Xiao Chen swept his gaze over everyone's expressions. A deep look of disdain appeared in the depths of his eyes. He snorted coldly and left.
The full moon hung high in the sky. As everyone watched the white figure leave, no one dared to say anything.
"I will not let this matter rest like this!"
Some time after Xiao Chen left, Qiu Yi, who had recovered slightly, punched the ground with his right hand.
As a peak inner sect disciple of the Full Moon Pavilion, Qiu Yi had become famous at a young age. If he put in a little more effort, he would have been a genius who could have become a true inheritor.
However, today, he had exhausted his Quintessence and was humiliated by a nameless brat. How could he swallow this down?
Qiu Yi slowly stood up. The footprint on his face had not completely disappeared yet. When he moved his lips, it caused his swollen wound to feel excruciating pain.
As Qiu Yi watched Xiao Chen leave, heavy hatred filled his eyes. He muttered to himself, Don't think that everything will be fine just because you left.
In the future, I will definitely challenge the Haotian Sect and let you know what regret is.
On the other side, Zhuo Ping also slowly stood up. She sneak-attacked Xiao Chen and ended up getting her nose broken by Xiao Chen. She was in an even worse state than Qiu Yi.
A malicious look flashed in Zhuo Ping's eyes as she silently left without saying a word.
"This Xiao Chen is probably in big trouble now. We do not dare to challenge the Haotian Sect. However, these two are bona fide disciples of the Nine Ranks of the Great Families. How could they swallow this down?"
"Let's go. This White Robed Bladesman is too arrogant. When the time comes, I will definitely go and see how miserable he looks after Qiu Yi and Zhuo Ping recovered their Quintessence."
The group of helpless sect disciples, who were beaten up by Xiao Chen, grumbled angrily for a while before leaving the place helplessly.
--- Outside the City Lord's Residence, the City Lord's expression was even more unsightly than the others' when he saw the ruins of the City Lord's Residence.
However, Xiao Chen was a disciple of the Nine Ranks of the Great Families. Furthermore, he had helped the City Lord kill Lone Wolf. No matter how depressed he felt, he could not do anything about it.
After leaving Heavenly Water City, Xiao Chen was not in a rush to open Lone Wolf's spatial ring. Instead, he found a desolate place in the forest and started to recover his Quintessence.
When the sun rose, Xiao Chen opened his eyes and smiled at the rising sun. Then, he happily opened Lone Wolf's spatial ring.
Normally, loose cultivators would not have much wealth on them. However, the other party was a great bandit. No matter how unsightly he was, he definitely had more wealth than the Seven Black Wind Killers combined.
After all of this, Xiao Chen of his life, of the loose of the Seven Black Bandits, he felt.
Xiao Chen counted the large number of Superior Grade Spirit Stones. There was a total of three million Superior Grade Spirit Stones.
There was a total of three million Superior Grade Spirit Stones. Xiao Chen could not help but reveal an expression of joy. No wonder those fellows coveted Lone Wolf's treasures.
With so many Superior Grade Spirit Stones, even if they were split evenly, everyone would still obtain a large harvest.
There were also several Rank 8 Medicinal Pills and natural treasures. Most of them were essential Medicinal Pills for cultivators. Even if Xiao Chen could not use them, he could sell them for Spirit Stones.
However, after searching for a long time, he did not find the Spirit Gathering Pearls that Xiao Chen needed the most. Not only did he not see any Inferior Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls, but he did not even see a single Medial Grade Spirit Gathering Pearl.
"That should not be the case. If there were no Medial Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls, it would be understandable. However, there should still be some Inferior Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls."
Xiao Chen revealed doubt in his eyes as he continued his search. He even searched several corners of the spatial ring several times.
After a long time, an ordinary-looking brocade box appeared in Xiao Chen's Spiritual Sense. With a thought, Xiao Chen took out the brocade box.
The box was very strange. Xiao Chen's Spiritual Sense could not penetrate it. However, it did not contain any Spiritual Energy, looking very ordinary.
"Whoosh!"
After hesitating for a while, Xiao Chen gently opened the brocade box. He saw a bright light radiating everywhere. There were Inferior Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls neatly arranged in the box.
Xiao Chen said joyfully, "This box is indeed strange. No wonder I could not find the Spirit Gathering Pearls. So, they were all hidden here."
Xiao Chen counted the number of Inferior Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls. Although there were not many of them, Zhong Zhongli was a loose cultivator.
For him to obtain so many Inferior Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls as a loose cultivator, he must have killed many sect disciples and robbed many noble clans before he could obtain them. This Lone Wolf Zhong Li must have killed many sect disciples and ransacked many noble clans before he could obtain them.
A white light flashed. Xiao Chen did not stand on ceremony and placed all the Inferior Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls in his spatial ring. In the end, his cultivation was still lacking. He urgently needed Spirit Gathering Pearls.
Just as Xiao Chen was about to close the brocade box, he suddenly discovered that there was a hidden compartment beneath the brocade box.
"He did not even place two hundred Spirit Gathering Pearls in the hidden compartment. Could it be that the things inside are even more precious?"
When Xiao Chen opened the hidden compartment, there was a beast skin map inside. The aura of the map was extremely ancient and vast. There were all sorts of maps and red dots on it.
The red dots were of different shades. When one looked at the darker red dots, one would feel a ferocious and dangerous aura, causing one's heart to tremble.
What kind of map is this?
Xiao Chen's expression turned grave as he looked at the map. The mountains, rivers, rivers, grass, trees, and flying beasts on the map actually materialized and leaped out of the map.
The map quickly spread out before Xiao Chen's eyes. Clouds churned, vast and boundless. Ancient rivers, mountains, and palaces appeared one by one.
At the same time, the beast skin map lit up. A horrifying savage aura soared into the sky, causing hundreds of beasts in the forest to flee. They panicked and caused a huge commotion.
Xiao Chen's face sank. He quickly covered the brocade box again. Only then did the vast and ancient savage aura disappear without a trace.
When Xiao Chen saw the commotion in his surroundings, he frowned. Then, he looked at the clouds in the sky, which had been stirred up by the savage aura.
"I have to leave quickly. That aura earlier clearly has tens of thousands of years of history. This map must have a great origin. Who knows, some major character might have sensed that aura earlier. "
Fortunately, this strange brocade box could seal this aura. Otherwise, even if he placed it in his spatial ring, Xiao Chen would not be at ease concealing that overwhelming aura.
Xiao Chen summoned out three Azure Dragon images. As the dragons roared, he moved up and down, disappearing into the forest, going as far as he could.
Not long after Xiao Chen left, a black figure appeared above the forest. His aged face revealed a grave expression as he looked at the clouds in the sky.
"Old Qiu, you sensed the savage aura as well, right?"
Soon, another white-haired old man flew over and spoke to Old Qiu indifferently.
Old Qiu said regretfully, "It is definitely a Spirit Diagram from the Savage Battlefield. Based on that aura, it is definitely the real deal. However, it is currently concealed by a treasure that can hide Spiritual Energy."
Old Qiu sighed in pity. Then, he ignored the white-haired old man and flew far away.
The white-haired old man closed his eyes and spread out his vast Mental Energy into the surroundings like the tide. From one kilometer to two kilometers, it reached ten kilometers.
However, he still could not sense the treasure that released the savage aura earlier. He could not help but shake his head and say, "The Demonic Barrier in the Savage Battlefield is weakening soon. If I can find this item, it will be of great help to my sect's disciples when they enter the Savage Battlefield.
"I'll go search again and try my luck."
The white-haired old man's figure flashed, and he turned into a beam of light. His figure seemed to merge with the world, and he moved incredibly fast.
In the following days, Xiao Chen did not open the brocade box again. Instead, he took out the mission list and started to complete the two-thousand-point missions.
Although the remaining missions were still difficult, they were not as difficult as Lone Wolf's.
Now that he had dealt with the most difficult part, the rest was much easier. Xiao Chen could even take a break and use the Spirit Gathering Pearls to raise his cultivation.
Time went by slowly. As the end of the month approached, Xiao Chen completed ten two-thousand-point missions.
The intense battles with the many loose cultivators had not only strengthened Xiao Chen's combat experience, but he had also accumulated a lot of war spoils.
Now, Xiao Chen had a total of seven million Superior Grade Spirit Stones; he had some extra money. He also had three or four hundred Inferior Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls.
However, Xiao Chen still did not obtain any Medial Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls. If a loose cultivator obtained such a precious item, they would definitely consume it immediately and not hide it.
"With twenty-three thousand contribution points, I should be able to rank first. If I fail, I can only think of other ways to exchange for Medial Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls."
With the aid of the large number of Spirit Gathering Pearls, Xiao Chen's cultivation had already reached peak late-stage Inferior Grade Martial Monarch. All he had to do now was wait for the Medial Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls to break through the bottleneck.
Five days later, Xiao Chen returned to the Haotian Province and headed for Haotian City.
The moment Xiao Chen walked out of the ancient transportation formation outside the city gates, he felt a few flickering gazes on him. His expression turned grave; he knew that something was about to happen.
Indeed, when the city gates came into view, Yu Zhiqiang led the leaders of the inner sect's five factions down from a flying beast and blocked Xiao Chen's path.
Yu Zhiqiang blocked Xiao Chen's path, withdrawing the killing Qi in his eyes. He smiled gently and said, "Junior Brother Xiao, it has been a long time. How have you been?"
Lan Feichen was very cocky. As he looked at Xiao Chen, he teased, "Junior Brother Xiao Chen, after not seeing you for half a month, your cultivation has grown rather fast. You have already reached peak late-stage Inferior Grade Martial Monarch. Unfortunately, you are only peak late-stage Inferior Grade Martial Monarch."
As Lan Feichen spoke, he unleashed his strong aura, showing that he was a peak late-stage Medial Grade Martial Monarch. His aura spread out, and a strong wind blew in the surroundings, pressing down on Xiao Chen.
One was a peak late-stage Inferior Grade Martial Monarch, and the other was a peak late-stage Medial Grade Martial Monarch. On the surface, it looked like there was an entire cultivation realm between them.
However, Xiao Chen had refined his Quintessence twice before. He had refined it once before he consumed the Quintessence Gathering Pill. During his fight with Lone Wolf, he knew that there was not much of a difference in their cultivations.
The Lan Feichen before Xiao Chen had just advanced to peak late-stage Medial Grade Martial Monarch. He was still weaker than Lone Wolf. How could he inspire any fear in Xiao Chen?
Ignoring Lan Feichen, Xiao Chen raised his head and looked at Yu Zhiqiang. He said calmly, "There is no need to beat around the bush. If you have something to say, just say it directly."
Seeing that Xiao Chen ignored his actions like a clown, Lan Feichen could not help but fly into a rage out of humiliation. He immediately wanted to make a move.
Yu Zhiqiang stopped Lan Feichen and smiled gently. "Junior Brother Xiao is right. If you have something to say, just say it directly. In that case, I will say it directly. Hand over all the proof of your mission. Otherwise, you can forget about entering the city today."
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