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"Everyone, go look for it. Don't miss a single corner!"
Under Lin Xiu's command, everyone scattered in all directions to search for it.
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Not long after, everyone returned with their heads drooped, not saying a word.
Seeing this, Lin Xiu's expression gradually became gloomy. His eyes emitted a piercingly cold light.
"There are so many of you, but you can't even find a small thing. Useless!"
Although many of the people present had higher cultivation levels than Lin Xiu, no one dared to talk back to him.
After all, his identity as the direct disciple of the Star Sect's Elder was enough to make many people fear him.
"Go look for it again. Don't miss a single corner. If you can't find it, don't come back to see me!"
Faced with Lin Xiu's scolding, everyone had no choice but to continue their search.
However, there was a Star Sect disciple who didn't leave with the crowd. Instead, he went straight to Lin Xiu.
Lin Xiu, who was originally very domineering, actually bowed and lowered his head in silence.
"It's not a solution to keep searching like this. Before you left, did the Fifth Elder give you any hints about that thing?"
A silent voice rang out. Lin Xiu replied respectfully, "Senior Brother Zhang, before I left, my master did say a few words about that thing."
"However, he didn't say anything about its specific location. He didn't give me any hints either."
Hearing this, the person pondered for a moment. "How many of that thing have you found so far?"
Lin Xiu immediately opened his palm. Five items that were exactly the same as the ones Cang Jin had taken out earlier were lying quietly in his palm.
"According to the Great Elder, if you want to collect all of them, you need 28 of them."
"Now you've only found five. When will you be able to collect all of them?
What a useless piece of trash! "
An unbelievable scene appeared.
Faced with this person's scolding, Lin Xiu didn't say a word. Instead, he lowered his head even more.
"Senior Brother Zhang … You're right. I have nothing to say."
"But now, I've found not five, but six. Only one of them … is temporarily out of reach."
Upon hearing this, the stern-looking Star Sect disciple uttered an 'oh', "Tell me the details."
"It's Liu Chen and a disciple named Cang Jin from the Sun Sect. They have this fragment in their hands."
Then, Lin Xiu added salt and vinegar to the story of what happened that day.
"That's roughly what happened. We were about to get the fragment, but that damned Liu Chen interfered."
"Relying on his high cultivation base, he forcefully snatched away the fragments that were originally in his hands, and … and he even killed the Ninth Elder!"
"What?!"
The cold man who had been indifferent all this time, as if he wouldn't change his expression even if the sky collapsed in front of him, finally had a drastic change in expression.
But in the blink of an eye, he seemed to have thought of something and his expression returned to normal.
"The Ninth Elder was at the eighth level of the Star Refining realm, but in order to enter the secret territory, he forcefully suppressed his cultivation base to the half-step Star Refining realm, just like me."
"According to what you said, that Liu Chen's true strength was at the half-step Star Refining realm, and there was also Cang Jin, who was comparable to the fourth level of the Star Refining realm."
"The Ninth Elder … died with no regrets."
Upon hearing this, Lin Xiu's eyes flashed with a trace of unwillingness, but it disappeared in the blink of an eye.
"Then, Senior Brother Zhang, what should we do now?"
The stern-looking man pondered for a moment, "For the time being, ignore the two of them. Wait for their fellow apprentices to meet up, and then we'll find them to settle the score."
Lin Xiu nodded, not daring to do so. "Right now … that's the only way."
Sha sha sha …
At this moment, the sound of hurried footsteps came from afar.
Lin Xiu and Senior Brother Zhang looked at each other and no longer spoke.
They saw Senior Brother Zhang walk behind Lin Xiu. Although his expression was still cold and indifferent, he forced out a trace of respect.
"Senior Brother Lin, I found it! I found it!"
A Star sect disciple hurried over, his hand holding a fragment that didn't seem like gold or silver or jade.
This fragment was even bigger than the one in Cang Jin's hand.
Lin Xiu's face suddenly lit up. He waved his hand, and the fragment was immediately sucked into his palm.
Without even looking at it, Lin Xiu directly put it into his storage ring. Then, he looked at the Star sect disciple with a happy expression.
"Very good. You did well. After we leave the secret territory, I will reward you handsomely."
"Many thanks, many thanks, Senior Brother Lin."
Not long after, everyone returned. When they learned that the fragment had been found, they couldn't help but reveal a happy expression.
Lin Xiu and Senior Brother Zhang looked at each other, and the latter nodded without a trace.
In a split second, Lin Xiu cleared his throat, "The fragment has been found. Hurry to the next sect in the ruins."
"You must collect all the fragments within ten days!"
Lin Xiu emphasized the last sentence, as if he was deliberately emphasizing it.
Although everyone was puzzled, no one dared to ask.
This was because Lin Xiu was the leader of their team, and he was also the direct disciple of the Star Sect's elder.
At that moment, everyone followed behind Lin Xiu and walked out in a line.
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"You guys are finally out. I almost fell asleep waiting."
Just as Lin Xiu and the others were about to leave and rush to the next sect ruins to find the fragment, a lazy voice suddenly sounded!
In a split second, Lin Xiu's expression changed. He looked at Senior Brother Zhang, who was hiding in the crowd. His mouth moved, but no sound came out.
"Lin Xiu, tell me, what did you find?"
"You were so happy as if you had stepped on sh * t just now. Don't tell me I was right?"
Liu Chen's figure appeared in midair. The evil smile on her face almost made Lin Xiu grind his teeth to pieces.
At the same time, Cang Jin walked out. His burly and mighty image brought invisible pressure to everyone.
"What are you trying to do?"
Liu Chen looked at Lin Xiu coldly and sneered, "What am I trying to do?
How can you see that it's so obvious?
Are you an idiot? "
"I'll tell you the truth. Hand over what you found in the ruins, or die!"
Compared to Liu Chen's arrogance, Cang Jin was very calm. He looked at everyone without saying a word, and his fierce appearance made people feel fearful.
Lin Xiu's expression was especially ugly. If he wasn't afraid of Liu Chen's strength, he would have already attacked.
Forcibly suppressing the anger in his heart, Lin Xiu took a deep breath and spoke, "We didn't find anything in the ruins, get out of the way!"
With a sneer, Liu Chen shook his head, "You can only deceive fools from Star sect with this kind of nonsense. You want to deceive me?
Are you dreaming? "
"I'll say it one last time. Hand over what you found in the ruins, or die!"
Just as those words fell, Liu Chen stepped forward, and the powerful aura of half-step Celestial Refining Realm erupted!
A terrifying pressure rolled down like dark clouds, like a thousand catty boulder pressing down on their chests, making them feel suffocated.
With every step Liu Chen took, the aura he exuded grew stronger by a bit.
Only when he was less than three meters away from Lin Xiu and the others did Liu Chen stop.
At this moment, his aura had climbed to its peak.