"Saber-toothed Tiger, Golden Lion, and Iron Drake."
The Managing Elder's eyes lit up as he looked at the corpses of Third Tier Qi Refinement beasts, his heart filled with excitement.
Qingfeng City was a small city, and the Qingfeng branch was also a small branch. Taking out ten corpses of Third Tier Qi Refinement beasts at once was enough to shock anyone.
"Young friend, did you kill all of these?" The Managing Elder asked after a long moment of shock.
Fang Chen did not answer the question, and instead asked in return, "How much?"
Hearing Fang Chen's words, the Managing Elder knew that Fang Chen was unwilling to reveal more, and immediately said, "Three thousand low-grade spirit stones for each Third Tier Qi Refinement beast. Ten corpses for a total of thirty thousand low-grade spirit stones."
Fang Chen nodded and said, "But you have to leave the Saber-toothed Tiger's pelt for me."
Fang Chen still had to take the Saber-toothed Tiger's pelt back to complete his mission.
"Alright, here are thirty thousand low-grade spirit stones. Please count them." The Managing Elder took out thirty thousand low-grade spirit stones from his spatial ring and handed them to Fang Chen.
Fang Chen counted them and put them away.
"Young friend, if you have more of these things next time, you must come to the Qingfeng branch." The Managing Elder said excitedly.
Fang Chen nodded, and then asked, "Does the Qingfeng branch have any Bottleneck-breaking Pellets?"
"Yes, young friend. Do you want Bottleneck-breaking Pellets?" The Managing Elder asked.
"Give me two Bottleneck-breaking Pellets." Fang Chen said.
Soon, the Managing Elder gave the Bottleneck-breaking Pellets to Fang Chen. "Bottleneck-breaking Pellets are considered pellets. Although they are at the bottom of the pellets, they are still very precious. Under normal circumstances, we sell them for five thousand low-grade spirit stones each, but we can give you a discount."
In the end, Fang Chen paid eight thousand low-grade spirit stones for the two Bottleneck-breaking Pellets and left.
"With these two Bottleneck-breaking Pellets, Xiao Shan and Jiang He might be able to break through." Fang Chen said.
Xiao Shan and Jiang He were Fang Chen's best friends. Even if spending eight thousand inferior-grade spirit stones was extremely extravagant, Fang Chen did not hesitate to buy the Barrier Breaking Pellet.
Under normal circumstances, an outer court disciple would be considered very rich if they had a few hundred low-grade spirit stones. Even Wen Zhengyun would not be able to take out so many low-grade spirit stones at once.
Fang Chen, on the other hand, easily spent 8,000 low-grade spirit stones.
After deducting the 8,000 Low Grade Spirit Stones, Fang Chen still had 22,200 Low Grade Spirit Stones, which was already a huge sum of money.
When Fang Chen returned to the Green Edge Sword Sect, he immediately went to where Xiao Shan was.
"You're back, Fang Chen." Jiang He and Xiao Shan were all smiles when they saw Fang Chen return.
"What's wrong, Jiang He?"
Fang Chen noticed that Jiang He's face was bruised and his aura was weak.
"I'm fine."
Jiang He stammered, unwilling to tell Fang Chen.
"Who actually did this?" Fang Chen asked coldly.
Jiang He shared a look with Xiao Shan, and soon said, "Fang Chen, Xiao Tianyong has been coming to pick a fight with me while you were away from the Green Edge Sword Sect. I got into a fight with him and was injured."
"Xiao Tianyong."
Fang Chen did a double take, but soon a cold look appeared in his eyes.
Even if Jiang He did not mention the details, Fang Chen could guess that it was all because of him.
Xiao Tianyong must have been sent by Wen Zhengyun.
"Heal well. I'll definitely avenge you." Fang Chen said, patting Jiang He's shoulder gently.
"Don't be rash, Fang Chen. Xiao Tianyong is a third-tier Qi Refinist. You're no match for him." Jiang He said worriedly.
"Yeah, Fang Chen. Don't provoke Xiao Tianyong no matter what." Xiao Shan said.
"Third-tier Qi Refinist, huh?"
Fang Chen said calmly, then shook his head.
Fang Chen did not want to continue on this topic, so he took out the Black Spirit Herb.
"Here, this is the Black Spirit Herb. Give it to Xiao Shan."
Seeing the Black Spirit Herb, Xiao Shan and Jiang He were stunned and excited.
"Fang Chen, you really found the Black Spirit Herb. Haha." Xiao Shan could not help laughing out loud.
"Hurry up and eat it." Fang Chen urged.
"Alright, I'll eat it now." Xiao Shan grabbed the Black Spirit Herb and swallowed it.
Half an hour later, Xiao Shan opened his eyes abruptly.
"How is it?" Jiang He asked hurriedly.
Xiao Shan carefully sensed his organs, and his face was full of smiles.
"My organs are healed. Hahaha, I have to thank Fang Chen this time." Xiao Shan could not help hugging Fang Chen.
"I don't have any bad habits." Fang Chen said.
"Go to hell." Xiao Shan scolded jokingly.
Then, the three of them looked at each other and laughed.
Best friends. No matter the time, one look was all it took for the other to understand.
However, just as the three of them were chatting, a cold voice suddenly entered the room.
"Jiang He, your Great Lord Xiao is here. To think that you are not coming out to welcome me."
When the three of them heard this voice, they immediately stopped laughing.
"Xiao Tianyong?" Fang Chen asked.
"Fang Chen, don't be rash." When the two saw Fang Chen's expression, they knew that Fang Chen was angry.
"Fang Chen, it is fine if I suffer some grievances. You have to consider the big picture. Wen Zhengyun has been trying to kill you. Don't fall for his trap," Jiang He said.
"Let's go out and welcome this Great Lord Xiao."
Fang Chen was expressionless as he walked straight into the courtyard, followed by Jiang He and Xiao Shan.
"Fang Chen, why are you here?"
Xiao Tianyong asked quickly, clearly stunned when he saw Fang Chen appear.
"I shouldn't be here. Where should I be?" Fang Chen asked.
"Shouldn't you die here?"
At this point, Xiao Tianyong realized that he had let it slip and quickly stopped.
"Fang Chen, I really didn't expect you to be so lucky. You actually didn't die at the hands of a Feral Beast." Xiao Tianyong smiled coldly.
"He was injured by you!"
Fang Chen asked, pointing at Jiang He behind him.
"That's right. I injured him. I said that I would beat him up every time I see him." Xiao Tianyong was extremely arrogant.
Although Fang Chen had unexpectedly returned to the Azure Edge Sword Sect, Xiao Tianyong did not believe that Fang Chen was qualified to fight against him.
"How do you plan to compensate?" Fang Chen continued asking.
"Compensate Fang Chen. Are you crazy? You actually want me to compensate?"
"You injured someone. Do you want to leave it unsettled?" Fang Chen retorted.
"Fine. Since you want me to compensate, I'll compensate you."
With that, Xiao Tianyong's figure flashed and a sword appeared in his hand. He immediately unleashed a sword technique and attacked Fang Chen.
From the looks of it, Xiao Tianyong wanted to cripple Fang Chen and the others.
"Fang Chen, watch out!" Jiang He and Xiao Shan shouted.
Whoosh!
Just when Xiao Tianyong thought that his sword could pierce Fang Chen's body, his body suddenly froze on the ground and he could not move forward.
In the next instant, Xiao Tianyong felt pain.
Plop!
Xiao Tianyong's sword fell to the ground. His arm that was holding the sword also fell off from his shoulder.
"Ah!"
It was only then that Xiao Tianyong realized that his arm had been cut off by Fang Chen. He screamed in agony.
Fang Chen calmly sheathed his sword. Behind him, Jiang He and Xiao Shan watched this scene in shock.
Fang Chen was too strong to cut off the arm of a third-tier Qi Refinement disciple with a single sword.
"Fang Chen, how did you …"
Right now, Xiao Tianyong was terrified. He did not understand how Fang Chen could be so strong.
"Two thousand inferior-grade spirit stones. Not a single one less," Fang Chen said.
"Fang Chen, just you wait. Senior Brother Wen won't let you go." Xiao Tianyong ignored Fang Chen's compensation and left the courtyard while roaring.
After Xiao Tianyong left, Jiang He and Xiao Shan felt dazed, as if they were dreaming.
"Why are you standing there like idiots?" Fang Chen asked.
"Fang Chen, when did you become so strong?" Xiao Shan and Jiang He asked excitedly.
"I had a fortuitous encounter."
Fang Chen said simply.
"Kid, I told you. You're definitely not a fish in a pond. You'll make the great leap sooner or later." Jiang He grinned.
"You two should cultivate well too." Fang Chen took out the Barrier-Breaking Pellets and handed them to them.
"What's this, Fang Chen?" The two asked, having never seen the Barrier-Breaking Pellets before.
"Barrier-Breaking Pellets."
Jiang He and Xiao Shan felt as if they were struck by lightning when they heard the words' Barrier-Breaking Pellets'.
After a long time, their eyes moistened and they said somberly, "Thank you, Fang Chen."
Although they did not know what kind of fortuitous encounter Fang Chen had, Fang Chen's willingness to give them the Barrier-Breaking Pellets was enough to show that Fang Chen saw them as brothers.
After chatting for a while, the three of them went into seclusion.
There were still five days left. Xiao Shan and Jiang He wanted to use the Barrier-Breaking Pellets to ascend to the third tier of Qi Refinement.
In a courtyard outside the sect, Wen Zhengyun was listening to the one-armed Xiao Tianyong's report.
Right now, Xiao Tianyong was battered and exhausted. His severed arm was simply wrapped, and his face was extremely pale.
"You're saying that Fang Chen has returned to the Azure Edge Sword Sect?" Wen Zhengyun narrowed his eyes.
"Senior Brother Wen, not only has Fang Chen returned to the Azure Edge Sword Sect, but he's also abnormally strong. He cut off my arm in one move." Xiao Tianyong was furious.
"Cutting off your arm in one move? It seems that Fang Chen has reached the third tier of Qi Refinement."
When he thought of that, Wen Zhengyun knew that Liu Feng and Wen Yu had most likely died in the Black Wind Mountain Range.
"What a mysterious fellow. I've always been called trash, but who would have thought that he would improve so quickly? Just what kind of secret is he hiding?" Wen Zhengyun muttered to himself.
"Senior Brother Wen."
"Alright, go and rest. Your arm won't be cut off for nothing." Killing intent flashed in Wen Zhengyun's eyes.
In the blink of an eye, five days had passed. The outer disciple competition had arrived, and the entire Azure Edge Sword Sect was bustling with activity.
Today, Fang Chen had also come out of seclusion. In these five days, he had cultivated the Golden Light Sword to the third sword, and his Body Refining Fist had also reached the eighth tier. His strength had improved greatly.
The current Fang Chen was confident that he could fight Wen Zhengyun.