Wang Qian accidentally revealed his wealth and, after being tracked, learned to be much smarter.

He sequestered himself for half a month to cultivate, and with the aid of elixirs, his strength improved rapidly. With the power of elixirs, he successfully broke through to the Sixth Layer of Qi Refinement.

After becoming more powerful, Wang Qian could no longer suppress his desire to go out. Without any trace of the face-changing secret technique, he could only make a slight disguise. Adorned with the Wind Control Skill and using the Featherweight Talisman, he quickly left the Great Wilderness Market. Learning from his previous lesson, Wang Qian used the scouting methods he had learned to ensure no one was following him. Completely safe!

Just then, a Sound Transmission Talisman flew towards him. Who? Wang Qian was stunned. Most of the loose cultivators with whom he had good private relations had become cannon fodder in the war between the two sects, and he was unfamiliar with the new loose cultivators in the Outer City, having never privately exchanged Sound Transmission Talismans with them. Jia Ren? He subconsciously caught the Sound Transmission Talisman and, upon hearing the warning inside, his face changed dramatically.

"Wang Daoyou, someone is tracking you, leave quickly!"

Tracking me? Who?! I definitely didn't notice anyone following me! Wang Qian thought of Qi Yulong, whom he had met before. Could it be him? He crushed the Sound Transmission Talisman and decisively returned to the Great Wilderness Market.

Qi Yulong and Qi Yuhu followed far behind Wang Qian. When they saw the Sound Transmission Talisman, they did not intercept it, wanting to avoid exposing themselves prematurely. Exposed? Who informed him with a Sound Transmission Talisman? After receiving the Sound Transmission Talisman, Wang Qian acted shocked and quickly returned to the Great Wilderness Market. The two brothers were not fools; they instantly understood that their tracking had been exposed.

"Who ruined my plans?!" Qi Yulong fumed. "I don't want to wait any longer! If he doesn't open his mouth, I will pry it open."

Qi Yulong, having waited for half a month and his patience worn thin, rushed forward. No matter what secrets Wang Qian held, or who had leaked news of their tracking, Qi Yulong was confident he could soon get the answers from Wang Qian. Qi Yuhu, far more sinister, quietly concealed himself, merging his body with the shadows. Even if Wang Qian had help, Qi Yuhu could still strike from the dark.

"It's indeed you!" Wang Qian exclaimed, his face turning pale as he saw Qi Yulong blocking his way before the Great Wilderness Market, a mix of shock and anger in his heart. With a Talisman activated, he quickly flew off into the distance. This was a Flying Charm he had purposely spent a great deal on before setting off; he never expected it would be used so soon. He didn't continue towards the Great Wilderness Market but instead ventured deeper into the Great Wilderness. The Great Wilderness Market was under the dominion of the Five Elements Sect. Wouldn't going back there be like throwing myself at their mercy?

"A Flying Charm?" Qi Yulong sneered. "Hmph! What use is it against my sword flight?" Without a moment's hesitation, Qi Yulong pursued with his sword flight.

The Flying Charm was fast, but compared to sword flight, it was still significantly slower. The distance between them gradually narrowed. There's no escape... A sense of despair grew in Wang Qian's heart. A single mistake meant there would be no more chance to live.

"I refuse to accept this!" Wang Qian roared. "Wind Blade Technique!"

Just as Wang Qian was about to counterattack—a cultivator at the Sixth Layer of Qi Refinement facing one at the Qi Refinement Seventh Level—it wasn't as if he had no room to resist.

A light humming sound rose, piercing into his Dantian. The Spiritual Power that had been gathered inside his body leaked wildly, rendering him unable to harness it for casting spells any longer.

The one who struck wasn't Qi Yulong! A young man, who looked similar to Qi Yulong, held a blood-stained green flying needle and looked over with a smile.

With his Dantian broken, all his Spiritual Power was gone.

Qi Yulong nonchalantly approached Wang Qian, picked up his Storage Bag, and inspected it. Moments later, an ecstatic expression spread across his face. "Brother, you couldn't possibly guess how many Spirit Stones are inside."

Qi Yuhu had been indifferent, but seeing his brother's reaction, his interest was piqued. The amount must be enormous to cause such an outburst from him!

"A thousand?"

Sure enough, as his spiritual consciousness probed into the Storage Bag and took just one look, he was immediately dumbfounded. A thousand Spirit Stones was already a considerable amount. But the most astonishing was a Spirit Stone the size of a stone table; more precisely, it was known as a Spirit Stone Vein. The normal Spirit Stones seen by cultivators were cut from such Spirit Stone Veins for convenient circulation, all uniformly sized, while Fragmented Spirit Stones were the remnants from cutting these Spirit Stone Veins. A Spirit Stone Vein like this represented not just a few hundred Spirit Stones; its underlying significance was extraordinary. This represented a Spirit Stone Vein! A Spirit Stone Vein of this nature signified unfathomable wealth.

"Tell me! Where did you find the Spirit Stone Mine?!" Qi Yuhu could not remain calm, his voice trembling slightly. Wang Qian's risky venture into the Great Wilderness meant that the Spirit Stone Mine had not been exhausted; who knew how many more Spirit Stones were beckoning them. A small Spirit Stone Mine could yield thousands or tens of thousands of Spirit Stones without issue, and as for a large Spirit Stone Mine... all the Great Sects would go mad for it. No matter what, they had to pry open Wang Qian's mouth to get all the information!

Wang Qian's face was ashen. His Dantian was destroyed, and having fallen into the hands of such heartless and deranged villains, there was no chance of survival.

"Want to know the whereabouts of the Spirit Stone Vein? Dream on!" Wang Qian spat. "I'd rather die than tell you! The sins you've committed—someone will make you pay the price."

SMACK!

Qi Yulong slapped Wang Qian across the face, causing his cheek to redden and slowly swell. "What sins? What are you blabbering about?" Could there be someone else alive who knows? Qi Yulong heard the implication and stared intently at Wang Qian. He believed his actions were discreet; Fang Wu had been killed, so there was no chance of anything leaking out. Their interest in Wang Qian stemmed not only from his being a survivor from the Outer City but also, more importantly, from the valuable Magic Artifacts he possessed.

Wang Qian kept his mouth shut, not giving the brothers a chance to trick more words out of him.

"Heh heh, you think staying silent will help?" Qi Yulong sneered. "Our Sect has the Bewitching Soul Technique, and with the Soul-Bewitching Pill, we can make him talk. When the time comes, I'll make you beg to live yet be unable to die, and beg to die yet be unable to live!"

Cultivators are not ordinary people. Keeping silent doesn't mean they can keep a secret. The Cultivation World has too many ways to make a person talk. The most infamous is the Demon Sect's Soul Searching Technique; as long as a remnant of the Divine Soul remains, they can uncover any hidden secrets.

Wang Qian's face lost all color. Realizing he had no chance of living, he didn't want to involve others. If I die, the only one who can avenge me is Jia Ren.

"If you want to know about the Spirit Stone Mine, I can tell you," Wang Qian said suddenly. "I want to live..." He took out a Revitalizing Pill from his pocket and swallowed it in front of them.

With his Dantian destroyed and blood incessantly flowing from his wounds, the two brothers didn't stop him. They didn't want Wang Qian to die before getting information about the Spirit Stone Vein. The two brothers leaned close to Wang Qian, eager to get the information firsthand.

Wang Qian smiled, a mocking glint in his eyes. "Assuming I'm still alive."

As he spoke, he kept coughing up blood, and his body visibly rotted, turning into pus. "Someone will... avenge me..."

"This isn't a Revitalizing Pill! This is bad—quickly, save him!" Qi Yulong's and Qi Yuhu's faces changed dramatically as they each took out a Resurrection Pill, trying to save Wang Qian.

Wang Qian can die, but not now!

Alas, it was too late. Before the life-saving elixir could even reach his stomach, Wang Qian had already dissolved into pus.

So ruthless! Wang Qian's actions made his stance clear: even in death, he would absolutely not let the two brothers obtain any useful information.

"I am filled with such hatred!!!" Qi Yulong roared. "Use every possible means to find the Spirit Stone Mine! The Spirit Stone Mine must be in the Great Wilderness!"

The two brothers searched through Wang Qian's Storage Bag for any related information but ended up... with nothing.

「Great Wilderness Market.」

Jia Ren felt his Storage Bag humming. Opening it, he saw the Sound Transmission Talisman Wang Qian had given him vibrating incessantly. The secret layer of coating that covered it dissipated, revealing hidden small print.

"By the time you read this message, I will be dead."

"Daoist Jia, I am sorry for deceiving you. What I found was not a cultivator's Cave, but a Spirit Stone Vein!"

"From now on... it belongs to you!"

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