Chapter 133: Re-entering the Underground, a Bountiful Harvest of Spirit Fish

Holy Maiden, you've finally returned—what's wrong with you?

Li Shenghong waited a day and night, finally seeing the Holy Maiden return; he personally went to greet her, but her condition seemed off—she was depleted of qi and blood, injured, as if…

Holy Maiden, who is it? Who exactly did this to you?

Whoever it is, I'll kill him.

He was angry.

Li Shenghong was furious—his Holy Maiden, the pure Holy Maiden in his eyes, had been reduced to this state; it's outrageous.

Bullying him is fine, but bullying the Holy Maiden is absolutely unacceptable—no one can do that.

Zhuge Ruolan sat down, panting heavily, swallowed a pill, and began to regulate her breath.

After half an hour, her complexion improved a little, and she slowly rose to her feet.

Don't go; you can't beat him.

Li Shenghong frowned; the Holy Maiden had gone only to one place—Longshe Shan.

Is it Chen Chuyang? Holy Maiden, did he do this to you?

I'll go kill him, you bastard—how dare a lowly Chen Clan disciple lay a hand on the Holy Maiden; did he eat a bear's heart and leopard's gall?

At this moment, he no longer feared Chen Chuyang or Longshe Shan.

For the Holy Maiden, he would do anything; she is his heaven and his earth.

Zhuge Ruolan said weakly, "Enough, don't say such things—how did what I asked you to do turn out?"

Seeing the Holy Maiden about to get angry, Li Shenghong hurriedly reported, "Holy Maiden, I've taken control of Dharma Protector Jiang Ming's men; those who wouldn't obey your orders, I've killed them all."

"Hmph." Zhuge Ruolan didn't say anything—those who lack discernment deserve to be killed.

Jiang Ming is dead; those people must come under her command. Though few and not strong, they can at least be controlled and do work for her.

Near Longshe Cheng, she has few followers; even within the Faction, few are under her control. Leaving the Faction is rare, so she must build her own power—weak and isolated, she can hardly stand alone.

One person alone in the vast Yin Gui Sect has it hard.

Holy Maiden, she's not the only one; many in the Yin Gui Sect vie for power and profit, and there are many factions.

Holy Son, Holy Maiden, and others are all watching her.

Hehe, Li Shenghong, you did well this time.

Zhuge Ruolan felt her storage bag and realized Chen Chuyang had taken everything—he'd taken it all, leaving her with nothing to give as a reward.

But she wasn't embarrassed; her things weren't kept in one place.

Soon after, she emerged from her cave dwelling and tossed a bottle of pills to Li Shenghong.

Take it; this is your reward.

Thank you, Holy Maiden.

Li Shenghong was excited—this bottle of pills is the Yin Gui Sect's Ghost Qi Pill, a second-rank Ghost Qi Pill.

Ordinarily, Yin Gui Sect disciples use first-rank Ghost Qi Pills; only about twelve are produced each year, one per month, and they're the lowest quality among Ghost Qi Pills—but this is a precious commodity within the Sect, even more prized than spirit stones.

Ghost Qi Pills can increase their cultivation and also boost their Yin Ghost's qi.

The stronger the Yin Ghost, the stronger their strength; the two are intertwined.

A second-rank Ghost Qi Pill—this bottle's worth is more than Li Shenghong's total net worth can buy.

A priceless pill—even within the Yin Gui Sect, a second-rank Ghost Qi Pill is exceedingly rare, a scarce commodity reserved for true transmission disciples of the Faction.

You work for me; as the Holy Maiden, I will naturally not shortchange you.

These few bottles of first-rank Ghost Qi Pills are rewards for those below.

"Yes, Holy Maiden." Li Shenghong respectfully received the pills.

Following the Holy Maiden, he rose from an insignificant menial worker to this point; in the future, achieving true transmission status is not impossible.

The Holy Maiden eats meat, and he can share it, but he's reluctant to let him drink the soup.

And those under him can also share the soup and meat.

Over the years, the Holy Maiden has given him many resources—pills, techniques, and more—this is why Li Shenghong is willing to go through fire and water for her; whatever she asks him to do, he has no second thoughts.

Those under him are the same; the Holy Maiden will not shortchange them.

Holy Maiden, rest assured—they are absolutely loyal to you.

Do your work well; for now, don't move on Longshe Cheng, and also Longshe Shan—order everyone not to approach.

Li Shenghong clasped his fists: "Yes, Holy Maiden."

Holy Maiden, this area isn't just ours—others also covet Longshe Cheng, what about them?

Zhuge Ruolan raised her hand: "We can't control what others do; our people must stay away from Longshe Shan and also from the Chen Clan of Longshe Cheng."

Don't move against the Chen Clan.

Yes, Holy Maiden.

Li Shenghong didn't know what the Holy Maiden had endured, but he guessed she must have encountered a battle on Longshe Shan; his assessment of Chen Chuyang's strength changed—since even the Holy Maiden couldn't handle those people, they should not be provoked for now; as for other Yin Gui Sect members, if they want to die, let them.

Holy Maiden, do you want me?

Handle it as you see fit—don't give anyone a handle to hold against you.

Yes, Holy Maiden.

……

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

Chen Chuyang opened his eyes; after three days of training, he had gained something.

He was still a bit away from breaking through.

For now he needs to accumulate; he only just broke through not long ago, so there's no need to push.

Zhuge Ruolan sent many things; the spirit stones made up for Chen Chuyang's lack—he really was short on spirit stones, so he naturally wouldn't complain about having more, adding the spirit stones his mother sent and those his older brother gave, his spirit stones were replenished once again.

As for those materials, Chen Chuyang fused most of them into the Hunyuan Bell, increasing the Hunyuan Bell's power.

At the same time, he smelted the Hunyuan Bell again, adding several formations.

The aura of the Hunyuan Bell became even more terrifying.

Looking at the Hunyuan Bell before him, Chen Chuyang was very satisfied.

"The power of the Hunyuan Bell has increased, but it's still a bit short of being an upper-grade Spiritual Artifact; I just need to nurture it day and night, and with many heavenly materials and earthly treasures fused into it, I can soon advance."

"This is the foundation of my existence and also my natal weapon; naturally I must value it."

"That woman Zhuge Ruolan could perhaps be robbed several more times; then my Hunyuan Bell could advance to become an upper-grade Spiritual Artifact."

As soon as this idea came up, Chen Chuyang felt it was feasible.

However, he needs to go underground again.

It's been a long time since he last went down; he doesn't know what it's become below, and he also needs to check those formations down there to see if there are any leaks or if the aura has leaked.

This is a very important matter; he must not be careless, nor let others discover the secret underground.

The changes in Longshe Shan have reached a critical moment; no accidents can occur.

Chen Chuyang dove headfirst into the spiritual spring, moving against the flow of the spring water, pressing forward, passing through layer after layer of obstruction, and arrived at the underground space.

Once again he came to the underground, a pitch-black cave with no light.

Chen Chuyang's eyes flashed with spiritual light as he inspected the first formation; the formation had no problem, consuming few spirit stones, then he glanced at the water—there were some fish, which had grown a bit.

Those fish flashed with crystalline light, saw Chen Chuyang arriving, and quickly disappeared.

All of them burrowed underground and dared not come out.

"The fish have increased in number; it seems a lot has happened underground during this time."

The concentration of spiritual energy increased.

It increased by a factor of two compared to last time.

Fortunately, it was sealed off by the formation.