King of Creation
Chapter 215 - 212: 14,000 Low Grade Spirit Crystals

Chapter 215: Chapter 212: 14,000 Low Grade Spirit Crystals

"Sect Leader, this is the situation: the Third Prince Zhu Kun threatened me with the lives of my entire clan to force my compliance, and I had no choice but to kill him!"

As he said this, Ye Zhen paused, "Sect Leader, if this brings any trouble to the sect, I will take full responsibility!"

"Trouble?"

Sect Leader Guo Qijing chuckled coldly.

"Ye Zhen, do you know where you went wrong with this matter?"

"Went wrong?"

"The Third Prince Zhu Kun threatened me with the lives of my entire clan; I had to kill him! If there was a mistake, it was only that I didn’t clean up the aftermath properly..."

"Hmph, not cleaning up properly! The biggest mistake in this matter is that you were too timid!"

"Timid?" Ye Zhen was stunned!

"You killed the Third Prince Zhu Kun, so why cover it up? A prince, if killed, is killed. What is there to be afraid of?

So what if the royal family finds out?

The Third Prince Zhu Kun was at fault first. Having killed him, who knows, maybe the royal family should kneel down and apologize to you on the spot for the Third Prince’s reckless behavior?

Even if they had ten times the courage, they would not dare to come after you!"

Ye Zhen was dumbstruck by Guo Qijing’s words.

What is meant by dominance?

This is dominance!

To have killed a prince and yet demand the royal family apologize, this was simply...

"Thank you, Sect Leader, for the guidance. I acknowledge my mistake..."

Ye Zhen replied with a wry smile, not having expected such a lesson from Guo Qijing.

After thinking it over, Ye Zhen felt that his own approach was the correct one. Sect Leader Guo Qijing’s method was certainly domineering, but it was premised on his terrifying strength.

If Ye Zhen possessed Guo Qijing’s strength, and could crush the Third Prince Zhu Kun with a flip of his hand, then there would be no room for Zhu Kun’s threats.

In the end, it all comes down to strength!

Three days later, the uproar over the Third Prince Zhu Kun’s murder case came to a preliminary conclusion.

Some villains coveting the War Soul Blood Flag killed the Third Prince Zhu Kun in an attempt to extract information about its whereabouts. However, Zhu Kun heroically chose death over submission, protecting the secret of the War Soul Blood Flag.

These villains coveting the War Soul Blood Flag were very likely elders from the Sword Origin Sect.

It must be said, Sword Origin Sect made for a very convenient scapegoat.

Especially since this conclusion was drawn by the Sect Leaders Guo Qijing of Qiyun Sect and Chu Taiping of Lishui Sect, its authenticity was nearly indisputable.

Of course, the death of a prince could not be left unsettled.

For now, an initial conclusion had to suffice, with further investigation and revenge to follow.

Eventually, the royal family buried the Third Prince Zhu Kun with the honors due to a royal prince, and the entire Black Water King’s City was shrouded in solemnity due to Zhu Kun’s death.

With Black Water King’s City draped in white mourning, the forces from the two great sects, Qiyun Sect and Lishui Sect, withdrew from the city on the same day, returning to their respective sects.

The War Soul Blood Flag was, as agreed upon, placed first under Qiyun Sect’s control for two years, but exactly which of the sect elders was in charge of it remained unknown.

....

"Why have you only just returned?"

As soon as he reached the mountain gate of Qiyun Sect, a streak of colorful light flew out from within the sect to greet Ye Zhen.

As for Sect Leader Guo Qijing and the other sect elders who accompanied him, they were completely ignored by Caiyi.

"Hehe..."

Elders Guo Qijing, Zhongli Jing, Lut Changchuan, and a few others chuckled awkwardly, happily heading back into the mountain gate first. These two young ones were so affectionately wrapped up in each other that they felt it was inappropriate to stay and watch.

Only Fifth Elder Hong Banjiang looked extremely displeased, as if he were about to blow his top any moment.

In the month that Ye Zhen was away, Fan Chuyu had tried every trick in the book but failed to lure Caiyi a single step out of Fairy Peak. But as soon as Ye Zhen returned, Caiyi rushed out to greet him.

The discrepancy in their reactions couldn’t help but frustrate Hong Banjiang.

"You’ve lost weight..."

This second remark from Caiyi immediately prompted further retreat from Gao Xinglie and Han Shi, who were eager to watch the drama unfold. Their retreat made it clear that staying even a second longer would change them from being mere light bulbs to a blazing sun.

Arm in arm, Ye Zhen and Caiyi joyfully returned to Fairy Peak together, their happiness indescribable.

Caiyi was like an exuberant child, chatting lively to Ye Zhen about this and that.

For example, the Huaa Li family had two new members, and the original Huaa Li Su’er had been elevated to grandfather status.

The Jade Heart Orchid that had been cultivated for three years had bloomed...

In between, there were countless questions from Caiyi: whether Ye Zhen found danger on his journey, whether he had been injured...

Together, the two of them had an endless array of topics to talk about.

Ye Zhen had intended to take Caiyi home in the coming days to present her to his parents and address their concerns about his choice of spouse. After resolving his parents’ worries, he planned to return to the sect and focus intently on cultivation, aiming for a breakthrough to the Spirit Transformation Realm.

Cultivation is the foundation of everything!

After reporting to Sect Leader Guo Qijing, however, Guo suggested that Ye Zhen postpone the visit for a few months.

In light of the rumors that the War Soul Blood Flag had been reclaimed, and for Ye Zhen’s personal safety as well as that of the War Soul Blood Flag, Guo Qijing advised waiting a few more months to see how things developed.

Patrolling elders had already spotted several suspicious occurrences, suspecting some Sword Origin Sect elders were lurking nearby to gather intelligence.

If they were to seek the specific whereabouts of the War Soul Blood Flag, then Ye Zhen might well be their first target.

The Sect Leader, Guo Qijing, had said as much, and since the matter wasn’t urgent, Ye Zhen had no choice but to postpone it once more.

With this matter pushed back, the gathering of his Spiritual Power Seed to advance to the Spirit Transformation had to be moved up his schedule.

During his free time, however, Ye Zhen first decided to clean out the loot from the storage rings and bracelets he had obtained.

In the Battlefield of Demon Souls, Ye Zhen had seized a total of twenty-nine storage bracelets and rings.

Of these, there were five Mid-grade Treasure Rings with a storage space of ten cubic meters; the rest were all Low Grade Treasure Rings.

From all the storage rings and bracelets, Ye Zhen had collected more than 1.3 million in gold and just over 3 million in silver notes.

The biggest income, though, was the Low Grade Spirit Crystals.

The elites of the Four Countries that were slain by Ye Zhen had contributed a total of 14,000 Low Grade Spirit Crystals. In particular, the disciples of the Phantom Divine Sect each had at least a thousand Low Grade Spirit Crystals in their storage rings, which was incredibly rich.

However, such a massive haul was still not everything.

Another thirteen Low Grade Artifacts were seized, and the disciples of the Phantom Divine Sect were equipped with one Low Grade Artifact each—Ye Zhen had plundered eight of them.

There were nine bottles of Nine-Transition Soul Restoration Pills for restoring Spiritual Power, over forty bottles of Spirit-tempering Pills, more than twenty Mid-grade Earth Level Demon Cores, and four to five hundred various Spirit Talismans.

All of these were worthy of catching Ye Zhen’s Dharma Eye.

Other items such as Medicinal Grass and Demon Beast Skin seized from the Southern Barbarian Spirit Practitioners were things Ye Zhen sold off in piles.

The only disappointment for Ye Zhen was that amongst the storage bracelets and rings of the warriors from the Four Countries, there wasn’t a single Cultivation Technique Manual to be found.

Perhaps, knowing the dangers of participating in the Five Countries Conference, they had put away the precious Cultivation Technique Manuals beforehand.

Apart from this, Ye Zhen’s gains could be described as colossal, sufficient to support his cultivation for a while.

But the premise was that Ye Zhen’s Cultivation would break through to the Spirit Transformation Realm—only then could these resources spur a rapid advancement in his Cultivation.

Without having condensed the Spiritual Power Seed for Spirit Transformation, Ye Zhen’s Cultivation could only stagnate where it was.

"Caiyi, how did you gather your Spiritual Power Seed? Why does the Spiritual Power automatically dissipate every time I reach the critical moment of condensing the Seed?"

After another failed attempt at condensing the Spiritual Power Seed, Ye Zhen decided to swallow his pride and learn from other people’s experiences.

Spirit Transformation was a huge mountain standing before all martial artists.

Look at Emperor Yuankang, a monarch with nearly unrestricted access to cultivation resources; he too struggled at the Spirit Transformation stage for decades, unable to condense the Spiritual Power Seed, and eventually gave up in despair.

It was said that the Emperor even sought help from the leaders of the Two Great Sects but still failed to achieve Spirit Transformation.

Of the nearly four hundred Inner Sect Disciples in the Qiyun Sect, over ninety percent could break through to the peak of the Spirit Summoning Realm, but less than five percent could achieve Spirit Transformation.

Even now, the number of True Disciples in the Qiyun Sect had not surpassed a handful.

This showed how difficult Spirit Transformation truly was.

"How did I gather my Spiritual Power Seed?"

"It happened naturally. It seemed like as soon as my cultivation reached the peak of the Spirit Summoning Realm, the Spiritual Power Seed naturally condensed successfully. I don’t think I’ve ever encountered my Spiritual Power dissipating."

Caiyi pondered and replied.

As soon as Caiyi spoke, Ye Zhen knew he had asked in vain; he’d asked the wrong person.

Yet, a doubt arose in Ye Zhen’s mind, "What kind of Innate Bloodline does Caiyi possess? Even martial artists with the Heavenly Pulse and the Seven Veins as their Bloodline Talent wouldn’t be able to condense the Spiritual Power Seed so effortlessly, right?"

Half a day later, Ye Zhen appeared at the Training Institute of Liao Feibai on Donglai Peak.

Ye Zhen didn’t understand what wrongs Liao Feibai had committed. Despite fighting multiple battles and securing victories for the sect, he was still stationed at the Training Institute on Donglai Peak.

"Finally willing to step out of those tender encampments?"

"So many days back in the sect, and you didn’t even come to pay your respects to your instructor? How do you repay me, using the Blood Light Sword Shadow Secret Technique at the cost of my own essence to be the second one rushing to save your life?"

As soon as he entered, Liao Feibai began to scold him, leaving Ye Zhen at a loss for words.

And it’s true, Liao Feibai was indeed the second to arrive during the battle with Sword Origin Sect, even before Master Chu Taiping of the Lishui Sect, by a few moments.

"In these past few days, I’ve been reflecting in closed meditation on the gains from this battle. Isn’t that why I hurried to show my respects?"

Ye Zhen hastily offered up three bottles of Nine-Transition Soul Restoration Pills as a gesture of gratitude, which might be something Liao Feibai would appreciate—the Nine-Transition Soul Restoration Pills were probably the only thing he would find worthwhile.

Listening to Ye Zhen, Liao Feibai raised an eyebrow, "Am I that old?"

"And you think I care so much for such trifles?"

"That’s...your elder... I mean, how could my humble gifted..."

Just as Ye Zhen was about to retract the Nine-Transition Soul Restoration Pills, a flash of light and the pills from Ye Zhen’s hand found their way into Liao Feibai’s hands.

"Hmm, although they aren’t much, they’re not bad for replenishing my Primordial Energy."

"However, uninvited generosity is either treachery or theft. Speak up, what do you want?"

The smile barely formed on Ye Zhen’s face froze yet again. Did accepting the gift mean nothing good in return?

But Liao Feibai wasn’t wrong. Ye Zhen wouldn’t have visited the Training Institute without good reason.

"Instructor Liao, it’s mainly the issues I’m facing with Spirit Transformation..."

"Humph, would be strange if you weren’t encountering trouble!"

...

While Ye Zhen sought guidance from Liao Feibai, the Gu Xuan Sect from Gu’an Kingdom also welcomed several uninvited guests!

Three elders dressed in the attire of Phantom Divine Sect Elders, accompanied by a high-nosed, thin-lipped youth, descended directly above the Gu Xuan Sect’s mountain gate. Their thunderous voices echoed overhead.

"Phantom Divine Sect’s Bu Changtian is here. Cha Hai, you have ten breaths to show yourself!" (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets at Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)