"Spiritual Energy + 5284 … …"
Ziyue couldn't help but reveal a trace of joy on his face.
A full five thousand points of spiritual energy was definitely the largest amount he had obtained in a long time.
At the same time, it also caused his spiritual energy to soar.
"Next, the only thing that will trouble me is the internal cultivation technique.
Now, with the contribution points and silver, it should be enough to exchange for the Golden Cicada Technique.
With the internal cultivation technique, my martial arts can continue to improve and reach the level of master and Elder Nie. "
Ziyue's eyes lit up and he couldn't help but reveal a trace of anticipation.
The battle strength that master and Elder Nie had displayed in this battle against the snake demon was extremely powerful, and naturally made him yearn for it.
Next, there would naturally be specialized people coming over to deal with the snake demon.
Two inner sect martial artists who were proficient in knife techniques, as well as Master Li from the kitchen, were specially called over and began to deal with the giant snake.
Pieces of snake scales were picked up and put away. Even the snake skin was specially peeled off. The poison sac, fangs, and even the copper bell-like eyeball … …
Then, very quickly, they took out a fist-sized dark yellow bead from the snake demon's head.
A monster core!
Almost everyone's breathing became hurried and mournful when they saw the bead. They also had a judgment in their hearts.
This was because even though the bead's appearance was unremarkable, the spiritual energy that belonged to a monster core was too abundant.
Especially for people with sharp spiritual senses like Ziyue, who could sense it from far away.
Moreover, with just a slight comparison, Ziyue judged that the spiritual energy of this monster core far surpassed that of the locust tree spirit's wood heart.
Elder Nie carefully placed the monster core in a wooden box with a brocade cloth at the bottom. He didn't have any intention of continuing to watch and directly left.
To him, half of the purpose of this trip had already been achieved. Next, all he had to do was to select the most outstanding disciples and everything would be fine.
At this moment, he was even somewhat impatient.
… …
Early the next morning, Ziyue went out.
He climbed up the Heavy Inkstone Mountain with ease and familiarity.
Half an hour later, the sun had completely risen, and Ziyue had also finished his daily cultivation.
However, this time, he did not leave the mountain immediately. Instead, he waited at the top of the mountain.
Not long after, he saw a figure walking up the mountain unhurriedly.
"Yesterday, your Scorching Sun Gang went to Liugang Temple to kill demons?"
The old scholar asked impatiently the moment he saw Ziyue.
Nodding his head, Ziyue calmly said, "A snake demon."
"You leaked the information?"
Recalling that Ziyue had asked him in a roundabout way, the old scholar couldn't help but ask.
"No." Ziyue shook his head and did not explain.
"That's good, that's good too. It can be considered as settling one of my worries."
The old scholar murmured with a complicated look on his face. "Old Scholar, I don't have the ability. Now that this snake demon has died in the hands of others, it can be considered as revenge for you, Master."
"Your master?
The previous temple attendant of Liugang Temple, He Shoufang? "
Ziyue couldn't help but ask curiously.
"That's right. Back then, it was actually my master who first discovered the snake demon. However, when he fought with the snake demon, his strength was lacking and he was swallowed by the snake demon.
After that, the news of the demon disaster spread.
Coincidentally, the State Preceptor was in power and the Celestial Master Pavilion had been suppressing the Path of Incense.
Naturally, they took advantage of the situation and placed the blame of the demon disaster on my dead master. "
The old Elementary Scholar explained with a look of anger and helplessness on his face.
In response, Ziyue didn't know how to respond.
The struggles of the upper echelons were too far away from him. He wasn't qualified to comment.
"Alright, let's cut to the chase. This is the jade scroll for the Lightning Strike Technique. I've already prepared it for you.
Also, I've brought some incense for the deal we talked about last time. I wonder if you … "
The old scholar seemed to know that some things were inconvenient to say to others and quickly changed the topic.
Immediately after, he flipped his hand and a flat and round jade scroll appeared. Without hesitation, he directly handed it to Ziyue.
This was also the compensation that they had agreed on. He didn't have any thoughts of breaking his promise.
"Of course, I've brought the talismans."
Bai Ziyue also spoke and took out a large stack of talismans from his bosom.
Thus, very quickly, the sound of bargaining could be heard from the top of the Heavy Ink Mountain.
Ten minutes later, Ziyue and the old scholar separated and walked down the mountain with a satisfied look on his face.
Fifty to sixty talismans of various types were exchanged for more than ten incense sticks this time.
Among them, there were three Spirit Gathering Incense and one Soul Calming Incense. As for the Soul Attracting Incense, Ziyue exchanged for a total of eight sticks.
The Spirit Gathering Incense's function was needless to say. It was used to restore one's mental strength. With the strength of his mental strength, even if it was exhausted, one stick would be enough to restore it.
As for the Soul Calming Incense, it was a type of incense that could calm one's mind. It had an extremely powerful effect on people whose minds were disturbed.
Of course, he could also light it when he was cultivating magic arts or martial arts. It would also increase his concentration and efficiency. Of course, the effects varied from person to person.
Ziyue felt that he was quite focused when cultivating and wasn't easily distracted. Thus, he only switched to another stick to test the effects.
However, the Soul Attracting Incense had the effect of attracting ghosts and ghosts. This caused his mind to be somewhat shaken.
He was already quite vexed about his lack of spiritual energy. If he could use the Soul Attracting Incense to attract ghosts and then kill them, it would naturally allow his spiritual energy to rapidly increase.
To him, this was an additional method to steadily increase his spiritual energy. The effects would naturally be much better than slaughtering livestock every day.
Not long after, Ziyue descended the mountain and arrived at the street.
However, he quickly discovered that the atmosphere on the street was somewhat strange. The conversations of the people had clearly lowered their voices. Soon after, cries of surprise could be heard.
He rubbed his nose. For martial artists, their lowered voices naturally couldn't escape his ears.
Very quickly, he had a rough idea of what was going on.
First of all, it was naturally the matter of the Scorching Sun Gang killing demons.
This time, the Scorching Sun Gang had practically turned out in full force. They had caused a huge commotion and had even asked some people who lived in Willow Gang Temple to leave. Naturally, it had attracted the attention and curiosity of some people.
The disciples of the gang weren't lacking in those who liked to boast and brag. Even if they had nothing to do, they would boast about a huge wave of things. Not to mention that this was a real demon killing operation. Thus, they immediately spouted lotus flowers from their mouths and spilled the beans.
In just one morning, almost everyone in Qinghe Town knew about the Scorching Sun Gang's demon killing operation. This actually made the Scorching Sun Gang's reputation even greater.
Even when he passed by his aunt's stall, Bai Erniu pulled him and mysteriously asked him non-stop.
However, this was only the first thing that had happened yesterday.
The second thing had shocked Ziyue himself.
A family extermination!
Last night, another family extermination had occurred.
Not only had the Ancient Rhyme Pavilion's shopkeeper been killed, even the accompanying caravan had been massacred. There were over sixty people in total, and not a single one had escaped.
When he first heard this news, he was truly dumbfounded.
However, he immediately came to his senses and thought of the Li family extermination three years ago.
The same method, the same one hit kill, clean and efficient.
Especially when he had seen the Third Chief of the Ghost Head Stronghold, the Diamond Body Wu Yong's figure before this family extermination.
Thus, he immediately determined that this time, it was definitely the Ghost Head Stronghold's doing.
The other party's viciousness and viciousness was something he had personally witnessed three years ago.
Furthermore, he soon verified this point from the mouths of the people around him.
"I really can't live like this anymore. Originally, in the entire town, only the Ancient Rhyme Pavilion's caravan could enter the county through the official road.
Previously, I was still thinking of using my connections to follow the Ancient Rhyme Pavilion's caravan. Who would have thought that in just one night, the Ancient Rhyme Pavilion would be gone.
This Ghost Head Stronghold is truly ruthless. "
"There's no choice. It's the Ancient Rhyme Pavilion's fault for not knowing what's good for them. They can't do business properly, but they had to go against the Ghost Head Stronghold. They're bandits, and you're just a merchant. How can you fight them?"
"That's true. The Ghost Head Stronghold relies on the road to make a living. Not only did you not pay the toll, you even killed people to resist.
However, the Ghost Head Stronghold is so crazy. Are they really not afraid of the authorities? "
"Afraid?
If they're afraid, they won't do anything. "
…
Hearing the discussions, Ziyue could not help but reveal a trace of confusion on his face.
He already knew about the grudge between the Ancient Rhyme Pavilion and the Ghost Head Stronghold.
He knew that behind the Ancient Rhyme Pavilion was the Li family that had been massacred. It was very normal for them to go against the Ghost Head Stronghold.
However, since the Ghost Head Stronghold had already started to tolerate it, and had even allowed the Ancient Rhyme Pavilion's caravans to pass through their official roads without stopping them, they should not have suddenly become so crazy.
It did not seem like they had reached the end of their tolerance. Instead, it was more like … something had happened that caused them to make such a decision.
"Wait, could it be Lee Hoon …"
Ziyue suddenly remembered the conversation between the two traveling merchants. From them, Ziyue knew that the eldest son of the Li family, Li Qing, was running a business. However, the third son of the Li family was already a High Scholar, and now had the chance to become the county's Registrar.
"Obviously, the matter of Lee Hoon becoming the Registrar must have been set in stone. Or perhaps there was some other change that caused the Ghost Head Stronghold to do such a crazy act of revenge."
As he thought about it, Ziyue shook his head and did not think about it any further.
He had his own things to do. As long as the disputes in the outside world did not affect him, he did not want to care too much about them.
Even if he wanted to do something, with his current strength, he did not have the strength to do so.
On the streets, he could clearly see that there were many people from the authorities searching.
When they saw suspicious people, they would intentionally stop and question them.
Even if the results were not great, and the constables were mostly acting, it was enough to see how important this matter was to the authorities.
Moreover, he quickly realized that there were people from his own gang who were also searching.
Just as he was about to go forward and ask, a low howl suddenly came from not far away.