Bounty for Fragments, Returning to Secluded Doom Island (4K)

After disembarking from the spirit ship, Xiao Chen went straight to Ink Barrier Peak.

Although Yunfeng True Monarch did not come along, it seems that he had already notified the Internal Affairs Elder who remained at the sect in advance through communication means.

So when he arrived, he was immediately given a warm welcome.

The other party respectfully escorted him to the entrance of the Scripture Pavilion, and even left two Golden Core cultivator to stand at the door temporarily as doormen.

This time, Xiao Chen read much faster.

The main problem is that most of the books in the collections of the Ink Barrier Sect and Heavenly Dipper Sect are either completely identical in content, making them look like copies.

There may be slight differences in word order or content sequence, but they are generally similar.

Only in the form of personal biographies, travelogues, or rare collectibles left by elders can there be a significant difference.

Therefore, it only took Xiao Chen six hours to clear out the entire collection of books here.

It must be said that his previous guess was correct.

Indeed, the Ink Barrier Sect possessed detailed records of the great battle that encircled and annihilated the Witch Clan.

One page explicitly states that two Law Treasure were unfortunately damaged during the battle, and three Law Treasure were directly destroyed.

The Star Sand Wave Stabilizing Shield was shattered on the spot during that great battle by the Sea Witch Tribe's High Priest's desperate attack, which unleashed using the Dominator Witch Artifact.

"Dominator Witch Artifact is that powerful?"

Xiao Chen was somewhat surprised, as he had personally witnessed another Dominator Witch Artifact, the World Illusion Moon Wheel.

However, its main function on the Secluded Doom Island was to refract moonlight, serving as a decorative object.

However, he quickly realized that different Spirit Artifact had different strengths, and the Witch Artifact should be about the same.

It's probably just that the Sea Witch Tribe's Dominator Witch Artifact are more powerful.

Xiao Chen continued reading and learned that only two small fragments had been recovered after the search.

One of them was carefully preserved within the Ink Barrier Sect as a souvenir.

The other piece, after changing hands multiple times, eventually ended up at Universal Salvation Temple, where it was also collected.

Only these two small fragments have a known whereabouts; the rest have not been found since.

"Tsk, getting these two pieces shouldn't be too difficult, but the rest might be hard to find."

Xiao Chen had hoped to obtain reliable clues, but it seemed there were no more clues to follow.

He thought for a moment.

Given that the incident occurred so long ago and the other fragments have been missing for a long time, collecting them all would likely be extremely difficult.

As expected, trying to snag Law Treasure isn't so easy.

But that's normal. If it were so easy to collect them all, he wouldn't have had a chance after all these years.

"In that case, the subsequent action plan needs to be adjusted."

Xiao Chen's original plan was that if he could find any clues, he would go and take a look at the target location first.

However, since there is no clear direction for the investigation, let's prepare other things first.

As for the Star Sand Wave Stabilizing Shield fragments, we'll put them aside for now.

If we happen to come across new clues, it's not too late to start a formal investigation.

However, he still summoned the Internal Affairs Elder of the Ink Barrier Sect again and asked him to put up a Bounty Order for him.

Anyone who knows the whereabouts of the remaining fragments will receive a reward starting at 100,000 Spirit Stone.

If you are willing to bring fragments to trade, you can exchange them for one million to five million Spirit Stone Spirit Stone, or equivalent Fourth-Order Spiritual Item, depending on the size of the fragments.

This price is negligible for Law Treasure.

However, for a single fragment, this is considered a high price.

Previously, the Wang Family Ancestor dared not conduct a large-scale search, fearing that others would find out.

But Xiao Chen wasn't afraid; instead, he wanted to try his luck with the high bounty.

After all, some good things might indeed be passed down through generations in a small Lineage, and you might be able to buy them directly.

The Internal Affairs Elder readily agreed to his request and immediately complied.

The only problem is that, since a large number of independent cultivators from the Compassion Sea have fled, the effectiveness of the Bounty Order is likely to be greatly reduced.

It's okay, though.

Once things are settled here, Xiao Chen will return to the Storm Sea, where he can set up a bounty.

Fortunately, the fleeing rogue cultivators weren't very fast, and they had to avoid all sorts of dangerous places along the way.

They've probably only just arrived at the Storm Sea by the time things here are resolved.

If things are resolved quickly enough, Xiao Chen might even reach the Storm Sea before most of them.

In short, let's wait and see about the Star Sand Wave Stabilizing Shield fragments for now.

"Alright, that's settled then. I'll be going now, you don't need to see me off."

After discussing the bounty, Xiao Chen left the Ink Barrier Sect and headed back to Secluded Doom Island.

Without making any unnecessary stops, they even deliberately took a detour around the western Outer Sea.

As the saying goes, in battle you need to be stylish, and in retreat you need to be fast.

After the attack, leave immediately, giving the Sea Race no chance to react or retaliate.

After all, Xiao Chen didn't have a second Nine Dragons Diagram.

Despite the presence of the Night's Edge, it's better to take the initiative and make a strategic shift rather than be chased and forced to flee.

The reason he rushed to the Illuminating Void Sect immediately after the ambush was because...

Of course, it wasn't because they wanted to rush and loot first, but because they wanted to finish the battle quickly and not give the Sea Race time to send reinforcements.

I just happened to take a look at the Sect Warehouse and Scripture Pavilion after the fight.

Xiao Chen has now amassed quite a few good materials.

Next, he can try going to the New Cultivation World to see if he can use better weapon-refining techniques to get back two handy Custom Spirit Tool.

In the process, I'll also refine my other Auxiliary Spells.

Finally, we'll return to the Shallow Sky Sea to hunt more powerful Sea Race Great Demon.

To be honest, Xiao Chen wasn't particularly interested in Resist Sea Race, but he was very interested in the special spiritual materials found on Fourth-Order great demon.

It's important to know that many Demon Beast can yield special spiritual materials after being killed.

These spiritual materials are naturally excellent resources for cultivation.

For cultivators, hunting Demon Beast is essentially the same as hunting, though in many cases it's more like the other way around.

"Let me think... there's quite a lot to do this time."

On the way, Xiao Chen pondered carefully what matters he needed to address.

The first step, naturally, is to find Artifact Refining Master has mastered the Fusion Artifact Refining Technique to Custom Spirit Tool.

Then, I'll also try to see if I can get my hands on any array formation inheritances or unique secret techniques.

After all, different cultivation techniques should have emerged from the two Cultivation World.

Then there's another important thing: to find reliable and useful spiritual items for breaking formations from the New Cultivation World.

This will make it easier for him to attack the Sea Race ' Defensive Formation later.

To be fair, this forced Coagulated Plate Molten Spirit Divine Light Grand Array did make Xiao Chen truly realize the troublesome nature of arrays.

It's just that there wasn't Nascent Soul cultivator presiding over the formation; otherwise, it would have been really difficult to handle.

If we went directly to the Shallow Sky Sea now, we would definitely encounter a similar situation.

It would be better to prepare methods to break the formation first before going.

As the saying goes, "Preparation prevents trouble."

Perhaps they can catch the Sea Race off guard with their special Formation Breaking Method.

In the end, Xiao Chen obtained a considerable amount of Spirit Stone and spiritual items.

This includes many Third-Order Spiritual Object that he no longer needs much, which he needs to sell to exchange for Spirit Stone.

This is a good opportunity to go to the New Cultivation World to sell some items, and also see if I can buy some Fourth-Order Spiritual Item.

The Compassion Sea is now engulfed in war; it's far less peaceful than Gui Yun Market.

Well, if there aren't any Spirit Thief causing trouble over there.

"However, he hasn't been out for very long this time, so I wonder how Chen Fan's cultivation is going?"

Xiao Chen also took a moment to consider the situation over there. "That kid should be a talented cultivator. Hopefully, he can cultivate quickly."

"Ideally, Nascent Soul Formation within a few years, so that they might be able to offer assistance."

"But even if he cultivates for a year and breaks through a barrier every year, it will still take him two years."

"In the next two years, it would be best to hire a couple more people."

Which one should we choose?

Xiao Chen didn't actually know many people there; one of them was the broker, Hong Xingfeng.

The other one is Zhang Cunfu, the warehouse manager.

The former seems approachable, but not very trustworthy.

The latter might be more reliable, but his identity doesn't allow for much freedom; his activities are limited to Gui Yun Market and its surroundings, making it difficult for him to leave his post without permission.

Do we have to find two more talented people?

Forget it, why think so much?

We'll meet with Chen Fan after we get there to get a better understanding of the situation, and then we'll adapt accordingly.

Xiao Chen put aside his thoughts and quickly returned to Secluded Doom Island.

Two months later, the flowers, trees and shrubs in the rest of the island had grown much taller, and it was no longer just the easternmost part of the island that stood out.

It has completely changed from an island that was once almost entirely barren.

It was nighttime, and the enormous World Illusion Moon Wheel sat atop the small hill in the very center.

It shimmered under the moonlight, illuminating the side facing the beach as if it were daytime.

Xiao Chen deliberately stopped and examined the moon disc.

However you look at it, it seems like a decoration; it looks beautiful, but it doesn't seem to have any real power.

It doesn't seem like the kind of beads you could throw and hit someone directly.

"Bite!"

A familiar, crisp sound rang out.

Without even looking, it was clear that Su Li had already noticed his return.

Sure enough, she flew over the next moment. "You're back."

Xiao Chen withdrew his gaze and replied, "Yes, I went to check with the Heavenly Dipper Sect, and the problem on the west side is temporarily resolved."

"We'll discuss the specifics later."

"I also brought back two extra pieces of good news this time."

"One big, one small, which one would you like to hear first?"

Upon hearing this, Su Li's bright eyes flashed, and a clear look of curiosity appeared on her face.

She thought about it very seriously for a while before choosing, "I want to hear it first, um, the younger one!"

The reason she made this choice was that if she heard the big good news first, she might not feel particularly happy when she heard the small good news.

However, if you hear a small piece of good news first, and then a big piece of good news, you can be happy twice.

"My news is that I earned quite a few Spirit Stone on this trip."

Xiao Chen took out a large pile of Golden Thread Glazed Crisp: "That's why I specially brought back a bunch of pastries for you."

"I didn't know you liked this last time, so I only brought one box, which meant we had to break it up and share it."

"I prepared a hundred boxes this time, and I can replenish them if needed, so I don't have to be so frugal anymore."

When the two of them were chatting on the beach earlier, Su Li had specially shared half of the pastries with him.

There were only six in a box, and they weren't very big.

To taste the six different proportions of filling inside, you have to break each one in half.

This time it won't be so complicated; just take whichever one you want to eat.

"So much?"

Su Li was indeed somewhat delighted, after all, although she could make some delicacies on the island, she really couldn't make such complicated and high-end pastries.

Well, how should I put it?

Eating sweet snacks isn't always about filling your stomach; it could just be because you have a craving.

Many cultivators can practice Grain Avoidance, or use Grain Avoidance Pill to replace meals.

However, most people, driven by their appetite, eat and drink whatever they want without consciously restricting themselves, enduring hardship without feeling guilty.

"Huh, why is there another box that looks different in the middle?"

Su Li quickly discovered that among a pile of standard pastry boxes, there was a clearly different metal box mixed in.

She asked curiously, "What's inside?"

Xiao Chen smiled slightly, "This is a good thing, why don't you open it and take a look?"

Su Li immediately opened the box and saw two round Spirit Beast Egg inside.

She immediately recognized them as two Fourth-Order Demonic Beast Egg.

After racking his brains for a while, he managed to vaguely recognize its origin from the Inherited Memory of the Moon Witch Tribe: "Could this be the Xun Wind Singing Snake Egg?"

"This kind of Demon Beast is a rare breed, and its combat power is considerable once it reaches adulthood,"

"I just happened to see a beast-taming recipe during the Moon Eclipse, which should be helpful for snakes."

Um?

Xiao Chen was taken aback for a moment upon hearing this. "Do you like raising Spirit Beast?"

"If you like them, I'll bring back a few more Spirit Beast Egg next time and raise a few more as Spirit Pet."

Um?

Su Li was taken aback by his words: "Weren't you planning to raise two Spirit Beast on the island?"

She thought Xiao Chen wanted to cultivate Spirit Pet.

That's why I just seriously recalled those Inherited Memory.

Xiao Chen paused for a moment, realizing that Su Li had misunderstood.

He pointed to the snacks around him. "Actually, I put these two Spirit Beast Egg among the food so I could bring them back and share them."

"Perfect timing, let's each have one and try it out."

"Of course, I don't dislike Spirit Beast either. You can keep one if you want."

Xiao Chen doesn't dislike Spirit Beast, but he doesn't bring Spirit Beast with him because he's too lazy to train them.

After all, the growth rate of Spirit Beast was too slow for him.

For a Spirit Beast to grow from birth to the Nascent Soul stage in less than a hundred years is considered ridiculously fast.

However, a hundred years is enough time for him to break through to the Spirit Transformation.

"This is Fourth-Order Spirit Beast Egg, should we just eat it?"

Su Li blinked. "Isn't that a bit wasteful? If we sold them, we could definitely get a lot of Spirit Stone."

Fourth-Order Spirit Beast Egg, and a rare combat-ready one at that.

Its value is far higher than that of ordinary Fourth-Order Spiritual Item.

"It's alright, it's just Little Qian."

Xiao Chen countered, "Besides, have you ever eaten Fourth-Order Spirit Beast Egg before?"

Su Li shook her head.

She certainly didn't have that opportunity.

Even the other Nascent Soul True Lord were reluctant to part with it.

Xiao Chen then asked, "Then tell me the truth, do you want to know what Fourth-Order Spirit Beast Egg tastes like?"

Su Li hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

"That's more like it."

Xiao Chen immediately waved his hand and said, "That's what we'll cook tonight!"