Mei Changsu remained calm and unhurried, browsing through the chat records the entire way to Jinling.
Time passed.
Jinling was almost within reach.
Mei Changsu let out a long breath and rubbed his brow, easing his fatigue and headache.
At last, he had finished reading every last chat record.
He had to admit that although the Chat Group had very few members, its chat history was truly extensive.
Having read through all the records, Mei Changsu had gained some understanding of every group member. At the very least, he now knew their basic information.
Among them, the most mysterious and terrifying was undoubtedly that Immortal Exalted.
The Immortal Exalted was a supreme being entirely beyond the level of the other members.
Thus, the Immortal Exalted rarely appeared to chat.
That was perfectly normal. The gap between them was simply too vast; they had no common topics to casually discuss.
Moreover, the people in the group probably could not chat casually with the Immortal Exalted while keeping a normal state of mind.
Fortunately, although the Immortal Exalted did not chat much with the group members and seemed somewhat aloof, in Mei Changsu's eyes, the Immortal Exalted undoubtedly had an exceptionally good character.
The Immortal Exalted was like the stabilizing pillar of this Chat Group, earning everyone's reverence and trust.
Rubbing the Sacred Spirit Stone in his hand, Mei Changsu sorted through his thoughts and immediately decided that he, too, would cultivate immortality!
Previously, his only reason for clinging to life had been to clear the Chiyan Army's name.
Yet while he did not fear death, he did not want to die either!
Though he had lost much, he had also gained much.
Fei Liu, Lin Chen, the many brothers of the Jiangzuo Alliance, and all the others—these were people he could no longer bear to part with and did not wish to leave behind.
Because of the Fire-Cold Poison, he had no choice. He could not break free from Destiny and was fated to die.
Now that there was hope of survival, Mei Changsu naturally did not want to give up his life, nor was he willing to.
Unless someone had lost all hope in life, surely no one wanted to die, right?!
Mei Changsu clenched his fists, a bright gleam shining from his deep eyes.
Qilin Prodigy: I am Mei Changsu. Greetings, immortals.
Qilin Prodigy: My body is too weak, so I fainted earlier. I sincerely apologize.
Qilin Prodigy: @Lord of Divine Law; True Lord, I would also like to trade Sacred Spirit Stones for methods of becoming an Immortal and cultivation resources.
Mei Changsu explained why he had not spoken earlier, then sought to trade with Yang Jian for immortal cultivation methods and resources.
As expected of the Immortal Exalted—just a few Sacred Spirit Stones given away casually could bring him such enormous benefits.
At that moment, Mei Changsu's heart was filled with respect and gratitude toward the Immortal Exalted.
Perhaps to the Immortal Exalted, these Sacred Spirit Stones were nothing much, but to an ordinary mortal like him, they were supreme treasures capable of letting him soar to the heavens!
Whether the Immortal Exalted cared or not, and whether he himself felt respect and gratitude, were entirely different matters.
The Immortal Exalted might not care, but that did not mean he could be so thoughtless.
Call Me Group Master: Huh? Our Sect Leader Mei, you're finally online. So you fainted—I was wondering what happened! (eye roll.jpg)
Maoshan Celestial Master: No matter. Once you enter Qi Refining, your tendons and marrow can be cleansed, and all injuries and illnesses will be healed.
World Conqueror: Indeed. Sect Leader Mei's Fire-Cold Poison can be completely cured as long as he enters Qi Refining.
Crown Prince Changqin: This Fire-Cold Poison is quite remarkable. It can save lives and take them alike; it could be called the most miraculous thing in the Langya World.
Maoshan Celestial Master: It truly is remarkable. Without the Snow Scale Worm, Sect Leader Mei likely would not have survived.
World Conqueror: Perhaps that unusual worm can be studied. My Underworld Society has now become an immortal cultivation sect, and we have begun cultivating spirit plants and raising divine beasts.
Maoshan Celestial Master: Ah... Clan Leader Xiongba, have you actually penned up the Fire Qilin?
World Conqueror: We are currently researching the Fire Qilin's value. No matter what, it is still a divine beast.
Xiongba had slaughtered the Divine Dragon, one of the Four Divine Beasts, and sent its corpse to Lord of the Moon Sect for research, receiving immortal scriptures and considerable cultivation resources in return.
Now, only the Fire Qilin remained of the Four Divine Beasts. Naturally, Xiongba had to protect this sole survivor well while also researching the Qilin's value.
After all, though the Fire Qilin was weak, it was still a divine beast!
Even in a cultivation world, divine beasts such as Qilins were incomparably rare.
Unfortunately, the Phoenix and the Black Tortoise had both been hunted down. Although he had already killed Emperor Shitian and Xiao Sanxiao and obtained Phoenix blood and Black Tortoise blood, their value could not compare to living divine beasts.
Shi Yueyao had uploaded the basic information of every group member to the group files, so Xiongba was extremely interested in the Fire-Cold Poison, the greatest strange poison in the Langya World.
He was even more fascinated by strange insects like the Snow Scale Worm, wondering whether they could be cultivated into spirit insects.
Xiongba had already spread basic immortal cultivation methods throughout the Underworld Society. Of course, only Qi Refining methods were available; anyone wishing to obtain techniques for higher realms naturally had to make contributions.
Xiongba was now managing the Underworld Society entirely according to the model of an immortal cultivation sect.
By now, the entire Storm Riders World was under the Underworld Society's rule, and Xiongba had established a new sect headquarters atop Kunlun Mountain, the ancestor of all mountains.
Of course, since he had founded an immortal cultivation sect, the name Underworld Society also had to be changed. After all, the Underworld Society had once followed the model of a martial gang.
Xiongba named the sect: Hegemon Celestial Sect!
Its meaning was to conquer the world!
It was both imposing and related to his own name.
Xiongba was extremely satisfied with it.
Maoshan Celestial Master: Clan Leader Xiongba is still, as ever, one step ahead of me.
World Conqueror: Lin Jiu, you could take the position of Maoshan Sect leader. Like me, you could directly take control of the entire world!
Maoshan Celestial Master: Ahem, this humble Taoist does not possess such grand ambitions. Besides, now that cultivation methods and resources are no longer lacking, this humble Taoist still prefers his current life.
World Conqueror: Fine, everyone has different pursuits. Right now, I am quite interested in running an immortal sect!
World Conqueror: Oh, right. I have already disbanded the Underworld Society and founded an immortal sect called the "Hegemon Celestial Sect." What do you think? Isn't it imposing?!
Call Me Group Master: Such an arrogant name, Xiongba. Aren't you really afraid of getting beaten up? (smirk.jpg)
Maoshan Celestial Master: The name is imposing, certainly, but perhaps a little too imposing. (speechless.jpg)
World Conqueror: The Hegemon Celestial Sect already rules the entire world. I think the name suits it perfectly—conquering the world!
Lord of Divine Law: @Qilin Prodigy; Certainly. Let us trade directly.
Another deal had come his way, so Yang Jian naturally would not refuse.
Although he already possessed quite a few Sacred Spirit Stones, Yang Jian felt there were still far too few!
Qilin Prodigy: Many thanks, True Lord. (cupped hands.jpg)
Mei Changsu then sent the Sacred Spirit Stones to Yang Jian through a red packet.
Yang Jian did not favor one over another either. The cultivation techniques and resources he gave Mei Changsu were the same as those given to Li Hanyi and the others.
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