An elder of the Buddhist Sect said with great anger, "King Qin An, aren't you being too greedy..."
Qin Shilei glanced at him.
The chilling killing intent made the elder involuntarily shiver and dare not speak further.
"Amitabha!"
Wei Hongshen chanted, "This sarira poses a great hidden danger to King Qin An. It would be better for King Qin An to return it to us. Our Buddhist Sect will surely remember your great kindness."
Qin Shilei contemptuously glanced at him. "Do you really think a few words of thanks can get you an orange-grade item?"
"That was originally our sarira," a Buddhist Sect expert interjected.
"A sarira is a supreme treasure in the hands of our Buddhist disciples. In King Qin An's hands, it is likely just ordinary equipment fraught with hidden dangers. Why doesn't King Qin An return it to us?" another Buddhist Sect expert chimed in.
Qin Shilei said calmly, "If you want the sarira, bring one hundred purple-grade or above heavenly materials and earthly treasures, or one orange-grade or above item for exchange."
The Buddhist Sect experts were about to bargain further, but Wei Hongshen raised his hand to stop them.
"Alright, we hope King Qin An can keep the sarira safe for us. We will find one hundred purple-grade or above heavenly materials and earthly treasures to exchange with you as soon as possible."
"Let's go."
Qin Shilei turned and flew towards the Golden-winged Thunder Roc in mid-air.
Watching Qin Shilei and the other three disappear from sight again, Wei Hongshen's expression turned grim.
"If we had known it was a sarira, we shouldn't have used it to ambush King Qin An."
"We've truly lost both the wife and the soldiers. It's unknown when this supreme treasure of Buddhism will return to our sect."
"Do you think if King Qin An has the sarira in his spatial ring, we can ambush him again?"
"Stop dreaming. King Qin An will probably hide the sarira in a secret place and won't let it affect him."
"If the Sect Master could utilize that sarira, perhaps he could advance to the Diamond realm with its help."
Hearing the last Buddhist Sect expert's words, Wei Hongshen's heart ached even more.
He had only thought the bead could slowly convert targets into protectors of the Buddhist Sect, never imagining it was a sarira with such miraculous effects.
Wei Hongshen pondered for a moment and ordered, "From now on, all the experts of our Buddhist Sect must be mobilized to find one hundred purple-grade heavenly materials and earthly treasures or one orange-grade supreme item as quickly as possible. We must get the sarira back."
After speaking, he hurried into a secret chamber.
After a series of incantations, the Buddha statue in the secret chamber suddenly trembled and then transformed into a phantom that fell to the ground.
"Reporting to Lotus Flower Buddha Lord, I have discovered a sarira on Blue Star. I wonder if the Buddha Lord can descend to our Blue Star with the sarira's help?"
Wei Hongshen bowed devoutly.
"Where is the sarira? Bring it here for me to see," Lotus Flower Buddha Lord said calmly.
"Reporting to Buddha Lord, that sarira is currently in the hands of the number one expert on Blue Star, King Qin An. He left not long ago. Can the Buddha Lord sense the sarira's presence?"
Wei Hongshen reported truthfully.
"The sarira has not been refined by me, so I cannot sense it. Find me again when you procure the sarira in the future."
Lotus Flower Buddha Lord then turned into a wisp of smoke and disappeared into the air.
Not to mention Wei Hongshen's dejected mood at the moment, Qin Shilei was chatting happily with the three women, An Qian.
He had carefully inspected the three treasures given by the Buddhist Sect and found no hidden dangers.
The two prayer mats could calm the mind. Sitting on them during cultivation would not only reduce the risk of qi deviation but also increase cultivation speed by fifty percent.
After Qin Shilei refreshed and fixed a stat-doubling attribute, his cultivation speed could be greatly enhanced.
The Buddhist beads could resist the invasion of external demons and purify spiritual energy, their effects being almost the same as when the sarira's true nature was not revealed.
After fixing a purple-grade attribute, Qin Shilei wore it on his left wrist.
After traveling for about ten days, the four returned to Hope City.
They then spent another three days going to the expeditionary force's location, reviewing their achievements, and refreshing suitable attributes for the evolutionary beings.
It took a full twenty days to patrol all the territories under the King Qin An's Mansion.
During this patrol, he also collected a large number of cultivators with the highest cultivation, such as Shen Feixue and Lu Tiangang, into his pocket dimension.
In addition, he promoted a group of people to temporarily manage the cities in their stead.
Qin Shilei not only intended to vigorously cultivate the Night Watch members but also to cultivate Xia Yunyan and the others into Platinum experts within a year.
For this purpose, he decided to keep them by his side, so he could refresh their attributes at any time and allow them to cultivate using the spirit gathering formation.
King Qin An's Mansion.
Tan Anguo held a document and gave a general overview of the specific situation of the rectification campaign.
On this matter, Qin Shilei had a brief discussion with Tan Anguo.
He paused and suddenly said, "Old Tan, I will be traveling on Blue Star soon. The affairs of Great Xia will be temporarily under your command."
Tan Anguo's expression changed, and he quickly said, "King Qin An, this is not advisable. Great Xia now relies entirely on you to remain united. If you are away for a long time, let alone facing strong enemies, even without external threats, those Golden experts will not obey my command. I fear some may harbor ill intentions."
Qin Shilei said calmly, "Old Tan, you can rest assured. Although I will be traveling, I can return at any time."
"Hmph, if anyone harbors ill intentions, I will make them regret ever being born!"
"This..." Tan Anguo hesitated, "Perhaps it would be better to have Zhang Qiang or Kong Zhendong come out to preside over the overall situation. My cultivation is too weak, and I fear I may not be able to command them."
Qin Shilei said indifferently, "Old Tan, please don't refuse. I will leave you three hundred reserve members of the Night Watch. Their strength is greater than that of ordinary Golden experts. Anyone who dares to disobey will be executed."
"Every morning at 8 AM and every evening at 8 PM, I will arrange for someone to monitor the chat channel. You can use a password during those times to transmit relevant information to me. If an emergency occurs, I will return immediately."
Seeing that Qin Shilei had made such thorough arrangements, Tan Anguo could only nod in agreement. "In that case, I will do my best to manage Great Xia for King Qin An."
After arranging the affairs of King Qin An's Mansion, Qin Shilei once again arrived in the United States via the teleportation array.
After leaving one hundred reserve members of the Night Watch, he took away one hundred thousand troops and all the Night Watch members.
He intended to find as many heavenly materials and earthly treasures on Blue Star as possible and kill all the Platinum-level alien beasts on Blue Star before the Platinum experts from the other world arrived on Blue Star.
The first stop on his journey across Blue Star was the Empire of the Sun Never Sets.
He hoped to find a method for their evolutionary beings to contract flying alien beasts.