"Exactly. Joining forces and suppressing the disobedient rogue cultivators by force is better than letting the dharma pearl be taken for nothing. Even if someone swallowed it, they wouldn't have time to refine it. No matter what, we have to get the dharma pearl out!" the Liao Family Head snarled.
Lu Xiaotian felt a chill in his heart as he listened from nearby. Fortunately, he had a mysterious barrier within his body that could contain spiritual items; otherwise, he really would have been in danger. However, he was accustomed to putting all his spiritual items inside the barrier. The storage pouch at his waist was merely for show, empty inside—not even a single Low-grade Spirit Stone. That was hardly normal for a Rogue Cultivator venturing into the mountains.
Besides, his arm had just landed beside Lu Xiaotian, and everyone nearby had looked over. Lu Xiaotian had a sudden inspiration and cursed loudly, "Damn it, who knows which bastard took the dharma pearl? We've been busy for days and didn't even get a hair, and now the best treasure is gone. I'll pick up a few Spirit Stones to make up for the loss."
Hearing Lu Xiaotian's words, the others immediately came to their senses. Right, most of them had come for the dharma pearl and Monster Core. Now, both had been taken. After wasting so much time, it was fortunate that there were still plenty of water-element and ice-element Spirit Stones at the bottom of the lake. With good luck, they might even dig out one or two rare ore materials for artifact refinement. In any case, they would grab some benefits first.
Lu Xiaotian put several worthless spirit herbs and a few Spirit Stones into his storage pouch.
Looking up, he saw that the long-browed weirdo and the Liao