Rage Soaring to the Heavens

Upon receiving an affirmative answer, Heng Cheng could no longer suppress his anger. The table and chairs in front of him suddenly exploded, turning into countless tiny wood chips that scattered outwards.

Xu Zheng was also blasted away by the powerful aura emanating from Heng Cheng, and only stopped after crashing into the wall behind him.

"Elder Heng, don't be impulsive. If you kill me, Jing Yu and her child will never come back. If they don't see me return, my accomplices will kill them without hesitation."

Xu Zheng hurriedly shouted, fearing that if he was even a step too late, Heng Cheng would kill him.

Heng Cheng exuded a chilling killing intent, his eyes fixed on Xu Zheng, who lay on the ground. After a moment's hesitation, he finally dissipated his aura.

"Ten thousand Spirit Stone! Give me ten thousand Spirit Stone, Jing Yu and her son can come back alive."

Seeing the murderous intent that had enveloped the restaurant dissipate, Xu Zheng, who had been terrified, felt much relieved. Heng Cheng still cared about the lives of Jing Yu and her child.

Heng Cheng replied without hesitation, "Okay, no problem."

As he spoke, he was about to take out Spirit Stone from his storage ring.

"Wait a minute, I don't want Spirit Stone that pass through your hands. You'll definitely leave your Divine Sense imprint on Spirit Stone."

Heng Cheng froze, realizing he had already planned to do so, and said in a deep voice.

"So what do you want?"

Xu Zheng, "Next door is the Lei Clan's pill shop. I need you to exchange 10,000 Spirit Stone from the pill shop. The Spirit Stone should be handed directly to me; they cannot pass through your hands."

Heng Cheng remained silent, his eyes fixed on Xu Zheng like those of a hunting beast, staring at him for a long time.

Xu Zheng felt uneasy under their gaze; his heart pounded, and his back was soaked with cold sweat.

Heng Cheng's voice was icy cold, "Fine!"

After saying that, he turned and walked out of the store.

Xu Zheng hurriedly got up and followed.

Watching the two walk out of the shop one after the other, the shopkeeper, who was hiding behind the counter, breathed a sigh of relief.

Just now, the aura emanating from Heng Cheng alone had shredded most of the tables and chairs in the shop, and he thought he was going to die. Unexpectedly, Heng Cheng didn't lift a finger.

Seeing the two leave the shop, he hurriedly went to the front door and closed it to prevent the two jinxes from returning to his shop.

Heng Cheng entered the adjacent medicine shop, went directly to the innermost counter, and spoke to a maid.

"I'd like to exchange some low-grade Spirit Stone here."

The maid wore her usual smile. "Our shop offers a Spirit Stone exchange service, but one Mid-Grade Spirit Stone can only be exchanged for one hundred low-grade Spirit Stone. May I ask how many Spirit Stone you would like to exchange, senior?"

The Spiritual Qi contained in a Mid-Grade Spirit Stone is roughly equivalent to that in a hundred low-grade Spirit Stone.

However, when exchanging them, one Mid-Grade Spirit Stone can often be exchanged for around one hundred and twenty low-grade Spirit Stone.

After all, the Spiritual Qi in Mid-Grade Spirit Stone is much richer, so cultivating with Mid-Grade Spirit Stone is much faster than with low-grade Spirit Stone.

Moreover, activating many formations requires the use of Mid-Grade Spirit Stone.

"Ten thousand low-grade Spirit Stone!"

Heng Cheng spoke, he handed over one hundred Mid-Grade Spirit Stone.

The maid took the Spirit Stone, put it into a cloth bag, and said with a smile.

"Please wait a moment, senior."

She turned and headed towards the passageway at the back of the shop.

A moment later, the maid came out carrying a Storage Bag.

She handed the Storage Bag to Heng Cheng.

"Please check, senior, to see if the number of Spirit Stone matches."

To the maid's surprise, Heng Cheng did not take the Storage Bag, but turned to Xu Zheng behind him and said something.

"Come on!"

Xu Zheng walked to the counter, took the Storage Bag, and invaded it with his mental energy.

His eyes lit up; there were so many Spirit Stones, an enormous amount of Spirit Stone he had never seen before.

Barely suppressing his excitement, Xu Zheng tucked the Storage Bag into his robes and nodded to Heng Cheng.

Heng Cheng said, "Now you should tell me where Jing Yu and her child are, right?"

Xu Zheng walked out of the store on his own, saying as he did so.

"When you return home, you will naturally see your wife."

Heng Cheng stepped in front of Xu Zheng. "Where's the child?"

Xu Zheng, "The child cannot be handed over to you yet, senior. I can only release the child after I have safely brought the Spirit Stone back."

"You..."

Heng Cheng's eyes seemed to blaze with fury, as if he were about to smash Xu Zheng into a pulp at any moment.

Xu Zheng was terrified, but his face showed no fear whatsoever.

"Rest assured, senior. We brothers are only after wealth and never harm anyone."

"Senior, don't even think about planting Divine Sense imprint on me to track me. Our boss is a Foundation Establishment cultivator. He will see through any Divine Sense imprint you leave at a glance. In that case, you will only needlessly kill the child."

After saying that, Xu Zheng left without looking back, as if he was very certain that Heng Cheng would not dare to kill him.

Heng Cheng stared at Xu Zheng's departing figure, his fists clenched tightly.

Being threatened by a mere Qi Refining Third Layer cultivator was a first for him in his cultivation career.

He kept his Divine Sense locked onto Xu Zheng until Xu Zheng had walked two or three miles away, until he was out of his Divine Sense's range. Only then did he release his fist and rush towards the Small Courtyard where Jing Yu lived.

Xu Zheng the market, eventually entering a small alley and a shop without a signboard.

An elderly man sat with his eyes closed in front of the shop counter.

Xu Zheng walked up to the old man and said respectfully.

"Senior, I would like to ask you to help me check if there is Divine Sense imprint planted on my body. The other party is a Foundation Establishment Middle Stage cultivator."

The old man didn't even open his eyes, replying calmly.

Five hundred Spirit Stone.

Xu Zheng to have been prepared, as he produced a cloth bag and placed it on the counter.

"Please lend a hand, senior."

The old man opened his slightly cloudy eyes, glanced at the cloth bag on the counter, and forced a smile onto his old face.

"Having given Spirit Stone, they are my guests, and I should naturally help them with their troubles."

The old man's Divine Sense swept over Xu Zheng, and after a few breaths, he spoke.

"You have no Divine Sense imprint on you, at least not the imprint left by Foundation Establishment cultivator. Any higher than that is beyond my ability to detect."

"And what about this Storage Bag?" Xu Zheng took out the Storage Bag he had obtained from the Lei Clan's medicine shop.

After checking everything, the old man shook his head. "There isn't one here either."

Xu Zheng cupped his hands in thanks, "Thank you, senior."

After saying that, he turned and walked out of the store.

Heng Cheng really didn't leave Divine Sense mark on him, which was somewhat unexpected.

It seems that Heng Cheng truly cares for that child to the core.

He actually tolerated the extortion of a Qi Refining Early Stage cultivator like himself.

Heng Cheng returned to the Small Courtyard and saw Jing Yu there. He was immediately relieved, but then became worried again because the child had not returned.

"Jing Yu, they didn't do anything to you, did they?"

In a flash, Heng Cheng was already in front of Jing Yu.

Jing Yu's eyes were red and swollen, her eyes were bloodshot, her face was pale, and she was listless, clearly having experienced a great shock.

Upon seeing Heng Cheng, she immediately rushed into his arms, tears streaming down her face, her body trembling uncontrollably, and she broke down in sobs.

"Husband, you've finally arrived! Quickly, save our child! He's still in the hands of those Bandit Cultivators!"

Although Heng Cheng was worried about the child, he still patiently comforted him.

"Don't worry, I've got everything covered."

Once Jing Yu's body stopped trembling and her emotions seemed to calm down a little,

"Tell me in detail about the kidnapping and where the Bandit Cultivator hiding."