Chapter 17 Extortion

Not only was Chen Xiao dumbfounded, but the middle-aged Taoist and the group of elders were also completely dumbfounded... What was going on? They were being asked to swear a blood oath, but they didn't even know who this person was!

Everyone was confused, but that was the good thing about feudal sects. What the sect leader said was what went, there was no need for any fairness or democracy.

With Zhang Longhu and the others swearing the blood oath, Chen Xiao couldn't attack them anymore.

Not attacking didn't mean Chen Xiao could return empty-handed.

"Since Sect Leader Zhang is such a straightforward person, I'll be frank. You guessed right, I came to your True Martial Sect for a reason. I want to get some spirit stones from you."

Chen Xiao's words sounded like a bandit, just short of picking his teeth with a knife and saying, "Lend me some money to spend!"

When Zhang Longhu heard this, the heart that had been hanging in his throat finally settled.

What are spirit stones? In the Immortal Hidden World, spirit stones are equivalent to money!

Problems that can be solved with money are never problems.

"Immortal Master, please speak. How many spirit stones do you need? I will have someone prepare them immediately."

Zhang Longhu said hastily.

Chen Xiao thought for a moment and asked, "Yesterday, I passed by the spirit stone mine outside True Martial Town… Using that spirit stone mine as an example, how many spirit stones can that spirit stone mine produce in total?"

Zhang Longhu narrowed his eyes and thought for a moment, finally giving a vague number: "The spirit stone mine outside True Martial Town is controlled by the Li family, where the Holy Son resides. It is a spirit stone mine that has already been mined for more than half of its reserves. If mining continues, it can probably produce about ten thousand spirit stones."

"I see…"

After listening to Zhang Longhu's words, Chen Xiao was secretly complaining about Qing Lian Dao Shou (Taoist Master Qing Lian) being so stingy.

A complete spirit stone mine can probably produce about twenty thousand spirit stones.

And with the strength of the Heavenly Lotus Sect, they must have at least dozens of spirit stone mines in their hands, but they only gave him two thousand spirit stones. This was like sending away a beggar.

Not to mention, after Chen Xiao destroyed the Heavenly Blood Sect, the Heavenly Blood Sect's property and resources would definitely belong to the Heavenly Lotus Sect.

How hateful, you stingy woman, when I go to the Demon Clan Holy Land, I will definitely complain to Brother Tu Shan.

Chen Xiao's thoughts drifted far away, while Zhang Longhu cautiously waited for Chen Xiao to give a number.

Chen Xiao only realized that he hadn't said how many spirit stones he wanted when he came back to his senses.

"I won't ask for much. Prepare five hundred thousand spirit stones for me, and your True Martial Sect will be my friend from now on."

Chen Xiao said casually.

"How… how much???"

Before Zhang Longhu could speak, the middle-aged Taoist's eyes widened and he shouted.

"Five hundred thousand, is that a problem?"

Chen Xiao asked.

The middle-aged Taoist was about to speak when Zhang Longhu quickly covered his mouth and said, "No problem, no problem. But Immortal Master, five hundred thousand spirit stones is not a small amount. Please wait a moment and have a cup of tea. My junior brother, the elders, and I will gather the spirit stones and send them to you."

Chen Xiao didn't refuse and waved his hand, saying, "Go, and return quickly."

The high-level members of the True Martial Sect transformed into streams of light and headed straight for the warehouse storing spirit stones.

After arriving at the warehouse, Zhang Longhu began to count the spirit stones.

Five hundred thousand was indeed not a small amount. The True Martial Sect's warehouse only had a total of three hundred thousand, leaving a shortfall of nearly two hundred thousand.

"Everyone, please contribute some spirit stones. Each of you take out ten thousand, and I'll take care of the rest."

Zhang Longhu said seriously.

The middle-aged Taoist was so angry that his nose was crooked. "Sect Leader, are you really going to give spirit stones to that person?"

"Otherwise? I already promised him, didn't you hear?"

Zhang Longhu asked coldly. He wasn't as polite to his junior brother as he was to Chen Xiao.

"Sect Leader, who is that person? Why are you so afraid of him? You made us swear a blood oath and now you're making us give him spirit stones. You should at least let us know who he is, right? And don't forget, he's the enemy who killed the sect's Holy Son. Aren't you going to avenge that?"

The middle-aged Taoist questioned sternly.

Zhang Longhu frowned and said lightly, "That's right, I should tell you his identity."

After a pause, Zhang Longhu said, "He is from the outside."

"From the outside? From the secular world?"

An elder asked.

Zhang Longhu nodded.

The middle-aged Taoist reacted and shouted loudly, "Could it be that he is the scoundrel from the secular world?"

"Keep your voice down!"

Zhang Longhu quickly covered the middle-aged Taoist's mouth. "If that person hears us, we will all die here today!"

"No, Sect Leader, if he really is that scoundrel, then why should we be afraid of him? He's powerful in the secular world because that's the secular world. This is the Immortal Hidden World, how can a mere secular person be so arrogant here?"

The middle-aged Taoist said disdainfully.

Zhang Longhu shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Junior Brother Lin, you don't know his strength at all."

"What strength does he have? I don't know, but you do, Sect Leader? Sect Leader, our True Martial Sect has three Transformation Realm cultivators and more than a dozen Divine Sea Realm cultivators. No matter how powerful he is, what waves can he make if we join forces?"

The middle-aged Taoist still couldn't understand why the Sect Leader was so cowardly.

"Alas."

Zhang Longhu sighed, "Before yesterday, I didn't take this person seriously either. However, yesterday, Junior Sister Jiao Lian of the Heavenly Lotus Sect sent me a message and told me something."

"What is it?"

An elder asked in a supportive tone.

"The Heavenly Blood Sect went to attack the Heavenly Lotus Sect, and as a result, the sect was destroyed."

Zhang Longhu said.

"The Heavenly Blood Sect was destroyed?"

The middle-aged Taoist gasped.

Being in the southern region, he had some understanding of the Heavenly Blood Sect.

Although the Heavenly Blood Sect only had one Transformation Realm cultivator, Ximen Aoxue, Ximen Aoxue was exceptionally talented and had already reached the Great Accomplishment stage of the Transformation Realm, and had even begun to impact the Transformation Realm Great Perfection stage. He was by no means easy to deal with.

However, the middle-aged Taoist ultimately curled his lips and said, "Ximen Aoxue is indeed good, but the Heavenly Lotus Sect is not to be trifled with. The Seven-Star Lotus Formation of the Seven Lotuses is naturally effective against the Heavenly Blood Sect. As for that scoundrel, I'm afraid he was just the icing on the cake. Sect Leader, we don't have to be so afraid of him, do we?"

Hearing these words, Zhang Longhu shook his head with a bitter smile again: "At the beginning, I thought so too, but in fact, Ximen Aoxue used the Five Ghost Soul Severing Blade, summoning five fierce ghosts, and had already broken the Seven-Star Lotus Formation of the Seven Lotuses."

"Just when the Seven Lotuses were seriously injured and the entire Heavenly Lotus Sect was in imminent danger, that person took action, turning the tide and reversing the situation with his own strength."

Hearing this sentence, the middle-aged Taoist was dumbfounded. He opened his mouth, and although unwilling, he had to admit: "In that case, that kid does indeed have some skills. No wonder he can stir up trouble in the secular world. He is indeed not an ordinary person."

"You think that's the end of it?"

Zhang Longhu glanced at his junior brother with disdain, as if saying, "You're still too young."

"Sect Leader, what do you mean by that?"

The middle-aged Taoist asked.

Zhang Longhu said with his hands behind his back: "According to Jiao Lian, that person completely crushed Ximen Aoxue. Ximen Aoxue had no power to fight back in front of him."

Hearing this, everyone present was dumbfounded.

Ximen Aoxue was a Transformation Realm expert, to be able to suppress a Transformation Realm expert to the point where he had no power to fight back? That's too exaggerated, right?

And the next sentence from Zhang Longhu directly made them gasp several times.

"That person possesses a Dharma Idol." (Buddhist or Daoist guardian deity)

Hearing these words, the middle-aged Taoist was so shocked that his eyes were about to pop out: "What? Possesses a Dharma Idol? Could he be a Dao Integration Realm expert?"

"If he is in the Dao Integration Realm, then it is reasonable that Ximen Aoxue has no power to fight back in front of him."

"A secular person can actually cultivate to the Dao Integration Realm. This defies common sense… However, if he was just an ordinary person following the rules, there would be no way for him to collect the four Sacred Relics."

The elders discussed one after another, and what they said was very pertinent.

At this moment, no one questioned Zhang Longhu's choice anymore, including the middle-aged Taoist.

After all, the other party was a Dao Integration Realm expert!

Although the difference between the Transformation Realm and the Dao Integration Realm seems to be only one level.

But in reality, the gap between them is as different as clouds and mud.

After all, the more a cultivator cultivates to the later stages, the more difficult it becomes to advance further. Transformation Realm experts are already rare, and Dao Integration Realm experts are even harder to come by.

It is no exaggeration to say that if the True Martial Sect produced a Dao Integration Realm expert, then the entire sect could immediately jump from a medium-sized sect to a top-tier sect.

Everyone took out their small treasuries and offered spirit stones.

Soon, five hundred thousand spirit stones were gathered.

Just as Zhang Longhu was about to send the spirit stones to Chen Xiao, the middle-aged Taoist suddenly grabbed him and whispered, "Sect Leader, should we really not reveal this matter? As far as I know, there are several sects in the Immortal Hidden World that have grudges against that kid… As for the blood oath, as long as we don't explicitly say it, hinting is still okay."

"Hehe."

Zhang Longhu sneered, "What good will that do for us? The Holy Son has already fallen. My True Martial Sect will continue to live in obscurity. Moreover, the great tribulation is coming. We should take care of ourselves. Some things are not something that we can interfere with."

Hearing Zhang Longhu's words, the middle-aged Taoist's face changed slightly, and he asked cautiously, "Sect Leader, is that tribulation real? Will it really come?"

"Whether it comes or not is not something we can control. We can only control ourselves."

Zhang Longhu gave a vague answer.

The middle-aged Taoist curled his lips, "Saying it is as good as not saying it… Alas, I pity the Holy Son I painstakingly cultivated, this is probably fate. So be it."