"Roar..."
The Five Elements Metal Beast shrieked in agony.
Pain!
It hurt so much!
A heart-wrenching, tearing pain!
At that moment, it felt as though its mind were about to burst apart.
The sheer agony brought the beast to an abrupt halt, interrupting the escape art it was about to cast.
And that momentary pause gave Lu Changsheng the opening he needed.
Rumble!
The Ocean Wave Domain swept over, instantly suppressing the Five Elements Metal Beast.
Moreover, by the time it was suppressed, the beast appeared near death, utterly incapable of putting up any resistance.
Lu Changsheng could even sense that its spirit had been sliced wide open by the Mind Sword.
"The jade-colored Mind Sword is this powerful?"
Lu Changsheng was somewhat astonished.
He knew the jade Mind Sword had transformed from the white Mind Sword.
Having undergone a transformation, its power was bound to increase dramatically.
Even so, this was an astonishing display of might.
While a spirit beast's spirit was indeed its weak point, it wasn't normally this fragile.
A single strike from the Mind Sword had left the Five Elements Metal Beast with virtually no strength to resist, even without suppressing it beneath a domain.
Such was the terrifying power of the jade Mind Sword.
"Five Elements Metal Beast acquired."
"Two of the five elements obtained."
"One step closer to gathering all five elements!"
Lu Changsheng was well pleased.
Six days had not been wasted.
That was twenty thousand contribution points secured.
Still, this was not enough.
Lu Changsheng continued his search for three more days.
"Huh?"
"Three Five Elements Wood Beasts."
Spotting three of them at once, Lu Changsheng's eyes lit up.
What a fine opportunity!
He began inching closer.
By now, he had gained experience.
Even from roughly a hundred zhang away, the three beasts remained unaware of his presence.
At this distance, Lu Changsheng halted.
"Mind Sword, go!"
With a thought, the Mind Sword within his brain domain quivered three times in an instant.
Simultaneously, three jade-colored Mind Swords shot out from his brain domain.
The swords had tangible form as they flew, so the three wood beasts noticed them immediately.
However, the Mind Swords were too swift.
So fast that even after noticing them, the beasts had no time to react.
Boom.
The Mind Swords sank into their bodies.
The three strikes immediately drew agonizing shrieks from the three Five Elements Wood Beasts.
Having been struck, they were entirely unable to cast their escape arts.
Rumble!
Lu Changsheng unleashed both the Ocean Wave Domain and the Tempest Domain.
Stacking the two domains without merging them was still more than enough to suppress the three beasts.
Before long, three more spirit beasts were added to his spatial bag.
"That makes five Five Elements Spirit Beasts in total. Still, I haven't gathered all five elements yet—I'm missing a Five Elements Water Beast and a Five Elements Earth Beast."
"A Five Elements Water Beast should be near a water source."
Lu Changsheng began focusing his search on areas with water.
After all, being water-attributed beasts, they naturally favored places rich in water.
After wandering for another four days, Lu Changsheng finally found a mountain spring.
Water seeped out from the mountains and flowed slowly downward, pooling into a basin within a valley.
In the pool, Lu Changsheng could faintly make out two Five Elements Water Beasts soaking leisurely.
From time to time, they even frolicked together.
Against water beasts, he could not use the Ocean Wave Domain or the Waterfall Domain to suppress them.
He could only turn to the Starry Sky Domain and the Tempest Domain.
Still, those two domains were plenty.
Wait, there's another spirit beast on the bank.
Lu Changsheng looked closely.
He noticed a small mound of earth along the water's edge.
At first, he hadn't paid it any mind, assuming it was merely dirt.
Yet just now, that small mound had moved slightly.
Startled, Lu Changsheng observed it carefully for a moment.
He confirmed that it was indeed a spirit beast, and a Five Elements Earth Beast at that.
Earth beasts simply loved soil.
It had buried itself in the earth so well that even Lu Changsheng had nearly missed it.
"Two Five Elements Water Beasts and one Five Elements Earth Beast. Once I capture them all, I'll have gathered every one of the five elements!"
Delighted as he was, Lu Changsheng did not let his guard down.
He stealthily crept toward the pool and followed the same method, releasing three strikes of the Mind Sword.
Boom!
The three strikes elicited piercing shrieks from the three spirit beasts.
Immediately after, he stacked the Starry Sky Domain and the Tempest Domain on top of them.
Virtually powerless to fight back, the three spirit beasts were captured by Lu Changsheng and tossed into his spatial bag.
"The space inside the spatial bag is completely full."
Lu Changsheng glanced at the bag.
In truth, the capacity of the spatial bag was quite large.
However, it couldn't withstand how enormous the Five Elements Spirit Beasts were.
While Lu Changsheng made suppressing them look effortless, the beasts were actually gigantic.
Each was comparable in size to several elephants combined.
Having captured eight Five Elements Spirit Beasts in all, he had already achieved a remarkable harvest.
"I'll head back first. If possible, I should buy more spatial bags or a treasure with even more storage space."
Lu Changsheng pondered for a moment and prepared to depart.
Whoosh.
Right then, Lu Changsheng saw a figure emerge from the thicket, seeming to materialize out of thin air.
Hmm?
A concealment formation?
Lu Changsheng's eyes narrowed slightly.
Even he had failed to detect someone hiding here just now.
The newcomer was clearly a Qi Refining Immortal Master, radiating ripples of spiritual power that made his identity far easier to recognize than that of a Daoist acolyte.
This was not Lu Changsheng's first time meeting an Immortal Master.
He had previously encountered one in Zhanhai City of the Great Fish Dynasty.
However, this was the second tier of the Ancient Region, and atop the exceedingly perilous Boundary Stele Mountain no less.
The sudden appearance of an unfamiliar Qi Refining Immortal Master put Lu Changsheng on high alert immediately.
Appearing to notice Lu Changsheng's wariness, the Qi Refining Immortal Master hurried to speak: "Please don't misunderstand. I am a disciple of the Qinglian Sect, Daoist name Xuantong."
"I concealed myself earlier in hopes of capturing a Five Elements Water Beast. But after lying in wait for over a month, I haven't managed to catch a single one. Seeing you capture two just now, I was hoping to ask whether you might part with one in an exchange?"
Immortal Master Xuantong explained hastily.
"You've been lying in ambush here for over a month and couldn't catch a single Five Elements Water Beast?" Lu Changsheng asked coldly. "Do you take me for a fool? Would a mere water beast pose a challenge to an Immortal Master?"
Five Elements Spirit Beasts were quite weak in terms of combat strength. Even with their escape arts, a Qi Refining Immortal Master possessed a multitude of methods—dharma artifacts, formations, talismans, and spells. There was always a way to handle them.
How could one fail to catch a mere Five Elements Water Beast?
This Xuantong most likely had ulterior motives.
Having only recently arrived at Boundary Stele Mountain, Lu Changsheng had to remain vigilant.
"You truly misunderstand," Xuantong explained. "Capturing a mere spirit beast would normally be no trouble for me. However, I possess a Water spiritual root, and all my dharmic power carries a water attribute. Five Elements Water Beasts are exceptionally sensitive to any power bearing the nature of water."
"Whether I set up formations, deploy dharma artifacts, activate talismans, or cast spells, the ripples of water-attributed dharmic power are impossible to conceal. The water beasts notice immediately every time and use their escape arts to flee."
"If you are willing to trade one Five Elements Water Beast, I would be immensely grateful."
Lu Changsheng grew thoughtful.
The explanation made sense.
In truth, Lu Changsheng only needed one Five Elements Water Beast.
Still, an extra beast was worth ten thousand contribution points.
That was no small sum.
Ten thousand contribution points could be exchanged for two Dao Comprehension Pills.
At the thought of Dao Comprehension Pills, Lu Changsheng's eyes lit up.
Weren't Dao Comprehension Pills concocted by Immortal Masters?
If the man had Dao Comprehension Pills, an agreement would be simple.
After pondering briefly, Lu Changsheng asked, "Do you have Dao Comprehension Pills?"
"Dao Comprehension Pills? Yes, of course I do."
"Hmm, five... no, ten Dao Comprehension Pills in exchange for one Five Elements Water Beast. How does that sound?"
It wasn't that Xuantong was ignorant of the pill's value.
He simply didn't care.
The Five Elements Water Beast was far too important to him; he had to have it.
"Deal!"
Lu Changsheng agreed without hesitation.
Ten Dao Comprehension Pills.
That was worth five times the value of a single Five Elements Water Beast!
Thus, both parties swiftly completed the exchange.
Staring at the ten Dao Comprehension Pills in his hand, Lu Changsheng fell silent.
When Xuantong had pulled out the pills just now, Lu Changsheng caught a glimpse—good heavens, there were far more than ten!
The container was packed to the brim with at least several dozen Dao Comprehension Pills.
What was more, judging by Xuantong's demeanor, they weren't even considered particularly precious.
Lu Changsheng had long known that cultivators of the immortal path in the Ancient Region were the wealthiest, while martial artists and demons were "very poor."
Yet he had never possessed a concrete sense of just how wealthy these Immortal Masters were.
Now he understood.
The Dao Comprehension Pills he treated as treasures were trivial trinkets to Immortal Masters.
So long as one knew alchemy, concocting them was done almost offhandedly.
Worse, martial artists had to scramble to gather all the ingredients and offer special benefits just to persuade Immortal Masters to refine a batch.
Under such conditions, how could Immortal Masters not be rich?
Xuantong seemed delighted as well. Smiling, he said, "May I ask your esteemed name?"
"Ancient Region Heavenly Sect true disciple, Lu Changsheng."
After considering it, Lu Changsheng shared his identity.
Befriending an Immortal Master—especially one from a major sect of the immortal path like the Qinglian Sect—was bound to yield benefits.
The connection might prove useful at any time.
"So you are a true disciple of the Ancient Region Heavenly Sect. Forgive my lack of manners!"
"True Disciple Lu, I am about to return to the Qinglian Sect. I can give you a lift."
Xuantong clapped his hands, and a flying boat appeared before him.
This was a flying dharma artifact.
"No need, I can return on my own," Lu Changsheng said, shaking his head.
Immortal Masters could fly, making travel exceedingly convenient.
While Divine Treasury martial artists were powerful, they could not fly.
However, boarding someone else's flying boat was fraught with danger.
If the other party harbored ill intentions in midair and threw the martial artist to the ground, even if the fall didn't turn him into a puddle of mush, he would be grievously injured.
Thus, unless bound by absolute trust and intimacy, no Divine Treasury expert would ever board an Immortal Master's flying artifact.
"Very well. May fate bring us together again."
Xuantong activated the flying boat, soaring into the sky and vanishing over the horizon.
If I advance to the Dao Foundation and my brain domain solidifies into reality, martial artists can fly too!
Though Lu Changsheng felt a trace of envy, he didn't dwell on it.
Afterward, he began his journey back to the Ancient Region Heavenly Sect from Boundary Stele Mountain.
Along the way, he remained cautious and prudent as ever.
It took him several more days to return to the sect.
This journey had taken nearly half a month.
However, the harvest was enormous.
Lu Changsheng went straight to submit his mission.
He turned in seven Five Elements Spirit Beasts. Because they included a full set of all five elements, he received a hundred thousand contribution points all at once.
The two extra Five Elements Wood Beasts earned him another twenty thousand, bringing the total to one hundred twenty thousand contribution points.
It was an immense harvest.
"The capacity of a spatial bag is too small. I should go see if there are larger spatial treasures."
Lu Changsheng headed to the Exchange Hall.
With a hundred and twenty thousand contribution points in hand, he was flush with wealth and spoke with confidence.
He asked directly, "What is the largest spatial treasure in the Exchange Hall capable of holding living creatures?"
The Exchange Hall Elder's eyes brightened slightly.
From the disciple's tone, he sounded positively loaded!
Clearly someone with no shortage of contribution points.
The Elder replied at once, "The spatial ring, of course! Crafted by a Dao Lord, guaranteed top quality!"
"It is also specially made for martial artists, requiring only mind power to open. The space inside a single spatial ring is roughly fifteen times that of a spatial bag."
"What's more, it costs only one hundred thousand contribution points to exchange. If you exchanged all those points for spatial bags, an equivalent amount of space would cost one hundred and fifty thousand. The spatial ring is an exceptional bargain."
Lu Changsheng paused, taken aback.
A hundred thousand contribution points?
His lips twitched.
He wondered if any true disciple could even afford this spatial ring.
Even if some could, they were undoubtedly few and far between.
It was too expensive!
Though it seemed Lu Changsheng had earned a hundred and twenty thousand points effortlessly in one go, that was because he enjoyed tremendous luck. He happened to have mastered the Perception Domain, allowing him to roam freely across Boundary Stele Mountain without running into danger.
Furthermore, when dealing with the Five Elements Spirit Beasts, his Mind Sword was simply too effective.
Once he encountered them, there was no escaping.
However, capturing Five Elements Spirit Beasts was not a sustainable method.
Their numbers were limited.
Once the beasts on Boundary Stele Mountain were all caught, where else could he go to earn so many contribution points?
"Exchange one spatial ring for me."
After brief hesitation, Lu Changsheng decided to go through with it.
A spatial ring had ample room; even without capturing spirit beasts, it would hold countless items whenever he ventured out in the future.
A spatial bag was simply too cramped.
And so, of the hundred and twenty thousand contribution points Lu Changsheng had just acquired, only twenty thousand remained in the blink of an eye.
He kept the twenty thousand points and refrained from exchanging them for Dao Comprehension Pills right away.
He was in no rush.
Only half a month had passed so far.
The Saber Domain required a full month of nurturing to reach perfection.
Besides, after nurturing it to perfection, he still had the Sword Domain to nurture next.
He wasn't worried at all about running out of domains to nurture and stalling his cultivation.
On the contrary, it was the Five Elements Spirit Beasts that caused him concern.
What if they migrated?
If they departed Boundary Stele Mountain, there was no telling where they might appear next.
In Lu Changsheng's eyes, those beasts were walking contribution points, and he already considered them as good as his.
I need to make haste and head back to Boundary Stele Mountain to capture more Five Elements Spirit Beasts.
With the spatial ring being fifteen times larger than a spatial bag, it can theoretically hold a hundred and twenty Five Elements Spirit Beasts at once.
Lu Changsheng calculated briefly—the number was astonishing.
A hundred and twenty!
The entire population of Five Elements Spirit Beasts on Boundary Stele Mountain probably didn't even reach a hundred and twenty.
He intended to sweep up every last one of them in a single go.
Lu Changsheng set off once more.
Familiar with the route, he arrived smoothly at Boundary Stele Mountain.
This time, he planned to stay longer.
Every day, he searched for the beasts.
Three days, five days, eight days, ten days...
In the blink of an eye, half a month slipped by.
On this day, Lu Changsheng rarely took a break from hunting. Instead, he found a cave and sat cross-legged within.
"It should be about time. The Saber Domain has been nurtured for exactly one month today; it should reach perfection now."
Lu Changsheng murmured softly to himself.
He waited quietly.
After an unknown period, rumble!
The brain domain within him shook incessantly as it rapidly expanded from seven li to eight li.
Buzz.
In the next instant, Lu Changsheng unleashed the Saber Domain.
Within the domain, he could feel countless blades slicing through the air.
When it came to sheer offensive might, the Saber Domain and Sword Domain were noticeably stronger.
"Not bad. My sixth domain has reached perfection."
"Next is nurturing the Sword Domain."
Lu Changsheng placed the Sword Domain into his brain domain to nurture it slowly.
It would take another month for the Sword Domain to achieve perfection.
This was, in fact, the first time Lu Changsheng had truly cultivated in the conventional sense since advancing to the Divine Treasury Realm.
His previous Mind Sword transformation had progressed too smoothly.
As for his first five domains, they were already at perfection before being placed straight into his brain domain, bypassing the need for nurturing.
The Saber Domain, on the other hand, was something he had deliberately comprehended step by step from saber intent, evolved into the Saber Domain, and finally nurtured to perfection within his brain domain.
This was the true cultivation process of a Divine Treasury martial artist.
Cultivating in the Divine Treasury Realm seems... quite easy?
Lu Changsheng couldn't help but feel this way.
Cultivating in this realm didn't appear nearly as difficult as rumored.
Of course, he knew full well that his peerless comprehension deserved the credit for such rapid progress.
"In half a month, I captured sixteen Five Elements Spirit Beasts. That's a decent pace."
Lu Changsheng was satisfied.
Averaging one beast a day was genuinely good efficiency.
Yet it was far from enough.
His goal was to wipe out the Five Elements Spirit Beasts in one fell swoop.
Even if there weren't a hundred, there ought to be several dozen.
And so, Lu Changsheng resumed roaming Boundary Stele Mountain.
At that moment, three martial artists were also wandering Boundary Stele Mountain.
They were likewise searching for Five Elements Spirit Beasts.
However, after wandering for ten-odd days, they had yet to encounter a single one.
"Our luck is terrible. Ten days and not a single Five Elements Spirit Beast in sight."
"Could they have left Boundary Stele Mountain already?"
"Doubtful. They were active all across Boundary Stele Mountain recently. Let's keep looking."
The three were growing impatient.
Anyone would feel disheartened after scouring the mountains for ten days with nothing to show for it.
"Wait, is that... a Five Elements Spirit Beast?"
Suddenly, their eyes lit up.
They saw beasts—and not just one, but a whole pack!
Yes, an entire pack.
A rough count showed about fourteen of them!
A full fourteen Five Elements Spirit Beasts!
No matter what, they would surely be able to capture at least one, if not several.
"Careful, everyone. Don't startle them," one of the three whispered a warning.
Five Elements Spirit Beasts were extremely alert.
The slightest rustle in the grass would send them fleeing.
Getting close was extraordinarily difficult.
Even when found, capturing them remained an uphill battle.
Now, they could only rely on luck.
Fortunately, with fourteen beasts present, their fortune couldn't be so wretched that they failed to catch even one.
They crept closer step by step.
A hundred zhang, eighty zhang, fifty zhang, thirty zhang...
Just as the trio drew near, an unexpected development occurred.
Roughly ten zhang from the beasts, a figure suddenly darted out.
In a flash, the figure unleashed fourteen streaks of jade-colored light.
The jade light resembled sharp swords.
In the blink of an eye, the streaks vanished, sinking into the bodies of all fourteen beasts.
"Damn it! Don't spook the beasts..."
The trio blanched in terror.
Just how keen were the senses of a Five Elements Spirit Beast?
The instant anything startled them, they could immediately cast their escape arts to flee.
Though they didn't know where this person had suddenly popped up from, attacking from ten zhang away without even deploying a domain—how could anyone deal with them like that?
He was bound to frighten them off, allowing all fourteen beasts to escape.
Their hearts bled!
To have finally found over a dozen beasts only to watch them slip away before their very eyes?
Whoosh.
Yet the assailant paid no mind to the three onlookers.
The fourteen streaks of jade light sank into the fourteen beasts.
Strange as it seemed, the moment the jade light penetrated them, the beasts—already preparing to escape—let out agonizing cries, their escape arts instantly shattered.
They couldn't flee at all.
Simultaneously, a domain descended in an instant.
The Saber Domain!
Yet that was not all—the Tempest Domain followed immediately!
The one who struck was, of course, Lu Changsheng.
He had spotted the fourteen Five Elements Spirit Beasts long ago and was closing in step by step.
When he noticed three martial artists suddenly appearing behind him, he feared they would startle the beasts and decisively launched his strike.
Fourteen Mind Swords plunged into the beasts' bodies, relentlessly battering their spirits.
Then, he deployed the Tempest Domain and the Saber Domain—domains unaffiliated with the five elements.
Though somewhat strained, with the Mind Swords continually assailing the beasts' minds, it was just enough to suppress all fourteen.
"Collect!"
Having suppressed them, Lu Changsheng immediately began sweeping the beasts one by one into his spatial ring.
Moments later, not a single one remained.
Every last one had been captured and stored inside his spatial ring.
Combined with the sixteen beasts he had captured earlier, the number of Five Elements Spirit Beasts in his ring reached an astonishing thirty!
Thirty beasts were worth at least three hundred thousand contribution points!
If they contained complete sets of all five elements, that figure would multiply significantly.
At this moment, the three martial artists rushed up and stared at the empty ground, their expressions exceedingly grim.
"They're all gone. Not a single beast left..."
The eyes of all three settled on Lu Changsheng.
"A spatial ring! And one capable of storing over a dozen spirit beasts—no simple item."
"And that jade light he used earlier must be a spiritual secret method. Only a spiritual secret method could shake the spirit of a Five Elements Spirit Beast and completely thwart its escape art. But a spiritual secret method capable of solidifying into tangible form is extraordinarily difficult to cultivate to success."
"This person is most likely a disciple of a major sect."
The three exchanged glances, reading the complex emotions in one another's eyes.
"Wait, he looks familiar..."
"Haven't we seen him somewhere before?"
"I feel the same... Could he be the person Xu Haotian has been looking for?"
"Right, I remember now! Xu Haotian has been searching everywhere for his whereabouts—supposedly Lu Changsheng of the Ancient Region Heavenly Sect?"
In an instant, shock registered in their eyes.
Lu Changsheng!
He was the very person Xu Haotian of the Huangtian Sect was hunting for.
Xu Haotian wielded immense influence in the second tier of the Ancient Region, especially among martial artists.
Rumor had it that Xu Haotian stood a great chance of refining a Boundary Transforming Stone in the coming years, casting his Dao Foundation and taking that pivotal step in the martial path!
Once the Dao Foundation was formed, he would truly become an elite martial powerhouse, on par with a Dao Lord.
"Let's ask first."
Seeing him prepare to leave, the three called out loudly, "Might you be True Disciple Lu Changsheng of the Ancient Region Heavenly Sect?"
"Hmm?"
Lu Changsheng turned abruptly, his gaze fixing upon the trio.
"You recognize me?"
Lu Changsheng remembered clearly that he didn't know these three men.
He had never even seen them before.
"We do not personally know True Disciple Lu, but as the Ancient Region's number one Divine Gang who struck down a Divine Treasury expert, we have naturally heard of your renown," one of the martial artists smiled and replied.
Lu Changsheng nodded, suspecting nothing.
Ever since he had defied the realms to slay a Divine Treasury expert, his fame had spread far and wide.
It was only natural that three unfamiliar Divine Treasury martial artists would know what he looked like.
His fame was by no means confined to the first tier; it had likely reached the second tier long ago.
Having no desire to make small talk, Lu Changsheng flickered into motion and vanished into the distance.
The three looked at one another.
"We can't stay on Boundary Stele Mountain any longer. We've spent so much time here without catching a single Five Elements Spirit Beast, and it's dangerous."
"If we bring news of Lu Changsheng to Xu Haotian, he surely won't skimp on rewards."
"Indeed. Xu Haotian is known for his generosity and integrity. Since he's scouring the region for word of Lu Changsheng, he certainly won't mistreat us."
"Then let's leave quickly and find Xu Haotian."
The three abandoned their search for the beasts and departed Boundary Stele Mountain.
...
Huangtian Sect, Xu Haotian's cave dwelling.
He was currently in secluded cultivation.
Just then, a white-robed martial artist arrived with news.
"Brother Xu, someone has spotted Lu Changsheng at Boundary Stele Mountain," the white-robed martial artist said calmly toward the secret chamber.
He knew Xu Haotian would hear him.
Though Xu Haotian was in seclusion, it was not a death-seclusion that severed all ties with the outside world.
He remained aware of external happenings.
"Lu Changsheng... so he truly has advanced to the Divine Treasury Realm."
Xu Haotian's voice echoed from within the secret chamber.
"Yes, the report is certain. Lu Changsheng made his breakthrough some time ago. During this trip to Boundary Stele Mountain, someone witnessed him capturing Five Elements Spirit Beasts—snaring over a dozen at once. His strength is not to be underestimated," the white-robed martial artist said in a deep voice.
"Naturally. Lu Changsheng had comprehended four domains; once he stepped into the Divine Treasury Realm, all four could solidify into reality, making his combat strength extraordinary."
"I said before that once Lu Changsheng advanced to the Divine Treasury Realm, I would kill him with my own hands."
"However, I am currently in seclusion and cannot leave without my master's consent."
"Therefore, Brother Long Yun, I must ask you to make a trip to Boundary Stele Mountain and slay Lu Changsheng."
"Once it is done, I will present with both hands the Heart Clearing Pearl you have long desired. How does that sound, Brother Long Yun?"
Xu Haotian's voice drifted out from the chamber.
"Hmm?"
"You're truly willing to part with the Heart Clearing Pearl?"
"That treasure dispels all negative emotions and preserves tranquility of the mind. Crafted personally by a Dao Lord, it is one of a kind; due to scarce materials, a second one would be nearly impossible to forge."
A sharp gleam flashed in Long Yun's eyes.
He was not Xu Haotian's subordinate; he was a renowned true disciple of the Huangtian Sect in his own right.
He merely maintained friendly ties with Xu Haotian.
He was not someone Xu Haotian could order about with a simple word.
However, with the Heart Clearing Pearl on the table, things were different.
Maintaining an ethereal, serene mind at all times offered immense benefits for comprehending martial conceptions.
The Heart Clearing Pearl had undoubtedly played a major role in how quickly Xu Haotian had cultivated.
"It is merely a single Heart Clearing Pearl. At my current realm, I no longer have much use for it anyway. Take it now, Brother Long Yun, as a token of my sincerity."
The heavy door of the secret chamber lifted slightly.
Whoosh.
A pearl flew out from within and was caught in Long Yun's hand.
It felt icy cool to the touch, sending a refreshing jolt through Long Yun's spirit.
Even the restless anxiety deep in his heart seemed to wash away under the impact of this frigid aura.
The Heart Clearing Pearl!
It really was the Heart Clearing Pearl!
"Brother Xu, to avenge your brother, you truly spare no expense, even giving me the Heart Clearing Pearl."
"Very well. I will handle this matter for you."
"I set off for Boundary Stele Mountain at once to slay Lu Changsheng on your behalf!"
Long Yun agreed.
For a Heart Clearing Pearl, let alone one Lu Changsheng, he would have agreed to kill ten without hesitation.
After all, if he missed this opportunity, Xu Haotian might never offer the pearl again.
As for Long Yun's strength—not only was Long Yun himself confident, but Xu Haotian believed in it as well.
Though he was slightly inferior to Xu Haotian, slaying a newly advanced Lu Changsheng would be trivial.
"Then I shall await Brother Long Yun's good news..."
Long Yun nodded and immediately departed Xu Haotian's cave dwelling.
"Lu Changsheng... now that you have advanced to the Divine Treasury Realm, the Ancient Region Heavenly Sect can no longer protect you..."
Xu Haotian's voice echoed within the secret chamber.
A Divine Treasury expert killing another Divine Treasury expert did not violate the rules.
Moreover, Long Yun was a true disciple of the Huangtian Sect, his status no lower than Lu Changsheng's.
Even if Lu Changsheng were slain, it would merely be written off as inferior skill.
No matter how furious the Ancient Region Heavenly Sect might be, they would be powerless to act.
With that, Xu Haotian closed his eyes and resumed his quiet meditation.
He believed that by the time Long Yun returned, he would hear the good news...
Chapter 167