Chapter 254: Rock Army (1/2)

”We were blind and offended Senior! You… you're a magnanimous person… Please don't take issue with us!”

That cultivator knelt on the ground and cried bitterly, as if he was extremely regretful of his actions.

Jiang Li found the voice familiar. He looked at his face carefully and realized that he had seen this person not long ago.

”Oh? Aren't you the one selling carefree grass at the Medicine King Pavilion?”

”What? You didn't earn a hundred thousand spirit stones so now you're targeting me?”

”Young rogue cultivators. You have to know that if you keep doing such dangerous acts, you will eventually provoke someone you can't mess with.”

In the beginning, Jiang Li really thought that some faction wanted to harm them.

However, the strange thing was that anyone with some experience should know that there were most likely powerful guardians around a generous low-level cultivator like Jiang Li.

Such people were not easy to rob.

If it was really a large faction with ulterior motives that targeted the Great Mountain Alliance, then they should not have only sent out a few Core Formation cultivators.

Now, it seemed that it was indeed not the case.

It should be that these guys wanted to make a fortune out of greed.

The six of them had formed a team to explore the dangerous Ghost King Desolate Ground and enter the terrifying Netherworld Illusion only to obtain the reward of 100,000 spirit stones.

A hundred thousand spirit stones was indeed not a small number. The entire wealth left behind by the Scripture Storage Valley's Elder Duan Shuang was only worth twenty to thirty thousand spirit stones.

The rogue cultivators were naturally poorer.

However, not only did they suffer a huge loss during that adventure, the rocks they took back had nothing to do with the three lifetime stone. The quality of the carefree grass was also extremely poor.

The dream of a hundred thousand spirit stones was naturally ruined.

In the end, the 80 low-grade spirit stones they received could not even pay for a good meal in Phoenix Sun City. It was not even enough to pay for a few trips through the city gate.

It was a huge loss.

However, while he was in the Medicine King Pavilion, he saw Jiang Li, a Foundation Establishment cultivator, spending a fortune.

Over a million spirit stones were spent just like that.

How could a Foundation Establishment cultivator afford the table full of spirit pills and miraculous medicines?

They deserved it more than him!

This rogue cultivator thought so.

Under the influence of jealousy, loss, greed, and other emotions, coupled with the fact that he was only a ”weak” Foundation Establishment Cultivator, he could not help but have thoughts.

As soon as he came out, he was conflicted about his companions and blocked the way with the intention of robbing Jiang Li.

”Senior! Senior! We failed to recognize you! We were really wrong!”

He felt that he was wrong because he had messed with a stronger cultivator and had robbed the wrong person. He did not feel that there was anything wrong with this robbery itself.

There was indeed nothing to pity such a person. It was not without reason that sect disciples looked down on rogue cultivators.

”Eat this and I'll spare your life.”

Jiang Li could not be bothered to waste his breath on this person. He raised his hand and threw a seed over.

The spiritual root landed in the rogue cultivator's hand. After the other party received it, he had a bitter expression.

It was obvious that whatever he ate under such circumstances would not be good.

”Senior…”

He still wanted to beg for mercy, but Jiang Li's figure instantly approached and stuffed the spiritual root seed into his mouth.

Then, the Wood Dragon Rayquaza flew over and swallowed him, sending him into the coffin hidden in his stomach.

Jiang Li actually did not kill the five people earlier. He only heavily injured them.

These six people were all at the Core Formation realm and had once entered the Ghost King Desolate Ground's Netherworld Illusion.

Their experience was still useful to Jiang Li.

”What's your name? Tell me about your situation.”

At the base of the Great Mountain Alliance, after Jiang Li returned to his quiet room, he let out the only intact Overlord Spear cultivator.

At this moment, the spiritual root seed had already sprouted in his body. As soon as it came out, the other party respectfully knelt on one knee and offered his loyalty to Jiang Li.

”Greetings, Alliance Leader. My name is An Lie. I'm a rogue cultivator from the Eastern Region's Blackstone City. I cultivate the earth attribute cultivation method, the Tyrant Earth Art. I have an illegitimate son in Blackstone City…”

Jiang Li only asked a question before the rogue cultivator, An Lie, reported all his personal information without any hesitation.

It also included his own attributes, characteristics of cultivation methods, mortal relatives, and other secrets that could not be known to outsiders.

He was already controlled by the spiritual root seed. Even if Jiang Li wanted to extract everything from him and refine it into the Nine Nether Earth Fruit, he would gladly accept it and be proud of it.

This saved the troublesome interrogation process, and the information obtained could be more detailed and accurate.

”Very good. How much do you know about the Netherworld Illusion? What did you encounter inside? Tell me everything in detail.”

This was what Jiang Li was concerned about. The rogue cultivator, An Lie, immediately began to talk.

An Lie's team originally did not have six people, but a total of 13 Core Formation cultivators.

They often accepted some missions and helped large factions do some chores. They were quite famous in this region.

After the reward of the three lifetime stone was announced, they were tempted like most rogue cultivators.

Although the Ghost King Desolate Ground was dangerous, a single three lifetime stone could be sold for a hundred thousand spirit stones. To them, it was undoubtedly a sky-high price.

Therefore, the team of thirteen people stepped into the desolate ground without any hesitation.

They were very lucky. In their careful exploration, they did not encounter any powerful ghosts. In just three months, they encountered a newly formed illusionary realm.

However, their luck was very bad. At the same time, a Ghost King was attracted by the illusion.

That was a terrifying existence that even Nascent Soul cultivators could only escape from.

In that illusion, they were practically running for their lives the entire time and did not have the mood to explore properly.

In just a few incense sticks of time, seven of his companions had died. The remaining six people could only grab a handful of rocks and spiritual herbs on the ground and escape the Ghost King Desolate Ground in a sorry state.

They could escape not because of anything else, but because that Ghost King had eaten seven Core Formation souls and was temporarily full. It was too lazy to chase after them.

Therefore, their understanding of illusions was quite limited.

However, the fact that the Netherworld Illusion would attract the Ghost King was an important piece of information. It was no wonder that large factions would offer a reward of 100,000 spirit stones and a three lifetime stone. The danger of that place was much higher than he had imagined.

”Wear this mask and you'll be a member of Green Mountain Residence in the future.”

”There's only one mission for you. Go to the Ghost King Desolate Ground and continue exploring the illusion realm.”

...

The next day, at the conference.

”What do you think about this proposal to establish the special forces?”

At the meeting, Jiang Li still proposed the plan that he had mentioned to Uncle-Master Dongfang Guangling.

The higher-ups at the table were silent. They were also thinking about the pros and cons of this proposal.

In many large factions and sects, there were more or less such secret troops.

For example, the Medicine Man of the Hundred Tempering Mountain was a typical example.