87: Chapter 87: Such a generous gesture

"What? Do you not believe in your own strength, or do you not believe in mine?" Chun Xiaobai glared at them.

"No, no!" They quickly shook their heads; this was not the time to say they weren't up to the task.

They didn't doubt for a second that Chun Xiaobai would turn against them.

After all, even they wouldn't let others carry such a secret away.

Lin Yue's face turned pale again. This guy was actually asking her, a girl, to go rob people with him?

"Remember!" Chun Xiaobai's expression turned serious as he warned them again, "At any time, in any place, you only need to take care of your own tasks!"

At this point, his voice suddenly deepened, and his gaze became sharp:

"If it's not your business, don't take an extra look, don't ask an extra question! If anyone acts out of turn and brings danger upon us, then This Great King will truly not be polite to you!"

Everyone's expression tightened, shocked by the chilling look on Chun Xiaobai's face.

They understood instantly that this wasn't just a warning; it was an iron law for their ten-person team moving forward!

"Yes!"

Not daring to say any more, the group replied in unison with deep voices.

Seeing this, Chun Xiaobai didn't say anything more.

These guys were all novices, and their loyalty wasn't reliable yet.

Entrusting important matters to them was a major taboo in their line of work.

In his Black Wind Stronghold, which spanned eight hundred miles, ninety-nine percent of the mountain strongholds had been destroyed due to internal traitors or mismanagement of personnel.

If he wanted to build a professional team, the people needed to be nurtured slowly, and their professionalism had to be honed over time.

He waved his hand, pulled a pile of items from his Storage Pouch, and dropped them on the ground.

"Clatter!"

Talismans and Magical Artifacts piled up into a small hill.

Seeing the mountain of Magic Treasures and Talismans, everyone's breath hitched.

"You all, each pick two weapons that feel right, and then choose fifty Talismans you can use," Chun Xiaobai ordered casually.

"Ah!! This…" It took them a long time to come back to their senses.

This was the first time they had seen someone so generous; they all looked at Chun Xiaobai with excitement.

They hadn't even started robbing yet, and they were already getting benefits?

They stared wide-eyed at Chun Xiaobai, suddenly feeling that they hadn't come in vain; this Chun Xiaobai was truly different from others.

Not only was he loyal, but he was also so generous.

Fang Yuan didn't hesitate at all; he went straight up, rummaged through the pile of treasures, and quickly selected two Magical Artifact longswords and fifty First-Rank Talismans.

Lin Yue struggled to tear her gaze away from the pile of treasures and landed it on Chun Xiaobai's face, her eyes immediately turning into hearts.

"Hurry up, don't waste time with me here," Chun Xiaobai barked.

"The Great King is truly professional!" The group didn't say any more and scrambled forward to pick the equipment and Talismans they could use.

Upon receiving the equipment and Talismans, these guys grinned from ear to ear, repeatedly expressing their thanks.

Chun Xiaobai ignored them, stood up, released his Divine Sense, and scanned the surroundings; every movement within a ten-mile radius was clear to him.

He gestured with his chin toward Fang Yuan: "Go, get some game."

"Let's eat and drink our fill before we set off."

"You got it!"

Fang Yuan immediately got up, patted his butt, and took out a brand-new Yellow Rank High Grade longsword.

This was what he had just picked from the pile of supplies; he happened to have practiced a few sword techniques, and with this weapon, his combat power would increase by at least twenty percent.

Soon, he dragged back a three-hundred-pound First-Rank Yao Beast, a Bursting Pig.

Having received the benefits, Li Xuanfeng and the others became more efficient. They stepped forward to lift the Yao Beast and immediately began gutting it.

Chun Xiaobai sized up Fang Yuan; although he looked a bit disheveled, he wasn't injured.

It seems this fat guy does have some strength.

Of course, this was also thanks to this guy's slick personality.

People like him are usually quite clear-headed because they know what they lack—and what they lack is strength.

Precisely because he lacks strength, he attaches himself to powerful figures.

Apparently, to make himself useful, this guy often studied combat techniques to serve those powerful figures.

After processing the prey, the group set up a grill and had an open-air barbecue.

The whole scene was filled with smoke, truly looking a bit like a bandit den.

After eating and drinking their fill, the group wasn't in a hurry to get on the road.

They set up camp on the hill and rested for the whole night.

...

The next day, Chun Xiaobai led the group, leisurely trailing behind the main force.

Along the way, they discovered many traces of battle and even saw dozens of corpses.

Apparently, some teams had clashed with others over certain treasures, and the weaker side had been wiped out.

Damn it, this Immortal Realm is truly darker than Black Wind Stronghold.

When they robbed people at Black Wind Stronghold, they always adhered to a "code among thieves"—they never killed when robbing cargo, and never touched the cargo when killing.

And look at these so-called righteous sects; their methods are even more ruthless than bandits!

Chun Xiaobai had originally wanted to loot the bodies, but upon closer inspection, he found that the corpses were cleaner than his own face; let alone a Storage Pouch, not even a single hair was left.

"Damn it, they really are ruthless."

The group had no choice but to remain vigilant.

The further they went, the denser the signs of battle became. Many were left behind from fights with massive Yao Beasts; towering ancient trees were snapped in half, and the ground was covered in giant claw marks and deep pits.

Judging by the extent of the destruction, the Disciples involved were quite powerful.

Chun Xiaobai immediately gained a rough understanding of the combat power of Cultivators at the Foundation Establishment Stage.

With his strength at the sixth layer of Blood Refining, going head-to-head with those Foundation Establishment Disciples might still be a bit lacking.

But if he relied on his Heaven-Treading Step movement technique and used a surprise attack with his Heaven-Sealing Finger, he felt he would have a fighting chance even against Cultivators in the middle or Late Stage of Foundation Establishment.

However, he wasn't in a hurry now.

On this trip, besides wanting to make a fortune, the most important thing was to take this opportunity to boost his own strength.

Otherwise, if the fat meat was placed right in front of him, but he didn't have the teeth to bite into it, wouldn't that be a waste?

The group didn't stop on the road and continued to head slowly into the depths of Wanling Mountain.

It was strange, though; the group had been walking for two days and hadn't encountered a single Yao Beast ambush along the way.

"Great King, why… haven't we seen a single Yao Beast along the way?" Bai Jiner finally couldn't help but ask curiously.

Chun Xiaobai curled his lip.

Nonsense. This Great King has had his Divine Sense on the whole time. Anything within a twenty-mile radius that made even the slightest movement was avoided by me. How could you encounter danger?

Of course, he didn't say this out loud.

Because he discovered that over the past two days, he had been exerting his Divine Sense at high intensity, and the range covered by his Divine Sense was actually constantly expanding.

Originally, his Divine Sense could only cover a ten-mile radius, but after two days of tempering, it had soared to twenty miles—it had doubled!

You have to know, an ordinary Disciple at the Peak of the ninth layer of Qi Refining only has a Divine Sense range of three or four miles.

His starting range of ten miles was already outrageous enough, but now, even more terrifyingly, his Divine Sense range could grow on its own without taking any Spirit Pills.