
When the time came …
The Imperial Court would not make things difficult for a large sect of the Spirit Dominion for the sake of a few sects of the True Dominion.
When the time came …
In the Great Zhao Thirteen Prefectures …
The Origin Sect would be considered a true entrant and would not be comparable to the title of a True Dominion Overlord.
Therefore, Qing Xu had come first this time.
On the other hand, Qin Shujian had a higher opinion of him, which had also made him think differently.
In the past, he had basically obtained a one-time reward by destroying sects.
To be honest …
It was like killing the goose that laid the golden eggs.
If other sects were like the Blue Cloud Sect, they would be able to sustain themselves.
The Origin Sect would be supported by many sects and its power would develop faster.
For a period of time to come.
Qin Shujian stayed in the Yuan Sect and rarely came out. While silently cultivating his own cultivation method, he also silently stored his life source.
It was fine if the True Domain of Mount Liang did not advance to the Spirit Domain.
Once he advanced.
They were about to become one of the great sects of Spirit Realm.
More than a month passed.
Without consuming his life force, he had directly upgraded the two cultivation methods he had learned to the second stage of the True Martial Scripture.
It wasn't just because he hadn't cultivated a single cultivation technique to perfection.
Or was it because the superposition of the power of the two second stage of the True Martial Chapter was not enough?
The third Universal Heavenly Lock did not appear for a long time.
Regarding this.
Qin Shujian, too, remained indifferent.
As for his indifferent confidence …
After more than a month of accumulation, he had already obtained more than 500,000, almost 600,000 points of life force.
As long as he was willing.
At any time, he would be able to push these two cultivation methods to the point of perfection.
In other words …
Qin Shujian could condense four Universal Heavenly Locks at any time, break the shackles of the True Dominion, and become the rumored Protectorate Lord of the Spirit Protectorate.
For others.
The Protectorate Lord of the Spirit Protectorate only existed in legends.
Even a person with monstrous talent had almost zero chance of breaking this shackle.
Even if they spent their entire life, they might not be able to do it.
Regarding this.
Qin Shujian didn't feel much.
For him.
The most difficult thing to do was to silently wait for his life points to increase.
—
This was supposed to be a normal mountain range. Even though the Spirit Qi was relatively dense, there were many such mountain ranges in the Fallen Dust Spirit Protectorate.
However …
This mountain range was almost known to everyone in the Fallen Dust Spirit Protectorate.
The reason was …
It was because in the mountain range …
There was one of the few large sects in the Fallen Dust Spirit Protectorate — the Celestial Martial Sect.
In an elegant courtyard.
Two elders, one black and one white, were playing chess.
"Luo Jiang is dead. The two remaining members of the Elixir Tripod Sect escaped in the end," Zhang Shengming said calmly as he placed a chess piece. As the breeze blew, his white robe fluttered slightly.
"Hmph! Luo Jiang was also a good-for-nothing. He was a peak True Martial Realm cultivator after all and had other helpers. How could he let the two of them escape for so long? In the end, he even died!"
"You can't say that. The Elixir Tripod Sect used to be a large sect in the Spirit Protectorate. They have some trump cards. It's normal that Luo Jiang and the others couldn't catch them."
Zhang Shengming shook his head slightly and placed another chess piece.
"The problem now is that the two of them have joined the Essence Sect. It won't be so easy to make a move now."
"It's just a sect in the True Dominion. We can just destroy it."
"Although the Essence Sect is a True Dominion Sect, it's still a superpower of the True Dominion. It's very likely that it's a level-four force and has more than 1,000 Inner Energy cultivators.
If it was in the Spirit Protectorate, it would naturally be destroyed with a wave of the hand.
However, it's still too risky for the Celestial Martial Sect to fight it head-on in the True Dominion. "
"What do you plan to do then?"
"Everything in the world is driven by profit." Zhang Shengming smiled faintly and said, "I heard that the Sect Master of the Essence Sect is very greedy. It shouldn't be difficult to cater to his liking and exchange for the two of them."
Zong Lin's face was solemn, and his eyes were as sharp as hooks. He sneered and said, "Since when has the Eldest Elder been so gentle? Or do you have other plans?"
"Everything is relative. The Essence Sect does indeed have the ability to do so in the True Dominion. Why should the Celestial Martial Sect fall out with them? However …"
At this point, Zhang Shengming paused and his expression turned cold.
"The Elixir Tripod Sect might be able to kill Luo Jiang because of their hidden trump card. However, I'm afraid the two of them are not capable of killing five Outer Energy Realm cultivators.
Qin Shujian dared to kill five Outer Energy Realm cultivators of the Celestial Martial Sect. This debt naturally has to be settled.
This person is very ambitious and will definitely not be willing to waste his time in the True Dominion. He will enter the Spirit Protectorate sooner or later. When the time comes, he will know the consequences of offending the Celestial Martial Sect! "
"He he … If I remember correctly, the remaining members of the Lin Family seem to have headed there as well. If nothing goes wrong, they should be in the Essence Sect as well."
"Then bring them back together. No matter what price the Essence Sect offers, the Celestial Martial Sect will be able to afford it."
Zhang Shengming smiled confidently.
In his opinion …
No matter what price the Essence Sect offered, they would have to pay it back sooner or later.
Now, he should give the other party a taste of the sweetness so that they would let down their guard and no longer care about the existence of the Celestial Martial Sect.
When the other party walked out of the True Dominion …
What should come would naturally come.
Zong Lin also placed a chess piece down. His tone did not fluctuate much. "Is this the Sect Master's idea or the Eldest Elder's?"
"The Sect Master is already in seclusion. Unless something major happens in the Celestial Martial Sect, it is best not to disturb it."
As Zhang Shengming finished speaking …
Instantly, the courtyard quietened down again.
Only the two of them were still playing chess on the chessboard. They were unable to determine the winner for a while.
—
The development of the Essence Sect was extremely stable during this period.
However, to the players …
However, there was one thing that puzzled them.
That was …
Ever since someone had completed a mission to find the sealed evil fiend, no other player had found a second place where the evil fiend was sealed.
Even if they had the Evil Fiend Pendant, which was worth 1,000 contribution points and was said to be able to greatly increase the efficiency of the mission, the result was the same.
They had traveled to several True Dominion surrounding the Liang Mountain True Dominion and hundreds of Ordinary Dominion.
They had not found a single place where the evil fiend was sealed.
The players had not even seen the Evil Fiend Spokesperson that they had occasionally encountered in the past.
It was like the altar where the evil fiend was sealed.
There was also the Evil Fiend Spokesperson.
All these things seemed to have disappeared at the same time.
As for walking in the True Dominion …
The Evil Fiend Pendant had reacted before.
However, before the players could follow the guidance of the pendant and completely find the place where the evil fiend was sealed, they were either persuaded to retreat or killed by the experts of the Imperial Court guarding the place.
Some players had also wanted to rely on such clues to go back and submit their missions.
The results were needless to say.
None of the players who had submitted their missions had succeeded.
It could be said that …
For more than two months …
All the players who had accepted the mission to find the sealed evil fiend had returned empty-handed.
As for those who had exchanged for the Evil Fiend Pendant …
In the end, they had to admit one thing.
They …
Might have been cheated.
However, the players did not have any evidence to prove that the sect had cheated them.
After all, the evil fiend was too mysterious.
Apart from this unpleasant task, Ye Zichen had no other choice.
The players of the Origin Sect had been killing monsters and leveling up during this period of time.
Correspondingly …
The increase in the speed of the players' killing of monsters had also provided Qin Shujian with a large amount of life force.
Originally, he had less than 600,000 life force.
Now, in less than a month, he had broken through the 1,000,000 level.
When his life force had increased to 1,000,000 …
Qin Shujian had discovered …
The Ancestral Book of Forging, which had been silent for a long time, had finally been upgraded.
Upon seeing this …
His heart was filled with excitement.
If the Ancestral Book of Forging could be upgraded, it meant that he could directly break through from a superior-grade Blacksmith to a Master Blacksmith.
Once he became a Master Blacksmith …
His strength in the Dao of Forging would definitely increase by leaps and bounds.
Now, even if he was only a superior-grade Blacksmith …
Qin Shujian had already sensed the profoundness of the runes and started to come into contact with the means of using the runes to deal with enemies.
He believed …
Once he became a Master Blacksmith …
In this aspect, there would definitely be a qualitative change.
So …
He looked at the life force that had just broken through seven digits and the plus sign that could be upgraded behind the Ancestral Book of Forging.
Qin Shujian immediately closed his eyes, and his mind moved along with it.
He saw the seven-digit life force decrease crazily at a speed that could not be accurately captured by the naked eye.
Very soon …
Thus, it stopped at three digits.
At the same time …
Everything about the Master Blacksmith recorded in the Ancestral Book of Forging was officially unsealed.
More than half an hour passed.
Everything gradually returned to calm.
After breaking through to the Master Blacksmith …
Only then did Qin Shujian understand.
Why did Shen Yuqing say that in order to inscribe runes for the city, one had to be a Master Blacksmith?
After digesting everything about the Master Blacksmith …
Once again, Qin Shujian began to cultivate peacefully.
Before this …
The Origin Sect had once again opened the mountain gate and recruited many disciples.
He had not participated much from the beginning to the end.
The only time he participated.
It was the last round of screening a group of people and then eliminating those traitors whose loyalty was negative. Other than that, there was nothing else.
At this moment …
Then, they once again recruited disciples.
The number of Origin Sect locals had already reached more than five thousand people. As for the number of players, it had reached more than eleven thousand people.
Compared to the other sects, the two added together only had four to five thousand people.
Origin Sect had already surpassed them by several times.
In the end …
It was still because it cost a lot to nurture disciples and the other sects did not have the confidence to expand their recruitment.
But for the Origin Sect that had annexed the eight sects …
These were not big problems.
More importantly …
The players were easy to raise.
As long as the missions were not over, the players basically would not have any complaints.
In addition, there were now two more halls of alchemy and forging.
The things that could be exchanged with contribution points were also more practical.
For the Origin Sect players, the contribution points given by each mission were equivalent to real gold and silver.
In the Endless Mountain Range.
A monster that looked like a giant ape was raging and roaring. Every punch was bombarding the tree that needed two people to hug. The branches and leaves kept falling.
Around the giant ape, there were eight players tightly surrounding it.
Compared to the giant ape's twenty feet tall body …
Compared to the players, it was obviously much smaller.
Boom!!
The giant fist smashed down with a strong wind. Wang Jiu's heart skipped a beat. His feet moved and his body immediately dodged to the side.
It was also at this moment …
The giant fist landed.
A medium-sized pit appeared on the ground.
"Brothers who cultivate ice and thunder attribute Vital Essence, quickly take action and restrict its movements!" After dodging, Wang Jiu immediately shouted and the long sword in his hand pierced out like a meteor. However, just as it pierced less than one or two inches into the giant ape's arm, it could no longer pierce through.
As soon as he finished speaking …
Vital Essence instantly blasted through the air and accurately landed on the giant ape's body.
A gust of cold and thunder energy attacked, causing it to roar furiously. However, the frequency of its attacks decreased.
Seeing this, Wang Jiu's eyes lit up and he immediately shouted, "Quick, shoot its eyes!"
However, before he could finish his words …
Two arrows had already flown through the air. One of them directly pierced the giant ape's left eye, while the other was instinctively dodged by the giant ape.
The arrow pierced the eye.
Blood splattered.
The giant ape let out a shrill cry and its huge body staggered backward. It grabbed the end of the arrow in its eye with one hand and then forcefully pulled it out. Blood splattered again.
The heart-wrenching pain caused the giant ape to go completely crazy.
A faint red energy rose from its body and instantly dispelled the ice and thunder Vital Essence that restricted its movements.
Subsequently …
The giant ape bared its teeth and stared at Miao Yuqing in the distance with a scarlet eye. It ignored the attacks of the others and charged straight at her.
Retreat!
Miao Yuqing felt a chill in her heart, but her speed did not slow down at all.
Not long after she retreated …
A huge foot stomped down on the spot where he was originally standing.
The ground shook slightly.
Then, another huge fist smashed down with a strong and swift momentum.
On this side, the giant ape chased after Miao Yuqing.
Behind it, Wang Jiu and the others saw the opportunity and crazily attacked the giant ape's back.
It didn't matter if they had Vital Essence out of their bodies or weapons in their hands.
All the attacks landed on the giant ape's body at the same time.
The players who surrounded the giant ape this time …
Every one of them had reached the True Martial Realm.
And the lowest was the second level of the True Martial Realm.
Elite players like Wang Jiu had even reached the third level of the True Martial Realm, close to the Inner Invulnerability Stage.
Although the giant ape in front of them was a monster of the fifth level of the True Martial Realm …
But its defense alone was not enough to offset the attacks of the players.
As for the players …
As long as they could break through its defense …
Even if it was a God, they would still die in front of you.
"Roar … Roar!"
Although the giant ape's skin was rough and thick, it could not withstand such an attack. In an instant, its back was wounded, and blood soaked most of its hair.
The giant ape's attacks slowed down due to the intense pain.
Miao Yuqing took this opportunity to pull apart the distance between the two sides. While the giant ape was about to turn around and attack the others, she immediately drew her bow and nocked an arrow. The bowstring bounced back and made a loud sound in the air.
Whoosh —
The arrow sank into a wound, causing the giant ape to roar again. The wound on its body widened, and blood flowed even more violently.
Almost an hour later …
When the last attack landed, the giant ape finally fell to the ground.
"This demonic beast is really f * cking hard to deal with!" Wang Jiu saw the experience points he had obtained and let out a long sigh of relief, but he also cursed angrily.
The strength of the fifth level of the True Martial Realm!
Logically speaking, in front of eight cultivators of the second and third level of the True Martial Realm, it should not have been able to hold on for long.
But the giant ape had relied on its vigorous Qi and blood, as well as its powerful vitality to drag on for so long.
If not for the fact that the team was fully equipped with both long-range support and close combat, they might not have been able to take it down.
Liu Dazhong glanced at the experience points he had gained and said with a smile, "It's hard to deal with, but the experience points are enough.
Based on this, if we get another twenty or thirty of these demonic beasts, we'll probably be able to reach the fourth level of the True Martial Realm. "
Hearing this.
The others also agreed in their hearts.
The experience points of one demonic beast were divided among the eight people.
In the end, everyone got a lot of experience points.
There was never a lack of demonic beasts like the giant ape in the Skyend Mountain Range.
Especially with the upgrade of the Liang Mountain True Dominion, the upper limit of the Skyend Mountain Range in the Liang Mountain True Dominion had also increased. True Martial Realm demonic beasts could be seen everywhere.
The only thing they had to pay attention to was …
It was probably not to encounter demonic beasts at the level of the Three-Headed Green Feather Kite.
The main reason was that although the demonic beasts were very strong …
Their strength was generally not high.
Compared to the old bull in the Demonic Bull Cave, the True Martial Realm demonic beasts here were obviously weaker.
It was as if all their advantages were developed toward their physical bodies, resulting in a lack of intelligence.
For Wang Jiu and the others …
It did not matter if their skin was rough or their flesh was thick, as long as they could break through their defenses.
Even if their strength was high, it was acceptable as long as their intelligence was low.
According to the method used to deal with the giant ape, no less than seven or eight True Martial Realm demonic beasts had died in their hands.
Then …
Wang Jiu stepped forward and used the long sword in his hand to start collecting.
After the giant ape died, its surging Qi and blood died, causing its strong physical defense to disappear.
The long sword easily separated the two bodies.
After a long time …
Wang Jiu finally took out a light red crystal from the giant ape's body with excitement. He laughed and said, "I didn't expect this demonic beast to have a Beast Core. It's not a loss!"
Seeing this, the other players …
A smile also appeared on their faces.
Beast Core!
Only demonic beasts at the True Martial Realm and above could condense it.
However, not all demonic beasts at the True Martial Realm would have a Beast Core.
As for the function of the Beast Core …
It was also very simple.
They could either take it back and exchange it for contribution points, give it to the Alchemy Hall to make elixirs, or simply absorb the essence of the demonic beast in the Beast Core to improve their strength.
No matter which choice they made …
The Beast Core had a great function.
Even if it was only exchanged for contribution points, a Beast Core was worth 100 to 1,000 contribution points.
As for the Beast Core that was worth more than 1,000 contribution points …
It was not something a True Martial Realm demonic beast could contribute.
After putting away the Beast Core, Wang Jiu said, "As usual, we'll distribute it when we return."
"No problem." The others also nodded.
As time went by …
The body of the Giant Ape gradually disappeared.
They had already obtained the most precious Beast Core, so they didn't care about the other things on the Giant Ape's body.
"It's a pity that there aren't many demonic beasts like this left. The more we kill, the less there are. Fortunately, there are really many demonic beasts in the Endless Mountain Range, so we don't have to worry about killing them all."
A player shook his head and said.
At this point in the game …
It was no secret that the NPCs would be refreshed after they died in the hands of players.
However, there were also some differences.
That was, they belonged to a force and would only be refreshed after they died.
If they didn't belong to a force, they would really die after they died, and there would be no chance for them to be refreshed.
At least …
Until now …
Many players had killed those NPCs or monsters that didn't belong to a force, but they had never encountered them again.
Gradually …
The players also figured out the routine in the game.
If they wanted to successfully destroy all the NPCs, they had to destroy the force they belonged to.
Or else …
They couldn't successfully kill them at all.
As for the demonic beasts in the Endless Mountain Range, most of them had very low IQ. Needless to say, they wanted to form a force or something. This was completely non-existent.
Just like the Giant Ape in front of them.
After killing them, they probably wouldn't be refreshed again.
Demonic beasts with thick skin and flesh like this, which gave enough experience and didn't have much risk to kill, were also the players' favorite.
After a simple tidying up.
Everyone immediately left the place and went further in other directions to explore further.
Along the way …
Wang Jiu and the others also encountered some demonic beasts at the Basic Martial Arts level.
For this kind of demonic beast …
Basically, any one of them would be able to kill him easily.
"Blue Spirit Grass!"
Miao Yuqing suddenly stopped in her tracks, looking at a blue grass on the side, she immediately walked over and carefully picked it up.
Seeing this …
The others didn't say anything.
In addition to the demonic beasts in the Endless Mountain Range, there were also many Heaven and Earth treasures.
According to the team rules …
Unless the harvest from the joint effort needed to be divided equally.
Things like the Blue Spirit Grass.
Basically, the first person who found it would have it, and the others couldn't snatch it.
As for picking the Heaven and Earth treasures, if there was any trouble that couldn't be solved and needed the help of teammates, then the person who helped was qualified to share it equally.
However …
Any Heaven and Earth treasure of a slightly better quality was worth a lot of contribution points.
Especially now with the addition of the Alchemy Hall, it was even more so.
After waiting for Miao Yuqing to put away the Blue Spirit Grass, the team moved forward again.
Rumble!!
A huge sound came from afar, followed by the trembling of the ground, and a terrifying aura spread out.
"Be careful!"
Wang Jiu's expression changed slightly, and he immediately rushed into a bush to hide.
As for the others …
At this time, they also consciously looked for cover.
Very soon …
The ground seemed to darken, and a huge black shadow covered the ground. Wang Jiu raised his head cautiously, and when he looked up, he saw a demonic beast that was more than ten feet tall, like a giant ape, walking over.
Compared to the demonic beast in front of them, the giant ape they had hunted earlier.
Only in size.
It was the difference between heaven and earth.
And the fierce aura on its body spread out, almost making it difficult for people to breathe.
Everyone looked at the huge demonic beast walking over with a horrified expression, not daring to make any sound, and even trying to suppress their breathing as much as possible.
Even the players who had the Profound Insight Technique …
Didn't dare to check the attributes of this demonic beast.
Because although the Profound Insight Technique could see the attributes of the demonic beast, it was also very likely to be noticed by some powerful demonic beasts, and then it would cause the other party to be furious.
Looking at the demonic beast that was like a mountain range.
Wang Jiu and the others felt.
The other party might only need to lightly step on them to kill them all.
"The peak of the Real Martial Arts Realm, it's definitely a demonic beast at the peak of the Real Martial Arts Realm, or even higher!" Liu Dazhong was secretly sweating in his heart.
Compared to this demonic beast, the previous Three-headed Green Feather Kite was just a little brother.
Even if the other party didn't make a move.
Just this size alone was enough to make people despair.
From the moment the demonic beast appeared, he didn't have the thought of attacking it.
Because …
It was really too big.
When the size of a demonic beast reached a certain level, it could bring a strong visual impact to people.
Fortunately.
From the beginning to the end, the demonic beast didn't notice the existence of Wang Jiu and the others.
Maybe because they were too weak, the demonic beast didn't bother to make a move.
Or maybe it didn't notice their existence at all.
As the ground trembled.
The demonic beast walked into the distance.
On the ground, there were huge footprints that looked like deep pits.
In the distance.
The birds and beasts all scattered.
The huge demonic beast was a threat to Wang Jiu and the others. For other demonic beasts in the Endless Mountains, it was a fatal existence.
After waiting for a long time.
After confirming that the demonic beast had completely left.
They walked out of the place where they were hiding.
Looking at the footprints on the ground, Liu Dazhong couldn't help but complain, "This isn't a demonic beast that came down from the Spirit Domain to shop!"
"Let's go in another direction." Wang Jiu looked at the demonic beast's path and immediately suggested.
"Well, when the demonic beast came, it probably drove the other demonic beasts away. We probably won't get anything if we go forward. It's not a bad idea to change direction."
Another person nodded and replied.
They couldn't go where the demonic beast came from.
They couldn't go where they were now.
After a simple discussion, they directly changed direction and continued to explore.
— —
Bang!
A demonic beast flew out and instantly fell to the ground.
Xu Kai took a step forward.
He pierced the throat of the demonic beast that fell to the ground with a sword and immediately gained a wave of experience points.
Then he bent down to search the corpse.
After searching for a while.
His eyes lit up slightly. He immediately took out a small Beast Core from the corpse of the demonic beast and directly handed it to Zhang Ergou, who was standing to the side, and said with a smile, "Elder Zhang, this is a good harvest. There is a Beast Core hidden in this demonic beast."
"Okay."
Zhang Ergou glanced at the Beast Core in the other's hand, then reached out and took it. After weighing it slightly, he put it away, and his expression was much gentler.
"How many more demonic beasts do you want to kill?"
"About ten more will do," Wang Yao said.
Xu Kai looked at the experience points of his cultivation method and secretly calculated before replying.
At the same time.
For his harvest this time.
He was sincerely excited.
After entering the Endless Mountains for only half a day, he had already hunted nearly ten demonic beasts, all of which were in the Real Martial Arts Realm. There were even some in the fourth or fifth level of the Real Martial Arts Realm.
This efficiency was much faster than teaming up with other players.
For this.
Xu Kai also despised those players who needed to team up to kill monsters.
Like him.
As long as he had a good relationship with the NPCs in the sect, he would spend some contribution points to ask these NPCs to help him severely injure the demonic beasts, and then he would go up and kill them to gain experience points.
However —
Thinking of the contribution points.
Xu Kai also felt a little heartache.
A Real Martial Arts Realm demonic beast started with 50 contribution points. Increasing one level would increase by 50 points.
After reaching the fourth level of the Real Martial Arts Realm.
The leap was even a hundred and one levels.
Looking at his more than two thousand contribution points, he also calmed down.
Fortunately.
He did not use the contribution points to be promoted to an elite disciple.
Or else …
These contribution points were definitely not enough for him to use.
As for exchanging elixirs.
Xu Kai also rarely did so.
After all, a second level Spirit Strengthening Elixir could not play a big role in the Real Martial Arts Realm. But such an elixir required hundreds of contribution points.
As for the others.
That was even more expensive.
Moreover, swallowing elixirs would also produce resistance, so he could not take them consecutively in a short period of time.
For Xu Kai.
Instead of wasting contribution points to exchange for elixirs, it was better to use the contribution points to ask an expert to help him level up.
Of course.
The bad part was that.
Any income from killing monsters had nothing to do with him, and he had to pay a part of the contribution points.
Although contribution points could not be directly exchanged.
But they could be exchanged for something of equivalent value in the sect and then given to the other party.
It was also a way of bartering.
Zhang Ergou did not care about Xu Kai's thoughts.
After becoming an outer sect elder.
Although there was an additional Weapon Hall that he needed to take care of, these were done by the deacons under him.
To this.
Brother Gou was also very idle every day.
It just so happened that he had a good relationship with Xu Kai.
When the other party proposed to use contribution points to exchange for helping to kill demonic beasts, he directly agreed after thinking for a while.
As Yuan Sect was promoted to a fourth-level force.
Zhang Ergou himself directly became a cultivator of the fifth level of the Real Martial Arts Realm, the Internal Aura Realm.
After the cultivation reached his level.
If he wanted to go further, he needed time to polish.
If he wanted to level up quickly, he needed the help of external objects.
But even if he was an outer sect elder, it did not mean that he could use the sect's resources at will. Like the other disciples, the elders also needed contribution points to use the sect's resources.
If the elders wanted to get contribution points, they could only do missions.
However.
The contribution points obtained were not many.
Therefore, Zhang Ergou had no reason to refuse Xu Kai's request.
Boom!!
Black Zhen Yuan exploded as Zhang Ergou took a step forward with a cold look on his face. His palm suddenly bombarded the forehead of a ferocious tiger demon beast. At the last moment, Zhang Ergou suddenly withdrew some of his strength, causing the head of the tiger demon beast to crack. However, the tiger demon beast didn't die immediately.
Xu Kai, who was standing on the side, saw the opportunity and stabbed his sword through the wound on the head, ending the life of the tiger demonic beast.
But before he could go and search the corpse.
Zhang Ergou suddenly grabbed his collar, and then flashed directly to the side of an ancient tree.
"Shut up!"
Seeing that Xu Kai was about to speak, Zhang Ergou shouted in a low voice, as if he had sensed something terrible.
Not long after.
The ground trembled slightly. A strong aura was approaching from afar, and then a huge black shadow shrouded them.
Xu Kai's originally puzzled expression changed instantly.
The two of them hid under the ancient tree, and did not dare to make any movements. They did not even dare to turn their heads to look.
Zhang Ergou looked calm, but in fact, he was panicking.
He did not expect to encounter such a terrifying existence in the Endless Mountains.
When the aura approached.
Even the vital essence in his Dantian was trembling slightly.
Such power.
Even ordinary Physical Invulnerability Adepts couldn't compare to him.
Now Zhang Ergou could only minimize his breathing, and did not dare to make any movements, for fear of attracting the attention of the terrifying existence.
This was also why.
When he sensed the terrifying existence, he did not immediately turn and run.
Sometimes.
Under the huge gap in cultivation.
The average distance.
It was really useless.
The ground trembled as if it was under heavy pressure.
When the black shadow approached.
The two of them had goosebumps all over their bodies. They suppressed the fear in their hearts and maintained their dodging posture. They did not flee in panic because of fear.
When the black shadow gradually disappeared into the distance.
Zhang Ergou stuck his head out and saw the back of the demon beast, which was hundreds of feet tall and looked like a mountain range, appear in his line of sight.
Just a glance.
His heart skipped a few beats.
As for Xu Kai.
His face was pale and ugly.
"Elder, we have not left the True Dominion, have we?"
"What are you thinking about?" Zhang Ergou came back to his senses and glanced at him. "The Spirit Dominion is still very far away. That demon beast should have come from there. However, its cultivation level should have been suppressed to the peak True Martial Realm here."
"This is the peak True Martial Realm?"
Xu Kai looked at the huge demon beast, which looked like it could crush a mountain with one foot. He felt that a peak True Martial Realm cultivator could be killed with one slap.
Hearing this.
Zhang Ergou sneered and said, "If having a big body was useful, the world would have been conquered by demon beasts long ago. Don't be fooled by this demon beast's shocking aura. If it dared to step out of the Endless Mountain Range, it would definitely not be a match for the Sect Master."
"That's right, that's right."
Xu Kai flattered without leaving a trace.
However, strictly speaking, it was not completely flattery.
After all, the strength of the Cold Mountain Stockade Master.
He was recognized as strong among the player community.
At the very least.
In terms of threat and influence, the Cold Mountain Stockade Master was ranked first on the player's BOSS list.
Furthermore, not long ago.
The scene of him shattering the thunder clouds with one palm showed his terrifying strength.
There was no reason for it.
Xu Kai wanted to see who was stronger between the Cold Mountain Stockade Master and this demon beast.
"Wherever the demon beast goes, all the other beasts will retreat. Let's go in another direction!" Zhang Ergou said in a low voice as he watched the mountain-like body disappear into the distance.
If they did not encounter a powerful demon beast like the one just now.
As a cultivator at the fifth level of the True Martial Realm, it would not be a problem for him to walk around the Endless Mountain Range in the True Domain of Mount Liang.
Hearing this.
Xu Kai did not hesitate anymore.
Rumble!!
As the giant demon beast walked, many demon beasts in the Endless Mountain Range fled.
No matter if they were powerful demon beasts at the seventh level of the True Martial Realm or above, or those at the Basic Martial Realm, or even those who had just entered the True Martial Realm, they were all scared out of their wits and fled in all directions.
A palm covered in black hair fell down and grabbed two demon beasts that were fleeing. Then, the giant ape opened its bloody mouth and threw the demon beast at the eighth level of the True Martial Realm into it.
After chewing a few times, the demon beast was swallowed.
Looking from the sky.
One could only see many demon beasts fleeing in panic.
The demon beasts that had fled to the border of the Endless Mountain Range could no longer suppress the fear in their hearts and fled toward the outside of the mountain range.
Rumble!!
Ten thousand demon beasts galloped.
They charged out of the Endless Mountain Range and officially entered the boundary of Mount Liang and the Xining Plains.
A huge noise.
Everyone was completely shocked.
"The demon beasts are trying to wreak havoc in the True Domain of Mount Liang. Mystic Lineage disciples at the True Martial Realm and above, kill the demon beasts with me!"
After receiving the news, Fu Gang immediately ordered.
In the Mystic Lineage.
Players and other disciples did not hesitate after receiving the order.
At the same time.
The people of the other lineage did the same.
Excluding the Demon Lineage, the Origin Sect had a total of five lineages.
They were the Heaven and Earth Mystic Yang Wind.
Two of the Mystic Yang lineages were in the Xining Plains.
The other three lineages were in the boundary of the Stone Forest.
Among them, only the Immortal Plains, the boundary of Mount Liang, and the Xining Plains were close to the Endless Mountain Range.
Perhaps it was because of the Devil Qi.
No demon beasts set foot in the Immortal Plains. Instead, they were all driven toward the Xining Plains and the boundary of Mount Liang by the giant ape.
Fu Gang and the other Mystic Lineage people attacked.
The Yang Lineage Elder Li Zhongyi also led many experts to deal with them.
The two lineages had a total of 600 inner aura cultivators.
There were also many True Martial Realm cultivators below the inner aura stage.
With such a huge amount of power gathered.
Even if they were facing an army of demon beasts, no one would feel fear.
Fighting.
Just like that, it suddenly unfolded.
On the other side.
In the boundary of Mount Liang.
Facing the demon beasts crossing the border, the Origin Sect also sent experts to intercept them.
Qin Shujian, who received the news, did not appear at all.
Instead, he directly used the system and spent 50,000 experience points to issue a mission to exterminate demon beasts.
The current level of the players was getting higher and higher.
If he used too little life force to issue a mission, it would be hard to arouse their enthusiasm.
Luckily, 50,000 life force points were directly used.
Together with the contribution points reward.
Instantly, the players who received the mission notification were all excited.
Demon beasts attacking the city?
Or demon beasts wreaking havoc?
After accepting the mission, the players did not think so much.
After all, such a large-scale mission that was accompanied by experience points reward was really too rare.
The missions within the mission.
99% of them did not give experience points, but only contribution points.
After issuing the mission to exterminate demon beasts.
Qin Shujian then issued the second mission.
"Investigate the reason why the demon beasts walked out of the Endless Mountain Range!"
After this mission was issued.
Soon, someone came forward to submit the mission.
"A gigantic ape that looks like a mountain range?"
Qin Shujian asked that person to leave. Then, he turned around and went to the peak of Mount Liang. Then, he looked in the direction of the Endless Mountain Range.
There, he saw a huge black shadow that looked like a small mountain moving slowly.
With Qin Shujian's eyesight …
Even though he was far away, he could still see the true appearance of the black shadow.
"Is this the gigantic ape that drove the demon beasts out of the Endless Mountain Range?" Upon seeing this, Qin Shujian's heart trembled. His expression became serious.
Although he had not fought with this gigantic ape before …
Just by looking at its mountain-like body, he knew that it was an extremely terrifying demon beast.
Such a demon beast …
It was definitely not something that could be born in the True Dominion.
It could only exist in the True Dominion's territory.
Unfortunately, …
The two were too far apart. Qin Shujian wanted to use his Spirit Eye to look, but there was no way he could do so.
The Cosmic Bow was originally silently absorbing the Spirit Qi of Heaven and Earth.
At this moment, he saw Qin Shujian staring in one direction without moving.
It immediately turned its attention in the same direction.
However …
"What the f * ck! It's a Sky Piercing Ape!" The Cosmic Bow had heard this from an unknown player. However, when it saw the mountain-like figure, it could not help but blurt it out.
It seemed to be the only word it could think of.
It was able to express its current feelings.
Qin Shujian retracted his gaze, tilted his head and asked, "Why? Do you know this demon beast?"
"Yes, I do!" The Cosmic Bow's body shook as an old voice was heard. "There are good and bad demon beast races. The Sky Piercing Ape is one of the more powerful races.
At birth, it is a True Martial Realm. At youth, it is a Spirit Martial Realm. At maturity, it is a Divine Martial Realm. It is rumored that there are Sky Piercing Apes that are above the Divine Martial Realm. They can really be described as Sky Piercing. "
At birth, it was a True Martial Realm!
At maturity, it was a Divine Martial Realm!
Upon hearing the Cosmos Bow's words, Qin Shujian turned to look at the mountain-like body. His heart was also greatly shaken.
What kind of outstanding race was this to be able to do this?
The Divine Martial Realm.
Even among the Great Zhao's 13 Prefectures, it was considered a top-notch expert.
The so-called Sky Piercing Ape was at the Divine Martial Realm when it matured.
Based on the Cosmic Bow's words, Qin Shujian could understand how powerful this race was.
Suddenly, the Cosmic Bow added, "An adult Sky Piercing Ape is comparable to the current Liang Mountain. I think that Sky Piercing Ape is still in its youth. Its cultivation level should be around the Spirit Martial Realm.
However, Sky Piercing Apes have the advantage of size, especially at the True Martial Realm.
A peak True Martial Realm Sky Piercing Ape can easily suppress a peak True Martial Realm cultivator. A Physical Invulnerability expert is just a decoration in front of such a race. "
"However …"
The Cosmic Bow paused for a moment before speaking again.
"There should be very few Sky Piercing Apes. They would not like the True Dominion, which is lacking in Spirit Qi. In my opinion, it is just passing by."
Just passing by?
Qin Shujian did not agree with the Cosmic Bow's words.
That mountain-like body …
Everywhere it passed, the ground would shake and trees would collapse.
If it was allowed to run amok in the Liang Mountain True Dominion …
Let's not talk about the distant places.
The Origin Sect's territory alone would be greatly affected.
However …
Although that Sky Piercing Ape was constantly approaching, it had not really walked out of the range of the Endless Mountain Range. Qin Shujian looked on coldly and did not do anything else.
The Cosmic Bow, which was beside him, also remained silent.
It knew its Sect Master's character.
If the Sky Piercing Ape really dared to walk into the Liang Mountain Range, it would definitely be a battle to the death.
Based on its understanding of the Sky Piercing Ape race …
The Cosmic Bow really did not want the two of them to fight.
Or else …
There might be a lot of trouble in the future.
Meanwhile …
As the demon beast walked out of the Endless Mountain Range and rushed into the Liang Mountain Range, more than half of the Origin Sect's True Martial Realm cultivators were mobilized to fight the demon beast.
Netherworld Seven Killing Palms!
Niu Feng struck out with his palm. His vigorous Quintessential Essence instantly erupted. A black palm aura burst out instantly, enveloping an endless cold aura and suppressing a seventh-stage True Martial Realm demon beast.
Blood Qi fluctuated!
The demon beast, which looked like a black bear, struck out with its huge claws and collided heavily with the palm aura.
A powerful gale erupted.
The black bear demon beast took a small step back. Immediately after, it let out an anxious roar and charged madly at Niu Feng.
"Evil beast!" Niu Feng was not afraid. He directly faced it head-on. At this moment, his Physical Invulnerability Quintessential Essence also spread out.
Boom! Boom!
Similar to this kind of battle …
It was almost carried out in the Liang Mountain True Domain.
Under the Sky Piercing Ape's driving, these demon beasts' hearts were already replaced by fear. They fled in panic. Anything that stood in their way would be destroyed.
Because in the eyes of these demon beasts …
Nothing stood in their way.
They were not as frightening as the Sky Piercing Ape behind them.
One side wanted to trample through the Liang Mountain Range.
The other side was determined to not let the demon beast cross the Liang Mountain Range.
Therefore …
The two sides only met face to face, and a bloody battle broke out.
Although the five branch meridians had produced 1,500 Internal Energy Cultivators, there were still more than 1,500 Internal Energy Cultivators in the Origin Sect.
In addition, there were tens of thousands of players.
When such a force gathered together, it had already completely suppressed the number of demon beasts.
If not for the fact that the average strength of the players was not high …
This force …
It had already surpassed the strength of the demon beasts.
The group of Physical Invulnerability Realm elders led by Niu Feng blocked the strongest Physical Invulnerability Realm demon beasts. As for the other Internal Energy cultivators, they teamed up in twos and threes to fight against one Physical Invulnerability Realm demon beast.
Although there were not many demon beasts this time …
Their quality was not bad at all.
There were no less than a hundred demon beasts comparable to the seventh tier of the True Martial Realm and above.
As for the demon beasts comparable to the True Martial Realm, there were more than a thousand of them.
"Kill!"
Xu Yuanming held the Nameless Sword in his hand. His sword was as fast and fierce as lightning. In the blink of an eye, the sound of wind and thunder rolled. The sword left faint sword marks in the air as it slashed through the air.
The Wind and Thunder Sword Technique!
It was also an ultimate technique from the Wind and Thunder Sword Technique of the Eight Sects.
As for the Nameless Sword, it was temporarily lent to him by Qin Shujian.
A sword technique of the Low Class of the Spiritual Level, combined with a powerful Low Class Spiritual Weapon, suddenly played a terrible role. Driven by Xu Yuanming's cultivation at the seventh level of the Martial Realm, endless killing intent immediately filled the air.
Whoosh!!
The Wind and Thunder Sword Technique had both the swiftness of a gale and the fierceness of a thunderbolt.
The long sword slashed through the air.
The blood and Qi shattered. A demon beast comparable to the eighth tier of the True Martial Realm let out a mournful wail. Its head was directly pierced through by the sword and it fell to the ground.
The reason why the Spiritual Weapon was so powerful …
Because it was so easy for a warrior of the True Martial Realm to kill a practitioner of the same level.
After killing a demon beast comparable to the eighth tier of the True Martial Realm …
Xu Yuanming immediately changed the direction of his sword and charged towards another demonic beast.
"What's that!!"
As the Sky Piercing Ape approached, someone finally saw its mountain-like body. A desolate and ancient aura swept out, causing everyone who sensed it to involuntarily tremble in their hearts.
"It's the giant demon beast that drives away the demon beasts!"
Xu Yuanming also glanced at the giant figure out of the corner of his eyes. His face also became serious.
That powerful aura …
Even with his physical invulnerability realm strength, he felt small in front of it.
It was no secret in the Yuan Sect that there was a giant demon beast rampaging in the Endless Mountains and driving away many demon beasts.
But when they really saw the Heaven Reaching Ape …
Others would understand.
How big was the so-called giant demon beast?
Suddenly …
Seeing the Heaven Reaching Ape caused a lot of panic on the battlefield.
Niu Feng's body abruptly grew taller as he exerted all his strength to kill the Black Bear Demonic Beast with a single palm strike. His pair of tiger-like eyes stared at the gigantic body of the Sky Piercing Ape as he shouted angrily, "No matter how strong this Demonic Beast is, it is still no match for the Sovereign. We only need to kill the other Demonic Beasts!"
Hearing that,
The originally somewhat chaotic scene also gradually calmed down.
That's right.
The giant demon beast did give people a lot of pressure.
But there was still a master in the sect.
Thinking of Qin Shujian's unfathomable strength, some people's hearts were greatly relieved.
Qin Shujian stood on the top of Mount Liang with his hands clasped behind his back. He stared straight at the approaching Heaven Reaching Ape. The System's message was occasionally refreshed, indicating the death of a certain person.
There was no way around it.
No matter what kind of war it was, death was inevitable.
The only thing to be happy about was …
In the battle with the demon beasts, Yuan Sect's side obviously had a big advantage.
It wasn't that Qin Shujian didn't want to help.
But even if he did,
It would be difficult to kill all the demon beasts in an instant.
Moreover …
If they had to rely on him to solve everything, Yuan Sect's people would have a slack mentality sooner or later.
For Qin Shujian,
Yuan Sect was now an existence that provided him with a source of life. At the same time, it was also a team that he sincerely wanted to cultivate.
The strength of one person was limited after all.
If he wanted to establish himself, he needed a force to support him.
The current beast tide.
It was also a training for Yuan Sect.
Even if there would be some losses, it wasn't entirely a bad thing.
As time went by,
The Heaven Reaching Ape was getting closer and closer to Mount Liang.
Qin Shujian stretched out his hand and waved.
The Qiankun Bow and the Cloud Piercing Arrow were already in his hands.
Immediately.
He drew the bow and loaded the arrow!
The spiritual energy of Heaven and Earth suddenly condensed, and an invisible killing intent was hidden.
The Heaven Reaching Ape that was walking in the distance seemed to have sensed something. It hammered its chest with its two large hands and roared angrily at Yuan Sect.
Then …
He increased his speed and rushed toward the boundary of Liang Mountain.
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