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Seeing the four return safely, Xufeng was overjoyed. After listening to Wang Yuexin recount the events, Xufeng's eyes nearly popped out in shock, and when he looked at Xu Feng, his eyes were filled with admiration.
Xufeng had been in the world longer than the others and had much more experience. After some polite exchanges, Xufeng said, "I just went out to gather information. Those six are disciples of Xian City’s Qinghua Gang. The Qinghua Gang is a local tyrant here and can be considered a cultivation sect that specializes in setting traps to extort low-level cultivators passing through."
Upon hearing this, the four couldn't help but feel worried. They had just escaped from Wan Jian Sect and now found themselves entangled with Qinghua Gang. Were they going to have to flee again?
"We need to leave Xian City," Xufeng stated.
Yan Gao replied, "There’s only half a month until the competition. I don’t want to leave; New Moon Sect only recruits disciples once every three years, and I don’t want to miss this opportunity." Yan Xing nodded in agreement.
Wang Yuexin said, "Although I’ve been to Xian City before, I don’t have many friends here. Now that we’ve just killed six members of Qinghua Gang, they definitely won’t let us off easily. I support leaving."
The four turned their gaze toward Xu Feng. After the battle at Ban Yue Mountain, Xu Feng had quickly risen to become the leader of the group. His decision would directly determine whether they stayed or left.
"What is the strength of Qinghua Gang?" Xu Feng wanted to gather more information.
"They have about twenty to thirty members, with three to five at Refining Qi levels six to nine. Their gang leader is rumored to be at Refining Qi Level Ten and could break through to become a Foundation Establishment Period Cultivator at any time."
"What are your chances in the New Moon Sect Competition?" Xu Feng had nearly given up on participating due to his inability to use Archery Skills but didn’t want his brothers to miss out on their opportunity.
Xufeng explained, "New Moon Sect selects disciples at three levels: high, medium, and low. Levels one to three are considered low-level disciples who participate in the low-level selection competition. All four of us are at Qi Refining Third Layer, so based on our strength, we should have a good chance of being selected."
So that was it. After his fight with Jian Zui Ge, Xu Feng had gained a clearer understanding of his own abilities. In a one-on-one match against a Qi Refining Third Layer cultivator, he could at most achieve a draw; someone like Jian Zui Ge could only be considered below average among Qi Refining Third Layer cultivators. Given this assessment, even if Xu Feng participated, his chances of winning were slim.
"We'll stay," Xu Feng declared.
Upon hearing this, the four felt slightly relieved but quickly became tense again; this was a matter of life and death. Was it worth risking their lives for an uncertain opportunity?
"Wang brother," Xu Feng said to Wang Yuexin, "we need to change locations immediately. You’re more familiar with Xian City; with the New Moon Sect Competition happening now, there will definitely be many cultivators in the city. We need to find a place where cultivators gather."
Everyone understood Xu Feng's intention; it was to leverage the tiger's might, making Qinghua Gang dare not act recklessly.
Wang Yuexin thought for a moment and said, "I know a place where more than half of the participating cultivators in the city might be staying."
"You mean Baixian Pavilion? It's quite expensive there, costing forty spirit stones. If we stay, we might get kicked out before the Competition even starts," Xu Feng had heard about Baixian Pavilion as well.
"Forty spirit stones?" Xu Feng took out the six storage bags he had just 'acquired.' Everyone's eyes lit up; of course, these bandits would have spirit stones. Each person likely had at least two or three hundred.
The five of them hurriedly opened the storage bags. They poured the contents onto the table, creating a cacophony of sounds as various objects piled up to a person's height.
They first moved aside everything that wasn't spirit stones, revealing a large pile of shiny spirit stones. Wang Yuexin quickly counted: there were three thousand eight hundred twenty Low-Grade Spirit Stones and thirty Mid-Grade Spirit Stones.
Not counting other sellable objects, just the equivalent of Low-Grade Spirit Stones amounted to six thousand eight hundred twenty.
With less than twenty days until the Competition and calculating based on forty spirit stones each, five people would need two hundred spirit stones total, which would be four thousand spirit stones for twenty days. Along with other uses, these six thousand spirit stones would be more than enough.
Seeing that they had secured enough spirit stones, everyone felt relieved and shifted their gaze to the pile of miscellaneous items.
This group of robbers had been operating in Xian City for many years; careless cultivators were often robbed clean. Besides what they had handed over to Qinghua Gang, these six individuals had quite a substantial amount of personal wealth.
"Ten-Color Flower! This is a Ten-Color Flower!"
"Wow, there's Red Steel too!"
"No way, where did you get a Vajra Talisman from?"
"Wow, I finally see a Five-Color Stone."
“……”
In an instant, various exclamations arose. Many Spiritual Herbs and Xu Feng had only seen in True Alchemy Explanation, along with several powerful weapons. However, each person had their own trusty items they had used for years, so they did not plan to replace them.
Xu Feng was more interested in the Cultivation Method, but unfortunately, the six bandits preferred spirit stones. Aside from spirit stones and hard currency that could be exchanged for stones, they could not find a single Cultivation Method book. It was unclear how they usually practiced their skills.
Xu Feng gathered the spirit stones together and said, “Brother Xu, you are currently the strongest. You should keep these spirit stones.” The other three nodded in agreement.
Xu Feng knew it was not the time to refuse, so he accepted the spirit stones and let the four of them divide the remaining items according to their needs. They all had a solid friendship and were not polite about it; each chose what they needed, and soon a pile of items was quickly stored away.
Naturally, there were some items that would not be needed for a while. When necessary, they would have to be taken out to exchange for spirit stones. However, given the current situation, moving around outside increased the risk.
Xu Feng took out three hundred spirit stones and handed them to Wang Yuexin, saying, “Can we buy Shape-Shifting Pills right now?” Everyone had Concealment Talismans on them, but due to the high price of Shape-Shifting Pills, none had stocked up on them. They had encountered some at Fairy Market, but unfortunately, Xu Feng had spent all his money on a bow at that time and missed out.
Wang Yuexin accepted the spirit stones and replied, “It won’t be possible tonight. However, this item isn’t hard to find; we should be able to get some.”
“Alright.” Xu Feng stood up. “The night is long and full of dreams; we should leave immediately for Baixian Pavilion.”
Xu Feng pulled out five Concealment Talismans. The five of them activated them with Spiritual Energy and integrated the talismans into their bodies. For a moment, their auras were indistinguishable from those of ordinary people, but this low-level talisman could only maintain this disguise for a limited time; after that, they would reveal their true forms.
They returned to their lodging in just an hour. Wang Yuexin, Yan Gao, and Yan Xing had been restricted by a seal; their powers were only partially restored to about thirty or forty percent of their usual strength. Xu Feng was injured as well, significantly reducing his combat ability. Currently, only Xu Feng was capable of fighting.
Late at night, they left without needing to inform Tang Zhenghao. The guard on duty saw the four leaving and did not dare to ask questions; Boss had instructed that these individuals could come and go freely without any delays.
Wang Yuexin and Xu Feng led the way as the five stealthily navigated through the streets of Xian City before quickly crossing the city wall and reaching the outskirts.
Cultivators were indeed different; even though they were on ordinary ground, they did not live among mortals. It seemed that mortals were truly seen as insignificant creatures in the eyes of cultivators. Xu Feng suddenly recalled Zhou Ba, that fat man; he hadn’t asked where he lived. Logically speaking, he probably didn’t live in the city either.
As the area opened up, the dangers increased. Shadows of masked Night Walkers flickered from time to time; upon a brief glance, both sides understood that neither was to be trifled with, and they went their separate ways.
Xu Feng and his companions made their way to Baixian Pavilion without incident.
Just as they arrived, four or five fierce-looking cultivators jumped into Tang Zhenghao's courtyard.
One of them said, "That's right, White Eagle led those bastards out from here."
"They've already left, but not for long."
"Chase them!" the earlier speaker said decisively.
"Which way should we chase?"
"Uh..."
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