Chapter 321 News from the Secret Palace
Chapter 321 News from the Secret Palace
Han Xiao's gaze passed through Shi Chen and looked at the people in front of him. He couldn't help but hesitate again. Although people who practice cultivation value keeping their promises the most, if he let them go today and they regretted it later, it would be difficult for him to deal with them.
Shi Chen looked at Han Xiao's hesitant expression, smiled slightly, and said, "Han Xiao, you have to understand that the grudges and hatreds of immortal cultivators are often determined by a single thought. If you let them go today, they may be grateful to you, or they may bear a grudge. It's your choice, and no matter what you decide, I will respect it."
When Han Xiao heard Shi Chen's words, he became even more conflicted. He couldn't decide whether to kill him or not.
Just as he was about to ask Shi Chen to kill a few people to prevent future troubles, a sudden feeling of blessing came to his mind. His eyes lit up and he blurted out, "Senior, I know you are testing me. I believe that those who practice immortality should be tolerant, but not too naive.
They took advantage of the situation to attack us today, but there's no guarantee they won't do it again. But killing them outright goes against my moral principles.
I really can't decide. If someone attacks you, you can suppress them all by yourself. It's better for you to handle it."
Shi Chen's eyes flashed with approval. He nodded and said, "It's good that you have such an idea. You are neither too soft-hearted nor wantonly killing innocent people."
Looking at the several golden cores that attacked him, he put away his domain realm and the cultivator whose chest was pierced, and immediately took out two healing pills and swallowed them.
At this time, his face was already pale. In a few more breaths, he might be seriously injured and unconscious. Shi Chen's timing was just right.
"I'll give you half a minute to heal. I'll tell the others my conditions first." Shi Chen said slowly.
"Please punish me, senior, and only ask that you let us go." The ninth level of the Golden Core said with his hands clasped together and bowed.
"I don't want all your belongings either. Just leave the treasures I gave you in exchange for entering the floating city, and you can leave." Shi Chen said.
"This?" The Jindan cultivator who cast the Fire Phoenix spell looked at Shi Chen in confusion and said, "Can we still enter the floating city?"
Upon hearing this, the ninth-level Jindan cultivator stared at the cultivator who had spoken, his eyes filled with fear. He quickly said, "Senior, we are willing to take it out. Please have a look."
After saying that, he took out the treasure that he wanted to exchange for the qualification to enter the floating city, supported it with his spiritual power, and slowly brought it to Shi Chen.
The other two Jindan who had not spoken and taken action also took out the treasures without hesitation and presented them to Shi Chen.
Shi Chen didn't put them away, letting the three treasures float in front of him. He looked at the Jindan cultivator who released the Fire Phoenix and asked, "What about you? Or do you not want to live?"
The Jindan cultivator who had cast the Fire Phoenix spell felt a pang of anxiety. He knew Shi Chen's strength and understood that he had no room for bargaining. Although he felt extremely reluctant, he still took out his treasure.
"Senior, I admit my mistake. This is my treasure. Please accept it." He said respectfully, and at the same time used his spiritual power to slowly send the treasure to Shi Chen.
Shi Chen nodded in satisfaction, looked at the several Jindan cultivators, and said, "I'm letting you go today, not because I'm soft-hearted. You can leave now. As for this person who is still recovering from his injuries, you can wait for him to leave together."
"Thank you, senior, for letting bygones be bygones. I'll take my leave now!" After Shi Chen finished speaking, the ninth-level Jindan cultivator immediately summoned a flying boat. After standing on the flying boat, he clasped his hands together, bowed again, and then drove the flying boat away quickly.
Seeing how clean and efficient he was, the remaining few people did not dare to stay any longer. They summoned their flying boats, saluted with their fists, and flew away together.
After they all disappeared from sight, Shi Chen said to Han Xiao behind him: "Put these spiritual objects away. They are of little use to me."
"Thank you, senior. These spiritual objects are indeed of great help to my current cultivation." Han Xiao said with a smile.
Half a minute passed quickly. The injured Jindan cultivator was very sensible. Half a minute was just enough for him to heal his wounds and save his life. When his injuries stabilized, he immediately stopped healing, stood in mid-air, clasped his hands together and saluted, waiting for Shi Chen's punishment.
"Hand over the animal skin scroll, and then you can leave." Shi Chen looked at him coldly and said.
"Senior, I have a request, please fulfill it." The injured Jindan monk took out the animal skin scroll and asked sincerely.
When the animal skin scroll floated in front of him, Shi Chen grabbed it with one hand, then looked at him and said softly: "If you don't have the conditions to attract me, you might as well leave."
Among the five people who came to attack Jindan, this one had the lowest cultivation level and was the most ruthless.
The other three only injured or suppressed the enemy, and did not show the power to take his life.
The man in front of him had a golden spear pointing directly at his dantian. If he were to be attacked by him and the spear broke through his body, his dantian would be destroyed. One could imagine what the outcome would be.
The cultivator with the highest level of cultivation among them, the ninth level Jindan cultivator, is also very insidious. He encourages others to test the waters and reaps the benefits himself.
Among them, the most brainless one was the one who cast the Fire Phoenix...
"Senior, my name is Shidi. I got this animal skin scroll from a secret realm in a temple. There are other treasures in the temple, but I am unable to obtain them. I only hope that I can tell you the location of the secret realm in the temple and ask you to let me enter the floating city and share some opportunities with me." Shidi said cautiously with a hint of desire and awe in his eyes.
Shi Chen frowned slightly after hearing Shi Di's words. The animal skin scroll had some connection with something on his body. As for the secret realm of the temple, he was currently busy and had no time to explore.
He actually didn't care how many people entered the floating city. If they hadn't been planning a sneak attack and making a fortune, he wouldn't have refused to use spiritual objects in exchange for the chance to enter.
It would be better to exchange with him, let him go in, first note down the secret place, and then go and take a look when he has free time.
"Okay, let's exchange the secret realm of the palace for the opportunity to enter the floating city. Now tell me, where is the secret realm of the palace?" Shi Chen said.
"Outside the range of the Ink Vortex in the Chaotic Sea, about a hundred miles to the south, there is a coral reef island, about thirty meters in radius. Every full moon, at the fifth quarter of the first lunar month, space fluctuations will appear in the air there. If you fly into the space fluctuations, you can reach the secret realm." As Shi Di spoke, he used his spiritual power to construct an image of the area, which was clearly displayed in front of him.
Shi Chen looked at it carefully, took out a jade slip, engraved the map into it, and put away the jade slip after checking that it was correct.
"Very good, you can enter the floating city." Shi Chen said grimly.
Shi Di was overjoyed and quickly saluted: "Thank you, senior!" After that, he hurriedly flew towards the portal.
Han Xiao watched all this from the side and became more and more impressed with Shi Chen's way of doing things.
He knew that Shi Chen's seemingly casual decision actually contained long-term planning.
After the stone ground disappeared into the portal, Shi Chen turned to Han Xiao and said, "I'll take this animal skin scroll. As for the map of the secret temple I just showed you, you can write it down yourself. However, I suggest you reach the Divine Transformation stage before exploring it."
"The level of transformation into a spirit?" Han Xiao was very surprised. He knew very well that without a greater opportunity, he could only stop at the level of Golden Elixir in this life.
Shi Chen's spiritual sense swept around, and when he found nothing else, he flew to the portal and said, "After I go in, you come in right away. The portal will close after the crystal ball enters. As for where you are teleported to in the floating city, it all depends on luck."
After saying that, Shi Chen stepped into the portal.
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