The white-haired old man felt a chill run down his spine at Tang Hai's smile.
If he dared to do anything to that little fellow, this old man would absolutely...
As if thinking of something, the white-haired old man's body trembled slightly.
The white-haired old man took a deep breath, snorted coldly, and continued, "Old Tang, with our many years of friendship, you should know my character. Would I want something you don't even fancy?"
Seeing the white-haired old man's response, Tang Hai sneered and said no more.
"Old Xu, spit it out, what is it? You're not here just to catch up, are you!" Tang Hai said while tidying a bookshelf.
"Old Tang, it's like this, I received news that in the Eastern Desolation's Primordial Sacred Land..." The white-haired old man's voice slowly echoed, his eyes filled with fanaticism.
Upon hearing this, Tang Hai stopped his movements, his pupils constricting, as if a raging fire burned in his eyes.
...
Within the Yellow Springs Demonic Sect, Inner Sect.
On Xu Yang Peak, spiritual beast calls could be heard everywhere.
Compared to the Outer Sect's bloody and grim atmosphere, the Inner Sect area was like a paradise, with fragrant grass and fresh flowers blooming all around.
Inner Sect disciples' residences were located on the Inner Sect peaks, and the environment was much better than that of the Outer Sect disciples and handyman disciples.
More importantly, the Heavenly spiritual energy in the Inner Sect was far more abundant than in the Outer Sect.
The residences of Inner Sect disciples were also spaced farther apart and protected by simple formations.
After Luo Yunxi sent Jiang Li to Xu Yang Peak, she left directly.
In a secluded room on Xu Yang Peak.
Jiang Li took out the spiritual liquid from his spatial ring and drank a mouthful from time to time, while holding two high-grade spirit stones in his hand.
The surging Heavenly spiritual energy filled the room.
The vortex within Jiang Li's body grew increasingly powerful.
After the baptism of Tang Siqi's Illusionary Spirit Sound, Jiang Li's realm had become completely stable, and he could now absorb the spiritual power from the spiritual liquid and high-grade spirit stones to improve his cultivation without any reservations.
With the surge of spiritual liquid and high-grade spirit stones, the spiritual energy in the entire room was almost liquefying.
Jiang Li's [Universe Creation Art] operated at an extremely fast speed, and the surrounding spiritual power was greedily absorbed into his body like a whale.
Time flowed by slowly.
...
Yellow Springs Demonic Sect, Xu Yang Peak.
Not far from Jiang Li's residence.
A group of cultivators wearing Inner Sect disciple robes stood in the nearby bamboo forest, looking at the formation emitting a faint aura in the distance.
"Is the one living inside the Jiang Li who was first in the Outer Sect's entrance examination today?" a young man with a long sword at his waist asked, his eyes flashing with a faint coldness.
Beside him, a chubby disciple's eyes were full of excitement, and he said, "Senior Brother Chen, that's right. I heard that the first place prize is a Profound-grade top-tier martial art and 100 mid-grade spirit stones!"
As soon as the chubby disciple spoke, several Inner Sect disciples became restless.
That was 100 mid-grade spirit stones, an immense fortune.
To be collected by a handyman disciple was simply a waste of heavenly resources.
"Senior Brother Chen, however, I heard from Outer Sect disciples that it seems Saintess has taken a liking to Jiang Li. If we snatch Jiang Li's spirit stones, will it...?" one disciple hesitated, as if he had thought of something.
Upon hearing this, the complexions of the other disciples changed slightly. While they could easily handle Jiang Li, the Saintess was not someone they could afford to offend.
To put it bluntly, if the Saintess wanted to deal with them, it would be no different from swatting a few mosquitoes.
The swordsman sneered, a glint of cold light flashing in his eyes, "The Saintess is busy with myriad affairs, how could she possibly pay attention to such a minor character!"
The swordsman's words clearly echoed in the ears of the disciples.
"Senior Brother Chen, it's better to be safe than sorry. Perhaps..." the chubby man continued.
Spirit stones were tempting, but if they took them and couldn't enjoy them for long, it would be a loss.
"I'll take all the blame. I won't take a single spirit stone from this harvest; it's all yours!" the swordsman said coldly before the chubby man could finish.
The few of them felt their scalps tingle.
Right, Senior Brother Chen seemed to be one of the Saint Son's people.
As if realizing something, the chubby man's face turned extremely pale.
How could he not understand now? They had been drawn into the struggle between the Saint Son and the Saintess.
Both sides were people who could easily crush them.
A slight mistake would lead to utter destruction.
No wonder the usually arrogant Senior Brother Chen would come to find them...
The few disciples felt a chill in their hearts. At this moment, Senior Brother Chen was looking at them with an icy expression.
It seemed that if they refused, Senior Brother Chen would kill them all.
"Senior Brother Chen, we understand. We will definitely snatch all of Jiang Li's belongings!" the chubby man said through gritted teeth.
The others also echoed their agreement.
Seeing that these disciples were so sensible, the swordsman nodded with satisfaction. If they were unwilling to do this task, he wouldn't mind finding others.
After all, in the Yellow Springs Demonic Sect, human lives were the cheapest.
"Don't worry, if you do this well, I won't treat you badly, and the Saintess won't be able to do anything to you!" Seeing that they understood his intentions, the swordsman no longer concealed his purpose and continued.
The swordsman's words gave the few of them a little confidence to continue living.
Senior Brother Chen was one of the Saint Son's people. As long as they did their job well, they would be fine. The trepidation in their hearts slowly dissipated.
Next, they waited outside.
...
Two days later.
In the secluded room.
A handsome young man sat cross-legged on the bed.
The young man sat on the bed, with many high-grade spirit stones placed around him.
A small bowl of spiritual energy liquid was placed on the table next to the young man, indicating that he had already drunk quite a lot of it.
The almost liquefying Heavenly spiritual energy in the room was all absorbed by Jiang Li.
On the floor of the room were the remnants of many high-grade spirit stones.
The [Universe Creation Art] was operating at high speed.
The vortex within Jiang Li's body rotated rapidly, continuously absorbing the surrounding spiritual power.
After a while.
"Rumble!!!"
A powerful aura erupted from Jiang Li's body, shaking the entire room.
The powerful spiritual energy shockwave caused the air to emit faint explosive sounds.
Qi Gathering Realm, Seventh Level!!!!
Jiang Li slowly opened his eyes. He had finally broken through.
After reaching the Qi Gathering Realm, breakthroughs in cultivation became increasingly difficult.
When he was in the Body Tempering Realm, he had broken through continuously in a short period.
Now, it took him two days to break through one level.
This was even with the aid of spiritual liquid and high-grade spirit stones. His luck was not enough. If only he had more powerful heavenly treasures.
It was too slow... Jiang Li shook his head, feeling quite frustrated.
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Thanks to Xiao Yao Hong Chen Xian for three "fighting for love" gifts.
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Thanks to User 42217464 for a flower.
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