218: Return to the Palace

As for the curses from the Central Region forces, Wuji Palace and the others who had already left couldn't hear them.

Kaido and the others, who had resolved the battle and withdrawn the earliest, had already entered the Shanhai Region at this time. If nothing unexpected happened, they would be able to return to Wuji Palace in another half a day.

"Achoo!"

On the back of a Lightning Leopard, Qin Wudao suddenly sneezed. He then looked around with a strange expression, and only after seeing no abnormalities did he withdraw his gaze and mutter,

"Strange, is someone thinking of me?"

"I say, Wudao."

Just then, Hu Qianxue, who was flying in the air on her sword not far away, approached and said with a smile,

"I remember you took a few Spirit Blue Stones from that Wang Family's treasure vault earlier, didn't you? Give them to your Senior Sister."

"Spirit Blue Stones?"

Hearing this, Qin Wudao scratched his head, then opened his storage ring and searched through it. Four or five crystal-clear gems, sparkling with blue light under the sun, appeared in his hand. He raised an eyebrow and asked,

"These?"

"Yes, yes, yes, that's it!"

Hu Qianxue's eyes lit up when she saw them, and the fox ears on her forehead swayed back and forth.

When it came to shiny things, especially gems, women's fondness for them was the same everywhere, and Hu Qianxue was naturally no exception.

Of course, more importantly, this item was an indispensable part of a ninth-grade Spirit Pill and was no longer circulated on the market. Hu Qianxue hadn't expected the Wang Family's treasure vault to have it. She just happened to need it for Alchemy.

"Here you go."

Qin Wudao casually tossed them over, then seemed to remember something and raised an eyebrow, saying,

"Oh right, Senior Sister, I saw you took quite a few Talismans back then, didn't you? You won't use them all anyway, so let me study them."

"Alright!"

With the items in hand, Hu Qianxue naturally wasn't stingy. With a wave of her small hand, dozens of ninth-grade Talismans appeared and floated towards Qin Wudao, making the latter's eyes light up.

"Senior Sister, the way you hold Talismans is so elegant."

"Haha, really?"

It had to be said that this trip to the Wang Family truly transformed the two of them from peasants to landlords.

In recent years, because they had each developed their own forces and had not applied for support from their Revered Master, Wuji Palace, all their Cultivation resources had been earned through their own efforts.

These hard-earned resources were all used to supplement their respective Sects, which led to the two Sect leaders' lives always being somewhat tight.

However, this trip to the Wang Family instantly invigorated them.

The Wang Family, having existed on the Heavenly Profound Continent for hundreds of thousands of years, naturally had an unimaginable amount of stored resources; it couldn't even be described with astronomical figures.

Qin Wudao now dared to throw one Talisman after another, simply displaying his immense wealth.

Half a day later, they finally saw the Bone Spirit Mountain Range. Kaido did not return to the Palace immediately but first came to the sky above the mountain range. He raised his hand, took out two Heaven Rank Spiritual Veins, and then struck them into the ground.

The already dense Spiritual Qi in the Bone Spirit Mountain Range instantly increased to a higher level. There were now an astonishing eleven Heaven Rank Spiritual Veins buried beneath it.

Not to mention those that Bone Cultivator, An Lan, and Bai Xiaochun hadn't brought back. If all of them were added together, there would be a total of seventeen.

By the time Kaido led the group back to the Palace, it was already dark. In the entire Wuji Palace, only a cluster of firelight burned under the Enlightenment Tea Tree, making it exceptionally conspicuous.

After arranging for the Disciples to rest, the three headed towards the firelight. As they landed, a rich aroma instantly filled their nostrils.

"Oh, three heroes."

One of the figures sitting by the bonfire turned his head slightly to look at them and said with a smile,

"You're back."

"Palace Revered Master (Revered Master)"

The three spoke at the same time. The person before them was indeed Lin Xiao. At this moment, he was holding a dozen skewers of meat in his hand, constantly turning them on a wooden rack over the bonfire, and the enticing aroma was emanating from them.

Beside him, You Bao and Shi Hao, the two little ones, were with Yun Ling'er, using their spiritual power to control the cut meat to automatically string onto skewers.

"Great Senior Sister, Junior Brother, Junior Sister!"

Hu Qianxue, on the other hand, directly pounced forward, hugged Yun Ling'er, then released her and turned to embrace the two little ones' faces, rubbing them frantically.

"I haven't seen you for days, Senior Sister has missed you to death!"

"Yes, yes, yes..."

Facing Hu Qianxue's enthusiasm, the others were clearly already used to it. Kaido and Qin Wudao then sat down by the bonfire.

"Come, eat some skewers."

Lin Xiao handed them some of the already cooked skewers and said with a smile,

"This is Hao Ling Beef that You Bao, that girl, caught outside. The meat quality is pretty good, eat more."

"Yes!"

Hearing this, the two of them didn't bother chatting with Lin Xiao. After sitting around the bonfire, they began to frantically devour the skewers.

During this time, Kaido also took out several jars of fine wine from his storage ring, which he had brought back from the Wang Family. He ate and drank large mouthfuls of Celestial Venerable Realm Vicious Beast meat, thoroughly enjoying himself.

"Oh right, Palace Revered Master."

While eating skewers, Kaido pulled out a ring from his body and handed it to Lin Xiao, chewing on meat and speaking casually and indistinctly,

"These are the gains after clearing out the Wang Family. It's all here."

"Oh, you've worked hard."

Lin Xiao took it, and after his spiritual sense spread out to investigate what was inside, he saw the dazzling display before his eyes and nodded in satisfaction.

It had to be said that the Wang Family truly lived up to its reputation of existing for so many years. The sheer number of treasures inside was probably several times that of Wuji Palace.

However, now, all these things belonged to Lin.

The thought of having three such massive sources of resources made Lin Xiao feel that the war was not fought in vain.

It was indeed much faster to acquire resources this way. If they were to accumulate them honestly, how many years would it take to gather so many good things?

If Wuji Palace's foundation was still somewhat thin in this war, now, with the massive influx of resources from the four major forces, it instantly became incredibly solid.

"Alas..."

Lin Xiao's sigh instantly drew the attention of everyone. Qin Wudao casually put down a bamboo skewer and looked at the former, asking in confusion,

"What's wrong, Revered Master? Why are you sighing?"

"Exactly."

You Bao echoed from the side, her pretty face now covered in grease from eating.

"The entire Heavenly Profound Continent is about to become our territory, what are you still worried about?"

"How can I not worry?"

Lin Xiao rested his chin on one hand, a look of utter despair on his face, and spoke faintly,

"I am already invincible, and the territory is unified. Tell me, what should this Revered Master do now to pass the time?"

"..."

Lin Xiao's words instantly plunged everyone into silence. As they exchanged glances, their mouths twitched.

Although what he said was true, why did it sound so irritating coming from their Revered Master's mouth?

"Forget it, I'll think about it tomorrow."

But very quickly, the melancholy on Lin Xiao's face dissipated. He casually picked up a bowl of Spirit Wine, gulped it down, let out a loud burp, and laughed heartily,

"Today we have wine, today we get drunk! Disciples, come on, drink up!"

"..."

The few people present silently rolled their eyes, clearly no stranger to their Revered Master's sudden change of mood.

One moment he was thinking about eating, the next he was going for an afternoon nap. He did whatever came to mind, which was quite spontaneous.

But talk aside, everyone still raised their already filled wine bowls in unison, finally clinking them together on the table, causing wine to splash out.

"Cheers!"