Cultivation: I have an equipment slot

The first storage bag was opened.

It contained a large number of spirit crystals, some commonly used pills, and several fourth-tier magic treasures.

In today's cultivation world, fifth-tier magic treasures are extremely precious.

After all, the master of the Divine Weapon Pavilion is only a sixth-level weapon refiner.

There are very few weapon refiners who can forge fifth-order magic weapons.

Even among the Dharma Aspect Realm cultivators of Divine Phoenix Valley, none possessed a fifth-order magic weapon.

These resources.

In total, it's worth 260,000 spirit crystals.

Most importantly, the fiery marrow from the ocean trenches.

There are eight bottles in the storage bag.

"so much?"

Seeing so much Earth Core Fire Essence, Zhang Yan was pleasantly surprised.

He quickly opened the second storage bag.

The resources in the second storage bag are worth 280,000 spirit crystals.

There are also nine bottles of Earth Core Fire Essence.

In total, it amounted to 540,000 spirit crystals and 17 bottles of Earth Core Fire Marrow.

"Seventeen bottles."

"Previously, Dongfang Fu."

"We also got nine bottles."

"Based on this calculation, although Divine Phoenix Valley occupied the trench for a period of time..."

"But they didn't even take a single bottle of Earth Core Fire Essence with them."

Zhang Yan held the jade bottle and pondered.

……

The seabed thousands of miles away from the trench.

The people of Divine Phoenix Valley stopped in their tracks.

"Damn Zhang Yan!"

"We not only failed to occupy that trench."

"They're in such a sorry state, with two senior brothers at the Dharma Aspect Realm having perished!"

Chen Xiao turned around, looked in the direction of the trench, and cursed through gritted teeth.

He discovered it when he was a disciple of the Divine Weapon Pavilion.

Victory is assured.

He had all the advantages: favorable timing, geographical location, and popular support.

Suddenly, Zhang Yan appeared and rescued them, killing two of them at the Dharma Aspect Realm.

"but."

"The Divine Weapon Pavilion is ultimately just the Divine Weapon Pavilion."

"Once our senior brothers return, we'll retake the trench!"

"Besides, we've already plundered all the fiery marrow from the Earth's core in the trench."

"Even if Zhang Yan occupies the trench, he can only wait for production to resume."

Chen Xiao felt a little better when he thought about the Earth Core Fire Marrow that Divine Phoenix Valley had plundered.

Although the losses were considerable.

But at least, there were still gains.

That Earth Core Fire Marrow is a rare and precious spiritual object.

"Junior Brother Chen."

"The Earth Core Fire Essence was also taken away by Zhang Yan."

At this moment, the red-robed Dharma Image Realm suddenly spoke.

"what?"

"Senior brother, isn't the Earth Core Fire Marrow inside you?"

Chen Xiao asked in surprise.

After entering the trench, while driving away the Soul-Eating Leeches, they also collected the Earth Core Fire Essence.

When encountering the Divine Weapon Pavilion.

The collection was already complete, how could it possibly have been taken by Zhang Yan?
"Junior Brother Chen."

"You forgot."

"The Earth Core Fire Essence was collected by two junior brothers at the Dharma Aspect Realm."

"After receiving it, it remained in their storage bag and has not been handed over to me yet."

"Now they have all been killed by Zhang Yan, and those Earth Core Fire Essences and storage bags have all fallen into Zhang Yan's hands."

The red-robed Dharma Image shook its head and replied.

"They were all stolen?"

Chen Xiao's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets, his face flushed with anger.

"puff!"

Adding to the injuries he had sustained from the lightning strike, Chen Xiao became so agitated that he coughed up a mouthful of blood.

Not only were two Dharma Aspect Realm experts lost, but also...

Even the Earth Core Fire Essence fell into Zhang Yan's hands.

It's like losing your wife and losing your troops!
"Zhang Yan!"

"And the Divine Weapon Pavilion too!"

"I will never let you live under the same sky!"

Chen Xiao roared, his voice echoing across the vast seabed.

……

Ocean trench.

The flames of Nirvana have dissipated.

All seventeen bottles of Earth Core Fire Essence naturally belonged to Zhang Yan.

Originally, Dongfang Fu intended to use his eight bottles of Earth Core Fire Marrow to make amends.

On the contrary, he himself cannot use it.

"Young Master."

"So, are we going to stay in the trench?"

The female disciple, who was in the late Nascent Soul stage, looked at the trench and asked cautiously.

"Haven't we learned our lesson yet?"

"If we stay in this trench..."

"The people of Divine Phoenix Valley will make a comeback sooner or later."

"Then, who among you can withstand that time?"

Zhang Yan spoke in a loud voice, looking around at everyone as he asked.

The crowd was speechless.

If they could stop the Divine Phoenix Valley, they wouldn't be in such a desperate situation.

"Collect the remaining Earth Core Fire Essence."

"Then return to the basin."

"If anyone dares to leave the basin again, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

Zhang Yan issued a stern warning.

Everyone felt ashamed and unable to lift their heads in his presence.

Dongfang Fu, in particular, had a face that alternated between pale and flushed.

He is the best example of the opposite.

"Go into the trench."

Zhang Yan withdrew his gaze and fell into the trench.

Even the Divine Phoenix Valley was forced to retreat.

The soul-devouring leeches in the trench also perished in the flames of rebirth.

Previously, Dongfang Fu had not explored the area thoroughly enough, and his disciples discovered two more small spirit pools.

Furthermore, the Nirvana Flame burned the ocean trench, accelerating the production of the Earth's core fire marrow.

After plundering the trench.

In total, four bottles of Earth Core Fire Essence were collected.

More than fifty disciples shared the spoils equally.

Although it may not seem like much, it's enough for them to cultivate for several months.

"Go back to the basin."

After looting everything, Zhang Yan left without a second thought.

"Young Master."

"Are we just going to abandon this trench like this?"

The female disciple asked with some reluctance.

The purpose of the Five Great Competitions.

It's all about competing for resource-rich land. Nobody's willing to give up such a valuable resource-rich area.

“It’s not giving up.”

"The competition has only been going on for a few months, and there are still more than four years to go."

"From now on, Dongfang Fu will come every now and then to collect the Earth Core Fire Essence and bring it back to the basin."

"We can't escape this trench. We'll occupy it when the competition is almost over."

Zhang Yan explained his plan.

This way.

It can ensure the safety of the disciples and also obtain more resources.

After leaving the trench, Zhou Yuan, who had been hiding nearby, followed.

"Senior Brother Zhang."

"Both of the Dharma Aspect Realm cultivators died at your hands."

"Thank goodness you were here, otherwise the losses this time would have been devastating..."

As soon as Zhou Yuan appeared, he immediately followed Zhang Yan and said admiringly.

I witnessed an earth-shattering battle.

Consequently, the way Zhang Yan was addressed changed.

He is now completely convinced by Zhang Yan.

"okay."

"If you hadn't tipped me off, I wouldn't have known about this."

"Take this Fire Marrow."

A smile appeared on Zhang Yan's lips as he took out a bottle of Fire Marrow and rewarded Zhou Yuan.

"Thank you, senior brother!"

Zhou Yuan held the jade bottle, beaming with joy.

"I knew it earlier."

"Zhang Yan is so easy to get along with."

"Why bother scheming for the position of senior brother?"

Zhou Yuan thought to himself with delight.

He made up his mind; from now on, he would follow Zhang Yan.

After more than a day, the group returned to the basin.

"Brother!"

Above the basin, Huang Yun'er and the others gathered around.

They breathed a sigh of relief immediately upon confirming that Zhang Yan was unharmed.

But upon seeing this, the previous generation disciples behind them instantly turned pale.

There were still eighty-three people when they left.

Now that they've returned, only fifty-eight people remain. Twenty-five have perished!
"Senior Brother Dongfang."

"Unexpected."

"Leading my senior brothers and sisters, we fell into the ambush of the Divine Phoenix Valley."

Zhou Yuan stepped forward and explained.

"Divine Phoenix Valley?"

The disciples looked at each other, startled.

"Senior Brother Dongfang."

"You didn't say that with absolute certainty."

"Did you discover that resource-rich area all by yourself?"

"What happened to Divine Phoenix Valley? How do you explain the deaths of those senior brothers and sisters?"

Song Qizhen couldn't help but question him.

"The fault lies with me."

"I'll accept whatever punishment you give me."

Dongfang Fu was distraught and took full responsibility.

"you……"

Seeing this, Song Qizhen didn't know what to say.

"Senior brother."

"And who are you? How did you manage to escape from the Divine Phoenix Valley?"

Xiao Wanyi asked Zhang Yan curiously.

The other junior brothers and sisters also looked over.

"Junior Sister Xiao."

"It's a long story."

"Actually, when Senior Brother Dongfang left..."

Zhou Yuan answered everyone's questions.

From the moment Dongfang Fu left, to the moment Zhang Yan gave him the mission, until Zhang Yan turned the tide, slaying two Dharma Aspect Realm experts and saving everyone.

The junior disciples were stunned after hearing this.

They couldn't believe it.

Being surrounded in the trench by three Dharma Aspect Realm beings must be an act of utter despair.

Zhang Yan, however, was all alone.

They rescued all the remaining disciples.

"Thank goodness I have my senior brother!"

"Otherwise, the consequences would be unimaginable!"

"Dongfang Fu, go back to the pavilion and explain this matter to the pavilion master yourself!"

Huang Yun'er looked at Dongfang Fu and said coldly.

The other disciples also glared at them coldly.

Although Dongfang Fu is the senior brother, he completely lacked the responsibility expected of a senior brother in this matter.

"I've always supported my senior brother; there's nothing wrong with him staying in the basin!"

"That's right, that's right. From now on, I will only obey my senior brother's orders."

...

The disciples stared at Zhang Yan with fervor.

Although I didn't see it with my own eyes.

But Zhang Yan's record is truly solid.

This is truly their senior brother!

"There's no need to mention it again."

"Although it doesn't leave the basin."

"But afterwards, I will go out alone to find resources."

"You can distribute these Earth Core Fire Essence yourselves."

Zhang Yan suddenly waved his hand and threw out seven bottles of Earth Core Fire Marrow.

"Senior Brother is so magnanimous!"

The disciples looked at the jade bottle with shining eyes and divided the Earth Core Fire Marrow equally.

"Yoona, Kijin, Wanyi, these are yours."

Zhang Yan then took out three more jade bottles and gave one to each of the three people.

"Thank you, senior brother!"

Huang Yun'er and the other two accepted the jade bottle with joy on their faces.

This one jade bottle is enough for them to cultivate for several years.

"I should have known so."

Why take the risk?

The previous generation of disciples, watching the disciples distributing the Earth Core Fire Essence, felt regret in their hearts.

The disciples in the basin do not need to take any risks.

Then you can obtain the Earth Core Fire Essence.

They almost suffered total annihilation and didn't gain much.

But the current situation.

No one dared to complain.

Otherwise, we will inevitably incur public wrath.

"Go back to your cultivation."

"Remember, no one is allowed to leave without permission."

After his junior brothers and sisters finished distributing the Earth Core Fire Marrow, Zhang Yan gave them a warning.

"Yes, senior brother!"

The disciples agreed and excitedly returned to their seclusion.

There were a total of seventeen bottles of Earth Core Fire Marrow, four of which were given to Zhou Yuan and his group of four.

I distributed seven bottles to all my junior brothers and sisters.

Zhang Yan himself has six bottles left.

Although he expended a great deal of energy, it was enough for him to cultivate for two years.

And he was determined.

After a period of seclusion, he planned to go alone to find resource sites.

This experience has taught us a painful lesson.

The basin returned to calm.

Dongfang Fu no longer dared to harbor any disloyal thoughts.

……

At the snap of your fingers.

More than a year has passed.

As arranged by Zhang Yan, Dongfang Fu would go to the trench alone every two months.

Perhaps it was the people of Divine Phoenix Valley who were wary of Zhang Yan.

He never came back.

In the trench, all the Earth Core Fire Essence produced was collected by Dongfang Fu.

In just over a year, they collected about ten more bottles of Earth Core Fire Marrow.

Zhang Yan kept two bottles, Dongfang Fu kept two bottles for himself, and the rest were distributed to everyone.

Zhang Yan.

With its formidable strength, it ventures out to explore the ocean depths.

They found a spiritual field on the seabed, where they discovered a top-grade fourth-tier spiritual wood.

This sacred field is unclaimed land.

Zhang Yan alone harvested all the mature spirit trees and brought them back to the basin.

Although the disciples of the Divine Weapon Pavilion did not leave the basin, they did not lack resources.

However, after finding this spiritual field...

During that year, Zhang Yan made no further discoveries.

So today.

He plans to venture deeper into the ocean to search for other resource-rich areas.

"More than a year."

There's also no news about Senior Brother Li Yan and the others.

"I wonder what their situation is like in the deep sea."

Sailing alone in the dark sea, Zhang Yan muttered to himself.

……

A deep-sea swamp.

The three forces converge here.

If Zhang Yan were here, he would recognize many familiar faces.

"Humph!"

"Lin Qingyue, none of you four will escape today!"

"I suffered a great loss at Zhang Yan's hands a year ago, and today I'm paying him back in full!"

Chen Xiao stood at the edge of the swamp and snorted coldly.

Beside him were naturally disciples of the Divine Phoenix Valley.

However, some of the Dharma Realms that went to the deep sea have already returned.

Beside him, in addition to the red-robed Dharma Aspect Realm expert, there were seven more Dharma Aspect Realm experts.

And in the middle of the swamp.

Led by Lin Qingyue, there were four Dharma Aspect Realm experts in total, who were now in a dilemma.

Because on the other side of the swamp, there is another force, the Human Alliance.

The number of Dharma Aspect Realm cultivators in the Human Alliance is less than that of the Divine Weapon Pavilion, so they simply did not explore the deep sea area.

All nine Dharma Aspect Realm cultivators remained in the shallow sea area.

And at this time.

The Dharma Aspect Realm cultivators of the Human Race Dao Alliance encountered the people of Divine Phoenix Valley and joined forces against Lin Qingyue and her three companions.

"Chen Xiao".

"What did you do to Junior Brother Zhang?"

Lin Qingyue was unaware of Zhang Yan's situation, and upon hearing Chen Xiao's words, she subconsciously asked.

You mean Zhang Yan?

"I tell you."

"He overestimated himself and tried to compete with me for resource land, but I completely suppressed him!"

"If it weren't for Dongfang Fu, he would have died at my hands."

"But he escaped with his life by sheer luck; you won't be so fortunate!"

Chen Xiao sneered.

Of course, he couldn't tell Lin Qingyue the truth.

A year ago, he suffered a great loss because of Zhang Yan.

Over the past year, he had returned to the trench, but Zhang Yan was extremely cautious and had not seen a single person.

Left with no other choice, he had to abandon the trench.

Fortunately, some of the Dharma Aspect Realm experts from Divine Phoenix Valley returned.

Even luckier, they happened to run into Lin Qingyue, who was also returning.

"Junior Brother Zhang!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Qingyue became extremely anxious and wanted to confirm Zhang Yan's safety.

But she needed to find a way to get her three junior brothers out of the swamp first. (End of Chapter)