18: Chapter 18 Harvest and Division of Spoils

The scenes shifted.

From the moment everyone entered the Liu Family residence, every single action had been recorded within it.

However, as it played to the end, accompanied by the Blood Fiend Sect remnant, the Black-robed Man, making a move against Wang Zhan, a terrifying wave surged past, and the image instantly cut off abruptly.

"Hmm? Why does it cut off here?"

Wang Zhan slightly furrowed his brow, his tone carrying a hint of interrogation, and his gaze turned toward Liu Pingzhi, who was slowly recovering his internal Spiritual Qi and injuries on the ground.

Although his surface posture was as such,

secretly, Wang Zhan heaved a heavy sigh of relief.

Fortunately, this Image-Recording Stone did not record the subsequent battle scenes; there was still some time away from the scene where he consumed a massive amount of Spiritual Qi and Qi to forcibly drive that section of the Sword Bone.

As such, handing this Image-Recording Stone over to the Sect was not entirely out of the question; at the very least, the news of him possessing a great treasure would not be leaked.

Hearing Wang Zhan's questioning, Liu Pingzhi thought that without the subsequent footage as evidence, Wang Zhan's merit in single-handedly slaying that Blood Fiend Sect remnant would be diminished.

Instantly, Liu Pingzhi smiled sheepishly, his tone carrying a trace of apology as he said, "I'm sorry, Senior Brother Wang, it's truly because this Junior Brother's cultivation is too low. The Image-Recording Stone requires Spiritual Qi to drive all the recorded images. After I fell unconscious, the Image-Recording Stone's images naturally cut off."

Saying this, to put Wang Zhan at ease,

Liu Pingzhi patted his chest and swore with absolute certainty, "Senior Brother Wang, rest assured, your merit will not be reduced. Although there is no footage recorded on the Image-Recording Stone, I will still truthfully report your brave battle against the enemy to the Sect. At that time, coupled with the matter of annihilating the Blood Fiend Sect remnant, the Sect will definitely heavily reward you."

"Hmm, that's good then!"

Seeing that Liu Pingzhi somewhat misinterpreted his meaning, Wang Zhan didn't say much else and simply went with the flow, nodding.

For him to think this way was naturally for the best.

For himself, it was actually even more convenient for disguise.

"That's right, we also have to bring along the corpse of that Blood Fiend Sect remnant. That way, it can even better prove Senior Brother Wang Zhan's achievements!"

Lin Shen smiled and added from the side, "We won't share this merit with Senior Brother Wang Zhan. After all, if it weren't for Senior Brother Wang Zhan using that one-off consumable treasure, whether we could successfully complete the mission would be another matter entirely."

Wang Zhan was putting up a facade, and how could he not be doing the same?

Right now was by no means an opportune moment to strike; even if there was a chance to silence everyone, after returning to the Sect, if only he alone returned, it would be unexplainable.

What Lin Shen needed to do now was lower Wang Zhan's vigilance, and at the same time, Senior Brother Lin Zhiyuan's as well.

As long as the vigilance of both men toward him decreased, once they returned to the Sect in the future, he could secretly monitor the movements of Wang Zhan and Lin Zhiyuan.

Wang Zhan's Aptitude was far inferior to his.

As long as he was given a certain amount of time, Lin Shen dared to guarantee that he would definitely step into the Qi Refining Stage 9 or Qi Refining Peak before Wang Zhan. Coupled with those three zhenlei beads kept as a trump card and constantly nourished, he would have even greater certainty when making a move then.

Moreover, right now he was not the only one eyeing Wang Zhan's section of Sword Bone; Lin Zhiyuan, who was quietly lowering his presence beside them, was also very likely eyeing it.

At that time, as long as he paid attention to the movements and information of these two men, it wouldn't be impossible to find a suitable opportunity.

The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.

"Hmm, Junior Brother Lin's words make sense! This time, thanks to Junior Brother Wang Zhan's one-off consumable treasure, his loss is the greatest, so we naturally shouldn't share this merit."

Lin Zhiyuan, who had originally lowered his presence, also stepped out at this moment and nodded, expressing his stance.

Aside from Liu Pingzhi by the side, his injuries were currently the heaviest. If he really were to make a move, he had virtually no certainty of dealing with Wang Zhan.

For fear of being silenced, Lin Zhiyuan naturally also forcefully suppressed the greed within his heart, wearing a harmless smile on the surface.

As for Wu Qingfeng and Zhao Xue by the side, they exchanged glances, obviously lacking any opinions of their own.

However, hearing Lin Shen and Lin Zhiyuan both say this, they also nodded one after another in agreement with their opinions.

"Since that is the case, then I shall thank all Senior and Junior Brothers!"

Wang Zhan smiled, a bit more peace of mind added to his smile.

No matter what, since everyone said so, today's events could be considered completely hidden away.

As for whether someone would secretly eye his Sword Bone in the future, that could naturally be discussed later. As long as he guarded against it carefully in the future, once he broke through to the Foundation Establishment Realm, Lin Shen and the others before him would no longer be any threat.

Moreover, as long as he broke through to Foundation Establishment in the future, even if the news of the Sword Bone leaked out, relying on his own formidable combat power, the Sect would still show some partiality toward him.

Even if there were truly profit-driven scoundrels, the Sect would just sit by and watch; at worst, he could just walk away.

Anyway, relying on the cultivation of the Foundation Establishment Realm, within the entire Yan Country, as long as he didn't encounter those Golden Core Realm great beings, where could he not go?

"This is only right for Senior Brother Wang Zhan!"

Everyone smiled and spoke one after another.

After resting slightly, once Liu Pingzhi regained a certain degree of mobility, Lin Shen and the others began to loot all the resources of the entire Liu Family under the supervision of the Image-Recording Stone.

Not long after, the entire Liu Family was turned upside down. Basically, all cultivation resources, Spirit Stones, and some precious items were uniformly gathered by everyone into dozens of Storage Pouches.

Fortunately, the Liu Family's new batch of supplies had just been collected not long ago, and that Blood Fiend Sect remnant hadn't had time to consume and use them yet. This gave them a certain amount of fat to skim from the middle.

Keeping it hidden from the footage recorded by the Image-Recording Stone, everyone took out a portion of the Spirit Stones and resources, distributing them evenly according to the merit of this operation.

Wang Zhan was allocated the most; the resources and Spirit Stones allocated to him were worth roughly over eight hundred Low-Grade Spirit Stones.

Lin Shen came second. For his meritorious service in slaying Liu Qingshan, the value contained in the resources and Spirit Stones allocated to him was roughly over five hundred Low-Grade Spirit Stones.

As for Lin Zhiyuan and the others, the evenly distributed Spirit Stones were around three hundred Low-Grade Spirit Stones.

There was also Liu Pingzhi.

He also shared in the loot, obtaining nearly two hundred Low-Grade Spirit Stones worth of resources from it.

Of course, the cultivation resources everyone obtained in secret were naturally more than just what was seen on the surface.

There were also the Storage Pouches they obtained from other people when they charged into the Liu Family.

Among them, Lin Shen had the richest harvest by far.

He didn't calculate carefully; of the Storage Pouches harvested back then in that dry well secret passage, he only took out a small portion.

The vast majority of them were all quietly transferred by him, turning into his private assets.

Obtaining this extra harvest, everyone was beaming with joy, each driving their Flying Swords and traveling together, bringing all of the Liu Family's resources and Spirit Stones as they turned back toward Chiyun Valley.

After they left,

blazing flames ignited throughout the entire Liu Family, and a mark representing Chiyun Valley was clearly left at the main gate of the Liu Family.

This was establishing authority!

Telling the other immortal cultivation families in Qingyang County that if they did not properly obey and carry out Chiyun Valley's instructions, then the next Liu Family would be them!