"Does Meng Yan really have such high power? Could he have help?"

Lin Qingshu remembered that Meng Yan's strength wasn't supposed to be this high.

So Lin Qingshu carefully observed the battlefield again and found that although the corpses were smashed into pieces by a large hammer, the air still carried an aura that did not belong to Meng Yan because the battle had just ended.

"Did Meng Yan ask for help from others? But there's no one in the Cyan Origin Sect who could spare the time to help Meng Yan, right? Could they be someone outside of the Cyan Origin Sect?"

A streak of doubt flashed across Lin Qingshu's mind.

However, she didn't dwell too much on it, only surprised that Meng Yan was able to find allies of this caliber.

Moreover, it was good news for her, after all. Currently, in Qingshi County, the only ones who could fight during the Qi Refining Stage were her and Meng Yan. With so many sects watching them, if Meng Yan could kill more of the enemy sect's geniuses, it would greatly relieve her pressure.

After confirming that Meng Yan was the victor, she didn't bother with it any further. Her sword qi swept across the entire battlefield once again to eliminate any remaining traces.

She didn't want other sects to discover Meng Yan's ally; if they did, it would only invite more enemies, which would be disadvantageous for her.

After finishing everything, Lin Qingshu quickly left the battlefield.

...

After Meng Yan and Qi Ping left the battlefield far behind, the two found the first place they could and swiftly took out the contents of their storage bags.

Then, Meng Yan skillfully picked and sorted through them, quickly removing several items like tokens, jade pendants, and Gu insects, discarding them along with some useless miscellaneous items.

"Brother Qi, these items can detect our location, so we must discard them, then move to another place..."

"Okay!"

Qi Ping had no doubts, and hearing this information, he just wanted to run. Even if Meng Yan hadn't mentioned it, he wouldn't have stayed behind.

Knowing that these people were all geniuses from major sects, Qi Ping was not interested in facing any retribution because of it.

Soon, the two of them took off running at full speed once more.

After traveling quite a distance, they finally stopped again.

When Meng Yan brought out the contents of the three storage bags again, even Meng Yan found it hard to maintain his composure—so much wealth!

There were 16,671 spirit stones alone!

Not to mention the variety of cultivation techniques, magic, elixirs, spiritual medicine, weapons, talismans, and more...

Preliminary estimates put the value at over 40,000 spirit stones! And that's not counting the value of all the cultivation techniques and knowledge.

Each type of item had a substantial quantity; one wonders how many people these had been plundered from to accumulate such wealth, as it clearly came from many individuals.

Qi Ping was a bit dazed into seeing so much. He and his bees had worked hard for a year without spending, and still found it difficult to save up 20,000 spirit stones. But now, they had come into it all at once.

These people truly lived up to being genius disciples from various sects, and surviving this long in the sect war due to their significant wealth was a given.

Of course, the cost and risk of achieving such wealth were exceptionally high.

As genius disciples of various sects, if they were to fall, they would attract a lot of attention.

If Meng Yan wasn't also a disciple of a sect's Golden Core Elder, Qi Ping would never dare to take such risks with this group, let alone commit murder and arson.

Dividing the spoils then became a simple matter.

Meng Yan initially proposed giving two-thirds of the items to Qi Ping, because Qi Ping had played a bigger role in the battle and came to help him. Without Qi Ping, he might have already fallen to these three.

But Qi Ping refused the offer.

The reason was simple: one, Meng Yan had already spent quite a bit setting up a Tier One perfection interference array.

The other was that Meng Yan would also bear the hostility and possible retribution from other sects.

So in the end, they decided on a simple fifty-fifty split.

In this allocation, Qi Ping was given a slight advantage; Meng Yan let him choose first.

Due to Qi Ping's poor ability to liquidate his loot and limited channels, he chose spirit stones, some spiritual medicine, spiritual seeds, and a portion of cultivation knowledge and techniques.

That wooden sword belonging to the Seven-Star Sword Sect genius who comprehended Slaughter Sword Intent was something he had gradually improved since his early practice and recorded his entire journey from beginning sword training to comprehending Slaughter Sword Intent. It's a rare treasure indeed,

Even if broken, it still retains significant value and could fetch a high price in a place like the Cyan Origin Sect, where sword cultivators are numerous.

It's just that Qi Ping found it too hard to sell off, and having it around would be conspicuous, so giving it to Meng Yan was the best choice.

Qi Ping took 15,000 spirit stones from it, paid back the 5,000 spirit stones he owed Meng Yan, leaving him with 10,000 spirit stones to himself.

As for those cultivation techniques, the usual arrangement was for Meng Yan to copy them down and hand them over to Qi Ping.

Afterward, Qi Ping left first; he didn't want to stay there any longer.

After Qi Ping left, Meng Yan also found a place to hide. Under current conditions, he dared not reveal himself lightly.

He couldn't help but recall Qi Ping's masterful execution of the Flame Burst Technique earlier, which surpassed his own performance, having also attained perfection.

This made Meng Yan marvel at Qi Ping's extraordinary talent.

Such talent more than qualified him to join a major sect, but considering the current situation of the Cyan Origin Sect's senior brothers, it was perhaps just as well not to join!

...

Once Qi Ping left the battlefield far enough behind, he redistributed the spoils into several storage bags and randomly had his bee colony hide them in various locations.

After participating in such a significant event, Qi Ping decided it was better to play it safe.

Considering the current state of affairs, even Meng Yan seemed like a pawn that could be devoured at any moment.

Could one hope Meng Yan's judgment was always accurate under such circumstances? Qi Ping didn't think so.

Thus, Qi Ping placed the items he needed soon into one storage bag, such as spiritual medicine and the fire attribute Body Refining Technique from the Celestial Fire Pavilion disciple, planning to retrieve them once it was safer. The rest would be retrieved by the bees when needed, to maintain stability as much as possible.

Afterward, Qi Ping transformed into a bee and returned to the mountain peak.

After confirming that he had no hidden risks upon returning to the mountain, Qi Ping focused his thoughts on today's gains.

Reflecting on today's haul, Qi Ping felt a little excited inside.

It was a windfall!

He not only cleared the spirit stone debt with Meng Yan but also gained 10,000 more spirit stones.

This promptly solved some urgent need for spirit stones for purchasing new animal companions and part of the Foundation Establishment stage cultivation techniques he needed next.

Though there was still a gap to fill, it wouldn't take as long to save up now.

However, what excited Qi Ping the most about today's haul wasn't the spirit stones, nor the fire attribute Body Refining Technique from that Celestial Fire Pavilion Body Cultivator, but a single seed!

"Star Spirit Wood Seed...."

"Star Spirit Wood... Tier Two Low-Level Spirit Tree... Capable of gathering spiritual qi, it can transform the land around its roots into a place rich in spiritual qi..."

The Star Spirit Wood is one of the rare spirit trees capable of gathering spiritual qi, with minimal requirements for spiritual land. It can absorb and gather spiritual qi on its own, turning a small patch of land around its roots into spiritual land.

With this, Qi Ping could create his own spiritual land.

But that wasn't the most important part; rather, Qi Ping suddenly had a new idea for his level five Druid's career progression—becoming a Tree Shepherd!

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