Chapter 560: Chapter 237: You can question my character, but you cannot doubt my mind

The Silent Calamity Island where Xiao Chen was currently located was in the southwest of the Compassion Sea. After all, it had been deliberately chosen for its remoteness.

This meant that he had to cross nearly the entire Compassion Sea to reach the vicinity of Wu Ling.

The round trip would certainly take a considerable amount of time, likely measured in months.

"After I refine the Blood Crystal, let’s go find Wu Ling together?"

Xiao Chen suggested directly, "At worst, we can just travel along the outskirts and avoid the other Loose Cultivators."

Su Li rejected the suggestion. "No. I swore an oath that I would never leave this place until the curse is lifted."

"Besides, don’t forget about the Inspection Array outside."

A bitter smile touched her lips. "If I were to trigger the Array, it wouldn’t take more than a few days for you to see half of the Nascent Soul True Monarchs in the Compassion Sea."

"And if we were lucky enough, we might even get to witness a Divinity Transformation expert in person."

Hiss—!

’Damn, you’re that important?’

To be fair, Xiao Chen wanted to puff out his chest and declare that mere Divinity Transformation ants were nothing.

But for the time being, there was still a considerable gap between him and a Nascent Soul True Monarch.

"Don’t overthink it!"

Su Li took the initiative to persuade him instead. "Let me help you refine the Blood Crystal."

She bent down and picked up the Blood Crystal. As the Moon Witch Saintess, she was the only one who could directly touch the Blood Crystal without being eroded by the Qi Blood Power within.

So, as long as she held the Blood Crystal, she could briefly touch Xiao Chen with it and then pull it away.

By repeating this process, she could control the Qi Blood Power and reduce the difficulty of Refinement.

Compared to swallowing a Purple Gold Bodhi Fruit each time, this method was undoubtedly better.

With Su Li’s help, the Refinement process went very smoothly this time.

As the last wisp of Qi Blood Power was completely refined, Xiao Chen gained another eighty-two strands of True Essence in his body.

The reason the amount of True Essence gained was less this time was because midway through the Refinement, his Life Pill had reached the Perfection Realm of the Early Stage Golden Core.

So, Xiao Chen pushed through in one go, directly charging toward the Middle Stage of the Golden Core on the Path of Body Refining. During the breakthrough, a portion of the Qi Blood Power within the Blood Crystal was also consumed.

Thanks to the increased density of Qi Blood, he managed to break through successfully without much effort in the end.

"Congratulations on your breakthrough!"

Su Li tilted her head and praised him, "On behalf of the Moon Witch Tribe, I recognize you as the strongest warrior in our tribe!"

In the entire cultivation world, Xiao Chen was probably the only one who could understand what she was saying.

The Saintess and the priests had to be of the Witch Race, but the warriors of the Moon Witch Tribe were not necessarily so.

In Ancient Times, there were also warriors who, in order to obtain Blood Crystals, reached an agreement with the Saintess and joined the tribe midway.

Xiao Chen imitated a gesture from his inherited memories of the Moon Sacrifice Ceremony, striking his chest with his fist in a salute.

"Thank you for the praise, Saintess!"

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「The next morning, just as the sky began to lighten.」

Xiao Chen was already prepared to set off to find Wu Ling and retrieve the Witchcraft Artifact.

As the saying goes, it’s better to rip the band-aid off.

As a Cultivator, he knew what he had to do and wouldn’t get too hung up on it or feel conflicted.

Su Li quite agreed. "Of course I don’t mind."

"I’ve already made it through more than a hundred years. What’s a few more months?"

"You, on the other hand, must be careful on the road. Don’t take any risks just to save time."

Xiao Chen nodded. "Don’t worry. I don’t have many virtues, but I do cherish my life."

Some things might look very dangerous to outsiders.

But in reality, he would only do them if he was completely confident.

"Then it’s a deal!"

Su Li turned and went into the stone house. "Don’t go yet. Wait for me."

Then, she actually took out a wooden box made of Spirit-Extinguishing Cloud Wood, with a smaller, identical wooden box nested inside.

"Take this Thunder Pearl with you. If you encounter danger, it might be able to help you."

Huh?

Xiao Chen’s brow twitched. ’You probably don’t know this, but my Condensed Fire Palm is more useful than this thing.’

Unless it was a Tier Five Thunder Pearl, it wouldn’t be able to harm a Nascent Soul True Monarch at all. It could only be used against Golden Core Cultivators.

It wasn’t that he was arrogant, but at this point, there were probably few within the Golden Core realm who could be his opponent.

So, Xiao Chen subconsciously waved his hand. "No need, I..."

Halfway through his sentence, he saw the expectant look in Su Li’s eyes and changed his tune. "...actually, this is great. I’ll take it."

The Vast Sea Ring was so large; this bit of space was nothing.

’Why should I refuse her kind intentions?’

"Xiao Chen!"

Seeing him about to use his Escape Techniques to leave, Su Li finally couldn’t hold back any longer. "Will you come back?"

Logically, she shouldn’t have to worry, but she had waited a hundred years just to meet him.

"Don’t worry!"

Xiao Chen turned his head and answered with great seriousness, "Of course I’ll be back!"

After saying that, he added with a smile, "You can question my character, but you can’t doubt my intelligence."

"You saw last night that the Blood Crystal is very beneficial to me. I have no reason not to return."

This was a very compelling reason.

It was also what Xiao Chen truly thought. Even if it was just to obtain more Blood Crystals, he would definitely come back.

He had already thought out his entire plan.

First, he would find Wu Ling and collect Evil Qi at the same time.

Then, he would bring the Witchcraft Artifact back to Silent Calamity Island to suppress the curse and enhance the effect of the Blood Crystal.

Finally, with the help of the Blood Crystals provided by Su Li, he would break through to the Nascent Soul Realm, return to the Storm Sea, and annihilate the Yin Corpse Sect.

Compared to the action plans Xiao Chen had made in the past, this one was relatively simple.

This was mainly because he had just arrived and was completely in the dark.

Although he had learned some things about the Compassion Sea from Su Li, he still didn’t have much intelligence to go on.

He didn’t have the resources to formulate a detailed action plan.

So he decided to keep things simple and just improvise as he went along.

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