Lighting Lanterns in the Mountains and Seas

After the two sides reached an agreement, they couldn't just mix together, so naturally they had to part ways.

However, at the moment of parting, Su Mian suddenly said to Feng Chi, "Can we speak privately?"

Feng Chi was slightly startled, looked at Shi Chun, saw Shi Chun glance at her without saying anything, and had no choice but to nod, following the figure up to the cliff.

In the distance there was both desolation and lush greenery. Su Mian looked Feng Chi up and down, asking, "You are the Holy Daughter who was deposed, aren't you?"

Feng Chi was puzzled; in the eyes of people above, this should not be a secret, right? So she asked, "Yes, is there a problem?"

Su Mian said casually, "I've seen you before."

Feng Chi was again startled; she truly had no impression of this. If they had met, given the other party's beauty, she couldn't possibly have forgotten.

She was about to ask where they had met when Su Mian's lips curved in a self-mocking way, saying, "I saw you secretly."

"..." Feng Chi didn't understand the meaning.

Su Mian said again, "I was your predecessor Holy Daughter."

"..." Feng Chi's lips slightly parted.

"I really admire you; you'd rather cripple your cultivation and start over than submit..."

Su Mian sighed. Before Feng Chi could say anything, she suddenly turned her head, called out, and swiftly left, flying away with her entourage.

Feng Chi stood there watching in a daze.

Shi Chun's figure also flew up from the valley, landing beside her and asking, "What did she say? You seem distracted."

Feng Chi didn't hide it, sighed, "She said she saw me secretly."

"Secretly..." Shi Chun was stunned, his face full of questions.

Feng Chi explained, "She said she was my predecessor Holy Daughter, but she looks younger than me... Since I was able to succeed as Holy Daughter, it means she had also failed to perform her duties and was deposed. Judging from the time, given her current cultivation and status, she likely wasn't crippled but chose to attach herself to some major figure."

Shi Chun had heard her mention similar things before, and couldn't help chuckling, "You Holy Daughters are quite strange. Just look at Xiang Laner, who isn't seducing Bian Weikang, she's seducing me, and now she's off to seduce someone else. Shouldn't a Holy Daughter be lofty and pure? Your sect's Holy Daughter seems different from others, always engaging in such disreputable acts."

"Alas." Feng Chi sighed, "Being the Holy Daughter means that since the Holy Sect has given you a noble status and bestowed many benefits upon you, you naturally have to make sacrifices and contributions for the Holy Sect."

Shi Chun laughed, "With gains come losses, it doesn't sound wrong."

He couldn't care less whether these demonic paths were proper or not; the more improper they were, the less psychological burden he felt.

This place wasn't suitable for staying long, so the two chatted briefly and then left.

Returning to the previous mountain peak, Situ Zhen was still waiting for them.

Upon landing, Situ Zhen immediately acted like a little woman, throwing herself into Shi Chun's arms, looking as if afraid he wouldn't return, though the kissing motion was silently omitted.

Despite this, Shi Chun was secretly on guard, fearing a sneak attack.

After some intimate words, Shi Chun pushed her away, asking if anything happened after they left, then circled the mountain peak to look around, and then took out the mother-child talisman, using it as an excuse to connect with someone, flying to the nearby mountain.

Only then did a small figure fly out from Shi Chun's sleeve, landing on his shoulder, and began narrating the previously discovered abnormal situation, causing Shi Chun to deeply furrow his brows.

He couldn't quite figure out what the current situation with Zhener was; the person was undoubtedly Zhener herself, that couldn't deceive his right eye superpower, yet Zhener's collusion with the Demon Path couldn't be hidden from him either.

Deciding whether or not to keep possible dangers nearby was no easy choice.

After pacing and thinking for a while, he still chose to set out with Situ Zhen...

At sea, the people searching for valuables discovered not only many dead bodies but also a few severely injured survivors.

Lao Changtai and others sent a message to ask Wu Jinliang's intention, and Wu Jinliang countered asking what they thought; these were enemies here to kill us!

Thus, there were no survivors.

Once the search was almost done, while not daring to say nothing was missed, everyone gradually returned.

Sitting inside the cave, Wu Jinliang knocked a knife against the stone, "Be conscious, be conscious, keep conscious. The old rules of East Nine Plain, hand over everything first for summary, then divide."

Old Chai, standing against the wall, couldn't help but ask, "Where is East Nine Plain?"

Everyone in the know couldn't help but smile, Wu Jinliang glanced sideways and said, "The Life Prison, Land of Exile. What, you want to play there?"

Old Chai was choked up, then frantically waved his hands, and after recalling some previous references, he finally realized the true identity of the group, Adam's apple bobbing after trying to ask again, "Are you all the heroes who won the Divine Fire Covenant?"

No one spoke, which was akin to tacit approval.

Old Chai felt a bit troubled, how did he end up with such a group of people? They had just formed a team and were already using fake names.

He could no longer remember the name of the sect that won the Divine Fire Covenant, except for Shi Chun's name; he didn't remember anyone else's name from that sect. The issue was that the names these people previously used often didn't match what they called each other. It's surprising if they weren't using fake names.

No one cared about his thoughts. Lao Changtai responded to Wu Jinliang's call, walked to Wu Jinliang, and threw down a pile of Qiankun Bags.

Tong Mingshan walked over and also threw down a pile of Qiankun Bags, but he took out a Sky-piercing Halberd covered in dark golden patterns from one of the bags, stuck it in the ground, and pointed at it, saying: "Found it in the ocean. This should be the Treasure Halberd used by Feng Yin. I forcibly erased the original owner's Spiritual Sense from it. Although this treasure is a fifth-grade magical treasure, it has been fused with a Phoenix True Spirit, and should have the power to ward off evil."

Everyone gathered to look at it upon hearing this, only to see the pattern on the halberd's shaft forming the words 'Exterminate Evil'.

Zhu Xiangxin, who was watching on the side, smiled wryly, "Not only can this halberd ward off evil, but it can also restrain my Fire Attribute Skill."

Tong Mingshan nodded, "The Phoenix Clan is adept at controlling fire; Phoenix True Spirit is extracted from within a three-time reincarnated Phoenix Clan member who no longer resurrects after death. It is no surprise it suppresses fire and has suppressive effects on demons. Such innate talent gives the Divine Clan its well-deserved reputation."

"A good thing indeed, it should be a good thing," Wu Jinliang praised as he reached out to caress the halberd.

Feeling hesitant, An Wuzhi saw Tong Mingshan leading the way, so he also reluctantly threw down a pile of Qiankun Bags.

He also took something out from one of the bags, and as soon as it was taken out, a strong bloody odor immediately wafted, it was a dark red sphere the size of a plate, and seemed slightly elastic under his grip.

Some held their breath, while others raised their sleeves to cover their noses, frowning.

An Wuzhi said, "I don't know what this thing is either; I found it and picked it up on a whim, unsure if it's something from the sea or a deceased person's possession."

This led Zhu Xiangxin to laugh wryly again, "I refined this. After imprisoning those hundreds of people into my Flame Stele, I casually refined them when killing them. Originally, I intended to refine it into a Blood Pill, but wasn't able to finish before Feng Yin intervened. A Blood Pill is greatly nourishing, but its refining signifies mass slaughter, typically only done by crooked paths. I just did it casually."

An Wuzhi asked while holding the object, "Is it still useful?"

Zhu Xiangxin shook his head, "Depends on its use; it's been soaking in seawater for so long, it can't become a Blood Pill now."

Wu Jinliang suddenly thought of Shi Chun's blood-drinking blade and quickly said, "Keep it, keep it; it might be useful."

He picked up a Qiankun Bag to store the item.

Afterwards, other people came over one after another to hand over their gains. Soon, a large pile of Qiankun Bags accumulated in front of Wu Jinliang, marking the first time everyone had seen so many Qiankun Bags in one place. Adding up the reported numbers from each, there were over eight hundred bags.

After learning this, Wu Jinliang touched his chin, furrowing his brow and muttering, "Over twenty thousand people, and only this much?"

Old Chai tried to interject, "It's quite a lot already. Most of those who participated in the battle are like me, just released from prison, and when captured, any valuables on them were typically cleared out. Those like me who still have some stuff mostly belong to the 'cunning rabbits with three holes', hiding belongings before capture.

The fact that there are over eight hundred Qiankun Bags among twenty thousand people is likely due to those accompanying Feng Yin being highly equipped, and possibly robbing from other teams as well, otherwise, there might be even fewer. Given that you gentlemen have seen the world, you may not be impressed, but for someone like me, each Qiankun Bag is priceless; without counting the items inside, just the collective value of these bags is already beyond measure."

Reasonable, it helped explain to everyone.

Tong Mingshan slightly bowed his head and furrowed his brow at the heap of bags, saying, "Valuable indeed, but the space overlapping ability of these Qiankun Bags is weak, they can't contain each other; carrying such a pile inadvertently becomes cumbersome."

Wu Jinliang immediately thought of Shi Chun's advanced Qiankun Bracelet, capable of space overlapping containment, and waved his hand, saying, "Not a concern, the 'Boundless Banner' of Master is not folded for containment, it can even hold the 'Boundless Banner', there must be a way." He gestured for everyone to help search the Qiankun Bags for tokens.

Everyone thought so too, so they sat together to help.

Chu Jingtang asked while helping, "Sect Master, when can you refine a magical treasure with space overlapping function? That thing is worth more than an ordinary magical treasure."

Tong Mingshan wore a slightly ashamed expression, "Creating a magical treasure containing space is a craft on another level, it qualifies one as an Artifact Refining Master. It requires substantial comprehension of space-related aspects, something I'm currently barely involved with, unable yet to accomplish."

Having some parallel insight into artifact refining, Zhu Xiangxin comforted, "With the Sect Master's ability to refine the 'True Nine-orifice Exquisite Heart', it's not without foundational capability to create a space-related magical treasure; what's lacking is comprehension of Space Law. The major Artifact Refining sects likely have profound inheritance in this area. Master's relationship with Situ Gu is good; if possible, have Master make introductions, see if Situ Gu can provide some guidance."

Tong Mingshan responded, "I have such intentions..." He couldn't help but smile ruefully as he spoke.

When he was willing, Master was sneaking around busy outside, and when not busy, he was imprisoned for twenty years at a time. Having been released with much difficulty, who knows how things will conclude currently, he sighed, "Let's talk about it when the opportunity arises."

Wu Jinliang specifically poured out the contents of the Qiankun Bags, and as the stuff poured out, those seated around immediately sorted and collected them, delaying to count them as they didn't have the time.

Quickly clearing through approximately eight hundred Qiankun Bags, ultimately only fifteen tokens were left in front of everyone, which perplexed Wu Jinliang, who muttered while handling the tokens, "Over ten thousand West Ox People, over ten thousand East Victory People, they themselves have over two hundred centurions, how come there are only this few?"

An Wuzhi thought for a moment and said, "It's normal; those who can be centurions are usually the strongest in each team, the odds of surviving with tokens are quite high."

Agreeing, Wu Jinliang promptly took out the Mother-child Talisman to report the gains to Shi Chun, asking what to do next.

Upon receiving a reply, Wu Jinliang's expression suddenly tightened, he stood abruptly, pointed at the pile of Qiankun Bags, saying, "Pack up and retreat, someone fearless is coming this way; Beiju Team's top master Su Jikuan is arriving, he might be seeking a direct clash with Li Hongjiu."

Everyone was startled. Tong Mingshan questioned, "With the strength Li Hongjiu has shown, how dare he?"

Wu Jinliang shrugged, "I don't know either; Shi Chun said the command center thinks Su Jikuan is extremely arrogant, considers himself the foremost person below the Heavenly Immortal Realm, he likely isn't just passing by, and is probably directly targeting Li Hongjiu."