The Sect Leader Has Taken in a New Female Disciple

Zhou Qing naturally heard the implication in the words.

He felt grateful in his heart; if it weren’t for the other’s intervention, he would probably still be drifting in the void.

Offering some reward was only right, but currently, he was indeed strapped for resources.

The Enlightenment Ancient Tea Tree and the broken Extreme Dao Weapon could not be given away; the only things he could offer were a few pieces of the top-grade Wood Attribute Spirit Stones he had taken from the turtle’s back in passing.

But as the most rare and precious among the Five Elements Spirit Stones, to be honest, he didn’t have enough for himself.

Moreover, the edges of these Spirit Stones were jagged, and a discerning eye could easily tell they were directly mined from a vein.

If he took them out, there was no guarantee they wouldn’t incite the other’s greed, leading to disaster.

Yet, to give nothing at all would indeed be hard to justify.

Zhou Qing rummaged through his Storage Bag, looking somewhat embarrassed.

In the end, he could only solemnly cup his hands and salute to Li Wusheng: "Brother Li, I am truly ashamed. The life-saving grace is unforgettable."

"It’s just that I am currently short on resources and really can’t offer a decent gift. When I have gains in the future, I will surely repay you double."

Li Wusheng’s smile instantly froze.

He squinted his cloudy old eyes, a hint of malice flashing across his heavily wrinkled face.

Secretly confirming again that Zhou Qing was only at the Early-stage Spirit Severing Realm, he made his calculations.

"Heh..." A cold laugh squeezed from between his teeth.

Li Wusheng’s voice suddenly turned cold: "Young friend sure knows how to talk. I’ve been scraping through the edges of the void for so many years; what scenes haven’t I seen?"

He slowly approached, his cloudy eyes fixed intently on Zhou Qing: "You think you can brush me off with empty promises? Do you take me for a three-year-old?"

As he spoke, a faint Spiritual Pressure emanated from his hunched body, causing the surrounding air to stagnate.

Zhou Qing’s expression shifted slightly.

It was the first time he had seen someone so blatantly demand benefits.

"As fellow loose cultivators, you and I both understand that comprehending the Divinity Transformation Intent Realm step by step to finally achieve Spirit Slash is not a price anyone can compare to."

Li Wusheng said sinisterly, "Moreover, for you to survive in the void till now, if you claim you have no life-saving treasures, I wouldn’t believe it."

"A life-saving grace, and you’re this stingy?"

Zhou Qing was silent for a moment, then suddenly smiled.

With a wave of his hand, a top-grade Wood Attribute raw stone the size of a human head appeared out of thin air.

This was the smallest piece he had grabbed at the time, with the larger ones being about the size of a grinding disc.

If cut, it could easily yield twenty to thirty ordinary Wood Attribute Spirit Stones.

Consider it a celebration of his rebirth.

"What you said, Fellow Daoist Li, is true. It’s my oversight," Zhou Qing said calmly.

Watching the Spirit Stone raw stone floating before him, Li Wusheng’s pupils contracted sharply.

What shocked him even more was the strong spatial aura swirling around the raw stone.

This meant it wasn’t obtained from a mountain vein of a millennium Spirit Wood but rather from... the void.

This person could survive in the void till now, indeed relying on something.

But... just this one piece?

It’s known that among the Five Elements Spirit Stones, the Wood Attribute Spirit Stone is the most precious and rare.

To safely capture a Void Beast, he specifically chose this desolate wilderness spanning millions of miles as the hunting ground.

And this person before him was only at the Early-stage Spirit Severing Realm, two minor stages below himself...

With this thought, Li Wusheng’s eyes flashed with ferocity, and his murderous intent arose.

Zhou Qing, having been prepared, immediately retracted the Spirit Stone and retreated upon seeing the situation turn unfavorable.

Suddenly—

"Buzz!"

Over ten towering stone pillars around them suddenly lit up with blinding blood light,

The ancient dragon patterns winding around the pillar bodies seemed to come alive, shooting chilling beams from the dragon eyes that ensnared the soul.

The bronze array patterns on the ground rapidly squirmed, transforming into a massive blood-red cage in an instant.

This was the "Blood Dragon Locking Heaven Array" that Li Wusheng painstakingly crafted over a thousand years.

Besides entrapping and eliminating powerful foes, its main purpose was to deal with the capturing of Void Beasts.

After all, each time the void channel was opened, it was like opening a blind box; no one knew what monster would be pulled from the void.

Just as five hundred years ago, an accident pulled out a supreme-level monkey-like Void Beast.

If it weren’t for preparing an escape route in advance, he might have already perished.

It’s precisely with this caution that he, as a loose cultivator, has survived until today.

To use this array to trap a mere Early-stage Spirit Severing Realm junior was, in his view, as easy as pie.

"Refuses a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit!" Li Wusheng sneered, forming a seal to activate the array.

Twelve blood-red dragon shadows roared out from the stone pillars, each containing a full attack of a Mid-stage Spirit Severing Realm.

Where the dragon shadows passed, the space twisted violently, emitting a hair-raising tearing sound.

Zhou Qing’s pupils sharply contracted, instantly transforming into a human form of the Golden-winged Roc, the golden wings vibrating rapidly trying to break through.

However, this confined space was too small, offering no room to evade.

Three blood dragons fiercely tore through his defense, leaving deep wounds on him that revealed bone.

The blood hadn’t even dripped before being greedily devoured by the array.

Soon, the Brahma sound of "Demon-Suppressing Golden Bone" echoed within, and the wounds healed at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Interesting!" Li Wusheng’s eyes gleamed with excitement, licking his cracked lips.

"This Divine Power Technique is quite extraordinary. Had you offered this as a gift earlier, would it have come to this?"

He formed seals with his hands, causing the dragon patterns on the twelve stone pillars to light up with a blinding blood glow.

The entire array space began to tremble violently, clearly brewing a more terrifying killing move.

Zhou Qing’s expression was gloomy, his eyes fixed on the opponent.

"Don’t waste your efforts," Li Wusheng sneered ominously, "At this point, I, an old fellow, will not let a threat go; we loose cultivators never leave troubles behind."