Chapter 379: Chapter 192: Beidou Spirit Fire: Obtaining the Spiritual Object (Part 2)

However, the sect’s main hall was now completely empty. No matter how shrilly the warning alarms blared, there was no one left to hear them.

He passed through the Array and entered a hidden chamber.

Before him was a six-foot-square platform, its surface carved with rows of profound inscriptions.

A faint, flickering flame hovered in the air above the platform, rotating slowly and silently.

The inscriptions drew upon the vast Spiritual Qi in the surroundings, channeling it evenly into the Spiritual Fire.

The temperature in the chamber wasn’t particularly high. Standing before it, one would find it hard to believe that this Spiritual Fire was already Tier Three, with the potential to one day reach Tier Four.

’This Spiritual Fire doesn’t seem to have a master?’

Based on Xiao Chen’s initial assessment, the Beidou Spirit Fire looked so unremarkable most likely because it had yet to be refined and claimed by a Cultivator.

That was why its Spiritual Light was withdrawn and its divine aura concealed.

"Daoist, this Spiritual Fire was originally refined by Golden Mace True Man, but it suddenly withdrew into itself not long ago."

This was one of the reasons Xiong Qiming had dared to turn traitor. He knew Golden Mace True Man wasn’t coming back.

"Oh? In that case, why was such an important Spiritual Fire left here?"

Someone with Xiao Chen’s personality would have definitely kept something so crucial on their person to ensure it was perfectly safe.

"Daoist, based on the books I’ve consulted recently, it should have something to do with its advancement."

Xiong Qiming then reeled off several book titles.

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Xiao Chen immediately pulled the books he mentioned from his Storage Bag.

Only then did he learn that the seemingly unremarkable stone platform before him was, in fact, a Fire Cultivation Platform that had been purchased from the Eastern Domain at a great cost.

If the Beidou Spirit Fire were removed from the platform and absorbed into one’s body before it advanced, it would inevitably lose some of its accumulated age.

Simply put, it was best not to move it.

"I see. You’ve been quite thorough."

Xiao Chen put the books away. As he reached out, releasing his True Essence to begin refining the Spiritual Fire and claiming it as his own, he asked, "But this means the Spiritual Fire will have to stay here for a while longer."

"It will need someone to guard it, lest some foolish petty thief damages it."

"Are you willing to remain here for a time and guard the Spiritual Fire for me?"

’Since he already has experience caring for the Spiritual Fire, I might as well have him continue to guard it.’

"I live to serve you, Daoist!"

Xiong Qiming was overjoyed. Despite his best efforts to control his expression, delight still shone from the corners of his eyes.

Previously, he had been deeply unhappy about being left here to guard the Spiritual Fire.

But now, being given the same task by Xiao Chen made him ecstatic.

’As long as I can latch onto this new powerhouse, with the other major families in the area losing their power, the Xiong Family will have a chance to expand rapidly.’

Xiao Chen left his Demon Extermination Hall Manager Token, which was engraved with his name, and told Xiong Qiming to hold onto it as proof of his authority.

He then returned to the warehouse, destroyed the outer defensive Restrictions, and began to sweep up the materials inside.

The warehouse already contained plenty of Storage Bags intended for the disciples, so he didn’t have to worry about not being able to carry everything.

In one fell swoop, he packed away everything inside except for the Spirit Grass and Spirit Ore.

Setting aside the trivial items...

There were three particularly valuable discoveries in the warehouse.

First, there were twenty-six Top Grade Magical Artifacts, including five Magic Robes and seven Shields, with a total value of at least 380,000 Spirit Stones.

Although Xiao Chen no longer had a use for Top Grade Magical Artifacts, he could sell them for a huge sum of Spirit Stones.

The second was a backup Array.

It included sixty-four Array Flags, thirty-six Array Plates, and a full twenty Array Maps.

’These Array Maps are so complex!’

Xiao Chen quickly skimmed through them and was dazzled by their complexity. This was clearly a Tier Three Grand Array named the Five Elements Chain Loop Formation.

It seemed to be a defensive Array.

’Logically, this should be worth at least three or four hundred thousand Spirit Stones, right?’

He wasn’t entirely sure of its value. ’The only problem is, it might be hard to find a buyer here in the Southern Domain.’

A Tier Three Grand Array could run on a Spirit Vein for day-to-day operation, but its consumption when fully activated was enormous. The average Foundation Establishment family couldn’t afford to maintain it, even if they were given the Array for free.

’Besides, they wouldn’t have much use for it. Who would they be defending against?’

’Other Foundation Establishment families were sufficiently protected by Tier Two Arrays. And if they were to truly face a Golden Core-level enemy, an inanimate object like this Array couldn’t be relied upon anyway.’

’No matter. There should be a market for it once I go to the Eastern Domain.’

After dealing with the Divine Fire Sect, Xiao Chen planned to make a trip to the Eastern Domain to find the Tier Four Spiritual Object left behind by the Yellow Springs Dao. He could sell the Array then.

The third discovery was much simpler.

It was the Spirit Stones the Azure Flame Sect had left within its treasury.

There were two thousand Middle Grade Spirit Stones alone, equivalent to two hundred thousand.

As for Low Grade Spirit Stones, there was a staggering 686,990 of them.

One of the Azure Flame Sect’s large chests could hold two thousand Spirit Stones, so they were stored in a total of three hundred and forty-four chests.

It took Xiao Chen three separate Storage Bags to store all of these Spirit Stones.

"One, two, three... twenty-three!"

He was now carrying a total of twenty-three Storage Bags. He couldn’t fit any more on his belt; even the inside of his robes and his sleeves were nearly full.

From the outside, he looked significantly "fatter" than when he had arrived.

’And another thing... I need to make getting a Storage Ring a top priority.’

Feeling bloated and clumsy, Xiao Chen couldn’t help but start coveting the legendary Storage Ring.

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