At first glance, the number of slots on the teleportation formation was close to a thousand.
It would be a big mistake to think that it was the same as the teleportation formation. Low-grade vitality stones could be used to activate the teleportation formation, but upper-grade vitality stones had to be used for the return.
A thousand upper-grade vitality stones was nothing to Zi Chen, but it was undoubtedly a huge number for the other Zephyr Realm cultivators or those in the early stage of the Inner Core Realm.
Miao Kong and Qin He quickly filled the groove with essence stones. Then, the transmission array lit up with resplendent rays of light.
The teleportation formation was not big and could only accommodate a few people at a time. If this group of people wanted to be teleported over, they would have to teleport at least ten times.
This represented ten thousand upper-grade vitality stones.
Zi Chen was in the first batch of people to be teleported over. Other than him, there was also Wang Xian 'er, Longhu, Devil Ape, and Qin He.
With a flash of light, the five of them appeared. But before they could see the situation around them, laughter came from afar.
"It's the kid from the Qin Clan. Haha, you really kept your word. Did you use the ancient beast's blood essence to ransom them?"
The five Inner Core Realm cultivators guarding the teleportation formation had already seen Zi Chen and his group.
"Is it them?" Zi Chen asked indifferently.
"Yes, it's the five of them." Qin He pointed at the five of them and became very agitated.
"Aiyo, you little Zephyr Realm cultivators even brought helpers. Let me see what kind of people they are."
Laughter came again. One of the Inner Core Realm cultivators sneered, "So it's two demonic beasts and two humans."
Seeing the formation of Zephyr Realm cultivators on Zi Chen's side, the disdain in their eyes grew. Then, the five of them took the initiative to fly over with hostility.
"You guys are from the Zhu Clan." Zi Chen looked at the five of them.
"Hehe, a little Zephyr Realm cultivator dares to be so disrespectful to us. You guys are indeed the same kind of people." The Inner Core Realm cultivators sneered and approached.
"We have brought the ancient beast's blood essence. How is Qin Xing?" Zi Chen asked again.
"Since you've brought the essence blood, you can stay here. As for you guys, you can follow us to the Zhu family as hostages. You can go back to the Qin family again." The five Dan elementals were less than 300 meters away from Zi Chen.
The second group of people had already stepped onto the teleportation array and appeared beside Zi Chen in a flash of light.
Among this group of people, there was the monk, Miao Kong, Zhang Tong, and two other Primordial Core experts.
The teleportation array could accommodate five to eight people at a time. For safety reasons, only five people were allowed to come at a time.
Zi Chen's side suddenly had five more people, three in the early stage of the Primal Core realm and two in the great circle of the Zephyr realm. This caused the five from the Zhu Clan to be startled, and then they stopped in the air.
"Brat from the Qin Clan, I asked you to bring your blood essence to redeem your brother. You actually dared to bring an Ancestor level expert here. Could it be that you don't want your brother's life anymore?" A Dan Essence cultivator shouted.
"Hand over the blood essence and let them step onto the teleportation array and leave quickly. Otherwise, you can just wait to collect your brother's corpse," another Dan Essence cultivator said.
The five of them moved to the side at the same time, leaving the teleportation array to leave the barbarian land. It was here that Zi Chen was besieged by several Dan Essence cultivators. If he had not been careful and used a clone, he would have died long ago.
Hearing the other party's words, Zi Chen was even more convinced that they were from the barbarian land. This was because only the people here would call Dan Essence cultivators the Ancestor level. This level was a sect leader here.
They thought that with five Dan Essence cultivators, they would not be afraid of the three on the other side. Therefore, they did not leave immediately. Instead, they chose to intimidate and threaten.
At this moment, the teleportation array flashed again, and the third teleportation arrived. This time, five Dan Essence cultivators appeared directly. Although they were all ordinary Dan Essence cultivators, five of them appearing at the same time was enough to intimidate the five on the other side.
"Eight of them." The expression of the Dan Essence cultivator of the Zhu Clan had already changed.
On the other side of the teleportation array, looking at such a slow teleportation method, Wild Wolf was somewhat dissatisfied. He shouted, "You guys move aside. Let me do it, lest the lord has to wait for too long."
The Dan Essence cultivator retreated, and Wild Wolf stepped forward. With a wave of his hand, a thousand upper-grade vitality stones appeared. With Wild Wolf's stable control of vitality, they fell steadily into the groove.
"Okay, a group of people go in."
After Wild Wolf finished speaking, the five Dan Essence cultivators walked into the teleportation array. The next moment, light flashed, and a strong surge of spiritual energy surged. The energy contained in the thousand upper-grade vitality stones was instantly absorbed by the teleportation array, and the five of them disappeared.
Wild Wolf waved his hand again, and another thousand vitality stones fell. Another five people went in. The time it took from beginning to end was less than two breaths.
As a result, the teleportation speed of the group was greatly increased.
Correspondingly, more and more powerful cultivators were teleported over. The expressions of the five Dan Essence cultivators of the Zhu Clan changed again and again. In the end, they became pale.
"How, how many?" Their voices began to tremble. Their eyes were filled with fear, and their teeth were chattering.
"More than twenty," the Dan Essence beside them said in a trembling voice.
"Is, is, is it necessary? It's just some blood essence. Is it necessary to send so many people to get back at us?" The strongest of the five, Dan Essence, stuttered.
They could only watch as the light flashed in front of them, and wave after wave of master level cultivators appeared.
"What should we do?" The five of them had no idea. They looked at each other.
Looking at the more than ten master level cultivators surrounding them, one of them said carefully, "How about we send a signal to ask for help?"
The five of them did not want to see master level cultivators appear in front of them, because they were already surrounded. They did not dare to escape or fight. They could only stick together and look at the area in front of them that was not surrounded by master level cultivators.
"Are, are you stupid? If we send a signal now, do you want us to die faster?" The strongest Dan Essence cultivator of the Zhu Clan glared at the Dan Essence beside him.
At this moment, a turbulent aura descended. The moment the five of them felt this aura, the fear in their eyes intensified. They were so scared that they almost fell to the ground.
"This is the aura of a mid-stage Dan Essence cultivator." The five of them were shocked.
Although they called Dan Essence cultivators as master level cultivators, it was only limited to the early stage of Dan Essence. As for mid-stage Dan Essence cultivators, they naturally had to call them by their normal names.
"Could it be that this brat called the strongest cultivators in their forces? But so many people, just for that little bit of ancient beast blood essence?" The five of them were shocked, and their faces were filled with disbelief.
They did not know the true value of ancient beast blood essence. Not to mention that it was enough to hire a few dozen Dan Essence cultivators, even if it was doubled or tripled, it would still be enough.
Wild Wolf was the last batch to appear. Just when the five of them thought that he was the leader, this mid-stage Dan Essence cultivator actually walked up to Yu Kong and respectfully called him "Lord".
A mid-stage Dan Essence cultivator calling a late-stage Yu Kong "Lord" seemed to go against the rule of the strong. Just when the five of them were confused, Yu Kong, who was called "Lord", was already walking towards them.
"You guys are from the Zhu Clan?" Zi Chen walked up and asked calmly.
"Yes, yes, we are from the Zhu Clan. Let's talk nicely, let's talk nicely." The five of them quickly nodded.
It was the same question as before, but this time, Zi Chen's tone was even calmer. However, the five of them not only answered quickly, but also humbly.
"We brought the ancient beast blood essence. How is Qin Xing?" Zi Chen asked again.
Facing the calm Zi Chen, the five of them were even more terrified. They said in horror, "Alive, he's still alive. I'll take you guys there now. We don't want the ancient beast blood essence anymore."
Zi Chen only smiled when he heard this. He then shook his head and said, "I'm not satisfied with your straightforward answers."
"We're telling the truth. Really, Qin Xing is really alive." The five of them had a bad feeling.
"Tie them up and interrogate them properly. You'll be in charge of Qin He," Zi Chen said calmly.
With Ye Lang, a mid-stage Primal Core cultivator, Wu Liu, a peak early-stage Primal Core cultivator, and dozens of early-stage Primal Core cultivators, the five of them didn't even have the courage to fight back. Just like that, their Primal Core cultivators were sealed and tied up.
The next step was naturally to plunder. Qin He rummaged through the five's Spirit Rings and carefully counted the items inside.
After checking, Qin He said to Zi Chen, "Each of them only had a dozen drops of ancient beast blood essence, and there wasn't much yuan liquid either. Only ten percent of the total amount was lost."
"Then interrogate them and find out where they went," Zi Chen said calmly.
Although he had a lot of ancient beast essence blood and ancient beast materials and didn't care about these things, these things couldn't be taken away by just anyone. He had to get them back. And now, besides searching for traces of the essence blood, the main reason for this torture was to vent Qin He's anger.
As for the whereabouts of the blood essence, Zi Chen believed that as long as he destroyed the Zhu Clan, it would all appear.
The five of them, whose Dan Yuan had been sealed, were just like ordinary mortals. Other than their slightly stronger bodies, they did not have any other advantages. Qin He gave them a taste of their own medicine. The five of them quickly emitted a series of miserable screams as Qin He gave them a taste of their own medicine.
The others were indifferent, allowing the miserable cries to reverberate. During this time, Qin He would ask them all kinds of questions, including how Qin Xing was doing and why they had appeared here to guard the transportation formation.
Previously, the five of them didn't really cooperate. They only talked about Qin Xing and didn't know anything else. Even under Qin He's torture, they refused to say anything.
On the side, Wu Liu shook her head and said to Qin He, "You're still too merciful."
After saying that, Wu Liu took out her Pill Weapon and stabbed a bloody hole in each of the five of them.
The five of them let out miserable cries. Qin He's eyes widened, while the other Primal Core cultivators only laughed sinisterly.
After stabbing them once, Wu Liulian did not say anything. She picked up her pill weapon and stabbed them one by one again.
Two bloody holes appeared on each of the five of them, and blood flowed out.
Just as Qin He was dumbfounded, Wu Liu stabbed them a third time, and then a fourth time.
"I'll talk, we'll talk."
After stabbing them four times, Wu Liu didn't say anything. Just as she was about to silently stab them a fifth time, all five of them opened their mouths.
"Ask." Wu Liu held her Pill Weapon and said one word to Qin He.
"Why do we have to guard the transportation formation?" Qin He began to ask.