Liu Chen smiled bitterly and said, "The treatment an outer disciple receives is only one Spirit Stone and one thousand silver taels. It is not enough for cultivation. Furthermore, the competition is too intense. Everyone wants to enter the inner sect. Without enough money, it is impossible to maintain the status quo."
Xiao Chen was deep in thought. This was probably the tragedy of a loose cultivator. If he had not been fortunate enough to rob a few noble clan disciples of their belongings, he might have to set up a stall like these people.
Suddenly, Liu Chen said, "Brother Ye, actually, if you really want to find a Rank 5 Spirit Beast, there are a few places on this map that you can definitely find."
"What places?" Xiao Chen's interest was piqued. He still had to kill this Rank 5 Spirit Beast. After all, he had made so many preparations. He could not return empty-handed.
Liu Chen pointed to a spot on the map that was marked with a Rank 5 herb. "This is where the Rank 5 herb, You Bing Grass, is located. If you continue forward, you will find the Rank 6 herb, Ice Crystal Flower. There will definitely be Rank 5 Spirit Beasts guarding this Rank 6 herb. There are also here and here."
When Xiao Chen heard this, he could not help but smile. The highest ranked herb on this map was only Rank 5. It looked like this Liu Chen was hiding something.
"Excuse me for being nosy. I wonder why Brother Xiao Chen wants to know about Rank 5 Spirit Beasts?" Liu Chen could clearly feel that Xiao Chen was only a Superior Grade Martial Master. If he met a Rank 5 Spirit Beast, he would not have any chance of surviving.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly, "Nothing much, I was just asking casually. How much is the map? I'll buy it."
Seeing that Xiao Chen was unwilling to speak, Liu Chen tactfully did not continue asking, "The map is very cheap, 200 silver taels."
200 silver taels for a map, and you call it not expensive? You must be treating me like a fool.
With such a small amount of money, Xiao Chen could not be bothered to bargain. After he ransacked the Jiang Clan's treasury, aside from the 20 million gold taels he spent on the Flying Snow Manor, there was still another 10 million gold taels and all sorts of Spirit Weapons and Medicinal Pills left in Xiao Chen's hands.
Liu Chen took out a banknote worth a thousand silver taels from the Universe Ring and took the map. When he saw the spatial ring on Xiao Chen's hand, an undetectable look of greed flashed in his eyes.
However, it quickly disappeared. The smile on his face did not change as he returned the remaining money to Xiao Chen. He said enthusiastically, "I wish Brother Xiao Chen a good harvest. Let's continue working together in the future."
When Xiao Chen was far away, he looked at Xiao Chen's back and did not hide the greed in his eyes. He quickly put away his stall and smiled at the people who came to take a look. "Everyone, I'm sorry. I will not be doing business today."
Under the strange gazes of the crowd, Liu Chen quickly left. He ran to the outskirts of Evil Wind Valley, to a desolate forest. In the forest, there were a few youths wearing the uniform of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion's outer sect disciples. There was a corpse lying in front of them.
"Boss, this fellow is a pauper. He only has two thousand silver taels on him. Furthermore, it is broken silver. The Medicinal Pills he has are all trash Rank 2 Medicinal Pills," someone cursed.
The person leading the group was called Zhang Tu. He was an Inferior Grade Martial Grand Master. He had an unfriendly expression on his face as he said in a sullen voice, "There are still a few more months to the end of the year. If I do not advance to Medial Grade Martial Grand Master, I will not be able to enter the inner sect."
These people were all Heavenly Saber Pavilion's outer sect disciples. They were loose cultivators. For the sake of cultivation resources, they would frequently ambush lone cultivators in Evil Wind Valley. Sometimes, they would even attack their own sect members.
When Zhang Tu saw Liu Chen running over in a panic, he said unhappily, "What are you doing? Running for your life? Why are you running so fast?"
Liu Chen panicked and quickly told Zhang Tu what he had seen earlier.
Zhang Tu revealed an expression of deep thought. He said, "Are you sure he is alone? There is a spatial ring on his hand. He should be the young master of a large clan. How can he be alone?"
Liu Chen nodded and said, "I am absolutely sure. Furthermore, this person seems to be new. He does not know anything and asked a lot of strange questions. His cultivation seems to be only peak Superior Grade Martial Grand Master."
"To be able to spend a thousand silver taels on a whim, this person is definitely not poor. Furthermore, he does not care about the price of his items. He is definitely a spendthrift from a young age. Boss, let's do it!" someone at the side said with a gleam in his eyes when he heard Liu Chen's words.
"Indeed, he is a Superior Grade Martial Grand Master. Boss, you can deal with him alone. Furthermore, the few of us are at least Medial Grade Martial Grand Masters. There will not be any problems."
"Indeed, it is not like Boss has not done it before. This person might even have Spirit Stones on him. Boss, you still have to continue!"
Zhang Tu revealed an uncertain expression. His rationality told him that something was wrong. A Superior Grade Martial Grand Master going to inquire about a Rank 5 Spirit Beast was definitely not simple. However, the greed in his heart was like a flood, slowly breaking his rationality.
When he heard the words' Spirit Stones', the greed in Zhang Tu's heart overcame his rationality. He consoled himself by saying, "No matter what, he is only a Superior Grade Martial Grand Master."
After he made up his mind, he said, "Liu Chen, you should have left some medicinal powder on that person, right?"
Liu Chen chuckled, "That is for sure. I have already smeared some medicinal powder on the map. I can find that person at any time."
When one was outside, the human heart was unfathomable. One should not expose one's wealth. This was a very simple principle, especially in the Tianwu Continent. The battles between humans were much more bloody than those between animals. One had to pay even more attention to it.
It was not that Xiao Chen did not understand this principle. Unfortunately, he did not have much experience and accidentally exposed himself. He thought that it was not important. However, in this Evil Wind Valley, the human heart was sinister. How could he judge others by his own standards?
Evil Wind Valley was surrounded by tall mountains. It was not appropriate to call it a valley, as it was simply too big. Not only was there a forest in the valley, there was also a river flowing around it. There were strange rocks everywhere; it was vast and boundless.
There were many cultivators coming and going in the valley. After they crossed a river, Xiao Chen entered the dense forest in front. The forest was very big; the crowd immediately dispersed. As Xiao Chen continued to walk forward, he saw very few people.
"Pu!"
Bai jumped out of the Spirit Blood Jade with a joyful cry. Aside from being in the house, Xiao Chen had not let it out for the past few days.
The main reason was that it was too eye-catching. Its snow-white fur was not tainted by any impurities. It also had a pair of watery eyes filled with spirituality. With one look, one could tell that it was not an ordinary item.
Within the forest, Bai was very excited. The moment it landed on the ground, it immediately ran far away. Xiao Chen smiled faintly and ignored it. With its speed, no Spirit Beast would be able to catch it.
However, Xiao Chen still warned it not to run too far. It was not because it was afraid of those ferocious Spirit Beasts, but because he was afraid of being seen by other cultivators and attracting unnecessary trouble.
Xiao Chen took out the map and looked at it carefully. In the end, he decided to go to the Ice Crystal Flowers to take a look, one by one.
Regardless of what Ge Binyun was thinking, he had already made so many preparations. He had to give it a try. If Ge Binyun were to play tricks on him, he would fall out with him.
Within Evil Wind Valley, Zhang Tu's group was following the route that Xiao Chen took. They followed behind him unhurriedly. Occasionally, Liu Chen would sniff the air.
Liu Chen's Martial Spirit was an ordinary dog. It was not very useful in battle, but it was very strong when it came to tracking people. This was not the first time they had used such a method. They all had relaxed expressions and did not seem to mind.
"Boss, he might be going to the Ice Crystal Flowers," Liu Chen said after sniffing the air for a while.
Zhang Tu frowned slightly; his expression was somewhat gloomy. He muttered, "Could it be that he is really going to find a Rank 5 Spirit Beast? He is just a Superior Grade Martial Master, where does he get his confidence from?"
Liu Chen, who was at the side, heard Zhang Tu's muttering. He said, "He might have some kind of Secret Treasure. This time, he might have really caught a big fish."
When Zhang Tu heard this, he went into deep thought. After a while, he said solemnly, "This should be the only reason. This brat is definitely not an ordinary Superior Grade Martial Master. We cannot follow our usual plan."
"Fourth Brother, how many more times can you use that thing of yours?" Zhang Tu turned around and said to a skinny cultivator.
That skinny cultivator took out a very ordinary piece of metal. He said in astonishment, "Two or three times should not be a problem. However, is there a need to use this thing to deal with a Superior Grade Martial Master?"
Zhang Tu took the piece of metal and a ruthless look flashed in his eyes. He said, "This brat is definitely not an ordinary person. You will not go wrong listening to me. I will personally make a move later. We will take a shortcut and set up an ambush. We will try to deal with him in one move and not cause any other problems. "
Although this map was very expensive, the locations of the Spirit Beasts marked on it were very accurate. Xiao Chen followed the directions on the map and successfully avoided some of the Spirit Beasts that lived in groups. Along the way, he only met a few wandering Spirit Beasts and dealt with them easily.
Xiao Chen dealt with another Rank 3 Spirit Beast blocking his way. Following the principle that even the smallest mosquito was meat, Xiao Chen extracted its Spirit Core and placed it in his Universe Ring.
After everything that had happened the previous night, Xiao Chen took out the map again and looked at it carefully.
At this moment, Bai came out of nowhere and leaped gently onto Xiao Chen's shoulder.
When it saw the map in Xiao Chen's hand, it went over to take a look out of curiosity. "Pu Ci!" Before it got close, it sneezed. A layer of powder started to spread out from the map.
Xiao Chen frowned and held his breath. He quickly threw the map in his hand to the ground. Xiao Chen took out a piece of white paper from the Universe Ring and collected all the dust particles one by one.
The green Spirit Core in Xiao Chen's mind extended out along with his Spiritual Sense. It carefully analyzed the composition of the powder on the white paper. This green dot was a Spirit Core that only alchemists had. Xiao Chen had not used it for a long time already. At this moment, it came in handy.
Withdrawing his Spiritual Sense, Xiao Chen casually tossed the white paper away. He heaved a sigh of relief in his heart. It was just some powder with a special smell.
Fortunately, it was not poison. If it was, he would have fallen for it already.
The corner of Xiao Chen's mouth curled up into a cold smile. He picked up the map again and said indifferently, "The human heart is something that no one can understand."
He extended his Spiritual Sense into the surroundings. As he walked, everything within eight hundred meters appeared in his mind. Everything appeared in his mind. A flower, a tree, and some martial artists who were fighting with the Spirit Beasts. None of them could escape.
After a while, Xiao Chen sensed something on the path to the Ice Crystal Flower's birth. Six figures were hiding in the surrounding trees with a clear purpose. Liu Chen's figure was among them.
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