Chapter 722 - 284: Elder Tian Can, Dead! (2)

Chapter 722: Chapter 284: Elder Tian Can, Dead! (2)

With one strike, Zhou Changwang killed his opponent, swiftly moving forward to seize the storage bag and other treasures from the body. Only then did he turn his attention to the nearby third-layer Foundation Establishment cultivator.

"Kunpeng Pill Master, spare my life..."

However, what greeted him was a flying sword resembling a stream of light.

Thud!

The man had no chance to resist and followed in the footsteps of Elder Tian Can.

"Peak Master!"

"Greetings to the Peak Master!"

"The Peak Master is too strong!"

"I knew that as long as the Peak Master returned, all problems would be resolved easily."

...

Seeing the battle calm down, the faces of the cultivators within the Five Peaks Mountain Spirit Land displayed immense joy. They hurriedly deactivated the grand array, hastily saluting while unable to conceal their excitement.

This battle.

To them, it seemed even more intense than when they faced the threat of the Heaven and Earth Alliance in the past.

After all, the opponent was a seventh-layer Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Yet in front of the Peak Master, they could hardly fight back.

Just thinking about it filled them with excitement and anticipation.

Now, they were all part of the Five Peaks Mountain Spirit Land, and the stronger the Peak Master, the greater the deterrence against surrounding cultivation forces, which naturally ensured their safety.

At this moment, they no longer felt panic and despair.

Only boundless pride and a sense of honor.

"What’s the deal with this person?"

He nodded briefly, then looked toward Zheng Ajiu and Guo Sheng.

During his absence, the two of them managed almost all affairs within the Five Peaks Mountain Spirit Land.

"Ten days ago, this person suddenly came to us, saying he wanted to request the Peak Master to refine a batch of Spirit Pills.

We told him frankly that the Peak Master was not here, but he acted insolently, forcibly making a ten-day appointment. If the Peak Master didn’t show up to refine the pills in ten days, he threatened to level the entire Five Peaks Mountain Spirit Land.

Our cultivation level was low, so we didn’t know how to handle such a powerful individual.

In the end, it turned out this way... If the Peak Master hadn’t arrived in time, this Spirit Land might really have been..."

Zheng Ajiu explained hurriedly, feeling a wave of fear just thinking about it.

Thankfully.

Thankfully, the Peak Master arrived in time.

Thankfully, the Peak Master’s strength was formidable enough to decisively slay this individual.

Otherwise, she couldn’t bear to imagine the consequences.

"I heard that before coming to us, Elder Tian Can also visited Koutuo Peak, where the Second-Grade High-level Alchemist Xu Ruoxian resides.

It’s said that he didn’t even get to meet Master Xu and was chased away.

Unexpectedly, he then turned to our Five Peaks Mountain Spirit Land, bullying us because there was no one here to confront him, very arrogant."

Guo Sheng chimed in from the side.

"Elder Tian Can is typically eccentric and defiant.

It’s not surprising he’d do something like this."

Zhou Changwang nodded, then cast a glance around him, ignoring the scene without any concern before directly entering the Five Peaks Mountain Spirit Land.

Everyone else followed suit, joyfully returning to the Spirit Land.

"Peak Master.

Due to this crisis, we issued an early decision to award significant merit rewards to those who contributed during this time and promised permanent residency rights within the Spirit Land... What do you think?"

On the way, Zheng Ajiu cautiously looked at Zhou Changwang and spoke.

"Merit deserves reward.

These people who stayed to face life and death alongside the Spirit Land have proven their loyalty.

Naturally, they should not have their hearts chilled.

Merits should be counted as one thousand per person.

Additionally, besides permanent residency rights, you can recruit fifty members for the Spiritual Land Guard Team, giving almost every remaining household of cultivators a chance to register and participate.

Moreover.

Although in the Cultivation Realm, most prioritize their own safety, fleeing when danger arises.

However, those who left before the event should not be brought back; the Spirit Land should terminate their leases, stripping them of their residency and merit exchange qualifications."

Having said this, Zhou Changwang didn’t linger, quickly returning to the Palm Heart Peak Grand Hall.

He then began to listen closely to Zheng Ajiu’s report on the internal development of the Spirit Land.

It’s undisputed that the results are gratifying.

The merit system has significantly boosted the enthusiasm of numerous loose cultivators within the Spirit Land, as well as countless martial artists and cultivators in the small town below Five Peaks Mountain.

As a result, the Spirit Land’s inventory of Spirit Stones increased by hundreds of thousands of Lower-Grade Spirit Stones in a short time, and many more spiritual materials, magic arts, and demon pill resources were acquired.

Although, the cost was a considerable depletion of various Spirit Pills within the Spirit Land.

However, the Spirit Pills refined by Zhou Changwang had astonishingly low costs.

Plus, the numerous spiritual materials, magical artifacts, and other resources collected within the Spirit Land could still be exchanged and purchased by various cultivators.

Thus, the Spirit Land’s Spirit Stone reserves continued to grow, almost making the phrase ’earning gold daily’ sound appropriate.

"Besides that, a few cultivation clans came a few days ago to request the Peak Master refine pills for them; I declined on behalf of the Peak Master temporarily.

Now that the Peak Master has showcased his prowess again, it’s expected they will soon return to seek an audience..."

Zheng Ajiu continued to explain.

"Refuse them all. I don’t plan to see guests in the short term.

No visitors will be accepted!"

Zhou Changwang waved his hand.

His trip to the Divine Wind Valley Marketplace, although smooth, revealed his shortcomings, showing that his cultivation level and prowess were lacking.

While these aren’t matters that can be solved in the short term,

he naturally won’t sit idle and wait for trouble to come to him; of course, he needs to quickly devise a strategy to enhance his strength.

Also, the Red Leaf Ridge Tea Tree within the Spirit Land.

He also wishes to elevate it to a Tier Four level in a short period.

He wants to see what changes occur once this Spirit Plant ascends to a Tier Four level.

Of course, most importantly, he eagerly anticipates taking inventory of Elder Tian Can’s spoils of war.

He hasn’t forgotten what Xuanwu Daoist mentioned before, that this man conceals the method to refine the Heaven-Overturning Seal.

Though he initially showed little interest.

He wouldn’t attack someone for this reason alone.

But now that the opponent brought trouble upon himself and truly provoked him, he naturally wouldn’t hold back.

In the battle, he successfully killed him.

He naturally looks forward to seeing the contents of the Heaven-Overturning Seal refining method.

After all, the Heaven-Overturning Seal is an ancient Supreme Treasure.

Even if the opponent’s possession is merely a replica.

Anything named the Heaven-Overturning Seal, once refined, would certainly possess formidable power.

Besides.

There’s also the opponent’s renowned skill, Shrinking Inches!

This divine technique helped Elder Tian Can escape countless situations of certain death; it’s precisely this divine ability that allowed him to remain elusive, infamous across various domains, yet surviving unscathed.

"Moreover.

The one accompanying Elder Tian Can was the Chu Family Patriarch, Chu Yun.

Although the Chu Family isn’t very powerful, it’s not a small family; almost comparable to the Zheng Family, Ajiu’s birthplace.

Besides, the Chu Family had someone named Chu Xiaofeng, who recently joined the Celestial Essence Sect as an elite disciple. It’s said that she caught the eye of an Elder’s son from the Celestial Essence Sect and is currying favor extensively.

Now that the Peak Master has slain their patriarch, won’t there be some trouble afterward?"

Guo Sheng continued with caution.

"Trouble?

Here’s what you do: Send someone to the Chu Family and tell them if they don’t want their clan annihilated, they’d better offer proper compensation.

Otherwise, the Celestial Essence City will have no place for the Chu Family!"

Zhou Changwang raised an eyebrow and replied.

"Huh?"

Guo Sheng paused in surprise.

"What?

The Chu Family Patriarch targeted our Spirit Land’s Mountain Protection Array, witnessed by countless people.

This is a feud of life and death.

Retaliating afterward is rightfully my prerogative."

Zhou Changwang said calmly.