119: Is this guy very poor?

【Begin Martial Arts Practice!】

【This practice session’s content is the Legacy of the third Martial Dao Token fragment. It consumes one hundred years of Yao Beast lifespan per year.】

【Year one: You feel overwhelmed by the complex content recorded in the Legacy, finding it quite a headache.】

【Year five: You finally manage to grasp all the content with great difficulty.】

【Year twenty: Through daily closed-door Cultivation, you finally comprehend a Yellow-grade Martial Arts from the Legacy—One Sword Sweeps the Nine Provinces!】

【Year fifty: You have Cultivated One Sword Sweeps the Nine Provinces to the getting Started (Entry) stage.】

【Year eighty: One Sword Sweeps the Nine Provinces reaches Minor Achievement.】

【Year one hundred twenty: One Sword Sweeps the Nine Provinces reaches Major Achievement.】

【Year one hundred eighty: One Sword Sweeps the Nine Provinces reaches Perfection.】

【This practice session ends, consuming a total of eighteen thousand years of Yao Beast lifespan. Beginning feedback.】

Instantly, a sword technique Legacy, countless times more profound than One Sword Eight Desolations, surged into Shen Xi’s mind.

Even just the opening stance of One Sword Sweeps the Nine Provinces was more terrifying than One Sword Eight Desolations.

This made Shen Xi gasp, realizing it truly was a Yellow-grade Martial Arts, indeed extraordinary.

Not only that, Shen Xi clearly felt his combat power had significantly increased.

If he could only fight a Later Heaven Transformation Realm before, now, a single sword strike was enough to instantly kill a Later Heaven Transformation Realm. This was a qualitative improvement.

Of course, Shen Xi’s combat power was still insufficient to fight a Xiantian Realm. After all, the gap of a major Realm was not so easily bridged.

“Another instant mastery?”

“The Legacy of the third Martial Dao Token fragment should have reached Yellow-grade Martial Arts, right?”

“Even I would need at least a month. Just how much of a Prodigy is this guy?”

Liu Yiyi was quite hurt, feeling deeply struck.

Her proud talent was crushed to worthlessness.

Of course, if Liu Yiyi knew that even a Profound-grade Martial Arts could be instantly comprehended by Shen Xi, provided he had enough Yao Beast lifespan, then...

She would probably be tempted to cut Shen Xi open and study what he was made of.

【Does the host wish to spend ten thousand Yao Beast lifespan to unlock the location of the next Martial Dao Token fragment?】

The System’s mischievous voice rang out again.

“First, tell me, is the fourth Martial Dao Token fragment nearby?”

【Absolutely not!】

“Unlock!”

【Hehe, your Yao Beast lifespan is insufficient.】

“…”

Shen Xi had never noticed before that the System had such a mischievous side.

He glanced at his attribute panel.

Next to Yao Beast lifespan, only the number 12 remained.

Well, then!

After all that hard work, he was back to square one.

Shen Xi sighed helplessly.

Yao Beast lifespan was good in every way, except it wasn’t enough to spend!

But thankfully, his current combat power could be considered that of a strong individual; at the very least, he had the ability to protect himself.

Of course, if other Martial Artists knew about Shen Xi’s thought, they might form a group to beat him to death.

Self-protection ability?

You call the combat power of an Initial Stage of Acquired Realm, which crushes a Houtian Huajin Realm, self-protection ability?

Then what are the vast majority of Martial Artists who might only remain in the Yuánqì Realm and Houtian Realm their entire lives?

This statement was truly infuriating!

“If you don’t mind, could I invite myself to stay in Twenty-eighth City for a while?”

Liu Yiyi did not comprehend the Legacy on the Martial Dao Token fragment on the spot.

She didn’t have the ability to master it instantly.

“You can!”

Shen Xi nodded, not refusing.

He paused, then said again, “But wait a moment.”

After speaking, under Liu Yiyi’s disbelieving gaze, Shen Xi began a carpet-like search.

“Hey, there’s a Storage Ring here.”

“Not bad, the Golden Lion actually left behind its most important frontal bone.”

“Hahaha, I’m rich! Isn’t this the Seven Venom Snake Leader’s venom sac? A venom sac from a Late Acquired Realm is something many poison-refining Martial Artists are willing to pay a high price for.”

Shen Xi was practically a bandit, turning the surroundings upside down with the spirit of leaving no stone unturned.

Liu Yiyi’s mouth twitched involuntarily.

Is this guy very poor?

She, a great beauty of mysterious origin and extraordinary background, had actively proposed visiting Shen Xi’s home.

Yet Shen Xi actually left her aside to collect Materials?

Liu Yiyi opened her mouth several times, intending to say something, but in the end, she helplessly closed it.

After a while, Shen Xi finally finished all this, glanced at Liu Yiyi, then, without changing his expression, immediately put the collected Materials into his storage bag.

“Are you afraid I’ll share the spoils with you?”

Liu Yiyi rolled her eyes in annoyance.

“How could I! It’s just that with your status, you wouldn’t possibly care for these things, right!”

Shen Xi’s old face was as thick as a city wall.

“Get lost!”

Liu Yiyi lightly spat, too lazy to speak.

She wasn’t short on money; all these Materials combined were only about a hundred billion.

For Secluded Factions, the currency circulating on the market was merely a string of numbers to them.

What was truly precious was martial dao crystal.

“Can we go now?”

Liu Yiyi urged again.

“No problem.”

Shen Xi took the lead, walking in front.

This action made Liu Yiyi’s expression slightly better.

He was still a gentleman.

However, not long after, Liu Yiyi realized she had been happy too soon.

Shen Xi, eager to lead the way, was actually looking for traces of Yao Beasts.

He wasn’t in a hurry to take her home at all; instead, all his attention was focused on the Yao Beasts.

Whenever he encountered a Yao Beast, whether it was in the Yuánqì Realm or the Houtian Realm, Shen Xi wouldn’t let a single one escape.

The only thing worth celebrating was that the commotion in the core area of the beast tide was too great, especially the terrifying power unleashed by the forbidden weapon.

Most of the Yao Beasts realized something was wrong and had already fled in the chaos. With the beast tide dispersed, Shen Xi didn’t encounter many Yao Beasts.

Otherwise, Liu Yiyi seriously suspected that he would have lingered there for three days and three nights.

“Sigh! What a huge loss.”

Shen Xi said dejectedly.

A million-beast tide, how much Yao Beast lifespan would that be?

But they all ran away.

For him, it was no different from watching a mountain of gold disappear before his eyes.

Of course, whether this was a gain or a loss was still uncertain.

If Shen Xi had wasted too much time on these Yao Beasts, he might have missed the Demon Beast Leaders’ struggle for the king’s inheritance, and thus wouldn’t have obtained the second Martial Dao Token fragment.

Finally, Twenty-eighth City was in sight. Along the way, Shen Xi had once again gained over ten thousand Yao Beast lifespan.

“Unlock the Martial Dao Token fragment coordinates!”

【Unlock successful. The location of the next Martial Dao Token fragment—Zhu Feng City, Chasing Wind Secret Realm.】

“I…”

Shen Xi was speechless, wanting to curse.

Was the System trying to fool him?

He had just returned from Zhu Feng City not long ago, and now he had to go to Zhu Feng City again?