Chapter 654: Protection Fee? Reverse Snatching (1/2)

Chapter 654: Protection Fee? Reverse Snatching

Back in the courtyard, when Gui Wu saw Xiao Chen making a move, he thought that Xiao Chen would be hard to deal with. So, he made more preparations.

After handing over the Inferior Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls, Xiao Chen walked forward expressionlessly without saying a word.

A person beside Gui Wu smiled and said, “Big Brother, how is this fellow difficult to deal with as you said? How powerful can a person from the Sky Dome Realm be?”

Gui Wu looked at the Spirit Gathering Pearls in his hand and said coldly, “He is rather tactful. Now, I am lacking a chicken to kill to warn the monkeys.”

[TL Note: Lacking a chicken to kill to warn the monkeys: This means not having an individual to punish as an example to the others.]

After that, Gui Wu turned his head and asked, “How many Spirit Gathering Pearls have we collected in total?”

Someone immediately counted their spoils and replied excitedly, “There are a hundred people in the residential area we control. That is a total of five hundred Spirit Gathering Pearls.”

When Gui Wu heard this, he shook his head and said, “It is still not enough. The original five big factions control at least three or four hundred people in their residential areas. Even that group of fools from the battle realm controls at least two hundred people.

“Of the current seven big factions, we are the weakest. We have to collect more next month. Everyone will have to hand over seven Spirit Gathering Pearls. Otherwise, we will end up getting pushed out.”

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At Xiao Chen’s room, Zhuo Yushi said somewhat happily, “Xiao Chen, fortunately, you did not take action against them. Otherwise, the consequences would be dire.”

“What do you mean?” Xiao Chen asked.

Zhuo Yushi took a sip of tea and replied, “The practice of collecting Spirit Gathering Pearls has always existed. In the past, our residential area was controlled by Lan Feichen, who was ranked fifth in the inner sect.

“Half a month ago, Gui Wu led a group of people and fought with him. The result is unknown, but after that, Lan Feichen handed over our residential area to Gui Wu.”

Xiao Chen frowned slightly and said, “Lan Feichen would not give up a portion of the area he controls for no reason. This Gui Wu is not simple.”

Zhuo Yushi explained, “Gui Wu has a big backer. He is the grandson of the Sect Leader of the Spirit Sea Realm’s Supreme Sky Sect branch. According to rumor, he brought millions of Superior Grade Spirit Stones. After he consumed the Quintessence Gathering Pill, he consumed many other natural treasures and recultivated to peak Inferior Grade Martial Monarch.”

The two chatted for a while longer, and then Zhuo Yushi took his leave. Only after that did Xiao Chen reveal a gaze filled with killing intent.

“It is not that easy to obtain my Spirit Gathering Pearls,” Xiao Chen muttered to himself.

Xiao Chen used his remaining time to continue refining his Quintessence, sitting cross-legged on the prayer mat.

Drawing on his prior experience, he refined his Quintessence at a much faster rate. After ten more days, all ninety-nine of his drops of Quintessence had turned into a deep purple, becoming smooth and glossy like pearls.

While sitting on the prayer mat, Xiao Chen opened his eyes. The glow in his eyes was withdrawn, looking ordinary. However, when one paid more attention, his eyes gave the impression of limpid autumn waters, deep and unfathomable.

He held out two fingers on his right hand and sent out a strand of purple saber Qi from his fingertips with a thought.

Xiao Chen’s saber Qi was like lightning, disappearing in a flash. It silently pierced through a vase on the wooden table, and it continued through the wall, shooting out of the room.

He stretched out his hand, and the vase flew into his grasp.

This vase was porcelain. It would shatter with a gentle blow. In the past, given Xiao Chen’s strong Quintessence, the wind from his attack would have smashed the vase even before the attack reached it.

However, now, even though the might of the saber Qi formed from Quintessence had not diminished, it pierced a smooth hole in the middle of the vase.

Those who did not see Xiao Chen attack would think that the vase originally had a hole in it.

After casually playing with the vase, Xiao Chen smiled and waved his hands, replacing the vase in its original spot.

“The purity of my Quintessence now is probably no weaker than Gui Wu’s after he used his Quintessence Gathering Pill.”

Now, Xiao Chen was confident of a sixty percent chance of victory against Gui Wu. However, Gui Wu did not operate alone; he still had six or seven lower-realm geniuses only slightly weaker than him.

I have to consume the Quintessence Gathering Pill and refine my already very pure Quintessence once more. Only then would I not be afraid of them surrounding me.

Xiao Chen had never been weak in terms of Martial Technique. He had his self-comprehended Four Season Saber Technique and Return of the Azure Dragon, which he could already unleash at eighty percent of its might.

He was fully confident that his Martial Techniques were much better than Gui Wu’s.

All he lacked was accumulation, his accumulations of Quintessence. Once he completely refined his Quintessence, no one within Inferior Grade Martial Monarch would be his match.

By then, when Xiao Chen went to seek trouble with this group, he would not be at a disadvantage. They had to pay the price after taking his Spirit Gathering Pearls.

Right now, Xiao Chen was still in the middle stage of Inferior Grade Martial Monarch. Using the Quintessence Gathering Pill now would be a waste.

However, he still had more than a hundred Inferior Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls. As long as he was willing to use them, he could advance to peak Inferior Grade Martial Monarch in a week.

“I should cultivate slowly for now. There are another five days till the end of the month. I should go take up a sect mission first.”

Xiao Chen had to undertake a sect mission. Otherwise, he would not be able to remain in the inner sect. This was the iron-clad rule of the Supreme Sky Sect; he did not dare to break this rule.

When Xiao Chen went past Zhuo Yushi’s room, he checked it with his Spiritual Sense. He found that the room was empty; Zhuo Yushi was not there.