162: Massive Points

"Pursue!"

Qi Yunling raised his hand, ready to control the Swift Wind Golden Pupil Falcon to give chase, while Luo Xuanxiao clenched his fists, purple lightning crackling on his gloves.

But just then, Murong Yue suddenly called out to stop them: "No need to pursue."

She clutched a communication jade slip in her hand, her fingertips turning slightly white.

A relieved smile appeared on her face as she let out a long sigh, "Junior Brother Lu just sent a message; they have already ended the battle and will evacuate the Demon Iron Mining Area within half an hour at most."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Lie did a quick mental calculation, then grinned, revealing a mouthful of white teeth, "Half an hour? Even if Shen Qingxuan grew wings and flew back, he would only find a pile of ruins!"

Everyone knew clearly that from the Burning Heaven Volcano to the Flame Demon Mountain Range where the Demon Iron Mining Area was located, even if the hun yuan mothership flew at full speed, it would take more than two hours.

Even if the six of them, including Shen Qingxuan, abandoned the ship and traveled using the fastest Flying Boat, it would still take at least one hour.

This amount of time was enough for Lu Tao and the others to finish cleaning up the battlefield and disappear without a trace, taking the captured resources and points with them.

Chen Miaoyin put away her white jade flute, flew to Murong Yue's side, and watched the mothership's silhouette gradually shrinking in the distance, a hint of a smile flashing in her eyes, "It seems we have won this round."

Murong Yue nodded, gently rubbing the communication jade slip with her fingertips, her tone carrying a hint of relaxation, "Not only did we win, but we also made Shen Qingxuan suffer a double loss... With his base camp gone and the resources and points captured by Junior Brother Lu and the others, this guy is likely going to suffer a serious blow to his vitality."

The Swift Wind Golden Pupil Falcon shrank its form and landed on Qi Yunling's shoulder, letting out a clear eagle cry, as if cheering for this victory as well.

On the battlefield, the Cultivators of the Bitao Faction watched the departing hun yuan mothership.

Finally, smiles of survival appeared on their faces, and cheers gradually spread across the sky above the volcano.

...

Avoiding the endless searches by the furious Shen Qingxuan and his group, Lu Tao and the others spent three days maneuvering in hiding before returning to the Blazing Prison Yangyuan Grotto.

Of the hundred or so Peak Core Formation Cultivators who accompanied them, only fifty-seven remained.

The reason for such heavy casualties was mainly due to the Nascent Soul Cultivator whom Lu Tao had slain, who had ferociously detonated his Nascent Soul before dying.

The Air Banning Formation set up by Song Moting had also been broken due to the impact.

This allowed the Cultivators within the Demon Iron Mining Area resource point to send out the communication jade slip.

With no other choice, Lu Tao and Song Moting had to give up on pursuing the other severely injured Nascent Soul Cultivator and the few hundred Core Formation Cultivators.

They sped up the cleanup of the battlefield and the collection of resources, seizing the time to escape.

"In this raid, we captured a total of over thirteen million points!"

Inside the temporary Immortal Cave, Lu Tao paced back and forth, rubbing his hands in excitement.

"It's a pity that the Demonic Flame Iron stored in the Demon Iron Mining Area seems to have been turned in by Shen Qingxuan and his group; the resource harvest isn't even half of what we got from the Pain Forest."

Song Moting shook his head, appearing somewhat disappointed.

"That's already good enough!"

Chen Miaoyin rolled her eyes and retorted speechlessly, "With this operation, the points for the three of you will increase by at least over a million; what else could you possibly be dissatisfied with?"

Don't look at it as capturing so many points.

But when broken down, Lu Tao, Song Moting, and Su Ling only got about 1.2 million each.

The fifty-seven survivors each received at least 100,000 points.

Chen Miaoyin, who came to provide support, was entitled to a share of 300,000 points according to the original agreement.

Although Qi Yunling and Luo Xuanxiao were helpers Chen Miaoyin had found privately, and it was agreed they did not need points.

But Luo Xuanxiao suffered quite a few injuries in this battle; surely he shouldn't have to pay for his own Medicinal Pill to recover!

From the perspective of social etiquette, there should at least be 100,000 in compensation for each of them!

Murong Yue and Zhao Lie each received 200,000 points.

The two thousand Cultivators stationed at the Yangyuan Cave resource point were each rewarded with 1,000 points.

Plus the consumption from this battle and so on...

After calculating all the odds and ends, the thirteen million-plus points were already nearly gone.

Of course, if one sets aside the Spirit Stones spent on exchanging for Formations, Talismans, and Spirit Crystals.

At least it could still leave Lu Tao with over 800,000 points.

Then his total points could leap to 5.6 million!

That would be nearly 400,000 more than the number one, the Azure Sword Cultivator Luo Qianjie.

He would directly become number one on the overall leaderboard!

Even if he couldn't become number one, with just those 1.2 million points, Lu Tao would still be able to enter the top five.

The task entrusted to him by True Lord Lu Feng had been successfully completed in only about half a year.

Next, he just needed to maintain his ranking!

Amidst the laughter, Murong Yue revealed a hint of worry, "But the final distribution of points must still be approved by the Inspector..."

"Indeed, the points obtained this time are unprecedented."

Song Moting nodded slightly, "The intervention of a Body Integration Stage Inspector is inevitable."

"Since that's the case, what are we waiting for?"

Lu Tao waved his hand dismissively and said, "I will summon the Inspector to descend right now."

As a Nascent Soul Cultivator guarding a region, Lu Tao possessed the authority to summon a Body Integration Stage Inspector.

"Very well."

Everyone looked at each other and nodded in succession.

Lu Tao immediately pinched a spell, and a sword light passed through the mountain, shooting straight into the high sky, transforming into a strange rune.

A moment later, three figures suddenly appeared before everyone.

"Greetings, Inspector!"

Su Ling and the others bowed in unison.

"No need for formalities."

One of the Bitao Sect Body Integration Stage Cultivators in the middle raised his hand slightly, and a gentle magical power lifted everyone up, "You summoned us, presumably for the distribution of points obtained in this resource point battle!"

Lu Tao chuckled, "Reporting to Martial Uncle Li, that is indeed the matter."

The person before them was named Li Xuanfeng, and Lu Tao was relatively familiar with him.

Li Xuanfeng nodded slightly, and Lu Tao, along with Song Moting and Su Ling, took out the captured resources.

Xuanming Ice Soul produced from the Ice Prison Pain Forest, Pain Crystal, Unmelting Yin Wood...

Demonic Flame Iron produced from the Demon Iron Mining Area, Sinister Fire Crystal...

All of which floated before everyone's eyes.

"Not bad, to be able to break through two resource points of the Yangquan Faction with the strength of a hundred people..."

A Wuyun Sect Body Integration Stage Cultivator wearing a brown dharma robe nodded slightly, expressing approval, "The younger generation is formidable!"

"After all, they are the Personal Disciple of Brother Zhibai and Brother Feibai; they ought to have this kind of courage."

The Wuji Sect Body Integration Stage Cultivator, wearing dark gold armor, scanned the circle, his gaze falling on Su Ling, "The performance of this kid, however, has made me look at him with new eyes."

"Haha, two Fellow Daoists, let's handle the official business first!"

Li Xuanfeng, wearing the Bitao dharma robe, laughed and changed the subject.

"Very well."

"Agreed."

The two looked at each other and both nodded.

"The points obtained this time total 13.6 million."

A light screen appeared in Li Xuanfeng's palm; he stroked his long beard and said calmly, "Based on different contributions, it is roughly divided as follows..."

Murong Yue, Zhao Lie, and the two thousand-plus Cultivators in the Yangyuan Cave, totaling 2.2 million points.

Chen Miaoyin, Qi Yunling, and Luo Xuanxiao, totaling 700,000 points.

It was mainly because Qi Yunling and the other two had blocked a total of four Nascent Soul Cultivators from the Yangquan Faction, winning a large amount of time for the Yangyuan Cave resource point.

According to the Inspector's calculation, they should each be allocated 200,000 points.

The fifty-seven surviving Peak Core Formation Cultivators, when divided equally, each got about 100,000 points.

The above is roughly the same as everyone's previous estimation.

"Lu Tao, for killing two enemy Nascent Soul Cultivators and breaking the great Formation... 1.2 million points."

"Song Moting, for killing one enemy Nascent Soul Cultivator, severely injuring another, and setting up the Air Banning Formation... 1.1 million points."

Li Xuanfeng looked at Su Ling and said slowly, "Han Yu, this battle was planned by you; you personally took risks to probe the reality in the early stages, used the ten thousand souls banner to break the great Formation, and controlled a large number of hostile Cultivators, making the battle process smooth and without trouble..."

Speaking of this, Li Xuanfeng looked at his two colleagues, and seeing them both nod, he continued, "We unanimously determined that the points you obtained are... 2.7 million!"