"Although this Xiao Chen is very awe-inspiring now, he offended the people of the five factions. In the future, it will be hard for him to settle this peacefully."
"Earlier, he offended Situ Gang and Gui Wu. Now, he offended these five people. This Xiao Chen is really fearless."
After Xiao Chen left, the people in the hall started discussing in low voices.
After leaving the hall, Xiao Chen glanced at Yu Zhiqiang and the other four standing guard outside. Then, he paused for a moment before leaving without looking back.
As Lan Feichen watched Xiao Chen leave, the rage in his eyes looked like it would spew out at any moment.
"Senior Brother Yu, are we just going to let him leave like that? You all saw his ambition. He clearly wants to fight for the first rank on the Contribution Ranking and push us down, "Lan Feichen said hatefully.
The other three nodded, agreeing with Lan Feichen's opinion. Then, they all looked at Yu Zhiqiang.
Yu Zhiqiang replied indifferently, "What else can we do but let him leave? After all, this is still the inner sect. We cannot be too heavy-handed. It is just scratching an itch; there is no point."
"Then what should we do? We can't just watch this fellow rise up step by step," Lan Feichen said anxiously.
A cold light flashed in Yu Zhiqiang's eyes. He smiled sinisterly and said, "Naturally not. In the following month, we will not accept any missions. Hand over all the Inferior Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls that you have accumulated. I will help you exchange them for Medial Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls.
"All of you will enter closed-door cultivation for one month and do your best to raise your cultivation to peak late-stage Medial Grade Martial Monarch. When he returns, we will deal a fatal blow to him outside the city gates and snatch away all the proof of his missions."
After saying that, a sinister expression flashed on Yu Zhiqiang's face. He said, "Haha! I really want to see his expression when he receives the sect's punishment after failing all the two-thousand-contribution point missions."
The eyes of the other four lit up. They all felt that this plan was indescribably wonderful.
They did not need to kill Xiao Chen and bear the crime of killing a fellow sect member. Furthermore, they could deal a fatal blow to him. In the sect, the punishment for failing a mission was extremely severe.
The higher the reward of a mission, the heavier the punishment for failure. All the missions that Xiao Chen accepted required at least two thousand contribution points.
If he failed all the missions, the combined punishment would be sufficient to strip him of his cultivation in the Haotian Sect and expel him from the sect.
Suddenly, Feng Wuheng thought of another problem. With a suspicious expression, he asked, "Senior Brother Yu, where did you get the means to exchange Inferior Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls for Medial Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls? You won't let us suffer a loss, right?"
At their cultivation, they could no longer use Inferior Grade Spirit Chen to break through bottlenecks; they could only rely on Feng with Spirit. Spirit.
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Hence, Xiao Chen found it strange that Yu Zhiqiang could use Inferior Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls to exchange for Medial Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls. Furthermore, he was worried that Yu Zhiqiang would have to sacrifice himself to exchange for Medial Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls. That would be too much of a loss.
Hence, Feng Wuheng found it strange that Yu Zhiqiang could use Inferior Grade Spirit Gathering Spirit Beads to exchange for Medial Grade Spirit Gathering Spirit Beads. Furthermore, with Senior Brother Hua's backing, we are not afraid of offending Senior Brother Chen for Xiao Chen.
"The true inheritors are also split into two factions. Senior Brother Hua's faction happens to be Senior Brother Chen's enemy. With Senior Brother Hua's backing, we are not afraid of offending Senior Brother Chen for Xiao Chen."
The others no longer questioned Xiao Chen's plan. They all felt that it was feasible. They could enter closed-door cultivation to break through bottlenecks and wait for Xiao Chen to return before dealing him a lightning-fast strike, snatching away the proof of completing the mission. This was a perfect plan.
Yu Zhiqiang continued, "Even if he manages to escape from us and obtain the first rank, Yun Feiyu will not let him off. Yun Feiyu is even more ruthless than us. How could he let a newcomer ride on his head?
"No matter what, this Xiao Chen is destined to never rise up. We will forever suppress him."
Xiao Chen could guess the schemes of the others. However, he did not think too much about it. Aside from the mysterious Yun Feiyu, he did not fear anyone else in the inner sect.
In the face of absolute power, any scheme would be futile. As long as he continued to strengthen his own strength, it would be enough to achieve the goal in his heart.
This trip would take a long time, and there would be many unpredictable dangers. Xiao Chen exchanged the Quintessence Gathering Pills and other Rank 8 Medicinal Pills that he had no use for Superior Grade Spirit Stones.
After that, Xiao Chen went to the inner city and chose some Rank 8 Medicinal Pills that he could use in battle. He bought three Medicinal Pills that could quickly replenish Quintessence, three Medicinal Pills for treating injuries, and a bottle of Antidote Pills.
After making all his preparations, Xiao Chen spent all the Spirit Stones he had on him. He held the three-thousand-contribution point mission slip in his hand.
Xiao Chen encouraged himself in his heart as he set off.
The two-thousand-contribution point mission required him to kill loose cultivators. The difficulty of the mission was higher than that of the Seven Black Wind Killers. However, they were mostly within the same cultivation realm and would not be too far apart.
However, the three-thousand-contribution point mission required him to kill loose cultivators. These loose cultivators were not small bandits that only roamed the nearby provinces but true great bandits.
Great bandits were everywhere in the one hundred and eight provinces of the Tianwu Domain. They moved about everywhere, and their tracks were hard to track.
Normally, these bandits would not cause a ruckus or rob a small city or a small clan. That did not match their status or the way they did things.
Often, they would not leave the mountain for half a year. When they did, they would do something big and then disappear without a trace. They would enter closed-door cultivation for one or two years before coming out again. They were far more troublesome than the Seven Black Wind Killers.
Loose cultivators were also known as evil cultivators. In the entire Tianwu Domain, there were no more than a hundred loose cultivators that could be called great bandits. Because of this, the mysterious intelligence organization made a list of evil cultivators and listed all the famous bandits in it.
This time, Xiao Chen's three-thousand-contribution point mission required him to kill a great bandit ranked ninety-sixth, the loose cultivator known as Lone Wolf.
According to the information on the mission list, Lone Wolf was a peak Medial Grade Martial Monarch. He was a Half-Fiend and possessed the blood of the White Wolf Race. His physical body was outstanding and he could turn into a Fiend at any time.
By relying on his half-fiend body, regular late-stage Medial Grade Martial Monarchs would not last more than a hundred moves against Lone Wolf.
Furthermore, the baleful aura that Lone Wolf had accumulated far surpassed that of the Seven Black Wind Killers. His baleful aura could already turn solid. Just one look from him could frighten others. The various negative emotions formed by the baleful aura could enter a cultivator's sea of consciousness and turn into all sorts of illusions. They were extremely difficult to deal with.
The other sects probably received news of Lone Wolf coming out of closed-door cultivation. Aside from Lone Wolf, the disciples of the other sects are my greatest enemies.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, Sometimes, the disciples of the righteous sects are even scarier than loose cultivators.
--- Five days later, Xiao Chen used the transportation formation to cross several provinces. Finally, he arrived at the smallest of the eighteen southern provinces, Qiushui Prefecture.
Although Qiushui Prefecture was the smallest, it was about half the size of the Sky Dome Realm's Great Qin Nation. A Rank 7 sect managed Qiushui Prefecture. The Sect Leader was only a half-Sage.
With such a sect, it was easy to imagine how much control they had over the many cities in the prefecture. This was also an opportunity for bandits like the White Wolf to take advantage of.
This time, Xiao Chen received news that the White Wolf was preparing to come out of closed-door cultivation and make a move on the second-largest city in Qiushui Prefecture, Heavenly Water City's City Lord's Residence.
Heavenly Water City had several rare mines and controlled a merchant river. There were also a few Rank 2 Spirit Veins.
Although there were no precious treasures, there were some low-grade treasures that reached a horrifying number. If Xiao Chen plundered all of them, his harvest would be considerable.
For example, one million Medial Grade Spirit Stones was nothing. However, ten million or twenty million Medial Grade Spirit Stones were enough to make several sect disciples jealous.
Xiao Chen withdrew his aura and went to an inn closest to the City Lord's Residence in Heavenly Water City. He was not in a rush to check in. Instead, he ordered some food and wine to reward himself.
The inn had four floors and a spacious hall in the middle. One could see the roof. Xiao Chen sat on the third floor and could see the people on the floors above and below.
As Xiao Chen ate, he felt several probing auras sweep over him.
These probing people were not simple. The weakest among them was a late-stage Medial Grade Martial Monarch. Several of them were even peak late-stage Medial Grade Martial Monarchs.
Although late-stage Medial Grade Martial Monarchs and peak late-stage Medial Grade Martial Monarchs differed by only one grade, the difference in strength was huge. If Xiao Chen fought a late-stage Medial Grade Martial Monarch, he had a seventy percent chance of victory.
However, if he fought a peak late-stage Medial Grade Martial Monarch, he only had a fifty percent chance of victory. He had to be extra careful.
Naturally, there was no reason for so many experts to come to the insignificant Heavenly Water City. There could only be one reason: their purpose was the same as Xiao Chen's.
While Xiao Chen seemed to be casually eating and drinking, he carefully scanned all the peak late-stage Medial Grade Martial Monarchs with his Spiritual Sense, not missing a single one.
Although Xiao Chen withdrew his aura, he had not learned any Martial Techniques to hide his strength. These Martial Monarchs were also Medial Grade Martial Monarchs. When they used their Spiritual Sense, they quickly discovered his cultivation.
"A late-stage Inferior Grade Martial Monarch is not worth mentioning!"
The masters of these gazes withdrew their gazes and revealed disdainful expressions, no longer paying attention to Xiao Chen.
Even early-stage Medial Grade Martial Monarchs would not be enough to kill Lone Wolf. They needed a peak late-stage Medial Grade Martial Monarch to lead them. A lone middle-stage Inferior Grade Martial Monarch would be seeking death.
Xiao Chen took note of these people's expressions. He smiled faintly to himself and ignored them. Then, he continued sizing up the peak late-stage Medial Grade Martial Monarchs.
A man in gorgeous black embroidered clothes sat at a table by the window on the third floor. He looked elegant and handsome, and he gave off an extraordinary aura. He was a peak late-stage Medial Grade Martial Monarch.
There were two people on each side of this man, both late-stage Medial Grade Martial Monarchs. The entire team was very strong.
There was a similar group at a table on the fourth floor. The person leading this group was a yellow-clad girl. She looked very pretty and gave off a stunning aura. She was also a peak late-stage Medial Grade Martial Monarch.
Aside from the Haotian Sect, there were two other large factions in the eighteen southern provinces, the Nine Ranks of the Great Families: the Full Moon Pavilion and the Thousand Mystery Sect.
If Xiao Chen guessed correctly, the man in black embroidered clothes should be from the Full Moon Pavilion, and the yellow-clad girl should be from the Thousand Mystery Sect. They were the peak inner sect disciples of their respective factions.
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