"I regret it a little," Li Xuan said with a wry smile, shaking his head. In his hand were eight spatial rings, and after examining them, Li Xuan's heart filled with regret.
Li Xuan's preliminary calculations showed that the eight rings contained close to two million low-grade spirit stones. While the spirit stones weren't an excessive amount, they could have purchased four mid-grade spirit swords. The thought of the Martial Emperor realm powerhouses he had slain earlier, who hadn't had their spatial rings taken, made his heart ache.
It was all money.
At that moment, Li Xuan made a decision: from now on, any of his enemies, after being killed, would have their rings confiscated. Little did Li Xuan know that due to this action, many people in future battles would hide their rings beforehand when facing him.
Li Xuan glanced at the eight corpses on the ground, then waved his hand to bury them before continuing his journey.
Along the way, Li Xuan also found quite a few heavenly materials and earthly treasures, all of which, without exception, were taken by Yi Qin. Of course, there were many spirit masters who had entered the ruins, and Li Xuan encountered quite a few of them. When it came to heavenly materials and earthly treasures, Li Xuan didn't have such a good temper to give way. The outcome, as expected, was predictable.
Five days passed, and Li Xuan's eyes filled with joy as he looked at the low-grade spirit stones within the Town Prison. After purchasing mid-grade and high-grade spirit swords, Li Xuan had less than five million low-grade spirit stones left. However, in these five days, the low-grade spirit stones on his person had increased by one million from before.
To get rich, one must acquire!
Li Xuan smiled and shook his head. Looking at the still dim sky and earth, a hint of surprise appeared in his eyes. Logically, traveling directly forward for five days should have covered at least three to four hundred li, yet the shadow of the Sacred Sect ruins was still nowhere in sight. Li Xuan's curiosity about the size of these ruins grew.
"Have you guys heard? There's an extremely powerful sword cultivator in this ruin. All the spirit masters who dared to attack him have met their demise. And what's more, regardless of their strength, all those spirit masters had their spatial rings taken by that sword cultivator, without exception."
"That's not entirely unreasonable. If someone provokes me, I wouldn't let go of their spatial ring after killing them. After all, a spirit master's entire possessions are stored in their spatial ring; it's a waste not to take it."
"That being said, that sword cultivator even stripped off their valuable robes!"
"..."
Unbeknownst to Li Xuan, many spirit masters had gathered on a circular plaza and were currently discussing him.
Although everyone didn't know Li Xuan's name, the title "sword cultivator" had deeply ingrained itself. Many spirit masters' first reaction was to try their best to avoid encountering this shameless sword cultivator within the ruins.
However, there were also those present who were not so concerned. Especially when they heard that Li Xuan's spirit stones were roughly estimated to be over ten million, their minds began to race. A moment later, seven or eight figures had already left the plaza.
"You've harvested quite a bit on this journey," Yi Qin said with a helpless shake of her head as she looked at the pile of robes and spatial rings on the ground. How could this fellow be like a bandit?
"Senior Yi Qin, that Spirit Rhinoceros Sacred Eye Pill..." Li Xuan paused his sorting of the day's gains as he heard Yi Qin's voice and stood up, looking at Yi Qin with fervent anticipation.
Seeing this, Yi Qin waved her hand speechlessly, and a ray of spiritual light shot towards Li Xuan.
"Take it here, and I'm curious if your eye techniques have any other derivatives besides illusions," Yi Qin said.
"Alright!" Li Xuan nodded upon hearing this and sat down on the spot. After adjusting his state, he swallowed it without hesitation.
Boom!
As the Spirit Rhinoceros Sacred Eye Pill entered his body, Li Xuan felt a surge of heat rush directly towards his dan tian. The next moment, this heat traveled through his blood and surged into Li Xuan's mind. Then, Li Xuan felt the heat split into two and pour directly into his eyes.
"No need to resist, just wait," Li Xuan said, about to resist when Yi Qin's voice suddenly rang out. Hearing this, Li Xuan stopped and carefully sensed the changes in his eyes, waiting.
Time passed, and Li Xuan felt his eyes burning intensely. If not for Yi Qin's previous words, Li Xuan would have long wanted to suppress it. However, Li Xuan also sensed that his eyes seemed to be filled with power, and several times he felt an urge to break free from the restraint of his eyelids and unleash it. Feeling this, Li Xuan tried his best to calm his mind and wait.
Unbeknownst to Li Xuan, at this moment, outside the ruins, several figures appeared on the path Li Xuan had taken, sensing something. Soon, these figures began to move towards Li Xuan's direction.
Hum!
An hour later, Li Xuan's eyes suddenly snapped open. The next instant, two beams of white light shot out, instantly piercing through the void. Fortunately, the Town Prison was a self-contained space, and within a few breaths, the space returned to its original state.
"Good, it seems to have succeeded," Yi Qin said with a slight nod, seeing the joy on Li Xuan's face. "Display it to me, let me see your Illusionary Realm."
"Senior Yi Qin, didn't you say it would only be effective when used on spirit masters weaker than me?" Li Xuan asked, surprised.
Yi Qin nodded upon hearing this. "That is true. Otherwise, if your Illusionary Realm were broken, you would suffer a backlash. While your life would be safe, your eyes would likely go blind. As for me, I'm just taking a look."
"Alright," Li Xuan said, his heart shaken. It seemed he should listen to Yi Qin in the future; he must never use this eye technique Illusionary Realm on someone stronger than him, or his eyes would go blind, which would be truly tragic.
As he finished speaking, Li Xuan willed it, and his eyes began to flash with a radiant light. The next moment, the radiant light enveloped Yi Qin and gradually faded. Yi Qin, meanwhile, had her eyes slightly closed, as if deep in thought.
Looking at Yi Qin's fair and tender face, her long eyelashes curled. Her small, cherry-like lips, paired with her high nose bridge, made Li Xuan feel that Senior Yi Qin was also an unparalleled beauty for the first time. Moreover, Yi Qin's slightly furrowed brow made her appear even more pure and ethereal.
A few minutes later, Yi Qin slowly opened her eyes. A faint radiance emerged from her body, then directly flowed into Li Xuan's eyes and disappeared.
"Senior Yi Qin, how was it?" Li Xuan became nervous as he saw Yi Qin open her eyes and then remain silent with a frown.
Yi Qin sighed lightly upon hearing this. "Your eye technique does indeed have the ability to create an Illusionary Realm. However, it seems to be lacking, and the derived abilities have not been fully unleashed. But I have a feeling that if you can cultivate your eye technique to great perfection, the derived power within your Illusionary Realm will be complete. And at that time, you yourself will be able to enter the Illusionary Realm."
"Not yet perfected..." Li Xuan frowned upon hearing this. "Senior Yi Qin, can this eye technique be used currently?"
Yi Qin nodded. "Of course, it can be used. It's just that some of the derived abilities haven't been fully displayed. There are no shortcuts to cultivating eye techniques. If you want your eye technique to reach great perfection, you should start absorbing the vital energy of the scorching sun from today onwards."
"Vital energy of the scorching sun?" Li Xuan asked Yi Qin with some confusion.
"To put it simply, it's absorbing the first ray of sunlight at sunrise every day," Yi Qin explained.
"Absorbing the first ray of sunlight... Junior understands," Li Xuan nodded.
"At your current pace, you should reach the central area of this ruin in about three more days. This place seems quite decent. You should see if you can gain more from here. There's really no need to keep these things," Yi Qin said, glancing at the pile of robes nearby, then shook her head and turned to leave.
Seeing this, Li Xuan touched his nose, gave a sheepish smile, and then left the Town Prison with a thought.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
Li Xuan had barely traveled for ten minutes when several sounds of breaking air echoed, and three figures appeared before him. Li Xuan stopped and looked at the three with curiosity.
The man in black robes leading the group stepped forward and cupped his fists.
"Your Excellency, have you perhaps seen a sword cultivator?"