Outside Heavenly Cloud Mountain in the Ink Sea, a group of Azure Smoke Pavilion disciples looked at the ruined blessed land.
There was another figure who was also observing silently.
However, even if Xiao Chen were here, he would find it hard to detect this figure, what more these people?
The mysterious person looked around and fixed his gaze on Qingyan Shangren's severed arm. Xiao Chen had left some saber intent there.
It would be very difficult to disperse the saber intent that contained Xiao Chen's Divine Seal Dao Domain, especially when Xiao Chen had left it behind.
Qingyan Shangren would have to find someone much stronger than Xiao Chen to disperse this saber intent.
Otherwise, even a Sovereign Emperor would not be able to recover his arm.
"You did it beautifully." The mysterious person slowly withdrew his gaze, no longer paying attention.
To the Heavenly Alliance, killing Qingyan Shangren or not did not matter. The most important thing was to maintain the Nine Cauldron Pavilion's maximum benefits. If Qingyan Shangren was killed, the Ink Sea would definitely fall into chaos.
It might even trigger a chaotic battle between the various factions, resulting in a drastic change in the situation.
The Nine Cauldron Pavilion was only a merchant association. It did not want to see such a scene. It still needed a stable Ink Sea without a strong ruler.
After chopping off Qingyan Shangren's arm, Qingyan Shangren's strength decreased significantly. While he still deterred the other factions, it would be extremely difficult for him to regain his previous dominance.
After learning this lesson, the Nine Cauldron Pavilion would fear him and not dare to do anything to the Nine Cauldron Pavilion.
As for Qingyan Shangren, it did not matter. A Sovereign Emperor who advanced in the Ink Sea was not sufficient.
Actually, Xiao Chen's evaluation of Qingyan Shangren was already very fair. The true experts of the Central Great Realm all felt arrogant toward the outer regions in their hearts.
"It looks like he really obtained the Fiendish Saber inheritance. I have to remember this. As for the rest … there should be nothing else."
The mysterious person muttered to himself before quickly leaving, vanishing from this place.
Just like how no one knew when he arrived, he left without leaving any traces, as if he had never existed.
As for Xiao Chen, he had already completed his mission when he chopped off Qingyan Shangren's arm.
He could go to Red Cloud Island to report or ignore everything and directly return to the Heavenly Alliance's headquarters.
However, Xiao Chen was thinking about another problem. Could he take this opportunity to go to the Blue Dragon's homeland?
But on second thought, he chose to give up.
When he was in the Sky Beyond Heaven, he felt like someone was watching him. After coming out, he still felt uncomfortable.
It was best to be as cautious as possible.
In the future, it wouldn't be too late to go when he could accept missions alone. Anyway, if there were people in the dark, he wouldn't have to worry about his life.
After heading to the Starry Sky Dao Platform, Xiao Chen returned directly to the Heavenly Alliance's headquarters.
As soon as he set foot on Sky Beyond Heaven, the deacon who gave him the mission was already waiting for him.
Xiao Chen cupped his hands and said, "Deacon Mu."
Deacon Mu nodded slightly. "The headquarters gave you a five-star evaluation. You got full marks for both the time you took to complete the mission and the results. Congratulations on completing the mission. You've been awarded 1,000 merit points."
As he spoke, he took out his Heavenly Alliance medallion and stuck it to Xiao Chen's medallion.
Then, Xiao Chen noticed that the number '1,000' had appeared on the back of his token under the two plum blossom petals.
The number was well embedded in the vast white snow. If one did not look carefully, it would be hard to notice.
"You can exchange the merit points for resources. However, after you exchange them, the corresponding merit points will vanish."
Deacon Mu gave Xiao Chen a simple explanation before turning to leave, not lingering. However, before he left, he gave Xiao Chen a few more glances, like he wanted to remember him.
As Xiao Chen toyed with the Heavenly Alliance medallion, he thought to himself, To think that there is no reward for completing the mission. Is the merit the reward?
However, if I exchange the merit points, I will have to wait to raise the rank of my plum blossom petals. While it looks like I am obtaining merit points for completing the mission, if I exchange them for resources frequently, the day I raise my plum blossom petals will be far away.
The Heavenly Alliance must have done this on purpose.
After returning to his residence, Xiao Chen greeted Bao`er. Then, he entered the medicinal spring room, removed his clothes, and soaked himself in.
The medicinal spring had a healing effect. When he fought with Qingyan Shangren, he had suffered some injuries from sword Qi.
This soaking could relieve his fatigue, heal his injuries, and eliminate hidden injuries. It was indeed pretty good.
Xiao Chen closed his eyes and fell asleep. When he woke up, Bao`er was already waiting for him. She helped Xiao Chen put on his clothes.
"Big Brother Xiao, you completed this mission really quickly. You completed it in less than three days."
After helping Xiao Chen put on his clothes, Bao`er smiled softly and said, "Many of the deacons are praising you. If they were all as efficient as you, there would not be a lack of manpower."
Xiao Chen did not deny it. After chatting with Bao`er for a while, he entered the cultivation room and entered closed-door cultivation.
Cultivating at the foot of the Heavenly Alliance's divine mountain was much faster than cultivating outside. He could clearly feel the Divine Energy in his body rejoicing.
Xiao Chen wondered how this divine mountain was forged for it to have such miraculous effects.
As the Ten Thousand Dragons Art circulated, many different dragon images appeared in his Divine Energy Sea. After one hundred dragon images appeared, they stopped.
Xiao Chen was still far from forming the Ten Thousand Dragons Picture and reaching the first step of the Ten Thousand Dragons Art.
However, Xiao Chen still had a long time ahead of him. With this divine mountain to rely on, he could save a lot of time.
Xiao Chen's days of quiet cultivation did not last long. After three days, he received missions.
Xiao Chen, who was only a two-petal Plum Blossom Cultivator, did not have any free time.
Now, he finally understood what Bao`er meant by resting more. Otherwise, he would not have any time to rest.
Xiao Chen did not say anything unnecessary. He just took the missions and left, completing them at the fastest speed possible.
His efficiency was flabbergasting.
In a short year, Xiao Chen became famous in the Heavenly Alliance. Everyone knew about this white-clad bladesman.
This was because Xiao Chen needed only one year to become a three-petal flower.
Xiao Chen did not use any of the contribution points for completing the missions. He saved them all up. When he met the requirements, he immediately chose to raise his cultivation.
To Xiao Chen, the Heavenly Alliance's divine mountain was sufficient for his needs.
"Little Brother Xiao Chen, are you sure that you are in such a rush to raise your cultivation?"
Administrator Mu, who was already very familiar with Xiao Chen, said out of goodwill, "You can exchange these contribution points for many resources. If you choose to raise your cultivation, you will lose all of them."
Xiao Chen replied calmly, "I know. However, I have my own arrangements. The higher one's cultivation, the more contribution points one can obtain for completing missions. The highest reward for a two-petal flower is only one thousand contribution points. The lowest reward for a three-petal flower is ten thousand contribution points. This will depend on how it is calculated. "
There was one more thing that Xiao Chen did not say. If a three-petal flower could choose its own missions, it would not be as passive as before.
Administrator Mu smiled and said, "Since you have made your choice, I will not say anything more."
Xiao Chen returned the Heavenly Alliance medallion to Xiao Chen. Then, another of the eight plum blossoms lit up on the snowy scene on the back, making a total of three.
The numbers under the plum blossoms all turned to zero. Xiao Chen would stand on a new starting point.
"This is for you."
Xiao Chen found this somewhat strange. Then, he received a jade bottle from Administrator Mu. When he opened it, he saw that it contained five tons of Origin Liquid.
This was a large sum. Even after selling the ten-thousand-year-old Herb Kings, Xiao Chen had only obtained fifty tons of Origin Liquid.
"This is …"
Xiao Chen asked, feeling confused.
Administrator Mu explained, "This is the Heavenly Alliance's reward for you. All the Lords saw your contributions for themselves in the past year. Originally, with the contribution points you obtained, it would have been a large reward. You could have even exchanged for an Inferior Grade Soul Tool. However, you did not exchange for it, which was equivalent to doing nothing. The Lords felt that they could not let you down. They did not know what you needed, so they gave you five tons of Origin Liquid. "
When Xiao Chen thought about it, he felt that this was true. He had worked hard in the past year. Normally, he did not feel much.
This was because he felt that being in the Heavenly Alliance was the greatest reward. He had a divine mountain to cultivate on, a Demon Blood Vulture to nurture, and combat experience to temper himself as a Sovereign Emperor.
Honestly speaking, although these days were dull and tiring, they suited Xiao Chen.
Although Xiao Chen had not opened a Divine Vein in the past year, his Ten Thousand Dragons Art progressed rapidly. He was only one step away from condensing the Ten Thousand Dragons Picture.
"Many thanks."
Xiao Chen thanked Administrator Mu softly as he put away the jade bottle. Origin Liquid was good stuff. He would not reject something that came to him for free.
Administrator Mu smiled faintly and called out to Xiao Chen, who was about to turn around. "Don't be in a rush to leave. The Alliance Chief wants to see you!"
The Heavenly Alliance's Alliance Chief was one of the leaders of the five super factions of the Righteous Dao. He was one of the people who stood at the peak of the Martial Epoch.
Although Xiao Chen was in the Heavenly Alliance, it was impossible for him to request an audience with the Heavenly Alliance Chief. There was too much of a difference in their levels.
"Why are you looking for me?"
Xiao Chen asked in a deep voice. His expression remained calm, not showing much fluctuation.
Administrator Mu waved his hand and said, "How could I know about such things? However, he is not meeting me alone this time. Grim Reaper Lin Feng is going as well."
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