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Zhang Taichu carefully recalled the Xiaoyao Sect and found that there was not much description of the Xiaoyao Sect in the original work. The only thing he remembered was the Xiaoyao Sect's Holy Maiden, Li Youyou.

"Li Youyou is quite talented. In the early part of the original story, she was on par with Hua Yunfei. However, Hua Yunfei at that time was before he revealed his ruthless heritage."

"Once Hua Yunfei uses his ruthless secret techniques, even ten Li Youyous wouldn't be a match for him."

"At this stage, the holy sons and daughters of the major sects are all at the level of the Four Extremes Secret Realm, but their actual combat strength should be able to fight against the early stage of Dragon Transformation. Especially the holy sons and daughters of the top forces, they should be at least at the level of the Third or Fourth Forbidden Realm."

"This Li Youyou should be at this level, between the third and fourth level of the Forbidden Realm. As for Ji Haoyue and the Holy Son of Yaoguang, they should be at the fifth or sixth level of the Forbidden Realm, but definitely not the seventh level."

"In the Eastern Wilderness, the only one who has clearly reached the seventh level of the Forbidden Realm is the Peacock King. This means that the Yao Guang Holy Lord and others who are of similar strength should also be at the level of the seventh level of the Forbidden Realm, but they definitely cannot reach the eighth level, let alone the Divine Forbidden Realm."

After assessing the strength of the various experts, Zhang Taichu teleported underground towards the Xiaoyao Sect.

About ten days later, Zhang Taichu arrived at the territory of the Xiaoyao Sect. After inquiring with the gatekeepers, he arrived at the location of the domain gate.

At this moment, a long queue had already formed. Zhang Taichu counted twenty-six people, all of whom were going to various regions of the Eastern Wilderness through the domain gates of the Xiaoyao Sect, with the majority heading to the Northern Region.

There's no other way; the Northern Region is rich in Origin Stones, and for cultivators below the fourth level, Origin Stones are essential for accelerating their cultivation.

Especially for independent cultivators who have no sect to support them, going to the Northern Region to obtain resources is the only way to become a strong person.

"Come on, pay the travel expenses first, and then we will open the domain gates in batches according to the destinations you want to go to."

A manager from the Xiaoyao Sect shouted from the side. He was sitting in a grand chair with an eight-immortal table in front of him.

One by one, the independent cultivators approached the table and handed over their prepared travel expenses. After the steward examined them, if the price was right, they would be allowed to enter the domain gate; otherwise…

"You dare to bring out a broken rock? Get out!"

"What do you mean by a broken stone? This is a Phoenix Blood Stone, containing a drop of the essence blood of a lightning phoenix."

A rogue cultivator picked up his Phoenix Blood Stone, his face full of indignation.

The manager of the Xiaoyao Sect looked on with disdain.

"What nonsense about Lightning Phoenix Blood Essence! It clearly contains the blood of a lowly demon, the Fire Chicken. This isn't Phoenix Blood Stone at all; it's Chicken Blood Stone. You've come all the way to our Xiaoyao Sect to deceive us. Get out of here, or you won't be able to leave even if you want to."

Upon hearing that it was chicken-blood stone, the people around immediately showed speechless expressions.

Let alone just the blood of some Fiery Chickens, even the strongest Fiery Chickens are only at the Life Spring Realm. Many rogue cultivators could kill a whole group of them. Using something like this as travel expenses is really treating the Free and Unfettered Sect like they're being scammed by the Japanese.

After that guy was driven away, the others took out the travel expenses they had prepared. Some of them passed through, while others were eliminated, since the source stones required to open the domain gate were quite expensive.

Although the Xiaoyao Sect is considered a large sect, it is still far from being a holy land, so the travel expenses it charges are not small.

As for the gates to the Holy Land, they don't care about the travel expenses, but if they want to borrow them, they need to pay a favor, which is sometimes more expensive than the travel expenses.

The travel expenses Zhang Taichu prepared were a piece of earth fire essence, which he discovered by chance while traveling through the earth's veins.

Its value is equivalent to five kilograms of pure source, which is more than enough to cover travel expenses.

Sure enough, when the steward received the Earth Fire Essence, a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

"Where are you headed, young man?"

"I've heard that the Northern Region is full of divine resources, so I'd like to go there to search for them."

"Haha, that's ambitious. I was just like you when I was young, but... never mind, good luck, go inside and wait."

The manager assumed Zhang Taichu was just an ignorant newbie, so he smiled and didn't ask any further questions.

Zhang Taichu breathed a sigh of relief. This was his goal: to pretend to be a novice and avoid being questioned.

However, when he followed the directions and arrived at a large hall, he found that something seemed amiss.

The moment he stepped into the hall, he discovered that an array had been activated, directly isolating the inside from the outside world, as if he had entered a small world.

Not only could no sound be transmitted, but even the cultivators' divine senses were interfered with, preventing them from probing outside the great formation.

What made Zhang Taichu even more uneasy was that his connection with the earth veins and his perception of the earth had also been severed.

Zhang Taichu frowned slightly, but the sound coming from ahead made him even more uneasy.

"Why are we inspecting the Sea of ​​Suffering? This has never been a rule before!"

A young, independent cultivator from the Dao Palace was arguing with the people from the Xiaoyao Sect.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Taichu was suddenly overcome with a strong sense of crisis, and his divine sense frantically warned him to escape immediately!

"Enough with the nonsense. We set the rules, and you have no room for negotiation!"

"Fine, I'll leave then! I don't need your Free and Unfettered Sect's domain gate anymore, just give me my travel expenses back!"

Two members of the Free and Unfettered Sect sneered. At the same time, two more law enforcement elders from the Free and Unfettered Sect walked over and surrounded the rogue cultivator at the Dao Palace Realm.

The rogue cultivator was terrified upon seeing this and instinctively retreated.

"I don't need the travel expenses, just let me go!"

"Leave? Before you leave, you must examine the Sea of ​​Suffering and subdue it!"

Four renowned figures attacked simultaneously. Through his senses, Zhang Taichu discovered that two were at the Dao Palace Realm and two at the Four Extremes Realm, with a huge difference in strength. The rogue cultivator was no match for them at all.

"boom"

With just one strike, the rogue cultivator was severely injured, and even his Sea of ​​Bitterness was shattered.

Dozens of items flew out of the Sea of ​​Bitterness, including magical artifacts, refining materials, spiritual herbs, and source stones. For the group of independent cultivators, this was quite a fortune.

Ignoring the rogue cultivator's painful screams, the four members of the Free and Unfettered Sect inspected the items and then kicked them aside, showing no intention of robbing them.

"You all saw that, right? We only attacked because he resisted us. Our Xiaoyao Sect is a prestigious sect and we don't even look down on your little possessions. So behave yourselves, let us inspect the Sea of ​​Bitterness, and then we'll open the domain gate to let you leave."

Including Zhang Taichu, there were thirteen other rogue cultivators in the hall. They were all pale with fright, not understanding what the Xiaoyao Sect wanted to do.

It looks like a double-cross, but there was no real robbery. Moreover, doing so would damage the reputation of the sect. If word got out, who would dare to come to the Xiaoyao Sect?

They didn't understand, but Zhang Taichu now understood what was going on.

"Damn it, this is the combined forces of the Source Arts Clan looking for me! They must have guessed that I would use the Heaven and Earth Changing Technique to change my appearance, so they can't catch me just by looking at my appearance."

"But I will definitely carry the Divine Mark Purple Gold Pearl with me at all times, especially the one with the inscription of the deity. These guys are inspecting the Sea of ​​Bitterness right now because they're looking for that Divine Mark Purple Gold Pearl!"

After glancing at the Dao Palace Realm rogue cultivator whose Bitter Sea had shattered and who was half-dead, Zhang Taichu knew that he was no match for him in a head-on fight.

He was able to severely injure two Dragon Transformation Realm experts from the Source Arts family before because of the Source Array. If he relied solely on his true abilities, he is now just a minor cultivator at the Life Spring Realm.

Thinking that his most powerful trump card right now was Source Technique, Zhang Taichu looked at the few Source Stones on the ground.

These source stones just flew out of the sea of ​​suffering of the rogue cultivators in the Dao Palace...