Chapter 601: Stealing a Chicken Only to Lose the Rice

Two days later.

Early morning.

A team of Cultivators dispatched into the Mingyue Mountain Range to gather herbs had only just entered the Mingyue Mountain Range.

A beam of light suddenly shot up into the sky from a mountain peak.

Astonishing Spirit Qi spread outward.

"There is a treasure."

Seeing this, that team of Qian Yu Trading Firm Cultivators rushed toward the mountaintop.

When they arrived at the mountaintop.

They discovered a pool of water on the summit, and above the pool, a crystal-clear droplet was suspended in mid-air.

That astonishing fluctuation was emanating precisely from the droplet.

This group of Qian Yu Trading Firm Cultivators were all merely ordinary Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators; their knowledge was limited, and they did not know what this droplet actually was.

But from the aura leaking out from this droplet, it could be seen.

This object was extraordinary.

Expressions of excitement could not help but appear on everyone's faces.

If such a treasure could be brought back to the Qian Yu Trading Firm, they would certainly receive a generous reward.

After the group's excitement subsided.

They were just about to step forward to collect the droplet.

A sound of air being torn apart suddenly arrived.

Immediately after.

More than ten figures appeared in mid-air.

"A good treasure!"

Upon seeing the droplet in mid-air, these people all revealed expressions of surprise and joy.

The Qian Yu Trading Firm group stared vigilantly at these uninvited guests, their expressions changing incessantly.

Not only were there more of these people than them, but their overall cultivation also exceeded theirs.

"Get lost, you lot; the treasure here has no share for you."

Among the newcomers.

One person looked coldly at the Qian Yu Trading Firm team.

The leader of the Qian Yu Trading Firm team stepped out from the group and said vigilantly.

"Friend, we are people from the Qian Yu Trading Firm, and we were the ones who discovered this object first..."

"So what if you are the Qian Yu Trading Firm?"

"So what if you discovered it first?"

The person who spoke before sneered, "This object is an ownerless item nurtured by heaven and earth; all opportunities of heaven and earth belong to those capable of taking them."

"I have already said it: this treasure belongs to us now."

"Get lost immediately, or pay with your lives!"

The expressions of the Qian Yu Trading Firm group changed again and again.

After weighing the situation.

The leader ultimately gritted their teeth and gave the order, "Withdraw~"

The gap between them and the other side was too great.

Once a battle started, there would be no chance at all.

The group turned and flew down the mountain.

Just as they thought they were destined to have no connection with this treasure, they suddenly felt a strong fluctuation of Spiritual Power.

The group subconsciously stopped their movement and looked toward the mountaintop.

They discovered that the area around the droplet had been enveloped by a layer of light screen.

And that group of Cultivators who had been snatching the droplet were now being blocked outside the light screen.

A moment later.

They saw.

That group of people began to attack the light screen.

But facing their attacks, the light screen only trembled slightly, showing no signs of breaking at all.

Seeing this scene.

Expressions of surprise and joy appeared one after another on the faces of the Qian Yu Trading Firm group.

"Return to the city!"

The leader made a decisive decision.

The group left in a hurry.

After the Qian Yu Trading Firm group had gone far away.

On the mountaintop.

Those dozen or so figures slowly stopped their attacks, and the aura on their bodies also changed from the Nascent Soul Stage to something unfathomable.

How could this be a group of Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators?

They were clearly a group of Spirit Transformation Stage Cultivators!

The face of the leader blurred for a moment, transforming into a brand-new appearance.

It was none other than Yuan Fei.

Beside Yuan Fei, Jiang Ling also changed back.

Yuan Fei looked in the direction where the people from Qian Yu Trading Firm had disappeared, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Daoist Friend Jiang Ling, are you certain that after these people bring back the news of the treasure appearing, the person who comes will be Wang Jianqiang, and not someone else?"

"Rest assured."

Jiang Ling smiled with full confidence, "I have already made the arrangements; the person who comes will definitely be Wang Jianqiang."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Fei nodded, "Then what should we do next? Should we continue to pose as Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators?"

"I have no problem with that, but you and the others likely won't be able to deceive Jiang Shan's perception."

Jiang Ling shook his head, "No need, we just need to hide."

"Once Jiang Shan and the others arrive, we will catch them off guard."

Yuan Fei nodded and looked at the people behind him, "Everyone, conceal yourselves."

Hearing Yuan Fei's order, everyone hid themselves one after another.

"Daoist Friend Jiang, let us hide as well."

After everyone had concealed their figures, Yuan Fei looked at Jiang Ling.

Jiang Ling smiled and nodded, "Good."

Afterward, Yuan Fei also hid himself, while Wang Jianqiang arrived not far behind Yuan Fei and restrained his aura.

Everyone did not wait for long.

A dozen figures flew in from the horizon.

"Have they arrived?"

Yuan Fei's expression shifted as he focused his gaze on the people arriving from afar.

At a glance, he saw the person at the very front among those many figures.

That was a young man who looked quite handsome.

Although Yuan Fei had never met Wang Jianqiang face-to-face, he had long known what Wang Jianqiang looked like from the descriptions of his subordinates.

He recognized him at a glance.

"Wang Jianqiang, he really did come."

"This Jiang Ling handles matters quite reliably indeed."

The corners of his mouth lifted slightly as he subconsciously looked at the people behind Wang Jianqiang.

His brows furrowed.

A cold sneer appeared on his face.

Jiang Shan truly values this Wang Jianqiang.

He actually sent ten Spirit Transformation Stage Cultivators to accompany him.

Besides them, there were also several Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators, who were precisely some of those Qian Yu Trading Firm Cultivators who had left earlier.

"Jiang Shan, oh Jiang Shan~"

"No matter how cautious you are in your dealings, you never imagined that this opportunity today was actually orchestrated by me, did you?"

"Originally, I only wanted to slaughter this Wang Jianqiang; I didn't expect you to send ten more to be buried with him."

"Very good."

"Since that is the case, then I shall gladly accept."

A cold light flashed in Yuan Fei's eyes as he stared fixedly at the group rapidly approaching.

He was poised and ready.

A moment later.

Wang Jianqiang and the others arrived above the mountaintop.

"Eh? Have those people left?"

Among the crowd, those few Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators looked at the empty mountaintop and revealed expressions of surprise.

Wang Jianqiang looked around, "Perhaps they knew you went back to the city for reinforcements and were unable to break this layer of light screen, so they gave up."

Hearing this, the few nodded, "Master Wang speaks the truth."

Wang Jianqiang smiled and looked at the liquid droplets above the pool.

After examining them carefully for a moment, he revealed a look of shock, "Heavenly Spirit Soul Liquid, it is actually Heavenly Spirit Soul Liquid."

After his words fell, his face immediately flushed with excitement as he looked at the ten Spirit Transformation Stage Cultivators.

"Fellow Daoist Friends, quickly go and break the light screen around the Heavenly Spirit Soul Liquid; once it is done, I will surely reward you handsomely."

Hearing Wang Jianqiang's words, the ten nodded.

They arrived before the light screen simultaneously and began to condense their attacks.

Yuan Fei, hiding in the shadows, had his eyes light up.

Just as the attacks of the ten Spirit Transformation Stage Cultivators from Qian Yu Trading Firm were condensed to the limit and about to erupt.

He rushed out directly from the shadows, heading straight for Wang Jianqiang.

At the same time.

His command rang out in the ears of every companion.

"Kill!"

Hearing Yuan Fei's order.

The Spirit Transformation Stage Cultivators of Piaoxue Trading Firm flew out one after another, attacking the Spirit Transformation Stage Cultivators of Qian Yu Trading Firm with all their might.

Boom~

Boom~

……

A series of violent booming sounds rang out.

Yet, there was not the slightest hint of joy on the faces of the Spirit Transformation Stage Cultivators from the Piaoxue Trading Firm.

Instead, looks of horror appeared.

Because at the very instant their attacks descended, the Spirit Transformation Stage Cultivators of the Qian Yu Trading Firm dodged them with ease, as if they had been prepared long ago.

Those attacks that should have struck the light screen turned and struck toward them in the brief moment of exhaustion following their own assault.