1256: Nine Heavens Divine Gold

Li Xuanji was blasted apart, and the Everlasting River Sword Formation he presided over instantly disintegrated, causing the separated space to reintegrate with the world.

Buzz, buzz, buzz!

Fading spiritual lights, constantly wailing Sword Qi manifested their forms, flying around like headless flies in the air.

“Full of spirituality, even if these swords are damaged, their value must be considerable. Perfect, I don't know how much it will cost to purchase the promotion Materials for the little ones next, so I'll gladly accept these.”

Wang Chen casually waved his hand, and the power of heaven and earth converged into a gigantic hand, grasping these swords.

Although the spiritual light of these swords was dim, the quality of each one was quite high, even a level stronger than the Blade of Pain he had previously obtained from the Netherworld.

However, despite this, Wang Chen did not intend to keep them for himself.

With the blessings of the little ones, his body was the strongest weapon, capable of clashing head-on with Sharp Weapons. Unless it was a Dao Artifact-level Divine Weapon, which only existed in legends, other weapons would not provide him with any assistance.

It was better to sell them to supplement the household expenses.

Having finished all this, Wang Chen turned his head to look into the distance.

On the other side.

The Lean Youth and Bald Strongman were stunned, their expressions filled with extreme horror.

Li Xuanji was blasted apart by three punches, and the strength Wang Chen displayed utterly terrified them.

This was definitely not an opponent they could contend with.

When they saw Wang Chen's gaze cast upon them, the two of them completely disregarded any semblance of composure or Face, not even daring to flee. They frantically flew closer, and before Wang Chen could speak, they unhesitatingly knelt on the ground, kowtowing repeatedly and begging for mercy:

“Senior, spare our lives! We two were forced by this Li Xuanji to come here. Please, Senior, see clearly, we truly had no intention of offending Senior. Please, Senior, spare our lives.”

The Lean Youth and Bald Strongman were completely scared out of their wits by what they had just witnessed. At this moment, they kowtowed like pounding garlic; these dignified 11th Stage Peak powerhouses even had blood on their foreheads from the force of their kowtows.

“Heh heh!”

Looking at the two continually begging for mercy, Wang Chen let out a cold laugh.

He didn't believe a single word these two said.

Moreover, these two fellows were overacting.

How could a dignified 11th Stage Peak powerhouse, even one who didn't focus on physical cultivation, whose body strength far surpassed steel, be injured so easily?

“Tell me, why did you come to cause me trouble?”

Although Wang Chen already had some suspicions, he still asked coldly at this moment.

“Senior, a mysterious person posted a high-value bounty on your life in the black market. Li Xuanji accepted the bounty and coerced us two along the way…”

“Senior, that mysterious person must be from Sun Moon Sword Sect. They were confined by Devouring Sun Demon God King and forbidden from going out, so they resorted to such underhanded methods to deal with you, Senior…”

Hearing Wang Chen's question, the Lean Youth and Bald Strongman answered eagerly, vying to speak first.

“So that's how it is.”

Wang Chen's gaze lowered upon hearing this, and boundless killing intent surged in his eyes.

He had thought that the recent period of calm, with no trouble encountered, was because Sun Moon Sword Sect was deterred by Devouring Sun Demon God King's might and dared not act. But it turned out that…

Sun Moon Sword Sect couldn't act directly, so they just paid to hire assassins!

To be able to hire a 12th Stage Early Stage powerhouse, and even make these 11th Stage Peak fellows greedy, the price Sun Moon Sword Sect offered must have been incredibly generous!

The troubles ahead would likely be endless.

Thinking to himself, Wang Chen suddenly recalled something, and his gaze once again fell upon the two individuals before him:

“What kind of sky-high bounty did Sun Moon Sword Sect offer that made you two choose to take such a risk?”

“Senior, don't misunderstand, we really were forced by Li Xuanji…”

The Lean Youth and Bald Strongman heard this and immediately tried to explain in a panicked manner.

“Answer my question.”

But under Wang Chen's icy gaze, the rest of their words simply wouldn't come out.

They had no doubt that if they tried to argue another word, this person before them would unhesitatingly strike, sending them to join Li Xuanji.

“Senior, the bounty amount consists of three parts: one billion top-grade spiritual crystals, a sky-rank breakthrough pill, and the supreme divine Materials, Nine Heavens Divine Metal Iron, which can be used to forge Dao Artifacts.”

The Lean Youth and Bald Strongman lowered their heads, spilling all the information they knew.

“What a grand gesture!”

Wang Chen couldn't help but be moved by this news.

The top-grade spiritual crystals here on the Demon Disaster Frontline Battlefield were not on the same level as the top-grade Holy Quartzs on Blue Star. Their exchange ratio was close to one to ten thousand.

In other words, one billion top-grade spiritual crystals were equivalent to ten trillion top-grade Holy Quartzs on Blue Star.

Even if the entire Blue Star was dug clean, it probably wouldn't be enough to gather that many Holy Quartzs.

“Damn, is Sun Moon Sword Sect that rich?”

Even though Wang Chen had no need for external objects like spiritual crystals, at this moment, he couldn't help but feel a hint of emotion, surprised by Sun Moon Sword Sect's immense wealth.

One billion top-grade spiritual crystals would be more than enough to buy a nascent large world like Blue Star.

Of course, this hint of emotion was quickly suppressed, and his attention shifted to the other two items in the bounty reward.

The sky-rank breakthrough pill was useless to him; the path he took was completely different from that of the cultivators in this Realm. For other cultivators, the sky-rank breakthrough pill was a divine item, but for him, it was just a candy with more concentrated energy. However…

This Nine Heavens Divine Metal Iron was of great use to him.

The core Material required for the Gengjin White Tiger's current promotion was precisely this.

“A supreme divine Material that can be used to forge Dao Artifacts. The little ones have really given me a huge problem.”

Wang Chen pondered silently, his expression somewhat solemn.

If the Gengjin White Tiger needed such precious Materials for its promotion, the Materials needed by the other little ones would probably be no less valuable.

Could such rare Materials truly all be exchanged for military merits in the front line battlefield's exchange treasury?

Wang Chen held a pessimistic view on this.

“It seems that this piece of Nine Heavens Divine Metal Iron that Sun Moon Sword Sect has offered might become my next target.”

“But getting my hands on it will be troublesome. I can't just take my own head to claim the bounty, can I?”

“I'll go to the Second Defense Line first and gather as many as I can for now.”

Wang Chen felt slightly vexed. He turned to look at the Lean Youth and Bald Strongman, his gaze growing increasingly unfriendly.

These guys had completely ruined his good mood today. It was better to kill them.

“Sen… Senior, please spare our lives! We'll do anything you ask.”

The Lean Youth and Bald Strongman's hair stood on end from Wang Chen's gaze. Their hearts trembled, and they begged for mercy in mournful voices.

But unfortunately, how could Wang Chen let go of two individuals who intended to kill him?

“Don't worry, I'll send you on your way without any pain.”

He looked at the two with an indifferent gaze and lightly pointed a finger.

“Senior…”

The Lean Youth and Bald Strongman were about to continue begging for mercy, but their words stopped as soon as they opened their mouths, and their bodies disintegrated inch by inch.