When Mu Chen's group walked out of the Mission Hall, they couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief as they gazed at the azure sky. With the completion of the mission, they'd successfully completed their mission.
"Many thanks for earlier."
As Mu Chen held onto the Spiritual Value Card, a hint of joy appeared at the corner of his mouth. 1,500,000 Spiritual Value Points. This was the largest amount of Spiritual Value Points that he had obtained after entering the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy. With this, he was one step closer to obtaining the JG Blood of the "Northern Sea Dragon".
Su Xuan faintly smiled as she said, "This mission was entirely dependent on you. If the reward was halved, it wouldn't be right."
The other four nodded in agreement. If it weren't for Mu Chen, they wouldn't have been able to return alive, let alone successfully completing the mission.
"Mu Chen."
Li Qing suddenly spoke. She waved her jade-like hand, and the Spiritual Value Card appeared in her hand. With a flick of her finger, a dense radiance shot out from the card.
She looked at Mu Chen and indifferently said, "This is what we agreed on before. If you help me obtain the Draconic Spirit Bracelets, I'll give you the reward for this mission."
Seeing this, Mu Chen helplessly smiled. Li Qing was cold and stubborn. Once she'd decided on something, he obviously couldn't change her mind. He could only nod and store the radiance into his Spiritual Value Card. In an instant, the number of Spiritual Value Points on the card increased to over 3,000,000.
"Haha, there's also mine. You killed Bai Xuan, but I took his High Rank Spirit Spear. You must accept these 1,500,000 Spiritual Value Points."
Guo Xiong laughed as well. Soon after, a radiance also shot out from the Spiritual Value Card in his hand.
After Mu Chen killed Bai Xuan, he didn't accept the High Rank Spirit Spear. Instead, he gave it to Guo Xiong. In his opinion, he'd already reaped an enormous harvest from this trip to the White Dragon Hillock. Not only had he obtained the White Dragon Spirit Pearl, but he'd also obtained a so-called "Primordial Ominous Artifact" in his Aura Sea.
Therefore, Mu Chen was the one who had gained the most from this mission.
Therefore, he couldn't help but let out a bitter laugh as he watched Guo Xiong shoot a ball of light towards him. However, he couldn't tell anyone about the Great Meru Demonic Pillar within his body, so he could only accept it. Currently, he was indeed lacking in Spiritual Value Points. It seemed like he could only remember this favor in his heart.
"Mu Chen, are you in a hurry to use Spiritual Value Points?"
Su Ling 'er asked when Mu Chen accepted Guo Xiong's Spiritual Value Card. Her slender jade-like fingers held onto the Spiritual Value Card. From the looks of it, she was also planning to support Mu Chen.
"I really do need a large amount of spiritual value, but everyone has contributed to this mission. I'll accept Senior Sister Li Qing and Senior Brother Guo Xiong's kind intentions. I'll return the favor when the opportunity arises in the future. As for you guys, don't make me owe you anymore favors."
Mu Chen said a little helplessly. Although he really wanted to gather enough spiritual value to buy the Northern Sea Dragon's JG blood, he really couldn't take it if everyone gave him the mission reward.
Seeing Mu Chen's resolute expression, Su Ling 'er could only mumble, "Alright, but if you really need Spiritual Value Points, you can borrow from me first."
Mu Chen smiled and nodded, then cupped his hands towards them and said, "Since the mission is completed, I'll be heading back to the freshman area."
He hadn't seen Luo Li for nearly half a month, and he missed her dearly. He couldn't wait to immediately appear in front of her, break her tranquil eyes, and pull the shy girl into his embrace.
"Alright, see you later." Su Xuan and the rest nodded.
Seeing this, Mu Chen didn't dawdle any longer. He turned around and dashed in the direction of the freshman area. Ten minutes later, he slowed down, and a familiar scene appeared before his eyes.
Many members of the Luoshen Assembly were meditating on the plaza beside the clear lake in the center of the freshman area. Zhou Ling and Ye Qingling were also among them.
Swish.
A rushing wind sound was suddenly transmitted from the sky, causing quite a number of people in the square to open their eyes. Soon after, they saw a figure rushing down and appearing on the square.
"It's boss Mu Chen!"
"Boss Mu Chen is back!"
The freshmen immediately cried out in surprise when they saw the figure. Then, the silence was broken. Everyone stood up, their eyes filled with pleasant surprise.
"Mu Chen?"
Zhou Ling and Ye Qingling also opened their eyes. When they saw Mu Chen appear on the plaza, they were stunned for a moment, then delighted.
Zhou Ling quickly stepped forward and said with a smile, "You're finally back."
Mu Chen also smiled at them. Then, he swept his gaze around and said with a smile, "Where's Luo Li?"
Hearing him mention Luo Li, Zhou Ling and the rest's expressions slightly stiffened. The surrounding members of the Luoshen Assembly also fell silent for a moment.
Seeing this, Mu Chen frowned and asked, "What's wrong?"
"Luo Li is recuperating in your little house." Zhou Ling stuttered.
"Recuperating?"
Mu Chen's expression instantly darkened. He stared at Zhou Ling and said in an ice-cold voice, "What's going on?"
Ye Qingling smiled bitterly and said, "In the half a month that you were gone, many things happened in Hokuang Reiwon. Yang Hong disbanded the Wyvern Gang and brought some people to join the Demon Gate."
"Demon Gate?"
"The Demon Gate is a faction established by the fourth on the Heavenly List, He Yao. They have an extremely high reputation in Hokuang Reiwon and are exceptionally powerful. They are second only to Li Xuantong's Xuan Gang and Shen Cangsheng's Judgement Squad." Zhou Ling hurriedly explained.
"He Yao?" Mu Chen's eyes flashed coldly and said, "What does this have to do with Luo Li's injuries?"
"After Yang Hong joined the Demon Gate, our Luoshen Assembly started to be targeted by him. He used to be afraid of you, but now that he's a member of the Demon Gate, that fear has weakened. Moreover, when you weren't in the academy, he became even more unbridled. From time to time, he would send people to cause trouble and provoke us."
Zhou Ling gritted his teeth and his eyes were filled with anger. He said, "In the end, I couldn't take it anymore and fought with him. However, that guy is indeed powerful. He has already reached the Heavenly Fusion Stage Late Phase and I can't beat him."
As he spoke up to here, there was a look of shame on his face.
"Zhou Ling wasn't the only one who was injured. Even the other members of the Luoshen Assembly returned with injuries."
Ye Qingling gritted her teeth and said, "At first, we didn't tell Luo Li about this matter because we didn't want to disturb her cultivation. However, we don't know why, but Yang Hong became more and more aggressive. He actually sent word to us and forced us to disband the Luoshen Assembly."
Mu Chen's expression sank. Since when did Yang Hong become so ignorant?
"This matter became bigger and bigger. In the end, it still reached Luo Li's ears."
Ye Qingling smiled bitterly and said, "So she made a move. With her strength, Yang Hong lost miserably in just a few rounds."
"However, no one expected that not long after Yang Hong was defeated, the Demon Gate would send a large number of experts. They even sent three of the top 20 on the Heavenly List."
"As for Luo Li, he faced them alone. Dozens of experts from the Demon Gate attacked one after another, but they were all defeated. However, these guys are despicable and shameless. Seeing that they couldn't win, they decided to take turns to wear him down. Luo Li single-handedly fought more than 50 experts from the Demon Gate. In the end, even the three experts from the top 20 on the Heavenly List were defeated by Luo Li."
"However, Luo Li was also injured after the battle and is still recuperating. During this period of time, the Demon's Gate seems to be afraid of Luo Li's strength and no longer dares to provoke us. Yang Hong has also disappeared without a trace." Ye Qingling gritted her teeth. Evidently, she had developed quite a bit of resentment towards Yang Hong.
Mu Chen narrowed his eyes and a cold light flickered in his black pupils.
"Mu Chen, I'm sorry. We're too weak. We still need a girl to deal with this kind of matter."
Zhou Ling's face turned red. The other youths of the Luoshen Association also lowered their heads in shame. Although Luo Li single-handedly fought the experts of the Demon Gate and made the Luoshen Association famous, this kind of reputation was like a knife to them.
Mu Chen shook his head and said, "Yang Hong doesn't have the guts to provoke us. There must be someone behind him."
"Someone?" Ye Qingling was startled. Her expression changed and she said, "You mean the boss of the Demon Gate, He Yao?"
Only He Yao could mobilize the experts of the Demon Gate. Otherwise, with Yang Hong's reputation, why would anyone care about him?
Mu Chen nodded his head and his eyes turned even colder. He Yao was probably the one behind all of this. But why would he target the Luoshen Association?
All of a sudden, Mu Chen clenched his fist as he recalled his meeting with He Yao before leaving the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy. The latter had wanted the quota for the mission that Su Xuan had given him, but was rejected by him. Originally, Mu Chen had thought that this was just a small interlude. However, there was a high possibility that it was because of this that He Yao bore a grudge against him. That fellow's heart was indeed extremely narrow.
He Yao probably did all this to teach him a lesson. However, he did not expect that even after Mu Chen left, there was still a powerful Luo Li in the Luoshen Association.
"He Yao." Mu Chen's eyes were ice-cold.
Zhou Ling gritted his teeth and said, "Mu Chen, what do you want to do?
If you want to find trouble with the Demon Gate, bring us along. No matter how pathetic we are, we must let them know that there are no cowards in the Luoshen Association! "
Mu Chen shook his head and smiled at them. "Don't worry, I will handle this matter."
Zhou Ling and the rest could not be blamed for this matter. Even Mu Chen did not expect He Yao to be so narrow-minded. No wonder Su Xuan did not like him.
"What do you want to do?" Zhou Ling hurriedly asked.
Mu Chen faintly smiled as he strode towards the direction of the small pavilion. His calm voice resounded.
"Pass the news to the Demon Gate. In five days, Mu Chen will come to 'thank' you."