Hearing Su Chen's words, the viciousness in Duan Zhiying's eyes gradually dissipated. She quickly calmed down and focused on stopping the two Ice City Sect disciples.
Although Duan Zhiying would still be at a disadvantage in a one versus two battle, with her strength, as long as she defended with all her might, it would not be a problem to hold on for a period of time.
However, if she had been provoked and took the initiative to attack just now, she would have fallen into the other party's trap.
Two minutes later.
Swish!
Cracks began to appear on the Ice Snow Formation.
The array was broken successfully!
Duan Zhiying was overjoyed and immediately grabbed Su Chen, leaping back to the Exquisite Spirit Sect battlefield, bringing Su Chen to hide behind the experts to protect him.
"Thank you for your guidance just now, little brother. Otherwise, I would have made a big mistake."
Duan Zhiying said, "The array has been broken, leave the rest to us. Little brother, rest well here and watch the battle. Oh right, here are the remaining three thousand spirit stones, for you."
Su Chen did not stand on ceremony and reached out to take the bag of spirit stones, taking out a spirit stone to refine and absorb it.
Breaking the array just now, Su Chen had also consumed a lot of stamina, so it was a good time to test the effects of this spirit stone.
The method of refining spirit stones was similar to refining essence nuclei, directly absorbing it would do.
However, when the pure spirit qi surged into Su Chen's body, Su Chen could clearly feel that this spirit qi was more than a hundred times stronger than essence qi!
Moreover, the difference was not only in the level of energy contained, but also in the quality of the spirit qi.
Originally, the essence qi contained in Su Chen's essence nucleus was already very pure.
However, compared to spirit qi, essence qi was like filthy waste gas filled with a magazine, and could not be compared at all.
After absorbing spirit qi, Su Chen reckoned that he would never think of absorbing essence qi again in this life. The difference was too obvious.
After refining a spirit stone, Su Chen felt that his body was full of energy. Moreover, this spirit qi was very gentle and did not cause the slightest bit of pressure to his meridians and sea of consciousness.
One spirit stone was almost equivalent to the results of three or four days of cultivation.
Su Chen now had a rough understanding of the value of spirit stones. Five thousand spirit stones might not seem like much, but it was definitely a huge sum of money.
When Su Chen opened his eyes again, he found that the Elegant Spirit Sect and the Ice City Sect had already begun their battle.
Both sides exchanged blows, treasures colliding, and sword Qi raging in the air. Su Chen was afraid that he would be caught in the crossfire and hurriedly activated a layer of divine inscriptions to protect himself.
Boom!
Xiong Liu flew backward and fell beside Su Chen, who caught her in his arms.
As if nothing had happened, he wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and laughed. "Brother Su, you're awesome. I thought it would take at least until nightfall to break the formation. I didn't expect it to be so fast. I reckon this battle will be over before nightfall."
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"Are you okay?"
Xiong Liu laughed aloud and said, "It's alright, this little injury is nothing.
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As soon as he finished speaking, Xiong Liu once again rushed into the battlefield with valiant and spirited steps.
Saber light and sword shadows flashed with cold light.
In the sky, the two Sages were evenly matched and restrained each other.
The disciples of the Ice City Sect defended strictly, while the disciples of the Elegant Spirit Sect attacked endlessly. The battle became more and more intense.
Su Chen hid in the dark and watched, learning the battle techniques of these experts and observing the peerless glory of the battle between the Sages. For Su Chen, it was a great benefit.
The sun was setting.
The battle finally came to an end.
The city gate of the Ice City Sect had been breached, and the disciples were retreating in defeat. It was difficult to resist the Elegant Spirit Sect.
Luo Donghan saw that the situation was not good and wanted to rush back to support, but Qi Hao did not give him any chance at all.
Qi Hao even took advantage of Luo Donghan's chaotic state of mind to launch a fierce attack on Luo Donghan. Divine light constantly flashed, and for a moment, he had the upper hand and forced Luo Donghan to retreat.
Luo Donghan knew that if this continued, the Ice City Sect would definitely be destroyed. He directly shouted helplessly, "Retreat!"
A snowstorm suddenly fell, and Luo Donghan swept up a violent snowstorm, leading the entire Ice City Sect to the west.
Qi Hao said, "No need to chase. The Ice City Sect has suffered a great loss in this battle. They will not dare to offend the Elegant Spirit Sect for the next fifty years.
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It was not that Qi Hao did not want to kill them, but if they continued to fight, it would also cause great damage to the Elegant Spirit Sect. The Ice City Sect still had a certain level of foundation. If they were really forced into a corner and risked losing a thousand of their own to fight to the end, the Elegant Spirit Sect would not have an easy time.
At that time, even if they completely defeated the Ice City Sect, the Elegant Spirit Sect would probably suffer heavy losses. The gains would not make up for the losses.
When two tigers fought, unless there was a great disparity in strength and one side could win in a crushing manner, most of them would quit while they were ahead.
When the Elegant Spirit Sect was collecting the spoils of war, Su Chen finally came out.
Xiong Liu's hearty laughter came again.
"Brother Su, how is it? Our Elegant Spirit Sect is still very strong, right? Do you want to consider joining us? With your attainments in Divine Runes, it would not be a problem for you to directly become an elder of the Divine Rune Hall. Our elders receive two thousand spirit stones every year."
Before Su Chen could speak, Qi Hao walked over and said, "His ambition does not lie here. Let's not make things difficult for him."
Su Chen nodded gratefully.
If he did not bear the hope of the Xuanyuan Continent, Su Chen might have really wanted to stay in the Elegant Spirit Sect. After all, the atmosphere here was good. For a cultivator like him who had undergone the Unlivable Tribulation, staying here was not a disgrace. There was still a lot of room for improvement.
It could only be said that it was a pity.
Collecting the spoils of war was none of Su Chen's business. When it was dark, everyone stepped on the divine bridge and returned to the Elegant Spirit Sect.
That night, Duan Zhangfei introduced Su Chen to Elder Sun of the Refining Hall.
After Elder Sun saw Su Chen's Taiji Immortal Sword and Taiji Immortal Armor, he said that they could be repaired, but it would take five days and five hundred spirit stones.
Duan Zhangfei originally wanted to help Su Chen pay, but Su Chen refused. After all, he did not plan to stay in the Elegant Spirit Sect. Moreover, he had just earned five thousand spirit stones, a mere five hundred was still something he could afford.
Repairing a supreme divine artifact would definitely cost a lot of resources. Five hundred spirit stones was only the cost price. The Refining Hall might have to pay for it, and it would also have to pay for manpower, resources, and time. Su Chen had already taken a lot of advantage.
In the next few days, Su Chen temporarily stayed in the Elegant Spirit Sect. Every day, he ate barbecue and drank wine with Xiong Liu and the others. His days were quite comfortable.
Five days passed in the blink of an eye. Elder Sun brought the completely repaired Taiji Immortal Sword and Taiji Immortal Armor to Su Chen.
"Thank you, Elder Sun."
"It's nothing. Don't mention it."
The next day, Su Chen bade farewell to Xiong Liu and Duan Zhangfei. He was ready to make another trip to the Ice City Sect to see if the Ice Spirit Crystals there had been melted.
"Brother Su, the City of Soul Lanterns is not a good place. You must be careful." Xiong Liu said.
Duan Zhangfei said, "Little brother, take care. If you can't find a better place to go, the Elegant Spirit Sect welcomes you back at any time.
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"Thanks."
Su Chen turned and left on his sword.
With a wave of his sleeve, he did not take away half a cloud.