A Thorough Search of the Heavenly Sound Sect Warehouse

Inside the sect Warehouse of the Heavenly Sound Sect, Wonderful Sound Mountain.

Xiao Chen meticulously inspected the entire Warehouse, including every bottle and jar and every floor tile.

This ensures that you don't miss any potential Secret Chamber.

However, perhaps because they were very confident in their own defenses, or perhaps because they felt there was nothing particularly valuable, none of the True Lord of the Heavenly Sound Sect chose to build Secret Chamber.

Furthermore, the resources collected by the sect disciples were simply and crudely piled up in the two-story hall.

The first layer contains spiritual items needed daily by Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment Cultivator, as well as a reserve of Spirit Stone sealed in boxes.

After Xiao Chen counted them, it was found that there were more than 8.39 million Low-grade Spirit Stone inside.

However, there were only 163,500 Mid-Grade Spirit Stone.

Compared to the Yin Corpse Sect, they had nearly two million Low-grade Spirit Stone, but more than two hundred thousand fewer Mid-Grade Spirit Stone.

The difference in their fundamental strengths is thus evident.

The second floor stores all the remaining items, the largest of which are various musical instruments.

It should be noted that these musical instruments are all Law Artifact, even Spirit Artifact.

This includes over two hundred third-order instruments and thirteen fourth-order instruments.

Xiao Chen noticed that most of them were duplicate types of Spirit Artifact.

For example, among the three categories of musical instruments, the flute and the guqin alone account for about 70%.

Among the thirteen fourth-order musical instruments, there were two piccolo flutes, four flutes, and four guqin (a seven-stringed zither).

The key point is that they don't look significantly different from each other.

The only differences are in the overall color, size, and carved patterns.

Even two of the guqin were made primarily of fourth-grade Sea Coral Jade, using identical forging techniques.

They are identical in size and the Artifact Inscription carved on their surfaces; only the decorative materials are different.

"What a waste of these spiritual materials."

Xiao Chen couldn't quite understand the significance of doing this. He only knew that once the spiritual materials were made into such a Spirit Artifact, it would probably be difficult to sell.

Firstly, there are too many similar Spirit Artifact, but cultivators with the same needs may not necessarily have that many.

Aside from popular items like Flying Sword and spirit shields, these items often accumulate for years without selling.

Secondly, these are all musical instruments, making them even harder to sell.

After all, there are very few cultivators who practice the Way of Melody.

Occasionally, there is a related sect, which has its own weapon refiners and almost never needs to purchase weapons from outside.

"If it were a spirit shield or Flying Sword, that would be a huge sum of Spirit Stone."

Xiao Chen couldn't help but sigh, "It just so happens that these are musical instruments that I don't need myself, and they're also not easy to monetize."

"But then again, it's at least better than the Yin Corpse Sect getting a bunch of Devil Artifact."

The worst thing is comparison; comparing people will only lead to ruin, and comparing goods will only lead to discarding them.

Compared to the Yin Corpse Sect's reckless and wasteful actions, the Heavenly Sound Sect's creation of more musical instruments is much more reasonable, since they cultivate the Way of Melody.

"It seems there's no other sect in the Eastern Domain that specializes in music."

Xiao Chen put all the Spirit Artifact into his Sundries Ring: "I'd better leave all these things to Zhang Cunfu to worry about."

Having a helper is quite useful; you can delegate these tedious tasks to them and let them figure out how to handle them.

Other common Spirit Herb, elixirs, and minerals can also be packaged up and handed over to the other party to take care of.

In addition, there is a relatively valuable spiritual item in the Heavenly Sound Sect's Warehouse.

They consisted of a bottle of Deep Sea Rock Paste, a spare Fourth-tier Defensive Formation, a scroll tied with a red ribbon, and a Spirit Accumulating Treasure Box.

Deep Sea Rock Paste is a rather special Fourth-Order High-Grade Spirit Item.

Strictly speaking, this shouldn't be considered a rare heavenly materials and earthly treasures.

Because it is not a naturally occurring spiritual object, but rather artificially created by Nascent Soul True Lord.

However, the reason why Deep Sea Rock Paste is rated as a fourth-grade superior product is because its effects are exceptionally powerful; it is one of the very few rare items that can effectively improve the quality of Flying Sword.

Moreover, the production process is extremely complex.

More importantly, it takes a very long time; even experienced craftsmen need nearly thirty years to successfully create one.

As we all know, time is money.

This statement is equally valid even for Nascent Soul Cultivator.

Although True Lord may seem to enjoy a lifespan of a thousand years, to lower-level cultivators he is already a figure like an ancestor, an old monster, or even an Earth Immortal.

However, any True Lord aspires to reach the Spirit Transformation stage will feel the urgency and insufficiency of time.

Not to mention, just the process of Condense True Essence takes hundreds of years, and it's a strict requirement that not a single strand of true essence can be missing.

Under such circumstances.

A spiritual object that took thirty years to create naturally commands a high value, no less than those genuine heavenly materials and earthly treasures.

"This is a good item, but how did it end up in the Heavenly Sound Sect?"

Xiao Chen was both happy and puzzled after recognizing the Deep Sea Rock Paste.

The good thing is that whether we keep it for the Wind Thunder Pair Swords or use it to trade with Sword Cultivator, it's an excellent choice.

What's puzzling is that the Heavenly Sound Sect has no Sword Cultivator, and even decorative swords are rare.

Why would they have such a thing in their hands?

"Never mind, the reason isn't important."

Xiao Chen shook his head. "They say a woman's heart is like a needle at the bottom of the sea; who knows what they're thinking?"

He put away the Deep Sea Rock Paste and then inspected the Fourth-tier Defensive Formation.

Well, to put it simply, it's completely unremarkable.

It wasn't one of those expensive backup Mountain Protecting Grand Array, but rather something quite similar to the ordinary Defensive Formation on the previous Lightless Island.

But don't underestimate this thing because of that.

After all, it's a completely new fourth-order formation. If it could be sold to another sect at a large auction, it could easily fetch millions of Spirit Stone.

Xiao Chen carefully arranged the Formation Flag, Array Foundation, and array plate before looking at the painting.

"Um?"

He reached out and unrolled the scroll, only to find that it was an exquisite painting of Wind Passing Maple Forest Painting.

At first glance, it looks like a simple ink wash landscape painting.

However, any cultivator who concentrates and looks closely can perceive that the wind in the painting seems to be moving.

I could even faintly hear the rustling sound of its wings rustling through the maple forest as it passed by.

"Oh dear, why is it Divinity Painting?"

As Nascent Soul True Lord, Xiao Chen could directly sense that the scroll contained two different Great Daos simultaneously.

It contains both the Way of Wind and the Way of Melody.

To be fair, such a Shen Divinity Painting is actually extremely valuable.

Because most cultivators choose one of the Great Dao of the Five Elements, not many people actually choose the Way of Wind.

A cultivator who simultaneously practices both the Way of Wind and the Way of Melody is extremely rare, practically as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns.

Seriously, even if you searched the entire Eastern Domain right now, you might not be able to find a second Divinity Painting.

"Sigh, it really is a good thing."

Xiao Chen sighed softly, "But the problem is, I don't think I really need this."

He had hardly explored either the Way of Wind or the Way of Melody.

If I had to say, he did study the Way of Wind and Thunder for a period of time back then.

But in reality, it wasn't very in-depth, and since breaking through to the Golden Core, he hasn't put much effort into it anymore.

"This Divinity Painting is well-preserved and of absolutely no quality issues."

Xiao Chen sensed the intense spiritual energy emanating from it, almost overflowing from its surface. "It feels like such a treasure would be a waste to sell it directly."

"It's better to keep it in hand for a while."

"Let's see if we can trade it with other cultivators later and get a high-quality Wood Element Divinity Painting in return."

Such rare items are not easily sold by other cultivators.

At that point, bartering is the only way to achieve an exchange.

Xiao Chen put the scroll away and tied it up again.

Finally, their gaze fell upon the remaining Spirit Accumulating Treasure Box.

Since there's only one treasure box, there's no need to worry about which one to open first, because there's simply no choice.

Nevertheless, Xiao Chen carefully placed the treasure box in front of him and took a deep breath.

Then he reached out and opened the lid. "Open!"

Inside the box was a layer of bright red silk, and in the middle of the silk was a Golden Booklet.

Its surface has no writing or patterns, and at first glance it looks a bit like a Gold Bricks.

Xiao Chen held it in his hand and weighed it in his hand, but it didn't feel heavy at all, weighing less than a hundred pounds.

It's probably made of pure gold, without any added spiritual materials, which allows it to be preserved for a long time.

As Xiao Chen flipped through the soft gold pages, he was surprised to find that it was actually a picture book.

On the first page, there is a nautical chart, in which the location of the Vast Sea Secret Realm is marked in detail.

The following pages describe the sea conditions near the Vast Sea Secret Realm and the general structure of the Vast Sea Secret Realm.

And the exact locations and reference points of all five entrances when the secret realm opens.

Following that are four more severely damaged Inner Realm Map, which only show a portion of the Inner Realm world.

For the core areas, only one warning line was drawn to distinguish them.

Xiao Chen continued flipping through the pages and found that the last few pages contained written records of the valuable experiences gained by the True Lord of the Heavenly Sound Sect during their exploration of the Inner Realm.

There are seven chapters of varying lengths, each corresponding to one of the seven exploration processes.

The longest of these, the seventh time, benefited from the accumulated experience of predecessors, successfully avoiding many dangers and obtaining more than ten Fourth-Order Spiritual Item in the Inner Realm at once.

The shortest was the third time, when he unexpectedly encountered Nascent Soul True Lord from the Western Region on the second day after entering the Inner Realm.

Although he successfully escaped the enemy's pursuit, he was also seriously injured.

He had no choice but to quit halfway to save his own life.

In the end, not only did they fail to obtain any spiritual items, they also wasted a large amount of Talisman and elixirs.

It can be said that they lost everything.

"Hey, this is interesting!"

After reading the description in the Golden Booklet, Xiao Chen's eyes lit up. "There's actually such a place within the Vast Sea Secret Realm?"

He wasn't particularly concerned about the dangers mentioned in the chapters; instead, he was very interested in the substantial rewards within the Inner Realm.

It's worth noting that in the outer areas alone, one can obtain more than ten Fourth-Order Spiritual Item at once.

If we go to the core area, wouldn't the price double?

"I wonder when this place will open."

Xiao Chen only knew of the existence of the Vast Sea Secret Realm before, but hadn't heard any more information about it. "If we have the time, we might consider taking a look."

"If it takes too long, then forget it."

"After we go out, we can ask someone about it."

Although Xiao Chen didn't know many locals here.

But asking about the time isn't a big secret, so it shouldn't be difficult.

"There shouldn't be any omissions."

Xiao Chen inspected the Warehouse again. "Overall, the Heavenly Sound Sect is much poorer than the Yin Corpse Sect."

Of course, he had made preparations for this before he came.

After all, the two sects are vastly different in strength, so the reserves of supplies in their Sect Warehouse are naturally incomparable.

Furthermore, some valuable items should be stored in Storage Ring and carried with you.

However, Xiao Chen was not in a hurry to break the restriction; instead, he planned to go outside and take a look first.

After all, he could sense that there were still many powerful auras of Dao True Lord outside, which meant that the other Nascent Soul Cultivator had not yet left.

If nothing unexpected happens, these people are probably waiting for him.

Since that's the case, he should come out and check the situation first.

While we're at it, let's also take a look around the Scripture Pavilion and see if we can find any useful information there.

Since we're already here, we definitely shouldn't miss any of the places we should visit.

"Hey, what are you guys doing?"

Xiao Chen walked out of the Warehouse at a leisurely pace and saw a large group of the Heavenly Sound Sect disciples kneeling on the wide avenue of the Main Peak.

He hadn't expected that none of these people would run away.

Based on past experience, by the time we left the warehouse, there should have been almost no one left.

Among those disciples, there were two leaders.

They were an elderly woman with white hair and the manager who had previously lifted the Storeroom Restriction.

Upon seeing him emerge, they immediately bowed deeply in reverence.

Then he cried out, "True Lord, spare my life!"

"We are completely unaware of the Yin Corpse Sect's practice of demonic cultivation, and have absolutely no intention of practicing Devil Cultivation Method."

"The previous Marriage Alliance alliance was also insisted upon by the sect leader, and we had no choice but to comply."

"This sentiment is as clear as heaven and earth; not a single word of it is false!"

In fact, when they saw their own True Lord openly helping the Demonic True Lord and then being killed with a single palm strike, their first thought was to escape.

This is not to say that the Heavenly Sound Sect has no loyal disciples.

As Righteous Cultivator, we are all well aware of the consequences of Demonic Connection.

The evidence is conclusive that Yang Jiu True Monarch had to openly use his Devil Cultivation Method in his final moments in an attempt to save his life.

At this time, both the Yin Corpse Sect and the Heavenly Sound Sect could be considered as Demonic Sect sects.

You must understand, this is no joke. Even if you die in battle within the sect, no one will appreciate or praise you. Instead, they will curse the remnants of the demonic path for dying a good death!

In that case, persisting becomes completely pointless.

Naturally, no one would be willing to risk their life for a "Demonic Sect" or a "Demon."

Otherwise, a trusted confidant like the Warehouse manager wouldn't have directly helped Xiao Chen remove the Storeroom Restriction.

But when they tried to escape, they realized they had no room to run away.

The fact that the True Lord had stepped back to observe was equivalent to them unknowingly surrounding the entire Heavenly Sound Sect from all sides.

With the multi- Nascent Soul Cultivator standing in mid-air, the Heavenly Sound Sect cultivators below had nowhere to escape, nowhere to go.

So, in their haste, they gathered together at the foot of the mountain.

After a hasty discussion, they simply turned around, knelt down in front of the Warehouse, and begged for mercy.

They hoped Xiao Chen would ask to let them go.

It must be said that their judgment was spot on, and they certainly found the right people.

As long as Xiao Chen doesn't make things difficult for them, the other True Lord won't stand up and express their objections at this time.

This could even allow them to shed their identity as remnants of the Demonic Sect cult.

After learning the general outline of their request...

Xiao Chen naturally didn't deliberately make things difficult for them. "You don't need to panic, I know this matter has little to do with you."

"The Yin Corpse Sect has degenerated into the Demonic Sect from top to bottom, and all its disciples have gone astray."

"But you are different; you still retain the ability to distinguish right from wrong, and you have not stubbornly resisted in order to blindly pledge allegiance to the Devil Lord Shu Yu."

"In that case, you should naturally not be regarded as demonic cultivators."

"However, there's no need for you to stay at the Heavenly Sound Sect anymore. Everyone, disperse and go down the mountain now."

Upon hearing this, the disciples were overjoyed and immediately kowtowed repeatedly, saying, "We thank True Demon Burning True Monarch for sparing our lives!"

Then, overjoyed and with his permission, they each chose a direction and hurriedly left this dangerous place.

The other Nascent Soul True Lord and disciples from various sects heard this.

As expected, no one tried to stop them; they were simply allowed to leave freely.

"Daoist Xiao is kind-hearted; he is truly a blessing to these cultivators."

Withered Leaf True Monarch was the first to approach and speak, "Otherwise, if they are regarded as remnants of the demonic path, nine out of ten of them will not escape their fate."

During the Ancient Times Righteous-Demonic War, many disciples died unjustly because the higher-ups of sects practiced Devil Cultivation Method.

There have even been instances of Righteous Cultivator deliberately killing innocent people and claiming credit while Exterminate Demons and Defend the Dao.

They believed that declaring the entire sect as demonic cultivators and eradicating the reputation of the entire Demonic Sect sounded better than simply killing a single Demon.

However, Xiao Chen didn't consider that to be a reputation at all.

Moreover, he doesn't need that so-called reputation at all.

So he gently shook his head in denial. "What kind of kindness is this? I was just telling the truth."

Withered Leaf True Monarch was taken aback at first, then immediately slapped his thigh. "Oh dear, look at my muddled brain, I didn't even understand such a simple principle."

"Fortunately, Daoist Xiao's words were enlightening and immediately awakened a fool like me."

"A single conversation with you is truly worth more than ten years of study."

"It's a pity I didn't come to ask for advice sooner, otherwise I wouldn't have made such a fool of myself today."

ah?

Is that so...?

His words completely stunned Xiao Chen.

I'm not as amazing as you say, am I?

"Congratulations, Daoist Xiao! Today Exterminate Demons and Defend the Dao, eliminating a long-hidden scourge for our Eastern Domain!"

Lie Que True Monarch of the Soul Division Sword Pavilion immediately came over, cupped his hands in congratulations, and said, "Such a righteous act will surely save many innocent cultivators from being persecuted by demonic cultivators."

"This is truly a great and meritorious deed!"

"I congratulate Daoist Xiao, and also congratulate the tens of thousands of cultivators who have escaped the clutches of evil!"

Um, who are you?

Xiao Chen hadn't spent much time in the Storm Sea and hadn't met many people, so he didn't really know Lie Que True Monarch.

They didn't even recognize many of the cultivators from the Soul Division Sword Pavilion.

But as the saying goes, you can't hit a smiling face.

The other party stepped forward with a smile to offer their congratulations, and he naturally returned the greeting politely with a cupped-hand salute. "Fellow Daoist, you flatter me!"

"I just happened to be there, and then I did my best."

"Any fellow cultivator with a righteous heart, upon learning of the numerous crimes secretly committed by the Yin Corpse Sect, would surely make the same decision as me."

"For example, didn't Daoist Ling also rush to fight against the demonic cultivators after noticing the abnormality?"

Ling Tianyi, who had been standing in a daze in the distance, was taken aback upon hearing these words.

Then, his face immediately flushed red, and he felt a sense of shame.

Daoist Xiao is still too simple and kind-hearted, thinking too highly of others.

Little did he know that his old sect leader had already learned about the situation of the Yin Corpse Sect, yet he actually intended to allow the demonic path to expand unchecked.

This is intended to instigate a new round of Righteous-Demonic War, thereby securing benefits for the Demon Subduing Sword Sect.

The contrast between the two sides further reveals that one side is of noble character, while the other side is of filthy mind.

Thinking of this, Ling Tianyi lowered his head in shame, but also felt a surge of admiration.

I sighed inwardly, thinking that people like Daoist Xiao, who are so eager to help others and uphold justice, are truly role models for us all!

Of course, no one knew what he was thinking; they just assumed that as Newly Promoted True Monarch, he was a bit thin-skinned and couldn't handle praise.

Moreover, at this moment, no one had time to care about Ling Tianyi's condition.

Everyone was focused on watching Lie Que True Monarch went up to offer his congratulations.

When she noticed that Xiao Chen didn't show any displeasure, and didn't refuse to smile at others just because of his high cultivation level, but instead responded with a polite smile.

Secondly, he did not become arrogant or complacent after single-handedly wiping out the Demonic Sect, nor did he become conceited or look down on others.

Instead, he spoke humbly and didn't forget to praise Ling Tianyi later.

Everyone immediately gathered around, offering their congratulations one after another, and taking the opportunity to strike up a conversation with Xiao Chen and become acquainted with him.

A group of people formed a circle, surrounding Xiao Chen in the middle.

To be honest, it might be easier to handle if they surrounded us and started a fight.

However, this overly polite offer of congratulations caught Xiao Chen off guard and left him somewhat overwhelmed.

Fortunately, Xiao Chen had already interacted with many other True Lord before coming here, back in the Sea of the Compassion Sea.

Gradually, I got used to some of the polite phrases.

Secondly, everyone was very cooperative during the communication.

First of all, everyone was very patient and tacitly waited for the previous person to finish speaking before the next person spoke.

Therefore, although Xiao Chen was surrounded by many people, the conversation was actually quite orderly and not chaotic at all.

Secondly, no matter what he says, the other person will very proactively respond, usually by praising him again from a different angle.

Even those who rarely appear in public, such as Heng Yi True Monarch, quickly realized that Xiao Chen seemed unable to recall their names and Dharma Name.

So, during the conversation, they either subtly introduced themselves or cooperated with each other to introduce themselves.

In short, there were absolutely no awkward silences.

The talks were held in a warm atmosphere, with all parties speaking freely and fully expressing their demands.

The only one who was somewhat dissatisfied was Cui Yunxian, who, being a junior, had to speak last.

Xiao Chen was easier to talk to than she had imagined, which was a good thing.

But she was more popular than she had imagined.