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Next to Gui Yun Market.

A young cultivator suddenly exclaimed, "Junior Sister, look! What beautiful fiery clouds!"

The attractive female cultivator beside 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 skepticism, only to see that raging flames had already covered the entire horizon.

The red color is 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 Heaven and Earth Phenomenon?"

"What? Could it be that some rare and heavenly materials and earthly treasures 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 Gui Yun Sect suddenly realized something.

Something's not right. This looks like Nascent Soul True Lord 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 Man.

The spells of the Nascent Soul Stage are Spell Power, 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; with a slight dodge and maneuver, the aftershocks of their battle can turn everything within a hundred miles into ruins.

Fortunately, the Red-bearded Man 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 Spirit Stone.

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

Spirit Stone can be earned back, but if a person dies, then everything is over.

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

It continued to spread outwards, further fueling the fire.

Meanwhile, Xiao Chen also made an unexpected discovery during this process.

In the New Cultivation World, the power of Law Technique has decreased during battles, but the resulting fluctuations in Spiritual Power have also become significantly weaker.

Both of these are due to the extremely thin Spiritual Qi in this desolate wasteland.

It can neither amplify the Spell Power nor generate particularly large fluctuations of Spiritual Power.

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

However, the commotion caused by their fight failed to alert the True Lord of the Gui Yun 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, as if I were made of clay.

Xiao Chen used the Mechanical Grappling Claw 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 Man, 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 of excellent quality 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 Lord who arrived midway through.

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

Could it be that my Law Technique has improved again?

That can't be right. I've been practicing the <Breathless Shadowless Curse> these past few days, 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 Sky-rushing 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 we fought for a full fifteen minutes without anyone arriving or us being pursued."

Xiao Chen hid below for several hours without seeing any pursuers.

It looks like no one will be chasing us anytime soon.

"It's so annoying. I clearly didn't want to do this, 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.

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

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

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

I hope I don't have to wait a couple of days to go back and find a Wanted Notice for myself at the entrance of the market.

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

"Very 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 still limited, so it was inevitable that he would encounter such unexpected changes.

"What a strange restriction structure."

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

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 complete the crack.

As usual, Xiao Chen first counted the Spirit Stone.

How should I put it?

A penniless wretch!

A dignified Nascent Soul True Lord with only 830,000 Spirit Stone on him is simply pathetic.

Of course, having fewer Spirit Stone is a minor issue.

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

There were neither luxury items to be displayed, nor any fine tea or wine.

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

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

The four Talisman were two Breath Concealing Talisman and two Spirit Concealing Talisman.

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 Divine Sense detection.

Then there is a Array Layout Diagram and three matching Formation Flag.

However, they did not bring the array plate or the Array Formation Material.

Xiao Chen glanced at it briefly; it looked like a rather complex formation, seemingly a Linked Grand Array of three large formations nested together.

How should I put it?

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 Layout 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 Formation Spirit Item; just having an Array Layout Diagram isn't very useful."

Xiao Chen doesn't need such a complex Array Layout Diagram for the time being.

I'll just have to put it away for now and see if I'll have the chance to use it in the future.

In addition, the Storage Ring contained a map of the area surrounding Gui Yun Market, two letters, two booklets, and four spiritual items.

I first flipped through that map.

It contains detailed markings of Gui Yun Market 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.

That's very interesting.

According to the intelligence provided by Zhang Cunfu, there are eight Nascent Soul True Lord 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 Gui Yun Sect, and the two ingots should refer to the Jin Family, which possesses two True Lord."

"The Flying Sword should represent True Lord Hua Jian, and the dragon head should represent True Three Dragon True Lord."

"So, it seems that Old Master Gao from Yang Gao 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 True Lord Su Bai, clearly indicating that he was not a local cultivator.

He mentioned an important piece of information in the letter.

That is, two months ago, Nascent Soul True Lord from the Holy City appeared in Gui Yun Market.

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 Qiu Daoyou, that is, the Red-bearded Man, 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 had destroyed the spirit shield in just a quarter of an hour, which surprised him.

It turned out that it wasn't that his Law Technique 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 Rebellious Immortal Alliance.

Then why is he still clinging to me?

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

Isn't he worried that he won't be able to beat himself?

That's pure madness!

However, objectively speaking, we can't entirely blame the Red-bearded Man for his flawed thinking.

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

The reason they chose to meet Hong Xingfeng on that small hill was because they knew that even if there was any movement there, the Gui Yun Sect would not immediately notice and react.

After discovering the anomaly, they first tried to probe verbally.

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 insistence on stopping Xiao Chen from leaving, trying to extract information from him.

The reason is that he never expected he would lose.

This isn't to say he's arrogant, but rather that since both of them are at the Nascent Soul Early Stage, they should be able to leave even if they can't win; it should be extremely difficult to kill each other.

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

Judging from the Spiritual Sense Strength, Xiao Chen was just an ordinary Nascent Soul Cultivator.

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

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

He doesn't seem like a normal Nascent Soul Early Stage cultivator at all.

If he had known this beforehand, the Red-bearded Man would have definitely turned and run.

However, there is no going back in this world.

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

"However, this inadvertently yielded a crucial piece of information."

Xiao Chen reread the letter in his hand. "The Holy City actually secretly dispatched a Nascent Soul Cultivator to Gui Yun Market, and even disguised his identity."

"Then I'll have to be careful not to bump into them accidentally."

He carefully examined the characteristics mentioned in the letter. "Young and vigorous, with a mysterious and unclear purpose, he seems either hypocritical or naive."

"Sounds like a young master from some powerful Lineage; those kinds of people are the most troublesome."

Xiao Chen could foresee that if he offended this lurking Nascent Soul Cultivator, he might incur the wrath of the Lineage behind him.

That would immediately attract a huge amount of attention.

Therefore, it is even more important to keep a low profile going forward and avoid direct confrontation with the other party.

He then 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 Gui Yun Sect from noticing anything amiss, it's necessary to handle things separately to confuse the situation.

Hopefully, this Qiu Daoyou can independently take charge of collecting a batch of Thunder-containing Stone and bringing them back.

Of course, this Thunder-containing Stone now belongs to Xiao Chen.

Then there were those two booklets.

It's a pity that it turned out to be a Mysterious-grade Spell and a Di-level Law Technique; it wasn't very interesting.

Xiao Chen only glanced at it out of curiosity.

However, its content wasn't particularly special; it was rather ordinary.

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-tier spirit ores that were completely unfamiliar to Xiao Chen.

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

There are naturally no records of spirit 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 Talisman Making.

On the contrary, its exceptional toughness made it an excellent Artifact Refining Material.

Ideal for customizing defensive Spirit Artifact.

"This is great stuff, it's exactly what I need."

One of Xiao Chen's main purposes in coming here this time was to Custom Spirit Tool.

Therefore, obtaining another high-quality Artifact Refining Material was undoubtedly good news for him.

He had already planned that once he found a suitable Artifact Refining Master, he would give away all the Artifact Refining Material he had accumulated.

Since we're going to Custom Spirit Tool, we must forge two Spirit Artifact of sufficiently high quality.

Go back and really strengthen the Sea Race.

Let them experience firsthand the Fusion Artifact Refining Technique from the New Cultivation World.