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Chapter 1022: Chapter 1222: What, 4000 Divine Spirit Stones?
"However, such a colossal high-level Space Divine Artifact requires Lower Grade Chaos Spirit Veins or higher to support its Grand Array’s operation, and it consumes one Lower Grade Chaos Spirit Vein per day," Master Ding said.
Therefore, to travel through the Chaos Domain’s spatial passage, at least several Lower Grade Chaos Spirit Veins are needed.
Yang Xiaotian nodded.
However, the Food God Clan, Underworld Demon Sect, and Chaos World Demon had escaped into the Chaos Domain; no matter how deep they hid, he would eventually root them out!
A moment later, he sat cross-legged in the palace, swallowed a Divine Fruit, sat on a Middle Grade Chaos Spirit Stone, and began to cultivate using the major techniques of the Chaos Devouring Heaven Technique.
As his Two Great Chaos King Divine Constitutions and two sixteen-layer Martial Souls devoured, instantly, from the deepest reaches of the sky, streams of Chaos Spiritual Qi continuously descended, entering Yang Xiaotian’s body.
These streams of Chaos Spiritual Qi from the deepest sky are very difficult to activate, and even disciples possessing a Chaos Divine Constitution can rarely do it.
But now, under the operation of Yang Xiaotian’s Two Great Chaos Divine Constitutions, the Chaos Spiritual Qi surged out continuously and merged into Yang Xiaotian’s body.
Some of these Chaos Spiritual Qi were mixed, but the impurities within the Chaos Spiritual Qi were continuously filtered out by Yang Xiaotian’s two Martial Souls, becoming the purest Chaos Spiritual Qi.
While Yang Xiaotian was cultivating, inside the Grand Hall of the Sky Fiend Sect, the high-ranking members were discussing the Grand Celebration of the Dragon Nation Emperor’s anniversary.
In a few days, it would be the Dragon Nation Emperor Liang Jiang’s 100,000th year Grand Celebration.
Dragon Nation Emperor Liang Jiang’s 100,000th year Grand Celebration was a significant event for Dragon Nation, and masters from all the major sects would attend and offer congratulations.
The high-ranking members of Sky Fiend Sect were discussing what gift would be appropriate.
Considering it was the Emperor’s grand celebration, the gift they present must not be of low standard; otherwise, they would lose face in front of other sects.
However, recently, Sky Fiend Sect’s expenses had been vast, and Divine Grade Spirit Stones in the treasure vault were running low.
"In a few days, it’ll be time for the Star Dragon Sect, Mysterious Heaven Sect, Divine Will Sect, and Heartless Pavilion to pay tribute," Sky Fiend Sect Leader Zhang Chufei mused, "We will have them raise their tribute of Divine Grade Spirit Stones to four thousand!"
Everyone was stunned.
Previously it was two thousand, but raising it to four thousand meant doubling it.
"Sect Leader, doubling it all at once, isn’t that a bit too much?" Elder Li Jiu hesitated.
Zhang Chufei said sternly, "Too much? Do they even dare not give?"
The other elders fell silent.
"The Sect Leader of the Star Dragon Sect just fell in battle, and I fear Star Dragon Sect might not be able to produce four thousand Divine Grade Spirit Stones," Li Jiu said.
Zhang Chufei responded with a cold laugh, "What the hell do I care if their Sect Leader is dead? If they can’t come up with four thousand Divine Grade Spirit Stones, then let their entire sect’s disciples contribute. They must scrape together those Divine Grade Spirit Stones somehow!"
"If they can’t gather enough, then have their sect’s female disciples sell themselves! Even if they have to sell, they need to gather those four thousand Divine Grade Spirit Stones!"
"Otherwise, let them compensate with their Copper Red and Earth Core Veins!"
Meanwhile, as Zhang Chufei decided to double the tribute of Divine Grade Spirit Stones from the Star Dragon Sect, the Heavenly Demon Sect Master was also having someone contact the Great Elder of Star Dragon Sect, Hu Zonglai.
Hu Zonglai had sworn a promise to him that if the Sect Leader of Star Dragon Sect died, he would take control of Star Dragon Sect and give the Earth Core Veins to the Heavenly Demon Sect.
Although the Earth Core Veins are difficult to mine, even a mosquito’s leg is meat.
However, soon his top experts reported that Hu Zonglai had lost contact.
"Lost contact?" The Heavenly Demon Sect Master’s expression darkened.
"Hu Zonglai wouldn’t be hiding, would he?" a Heavenly Demon Sect Elder muttered.
"Hiding? He wouldn’t dare!" another Heavenly Demon Sect Elder exclaimed, eyes widening fiercely, "If he dares to hide, I’ll go right now and wipe him and the Star Dragon Sect out!"
"Sect Master, there’s another matter. Divine Son Your Highness has been out of contact since yesterday," the Great Elder of the Heavenly Demon Sect said.
"Divine Son has lost contact?" the Sect Master of the Heavenly Demon Sect was surprised.
"Yes, Divine Son Your Highness was on a mission, and we had contact with him before he left, but after passing the Three-leaf Mountain Range, we lost contact," the Great Elder explained. "I’ve already sent people to search for him, but they haven’t found anything yet."
The Sect Master of the Heavenly Demon Sect could not help but wonder.
The Three-leaf Mountain Range, not far from the Profound Yin Sect—could it be the work of the Profound Yin Sect’s people?
But he had no enmity with the Profound Yin Sect; they should not harm his disciple.
Who could it be?!
The Sect Master of the Heavenly Demon Sect felt inexplicably irritated.
"Sect Master, what if Hu Zonglai continues to hide from us?" a Heavenly Demon Sect Elder cautiously asked.
Upon hearing this, the Sect Master of the Heavenly Demon Sect glared coldly, "Give him three days. If he does not show up, go to the Star Dragon Sect yourselves and drag Hu Zonglai out!"
"If he dares to break his word, I won’t just settle for that Earth Core Vein!"
"Send more people, expand the search area for Divine Son, and report any suspicious findings to me directly."
"Yes, Sect Master!"
Three days blinked by.
Sitting in meditation within the palace, Yang Xiaotian was surrounded by a rising Divine Light.
After these days of hard cultivation, he had finally made another breakthrough, reaching the Ten Layers of the Divine King.
Breaking through to the Divine King realm, Yang Xiaotian could distinctly feel the Godhood Power within him grow much denser.
Just as Yang Xiaotian made his breakthrough to the Ten Layers of the Divine King realm, the Sect Master of the Heavenly Demon Sect, seeing no appearance from Hu Zonglai, sent five Elders of the Heavenly Demon Sect leading many disciples to the Star Dragon Sect.
Meanwhile, the fourth Elder of the Sky Fiend Sect, Liu Guangyu, also led a group of Sky Fiend Sect disciples to collect the annual Divine Spirit Stones required by the Star Dragon Sect.
Not only the Heavenly Demon Sect and the Sky Fiend Sect but also the Profound Yin Sect sent an Elder to contact Hu Zonglai. Previously, the Profound Yin Sect had colluded secretly with Hu Zonglai, encroaching upon the Star Dragon Sect’s cultivation resources. Now, with the Sect Master of the Star Dragon Sect dead, the Profound Yin Sect sent an Elder openly to find Hu Zonglai.
However, since the Sky Fiend Sect was closer to the Star Dragon Sect, Liu Guangyu from the Sky Fiend Sect and its experts arrived at the Star Dragon Sect first.
Upon arriving, Liu Guangyu, looking at the disciples guarding the mountain gate stood tall and without wasting words, commanded, "Bring your Great Elder Hu Zonglai out, and tell him that this year’s tribute of Divine Spirit Stones is doubled. Bring out four thousand Divine Spirit Stones!"
Since Yang Xiaotian had concealed the news of Hu Zonglai’s death, Liu Guangyu believed Hu Zonglai was still in charge of the Star Dragon Sect.
Hearing that this year’s tribute of Divine Spirit Stones had doubled, demanding four thousand Divine Spirit Stones, the expressions of the disciples guarding changed dramatically.
"What, four thousand Divine Spirit Stones?" a guarding disciple exclaimed.
Liu Guangyu slapped the guarding disciple across the face, sending the disciple flying out with a rebuke, "I told you to go in and report to your Great Elder, didn’t you hear?"
The guarding disciple, touching his swollen face, although angry, dared not say more and hurried towards the Grand Hall of the Star Dragon Sect.
