Chapter 441: Soul Stone (1/2)

After Lan left, the stoic and the happy-go-lucky men quickly got everyone on board the Golden-Winged Eagles and sat out.

There was enough space for fifty people on each eagle, and there was a Primordial Beast present on every one of the beasts, to ensure that they stayed tamed throughout the entire trip.

Xue Wei did not care too much about the trip. If he were to unleash his bloodline pressure, the Eagle would be as obedient as it was towards Lan previously, but he was not the only Sovereign Beast around.

Although Vermilion Birds were rare, quite a few of them had been sent to the Army Camp, and three were amongst the soldiers who had gotten picked for the war.

Two of them, Xue Wei had never met or known before, but the final was the Chi Branch member, and Xue Wei had to admit that he was quite skilled.

If the Vermilion Birds who had been sent to the Ascended's Realm were like him, then things would have been so much easier. Fortunately, they had gotten through the Ascended's Realm with a multitude of treasures and items that could sustain them for many years to come, but he was still as much of a money-grubber as always.

Lan was many millennia old, so old that he might even have forgotten when he was born. Even if they had treasures to sustain themselves for some years, it was nothing compared to their lifespan.

Initially, the others had thought that Xue Wei was overly dramatic, but after hearing about Hui Yue and Lan's background, the others suddenly understood the severity of the issue.

Although they could use whatever resource they wanted to right now, one day, that might not be the case, so all of them had to work hard to rob resources from the opponents and win merits that could be exchanged for more items that they could use later.

As they were seated on the backs of the eagles, Xue Wei took out a top-ranked essence stone and placed it in his hand as he began cultivating.

Seeing him cultivate even in such an environment, everyone could not help but admire him. Many were looking around, looking down, observing everything, as it was very difficult to be on a flying beast, but upon seeing Xue Wei's action, all of them became serious.

They were not here for the joy of examining the surroundings; they were on the way to the battlefield. It was better to grasp every moment and cultivate, even the slightest difference in strength could prove fatal in a life and death battle.

The first to follow Xue Wei's lead was Lin Xiao and Hei Gou. After them came Luoluo and Bai Tianyi, but they had needed more time because they needed to find the right resource to consume.

They were different, after all, being spirits, who needed to consume spiritual energy.

They both found a soul stone in their storage treasures. Soul stones were much like essence stones, but they differentiated in the energy stored inside.