Chapter 786: The Leeks Must Be Harvested One Batch After Another

Hearing Wen Ya's words, which were full of suspicion, Long Er's heart skipped a beat, and she feigned composure, saying, "I don't think so? Why didn't I feel that way myself?"

Wen Ya shook her head, "Don't you usually look at everyone with disdain, always feeling that everyone is a cut below you, a descendant of the Divine Dragon Bloodline?"

"Why are you so humble when facing Junior Brother Wan, and why are you so concerned about him?"

Long Er's heart stalled, her gaze flickered, and then she snorted coldly, "You're asking me? Isn't it all because of you?"

"Because of me?"

Hearing Long Er's words, which were full of grievance, Wen Ya was stunned.

"Of course it's because of you! You've already promised to be Daoist Friend Wan's Dao Companion, so how could I not treat him specially? Do you think I want to?" Long Er rolled her eyes.

Upon hearing this, Wen Ya's pretty face turned red instantly, "Long Er, what nonsense are you spouting? When did I ever agree to be Junior Brother Wan's Dao Companion?"

"Still denying it?"

Long Er looked at Wen Ya and snorted, "Didn't you already make an agreement with Daoist Friend Wan before, that as long as Daoist Friend Wan could help you in your cultivation, you would agree to be his Dao Companion?"

Wen Ya glared at Long Er upon hearing this, "So that's what you're talking about. That was just an excuse I made up to brush him off."

"With our aptitude, our cultivation speed is bound to be incomparable to Junior Brother Wan's. The gap between Junior Brother Wan and us will only grow wider; it's simply impossible for him to help us in our cultivation."

"Therefore, I will never become his Dao Companion. Long Er, you must not let your imagination run wild, and definitely don't go around saying such things, understand?"

"Oh~"

Long Er nodded.

Seeing this, Wen Ya let out a long sigh of relief.

Seeing that she had finally fooled her, Long Er also secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Next, the two of them seemed to have a tacit understanding, and neither continued to mention anything regarding Wan Guiyuan.

When the two turned their attention back to the Earth Vein Stele, they discovered that Lu Xiu's name had disappeared from its original position.

Wen Ya's expression shifted, and she checked the names between eight hundred and one thousand.

She did not find the two characters "Lu Xiu".

She smiled, "It seems Junior Sister Lu has been pushed off the rankings. But this is normal; the spots on the list are limited. There aren't many Seventh-Order Will Stage cultivators who can make it onto the list; only those at the very peak of the Seventh-Order Will Stage have a chance."

"Junior Sister Lu has not been a Core Disciple as long as Junior Brother Wan, so her foundation is ultimately a bit weaker."

"Being able to enter the rankings briefly is already quite impressive."

While Wen Ya was speaking, Long Er's gaze did not leave the list, but continued to search upward.

Then, she froze.

After Wen Ya finished speaking, she didn't get a response from Long Er, so she couldn't help but look at her, just in time to see Long Er in a daze.

"Long Er, what's wrong?" she asked suspiciously.

Hearing this, Long Er immediately came back to her senses and pointed at the list, "Sister Wen Ya, look quickly! Fairy Lu hasn't fallen off the list, her ranking has actually improved."

Wen Ya was stunned and hurriedly looked in the direction Long Er was pointing.

When she found Lu Xiu's name at the six hundred and eighty-eighth position, a look of astonishment could not help but appear on her beautiful face.

It had actually risen to six hundred and eighty-eighth!

One must know that although there were some Seventh-Order Will Stage cultivators on the list, almost all of them were outside the top eight hundred, which was why she had only checked the rankings between eight hundred and one thousand just now.

She hadn't expected Lu Xiu to reach six hundred and eighty-eighth!

"Could it be... that Daoist Friend Wan gave all his Fortune Power to Lu Xiu?"

Just then, Long Er suddenly offered a guess.

Wen Ya shook her head, "Even if the total Fortune Power harvested by two Seventh-Order Will Stage cultivators were combined, it would still be incredible for it to support Junior Sister Lu in reaching this rank."

"However..."

"No matter what opportunities Junior Brother Wan and Junior Sister Lu encountered within the Earth Vein Stele, their current ranking should already be their limit."

Before Wen Ya could finish her sentence, Lu Xiu's name flickered and rose several more spots.

Wen Ya:...

Long Er:...

Inside the Earth Vein Stele.

A corpse lay at Mu Lingxi's feet.

A Sect Token hung from the corpse's waist, identical in style to the Identity Tokens of Luo Ming, Nine-Nether, and the other Youyun Holy Land disciples they had encountered outside the Earth Vein Stele.

In Mu Lingxi's palm, she was clutching a Nascent Soul.

The Nascent Soul's expression was initially filled with terror, but after a moment, the look gradually faded, the light in its eyes dimmed, and finally, it vanished completely.

After Mu Lingxi came to her senses.

She tossed the unconscious Nascent Soul away casually.

Wang Jianqiang caught the Nascent Soul, flipped his palm to store it away, and looked at Mu Lingxi, saying, "How is it? Does this person know the approximate location of Luo Ming and the others?"

Mu Lingxi nodded with a smile upon hearing this, "We're in luck. Not long ago, this person encountered a powerful Fortune Spirit. Knowing he was no match, he didn't dare provoke it. Shortly after leaving, he happened to run into Luo Ming and the others, and then led them over."

"After Luo Ming and the others killed that powerful Fortune Spirit, they gave him a Transmission Jade Pendant, saying that if he encountered danger, he should crush the pendant and they would arrive quickly to help him through the crisis."

"Just a moment ago, he had already crushed that pendant, but it seems we acted too quickly; Luo Ming and the others haven't arrived yet."

Wang Jianqiang's expression shifted, "In other words, we don't need to actively search for Luo Ming and the others; they will come to us on their own soon?"

"That's right."

Mu Lingxi nodded with a smile.

"That saves us quite a bit of effort."

Wang Jianqiang laughed, "Since that's the case, let's set things up properly and give Luo Ming and the others a surprise."

Mu Lingxi curled her lip, looking completely disdainful, "What's there to set up? Let's just go and finish them off."

Wang Jianqiang glared at Mu Lingxi, "Nonsense, how can you kill the goose that lays the golden eggs? Although Luo Ming is not as good as Xuan Che, he was after all the third place in the previous Spirit Ranking Battle, and in this Spirit Ranking Battle, he is also among the best."

"Geniuses of this level are very rare."

"For people of such high value, we must focus on sustainable development."

Mu Lingxi's expression shifted, thoughtful, "Senior Brother means..."

Wang Jianqiang smiled reservedly, his face full of gentleness, "Chives, you see, must be harvested crop by crop; you cannot pull them out by the roots."

"This time we must defeat him, but we cannot make him despair; we must make him maintain his fighting spirit forever and take the initiative to seek us out."

"Only in this way can we maximize the efficiency of harvesting chives."

Upon hearing this, Mu Lingxi immediately revealed a look of admiration, "As expected of Senior Brother, so wise and martial; then what shall we do next?"

Wang Jianqiang looked at the corpse under Mu Lingxi's feet, then looked at those few corpses not far away.

After pondering for a moment, "First dispose of the corpse under your feet; as for the other few, leave them alone for now..."