Chapter 2225 - 2217: Bringing the Murderer to Justice

The members of the Bright Commerce were slow to react, but soon a chorus of shocked cries erupted!

News swiftly spread that the Chairman of the Bright Commerce, Qin Yuan, his son Qin Shaolong, and the Deacon of the Beidou Sword Sect, Weng Siqi, were killed at the Bright Commerce headquarters, sending shockwaves throughout the Jinyuan Kingdom.

The deaths of Qin Yuan and Qin Shaolong were shocking enough, but for Weng Siqi, a deacon of the Beidou Sword Sect, to be killed within the Jinyuan Kingdom was absolutely astounding! Upon hearing the report, the King of Jin Yuan jumped from his throne in fright.

After all, even if an Inner Sect Disciple of the Beidou Sword Sect encountered trouble in the Jinyuan Kingdom, it would cause a major stir, not to mention that a Deacon had been killed!

Moreover, Weng Siqi was no ordinary deacon of the Beidou Sword Sect; his master was Xu Cang, an elder of the Beidou Sword Sect Law Enforcement Hall!

The Qian Prince Mansion quickly learned of the deaths of Qin Yuan, Qin Shaolong, and Weng Siqi. Prince Qian, Zhang Wenyue, Zhang Haochen, and others were naturally stunned.

"I can’t believe someone would be so bold as to kill even Weng Siqi, a deacon of the Beidou Sword Sect!" Zhang Haochen exclaimed. "I heard that His Majesty the King issued repeated orders upon learning of this, demanding that every department, sect, and mansion spare no effort in capturing the murderer!"

Prince Qian shook his head: "Weng Siqi was a Great Emperor Seventh Rank expert. The killer’s ability to silently eliminate him at the Bright Commerce headquarters likely means they are of the Great Emperor Tenth Rank. How could we, the Jinyuan Kingdom, possibly capture such a formidable expert?"

Zhang Wenyue added, "I heard that experts from the Bright Commerce headquarters searched the scene but found no clues. We don’t even know what the murderer looks like, so how can we possibly find them?"

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Half a day after departing from Gujiao City, Huang Xiaolong stopped at an abandoned mine.

In this deserted mine, he chose a concealed cave, where he set up several prohibition formations at the entrance, then entered the cave.

The cave was small but dry, with a hint of warmth.

Huang Xiaolong sat cross-legged in the center of the cave, then took out the Space Divine Artifacts of Qin Yuan, Qin Shaolong, Weng Siqi, and Qin Yuan’s personal guard, along with the Space Treasure Vault of the Bright Commerce.

Before killing Qin Yuan and Weng Siqi, Huang Xiaolong had searched their memories, learning from Qin Yuan where the Bright Commerce’s Treasure Vault was located, allowing him to easily obtain it.

However, due to his prior travels, Huang Xiaolong had not yet checked what was inside Qin Yuan, Qin Shaolong, Weng Siqi’s Space Divine Artifacts or the Bright Commerce Treasure Vault.

Huang Xiaolong first opened Qin Yuan’s Space Divine Artifact.

Suddenly, a burst of golden light and spiritual energy surged out from inside.

Fortunately, Huang Xiaolong had set a prohibition at the cave entrance; otherwise, the spiritual energy might have quickly filled the mine.

Inside Qin Yuan’s Space Divine Artifact was an abundance of spiritual medicine and spirit stones, and there were even a few Heaven and Earth Spiritual Medicines, though they were just First Order.

Besides spiritual medicines and spirit stones, there were numerous jade bottles, which presumably contained Divine Pills. Huang Xiaolong opened one, and sure enough, an intense scent of elixir wafted out.

"Flame Phoenix Divine Pill!"

Huang Xiaolong peered inside to find small phoenixes, formed by the Divine Pills.

This Flame Phoenix Divine Pill, one of the Fire Element Divine Pills, is several grades higher than the Eight Desolate Ghost God Pill obtained earlier from the Black Demon Sect’s Incense Masters.

Huang Xiaolong’s eyes lit up with joy, for he currently lacked spiritual medicine and Divine Pills, not Holy Currency. Unexpectedly, Qin Yuan’s Space Divine Artifact contained First Order Heaven and Earth Spiritual Medicine and such high-grade Divine Pills as the Flame Phoenix Divine Pill, alone enough to restore much of his Divine Veins.

In addition to spiritual medicine and Divine Pills, there was also a small pile of Holy Currency in the corner of the Space Divine Artifact, with denominations ranging from one hundred to five hundred, though none of a thousand denomination.

Huang Xiaolong roughly estimated it to be around six or seven hundred thousand.

Possessing six or seven hundred thousand Holy Currency suddenly gave Huang Xiaolong a feeling of being a small tycoon, knowing from the memories of Qin Yuan, Weng Siqi, and others that six or seven hundred thousand Holy Currency could buy a decent mansion in some major cities of the Biluo Dynasty.

Then, Huang Xiaolong proceeded to open the Space Divine Artifacts of Qin Shaolong, Weng Siqi, and Qin Yuan’s personal guard, finally opening the Bright Commerce Treasure Vault.

Although Qin Shaolong and Qin Yuan’s personal guard’s Space Divine Artifacts contained spiritual medicine and Divine Pills, their grade was much lower than Qin Yuan’s, lacking Heaven and Earth Spiritual Medicine.

However, as a deacon of the Beidou Sword Sect, Weng Siqi’s Space Divine Artifact contained far more than Qin Yuan’s; not only were the grades of spiritual medicine and Divine Pills higher than Qin Yuan’s, but there was also far more Holy Currency, amounting to a million.

As for the Bright Commerce Treasure Vault, it was filled with dazzling treasures, bringing Huang Xiaolong boundless joy.

Though Bright Commerce was just a medium-sized chamber of commerce in the Jinyuan Kingdom, its Treasure Vault was definitely incomparable to those of many first-class families in the Kingdom.

Huang Xiaolong roughly counted the Holy Currency in the Bright Commerce Treasure Vault, totaling four or five million. Combined with Weng Siqi, Qin Yuan, and others’, Huang Xiaolong now possessed over six million.

More than six million Holy Currency would buy a grand mansion even in the capital of the Biluo Dynasty.

After storing all of Weng Siqi and others’ Holy Currency in the Bright Commerce Treasure Vault, Huang Xiaolong took out the few First Order Heaven and Earth Spiritual Medicines from Qin Yuan’s Space Divine Artifact and swallowed them all at once.

As the Primordial Parasitic Technique activated, the Three Great Dao Saint Forms operated.

Suddenly, surging nature’s spiritual energy swept into Huang Xiaolong’s body.

The Three Great Dao Saint Forms radiated brilliant light.

Nourished by this nature’s spiritual energy, Huang Xiaolong’s Divine Veins began to continually repair.

While Huang Xiaolong was consuming and refining these Heaven and Earth Spiritual Medicines, groups of armored soldiers approached from afar, sent by the Jinyuan Kingdom.

"Search thoroughly, don’t overlook any possible hiding spots!" a commanding general ordered. "His Majesty the King decreed: within three days, capture the murderer, or you know the consequences!"

The soldiers spread out, commencing a thorough search.

Soon, a group of soldiers reached the mine where Huang Xiaolong was hiding.

However, upon arriving at the cave entrance where Huang Xiaolong concealed himself, they found no anomalies and passed by.

About an hour later, these groups of soldiers began to search the next stretch of mines.

This closed-door cultivation lasted a full month for Huang Xiaolong.

Only after this month did he emerge from the cave.

During this month, he not only refined all the spiritual medicine and Divine Pills in the Space Divine Artifacts of Qin Yuan, Weng Siqi, and others but also entirely consumed the Bright Commerce Treasure Vault’s stock.

Huang Xiaolong examined himself internally to find that his Three Great Holy Veins had already repaired to ten percent, and his Three Great Dao Saint Forms were glowing brilliantly, his Holy Body’s injuries similarly improved.