Chapter 114: The Darkness in My Heart

  That immortal also participated in the excavation, he was a member of the team, with such good benefits for nothing, not working hard would be unreasonable.

  Bai Qi watched as the immortal took action, and his hand involuntarily hesitated. The immortal's divine weapon was a sword, not a sword pellet. The long sword was one zhang in length, slender from head to toe, with red runes on it that flowed like water.

  The immortal's sword went down, leaving a scar several feet deep. Although the edge of this fossil is not the hardest part of 'jade' stone, the mark is not straight but curved and twisted, following the cutting edge of the giant dragon's fossil.

  The key is that the immortal didn't release any sword energy, and Bai Qi didn't feel the explosion of Xian Yuan's power. It was just a matter of swordsmanship, one sword strike made Bai Qi's heart skip a beat.

  Even if this immortal's power is suppressed, relying solely on swordsmanship, he can still kill himself.

  Bai understood something in his heart, this was the immortal warning himself and Fan Wubing that relying on equipment couldn't solve all problems. For example, a sword cultivator who had achieved the Immortal Dao, even if he had the Qin Huang Golden Man, sealing its yuanqi would not make his swordsmanship have any flaws.

  Unlike Jianxiu and Baiqi, the three sword techniques of Po Jie, Po Fa, and Po Wang are the foundation of Jianxiu.

  And yet this uncle of Fan Wuji was still not a Sword Immortal, and his swordsmanship had already become so powerful.

  If you always rely on Jin Ren, Fu Long and Tai Wu in the future when facing enemies, it's possible that you might 'capsize the boat' due to excessive dependence.

  The giant dragon's fossil gradually revealed its original appearance, but it was a two-hundred-zhang-long black dragon. Fan Wubing's uncle, the short and stout immortal, looked solemn and put the giant python into his storage ring.

  Only an immortal could use a Nascent Soul ring to directly collect such a large item, but Bai Qi had to rely on his demonic space to devour it. He also didn't think of revealing his own demonic identity, and the immortal collected the dragon after saying to Fan Wubing: "Nephew, this dragon I temporarily can't dissolve, have to go back to your Trap Empty Ridge."

  Fan Wubing said: "Let's talk about it when we get back, as you said, Uncle."

  Fan Wubing's uncle said, "The dragon has a dragon pearl, dragon horn, dragon scales, dragon claws, and dragon teeth. These things cannot be petrified. This is a female dragon, and perhaps there are also dragon eggs that cannot be hatched, but they are good materials for refining instruments. That petrified tendon 'meat' is equivalent to immortal jade."

  Bai Qi heard this and suddenly felt a bit disadvantaged, but he didn't say anything, just smiled.

  Getting this dragon fossil is already an unexpected joy. The immortal looked at Bai Qi with a hint of approval, nodding secretly in his heart, this person can be trusted.

  In the forest formed by the python grass, there were actually dragon fossils, and the interest of the alchemists was suddenly raised. In the depths of the abyss, there were too many unexplored places, and it was estimated that no one had ventured deep into them for a long time.

  "Master Fan, why don't those people from Jiuyuan City come here to hunt?" asked Bai Qi, who had been wanting to ask this question.

  "How could there be none? We entered the secret passage on the back side, a place that Jiuyuan City had never explored. The front of Liyuan, almost half of it has already been explored by Jiuyuan City."

  "In other words, for now we won't run into people from Jiuyan City?"

  "Uh, it shouldn't be a problem. On the other side of the Abyss, there are too many powerful demonic beasts, not to mention the dragon clans that have merged with the Dao. If the Nine Abyss City were to send out immortals, I'm afraid they would be taken advantage of by our Golden Turtle Island and attacked. Only those in the Golden Elixir stage can come and go freely. If I hadn't refined the Symbolic Dragon, even if it was just my uncle alone, I wouldn't dare enter the Abyss."

  As they spoke, another Qi Refiner discovered the Cold Jade, but this time, a wheel-sized Cold Rock Clam was attached to it. The Cold Rock Clam was only valuable for its shell and pearl, with nothing else worth harvesting inside. Everyone used their techniques to cut the Cold Rock Clam off the Cold Jade and stored it in their spatial rings.

  These cold hard cash will have to be split half and half with the 'door' faction, whatever is left will be divided among everyone else.

  The search area is getting bigger and bigger, but the number of Cold Rock Shellfish is extremely rare. After excavating nearly ten 'jade' marrow, only two places have Cold Rock Shellfish inhabiting them. However, everyone's enthusiasm for Cold Rock Shellfish has cooled down, and they are all thinking about that dragon's fossil. Baqi, Fan Wubing, and Fan Wubing's uncle took away 90%, which is something that nobody can complain about. That dragon was hundreds of feet long, even if some 'meat' fossils were divided, they would still be Xian-grade jade. Moreover, generally speaking, the distribution on Golden Turtle Island is relatively fair, and they will always give them some dragon scales, maybe even a horn or teeth, which are all good materials for refining flying swords.

  In the subsequent search, Bai Qi refused to use the Five Elements Fire Talisman again. This 'jade' talisman was precious, and he had obtained it by dividing it equally with everyone else; he couldn't possibly show off like that again.

  Fan Wubing's uncle still refused to lend a hand, clearing the python grass at a much slower pace. After finding two more huge pieces of 'jade', Fan Wubing suddenly said: "No need to search anymore, lest we delay our main task. The python grass here is probably the only remaining one within tens of millions of miles, let's leave some for future generations."

  Fan Wubing and his men all agreed. They had gained a lot, and if they continued, they would be able to eradicate the entire python grass in this huge crevice, which was indeed a way of draining the pond to catch fish. This place is suitable for the growth of python grass, and if the "Jade" pulse is not moved, the python grass will quickly recover to its original lush state, and later people who want to dig and refine Dan will not have to go tens of thousands of miles away.

  Besides, everyone has an idea in mind, that is, this Li Yuan will eventually belong to Jin Ao Island, why do it so absolutely. It's the right way to slowly collect benefits in the future.

  Bai Qi, however, couldn't help but turn his head back with a lingering gaze. Below this crevice, there would be even more fossils. But for now, the most important thing was to hunt down the True Dragon. Taking advantage of the fact that everyone hadn't suffered any losses yet, these people could still work together to take down a pseudo-Saint level True Dragon.

  Out of the fissure, continue to flee towards the deeper part of the abyss, about a thousand miles away, a "cave" appeared in front.

  Fan Wubing personally went up to observe that the entrance of the 'cave' was polished very brightly, and a strong fishy smell emanated from it.

  Obviously, there are monsters living in the 'cave', but it's unclear whether they're of the dragon clan.

  In the depths of the ocean, there is a gigantic sea snake, which is also an extremely powerful existence. Three to five Golden Dan-level cultivators would not be enough for it to swallow in one mouthful.

  "Xiao Bai, you..."

  Fan Wubing wanted to let Bai Qi follow up from the back, after all, Bai Qi's strength relied more on his equipment. When encountering a sudden attack, his defensive power was far inferior to those Golden Dan strongmen.

  His words had barely fallen when a Golden Turtle Island Qi Practitioner suddenly shot a sword light, chopping towards Bai Qi. The distance was so close that Fan Wubing hadn't even reacted yet.

  Bai Qi's Moon Wheel Sword pellets had not been withdrawn, the sword light of the Refining Qi Master flashed up, Bai Qi's Moon Wheel Sword pellets suddenly merged into one place, transforming into a bright moon, blocking that sword light.

  The cultivator's face turned gloomy and he shouted: "You, a mere Nascent Soul stage junior, how dare you take away our spoils of war?"

  "You're crazy, this is the rule of Jin Ao Island!" Fan Wubing shouted angrily. The cultivators he brought down were all his trusted aides and had been carefully trained. Otherwise, he wouldn't have given them even half a piece of that Jiaolong stone. But it was these trusted aides who did something to disappoint him.

  Bai Qi's value is not just comparable to that of a Golden Dan period strongman. A Golden Dan period cultivator who goes out into the Divine State Continent may be able to travel freely, but within the Jin Ao Island, there are at least nearly a thousand Returned Void stage existences. Moreover, under him, there are sixty-eight Golden Dan strongmen in the Returned Void stage.

  Not to mention among the Daogong sect disciples, there are even more cultivators like this.

  Fan Wubing's uncle shot out a rope from his short sleeve, which immediately tied up the cultivator who was attacking Bai Qi to the ground. The rope continued to shrink inward, but the cultivator suddenly started cursing loudly. If not for Fan Wubing's Avoidance Pearl, this cultivator would have been choked to death by the high-pressure seawater.

  Fan Wubing, in a fit of rage, took out the Lihuo Xue Xuan ring and was about to behead his subordinate.

  The short and small fairy's finger flicked, and the invisible force pushed the fierce sun blood ring away. He said in a low voice: "Everyone get out of this 'hole', he is under attack."

  Fan Wu Bing waved his hand, the remaining people's eyes flickered with strange light, their hearts struggling, but Bai Qi was unaffected and became the first to exit the 'cave'. Another cultivator suddenly shouted, a small red flag flew out, on which a dark light shot up, aiming straight for Bai Qi's head.

  Bai Qi had no choice but to release a 'Yin' Spirit Soldier Talisman, and the soldier talisman immediately blocked the dark halo for Bai Qi.

  This divine soldier stepped on the turtle-snake, and the turtle-snake spewed out flames of evil energy that swirled around his body, forming forty-nine talismans. These talismans blocked the attacks of the Refining Qi Master, and with a raise of the Yin Spiritual Divine Soldier's great axe, he was about to strike down the Refining Qi Master.

  Bai Qi manipulated the 'command' talisman, stopping this attack. The cultivator moved, and the remaining cultivators also moved. Only two cultivators heard the command and escaped from the 'cave'. The remaining seven cultivators simultaneously launched an attack, but this time it was aimed at Fan Wubing.

  Fan's face turned pale, not with fear, but with disappointment. Among the Qi-refining warriors he had personally selected, only two were truly loyal; the rest would be a disaster waiting to happen even if there wasn't today.

  "Wu Bing, this is the result of being attacked by a strongman among the Jiao people. Do you want to leave them behind?" Wu Bing's uncle said as he took out a cloth bag and tossed it into the air, enveloping all the Qi Refining Masters, along with their released magical artifacts.

  "Never mind, follow me for now, let them be." Fan Wubing shook his head.

  His uncle sneered and said: "It's too late, it has already turned into blood water, there is no way to save it, you can just reincarnate now."

  Fan Wu was taken aback, nodded and said: "Alright, really let them go, these people may not have a change of heart, maybe they will betray Jin Ao Island."

  "You can think that way, I'm glad. The merman's magic is specialized in evoking the dark side of people's hearts. Those who see White starting to have success and gaining more than them will have their jealous hearts uncontrollably stirred up by the merman's attack. As for those two, they are indeed loyal and can be entrusted with important tasks."

  Two Qi-refining cultivators who escaped from the cave were sweating profusely. They had thought of betraying, but just now a very tempting voice appeared in their minds, urging them to take action against Fan Wubing. At that moment, they heard Fan Wubing's order and immediately retreated, thus avoiding death.