The unexpected acquisition of the Wuji Spirit Soil left Xiao Chen in disbelief.
’Who on earth were these two Demon Cultivators?’
’And that large banner from before was clearly no simple item either.’
"Fog Manipulation Technique!"
Xiao Chen immediately cast the Water Magic he had learned in the Flame Pool Secret Realm.
Bursts of water vapor erupted around him, and a damp fog immediately enveloped the nearby flames.
He had never been particularly fond of such Supporting Magic.
However, after he’d killed the Tian Family’s Three Brothers, putting out the fires had been a real hassle.
So, after returning, he had reviewed the Fog Manipulation Technique. It was proving very useful now, extinguishing all the nearby flames in just a few moments.
He then searched the area carefully.
He not only found two Storage Bags but also discovered a palm-sized Bone Bottle in the robes of one of the Demon Cultivators.
’Huh, what’s this?’
Curious, he opened the stopper, and the pungent smell of blood immediately assaulted him.
Inside were three dark-red, Spirit Pill-like pellets. They appeared to be a type of Elixir he didn’t recognize.
After cleaning up the scene, he rushed back to Heyang County.
Outside the Xuan Family residence, a number of Loose Cultivators had already gathered, watching from a distance.
A junior disciple stood guard at the main gate, his Li Huo Sect Magic Robe a clear deterrent to the greedy onlookers.
"Xiao, you’re back!"
The junior disciples were thrilled to see Xiao Chen return.
The Xuan Family had quite a few Cultivators. If they were all confirmed to be accomplices of the Demon Cultivators, the Contribution Points for assisting in their capture alone would amount to dozens per person.
"Xiao, aside from the warehouse in the back, which has a Spirit Seal and hasn’t been opened, we’ve already checked everywhere else."
Another junior disciple, at the ninth level of Qi Refining, led him to the Xuan Family’s warehouse.
Xiao Chen raised his hand and launched a fireball at it, only to find the Spirit Seal was surprisingly sturdy. It clearly wouldn’t be easy to break.
Chen Zixuan explained, "Xiao, I’ve seen this Spirit Seal in a book before."
"It’s an Eight Trigrams Spirit Returning Lock. It automatically absorbs the surrounding Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi to repair itself."
"Without the specific Secret Technique, it can’t be opened, even if besieged by ten cultivators at the Great Perfection of Qi Refining."
"Oh?" Xiao Chen took two steps closer. "Earth Shaking Technique!"
This was the last of the Earth Magic he had obtained in the Flame Pool Secret Realm.
As the Power of the Earth Veins surged through him, he stomped his foot, twisted his waist, and threw a vicious punch.
DONG!
With a dull THUD, the warehouse’s massive Refined Iron door fell straight backward and slammed onto the ground.
The disciples’ eyes twitched. The entire door had been forged from Refined Iron a foot thick.
’Looks like the books aren’t always accurate.’
Xiao Chen calmly retracted his right hand, discreetly placing it behind his back.
Inside the warehouse were large quantities of Spirit Grass preserved by the Xuan Family, refined Spirit Ore, and several chests of stockpiled Spirit Stones.
However, there were no completed Magical Artifacts or Elixirs to be seen.
Clearly, the Xuan Family had been living in rather dire straits.
Xiao Chen instructed the junior disciples to inventory and log all the items.
"Xiao, how many Spirit Stones should we write down?"
"How many Spirit Stones are in the chests?"
"Eight thousand, six hundred thirty-three."
"Then why are you asking me?"
Chen Zixuan piped up, "Tian, you must have miscounted. I counted six thousand, two hundred thirty-three."
Tian was the other ninth-level Qi Refining disciple besides Xiao Chen.
He froze for a moment before catching on. "Right, I miscounted. It should be six thousand, two hundred thirty-three."
Xiao Chen suggested, "Let’s all count them together to make sure there are no mistakes."
The junior disciples present immediately gathered around.
Each of them took one hundred Spirit Stones, Tian took two hundred, and Xiao Chen alone took a thousand.
Afterward, everyone happily signed the ledger as witnesses.
After they departed, escorting the Xuan Family Cultivators and carrying away the large quantities of Spirit Grass and Spirit Ore, the Loose Cultivators who had been waiting outside for a long time surged forward and rushed into the Xuan Family’s home.