A ruthless bandit from the celestial realm, he began his cultivation journey after kidnapping the Em

Ye Chen turned and went back into his cave. With Lin Wanli greeting the disciples outside, he could finally focus on his cultivation...

Close the door.

Ye Chen flipped his hand, took out the purple-gold gourd, and probed it with a wisp of his consciousness...

At this moment, the gourd was empty, containing nothing but murky spiritual liquid.

Jiang Changyi has been completely refined; not even his primordial spirit remains, all transformed into spiritual liquid...

"As expected of a Nascent Soul cultivator's primordial spirit, the amount of spiritual liquid refined is quite substantial..."

Ye Chen glanced at it and a smile appeared on his face...

Although the exact number wasn't counted, it's estimated to be over a thousand drops of spiritual liquid, far exceeding the amount refined from other disciples' liquid...

If it were a disciple in the Qi Refining stage, lacking a Nascent Soul, they simply wouldn't be able to refine so much spiritual liquid.

He then took out the Grade 2 Spirit Replenishing Pill from his storage bag and began to refine the Grade 6 Spirit Replenishing Pill using the same method...

As the spiritual liquid dripped from the purple-gold gourd and was absorbed, fragrant sixth-grade spirit-replenishing pills appeared before one's eyes...

The room was filled with fragrance, and every breath was filled with rich spiritual energy, as if one were in a fairyland.

Before long, two hundred Grade 6 Spirit-Replenishing Pills were neatly arranged on the table.

Seeing that the spiritual liquid in the purple-gold gourd was running low, Ye Chen slowly stopped what he was doing...

"What a pity, only two hundred were refined today. It might be difficult to break through to the Great Perfection of the Foundation Establishment stage..."

"Without the spiritual liquid, it will be difficult to refine pills..."

He muttered to himself, looking somewhat troubled...

Even a Nascent Soul cultivator isn't someone he can simply devour; a slight misstep could result in him being killed with a single palm strike...

After all, it's not always possible to be so lucky as to use the Purple Gold Gourd for devouring. Those Nascent Soul cultivators aren't fools; if they don't cooperate, they're doomed...

Moreover, the Qingyun Sect has very few Nascent Soul experts; losing even one more would likely cause an uproar, turning the entire sect upside down.

Ye Chen put away the purple-gold gourd, took the sixth-grade spirit-replenishing pill he had prepared earlier, went to the bed, sat cross-legged, and began to cultivate...

He is now focused solely on improving his cultivation level and trying to break through to the Golden Core Realm as soon as possible!

Outside the cave...

One after another, disciples arrived seeking help, but they were all stopped by Lin Wanli before they even saw Ye Chen's face...

Everyone looked surprised...

"Isn't that Lin Wanli, the sword fanatic? What's he doing here?"

"When did Senior Brother Lin Wanli become Senior Brother Xu's subordinate?"

"As expected of Senior Brother Xu, he even managed to subdue the sword fanatic Senior Brother Lin..."

"Is Senior Brother Lin Wanli acting as a henchman?"

......

Although the disciples who came to the door were puzzled, upon hearing Lin Wanli say that he was acting on behalf of Ye Chen, they all handed over the pills they had brought to him...

After all, Lin Wanli was the second-ranked expert on the outer sect disciple list, so it wasn't unreasonable for him to take Ye Chen's place. For the disciples seeking help, as long as they could seize the cave dwelling, it didn't matter who made the move...

As more and more disciples came to his door, Lin Wanli fell into deep thought...

"These pills are such a lucrative business!"

"With so many disciples taking on these challenges... won't they be exhausted?"

"No, I absolutely have to ask my senior brother for a few more tips tonight..."

He muttered to himself.

Seeing that most of the people had arrived, he urged them to leave and go one by one to challenge the caves scattered in various locations...

The area outside the cave suddenly became deserted...

On a mountain peak within the inner sect of the Qingyun Sect...

"Brother, you must stand up for me..."

"Those people not only stole my spirit stones and pills, they even took my storage bag..."

"That's all I have, including the two thousand spirit stones I borrowed from my brother a few days ago..."

......

A bruised and swollen man with a thick beard was crying and recounting his ordeal, looking utterly miserable...

Standing before him was a man with a cold and aloof expression, his hands behind his back, looking nonchalant.

But when he heard that his two thousand spirit stones had also been stolen, his face instantly darkened...

"A bunch of useless trash!"

"You and your cronies are at least Foundation Establishment stage cultivators; how could you let yourselves be bullied in the outer sect?"

"You've wasted all your cultivation on dogs?"

......

The aloof man snapped angrily.

Even for a direct disciple of the inner sect, accumulating two thousand spirit stones would require an immense amount of effort...

That was all the wealth he had painstakingly accumulated!

I originally intended to lend the money to my younger brother, who was in the outer sect, to invest in the black market and earn some spirit stones, but who knew they would be robbed of them, leaving me with nothing...

At that moment, he was so angry he wanted to kill someone!

"this..."

The bearded man dared not argue and could only explain with a pained expression.

"Brother, you may not know, but the person who tried to steal from us is most likely the sword fanatic Lin Wanli..."

"He is at the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage, and his swordsmanship is superb; almost no one in the outer sect can rival him..."

"Even if we all teamed up, we couldn't beat him..."

......

It's true they're at the Foundation Establishment stage, and it's true they can roam freely in the outer sect when they join forces, but even they can't do anything against the strongest member of the outer sect. They've encountered one of the few truly formidable opponents...

The aloof man, his face grim, snorted coldly.

"What utter nonsense about 'Sword Maniac'! It's only you outer disciples who praise him so much..."

"He's just an outer disciple, he hasn't even entered the inner sect yet, what kind of expert is he?"

"He's nothing but an ant in my eyes..."

......

He was a direct disciple of the inner sect, holding a higher status than ordinary inner disciples. He was used to being arrogant, and wouldn't even give an outer disciple a second glance...

Upon hearing this, the bearded man immediately nodded in agreement.

"Yes, yes, yes..."

"How can Lin Wanli compare to my elder brother..."

"If my brother were to make a move, no matter what kind of sword fanatic he is, he would certainly be no match for my brother..."

"When the time comes, we will definitely return all the spirit stones and pills we've retrieved to our brother..."

"Those people also have quite a few spirit stones..."

......

Hearing what the bearded man said, the aloof man couldn't help but be tempted. If he could make a fortune, that would be great. Who wouldn't like spirit stones?

Besides, he recently set his sights on a magical artifact and was short of spirit stones. If he could steal a few thousand spirit stones, it would solve his immediate problem...

The aloof man narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice.

"Alright, I'll go with you tonight. If we run into these people, we won't let them get away with it..."

"You really need to understand this..."

The bearded man's expression brightened, and he immediately patted his chest, assuring his brother, "Don't worry, brother, I'll recognize those three even if they're reduced to ashes..."

"Especially that kid with the sword, he's so easy to recognize..."