Big Deal

The first to notice this change were the major powers that had stood for several great eras in various Immortal Realms.

They had experienced the alternation of great eras and had such experiences.

In their territories, the mineral veins that could continuously produce Immortal Stones were gradually drying up.

Each time Immortal Stones were mined, the harvest became less and less, and the quality also deteriorated.

The Spiritual Qi floating in the Void Realm had entered a stagnant state.

Use a little, lose a little.

And those who could break open the Immortal Realm's Void Realm, travel within it, and perceive opportunities, had to be at least Grand Unity Golden Immortals.

This also indicated that ordinary Cultivators had no ability to perceive the crisis.

All that awaited them was a desolate world after the Spiritual Qi dried up.

The decision-makers of these major powers immediately issued new rules and decrees:

Raise the entry threshold for Disciples, only accepting elite Disciples.

And increase the intensity of assessment; any ordinary Disciple whose cultivation progress was not obvious would be assigned to subordinate forces.

This was called a trial; they could return when they became more motivated.

Ordinary was only relative.

Ordinary Disciples in a major Sect were also Geniuses beyond reach in ordinary forces.

When these people were assigned to subordinate forces, they squeezed the cultivation resources of the Disciples in those subordinate forces.

Another group of Disciples was sent down to even smaller forces.

This cycle repeated, layer by layer, squeezing them out.

Ultimately, a significant portion of the most basic ordinary Disciples were squeezed out of their Sects—becoming Loose Cultivators.

These Disciples who were squeezed out and became Loose Cultivators initially didn't care.

If this place doesn't keep me, another place will.

As time went on, the number of Loose Cultivators surged.

When there are too many people, conflicts will surge.

Chaos began.

...

Small forces without backing also saw their Immortal Stone mineral veins drying up.

Unlike the major powers, they didn't feel anything was wrong.

After all, mineral veins would eventually be exhausted, and it wasn't the first day this happened.

They just needed to keep exploring and find new mineral veins to replace them.

So, at first, people only thought this was an ordinary mineral vein depletion.

However, as more and more small forces' Immortal Stone mineral veins dried up, and new mineral veins were slow to appear, people gradually realized something was wrong.

This wasn't the depletion of a single mine, but a trend.

That was the trend of the world's Spiritual Qi drying up!

Without new sources of Immortal Stone mineral veins, there was only one way to continue cultivating.

Rob!

Clashes between forces became more frequent.

An era of chaos was about to begin.

...

Qing Yu tidied Xiao Fan's clothes, her rosy face still flushed with lingering pleasure, her eyes full of love.

Dragon Ningbing, on the other hand, meticulously combed his hair.

She tried her best to remain expressionless, but her joyfully swaying, soft Azure Dragon tail betrayed her.

The few of them had spent half a month together, and happiness was the only truth.

Qing Yu softly said, “Are you leaving again?”

Xiao Fan said, “It's not exactly leaving; I just have some matters to attend to.”

Qing Yu gently hugged Xiao Fan, leaning into his embrace, and said, “Don't do anything risky.”

“Of course, if there's danger, I'll be the first to run,” he said with certainty.

Qing Yu was greatly relieved to receive his affirmative reply.

Dragon Ningbing had always been shy, never contending or fighting.

She just smiled and softly said, “Ning Bing will always wait for Young Master to return.”

Xiao Fan embraced her, lightly touching Ning Bing's forehead, and said, “Mm, I'll be back as soon as possible.”

The three of them enjoyed a moment of tenderness before stepping out of the door.

As soon as Xiao Fan stepped out, he saw a weary-faced White Tiger Star Lord.

And Xiao Fang, who was tirelessly pulling on the reins, learning how to drive a tiger.

Seeing Xiao Fan come out, Xiao Fang immediately dropped the reins and pounced into Xiao Fan's embrace.

She also giggled and said to Ning Bing and Qing Yu, “Alright, Daddy is mine now.”

The two women were amused by the little one.

Xiao Fan also lovingly rubbed her little head and said, “Daddy is going out. Will you be good at home with your two older sisters?”

Xiao Fang pouted, instantly displeased, and weakly said, “Does Daddy not want to play with me?”

“Ah, that's not it at all.”

“Then why doesn't Daddy take Xiao Fang along?” she said, hugging Xiao Fan tightly, refusing to let go.

Qing Yu stepped forward and said, “Xiao Fang should be able to help you. Take her with you.”

Xiao Fan gazed at the endless stars within Xiao Fang's body, which had become stable.

The power of time was also accumulating, becoming deeper.

“Alright, then let's go out together.”

“Yay!”

Hearing Xiao Fan's words, her aggrieved expression instantly vanished, replaced by a radiant smile.

She vividly demonstrated what it meant to change one's mood faster than flipping a book.

She immediately pulled up the White Tiger Star Lord, who was lying on the ground.

“Don't sleep, get up.”

“Be careful, or I'll hit you!”

The White Tiger Star Lord shivered in fright and immediately stood up respectfully.

Xiao Fan looked at the White Tiger Star Lord, who was utterly respectful.

It just had a fearful expression, and its body had some temporal distortion. Was this Xiao Fang's doing?

Xiao Fan left the Qingshuang Immortal Realm, riding the White Tiger.

He released Miao Xiaoqing, only to see her smiling incredibly happily.

Xiao Fang asked, “Sister Xiao Qing, what are you laughing about?”

“Nothing.”

Miao Xiaoqing said, “Master, I've counted all the items. There's simply no way to spend it all.”

“Mm, I know.”

Miao Xiaoqing continued, “Master, how should these tokens be handled?”

She took out the tokens obtained in the Battleground Forbidden Land.

There were seventy-nine in total. After selling one a few days ago, seventy-eight remained.

After thinking for a moment, Xiao Fan said:

“Keep eight tokens, and sell the rest.”

“Okay.”

Miao Xiaoqing also felt they should be sold quickly; only tokens exchanged for treasures were good tokens.

She just didn't know why her Master wanted to keep eight.

This amount was quite large, so it probably wouldn't sell out quickly.

To quickly sell these tokens, Xiao Fan directly approached several major trading houses across the heavens.

For example, the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion.

He sold them a little cheaper to them.

But it had to be a cash-on-delivery transaction.

The owners of these trading houses were wide-eyed at such a large transaction.

They immediately greeted Xiao Fan and his group with great courtesy.

They provided them with exclusive VIP services, presenting them with special tokens usable for life, allowing them to enjoy discounts on every transaction.

Although, overall, the average price was lower than the three Grand Unity Golden Immortal Realm fruits.

It was roughly only eighty percent of the price.

But it was already very good.

At the very least, Xiao Fan emptied the treasuries of those few trading houses.

Miao Xiaoqing stared dumbfounded at this immense wealth.

The value of these sold tokens was actually more than what she had in her pocket.

More than double.

Many people, seeing Xiao Fan's wealth, also harbored ill intentions.

Xiao Fan, with his Saint Realm strength, also sensed this.

The White Tiger Star Lord, to show loyalty, said, “Master, do you need me to drive away these flies?”

Xiao Fan waved his hand, signaling it not to bother.

The White Tiger Star Lord thought Xiao Fan was acting on the principle of 'the less trouble, the better' and ignored them.

It wasn't until the White Tiger Star Lord noticed that the covetous gazes vanished silently.

The White Tiger Star Lord's Divine Sense swept back sharply.

It found that all those people had disappeared, leaving no trace.

It didn't believe so many people could escape its perception so silently.

It continued to investigate and found that the body of one covetous person was incinerated by unknown karmic fire, instantly turning to ash.

The speed was so fast that if it hadn't intentionally observed, it would have been impossible to discover.

The White Tiger Star Lord was startled. How did he do it, killing people invisibly in broad daylight?

“Little tiger, don't look around, or I'll whip you,” Xiao Fang said unhappily.

The White Tiger Star Lord immediately lowered its head and focused on being a mount.

This father and daughter were each more terrifying than the other.

Xiao Fan prepared to go to Tiandao Sect to find NanGong XiMeng and accompany her to her father-in-law's birthday celebration.

A birthday ceremony of an aristocratic family was a good place to refresh the Child of Destiny.