System crash? I prove it with my control panel!

Real hammer!

Chen Wen reacted instantly upon hearing that voice.

That was Ye Fan's voice!

Judging from the information revealed in his words...

It's not hard to guess that the great-grandfather he was referring to was the Ye family's Purple Mansion Ancestor!

He immediately directed the crane to move closer.

At the same time, extend your spiritual senses to explore below.

Below, four people were facing off.

Ye Fan, covered in blood and in a sorry state, had extremely bright eyes filled with heartache and indignation.

The other three were all dressed in black, one woman and two men, with the character "Ye" written in esoteric script on their chests.

The three of them were only slightly better off than Ye Fan, still looking disheveled.

The woman was at the late stage of Qi Refining, while the two men were at the middle stage.

Looking at Ye Fan again, he was at the fourth level of Qi Refining!

He's practically a superman!

Chen Wen couldn't help but admire him. It was incredible that someone at the mid-stage of Qi Refining could actually make the late-stage Qi Refining one suffer a loss!

The dispute continues below.

The woman glanced at the still-smoking pit, a hint of apprehension flashing in her eyes.

"I didn't expect that bitch would leave this Yang Lei Zi to you before she died. No wonder I sent someone to get it but they couldn't get it."

"It's a pity you should have activated it a little later; otherwise, you could have hurt me."

The woman sighed softly, then smiled.

"Fan'er, hand over the magic treasure left by the ancestor. It's not something you can possess. Hand it over, and we'll still be family. You can still call me 'sister' in the future."

"Bullshit! You dare ask?!"

Ye Fan roared, his eyes as cold as knives.

He sighed inwardly. If he hadn't exhausted the Moon Mirror's energy two years ago and it had taken him a year to recover, perhaps he could have broken through to the sixth level of Qi Refining today and wouldn't have needed to fear them.

Now all we can do is wait to die, it's just a pity about my senior's resources...

At this thought, a sudden inspiration struck him, and a smile appeared on his lips.

"Ye Xin, I'm on this trip to purchase resources for my senior brother. If you turn back on your own, that's fine. But if you delay his important business, the Ye family won't be able to protect you!"

"Hahaha~"

Upon hearing this, Ye Xin immediately scoffed and shook her head disdainfully.

"Ye Fan, you can only fool those rogue cultivators outside with these words. Everyone knows you're a piece of trash, and the true disciple you've pledged allegiance to is also a piece of trash. A true disciple with a mid-grade spiritual root? He's just someone who got the position by chance!"

"If you don't have Yang Leizi now, you're as good as dead!"

As she spoke, she took a few steps back and waved for the two people beside her to come forward.

The two people beside him looked grim, but they still gritted their teeth and stepped forward, unleashing their magic to attack.

Ye Fan smiled bitterly to himself. He was only putting on a brave face; he no longer had any Yang Lei Zi left. Now that Ye Xin had sent people to test him, he could only wait to die...

However, at this time...

A soft laugh rang out from the air.

"This is the first time I've heard an outsider's opinion of me: a piece of trash? Heh, interesting!"

"who!"

Ye Xin's expression changed drastically; there was actually someone there!

Ye Fan was stunned when he heard the voice, thinking he was hallucinating. He then looked up at the sky and saw the familiar purple robe and the same calm and composed face.

He cried out in ecstasy, "Senior brother, save me!"

Chen Wen merely glanced at Ye Fan, smiled faintly, and then continued looking down at Ye Xin.

"Don't you know me? The true successor of that loser who picks up bargains."

Ye Xin's expression was grim. He was able to appear silently on the crane above her head. If he hadn't spoken, she wouldn't have noticed him.

Who is really the loser?

Ye Xin had cursed the people in her family who kept the intelligence a thousand times over in her heart.

However, he still managed a fawning smile and cupped his hands in greeting:

"I was just joking with you, please don't take it seriously, senior brother."

However, before she could finish speaking, Ye Xin suddenly shot towards Chen Wen like an arrow released from a bow. With her right hand forming a hand seal, a golden sword beam shot out instantly, aiming straight for Chen Wen's throat.

At the same time, he unleashed dozens of talismans, and spiritual energy waves filled the sky. Instantly, the sky was filled with all kinds of attacks such as water spikes, ice cones, and fireballs, which poured down on Chen Wen.

Chen Wen remained unfazed upon seeing this, thinking to himself that this kid was pitifully stupid. Knowing his identity, he still dared to attack him. Did he not have nine generations of his family to live with him?

However, he still had some doubts in his mind. It wasn't the He family that made the move. What exactly did the He family plan to do to him?

Seeing the attack approaching, Chen Wen seemed unconcerned.

Raise your right hand and casually slap down.

Innate Great Capture Technique!

Instantly, a milky white aura burst forth from his palm, transforming into a hand several meters in size, which slammed down fiercely.

Bang bang bang bang~

The spells rained down like raindrops from the eaves, striking Chen Wen's palm with the Innate Great Capture Technique, but only splashed up a few ripples before disappearing without a trace.

The Innate Great Capturing Technique, in addition to capturing, also contains the word "Innate," referring to the innate energy that transforms the acquired into the innate, turning the enemy's attacks into one's own!

Seeing her natal sword energy, which she had painstakingly cultivated for many years, being broken as if it had vanished into thin air, and then being struck by an even larger white palm print than before, Ye Xin immediately lost the will to resist.

Is this a case of failing to complete a major foundation-building repair?

If he's a piece of trash, then what am I?

Bitter~

He then lost consciousness.

After suppressing Ye Xin, the palm print continued its momentum, pounding towards the ground.

Seeing that Ye Xin was defeated in one move, the two men immediately tried to escape.

However, the next moment they suddenly felt they couldn't move, and could only watch helplessly as the giant handprint descended from the sky, filled with despair...

Rumble!

The giant handprint landed on the ground, instantly creating a monstrous wave of energy. Everything within a radius of several feet turned to ashes, leaving only the handprint embedded in the ground like a brand.

Ye Fan was thrown more than ten meters away by the shockwave.

"Cough cough cough~"

He coughed violently a few times after getting up, and felt a little better, but he still felt uneasy looking at the place with the big handprint.

The late stage of Qi Refining was resolved so easily?

Those two mid-stage Qi Refining cultivators were not included in Ye Fan's calculations; they were just there to make up the numbers.

For a moment, his fear of Chen Wen reached its peak, and at the same time, doubt arose in his heart.

If even a useless disciple is like this, then what should a true disciple be like?

"What are you all standing there for? Get up here!"

A familiar, calm voice came from above, but Ye Fan shuddered, a chill running down his spine. He quickly bowed and said:

"Thank you so much, Senior Brother, for saving my life. As an outer disciple, how dare I ride with you!"

What are you babbling about?!

If it weren't for my resources being with you, I wouldn't care whether you live or die!

Chen Wen rolled his eyes inwardly, and impatiently used his Great Grappling Hand to grab Ye Fan below and lift him up.

Ye Fan was terrified; he had just thought he was going to die!

Chen Wen ignored him and continued to use his Great Capture Hand to search below. He finally pulled out three small bags and brought them up. Then he set the three corpses on fire to erase his own presence.

After doing all this, Chen Wen patted the somewhat frightened crane and said, "Let's go."

Ye Fan, standing behind, was trembling with fear and dared not utter a sound.

He noticed his senior brother's skillful methods of disposing of the body; this was the second time he'd observed such tactics. What if his senior brother accidentally killed him as well...?

Ye Fan, standing behind, was extremely cautious, not wanting to delay Chen Wen's fruitful harvest.

He now only feels anticipation for opening blind boxes and feels no discomfort whatsoever about killing.

This wasn't his first time killing someone.

He felt uneasy when he killed He Yuhao.

Perhaps it's because I've already died once, or perhaps it's because I always feel a strange sense of alienation from this world, or perhaps it's because of the Xuanhuang Refining Heart Technique.

In short, let's open blind boxes now!

Open those two guaranteed rewards first!

With a surge of Chen Wen's spiritual sense, the restrictions on the two storage bags were immediately broken.

Upon probing one of them with his spiritual sense, he found several thousand spirit stones, two or three bottles of pills, three mid-grade first-tier magic artifacts, and some miscellaneous items.

In conclusion: Poor bastard!

However, among the miscellaneous items was a Taoist scripture, so it was still a worthwhile find.

Chen Wen took out the spirit stones, pills, and Daoist scriptures and put them into his bag, placing them aside.

Looking at another storage bag in the mid-stage of Qi Refining, there were still three to five thousand spirit stones, and quite a few more pills, but that was about it. Most of them were miscellaneous items from brothels. These aristocratic disciples really know how to have fun!

Chen Wen pursed his lips, kept the useful items, and set them aside as well.

Now, it's time to open the guaranteed minimum!

His spiritual sense had reached the limit of Qi Refining, so he could easily erase Ye Xin's mark.

Chen Wen cast a cleansing spell before opening the storage bag and probing it with his spiritual sense.

Golden Legend!

The first thing you see is a small mountain of spirit stones.

This storage bag was even larger than his, measuring several meters in size.

With a quick scan of his spiritual sense, Chen Wen learned that it was 100,000!

Chen Wen's breathing quickened slightly. He was back, and he had made back what he had spent on purchasing resources!

Looking at the artifacts, there are three first-tier high-grade magic artifacts: a bracelet, a sword, and a hairpin. Two are defensive magic artifacts, and one is an offensive magic artifact. They are quite valuable!

There are a bunch of mid-grade magical artifacts, including boots, clothes, staffs, knives, etc., all of which are of superior quality.

There are no inferior products.

There were also many bottles and jars of elixirs, all of which were of the highest quality.

The jade boxes contained piles of spiritual herbs, along with numerous jade slips containing Taoist scriptures and spells. However, Chen Wen didn't care for them and casually put them into his mid-stage storage bag.

However, he then became busy.

He exchanged his storage bag with Ye Xin's, and then put the things he didn't need into those small storage bags.

Chen Wen was busy and enjoying himself immensely.

Ye Fan, standing behind, was somewhat lost in thought. Magical artifacts, spiritual herbs... there were so many resources!

He felt a bitter taste in his mouth. If he were stronger, he could defeat Ye Xin and the others. These resources would be enough for him to cultivate to the Foundation Establishment stage!

At this moment, Chen Wen suddenly took out a jade box, opened it and took a look. Inside was just an ordinary-looking stone bead.

Chen Wen studied it for a while but couldn't figure it out, but he knew that this thing was definitely not simple!

The moment he took it out, Ye Fan's mind went blank, his breathing became disordered, and his heart raced. He glanced at him with his spiritual sense and immediately noticed that Ye Fan was looking down with his hands clenched into fists, as if he was suppressing his emotions.

Chen Wen smiled inwardly; it seemed he knew!

Since that's the case, this opportunity is mine!

He was initially misled by Ye Fan's luck, partly because he was careless and unprepared, and partly because he also wanted to rescue his own resources. It was a case of one willing to hit the other, and the other willing to be hit!

But now that I'm on guard, I won't be fooled by his luck.

They wouldn't be so foolish as to throw something away as trash without being able to see what it is, only to have Ye Fan pick it up.

It doesn't take up much space in a storage bag, so I'll just keep it. Who knows, maybe I'll find out someday.

As for Ye Fan's reaction, Chen Wen pretended not to see it.

Finally, after Chen Wen finished packing the four storage bags, he would naturally hand them over to Ye Fan to handle, as was his usual practice.

But this time was different. In order to prevent missing any more opportunities, he decided to keep them. He would use what he could, and keep what he couldn't.

...

Luoyun Mountain.

After the crane flew away, Ye Fan followed behind Chen Wen and couldn't help but ask:

"Senior brother, aren't you going to ask who I am?"

"Aren't you just an outer disciple of the Qingming Sect?"

Chen Wen turned his head, waved his hand calmly as if he didn't care at all, and said,

"It's alright, go back and get back to work. If the Ye family comes looking for you, just say that I killed those people."

Upon hearing this, Ye Fan was deeply moved and cursed himself for being inhuman. His senior brother had saved him, yet he was still plotting to trick the Moon Pearl out of him.

However, since this matter is of great importance, I'd better not tell my senior brother yet.

At that moment, Chen Wen's voice, which had already left, rang in his mind again.

"In the next few days, someone will notify you to accept the Class C spirit fields. When that time comes, prepare yourself and go to accept them. The rules are the same as for Class B spirit fields."

"yes!"

Ye Fan bowed and said.

He knew that his senior brother was preparing him to take charge of the spirit fields, and he felt an overwhelming sense of guilt.

...

At this moment, Chen Wen arrived at the secluded cultivation room, placed the Snowwing Carved Egg in its place, crushed a few high-grade Yellow Sprout Pills, and said gently:

"This trip was a great success; everyone who sees it gets a share!"

The little guy immediately cheered and jumped for joy.

Chen Wen replied, "Hurry up and absorb the medicinal power, then hurry up and get out. Are you too comfortable inside and don't want to come out?"

The little guy immediately showed a hint of grievance.

Chen Wen was helpless. That's how spirit beasts are. Unless they are accelerated at a great cost, the stronger their bloodline, the harder it is for them to grow.

So even though a snow winged eagle that should normally hatch in a year hasn't hatched in two and a half years, he's not in a hurry at all.

Now that he had spirit stones, he simply waved his hand and set up a spirit-gathering array in his cave.

He then sat cross-legged on the futon, took out a jade bottle, and opened it. Immediately, a rich and vibrant aura of life rushed out.

This is Zhai Ji's Green Pearl.

He had previously asked Zhai Ji for twenty-seven drops, and there was one drop left, for a total of twenty-eight drops.

Now, only two drops remain in the jade bottle.

Two and a half years ago, his spiritual roots had already shown signs of overflowing.

So he began to try to absorb the green bead catalyst.

However, he discovered that there was a formidable barrier between a mid-grade spiritual root and a high-grade spiritual root.

Even if he had Green Pearl, he could only slowly grind her down.

Moreover, after absorbing the second drop, he discovered that it had no effect at all.

I tried again a month later and felt some effect, but the effect was weaker.

After that, he changed his routine to absorbing one drop each month.

However, the effect is gradually diminishing.

Nowadays, the effect is negligible.

However, he has worn down that insurmountable barrier to almost nothing.

This last bit is the hardest to bear, like scratching an itch through a boot, causing immense torment and making one wish to get over it immediately.

Fortunately, the moment has finally arrived.

If it fails, then... go and plunder Zhai Ji again!

Chen Wen concentrated and drank two drops of green pearls in one go.

boom--

The green bead entered the body and instantly unleashed its power violently, surging into the dantian.

Chen Wen remained unfazed, as he was already used to it, and guided Green Pearl into the location of her spiritual root.

.........