Inside the Heaven Sword Sect's encampment.
"Phew, we finally made it back safely."
"What happened tonight was truly full of twists and turns. It scared me to death."
The moment he entered the courtyard, Han Paopao let out a relieved breath.
His words immediately earned the sword-robed man's agreement.
The events of the day had been absurdly dramatic. First, Xiao Xun'er and the other woman had left; then there were the Stowaways at the evening banquet, the drugging incident, and finally Li Chungang killing the Nine-Star Stowaway.
Only after a long while did the sword-robed man come back to his senses. He looked at Li Chungang and said, "Li Chungang, there is something I hope you will tell me truthfully!"
"Why exactly were you chosen? The Shangqing Sacred Land backing you is one thing—you could say that came from your assistance in this matter—but I do not believe they would casually let you kill that Nine-Star Stowaway."
"You may not know this as an Ascender, but I know very well that such beings can only be killed if the city lord personally needs them, or if it is done by some Divine Realm expert."
"Because they are immensely valuable—far more valuable than you can imagine. This is not something that can be done so easily."
At those words, Han Paopao and Han Qingxue also looked curiously toward Li Chungang.
Han Paopao in particular.
He knew that Li Chungang himself was a Stowaway.
Under such circumstances, Li Chungang had killed three Stowaways and had become a Seven-Star Stowaway.
What did that mean?
It meant that he only needed three more targets to become a Lesser Child of Fortune.
Under such circumstances, the benefits he had obtained were simply enormous. Even the sword he used to kill Stowaways was a Divine Artifact—a