Chapter 41: Xiao Chen's Choice

  This journey had Ling Shuiyan escorting them, and nothing unexpected happened. The aura of Tongxuan Mirror Warrior emitted from Ling Shuiyan's body made those weak and small demon beasts flee in fear.

  And in the south, the powerful demons in the Black Forest, although not to the extent of fleeing at the wind, also do not want to look for trouble and provoke Ling Shuiyan, this strong human.

  After leaving Nan Yun Hei Sen, due to the severity of Yue Ling's and You Jian's injuries, they could not continue on their journey and were left in Huang Shi Town to recover, with Ma Tian Gang taking care of them.

  Now that the task is over, Xiao Chen needs to return to the Men's Sect to report on his mission. If he doesn't, after a long time, the Men's Sect will likely think that Xiao Chen and the others have already died.

  Xiao Chen had no choice but to take the "team emblem" of Yue Ling and You Jian with him, along with Ling Shuiyan, back to the Men's Sect.

  This time's task for Xiao Chen was very cruel, but also enlightening in many ways.

  Acquired two French swords, one was obtained by Zhao Wumian in the chaos, and the other was given by Ying Hong Xianzi. What's even more precious is that he got a lot of purple flame lotus seeds, although due to Xiaodudu's gluttony, now Xiao Chen only has more than 20 left, but it's still enough for Xiao Chen to rush up several small heavy days.

  And Xiao Chen's contribution points were not few, with more than 6,000. Although this number of contribution points was not enough to enter the top five among the many disciples who had been tempered outside the sect, it was still enough for Xiao Chen to exchange for a considerable amount of elixirs, spiritual grasses, and crystal stones.

  And the loss of the purple flame lotus wasn't in vain, but rather they gained a young cub of a top-grade demon beast, Little Doudou. This little guy can now grab flying swords with his bare hands, and is so awesome that it's like he's gone to grandma's house. Xiang Chen dotes on Little Doudou so much that even if he ate all the purple flame lotus, Xiang Chen wouldn't mind, at most he would just feel a little sore for a few days.

  After a long journey, after one day, Xiao Chen and Ling Shuiyan finally returned to the Yun Jian Sect. After saying a few polite words, Xiao Chen and Ling Shuiyan parted ways. Ling Shuiyan collected his mount, unfolded the Cloud Ladder, stepped on it, and ascended into the sky, heading straight for the highest point of Yunfeng Peak, which was submerged in the clouds.

  That is the core of Ichi no Tani, Izumo Kokoro!

  Xiao Chen then urged the Soul Devouring Beast to head towards the Fei Yun Bi Yuan outside, returned the Soul Devouring Beast and had Xiao Tui Tui settle down in the room first. After all, this was the young of the Fire Unicorn, taking it out would only cause trouble and make people have ulterior motives.

  Xiao Doudou ate a lot of Zi Yan Lianzi, slept very sweetly, otherwise with Xiao Doudou's personality, he might not be willing to stay in the house.

  After dealing with these things, Xiao Chen went to the General Affairs Department.

  Because Xiao Chen returned later than other outer disciples, the duty office was very quiet, which also saved Xiao Chen from queuing.

  Four outer disciples stood like spears on either side of the great hall, while an elderly steward sat with half-closed eyes at the counter. Seeing Xiao Chen enter, the elderly steward opened his mouth lazily and said, "What business?"

  Xiao Chen said: "I'm here to take over the task of guarding Huangshi Town, this is the 'team emblem'."

  Upon hearing this, the elderly executive finally opened his eyes, glanced at Xiao Chen, took over the 'team emblem' and said: "Returning so late, if it were tomorrow, this task would have already expired."

  Xiao Chen didn't say a word, and the elder executive took out a jade seal from a square box under the counter. The true yuan was injected into it, and the jade seal immediately burst out with dreamy and illusory blue divine light. Then, he shone the seal at the 'badge', and in an instant, Xiao Chen's contribution points appeared, totaling 6,200 points.

  "Oh? So high!" The elder looked at Xiao Chen in surprise and said: "Your score is second among the disciples who participated in this trial, you can get the qualification to advance to the inner door disciple, as well as three Jingyuan Dan and one Baqi Dan."

  The qualification for advancing to the inner door is not directly advancing to an inner door disciple, but when one's cultivation reaches the Ling Jue Mirror, they do not need to participate in the inner door assessment and can be directly advanced to the inner door.

  Xiao Chen was now concentrating his mind on the Fourth Heaven, and even if he obtained this qualification, he couldn't immediately enter the inner gate. This qualification was still not as valuable to Xiao Chen as a single Purple Flame Lotus Seed.

  It was with this in mind that Xiao Chen spoke up, "Elder, can I exchange this qualification for cultivation resources?"

  "Huh?" Upon hearing this, the elder's eyes widened in surprise and he said: "I don't know how many people have broken their heads trying to get the qualifications for the inner door promotion, but you, a young kid, don't even want it. You should know that the inner door assessment is extremely treacherous, I don't know how many arrogant disciples have died in it."

  Xiao Chen still said firmly: "But I still want to exchange for cultivation resources, and first improve my own cultivation. With improved cultivation, the assessment is naturally not a problem."

  "This little guy is quite interesting." The elder steward thought that Xiao Chen was simply another kind, and didn't try to persuade him anymore. He continued, "Since you insist on exchanging, then go exchange it for 6,200 contribution points."

  "Thank you, elder." Xiao Chen said, then walked towards the warehouse on his own to find the medicinal pills and crystal stones he needed.

  All the way back, Xiao Chui ate another ten Zi Yan Lianzi, leaving Xiao Chen with only twenty Zi Yan Lianzi, which was far from enough for him to break through the Ninth Heaven of the Condensing Spirit Stage.

  Moreover, Ge Xiangqian will recover from his injuries in less than half a month and come to find trouble with Xiao Chen. Xiao Chen has no way to resist, after all, he is garrulous and said not to let Ling Shuiyan help.

  In the warehouse, all sorts of jars and bottles filled with various elixirs were neatly arranged on rows of medicine shelves, labeled with the names of the elixirs. Row upon row of spirit grass racks held an assortment of spirit grasses and spiritual sprouts.

  Each crystal is packed in a special box, with one hundred secondary crystals in each box.

  This is an outer gate warehouse, the grade of the elixirs is not high, the highest level is just Jingyuan Dan, and the spiritual grasses are all those that can be found on the streets. Xiao Chen is currently unable to practice alchemy, so his gaze focused on the elixirs and crystal stones.

  One Jingyuan Dan is worth one hundred contribution points, Xiao Chen took fifty of them and then used the remaining twelve hundred contribution points to buy crystal stones.

  These crystals are the most common type of crystal, containing very little heavenly energy, but they're also extremely cheap. Ten contribution points can buy one, and after buying a hundred, Xiao Chen walked out of the warehouse.

  Xiao Chen bought these crystal stones, not for cultivation, but to shut Duodu's mouth, so that Duodu wouldn't ask him for the Zi Yan Lianzi.

  After handing over to the deacon elder, these things are all Xiao Chen's, and Xiao Chen's contribution points and 'team emblem' have been taken away. The remaining 200 contribution points were exchanged by Xiao Chen for two more Jingyuan Dan.

  Finally, Xiao Chen helped Yue Ling and You Jian register their names, explaining the situation clearly, so that when they returned late, they could still exchange them.

  After finishing all these things, Xiao Chen returned to his own 1989 courtyard. Xiaodong was still in a deep sleep. Every time he ate the Zi Yan Lotus seeds, this little guy would sleep for a very long time.

  Close all windows, focus on the task at hand and ignore external distractions. Prepare for a sprint, concentrate your mind to reach the highest level.

  Following the method taught by Ye Liu Xing, Xiao Chen began to refine and transform the Violet Flame Lotus Seed. His true energy circulated, as if he was rinsing rice in his mouth, constantly removing impurities and retaining the essence.

  The purple flame lotus seeds dwindled one by one, and the true energy in Xiao Chen's dantian grew steadily. After the eighth purple flame lotus seed was refined by Xiao Chen, he felt that the true energy in his dantian had become full and rich, and a familiar feeling appeared once again.

  "He has formed the fifth cyclone." Xiao Chen knew what this feeling meant, that his true energy had expanded to a certain extent and needed to form a cyclone to vent it out. Otherwise, his true energy circulation would become stagnant and he wouldn't be able to vent it as he wished, nor could he advance to the next realm.

  With the experience of the previous few times, Xiao Chen's intention was to make it happen, and in less than a minute, his Dantian emitted a soft 'ding' sound, and the fifth vortex in his Dantian was formed.

  "In just half a day, I've already advanced to a small heavy heaven. My cultivation speed shouldn't be slow, right? If the higher-ups in the sect find out, they'll definitely take notice of me. At that time, the possibility of me staying behind will be very high."

  Xiao Chen thought to himself, the sect's decision on his stay or leave had not been made yet, indicating that there was still controversy over Xingchen War Body, and it hadn't been completely rejected. This gave Xiao Chen an opportunity to add points for himself.

  "Continue to cultivate."

  One by one, the purple lotus seeds were refined by Xiao Chen, transformed into rolling true energy and stored in his dantian, constantly accumulating, eventually forming a torrent that impacted an even higher realm.

  By the time the second day dawned, all the Violet Flame Lotus Seeds had been refined by Xiao Chen, and he had also entered the Sixth Layer of the Concentrated Spirit Stage. However, the Violet Flame Lotus Seeds were insufficient, and it was still difficult for Xiao Chen to enter the Ninth Layer of the Concentrated Spirit Stage in one go.

  Moreover, the Violet Flame Lotus Seed was used up, and next, Xiao Chen's Boundary Storm could only rely on the Essence Origin Pill. There were only fifty-five Essence Origin Pills left, and even Xiao Chen himself had no confidence in his heart.

  The threat from Ge Xiang is always looming, and the sect's high-ranking officials may summon Xiao Chen for questioning at any time. Therefore, the situation facing Xiao Chen is absolutely not as calm as it appears on the surface, but rather a brief moment of tranquility before a storm.

  "Dudu..." Just as Xiao Chen was about to use the Jingyuan Dan to continue breaking through the boundary, Little Dudu woke up with a start, rubbed his sleepy eyes, and called out in a daze. With a "whoosh", he had already jumped into Xiao Chen's arms.

  The little paws stretched out, calling 'dudu... dudu', and asked Xiao Chen for the Zi Yan Lian Zi again.

  Xiao Chen made a helpless expression, indicating that there were no more, and took out several ordinary crystal stones from the storage ring to give to Xiao Dudu.

  Dudu seems to not recognize this thing, a hint of curiosity in his eyes, he stretches out his small paws and takes it to his nose for a sniff, his expression immediately becomes strange, he snorts in disdain, throws it aside and starts humming.

  "Hey! You're still not satisfied." Xiao Chen was speechless, he hadn't expected this little guy to still look down on this low-grade crystal, his taste was quite high.

  "Zi Yan Lian Zi has already eaten, you want to eat find your own." Xiao Chen waved his hand and said, then ignored Xiaodudou, took out the Jingyuan Dan and put it in his mouth, starting to cultivate.

  "Dudu..." Little Dudu called out again, but Xiao Chen completely ignored it. After staring at Xiao Chen for a long time, he saw that Xiao Chen was sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed, his mind focused inward. It seemed like there was no hope, so Little Dudu reluctantly picked up the lower-grade crystal and started eating it with difficulty.