Returning to his room, Xu Qingtong waved a hand and cast a restriction over it, then took out the chest containing the Demonized Garden Balsam fruits and placed it in the middle of the room.
He pondered for a moment, silently recalling the material requirements for World-Breaking Fruits recorded in the Demon Venerable Token, then slowly picked through the pile of fruits.
Only after three full days of selection did Xu Qingtong pick out twelve fruits that met the requirements from the more than ten thousand.
He put the twelve fruits away, returned the rest to the chest, and stowed it in his Storage Ring. Next, he needed to refine the World-Breaking Fruits, but doing so in Yalai Town was clearly out of the question.
Failures would inevitably occur during the refining process. Once he failed, it would cause a great commotion. If someone with an ulterior motive discovered it, the secret of the World-Breaking Fruits might be exposed.
After weighing things up, Xu Qingtong decided to deliver the remaining fruits to Hanshui City first, resign as Yalai Town's garrison commander, then find a quiet, secluded place where he could concentrate on refining the World-Breaking Fruits.
"Guan Ke, Yin Sheng, come here!"
Before long, Guan Ke and Yin Sheng appeared in Xu Qingtong's room.
"Garrison Commander, what are your orders?"
"I have some business to attend to in Hanshui City. After I leave, Yin Sheng will be responsible for the town's security. Everything else will be left to Guan Ke!"
Both nodded in assent.
Xu Qingtong dismissed them, then left the manor. With a beat of his Flying Heaven Wings, he became a trail of afterimages and flew toward Hanshui City.
After arriving in Hanshui City, Xu Qingtong headed straight for the City Lord's Manor and met Lu Gui'nian.
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