Qin Xuan’s heart jolted.
He understood that the old man before him was clearly considering the chances of successfully rescuing Lin Xiao if he suddenly attacked.
Qin Xuan also looked over with a cold face, gripping the long sword in his hand tightly, pressing it firmly against Lin Xiao’s throat.
Even if the Wu Feng Sword wasn’t sharp enough, Qin Xuan’s forceful pressure still opened a small cut.
He had to suppress Lin Xiao at all times!
These actions finally caused the bottom line in Lin Xiao’s heart to completely collapse.
“Grand Elder Yang, give it to him, give it to him, save me!”
Listening to Lin Xiao’s cries, Grand Elder Yang finally made up his mind.
“Good, very good, since you’re so determined, then I’ll grant your wish.”
Saying that, Grand Elder Yang took out his qiankun ring and began counting the Spirit Stones.
Not long after, the Spirit Stones were counted, and he looked coldly at Qin Xuan.
“As the saying goes, ‘human greed is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant.’ I’m giving this to you because I want to see how much Your Excellency can truly devour!”
“As long as Your Excellency isn’t afraid of being gorged to death!”
Saying that, he put the counted Spirit Stones into a qiankun ring and threw it to Qin Xuan.
“Thud!”
Qin Xuan picked up the qiankun ring, glanced inside, and nodded with satisfaction.
“Whether I can devour it or not, I can weigh it myself, no need for Your Excellency to worry. Instead, Your Excellency should first think about what to do.”
Saying that, Qin Xuan slapped Lin Xiao several times across the face and then pushed him out fiercely.
The moment he threw Lin Xiao out, Qin Xuan didn't hesitate, immediately using the Yu Dao Secret Method to leave his original spot.
“Boom!”
The instant Qin Xuan left, a sharp beam of light appeared where he had just stood. It seemed the other party had truly endured for a long time.
As soon as Qin Xuan threw Lin Xiao out, he acted immediately.
“Farewell!”
Qin Xuan didn't look back and simply fled.
Grand Elder Yang originally wanted to pursue him, but looking at the dying Lin Xiao, he immediately stopped.
If he didn't care for this person and the Young Lord died here, then everything would be over.
Thinking of this, Grand Elder Yang could only take Lin Xiao and leave first.
On the other side, after leaving that place, Qin Xuan departed without looking back.
Qin Xuan only stopped after running for almost half an hour in one breath.
“Whoosh!”
Even though Qin Xuan had experienced many great storms, he still felt a wave of tension at this moment.
“That was too dangerous. That Yuqing Realm expert really had some skills. Fortunately, my speed was fast enough, otherwise, he would have succeeded just now.”
Qin Xuan felt a lingering fear, but looking at the spoils of war in his hand, he felt a surge of pride.
This time’s harvest was truly abundant.
Whether it was the Spirit Stones or the weapons they carried, Qin Xuan had obtained them all.
“First, let’s deal with that treasure-seeking rat. This thing must be dealt with immediately, otherwise, it will be very troublesome.”
Just then, Han Ye reminded him.
“Such treasure-seeking rats are usually bound by a drop of blood. Others cannot re-bind them, and the original owner can track them using their essence blood. So, this thing is truly a troublesome matter.”
Listening to this, Qin Xuan nodded, then took the treasure-seeking rat out of Lin Xiao’s qiankun ring.
Looking at the treasure-seeking rat, which was only a few inches in size and covered in white fur, Qin Xuan nodded.
As soon as he took it out, he sensed the aura of other essence blood on the treasure-seeking rat.
“As expected, it’s already been bound. There’s really no way to resolve it, so this is the only way.”
Qin Xuan thought for a moment, then immediately threw the treasure-seeking rat into the Refining God Cauldron, wanting to try and refine the essence blood on the treasure-seeking rat using the Refining God Cauldron.
However, after only a moment, Qin Xuan looked at the Refining God Cauldron with some helplessness.
Not only the essence blood on the treasure-seeking rat, but even the treasure-seeking rat itself had been refined by the Refining God Cauldron, leaving only a pile of spiritual liquid inside.
“There’s nothing to be done. Things that have already been bound are very difficult to separate from their original owner. It’s better to just refine them all.”
Han Ye had seen the Refining God Cauldron a few times, and he naturally noticed its extraordinary nature.
However, his life and death were now entirely in Qin Xuan’s hands, so he was, of course, very smart not to speak or ask anything recklessly.
After dealing with the treasure-seeking rat, Qin Xuan also used the Refining God Cauldron to fuse and enhance other miscellaneous weapons.
After fusing all the weapons, Qin Xuan obtained a Medium Grade Magical Artifact.
“It’s still far too lacking.”
Qin Xuan naturally had no use for a Medium Grade Magical Artifact. It seemed he could only wait until he found more Medium Grade Magical Artifacts before enhancing it again.
Next was the main part of this harvest.
Spirit Stones!
A full eleven thousand five hundred High-Grade Spirit Stones!
“Although it can’t compare to the High-Grade Spirit Stones obtained from the fire crystal stone, these are free Spirit Stones. This time, it can be said to be a huge profit.”
Qin Xuan nodded, then somewhat proudly put all these Spirit Stones away.
With these High-Grade Spirit Stones, he wouldn't be short of Spirit Stones for at least a short period.
“What now? Continue to lie low?”
After all, there were still experts from Building Outside the Building investigating outside the mountain range.
“Let’s go see what kind of Spirit Beast this Lin family is hunting that requires such a large commotion?”
“That Grand Elder Yang could actually take out ten thousand High-Grade Spirit Stones. Normally, he wouldn’t carry so many when going out, unless they have a significant use for so many Spirit Stones!”
“I want to see what they are preparing to use these Spirit Stones for!”
Normally, why would one need so many Spirit Stones just to enter the mountains?
The only possibility was that they needed these Spirit Stones to do something.
If Qin Xuan didn't know, he might be able to ignore it.
But after what just happened, Qin Xuan didn't want to see the Lin family succeed so easily.
“Wind-Thunder Beast, I do know a bit about them. I heard this type of beast can control the power of wind and thunder. Its two wings, one with lightning and the other with strong winds, make it one of the fastest Spirit Beasts in terms of escape speed.”
“Under normal circumstances, this kind of Spirit Beast simply cannot be caught. It's only possible to succeed during the Wind-Thunder Beast’s advancement, by utilizing the time when they contend against the Heavenly Tribulation.”
Han Ye told Qin Xuan.
“Spirit Beasts experience Heavenly Tribulation at levels five or six?”
Qin Xuan frowned, somewhat confused.
Humans generally only experience Heavenly Tribulation after reaching the Sheng Yuan Realm.
But he hadn't expected Spirit Beasts to experience Heavenly Tribulation at levels five or six.
“Ordinary Spirit Beasts naturally won’t, but this is a Wind-Thunder Beast. They not only possess wind-attribute power within their bodies but also thunder-attribute power.”
“Since they possess thunder-attribute power, it means that each advancement requires them to pass through a Heavenly Tribulation.”
“However, this kind of Heavenly Tribulation is only a minor Heavenly Tribulation, not very difficult. For Spirit Beasts, only the tenth-level Transformation Lightning Tribulation is the true great tribulation.”
Listening to this, Qin Xuan nodded.
Unlike his Cultivation of the Nine Heavens Thousand Thunder Tribulation, the Wind-Thunder Beast’s thunder-attribute power comes from its body’s Origin. In this situation, to enhance its comprehension of lightning, it naturally requires even more massive lightning power.
That’s why the Heavenly Tribulation descends.
On one hand, it’s a test, testing the Wind-Thunder Beast’s comprehension of lightning.
On the other hand, it uses the power of lightning to temper the Spirit Beast’s physical body, allowing the Wind-Thunder Beast to withstand even stronger lightning power.
In this aspect, it’s somewhat similar to the Lightning Body stage of the Nine Heavens Thousand Thunder Tribulation.
“I’m still only at the Copper Thunder Body. If I could use this opportunity to advance my Lightning Body to the Silver Lightning Body, that would be great.”
The Thunder Manifestation and Myriad Thunder Tribulation described in the Nine Heavens Thousand Thunder Tribulation were both things Qin Xuan greatly anticipated.
If he could truly achieve a scene of ten thousand thunders surging, then Qin Xuan would gain another trump card.
After all, at the stage of Myriad Thunder Tribulation, one could freely summon heavenly lightning to descend, eliminating enemies invisibly by having them undergo the Lightning Tribulation.
Qin Xuan thought, then clenched his fist.
“Let’s go, let’s see what tricks they’re up to.”
Now that the treasure-seeking rat had been eliminated, Qin Xuan wasn't worried.
Even if he couldn't succeed, with his own strength, he could completely leave afterwards.
Having made his calculations, Qin Xuan immediately rushed towards the depths of the valley.
Along the way, Qin Xuan carefully concealed his tracks, not letting others notice his movements.
More than an hour later, Qin Xuan cautiously arrived at the depths of the valley.
“Crack!”
Hearing the footsteps of nearby patrols, Qin Xuan immediately concealed himself.
“It seems their people are all patrolling in this vicinity. This should be the area covered by their plan.”
Upon reaching here, Qin Xuan did not act rashly but secretly looked over, waiting for the upcoming developments.
“Be careful, everyone. Set up all the Formation Plates. If anything goes wrong, I’ll hold you accountable.”
A man who looked like a captain continuously directed several guards to bury Formation Plates nearby.
After these people left, Qin Xuan tiptoed over, took out the previously buried Formation Plate, and after examining it carefully, Qin Xuan nodded slightly.
“The Formation is indeed very intricate. It seems they found an expert to specially refine this Formation Plate. This Formation Plate should be part of a larger Formation. Once the Formation is activated, these Formation Plates will connect with each other to form a giant Formation.”
With Qin Xuan’s profound knowledge in Formations, he quickly discerned the basic structure of this Formation.
“Once the Formation is activated, it can not only separate the covered area from the outside world but also detect if there are other people within the Formation. It’s a good method, but for me, it’s useless.”
Qin Xuan sneered, then modified the Formation Plate.
After the modification, although most of the Formation’s functions could continue to operate, the detection function would be greatly affected.
“This way, after I sneak in, and they attack the Wind-Thunder Beast, I’ll take it at the very end.”
