Third-tier Top-grade Array Master Elder Xu Kills a Purple Cloud Sect Disciple!

Zhang Xuanchen inwardly sighed as he looked at the smiling Yan Ruyu, then took that massive chunk of Earth Core Fire Crystal from his Storage Bag.

The instant it appeared, the temperature inside the Cave Mansion shot up to a terrifying level.

Yet it had no effect on Yan Ruyu.

"It's actually this big! This is nearly three cubic meters, isn't it? Looks like that old fellow Zhao Tianhai underreported it! Not very honest of him!"

Yan Ruyu looked at the Earth Core Fire Crystal on the ground, a trace of surprise in her eyes.

Zhang Xuanchen felt not the slightest resentment at the sight.

Trading the Earth Core Fire Crystal for his life was well worth it!

As long as he could obtain the opportunity within the Sky Dragon Secret Realm, this small loss was nothing.

Even so, it would have been a lie to say he did not feel the pain.

Just as he thought he was about to part with the Earth Core Fire Crystal, Yan Ruyu pushed it back in front of him.

In her hand, she held only a fist-sized piece of Earth Core Fire Crystal.

This left Zhang Xuanchen somewhat dumbfounded.

He instinctively asked, "Sister Ruyu, you... only want this much?"

"Of course. This much is enough to make several necklaces. I can't use any more than that, so what would I want it for?"

She possessed far too many treasures, and quite a few were more precious than Earth Core Fire Crystal.

She even had two spirit artifacts.

Weapons from the first to third order were considered magical artifacts, corresponding respectively to Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, and Golden Core.

Weapons above the third order were known as spirit artifacts.

They corresponded to Nascent Soul and Spirit Transformation.

Some powerful spirit artifacts even possessed Artifact Spirits, each with a different temperament and tremendous power.

Accordingly, subduing them and making them acknowledge an owner was exceptionally difficult.

"Look at how heartbroken you are. Could it be that this sister of yours would snatch a treasure you obtained after narrowly escaping death nine times?"

As she spoke, she turned her head away and feigned sorrow. "Could it be that, in your heart, I'm a vicious woman?

Sigh~"

Seeing this, Zhang Xuanchen immediately panicked, realizing that he had misunderstood Yan Ruyu.

He hurriedly said, "How could that be? Sister Ruyu is the finest woman in my heart, the very embodiment of beauty and kindness. The words 'vicious' have absolutely nothing to do with you.

Besides, you protected my life. Giving up the Earth Core Fire Crystal would not be a loss at all. That was why I asked. It definitely wasn't as you said.

Sister Ruyu, please don't misunderstand me."

"Haha."

Watching the flustered, scrambling Zhang Xuanchen, Yan Ruyu covered her mouth and chuckled.

"Alright, alright, I was only teasing you. Look how badly I scared you.

Put away the Earth Core Fire Crystal. We're going to Worry-Free Island."

"You're going to the Sky Dragon Secret Realm too?"

Hearing Zhang Xuanchen's question, Yan Ruyu sighed. "I'd like to go, but unfortunately, Master won't allow it. If I go, I'll be confined for fifty years. That would be far too much of a loss.

Sigh, this feeling of having one's path of cultivation arranged by others is truly stifling."

Zhang Xuanchen was rendered speechless by her words.

Stifling?

Every faction in the South Sea Immortal Continent treated you with utmost respect, yet you said you were stifled.

I'd love to have my life arranged for me like that.

But I don't have any faction to do it.

Still, his own starting point was what many people could never attain in an entire lifetime, so he was already quite content.

As for comparing himself to Yan Ruyu—wasn't that just asking for trouble?

After putting away the Earth Core Fire Crystal, he followed her out of the Cave Mansion.

The moment they opened the stone door, they saw a black-robed Elder standing outside.

Yan Ruyu smiled and pointed at the black-robed Elder. "Xuan Chen, if you need to hire a Formation Master, you can look for Elder Xu.

He is a Third Order Peak Formation Master. Using Earth Core Fire Crystal to turn your Xuanxiao Mountain into a sacred ground for alchemy and cultivation would be no problem at all.

As for payment, just give him a fist-sized piece of Earth Core Fire Crystal.

You won't need to provide materials or spirit stones."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Xuanchen nodded, then respectfully bowed to Elder Xu.

"Greetings, Senior Xu. Once we return to the Penglai Islands, I'll have to trouble you."

He had long seen that Elder Xu was no ordinary man. He simply had not expected him to be this extraordinary.

A trace of surprise also flashed through Elder Xu's profound eyes.

He had not expected Zhang Xuanchen to be the one who had obtained the Earth Core Fire Crystal.

It seemed this kid truly possessed a measure of fortune.

No wonder the young lady valued him so highly.

Helping him now would surely bring countless benefits in the future.

Offering charcoal in snowy weather was far better than adding flowers to brocade.

The heir of the Heavenly Secrets Lineage would not be wrong in her judgment!

With that thought,

a rare smile appeared on Elder Xu's wrinkled face.

"It is nothing. When the time comes, this Old Man will make the trip. Earth Core Fire Crystal is an exceedingly rare treasure. We are merely taking what we each need."

Although Zhang Xuanchen still wore the guise of the Wandering Swordsman, Elder Xu was a Golden Core Peak expert. Such clumsy camouflage naturally could not escape his discerning eyes.

After arriving at the counter, Yan Ruyu made the necessary arrangements, and Elder Xu directly led the two of them to the teleportation array.

The moment they arrived, several cultivators dressed in Purple Cloud Sect Disciple robes stopped the three of them.

The Qi Refining Peak disciple at their head said in a low voice, "You three! Stop! Hand over the Storage Bags or Storage Rings on you for inspection!"

After speaking, his lecherous gaze brazenly swept back and forth over Yan Ruyu's body!

At the sight, Elder Xu flashed forward and slapped him flying. Several bloodied teeth shot from his mouth and into the air.

"This is the master of Horizon Restaurant, Yan—"

"Insolence!"

Before Elder Xu could finish, the group was surrounded by Purple Cloud Sect Disciples.

A young man wearing a jade crown stepped forward and berated them. "This Laozi doesn't care who you are! Anyone who refuses inspection will be killed without mercy!

Anyone who strikes a Purple Cloud Sect Disciple will also be killed without mercy!

Of course, if this bitch is willing to sleep with Laozi for a day, Laozi can mercifully spare your lives!"

The moment those words came out, Zhang Xuanchen's entire body tensed as he instinctively looked at the young man.

Were young people really this fearless?

Did he truly not know how the word 'death' was written?

"Brother Yu, Brother Yu, don't act rashly! They're people from Horizon Restaurant. The higher-ups have already ordered us not to casually provoke Horizon Restaurant! Otherwise, bear the consequences yourselves! It will have nothing to do with the sect!"

But the instant Brother Yu saw Yan Ruyu, lust had rushed to his head, and he had long forgotten everything else.

"Get lost! They say they're from Horizon Restaurant, so they are? What proof is there?

I think they're just customers who have come out of the restaurant.

Search them! Hurry—"

Elder Xu flashed forward, placing his right hand atop Brother Yu's head.

Then he abruptly exerted force.

Crack!

His head instantly split into four pieces, blood mixed with brain matter splattering across the faces of the nearby Purple Cloud Sect Disciples.

They were terrified senseless, frozen in place and not daring to move.

Just then, several men clad in Black Dragon armor approached.

The moment they saw Yan Ruyu's face and the headless corpse lying on the ground, they immediately guessed what had happened.

"Black Dragon Guard greets Master Yan!"

Yan Ruyu ignored them and led Zhang Xuanchen into the teleportation array.

Elder Xu, meanwhile, looked coldly at the Purple Cloud Sect Disciples and said:

"This Old Man will be going to Worry-Free Island. If you want revenge, come find me anytime!

Activate the array!"