The Reason for He Xiong's Defection

At the summit of an unknown mountain peak, Han Fei sat in an open space, taking out all his storage bags to sort through his spoils of war.

The reason Qi Xuanxuan didn't clean up the battlefield was because she disdained it. As the eldest daughter of the Tianyuan Divine Sect and the Saintess of the sect, her treasures were countless, and everything she used was the best of its kind.

But while Miss Qi disdained them, Han Fei couldn't ignore them.

While sorting his items, he chatted with the gods in the Primordial Group.

Chiyou: "Actually, that Bai Ruoyan was right. Your helping that Blue Demon is a threat to your Tianyuan Divine Sect."

The Yellow Emperor, however, said: "I disagree with your view. I understand the group leader's meaning. It's like those called 'Rebellious Warriors.' The group leader didn't know what mistakes they made, so it was difficult for the group leader to strike them."

Fuxi agreed: "Actually, the group leader's personality is quite good, at least I think so. Those who should be killed are never let go, and those who shouldn't be killed or have no hostility towards him are not killed if possible. Why listen to others? If the sect says this person is wrong, then this person is wrong? I think having your own judgment is a good thing."

Hongjun: "I also agree with Fuxi's words. Since ancient times, the Heavenly Dao has its cycles. Sow good causes and reap good fruits. Perhaps this Blue Demon will save your life in the future."

Chiyou: "There are already a few good-natured people in the group. Can you stop pretending to be good? You bring up your Ten Thousand Great Daos every now and then. I get annoyed just seeing it."

Hongjun: "..."

Yellow Emperor: "Hey, little Chiyou, why are you baring your teeth at everyone? Has your animal nature not fully evolved yet? How dare you slander Old Ancestor Hongjun?"

Chiyou: "Old Huang, who are you calling an animal? Isn't your true form half-human, half-beast? You're covered in fur, how dare you call others monkeys?"

Han Fei watched them argue and start another round of insults, immediately abandoning the idea of chatting in the group. He focused on sorting his spoils.

Apart from He Xiong, everyone else's treasures had been sorted. There were over 30,000 spirit stones alone, as well as various pills, weapons, and other treasures.

Han Fei also found dozens of medicinal herbs, including the main ingredient for refining Spirit Gathering Pills, the Three-leaf Clover. As for the other two, Floating Spirit Grass and Jingyuan Flower, they were not present, but these two herbs were easy to buy; any herbal shop would have plenty.

After categorizing all the items, Han Fei prepared to open He Xiong's storage bag.

According to the burly man, He Xiong had stolen the treasures of the first seat of Digui Peak, but Han Fei didn't quite believe this claim. The first seat of Digui Peak was a master of the Martial Soul Realm. Would his belongings be stolen by a disciple of the fifth level of the Spirit Gathering Realm? This was clearly unrealistic.

In Han Fei's opinion, the first seat of Digui Peak probably didn't even know about this treasure. He Xiong's team had completed some kind of mission and obtained this treasure before fleeing, which was why the first seat of Digui Peak had listed it as an S-rank mission.

Otherwise, if it were truly a treasure, would the first seat of Digui Peak let others help him clean up his own house?

Upon opening He Xiong's storage bag, there were over 3,000 spirit stones, four bottles of pills, and a spare pair of sabers (He Xiong's original two mid-grade Treasure Artifact short sabers had been broken by Han Fei).

Besides these items, the only things worth calling treasures were two scrolls.

Opening one of the scrolls, it read: "Blood Qi Awakening."

"Based on one's own blood, the liquid state of blood merges with the gaseous state of spiritual energy, gradually releasing one's shackles and achieving a comprehensive improvement."

Han Fei muttered, "This is a bit like my Blood Qi Judgment."

Chiyou: "It's different. Your Blood Qi Judgment converts attacks to a single point, using a combined form of two powers for targeted projection. This Blood Qi Awakening, however, can improve one's strength comprehensively. To put it bluntly, it's burning one's own blood to gain higher-level power."

"A move that hurts the enemy by a thousand and oneself by eight hundred. I don't recommend you use it."

Hongjun said: "The group leader's cultivation is currently low, so using such a move won't cause serious consequences. However, I observe that if this secret technique is used to its extreme, it might burn out one's vital blood. Although the power gained can destroy heaven and earth, it is ultimately temporary, and you will die in the end."

Han Fei was surprised: "If such a secret technique exists, why didn't He Xiong use it?"

Yellow Emperor: "Did you give him the chance to use it? You should really thank that little girl right now. Her Spirit Burst Bomb repelled He Xiong, and you followed up with a move that instantly killed him. Otherwise, if He Xiong had activated this move, even just the first level, combined with his own fifth-level Spirit Gathering Realm cultivation, you might not have been his opponent."

Han Fei fell silent. He knew the Yellow Emperor wasn't lying. Judging by the description of Blood Qi Awakening, although there were eight levels, activating just the first level would increase all of one's own strength by 10%. He Xiong's power would definitely increase significantly.

If that were the case, whether he could defeat He Xiong would be an unknown.

He put away Blood Qi Awakening, keeping it to practice when he had free time. Although he would restrain himself and try not to use it often, in a life-or-death situation, Blood Qi Awakening would definitely be a powerful weapon.

He opened the other scroll, and Han Fei expected another forbidden technique or secret technique, or at the very least, a top-tier cultivation method or martial skill.

But to his surprise, upon opening it, it was just a small regional map.

The map didn't record much, and the information visible was limited, but there were clear marked points, and a city was also marked on it.

Han Fei immediately took out the map of the Tianyuan region, where various locations of the Four Great Empires were clearly marked.

Referencing the large map, Han Fei quickly found the city.

Luoan City, located on the border of the East Continent Empire. If one went further south, it would be less than a day's journey to leave the area governed by the Tianyuan Divine Sect.

"So far from the sect, and in such a remote place, why?"

Han Fei compared it. The location marked on the scroll was a mountain range on the large map. Moreover, Luoan City, which was not far away, was not a bustling city.

A main road cut through Luoan City, one leading to the central region of the East Continent Empire, and the other leading outside the Tianyuan region.

Chiyou: "The more remote and inconspicuous the place, the more likely it is to hold opportunities. It's worth trying your luck."

Han Fei nodded, he thought the same. If there was an opportunity, one had to seize it.

After some deliberation, Han Fei decided not to return to the sect for now. He would go to the location marked on the map first, perhaps it was some earth-shattering treasure.

However, there was a problem now. The Swift Beast Han Fei came with was gone. It seemed Qi Xuanxuan had ridden one away, and the other had also run off.

He sighed slightly and could only travel south, buying another one when he encountered a town along the way.

At the same time, in the capital city of the East Continent Empire, on the top floor of the largest restaurant, a mysterious woman in a black gauze robe sat by the window, gazing at the beautiful scenery of the capital city in a daze.

Beside her, a maid in a black robe stood respectfully.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door. The maid opened the door, and standing at the entrance was Fu Jiahao.

The maid whispered, "Miss, Fu Jiahao has arrived."

He gestured for Fu Jiahao to enter the room.

Fu Jiahao respectfully said, "Your subordinate, Fu Jiahao, greets the Eldest Miss."

The woman in the black veil chuckled, "How is it? Is the Asura Hall better than the Tianyuan Divine Sect?"

Fu Jiahao nodded, "The Asura Hall's cultivation methods are more dominant, and its martial skills are more aggressive. They're simply incomparable to the Tianyuan Divine Sect's methods. I truly regret joining the Tianyuan Divine Sect back then and not having the chance to join the Asura Hall."

The woman in the black veil covered her mouth and chuckled lightly, "No wonder Qi Xiaotian treated you so well back then. It was all thanks to your silver tongue. How is the matter I asked you to handle coming along?"

Fu Jiahao respectfully replied, "I've already led people to the Hidden Dragon Abyss, but it seems a fight had already occurred there. He Xiong and the others were all killed, so your subordinate didn't receive the sincerity He Xiong spoke of."

The woman in the black veil frowned, "Killed? He was just about to join the Asura Hall and said he would give me a huge surprise, and he's already been killed? Who did it?"

Fu Jiahao said, "I captured a few survivors. According to them, it was Qi Xuanxuan and Han Fei."

The woman in the black veil exclaimed, "Them again?"

Fu Jiahao glanced at the maid beside her, "A few nights ago, if it weren't for the one beside you stopping me, I would have already killed Han Fei and captured Qi Xuanxuan alive."

The maid beside her snorted coldly, "If I hadn't saved you, you would be dead a hundred times over by now. There were four extremely powerful auras following you in the shadows. Didn't you feel them? And you dare to boast so shamelessly here."

Fu Jiahao was taken aback, "Four auras? Is it Qin, Qi, Shu, Hua?"

Fu Jiahao fell silent. He had been at Tongtian Peak for several years; how could he not know that Qi Xuanxuan was protected by the four great experts, Qin, Qi, Shu, and Hua?

The woman in the black veil waved her hand, "Go and track down their current location. I still want to know what He Xiong intended to give me."

Fu Jiahao bowed and turned to leave.