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Chapter 172

Obtaining a Core Formation Spiritual Item: Changes in He Province

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Spirit Locking Smoke has never been compromised by Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

At least for Spirit Lake Rogue Cultivator, she had never heard of such a precedent.

This super trump card from Eastern Domain has saved her many times, especially when combined with Five Elements Revolving Blades and Golden Core, there is no opponent at all.

But tonight, her two major supports failed one after another.

However, this was not the only thing that shocked her. The overwhelming Mystic Fire Crow in front of her also broke her decades-old knowledge.

As far as she knows, there are only a thousand Luo Tian Mysterious Fire Crow at most.

Even the Luo Yun Wanderer who traveled rampantly across Li and He states could only summon a thousand Mystic Fire Crow.

But there are thousands of Mystic Fire Crow in front of her, even if there are not ten thousand, there must be eight thousand.

This is totally inconsistent with common sense. Who is Xiao Chen?

"This is Luo Tian Sect's method. What is your relationship with the Luo Tian Sect?"

Spirit Lake Rogue Cultivator Although he was restrained, he did not panic and was still asking.

Xiao Chen was too lazy to talk nonsense to her. "Tell me completely, what is the deal between the Hui Dong Merchant Guild and Divine Fire Sect?"

"If you cooperate honestly, I can give you a happy experience."

Spirit Lake Rogue Cultivator shook his head. "You can't kill me, I can provide you with a lot of value."

"Huh?"

Xiao Chen This is the first time I heard such a reason. "What's the value?"

Spirit Lake Rogue Cultivator looked at him with eyes. "How is my body? If Daoist Xiao needs it, I can still practice Bewitching Skill."

Xiao Chen decisively refused. "Not interested."

Spirit Lake Rogue Cultivator changed the subject. "I have many Secret Intelligence, and I also know many secrets."

Xiao Chen began to condense in his hands Blood Earthworm: "You are now my prisoner. Do you think I can pry your mouth open?"

Spirit Lake Rogue Cultivator looked at Blood Earthworm and her brows jumped. She recognized this Yellow Springs Secret Art.

So he hurriedly shouted, "We have a strong relationship network at Eastern Domain. Through us, you can get rare spiritual objects from Eastern Domain."

"Some things are not for sale and can only be obtained through us."

This condition sounds more like a threat.

Xiao Chen didn't like being threatened, so he stretched out his finger, and Blood Earthworm got into Spirit Lake Rogue Cultivator's body.

In less than half a quarter of an hour, the other party became much more honest.

She answered whatever was asked and revealed all the secrets she knew.

And as she narrated, Xiao Chen finally understood Hui Dong Merchant Guild's current situation.

Different from ordinary forces, Hui Dong Merchant Guild is divided into three parts.

There are two chambers of commerce in the East and West at Southern Domain, and there is also Stronghold at Eastern Domain for docking.

Needless to say, the Eastern Domain side is completely led by a few local big Lineage members.

Behind those big Lineages is a sect named Golden Haze Sect.

The members of Southern Domain's east and west families have very mixed backgrounds. Although on the surface they are mainly casual cultivators, many of them have close friendships with some Lineage.

Therefore, within the chamber of commerce here, they can be roughly divided into Family Faction, Rogue Cultivator Faction and Speculator Faction based on their identity and background.

At the same time, after the rise of the Divine Fire Sect, different positions emerged within the chamber of commerce.

Anti-Demonic Faction, who wanted to unite with the righteous way to fight against the demonic cultivators, was born, Neutral Faction, who planned to wait and see the situation, and Trading Faction, who wanted to carry out in-depth cooperation with the Divine Fire Sect.

All in all, the situation within merchants is also quite complicated.

Spirit Lake Rogue Cultivator belongs to Speculator Faction and supports Trading Faction that cooperates with the Divine Fire Sect.

Their confidence comes from their relationship with the Golden Haze Sect, and they can indeed get some rare good things from Eastern Domain.

People in Trading Faction believe that even if Divine Fire Sect occupies He Province, they cannot communicate with Eastern Domain without them.

At the same time, many Neutral Faction who came from casual cultivators took a fancy to the high price offered by the Divine Fire Sect.

If you capture a qualified sacrifice, you can get three hundred pieces Spirit Stone.

If it is Foundation Establishment Cultivator, it can be exchanged for 5,000 yuan Spirit Stone.

It is difficult for Xiao Chen to understand this. If you say you are short-sighted, you are just praising these Trading Faction.

For the sake of huge profits in front of me, I dare to sell anything.

If Divine Fire Sect really takes over He Province, they may not be able to save their lives even if they spit out all the Spirit Stone they earn now.

Of course, Xiao Chen is more concerned about the other two things.

One is Divine Fire Sect collected so many sacrifices, what on earth do you want to do?

Spirit Lake Rogue Cultivator doesn't know about this situation either. She is just an executor. Only Hui Dong Merchant Guild's President knows the real secret.

The second is inside the Hui Dong Merchant Guild. Is there any Rank-Breaking Spiritual Medicine that can help monks form elixirs?

Or a special secret technique that can improve the success rate of elixir formation.

What surprises Xiao Chen is that although there is no Rank-Breaking Spiritual Medicine, there is no Core Formation Secret Art either.

But Spirit Lake Rogue Cultivator accidentally learned that Five-Colored Jade Coral from Eastern Domain was hidden inside the Chamber of Commerce.

Five-Colored Jade Coral is also recorded in <Eastern Travelogue>. It is a rare foreign object that can slightly increase the success rate of monks forming pills.

It does not need to be taken, you just need to smash it directly when forming the elixir to emit the special Five Elements Spiritual Power.

When monks absorb this special Spiritual Power, they can increase the success rate of elixir formation by about 10%.

It cannot be used with other foreign objects at the same time, but it does not conflict with Sha Qi, Pseudo-Core, Core Formation Secret Art, etc.

Moreover, this thing is hidden in the Hui Dong Merchant Guild warehouse, and three Foundation Establishment Late Stage Cultivators take turns guarding it all year round.

Originally, Hui Dong Merchant Guild Demonic Connection was caught, and Xiao Chen wanted to report it to the Spirit Origin Sect.

But now, he feels that he can kill these traitors personally and rescue the precious Five-Colored Jade Coral.

This kind of thing must be done sooner rather than later, otherwise things will change later.

If Hui Dong Merchant Guild discovers that Spirit Lake Rogue Cultivator has lost contact, variables may arise.

So Xiao Chen immediately dealt with Spirit Lake Rogue Cultivator, turned around and rushed towards Guardian Immortal Mountain in the southeast.

Guardian Immortal Mountain is where the headquarters of the Hui Dong Merchant Guild is located. It is about 1,800 miles away and is located at the junction of Ten Thousand Flowers Valley and Spirit Origin Sect.

It sounds like it's quite close to the Divine Fire Sect's current control area.

It's just because there is only the first-level Spirit Vein there and there are no important spiritual mines, so it is not on the offensive route.

The individual and scattered demonic cultivators were no match for the guards of the Chamber of Commerce.

Originally, some people were curious as to why Hui Dong Merchant Guild didn't move to another place, but now it seems like it might be closer to facilitate their secret transactions with the Divine Fire Sect.

In order to cover up his whereabouts along the way, Xiao Chen put on Stealth Cloak again.

And this time he chose to fly close to the south side Black Flame Mountain Range, but did not go into the mountains.

Sure enough, I didn't meet any other monks passing by along the way.

At a quarter of midnight, we arrived at Guardian Immortal Mountain.

Looking down from the mountain, I saw a large manor stretching for several miles under the night sky.

There are lanterns hanging in the middle of the Branch Academy, which stay up all night long.

There were monks coming in and out sporadically, carrying various things in their hands.

It's just that there isn't a lot of supplies coming in and out now, so it looks a little empty.

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In the back hall of the Hui Dong Merchant Guild headquarters, President Li Yongfeng was sitting on the Taishi chair with his eyes closed and concentrating.

On the table in front of him were many pieces of information from all sides.

Nowadays, the current situation is turbulent, and it is increasingly difficult to sort out the true and false news.

But as a leader, he cannot miss any piece of information to prevent missing key information.

Xiao Chen used <Acupoint Sealing Qi Concealment Art> to quietly touch the outside of the apse window.

According to his general survey, there are currently seven Foundation Establishment Cultivators in the Hui Dong Merchant Guild headquarters.

One of them has just left with his sword, one is resting in the side room, and three are guarding the warehouse in the northwest corner.

The last person held a piece of Jade Token in his hand and came to the back hall to report the situation to Li Yongfeng.

Xiao Chen came here with this person, but he did not show up immediately, but quietly hid outside to listen.

"President, received the latest emergency report, Divine Fire Sect has taken control of the remains of the Yellow Springs Palace."

"An hour ago, the Spiritual Qi fluctuation over there stopped."

"Now there is a diffused demonic energy covering a hundred miles, and the scope is still expanding."

Hiss~!

Divine Fire Sect won?

Xiao Chen was secretly shocked when he heard it outside. This is not good news.

But if the dispersion of demonic energy really happens, it can basically confirm that the news is not false.

Now that he has obtained Yellow Springs Secret Canon, he also has a multifaceted understanding of demonic energy.

According to the secret book, there are two types of demonic energy.

One is the weird red mist Xiao Chen saw last time in the Fragrant River Market bead, which can greatly increase the Spell Power of Devil Cultivation Method.

The other one is the one in the Yellow Springs Palace.

It can cover the monk Divine Sense and at the same time spontaneously destroy the nearby Spiritual Qi.

Wherever this kind of demonic energy has eroded, Spiritual Qi Concentration will be significantly reduced, and if there is Spirit Field, it will be completely destroyed.

Under normal circumstances, the righteous side will definitely not let the evil spirit spread.

Unless they've lost control there.

"Most Foundation Establishment Cultivator of the Spirit Origin Sect and Ten Thousand Flowers Valley have also retreated to Yuan Magnetic Peak. Our people saw Gong Lingfeng appearing at the foot of the mountain."

The people inside are still reporting, "There is no definite news about Golden Core True Person yet."

"But there are rumors that Ten Thousand Flowers Valley's Jade Bloom True Person has died."

Huh?

Li Yongfeng was stunned for a moment, and then asked, "What's going on? What is the specific news?"

Xiao Chen also perked up his ears, and then heard. "It is said that many casual cultivators saw Fairy Yao Hua's Brocaded Myriad Flower Basket broken."

"It is rumored that a few monks rushed in boldly and grabbed the fallen Spirit Artifact fragments."

Brocaded Myriad Flower Basket is the signature of Jade Bloom True Person and the inheritance of Ten Thousand Flowers Valley Spirit Artifact.

I also saw Xiao Chen once outside the Thousand Bamboo Pavilion.

At that time, he didn't know it was Spirit Artifact. He only remembered that the flower basket was as big as a house.

Later I heard that Spirit Artifact had belonged to Ten Thousand Flowers Valley more than two thousand years ago and was passed down from generation to generation.

This thing is basically the lifeblood of a monk.

If Brocaded Myriad Flower Basket is really broken, then the safety of Jade Bloom True Person is probably hard to say.

"Send additional manpower to Ten Thousand Flowers Valley. There is no need to get too close. Focus on the supplies in Ten Thousand Flowers Market."

Li Yongfeng ordered, "Especially the incense candles and white lanterns used for memorial ceremonies. If there are large purchases, we will report them as soon as possible."

"In addition, send someone to watch over Falling Goose Mountain."

"If Divine Fire Sect launches an offensive, we must also be careful of being affected."

The Foundation Establishment asked, "President, can we still do the transaction tomorrow night?"

"There are still two Defensive Formations in the new resident warehouse that have not been arranged. If we want to move there, we will have to recruit people."

Li Yongfeng pondered for a moment after hearing this, and then commanded, "You must not give up on the transaction. You will take Xu Family Brothers with you later."

"As for the station, I will personally take people there to keep an eye on it."

"If there is new information along the way, you can seal it in a secret letter and ask Xu Er to bring it to me."

Then there are some arrangements, about the specific manpower arrangements of the Hui Dong Merchant Guild.

Xiao Chen also learned that now Hui Dong Merchant Guild is basically Neutral Faction staying at the headquarters.

Trading Faction Except for a few people who stayed behind, most of them are now busy fishing in troubled waters to catch sacrifices.

As for Anti-Demonic Faction, they either returned to each Lineage, or went to the battle front to earn Points.

Basically, it has no control, and only one name is left in the Chamber of Commerce.

In other words, the monks who remain today are basically not opposed to trading with the Divine Fire Sect.

This is convenient for Xiao Chen, as he no longer needs to distinguish the identities of these people.

Just wait and catch them all in one go, and I'm sure no one will be wrongly accused.

And it seemed that they planned to act separately, which was convenient for him to defeat them one by one.

In fact, with Xiao Chen's strength, he didn't need to be so cautious.

But the appearance of Spirit Locking Smoke reminded him.

Hui Dong Merchant Guild has the background of Eastern Domain, and Golden Haze Sect helps them provide all kinds of strange trump cards.

Maybe there is some Southern Domain that has never appeared here, but is a powerful killer.

Leaving aside others, President Li Yongfeng at least has a copy of Spirit Locking Smoke in him, which is even a more effective way to save his life.

That's why Xiao Chen didn't take action directly, but planned to find an opportunity to fight alone.

There was no interference from outsiders during the fall, and he directly used Lesser Three Talents Sword Formation to force out his trump card.

It didn't take long.

Foundation Establishment Cultivator, who came to report the situation, turned around and left.

After a while, Li Yongfeng also left the back hall and went to the side room to call Foundation Establishment Cultivator who was resting. The two of them went to the west side with their swords.

According to the information Xiao Chen heard before, he should have gone to the newly created Stronghold in the Black Flame Mountain Range.

Bad news, it seems there is no hope to fight alone.

Good news, now there are only three Foundation Establishment Cultivators guarding the warehouse at the Hui Dong Merchant Guild headquarters.

It is really a difficult choice whether to follow Li Yongfeng or stay to rescue Five-Colored Jade Coral.

Xiao Chen hesitated for a whole breath.

In the end, I decided to win Five-Colored Jade Coral first.

He quietly touched the outside of the warehouse and waited for a while to make sure that no Foundation Establishment Cultivator suddenly returned.

Then he took out all kinds of Law Artifact, first threw Sword Formation to the left to trap the person, and then threw Immortal Binding Cord to the right.

Finally, carrying Golden Melon Thunder Hammer, he rushed towards the Foundation Establishment Cultivator in the middle.

Speaking of which, since getting Body Refining Cultivation, Xiao Chen feels that this pair of hammers is more and more useful.

Especially if you use it to hit people, that's called taking advantage of it.

And this sudden attack immediately caught the three monks who were left behind by surprise.

The monk in the middle faced the surprise attack and subconsciously evaded, and took out a magic shield to resist.

At the same time, he shouted a warning, "Enemy attack!"

With the blessing of Law Power, the voice spread throughout Stronghold in an instant.

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I have to say that his reaction was very quick.

It's a pity that the speed is a little slow, and there is no time to avoid it.

"Bang!"

There was a loud noise.

Then there was a crisp "click" sound, followed by a shattering sound, and the High-Grade Magic Shield in his hand immediately cracked.

Xiao Chen gave another backhand blow.

The opponent just took out a Formation Flag from his arms, and was hit hard before he unfolded it.

"Crack!"

The flagpole broke instantly, and the sledgehammer hit his chest, sending the opponent to his death on the spot.

It was also at this time that Xiao Chen realized that this opponent was actually only Foundation Establishment Stage 3.

If one deliberately restrains one's aura, other monks can only judge the general level unless there is a huge gap in cultivation level.

Especially Xiao Chen deliberately did not use Spirit Eye Technique to investigate in order not to alert others.

He directly prepared for the battle according to the fact that he was going to face three Foundation Establishment Great Perfection monks.

Who knew that Hui Dong Merchant Guild would arrange for a Foundation Establishment Early Stage to be responsible for guarding the warehouse.

Xiao Chen turned his head and looked to the left, only to see a monk from Foundation Establishment Stage 6 trapped inside Lesser Three Talents Sword Formation.

I am carrying it with my Top-Grade Magic Robe.

He looked to the right again and saw that Immortal Binding Cord had tied up the only monk Foundation Establishment Eighth Layer present.

That's it?

Before taking action, Xiao Chen was ready for a big fight.

However, I didn't expect that my opponent would be so vulnerable.

Actually, you can't say that.

Theoretically, if three Foundation Establishment Cultivator team up and cooperate with Defensive Formation in the warehouse, they will be able to hold on for at least an hour even if they face two Foundation Establishment Great Perfection monks.

But Xiao Chen's strength far exceeds that of ordinary Foundation Establishment Great Perfection.

The three monks who stayed behind didn't even have time to unfold Defensive Formation before they were crushed to pieces.

Secondly, Hui Dong Merchant Guild is now divided into internal factions and is extremely short of manpower.

In addition, there are not many monks to win over, and there is simply no way to gather three Foundation Establishment Late Stage.

You should know that although He Province has a lot more Foundation Establishment Cultivator than Li Province, the overall number of Foundation Establishment Cultivator is still not very large.

Hui Dong Merchant Guild is not a large sect like Spirit Origin Sect. How can there be so many Foundation Establishment Cultivator at his disposal.

Xiao Chen quickly figured this out and couldn't help but laugh.

Before, he was either on the front line of the battle between good and evil, or at the Secret Realm.

Foundation Establishment Cultivator is everywhere around us, so naturally it feels like Foundation Establishment Late Stage is everywhere.

However, if you think about it carefully, if Hui Dong Merchant Guild could really dispatch three Foundation Establishment Great Perfection to guard the warehouse, they would already be the fourth largest force of the famous He Province.

After taking care of the guards, the small Defensive Formation remaining in the warehouse naturally cannot stop Xiao Chen.

"Boom! Boom!..."

With the roar of Li Fire Thunder, the wall on the west side of the warehouse was instantly reduced to ashes.

Then a Sword Light flashed through, cutting a path through the fire.

Xiao Chen rushed directly into the warehouse, and Divine Sense quickly launched a search for Five-Colored Jade Coral.

Unexpectedly, Hui Dong Merchant Guild actually made additional arrangements in the warehouse.

On the shelf in the center of the warehouse, there are a total of 365 identical Storage Box.

Each box has been specially treated to block Divine Sense detection.

There is a lock outside the box, and it cannot be opened normally without the corresponding key.

At the same time, these boxes are all made by Hundred Refinements Ash Essence Iron, and it is not easy to dismantle them violently.

Especially since Xiao Chen came for Five-Colored Jade Coral, it was not convenient for him to take Golden Melon Thunder Hammer and smash it.

Just in case you accidentally smash it together with the Five-Colored Jade Coral in the box.

Moreover, the bottom of the box is integrated with the entire shelf, so there is no way to move it away.

Anyone who comes can only take Flying Sword and carefully cut it from the corners one by one to check the items inside.

Xiao Chen opened more than ten boxes in one go, but most of them contained some ordinary Spirit Stone spiritual objects.

There were even empty boxes mixed in, which wasted a lot of his time.

When a monk encounters this kind of situation, he will look at the undefended Spirit Stone and spiritual mines around him.

It is very possible to leave with Spirit Stone to prevent being blocked by the monks from the Chamber of Commerce who are rushing back.

However, Xiao Chen did not evacuate. Instead, he took out Formation Flag of Yellow Wind Flowing Sand Formation and arranged it outside the warehouse.

Then continue to cut the box with Flying Sword, looking for Five-Colored Jade Coral inside.

It lasted for three hours until noon the next day.

Only then did I finally find a brilliant, crystal-clear coral in the 299th box.

When the sun shines on it, you can see the five colors flowing and the dazzling colors are Five-Colored Jade Coral.

"Finally found it."

Xiao Chen carefully took out the coral and collected it. Storage Bag: "I thought I had to open the last box."

Fortunately, his luck is not that bad.

The main goal was accomplished, and he didn't plan to open the remaining boxes.

Walking out of the warehouse, he put away Yellow Wind Flowing Sand Formation and looked around.

Except for the burning flames in some places, the entire Hui Dong Merchant Guild headquarters was deserted.

Xiao Chen is a bit strange. At that time, there were many Qi Refining Cultivator who escaped from all directions in the chamber of commerce.

Logically speaking, the news of the attack here should have been spread long ago.

But it's been so long, and no one has come back to stop him.

"Where are the people from the Hui Dong Merchant Guild?"

This is not to say that Xiao Chen hopes that he will get into trouble, but that there will be monsters when things go wrong.

The occurrence of this weird situation often indicates that there are other variables.

Xiao Chen thought for a while, and instead of going to the Black Flame Mountain Range to search for the rest of the Hui Dong Merchant Guild, he returned to Fragrant River Market first.

He has not forgotten the important information he heard last night.

Now that Five-Colored Jade Coral has been obtained, it is better to find out what the current situation is.

As we all know, Ten Thousand Flowers Valley and now there are only two Golden Core True Person.

If something happens to Jade Bloom True Person, it will have a huge impact on the overall situation of He Province.

Originally Tripolar Standoff, if one of the legs was suddenly broken, the cauldron might have to be overturned.

Now that Divine Fire Sect is the external enemy, there should be no immediate internal strife.

But who can say clearly about this kind of thing?

Spirit Origin Sect has been beaten for so long, Ten Thousand Flowers Valley occasionally strikes, but Azure Sky Sect doesn't even move.

Thinking of this, Xiao Chen was also a little speechless.

Azure Sky Sect Isolate everyone equally.

Therefore, it becomes very difficult for him to enter the opponent's Main Spirit Vein and search for Sha Qi.

If Sha Qi is in the Spirit Origin Sect or Ten Thousand Flowers Valley, then with the Chen Family's network and his current fame, he should have obtained it by now.

It's a pity that such a good thing cannot be his turn.

Two hours later, Xiao Chen arrived at Fragrant River Market.

At this time, there were hardly many people in the entire city. Looking around, there was not even a Foundation Establishment Cultivator on the street.

Obviously there has been a huge impact here as well.

Xiao Chen came to the Qiu Family, but Clan Elder was the only one left in the house.

"Daoist Xiao, it's great that you're okay. If I had known that Yellow Springs Palace was so dangerous, I shouldn't have said anything that day to encourage you to go."

The other party looked apologetic. At that time, he was also deceived by the fake news and thought it was fortuitous opportunity.

"Um..."

Xiao Chen waved his hand. "Daoist Qiu I'm serious. May I ask the other fellow Daoists, where have they gone now?"

Considering that the other party's information was not accurate, he decided to go find other people to get information.

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