Chapter Twelve: The Leader of the Bandits

  Densely packed energy stones, red dust yellow green, colorful and bright, like a halo shining with soft light, on the gray earth, beautiful and enchanting, a group of people rushed past with fiery eyes, excitement and enthusiasm overflowing.

  "It's really an energy stone"

  After everyone arrived quickly, they could easily pick up the energy stones from the ground with their hands, and there was a slight burning sensation.

  "My goodness, this quality is several times better than what I've seen before!"

  "Yes, the energy contained within is quite astonishing"

  ……。

  When traveling outside, especially for people like them, most of the time they have spatial rings and other items made from rare minerals with spatial containment capabilities. Although the capacity is limited, when it comes to storing energy stones and such treasures, they certainly wouldn't be stingy about this bit of space. Everyone was essentially taking whatever they wanted openly.

  Seeing such a treasure, Ling Wusuo was surprisingly calm.

  "Unparalleled, don't you want the Energy Stone?" Zhan Xiuzhen looked around at the people frantically searching and turned to Ling Wuduo with some surprise, "This is a great treasure!"

  In the past, they had to explore a dangerous place and be very lucky to get one of these energy stones.

  "I know," Ling Wu Xiang smiled, his eyes quickly scanning the surroundings as he spoke.

  This place has such a deadly atmosphere, and the surrounding hills are also surrounded by withered dead wood, yet it can give birth to such an energy stone mountain range, there must be a reason for it.

  Ling Wushuang rubbed her chin, her clear eyes narrowing slightly as she nodded thoughtfully. Moreover, the range of death energy hadn't spread indefinitely; if she wasn't mistaken, there must be a precious treasure here, or rather, a powerful treasure suppressing this entire region.

  In less than half a time, this small energy stone mountain range was swept away, and a total of 600,000 to 700,000 were gathered together!

  Next is the issue of distribution. When everyone comes together, it means they are a group, and of course, there can't be no order at all, or else they would have fought already.

  "Warlord, you decide how to allocate it." Apart from the Vagabond Tribe, there were three other larger forces. The three leaders discussed and finally decided to let Warqi decide on the allocation issue.

  Zhan Qi has the qualifications in terms of real power and prestige.

  Everyone gathered the energy stones from all sides, piling them up like a small hill, high and steep. The eyes staring at it were about to spit out sparks, and some people couldn't help but swallow their saliva. Whoever saw such a terrifying amount of treasure would not be unmoved.

  However, Zhan Qi furrowed his brow in thought, and finally, his gaze fell on Ling Wushuang, who was standing aside with a distant look, and said in a low voice: "Little girl, let's have you decide then."

  This little girl is more qualified than him to decide the distribution of this treasure. If it weren't for her, these people wouldn't have even made it to this place.

  Ling Wushuang blinked, somewhat perplexed.

  "Musou, it's up to you" Waraku apparently shares the same idea as his father.

  Upon hearing this, everyone looked at each other and nodded in agreement.

  "Alright then." Ling Wu's eyebrows slightly rose, and he suddenly smiled.

  Here, according to everyone's estimation, there are about 600,000 energy stones, with varying qualities, but not much different. There are about a thousand people in their group, and it is impossible to distribute them evenly, nor can they convince the crowd. In fact, how to distribute them is still a difficult problem.

  Ling Wushuang thought for a moment, then slightly hooked her red lips and said in a gentle voice: "We'll divide them according to our strength. For those above the Holy Rank, each will get 150 pieces. Those at the High Heavenly Profound Rank will get 80 pieces, those at the Middle Heavenly Profound Rank will get 70 pieces, those at the Low Heavenly Profound Rank will get 50 pieces, and those at the Earthly Profound Rank and below will get 30 pieces each."

  "Good idea, I think this will work." Zhan Xiu nodded slowly in agreement.

  Everyone nodded in agreement after hearing it, after all, strength is the hard truth. Some masters who were originally worried heard Ling Wusong's allocation plan and were very satisfied. Some people with weaker strength, although they had some regrets, did not have any objections. After all, if they hadn't been protected by these masters along the way, they wouldn't even have gotten this much. Knowing when to stop is a wise decision.

  The plan was decided, and soon after, it was quickly distributed, each taking their own energy stone, all delighted.

  Ling Wu Shuang's Saint Realm strength, along with the one hundred and fifty energy stones that belonged to her, were also taken in. However, after distributing them until the end, there were still over a thousand left.

  "Little girl, take these thousand for yourself." Zhan Qi looked at the remaining pile of glittering energy stones and thought that giving them to Ling Wu would be better.

  Ling Wushuang was slightly stunned and opened her mouth, but before she could speak, the people around her chimed in, "This thousand pieces of energy stone should be obtained by Ling Wushuang. If it weren't for her, we wouldn't even be able to enter this place, let alone obtain these treasures."

  The remaining amount is quite large, but if it were to be evenly distributed among the people, each person would not even have one, but if it were given to just one person, then only Ling Wu Xiong could make them have no opposing thoughts.

  "Unparalleled, take it." War God smiled and patted Ling Unparalleled's shoulder.

  It was his first time seeing these people so united in their faith in one person, and even those from their own tribe were no exception.

  Ling Wushuang reached out and touched the tip of his nose, no longer declining, and with a flick of his wrist, he stored over a thousand energy stones into the Qingyu Ancient Ring.

  Although she didn't need these things, the energy stone contained a huge amount of energy, which was an invaluable treasure for the Ling family disciples and had a great help in enhancing their strength.

  Besides, there is even a top-grade energy stone worth tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of taels of gold here, but no one would refuse it.

  "It's already been distributed, let's continue on our journey." Zhan Qi looked around and decided to set off once again.

  There must be more mountain ranges like this!

  After everyone slightly calmed down the excitement in their hearts and prepared to set off, Ling Wusuo stood still on the spot, seemingly having no intention of leaving.

  "Musō, what's wrong?" Senri asked with some puzzlement.

  Ling Wushuang gazed straight at a point, her eyes suddenly fixed, and her slender arm waved, "Everyone get out of the way"

  Everyone followed her gaze and saw a pitch-black stone wall, the mountain range was very shallow, about 3 or 4 zhang high, with strange rocks jutting out from the fracture zone, the ink-black stones felt as hard as iron, looking very ordinary, without anything unusual.

  Everyone was puzzled, but they parted as promised.

  "Inferno Cannon!"

  Ling Wusuo waved his hand and a crimson long spear appeared in his hand. His slender legs lightly kicked off the ground, and his agile body leaped into the air. With a swift motion, he thrust out his arm and spear, releasing a deep green glow from the spear tip. A terrifying gust of wind, like an invisible giant sword, suddenly sliced through the broken wall!

  "Give me a break!"

  "Give me a break!"

  A cold and clear female voice echoed in this dimly lit world for a long time.

  "Rumble!"

  A solid stone wall, from which a vertical opening is made, and the mountain rocks rumble down with a loud noise.

  Everyone was stunned by Ling Wusong's actions, but before they could react, a myriad of golden lights burst forth, shining brightly and illuminating the entire sky, making it seem like broad daylight. For a moment, everyone found it difficult to even open their eyes!

  "As expected, there's still something" Ling Wu Xiang landed, her red lips curled up into a shallow arc, and her feeling was not wrong.

  "What's wrong?!"

  Everyone's heart is still in shock, although it can't be seen clearly yet, but judging from the momentum, it must be a rare treasure!

  After a long time, the light gradually converged, and everyone could see the appearance of that thing clearly.

  In the midst of a dark mountain rock, quietly lay a stone about the size of an embrace, with a silver-white surface that was semi-transparent. If you looked closely, it seemed as though you could still faintly see the crystal-clear traces of slow-moving ripples, like a silver-white skin wrapping around a pool of clear and transparent water.

  "It's Liquid Energy Ore!" Warqi, who was normally calm and collected, was the first to exclaim.

  "What's a liquid energy stone?" Ling Wu Xiang furrowed his brow in confusion.

  She keenly sensed that something was amiss in this place, but it didn't mean she knew what was here beforehand, and indeed, she didn't recognize such a thing.

  Zhan Qi stared at Ling Wu Shuang with a look of excitement, saying: "Liquid energy stone, also known as the spiritual vein of energy stones. No wonder this place has so many energy stones. It's because of this thing that it's like this. No wonder, no wonder."

  Zhan Qi said to the end, some words were incoherent.

  Ling Wu's eyes narrowed slightly, "How does this thing compare to a Saint's Energy Stone?"

  Zhan Qi slowed down, barely suppressing his racing heart. "This thing can't be compared to the Holy Energy Stone. As long as the energy vein is here, the energy stones we take away will definitely reassemble within a year!"

  "So powerful?" Ling Wu Xuan was indeed somewhat surprised.

  "That's natural, the marrow of the earth here is condensed from the power of heaven and earth over millions of years. This thing is only slightly inferior to the Divine Origin Stone." Zhan Qi couldn't help but feel a surge of desire in his eyes, "With your current low-level Saint's strength, if you fully absorb the heavenly energy within this place, at the very least, you can reach high-level Saint!"

  Although everyone's absorption time is not certain, with this little girl's terrifying talent, it will definitely not exceed one month!

  "My goodness, this is truly a treasure!" The crowd heard Warqi's words and their hearts almost jumped out of their chests.

  "Peerless, you lucky guy." Facing such a treasure that can help one ascend to heaven in one step, even Zhan Xiu couldn't help but have his heart moved. However, anyone could hear the meaning behind his words.

  This thing can only be Ling Wu's.

  Everyone looked at each other in twos and threes, although they were moved in their hearts, they ruthlessly suppressed it. There was only one thing, not to mention that Ling Wu had discovered it first, even if it fell into their hands, don't think about leaving this place alive. Moreover, without the power of the Holy Rank, wanting to absorb such a huge amount of energy would only lead to exploding and dying.

  "It's indeed a good thing" Ling Wu Xuan raised her hand and beckoned, the silver-white object that was half-suspended above the black sand grains on the broken wall flew into her arms, warm to the touch, with a surface feeling as smooth as silk.

  She just happens to need a boost in power, with this thing, wouldn't it be twice the result with half the effort?

  Among these people, there was a pair of eyes that stared at Ling Wushuang's every move with extreme viciousness, their gaze as sharp and venomous as a snake.

  "Let's hurry on, there must be more treasures ahead." Zhang Yi and the others' hearty laughter brought everyone back to their senses from their shock.

  Everyone in this place has a bountiful harvest, and they look forward to the next place with even more anticipation.

  The gray and hazy area, without a sense of time, under the leadership of Ling Wu Shuang, no one knew how long they had walked. Along the way, similar energy stone mountain ranges were common, and there were also many precious mineral mountain ranges.

  Everyone was overjoyed and excitedly searched, passing by a place, as if bandits were entering the village, while Ling Wushuang had obviously become the leader of the bandits. However, treasures like Energy Stone Spirit Veins did not appear again.

  After walking for an unknown period of time, everyone found another energy stone mountain range and stopped after searching.

  Ling Wusuo's snow-white boots, knee-high and spotless, stepped on the dark gravel, making a crunching sound. Gazing at the distant fog that gradually deepened from gray to black, he spoke in a low tone, "Those who haven't reached the Ninth Rank of Tianxuan can't proceed any further."

  She felt a real, dangerous aura.

  Zhan Xiu walked to Ling Wusuo's side, looked around, and then raised his eyes to gaze forward. He slightly furrowed his brow, puzzled, and said, "On this road, apart from the terrifying death energy, it seems there isn't anything else dangerous."

  It's not a rumor that there is something terrifying inside.

  "That's because I chose a route that deliberately avoided it." Ling Wu's casual remark left Zhan Xiu stunned, "You avoided it?"

  Although this line was all brought by Wudang Road, he didn't think...

  "Otherwise?" Ling Wu Xuan rolled her eyes.

  Her spiritual power was extremely keen, and she deliberately avoided several dangerous areas that she had detected. Of course, she wouldn't let go of the treasures along the way, but what she relied on most was the faint traction in her mind.

  "It turned out to be like this" Zhan Xiu's face was somewhat between crying and laughing.

  He thought it was just their good luck that they had walked so far without casualties, but unexpectedly, there was such a twist.

  "However, I can no longer guarantee that," Ling Wu said, her calm and collected face slightly stern as she gazed out at the distant, almost black aura of death. "That place is very dangerous, but I must go take a look."

  She could feel that there was a strong aura on one side, sometimes appearing and disappearing, calling out to her.

  Zhan Xiu's face was calm and serene, and he also looked back, the brown-red tight hunting suit making him look even more spirited and handsome.

  Ling Wu's eyes sank, and he turned his head to look at the crowd resting in the distance. He raised his voice and said: "Everyone, from now on we may have to venture into the central area of this black region, it's very dangerous, no one can guarantee safety, whether to go or stay, you decide for yourselves."

  Everyone heard this and felt a bit anxious in their hearts. It seemed that Ling Wushuang hadn't planned on leaving after all.

  Actually, having walked to this point, the treasures in everyone's hands were almost enough. The further they went inside, the more terrifying the atmosphere became, and many people had already wanted to retreat, but if Ling Wu didn't go back, how would they dare leave alone? So they hesitated without speaking, and could only grit their teeth and continue walking inside.

  "Musou, if you weren't here, these people probably wouldn't be able to leave either." Zhang Qi naturally knew what everyone was thinking.

  Ling Wushuang smiled and said, "Don't worry about this, everyone."

  When everyone was puzzled, Ling Wusuo suddenly took out an energy stone and activated the life force input. The energy stone in her hand was surrounded by a faint, intangible life force, as if it were a container, constantly absorbing.

  After a while, Ling Wushuang's red lips curled up slightly as she handed the energy stone in her hand to one of the leaders in front of her.

  "That...?" The leader stared blankly at the thing in Ling Wu's hand, bewildered and unsure of what it meant.

  "With this thing, you don't have to worry about the dead air around you. There are signs along the way, and if you return by the original route, it's much safer." Ling Wu Xiang explained calmly, but the people around him were stunned.

  "You think that with this thing you'll succeed?" The leader said, clearly disbelieving. This was obviously just an ordinary energy stone.

  Musou, are you reliable or not? Ren Senri was also puzzled and chuckled before jokingly saying: "You didn't create a Heart Spirit Guardian Pearl, did you?"

  An ordinary energy stone, after being turned around in Wu Shuang's hands, can still become a Heart Guarding Treasure Pearl.

  "Against the death energy, this thing is more useful than that heart-protecting stuff." Ling Wusuo held the energy stone imbued with life force in his hand, weighed it slightly, and handed it to the person in front of him. "Don't worry, I said so, it must be useful."

  With Ling Wu Shuang's guarantee, several leaders unknowingly felt at ease.

  Several leaders exchanged a glance, one of them stepped forward slowly, looked at Ling Wu Shuang and said cautiously: "Little friend Wu Shuang, we are the mercenary tribe of Nanling Country. If there's anything that requires our assistance in the future, feel free to speak up. For now, let's take our leave."

  This kindness, they should repay as much as possible.

  "Good" Ling Wu Shuang smiled and simply responded with a "good".

  Some people weighed the pros and cons, even some of the top nine-grade Tianxuan cultivators chose to leave, feeling that they had already obtained enough treasures along the way. Some people simply didn't want to continue taking risks.

  "It actually worked" Looking at the people walking away, it seemed that nothing out of the ordinary had happened, and they didn't seem to have been affected by the eerie atmosphere around them. Zhang Yi and others were prepared, but still couldn't help being shocked.

  An ordinary energy stone, after being rotated in Musou's hand, actually turned into 'Heart Spirit Guardian', this is too magical!

  Ling Wushuang saw the shock in everyone's eyes, but didn't explain further. When he spoke, his expression was extremely cautious, "War Big Brother, are you going to continue advancing? I can feel that the other side is very perilous."

  A large army of over a thousand people, and yet only thirty or forty were left, except for the five holy ranks of the Vagabond Tribe, at least eight high-ranking Tianxuan, among whom there were some who liked to take risks and fight to the death.

  Zhan Xiu burst out laughing loudly, "I'm Zhan Xiu, I've never been afraid of anything"

  Wuduan dares to go for it, he's a big man, if he retreats, wouldn't that be laughable.

  Looking at Zhan Xiuren's determined expression, Ling Wusuo smiled with a pursed lip.

  "Right, on the way here, I didn't even run into Medicine Saint and the others." Suddenly, Zhan Xiuyi remembered that arrogant group of people from the outer sect.

  Zhang Yi looked around at the gloomy surroundings and couldn't help but laugh, "Maybe they found too much treasure and went back"

  Among the conversations, however, no one noticed that the elder standing behind Ling Wushuang's side suddenly had a vicious glint in his eyes!