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

"Senior Brother Xu Xiao has violated the sect's rules..."

"Although Senior Brother Xu Xiao did help in the snatching, he challenged the cave owner first, crippled his opponent, and then conceded defeat, allowing that junior sister to issue the challenge..."

"That's why she, a mere Qi Refining Level 3 cultivator, was able to seize this cave dwelling!"

A voice suddenly rang out...

Everyone was stunned for a moment, then turned to look in the direction of the voice, their gazes landing on a young disciple with fair skin and a broken arm...

How do you know all this so clearly?

"So you also helped with the robbery?"

A disciple in the crowd spoke up to question the matter.

Upon hearing this, the fair-skinned young man looked up at the disciple, his expression one of deep resentment, and slowly spoke.

"Because... I'm the one whose cave dwelling was robbed!!!"

Upon hearing this, everyone was taken aback at first, and their gazes towards him gradually softened with pity...

"So she was a victim too..."

"Senior Brother Xu Xiao is going too far! Isn't this bullying?"

"His hands are completely ruined, and he still dares to challenge for surrender?"

"Fine, fine, so this is how you play? What's the difference between this and cheating?"

Many disciples couldn't help but protest, feeling indignant.

This time it was the fair-skinned young man and Long Aotian; next time, they might be the ones to suffer...

After learning what had happened, some of the disciples immediately started plotting...

If it were a relay race, wouldn't they be able to find a teammate to fight for the cave?

As long as you're shameless enough...

After all, while such behavior doesn't violate sect rules, it doesn't look good on one's reputation, and people will definitely talk behind their backs...

Senior Brother Xu Xiao... doesn't seem to care much about his reputation!

Inside the cave...

Ye Chen went straight back to his room, closed the door, and shut out all the noise.

He didn't care at all about the gossip behind his back.

Why would a mountain bandit like him need a reputation?

When I used to lead a bunch of thugs to rob people on the road, what kind of curses didn't I hear?

The wealthy dog ​​owners who were robbed hurled some really nasty insults at them...

For him, what he actually possessed was what mattered; fame was just an empty title, something he could do without...

He looked at the storage bag in his hand, excitedly went to the bed, threw the quilt aside, and then sent a wisp of his mind in, emptying everything out of the storage bag...

"Splash..."

In an instant, a dazzling array of spirit stones, pills, and magical treasures covered the entire bed, piling up into a small mountain.

"We're rich! We're rich!"

Ye Chen smiled excitedly, beaming from ear to ear...

These spirit stones and pills were more than all the storage bags he had previously looted combined...

Among them were several swords, though their grade was far inferior to the immortal swords, they were still extraordinary items, their blades gleaming with a flowing light, and they could definitely fetch a good price...

Besides these, Ye Chen also caught a glimpse of several strangely shaped magical artifacts and a few cultivation manuals...

"Sword Control Technique..."

"Sword Sweeping Technique!"

Ye Chen picked it up and his eyes lit up immediately...

He was already a passionate swordsman, and upon seeing these sword techniques, he immediately began to eagerly flip through them...

The sword manual not only contains the moves and mental techniques, but also illustrations demonstrating each move, making it easy to read.

Ye Chen memorized all the moves after just one glance...

He frowned slightly as he closed the sword manual...

The "Sword Sweeping Technique" in his hand felt like an ordinary sword technique, far inferior to the nameless sword moves he had practiced since childhood...

Even by mentally rehearsing the moves, one can discover many flaws in the sword techniques.

"This dares to call it swordsmanship?"

"No wonder the outer disciples' swordsmanship is so bad..."

Ye Chen couldn't help but make a few sarcastic remarks.

I thought the sword techniques I'd practiced since childhood were pretty commonplace, but it turns out there are even worse sword manuals out there. In an instant, I lost all interest in the manual I had...

He tossed a few sword manuals aside, his gaze sweeping over the mountain of spirit stones and pills before him. He couldn't help but marvel at how incredibly wealthy Long Aotian truly was...

If more challengers like him, who are both bad at the game and love to have fun, came along, he wouldn't have to worry about training resources anymore...

Just as he was about to put away the spirit stones and pills, a thought suddenly flashed through his mind...

"If the Purple-Gold Gourd can refine even morning dew into spiritual liquid, then can it also refine spirit stones?"

Ye Chen muttered to himself.

Spirit stones inherently contain spiritual energy. If they are refined and used to upgrade the grade of pills, the effect will undoubtedly be better, achieving a result greater than the sum of its parts...

Thinking of this, Ye Chen flipped his hand and immediately took out the Purple-Gold Gourd. After uncorking it, he aimed it at the spirit stone in front of him and began to absorb its energy...

One by one, the crystal-clear spirit stones rushed into the purple-gold gourd, shrinking rapidly before reaching the mouth of the bottle, entering without any hindrance...

In the blink of an eye, the mountain of spirit stones was completely absorbed...

The purple-gold gourd, which appears to be only the size of a palm, has not yet reached its limit and can still continue to devour...

Ye Chen's gaze fell upon several dull and lifeless magical artifacts beside him. They offered little more than defensive effects and were of little use to him, so he activated the Purple-Gold Gourd to devour them as well...

He didn't let any of those shimmering swords go untouched; he devoured them all into the Purple Gold Gourd and refined them!

Since he already had a celestial sword for self-defense, those ordinary swords were completely useless. Rather than letting them pile up in his storage bag, it was better to let the purple-gold gourd refine them into spiritual liquid, which could then be used for cultivation...

The bed was suddenly empty, with only some bottles and jars of pills and cultivation manuals remaining, nothing else...

Ye Chen finally put away the purple-gold gourd with satisfaction, his heart filled with anticipation, hoping that these items could be refined into more spiritual liquid...

"These sword manuals are useless, but they can be used by my junior sister to practice self-defense..."

He glanced down at the few sword manuals he had casually tossed aside, and was about to put them away when his gaze suddenly fell upon one of the cultivation techniques...

"The art of concealing one's breath!"

Ye Chen's eyes lit up, and he quickly picked it up and began to read...

"As expected, it's a secret technique to conceal one's cultivation level..."

"If mastered, even those below the Void Refinement realm will be unable to detect its true nature..."

He was overjoyed.

I originally intended to find a secret technique to conceal my cultivation level on the black market, but I didn't expect to obtain it so easily...

This way, no matter how fast his cultivation improves, he won't have to worry about outsiders noticing anything amiss.

"This arrogant dragon has really done me a great favor..."

"I'll have to thank him sometime..."