Chapter 326 - 325: No Room for Face

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Chapter 326: Chapter 325: No Room for Face Bang! The body of the Single-horned Goat immediately smashed onto the ground, making a dull thud. "You fled quite swiftly!" Bai Ziyue looked at the distant Earth Tyrant Bear, pondered for a moment, and gave up on the idea of continuing the chase. Meanwhile, the million locusts that had been charging toward Bai Ziyue, at the moment of the Locust Queen’s death, seemed to snap out of their frenzied rage, scattering in all directions, fleeing away. Instinctively, they felt an endless fear of Bai Ziyue, who could slay the Locust Queen, and didn’t dare to approach. "That’s just as well." After continuous battles, even though Bai Ziyue’s Primordial Qi was limitless and his Divine Sense was adequate, *he still felt some fatigue in terms of spirit.* Therefore, he didn’t continue the pursuit and soon stepped back on the ground. The next step was naturally to clean up the battlefield. The corpses of the Black Eagle and the Single-horned Goat were both quite large, like two small mountains. When Bai Ziyue stored their bodies in the storage bags, it nearly filled up all six of his storage bags. He only took a small amount of materials from the charred Locust Queen’s body, then extracted its Demon Core before stopping and leaving. "Soul Energy has reached 9.75 million points, even after consuming 300,000 points. Otherwise, the Soul Energy value would have definitely exceeded ten million points. For me, this counts as a great harvest indeed." On the Gale Silver Wing Shuttle, Bai Ziyue’s gaze swept over the Soul Energy count on his Attribute Panel, feeling slightly excited. Ten million Soul Energy—*he did not dare to dream of such a feat before.* And yet now, it was easily obtained. "And all this, fundamentally, comes down to power. As my strength increased, naturally the efficiency of obtaining Soul Energy also grew. However, correspondingly, the higher my power, the more Soul Energy is required to advance in realm, so it’s hard to say if it’s good or bad." Bai Ziyue sighed slightly. He remembered that when his strength was weak, just a few hundred or a thousand points of Soul Energy could greatly enhance his power. If Soul Energy exceeded ten thousand, he could directly leap a small realm. But now, even a million Soul Energy struggled to improve his power slightly, and ten million could barely boost his realm from the early-stage of Enlightenment to the peak of Enlightenment. In the future, once he reached the Divine Realm, *the expenditures would undoubtedly be even more terrifying.* Of course, he was also very aware that although more Soul Energy was now consumed, the power increment from advancing a small realm vastly surpassed the increases of a large realm in the past, so there really was nothing to complain about. "Aside from the increase in Soul Energy and the acquisition of spoils, my greatest gain from this journey should be the progress in some of my magical techniques." Then Bai Ziyue’s gaze shifted again to the progress of numerous magical techniques on the Attribute Panel. The most improved was the Shenxiao Five-Thunder Technique, which had reached 87% of the uninitiated level. In as short as one to two days, or at most three to five days, he should officially reach the entry level. Aside from this, the Immortal Martial True Body had been cultivated to 82% of the uninitiated level, also nearing entry. Then there was the Positive and Negative Five Elements Shield Skill at 69% uninitiated, One Sword Breaks Ten Thousand Techniques at 45% uninitiated, Divine Earth Escape Skill at 38% uninitiated... The weakest, naturally, was the newly acquired Invisibility Technique, at only 3% uninitiated. "Therefore, the potential of my power actually has significant room for growth. Once these few techniques reach entry level, and then with the increase of Soul Energy, my power will inevitably rise tremendously. Currently, I rely more on the might of Dharma Treasures. Even at the early-stage of Enlightenment, the Top-grade spiritual artifact, the Spell-Dodging Divine Sword, could unleash power equivalent to the peak of mid-stage Enlightenment. Now, having broken through to the mid-stage Enlightenment level, even late-stage Enlightenment cultivators would have to avoid its sharpness. Coupled with the Perfection Level of the Immortal Martial Hand Seal and the Seven Evils True Fire, this made my actual combat power reach the extent comparable to an Immortal Cultivator of the late-stage Enlightenment Realm." Bai Ziyue silently compared and considered. When he elevated these techniques, he could naturally unleash power far superior to his current strength. Even if his realm didn’t change, his combat strength could elevate to match that of a peak Enlightenment Realm expert. He would not even be considered weak at this level. He was never conceited, but neither would he belittle himself. Having witnessed the power of Zhou Qing, the Sect Leader of the Grand Daoist Sect, he had a clearer understanding of his own strength changes. ... Half an hour later, above the Black Crystal Ore Vein and the Inspectorate, Bai Ziyue’s shuttle descended slowly. "Inspector, you have returned?" As soon as Bai Ziyue put away the Gale Silver Wing Shuttle, Pei Zhan hurried over and respectfully greeted him. "What is it?" Bai Ziyue asked calmly. "It concerns the spirit stone ore vein news!" Pei Zhan quickly said. Bai Ziyue’s eyes narrowed. He had indeed instructed Pei Zhan to inquire about the spirit stone ore vein, though he hadn’t expected news to come so soon, so he asked, "What happened?" "As you anticipated, after the news of Inspector Wu’s serious injury spread, Immortal Master Fang Ping of the Grand Daoist Sect couldn’t resist taking action. I just found out that countless miners and stewards from the Grand Daoist Sect have mobilized, advancing five kilometers directly towards us. Now, practically a large area of the spirit stone ore vein is already occupied by them." "If I remember correctly, the spirit stone ore vein stretches only thirty kilometers. They gained an extra five kilometers... Now, doesn’t that mean our Sunrise Daoist Sect is left with just a ten-kilometer area?" Bai Ziyue raised an eyebrow and asked. "Not only that, there’s a Cyan Stone Gully within the spirit stone ore vein, which is a node of the spirit stone ore vein. Our Sunrise Daoist Sect extracts at least thirty percent of our spirit stones from this place every year. Moreover, this Cyan Stone Gully is within our ten-kilometer range. Yet, they’ve taken it over too." At this point, Pei Zhan carefully glanced at Bai Ziyue’s expression and earnestly said, "Sir, if you wish to vie for management rights over the spirit stone ore vein, now is the opportunity. The only issue is that once you take charge of the spirit stone ore vein, you’ll have to face Immortal Master Fang Ping of the Grand Daoist Sect..." Earlier, when Bai Ziyue sent him to inquire about the spirit stone ore vein, he had his suspicions. That’s why he made such suggestions now. "An opportunity?" Bai Ziyue smiled slightly, knowing Pei Zhan misunderstood his intentions. His interest in the spirit stone ore vein’s news didn’t mean he had any designs on its management rights. The profits from managing the ore vein held no allure for him. He focused on the spirit stone ore vein merely to find an opportunity to target the Grand Daoist Sect. However, he didn’t explain further and instead said, "Let’s wait and see." "Wait? Wait for what?" Pei Zhan asked in confusion. "Wait for Wu Zonghui to send someone," Bai Ziyue replied softly. After all, he wasn’t the Inspector of the spirit stone ore vein, so he couldn’t recklessly intervene in its affairs. He didn’t care about others’ opinions, but meddling rashly seemed too deliberate, which wasn’t his style. "Inspector, Steward Zhang of the spirit stone ore vein requests to see you!" At this moment, an attendant respectfully announced. "Let him in." Bai Ziyue raised an eyebrow, surprised that Wu Zonghui had come to seek him so soon. He expected the matter of the Earth Spirit Marrow would make the other party hold out a little longer before seeking help... ... Spirit stone ore veins were unique mineral resources formed naturally after centuries of accumulated Spiritual Qi. Thus, the concentration of Spiritual Qi around spirit stone ore veins was not exceptionally strong and might even appear somewhat turbulent. In such places, cultivating was sometimes inferior to an external spirit meridian node. The next day, as daylight broke, a flying shuttle surrounded by spirit light suddenly hovered in the void above the spirit stone ore vein. Standing on the flying shuttle was Bai Ziyue. *As he willed, the flying shuttle automatically shrank and was stored in his storage bag.* Afterward, his figure gracefully descended from the void. "Inspector Bai, you finally arrived. Inspector Wu was unable to... unable to greet you due to his injury... " From a distance, a group of people hurriedly approached. The steward leading them appeared slightly tense as he continued, "So, we couldn’t come to greet you from afar. Please forgive us." "We’ll take you to meet Inspector Wu right away," another person added promptly. "Are you sure you’re asking me to see him?" Bai Ziyue looked at the steward with a half-smile. The steward’s body stiffened, and he began to sweat coldly as he said, "I... I didn’t mean that, just... just..." "*I didn’t expect even at this time, Wu Zonghui would play such petty tricks.* *I had no particular plans, but since that’s the case, I don’t need to spare him any face anymore.*" Bai Ziyue paused slightly before continuing, "Go back and tell Wu Zonghui that the spirit stone ore vein is under my control now. When I return, I don’t wish to see him in front of me again. Also, if I find even the slightest reduction in the treasury, then none of you should expect to live." "Yes!" All the stewards’ faces changed, and they answered respectfully. They naturally knew Bai Ziyue’s strength— even Wu Zonghui and Wang Ming, both Enlightenment Realm Immortal Masters, couldn’t match him together. Therefore, they didn’t dare defy his words in the slightest. Moreover, they understood clearly that only Bai Ziyue could resolve the crisis concerning the spirit stone ore vein this time. If the news of most areas of the ore vein being occupied by the Grand Daoist Sect spread and reached the Sunrise Daoist Sect, they wouldn’t bear the consequences from above.

Chapter 326 - 325: No Room for Face

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