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Chapter 731: Chapter 737: Dazzling
After tidying up the battlefield and erasing traces of his own mana and spells, Li Zhirui transformed into a wisp of green light and suddenly disappeared without a trace.
What he did not know was that, only half an hour after he left, a Spirit Boat bearing the insignia of the Wanxiang Sect flew past overhead and then steadily stopped above the body of Bai Haoyuan.
"The aura of Junior Brother Yuanzhong has suddenly disappeared right here," said one, holding a Compass Nascent Soul, frowning.
It was indeed not worth it for the Wanxiang Sect to deduce the workings of fate for a Nascent Soul cultivator, but there were other ways to track down the person who killed him.
By taking a personal belonging of Bai Haoyuan from within the sect and using the Compass akin to a tracker, the killer’s location could be ascertained as well.
As for the death of those Golden Core disciples, the Wanxiang Sect did not take it to heart; after all, if Yuanzhong, a Nascent Soul, had perished, they wouldn’t bother using a Magic Artifact to find them.
The primary issue was that the cultivators of the Wanxiang Sect still did not know what had happened in Xuanfa State, thinking they were ambushed and killed on the way after bidding on precious Spiritual Objects at the auction.
They were able to track Bai Haoyuan but could not track Li Zhirui because the latter had directly placed those Storage Magical Treasures into a space, isolating their aura.
However, the former could only carry them personally, and those Magic Artifacts tainted with Yuanzhong’s aura were like guiding lights in front of the vast tracking Compass, so it was naturally not difficult to find his location.
Li Zhirui had put several Storage Magical Treasures into the space, not because he had foreseen this event, but simply because there were too many, and carrying them all was a bit conspicuous.
Indeed, he targeted Bai Haoyuan initially because he saw him wounded and did not want to return empty-handed, so he gave chase, but as he drew closer, Li Zhirui realized he actually had several precious Storage Magical Treasures.
While Storage Magical Treasures were not overly precious, they were certainly not cheap, and with enough space, one was sufficient for a Nascent Soul cultivator’s use.
So, Li Zhirui suspected that the other party might have robbed several cultivators, which could explain both the abundance of Storage Magical Treasures and the injury.
But when he found a safe place, delved into the space, and checked what Spiritual Objects were within the treasures, his eyes were severely stung by the dazzling Spirit Light!
Immediately, a thought formed in Li Zhirui’s mind, could this person have robbed the leading Nascent Soul of the Wanxiang Sect?
This question found a definite answer in his heart the moment he saw the Soul Protecting Pearl.
"Good heavens!"
Li Zhirui couldn’t help but click his tongue, but what followed was a surge of overwhelming joy, and he couldn’t help laughing loudly, "Hahahaha! To think I would stumble upon such luck!"
The crazy laughter echoed throughout the space, even waking up Xiaoqing, who was sleeping, "Jiu, what treasure did you find?"
Otherwise, he definitely wouldn’t be this happy, and was even somewhat beside himself.
"Xiaoqing, come quickly! Help me take stock of these treasures," called out Li Zhirui loudly.
Upon hearing this, Xiaoqing’s face showed a hint of surprise; it looked like Jiu had hit the jackpot!
And as he flew over from the Dragon Breath Spiritual Tea, he could see from far away the small mountain of bright Spirit Light.
"Jiu, did you really encounter the injured Nascent Soul of the Wanxiang Sect?"
Knowing that Li Zhirui had been hiding in the space for some time, Xiaoqing was naturally aware of what he was doing and was very distressed that he couldn’t help, resolving in his heart to train even harder to break through to the fourth order as soon as possible.
"I encountered an injured Nascent Soul cultivator, but he took care of the one from the Wanxiang Sect, so I got all these treasures!"
The man and the dragon began their happy bustle, and it took a full hour before all the treasures were sorted and put away properly.
Within, there were a total of thirty million Spirit Stones, and all of them were of high quality, each containing a rich and dense concentration of Spiritual Energy. If converted into lower-grade Spirit Stones, at least several million more could be produced.
Following that were various Spiritual Objects prepared by the Wanxiang Sect for the auction, with the most precious being a fifth-order Soul Protecting Pearl, followed by some rare fourth-order Spiritual Objects, including Magical Treasures, Talismans, Precious Pills, Spiritual Medicine, and so on.
The value of this part alone was way higher than thirty million Spirit Stones.
Remaining were various Methods, which included all sorts of skill inheritances, Divine Powers, and even a Cultivation Technique capable of advancing to the Late Nascent Soul Stage. 𝘯𝑜𝘷𝘱𝘶𝘣.𝘤𝘰𝑚
These Methods appeared to be the most precious, but for the Wanxiang Sect, they were the cheapest since they could replicate as many copies as they wanted without involving the Sect’s heritage.
But all in all, the Wanxiang Sect had indeed put a lot of thought into this auction.
Unfortunately, it was a case of ’throwing a meat bun to a dog’ – gone without return; now, all these treasures belonged to Li Zhirui!
Besides these, there were also two Storage Magical Treasures that had not been opened, belonging to the two Nascent Soul cultivators who had perished one after the other.
He had specifically taken them out to avoid confusion with the Wanxiang Sect’s Spiritual Objects, as some things were not meant to be taken out.
The Storage Magical Treasures of the two also contained many Spiritual Objects, but after the previous ordeal, Li Zhirui and Xiaoqing felt they were just so-so.
The most precious was a fourth-order top-quality Spiritual Object—Wood Core Precious Spring, which could be integrated into the Thousand Spirits to upgrade the grade of his Life-bound Magical Treasure.
They quickly sorted out the Spiritual Objects, leaving only a large quantity of Jade Slips whose contents had not yet been inspected, but there was no need to rush this task.
After all, Li Zhirui had already spent a lot of time outside and needed to hurry back as soon as possible.
"Take a look and see if there’s anything you can use; pick any one you like!"
Upon hearing this, Xiaoqing’s eyes lit up as he stared at the array of Spiritual Objects in front of him, but he quickly became entangled in indecision, as there were several Spiritual Objects he wanted.
"Take your time to think; I’m going to step out first."
After waiting quite a while without seeing Xiaoqing make a decision, Li Zhirui shook his head, left these words behind, and flashed out of the space.
Compared to flying through the air, the Wood Escape method was more covert and, being in harmony with his Spiritual Root, was actually a bit faster than flying.
However, there were also drawbacks, such as the requirement that the distance between plants couldn’t be too great; otherwise, there would be no connection. Also, the consumption of Mana was greater.
Just as Li Zhirui was rushing at full speed to Wanxian Island, the Li family was facing a significant crisis.
It was sudden, as if overnight, Wanxian Province seemed to have a surge of Demon Cultivators.
To be more precise, Demon Cultivators had appeared in large numbers throughout the Eastern Region!
And Xiaoqing, who had originally planned to rush to Xuanfa State to assist Li Zhirui, was also held back by this event.
Fortunately, when Xiaoqing returned, he recounted the turmoil in Xuanfa State and his experience, alerting the clan to be prepared in case the Demon Cultivators, after failing, might flee to Wanxian Province.
Thankfully, at that time, no one treated this as a joke, and they all obediently and diligently made defensive preparations.
But no one had expected that a Nascent Soul Demon Cultivator would actually come!
