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Chapter 349 Searching the Storage Ring (4K)

Next to Guiyunfang Market.

A young cultivator suddenly exclaimed, "Junior sister, look! What a beautiful sunset!"

The beautiful female cultivator next to him sighed and rubbed her forehead, "Senior brother, don't be like that. It's only noon, where would you find a fiery sunset?"

"I know you're a good person, but right now I just want to focus on my cultivation."

Upon hearing this, the young man quickly explained, "No, junior sister, look back, there really are fiery clouds at sunset!"

He spoke with such conviction that it didn't seem like he was making things up.

The female cultivator looked back with some doubt, only to see that raging flames had already covered the entire horizon.

It was so red it was breathtaking.

More and more cultivators gradually realized that something was wrong.

"Look, what's going on there?"

"What a strange sight! Could it be one of those legendary celestial phenomena?"

"What? Could it be that some rare and precious treasure is about to be born?"

Many cultivators were puzzled, but they all sensed that something big must have happened.

Only one knowledgeable elder of the Guiyun Sect suddenly realized something.

Something's not right. This looks like Nascent Soul True Monarchs are fighting!
He guessed correctly; the raging fire that filled the sky and spread for hundreds of miles was the trace left by Xiao Chen when he fought with the red-bearded giant.

The spells of the Nascent Soul level are incredibly powerful, and their range is becoming increasingly vast.

When exerting full force, the distance can easily reach several thousand zhang, or several li.

In addition, their speed is fast, and with a slight dodge and maneuver, the aftershocks of their battle can turn everything within a hundred miles into ruins.

Fortunately, the burly man with the red beard chose a deserted place for the transaction, thus avoiding any innocent casualties.

As for Hong Xingfeng, who was not far away, he fled as soon as he realized something was wrong.

Although he has only produced spiritual materials, he has not yet received any spirit stones.

But at a time like this, it's more important to consider how to save your life first.

Spirit stones can be earned back after they're gone, but if a person is gone, then everything is over.

However, the flowers, plants, and trees below inevitably suffered all the damage, becoming part of the raging fire.

It was even spreading outwards, further fueling the fire.

At the same time, Xiao Chen also made an unexpected discovery during this process.

When fighting in the new cultivation world, the power of spells has decreased, but the resulting fluctuations in spiritual energy are also significantly weaker.

Both of these are due to the extremely thin spiritual energy in this desolate wasteland.

It can neither amplify the power of spells nor generate particularly large spiritual energy fluctuations.

In other words, even though this place is only 20,000 li away from Guiyun Market and less than 30,000 li away from Guiyun Sect.

However, the commotion caused by their fight failed to alert the True Lords of Guiyun Sect immediately.

This is good news, as it buys him more time to deal with the madman in front of him.

I was about to leave, but the other person kept stopping me. Did they think I was made of clay?

Xiao Chen used the mechanical grappling hook to gain the upper hand, unleashing a full-force attack that instantly shattered the opponent's spirit shield.

Then, to the astonishment of the red-bearded giant, he burned the man and his nascent soul to ashes.

"Hey, why did this shield suddenly shatter?"

After finishing the fight, Xiao Chen was stunned for a moment.

Logically speaking, the opponent's spirit shield is well-made and should be extremely difficult to destroy.

He had already mentally prepared himself for a fierce battle that would last for half an hour, only to be discovered by a local Nascent Soul True Monarch who had arrived halfway through.

I didn't expect this battle to end so quickly.

Could it be that my magic has improved again?

That can't be right. I've been practicing the "Silent and Shadowless Curse" these past few days, so how could it increase the power of the "Crimson Sky Mountain-Severing Palm"?
However, now is clearly not the time to think about these issues.

Xiao Chen unleashed five consecutive Skyward Palm strikes, covering the scene and destroying as many traces of the battle as possible.

Then, quickly leave with the other person's storage ring.

They flew for a full 100,000 miles in one breath before finding a desolate mountain and diving into a valley.

"I really didn't expect that no one would come after a full quarter of an hour of fighting, and we didn't encounter any pursuit."

Xiao Chen hid below for several hours but did not see any pursuers.

It seems unlikely that anyone will be chasing us anytime soon.

"It's so annoying. I clearly didn't want to get involved, so why won't they let me leave?"

He couldn't help but sigh softly.

Xiao Chen had already planned to keep a low profile and find a local partner for mutual benefit.

Well, that's it, they probably won't be able to keep a low profile anymore.

The fall of a Nascent Soul True Monarch will inevitably trigger a series of investigations.

I have no idea who that red-bearded giant was or which faction he belonged to.

I hope that when I go back in a couple of days, I won't find a wanted poster for myself at the entrance of the market.

This is probably a case of plans not keeping up with changes.

"Well, since things have come to this, let's check the contents of the storage ring first."

Xiao Chen wasn't particularly in a hurry, because he was already used to it.

Even before arriving in the new cultivation world, he had prepared himself mentally for any eventuality.

Therefore, what seemed like an unexpected situation today was actually entirely within his expectations.

After all, his understanding of the new cultivation world was not deep enough, so it was inevitable that he would encounter such a sudden change.

"What a strange restriction structure."

This was Xiao Chen's first time handling a storage ring from this world, and he immediately sensed that the restrictions within were completely different from those in the Sea of ​​Compassion.

Although the overall framework is similar, there are very obvious differences in both structure and level of detail.

The unfamiliar and complex restrictions greatly increased the difficulty of breaking them.

Therefore, it took him almost three times as long, nearly a day and a night, to finally crack the code.

As usual, Xiao Chen first counted the spirit stones.

how to say?

Poor guy!
A dignified Nascent Soul True Monarch with only 830,000 spirit stones on him is simply pathetic.

Of course, having fewer spirit stones is a minor issue.

The key point is that, apart from spirit stones, he has very little else on him.

There were neither luxury items to display nor fine tea or wine.

Moreover, he only brought a bottle of pills and four talismans.

Xiao Chen first checked the pills and found that it was half a bottle of Rejuvenating Essence Pill, which was used to quickly restore true essence.

The four talismans were two concealing breath talismans and two spirit concealing talismans.

Both can be used to conceal one's location, but the former is used in most situations, while the latter is specifically designed to counter the enemy's spiritual detection.

Then there is a battle formation diagram and three matching battle flags.

However, they did not bring array plates or array materials.

Xiao Chen glanced at it briefly and it looked like a rather complex formation, seemingly a series of three large formations nested together.

What to say.

Some things don't need to be understood at all; you can tell at a glance that they are definitely not simple.

Judging from the dense and varied markings on the array diagram alone, the power of this great array is definitely not simple. "It's a pity that there doesn't seem to be any array-setting artifacts; just having an array diagram isn't very useful."

Xiao Chen doesn't need such a complicated array diagram for the time being.

I had no choice but to put it away for now and see if I could use it in the future.

In addition, the storage ring contained a map of the area surrounding Guiyun Market, two letters, two booklets, and four spiritual items.

I first flipped through that map.

It contains detailed markings of Guiyunfang City and its surrounding terrain within a radius of 20,000 li.

They also used circles of different colors to make many marks on the picture.

Xiao Chen noticed that eight markers were all in red, including three clouds, two gold ingots, a large hammer, a dragon head, and a flying sword.

This is very interesting.

According to the intelligence provided by Zhang Cunfu, there are eight Nascent Soul True Monarchs in this area.

There are exactly eight markers on the map that can be matched one by one.

Xiao Chen deduced in turn: "The cloud should refer to the Guiyun Sect, and the two ingots should refer to the Jin family, which has two True Monarchs."

"The flying sword should represent Hua Jian Zhenjun, and the dragon head should represent Sanlong Zhenjun."

"So, it seems that Old Master Gao from Yanggao City is skilled at wielding a sledgehammer?"

Unfortunately, this mark alone is not enough to deduce the other party's characteristics.

So Xiao Chen casually opened the two letters, wanting to see if they were related to the map.

The first letter was signed by Su Bai Zhenjun, which clearly indicates that he was not a local cultivator.

He mentioned an important piece of information in the letter.

That is, two months ago, a Nascent Soul True Monarch from the Holy City appeared in Guiyunfang City.

Moreover, they deliberately disguised their identities and acted in secret. It's unclear whether they were simply passing by or plotting something.

Therefore, we hope that Fellow Daoist Qiu, that is, the red-bearded giant, can find an opportunity to come over.

To give them a helping hand in completing the important plan that follows.

For this reason, True Lord Su Bai made a special promise that if the operation is successful, resources will be allocated first to repair the hidden damage on his spirit shield.

"No wonder that shield looked so high quality, but it was so fragile."

Xiao Chen destroyed the spirit shield in just a quarter of an hour, which surprised him.

It turned out that it wasn't that his magic had suddenly improved, but rather that the opponent's spirit shield already had hidden damage.

But this raised a new question for him.

Since the other party's spirit shield has hidden damage, and judging from the content of the letter, it is most likely from the Reverse Immortal Alliance.

Then why does he still insist on clinging to me?

Isn't he worried about being discovered by the Guiyun Sect?

Isn't he worried that he won't be able to beat himself?
This is pure madness!
However, objectively speaking, we can't entirely blame the red-bearded giant for his flawed thinking.

Firstly, as a local monk, he was very aware of the safe distance.

The reason for choosing that small hill to meet Hong Xingfeng was because they knew that even if there was any movement there, Guiyun Sect would not immediately notice and react.

After discovering the anomaly, they first probed with words.

They maintained a distance in subsequent engagements, opting for a more conservative approach.

From these two perspectives, he was actually quite cautious.

As for his determination to stop Xiao Chen from leaving and his insistence on extracting information from him.

The reason is that I never expected that I would be unable to win.

This is not to say that he is arrogant, but that the two are both at the early stage of Nascent Soul. Logically speaking, even if they can't beat each other, they can leave. It should be extremely difficult to kill each other.

The result was completely unexpected; he lost so quickly and so thoroughly.

Judging from the strength of his spiritual sense, Xiao Chen was just an ordinary Nascent Soul cultivator.

He might even be the kind of spoiled brat from a wealthy family, probably lacking in practical experience.

When they actually fought, he suddenly realized that his opponent's magic was ridiculously strong, easily breaking through his spirit shield.

He doesn't seem like a normal early-stage Nascent Soul cultivator at all.

If he had known this earlier, the burly man with the red beard would have definitely turned and run away.

However, there is no medicine for regret in this world.

By the time he realized this, it was almost too late.

"However, this led to the acquisition of a crucial piece of information by sheer coincidence."

Xiao Chen reread the letter in his hand: "The Holy City actually secretly sent a Nascent Soul cultivator to Guiyun Market, and he even disguised his identity."

"Then I'll have to be careful not to bump into the other person unintentionally."

He carefully examined the characteristics mentioned in the letter: "Young and vigorous, with a mysterious and unclear purpose, he is suspected of being either hypocritical or naive and ignorant."

"Sounds like a young master from a wealthy family; those kinds of people are the most troublesome."

Xiao Chen could foresee that if he offended this lurking Nascent Soul cultivator, he might provoke the family behind him.

That will immediately attract a lot of attention.

Therefore, we should keep a low profile and avoid direct confrontation with the other party.

Then he looked at the second letter, which also came from True Lord Su Bai, and its contents were much simpler.

The main point is that to ensure the ambush's success, a few spiritual materials are still needed to reinforce the formation.

To prevent the Guiyun Sect from noticing anything amiss, it's necessary to handle things separately to confuse the situation.

Hopefully, this Fellow Daoist Qiu can independently take charge of collecting a batch of thunderstones and bringing them back.

Of course, this batch of thunderstones now belongs to Xiao Chen.

Then there were those two booklets.

It's a pity that it turned out to be a Xuan-level spell and a Di-level spell; it wasn't very interesting.

Xiao Chen only glanced at it out of curiosity.

However, its content is not particularly special; it's just average.

The best use for this thing would be to give it to Chen Fan, to broaden his horizons.

Finally, there are those four spiritual items.

The first and second items were both fourth-order spirit ores that were completely unfamiliar to Xiao Chen.

After all, although he had read many books, they were all materials from the Sea of ​​Compassion.

There are naturally no records of spiritual mines in the new cultivation world.

The third item was a nearly complete fourth-tier animal hide, which appeared to be a cowhide.

This animal hide has been tanned, but it's not facing the direction for making the talisman.

On the contrary, its exceptional toughness made it an excellent material for refining weapons.

It is best suited for customizing defensive artifacts.

"This is great stuff, it just so happens to be useful to me."

One of Xiao Chen's main purposes in coming here this time was to customize a spiritual artifact.

Therefore, obtaining another high-quality refining material was undoubtedly good news for him.

He had already planned that once he found a suitable master craftsman, he would give away all the crafting materials he had accumulated.

Since we're going to customize magical artifacts, we must make two artifacts of sufficiently high quality.

Go back and give the sea creatures a serious boost in strength.

Let them experience the fusion weapon-refining technique from the new cultivation world.

(End of this chapter)